Oxygen Management Suite Manual

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Contents 1 Overview 2 First Steps 3 Footage Section 4 Timer Section 5 Texteditor Section 6 Statistics Section 7 Admin Section 8 Supported Content Types 9 Tools

[edit] Overview

• System Architecture
• Playout Organization

[edit] First Steps

The Oxygen Media Platform is fully operable via web browser. It is compatible with the following browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari und Opera.

• Login
• Before Starting

[edit] Footage Section

In the footage section you can upload and administer content and manage its output.

On the left side of your screen you will see a list of the created categories. Categories are folders in which content items are grouped to assign a common behavior to these items. The assignment also helps you to search for specific files.

• Playout Options
• Category Behavior
• Content Behavior
• Players / Player Groups

Learn how to manage your content:

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[edit] Timer Section

The timer allows to assign fixed playout times to your content. Plan your program in real-time!

You want to play specific content items, templates, media or advertising media at an exact time? The following steps help you to create timer events for specific content.

• Creating a Timer Event
• Periodic Timer Events

Learn how to use the Timer function:

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[edit] Texteditor Section

By means of predesigned templates you can create advertising and information clips very quickly and easily. Promote you offers professionally with templates provided by us – in your own corporate design with your own channel logo. Simply fill in your texts in the texteditor. Then save the completed template in the desired category to take it over into the current program. Templates can be created easily by means of Adobe Flash. The whitepaper „The Oxygen Media Platform – Template Creation“ documents this procedure in detail.

Click the Texteditor button on the horizontal navigation bar. On the screen you will now see the categories containing the respective templates on the left side. Click the desired category to open a template list in the main window. The templates will be displayed as thumbnails. Click a thumbnail to open the desired template in the editor.

• Creating a Clip
• News Feeds

[edit] Statistics Section

In the Statistics section all data concerning the content playout is collected. The statistics offer you all information about your player’s (or players’) current playout behavior.

• General
• Playlist
• Toplist
• New Content

[edit] Admin Section

In the Admin section you can administer users, teams, players and all other system objects. You can add new teams, players (e.g. SMIL and basic players) and users, administer the users’ rights, integrate players into player groups and adjust the messaging channels according to your wishes.

• Teams / Users
• Player Groups
• Security Profiles

[edit] Supported Content Types

The Oxygen Media Platform supports a multitude of different content formats, depending on the applied player, its version and the hardware. In the following some codecs will be presented with tested and recommended settings. If you have more questions please have a look at the Oxygen.next user Forum.

• Content Creation – General Advices
• Windows Media Video (WMV)
• MPEG2/4 (MPG, MPEG)
• Apple QuickTime (MOV, QT)
• Adobe Flash (SWF)
• Websites
• Live Video
• Scripts

[edit] Tools

• Oxygen Station Explorer