Difference between revisions of "Xibo guide for digital signage"
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Then choose "Save As", and select "Browse": | Then choose "Save As", and select "Browse": | ||
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Now choose a location to save the file, give it an appropriate name and select "MPEG-4 Video" as the file type in the dropdown list. Now press save. | Now choose a location to save the file, give it an appropriate name and select "MPEG-4 Video" as the file type in the dropdown list. Now press save. | ||
| − | [[File:Ppt saving.png|frame|none| | + | [[File:Ppt saving.png|frame|none|Selecting the "MPEG-4 Video" file type]] |
Powerpoint will display a progress bar at the bottom of the window indicating the progress of the conversion process. This may take a minute, depending on the size/length of your presentation. The screenshot below shows an example of this progress indicator. | Powerpoint will display a progress bar at the bottom of the window indicating the progress of the conversion process. This may take a minute, depending on the size/length of your presentation. The screenshot below shows an example of this progress indicator. | ||
| − | [[File:Ppt_progress.png|frame|none|The | + | [[File:Ppt_progress.png|frame|none|The conversion progress bar]] |
== Login to Xibo == | == Login to Xibo == | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 18 April 2018
Contents
Preparation
The Xibo software requires the presentation to be in video format to display correctly in all situations. This means that the prepared Powerpoint presentation needs to be converted before uploading it to Xibo. Luckily this functionality is already available in recent versions of Powerpoint. To convert your existing presentation, do the following:
Open your presentation (the file usually ends in .ppt or .pptx), and then click on the "File" menu in the top left corner, as shown below:
Then choose "Save As", and select "Browse":
Now choose a location to save the file, give it an appropriate name and select "MPEG-4 Video" as the file type in the dropdown list. Now press save.
Powerpoint will display a progress bar at the bottom of the window indicating the progress of the conversion process. This may take a minute, depending on the size/length of your presentation. The screenshot below shows an example of this progress indicator.
Login to Xibo
Navigate to it-digitalsignage.stb.sun.ac.za and enter your credentials, as shown in the screenshot below:
Please see #Questions below if you have forgotten your password.
Upload a new presentation
To upload a new presentation, #Login to Xibo and open the Media menu on the left hand side, as seen in the screenshot:
And click 'Add Media' in the top right:
The upload form will display as shown below:
Now click "Add Files", and choose your converted presentation (the file should end in .mp4). Once you have chosen the file, click on "Start Upload", and wait for the process to complete. This can take a few minutes depending on the size/length of your presentation. Once the progress bar has filled and the filename displays underneath the buttons, you can click "Done" to complete the upload. If you have uploaded the wrong file, search through the list of files (you may need to page through the items) and click on the triangle on the far right of the item, then click Delete.
