[MCN-L] Media Player/App for iPad for in-gallery installation

[hopl...@hillmanncarr.com]

You can lock the iPad into a single app mode, but  I doubt you?ll find any app 
that is sufficiently limited in scope to be safe and stable for exhibit 
installation. Commercial applications are simple not designed for exhibit 
installation and iPad's are not friendly to simple customization. Android OS is 
a bit more open to customization, but it still requires programming.

The simplest solution is a custom HTML page locked with Kiosk Pro as suggested 
earlier.

If the number of music selections is relatively small such that you might use a 
simple browse interface, consider a touch screen and media player or digital 
signage player rather than an iPad, or go old school with a touchscreen DVD 
combo. This still requires development, but it?s potentially simpler and more 
robust. 

iPads are glitzy and romantic, but they are not particularly practical for 
exhibit installation. 

Cheers,
tod

P.S. Feel free to contact me directly if you?d like to discuss this further. 

Tod Hopkins
Hillmann  Carr Inc.
2233 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-342-0001

On Sep 8, 2014, at 5:45 PM, Margaret Collerd mcollerd at 
phillipscollection.org wrote:

 Hi All,
 
 We are looking to have a listening station in a gallery for an upcoming 
 special exhibition. The goal is to load a selection of music for visitors to 
 listen to via headphones. I'm struggling with determining a method to load 
 the music on the an iPad to give visitors a choice in selecting something to 
 listen to while also limiting what they can access. iTunes doesn't seem to be 
 a good match as it has too many options/features.
 
 Does anyone have any apps or media players they have used in the past for a 
 similar project?
 
 Thanks!
 
 Margaret Collerd | Manager of Digital  In-gallery Interpretation
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[MCN-L] iPad browser locking apps

[hopl...@hillmanncarr.com]

Accessibility controls in iPad can lock the iPad to one application. I have 
used this in Kiosks to run a single app. It?s meant for teachers and parents, 
but it is adaptable and can be used to do things Kiosk Pro can?t? and vice 
versa, so consider both.

Cheers,
tod

[MCN-L] A working list of free/low-cost alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud products

[hopl...@hillmanncarr.com]

I?m a big fan of TMPEG Video Mastering Works by Pegasys. It is $100 and Windows 
only, but I also use Compressor, Adobe Encoder, and Squeeze professionally and 
feel TMPEG VMW compares favorably to all of them and excels particularly at 
MPEG compression. I is my first choice for MPEG2 high-profile video (broadcast 
quality HD).

Cheers,
  tod