Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options

[Lavatelli, Anna C.]

For video throughout the museum Brightsign is used here, but for signage I
have been working with a product called Navori (I also used it back in San
Diego). The software works with any type of windows/android PC or their
out of the box players. In both instances I have used it with a local
server install of the software as opposed to their cloud-based service. It
is nice for scheduling and depending on what type of machine is running
the player it can handle a good amount of video content running 24/7. It
is one of the more affordable signage CMS options I could find that is
scalable to handle a variety of players, screen resolutions, and content
types (from webpages to videos, and can all be templated together in one
screen). It is easy to train staff once you get used to the little UI
quirks, of course it is a user-friendly web-based silverlight gooey so it
can be annoying at times. Additionally the notifications are solid, you¹ll
know if something has been turned off, or see if a player is offline (not
receiving updates) and you can schedule down to the second months in
advance which is great, and web access (via VPN) so I can check on it from
anywhere. The updates can be a little clunky, but in favor of being able
to quickly and easily update content we are pretty happy with it.


Best,
Anna


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>+1 for BrightSign - we recently consolidated all of our digital signage
>on it and it's pretty solid, but with a bit of a learning curve.
>
>SHYAM OBEROI
>Director of Technology & Digital Media
>
>Office: 214-922-1206
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>DMA
>Dallas Museum of Art |  1717 N. Harwood St. |  Dallas TX 75201
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Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli
Director of Digital Media
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
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>From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of
>Susan Edwards
>Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 8:01 PM
>To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu>
>Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options
>
>We use Bright Sign https://www.brightsign.biz/ It hits most/all of your
>requirements. We use the BrightAuthor CMS. Ease of use is subjective of
>course. It can be a little challenging to schedule multiple files to the
>screens.  We manage 5 screens and are pushing video regularly.
>
>s
>
>Susan Edwards
>Associate Director, Digital Content
>
>Hammer Museum
>10899 Wilshire Boulevard
>Los Angeles, CA 90024
>(310) 209-7921
>www.hammer.ucla.edu
>
>On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Shane Richey <
>shane.ric...@crystalbridges.org> wrote:
>
>> We have a number of digital signage installations through our museum
>> that we use for way finding, schedule/program information, etc? We
>> have been using SMP-WEBDUO players to manage the content for the last
>> 4 years, but we?re getting to a point where the hardware is starting to
>>show its age.
>> Breaking down, crashing, shutting down unexpectedly. We would like to
>> replace the hardware and the content management system that we use and
>> was wondering if anybody had any systems that they?ve had good luck
>> with. The functions that we are looking for are:
>>  - ability to schedule content and power on/off screens
>>  - central CMS that can control multiple screens
>>  - easy to use (the SMP-WEBDUO is a bit complicated and cumbersome to
>> update/change settings)
>>  - we?re fine with browser based systems, but would like them to be
>> modern browsers (anything requiring IE6 gets struck from the list, and
>> probably
>> ridiculed)
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Shane Richey
>>
>> Digital Media Manager
>>
>> Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
>>
>> 600 Museum Way
>> Bentonville,

Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options

[Michael Borthwick]

If offering Deaf or hard of hearing visitors the ability to activate closed 
captions and then switch on-the-fly between a choice of languages (say 
Spanish/English in the USA), French/English in Canada or Maori/English (as I 
demonstrate in this recent concept demo at the National Digital Forum in New 
Zealand https://youtu.be/efAdRZlOuRU?t=11m ) then a Raspberry Pi is a reliable 
and extremely inexpensive option that avoids being locked into proprietary 
systems.


Mike

Michael Borthwick Consulting Pty. Ltd.
GPO Box 1950, 380 Bourke Street, Melbourne Australia 3001
Level 1, 384 Bridge Road, Richmond
Mobile Ph: + 61 418 345 800
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Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options

[Shyam Oberoi]

+1 for BrightSign - we recently consolidated all of our digital signage on it 
and it's pretty solid, but with a bit of a learning curve.

SHYAM OBEROI
Director of Technology & Digital Media

Office: 214-922-1206

DMA
Dallas Museum of Art |  1717 N. Harwood St. |  Dallas TX 75201

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From: mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Susan 
Edwards
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 8:01 PM
To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l@mcn.edu>
Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options

We use Bright Sign https://www.brightsign.biz/ It hits most/all of your 
requirements. We use the BrightAuthor CMS. Ease of use is subjective of course. 
It can be a little challenging to schedule multiple files to the screens.  We 
manage 5 screens and are pushing video regularly.

s

Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content

Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 209-7921
www.hammer.ucla.edu

On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Shane Richey < shane.ric...@crystalbridges.org> 
wrote:

> We have a number of digital signage installations through our museum
> that we use for way finding, schedule/program information, etc… We
> have been using SMP-WEBDUO players to manage the content for the last
> 4 years, but we’re getting to a point where the hardware is starting to show 
> its age.
> Breaking down, crashing, shutting down unexpectedly. We would like to
> replace the hardware and the content management system that we use and
> was wondering if anybody had any systems that they’ve had good luck
> with. The functions that we are looking for are:
>  - ability to schedule content and power on/off screens
>  - central CMS that can control multiple screens
>  - easy to use (the SMP-WEBDUO is a bit complicated and cumbersome to
> update/change settings)
>  - we’re fine with browser based systems, but would like them to be
> modern browsers (anything requiring IE6 gets struck from the list, and
> probably
> ridiculed)
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Shane Richey
>
> Digital Media Manager
>
> Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
>
> 600 Museum Way
> Bentonville, AR 72712
>
> 479-418-5735 (direct)
> 479-409-0275 (cell)
> 479-418-5700 (main)
> CrystalBridges.org<http://crystalbridges.org/>
>
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Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options

[Shane Richey]

We have been looking at Xibo, and that was our top choice for a bit, however 
we’ve started displaying a lot of dynamic content, mostly from our calendar for 
things like the day’s program schedule, or the next available guided tours and 
I’m a bit hesitant to push that kind of content to a browser that’s 
historically not known for being super standards compliant. Have you run into 
that issue at all Douglas?

Also, thanks for all the other links, we’ll add those to our list. Right now 
Rise is at the top of our list. Does anybody have any experience with them?
https://www.risevision.com/

The flexibility is attractive, but the prices on their hardware is very 
reasonable, cheap enough to order it in for a test to see how well it works 
before deploying across all screens. 
https://store.risevision.com/products/?cat=Media%20Players 

Shane Richey
Digital Media Manager
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712

479-418-5735 (direct)
479-409-0275 (cell)
479-418-5700 (main)
CrystalBridges.org

> On Dec 9, 2015, at 6:00 AM, mcn-l-requ...@mcn.edu wrote:
> 
> We've had decent luck with Xibo, an open source solution.
> http://xibo.org.uk/
> Although we've been hesitant to push its boundaries in terms of video, it
> works great with all kinds of other file types and managing multiple
> screens.
> Would be great to have some colleagues using it too, then we could trade
> tips and tricks, etc.
> It's not the only option out there, of course.
> http://www.concerto-signage.org/why-concerto
> http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/News/Marketing/5-open-source-digital-signs-for-small-businesses.html
> All the best,
> Douglas

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Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options

[Desi Gonzalez]

My museum uses Industry Weapon. http://industryweapon.com/

I'm new here, but so far so good. Seems like there's a lot we can do with
it. It meets all of your requirements; the CMS could always be better
designed, but it works.

On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 5:23 PM, Douglas Hegley  wrote:

> We've had decent luck with Xibo, an open source solution.
> http://xibo.org.uk/
> Although we've been hesitant to push its boundaries in terms of video, it
> works great with all kinds of other file types and managing multiple
> screens.
> Would be great to have some colleagues using it too, then we could trade
> tips and tricks, etc.
> It's not the only option out there, of course.
> http://www.concerto-signage.org/why-concerto
>
> http://www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/News/Marketing/5-open-source-digital-signs-for-small-businesses.html
> All the best,
> Douglas
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Shane Richey <
> shane.ric...@crystalbridges.org> wrote:
>
> > We have a number of digital signage installations through our museum that
> > we use for way finding, schedule/program information, etc… We have been
> > using SMP-WEBDUO players to manage the content for the last 4 years, but
> > we’re getting to a point where the hardware is starting to show its age.
> > Breaking down, crashing, shutting down unexpectedly. We would like to
> > replace the hardware and the content management system that we use and
> was
> > wondering if anybody had any systems that they’ve had good luck with. The
> > functions that we are looking for are:
> >  - ability to schedule content and power on/off screens
> >  - central CMS that can control multiple screens
> >  - easy to use (the SMP-WEBDUO is a bit complicated and cumbersome to
> > update/change settings)
> >  - we’re fine with browser based systems, but would like them to be
> modern
> > browsers (anything requiring IE6 gets struck from the list, and probably
> > ridiculed)
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Shane Richey
> >
> > Digital Media Manager
> >
> > Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
> >
> > 600 Museum Way
> > Bentonville, AR 72712
> >
> > 479-418-5735 (direct)
> > 479-409-0275 (cell)
> > 479-418-5700 (main)
> > CrystalBridges.org
> >
> >
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Re: [MCN-L] Digital Signage options

[Susan Edwards]

We use Bright Sign https://www.brightsign.biz/
It hits most/all of your requirements. We use the BrightAuthor CMS. Ease of
use is subjective of course. It can be a little challenging to schedule
multiple files to the screens.  We manage 5 screens and are pushing video
regularly.

s

Susan Edwards
Associate Director, Digital Content

Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 209-7921
www.hammer.ucla.edu

On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 2:03 PM, Shane Richey <
shane.ric...@crystalbridges.org> wrote:

> We have a number of digital signage installations through our museum that
> we use for way finding, schedule/program information, etc… We have been
> using SMP-WEBDUO players to manage the content for the last 4 years, but
> we’re getting to a point where the hardware is starting to show its age.
> Breaking down, crashing, shutting down unexpectedly. We would like to
> replace the hardware and the content management system that we use and was
> wondering if anybody had any systems that they’ve had good luck with. The
> functions that we are looking for are:
>  - ability to schedule content and power on/off screens
>  - central CMS that can control multiple screens
>  - easy to use (the SMP-WEBDUO is a bit complicated and cumbersome to
> update/change settings)
>  - we’re fine with browser based systems, but would like them to be modern
> browsers (anything requiring IE6 gets struck from the list, and probably
> ridiculed)
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Shane Richey
>
> Digital Media Manager
>
> Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
>
> 600 Museum Way
> Bentonville, AR 72712
>
> 479-418-5735 (direct)
> 479-409-0275 (cell)
> 479-418-5700 (main)
> CrystalBridges.org
>
>
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[MCN-L] Digital Signage options

[Shane Richey]

We have a number of digital signage installations through our museum that we 
use for way finding, schedule/program information, etc… We have been using 
SMP-WEBDUO players to manage the content for the last 4 years, but we’re 
getting to a point where the hardware is starting to show its age. Breaking 
down, crashing, shutting down unexpectedly. We would like to replace the 
hardware and the content management system that we use and was wondering if 
anybody had any systems that they’ve had good luck with. The functions that we 
are looking for are:
 - ability to schedule content and power on/off screens
 - central CMS that can control multiple screens
 - easy to use (the SMP-WEBDUO is a bit complicated and cumbersome to 
update/change settings)
 - we’re fine with browser based systems, but would like them to be modern 
browsers (anything requiring IE6 gets struck from the list, and probably 
ridiculed)


Thanks

Shane Richey

Digital Media Manager

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

600 Museum Way
Bentonville, AR 72712

479-418-5735 (direct)
479-409-0275 (cell)
479-418-5700 (main)
CrystalBridges.org

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