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Multimedia
Learn how to broadcast multimedia content, such as videos, images, or audio.
Note: This feature is only available for devices assigned an Advanced license.
Broadcast an image or video or piece of audio using layouts.
Steps to broadcast
UPLOAD MEDIA BEFORE BROADCASTING
Ensure media has been uploaded to the Media repository before attempting to broadcast media to devices.
- In the Broadcast window, select Multimedia from the media content dropdown menu.
- Select the media (image, video, or audio) to broadcast.
- Continue inserting other media into remaining sections if necessary.
BROADCAST A VIDEO ONLY ONCE
For videos, users have the option to play a video one time. When this Duration option is selected, the broadcast will terminate once the video runtime has completed. This option is only available for the single media layout option.
Play once option highlighted for a video to be broadcasted.
ASPECT RATIO NOTE
Every section in a layout is a fixed aspect ratio. Make sure to verify image and video resolution sizes before broadcasting these media types.
If images are not resized to fit a particular aspect ratio, the image will automatically be resized to fit a layout section.
Example of an image that has resized to fit the aspect ratio of a layout section.