Walkthrough Guide

This guide details all the main features of the Artistic application. Click on the Artistic application card from the Home Page. Artistic's interface is designed to help you quickly get started and stream content on your artistic video wall. The first step is to create a Mapping Group.

Mapping Group

A mapping group helps manage content streaming to the destinations. Create multiple groups for streaming various types of content for every occasion. A Mapping Group contains a Source/ Asset mapped to a Destination.

Create a Server Player Mapping Group

1. Click on the option. The Create Mapping Group Menu appears.
2. Enter details

   • Enter the Name and Description. For example, Lobby Wall. Streaming welcome content and HD art designs.

   • Enter the Latency value. An ideal latency value helps in the smooth streaming of content.

   • Enter the Resolution. The resolution value should ideally be the resolution of the destination. This value overrides the resolution of the source.

   • Select the Behaviour. Always Active When creating a mapping group with this behavior, the server starts processes and allocates resources to the mapping group as soon as the mapping group is created. This makes the streams readily available but also consumes system resources. Active When Destinations are Assigned When creating a mapping group with this behavior, the server starts processes and allocates resources when a destination is assigned to the mapping group.

   • Enter the Frame Rate Limit.

   • Select the GPU. The platform populates this field automatically.

   • Click . The Mapping tab appears.
3. Drag and drop the source from the Sources section to the mapping group. Note: This example uses a playlist Welcome Video. Refer to how to create a playlist section. To know more about different types of sources, refer to the Sources topic.

   
4. Switch to the Destinations panel. Drag and drop the destination(s) to the mapping group.

   

   The destination starts streaming content.

Click on the Go Back option to navigate to the Server Players screen.

• To learn how to create a video wall, refer to the Create Video Wall topic.

• To learn how to set up video wall calibration, refer to the Video Wall Calibration topic.

uClient Player

The uClient player stores and processes content on the uClient to provide content streaming across numerous displays. The source is streamed straight to the destination from the uClient. This decreases the load on the server's network bandwidth while also consuming fewer server resources. uClient players are currently restricted to stand-alone uClient destinations and Videos and Images as the source type.

Create a uClient Player Mapping Group

1. Click on the option. The Create Mapping Group side menu appears.
2. Enter the Name and Description.

3. Click . The Mapping tab appears.
4. Drag and drop the source from the Sources panel to the mapping group.

   
5. Switch to the destinations tab. Drag and drop the destination(s) to the mapping group.

   

   The destination starts streaming content.

Click on the Go Back option to navigate to the uClient Players screen.

Edit a Mapping Group

Click on the mapping group card to edit the group. You can edit the mapping group by accessing the following tabs:

• Mapping Modify sources and destinations. Use the Search function to search for a destination.

• Details Modify mapping group name and description.

• Text Overlay It helps to create customized text that may be used as an overlay element on the source content streaming on the destination.

  • Click on the option. A text block appears.
  • Enter the text. Customize the text using editing tools to change font family, size, color, etc.

Additional Features

1. Filter Apply filters to view mapping groups based on specific criteria. Different types of filters are:

   • GPU

   • Resolution

   • Latency

   • Destination Type

   • Source Type

2. Sort By Sort mapping groups in a linear fashion using the following sorting filters:

   • Newest First

   • Oldest First

   • Name (ascending)

   • Name (descending)

3. Views

   • List View It lists mapping groups in a list format.
   • Card View This view shows mapping groups in a card format. It helps to view multiple mapping group cards and perform bulk operations.
4. Stream to Remote

   • Click on the Stream to Remote option.

     

     The Stream to Channels menu appears.

   • Enable the HLS Stream option.

   • Add the Channel from the list of channels by clicking on the icon. Content gets added as a stream to the channel.
   • Click .
   • Navigate to Remote > Channels. The stream gets added as an available stream.

     

Playlists

A playlist consists of a series of Assets composed to play for a specific duration.

Create a Playlist

1. Click on the option.
2. Add details

   • Enter the Name and Description. For example, Welcome Video. A playlist containing HD art videos and graphics.

   • Select the application(s) that share this playlist.

   • Select or Create a Tag for easy access to the Playlist. To create a Tag, click on the Tag drop-down menu. A cursor appears. Enter the name of the Tag and press the Enter key. The Tag gets created. Tags help sort the Playlist when there are multiple Playlists.

   • Click Save Changes. The Content Tab of the playlist edit screen appears on the screen.

3. Configure Playlist Items

   • Click on option. A row appears to add a source to the playlist.
4. From the drop-down menu, select the source and define the duration and Play Times (the number of times the asset should be played.)

   

• Left-click hold and drag to reorder the asset.
• Click to delete the item.
• Click on the Details tab to add playlist details like name, description, etc. Click on the drop-down arrow against the playlist to select and switch to another playlist.

• Click and then on the option to return to the Playlists screen.

Navigate to the Mapping Group screen. The Playlist appears in the Sources panel.

Schedules

You can schedule an event to play content on your destination using Schedules. The schedule screen displays a calendar. You can select your view by selecting either the Month, Week, or Day option. By default, Schedules shows a Week view displaying days on the top and a timeline on the left.

Create an Event

Let's create an event for your lobby wall to play content on January 2, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

1. Left Click, hold, and drag the pointer from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the calendar.

   
2. The Create Event Menu appears.

3. Enter the Event Title and Details like Source and Destination(s). Note that the application automatically fills the time you selected in the previous step.

4. Select the Recurrence, the time after you wish this event to repeat (if any).

5. Click Save Changes. The event appears on the calendar.