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Destination

Digital Video Play is a reliable mpeg2 player specially designed as optimal solution for full screen presentations for TV stations, shops and hotels. DVPlay can make a list of mpeg files and rearrange them continuously.

Program DVPTitle can create simple titles ONLINE that are mixed (overlapped) with video picture from player. You don’t need to aquire ANY specialized PC hardware or mixer! For more info, please read the article bellow.

With DVPlay and PC from middle class you should build up mpeg2 play station and make titles of high quality at incredibly lower price in comparison to other systems! As CPU power grow now DVPlay 5 doesn't need a specialized hardware - all you need is CPU 3.00 GHz FSB800, 1 GB Ram and a video card that has interleave signal - like Matrox P650, Matrox Parhelia APVe or BlackMagic DeckLink for SDI output.

With MyCommand module you can group some commands to be executed like one and create template command for the operator. You can set these commands to be executed in schedule.

For special future available for music TV you can see here.

Properties of the DVPlay

  • Reliability for 24 hours 7 days a week playing non stop
  • use one computer for playing and showing titles without video mixer
  • rearrangement of the files in playlist continuously
  • creating titles– the software allows showing crawl, roll, static text, logo, picture and clock
  • ability to control everything with commands - start at particular time the same way as if you were giving commands via keyboard or mouse
  • overlay animated logo using per pixel alfa with 256 level transparency
  • ability to use up to 4 animated logo (with TitlePlayer)
  • record in log file starting time of each played file. Detail information shows list with played files and grouped – show how much times were played every file.
  • preview for output signal on computer display
  • make you own layout with DVPlay modules that you want to watch on you PC monitor
  • you can start DVPlay module which to connect to other computer using DVPlay software. For example, you can set Events module on control computer to watch what happened with player on other computer.
  • use differents type of files - mpeg2, AVI (DV25) and WMV
  • Work with DTMF tones. Included DTMF tones simulator (generator) for easily tune and test.

Future development

  • HD ready
  • multi channel

Components and kinds

DVPlay software is offered in tree kinds - Light, Pro and TV. DVPTitles is a separate program. Please find below a list of modules and kinds of versions:

Module

Description

Light

Pro

TV

ControlCenter

Module that commands rest modules. Consist of sub modules

x

x

x

Events - Shows list with accept commands and status of player
x
x
x
MyCommand - saves and executes commands same as the ones via keyboard or mouse.
-
-
x

VideoPlayer

mpeg2 player for playing the files

x

x

x

Ability to Show logo
-
x
x

Priveiw

Watch output signal on PC

x

x

x

Playlist

For making playlists local on player's PC or from another computer connected to player via LAN.

-

x

x

RS232

Used to control external devices device by serial (RS232/RS422) or  parallel  ports of PC.

-

-

x

FileManager

Extended manage of files for playing.

-

-

x

Monitoring

Saves output signal for control purpose.

-

-

x

Audiomixer

Contol audiomixer.

-

-

x

DTMF tones (from 5.1.0)

Receive DTMF tones and send command to player or other module.

-

-

x

News Editor (from 5.15.0)

Read RSS feed via Internet and to show this news like crow title on air.

-

-

-

* In TV licence you have the right to use playlist on a other computer except on computer with video player

Light - it is useful for making a simple list and start playing. It does not support any automations and needs human intervention in order to load files, start and stop playing. Best for shops or hotels which need only to load advertisements and to start playing it with loop.

Pro - has more features than Light. Includes Playlist module, which includes features like creation of playlist, viewing log with played files and other. With this module you can create playlist without the need to arrange files every time when playing starts. Export list with played files to Excel. Best for shops or hotels which want to manage better their activities and to prepare statistics of played files (advertisements).

TV - has no restrictions and is designed for use in TV station.For you comfortable work you can use Playlist on two other computers.

 

DVPTitle

DVPTitle - it allows EASY and QUICKLY to create and show titles ONLINE. It can be used in TV stations to create titles and show additional logos. In shops or hotels can be used to show some offers or messages. 

DVPTitle consists of two modules - TitleDesign and TitlePlayer. These modules can work on one computer or on diffrfent computers. They are coneceted via LAN to same database, so when you create and save title with TitleDesgin and the saving of this title is visible in TitlePlayer as well as avalibale for playing.

With DVPTitle you can show up to 4 animated logos.

DVPTitle uses desktop computer to design titles and execute titles on video player. TitlePlayer uses video player hardware, so you do not have any hardware or mixer cost added in order to show titles!

You can download free DVPTitle DEMOs form here. It can be started in order to see how it works on every computer (without necessary specialized hardware).

Properties of the DVPTitle

  • overlay titles directly on video output without external video mixer using best method- 256 level per pixel alfa
  • prepare interlaced or progressive output.
  • titles based on templates for fast set all settings. Only text/picture has to be change.
  • show crawl, roll, static text, picture, digital clock, logo, multi text and multi pictures objects
  • every object have background rectangle or circle that can be full with color, hatch, texture or gradient. Show/hide effect include fade in/out fly from/to left, right, down and top
  • text can be show/hide using fade in/out fly from/to left, right, down and top
  • dynamic textures allows to make good locking titles
  • change speed of crawl and roll objects while showing
  • change z-order of object while showing
  • change position (left, top) of object while showing
  • for music TV automatically star title with same name as current played file.  New from 5.1.0
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