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SMIL T.A.: Added link to interactivity

2010-12-01T02:26:24Z

Added link to interactivity

SMIL T.A.: Added advanced usage notes

2010-10-22T02:13:40Z

Added advanced usage notes

SMIL T.A.: Added reference to wallclock

2010-08-31T10:58:05Z

Added reference to wallclock

SMIL T.A.: Added link to compliance levels

2010-08-31T10:48:09Z

Added link to compliance levels

SMIL T.A.: Created

2010-08-31T10:42:42Z

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The following questions should help you find what you need:

1. Do you need help in making a SMIL playlist?

* Read topics covered in [[SMIL Tutorial]] and learn from [http://www.google.com/search?q=SMIL SMIL resources on Google].

2. Are you playing back fixed content that doesn't change often?

* You can load content into player via a [[Loading via USB|USB stick]]

3. Are you updating the player via an on-site computer connected via a local area network (LAN)?

* Free sample code is provided in Microsoft C# to control the player via [[SOAP transport]]

If you want to run your digital signage network across firewalls, you need to have your SMIL placed on a remote server and pulled by the player using [[Pull mode]]. Read on.

4. Are you trying to connect the SMIL player to your existing software?

* You may be able to translate your current playlist format into SMIL on-the-fly to feed a SMIL player. An example is provided to translate from existing [[MediaRSS]] feeds into SMIL.

5. Do you need to uniquely identify your player for licensing/authorization check?

* Read about how you can receive a player's [[Player ID|ID]] upon connection

6. Do you need to receive playback logs from the player?

* Read about in [[Reporting]].

7. Do you wish to optimize player's download behavior to transfer files while foreground content is being played?

* Read about background file pre-fetch in [[Prefetch]].

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 * Read topics covered in [[SMIL Tutorial]] and learn from [http://www.google.com/search?q=SMIL SMIL resources on Google].
 * Learn about [[Wallclock]] scheduling which allows you to specify time blocks and repetition.
 * Advanced usage: learn about [[Animation]] for making crawls and [[Conditional play]] for finer control over each item in a playlist.

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	* Read topics covered in [[SMIL Tutorial]] and learn from [http://www.google.com/search?q=SMIL SMIL resources on Google].		* Read topics covered in [[SMIL Tutorial]] and learn from [http://www.google.com/search?q=SMIL SMIL resources on Google].
		+	* Learn about [[Wallclock]] scheduling which allows you to specify time blocks and repetition.

	2. Are you playing back fixed content that doesn't change often?		2. Are you playing back fixed content that doesn't change often?

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	7. Do you wish to optimize player's download behavior to transfer files while foreground content is being played?		7. Do you wish to optimize player's download behavior to transfer files while foreground content is being played?

−	* Read about background file ~~pre-fetch~~ in [[Prefetch]].	+	* Read about background file loading in [[Prefetch]].
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		+	8. What's next? Try to do more SMIL and move up in [[Compliance levels]].

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-The following questions should help you find what you need:
+'''The following questions should help you find what you need on this website:'''
 . Do you need help in making a SMIL playlist?
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 * Read topics covered in [[SMIL Tutorial]] and learn from [http://www.google.com/search?q=SMIL SMIL resources on Google].
 * Learn about [[Wallclock]] scheduling which allows you to specify time blocks and repetition.
 . Are you playing back fixed content that doesn't change often?
-* You can load content into player via a [[Loading via USB|USB stick]]
+* You can load content into player via a [[Loading via USB|USB stick]].
 . Are you updating the player via an on-site computer connected via a local area network (LAN)?
-* Free sample code is provided in Microsoft C# to control the player via [[SOAP transport]]
+* Free sample code is provided in Microsoft C# to control the player via [[SOAP transport]].
-If you want to run your digital signage network across firewalls, you need to have your SMIL placed on a remote server and pulled by the player using [[Pull mode]]. Read on.
+''If you want to run your digital signage network across firewalls, you need to have your SMIL placed on a remote server and pulled by the player using [[Pull mode]]. Read on.''
 . Are you trying to connect the SMIL player to your existing software?
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 . Do you need to uniquely identify your player for licensing/authorization check?
-* Read about how you can receive a player's [[Player ID|ID]] upon connection
+* Read about how you can receive a player's [[Player ID|ID]] as well as its model type (hence capability) upon connection.
 . Do you need to receive playback logs from the player?
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 . Do you wish to optimize player's download behavior to transfer files while foreground content is being played?
 * Read about background file loading in [[Prefetch]].
 . What's next? Try to do more SMIL and move up in [[Compliance levels]].