Create a 2×2 video wall
In «Video walls» add four screens, position them with sizes and offsets, set the total width and height, add a playlist and save.
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- 1. Open «Equipment», choose «Video walls» and click «Create».
- 2. Enter a name, for example «Coffee Tereshchenkivska · Wall».
- 3. Click «Add screen», tick the four wall screens and click «Apply».
- 4. Set each screen to 1920×1080 and the offsets for a 2×2 grid.
- 5. Enter the total «Width» 3840 and «Height» 2160 below the diagram.
- 6. Click «Playlists», tick a playlist and click «Add».
- 7. Click «Save».
- If it did not work
Open «Equipment», choose «Video walls» and click «Create».
The new video wall page opens with a name field, a layout diagram and buttons.
Enter a name, for example «Coffee Tereshchenkivska · Wall».
Click «Add screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device.», tick the four wall screens and click «Apply».
The screens get letters A–D and line up in a row on the layout diagram.
Set each screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. to 1920×1080 and the offsets for a 2×2 grid.
A no offsets, B left 1920, C top 1080, D left 1920 and top 1080. The diagram shows a two-by-two square without gaps or overlaps.
Enter the total «Width» 3840 and «Height» 2160 below the diagram.
The «Save» button becomes active; saving is impossible without these values.
Click «Playlists», tick a playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. and click «Add».
The playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. appears in the wall blockPlaylist type that occupies a continuous time block in which files play in sections. with its files; arrows set priority, the trash icon removes it.
Click «Save».
The wall appears in the list with its name, resolution, diagram and the statuses of all screens.
If it did not work
Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
«Save» is inactive | The total «Width» and «Height» are not filled in or the name is missing |
A message about overlapping screens | The offset of a neighbouring screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. must equal the width or height of the previous one; check B left 1920 and C top 1080 |
A screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. extends beyond the wall | The total «Width» and «Height» are smaller than the sum of the screens: increase them to 3840×2160 |
The picture on the screens is out of sync | The screens are in different local networks or one is offline, see Screen offline |
The video is shifted at the seams | The file is not at the wall resolution: re-render it at 3840×2160 |
On the device page of a screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. that belongs to a wall, the «Content» tab shows the wall diagram and «Cropped content»: exactly how the file is cut for this screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device..
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