Presentation Title Goes In Here Western Visix Orientation Presentation Title Goes in Here Western...

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Presentation Title Goes in Here

Western Visix Orientation

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Today’s Agenda

• Overview of Visix at Western• Visix Graphical Standards• Demonstration• Updating Content• Next Steps• Questions

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Overview of Visix at Western

• Introduction of Team• Paul Hill – ITS – Installation• Rob Dykeman and Aron Downes – ITS

– Training and Technical Support• Steven Anderson – C&PA – Graphic

Designer

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Overview of Visix at Western

• Terminology• Channel Player

• The hardware that powers your screen

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Overview of Visix at Western

• Terminology• Content

• A Message or Piece of Media• Can be created as a Bulletin or Ticker

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Overview of Visix at Western

• Terminology• Bulletins

• Simple Messages, scheduled to playlists• Created using a Template or PowerPoint

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Overview of Visix at Western

• Terminology• Playlists

• A Series of Bulletins in order• Can be scheduled to play at a given

date and time

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Overview of Visix at Western

• Terminology• Tickers

• Text that scrolls across the screen• Can be Text or an RSS Feed

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Overview of Visix at Western

• Terminology• Crawllist

• A series of Tickers in order• Can be scheduled to play at a given

date and time

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Overview of Visix at Western

• Terminology• Content Blocks

• Where playlists and crawllists are scheduled to play

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Overview of Visix at Western

• Terminology• Layout

• The Overall Arrangement of Content Blocks

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Visix Graphical Standards

• General Policy• Emergency Communications

• In Emergency Situation C&PA and CCPS will take over entire screen

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Visix Graphical Standards

• What is provided?• Templates

• C&PA will provide up to 6 Backgrounds for screens

• Photoshop template• Powerpoint template

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Visix Graphical Standards

• Best Practices• Use Sans-Serif Fonts

• Arial• Trebuchet• Corbel• Shruti• Myriad Pro (when possible)

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Visix Graphical Standards

• Best Practices• Keep it Short

• Keep it Big

• Keep it Clear

• Use the KISS Rule

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Demonstration

• Content Blocks that can be updated

• Weather Application

• Western News RSS Feed

• Mass Alert Notification

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Updating/Creating Content

• Creating Content from Template

• Adding to playlist

• Scheduling Playlist

• Uploading New Content

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Next Steps

• Install Channel Players and screens

• Training

• Publishing of content

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Questions?

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Contact Information

• Visix User Group• visixusers@uwo.ca

• Technical Support• visix-support@uwo.ca• ext. 83800 for Emergency Support

Presentation Title Goes In HereWestern Visix Orientation

Presentation Title Goes in Here

Western Visix Orientation