OVERVIEW
Inspired Composer Desktop software provides on-the-spot editing, publishing and delivery of content (locally or globally) including real-time internet content like weather, stock tickers, and news - to every display.
Inspired Composer Desktop software installs on a local PC. It can run multiple players, but is limited to two simultaneous users. The Inspired Composer Desktop works best for smaller implementations where one or two people will manage the Inspired XPert content and publishing. One Inspired Composer Desktop license is required for each PC that wants to interface with Inspired XPert players in the deployment.
Inspired Composer 5.4 is now available and simplifies two key tasks for users: creating and managing content, and monitoring and managing the digital signage network. Version 5.4 adds several new features including playback log reporting, displaying an image from a URL, improved editing features such as highlighting message changes and a larger template preview, plus more capabilities for scheduling messages.
New Features in Composer 5.4:
- Message Play Reporting - Retrieve message play data from one or more players to track message effectiveness and audit message playback
- URL Displayed as an Image - include an image in a message by simply typing a URL
- Improved Approval Screen - The approval screen now highlights items that have been changed so that changes are easier to identify
- Larger Editing Preview Window - Bring up a larger template preview when editing a message to better see which fields are being edited in a message
- At-A-Glance Player and Publish Point Information - See software version for each player on the Players screen in order to easily identify any that may need a software upgrade. On the Publish Points screen, see any player's IP address and playlist count as well as the number of items under each Publish Point
Note - To use the new features of Composer 5.4, your IS-XPT-2000 player firmware must be updated to version DM1.6.4 or higher available on AMX.com. Composer 5.4 is compatible with older firmware versions, but the new features require the update. Current Composer 5 users can upgrade to Composer 5.4 at no additional cost. Users of older versions of Composer will need to purchase a new license.
FEATURES
- Content editing is simplified with each step of the process being isolated to make creating engaging messages easy from selecting a layout to adding images or video.
- Multiple sources have been added for data integration beyond standard RSS feeds including multimedia data sources such as Twitter, Flicker, Yahoo! News, Google Docs and Google Calendar.
- Workflow management tools in the Inspired Composer Desktop software allow different levels of authorization to change and publish content.
- Web front-end allows simple configuration settings, plus wizards have been added for the most important settings to simplify installation and use of Inspired XPert.
- Active Directory authentication
