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Chapter 1 Overview
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Overview of the System
The Sony BZNP-D1 series Network Player Management
Software is designed to manage systems that send audio
and visual contents to Sony NSP-1 Network Players via a
network and then play those contents, such as sales
promotional videos at stores or commercial videos in
public places.
The BZNP-D1 software supports a wide range of display
sizes from VGA (640 x 480) through XGA (1024 x 768),
and both landscape and portrait orientation of a display,
which allows you to use the systems with the maximum
layout flexibility.
The main tasks of the BZNP-D1 software, such as
registering materials, and creating playlists and schedules,
can be performed by simple drag & drop operations.
Materials that the BZNP-D1 Software
can Handle
The BZNP-D1 software can handle the following
materials:
• Video: MPEG2 program streams (MP@ML) and
MPEG4 (ASP@L5)
• MPEG4 live streaming video (conforming to ISMA 1.0):
MPEG4 live streaming video can be displayed on the
NSP-1 by specifying the SDP (Session Description
Protocol) file of a streaming server.
• Graphics: Bitmap and JPEG files
• Web pages: Web pages can be displayed on the NSP-1
by specifying the appropriate URLs.
• Flash files: Macromedia Flash files
• Audio: Wave and MP3 files
• Text: Captions that you create with the BZNP-D1
software by specifying the contents, color, font, and
other attributes.
Text material will be converted to bitmap files before
being sent to the NSP-1. It is also possible to import a
bitmap file as a piece of text material.
You can use ordinary files created with conventional
application software.
For details, including limitations on each type of material,
see the supplied SpecsE.htm file.
In addition to the materials listed above, you can use
external video and audio signals that are input to the NSP-
1 via the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors, as video
material, in combination with other materials.
Operations of the BZNP-D1 Software
The BZNP-D1 software provides the following
operations:
Making settings required for contents
distribution
• Registering the NSP-1 players that the BZNP-D1
manages and creating the required groups
The NSP-1 players are grouped and registered according
to the contents they play, and the resolution and
orientation (portrait or landscape) of a display connected
to the respective NSP-1 players.
• Making screen layout and other settings for each NSP-1
group
Registering materials to be played on an NSP-1
• Registering materials such as video, graphics, Flash, and
audio files
• Registering the SDP files for MPEG4 streaming video
• Registering the URLs of Web pages
• Creating and registering text material
• Registering control commands
The BZNP-D1 software provides control commands for
a PDP (Plasma Display Panel) or other external devices
connected to an NSP-1. You can also use the control
commands to adjust the audio volume of an NSP-1.