Media Players

ION Solutions Inc. uses server players that are specifically designed to meet the digital signage requirements. Commercial grade players ensure reliable operation and long life in extreme conditions. While a digital signage player functions similarly to a standard computer, there are some important differences. The most significant is reliability and longevity.

 

SERVER PLAYER FEATURES

firmCHANNEL™ players currently offer single channel and dual channel output players in both standard and compact chassis. Our firmCHANNEL™ players have a solution for projects of any size and scope.

Low Cost of Ownership

With a low player cost, professionally designed media templates, and management tools to increase your productivity, firmCHANNEL™ is an unprecedented value. firmCHANNEL™ significantly reduces creative costs by allowing you to be your own creative and content department, while still providing professional results.

Multiple Display Modes

firmCHANNEL™ supports multiple aspect ratios that allows for greater creative flexibility:
Widescreen 16:9  Vertical Poster 9:16  Standard TV 4:3

Ease of Use

The firmCHANNEL™ interface is browser based, making it fast, easy to access, and simple to use. With minimal training, users can create and manage professional content in minutes.

High Performance Hardware

The firmCHANNEL™ hardware has been specially designed to operate as both a Server and Player. With firmCHANNEL’s™  architecture, you can create, edit, monitor, and manage media on a local level or on a macro level via firmCHANNEL’s Enterprise system. All media is rendered by the local player on demand.

Professionally Designed Templates

firmCHANNEL’s™ template community provides an ever-expanding collection of professionally designed templates that create ultra high quality content by beginners and experts alike. With firmCHANNEL™, anyone can create high definition digital signage with the look and feel of a dedicated professional content provider.

Video Integration

Utilize the most popular video formats, including:

• MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 / MPEG-4
• DivX / Xvid
• Microsoft WMV / AVI 

firmCHANNEL™ also includes video capture capabilities from analog TV, S-Video, and composite sources.

Real-time Rendering

firmCHANNEL™ renders all content in real time, allowing you to make changes and see the results instantly. Schedule and availability settings are also managed in real time, providing complete web and network based control over your displays.

Scalability

Server player architecture and Hosted Enterprise packages allow for absolute scalability in your network development. firmCHANNEL grows with your needs.

Local Editing

With firmCHANNEL’s™  unique server player architecture, all media clips are rendered locally at the player level. This allows users to create, edit and manage media via Enterprise or at the location. Thus, permissions and user access can be customized to allow local administrators to control their own media development.

Simple Browser Based Interface

The server player interface allows easy access to manage content from any web browser. Designed with the end user in mind, the firmCHANNEL™ Interface lets you quickly accomplish your goals.

Flexible Template Community

Our professionally designed templates allow users to create quality content with minimal training. Our template community provides hundreds of templates to choose from, providing you with countless designs and options.

Video Integration

Integrate text messages, photos, TV, video, and RSS news feeds into your digital signage content. firmCHANNEL™ supports a variety of dynamic content sources to bring life to your advertisements and capture the attention of your audience.

Scheduling and Management

Playlists and media content can be scheduled to play at specific times of day, days of the week, or times of the year in order to reach your target audience. Schedules can be stacked to produce complex playback timetables.

Reporting and Proof of Playback

The reporting module provides a detailed list of playback timestamps for each ad, providing the information you need for invoicing and content tracking.

User Management and Security Levels

An unlimited number of user accounts can be created on the system each with specifically assigned permissions. The firmCHANNEL™ security system allows for granular access to the interface.

Display Support and Aspect Ratios

firmCHANNEL™ supports widescreen 16:9 mode, Standard 4:3 mode, and Vertical 9:16 poster mode for all display types.

Server Player Licenses

All server players are plug and play systems, and include all necessary licenses. There are no extra hidden licensing fees for software running on the firmCHANNEL™ system.

Export and Backup

firmCHANNEL™ allows you to export and import your playlists to and from any server player.

Built-in Photo Editor

Resize, crop, sharpen, add overlaying text, and apply filters to your photos with the integrated firmCHANNEL™ Photo Editor. No external photo editing software is needed!

Seamless Content Updates

Updating your content is instant and seamless. Any updates made to the playlist content are rendered instantly, and playback is never interrupted.

Hardware Specifications

• Operates in Extreme Conditions
• Available in Fanless or Solid State HD
• Ultra-Reliable Internal Components
• 50% Less Power Consumption vs. Standard PCs
• Easily Mounts to Rear of Displays 

P-75, SP-85 and SP-95

• CPU – Intel Core2 Duo T7500 2.2 GHz
• Hard Disk – 60GB Storage
• Memory – 1024MB DDR2
• Graphics – On-board Video
• Video Capture – S-Video, Composite
• Audio – Stereo Sound
• Networking – Gigabit NIC
• Operating System – Optimized Windows XP
• Outbound Video Connections – DVI

SP-100 and SP-200

• CPU – Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
• Hard Disk – 80GB Storage
• Memory – 1024MB DDR2
• Graphics – Nvidia 8400 Series
• Video Capture – S-Video, Composite, Analog TV Tuner
• Audio – Stereo Sound
• Networking – Gigabit NIC
• Operating System – Optimized Windows XP Professional