Western Visix Orientation
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Today’s Agenda
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Overview of Visix at Western
Visix Graphical Standards
Demonstration
Updating Content
Next Steps
Questions
Western Visix Orientation
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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
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Overview of Visix at Western
• Terminology
• Channel Player
• The hardware that powers your screen
Western Visix Orientation
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Overview of Visix at Western
• Terminology
• Content
• A Message or Piece of Media
• Can be created as a Bulletin or Ticker
Western Visix Orientation
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Overview of Visix at Western
• Terminology
• Bulletins
• Simple Messages, scheduled to playlists
• Created using a Template or PowerPoint
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Overview of Visix at Western
• Terminology
• Playlists
• A Series of Bulletins in order
• Can be scheduled to play at a given
date and time
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Overview of Visix at Western
• Terminology
• Tickers
• Text that scrolls across the screen
• Can be Text or an RSS Feed
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Overview of Visix at Western
• Terminology
• Crawllist
• A series of Tickers in order
• Can be scheduled to play at a given
date and time
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Overview of Visix at Western
• Terminology
• Content Blocks
• Where playlists and crawllists are
scheduled to play
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Overview of Visix at Western
• Terminology
• Layout
• The Overall Arrangement of Content
Blocks
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Visix Graphical Standards
• General Policy
• Emergency Communications
• In Emergency Situation C&PA and
CCPS will take over entire screen
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Visix Graphical Standards
• What is provided?
• Templates
• C&PA will provide up to 6 Backgrounds
for screens
• Photoshop template
• Powerpoint template
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Visix Graphical Standards
• Best Practices
• Use Sans-Serif Fonts
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Arial
Trebuchet
Corbel
Shruti
Myriad Pro (when possible)
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Visix Graphical Standards
• Best Practices
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Keep it Short
Keep it Big
Keep it Clear
Use the KISS Rule
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Demonstration
• Content Blocks that can be
updated
• Weather Application
• Western News RSS Feed
• Mass Alert Notification
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Updating/Creating Content
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Creating Content from Template
Adding to playlist
Scheduling Playlist
Uploading New Content
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Next Steps
• Install Channel Players and
screens
• Training
• Publishing of content
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Questions?
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Contact Information
• Visix User Group
• visixusers@uwo.ca
• Technical Support
• visix-support@uwo.ca
• ext. 83800 for Emergency Support
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Western Visix Orientation
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