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User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.2.x
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Chapter 17 Media Assets and Embedded Software
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Elements To Describe and Preview One Asset
The View Asset dialog box describes the attributes of one asset in your Media Library and, in some cases,
shows a preview. Attribute information is sorted under two tabs, Overview and Usage. Click a tab to see
the asset attributes that it describes. To close the View Asset dialog box, click Close.
Navigation Path
Digital Signage > Media Library > Options > View Media Asset
File Type Choose the type that best describes these assets:
• Video
1
—A video file in MPEG-1, MPEG-2, or MPEG-4 format.
• Shockwave Flash
2
—Any Adobe Shockwave Flash 6, or 7 file if your DMP is a 4300G or a
4305G. Alternatively, if your DMP is a 4400G, any Adobe Shockwave Flash 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 file.
• Images—Any standard image file, such as a nonprogressive JPEG image. The filename
extension must be JPG, JPEG, GIF, or PNG.
• HTML—Any web page. The filename extension must be HTM or HTML.
• Firmware—Any firmware image for the DMP. The filename extension must be FWIMG or BIN
for firmware, or TIVELLA for kernels.
• UDP—The routable IP address and UDP port for a streaming server.
Levels The number of levels below the specified base URL to search for (and download) files with filenames
that match the specified pattern.
Category Click the name of the one category that should contain these assets.
1. See the “MPEG-4 Support and Restrictions” section on page 17-3.
2. See the “Shockwave Flash Support and Restrictions” section on page 17-2.
Table 17-3 Elements for Adding and Editing Assets (continued)
Element Description
Table 17-4 Elements for Viewing Asset Attributes
Element Description
Overview tab
Attributes that are derived from information in your media library include the elements with these field labels: Title,
Description, File Type, Estimated Duration, Owner, Category Names, and Source. To understand these elements, see Elements
to Add Assets and Edit Their Attributes, page 17-10. Other elements on the Overview tab are as follows.
Preview Either a generic icon that represents the asset type or a thumbnail that you can click to view this asset,
assuming that its file type is viewable in your browser.
Path The full HTTP pathname for this asset.
Size The file size.
Playlist Count The total count of playlists that contain and are dependent upon this asset. To learn more about these
playlists, click the Usage tab.
Presentation Count The total count of presentations that contain and are dependent upon this asset. To learn more about
these presentations, click the Usage tab.
Date Modified Time stamp (in the format
DD-MM-YYYY hh:mm:ss) that says when the file was last modified.