Recommended USB devices

Yodeck should work fine with all UVC (USB Video Class) devices. These include HDMI USB Capture Cards, USB webcams, and other USB capture cards. We have yet to find a USB Video Class device that does not work properly. Recommended HDMI Capture Cards The following USB HDMI Capture Card is popular and can be found […]

Multi-language Ticker (Japanese, Korean, Chinese)

If you want your ticker to support Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, follow these simple steps. A new image must be installed on your player to support the three languages for the App Ticker. Download the multi-language Yodeck SD card image Register the player under your account Create a Ticker App with the following configurations only […]

Playlists

Info You can create and manage playlists by combining available media files and apps in your Yodeck portal. Quick How-to Video Adding a Playlist To add a playlist, click the orange ”Add Playlist” button at the bottom of the Playlist list. As a next step, you must select the type of playlist you want to […]

Playback Reports

Introduction Playback Reports (also known as “Proof-of-Play”) provide complete records of all playback in your Players. You can create complex aggregate reports with Media Tags and Player Tags. Raw Playback Reports are available as downloadable CSV files that can be produced Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. You can find the Playback Reports in the Account settings […]

On-screen Messages

Hide Diagnostics screen Every Player is configured to display diagnostic error messages for 2 minutes upon booting. Toggle to disable the diagnostics screen like the ones here and have the player resume playback directly. Hide “Turning Off” message Toggle to disable the “Turning off-screen” message. Hide Player Processes messages Toggle to disable screen messages like these here. […]

Configuring your player’s WiFi network by editing the SETTINGS.TXT file

Step-by-step procedure To follow this guide, you will need an SD card reader (check some examples). You can get one from your local tech store if you do not have one. First things first First, in the Yodeck Portal Screen Settings, add your wireless network’s WiFi credentials to the Yodeck Portal. Screens->Network and click Save. […]

Sub-Playlists [Premium & Enterprise Plans only]

Intro With the Sub-Playlist feature, you can add playlists within your main Classic playlist. In that way, each screen will display, for example, the main playlist, which probably has media for all screens, but each screen can have its own Sub-Playlist. For example: Adding a Sub-Playlist To add a Sub-playlist, click the orange ”Add Playlist” […]

Layouts

Introduction With Layouts, you can create the final layout displayed on your screens by combining already created playlists, uploaded media files, and apps. Creating a Layout To create a layout, click the ”Add Layout”  button at the bottom of the list. A new page will open, displaying many pre-designed layout templates we have created for […]

Audio Assets

Supported Formats Yodeck supports many popular audio format types. The Audio formats that the player is supporting right now are the following: Adding an Audio Asset To add a single audio file, click on the ”Add Audio” button at the bottom of the audio list. You then need to select the type of audio source. […]