You can see all the uploaded files in this section regardless of the media type. Any type of media that has been uploaded to your account will be visible in the All Media section. You can also mass upload multiple files, of the same or different type, at once

Press the add media button at the bottom of the screen
Select a specific type of media or mass upload to upload different types of media at once

You can upload as many different media files as you wish, organized into five subcategories:

Quick How-to Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IgQKgl9tew

Gallery

Gallery lets you create a digital photo collection by adding free stock images of your choice . There is also unlimited support for searching and managing image files in your Yodeck account. With Gallery, enter a keyword (e.g., Food, Mountains, Animals, Places, etc.) to search free stock images available online. Then, your search’s image results are stored in your Yodeck account, and you can display them on your screens. We use the 3 services to provide us with hundreds of thousands of free stock images are Unsplash, Pexels, and Pixabay.

Adding an Image(s) by using the Gallery

To add an image(s) from our Gallery app, you click on the ”Add Image ” button found at the bottom of the Images list and then click the ”Stock Images” button.

In the search box, type a keyword (e.g. Mountains) and then select among a provider, category, orientation, and type of photo to search.

After clicking the search button, our platform will display any available stock image(s) with that keyword. If you would like to have more results, the only thing you have to do is to scroll downwards. More images will get loaded as you scroll.

You can even preview the image(s) by clicking on it before adding that image(s) to your Yodeck account.

Select the image(s) of your choice by ticking the little white box in the upper left corner of each photo and then click the ”Import” button.

Video Tutorial Gallery

https://www.yodeck.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/slidegall.png

Images

In the “Images” section, you manage images used for playback on your Players.

Supported Formats

Yodeck supports any image file type that can be displayed in a modern browser. These include JPEG, PNG, SVG, and GIF (including light animations). Images are not resized automatically; they are delivered and played back exactly as you have uploaded them.

Supported Resolution

If you are not using our latest 4K Yodeck player and using a previous version of it, like the RPi 3B+, it will be wise to resize your images to Full HD 1920×1080 before uploading them to your Yodeck account. If you do not do that, images with huge resolutions can slow down the player.

On the other hand, our latest 4K Yodeck player can decode 4K images so, feel free to upload any 4K images to your account and display them on your 4K TV screen.

Adding an Image

To add a single image, you click on the ”Add Image ” button found at the images list’s bottom.

As a next step, you are requested to choose if you want to upload your own photo or select photos from the vast range of free stock images you’ll find in our Gallery.

You can Upload an image from your local storage or use the Import from URL option to import an Image file hosted in the cloud.

You can hold [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple files at once.

After successfully uploading an image file you can:

type in the Name of the image
an optional Description
add Tags to the uploaded image
set the Default Duration of the image if you decide to add it to a playlist
in the Advanced Features, you can set the Play From /Play Until parameters. In other words, you can set the expiration date, which means that you can choose the exact date and time that this image will display in your playlist or layout, or you can set the “Always” and “Forever” setting, and the image will never expire.
click Save to finally upload the image.

Adding an image(s) with the Drag ‘n Drop option

You have the option to add a file by dragging the specific file or files from your PC directly into the UI of the Images section on the portal, therefore skipping a few steps and saving you some extra time.

Managing Images

In the “Images” section, you can see a list of the images currently uploaded into your Yodeck account. Image information is organized in the following columns:

the Name of the image along with a Preview (thumbnail) of the actual image
the Timestamp (date and time) that the image was modified for the last time
the Workspace (for accounts in the Enterprise plan) that the image belongs
the Tags (for accounts in the Pro and Enterprise plan) that are applied to the file
the Actions column

If you click on the three dots icon in the Actions column, you will be presented with a list of actions that you can apply to your uploaded image files.

Click on each tab below to see a short description.

Additional Control Settings

At the top-left corner, you can use the Search box to quickly sort out your image listing. Search using any of the four columns which means by name, date, workspace, and tag.

Select one or more images by clicking the square box left to their thumbnail. You can then click the Actions button at the bottom to Edit, Move, Delete all the selected images at once.

At the top-right corner, you can click on the “+Add Folder” button in order to create a folder that can be used to group media files (the folder will be global among Images, Videos, Audio, Documents, Web Pages, and Widgets).

You can also change the listing and refresh the view.

Pixie Editor

If you Edit or Duplicate an existing image, you will find a button with the description Open With Pixie Image editor under its thumbnail, which will open a complete Image Editor, where you can modify the way the Image looks (crop, rotate, resize), add filters, text, stickers and many more.

Video Tutorial Images

https://youtu.be/T9YjQes_Qok

Videos

In the Videos section, you can upload and manage a wide variety of video formats. Videos that you upload on Yodeck are automatically converted to industry-standard formats (H.264 with AAC audio).

Supported Formats

YouTube videos are supported out-of-the-box, so they just get downloaded in the best possible quality (up to 1080p right now).
Vimeo videos are supported out-of-the-box, so they just get downloaded in the best possible quality (up to 1080p right now).
Live Streaming Videos (YouTube, UStream, custom HLS, RTMP/RTSP streams). These will have to be delivered by the stream in H.264 format to make sure they will be played back on Yodeck Players.
PowerPoint files are converted to videos on our servers, retaining all transitions and animations.

Adding a Video

To add a single video file, you click on the “Add Video/YouTube/PowerPoint” button found at the bottom of the Videos list. You then need to select the type of Video source. You can choose from:

Video File – Upload one or more videos from your device or use the Import from URL option and enter a link to a video file. The file will be copied to your account.
YouTube Video – use a link to a YouTube video or stream, which the Player will then download directly from YouTube and playback locally or stream it.
Vimeo – use a link to a Vimeo video or stream, which the Player will then download directly from Vimeo and playback locally or stream it.
PPT File – Upload PowerPoint presentations from your device. Presentations are converted to videos, keeping all animations.
Video Stream – use a Live Video Stream from the Internet or a local source, including UStream and UDP/RTP/HLS streams.
Video Wall – read our detailed instructions on how to set up a Video Wall with Yodeck and check here the benefits of using a Video Wall.
Video Input – read our detailed instructions on how to set up a Video Feed with Yodeck
Stock Videos – search videos from our online Video gallery and import them with a few clicks.

After you provide the Video source, you also need to provide:

Type in the Name of the video file and an optional Description
Add tags to the uploaded video.
Click Save to upload the video, and finally

Skip video encoding

When you upload a standard Video File stored locally on your PC, there is an option to upload the exact file for playback and skip the default encoding process.
This option is generally recommended for advanced users only since the original video file’s playback might fail. Enabling this option while uploading will inhibit encoding, decreasing the time required for the video to be available and preventing a thumbnail for the video from being created.

Adding a Video File with the drag-and-drop option

You have the option to add a video file by dragging the specific file or files from your PC directly to your Video Library, therefore skipping a few steps and saving you some extra time.

The Drag and Drop option is also available in the Folder View.

Advanced Options for Videos

For all Video source types, you have the following advanced options:

Managing Video Files

In the Videos section, you can see a list of all the video files currently uploaded to your Yodeck account. Information about your video files is organized in the following columns:

The Name of the video, along with a Preview (thumbnail)
The Timestamp (date and time) that the video was modified for the last time
The Workspace (for accounts in the Enterprise plan) that the video belongs
The tags (for accounts in the Pro and Enterprise plan) that are applied to the file
The Actions column

If you click on the three dots icon in the Actions column, you will be presented with a list of actions that you can apply to your uploaded video files.

Additional Control Settings

At the top-left corner, you can use the Search box to sort out your video listing quickly. You can search using any of the four columns, which means by name, date, workspace, and tag.

You can select one or more videos by clicking the square box left to their thumbnail. You can then click the Actions button at the bottom to Edit, Move, and Delete all the selected videos at once.

You can also change the listing and refresh the view.

Video Tutorial

https://youtu.be/5OvRCb5Y2WU

Creating a Video-Wall with Yodeck

Simple Matrix video walls

Please follow this guide for simple matrix video walls like 2×2 or 3×1.

Important-LKV373A

The following guide uses as an example an IP-to-HDMI streamer which is the Lenkeng LKV373A(sender only). This hardware is not available anymore and will soon be EOL. Please do not buy the LKV373A V-4.0 It won’t work.
You can continue with this guide and replace the LKV373A with any other IP-to-HDMI streamer you find out there.

You can build a really affordable and impressive video wall setup using Yodeck Players. You need to configure each of your screens manually. To do that for simple matrix-like video walls, like 2×2 or 3×3, is really easy. For a more elaborate setup, you need to do the calculations (or ask us for help; we would gladly assist). But you can create really great-looking Video-Walls.

Required equipment

To create the setup, you will need the following equipment:

One Yodeck Player for each screen that will be part of the Video-Wall.
One HDMI-to-IP- video streamer. We recommend the Lenkeng LKV373A (Sender only), which costs about $35 on eBay. Other devices will probably work as well. Check the required specifications for IP video streamers.
One network router with LAN and WAN ports. This prevents the multicast video stream from flooding the rest of your LAN.
An Ethernet network switch to connect all of the above. Any simple switch will do, but it should provide at least N+3 ports for an N-screen Video-Wall.
A “master” Yodeck Player, playing back the content for the video wall. This could also be any device with an HDMI output, e.g., a set-top box, sat receiver, DVD Player, or other media player.

Concerning the screens of the Video-Wall, we recommend using similar screens from the same vendor. Different brands of screens might have different brightness levels. Test the screens side-by-side before mounting them to see that their brightness levels can be adjusted.

Connecting everything together

Make sure that everything is unplugged from power.
Connect the router’s WAN port to your local Internet network.
Connect the router’s LAN port to the video wall’s network switch.
Connect all Yodeck Players to the network switch.
Connect the IP streamer’s Ethernet port to the network switch.
Connect the IP streamer’s HDMI input to the HDMI output of the “master” Yodeck Player (or any other HDMI device you might be using).
Plug the power into the router first, and wait 2 minutes for it to boot. Then, power up the Ethernet switch, the IP streamer, and the rest of the devices.

Here is a diagram with an overview of the connections and steps:

Making sure everything works (correctly)

After you have connected everything as above, you need to register the Players in Yodeck if you have not done so already.

Then we need to make sure that the screens do not do any overscan. Download this Test Card image ( click and then select the “Download” icon from the top-right corner ) and upload it to your Yodeck Account:

Please put it in a Layout and assign this Layout to all screens of the Video Wall. Then carefully check all corners of the screens for any overscan.
Here is what you should normally be seen in all 4 corners of each screen:

And here is what a screen doing overscan looks like:
Overscan will interfere with Video-Wall alignments, so you need to remove it. Use the TV menu to adjust picture settings and change the option usually referenced as “ P.SIZE,” “ Aspect Ratio,” “ Format,” or similar. These settings should have options like “ 16:9”, “ 4:3”, “ Widescreen,” “ Pixel Scan,” and so on. Cycle through the options to find the correct one that eliminates overscan.

Then, we need to make sure that the Players are configured with the proper orientation. If a screen in the Video Wall is mounted vertically like a portrait or upside-down, you need to set this in the respective Monitor’s configuration in Yodeck. Screens should then reconfigure and appear rotated after a few minutes.

Steps in Yodeck

Here are the steps you need to follow to configure a Video-Wall in Yodeck.

Create 1 Streaming Video entry for each screen.
1. Go to the “ Videos” section. Click “ Add Video.”
2. In the pop-up that appears, select “ Video Stream.”
3. In the video stream address field, you need to add the address of the multicast stream. For LKV373A, you would have to type “udp://239.255.42.42:5004” (without the quotes).
  For other IP streamers, use the proper multicast address and port. When done, click “Create.”
4. Type in a Name, e.g., “TV 1 Stream”.
5. Deactivate the “Buffering” option.
6. Activate the “Crop Video” toggle.
7. Fill out the cropping required for each screen to only display the required part of the feed. Initially, you can leave all 4 fields at 0% to test it out. Read the rest of the guide below for more details on this.
8. Click “Save.”
9. Repeat this Streaming Video creation process for each screen in your Video-Wall.
Create 1 Layout for each screen.
1. Go to the “Layouts” section, and click “Add Layout.”
2. Type in a Name, e.g., “TV 1 Layout.”
3. If your screen is mounted as a portrait, make sure you click the “+” icon to add the 16:9 portrait layout and remove the 16:9 landscape layout.
4. Click on “Media.” In the pop-up that appears, select the respective stream you created previously, e.g., “TV 1 Stream”, select the “Fitting Option” as “Stretch,” and click “Ok.”
5. Resize the added Media in the layout editor to take up the whole area of the screen.
6. Click “Save.”
7. Repeat this Layout creation process for each screen in your Video-Wall.
Assign the Layouts to each Monitor as the Default Layout. Make sure you remove any scheduling temporarily to test it out. Later on, you can do scheduling if you want to.
Assign content to the “ Master” Yodeck Player using a Layout containing a Video. Make sure that the video has an audio track. This is important to avoid issues during testing.
Click the “ Push to Players?” button.

The assigned media on the Master player does not have sound

When using LKV, there is a small limitation. The input of the LKV should have sound; otherwise, the player cannot playback the stream. This is the default behavior of the LKV hardware.

If the assigned media on your Master player does not have sound, for example, an image, you have to Mute ALL the slave players (from the Monitor settings in the Sound/Display Tab) to overcome the limitation of the LKV.

After that, you should have all the screens in the Video Wall playing back the content you assigned to the “Master” Yodeck Player.
Playback should be 100% completely synchronized. If it is not, ensure you have the same settings on all screens. Some TV units have image processing to enhance the picture. This induces a delay during playback. You should either disable that from all screens ( recommended) or enable it on all TVs ( only if they are the same models and size).

A Few Words on Bezel Compensation

Screens have bezels. That’s the plastic frame around the screen. You can set up your video wall with or without accounting for bezels between screens.
Here is the difference visually:
It is totally up to you to decide how you want the content to appear. Yodeck provides you the flexibility to do both.

Matrix Setups (NxN), Without Bezels

Simple setups for matrix Video-Walls ( 2×2, 3×3) are easy in Yodeck, especially if you do not account for the bezel compensation. For example, for a 2×2 Video-Wall, you need to specify:

Top-Left feed cropping: Top: 0%, Bottom: 50%, Left: 0%, Right: 50%
Top-Right feed cropping: Top: 0%, Bottom: 50%, Left: 50%, Right: 0%
Bottom-Left feed cropping: Top: 50%, Bottom: 0%, Left: 0%, Right: 50%
Bottom-Right feed cropping: Top: 50%, Bottom: 0%, Left: 50%, Right: 0%

Here is a diagram.
Here is the same for a 3×3 Video-Wall.
For any N-by-N Video Wall, you divide 100% by N and set each feed cropping percentage accordingly.

Tiled Setups ( NxM), Without Bezels

By “ tiled,” we mean matrix setups that are not NxN, e.g., a 3×1 “ ribbon-like” setup:
Percentages are calculated in the same way as if the Video Wall was an NxN setup, including the missing screens. You need to place your content in the Layout editor’s right area since the rest will not be shown.

Measuring for all Setups, including Asymmetric Video-Walls, Bezels included

With Yodeck, you can set up any Video-Wall, even if screens are mounted in landscape or portrait orientation. So, you can create video walls like this one:
If you want to do bezel compensation or set up an asymmetric video wall, you must measure actual distances between the screens’ viewable areas. Use the Test Card above and ensure it covers the whole area of the screens. So, in the general case of an asymmetric video wall, you should have something like this to do the measurements.
Remember: the Test Card should cover the whole area of the screen. Make any changes required to have a similar result to the one above.
The Test Card has a white line exactly on the edges of the screen’s viewable area. Use that to make your measurements. A fundamental note; make sure these measurements are as precise as possible, or else you risk misalignment and will have to repeat it. Measure in millimeters, or use 1/16ths or 1/32nds of an inch. It would help if you were as precise as possible.

For each screen:
1. Measure the distance from the top-edge white line of the top-most screen to the screen’s top-edge white line. Let’s call this SCREEN_TOP.
  e.g., The top-edge white line of the top-most screen ( TV3 ) to the top-edge white line of each screen.
2. Measure the distance from the left-edge white line of the left-most screen to the screen’s left-edge white line. Let’s call this SCREEN_LEFT.
  e.g., The left-edge white line of the left-most screen ( TV1 ) to the left-edge white line of each screen.
3. Measure the distance from the left-edge white line of the screen to the right-edge white line. Let’s call this SCREEN_WIDTH.
4. Measure the distance from the top-edge white line of the screen to the bottom-edge white line. Let’s call this SCREEN_HEIGHT.
Download or copy this Google Spreadsheet .
Punch in the above numbers; it will do the math for you. Then go directly to the final step below.
Go into your Yodeck Portal and do the following for each Video Stream feed matching each Screen:
1. Set the “ Top” cropping percentage as calculated by the spreadsheet.
2. Set the “ Left” cropping percentage as calculated by the spreadsheet.
3. Set the “ Bottom” cropping percentage as calculated by the spreadsheet.
4. Set the “ Right” cropping percentage as calculated by the spreadsheet.

The final result would be something like this:

If you need help doing the calculations, reach out to our support team, and we will help you out.

Troubleshooting

Video playback does not start on the Video Wall, while I can see it working on the “Master” Yodeck Player

You need to have a video with an audio track working on the “Master” Yodeck Player to start playback for the other Yodeck Players. We are working on this restriction, which will be removed in future releases.

The assigned media on the Master player does not have sound

When using LKV, there is a small limitation. The input of the LKV should have sound; otherwise, the player cannot playback the stream. This is the default behavior of the LKV hardware.

If the assigned media on your Master player does not have sound, for example, an image, you have to Mute ALL the slave players (from the Monitor settings in the Sound/DisplayTab) to overcome the limitation of the LKV.

Video playback is not smooth. There are stuttering and glitches.

The whole system needs to work at the same FPS and Hz. It would help if you did the following:

Check the FPS of the video content you are showing. It should either be 30 FPS (or 60 FPS) or 25 FPS (or 50 FPS).
If you have a mixed set of content (30/60 and 25/50), select one of the 2 to start a test and see which setting looks better.
If you have 25/50 FPS content, then you need to set the output resolution of all Yodeck Players (including the “Master” Yodeck Player) to 25Hz (or 50Hz).
If you have 30/60 FPS content, then you need to set the output resolution of all Yodeck Players (including the “Master” Yodeck Player) to 30Hz (or 60Hz).
Use these instructions to change the resolution of the Yodeck Players. In the standard case, you should use 1080p or 720p resolutions (depending on your screens).
Evaluate and, if the result is not satisfactory, start over with a different setting.

The video seems of low quality.

Check the original video source on your PC and ensure it is true and of better quality.
Check that the HDMI source (in most cases, the Yodeck Player) runs in Full-HD resolution.
Check out the next guide on upgrading the firmware on the LKV373A to have a Full-HD resolution (1080p) instead of HD-Ready (720p).

The screens on the Video Wall are not 100% synced.

Check that the screens do not have any picture processing activated. Many brands have advanced features that make the image appear smooth and have great motion. Try deactivating as many similar features are possible, reduce image “clarity,” “smooth motion,” and things like that. Make sure you do this on all TVs.
If the TV has a “game” mode (used for console gaming), try using that – it should eliminate lags. Make sure you do this on all TVs.
Power off the LKV373A for 2 minutes and then power it up again. Players should restart playback and should be synced. If the issue is corrected at first and happens again, try using a different network switch. The switch might be inducing delays.

Configuring the LKV373A Sender unit

The LKV373A has a small bug that does not keep the Full-HD resolution for the stream after a reboot. If you keep the original firmware, you can only work with it on the 1280×720 resolution.

If you want a higher resolution, you must complete the following procedure to upgrade the device’s firmware.

WARNING: Ensure you only use this firmware on the Lenkeng LKV373A (it says V3.0 on the bottom of the device). Flashing this firmware to another model might break it. Generally, this is a risky procedure, so only do this if you have a spare unit to use if this procedure fails.

Download the firmware by clicking here.
Extract the ZIP file into a directory on your computer.
Find out the IP of the Lenkeng LKV373A in your network.
Enter the IP of the device into your browser. A page should appear. Check that the firmware versions shown are the following defaults:
1. Version: 4.0.0.0.20161031 – This is the firmware of the device management software
2. Encoder Version: 7.1.2.0.11.20161031 – This is the firmware of the encoder chip in the device
You will need to update the firmware of the device. In the section “File to Upgrade Firmware(*.PKG):”, click choose file.
Browse the directory with the ZIP file’s extracted contents and go into the subdirectory called “TX” (Sender).
Select the “IPTV_TX_PKG_v4_0_0_0_20160427.PKG”.
Click the “Upgrade!” button on the web page. The unit will start performing the upgrade.
A message saying ” Firmware upgrading, please wait…” will appear. Please wait.
After 1 minute, a message will appear saying, “Please reboot the device.”
Reboot the device.
The device should now work in Full-HD resolution (actually 1728×1080, but it is anamorphic, so it works fine).

After the upgrade, you can also open up the stream with VLC on your PC using (almost) the same address (you need to add a @):

udp://@239.255.42.42:5004

In VLC, you can check the stream’s resolution and confirm it is streaming in 1080p (for a 1080p HDMI source).

Also, the device now provides more controls through its web interface. To reset the access credentials to the defaults, you need to use Telnet (or PuTTY) and telnet to the device’s IP on port 9999. Upon connection, you will see this prompt:

Trying 192.168.0.110...

Connected to 192.168.0.110.

Escape character is '^]'.

==============================

========IPTV TX Server========

==============================

input> factory_reset

Processing factory reset!

System will reboot after few seconds!

Connection closed by foreign host.

You will then be able to access the web interface of the device using the credentials:

Username: admin
Password: 123456

How to setup an HDMI video feed input or connect a USB camera (Video Input)

Yodeck is expanding your available options to display content on your screens. The “Video Input” option allows you to connect any USB video input device to your Yodeck Players to display a video feed on your screens. The typical use is an HDMI-in port; you connect a USB HDMI capture card and connect through HDMI to your set-top box receiver (satellite, cable, or terrestrial) to show live video along with your messaging in a cool layout. This also works with typical USB cameras (any webcam) if you want to relay a local live feed.

Yodeck player based on Raspberry Pi

⚠️This feature is available only for players based on Raspberry Pi. This feature is unavailable for other player types and cannot be used at all. More details about the Yodeck Player based on Raspberry Pi can be found here.

Recommended Hardware

Here you can find details on the USB HDMI capture cards we have tested, which can be used on the Yodeck player as an HDMI-in port.

Connecting the hardware

You must first connect the USB HDMI capture card (or the webcam) directly to the Yodeck player.

You can use any of the four USB ports:

Configuring a Video Input

To use the Video-Input, do the following:

Go to the “Videos” section and click the “Add Video/YouTube/PowerPoint” button.
From all the options that appear, select “Video Input”.
In the form presented, type in a name and add any other details you need, like Description, Tags, and Default Duration.
By default, the Capture Resolution and FPS are automatically set. Leave these at their default settings when setting this up for the first time.
Click “Save” to save and exit the configuration.

You can now assign this video Input Feed directly to your Player to ensure it works as expected.

Troubleshooting a Video Input

1. I am not getting any video

Some capture cards display a standard static feed if nothing is connected to their input, e.g., an error message or a colorful screen. Try unplugging your HDMI device (e.g., your set-top box) and see what happens. If nothing happens, then the USB HDMI Capture Card might not be connected properly or might not work at all.

2. I am not getting any audio

Check that your HDMI device (e.g., your set-top box) is not muted, and that the volume is set high enough.

3. There is a delay from input video to seeing it on the screen

A slight delay of less than 1 second is expected. A higher delay may be due to the specific HDMI capture device you are using.

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 on Amazon, eBay, and local retailers worldwide. These are OEM and can be found under several brands and in different colors. It supports up to 4K input and 30 FPS at 1080p/4K. The capture resolution displayed on the Player’s screen is up to 1080p, and the quality is good for general use.

The device gets quite hot, so some sellers bundle the units with a small USB extension cable for connecting it to the Yodeck Player. We recommend it too.

These come at a very low cost, retailing at $15, and they seem to work fine. We have performed prolonged testing but cannot guarantee long-term reliability. Online reviews are positive.

We have also tested high-quality HDMI Capture Cards from well-known vendors. We have tested several devices from AVerMedia, including AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra and AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable. These also work exceptionally well, but prices are higher.

AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus (GC513-the red one). More product details can be found here.

AVerMedia Live Gamer Mini (GC311-the black one). More product details can be found here.

Overall, all similar devices should work fine. You can search eBay or Amazon for USB HDMI capture and get hundreds of results!

USB webcams

We have tested a handful of USB Cameras. These are straightforward to support, so almost all USB cameras should work.

Technical Requirements

In case you want to get more technical and dive into the details, here is what we need to be able to use a USB video device:

Support of UVC (USB Video Class) profile.
Support for MJPG (Motion JPEG) capture codec.

If these two basic requirements are fulfilled, the device should work fine.

Troubleshooting a Video Input

I am not getting any video

Some capture cards display a standard static feed if nothing is connected to their input, e.g., an error message or a colorful screen. Try unplugging your HDMI device (e.g., your set-top box) and see what happens. If nothing happens, the USB HDMI Capture Card might not be connected properly or work at all.

I am not getting any audio

Check that your HDMI device (e.g., your set-top box) is not muted, and the volume is set high enough.

There is a delay from the input video to seeing it on the screen

A slight delay of less than 1 second is expected. A higher delay may be due to the specific HDMI capture device you are using.

Yodeck Audio Assets

Supported Formats

Yodeck supports many popular audio format types. The Audio formats that the player is supporting right now are the following ones:

AAC
MP4
M4A
MP3
OGA
OGG
WAV
OPUS

Adding an Audio Asset

To add a single Audio file, you click on the ”Add Audio” button found at the bottom of the Audio list. You then need to select the type of audio source. You can choose from:

Audio File – Upload audio files from your device. Use [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple files or use the Import from URL option and enter a link to an audio file. The file will be copied to your account.
YouTube – Use a standard YouTube video link. Players download only the audio track directly from YouTube and save it in their storage for offline use.
Vimeo – Use a standard Vimeo video link. Players download only the audio track directly from Vimeo and save it in their storage for offline use or select the Vimeo Live Stream and paste a a Vimeo LIVE streaming link.
Stream – Use an online audio streaming link or other custom source, like an RTP or HLS stream.

After you provide the Audio source, you also need to provide:

the Name of the audio
an optional Description
add Tags to the uploaded audio
in the Advanced Features, you can set the Play From /Play Until parameters. In other words, you can set the expiration date, which means that you can choose the exact date and time that this audio will display in your playlist or layout, or you can set the “Always” and “Forever” setting, and the audio will never expire.
click Save to finally upload the audio

Adding an Audio with the Drag and Drop option

You have the option to add a Media by dragging the specific file or files from your PC directly to your Audio Library, therefore skipping a few steps and saving you some extra time.

The Drag and Drop option is also available in the Folder View.

Managing Audio Assets

In the Audio section, you can see a list of the Audio assets currently uploaded into your Yodeck account. Information about your audio files is organized in the following columns:

the Name of the audio along with a Preview (thumbnail)
the Timestamp (date and time) that the audio was modified for the last time
the Workspace (for accounts in the Enterprise plan) that the audio belongs
the Tags (for accounts in the Pro and Enterprise plan) that are applied to the audio
the Actions column

If you click on the three dots icon in the Actions column, you will be presented with a list of actions that you can apply to your uploaded audio files.

Click on each tab below to see a short description.

Additional Control Settings

At the top-left corner, you can use the Search box to quickly sort out your audio listing. You can search using any of the four columns which means by name, date, workspace, and tag.

You can select one or more audio by clicking the square box left to their thumbnail. You can then click the Actions button at the bottom to Edit, Move, Delete all the selected documents at once.

At the top-right corner, you can click on the “+Add Folder” button in order to create a folder that can be used to group audio files (the folder will be global among Images, Videos, Audio, Documents, Web Pages, and Widgets).

You can also change the listing and refresh the view.

Video Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEfCKvo1Q6M

Documents

In the “Documents” section, you can upload and manage any Document files you want to play on your Players.

Supported Formats

Yodeck supports PDF, Word, Excel, and PPT file types. Documents are not resized automatically; they are delivered and played back exactly as you have uploaded them.

Adding a Document

To add a single document, you click on the ”Add Document” button found at the list’s bottom.

Select the file type of your choice and Upload one or more Document files from your computer to Yodeck or use the Import from URL option to import any Document file hosted in the cloud.

You can hold [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple files at once.

As a next step, you are requested to provide:

type in the Name of the document
an optional Description
add Tags to the uploaded document
set the Default Duration of the document if you decide to add it to a playlist
in the Advanced Features, you can set the Play From /Play Until parameters. In other words, you can set the expiration date, which means that you can choose the exact date and time that this image will display in your playlist or layout, or you can set the “Always” and “Forever” setting, and the document will never expire.
the Default Duration: the default duration of each slide/page is set to 10 seconds. However, you can change this for ALL pages included in the document.
any Page Exceptions: when you want specific slides/pages of the file to be skipped or have a different duration, use the “Set duration for a specific Page” button and specify the number of the page, as well as the desired duration. In case you want to skip a page completely, simply set its duration to “0”.
click Save to finally upload the document

Adding a Document with the Drag and Drop option

You have the option to add a document by dragging the specific file(s) from your PC directly to your Documents Library, therefore skipping a few steps and saving you some extra time.

The Drag and Drop option is also available in the Folder View.

Managing Document Files

In the Documents section, you can see a list of the PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files currently uploaded into your Yodeck account. Information about your document files is organized in the following columns:

the Name of the document along with a Preview (thumbnail) of the actual image
the Timestamp (date and time) that the document was modified for the last time
the Workspace (for accounts in the Enterprise plan) that the document belongs
the Tags (for accounts in the Pro and Enterprise plan) that are applied to the file
the Actions column

If you click on the three dots icon in the Actions column, you will be presented with a list of actions that you can apply to your uploaded document files.

Click on each tab below to see a short description.

Additional Control Settings

At the top-left corner, you can use the Search box to quickly sort out your document listing. You can search using any of the four columns which means by name, date, workspace, and tag.

You can select one or more documents by clicking the square box left to their thumbnail. You can then click the Actions button at the bottom to Edit, Move, Delete all the selected documents at once.

You can also change the listing and refresh the view.

Video Tutorial

https://youtu.be/G3DhS_tJWkA

Web Pages

You can upload and manage any web page you want in the Web Pages section. Please not Yodeck player must have minimum 1 GB RAM.

Adding a Web Page

To add a web page, click the “Add Web Page” button at the bottom of the Web Pages list. As a next step, you have to:

Type in the Name of the web page
Type an optional Description
Paste the URL of the web page
Add Tags to the uploaded image
Set the Default Duration of the image if you decide to add it to a playlist
Click Save to create the web page

Web Page’s Advanced Features

Click on a tab to see a short description for each setting.

Managing Web Pages

In the “Web Pages” section, you can see a list of the web pages uploaded to your Yodeck account. Image information is organized in the following columns:

the Name of the web page along with a Preview (thumbnail) of the actual web page
the Timestamp (date and time) that the web page was modified for the last time
the Workspace (for accounts in the Enterprise plan) that the web page belongs
the Tags (for accounts in the Pro and Enterprise plan) that are applied to the web page
the Actions column

If you click on the three dots icon in the Actions column, you will be presented with a list of actions that you can apply to your web pages.

Click on each tab below to see a short description.

Additional Control Settings

At the top-left corner, you can use the Search box to sort out your web page listing quickly. You can search using any of the four columns by name, date, workspace, and tag.

You can select one or more web pages by clicking the square box left to their thumbnail. You can then click the Actions button at the bottom to Edit, Move, and Delete all the selected web pages at once.

You can also change the listing and refresh the view.

Video Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGtxN8mz4Ig

Advanced Media Scheduling

Introduction

With our new Advanced Media Scheduling, you can create a customized display schedule for each media item. Most importantly, it’s a life-and-time-saver if you run many campaigns or have ad networks.

Say you want certain media, like promo videos or ad flyers, to be displayed only in the morning, in the evening, or only on certain days. With this feature, you don’t have to create different playlists or layouts to accurately display such time-sensitive and targeted advertising campaigns exactly when you want. Just add schedules in the ‘Availability’ media option and specify the times and dates you want each media item to display on your TVs. Also, please note this feature is available in the Pro and Enterprise plans.

Available only on the Pro plan!

Please note that this feature is only available on the “Pro/Enterprise” Plan. You might not see some menus mentioned below if you are not on the “Pro/Enterprise” Plan.
Keep in mind that the “Pro/Enterprise” Plan is available for free if you only manage 1 screen so that you can evaluate these features quickly.

Example

Let’s say you want to display some media at specific hours during the day. Also, this media is part of a bigger playlist or tag-based playlist with hundreds of media. Without this feature, the media would always display on the screen regardless of day or hour.

But with the “Advanced Media Scheduling” feature, this media will only be displayed on the screen in the timeframe and days you have set below.

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