Within Signagelive, you can upload various types of content to your Signagelive Network using the Playlist Creator. These content types can include images, videos,
widgets, webpages, RSS/Media RSS Feeds, and IPTV Streams.
The following section will guide you through how to upload these different media content types within your Signagelive Network.
How to upload images, videos and widgets
To begin uploading these media assets, you will need to follow these steps:
From within your Signagelive Network, select Content
Select Playlists and then select Create / Edit
You will now be in the Playlist Creator, so please click on the blue Upload Button (Blue with white + sign)
Next, select Media Asset Upload from the drop-down menu that appeared.
A Media Asset Upload modal will now appear, giving you two options: 'Drop files here to upload' or 'Click to select files.'
Next, drag and drop content from your local computer into the upload area. Alternatively, you can click in the upload area to open a direct link to your file explorer to find the media content you wish to upload.
Please ensure you tick the "I confirm I have permission from the content owner to use and distribute these assets" option.
Once completed, your files will begin to upload, and you'll see the progress as they are uploaded. The modal will remain open until this is complete.
Once complete, you will see a success message, and your files will soon be available for you to use when creating playlists or performing other tasks.
How to upload Webpages
To begin uploading webpage assets, you will need to follow these steps:
From within your Signagelive Network, select Content
Select Playlists and then select Create / Edit
You will now be in the Playlist Creator, so please click on the blue Upload Button (Blue with white + sign)
Next, select Webpage from the drop-down menu that appeared.
A New Media Asset modal will now appear.
Please provide a name for the webpage asset, as this will assist you in locating it within your Asset Library.
Using the Protocol drop-down, please select whether your webpage uses either HTTPS:// or HTTP://.
Using the URL drop-down, please add the full URL of your desired webpage.
Once it's finished, please click the Save button.
Once done, your webpage asset will begin to upload, and you'll see the progress as they are uploaded. The modal will remain open until this is complete.
Shortly after this is completed, your webpage asset will be processed and made available for you to use when creating your Playlists.
How to upload RSS / Media RSS (MRSS) Feeds
To begin uploading RSS or Media RSS (MRSS) media assets, you will need to follow these steps:
From within your Signagelive Network, select Content
Select Playlists and then select Create / Edit
You will now be in the Playlist Creator, so please click on the blue Upload Button (Blue with white + sign)
Next, select RSS / Media RSS from the drop-down menu that appeared.
A New Media Asset modal will now appear.
Please provide a friendly name for the RSS or Media RSS asset, which will help you locate it within your Asset Library.
Using the Protocol drop-down, please select whether your RSS or Media RSS (MRSS) uses either HTTPS:// or HTTP://.
Using the URL drop-down, please add the full URL of your desired feed.
Once it's finished, please click the Save button.
Once done, your RSS or Media RSS (MRSS) asset will begin to upload, and you'll see the progress as they are uploaded. The modal will remain open until this is complete.
Shortly after this is completed, your RSS or Media RSS (MRSS) asset will be processed and made available for your use when creating your Playlists.
How to upload an IPTV Stream
To begin uploading IPTV Stream media assets, you will need to follow these steps:
From within your Signagelive Network, select Content
Select Playlists and then select Create / Edit
You will now be in the Playlist Creator, so please click on the blue Upload Button (Blue with white + sign)
Next, select IPTV Stream from the drop-down menu that appeared.
A New Media Asset modal will now appear.
Please provide a friendly name for the IPTV Stream asset to help you locate it within your Asset Library.
Using the Protocol drop-down, please select whether your IPTV Stream uses HTTPS://, HTTP://, RTP://, RTSP:// or UDP://.
Please add the full URL of your desired IPTV Stream using the URL drop-down.
Once it's finished, please click the Save button.
Once done, your IPTV Stream asset will begin to upload, and you'll see the progress as they are uploaded. The modal will remain open until this is complete.
After completing this, your IPTV Stream asset will be processed and made available when creating your Playlists.
What types of files can I upload?
All Signagelive players support JPG and PNG formats. To confirm if your player type supports a specific video/image format not mentioned here, please review our supported media page here.
What is the maximum size of files I can upload?
Asset Type | Max File Size | Notes |
Image | 25MB |
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Video | 750MB |
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Widget | 100MB |
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Where can I find my uploaded Assets?
Once uploaded, your content will appear in your Asset Library, and you can navigate to your ‘Recently Added’ folder to see the new assets.
How can I see which Players an Asset has been deployed to?
To view a list of the players that currently have an asset published to them, do the following:
Find the Asset in your Media Asset Library (Content > Playlists > Create/Edit)
Double-click on it, or select the 3 dots to the side of the Asset and choose 'Properties'
Navigate to the Players tab to see where and when your asset is published