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instantPlay Slide 2.0 is no longer connected to Dropbox but comes with its own loading system contents, the File Manager. There are two options for using the File Manager: Local and Cloud.

 

File Manager Local

 
The Local File Manager allows you to upload videos and images you want to show on your instantPlay Slide in local. Let’s see in detail how to do it.
 
On the configuration page, under Choose Local or Cloud File Manager move the switch to Local. After that click on Access File Manager. You will be prompted to enter credentials in a new tab. These are the following:
Username: instantplay
Password: instantplay
After that click on Login.
 
 
Once you have entered the local File Manager, to upload the images you just need to click on Add files. After that select the images you want to upload.
 
 
In this new version of the File Manager, you have several new features to manage each image. Let’s see what.
Click on the 3 dots (1) at the bottom of the line with the image name.
  • Download allows you to download the files.
  • Read allows you to preview images and videos.
  • Copy and Move are used respectively if you want to duplicate a file to another folder or move it elsewhere.
  • Rename allows you to rename images and videos.
  • Copy link, instead, allows you to copy the file link.
 
 
By selecting the checkbox next to one or more files (1) you can delete them in bulk. In fact, it will appear the command Delete (2) top left.
 
 
When you have completed all the operations, just go back to the configuration page and click on Save and Restart.
 
 
Note: you need to click on Save and Restart. only the first time that the contents are loaded. After that the content update (if the function Real-time refresh is on) will happen automatically.
Content sorting
Picture and video specifications
 

File Manager Cloud

 
The File Manager Cloud allows you to upload videos and images to your instantPlay Slide wherever you are. Let’s see in detail how to do.
 
On the configuration page, under Choose whether to use Local File Manager or Cloud Move the switch to Cloud. After that click on Access al File Manager. It will open a new tab (https://instantplay.cloud) where you will be asked for the credentials you have inserted in the page configuration in Cloud Media User (the mail you insert in the configuration page) e Cloud Media Password (instantPlay20!). They correspond to Username and Password. After that click on Login.
 
 
Customize the password of your instantPlay Cloud: if you want to customize your password to access the instantPlay Cloud, log in with the password instantPlay20! for the first time. After that click on the username in the upper left.
 
 
In the pop-up that opens enter the old password (1) and the new password (2). Finally click on Save (3).
 
 
Once you have entered the File Manager Cloud, to upload the images simply click on Add files. Then select the images you want to upload.
 
 
In this new version of the File Manager, you have several new features for each image. Let’s see what.
Click on the 3 dots (1) at the bottom of the line with the image name.
  • Download allows you to download the files.
  • Read allows you to preview images and videos.
  • Copy and Move are used respectively if you want to duplicate a file to another folder or move it elsewhere.
  • Rename allows you to rename images and videos.
  • Copy link, instead, allows you to copy the file link.
 
 
By selecting the checkbox next to one or more files (1) you can delete them in bulk. In fact, Delete (2) will appear on the top left.
 
 
When you have completed all the operations, just go back to the configuration page and click on Save and Restart.
 
 
Note: you need to click on Save and restart. only the first time that the contents are loaded. After that the content update (if the function Real-time update is active) will happen automatically.
Content sorting
Picture and video specifications
 
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Content sorting

instantPlay Slide displays images and videos in alphabetical order. Also, the Slider will display , first all images and then all videos.
 
We recommend renaming your content by preceding the name by a number, and we recommend that you do not use spaces in the file name. For example: 01_image, 02_image, 03_video etc.
 
Each image is shown for 10 seconds. Each video is played for its entire duration.
 

Picture and video specifications

The image formats supported by instantPlay Slide are JPG, PNG, and GIF. The supported video format is MP4. We recommend making images and videos in the Landscape mode 1920 x 1080, or in Portrait mode 1080 x 1920, if you use vertical monitors. By doing this, you can be confident that your content will perfectly match the proportions of your screen.
If you upload images that have different proportions than those indicated above, they will never be distorted.
It will be formatted based on the longer side.
 
Are there any file size limits? No. The only limitation is the capacity of the flash drive you use to upload the content.
 

Content sorting

instantPlay Slide displays images and videos in alphabetical order. Also, the Slider will display , first all images and then all videos.
 
We recommend renaming your content by preceding the name by a number, and we recommend that you do not use spaces in the file name. For example: 01_image, 02_image, 03_video etc.
 
Each image is shown for 10 seconds. Each video is played for its entire duration.
 

Picture and video specifications

The image formats supported by instantPlay Slide are JPG, PNG, and GIF. The supported video format is MP4. The video can have a maximum size of 1 GB.
 
If you have larger video sizes you can use https://split-video.com/ which allows you to split a video into several equal and smaller parts. We recommend making images and videos in the Landscape mode 1920 x 1080, or in Portrait mode 1080 x 1920, if you use vertical monitors.
 
By doing this, you can be confident that your content will perfectly match the proportions of your screen.
If you upload images that have different proportions than those indicated above, they will never be distorted. It will be formatted based on the longer side.
 
Are there any file size limits? There are no default file size limits. However, when new content is added, instantPlay downloads it using the internet. For this reason we advise you not to use images and videos that are too large. The download times would become very long and the contents would not be displayed on the monitor instantly.
To optimize and reduce the size of your videos we recommend using Miro Video Converter.
Download the free software and  install it on your computer:
 

Content sorting

instantPlay Slide displays images and videos in alphabetical order. Also, the Slider will display , first all images and then all videos.
 
We recommend renaming your content by preceding the name by a number, and we recommend that you do not use spaces in the file name. For example: 01_image, 02_image, 03_video etc.
 
Each image is shown for 10 seconds. Each video is played for its entire duration.
 

Picture and video specifications

The image formats supported by instantPlay Slide are JPG, PNG, and GIF. The supported video format is MP4. The video can have a maximum size of 1 GB. We recommend making images and videos in the Landscape mode 1920 x 1080, or in Portrait mode 1080 x 1920, if you use vertical monitors. By doing this, you can be confident that your content will perfectly match the proportions of your screen.
If you upload images that have different proportions than those indicated above, they will never be distorted. It will be formatted based on the longer side.
 
Are there any file size limits? There are no default file size limits. However, when new content is added, instantPlay downloads it using the internet. For this reason we advise you not to use images and videos that are too large. The download times would become very long and the contents would not be displayed on the monitor instantly.
To optimize and reduce the size of your videos we recommend using Miro Video Converter.
Download the free software and  install it on your computer: