Digital Signage Player/Server Software

Create software that manages and schedules video content to be played on digital screens in retail locations. Much of this video content will be 15-second and 30-second ads. Each digital screen would be connected to a computer (player) at a retail location, which would regularly check the server for updates to the schedule, and download the latest video content. A web application would be created to administer the schedule and upload new video files for the server to distribute to the various players. Software functionality to include: 1. Play a wide range of video formats including MPEG, AVI, Quicktime, Flash 8, RSS Feed, PHP, still images. 2. Play video on a loop-style schedule. Example: One video would be scheduled to play between 2pm-4pm (player time), on players #100, #134, and #143-155. Player #134 for example will now loop through 8 videos on it's schedule between 2pm-4pm. 3. Adjust video loop settings. To avoid repetitiveness, a loop should randomize the video order each time, but also ensure that no videos are repeated back to back (first video of the next loop, wouldn't be the last video of the current loop). 4. Control video play times. Each video should be allowed to either play for a certain number of seconds (ex. 15 seconds for a Flash ad), or for the length of the video (ex. 3 minutes 27 seconds for a music video). 5. Schedule a "random video" spot. Example: A library of music videos is defined to include 20 music videos. This video library is assigned one video spot where it plays only one of these music videos. Once played, it would wait until the next loop until it played another video from the library. 6. Play videos in a particular area (x y coordinates) of the screen, to allow an RSS ticker on the bottom, or local weather at the side of the main video content. ## Deliverables Rent A Coder requirements notice: As originally posted, this bid request does not have complete details. Should a dispute arise and this project go into arbitration "as is", the contract's vagueness might cause it to be interpreted against you, even though you were acting in good-faith. So for your protection, if you are interested in this project, please work-out and document the requirements onsite. 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform - Server software: Linux - Player software (for computer at retail location): Windows or Linux, but not both. - Web application to interact with server in PHP/MySQL