You can get support for Scala Media Players through your regular Scala support channels. See Services & Support for more information.

The type of content you can display depends on the Player license. The Scala Media Player-R is normally paired with the Single HD player license, which supports playback of:

• Video
• Audio
• Pictures
• HTML5

The intensity of content you can display depends on the Player hardware capabilities, number of screen zones, and so on.  It is a best practice to always test your content on the intended media players before deploying the content.

A media player is a very dynamic system. Although Scala designs and tests these systems to run for many weeks with complex content, there is always a small probability of degradation over time. To keep systems running smoothly, it is a best practice to schedule a weekly reboot. There are configuration scripts on the Scala Media Player to do this, or you can schedule reboots from Content Manager.

The Scala Media Player-R uses x11VNC to remotely access the player.

The Scala Media Player-R has approximately 24 gigabytes of storage for media and executables.

Please contact your Scala representative for more information.

The Linux Playback Engine only supports Feature Based Licenses.

• Capabilities will depend on the Feature Based License purchased
• Classic licenses are not supported under Linux.

For more information about compatible licenses, see the License Functionality Matrix.

No

The Linux Playback Engine is only available for use on the Scala Media Player-S.

1

• The inital realse of the Linux Playback Engine is pre-installed on Linux editions of the Scala Media Player-S.
• The Feature Based License recommended for the Scala Media Player-S is SW-PST-HD01. THis license only supports 1 channel.

1080p (1920 x 1080) / 2,073,600 pixels

• The initial release of the Linux Playback Engine is reinstalled on Linux editions of the Scala Media Player-S.
• The Feature Based License recommended for the Scala Media Player-S is SW_PST_HD01. This license supports a resolution of 1080p / 2,073,600 pixels.

Yes

• The Feature Based License in use controls this.

Yes

• The Feature Based License in use controls this.
• Player logs created by the Linux Playback Engine are viewed using a text editor. Logs must be downloaded from Content Manager.
• The frequency of returned logs depends on your settings in Content Manager.

Yes

• The Feature Based License in use controls this.
• Reporting features include: heartbeats, error reporting, plan, playback, and inventory status.

No

• The Linux Playback Engine will support them in a future release.

No

No

• At this time, the player configuration menu displays in English only.

Yes

• WebClip in the Linux Playback Engine displays in overlay mode (Scala Windows Playback Engine uses displays using off-screen rendering mode).
• WebClip elements will always be in the foreground, regardless of frame depth order.
• WebClip transitions are cuts; there is no transparency.

No

• WebClip in the Linux Playback Engine supports the following hardware accelerated option:
  • limited 3D operations

Yes

• The Scala Font Collection (part of Scala Enterprise 11.08 release) are preinstalled.
• The Scala Font Collection is a collection of fonts that playback in the Scala Windows Playback Engine, Linux Playback Engine, Content Manager, and Designer.
• Noto Sans is the default font if a font is not available.
• For a list of preloaded fonts, see Designing Content for Scala Enterprise.

No

Yes

• The Linux Playback Engine current support web-based streaming video and WebClip video.

No

Yes

• The Linux Playback Engine supports Python 3 for external scripting support.

No

• Python 2 and Python 3 are significantly different languages.

No

• Currently, the Linux Playback Engine does not support the following Designer/Player EXtension modules:
  • Datasource/ .xml
  • Launch ex
  • Goto WWW
  • Textfile.ex
  • Fileio.ex
  • TVTuner.ex
  • Input.ex