Helius soups up software, adds Mac-based player
A year after it first released its MediaAuthor software for digital-signage content creation, Helius has updated the $795 package to version 2.0, adding a raft of new features.
The company has also released the complementary SST-Mi Media Player system, which runs on an Apple Mac Mini computer and sells for just $1500.
Helius spokesperson Jeff Crapo told SCREENS.tv that MediaAuthor 2.0 is unusual in that it functions as an add-in to Microsoft PowerPoint, allowing content creation from within the familiar PowerPoint environment.
“We see the software as appealing to anyone wanting to create a simple set of content for a single screen, but the key advantage of MediaAuthor is that the software can drive multiple players on multiple networks, making it highly scalable,” he said.
Once the MediaAuthor content has been created within the PowerPoint environment, it can either be played back using a PC running a PowerPoint-compatible application, or played through MediaAuthor’s sister product, the SST-Mi Media Player.
Linking MediaAuthor and the player on the same network “gives you a complete content-creation and content-display system. Add in the screens and the network and you have a complete signage system,” Crapo said.
New features in MediaAuthor 2.0 include digital-signage templates, allowing users to create a video playlist, add text and graphics, and then publish from PowerPoint to display screens for immediate viewing.
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