iPoint

iPoint is a complex application that enables you to create multimedia playlists and schedule them to be run on multiple computers on a local network or, remotely, over the Internet.

The application includes three components: a server, a scheduler and a player. The server and scheduler applications can be installed on one machine, but you can install the player on multiple computers.

You can then send the playlists you create with the scheduler application to players installed on various networked computers, as well as automatically distribute and synchronize files.

iPoint allows you to create video and audio playlists and supports numerous multimedia formats, including Adobe Flash animations and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.

You can then assign various playlists to certain players, determine when they should be run, as well as their priority. The program can also display a real time news ticker on top of the video playback.

You can play content from streaming video sources and the application also enables you to display a television channel or another video input signal.

Once you have created playlists, they can be sent to individual players on your network or to a remote machine over the Internet. To ease this process, you can set up groups of players, so that you can send assignments to multiple destinations simultaneously.

iPoint allows you to perform remote actions on connected players, such as rebooting them, starting or stopping playback. You also have the option of synchronizing a player's file folder, so that its contents match the ones of the server's.

If the computer is equipped with more than one monitor, you can choose to have content played on all of them at the same time. This is useful if you wish to stretch the video content over multiple screens.

Overall, iPoint is a comprehensive digital signage application that allows you to create and schedule multimedia playlists to be played on multiple connected computers.