The information on this page will assist in creating custom content for SHOWPIX™ graphic display capabilities. You will need to convert all custom content to SHOWPIX™ format using Echo™ software. Echo™ is High End Systems software program offering content visualization, management and upload capabilities as well as RDM management features. It also provides instantaneous conversion of animations and images by mapping the files to the 127 LED pixels of SHOWPIX™. You candownload Echo™from the SHOWPIX™ support page.
There are several ways to prepare content so the Echo™ application can convert it to SHOWPIX™ format. We suggest using Quicktime .MOV files (best quality) or animated .GIF files although other formats are supported.
Each animated file you create can contain up to 256 frames and be set to play back from 1to 30 frames per second before import into Echo. Once in SHOWPIX™ playback speed is variable.
Important note: File names cannot be longer than 16 characters in length.
Both of the Adobe® applications in the primer lessons below can help you create SHOWPIX™ content in very robust ways not mentioned here, the tutorial movies below are intended to help you get started. Experimention and learning the extended capabilities of these programs will aid you in making more elaborate content.
Creating animated .GIF files with our Adobe® Flash® Template
Creating .MOV files using our Adobe® After Effects® Template
