What is a Scene?

In ScreenManager, scenes are powerful tools that allow you to design captivating visuals and set up intricate layouts for your digital signage screens.
Let's explore how you can leverage scenes to create dynamic content and multi-zone layouts that capture your audience's attention.

Scene vs Playlist

A playlist is simply a collection of content (media files and scenes) that play in a loop. While you can define a layout for the playlist, the design possibilities are quite limited.
In contrast, a scene offers a powerful visual editor akin to tools like Canva or Microsoft's Movie Maker. With a scene, you can design more complex visuals, allowing for greater creativity and flexibility in your digital signage content.

After you enter the Scenes section, you will see a Scenes Dashboard. From here you can:

1 Click on Create Scene to open the Scene editor and start creating a Scene.

Firstly, give your Scene a name1 and choose and Aspect ratio2 before entering the editing mode.

2 View existing scenes.

3 Use the search bar to look for scenes.

4 Change scene settings.

Scene Settings

1 Click on the Scene's name to Rename it and then click Save.

2 Select one or multiple scenes with a tick and click on the lock icon to manage their access settings and share them between Spaces.

3 Scene's aspect ratio. You can change it in the editor.

4 Click on Edit to open Scene editor to make changes to the chosen scene.
5 Click on Publish to select one or more screens1 where the content will be displayed by adding a tick next to them. Or click on the tag2 to publish the chosen media to all screens tagged with this tag. You can also choose to schedule the publishing to show the media on a specific date later3. Specify the date using the calendar or by typing it in.

6 Click Delete to remove a scene and click Delete again to confirm.
Click on 3 dots under the scene to:

• Duplicate the scene.
• Edit tags to open a new menu. Pick the tag(s) you want to apply and confirm.

Learn more about Tags in the dedicated article.