Screen layout
The layout of the screen is defined in the global header section of SMIL document.
Regions / Zones
The tag defines a screen layout where individual media items can be assigned to play. Media objects can then be assigned to each defined region. If media has no
Sequence Playlist
The sequential playlist is the simplest form of playlists in SMIL.
Parallel playlist
The SMIL parallel playlist is a list of media objects that start playback simultaneously.
Exclusive / priority playlist
The exclusive playlist allows up to one of its children to play. The start of one media object causes the currently playing item to either pause or stop.
Playback scheduling via WallClock
The wallclock module of SMIL supports using ISO-8601 date/time specification as part of its event triggers.
Content caching in the device storage
signageOS SMIL Player automatically cache SMIL file, all media and widgets into the internal memory of the device to allow playback in case there is no network
Updating SMIL playlist - PULL mode
To supply fresh content to a player, one needs to specify Refresh meta attribute in the first SMIL playlist loaded from the server. The syntax is as follows:
Backup image
Smil player has option to setup backup image to avoid black screen if something goes wrong during smil file download ( file does not exists ) or during XML to J