A WATCHOUT spot allows you to play audio synchronized with a presentation running on Dataton WATCHOUT, which is sometimes used in theaters or other locations with specialized requirements, such as projection onto a curved screen or
some physical object (projection mapping). While WATCHOUT can also play the
sound track associated with such a presentation, you may want to provide narration
in additional languages through visitors’ mobile devices.
- Unlike Display and Visitor spots, a block associated with a WATCHOUT Spot will not appear on the WATCHOUT screen. Instead, the block will appear only on Visitor spots when navigating to the location of the WATCHOUT spot.
In addition to adding a WATCHOUT spot, you need to add and configure
WATCHOUT on the Manage page. You must also obtain a sound track matching the
target timeline of the WATCHOUT show. The sound track must match the timeline
starting from its beginning, even if the content on the timeline may not start at the
beginning. For instance, if the content starts five seconds into the WATCHOUT
timeline, you must add five seconds of silence at the beginning of the sound clip to
match up.
- To playable on mobile devices, the sound file must be encoded using the AAC format, typically stored in an .m4a file.
WATCHOUT System Name
Enter the name of the system here, as specified on the Manage page.
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Timeline Name
Enter the name of the WATCHOUT timeline to synchronize to. Leave this field empty to synchronize to the main timeline.
Start when Accessed by Visitor
If checked, Blocks will tell WATCHOUT to start playback when a visitor accesses the spot by entering its Location ID into a mobile device. Use this method to start the WATCHOUT show “on demand” by the first visitor. Subsequent visitors will join at the
current time position, and will not restart the show.
If the WATCHOUT show is started by other means (e.g., by a scheduled Task), leave this unchecked.
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