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GB in size as non-scheduled content. Be aware in this case
that Content Manager will have to upload 100 GB of data
(even though each player will only download 1 GB).
Preloading Content on Players
InfoChannel Players support the notion of pre-loaded content.
This allows you to pre-install content on the Player systems
before putting them in the field, to optimize away the need for
the player to download any content when the player connects
to Content Manager.
When the player goes to download a given file from
InfoChannel Content Manager, it first checks for an exact match
in the PreLoadedContent folder. If found, the pre-loaded copy
is used, and the download is skipped.
By default, this folder on the player is:
... \All Users\Application Data\Scala\InfoChannel Player 5\
Network\PreLoadedContent
The default folder can be overridden with the
PreLoadedContent MMOS.INI keyword. For example:
PreLoadedContent = “C:\MyPreLoadedContent”
For example you can place a file BigVideo.mpg in this folder. If
the player’s plan requires a file called BigVideo.mpg, and the
MD5 signature of the preloaded version matches the MD5
signature of the version needed by the plan, the preloaded
copy will get used, skipping the download.
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Note that any pre-installed content is not available for use until
you add it to the plan (you must put it in a playlist or mark it as
Non-Scheduled Content).