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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 10:22

Skins Gallery

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In this area you can view screenshots of our skins and see the combination of all the features working together.

Tuesday, 22 June 2010 11:26

Welcome

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Smartlaunch is a very popular management solution for internet cafes and gaming centers all over the world, but as far as it's appearence is concerned, it comes with few default skins which are used by everyone and have become very common.

Our graphic arts team has brought smartlaunch skins to a new level.
We can provide you with new, fresh, modern and unique skins for your gaming center.

Here you'll find sample screenshots of some of our skin releases which can be sold "as is" or customized to your needs with your gaming center logo. Feel free to contact us for information, more screenshots or even if you require a completely custom and unique skin!

Monday, 21 June 2010 19:35

Frequently asked questions

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How Do I install the skin...

View a complete guide on how to install your new skin on your server...

* Extract all the files from the downloaded rar file.
* Open your server's Smartlaunch path and then point at Server » Data » Files » Skins
* Make a new folder and name it as you wish (e.g.: NewSkin)
* Copy all the files and paste them in the new Folder you just created (e.g.: D:\Services\Smartlaunch\Server\Data\Files\Skins\NewSkin)
* Open your SmartLaunch Server and go to Settings » Client Computers » Customization and check the one with the name you added in step #2 ( NewSkin ).
* Via Administrator you should make a Client Update to all your Computers so the changes will take effect.

NOTE: If after these steps the skin works only via a second client update, you should de-freeze the pc and make a restart, so the new skin will be able to load all of its contents.
TIP: If you have the videos feature on your skin, is better for you to de-freeze your computers so that it won't have to load a lot of megabytes every time it restarts.

How Do I add video...

To use this component you need to first add your videos to the “_videos” folder.
All the files should be .flv or .mp4
Then you need to edit content.xml to add paths to each video and set description. Below is the XML structure:

<content>
<item Aspect="16:9" Thumb="_files/_video/YOURVIDEOIMAGE.jpg" VideoClip="_files/_video/YOURVIDEO.mp4" Title="YOUR TITLE GOES HERE"/>
</content>

You can insert your own values
Aspect: 16:9 or 4:3
Thumb: A thumbnail icon for each video
VideoClip: The path of your video. Should be relative, not absolute
Title: Adescriptive title of the video

If you want to add video copy & paste line 2. E.g.:

<content>
<item Aspect="16:9" Thumb="_files/_video/thumb_1.jpg" VideoClip="_files/_video/Avatar_The_Game.mp4" Title="GAMES / ACTION-ADVENTURE / Avatar"/>
</content>

Tip: It is better defreezing client pc’s once and loading the skin, so that videos will be stored directly in each pc.
The result will be faster loading time of Smartlaunch Client Application.

How Do I change background...

You have the opportunity to swap your backgrounds dynamically. Learn here how is this possible...

1. Just replace the "main_bgr.jpg" with any image you want.
2. Make a Client Update and the new image should appear on your Interface.

NOTE 1: You should consider that it is better having same image dimensions with the clients’ screen resolution.
NOTE 2: The new image should be “.jpg”

* Make a Client Update and the new images are now on your Interface.

Adding slideshow images

To use this component you need to first add your images to the “slideshow” folder.
Then you need to edit content.xml to add paths to each image and set the delay of appearance for each image individually. Below is the XML structure:

<content Name="">
<item Image="slideshow/01.jpg" Delay="10000">
</item>
<item Image="slideshow/02.jpg" Delay="10000">
</item>
<item Image="slideshow/03.jpg" Delay="10000">
</item>
<item Image="slideshow/04.jpg" Delay="10000">
</item>
<item Image="slideshow/05.jpg" Delay="10000">
</item>
<item Image="slideshow/06.jpg" Delay="10000">
</item>
<item Image="slideshow/07.jpg" Delay="10000">
</item>
</content>

Delay is defined in ms (1000ms = 1 sec)

How do I add News & announcements...

To use this component you need to first add your thumbnail and large images to the “news” folder.
Then you need to edit content.xml in the “news” folder to add image paths and copy text.
Here is the XML structure:

<content Name="LATEST GAMES - NEWS - ANNOUNCEMENTS">
<article Thumb="news/thumb1.jpg" Large ="news/large1.jpg">
<headline>Headline goes here</headline>
<date>10 August 2009</date>
<copy_intro><![CDATA[Text here]]></copy_intro>
<copy_full><![CDATA[ Text here]]></copy_full>
<copy_pic><![CDATA[Text here]]></copy_pic>
</article>
<article Thumb="news/thumb2.jpg" Large ="news/large2.jpg">
<headline> Headline goes here </headline>
<date>23 August 2009</date>
<copy_intro><![CDATA[Text here]]></copy_intro>
<copy_full><![CDATA[ Text here]]></copy_full>
<copy_pic><![CDATA[Text here]]></copy_pic>
</article>
</content>

To set the title of this page see attribute Name. The Thumb and Large attributes are for the image paths.
To set headline and date see the relevant tags.
In the copy tags you can set your news article copy for the intro and full article and set the text which appears under the large image.
This copy is HTML formatted so you can set text colour, size and decoration and add hyperlinks using standard HTML tags.

How Do I add Mp3...

To use this component you need to first add your MP3 tracks to the “mp3_content” folder.
Then you need to edit playlist.xml to add paths to each MP3 and set the track name. Below is the XML structure:

<content>
<mp3 Thumb="mp3_content/thumb1.jpg" Title="Artist - Song Title 1" Path=" mp3_content/track1.mp3"/>
<mp3 Thumb="mp3_content/thumb2.jpg" Title=" Artist - Song Title 2" Path=" mp3_content/track2.mp3"/>
<mp3 Thumb="mp3_content/thumb3.jpg" Title=" Artist - Song Title 3" Path=" mp3_content/track3.mp3"/>
</content>

To add a thumbnail image change Thumb attribute.
To set the title of the track change attribute Title.
The Path attribute is to set the MP3 path.

Tip: It is better defreezing client pc’s once and loading the skin, so that mp3 tracks will be stored directly in each pc.
The result will be faster loading time of Smartlaunch Client Application.

Monday, 21 June 2010 19:10

What we do

Written by Sourli Published in Info

Smartlaunch Skins

Upgrade your Net's Interface with a completely customizable skin.

Smartlaunch is a very popular management solution for internet cafes and gaming centers all over the world, but as far as it's appearence is concerned, it comes with few default skins which are used by everyone and have become very common.

Our graphic arts team has brought smartlaunch skins to a new level.
We can provide you with new, fresh, modern and unique skins for your gaming center.

Here you'll find sample screenshots of some of our skin releases which can be sold "as is" or customized to your needs with your gaming center logo. Feel free to contact us for information, more screenshots or even if you require a completely custom and unique skin!

Monday, 21 June 2010 18:53

Things you should know

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You can choose between a variation of several features to include on your skin.

  • Easy-to-change background (loads external images of your choice).
  • Video integration (video gallery for your just added - upcoming games).
  • Slideshow feature (login screen is no more a boring screen).
  • Dynamic announcement system (XML enabled news - the easiest way to attract your customers).
  • Advertising feature (you can load one or more advertisments with a banner rotator).
  • Show to your clients, charts of your choice e.g. Monthly Top Games
  • MP3 player. Load your XML playlist and let your customers choose the rest.

 

For every version:

  • The skin will be optimized for your screen resolution.
  • The logo of your company will be added in the skin.

Support:

We can support you with free-of-charge updates as long as you find a bug or malfunction of the skin (smartlaunch ver.4).
The files you'll receive include a fully how-to guide.

Requirements:

Flash Player 10.0 on your client pc.

Payment Methods:

Payment will be accepted only via paypal
The payment will be done with the order of the skin.

You should consider that the project takes 4-5 working days so it could be customized for your company with your logo and the preferrable screen resolution. Smartlaunch SkinsUpgrade your Net's Interface with a completely customizable skin.