Product updates
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Follow updates via RSS ↗A data source you fill in yourself ( Manual entry ) can now be shared with someone who has no Lumicast account, such as the chef who keeps the menu up to date or the receptionist who posts the day's events. They open…
Read the updateFixes and improvements from the second and third weeks of October. The template library opens faster. Pages always open in the editor with their latest changes, also right after someone else edited them. Workspace…
Read the updateIn a campaign's planning, During set hours now accepts an end time earlier than the start time. A window from 18:00 to 08:00 plays through the night and on into the next morning, and the form tells you when a window…
Read the updateThe template library has 21 new designs, each in landscape and portrait, for cafés, restaurants, fitness, hotels, real estate, retail, schools and workplaces, and a Christmas menu. Dutch-speaking users also get two…
Read the updateAn image on a page with Scaling method set to Cover fills its frame, so its edges may be cropped. Under Focal point , click the part of the photo that matters, such as a face or a product, and it stays in view whatever…
Read the updateSamsung signage displays can now send a screenshot of what they are showing, just like displays running the native Lumicast app. Open a display and use the Screenshots tab to create a screenshot remotely.
Read the updateA few fixes from the first days of October. Connecting an external account works again. LinkedIn data sources update again. The app resumes live updates automatically after losing its connection. Newly created data…
Read the updatePeople are now managed in one place, under Organisation → Users in the settings. Search for a user or filter the list by workspace. Select someone to see their access type, their permissions in each workspace and how…
Read the updateFixes and smaller additions to pages, data sources and displays. Text layers have a Max lines setting that cuts off longer text with "…" while keeping its size. A campaign can be removed from a playlist on the playlist…
Read the updateConnecting a display now starts with how you want to connect it: with a pairing code, a link, or later. You then choose Live , which runs around the clock and is billed, or Try it out , which is free for 30 minutes. The…
Read the updateEach display now has a Software section that lists every piece of Lumicast software it runs: the player, the Lumicast app for its platform and, on Raspberry Pi displays, the system image. For each component, you can see…
Read the updateThe Lumicast app for Windows now installs updates silently. If an update fails, the player is started again, so a display no longer stays black after a failed update. The Lumicast app for Windows, macOS and Linux now…
Read the updateLumicast OS for Raspberry Pi can now be downloaded from lumicast.com/downloads . When a Raspberry Pi display has no network yet, it shows the name, password and address of a Wi-Fi network the display creates itself.…
Read the updateA new Microsoft Power BI connection adds the Power BI query data source. Pick a Power BI workspace and a semantic model, write a DAX query, and use the rows it returns in your pages like any other data. Your Power BI…
Read the updateCreating a page now offers a choice between the Template library , your own templates and a blank page. The library holds more than a hundred designs for restaurants, shops, healthcare, schools and other sectors. Search…
Read the updateThe app has a more consistent look this month, with a navigation bar you can collapse, along with fixes for displays and connected accounts. Dialogs, fields, menus and tables look and behave the same throughout the app,…
Read the updateDisplays now download all the media they may need in advance, one file at a time, so items that haven't played yet still play when the connection drops. Samsung Tizen displays keep storing media their own way. When a…
Read the updateOrganisation admins find every display in the organisation under Organisation → Bird's Eye View in the settings. Click a status, uptime range, workspace, player version, platform, resolution or the content on screen to…
Read the updateCustom fonts now belong to your organisation instead of a single workspace. Organisation admins upload them once under Organisation → Fonts in the settings, and every workspace can use them in pages and apps. Drop in…
Read the updateA display's overview now shows its uptime over the last 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days on a timeline, with each outage and how long it lasted. Hours when a display is normally switched off, such as nights and weekends, no…
Read the updateSharePoint news data sources now read modern SharePoint news posts. With Fetch full article content they include the article text, and with Include news from the entire hub they combine the news of a hub site and all…
Read the updateThis month adds support for iPhone photos and fixes for displays, playlists and manual data sources. iPhone photos in HEIC format are converted to JPG when you upload them. Pending invitations open when you sign in, so…
Read the updateOn a template, an editable text layer can now be set to Lock styling . People editing a page based on that template can change the words, while the colour, font and size follow the template. Later changes to the…
Read the updatePlaylists have a new Overlays section for pages that stay on top of every item, such as a logo bar or a news ticker. Add an overlay page for each aspect ratio you use; every display shows the one that fits it. To keep a…
Read the updateMost of this month's fixes make pages look the same in the editor as on your displays. Text, scaling and HTML tables look the same in the page editor as on displays, including text colour and font. Text that fits its…
Read the updateThe Preview of a playlist, campaign or display opens in its own tab and shows your content on a scaled display. A side panel shows what is playing and how far along it is, and lists every item, including the items of…
Read the updateYou can now create personal access tokens for the Lumicast API under Account → Access tokens in the settings. A token acts on your behalf in every workspace you belong to, with full or read-only access. Give a token an…
Read the updateIn the page editor, type / in a text layer, or click Add dynamic data , to insert live values into your text: a data source field, the time or date, a countdown, a greeting that follows the time of day, weather details,…
Read the updateYou can now create a data source by typing in the rows yourself. Choose Manual entry when you add a data source, define the columns (text, number, date, time, a choice list, URL, colour, content and more) and fill in…
Read the updateFixes and improvements to playlists, data sources and your subscription. Playlist items always show a checkbox, and a checkbox in the header selects or clears all items. Set duration changes only the selected playlist…
Read the updateA few fixes that followed the new version of Lumicast. The Displays overview loads again when no sort order has been chosen. Playlists that contain an empty group keep playing on the display. Samsung Tizen displays and…
Read the updateData sources let you use information from other systems in your own pages. Retrieve data through an API, calendar or RSS feed, or send it to Lumicast from your own software. Combine a team timetable from Google Sheets…
Read the updateWe are carrying out maintenance from Saturday 25 April at 20:00 CEST until Sunday 26 April at 00:00 CEST. We will install a new software release and expand our infrastructure. Access to the Lumicast cloud may be…
Read the updateWe are carrying out platform maintenance on 7 January, from 20:00 to 23:00 CET. You may experience service interruptions during this time.
Read the updateYou can now choose from all Google Fonts in the page editor. The font picker shows each font directly so you can see how it looks.
Read the updateAll your content is now in one redesigned library, where you can manage, share and edit it. Share content from the library and allow users in other workspaces or organisations to edit it. View audit logs for all content…
Read the updateThe Lumicast Player is now available on Amazon Fire TV. Play your Lumicast content on a display connected to a Fire TV device. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max supports 4K resolution and can run the Lumicast player. View the…
Read the updateYou can now animate elements as they appear on a page. This update also includes improvements to the editor and apps. Add entrance animations to page elements. Some apps now have help articles. Downloading several media…
Read the updateThe page editor has been redesigned, with Smart Pages and new scaling options. Search, menus and playlist settings have also been updated. Use the new Smart Pages in the page editor. Your profile picture appears in more…
Read the updateLumicast has a new page editor and a redesigned interface for creating pages and managing images and videos. Create and edit pages in the new editor. Manage campaigns with tags and different resolutions. Edit or delete…
Read the updateProduct updates are now available in your Lumicast notifications. Download several files at once from your media library. Group displays by location or use. Deeply nested playlist items now appear in the correct order.
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