Choosing the right media player

Along with displays themselves, media players are among the core pillars of any digital signage network installation. They are responsible for the smooth, accurate playback of dynamic content as it arrives from an external server.

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Spring and summer cleaning

Crews installing and servicing outdoor signs have seen many changes over the years, as the sector has shifted from wooden ladders, scaffolding and neon to safer and more efficient personnel lifts, bucket trucks and light-emitting diode (LED) retrofits.

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Laminating vehicle wraps

In early April, at the 2012 Vancouver International Auto Show at BC Place, vehicle graphics specialists from Canawrap Imaging unveiled North America’s first chrome-wrapped Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. The custom wrap job, valued at some $17,000, took more than 70 hours to apply, using chrome films from start to finish.

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Recommendations to prevent structural failure

The International Sign Association (ISA) recently released the results from a three-year study of single-pole ‘high-rise’ sign structures. The study involved researching the causes of sporadic failures of high-rising sign structures that incorporate ‘telescoping’ poles composed of multiple sections.

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Developing sustainable substrates

In September 2011, Groupe BO Concept (GBC), a sign and graphics provider based in Anjou, Que., implemented a point-of-purchase (POP) graphic system for the fresh produce section of Metro Richelieu’s new Super C grocery store in nearby Saint-Laurent, Que.

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Greening the sign industry

The wide-format printing sector, like many others, is making a major shift today to reduce its impact on the environment. As sign shops small and large alike implement sustainability measures in response to customer demand, to meet new regulatory requirements and to make a difference in their communities, ‘going green’ is quickly becoming a business necessity.

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