Authoring STR3EM Standard Files Step 1 – The STR3EM Creator
NOTE: Video encoding should not exceed 480p 2400kbps with .st3 and .wiki. For commercial delivery of video and audio products please see STR3EM Pro Authoring.
STR3EM Standard can accept multiple WMV, WMA, WAV, MOV, MP4, or MP3 files served from a URL link or as files from your hard drive.
Encoding notes: It is highly recommended that you use WMV for best backwards compatibility with Vista and XP. MP4 and MOV are supported by Windows 7 by default. For best compliance, MP4 assets should be opened and saved as MOV in Quicktime Pro. While we recommend asset formatting based on our testing, content providers are free to use any acceptable delivery formatting as found by conducting their own tests.
Do not use DBPoweramp WAV files with STR3EM. We recommend using source WAV files or Exact Audio Copy (EAC) for CD conversions.
All other files must be of standard encoding.
When authoring STR3EM files, do not open another STR3EM file or attempt to open multiple instances of the Creator application.
Authoring time will vary depending on the size of the collective media assets so we recommend that you give patience when authoring large files. Please do not use the computer while the authoring process is in progress to ensure STR3EM can use all available CPU resources.
Create a STR3EM file in a few easy steps:
First, determine how many play items will comprise your STR3EM file. Play items can be a mix of remote URL links and local media files.
Next, press button #3 to add the necessary tracks needed to host your files and URL links.
In section #7, copy and paste URLs or right click on your mouse and select “Add media file” to include files inside your STR3EM file. You can click on a track number in the left column with your mouse and delete it with button #4.
To preview your STR3EM, press button #2 at any time.
When you are done, press button #9 to open the STR3EM options panel and save your file. You can press button #6 for help at any time and press button #10 to exit the application at any time.
Buttons #5 and #8 are reserved for KodeKey License users and more information can be found at: http://str3em.com/kodekeys/
Action Flags
STR3EM allows 4 action flags to be added at the end of tracks in the playlist section (#7):
- Start in full screen mode – add /fullscreen to the end of the first track only in the playlist (with a space).
- Example: c:\yourfile.wmv /fullscreen
- Skip to video side with “V” key – add /video to the end of the desired track you wish to flag as the start of video programing (with a space).
Example: c:\yourfile.wmv /video
Flags can be used together for example: c:\yourfile.wmv /video/fullscreen (Note: the full screen flag should always be last).
- Skip to audio side with “A” key – add /audio to the end of the desired track you wish to flag as the start of audio programming (with a space).
Example: c:\song_track1.wav /audio
Because STR3EM can hold an unlimited amount of audio and video assets together in a single file, using the /video and /audio tags can be useful to give users an easy shortcut to toggle access between a sequence of movies by pressing the”V” key and a sequence of audio (like a CD soundtrack) by pressing the “A” key. STR3EM will play files back in the order programmed if the shortcuts are never used.
- Time-out play items – add brackets [ and ]within the file name of a local asset and STR3EM will play it back with seek, forward and back controls disabled. This is similar to start items contained on a DVD before the main feature. Example of a flagged file name is: c:\yourfile[ad1].wmv
Please note: the time-out flag does not work with URL links.
