# Ideas needed for a dynamic news ticker to be added **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [October 25, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82 "2018-10-25T12:51:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/aetherion.global)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/1 "2018-10-25T12:51:41Z")
Hello, We experimenting info-beamer for transit media & passenger Information. There are a few features that we would like to develop for this. But we are mainly looking for a simple solution for a dynamic RSS-based news ticker to overlay over screens on current setup. Ticker content should be editable via RSS feed. Any idea ? ---
**Author:** ![infobeamer-fw](https://community.info-beamer.com/user_avatar/community.info-beamer.com/infobeamer-fw/32/3_2.png) [@infobeamer-fw](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/infobeamer-fw)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/2 "2018-10-25T13:18:27Z")
You can have a look at this [package](https://github.com/info-beamer/package-modules). Click the “_Run on info-beamer_” button to import it into your account. It supports some RSS feeds and RSS items, if imported, can be added to a scroller. It’s a bit older but is in use by some customers. It’s not as flexible as the newer [scheduled player package](https://info-beamer.com/pkg/4765) though and all content is mostly shown in fullscreen mode. The alternative would be to use the schedule player package and update the ticker using the [API](https://info-beamer.com/doc/api). Or of course to build a completely new package that solves exactly what you’re trying to do. ---
**Author:** ![aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/aetherion.global)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/3 "2018-10-25T13:57:55Z")
Thank you for the prompt reply 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/aetherion.global)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/4 "2018-10-25T14:19:07Z")
Hello again, Now I have been through the scheduled player and found the ticker plugin. How do I instal this particular plugin as overlay on the default HD Player setup we are using? ---
**Author:** ![infobeamer-fw](https://community.info-beamer.com/user_avatar/community.info-beamer.com/infobeamer-fw/32/3_2.png) [@infobeamer-fw](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/infobeamer-fw)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/5 "2018-10-25T14:25:18Z")
That’s not possible unfortunately. You can’t combine packages arbitrarily. There certain exception like the _power saver package_ (See [Merging 2 setups](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/merging-2-setups/48)). The [schedule player package](https://info-beamer.com/pkg/4765) can do almost everything the [HD player package](https://info-beamer.com/pkg/386), so maybe you can replace your existing setup with one based on the schedule player? ---
**Author:** ![aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/aetherion.global)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/6 "2018-10-25T14:35:51Z")
The HD Player easily plays a suite of files in a looped playlist, which serves the purpose very well. However I have the impression that the Scheduled Player cannot do that in one layout. Am I right? ---
**Author:** ![infobeamer-fw](https://community.info-beamer.com/user_avatar/community.info-beamer.com/infobeamer-fw/32/3_2.png) [@infobeamer-fw](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/infobeamer-fw)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/7 "2018-10-25T14:47:20Z")
That’s possible and quite easy to do, I hope. When you create a new setup, you’re greeted with a single empty playlist named _My first playlist_: ![image](https://community.info-beamer.com/uploads/default/original/1X/78db9cf3c80b51145622139a10981d78c17d6112.png) You can now fill this playlist with content by adding new Pages to it. If you want you can combine multiple types of content on a single page, like a video on the left and an image on the right side. If you just want to create pages with a single item (image or video) in fullscreen, there’s an easier way. Click on the _Switch to compact editor_ button. The interface switches and makes it easier to just add fullscreen assets: ![image](https://community.info-beamer.com/uploads/default/original/1X/f707bd1f99bc022639094ab6cc4232b1e06446f2.png) On the right hand side you see all your assets and can use the search box to search in them. Filling your playlist is then as easy as drag-and-dropping assets from the right hand side into the empty box on the left. In the playlist you created on the left side you can reorder your items (using drag-and-drop again) or delete them. If you decide you want to modify a page and add additional content to it, you can switch back the the detailed editor with the _Switch to detailed editor_ button. Let me know if that helps. ---
**Author:** ![andy.ravilious](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@andy.ravilious](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/andy.ravilious)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/8 "2018-10-25T15:06:46Z")
what i have done is create a page in [thedash.com](http://thedash.com) as this supports feeds and can create a nice layout. then i just use [page2images.com](http://page2images.com) to grab the images and use the API to keep uploading the new image as a asset which is then automatically updated to each setup. would be nice to have a built in rss feed and designer for it in to schedule player ---
**Author:** ![aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@aetherion.global](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/aetherion.global)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/9 "2018-10-28T11:57:08Z")
Thank you very Much… Gonna try that out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![andy.ravilious](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@andy.ravilious](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/andy.ravilious)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/10 "2019-05-02T10:54:42Z")
Hi [TheDash.com](http://TheDash.com) has just closed down. Is there anyway to build this Rss reader into Scheduled Player package? something like this? ![News](https://community.info-beamer.com/uploads/default/original/1X/514a9e31f3a25538098661873fe6460d2ef9e0d5.png) many thanks ---
**Author:** ![johnniewalker.email](https://community.info-beamer.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v3/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@johnniewalker.email](https://community.info-beamer.com/u/johnniewalker.email)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.info-beamer.com/t/ideas-needed-for-a-dynamic-news-ticker-to-be-added/82/11 "2019-05-05T18:20:54Z")
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