.tcp file | A file with the .tcp file extension is a |
| Touchcast Project file. As |
| Touchcast Pitch |
| projects are being developed, they are saved in this proprietary |
| Touchcast format. | |
| .tct file | A file with the .tct file extension is a used by |
Touchcast Pitch and |
Touchcast Studio for output videos containing interactive resources. A .tct file must be viewed using a |
Touchcast product such as Studio, Pitch, Fabric Portal, or the |
Touchcast Fusion Video Player. | |
| .tcps file | A file with the .tcps file extension is a Touchcast Studio Project file. As Touchcast Studio projects are being developed, they are saved in this proprietary Touchcast format |
.mp4 file | A file with the MP4 file extension is an abbreviation for an MPEG-4 Video file, which is a compressed file format that can contain not only video, but also audio and subtitles. MP4 files are commonly used for video sharing using platforms such as YouTube. |
Touchcast Studio and Pitch to create .mp4 format videos, but these videos will not contain interactive resources. | |
| .srt file | An SRT file (otherwise known as a SubRip Subtitle file) is a plain-text file that contains critical information regarding subtitles, including the start and end timecodes of your text to ensure your subtitles match your audio, and the sequential number of subtitles. |
| Channel | Channels are collections of videos which users have either created (if they have that privilege) or have access to as a member of an Organization or Department. Users can choose to ‘follow’ or ‘not follow’ Departments. |
| Department | Unit below the Organization level. Depending on the billing plan, there may none, one or multiple departments. |
| External Views | Views outside Fabric collected through an externally shared file page. |
| Touchcast Fabric | Touchcast Fabric serves as both a storage repository and a sharing clearing house for Touchcast videos. When users upload and share via Fabric, viewers do not need to install anything to enjoy an interactive touchcast video -- these work in all modern browsers on all modern devices including mobile. |
| Fusion Video Player | Proprietary |
| Touchcast video player that enables user interactivity | |
| Internal View | Views inside Fabric collected through the internal file page. |
| Organization | Entity equating to a |
Touchcast client organization. | |
| Organization Administrator | Client Organization member whose additional role as Administrator includes management of organizations department, accounts, and subscriptions. |
Organization Dashboard |
Touchcast product users use the Organization Dashboard to manage their profile settings and launch (or download) |
Touchcast products they have been granted access to. |
| Touchcast Pitch |
Touchcast Pitch is |
a Windows 10 or Mac OSX desktop application for developing engaging presentations which incorporate documents, images, and websites into prepared scenes, which are recorded for sharing. | |
| Publishing | Publishing is the process of putting the file on a CDN for public viewing. |
| Sharing (privacy) | Sharing and privacy are closely related. Privacy is the way we control who has access to a file or channel inside Fabric. Sharing is the process of changing privacy settings of the file. The changing of a privacy is incremental, it goes from extremely private to full public. |
| Touchcast Studio |
| Touchcast Studio is an application for developing and sharing a wide range of Smart videos. Studio’s features include annotating documents, websites, videos, and maps, specialized backgrounds, and reuse of other |
| Touchcast Smart videos. |
| Super Administrator |
| Touchcast staff whose role it is to manage organization setup and administration |
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| vApp | vApp is short for ‘video app’, the legacy name (from iOS Touchcast Studio) of the interactive object that sits inside the touchcast video. This can be a file, html, a widget like a poll, etc. |