CastWize

Getting your first screen live

The full path from an empty account to a real screen playing real content: upload media, build a playlist, add a slide, then connect the physical screen.

On this page
  1. Upload a media file
  2. Confirm it's ready
  3. Create a playlist
  4. Name it
  5. Open the empty playlist
  6. Add a slide with your media
  7. Confirm the slide was added
  8. Get a pairing code from the player device
  9. Open the Add a screen dialog
  10. Enter the code and a name
  11. Done — the screen is claimed

Part 1 — Build your content

Get a real file into CastWize and turn it into a playlist.

1Upload a media file

Go to Media Library and click “Upload media.” Images, videos, and documents are all supported.

The Media Library page, empty, with the Upload media button

2Confirm it's ready

Your file appears in the library right away. Videos briefly show “processing” while CastWize converts them to a signage-safe format — that flips to “ready” within a few seconds.

The Media Library showing demo-clip.mp4 uploaded, with a processing badge

3Create a playlist

Go to Playlists and click “New playlist.”

The Playlists page, empty, with the New playlist button

4Name it

Give it a name you'll recognize — like “Lobby Playlist” — then click “Create.”

The New playlist dialog, filled in with the name Lobby Playlist

5Open the empty playlist

You're dropped straight into it. Click “Add slide.”

The newly created Lobby Playlist, empty, with the Add slide button

6Add a slide with your media

Pick a slide type on the left — Video or Image match what you just uploaded — then choose your file from the Media dropdown and click “Add.”

The Add slide dialog, Video tab selected, with demo-clip.mp4 chosen from the Media dropdown

7Confirm the slide was added

Your slide now shows in the playlist, with its type, duration, and animation settings — all editable any time.

The Lobby Playlist showing one video slide, demo-clip.mp4

Part 2 — Connect a screen

Now get a real device paired so this playlist has somewhere to play.

8Get a pairing code from the player device

Install the CastWize Player app on the device you're using as a screen (Android, Windows, macOS, Linux, or Raspberry Pi — see the Support page for downloads). Launch it and it shows a 6-character pairing code on screen.

9Open the Add a screen dialog

Back in Studio, go to Screens and click “Add screen.”

The Screens page, empty, with the Add screen button The Add a screen dialog, showing empty pairing code and screen name fields

10Enter the code and a name

Type the code exactly as shown on the device (letters are automatically uppercased), give the screen a name you'll recognize — like “Lobby TV” — then click “Add screen.”

The Add a screen dialog filled in with a pairing code and the name Lobby TV

11Done — the screen is claimed

It appears in your screen list right away. It'll show “Offline” until the device actually connects and checks in for the first time — that's normal.

The Screens page showing the newly added Lobby TV screen and a Screen added confirmation
Last step: assign your playlist to the screen from Screens → your screen → Schedule, and pick a zone layout if you want more than one content area on screen. Once that's set, the screen will start playing your content on its next check-in.