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Character Generator
Value, Performance, Reliability
User’s Guide
PPN: 253000-USRMAN
Revision B
Contents
Main
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Overview of Deko500
Composing Text
Creating Styles
Graphics and Layers
Effects and Sequences
User Preferences
Managing Files
Working with Macros
Deko500 Options
Menus
Introduction
WELCOME!
H OW TO U SE T HIS M
H OW TO C ONTACT P INNACLE S
What to do before you call:
broadcast-support@pinnaclesys.com.
Pinnacle Systems Technical Support by Phone:
Information and Technical Support on the Internet:
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To start Deko500 automatically, every time you l og on:
EXITING DEKO500 To exit Deko500 and return to the Program Manager:
To have Deko500 prompt before exiting:
To use other applications without exiting Deko500:
EXITING WINDOWS NT To log off from Windows NT:
To shut down Windows NT:
Overview of Deko500
THE DEKO500 DESKTOP
A BOUT G RAPHIC F
T HE P ROGRAM W
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To save a modified graphic:
To save a graphic under a different video standard:
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O PENING A G RAPHIC F To open a graphic file:
Notes
Warning
To browse for graphic files to add to a sequence:
To open a graphic recorded under a different aspect ratio:
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To re-open the graphic file in the active window:
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Composing Text
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To rotate text using the mouse:
To specify a numerical value for rotation:
S KEWING T To skew text using the keyboard:
To skew text using the mouse:
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To change selected text to lower case:
C HANGING THE T EXT F IELD B To change the text field box, using the keyboard:
To change the text field box, using the mouse:
Important
S CALING T To scale text using the keyboard:
To scale text using the mouse:
To specify a numerical value for font size:
CHARACTER SPACING (KERNING) To kern text using the keyboard:
To kern text using the mouse:
To specify a numerical value for kerning:
C HARACTER W To change character width using the keyboard:
To change character width using the mouse:
To specify a numerical value for character width:
ROW SPACING (LEADING) To change leading using the keyboard:
To change leading using the mouse:
To specify a numerical value for leading:
T YPING O N A C To activate the Baseline Edit window:
To draw a curved baseline:
To draw a line-segment baseline:
To use a rectangle or ellipse as a baseline:
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To apply a baseline:
To delete or insert a point on a baseline:
To reverse the direction of the baseline:
To change the type of a point on the baseline:
To adjust the continuity between two Bezier curves:
To cancel changes to a baseline:
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F INDING AND R EPLACING T To find text within a graphic:
To find and replace text within a graphic:
M OVING T To move text using the keyboard:
To move text using the mouse:
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JUSTIFYING TEXT To justify text using the mouse:
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T AB S To set a tab stop:
To clear a selected tab stop:
To clear all tabs within a layer:
To move a tab stop:
To cut or copy a tab stop:
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Creating Styles
SPECIFYING A FONT ABOUT FONTS
To change the attributes of the current font:
T HE S TYLE /F ONT W To display the Style/Font Window:
Controls in the Style/Font Window:
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I NSTALLING T RUE T YPE AND POSTSCRIPT F To install a TrueType or Postscript font:
Note
C OPYING AND P ASTING A F To copy and paste a font:
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To change pin location and set width of a character:
Note To specify custom typeface properties:
Custom Typeface Properties
SPECIFYING A LOOK ABOUT LOOKS
To change the attributes of the current look:
T HE S TYLE /L OOK W To display the Style/Look Window:
Controls in the Style/Look Window:
F To add or remove a face:
To change the color of a face:
To change other attributes of a face:
F ACE A
E To add or remove an edge:
To add additional edges:
To change the color of an edge:
To change other attributes of an edge:
E DGE A
Outer Inner Border Filled
S To add or remove a shadow:
To add additional shadows:
To change the color of a shadow:
To change other attributes of a shadow:
S HADOW A
Drop Deep
U To add or remove an underline:
To change the color of an underline:
To change other attributes of an underline:
UNDERLINE ATTRIBUTES
F To add or remove a frame:
To add additional frames:
To change the color of a frame:
To change other attributes of a frame:
F RAME A
C UTTING AND P ASTING D ETAILS AND L To cut or copy a detail:
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SPECIFYING A SHADER ABOUT SHADERS
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A PPLYING A R To apply a ramp to a detail:
To apply highlighting to a ramp:
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H IGHLIGHT O
A PPLYING A T To apply a texture to a detail:
Notes
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T HE C OLOR P
P ICKING A C To pick a color:
To pick a color from anywhere on the desktop:
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S AVING A P RE -RENDERED S To save the current style as a pre-rendered style:
Notes
Graphics and Layers
The background:
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To specify text field properties:
T EXT F IELD P
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S PECIFYING L AYER P To specify properties of a layer:
L AYER P
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C UTTING AND P ASTING L To cut or copy a layer:
To paste a layer:
A PPENDING A G RAPHIC TO S ECOND G To append one graphic to another graphic:
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To move a layer using the mouse:
To specify numerical values for layer position:
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To specify a numerical value for rotation:
S CALING A L To scale a layer using the keyboard:
To scale a layer using the mouse:
To specify a numerical value for layer scaling:
Note
S KEWING A L To skew a layer using the keyboard:
To skew a layer using the mouse:
To specify a numerical value for skewing:
Effects and Sequences
ABOUT DEKO500 EFFECTS
C REATING A S To open a Sequence window:
To create a sequence:
To save a sequence:
Note
To append a sequence to the active sequence:
C OMPOSING R To compose a graphic for a roll effect:
To run a roll effect:
To adjust duration or spacing for smooth roll playback:
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To resume a paused sequence:
USING A GPI TRIGGER To connect a GPI trigger:
To enable GPI triggering:
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User Preferences
DEKO500 LAYOUTS
U SER P To specify preferences:
Note
To save current preferences:
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C OMMON P
P ROMPTS P
P ATHS P
C URSOR P
M ARKER P
A DVANCED P
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Managing Files
O PENING F To open an existing file:
Warning
To open a new file:
Note
To open one of the four most recently opened files:
C LOSING F To close the file in the active window:
To close all open files and exit Deko500:
To have Deko500 prompt to save modified files before closing them:
S AVING F
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Working with Macros
INTRODUCTION TO MACROS COMMANDS AND MACROS
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USING THE MACRO RECORDER RECORDING A MACRO To record a macro:
To view the macro you just recorded:
P LAYING A M To play the active macro:
Notes
To play a macro file:
P AUSING A M To pause a macro:
To resume a paused macro:
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MACRO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
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C OMMAND S
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Accessing Object Elements
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C ONDITIONAL C OMMANDS AND L
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RETURN VALUES
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D ATA T YPE C
To convert an integer value to a real value:
To convert a real value to an integer value:
To convert a number value to a string:
To convert a string to its numeric equivalent:
To convert a string (up to 4 characters) to ASCII code (integer):
To convert ASCII code (integer) to a string:
To convert an object to a string:
Deko500 Options
Automation window fields:
To start Automation immediately every time you start Deko500:
A UTOMATION G
To define a layer for automation:
Note
T IMECODE C To specify timecodes to begin and end an effect:
To set intime to outtime:
To set outtime to intime:
To offset in/out times:
To find event closest to current output timecode:
To specify timecode settings:
D ATABASE C
To view installed ODBC drivers:
To specify a DSN:
To set up a layer to query a database:
DATABASE WINDOW OPTIONS:Database Name
To use a variable Field Value ($FieldValue):
CHYRON IMPORT
To open the Chyron Import window:
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FASTACTION KEYBOARD
E NABLING THE F AST A CTION K To enable/disable FastAction function keys (F1 - F12):
Note
To enable the FastAction numeric keypad:
S PECIAL F AST A CTION K EYBOARD F UNCTION K
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SPORTSWARE
A BOUT M ACRO A
To enable Macro Autoplay:
A BOUT P
C REATING P To create a text pop:
To create a style pop:
To create a place pop:
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STILLDEKO
SETTING UP LIGHTNING INTEGRATION
To set up file sharing on the hard drive:
To install Lightning:
To create and open a database:
To set up a default database:
OPENING LIGHTNING IMAGES To open a Lightning image from Deko:
Note
To use the Lightning Browser:
Note
C ONNECTING TO A R EMOTE L IGHTNING S
To connect to a remote Lightning system:
S TORING IMAGES IN A L IGHTNING D To save a Deko graphic to a Lightning database:
Menus
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Shortcut Keys
W INDOW S
B ACKGROUND AND L
C HANNEL C
CUT AND PASTE
F
F IND AND R
F ORMATTING T
JUSTIFYING TEXT
P RESET S
S ELECTING T
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TRANSFORMING TEXT/LAYERS
F1 - F12 Keys
Glossary
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Index
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