Pinnacle Speakers DEKO500 Deko500 Options

Deko500 User’s Guide

Deko500 Options

ABOUT DEKO500 OPTIONS

Deko500 options currently available for purchase include:

Automation SportsWare

Chyron Import StillDeko

FastAction Keyboard

To see what software options are enabled on your

system:

From the Options menu, choose Enabled Options. A check mark

next to an option indicates that it is enabled on your system. The

FastAction Keyboard is a hardware option, not a software option,

so do not be concerned that it does not appear in this window.

AUTOMATION

The Automation option allows you to control Deko500 externally, in two ways:

 By any external computer, using a serial input port. You can

use macro commands to input and output arbitrary bytes and

strings.

 By a newsroom automation system, such as Basys, NewStar,

Comprompter, AP News Wire or DCM

This option also includes timecode control, which allows you to control

sequences via SMPTE timecode.

Note The Automation option is not necessary to control Deko500

externally using Grass Valley Group protocols EMEM and

PEGS.

THE AUTOMATION WINDOW

To open the Automation window:

From the View menu, select Automation.

Contents

Main Page 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: Page 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 Page To save a modified graphic: To save a graphic under a different video standard: Page 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: Note To re-open the graphic file in the active window: Page Page Composing Text Page Page Page 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: Page 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: Note 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: Page 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: Note JUSTIFYING TEXT To justify text using the mouse: Page 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: Page Page 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: Note 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: Page 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: Page SPECIFYING A SHADER ABOUT SHADERS Page A PPLYING A R To apply a ramp to a detail: To apply highlighting to a ramp: R AMP O H IGHLIGHT O A PPLYING A T To apply a texture to a detail: Notes T EXTURE O Page T HE C OLOR P P ICKING A C To pick a color: To pick a color from anywhere on the desktop: Page Page Page Page Page S AVING A P RE -RENDERED S To save the current style as a pre-rendered style: Notes Graphics and Layers The background: Page Page To specify text field properties: T EXT F IELD P Page Page S PECIFYING L AYER P To specify properties of a layer: L AYER P Page Page 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: Note Page To move a layer using the mouse: To specify numerical values for layer position: Page 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: Note Page Page Page Page To resume a paused sequence: USING A GPI TRIGGER To connect a GPI trigger: To enable GPI triggering: Page User Preferences DEKO500 LAYOUTS U SER P To specify preferences: Note To save current preferences: Page C OMMON P P ROMPTS P P ATHS P C URSOR P M ARKER P A DVANCED P Note Page 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 Page Page Working with Macros INTRODUCTION TO MACROS COMMANDS AND MACROS Page 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: Page Page Page MACRO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE C C OMMAND S P Page Accessing Object Elements V Page O Page Page C C ONDITIONAL C OMMANDS AND L Page S RETURN VALUES O 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: Page 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 Page 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: Note Page 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 B C E Page F H L M O Fine) P Page S Page T V Page W Page 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 S TRANSFORMING TEXT/LAYERS F1 - F12 Keys Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W