Sony BZNP-D1 manual 24

		Layers	Usage	Material types
				to be defined
		Video	Video (accompanied	Video,
			with audio), MPEG4	video and
			streaming video	audio input
				from the
				VIDEO IN and
				AUDIO IN
				connectors
		Logo	Logotype marks, down-	Graphics
			stream keying (with
			transparent
			background), graphics
			to be displayed over
			video
		Text	Captions	Text
		Audio	Extra-audio	Audio
3 Chapter
		In the Playlist window, only the layers having check
Setup		marks in this dialog box are displayed.
Required		If you are not going to use the video layer, for
		example, clear the Video check box so that the video
		layer will not be displayed in the Playlist window.
upon		If you clear a check box, the relevant layer in the
		Screen Layout window will disappear.
Installation	5 Specify the sizes and positions of layers to be used.

Do the following for all the layers, respectively.

•Click the layer in the Screen Layout window, then select a handle of the layer and drag it to the desired position and size.

When you click any point in the Template Settings dialog box, the values change according to the position and size of the layer in the Screen Layout window.

Handle

•Select the layer in the Screen Layout window, right- click it, then select [Full-Screen Size], [Quarter- Screen Size] or [Original Size].

[Full-Screen Size] and [Quarter-Screen Size] can be used for the Graphics, Video, and Logo layers. [Original Size] can be used only for the Video layer, and it restricts the layer size to 640 x 480 (or 480 x

640) pixels.

When you click any point in the Template Settings dialog box, the values change accordingly.

•Change the values of the relevant text boxes in the Playlist Layout Settings dialog box.

By changing values and clicking any point in the Screen Layout window, the position and/or size of the layer(s) in the Screen Layout window change accordingly.

•For the Graphics, Video, and Logo layers, you can keep the aspect ratio of the layers identical to that of the material file assigned in the playlist upon changing layout, by placing check marks in the Original Aspect Ratio check boxes.

Note that, however, for layers other than the Video layer, the layout changing procedure is required during playlist editing to make the aspect ratio of the layers identical to those of the material files. Otherwise, contents will be shown in the aspect ratio of the layers, not of the material files. And, for web pages affixed on the Graphics layer, this setting will not work, as the BZNP-D1 software cannot obtain the size and shape of the original web pages.

For the Video layer, the aspect ratio will be 4:3 (or 3:4 if the screen orientation set is “Portrait”) regardless of the aspect ratio of the original video.

6 Click [Add] in the Template Settings dialog box, then enter the name of the template on the newly added line in the Template drop-down list box.

The settings are saved as a template.

7 Click [OK] in the Template Settings dialog box.

The Screen Layout window and the Template Settings dialog box close.

8 Return to step 2 and make settings for another set of screen resolution and orientation.

Or, return to step 3 and make another template.

Notes

•You cannot change the overlaid order of the layers.

•The Background layer is always displayed in full-screen size.

•Note that, when you use more than one template in a playlist, the BZNP-D1 software only saves the events on the layers that are used in the template at the time of saving. It is recommended that you keep layers which you may use. The layers will affect playout only when a piece of material is specified as an event.

•Depending on the screen orientation (landscape or portrait), and the combination and overlapping of the layers used, the NSP-1 may not be able to display the contents according to the specified layout. After you finish creating a playlist, make sure to check if the

24 Making a Screen Layout Template