Power CG Live

155 Pages·2015·6.58 MB·English

Cayman Graphics

Users Guide
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Table of Contents
INSTALLATION....................................................................................................1
System Requirements ....................................................................................................... 1
Operating System............................................................................................................ 1
Processor CPU ................................................................................................................ 1
RAM ............................................................................................................................... 1
Hard Disk Space ............................................................................................................. 2
Graphics Card ................................................................................................................. 2
Video Interface Card....................................................................................................... 2
USB Port ......................................................................................................................... 2
Installing the Software...................................................................................................... 3
Installing the Hardware Key............................................................................................ 3
Checking the Installation ................................................................................................. 3
Connecting to your facility............................................................................................... 3
Downstream Connection................................................................................................. 3
Upstream Connection...................................................................................................... 4
Video InterfaceCard Selection and Setup....................................................................... 5
Video Format .................................................................................................................. 6
Keying Mode .................................................................................................................. 6
Decklink.......................................................................................................................... 7
Kona................................................................................................................................ 7
Video Inputs and Outputs ............................................................................................... 8
INTRODUCTION TO POWER CG LIVE...............................................................9
Power CG Live User Interface......................................................................................... 9
Graphic Composer Tab.................................................................................................. 11
Menu ............................................................................................................................. 12
Toolbar.......................................................................................................................... 13
Page Manager................................................................................................................ 14
Project Pages............................................................................................................. 14
Page Templates ............................................................................................................. 15
Graphic Compose Window........................................................................................... 15
Layer Manager .............................................................................................................. 15
On Air Buttons.............................................................................................................. 16
Layer Controls .............................................................................................................. 16
Text Control Tabs ..................................................................................................... 17
Color Box Controls ................................................................................................... 18
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Background Graphic Controls .................................................................................. 18
Animation Controls................................................................................................... 19
Status Bar ...................................................................................................................... 19
Main ON AIR Tab .......................................................................................................... 20
Media Catalogs ............................................................................................................. 20
Playlist........................................................................................................................... 21
Preview Window........................................................................................................... 21
ON AIR Controls .......................................................................................................... 22
Animations Tab............................................................................................................... 23
Animation Catalog ........................................................................................................ 23
Animation Controls....................................................................................................... 24
Banner Crawl Tab .......................................................................................................... 25
Crawl Catalog ............................................................................................................... 26
Banner Crawl Controls ................................................................................................. 26
TUTORIAL..........................................................................................................27
Editing Text ..................................................................................................................... 27
Create a new Project ..................................................................................................... 27
Create New Page........................................................................................................... 28
Graphic Compose Window........................................................................................... 28
Typing Text...................................................................................................................... 29
Moving the Cursor ........................................................................................................ 29
Editing........................................................................................................................... 29
Saving the Page............................................................................................................. 30
Erasing Text .................................................................................................................. 30
Backspace ..................................................................................................................... 31
Row Space Allocation................................................................................................... 31
Setting Cursor Position with Mouse ............................................................................. 31
Text Style Attributes....................................................................................................... 31
Cursor Handles ............................................................................................................... 34
Scope Selection ................................................................................................................ 35
Row Spacing (Leading)................................................................................................... 36
Grabbing and Applying Attributes ............................................................................... 36
Text Style Gallery ........................................................................................................... 37
Changing Preset Text Styles ......................................................................................... 37
Layers............................................................................................................................... 38
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Main ON AIR .................................................................................................................. 41
Animations....................................................................................................................... 44
Banner Crawl .................................................................................................................. 50
GRAPHIC COMPOSER .....................................................................................51
Projects and Pages .......................................................................................................... 52
Project Settings ............................................................................................................. 52
Project Manager ............................................................................................................ 54
Creating a New Project ................................................................................................. 55
Open an Existing Project .............................................................................................. 55
Save Project Settings................................................................................................. 55
Pages ............................................................................................................................. 56
Creating a New Page................................................................................................. 57
Opening an Existing Page......................................................................................... 58
Saving a Page............................................................................................................ 58
Saving a Page with a New Name.............................................................................. 59
Deleting a Page from the Disk .................................................................................. 60
Export Page............................................................................................................... 60
Layer Manager................................................................................................................ 61
Creating a New Layer ................................................................................................... 62
Selecting a Layer........................................................................................................... 63
Changing Layer Priority ............................................................................................... 64
Hiding Layers................................................................................................................ 64
Locking Layers ............................................................................................................. 65
Deleting Layers ............................................................................................................. 66
Graphic Compose Window ............................................................................................ 66
Cursor Handles.............................................................................................................. 66
Cursor Movement ......................................................................................................... 67
Cursor Up.................................................................................................................. 67
Cursor Down............................................................................................................. 67
Cursor Left ................................................................................................................ 68
Cursor Right.............................................................................................................. 68
Home......................................................................................................................... 68
End ............................................................................................................................ 68
Page Up..................................................................................................................... 68
Page Down................................................................................................................ 68
Text Selection ............................................................................................................... 69
Scope Selection............................................................................................................. 69
Full Screen .................................................................................................................... 69
Layer Controls ................................................................................................................ 70
Text Layer Controls ...................................................................................................... 70
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Character Styles ........................................................................................................ 71
Height.................................................................................................................... 72
Width..................................................................................................................... 72
Italics..................................................................................................................... 72
Rotation................................................................................................................. 72
Kerning ................................................................................................................. 73
Character Blur ....................................................................................................... 73
Typeface Selection................................................................................................ 73
Underline............................................................................................................... 73
Cursor Handles...................................................................................................... 73
Edges......................................................................................................................... 74
Edge Type ............................................................................................................. 74
No Edge ................................................................................................................ 74
Full Surround Border ............................................................................................ 74
Extruded Shadow.................................................................................................. 74
Highlighted Shadow.............................................................................................. 75
Offset Shadow....................................................................................................... 75
Edge Direction ...................................................................................................... 75
Edge Depth............................................................................................................ 76
Edge Blur .............................................................................................................. 76
Shadows .................................................................................................................... 76
Shadow Shape....................................................................................................... 78
Shadow Offset....................................................................................................... 78
Text Colors................................................................................................................ 79
Text Components .................................................................................................. 79
Color selection methods........................................................................................ 80
Color Picker .......................................................................................................... 80
Color Sliders ......................................................................................................... 80
Color Palette.......................................................................................................... 80
Color Gradient ...................................................................................................... 80
Color Texture ........................................................................................................ 80
Color Picker .......................................................................................................... 81
Color Sliders ......................................................................................................... 82
Color Palette.......................................................................................................... 83
Color Gradients..................................................................................................... 84
Color Textures ...................................................................................................... 84
Moving Text.............................................................................................................. 85
Word Wrapping and Unwrapping......................................................................... 85
Centering and Justifying Text............................................................................... 87
Fine Positioning Text............................................................................................ 89
Row spacing (Leading) ............................................................................................. 90
Text Variables........................................................................................................... 91
Substitution Variables........................................................................................... 91
Page Template Fields............................................................................................ 92
Field and Variable Positioning.............................................................................. 92
Clock ......................................................................................................................... 93
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Shapes ....................................................................................................................... 93
Aspect Ratio.......................................................................................................... 94
Roundness ............................................................................................................. 94
Foreground Shapes................................................................................................ 94
Background Shapes............................................................................................... 94
Images (Logos) ......................................................................................................... 94
Placing a Logo on the Page................................................................................... 95
Sizing a Logo ........................................................................................................ 95
Text Style Gallery..................................................................................................... 95
Row Spacing (Leading) ............................................................................................ 97
Color Box Layer Controls............................................................................................. 97
Creating a New Background Color Box ................................................................... 97
Color Box Layer Controls......................................................................................... 98
Moving and Sizing Background Color Boxes .......................................................... 98
Changing Background Color Box Color................................................................... 99
Color Picker .......................................................................................................... 99
Color Sliders ....................................................................................................... 101
Color Palette........................................................................................................ 102
Color Gradients................................................................................................... 103
Color Textures .................................................................................................... 103
Background Image Controls ....................................................................................... 104
Graphic - Original Size ........................................................................................... 105
Graphic - Full Screen .............................................................................................. 106
Graphic - Tiled........................................................................................................ 106
Animation Controls..................................................................................................... 107
Page Transitions............................................................................................................ 108
Page Transition Type .................................................................................................. 109
Transition Duration..................................................................................................... 109
Dwell Duration............................................................................................................ 109
Page Audio..................................................................................................................... 110
Page Templates.............................................................................................................. 111
Template Gallery ........................................................................................................ 111
New Page Template .................................................................................................... 112
Open Page Template ................................................................................................... 112
Save Page Template.................................................................................................... 113
Delete Page Template ................................................................................................. 113
Text Variables Tab...................................................................................................... 113
Page Template Fields.............................................................................................. 114
Field and Variable Positioning................................................................................ 114
Creating a New Page with a Template........................................................................ 115
GRAPHIC COMPOSER SETTINGS.................................................................117
Loading Typefaces ........................................................................................................ 117
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Modifying the Color Palette......................................................................................... 118
Loading Textures .......................................................................................................... 120
Building Color Gradients ............................................................................................. 121
Area Gradients ............................................................................................................ 122
Linear Gradients.......................................................................................................... 123
Set a New Color Point............................................................................................. 124
Move a Color Point................................................................................................. 124
Delete a Color Point................................................................................................ 124
Change the Color of a Color Point.......................................................................... 124
Rotating a Linear Gradient...................................................................................... 124
Selecting a Color for the Color Point.......................................................................... 125
Final steps ............................................................................................................... 126
Margins .......................................................................................................................... 126
Safe Title Margins....................................................................................................... 126
Layer Margins............................................................................................................. 127
Tabs ................................................................................................................................ 127
Display Tab Positions ................................................................................................. 128
Set a New Tab............................................................................................................. 128
Move a Tab ................................................................................................................. 128
Delete a Tab ................................................................................................................ 128
Graphic Composer Preferences................................................................................... 129
Default Page Attributes............................................................................................... 130
Typeface/Logo/Texture Memory Setting ................................................................... 130
Default Export Format ................................................................................................ 130
Automatic Page Save Mode........................................................................................ 130
Always Automatically Save.................................................................................... 130
Always Ask First..................................................................................................... 130
Never Automatically Save ...................................................................................... 130
Auto-Save Project Settings mode ............................................................................... 131
Always Automatically Save.................................................................................... 131
Always Ask First..................................................................................................... 131
Never Automatically Save ...................................................................................... 131
Video Format Settings ................................................................................................ 131
EAS INTERFACE.............................................................................................133
EAS Interface Setup ..................................................................................................... 134
Audio Inputs................................................................................................................ 135
Emergency Alert Decoder Settings............................................................................. 135
Digital Alert Systems DASDEC............................................................................. 135
Sage Alerting Systems ENDEC.............................................................................. 136
TFT’s EAS Decoders.............................................................................................. 137
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