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Selenio X100
Installation and Operation Manual
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Note: Logos are loaded sequentially. Thus, the 2nd channel logo won't begin loading until
the 1st channel logo file and its control are first loaded.
Installing and Displaying Logo Files
To load a logo file into main board storage, follow Logo x > Select File , and then select
Logo Enable > On . This triggers the appearance of the logo; large animated logos will not
appear immediately.
When Yes is selected in the Memory Module Logo Support parameter, the optional
memory module is activated for stored static and animated logo files. The read-only File
Status parameter reports one of the following conditions:
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N/A
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Valid
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File Not Found
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I/O Error
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Image Too Large
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Animated Image Not Supported
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Loading File
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Loading Aborted
The Logo Enable parameter activates the channel's logo inserter. Transparency modifies
the amount of transparency of the logo, on a scale of 0 to 255 . The X Position and Y
Position parameters set the position of the logo on the x and y axis.
As its name suggests, the Fade In Duration parameter controls the amount of fade in and
fade out step duration when enabling and disabling logo.
Animated Logo Repeat Mode controls whether to repeatedly display the logo indefinitely
or repeat it a fixed number of times. The Animated Logo Repeat Time parameter controls
the number of times the logo repeats before it disappears.
Basic Steps to Create Animated Logo Files
Animated logo files require the use of Adobe
®
After Effects
®
software. Follow these steps
to create animated logo files:
1 Go to www.adobe.com, and then download and install the Adobe After Effects or Creative
Cloud 30-day free trial.
2 Download the matching version . via plugin from https://files.imaginecommunications.com
3 Extract the downloaded . via plugin package, and then follow the installation instructions
(see the excerpt below).
4 Using the After Effects application and the via plugin, generate your .via graphics files.
Creating a .via File
Follow these steps to create a .via file for use as an animated logo:
1 Make a composition in After Effects CS6 or Creative Cloud.
2 Select Composition > Add to Render Queue.