Videonics PowerScript PS4000S, Instruction Manual

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Chapter 6 Using PowerScript
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P
LAYING
P
ROJECTS AND
P
AGES
The term playing refers to the act of displaying one or more pages on the Program moni-
tor. You can play single or multiple pages. When playing multiple pages and you have
assigned animation and/or transitions to those pages, the effects appear during playback.
When playing pages, you can:
• Play one page or a series of pages, automatically or manually
• Play pages forward or backward, using keyboard keys to play the previous or next
page
• Rapidly access pages by number (this is useful when you want to quickly choose
among pre-defined pages)
• Edit one page while playing another—with certain limitations.
• Pre-render pages for faster playback.
Page Imaging
Before playing a page, PowerScript must first create the image of that page in its memory
banks. Normally, this takes less than a second. However, complex pages that contain
many different objects and/or complex graphics can take longer to image. PowerScript
automatically
holds the current page on screen until the next page is ready for display.
Pre-Rendering Pages
PowerScript’s pre-rendering feature is especially useful in live broadcast situations
because it allows you to render the next page you need to playback while another page is
playing. When you playback the next page (the pre-rendered one), it plays almost instan-
taneously because PowerScript has already created its image.
To pre-render a page:
1 While the current page is playing, and you are operating in Play Mode, not in Edit Mode
(see the following section), do any of the following:
To pre-render a specific page , enter the number of the page on the keypad, then press
the slash ( / ) key on the keypad.
To pre-render the next page in the project, enter plus ( + ) then slash.
To pre-render the previous page in the project, enter minus ( - ) then slash.
PowerScript begins pre-rendering the page immediately. While rendering, the Scroll
Lock LED indicator on the keyboard flashes until the rendering operation is complete.
2
When you are ready to playback the pre-rendered page, press Enter.
If, while entering a page number you make an error, press asterisk ( * ) to cancel the entry,
then enter the correct number. You must do this before pressing the slash ( / ) key.
Pre-Rendering
Restrictions
In order to pre-render a page, the page should be:
• Set for Infinite Duration (not required, but practical)
• Set to use Cut transitions for both the transition IN and transition OUT
See “Working with Transitions and Page Duration” on page 96 for details about infinite
duration, cut, and fade transitions.