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Annotation Pro & Annotation Pro Plus
Glossary
ACTIVE MARKER
-- the pointer, text label or date/time label which is positionable. Often used as a marker, but also used to position the starting
point of a drawing line. When the active marker is anchored, another identical active marker appears on-screen. One active
marker is always displayed, unless the marker has been turned off.
ANCHORED MARKER
-- the opposite of an active marker. An anchored marker has been placed in a fixed position on the Annotation Pro overlay and
cannot be moved again. How ever, anchored markers may be erased or cleared.
BACKGROUND
-- text background refers to the area immediately surrounding a line of text or a text label. For video background, see
Chalkboard
.
BLOOM
-- markers or text which enlarge or blur on the monitor due to excessive brightness.
CHALKBOARD
-- the solid area behind the Annotation Pro markers when in the Chalkboard mode. Presenters may choose a source
background or a solid background.
CLEAR
-- removing the overlay of all markers at once. A single active marker will remain on-screen unless the marker has been
disabled.
CLICK
-- quickly depressing and releasing a button on the Annotation Pro auxiliary controller, as opposed to a press of the button.
COLOR PALETTE
-- a user-defined group of colors which may be attributed to each active marker before anchored. From 1 to 7 colors are
available.
COMM PORT
-- a serial port used for communications. Serial devices that connect to these ports (such as a mouse or touch screen), send
and receive data in single bits of information one after the other, thus the term serial.
CONNECTOR
-- hardware installed on cable ends to provide cable attachment to an input or output device. Input and output device ports
which mate with this hardware are also called connectors.
CONTROLLER
-- a device that controls the selection, positioning, anchoring and clearing of markers on the Annotation Pro overlay. Some
other compatible controllers are most touch screens and certain mouse devices.
DRAW
-- freehand drawing or writing over a video or computer image.
DROP SHADOW
-- a shadow on drawing lines, or straight lines for the purpose of creating a line that stands out from the video image. Most
colors have a black drop shadow. Black has no drop shadow.
ERASE
-- remove markers from the overlay, rather than undo them using an on screen eraser. Erasing has the same effect as erasing
with a pencil or chalkboard eraser; only the markers you touch (or parts of them) will erase.
FONT
-- a particular style of text such as Helvetica or Times Roman. The fonts installed in the Annotation Pro are available in one or
more sizes.
