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5.9 Optional Fluent Rapid CG Software
Fluent Rapid CG provides an interface for linking TitleMotion GS with external data
sources. It inserts text and images into Inscriber .SCRIBE template files and then
updates and displays them on the Broadcast Pix Switcher. Text and images can be
updated manually or automatically from XML, Microsoft Access database (.mdb, .ACCDB)
or Excel (.XLS, .XXLSX, .XLSM, .XLSB) files. Note that certain Excel sheets with grouped
tables may not appear/link correctly in Rapid CG.
Clocks, timers, dates, RSS feeds and US Weather services may also be added to
any template file. This option is ideal for sports production, where data is constantly
changing, (i.e. game clock and/or scoreboard) or for using as a simplified graphics
station in a news or government production.
In addition, EZNews (.EZN) project files from Automated Data Systems may be imported
into Rapid CG. This allows users of EZNews to create their news script with graphical
elements, then with a simple import function import graphics in show rundown order based
off of pre-defined templates. This offers a simple, low-cost graphic automation.
5.9.1 Rapid CG Installation
To launch and operate Rapid CG, both TitleMotion GS and Rapid CG software must be
installed and the USB activation dongle must be plugged into an available USB port on
the Granite Server. On new systems Rapid CG is pre-installed on the Server, on existing
systems it may be installed using the installer program provided by Broadcast Pix. Contact
technical support for more information. Rapid CG may not be installed on a remote PC.
When installed a Rapid CG icon will be present on the desktop, as well as a RapidCG
folder will be created in C:\BroadcastPix.
5.9.2 Rapid CG Setup
Rapid CG allows for multiple Scribe files to be loaded in a project, which then can be used
to output 2 files, labeled RapidCG_A and RapidCG_B. To output both of these files, 2
instance of Rapid CG must be opened, one instance will run channel A and the other B.
Both output files can be added to the CG, Stills or Animation device of a Broadcast Pix
show using PixMaster. This method replicates a ‘traditional’ CG where only one or two
outputs from a ‘CG’ is sent to a switcher and pages of CGs are selected on Rapid CG.
The Rapid CG files are only visible to the Switcher and update when the BPSwitcher
application is open and running. If this connection is not made, then you will notice that the
thumbnail on the Multi-View PixPad says ‘RapidCG Offline’.
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