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When the

SETUP

menu appears, click the

Serial (RS-232) Setup

option to display this

menu.

Select the

Baud Rate

Parity

Stop Bits

Data Bits (Receive)

, and

Data Bits (Send)

options to

match the settings in your PPP software.

The

Baud Rate

setting you specify here must match the

Port Speed

you select in the

FreePPP Modem Configuration panel (shown on page 153).

Close the

SETUP: SERIAL

and

SETUP

menus to remove them from your screen.

Establishing a Connection

With all of the necessary configuration steps complete, you can now establish the con-
nection between PowerScript and the computer.

Note

If you have not completed the configuration steps outlined in the previous sections,
you must do so before successfully establishing the connection.

To establish the connection:

Open the FreePPP software component.

Select the configuration you created in the earlier steps from the

Connect to

list. If you

named the connection “PowerScript,” that is the one you should select.

Select the Modem Configuration you created earlier from the Using list. Here again, if
you named the configuration “PowerScript,” that is the one you should select.

BAUD RATE

PARITY

STOP BITS

DATA BITS: RECEIVE

DATA BITS: SEND

4800

9600

19.2

ODD

EVEN

1-1/2

Serial (RS-232) Setup

SETUP: SERIAL

SETUP: SERIAL Menu

Содержание PowerScript PS4000S

Страница 1: ...Instruction Manual Postscript Graphics and Character Generator with Timebase Correction Model PS4000S and Model PS4000SC Part No MANL 0739 01 ...

Страница 2: ...sions This equipment has been tested with a Class A computing device and has been found to comply with Part 15 of FCC Rules See Instruction Manual Operation in a residential area may cause unacceptable interference to radio and TV reception requiring the operator to take whatever steps are necessary to correct the interference This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noi...

Страница 3: ...0 Using PowerScript s Internal Key Downstream from a Switcher 22 Using PowerScript in a Video Production On Line Studio 23 Using PowerScript in Single Monitor Mode 24 Configuring PowerScript in Single Monitor Mode 24 Configuring PowerScript with a Single Monitor having Two Input Jacks 25 Completing the Setup 26 About Cables 27 3 PowerScript Tutorial Lesson 1 Getting Started 30 Starting PowerScript...

Страница 4: ...Standard and Power Menus 56 Using Power Menus 56 Working with Menus and Menu Controls 58 Sliders and Text Values 59 Moving Menus 60 Closing Menus 60 Menu Navigation Keyboard Controls 61 5 Working with Objects Objects and Page Layers 65 Placing Objects 66 Geometric Objects 66 Text Objects 66 Graphic Objects 66 Clock Objects 67 Default Object Attributes 67 Selecting Objects 68 Bounding Rectangle and...

Страница 5: ...ject 92 Opening an Existing Project 92 Working with Pages 93 Selecting a Page to Preview 94 Creating Pages 94 Renumbering and Reordering Pages 94 Saving Pages Auto Save Option 95 Deleting Pages 96 Working with Transitions and Page Duration 96 Using Roll and Crawl 99 Dynamically Controlling Roll Crawl 101 Working with Styles 102 Style Files and Locations 104 Applying Styles 104 Creating and Changin...

Страница 6: ...ings 125 PC Card Maintenance 125 Working with Files and Directories 126 Managing Files and Directories 127 PC Card Information 128 Directory Information and Options 128 File Information and Options 129 Working with PC Cards 130 Start Cards 130 Creating a Start Card 131 Erasing and Formatting PC Cards 132 Using PC Cards 133 Modifying PC Cards with a Computer 134 Using Graphic Files 134 About File T...

Страница 7: ... LAN Configuration 158 Direct Connection Configuration 160 Transferring a File to PowerScript from a Computer 162 Closing the Connection 162 Common FTP Commands 163 9 PowerScript Reference PowerScript Main Menu 166 Align Menu 168 Background Menu 169 Clip Menu 170 Create Menu 171 Files Menu 172 Fill Menu 173 Fonts Menu 174 Graphics Menu 175 Help Menu 176 Modify Menu 177 Outline Menu 178 Project Pag...

Страница 8: ...aning 200 About the Keyboard 201 Cleaning the Keyboard 202 C PowerScript Provided Graphic Files Graphic Illustration Files 203 PowerScript Test Patterns 210 D PowerScript Control Keys E PowerScript Specifications PowerScript Models 217 General Specifications 217 Inputs 217 Outputs 218 Digital Control Networking 218 Video Performance 218 Timebase Corrector Synchronizer 218 Character Generator Perfo...

Страница 9: ...Table 8 Play Mode and Edit Mode Controls 110 Table 9 Hot Border Page Navigation Control Keys 114 Table 10 Acceptable File Type Extensions for Graphic Files 134 Table 11 Square Pixel Factors for NTSC and PAL Systems 140 Table 12 Keyboard Remapping Functions 144 Table 13 Common FTP Commands 163 Table 14 Menu Control Keys 166 Table 15 Original PowerScript Fonts 193 Table 16 Accented and Special Chara...

Страница 10: ...owerScript Menu Controls 58 Examples of PowerScript Objects 64 Objects Page Layers and Stacking Order 65 Placing Objects CREATE Menu 66 Placing Objects GRAPHICS Menu 67 Selecting Objects 68 Object Handles and Bounding Rectangle 68 SELECT Menu 70 Selecting Text in a Text Object 71 MODIFY Menu 74 CLIP Menu 76 ALIGN Menu 77 FILL Menu 78 SHADOW Menu 79 OUTLINE Menu 80 TEXT Menu 81 Using Word Wrap 82 F...

Страница 11: ...ruction manual PowerScript provides an on line context sensitive help facility You can access the help facility while using PowerScript The help system provides brief reminders for using PowerScript functions It does not replace this instruc tion manual but rather complements it with brief ticklers to help you remember what a particular function does and how to use it Videonics produces the highes...

Страница 12: ...equired For infor mation send a message with subject HELP to list services videonics com or visit the Web site referenced in the table above About Customer Extra The Videonics Customer Extra page is available to PowerScript owners It contains upgrade information tips for using PowerScript and downloadable accessory software such as software for converting graphic file formats Table 1 Contacting Vi...

Страница 13: ...ics can use a full range of colors transparency and shadow attributes If you have a computer platform you can create EPS PCX JPEG and GIF graphics using various software applications Graphics can be input to PowerScript combined with other graphics or text and imaged on a television screen Because PowerScript interprets the PostScript language you can easily use clip art and font collections in Po...

Страница 14: ...ased PowerScript for any necessary replacements RegisteringYour Purchase Please take the time to register your PowerScript purchase This ensures that we can con tact you when product upgrades become available or relay important news to you You can register on line or use the registration card enclosed in your PowerScript package Note Videonics does not sell its customer list so your registration i...

Страница 15: ...Card slot on the front panel RS 232 Jack Use to connect a modem or computer to PowerScript A cable not included is required to make the connection RS 232 connection is provided via a female 9 pin DB 9 jack See Serial Cable Connection on page 149 for additional information Component IN Component OUT These connectors are available only on the Pow erScript Model PS4000SC Includes inputs and outputs i...

Страница 16: ...FIRE REPLACE FUSE AS MARKED FUSE RATING 1A FOR 120 VAC 5A FOR 220 VAC Power Light Keyboard Jack Serial Mouse Jack PC Card Slot Component IN Jacks Component OUT Jacks PC Card Slot Video IN Jacks Preview OUT Slot B Slot A Power Connector Switch Fuse Box RS 232 Jack GPI Jacks 2 SYNC Loop SC Phase Adjustment Video OUT Jacks Key OUT u u The Component IN Jacks and Component OUT Jacks are available only ...

Страница 17: ...e mouse cursor see PREVIEW OUT below The exception to this is that you can use the same monitor as your preview and Video OUT monitor in which case menus the mouse cursor and work in progress does appear on this device see Using PowerScript in Single Monitor Mode on page 24 for more information PREVIEW OUT Connect the device you will use for previewing your work such as a video monitor Use only a ...

Страница 18: ...Explains how to work with PowerScript objects the basic building blocks for your productions Chapter 6 Using PowerScript Step by step procedures for using the most common PowerScript features Chapter 7 Advanced PowerScript Functions Procedural instructions explaining less frequently used PowerScript functions Chapter 8 PowerScript Computer Connections Explains how to set up and use PowerScript wit...

Страница 19: ...ual the names of menus appear in UPPERCASE BOLDFACE type PowerScript provides two different types of menus Standard menus and Power menus Standard menus appear on screen as rather large rectangles Power menus are smaller ver sions of the Standard menus and they normally appear at the outer edges of the screen Most Standard menus have a Power menu version Due to their compact size and loca tion you...

Страница 20: ...eys do not actually include the Ctrl key for example entering Shift Esc closes all menus currently on the screen These are still identified as control keys The PowerScript Quick Reference Card lists all available control keys The keyboard template included in the PowerScript package identifies most of the control keys and can be placed directly on the keyboard for easy reference PowerScript also p...

Страница 21: ...iption CARTOONS PRJ Identifies a project file The name of the project is CARTOONS The PRJ file type extension tells PowerScript this is a PRoJect file LOGO EPS Names a graphic file The name of the file is LOGO The EPS file type extension tells PowerScript this is an Encapsulated PostScript type file BOX1 APS Names a special type of EPS file The file type APS indicates that the file contains transp...

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Страница 23: ...tion about and instructions for these types of setups You can set up PowerScript and related equipment in many different ways This chapter describes the following common equipment setups it does not attempt to describe every possibility Using PowerScript as a Stand Alone Live Device Using PowerScript as a Primary Input Device Using PowerScript to Feed a Switcher s DSK DownStream Key Using PowerScr...

Страница 24: ... the following section BASIC SETUP PROCEDURES The steps you need to complete before doing anything else include 1 Connect the keyboard and mouse to PowerScript 2 Check power voltage and fuses 3 Provide power to the unit CAUTION When connecting the keyboard and mouse always make sure the plugs and jacks are properly aligned DO NOT FORCE the plug into the jack or you might damage your equipment We r...

Страница 25: ...ocal power company for the information Normally having the wrong fuses installed only results in blown fuses however other damage might occur To change the PowerScript fuses 1 Turn off PowerScript 2 Locate the Power Connector Switch and Fuse box at the left side of the rear panel then detach the power cord from the rear panel Refer to Identifying PowerScript Jacks and Panels on page 5 for the loca...

Страница 26: ... Monitor The following setup examples use two terms to describe the way you use monitors with PowerScript Preview monitor and Program monitor Any type of monitor can serve as a Preview or Program monitor The Preview monitor is your working monitor That is the PowerScript interface components such as menus appear on the Preview monitor Therefore the Preview monitor is where you compose productions ...

Страница 27: ...nnect the Program monitor to the VIDEO OUT connector also on the rear panel Turn to Completing the Setup on page 26 to configure PowerScript to use two separate monitors for Preview and Program then complete the required steps AC INPUT VOLTAGE 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz AV PC CARD PCMCIA TYPE I II III SERIAL RS 232 GPI 1 GPI 2 Y R Y U B Y V Y IN OUT TERM FINE COARSE COMPOSITE Y C COMPOSITE Y C OUT OUT R...

Страница 28: ...ram back out to the VTR AC INPUT VOLTAGE 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz AV PC CARD PCMCIA TYPE I II III SERIAL RS 232 GPI 1 GPI 2 Y R Y U B Y V Y IN OUT TERM FINE COARSE COMPOSITE Y C COMPOSITE Y C OUT OUT R Y U B Y V SYNC SC PHASE VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT PREVIEW KEY COMPONENT IN COMPONENT OUT RISK OF FIRE REPLACE FUSE AS MARKED FUSE RATING 1A FOR 120 VAC 5A FOR 220 VAC Program OUT Video IN Video IN Video IN VTR...

Страница 29: ...er to the VIDEO OUT connector also on the rear panel Optionally connect the Program monitor to the Program OUT connector on the mixer or switcher Also optionally connect the VTR to the VTR OUT connector on the mixer or switcher In a live broadcast situation you would probably omit the VTR Turn to Completing the Setup on page 26 to configure PowerScript to use two separate monitors for Preview and ...

Страница 30: ...rovides limited chroma delay adjustments Addi tional delays must be done using external delay products AC INPUT VOLTAGE 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz AV PC CARD PCMCIA TYPE I II III SERIAL RS 232 GPI 1 GPI 2 Y R Y U B Y V Y IN OUT TERM FINE COARSE COMPOSITE Y C COMPOSITE Y C OUT OUT R Y U B Y V SYNC SC PHASE VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT PREVIEW KEY COMPONENT IN COMPONENT OUT RISK OF FIRE REPLACE FUSE AS MARKED FUSE ...

Страница 31: ...he PowerScript KEY OUT connector rear panel to the Key IN connector on the switcher Optionally connect the Program monitor to the Video Out connector on the mixer or switcher Turn to Completing the Setup on page 26 to configure PowerScript to use two separate monitors for Preview and Program then complete the required steps Tip Another possible setup is to connect the PowerScript VIDEO OUT to the ...

Страница 32: ... connect it to the GPI 1 and or GPI 2 connectors on the PowerScript rear panel Turn to Completing the Setup on page 26 to configure PowerScript to use two separate monitors for Preview and Program then complete the required steps GPI Device GPI Time Trigger AC INPUT VOLTAGE 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz AV PC CARD PCMCIA TYPE I II III SERIAL RS 232 GPI 1 GPI 2 Y R Y U B Y V Y IN OUT TERM FINE COARSE COMPOS...

Страница 33: ...Monitor to the Video Out connector on the VTR Turn to Completing the Setup on page 26 to configure PowerScript to use two separate monitors for Preview and Program then complete the required steps AC INPUT VOLTAGE 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz AV PC CARD PCMCIA TYPE I II III SERIAL RS 232 GPI 1 GPI 2 Y R Y U B Y V Y IN OUT TERM FINE COARSE COMPOSITE Y C COMPOSITE Y C OUT OUT R Y U B Y V SYNC SC PHASE VIDEO...

Страница 34: ...wever you can connect to the VIDEO OUT connector rather than PREVIEW OUT The VIDEO OUT connector provides a higher quality signal In either case the Preview Program Monitor displays the same information Note In order to create this setup you must have a composite monitor attached to the PREVIEW OUT connector the first time you turn on PowerScript Thereafter you can set up PowerScript to work in Si...

Страница 35: ...PowerScript with a Single Monitor havingTwo Input Jacks To configure PowerScript to use a single monitor with dual input jacks 1 Connect one of the monitor jacks to the PowerScript VIDEO OUT connector on the rear panel This connection establishes the Program Monitor 2 Connect the other monitor jack to the PowerScript PREVIEW OUT connector also on the rear panel This connection establishes the Prev...

Страница 36: ...apter 3 PowerScript Tutorial That lesson shows you how to start PowerScript and access the MAIN MENU In that case you can skip steps 1 and 2 below To configure PowerScript to use two monitors 1 Start PowerScript See Starting and Stopping PowerScript on page 88 for instructions 2 Enter Ctrl Right click to display the MAIN MENU 3 Click the Setup option 4 When the SETUP menu appears click the Display...

Страница 37: ...werScript include the following Y C S Video Jack The PowerScript jacks that accept an S Video connector are labeled Y C RCA Cable Most consumer level electronics use RCA type jacks and cables Most jacks on the PowerScript rear panel are BNC video jacks To make a connection between an RCA cable and the BNC video jacks on PowerScript you need a BNC to RCA Adapter Y C S Video Jack BNC Jacks BNC to RC...

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Страница 39: ...cedures described in later chapters If you aren t familiar with mouse and keyboard operations turn to Appendix B Using the PowerScript Mouse and Keyboard to learn how to use these devices The tutorial assumes you know how to use the mouse and keyboard SCENARIO Your production company SIGHTnSOUND needs to produce three title screens for an upcoming video production You ve been assigned the task of ...

Страница 40: ...push the card into the slot until you meet resistance and it won t go any further It takes approximately 15 to 30 seconds for PowerScript to complete the start up procedures The first page of the Demo project then appears this is because the Demo project was the last one opened on the start card The Demo project contains many examples of title screens you can create with PowerScript After completi...

Страница 41: ...IFY SELECT CLIP CREATE PROJ PG POWER MENUS TRANS SHADOW OUTLINE FILL TEXT BKGND HELP SETUP Ctrl Ctrl Right Click displays MAIN MENU A PowerScript Project is a defined unit of work such as the task you ve been assigned to create material for the SIGHTnSOUND production A Project is comprised of one or more Pages such as the individual title screens you ll be creating You need to give each project a ...

Страница 42: ...s Note Don t type quote marks throughout this tutorial unless specifically directed to do so The characters PRJ appear to the right of the text box This is a file type extension it tells PowerScript what type of file a PRoJect file you are creating PowerScript automatically appends the file type extension so you don t have to enter the characters The A FRONT option should already be selected If no...

Страница 43: ...age Any time you create a new project PowerScript automatically creates one blank page To confirm this look at the right side of the PROJECT PAGE menu and you see a page with the number 1 CHANGE PG COMMENT COMMENT PROJECT PAGE PROJECTS PAGES CUT COPY PASTE NEW ABOVE NEW BELOW NEW END DELETE RENAME COPY NEW XYZZY SAVE AUTO SAVE 1 2 RENUMBER ALL DELETE A AUTO APS A AUTO EPS A DEMO A TUTORIAL 1 SnS T...

Страница 44: ...ect it Note On an NTSC unit to make an oval a perfect circle display the MODIFY menu Ctrl F7 Then enter 110 in the Horizontal Scale text box and 100 in the Vertical Scale On a PAL unit leave Horizontal Scale at 100 and set Vertical Scale to 109 Then close the MODIFY menu 3 Click in any open area of the page away from the oval object you just created This deselects the object and its bounding recta...

Страница 45: ...ng and setting the fill color for the other elements of the target 6 With the oval object still selected press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard type the letter C for Copy then release both keys You have just used control keys as a shortcut PowerScript provides many different control key combinations that you can use to display menus select menu options and so forth rather than having to displ...

Страница 46: ... of an existing object such as the original oval object select that object then display the FILL menu When the menu appears the text boxes show the object s fill attribute values 15 Modify the size of the new object to 65 of its original size 16 Repeat the four preceding steps to create the fourth and final object Set its fill color to white and resize it to 50 of its original dimensions Compare y...

Страница 47: ...hind all of the objects that comprise the bull s eye tar get Every object you place on a page occupies a separate layer The first object occupies the first or back most layer All subsequent objects occupy layers on top of or in front of the previous layer or layers Therefore an object on one layer might cover all or part of an object on a pre vious layer You ve used this feature to cause the box o...

Страница 48: ... FILL menu 15 Set the fill color for the text characters to white Hue 0 Saturation 0 Brightness 100 Opacity 100 then close the FILL menu 16 Enter Ctrl F1 to display the TEXT menu 17 Enter 50 in the Character Size text box Set Line Spacing and Character Spacing to 0 zero if they aren t already set to that value Select the Center Justification option 18 Close the TEXT menu 19 Enter Ctrl F2 to displa...

Страница 49: ...one shown above don t worry too much about it However you should have been able to create all of the object attribute settings including fill colors shadows fonts layer positioning and so forth If you had any trouble with these concepts re trace your steps against the instructions so that you are sure you understand how to create and modify objects Attribute Attribute Values Menu Font Style Heaven...

Страница 50: ...d automatically saves your work as you go So although it isn t absolutely necessary get in the habit of saving pages periodically Playing the Page 1 Locate the Scroll Lock key on the keyboard and press it once To the right of the Scroll Lock key is an LED indicator that now glows green This means Scroll Lock is engaged If the LED is not lit press Scroll Lock again to engage it When the Scroll Lock...

Страница 51: ...The main difference between the Opening and Title pages is that the latter contains a couple of EPS graphic files the cloud and the umbrella The instructions in this lesson explain how to create a new page and add the EPS graphics and the geometric object the red cross You should be able to create the text objects on your own using the skills acquired in the preceding lessons The Story of the Amer...

Страница 52: ... GRAPHICS DELETE RENAME COPY XYZZY A A R R O W 4 E P S A A R R O W 5 E P S A A R R O W 6 E P S A A R R O W 7 E P S A B O X 1 A P S A B O X 2 A P S A B O X X 3 E P S A C C E P S A C C S Y M B O L E P S A C H E C K 1 E P S A C I R C L E 2 A P S A C I R C L E 3 A P S A C I R C L E 4 A P S A C L O U D G R Y E P S A C L O U D W T E P S A F L A R E E I P S Locate the CLOUDWT EPS file in the list and cli...

Страница 53: ...ter in an open area of the page slightly above and to the left of the two box objects Then drag down and to the right as you drag notice the rectan gle formed by the mouse movement 15 When the rectangle encloses or touches both objects release the mouse button This illustrates another way of selecting multiple objects in addition to the Shift Click method discussed earlier When you use this method...

Страница 54: ...te the Text object for the subtitle The Story of the American Red Cross You can use the Word Wrap feature to make the subtitle appear on two separate lines or press the Alpha Enter key while typing the text to force a line break wherever you want it to occur Use your creativity and experiment with some of the other options to learn what they do and how to use them When you re ready to move on to t...

Страница 55: ...lect all of the text in the text object The Credits page is fairly simple because it contains only one object a text object listing the job titles and names of those individuals who participated in the video production However the text object uses a variety of font styles sizes and line spacing to achieve the desired effect Production Design ChristopherKIRK Videographer JamieSTUART Written by Erne...

Страница 56: ...roduction Design in the text object to select it 12 Display the FONTS menu Ctrl Shift F1 and change the font to Heavenetica BoldSH 13 Display the TEXT menu Ctrl F1 and set the Font Size to 15 If this were an actual production job you would probably select all of the other job titles one by one and assign them the same attributes that you just assigned to the Production Design job title It s a fair...

Страница 57: ...ed playing the pages press Scroll Lock then press Alpha Enter LESSON 6 MANAGING PROJECTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION When you plan to make extensive changes to an existing project you should first create a copy of that project and make the changes to the dupli cate This way if you happen to make changes with which you aren t happy you can eas ily go back to the original project duplicate it again and st...

Страница 58: ...mes and numbers as the originals Renumbering Pages To renumber the pages in a project Make sure the project whose pages you want to renumber is selected in the Projects list then click the Renumber All button PowerScript renumbers the pages 1 2 and 3 CHANGE PG COMMENT COMMENT PROJECT PAGE PROJECTS PAGES CUT COPY PASTE NEW ABOVE NEW BELOW NEW END DELETE RENAME COPY NEW XYZZY SAVE AUTO SAVE 1 2 RENU...

Страница 59: ...he project copy you just made in the Projects list then select the Credits page in the Pages list 2 Press Esc to close the PROJECT PAGES menu Pressing Esc instructs PowerScript to close the top most menu on the screen Entering Shift Esc closes all open menus Creating a RollTransition 1 Enter Ctrl F10 to display the TRANSITIONS menu 2 Set the Roll and Crawl options as shown above Roll Up Start Midd...

Страница 60: ...ES menu and save the page LESSON 8 SETTING PAGE DURATION AND TRANSITIONS FOR THE OPENING PAGE 1 On the keypad press 1 then press Numeric Enter to display the Opening page ready for editing 2 Display the TRANSITIONS menu Ctrl F10 3 Select the Page Duration option set the Seconds text box value to 5 and set the Frames text box value to zero By selecting the Page Duration option and entering a value ...

Страница 61: ...r the Transition OUT 9 Set the Seconds and Frames text boxes to 2 and zero respectively for both the Transi tion IN and Transition OUT durations 10 Enter Shift Esc to close all open menus You have specified how long the page is to remain on the screen while playing 5 sec onds specified a Transition IN and its duration a smooth bouncing path for 2 seconds and specified a Transition OUT and its dura...

Страница 62: ...at PowerScript places in the Actual text box The example shown earlier in this section indicates anActual value of 10 sec onds This is the duration that PowerScript has calculated that it can crawl this page based on your selection in the ROLL CRAWL OPTIONS menu and the video scan rate available for your equipment The value you see displayed for Actual might be different from what is shown in the ...

Страница 63: ...ginning on page 99 for additional information 9 Once you re satisfied with the Actual duration that PowerScript calculates for the Title page close the TRANSITIONS menu and go on to the next lesson Note When using the Roll Crawl options you can set either the transition Speed or tran sition Duration Whichever one you set last takes precedence That is if you set the transition Speed using that opti...

Страница 64: ...in to engage Play Mode 4 Press Numeric Enter When you re finished watching the tutorial run press the Scroll Lock key then press Alpha Enter You might want to delete one or both of the Tutorials from your PowerScript Start Card Although the Tutorials are not very large they do take up space that you might want to use for other projects The Start Card has a limited amount of space available So unle...

Страница 65: ...Script easily and efficiently This chapter does not contain descriptions of the menus For those descriptions see the other chapters that follow or see Chapter 9 PowerScript Reference PowerScript provides two sets of menus Standard Menus and Power Menus You ll read more about them in the next section For basic access to the menus use the following methods ...

Страница 66: ...Menu Ctrl Right Click Display Power Menus Shift Right Click Display Main Menu and Power Menus Ctrl Shift Right Click Close all Standard menus leave Power menus on screen Ctrl Alt Shift Esc GRAPHICS DELETE RENAME COPY XYZZY A A R R O W 1 E P S A A R R O W 2 E P S A A R R O W 3 E P S A A R R O W 4 E P S A A R R O W 5 E P S A A R R O W 6 E P S A A R R O W 7 E P S A B O X 1 A P S A B O X 2 A P S A B O...

Страница 67: ...ft Right click or click the Power Menus button in the MAIN MENU When you use the control keys to display a menu such as Ctrl F1 PowerScript always displays the Standard menu not the Power menu ON BKGD H S B O 100 100 100 0 ON FILL MAIN MENU H S B O ON LINE 50 1 100 50 100 10 10 100 Holstein 50 Align Background Shadow Main Main On Off Create Text Fill Line Power Menus POWER MENUS HELP SETUP Power M...

Страница 68: ... the value to the selected object or objects Slider Buttons Slider controls have a small button at each end Clicking the button moves the slider one unit to the left or right depending on which is clicked Radio Buttons Similar to the buttons on older car radios Click or push one button and all of the others automatically turn off or become deselected A set of radio buttons always contains two or m...

Страница 69: ...rs specify relative colors on the color wheel as shown here Saturation A Saturation value of zero results in no color saturation producing black white or shades of gray A value of 100 produces full strength color such as scarlet red or bright green Brightness A Brightness value of zero produces black A value of 100 produces the brightest possible color at whatever saturation level you specify Tip ...

Страница 70: ...reen A menu might therefore obscure objects on the page You can freely move menus and place them anywhere on the screen To move a menu drag it by any non active area of the menu PowerScript remembers menu positions Each time you display a menu it appears at the same position as the last time you used it even after powering down PowerScript stores the menu positions on the start card so if you or s...

Страница 71: ...NTROLS FOR NAVIGATING MENUS Ctrl Tab Highlights next control in the menu Ctrl Shift Tab Highlights previous control in the menu Ctrl Shift Alt Tab Highlights first control in menu Ctrl Enter Use either Enter key Performs a mouse click on the highlighted menu control Acts exactly as though you had clicked on the control CONTROLS FOR NAVIGATING SCROLLABLE LISTS Cursor must be positioned inside scrol...

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Страница 73: ... separate graphic file stored on a PC Card Clock Object an easy way to display the current date and time Whenever you place objects on a page each one remains an individual independent entity You can therefore change an object s characteristics known as object attributes without disturbing other objects on the page For example you might have a yellow text object sitting atop a dark blue box then d...

Страница 74: ...nge the background from blue to green a tedious and time consuming process Once you place an object on a page you can manipulate the object in many different ways In addition to changing its attributes you can move an object change its size rotate it change its color add a drop shadow and so forth 4 23 20 New Bedford New Bedford Text Object with Drop Shadow Graphic Object Oval Object Rescaled Text...

Страница 75: ...e rectangle object moves to the layer below the text object the circle and line objects occupy the bottom layers respectively Note Stacking objects one atop another can make it difficult to select objects buried beneath the top layer or layers PowerScript provides a way to simplify this task By pressing the Tab key you can cycle through the objects from top to bottom by pressing Shift Tab you can ...

Страница 76: ... text object it is initially empty that is it does not contain any char acters The object however appears at the center of the screen ready for you to enter whatever text you want it to contain To learn about entering text setting text attributes using word wrap and so forth see Working with Text Objects beginning on page 70 Graphic Objects To create a graphic object you must first select the one ...

Страница 77: ...ll objects as explained in the next section then create a new box the box receives a green fill color If you want the new object to inherit the attributes of an existing object select that object then create the new one If you select multiple objects the new object inherits the attributes from the object that occupies the top most layer of the group GRAPHICS DELETE RENAME COPY XYZZY A A R R O W 1 ...

Страница 78: ...unds the selected object or objects and serves as a visual aid to help you identify selected objects The object handles provide a way to manipulate the selected object or objects 4 23 20 New Bedford New Bedford 4 23 20 New Bedford New Bedford 4 23 20 New Bedford New Bedford 4 23 20 New Bedford New Bedford One Object Selected Two Objects Selected All Objects Selected No Objects Selected Selecting O...

Страница 79: ...nt ways Shift Click Select the first object then hold down the Shift key while clicking the other objects Drag Position the mouse pointer in an unoccupied area of the page above and to the left of the first object you want to select then drag a rectangle around the other objects Release the mouse button when the rectangle encloses or touches all of the objects PowerScript displays the bounding rec...

Страница 80: ... as explained below the new characters replace the selected ones You can change text attributes on the fly that is while you type For example assume that when you begin entering text it receives default attributes of Heavenetica font 36 point yellow fill color After typing a few characters change the attributes to Temps font 24 point blue fill color When you continue typing the text uses the new a...

Страница 81: ...tended to just repeat the procedure PowerScript also automatically moves the text cursor to the point where you released the mouse button If you begin typing at this point whatever you enter replaces the selected text To remove the selected text do any of the following Press the Backspace key Choose the Clear option from the CLIP menu Ctrl Shift F6 Enter Ctrl Shift X Pressing Backspace when no tex...

Страница 82: ... necessary software application such as Adobe Illustrator CorelDRAW Macromedia FreeHand and oth ers Here again you need a way to move the files from the computer to PowerScript Also keep in mind that graphic object performance that is the speed with which objects can be drawn on the screen depends on how the object is initially created Tip Videonics PowerScript Communicator software greatly simpli...

Страница 83: ...click the EPS option or enter Ctrl E to display the EPS menu as described earlier in this section 2 Select the graphic file you want to delete in the Graphic File List 3 Click the Delete button You can also use the FILES menu to delete files from a PC Card See Working with Files and Directories on page 126 for further instructions After clicking Delete PowerScript asks you to confirm that you real...

Страница 84: ...dify if not already selected 2 Click the Modify option on the MAIN MENU to display the MODIFY menu or enter Ctrl F7 3 Select the Object Visibility Option Ctrl Shift F7 to make the object visible deselect to make the object invisible Invisible objects retain all of their originally assigned attributes Making an object invisi ble is a handy way to hide an object while working on one that overlaps it...

Страница 85: ...he object from its center point Positive values in percentage slant the object to the left negative values slant to the right Tip When modifying graphic objects use Ctrl Shift F7 to display only the object s outline rather than the object itself This increases PowerScript s redraw performance so you can work faster When you finish making modifications enter Ctrl Shift F7 again to display the objec...

Страница 86: ...Ctrl C Places a duplicate of the currently selected object or objects on the clip board The original object s remain on the page The copied objects replace the current clipboard contents if any Paste Ctrl V Places a copy of the current clipboard contents at the center of the cur rent page The clipboard contents remain unchanged Clear Ctrl Shift X Removes the currently selected object or objects fr...

Страница 87: ...ply attributes to an object using only a single key stroke or key combination See Working with Styles on page 102 for details and further instructions This section begins by explaining the basic procedures for setting an object s color or fill opacity drop shadow and outline It also contains subsections devoted to changing attributes for text and graphic objects because they have attributes that o...

Страница 88: ...e fill opacity enter the same values in the Opacity text box for each object For more specific information about Hue Saturation Brightness and Opacity see Slid ers and Text Values on page 59 Creating Object Drop Shadows PowerScript drop shadows always appear behind the object they shadow You can control the distance or displacement between the object and its drop shadow and also control the shadow...

Страница 89: ... shadow visible Deselect to turn the drop shadow off 4 Specify the Shadow Offset values by entering values in the text boxes The first value determines the offset to the right or left of the object positive values set the shadow to the right negative values set the shadow to the left The second value controls offset below or above the object positive values set the shadow below the object negative...

Страница 90: ...visible 4 Set the Hue Saturation and Brightness values for the object s outline color Use the slider knobs for approximate settings use the text boxes for precise color values When you want to assure that two or more objects have exactly the same outline color enter the same values in the Hue Saturation and Brightness text boxes for each object 5 Set the object s outline Opacity Use the slider kno...

Страница 91: ...lue in the text box for precise sizes PowerScript font sizes are specified in video scan lines A character of 480 scan lines fills an entire NTSC format television screen a character 580 scan lines fills a PAL format screen Font sizes less than about 10 scan lines might not be readable on the screen even though PowerScript allows you to specify a font size as little as four scan lines The maximum ...

Страница 92: ...nsert the text cursor between two characters character spacing applies only between the two no effect on underlining Using Word Wrap Word Wrap instructs PowerScript to automatically adjust line lengths when you change the size of a text object For example suppose you create a text object that is too wide for the area you want it to occupy on the page If you rescale the object to fit the size of th...

Страница 93: ...he text object you select The handle does not appear when you select more than one text object Words split only at spaces That is if you release the Word Wrap bar in the middle of a word that word is not split into two segments If you want to keep two or more words on the same line at all times separate them with a non breaking space Word Wrap never breaks a line at a non breaking space To enter a...

Страница 94: ...ect depending on which ones you want to change To select all characters enter Ctrl A 2 Press Ctrl Shift F1 to display the FONTS menu 3 Select the font you want in the Available Fonts List If the font you want to select does not appear in the list use the scroll bar at the right side of the list to move it up or down until the font you want appears When you select a font in the Available Fonts List...

Страница 95: ...rd You need a connection between PowerScript and a computer to save a copy of the file See Chapter 8 PowerScript Computer Connections for further infor mation 1 Select the font you want to delete in the Available Fonts List 2 Click the Delete button When you click the Delete button PowerScript asks you to confirm that you want to remove the font file PowerScript does not delete the font until you ...

Страница 96: ...Notes ...

Страница 97: ...ructions for PowerScript procedures and func tions The primary topics include Starting and Stopping PowerScript Working with Projects Working with Pages Using Transitions and Page Duration Working with Styles Working with Backgrounds Playing Projects and Pages ...

Страница 98: ...wer Script Start Card in the front slot and the Ethernet adapter in the rear slot other wise PowerScript will not start For more information regarding the use of Ethernet adapters see Chapter 8 PowerScript Computer Connections To stop PowerScript 1 Enter Ctrl S to save your work or display the PROJECT PAGE menu and click the Save option 2 Turn off the power switch Doing a System Reset It is a rare...

Страница 99: ...rigi nal project from the PC Card and rename the copy to the name of the origi nal See Copying an Existing Project later in this section Another way to prevent changes to existing projects and pages is to lock them See Working with Files and Directories beginning on page 126 for more information about this function Tip If you are working on a rather large and or complex project consider purchasing...

Страница 100: ...he PC cards currently inserted in the front and or rear slots The slot identifier A precedes the names of those projects available on the card in the front and B precedes those in the rear slot When you select a project in the Available Projects List the comment associated with that project if any appears in the Comment text box The remainder of this section explains the use of the Project Functio...

Страница 101: ...ications you require The PROJECT PAGE menu provides an easy way to do this by making a copy of an existing project To copy an existing project 1 Insert the PC Card that contains the project you want to copy 2 Locate and select the project you want to copy in the Available Projects List 3 Click the Copy project function button The COPY PROJECT menu appears it is similar to the NEW PROJECT menu show...

Страница 102: ... button to rename the project 7 Close the RENAME PROJECT menu Deleting a Project To delete an existing project 1 Insert the PC Card that contains the project you want to delete 2 Select the project in the Available Projects List 3 Click the Delete project function button After clicking Delete PowerScript asks you to confirm that you want to delete the project Click Delete to remove the project oth...

Страница 103: ...es not appear in the list use the scroll bar at the right of the list to scroll up or down as necessary Numbers precede the page names in the Project Pages to provide unique identification of the pages You can use the Page Numbering controls to renumber the pages This proce dure is explained later in this section When you select a page in the Project Pages list the comment associated with that pag...

Страница 104: ... and places it on the clipboard The Copy button places a duplicate of the currently selected page on the clipboard but leaves the original in the Project Pages list The Paste button inserts the contents of the clipboard into the Project Pages list immedi ately after the currently selected page The clipboard contents remain unchanged When you paste a cut or copied page that page retains all of the ...

Страница 105: ... list The number assigned to that page appears in the Change Page text box 2 Click in the Change Page text box 3 Type the number you want to assign to the page It appears in the Change Page text box 4 Press Enter The page receives the new number and automatically adjusts its position in the Project Pages list if necessary To reassign numbers to all pages in the Project Pages list 1 Select the proj...

Страница 106: ... the relationship between transitions and page duration You can apply a transition when the page comes on screen Transition IN as well as when the page leaves the screen Transition OUT You can also specify the length and speed of the transition as well as the effect wipe slide fade and so forth Note When PowerScript displays a page it must first create the page in its memory banks For most pages t...

Страница 107: ... to end the page sequence To use roll or crawl to control the page duration use the Roll Crawl Controls See Using Roll and Crawl on page 99 for details Also see the Tip at the end of this section 4 To specify the amount of elapsed time you want for the page to run its IN transition enter values in the Transition IN Duration text boxes Enter the number of seconds in the Seconds text box and the num...

Страница 108: ...ilable Select the effect you want then click the associated Select button to access the additional effects Experiment with these options to learn what each one does 4 To see the effect of the transition click the Play button 5 If you re satisfied with the transition click the Save button to save it Tip When you set up a roll for production credits insert a blank page following the credits page and...

Страница 109: ... dis plays In such cases use the Duration Matching option to have PowerScript calculate other Actual Duration values based on your preferences see Target Options below You can repeat this operation until the Actual Duration meets as closely as possible your require ments Read the descriptions of these options later in this section for more information Direction Use one of the four Direction button...

Страница 110: ...uration in the Duration Target field then click Duration Matching to display this dialog box Target Options Each of the four options here Next Higher Lower Optimum Speed and Next Higher Lower Acceptable Speed apply a different algorithm or calculation to the Duration Target value to determine the closest match For example if you set Duration Target to 12 seconds Table 5 Results of Roll Crawl Speed...

Страница 111: ... of a roll Actual Duration This field shows the actual duration that PowerScript is able to provide based on your Duration Target and the Target Option you specify This is a non editable text field that is you cannot type in the field nor change the value You can change this factor by chang ing the Duration Target and or Target Option in any combination or by making the page longer or shorter Dyna...

Страница 112: ...d company font style to a text object pressing Shift F1 might apply a color to your official company logo PowerScript provides a default set of 24 styles You can use the styles as is or redefine them to your specific needs The following table shows the default PowerScript styles and provides space where you can record whatever style changes you make to the defaults Table 7 PowerScript Styles by Fu...

Страница 113: ...l Color Drop Shadow displaced 4 pixels below and right Shift F5 Shift F6 Temps Bold White Fill Color Drop Shadow displaced 4 pixels below and right Shift F6 Shift F7 Bookwoman Demi White Fill Color Drop Shadow displaced 4 pixels below and right Shift F7 Shift F8 Forefront Demi White Fill Color Drop Shadow displaced 4 pixels below and right Shift F8 Shift F9 VAG Rounded Black White Fill Color Drop ...

Страница 114: ... selecting them before applying a style You can for example select a rectangle and a circle then apply a fill color to both objects at the same time You can select an entire text object or only specific characters in the text string to apply a style to the selection To apply a style to an existing object or objects 1 Select the object or objects you want to change If you are applying the style to ...

Страница 115: ...thin an object the font changes to Heavenetica but the other attributes do not change Every menu option is a separate attribute You can assign one or more attributes within a given menu while leaving the others unchanged For example using the FILL menu you can assign the Opacity attribute but leave the Hue Saturation and Brightness attributes unchanged Be sure to activate menus when appropriate So...

Страница 116: ... playback the pages reset the system to Dual Monitor Mode See Video Parameters on page 123 for instructions Creating a Solid Color Background To create a solid color background 1 Click the Bkgnd option on the MAIN MENU to display the BACKGROUND menu or enter Ctrl F9 2 Select the Background On Off option so that an X appears in the box 3 Use the Hue Saturation and Brightness controls to select the ...

Страница 117: ...ey signal through its KEY OUT jack and a fill signal through the Video OUT jack both are on the rear panel DSK does not fully support transitions and animation because these effects are normally performed by the switcher Using a Graphic as a Background You can use an imported graphic file or simple PostScript objects rectangle oval and so forth as a page background To use a graphic as a background...

Страница 118: ...cause 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 ren...

Страница 119: ... appear on the Program monitor the one attached to the PowerScript VIDEO OUT jack If you have only one monitor available you can combine Play mode and Edit mode on the same monitor When you work on the pages that is when you are editing the menus and mouse cursor appear on the Preview monitor and the Program monitor because they are the same device When you playback a page it takes over both the P...

Страница 120: ...he page that currently appears on the Preview monitor Play any other page Play a page by number page 15 for example Immediately play the current page without waiting for the page s set duration and transitions to complete If the current page s transition OUT has already begun pressing Enter cuts to the next page Play next page in sequence Play previous page in sequence Pause Playback Resume Playba...

Страница 121: ...y Mode and Edit Mode Controls Continued To Use these keys in the indicated sequence Scroll Lock Num Lock Enter Press Enter Turn Scroll Lock OFF Turn Num Lock OFF Enter Scroll Lock Press Enter Turn Scroll Lock OFF Press plus key Enter Scroll Lock Press Enter Turn Scroll Lock OFF Press minus key Scroll Lock Num Lock 5 1 End For example page 15 Enter Press Enter Turn Scroll Lock OFF Turn Num Lock OFF...

Страница 122: ...Notes ...

Страница 123: ...u might not use every time you use PowerScript including Working with Hot Borders Working with the Safe Title Area Working with GPI Time Triggers and Auto Start Using PowerScript Setup Working with Files and Directories Working with PC Cards Using Graphic Files Re Mapping the PowerScript Keyboard ...

Страница 124: ...use this feature is to create a long line of text that crawls across the screen Create the text object then begin typing the text characters As you type and the text object grows longer it eventually becomes wider than the screen With hot borders turned on the screen automatically pans to keep the cursor in sight so you always see the characters as you type If you want to go back to an earlier par...

Страница 125: ... START Using GPI Time Triggers and Auto Start you can invoke PowerScript projects and other files from external devices or time based factors This section explains how to use these features It also explains how to play a project or display a graphic from a remote loca tion Using GPI A GPI General Purpose Interface external device such as the Videonics Edit Suite can send signals to PowerScript Pow...

Страница 126: ...he GPI 2 connector use that Project text box If you are using both GPI connectors enter the project names in the corresponding Project text boxes When the GPI signal arrives at the specified GPI connection PowerScript locates and plays the first page in the project If PowerScript cannot locate a project with the speci fied name it automatically performs a page trigger which is explained in a later...

Страница 127: ... GPI 1 and GPI 2 except that you trigger events at a specified time rather than by a signal from an external GPI device To create a timed trigger 1 To trigger a specific project enter the project name in the Project text box Do not enter the PRJ file type extension To trigger the next page of the current project rather than triggering a specific project leave the Project text box empty 2 Enter the...

Страница 128: ... a file to one of PowerScript s PC Cards The project file must already reside on the target PC Card By transferring a special play file to the PC Card PowerScript knows which project you want to play To use this feature you must have an existing connection between your remote location and PowerScript You then use a file transfer program such as Fetch to send the file from a computer to PowerScript...

Страница 129: ...e name such as rm CARTOONS PLA You can use a wildcard character to delete all PLA files such as rm pla Displaying a Graphic from a Remote Location You can create a graphic file at your remote location then transfer it to PowerScript for immediate display The primary difference between this procedure and playing a project from a remote location as described above is that you do not need a PowerScri...

Страница 130: ...u to access the setup functions To display the SETUP menu click the Setup option on the MAIN MENU or press Ctrl Shift F12 there is no Power menu ver sion of the SETUP menu or its associated menus Click the option on the SETUP menu that you want to examine or change The illustra tion above indicates the page where you can find detailed information about the specific setup options Time Date Setup Vi...

Страница 131: ...spec ify the time as 21 41 34 You must always enter a zero for times before 10 00 such as 09 41 34 PM The clock starts when you press Enter or click outside the text box To synchronize the clock to a reference wait until the reference time reaches the exact moment then press Enter Show Seconds Select the first option to display seconds in clock objects Select the second option to omit seconds from...

Страница 132: ...ou have 2 monitors in your equipment configuration that is separate Preview and Program monitors or you have only 1 monitor the same mon itor acts as both the Preview and Program monitors EPS Color Adjustment When you import an EPS graphic file from a computer the colors might be overly saturated due to differences in the color ranges supported on computers as compared to video Your choice here de...

Страница 133: ...to PowerScript s SYNC IN connector on the rear panel If you have other devices sharing the same sync line connect PowerScript s SYNC OUT connector also on the rear panel to the sync input of the next device in the chain The last device in the chain must be terminated by a 75 ohm load If PowerScript is the last device in the chain set the TERM switch on Power Script s rear panel to the 75 W positio...

Страница 134: ...Model Settings To access this menu click the Studio Model Settings button in the SETUP VIDEO menu described above Out Sync Horizontal Phase If you are using PowerScript s sync function and your output signals lose synchronization enter a value in the Horizontal Phase text box to adjust the timing and restore synchronization Out Key Key Delay This option is similar to the one above except that it c...

Страница 135: ...omponent model Component In Levels Select BETACAM if you are using a SONY Betacam input device or select MII if you are using a Panasonic device Component Out Levels Same as above except the settings apply to your output devices Serial RS 232 Setup Use the Serial RS 232 Setup options when you create a connection between PowerScript and a computer platform using a serial cable See Serial Cable Conn...

Страница 136: ...ormat nnnnn nnn but the decimal point is not included in the file name For example page number 15 25 has the actual page number 00015 025 and the associated file name is 00015025 System Files System files contain the code that allows PowerScript to operate as an intelligent device The original PowerScript Start Card contains the necessary system files If you create other Start Cards see page 131 t...

Страница 137: ...ing with GPI Time Triggers and Auto Start beginning on page 115 Managing Files and Directories The FILES menu provides a way to manage PC Cards more specifically to manage the directories and files contained on those cards You can access the FILES menu as follows Enter Ctrl Shift F12 Click the Directories Files button in the SETUP PC CARD MAINTENANCE menu see page 187 Click the File Maintenance bu...

Страница 138: ...list PowerScript does not highlight that item in the list The only way to determine which directory is selected is to look at the Current Directory text box When you click one of the Directory Options see below Power Script performs that action on the directory shown in the Current Directory text box Directory Names When creating or renaming directories you must use the standard DOS naming conven ...

Страница 139: ...nt to remove 2 Select the directory you want to remove then click Delete A Warning appears telling you that the action you are about to perform is permanent 3 If you want to delete the directory click Delete otherwise click Cancel File Information and Options Available Files When you select a directory in the Available Directories list see above this list shows the Name and Size of each file in th...

Страница 140: ...can purchase PC Cards from stores that sell laptop computers U S and Canadian customers who have difficulty locating PC Cards can contact Videon ics Helpline for assistance see page 2 PowerScript supports Atmel and ATA format such as IDE and Sandisk PC Cards Either the front or rear PC Card slot can be used for any supported card format Contact Videon ics or check our Web site see page 2 for the l...

Страница 141: ... have one available because PowerScript copies files from the existing card to create the new one Note Before starting the following procedure make sure you have a PC card that has already been formatted See the following section Erasing and Formatting PC Cards for instructions To create a Start Card 1 Insert a Start Card in one of the PowerScript PC Card slots then insert the new card in the othe...

Страница 142: ... to start PowerScript Note You can set the Read Only attribute either on or off using the Lock Unlock options in the FILES menu A locked file is considered Read Only See Working with Files and Directories on page 126 for more details Format Erase Card Removes every file regardless of its locked unlocked state from the PC Card This option is useful if you cannot read or write to a PC Card which is ...

Страница 143: ...d store projects pages and other files you want to use on the second card The second card does not have to contain system or menu files because they are available on the Start Card in the other slot With this configuration it is good practice to set the Write Protect Tab on the Start Card to the On position so that you don t accidentally overwrite or delete files However if you intend to store dat...

Страница 144: ... IDE or Sand isk PC Cards you can use it for PC Card maintenance You can for example save files to a hard disk rename files import files and so forth You can also modify PowerScript files using an external computer that is connected via a network See Chapter 8 PowerScript Computer Connections for additional information and instructions USING GRAPHIC FILES You can use EPS PCX JPEG and GIF type grap...

Страница 145: ...nge in size from as little as 5K to as much as 200K depending on how you construct and save it PowerScript EPS supports most PostScript Level 2 specifications including clipping paths and JPEG Clipping paths allow a bit mapped image to be cut out that is to render defined portions transparent JPEG allows the bit mapped contents to be highly com pressed while still retaining good image quality Powe...

Страница 146: ... that graphic back again If you think you might want to use the graphic at some later date place a copy of the file on another PC Card or on a com puter based hard disk To do this procedure you must have a connection between PowerScript and another computer See Chapter 8 PowerScript Com puter Connections for instructions About Other Graphics You can use graphic files from many different sources su...

Страница 147: ... objects in the image Most blends need only 6 to 12 steps as compared with the 30 to 100 needed for print images When creat ing blends use fewer steps than you think you might need and check the results You can always go back and add more steps if needed Note Anti aliasing effectively smooths the edge of each step in a blend further reducing the number of steps required File Formats Some EPS drawi...

Страница 148: ... Save the file as a Photoshop EPS Do not include a preview of the image Use JPEG Low Quality encoding when the option is available The JPEG Low Quality setting greatly compresses the file at some loss in image quality It is unlikely you will notice much difference on your monitor If you are not satisfied with the quality save the file at a higher JPEG setting Turn off DCS if the option is availabl...

Страница 149: ...sed EPS images overlap objects slightly rather than butting their edges against one another Because PowerScript anti aliases objects during processing this provides good results Anti aliasing blends information from neighboring pixels into the object edges to produce soft transitions between them This can result in a back ground video image bleeding through the graphic where two objects butt again...

Страница 150: ...omplex shapes might take longer to process and display than the text objects Tip If an EPS file contains only a few text objects converting them to outlines might be the best solution However if the file contains a high volume of text such as rolling production credits the best solution might be to import the PostScript fonts to PowerScript None of the preceding situations apply to bit mapped imag...

Страница 151: ...how through If you want to create a non rectangular bit mapped image you can use either of the fol lowing methods Use a clipping path in an EPS graphic A clipping path is a shape that cuts away the background so just the inside of the path is drawn and rest of the area is transpar ent Adobe Photoshop and similar bit mapped graphic applications can create paths and place them in EPS files Define an...

Страница 152: ...her vector based drawing applications use custom colors that do not contain any black To darken an image use additional cyan magenta and yellow rather than using black Thereafter apply only those colors in the K channel to the objects to create the transpar ency mask The more black you use the greater the transparency Using Adobe Photoshop Two different methods are available for creating CMYA file...

Страница 153: ...ert the image to CMYK mode that is display the Mode menu point to the Mode sub menu item then select CMYK 5 If necessary adjust the image colors 6 Display the Channels palette and select the K channel Note that the K channel is empty 7 Paint black or shades of gray in the K channel where you want the image to be trans parent Full black 100 makes that part of the image completely transparent A gray...

Страница 154: ... temporary assignment lasts only until you restart PowerScript a permanent assignment uses the specified layout whenever you run PowerScript Table 12 Keyboard Remapping Functions Layout Number Country Control Keys 01 Standard US Keyboard Shift Control 1 Default Layout 02 Belgian Shift Control 2 03 British Shift Control 3 04 Canadian Multilingual Shift Control 4 05 Danish Shift Control 5 06 Dutch S...

Страница 155: ...P SYS You ll find the key mapping files named KEYMAP01 through KEYMAP19 and perhaps one named KEYMAP00 in this directory The two digits at the end of the file names correspond to the layout numbers in the preceding table For example the British keyboard layout is named KEYMAP03 3 Locate and select the key mapping file you want to use as your permanent layout 4 Click the Copy button in the FILES me...

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Страница 157: ...include the tools required to create files and control connections For example to create graphic files of your own design you need tools such as Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop CorelDRAW or Macromedia Freehand to create the files In order to move those files from a computer to PowerScript you need communications software such as TCP IP software or an FTP client With PowerScript you can create tw...

Страница 158: ... control of the environment The other system the server can make files available to the client and can receive files Servers cannot originate file transfers A system can consist of many different clients and servers Each client with the proper security clearance can access any server PowerScript always acts in the role of an FTP server in the context discussed in this chapter PowerScript supports ...

Страница 159: ...ormat PC Cards The card shipped with PowerScript is Atmel formatted SERIAL CABLE CONNECTION If your sole purpose is to move files back and forth between PowerScript and your com puter platform and your computer is not capable of reading and writing PC Cards you can establish a serial cable connection In order to make this type of connection you need to obtain a serial cable if you don t already ha...

Страница 160: ...nd have determined that they are compatible The specifications however are subject to change Linksys model EC2T ActionTec Ethernet Adapter part number NE10000 01 EFA PCMCIA Ethernet NE2000 Combo part number EFA207 model name InfoEx press SPC Note If the PC Card packaging indicates that the card is Novell Netware compatible but it does not specifically state NE2000 compatible it is probably not com...

Страница 161: ...nter them in a slightly different way Refer to your software documentation for specific instructions To enter configuration information using FreePPP version 2 6 2 1 Quit all applications and restart your computer 2 Open FreePPP Note These instructions use FreePPP version 2 6 2 If you are using a different version your screen might look different but the controls should be the same 3 Click the Acc...

Страница 162: ...his panel 6 Enter 192 168 0 2 in the IP Address text box and select the option as shown above This IP address that is 192 168 0 2 is a fixed address in PowerScript Do not use any other address You cannot change the address in PowerScript There is no need to enter or change the information in the Domain name Primary DNS and Secondary DNS text boxes Leave the Configure OT TCP IP for this Account opt...

Страница 163: ...or the connection this informa tion is required for PowerScript to create the serial connection When you finish entering the information click OK 10 Quit the FreePPP application Configuring the PowerScript Serial Connection The final step to configuring a serial connection is to use the PowerScript Setup function to specify the correct baud rate parity and so forth To configure PowerScript over a ...

Страница 164: ... establish the con nection between PowerScript and the computer Note If you have not completed the configuration steps outlined in the previous sections you must do so before successfully establishing the connection To establish the connection 1 Open the FreePPP software component 2 Select the configuration you created in the earlier steps from the Connect to list If you named the connection Power...

Страница 165: ... The client con trols everything that occurs between the devices That is you cannot initiate or control a file transfer from PowerScript you must control it from the computer When you log in to the PowerScript server it always defaults to using the front PC Card slot identified as slot A You can use the standard DOS command CD Change Directory to specify the PC Card slot you want to use For exampl...

Страница 166: ...cut for the PowerScript connection at this time The shortcut provides an easy way to make the connection without having to enter the Host address each time Once you create the shortcut you need only select it from the Short cuts list to make the connection See Creating a Fetch Shortcut to PowerScript later in this chapter for instructions 6 Use the Put File and Get file buttons to transfer files b...

Страница 167: ...ortcut When the Bookmark Editor dia log box appears enter a name for your shortcut such as PowerScript and enter 192 168 0 2 in the Host text box 2 Click OK to save the shortcut When making any subsequent connections with PowerScript choose the shortcut you just created from the Shortcuts menu in the New Connection dialog box After choosing the shortcut Fetch inserts the proper address in the Host...

Страница 168: ...work Administrator to assign to PowerScript 2 Start PowerScript display the MAIN MENU Ctrl Right click then click the Setup option 3 When the SETUP menu appears click the Internet Settings option to display the SETUP INTERNET menu 4 Enter the Internet Protocol IP number you obtained from your Network Administrator in the IP Address text box Enter the number exactly as it was provided to you includ...

Страница 169: ...e prompt If you are running Windows NT 4 0 display the Start menu and choose Command Prompt from the Program sub menu The MS DOS window appears with the C command line prompt 2 At the command line prompt enter ftp IP omit the quote marks where IP is the IP Address you entered in the SETUP INTERNET IP Address text box shown above for example you might enter ftp 192 168 0 2 then press Return 3 The f...

Страница 170: ...wire the cable as follows Before connecting PowerScript with a direct cable you need to determine the IP Address currently assigned to your computer To determine your computer s IP Address 1 While running Windows 95 display the Start menu and choose Control Panels from the Settings sub menu 2 When the Control Panels window appears locate and open that is double click the Network icon The Network d...

Страница 171: ... INTERNET menu 6 Enter the IP Address you wrote down in the preceding steps into the IP Address text box in the SETUP INTERNET menu You must enter the same address as you copied from your computer except that one to three of the last digits must be different For example if the address you copied was something like 206 204 88 145 then enter an address such as 206 204 88 175 Write this address down ...

Страница 172: ...e a snapshot of the dialog box and print it out for later reference Also make sure that you have your original Windows 95 installation disks or CD ROM available so that you can re install the network client files 4 Close the Network Properties dialog box when you return to the Network dialog box make sure your network client is still selected then click Remove 5 Close the dialog box and all applic...

Страница 173: ...e help Displays a list of ftp commands lcd Changes the working directory on the computer By default the current directory on the local computer is used ls Displays an abbreviated list of PowerScript directories sub directories and files mdir Displays a list of multiple PowerScript directories sub directories and files mget Copies multiple remote files from PowerScript to the computer using the cur...

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Страница 175: ...on about any option refer to the appropriate sections in Chapters 4 through 7 Each menu description shows the Standard menu and its corresponding Power menu Standard menus are larger than the Power menus and therefore easier to use Stan dard menus contain explanatory labels making them ideal for infrequent or first time users Because of their size however Standard menus often obscure objects on th...

Страница 176: ...bjects from the clipboard discarding objects and reversing a previous action Text Displays the TEXT menu page 189 for selecting fonts controlling character and line spacing paragraph alignment and underlining Shadow Displays the SHADOW menu page 188 for creating drop shadows for objects and controlling the opacity of the shadows Table 14 Menu Control Keys Key Combination Results Shift Right click ...

Страница 177: ...1 for selecting all objects on a page and for moving objects to the front or back layer of the page Modify Displays the MODIFY menu page 177 for resizing rotating and skewing objects Also provides the option for making an object visible or invisible Align Displays the ALIGN menu page 168 for aligning two or more objects relative to one another Bkgnd Displays the BACKGROUND menu page 169 for creati...

Страница 178: ...tion then apply the Align Middle option in any order Related Topics See Aligning Objects on page 77 See Using Word Wrap on page 82 ALIGN Align Left Ç Å L Align Top Ç Å T Align Middle Ç Å M Align Center Ç Å C Align Bottom Ç Å B Align Right Ç Å R Power Menu These options correspond directly to the options shown in the ALIGN menu above These options correspond to the Paragraph Alignment or justificat...

Страница 179: ... such as from a VTR connected to PowerScript s VIDEO IN connec tor Hue Saturation and Brightness Same as for the FILL menu see page 189 Related Topics See Creating a Solid Color Background on page 106 See Using a Video Signal as a Background Using PowerScript s Internal Keyer on page 106 See Using a Graphic as a Background on page 107 HUE SATURATION BRIGHTNESS 33 100 0 BACKGROUND ON BKGD Power Men...

Страница 180: ...n the clipboard The Undo option reverses the last action you performed Choosing Undo again without doing anything else reverses the Undo for example choose Clear to discard an object then choose Undo to restore the object If you choose Undo again the object is once more discarded You can undo changes to an object s position including the stacking order orienta tion such as rotation and scaling obj...

Страница 181: ...ize the object After creating a new text object just begin typing after the object appears to create the text characters for the object When creating a graphic object the GRAPHIC menu appears see page 175 Related Topics See Placing Objects on page 66 See Working with Graphic Objects on page 72 See Using Graphic Files on page 134 Create Text Object Ç T Create Line Object Ç L Create Rectangle or Squ...

Страница 182: ...3739 3524 3668 3988 4024 6199 6558 2574 2664 10246 11408 7512 6663 FILES A FRONT B BACK NAME SIZE FILES PC CARD DIRECTORY DELETE RENAME COPY LOCK UNLOCK XYZZY DELETE RENAME COPY LOCK UNLOCK XYZZY NEW TOTAL KB Amount of space in kilobytes used and available on the selected PC Card A Front or B Back The path to the directory selected in this list Buttons for creating new directories duplicating exis...

Страница 183: ...object s color using the HSB color model Opacity Controls transparency An opacity value of zero produces a completely transpar ent or invisible object fill An opacity of 100 produces a completely opaque fill Related Topics See Default Object Attributes on page 67 See Modifying Object Attributes on page 77 See Setting Object Color Fill on page 78 See Sliders and Text Values on page 59 HUE SATURATIO...

Страница 184: ...isplays the attributes of the first character or characters in the selection Delete Button Removes the currently selected font from the Font List and from the PC Card Font names in the Font List preceded by the letter R are ROM resident fonts and cannot be deleted CAUTION Make a backup copy of a font before deleting it from a PC Card Related Topics See Text Objects on page 66 See Working with Text...

Страница 185: ... A R R O W 3 E P S A A R R O W 4 E P S A A R R O W 5 E P S A A R R O W 6 E P S A A R R O W 7 E P S A B O X 1 A P S A B O X 2 A P S A B O X X 3 E P S A C C E P S A C C S Y M B O L E P S A C H E C K 1 E P S A C I R C L E 2 A P S A C I R C L E 3 A P S A C I R C L E 4 A P S Available Files List Shows the graphic files available on inserted PC Card or Cards An A precedes the files on the card in the fr...

Страница 186: ...LINE FILL TEXT HELP SETUP SET BACKGROUND COLOR CHOOSE TEXT FONT SIZE SET LETTER AND LINE SPACINGS SET COLOR OPACITY OF LETTER OR OBJECT FILL SET OUTLINE COLOR AND LINE WIDTH ADD OR DEFINE SHADOW CREATE NEW OBJECT TEXT SHAPE IMPORT GRAPHICS CLOCK USE CLIPBOARD TO CUT COPY PASTE OBJECTS UNDO LAST DELETION SELECT OBJECTS OR BRING TO FRONT BACK TRANSFORM OBJECT MOVE ROTATE RESIZE STRETCH ETC ALIGN OBJ...

Страница 187: ... the text box to specify the amount of scaling Values from zero to 99 reduce the size of the object Values greater than 100 increase the object s size Horizontal Scale Option Scales an object only on its horizontal axis Enter a value in the text box to specify the amount of scaling The minimum value you can enter is 4 Vertical Scale Option Scales an object only on its vertical axis Enter a value i...

Страница 188: ...e to 100 maximum line weight The value here translates to pixels which are video scan lines Note Outlines can degrade PowerScript s performance when it comes to displaying pages especially when the outlines are applied to text objects and page transitions Avoid the use of outlines when speed and performance are crucial to the project or pre ren der the page before displaying it Related Topics See ...

Страница 189: ...s inserted in either or both PowerScript PC Card slots Project Buttons Use these buttons to manage PowerScript projects New Creates a new project A menu appears for you to enter a name and optional comment for the project You also specify the PC Card front or back slot where you want to store the project Copy Creates a duplicate of the project selected in the Project List A menu appears requesting...

Страница 190: ...ist To change the page number enter a different number in this text box Whatever num ber you enter determines the page s position in the Page List Enter a number that falls between two existing numbers to position the page between the other two Renumber All Re sequences all pages currently in the Page List New numbers are assigned as whole integers without decimal places Page Management Use these ...

Страница 191: ... Control Key Ç Note There is no Power version of the SELECT menu Related Topics See Objects and Page Layers on page 65 See Selecting Objects on page 68 See Using the SELECT Menu on page 70 ALL TO FRONT TO BACK SELECT Selects all objects on the current page Ç A Moves selected object s to the front layer Ç F Moves selected object s to the back layer Ç Í F ...

Страница 192: ...erates Control Key Ç Í Note There is no Power version of the SETUP menu nor any of its sub menus Related Topics See PowerScript Setup on page 120 Time Date Setup Video Parameters Display Parameters Serial RS 232 Setup Internet Settings PC Card Maintenance File Maintenance GPI Options GPI SETUP START ...

Страница 193: ...5 14 35 05 2 35 05 2 35 05 PM 12 00 24 00 00 00 ENTER CURRENT DATE ENTER CURRENT TIME Friday Fri NONE DATE FORMAT DATE SEPARATOR DAY OF WEEK SETUP DATE TIME Select to display the time in clock objects deselect to display only the date Enter current time using time format selected below Specify the format in which you want the time displayed Enter current date in format MM DD YY Specify the format ...

Страница 194: ...d specify pixel and line ratios Related Topics See Display Parameters on page 122 PROJECT PRJ PROJECT PRJ PROJECT REPEAT HH MM SS HH MM SS PRJ PROJECT REPEAT PRJ 2 14 97 08 30 PM PINKFLYD 00 00 00 GPI 1 GPI 2 GPI 3 GPI 4 SETUP GPI Specify the name of the project you want to play when a closure occurs at the GPI 1 and or GPI 2 connectors GPI 3 and GPI 4 are internal triggers They do not work in con...

Страница 195: ...ynchronize between input and output Indicate which standard you want PowerScript to use for black levels DO NOT USE UNLESS ASKED TO DO SO BY VIDEONICS TECHNICAL SUPPORT Appears only if you have the PowerScript Studio model Click to access the menu described in the next section SETUP STUDIO KEY DELAY 0 63 pixels ON OFF HORIZONTAL PHASE OUT vs SYNC pixels COMPOSITE Y C COMPONENT BETACAM MII BETACAM ...

Страница 196: ...omputer serial port you don t need to enter anything in the SETUP INTERNET menu IP Address Subnet Mask and Router Gateway Address are required only if you are using an Ethernet connection to the Internet Check with your System Administrator for the required addresses FTP Password when used must conform to DOS conventions Check with your System Administrator for details Related Topics See PowerScri...

Страница 197: ...rd Removes all files from the selected PC Card whether they are locked or unlocked Related Topics See Creating a Start Card on page 131 See Erasing and Formatting PC Cards on page 132 See Using PC Cards on page 133 DIRECTORIES FILES PROJECTS PAGES PC Card Maintenance SETUP PC CARD START A FRONT B BACK CREATE START CARD DANGER ERASES CARD ERASE FILES FORMAT ERASE CARD START SYSTEM MENUS Indicate wh...

Страница 198: ...d below above the object Enter values in the text boxes to specify the amount of displacement in pixels or video scan lines Positive values position the shadow to the right and below the object respectively Negative values position the shadow to the left and above the object respectively Shadow Opacity Determines the transparency opacity value of the shadow Enter a value from zero to 100 in the te...

Страница 199: ...t on page 70 See Object Outlines while Editing on page 71 See Assigning Attributes to Text Objects on page 81 See Using Word Wrap on page 82 A TEXT WORD WRAP 50 0 0 GoodDogPlain Holstein 50 Select Font Ç Í Font Size Line Spacing Letter Spacing Kerning Paragraph Alignment Left Ç Å Í L Right Ç Å Í R Center Ç Å Í C Text Underlining Power Menu Most of the options in the TEXT menu appear on the TEXT Po...

Страница 200: ...ppear manually or under control of an external GPI device When you play the page it per forms its IN transition then remains on screen until you press Enter on the key board or PowerScript receives a GPI trigger At that point the OUT transition occurs and the next page comes on screen Note that when you use the Infinite Duration option you cannot animate the page Time Based Duration Select this op...

Страница 201: ...s Button to dis play this menu Select one of the options to specify how you want PowerScript to calculate a duration value based on your Target speed When you close the menu and return to the TRANSI TIONS menu the speed that PowerScript is able to achieve appears in the Actual text box If the Actual speed indicated does not meet your requirements such as the speed not fall ing within your required...

Страница 202: ...ions Select the type of IN and OUT transi tion you want for the page The Wipe Slide and Path IN only transitions provide several variants Click the associated Select button to display menus of these variants Save Saves the specified transitions with the page Play Previews the transition you have created Related Topics See Working with Transitions and Page Duration on page 96 See Playing Projects a...

Страница 203: ...pt fonts to use with PowerScript see Importing Fonts later in this appendix The following table describes the original PowerScript fonts Table 15 Original PowerScript Fonts File Name Font Name Substitutes for Comment COSH____ PFB COOSH___ PFB COBSH___ PFB COBOSH__ PFB Courier Courier Monospaced font Example This is Courier font The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog HESH____ PFB HEOSH___ PFB ...

Страница 204: ... This is VAG Rounded font The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog BODSH___ PFB BODISH__ PFB BOLSH___ PFB BOLISH__ PFB Bookwoman Demi Bookwoman DemiItalic Bookwoman Light Bookwoman LightItalic Bookman Classic serif font Example This is Bookwoman font The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog ANDYMS__ PFB Andy Macarthur Admiral Stylish cursive font Example This is Andy Macarthur font The quick...

Страница 205: ...to keep from the PowerScript Start Card You might want to keep a backup copy of these fonts before deleting them You cannot how ever delete any of the fonts from PowerScript s ROM To create a backup copy of a font you need a connection between PowerScript and a com puter to transfer the file or files See Chapter 8 PowerScript Computer Connections for more information To delete a font 1 Display the...

Страница 206: ...encoding vector is included in the font file Entering Special Characters Some fonts contain characters such as ñ ö and W that you cannot type directly from the keyboard as you do with normal characters such as v R and 9 To enter these accented and special characters you must use a specific key combination See Accented Fonts and Special Characters later in this appendix for information about using ...

Страница 207: ...u need to know its decimal character code The following table lists the standard codes used for most fonts Some fonts however might use a different set of decimal character codes Normally the only way to determine this is to try entering the desired characters To enter an accented or special character 1 Create a new text object click on an existing one to insert the text cursor or drag across the ...

Страница 208: ...G 99 c 127 155 183 211 Ó 239 ï 44 72 H 100 d 128 156 œ 184 212 Ô 240 45 73 I 101 e 129 157 185 213 Õ 241 ñ 46 74 J 102 f 130 158 186 º 214 Ö 242 ò 47 75 K 103 g 131 ƒ 159 Ÿ 187 215 243 ó 48 0 76 L 104 h 132 160 188 1 4 216 Ø 244 ô 49 1 77 M 105 i 133 161 189 217 Ù 245 õ 50 2 78 N 106 j 134 162 190 218 Ú 246 ö 51 3 79 O 107 k 135 163 191 219 Û 247 52 4 80 P 108 l 136 ˆ 164 192 À 220 Ü 248 ø 53 5 81...

Страница 209: ...hase a mouse pad if you don t already have one The pad is normally made of rubber or plastic and provides a tracking surface that improves mouse control The pad also helps keep the inside of the mouse clean Clean the mouse periodically to maintain good control Cleaning methods are described later in this appendix The need for cleaning is often indicated by the mouse not tracking correctly the mous...

Страница 210: ...which you want to work In this case point at the title bar at the top of the menu drag it to the location you want then release the mouse button Mouse Cleaning Dirt accumulates inside the mouse during normal use This pollution eventually causes the mouse to behave erratically for example the mouse pointer might jump around the screen the pointer might not track accurately with the movement of the ...

Страница 211: ...nter key is referred to as the Numeric Enter key Function Keys The function keys are labeled F1 through F12 They are called function keys because they can be used under program control to perform specific functions The precise function that any given key performs is controlled programmatically PowerScript makes extensive use of the function keys Mode Keys There are nine mode keys in two separate g...

Страница 212: ...he screen Pressing Shift Esc closes all menus Arrow Keys Arrow keys can be used to nudge or move objects in small increments that is one pixel which is the same as a video screen line Holding down the Shift key while typing an arrow key moves the selected object or objects in larger increments of 10 pixels Accented Characters PowerScript supports accented characters such as ç è and ü It also inclu...

Страница 213: ...ript Start Card GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION FILES The following table names describes and shows samples of the graphic illustration files provided on the Start Card Your card might contain some files not listed here Table 17 PowerScript Graphic Files File Name Description ARROW1 EPS Graduated arrow ARROW2 EPS White arrow ARROW3 EPS Black arrow ARROW4 EPS Curved arrow cyan with dark blue border ARROW5 EPS...

Страница 214: ...OXX3 EPS Fancy bordered box CC EPS Closed Caption Symbol CHECK1 EPS Red check mark CIRCLE2 APS Green circle with transparent edge CIRCLE3 APS Yellow circle with transparent edge CIRCLE4 APS Red circle with transparent edge CIRCLE4 EPS Rainbow circle CLOUDGRY EPS Gray cloud CLOUDWT EPS White cloud Table 17 PowerScript Graphic Files Continued File Name Description ...

Страница 215: ...1 APS Metallic column LIGHTNG EPS Yellow lightning bolt NEONBLUE EPS Blue neon line NEONBOX1 EPS Red neon box NEONBOX2 EPS Yellow neon box NEONBOX3 EPS Blue neon box NEONPINK EPS Pink neon line NEONRED EPS Red neon line NEONVIO EPS Violet neon line NOVA EPS Nova Systems logo Table 17 PowerScript Graphic Files Continued File Name Description ...

Страница 216: ...rent background SPEAK1 EPS Cartoon balloon points right SPEAK2 EPS Cartoon balloon points left SPEAK3 EPS Cartoon thought balloon points right SPEAK4 EPS Cartoon thought balloon points left SPHERE1 EPS Red sphere SPIRO1 EPS Spirally placed rectangles blue SPIRO2 EPS Spirally placed rectangles purple SPLASH1 EPS Blue splash Table 17 PowerScript Graphic Files Continued File Name Description ...

Страница 217: ... Sun with orange rays TRIBLUE EPS Blue triangle TRIRED EPS Red triangle TRIWT EPS White triangle TV14 40 GIF Television Rating Symbol TVG 40 GIF Television Rating Symbol TVMA 40 GIF Television Rating Symbol TVPG 40 GIF Television Rating Symbol TVY 40 GIF Television Rating Symbol Table 17 PowerScript Graphic Files Continued File Name Description ...

Страница 218: ...OUDS JPG Weather indicator for clouded skies WCLOUDY JPG Weather indicator for cloudy skies WLTNING JPG Weather indicator for lightning WPARTLY JPG Weather indicator for partly cloudy skies WRAIN JPG Weather indicator for rain WSUNNY JPG Weather indicator for sunny skies Table 17 PowerScript Graphic Files Continued File Name Description ...

Страница 219: ...se PowerScript s controls to modify them to your specific needs You can Resize the boxes and circles to use them as borders around text Rotate the arrows and place them wherever you like Add a rectangle to the shaft of an arrow to make it as long and or wide as you need Skew slant graphics to customize their appearance Stretch NEON graphics to change from subtle to pronounced effects Combine simil...

Страница 220: ...t as you would any other EPS graphic file You can rescale the test pattern file to any desired size Table 18 PowerScript Test Pattern Files EPS File Name Description of pattern Z2STEP EPS Two gray steps Center shows black and 95 black stripes used to set black level ZBARS EPS Color bars ZBLUE EPS Solid blue screen ZCROSS EPS Crosshatch grid of white lines ZGRAY 50 EPS Solid 50 gray screen ZGREEN E...

Страница 221: ...enus on Screen Ctrl Alt Shift Esc Open Align Menu Ctrl F8 Open Background Menu Ctrl F9 Open Clip Menu Ctrl Shift F6 Open Create Menu Ctrl Shift F5 Open Files Menu Ctrl F6 Open Fill Menu Ctrl F3 Open Font Menu Ctrl Shift F1 Open GPI Setup Menu Ctrl Shift F8 Open Graphics Menu Ctrl E Open Help Menu Ctrl Shift Open Main Menu Ctrl Right Click Open Modify Menu Ctrl F7 Open Outline Menu Ctrl F4 Open Pow...

Страница 222: ...le Safe Title Area Ctrl G Toggle Shadow Attribute Ctrl Shift F2 MOUSELESS MENUS Select Next Menu Field Ctrl Tab Select Previous Menu Field Ctrl Shift Tab Select First Menu Field Ctrl Shift Alt Tab Enter Click Menu Field Ctrl Enter WORKING WITH PROJECT PAGES New Page at End Ctrl N Save Current Page Ctrl S MOVING SELECTED OBJECTS Move Object Up 1 Line Up Arrow Move Object Up 10 Lines Shift Up Arrow ...

Страница 223: ...rrow Move Up One Full Screen Shift Alt Up Arrow Move Up One Page in Menu List Ctrl Shift Up Arrow or Ctrl PgUp Move Down One Half Screen Alt Down Arrow Move Down One Full Screen Shift Alt Down Arrow Move Down One Page in Menu List Ctrl Shift Down Arrow or Ctrl PgDn CLIPBOARD RELATED OPERATIONS Clear Object from Page Ctrl Shift X Copy Object to Clipboard Ctrl C Cut Object to Clipboard Ctrl X Paste ...

Страница 224: ...ift Alt C Right Justify Text Ctrl Shift Alt R Toggle Underline Ctrl U Toggle Word Wrap Ctrl W SELECTING AND MANIPULATING OBJECTS Bring to Front Ctrl F Select All Ctrl A Select None Ctrl Shift A Send to Back Ctrl Shift F ANIMATION OPERATIONS Rewind Animation Ctrl Alt Left Arrow Fast Forward Animation Ctrl Alt Right Arrow PLAYBACK AND EDIT OPERATIONS Decrease Roll Crawl Speed Ctrl on keypad Increase...

Страница 225: ... Ctrl Alt X TEMPORARY KEY MAPPING ASSIGNMENT American US Standard Shift Ctrl 1 Belgian Shift Ctrl 2 British Shift Ctrl 3 Canadian Multilingual Shift Ctrl 4 Danish Shift Ctrl 5 Dutch Shift Ctrl 6 Finnish Shift Ctrl 7 French Shift Ctrl 8 French Canadian Shift Ctrl 9 German Shift Ctrl Alt 0 Icelandic Shift Ctrl Alt 1 Irish Shift Ctrl Alt 2 Italian Shift Ctrl Alt 3 Latin American Shift Ctrl Alt 4 Norw...

Страница 226: ...Notes ...

Страница 227: ...ons Inputs Models PS 1000 and PS 1000S Model PS 1000SC Dimensions 17 5 x 13 x 1 75 444 x 330 x 44 mm 17 5 x 13 x 1 75 444 x 330 x 89 mm Weight 10 lbs or 4 5 kg 15 lbs or 6 8 kg Power 90 260 VAC 5 60 Hz 120 W 90 260 VAC 5 60 Hz 120 W Ambient 32 90 F 0 32 C less than 90 humidity 32 90 F 0 32 C less than 90 humidity Y C S Video Program IN Y 1 Vp p C 0 30 Vp p 75 ohm 4 pin mini DIN connectors Composit...

Страница 228: ...oad and download using computer equipped with data communication software Supports transfer of fonts graphics and titling screens PC Card Two standard PC card PCMCIA Type III slots one on front panel one on rear Both accept Type I II or III PC cards Support for Ethernet and flash RAM Ethernet connection supports file transfer protocol FTP using TCP IP Keyboard Front panel connector Keytronics AT s...

Страница 229: ...endered transparent with respect to background colors background video and each other Spacing Variable letter and word spacing Justification Left right horizontal center justify top bottom and vertical center Word Wrap Internally Generated Lines boxes and ovals can be placed anywhere on page Graphics are anti aliased and offer same size stretch angle skew color transparency fill and outline option...

Страница 230: ...sers Styles applied by entering defined key combinations Clock Calendar Available for displaying current date and time in various formats Can also use various fill colors transparency font size and style and so forth Automatic Play Clock can activate projects and pages at pre defined times Patterns Creates basic patterns color bar crosshatch gray step wedge black burst and allows titling atop patt...

Страница 231: ...bject 67 objects 121 suppress time display 121 close box 59 CMYA 142 CMYK 142 color adjust EPS colors 122 matching 59 Comb Filter 125 comment page 33 94 project 32 Component IN 5 Component OUT 5 Component Out Levels 125 computer configuring PowerScript 150 software requirements 150 supported platforms 148 configuration 16 monitors 122 connecting keyboard 14 mouse 15 connector power 5 control keys ...

Страница 232: ...termining current attributes 85 entering special characters 196 files 126 formats 196 importing 196 names 195 provided with PowerScript 193 ROM based 84 193 size 81 special characters 197 style 81 84 FONTS directory 193 FONTS menu 84 174 format PC Card 132 FreePPP 151 FTP 119 147 148 150 restrictions 155 fuse 5 changing 15 G GIF file 136 GPI 96 115 device connectors 116 jack 5 options 122 page tri...

Страница 233: ...r 78 create 66 box 66 clock 67 line 66 oval 66 text 66 fill 78 handles 68 move layer to back 70 move layer to front 70 moving 69 nudging 75 outlines 80 place on page 66 resizing 69 rotating 69 75 177 scaling 74 177 select 68 69 all on page 70 by layer 65 69 skewing 69 75 177 types 63 visibility 74 177 opacity defined 60 open project 92 OUTLINE menu 59 80 178 outlines defined 80 oval create object ...

Страница 234: ...ontrol roll 101 display graphic 119 play project 118 rename project 92 renumber pages 94 reorder pages 94 resize handle 69 right click defined 31 roll 97 99 101 190 dynamic control 101 page direction 99 speed 99 start stop 100 ROLL CRAWL OPTIONS menu 52 Roll and Crawl options 49 52 ROM font 84 rotate handle 69 rotating object 177 RS 232 cable 149 jack 5 setup 125 S safe title area 56 115 Sandisk c...

Страница 235: ...nderlining 80 TEXT menu 81 84 189 time set current 121 specify format of 121 supress display of 121 triggers 115 using 117 Time Date displaying 121 setting 121 transition defined 96 effects 98 IN 96 IN duration 97 98 OUT 96 OUT duration 97 98 play 97 98 save 97 98 type 98 TRANSITION EFFECTS menu 51 98 192 TRANSITIONS menu 49 97 190 transparency 141 142 U underlined text 80 underlining text 82 Undo...

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