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1. JACK WELES JACK WELES 1st VGA Program Presenter 2nd VGA Program Presenter on second monitor 25 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations Default Layout Click this to force AutoCast into its default layout which will display windows in their proper sizes 0000000000009000000000090000000000090000000000090000000000900000000990000000000009090090000009009000000009000000000000000000000090000000000090000000000090000000000900000000909000000000000900000000000000000000009090000000000000000000090000000000099000000000009090000000000900000000909999 Tools Menu Help The Tools Menu contains all settings Comm Settings and options information Folder Settings Data Delimiter Settings ptions 0900000090990000000099000009090000009009900000000000009009090000090000000090090000090000009000009000000000000900000000009000009009000000900000000900000000990090000000900000090900009000000000009000000000000009 Comm Settings Select either TCP or Serial to TCP change the settings for the appropri Port ate c
2. Row Selection Field Row Rows Start Row 1 End Row 9 last 0 Extra functions exist to assist in data All Rowe assignment Si i Q Field Row Allows for selection of even odd or all rows within a selected column Start amp End Row Select the first and last row of data within a selected column Clear Clears all data from the tables 090900000909009090090090090009000090090000909909009000000000000900090090909090000900900090000909009090000095 000009009009009000000000009009090000009090000000000090900090090909090000090900900000900000009090900000909000900900900900000090000000009000000090000000000090090000000900000000090990000009000009090090000009000900900909000090909009 E Rolls Play Item Edit Window 1 Select a crawl template by tone Using M no clicking on the thumbnail in the follow similar steps as crawls in the Template List or selecting it with previous subsection amei 2 the Template dropdown in the Play uM Item Edit Window 2 Once selected the table in the Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail able 3 Check the Watch
3. Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations On Air Shortcuts The keyboard is yet another way to control how pages get on air in AutoCast Shortcuts while On Air Num Lock Must Be Turned Off 7 Skip a Q Pause 8 Decrease Crawl Speed 4 Increase Crawl Speed Page Select 5 Load Play While on air pressing O Ins on the keypad then pressing Enter will load the previously played page 7 Cut In Clear 1 Skip a Page Skips over the page currently in Preview to the next page in the PlayList 2 Pause Pause the current page s transition effect Press Play to release the pause 3 Decrease Crawl Speed For crawl pages only Slows down the crawl speed 4 Increase Crawl Speed For crawl pages only Speeds up the crawl speed 5 Load Play Loads the first page from the PlayList into Preview Play the page from Preview into Program while loading the next page to Preview 6 Clear Clears Program without transition effects 7 Cut In Cut In a selected page Use only when PlayList is not loaded Page Number Input Input a page number then press Enter to load the page into Preview 28 eee Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter Importing Data Text Files Microsoft Excel Files XML Web Sites D
4. 38 Prepare the Web Site 38 39 eig 9 40 41 Muir i is 43 Spee sre rar E 44 Prepare the 44 MUG A M 45 S m PP 46 it Sm T RS 46 S 46 Sports Nerf ACE Mn 48 WARF EEEE 48 Image and Animation Objects 49 Am 49 Update Using Text Files eer ua RR EE x ends 49 Update Using Microsoft Excel 49 Update Using Rad aa vna ark bk Yd Ge Pak sanatur Dvd 50 Update Using WAlAD ASG NNI TOT o TD 50 Update Using Sports 50 cippo gie ue ec 51 NS ce T 51 6 eee Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter Getting Started Compatibility with Windows 7 Creating Template Files in GenCG Chapter 1 Getting Started Compatibility with W
5. subAlias 3 News 5 able on the thumbnail in the Template List or selecting it with the Tem plate dropdown in the Play Item Edit Window 2 Once selected the table in the Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail 3 Check the Watch box D Play Item Edit Window Alias No Candidate 1 Template News 4 Candidate Candidate 3 MultiData File Percent 1 Percent v Watch Percent3 4 In the new window that opens choose File from the Data Type dropdown menu and click the Browse button to select the de sired XML xml file 5 In the XML Option section enter the information for Element Attribute and Attr Value then click Sports Interface AXML Option Use Query Sentence Element List Attribute JohnDow DawidSmih SteveHils 12 22 32 Element Value 1 Candidate John Dow 1 Candidate David Smith 1 Candidate3 Steve Hills 1 Percent 12 1 Percent2 1 Percent3 Made Manual In Out Start Page n Current F age Only ee 36 Compix Media AutoCast Value first Candidate Candidate2 Candidate3 Percent Percent3 Load Data Be sure the appropri ate row is checked 6 When done click OK The in formation from the file will populate the Data column in the table
6. Alias Protacol Item Some controllers have the abil 1 Quarter Quarter 1 Ball On ity to store and load images such 2 Team Home Team Name 2 Down 3 Team2 Guest Team Name 3 Game Clock Time j 4 Scorel Home Team Score 4 Guest Possession Indicator as possession indicators logos 5 Score2 Guest Team Score 5 Guest Team Name Logol Home Possession Indicator Guest Team Score and player photos Be sure to link 7 GuestTime Outs Left 8 Home Possession Indicator those protocol items with the proper 9 Home Team Name 10 Home Team Score 11 Home Time Outs Left aliased object in order for it to be 12 Play Clock Time 13 Quarter updated in the template 14 A A A OIIAO _ 50 SSS Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Shortcut List Ctrl O N Save Ctrl S P Edit Undo Alt Z Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Create Edit Template Ctrl T gt Play Numpad Skip a Page Pause Decrease Crawl Speed Increase Crawl Speed Load Play Del Clear 0 Insert Cut In Page Number Input T _ 51 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012
7. Primary Screen The picture shown to the right is the Item Edit Window user interface of AutoCast Template The user interface is the most es ibAlias sential part of AutoCast and it is important to learn the terms and functions thoroughly gt gt 00 Clear Cut Mode Manual In Out Start AutoCast Start Page 1 24 Current Page Only End Page 1 Loop 1 Loop Wait 0 0 Template List This list displays templates created within GenCG for use by Auto Cast Play Item Edit Window Add data to the selected template using one of many data import methods PlayList Consists of all added pages in sequence Each page consists of a template and its corresponding data Playback Controls Controls for bringing pages on air Either cut pages quickly in and out or play through the page sequence 16 eee Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations Template List Template List Tempus The Template List displays all tem plates as thumbnails The window can be resized by clicking and drag ging the border on the right or it can be completely eliminated by clicking onthe button at the top right DECNEIZIIIIIIN Any window within AutoCast can be resized repositioned or removed Right C
8. Load Data2 7 If necessary select Fit and or Wrap to indicate how text objects should auto size and format 8 Click the Add button to add the page to the PlayList 9 Any changes to the XML file will be reflected in the populated tem plate when clicking Up date or while the page is on air using Start AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Update Contents of a Page Change the contents of a page in the PlayList to different data on the same XML file The Use Query Sentence box converts the XML file into a database useable by Microsoft Access DENIDIIIIIDIEN Update changes the old data from the page into new data gathered from the file Click on Add instead to create an additional page with the new data keep ing the old page as is test Election List type first ziCandidateizJohn Dow lt Candidatel1 gt 1 gt 1 20 0 lt 1 gt lt Candidate gt David Smith lt 2 gt Percent 2290 2 gt ziandidate325teve Hills Candidate3 zPercent3 gt 3 20 c Percent3 In the last example the first list was used zCandidatei Louise King Candidate1 1 gt 11 9 lt 1 gt lt Candidate gt Ella candidate2 gt lt Percent gt 21 0 2 gt ziandidate32Ve
9. 2 The User Access Controls UAC must be set to the lowest level Setting the UAC to the lowest level also combats the security parameters of Windows 7 1 To do this click on the win dows icon at the bottom left corner Hee of the screen and right click on DIM E M Computer then click on Proper Show on Desktop ties Rename 2 Click on Action Center in the lower left See al 2 Windows Update Performance Information and Tools 10 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 1 Getting Started 3 Click on Change User Access Control Settings in the upper left gt Control Panel gt gt Control Panel Home 4 This opens another window with a verticle sliding bar Move this bar to the lowest set ting Never Notify to stop security notifica tion pop ups Click OK when done Change Action Center settings Change User Account Control settings la View archived messages View performance information a User Account Control Settings aud Choose when to be notified about changes to your computer User Account Control helps prevent potentially harmful programs from making changes to your computer Tell me more about User Account Control settings Always notify Never notify me when Programs try t
10. Check the Watch box 4 In the new window that opens choose URL from the Data Type dropdown menu and check the Crawl Sequence box 5 Open the Web query file cre ated in the previous section with a text editor such as Notepad Copy the Web address and paste it into the URL field in AutoCast 6 Check the Web Data box 7 Within the Web query file is the selection number found below the Web address Copy this number into the Table No field and click Apply Data Type URL Crawl Sequence 2 Country Gold Silver Bronze Jamaica b 3 2 2 1582 Bahrain 1 0 0 1 4113 Estonia 1 1 7599 Data from Web site displays in the table below Check the by Field box And select Crawl from the dropdown menu 9 To assign data click the cell next to the alias object then click the column number with the desired data 40 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Data When done click Country Gold Silver Bronze OK The information from the file will populate Bahrain 1 0 0 the Data column in the rpm table Estonia 1 1 0 New Zealand 3 1 5 Click the Add button Australia 14 15 17 to add the page to the Monaolia 2 2 0 PlayList Jamaica 5 3 2
11. box Alias 4 In the new window that opens crawl bar choose URL from the Data Type t amp crawl image dropdown menu data Wetch Dota Template News 1 zl Data MuliData File File 2 Path Watch 41 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data _ Data Type URL Crawl Sequence olympics Notepad 4 Se File Edit Format View Help http simon forsyth net olympics html Web Data 6 2 C a pnl Hank Country Gold Silver Bronze Jamaica b 3 2 ri Gold Alias 1Country ONE HE 1Country a 1Gold 1Country Update 1Gold 5 Open the Web query file created in the previous section with a text editor such as Notepad Copy the Web address and paste it into the URL field in AutoCast 6 Check the Web Data box 7 within the Web query file is the selection number found below the Web ad dress Copy this number into the Table No field and click Apply Data from the Web site displays in the table below Check the by Field box And select Roll from the dropdown menu 9 To assign data click the cell next to the alias object then click the column number with the desired data 0 when done click OK The inf
12. made in the same way as the Static Templates P NOTE When fulfilling templates using AutoCast Roll templates should be treated as still pages Follow the steps in the respective MultiData Function or Watch Function sections as appropriate File name Template Save as type GencG Files 14 Page List 3 Assign Alias A dy DENT 4 NEW YOfCity1 Lowl CHICACCity2 Low Hi2 HOUSTCCity3 Low3 Hi3 ATLANCity4 1 4 FTSE100 5865 80 12 70 0 2296 WWw compixmedia com b Ctrl X Enter Alias Ctrl C Ctrl V di Headline Shift Del Del Ctrl Shift A Group UnGroup Ctrl G 1 Open a new project in GenCG and set the first page to Roll in the Page Mode drop down menu 2 Create the graphic with the appropriate objects Right click the text image or animation object to be replaced within AutoCast then click on Assign Alias 4 Type a name for the object s alias in the Enter Alias window and click OK 5 Repeat steps 3 to 4 for all desired objects to be replaced within AutoCast 6 Once finished save this template as a gcg file into one of the folders below Windows XP C Program Files Compix AutoCast Template Windows 7 C Users UserName Documents Compix AutoCast Templates eee Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Cha
13. 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data S Update Using XML To the right is an example of an XML document that will be used to update an image object AutoCast will search for Newfoundland tiff in its Images folder and replace the aliased image object in the template This method also applies to anima tions 000090090000900900900090900090090090009009090099009000009090009009000090009000009000090900990000990990d06 S Update Using Databases To update an object using a database type in the command making sure to use the correct field name s in the order the alias objects are listed Pessssossssssssssssosssesscosesosecesccescscesecescceosceoscceeccesecesccecceccecceedoo Update Using Sports Interface lt xml version 1 0 gt test ImageTest List type tiff gt zImage Newfoundland tif Image lt List gt z ImageTest zftest atabase Use Mult row input Multi Page Data Source ImageTest User Password SOL Query Select Image fram Image est
14. Any changes to the Web site will be reflected in the populated template when clicking Update or while the page is on air using Start AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data W Crawls Crawl pages can be created using the Watch function To use this func tionality follow these steps To assign multiple columns to one alias hold down the button and select all desired columns Play Item Edit Window No 1 pee News Template List crawl bar Scrawl image Template MultiData File gt 3 Watch Data File Path Toren tered File Edit Format View Help Dy 5 Selection 2 INI C PreFor jattedTextTocolumns True itiveDel imitersAsOne True Single slockTextimport False Disab DateRecognition False Disab gt Redirections False Roll 1 crawl bar 1 Hank 2 crawl image 1 3 amp eraw data 210 2 3 0 21 410 9 2 3 http simon forsyth net olympics html Web Data 6 1 select a crawl template clicking on the thumbnail in the Template List or selecting it with the Template dropdown in the Play Item Edit Window 2 Once selected the table in the Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail able 3
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16. PlayList double click on the item in the Data column then type in the new data 4 When done click the Update button and the new data will appear on screen instantly This can also be done with automated data 5 continue to the next page simply click on Current Page Only again and AutoCast will play as usual 23 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations Toolbar Icon Descriptions Toolbar Icon Descriptions i New Create new PlayList The icons on the Toolbar corre spond to most of the functions within the File and Edit menus at the top of Open screen Open PlayList Save Ctrl S Save PlayList Copy Ctrl C Paste ANT Create Edit Template Open GenCG to edit the template FileReceiver Opens the file transfer window About Opens the About splash page 5 Opens a window that watches for data and commands 24 Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations Menu Options View Menu The View Menu contains toggle selections for components within AutoCast PlayList Text View Change the PlayList from Thumbnail View to Text View where a list of names and contents can be easily viewed in text o
17. shot at D C school Nurses commute 280 miles to help city in need At least 140 homes hit by Virginia tornadoes 30 au Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data W MultiData Function Create more than one page from a 1 Select a template by clicking on the thumbnail in the Template List or selecting it with the Template dropdown the Play Edit Window single text file Once pages are cre ated and added to the PlayList content remains the same even if changes are saved to the original 2 Once selected the table in the text file Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail able 3 Check the MultiData File box 4 Open the desired text txt file in the window that appears The data from the file will populate the Data column in the table and appears in the preview thumbnail This example creates three pages 5 If necessary select Fit and or Wrap to indicate how text objects Template News 3 should auto size and format 3 Iv Fie 6 Click the Add button to add all pages to the PlayList Alias lata as NOTE If the order of the data in the text Title Moming News file incorrectly matched the aliases in the Reporter Mary Clark te
18. 00000900000909000000009090900909990 S Update Using Text Files Text files use the Watch function to 1 ImageTest Notepad update objects automatically In the File Edit Format View Help text file type in the image name with Mewfoundland tif the extension Then in the Watch Data Settings window be sure to select File under Data Type and the Watch Data Settings Data File Crawl Sequence File Path C Users Qocuments Comprs 4utolast D atas mage T est Ext correct document Click OK and the object appears in the template 90000099090000000900000090900009000900000000000000000000090000002090000909000000009000000095000090909900000000000900900000090900000000000000900000000000090009000000900000000000000000000900000000000000090090000000000000000000090000000090000009000000000000900009000090090000000900000009900000999009 Update Using Microsoft Excel Files B C Updating objects in Excel files is as pdating objects in Excel files i 1 text file B t easy as using a text file Be sure to BE Newfoundland tif have the name of the alias in the first row then the name of the object with the extension in the next row H A 49 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2
19. 00909009000090099000090990000090090000900000000900000000090000909090000090000000900900009000000090000000900000009000000909000000090000009000000090000000090090000909000000900000009009000090000000909000000090000009090000009090000000900900009000000090900000009000000090000009090000000900900000000000900000000000000909 Watch Function Create one page from a single Mi To set up the Watch function for Microsoft Excel files follow the steps in the Watch crosoft Excel file Even after a page Function subsection under the Text Files section in this chapter is added to the PlayList it maybe updated when changes are saved to the original file 34 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data In addition to text txt and Microsoft Excel files XML files can be used to fulfill templates in AutoCast XML files can be used only with the Watch function to create pages While Crawl pages cannot be populated by XML files Rolls can and should be treated as still pages Prepare the XML File Election For XML files to properly populate list type first gt Candidatei John Dow Candidatel aliases and create pages certain Percenti 51 20 0 lt 1 gt conventions must be followed Child zCandidate2 David Smith Candidate2 gt lt Percent 229 o c Percent2 gt elements within the XML file must lt Candidate
20. 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data In addition to text txt Microsoft Excel files and XML files Web sites can be used to fulfill templates in AutoCast Web sites can be used only with the Watch function to create pages however they can be used in a variety of ways to populate one or multiple pages crawls rolls and for automatic updating S Prepare the Web Site Query For Web sites to properly populate aliases and create pages certain conventions must be followed The first step is to capture the data field locations from the Web site into a Web query This helps locate the correct data for the templates Then the data can be assigned to aliases manually DEL NIDIDIIDINN NOTE Compix Media is not responsible for any misuse or unauthorized use of Web content It is the user s responsibil ity to make sure that appropriate permis sion to use any Web content on the air or for any other purposes is granted Gold medals per million population Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Gold Million 1 Jamaica 6 3 2 2 1582 Back 2 Bahrain 1 0 0 14113 Insert Page Layout For 3 Estonia 1 1 0 0 7599 B 4 NewZeaand 3 1 5 0 7289 s 2 5 Australia I4 15 17 0 6851 Fa From From Other Existing 6 M li 2 2 0 0 6776 i iii a 0 6482 dd Text Sources Connections Norway 3 5 2 6482 8 5 B 0 a 0 6457 TN Get External Dat
21. 3 gt Steve Hills lt Candidate3 gt reflect the aliases of the desired lt Percent3 gt 32 lt Percent3 gt lt List gt template The elements contents are List gt the data that will populate the page Candidate12Louise King Candidatei zPercenti 119 Percenti in AutoCast zCandidate2 Ella Kane Candidate2 lt Percent gt 21 lt Percent gt lt Candidate3 gt Vera Mack Candidate3 gt zPercent3 gt 31 0 lt gt lt List gt lt Election gt lt test gt Candidate1 gt Element Element Content must be the fills Data column same as aliases Using this sample XML file with one template two different pages can be created IB MILIEU IB MILIBUS _ 35 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Watch Function Create one page from a single XML file Even after a page is added to the PlayList it may be updated when changes are saved to the original XML file XML be read from files from the web If the desired XML is online select URL from the Data Type dropdown instead of File Continue with steps 5 9 Attribute 1 Select a template by clicking No 1 News 1 M crawl subAlias 1 crawl subAlias 2
22. Drew Barry Sports Update As an example the file shown above could be used to fulfill templates using either the MultiData or Watch functions The MultiData function would create three pages from this file one per line while the Watch function would create only one page from the information on the first line Note A delimiter is a character that marks a separation between data elements When creating these text files use delimiters to separate information that belongs in different aliases or pages 00900909000009900000099000009009900000000000090090000000000000900900000009000090009000000000000000090000900900000000000000000000000000009000000000090000009009090000000000000090000000000000009000009 Ele Edit Format View Help Excessive daytime drowsiness in older adults may predict a signi woman has battled potentially deadly MRSA superbug infection s Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus outwits most antibio Preeclampsia is also known as Rr ioi A hypertension Tour of North Korea nuclear facility shows dismantling under wa Gunmen fired on a children s aid group in Pakistan s tribal regi SS File Edit Format View Help Jack wells Morning News Mary Clark Local weather Drew Barry Sports update OR Untitled Notepad File Edit Format View Man cleared by DNA free after 27 years Two people
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25. a 2 3 043 Blog with Windows Live 9 Slovakia 3 2 1 0 5507 E mail with Windows Live 10 Slovenia 2 3 04977 3 Translate with Live Search 1 1 1 0 4425 All Accelerators 12 Netherlands 7 5 4 0 4224 Create Shortcut 3 Belarus m serene 14 Denmark 1 m 15 GreatBritn 19 13 15 0 3126 Encoding 16 1 0 0 0 3084 Print 17 Hungary 3 5 2 0 3013 Print Preview 18 CzechRepublic3 3 0 nues 19 Korea 13 10 8 0 2651 Export to Microsoft Excel 20 Switzerland 2 0 4 0 2647 Properties 21 Germanv 16 11 15 n 1942 New Web Query Address http simon forsyth net olympics html Click next to the tables you want to select then click Import Gold medals per million population 2 Bahrain 0 0 3 Estonia 1 1 0 0 7599 4 NewZeaand 3 1 5 0 7289 5 Australia 14 15 17 0 6851 New Web Query Address http simon forsyth net olympics html 1 Use one of the following methods to capture data locations from a Web site to a Web query a Using Internet Explorer navigate to the website Right click on a blank area of the page and select Export to Microsoft Excel b While connected to the internet open Microsoft Excel Select Data gt From Web In the New Web Query window enter the URL in the Address field or select it from the dropdown menu 2 The Web site opens in the New Web Query window with yello
26. atabases RSS Sports Interface Images and Animations Shortcut List Chapter 3 Importing Data Text Files Data from text files txt among many other files can be used to fulfill templates within AutoCast Text files themselves can be used in a variety of ways to populate one or multiple pages crawls rolls and for automatic updating Prepare the Text File For text files to properly populate aliases and create one or multiple pages certain conventions must be followed The default page delimiter is a new line while the default data element delimiter is the vertical bar key To assign one line of data to multiple pages use the default forward slash All these delimit ers can be customized by going to Tools Data Delimiter Settings Text Files for Crawls The text files for Crawl templates have a particular syntax that must be followed Each data element must be on a separate line pre ceded by an equal 7 sign After all data has been entered the last line must have four 4 hash signs Text Files for Rolls Text files for Roll templates should follow the same rules for that of the static pages but it is not necessary to use delimiters If no delimiters are wanted then each line is considered an object to be matched with an alias in the selected template Untitled Notepad File Edit Format View Help Jack wells Morning News Mary Clark Local weather
27. ate still pages Watch Function Create one page from a score board controller Even after a page is added to the PlayList it may be instantly updated when changes are made from the scoreboard control ler Play Item Edit Window 1 Select a template by clicking on the thumbnail in the Template EE List or selecting it with the Tem 1 crawl subAlias 1 crawl subAlias 2 ile crawl subAlias 3 plate dropdown in the Play Item Edit Window 2 Once selected the table in the Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail able Item Edt Window 3 Check the Watch box 4 In the new window that opens Template News choose Sports Interface from the TS Data Type dropdown menu MuttiData File Watch Settings 5 Select the correct controller 9 Data Type File Sports Coder Set Protocol Type None Y N one OES Scoreboard Baseball nrehnard Ha oth OES Scoreboard Basketball 2 Quarter Home Team Name Guest Team Name 1 Quarter 2 Team 3 2 4 2 5 Quarter Team1 Team Serpe Scorez Current F age Only 48 Compix Media AutoCast and sport from the Protocol Type dropdown menu If there is a cus tom protocol file click Browse to select the file 6 To assign data click the cell next to the alias object then double click the protocol item with the desir
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29. dd dBASE Files Microsoft Access dBASE Driver dbf Excel Files Microsoft Excel Driver xls xlsm MS Access Database Microsoft Access Driver accdb Configure maus ODBC User data source stores information about how to connect to the indicated data provider A User data source is only visible to you and can only be used on the current machine Select a driver for which you want to set up a data source Name Driver do Microsoft dBase dbf Driver do Microsoft Excel xls Driver do Microsoft Paradox db Driver para o Microsoft Visual FoxPro Microsoft Access Driver mdb Microsoft Access Driver accdb E ODBC Microsoft Access Setup 9 Cancel Database Database Help Select Repair Compact Advanced e Documents E Compix AutoCast Data Options System Database Encoding Version 12x Q Version 4x Compix Media AutoCast 1 From the desktop click Start gt Control Panel and double click the Administrative Tools icon If the icon is not visible select Switch to Classic View 2 Double click the Data Sources ODBC icon 3 In the ODBC Data Source Administrator window go to User DSN gt Add 4 In the Create N
30. e 1 Candidate David Smith Candidate3 Steve Hills Percent 1 12 Percent Percent3 John Dow Current F age Only 45 Compix Media AutoCast 1 Select a template by clicking on the thumbnail in the Template List or selecting it with the Tem plate dropdown in the Play Item Edit Window 2 Once selected the table in the Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail able 3 Check the Watch box 4 In the new window that opens choose DB from the Data Type dropdown menu 5 Check Use Multi row Input to populate multiple fields from the database in one template 6 Enter the name of the data base in Data Source Name If the database includes a user name and password enter these in the appropriate fields 7 In the SQL Query field en ter Select followed by the field names separated by comma Finish the query with from and the name of the database Enter the field names in the order the alias objects are listed Check Multi Page to create multiple pages from one database Be sure the alias names begin with a number for Multi Page to work properly 8 when done click OK The in formation from the file will populate the Data column in the table 9 Click the Add button to add the page to the PlayList 0 Any changes to the database file will be reflected in the populat ed template when clicking Update or wh
31. e program thumbnail displays the page currently on air while the preview thumbnail show the next page to go on air Preview Control This bar allows the user to select which page will play on air next Output Control These are all the common playback functions such as Play Pause Stop Clear and Cut Mode Choose whether the PlayList will play through manually automatically or a combination of both 9 Loop Settings Use these fields to tell AutoCast which pages to loop how many times to loop and the waiting time between loops in seconds Start AutoCast This mode plays through all pages in sequence in the PlayList once then plays only pages that have been updated Current Page Only This mode enables the real time update of the current on air page 21 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations Preview amp Program Thumbnails These thumbnails show which page is currently on air and which is to be next on air Double click on either thumbnail to view a larger preview thumbnail with more detail people shot at D C school d 2 At least 140 homes hit by Virginia tomadoes Output Control The Output Control comes with the standard playback functions to play out the pages from the PlayList Load and Play Pauses Stops Clears Cut In a pages effects Preview Program selected and without page Pro
32. ect boundary set in the template then it will wrap around to another line Up amp Dn Adjusts the order of the aliases This does not change the com position of the graphic Select the alias row in the data table then Up or Dn The selected item moves up or down the list one position each time the button is clicked To manually populate the alias objects No Alias Fit wrap 1 After selecting the desired template 1 Reporter 6 the data table populates with a list of 2 Tile aliases 1 Alias 2 Double click the Data cell next to e XP 2 Title the appropriate alias and begin typing the data For image aliases type the image file name and extension AutoCast will automatically search for the image in the designated folder Press Enter when done Alias 1 Reporter 2 Title John Doe Compix Reporter 3 If necessary select Fit or Wrap Insert 4 Click the Add Insert or Update button to add the page to the PlayList 19 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations PlayList The PlayList contains all pages cre ated by the user These pages can be played in sequence or individu ally cut in and out A Column View field is available to change the number of columns making it easier to see more pages DENEN Save the PlayList by clicking on File Save to be able to bring op
33. ed data Protacol Item 1 Ball On 2 Down 3 Game Clock Time 4 Guest Possession Indi 7 When done click OK The information from the controller will populate the Data column in the table Click the Add button to add the page to the PlayList 9 Any changes to the database file will be reflected in the populat ed template when clicking Update or while the page is on air using Start AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Image and Animation Objects Images and animations can be updated through AutoCast The template must have an image or animation object with an alias name and the replacing object must be in the C Users UserName Documents Compix AutoCast Ilmages or Animations folder in order for the object to be properly replaced S Update Manually ID RID Wie 22 1 mag E To update an object manually double On click the empty Data cell next to the corresponding alias in the Play Item Edit Window and type in the object name with the extension Only images will automatically fit to the size of the original image in the template 0099090900090090090009000009000000909009000009000009009009000900000900000009090000090900005 20000000900900090000000900900000900000900000000900000900000009000000099000009000009000900000900000090090090000099900009000000900900000900000900090000009090000909000000909009
34. en the PlayList again at a later time 909909909000990900009000900000090009000090900000090900000090000009090000000000000900090000009000000900090000900900000900090000009000000900000009090090000009000000090090000090990000000909900000900000000090909000009 Right Click Options Right clicking on a page gives the Delete Cut Copy Ctrl C and paste the selected page The Paste Ctrl V user the option to delete cut copy CrawlRepeat Times function allows the user to change the number of loops a crawl page makes 009090000990900000009000000990900000000000000909900000090000000000000090000000009000000009000000000000900000000009990000009000000090900000009000000000000000900900000000000000000000000000000090900000909099 Crawl Repeat Times Crawl Repeat Times Setting When right clicking on a crawl page in the PlayList the Crawl Repeat Hepeat Times option is available The win dow to the right appears allowing the user to chose how many times to repeat the crawl 20 eee Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations S Playback Controls Playback Controls The Playback Controls window con tains the standard playback func tionality with a Preview and Program thumbnail Start Page Loop Loop Wait 00 1 End Page 1 Q Preview amp Program Thumbnails Th
35. esired data 0 When done click OK The information from the file will populate the Data column in the table 11 Click the Add button to add the page to the PlayList 43 _ Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Databases In addition to text txt Microsoft Excel files XML files and Web sites Databases can be used to fulfill templates in AutoCast Da tabases can be used only with the Watch function to create pages however they can be used in a variety of ways to populate one or multiple pages crawls rolls and for automatic updating Prepare the Database For Databases to properly populate aliases and create pages certain conventions must be followed The first step is to set up the data base then assign it to the desired template DEL NIE For the best results name the database and table the same as the template being used in AutoCast Name the data base fields the same as the correspond ing alias objects within the template If the database is stored on network click the Network button to set the path to the database nmn 44 D 1 Administrative Tools 2 il Data Sources ODBC ODBC Data Source Administrator User DSN System DSN File DSN Drivers Tracing Connection Pooling About User Data Sources Name Driver _ A
36. ew Data Source window select the appropriate driver for the database Click Fin ish 5 In the new setup window that appears enter the name in the Data Source Name field and a description in the Description field if desired Click Create 6 In the New Database window enter the name in the Database Name field In the Directory tree select C Users UserName Docu ments Compix AutoCast Data Make appropriate selection in the Format and Options sections When done click OK message appears ing the database has been cre ated successfully Click OK then click OK again to exit the ODBC Source Administrator window Document 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Watch Function Create one or more pages from a single database Even after pages are added to the PlayList they may be updated when changes are saved to the original database Play Item Edit Window No 1 News 1 v crawl subAlias 1 crawl subAlias 2 ile crawl subAlias 3 News 5 TICCTION nrerrTe Play Item Edit Window Alias No Candidate 1 Im News Candidate Candidate3 MultiData File Percent 1 EE Percent Percent3 3 Database 5 Use Mult row input Password SQL Quer 7 Select Candidate Candidate Candidates Percent Percent Percents from Election Alias Data Candidat
37. gram effects without without effects effects Mode Choose from 6 different play modes Manual In Out Manual forces the user to bring the pages In and Out The choice of either In Out or allows the user to choose whether In or not they control both the In Cul Cut is a manual mode that ignores transition effects out of each page or only the In If In is chosen then the Out is played automatically In the case of Auto In the Out is controlled manually _ _ __ 22 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations Current Page Only This mode enables the real time update of the current on air page start AutoLast Curent Page Only Template News 10 MultiData Watch Alias Data LA Vancouver NY Brasilia Seoul Moscow Ft Wrap Up 3 d Paris 1 Be sure that the Start AutoCast button is clicked This function plays through all pages in the PlayList once 2 when the desired page appears in the Program click on the Current Page Only button This stops the PlayList on the current page and keeps it displayed On screen 3 To update the data on the page be sure that the current page is selected in the
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39. ile the page is on air using Start AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data W Crawls Crawl pages can be created using the Watch function To use this functionality follow the steps from the previous Watch Function sub section During step 4 be sure to also check the Crawl Sequence box Follow the rest of the steps accordingly Data DE m In addition to text txt Microsoft Excel files XML files Web sites and Databases RSS feeds can be used to fulfill templates in AutoCast RSS feeds can be used only with the Watch function to create crawl pages W Crawls Crawl pages can be created using the Watch function To use this func tionality follow these steps Play Item Edit Window No 1 Temnlate gt News 1 x crawl_subAlias 1 Template List C TA SI IL crawl_subAlias 3 News I Alias crawl bar crawl image crawl data Template News 1 v MuttiData 6 Watch Data File Compix Media AutoCast 1 Select a crawl template by clicking on the thumbnail in the Template List or selecting it with the Template dropdown in the Play Item Edit Window 2 Once selected the table in the Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail able 3 Check the Watch box 4 In the new wind
40. indows 7 Compatibility with WI ndows 7 z x Playlist Thumbnail View New AutoCast is now compatible with i Template Insert Windows 7 The default folders uc Loue for opening and saving files have M been updated to fit the Windows 7 5 Column View req m e n ts Playback Controls 2 gt Clear Cut Mode Manual In Out Start AutoCast Start Page Current Page Only End Page Loop Loop Wait 0 0 Please Note Only new Compix systems have Windows 7 installed Any existing Windows XP systems purchased from Com pix will not support user upgrades to Windows 7 If a customer upgrades from Windows XP to Windows 7 the Compix warranty will be voided and Compix Media will not support the user upgrade 900000990090909099900090909000000900000900900900000009000000000000009000000000000000000000000009000009092099000009000000090000000900000000000000000000009000000000000000000000000000000090090900009099 Security Settings 1 Windows 7 must be running in Administrator Mode Two security settings need to be The Administrator Mode is the default mode in which Windows 7 runs until new User accounts are created Running AutoCast 3 1 in Administrator Mode helps smoothly in Windows 7 with security parameters that Windows 7 has created in place for AutoCast 3 1 to work
41. indows XP C Program Files Compix AutoCast Template Windows 7 C Users UserName Documents Compix AutoCast Templates 12 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 1 Getting Started Crawl Templates oc aoa meee DE List gt z 4 AutoCast can also handle crawling templates in the same way as the Static Templates Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl V Shift Del Del Assign Alias Ctrl Shift A Cancel Group UnGroup Ctrl G 1 Open new project in GenCG and set the first page to Crawl in the Page Mode drop down menu 2 Create the graphic with the appropriate objects 3 Right click the text image or animation object to be replaced within AutoCast then click on Assign Alias 4 Type in one of these alias names in the EnterAlias window as appropriate crawl bar crawl image data and click OK Cosc o pO 5 Repeat steps 3 to 4 for all desired objects to be replaced within AutoCast Save astype GenCG Fies Coca 6 Once finished save this template as a gcg file into one of the folders below Windows XP C Program Files Compix AutoCast Template Windows 7 C Users UserName Documents Compix AutoCast Templates 13 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 1 Getting Started Roll Templates Templates for rolling text can be
42. le will be reflected in the populated Data template when clicking Update or File while the page is on air using Start AutoCast Data Headline 1 Man cleared by D Headline Two people shot Headline 3 Nurses commute Headline4 At least 140 hom gt crear Mode Manual In Qut Current F age Only 32 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 1 Updated 4 11 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data W Crawls Crawl pages can be created using either the MultiData or Watch func tions With the MultiData func tion however each data element becomes its own page To use this functionality follow the steps in the previous MultiData Function subsec 3 tion Typically what is needed for a crawl are all data elements crawling in a single alias on one page which is something the Watch function provides To use this functionality follow these steps Template List crawl bar image crawl data No Template News v MuttiData File 2 1 3 1 select crawl template by clicking on the thumbnail in the Template List or selecting it with the Template dropdown in the Play Item Edit Window 2 Once selected the table in the Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail able 3 Check the Watch box 4 In the new window that opens choose File fr
43. lick Options Right clicking on a template thumb Edit nail gives the user the option to Refresh refresh the list or edit that particular template in GenCG 070 Play Item Edit Window Bue Template Information Displays In this window choose which type of r No 1 xx the number of the page in the PlayList using ixl net thistemplate and the name of the template data will be uploaded to the selected template View the combined data itself and template in a preview window PlayList Buttons These buttons before adding it to the PlayList id p incorporate the page into the PlayList Data Source Use this section to tell AutoCast where the data for the page will be coming from Data Table This displays the aliases of the template and its associated data Q Preview Window This shows a preview of the page merging the template with
44. lity set forth above are fundamental elements of the basis of the bargain between Compix Media Incorporated and you You agree that Compix Media Incorporated would not be able to provide the Software on an economic basis without such limitations 7 General This agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the state of California This agreement contains the complete agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings whether oral or written questions concerning this agreement shall be directed to Compix Media Inc 26 Edelman Irvine CA 92618 U S A Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 2 Basic Operations Chapter 3 Importing Data Chapter 1 Getting Started Compatibility with Windows 7 eere 10 Compatibility with Windows 7 10 Creating Template Files in GenCQG 12 Static m TT 12 Crawl a TREO DE S LUE NEN 13 Roll 14 4 4 nS Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations AutoGast User IntelT3C B ie irent us neue x Festes QUE d EAE dE 16 Se nile Prior 16 T Tem 16 TEMPIE LIST
45. mplate reorder the alias fields by click Title Local Weather ing on the up and m buttons Reporter Drew Title Sports Update New Insert 31 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data i Play Item Edit Window Watch Function 1 Select a template by clicking Create one page from a single text No on the thumbnail in the Template file Even after a page is added Tea 31 List or selecting it with the Tem E plate dropdown in the Play Item to the PlayList it may be updated ir Edit Window when changes are saved to the 2 Once selected the table in the Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail able original text file 3 Check the Watch box 4 In the new window that opens choose File from the Data Type dropdown menu and click the Browse button to select the de sired text txt file 5 when done click OK The in Play Item Edit Window formation from the file will populate the Data column in the table No Template 1 zl If necessary select Fit and or Wrap to indicate how text objects should auto size and format E 3 ai 7 the Add button to add the page to the PlayList Watch Data Settings b 8 Any changes to the text fi
46. nly Window Toggles Click on each of these items in the menu to hide the corresponding window Check the items again to view the windows 4st and 2nd VGAs By default the 1st VGA is selected This allows the current VGA monitor being used to display a small Pro gram Presenter window If the 2nd VGA is selected and there are two VGA monitors attached to the sys tem the second monitor becomes the Program Presenter Tools PlayList Text View Edit Window Template List v Playback Controls v PlayList View v Toolbar v Status Bar v ist VGA 2nd VGA Default Layout PlayList Text View x PlayList Thumbnail View x Template Contents mm JACK WELLS M 2 News ALISA JENSEN KOMI Evenine 2 j News PAUL GOTTO Late E 4 News VANESSA HOOD KEMI Early gt 5 News CHRISTIE JACKSON KCMI BF PEE mm b Mews MICHAEL CHEN KEMI Daily News NICOLE PEREZ KOMI 8 Mews THOMAS MclAR THY Column View 4 09090000999900009009000909090090009000009090900009090900000009000009009090090009000009000000090090000090090000900090009000900900090000090090090000090090900009009000900090000090000090900000000909900000000900000099099 v Edit Window v Template List v Playback Controls v PlayList View F T Toolbar Status Bar
47. o install software or make changes to my computer Imake changes to Windows settings eo Not recommended Choose this only if you need to use programs that are not certified for Windows 7 4 because they do not support User Account Control Never notify 11 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 1 Getting Started Creating Template Files in GenCG Before operating AutoCast 3 1 a library of template files should be prepared ahead of time These templates contain the desired color font and other attributes which will be brought to air Stat i C Te m D ates 7 Compix Media Inc GenCG HD GenCG_News hd 4 File Edit View Insert Tools Window Help 9 gt Template files allow the user to E Style Catalog x Back Animation Page Color Char Shape Image choose the the appropriate custom Characters a 65 100 100 378 136 100 100 121 107 128 135 48 123 256 79 graphics Certain objects are speci fied to accept text or image files by assigning a name or Alias Template files for AutoCast 3 1 are created in GenCG 9 Obama gaining on Clinton in Pennsylvarlizatineo 9 Rudd opposes boycotting Beijing Olympfstisee Attributes C
48. olor Clock Timer Effects Run Face Edge Shadow Font Arial Y Hard cee lid Bold Italic Outline Underline 55 C Soft 5 x 5 Leading 18 ES Height 100 m is S Spacing D sep s 100 Thickness 0 2 gt D Clear Cut 2 space x 1099 2 x HD 1920 1080 Pagel 15 Pagel 15 940 1283 NUM Enter Alias Headline Ctrl X Ctrl C Ctrl It is recommended that alias objects Shift Del Del have names that easily identify their Cancel purpose For example a lower third template that is intended to display a reporter name and location should have two text fields The aliases for these text objects could be Reporter Name and Location 1 Open a new project in GenCG and set the first page to Still or MultiLayer in the Page Mode drop down menu 2 Create the graphic with the appropriate objects 3 Right click a text image or animation object to be replaced within AutoCast then click on Assign Alias 4 Type a name for the object s alias in the Enter Alias window and click OK 5b Repeat steps 3 to 4 for all desired objects to be replaced within AutoCast ile name Template 1 gcg Save astype GenCG Files Once finished save this template as into one of the folders below p W
49. om the Data Type dropdown menu check the Crawl Sequence box and click the Browse button to select the de sired text txt file 5 When done click OK The in formation from the file will populate the Data column in the table Click the Add button to add the page to the PlayList Data File Path Excessive daytime Woman has battle Preeclampsia is al Tour of North Kore Gunmen fired Update Compix Media AutoCast Browse 33 _ Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Microsoft Excel Files In addition to text txt files Microsoft Excel files can be used to fulfill templates in AutoCast Microsoft Excel files can be used with the MultiData and Watch functions to create one or more pages While Crawl pages cannot be populated by Microsoft Excel files Rolls can and should be treated as still pages Prepare the Microsoft Excel File For Excel files to properly populate Alias names corresponding to those in desired template aliases and create one or multiple pages certain conventions must be Headline Headline Headline4 2 cleared Two people Nurses comi At least 140 homes hit by virginia tornado followed 1 Image file names can be used to access images for populating image alias objects 2 he first row of data must be All r
50. ontroller Set the Port Baud C Serial Rate Data Bit Stop Bit and Parity pis Baud rate 9600 Select the Intelligent Interface and EE i ian AutoCast can support either serial RS 232 or TCP IP Sports Interface options if appropri Intelligent Interface 111 be used to communicate ate Pedy z with newsroom computer systems or other devices Protocol Check the Save Log box to save a Intelligent Interface log of this controller Sports Interface Save log Cancel Folder Settings Click on each folder button to Image Folder C Users Documents Compix 4utoCast Images Animation Folder CAU sersDocumentssCompiss amp utoCast amp nimations search for the corresponding files T h e typ es of fo ers are g e An i Template Folder ALIsersDocumentssCompiss amp utoCast T emplates HD m atio n Te m p ate Oth ers D own lo ad Others Download c ALI serssDocumentssCompiss amp utoCastD ownloads and the Folder Message Folder C Users Documents Compix AutoCast lIMessages Cancel change the path where AutoCast will 26 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations Data Delimiter Settings Enter the object delimiter for both MultiData MultiData and Watch functions Object The Hex version can be viewed Allo
51. ormation from the file will populate the Data column in the table 11 Click the Add button to add the page to the PlayList 42 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Multi Page Since the MultiData function will not Follow steps 1 to 7 from the previous Rolls subsection by Field Crawl 8 Roll Cral Field Row work with Web sites use the Watch funtion instead to create more than one page Even after a page Alias is added to the PlayList it may be 1 Hank Country Gold Silver Bronze updated when changes are made to 1Gald 1 E 2 the Web site B ap i multiple pages using Maz Data Web sites follow the same steps VENE EN as the previous Rolls section q ws Instead of selecting Crawl from the Country Jamaica bees dropdown menu in step 8 select 1Gald 5 TS Multi Page RAN Bahrain 1Gold 1 8 Data from the Web site displays in the table below Check the by Field box Be sure that the template aliases begin And select Multi Page from the dropdown menu with a number for Multi Page to work properly To assign data click cell next to the alias object then click the column num ber with the d
52. ow that opens choose RSS from the Data Type dropdown menu and check the Crawl Sequence box 5 Copy the Web address of the RSS feed and paste it into the Feed Source field in AutoCast Click the Add button to add the RSS feed to the list of saved feeds Double click on the desired feed in the My Feed section Data from the RSS feed displays in the table to the right 6 To assign data click the cell next to the alias object then click the column number with the de sired data Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Feed Feed Source 5 2 Add Title Description _ Sources 1 The suspect in Bin Lade Peter Bergen 5 7 When done click OK The in formation from the file will populate the Data column in the table Band yells racist chz Bod Click the Add button to add the page to the PlayList 9 Any changes to the database file will be reflected in the populat ed template when clicking Update or while the page is on air using Start AutoCast Current F age Only 47 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Sports Interface In addition to text txt Microsoft Excel files XML files Web sites Databases and RSS sports scoreboards can be integrated with AutoCast to fulfill templates Sports scoreboards can be used only with the Watch function to cre
53. ows following the first contain data to populate the template Each row populates new page with the Mul the list of aliases corresponding to tiData function If using the Watch function the file would populate only one page using only the second row the alias names within the desired template a 3 Format the cells to display num E 2 Numb bers as text to ensure that all data is wor Moment Eont Protection Category displayed as entered General Sample Number Atleast 140 homes hit by Virginia tornadoes Currency Accounting Text format cells are treated as text even when a number is in the cell Date The cell is displayed exactly as entered Time Percentage Fraction 00090000000909000000909000090000000000000090900000090000000900000090000090000000000000009004000000090000009000000900000900000000000000900000090000000009000000900000900000000000000090090000900000000000000090000090000000000000090000000009000000000000900000900000000000000000900000009000000900000099 W MultiData Function Create more than one page from a single Microsoft Excel Once To set up the MultiData function for Microsoft Excel files follow the steps in the MultiData Function subsection under the Text Files section in this chapter pages are created and added to the PlayList their content remains the same even if changes are saved to the original file 909009
54. pter Basic Operations AutoCast User Interface Toolbar Icon Descriptions Menu Options On Air Shortcuts Chapter 2 Basic Operations AutoCast User Interface Board Configuration ELM Select Channel 1 All CG Preview If you do not receive a Select Channel option when open ing AutoCast on a two channel Compix system then one channel is already If you would like When starting AutoCast if the AutoCast opened on both channels select the Open Both checkbox before pressing OK AutoCast will open system has two video output boards and no Compix application is run ning a window will pop up like the one to the right Since the configu ration of each channel is hardware on both channels al occupied by a Com specific selecting the right channel lowing for immediant pix software interaction to open AutoCast in is imperative
55. ra Mack Candidate3 gt zPercent3 58194 Percent3 List lt Election gt lt test gt Now change the data to the second list while keeping the same template PlayList Thumbnail View Play Item Edit Window x New No MENMU INEA re Add Template subAlias 4 Insert Update MultiData File Wach Watch Seinas 2 Election xml Value first AXML Option Use Query Sentence xml mdb Load D ata2 Execute Multi Page Element Attribute Value al Candidate Candidate2 Candidate3 Percent Percent3 1 second Louise King Ella Kane 11 21 21 Alias Data New 1 Candidate 1 Louise King 1 Candidate Ella Kane Add 1 Candidate3 Vera Mack 1 Percent 1 11 1 2 214 1 Percent3 314 1 Select a page by clicking the thumbnail in the PlayList This page should have been already populated using an XML file 2 Once selected click the Watch Settings button 3 In the XML Options section change the Attr Value and click Load Data 4 When done click OK The new information from the file will populate the Data column in the table Click Update to update this page in the PlayList 37 gt Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2
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57. rre sponding with the aliases 3 Clicking Add or Insert places all pages into the PlayList Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations Data Table The Data Table shows all Aliases from the template and the data to which it is corresponding The No column lists the number of the alias or when using the MultiData fea ture it shows the page numbers The template of a page can ex changed without changing the data al ready populated To do this click on the page in the PlayList then either click on the template thumbnail in the Template List or from the Template dropdown menu in the Play Item Edit Window As long as the aliases on both templates are the same the will data remain Ma Data Ft Wrap up Headline Man cleared by free afte n a 2 Headline Two people shot at D C sche n Dn 3 Headline3 Nurses commute 280 milesto 4 Atleast 140 homes hit by Data populated for one Mo Alias Data Reporter JACK WELLS Title Moming News 2 Reporter ALISA JENSEN 2 KCMI Evening News 4 3 Reporter PAULGOTTO 1 3 Title KEMI Late Might News Data populated using the MultiData feature Fit Forces the text to fit within the text object boundary set in the template If the text is lon ger it will be condensed Wrap If the text is longer than the text obj
58. the information to display how the page will look upon playout 17 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 2 Basic Operations Template Information PlayList Buttons Data Source There are two options in the Data Source area The MultiData File check box will prompt for a text file that will populate more than one page The Watch check box brings up another window in which to specify where the data will be com ing from and what kind of data it is DENIM The text file is separated using line and page delimiters For more information on setting delimiters in AutoCast see the Tools Menu section in this chapter For more detailed information the Watch function and ways to automate data please see Chapter 3 Template crawl subAlias 1 crawl subAlias Z MutiData File crawl _subAlias 3 News 1 News Mews 10 4 Sports 1 line Sports 2 lined Sports 3 Displays the number of the page within the PlayList If it is a new template that has not yet been added it displays the number of the next available spot in the PlayList Shows
59. the template name be ing used The drop down menu allows the user to select the template here instead of clicking on the thumbnail in the Template List Clear the Play Item Edit Window of data and template info Add the page to the end of the PlayList Insert the page before the selected page in the PlayList Update the selected page in the PlayList with the current data and template info 099000090990009009900900900000000000090000090000000090009000000000000009009900000000009 1 MultiData 900090099900009099000909990000000000909000000900000900000009000000000009090900000090000090090000099000000000090000009099009 Watch Open Look in Data 2 1 Crawl headlines __ history of marathon __ News Anchor List weather of USA __ world weather File name News Anchor List Pes of type TXT Files xt 18 Compix Media AutoCast To populate more than one page at a time using the MultiData feature 1 Click on the MultiData File check box 2 Open the desired file with the appro priate data In this example it is a list of news anchors Once Open is clicked the list appears in the Data Table co
60. tralia 14 15 17 0 6851 7 Mongolia 2 2 0 0 6776 8 7 Norway 3 5 2 0 6482 3 8 Georgia 3 0 3 0 6457 gt 110 9 Slovakia 3 2 1 0 5507 Data 1 Country Jamaica 2 Country2 Bahrain 3 Country3 4 Gold1 5 Gold2 6 Gold3 39 Compix Media AutoCast http simon Forsyth net olympics html Web Data 6 1 Select a template by clicking on the thumbnail in the Template List or selecting it with the Tem plate dropdown in the Play Item Edit Window 2 Once selected the table in the Play Item Edit Window populates with a list of all alias objects avail able 3 Check the Watch box 4 In the new window that opens choose URL from the Data Type dropdown menu 5 Open the Web query file cre ated in the previous section with a text editor such as Notepad Copy the Web address and paste it into the URL field in AutoCast 6 Check the Web Data box 7 Within the Web query file is the selection number found below the Web address Copy this number into the Table No field and click Apply Data Type Crawl Sequence 2 Data from the Web site dis plays in the table below To assign data click the cell next to the alias object then click the cell with the desired data When done click OK The in formation from the file will populate the Data column in the table Click the Add button to add the page to the PlayList 11
61. w Retum CRLF between objects to the right Check the Allow Return CRLF Between Objects Page em box to set the page delimiter for the Watch MultiData function Checking One One Object on One Line Object on One Line delimits data by MEE gt line not by a character Multi Line Object Check Use Multi Line Object to read data on a single line as multiple LineFeed Delimiter pages and enter the line feed delim iter for the multi line object Options Set the delay time in seconds be tween auto playout of pages Intervals between Pages S Help Menu Hep The Help Menu contains information About AutoC ast about AutoCast About AutoCast The About page contains informa tion on AutoCast including version number build number and copyright information 27
62. w selection boxes beside data fields To select the data check the desired yellow boxes changing their color to green 3 Click the Save Query button and save the file in an accessible place 38 Compix Media AutoCast Document No 2 3 003 Revision 2 2 Updated 9 12 2012 Chapter 3 Importing Data Watch Function Create one page from a single Web site Even after a page is added to the PlayList it may be updated when changes are made to the Web site If the third table to the right populates after a selection from within the center table select the appropriate data from this table as well Play Item Edit Window News 1 crawl subAlias 1 Alias No Country 1 ub CountryZ Country 3 MultiData File Gold 1 Gold Gold3 Data Type File olympics Notepad File Edit Format View Help D Selection 2 S PreFor jattedTextTocolumns True itiveDel imitersAsOne True Single 3lockrextimport False DisabloDateRecognition False Disab 2Redirections False 1 Country 1 old Silver Bronze Gold Million 2 Country2 2 1 3 j 3 Country3 42 2 3 2 Dana 0 0 1 4113 4 Gold1 2 3 2 4 3 Estonia 1 1 0 0 7599 5 Gold2 3 3 2 5 4 New Zealand 3 1 5 0 7289 6 Gold3 4 3 2 6 5 Aus

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