The ColorSpace Sign Composer
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1. Exp Ort to Message Text S h d l Tore m Message Font Points Style H H pug Aharoni mi 25 Eu C e u er Seccccccscss d EHH Airstrip One Bold 57 Normal Both a ee ae rr Andslsn 58 Italic Bold He H Angsana New 29 AngsanaUPC 30 Text Color Color Aparajita 31 Arabic Typesettin Background Color Em Arial Black 34 Outline Color i i li puce Arial Narrow 35 Len ku co EL os a esses Arial Unicode MS 36 Shadow Color Arimo B790 Deco 38 7 Transparent Text Message Text Ticker Load Effect Exit Effect Test None x None Y Line Spacing Char Spacing L L Horizontal Vertical E58 Fee 7 E Text Test v Color Fill Black v Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 30 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 e You can now start the Scheduler program by clicking the calendar Launch Scheduler button on the toolbar File Edit View Layer Launch Message Text Background Decoration Time Temperature S ch e dul e r Message Font Points Style H H Fo Aharoni 26 4 EHTHEHH pope Airstrip One Bold 7 Normal Both FERE 3 EM Andalus 28 Italic Bold Angsana New AngsanaUPC 30 TextColor Color Aparajita 31 Arabic Typesettin Background Color Arial Black 34 V Outline Color HH 5 SO i i Arial Narrow 35 FH uu a E Lom Arial Unicode MS 36 Shadow Color Arimo EZA B730 Deco2. C Users Public Pictures Sample Pictures Penguins jpg Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 3 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 e The image tab allows images to be displayed on a background layer e To load an image click the File Button e A file dialog will appear Navigate to an image and click Open p gt M Public Pictures Sample Pictures v Search Sample Pictures Organize v New folder Fr Favorites Pictures library MESA dide WEE Desktop Sample Pictures J4 amp Downloads Ree MZ um A m Hydrangea Chrysanthe Desert jpg Penguins jp Lighthouse Libraries sjpg mum jpg g jpg AD t y oe PET a Music il Pictures Koala jpg Jellyfish jpg Tulips jpg Subversion imi Videos Image Files BMP JPG GIF v EN File name ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 21 e The image will be drawn in the black preview area as shown below Message Tex Background Decoration Time Temperature i cw fais x Son Ne 0 fae Solid Color Gradient image Video DIDIT d m rr nr p n cn n File C Users Public Pictures Sample Pictures Penguins jpg TL 2 V Lock Selection Shape Try Image Set Image e The black and white rectangle represents the portion of the image that will be shown on the sign e tcan be moved or resized using the mouse e By default it keeps the widt
3. 2015 Page 35 Sequencer The Sequencer tab has a list of messages that are in the other lists and in the same order However you can re sequence this new list by dragging and dropping message names to a new position When you drag a message item and drop it on top of another one the dragged message will be moved from its original location and appear just before the drop item target To move a message to the end of the sequence drop it anywhere below the current last item If you hold down the CTRL key while doing this the dragged message will remain in its original location and a duplicate copy will be inserted before the drop target Duplicate message items are indicated with a icon at the left This allows the user to schedule some messages to play more than once during a single cycle repetition To delete a duplicate item select it on the list and press the Delete key ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 56 Sending Messages to the EMC Sign Message Timing By Date c test EP Schedule Friday March 14 2014 jv BESEN BOCA lt e s s vn ones au s BOCCE Days of Week S M T J w T E 8 Date Range None Time Limit 1 Time Limit 2 Time Limit 3 Time Limit 4 Account Scheduler Beta 0 9 46 e To send the scheduled messages to the sign click the SEND FILES TO SIGN button at the top of the Scheduler program e The Sign Updater program m will start Mes
4. c Subversion BE Videos T Filename Wildlife wmwv mr ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 23 e A preview of the video will display in the black box below Solid Color Gradient Image Video File C Users Public Videos Sample Videos Wildiffe wmy Play Pause Preview Stop Preview Current Frame 368 00 12 Total Frames 902 00 30 Start Frame 0 End Frame 902 Se V Lock Selection Shape e The black and white rectangle represents the portion of the video that will be shown on the sign e tcan be moved or resized using the mouse e By default it keeps the width to height ratio of the sign its aspect ratio e The video can be stretched or compressed by unchecking the Lock Selection Shape checkbox e The Start Frame and End frames can be changed if only a part of the video should show on the sign e Click the Set Video button to put the video on the selected background layer I ColorSpace Sign File Edit View Layer Dm amp Qm p mp Message Tet Background _ Decoration Time Temperature None None None Solid Color Gradient image Video File C Users Public Videos Sample Videos Wildlife wmv Lock Selection Shape Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frame 67 902 Time 2 2 30 1 16mm RGB 20x18 ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 24 Decoration Layers e The Decoration layer type a
5. o The top layer is a Text Layer without text o The second layer is a black Color Fill layer It is drawn behind the text layer e A layer must be selected to change its settings By default the Text Layer is selected Layers can be selected by clicking on them o When a layer is selected it is drawn with a lighter color e Text can be added to the message by typing in the Message Text Box Ser icc ee i Message Text Ticke Enter text here Horizontal Verticz ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 4 Basic Text Controls e Any text entered into the Message Text box will appear simultaneously in the Message Viewer e The Font can be selected in the Message Font list box le tdt View D a o m gt a gt T Consolas Constantia e The size of the text can be changed in the Points list box File Edit View Leyer Cee AAmM gt a AZ e The style can be changed to normal italic bold or botn Edi e ua MAN P a 7 Mormal Both Italic Bold ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 5 Outline and Shadow Enhancements Page 6 G 5 1 TO JER Via a T ET EF mm s I H E H 5 B an e A H Q E rur amp e e Re ES LIO EL 111 Iu Eee Outline or Shadow options will produce the effects shown below PE E Checking the E a 0 ot oS JU Pw ColorSpace 2 0 Text Colors Text Color Color EPPECURPIE ee Background Color Ou
6. Line Spacing Char Spacing m Horizontal Vertical ESE Text 10th cup FREE Tex COFFEE Color Fill Brown Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 3 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 18 Background Layers e Background can display solid colors gradients images and video e To change a background layer o First click on its green bar at the bottom of the screen to select it o The background tab will be enabled on the right side of the screen B coiospace Sign Comp e x File Edit View Layer Dc ASSE m 97 Message Text Background Decoration Time Temperature Load None Show Tge Ext None Solid Color Gradient Image Video Background Color Set Fill Color Left click here to select the The background layer tab will be enabled Color Fill Blaa Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 3 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 e You can also add a new background layer using the Layer menu See section Creating or Deleting Layers on page 15 e Now choose one of the four tabs o Solid Color o Gradient o Image o Video e Load Show and Exit effects can be added to the background layer by changing the three drop down boxes at the top Load Fadeln Show None Ex FadeOu Solid Color Fill e Inthe Solid Color Tab C
7. message will be included in the EMC display cycle at any particular time of a given day e This Schedule can restrict message play to specific days of the week and or a range of calendar dates The default 1s no date restrictions and the message will be displayed every day indefinitely or until removed from the Active list e For each day a message is scheduled to run up to four time limits can be specified so that the message will run only during these intervals If no time limits are specified the message will run each time it comes up in the EMC s queue throughout the day e When setting a time limit the first step sets start time Stop time will default to 12AM Click it from the list to change to desired stop time ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 34 Multiple Schedule Pages Schedule Days of Week 2 I I 5 Date Range 11 15 2007 12 25 2007 Time Limit SX D AM 11 00 AM Time Limit 2 1 00PM 4 00 PM Time Limit 3 EGO P4 10 00PM Time Limit 4 None Account None Days of Week 5 M L N JL Ge DateRange 121 200 12 25 2007 Time Limit 1 None Time Limit 2 None Time Limit 3 Mone Time Limit 4 None Message Files List C All CO Active Messages Files schedule View a EH BP Example 16x90 eH Coffee Fresh amp Hat 6 Schedule 1 Eg Daves M tw EF s 6 H 11 15 2007 12 25 2007 D 9 00 AM 11 00 4M C 1 00 PM 4 00 PM D ED PM 10 00 PM ef Schedule 2 Eg Dav
8. the layer e Exit Effects are shown at the end of the layer e To change or add an effect to a Message Text layer Change the Load Effect or Exit Effect dropdown box e ColorSpace will change a portion of the green layer box yellow to indicate a load effect and red to indicate an exit effect e The length of the effect can be changed by dragging the edges of the yellow or red box ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 13 Message Layers File Edit View Layer Dee AQ et APE Message Text j Time Temperature Message Font amen New Normal Both AngsanaUPC Italic Bold Aparajita Arabic T Text Color Arial Black groun Arial ai T Aral Unicode MS V Outline B790 Deco Shadow Color Batang 1 BatangChe as 7 Transparent Text Message Tex Ticker Load Effect Exit Effect Free Air None None x Line Zang Char m Horizontal Vertical EBS Fe Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x54 FPS 30 Frames 463 Time 154 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 e There are four types of layers o Message Text Displays static text and tickers o Background Displays solid colors gradients images and video o Decoration Displays shapes and decorations o Time Temperature Displays time and temperature e Layers allow content such as text or 1mages to be overlapped moved and resized e They also control when content begins ends and how lo
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10. HHHH HHHH Time Temp 12 00 7 Outline Color Alignment E V Flash Colon Horizontal Vertical LN HN E E E C Emm p l3 gt Li 4 BEEEEEEEEE ree ENEEEEEE E3IF3 T E m Time Temperature Text Message Color Fill Black Sign Color RGB Pixels 80 x 36 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 3 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 ColorSpace 0 9 56 e Nowa Time Temperature layer is 12 00 12 hour time no am pm indicator created 12 00 AM 12 hour time with AM and PM indicators no AM or PM m 70 F Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit does not show an F e Font Size changes the size of the time Or temper ature display Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit shows an F e Time Temp allows different formats to Temperature in degrees Celsius shows a C be chosen e Text Color changes the color of the display text e Outline toggles the display text outline which can increase contrast Change the color of the outline by clicking the Color button to the right e Flash Colon If checked time displays will flash the colon every second Uncheck this to disable the flashing of the colon e Alignment Adjusts the horizontal or vertical alignment of the time temperature display ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 30 Portable Message Files e To send the currently displayed Sign Message to another ColorSpace user select menu option File Export As Po
11. Layer Window to resize it e Dragging the center of the Layer Window will move it File Edit View Layer Dc E OE AD Text COFFEE Color Fill Brown Message Text Background Decoration Time Temperat nperature f Message Font Style Andalus Angsana New Angsana UPC Aparajita Arabic Typesettin Arial Black Arial Narrow Arial Unicode MS Arimo B790 Deco Batang BatangChe a Normal Both Italic Bold Tex Color Color Background Color V Outline Color 7 Shadow Color 7 Transparent Text Message Tet E Ticker COFFEE Horizontal Vertical EBBE H Load Effect Exit Effect None ze Line Spacing Char Spacing 5 W ColorSpace 2 0 Sign Color RGB Pixels 140x54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 3 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 R3 May 15 2015 Page 17 e Multiple layers can be combined together to produce results like the following olorSpa re Siar JOS pa File Edit View Layer Da gAaSEm wy Message Text Decoration Time Temperature Message Font i Style Andalus Both Angsana New AngsanaUPC Italic Bold Aparajita Arabic UI Text Color Arial Black Background Arial Narrow Arial Unicode MS T Outline fa o B790 Deco 7 Shadow Color Batang BatangChe m E Transparent Text Message Tet Ticker Load Effect Exit Effect 10th cup FREE None None
12. PS 30 Frames 90 Time 30 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 e The following menu will appear Move Up Move Down Create Layer Delete Layer Link To Set Caption Ticker Timing Video Timing e Choosing Delete Layer will delete the currently selected layer o The selected layer is indicated by a lighter green color e Choosing Create Layer will display the following window Layer Type i Text Message Background Decoration Time Temperature Location Before Selected Layer After All Existing Layers Alignment None Message Start Preceding Layer Start Preceding Layer End x j cms e Choose the layer type and click OK o The starting location and alignment can also be changed here ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 15 Move Up Move Down The Link To option allows the start of a layer to be linked to the layer directly beneath 1t This makes it easier to move the start of layers that should be shown at the same time or in succession Create Layer Delete Layer Nothing Set Caption Start of Color Fill Black Ticker Timing End of Color Fill Black Video Timing Exit Effect of Color Fill Black File Edit View Layer D zm ld amp S EE gt E P Message Text Decoration Time Temperature Message Font Style Andalus Angsana New AngsanaUPC Aparajita Arabic Typesettin Arial Blac
13. Then select a frame from this list to be placed on the Decoration layer Some images have a transparent background represented in the display window by a checkered pattern This prevents the rectangular image background from appearing in the Sign Window and obscuring elements behind it If the background is opaque as in the image above you can change it by checking the Make Transparent box This will work only if the background is a single solid color and that color includes the pixel at the lower left corner of the image Also if the background color appears within the picture part of the image that picture area will be rendered transparent also Image Options Image Options java gif Make Solid Background Transparent Make Solid Backaround Transparent ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 27 Using Image Objects After loading an image and pre selecting the desired option settings click on the Image button then position the mouse cursor over the correct location within the Sign Window and click The image will be drawn using a default size Resize and reposition it as necessary by dragging the image and or handles as described in the Shapes section Drawing Objects Image Options java gif Make Solid Background Transparent Set Line Width Repeat Animation Continuously Play Animation Then Stop Display Single Frame Only In this final example the steam graphic synchronizes with th
14. This Color Modify Selected Delete Selected Rename Selected Daken Lighten Reset T2AJB3C R 42 G 120 B 60 Lum 3256 o The desired color can be chosen using the red green and blue sliders o The Darken and Lighten buttons will adjust the brightness of the color o The Insert button adds the color into the User Define Color list and saves it for later use o Clicking on a color in the list enables the Modify Delete and Rename buttons o The Modify Selected button changes a color in the list o The Delete Selected button deletes a color from the list o The Rename Selected button renames a color in the list ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 10 Page 11 R3 May 15 2015 Spacing Controls Char Spacing Line Spacing L y The character and line spacing can be adjusted using the track bars pictured above These controls allow text to be stretched or compressed If the text does not fit onto the sign it can be compressed by reducing both line and character spacing to their minimum values ColorSpace 2 0 Scrolling Ticker Messages ColorSpace Sig a mr gt File Edit View Layer DcgHASE b a AE Horizontal Vertical Eas Fae gU Ticker Free car wash with fill up Color Fil Silver v Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frames 463 Tim
15. dow Color Arimo 16 B790 Deco mx V E Transparent Text Message Text Ticker Load Effect Exit Effect None v None Effects Line Spacing Char Spacing ly le Horizontal Vertical EBS Fw Text Alignment e ColorSpace is used to create messages which can be displayed on Electronic Message Centers e It can create messages that display text images video or even the current time and l temperature e Transition effects can be added to grab attention e Layers allow content to be overlapped repositioned and resized Temperature display requires a supporting EMC and temperature sensor R3 May 15 2015 Page 5 Startup File Edit View Layer DaS n Ay Message Text Background Decoration Time Temperature Message Font Points Style Aharoni Normal Both Airstrip One Bold Andalus Italic Bold Angsana New 8 AngsanaUPC Text Color Color Aparajita Arabic med Background Color Arial Black V Outline Color Arial Narrow Arial Unicode MS Shadow Color Arimo B790 Deco n Transparent Text Message Text Ticker Load Effect Exit Effect None Y None Line Spacing Char Spacing Horizontal Vertical aE mea Text Message Color Fill Black Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 3 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 e When ColorSpace starts it creates a default message with two layers as shown above
16. dow location and click to create the new Line object It will look like one of the first four illustrations below HEE PM wis auf oret You can now stretch thicken or change the color of the Line using the Shape control panel Adjust the angle of a diagonal line by changing the shape of its Bounding Box ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 26 Creating Image Objects Image Options The Decoration layer can also display bitmapped images imported from disk or pasted from the Windows Clipboard Disk image files of type BMP GIF ICO or JPG can be imported The Paste button will fetch any image previously copied to the Clipboard from another source such as a Web page If an animated multi frame GIF file is imported from disk the last three lines of the Image control will be enabled otherwise these will be grayed out There are 3 ways to use a multi frame image java git e Repeat the frame sequence continuously e Show each frame but stop at the last one Make Solid Background Transparent e Display a single frame as a still image Selecting the second option enables the Play button Press it to play the animation one time it will stop CO Play Animation Then Stop Play on the last frame with the Play button locked down Click it again to release it and return to the first frame Repeat Animation Continuously C3 Display Single Frame Only 1 Select the Single Frame option to enable the drop down list next to it
17. e 154 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 Ri ght Click here to change the speed of e Checking this box causes a single text line to scroll across the ticker text the display area e Note that the Load Effects and Exit Effects are disabled when Ticker 1s checked Move Up Move Down e The speed of the ticker can be adjusted by right clicking on the green bar for the layer and choosing Ticker Timing Create Layer Delete Layer Delay Start Set Caption Ticker Timing Move text at 30 pixels per second Video Timing U e Adjust the slider to change the ticker speed ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 12 Text Effects File Edit View Layer u E AVES P a Ay Message Text Background Decoration Time Temperature Message Font Points Style Aharoni 5 a Airstrip One Bold E Normal Both Andalus 7 Italic Bold Angsana New 8 AngsanaUPC Text Color Color Aparajita 10 LLL Arabic Typesettin Background Color Arial Black V Outline Color Arial Narrow Arial Unicode MS Shadow Color Arimo Transparent Tet Save on Gas Horizontal Vertical EBES s Text Save on Gas Color Fill Black jw 5505 555 Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frames 150 Time 5 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 e Message Text Layers can have transition effects added to grab a viewer s attention e Load Effects are shown at the beginning of
18. e States Eg 12 1 2007 12 25 2007 H BA Grand Opening a BH Pepsiz4Pack Coffee Fresh amp Hot Schedule 1 Schedule 2 Dawsof week 5 M I W I E DateRange 12 1 200 12 25 2007 Time Limit 1 None Time Limit 2 None Time Limit 3 Mone Time Limit 4 Mone ColorSpace 2 0 Image This example restricts the associated message to three time limits 9am I lam 1pm 4pm and 6pm 10pm on each Monday Wednesday and Friday from Nov 15 until but not on Dec 25 Note that the second part of a date or time period 1s considered a stop value and is not included in the message display interval Click on any underlined field to select or unselect a weekday or to select a value from the clock and calendar dialogs You can add additional schedule tab pages to any message so that the message will be displayed at any given time allowed by any of its associated schedules Here a second schedule has been added to the one above using the Schedules Add New Page menu option This one allows the message to run at any time of day since no time limits were defined each Saturday and Sunday from December 1 up until but not including the 25 All message display instances resulting from this schedule are in addition to those initiated by Schedule 1 above Use the message list s Schedule View tab to display a graphic overview of all scheduling information relating to the selected Sign Message R3 May 15
19. e running sign s timeline ColorSpace Sign Composer Hot Jaya Animation File Edit View Layer DG M AA P AT Message Test Background Decoration Drawing Objects Image Options java gif Make Solid Background Transparent Set Line Width Repeat Animation Continuously Play Animation Then Stop Display Single Frame Only J Layer 1 Gradient Fill Layer 2 Text HOT JAVA Layer 3 Decoration Sign Color RGB Pixels 128 x 64 FPS 30 Frames 180 Time 6 0 sec ColorSpace Beta 0 9 05 ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 28 Time or Temperature Display e To add atime or temperature display to the sign 9 0 Text Message a Fill Black Move Up Move Down Create Layer Delete Layer Sign Color RGB Pixels 80 x 3C Link To Set Caption Ticker Timing Video Timing e Atthe bottom of ColorSpace right click a green layer Then choose Create Layer Layer Type C Tex Message Background Time Temperature S Below Selected Layer Above All Existing Layers Alignment None Message Start Preceding Layer Start Preceding Layer End e The Create New Layer dialog is shown Choose Time Temperature and choose Ok ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 29 _ Message Text ala Background al Decoration Time Temperature Font Size 14 Text Color Color Background Color s HH
20. h to height ratio of the sign its aspect ratio e The image can be stretched or compressed by unchecking the Lock Selection Shape checkbox e Click the Set Image button to put the image on the selected background layer e Try Image will temporarily show the image on the background layer while the left mouse button 1s pressed Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 30 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 22 Video Fill Background File Edit View Layer OG AA ES P AZ Message Tex Background Decoration Tme Temperatue Load Show None pa EH Solid Color Gradient Image Video File C Users Public Videos Sample Videos Wildlife wmv Current Frame 148 00 04 Total Frames Start Frame 0 r End Frame 902 V Lock Selection Shape Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 3 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 e The video tab allows videos to be displayed on a background layer e To load a video click the File Button e A file dialog will appear Navigate to an image and click Open n X d Load dec i 1 rH rch Samnie c Organize v New folder m e Jr Favorites Videos library EE Desktop Sample Videos ip Downloads Recent Places Arrange by Folder Libraries Documents AVI a Music wildlive avi Wildlife wmy i Pictures
21. in the Sign Window it can be moved resized or re proportioned by dragging the entire object or any of its Bounding Box handles and further customized with the Line Width and Color controls on the Shape control panel Set Line Width Select Color Click on any Shape object to expose its Bounding Box handles Drag its corner handles to change the size while retaining the same height width proportions To stretch the object taller or wider use the center handles at the top bottom or sides Note Square and Circle objects will always retain their original proportion they cannot be stretched To move the currently selected object hover the cursor within the bounding box until it changes to a four pointed cross shape Then click and drag the object to its new location While an object is selected use the Line Width drop down box to change its pixel width or the Select Color button to choose a new color from the standard Color Selection box To delete an object select it with the mouse then click the Delete red X button Remember that any change can be reversed using the Edit Undo or Ctrl Z option The orientation of a Line object is determined by which Bounding Box handles are connected You must select this orientation before placing a Line object in the Sign Window Right click on the Line button and select an option from the drop down list Then re select the Line button move the cursor to any Sign Win
22. k Arial Narrow Arial Unicode MS Normal Both Italic Text Color Background V Outline Shadow Color T 7 Transparent Text Horizontal Vertical EBE H Load Effect Exit Effect None None Y Line d Char nd Text Try our dollar Menu Sign Color RGB Pixels 140x54 FPS 30 Frames 180 Time 6 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 16 Layer Windows e The boundary of a layer s content is defined by its Layer Window e By default this window is the same size as the sign e tcan be resized and moved around to move the text image video etc e Effects such as sliding or spinning are limited to the Layer Window e To show the Layer Window boundary click the Show Layer Windows toolbar button Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 30 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 Style Nori Itali mal Both c Bold COFFEE 7 Ticker Load Effect Text Color Background Color V Outline Color 7 Shadow Color E Transparent Text Exit Effect None M None X Line Spacing Char Spacing Lm t Horizontal Vertical Eas AKE e A bright yellow box is drawn around the Layer Window e To resize a layer first select it by clicking its green bar at the bottom of the screen e Then using the mouse drag the edges of the
23. lick the Set Fill Color button e This will open a color picking dialog where the background color can be chosen o See Color Selection on page 8 ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 19 Gradient Fill Background e Instead of a solid color a background layer can be filled with a blend of colors using the Gradient Fill dialog e Inthe Gradient Tab Click the Set Gradient button ColorSpace pep D wg VS a AZ Solid Color Gradient image Video Background Color Layer 1 Gradient Fill i Layer 1 Gradient Fill Repeat 1 Rotate 0 Repeat 1 Rotate 0 J ely J J e Upto four colors may be set in the color selection boxes e If only one color is selected it will be blended with Black e Selecting two or more colors adds each one to the blended background in the order selected e Setting any selection box to No Color removes it from the blended color sequence e Changing the Repeat slider value causes the color sequence to appear multiple times Layer 1 Gradient Fill i Layer 1 Gradient Fill Repeat 6 Rotate 0 Repeat 5 Rotate 140 2 J J E v oe y C a e The Rotate slider changes angle of the gradient ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 20 Image Fill Background Edit View Layer 24g S9 E wj Message Text Background i Time Temperature Load None Show None Exit None Solid Color Gradient Image Video
24. llows basic geometric shapes such as lines squares and circles to be placed anywhere in the sign window to be used as borders underlining or to create simple cartoon effects e In addition images such as product images or logos can be imported from disk and arranged within the sign window These can be single frame images such as BMP GIF JPG or ICO files or animated GIF sequences e Use the Layer Create Layer menu to add a new Decoration layer to the Sign Message o See Page 15 Creating or Deleting Layers Drawing Objects e To add a Shape object to the Decoration Layer first select a Shape Select Delete Controls button with the mouse The selected button s background will change to Tee light blue Now move the mouse Open Filled Ellipse cursor to any location within the Sign Window and click once to create the Open Filled Square shape object Open Filled Rectangle e Each shape is contained within a Rounded Rectangle bounding box used to control its size proportions and location Oriented Straight Line e Before creating a Line you must select Right click Line button its orientation horizontal left to select line orientation diagonal vertical or right diagonal by selecting an option from the right click dropdown list This determines how the line will be drawn within its Bounding Box ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 25 Using Shape Objects Once a basic Shape object has been placed
25. mage Dy OCS P AT Usine TAA OCC 28 Ta Ore Me AU 1S Miya m T mem 29 Portable M ssage ET e Saisie seta tenet anaes ben iens i bita e ia Gout a a a e eii i 31 Sign Profiles Initial Sign Parameters eeeeeeesssssssseseeeeeeeeeeeeeee nennen nennen nnne nnne 22 Sched lins Sien S CUSTO TETTE TOTO 33 The Scheduler P 0 Ib ooouoot exu eut S dM Un Eo O S NUI UD UEUEU ME odds 34 INURL TSS CMCC PASS M 35 PSS HS CB ERROR em 36 Sending Messages to the EMC Sign wiscitscccrciossaseeestavedasinns usvnesdscceasonsasvnestawedantheaveneldsaceasoseasvnestanees 37 ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 2 The ColorSpace Sign Composer Hide Layer ColorSpace 2 0 Resize or Move Layer Preview Message Export to ocheduler File Edit View Layer Tie T 711i Text Message Message Text Sign Color RGB Pixels 140 x 54 PS 30 amies 90 Overview Time 3 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 Font Size and Style Message Text Background Decorhtio Time Temperature Message Font Points Style Aharoni 5 fe Airstrip One Bold 6 Normal Both Andalus 7 Italic Bold Angsana New 8 Angsana UPC 9 Text Color Color Aparajita 10 Arabic Typesettin 11 Background Color 12 Arial Black 13 V Outline Color Arial Narrow RE Arial Unicode MS 15 Sha
26. mation LED Color s Width in Pixels Heightin Pixels Tile Type Amber Unspecified e When ColorSpace is started for the first time it will prompt for the default sign information This is called the Sign Profile e A Sign Profile describes the LED color and dimensions horizontal amp vertical of a physical sign e Enter the color width height and tile type of the Electronic Message Center e When anew Sign Message is created it will be based on the properties of the currently selected Sign Profile e Profile information is saved with a Sign Message so if a Message is loaded that was created using a different Profile than the current program default the loaded Sign Message s original Profile will temporarily override the default e To change or add other Sign Profiles Navigate to Edit gt Sign Profiles This will display the following window which allows the editing and creating Sign Profiles Sign Color Pixel Width Pixel Height FPS Tile RGB 140 54 30 16mm RGB 20x18 RGB 60 26 30 22mm RGB 15x13 Amber 72 32 30 18mm Mono 1816 al Green 72 32 30 18mm Mono 18x16 22mm 1x1RGB RGB 15 13 30 22mm RGB 15x13 16mm 2x4 RGB 80 36 30 16mm RGB 20x18 ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 52 Scheduling Sign Messages e Before a message can be displayed on a sign it must be scheduled e First Export the message to the scheduler program o Todo this click on the blue arrow in the toolbar
27. ng it is displayed e ColorSpace draws green bars at the bottom of the window to represent each layer o It also draws the number of frames and the display time of the layer in seconds e Multiple layers of any type can be added to a message e To move a layer click and drag its green bar until the start is in the desired position o This will change when the layer is displayed in the message e To change the length or play time of a layer click and drag the ends of its green bar ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 14 Creating or Deleting Layers e To add a new layer or delete a layer click the Layer menu at the top of the screen or right click on one of the green bars at the bottom of the screen File Edit View Message Text Background Decoration Time Temperature Click the Layer menu pecans Fe ng m Andalus 8 a haan 9 Normal Both AngsanaUPC 10 Italic Bold Aparajita 11 Arabic Typesettin 12 Text Color Color 13 Arial Black 114 Background Color Arial Narrow 15 Arial Unicode MS 16 V Outline Color Arimo 17 B790 Deco 18 Shadow Color Batang 19 BatangChe m 20 E Transparent Text Message Text Ticker Load Effect Exit Effect None Nene Right click on a green Line Spacing Char Spacing L B layer bar Horizontal Vertical EBE mie Text Mes PRQ Color Fill Blac g Sign Color RGB Pixels 140x54 F
28. rtable Zip File This brings up a small dialog box 2 ColorSpace Sign Composer Pepsi24Pack Edit view Layer Ctrl N New From Template Open Ctrl o Save Ctrl S Save As To Scheduler Library 101 Import Portable File As Portable Zip File f iiei E Set File Image Frame Alt F4 Export Sign Message as Zip File e Click the Export button to combine all message components XML and Resource files into a single Zip file with the same name as the Sign Message e This file will be placed in a My Documents subfolder called ColorSpace e The Open Export Folder button will display the contents of this folder e The file can be dragged to another location or dropped into an outgoing email message as an attachment e Received Portable Messages can be extracted and placed in the local program s Sign Message collection using the File Import Portable File menu option e However the easiest way to accomplish the same thing is to drag the Zip file from a disk location or as a received email attachment and drop it anywhere on top of ColorSpace ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 31 o This will automatically extract the received Sign Message An Import dialog similar to the one above will appear press the Close button to accept and extract the message Sign Profiles Initial Sign Parameters Initialize Sign Parameters Please enter the following sign infor
29. sagesami test scb e A list of the files to be sent 1s shown on the left e Click Send and wait for the messages to be sent to the sign v Advanced ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 37
30. t or background color on the main screen without closing the dialog It then restores the original color when it is released Click the Set Color button to make the change permanent ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page amp e RGB Signs Full color me 2 Text Color My Store Green Dark Red Olive Green Dark Green Dark Teal Red Orange Dark Gray Magenta Light Orange Dark Yellow Sea Green Aqua lia Tit l Yellow Bright Green Turquoise Sky Blue E EBENE User Defined Light Yellow Light Green Light Turquoise Pale Blue Lavender User Defined Color Selection Ur Sore Geen EA Cri 2A7833C R 42 G 120 B 60 o This dialog provides a list of predefined colors o Select a color by clicking on the desired color box o Custom colors can be added using the User Defined color in the bottom left corner Layer 2 Text Color My Store Green Mages Light Orange DekYelow Sea Gren Aq Ugt Bue ciat Gy User Defined Tan User Defined Color Selection 20783C R 42 G 120 B 60 Light Yelow Light Gre o Choosing a color from the User Defined drop down box will put that color into the User Defined Box ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 9 o Click the Edit Color List button to add colors to the drop down box BED User Defined Colors User Defined Color List Adjusted Color Value _ ly Store Green 3 My Store Yellow Insert
31. tline Color Shadow Color Transparent ex e The Color buttons change the color of various parts of the text Note These colors only affect the text in the currently selected layer e The Text Color Color button changes the color of the text e The Background Color button changes the Fill color of the last layer e The Outline Color button changes the color of the Outline text enhancement o Note this can only be changed when the Outline check box is selected e The Shadow Color button changes the color of the Shadow text enhancement o Note this can only be changed when the Shadow check box is selected Text Alignment Horizontal Vertical S58 Fae e Text can be aligned to the left right top or bottom edges of the sign by selecting a combination of the Text Alignment buttons ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 7 Color Selection e Clicking any color button inside of ColorSpace will cause a color picking dialog to appear e The dialog is the same for Text colors and Background Fills e Monochrome Single Color signs Layer 2 Text Color Amber 75 EM p o Monochrome sign color shades are provided in 10 increments from 0 Black to 100 o Select a color by clicking on the desired color box o For any other value select the Custom square then move the slider control to set the required brightness o The Try Color button temporarily changes a tex
32. x 38 IY Transparent Text Message Text Ticker Load Effect Ext Effect Test None M None x Line Spacing Char Spacing L M Horizontal Vertical eS 3 Text Test Color Fill Black Pixels 140 x 54 FPS 30 Frames 90 Time 3 0 sec 16mm RGB 20x18 Sign Color RGB ColorSpace 2 0 R3 May 15 2015 Page 33 The Scheduler Program FF feoiorspace Scheduler TM wo w w F 2 ell x File Schedules SEND FILES TO SIGN List All Active Only Message Files Schedule View Sequencer Message Timing By Date Bg test 5 7 Schedule Friday March 14 2014 jv Nighttime Daylight ae Every Day test FRIESE se on ero eo ou s EEE a test nage Days of Week S M T W T E S Date Range None Time Limit 1 None Time Limit 2 None Time Limit 3 None Time Limit 4 None Account None Scheduler Beta 0 9 46 e Each Sign Message previously exported by ColorSpace to the Scheduler appears in the Message Files list e The checkbox next to each message name indicates whether it is active meaning that the message will transmitted along with any scheduling information to the EMC controller e Unchecked messages will not be transmitted or displayed Click on the Active button to display only Active messages in this list e Each Sign Message is associated with at least one Schedule page which determines whether that
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