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High Definition (HD) Character Generator User Manual

1. Copy Paste PageProperty i T i P P P AppendFile 7 7 W ui t I Editing in Subtitle Pane a In the editing area if no graphic element is selected the user is then in page edit mode Color of the page background can thus be configured on the color setting pane By right clicking on the editing area an option menu is opened up and the user is allowed clear the page background insert new page clear page delete page set page property create mode and save page as b In the gallery edit area there are multiple minimized page views and the user can set frequently used pages primarily for copy and paste of multiple pages Press and hold CTRL key to realize selection and copy and paste of multiple pages II Subtitle Page Properties PageProperty Right click on the editing area to open up a menu and select page property Name Assign a name to the page primarily used for easy identification in the playback window Page Gap During autoplay or in NLE set the duration between disappearance of the previous page to the time at the which the next page is slided in Duration will be recorded in manual playback mode Timer Set the page playback to a timed playback Time is set in the time edit boxes Sequence Automatically plays the next page after the previous page is done playing The user does not need to press the Enter key to continue playing Page Time While playing the next page contents of the previ
2. datavicleo HD SD CHARACTER GENERATOR Cis 250 Quick Start Guide www datavideo com Features of Character Generator 1 Simple user interface which is uniform across all models Over 10 years of research and development internationally recognized stable system and standard fast and convenient operation 2 Best anti aliasing algorithm in texture mapping absolutely no aliasing and clear small fonts Three anti aliasing levels can be configured image clarity and aliasing at your will 3 The first realtime playback of the subtitles in the country combined with the concept of manual time synchronization of subtitles and video clips thus realizing realtime adjustment of time length picture frame sequencing and picture layers Playback can also be controlled manually by tapping the space key 4 Playback of unlimited subtitle layers multiple layers of subtitles with tracks separately defined Software designed subtitles can be divided into independent time control four layer realtime base subtitles realtime character generation and uniquely designed TV station mark layer 5 The first real high definition nonlinear editor compatible with all mainstream nonlinear systems such as Premiere Pro CannopusEdius Pinnacle Liquid and DPS VelocityHD Mainstream HD SD formats are supported Free conversion between HD SD subtitle files 6 Size color and other properties of the font in the text box can be individually configur
3. exit point on the timeline ii If it s a dual line subtitle the entry and exit points on the same page are related m Howto instantly insert or delete subtitle lines i Select insertion location or deleted graphic element ii Press Shift Insert or Shift Del to insert and delete n How to realize dual line subtitle i When dragging subtitle press shift key to realize unit movement and press alt key to realize dual line movement Vil Subtitle Timetable Editing a Click on the Table button in the subtitle dialogue frame or click on the Time Table button in the subtitle timeline editing dialogue frame or double click on the text on the timeline to enter the time table editing window mStop Exit 0 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00 03 00 00 04 00 00 05 00 00 06 00 00 07 00 00 08 00 00 09 00 00 10 00 00 11 00 00 12 00 00 13 00 1 secor v 0 00 00 00 AM single trac v etr n b Click on the Time Table button again to close the time table window c If the Time Code check box is checked the entry and exit points will be shown or else they will be hidden a Subtitle time table iv 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00
4. and dust yourself off ot youve got to back in the saddle na you alot oh a samina mina zangalewa is time for Africa isten to your god is is our motto nur tima tn china _Ann t wait in lin s gt l Setting of Scroll Scroll Left and Scroll Right a On the menu bar of Datavideo HDCG select Edit gt Left UP Right Scroll b Frame for left UP right scroll will appear in the editing area as well as the text prompt c Directly enter texts and import graphics into the yellow frame for left UP right scroll or open the text document listed in the text window on the right and import the texts directly as UP SCROLL d Set the scroll speed or change the scroll direction in the dialogue box for UP SCROLL e Arrange the up scroll texts and set the termination method ll Scroll Template a Base layer configuration Single click the yellow frame and select UP SCROLL On the Properties page of the pane on the right click the base layer button to edit the base layer color and apply UP SCROLL to it Select transparent single color to cancel the base layer color To add graphics or set animated base layer select still picture or the desired animation effect in the clipart library of the pane on the right and apply it to UP SCROLL Hl Scroll Mask UP SCROLL mask refers to the physical layer between the base layer and the up scroll texts and the mask can be configured to transparent For example as shown in the diagram below
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6. fade in out and light effect are applied to the texts above and below UP SCROLL subtitle a Single click the yellow frame and select up scroll click the mask button on the Properties page of the pane on the right b Apply either transparency or light effect to the UP SCROLL Single click the Cancel button to remove the mask from transparent page or light effect Youire a good soldier Choosing your battles Pick yourself up and dust yourself off And back in the saddle IV End Screen Termination Methods a OUT SCROLL screen subtitles disappear completely from the screen b Stop on End Screen Last page of the subtitle stops on the screen c Gradual Stop on End Screen Last page of the subtitle stops gradually on the screen d Use Z X and V to regulate the speed while it is being played e Position of the end screen can be adjusted by scrolling the scroll bar of the editing window V Scrolling Text Alignment a Universal Commands for Text Alignment i To align with reference to a selected text graphic element press CTRL L CTRL R and CTRL M to left right mid to align all other graphic elements to the reference In the case of left and right scroll they respectively mean top alignment bottom alignment and vertical alignment ii To align with reference to a selected text graphic element press CTRL Y to align the line spacing of all other graphic elements to the reference iii To align with reference to a selected
7. left crawl in is set b Real Time Crawl IN This is for left crawl in of the logo layer and does not need to be configured beforehand Crawl in text can be added anytime and played at a set time manually repeatedly or in sequence Please refer to the logo layer c Configuration of Position Style and Speed of Real Time Crawl IN Configure the left crawl in with the required position style and speed single click the Create button in the real time left crawl in template segment of the left crawl in dialogue box Functions and Features 1 Simple C Mm t Siams Pastes toeo O Create Greats Rr a 2 c Sa a M UNE cw gum 077 mm d Left crawl in logo is located at the beginning or tail of the text as a still or animated picture it is usually reserved for TV station name ad title and etc T Subtitle Editing I Steps of Subtitle Creation a b c d e f Files F Edit E Project P Df ltd jo js 4 S Click on Project gt Subtitle on the main menu bar of Datavideo HDCG In the editing area position of the subtitle and prompt text will appear In the yellow subtitle frame enter the text directly or import the image or click on the Text tab located at the top right corner of the window open the file browsing window and then import the subtitle directly from the hard disk Configure the text properties of the subtitle on the subtitle properties confi
8. main menu select file gt open and double click on the desired picture file On the blank page single click the right button of the mouse and select import on the popped up menu browse and import the animation file or still picture Import animation and still picture files from the Clip Art library II Clip Art a The Datavideo CG system automatically installs the clip art library Since the system creates the thumbnail gallery for every directory upon first visit thus the user is able to browse the gallery quickly All files are saved under cgclips and the user is allowed to expand the directory Files Use the file browsing method to look up any directory Texture Image fill method adopts the texture picture paste method repetitively fill according to the original size fill by enlarging and shrinking picture to the target size Multiple Primarily for the text filling each word with an image Image Create graphic elements based on the current image Font For the current graphic element to use as the font color based on the current image Edge For the current graphic element to use as the edge color based on the current image Shadow For the current graphic element to use as the shadow based on the current image Silhouette For the current graphic element to use as silhouette based on the current image rtyAnimate Text Picture Shape Clips ES C3 BackGround f Finance C3 Natural III Graphic Element Animation Untit
9. primarily based on 2D subtitle editing If one particular word requires 3D select the text graphic element and click 3D function to convert the graphic element to 3D Switch to 3D Tool element to 3D form Cancel the 3D data of the cunment graphic element 3 3D Visual Points Camera Viewing Fruztum Front Clipping i Back Chpping 3D Visual Space is a 3D space in a studio Its position is determined by camera lens Shape of this space determines how the model in the space captured by the camera is projected to the screen Geometric projection is one of the most frequently used projection type This type of projection will make the near object appear larger than far object 3D Visual Space can be initialized as a pyramid shape by placing the camera at the top This pyramid is divided by two planes and the space between the two planes is known as visual space Only objects in the visual space are seen Datavideo CG Software Configuration of Location and Direction of Camera In CG it is to determine the camera location and shooting direction or eye viewing from a point viewing point to a direction viewing direction Move the mouse cursor to the proximity of the viewing point and viewing direction as shown in the diagram and when the cursor turns to a hand cursor click the mouse to drag and move the point position x y coordinates To change the z value simple scroll the mouse wheel 4 3DLight Source Light so
10. run the CG software once to allow the non linear editor to automatically tune the CG software al 2 User Interface pcs J ea Files F i Property 1 gt 1 T rs I fli gt Ive E Page u m 7 A Drawing Tool Pane C Subtitle Pane E Tool Bar 1 E niu SoftwareSetup S _ HardwareSetup H amp Window W Help H 5 x Nel 25 mi ra fa ea fears mne cono B Special Effect Setting Box D Menu Bar F Editing Area Drawing Tool Pane Drawing tool pane is comprised of a shown in the diagram below Property E word Edge hador Outhine E E main category pane and several sub category panes as Copy E Cut Circle ry Q1 Circular box T3l ra ectangular Si Rectangle LI Fm p Sect f box Delete E e Paste Arc JE e E Circular box o Dotted ees Ed rectangle f ir Layer modifier ector box TLS Circle i D Externally highlighted rectangle F Modi icazior Text tool Internally highlighted E tcols Rectangle tools Picture tool Polygon box Line tools Polygon tool Straight eR m ia Polygon box Shape tools Polygon D fa Curve fy d Custom polygon star tr rd Custom BIS Function H sector ka formula 5 Main a Movement track tool 3 z Adjust the polygon order v Adjustment tool E Add a key point Drawing ia a Up Scroll subtitle Play Start point Move to the previous key point Delete a key point 7 x Subtitle Left Crawl Add a key
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12. text graphic element press CTRL J to copy properties of the reference graphic element to all other graphic elements b Custom Alignment Methods Title refers to subjects of partial texts of the UP SCROLL such as director light and etc Content refers to partial texts of the UP SCROLL such as contents names and company names Picture is the graphic element inserted into the UP SCROLL and is not be applicable to automatic alignment COENE B ij Z Ta a atteryJrimiind Loco Em Den P ag San v ou re a good soldier hoosing your battles ick yourself up and dust yourself nd back in the saddle ou re on the front line O O d S O d e r veryone s watching g ou know it s serious we re gettin is isnt over g you f battles e pressure s on ou feel it urself up and dust yourself off k in the saddle en you fall get up oh oh nd if you fall get up eh eh samina mina zangalewa Cause this is Africa samina mina eh eh aka Waka eh eh samina mina zangalewa is time for Africa isten to your god is is our motto nur tima ta china dant wait in lin gt ll Configuration Method for Title Content and Picture 1 In the imported UP SCROLL text add to the beginning of the title and the subsequent texts will be automatically configured to title during UP SCROLL the rest of the texts will be content 2 Click the Title button after selecting the graphic element or p
13. that has subtitle output Subtitle Edit State Clear the subtitle output content this does not affect broadcasting of the logo layer i Subtitle Edit State Output the subtitle contents on the current page this does not affect broadcasting of the logo layer with the shortcut key F9 P 2 Subtitle Edit State Output the subtitle contents on the current page in real time this does not affect broadcasting of the logo layer b Subtitle Playback Configuration of the current page i Configuration of the current Playback Page In the playback dialogue window the user is allowed to select the idle or standby playback page in edit mode from the page gallery on the left Press the Escape key to exit the current playback page and move on to the next page playback ii Current Page Playback Press the Enter key on the keyboard to play the next page and space key to clear the page These are equivalent to pressing play and clear buttons or the user can single click the left and right mouse buttons outside the dialogue window Press Ctrl O keys to modify online keep output contents during playback wait till the images become still without affecting the output Shut down the playback dialogue window after editing to continue playback Under normal circumstance page slide out is triggered only after playback of contents according to the timeline is finished However the user can press the Q key to unconditionally trigger pag
14. the animation play As restricted by the system source at most 8 sound files can be played at a time plugin play is void System library can be found in the installed Audio directory Before using any special effect the user should properly set the animation and sound effect first and then create an animation mode to facilitate future use 1 Click on either one of the Slide IN Still and Slide OUT buttons and then select the desired animation audio effect cannot be added without animation 2 Single click the right mouse button on the desired effect and select audio on the menu 3 To remove the audio effect simply click on Del Audio Animation Apply animate Select Audio an n Del Audio il EA 5 Scroll Editing Untitled tcg CG10 E Files F Edit E SoftwareSetup S HardwareSetup H Window W Help H 1514 DSRS Tetaimagerage Eara fes o m T Xw aseteaPageMode z Propertyninate Text Picture Shape O Scroll F5 m Bs X 2 BI Ta Fal cattery timetind Loco PrevPagd NextPag Text SON D ae elele Tlu ScrollRight BENI ou re a good soldier Crawl F6 i hoosing your battles CE nd back in the saddle CrawlRight SubTitle F7 ou re on the front line gt d d i veryone s watching SubTitle Right a g O O S O f ou know it s serious we re gettin Kara OK F8 is isn t over Symbol Ctrl F 3 A g y O u f e a tt e S e pressure s on ou feel it yourself up
15. the position of the current graphic element Ctrl J Copy the current graphic element properties and apply it to the graphic element below Ctrl Y Copy the vertical gap between current graphic elements and apply it to the graphic element below Ctrl L Apply left alignment of the current graphic element to the graphic element below Ctrl R Apply right alignment of the current graphic element to the graphic element below Ctrl T Apply top alignment of the current graphic element to the graphic element below ineffective in up scroll Ctrl B Apply base alignment of the current graphic element to the graphic element below ineffective in up scroll c Grouped elements alignment Up scroll and Left Crawl In Ctrl H Equal line spacings Ctrl l Alignment of two ends and can also be document import function d Up Down Left Right keys for adjusting graphic element position CtrltUp Down Left Right keys for accelerating the graphic element position adjustment ii Shortcut keys for gaps between texts a L applies to text graphic element automatically adjusting the gaps between texts so that overlap does not occur during particle movement b only applies to text graphic element Ctrl adjusts texts line spacing c Automatic alignment of text block fonts While adjusting the right alignment of the text block press and hold shift key to automatically align the texts to the new right borderline iii Shortcut keys for graphic elem
16. to assign the template file to left crawl in of multi style texts Shaping Subtitle Playback File Storage and Export l Subtitle Shape a Select the graphic element requiring shape transformation Click on Shape button located in the top right hand corner of the window Double click to apply the displayed shape to the current graphic element or drag the displayed shape to the graphic element Animation qe Sdn Get An eae Ha EUH b Select the graphic element requiring shape transformation Click on Shape button located in the top right hand corner of the window Shape adjustment lines and control points will be displayed on four sides of the graphic element Move the mouse cursor to any control point and when the cursor becomes the hand shape drag the control point to change shape Shape tool pane also provides functions such as edit add delete and control point movement in case of error ll Subtitle Playback a Under the circumstances of having character generator or similar tools the system s subtitle output methods comprise five ways listed on the tool pane and the six ways for broadcasting logo layer on the logo page Preview Playback Play all subtitle graphic elements in the subtitle editing window this is frequently used for setting playback time or rehearsal in the scenario in which the equipment that has no subtitle output FN Official Subtitle Playback Play subtitles on equipment
17. 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 d How to modify the Slide IN OUT time of the subtitle i Directly edit the time in the frame for editing Slide IN OUT time Time editing frame supports frame increment decrement by cursor drag up down keyboard input and up down arrows ii To delay the Slide IN OUT time of the current subtitle and all subsequent subtitles press the shift key and in the frame for editing Slide IN OUT time click on up down buttons at the same time to increment and decrement by one frame at a time iii To add a page or delete a page move the cursor to the position before the text line to be deleted or inserted press Shiftt Ins keys to insert a space line or Shift Del to delete the previous line 8 Logo Layer Editing Logo layer is usually used in character generator realizing logo clock three corner logos and two real time left crawl in functions The three corner logos and real time left crawl in are queue functions which can be used for timed sequential and manual playback Logo layer and subtitles video queues are independent playback a To open the dialogue box for logo page configuration select Main Menu gt SW Configuration gt Logo Page b Logo Configuration l Logo File Still pictures in bmp tga and png formats are available as for an
18. 3 Graphic Editing I Graphic Element e f Select a main category drawing button on the drawing tool pane Select a sub category drawing button To draw rectangle and circle left click on the editing area and drag the cursor to the desired size release the left mous button to complete the drawing For line and other polygon drawings left click on the editing area and release the left mouse button click to complete setting a control point move the mouse cursor to the desired location left click the mouse and release the left mouse button click to complete setting the second control point The process is repeated until the maximum number of control points is reached right click the mouse to complete the drawing Please refer to text and graphic element properties configuration for modification of settings such as the drawing color appearance and etc When drawing a straight line press the shift key to connect the lines the lines are connected at an angle of 15 degrees II Graphic Element Modification Straight Line and Curve a b c d Shape of the drawing can be modified by changing the frame size of the graphic element Modify the drawing control points to modify the drawing shape 1 Select a graphic element of the drawing 2 Move the mouse cursor to the control points and when the cursor arrow becomes a hand hold the left mouse button click to drag and move the control points to see the shape change rele
19. 6 30PM Setup Information 1 KB 2 datal cab 2 3 2015 1 44 PM CAB File 272 KB _ datal hdr 2 3 2015 1 47 PM HDR File 199 KB data2 cab 2 3 2015 1 47 PM CAB File 241 199 KB d datavideo ICO 1 20 2015 amp 30PM ICO File 30 KB engine32 cab 12 5 2002 2 16 PM CAB File 409 KB A layout bin 2 3 2015 1 47 PM VLC media file bi 1 KB She 2 3 2015 1 43 PM BOOT File 335 KB setup exe 12 2 2002 3 33PM Application 105 KB w setup qr 11 5 2009 7 36 PM GIF image 4 KB x setup ini 2 3 2015 1 42 PM Configuration sett 1 KB setup inx 2 3 2015 1 42 PM INX File 176 KB 2 Select the TC 200 installation procedure that corresponds to the CG card to complete installation CG 250 System InstallShield Wizard CG install type select Please select the item to install program CG 250 For TC 200 Description CG 250 Far lumakey Installs hield 3 CGcard driver installation installation program will install driver under C CG250 CG Installation for Nonlinear Editor 1 i Run setup exe on the installation disk and select the installation procedure that corresponds to the non linear editor to complete installation Software plugin must be installed in the corresponding non linear editor directory Please refer to the listed directories and search the non linear editor installation directory on the local disk for the actual installation directory CG software can be installed in any location After installation is complete please
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21. and when the cursor becomes a hand shape click the mouse to drag the alphabet T 4 Edit color and appearance of the shadow e Silhouette for Appearance Design 1 Click the Silhouette button on the properties page 2 Switch between silhouette modes according to the design requirement Mode 1 Default no outline option Mode 2 Virtual outline surrounds the word Mode 3 Outline offset different from shadow in the way that it is a virtual Offset font 3 Virtual degree can be adjusted according to the design requirement 4 In mode 3 the outline offset amount can also be adjusted 5 Edit the outline color f Light Effect Both protruding and concave modes of word and edge can be further adjusted by adjusting its light effect InnerLight g Word Mode The best way to change the appearance of word and drawing is to directly apply the off shelf word mode Mode Create 1 Design text appearance and style 2 Select the text element and right click the mouse button select Mode Create in the menu that pops up 3 On the pop up dialogue box mode create select the mode type enter the mode name and click on confirm button Mode Create pay Paste V PasteStyle P DelNextFollow Insert PropertyToNext J LayerTop T LayerUp U LayerDown D LayerBottom B Penetrate Lock SaveUnitAs S SaveUnitAsAni 32Bit ModeCreate SetUnitTagName h Application of Word Mode 1 Click on the mode button in the Pro
22. anguage modes Note Unicode should be considered first if the texts become illegible codes after the text file is opened Window By Turns Coexistence or alternate display of main system tool windows 2 Under Project option the user can create animation effects such as scroll left scroll right scroll crawl in from top crawl in from left crawl in from right subtitles live stock quotes corner weather report special symbols and etc 3 Under Window option timeline of subtitles SLIDE IN OUT as well as the TV station mark layer can be configured TV station mark layer is usually used on character generator which realizes simultaneous display of TV station mark clock three corner marks and a real time left crawl in subtitle animation The three corner marks and the real time left crawl in subtitle animation are queued i e independent objects thus it is possible to realize different playback methods such as timed playback sequential playback and manual playback TV station mark layer and subtitle are independent of each other and can be separately controlled 4 Hardware Setup allows the user to calibrate CG cards configure Y C and Composite outputs and output colors and etc Chapter 3 CG Instructions 1 Editing and Setting of Subtitles Paste P ClearBackGround InsertNewPage ClearPage DelPage PageProperty TimeLine UnlockAll CreateMode Insert SavePageAs S ClearPage SavePageAsAni 32Bit E Import
23. are already edited if the user would like to create the subtitle using the text file method the system will prompt the user whether to replace or add g Time table of the text file must be opened in the timeline h If after opening the text file unreadable code appears it could be due to that the original text file is in Unicode format just click on the Unicode button in the text dialogue frame to solve this problem Ill File format of the text file a Automatic line change symbol in the text file V or For example You re a good soldier Choosing your battles Pick yourself up and dust yourself off And back in the saddle You re on the front line The created subtitle will be First You re a good soldier Choosing your battles Second Pick yourself up and dust yourself off Third And back in the saddle You re on the front line b Ifline spacing is used for automatic page change then the above lyrics in the text file should look like You re a good soldier Choosing your battles Pick yourself up and dust yourself off And back in the saddle You re on the front line IV Automatic Subtitle Text Arrangement a Pre define subtitle properties location and alignment method and in later modification deletion and addition of subtitles the pre defined settings will be automatically applied to properties and layout Method 1 i On the main menu bar select Project gt Subtitle and a yellow frame and a
24. ase the left mouse button click after moved to the proper position Drawing Technique 1 Concave and convex effects can be realized via applying lighting effects to words or the boundaries 2 Subtraction algorithm of the graphic element can be realized by configuring penetration of the graphic element Line or Curve Drawing 1 Create either a straight line or curve graphic element 2 Click the animation tab in the Special Effect Setting Box located on the top right section of the screen select halt in the animation option and apply effect 45 to straight line or curve graphic element OSS SS eee fro RPAsetecPageMovar s ez a a a orev rmt no pem o III Grouping Graphic Elements Grouping graphic elements is to group multiple independent graphic elements text drawing picture and animation into a single graphic element to facilitate group moving configuring the properties and etc a b c Method of Creating a Graphic Elements Group Method 1 1 Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse cursor to form a rectangular frame such that the selected graphic elements are contained within Release the left mouse button click to see a prompt including the rectangular frame that selects the graphic elements Method 2 1 Select graphic element 1 2 Press Ctrl key and mouse click to select other graphic elements accordingly Grouping Graphic Elements The graphic elements group c
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26. btitle page template application for batch data from text or database files which is used for creation of subtitles similar to those of weather forecast For the example of weather forecast 1 The page template for weather forecast The page for weather forecast is usually designed to be broadcasted in such a way that the page consists of the name of the place weather description temperature and main pictures These four pieces of information and the creator s background are combined To apply more effects please refer to the weather forecast or weather tcg in the template 2 Put an information label on the graphic element Location element setting ADDRESS Weather description element setting WEATHER Temperature element setting TEMPERATURE Main picture element setting PICTURE 3 Page template creation named weather forecast 4 Database file dbf for weather forecast should include Column title such as ADDRESS PICTURE and etc and data below Please refer to weather dbf 5 Select main menu options template application On the template application dialogue box select weather forecast template and open weather dbf file by clicking on the database link 6 Click the confirmation button to complete the creation II CD Text Editing Text Input Select T on the drawing tool pane Enter a line of words left click on the area in which the text element lies on the editing area Enter the text in the window t
27. ccceeesssceeeeessssseseeeeeceeeeesssssaeeeeesssseseeeeeeess 35 Ve Scroelling Text Ale nmeblb essen tus s Sn MEE DEI M EI eeu MEI UE 35 6 Cravileln Animation BITGOP soo er apr ola than ae olan tha nant plait ante Uie iuts lala anata 38 l Crawlin rom Lert TOD and RIG ICs oed pa etui heseb ut de ancfa chen E a foa bet a a to eaae fa suae euo Cw dede eie 38 Il Base Layer and Mask for Left Crawl In seesssseeesseeeeeeee eene enne nn nennen nnne nenas 38 Il Time Setting for Left Crawl In Live Subtitle Crawl In from Left and TV Station Mark 38 Ju OADE EN edes tested tenendo bua Satta E obice prc hoa N 40 l ED Ol SU Ute Cle atl OM eR TOTO i T xt Eue TOP Subtitle Cre a tlOM monen a a a JEN n eue eod RC AERE ie E aaa Eea IV Automatic Subtitle Text Arrancement annie Gre tO eit eni Prep EHE Fou Ee e I v Ad tO inet CD ert V Editing of Singer InttOOU LOB uete oec vto ates euo tac uod unten eed tutae esitare eve cotes rod out e nedum ate Viz Editing of Subtitle TIMe lin xici nannies Poco eee oe ree ads aes MIEL Subtitle Timea OSE IAS ooo deste o ps aU sea M oe arb eei Susan e t eias eb eats en dne Sc JEOSO Id CP UM see a dactud dodi datiu dtd darius 46 9 Shaping Subtitle Playback File Storage and Export sese 50 l Subtitle Shape mes Siete a an Saeed cbe as Pra OU Deu IM OU I M IM DD DOM e cEDM ect pale poet ey Sube PYDI K ernaar enda emen td esie e Ended ido cut aid inten i deno
28. deo files b c d File saved to disk Save the tcg subtitle file select Main Menu gt save or save as or simply click the save to disk icon on the tool bar located at the top of the window To export avi tng or TGA files select Main Menu gt document gt export Graphic element saved to disk Select the graphic element to be saved and right click the mouse button and select save as on the pop up menu Various available file formats are tga bmp png jpg avi and tng The subtitles after saved will be assigned to each screen accordingly Page saved to disk Method 1 Select the page single click the blank space or press escape to deselect the graphic element selection right click the mouse button and select save as on the pop up menu Various available file formats are tga bmp png jpg avi and tng Subtitle may be saved as a 32 bit animation in tga format or 32 bit avi and tng animation files Method 2 Single click the Keep the Current Page button on the tool bar located at the top of the window and select the file type to be saved to disk 10 3D Subtitle I 3D Editing 1 3D font of the system is processed by 3D Engine of DirectX 9 0 and above Hence the user must install DirectX 9 0 and above in their system in order to be able to create and edit 3D subtitles 2 Conversion of Text to Three Dimensional Because 2D text is still the most frequently used subtitle format this system is designed
29. e slide out immediately c Standby page refers to the page after playback of the current page is finished Shortcut keys PageUp and PageDown can be used to switch between pages Result of the switch will be displayed in the page preview area The user can also enter the page number to directly skip to the desired page Press shift key and single click the up down arrows to skip pages Up to 10 pages can be skipped at a time d Subtitle Playback Logo layer configuration Logo layer design is completely independent of page playback and the corresponding buttons are pressed to start playback at any time e Subtitle Playback Subtitle playback and real time modification Current standby subtitles Selected standby subtitle page are highlighted in blue Double click the subtitle page number can change the current standby subtitle page The user can also directly enter the page number to skip to another standby subtitle page The workload of subtitles playback is usually heavy thus online modification must be included to correct the subtitles during playback Modification methods can be found by right clicking the corresponding position to open a menu Il File Storage and Export a Supported file formats that can be exported to the hard disk tcg file 32 bit bmp tga and png still picture with alpha channel and jpg picture without alpha channel avi audio and video file allows combination of avi mov mp3 and wav files and some of nonlinear vi
30. ed 7 New UniCode font design compatible with Japanese Korean and Chinese Support all fonts supported by Windows 8 Powerful subtitle related functions such as four columns of scrolling lyrics up scroll left scroll right scroll left crawl in top crawl in right crawl in and etc 9 First unique actual picture design method picture animation can be created and modified at will 10 First Particle Animation effect in the country adding rich colors to text animation 11 Realization of simultaneous display of up scroll left crawl in animation and TV station mark on the same screen Equipped with features such as up scroll and left crawl in with animation as well as masking lighting and animation template 12 New transformation algorithm shape editing at your will without aliasing 13 Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese and English versions are available 14 Unique CG template fill in the text part for frequently used subtitles 15 Batch concept database for documents text documents and CG template to generate batches of subtitles 16 Real time left crawl in of subtitles in text mode the user is able to customize various formats or pictures the first in China 17 Real 3D subtitle and animation are supported Contents Features of Character Generator seeeeeesssssssssssssssssesseeeeee nenne nh hh rh hr hn n a n n n nn n nni iiia n nnns 2 Chapter 1 Foreword ici ik is Do Ib S
31. ee of transparency to resume the original color click on the cancel button TAE o Te m 9l RR ME M ce n U pi oh lt Bo a ul E ie Feist kd Geet aes L i E CRM ed f File transparency setting i Single click the transparency button ii Single click the file button iii Select the file type from the pull down menu iv Select the required shape from the thumbnail gallery Single click the thumbnail to preview v Double click thumbnail to directly apply the degree of transparency to the target item or move the mouse cursor to the preview area for degree of transparency and double click the left mouse button to apply the current degree of transparency to the current graphic element or background or click and hold the left mouse button to drag the degree of transparency to target graphic element or page background vi To remove the degree of transparency to resume the original color click on the cancel button g Light Effect Setting i Single click the Light button ii Rest of steps are same as transparency setting 4 Animation Editing I Animation and Still Picture Inputs a b Animation and still picture file formats supported in Datavideo CG Animation video formats MPG AVI 4G and greater are supported MOV Quicktime TNG Datavideo HDCG s animation file format Still picture format TGA PNG BMP GIF and JPG Three main input methods On the
32. ent selection and others a Tab key to switch between selected graphic elements Ctrl A to select all graphic elements on the current page Mouse click Ctrl Add new graphic element to the grouped graphic elements b Escape key to deselect the current graphic element c Escape key or Enter key to end text input d To move up scroll left crawl in or other grouped elements press Shift to move all graphic elements in the grouped elements or else only the position of the box containing the grouped elements is moved e Upon creating or modifying straight line or rotation press Shift key to trigger the sticky effect f During up scroll playback in the window real time speed control keys are Z X and V Press Z to stop X to accelerate and V to decelerate g Press Ctrl O to output the current screen contents in layers Press Ctrl Q to clear the current layered screen contents Press O to obtain the size information of the still graphic or animation graphic h Press Ctrl C to copy Press Ctrl X to cut and Press Ctrl V to paste Paste to the location same as the original location different from the paste option on the menu bar i Page down page up page home and page end are for page change if it is the graphic element up scroll left crawl in narration and OK that we want to change at the point of page change then press CTRL in the playback window and select the next page to be played iv Shortcut keys for playback window a Ent
33. er key and space key for playback and screen clear b Escape key to stop playback of current page c Break key to stop playback of current page and clear the screen d 0 9 keys and Ctrl 0 9 keys are used for real time playback of base layer when real time base layer is opened e A S first 20 alphabets keys are used for real time role introduction f Press Ctrl O for offline playback g F1 F12 keys are for playback of singer introduction while the lyrics are played 2 Frequently Asked Questions i Why sometimes graphic selection is unsuccessful What kind of rules should be followed a Continue to select the graphic elements in the range of current graphic elements press escape key to deselect the current graphic element b Select by clicking the rectangular box if there is no overlapping graphic elements c When graphic elements overlap select by clicking the graphic element contents d When selection cannot be made use tab key to switch between graphic elements or select in the page structure Sometimes if a particular graphic element like the background image is too big lock that graphic element e As for grouped graphic elements select by clicking the graphic element that is select the corresponding sub graphic element for easy modification of the content Select the grouped graphic elements by clicking inside the group box other than the graphic elements ii How to create an animation that has multiple graphic element
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35. files click on the open button to browse files such as avi wav mp3 mov and mpg If the selected file is avi mov or mpg video files the video image will then appear in the editing window for the user to overlay the subtitle on the video image Single click the scale to select the resolution of timeline scale as required On the timeline window the user will be able to view the current position of the text on the timeline and also edit the current time position Press enter to change the current time position Subtitle is distributed in text units on the timeline and timeline is edited in a nonlinear fashion Move the mouse cursor to the head tail or middle of a text unit until the cursor shape changes Click the mouse upon cursor shape change and hold the click Drag the cursor to modify the entry and exit points of the current text unit or time shift the whole text unit At step 6 press shift key while modifying the entry or exit points or time shift the whole text unit the subsequent graphic elements will move backward press Ctrl key at the same time previous graphic elements will move forward To fine tune the entry point press shift left right keys to increment or decrement the entry point by one frame At the same time the content overlay effect appears at the entry point on the timeline Press shift up down keys to fine tune the exit point In order to precisely fine tune the entry or exit points of every line of the subtitle doub
36. graphic element o Page length automatically calculates the total length of the current page and sets it as the total length on the scale Time length displays the total length of the current scale and can also be used for setting the total scale length Uniform division evenly distributes all graphic elements of the current page in time order Left alignment aligns all start points of all graphic elements on the current page Right alignment aligns all end points of all graphic elements on the current page Remarks Points of slide in pause and slide out on the timeline can be indicated by yellow red and green respectively to adjust one can use the mouse cursor to drag the points IX Playback Preview a b c d After the animation is configured immediately previews the effect on the screen Select the graphic element and click on the Play button on the tool bar located at the top Current overall animation preview Select the current page single click the empty space or press Escape key to deselect the current graphic element and click on the Play button on the tool bar located at the top m GEOES AMG Animation preview pause Press Escape key to interrupt the animation preview X Animation Sound Effect Animation sound effect is a feature included in Datavideo s HDCG Ver 5 08 Slide IN OUT and still animation can be activated with a sound file wav mp3 and wma which is used as a sound effect during
37. graphic element or parameters such as word edge shadow or outline ii Confirm if itis single color gradient or image edit and configure iii Configure the degree of transparency as required iv Configure the light effect as required c How to adjust single color i Single click the color button and open the color editing window ii Click on the single color preview area and make sure it is single color editing mode iii Pick a desired color in the color picking area iV Directly adjust the RGB values until the desired color is obtained v HLS mode can also be selected so as to use light hue and saturation to mix a desired color vi Move the mouse cursor to the single color preview area and double click the left mouse button to apply the color to the current graphic element or background or click and hold the left button of the mouse and drag the color to the target graphic element or background d How to mix a gradient color i Single click the color button to open the color editing window ii Single click the gradient color preview area and make sure it is the gradient color editing mode iii In the gradient color selection frame select a desired gradient mode iv Single click to select the to be edited gradient color control point v Edit the color of the current gradient color control point and the method is same as steps 3 5 in single color edit mode vi Add or delete control points as required button adds a contro
38. guration window Set the lyrics positions and the automatic layout Click on the Edit button of the subtitle time and then edit the time of each subtitle line in a nonlinear timeline fashion Overlapping of audio image and video files Wav avi mp3 mov and mpg can be achieved for timeline editing Die Segre 5 8 amp 2 Bj Bl Ty a cottery timebing Loco jcsubtitle PrevPasd Nextag SoftwareSetup S HardwareSetup H Window W Help H Text x D lacia aw els v oure a good soldier d back in the saddle ou re on the front line ryone s watching ou know it s serious we re gettin is isn t over e pressure s on ou feel i en you fall get up oh oh d if you fall get up eh eh samina mina zangalewa Cause this is Africa samina mina eh eh aka Waka eh eh samina mina zangalewa is time for Africa isten to your god is is our motto mur tima to china dant wait in lin M mE m Setup Cancel iue 1 rst tele m F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 mim F7 F8 F9 F10 Fil F12 ll Text File for Subtitle Creation Switch to the text dialogue frame Open or edit the subtitle text file Confirm that the subtitle or the graphic element in the subtitle is the current one Select the number of lines of the subtitle in the dialogue frame Click on the Create unit from all the text button in the text dialogue frame i e subtitle creation f In the situation where some of the lyrics
39. hat pops up To enter multiple lines of words the user should use the mouse curse to draw a rectangular text frame in the area where the texts are placed on the editing area and enter the texts after that The text frame is a standard text editing window that allows line change and supports copy Ctrl C paste Ctrl V cut Ctrl X and other shortcut keys for text selection the texts can be imported directly from a pure text document Text Modification Method 1 a Select T the text tool on the drawing tool pane b On the editing area move the mouse cursor over on the texts to be modified and left click on the texts to entering the editing frame for modifying the texts Technique If the position of the mouse click is in the partial or full area of the first word of the text the user may directly delete the original texts upon entering the text editing frame for re entering of the texts Method 2 a Select the texts to be edited on the editing area b Double click the texts to enter the text editing frame Method 3 a Modify texts in the text document processing window Remarks 1 Single line is changed to multiple lines press Ctrl Enter keys to change lines in the text editing frame 2 Automatic adjustment of number of words on each line in the multi line text editing box press shift key while drag and move to change the right border of the text element to approve modification in the text document processing window
40. he above steps to set automatic layout of subsequent line and the first line First Line You re a good soldier Second Line Choosing your battles b Automatic layout of a four line text element of the subtitle i Selected subtitle is comprised of four lines ii Import the text file or enter four lines of the lyric directly iii Automatic layout of the four line subtitle divides the four line subtitle into two segments upper 1 and lower 2 Graphic elements can be moved to segment 1 or segment 2 accordingly iv The upper 1 and lower 2 segments are equivalent to a dual line subtitle v Select the text element in one of the segments and apply the automatic layout setting of the dual line subtitle V Editing of Singer Introduction a b c d Single click F1 F12 buttons in the subtitle dialogue box and select the desired singer introduction for editing After selecting F1 F12 buttons all graphic elements created in the editing area will become the images for singer introduction Slide IN OUT animation can also be applied to graphic elements for singer introduction To finish editing singer introduction single click again on the selected F1 F12 buttons to resume the original state of buttons VI Editing of Subtitle Timeline a b d e f g h Click on Edit button located in the subtitle timeline option and a timeline window will appear If the timeline is to be referenced to audio or video
41. imated logo avi and tng files are supported but we recommend using tng file for animated logo fast Logo animation can be created using this software and saved as tng file You can also create TGA animation file in other professional animation creator and convert it to tng file by selecting Main Menu gt SW Configuration gt Animation Conversion ii Time Method Cycle refers to repeated playback Time refers to fixed point playback Hour refers to playback at a particular hour for example if the timed playback is set at OOHR 30MIN 30 Sec this means that playback starts at 30 seconds before OOHR 30MIN such as 8 29 30 8 59 30 9 29 30 and etc Logo Setup cgeniuscg cgsystem tymark tga Ee oz EE iii Time Fix Used for configuring the time of playback at a regular hour or at a particular hour note that the second field refers to the amount of time for playback in advance iV Playback Length Time length of each logo playback if the length of logo animation file is less than this number the playback will stop at the last frame C Clock Configuration Digital Clock Create a new clockdig tga file in the file format of cgsystem clockdig 7 clockdig tga change every numerical digit to the desired graphic This document is d e picture file with a uniform distribution of 0123456789 with Alpha Channel Size of the numerical digit in the file determines the style and size of the digital clock Picture of Digita
42. indicating the current item Double click the content of this item so that this item enters the edit mode The corresponding control functions will be enabled for editing the item Live text crawil 3 Sequence 00 00 00 PO Char y Single click the Open icon in the content field or double click the content field to open the Text Edit window The Text Edit window is used for editing or opening text files of the playback content of the current item The user is allowed to select the playback method playback time and count can be configured in the window for configuring time and count Commonly used keyboard functions such as up down arrow keys can be used to increment or decrement the numbers Real time left crawl in of multi style texts Multi style texts are added to left crawl in feature Different colors and font types can be applied to left crawl in texts The user can also use picture files We are the first to implement this feature in China Operation Method e Create left crawl in template for multi style texts Create multiple font styles required for left crawl in multi style texts 1 Create a text graphic element and configure the text color font and other properties 2 Select the text graphic element and right click to open the menu select create template 3 If this is the first style you must create the template type name first Enter Left Crawl IN in the type text bar Simply single click the create b
43. l Clock Base Picture of the clock base can be created according to the size of the digitial clock a general digital clock must contain alpha channel and placed in cgsystem folder of the CG installation directory Base digital clock types can be expanded in the sub directory of cgsystem clockdig Directory of the digital clock types must contain clockdig tga files If this directory contains clockbk tga the base picture will appear after the type is selected Displayed clock size is the size of the base picture Digital clock is located at the center of the base picture Circular Clock Surface Refer to cgsystem clockcir fH Nclock tga for the size to design a new clock surface Refer to logo playback time setting section for methods setting the clock playback time Corner Logo Configuration Corner logo is usually used for playback of advertisement animation and display of TV station name or show name at the screen corners This system is capable of three corner logos Each corner logo is a queue object allowing real time playback and editing Below configuration sets the corner logo location Corner Logo 1 Coordinates of the bottom left corner indicate the location as well as the left base alignment mode Corner Logo 2 Coordinates of the bottom right corner indicate the location as well as the right base alignment mode Corner Logo 3 Coordinates of the top right corner indicate the location as well as the right top alignment mode Real ti
44. l point subsequent to the current control point and deletes the current control point Cannot delete the head and tail control points vii Select the method of filling the text with gradient color mono or diverse viii To adjust the center of the circle or fan gradient move the mouse cursor to the center of the circle or fan gradient in the preview area and click and move the mouse cursor when it turns to a hand shape ix Gradient color animation option i e when the graphic element stops should the gradient color also change x Move the mouse cursor to the gradient color preview area double click the left mouse button to apply the current gradient color to the current graphic element or background or you can also click and hold the left mouse button and drag it to the target graphic element or page background e Transparency Setting i Click on the Transparency button ii Single click the edit button to edit regular transparency or single click the file button to create irregular transparency iii Select transparency design mode 1 Adjust the degree of transparency according to the gradient color design 2 Move the mouse cursor to the preview area for degree of transparency double click the left mouse button to apply the current degree of transparency to the current graphic element or background or click and hold the left mouse button and drag to the target graphic element or page background 3 To remove the degr
45. le click on the text element placed on the timeline or click on the table button in the timeline editing window to edit directly in the subtitle time table In order to set the subtitle time table while listening to or watching the video Single click the open button to browse media files such as mov avi mp3 and Wav Single click the play button to play the selected media file and tap the keyboard according to the music tap enter key to move to the next screen tap space bar to clear the current screen tap Escape key to terminate playback by tapping keys and the timeline set previously will be recorded and displayed iii Or move the mouse cursor to outside the timeline window above left mouse button is equivalent to the enter key and right mouse button is equivalent to the space bar k How to make sure the set time is accurate or meets the media file rhythm l Single click the auto play button to automatically play the media file with the subtitle to see if the subtitle time table is accurate or meets the song rhythm ii In order to monitor a particular line or partial subtitle timeline drag and move the timeline to select the segment for playback press enter key to play I Set shortcut keys for entry and exit points On the subtitle timeline i Press i key to set the entry point to the point closest to the graphic element entry point on the timeline ii Presso key to set the exit point to the point closest to the graphic element
46. le formats are not supported b When play control is being executed other pages cannot be opened for real time modification c CG 250 cannot be used with BlackMagic Decklink capture card d It can take CG 250 approximately 10 to 15 seconds to finish converting an image sequence to an animation file and this might lead the user to think that CG 250 has crashed e Timer cannot be stopped and started from where it previously stops it can only be restarted xiii How to create timer font style a Create a text element of the desired font type size and color on the editing area b Save the text element in sty file format new font style file C Locate countertime sty in cgsystem directory original font style file d Replace the original timer font style file with the new one e After the new timer font style file is saved into the cgsystem directory the user will then be able to create count down timer using the new font style xiv Why does subtitle file subtitle edit open do not output audio component a This is because CG 250 is used with TC 200 which outputs the video component only and not the audio component Service amp Support yy It is our goal to make owning and using Datavideo products a satisfying experience Our support staff is available to assist you to set up and operate your system Contact your local office for specific support requests Plus please visit www datavideo com to access our FAQ section D
47. led tcg CG10 n Files F Edit E Project P SoftwareSetup S HardwareSetup H Window W Help H cysmeperspwp ar wI S Epp e A Seeed fon Test rete Snc Animation 6 sy 6 2 all ral val oer rmt cono o Mec TT C NNKS MZ LEES CS iz za J Ht tuni zz b C cud d x d eur a l F7 E r Features Every graphic element can appear in a number of ways such as Slide IN Still Fly Light Animation and Silde Out Rich animation can be applied to Slide IN OUT allowing the user to freely design the animation track as well as other special effects Every animation can also be configured of its particle text movement Still fly light animation provides colorful lights and the user can also customize its light as well as color animation The animation time can be configured individually IV Slide IN OUT Animation a Configuration Steps i Select the graphic element ii Click on the Animation tab in the tool bar located at the top right corner of the window ii On the animated page switch to Slide IN or Slide OUT iv Onthe animation thumbnails list select the desired animation to apply the selected animation either double click on the thumbnail or drag it to the graphic element v Atthe bottom of the animated page select the animation direction or animation sub category if available v At the bottom of the animated page configure the animation time and other parameters such as a
48. me left crawl in Real time left crawl in plays texts queue on the logo layer in particular the texts are played in real time regardless of their sizes Real time left crawl in template Position method Up Right Crawl In color base and mask of real time left crawl in can all be configured in the left crawl in configuration window please refer to left crawl in configuration Left crawl in queue configuration Single click real time left crawl in list on the logo page to open the dialogue box for configuring left crawl in queue Live text crawl in zi z i Function buttons on the left of real time left crawl in list are New Clear the current list and create a blank playback list Add Add a new item to the list after playback Insert before the item Insert a new blank item Vi before the current item Insert after the item Insert a new blank item after the current item Delete Delete the current item Edit Edit the current item Playback method Clear the current list and create a new blank playback list Sequential Playback Play in sequence play the next item after the previous one is finished Time Play at a set time Time Gap Start time of the previous item plus the gap time equals the start time of the current item Repeat Repeat plays the current item repeatedly if 123 is set to repeat 123 123 123 will be played repeatedly Add a blank playback item Single click this item to highlight it in blue
49. nimation effect particle reverse sequence and etc vi In the case of animated track edit the animation track according to the design requirement b Parameters virtual light GradientGoColor f he Particle effectively animates the sequence of fonts of the text element GAP configures the gap between particles of the animation Reverse Sequence plays the animation starting from the last text particle Special effect configures the animation effect of the graphic element such as Alpha streaking blur and etc in particular color animation involves gradient color changes in the sequence as defined V Still Animation a Still Animation Refers to the animation of a still graphic element positioned at the same location still and since it is usually used for Fly Light effect so it is also known as Fly Light Animation Count Number of changes designed for the animation Edit Edit the light effect of Fly Light animation Animation ap apc J mode VI Animated Track Editing Files F Edit E Project P SoftwareSetup S HardwareSetup H Window W Help H Dl e M o gt se a a Si 8 Anal 20 gt Bl 7 71 ASelectPageModal fm gt le mt 4 Cattery Timoting Loco a Set track animation to the graphic element b Select the track editing tool in the drawing tool pane C IN the edit dialogue box located on the right of the window directly edit the track points loca
50. o move down a layer Editing of Position and Size of Graphic Element Method 1 1 Select a modification tool on the Drawing tool Pane 2 Select the graphic element that requires size change 3 The cursor shape will change when the mouse cursor is moved to one of the four corners of a graphic element frame or the mid point of either side of the four sides and an operation hint will appear Drag and move the mouse cursor to change the size of the graphic element Method 2 1 Select Window Page structure on the main menu 2 Select the graphic element that requires change of position and size 3 Directly enter the coordinates of the graphic element into the edit frame under the Page Structure Window Text and Graphic Element Properties Editing of Appearance and Properties of Text and Graphic Element 1 Text and appearance of the graphic element can be realized by grouping individual designs of words boundaries shadow and silhouette Various modes can be applied to each component as well as other effects such as gradient color single color picture animation alpha and lighting effect b Word Parameters for Appearance Design l Click the Word Parameter button ii Switch between modes accordingly Mode 1 Normal word option Mode 2 Wordless option i e no word color such as a hollow word Mode 3 Convex word option allows the word color to transition from the current configured edge color to the current configured
51. ous page is kept on the screen to serve as the next page background Page Wait Clear In manual mode page slide out can be either automatic or manual It can be enabled in the System Setup option under Software Setup in the main menu III Page Slide IN OUT Animation PageSlideOut S JL rm 2 mm di i gs mma i mh lt L aH B 4 z Il ili aM IZ Mid Esa Wc 8 Open the gallery window click the page IN OUT buttons located on the left of the row of minimized pages to open a slide IN OUT dialogue box 9 Select a suitable slide IN OUT animation Double click any symbol of the slide IN OUT dialogue box to exit or click OK button after selecting the desired symbol 10 If the page is assigned a slide IN OUT animation the buttons located on the left of the minimized page will turn white IV Page Template Creation 11 Right Click on the empty space in the editing area without selecting any graphic element to open a menu where the user can select create mode to open the create mode dialogue box Mode Create 12 Enter the mode name in the name text box of mode create dialogue box all other control components are ineffective in this dialogue box and click the OK button 13 In the drawing tool pane the new template option is available in the Page Template frame 14 For page template deletion please go to main menu gt SW Setup gt System Configuration File
52. perty window 2 Select the required mode class 3 Click on the appropriate thumbnail 4 Double click on the thumbnail to apply the new mode to the current graphic element or drag the thumbnail to the desired graphic element 5 Atstep 4 color and mode are applied but not the font size To apply the font size at the same time press shift key while executing step 4 Shape Configuration 1 Subtitle Shape i Shaped Graphic Element ii Click Shape button located at the top right corner of the window ii Double click to apply the displayed shape to the current graphic element or drag the displayed shape to the graphic element 2 Shape Editing i Select the graphic element requiring shape transformation ii Click on Shape button located in the top right hand corner of the window ii Shape adjustment lines and control points will be displayed on four sides of the graphic element iv Move the mouse cursor to any control point and when the cursor becomes the hand shape drag the control point to change shape v Shape tool pane also provides functions such as edit add delete and control point movement in case of error VI Color Editing a b How to adjust the color Final color is formed by mixing the color itself gradient color single color and image degree of transparency and light effect which are three independent individual layers General steps for configuring color i Confirm the item to be applied of the color the
53. point End point Move to the next key point de subtitle Delete a key point Move to the Karaoke subtitle Move to the next key point previous key point 2 CG System Configuration 1 System Configuration can be found under Software Configuration on the menu bar and allows the user to configure background safety margin standard and resolution page design and other settings a b c d e f g SystemSetup GeniusHDCG Hue 1920 1080 50i Pixel Aspe v 120 er DE fo e fefe maior tabe cunde Set pos cAgeniuscg 2 BG Image Configuration of background image on the editing area where it is transparent BG image database is installed in CGSystem ScreenBkGrd and users are allowed to save their own images to this directory Resolution System resolutions range from 1920x1080 and 1440x1080 to 720x576 and 720x480 and the user is allowed to select between HD and SD modes Baseline Alignment This is designed for the user to configure a uniform system baseline alignment Commands that adjust the graphic baseline Shift L Shift R Shift T and Shift B Anti Aliasing System font configuration and usually in a CG system it is recommended to select middle mode in this option In an NLE system legible or middle are recommended Page Wait Clear Manual or auto mode for page Slide IN or Screen Clear Special Language Process Select this mode for processing illegible codes in certain l
54. reated above is a temporarily grouped graphic element and the positions can be changed at random as well as the configuration properties the graphic elements group will be automatically cancelled upon selection of other graphic elements To make the group permanent and create a complete animation the graphic elements must be grouped properly 1 Create a graphic elements group according to step a 2 Single click the right mouse button to select the Group option 3 Animation of a graphic elements group can be configured just like an ordinary graphic element Ungroup a Grouped Graphic Element 1 Select a grouped graphic element 2 Single click the right mouse button to select Ungroup option IV V Graphic Layer Editing a b a Graphic Layer Graphic layers of a graphic element refer to the relationship between layers of the displayed picture On a page deep graphic layer of a graphic element is always below the shallow graphic layer of a graphic element 1 Select a modification tool on the Drawing tool Pane 2 Select the graphic element that requires layer change 3 Modify using the graphic layer modification tool button on the subcategory tool pane of the drawing tool pane or perform a single right mouse click and modify by selecting a graphic layer editing command under the right mouse button click menu Press Ctrl T keys to show top layer Ctrl B to show bottom layer Ctrl U to move up a layer Ctrl D t
55. ress the T shortcut key to set the text to title Click the Content button or press the C shortcut key to set the text to Content ili Automatic Calibration and Alignment can be activated after Title and Content of the UP SCROLL are configured 1 T C Style Select a Title text first and then press CTRL button while selecting the subsequent Content text click the T C Style button to apply the selected style to the selected title and content in the UP SCROLL In addition line spacing of all title and content will adopt the line spacing of the selected style 2 C C Style Select two consecutive Content elements first and click the C C style button to apply C C style to all Content elements of the UP SCROLL In addition line spacing between all contents and content elements will adopt the line spacing of the selected style 3 C T Style Unlike T C style this style copies the line spacing between all Content and Title IST David Lynch Errol Morris al KONXOVS ars oll ay James Stewart Jude Law Grace Kelly IEEE e Se IV Up Scroll shape refers to the shape changes during up scroll In the UP SCROLL dialogue box there are different shapes for selection such as trapezoid ball wave and etc 6 Crawl In Animation Effect I Crawl In from Left Top and Right a On the menu bar of Datavideo HDCG select Edit gt Left UP Right Crawl IN b Position of the left crawl in will appear in the editing area as well as the
56. s F Edit E Project P SoftwareSetup S HardwareSetup H Window W Help H e Modal Fill V Automatic Page Template Application Character Generator provides an advanced template application feature for subtitle design The page template facilitates subtitle design in such a way that creating subtitle is just as easy as filling in the blank 15 For page template application or information display use a user friendly name to label the graphic elements Enable Info CG in SW Setup gt System Configuration Before creating the page template right click the graphic element and select design label from the menu Put a user friendly name 16 For new graphic element design the number of words could be different from the template thus the location may vary Before creating the page template a text element alignment can be applied to the template Select text element gt main menu edit gt text template alignment method Baseline Center X M Shift M Baseline Center Y l Shift 1 AlignLeftDatumLine L Shift L AlignRightDaturnLine R Shift R AlignTopDatumLine T Shift T AlignBotDatumLine B Shift B TextModalAlignL eft TextModalAlignRight TextModalCenter RepeatProperty J Ctrl J 17 Select main menu options template application and on the template application dialogue box select template and fill in the blank VI Automatic Application of Batch Data to Page Template CG systems of version 4 86 and later provide a su
57. s moving at the same time a Group multiple graphic elements into a group and then configure the group animation b If it is a full screen animation you may apply page Slide IN OUT iii Why sometimes font color cannot be applied a In the properties window move your cursor over on the color that you would like to apply and click confirm font border shadow and outline b Confirm the mode to be displayed font border shadow and outline c Confirm if the color transparency is configured the degree of transparency d Confirm color transparency iv Can apply different font sizes and color parameters to some alphabets in a text line text graphic elemet a Yes please refer to the text editing section v Can left crawl in base layer be animated a Yes convert the animation to tng file format and then apply it to left crawl in base layer vi How to precisely enter the coordinates and size of the graphic element a Enter the information at the bottom of the page structure window vii Can we group a few graphic elements first and then apply animation a Yes multiple graphic elements can be grouped together first and then apply group animation configuration viii Can animation slide IN OUT time be lowered to less than one second a Yes under normal circumstance of animation time configuration if frame is zero time can never be lowered to 0 second because if time is lowered to 0 second the system will perceive the total
58. sample text will appear in the editing area as depicted in the diagram below ii According to design requirement such as layout and properties directly configure the line position font size font color and etc and then use the alignment button in the dialogue frame to select the alignment method iii Define the subtitle animation according to the design requirement iv After defining the settings either import the text file or directly enter the text into the yellow frame and the settings will be automatically applied Single line text sample Mid Alignment First sample single line text Mid Alignment Second sample single line text Mid Alignment Setup Cancel Fi F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 P F8 F9 Flo Fit FI2 v After the subtitle is created please refer to the above steps to redefine or modify the subtitle properties and layout Method 2 i Use page home page up or the slide bar of the editing frame to return to first page of the subtitle ii Select the first line of a dual line text element iii Set the font type size color animation and other properties of the first line iV Click on the align button located at the rear of the first line text element to complete the automatic layout settings v If the alignment method is not changed and only some properties are changed press Ctrl J to apply all styles of the current graphic element settings to the first line text of the subtitle after change vi According to t
59. text prompt c Directly enter texts and import graphics into the yellow frame for left UP right crawl in or open the text document listed in the text window on the right and import the texts directly as left crawl in d Configure the left crawl in speed in the left crawl in dialogue box or change the crawl in direction e Configure the left crawl in logo Files F Edit E Project P SoftwareSetup S HardwareSetup H Window W Help H DES remm BERjw s Fa Feserepierastqd text Pleture Shape O Scroll F5 I Bl X el Gu Go Fal aal lery TimeLing Loco Crawl PrevPagd NextPag Text ScrollLeft P ae elele lalu ScrollRight E ou re a good soldier Crawl F6 CrawlUp CrawlRight SubTitle F7 SubTitle Right Kara OK F8 o OVELLE s e pressure s on Pick yourself up and dust yourself off youve got t al And badk in the saddle d back in the saddle the front li a good soldier eise aeei ou know it s serious we re gettin is isn t over hen you fall get up oh oh d if you fall get up eh eh Sees wia eem m a eo ome rol out Quen Com ll Base Layer and Mask for Left Crawl In Refer to subtitle base layer and mask in Up Scroll section Ill Time Setting for Left Crawl In Live Subtitle Crawl In from Left and TV Station Mark a Timed Left Crawl IN This function can be realized by configuring the time of the page on which
60. time as O You may adjust the frame to the appropriate size and then lower the time to 0 ix Bad jitter is seen on the output image a Zoom IN OUT of images adopts the most advanced multi dimensional interpolation method The image output will thus have no jitter and regardless of the zoom ratio our CG program guarantees the image clarity without any further jitter processing b Many digital images contain jitter and thus must undergo jitter processing before output Hence create a rectangular box in the CG program and paste the digital image into the box before any image output In this way jitter processing is then applied to the image in CG and you will not see jitters in the output image x Can font size be applied along with text template application a Yes b Select the graphic element to be applied the desired template properties and find the appropriate template in the properties template dialogue frame C Press Shift and double click the icon or drag the icon to the graphic element to complete application of the template properties such as font size gap and etc xi How to set external image to the page background a Import image or drag the Windows art gallery to the CG create a new graphic element not a page background b Select the art gallery window find the external file drag the image to a blank page and set the image to the page background xii What are the limitations of CG 250 a txt CSV and RSS fi
61. tion it is the first playback state The state properties can only be changed after exiting the animation edit mode Once in the animation edit mode press slide in or slide out button the user is then able to edit the state parameters of the current control point Add control point Move the mouse cursor to the control point on the right until the cursor turns to a hand cursor press and hold down the Ctrl key and drag the hand cursor to the left to create a new control point based on the state of the control point on the right Up to 6 control points can be added Delete control point Drag the control point to be deleted to the location of the control point on the right until they overlap release the left mouse button click once they overlap and the control point is deleted Modification of the properties of every key point properties that can be modified are listed as follows 1 Number of Frames 2 Position 3 Visual Point Location 4 First Light Position 5 Material Color Only for non pasted graphics 6 Rotation angle around X Y and Z axis as well as the phase shift of X Y and Z axis Chapter 4 Q amp A 1 Shortcut Keys i Graphic element alignment and position shortcut keys a Position of the current graphic element reference is the baseline Shift L Left alignment Shift R Right alignment Shift T Top alignment Shift B Base alignment Shift M Center horizontally Shift Center vertically b Copy
62. tion and size d Add control point delete control point and etc in the track point control edit pane located below the drawing tool pane e The control point parameters window provides detailed parameter setting of the track control point f For special effect select effects such as alpha streaking blur and etc VII Track Control Point Parameters Window MovementTrack Slideln EI a b c d e f g X axis and Y axis coordinates of current control point Still Animation control point location is ignored and the animation stays at the original graphic element position Unify Track In case of text particle animation this is to unify all control points of text particle movement except for the last control point falling at the graphic element position Zoom X Y Zoom ratio of the current control point General Parameters are calculated for the overall track with the start control point and final control point only related parameters of middle control points are not considered Rotation z axis y axis and x axis represent rotation axis Frame Number Speed of movement between control points is based on number of frames speed modes are accelerate decelerate or average VIII Animation Timeline b c d e f Manual control manual control of the current page playback i e press Enter key to play the next graphic element according to the time sequence Space key clears the already played
63. urce must exist in a 3D scene or else nothing can be seen in darkness 3D source can be categorized into a Point Source For a point source there are color and position but there is no single direction The light source radiates equally in all directions A light bulb is a light source b Directional Light Directional light only has color and direction but no position It radiates parallel light rays i e all light rays radiated from directional light are in one direction You can think of a directional light source as a light source at an infinitely far location like the sun Directional light does not attenuate and there is also no distance limit Hence calculation of vertex color only needs to take into account of light direction and color In this way expense of the system will be reduced with the least requirement c Spot Light 3D Animation Slide IN OUT of 3D animation can be configured while editing 3D graphic element Enable Slide IN OUT of 3D animation Slide in slide out button indicates if the current animation is slide in slide out ON check box is for the user to enable disable slide in slide out animation If animation is enabled by default the key control point will then appear The first point is the original state of the graphic element i e the state in which the graphic element is not assigned any animation idle state As for slide in animation it is the last playback state but to slide out anima
64. utton after selecting the Left Crawl IN type if this is the second style 4 Enter the style name and confirm creation 5 Repeat steps 1 4 the user can create up to 10 text styles Location mode Up Right Crawl IN color base layer mask and etc can be configured in the left crawl in edit window Please refer to left crawl in edit section Locate real time left crawl in text in the subtitle interface and then assign the style name to the multiple frames below CG must be restarted in order to display the styles created in Step a Single click the create button for real time left crawl in text Save the new text as the real time left crawl in text lor real time left crawl in text 2 in the logo layer If Info CG is selected in the system configuration then save the text as real time left crawl in document The style type is labeled by placed before and after real time left crawl in text Characters in between cannot exceed 80 image file name cannot exceed 256 characters If the first character is a numerical digit then apply the style of that numerical digit otherwise assign a image file name For example Phone number 013971173707 Name 1Wang Rong Lin f lmage c wangimg tga and the played content will be description in the brackets phone number style 0 13971173707 name style 1 image of Wang Rong Lin Picture c wangimg tga Those played from the disk or CG info can also adopt multiple text styles AII you need is
65. word color Mode 4 Convex lighting effect Mode 5 Concave lighting effect iii Edit color and appearance of the word c Edge Parameters for Appearance Design 1 Click the Edge Parameter button on the properties page 2 Switch between edge modes accordingly Mode 1 Normal edge option Mode 2 Edgeless word option i e edge color is not required Mode 3 Wrapped edge option allows the current configured gradient color to fade from inside to outside on the edge Mode 4 Convex lighting effect on the edge Mode 5 Concave lighting effect on the edge Mode 6 Edge is integrated into words i e the edge area is combined with the word area sharing word color properties 3 Edge width is adjusted according to the design 4 Edit color and appearance of the edge d Shadow for Appearance Design 1 Click the Shadow button on the properties page 2 Switch between shadow modes according to the design requirement Mode 1 Normal shadowless option Mode 2 Physical shadow option Mode 3 Single shadow layer option Mode 4 Fade option of the phase shift direction of the shadow Mode 5 Shadow is applied to the edge and together with the phase shift to make the word look like a 3D concave font option Mode 6 Shadow covered with word background usually with the shadow color and transparency effects such as underscore and etc can be applied 3 Shadow phase shift adjustment move the mouse cursor to the alphabet T in the shadow phase shift box

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