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Chapter 22 • Preview
An optional preview monitor is useful for live titling applications,
allowing you to change titles without disrupting the live output.
About Preview
Imagine a restaurant with monitors that normally play
videos. FireWriter is used to add phone messages, menu
specials, and announcements to the screens, using superim-
posed scrolling and crawling titles. As dinner service begins,
the manager wishes to change the specials. Without the
Preview feature, the patrons would see the titles being
changed. They would see the same thing the manager sees,
including the Editing Screen, typing in progress, etc.
Instead, the manager uses a separate monitor, connected to
the PREVIEW output. When the manager presses NEW
LINE/OK, the Editing Screen appears only on the PREVIEW
monitor. The normal output displays the sports video with-
out titles and changes can be made privately.
Once the changes are complete, the manager presses PLAY
and the titles play, as usual, on all monitors.
Forcing Preview Mode
You can also switch Preview on and off, regardless of
whether the PREVIEW OUT jack is in use, by pressing CMD
+ P.
Preview out is designed for live use. Connect a small moni-
tor to the preview jack and the Editing Screen and Page
Index will only appear on that monitor. Anytime you edit
titles, the regular output will carry whatever video is
plugged into the IN jack (without titles). The audience will
see the input video rather than watching you type! When
you press PLAY, the titles again appear on both monitors.
VIDEONICS FIREWRITER
VIDEONICS FIREWRITER
Chapter 23 • Computer Connec-
tions
You can network your FireWriter to a PC via either a serial (RS-
232) or Ethernet (10Base-T) connector. Pages, projects, back-
grounds, bugs, fonts, and operating software can be copied to or
from the unit.
Ethernet
To work on a standard Ethernet network, each
FireStore requires a unique IP address. This
address and associated information can be static
(assigned and typed in), or dynamic (assigned by
a DHCP server). This is done in the I/O menu.
Connecting to a network (Static IP)
1. Power down your unit
2. Connect FireWriter to your network with a standard
10Base-T Ehternet cable, just as you would network a com-
puter.
3. Power up, and assign IP, Mask, and Gateway numbers.
These numbers may have to be obtained from your network
administrator. An optional FTP password allows you to
control file read and write security. It is suggested that you
enter one once you have verified communication.
4. FireWriter is now networked, and it should be visible as
an FTP device.
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