Page 1 CG-100 Version 1.51...
Page 2: Warnings And Precautions
Warnings and Precautions If you have purchased CG-100 software with a Blackmagic Design Video Card please observe the precautions supplied when installing It is also advisable to read any precautionary notes supplied with your PC when installing new hardware and software.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Packing List Introduction Product Overview Features Minimum Requirement Recommend System: QuickTime Recommendations ： CG-100 Interface System Set Up TV system selection Difference between NTSC and PAL Display mode 4:3 or 16:9 Set Video Standard Set Margins Right to left reading...
Page 4 Layout Tools & Animation Tools Parameters Panels Layout Editing Text Editing (1).Click Text button on the tool bar (2). Drag the marks around the text object (3). To Move a text object (4). Fine-tuning the position of Text Object (5).To Resize a Text Object (6).
Page 5 (2). (3). Group button (4). Top/ Bottom (5). Delete (6). Group Move/Zoom Group Copy/Cut/Delete Animation Editing Setting an Animation Box To add a [Display] Animation To add a [Wipe] animation To duplicate a row of animation To add a [Push] animation [WIPE] with Reserve Last screen [PUSH] with Reserve Last Screen To add a [Fade] animation...
Page 6 To Modify the Text Page List Select a Page Delete a Page Duplicate a Page Insert a Page The effect of Reserve Last Screen Reserve last screen Clean last screen Clipboard Copy to the Clipboard Lock/Unlock the Clipboards Paste from the Clipboard LOGO Clock &...
Page 7 Adding Background CG-100 pages Adding a TV Channel’s Logo Adding a Targa Sequence Add Crawl-A / Crawl-B Logo Page Quick Modification DL-Renderer The Bonus Utility of CG-100 Q & A CG-100 registration Sample connection diagram Service & Support...
Page 8: Packing List
Packing List 1. CG-100 software CD 2. Quick Installation Guide 3. User Manual 4. BNC 1.8 m cable * 2 5. DeckLink Card (Optional)
Page 9: Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Datavideo CG-100. The CG-100 is the first CG software that uses the Blackmagic Design DeckLink series as a video output card. The CG-100 can be used as an accessory for the Datavideo SE800 vision mixer, or as an individual unit.
Page 10: Features
Features Image objects may be imported as graphics and stored as part of the page. Simple shapes (bars, ellipses and rectangles) are menu items and may be added to the page. Animation objects can Wipe, Push, and Fade in various directions at different speeds.
Page 11: Minimum Requirement
Minimum Requirement CPU: Pentium 4 2.0 GHz System Memory: 512 MB DDR400 Free Disk Space (for software installation): 100 MB HDD DISK ： 80GB / 7200RPM 2MB Buffer PCI slots ： 64 bit PCI 33/66 MHz or PCI-X slots 100/133MHz Graphics card ：...
Page 12: Quicktime Recommendations
QuickTime™ 6.3. It can be downloaded from Apple's website. After upgrading to the latest version of QuickTime™, you will need to reinstall the latest CG-100 drivers to regain full functionality of your CG-100 card. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.apple.com/quicktime/download/...
Page 13: Interface
9). Playback by sequence 10). Insert an empty page These are all the basic function descriptions. For more detailed information and application, please read through the rest of this CG-100 user manual. 11). Copy a page 12). Delete a page 13). Logo On/Off 14).
Page 14: System Set Up
System Set Up TV system selection The CG-100 can be set for either NTSC or PAL. It can also be set as either 4:3 or 16:9. When choosing NTSC, the TV screen resolution is 720 x 486 pixels. When choosing PAL, the resolution will become 720 x 576 pixels.
Page 15: Display Mode 4:3 Or 16:9
Title A in NTSC mode is in the middle Title B is out of the Safety Margin in NTSC mode Display mode 4:3 or 16:9 Neither 4:3 nor 16:9 will change the resolution of the PC monitor. Therefore, while transferring a circle from 4:3 to 16:9, its shape will be changed from a round circle to an ellipse.
Page 16: Set Video Standard
Set Video Standard Go to SET UP, Click on the required video standard. The application needs to be re-started if changes have been made. Set Margins Type the pixels to be deducted for horizontal and vertical margins...
Page 17: Right To Left Reading
Right to left reading CG-100 enables typing for left to right and right to left. For Right to Left reading you need to tick the check box “right to left reading” Be aware that you need to select appropriate fonts especially for Hebrew or Arabic to have the editing direction from right to left.
Page 18: Synchronize Cg Output, Play Function
Synchronize CG output, PLAY function When this selection has been ticked, the CG output will be cleared when clicking stop. i.e. it does not appear on the video out. This function needs to be enabled when using live mode.
Page 19: Anti-Aliasing Cg Output When There Is No Video Input
Anti-aliasing CG output when there is no video input The Black Magic DeckLink card does not process Alpha channel if there is no video input. If there won’t be video input, and you want to output the computer graphics and text just for presentation etc. Remember to tick the check box: “Anti-aliasing CG output when video stop input”...
Page 20: External Key
External Key Tick the check box: “External Key (Decklink Pro only)” There is Alpha Key out for Live Video and CG merge externally. The function only works for Decklink Pro card.
Page 21: Enable [App] Button
Enable [App] button To enable a special plug-in application of CG-100, please go to SETUP and tick “Enable [App] button”. If you do not want this plug in, tick it off so that the App. Button box is empty.
Page 22: Language Setting
Language setting Select one language setting for your user interface. The software needs to be restarted after setting.
Page 23: Gpi Trigger
GPI Trigger You can set GPI to trigger the Animation objects like wipe, push, fade etc in CG-100. Follow the steps below to set “GPI trigger” Step1 Set “ Wait until keyboard” for the “Prior_Wait” and “Post_Wait” of all animation objects. Please note that between 2 animation objects, you do not have to set double “Wait until...
Page 24 [Active High].Therefore, when GPI switches ON, the positive Voltage from DTR output goes to the DSR and it becomes High Voltage, so that it can trigger the animation objects set as “Wait until keyboard” in CG-100. The connection cable of the GPI can...
Page 25 be up to 10 meters. Method2 If your GPI is a photo transistor, please note the direction of electric current is from the 4th pin (DTR output) of COM Port 9-pin socket to the 6th pin (DSR input). When the ON/OFF points of the photo transistor are connected in an opposite way, the GPI will not function properly.
Page 26: Tools, Effects
Tools, Effects Files The file format for CG-100 is *.vcg. Click the [File] button to display the “File” drop down menu options. Alternatively, you can also use the following buttons to open, save, or select a new *.vcg file.
Page 27 Pages Each *.vcg file can include many “Pages”. Every page may contain 3 kinds of objects: text, graphics and animations. All the pages in a *.vcg file will be shown to the right side of the page area. The pages will be created in the selected aspect ratio, either 4:3 or 16:9.
Page 28 The current page is the sixth page and there are six pages in total.
Page 29 There is a different layout showing the page information. It is on the top of the page icon. When a new CG file is created, 4 blank pages will automatically appear in the Page Area. Click to select a page. You will see a Red border around the page.
Page 30: Objects
There are 3 CG objects in the working area: 2 text objects and a graphic bar. The 1st text object = “CG-100” The 2nd text object = “High quality,” The 1st graphic = a blue bar You can treat CG editing as sticking stickers on paper.
Page 31: Layout Tools & Animation Tools
Layout Tools & Animation Tools CG-100 offers the following editing tools: In 4:3 mode, “Editing” Tool bar and “Animations” Tool bar are as below: In 16:9 mode, “Editing” Tool bar and “Animations” Tool bar are as below:...
Page 32: Parameters Panels
Parameters Panels The CG-100 provides 5 editing tool-buttons for you to add Text, Bars, Rectangles, Ellipses and Images. You can go to the Parameters Panels to set the colors of text, the precise positions etc. Please see the following example:...
Page 33 Image Parameter Panel Animation List The CG-100 provides 4 kinds of animations. You can click on the buttons to insert a Display, Wipe, Push or Fade effect. After inserting an animation effect, it can be edited on the Animation List...
Page 34: Layout Editing
Layout Editing The CG-100 Layout is composed of 5 elements including text, graphic bars, rectangles, ellipses and images. To edit the CG Layout, you should do the following: Press one of the buttons on the tool bar to insert a new object.
Page 35: Drag The Marks Around The Text Object
Normally, the text content is as same as the previous one. Otherwise, a default “VCG Sample” will be used for the first text insertion. (2). Drag the marks around the text object The current editing text object will be surrounded by 4 marks: (3).
Page 36: Fine-Tuning The Position Of Text Object
(4). Fine-tuning the position of Text Object It is hard to move just a pixel or two by using the object drag function. In this case, you can press the [?][?][? ][? ] buttons. Every single press moves the text object one pixel in the chosen direction.
Page 37: To Rotate A Text Object
(7). To Rotate a Text Object To rotate the object left click on the circle, hold the left button down and move the mouse vertically.
Page 38: Content Of Text Objects
(8). Content of Text Objects You can type the content of the text objects in the typing area under the working area. Change the content here in the typing area...
Page 39 A text object literally means a single-line. When you’ve finished typing, press [enter] to update the target text object. The below example shows how to change “CG-100” into “CG String Sample”. Clicking the [Update] button, this will apply the alterations to the text object.
Page 40: Multi-Line Text Objects
The three kinds of alignment will affect the position when the latter text is longer or shorter than the original text. The text object will be updated as soon as you click [Update]. (9). Multi-line Text Objects You can create a multi-line text object, just like a paragraph. Tick [Multi-line] to enable this function.
Page 41 With Multi-line selected the typing area will be extended, so that you can type a whole paragraph. CG_100 auto updates the text when the text changes. Note: When typing multiple lines, the [Enter] key will go to the next line to update data.
Page 42 The following is the result of text changes ：...
Page 43: Save Text Styles
(10). Save Text Styles When you create a text object and want to save its style as a sample, just click the Style button to open the [Text Styles] panel. Step1: Colors, fonts, outline and thickness can be stored in the “Style Panel”.
Page 44 Step3: Back to select the text line on the working area. Step4: Click this button to store the text style in the selected place. Step5: Save all styles into a file.
Page 45: Apply A Style
(11). Apply a Style First click to select the text object. Then double click one of the styles on the panel. The style will be applied.
Page 46: Text Parameters Setting
(12). Text Parameters Setting You can set the parameters in the Text Parameter Panel. Click [X] to close the window. The text parameters Panel comes back immediately. The parameters are: Font － True Type fonts, click the button to select other fonts.
Page 47 other colors. Alpha-O － The opacity of the outline. Press left button, move horizontally. Outline － The border of the text object. Press left button, move horizontally. Line Space － Only for Multi-line text objects. Press left button, move horizontally. Align Left/Top －...
Page 48: Vertical Text Object
(13). Vertical Text Object For some Asian languages, sometimes text goes vertically. If you want a vertical text object, follow the steps below, Open [Font] dialog box. Select the font whose name starts with @. Set the parameter of [Rotate] to 270°. Note: Double click the number box of the [Rotate] item.
Page 49: Importing Text From A Text File
(14). Importing text from a text file If you need to use a large amount of text or text in foreign languages, you can import the text from a file. The CG-100 allows you to import text from a *.txt file.
Page 50 Step2: Create a default text object and select it. Step3: Open a text file. Highlight the required text. Step4: Click this button to output the text.
Page 51 The result is just like below.
Page 52: Inserting A Graphic Bar Or A Line
Inserting a Graphic Bar or a Line Click this button to insert a bar or a line. There are 2 square marks on both ends of a graphic bar/ line. You can hold on either side to alter the bar/ line.
Page 53 The parameters of the graphic bar/ line can be set on the following panel. Bar Width - the width of the graphic bar/ line, press left button and move the mouse horizontally Outline - the thickness of its outline, press left button and move the mouse horizontally Inner Color - the fill color, go to a dialog for further setting...
Page 54 Many kinds of Graphic Bars/ Lines:...
Page 55: Inserting A Rectangle Or An Ellipse
Inserting a Rectangle or an Ellipse Click this button to import a rectangle To move this rectangle, click the inner part then move it. To resize the rectangle, click the square on the bottom right and move it around. Click this button to import an ellipse. To move this ellipse, click the inner part then move it.
Page 56 Parameters Panel for rectangles and ellipses. Outline - the thickness of its outline, press left button and move the mouse horizontally Inner Color - the fill color, go to a dialog for further setting Outline Color - the outline color, go to a dialog for further setting Inner Alpha - the opacity of the fill, press left button and move the mouse horizontally...
Page 57: Inserting An Image
Inserting an Image Step1: Click this button to insert an image object. Step2: Click “File” to select an image file. The image will be shown on the working area.
Page 58 Step3: Click the inner part of the image to move the image. Step4: Press the square on the bottom right to resize the image.
Page 59: The Transparency Of An Image
Step5: The image selecting panel is a s follows : Image File path - shows the path of the image file Open - to open a dialog box for image selection Position - the position of the image Size - the size of the image (pixel by pixel) Alpha - the opacity of the image Color Key...
Page 60: Select A Color To Be Transparent
Select a color to be transparent Step1: Insert the bmp file. Tick [Color Key] Step2: Press the button to turn the cursor into a dropper.
Page 61: Extra Editing Tools
(1). Background button The default background of the working area on the CG-100 is black. However, if a title is very dark or the outline has to be black, it cannot be seen clearly with the black background. So the [background] button allows you to change the background color.
Page 62: Grid Button
(4). Top/ Bottom The objects on the CG-100 working area are placed in the order they were created. The first insertion is on the bottom and the last one is on the top. Of course it doesn’t matter if there is no overlapping.
Page 63: Delete
(5). Delete Click [Delete] to delete a selected object. (6). Undo / Redo Cancels or retrieves the last applied effect or command; i.e. reverts to previous attributes.
Page 64: Group Move/Zoom
Group Move/Zoom Click [Group Move/Zoom] button, There will be 2 boxes, the blue one and the red one. The red box, the source box, is to select the source object/s - usually more than one object. The blue box, the destination box, is to place and resize the result.
Page 65 If you want to enlarge the whole group, the steps are as follows: a.) Place the cursor on the top left side. Drag the red box to encompass the objects. b.) Drag the red FRAME to the top left side of the group of objects. c,) Place the cursor to the bottom right of the red box.
Page 66 f.) Then place the cursor to the top left side of the blue box. g.) Drag to move this blue box to the destination. h.) Put the cursor on the bottom right. Drag to resize the blue box. i.) Drag to resize the blue box. The size of this blue box represents how big the whole group will be.
Page 67 j.) When all the adjustments are done, click the annulus to finish and display the result. k.) You will see the whole group has been enlarged to the size of the blue box. If you want to undo this function, just click the [Group Move / Zoom] button again to revert to the original settings.
Page 68: Group Copy/Cut/Delete
So, when the blue and white box only surrounds a part of an object, the CG-100 will verify whether the center of the object is inside the box. If so, the object is selected.
Page 69: Animation Editing
Animation Editing The CG-100 offers various animations such as Display, Wipe, Push, and Fade; also Roll and Crawl to scroll text across the screen or up the screen. Setting an Animation Box Display, Wipe, Push and Fade, each of the four animations has a box and a set of parameters.
Page 70 As long as the animation box is put on the working area, the detail of the animation will be shown on the animation list which is beneath the working area. The parameters of the animation list are: the number of the animation Animation - Select an animation like Display, Wipe, Push or Fade.
Page 71 To Edit Animation boxes, please follow the steps listed below: Step 1. Use this button Step 2. Make animations by using the buttons. Step 3. Click here Step 4. Make sure to adjust the animation box properly to fully cover the target object. to make an object.
Page 72 Step 5. All the animations will be listed as below. Change the attributes by clicking the RIGHT BUTTON to launch the dialog for further settings. Step 8. Play all animations page by page ( Duplicate an animation box.) Step 6. Test a selected animation Step 7.
Page 73: To Add A [Display] Animation
Display is a basic animation. Click [Display] button to create a red and yellow outlined animation box on the working area. As you create the display animation, it will appear as a row in the list. Then drag the animation box to include the CG-100 objects.
Page 74 Place the box right around the title. Set the parameters on the list You can select [Display] [In] or [Out]. [In] means to show the area, [Out] means to hide the area. The default setting of display is [Display-In]. Put the cursor on the [In] field and click right button to select [Out] from the pop-up menu as shown below Select [In] or [Out] to finish the setting...
Page 75 [Display] requires no settings for [Type] or [Speed] but you will have to set the [Prior Wait] and [Post Wait] settings. If you tick the “Wait to hit key” on the [Prior Wait] the animation will not start until you hit the Ctrl key on the keyboard. To do this, place the cursor on this field and click the right mouse button to open the pop-up dialog for setting.
Page 76: To Add A [Wipe] Animation
Finally, click the right mouse button on the field of [Position], the cursor will switch to the top left side of the animation box on the working area so that you can drag to resize the animation box. To add a [Wipe] animation Click [Wipe] on the tool bar to create a new Wipe animation box.
Page 77 In the [Wipe Type] dialog box, select the wipe you require. In this example we selected a right direction wipe. The Type field in the list confirms the setting. In the [Speed] field, right click the mouse to open the pop-up menu. Choose the required speed.
Page 78: To Add A [Push] Animation
previous wipe “Post Wait” and the second wipe “Prior Wait” time added together. A flexible way to trigger the entrance and exit of “Wipe” animation is to Tick [Wait Hit Keyboard] and let the operator decide when to start or end the animation Place the cursor in the Position field here then right click the mouse button to resize the WIPE animation box To add a [Push] animation...
Page 79: [Wipe] With Reserve Last Screen
[WIPE] with Reserve Last screen The first example shows the first page contains a Display animation, then the second page contains a wipe animation, and this page reserves last screen. When the two pages play back, the blue box won’t be cleared.
Page 80: [Push] With Reserve Last Screen
[PUSH] with Reserve Last Screen The second example also sets first page to have a [Display] animation, then the second page contains a push animation, and this page reserves last screen. But this time, when the two pages play back, part of the blue box will be cleared in order to push the selected CG area in.
Page 81: To Add A [Fade] Animation
To add a [Fade] animation Adding a [Fade] animation is just as same as adding other animations mentioned above. To insert a [FADE] animation, click the [Fade] button or first duplicate the previous animation then change its attribution to be [FADE].
Page 82: Roll And Crawl
Roll and Crawl To Roll a List The CG-100 provides the Roll function to roll a text list. Step1: Click this button Please be aware there can be only one Roll or Crawl object in a page The limitation of a ROLL object There is only one Roll or Crawl object in a page.
Page 83 Step4: To set a dual string roll object like the sample on the panel, use // to separate 2 strings on every line. The part on the left of // is one string and the part on the right is another string. Set different color, fonts for the strings using [style-1] and [style-2] button.
Page 84 For further settings of the Roll object panel, please see below Tick [Dual Style] to create a single string roll object or a dual string roll object. Click [style-1] or [style-2] button to edit the parameter of the string To return to the Roll object panel, click this button. To return to the Roll object panel, click this button.
Page 85: To Adjust The Size Of A Roll Object
To adjust the size of a Roll Object The size of a Roll Object is adjustable. Step1: Use the cursor to resize the Roll object. Step2: Move the Roll object to the required position.
Page 86 Step3: press [Style-1] or [Style-2] to adjust the position and other attributes of the strings. Style-1 Step4: Move the right part of the string by adjusting the parameter of X-position...
Page 87 Style-2 Step5: Move the left part of the string by adjusting the parameter of X-position. Step6: Place another text object on the screen and create an animation box for the text object. Arrange the sequence...
Page 88: To Adjust The Size Of A Crawl Object
To adjust the size of a Crawl Object Step1: click this button Please be aware there will be only one Roll or Crawl object in a page. The limitation of a Crawl object: There is only one Roll or Crawl object in a page. A Crawl object can’t be longer than 10 pages’...
Page 89 For further settings of the Crawl object panel, please see below Tick [Dual Style] to create a single string crawl object or a dual string crawl object. Click style-1 or style-2 button to edit the parameter of the string To return to the crawl object panel, click this button. To import text from a txt file, click [Note Pad] to open the file and select the text to copy then paste it to the editor in the Crawl object panel.
Page 90: Live Cg Editing
Live CG Editing You can add CGs while doing post production. But what if you want to work with live video programs? You have to handle all kinds of situations during video shooting. Live editing mode provides great flexibility to rise to the occasion. Pressing this button it allows you to handle two jobs at the same time: (To immediately alter other CG pages while one CG...
Page 92: Live Status Panel
Step4: Make sure the page is being output. You are now ready to edit off-line. Move the mouse to the “information area” left of the Page List, and then the cursor will become red. Click left button when the cursor is red. The background of the “information area”...
Page 93 Whenever you want to quit the Live Editing mode, remember to select the appropriate selection of TV-On or TV-Off. If you don’t pay attention the final editing page may be accidentally output after leaving the Live Editing mode. If that page is not for output, select TV-OFF when quitting the Live Editing mode.
Page 94: Quick Edit Function
In the selected page below, we see there is a 3 line text object and a graphic combination on it. For this example, there are 3 text objects: CG-100. JUSOFT, Datavideo. But all of them are listed in the Text Edit box. It doesn’t matter if there are single lines, multiple-lines, or a mixture of them.
Page 95 Step2: Place the cursor on the line to be altered. Change the words directly. Step3: Press [Enter] key to update CG. Step4: If there are other pages to be modified, Press [Page up] or [Page down] key to select the page. You can also click Up/Down buttons to look for the desired page.
Page 96: Page List
Page List Page List is to view and select different pages Selected page Total pages Page Number: 002 2 Text objects on page2 8 Graphics on page 2 1 Animations on page2 Select a Page Place the mouse to the page. Click the page when the cursor is red.
Page 97: Duplicate A Page
Duplicate a Page To duplicate a page, select one page and click this button. Step1: Select a page. Step2: Press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Insert], this duplicates the page and text can be altered later. So, it is easy to prepare a fixed page and use this quick edit function to clone several pages.
Page 98: The Effect Of Reserve Last Screen
The effect of Reserve Last Screen Step1: Select a page. Click “duplicate page” button to clone it. Step2: Replace the objects on the second page. Keep the second object the same size at the same position. Step3: Set different animations for each page. In here, page 1 is “Push”, Page 2 is “Wipe”.
Page 99: Reserve Last Screen
Step4: Select page 002 on the page list. Click Right button to open a Pop-up menu. Choose Reserve last screen. Reserve last screen We can see the effect of 002 is as below...
Page 100: Clean Last Screen
Clean last screen Select “Clean Last Screen”, the effect on 002 will be like below...
Page 101: Clipboard
Clipboard Copy to the Clipboard Step1:,To copy a group of object/s to the clipboard, click the group button. Step2: Select Group Copy Step3: A blue box shows on the working area, adjust the box to cover the object/s. Click the Click this annulus square to move the box...
Page 102: Lock/Unlock The Clipboards
Lock/Unlock the Clipboards Paste from the Clipboard Select a box in the clipboard and click right button. Choose “Lock” from the pop up menu. The object/s in the locked box will be saved. To unlock the clipboard, select the box and click right button, choose “Unlock”.
Page 103: Logo
LOGO The Logo function is the simple and easy way to add a logo. You can also use the Logo Generator Application to utilize CG-100 as a professional Logo Generator. (please see the Application, Logo Generator for more information.) To add a simple Logo, please follow the steps as below to create your own logo.
Page 104 Step3: Create a display animation object by clicking . Place the box to cover the logo. Step4: To leave this logo page, you may first click mouse right button and confirm the message box, or just click another page on the Page List.
Page 105: Clock & Timer
Clock & Timer Clock To insert a clock object on the screen, first click the following button 1. Setting Click the above button to launch the following dialog. 1.) Tick Clock. 2.)Select the time format. 2. CG Position Click CG Position button to adjust the clock layout. All the text size, color and position can be adjusted.
Page 106: Timer / Stop Watch
3. Stop 4. Start Please note that the Clock won’t show on the PC’s screen. It is only shown on the TV screen. Timer / Stop Watch Setting Click the above button to launch the following dialog. 1.) Tick Stop Watch. 2.) Select the time format.
Page 107 2. CG Position 3. Pause 4. Start 5. Stop Please note that the Timer won’t show on the PC’s screen. It...
Page 108: Targa Sequences
is only shown on the TV screen. TARGA Sequences You can export 3D animations or motion pictures as a sequence of targa files. Click the following button to prepare a targa sequence. 1. Setting 2. Select Targa Sequence 3. CG Position Click this button to adjust the size and the position of Targa sequence on the screen.
Page 109 4. Background/ Foreground Tick the check box to set TGA background or foreground display. 5. Memory Requirement Check if the computer has enough memory for the TGA sequence. 6. Play Targa Sequence 7. Clear Targa Sequence Please note that the TARGA won’t show on the PC’s screen. It is only shown on the TV screen.
Page 110: Transfer Text To Cg Function
Transfer text to CG function The new transfer text to CG function in CG-100 R-1.50 generates Subtitles from text files. Just produce a sample page, subtitles can be generated from a text file. Functions ： Before doing text to CG transfer, the sample page must be prepared.
Page 111 Click [Text] button to select a text file and show the content. The following is the content after a text file is opened. Please note these principles while you prepare the text for subtitle. Every line of text substitutes a string object. Every string object for this sample page has its sequence number aside.
Page 112 Click [Transfer] button to start transferring from text to CG. You can see the result as below ： A few Updates In CG-100 R-1.50, there are a few associated updates for this transferring Text to CG function: Number Tags for text objects In order to help you verify the sequence of text samples in the sample page, there is a number tag for every string.
Page 113 Red tag of “2” Change sample order Using mouse wheel to scroll CG pages In this version, you can scroll page lists by rolling the mouse wheel. In live mode, it is perfect to display subtitles.
Page 114: Application
Application Logo Generator Logo Generator is a special plug-in application of CG-100. To enable this application, please go to SETUP and tick “Enable [App] button”. If you do not want this plug in, tick it off so that the App.
Page 115 What can you create in the Logo generator? Where to set the objects? (See Red boxes) How to enter “Logo Generator” window? To open the CG-Logo generator click the [App.] button, and then select [Logo Generator] to launch it.
Page 117: System Buttons
On-line help Switch between the Logo Generator and CG-100 layout editing mode. In CG-100 layout editing mode, you can edit the Sample pages or the other background pages. Do not forget to set animation boxes for the crawl dummies on the sample page. The only choice of animation type is “display”.
Page 118: Logo Pages
You can give a special description for a page, and it will show in bold type. If there is not a description, CG-100 will use the first text object in the page as the description and it will show in red. (As shown above on the “Page 06”...
Page 119: Setting Up A Sample Page
Setting up a Sample Page Click < >. First you have to return to the CG-100 layout editing mode. In page 001 Sample Page, create the dummy logos, targa sequence, crawls with animation boxes. Please note the size and the position of the dummies will directly affect the output result.
Page 120: Adding Background Cg-100 Pages
23 more background CG pages adding the banner’s background images, text etc. You can also set different “animation boxes” to create a background page just like an ordinary CG-100 page. Please note: even if you only need to display one logo for your TV station, besides the Sample page, you still have to ADD a blank background (page 2).
Page 121: Adding A Tv Channel's Logo
If you want to adjust the position and size of sample page, click the button back to CG-100 layout editing mode. And then adjust Image sizes and positions just like ordinary CG-100 editing. To output the TV Channel’s logo, press down one of the three buttons, Ch.
Page 122: Add Crawl-A / Crawl-B
> to select the first image for example fly0001.tga. Click the button to go back to Page 001, the Sample Page in the CG-100 layout editing mode. Click the “Targa Sequence” button to output the 3D-animation object when everything is ready, You can set the playback frame speed for the targa sequences.
Page 123 Use Crawl-A to output the first Crawl. Select its dummy #1 or #2. If you want to crawl from left to right, you have to quit this program and re-enter CG-100, go to “Setup” and tick Click message in the box. The maximum length is 500 English letters or ANSI characters.
Page 124: Logo Page Quick Modification
Input the figures of adjust the position of the crawl. Do the above steps to create another Crawl-B. Click the button “Crawl-A” and “Crawl-B” to output the Crawls. Commercial Break Click Commercial button to clear all the output objects except TV Channel’s logo.
Page 125 Refers to the current Page Number of the Logo Page. Add a new CG page next to the current page. The red selection mark will move to the new page. Duplicate the current page and move the selection to the new page. Delete the current page to the previous page or the next page To save a single CG page, the file’s extension is “.pcg”.
Page 126 > button to update the CG Page. The column will be disabled if there is no image object in the page. on-line help go to the selected background Page on CG-100 layout editing mode to edit CG backgrounds. Click the same < > button to switch back to Logo Generator after you’ve finished editing.
Page 127: Dl-Renderer
DeckLink cards. The main purpose of separating CG-100 and the function of DeckLink card is to ensure that video is output all the time even when CG-100 is shut down. For the previous versions before version 1.40, CG-100 executes DeckLink cards’ functions internally.
Page 128 Setting of DL-Renderer Use Setup dialog in CG-100 to set the DeckLink functions and select NTSC or PAL TV standard. If the CG-100 is with a DeckLink Pro card, it can also provide external key output.
Page 129: The Bonus Utility Of
The Bonus Utility of CG-100 (Live Streaming Software) Hardware requirement: Beside the computer for CG-100 you need to prepare additional hardware for running this software. IEEE 1394 DV input Purpose: The purpose of this utility is to broadcast the DV video with CG to remote sites.
Page 130 Step2. Click the Icon on the desktop program. Step3. When using for the first time, please click “Setting” and setup the necessary parameters. There are parameters as described below: Profile: Two WMV profile to encode video for streaming. WM7-300K-A2-V320-F30 WM7-600K-A2-V320-F30 WM7 represents windows media 7 300K represents the bit rate of this streaming is 300 kbps A2 represents stereo audio.
Page 131 After selection, leave the setting dialog. The setting will be auto saved. Step4. Check the firewall setting to see if there is any restriction to block the streaming. If you are not sure how to set it, please first try setting the firewall to OFF. For more details about un-blocking the streaming, please contact your MIS.
Page 132 Step6. Click “Start” button to stream out the video. If you can see a blue bar running and “Broadcast http://xxx.xxx.xxx:xxxx” It means the video has broadcasted without problem. If when you click start you find out that there is a red bar running, just as below, there might be something wrong for the setting.
Page 133: Trouble Shooting
Step7. To watch the streaming video remotely, just use the windows media player. Go to file and select Open URL Type the URL as the following picture shows: After a few seconds buffering you should see the steaming video. Trouble Shooting If you have any problem viewing video on the remote site, please check the following points ：...
Page 134 The IP settings of the broadcasting computer: If the host’s IP address uses a private IP address(for example: 192.168.1.100), but it will serve internet users, you should open “Port Redirection” function at your firewall or IP sharing device, otherwise the internet users’ computer can’t access your computer directly.
Page 135: Q & A
Q & A 1. Q: Sometimes there are flickers or black edges when I use 1 or 2 on “Speed” in Crawl or Roll effect? A: This issue is caused by the TV standard (NTSC, 480i, interlace). You could select a higher number (Slower speed) to resolve this problem.
Page 136 9. Q: There is a white (Green) blink on the TV screen while CG-100 is activating. A: Please make sure CG-100 is turned on before you enable the External Chroma Key function in the SE-800. In other applications, please do not take the SDI signal from the DeckLink Card until...
Page 137: Registration
If not, 7 days after the software is started, it will show Datavideo and CG-100 trademark on the video. (D). When "the software is started", it will read the information of the computer hardware with the serial number and send it to our web site.
Page 138 (F). The web site does not accept the registered serial number to activate CG-100 software in other computers. If there is a logical reason, you can appeal your case in e-mail. Datavideo will decide whether or not to give another “password” to you. However, you have to register your CG-100 software first.
Page 139: Sample Connection Diagram
Sample connection diagram...
Page 140: Service & Support
Our supporting staff is available to assist you in setting up and operating your system. Please refer to our web site www.datavideo-tek.com for answers to common questions, support requests, or contact your local office below. Datavideo Technologies Co., LTD.
Page 141 Email: info@datavideo.sg Datavideo Hong Kong Limited G/F., 26 Cross Lane, Wanchai, HK Tel: (852) 28331981 Fax: (852) 28339916 Email: info@datavideohk.com All the trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. Datavideo Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved 2006. P/N: 082060383E3...

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