User`s guide

Table of Contents
6 Pinnacle Systems DekoMOS User’s Guide
Installing and Configuring the DekoMOS Browser on the Client Computers ........................ 64
Install the DekoMOS Browser.............................................................................................................64
Configure the DekoMOS Browser ......................................................................................................65
Create Toolbar Button and Shortcut Access the Browser from iNEWS.............................................67
Locations and Shortcuts ........................................................................................................... 69
CHAPTER 3: PREPARING TO USE DEKOMOS ................................................................ 71
Creating Templates .................................................................................................................. 72
About Templates..................................................................................................................................72
About Creating Graphics for Automated Playout via Tally Signals ...................................................82
Troubleshooting Graphics....................................................................................................................82
Creating Static Design Elements for your Templates..........................................................................83
Preparing Clips to Use with Templates ...............................................................................................83
Storage Structure for Graphic Components ............................................................................. 84
Using Other Products ............................................................................................................... 85
Accessing Stills and Clips for DekoMOS Templates..........................................................................85
CHAPTER 4: BUILDING STORIES WITH GRAPHICS..................................................... 87
About the DekoMOS Browser ................................................................................................. 88
Access the DekoMOS Browser and Editor..........................................................................................88
About the DekoMOS Browser and Editor...........................................................................................91
Organizing the DekoMOS Browser and Editor Display.......................................................... 94
Configuration.......................................................................................................................................94
Change the Browser or Editor Display................................................................................................96
Simplify Access to Template Files......................................................................................................98
Adding Graphics to a Story...................................................................................................... 99
Adding Breaks to a Rundown ................................................................................................ 105
CHAPTER 5: CONTROLLING PLAYBACK...................................................................... 107
About the DekoMOS Playback Controller............................................................................. 108
Access the Playback Controller and Assign a Control Room ...........................................................108
Printing and Exiting a Rundown........................................................................................................112
Configure Layout and User Preferences ................................................................................ 113
Layout Settings ..................................................................................................................................113
User Preferences ................................................................................................................................120
Channel Configuration.......................................................................................................................127
GPI Configuration..............................................................................................................................130
Playing Graphics in a Show ................................................................................................... 130
File Status and Missing Files.............................................................................................................133
Making Changes ................................................................................................................................135
Playback with a GPI Trigger .............................................................................................................137
Individual Channel Controls..............................................................................................................137
Keyboard Shortcuts for Graphics Playout .........................................................................................140