User`s guide

Chapter 3: Preparing to Use DekoMOS
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• Elements_Static: Read Only for everyone; Read/Write for specific users who save or move
graphics to this location
• Templates: Read Only for everyone; Read/Write for specific users who save or move graphics to
this location
• Elements_Replace: Read Only; When using graphics from a third-party, images transfer via FTP.
To ensure that client computers can see new or modified templates:
Any templates modified or created on Deko must be copied to the Gateway so clients can see
new or modified templates.
Using Other Products
Accessing Stills and Clips for DekoMOS Templates
DekoMOS templates may include replaceable fields for still images or clips.
Stills and clips can enhance a story in a variety of ways. One example is a topical image
introducing a story segment called an over-the-shoulder, or OTS, because the image is positioned
just above and to the right or left of the anchor. Traditionally, OTS images are applied from a still
store device that sorts and manages large volumes of images.
Often, artists enhance these images to better relay the story. Rather than just show a picture of a
fire (left), an artist may combine partial graphics into one (right), and store this in a still store
media device for use the next time a story calls for a similar graphic.
To manage these topical images, you can use third-party software to create and use a central
database allowing the reporter to quickly order and insert OTS elements in their written story
even as the story develops.