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Media-Store
Your switcher has 4 Media-Store channels which
allow you to display 2 images or animations
(composed of a sequence of images) with
accompanying alpha-channels on-air simultaneously.
Media-Store Overview
Images and animations are assigned unique Media
numbers that allow the switcher to identify them.
You can load images and animations into
Media-Store channels by:
• browsing the internal file system of the switcher
or connected USB drive.
• creating an FTP connection to your switcher from
a computer and uploading images or animations.
• using the Wipe Pattern buttons to specify Media
numbers for images or animations that have been
loaded previously.
Media-Store Modes
You can set your switcher to have either 2 or 4
Media-Store channels. You can display 2 images or 1
image with an alpha-channel when your switcher is
set to 2 Media-Store channels. You can display 2
images with alpha-channels when your switcher is
set to 4 Media-Store channels.
To configure Media-Store mode:
1. Press MENU.
2. Press the SYSTEM Wipe Pattern button.
3. Press NEXT until Media is displayed.
4. Use the Media knob to select the
Media-Store mode. You can choose from the
following:
• Tall — Two channels of Media-Store are
available. Each channel can contain an image
or Channel 1 can contain an image and an
associated alpha-channel is contained in
Channel 2.
• Dual — Four channels of Media-Store are
available. Each channel can contain a
separate image, or Channel 1 can contain an
image and an associated alpha-channel in
Channel 3, and Channel 2 can contain an
image and an associated alpha-channel in
Channel 4.
• Swish — Two channels of Media-Store are
available. Each channel can contain an image
or Channel 1 can contain an image and an
associated alpha-channel in Channel 3.
Channels 2 and 4 are reserved for Media
Transitions.
• Swish+ — Four channels of Media-Store are
available. Channel 2 (video) and Channel 4
(alpha) can also be used for media transitions.
Channels 1 and 3 are not reserved.
5. Press the Media knob to save your selection.
6. Press the Confrm knob to commit the
change. Press the Cancel knob to cancel the
change.
Note:
• If you turn on Swish or Swish+ Media-Store
Mode, Aux 4 is turned off.
For More Information on...
• performing a Media transition, refer to the section
“Media Transitions” on page 3-3.
File Formats
Images must be 24-bit or 32-bit (24-bit image plus
8-bit embedded alpha channel) Targa files.
Animations must be Targa sequences, a collection of
individual image files (one file per animation frame).
Animation Naming Convention
The individual files share a common name with a
sequential frame number appended at the end as
follows:
• Anim_001.tga
• Anim_002.tga
• Anim_003.tga
•...
• Anim_100.tga
These files are treated as a 100 frame animation
named Anim.
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