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11.2.3 DATALINK
FIGURE 160
Since DataLink falls into the general realm of automation and also has access to external sources, complete
coverage of its features and capabilities is found in the companion Automation and Integration Guide included
with this product. We’ll mention here, though, that b oth text and images on title pages accept DataLink keys
as input.
The Title Editor tells you which entry boxes accept
DataLink keys by showing a custom mouse pointer, in the
form %DL, as shown in Figure 160.
Making key entry even faster and easier to use, all
available
DataLink keys are shown in the drop-down
menu as soon as you enter a % sign into an entry box ( key
names are in the format % key name %). If you continue
typing, the list shown is filtered to show only relevant key
names (Figure 161).
A line of text or image on a title page that has been set to
a key name will be automatically replaced by the current
value assigned to that key when the page is displayed.
There are endless uses for DataLink , and many ways to supply and update values assigned to DataLink keys .
For just one example, refer to the heading Configure DataLink Keys in Section 5.3.2. And do not fail to take
advantage of the power and convenience of the
DataLink™ web browser extension, which makes it easy to
populate your title pages over the network from a web browser running on virtually any platform.
SECTION 11.3
BUFFERS
The system’s powerful Buffer implementation provides a large number of alternative graphics and animation
sources for M/Es (including their associated KEY channels), the main Switcher and its DSK channels. Buffers
are sometimes even more useful than similar imagery supplied from Media Players . The tabbed Buffers
module ( Figure 162) shows icons and controls for fifteen Buffers .
FIGURE 161