Grass Valley RTic v.2.43 - Manual (Page 61)

RTic User Manual- document version: 2.43 - 61
21 Legacy
21.1 Nexus System Object: How to [Legacy]
To define the playout system and connect:

Insert a System > Nexus object.
 Double-click the object to edit.
 Enter the system’s IP-address.
 Enter the IP-socket. Default port: 5000.
 Specify the number of layers (boards) for the broadcast set.
 Fill in the board positioning table for the broadcast set.
 Click Connect to connect. The status bar turns green when connected.
 Click Save to save the connection, Cancel to discard.
To link a System object, drag the System object on top of the other object (not vice versa).
21.2 Tickers: How to [Legacy]
Before ticker stories can be viewed on-screen, initialize and start the ticker. Initializing clears the ticker
buffer.
Inserting, linking and editing Tickers
 Insert a Targets > Ticker Object.
 Link the appropriate System > System object to the Ticker target: as a result the layer table lists
available layers.
 Double-click the Ticker object to edit.
 In the Ticker on layer box, select a layer and ticker ID.
 Select a Ticker story mode.
 If appropriate, check the Cache stories option.
 Click Save to save the Ticker, click Cancel to discard.
Linking sources to a Ticker
 Insert the appropriate Source/Process object(s) to grab stories from.
 Link objects to Ticker.
The Input properties window opens.
1. Select a story part: part-1/part-2/part-3/TGA.
2. Select a TGA if applicable to specify a TGA-file (include file extension).
Note that the Ticker object defines the Ticker story mode (single story mode, triple story
with TGA, etcetera).
 Select the (first) story number.
 Select a step value between consecutive stories; only applies when grabbing stories from a
multirecord source.
 Click Save to save properties, click Cancel to discard.