Grass Valley Vertigo XG Integration v.2.6 - Manual (Page 26)

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Using the Vertigo XG Plugin
Creating a new page from a template
Creating a new page from a template
The Vertigo Suite workflow dictates that templates are created in Xstudio. Templates are
designed so that the formatting, layout and some graphical elements are fixed (i.e. cannot
be edited except in Xstudio).
In the XG & iTX integrated workflow, unique instances of the graphics, known as pages, can
quickly and easily be created using the VertigoXG Viewer by changing dynamic content
fields and saving the individual page asset.
Fig. 3-3: Create a new page based on an existing template
To create a new page in the VertigoXG Viewer:
1 Open the template in the VertigoXG Viewer’s Edit view.
2 Edit the template’s dynamic fields.
For example, you may be able to edit text fields, make selections from a drop-down list,
or substitute an image, cel animation or clip asset displayed on the template.
To substitute an image, cel animation or clip element on a template, right-click on the
element. A browser for that asset type appears and displays the assets on the Xmedia
Server that can be used as substitutes. Select a new asset and click OK to add it to the
template.
3 In the Duration field, specify the page’s default duration.
The Duration setting in the VertigoXG Viewer is a property of the page and is therefore
saved to the Xmedia Server with the page.
When the page is first added to an XG event, the page’s default duration value is used
to set the initial duration for an XG event. The XG event’s duration value can then be
edited independently of the page’s default Duration value. In other words, changing
Note: While pages already exist on the Xmedia Server, you cannot create a
new page from an existing page. In other words, there is no “Save Page As”
functionality in the VertigoXG Viewer. You can only edit and save existing
pages or create new pages from templates.