Grass Valley Xnews Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 16)

Xnews User Manual 2-5
Installing and integrating Xnews into your NCS System
Configuring the xnews.ini file
Most of the Xnews settings are configured using the S ETTINGS window ( page 2-12 ).
However, there are three (3) very important scenarios in which you must configure settings
in the xnews.ini file.
The following topics introduce to you the three scenarios that require you to edit the
xnews.ini
file:
• “Enabling the Playout Preview setting” on page 2-5
• “Enabling Embedded Pages or Shared Pages mode” on page 2-6
• “Enabling Privates Pages mode” on page 2-7
• “Editing the MOS version for iNEWS” on page 2-9
Enabling the Playout Preview setting
While editing or creating of a page, Xnews allows you to preview the on-air playout
appearance and behavior of the page on a designated device (eg. Software CG).
For the preview page functionality to be used, you must enable the P LAYOUT settings in the
Xnews.ini
file and the device must be exclusively available for Xnews connectivity.
Once these conditions are met, each time a page or template is opened in the Xnews Home
Area, the P
REVIEW PAGE button appears in the toolbar allowing you to preview the page
on the device.
The following procedure provides instructions for enabling the Playout Preview mode in the
xnews.ini file, while
“Previewing the on-air look of a page” on page 5-14 provides you with
information for how to use the Preview Page feature.
To enable the Xnews Preview Page feature:
1.
Ensure that Xnews is closed on the NCS workstation.
2. Verify that a playout device is properly configured in the Vertigo Suite’s Device
Manager/Configuration (i.e. Xplorer, Xstudio, Xbuilder, or Xplay).
3. Set the Playout settings in the Xnews.ini file.
a.
Open the Xnews.ini file by navigating to and opening the xnews.ini file:
C:\ProgramData\VertigoXmedia\Settings\xnews.ini
b. Type the device’s name after the PreviewDeviceName= setting.
c. Edit the EnablePreview= setting from False to True.
d. Save the edits by selecting the F ILE >S AVE menu command.
e. Close the xnews.ini file.