Procedural overview for creating pages – Grass Valley Xstudio Vertigo Suite v.4.10 User Manual
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Introducing Xstudio
Procedural overview for creating Pages
While Xstudio is the Vertigo Suite’s application for authoring template-based graphics, it can
also be used to create Pages, which are built from templates. A template is a master copy
that determines the layout and contents of graphics that will be taken to air in sequential
order (see
). A page is an instance of a template which means that the layout is
already done and all you have to do is enter text, images, clips, and/or animations specific
to the broadcast. Pages are then loaded into playlists and taken to air in a pre-determined
order using Xplay.
N
OTE
While you can certainly create pages in Xstudio, Xbuilder is the recommended application
within the Vertigo Suite that allows you to populate the templates and convert them into
graphic pages. Xbuilder can also be used to create playlists, rundowns, and automated
interstitial promotions, which can then be played out on-air using Xplay.
To create a page from an existing template:
1.
Select the F
ILE
>N
EW
menu command to open the C
REATE
N
EW
dialog box.
2.
In the C
REATE
N
EW
dialog box, select the A
SSETS
>P
AGE
and then click OK.
3.
In the S
ELECT
A
TEMPLATE
FOR
THE
PAGE
dialog box, navigate through the templates
stored in the Templates category on the Xmedia Server.
• Double-click the template asset listed.
Or,
• Select the template and click OK.
The template opens as a page in a project-type window. Note that you cannot change
any of the formatting or add/remove objects. You can only edit the fields (i.e. textboxes,
images, drop-down list selections...etc.) that were configured on the template.
4.
Set or edit the variable fields in the template as required. Depending upon the type of
object/field, this may involve typing text in a textbox, making a selection from a drop-
down list, right-clicking on an image, cel animation, or clip to choose another one.
5.
Once you are satisfied with the content of the page, select the F
ILE
>S
AVE
command to
save the page to the Xmedia Server.
The S
AVE
P
AGE
dialog box appears and allows you to specify the page’s name, specify
the author’s name, enter a short description and determine where within the Pages root
category the page will be stored.
6.
Click OK to save the page and exit the dialog box.
7.
In order to preview and playout the page in Xstudio’s Production mode, you must first
publish the page to the connected playout device. See
.
8.
Once the page has been published, switch to Production mode and take the page to
air. See
“Playing out a scene using Xstudio’s Production mode” on page 12-1