Version 5.0

User Guide

Chyron Corporation 5 Hub Drive Melville, NY 11747 631-845-2000 sales@chyron.com www.chyron.com Publication No. 2A02203PDF, Rev A

Chyron, Duet, Lyric, CODI, iNFiNiT! and Intelligent Interface are registered trademarks of Chyron Corporation.

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2004 Chyron Corporation

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Table of Contents 1. What's New?................................................................................................................1-1

New Features - Lyric v5.0 .......................................................................................................................1-1

Bug Fixes - Lyric v5.0 .............................................................................................................................1-5

Known Issues - Lyric v5.0 .......................................................................................................................1-8

2. Getting Started.............................................................................................................2-1

Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................2-1 About Lyric and Duet ..........................................................................................................................................2-1

Lyric Font Support and Font Creation.................................................................................................................2-2

About Optional Internal and External Hardware.................................................................................................2-2

Lyric and External Systems ................................................................................................................................2-3

Using Lyric ..........................................................................................................................................................2-3

Animation in Lyric ...............................................................................................................................................2-3

Compatibility with iNFiNiT! Files and Fonts.........................................................................................................2-3

License Code......................................................................................................................................................2-4

The Lyric Interface ..............................................................................................................................................2-5

Save/Load User Profile .....................................................................................................................................2-32

Creating a Simple Lyric Composition....................................................................................................2-34

Navigating and Entering Information in Lyric ........................................................................................2-42 Accessing Lyric Functions ................................................................................................................................2-42

About Mouse Selection.....................................................................................................................................2-43

Entering Information in Lyric .............................................................................................................................2-43

Typing Text in Lyric - Standard and Translation Modes....................................................................................2-46

Selecting and Grouping Objects .......................................................................................................................2-47 Object Name and Type.....................................................................................................................................2-49 Scroll Bars ........................................................................................................................................................2-49

About Transparency Settings............................................................................................................................2-49

Edit Menu ..............................................................................................................................................2-50

Common Editing Functions...................................................................................................................2-51 Undo/Redo........................................................................................................................................................2-51

Cut, Copy, Paste...............................................................................................................................................2-52

Paste in Place...................................................................................................................................................2-53

Delete ...............................................................................................................................................................2-53

Select All...........................................................................................................................................................2-53

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View Menu and Toolbars...................................................................................................................... 2-54 The View Menu .................................................................................................................................................2-54

Displaying Toolbars ..........................................................................................................................................2-54

Moving/Docking/Floating/Hiding a Toolbar........................................................................................................2-54

Help Menu - Using Lyric's Online Help System.................................................................................... 2-56 Help Topics .......................................................................................................................................................2-56

Browse Sequences ...........................................................................................................................................2-57

Printing Help Topics..........................................................................................................................................2-57

Context-Sensitive Help .....................................................................................................................................2-58

More Info...........................................................................................................................................................2-58

About Lyric ........................................................................................................................................................2-59

Window Menu....................................................................................................................................... 2-60

Tools and Canvas/Scene Graph Context Menu................................................................................... 2-61

Chyron Tools ........................................................................................................................................ 2-66 Erase ................................................................................................................................................................2-66

Set Default Background Color...........................................................................................................................2-67

Turn On/Off Text Window Frames ....................................................................................................................2-67

Properties ............................................................................................................................................. 2-68

Recording/Reading Lyric Messages..................................................................................................... 2-71 About the Address Keypad ...............................................................................................................................2-71

Record and Read Operations ...........................................................................................................................2-72

Selective Recording ..........................................................................................................................................2-74

About Other File Saving Methods .....................................................................................................................2-79

Graphic Display and Animation Playout Overview............................................................................... 2-81 Read .................................................................................................................................................................2-81

Read Next .........................................................................................................................................................2-81

Read Previous ..................................................................................................................................................2-81

Transport Controls ............................................................................................................................................2-81

Playlists.............................................................................................................................................................2-82

Transfer Mode - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+ Only ..................................................................................................2-82

Load-and-Play Mode - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+ Only.........................................................................................2-82

Streaming Animation Mode - Duet LEX/PCI+ Only...........................................................................................2-82

Updating Messages in Lyric ................................................................................................................. 2-83 Templates .........................................................................................................................................................2-83

Pop-On Text......................................................................................................................................................2-84

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Internal Properties.................................................................................................................................2-85 Overview...........................................................................................................................................................2-85

Internal Properties Applied to an Object ...........................................................................................................2-85 Internal Properties Applied to a Message .........................................................................................................2-92

Lyric Control of Internal and External Devices and Events ..................................................................2-97

Lyric File Formats..................................................................................................................................2-98

Using Audio in Lyric ............................................................................................................................2-101

3. Duet SD Hardware Configuration.................................................................................3-1

Duet Hardware Configuration .................................................................................................................3-1

Duet SD Video I/O Board........................................................................................................................3-1 Overview.............................................................................................................................................................3-1

Setup ..................................................................................................................................................................3-2

Duet Hardware Configuration .................................................................................................................3-5 Video...................................................................................................................................................................3-7

Configuration for Display of Video Source ..........................................................................................................3-9

Device Control ..................................................................................................................................................3-10

GPI....................................................................................................................................................................3-12

Timecode..........................................................................................................................................................3-15

MPx...................................................................................................................................................................3-17

4. Duet HD Hardware Configuration ................................................................................4-1

High Definition Video I/O Settings and Hardware Overview...................................................................4-1 Overview.............................................................................................................................................................4-1

Setup ..................................................................................................................................................................4-4

Duet Hardware Configuration .................................................................................................................4-9 HD Video ..........................................................................................................................................................4-11

Configuration for Display of Video Source ........................................................................................................4-14

Device Control ..................................................................................................................................................4-15

GPI....................................................................................................................................................................4-17

Timecode..........................................................................................................................................................4-20

MPx...................................................................................................................................................................4-22

Duet HD Dual Board Operations...........................................................................................................4-25

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5. Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+ Hardware Configuration......................................................... 5-1

Cabling Options - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+.............................................................................................. 5-1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................5-1

VPB and Internal Clip Player...............................................................................................................................5-2

VPB, PCI-Squeezeback and Internal Clip Player - Clip as Background Video....................................................5-4

VPB, PCI-Squeezeback and Internal Clip Player - Clip in Squeezeback Window ..............................................5-6

Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+ Hardware Configuration ................................................................................... 5-8 Configure Board Use ..........................................................................................................................................5-9

Setup Board Configuration................................................................................................................................5-11

Overview...........................................................................................................................................................5-11

Setup Board Configuration Parameters ............................................................................................................5-12

Configuration for Display of Video Source ........................................................................................................5-16

Setup GPI .........................................................................................................................................................5-17

Timecode ..........................................................................................................................................................5-19

Device Control ..................................................................................................................................................5-21

Common Board Configurations - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+.................................................................... 5-23 Single Board Configuration ...............................................................................................................................5-23

Dual Board Air/Air Configuration .......................................................................................................................5-27

Dual Board Air/Preview Configuration...............................................................................................................5-28

Dual Board Link Mode Configuration ................................................................................................................5-29

6. Optional Duet Hardware.............................................................................................. 6-1

Overview................................................................................................................................................. 6-1

Duet Keyboard........................................................................................................................................ 6-2 Keyboard Layout.................................................................................................................................................6-2

The Numeric Keypad on the Duet Keyboard.......................................................................................................6-4

Reset Duet Keyboard..........................................................................................................................................6-5

Keyboard Map.....................................................................................................................................................6-5

7. Triggering Events: GPIs, RS-422/232 Serial Protocols ............................................... 7-1

GPI Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 7-1

RS-422 Serial I/O & GPI/O Board .......................................................................................................... 7-2 Overview.............................................................................................................................................................7-2

System Differences.............................................................................................................................................7-2

Installation Order.................................................................................................................................................7-2

Installing the RS-422 Serial I/O & GPI/O Board ..................................................................................................7-3

Dip Switch Settings for Multiple RS-422 Serial I/O & GPI/O Board Installation...................................................7-5

Installing the GPI/O Extension Bracket - Duet SD/HD Only................................................................................7-5

RS-422 Serial I/O & GPI/O Board Driver Installation ..........................................................................................7-6

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Establishing and Testing Connections................................................................................................................7-7

Device Control ..................................................................................................................................................7-10

Global GPIs ......................................................................................................................................................7-12

KwiKeys GPI/O Trigger Device.............................................................................................................7-14

ReCall Keys ..........................................................................................................................................7-15 Overview...........................................................................................................................................................7-15

ReCall Keys Functions......................................................................................................................................7-16

Installation.........................................................................................................................................................7-16

Communications Setup - Windows 2000, XP ...................................................................................................7-18

Communications Setup - Windows NT .............................................................................................................7-19

8. Preferences .................................................................................................................8-1

Preferences.............................................................................................................................................8-1

CG Preferences ......................................................................................................................................8-3 Cursor Shape......................................................................................................................................................8-3

Show...................................................................................................................................................................8-4

Initial Edit Mode ..................................................................................................................................................8-6

Confirm ...............................................................................................................................................................8-7

Save/Recall Options ...........................................................................................................................................8-8

Shift Page ...........................................................................................................................................................8-9

Xfer Mode ...........................................................................................................................................................8-9

Tab Width ...........................................................................................................................................................8-9

Unicode Only ......................................................................................................................................................8-9

Spelling Preferences.............................................................................................................................8-11

Default Paths Preferences ....................................................................................................................8-13

Alignment Preferences..........................................................................................................................8-18

Windows Preferences ...........................................................................................................................8-19 Basic Windows .................................................................................................................................................8-19

Canvas..............................................................................................................................................................8-19

9. File Menu .....................................................................................................................9-1

File Menu ................................................................................................................................................9-1

New .........................................................................................................................................................9-2

Open .......................................................................................................................................................9-2

Close .......................................................................................................................................................9-3

Save ........................................................................................................................................................9-4 Saving a Lyric Message......................................................................................................................................9-4

Saving a Playlist .................................................................................................................................................9-4

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Saving a Macro ...................................................................................................................................................9-4

Additional Save Methods and File Types............................................................................................................9-4

Save As .................................................................................................................................................. 9-5

Print/Print Preview .................................................................................................................................. 9-7 Printing a Lyric Composition ...............................................................................................................................9-7

Printing Online Help ............................................................................................................................................9-7

Print Setup.............................................................................................................................................. 9-7

Backup Utility.......................................................................................................................................... 9-8

Restore Utility ....................................................................................................................................... 9-13

Summary Info ....................................................................................................................................... 9-18

Recently Used File List......................................................................................................................... 9-18

Exit........................................................................................................................................................ 9-18

10. Browsers ................................................................................................................... 10-1

Overview............................................................................................................................................... 10-1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................10-1

The Browser Window and Browser Menu.........................................................................................................10-1

Troubleshooting Browser Database Display .....................................................................................................10-3

Navigating the Browser Window .......................................................................................................................10-4

Browser Assets .................................................................................................................................................10-4

About Data Sources..........................................................................................................................................10-7

Browser Commands .........................................................................................................................................10-9

Deleting a Browser Asset................................................................................................................................10-11

Updating a Browser Asset...............................................................................................................................10-12

Editing a Browser Asset..................................................................................................................................10-12

Searching Browser Assets..............................................................................................................................10-12

Aspect Ratio and Graphic Import ....................................................................................................................10-12

Browser Message Asset Operations .................................................................................................. 10-13 Adding (Saving) a Lyric Message to the Browser Database ...........................................................................10-13 Loading a Lyric Message from the Browser to the Canvas/Playlist.................................................................10-14

The Message Asset Context Menu .................................................................................................................10-14

Searching Message Assets.............................................................................................................................10-18

Browser Preferences .......................................................................................................................... 10-19 Name, File Name............................................................................................................................................10-20

Set Font Source ..............................................................................................................................................10-20

Set Message Source.......................................................................................................................................10-20

Create New.....................................................................................................................................................10-20

Import..............................................................................................................................................................10-20

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Delete .............................................................................................................................................................10-20

Advanced........................................................................................................................................................10-20

File Save Adds to Browser..............................................................................................................................10-20

Sync TrueType Fonts on Load........................................................................................................................10-20

Creating/Selecting/Importing/Deleting/Repairing a Database ............................................................10-21 About Data Sources........................................................................................................................................10-21

Creating a Data Source ..................................................................................................................................10-21

Selecting A Database .....................................................................................................................................10-24

Importing a Database......................................................................................................................................10-25

Advanced........................................................................................................................................................10-26

Deleting a Database .......................................................................................................................................10-26

Repairing a Damaged Database.....................................................................................................................10-27

Searching the Browser........................................................................................................................10-28 Searching Font, Message Bitmap and Aprisa Assets .....................................................................................10-28

Searching Quantel Assets ..............................................................................................................................10-32

11. Creating and Using Fonts in Lyric ..............................................................................11-1

Creating and Using Fonts in Lyric.........................................................................................................11-1

Font Tools .............................................................................................................................................11-2

Font Properties......................................................................................................................................11-4 Font Properties .................................................................................................................................................11-4

TrueType Font Preview.....................................................................................................................................11-8

2D Font FX Properties ........................................................................................................................11-10

3D Font FX Properties ........................................................................................................................11-13 Character Depth .............................................................................................................................................11-15

Bevel Mode.....................................................................................................................................................11-15

Bevel Depth ....................................................................................................................................................11-16

Bevel Types ....................................................................................................................................................11-16

Smoothness....................................................................................................................................................11-16

Lyric Font Asset Overview ..................................................................................................................11-17 Indexed Fonts .................................................................................................................................................11-17

The Font Asset Context Menus ......................................................................................................................11-17

Sync Fonts on Load........................................................................................................................................11-18

Creating a TrueType Font and Adding It to the Database ............................................................................11-18

Loading a TrueType or RGB Font...................................................................................................................11-21

Searching Font Assets....................................................................................................................................11-21

TrueType Font Context Menu ..........................................................................................................11-22 Edit..................................................................................................................................................................11-23

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Deleting a Font from the Browser ...................................................................................................................11-25

Updating a Font ..............................................................................................................................................11-26

Create RGB Font ............................................................................................................................................11-26

Import RGB Font.............................................................................................................................................11-26

Style, Typeface, Comments and Keywords ....................................................................................................11-26

Sync TrueType Fonts on Load ........................................................................................................ 11-27

RGB Font Asset Operations............................................................................................................... 11-31 Create RGB Font ............................................................................................................................................11-31

Font Browser...................................................................................................................................................11-33

Custom Font Editor .........................................................................................................................................11-38

Delete .............................................................................................................................................................11-38

Update ............................................................................................................................................................11-39

Add/Modify Character .....................................................................................................................................11-39

Import RGB Font.............................................................................................................................................11-40

Custom Font Editor............................................................................................................................. 11-41 Launching the Custom Font Editor..................................................................................................................11-41

File Menu ........................................................................................................................................................11-42

Selecting Characters.......................................................................................................................................11-49

Logo Clipboard................................................................................................................................................11-50

Assigning an Image to a Key Combination .....................................................................................................11-55

Character Attributes ........................................................................................................................................11-56

Character Context Menu.................................................................................................................................11-59

Edit Menu........................................................................................................................................................11-61

Tools Menu .....................................................................................................................................................11-62

Window Menu .................................................................................................................................................11-65

Other Buttons On The Toolbar........................................................................................................................11-65

Creating an iNFiNiT! Machine Font from a Lyric RGB Font ............................................................................11-70

Using an iNFiNiT! RGB Font in Lyric...............................................................................................................11-71

Palette Designer .............................................................................................................................................11-71

Printing Font Sets ...........................................................................................................................................11-77

12. 2D Text...................................................................................................................... 12-1

Overview............................................................................................................................................... 12-1 About 2D Text ...................................................................................................................................................12-1

Initial Edit Mode, Placing a 2D Text Window on the Canvas.............................................................................12-2

Setting 2D Font Attributes.................................................................................................................................12-3

Enable Word Wrap............................................................................................................................................12-3

Insert/Overwrite Mode for 2D Text ....................................................................................................................12-4

Row Shift Locked/Unlocked ..............................................................................................................................12-5

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Normal/Modified Space.....................................................................................................................................12-5

Use Scene Camera ..........................................................................................................................................12-7

Updating 2D Text - 2D Text Templates and Pop-On Messages .......................................................................12-9

Selecting and Editing 2D Text...............................................................................................................12-9 Selecting Text ...................................................................................................................................................12-9

Resizing Selected Text .....................................................................................................................................12-9

Resizing Text via Keyboard Shortcuts ............................................................................................................12-10

Using Tab Spaces within 2D Text ...................................................................................................................12-11

Repositioning Selected Text ...........................................................................................................................12-11

Shift Character................................................................................................................................................12-11

Shift Row ........................................................................................................................................................12-11

Super Shift ......................................................................................................................................................12-11

2D Text Editing Tips........................................................................................................................................12-11

Additional Editing Functions............................................................................................................................12-12

Squeeze/Expand ............................................................................................................................................12-12

Paste Unicode Text ........................................................................................................................................12-14

Find/Replace...................................................................................................................................................12-16

Insert Row/Delete Row ...................................................................................................................................12-17

Swap Row Up/Down.......................................................................................................................................12-17

Swap Row Priorities Up/Down ........................................................................................................................12-18

Color/Font Functions.......................................................................................................................................12-19

Spell Check.....................................................................................................................................................12-21

2D Text/Template Context Menu ........................................................................................................12-22

Row Tab Functions .............................................................................................................................12-25

Row Tab Functions .............................................................................................................................12-25 Setting up a Row Tab .....................................................................................................................................12-25

Tab Columns ..................................................................................................................................................12-27

Row Tab Navigation, Selection and Deletion..................................................................................................12-28

Row/Tab Properties ............................................................................................................................12-29 Setting Row Properties ...................................................................................................................................12-29

Setting Tab Properties ....................................................................................................................................12-29

Pop-On Messages - Recording 2D Text-Only Messages...................................................................12-30

13. 2D Text Templates.....................................................................................................13-1

2D Text Templates................................................................................................................................13-1 Overview...........................................................................................................................................................13-1

Creating a Template .........................................................................................................................................13-1

Editing Templates .............................................................................................................................................13-2

Setting Template Properties .............................................................................................................................13-2

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Alignment Toolbar .............................................................................................................................. 13-10

Template Update ................................................................................................................................ 13-14

Database Link (DB Link)..................................................................................................................... 13-16 Using DB Link to Replace Text .......................................................................................................................13-16

Using DB Link to Replace Graphics................................................................................................................13-24

Registering an ODBC Data Source.................................................................................................... 13-26 Lyric Browser Databases and ODBC Registration..........................................................................................13-26

Registering a Database ..................................................................................................................................13-26

Creating Templates from Existing 2D Text......................................................................................... 13-31

14. 2D Text Animation..................................................................................................... 14-1

Roll........................................................................................................................................................ 14-1

Crawl..................................................................................................................................................... 14-4

Type On/Slow Reveal........................................................................................................................... 14-8

Spline Window.................................................................................................................................... 14-12 Setting Up a Spline Animation ........................................................................................................................14-12

Modifying a Spline Animation..........................................................................................................................14-24

2D Character Animation ..................................................................................................................... 14-25

Advanced Text Effects........................................................................................................................ 14-26 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................14-26

Basic Advanced Text Effects Setup ................................................................................................................14-28

Previewing/Executing/Stopping an Advanced Text Effect...............................................................................14-29

What Happens When an Advanced Text Effect is Applied? ...........................................................................14-30

Removing/Clearing an Advanced Text Effect..................................................................................................14-31

Preserving/Not Preserving Advanced Text Effect Settings .............................................................................14-31

Saving/Recalling an Advanced Text Effects Message ....................................................................................14-32

Creating a Custom Advanced Text Effect .......................................................................................................14-32

Kern Rate Example.........................................................................................................................................14-36

15. Clocks and Timers..................................................................................................... 15-1

Clocks, Timers and Clock/Timer Properties ......................................................................................... 15-1 Clock/Timer Setup ............................................................................................................................................15-1

Clock and Timer Functions ...............................................................................................................................15-8

Unsupported Clock/Timer Functions - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+ .........................................................................15-9

Clock/Timer Formats .......................................................................................................................... 15-10 Clock Formats.................................................................................................................................................15-10

Timer Formats.................................................................................................................................................15-11

Flexible Display Formatting for Clocks and Timers .........................................................................................15-12

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16. 2D Objects .................................................................................................................16-1 2D Objects ............................................................................................................................................16-1

Supported Graphic Formats..............................................................................................................................16-1

Importing a 2D Bitmap Graphic.........................................................................................................................16-2

About Imported Graphics ..................................................................................................................................16-3

Enable Bounding Box - Selecting 2D Graphics.................................................................................................16-4

Saving a 2D Bitmap Graphics File ....................................................................................................................16-5

Bitmap Asset Operations ......................................................................................................................16-7 Adding a Lyric Bitmap to the Browser Database...............................................................................................16-7

Loading a Bitmap Graphic from the Browser ....................................................................................................16-7

The Bitmap Asset Context Menu ......................................................................................................................16-9

Searching Bitmap Assets................................................................................................................................16-11

2D Object Templates ..........................................................................................................................16-12 Overview.........................................................................................................................................................16-12

Setting 2D Object Properties ..........................................................................................................................16-12 2D Object Context Menu.....................................................................................................................16-16 Movie Objects - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+ .............................................................................................16-18 Flipbook Animation .............................................................................................................................16-22

17. 3D Characters and Objects........................................................................................17-1 3D Characters and Objects...................................................................................................................17-1

About 3D Characters ........................................................................................................................................17-1

2D Text vs. 3D Characters................................................................................................................................17-1

Adding 3D Characters to the Canvas................................................................................................................17-1

Repositioning 3D Characters ............................................................................................................................17-1

Setting 3D Font Characteristics ........................................................................................................................17-2

About 3D Objects..............................................................................................................................................17-3 Importing a 3D Object.......................................................................................................................................17-3 3D Character/Object Antialiasing......................................................................................................................17-3

3D Text Templates................................................................................................................................17-4

Template Update...................................................................................................................................17-5

3D Character/Object/Template Context Menu......................................................................................17-7 18. Color/Transparency/Background/Lighting/Texture.....................................................18-1

Color, Transparency, Background, Lighting and Texture .....................................................................18-1

Color Selection for 2D/3D Text and Backgrounds ................................................................................18-1 Quickly Setting Text Color ................................................................................................................................18-1 Accessing the Color Select Dialog Box and the Palette....................................................................................18-3

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Applying Color to Background and Text............................................................................................................18-5

Color Anchors - Buddies, Copy, Paste, Add/Remove .....................................................................................18-11

Picking Up a Color ..........................................................................................................................................18-14

Performing a Hot Color Test ...........................................................................................................................18-15

Saving/Recalling a Palette ..............................................................................................................................18-16

Resetting a Palette..........................................................................................................................................18-17

Color Selection for Light Sources and 3D Characters/Objects .......................................................... 18-18 Setting HSL and RGB Color Values................................................................................................... 18-20

HSL Settings...................................................................................................................................................18-20

RGB Settings ..................................................................................................................................................18-20

Sample Color Settings ....................................................................................................................................18-21

Background ........................................................................................................................................ 18-22 Selecting the Element to Which to Apply the Background ..............................................................................18-22

Selecting Background Type ............................................................................................................................18-22

Applying a Solid/Gradient Background ...........................................................................................................18-23

Applying a Graphic File Background...............................................................................................................18-24

Background Examples ....................................................................................................................................18-24

Deleting a Background....................................................................................................................................18-25

Lighting Properties.............................................................................................................................. 18-28

Surface Properties - Applying Color, Transparency and Texture....................................................... 18-32 About Objects and Surfaces ...........................................................................................................................18-32 Setting Surface Properties ..............................................................................................................................18-33

Selecting a Surface to Which to Apply Settings ..............................................................................................18-34

Color ...............................................................................................................................................................18-35

Transparency and Shininess...........................................................................................................................18-36

Texture............................................................................................................................................................18-37

Antialiased Duet SD Only.............................................................................................................................18-46

Tri (Triangles)..................................................................................................................................................18-46 19. Position, Rotation, Scale and Orientation.................................................................. 19-1

Object Orientation and Point of View ................................................................................................... 19-1 Overview...........................................................................................................................................................19-1

Position Lock On...............................................................................................................................................19-1

Transform Tools ................................................................................................................................... 19-2 Edit Position......................................................................................................................................................19-2

Edit Rotation .....................................................................................................................................................19-2

Edit Scale..........................................................................................................................................................19-3

Edit Center of Rotation......................................................................................................................................19-3

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XYZ Properties......................................................................................................................................19-5

Camera Properties ................................................................................................................................19-9

20. Animation...................................................................................................................20-1

Overview ...............................................................................................................................................20-1 Setting Up a Simple Animation .........................................................................................................................20-2

Saving an Animation.........................................................................................................................................20-8

Animation Settings Preferences..........................................................................................................20-10 Animation Length, Stream Size and Streaming ..............................................................................................20-10

Default Interpolation........................................................................................................................................20-11

Options ...........................................................................................................................................................20-11

Rendering Mode .............................................................................................................................................20-14

Duet LE(X)/PCI(+) Settings.............................................................................................................................20-14 Animation Playback - Transport Controls, Reverse Animation...........................................................20-15

Transport Controls ..........................................................................................................................................20-15

Reverse Animation .........................................................................................................................................20-15

Copy/Paste Animation State ...............................................................................................................20-16

Scene Graph .......................................................................................................................................20-17 Color-Coding an Object Listing .......................................................................................................................20-18 Selecting Canvas Objects via the Scene Graph .............................................................................................20-19 Selecting Overlapping Objects on the Canvas (ALT + Click)..........................................................................20-19 Display Priority................................................................................................................................................20-19

Grouping and Ungrouping Objects .................................................................................................................20-21 Renaming/Deleting Objects On the Scene Graph ..........................................................................................20-21 Shortcuts for Navigating the Scene Graph and the Timeline ..........................................................................20-22

Timelines.............................................................................................................................................20-23 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................20-23

Viewing a Timeline..........................................................................................................................................20-23

Adding an Object ............................................................................................................................................20-23 Deleting an Object ..........................................................................................................................................20-23 Expanding/Contracting an Object Timeline to View/Hide Its Attributes Timelines...........................................20-24 Selecting an Object or Attribute Timeline........................................................................................................20-24 The Time Indicator..........................................................................................................................................20-24

Zooming In and Out of the Timeline................................................................................................................20-25

Modifying the Duration of an Animation ..........................................................................................................20-25

Adding a Keyframe .........................................................................................................................................20-25

Keyframe Selected Objects ............................................................................................................................20-26 Keyframe All Objects ......................................................................................................................................20-28

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Timeline Entries ..............................................................................................................................................20-29

Adjusting and Aligning Timelines ...................................................................................................................20-29 Saving the Timeline - Scene, Object...............................................................................................................20-34 Additional Notes Regarding Specific Objects and Timelines...........................................................................20-35

Modifying the Duration of an Animation from the Timeline or Keyframe Graph................................. 20-36

Keyframe Graphs ............................................................................................................................... 20-38 Basic Operation ..............................................................................................................................................20-38

Navigating the Keyframe Graph......................................................................................................................20-41

Modify Animation Length ................................................................................................................................20-42

Simultaneously Viewing More Than One Attribute..........................................................................................20-42

Using the Keyframe Graph to Edit Animations................................................................................................20-45

Motion Paths....................................................................................................................................... 20-49 Overview.........................................................................................................................................................20-49

Turning On/Off Motion Paths ..........................................................................................................................20-53

Displaying Multiple and Grouped Object Motion Paths ...................................................................................20-53 Adding a Keyframe to a Motion Path ..............................................................................................................20-55

Selecting a Frame or Keyframe in a Motion Path............................................................................................20-55

Interpolation ....................................................................................................................................................20-56

Applying an Interpolation to an Individual Keyframe .......................................................................................20-62

Modifying/Deleting/Copying/Pasting a Keyframe ............................................................................................20-63

Copying and Pasting a Motion Path................................................................................................................20-64

Breaking/Unbreaking the Tangent - Spline Interpolation Only ........................................................................20-66

Clearing a Motion Path ...................................................................................................................................20-67

Ease.................................................................................................................................................... 20-68

Interpolation Modes ............................................................................................................................ 20-69 Setting Interpolation Mode ..............................................................................................................................20-69

Interpolation Modes ........................................................................................................................................20-71

Loops/Pauses Properties ................................................................................................................... 20-75 Overview.........................................................................................................................................................20-75

Loops Properties.............................................................................................................................................20-76

Pauses Properties...........................................................................................................................................20-77

Pause Options ................................................................................................................................................20-78

Animation Properties .......................................................................................................................... 20-80 Options............................................................................................................................................................20-83

Pause Options ................................................................................................................................................20-83

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Read Effects........................................................................................................................................20-88

Read Effects - Duet SD/HD ................................................................................................................20-88

Read Effects - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+ ...............................................................................................20-91

21. Advanced Image Effects ............................................................................................21-1

Advanced Image Effects .......................................................................................................................21-1 Accessing and Applying Advanced Image Effects ............................................................................................21-1

Effect Parameters Common to All Effect Types................................................................................................21-3

Effect Types......................................................................................................................................................21-4

22. Transition Effects .......................................................................................................22-1

Default Effect Configuration ..................................................................................................................22-1

Default Effect Configuration - Duet SD .................................................................................................22-1 Default Effect Setup..........................................................................................................................................22-1

Using Default Effects in a Playlist .....................................................................................................................22-4

Default Effect Configuration - Duet HD.................................................................................................22-4

Message Effects Configuration - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+.....................................................................22-5 Comparing Default Effects on Various Duet Systems.......................................................................................22-5

Message Effect Setup and Execution ...............................................................................................................22-5

Executing a Message Effect .............................................................................................................................22-8

Functions Specific to Duet LEX/PCI+ ...............................................................................................................22-9

Multi FX - Duet SD ..............................................................................................................................22-10 Multi FX Setup ................................................................................................................................................22-10

Multi FX Types................................................................................................................................................22-15

Message Sequences ......................................................................................................................................22-18

Test and Scrub ...............................................................................................................................................22-19

Editing In Multi FX...........................................................................................................................................22-19

Saving a Multi FX Message ............................................................................................................................22-20

23. Masks ........................................................................................................................23-1

Overview ...............................................................................................................................................23-1 Mask Objects ....................................................................................................................................................23-1 Mask Characters...............................................................................................................................................23-1

Mask Scene......................................................................................................................................................23-1

Masked .............................................................................................................................................................23-1

Mask Scene - Duet SD .........................................................................................................................23-2 Mask Character (Duet SD/HD/Offline) ..................................................................................................23-4 Mask Objects - Duet SD/HD/Offline......................................................................................................23-5

Lyric User Guide

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Mask Objects - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+................................................................................................ 23-6 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................23-6

Mask Object Setup............................................................................................................................................23-7 Assigning a Mask Object or Element to a Layer ...............................................................................................23-7 Mask Inside.......................................................................................................................................................23-9

Alpha Trim Mask .............................................................................................................................................23-10

Mask Object Tutorial .......................................................................................................................................23-10 Soft Mask........................................................................................................................................................23-13

Removing Mask or Layer Functionality ...........................................................................................................23-13

Soft Masks - Duet LE/LEX/PCI/PCI+ Only ......................................................................................... 23-14 Creating a Graphic to Use as a Soft Mask......................................................................................................23-14

Using a Soft Mask Object in Lyric ...................................................................................................................23-17 Hints on Creating Soft Masks..........................................................................................................................23-20

24. Duet Tools - Playout to Output .................................................................................. 24-1 Duet Tools ............................................................................................................................................ 24-1 Duet SD/HD Tools ................................................................................................................................ 24-1

Outputs .............................................................................................................................................................24-1

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