Pinnacle Speakers DEKO500 - Manual (Page 13)

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Deko500 User’s Guide
Overview of Deko500
T HE D EKO 500 D ESKTOP
All creation and playback of Deko500 graphics is done using the mouse and
keyboard to interact with the various controls and windows on Deko500’s
desktop.
The appearance of the desktop depends on the current layout, as selected from
the Window menu.
A BOUT G RAPHIC F ILES
The main function of Deko500 is the creation and display of graphic files. You
create a Deko500 graphic, including text and background elements, in a
Program window. Once created, a graphic may be saved on disk in a graphic
file.
A graphic consists of one or more layers and a background. Each layer can be
text or a geometric shape—a rectangle or an ellipse. See Graphics and Layers.
Each character of text is rendered in a particular style, which specifies its font
and look. Each geometric shape is rendered in a particular look. See Creating
Styles.
Deko500 provides a variety of tools for typing, justifying, positioning, sizing
and otherwise editing text and shapes. See Composing Text.
Graphic files may be recalled from disk individually—“opened,” in Windows
terminology. You can play back a series of graphic files by entering them into a
sequence. See Effects and Sequences.
T HE P ROGRAM W INDOW
All graphics are created in a Program window.
The Program window shows the current on-air graphic. The contents of this
window match Deko500’s video output, with the addition of a cursor, safe-title
lines and other markers. There is only one Program window.