To import a chyron message file, To map a chyron bitmap font onto a truetype font, To open a font mapping file – Pinnacle Speakers DEKO500 User Manual

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Chyron Import

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2. Activate a Program window.

3. From the View menu, choose Chyron import.

To import a Chyron message file:

1. Open the Chyron Import window.

2. Navigate to the drive and directory that contain the message file.

3. Double-click the file name to open the file in the active Program

window.

Note

Once you have imported a Chyron message file, you can save
it as a Deko (.dko) file. The sample file,

Chyron2.dko

, is a

Chyron message file with logo fonts that was saved as a .dko
file.

To map a Chyron bitmap font onto a TrueType font:

1. Open the Chyron Import window.

2. Navigate to the drive and directory that contain the message file.

3. lick the file name to open its Font Mapping list in the window.

4. Double-click an item in the Font Mapping list to open the list of

available fonts.

5. Select a TrueType font, then click Accept to add the font to the

mapping file for the current Deko500 session.

To save the current font mapping file for future
Deko500 sessions:

1. In the Chyron Import window, click Details.

2. Click Save.

3. Enter a name for the mapping file, then click Save.

4. Click OK or press Enter. Deko500 saves the font mapping file as a

text (.txt) file.

To open a font mapping file:

1. In the Chyron Import window, click Details.

2. Click Open, then navigate to the mapping file.

3. Double-click the file name, or click Open.

4. Click OK or press Enter.

To convert a Chyron logo font into a custom typeface:

1. Open the Chyron Import window.

2. Navigate to the drive and directory that contain the machine file.

Note that the file description appears.

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