Page 1
WinCuePro News
Guide for
1 QTV 2001
208 Harbor Drive. Stamford, CT.
06902 USA
(203) 406-1400
(203)323-3394
Page 2
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE
Notice
DISCLAIMER
QTV reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in it’s
content without obligation of QTV to notify any person or persons of such
revision.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1996 - 2001 QTV.
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or
transmitted, electronic or otherwise, or revealed to a third party, without prior
permission of QTV
WinCue System Version 1.30
VERSION 1.30 2 QTV 2001
Page 3
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE
This user guide was last updated by QTV on October 29, 2001.
How to use this guide
The WinCuePro News user guide provides detailed information on how to setup, configure and operate
the software.
Audience
This guide is intended for use by Operators whose familiarity with computers and software ranges from
novice to expert.
Structure of this guide
The user guide is modular in design and can be divided into the seven sections. Each section describes a
different mode of function for WinCuePro News and therefore can be used alone or in conjunction with
other sections.
Chapter 1 Installation
Chapter 2 Introducing WinCuePro News Describes the WinCuePro News Screen,
Chapter 3 WinCuePro News AvidNews
Interface
Chapter 4 WinCuePro News Basics Describes how to create and prompt scripts in
Chapter 5 The Script Editor Describes how to set read rates and customize
Chapter 6 Working with Rundowns Describes how to create and prompt using
Describes the hardware and software
requirements. How to install the WinCuePro
News software and peripherals
toolbars, menu commands and keyboard
shortcuts
Describes how to set up and run the AvidNews
interface of WinCuePro News.
four easy steps
settings for individual presenters
rundowns
Chapter 7 The Prompter Describes the different scroll controls and how
they are configured
VERSION 1.30 3 QTV 2001
Page 4
1 Installing WinCuePro News on your PC ________________________________8
1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements _______________________________________8
1.2 Before Installing Your Chosen Operating System___________________________9
1.3 The WinCuePro News Package __________________________________________9
1.4 IMT Scroll Card _______________________________________________________9
1.5 Installing the Hardware - Desktop PCs ____________________________________9
Installing the IMT Card Inside a PC __________________________________________________ 9
Connecting a Scroll Control _______________________________________________________ 10
Connecting a Composite Video Feed________________________________________________ 10
Connecting a Genlock Feed _______________________________________________________ 10
1.6 Installing the Hardware - Laptops _______________________________________10
Connecting the IMT Box to a Laptop ________________________________________________ 10
Connecting a Scroll Control _______________________________________________________ 11
Connecting a Composite Video Feed________________________________________________ 11
Connecting a Genlock Feed _______________________________________________________ 11
Connecting a Power Supply _______________________________________________________ 11
1.7 Restarting Your PC ___________________________________________________ 11
1.8 Installing the Software ________________________________________________11
1.9 Starting WinCuePro News for the First Time ______________________________13
2 Introducing WinCuePro News _______________________________________14
2.1 What’s on the WinCuePro News Screen? ________________________________ 14
2.2 Using the Mouse _____________________________________________________15
2.3 Choosing Commands_________________________________________________16
2.4 WinCuePro News toolbars and tools ____________________________________ 17
Standard Toolbar _______________________________________________________________ 18
Formatting Toolbar ______________________________________________________________ 19
2.5 WinCuePro News Keyboard Shortcuts___________________________________19
Text Formatting ________________________________________________________________ 19
Deleting and Copying ____________________________________________________________ 20
Prompting Shortcuts _____________________________________________________________ 20
Menu Commands _______________________________________________________________ 20
Function Key Commands _________________________________________________________ 20
2.6 The Principles of Prompting ___________________________________________ 21
Prompters _____________________________________________________________________ 21
The Script Editor________________________________________________________________ 21
Rundowns_____________________________________________________________________ 21
The Scroll Controller_____________________________________________________________ 21
3 AvStar ___________________________________________________________22
3.1 AvStar Server Setup __________________________________________________22
3.1.1 RXNET Configuration_____________________________________________________ 22
3.1.2 Adding Prompting Users __________________________________________________ 23
VERSION 1.30 4 QTV 2001
Page 5
3.2 WinCue Prompter Configuration ________________________________________ 26
HOSTS File Setup ______________________________________________________________ 26
WinCue Hardware Configuration ___________________________________________________ 27
AvStar News Interface Configuration ________________________________________________ 27
Additional News Interface Configuration______________________________________________ 34
Additional WinCue Settings & Preferences ___________________________________________ 40
3.3 Prompting AvStar with WinCue_________________________________________42
Selecting a Show for Prompting ____________________________________________________ 42
Initiating Prompting______________________________________________________________ 44
Information Displayed on the WinCue Monitor _________________________________________ 45
Using WinCue to Select the Next Story to Prompt ______________________________________ 45
3.4 Using the Scroll Controllers ___________________________________________ 46
Using the Multi-Button Hand Controller ______________________________________________ 46
Using the Foot Control to Prompt ___________________________________________________ 47
4 WinCuePro News Basics ___________________________________________48
4.1 Starting WinCuePro News _____________________________________________48
4.2 Creating a New Script_________________________________________________49
Adding Markers to a Script ________________________________________________________ 50
Adding Presenter Name to a Script _________________________________________________ 51
Printing a Script ________________________________________________________________ 51
4.3 Saving Your Work ____________________________________________________ 52
4.3.1 Saving Changes_________________________________________________________ 52
4.4 Prompting a Script ___________________________________________________53
Beginning a Prompting Session ____________________________________________________ 53
IMT Scroll Control_______________________________________________________________ 54
Ending a Prompting Session ______________________________________________________ 54
Controlling Prompt and Edit Positions _______________________________________________ 54
4.5 Getting Started in WinCuePro News Summary ____________________________ 56
5 The Script Editor __________________________________________________57
5.1 The Script Editor Window _____________________________________________57
The Script Window ______________________________________________________________ 57
The Word Count Boxes __________________________________________________________ 58
The Script Duration Boxes ________________________________________________________ 58
5.2 Changing the Script Characteristics_____________________________________60
Changing the Font ______________________________________________________________ 60
Changing the Font Style __________________________________________________________ 60
Changing the Color of the Text_____________________________________________________ 61
Inverting the Background Color and the Text __________________________________________ 61
Justifying the Text_______________________________________________________________ 62
Highlighting Text in the Editor______________________________________________________ 62
Captions ______________________________________________________________________ 63
Format All _____________________________________________________________________ 63
Not Prompted Text ______________________________________________________________ 64
Finding Words in a Script _________________________________________________________ 64
Replacing Words in a Script _______________________________________________________ 64
5.3 Creating Your Own Settings For New Scripts _____________________________65
VERSION 1.30 5 QTV 2001
Page 6
5.3.1 Changing the Default Read Rate ____________________________________________ 65
5.3.2 Changing the Default Font and Font Size _____________________________________ 66
5.4 Presenter settings____________________________________________________67
5.4.1 Adding a New Presenter __________________________________________________ 67
5.4.2 Changing the Presenter Settings ____________________________________________ 67
5.4.3 Modifying a Presenter ____________________________________________________ 68
5.4.4 Deleting a Presenter______________________________________________________ 69
6 Working with Rundowns____________________________________________70
6.1 The WinCuePro News Rundown Window_________________________________ 70
Features of WinCuePro News Rundown _____________________________________________ 71
The Script Editor Window _________________________________________________________ 71
6.2 Working in the Rundown ______________________________________________72
6.2.1 Creating a New Story _____________________________________________________ 72
6.2.2 Saving your work ________________________________________________________ 73
6.2.3 Moving Stories Within the Running Order _____________________________________ 73
6.2.4 Renumbering Stories in the Rundown ________________________________________ 73
6.3 Editing Within the Rundown ___________________________________________ 74
6.3.1 New story ______________________________________________________________ 74
6.3.2 Edit Story ______________________________________________________________ 74
6.3.3 View Story _____________________________________________________________ 74
6.3.4 Delete Story ____________________________________________________________ 74
6.3.5 Deleting Multiple Stories___________________________________________________ 75
6.3.6 Edit Field ______________________________________________________________ 75
6.3.7 Toggle Hold State________________________________________________________ 75
6.3.8 Prompt From Here _______________________________________________________ 76
6.4 Working with Multiple Rundowns _______________________________________76
Tiling windows _________________________________________________________________ 76
Cascading Windows _____________________________________________________________ 76
Arranging Icons ________________________________________________________________ 77
Moving Stories Between Rundowns_________________________________________________ 77
6.5 Prompting Mode _____________________________________________________77
Entering Prompt Mode ___________________________________________________________ 77
Controlling Prompted Text ________________________________________________________ 78
Quitting Prompt Mode____________________________________________________________ 78
7 The Prompter _____________________________________________________79
7.1 The IMT Scroll Control ________________________________________________79
7.2 Selecting a Scroll Control _____________________________________________79
7.3 On-screen Scroll Control ______________________________________________80
7.4 IMT Scroll Control ____________________________________________________ 81
7.4.1 Configuring for Center Stop Mode ___________________________________________ 81
7.4.2 Configuring the Scroll Table________________________________________________ 82
7.5 Hybrid Serial IMT Multi-button Controller_________________________________ 83
7.5.1 Configuring for Center Stop Mode ___________________________________________ 83
7.5.2 Configuring Scroll Control Buttons ___________________________________________ 84
7.5.3 Connecting a Foot Control _________________________________________________ 87
7.5.4 Multi-button Troubleshooting _______________________________________________ 88
VERSION 1.30 6 QTV 2001
Page 7
Appendix A The IMT Card ______________________________________________89
Appendix B Supported Hardware _______________________________________98
Appendix C Wiring Diagrams ___________________________________________99
Appendix D Using PC90 Motorised Control Stands ______________________105
D1 Configuring WinCue _________________________________________________107
D2 Controlling the PC stand from WinCue _________________________________107
D 3 Controlling the stand through prompt scripts____________________________ 108
Appendix E Wiring _________________________________________________111
E1 WinCue Multibutton Hand Control _____________________________________111
E1.1 WinCue IMT card 9 way d connections ______________________________________ 111
E1.2 9 way d Serial port connections ____________________________________________ 111
E1.3 P4 Multibutton Remote Connector 15 Pin D Male ______________________________ 111
E2 2 button Serial Hand Control _________________________________________ 111
E2.1 9 way d Serial port connections ____________________________________________ 111
E3 2 button IMT Hand Control ____________________________________________ 112
E3.1 IMT Hand control _______________________________________________________ 112
Appendix F Master/Slave____________________________________________113
F1 Before you start ____________________________________________________ 113
F2 Configuring WinCue for Master/Slave __________________________________113
F2.1 Serial Port Connection ___________________________________________________ 114
F2.2 Modem Connection _____________________________________________________ 115
F2.3 Other Master/Slave Configuration Options____________________________________ 116
F3 To set-up Master/Slave_______________________________________________116
F4 Using Master/Slave__________________________________________________117
Technical Support ___________________________________________________121
VERSION 1.30 7 QTV 2001
Page 8
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE INSTALLATION OF WINCUEPRO NEWS
Chapter
1
Installation of WinCuePro News
In this chapter you will learn how to install WinCuePro News on your PC. First we will examine
the hardware and software you need, and then we will cover the hardware and software
installation process.
1 Installing WinCuePro News on your PC
1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements
WinCue will run on the Windows 95, 98 or Windows NT 4.0 operating systems.
However we recommend your prompter is a Windows NT machine. The minimum
hardware requirements and recommended specification is as follows:
Windows 95/98
166 MHz Pentium processor (233MHz Pentium 2 or better is recommended)
32Mb RAM (64Mb RAM is recommended)
50Mb free disk space
Adaptec SCSI card 2906 for desktop, Adaptec SlimSCSI 1460 PCMCIA for
laptop
VL bus or PCI bus graphics card (PCI preferred)
800x600 16 color VGA display (1024x768 is recommended))
Windows NT 4.0
166 MHz Pentium processor (233MHz Pentium 2 or better is recommended)
64Mb RAM
50Mb free disk space
Adaptec SCSI card 2906 for desktop, Adaptec SlimSCSI 1460 PCMCIA for
VERSION 1.30 8 QTV 2001
Page 9
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE INSTALLATION OF WINCUEPRO NEWS
laptop
VL bus or PCI bus graphics card (PCI preferred)
800x600 16 color VGA display (1024x768 is recommended)
1.2 Before Installing Your Chosen Operating System
Before you install your chosen operating system you should configure your SCSI
card in accordance with the documentation supplied with it. DO NOT at this
stage install any hardware supplied with WinCuePro News.
1.3 The WinCuePro News Package
The WinCuePro News package consists of:
Laptop users will receive an IMT
box, not the IMT scroll card
Software (1 CD + license)
IMT Scroll Card
Scroll Controller
User-manual
1.4 IMT Scroll Card
The IMT scroll card allows WinCuePro News to prompt text in any language.
Data from the scroll card is sent to the prompter screen via the on-board
composite video channel. The IMT card also features an on-board genlock port.
In addition, an IMT scroll control can be attached to the IMT card leaving all the
ports on your PC free for other peripherals.
1.5 Installing the Hardware - Desktop PCs
Before installing the WinCuePro News software you have to install the IMT scroll
card. Your PC must be turned off before the IMT scroll card can be installed.
The IMT card will have been configured prior to shipment for the settings
required in your country. Therefore changes to jumpers or dipswitch settings
should not be necessary.
Refer to Appendix C for wiring diagrams.
Installing the IMT Card Inside a PC
1. Remove the cover from the PC’s case
2. The IMT card is configured it should be connected to the end of the SCSI cable.
VERSION 1.30 9 QTV 2001
Page 10
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE INSTALLATION OF WINCUEPRO NEWS
3. Find a free full length ISA slot inside the PC
4. Remove the appropriate blanking plate
5. Carefully insert the IMT card
6. Connect the SCSI cable to the IMT card
7. Replace the PC’s cover
Connecting a Scroll Control
The standard scroll control used with WinCuePro News is the IMT scroll control.
The IMT scroll control port is the 9 pin analogue port on the back of the IMT card.
WinCuePro News expects the scroll control to be connected to this port.
The IMT scroll control will not work if it is attached to any other port on your PC.
Refer to chapter 6 to learn more about all the different scroll controls supported
by WinCue.
Connecting a Composite Video Feed
The composite video port is the BNC port furthest the scroll control port on the
IMT card. This port supplies the composite video feed to the prompter screen(s).
Connecting a Genlock Feed
The genlock port is the BNC port nearest from the scroll control port on the IMT
card. This port accepts a genlock feed.
1.6 Installing the Hardware - Laptops
The IMT Scroll card must be attached to your Laptop externally, to do this first of
all make sure your laptop is turned off.
The IMT scroll card inside the IMT box has been configured prior to shipment for
the settings required in your country. Therefore it should not be necessary to
open the IMT box or change jumpers or dip switch settings.
Connecting the IMT Box to a Laptop
1. Insert the PCMCIA SCSI card into your laptop
2. Connect one end of the SCSI cable supplied with the SCSI card to the PCMCIA
card and the other to the SCSI port on the IMT box
3. Connect a power cord to the appropriate input of the IMT box (you have a choice
of IEC mains or 12V DC)
See the laptop wiring diagram in Appendix C.
VERSION 1.30 10 QTV 2001
Page 11
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE INSTALLATION OF WINCUEPRO NEWS
Connecting a Scroll Control
Laptops normally use the IMT scroll control. The IMT scroll control port is the 9
pin analogue port on top of the IMT box. WinCuePro News expects a scroll
control to be connected to this port.
The IMT scroll control will not work if it is attached to any other port on your PC.
Connecting a Composite Video Feed
The IMT box is made in two versions, one has four BNC composite outputs and
the other has one. These ports supply the composite video feed to the prompter
screen(s). You can connect your video cable to the BNC output.
See C3 and C4 in Appendix C for further details.
Connecting a Genlock Feed
The genlock port is the BNC port next to the IMT scroll control port on the IMT
box. This port accepts a genlock feed.
Connecting a Power Supply
The IMT box can be powered from one of three different sources; the mains
power supply, 12V DC and an optional PAG battery (UK version only).
A reset button is provided on the IMT box to reset the IMT scroll card.
1.7 Restarting Your PC
Once all the WinCuePro News hardware has been installed restart your PC.
Laptop users must switch on the IMT box before switching on the laptop.
This is to ensure the PCMCIA SCSI card successfully detects the IMT scroll
card.
1.8 Installing the Software
It is assumed you have already successfully installed your chosen operating
system on a PC and this meets the minimum hardware requirements.
Warning for Laptop Users!
VERSION 1.30 11 QTV 2001
Page 12
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE INSTALLATION OF WINCUEPRO NEWS
Warning!
If WinCuePro News is being installed on Windows NT 4.0 you will need to
be logged in with administrator privileges. If you do not have these rights
contact your computer support department.
To begin installing WinCuePro News:
1. Close all programs running on your computer
2. Insert the installation CD into your CD drive
3. Choose R
un… from the Start menu
4. The Run dialog box appears. Type d:\setup in the Open: text box then click on
OK.
5. The installation program will load. Follow the on screen instructions carefully.
VERSION 1.30 12 QTV 2001
Page 13
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE INSTALLATION OF WINCUEPRO NEWS
6. Once all the software has been copied onto your PC you will need to shut it
down and switch it off to install the IMT scroll card.
Warning!
The license disk included with each copy of WinCuePro News is designed
to work with the supplied IMT scroll card. It will not work with any other
IMT card.
1.9 Starting WinCuePro News for the First Time
When WinCuePro News starts for the first time the following message appears,
“Your scroll control configuration is not set. WinCuePro News will now
allow you to select which scroll control your have installed”.
Click on OK. The Configure Scroll Controls dialog box appears.
Choose the appropriate scroll control from the Configure Scroll Controls dialog
box, and then click on OK. The WinCuePro News installation is now complete
you ready to begin working with WinCuePro News.
and
VERSION 1.30 13 QTV 2001
Page 14
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE HOW WINCUEPRO NEWS WORKS
2
uratio
ditor
Chapter
How WinCuePro News Works
This Chapter introduces WinCuePro News and some of its basic features. If you are familiar
with Windows you can skip ahead to the next chapter that describes how to create a
document. This chapter is also a valuable reference section as it describes all the keystroke
shortcuts.
2 Introducing WinCuePro News
2.1 What’s on the WinCuePro News Screen?
When you start WinCuePro News, a new blank document appears on the WinCuePro
News Screen. The following illustration identifies each part of the WinCuePro News
screen.
Word count
Menu Bar
Script
E
Toolbar buttons
Script
D
n
VERSION 1.30 14 QTV 2001
Status bar
Page 15
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE HOW WINCUEPRO NEWS WORKS
Open menus to display WinCue commands:
Click buttons on the toolbars to quickly choose commands.
The status bar displays information about the active document or highlighted
command. The window bar displays the current scripts open as tabs.
One of the main features of the WinCue screen is the Word count boxes and the
Script duration boxes.
See Section 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 for more details on the Word Count and Script
duration boxes
As you type the script into WinCue, the Word Count box will track the number of
words in the script. The current word count is constantly updated and displayed. The
Words to End box will track the number of words remaining in the script, from a
specific point within the script.
The screens described in this section refer to WinCue LT in standard format although
all screens are configurable using the Layout Editor. Contact your vendor for more
details.
2.2 Using the Mouse
Use the mouse to move the pointer around on the screen to quickly choose
commands, click buttons, and select text and so on. To move the pointer, just move
the mouse on your desktop.
VERSION 1.30 15 QTV 2001
Page 16
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE HOW WINCUEPRO NEWS WORKS
2.3 Choosing Commands
A command is an instruction that tells WinCue what to do next. To choose
commands, you can click buttons on the toolbars or use the regular menus.
Using toolbars for command shortcuts: If you have a mouse you can click buttons
on the toolbar to choose the most common WinCue commands.
Formatting toolbar
Options greyed out are not
available in the current
active window.
Standard toolbar
To display or hide a toolbar, open the T
ools menu, select Toolbars and then the
toolbar you want to display or hide from the sub-menu. Toolbars selected for display
will have a checkmark () displayed next to them.
Choosing commands from the menus: You can also choose commands from
menus that are listed on the menu bar at the top of the WinCue window. Just click the
command you want. To close a menu without choosing a command, click outside the
menu or press ESC.
Selecting options in a dialog box: When you choose a command that’s followed by
three dots, a dialog box appears so that you can select options.
VERSION 1.30 16 QTV 2001
Page 17
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE HOW WINCUEPRO NEWS WORKS
2.4 WinCuePro News toolbars and tools
Toolbars provide quick access to commonly used commands and tools. When you
first start WinCuePro News and open a queue, the Standard and Formatting toolbars
are displayed just below the menu bar. You can choose the toolbars you want to
display or you can choose to display none at all.
VERSION 1.30 17 QTV 2001
Page 18
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE HOW WINCUEPRO NEWS WORKS
Standard Toolbar
Function Button
New File button
Open File button
Open Queue button
Quick browser button
Save queue button
Print button
Paste button
Copy button
Cut button
Prompt button
Stop prompting button
Panic button
VERSION 1.30 18 QTV 2001
Page 19
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE HOW WINCUEPRO NEWS WORKS
Formatting Toolbar
Function Button
Bold button
Underline button
Italic button
Inverse button
Font button
Color button-white, red, green, blue, yellow
Justify button -right, center, left
2.5 WinCuePro News Keyboard Shortcuts
Text Formatting
To do this Windows Shortcut
Underline Ctrl + U
Italic Ctrl + I
Bold Ctrl + B
Change font Ctrl + F
Inverse Text Ctrl + E
Color change to Default color (black) Ctrl + 0
Color change to Red Ctrl + 1
Color change to Green
Color change to Blue
Color change to Yellow Ctrl + 4
Justify text right Ctrl + Shift + R
Justify text left Ctrl + Shift + L
VERSION 1.30 19 QTV 2001
Ctrl + 2
Ctrl + 3
Page 20
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE HOW WINCUEPRO NEWS WORKS
Format all Text Ctrl + Shift + A
Select all Text Ctrl + A
Deleting and Copying
To do this Windows shortcut
Cut Ctrl + X
Copy Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V
Search/replace Ctrl + H
Prompting Shortcuts
To do this Windows shortcut
Insert marker Ctrl + M
Previous marker in script Ctrl + 9
Next marker Ctrl + 0
Not prompted text Ctrl + P
Menu Commands
To use this command Windows shortcut
Save File Ctrl + S
Function Key Commands
Key To do this
F1 Help
F3 Find Next
F3 + Shift Next
F6 Open next item
F6 + Shift Open previous item
F7 Commit edits
F9 Prompter Refresh
VERSION 1.30 20 QTV 2001
Page 21
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE HOW WINCUEPRO NEWS WORKS
F11 Edit at prompter
F11 + Shift Prompt to Editor
F11+ Ctrl Prompt scroll lock
2.6 The Principles of Prompting
This section aims to provide those who are unfamiliar with prompting systems the
basic terms involved.
Prompters
The prompter is normally mounted on the front of the camera and displays the
scrolling text created by the script editor for the presenter to read. The text from the
monitor is reflected onto a special sheet of glass. Thus the presenter can see the text,
but the camera looks straight through it.
The Script Editor
Rundowns
The Scroll Controller
The script editor is used to write and modify the story the presenter is going to read.
Each story is represented as a one-line entry in the rundown.
A rundown is a list of titles representing the stories the presenter is going to read. The
order in which the titles appear dictates the order in which the stories will be displayed
on the prompter.
The scroll controller is used to control the prompted text. The prompter operator
controls the speed and direction the text scrolls to suit the presenter.
VERSION 1.30 21 QTV 2001
Page 22
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
Chapter
3
WinCuePro AvStar Interface
In this chapter you will learn how to setup the WinCue prompter to operate with the AvStar
newsroom computer system and also how to configure the AvStar system to work with the
WinCue interface.
3 AvStar
3.1 AvStar Server Setup
After WinCue hardware and software installation, it will be necessary to configure rxnet resources on the
news servers, create users for prompting on the news system, and also necessary to setup the WinCue
software for AvStar operation.
3.1.1 RXNET Configuration
WinCue Prompters use rxnet resources to access an AvStar System. In certain circumstances
they use multiple rxnet resources. Consequently, it’s wise to configure many of them, more if the
system is going to have multiple prompters, even more if the system is also going to be receiving
data from other systems. Some AvStar installers configure 20 rxnets on any new install or
upgrade. Figure one rxnet per show plus two extras (plus rxnets for other systems).
You can use the fgrep command to pull the lines containing rxnet out of the main configuration
file. The following example shows a system with 4 general rxnets available for other systems to
hookup with for story transfer and 6 dedicated rxnets reserved for the WinCue prompter.
BUBB_A: fgrep rxnet /site/config
special 101 0 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 102 0 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 103 0 rxnet - - ; rxnet
VERSION 1.30 22 QTV 2001
Page 23
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
special 104 0 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 105 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; Wincue
special 106 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 107 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 108 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 109 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
special 110 10.1.100.45 rxnet - - ; rxnet
A general rxnet has a zero in the third column. Dedicated WinCue rxnets will have the IP address
of the WinCue prompter entered in the third column. These dedicated rxnets are reserved and
can only be used by the WinCue prompter of that address. WinCue can also use general rxnets
if none are dedicated.
Besides the entries in the body of the config file, there will need to be corresponding entries in the
appropriate host section of the /site/config file (see the AvStar Operations Manual for more details
on the config file and editing commands):
reslist 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
3.1.2 Adding Prompting Users
When WinCue accesses AvStar through an RxNet, it does so using an account and password. In
addition, it uses the destination of the account to guide it to the rundown to prompt. It’s possible
to set up one account that only accesses SHOW, for example, but it’s more elegant to set up
multiple prompting accounts, all of which have destinations pointing to different rundowns. If
that’s the tact you take, it’s still advisable to have one high-level access account.
To create multiple prompting accounts, all of which have destinations pointing to different
rundowns, in AvStar click Tools Options Users to bring up the Manage User Accounts
dialog box:
VERSION 1.30 23 QTV 2001
Page 24
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
Click on the New User button to add a user. To keep some sort of uniform standard, name the
user “winq” (for WinCue) plus the name of the show such as “6p” for the SHOW.6P rundown:
The Destination queue usertrait should be set to the directory name of the show you wish this
user to prompt. The Mail queue should be set to the SYSTEM.SHREDDER. Do not set the Mail
queue to the DEAD file.
VERSION 1.30 24 QTV 2001
Page 25
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
No other user features need be checked. Once the user’s traits are setup, click the Add button to
add the account.
After adding the new account, it is necessary to then set a password on it. Search for that new
account name by typing the name in the User ID box and clicking Search:
When the username is found, click the Modify button so you can go in and set the WinCue user’s
password. After clicking Modify, uncheck the Force Change box and then click the Password
button:
You can now designate a password for the show prompting user accounts. You will need to
remember this password later when you are setting up the WinCue software.
VERSION 1.30 25 QTV 2001
Page 26
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
As mentioned, it might be a good idea to also set up a higher-level prompter user whose
destination is set to the SHOW directory:
NOTE: There is currently (1.1.7) a bug in rxnet that prevents WinCue from accessing queues
with read groups. Rundown queues that are going to be prompted can’t have a read group. This
is expected to go away in 1.2.
Additionally, in AvStar versions earlier than 1.1.9, it’s important to synchronize the date/time on
the news servers. If the time differs more than 5 seconds between the servers, the WinCue may
not be able to download stories created on the server other than the one the WinCue is logged in
to. The resulting error message on WinCue is:
AvStar Interface: unable to retrieve story
If you get this message when trying to download certain stories, simply re-sync the time on the
news servers with the date command, and then modify the affected stories. This bug is fixed in
AvStar 1.1.9 and higher.
3.2 WinCue Prompter Configuration
HOSTS File Setup
The WinCue PC needs to be on the network. It either needs to be able to find the AvStar system
through a DNS, or it needs a local HOSTS file. Under NT the HOSTS file lives in
c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\. It is preferred to edit it from a command prompt, to
prevent programs like NOTEPAD from sticking a .TXT extension on it.
VERSION 1.30 26 QTV 2001
Page 27
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
C:\> cd \winnt\system32\drivers\etc
C:\> edit hosts
On Windows95 systems, the HOSTS file lives in the Windows directory. :
An easy way of determining if the WinCue PC is properly setup to find the AvStar servers on the
network is to run a ping test. Click Start Programs Command Prompt. This will fire up a
DOS window. Simply type “ping <servername>” at the DOS prompt. If the Windows PC can look
up the name and it is on the network with the server, you will receive replies as your ping
bounces off the AvStar server:
C:\> ping bubb_a
Pinging bubb_a [10.1.0.1] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.1.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Reply from 10.1.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Reply from 10.1.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
Reply from 10.1.0.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255
C:\>
If the hosts table is not properly setup, the Windows PC will be unable to look up an address to
correlate to the name and an error message will result:
C:\> ping bubb_a
Bad IP address bubb_a.
C:\>
WinCue Hardware Configuration
The SCSI card and IMT card must be correctly installed and the hand controller needs to be
connected to both the Port on the IMT as well as a COM port (that’s why it has two connectors on
it). The video output is connected to the BNC connector farthest away from the hand controller
port. The BNC connector in between is a GenLock connector. The software needs to be installed,
it can be put it in the Startup Group for all users.
AvStar News Interface Configuration
Configuration of the AvStar interface on WinCue is done through the TOOLS:OPTIONS menu.
When you select that you’re presented with a tabbed control panel from which you can configure
many aspects of WinCue. Four important options in that dialog are Access Control, News
Interfaces, Prompt Engine, and User Preferences.
VERSION 1.30 27 QTV 2001
Page 28
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
“Access Control” is effective on NT based WinCue prompters. It’s related to the NT accounts on
the prompter computer. It’s possible to restrict access to TOOLS:OPTIONS, for example, to the
NT administrator account. If you login to the PC as a user named prompter, for example, you can
configure it so that prompter can’t access or change WinCue setup features.
Click on Tools Options to bring up the main WinCue configuration screen:
Click the + sign next to News Interfaces to expand the option and then highlight AvStar:
VERSION 1.30 28 QTV 2001
Page 29
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
In this screen you are able to setup “servers.” Click the A
Server dialog box will appear:
dd button. The Configure AvStar
VERSION 1.30 29 QTV 2001
Page 30
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
Although the dialog box talks about setting up a Server Name, it is easier to think of the dialog
box as setting up a Show. For each show that you are setting up, there should be a
corresponding user on the AvStar system whose default destination points to that show.
VERSION 1.30 30 QTV 2001
Page 31
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
In the previous example, the destination of the winq11p user is set to SHOW.11PM.
Be sure that both “Use New FTP Interface” and “Use Fast Mode” are checked in. You will be
unable to browse the AvStar directory tree if Use Fast Mode is not checked.
AutoSelect Dir. - If you know that this server is only ever going to prompt a queue called rundown
you can set that to .rundown (that’s <dot>rundown). In theory, that will only allow that
server/show to see queues that are called rundown.
Direct to Queue - If this is box is ticked the AutoSelect Dir path will be grayed out and wincue will
use the path specified when opening this server
“Background Download” lets the system start prompting before having downloaded the whole
show.
NOTE: Some AvStar customers who’ve experimented with this think that it made the WinCue
less stable and they opted to not use this option.
After setting up the show in this General Settings tab, click the Host Configuration tab to setup the
connection to the AvStar server.
VERSION 1.30 31 QTV 2001
Page 32
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
This is where you can show WinCue which server to login to. You can also set up a secondary
server WinCue should login to if the first server is down or not responding.
NOTE: The names given here must be listed in the local hosts table of the WinCue PC so that
the names (bubb_a or bubb_b) can be looked up and referenced to an IP address.
If a primary or secondary server is not entered, the WinCue will not know where to retrieve
stories. The following error message will result when you try to open the queue:
Click OK to save this show configuration, then click A
dd again to add the next show.
VERSION 1.30 32 QTV 2001
Page 33
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
Continue adding shows until you have a configuration saved for each show.
As you are setting the primary and secondary machines in the Host Configuration tab, try to
alternate the shows from one host to the other so that the shows alternate in a ping-pong fashion
between the servers they download from.
Time of Show Primary Host Secondary Host
5:00 pm “A” server (bubb_a) “B” server (bubb_b)
5:30 pm “B” server (bubb_b) “A” server (bubb_a)
6:00 pm “A” server (bubb_a) “B” server (bubb_b)
10:00 pm “B” server (bubb_b) “A” server (bubb_a)
VERSION 1.30 33 QTV 2001
Page 34
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
Additional News Interface Configuration
There are several other tabs at the top of the WinCue Configuration window:
The “Other Settings” tab has some important settings.
VERSION 1.30 34 QTV 2001
Page 35
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
First of all, this is where you configure the Font you’re going to prompt with under the “Font”
button.
VERSION 1.30 35 QTV 2001
Page 36
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
Ok or Cancel will bring you back to the Configuration Screen
VERSION 1.30 36 QTV 2001
Page 37
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
“Trashcan Control” – Sets the size of the trash can and weather you want to keep replaced items
“Text Processing” - tells the WinCue to respect the tab characters inserted into the scripts by
writers. If this isn’t selected, WinCue will pack out those tabs.
“Convert String To Marker” – When WinCue receives the specified string it will insert a marker
into the script
“Allow On Air Delete” – Deleted items on Avstar will be deleted from WinCue
“Allow On Air Updates” – Updated items on Avstar will be updated on WinCue
“Allow On Air Editing” – WinCue can edit sent items If this is not ticked then sent items can only
be edited in panic mode
“Only Display Rundown Title” – If this is ticked WinCue will display the queue path as the title
otherwise it will display the Avstar queue path
“Convert Leading Spaces To Tab” – If ticked any spaces immediately following a hard return will
be converted to tabs
“Dial Up Connection” – Changes the update checking time
“Force Text To Upper Case” – Changes all received text to upper case
“Float Empty Items” – All empty items (no text) are put on hold
“Strip Not Prompted Text” – Any text marked as “Not Prompted” in Avstar is received by WinCue
“Convert Single Spaces To Double” – Single spaces in the script will be converted to double
spaces
“Strip Trailing Hard Returns” – This will remove any extra hard returns that are on the end off the
script
VERSION 1.30 37 QTV 2001
Page 38
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
The next two tabs “Presenter Settings” and “Presenters” are interesting but they’d take a while to
configure. WinCue should be able to read the contents of the Presenter Field and, if there’s a
corresponding WinCue presenter set up, prompting that script will call up that presenter’s
settings. That could include different fonts, sizes, and colors.
VERSION 1.30 38 QTV 2001
Page 39
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
VERSION 1.30 39 QTV 2001
Page 40
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
The “Banner” tab controls the formatting of the slug lines in the prompter output. You can choose
whether to show banners or not (if you choose not to, WinCue will still show blank space where
the banners were while prompting because WinCue downloads every story it will show every slug
line for every story, even blank ones, while prompting) choose the Font and Size for the Banners
and also choose which fields to show.
NOTE: Later versions of the WinCue software do not prompt blank stories and do not put up a
slug line on the prompter for blank stories. Contact QTV to obtain the latest version of the
software.
Additional WinCue Settings & Preferences
The WinCue Configuration dialog box has several other settings besides the News Interface.
Under” Prompt Engine you’ll find two choices, “Hardware Settings” and “Scroll Controls”.
“Hardware Settings” gives you some control over basic display settings. It’s pretty self-
explanatory.
“Scroll Controls” lets you pick what controller to use, generally the “Hybrid Serial/IMT Multibutton
Controller. There’s a “Setup” button, which lets you, well, setup your desired controller.
One important option in there, particularly for people used to the old Serial Prompter controller, is
the “Center Stop Mode” check box. If that’s not selected, the controller only works in one
direction at a time. If it’s selected, the controller stops in the middle, rolls ahead when you roll the
VERSION 1.30 40 QTV 2001
Page 41
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
pot forward and rolls back if you roll the pot backward. You can also configure what the buttons
do as well as other things. Explore, play, and learn.
There are some important settings under “User Preferences”:
Under the “User Interface” tab, typical selections may be as follows:
• “Open The Queue Browser”, under “Startup options”. That brings up the browser
window (where you see the servers you configured) on program startup.
• “Automatically open the Queue Browser once the last Queue is closed”, under “Queue
Options”. That re-opens the browser when you close a queue you’re prompting.
• “Restore Main Window Position” under “Main Window”. Not sure but it makes me feel
warm and fuzzy.
Under the “Windows” tab one typically may select the following:
• “Maximize View Window”, which I believe forces the Application to open Maximized.
• “Splitter View”, which gives a window on the text being prompted on the VGA status
display.
The rest were left at defaults. Under “Prompt Tracking” the following were selected:
VERSION 1.30 41 QTV 2001
Page 42
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
• “Auto Follow On Prompt Item”
• “Keep On Prompt Item Visible In List”, which forces the VGA status display to scroll down
with the prompter output.
• Don’t select “Auto Jump to Editor on Speed Zero”, which is really only useful if you’re
prompting in a non-AvidNews environment and I figure could panic a prompter operator.
And, when all is done, click on the big OK, exit the Application and launch it again. Many WinCue
settings require a restart of the Application to take effect.
3.3 Prompting AvStar with WinCue
Selecting a Show for Prompting
If the queue selection window is not configured to open automatically as a user preference when
starting up the WinCue program, click on File Open Queue. This will bring up a dialog box
where you can select which show you want to prompt:
After you select the Show, you will be presented with a list of the queues underneath this show
directory. Select the RUNDOWN queue to download the stories in the show to the WinCue
prompter.
VERSION 1.30 42 QTV 2001
Page 43
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
If you wish to change to a different show to prompt, you can click the folder icon with the up arrow
on it
to move up one level where you will find other shows available for prompting.
NOTE: You will not be able to move upwards if you have not configured more than one show.
If the AvStar user account associated with the show has the actual rundown queue set as the
VERSION 1.30 43 QTV 2001
Page 44
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
user’s destination in AvStar:
Then when the show associated with that user is selected, the following box appears:
Choose “Open This Queue” to download the stories in that rundown to the WinCue.
Multiple shows can be selected and downloaded to the WinCue. Each appears in its own window
and can be selected using the “Show Taskbar” at the bottom of the WinCue main window.
Initiating Prompting
When you are ready to start a show, click Prompt Begin Prompting to start prompting. A
Begin Prompting icon also appears on the toolbar of the WinCue application.
It is possible to load more than one show at a time and have multiple rundowns in their own
windows on WinCue, but prompting must be turned off on the first show before prompting the next.
After loading the show, changes to stories will be automatically detected and downloaded (WinCue
polls the AvStar server every second to see if any stories have been added or modified).
If a story is re-ordered in the line-up, it will automatically pop into its new position on the WinCue
monitor within a second of being dropped into the new position. Stories should be reordered on the
AvStar system rather than on the WinCue.
The current position of the story being prompted is highlighted in yellow on the WinCue monitor.
If a story is “floated” in AvStar (Story Float), the line for that story will turn a different color on
the WinCue (blue) and that story will not be prompted by the WinCue. It will also not
VERSION 1.30 44 QTV 2001
display a
Page 45
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
slugbar for the floated story. WinCue will transparently prompt to the next item, skipping over any
floated stories.
Information Displayed on the WinCue Monitor
A yellow bar on the runorder indicates which story you are currently prompting, the 'prompt bar'.
A black bar on the runorder indicates which story you have 'selected'. This can be done by left
clicking on with the mouse; this black bar can be ignored.
A blue bar on the runorder indicates a story, which has been 'floated' and will not be prompted.
Double left-click on a story to view the text of the story, use the far-right scroll bar to view more of
the story.
The runorder word count column displays the number of words in a story. If there are no words in a
story its word count box will be colored red to indicate that it may be worth querying the booth why
there is no text in the story. It is only worthwhile querying a story if you believe that there should be
some text in the story.
The runorder status column displays information about the status of a story.
If a stories status box is colored red it indicates that the status information is relatively important
and may be worth querying.
The status messages and their meanings:
Updated - The story has been updated/re-downloaded since the original AvStar download.
The following message will appear in a red status box:
MISSING - The runorder item/slug has been downloaded from AvStar but the corresponding story
file has not been downloaded from AvStar. Likely cause: The story has not been downloaded yet,
or the story may not contain any text on AvStar.
Using WinCue to Select the Next Story to Prompt
If it is necessary to jump the prompt to a story that is not the next or previous story in the runorder
then you can use any of the following three methods.
1. Hold down the left 'Alt' key and double left-click on the story you want to start prompting.
VERSION 1.30 45 QTV 2001
Page 46
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
2. Right-click on the story you want to start prompting, then select 'Prompt From Here' from
the drop-down menu that appears.
3. Left-click on the story you want to start prompting, this will select the story (shown by the
black bar), then hold down the left 'Alt' key and press the 'Return' or 'Enter' key.
After using any one of these methods, the prompt and the WinCue prompt (yellow) bar will
move/jump to the chosen story.
3.4 Using the Scroll Controllers
Note: IF YOU HAVE A MULTIBUTTON CONTROL WITH OR WITHOUT A FOOT CONTROL:
The button on the back of the Multibutton Hand Control switches between whether the Multibuttons
scroll knob or the attached Foot Controls (NB. A Foot Controller may not be attached) pedal is to
control the scrolling.
If the button is OUT then the scrolling is controlled by the Multibuttons scroll knob.
If the button is IN then the scrolling is controlled by the Foot Controls pedal.
Using the Multi-Button Hand Controller
The Multibutton Hand Control has twelve buttons and a scroll knob on its right hand side. The scroll
speed is controlled by turning the knob. The functions of all the buttons on the Multibutton are listed
below:
Top row of buttons (left to right):
FWD Change the scroll direction. The scroll direction is indicated by the cue marker on
REV the prompt output. If the cue marker points in towards the story, you are scrolling
forwards.
NEXT Jump the prompt forward to the next story. (An ITEM is a STORY)
ITEM
PREV Jump the prompt back to the previous story.
ITEM
RESET Reset the prompt back to the start of the current story.
ITEM
Middle row of buttons (left to right):
NEXT jumps to the next marker in the item that is being prompted
MARKER
VERSION 1.30 46 QTV 2001
Page 47
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
PREV jumps to the previous marker in the item that is being prompted
MARKER
RESET Reset the prompt back to the start of the current runorder.
R.O. Must be pressed after receiving the initial AvStar download.
BLANK Blanks/Un-blanks the prompt output. (Useful if you feel an interviewer may be put
SCREEN off by prompt on the camera)
Bottom row of buttons (left to right):
CAPTION No assigned function for the AvStar Interface.
ON/OFF
2nd from left, Known as the 'CUE STORY' button, it will move the prompt back to the very end
of
bottom row. the previous story. This is useful to ensure that you are not pre-empting the
gallery
as to which is the next story to prompt. Yet you are still able to display enough of
the
next story for the presenter to start reading it. It is only worth using this button if
AvStar controls the runorder.
CLEAR No assigned function for the AvStar Interface.
DECODER
STOP Stop/Re-start the prompt scrolling.
.
Using the Foot Control to Prompt
The scroll speed is controlled by increasing and decreasing the pressure applied to the foot pedal
(much like a car accelerator pedal). The red button on the foot control changes the scroll direction
in the same way as the Multibutton controllers FWD REV button.
If the Foot Control is attached to the back of a Multibutton Hand Control then the Foot Control can
be used in combination with the Multibutton Controls buttons.
VERSION 1.30 47 QTV 2001
Page 48
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
4
Chapter
Getting Started with WinCuePro News
In this chapter we explore the basic commands and functions you will need to know to begin
working with WinCuePro News. We will describe how to use WinCuePro News in four simple
steps and start prompting. By the end of this Chapter you will be able to create scripts and
prompt them using WinCuePro News.
4 WinCuePro News Basics
4.1 Starting WinCuePro News
The first step is starting WinCue. Normally, you start WinCue from within Windows by
double clicking on the WinCue icon. When WinCue has loaded the WinCue Client
window appears. All script editing work is carried out here.
WinCue can also be found in the Programs-WinCue Applications folder:
VERSION 1.30 48 QTV 2001
Page 49
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
4.2 Creating a New Script
The WinCuePro News Client window is displayed when WinCuePro News is loaded.
All script editing work is carried out here:
To create a new script, choose F
ile then New…from the menu.
OR click the New File button on the Toolbar:
A Select New File Type dialog box will appear. Select Simple Script File from the list
and click OK. An Untitled Simple Script File will appear inside the WinCue Client
window:
VERSION 1.30 49 QTV 2001
Page 50
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
To create your script just start typing.
The cursor is automatically placed on right hand side of the Script Editor window. The
text, which is written, in the window, will appear on the prompter’s output. To add text
to this window, just start typing. When the text reaches the right hand margin,
WinCuePro News automatically “wraps” the following text to the next line.
The blinking insertion point indicates where the text you type will appear. If you want
to work in a different location in a document, you need to move the insertion point. To
do this, use the mouse to move the I-beam to the new location, and then click.
Adding Markers to a Script
When prompting, it is sometimes useful to be able to jump to specific parts of a script
without having to scroll to that point. Markers are placed at points where the operator
may need to jump too.
To insert a marker, place the cursor in the position in the text where the marker is
required. Choose I
nsert then Marker from the menu. A flag marker is inserted in text.
VERSION 1.30 50 QTV 2001
Page 51
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
You can jump between markers in the text using the scroll controller - see
Section 7.4.
Adding Presenter Name to a Script
To add the name of the presenter to your script open the I
resenter. The select Presenter dialog box will appear. Click on the presenter name
P
you wish to insert and click OK.
Note: To add a new presenter to the list of presenters see Section 5.4.1.
Printing a Script
To print your scripts choose Fi
OR click the Printer button on the toolbar:
The Print dialog box appears:
nsert menu and select
le then Print… from the menu.
VERSION 1.30 51 QTV 2001
Page 52
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
Choose the number of copies and ensure there is Print Layout Name selected. Click
OK to print.
4.3 Saving Your Work
It is good practice to save your work regularly while writing your script just in case
there is a problem with the PC saving a Script for the First Time
To save a script for the first time, choose F
dialogue box appears. Type in a name, which briefly describes your script in the File
ame text box and click on the Save button.
n
4.3.1 Saving Changes
To save changes made to a script, choose F
changes will be added to the existing saved File.
ile then Save from the menu. The Save As
ile then Save from the menu. The script
VERSION 1.30 52 QTV 2001
Page 53
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
Use the Save button on the Toolbar to save your work:
4.4 Prompting a Script
Once you have finished typing your script, now its time to prompt it.
Beginning a Prompting Session
When you are ready to prompt your script choose P
from the menu. The first few lines of your script will appear on the prompter’s screen.
Use the Scroll control attached to your computer to prompt the text.
Use the Begin Prompting button on the Toolbar to prompt your script:
When prompting the Word Count box and Time box will turn yellow.
rompt then Begin Prompting
VERSION 1.30 53 QTV 2001
Page 54
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
IMT Scroll Control
The two button serial control allows you to scroll the text up and down the screen and
jump between markers.
To scroll the text, turn the knob at the end clockwise to speed up and anticlockwise to
slow down.
To change the direction of the prompted text, press the black button.
To jump to the next marker press the red button.
Ending a Prompting Session
When you have finished prompting your script, choose P
from the menu. This will clear the prompter’s screen.
Use the Stop Prompting button on the Toolbar to stop prompting a script:
Controlling Prompt and Edit Positions
An important feature of WinCuePro News is the ability to control the relationship
between the prompt output and the edit screen. The different options and functions
are described below.
In Script Lock Mode, the prompt output is prevented from scrolling and is tied to the
edit screen. Any changes made on the edit screen are immediately reflected on the
prompter, and if you move around in the editor, the prompt output will follow. Use
rompt, then Script Lock Mode (or Ctrl F11) to enable this way of working. A tick ()
P
will appear next to the menu option to show that the mode is active. Use the same
command to return to normal operation.
rompt then Stop Prompting
If Script Lock Mode is not in use, you can force the prompter to jump to the current
edit position by using P
rompt, and then Jump prompt to editor (or Shift F11).
Alternatively, you can make the editor jump to the same position as the prompter by
using P
VERSION 1.30 54 QTV 2001
rompt, then Edit at Prompt Position (or F11).
Page 55
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
It is also possible to make the editor catch up with the current prompt position every
time scrolling is stopped. Choose T
ools, Options to get to WinCuePro News
Configuration. Click on User Preferences from the list of options, and then click the
Prompt Tracking tab. If the Auto Jump to Editor on speed zero option is ticked, the
editor will keep catching up with the prompt output. There are two other options on this
preference page, both related to behavior while prompting with a WinCuePro News
running order. The Auto Follow On Prompt Item option will force the edit script to
change each time the prompter moves to a new item. Keep On Prompt Item Visible In
List will automatically move the running order so that the item currently being
prompted is always visible on the screen.
Used together, these functions and configuration options can allow the operator to
work in very different ways. At one extreme, you could be editing part of a script that is
at the other end of the show from what is currently being prompted, with no
interference between the two. Alternatively, by locking the prompter to the editor, the
presenter can see every change that you make.
VERSION 1.30 55 QTV 2001
Page 56
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE GETTING STARTED WITH WINCUEPRO NEWS
4.5 Getting Started in WinCuePro News Summary
To Do this Button
Start WinCue
Create a new script
Add markers to a script
Add presenter to script
Print a script
Save a script
Double-click the WinCue icon
On the F
On the I
Select P
menu. Select required presenter
and click OK
On the F
On the F
ile menu, select New
nsert menu, select Marker
resenter from the Insert
ile menu, select Print
ile menu, select Save
Prompt a script
VERSION 1.30 56 QTV 2001
On the P
Prompting
On the P
Prompting
rompt menu, select Begin
rompt menu, select Stop
Page 57
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
Chapter
5
WinCuePro News Script Editor
In this Chapter you will learn how the script editor works. The Script Editor is used to create the
prompting text and is similar to many Windows based editors. Therefore, if you have used
Windows based word processors commands will be familiar. At the end of this chapter you will
be able to set read rates, fonts, colors and styles to suit individual presenters, and also change
the editor's layout to suit the way you work. This chapter applies to all versions of WinCuePro
News.
5 The Script Editor
5.1 The Script Editor Window
The Script editor is used to create the scripts. The Script Editor window has three
main features.
The Script Window
The script is created in this window and this represents what will be seen when
WinCuePro News is in the prompt mode. The text is written white on a black
background.
WinCuePro News supports both mouse and keyboard controls. A summary of the
shortcut keyboard controls is shown below. These keystrokes will help you to move
around the editor quickly. The cursor can be moved anywhere in the script using the
cursor keys or the mouse.
Text can be deleted using the Backspace and delete keys or by highlighting the
desired text and pressing the delete key.
VERSION 1.30 57 QTV 2001
Page 58
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
Key To move
HOME To the beginning of a line
END To the end of a line
Page Up Up one screen
Page down Down one screen
Ctrl + HOME To the beginning of the script
Ctrl + END To the end of the script
The Word Count Boxes
As you type a script WinCuePro News will keep track of the number of words in the
script. The current word count appears in the Total Words box and is constantly
updated.
WinCuePro News also displays the number of words to the end of the script from the
position of the cursor within the script. The number of words to the end of the script is
displayed in the Words To End box.
The Script Duration Boxes
The time taken for a person to read a script from the prompter screen will depend on
the number of words in the script and how fast that person reads. WinCuePro News
uses the current word count and the presenters read rate to calculate the duration of
the script. The script duration in seconds is displayed in the Total Time box and this is
also constantly updated.
The default read rate of 180 words per minute is used if the read rate is unknown.
WinCuePro News also displays the time to the end of the script from the position of
the cursor within the script. This is calculated in the same way as the Total Time. The
time to the end of the script is displayed in the Time To End box.
VERSION 1.30 58 QTV 2001
Page 59
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
VERSION 1.30 59 QTV 2001
Page 60
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
5.2 Changing the Script Characteristics
The following sections give general information about formatting scripts to suit
individual preferences.
Changing the Font
You may wish to change the font of a script to suit individual presenters for example.
Choose Format
on font required in the A
of your selection. Use the Font S
When you are happy with the font setting click on OK.
When you have highlighted the text click the font button:
Changing the Font Style
Changing the style of the characters or words within a script can help them to stand
out from the main body of the text. The styles available to any font are bold, italic and
underline.
Choose Format
menu. When you begin typing the characters will appear in the style you selected.
Click the style buttons on the toolbar:
Bold Underline Italic
, then Font from the menu. A dialog box Select Font will appear. Click
, then the style you want to use (Bold, Underline or Italic) from the
vailable Fonts list and the sample box will give you a preview
ize text box to set the font to an appropriate size.
There are also shortcut keyboard controls as shown in the table.
Key To change style
Ctrl + B To bold
Ctrl + U To underline
Ctrl + I To italic
VERSION 1.30 60 QTV 2001
Page 61
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
Changing the Color of the Text
In addition to changing the style of characters in a script, you can also change their
color.
Click on the color buttons on the toolbar:
Choose Format
can select the color required. When you begin typing the characters will appear in the
color you selected.
There are also shortcut keyboard controls as shown in the table.
, then Color from the menu. A sub menu appears and from this you
Key To colour change
Ctrl + 0 Default*
Ctrl + 1 Red
Ctrl + 2 Green
Ctrl + 3 Blue
Ctrl + 4 Yellow
* The Default color is usually white characters on a black background. If
erse is selected the characters will be black.
Inv
Inverting the Background Color and the Text
The background color of the text can be changed in WinCuePro News. The default
color is a black background with the characters in white. Using the Inverse function
the characters will be black on a white background. For another example, if the
characters are blue with a black background, when the inverse function is used the
characters will be black on a blue background.
When you have highlighted the text click on the inverse button:
VERSION 1.30 61 QTV 2001
Page 62
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
Choose Format, then Inverse from the menu. When inverse is selected it will have a
check mark () in the menu.
There are also shortcut keyboard controls as shown in the table.
Key To inverse
Ctrl + E Text and background colors
Justifying the Text
WinCuePro News supports both left and right justified text in the script window. To
change the justification of text, choose Format then Justification from the menu. A sub
menu appears and from this you can select either L
have a check mark () against it. When you begin typing the text will be justified
according to your selection.
Click on the justify buttons on the toolbar:
Left Centre Right
There are also shortcut keyboard controls as shown in the table.
eft or Right. Once selected it will
Key To justify
Ctrl + Alt + L Left
Ctrl + Alt + R Right
Highlighting Text in the Editor
You may want to select text from within a script and change that in some way, such
as deleting, copying or changing font. Therefore in order to do this you must first
select the text by highlighting it. You can highlight using the mouse or keyboard. There
are also shortcut keyboard controls as shown in the table.
VERSION 1.30 62 QTV 2001
Page 63
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
Key To Highlight
Shift + One character to the right
Shift + Ctrl + To the end of a word
Shift + Home To the beginning of a line
Shift + End To the end of a line
Shift + Page Up One screen up
Shift + Page Down One screen down
Shift + Ctrl + End To the end of a script
Shift + Ctrl + Home To the beginning of a script
Captions
Format All
Ctrl + A Highlight all text
Once the text is highlighted you can then make any changes in format, copy or delete.
Those of you running WinCuePro News with a caption generator may want to select
particular parts of the script that won’t be sent to the caption generator. Select the text
by highlighting, and then choose Format
marked text will not be sent to the caption generator.
For simple formatting of the entire script choose Format then A
The Format All dialog box will appear. To select B
press the button. To change the font press the F
will be displayed, choose your font and size. When your happy with your selection
click OK.
, then Not Captioned from the menu. The
ll text… from the menu.
old, Italic, Underline, Inverse simply
ont button, a Select Font dialog box
VERSION 1.30 63 QTV 2001
Page 64
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
Not Prompted Text
There may be text within your script that you don’t need to prompt. Select the text by
highlighting, and then choose Format
will then not appear on the prompter’s output.
Finding Words in a Script
To search for a particular word in the current script, choose E
press Shift F3. A dialog box will appear. Type the word you are looking for and click
OK. WinCuePro News searches from the current cursor position to the bottom of the
script. If it finds the word you specified, it will highlight it; otherwise it will ask if you
want to continue searching from the top of the script. A warning will be displayed if the
word is not found. You can search for the same word again by choosing E
Find N
Replacing Words in a Script
To replace one or more words within the current script, choose E
The Replace dialog box will appear. Type the word or phrase you wish to find in the
‘Fin
d what:’ box, and the word or phrase you want to replace it with in the ‘Replace
with:’ box. Then use the F
, then Not Prompted from the menu. This text
dit, then Find, or just
dit, then
ext, or by pressing F3.
dit, then Replace.
ind Next and Replace buttons to control the replacements
manually, or click the Replace A
ll button to automatically make the changes.
VERSION 1.30 64 QTV 2001
Page 65
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
5.3 Creating Your Own Settings For New Scripts
You can setup WinCuePro to produce all your new scripts in the format you want.
5.3.1 Changing the Default Read Rate
The read rate is defined as the number of words spoken in one minute. WinCue uses
the default read rate of 180.
Note: Items must be checked in the Presenter Settings before they can be
modified. See section 5.4.2
To change the default read rate you have to change the settings for the default
presenter. Open the F
ile menu and select Properties… The Properties dialog box
appears. Now click the Presenters tab:
Select the Default presenter and click M
odify. The Attributes window is then
displayed. In the Read Rate text box, type in the new value for the default read rate
and click OK.
VERSION 1.30 65 QTV 2001
Page 66
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
5.3.2 Changing the Default Font and Font Size
WinCuePro can prompt any font installed on your PC. You can change the font used
for any new scripts you create again by changing the default.
When in the Attributes window click the Modify Font button. A Select Font dialog box
will appear:
Select from the list of available fonts and the required font size. A sample of the
selected font will be displayed to assist you. When you are happy with the font setting
click on OK.
VERSION 1.30 66 QTV 2001
Page 67
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
5.4 Presenter settings
Presenter’s settings allow you to customize settings for individual presenters. The
font, color, style and read rate can be allocated for individual presenters. These
settings will be automatically applied to the script when the presenter is selected.
5.4.1 Adding a New Presenter
You can add a new presenter to the list of presenters. Open the F
roperties… The Properties window opens. Click on the Presenters tab to open the
P
list of currently defined presenters. To add a new presenter, click on A
Presenter Properties dialog box opens. Enter the presenter’s name in the Presenter
Name text box and click OK. The new presenter will then be shown in the list of
Currently Defined Presenters.
5.4.2 Changing the Presenter Settings
To change a presenter’s settings open the F
Properties dialog box appears. Click on the Presenter Settings tab.
If an attribute is checked () the setting becomes optional in the Presenters window.
This means you can choose to set that attribute for individual presenters.
ile menu and select
dd. The
ile menu and select Properties… The
VERSION 1.30 67 QTV 2001
Page 68
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
5.4.3 Modifying a Presenter
To modify a presenters’ settings click on the Presenters tab. Select the presenter
from the Currently Defined Presenters tab and then click Modify. The Attributes tab is
then displayed:
VERSION 1.30 68 QTV 2001
Page 69
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS SCRIPT EDITOR
Here you can change the Presenter Name, specify the required style by clicking in the
relevant checkbox. If a box is checked () that style will be used in the editor. The
can be selected from sub menu. You can change the Read Rate and Robotic
Color
Stand Height if applicable.
Note: An attribute that is set for a presenter cannot then subsequently be
modified within the text.
Make any changes to the settings required and when you are happy with the settings,
click on OK to save your changes.
5.4.4 Deleting a Presenter
In the Presenters window, select the presenter from the list of Currently Defined
Presenters and click on the Delete button to delete.
Click on OK to exit the Properties window and save the changes.
VERSION 1.30 69 QTV 2001
Page 70
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS RUNDOWNS
6
Chapter
WinCuePro News Rundowns
In this chapter we learn how to create rundowns and work with a number of stories. By the end of
this chapter you will be able to prompt using multiple rundowns. The chapter assumes the
knowledge of the basics and the script editor.
6 Working with Rundowns
6.1 The WinCuePro News Rundown Window
The WinCuePro News Rundown window consists of two parts, the WinCuePro News
Rundown and the Script Editor. The rundown displays a list of the stories, which will
be displayed for the presenter. The stories are then prompted in the order they appear
in the rundown list. The Script editor is used to create the text attached to each of the
stories.
See Chapter 5 for more information on the script editor.
VERSION 1.30 70 QTV 2001
Page 71
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS RUNDOWNS
Features of WinCuePro News Rundown
This provides a brief overview of all the features most of which have been described
in the previous section.
ID this provides a unique number for all stories in the rundown and is not connected
with the running order
Story Title simply a title to identify the individual stories
Words provide a word count of the number of words in the script displayed in the
Script Editor.
Link this is the time for this script based on the set read rate. (Default read rate 180
words per minute).
The Script Editor Window
The Script Editor window displays the Story title at the top and below three text boxes.
Firstly the ID number of the story is displayed in the first box labelled ID. Secondly the
word count box which displays the number of words in the script, labelled Words.
Finally the duration of the script based on the number of words and the set read rate is
VERSION 1.30 71 QTV 2001
Page 72
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS RUNDOWNS
displayed in the box labelled Time. The Script editor is used to create the text of the
script, which will be displayed on the prompter’s screen.
The size of the Script Editor window can be adjusted. As you move the pointer onto
the left hand side of the frame the pointer changes shape. When the pointer changes
shape click the mouse button and drag to the desired width.
Sizing Pointer
6.2 Working in the Rundown
6.2.1 Creating a New Story
To create a new story select S
and from this you can select S
A Single-column Break can be used to split the rundown into sections and is often
used for commercial breaks. The total times for each section can be displayed in the
running order by the break item.
Choose S
story name in the text box and click OK.
ingle-column Script and the New Item Title dialog box appears. Enter the
II
tory, then New from the menu. A sub menu appears
ingle-column Script or Single-column Break.
The new story will appear in the Rundown under Story Title.
VERSION 1.30 72 QTV 2001
Page 73
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS RUNDOWNS
6.2.2 Saving your work
It is good practice to save the rundown and scripts regularly to ensure no information
is lost accidentally. To save choose F
OR click the Save button on the toolbar:
A Save As dialog box will be displayed. Enter the name of the Rundown in File name
text box and click S
ave.
6.2.3 Moving Stories Within the Running Order
The stories within a rundown can be reordered very easily using the drag and drop
facility in WinCue. Drag-and–drop is the easiest way to move a story within a
Rundown. Select the story you want to move by pointing to it and hold down the left-
hand mouse button. When the drag and drop pointer appears, drag the dotted
insertion point to the new location. Release the mouse button to drop the story in its
new place in the runorder.
6.2.4 Renumbering Stories in the Rundown
ile, Save As from the menu.
The stories within a rundown can be renumbered at any stage when lines are added
or deleted. Choose R
undown, then Renumber from the menu.
VERSION 1.30 73 QTV 2001
Page 74
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS RUNDOWNS
6.3 Editing Within the Rundown
It is possible to edit within the rundown by using the right mouse button. This will be
quicker and often more convenient than the pull-down menus. Right-clicking on an
item in the rundown will display a menu with options such as to add a new story or
edit an existing story:
6.3.1 New story
6.3.2 Edit Story
6.3.3 View Story
To add a new story to the rundown, right-click on the position in the rundown where
you want it to be added above. Select N
select S
ingle-column Script or Single-column Break. Choose Single-column Script
ew from the pop-up menu, you can then
and the New Item Title dialog box appears. Enter the story name in the text box and
click OK.
Right-click on the story you want to edit and select E
dit Story from the pop-up menu.
To do this click once with the right mouse button on the line you to view. A menu
appears next to the cursor. Select V
iew Story from this menu. Viewing the text allows
you to read the text attached to a story and allows you to make changes to it.
6.3.4 Delete Story
It may be necessary to delete stories from the rundown. To do this click once with the
right mouse button on the line you wish to delete. A menu appears next to the cursor.
VERSION 1.30 74 QTV 2001
Page 75
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS RUNDOWNS
Select Delete from this menu. A dialogue box will appear Sure you want to delete this
item? Click Yes to delete. The item will be deleted from the rundown and the text from
the Script Editor.
The item can also be deleted by selecting it from the rundown list and using the menu
commands. Choose S
to delete this item? will appear. Click on Y
6.3.5 Deleting Multiple Stories
It may be necessary to delete multiple stories from the rundown. This removes the
highlighted lines and the attached text contained in the Script Editor.
Hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click once on each of the stories you wish to
delete from the Rundown. Choose S
Sure you want to delete this item? will appear. Click on Y
Alternatively, hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click once on each of the stories
you wish to delete from the Rundown. Click once on the right mouse button on any
highlighted story. A menu appears next to the pointer. Choose D
A Dialog box Sure you want to delete this item? will appear. Click on Y
6.3.6 Edit Field
The unique title field in the rundown simply identifies each individual story. The title
tory, then Delete from the menu. A Dialogue box Sure you want
es to delete.
tory, then Delete from the menu. A Dialogue box
es to delete.
elete from the menu.
es to delete.
field should contain a one or two word description of the story. To do this click once
with the right mouse button on the story you wish to edit. Choose Edit F
ield from the
menu. The title field will now appear white indicating you can now edit. Make your
changes and when you are happy click on the left-hand mouse button or press enter.
If you have a three-button mouse it’s even simpler. Just click on the story you wish to
edit with the middle mouse button
To edit the field directly with a two button mouse press Ctrl and press the right hand
button on the mouse to edit the field directly.
6.3.7 Toggle H
old State
Toggle Hold State allows you place an item in the rundown, which will not be
prompted and will not be included in any timing calculations. This allows stories to be
VERSION 1.30 75 QTV 2001
Page 76
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS RUNDOWNS
on standby. To do this click once with the right mouse button on the line you wish to
hold. A menu appears next to the cursor. Select Toggle H
The item selected turns blue.
6.3.8 Prompt From Here
The P
rompt From Here command allows you to begin prompting from anywhere
within the rundown. To do this click once with the right mouse button on the line you
wish to begin prompting at. A menu appears next to the cursor; select P
Here from this menu. The rundown then goes into prompting mode and the item
selected, as the first turns yellow.
6.4 Working with Multiple Rundowns
WinCuePro News will allow the user to have a large number of rundowns and Script
Editor windows open at the same time. However, to limit the confusion it is best to
have only one open at a time.
old State from this menu.
rompt From
Tiling windows
Cascading Windows
WinCuePro News provides a number of standard tools to help organize multiple
rundown windows. The rundown windows currently opened are displayed on the
window bar.
The windows can be tiled this enables the operator to see part of all the rundowns on
one screen. The way in which the windows are tiled depends on how many are open.
If you wish to see only the Rundown windows, then close all the Script Editors
windows. Choose W
indow, then Tile Horizontally or Tile Vertically from the menu. The
tilling can be horizontal or vertical depending on what you prefer. To make a window
active choose the corresponding Rundown name from the window and click on it.
Cascading windows arranges all the open windows one behind each other with their
titles visible. The top window is the only one that can be seen complete.
VERSION 1.30 76 QTV 2001
Page 77
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS RUNDOWNS
Once again if only the Rundowns are to be cascaded, close all the script editors.
Choose W
indow, then Cascade from the menu. All the open windows are stacked so
their titles are visible.
To bring a chosen rundown to the front, choose click on the rundown name in the
stack or click on title on the status bar.
Arranging Icons
All the open windows can be minimized to icons. These icons can become
disorganized; A
Choose W
indow, then Arrange from the menu. All the icons will be arranged in an
orderly fashion at the bottom of the WinCuePro News window in the Status bar.
Moving Stories Between Rundowns
Stories can be moved between Rundowns very easily using the drag and drop facility
in WinCue. Drag-and–drop is the easiest way to move a story between Rundowns.
Select the story you want to move by pointing to it and hold down the left-hand mouse
button. When the drag and drop pointer appears, drag the dotted insertion point to the
rrange places them in an orderly fashion.
new location. Release the mouse button to drop the story in its new place in the
Rundown.
6.5 Prompting Mode
When WinCuePro News enters the prompting mode the stories in the chosen
rundown can be scrolled. The prompter operator controls the speed at which the text
is scrolled to suit the presenters read rate. The stories within a rundown can be
skipped or returned as necessary.
See Chapter 7 for details of the different scroll controllers and there set up
Entering Prompt Mode
To start the prompter choose P
item on the rundown list appears yellow indicating that this is the current item
prompting. The prompter operator can now control the text on the prompter using the
rompt, then Begin Prompting from the menu. The first
scroll controller.
A yellow bar on the rundown order indicates the story you have selected
VERSION 1.30 77 QTV 2001
Page 78
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE WINCUEPRO NEWS RUNDOWNS
Controlling Prompted Text
The prompter operator uses the scroll controller to vary the text scroll speed, the
direction, to skip backwards and forwards between stories in the rundown. There are
a number of other options available, within the Prompt menu, when prompting.
Quitting Prompt Mode
Choose P
dit at Prompt Position
E
rompt, then any of the following from the menu:
Script Lock Mode
Jump prompt to editor
Refresh Prompt Output
A check mark () indicates the command is on.
To quit the prompter, choose P
Allows editing at current position
Stops prompting and set prompter at the
beginning of current item
Skips to start of current item and continues
prompting
Skips back a couple of lines and continues
prompting
rompt, then Stop Prompting from the menu.
VERSION 1.30 78 QTV 2001
Page 79
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
Chapter
7
Scroll Controls
In this chapter you will learn how the prompter works. You will find out about the various scroll
controls, configuring the prompt output and editing while in prompt mode.
7 The Prompter
7.1 The IMT Scroll Control
WinCue is supplied with an IMT scroll control as standard, which plugs into the IMT
card. WinCue also supports on-screen scroll controls, using a mouse. These are the
scroll controls supported by WinCue:
1. On-screen Scroll Control
2. IMT Scroll Control
3. Hybrid Serial IMT Multibutton Controller
4. Foot Control
7.2 Selecting a Scroll Control
Choose Tools then Options… from the menu. Double click on Prompt Engine, then
click on Scroll Controls. The Configure Scroll Controls dialogue box appears. Select
the type of control you wish to use.
VERSION 1.30 79 QTV 2001
Page 80
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
7.3 On-screen Scroll Control
The On-Screen Scroll Panel enables you to prompt text using the mouse. In the event
of your normal scroll control failing this is a convenient backup.
The Scroll Control Panel features a speed control slide bar, which is used for varying
the speed of the prompted text. Click on the left-hand button of the mouse and slide to
operate. The slide bar has a center stop position. When it is above the center position
text will be scrolled up the screen. When it is below the center position the text scrolls
down the screen.
The Top of Q
ueue button on the screen Scroll Control Panel changes the current
prompt position to be the start of the script or rundown.
The Top of S
tory button on the screen Scroll Control Panel changes the prompt
position to the start of the current script being prompted.
alt button on the screen Scroll Control Panel stops the prompted text.
The H
VERSION 1.30 80 QTV 2001
Page 81
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
7.4 IMT Scroll Control
The IMT scroll control is supplied with WinCue and is connected to the IMT card. This
scroll control does not require any kind of configuration.
Click on IMT Card Scroll Port, then click on OK. You can how use the IMT scroll
control to prompt your scripts.
The simple serial scroll control is connected to a free serial communication port. In
Standard Configuration the simple serial scroll control allows you to scroll the
prompted text up and down the screen and jump between markers.
To scroll the text, turn the knob at the end of the scroll control clockwise to speed
up and anti clockwise to slow down.
To change the direction of the prompted text press the black button
To jump to the next marker press the red button
7.4.1 Configuring for Center Stop Mode
The IMT Scroll Control can be set up for Center Stop mode. In the Configure Scroll
Controls dialogue box, click on IMT Card Scroll Port. Now click on the S
configure simple serial hand control. The Configure Scroll Control dialog box appears:
etup button to
VERSION 1.30 81 QTV 2001
Page 82
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
The red and black buttons can be configured to perform the desired function. Usually
the red button is used for jumping to the next marker in the current direction and the
black button to change direction. However if you are employing center stop mode the
black button can be used for some other function. Click the down arrow next to the
text box and select the required function from the drop-down list.
enter Stop Mode is used if the operator does not want to use the forward reverse
C
button to change the direction of the prompted text. To enable C
enter Stop Mode check box should be checked ().
C
7.4.2 Configuring the Scroll Table
Click the Configure IMT End Stop or Center Stop Scroll Table Tab depending on the
mode you are using. The simple serial scroll control sends serial data in the range 0
to 120 to tell WinCue how fast to prompt the text; 0 is stop and 120 is the fastest scroll
rate. This scroll rate is determined by the position of the scroll control knob. If the Stop
Point is set to 60, scroll rates of less than 60 will prompt the text backwards, scroll
rates greater that over 60 will prompt the text forward, and a scroll rate of exactly 60
will stop the text from scrolling. The Stop Z
enter Stop Mode, the
one is a range between 0 and 40 over
which the prompted text does not scroll. If the S
VERSION 1.30 82 QTV 2001
top Point is set to 60 and the Stop
Page 83
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
Zone is set to 5, scroll rates between 55 and 65 will mean the prompted text is not
scrolled.
Warning!
Users should not attempt to modify the IMT End Stop Scroll or IMT Center Stop
Scroll Tables. If modifications are required to either scroll table you should
contact your vendor.
7.5 Hybrid Serial IMT Multi-button Controller
The serial multi-button scroll control is designed to work with rundown queues
(rundown queues are not supported in WinCue LT). It is connected to a free serial port
on the back of the PC. It has a number of additional buttons not found on the IMT
simple serial or on screen scroll controls. These buttons simplify prompting scripts in a
rundown as they can be configured to perform a large variety of functions. In addition
this control allows the attachment of an optional foot control, enabling hands free
prompting by a presenter.
7.5.1 Configuring for Center Stop Mode
In the Configure Scroll Controls dialogue box, click on Hybrid Serial/IMT Multibutton
Controller. Now click on the S
Controller dialog box will appear:
etup button, the Configure Hybrid Serial Multibutton
VERSION 1.30 83 QTV 2001
Page 84
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
The General tab is used to set which communications port the multi-button scroll
control is attached to and, if required, set it up for C
Mode is used if the operator prefers to use the scroll knob to change the direction of
the prompted text rather than/as well as use the FWD/REV button. To enable the
enter Stop Mode, the check box should be checked ().
C
7.5.2 Configuring Scroll Control Buttons
The Buttons tab allows the user to configure each of the buttons individually. The
buttons are pre-configured for use. The standard settings are as shown below:
enter Stop Mode. Center Stop
VERSION 1.30 84 QTV 2001
Page 85
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
However, these buttons can be customized to suit the user. When the user clicks on
a button they are presented with a list of the available button functions that have not
been assigned. Select the function required from the list.
VERSION 1.30 85 QTV 2001
Page 86
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
Function Description
Top Row of Buttons
Middle Row of Buttons
Bottom Row of Buttons
Change Direction
Next Story
Previous Story
Reset Story
Next Marker
Previous Marker
Reset Rundown
Blank Screen
Caption On/Off
Changes the direction the text is scrolled
Moves the prompter to the next story in
the rundown
Moves the prompter to the previous story
in the rundown
Moves the prompter to the beginning of
the story currently being prompted
Moves the prompter to the next marker
in the story
Moves the prompter to the previous
marker in the story
Resets the prompter the top of the
rundown
Blanks the prompted text from the
prompter(s) on the on-camera unit(s)
Switches caption data sent by WinCue
on and off
Clear Decoder
Clear the caption output
Stop Stop the prompted text scrolling
VERSION 1.30 86 QTV 2001
Page 87
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
7.5.3 Connecting a Foot Control
At the rear of the multi-button scroll control is a 15 pin D connector for attaching a foot
scroll control and a button to select between foot and hand control operation. When
this button is pressed in the foot scroll control can be used to prompt the text.
Otherwise the multi-button scroll control can be used.
The rear of the Multi-
button Scroll Controller
The foot scroll control is used for controlling the speed and direction of the prompted
text only. All other functions such as next marker and reset rundown are available by
using the buttons of the multi-button scroll controller.
The red button is used for changing the direction of the prompted text. The foot pedal
controls the speed.
VERSION 1.30 87 QTV 2001
Page 88
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE SCROLL CONTROLS
The Foot Scroll Control
7.5.4 Multi-button Troubleshooting
If you are having problems with your scroll control, for example you cannot scroll or the scroll
control button are not doing what they should, use the following steps to try and troubleshoot the
problem before calling QTV Technical Support (See Technical Support section at the back of this
guide).
1. Check to make sure that the "foot/hand" button on the back of the Multi-button hand
control is not pushed in (if it is the scroll control needs a foot pedal to scroll).
2. Check to make sure that you have selected the correct scroll control in the WinCue
configure scroll controls set-up menu (see section 7.2).
3. Check that all the required buttons are configured correctly in the Configure
Controller section (Note: these will be automatically set-up when you install WinCue
however they may have been manually changed).
If none of the above solves to be the problem don’t then hesitate to contact the QTV Technical
Support line.
VERSION 1.30 88 QTV 2001
Page 89
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX A
Appendix A The IMT Card
In the following appendix we will look at the entire configuration options available for
the IMT board.
Card Layout A2
Termination - J6 A3
Power to Bus for SCSI Termination - J6 A3
SCSI ID – SW2 A4
SCSI/Parallel Select - SW2 A4
Video (PAL or NTSC) - J11 A5
SECAM A5
External Power Supply - J12 A6
Composite Video Features Connector - J10 A6
Other Jumpers A6
The IMT card is configured at the factory to work in your country. It is unlikely that you
will need to make any changes to it. If you do, read the relevant section(s) carefully, or
consult your supplier for further help before changing the configuration of the board.
A2 Card Layout
The following section shows the 3 IMT card layouts that have been produced over the
years, most recent of which being the Issue 3 I.M.T card. You will have been supplied
with one of the 3 IMT cards, use the diagrams below to help you locate all the
connectors and jumpers on the card that you have been supplied with.
VERSION 1.30 89 QTV 2001
Page 90
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX A
IMT Card – Issue 1.
Genlock Port
SCSI Card Connector Parallel Port Connector Reset Button
Even flash ROM chip Odd flash ROM chip IMT Scroll
Control Port
Composite Video Port
VERSION 1.30 90 QTV 2001
Page 91
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX A
IMT Card – Issue 2. Connector Detail
Genlock
Composite
Video
IMT Scroll
Control
Port
IMT Card – Issue 3. PCI card
SCSI Card
Connector
VERSION 1.30 91 QTV 2001
Page 92
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX A
A3 Termination - J6
See Also
See below to learn about
power to bus SCSI
By Default the IMT card is terminated, and is expected to be connected
to the end of the SCSI cable. Termination can be enabled/disabled by
changing a jumper setting on J6.
To enable termination of the IMT card place a jumper on
leftmost pins of J6
To disable termination of the IMT card remove the jumper
on leftmost pins of J6
A3 Power to Bus for SCSI Termination - J6
J6 is used to determine whether the IMT card is terminated and to
determine the source of termination power.
If you have enabled termination on the SCSI card you will need to set
the source of termination power.
To enable external termination power for the SCSI bus
connect pins 5 and 7 of J6
To enable internal termination power to the SCSI bus
connect pins 7 and 8 of J6
VERSION 1.30 92 QTV 2001
Page 93
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX A
VERSION 1.30 93 QTV 2001
Page 94
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX A
A4 SCSI ID - SW2
By default, SCSI ID is set to 3. It can be changed using dipswitches 1,2
and 3 on SW2.
When a dipswitch is in the top position it is on. When it is in the bottom
position it is off. The dipswitch positions for each SCSI ID is shown in the
table below:
Dip Switches
SCSI ID 1 2 3
0 On On On
1 On On Off
2 On Off On
3 On Off Off
4 Off On On
5 Off On Off
6 Off Off On
7 Off Off Off
A4 SCSI/Parallel Select - SW2
The IMT card can prompt using data sent through either the SCSI port
or parallel port of your PC. By Default it is set up to use SCSI. Dip
switches 4 on SW2 controls whether the SCSI or parallel port is used.
VERSION 1.30 94 QTV 2001
Page 95
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX A
When a dipswitch is in the top position it is on. When it is in the bottom
position it is off. The dipswitch positions for SCSI/parallel port selection
is shown in the table below:
Dip Switch
Port 4
SCSI Off
Parallel On
A5 Video (PAL or NTSC) - J11
The IMT card can produce either a PAL or NTSC composite video
signal. The signal available from the composite video port will have been
set at the factory, prior to dispatch. The signal type can be changed by
setting a jumper on J11 (Card Issue 1) or with switch 3 (Card Issue 2).
Issue 1 Issue 2
To enable NTSC place a jumper on leftmost
pins of J11, or turn Switch 1 on.
To enable PAL remove the jumper on
leftmost pins of J11, or turn Switch 1 off.
VERSION 1.30 95 QTV 2001
Page 96
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX A
SECAM
To configure the IMT card for SECAM composite video output use the
same jumper setting as PAL on J11. In the WinCuePro News software,
from the Prompt menu choose Configuration then Prompt Engine and
ensure that Color Burst is disabled. These settings will generate a mono
composite output.
A6 Internal and External Power Supply - J12
If there is not an ISA slot available in your PC for the I.M.T card you will
have to use the J12 External Power Header (as shown in the diagram
below) to connect the IMT card to your PCs power supply. To do this
firstly check to see if you have a free power socket in your PC, then use
the supplied power adapter cable to connect the J12 External Power
Header to a free Power Header on your PCs power supply.
J12 External
Power Header
4 Way Power
Plug
VERSION 1.30 96 QTV 2001
Page 97
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX A
In systems where the IMT card is not fitted inside the PC, it is powered
by an external power supply. This power supply is connected to J12.
This appears as an 8-pin connector on Issue 1 cards, and a 3-pin
connector on Issue 2 cards.
If you need further information about powering the IMT card from an
external power supply please contact your supplier.
A6 Composite Video Features Connector - J10
The Composite Video Features connector allows additional 4 composite
video ports to be added to your PC. To find out more about this product
contact your supplier.
Do not attach anything to any of the pins on J10.
A6 Other Jumpers
J1 and J5
J1 is the debug port. It supplies serial debugging information. Do not
attach anything to any of its pins.
J5 is the flash reset port. Do not attach anything to any of its pins.
VERSION 1.30 97 QTV 2001
Page 98
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX B
Appendix B Supported Hardware
The following appendix details hardware devices recommended for use
with WinCuePro News. If you wish to use devices not listed here, please
contact your vendor.
SCSI Cards
QTV has tested a range of SCSI cards. Those listed below have been
found suitable for use with WinCuePro News. If you do not find your
SCSI card listed below, please contact your vendor.
SCSI Cards for Desktop PCs
Manufacturer Type Bus
Adaptec 2906 PCI
SCSI Cards for Laptops
Manufacturer Type Bus
Adaptec APA 1460A-2 Slim
SCSI
PCMCIA
VERSION 1.30 98 QTV 2001
Page 99
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX C
Appendix C Wiring Diagrams
The following appendix contains wiring diagrams to aid you in
connecting WinCuePro News in a number of configurations. You may
find that many of the wiring diagrams are not appropriate for your
system.
Contents
Standalone Prompter Wiring Diagram C2
Laptop and IMT Box Wiring Diagram (UK) C3
Laptop and IMT Box Wiring Diagram (US) C4
Edit Station Wiring Diagram C5
Standalone Edit Station Wiring Diagram C6
VERSION 1.30 99 QTV 2001
Page 100
WINCUEPRO FOR AVSTAR USER GUIDE APPENDIX C
C2 Standalone Prompter Wiring Diagram
Power to
Monitor
Video Distribution
Amplifier
(Optional
VGA Port
Genlock
Port
Internal)
To Mains
Power
Supply
Key
- Essential cabling
- Optional cabling
VERSION 1.30 100 QTV 2001
Loading...