Pinnacle Systems Deko Select Installation Manual

Avid® Deko® Select

Installation and User’s Guide

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Avid Deko Select Installation and User’s Guide • 0130-07832-01 • March 2007

Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 1 Welcome to Deko Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How Deko Select Enhances Newsroom Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Traditional Methods for Supporting Stories with Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using Deko Select to Support Stories with Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Understanding Deko Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Deko Select and the Newsroom Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Architecture and Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Deko Select Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

DekoMOS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DekoMOS Macro Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Before You Install Deko Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Verifying Deko Select Option Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Gathering Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Preparing Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

File Storage Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

An Important Word about Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

About Using Deko Select in a Non-Latin Language Environment. . . . . . . . 27

Compatibility with Components in Previous Versions of Deko Select

(DekoMOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Configuring ENPS MOS Settings Before Installing on an ENPS NCS. . . . . . . . 28

Connecting the Net HASP Dongle and Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Confirming that the NetHASP License Manager is Running and Properly

Configured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Installing Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Installing and Configuring the DekoMOS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Installing the DekoMOS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Accessing the DekoMOS Gateway Configuration Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Configuring General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Configuring Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Configuring Browser and Editor Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Configuring Editor Macros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Assigning Macros to a Single Key for Quick Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configuring Deko Select to Access Images and Clips from Other

Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Editing Graphic or Clip Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Deleting Graphic or Clip Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Selecting a Graphic or Clip Browser as the Default Browser . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Enabling Deko Select to Use Manual Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Configuring Client Style Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adding Control Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Viewing Options Enabled on the Net HASP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Installing DekoMOS Macro Server on the Deko System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Creating Macros to Automatically Start the DekoMOS Macro Server When

Deko Starts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Configuring the DekoMOS Macro Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Configuring Styles and Corresponding Local Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Installing and Configuring Deko Select Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Installing Avid Deko Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Configuring Deko Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Configuring User Preferences on a Client Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Configuring Gateway Settings on a Client Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Configuring Gateway Settings on Additional Clients from an .ini File. . . . . 64

Configuring the Spell Checker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Creating Toolbar Buttons and Shortcuts to Access the Browser from iNEWS . 67

Creating a Deko Select Toolbar Button in iNEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Creating Shortcuts to the Deko Select Editor in iNEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Locations of Installed Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Chapter 3 Preparing to Use Deko Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Creating Templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Creating Replaceable Layers in a Deko Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Creating a Replaceable Text Layer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Creating a Replaceable Still or Image Layer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Creating a Replaceable Clip Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Troubleshooting Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Creating Static Design Elements for your Templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Preparing Clips to Use with Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Storage Structure for Graphic Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Storing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Creating a Storage Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using Other Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Chapter 4 Building Stories with Graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Opening Deko Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Opening Deko Select at an iNEWS Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Opening Deko Select at an ENPS Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Understanding the Deko Select Browser and Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Toolbar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Changing the Deko Select Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Configuring User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Configuring Editor Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Changing the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Switching Between Template File Names or Template Picons in the

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Showing or Hiding the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Showing or Hiding the Favorite Templates List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Viewing the Contents of a Folder in the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Closing a Folder and returning to the Previous Level in the Browser . . . . . 98

Enabling and Disabling In-Line Spell Checking in the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Simplifying Access to Template Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Placing a File in the Favorites List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Removing a File from the Favorites List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Assigning a File to a Hot Key for Easy Keyboard Access . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Adding Graphics to a Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Inserting Deko Select Events into iNEWS Stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Editing Replaceable Fields of a Deko Select Event in an iNEWS Story. . 104

Inserting Deko Select Events into ENPS Stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Tabbing Through Text Boxes in the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Entering Often Used Text or Graphics into a Replaceable Text Box . . . . 110

Editing Text Boxes in a Graphic in an ENPS Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Changing Deko Select Graphic Templates but Preserving the Contents of

Replaceable Text Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Adding Breaks to a Rundown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Adding Breaks to a Rundown in iNEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Adding Breaks to a Rundown in ENPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Chapter 5 Support and Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Using the Gateway for Problem Solving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Viewing Deko Select Logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Configuring the Level of Information Displayed by the Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Clearing the Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Saving Logged Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Testing Communication with the NCS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Troubleshooting from the DekoMOS Macro Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Troubleshooting from the Deko Select Client Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Common Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Before You Contact Avid Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Appendix A Using the Spell Check Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Check-Spelling Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Dictionaries Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Action List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Options Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

New Dictionary Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Appendix B Displaying Languages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Selecting a Language for Your Deko Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Determining the Operating System of Your Deko Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Configuring Windows 2000 Based Products to Display Non-Latin

Character Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Configuring Windows XP Based Products to Display Non-Latin

Character Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Using This Guide

The Avid® Deko Select Installation and User’s Guide is an instructional manual for installing and learning to use Avid Deko Select operation. This guide offers step-by-step instructions and general information.

If you are responsible for installing Deko Select, carefully follow the instructions in the installation chapter. If you are responsible for installation or for creating Deko templates, see the chapter Preparing to Use Deko Select. If you are responsible for placing graphics in stories or for playout, you can find specific chapters for those tasks. However, you might want to read or skim all chapters to better understand how Deko Select works and what to do if you have difficulty.

References to the Newsroom Computer System, or NCS, apply to iNEWS Technology and to ENPS are made only where there is a difference.

The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.

from Associated Press. Specific references to ENPS or iNEWS

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Using This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables.

Courier Bold font

Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you perform the mouse action. For

If You Need Help

A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions.

A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.

A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment.

order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command.

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed.

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

example, Ctrl+drag.

If you are having trouble using Deko Select:

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your workflow.

2. Check for the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published:

- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as printed release notes,

they ship with your application and are also available online.

- If the latest information for your Avid product is provided as a ReadMe file, it is supplied on your Avid installation CD or DVD as a PDF document (README_DekoSelect.pdf) and is also available online.

You should always check online for the most up-to-date release notes or ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view these online versions, select ReadMe from the Help menu. or visit

the Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/readme.

3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

4. Visit the online Knowledge Base at www.avid.com/onlinesupport. Online services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this online Knowledge Base to find answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read or join online message-board discussions.

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Using This Guide

Chapter 1

Welcome to Deko Select

Deko Select is a plug-in for a newsroom computer system’s interface that allows a user, such as a reporter, to drag and drop graphic templates directly into the story, as well as alter replaceable text or graphics in the selected template. Deko Select tightly integrates the Avid Deko line of character generators with your Newsroom Computer System (NCS).

Any Deko graphic can be used as a template for Deko Select if the following conditions are met:

• Appropriate layers are designated as replaceable.

• Replaceable layers are properly identified, ordered, and named.

• Default playout channel is designated.

During script creation, you can preview and select graphics from the Deko Select Browser within the NCS. You can also add text, stills, or clips to a graphic template and preview exactly how each graphic will air.

In the control room, the iNews Command controls up to nine channels of Deko. Effects and clips are embedded in Deko templates so that the graphics air just as the art department intended. With Deko Select, you can easily manage multiple graphic looks to support different shows or channel branding.

The following topics describe Deko Select and the Newsroom:

• How Deko Select Enhances Newsroom Efficiency

• Understanding Deko Select

• Deko Select and the Newsroom Environment

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How Deko Select Enhances Newsroom Efficiency

The following topics contain information on how Deko Select enhances newsroom efficiency.

Traditional Methods for Supporting Stories with Graphics

The process of capturing a newsworthy event on camera, creating and editing a story about the event, and then presenting the story on-air involves several people and several media devices. After the initial shooting, the piece is edited and then stored either on a tape device or digitally on a video server. A reporter enters the story text into a NCS. The story is displayed on a teleprompter for the anchor to read and graphic elements are applied from other devices to identify and support the story.

Depending on the size of the news department, there might be one or any number of reporters contributing to a single news program. Several media devices might be used in the process including, but not limited to:

• Video tape recorders, for playing a taped video recording of a story

• Video servers, for playing a digital video recording of a story

• Still stores, for accessing topical graphics, typically presented as over-the-shoulder graphics, to introduce a story

• Character generators, for creating lower third, over-the-shoulder, full screen, or other graphics to identify and support story topics

• Teleprompters, to display the story script for the anchor to read

The stories created by reporters are managed by the producer, who places them in an appropriate order for broadcast. This order is called a rundown. The rundown is entered as a list into the NCS, printed, and used as a guide for individuals operating the various media devices. The NCS can sort media, obtain newswire feeds and archive the stories of each reporter.

The process of creating stories with graphics and placing them in a rundown must be repeated for each news program that airs. Each rundown is completely dynamic. During a news program, stories are added, dropped, and reordered, sometimes just before the story is intended to air. Traditionally, this forced individuals, sometimes in different locations, to scramble with their printed rundowns and reorder their tasks. If one person is not synchronized, there is a chance that the incorrect media will air.

Using Deko Select to Support Stories with Graphics

Deko Select (formerly DekoMOS, where MOS stood for Media Object Server) is a communications protocol for management of media devices by newsroom computer systems. Deko Select facilitates and coordinates the use of various media devices in news presentation. Quick changes can be made more easily with less chance of error. Deko Select is used to control the Deko product line of character generators from Avid. Deko Select creates an active network link between each media device and the active rundown in the NCS. Through Deko Select, items for broadcast can be easily and quickly added, deleted, or reordered within a rundown.

Understanding Deko Select

Deko Select changes the workflow of newsroom operations by allowing the journalist, operator, or producer to:

• See all available graphic templates

• Access those templates

• Add text, stills, or clips to graphics with replaceable text boxes

• Preview the completed graphic

Understanding Deko Select

• Insert the completed graphic into a story

• Control playback of stories with a dynamic rundown

Deko Select is currently available for the following newsroom computer systems:

• ENPS by Associated Press

• iNEWS by Avid Technology

Deko Select and the Newsroom Environment

Deko Select consists of several components working together, installed on different computers. Deko Select gathers information from other applications and distributes information to other applications. Understanding the relationship of Deko Select to other aspects of the newsroom environment is helpful.

Your NCS, or server, organizes the newsroom. There is two-way communication between the server and other computers with the NCS client software. Each NCS client has the Deko Select Browser as a plug-in, functioning as part of the client software. The Deko Select Browser communicates with the DekoMOS Gateway.

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The DekoMOS Gateway manages configuration information. It also is the communication link between the NCS and iNews Command to create and modify news rundowns.

iNews Command controls playback of graphics on Deko systems, and can drive up to nine channels of Deko, across multiple systems, from a single user interface.

The DekoMOS Macro Server, installed on all Deko systems used for playout, allows iNews Command to communicate with the Dekos.

All Deko Select components should be installed and configured as specified in this guide; see “Installation and Setup” on page 25 and relevant NCS documentation.

In this explanation, the term Deko refers to any one of these products: Deko 3000, Deko 3000 Hybrid, Deko 3000 HD, FXDeko II, Deko 2200, Deko 1000, Deko 1000 Hybrid, Deko 1000 HD, and Deko 550. Older versions of Deko Select (formerly known as DekoMOS) might not be compatible with all Deko models listed here. See the ReadMe for your application for minimum system requirements.

NCS stands for Newsroom Computer System and might refer to iNEWS from Avid Technology or ENPS from Associated Press.

Architecture and Workflow

Avid iNEWS Command is scalable and can adapt to work in traditional newsroom-based playlist creation to production-centric workflows where running orders are created inside the iNEWS Command playback application. All of the components can run on a single computer, or they can be spread out across multiple computers with redundant services configured to take control if the primary services should become unavailable.

Deko Select and the Newsroom Environment

An example of a basic Command system architecture is shown in the following illustration:

In the most common news workflow, playlists are created using the iNEWS newsroom computer system and the video and graphic assets are referenced in stories using their IDs or by dragging and dropping them from an Active-X plugin.

Playlists can be saved to use later, stand-alone playlists can be created, and multiple playlists can be embedded in a single running order. You can set assets within a playlist to playback at a specified time, or you can set groups of assets to play in follow-on mode.

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A basic workflow is shown in the following illustration.

Deko Select Browser

Each client workstation displays an interface for creating stories. The Deko Select Browser is a plug-in for this interface that allows the reporter to drag and drop graphics templates into the story and alter replaceable text or graphics in the selected template. This interface is covered in detail in “Building Stories with Graphics” on page 87.

Deko Select within the iNEWS client workstation interface

Deko Select tab

Deko Select and the Newsroom Environment

Avid Graphics Select indicates that both Deko Select and Thunder Select are installed on this workstation. Notice the tabs for each plug-in.

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Deko Select within the ENPS client workstation interface

DekoMOS Gateway

The DekoMOS Gateway is the essential interface for communication between the NCS and all Deko Select components. Important configuration information allowing all Deko Select components to effectively communicate is stored here. The DekoMOS Gateway presents logs of DekoMOS activity and connections. For more information about installing and configuring the DekoMOS Gateway, see “Installing and Configuring the DekoMOS

Gateway” on page 33.

Deko Select

Deko Select and the Newsroom Environment

DekoMOS Gateway Interface

The following is an example of the DekoMOS Gateway interface.

DekoMOS Macro Server

The DekoMOS Macro Server is the communication link between the Playback Controller, the Gateway, and the Deko system. This component is installed on each Deko used for playout to air. For information about installing and configuring the DekoMOS Macro Server, see “Installing DekoMOS Macro Server on the Deko System” on page 56.

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DekoMOS Macro Server Interface

The following is an example of the DekoMOS Macro Server interface.

Chapter 2

Installation and Setup

Before you can use Deko Select effectively, you must properly install and configure the Deko Select components.

This chapter includes the following:

• What information to gather before installing

• How and where to install Deko Select components

• How to configure Deko Select components

The following topics describe how to install and setup the components of your Deko Select system:

• Before You Install Deko Select

• Installing and Configuring the DekoMOS Gateway

• Viewing Options Enabled on the Net HASP

• Installing DekoMOS Macro Server on the Deko System

• Installing and Configuring Deko Select Software

• Locations of Installed Components

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Before You Install Deko Select

Before you install Deko Select, you must open the box and make sure you have the Deko Select Option contents, including the Net HASP enabling dongle (Application key), and software installation CD. Once you have verified that, there is additional information you must gather and preparations that you must make before installing and configuring Deko Select.

These functions are described in the following topics:

• Verifying Deko Select Option Contents

• Gathering Information

• Preparing Your System

• Configuring ENPS MOS Settings Before Installing on an ENPS NCS

• Connecting the Net HASP Dongle and Printer

• Confirming that the NetHASP License Manager is Running and Properly Configured

• Installing Software Components

Verifying Deko Select Option Contents

Verify that your Deko Select Option includes the following:

• A Net HASP enabling dongle

• An Installation CD with all Deko Select software components

• Deko Select Installation and User’s Guide (this guide) in .PDF format

If you are configuring a system to integrate with iNEWS Command, see Chapter 6 of the Avid iNEWS Command Installation Guide.

Gathering Information

Before you begin the software installation, gather the following information regarding the systems on your site:

• The IP address of the NCS (the ENPS server or the iNEWS Command Gateway).

• The IP address of the fail-over NCS (needed for ENPS workstations only).

• The NCS ID (needed for iNEWS and ENPS workstations).

• The Gateway ID that you have decided upon and defined in the NCS. In iNEWS, this is defined in the system.mos-map.

• The path name to the location where clients can access updates. This is optional is you enable Auto-updates on your system.

• The IP address of the computer with the Net HASP installed, typically the same computer as the DekoMOS Gateway.

For the following, recommended defaults are displayed in the Configuration dialog box, but settings can be changed at your own risk:

• The default port number for the clients to communicate with the DekoMOS Gateway is 10542.

• The default port numbers for the DekoMOS Gateway to communicate with the ENPS server, if applicable, are 10540 for Media Objects and 10541 for Running Order.

• The port number for the Net HASP, default is 475.

Preparing Your System

The following topics contain information regarding preparing your system:

• File Storage Structure

• An Important Word about Fonts

• About Using Deko Select in a Non-Latin Language Environment

Before You Install Deko Select

File Storage Structure

Deko Select components must be able to locate the Deko graphic template files and their components. Graphics for playout are stored on the Deko used for playout. Copies are stored on the DekoMOS Gateway for access by the Deko Select Browser from the NCS clients. Information about the file storage structure is entered and displayed in various configuration windows. For more about appropriate storage structure, see “Storage Structure for Graphic

Components” on page 97.

An Important Word about Fonts

Any fonts used in templates intended for use with Deko Select must be installed on all computers, including Deko playout systems and NCS clients that access and display the templates. To install fonts, see the appropriate Windows documentation.

About Using Deko Select in a Non-Latin Language Environment

English and other Latin-based languages use a certain character set. Other languages use other characters. The language or languages that you can display depend upon system settings. For more information, see the appendix beginning on “Displaying Languages” on

page 195, or the appropriate Windows documentation.

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Deko Select currently uses single-byte characters to recall the appropriate glyph to display a character. When a byte is sent to Deko, Deko converts it to Unicode according to the current code page. The information is then maintained internally in Deko in Unicode. Most Truetype fonts have more than one lookup table. If they have more than 256 glyphs, then they must be able to find those glyphs, usually with a Unicode lookup table. Before Unicode, many non-English applications supplied their own fonts where all the glyphs are in the first 256 positions. The applications had their own tables to know where the glyphs were stored. These fonts, possibly found in older graphics, do not work properly with more modern applications such as Deko Select.

iNEWS Command can be set to display fonts appropriate for languages other than English. See “Displaying Languages” on page 195.

Compatibility with Components in Previous Versions of Deko Select (DekoMOS)

Components of different versions of Deko Select (formerly DekoMOS) are compatible as indicated below. Many of the new features might not be available when connecting Deko Select to older components.

3.0 Gateway

• 2.1 Client, no 3.0 Client features

• 2.1 Macro Server

2.1 Gateway

• 3.0 Client, no global default graphic duration

• 3.0 Macro Server

Configuring ENPS MOS Settings Before Installing on an ENPS NCS

You need to configure the ENPS MOS settings before you install on an ENPS NCS.

You must be an ENPS Administrator to complete this process.

To configure the ENPS MOS settings:

1. Open the ENPS client interface.

2. Click the green Rover button on the Corporate folder at the bottom of your screen, fourth from the left. This folder is typically labeled with your station call letters or corporate name. By default, it is labeled ENPS.

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Green Rover button

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3. Select System Maintenance > MOS Configuration. A dialog box with a list of configured MOS plug-ins opens.

Click New button

4. Click the New button. The ENPS dialog box opens.

5. Type the same MOS ID that you will type in the DekoMOS Gateway configuration in the Gateway ID text box.

6. Click OK. A new row appears in the table.

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