ChannelPort

Authoring Package
Supported File Types (v7.2)

The ChannelPort supports graphic templates in the following

file types:
– .swf (Adobe Flash format)
– .png (Portable Network Graphic)
– .jpg (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
– .tga (Targa Graphic)
– .gif (Graphical Interchange Format)
– .bmp (Bitmap Image)
– .tif (Tagged Image File)

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Supported File Types (v7.2)

ChannelPort also supports Flash Video (.flv) files with alpha

(transparency) and MPEG-4 (.mp4) files created using Adobe
Media Encoder or Adobe After Effects
The ChannelPort supports audio voiceover in the following file
types:
– .wav (Waveform Audio File Format)
– .aiff (Audio Interchange File Format)
For best performance, audio settings for wav and aiff: 48 KHz,
24-bit, up to 16 channels is recommended

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Branding Creation

Graphical elements created using standard tools such as

Adobe Creative Suite
On-screen look is built using Adobe Flash Pro
– Designer imports elements and positions them on canvas
– Adds entry and exit effects
– Sets transparency and other properties
– Can add functionality using ActionScript
Finished look is then exported as a template
– Self-contained file in .swf format
– Delivered to Spectrum/MediaDeck for playout
– Use FXTool to preview
– On-air automation secondary event assigns file to layer and
controls timing
ChannelPort Templates and Tools

Download Template Authoring Package v7.2.1.0:

ftp://ftp.omneon.com/Updates/Omneon/Current/Spectrum/7.2.1.
0/ChannelPortTemplatesAndTools-v7.2.1.0-SWandDoc.exe

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ChannelPort Templates and Tools

Spectrum_7.2_ChannelPort_TemplateAuthoring.pdf =
ChannelPort Authoring Guide
Spectrum_7.2_ChannelPort_Tools_UserGuide.pdf = How to
use FXTool

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ChannelPort Templates and Tools

Flexapps folder contains “FXTool” application and “FXTool

Help” Adobe Air Installer Files

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About the Template Authoring Package

ChannelPort-template-authoring.zip = Template Authoring

Package
The Template Authoring Package contains all the files you need
to make the graphics you author playable on the ChannelPort.

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About the Template Authoring Package

The Template Authoring Package contains the following folders:

– project: Contains the ActionScript files written by Harmonic that
are needed to play a template on the ChannelPort.
– samples: Contains the Sources folder and the Templates folder.
• Sources: Contains .fla files of the sample Harmonic templates
and blank Harmonic templates for each raster size supported
by ChannelPort.
• Templates: Contains .swf files of the sample Harmonic
templates for each raster size supported by ChannelPort.
– widgets: Contains the Harmonic Widget Library. Harmonic
widgets are Flash symbols created by Harmonic for building
templates that can be played on the ChannelPort.

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About the Template Authoring Package

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Installing the Template Authoring Package

The “project” folder contains the

ActionScript files written by Harmonic
that are needed to play a template on
the ChannelPort.
You need to copy everything from the
“project” folder into the folder where
you will store your Flash projects.

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Questions?

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