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Channel Branding Option
Maestro Channel Branding is available
in Basic or Enhanced options. Basic
Channel Branding provides a solution for
most brand needs including logos, bugs,
ID, trouble slide, time and temperature
display, and dynamic data displays such
as school closure, program teasers,
and audio announcements. Enhanced
Channel Branding expands branding
to include animations and text crawls.
This provides you with solutions to your
branding needs including animations,
backgrounds, snipes, animated teasers,
and dynamic text crawls.
Still images may be full-screen in all
Maestro video standards. Still images
are displayed as they are created by
your graphics department, allowing
control over brand look and position. Still
images support transparency and may be
repositioned, if required.
CG Text is a unique Maestro Channel
Branding feature, that combines the
display of multiple still image and text
boxes in a single branding source. Up
to eight image or text boxes may be
defined referencing up to 16 still images
and four character generator fonts. Still
image and text content can be dynamic
with the displayed images and text
displays controlled from simple external
text files. The external text files can be
created using a simple text editor or
from a data source such as the Internet,
election, or auction reporting system.
CG Text is a full-screen, template-based
display that provides a solution to
branding needs such as dynamic logos,
time and temperature, school closure,
data ticker, program log, or teasers with
multiple active components.
Animations include animation sequences
and text crawl sources. An animation
sequence may be full-screen in all
Maestro video standards. The length
of an animation playout is determined
by the size of the screen area being
animated. A full-screen HD animation
may play for several seconds while a
small logo or “snipe” might play for
hundreds of seconds. Looping playout
is supported allowing any animation to
play continuously without interruption. A
text crawl is a full-screen template-based
display, which may include a colored
background with transparency.
The text data displayed with CG Text or
a text crawl may consist of many lines
of data displayed in sequence until the
entire text page has been displayed,
at which time the text is reloaded
containing any additions or updates that
have been loaded since the last page
display began. CG Text and text crawl
support formatting escape sequences,
which are simple text commands
included in the text file that provide user
control of parameters such as time,
date, font color, drop shadow effects
and colors, underline, and color and font
selection. CG Text and text crawl also
allow the insertion of still images as part
of the text display. Up to 16 still images
may be referenced and inserted as
desired. A text crawl also supports the
insertion of an animation sequence into
the text display. Each CG Text and text
crawl element is a separate source and
may contain unique formatting, fonts,
and content.
The still images displayed using CG Text
or a text crawl are referenced using
a still image filename. Although the
filename cannot be changed, the actual
still images may be changed or updated
by simply saving a new or edited still
image with the associated filename. The
new image will then be displayed the
next time the source is loaded.
Simplified Branding Creation and
Workflow
Still images, animation sequences, and
audio messages are created using the
tools you already have. Elements are
transferred to the Maestro channels
using simple drag-and-drop actions or
by saving the file to a mapped disk drive
using standard Windows and Mac tools.
No complex element transfer methods
such as jump memory or FTP transfers
are required. Ingest, processing, and
loading of the branding elements to
associated Maestro on-air channels is
completed automatically and does not
require the master control operator or
any technical supervision. The simple
exchange method allows your graphics
department to create content and control
brand with little change to the current
workflow.
Unprecedented Control Flexibility
The Maestro platform also provides
unprecedented control flexibility.
Its control panel is comprised of
modular sub-panels, which allow
you to determine which controls you
actually need. With various panel sizes
available (typical 4x2 panel configuration
pictured), you can decide what is more
important—a small panel footprint or all
the controls at your fingertips in a larger
footprint.
Available sub-panels include:
Source Control (3 control units)•
Keyer Control (1 control unit)•
Audio Control (2 control units)•
Channel Control (1 control unit)•
Source Assignment (1 control unit)•
Maestro control panels are available in
the following sizes:
4x2 (accommodates 8 control units)•
5x2 (accommodates 10 control units)•
In addition to the hardware control
panel, Maestro offers a full-featured
touchscreen GUI. This software-based
control panel can complement or
replace the hardware control panel as it
offers all of the same control features.
If desktop space is a concern or only
occasional manual control is needed, the
touchscreen option may be an attractive
alternative to the traditional hardware
control panel. Either way, the choice is
yours.
Maestro Modular Control Panel
You can combine individual source
control, source assignment, keyer, audio,
channel control, transition, and other
panels as needed to create a master
control panel tailored to your needs. The
intuitive touchscreen GUI is available
to complement or replace the system’s
hardware control panel.
