GRASS SundayPlus 2.4 User manual
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
This guide is divided into three main parts…
Windows - Minimum Requirements
(No Movie Playback) Windows - Recommended System
(With Movie Playback)
500 MHz PIII Computer
256 Mb RAM
100 Mb disk space
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
Sound Card
Two video cards
CDROM Drive
1 GHz P4 - or greater
512 Mb RAM
100 Mb disk space
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP
Sound Card
Two video cards
CDROM Drive
1. Setting Up
2. Basic Usage
3. Trouble Shooting
Index A
Just a tip- SundayPlus 2.4 requires 90Mb of RAM to open.
The available RAM can be found in Accessories > System Tools > System
Information. Look for “Available Physical Memory”. This will tell you how much
RAM you really have to work with.
Index B
1. Setting Up Pages 1-3
1.A.1 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 from Disk Page 1
1.A.2 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 (2.3 Upgrade) Page 1
1.B.1 Setting Up the Computer Page 2
1.C.1 Create a Short-Cut to Media Page 2
1.D.1 Controlling The View of SundayPlus Page 3
2. Basic Usage Pages 4-15
2.A.1 The SundayPlus Control Panel Layout Page 4
2.A.2 Loading Media Page 4
2.A.3 Building a Cuelist Page 4
2.A.4 Displaying a Cue Page 4
2.B.1 Text Files Page 5
2.B.2 Text Files (Structure) Page 5
2.C.1 Setting Text Defaults Page 6
2.C.2 Downloading a Song from CCLI Page 6
2.C.3 Image Files Page 7
2.C.4 Movie Files Page 8
2.C.5 Movie Prep Page 8
2.D.1 Additional Media Types: Nested Cue Page 9
2.D.2 Additional Media Types: PowerPoint® Page 9
2.D.3 Additional Media Types: Sound Page 9
2.E.1 GOFILE: Don’t Leave Home Without it! Page 10
2.F.1 HOT KEYS Pages 11-14
2.G.1 Resources Page 15
3. Troubleshooting Pages 16-22
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
1.A.1 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 from Disk
Insert the SundayPlus disk into the drive and Install it. You will need ALL
of the components from the installation disk: The Media Files contain
170 Images, 26 Movies,
790 Songs, 120 Sounds
QuickTime is needed to
run Movies and Sound in
SundayPlus
PC Study Bible-
Application and 2 Bibles
PowerPoint Viewer 2003.
You NEED this if you
wish to display
PowerPoint through
SundayPlus
Adobe Acrobat Reader 6
So that you can read all
supporting
documentation
1.A.2 Installing SundayPlus 2.4 (2.3 Upgrade via Download)
I. Download the new program
1. A dialog box will appear. Select "Save". Save "SundayPlus2_4.exe to
your Desktop.
2. Once the program downloads, close the dialog box. Do not Run.
(You can copy the file onto a CD to install on other systems)
II. Updating the Program
1. Open SundayPlus 2.3.
2. Open a new (blank) Cuelist.
3. Save As "Blank".
4. Close SundayPlus.
5. Run the SundayPlus2_4.exe that is on your Desktop
6. Uninstall SundayPlus 2.3 when you are comfortable with using 2.4.
Do not open Cuelists that were created in 2.3. You can still use the
same Images, Movies and Text that you used to in 2.3, just not
the same Cuelists.
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SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
1. Setting Up
1.B.1 Setting Up the Computer
SundayPlus uses “Dual Video” to display both the operator
and congregation views.
1.To set up your system for dual video, connect your
computer to a projector or TV. With all equipment
turned on, Right click on your Windows® Desktop, and
select “Properties”.
2. Select the “Settings” tab. On the control screen you
should see two “virtual monitors”, labeled 1 & 2.
Select 2. Below, you will find a check box labeled
“Extend My Windows Desktop onto this Monitor; check
it. Select “OK”.
3. Screen resolution settings should be 1024 x 768.
These settings will make the SundayPlus Control Panel
Appear smaller than the computer screen. Not only is
this set-up optimal for your system, it also provides
the Drag and Drop benefit that makes SundayPlus that
much easier to use.
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Find the File C:\Program Files\Grass roots\SundayPlus 2.4 Media (Or Media)
Right click on the “Folder” and select Send to and Desktop.
A new folder will appear on your
desktop…
1.C.1 Create a Short-Cut to Media
Shortcut
to Media
1. Setting Up
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
When you open SundayPlus, the congregation screen may display on the computer screen
(covering the entire area or the lower right-hand side of the screen). To send the display to
the projector use the command Ctrl +2. The projector should now display the image. The
control commands are:
CTRL+0 (zero)
CTRL+1
CTRL+2
CTRL+3
The 2nd Video Image
Lower right corner of
video 1
The 2nd Video Image
Cover Video 1
The 2nd Video Image
Cover Video 2. This is
the set-up you will
want for the projection
system.
The 2nd Video Image
Off
1.D.1 Controlling The View of SundayPlus
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1. Setting Up
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
2. Basic Usage
2.A.1 The SundayPlus Control Panel Layout Page 4
2.A.2 Loading Media Page 4
2.A.3 Building a Cuelist Page 4
2.A.4 Displaying a Cue Page 4
2.B.1 Text Files Page 5
2.B.2 Text Files (Structure) Page 5
2.C.1 Setting Text Defaults Page 6
2.C.2 Downloading a Song from CCLI Page 6
2.C.3 Image Files Page 7
2.C.4 Movie Files Page 8
2.C.5 Movie Prep Page 8
2.D.1 Additional Media Types: Nested Cue Page 9
2.D.2 Additional Media Types: PowerPoint® Page 9
2.D.3 Additional Media Types: Sound Page 9
2.E.1 GOFILE: Don’t Leave Home Without it! Page 10
2.F.1 HOT KEYS Pages 11-14
2.G.1 Resources Page 15
2.A.1 The SundayPlus Control Panel Layout
The Cuelist The Preview
The Media Bins
Three Areas of the SundayPlus
control panel are:
1.The Cuelist. This area displays
your “program” cues.
2.The Preview. This area shows
what’s on and/ or what’s next.
3.The Media Bins. The “storage”
area for images, movies and text
Loading Media (Movies, Images, Text) into SundayPlus is made easy by “Drag and
Drop” from Windows® to SundayPlus. Use the Shortcut to Media to open your
media files…
Just CLICK it with your mouse
or use these keys to advance:
SPACE
Use these keys
to step back:
2.A.2 Loading Media
You must “Load” the Image or Movie or Text into the Bin and then you
can place it in the Cuelist for Display.
2.A.3 Building a Cuelist
2.A.4 Displaying a Cue
Shortcut
to Media
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A green circle is
what’s up next.
The red square
indicates what’s
on now.
2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
2.B.1 Text Files
On the SundayPlus Control Panel there are three purple
buttons: Click on one of the buttons once to
open the bin, once again to load or
make a new file.
TEXT BIN IMAGE BIN MOVIE BIN
Simply put, you can cut and paste text into the Text Editor from any text source, including Microsoft
PowerPoint®, Word® or thousands of other programs.
You can also load and display the following text file types: .ptf(Prologue Text Files), .txt, and .rtf
If you copy Black Text
onto a Black Background,
you won’t see anything.
2.B.2 Text Files (Structure)
In the Cue: Media placed
here references media in
the Bin
In the Bin, SundayPlus
stores a link to the media
file location on the Hard-
Drive
Once a Text file is being
displayed, the Ripped Text
Viewer will appear, displaying
the different pages (slides) of
the song or message.
If you want to know more about Text Files Select TOOLS and
HELP or the tutorial inside of SundayPlus.
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2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
Click on START then ALL PROGRAMS, Select GRASS ROOTS SOFTWARE and Text Editor
Set the Font size (19 or 20 is standard), and
your font type. (Arial is standard). Set the
font color and alignment as well. Next, select
“Format” and “Save Defaults”.
You will be prompted to save defaults.
Select “YES”.
2.C.1 Setting Text Defaults
1. Download your song from CCLI.com
2. Save the lyric .txt file to your hard drive.
**Setting up a Download Song Folder in your Media
Folder is advisable.
3. Drag the file onto SundayPlus. The .txt will
accept the Defaults that you set.
2.C.2 Downloading a Song from CCLI
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You can modify the text using the Editor, just
right click and select Edit
2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
2.C.3 Image Files
Drag and Drop the images from Windows® onto SundayPlus. Use the following file formats…
Adobe PhotoShop™ (.psd)
Bitmap (.bmp)
GIF (.gif)
PNG (.png)
JPEG (.jpg and .jpeg)
PICT (.pct and .pict)
TIFF (.tif and .tiff)
Each Cue can hold only one Background
Image or Movie and one Text File. If
you want to display a different
background with each verse of a song,
you will need to break the song into a
series of cues.
Do not overload your BIN with images. Images are actually OPEN
and taking up RAM when you LOAD them into the BIN area. The
more images you bring in the more memory is used. If you have a
Large Slide Show, try placing the images in a PowerPoint®
Presentation and then insert that ppt file into SundayPlus or use a
Nested Cue.
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If you want to know more about Images, select TOOLS and
HELP inside of SundayPlus.
2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
2.C.4 Movie Files
Drag and Drop Movies from Windows® onto SundayPlus. Use the following file
formats… SundayPlus prefers Quicktime® movies. We’ve found the best settings
usually come from the Sorenson™ family of CODECs. More specifically, Sorenson3™
works well in most systems.
DV Movies This popular format carries the ".dv" extension.
QuickTime Movies™ These files carry the ".mov" extension.
MPEG-1 or MPEG-4 These are nicely compressed files that were defined by
the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). SundayPlus supports the MPEG-1
and MPEG-4 (and MPEG2 with the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component
add-on available from www.quicktime.com) formats. These files carry the
".mpg" extension.
AVI These files carry the ".avi" extension.
Macromedia Flash Movies These files carry the ".swf" extension.
QuickTime VR Here's something you don't find everyday! SundayPlus will
load and play QuickTime VR. Like the Flash files, you may access some of the
interaction by using your mouse on the projector or audience screen. While
these files also carry the ".mov" extension.
If you want to know more about Movies, select TOOLS and
HELP inside of SundayPlus.
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2.C.5 Movie Prep
Movies will appear in the BIN as a BLACK Thumbnail. Right click on the BLACK
square and select “PREP”. The Movie Prep Window will open. Click on the picture
and the thumbnail will be set to that picture. Also on the Prep window you will find a
Loop Button and volume control.
2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
2.D Additional Media Types:
A Nested Cue will allow you to “link” from one Cuelist to another.
This tool is very useful if you have a lot of slides or if you have
Different people working on different areas of the same service.
Look in HELP for more information on Nested Cue.
2.D.2 PowerPoint®
2.D.3 Sound
2.D.1 Nested Cue
Right-click on any open cue. You will find three options to insert media…
PowerPoint® can be played though SundayPlus 2.4. The link between the two is
PowerPoint® Viewer 2003. This viewer allows for full PowerPoint® support.
1. Make sure that the PowerPoint ® Presentation you are wanting to show is located
on the computer hard drive and the file is NOT Read Only.
2. Make sure that PowerPoint® is NOT running
3. Make sure that you have only one instance of PowerPoint® Viewer 2003 installed
(and no other version of the viewer)
4. Make sure that your computer display settings are 1024 x 768 (or 800 x 600) on
both monitor 1 and 2
PowerPoint® presentations will only show on a full congregation screen. If you
run one inside of SundayPlus and you are not hooked up to a projector, you will
only see a small corner of the projection. You can see it, however, if you set
your computer screen to full coverage (CTRL+1) before opening the
PowerPoint® presentation in SundayPlus.
SundayPlus will play .wav, .mp3, .mp4, .aiff and .midi files. Insert the file and click on
it to start. Three ways to stop it… Key “S” (Stop), Key “L” (Bail to Logo), Key “B”
(Bail to Black)
If you want to know more about additional media, select
TOOLS and HELP inside of SundayPlus.
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2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
2.E.1 GoFile: Don’t Leave Home Without it!
A GoFile is a tool in SundayPlus that allows the user to create a Cuelist in one location
and move it to another location, without loss of data.
If you try to move a Cuelist (.cst) on it’s own, the associated files will not move with it.
The key to understanding this is that the files “loaded” in SundayPlus are actually
located on your hard-drive. SundayPlus only “links” to the files, it doesn’t contain any
actual files.
1. Complete your Cuelist for your worship service and Save it. Name the
file with the date that you are preparing (ex:20FEB05_10AM). This
will be the created Cuelist (.cst)
2. Select File and GoFile.
3. A dialog box will open; select the created Cuelist from the files listed
and select the “Open” button. A folder will be saved to your desktop
with the same name. This is the GoFile. The folder will contain a copy
of the Cuelist and all of its linked files.
4. Remove the created Cuelist that is outside of the GoFile. Now the only
Cuelist should be the one inside the GoFile. Not necessary, but will
help with file management.
5. You can transport this “folder” via CD, USB Memory Stick, email or
across a network.
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20FEB05_
10AM
20FEB05_
10AM.cst
GoFile
Cuelist and all
associated files Linked
within one folder.
Stand-alone
Cuelists link to
associated files in
various locations.
The Yellow and black lines indicate that a linked
file is no longer in the same location, or that you
tried to run a file from a removed CD or floppy.
If you would like more in-depth training, contact Larry or Darin
@ 877-274-7277. We have several packages available.
For complete coverage, try a Maximum SundayPlus Seminar.
www.sundayplus.com “Calendar of Events”
20FEB05_
10AM.cst
No GoFile
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Quick Reference Guide
20FEB05_
10AM
Copy the GoFile onto your Desktop
for ease of location during use.
When you are finished move the
GoFile to another location for
storage.
Spacebar Take next Cue in Cuelist
Esc Quit SundayPlus. Asks if needs saving.
Ctrl + S Save Cuelist
Ctrl + O Open Cuelist
Ctrl + Q Quit SundayPlus
Ctrl + L Open Bin Loader
Ctrl + N Open Nursery Call Input
NNursery Call On/Off
SFade Audio to Silence
Ctrl + 0
(zero) Congregation Screen lower right of
screen 1 at 256 X 192 pixels
Ctrl + 1 Congregation Screen full size and
centered on screen 1
Ctrl + 2 Congregation Screen full size and
centered on screen 2
Press This… …To Do This
BBail to Black and silence sound
LBail to Logo and silence sound
1 – 9 Take Marker 1 –9
0
(zero) Remove text, but leave background
CTake Chorus
+ Take Utility Verse
ZTake Quickwords Page
→Take next Page
←Take previous Page
↓Take next Page
↑Take previous Page
PgUp Scrolls Ripped Text up
PgDn Scrolls Ripped Text down
Spacebar Take next page
Backspace Close Ripped Text
Hot-Keys in Main Window
Hot-Keys in Ripped Text
2.F.1 HOT KEYS:
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Press This… …To Do This
BBail to Black and Silence Sound
LBail to Logo and Silence Sound
MMinimize SundayPlus
NDisplay Nursery Alert
FTransitions OFF
GGLOBAL Transitions
TPRESET Transitions
PgUp Moves CueList Up by four rows
PgDn Moves CueList Down by four rows
→Take next Cue
←Take previous Cue
↓Take next Cue
↑Take previous
2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
Press This… …To Do This
PPause/Play from Current
Location
>. Step forward one frame
<, Step back one frame
]Mark end of clip
[Mark beginning of clip
Ctrl + M Mute On/Off
Ctrl + T Make thumbnail from current
location
Return Stop/Re-Cue Movie to start
QGo to Start of Clip
WGo to End of Clip
Hot-Keys in Movie Prep
Press This… …To Do This
PPause/Play from Current
Location
<, Step back one frame
>. Step forward one frame
Ctrl + M Mute On/Off
Return Stop/Re-Cue Movie to start
QGo to Start of Clip
WGo to End of Clip
Hot-Keys in Movie Player
Press This… …To Do This
Esc Quit Photo Ops
Home Scroll to home
End Scroll to end
←Scroll Left
→Scroll Right
CTRL + O Open
CTRL + Q Quit Photo Ops
CTRL S Save As
CTRL Y Redo
CTRL Z Undo
CTRL Shift S Save As
CTRL Shift Z Undo All
Hot-Keys in Photo Ops
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2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
COMMAND NAME MODIFIERS KEY
All Caps Ctrl+Shift+ A
Apply List Bullet Ctrl+Shift+ L
Bold Ctrl+ B
Bold Ctrl+Shift+ B
Center Para Ctrl+ E
Char Left Left
Char Left Extend Shift+ Left
Char Right Right
Char Right Extend Shift+ Right
Clear Del
Copy Ctrl+ C
Copy Ctrl+ Insert
Cut Ctrl+ X
Cut Shift+ Del
Delete Back Word Ctrl+ Backspace
Delete Word Ctrl+ Del
End of Page Extend Ctrl+Shift+ End
End of Page Ctrl+ End
End of Line End
End of Line Extend Shift+ End
Grow Font Ctrl+Shift+ .
Grow Font One Point Ctrl+ ]
Italic Ctrl+ I
Italic Ctrl+Shift+ I
Line Down Down
Left Align Para Ctrl + L
Line Down Extend Shift+ Down
Line Up Up
Line Up Extend Shift+ Up
List Num Field Alt+Ctrl+ L
MENU MODE F10
New Ctrl+ N
Overtype Insert
Page Down Page Down
Page Down Extend Shift+ Page Down
Page Up Page Up
Page Up Extend Shift+ Page Up
Para Down Ctrl+ Down
Para Down Extend Ctrl+Shift+ Down
Para Up Ctrl+ Up
Para Up Extend Ctrl+Shift+ Up
Paste Ctrl+ V
Paste Shift+ Insert
Redo Ctrl+ Y
Right Para Ctrl+ R
Save Ctrl+ S
Select Page Ctrl+ A
Shrink Font Ctrl+Shift+ ,
Shrink Font One Point Ctrl+ [
Start of Page Extend Ctrl+Shift+ Home
Start of Page Ctrl+ Home
Start of Line Home
Start of Line Extend Shift+ Home
Subscript Ctrl+ =
Superscript Ctrl+Shift+ =
Underline Ctrl+ U
Underline Ctrl+Shift+ U
Undo Ctrl+ Z
Undo Alt+ Backspace
Word Left Ctrl+ Left
Word Left Extend Ctrl+Shift+ Left
Word Right Ctrl+ Right
Word Right Extend Ctrl+Shift+ Right
SundayPlus Text Editor Shortcut Keys
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2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
COMMAND NAME MODIFIERS KEY
To Insert Press Release, Then Type
ã, ñ, õ Ctrl + Shift + ~ a, n, o
Ã, Ñ, Õ Ctrl + Shift + ~ A, N, O
à, è, ì, ò, ù Ctrl + ` a, e, i, o, u
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù Ctrl + ` A, E, I, O, U
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý Ctrl +" a, e, i, o, u, y
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý Ctrl +" A, E, I, O, U, Y
â, ê, î, ô, û Ctrl + Shift + ^ a, e, i, o, u
 , Ê, Î, Ô, Û Ctrl + Shift + ^ A, E, I, O, U
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ Ctrl + Shift + : a, e, i, o, u
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ Ctrl + Shift + : A, E, I, O, U
SundayPlus Text Editor Spanish Keys
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2. Basic Usage
SundayPlus 2.4
Quick Reference Guide
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Film Resources
Websites (Use discretion)
www.afi.com
www.film.com
www.finc.org
www.countingdown.com
www.atomfilms.com
www.churchvideoassociation.com
www.triggerstreet.com
www.imdb.com
Movie Trailers
www.quicktime.com
www.movie-list.com
www.movie-trailers.com
www.comingsoon.net
Video Sources
www.3dbackgrounds.com
www.artbeats.com
www.budgetfilms.com
www.easymotion.com
www.freestockfootage.com
www.digitracts.com
www.harbingeronline.com
www.highwayvideo.com
www.historicfilms.com
www.worshipscapes.com
www.worshipfilms.com
www.video4worship.com
www.osbd.org
Images
www.smc.qld.edu.au/relart.htm
ssnet.org/links/files/judeochristian.html
www.christianslides.com
www.ebibleteacher.com/backgrnd.html
www.arraich.com/freephotos.htm
www.photo.net/stock
www.designheaven.com
www.freefoto.com
www.freeimages.co.uk
ccat.sas.upenn.edu/awiesner/oralit.html
bode.diee.unica.it/~giua/SEBASTIAN
www.textweek.com
www.liturgyhelp.com
Commercial Backgrounds
www.themediacollection.com
www.digitaljuice.com
www.worshipphotos.com
www.powerpointbackgrounds.com/s-
religion.htm
www.slidebacks.com/index.html
www.churchmedia.net
www.christiangraphicdesign.com
graphics.crossdaily.com
www.heartlight.org/art-music
www.avisualplanet.com/
worshipgraphics.bizland.com
www.churchbackgrounds.com/
www.christianbackgrounds.net
www.powerpointart.com/index.html
www.webshots.com
www.sundayscoming.com
Books
Videos That Teach (1, 2, 3) by Doug Fields and
Eddie James
Digital Storytellers by Len Wilson, Jason Moore
Classic Art
www.ibiblio.org/wm
www.nga.gov/search/search.htm
www.thinker.org
www.artcyclopedia.com
Cultural Trends
www.iconoculture.com
www.regenerator.com
www.salonmagazine.com
www.wired.com
www.fastcompany.com
www.sacramentis.com
www.nextreformation.com
www.hollywoodjesus.com
Technology Resources
www.tfwm.com
www.churchproduction.com
QuickTime VR Resources
www.stoa.org/metis
www.multimedialibrary.com/diana/qtvr_sites.html
Magazines and E-zines
www.commarts.com
www.communiquejournal.org
www.beyondmag.com
www.next-wave.org
www.theooze.com
www.imagejournal.org
www.chroniclesmagazine.org
DVD Ripping
www.dvdripguides.com
Check out the SundayPlus Store!
http://www.sundayplus.com/xcart/customer/
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Quick Reference Guide
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