MENU BAR – FILE

  • New – create a new virtustill file of the text panel
  • New from Image – to create a new text panel a background of which is loaded from an image file.
  • Load – load an existing virtustill file
  • Close – close the currently opened file with a possibility to save changes
  • Save – save changes to the current project in the virtustill file
  • Save As – save the project file under a different name
  • Export – allows you to save the project as an image in PNG file with transparency (alphachannel) preserved.
  • Go to Startup – quit the editor

MENU BAR

Menu bar is located in the top left side of the screen. Below, further sub-options, that show up when you click on the main option, are shown.

APPLICATION SCREEN

On the application screen you can see a characteristic grid in the background. It indicates an alpha channel, that is transparency.

Everything that will be placed on the working area, for example a text, an picture, a frame, or a rectangle, will be visible on a transparent background. The working area is of the same size and proportions as the production screen. This means the text’s position and size corresponds to the real view on the screen later.

On the application screen, the following can be distinguished:

  1. Menu bar,
  2. Horizontal toolbar,
  3. Vertical toolbar,
  4. Working area (image below)

Menu bar

Menu bar is located in the top left part of the screen. You can find 8 main options there:

  • File,
  • Edit,
  • View,
  • Object,
  • Text,
  • Scene,
  • Options
  • Help.

Horizontal toolbar

Below the menu bar, you can find a horizontal toolbar. It allows for quick access to tools related to the text’s font (font type, size, italic, bold, underline), positioning of the inserted objects (picture, text, frame, or rectangle), and changes in the view of the scene (zooming in – zooming out).

Vertical toolbar

On the left side of the screen, starting from the top, a vertical toolbar is placed. Its icons allow for a quick access to editing options – Add: insert object (picture, frame, rectangle, text) and select object mode.

Working area

In this area, the items (text, picture, frame, rectangle) are placed. What is visible in the working area will later appear on Preview or Production screen. It is therefore important to select an appropriate image system at the start of the Still Editor module, for example 1080×50. Image system in which you are working is displayed at the top of the screen, next to the name of the file.

STILL EDITOR MODULE START

Still Editor module is launched from the start screen. First, choose the appropriate resolution from the drop-down menu, then click on the Start editor button. The image system of your choice should match the system of Production module that will be launched later on.
If, for example, the signal format from your camera is 1080p60 (which corresponds with a resolution of 1920×1080), it is recommended to open the editor in the same resolution.

At the Still Editor module startup, you can also load a previously saved file by selecting it from the drop down menu after clicking on the Load Still icon (a list of recently opened files will be displayed) or by searching your hard drive by clicking on the icon with three dots.

Still Editor

Still Editor – is an additional module for creating text panels, complementary to the Production module. It allows you to create aesthetic and impressive compositions in the form of graphic files with texts, e.g. news tickers. The text panels created in this manner can be used during the program broadcast, for example on the DSK layer. They may contain images created in any kind of graphics program (like a logo) and texts.

It is possible to set all the essential elements of texts: content, type, size, and font attributes. Additionally, you can set the caption’s scale and position, choose a color or add a contour and a shadow. Text panels created with STILL EDITOR have a very significant advantage over the graphics prepared in other graphic programs.  You can modify their content in real-time during the production stage (in the Production module). It allows you to use them as templates of, for example, news tickers, where you can quickly and easily enter a new content without changing the graphic elements.

After creating the text panel’s project, you can save it as a virtustill file or export it as a PNG file.

SHUTDOWN SYSTEM

You have two possibilities here: Shutdown system and Close application.

Clicking on the Shutdown system icon – shuts down and turns off the workstation, while clicking on the Close application icon allows for closing Reckeen 3D Studio application and going to Windows operating system.

Note: After clicking, a window with a warning appears.

RSS

RSS module is a place where information about news , events, promotions and products is sent by the manufacturer. There are five windows on the start screen. Remember that in order to receive it, it is necessary to have an Internet connection.

CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

Here are five functions available in this option: Language, Style, Update, Free sets and About.

  • Language
    • Clicking on this icon allows you to change the system language.
  • Style
    • Choice of skins Style for the system: White or Black:
  • Update White or Black
    • After clicking on the Update icon, the system searches for software updates.
    • If no new available versions appear in the window, it means the system is fully up-to-date.
  • Free sets
    • The system Reckeen 3D Studio comes with 10 free 3D sets and 10 free Lite sets.
    • After clicking on the button, follow the on-screen instructions. You have to create an account.
  • About
    • When you click on this button the End-User License Agreement (EULA) appears in a separate window along with the current software version number and card’s serial number at the bottom of the window.

STILL EDITOR

Also from the Start screen you can start the STILL Editor. It is a program for creating text and graphic panels. You can prepare, for example, subtitles, logos or news tickers – which will later appear on screen. First, select from the drop-down menu an appropriate resolution, consistent with resolution of production video, and then click on the Start Editor button. You can also load a previously saved file by selecting it from the drop-down menu or by searching your hard drive, as in the previous example.

VSM LITE EDITOR

Virtual Space Maker LITE Editor has been designed to edit and introduce changes to the ready-made sets, but also to allow the users to create their own set designs. Such sets are intended for Reckeen LITE system. Just as with the previous options, in order to start the editor you have to choose the image system in which you are going to create your set design. You can launch the editor with the latest scenery (Run the editor with the last M/E) or load the scenery from the computer disk (Load M/E). Loading a scenery is also possible later on while the editor is already running. VSM LITE Editor is also available as a standalone application to be installed on your PC or laptop.

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