3.18 Close Caption Text

3.18.1 Creation:

Use the Monitor Browser to add a Monitor containing one or more Close Caption Text Boxes to the current Layout.

  1. Open the Monitor Browser in KEdit in one of three ways:
  2. Select an appropriate Monitor from the pull down list, using the Preview to see its appearance.
  3. Click on the preview, and drag a copy of the Monitor onto the Layout.
  4. Or add a Close Caption Text box to an existing Monitor in the Layout:
  5. Unlock the Monitor by right-clicking and selecting Unlock Monitor from the contextual menu. The Monitor's border will turn yellow, indicating it may be edited. You may also ALT-click anywhere in the Monitor, which will unlock the Monitor and select the item you clicked.
  6. Select the Close Caption Text tool in the KEdit toolbar.
  7. Click inside the Monitor, and drag to place a Close Caption Text Box of the desired size.
  8. Note that if the new Close Caption Text Box extends beyond the Monitor boundary, then it will not be part of the Monitor.

Or add a Close Caption Text Box that is not part of a Monitor to the Layout:

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Note that if the new Close Caption Text Box extends beyond the Monitor boundary, then it will not be part of the Monitor.

3.18.2 Configuration:

The attributes of a Close Caption Text Box are adjustable using its Configuration Panel in KEdit. To access the panel for a Close Caption Text box within a Monitor:

  1. Select the Close Caption Text Box using one of these methods:
    • Unlock the Monitor in which the Close Caption Text Box is located, by right-clicking and selecting Unlock Monitor from the contextual menu (an UNLOCKED Monitor is identified by a YELLOW BORDER and YELLOW RESIZING HANDLES in its corners), and then click on the Close Caption Text Box to select it
    • ALT-click on the Close Caption Text Box. The monitor will unlock, and the Close Caption Text Box will be selected.
    • NOTE: at this point the Close Caption Text Box may be positioned (click on the Close Caption Text box and drag) and scaled (click and drag a control point) within the Monitor. It cannot be moved outside the Monitor boundary.
  2. Open the Configuration Panel for the Close Caption Text Box by pushing F5, or from the Configuration Panel item in the View menu

3.18.2.1 Offline Panel

Assignment Tab

Add a Background:

Click on the box to add a background behind the Closed Caption text.

Assign Service ID:

In the current Kaleido software version the provider of the VBI information can be the Kaleido K2 frame itself, or a Densité probe (e.g. VCP-1021).

The service ID is the Miranda long ID of the Densité probe, or its alias in the file C:\iControl\Startup\KG2Config.xml (see How To Display thumbnails or streaming video on the Kaleido-K2?), or the alias of the Kaleido K2 (typically A).

Assign Input Number:

Reflects the video input number. It should be 1 in the case of a Miranda VCP-1021 probe, or the video input for the Kaleido K2 [between 1 and 32].

Assign Number of Lines:

Number of CC lines to be displayed on the Kaleido monitor wall.

Transparency:

Use the slider to select a transparency for the Closed Caption text. The transparency is only seen when the Closed Caption text is overlaid on a Video Screen. The selected value is shown as a percentage beneath the slider. Possible values are 0, 15, 30, 45, 55, 70, 85 and 100%.

Channel:

If this Closed Caption text is within a Monitor, the name of the assigned Channel will be shown, and the Link order box will be active, showing the current link order of the VBI within the Channel displayed by this Monitor. Enter a new value if desired.

3.18.2.2 Online Panel (Kaleido-K2 only)

Assignment Tab

Add a Background:

Click on the box to add a background behind the Closed Caption text.

Assign Service ID:

In the current Kaleido software version the provider of the VBI information can be the Kaleido K2 frame itself, or a Densité probe (e.g. VCP-1021).

The service ID is the Miranda long ID of the Densité probe, or its alias in the file C:\iControl\Startup\KG2Config.xml (see How To Display thumbnails or streaming video on the Kaleido-K2?), or the alias of the Kaleido K2 (typically A).

Assign Input Number:

Reflects the video input number. It should be 1 in the case of a Miranda VCP-1021 probe, or the video input for the Kaleido K2 [between 1 and 32].

Assign Number of Lines:

Number of CC lines to be displayed on the Kaleido monitor wall.

Transparency

Use the slider to select a transparency for the Closed Caption text. The transparency is only seen when the Closed Caption text is overlaid on a Video Screen. The selected value is shown as a percentage beneath the slider. Possible values are 0, 15, 30, 45, 55, 70, 85 and 100%.

Channel:

If this Closed Caption text is within a Monitor, the name of the assigned Channel will be shown, and the Link order box will be active, showing the current link order of the VBI within the Channel displayed by this Monitor. Enter a new value if desired.

3.18.3 Operation

There are no operational features that can be controlled on-line for Closed Caption text.


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