How to display close caption text on the Kaleido-K2?
Kaleido-K2 can display close captioning text coming from a Densité probe (like the SCP-1121) or from an incoming feed.
Displaying close caption text from a Densité probe
The following steps describe how to create an Alias for the Densité probe, how to add a Close Caption Text Component that will display close caption text coming from a Densité probe to an online Layout (while the KEdit is connected to the Layout displayed by a Kaleido-K2) or to an offline Layout, and how to apply online a Layout on a Kaleido-K2.
Creating an Alias for a Densité probe
The first step is to get the Miranda Long ID from the Kaleido.log:
- From your Kaleido-K2's desktop, double click on the icon "My Computer".
- Navigate to "C:\iControl\Startup\" and open the file "Kaleido.log" using the Notepad (right click on the "Kaleido.log" file and select "Notepad" from the "Open With" menu).
- Within Notepad, press "Ctrl-F" or select "Find..." from the Edit menu and in the "Find What" section enter "serviceAdded called for ID:".
Each entry found will give you a Miranda Long ID. Continue looking through the file until you find the Densité probe you are looking for (something like appservername_D1_Densite_SLOT_3_31).Note the probe's address.
Note that you can also retrieve the Miranda Long ID using the iNavigator application. Please refer to the iControl Navigator Manual for instructions.
After you have found the Densité Probe's ID you can create an alias. An alias is a "nickname" that can be used through-out the Kaleido-K2 instead of the probe's Long ID when referring to the probe. Here are the steps to create an alias. If you prefer to use the Miranda Long ID you can skip these steps:
- On your Kaleido-K2 machine, open the file "C:\iControl\Startup\KG2Config.xml" with Notepad.
- Find the <OtherServices> section.
- Enter the following line:
<Service ServiceLabel="MyService" id=" appserverame_D1_Densite_SLOT_3_31"/>Where:- Save the KG2Config.xml file.
- It is a good time to reboot your Kaleido-K2 system: doing so will allow the Kaleido-K2 to recognize and use the newly defined alias.
Example of a KG2Config.xml file:
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Adding a Close Caption Text Component to an online Layout
- From within your KEdit select "Open" from "File" menu and then select "Online" or press "Ctrl-O". The "Open Online Layout" dialog appears.
- Select the name of the Kaleido-K2 from which you want to edit the Layout and click on the "Open" button. The Layout that is currently displayed on the selected Kaleido-K2 is now opened in KEdit.
- If you want to add the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor, right-click on the Monitor and select Unlock Monitor from the popup menu. The Monitor's border will turn yellow, indicating that you have access to its contents, and that Components added inside the border of the Monitor will be part of the Monitor.
- From the Components toolbar select the Close Caption Text icon.
- Click on the Layout where you want the Component to appear, drag the mouse to adjust the Component's size to what you want it to be and release the mouse button. You can now move the Component by selecting it and dragging it where you want it to be positioned. You can resize the Component by using the white squares located on the corners and the sides of the Component when it is selected.
- To configure the Component show the "Configuration Panel" by pressing "F5" or by double-clicking on the Component or by selecting "Configuration Panel" from the "View" menu.
- In the "Service ID" text field enter the alias of Densité probe from which the feed comes.
- In the "Input Number" text field enter the input of the card. Typically it should be 1.
- In the "Number of Lines" text field enter the number of lines to be displayed by the Component.
- Adjust the transparency if necessary.
- The last field to configure is the "VBI Link Order" field. It is used only if you added the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor; if so, enter the link order to associate with this Close Caption Text Component. Typically this number will be `1' and it will be incremented if the Monitor contains more than one Close Caption Text Component.
- Click on the "Apply" button to apply the configured information to the Component.
- If you added the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor, click outside the Monitor so its border turns white again. If you are asked to save the changes made to the Channel, choose if you want to save the modified Channel by selecting "Save" or if you want to create a new Channel by choosing "Save As".
Your Close Caption Text Component now uses the configured Densité probe as its source.
You can assign the modified Layout to a preset. To do so using the Kaleido RCP press and hold the function key (those keys are located to the top of the device) for at least 6 seconds to associate it with the Layout. Using a keyboard connected to your Kaleido-K2 press a function key (F1 through F10) for at least 6 seconds to associate it with the Layout.
Adding a Close Caption Text Component to an offline Layout
- From within your KEdit select "Open" from "File" menu and then select "File..." or press "Ctrl-F". The "Open File..." dialog appears.
- Select the file containing the Layout to edit and click on the "Open" button.
- If you want to add the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor, right-click on the Monitor and select Unlock Monitor from the popup menu. The Monitor's border will turn yellow, indicating that you have access to its contents, and that Components added inside the border of the Monitor will be part of the Monitor.
- From the Components toolbar select the Close Caption Text icon.
- Click on the Layout where you want the Component to appear, drag the mouse to adjust the Component's size to what you want it to be and release the mouse button. You can now move the Component by selecting it and dragging it where you want it to be positioned. You can resize the Component by using the white squares located on the corners and the sides of the Component when it is selected.
- To configure the Component show the "Configuration Panel" by pressing "F5" or by double-clicking on the Component or by selecting "Configuration Panel" from the "View" menu.
- In the "Service ID" text field enter the alias of Densité probe from which the feed comes, typically it should be the alias you just created.
- In the "Input Number" text field enter the input of the card. Typically it should be 1.
- In the "Number of Lines" text field enter the number of lines to be displayed by the Component.
- Adjust the transparency if necessary.
- The last field to configure is the "VBI Link Order" field. It is used only if you added the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor; if so, enter the link order to associate with this Close Caption Text Component. Typically this number will be `1' and it will be incremented if the Monitor contains more than one Close Caption Text Component.
- Click on the "Apply" button to apply the configured information to the Component.
- If you added the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor, click outside the Monitor so its border turns white again. If you are asked to save the changes made to the Channel, choose if you want to save the modified Channel by selecting "Save" or if you want to create a new Channel by choosing "Save As".
- Save the modified Layout by selecting "Save" from the "File" menu or by pressing "Ctrl-S".
Your Close Caption Text Component now uses the configured Densité probe as its source. To be used, this Layout needs to be applied online to a Kaleido-K2.
Applying a Layout online on a Kaleido-K2
- From the KEdit open the Layout you want to load onto the Kaleido-K2.
- From the "File" menu select the "Apply Layout Online" option or press "Alt-A". The "Apply Layout Online" dialog appears.
- Select the Kaleido-K2 on which you want to load the Layout from the list of available Kaleido-K2s.
- Select the data that needs to be exported to the Kaleido-K2 in order to be able to use the Layout. That is, if the Layout uses images, audio scales, Actions or Alarms that were created for this Layout or that were modified for this Layout you need to indicate it by selecting what needs to be exported.
- Select the "Load" button.
The Layout should appear on the Kaleido-K2. You can assign the newly applied Layout to a preset key of the Kaleido RCP by pressing and holding one of the 10 function keys located at the top of the device for at least 6 seconds. If you're using a keyboard instead of the Kaleido RCP, press one of the 10 function keys (F1 through F10) on your keyboard for at least 6 seconds to assign the modified Layout to a preset key.
Displaying close caption text from an incoming feed
The following steps describes how to configure a Kaleido-K2 so it will display close captioning text, how to add a Close Caption Text Component to an online Layout (while the KEdit is connected to the Layout displayed by a Kaleido-K2) or to an offline Layout and how to apply online a Layout on a Kaleido-K2.
Configuring a Kaleido-K2 to decode VBI following the North American Standard (EIA 608)
This operation can only be done while connected online to the Kaleido-K2:
- From within your KEdit select "Open" from "File" menu and then select "Online" or press "Ctrl-O". The "Open Online Layout" appears.
- Select the name of the Kaleido-K2 to configure and click on the "Open" button. The Layout that is currently displayed on the selected Kaleido-K2 is now opened in KEdit.
- Select "Setting" from the "View" menu and then "VBI/ANC Standard".
- In the "VBI/ANC Data Standard Selection" dialog choose "North American Standard (EIA 608)".
- Click on the "Ok" button.
Your Kaleido-K2 is now configured to decode close caption text.
Adding a Close Caption Text Component to an online Layout
- From within your KEdit select "Open" from "File" menu and then select "Online" or press "Ctrl-O". The "Open Online Layout" appears.
- Select the name of the Kaleido-K2 from which you want to edit the Layout and click on the "Open" button. The Layout that is currently displayed on the selected Kaleido-K2 is now opened in KEdit.
- If you want to add the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor, right-click on the Monitor and select Unlock Monitor from the popup menu. The Monitor's border will turn yellow, indicating that you have access to its contents, and that Components added inside the border of the Monitor will be part of the Monitor.
- From the Components toolbar select the Close Caption Text icon
- Click on the Layout where you want the Component to appear, drag the mouse to adjust the Component's size to what you want it to be and release the mouse button. You can now move the Component by selecting it and dragging it where you want it to be positioned. You can resize the Component by using the white squares located on the corners and the sides of the Component when it is selected.
- To configure the Component show the "Configuration Panel" by pressing "F5" or by double-clicking on the Component or by selecting "Configuration Panel" from the "View" menu.
- In the "Service ID" text field enter the alias of the Kaleido-K2 from which the feed comes, most of the time you enter `A' since the feed is located on the same Kaleido-K2 as your Layout. In an environment where many Kaleido-K2s are on the same network, you could want to get the close caption from another machine. In that case enter the alias of the other Kaleido-K2 (for more explications on aliases and how to work when many Kaleido-K2s are on the same network please consult the User's Manual).
- In the "Input Number" text field enter the video input number that contains the close caption text to display.
- In the "Number of Lines" text field enter the number of lines to be displayed by the Component.
- Adjust the transparency if necessary.
- The last field to configure is the "VBI Link Order" field. It is used only if you added the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor. If so, enter the link order to associate with this Close Caption Text Component. Typically this number will be `1' and it will be incremented if the Monitor contains more than one Close Caption Text Component.
- Click on the "Apply" button to apply the configured information to the Component.
- If you added the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor click outside of the Monitor so its border turns white again. If you are asked to save the changes made to the Channel, choose to save the modified Channel by selecting "Save" or to create a new Channel by choosing "Save As".
Your Close Caption Text Component now uses the configured input as its source.
You can assign the modified Layout to a preset. To do so using the Kaleido RCP press and hold the function key (those keys are located to the top of the device) for at least 6 seconds to associate it with the Layout. Using a keyboard connected to your Kaleido-K2 press a function key (F1 through F10) for at least 6 seconds to associate it with the Layout.
Adding a Close Caption Text Component to an offline Layout
- From within your KEdit select "Open" from "File" menu and then select "File..." or press "Ctrl-F". The "Open File..." dialog appears.
- Select the file containing the Layout to edit and click on the "Open" button.
- If you want to add the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor double click on the Monitor so its border becomes yellow, this indicates that Components added inside the limits of the Monitor will be part of this Monitor.
- From the Components toolbar select the Close Caption Text icon.
- Click on the Layout where you want the Component to appear, drag the mouse to adjust the Component's size to what you want it to be and release the mouse button. You can now move the Component by selecting it and dragging it where you want it to be positioned. You can resize the Component by using the white squares located on the corners and the sides of the Component when it is selected.
- To configure the Component show the "Configuration Panel" by pressing "F5" or by selecting "Configuration Panel" from the "View" menu.
- In the "Service ID" text field enter the alias of the Kaleido-K2 from which the feed comes, most of the time you enter `A' since the feed is located on the same Kaleido-K2 as your Layout. In an environment where many Kaleido-K2s are on the same network, you could want to get the close caption from another machine. In that case enter the alias of the other Kaleido-K2 (for more explications on aliases and how to work when many Kaleido-K2s are on the same network please consult the User's Manual).
- In the "Input Number" text field enter the video input number that contains the close caption text to display.
- In the "Number of Lines" text field enter the number of lines to be displayed by the Component.
- Adjust the transparency if necessary.
- The last field to configure is the "VBI Link Order" field. It is used only if you added the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor. If so, enter the link order to associate with this Close Caption Text Component. Typically this number will be `1' and it will be incremented if the Monitor contains more than one Close Caption Text Component.
- Click on the "Apply" button to apply the configured information to the Component.
- If you added the Close Caption Text Component to a Monitor, click outside of the Monitor so its border turns white again. If you are asked to save the changes made to the Channel, choose to save the modified Channel by selecting "Save" or to create a new Channel by choosing "Save As".
- Save the modified Layout by selecting "Save" from the "File" menu or by pressing "Ctrl-S".
Your Close Caption Text Component now uses the configured input as its source. To be used, this Layout needs to be applied online to a Kaleido-K2.
Applying a Layout online on a Kaleido-K2
- From the KEdit open the Layout you want to load onto the Kaleido-K2.
- From the "File" menu select the "Apply Layout Online" option or press "Alt-A". The "Apply Layout Online" dialog appears.
- Select the Kaleido-K2 on which you want to load the Layout from the list of the available Kaleido-K2s.
- Select the data that needs to be exported to the Kaleido-K2 in order to be able to use the Layout. That is if the Layout uses images, audio scales, Actions or Alarms that were created for this Layout or that were modified for this Layout you need to indicate it by selecting what needs to be exported.
- Select the "Load" button.
The Layout should appear on the Kaleido-K2. You can assign the newly applied Layout to a preset key of the Kaleido RCP by pressing and holding one of the 10 function keys located at the top of the device for at least 6 seconds. If you're using a keyboard instead of the Kaleido RCP, press one of the 10 function keys (F1 through F10) on your keyboard for at least 6 seconds to assign the modified Layout to a preset key.
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