Monthly Archives: November 2007
Tips & Tricks
Throughout the Carousel framework you will find pre-defined formats within all of the templates. Depending on your background and color choice, changing these defaults can sometimes end up giving you poor results. Follow these tips and tricks to ensure your bulletins look their best! FONTS Limit the number of fonts you use per bulletin. Choose [...]
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Layout Suggestions
It’s easy to get carried away using all the cool tools Carousel has to offer. Here are some layout suggestions that will help keep your monitors looking clean and simple while informing your viewers. (16×9) (4×3) When creating zones for your 4×3 monitors, don’t forget that one of your zones can be a video zone. [...]
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Creating Seamless Backgrounds with Photoshop
Sometimes you may want to divide your screen without actually seeing the division lines between the zones, you want your screen to appear seamless. To achieve this, you must have a basic understanding of Photoshop. Watch the video below to learn more about seamless backgrounds. (Click for High resolution video)
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Jeremy Poses a Challenge
Jeremy started his blog today, and he wants to hear from you. He says: Challenge me: ask me anything about video or signage and I’ll do my best to provide you with accurate information. Send me an email or post a comment. Come on. Bring it. So, head on over and let him have it!
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Is This Thing On?
Well, I’ve done it. I’ve officially jumped on the blog wagon. Here, you can expect to see posts about Cablecast and Carousel issues, troubleshooting techniques, and links to other technical resources. I’m always carrying around my bag of tricks and if you visit again, I might just spill one or two of my secrets. You [...]
Staff Blogs
Craving more Tightrope news and info? Several TRMS staff members have started blogs of their own, and I know more are on their way. For this, the first round, check out: Carousel: Thinking Outside the Box by Amber Brandon’s Blog Jennifer’s Blog John’s Blog The list of staff blogs on the right side of this [...]
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Welcome
Thanks for reading. I’ll be posting a variety of things on my blog, including news about Tightrope, technology topics that interest me, and my thoughts on software design and engineering. Check back soon for more!
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Cablecast 4.6.4 Beta
It has been a busy few months since the ACM national show, we have released Cablecast 4.7, the SX servers, and have some very cool stuff coming down the pike. One of those things that I have been working on is Cablecast 4.6.4. We have made some big changes to the way that VOD servers [...]
Creating A Clock Bulletin