Category Archives: Guides
Re-ordering of blocks in Carousel 5.2
Here’s a real life example of how a new feature in Carousel can improve the legibility of text in a bulletin. We start with our master RSS template, choose our background, and we get this: Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! Notice how the text becomes washed out towards the bottom of the screen. This will happen [...]
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Carousel: Interactive bulletins
We are announcing a new feature in Carousel 5.2… Interactive bulletins. Interactivity is an idea that we have been trying to tackle for a while now. We wanted to make sure we did it the ‘Carousel’ way, so here is what we did… – Interactive bulletins allow Carousel users to upload or link to interactive [...]
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Carousel 5.2: Webpage Snapshots
We have introduced a new feature into Carousel 5.2 called Webpage Snapshots. This allows you to capture a webpage (or portion of) and display it in a bulletin. Here’s how it works: Select a new bulletin that has a “Web Picture” block in it. For more information on Web pictures please refer to the Carousel [...]
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New Screencast: Cablecast Website Integration
Curious about how to integrate your Cablecast schedule into your web site? Check out this screencast! Cablecast Website Integration from JJ Parker on Vimeo.
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Screencast: Replays server
We are very excited to announce that Tightrope is coming out with a digital video replay server for live sports productions. We have taken our video server technology and made an unbelievable replays server. This is the presentation that we gave to people interested in signing up for our beta at the last trade show. [...]
Screencast: Cablecast Website Integration
The second in the ACM training series about integrating your schedule form Cablecast into your stations website. Cablecast Website Integration from JJ Parker on Vimeo
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Screencast: Cablecast public website, VOD, and live streaming
I recently did a few training sessions at the national ACM show in D.C. I took those trainings and recorded them into a screencast. This screencast is about how you can use various Cablecast products to get your programming published on the internet. Cablecast public website, VOD, and live streaming from JJ Parker on Vimeo
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Excel and Reports in Cablecast
Cablecast has some pretty cool reporting features built in. However, it doesn’t do everything and that’s when people turn to Excel to fill in the gaps. Here are some tips that might be helpful. Getting the Data into Excel as XML The best way, that I have found, to get data from Cablecast and into [...]
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A Behemoth Is Coming
What is as close to a feature length training video as I will ever make will be unleashed Monday April 14th. The Template Editor. Kind of a masterpiece. My "Lawrence of Arabia". In fact, its so special you can watch it in HD! (soon) Zooming, panning, and other trickery isn’t the most affective way to [...]
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Carousel: Bandwidth Throttling