Server: Netscape-Commerce/1.12 Date: Thursday, 18-Dec-97 03:37:12 GMT Last-modified: Wednesday, 10-Sep-97 15:16:47 GMT Content-length: 8568 Content-type: text/html ChyronGraphics - pcScribe














Imagine being able to use an unlimited number of fonts to create titles and graphics, all in the simplicity of the Microsoft Windows® environment. Welcome to pc Scribe® from CHYRON. pc Scribe is a cost effective solution for video professionals.

A video graphics software engine, pc Scribe, is designed for use with the Windows 95® and Windows NT® operating systems. It offers a new approach for composing titles and graphics that is ideal for video production and display applications.

And because pc Scribe is designed as an open platform product, the feature set is flexible and can be expanded to address changes in both technology and customer needs.

Combined with the CHYRON pc-CODI®, pc Scribe becomes a total solution as the pc-Scribe Bundle that provides real-time character generation with the quality you expect from CHYRON.

pc Scribe uses the entire TrueType® library of fonts, so the number of fonts accessible and used on a single page is virtually unlimited. Using the TrueType font library also means pc Scribe can support most international language character sets. Fonts load instantly with no conversion and the level of anti-aliasing applied to characters is selectable. Due to pc Scribe's icon intensive user interface, localized versions using various international Windows operating systems will also be available.

Users can adjust a wide range of character attributes:

typeface:
style, transparency, color, size, aspect, rotation, italic, shear
edge:
color, size, transparency, softness, position
shadow:
color, size, position, drop, transparency, softness

pc Scribe provides a wide choice of composition tools. Sizing of text and composition graphics, including imported elements, is fully interactive and placement is entirely free form. Graphics may also be layered using cut, copy and paste operations. All operation of the system occurs within a Windows SVGA interface. Multiple preview windows can be displayed simultaneously and the SVGA monitor may be used as an independent preview channel in on-air situations.

A text window may be created anywhere on the screen. Colors and fonts can be picked up off the screen and used for page creation. And a definable safe title marker can be set to ensure viewable video output.

pc Scribe includes tools to create full screen mattes and color ramps. Horizontal colored bands, with grading, can create sophisticated background designs. Graphic primitives including lines, ellipses, rectangles and arrows can also be used for foreground or background creation. pc Scribe includes tools to build layout templates with preselected styles and parameters.

To keep track of elements used in a project, a file can be created to save all font, color, template and user attributes.

pc Scribe imports elements that are used to build graphics. This includes OLE objects, iNFiNiT!® RGBA, pc-CODI LOGO format, and TGA with alpha. pc Scribe also imports and exports TIFF, JPEG, PCX, TGA, BMP, GIF, CLP, ASCII, IMG, SGI, PICT and EPS formats.

pc Scribe provides a number of dynamic functions, including motion effects. Characters, words, rows, and fields can color flash and there is an actual digital time clock, as well as an event timer with count up/countdown capabilities.

pc Scribe supports character rolls, crawls and reveal modes. Speed is selectable and can be auto timed with pauses. Messages can be manually advanced or put into sequences along with page transitions. These transition effects include: cut, fade, push, wipe, reveal, hide, cover, peel, zoom, matrix, wipe, spiral, split, weave and jitter.

pc Scribe also features a full screen display mode where text and graphics are displayed raster to raster. Although a software engine, pc Scribe is tightly integrated with video hardware to maximize display hardware performance. pc Scribe is optimized for the real time capabilities of CHYRON's pc-CODI frame buffer. pc-CODI provides fast recall and display performance to meet the needs of the video production market.

The pc Scribe application can access and control two different pc-CODI cards installed in one computer. pc-CODI supports both NTSC and PAL standards and, with one NTSC and one PAL video card installed, will output both standards simultaneously.

pc Scribe's software installs easily on any PC workstation or laptop. The open platform pc Scribe display operates at both 1024X768 and 800X600 screen resolution. For optimum performance a Pentium® 90 MHz or faster processor CPU and at least 16 MB of RAM is required. The system may be operated with a mouse, keyboard commands or a combination of both.