WinCue LT User Guide 208 Harbor Drive. Stamford, CT.
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This user-guide was written and last updated by Helen Masson of Autocue Ltd. 7/31/01 QTV version: 6/25/2003 About this guide WinCue LT is an easy to use, fully featured, multi-lingual prompting application utilizing unique software scroll technology. QTV's WinCue LT prompting software is Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT compatible and comes complete with a scroll control hand set. The only other hardware requirement is a VGA to composite video converter.
Working with Runorders need to know about WinCue LT Runorders Chapter 6 Prompting Mode This chapter explains how to prompt a Rundown or an individual script and how to use the scroll controls for WinCue LT Appendix A Toolbar buttons and shortcuts This appendix contains helpful shortcuts to help you use WinCue LT quickly and easily This appendix contains additional information on the WinCue LT scroll controls Appendix B Scroll Controls Appendix C Technical Support User Guide WinCueLT This appendix co
Contents About this guide ......................................................................................... iii Audience.................................................................................................... iii Structure of the guide ................................................................................ iii Contents v WinCue LT Installation 1 1 WinCue LT Installation...................................................................2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.
4.1 4.2 Opening Scripts .............................................................................. 25 The Script Editor Header................................................................ 26 4.2.1 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Change Layout..................................................................................... 26 Adding Text .................................................................................... 27 Importing files .............................................................
B1 Keyboard Scroll............................................................................... 68 B1.1 B1.2 B2 B3 Mouse Scroll ................................................................................... 69 Two-button Serial Controller ........................................................... 69 B3.1 B3.2 B4 B5 Speed Control....................................................................................... 68 Function Keys...............................................................
Chapter 1 WinCue LT Installation User Guide WinCueLT WinCue LT Installation • 1
1 WinCue LT Installation 1.1 1.2 Hardware requirements • WinCue LT runs on Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT Workstation. • The recommended minimum specification is a True Pentium 233MHz chip with 64MB RAM; the more memory the machine has the better the scroll output will be. • A built-in video converter with dual-scanning video card is required in order for the text to be prompted on screen and on the VGA output monitor.
4. An Install/Uninstall box will appear click on the Install WinCue LT button 5. A license agreement will appear, read through it, click in the checkbox to accept it and click on Install 6. You will be notified when Installation is complete 1.
1.5 Un-Installing WinCue LT To un-install WinCue LT use the following steps, also if you are upgrading WinCue LT you will have to un-install your current version of WinCue LT before upgrading. What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD drive 2. Click Start and select Run 3. Type d:install.exe, click on OK and the install program will begin 4. An Install/Uninstall box will appear click on the Un-Install WinCue LT button and WinCue LT 5.
Chapter 2 WinCue LT Configuration User Guide WinCueLT WinCue LT Configuration • 5
2 WinCue LT Configuration 2.1 Configuring WinCue LT for Windows Once installed you need to configure WinCue LT for Windows. What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Right click on the taskbar and select Properties 2. Make sure Autohide is ticked and make sure Always on Top is not ticked 2.
Click on Start, select Programs and then select WinCue LT Or Simply double-click on the icon to start WinCue LT 2.3 Starting WinCue LT for the first time On startup the Script Editor will automatically open, see section 2.7 to change this setting, you can start typing your Script straight away. You can learn more about creating stories in Chapter 4 The Script Editor. If you now press the Tab key whilst in the Script Editor a scroll control calibration screen will appear.
WinCue LT will also make a default Script item (Script1) in the Runorder You can learn more about Runorders in Chapter 5 Working with Runorders 2.
4. A New Device dialog box will appear for you to specify what kind of Scroll Control you want to add. In the Name: box enter what you want to call the Scroll Control, in the Type box click on the arrow and select the type of Scroll Control you want to add from the scroll box, click OK 5. A Configure controller dialog box will then appear with options for setting the Scroll Control, use the arrow buttons to choose the settings for the Scroll Control, click OK 6.
2.5 Configuring the Prompt Engine You can configure the position, width and height of the cue marker. What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Click on the Tools menu and select Options 2. Click on the Prompt Engine option and select Settings From the settings displayed, select the required position and specify the number of pixels you want the cue marker to be offset from the top of the screen and its width and height. Click OK when you are happy with the settings. 3.
2.6 Multilingual Support This menu is used to setup alternative languages, fonts and keyboard layouts to English Note: WinCue LT is not supplied with any fonts, the fonts that it uses are the ones installed with Windows or other third party software. 1. Click on the Tools menu and select Options 2. Click on the Multilingual Support option and the settings for this option will appear opposite. 3. Click on the font button to see the list of installed fonts and choose an appropriate font for the language.
4. Click on the Keyboards tab to change the keyboard layout used by WinCue LT. The list of keyboards that you can see are all of the internal layouts that are supported by WinCue LT If you want to use a keyboard layout that is not listed in WinCue LT then you will have to install it from your Microsoft Windows CD (see section 2.6.1). 2.6.1 Adding additional keyboards in Windows Make sure you have your Windows CD ready before you begin to add an additional keyboard layout.
1. In Windows, click on the Start button, then select Settings and then Control Panel. 2. From the Control Panel choose Keyboard and a Keyboard properties box will appear. 3. Depending on which operating system you are using click on: NT4 – Input Locales WIN95/98 – Language Then click on Add and select the additional languages that you want to install. 4. You will need your Windows CD to complete this task. 2.
If you require additional language support please contact QTV and we will send you the files direct. See Appendix C for QTV contact details. 3. Click on the User Autocorrect Dictionary Tab. If you want to replace a particular word with another one then you can add your new words here. When you click on Spell Check in the Editor your replacement word will be one of the options. 4. Click on the User Dictionary Tab. Here you can add more words to the User Dictionary.
1. Click on Tools and then select Options 2. A System Option box will appear, click on Single Column Editor Prefs and the configurable options for the Script Editor will appear. a. Typing Deletes Selection If this is ticked – Any text that you have selected will be deleted when you start typing. b. Typing in View Mode If this is ticked – WinCue LT will prompt you to save any changes you have made before you can move onto the next story. c.
2. Click on the Startup options and the options for Startup will appear 3. Choose the options you want from the Automatic on startup box and then click on their tick boxes, click OK to save the changes a. Open New Runorder – This option will create a blank Runorder each time you start-up WinCue LT b. Create Script – This will create a new script in the new Runorder. You can also specify how many scripts that are created when WinCue LT starts up.
4. If you click on the Banner tab at the top of the dialog box the available options will change and you will be able to customize the prompt banner. Padding – Increasing this value will make your banner wider. Trailing Gap – Increasing this value will put a larger gap between the banner and the first line text. Fields to Display – Changes the order of the Item Title and the Item Number. See section …. For information on the Presenter Table and Presenter tabs. 2.
2.11.1 Plain Text Files/ Plain Text Paste These two options both have the following settings available. • Translate Carriage Returns to Spaces: If this setting is selected carriage returns will be converted into spaces. Without this setting being selected WinCue will convert the single returns into double returns, so it’s a good idea to select this setting. • Combine Multiple Spaces into Singles: If this setting is selected large spaces within the imported text will be reduced to a single space.
2.11.3 Rich Text Files Export The following settings are used to configure how WinCue LT .wsr files export into Rich Text files. • Export Item Title as First Line: This setting adds the item title to the start of your exported script. • Automatically use these settings: Same as section 2.11.1 2.11.4 Microsoft Word Files This option has the following settings available. • User Guide WinCueLT Use Imported Fonts: See section 2.11.
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3 Getting Started 3.
Remember: All WinCue LT files have a *.wsr file name extension and are saved by default to the C:\WinCueLT\Documents folder. If you attempt to open a non WinCue LT file you will see this message If you click yes then the file will be automatically imported into a new runorder. 3.2 Adding Scripts to the Runorder To add a new script to the Runorder use the following steps: What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Hit the Insert key on your keyboard OR Open the Script menu and select New 2.
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Chapter 4 The Script Editor User Guide WinCueLT The Script Editor • 24
4 The Script Editor 4.1 Opening Scripts To open a Script from the Runorder use the following steps: What you do Comments/Prompts Either Double click on the item with the script you want to open Or Select the item with the script you want to open and press Return This will then open up the script in the Script Item.
4.2 The Script Editor Header The Script Editor is used to display the details of the script that is being edited. The Header displays: The item number of the script The title of the script The number of words in the script The total link time for the script 4.2.1 Change Layout If you don’t want the Script Editor Header to be displayed you can change the layout for the Script Editor so that it is not displayed.
3. This will remove the header 4.3 Adding Text Adding text to the Script Editor is just a case of typing. When you open a script the cursor will be ready in place for you to start typing just as with any other word processor. 4.4 Importing files If you have already typed out your script, in Word for instance, it is possible for you to import that script into the script editor. To import a file into WinCue LT use the following steps: What you do Comments/Prompts 1.
Note: The following types of files can be imported into WinCue LT: Microsoft Word 95/ 97/ 2000 Files Rich Text Format Files Newsmaker Scripts 2. A Select File to Import dialog box will appear. From here you can search your Folders and Directories until you find the file you want to import 3. Once you have found the file you want to import click Open QCP Text Files Unicode Text Files Plain Text Files 4. The text from the imported file will then appear in the Script Editor 4.
3. A Select Presenter dialog box will appear with a list of Presenters, highlight the presenter you want. Click OK The Presenter name will then be inserted into the script at the cursor position.
4.6 Inserting Markers When prompting, it is sometimes useful to be able to jump to specific parts of a Script without having to scroll to that point. This problem is overcome by adding Markers; these are placed at points where the operator may need to jump to. Use the following steps to add a Marker to your script: What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Place the cursor where you want the marker to be inserted, click on the Insert menu and select Marker 2.
4.7 Inserting Block Markers A Block Marker can be used to move or copy a block of text from one location to another. What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Place the cursor where you want the block to start and press Alt + B to add a Block Marker 2. Then move your cursor to where you want the block to end and add another Block Marker. 3. Press Crtl +T and you will be given 2 options Transfer or Copy. Click on the option you want to use. 4.
4.8.1 Formatting All Text To format all the text in your script use the following instructions: What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Click on the Format menu and select All Text 2. A Format All dialog box will open. Here you can choose the required formatting tool by clicking on its button 4. Once you have chosen what formatting tool you want to use, click OK and all the text will be formatted Note: To format the size of text click on the Font button and choose the size you want.
4.8.2 Not Captioned For any text that you don’t want to go to the Caption Generator, you can use the Not Captioned option. Use the following steps to learn how to use this formatting option. What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Highlight the text that you don’t wont to go to the Caption Generator 2.
3. The text will then be surrounded in color, indicating that it will not go to the Caption Generator. The Not Captioned option will also be marked with a tick to show that it is in use. 4.8.3 Not Prompted For text that you don’t want to be prompted you can use the Not Prompted option. Use the following steps to learn how to use this formatting option. What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Highlight the text that you don’t want to prompted 2.
3. The text will then be surrounded in color, indicating that it will not go to the Prompter. The Not Prompted option will also be marked with a tick to show that it is in use. 4.9 Spell Checking As with most word processors, WinCue LT allows you check your script for any spelling mistakes that you may have made. To check your script for spelling mistakes use the following steps: What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Click on the Script menu and select Spell Check 2.
3. Once the Spell Check is over you will get a message 4.10 Saving Scripts It is good practice to save your script regularly, this way you can avoid losing work through mistakes.
1. Click on the Script menu and select Print 2. A Print dialog box will appear, from here you can select the number of copies of the script you require and the Print Layout you want 3. To change the Print Layout click on the drop down box and select the layout. Click on OK 4.11 Closing Scripts When you are finished with a script, save it and then close it.
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Chapter 5 Working with Runorders User Guide WinCueLT Working with Runorders • 39
5 Working with Runorders 5.1 WinCue LT Runorder The WinCue LT Runorder is used to store all the scripts of a show in the order that they will be used. A script contained in a Runorder is called an Item. The Runorder calculates the length of time each item takes and calculates the overall length of time for the show. It counts the number of words contained in each script to create an overall word count.
5.2 Adding Break Scripts In Section 3.2 you learned how to create a new script item, it is also possible in WinCue LT to add Break Scripts to your Runorder. To add a Break Scripts to your Runorder use the following steps: What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Either Click on the script menu and select New Break Or Right-click on the Runorder and select New Break Script 2. Insert the name of the Break Script in the dialog box that will appear.
5.3 Toggle Hold State Using this option will put an Item on hold so that it will not be prompted unless it is taken off hold. To put an Item on or off hold use the following steps: On Hold What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Highlight the item you want put on hold 2. Click on the Script menu and select Toggle Hold State Or Right-click on the Runorder and select 3.
1. Highlight the item you want to take off hold 2. Click on the Script menu and select Toggle Hold State 3. The item will return to its original color indicating that it is off hold 5.4 Deleting Items If you find that you have an Item in your Runorder that you no longer need you can delete it. To a delete an Item from your Runorder use the following steps: What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Highlight the Item you want to delete Either 2.
5.5 Moving Items in the Runorder As WinCue LT is a Windows based application it is possible to Drag and Drop Items from one position in a Runorder to another. To move Items in your Runorder use the following instructions: What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Click on the Item you want to move, so that it becomes highlighted 2. Keep the left mouse button down and drag the Item with the mouse to its new position in the Runorder 3.
Click on the Runorder menu and select Renumber Scripts The items will now be numbered by their place in the Runorder 5.7 Importing Scripts As well as being able to import scripts into the Script Editor (see section 4.4), it is also possible in WinCue LT to import scripts into the Runorder to create an Item. To import a script into the Runorder use the following steps: What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Highlight the Item below where you want the new Item to be Imported to 2.
5. The file will import and appear as a new Item in the Runorder above the Item that is highlighted 5.8 Exporting Scripts WinCue LT prompt files are saved as *.wsr files, if you want to be able to view a script you created in WinCue LT in another application, Word for instance, you have to Export the script. Exporting a script allows you to save the file in a format that can be viewed in other applications.
3. A Select Export File dialog box will appear. From here you are able to choose the file format you want to export the WinCue LT file to and where it will go. Click on the Save as type drop down box and choose the file format you want 4. Click on Save and the file will be exported 5. When exporting the file into a Rich Text file format a Select Export Settings dialog box will appear so that you can choose the files settings before it will export 6. Choose the settings you want and click on OK 7.
1. Click on the Script menu 2. Select Export All Scripts 3. A Select Export Type box will appear, choose the file format you want to export to and click on OK Note: Each script in the Runorder will be saved separately unless you click on the Export all scripts to a single file checkbox 4. A Browse for Folder dialog box will appear, from here you can find where you want the exported scripts to go 5.
6. If you chose to export your Rundown to Rich Text Format you will have to choose the settings you want for the export from the Select Export Settings dialog box that will appear, then click on OK The settings for each script have to be completed separately, so this dialog box will appear for each Script in the Runorder before it is exported 5.9 Saving Runorders to files It is good practice to save your Runorder regularly, this way you can avoid losing work through mistakes.
2. A Save As dialog box will appear, enter the name of Runorder and click on Save 5.10 Copying prompt files to floppy disk WinCue LT provides you with the option to quickly save your prompt files to floppy disk. What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Insert floppy disk into the A drive Note: If you have not already saved the file, the Save As dialog box will appear allowing you to save the file with a name 2. Click on the File menu and select Copy to Floppy (A:) 5.
1. Highlight the Scripts you want to print 2. Click on the Runorder menu and select Print Scripts 3. A Print dialog box will appear, from here you can choose how many copies you want and the layout you want them to be printed in 4. Once you have made your selections click on OK and they will print 5.
1. Click on the Runorder menu and select Print Runorder 2. A Print dialog box will appear, from here you can choose how many copies you want and the layout you want them to be printed in 3. Once you have made your selections click on OK and they will print 5.13 Opening a saved Runorder file Before you can open a saved Runorder file all other WinCue LT files must be in the corner of each of the WinCue LT file closed, click on the cross window you have open to close them.
Or You can use the Recently Used command that displays a list of the last 10 files used as a quick access method. Click on the File menu and select Recently Used and then the Runorder you want to open Note: Only 1 Runorder can be opened at a time 5.14 Adding a Presenter to the Presenter table In section 4.
add the Presenter to a Script. By adding a Presenter to the Presenter Table you are able to tailor the prompt output to the presenters needs. To add a Presenter to the Presenter table use the following: What you do Comments/Prompts 1. Click on the Runorder menu and select Edit Presenter Table 2. A Presenter Table Settings dialog box will appear. From here you set what options are available to presenters and add presenters 3.
5. A Presenter Properties dialog box will appear, here you add the details of the Presenter 6. Click OK and the presenter will be added to the list of presenters you can add to a script (See Section 4.5) 5.
1. Click on the Tools menu, select Toolbars and then select Window Bar 2.
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6 Prompting Mode 6.1 To begin Prompting It is possible to prompt your scripts from the Runorder or the Script Editor.
Note: Whilst prompting if the taskbar is visible you need to right-click on the Taskbar and turn Autohide on, See section 2.1. You will then have to restart WinCue LT for this change to take effect. 6.2 Scrolling the text The settings for each of the following scroll controls are the default settings; it is possible to change these settings to one more suitable to you. See Appendix B for further information on scroll control settings. 6.2.
pressing the Up and Down Arrow Keys allows you to fine tune the Cue Marker position.
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Appendix A Toolbar buttons and shortcuts User Guide WinCueLT Toolbar buttons and shortcuts • 63
Appendix A- Toolbar buttons and shortcuts A1 General Function Button Shortcut Menu Command New file Alt + FN Open File Alt + FO Save File Alt + FS Change Layout Alt + VL Change Language ALTGR + Help A2 F1 Runorder Function Insert New Script Insert New Break Script Delete Item Moves selected Item Up/ Down in Rundown Edit Script Shortcut Menu Command INSERT Key ALT + SN ALT + INSERT Keys ALT + SB DELETE ALT + SD ALT + ENTER Change Script number in Runorder A3 ALT + SE F2 Scrip
Bold CTRL + B ALT + TB Underline CTRL + U ALT + TU Italic CTRL + I ALT + TI Inverse CTRL + E ALT + TV Font CTRL + F ALT + TF Change Color White/ Red/ Green/ Blue/ Yellow CTRL + 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 ALT + TC + Justify text Left/ Center/ Right CTRL + SHIFT + L/ C/ R Format all text CTRL + SHIFT +A Select all text CTRL + A Selects all text from cursor position Set Block Marker Transfer Block CTRL + T ALT + IP CTRL + M Go to next Marker CTRL + N Go to previous Marker CTRL + P Change selected
Scale Script Down Go to next Script ALT + Pg Dn Key F6 ALT + SN Go to previous Script SHIFT + F6 Alt + SV Change Script Number in Editor CTRL + F2 Exit Script Editor ESCAPE Key Exit Script Editor CTRL + F4 A4 Prompt Mode Function Button Shortcut Begin Prompting TAB Inverse the text I Jump to Editor in Prompt Position Jump to Prompt mode in Editor position TAB SHIFT + F11/TAB Jump from Prompter to Editor SHIFT + F11 Move the cue marker up/down SHIFT + Fine tune cue marker position
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Appendix B - Scroll Controls Section 2.4 explains how to configure a scroll control for WinCue LT; this section will explain the configuration options for each scroll control available in WinCue LT. B1 Keyboard Scroll To configure the Keyboard Scroll you need to set up the prompting speed and the function keys. B1.
B2 Mouse Scroll In order to set up your mouse as a scroll control all you need to configure is the action for each button and then click on OK. B3 Two-button Serial Controller To configure the Two-button Serial Controller you need to set the Serial Port that it will be connected to and the actions for the two buttons. B3.1 Stop Scrolling By default to stop the text from scrolling you need to turn the knob as far as it will go in the opposite direction.
B4 Serial Multibutton, Hybrid Multibutton, Two-button IMT Controller These scroll controls are not used in WinCue LT, they are used in WinCue 1.5, and so you don’t need to configure them for WinCue LT. B5 Scroll Control Wiring B5.1 9 way d Serial port connections 2……..rd……..Red 4……..dtr……..Blue 5……..gnd……..Green 7……..rts……..Y Y o w Yeeellllllo ow w dtr and rts are used to generate the supply voltage B5.2 IMT Hand control 1……..5v……..Red 5……..0v……..Black 6……..pot……..Green Y Yeeellllllo o w 8……..marker……..
Appendix C WinCue LT Quick Start-Up Guide User Guide WinCueLT WinCue LT Quick Start-Up Guide • 71
This guide will provide you with the basic information needed to get started using WinCue LT, it contains information on how to open WinCue LT, how to use the Script Editor, the Runorder and how to prompt WinCue LT Scripts. This guide doesn't contain everything you need to know about WinCue LT, to find out more use the WinCue LT User Guide. Starting WinCue LT To start WinCue LT simply double-click on the WinCue LT icon on your desktop.
To open a Script from the Runorder, highlight the Script you want to open and hit the Return Key on your Keyboard If you have typed your Script in an application other than WinCue LT you can Import the Script into a WinCue LT Runorder. To do this use the Import option in the Script menu and then look for the file you want to import.
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Technical Support To receive technical support for WinCue LT, you may call QTV during normal business hours at: (203) 406-1400 E-mail technical support is available at: support@qtv.com If you feel that there are important details missing from this manual please do not hesitate to email us here at QTV, with a description of what you think is needed. Send the details to support@qtv.
