04: Edit Templates and Render Graphics – Chyron

Edit Panel

In LUCI’s Edit Panel, you can compose a graphic and use it for various purposes:

Insert into a Running Order script.
Use with CAMIO NLE Plugin (formerly known as MediaMaker plugin).
Render the template to an image or movie file.

Note: The terms “Running Order” and “Rundown Order” are used interchangeably in the LUCI application and in this document.

Many templates contain fields in which you can enter text (e.g., reporter name, location), and/or areas in which you can replace images and/or movies (e.g. for an OTS).

To access the Edit Panel for a Graphic Template or Completed Graphic:

Double-click the Graphic Template or Completed Graphic.
The graphic’s Edit Panel displays. All available replaceable fields are displayed as text fields or image and movie preview image thumbnails.

The following example shows a template that contains two replaceable text fields, and a replaceable text field combobox from which you can either select or enter text.

Some templates may not have any replaceable fields when loaded into the Edit Panel, but you may still modify the playout Channel and Timecode data in the Edit Panel.

When you open a Completed Graphic, a copy of the existing graphic opens for editing, and does not overwrite the original.

In the Edit Panel, you can edit the following:

Replaceable Text Field Area: If the template contains replaceable text fields, then they are displayed.
Replaceable Image/Movie Preview Image Thumbnails: If the template contains replaceable image and/or movie fields, then they are displayed.
Channel/Layer: On the playout system, the specific Channel and Layer within the Channel on which the graphic plays.
Timecode In/Duration/Out: The In Point, Out Point and Duration of the graphic, in format HH:MM:SS:FF (HH = hours, MM = minutes, SS = seconds, and FF = frames).
Slug: A description added to a graphic that can display in the CAMIO Rundown Endpoint and Viewer (formerly iSQ) playout list or inside the rundown in the script.

Note: Your user interface may be missing elements listed in the following items if they have been hidden by your Admin from your user interface, e.g., Channel, Timecode, etc. Please check with your CAMIO admin if you have any questions.

Text Replaceables

Overview

Text that can be updated has a dedicated text field for entry of content. The following template contains two replaceable text fields, and a replaceable text field combo box from which you can either select or enter text.

To populate text fields:

Type the desired content into the field.
Press Tab to move the cursor focus to the next input field.
If the field includes a drop-down, then you can select from the drop-down.

Spell Check

Spell check capabilities are set individually for each workstation, via the Chromium window in which LUCI is running. Please contact your CAMIO Administrator or Chyron Support to configure spell check settings on your device.

Character Count

When a text field has a limit on the number of characters that can be typed into it, that number displays at the side of the field and counts down to 0 as characters are typed.

LUCI AutoFill

LUCI’s AutoFill feature provides the ability to update templates with predefined text and images, instead of requiring you to type and drag and drop the required content. You can simply select from a list of pre-populated options in the AutoFill input field, and then the text field automatically populates.

LUCI Autofill can also fill in additional linked fields when you select a value. For example, selecting a name in one text field can fulfill its associated title and headshot in another text and image field, respectively. You can also overwrite the fields, if desired.

An AutoFill field is specified by a drop-down arrow at the right of the field . When selected, the field displays a combo box, from which you can select an item, or into which you can type text.

The following shows that the Reporter Name field is an AutoFill field.

Populate an autofill template

To populate an AutoFill template:

In the AutoFill field (which in this example is the Reporter Name field) do one of the following:
- In the Reporter Name combo box, start typing a name that you know is in the list. If the name is in the list, then it will autocomplete as you type, filtering down the available options to narrow down the list. You can select from the filtered list at any time. Select a name from the drop-down.
- Overwrite the text field with free text. Once the combo box data is populated, then any other linked text and image fields also populate.

If an associated image is not found, then the image does not populate the image field. Contact your Art Department if an expected image does not auto-populate.

Populate the remaining text/image/movie field(s).

Image and Movie Replaceables

Overview

In addition to replaceable text fields, a template can have replaceable image and/or movie fields, providing great flexibility when you create your graphics.

Asset browser operations

The LUCI Asset Browser provides access to the assets from which you can create your graphics.

To display the Asset Browser:

In the Browse Template tab, double-click the template that you would like to use to create a graphic. In this example, template 00000008 is selected.
The template Edit Mode displays. In this example there are no Image fields and one Movie field.
Select the movie thumbnail field (box). The process is the same for an Image field. In this example, Axis Map Movie is selected.
The available movies display. In this example, the Movie field is linked to Axis Track.
As such, you can select from movies available locally from CAMIO (on the left), and from Axis Track (on the right) assets.

The Asset Browser displays only movies if you click a Movie field, and only images if you click an Image field.

If desired, you can search, select a Context and Category, filter and sort the images.

Note: These operations work as follows, depending on whether you are searching Local (CAMIO) or Axis Track:

Type of Search/Sort/Filter	Local (CAMIO)	Axis Track
Search Field	Yes	Yes
Context	Yes	No
Category	Yes	No
Filter	Yes	None and Favorites Only
Sort	Yes	Yes

Select (click) the movie to populate the Movie field.

The movie thumbnail appears in the field at the right asset display.

To clear a Movie or Image field while in Asset Browser,

Select the Close icon in the upper right corner of the field.
Double-click the movie thumbnail in the Asset Browser.
The Asset Browser closes, and the template Edit Mode displays the Movie field populated with the selected movie.

To clear a Movie or Image field while in Edit Mode:

Select the Close icon in the upper right corner of the field.
Populate any other Text, Image, or Movie fields.
From the sidebar, Generate Preview.

See Templates with Multiple Image and/or Movie Fields for information about working with multiple images and /or movies.

If desired, select the Animate button to view the final animation.

If desired, double-click the Preview to view an enlarged version of the Preview.

Templates with Multiple Image and/or Movie Fields

If there are multiple Image and/or Movie fields in a template, then you can select images or movies for all of the fields without leaving Asset Browser until you have completed selection.

For example, the following template contains three image fields:

To populate the images:

Select an Image field to access the Asset Browser.
- For this example, Head Shot 1 - Axis is selected.
Select an image. The Head Shot 1 field populates.
To change the image, select a different image.
Once the first image is set, then select the Head Shot 2 field.
1. Note: In this example, all of the image fields have access to the same set of images. In other templates, each field may have access to a different set of images or movies. When you select an image or movie field, then the set of assets available to that field display.
Select an image to populate Head Shot 2.
Once the second image is set, then select the Head Shot 3 field.
Select an image to populate Head Shot 3.
Once the third image is set, then do one of the following:
1. Double-click the image thumbnail that you just selected.
2. Select the Close icon.
LUCI returns to Edit Mode. The template displays all three images populated.

Note that this specific template has XMP-linked text fields, as indicated by the Link Enabled icon to the right of the XMP-linked fields. As such, if the images contain the XMP data to populate these fields, then the fields automatically populate, as shown in this example.

See Images with XMP Data - Automatic Text/Image/Movie Replacement for information on working with XMP assets.

Populate the unlinked fields, and then from the sidebar, select Generate Preview.

If desired, select the Animate button to view the final animation.

If desired, double-click the Preview to view an enlarged version of the Preview.

Clear an Image or Movie from a Field

To clear an image or movie from a field in Asset Manager or template Edit Mode, click the Close icon, located at the top right of the Image or Movie field.

Close the Asset Browser and Return to Edit Mode

To close the Asset Browser do one of the following:

Double-click an asset.
Click the Close icon in the upper right corner of the display.

Image and Movie Category Filtering

The Art Department can use Asset Manager to assign a preferred Asset Category for replaceable image and movie fields in templates. This assignment displays as follows in Asset Manager > Replaceables Tab Picture (Image) or Movie Input Properties can be Restricted or Unrestricted, and is specific to each individual selected template.

Restrict works as follows:

If it is preferred that the producer can add assets ONLY from the selected Asset Category, then Restrict should be enabled (checked). In this case, LUCI displays only assets from this Category, and it is not possible to select other Categories.
If the Restrict checkbox is not enabled (checked), then LUCI defaults to the selected Category, but the producer can select a different Category.

Example: If a template image field is restricted to using only images that are in the Headshots Category, then the following would be available to the template within the specified Context.

Images with XMP Data: Automatic Text/Image/Movie Replacement

The LUCI XMP Workflow works together with the Lyric renderer to extract XMP Metadata from a replaceable image, and then to update other replaceable fields based on that metadata.
Similar to LUCI AutoFill, in which, for example, selection of a name from a drop-down can automatically populate another text field and an image field, the selection of an image can automatically populate text and other fields.
Similar to LUCI AutoFill, in which, for example, selection of a name from a drop-down can automatically populate another text field and an image field, the selection of an image can automatically populate text and other fields.

The following template shows three image fields.

The Name and Title text fields display Link Enabled icons to their right.
The Link Enabled icon indicates that if a selected image contains XMP Name and Title data, then the Name and Title fields automatically populate.

In the following example, selecting the images of Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, and Shinzo Abe automatically populates the Name and Title fields of each. The Top Headlines Text and Sub Text fields are not linked, and therefore you must enter text in those fields.

The result shows the auto-populated Names and Titles, plus the manually entered Top Headlines Text and Sub Text.

Note: If the image does not contain XMP data, then the linked fields do not populate.

You can unlink a field so that you can manually enter information or select an image or movie.

To unlink a field:

Click the Link Enabled icon.
The icon changes to the Link Disabled icon.

To re-enable the link, select the Link Disabled icon.

Compose Image and Movies

LUCI provides the ability to compose images and movies using Axis News, Maps, Quotes, or Charts if your organization subscribes to the Axis web services. There is also an image Compose Tool that does not require Axis.

In the Asset Browser, select a template.
Click Compose Image. One of two things occurs:

If the Art Department, when configuring the template, assigned the currently selected field to Axis News, Maps, Quotes, or Charts, then a browser window opens to the specified Axis service, that is directly to the mapped Axis template, allowing you to fulfill the graphic in Axis.
If the currently selected field is not mapped to an Axis graphic, then the image Compose Tool opens.
Axis News, Maps, Quotes, and Charts
Axis Overview

If your organization is subscribed to the Chyron Axis subscription service, then fields in LUCI templates can be mapped to specific templates in Axis News, Maps, Quotes, and Charts services.

To subscribe to any Axis service, please contact your Chyron sales representative.

If your organization has already subscribed to Axis, then contact your CAMIO Administrator or Art Department to connect these services to your show’s templates.

Axis

Axis News

Axis News can generate multi-layered images from images in the AP Graphics Bank and Getty Images, and/or a custom library created by the Art Department and shared across your organization. Axis News is similar to the Compose Tool, the main difference being that the Compose Tool does not have access to the aforementioned third-party image resources.
You can also save an Axis News graphic without the background:

Axis Maps

Axis Maps uses satellite and Bing imagery to illustrate animated and still maps created within the browser by producers. Axis Maps is the fastest-to-air map graphics creation solution in the industry. Axis Maps is supremely flexible. You create stills, animations, set altitude, and select which elements to display, including locators, roads, trains, ferries, borders, etc., and can raise or spotlight areas.

Axis Quotes

Axis Quotes visualizes live Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters) financial data in line charts, in an easily searchable user interface. You can set a wide range of parameters, including stock symbol, period range, time scale, and create markers to show the price at any point in the graphic.

You can also save an Axis Quote without the background:

And in Axis Quotes, without the Volume:

Axis Charts

Axis Charts creates bar and pie charts for simple data visualization.

You can also save an Axis Chart without the background:

You can create horizontal, vertical and pie charts. The following shows the same chart as a pie chart:

Use Axis Graphics Services with LUCI

When CAMIO is connected to Axis:

Click Compose Image or Compose Movie to launch the correct Axis service.
Complete the graphic or animation as you see fit.
Click the Assemble button.
From the pop-up window, click the Deliver icon to deliver the graphic back to your LUCI template.

The image or movie is delivered to LUCI and is ready to go to air.

Order Content from within LUCI

Create Order

Axis Order provides the ability to order bespoke images and movies from the Art Department, directly from within a template. Once the order is fulfilled by the Art Department, then the image(s)/movie(s) is delivered directly back into that template.

Axis Order integration is configured by CAMIO Admin.

To order a graphic:

From the CAMIO Asset Browser, double-click the template that you would like to edit to open the template’s Edit Mode.

Select the image or movie field within a template in the scene to populate. The CAMIO Asset Browser displays the available images.

Click the Order Image or Order Movie icon. The Order Image/Movie window appears.

You must fill out all fields with an asterisk after the field name.

The Project, Priority, Deadline, and Item Title fields are all prefilled. These have been preset by the Art Department to help them identify the item that you are adding to the order, which saves time, and aids communication between you and the Art Department. You can change these fields, for example, if the request is high priority.

Enter an Order Title and Description to explain what the item you are ordering should look like or contain. You may also wish to overwrite the Item Title to make it more descriptive.

When you have completed filling out the fields, click the Add Item button. The item appears in the Order Item List.

If need be, you can edit or delete an item.

If desired, you can add one or more attachments, which can be images, movies, and/or documents. An attachment may be an image that illustrates a concept, an image that should be included in the final product, or perhaps a document that provides additional details. To attach an item(s):

Select the Add Attachment button.

From the Open dialog, select one or more items, and then select Open. The item(s) appear in the Attachments list.

If need be, you can delete an attachment.

If there are no other attachments to add to this order, then click the Submit Order button.

The item is submitted to the Art Department.

The field from which you started the order, and any other fields you have added to the order, are updated with “Waiting for Delivery.”

The order number and confirmation of successful submission display.

Close the Order Image window. The template displays “Waiting for Delivery” in the image field:

Insert the graphic into your script and continue with your work.

Once the Art Department fulfills your order, the order disappears from the Order list, and one of the following occurs, depending how your approval workflow is configured by the organization:

If your Order workflow requires your approval, then a thumbs-up icon will appear to notify you that you have pending approvals. For additional information, see Delivery Status.
If your Order workflow does not require your approval, then the Order will flash in the Delivery Status window when it arrives, and the graphic is available to go to air.
Edit Item

If you need to edit an item prior to submission:

In the Order Item list, select the item.
The item’s details display. Edit as desired.
Select the Save Item button.

Delete item or attachment

To delete an item or an attachment:

Click the Delete icon at the right of the item or attachment name.

Delivery Status

When Axis graphics, including Maps, are delivered from Axis back to LUCI, they populate the Delivery Status window. They blink orange when they are first delivered. To view the delivered graphic:

Click the ID link on the line that lists the order.

You can also expand the Maps and Orders windows for a more in-depth view of the status of all orders or maps that you created. To open an order:

Click the number link.

The thumbs-up icon next to the Orders pop-up indicates that an order that you created is ready for approval.

Click the thumbs-up icon next to the Pending Approval state, and the browser automatically opens to that order for you to approve and have delivered.

Once the Art Department has fulfilled the order, then the order disappears from the Order Status list. See Delivery Status for more information. You can then locate your completed graphic in the Asset Browser, in Browse Templates > Completed Graphics.

If you have not already inserted the graphic into your script, then you can do so. See MOS Rundowns for more information.

Double-click to view an enlarged version.

The image also becomes available for use in other graphics. In the Asset Browser, go to Browse Content > Images.

If you have already inserted the graphic into the script, then it will automatically fulfill and populate to the specified playout channel.

Compose Tool
Compose Tool Overview

For users who do not have Axis News, or whose administrators have not enabled Axis News, clicking Compose Image launches the Compose Tool, which allows users to generate multilayered, composite images using content in CAMIO, or uploaded from a local or network drive.

You can combine layers of images to create new editorial graphics, and can scale, rotate, flip, and position layers to create your composition. The image layers can be populated with either:

Images in the CAMIO Asset Browser, accessed by using the Search tool; or,
Images uploaded from your computer or network by selecting Upload Image.

The following shows a three-layer composite image created using Compose Image:

The following sections describe the various Compose editing elements and parameters. A step-by-step Compose process is described in Typical Compose Sequence.

Compose Movie and Axis

The Compose Tool is also used for movies, but has a different function from Compose Image, and applies only to Axis operations. When you select the Compose Movie icon, the linked Axis service, i.e., Axis Maps or Charts, opens. See Axis News, Maps, Quotes, and Charts for more information.

Compose Image and Axis

When you select the Compose Image icon, LUCI may connect to a linked Axis service, i.e., Axis News, Maps, Quotes or Charts, instead of opening the Compose Image dialog. If this occurs, then you should create the image within the Axis service. See Axis News, Maps, Quotes, and Charts for more information.

Access Compose Tool

You can create a composited image either from within a template, or from within the Assets Browser.

To access from within a template, open the template, select the image field, and from within the browser, then select the Compose Image icon.

To access from the Browse Content > Images, select the Compose Tool button, located at the bottom of the browser window.

The Compose Image dialog displays

The Compose Image dialog comprises the following elements:

Layers: You can composite up to three images, each on its own independently editable layer. You can search the CAMIO Asset Browser, and if your organization has an Axis subscription, then Axis Track, as well. When you select an image, the Image Information area displays the image’s metadata.
Layer Editing Tools: The Layer Editing Tools provide the ability to rotate, flip, and add a drop shadow to images.
Canvas: The Canvas displays your edits as you perform them. You can independently scale and reposition each layer.
Composite Image Metadata: This is metadate that you enter for the finished composite. You can also assign a Category.
Assemble Button: The Assemble button triggers the creation of the finished composite image, and adds it to the CAMIO Asset Browser and populates the template.
Layers

Up to three layers of imagery are possible to layer in a composition. The layer priority is such that Layer 1 is on the top, with Layer 2 then 3 below.

To expand each layer to view the thumbnail and details, do one of the following:

Select the header bar or expandable arrow.
Double-click the Canvas area to cycle through each available layer.

The selected image’s metadata displays below the thumbnail.

To remove content from a layer:

Select the Close icon X at the top right of the thumbnail.
Search for Content

You can search content based on one or more search terms, or by searching all content.To perform a search:

Do one of the following:
To search based on one or more search terms, enter the search term(s) into the Search field, and then press Enter or select OK.
To browse all content, clear the Search field of any search terms so that it is empty, and then press Enter or select OK.
The Search Images browser displays, providing the same tools as the CAMIO Asset Browser: Search field, Context selection, Category, Filter and Sort.\

If you are an Axis user, you can search your organization’s content and generate new layered graphics.

Upload an Image

If you cannot locate an image to use in the composite, then you can upload an image. To do so:

Select the Upload Image button.

In the Open File dialog, select the desired image, and then select the Open button. The selected image populates the layer.

Set Favorites

If there are images that you use frequently, then you can specify them as favorites and set the filter to display only the favorites. To specify a favorite:

Select the Heart icon below the image. It displays red. When you set Filter to Favorites, all images that display a red heart display in the results.

To remove favorite status:

Select the Heart icon below the image. It displays as an outline. When you set Filter to Favorites, this image no longer displays in the results.

Edit Image
Edit Overview

The Compose Tool provides the ability to finely adjust each image layer. The Edit operations apply only to the selected layer; therefore, you can independently edit each layer for optimal composition. The Layer Editing area contains the editing tools, except for scaling and positioning, which are performed using the mouse and/or keyboard.

Scale

To Scale (resize) the image, do one of the following:

Grab the handles (yellow squares) at the corners of the layer and drag to make the image larger or smaller.
Use the scroll wheel on the mouse.
Press and hold the Shift key and use the scroll wheel on the mouse to scale in large increments.
Position

To Position the image, do one of the following:

Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the image to the desired position. Release the left mouse button to set the new position.
Press the Cursor (arrow) keys to move layers.
Press Shift + Cursor keys to position the layer in larger increments.
Rotate

Rotate rotates the image on the Z-axis. This can be useful for import of phone imagery that may not be at the correct rotational position on import. To rotate an image:

Select the Rotate icons to rotate an image by 90 degree increments either clockwise or counterclockwise .
Flip

Flip rotates the image on the Y-axis and can be used, for example, to make a headshot face the opposite direction. To flip an image:

Select the Flip icon .
Add Drop Shadow

You can add drop shadow to an image. Adding a drop shadow is only really effective on a cut-out image, such as a headshot with a transparent background.. To add a Drop Shadow to an image:

Click the Drop Shadow checkbox .
Reset Layer

While editing, you may want to reset the layer to its original state when the image was added. To reset:

Select the Reset Layer icon .
Assemble a Composed Graphic

Once you have completed editing the composite image:

Enter a Title for the composite image, so that it can be assembled and added to the Asset Browser CAMIO library. This is mandatory.
Optional: You can enter Keywords to add more metadata to the composite image, which aids in subsequent searches. Once assembled, other users will be able to search based on that metadata, and locate and use the same composite image.
Optional: You can assign a Category , so that the composite image can be filtered in the Asset Browser.
Select the Assemble button.

The composite images created using the Compose Tool are stored at the root of the Context folder in CAMIO Asset Manager, for monitoring and cleanup by the Art Department.

Typical Compose Sequence

In this example, we will build an image of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, with an Australian flag overlay.

In the CAMIO Asset Browser, select the template in which the image is to be used.

Select the image field.

The CAMIO Asset Browser displays the available images. Select the Compose Image icon.

The Compose Image dialog displays.

Select Layer 1 heading and perform search for Layer 1 flag overlay.

The results display. Double-click the Australian flag image.

The Australian flag image populates Layer 1.

Select Layer 2 heading, perform search for Layer 2 Sydney Harbour Bridge image, and double-click the image.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge image populates Layer 2.

Select Layer 1, and then scale and position the flag image.

Enter the Title (required), and if desired, enter one or more Keywords and select a Category to which to assign the composite image. Select the Assemble button.

The graphic appears in the CAMIO Asset Browser.

Either double-click the image, or click the Close icon at the upper right corner of the Asset Browser. The image populates the Image thumbnail.

Enter the text field data.

Select the Generate Preview icon, and then double-click the Preview to view an enlarged version of the graphic. The graphic is ready to insert into your news story. See MOS Rundowns for information on adding graphics to your scripts.

Set Message Properties
Message Properties Overview

Additional information can be saved with a graphic to provide more metadata and/or to specify how the graphic plays out, including:

Channel Assignment
Layer Assignment
Timecode
Slug
Automation Transitions
Channel Assignment

All templates have a default Channel specified by the Art Department, i.e., the customary Channel in which the graphic plays, as per the production workflow.

To override the default Channel assignment:

Select a new Channel from the Channel drop-down.

Changing the default Channel assignment may hinder graphics workflows, so please communicate with the production team before changing a graphic’s Channel setting.

Layer Assignment (PRIME Templates Only)

PRIME templates also have a Layer Assignment that specifies the Layer in which graphics will play relative to other graphics in the same channel. Higher Layers display over graphics on lower Layers.

PRIME graphics have a default Layer specified by the Art Department, i.e., the customary Layer in which the graphic plays, as per the production workflow.

To override the default Layer assignment:

Select a new Layer from the Layer drop-down.

Changing the default Layer assignment may hinder graphics workflows, so please communicate with the production team before changing a graphic’s Channel setting.

Timecode

In LUCI, you can enter time cues that specify when the graphic is inserted into the program stream in an automation workflow.

In/Out/Duration Not Set

In/Out/Duration Set

The Automation Timecode enables you to specify the graphic timings that can be processed by an automation system running graphics, or can be a visual cue to the production team to alert them when a graphic should be sent to air and for what duration.

The fields are Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Frames. You can tab from field to field to quickly enter times. The timings update depending on what times are entered:

Entering an In time and Duration automatically populates the Out time.
Entering In and Out times automatically populates the Duration.

By default, the Automation values do not appear in the MOS Abstract for a MOS Object that is added into the newsroom script. CAMIO must be configured to display the Automation values in the MOS Abstract. If you would like for the Automation values to be added to the MOS Abstract displayed in the script, then please contact your CAMIO Administrator.

Slug

A Slug is a descriptive label for an object that is based on the graphic’s text, image or movie content. The Slug line is an additional field into which you can add information to a graphic that can display in the CAMIO Rundown Endpoint and Viewer (formerly iSQ) playout list or inside the Rundown in the script. When creating MOS Objects in LUCI, you can add a Slug to those objects.

Automation Transitions

An Automation Transition specifies how an Automation Transition is performed when taking the graphic to air. Your system may display different choices. The above example displays the following:

Auto: Automatically plays the graphic, based on specified In Point and Duration.
Auto-opened: Automatically opens the graphic, but you must manually trigger the graphic.
Manual: You must manually trigger the graphic.
Manual-opened: You must manually open the graphic.

The specified Automation Transition metadata is saved to the MOS Object and read by some news automation systems to enable special features. The options available in the Automation Transitions drop-down at the upper right of the edit window are configured by your CAMIO Administrator, and display as additional information in the MOS Object that you inserted into the script. Please contact your CAMIO Administrator for more information on how to choose from the available options for your particular broadcast.

Sidebar Actions

In Edit Mode, you can perform the following operations, available from the sidebar:

Generate Preview
Save Item
Swap Templates
Render Media
Insert

To access:

Hover over the sidebar. The sidebar slides out and displays text descriptions.

Select the desired operation.

Close Editor

To close the edit window and return to Browse Templates, click Close Editor at the upper right of the screen. Doing so closes the current item and loses any data already entered, but not saved.‎

Generate Preview

CAMIO will generate previews of MOS Objects created in LUCI using the CAMIO Render server. Static previews are most common but if the system is licensed for Media Engine you can get animated previews as well. The preview system is described below.

Auto Preview:

LUCI can be set to automatically generate a preview each time that you edit a field in the template. While Auto Preview is a useful feature, it does place more demands on the CAMIO rendering system so many clients disable it and instead the user can trigger a Manual Preview when desired.

Manual Preview:

In the sidebar, click on the Generate Preview button . A preview displays with the fields populated, and two buttons will appear under the preview; Drag/Drop and Animate. (Animate button may not appear depending on system licensing and configuration).

Drag/Drop

When you generate a Manual Preview, the CAMIO also creates a MOS Object that can be dragged and dropped into the rundown. A button appears below the thumbnail stating Drag/Drop and the object can be dragged from either the preview image or the Drag/Drop button. MOS Objects can also be inserted into a rundown using the Insert Button which is described below in the section Insert MOS Objects into a Rundown

Animated Preview:

If the Animate button is present you can generate and view a 5 second animation of the graphic. NOTE: This animation is a best guess based on the transitions built into the graphic and may not correctly render all graphics.

When the preview pane is in animation mode, you can make it render full screen by pressing the full screen button.

You can download the animation as a WEBM file by clicking on the three dot button and then Download.

While the preview pane is in animation mode, you can still drag/drop the object from the Drag/Drop button.

Save Item

Saved Items provides a way for users to save and browse frequently used items for easy re-use and/or to protect them from being purged by a cache cleanup script.

To save a graphic:

Click Save Graphic.

This operation saves the graphic to the Saved Items hierarchy. This feature is described in detail in Saved Items.

Swap Templates

Swap Templates enables you to replace one template with another, while retaining the text and replaceables entered in the fields. The Swap Templates feature is similar to the Ctrl+double-click feature that was popular in LUCI4.

Swap Templates transfers text fields, image fields and movie fields, in the LUCI UI display order, from the current template to the template that is to be swapped.
The first text field from the current template to the first text field in the template that is to be swapped, then the second text field in the current template to the second text field in the template that is to be swapped, etc.; and then,
The first image field from the current template to the first image field in the template that is to be swapped, then the second image field in the current template to the second image field in the template that is to be swapped, etc.; and then,
The first movie field from the current template to the first movie field in the template that is to be swapped, then the second movie field in the current template to the second moviefield in the template that is to be swapped, etc.
Templates and template fields do not need to have the same names.
Templates do not need to have the same number of replaceables. Swap Templates swaps what it can and ignores the rest.
Swap Templates transfers data in Autofill drop-down without activating the drop-down functions, i.e., the operation does not auto-populate dependent fields.
XMP links override swapped data.

To swap a template:

Double-click an existing MOS Object in a rundown:

The graphic displays in Edit Mode.

Select the Swap Template icon.

The Template Browser opens and displays all templates. Double-click the template that is to replace the template that is in the Editor.

In this example, the template named 00000001 is selected. Note that you can switch between Lyric and PRIME templates, i.e. swap between the two types of templates.

The text data transfers to the new template, field by field. In this example, as there is no image field, the image in the original template is ignored.

Note that because there is no image in the new template, the UI compensates for the missing image by stretching the screen. This is of no consequence. To view the graphic in its final form, double-click the Preview:

You can save the graphic, render to an image or movie file, or replace the MOS Object in the script.

To replace the MOS Object in the script:

In the sidebar, select the Replace icon. The MOS Object reflects the change.

MOS Object Based on Original Template

MOS Object Based on New Template

Render Media
Render Media Overview

Render Media provides a user interface for rendering still images and movie files from MOS Objects. This feature is independent of the legacy MediaMaker editor plugins and Folder Watcher, which are still supported.

To initiate a render:

Select the Render Media icon. The Render Media dialog displays.

Depending on the licensed options, you can render images (stills) only or and images (stills) and movies (animations). The following sections describe image and movie rendering.

Image Render
About Images Only Render

Systems without the Media Engine Option can render only still PNG format images. You can save rendered images either to disk or to CAMIO Asset Manager (LUCI).

Save Image to Disk

You can download an image to disk, With or Without Preview Only Images.

To save an image to disk:

Click the Save To Disk tab. If not already selected, then select the Image radio button.

Enter a name for the file.
Select either the Download with Preview Only Images or the Download without Preview Only Images radio button.

The following shows the download results With and Without Preview Only Images selected:

With Preview Only Images

Without Preview Only Images

The checkerboard area in the graphic represents transparency in the saved image.

Select Download. The Save As dialog displays. The default Save to DIsk location is the Downloads folder on the system.however, you can save to a different location. You can further edit the name in the Save As dialog. Images are saved as PNG files.
Select Save. The image saves to the specified location. The following displays:

Click Dismiss or wait until the message disappears.
Save Image to LUCI

When you save an image to LUCI, the image always saves Without Preview Only Images.

To save an image to LUCI:

Click the LUCI tab. If not already selected, then select the Image radio button.

Select a destination Context and Folder.
If desired, select one or more Asset Categories (optional).
Click Save to LUCI. A confirmation displays, showing a checkmark on the LUCI tab:

You can access the image in LUCI by browsing, and can narrow the search based on the Title, Context and/or Asset Category that you specified when saving to LUCI. The following shows the Prevent Covid graphic saved as an image to LUCI.

If you have access to CAMIO Asset Manager, then the following is how the graphic appears in CAMIO Asset Manager:

Movie Render
About Movie Render

Systems with the Media Engine option can render movies as well as images either to disk or to CAMIO Asset Manager (LUCI).

Save Movie to Disk

You can render the graphic as a movie and save it to disk. To do so:

Click the Save To Disk tab. If not already selected, then select the Movie radio button.

Specify a render Duration in HH:MM:SS:FF. The default value is 5 seconds. Rendered movies are limited to a max duration of 60 seconds.

From the Choose Preset to Save to drop-down, select a movie format and destination Preset. The presets listed in dropdown are specified by CAMIO Administrator in CAMIO Admin Tools Media Engine Presets.

Select the Save button to render the movie to the folder specified in CAMIO Admin Tools Media Engine Presets. A confirmation message displays:

Click Dismiss or wait until the message disappears.

Save Movie to CAMIO Asset Manager (LUCI)

To save to CAMIO Asset Manager:

Click the LUCI tab. If not already selected, then select the Movie radio button.

Specify a render Duration in HH:MM:SS:FF. The default value is 5 seconds. Rendered movies are limited to a max duration of 60 seconds.
Select a destination Context and Folder.
If desired, select one or more Asset Categories (optional).

Click Save to LUCI. A confirmation message displays:

Click Dismiss or wait until the message disappears.

You can access the movie in LUCI by browsing, and can narrow the search based on the Title, Context and/or Asset Category that you specified when saving to LUCI. The following shows the Prevent Covid image saved as an image to LUCI.

If you have access to CAMIO Asset Manager, then the movie appears as follows in CAMIO Asset Manager:

Add Graphic to Your News Story

After you finish editing your graphic, you can immediately insert the graphic into your news story. See Insert MOS Object into Rundown.