Web remote control
Paint supports remote control of the software via a browser page. A UI for video control and telestration, along with video preview is streamed to a browser page to allow users to control clip selection and playback, telestrate and use the formation tool remotely.
- Mac/iPad requires Safari 13 on MacOS and iPadOS (or later)
- Windows/Android requires Chrome browser
| Note: | Web Remote Control requires a license upgrade. |
Snapshots
You can take a snapshot of the current video frame including all graphics and save it to a file. There's user action for this named “TakeScreenshot”.
Parameters of the snapshot can be configured in the config editor. The Screenshot element can have following subelements:
| ImageFormat | Format of the image. Supported are "jpg", "png", "bmp". Default is "bmp". |
| NamePrefix | Name prefix of the image file. When empty, name of the clip is used if defined. Otherwise "PaintSnapshot" is used |
| Directory | The directory for storing snapshots. Empty will default to the Documents directory. |
Full Frame Stings
This concept allows you to create full frame graphics that can be automatically added to the start of each clip. This is targeted to users who would like to either precede the clips with graphical info or sponsors graphics. The stings are in .gtc file format.
Assumptions
- The sting will always be positioned to fill the screen. So if a sting is made smaller than screen resolution, it will be resized to match the output resolution.
- The sting will be played at the output frame rate.
- The sting is not moveable by the user.
- The sting will be played at the start of the clip.
- The sting will be visible only when Play is pressed. It stays hidden during jogging etc.
- Stings must be enabled in the Config editor.
Workflow
- Create a GTC clip using Chyron Clip Convertor available at the Download area. Follow instructions for .gtc clip creation in the User guide of the Clip Convertor. Resolution and frame rate should match the video output.
- Copy the .gtc clip into Stings folder. By default is the folder is located at:
Documents/Paint10/Stings - Run Paint, pick 'Stings...' item from the popup menu on the Clear button to open Stings editor.
Here you can assign Clip playback delay to each of the stings. The sting starts playing when Play is pressed and video playback is delayed by this value [in Video fields]. This allows the sting to be fully played before the clip starts. - Select a clip to use. Click the Sting widget and pick one of the stings from the drop-down menu. Picking 'none' item will cause sting removal from the clip and reverting Playback delay. All changes of sting assignments to the clips are saved automatically.
- Re-cue and play the clip to see the result.