Upon Start-Up of VT System:

1. Log into Rushworks
2. Open "Remote Camera Program"
3. Open VT program for control-room layout
4. Load "Recall 1" from menu that pops up in lower left-hand corner

You should see (this is subject to change if additional equipment is installed):

• Preview Monitor
• Program Monitor
• CG preview Monitor
• Switcher (compact mode)
• Camera 1
• Camera 2
• Camera 3
• Camera 4 (remote)
• Camera 5 (remote)
• CG
• Video Source Selector (DVD or DV player)
• Black

• Audio Mixer (compact mode)
• Channels 1-6: microphones
• Channel 7: DVD player
• Channel 8: Output from Mackie mixer
• DDR (CG)
• Vectorscope

Character Generator for VT System

Click on 2 in lower left-hand corner on screen to quick switch to CG mode

Create Title/Credit

• Template
• Select "Template" tab on upper right-hand corner
• Scroll through list of templates and single click to preview in viewer
• Use tools on upper right side: "text," "objects," "motion" to change template for personalized style/text
• Use tabs just below main viewer to change size, font, colors, and transparency

• From scratch
• Use tools on upper right side: "text," "objects," "motion" to change template for personalized style/text
• Use tabs just below main viewer to change size, font, colors, and transparency

Saving Projects

• Click on "File" in upper right-hand corner
• Save as project in:
• My Computer: D: VT Files: Rushworks: Will save project file as “.cg”
• This will save the entire project file so you can edit multiple instances using the same template

Then save Image File:

• Save image file in:
• My Computer--> D--> VT Files--> Rushworks--> (YourProjectFolder).cg.Pages (This folder is created automatically when you save your project).
• Give the image a name
• File type *.png

Adding/Viewing files to DDR in VT Mode (Control Room Layout)

Click on 1 in lower left hand corner to go back to VT mode.

• Click on "Add Media" in DDR window.
• Select the same drive and folder and file you saved.
• To preview CG: Files are added to end of list, scroll to bottom and click on file, it pops up in Center preview screen.
• Use switcher to "Fade" or "Cut" in CG.
  

To Import Images or Videos

• If you want to import images to use in your file, they must be imported as .png files. This will allow the background to be transparent.
• To import videos on to the DDR, make sure you save them on to the hard drive first, otherwise they will go offline once you take out the disc or flash drive.

To make scrolling credits:

• In "Character Generator" choose “scrolling text” instead of “static text” in the upper part of the screen.
• Save image file in the same directory
• File type *.rtv
• Import file on DDR.