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How to create CombinedOutput Stadium LED

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This example will create a stadium LED screen with two modes. Screen size is 1008X432PX with a frame rate of 60 fps.

 

 

Match mode with a CombinedOutput that has three parts: camera, scoreboard and banner.

result_match_mode

Into or full screen mode, where video is playing at the full screen.

result_fullscreen

Because the intro video will be shown on the main screen, it will be stretched.

So, either the video should support stretching, like abstractions (snowflakes, lights, plexus). Or be produced in the same format as a Main screen.

Preparation

ScreenController

Go to the settings and select *Main* ScreenController and change fps to 60.

sc_add_button

Press add button and add ScreenController for Scoreboard, set video format to custom and 240x332 at 30 fps.

Add another ScreenController for banner with the size of 240x100 at 30fps.

 

ScreenController

Description

Main

1280x720 @60, camera and introduction videos

Scoreboard

240x332 @30, player picture and match information on the right side.

Banner

240x100 @30, ads (get event) and club logos.

Frame rate of the scoreboard and the banner are reduced to save resources because the content is mostly static.

Files, played on screen should generally match format with the ScreenController format.

 

Video inputs

Go to the VideoInputs and press add button to add camera.

vi_add_button

If the camera is no available, use any kind of file in playlist instead.

 

Templates

Add template packs from web by pressing the cloud button.

template_import_button

Scoreboard pack is for showing graphics in full screen. TV packs are for overlay graphics.

Import both packs.

template_import_pack

After the import is complete, template list should look like that:

template_import_done

Add files to ScreenController

Main

In the Main screen, press _add content_ button and add video input or file.

playlist_vi_add

 

Scoreboard

Configure QuickButtons to show templates.

qb_scoreboard

Edit Scoreboard button with right mouse button menu and make it Show template on Main layer of the Scoreboard screen.

Select template SCB Results.

qb_assign_scb

 

Go to the Banner screen and add some small files like ads or images.

playlist_file_add

 

Press Start clock button for countdown to start.

qb_start_clock

In case the Timer panel doesn't look like one above, press the Edit timer button and select console Internal clock.

 

Configure CombinedOutput

Go back to the settings and select Combined output.

Enable CombinedOutput and set width to 1008 and height to 432 pixels.

Format of the output should match the size of LED screen.

All sizes are recalculated when the canvas format is changed, so video format should be set first.

4_co_enable

Create views and layer

Press Add new element button and add new element for each source.

5_create_element

Name elements by clicking on element name and name elements: main, scoreboard, banner.

5_create_element_done.png

Switch to the scenes and press Add scene button to add two scenes.

6_empty_scenes

Name scenes Match mode and Full video mode.

6_created_scenes

 

Change elements

 

Each element is created on each scene, but values can be different.

At this point, there should be three elements that looks exactly the same.

Element values can be changed either in elements grid or in property editor.

Select match mode and set value to

9_element_match_mode

X

Y

Width

Height

0

0

726

432

768

0

240

332

768

332

240

100

 

Select full-screen mode and set values to

9_element_fullscreen_mode

 

X

Y

Width

Height

0

0

1280

720

0

0

1008

432

0

0

1008

432

At full-screen, only main element is visible, help mixer by changing visible to false for elements that are not shown.

result_co

 

Create VideoWindow

Go to the VideoWindows settings and add windows with CombinedOutput as source.

vw_add_button

Make window size to match CombinedOutput and hide borders. Name if LED screen.

vw_led_screen

 

Configure QuickButtons

 

Generally, scenes are changed together with to content and QuickButton will even start playlists and show graphics.

Press Add QuickButton and add button for each scene.

10_qb_add

Change scene and make QuickButton to start playlist.

10_qb_change_view

Change main preview source to CombinedOutput with the right mouse button menu.

Result should look like that.

result_sc

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