Session 3: ActiveX Preview

Preparation

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Description

This video tutorial focuses on all aspects of the Preview functionality with the ActiveX plugin within newsroom activities.

Session specific objectives

The main objective of this tutorial is to specify the software installation, set up and configuration of SwiftEngine and TOGRender instances and establish their relationship to the Preview functionality for the ActiveX plugin for newsroom operations.

Chapter 1: General description

• The technical foundation beneath Preview
• Preview resolution

Chapter 2: Installing SwiftEngine

• Critical paths:
  • C:\Program Files\

Chapter 3: Launchers

• Instances
• Start and Stop batch files
• Critical paths:
  • ~RTSW\bin\TOGRender

Chapter 4: Log files

• Critical paths
  • ~RTSW\logs

Chapter 5: Configuration file

• Critical paths:
  • C:\Users\Administrator~\AppData\Local\_TOGRender
  • user.config files
  • Contents of user.config files

Chapter 6: TOGRender instance example

• Preferences settings
• Unique nomenclature
• MOS upper and lower port numbering

Chapter 7: Default and Dynamically loaded projects

• Rationale
  • ActiveX default project example
  • Dynamically loaded project example
• Critical paths:
  • ~RTSW\projects\yourProject

Chapter 8: ActiveX interface revisited

• Parameters
• Preview
• Sending requests
• Final frame grab

Chapter 9: Evaluating the Preferences

• Targeting specific renderers
• Upper and lower port specifics
• Specifying previewURLs
• Specifying IP address lists
• Specifying number of renderers per platform

Video duration

12 minutes

User Level

All new users