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Overture Software Manual
OVERVIEW Revision 1.5 Page 1-1
1. OVERTURE SOFTWARE
This manual covers Overture software revision 1.1.48. This chapter describes the operation and
features of the Overture software tool.
1.1. OVERTURE FEATURES
Overture is a software tool that is provided with Evertz’s Media Branding Solution product suite. The
products in the Media Branding Solutions Suite enable users to insert animated and/or static logos into
an analog, SD or HD video signal. The animated or static logos enable users to apply their brand onto
the broadcast signal. The product lines that are part of this suite are: 9525 series, 9625 series, 9725
series, and QMC-2 Media Graphics module (QMG).
The Media Branding products enables the user to add audio clips (in the form of WAV files) to animated
logos, dynamic text crawls (for news or sport headlines), text teasers (for upcoming program
promotions), and temperature and date information. The Media Branding products also provide support
for various Emergency Alert Systems (EAS).
Overture is a tool that enables the management of media files, which are used to produce the branding.
Overture enables the user to manage media files over a large TCP/IP network. Users can manage
their entire network of Media Branding products from one central location.
Overture enables the user to convert media files, such as bitmaps (BMP), tiff (TIFF), targa (TGA),
JPEG (JPG), QuickTime movies (MOV), and Windows movies (AVI), into a file format (.evl) that will run
on the Media Branding products. Overture also enables users to upload WAV (.wav) files for audio
voiceovers and “snipes”. Overture’s design canvas feature enables users to create frame accurate
animated logos (from a series of supported files mentioned above), text crawls, and temperature and
date logos. The design canvas provides various fade control settings.
1.1.1. Minimum PC Requirements for Overture
The minimum PC requirements for the Overture software are:
• A standard Pentium 4 class machine
• 512MB RAM
• 100Mb Ethernet Card, TCP/IP configured
• 8MB Video card
• 1024x768 screen resolution
• Windows NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003 operating system
• CD-ROM drive
1.2. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Copy the Overture Installation software to your PC.
2. Launch the installation by double-clicking the icon.
3. Follow the installation instructions detailed in the pop-up windows of the installer.
Upon completion, the desktop will show the Overture icon.