SCALA to CableCast converter program

From Scala you can "Publish" your slides as jpegs and then upload them one by one as a new Carousel page.

I figured out how to do this - Here is the procedure for using
SCALA MM200:
First - Open Scala, and a script you want to export.
Second - Set all the pages in the script to respond to mouse commands
Third - Run Script
Fourth - Click CTRL+ALT+F12 to capture a Bitmap Screenshot, which is automatically labeled starting at 00000 through XXXXX and is stored in the program files\scala\mm200\snapshots directory.
Fifth - Import them into photoshop and convert BMP to JPG by clicking the Image Mode to RGB, and clicking save as from the start menu and title and save as a *.jpg
Sixth - Upload page as a JPG in Carousel.

One Question -
Does Carousel support animated GIF's
Suggestion -
Can you make Carousel support BMP's so I don't have to convert them?

Excellent, thanks for the info.
Apparently, The best thing to do is to upload anything animated as an AVI or MPEG file. Also how do I get FLASH files into the BBS, do I need a plugin or just to download the flash player?

"In the upcoming release of Carousel 4.0, you are able to upload a 'bulletin package'. This is a .zip file of jpeg images to import. In addition to the jpegs, you can create a text file in the package that contains on/off date and times, titles, etc. So you could 'Publish' your Scala bulletins, zip them up, and upload them into Carousel as a batch."

I have zipped a file of jpegs and uploaded them through the Media upload link. Where will this jpegs show up and how do I access them to use them? I have looked in the Pictures folders where my other uploads land and have not found them. When will you have a manual available to answer these how to questions?

Thanks,

Renee Haapapuro
Computer Technician
Moorhead Area Public Schools

What format does video uploads need to be in?

Renee Haapapuro
Moorhead Area Public Schools

quote:[i]Originally posted by JJ[/i]
In the upcoming release of Carousel 4.0, you are able to upload a 'bulletin package'. This is a .zip file of jpeg images to import. In addition to the jpegs, you can create a text file in the package that contains on/off date and times, titles, etc. So you could 'Publish' your Scala bulletins, zip them up, and upload them into Carousel as a batch.

Thanks for the 'Publish' info Shelby!

-JJ Parker
Tightrope Media Systems
jj@trms.com | www.trms.com

JJ,

What is the format of the text file that you would include in the ZIP to specify on/off times, text, etc? I'm looking for a way to automate (or at least make easier) the creation of slides where the text changes often. An example would be to pull data from our web calender to automatically update the slides on our channel.

Another way to go about it could be simmilar to how you pull data from the NOAA site to update the weather page.

JJ,

Running 4 and tried to use the bulletin package feature and I dont think it worked, here is what I did.

I created jpegs from a PPT presentation, labled 1-20, and zipped them up.

Log On on system
Main Menu of Carousel>New Bulletin
Uploaded>Upload bulletin package
Browse to zipped file>Upload
**Insert Girl from Ipanema background music here while it uploads**

Prompt says "The package "slide20.zip" has been uploaded. There are:"
(no number indicated)
buttons Save and Cancel

I hit save and it takes me back to What Kind of bulletin would you like to create?

i tried recreating it, changing the name, throwing chickens blood at it, all with no luck.

Probably just missing somethign here.

Jim

quote:[i]Originally posted by JJ[/i]
In the upcoming release of Carousel 4.0, you are able to upload a 'bulletin package'. This is a .zip file of jpeg images to import. In addition to the jpegs, you can create a text file in the package that contains on/off date and times, titles, etc. So you could 'Publish' your Scala bulletins, zip them up, and upload them into Carousel as a batch.

Thanks for the 'Publish' info Shelby!

-JJ Parker
Tightrope Media Systems
jj@trms.com | www.trms.com

John,

Couple of Questions on this:

I just tried
test1.zip/bulletin/image01.jpg
test1.zip/bulletin/image02.jpg
test1.zip/bulletin/image03.jpg
test1.zip/bulletin/image04.jpg

test1.zip/pictures/image01.jpg

and got nothing.

Does jpeg work for everything? I converted a PPT presentation to JPEGs and wanted to schedule the 20plus slide at once.

For example, if you have a set of 5 backgrounds and 2 pictures you'd like to upload, your zip file should have a directory structure as follows:

ZipFile/
Backgrounds/
Bkg1.jpg
Bkg2.jpg
Bkg3.jpg
Bkg4.jpg
Bkg5.jpg
Pictures/
Pic1.jpg
Pic2.jpg

Hopefully that makes sense.

-John

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John Reilly
Developer
Tightrope Media Systems
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