Page Comparison

Gears runs on the Creation Station(s) and updates the Brando database with all the resources available from the XPression projects and logos. There is an alternative way to just update logos. Brando Logos Updater can be used instead and does not require to be run on an XPression system.

The graphic design team is responsible for running Gears after they have updated their XPression projects or updated logos. Run Gears when any of the following apply:

• A change is made to an XPression scene
• New logos are availablechanges have been made to logos

The logos are stored in the logos directory as a subdirectory in the graphics a defined path. All logos are global making them available to all channels.

Running Gears

To access the Gears agent, run it Gears can be launched from its desktop icon on the creation station.

Preferences

Gears must be connected to your Brando content database. Connection and user authentication values would have been correctly configured during the initial installation.

1. Modify the database connection values and settings as needed.

2. You can redirect Gears to look to another drive letter or path for your XPression project files and related resource files by manually entering one in the fieldDefine the paths for channel projects (Graphics Path), shared projects and logos.

3. Click OK to save your changes.

Image RemovedImage Added

Run Gears Updates

The main Gears window looks as follows:

Image RemovedImage Added

It provides the ability to either update the resources for a channel or to update logos only.

When updating a channel, there is a choice of including shared projects. Shared projects are xpression projects that can be used by multiple channels. It's a convenient way of packaging shared scenes. Make sure all required shared projects are selected when updating resources or the resources won't be available for scheduling.

When Gears allows the updating of resources for a channel, the logos can be updated optionally. This is only needed if logos have been updated. There is no need to Update Logos for each channel because or logos. Since logos are global to all channels. Having the Update Logos option when updating resources is only a convenience and is never needed since , updating logos does not have to happen for each channel update of resources. Alternatively, logos can be updated using with the Update Brando Logos Only button.The Set New Graphics Available for Player will flag the channel that new graphics are available. The Player checks for new graphics every 10 minutes and if you Update Resources from gears with this checkbox selected, the player will be informedUpdater. It's a better choice since it doesn't require that it run on an XPression system. Also, it's automated in that it watches for changes to the logos directory and updates the Brando database as required.

After updating resources, the channel will be flagged for graphics updating in Player and Switcher.