ProLine Message Center Editor

Can someone please upload an image or screenshot of the Proline software which can be found on
http://www.fair-play.com/products/control_systems/software/proline.php

ProLine is a piece of software used by Fair-Play Scoreboards and Trans-Lux This program allows you to create messages for any matrix display and in monochrome, 256 shdes of gray, and full color. Message Center is an application inside ProLine that sllows you to creates messages.

Message Editor

Message Editor allows you to create the message you want to display with a variety of transition effects and can even use still images or animated backgrounds for an additional pop. Message priority is a feature in which you specify which messages are more important so they will display sooner than others. Zoning is a powerful feature that enables your sign to be divided into smaller, virtual signs. Zone our sign into 4 sections to display 3 animations and one live video feed. You can even overlap zones to create a picture-in-picture effect.

The other programs included with Proline are discussed in more detail below.

Features
Message Editor

* Display and edit messages simultaneously.
* Animate at rates of up to 30 frames per second.
* Divide frames into separate layers for ease of drawing and text manipulation.
* Draw with standard tools including: pencil, eraser, line, circle, square, paint can, color selector, cut, copy, paste, fetch, invert, fill, combine, clear, mirror, rotate, move, shadow.
* Import BMP, JPG, GIF, AVI and other computer animation file formats.
* Use any Windows font or custom Raster fonts.
* Center messages and graphics automatically.
* Apply multiple entry, hold and exit display modes (including: copy on, static, hold, push, travel, slide, flash, fade, blank and two versions of spell). Modes can move in eight directions and be applied to a single frame or to various layers of the same frame.
* Preview messages.

Schedule EditorSchedule Editor

* Schedule an unlimited number of messages.
* Mix video, graphics and text.
* Schedule messages to play simultaneously on multiple signs.
* Prioritize messages to play in sequence, play after the current message or interrupt the current message.
* Change schedule properties of multiple messages simultaneously.

==Interactive Commander*==

* Run multiple schedules on multiple signs.
* Set up any computer key as a user-defined hotkey that will control multiple messages.
* Switch between video channels and turn the video on and off with a click of a button.
* Change zone layouts with new schedules.
* Categorize messages for easy play back.
* Prioritize messages. This function is the same in the Schedule Editor.
* Count automatically the number of times a message has been displayed during a game to avoid overuse of a single message.

Sign Viewer

* See what is showing on any sign or zone.
* View sign in lamp or pixel mode with correct aspect viewing ratio.
* Drag & drop image files on sign viewer to instantly play on the sign.
* View contents of message queue for sign.
* Select which sign or zone to view.

Sign Previewer

* Preview all message types available for display on the sign.
* Preview in lamp or pixel mode with correct aspect viewing ratio.
* Zone Editor*
* Create sign layouts with multiple zones
* Overlap zones with transparent backgrounds for "picture in picture" effects. Although zones must be rectangular, the regions around the zone need not be rectangular.
* Include the same zone in different layouts.
* Save zone layouts as independent files for re-use.

Configuration Editor

* Define and save multiple signs.
* Specify 11 different sign types.
* Specify your specific lamp layout and colors.
* Specify power and dim levels.
* Manipulate and easily edit signs in the list.
* Interface with optional peripheral devices, video equipment and sound systems.

Central Control for all displays ProLine Control Panel

* Receive and display real time external data feeds.
* Control multiple signs and sign types.
* Display a sortable log of messages that the system has played and show any interruptions.

Video Manager

* Send live video feed in real time to the full matrix display or scale video to any size zone.
* Play live video on separate monitor in real time.
* Access video controls (locate and start/stop the video, change input channels, adjustments of brightness, hue, saturation, contrast and others) at any time.
* Display separate video inputs in different zones (requires additional video card).

Other System Features

* Display Time and Temperature.
* Resize messages automatically.
* Navigate through operating system with pull-down menus and on-line help.
* Operate remotely.
* Restart message schedule automatically after power outage.
* Maintain internal clock and calendar function during power outage.
* Use standard Windows approach to context-sensitive online help with table of contents, index, full-text search, and hyperlinks.
* Launch ProLine components directly from certain help topics.
* Print individual help topics or all topics under the current heading.
* Use troubleshooting wizard to help solve common problems.

Minimum System Specifications

* Windows XP Professional
* 1.7 GHz Pentium® 4processor
* PCI card (provided with software) or USB ProComm (provided)
* 256 MB RAM
* 1024x768 Screen Resolution
* USB 1.1 or 2.0 (preferred)
* Hard Drive Capacity 40 GB
* Hard Drive RPM: 7200

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