Datavideo-3 CG-300 Character Generator for SD & HD

Datavideo CG-300 Character Generator for SD & HD

The CG-300 Character Generator for SD & HD from Datavideo is a Windows-based system designed for use in live- and post-production environments. It is capable of offering a standard set of base functionality plus a number of complementary functions that are being managed by different subsystems. Both sets of functionality will work along with a Blackmagic Design Decklink or AJA Xena cards as a downstream keyer or as key & fill sources, dependent upon the functionality of the card used.

• This system offers support for resolutions from 320 x 240 to 1080i HD
• It supports both downstream keying (DSK) and key & fill
• This system uses anti-aliased characters with leading, kerning, and tracking, as well as (2) edge and (3) shadow styles for each character
• 32-bit color support (with transparency) is available and color can be selected by adjusting RGB or HLS levels
• It allows you to create smooth gradients between any (2) colors in the characters, edges, shadows, and shapes
• Character attributes can be drawn with custom textures, such as marble, wood, and grain, and as many as (16) different textures can be used on each page
• Up to (32) shapes per page are available and each shape can be set to a solid color, semi-transparent color, a color gradient, or a texture
• The shapes can also be edged, colored, sized, italicized, and rotated just like text characters
• Up to (16) full-color logos can fine-positioned, overlapped, and sized, just like characters
• It supports up to (1000) named layers, allowing text, logos, and shapes to be placed on multiple layers, each independent of the other layers
• File formats supported include: BMP, JPG, GIF, PCX, TIF and TGA
• A text style gallery allows one-button access to your (64) user-defined text styles.
• Each page can use up to (25) different Truetype typefaces
• Character height, width, angle, and rotation are all customizable and independent from letter to letter
• Variable character and edge blurs are independent of one other