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2 CasparCG Video and Graphics Playout Server
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5 Thank you for your interest in CasparCG. The included software
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6 is provided as-is by Sveriges Televison AB.
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8 Please note that while the current CasparCG Client (version 1.8) will
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9 continue to work with CasparCG Server 2.0, you won't be able to
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10 trigger many of the new features. Please use the provided AIR app to
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11 try out the new functionality or add the new features to you
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12 control application (you can find the documentation on the wiki or ask in the forums).
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18 You can place the CasparCG Server 2.0 folder anywhere you like, and even move it.
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20 If you don't already have Flash installed, use the bundled version in the Flash folder
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26 By default, CasparCG Server will look in the media folder
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27 for videos, audio and images files. Flash templates are stored in the
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28 templates folder. If you want to change the location (for example to a faster disk)
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29 you just change the paths in the casparcg.config file.
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31 * How to enable Screen consumer
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33 Open casparcg.config and use the following node for consumers:
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39 * How to enable a DeckLink card and how to get video in and key output.
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41 Open casparcg.config and use the following node for consumers:
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49 At the bottom of the casparcg.config file you will find comments which document additional settings.
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54 CasparCG is distributed under the GNU General Public
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55 License GPLv3 or higher, see the file COPYING.TXT for details.
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56 More information, samples and documentation at:
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57 http://casparcg.com/
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58 http://casparcg.com/forum/
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59 http://casparcg.com/wiki/
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61 CasparCG uses FFmpeg (http://ffmpeg.org/) under the GPLv2 Licence.
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62 FFmpeg is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard, originator of the FFmpeg project.
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64 CasparCG uses the Threading Building Blocks (http://www.threadingbuildingblocks.org/) library under the GPLv2 Licence.
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66 CasparCG uses FreeImage (http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/) under the GPLv2.
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68 CasparCG uses SFML (http://www.sfml-dev.org/) under the zlib/libpng License.
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70 CasparCG uses GLEW (http://glew.sourceforge.net) under the modified BSD license.
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72 CasparCG uses boost (http://www.boost.org/) under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
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75 AUTHORS - People who have developed the CasparCG Server Software (sorted alphabetically by last name).
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78 Niklas Andersson (Server 1.0-1.8)
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79 Andreas Jeansson (Template-Host)
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80 Robert Nagy (Server 1.7-2.x)
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83 CREDITS - People who have contributed to the CasparCG Project (sorted alphabetically by last name).
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87 Jonas Hummelstrand (jonas.hummelstrand@svt.se)
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88 Andreas Jeansson (andreas.jeansson@svt.se)
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89 Peter Karlsson (peter.p.karlsson@svt.se)
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90 Robert Nagy (ronag89@gmail.com)
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92 Thomas R. Kaltz III
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95 CasparCG Server 2.0.3
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101 1. Intel processor (while AMD processors should work, CasparCG Server has only
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102 been tested on Intel processors.)
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104 2. We recommend Windows 7 (64-bit,) but it has also been successfully used on
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105 Windows 7 (32-bit) and Windows XP SP2 (32-bit only.)
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107 3. An OpenGL 3.0-capable graphics card from NVIDIA is required to run
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108 CasparCG Server 2.0. Also make sure that you have installed the latest
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110 Please check your card's capabilities at:
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111 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units
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112 Graphics cards from other manufacturers _may_ work but have not been tested.
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114 4. Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package must be installed.
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116 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5555
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118 5. You must have Flash Player 10.3 or later installed (an installer can be found
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119 in the "Flash Player Installation" folder.)
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121 The latest recommendations are available at:
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122 http://casparcg.com/wiki/CasparCG_Server#System_Requirements
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128 1. Check that your system meets the requirements.
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130 2. Unzip and place the CasparCG Server 2.0.3 folder anywhere you like.
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132 3. Install "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package" from
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133 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5555
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135 4. Install "Flash Player 10.3.183.14" from the "Flash Player Installation"
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138 5. Make sure you turn off Windows' Aero Theme as it interferes with
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139 CasparCG Server's OpenGL features!
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141 6. Configure the server settings in the "casparcg.config" text file.
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143 7. Start the "CasparCG.exe" program.
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145 8. Connect to the server from a client, such as the included CasparCG 2.0 Demo
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146 Client (requires Adobe AIR.)
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152 The most up-to-date documentation is always available at
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153 http://casparcg.com/wiki/
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159 By default, CasparCG Server will look in the media folder for videos, audio and
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160 images files. Flash templates are stored in the templates folder. If you want to
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161 change the location (for example to a faster disk) you just change the paths in
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162 the casparcg.config file.
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164 * How to enable Screen consumer:
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166 Open casparcg.config and use the following node for consumers:
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172 * How to enable a DeckLink card and how to get video in and key output:
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174 Open casparcg.config and use the following node for consumers:
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182 At the bottom of the casparcg.config file you will find comments which document
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183 additional settings.
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189 CasparCG Server is distributed under the GNU General Public License GPLv3 or
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190 higher, see LICENSE.TXT for details.
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192 More information, samples and documentation at:
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193 http://casparcg.com/
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194 http://casparcg.com/forum/
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195 http://casparcg.com/wiki/
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197 CasparCG uses FFmpeg (http://ffmpeg.org/) under the GPLv2 Licence.
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198 FFmpeg is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard, originator of the FFmpeg project.
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200 CasparCG uses the Threading Building Blocks
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201 (http://www.threadingbuildingblocks.org/) library under the GPLv2 Licence.
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203 CasparCG uses FreeImage (http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/) under the GPLv2.
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205 CasparCG uses SFML (http://www.sfml-dev.org/) under the zlib/libpng License.
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207 CasparCG uses GLEW (http://glew.sourceforge.net) under the modified BSD license.
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209 CasparCG uses boost (http://www.boost.org/) under the Boost Software License,
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212 AUTHORS - People who have developed the CasparCG Server Software
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213 ==========(sorted alphabetically by last name)==================
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215 Niklas Andersson (Server 1.0-1.8)
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216 Andreas Jeansson (Template-Host)
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217 Robert Nagy (Server 1.7-2.x)
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218 Helge Norberg (Server 2.x)
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221 CREDITS - People who have contributed to the CasparCG Project
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222 ==========(sorted alphabetically by last name)===============
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225 Jonas Hummelstrand (jonas.hummelstrand@svt.se)
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226 Andreas Jeansson (andreas.jeansson@svt.se)
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227 Peter Karlsson (peter.p.karlsson@svt.se)
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230 Robert Nagy (ronag89@gmail.com)
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231 Helge Norberg (helge.norberg@svt.se)
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232 Thomas R. Kaltz III
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