+WinPlus+ is a Windows-based software package which adds the ease of "point and click" to an intuitive on-screen edit display. The system interfaces with all major electronic newsrooms to add resilience to existing facilities. It can also provide stand-alone prompting for Presentation and General Production both in the studio and on location. Features include a fully active run order which can be manipulated at any time during scrolling as well as instant prompt editing.
+WinPlus+ operates with all languages and fonts available in Truetype and Adobe. Virtually any mix of typefaces and sizes can be selected for both the edit screen and the prompt output.
+WinPlus+ is available in versions to specifically meet any language requirements. Different languages have different requirements and we have produced versions to address any localisation that is required for a given language. Languages we support and have shipped include:
This is
where you create, examine or edit the prompted text. All the usual word
processing features are present. Prompter and edit window fonts can be easily
selected using the drop-down menu. Bold, italic, underline and inverse font
styles are instantly available from the toolbar. 
Run Order
functions are displayed and manipulated here. Stories can be moved around in the
run order list by simply dragging them. Any change to the run order sequence is
immediately reflected in both the prompted text and on the edit window. 
Any number
of Bookmarks may be added to the script. These are used to allow any part of the
script to be returned to quickly. Bookmarks do not show up on the prompted text
or in any print-outs of the script so they may be used freely as required.
Bookmarks are especially useful in conference work where a runorder may not be
in use. 
This window
provides a display which tracks the prompter output. A feature of this display
is the ability to click on it to establish an edit point. When this is done, the
edit point is positioned in the correct position on the script to make any
changes to the text. Any changes will be seen immediately on the prompter
display. 
This display
shows the timing of individual stories in the run order as well 'real' time from
the built-in timer. The display also shows overall timing together with twin
bargraph displays allowing comparison between prompted text and timer durations.
Non-prompted parts of the programme are taken into account using embedded
character sequences. 
The WinPlus
prompting system is supplied with a very efficient desktop control which
provides a very smooth and comfortable scroll speed control for the operator.
Should an accident occur such as someone standing on the cable just as the show
is about to go on air, it is useful to have a backup. This on-screen scroll
control serves this purpose. Normally it can be hidden away out of view, but it
can be brought into service whenever the need arises. As well as the sliding
prompt speed control, there are buttons for next/previous stories, top of
script, stop and pause. The sense of the slider may also be reversed and the
cue-marker position can be changed. 
+WinPlus+ is designed to work in conjunction with the high specification BDL PCIPrompt colour prompter card. Plugged directly into the PC motherboard PCI Bus, the system provides two composite video, smooth-scrolling prompt outputs, a genlock option comes as standard.
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