Sony Bznp-D1 User Manual

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Playlist Preparations

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Screen layout, that is a set of the sizes and positions of the 
materials on the display layers (except for the fixed 
positioned background layer), is defined when materials 
are dropped on the playlist according to the selected 
template, but you can adjust layout settings of each event 
line later.

In the case of a bitmap on the text layer, the size does not 
change due to the layout settings. Only the layout settings 
specify the position.

In the Playlist window, right-click the desired event 
line (any column except for Audio), then select 
[Layout Settings] on the popup menu.

The Screen Layout window and the Layout Settings 
dialog box appears.

Clicking any point in the Screen Layout window 
displays a popup menu. [View: 50%] and [View: 
100%] on the menu change the Screen Layout window 
size.

Specify sizes and positions of layers to be used.
Do the following for all the layers, respectively.

• Click the layer in the Screen Layout window, then 

select a handle of the layer and drag it to the desired 
position and size.
When you click any point in the Template Settings 
dialog box, the values change according to the 
position and size of the layer in the Screen Layout 
window. 

• Select the layer in the Screen Layout window, right-

click it, then select [Full-Screen Size], [Quarter-
Screen Size] or [Original Size].
Those size designations can be used for the 
Graphics, Video, and Logo layers. Note that, for the 
Video layer, clicking [Original Size] restricts the 
layer size to 640 x 480 (or 480 x 640) pixels, 
regardless of the original size. And, if a web page is 
specified on the Graphics layer, [Original Size] does 
not work, as the BZNP-D1 software cannot 
recognize the size of the web page.
When you click any point in the Template Settings 
dialog box, the values change accordingly.

• Change the values of the relevant text boxes in the 

Layout Settings dialog box.
After you have changed the values and clicked any 
point in the Screen Layout window, the position and/
or size of the layer(s) change accordingly.

• Place check marks in the Original Aspect Ratio 

check boxes in the Layout Settings dialog box.
When you click the layer in the Screen Layout 
window after placing a check mark for that layer, the 
aspect ratio of that layer returns to that of the 
original. Then, you can change the position or the 
size of the layer, while keeping that aspect ratio.
Original Aspect Ratio check boxes are provided for 
the Graphics, Video, and Logo layers. However, if a 
web page is specified on the Graphics layer, this 
setting does not work, as the BZNP-D1 software 
cannot recognize the size and shape of the original 
web page.
For the Video layer, the aspect ratio will be 4:3 (or 
3:4 if the screen orientation setting is “Portrait”) 
regardless of the aspect ratio of the original video.

Click [OK] in the Layout Settings dialog box.

The position and size of each layer of the selected 
event line are stored in the playlist, and the Screen 
Layout window and the Layout Settings dialog box 
close.

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