Slate Generator

Quickly Build High Quality Slates For Your Productions

Make Sure the First Thing They See
Looks GREAT!


Works with both Standard and High Definition display cards

Page Templates Use the Slate Generator to create Slate Style Templates with a unique "Look" for each client. Slate Style Templates have "Template Fields" at various positions on the screen. When a Slate Style Template is opened, the "Template Field Editor" (shown below) appears. Template Field Editor Just fill in the blanks to enter the text for each field. Once the text has been entered, the slate is automatically created with the style of the Template and that text that you entered.

Use it to Tag content. Broadcast Quality Text 256 Levels of AntiAliasing. Better than 1 ns effective resolution. Unlimited Text Styles Every character, of every page can have a different style. Instant Response As soon as you make a change (Typeface, Height, etc.) the text is instantly redrawn on your screen. Spell Checker Finds your spelling errors before the Client does. Truetype Typefaces Load Truetype typefaces directly. No conversion is neccessary. They don't even need to be installed on your system. They can be loaded directly from a CD-Rom. You can even preview them before they are loaded. Full Color Logos Import standard format graphic images as full color logos. Size them right on the page. Use it for Bug Insertion. Even use it to Generate Test Patterns. Graphic Backgrounds Import GIF, TIFF, TGA, BMP, JPG, and PCX images as backgrounds. Geometric Shapes Rectangles, Circles, and Ellipses can be placed on the page. The shapes can be edged, colored, sized, italicized, and rotated just like a character. 1000 Independent Layers Text, Logos, and Shapes can be placed on multiple layers. Each layer is independent of the other layers. Layers can be named, swapped, and even hidden.

Drivers are available for the following Display Cards: AJA Xena AJA NTV (NTSC, PAL, & HDTV) Black Magic Design's Decklink NewTek Video Toaster NT DPS Velocity DPS Reality DPS Quattrus Standard VGA Cards (Single and Dual Head) With More Being Added All The Time. (SDK available)

Slate Generator... Only $595 Includes Slate Generator Software and a Printed Manual.

Download the free, fully functional Slate Generator evaluation software. This evaluation software places a faint Cayman Graphics logo on the screen. Of course, the version that we sell doesn't have this Watermark. To install the evaluation software, download it, then run the downloaded program (SlateGenerator.exe), and follow the directions on the screen. Download the complete Manual. Download the Evaluation Software (Approx 16 MBytes) Check out the Slate Generators's Features and Specifications