Tags: Cablecast CG, How To CG, Troubleshooting CG
Learn how to upload a seamless background image to a CablecastCG channel. This article explains how CablecastCG splits a single image across channel zones, walks through the upload process and applying the background to zone bulletins, and covers design considerations for customizing existing templates — including resources for zone dimensions and Illustrator source files.
This article goes over the process for customizing a CG channel using one of the existing Cablecast CG templates or creating one from scratch.
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Learn how to restart the Cablecast Video Server Engine on a VIO or Flex server without a full reboot — a quick fix for applying changes like CG zone sizing or MP3 playlist updates.
Cablecast CG makes it easy to create and manage on-screen graphics for your channel. This article links to everything you need: training resources, pre-designed channel templates, background audio setup, customization guides, and L Bar mode for stations that want a persistent branded frame around their programming.
Learn how Cablecast CG organizes content into Channels, Zones, and Bulletins, and how the three layers fit together.
Create the four schedule-based dynamic bulletins in Cablecast CG that pull from your Cablecast schedule to keep viewers informed automatically.
Learn how to create the basic dynamic bulletins in Cablecast CG — clocks, calendars, RSS feeds, and weather — that update automatically from an outside source.
Learn how to manage bulletins in Cablecast CG — filtering by category, previewing, editing, copying, deleting, reordering, grouping, and applying bulk actions.
Learn how to use RSS feeds as dynamic bulletins in Cablecast CG, including supported content and the limitation that feeds can't play embedded video.
Learn how to create text, RSS, and weather crawls in Cablecast CG and configure their appearance on the channel.
Learn how to switch between zones in Cablecast CG using the zone navigation dropdown, and understand the difference between Zone Types, Tags, and Zones.
Learn how to find a zone's exact pixel dimensions in Cablecast CG so you can size images and videos to fit without stretching.
Learn how to upload a self-contained image or video as a bulletin in Cablecast CG, then schedule and publish it to your zone.
The Extras tab in Cablecast CG holds the settings that control how and when each bulletin displays. Learn how to use Display Settings to set alerts, adjust rotation frequency and dwell time, and save bulletins for later, plus Audio Settings to add an audio clip or fade your channel's background audio.
A quick reference to the Carousel features that are not yet available in Cablecast CG—including certain bulletin types, impression tracking, scheduled CG Channel changing, and most transitions—plus a note on rebuilding background audio playlists.
Cablecast CG is built into Cablecast, so bulletin-board users need a Cablecast account to reach it. This article shows you how to create a permission-free Cablecast role and assign it alongside Cablecast CG roles, giving a user access to Cablecast CG without any broadcast permissions.
Fade the channel's background audio while a video bulletin plays in Cablecast CG to avoid overlapping audio.
Overview and guide for finding the Web Preview button in Cablecast CG
Where to find Cablecast CG configuration and what the Players, Channels, Zones, and System sections each control.
Configure a Live Video Dynamic Bulletin in Cablecast CG to display a live network stream, such as a town square, park, traffic, or weather camera, on your CG bulletin board.
Send Cablecast CG to your channel manually using a Control Room or the Force Matrix — handy when a live event ends early.
CablecastCG bulletins play between scheduled programming as your default source. This article walks through creating a Template Bulletin — choosing a template, editing content and layout, scheduling availability, and publishing to your zone.
Learn how to download, install, and activate a Cablecast CG Channel on your system using the Cablecast CG Clone Tool.
L Bar mode keeps your channel's video programming displayed in a designated zone at all times, surrounded by a frame of Cablecast CG content. This article walks through enabling L Bar mode in Cablecast, configuring a dedicated L Bar CG Player in Cablecast CG, and setting up a separate Default CG channel to prevent the CG inception effect during programming gaps.
Removing the pesky Windows Updates warning from middle of your CG340 unit's broadcast screen.
Background Audio setup for Line-in option in CablecastCG
See also Custom fonts with CablecastCG. Requires TrueType fonts (TTF) Files
Article from 2020 noting that Carousel 7 software is marked End of Life with further information. Note that most customers are transitioning or have transitioned to Cablecast CG.
Guide for changing password in FrontDoor
ScreenFeed is a third-party software option with app for creating animated weather feeds to pull into CablecastCG. Some options do cost money, Cablecast Support does not offer additional support for ScreenFeed outside of this walkthrough.
Acceptable Video formats for video bulletins in Carousel 7.4.8
Guide with walkthrough for systems using Carousel units for bulletin boards when connected to a Matrox DVI unit
How to guide for configuring automatic logon to units running Carousel or CablecastCG Desktop
Part number for the Matrox Converter DVI Power Supply, for use with CG 330 and CG 340 units
CablecastCG web Preview has limitations to what it can and cannot render due to processing power of units.
Adding custom fonts for use in CablecastCG, must be a TTF file (TrueType Font)
Commissioning Guide. Exporting Carousel Bulletin Channel to be used in CablecastCG
Looking to add Cablecast CG to your system? Overview of Cablecast CG and how it connects within Cablecast
How to make use of the Audio Line in on legacy Carousel units running either Carousel or Cablecast CG Desktop
Guide for if Windows Update fails
Configuration for windows on CablecastCG Signage Players for automatic Login. This helps ensure on desktop players that the bulletins play and not a login screen.
managing your media in CablecastCG, a walk through in how to add your own media files for images and icons to be used in bulletins in CablecastCG
Restarting Services for CablecastCG Background Audio Changes Restarting Services for quick reboot of video engine
Fix to Known Error "No Blocks Could Fit" on Dynamic Bulletins
Guide for where to find and how to access CablecastCG in your Cablecast system.
User Management Overview for Cablecast CG
Walkthrough for setting up use of Network Stream/URI Audio as background audio in Cablecast CG
In this article, we'll take a look at how to submit logs for our Support team to troubleshoot an issue.
DOA? Possible. Guide for running CablecastCG on Carousel 340 unit in standalone Unpublished
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There's a duplicate of Screenfeed with CablecastCG
Microsoft's Exchange basic auth fix for bulletins DOA