Poliscript Installation Guide

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1 Poliscript Installation Guide Version 4.0 Current Poliscript Build: Version 2.7 Build 23 Please note this document is correct up to 27 th July 2010 Important Information: - Please note that Poliscript no longer supports legacy Screen Parallel Dongles, Screen Timecode or Screen Vidcache cards. - Microsoft.NET Framework v2.0 or above is required to install the CSS Viewer application. If this is not correctly installed then HASP-HL dongle will not function as expected. The latest version can be found at - QuickTime 7.5 or above is required for QuickTime support. If this is not correctly installed then QuickTime imports will not function as expected. - The ShuttlePro2 installer is required for a ShuttlePro2 to operate correctly on Microsoft Vista/7. This can be found on the Poliscript installer itself.

2 Minimum System Requirements - Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7 32-bit & 64-bit Operating System - Pentium 4 3GHz CPU - 1Gb (XP) or 2Gb RAM (Vista/7) - 400Mb minimum, 2Gb maximum HDD space - A 2 nd HDD to store/capture SV3 clips - 128Mb (Standard Definition video) or 256Mb (High Definition video) DirectDraw-compatible Graphics card - 32-bit colour depth mode or capability - PCI Sound Card - For information regarding compatible Video Capture cards please refer to the Poliscript FAQ document on the Screen website. Installation Requirements - Administrator privileges are required to carry out the installation. - It is highly recommended that all other applications on the PC are closed before the installation process is started. - DirectX 9.0c (Latest version can be found at ng=en&categoryid=2). If it is not detected Poliscript will install an older version. - Previous versions of Poliscript must be fully uninstalled. - All license dongles must be removed before installation. Windows XP users: Additional Information Users with Windows XP Service Pack 2 upwards should note that following a successful install of Poliscript they may need to unblock Poliscript, NameMaintainer and PortiaGateway. These prompts appear if Windows Firewall is enabled; when prompted simply click unblock. Windows Vista/7 users: Additional Information User Access Control prompts the user on many occasions during the installation and use of Poliscript. Be sure to click Accept/Continue in these circumstances. Vista users will also experience the same issues with Windows Firewall as mentioned for XP. How to re-install/upgrade Poliscript - Remove dongle from system. - Make backups of any.ost files that are in use. - Uninstall Poliscript. - Uninstall Screen Central Security Service (if installed). - Reboot PC. - Install Poliscript. Browse to the.ost files when prompted for a configuration disk (if needed). - Reboot PC. - Insert dongle and load Poliscript.

3 How to upgrade from Win Make a new directory on the PC and copy all of the configuration files (.ost) from the C:\Win2020\System folder to this new directory. - Copy the fonts (.tfc) and keyboard drivers (.kbd) to this backup directory. - Double-check that the necessary files have been backed up and then go to control panel, select add/remove programs and uninstall Win Reboot the PC and delete the Win2020 directory from the PC to ensure all files have been removed. Now the PC should be free of any traces of Win2020. Follow the rest of the installation guide but when prompted for a configuration disk point it to the directory created that contains all the files backed up previously. Finally once the installation is done the old Win2020 dongle will require updating. This can be done by running the License update program from the Poliscript Program group icon the start menu. Follow the on-screen instructions, and send the code it generates to Screen. Screen will then produce a code to enable the update and send the new code back. Once in receipt of this new code, enter it into the program then click ok and Poliscript will be ready for use. Please note that some older legacy parallel dongle will not work with Poliscript. Please consult with Screen to confirm if the Win2020 dongle in use is compatible. The first thing to do is to open the help file (F1) and get familiar with the new layout and features of the software before using it. How to install Poliscript If the software has been downloaded from the website please extract the contents to a folder and double-click the setup.exe file to begin the installation. If the software is on a CD please insert it into the CD-ROM drive. The setup process should automatically start unless auto-run is disabled on the PC. If it does not run automatically please browse to the CD-ROM drive and double-click the setup.exe file to begin the installation.

4 NOTE: The SV3 Check will automatically run to check if the system is capable of running Poliscript and SV3. To read the summary of the check, click Show Report. To do the test again click Recheck and to exit the test click Exit. Click Install Poliscript to begin the installation process.

5 Click Next to continue with the installation. Read the License Agreement carefully and then click Yes to accept and continue with the installation or click No to decline and exit.

6 If an alternative installation path is required please select one by clicking the Browse button. If not then proceed with the installation by clicking Next.

7 Select the required features by clicking on each checkbox and then click Next to continue with the installation. It is recommended that all options should be installed unless hard drive space is at a premium. A brief description of each option is below: Eastern European, Greek and Cyrillic support This option installs Albanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Turkish along with standard fonts, keyboards and additional fonts. Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi support This option installs Arabic, Hebrew and Farsi along with standard fonts, keyboards and additional fonts. Chinese, Japanese, Koren and Thai support This option installs Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Japanese, Korean and Thai along with standard fonts, keyboards and additional fonts. Generic European, US Configurations This option installs Belgian, Dutch, Danish, French, Icelanding, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, UK Open, UK Teletext and US Open. Additional Latin Fonts This option installs a selection of additional Latin fonts to allow a greater selection for use within Poliscript. Sample Clip This option installs the nickel.mpg sample video file for use within Poliscript. This file can be found in C:\Poliscript\Video unless the installation directory was changed earlier in the installation process. DVD Generator This option installs DVD Generator. DVD Generator can be used to create bitmap images of subtitles for use in a wide variety of DVD authoring packages. Output Drivers (G3, K3, T3000) This option is installs the necessary software components to drive a Standard-Definition output device. It should also be noted that this is enabled by default and cannot be removed. Output Driver HD Font Support This option installs the necessary software components to drive a High- Definition output device.

8 Please select an appropriate program folder name (this can be left as the default value) and click Next to proceed.

9 This dialog above appears at the point where old configuration files can be imported. If required simply click Browse to find the location of such configuration files and press OK. Otherwise, click Cancel. NOTE: If no previous configuration files are being used the following prompt will appear. Press Yes to continue with the installation or press No to return back to browsing for a configuration file.

10 The following dialog prompts the user as to whether all the desktop shortcuts are required. Choose Yes or No. NOTE: The amount of desktop icons created is dependant on the features chosen earlier in the installation. It is advisable to Not Create the desktop icons if All or Most of the features have been chosen. The option below allows the user to choose whether interaction with a database is required to import clips into SV3. Select User Selected Database if required and choose between Leitch and Omnibus. Otherwise, choose None. Click Next to continue. The next option allows the user to choose between using a standard PC keyboard and a Poliscript IRMA keyboard. If the software is to be used using a standard PC keyboard, then select PC Style Keyboard. If a Poliscript subtitling keyboard is to be used, then select Poliscript IRMA Keyboard. Note that PC Style Keyboard is always enabled by default. Click Next to continue the installation.

11 At this point the system will begin some automated processes to install and register the necessary software components. After a short period of time the following dialog should appear. Please choose to restart the PC to complete the first stage of the software installation.

12 After restarting the PC the installation will continue automatically. This should take no longer than a few seconds. After this has occurred then please ensure the dongle is attached and that it has been successfully detected by Windows before running Poliscript. If ShuttlePro connectivity is required then the drivers will need to be installed following the installation of Poliscript. What is the process to report issues where solutions have not been disclosed in this document? For troubleshooting please refer to the Poliscript FAQ document located in the support section of the Screen Subtitling Systems website ( If any issues are encountered there are a number of steps that can be taken. Poliwise contract holders can contact Screen s Customer Care department 24 hours a day, 365 days a week on +44 (0) or by on [email protected]. Between the hours of 9am to 5pm (weekdays, excluding UK national holidays) the support engineers can offer remote assistance as well as telephone and support to non-poliwise customers. Please note that Poliwise contract holders will be given priority on support issues. Non-Poliwise customers that make support enquiries may be liable to standard support charges. To enquire about Poliwise please contact [email protected].