Edit Whole Contents
There are some edit tools for authoring contents, in SCAS.
Use these tools for making up contents;
checking the duplication of indication or adjusting Wipe Timing etc.
In addition, be sure to set contents information for created contents.
This tool is for synchronizing the Wipe Timing of text to the replay of music.
Select [Tool] -> [Wipe Edit] from Main Window, or click [Wipe Edit] button on Tool bar.

In the window, Text Eventwhich is included in the track are displayed in chronological order. Each Event is shown by a rectangle in which length is as Lifetime, and it is called Event bar. The position of Event bar shows Display Start Time, and the length shows Lifetime. In addition, when Wipe is set up, wipe mark [ ] is shown on Event bar. The left side of the wipe mark is displayed with the color before wipe, and the right side of the wipe mark is displayed with the color after wipe. Text string is displayed with gray. Click here to set up a flag for Wipe edit, and drag to adjust Wipe Timing.
Display of Time Base
Horizontal direction of the window shows Time Base, and it displays from the top of contents.
Time Base is displayed with either two forms, [Time Signature Display] and [Actual Time Display]. To switch the display form, select [View] -> [Display Time Base] from the menu. Just after opening Block Edit Window, it is displayed with the Time Base form which is the same as the one of Main Window.
Method of Edit Wipe
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Setup Wipe edit flag.
Click the text of Event bar, or select [Set All] / [Set at Both Ends] from [Flag] menu. On the Event in which the flag has been set up, a red flag mark is indicated. In order to cancel flag, click the text again, or select [Cancel All] from [Flag] menu. |
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Play music.
Select [Play] from [Edit] menu, or click [Play] on Tool bar. Replay Start Time can be designated by executing [Forward] or [Rewind] before starting the replay. |
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Input Wipe Timing.
Press the space key when replay point comes to the position where a flag has been stood. Then, the music and Event wipe timing are adjusted, and flag changes its color into blue. After finishing the last input of timing, press the space key again so that the replay terminates. If not, the replay terminates after 10 seconds.
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Reflect the specified Wipe Timing.
When the replay terminates, confirmation dialog appears. If clicking [Yes], the designated Wipe Timing will be reflected. At this time, Wipe Timing of each Events are finely tuned by linear interpolation, therefore Wipe can be execute more naturally. Select [No] if you do not reflect the designation. |
In the case where the number of flag and the number of pressing the key are not matched, the replay continues until the last Event exceeds the display time. In order to stop editing during the replay, select [[Stop] from [Edit] menu or click [Stop] on Tool bar. In this case, the designation is not reflected.
Fine Tune of Wipe Timing
This function is useful when miss-inputting the timing, such as the first inputted timing needs to be little ahead after finishing the setup of three flags. For example, when you find out the input mistake of the first timing after finishing the setup of three flags, you can correct its timing by dragging the Event, as it is. All Events, until the one in which the last flag is stood, are tuned finely according to this correction.
(* Operation of interpolation may changes according to Event Display Time or Flag Setup Status.)
Change Wipe Timing
In order to change Wipe Timing of an arbitrary Event, left-click and drag the wipe mark on Event bar.
All Events included in the contents are listed in order of display Time. Existence of display duplication can be seen easily in Condition Display, and Display Time and Lifetime can be changed in this window.
To open this window, select [Tool] -> [List Edit] from the menu, or click [List Edit] button on Tool bar.

Change Display Time
In order tochange the Cellto edit mode, select Display Time to change, then double-click it or select [Edit] -> [Change Time]. Click spin-button or input number by using the key board to change the value.
However, it can be changed only in the range of Display Time of Events which locate before and after it.
Change Lifetime
In order to change the cell to edit mode, select Lifetime to change, then double-click it or select [Edit] -> [Change Time]. Click spin-button or input number by using the key board to change the value.
Display Wipe Time
Wipe Timebecomes available only for Events in which Wipe effect is valid. It can not be changed in this window.
Condition ofDisplay
: Display Time or Display Location is overlapping on the same plane (for all Events.)
: Wipe Time is less than 2000msec.
: Duplication of Display and Wipe Time has not problem.
Move Event forward and backward
Since Events are guaranteed to be played in the order of this list. Therefore, when Display Time and Display Location of two or more Events are the same, the one which has been listed lower will be displayed over the Event which has been listed higher, in Page Edit Window and Replay Window.
Display / Un-display of Event classification
Each Event Display button on Tool bar is used to switch display / un-display of each kinds of Event. [All] button switches display / un-display of all Events. In addition, selection of each item in [View] menu also can switch display / un-display of Events.
All Block and Eventinformation included in the contents are listed. They are listed in order of Display Time, and all attribute and effect information are displayed. Which means, you can see all items included in Event Setup dialog in the list of this window. Each items can be changed in this window, and attribute can be copied and pasted.
To open this window, select [Tool] -> [Graphics Track List Edit] from the menu.

Change Attribute
First, select an cell to change. To change it to edit mode, press Enter key on the key board, double-click the cell, click [Item Attribute] button, or select [Edit] -> [Item Attribute] from the menu. Edit mode differs according to the selected item, such as follows. The changed value will be valid when Enter key was pressed or another cell was clicked.
Input text |
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Text Event...Text box appears.
Text Block Event...Text block input window opens. |
Input value |
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Spin-button appears. |
Designate image |
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Image/Image Tile Event...Image Designation window opens.
Bitmap/Bitmap Tile Event... Bitmap Designation window opens. |
Designate color |
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Color Designation dialog opens. |
Sequence information |
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Wipe Sequence...Wipe information setup window opens.
Move...Move sequence setup window opens. |
Combo box |
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Pull-down menu of selectable items appears. |
Designate effect / invalid |
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Effect/Invalid of the check box switches. (* no edit mode)
When "Effect", details about its attribute are displayed, and it becomes editable.
When "Invalid", details about its attribute are displayed with gray, and it becomes not editable. |
* Display Time
Note that the basic time location of Display Time differs in Block and Event.
Block: |
Display Time from the top of contents.
When the order of Display Time has been changed, display order in each Block (including Events) will be changed. |
Event: |
Display Time from the top of Block.
When the order of Display Time has been changed, display order of Events will be changed. |
* Lifetime
Lifetime of Block can not be edited. It automatically calculated according to Display Time and Lifetime of Events which have been included in the Block.
* Display of Event Setup dialog
Selectarbitrary Event line, then click [Attribute] button or select [Edit] -> [Attribute] from the menu, so that Event Setup dialog opens.
Copy & Paste
The value of items can be copied and pasted. First, select a cell to copy, then click [Copy] button or select [Edit] -> [Copy]. Then, select a cell to be copied, and click [Paste] or select [Edit] -> [Paste], so that the value in the cell to copy will be copied into the cell to be copied. However, only same form of value can be pasted. If the value is the same form, it is also possible to copy into different kind of items.
Display / Un-display of Event
Each Event display button on Tool bar switches display / un-display for each kind of Event. [All] switches display / un-display for all Events. In addition, selecting an item from [Edit] -> [ Event] menu also switches display / un-display.
Display / Un-display of Attribute
Each Attribute display button on Tool bar switches display / un-display for each kind of Attribute. In addition, selecting an item from [Edit] -> [Event] menu also switches display / un-display.
Edit multiple Event simultaneously
Multiple Events can be edited simultaneously. Select two or more arbitrary Events, then click [Attribute] button or select [Edit] -> [Attribute] from the menu so that Multiple event dialog opens. Attribute tab differs according to the kinds of selected Events, and only required attributes are displayed. The following picture is the Multiple event dialog for an example in which all Events are setup.

Set arbitrary items then click [OK] to reflect the changes to all selected Events. However, changes are not reflected into Events and Blocks which does not have target attribute.
Color attribute and image designation are reflected only when the check box was checked.
The check box of Effect / Invalid changes as ON -> gray indication -> OFF. ON and OFF reflects as Effect and Invalid, therefore when you don't want to reflect the change, switch it to the gray indication.
Search Function
In order to display Events which match to the search condition, input search item in the left column, and search value into the right column.

- This function checks whether Text Display of Graphics Track duplicates in the screen and Time Base.
Only Text Event is applicable. It checks regardless of display plane.
Select Graphics Track and select [Duplication Check] from [Tool] menu in Main Window, so that Duplication Check dialog opens and it shows the result.However, this function can be executed only when two or more Blocks exist in Graphics Track.
It is possible to open Block Edit Window from this window. select one of indicated duplication result, then double-click on it or click [Block Edit] button. Edit window of selected Block will appears at the left side.

- Check Start button
- starts checking text duplication, and indicates its result.
- Block Edit button
- displays an edit window of the Block which includes duplicated Events.
- Close button
- closes this dialog.
- Blocks which has been created in Graphics Track are listed. Select Graphics Track, then select [Block List] from [Tool] menu in Main Window. Block List window opens.

Block Edit
Select an arbitrary Block, then double-click it or select [Edit] -> [Block Edit] from the menu. Block Edit window opens and displays selected Block.
Change Display magnification
Display magnification of Block can be changed by selecting either [x0.5], [x1], or [x2] from [Magnification] from [View] menu. When Block List Window just has been opened, it displays Blocks by [x1].
Setup of Contents Information |
- With SCAS, it is necessary to set the information of the contents to create. Set the information according to the contents for Carrier specification. To open Contents Information, select [Contents Info] from [Edit] menu in Main Window.

- Contents class
- can not be changed. Contents class only for Carrier is set up.
- Contents type
- sets contents type according to Carrier specification. Selectable items in the list of contents type differs according to the contents of Score Track.
- Character code
- can not be changed. Character code only for Carrier is set up.
- Copy status
- Sets up Effect / Invalid for edit, save, transfer of contents. Select items according to the Carrier specification. When using cas file which has been created by SCAS MA-2, "edit" becomes Effect.
- Music Title
- sets up the music title.
- Artist
- sets up the artist name.
- Lyricist
- sets up the name of writer.
- Composer
- sets up the name of composer.
- Arranger
- sets up the name of arranger.
- Category
- sets up the category of the music.
- Vendor
- sets up the name of vender who created the data.
- Copyright(c)
- sets up the information about he copyright and intellectual property right.
- Carrier
- sets up the information about Carrier.
- Managed
- sets up the name of manager.
- Management information
- setups up Management information.

- Screen Rendering Size, File Output RS Tag
- Set it up into "120 x 130" if any special reason does not exist.
Rendering sizewhich has been set up here will reflect to the indication of Page Edit Window, Block Edit Window, and Block List window.

- Origin Designation
- Select Valid / Invalid of origin designation.
- X-coordinate / Y-coordinate
- Select the value and coordinate system of X-coordinate and Y-coordinate. Inputable range is -2048 to 2047 for [X] and [Y] of Standard and Symmetrical Coordinate System, and 0 to 127 for [X] and [Y] of Layout Coordinate System.
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- Width / Height
- Select the value for width and hight. Selectable range is 1 to 2047.
- Reset button
- automatically matches origin designation to file output RS tag.
* Origin designation is the function to designate the area by absolute coordinate, regardless of LCD size. This is the supplemental function to create general contents regardless of LCD size. For the details, please refer to Move Coordinate Origin .
* If validate the origin designation, the location of actual-line for authoring screen rendering size and the location of broken-line for file output RS tag may differ according to the coordinate system of origin designation.

- Available Memory
- This is the memory size which assumes actual mobile phone. It reflects to Amount Display Window for Memory Used. When designating Fixed mode, the memory size which can be used in the actual mobile phone is set up. When designating Variable mode, assumption memory size to use in SCAS whoile editing can be designated. Inputable range is 0 to 214748347.
- Max image sizes
- Restricts the maximum image size to import. Inputable range is 0 to 32767 for both [width] and [Height].
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