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How to add and execute crawls

TVU Channel makes it easy to add crawls to your programs. Channel works with most third-party crawl providers, or you can manually type your desired text from the TVU Channel Playout user interface.

How to add and execute crawls in TVU Channel:

  1. Click Playout at the top of the window.
  2. In the right panel, click the gear icon in the Crawl pane.
  3. In the Crawl pop-up window, click .
  4. Enter an Overlay Name in the field.
  5. In the Content field, enter your text for your crawl.
  6. In the Typography drop-down menu, select a text style and select any desired effects.
  7. In the Text direction drop-down menu, make a selection.
  8. Click the button. Then, to confirm your setting, click the button.
  9. To enable the ticker, move the crawl slider to the right to the “on” position .

To edit an existing text crawl:

  1. In the right panel, click the gear icon in the Crawl pane.
  2. In the Crawl pop-up window, hover the mouse over the Text Ticker box and select the edit icon. The default setting panel opens.
  3. Edit your text or desired parameters.
  4. Click the button. Then, to confirm your setting, click the button.
  5. To enable the ticker, move the crawl slider to the right “on” position .

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TVU Channel is a cloud streaming service created by TVU Networks that completely revolutionizes creating, managing, operating, and monetizing a 24/7 digital channel. Using cellular bonding and low latency features, broadcasters & producers alike can manage remote productions and multi-camera live streaming with ease. Our zero infrastructure environment has massively reduced the time, cost, and complexity of creating custom channels. In addition to creating new content channels, many broadcasters use Channel as a backup for their television stations Master Control.

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