Member Rogier Tuinte Posted August 20, 2011 Member Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Hello, I'm wondering this already for a long time. But last weekend we had a presentation for which we had to update the media during the presentation several times. Everytime you select update or online, the audience also see the watchout logo with the progress bar. Is there a option or workaround to hide this?? Maybe it's an idea to show the progress of the update process only in the status window? Rogier 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Rogier, you can update the media in the Standby mode 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Myers Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hey Rogier, 1. Locate the shortcut that you use to launch W/O display (also known as WATCHPOINT) on your display machines 2. Right click, and choose "Properties" 3. In the text field for "Target", it should read something like : "C:\Program Files(x86)\Dataton\WATCHOUT 5\WATCHPOINT.exe" It will vary, depending on your OS, where you chose to install W/O, etc... 4. Change this line so that it adds the NoLogo argument : "C:\Program Files(x86)\Dataton\WATCHOUT 5\WATCHPOINT.exe" -NoLogo 5. Enjoy splash screen free updates!! Regards, JJ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted August 23, 2011 Moderator Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hey Rogier, 1. Locate the shortcut that you use to launch W/O display (also known as WATCHPOINT) on your display machines 2. Right click, and choose "Properties" 3. In the text field for "Target", it should read something like : "C:Program Files(x86)DatatonWATCHOUT 5WATCHPOINT.exe" It will vary, depending on your OS, where you chose to install W/O, etc... 4. Change this line so that it adds the NoLogo argument : "C:Program Files(x86)DatatonWATCHOUT 5WATCHPOINT.exe" -NoLogo 5. Enjoy splash screen free updates!! Regards, JJ Well kept secret until now I guess. Couple of details. As JJ describes, the -NoLogo command line switch is placed on the display computer shortcut(s). You must do this to every display computer in the group to eliminate all logo screens during update. It is a good idea to rename the shortcut with the -NoLogo switch to indicate the modification. I name mine "watchpoint no logo", but you may use any name you choose. > You will still see the logo screen until a show is loaded. Once a show is loaded, you should not see the logo screen again with that switch in place. Nov 2013 startup behavior is changed in v5.5.1+ On start up, before a show is loaded, you now get a black screen, there is no logo, but the informational text portions of the logo screen remain until a show is loaded. dded Oct-2016 Pic of -NoLogo startup screen (before a show is loaded only) > As always, with this switch since v2, once a show is loaded, as long as you maintain full screen mode, you will never see any of the logo screen again - update or go online, with this switch enabled, the show simply freezes where it is, instead of jumping to the logo screen With -NoLogo in effect, the show will freeze wherever it is during updates, it will not stay running. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Organ Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Holy Mackerel... All these years of Watching slow uploads (especially using Win 7) and we CAN remove the logo? Thanks again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimmcslim Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Is there any way to change the logo to a clients logo, so that when you live update in the show, the screens drop back to client branding, opposed to black as this tends to upset presenters when all the screens go blank. paul... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted February 6, 2012 Moderator Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Is there any way to change the logo to a clients logo, so that when you live update in the show, the screens drop back to client branding, opposed to black as this tends to upset presenters when all the screens go blank. paul... Sure, Logo screens are suppressed during update while in Standby at all times, startup switch not needed. Use standby layers with images you define instead of No Logo, switch to standby prior to updating, and switch back when you are done - that is what standby is for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis Hutchins Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 This technique just hides the logo during updates. (I know the answer but I'll ask anyway... ) Is there a way to suppress the logo alltogether? I recently had a show where watchpoint crashed and brought the watchout screen backup with an hour glass. I had to force quit WatchPoint and relaunch to clear the screen... fortunately I had a switched backup but it would have been much better if the screen was just went black. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted February 9, 2012 Moderator Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 This technique just hides the logo during updates. (I know the answer but I'll ask anyway... ) Is there a way to suppress the logo alltogether? No. Nov 2013 - now there is, see edit above I recently had a show where watchpoint crashed and brought the watchout screen backup with an hour glass. I had to force quit WatchPoint and relaunch to clear the screen... fortunately I had a switched backup but it would have been much better if the screen was just went black. Anytime watchpoint initially loads, you will always see the logo screen, even with the -NoLogo switch. Once a show is loaded, you can keep it from re-appearing, but a show must be loaded first, or what would it show to indicate it is running - a black screen? That would still be confusing, so it does not, it displays the logo to confirm it has loaded. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altar Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Thanks all for this tips 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted December 2, 2013 Moderator Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 for updates above ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PierreLucB Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Well kept secret until now I guess. Couple of details. As JJ describes, the -NoLogo command line switch is placed on the display computer shortcut(s). You must do this to every display computer in the group to eliminate all logo screens during update. It is a good idea to rename the shortcut with the -NoLogo switch to indicate the modification. I name mine "watchpoint no logo", but you may use any name you choose. You will still see the logo screen until a show is loaded. Once a show is loaded, you should not see it again with that switch in place. <edit-update> Nov 2013 startup behavior is changed in v5.5.1+ On start up, before a show is loaded, you now get a black screen, there is no logo, but the informational text portions of the logo screen remain. As always, with this switch since v2, once a show is loaded, as long as you maintain full screen mode, you will never see any of the logo screen again - update or go online, with this switch enabled, the show simply freezes where it is, instead of jumping to the logo screen </edit-update> With -NoLogo in effect, the show will freeze wherever it is during updates, it will not stay running. Sounds interesting but I've just updated to 5.5.1 and I'm not seeing this change in behaviour. Nothing has changed here. What is unclear is, with 5.5.1, do I still need to put the -NoLogo command in the shortcuts? Or would this behaviour be the default behaviour without having to the change the shortcut parameters? Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted February 17, 2014 Moderator Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Sounds interesting but I've just updated to 5.5.1 and I'm not seeing this change in behaviour. Nothing has changed here. What is unclear is, with 5.5.1, do I still need to put the -NoLogo command in the shortcuts? Or would this behaviour be the default behaviour without having to the change the shortcut parameters? Thank you. Yes, if you wish to suppress the logo, you must still use the command line -NoLogo option. Note, that swtich is case sensitive. Default behavior is (and always has been) to display the logo screen whenever a show is not loaded and whenever an update is performed while not in standby. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosko Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Sure, Logo screens are suppressed during update while in Standby at all times, startup switch not needed. Use standby layers with images you define instead of No Logo, switch to standby prior to updating, and switch back when you are done - that is what standby is for. How do I create a standby layer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted March 26, 2014 Moderator Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 You can assign a layer to function in standby in the Layer Settings dialog. Select the layer and choose "Layer Settings" in the Timline menu or double click on a layer name to open the Layer Settings dialog. Under the setting Perform: choose In Standby All cues in that layer will now be visible in standby only. You may have as many standby layers as you wish. If you define no standby layers, or no standby layer cues at the time position when standby is entered, standby will fade to black. If you remain online and move the timeline cursor, the standby cues for the new time position will be displayed. A single standby layer cue lasting from 0 to the end of your show will make that undectable. Also note: Preview may perform differently than display when entering Standby. This allows you to work offline in production and see the show content while the system is in standby. You can change the preview standby behavior in the Preview menu, reference: WATCHOUT 5 User Guide, page 103 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikMoore Posted August 4, 2014 Report Share Posted August 4, 2014 Is there a method similar to the -NoLogo flag to hide the logo for WatchPax? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 No, there is not, as of now, unfortunately. /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted August 12, 2015 Moderator Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Update. Came up with a customer today. Yes, the -NoLogo command line switch in Version 6 continues to function in the same manner as v5.5.1 & v5.5.2 Just tested and reconfirmed on all three of those versions today (v5.5.1, v5.5.2, v6.0). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Sonar Posted September 29, 2017 Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 Thanks For this solution thak dataton team 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guessohxns Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Anyone know how to config auto-hide the status bar? I want to disconect any input device to play video at statup 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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