Generating three dimensional text

A method for generating a live video broadcast wherein information to be broadcast in three-dimensional text develops during said broadcast, the method comprising:

• (a) generating a live video signal;
• (b) receiving input text from an input device;
• (c) reading a template of three-dimensional preferences, stored in one or more objects, for said input text from an object database;
• (d) displaying the three-dimensional preferences of the template in a first window, wherein the first window comprises:
• (i) an object number referencing column;
• (ii) an object referencing column;
• (iii) an object type column;
• (iv) an object value column;
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• (v) a timecode display column;
• (e) generating three-dimensional text by formatting said input text in accordance with said three-dimensional preferences of said template;
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• (f) combing said tree-dimensional text with said live video to produce a broadcast signal.

Apparatus for generating a live video broadcast in which information to be broadcast develops during said broadcast and said information is reflected in three-dimensional text included with said broadcast, comprising:

• (a) video signal generation means for generating a live video signal;
• (b) a text input device and text input receiving means for receiving input text from said text input device;
• (c) an object database arranged to store a template of three dimensional preferences for input text in one or more objects;
• (d) a display means configured to:
• (i) display contents of the object database for the template in a first window;
• (ii) display a second window when an object displayed in the first window is selected, said second window comprising:
• (1) a template properties referencing column comprising one or more properties of the object;
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• (2) a template property value column comprising one or more values for each property displayed in the template properties referencing column;
• (e) text generating means for generating three dimensional text by formatting said input text in accordance with the three dimensional preferences of said template;
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• (f) combining means arranged to combine said three dimensional text with said live video signal to produce a broadcast signal.

A method for generating a live video broadcast wherein information to be broadcast in three-dimensional text develops during said broadcast, the method comprising:

• (a) generating a live video signal;
• (b) receiving input text from an input device;
• (c) reading a template of three-dimensional preferences, stored in one or more objects, for said input text from an object database;
• (d) displaying the three-dimensional preferences of the template in a first window,
• (e) displaying a second window when an object, for a three-dimensional preference, displayed in the first window is selected, said second window comprising:
• (i) a template properties referencing column comprising one or more properties of the object;
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• (ii) a template property value column comprising one or more values for each property displayed in the template properties referencing column;
• (e) generating three-dimensional text by formatting said input text in accordance with said three-dimensional preferences of said template;
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• (f) combing said three-dimensional text with said live video to produce a broadcast signal.