Content Studio: How do I make messages to display player in-game information?

Determine your data layout

1. Determine what displays will show real-time data and the type of information that is needed based upon the sources available. 

2. It is helpful to create a background to visually aid design of the data frame. These backgrounds are often created in a separate image rendering program and imported into Content Studio. 

Log into Content Studio version 2.0 or later.  (Show Control 2.18 or later is required.)

1. Login to Content Studio.  
   1. Click the Content Studio v2 desktop icon or Start > Daktronics > Content Studio v2 to launch the software.
   2. Click Log In. The default User Name and Password are already entered for the Content Studio Nucleus Server. 
2. Log in to Content Studio with the same User Name and Password for Venus® Control Suite.
3. Create a Presentation
   1. Start a new presentation in Content Studio. 
   2. Add any formatting to the background of the presentation.  This can include adding text, or inserting a background image. For help on importing graphics- See How do I import images or videos into Content Studio, DD1995364,  or YouTube- Getting Started With Graphics).

Add data elements from Basketball: Data Studio (NGSS)

If this category doesn't exist, ensure that Data Studio Basketball is connected and has received and sent a file.

1. Choose Basketball: Data Studio (NGSS) from the Dynamic Data Library on the left hand side of Content Studio.
2. For general in-game stats, navigate to BoxSore>HomeTeam>OnCourtPlayers to view the data elements.  
   1. Under Bio, Click on the desired data element for OnCourtPlayer 1 and drag  onto the layout.  This could be Jersey, FullName, etc.  

Under GameStats, Click on the game stats you would like to show.  Repeat the adding elements until all are added for OnCourtPlayer 1.

Add fields for other OnCourt Players by copying the OnCourt Player 1 fields.

1. Select the OnCourtPlayer 1 fields.
   1.  To select multiple elements, hold down the Ctrl key on the key board, and click on the elements you wish to multi-select. The element outline will brighten to indicate it is selected. 
2. Copy the fields and paste them in the presentation. 
3. Select the newly created elements and move them to the desired location.  
4. ​​​​​​​With the elements still selected, navigate to the tool bar and change the Field Path to GuestTeam>TeamMatch Stats.

Preview the content.  

The preview controls are in the lower right corner.   

In the example below, some of the data is getting cut off because the data is longer.  See: My text appears to be cut off or does not shrink to fit in the element in Content Studio


Adjust the data elements to fit all the player information.  Click on each element and drag the corners to expand the green box to expose the yellow edges of the data element.
  
There is also a shrink to fit option that would be helpful to fit names into one space.  See: My text appears to be cut off or does not shrink to fit in the element in Content Studio

Related Resources

Content Studio: How do I create presentations with data elements?
Content Studio: How do I align my elements ​​​​​​​
Watch our training videos to learn how to select stats within the Data Studio Dashboard.  Data Studio | Basketball Training