TheChad | 13 years ago | 3 comments | 2.4K views
Is there any way to use an xml file not only to dynamically populate text and pictures, but to also change parameters? For instance, I am thinking that you might want to export a show, but after the fact, change the color scheme. Say I had a show that says "Green Bay Packers" and it fades from green to yellow. But then for a different team, say "Dallas Cowboys" and set the color to fade from blue to white instead. As far as I am aware, to make that change, the bt file would have to be edited. But the whole point of the dynamic show is to be able to pipe in those values without having to edit the bt itself.
So have I just missed how to do it, or is there no way currently? Could that be added?
BluffTitler allows to specify dynamically not only a photo and the text, but also a structure. Here an example. The project is made for the answer to a question at Russian forum, therefore above quality did not work.
walgu, 13 years ago
Thanks, I've looked at this example, but I don't see how it answers my question. The xml file specifies a name and a picture, but where do you dynamically specify a color or position?
TheChad, 13 years ago
The answer is no. You can't change properties with an XML file.
Have you already taken a look at the .BT show file format? It's a simple text file that is easy to parse, adjust and to generate.
If your content is stored in XML format you could write an XSL/XSLT script to turn your XML into BT.
michiel, 13 years ago