playoutd: "Failed to load PNG to Cairo surface"

[Christopher Peters]

I'm getting the error, when trying to start playoutd: "Failed to load
PNG to Cairo surface". Digging through the code, it looks like there
are various PNG's that playoutd expects to see:

hb3_replayclock.png
instantreplay_title.png

What is the purpose of these files?

KP

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[Andrew Armenia]

Graphical overlays... one for a background for the clock, one for a "Instant Replay" title. You could just create them as blank (transparent 1x1 pixel) PNGs, create your own graphics, and/or eliminate them from the code (relevant bits are lines 208, 256-284, and 325-330).

It's also going to look for the "Gotham FWN Narrow Bold" font (for rendering clock data if available). However, it shouldn't whine or bail out if it can't find it.

-Andrew