NewTek 3Play 820 - Manual (Page 129)

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Your NewTek 3Play™ can deliver audio/video output from one of three possible sources:
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Clips List– the currently selected clip (angle) in the Clips List
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Play List – output from the Play List
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Live – the live (or Delayed) signal from one of the system inputs
At a given moment, one of these three sources is always assigned to Output A. At the same time,
another, different source (Clips List, Play List or Live) is also assigned to Output B. Output B may
transmit the same source as is displayed on Output A, or any other valid alternative.
In similar fashion, the transport controls (Play, Stop, Jog, etc.) on the control surface will
variously affect the current clip in the Clips List, or the Play List, or even the live signal from the
system’s inputs, according to the current Control Mode – which can be Clips, Play List or Live.
Figure 106
Thus both of these related matters – which source is displayed on output and governed by
control surface manipulations – are determined by the current Control Mode. And different
Control Modes can be operative for Output A and Output B at the same time. Simply make the
appropriate Output Mode selection on the control surface, and then push one of the Control
Mode buttons labeled Clips, PLAY LIST or LIVE (Figure 106).
Hint: Another way to modify the Control Mode is to click the mouse in the Clips List, Play List or on
a live input monitor.
Again, the two outputs can (and often will) have different control modes and states. Output A
may be in Clips mode, playing a certain clip from the Clips List; meanwhile, Output B can play the
same clip in slow motion, or display something else altogether – really any source, in any state of
play. 3Play™ stores the Control and Output Mode states for Output A and B independently, along
with other important parameters – including the Clips List or Play List page, selection state,
playhead position, and so on. When you select an Output Mode (A or B), the Replay Desktop
updates to show the data that is appropriate for your choice.