EVS IPDirector Version 5.8 - July 2010 Part 6 User's Manual - Manual (Page 25)

Issue 5.8.B IPDirector Version 5.8 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2010
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A contextual menu is available via a right-click on the mouse from the Channel
Media and Transport Functions pane in the Playlist Panel.
Note
As specific contextual menus are dedicated to some buttons or fields, it
is recommended to right-click outside buttons or fields to get the Playlist
contextual menu.
This menu makes it possible to perform the following actions:
Option Description
New Playlist Allows creating a new playlist through the New
Playlist window.
Copy clips locally Only available if the playlist is on-line on an EVS
server.
Copies the distant clips of the loaded playlist to the
local EVS server, i.e. the server of the controlled
channel.
For more information, refer to the section ‘Copying
Playlist Elements Locally’, on page 41.
The Status icon of the playlist elements changes from
to
indicating an XT clip that is distant
to the playout channel.
indicating an XT clip that is present
locally on the EVS server where the playlist playout
channel is located.
Convert to Timeline Opens the Make a Timeline Online window and
converts the selected playlist into a timeline which
could then be managed through IPEdit. Refer to the
IPDirector manual related to IPEdit for more
information.
Send to Provides a submenu with the list of possible
destinations to which the user can send the open
playlist.
The transfer type and file format (if relevant) are
defined in the Nearline definition in the Remote
Installer.
See also the section 1.5.10 ‘Transferring Playlists’,
on page 46.