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IPDirector Version 5.8 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2010
Issue 5.8.B
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III
WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................ VI
ABOUT THIS MANUAL.................................................................................................. VIII
1.
PLAYLIST PANEL .................................................................................................... 1
1.1
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1
Purpose and Workflow ............................................................................................................ 1
1.1.2
Playlist Element Types and Statuses ...................................................................................... 2
1.1.3
Off-Line and On-Line Playlists ................................................................................................ 3
1.1.4
Playlists on the Playlist Panel Versus Clip-Lists on the Control Panel .................................... 3
1.2
USER INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.1
Opening a Playlist Panel ......................................................................................................... 3
1.2.2
Overview of the Playlist Panel ................................................................................................. 4
1.2.3
Channel Media and Transport Functions Area ........................................................................ 7
1.2.4
Playlist Grid ........................................................................................................................... 16
1.2.5
Status Bar ............................................................................................................................. 20
1.3
ASSIGNING A PLAYLIST TO A PLAYER CHANNEL ................................................................ 23
1.3.1
Idle State ............................................................................................................................... 23
1.3.2
How to Associate a Player Channel to the Playlist Panel ...................................................... 24
1.3.3
Limitations to Channel Assignment ....................................................................................... 24
1.3.4
Off-Line and On-Line Playlists .............................................................................................. 25
1.3.5
PGM/PRV Mode ................................................................................................................... 26
1.4
ASSIGNING A PLAYLIST TO A SOFTWARE PLAYER ............................................................. 27
1.4.1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 27
1.4.2
How to Associate the Software Player to the Playlist Panel .................................................. 27
1.5
PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 28
1.5.1
Overview of the Section ........................................................................................................ 28
1.5.2
Overview of Playlist Management Processes ....................................................................... 28
1.5.3
Creating Playlists .................................................................................................................. 30
1.5.4
Opening and Loading a Playlist ............................................................................................ 34
1.5.5
Moving within a Playlist Element ........................................................................................... 37
1.5.6
Modifying Playlist Information ............................................................................................... 38
1.5.7
Copying or Moving Playlists and Playlist Elements ............................................................... 39
1.5.8
Deleting Playlists ................................................................................................................... 42
1.5.9
Publishing Playlists ............................................................................................................... 45
1.5.10
Transferring Playlists ............................................................................................................. 46
1.5.11
Importing and Exporting the Playlist Definition ...................................................................... 47
1.5.12
Generating Continuous T/C Track ......................................................................................... 50
1.6
PLAYLIST EDITING ................................................................................................................... 52
1.6.1
Adding Elements to a Playlist ................................................................................................ 52
1.6.2
Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist .................................................................................. 58
1.6.3
Restoring a Playlist Element ................................................................................................. 61
1.6.4
Moving Elements within a Playlist ......................................................................................... 62
1.6.5
Removing Elements from a Playlist ....................................................................................... 63
