EVS IPDirector Version 6.0 - November 2012 Part 7 User's Manual - Manual (Page 44)

5.6.2. Using the Channel Sort Operation
Purpose
You can use the Channel Sort feature to reassign the ABCD channel letters to the
elements in your playlist from a selected element.
Clicking the Channel Sort button leads to a ripple and cue operation. The effect of the
Channel Sort operation depends on the position of the selected element in the playlist
compared to the cued or playing elements. This means that the system re-assigns the
player channels to the playlist elements in the ABCD order from a selected line in the
playlist and potentially re-cues the elements from this selected line to ensure that an
element is loaded on each channel.
Note
If the selected line is above an element that is being played, the Channel Sort
operation will not have any effect on the playlist.
The following tables explain the effect of the Channel Sort operation when the selected
element is not above an element that is being played.
The Selected Element is being Played
The channels assigned to the elements below the selected element are resorted
according to the ABCD sequence.
Then, a cue operation may be performed on elements below the selected line to have an
element loaded on each channel. Elements cued above the selected line will not be un-
cued.
Initial situation Channel Sort on Element 5
Elem1 ON-LINE A Elem1 ON-LINE A
Elem2 ON-LINE B Elem2 ON-LINE B
Elem3 CUED C Elem3 CUED C
Elem4 CUED D Elem4 CUED D
Elem5 PLAYING B Elem5 PLAYING B
Elem6 ON-LINE C Elem6 ON-LINE C
Elem7 CUED A Elem7 ON-LINE D
Elem8 ON-LINE D Elem8 CUED A
Elem9 ON-LINE A Elem9 ON-LINE B
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