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IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... II
WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................ IV
ABOUT THIS MANUAL..................................................................................................... V
1.
AB ROLL PLAYLIST OVERVIEW ........................................................................... 1
1.1
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1
Purpose and Context of Use ................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2
Rules ....................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.3
Saving the AB Roll Playlist Window Layout ............................................................................ 1
1.2
USER INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.1
Overview ................................................................................................................................. 3
1.2.2
Playlist Toolbar ....................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.3
Playlist Menu ........................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.4
Playlist Grid ............................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.5
Playlist Transport Functions .................................................................................................... 7
1.2.6
Playlist Status Bar ................................................................................................................... 7
1.2.7
Organizing the Playlist Grid ..................................................................................................... 8
1.2.8
Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................................................................................. 9
1.3
ASSOCIATED MODULES ........................................................................................................... 9
1.3.1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 9
1.3.2
Database Explorer .................................................................................................................. 9
1.3.3
Channel Explorer .................................................................................................................. 10
1.3.4
MPlay Remote ...................................................................................................................... 10
1.3.5
Using the MPlay Remote ...................................................................................................... 10
2.
AB ROLL PLAYLIST INITIATION .......................................................................... 11
2.1
DEFINING A CHANNEL GROUP .............................................................................................. 11
2.2
ADDING/REMOVING A CHANNEL FROM A GROUP .............................................................. 12
2.3
ASSOCIATING CHANNELS TO THE AB ROLL PLAYLIST ...................................................... 13
3.
PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT .................................................................................... 14
3.1
CREATING A PLAYLIST ............................................................................................................ 14
3.1.1
How to Create a New Playlist ................................................................................................ 14
3.1.2
Create a New Playlist Window Overview .............................................................................. 15
3.1.3
Fields in the Create a new playlist Window ........................................................................... 15
3.2
LOADING A PLAYLIST .............................................................................................................. 17
3.2.1
How to Load a Playlist from the Search Pane ....................................................................... 17
3.2.2
How to Load a Playlist from the Database Explorer .............................................................. 17
3.3
PLAYLIST TRANSPORT ........................................................................................................... 18
3.3.1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 18
3.3.2
Cueing a Playlist Element ..................................................................................................... 18
3.3.3
Playing a Playlist Element ..................................................................................................... 18
3.3.4
Pausing a Playlist Element .................................................................................................... 19
3.3.5
Going to the Next Playlist Element ........................................................................................ 19
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