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The playlist elements that are not yet available are created as virtual playlist elements in
IPDirector. Once an element becomes available on the XNet Network, it is automatically
associated and the virtual element disappears.
See section "Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist" on page 74 for more information.
4.3. Creating Playlists
4.3.1. Introduction
Playlists can be created on-line or off-line, depending on whether a channel is assigned to
it or not.
• A playlist can be created on-line if a channel has been first assigned to the Playlist
Panel. The system immediately puts the playlist on-line on that EVS server.
• An off-line playlist is a playlist created without associating it to a channel. You can
browse and play an off-line playlist on the Software Player.
The off-line playlist can also be made on-line afterwards. See section "How to Make a
Playlist On-Line" on page 39.
Note
When creating a playlist, different types of playlists can be defined: Normal, Fill
or Key. The following sections refer to Normal playlists for specificities of Fill
and Key playlists.
4.3.2. Off-Line and On-Line Playlists
A playlist is off-line when it has been created by IPDirector but no data has been sent to
the XNet server network and it cannot be seen in that network, it can only be seen on
IPDirector workstations. An off-line playlist only exists in the IPDirector database and has
no LSM ID. It can be modified and can only be viewed through the Software Player, not on
the EVS server output.
A playlist is on-line when it has become present on an EVS server. An on-line playlist will
have a LSM ID associated to it, as the address of where the playlist resides on the server.
On-Line Playlists and Alternative Control Protocols
Once on-line, a playlist can be accessed using any other protocol that can control an EVS
server. The user rights structure of IPDirector is not applicable to channels when they are
not under the exclusive control of IPDirector. Any playlist with on-line status could
therefore be on-air with any system controlling the channels of an EVS server. In this
case, care must be taken when manipulating an on-line playlist.
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