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IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
Issue 5.9.B
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III
WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................ VI
ABOUT THIS MANUAL................................................................................................... VII
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 ........................................................................ 8
1.2.4
Playlist Grid ........................................................................................................................... 17
1.2.5
Status Bar ............................................................................................................................. 21
1.3
ASSIGNING A PLAYLIST TO A PLAYER CHANNEL ................................................................ 24
1.3.1
Idle State ............................................................................................................................... 24
1.3.2
How to Associate a Player Channel to the Playlist Panel ...................................................... 25
1.3.3
Limitations to Channel Assignment ....................................................................................... 25
1.3.4
Off-Line and On-Line Playlists .............................................................................................. 26
1.3.5
PGM/PRV Mode ................................................................................................................... 27
1.4
ASSIGNING A PLAYLIST TO A SOFTWARE PLAYER ............................................................. 28
1.4.1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 28
1.4.2
How to Associate the Software Player to the Playlist Panel .................................................. 28
1.5
PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 29
1.5.1
Overview of the Section ........................................................................................................ 29
1.5.2
Overview of Playlist Management Processes ....................................................................... 29
1.5.3
Creating Playlists .................................................................................................................. 32
1.5.4
Opening and Loading a Playlist ............................................................................................ 37
1.5.5
Moving within a Playlist Element ........................................................................................... 40
1.5.6
Modifying Playlist Information ............................................................................................... 41
1.5.7
Copying or Moving Playlists and Playlist Elements ............................................................... 42
1.5.8
Deleting Playlists ................................................................................................................... 45
1.5.9
Publishing Playlists ............................................................................................................... 48
1.5.10
Transferring Playlists ............................................................................................................. 49
1.5.11
Importing and Exporting the Playlist Definition ...................................................................... 51
1.5.12
Generating Continuous T/C Track ......................................................................................... 54
1.6
PLAYLIST EDITING ................................................................................................................... 56
1.6.1
Adding Elements to a Playlist ................................................................................................ 56
1.6.2
Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist .................................................................................. 63
1.6.3
Restoring a Playlist Element ................................................................................................. 66
1.6.4
Moving Elements within a Playlist ......................................................................................... 68
1.6.5
Removing Elements from a Playlist ....................................................................................... 69
