EVS IPDirector Version 5.9 - January 2011 Part 6 User’s Manual - Manual (Page 75)

Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
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If you need to modify information on the virtual element, select the element in the
playlist, right-click and select Modify virtual element from the contextual menu.
Note
A virtual element is considered as a normal playlist element.
Consequently all operations allowed on playlist elements are also
allowed on virtual elements.
P
LAYING OUT OR
P
LAYING
B
ACK A
P
LAYLIST WITH
V
IRTUAL
E
LEMENTS
Playout on a Player Channel
When a playlist still containing virtual elements is being played out on a Player
channel, the virtual elements will be skipped in the playout.
Playback on the Software Player
When a playlist containing virtual elements is being played on the Software
Player, the latter will try to play all elements. Consequently, the playback will stop
on a virtual playlist element and the video display will show an image with the
‘virtual element’ comment. To continue the playback, you need to manually cue
and play the next element.
R
EPLACE
P
ROCESS OF
V
IRTUAL
P
LAYLIST
E
LEMENTS
Whether the playlist is on-line or off-line, the system will check for a clip element
with the same ID
1 as the virtual element. If a clip element with the same ID is
found, it will replace the virtual element.
In the replace process:
• The system selects the physical clip element that will replace the virtual
element, applying the priorities defined in the table below.
• The clip element that replaces the virtual element is not automatically
restored, if it needs to. The users themselves decide whether to restore or not
the elements on an EVS server.
# Element Type Off-line Playlist On-line Playlist
1. Local XT clip on-line
• Automatic replace
• Element automatically available on-line
2. Distant XT clip on-line
(in same ID group
as local EVS server)
3. Local XT clip off-line
• Automatic replace
1 The ID refers to the VarID or element ID, depending on the type of ID group defined in the Remote Installer. For more
information, refer to the IPDirector Technical Reference manual.