EVS IPDirector Version 5.6 - May 2009 Part 6 User's Manual - Manual (Page 37)

Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009
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O
PENING A
P
LAYLIST
There are several ways to open a playlist.
How to Open a Playlist by a Drag-and-Drop Action
To open a playlist by dragging it from the Database Explorer to the Playlist Panel,
proceed as follows:
1. Select the playlist to open in the Database Explorer (Playlists or Bins tree
view).
2. Drag it onto the top part (Channel Media and Transport Functions Area) of
the Playlist Panel.
The Playlist opens in the Playlist Panel.
How to Open a Playlist via the Playlist Name Field
To open a playlist via the Playlist Name field, proceed as follows:
1. Type the playlist name in the Playlist Name field. If the playlist name
entered by the operator is found several times in the database, the last
playlist created with that name in the database is considered.
2. Press ENTER.
L
OADING A
P
LAYLIST
The action of loading a playlist means that a channel must be associated to the
Playlist Panel to load a playlist on it.
When an off-line playlist is loaded in the Playlist Panel, it automatically becomes
on-line on the XT[2] of the controlled channel and
When a distant playlist is loaded in the Playlist Panel, it is automatically copied to
the XT[2] of the controlled channel.
There are several ways to load a playlist into the Playlist Panel. Proceed in one of
the ways described below.
Limitations for Loading a Playlist
To be able to load a playlist on a channel, the following conditions must be met:
• the channel is not locked,
• the user has the rights to control the channel,
• the control of the channel has not been given to a secondary controller.