EVS IPDirector Version 5.6 - May 2009 Part 6 User's Manual - Manual (Page 73)

Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel
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Still Mode
The still mode setting determines whether the playout should stop within the
playlist. The available options are listed below. They are associated with an icon
which will also be present in the Still/Start mode column of the playlist grid.
• Stop on first frame of current element.
• Stop on last frame of previous element.
• Stop on last, wait, jump on first: the playlist will stop on the last
frame of the previous element, wait a certain time which is defined in the value
box, then jump on the first frame of the selected element.
• If no still mode is defined, the start mode will be set to Automatically
and the playlist will play from element to element using the defined playlist
parameters for each element (see next section)
Start Mode
The start mode setting determines how the playlist will be re-started between
playout of elements. The available options are listed below. They are associated
with an icon which will also be present in the Still/Start mode column of the
playlist grid.
• Automatically: an automatic transition to the next element will be
applied and the playlist will play from element to element using the defined
playlist parameters for each element.
• Manually: the selected element must be started manually (by a play or play
var command) on the Playlist Panel, keyboard or ShuttlePRO controller.
• On GPI: the selected element will be started when a GPI trigger is
received on the corresponding XT[2] server (the one the playlist is to be played
on). The GPI number and its trigger mode are defined in the Tools > Settings >
Input GPIs category. Refer to section ‘Settings – Input GPIs’ in part 1 of the
manual.
When On GPI is selected, the corresponding GPI, which has been configured to
start a PLAY command on the channel associated to the Playlist Panel, is
displayed in the description field.
If no GPI has been configured to start a PLAY on the channel, a warning
message is displayed in RED in the description field.
If no channel is defined, a warning message is displayed in RED in the
description field: