Grass Valley Cobalt v.1.14 - Manual (Page 21)

Cobalt User Manual- document version: 3.0 – Page 21
7.3 CHANNEL Base Type
MAIN
 channel name: main
channel name

server ip (playout) : server ip-address

broadcast set : broadcast set

server port : server port, default 5020

opt out : opt out channel
playout distri
 look ahead: look ahead time for the playout_distri process in hours

error lookahead : look ahead time for errors: main Events between current time and current time
plus error look ahead time are checked
 alarm threshold: notify if files scheduled in the Playlist are not on the playout system
before playout
sequencer
 pre cue (frames): the amount of frames before the actual start time to start processing main
Events
 pre load (frames): the number of frames used to preload files
 manual event: trigger delay in frames
 virtual: check to specify: no sequencer
schedule syncer
 sync with: copy from
 look ahead: look ahead time in hours for the schedule sync process
 accumulate messages: update messages from schedule syncer in minutes
 external ref: reference to external system
PREVIEW (optional)
 channel name: preview channel name
SYSTEM
cache remove
 max disk usage: %
 keep played assets: keep played assets on playout system for
 transfer speed: transfer speed between playout system and central database
 overall: Mb/s
 use partner system:check to use partner system with ip: partner system ip
forced distri
 forced criteria: specify forced assets (crit 1:crit n). Forced assets are always transferred to
playout system. Specify metadata field or TAB. To specify a TAB, place tab name between
[square brackets].
 using original filename for: original filename is available on playout system

interval : interval between checks in minutes
playout distri
 log level: log level