Grass Valley K2 AppCenter v.7.2 - Manual (Page 89)

05 April 2010 K2 AppCenter User Manual
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Selecting Text or Thumbnail view
Selecting Text or Thumbnail view
The event list has two viewing modes: Thumbnail view and Text view . Thumbnail
view displays events as thumbnails along with the section and the list time domes. The
text view lists events descriptions in text format. You can select which event attributes
are displayed in text view.
Use the following steps to select the view mode best for you:
1. Select
Playlist | Options
.
The Options dialog box appears with the View settings tab selected.
2. Select a view mode:
Text View - displays events in text form including an event icon, name and an
additional attribute selectable using the
Show
drop-down list. Show attributes are:
Duration
,
Name only
,
Start time
, or
Start time and duration
.
Thumbnail View - displays events in thumbnail form along with the event name.
3. Click
OK
to save settings and close the Options dialog box.
Selecting monitor information
You can select the monitoring information displayed for the list. The selections you
make determine the list attributes that are displayed in the following locations:
• List information displayed in the monitor pane - List information is displayed
under the thumbnail in the monitor pane. You can select the list attributes displayed
in the monitor pane.
• Countdown timecode displayed in the Playlist toolbar - The countdown timer
can count down to the next section, the next event, or the end of list.
To select the monitor mode:
1. Select
Playlist | Options
.
The Options dialog box appears.
2. Click the
Monitor
tab.
The Monitor settings page appears.
3. Select one of the monitor information options.
4. Click
OK
to save settings and close the Options dialog box.
Creating a simple playlist
When Playlist application is started, an empty channel pane displays “No List”. You
must create a new list. The first list is by default labeled “List”; new lists are named
“List_n”, where n is the first number that results in a unique file name. You cannot
eject a list. Instead, create a new list or open an existing playlist.
To create a new list:
1. Select
Playlist | New List
.
The New List dialog box is displayed.