Grass Valley Xbuilder Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 86)

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Creating and using playlists
Editing the properties associated to the playlist items
Each item that is added to the playlist is arranged as a row in the Playlist Editor. Some of
the properties that are associated with the item are identified in the column cells that run
along the playlist row. You can change certain playlist item properties from within the
playlist. The following table explains how to edit each playlist column.
N
OTE
See “Configuring the Playlist table columns” on page 6-11 for a description the available
playlist column categories, as well as how to display/hide the column categories.
D ESCRIPTION You cannot change a page, template or scene description from within
the Playlist Editor since it’s a fundamental property of the asset.
However, if you still would like to add/edit the description text, double-
click the item’s row in the playlist. The item opens in the Template
Editor. Type the text in the Description field in the upper portion of the
Template Editor. If the item was a page, click the S
AVE P AGE , AND
C LOSE button in the Template Editor. If the item was a template,
click the C OMMIT AND C LOSE button in the Template Editor. The
playlist’s Description column now displays the added/edited text.
D EVICE The name of the output device to which the playlist item will be sent
when it is played out in Xplay.
D URATION The duration of time a playlist item stays on air can be modified by
selecting the row and then clicking once in the Duration column cell.
Type in the amount of time that you would like the item to stay on air for
(i.e. 00:00:01 is one second). Then press E
NTER .
See “Playlist > Basic settings” on page 9-16 for a description of the
S HOW HOURS IN DURATION COLUMN setting, which determines the format
of the Duration value in the playlist column.
M ARK I N To edit the value in the Mark In column for clip items in the playlist,
select the clip row in the playlist. Right-click on the Mark In column cell
and select the V
ISUAL M ARK I N /M ARK O UT command from the context
menu. The MarkIn/Out Editor window appears. Use the left handle on
the slider to adjust the Mark In value and then click A
PPLY .
M ARK O UT To edit the value in the Mark Out column for clip items in the playlist,
select the clip row in the playlist. Right-click on the Mark Out column cell
and select the V
ISUAL M ARK I N /M ARK O UT command from the context
menu. The MarkIn/Out Editor window appears. Use the right handle on
the slider to adjust the Mark Out value and then click A
PPLY .