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USER MANUAL
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Table of content
TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................... III
WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................... V
1.
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
2.
USER INTERFACE ................................................................................................. 2
2.1
2.2
3.
OPENING PLAYOUT ORGANIZER .............................................................................................2
OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO PLAYOUT ORGANIZER WINDOW ...............................................2
THE CONTENTS PANE ......................................................................................... 4
3.1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................4
3.2 FILTER VIEW...............................................................................................................................5
3.2.1 Filter View Activation ...............................................................................................................5
3.2.2 Available Filter Options ...........................................................................................................5
3.3 SEARCH VIEW ............................................................................................................................7
3.3.1 Search View Activation ...........................................................................................................7
3.3.2 Available Search Options ........................................................................................................7
3.4 CONTENTS LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU ....................................................................................8
4.
THE PLAYLIST PANE ............................................................................................ 9
4.1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................9
4.2 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYLIST PANE .......................................................................................9
4.2.1 Transport Controls ..................................................................................................................9
4.2.2 Timecode Value Fields..........................................................................................................11
4.2.3 Resolution Columns Display .................................................................................................12
4.2.4 Playlist Contextual Menu.......................................................................................................14
4.3 PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................15
4.3.1 Opening a Playlist .................................................................................................................15
4.3.2 Renaming a Playlist ..............................................................................................................15
4.3.3 Deleting a Playlist..................................................................................................................15
4.3.4 Exporting a Playlist................................................................................................................15
4.4 PLAYLIST EDITING ...................................................................................................................16
4.4.1 Adding Items to a Playlist ......................................................................................................16
4.4.2 Inserting a Playlist into a Playlist ...........................................................................................16
4.4.3 Trimming an Element into a Playlist ......................................................................................16
4.4.4 Adding Comments to a Playlist .............................................................................................19
4.4.5 Removing an Item from a Playlist..........................................................................................19
4.5 PLAYOUT MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................20
4.5.1 Setting the Start Mode ..........................................................................................................20
4.5.2 Setting the Transition Effects ................................................................................................20
4.5.3 Broadcasting a Playlist ..........................................................................................................20
4.5.4 Looping a Playlist ..................................................................................................................21
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5.1
5.2
THE CHANNEL PANE.......................................................................................... 22
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................22
OVERVIEW OF THE CHANNEL PANE .....................................................................................22
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5.4
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6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
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TRANSPORT CONTROLS AND TIMECODE FIELDS ..............................................................22
PLAYLIST CONTEXTUAL MENU ..............................................................................................23
MENU BAR ........................................................................................................... 24
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................24
COLORS ....................................................................................................................................24
DEFAULT START MODE ..........................................................................................................25
BROADCASTED ITEMS ............................................................................................................25
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What’s New?
The fol lowin g tab le des cr ibes th e sect ions u pdat e d to refl ect t he new a nd modifi ed
featu res on X edio P layo ut Orga nizer from Xe dio Suite 4. 02 (c ompar ed t o Xedio
Suite 4.0 1).
In the user man ual , the icon
has been adde d on left margi n to highl ight
inform atio n on new and u pdated fe atur es.
Click th e sect ion num ber (or the des crip tion ) in t he tabl e to jump d irec tly to the
corres pond ing sect ion.
Sectio n
Descri ption
4.2.1
The Pla y butt on an d t he Play o n Time b utt on are
replac ed b y a Paus e bu tt on whe n th e pl ayli st play s.
4.4.1
Automa tic ref resh of a p layli st synch roni zed wit h a MOS
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1. Introduction
Playou t Org aniz er all ows a user t o crea te, e dit and more gene rall y man age the
broadc ast pl ayli sts. Fr o m databas e items or f ro m MOS rundown s, a pla ylist may
be assi gned to o ne or tw o SDI ou tput chan nels all owing t he us er to sta rt a playou t
sessio n (all out put cha n nels can be con trol led b y one single Pl ayou t Or ganize r
workst atio n).
Playou t Or gani zer is a c li ent/s erver ap plic atio n; th e cli ent sof tware and th e serv er
softwa re may be in stal le d on a sam e work sta tion or on di ffer ent o nes a cco rding t o
the u ser r equi reme nts an d need s.
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2. User Interface
2.1
OPENING PLAYOUT ORGANIZER
To star t the Xedi o Pla y out Org aniz er ap plic atio n, cli ck on the
Xedio Playo ut O rgani zer icon on the desk top.
This w ill di spla y a log i n scr een wher e y ou ne ed to en ter you r
userna me a nd p asswo rd.
2.2
OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO PLAYOUT
ORGANIZER WINDOW
The Xe dio Pla yout Org anizer gr aphi cal inte rfa ce co ntai ns three mai n area s
highg ligh ted in t he s cree nshot bel ow.
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Area Nu mber
Area Na me
1. Con tent s Pa ne
This p ane p rovi des f ilt ers and se arch opt ions . The y will retu rn
a lis t o f av aila ble mate ri al pr esen t in th e da taba s e whic h c an
be in sert ed i nto a pl ayli st .
2. Pl ayli st P ane
This pane is use d t o c reate a new play lis t or to edit an
exist ing play list .
3. Cha nnel Pan e
This pa ne i s use d to sh ow the play out c hann els statu s and
contro ls.
Note
The co lor of some user i nterf ace eleme nts may v ary wi th the X edio sk in
insta lled .
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3. The Contents Pane
3.1
INTRODUCTION
The Cont ents p ane is us ed to fin d and se lect t he
elemen ts t hat the user w ants to us e in a p layl ist ,
or to sel ect and open an exist ing play list .
The upper p art of th e pa ne provi des a sele ctio n
criter ia are a, fil ters an d search opt ions , whic h
can be use d t o na rrow th e resu lts lis t.
The lower pa rt of the p ane disp lays th e list of
media r efer enced in the dat abas e and
corres pond ing to t he defi ned se lec tion cri teri a.
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FILTER VIEW
3.2.1
FILTER VIEW ACTIVATION
To act ivat e t he F ilte r Vi e w, cli ck t he
The bu tton tu rns then col ored
3.2.2
but ton.
and spec ifi c Fi lter f ields are dis playe d
AVAILABLE FILTER OPTIONS
In Filt er vi ew it i s pos sible t o fil ter t he da ta using a combi nati on of variou s
criter ia, as deta iled bel o w.
D ATE OF I NSERTION OF THE M ATERIAL INTO THE D ATABASE
You can de fin e a sing le date by s elec ting d ate a nd time i nform atio n in th e From
[date and t ime] fie lds.
If you wa nt to s elec t a ra nge of d ates o r time s, se lect th e To bo x and se le ct date
and t ime v alue s in th e To [date and time ] fi elds .
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T YPE OF M ATERIAL
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Media: prov ides a l ist of items corr espo ndin g to f iles a s in gest ed or imp or ted
into the Xed io sui te envi ronmen t, or crea ted on an EVS Video Ser ver, o r to
virtua l me dia crea ted wit h Xedi o Br owse and pub li shed.
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Edits are the edit s cr eat ed in Clea nEdi t.
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Playl ists is a col lect ion of an y of the abo ve i te ms whic h ha ve a lrea dy been
assemb led into a p layl ist .
S TATUS
Status Options
The stat us can be vi ewe d as a flag pres ent on t he materi al item . Item s can be
filte red on t hree sta tuse s in P layo ut Or gani zer:
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Valida ted: thi s f lag is s et when the item is acce pte d in Xedi o App rova l.
•
Alread y in pla ylis t: th is flag rel ates to mate rial t hat has a lrea dy bee n pla ced
in a play list .
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Ready T o Bro adca st: thi s fla g is set on edit s t hat are R2 B in Cle anEdi t.
Status Filter Activation
Each S tatus fi lter pro vid es 3 stat es t o be use d wi thin the sear ch:
State
Meaning
When the butt on is n ot p ushed, the c orres pond ing filter is
not a ctiv e, a nd t here fore not a ppli ed.
When t he butt on is p ush ed, t he filt er is a ctiv e. If the box
is no t se lect ed, the sea r ch wil l s how i tems whi ch do n ot
meet t he c hose n cr iter ion .
In the exam ple, th e sea rch will sho w the item s not yet
valida ted .
When t he butt on is p ush ed, t he filt er is a ctiv e. If the box
is se lect ed, the chos en c riter ion is t aken int o ac co unt.
In th e ex ample , t he s ea rch wi ll s how the item s alread y
valida ted .
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3.3
SEARCH VIEW
3.3.1
SEARCH VIEW ACTIVATION
To act ivat e t he S earch Vi ew, cl ick the
The bu tton tu rns then col ored
3.3.2
button .
and spec ifi c Sea rc h fie lds are disp layed :
AVAILABLE SEARCH OPTIONS
The se arch view req uire s an e ntry in the Sear ch f or fie ld to f ind cont ents .
The fo llow ing opti ons are avai labl e to per form a se arch:
Option
Meaning
Choose to per form a s ea rch bas ed on t he Lab el o r on the
User.
Choose to p erfo rm a sea rch in the who le data ba se or in
the curr ent con tent , i.e. items cur rent ly dis play e d in the
Conten ts l ist .
Select Mat ch c ase if y ou wan t t he s earc h re sults to
match e xact ly th e sequ ence en tere d in t he Se arch for
field . Th is i s ca se s ensi ti ve.
Select Whol e wor ds on l y if y ou w ant the s earc h resul ts
to cont ain wh ole wor d e qual to t he seq uenc e en tered i n
the Se arch for fie ld.
Both o pti ons m ay b e se le cted at t he s ame time.
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CONTENTS LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU
A cont extu al m enu is a va ilabl e whe n yo u ri ght- clic k on a med ia i tem in t he l ist:
Menu It em
Descri ption
Add Med ia to
Playl ist
Adds the sele cted medi a item to the Play list pa n e, at the
curren t po sit ion.
Previe w med ia
Opens a Pl ayer win dow a nd lo ad t he s elec ted item .
The tra nspo rt con trol s l et the u ser b rowse the conten t
loaded in the pla yer.
Select Vis ible
Columns
Opens the Gr id Conf igur ation win dow all owing to select
the co lumn s to be v isib l e in t he l ist and to d efi ne the ir
width.
This wind ow is the sam e for all the lis ts disp laye d in the
Xedio Pl ayou t Orga nize r window . To upd ate th e C onten ts
list, sel ect Media fr om th e fie ld:
Options ava ilab le f or p l aylis ts on ly:
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Open P layl ist
Opens the sele cted pla yli st in the Pla ylis t pa ne.
Export Play lis t to
text F ile
Opens an E xpor t wi ndow allow ing to save the pla ylist as
text file , t o gi ve i t a nam e and to sele ct i ts d esti n ation .
Delete Ite ms f rom
Databas e
Delete s th e se lect ed p lay list.
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4. The Playlist Pane
4.1
INTRODUCTION
The Play list p ane is de si gned to bu ild pl ayli sts. I t is sometim es ref erred t o as the
Builde rs w indow .
The upper pa rt of the Playli st pan e displ ays i nforma tion re late d to th e loaded
playl ist and prov ides tra n sport but tons and time co de fi elds .
The lowe r par t of th e Playli st pa ne dis play s t he list of el ement s ma king th e
playl ist.
4.2
OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYLIST PANE
4.2.1
TRANSPORT CONTROLS
Operat ion
User I nter face Butto n
Meaning
Force Low
Resolut ion
Forces a p layl ist to be p l ayed o ut in
low re solu tion ins tead of the d efau lt
high resol uti on.
Cue
Loads the pla ylis t on the outpu t
channe l.
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Operat ion
User I nter face Butto n
Play
Meaning
Starts th e pl ayou t of the playl ist.
↔
Pause
Pauses the pla yout .
Play O n Tim e
Starts th e pl ayou t of the playl ist at
a pred efi ned time.
Clicki ng t he b utt on o pens the
follow ing wind ow wh ere t he use r wi ll
enter the des ired sta rt t i me.
↔
The Pl ay O n Time bu tton will the n
blink unt il t he p layl ist sta rts:
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Pause
Pauses the pla yout .
Stop
Stops the pla yout of the playl ist.
Goto Ne xt I tem
Jumps to t he n ext play lis t eleme nt
and co nti nues with th e pl ayout .
Goto Pr evio us
Item
Recues the cur rent elem e nt at fir st
click . Nex t cl ick jump s to the
previo us p layl ist elem ent.
Cue a play list
item
ALT + doub le-c lick a
select ed item
Immedi atel y cu es t he s el ected
playl ist item . The it em wh ich p layed
before th e op erat ion free zes du ring
this shor t pe riod of time .
Cue and Pla y
ASAP a
playl ist item
CTRL + doub le-c lick a
select ed item
Immedi atel y cu es t he s el ected
playl ist item and sta rts pl aying it as
soon a s po ssib le. The ite m which
played be fore the ope rati on fr eezes
during th is s hort per iod o f time .
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TIMECODE VALUE FIELDS
Both t imeco de d ispl ays in th e upp er r ight par t of t he P layl ist p ane can be
confi gured indep ende ntly . Right- clic king o n a Tim ecode f ield d ispl ays a co ntext ua l
menu w ith the foll owin g o ption s:
Menu It em
Meaning
Show Bl ock
Remaini ng T imeco de
Displa ys t he r emain ing ti me unt il the end of t he b l ock.
Show Bl ock Elaps ed
Timecod e
Displa ys the elap sed ti me si nce the beg inni ng of the
block.
Show Pl ayl ist
Remaini ng T imeco de
Displa ys t he r emain ing ti me unt il the end of t he p l aylis t.
Show Pl ayl ist
Elapse d Tim ecode
Displa ys the elap sed ti me si nce the beg inni ng of the
playl ist.
Show Cl ip R emain ing
Timecod e
Displa ys t he re main ing t ime un til the end o f t he playi ng
clip.
Show Cl ip E laps ed
Timecod e
Displa ys t he e laps ed t im e sinc e t he b egin ning of t he cl ip.
Copy Ti mecod e
Used t o co py t he timec od e and pas te i t in the no te pad.
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RESOLUTION COLUMNS DISPLAY
I NTRODUCTION
The fir st th ree c olumn s, Res, HR a nd LR, give inform atio n on p layl ist e lement
resolu tion .
As broadc asti ng is a pr iorit y, when hi -res med i a is not avail able , the Playou t
Organi zer w ill for ce t he p layou t in lo- res.
R ES C OLUMN
The col umn is fil led o nly when th e pla ylis t elem ent is cued . Its valu e ind icat es the
resolu tion th at w ill be u s ed fo r th e el emen t pl ayou t.
Possib le v alue s ar e ex pla ined in t he f ollo wing tab l e.
Displa y
Meanin g
HR
High r esol utio n.
Defaul t va lue.
LR
Low re solu tion .
This v alue is used when the l ow re solu tion has b een f orced or when
the h igh reso luti on i s no t presen t.
HR+LR
High r esol utio n an d lo w r esolu tion .
This val ue is u sed wh en some hi- res med ia an d/or some lo-r es med ia
are not ava ilab le. Med ia which are mi ssin g in one resolut ion must b e
presen t i n th e ot her reso l ution .
At le ast one m edia is mis sing in b oth reso luti ons.
HR AND LR C OLUMNS
A chec k is don e as soo n as a play out chan nel is a ssigne d.
Possib le v alue s ar e ex pla ined in t he f ollo wing tab l e.
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Displa y
Meanin g
?
No pla yout cha nnel is as signed .
X
The media or t he edit (m ade of medi a) is not pre s ent on a disk of th e
media se rver o r it ca nno t be reac hed. T his i s dis played w hen a ll the
media of a n ed it are arch ived.
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The media o r the edi t ( made of med ia) is pr ese nt on a disk of t he
media serv er.
XR
The media or t he edi t (made of medi a) is bei ng recorded o r being
restor ed.
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Displa y
Meanin g
P
Some me dia of the edit a re arc hive d an d de lete d ( ARCHIDEL sta tus) .
P is used for par tial .
D ISPLAY A CCORDING TO M EDIA A VAILABILITY
The fo llow ing tabl e gi ves indic ati on on the res olut i on col umns sta tus d epen ding o n
the av ail abil ity of t he m edia a nd d epen ding on whethe r th e lo w res olut i on has
been force d.
Displa y
Force Low
Resolu tion
Hi-res medi a
Lo-res med ia
Res
HR
LR
N
All ar e pr esen t
All ar e pr esen t
HR
V
V
N
At le ast one is m issin g
All ar e pr esen t
HR+LR
P
V
N
All ar e pr esen t
At le ast one is m issin g
HR
V
P
N
At le ast one is m issin g
At least o ne miss ing in hires is mis sing in lo-r es t o o.
P
P
N
At le ast one is m issin g
At le ast one is mis sing b ut
not the same as the o ne
missin g in hi- res.
P
P
N
All ar e mi ssin g
All ar e mi ssin g
X
X
N
All ar e mi ssin g
All ar e pr esen t
LR
X
V
N
All ar e pr esen t
All ar e mi ssin g
HR
V
X
Y
All ar e pr esen t
All ar e pr esen t
LR
V
V
Y
At le ast one is m issin g
All ar e pr esen t
LR
P
V
Y
All ar e pr esen t
At le ast one is m issin g
V
P
Y
At le ast one is m issin g
At least o ne miss ing in hires is mis sing in lo-r es t o o.
P
P
Y
At le ast one is m issin g
At le ast one is mis sing b ut
not the same as the o ne
missin g in hi- res.
P
P
Y
All ar e mi ssin g
All ar e mi ssin g
X
X
Y
All ar e mi ssin g
All ar e pr esen t
X
V
Y
All ar e pr esen t
All ar e mi ssin g
V
X
HR+LR
LR
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PLAYLIST CONTEXTUAL MENU
A cont extu al m enu is a va ilabl e whe n yo u ri ght- clic k on a pl ayli st i tem in t he list :
Menu It em
Descri ption
Insert Comme nt
Inser t a commen t l ine bef ore t he s elec ted play list i tem.
Remove Item
Removes the se lect ed it em: play list eleme nt or comment
line.
View/Ad just ite m
Allows trimm ing the s el ected eleme nt. R efer to secti on
4.4.3 ‘Tr immin g an Elem e nt in to a Pla ylis t’ o n pa ge 16.
Check Item
Check the pres ence of m edia file on the stor age.
Save G rid Layou t
Saves the curr ent grid la yout.
Select Vis ible
Columns
Opens the Gr id Conf igur ation win dow all owing t h e users
to selec t the colu mns to be visib le in the lis t and t o define
their widt h.
This wind ow is the sam e for all the lis ts disp laye d in the
Xedio Play out Orga nize r windo w. T o up date the Playli st,
select Bui lder s fr om t he f ield:
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PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT
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OPENING A PLAYLIST
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By defa ult, w hen t he s oftwar e is st arte d, an empty p layl ist is open e d in the
Playli st pane . A new emp ty playl ist can al so be op ened by sele ctin g New P layli st
from t he F ile menu of the main Menu bar .
An exi stin g p layl ist can b e open ed in o ne o f th e fo llowin g wa ys:
4.3.2
•
by dou ble- clic king on the play list ite m in the Con t ents pane
•
by dra ggin g i t fr om t he C onten ts l ist to the upper part of t he P layl ist pane .
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by rig ht-c lick ing on th e p layli st i tem i n th e Con ten ts pan e an d sel ect ing O p en
playl ist from the cont ext ual me nu.
RENAMING A PLAYLIST
A dou ble- clic k o n a pl ayl ist name in the Lab el fie ld o f t he P layl ist pan e w i ll a llow
the u ser to t ype a ne w te xt.
4.3.3
DELETING A PLAYLIST
To delet e a playl ist, r ight -click o n the pla ylis t item in the Conte nts pa ne an d select
Delete ite ms f rom d atab ase f rom t he c onte xtua l menu.
4.3.4
EXPORTING A PLAYLIST
To exp ort a p layl ist , ri ght -click on the pl ayli st i tem in the Cont ents pan e an d sel ec t
Export play lis t to text fi le fr om th e co ntex tua l me nu.
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PLAYLIST EDITING
4.4.1
ADDING ITEMS TO A PLAYLIST
The appro val of it ems ma y be mandato ry befo re th eir inser tio n into a pla yli st if the
parame ter F orce Appr o val h as b een enabl ed i n Xedi o Ma nage r > S oft wares >
Parame ter P rofi les .
To add an item to a p layl i st, d o on e of the fo llowi n g:
•
drag it fro m t he C onte nt s pan e t o t he play list , a t the p osit ion you wan t to drop
it
•
double -cli ck o n t he i tem i n the Cont ents pan e
•
right- clic k o n t he item in the Con tent s p ane and select Add med ia to p la ylist
from t he c onte xtua l me nu
•
select an item in the Con tents pan e an d cl ick the
butto n
You ca n al so c hang e th e orde r of it ems w ithi n a pla ylis t by movi ng t he m usin g
drag-a nd-d rop oper atio ns .
Note 1
When add ing an AR CHI DEL arch ived c lip to t h e playl ist, a n auto mati c
restor e can b e laun ched i f the br oadca st da te and time is f ores een wi thin
24 hou rs. T his autom ati c rest ore i s co nfig ured throug h th e Auto mati c
restor e pr iori ty p arame t er in Xed io Ma nage r in Softwa res > Pa ramet er
Profil es > Pla yout Org ani zer.
Note 2
An open play list sync hr onized with a MOS r un down is auto mati call y
refres hed w hen an item i s inser ted o r remo ved, o r when t he it ems or der
change s.
4.4.2
INSERTING A PLAYLIST INTO A PLAYLIST
You ca n dra g a play list (A) in to a noth er on e (p l aylis t B). When you do so, th e
items con tain ed in play li st A are insert ed one by one at the posit ion whe re you
droppe d i t.
4.4.3
TRIMMING AN ELEMENT INTO A PLAYLIST
When a me dia or a c lip i s ins erte d i nto a p lay list , you can re- trim it . Th e change
will a ffe ct t he p layl ist ite m only , no t t he o rigi nal m edia/ clip .
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V IEW W INDOW
When y ou ri ght- clic k on the p layl ist item and sel ect Vi ew/a djus t it em, t h e View
window open s:
User i nter face ite ms s pec ific to t his wind ow ar e de scribe d be low.
User I nter face
Element
Descri ption
Loads the fir st f rame of t he or igin al p layl ist eleme nt.
Loads the las t fr ame o f t he or igin al p layl ist eleme nt.
Media B ar
The Medi a Bar is th e graphi cal r epre sent atio n of the
displa yed cli p wit hin the entir e med ia t he c lip bel o ngs t o.
Media bar whe n t he c lip is lo aded on it s f irst fr a me. T his
is th e vi ew d ispla yed whe n the View win dow i s op e ned.
Media bar when the cli p i s loa ded on i ts l ast fram e .
Entire med ia bar when the fir st frame of th e orig inal
media is l oade d (G o to St art o f Med ia).
Moves the IN p oint 1 f ra me ahe ad
(colo red)
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User I nter face
Element
Descri ption
Moves the IN p oint 1 f ra me beh ind
(colo red)
Moves the OUT p oint 1 fr ame ah ead
(whit e)
Moves the OUT p oint 1 fr ame be hind
(whit e)
Marks a new IN poin t
Marks a new OUT poin t
Jumps to t he new Mar k IN point, o r to IN poi n t of the
origin al play list elem ent i f it has not been upd ated .
Jumps t o the new Ma rk OUT poi nt, o r to OU T poi nt of t he
origin al play list elem ent i f it has not been upd ated .
H OW TO A DJUST AN I TEM
To adj ust an item, pro cee d as foll ows:
1.
Right- clic k on the cli p a n d sel ect View/ adju st i te m.
The Vi ew wi ndow ope ns.
2.
Select a new M ark IN or Mark OU T po int in o ne o f the foll owin g way s:
• move wi thi n th e jo g ba r
• click in the m edia bar
• use t he c ommon tra nspor t but tons
• use t he
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Click the Mark In
4.
Click the OK b utto n.
or the Mark Ou t
butt on.
The play list eleme nt dur ation i s disp laye d in bol d in the pl ayli st to i ndic ate tha t
the IN and /or OUT poin ts have been mod ifie d fr om the orig inal mark s.
4.4.4
ADDING COMMENTS TO A PLAYLIST
You can ins ert com ment s betwee n two item s of a playli st. Th e commen ts appear
as a tex t l ine and do not affec t t he p layo ut in any way. R ight -cli ck w here y ou wa nt
to in sert a c ommen t an d select Ins ert comme nt f r om the con text ual menu .
4.4.5
REMOVING AN ITEM FROM A PLAYLIST
To remov e an i tem fr om the pla ylis t, ri ght c lick on the p layl ist i tem an d select
Remove item from th e co ntext ual m enu. Thi s ca n be use d t o rem ove a co m ment.
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4.5
PLAYOUT MANAGEMENT
4.5.1
SETTING THE START MODE
Three sta rt mode s are av ailab le by clic king t he ar row in the Sta rt col umn f or each
elemen t:
Start Mode
Behavi or
CONTINUOU S
When th e Star t mod e of all th e pla ylis t elem ents i s set to
CONTINUOU S, the y will be aut omati call y chaine d
toget her.
STEP
When th e St art m ode o f a play list elem ent is se t t o STEP,
the p layl ist will sto p on t he la st f rame of that ele ment.
FREEZE ON IN
When th e Sta rt mo de of a pl ayli st el emen t i s set t o
FREEZE ON IN, t he pl ay out wil l pau se on the f ir st fram e
of th e ne xt p layl ist elem e nt.
Note
One of thes e start mo de s is used as defa ult. I t can be chang ed in the
Tools > Opt ions > Op ti ons menu. P leas e refe r to sect ion 6. 3 ‘Defa ult
Start Mode ’ on pag e 25 f or mor e in forma tio n.
4.5.2
SETTING THE TRANSITION EFFECTS
If the Sta rt mo de is set t o CONTINU OUS, a MIX t ransit ion effe ct c an be e xecute d
betwee n tw o it ems. In t he Ef fect col umn, sel ect MIX a nd in t he E ffec t durat ion
column , en ter the dura tio n of the effe ct.
4.5.3
BROADCASTING A PLAYLIST
When a play list i s ready to be played o ut to air , it needs to be c onnec te d to the
playou t s erver (ha rdwar e ) comp onen t.
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In th e Out put fiel d, s elec t the har dware hos ting th e Play out serv er :
Once t he o pera tion is c omplet ed, you h ave acc ess to the pla y but tons from t he
Playli st pane and from th e Chan nel pane .
The Ch anne l pa ne i ndic at es th at t he c hann el i s lo c ked by th e us er.
If you get a n err or me ss age, p leas e che ck th at t he pla yout serv er is star ted an d
runnin g.
Note
If a hi-r es fil e that s ho uld be use d for th e pla yout of o ne item i s not
availa ble , the syst em wil l automat ical ly swit ch to its corresp ondi ng lowres in orde r to ensur e th e pict ure o utpu t. T he HR and LR colum ns sh ow
the fi le pre senc e on th e server and th e Res c olu mn shows the re solu tion
that w ill be used for the p layou t ses sion .
4.5.4
LOOPING A PLAYLIST
It is poss ible to loop a playl ist . Jus t cl ick the Loop bu tton
. When t he
playl ist reach es its end, i t wil l lo op b ack and star t again from its beg inni ng.
Note
This m ode is o nly avai lab le to pla ylis t co mpose d o f chai ned items .
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5. The Channel Pane
5.1
INTRODUCTION
The Cha nnel pane sho ws the stat us o f all pl ayout serv ers i ndiv idua l ly. Ea ch
playou t s erver cor resp on ds to one out put chan nel.
5.2
OVERVIEW OF THE CHANNEL PANE
The up per part of the Channe l pa ne p rovi des transp ort but tons and ti mecode
field s. Th e Pla y but tons become avai labl e as s oo n as a P layl ist p ane i s co nnecte d
to a play out serv er.
The low er pa rt of the Ch annel pane disp lays the elemen ts of the play list as soon
as th e pl ayli st i s lo aded on th e ou tput cha nnel .
When t he pl ayl ist is be i ng bro adca sted , th e pa n e disp lays the lis t of re mainin g
items t o play . Dif feren t c olors a re use d to hi ghli g ht the c lip cu rren tly p layi ng and
the p relo aded cli ps.
5.3
TRANSPORT CONTROLS AND TIMECODE
FIELDS
The tr ansp ort cont rols a vailab le from the Chan n el pa ne a re t he s ame a s tho se
provid ed in the Play list p ane. Refe r t o se ctio n 4 .2. 1 ‘Tr ansp ort Cont rols ’ o n page 9
for mo re i nfor mati on.
The Timec ode fie lds ca n show eith er the pl ayin g clip rema inin g timec od e or the
clip ela psed t imeco de. T hese opt ions ar e avail a ble when yo u right -cli ck on the
Timecod e f ields .
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5.4
PLAYLIST CONTEXTUAL MENU
A cont extu al m enu is a va ilabl e whe n yo u ri ght- clic k on a pl ayli st i tem in t he list :
Menu It em
Descri ption
Open P layl ist
Loads the corr espo ndin g playl ist for e dit ing in t he Playli st
pane. T his op tion is ava ilabl e only if the play list is not
alread y op ened .
Track Clip On A ir
If you scro ll th e Chan n el pane lis t so t he it e m being
played out a t thi s mome nt is no m ore vi sibl e, as soon as
the n ext item wil l be pla yed ou t, the syst em d ispl ays t his
item a t t he t op o f th e Ch a nnel pane lis t.
Show Cl ip O n Air
As soon as th is opt ion is sel ecte d, the system
immedia tel y dis play s th e item bein g pl ayed out at the t op
of th e Cha nnel pan e l ist.
Save G rid Layou t
Saves the curr ent grid la yout.
Select Vis ible
Columns
Opens the Gr id Conf igur ation win dow all owing to select
the co lumn s to be v isib l e in t he l ist and to d efi ne the ir
width.
This wind ow is the sam e for all the lis ts disp laye d in the
Xedio Pl ayou t Orga nize r window. T o upda te th e Channe l
pane list , se lect Cha nnel s from the fi eld:
Open AS run log
Opens the As r un l og r ep ort.
Open Er ror Log
Opens the Erro r lo g wi nd ow.
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6. Menu Bar
6.1
INTRODUCTION
Severa l comman ds are a vailab le from th e Menu B ar at the top of the Xe dio Playout
organi zer wind ow.
Only t he func tion s sp ecif i c to the Play out orga nize r are desc ribe d he reaf ter.
The fo llow ing opti ons are avai labl e fr om t he To ols menu.
6.2
COLORS
The colo rs of th e
Tools>O ptio n>Col ors.
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The de faul t s tart mode ca n be set via the menu To ols>Op tion> Optio ns.
6.4
BROADCASTED ITEMS
The so ftwa re c an r ecord all i tems bein g p layed ou t in a ta ble with in t he dat abase.
To show the tab le, sele ct Broadc asted Mana ger f rom th e Too ls me nu o f th e Menu
bar.
The ta ble can be us ed with f ilte rs t o sh ow a hi story of a ll i tems tha t h ave be en
played ou t.
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