Marsis Playout. Playout Automation Software. User Manual AVMEDA.

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1 Playout Automation Software User Manual

2 ABOUT US Avmeda, based in Las Vegas, Nevada developing and distributing professional and broadcast applications. Our core software modules are Standalone & Server Client Multi Channel Playout with Graphics and Streaming, Multi-Channel Ingest solutions, Channel Branding and Character Generator as well as Web Based Media Asset Management systems. Avmeda committed to delivering software solutions and turnkey systems for professionals who are dealing with video production, acquisition and delivery. Our young and energetic team is providing the best solution at affordable cost. Avmeda systems and solutions are being used in more than 50 countries worldwide as of June 2016 and we are adding new customers everyday. If you would like to learm more about our company, products and services please contact us.

3 TABLE OF CONTENT System Requirements Supported Formats System Architecture Marsis Management Tool Desktop Client Login to Desktop Client Desktop Client Interface Menu File Menu Edit Menu View Menu Settings Output Settings Input Settings Directory Settings Playlist Settings CG Settings Log Settings Desktop Interface Preview Counters Trimmer Media Explorer Tab Playlist Setting Tab Live Sources Tab Playlist Quick Start Login to System Set Media Directory Set Output Settings Add/Insert Media to Playlist Trimming Media File Save & Load Playlist Create & Insert Live Source Add Empty Asset Add Note Events Wait Event Stop Event Stop Cue Event Jump To Event CG Event Web Interface Log in to Web Client Web Client Interface Set Media Directory Set Output Settings Add/Insert Media File Into the Playlist Trimming Media File Save/Load Playlist Add/Edit Live Source Add Empty Asset Add Note Add Wait Event Add Stop Event Add Stop Cue Event Add Jump To Event Add CG Event Contact Us

4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OPERATING SYSTEMS Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1-4 SD CHANNEL 5-8 SD CHANNEL 1-4 HD CHANNEL 5-8 HD CHANNEL CPU Intel i Intel i Intel i7 6700K Intel i7 4790K Intel i7 6700K Intel i7 4790K Intel i7 6700K Intel Dual Xeon E V4 MEMORY 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB VGA Nvidia GTX 700 Nvidia GTX 750 Nvidia GTX 950 Nvidia GTX 960 * Nvidia GTX 700 Nvidia GTX 750 Nvidia GTX 950 Nvidia GTX 960 * OS DRIVE SSD SSD SSD SSD VIDEO DRIVE ANY ** ANY ** ANY ** ANY ** VIDEO CARD Bluefish444 AJA Blackmagic Bluefish444 AJA Blackmagic Bluefish444 AJA Blackmagic Bluefish444 AJA Blackmagic * Nvidia GTX 960 and above series support HEVC (H.265) Encoding ** You can use any simple harddrive or network path (NAS,SAN,DAS etc.) as a video drive for. If you are planning to play high bitrate video files such as Apple Prores, DNXHD, AVC-Intra or any high bitrate formats (above 25Mbit/s)you should consider to use raid configured drive sets. An insufficient reading or writing speeds may cause drops or freezes on your output. Our sales and support team will be happy to guide you by choosing required configuration. 1

5 SUPPORTED FORMATS Formats Video Codecs Audio Codecs ASF/WMV AVI DV DVD (VOB-Files) FLV GXF LXF MKV (Matroska) MOV MOV DNxHD MP4(MPEG-4 Part 14) MPEG-PS MPEG-TS MXF MXF D-10 WebM XDCAM - MPEG IMX Apple ProRes DNxHD DV Video / DVCPRO-HD FLV Google VP8 H.264/AVC H.264/HEV H.265 (HEVC) HuffYUV JPEG 2000 Lossless JPEG M-JPEG MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 Part 2 Video Quicktime Animation (RLE) Theora VC-1 VP8/VP9 WMV AAC ADPCM IMA Quicktime ADPCM Microsoft ALAC ATSC A/52 E-AC-3 ATSC A/52A (AC-3) ATSC A/52A (AC-3) Fixed FLAC MP2 MP3 PCM Vorbis WAV WMA HTTP RTMP RTP RTSP UDP Network Protocols 2

6 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Marsis DB Manager Marsis Scheduler SDI OUT Marsis Connector Marsis Gateway Server IP OUT Marsis Database Windows Client Web Client Marsis DB Manager : The service that manage DB processes. Marsis Connector : The service that manage background operations. (Directory,File Checking etc.) Marsis Database : System database.(mysql) Marsis Gateway : The gateway service between all Marsis applications. Server: Multi-Channel, multi-format playout server. Supports SDI / IP Output and Inputs Marsis Windows Client : Desktop interface to control Servers. Marsis Web Client : Web interface to control Servers. Marsis Scheduler : The application to create playlist for playout servers. 3

7 MARSIS MANAGEMENT TOOL Marsis Management tool for checking Service and Application Servers status on the server. You can also Start/Stop Services and Application Servers on the system. Marsis Control Management 1- Please double click on the Marsis Control Management Tool icon on your desktop to run it. 2- You can Start/Stop Marsis Gateway, DB Manager, Connector services in the General tab. Once service starts service name becomes green. 4

8 MARSIS MANAGEMENT TOOL 3- You can Start/Stop Servers in the Playout Server tab. Once Playout Server starts, service name becomes green. 5

9 DESKTOP CLIENT Client 1- Please double click on the Client icon on your desktop to run it. 2- Please enter your username and password then hit enter or click Login button. 3- Once you logged in to the system you will see the available playout servers that assigned on your user. 4- Double click on the server that you want to connect or select server then click Connect 6

10 DESKTOP CLIENT Menu 2- Program Preview 3- Current playlist item s name 4- Audio channel levels 5- Main output audio level control 6- Current item played time 7- Current item remaining time 8- Progress bar 9- Control buttons. 10- Playlist s counters. 11- Media Trimmer 12- Playlist s control buttons. 13- Playlist 14- Tab Menu (Media Explorer, Playlist Settings, Live Source Preview 7

11 MENU FILE New Playlist: Closes a current playlist and open a new one. Load Playlist: Opens a saved playlist. Save Playlist: Save current playlist. If your playlist is already saved, last changes will be over written on your current playlist. Save Playlist As: Save current playlist with a different name. Exit: Closes the application. EDIT Cut: Cuts the selected item in the playlist. Copy: Copy the selected item the playlist. Paste: Paste the cut or copied item in the playlist. Add: Add an item that you select in the list to end of the playlist. Insert: Insert an item that you select in the list to above of selected item in the playlist. Delete: Delete selected item in the playlist Select All: Select all items in the playlist. Deselect: Make unselected all items which are already selected. Invert Selection: Invert selected items with the un selected ones. Check: Refresh Media directories and 8

12 MENU VIEW VU Meters: Pops up VU Meters You can change each audio channel s level individually. Counters: Pops Up counters in separate forms. Current Media Played Time Current Media Remaining Time Playlist Played Time Playlist Remaining Time Station Time 9

13 MENU SETTINGS OUTPUT SETTINGS Device: You can select your output card. Line: Sets output line of selected card. (SDI,Component,Composit etc.) Background: Default output background. Resolution: Output resolution. Audio: Audio output channels. Audio Channels: Enable or disable selected audio channels. Keep Aspect Ratio: Enable or disable original aspect ratio. 10

14 MENU SETTINGS INPUT SETTINGS Adding Preset 1- Click Add button. 2- Enter Preset Name 3- Select Source Type Video Source: 1- Select Video Source from Source Type 2- Select Input device from Video Device 3- Select Line 4- Select incoming video source from Resolution 5- Select Audio Device from Audio Device (If you use SDI please select From Video ) 6- Select Audio Line from Audio Line 7- Select Audio Format from Audio Format 8- Click save button to save your preset 9- Test your preset by clicking Preview button at the right side. 10- You can change audio level and set as your input level. IP Source: 1- Select IP source from Source Type 2- Type your source IP into IP section. 3- Test your preset by clicking Preview button at the right side. 11

15 MENU SETTINGS INPUT SETTINGS Editing Preset 1- Select the preset that you want to edit. 2- Click Edit button to enable changes. 3- Make changes. 4- Click Save to apply the changes. If you want to cancel changes click Cancel button. 5- Test your preset by clicking Preview button at the right side. Note: Once you create your presets. You will be able to add your Live source as a playlist item in your playlist. 12

16 MENU DIRECTORIES Setting Directory: 1- Click Browse button. 2- Select your video directory then click Select (You can select multiple folder) 3- Click Apply to set media directories. 4- You can add or delete multiple directories by clicking + or - buttons next to Browse button. 13

17 MENU PLAYLIST Keeps current playing media in the playlist always highlighted. 2- Load last playing playlist when playout starts. 3- Save playlist changes every minute. 4- Default playlist directory which will be shown in the Media explorer when playout starts. 5- Enable /Disable daily playlist mode. If you enable daily playlist mode, playout server will automatically load and play next available daily playlists one by one by their start dates. 6- Daily playlist loading modes. Run immediately: Loads and play first item of daily playlist immediately. Wait until last media end: Load daily playlist and wait for the last playing item of previous playlist. Once it s done system automatically switch to first item of just loaded daily playlist. 7- You can manage your playlist categories here. Once you create a category here, you can use that category for any of your playlist item. 14

18 MENU CG You can trigger your CG server by enabling CG Automation. First you need to assign a CG server for your playout. 1- Go to Utility interface and login with your admin user. 2- Goto Servers Tab and select your playout that you want to assign CG server in the list. 3- Go to Backup & Triggering Tab at the right side. 4- Select the CG Server that you want to trigger in the CG Server list. 5- Click Apply 6- Once you add CG server, you will be able to see the CG projects in the CG Automation page. 15

19 MENU CG Page1 Music Logo Music Logo Test1 00:00:03 (Show) -00:00:20 (Hide) 1-Enable CG Automation for triggering your CG items automatically by the preset you create here. Adding Preset: Example: For example, you want to play your Music Logo object in your Test1 CG project for any item in your playlist with the category music. In this scenario, your playout automation will be checking each item s category and will be triggering your Music Logo object from your CG server automatically. If the category is not music. Playout automation is not going to play CG object. 1- Click Add button to create new rule. 2- Type a Preset name into Preset Name 3- IF Category 4- Contains or equals to: 5- Value = music 6- Select your project in the PROJECT Section 7- Type: Load (This will close current open project in CG server and load your project) 8- Select the page where your Music Logo object located in your CG project from the PAGES section 9- Select Music Logo object in your ITEM section and click Add 10- Your Music Logo object will be added into the SELECTED list. 11- Select your Music Logo object in the SELECTED list and set a start timecode. 12- To setting a start time; Select Show in the POSITIONS section, enter start timecode and click + button. You will see the start timecode in the POSITIONS list. 13- If you want to hide your Music Logo at a desired timecode, just and one more timecode by selecting Hide radio button and add time code with + button. You can add multiple timecode. 14- Once you Save your preset, the playout will be playing your Music Logo by the conditions that you created. 16

20 MENU LOGS Test1 Page1 Music Logo Music Logo 00:00:03 (Show) -00:00:20 (Hide) You can Enable/Disable as run logs here. You can also create report and export it by the selected information. Export Report: 1- Select the headers that you want to see in your report. 2- Enter report start date and time 3- Enter report end date and time 4- Select your delimeter 5- Click export and save your report on to your computer. 17

21 INTERFACE PREVIEW Page1 Music Logo Music Logo Test1 00:00:03 (Show) -00:00:20 (Hide) Video preview 2- Curent playing item s name 3- Audio preview 4- Main Audio Level: You can change main audio output. 5- Mute audio output COUNTERS Playlist Played Time: Shows current item s played time Remaining Time: Shows current item s remaining time Station Time: Shows playout server s time Playlist Played Time: Shows current playlist s played time Playlist Remaining Time: Shows current playlist s remaining time Playlist End Time: Shows current playlist s end time 18

22 INTERFACE TRIMMER Media Trimmer s preview 2- Timeline & Position seeker 3- In / Out markers 4- Current position timecode 5- Media duration 6- In point 7- Marks current position as In point 8- Out point 9- Marks current position as Out point 10- Stop playback 11-1 second back play 12-1 frame back play 13- Play/Pause 14-1 frame forward play 15-1 second forward play 16- Split 17- Media name 18- Media location 19- Media category 20- Media note 21- Media House ID 22- Set auto start date&time 23- Loops media 24- Remaining time to play the file 25- Apply changes

23 INTERFACE TRIMMER Video Settings Scale types 2- Interlace settings 3- Aspect Ratio settings 4- Enable/Disable deinterlacing 5- Crop media file 6- Shows changes on preview 7- Reset all changes 8- Apply changes Audio Settings Chanel No 2- VU meter 3- Audio Level Setting 4- Mute channel 5- Preview changes 6- Reset changes 7- Apply changes

24 INTERFACE TRIMMER Color Settings Brightness setting 2- Contrast setting 3- Gain setting 4- UV Gain setting 5- Y gain Level 6- Y level 7- U level 8- V level 9- Preview changes 10- Reset changes 11- Apply changes Media Info You can see the codec information of trimming media 21

25 INTERFACE MEDIA EXPLORER You can simply view all media directories in Media explorer and add them into the playlist by drag and drop easily. 1- Directory list (You can manage your directories in the settings menu) 2- Shows all media files in the selected directory. 3- Insertion Mode: Add: Adds selected item(s) end of the playlist Insert: Insert selected item(s) in between the items where you drop. 4- View Mode: You can change view of media list. (List,Tile,Small Icon) 22

26 INTERFACE PLAYLIST SETTINGS Regular Playlist Current playlist name 2- Current playlist total duration 3- Current playlist location 4- Current playlist start time 5- Playlist directories 6- Playlist list in the selected directory 7- Loops current playlist 8- Lock current playlist (Operator can not make any changes in the playlist) 9- Enable/Disable Play Cue mode. First Frame: Playback pauses on each media s first frame Last Frame: Playback pauses on each media s last frame 10- Insertion mode: Add: Adds selected playlist(s) end of the playlist Insert: Insert selected playlist(s) in between the items where you drop. 23

27 INTERFACE PLAYLIST SETTINGS Daily Playlist has built-in automation. If you enable daily playlist mode in the settings and save your playlist as a daily. System load and play your daily playlist at their start time automatically. 1-Daily playlists will be shown in the list by their auto start date/time. Closest daily playlist will be shown at the top of the list. 2- Daily playlist name 3- Daily playlist s duration 4- Daily playlist s start time. 24

28 INTERFACE LIVE SOURCES Live source preview 2- Live source presets 3- Audio Meters. 4- Audio level. You can change preview level. 5- Mute audio preview 6- Start/Stop preview. 25

29 INTERFACE PLAYLIST Load playlist: You can load your saved playlist by clicking Load button. 2- Save: You can save your current playlist as a playlist file. 3- Add: Add an item to the end of playlist. 4- Insert: You can insert item above to the selected item in the playlist. 5- Delete: Delete selected item(s). 6- Copy: Copy selected item(s). 7- Cut: Cut selected item(s). 8- Paste: Paste the copied or cut item s above to the selected playlist item. 9- Reset: Reset playlist and switch index to first item of playlist. 10- Clear: Clear playlist and open new playlist. 11- Move Up/Down: Move the selected item(s) to UP or DOWN. 12- Played items: Played item(s) will be shown lighter gray. 13- Current Index: Current playing item. It will be shown in green. 14- Next playlist items. 15- Total Playlist duration. 16- Total playlist item s count. 17- Missing Item(s): Shows missing item(s) count in the playlist if there is. 18- Selected duration: You can see selected item(s) total duration here. 26

30 Log in to system Client 1- Please double click on the Client icon on your desktop to run it. 2- Please enter your username and password then hit enter or click Login button. 3- Once you logged in to the system you will see the available playout servers that assigned on your user. 4- Double click on the server that you want to connect or select server then click Connect 27

31 Set Media Directory 1- Goto Settings in the menu. 3- Goto Directories tab 4- Click browse button 4- Select your video directory then click Select (You can select multiple folder) 5- Click Apply to set media directories. 6- You can add or delete multiple directories by clicking + or - buttons next to Browse button. 28

32 Set Output Settings 1- Goto Settings in the menu 2- Goto Outputs tab 3- Set output device from Device 4- Set Device s output line from Line 5- Set Background from Background (If you keep it as None background will be black or last frame of the video card when you stop playback. 6- Set Output Resolution from Resolution 7- Set Audio output channels from Audio 8- Make audio channels checked that you would like to make enable. 9- Make Keep aspect ratio settings checked if you want to keep original aspect ratio s of the files 10- Click Applu to save changes and close settings form. 29

33 Adding Media File Into The Playlist You can add or insert media files into your playlist in different ways. Adding From Media Explorer: 1- Select the media files that you want to add into you playlist in the Media Explorer tab and drag and drop into the playlist. Note: You can select multiple files by holding CTRL or SHIFT button on your keyboard. You can change insertion mode by selecting Add or Insert. If you select Add; the media files that you drop into the playlist will be added at the end of the list If you select Insert; the media files that you drop into the playlist will be inserted above to the highlighted one. 30

34 Adding File by Add or Insert Buttons You can add or insert media files into your playlist by clicking Add or Insert buttons at the top of your playlist 1- Click Add or Insert button. 2- Select the media files you want to add or insert and click select. 3- The media files will be added into the playlist. 31

35 Adding File by Add or Insert Buttons in Right Click Menu 1- Right Click on any item in your playlist. 2- Select add or insert then click MEDIA FILE 3- Select the media files you want to add or insert and click select. 4- The media files will be added into the playlist. 32

36 Trimming Media File Set IN and OUT Points 1- Select the media file you want to trim in your playlist 2- The selected file will be ready to trim in the trimmer. 3- Change IN and OUT points of your media by dragging IN and OUT points or set IN and OUT points by timecode and click Set In and Set Out buttons. 4- Click Apply button. 5- Goto your playlist and check IN and OUT points. 33

37 Trimming Media File Split Media File 1- Select the media file you want to trim in your playlist 2- The selected file will be ready to trim in the trimmer. 3- Select first point to split your media and click Split button to add new marker. You can add as many marker as you want.you can change the positons of markers by dragging. 4- Click Apply button to save changes. 5- You should see multiple parts of your trimmed media in the playlist. 34

38 Save and Load Playlist Regular Playlist 1- Click Save Button or goto File Menu and click Save Playlist or Save Playlist As (If you want to save your playlist with different name Click folder where you want to save your playlist. If you want to create new directory please click Create Folder button. 3- Type Playlist name and click Save 4- You can Load your playlist when you want to play them again. Just Click Load button and select your playlist.

39 Save and Load Playlist Daily Playlist 1- Click Save Button or goto File Menu and click Save Playlist or Save Playlist As (If you want to save your playlist with different name 2- Check Daily Playlist checkbox and define start date and time. 3- Type Playlist name and click Save 4- You can Load your playlist when you want to play them again. Just Click Load button and select your playlist. 36

40 Save and Load Playlist Daily Playlist 4- Goto Playlist Settings Tab and check if your saved daily playlist in the list. Note: You must enable daily playlist mode in Playlist settings under Settings menu. 37

41 Live Sources Creating Live Source Preset 1- Goto Settings menu 2- Goto Live Sources Adding Live Source From Capture Card 3- Click Add button 4- Type Preset Name 5- Select Video Source 6- Select Video Device 7- Select Video Line 8- Select Resolution 9- Select Audio Device 10- Select Audio Line 11- Select Audio Format 12- Click Save button 13- Preview your Live Source. 38

42 Live Sources Creating Live Source Preset Adding Live Source From IP Source 3- Click Add button 4- Type Preset Name 5- Select IP Source 6- Type your IP Source into the IP Input box 7- Click Save button and preview your IP Stream. Adding Live Presets Into The Playlist 1- Right click on a playlist item and click Add or Insert then click LIVE SOURCE 2- Select your live preset from the list. 3- Set duration for your live source 4- Click OK to add live preset into the playlist 39

43 Add Empty Asset Use Empty Assets to schedule your playlist even you haven t got all your playlist item ready yet. You can create an emtpy assets in your playlist. Define them a name and duration and when you put the asset into your media directory, system automatically switch your media file with Empty Asset and make it ready for playback. 1- Right click on your playlist and add or insert an Empty Asset. 2- Select the media file location that you are going to copy your media file. 3- Type a name. (You must type the exactly same name with your original file otherwise system can not find your file when you copy it. 4- Type extension(if you have multiple file with same name with different extensions, you should type extension here. If not just keep it unchecked.) 5- Set In and Out settings to schedule your playlist. If you keep it 00:00:00:00, 00:00:00:00 Empty Asset s duration will be shown as 00:00:00: Click OK to add your Emtpy Asset. 7- You can edit your Empty Asset settings by right click on them and click PROPERTIES. Add Note You can use note events as a reminder in the playlist Right Click on your playlist and add or insert note. 2- Type your note into the input box. 3- Click OK to add your note into the playlist 4- You can edit your Note settings by right click on them and click PROPERTIES.

44 EVENTS You can use secondary events to control your playback by events. Wait Event 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert wait event and select Wait event in the EVENTS 2- Set duration and click save to add event. 3- You can edit your Wait Event settings by right click on them and click PROPERTIES. Stop Event 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert STOP event and select STOP event in the EVENTS 41

45 EVENTS You can use secondary events to control your playback by events. Stop Cue 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert STOP Cue event and select STOP CUE event in the EVENTS Jump to 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert Jump To event and select Jump To event in the EVENTS 2- Type the index NO of the item that you want to jump on and click OK. 42

46 EVENTS You can use secondary events to control your playback by events. CG Event 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert CG event and select SHOW CG event in the CG EVENTS 2- Select Project 3- Select Page 4- Select Item and click Add button to add your item to SELECTED list 5- Select Show and set start time then click + to add show event. 6- You can create Hide event by selecting Hide then set hiding timecode. 7- Click OK to add CG event into the playlist. 43

47 WEB CLIENT Log in to the Web Client 1- Open your web browser and type your server address then hit enter. 2- Type your username and password then click Login Once you logged in to the system. You will see the page like above. 1- Playout Servers assigned on your user. 2- CG Servers assigned on your user. (You will be able to see it if you have a right to control any CG Server) 3- Utility Tool (You will be able to see it if you have a right to manage your servers) 4- User Settings (You can change your password and personal information) 5- Log out 4- Click on icon then you will see the Server List. 5- Click on the server that you would like to connect. 44

48 WEB CLIENT Main Output Preview 2- Audio Meters 3- Audio Level Settings 4- Current media played time 5- Current media remaining time 6- Playlist played time 7- Playlist remaining time 8- Station time 9- Playlist end date/time 10- Media Trimmer 11- User Settings and Log out 12- Playlist 13- Tab Menu (Media explorer, Playlist Settings, Live Sources) 45

49 Set Media Directory 1- Goto Settings in the menu. 3- Goto Directories tab 4- Click browse button 4- Select your video directory then click Select (You can select multiple folder) 5- Click Apply to set media directories. 6- You can add or delete multiple directories by clicking + or - buttons next to Browse button. 46

50 Set Output Settings 1- Goto Settings in the menu 2- Goto Outputs tab 3- Set output device from Device 4- Set Device s output line from Line 5- Set Background from Background (If you keep it as None background will be black or last frame of the video card when you stop playback. 6- Set Output Resolution from Resolution 7- Set Audio output channels from Audio 8- Make audio channels checked that you would like to make enable. 9- Make Keep aspect ratio settings checked if you want to keep original aspect ratio s of the files 10- Click Applu to save changes and close settings form. 47

51 Adding Media File Into The Playlist You can add or insert media files into your playlist in different ways. Adding From Media Explorer: 1- Select the media files that you want to add into you playlist in the Media Explorer tab and drag and drop into the playlist. Note: You can select multiple files by holding CTRL or SHIFT button on your keyboard. Adding File by Add or Insert Buttons You can add or insert media files into your playlist by clicking Add or Insert buttons at the top of your playlist 1- Click Add or Insert button Select the media files you want to add or insert and click select. 3- The media files will be added into the playlist.

52 Adding File by Add or Insert Buttons in Right Click Menu 1- Right Click on any item in your playlist. 2- Select add or insert then click MEDIA FILE 3- Select the media files you want to add or insert and click select. 4- The media files will be added into the playlist. 49

53 Trimming Media File Set IN and OUT Points 1- Select the media file you want to trim in your playlist 2- The selected file will be ready to trim in the trimmer. 3- Change IN and OUT points of your media by dragging IN and OUT points or set IN and OUT points by timecode and click Set In and Set Out buttons. 4- Click Apply button. 5- Goto your playlist and check IN and OUT points. 50

54 Trimming Media File Split Media File 1- Select the media file you want to trim in your playlist 2- The selected file will be ready to trim in the trimmer. 3- Select first point to split your media and click Split button to add new marker. You can add as many marker as you want.you can change the positons of markers by dragging. 4- Click Apply button to save changes. 5- You should see multiple parts of your trimmed media in the playlist. 51

55 Save and Load Playlist Regular Playlist 1- Click Save Button or goto File Menu and click Save Playlist or Save Playlist As (If you want to save your playlist with different name 2- Click folder where you want to save your playlist. If you want to create new directory please click Create Folder button. 3- Type Playlist name and click Save 4- You can Load your playlist when you want to play them again. Just Click Load button and select your playlist. 52

56 Save and Load Playlist Daily Playlist 1- Click Save Button or goto File Menu and click Save Playlist or Save Playlist As (If you want to save your playlist with different name 2- Check Daily Playlist checkbox and define start date and time. 3- Type Playlist name and click Save 4- You can Load your playlist when you want to play them again. Just Click Load button and select your playlist. 53

57 Save and Load Playlist Daily Playlist 4- Goto Playlist Settings Tab and check if your saved daily playlist in the list Daily 00:00: Daily ply 00:00: Test 05:00:00 Note: You must enable daily playlist mode in Playlist settings under Settings menu. 54

58 Live Sources Creating Live Source Preset 1- Goto Settings menu 2- Goto Live Sources Adding Live Source From Capture Card 3- Click Add button 4- Type Preset Name 5- Select Video Source 6- Select Video Device 7- Select Video Line 8- Select Resolution 9- Select Audio Device 10- Select Audio Line 11- Select Audio Format 12- Click Save button 13- Preview your Live Source. 55

59 Live Sources Creating Live Source Preset Adding Live Source From IP Source 3- Click Add button 4- Type Preset Name 5- Select IP Source 6- Type your IP Source into the IP Input box 7- Click Save button and preview your IP Stream. Adding Live Presets Into The Playlist 1- Right click on a playlist item and click Add or Insert then click LIVE SOURCE 2- Select your live preset from the list. 3- Set duration for your live source 4- Click OK to add live preset into the playlist 56

60 Add Empty Asset Use Empty Assets to schedule your playlist even you haven t got all your playlist item ready yet. You can create an emtpy assets in your playlist. Define them a name and duration and when you put the asset into your media directory, system automatically switch your media file with Empty Asset and make it ready for playback. 1- Right click on your playlist and add or insert an Empty Asset. 2- Select the media file location that you are going to copy your media file. 3- Type a name. (You must type the exactly same name with your original file otherwise system can not find your file when you copy it. 4- Type extension(if you have multiple file with same name with different extensions, you should type extension here. If not just keep it unchecked.) 5- Set In and Out settings to schedule your playlist. If you keep it 00:00:00:00, 00:00:00:00 Empty Asset s duration will be shown as 00:00:00: Click OK to add your Emtpy Asset. 7- You can edit your Empty Asset settings by right click on them and click PROPERTIES. Add Note You can use note events as a reminder in the playlist. 1- Right Click on your playlist and add or insert note. 2- Type your note into the input box. 3- Click OK to add your note into the playlist 4- You can edit your Note settings by right click on them and click PROPERTIES. 57

61 EVENTS You can use secondary events to control your playback by events. Wait Event 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert wait event and select Wait event in the EVENTS 2- Set duration and click save to add event. 3- You can edit your Wait Event settings by right click on them and click PROPERTIES. Stop Event 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert STOP event and select STOP event in the EVENTS 58

62 EVENTS You can use secondary events to control your playback by events. Stop Cue 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert STOP Cue event and select STOP CUE event in the EVENTS Jump to 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert Jump To event and select Jump To event in the EVENTS 2- Type the index NO of the item that you want to jump on and click OK. 59

63 EVENTS You can use secondary events to control your playback by events. CG Event 1- Right click on the playlist where you want to add or insert CG event and select SHOW CG event in the CG EVENTS 2- Select Project 3- Select Page 4- Select Item and click Add button to add your item to SELECTED list 5- Select Show and set start time then click + to add show event. 6- You can create Hide event by selecting Hide then set hiding timecode. 7- Click OK to add CG event into the playlist. 60

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