VLM Managing Events VLM Version: Version #1.01

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1 Synergy Broadcast Software Manual VLM Managing Events VLM Version: Version #1.01 This document includes: Scheduling an Event Copy Event to Different Time or Date Bumping an Event Revision: 9/17/07 Synergy Broadcast Systems Dooley Road Addison, TX * fax

2 SCHEDULING AN EVENT After a program is set up in the Video Library Database, it can be scheduled to play. From the Events tab the program can be added in several different ways. (1) Click on the Events at the top and then select Add. (2) Right click in the portion of the window where the Events, once scheduled will appear, then select Add. (3) Hit the Insert key on the keyboard or simply click the + (plus) key to add an Event. From the Select Event Type and Controller screen, the Type should be set to Play then select the Controller; enter the Controller type from which the title is to be played. Select the appropriate Group for the Userid then click OK. The Contact Name and Contact Number are optional fields which will not be used for this example. VLM Managing Events 2

3 The Select Conflict Checking Options will be covered in more detail in a future Chapter. For this example the default of Find Best Possible Time, Allow the Starting Time to Change will be used. The first of the Check this box selections at the bottom should be checked if you wish to schedule Active Titles and MSNs only. You will receive a warning when scheduling a title that is not active and an error if the title has expired. The second of the Check this box selections at the bottom can be checked if you want to bypass this screen when scheduling future titles. It will bypass this screen entirely using the defaults just set. It can be accessed in the future in order to change the defaults by clicking on the Back button and reselecting the options. When finished, click Next which will then display the Play event screen. VLM Managing Events 3

4 Channel: Select a specific Channel to use or select Any. Rack: For this example Use Any is chosen. A specific play rack can be chosen from the dropdown box. Device: For this example Use Any is chosen. A specific play device for the Title can be chosen from the drop-down box. Use if the Title is on multiple devices and a specific playback device is required. Event #: Not used in this example. Title #: Enter the Title Number or click on the box next to it to display the Video Catalog screen to select a Title. Description #1 & Description #2: Displays the description(s) given to the Title in the initial set-up. MSN, House ID: Enter the MSN for the Title or click on the box to the right to display the selection screen. Double click on a Title to populate the box. Start Offset: Use an offset time if the Title does not start from the beginning but a point several seconds or minutes into the program. Length: Displays the Length of the Title based on the program s actual run time stored in the Video Catalog. Start Date: The current day is the default. If a different day is required, click on the box next to Start Date and select a different day. Tab over to the End Date and it is automatically calculated based on the Length and Start Time of the Title. Start Time: Select the Start Time for the Title. Tab over to the End Time and it is automatically calculated based on the length of time which was given to the Title in the Video Titles Database. Monitor: Do not Monitor is selected. Other options are Monitor and Log Only - Monitor, Log and Page Monitor, Log and End Monitor, Log, Page and End. VLM Managing Events 4

5 Upon clicking Submit, the Result screen should be displayed confirming that the Title has been added successfully. Select Add Another if more titles need to be added, select Finish if there are no more Titles to add. If for some reason, there is a problem with the Title s scheduling, an error will appear in place of the confirmation screen. Once corrected, the Title should play as scheduled. Once all Titles are scheduled, the scheduled list will be displayed on the Events tab as shown below: VLM Managing Events 5

6 COPY AN EVENT TO A DIFFERENT TIME OR DATE The Events Tab displays all of the Titles to play for a specific date. In order to copy a Title from the list of scheduled Titles, select the Title to be copied. If a range of Titles needs to be copied, select the first one and hold the Shift key down and select the last Title in the range. This will select all of the Titles within that range. Right click on the Title(s) to be copied and select Copy. The selected Title can be copied or if All is selected, it will copy the entire block of Titles which were selected. Once Selected or All is clicked it displays the Copy Event(s) to Another Time screen. VLM Managing Events 6

7 Date and Time to Copy to: Select the date to copy to. Select either Use Starting Time of First Event or select Use Starting Time of: then enter the appropriate time if a different start time is needed. Event Spacing: Select to Keep Same Spacing if the Titles are to remain with the original spacing setup. Select Use New Spacing Of: and enter the new amount of time for the spacing if the spacing needs to be changed. Or, select Allow Spacing to Float as Required to Schedule. Number of Times to Copy: Select Copy Event(s) One Time Only or if the selected Titles are to be copied to multiple days, select Enter Last Date to Copy To: and select the ending date for the copies. Play Event Options: Multiple options are available. Select the applicable options. Select or Deselect Allow Channel to Change. If it is deselected, choose the channel from the drop-down box. Select or Deselect Allow Device to Change. If the Title(s) is/are on multiple devices selecting this will allow the software to change the device as needed. Other options available are: Verify the Length Before Copying, Allow Userid to Change and Enforce Copyright Date. For this example these are not checked. Conflict Options: This will be covered further in a later chapter. For this example, Do Not Change has been chosen. When all the options have been checked, click OK. VLM Managing Events 7

8 When the Event(s) are copied, the following confirmation screen will be displayed. If errors occur while copying, the log will show the errors at the bottom of the Copy Progress window and the Title will not copy. Once the conflicts are resolved, re-try the copy process for the effected files. VLM Managing Events 8

9 BUMPING AN EVENT Once an Event is scheduled it can be Bumped or moved to a different time and/or day. To move an Event or range of Events, from the Events Tab, right click on the Event to be bumped or select a range of Events to move. To select the range of Events, click on the first Event, hold down the Shift key and click on the last Event in the range to be moved. After the Event(s) is/are selected, right click and select Bump Starttime by Offset and choose Selected to move the one Event or All if a range of Events is to be moved. Once Selected or All is clicked it displays the Adjust Starttime of Events screen. VLM Managing Events 9

10 Bump Options: Select desired time and day to bump Event. Select Use Offset in order to adjust the original start time. Enter the amount of time for the offset. The amount of time can either be a plus or minus amount from the original start time. Do not select Use Offset if the Event is simply to be bumped to another day using the original start time. To change the day an Event(s) should play, click on the drop down to select the date to bump the Event(s) to. The original start time will be displayed. Play Event Options: Multiple options are available to be selected. Select the applicable options. Select or Deselect Allow Channel to Change. If it is deselected, choose the channel from the drop-down box. Select or Deselect Allow Device to Change. If the Title(s) is/are on multiple devices checking this will allow the software to change the device as needed. Other Options Available: Verify the Length Before Bumping, Allow Userid to Change and Enforce Copyright Date. For this example these are not checked. Conflict Options: This will be covered further in a later chapter. For this example, Do Not Change has been chosen. When all the options have been checked, click OK. VLM Managing Events 10

11 When the Event(s) are bumped, the following confirmation screen will be displayed. If errors occur while bumping, the log will show the errors at the bottom of the Bump Progress window and the Title will not be bumped. Once the conflicts are resolved, re-try the bump process for the effected files. VLM Managing Events 11