Grass Valley iTX Desktop v.2.6 - Manual (Page 21)

About this manual
About this manual
This manual is for iTX, version 2.6. It contains these main sections:
• About iTX: A brief description of iTX and its key system parts, especially the iTX Desktop;
instructions for starting the iTX Desktop.
• Quick tour of the iTX Desktop: Details of the main features of the iTX Desktop and its
layouts.
• Working with schedules: General comments about schedules, and an explanation of online
(live) and offline schedules.
• The Content Selector: Instructions for building schedules by using the Content Selector.
• The Event Editor: Instructions for using the Event Editor to set the properties of schedule
events.
• The Timeline Display: A description of the features of the Timeline Display.
• The Schedule Grid: A description of the features of the Schedule Grid.
• The Schedule Manager: Instructions for saving and loading schedules through the
Schedule Manager.
• The Next-Event Control Panel: Instructions for performing actions on the next item due to
play out in a schedule.
• The Live Logo Inserter: Instructions for setting up the Live Logo Inserter and using it to
manually switch logos on and off.
• Channel-control pop-up layouts: Descriptions of pop-up layouts you can select from the
Channel Control layout.
• Searching with PinPoint: How to use the iTX search tool, PinPoint, to find assets in your iTX
System Database.
• Common operational tasks for iTX Desktop features: Operating procedures for certain iTX
Desktop features that you may use frequently.
• The CG application: Instructions for creating and modifying CGs using the iTX CG
application.
• Ingesting media files through the Media Store Inbox: Instructions for using the Inbox
folder on the Media Store to ingest media files into the iTX system.
• Ingesting media by using an Encode Server: Instructions for using the ingest layouts to
create media files in the iTX system by recording media from a video feed.
• Using Ingest Manager: A description of Ingest Manager services and how to use these for
the automated recording of live feeds.
• Preparing media items for playout: Instructions for using the Asset layout to prepare
assets before you use them in schedule events.
• Working with the Logo Editor: Instructions for using the Logo Editor.
• Working on the Asset Segmentation layout: Instructions on how to most easily segment
video clips.
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