Grass Valley Xplay Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 95)

5-4 Xplay User Manual
Controlling Xplay devices using automation protocols
To configure the Vertigo rendering device’s Automation settings:
1.
Open the Vertigo rendering device’s Dashboard application by selecting the
T
OOLS >L AUNCH D ASHBOARD command from the device’s Control Panel.
2. Select the device from the Device Discovery table. If the device does not appear in the
table, perform a Device Discovery (T
OOLS >S ETTINGS >D EVICE D ISCOVERY ).
3. With the S ETTINGS M ODE still set to S IMPLE , ensure that the O UTPUT R ESOLUTION setting
to the same as the TV F ORMAT setting in the Xplay Automation settings ( page 6-25 ).
4. Change the S ETTINGS M ODE by selecting A DVANCED from the drop-down list.
5. On the G ENERAL page, select the S YSTEM C OUNTER option in the A UTOMATION M ODE settings.
6. Set the A UTOMATION > P REROLL setting to match that of the automation system.
Automation systems will send and clear events ahead of time; preroll corresponds to
the number of frames used by the automation system.
7. Click the A PPLY C HANGES button and close the Dashboard application.