Document Outline

• Copyright
• Disclaimer
• Improvement Requests
• Status on Chapters Updates For IPDirector V 5.6
• Part 1: General Workspace
• Part 2: Logging
• Part 3: Browsing
• Part 4: Ingest
• Part 5: Playout – Control Panel
• Part 6: Playout - Playlist
• Part 7: Editing
• 1. Playlist Panel
  • 1.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 1.2 USER INTERFACE
    • 1.2.1 Opening A Playlist Panel
    • 1.2.2 Overview of the Playlist Panel
      • Playlist Panel Outline
        • Channel Media and Transport Functions Area (1)
        • Playlist Grid Area (2)
        • Status Bar (3)
      • Channel Mode Display
        • Background Color of Window Outline
        • Display Gang Mode of the Channel
    • 1.2.3 Channel Media and Tranport Functions Area
      • LOCK Button
      • Channel Name Field
        • Playlist / Control Panel Association Display
        • On-Air Display
        • Channel Contextual Menu
        • Secondary Control mode
      • Playlist Name Field
      • Transport Buttons
        • E/E Button
        • Preview Transition Button
        • RECUE Button
        • PLAY
        • PAUSE
        • NEXT
        • SKIP
        • GoTo an Element Button
        • LOOP button
        • Go to Element Timecode Button
        • Time Until Transition
        • Time Until Next Break
      • Playlist Contextual Menu
    • 1.2.4 Playlist Grid
      • Grid Header Contextual Menu
      • On-air time Parameter
      • Playlist Element Contextual Menu
      • Selection of Elements
    • 1.2.5 Status Bar
      • Lock On-Air Position Button
      • AuxClip Name Area
      • Append Zone
      • End Cue Area
      • As Run Log Area
      • Post Roll Area
  • 1.3 CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
    • 1.3.1 Idle State
    • 1.3.2 How to Associate a Player Channel to the Playlist Panel
    • 1.3.3 Limitations to Channel Assignment
      • On-Air Playlist
    • 1.3.4 Off-Line and On-Line Playlists
      • On-Line Playlists and Alternative Control Protocols
      • Playlist Management in Case of an XT Disconnection
    • 1.3.5 PGM/PRV Mode
  • 1.4 PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT
    • 1.4.1 Creating Playlists
      • Introduction
      • How to Create a New Playlist
      • How to Make a Playlist On-Line
      • Create a New Playlist Window
        • Window Overview
        • Fields in the New Playlist Window
    • 1.4.2 Opening and loading a playlist
      • Opening a Playlist
        • How to Open a Playlist by a Drag-and-Drop Action
        • How to Open a Playlist via the Playlist Name Field
      • Loading a Playlist
        • Limitations for Loading a Playlist
          • Channel Already Associated to a Playlist Panel
        • How to Load a Playlist by a Drag-and-Drop Action
        • How to Load a Playlist via the Playlist Name or LSM ID
        • How to Cue up a Playlist to the Player Channel
        • Loading a Playlist Element onto the Control Panel
    • 1.4.3 Moving within a Playlist Element
      • How to Jump to a Remaining Time Value
      • How to Jump to an Element Timecode
    • 1.4.4 Modifying Playlist Information
      • Various Options
      • How to Modify Playlist Information or Rename a Loaded Playlist
    • 1.4.5 Copying a Playlist
    • 1.4.6 Deleting playlist
      • Various Options
      • How to Delete an Off-Line Playlist
      • How to Delete an On-Line Playlist
      • How to Delete Unused Playlists
    • 1.4.7 Publishing and Transferring a playlist
      • How to Publish a Playlist to a User Group
      • How to Send a Playlist to an External Destination
      • How to Export a Playlist
      • How to Import a Playlist
    • 1.4.8 Generating Continuous T/C Track
      • How to Generate a Continuous Timecode Track
      • Video Standard
  • 1.5 PLAYLIST EDITING
    • 1.5.1 Adding elements to a playlist
      • Possible Operations
      • Limitations for Drag-and-Drop Operations
      • Limitations With Inserting or Appending a train
      • How to Insert an Element by a Drag-and-Drop Operation Into the Playlist Grid
        • Rules when Inserting a Playlist in Another One
      • How to Append an Element at the End of a Playlist
        • Dragging the Element onto the Append Zone
        • Using the APPEND CLIP Button of the Control Panel
        • Sending to the Default Playlist
      • How to Insert a Live or Delayed Record Train
        • Insert LIVE or DELAY Window
    • 1.5.2 Moving elements Within a Playlist
      • Possible Operations
      • How to Move Elements in a Playlist by a Drag-and-Drop Operation
    • 1.5.3 Removing elements from a playlist
    • 1.5.4 Modifying a Playlist Element
      • How to Trim a Playlist Element
      • How to Modify a LIVE or Delayed Train
    • 1.5.5 Adding a Linked Clip to a Playlist
      • Introduction
      • How to Insert a Linked Clip
      • How to Replace a Clip by a Lnked Cip
    • 1.5.6 Grouping Elements in a Playlist
      • Introduction
      • How to (Un-)Group Elements within a Playlist
        • Ungrouping Elements
    • 1.5.7 Inserting comments in a playlist
      • Purpose
      • How to Insert a Comment
    • 1.5.8 Converting a Playlist to Timeline
      • How to Convert a Playlist to Timeline
  • 1.6 PLAYOUT EFFECTS AND PARAMETERS
    • 1.6.1 Adding audio and/or video effects
      • Introduction
      • How to Define Audio and/or Video Effects using the Playlist Element Contextual Menu
      • How to Define Audio and/or Video Effects by Direct Entry/Selection in the Playlist Grid
    • 1.6.2 Setting the Playout Speed
      • How to Set Speed Using the Playlist Element Contextual Menu
      • How to Set Speed by Direct Entry in the Playlist Grid
    • 1.6.3 Stopping and/or Starting automatically the playout of a playlist
      • Purpose
        • Jump on Time Characteristics
        • Limitation for the Use of Jump on Time and/or Start on Time
      • Define Still/Start Mode Window
        • Still Mode
        • Start Mode
      • How to Define a Start-on-Time Condition
      • How to Define a Jump-on-Time Condition
      • Using Macro Command to Define Still/Start Mode
    • 1.6.4 Resetting Playout parameters to default
    • 1.6.5 Using Action Tags into a Playlist to Trigger Transport Functions or Playout Effects
      • Introduction
        • Tag Types
          • Limitation for the Use of Tags
      • How to Add a Tag to a Playlist Element
      • Define Element Tags Window
        • Select Element Zone
        • Tag Configuration Zone
          • Specifying a Timecode for the Tag to be Activated
          • Selecting a Tag Type
      • Action = GPI
      • Action = Hide ON or Hide OFF
      • Action = Mute ON or Mute OFF
      • Action = Audio Swap
      • Tag Information Display
        • In the Playlist Panel
        • In the Control Panel
        • Tag Information Window
      • How to Edit a Tag
      • How to Remove a Tag
    • 1.6.6 Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects
      • Introduction
      • How to Apply a Macro Command to a Playlist Element
      • Position of a Tag Macro Command in a Playlist Element
      • Applying a Macro Command on Linked Playlists
        • Insert Tag Macro Command
        • Transition Effect Macro Command
      • Limitations
    • 1.6.7 Skipping an element in the playlist
      • How to Skip Elements Once During Playout
    • 1.6.8 Looping playlist elements during playout
      • Purpose
      • Creating Loops
        • Loop types
          • Global Loop Mode
          • Partial loop
        • Display of Partial Loops in the Playlist Grid
      • Rules for the Use of Loops and Groups
        • Group Inside a Partial Loop
        • Partial Loop Inside a Group
        • How to Activate the Global Loop Mode
        • How to Define a Partial Loop
      • Exiting a Loop
        • Exit Loop Modes
        • Exit Loop Triggers
          • Using the GoTo Element button
          • Using a GPI
          • Using a jump-on-time condition
        • How to Manually Exit a Partial Loop Using the GoTo Element Button
      • Modifying a Loop
        • How to Insert an Element Inside a Full or a Partial Loop
        • How to Remove an Element from a Partial Loop
        • How to Modify the Type of Loop
      • Removing a Loop
        • How to Remove a Partial Loop
    • 1.6.9 Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a PlayList
      • Purpose
      • Limitation for the Use of an Auxiliary Clip
      • How to Associate an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a Playlist
    • 1.6.10 Working with End Cue
      • Purpose
      • Activation and Deactivation
        • End-Cue Contextual Menu
        • How to Activate the END CUE Mode
        • How to Configure the END CUE Parameters
      • End-Cue Mechanism
        • End-Cue Characteristics
    • 1.6.11 Working with Post-Roll
      • Purpose
      • Activation and Deactivation
        • Post-Roll Contextual Menu
      • Post-Roll Duration
        • How to Change the Post-Roll Duration
      • Post-Roll Mechanism
        • Post-Roll Characteristics
        • Remaining Time Information
    • 1.6.12 Using As Run Log
      • Purpose
      • Activation and Deactivation
      • As Run Log mechanism
  • 1.7 GANGED PLAYLISTS MANAGEMENT
    • 1.7.1 Introduction
    • 1.7.2 Linking or Unlinking Playlists
      • How to (Un)Link Playlists
        • Unlink Playlists
    • 1.7.3 Loading Playlists on Ganged Channels
    • 1.7.4 Modifying Information of a Linked Playlist
    • 1.7.5 Operations on Elements from Linked Playlists
      • Inserting Clips in Linked Playlists
        • Rules for Inserting Clips
      • Common Operations on Playlist Elements
  • 1.8 PLAYLIST SETTINGS
    • 1.8.1 General Settings
      • Insert Mode in Playlist
      • Define Pre-Roll Duration
      • Start on time security Warning
      • Colours
    • 1.8.2 Default Transition Settings
      • Default Speed for Elements
      • Default A/V Effect Parameters
      • Default Still and Start Mode
        • Still Mode
        • Start Mode
    • 1.8.3 Audio Swap Settings
      • How to Add a Predefined Configuration
    • 1.8.4 Playlist Macro Commands Settings
      • # field
      • Action Field
      • Parameters
      • Action = None
      • Action = GPI OUT
        • # - GPI Number
        • Type
        • Pulse Duration
        • Link to
        • Advance/Delay
        • Comment
      • Action = Mute ON or Mute OFF
        • Mute Duration
        • Link to
      • Action = Hide ON or Hide OFF
      • Action = Audio Swap
        • Select a configuration
        • Link to:
        • Mix Duration
        • Swap Audio Grid
      • Action = Effect (Audio and/or Video)
        • Effect Duration
      • Action = Still/Start Mode
      • Action = Default Transition
    • 1.8.5 Auxiliary Track Settings
    • 1.8.6 OSD Settings
      • OSD Mode
        • Display Transition Information
        • Display Playlist Elements
      • Clip Information
      • Display Current On-Air Timecode
      • Display Remaining Time
  • 1.9 PLAYLIST PANEL SHORTCUTS
  • 1.10 XT[2] CHANNEL ON-SCREEN DISPLAY
    • 1.10.1 On-Screen Display in Playlist Playout Mode
      • Audio meters
      • Post Roll
    • 1.10.2 XT Channel On-Screen Display in Playlist Edit Mode
• 2. Fill and Key
  • 2.1 FILL AND KEY CHANNELS
    • 2.1.1 How to Associate Channels in Fill & Key Mode
  • 2.2 FILL AND KEY CLIPS
    • 2.2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2.2 Define Clips as Fill and Key
      • At Clip Creation
      • After Clip Creation
        • How to Edit the Clip Type from the Database Explorer
        • How to Edit the Clip Type from the Control Panel
    • 2.2.3 Fill and Key Clips Association
      • How to Manually Associate Two Clips as Fill and Key
      • Rules in Key and Fill Clip Associations
      • How to Disassociate Fill and Key Links
      • How to View Fill and Key Associations
      • How to View Key Clip Information
  • 2.3 FILL AND KEY PLAYLISTS
    • 2.3.1 Purpose
    • 2.3.2 Fill and Key Playlists Management
      • Creating Fill and Key Playlists
        • How to Create a Fill or Key Playlist
      • Manually Linking or Unlinking Two Playlists as Fill and Key
        • How to Manually Associate Two Playlists as Fill and Key
        • Rules in Key and Fill Playlist Associations
        • How to Manually Unlink Two Fill and Key Playlists
      • Opening and Loading a Fill or Key Playlist
      • Renaming or Modifying Information of a Fill or Key Playlist
        • Modifying the Playlist Type
      • Deleting a Fill or Key Playlist
    • 2.3.3 Fill and Key Playlists Editing
      • Adding Elements in a Fill or Key Playlist
        • How to Insert a Playlist in a Fill or Key Playlist
        • Adding Elements in a Fill or a Key Playlist
      • Modifying an Element in a Fill or Key Playlist
      • Moving Fill and Key Playlist Elements
      • Removing Playlist Elements from a Fill or Key Playlist
      • Modifying Tags Of a Fill or Key Playlist Element
      • Grouping Elements in a Fill or Key Playlist
    • 2.3.4 Fill and Key Playlists Playout Effects and parameters
      • Applying Transport Commands on a Fill or Key Playlist
      • Modifying Playout Effects and Parameters
      • Looping Playlist Elements
      • Associating an Auxiliary Clip to a Fill or Key Playlist
    • 2.3.5 Black Clips Management
      • Limitations
      • How to Manually Insert a Black Clip in a Playlist
      • How to Modify a Black Clip Duration