Grass Valley Xplay Vertigo Suite v.5.0 - Manual (Page 8)

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Xplay is the Vertigo Suite’s application for controlling and previewing the playout of media
and graphics. The management and playout of the playlist can be either operator-controlled
using the Xplay user interface or through a external automation system. Xplay’s versatility
also allows you to control playout on multiple devices, multiple channels, and/or multiple
layers on a channel all from a single interface.
Figure 1-1. Xplay allows you to preview and control the playout of playlist elements
In situations where operator-control over the playlist is appropriate, Xplay allows you to:
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Create new playlists that contain pages, clips and/or templates
• Create new pages and add them to a playlist
• Edit existing playlists and pages either prior to playout, or on the fly during the
broadcast
• Send completed playlists to air on one or more playout devices in real-time using
manual control techniques, or with the assistance of customizable run-time control
panels
In newsroom environments, Xplay is the media event sequencer which controls the playout
of rundowns in a similar way that it controls the playout of traditional playlists. Using the