EVS XEDIO Playout Organizer User Manual Version 4.35

USER MANUAL

Xedio Playout Organizer

Version 4.35 - August 2013

USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS III

WHAT'S NEW? V

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1. Product Description 1

1.2. Opening Playout Organizer 1

1.3. Overview of the Xedio Playout Organizer Window 2

2. THE CONTENTS PANE 4

2.1. Introduction 4

2.2. Filter View 5

2.2.1. Filter View Activation 5

2.2.2. Available Filter Options 5

2.3. Search View 7

2.3.1. Search View Activation 7

2.3.2. Available Search Options 8

2.4. Contents List Contextual Menu 8

3. THE PLAYLIST PANE 10

3.1. Introduction 10

3.2. Overview of the Playlist Pane 10

3.2.1. Transport Controls 10

3.2.2. Timecode Value Fields 12

3.2.3. Resolution Columns Display 12

3.2.4. Playlist Contextual Menu 14

3.3. Playlist Management 15

3.3.1. Opening a Playlist 15

3.3.2. Renaming a Playlist 16

3.3.3. Deleting a Playlist 16

3.3.4. Exporting a Playlist 16

3.4. Playlist Editing 16

3.4.1. Adding Items to a Playlist 16

3.4.2. Inserting a Playlist into a Playlist 17

3.4.3. Trimming an Element into a Playlist 17

3.4.4. Adding Comments to a Playlist 20

3.4.5. Removing an Item from a Playlist 20

3.5. Playout Management 20

3.5.1. Setting the Start Mode 20

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3.5.2. Setting the Transition Effects 21

3.5.3. Broadcasting a Playlist 21

3.5.4. Looping a Playlist 22

4. THE CHANNEL PANE 23

4.1. Introduction 23

4.2. Overview of the Channel Pane 23

4.3. Transport Controls and Timecode Fields 23

4.4. Playlist Contextual Menu 24

5. MENU BAR 25

5.1. Introduction 25

5.2. Colors 25

5.3. Default Start Mode 26

5.4. Broadcasted Items 26

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What's New?

In the user manual, the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight
information on new and updated features.

The sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in Xedio Playout Organizer
from Xedio Suite 4.03 and 4.35 (compared to Xedio Suite 4.02) are listed below.

New behavior for the Play button

A new software parameter has been added in Xedio Manager for Xedio Playout Organizer
to allow, or not, the switch between the Play and the Pause buttons.

• See section "Transport Controls" on page 10.

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1. Introduction

1.1. Product Description

Playout Organizer allows a user to create, edit and more generally manage the broadcast
playlists. From database items or from MOS rundowns, a playlist may be assigned to one
or two SDI output channels allowing the user to start a playout session (all output
channels can be controlled by one single Playout Organizer workstation).

Playout Organizer is a client/server application; the client software and the server
software may be installed on a same workstation or on different ones according to the
user requirements and needs.

1.2. Opening Playout Organizer

To start the Xedio Playout Organizer application, click on the Xedio Playout Organizer
icon on the desktop.

This will display a login screen where you need to enter your username and password.

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1.3. Overview of the Xedio Playout Organizer Window

Illustration

The window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below:

Note

The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin
installed.

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Area Description

The table below describes the various parts of the window:

Part Name Description

1. Contents Pane This pane provides filters and search options. They will return a
list of available material present in the database which can be
inserted into a playlist.

2. Playlist Pane This pane is used to create a new playlist or to edit an existing
playlist.

3. Channel Pane This pane is used to show the playout channels status and
controls.

1. Introduction 3