EVS XEDIO Playout Organizer User Manual Version 3.1
User’s Manual
Version 3.1 - January 2011
Xedio Playout Organizer
From Xedio Suite
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Table of content
TABLE OF CONTENT ...................................................................................................... III
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1
2. USER INTERFACE ................................................................................................... 2
2.1 OPENING PLAYOUT ORGANIZER ............................................................................................. 2
2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO PLAYOUT ORGANIZER WINDOW ............................................... 2
3. THE CONTENTS PANE ........................................................................................... 4
3.1 FILTER VIEW ............................................................................................................................... 4
3.1.1 Filter View Activation ............................................................................................................... 4
3.1.2 Available Filter Options ........................................................................................................... 5
3.2 SEARCH VIEW ............................................................................................................................ 7
3.2.1 Search View Activation ........................................................................................................... 7
3.2.2 Available Search Options ........................................................................................................ 7
3.3 CONTENTS LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU .................................................................................... 8
4. THE PLAYLIST PANE .............................................................................................. 9
4.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYLIST PANE ....................................................................................... 9
4.1.1 Transport Controls ................................................................................................................ 10
4.1.2 Timecode Value Fields .......................................................................................................... 11
4.1.3 Playlist Contextual Menu ....................................................................................................... 12
4.2 PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 13
4.2.1 Opening a Playlist ................................................................................................................. 13
4.2.2 Renaming a Playlist .............................................................................................................. 13
4.2.3 Deleting a Playlist ................................................................................................................. 13
4.2.4 Exporting a Playlist................................................................................................................ 13
4.3 PLAYLIST EDITING ................................................................................................................... 14
4.3.1 Adding Items to a Playlist ...................................................................................................... 14
4.3.2 Inserting a Playlist into a Playlist ........................................................................................... 14
4.3.3 Trimming an Element into a Playlist ...................................................................................... 14
4.3.4 Adding Comments to a Playlist ............................................................................................. 17
4.3.5 Removing an Item from a Playlist.......................................................................................... 17
4.4 PLAYOUT EFFECTS ................................................................................................................. 18
4.4.1 Setting the Start Mode .......................................................................................................... 18
4.4.2 Setting the Transition Effects ................................................................................................ 18
4.4.3 Broadcasting a Playlist .......................................................................................................... 18
4.4.4 Looping a Playlist .................................................................................................................. 19
5. THE CHANNEL PANE ........................................................................................... 20
5.1 OVERVIEW OF THE CHANNEL PANE ..................................................................................... 20
5.2 TRANSPORT CONTROLS AND TIMECODE FIELDS .............................................................. 20
5.3 PLAYLIST CONTEXTUAL MENU .............................................................................................. 21
6. MENU BAR ............................................................................................................. 22
6.1 COLORS .................................................................................................................................... 22
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6.2 DEFAULT START MODE .......................................................................................................... 23
6.3 BROADCASTED ITEMS ............................................................................................................ 23
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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 need s.
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2. User Interface
2.1 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.
2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO PLAYOUT ORGANIZER WINDOW
The Xedio Playout Organizer graphical interface contains three main areas
highglighted in the screenshot below:
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THE CONTENTS PANE (1)
This provides filters and search options. They will return a list of available
material present in the databa se which can be inserted into a playlist.
THE PLAYLIST PANE (2)
This is used to create a new playlist or to edit an e xisting playlist.
THE CHANNEL PANE (3)
This pane is used to show the playout channels status and controls.
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3. The Contents Pane
The Contents pane is used to find and select the
elements that the user wants to use in a playlist,
or to select and open an existing playlist.
The upper part of the pane provides a selection
criteria area, filters and search options, which
can be used to narrow the results list.
The lower part of the pane displays the list of
media referenced in the database and
corresponding to the defined selection criteria.
3.1 FILTER VIEW
3.1.1 FILTER VIEW ACTIVATION
To activate the Filter View, pres s the button.
The button turns then red and specific Filter fields are displayed:
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