As well as the possibility to create and edit a Playlist directly connected to an Online Channel it is also possible to create Playlists on any other machine.
How to build a Playlist offline
- Your system administrator may have configured an Offline Channel which can be used to build Playlists without affecting a Channel which is On Air.
- Start just:play control and connect to this OfflineChannel.
- just:play is now in a state in which you can create and edit Playlists without working on an active (Online) Channel. In addition you always work in Edit Mode.
- After finalizing your Playlist you can either save it directly to a Watch Folder of an active Channel (which means the Playlist is loaded immediately on that Channel) or you can save it in a Playlist Repository folder of a Channel – in this case the operator has to load the Playlist on the desired position in the Playout.
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Make sure that the time where the new Playlist is scheduled is unused on your master playout when using the Watch Folder function. If a single frame is already scheduled, the whole Playlist will be rejected and therefore not be played out. Keep in mind that only TOA XML compliant Playlists can be dropped into a Watch Folder, other formats will be ignored. |
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Refer to the chapter Saving and Reusing a Playlist for more info about saving a Playlist. Consult your system administrator if a Watch Folder does exist for the particular Channel(s). |
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