A playlists includes all the files of a rundown, so it can be useful to save them for a later use.
Saving A Playlist
To save a playlist:
- drop it from the calendar view or the workbench into the "Playlists" tab in the library or
- select the playlist and choose "Save Playlist As…" from the "File" menu or
- click on the "Save Playlist As …" button in the inspector.
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Saved playlists are usually located at the path specified in the just:connect repository settings (the default path is: ~/Documents/Playlists). It is possible to transfer saved playlists to other machines and reuse them there. Doing so you have to make sure that just:out has access to all the files which are used in those particular playlists. |
| Menu "File » Save Playlist As…"Use the save dialog to define a name for the playlist or use the default name which consists of the name of the playlist and the date it has been scheduled. | Info |
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The preselected folder shown here depends on the playlist repository path which has been defined by your system administrator in the just:out preferences. |
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Reusing A Playlist
It is possible to add a previously saved playlist to the rundown by drag and drop from the library:
- into an existing playlist in the calendar view: This will add the content at the end of the playlist.
- into an existing playlist in the workbench or the timeline: This allows you to precisely define where the content of the playlist is being dropped.
- into an existing playlist in the workbench or the timeline while holding down the cmd-key: This splits the playlist at the desired dropping position and generates a new playlist in between the two parts.
- into an empty area of the calendar view: This will add the content at the position the playlist is dropped.
Modifier keys dropping into an empty area of the calendar view
- Holding down the ctrl-key will ignore the position (time) the playlist is dropped and make the playlist automatically chained.
- Holding down the alt-key will make the playlist remember the time it was scheduled originally.
- Holding down the cmd-key will make the playlist remember the date and time it was scheduled originally. This is especially helpful in case the playlist has been made offline using a copy of just:play on another system.
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Trying to add a playlist using one of the modifier keys to a time where there is already a playlist scheduled, the whole dropped playlist will be rejected. |
| Invalid merge warningIt is not possible to drop a playlist between the elements in the video track, if there is a graphics element playing at that position. You will get the warning shown left instead. |
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- It is not possible to add playlists to the rundown whose drop point is in the past. This would change the current playout and will therefore be rejected. A warning will be shown instead.
- You can also save playlists in plain text (CSV) format. This is useful in case a third party system needs the rundown information before the playout happens and therefore the usage of the "As-Run Log" file is not possible.
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