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Playlists
Playlists provide a mechanism for the Digital Video Machine 2 to automatically
play a collection of clips in a predefined sequence. Playlists often allow the
Digital Video Machine 2 to be used to perform complex functions that would
normally require an external controller. Playlists can perform functions as
simple as looping a single clip, or as complex as user prompted pacing of the
playback.
Overview
Playlists hold the
key to the power of
the Digital Video
Machine 2.
A Playlist file contains a list of numbers which refer to audio or A/V
clips (or other Playlists) on the media in the Digital Video Machine 2.
When a Playlist is being used, the clips are played back in the order in
which they appear in the list. The Playlist is an ASCII text file and can
be made using any ASCII editor. The maximum Playlist file size is 64
Kbytes (or about 16,000 clips, if no comments are used).
A Playlist can be started by serial or parallel commands, in exactly the same
way as an A/V clip. For example, the serial message
2SE<CR>PL<CR>
Causes Playlist PLY00002.LST to start. Discrete File Select Input 2 will also
start PLY00002.LST.
If Playlist 0 (PLY00000.LST) exists, it will be automatically executed on power
up.
If a Playlist contains the number of another Playlist, execution of the first
Playlist will be terminated at that point, and the new Playlist will begin.