User`s guide

70 Playlists
Playlist Command Summary
The Playlist is mainly a list of the clip numbers that are to be played. Clip
numbers are entered as one to three ASCII digits, and are separated by any
“ white space” characters or punctuation (other than the command characters
listed below). Special command characters further modify the behavior of the
Digital Video Machine 2. These characters are:
Char Meaning
L
Loop next clip. The clip loops until the Resume input is activated or a serial play command is received,
whereupon the next entry in the Playlist is played.
L
C
Loop to Completion. Works just like the Loop command, "L", and causes the file number following the
command to loop. The ’C’ indicates that when a Serial Play or a Parallel Resume is issued, the file will
complete the current iteration of the loop before transition to the next item in the playlist instead of
transitioning immediately.
W
Wait. Play stops at the end of current clip until the Resume input is activated or a serial play command is
received, whereupon the next entry in the Playlist is played.
U
Uninterruptible. Causes the DVM2 to ignore the Resume input and serial Play command while playing. It still
processes them when waiting, paused or stilled.
I
Interruptible. Allows the Resume input or serial Play command to skip to the next clip. This is the power-up
default.
S
Switch to Seamless Playback mode (default). Video clips will transition seamlessly when listed consecutively
with no other playlist commands separating them. The playing LED and relay will stay on during the transition
between clips.
G
Switch to Segmented Playback mode. Video clips will transition with approximately one quarter second of the
previous clip’ s last frame stilled on screen. The playing LED and relay will switch off during the transition
between clips.
O
Turn Playing output On. Playing output will normally be on when a clip is playing. This option allows you to
turn the output on, even if a clip is not playing, to trigger an external device (animation, lighting, etc.)
N
Turn Playing output Off. Playing output will normally be on when a clip is playing. This option allows you to
turn the output off, even if a clip is playing, to trigger an external device (animation, lighting, etc.)
_
Mute audio
~
(Tilde) Unmute audio
-
Disable video output. The video output will remain black during playback until a ‘+’ character is encountered.
Audio is unaffected.
+
Enable video output. This is the power-up default.
<
Repeat entire Playlist. The only way to stop the Playlist from looping is to use the Stop input or serial
command, or to start another file. Anything in the Playlist after the ‘<’ character is ignored.
;
Comment. Ignore all characters until the next carriage return.
An
This allows you to change the rate dynamically between videos with different sample frequencies. Where n is
the same as the ‘n’ in the nAR serial commands. Please see serial section for details. n=0,1,2,3,4,5