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To switch to a specified slot:
slot select: slot id: {slot ID}↵
To select the output video format:
slot select: video format: {video format}↵
Either or all slot select parameters may be specified. Note that selecting video
format will result in a rescan of the disk to reconstruct the timeline with all clips of
the specified video format.
Clearing the current timeline
The "clips clear" command instructs the deck to empty the current timeline:
clips clear↵
The server responds with
200 ok↵
Adding a clip to the current timeline
The "clips add:" command instructs the deck to add a clip to the current timeline:
clips add: name: {"clip name"}↵
The server responds with
200 ok↵
or in case of error
1xx {error description}↵
Configuring the watchdog
The “watchdog” command instructs the deck to monitor the connected client
and terminate the connection if the client is inactive for at least a specified period
of time.
To configure the watchdog:
watchdog: period: {period in seconds}↵
To avoid disconnection, the client must send a command to the server at least
every {period} seconds. Note that if the period is set to 0 or less than 0, connection
monitoring will be disabled.