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VENICE Client Software User Guide
3.5 Controlling the Devices (Player / Recorder)
In the playout mode the VENICE server assumes the role of the player
while the external device is used as a recorder (see also section “Select-
ing the Operation Mode” on page 2-5). Via the tabs at the top of the
player/recorder controls you can switch between the controls of the
VENICE server and the controls of the recorder (see section “Perform-
ing the Operation” on page 2-7).
This section describes the controls available for the devices in detail.
First the player controls are explained (tab VENICE) and after that the
recorder controls (tab RECORDER).
3.5.1 Player Controls (VENICE)
With the tab VENICE in the playout mode activated the player controls
are displayed and the video overlay will show you the currently selected
content (see section “Selecting Content for Play-out” on page 3-2).
The controls can then be used to move within or manually play out the
selected content. Additionally, you can set an in- and/or outpoint for
the content.
Figure 3-13: The player controls
You can use the items of the player controls as described in section “The
Controls Explained” on page 3-15. The timeline that is controlled is the
scrub bar either of the selected content (see section “The Scrub Bar” on
page 3-11) or of the playlist.
3.5.2 Recorder Controls
When the tab RECORDER is activated in the playout mode, the re-
corder controls are displayed and the video overlay will show you the
input signal as it would be available at the output of the VENICE server.
The controls can then be used to control an external device connected
via RS-422, for example, to cue to a certain position and/or to start a
record operation of the content that the VENICE server plays out.
Further information about playlists can be found in section
“Playlists / Transcoding Lists” on page 2-14.