User's Manual User Manual

IPDirector Version 5.8
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User Manual
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Part 6: Playout
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Playlist Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2010
Issue 5.8.B
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HOW TO ADD A TAG TO A PLAYLIST ELEMENT
To add a tag to a playlist element, proceed as follows:
1. In the Playlist Panel, open the selected playlist.
2. Right-click the element you want to add a tag to.
The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed.
3. Select Insert / Edit TAG from the menu.
The Define Element Tags window opens. Refer to section ‘Define Element
Ta
gs Window’ on page 88 for a description of its fields.
4.
To define a new tag:
• check a box,
• select the Tag type in the Tag type field,
• eventually modify the timecode from which the tag must be applied or click
the Grab Timecode Button;
• if required, enter a descriptive text for the tag.
Refer to section ‘Define Element Tags Window’ on page 88 for more details on
t
he Define Element Tags window and on the characteristics of each kind of
tag.
5. Press OK to validate the operation.
The tag(s) is/are added to the playlist and tag information is displayed in the
Playlist Panel. Refer to section ’Tag Information Display’ on page 91 for more
inf
ormation on tag display.