User Manual Manual

Issue 4.2.B

Xedio Version 4.2 - User Manual – Xedio Playout Organizer

EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012

4.5 PLAYOUT MANAGEMENT

4.5.1 SETTING THE START MODE

Three start modes are available by clicking the arrow in the Start column for each

element:

Start Mode Behavior

CONTINUOUS

When the Start mode of all the playlist elements is set to

CONTINUOUS, they will be

automatically chained

together.

STEP When the Start mode of a playlist element is set to STEP,

the playlist will stop on the last frame of that element.

FREEZE ON IN When the Start mode of a playlist element is set to

FREEZE ON IN, the playout will pause on the first frame

of the next playlist element.

Note

One of these start modes is used as default. It can be changed in the

Tools > Options > Options menu. Please refer to section 6.3 ‘Default

Start Mode’ on page 25 for more information.

4.5.2 SETTING THE TRANSITION EFFECTS

If the Start mode is set to CONTINUOUS, a MIX transition effect can be executed

between two items. In the Effect column, select MIX and in the Effect duration

column, enter the duration of the effect.

4.5.3 BROADCASTING A PLAYLIST

When a playlist is ready to be played out to air, it needs to be connected to the

playout server (hardware) component.