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60 Advanced Playlisting
To configure General Purpose Output events for a Playlist clip:
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Open the Playlist for editing: Click the Edit check-box.
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Select the Edit GPI command from the Playlist Item Context Menu. The GPI Editor window
will appear. Note that this is a one-step-at-a-time process; you cannot edit a Playlist and the
GPI events in the same pass.
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Enable one or more desired GPI outputs, number 1 to 6, with its checkbox.
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Select the GPI Offset with the mouse or by using the arrow keys on the keyboard (see GPI
Editor Keyboard Shortcuts below). The Offset is a positive time value that determines how
long after the beginning of a clip its GPI output will become active.
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Select the GPI Duration by using the mouse or the arrow keys.
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Repeat the steps above for every output to be configured. Click the
Apply
button to make
the changes active and close the window.
GPI Output Editor Keyboard Shortcuts
Tab Cycles the current selection through all buttons and numeric windows. On the GUI
each button, or other item that can be controlled by a keyboard command, will
appear surrounded by a dotted line.
Right Arrow Same as Tab, except it will also advance through individual timecode fields.
Left Arrow Same as Right Arrow, except it cycles in the opposite direction.
Up Arrow Increments the hours, minutes, seconds or frames field of the selected timecode
window.
Down Arrow Decrements the hours, minutes, seconds or frames field of the selected timecode
window.
Enter Toggles the enabled/disabled state of a GPI output. This is the equivalent of
checking or un-checking the Enabled checkbox.
Programming GPI Inputs
The Image Server provides six programmable General Purpose Inputs (GPI), which can be
used to initiate playback of playlists, individual clips, and multiple groups of clips. Collectively, the
server’s GPI inputs and outputs present a powerful and universal interface to switchers, character
generators and other equipment.
Instructions for programming GPI Inputs will be found in the System Configuration chapter.
Keyboard Shortcuts for Playlist Window
Tab
Cycles the keyboard focus through all buttons and numeric fields.
C
CUE
E Toggle Edit checkbox