LTC locks any slave devices to the video output of the master player. Each playlist can have
its own unique LTC and has the ability to generate a pre-roll period, a post-roll period (also
called “run-on”), or both.
The simplest way to configure the player is using the HTML Edit Playlist Properties dialog box
as shown in the “
Configuring a player as an LTC master
“ and “
Configuring a player as
an LTC receiver (slave)
“ examples that are shown on the next several pages.
TIPS:
•
See “
Editing the Properties of a Playlist
“ in the “HTML Operation“ section to
open the dialog box.
•
The Edit Playlist Properties Dialog box is available for playlists only. If your
presentation is a single clip, create a playlist consisting of just that clip.
Configuring a player as an L
TC master
You may need to make the following settings:
•
Start
Time
—
Select
Generate
(above
Start
Time
), enter a
Start
Time
, and click
Save
. This is the LTC that is generated (the jam sync) when the playlist is loaded
and
after a play command is received. If the
Play
At
option (see below) is not enabled, this
is also the point when video output begins
This sequence is the equivalent of issuing the
TcGenerate
MSVPP command where the
Start Time variable is the
hh
:
mm
:
ss
:
ff
portion of the MSVPP command.
•
Play
At
—
Select the
Play
At
check box, enter a time for playback to begin, and click
Save
. The difference between the
Start
Time
and
Play
At
time is the pre-roll period,
an interval in which LTC is generated before the video starts. As an example, pre-roll
might allow audience members to take their seats after an announcement that the
show has begun.
This action is the equivalent of issuing the
PlayAt
MSVPP command.
•
Stop
At
—
Select the
Stop
At
check box, enter a time for LTC playback to stop, and
click
Save
. This option sets a stop point for the LTC, which can be before or after the
end of the video output.
•
If no
Stop
At
is specified, LTC stops when the video ends.
•
If
Stop
At
is
before
the end of the video roll, the video playback also stops and the
display goes black.
•
If
Stop
At
is
after
the end of the video roll, the difference between the end of the
clip or playlist and
Stop
At
(when it is after video ends) is the post-roll period, an
interval in which LTC continues to be generated after the video ends and the display
goes black. As an example, post-roll might allow the house lights to gradually
brighten.
This action is the equivalent of issuing the
StopAt
MSVPP command.
The examples on the following pages show some typical uses of the LTC generation options.
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