Sony LMT-300, User Manual

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Once information has been set in the Playlist Properties,
tap
Apply and Playlist Properties will close. You must tap
Save on the EDIT PLAYLIST pane to apply changes.
Add Black (Leader)
Black (Leader) is used to provide a brief interval between
different content. This often is used simply to provide
pacing to the sequence of content being presented, e.g.,
between trailers or between the last trailer and the feature
start.
In Digital Cinema, “black” can be either the absence of the
playback of any Content (virtual black
1
) during
presentation or it can be actual black content supplied as a
CPL included in the DCP. In the former case where a
virtual black interval is manufactured during the
presentation process, provision is made for establishing a
duration of the Black interval. When Black is actual
content, its duration is of a predetermined length and the
Content Type is “transitional
2
”
To add Virtual Black to the Playlist, tap Content , tap
either the Scroll Up or Scroll Down arrow until
you locate Black (appears as green in the list), tap Black
to select, and then tap Add . The ENTER GAP
DURATION popup appears.
The duration of the added Black (Leader) is set using the
ENTER GAP DURATION popup. This duration is an
absolute value and adjusts the start time of the following
Playlist Element in relation to the end time of the
proceeding Playlist Element. To enter a value, tap the
target, i.e.,
Hours , Minutes , or Seconds , and then tap (or
touch-and-hold) either the Plus or Minus to increment the
value of the selected target. When the desired value is
reached, tap
Accept . The ENTER GAP DURATION
popup closes and the added Black appears in the right-
hand list at the end of existing Playlist Elements.
Position the added Black to the correct
position within the existing Playlist Elements.
To move the Black Playlist Element, in the right side list
tap the
Black to select and then tap Down or Up (control
illustrated to the right) to move the Black Playlist Element
one event position in the desired direction. Continue to tap
Down or Up until the Black Playlist Element is in the
desired position in the Playlist. The start time of existing
Playlist Elements are adjusted to accommodate the
duration of the Black Playlist Element.
To add Black which is actual Content then locate the
Content and add it to the Playlist in the same manner as
you would add other Content. (See
“Add Content” on page
13 .)
When all changes are complete, tap Save . CREATE
PLAYLIST closes and you are returned to the MANAGE
SHOWS pane.
Note: You MUST tap Save before you leave this screen or
all changes will be lost.
Adjust Black (Leader) Duration
The duration of Virtual Black
3
can be adjusted to meet
timing needs. To adjust the duration of Black/Leader in the
SPL, tap either the
Scroll Up or Scroll Down
arrow until you locate the target Black (appears as green in
the Playlist), tap the
Black element to select (the Edit
button appears) and then tap Edit.
1.Virtual Black is created by electronically muting the im-
age output from the Content playback subsystem (Media
Block). A Virtual Black Playlist Element appears green in
the Content list and in the subsequent Playlist.
2.Transitional Content is usually described as “extremely
short content (1 to 15 seconds) separating unrelated com-
positions”
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Accept
Cancel
Close
Plus
Minus
3.Only the duration of Manufactured Black can be adjust-
ed.
Edit Playlist
Edit
Tap Black Element
Save