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Broadcast Pix
V8.5
6.6.4 Selecting Clips to Access from Broadcast Pix
Similar to the internal clipstore in Broadcast Pix, you can select all or just a subset
of clips from the external DDR to be accessed in your show. The clips selected in
the following menu are the clips accessible through the Broadcast Pix Control
Panel.
6.6.4
To select clips from the external DDR:
1.
In BPswitcher, select the
Setup
menu, then
System Setting…
,
as shown on the right.
2.
In the System Settings window
select the
Devices
tab.
3.
Select either
DDR Control
for 360
and Nexio control or
Omneon
Server
Control for Omneon
control. It will highlight orange, as
shown on the right.
4.
Click on the
Settings
button, and
the DDR settings window will
appear.
5.
For each server channel assign
the communications port un the
Comm Port
drop down menu.
360/Nexio Servers can control up
to 3 channels, where as Omneon
Servers may control up to 4
channels.
To see which COM ports are
active on the Server, navigate to
the Window’s Device Manager,
under the Ports COM & LPT
section.
NOTE:
If an invalid comm port or unable to connect to server message appears, ensure that the cabling is
correct and that the external server is set to be controlled remotely through VDCP