Use the up and down arrows to select the fixed time for this marker. The fixed time indicates the number of minutes and seconds within the current hour to fix the time. For example, within the 20:00 (8pm) hour, a fixed time marker of --:15:00 would fix the time around 20:15:00 (8:15pm).
Select this option to select a hard fixed time marker. A hard fixed marker will cause any playing items to immediately fade out and stop and advance to the next playout log item after the fixed time marker.
Select this option to select a soft fixed time marker. A soft fixed marker will cause any playing items to finish before advancing to the next playout log item after the fixed time marker.
Select this option to select a 'not before' fixed time marker. A 'not before' fixed time marker ensure that items following this marker will not be played until at least the fixed time. Not Before fixed time makers are automatically inserted when a new hour is scheduled.
Tracks that start within the tolerance time but cannot finish before the fixed time is reached with not be played. Tolerance can be used to prevent very long tracks from being played close to a fixed time marker and causing large overruns. With tolerance, it is possible for tracks after the fixed time marker to start early.
