Editing Playout Log

This message is shown while you are editing the log.

 

This warning is shown if you are editing the current hour of the playout log. If you make changes in the current hour, this could be disruptive to the operator of PlayIt Live during a live broadcast.

Import a playout log from a text file in an expected format. See Importing Playout Log.

Export the currently displayed playout log items to file. A PlayIt Playout Log Format (pipl) file will be generated and downloaded to your Downloads folder. This file can then be imported into another time range.

Schedules the playout log for the selected time range based on the scheduled clocks, playout pattern, and playout policies.

Clears the playout log for the selected time range. Use this if you want to clear the log to reschedule the time range from scratch. Changes are not applied until the log is saved below.

 

The playout log item list shows all the items scheduled for the selected time range. Use the icon to reorder the playout log items. Items are grouped by the hour they belong.

 

Play Time: The scheduled time the item will play.

Hour Pos: The position the item is in the hour.

Type: The type of the playout log item. Possible options here are Track, Fixed Time Marker, Break Note, Voice Track, Remote URL, Aux Input and Advert Block. In editing mode, click the type text to change the type.

Settings: The settings of the playout log item. This is dependent on the type you have selected. In editing mode, click the settings text to change the settings. See clock item list settings for more information.

Segue?: Signals if the playout log item will segue into the next item.

Segue Style: The segue style to use for the log item. See PlayIt Live documentation for how segue style is used.

Protected: When this checkbox is checked the scheduled playout log item will have the same protected status. In PlayIt Live, protected items will not be dropped by Fixed Time Markers or the Auto Adjust feature. Use this for items that must be played during an hour, for example, advert blocks.

 

Clones the selected item to the next row. This is useful if you want to easily duplicate an item.

 

Deletes the item row from the playout log.

 

Adds a blank playout log item to the end of the playout log time range. Use the to move it to the desired position.

Use the Save button to save the playout log to the database.

Use the Revert button to discard all changes and exit editing mode.