Item Properties

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Item Properties

This dialog allows you to specify the properties for the selected item. To view and edit item properties, if needed, select the item and choose the "Properties" context menu command. The following "Item properties" dialog box appears:

item_properties
Note
 The "Properties" option is not available for Comment items.

This dialog contains two tabs that are described below.

General Tab

In this tab general item properties are defined.

  • Name – assign a name to the selected item.

  • Trigger Type – redefine the trigger type (follow, clocked or join-in-progress) for the selected item.

  • Manual End – check this option to set the item trigger type to manual end.

  • Date Start – specify the start date for the clocked item (only available for clocked items). Uncheck the "Auto" option to specify the start date manually. Press the Date button and specify the start date for the following item:

    item_properties_date_start

    Today’s date is marked with the blue frame, and the selected date is shown against the blue background. Navigate through the months with the ◂ and ▸ arrows.

    Note
    		 It is not possible to set the start date in the past.

  • Start – set the start time for the clocked item. To do this, simply enter a new time in the "Start" field via the keyboard in the hours:minutes:seconds:frames format.

    If the specified date or start time for the selected item has already passed, you will be informed about it with the following error message:

    error_incorrect%20starttime_date

    If the start time for the current item is later than the start time of the next clocked item, all items up to the next clocked item will be interpreted as "past due" and will be skipped from playing.

    clocked_coloring

  • Duration – correct the duration of the selected live or dummy item.

    Note
    		 The default duration for live and/or dummy items can be changed via preferences

  • In and Out – correct In and Out timecodes manually. You should keep in mind that the new duration value cannot be higher than the original or less than 0.5 seconds.

    Note
    		 This option is locked for live and dummy items.

  • Comment – edit a comment for the selected item.

  • Skipped – select the "Skip" checkbox to set the status for the selected item as "skipped". The current item will be skipped from playing in single/multi-channel mode.

  • Original Aspect – define the original aspect ratio of the item.

  • Target Aspect – define the target aspect ratio for the video stream of the selected item.

  • Category – select the custom color category for the item.

Parameters Tab

Live_item_properties

In this tab, you can define the live source parameters as well as choose the audio matrix preset.

Important
 Refer to the Audio Profile Editor article to learn more about audio matrix presets.

RTP/UDP/SRT Source Selection

For live items only, check the "RTP/UDP Live Source" option to use IP signal as the live feed for a live item playout. Define the RTP, UDP or SRT URL for live input stream either via the keyboard or drag-and-drop the source URL from the Cinegy Route Browser into the "URL" field.

Note
 Please note that Cinegy Route Browser x86 cannot be opened in Cinegy Air PRO x64 due to technical limitations.

Alternatively, press the "Browse" button and select a video stream registered on the specified server by Cinegy Route Directory Service using the integrated Cinegy Route browser that appears:

Route browser
Note
 Use of the integrated Cinegy Route browser is compatible with Cinegy Route Browser v15 and above installed and available on the machine running Cinegy Air Playlist Editor.
Tip
 Cinegy Route Directory Service can be installed on any dedicated PC and can be used by all playout stations.
Note
 Only streams marked as "Visible" for current user are displayed here.

Select the required video stream and press "OK". It will be automatically converted to RTP/UDP/SRT URL:

selected stream

Input Number

The input number defines a number of switchable inputs per channel within applicable video format.

input_number
Important
 Several inputs in one channel can be configured through simulcast configuration.

Here specify the number of the input device. The input number values start from 0; specifying 1 means that the input device signal is the second in the list, 2 means that the input device signal is the third in the list and so on:

playout_input_device_number
Caution
 Changing input number is not allowed during the broadcast.
Important
 RTP/UDP/SRT live input defined in the "Item properties" has priority over another input (SDI, NDI etc).

Hide CG layers

The "Hide CG Layers" functionality enables automatic CG layers deactivation for a particular item when its broadcast has already finished. Selecting the required options automatically deactivates the corresponding CG layers once the item broadcast is finished:

air_hide_cg_layers
Important
 This functionality is available only for Cinegy Title graphics.