Special Items

This item is a reserved "empty" item with the fixed duration. It is used to reserve a fixed amount of time in the schedule, to be filled later with item(s) of the corresponding duration.

A dummy item is not broadcast. Operator must fill it in with appropriate clip(s) before going on air. If this item is not completely filled when the previous item in the playlist is on air, the dummy item is not marked as cued and is automatically skipped; the next actual playlist item is marked as cued and is broadcast instead.

Until filled in appropriately, dummy items are shown in red.

By default, the dummy item duration is 15 minutes, but you can change the default duration in the "Preferences" dialog.

To fill in the dummy item, select the actual item in integrated browser or the File Explorer, hold the Ctrl key down and drag-and-drop the item into the selected dummy item position; the dummy will be filled with media and metadata of this item.

The dummy item behavior depends on the duration of an item it is filled with. If the inserted item is shorter, the dummy item is cropped correspondingly and placed after it and the following dialog appears:

Select the "Keep secondary events" option to preserve the defined secondary events of the dummy item after its content replacement. You can define to keep the secondary events only if they fit into new item duration by selecting the corresponding option.

If the inserted item is longer, the following dialog appears:

To keep the duration value of the dummy item, select "Keep original duration" option. You can also define to keep the In and Out points of the dummy item if they fit into the new media duration.

If a playlist contains several dummy items with the same Traffic ID specified for all of them, they can be filled in one operation. The dialog will look as follows:

The number in brackets indicates how many dummy items with the same Traffic ID are present in the playlist. Select the "Replace all instances of this item" option to fill them all.

Abort the replacement by pressing "Cancel".

Depending on your playback configuration, a live signal goes from the defined input device or from IP (if the "Use RTP/UDP input" option is enabled) to output.

By default, the live item duration is 15 minutes, but you can change the default duration in the "Preferences" dialog.

To define the RTP/UDP source URL, select the "Item properties…​" command from the live item context menu and switch to the "Parameters" tab. The description of "Live Source" parameters is given here.

Alternatively, you can simply drag-and-drop the RTP/UDP URL from the Cinegy Route Browser holding the Ctrl key down directly to the live item entry in the playlist.