Dummy Item

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You can insert a dummy item into the playlist by pressing the "+Dummy" button or by selecting the "Insert" > "Dummy item" command from the context menu. Shift+D is the default keyboard shortcut.

Important
It is possible to reassign the default shortcut used for a dummy item insertion and add a new combination(s) via the keyboard customizer. Refer to the Keyboard article for more information about the keyboard customization.

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.

Note
The duration of an item cannot be less than 0.5 seconds.

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.

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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:

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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:

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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:

replace_occurrences

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".

Live Item

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.

Important
Refer to the Playback device settings section in the Cinegy Playout manual for details about setting up input and output devices.

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Press the "+Live" button on the item editor panel to add a live item after the selected item. This command is also available from the "Item" main menu: "Insert" > "Live item". The default keyboard shortcut is Shift+L.

Important
It is possible to reassign the default shortcut used for the live item insertion and add a new combination(s) via the keyboard customizer. Refer to the Keyboard article for more information about the keyboard customization.

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

Note
The duration of an item cannot be less than 0.5 seconds. For live items the In point is always set to 00:00:00:00.

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.

Note Item

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Press the "+Note" button or select the "Insert" > "Comment" command from the "Item" main menu to add a note to the playlist above the currently selected item. Adding the note does not affect your time scale. To edit the note, double-click it or press F2 and enter your new text. Hit Esc to cancel the operation.