Automatic Launch

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Cinegy Playout is responsible for sending video and animated graphics on air. By default, Cinegy Playout is started automatically on the system startup. The engine also restarts automatically in case of failure.

Cinegy_Playout_icon

When started, the Cinegy Playout icon is displayed in the notification area of the taskbar.

To see and control the status of all engine instances, right-click the Cinegy Playout icon in the taskbar and select the "Show dashboard" command:

Playout_engine_RCM

The following Cinegy Playout Dashboard window will appear:

Playout dashboard

In the left-hand part of the dashboard you can see the control monitors of all configured Cinegy Playout instances and their individual audio level indicators.

In the right-hand part of the dashboard the instance name and status are displayed, as well as CPU and RAM diagrams. The following set of controls can be used to manage each engine instance:

engine_start_button

Press the "Start" button to start the specified instance broadcasting.

engine_stop_button

Press the "Stop" button to stop the specified instance broadcasting.

engine_restart_button

Press the "Restart" button to restart the specified instance broadcasting.

The engine status is indicated with the following color coding:

running

The green indicator shows that the engine is connected and running.

not_running

The red indicator shows that a crash has occurred during playout with automatic restart.

not_detected

The gray indicator shows that the engine is stopped.

not_running / not_detected

The blinking red indicator appears when the engine status is "Failed" (the specified engine has not been properly configured or some license is missing).

It is possible to adjust the dashboard view by changing the number of columns for instances to be displayed in the dashboard window. To do this, right-click the Cinegy Playout icon in the taskbar and choose the required columns number from the "Dashboard columns" submenu:

dashboard_columns

To hide the dashboard, press the "X" button on the Cinegy Playout Dashboard window or right-click the Cinegy Playout icon in the taskbar and select the "Hide dashboard" command:

hide_dashboard_command

To exit the application, use the "Exit" command. To launch the engine again, run the PlayoutDashboard.exe file from your Cinegy Playout installation folder.