To configure the monitor, click Add to choose the location for the monitored folder(s). Specify which file format(s) to monitor by ticking the appropriate boxes.
The actual monitoring process can be enabled either by clicking the Monitor button on this dialogue or by clicking the ‘Start monitoring’ icon.
This function is very useful in conjunction with remote processes that are rendering images to create clips. The images that are created can be loaded into the OmniTek XR unit as they appear, compiled into a moving sequence, or checked out using the various
Playlists
Where the system includes the
A playlist is, in effect, a scheduled playout running through a predetermined list of video images and clips. Each item in the list can potentially have, to some degree, different video engineering settings, and each can be displayed for a different duration.
The playlist can be opened and closed by clicking the ‘PL’ toolbar icon or taking the Playlist Window option found under the ‘View’ menu. The Playlist window may be thought of as a
The playlist is just like a sequence pattern: it can be played forward or backward, it can be stepped through, and you can go directly to a specific frame. The playlist is selected in the Generator window in the same way as any other pattern, at which point you can use the Run toolbar to traverse the playlist in the same way as a normal sequence.
Playlist Display
The playlist ‘is the blank thumbnail in the Generator window with the word ‘Playlist’ written across it. It is visible at all times and is always the first ‘pattern’ in the configuration. Please note that the playlist is software driven, so there will be some latency when switching patterns within the playlist and when a playlist is stopped mid item, while the software uses a number of internal factors to estimate which frame you have stopped at.
The playlist itself is typically created by dragging items from the Generator window into the playlist window. These items can be dragged into the playlist as many times as required, but it is not possible to drag and drop multiple selections. Since drag and drop does not work with all PC configurations, it is also possible to
The Playlist window lists each item as a separate row entry. Each entry includes a thumbnail preview of the source pattern, the path and type of that pattern, and the duration in frames/seconds of that item. The currently ‘showing’ item is highlighted in red/pink. An item in the playlist selected for editing is highlighted in black.
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