Creating playout schedule for an NSP-1

•Creating playlists (including specifying layout settings)

•Creating a daily schedule

Listing playlists and control commands

•Creating a periodic schedule

Specifying the period when the daily schedule is to be used.

Distribution to an NSP-1

•Sending materials, playlists and schedules

•Sending text for overriding content currently being played on the NSP-1.

•Checking transfer status

•Checking the NSP-1 status, playout schedules, and results (by connecting to the NSP-1 via a network and utilizing a web page)

In addition to the above operations, the BZNP-D1 software also provides the settings for BZNP-D1 configurations.

On layouts and playlists

The BZNP-D1 software manages an NSP-1 so as to display and play respective pieces of material, or a combination of materials.

While editing a playlist, you can specify a combination of materials and the position of each piece of material to be displayed on a screen as “layout.”

Order or timing of the materials to be played or other time- related settings will be defined in a “playlist.”

Unlike other authoring software, the BZNP-D1 software manages materials separately, rather than combining them onto a timeline to create a piece of video material, and then sends them to the NSP-1. The NSP-1 plays the materials automatically, according to a playlist, which also includes layout information, and schedule data received together with the materials.

This feature allows you to quickly replace some pieces of graphics and text materials that are small in data size, or to modify the position of video and/or text on the graphics material, or produce new combinations of the materials simply by sending a new playlist. The system enables you to fully utilize your audio and visual contents for flexible playout.

For details on layouts and playlists, see “What is a Playlist?” on page 35.

On schedules

A “playlist” defines playout order and timing of materials in a story, like a TV program.

In addition to a playlist, the BZNP-D1 software defines a “daily schedule” and a “periodic schedule,” which are grouped and referred to as a “schedule.”

A “daily schedule” defines the start and end times, in a day, of each program (or playlist). A program will be played repeatedly in the specified time.

A “periodic schedule” defines which daily schedule is to be used for a specific day. You can create a daily schedule and allocate it to each week of a month or to each month easily.

For details on schedules, see “Daily Schedules and Periodic Schedules” on page 45.

BZNP-D1 software products

The BZNP-D1 system includes the following types of BZNP-D1 software products:

•BZNP-D1LE

Free software that manages only one NSP-1.

•BZNP-D1

A software license for managing up to ten NSP-1 players. You can increase the number of NSP-1 players (up to 210) that the BZNP-D1 software can manage by purchasing additional licenses.

•BZNP-DP10

A software license that adds ten more NSP-1 players to be managed by the BZNP-D1 software.

•BZNP-DP50

A software license that adds 50 more NSP-1 players to be managed by the BZNP-D1 software.

The products differ only in the number of NSP-1 players each one can handle, and are identical in features and operations.

For detailed operations in registering the licenses and increasing the number of NSP-1 players to be managed, see “Adding Licenses” on page 19.

Note

Each software package or license can only be used on a single PC. The product is offered subject to the supplied license agreement displayed upon installation.

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