•A Playback is the host for your Playback Provider: a Sequence or a Playlist
•The Playback handles play, pause and stop. It defines the mode how your Playlist or Sequence is played ( Loop, Once, Reverse)
and is responsible for timecode handling.
•The Playback Editor is the place where you can arrange Content into a Playback Provider
•Depending on the Playback Provider, the UI of the Playback Editor changes: a Timeline Interface for Sequence or a Playlist Interfaces for a Playlist
Overview: Playbacks in VERTEX
A Playback is the host for a Playback Provider - this could be:
•a Sequence
or
•a Playlist
Speed up the daily work: VERTEX automatically creates a Playback for every Seqeunce or Playliste you create.
The base settings are done for you..
The Playback handles play , pause and stop. It defines the mode how your Playlist or Sequence is played (e.g. Loop, Once, Reverse)
and is responsible for timecode handling. Each Playback has a mixing level to fade in or out.
You are able to switch a Playback Provider of a Playback and change it from Sequence to e.g. a Playlist or another Sequence.
The length of a Playback is defined by the Playback Provider.
By default the length is set as 10 Minutes.
If you want to change the length of your timeline for a sequence or the displayed frame scale - you have to set this for your Playback Provider. Select the hosted Sequence into Inspector
The arrangement of the content itself is done into the Playback Provider (Sequence or Playlist)
Each Playback is available in every Playback Mixing Engine (PME). PME acting as "Video Master Faders". They control the main playout level for the whole mix. By default for live and for one preview.
The Playback Editor is the place to edit and compose your content. Depending on the Playback provider you has set, the UI of the playback editor changes. You will get a
•Timeline Interface for a Sequence
•Playlist Interface for a Playlist
Working with Playbacks
To edit, overview and control Playbacks there are 3 main editors and points into VERTEX.
All Settings for a Playback are done as usual into the Inspector.
Playback Editor
The Playback Editor is the main tab where you can arrange and edit the Content of your playback provider
Learn more basics about the Playback Editors User Interface
Playback Editor UI for a Sequence:
Please go to the Sequence Topic to learn details about the timeline based workflow with Clip Containers
Playback Editor UI for a Playlist
Learn more about handling and options of a Playlist
Playbacks Window
The Playbacks-Window gives you a quick overview about
•all existing Playbacks into your Project
•their Playback Provider
•their current status
•their mixing level.
With a rightclick you are able to open a context menu to set Playback Mode and Speed
Selecting a Playback will focus it into Inspector
Project Explorer
Last but not least, the Project Explorer always is a good point to show and select Playbacks for settings and to get a quick overview
about their state and their mixing levels
Playbacks are located as childs of a Playback Mixing Engine (PME) there
Assign a Playback provider to a Playback
When you create a new Sequence or a new Playlist, VERTEX creates also a new Playback for you and directly assigns Your Playlist or Sequence to this Playback.
Use Case:
Playback 2 hosts a Sequence. During your Project work it seems like a Playlist would be a better solution to arrange your content.
Best for you would be to use Playback 2, because you have already created some Control Buttons in a Control View.
You want to change the Playback Provider of Playback 2 from Sequence 2 to Playlist 1.
There are three points to change or assign a Playback Provider to a Playback:
Inspector
Focus or Pin your Playback into Inspector
Drag with your mouse a Sequence or a Playlist from Playback Editor to the Playback provider Field into Inspector
Playback Editor
Select your Playback into Playback Editor
Drag with your Mouse a Playlist or a Sequence in the Playback Provider info there.
Playbacks Window
Open a Playbacks Window or navigate to the already opened Playbacks tab
Drag a Sequence or a Playlist from Project Explorer to a Playback
Playback order into Fullscreen or Render Editor
•Playback Order: By default ascending.
When Playback 1 and 2 are running in parallel and are assigned to the same Canvas:
Means Playback 2 is in front of playback 1
•you are able to change this order into project settings
Options: ascending, descending or last change (LTP)