Getting Started > Content Editing, Composition & Playout

•A Playlist is a list based Playback Provider that is hosted into a Playback

•A Playlist contains a list of Clips, sorted on different Tracks into a list.

•Compared to a sequence, the Cue number of a Playlist is the same as the Track number

•A Playlist has a default Canvas, but every Clip could be assigned to a different Canvas or even output

Create a Playlist

•On Startup, VERTEX creates a timeline based Sequence for you.

•To create a new Playlist, just navigate to the Playback section into Project Explorer, open context menu by a right click and select "Add New"

•Or just use "Create"in the main menu on the top bar

•Go to the Playback Editor and switch to the new Playback "Playlist 1"

User Interface and Workflow

The Playlist in VERTEX is ready for a quick start with its default settings.
For special needs, different options and settings gives you a powerful and flexible way to handle also more complex tasks with a Playlist.

•Drag Content from Project Explorer to the Playback Editor. For each Content item a new Playlist Track is created

information Sequence as Playlist Track
It is also possible to drag a whole Sequence as Content into a Playlist.

•To change the track order:

oSelect one or multiple Tracks, hold the left mouse button and drag it to a new position

oSelect a track, go to Inspector and change "Cue Id"

	Playlist Cue Number	Shows the Cue/Track number Status colors Yellow: Clip is preloaded into cache Green: Currently Playing
	Playback Time	Shows the playback time of the Clip/of the Clips that is/are currently playing
	Clip Count	Shows the amount of Clips on a Track Default: only 1 - when Track Clip Mode of a Playlist is set to Single Clip default setting) Option: If you want to work with more than one Clip on a Track, set Track Clip Mode of a Playlist to Multi Clip. The Clip number shows you the number of Clips on a Track
	Clip Name Clip Length	Shows Clip Name, and thumbnail of the first Clip of a Cue Shows Clip length of the first Clip of a Cue Inspect Clips with the help of the context menu. Right-click with your mouse on Track. Choose "Inspect Clip Container..." to select one of the Clips into Inspector Choose "Delete Clip Container..." to remove one of the Clips
	Freerun	Sets Freerun on/off for a video Clip Default: off When set to off, the Clip Playback is synced to the System Clock
	Transport Mode	Sets Transport Mode for a Clip. relevant when Track lenght of a Playlist Cue is longer than the lenght of the video clip or if Freerun is enabled Options: Loop (default) - Loops Video Content is Track lenght of a Playlist Cue is longer than the lenghts of the video clip Pause: Just pauses the Clip Once: Just play once
	Notes	Add a Note.
	Trigger	Sets method how this Cue will be started /triggered Follow (Default): Follows the previous Cue. Cue is triggered after previous Cue is finished Manual Manuel trigger is necessary to start the Cue. Cue will not automatically starts after previous Cue is finished A manual trigger could be the Play Button or even a Script Command With Previous Cue will be triggered with previous Cue. When previous Cue is started and played, Playback for this Cue also will start.
	Behaviour	Defines the Cue behaviour at its end. Transition (default) Transition is done between this Cue and the next upcoming Cue. Both Cues are loaded into cache and running in parallel during transition time Release Releases this Cue when next Cue is started. Contrary to "Transition" both Cues are not loaded and running in parallel for the transition time. Use e.g. for systems with less performance Hold Hold the Content form this Cue also when next Cue already is started
	Fade Mode	Defines the type of transition to the next Cue Crossfade (default) Crossfade is processed between Cues No Fade No Fade between Cues Fade In/Out Fade in and/or fade out is processed between cues. Timing could be set separately for in and out into Time Settings
	Script	Enter a Script Command that should be executed when Cue starts
	Time settings for Fade and Start	Fade In Sets duration for a fade in. Is used when behaviour was set to transition Fade Out Sets duration for a fade out. Is used when behaviour was set to transition Delay Sets a Delay for Start

Settings

For a Track

All Settings also could be done into Inspector
Just focus a Playlist track with your Mouse.

information Please keep in mind that there is a difference between this Track settings with behaviour and transitions and the settings for a Clip into this Track
To select a Clip into Inspector and do settings like position in Canvas, corrections, etc, right-click on an Playlist entry, open the context menu and click to "Inspect Clip Containers...."

For a Playlist

Similar to a Sequence, there are also some settings for a Playlist.
Select a Playlist into Project Explorer and change the settings into the Inspector

Default Canvas

Defines the default Canvas that is assigned to each Clip.
Drag with your mouse a Canvas from Project Explorer to this property field to change.

Audio Offset

Set an Audio offset for the Playback of the whole Playlist.
Values are in milliseconds.
Enter a negative value to play Audio earlier than video

Enter a positive value to delay Audio from video

Length and FPS

Changing FPS will affect the displayed Timecode for a Playlist.
Length will affect the length of the Playlist as Playback provider

Global Position Offset and Global Position Scale (Advanced Inspector Mode)

Sets a Global Offset for Position for all Content into a Playlist
or
Scales all Content into a Playlist globally

Track Clip Mode

Single Clip (default)
A Track/cue of a Playlist can host only 1 Clip

Multi Clip
A Track/cue of a Playlist can host multiple Clips.
Read Subchapter "Multi Clip Mode" for more information

Track Defaults

Set up default values and settings that are valid for every new Playlist entry you will create
Read more about this setting in the subchapter above

Multi Clip Mode

•In "Multi Clip" Mode , VERTEX is able to host a number of Clips on the same Playlist Track

•With this feature you are allowed to handle more complex scenarios within a Playlist:
e.g. to pay different Clips on different Canvas with one single Playlist Cue.

•To use this feature, you first have to change the Track Clip Mode of a Playlist. By default, this mode is set to Single

Working in Multi Clip Mode

•Create a Clip by first dragging just 1 content item from Project Explorer into the Playback Editor

•Then, drag one or more Content Items from Project Explorer to the same Track: the Clip Count of this Track increases

•Also in Project Explorer all Clips now are listed as child elements of a Track

•Inspect a Clip Container with help of the Context Menu: Right-Click on a Track to open a list of Clip Containers or to Inspect All

•Delete a Clip Container with help of the Context Menu: Right-Click on a Track to open a list of Clip Containers or to Delete All