A playout is one complete broadcast line, with its own cue list, preview, controls, sound and output. Most installations use one playout. The pages in this part explain what changes when you use more than one.
A playout can also do something other than play a list that you operate. It can be on air all the time, it can send only the graphics that go over the picture, or it can appear as a source in a scene.
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| More than one playout | How to add playouts, how the panels are arranged, and which playout the keyboard controls. |
| Name and colour | How to make clear which playout you are looking at. |
| Linking playouts | How one GO also starts a cue on another playout. |
| Permanent playout | A playout that is live from the moment the program starts. |
| Overlay output | A playout that draws only the overlay layer, for a key input on a mixer. |
| A playout as a source | How to place the picture of one playout in a scene. |
When to use a second playout
Use a second playout when you have two screens with different content, and one person operates both. Examples are the stream and the screen in the hall, the main output and a display in the foyer, or the programme and a key layer for the mixer.
Do not use a second playout as a preview of the same playout, or to prepare the next item. The green marker already does that, and it uses no extra resources.