The transition into and out of lower thirds to full screen graphics is a little rough (the lower third cuts out when going into a fullscreen graphic, and replaces the fullscreen out transition with a dissolve when coming from it). (I’m looking into a fix for this, but it will probably be a little while). … Read more
The web interface allows you to easily filter names from the old Gavel Font database and automatically fill titles in XPression with those names. Visit the page The URL for a control page looks like this: https://ktoo.media/gavel/data/names/?station=1&slots=20 The “station” parameter is an arbitrary ID. You can add new IDs as you want, and even have … Read more
There’s a basic web interface that you can use to select which titles from the database should be available in XPression. (Because there are over 6,000 records in the database, which might be hard to manage in XPression itself). It takes a little manual synchronization to get everything set up. Create a group for titles … Read more
The steps to set up Gavel lower titles that pull in the names and titles from the following spreadsheet: P:\Gavel2021\Legislators.xlsx. Add a group for legislators Give it a take ID with enough numbers after it – to automatically populate, the titles in this group must be sequentially numbered starting from the group’s take ID. Drag … Read more
It is possible to trim media remotely using a terminal window. Using the terminal window can also give you much better control of a media player in general, for example you could load four our five clips and eject just one in the middle of the list (vs. ejecting the whole list as you get … Read more
As 360 North Programmer, you will get TV offers from multiple sources. Most prominently from NETA. When you get an offer that looks interesting that you’re interested in scheduling an automated record for that feed, follow these steps outlined below. Get Important Information from the Offer The most important bits of information are NOLA code, … Read more
Restart Rx A-D Once A Week As part of 360 North’s acquisition of programming we have four Ericsson receivers that are dedicated to specific PBS satellites channels which feed programs on a set calendar schedule. From time-to-time these receivers can experience difficulties and need to be restarted. It generally manifests in shows recording with video, but … Read more
Every once in a while (usually after you’ve modified a Polaris Playlist directly and then are re-exporting the playlists from ProTrack) Polaris Play: Playlist (PPP) can become FUBAR (excuse the language). At this point, it is a good idea to either put up a “Technical Difficulties” slate or load a clip from another media port … Read more