Harmonic Web Panels

The Panels exist here: C:\ProgramData\Harmonic\WebPanels (On the Harmonic Manager machine). Copy and Paste a Folder to create a new web panel. Navigate into the folder and edit the following file: panel.json To change the labels / titles of the panel or each row edit the appropriate pairs: “Text”:”xxxxxx”  (e.g. “Text”:”Kelli’s Remote Trimming Panel”) To change … Read more

Embedding Closed Captions into Video for the Server

Start the Rhozet Carbon Coderapplication. Copy the media and .SCC file to a folder accessible on the Carbon Coder Machine. I generally use E:\UserWatches\MXFOmneon\Prep   Add the Source video file. Select the Target (or output for the file) Add | KTOO (category) | MXF based on Omneon SD NTSC 8 mbps SD 16×9 source | … Read more

ProTrack Keyboard Shortcuts

Below is a list of keyboard shortcuts for a majority of actions you might do in ProTrack: Hotkey or Keyboard Shortcut Command Program Information Edit –>Add Menu Ctrl + N Add a New Program or Series Ctrl + A Add Another Episode or Version Ctrl + M Add Multiple Episodes Edit –>Update Menu Ctrl +U … Read more

Scheduling Feeds (records) in ProTrack (Acquisition)

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

Rebooting Ericsson RXs A – D

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

Clearing Harmonic Polaris Play: Playlist (PPP) and Reloading the Playlist from ProTrack

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

Setting up a Realtime Closed Captioning Session

In this article we will walk through setting up a closed caption session.  There are 3 main steps involved. 1) Scheduling the Captioning Session.  2) Routing the Sources. 3) Verifying & Recording the Captioning Session. 1. Scheduling the Captioning Session This step should be done well in advance of the Captioning Session (days to weeks before). Below are two companies … Read more

Removing (Purging) Expired Media

About every quarter it is a good idea to remove any expired media from the server in order to free up space. There are three main steps involved in doing this. 1. Identifying Expired media in ProTrack, 2. Deleting Expired Media, and 3. Updating the ProTrack Media to Purged to reflect that the show has been purged … Read more

Creating Clip Tool Desktop Shortcuts

Here is the procedure for making a permanent Desktop ClipTool shortcut specific to a media player: Customizing a ClipTool Shortcut This procedure allows you to place a convenient ClipTool icon (shortcut) on the desktop which when clicked, loads ClipTool and calls a specific Player and MediaDirector host. This method bypasses the MediaDirector/Player dialog. To customize … Read more