PLAYDECK can play almost any Codec out there. If the Codec is not supported by your GPU, it always falls back to CPU to make it work. There are very view exception: NotchLC for example cant be played with PLAYDECK. … Read More

This article will show how to utilize Internal Keying as means of overlaying Video over Video (Picture in Picture). 1. Setup of Internal Keying We need to setup PLAYDECK to have a BG FEED and a PIP FEED and mix … Read More

This article will show options to prepare your Playlists on another System or import Playlist from other Apps. In this article:→ Use Free Channel→ Use Playlist Trial Edition→ Append Playlist during Broadcast→ Automatically Detect and Reload new Playlist→ Interface with … Read More

For a general overview of best possible Video Codecs for Playout, please see this article. While PLAYDECK is able to transcode all Clips in real time to your selected Output Format, this can put a heavy toll on your system … Read More

This article will explain how you can use SCTE for your projects. PLAYDECK supports SCTE-35, which are exclusively used in Streams and SCTE-104, which are exclusively used in SDI Device signals. Scroll down for SCTE-104. We also recommend to follow-up … Read More

This article will show how to use a BREAK BLOCK to create Ad Breaks, that interrupt your regular Playout, and will return after. In this article:→ Using Break Blocks as Ad Breaks→ Schedule Break Block→ Using Action Buttons for Ad … Read More

This article will show how to use how to utilize the second Channel to create L-Band advertisements. 1. L-Band Specifications Every Station has their own specs on the size, so we just borrow this sample from News18: The principal is … Read More

Introducing a Reference Signal will force the Output Hardware to send Frames based on the Reference Clock. 1. Multichannel SYNC as a use case If you plan to synchronize multiple channel, you should connect an external clock to your device, … Read More

This article will show how to trigger external Overlay Engine during your Playout. 1. Create external Overlay with ClassX We use ClassX Liveboard as an example to show, how to work with external Overlays. This sample can be easily copied … Read More

This article will show how to use how to create Overlays Groups and bind them to Clips or schedule them. 1. Create some Overlays Lets create our own custom “lower third” composed of a background GFX and Text and group … Read More