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 use how to create Overlays Groups and bind them to Clips or schedule them. In this article:→ Create Lower Third (with overlays.uno)→ Create Lower Third (with ClassX)→ Create Lower Third (in PLAYDECK)→ Automate Overlay … Read More

For High Quality and Lag-free network operation, we recommend using High-end network hardware (router, switch) as well as high speed ethernet cables (Cat6+). In this article:→ BlackMagic 2110/IP Cards→ AJA 2110/IP Cards→ Deltacst 2110/IP Cards BlackMagic 2110/IP Cards BlackMagic Devices … Read More

This article will show how to setup your Output Streams for different purposes. In this article:→ Introduction→ Using Parameter and Config String→ Config Samples→ AAC High Quality Audio Streams→ Color Space and Chroma subsampling and Interlace→ Multiple Audio Tracks→ Closed … Read More

This article will show how to insert Streams into your Playlist. In this article:→ Insert Stream (SRT, RTMP, UDP, …)→ Insert YouTube Video→ Insert Website Video Insert Stream (SRT, RTMP, UDP, …) You can directly Drag Drop any YouTube URL … Read More

This article will show how to move your License from one System to another System. In this article:→ Shop License→ USB Dongle License→ Offline License→ Backup License Shop License You can move your License via a simple Check-In/Out System. On … Read More