The small, clever extras are what distinguish a good video playout software from an exceptional one! Who hasn’t had to deal with the following typical situations in everyday production? The Director View The live show has just started, the first … Read More

So, the big question right at the beginning of the development of PLAYDECK was: Though it’s subjective, what would the perfect video playout software for Windows be like?… Read More

To remove the watermark from the trial version and use PLAYDECK without restrictions, you need a valid license. On the website www.playdeck.tv you can choose between different licenses (Lite, Plus or Studio version) with a duration of one month or … Read More

One of the most convenient features of PLAYDECK (from the Plus version upwards) is the automatic adjustment of the playback volume of each clip. This means that the viewer will perceive them as equally loud.Please set your desired Target Loudness … Read More

In the control section there is a preview window for each of the two playlist channels with adjacent buttons for operating playback.Above these buttons you will find several timers that help you to keep track of the timing of your … Read More

Menu Bar The menu bar takes you to the basic settings of PLAYDECK. Under the menu item File you will find the commands for creating, opening or saving a playlist, the functions for importing and exporting a playlist as well … Read More

Most of the control commands for the operation of the two playlists, the overlay and action buttons as well as the editing window can be easily and flexibly assigned with keyboard shortcuts: First, define your keyboard layout. Then select the … Read More

PLAYDECK can be controlled remotely via a number of different methods, but can also send out control commands itself.To control PLAYDECK from outside, the following methods are available: TCP Commands Auto-play via NDI Tally Light Auto-play via GPI / COM-Port … Read More

An action is a media file (video, audio or full-screen graphics) in direct access. As soon as the corresponding button is pressed, PLAYDECK starts playing the stored file. Up to 30 such action files can be stored per playlist channel … Read More

An overlay is an image, a text, a ticker, an HTML file or even a website that can be superimposed on the output video signal. The image may or may not be full-screen and may or may not contain transparency … Read More