Each playback block in PLAYDECK ends with an end of block command.Right clicking on the block end opens the Block End Functions: Insert Clip inserts a playlist entry just before the end of the block. Delete (Merge Blocks) deletes the … Read More

Each playback block consists of one or more clips. A clip can be a video, an audio track, a graphic, or a live input: Meaning of the symbols and information from left to right: The green checkmark indicates that PLAYDECK … Read More

A playback block always starts with the block header, which contains the name of the block as well as information on scheduled start times, if applicable. Blocks can be moved my clicking and moving the Block Header. If you press … Read More

PLAYDECK can freely scale and position the content to be played back within the selected output resolution. This is especially useful if the playback is to be performed on a medium which has a different physical resolution and expects the … Read More

Within a playlist, you can not only use videos, graphics or audio tracks for playback, but you can also receive and output a live video signal. So you can automatically switch to another video source directly from the playlist without … Read More

PLAYDECK can render all clips of a block including all used transition effects or overlays to a single file for you. Use the drop-down fields in the Export area to select the file path and codec, etc. where PLAYDECK should … Read More

Playlist Settings for Channel 1 and 2 Use the drop-down boxes to set the desired values for output resolution, color space, additional audio output device and audio bitrate/channel number. Please note that the output card you are using may not … Read More

Advanced Playout and Hardware Settings When this function is active, PLAYDECK checks all files in the playlist in the background for possible changes and reloads the corresponding clips. If a clip from the playlist cannot be found, it is marked … Read More

Under this menu item you can save your personal PLAYDECK settings under one of the ten available user profiles. All settings you have made under the menu item Settings are saved and are available after selecting a profile. If you … Read More

If this check box is activated, PLAYDECK can be controlled via the defined shortcuts even if another application is currently active in the foreground. Activating this feature prevents all keystrokes except for the stored shortcuts. This is especially important if … Read More