Adding a Live Event

you can add a live event and schedule it to begin at a certain period of time to add a live event in the main navigation, click live events click + add the create new live events screen is displayed create live event with multi mode option in the name field, enter a name for the live event in the tags field, select one or more of the predefined tags from the drop down list tags are used for access control by selecting a tag, you are relating this live event to that tag tags are associated with certain roles (through the users & roles screen), and roles, in turn, are associated with users and user groups if you would like to create a new tag, see creating a tag docid\ ypm9tw81ap6nq8stkv4rd in the channel field, select a failover channel from the drop down list the failover channel should include all the sources you will need for the live event, typically this will include a slate source, a primary source (preferred) and a backup source it is possible to select multiple channels it is recommended to have multiple redundant channels with matching content and slate in this case, the event phase transitions, and slating will be applied on all selected channels in parallel in the staging mode field, select one of the following auto – in this option the system will automatically move between the various stages manual – in this mode, the times are a guideline only, and you will have to manually move between the various stages note that you can set this to auto but override that for individual stages if the start time is unpredictable see the screenshot above and step 12 below if you want the failover channel to be disabled when the event completes, select the disable channel when the event completes in the start time field, click to open the calendar and select the date and then the time in which the first event stage will begin if you want to use promo clips that will be played out automatically during stage transitions or manually, under clips , click the add button and enter the clip’s name and the url of the ts file repeat step 9 to add additional clips under stages , in the name field, enter a name for the first stage in the duration , enter the duration of the stage in minutes if the staging mode setting was set to auto , the system will automatically move to the next stage when the duration has ended if the start and end times cannot be set exactly in advance (for back to back sporting events, for example) you can set those stages to manual even if the whole event is set to auto note that you will still need to set a tentative start time for the stage, but you will manually start the stage when you are ready see additional adding a live event /#notes on manual operation below the duration can be modified at any point including while the event is taking place if you want this stage to output the slate, select the force slate if you want this stage to include a promo clip that will be played out automatically as the stage begins, under the pre roll clip field select the clip from the drop down menu repeat steps 11 14 to add additional stages click save notes on manual operation live event stage controls have been updated to provide more control and allow changes while an event is active, and to allow mixing manual and automated stage transitions mixed mode event scheduling creation changes the event staging mode now sets the default for each stage, which can be overridden on a per stage basis toggling the default will switch all existing stages and be obeyed by any further stages added users can override the default for each stage, allowing for a live event where, if needed, specific stage transition settings can differ from the default the previous start time of the event is now simply the start time of the first stage newly created events will require manual stages to have a notional start time even if set to manual active event changes the event will automatically start on time if the first stage is ‘auto’, else it will require an operator to initiate the event with confirmation live event stages all future transitions will behave similarly, based upon the auto or manual configuration of the next stage transition when starting a manual stage, or any manual advance, the user is now presented a confirmation dialog that offers the operator a chance to keep all future stage transitions at their scheduled time, or to keep their scheduled durations and adjust the start times accordingly events can be edited in progress via the edit button above the timeline edit event in progress note that the api is backward compatible, and all existing event creation calls will work as before