Viz Multichannel

Version 4.1 | Published May 27, 2019 ©

Harris ADC-100

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The LST import module supports importing schedules based on binary *.lst and *.rcv files from the Harris ADC-100 automation systems.

Using *.rcv files is basically only used when it is required to receive last-minute updates from the Harris automation system.

Before performing the procedure below you need to make sure a schedule is available in the required format (i.e. LST (Harris ADC-100) and that you have created a channel).

Note: Base your mapping on the sample content. See the directory c:\Program Files (x86)\Vizrt\Viz Multichannel\SampleContent\LST

To Import LST Format Files

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  1. Open the Settings window.

  2. Select the General Settings section and set the Channel Name in Schedule.

    • This procedure uses channel _demo _as seen by the name of the schedule file.

  3. Select the Mapping Settings section and set Import Type to LST (Harris ADC-100).

  4. Use the Mapping Table to map the Field Name and Reference fields.

  5. Set the Code Page, seen under the LST Import Settings section.

  6. Click OK.

  7. Click the Import Schedule button images/download/attachments/50617691/IconB.png , select your schedule file (e.g. 19_07_2011_demo) and click Open.
    This will import the schedule and create a playlist in Viz Multichannel.
    Note that you may not have all the secondary elements (i.e. pages) in your playlist. Check the schedule in your Harris system for secondary elements and Create the pages required and perform an Update of your playlist.

  1. Right-click your playlist (for example Continuous Playlist) and select Update Playlist>Full Update.

  2. Select your schedule file (for example 19_07_2011_demo) and click Open.

Mapping Table

The mapping table for *.lst and *.rcv files must be as follows:

Caption

Field Name

Reference

channel

channel

 

ignore

ignore

 

date

date

 

Begin Time

begin_at

time

Duration

duration

duration

Offset

timecode

 

Description

description

description

Event ID

event_id

event_id

Media ID

trigger_id

trigger_id

Segment

segment

segment

ReconcileKey

ReconcileKey

event_id

SOM

SOM

SOM

Effect1

effect1

effect1

Effect2

effect2

effect2

Effect3

effect3

effect3

secondary_page

secondary_page

 

secondary_timecode

secondary_timecode

 

secondary_event_id

secondary_event_id

 

secondary_ext_id

secondary_ext_id

 

event_type

event_type

 

overlay_type

overlay_type

 

To Build Unique Instructions in case of Duplicate Reconcile Keys in LST

In case of duplicate reconcile keys in the LST file, you can generate a unique instruction by using combination-mapping. For combination-mapping, you need to use concatenation of the fields as textFieldName
To configure this navigate to Multichannel > Settings > Channel Settings > Mapping Settings

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An example mapping settings can be found at <Multichannel installation directory>\SampleContent\LST\LST_Combination_Mapping_Settings.xmlIn the screenshot above we have defined a new unique instruction named TimeAndRKey which concatenates fields time and ReconcileKey.

To Support Concatenation:

  • Define "Field Name" time and ReconcileKey as: time = time and ReconcileKey = event_id

  • Define new combination mapping field TimeAndRKey as TimeAndRKey = @time+@ReconcileKey

    Note: The fields that are used for concatenation (time and ReconcileKey) should be defined before the concatenating field(TimeAndRKey)