VT Scheduler™
 VT Scheduler is an
simple automation application that orchestrates
Apella Video Servers with multiple external devices for
automated feed ingest and scripted playout.
The VT
Scheduler™ application
connects via Ethernet to any
Apella video server channel for automatic ingest
or playout functionality
that can be scripted to occur at specific dates and times.
Scheduler scripts can be created offline and later assigned
to any Apella channel for automated records and playback. Timecode comes from the internal PC clock or via the
optional Network Time Protocol Server (NTP) for locking to
a house timecode reference.
The VT
Scheduler Pro™
advanced version provides more
professional broadcast features including enhanced
traffic interfaces, custom reporting, internal graphics
branding, and secondary event control for more
precise timing of triggers of devices
relative to timing of the main event. It also adds more
legacy external device drivers to control VTRs (Sony BVW
protocol), video switcher/mixers (GVG200 protocol), 32
additional GPI I/O triggers, and character generator
automation for Chyron and Compix.
Other features include:
- Automated scripted feed records by date and time
- Automated scripted transmission playout by date and time
- Automatically generates proxies when recording
- Predetermine and reserve media IDs and template metadata
- Automate router control via RS-232 or Ethernet
(model dependent)
- GPI I/O triggers – start or end of events
- Run multiple scripts and channels simultaneously
- Schedule Days, Weeks, or Months
- Scripts are conditionally looped and/or dynamically linked
to other scripts
- Create and edit scripts online or offline without disturbing on-air playout
- Assign scripts quickly to any channel on the
network
- Monitor line-based timecode countdown
- Status column denotes event success, failure,
and missing media
- All metadata fields available for search and display
- Entries are optionally color-coded based on database fields
- Import ASCII traffic lists with customizable filters
- Generates As-Run log ASCII files
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