There are a number of ways in which you can automate the Click Effects PRIME Workflow.

Click Effects PRIME can be automated using the built-in Scheduler. It has two modes:

To start using the built-in Scheduler:

By default, the Scheduler is turned off. To turn on the Scheduler:

Single Item is highly flexible, and allows you to schedule playback of content, commands, and remote triggers at any point in time. Not only can you schedule actions on the local Click Effects PRIME Workflow, but via the use of Remotes, you can also schedule actions on other pieces of equipment.

To add a Media Button to Single Item:

By default, all Media Buttons added to the Scheduler are enabled. To disable a Scheduler entry:

To set up the Next Play Time for the Media Button, do one of the following:

To complete Finish the Next Play Time assignment:

Each item displays a countdown to its next scheduled play time.

There are four Repeat IItem settings:

To remove an item from the Scheduler, select it from the list, and then click the REMOVE button. This permanently removes the item from the Scheduler.

Page Loop Scheduling plays each button on a specific Media Page sequentially, and supports Videos, Stills and Video Playlists.

NOTE

To set the Scheduler:

This displays the Page Picker window:

If needed, you can specify the Still playback duration in the next field. This will apply to all Still buttons, but not Stills within a Playlist.

Page Loops can be enabled independently of the Scheduler, so that you can turn it off and still use Single Item schedules,

If there are multiple video channels, then each Page Loop will have its own option to Enable/Disable.

If your Click Effects PRIME Workflow was purchased with a SMPTE/LTC Timecode Reader Card option, then you can schedule content based on incoming SMPTE/LTC Timecode. SMPTE/LTC Timecode is used in many venues to synchronize multiple pieces of video, audio, lighting, or other equipment.

NOTE

By default, the optional SMPTE Timecode reader card used in Click Effects PRIME Workflow is set to read timecode at a frame rate of 29.97fps (drop frame). To change the frame rate of the SMPTE Timecode reader card, please contact Chyron Technical support.

To start scheduling playback of content, commands, and remote triggers:

NOTE

If the SMPTE Enabled option is not enabled, then the Click Effects PRIME Workflow will not automate playback of any items scheduled in the SMPTE Scheduler.

The SMPTE Scheduler displays a readout of the incoming timecode at the top of the window. The green numbers represent the current SMPTE timecode as it is sent to the Click Effects PRIME Workflow.

To assign a Media Button to SMPTE/LTC Timecode:

Entries into the SMPTE Scheduler are sorted by Events. Each Event is assigned a main timecode and actions within that Event are listed by an offset to the Event.

To further explain Events and assignments within Events, let’s look at the example scenario of a basketball game opener show that is fully scheduled and synchronized to timecode. This opener show involves:

We know that this opener show starts at timecode value 01:00:00:00. The first task is to create a new Event in the SMPTE Scheduler window at 01:00:00:00. Next, we will add the playback items and commands that are part of the Event.

At the beginning of the Event, an opener video is played. To set:

Next, thirty seconds into the Event a player video must be started.

You can continue to add video clips, groups, and remote buttons to finalize the Event.

You can fine-tune by making slight adjustments to the frame values of the offsets entered for the Actions of this Event. Make your adjustments, restart the timecode and confirm that everything locks up with the adjusted values.

If, for some reason the main Event timecode must be adjusted, no adjustments are necessary for the Actions within this Event, as these Actions have been entered as offsets, not as timecode values.

To remove an assignment:

To remove an entire Event and all of its assignments: