General
Can PlayBox playout content with slow motion?
No, none of PlayBox playout products supports such a function
Moving the footage to the local hard drives
Run SafeBox in General mode; Specify the Source location on the remote storage and assign a Destination location on the local hard drive; Run SafeBox manually or leave it to operate in automatic mode.
Remote Playout Control
Multi Playout Manager is a web server application. It was designed to control multiple AirBox channels from within the same user environment or from a remote location. MPM supports a web-based interface, from which web users can control all AirBox ...
Building daily playlists in AirBox
Make sure you have specified a daily playlist folder in Settings menu > StartUp options. Create your playlist and go to File menu > Save daily playlist Specify the desired start time and date and click Save WARNING! Do not leave the last created ...
Building daily playlists in ListBox
When ListBox is on a remote PC: Create daily playlists by using network paths to the media files. WARNING! Do not use mapped drives! Use only real network paths! Run SafeBox in playlist mode to copy/move the playlists and the content for them to ONE ...
Automated Control of External Devices
Open Settings menu > Modules >Remote tab. Select the module you need (i.e., Matrix switcher, GPI output) and enable it (double-click on the [No] (to the right) to turn it into [Yes]). Right-click somewhere on the playlist and select Add/Insert > ...
Automated Graphics insertion
Open Settings menu > Settings >Remote tab. Select the TitleBox NetCtrl Output line and enable it. Press the Configure button to set the parameters of the UDP communication and click OK when ready. Right-click in the playlist and select Add/Insert > ...
Playlist info in graphics – Graphic rules
The information, contained in the playlist can be passed to TitleBox, to display it automatically as the playback proceeds. Go to Settings menu > Graphic rules Check Use Graphic rules for current AirBox. Specify the conditions for sending the ...
Fixed Start time
To fix the start time of a clip in the playlist: Right-click on the clip row and select Properties. In the Fixed-time tab, specify the start time parameters. The settings in this tab have a higher priority than the default ones in Settings menu > ...
Playback Control through GPI input
GPI pulses input on the PC COM port(s) can be used for playback control: Open Settings menu > Modules > Remote tab. Select the GPI Input plug-in and enable it. Press Configure to specify the COM port for receiving the GPI pulses and the command to be ...
Batch capturing
In this mode, CaptureBox controls a VTR to capture the clips defined in a batch-capturing list NOTE: When the VTR control is performed through the PC COM port (i.e., when you are not using firewire), you will need an RS 232 to 422 converter and a ...
Dynamic graphics insertion
Use the ShotBox to control single TitleBox objects if TitleBox is running in Net control mode. OR Operate TitleBox manually to start and stop the objects you need. Please, check the TitleBox Interactive operation section
Tab-delimited Text files as Playlists
You can import OML text files as playlists. The delimiter can be a tab, a coma or a semicolon symbol. Go to File menu > Import playlist…. Select the Template to be used for “translating” the text. If there are no templates in the list, click More to ...
Templates Export
The templates represent project “translations,” necessary for AirBox to “understand” the TitleBox projects. Create your project in the main TitleBox interface. When ready, go to Network menu and select Export Project As Template The shared network ...
NetControl mode
TitleBox must run in net control mode in order to “listen” to commands, coming from AirBox. Go to Network menu and select Net Control to run TitleBox in this mode. NOTE: While TitleBox is in Net control mode, you will not be able to edit your ...
Playout Redundancy
Start the BackUp AirBox; Go to Tools menu > Mirror Mode > Configure… and set the backup, according to your needs (enable switcher control, playlist synchronization, create backup group, etc.) TIP(!) To create a group of Backup channels: Type the same ...
Reviewing the captured content
You can check a file in the software preview window or through the video output of a hardware decoder (check the list of supported platforms). Make sure the video output of the decoder is connected to a monitor. Skip this step if using software-only ...
Editing capabilities
You can move, resize, and format the objects in real time, while they are shown on the screen. NOTE: Some objects (rolls, crawls) do not allow unlimited resizing while played on air. Others (like sequences) depend on the original size of the images.
Remote access to the database
If the database is shared among several users, it must be stored in a folder with full access rights. Make sure to share the folder as is, i.e., do not use Windows simple sharing. Thus, the database-containing folder should be shared as PC name\Hard ...
Triggering objects from AirBox
AirBox and TitleBox could be on the same PC or on separate PCs within the same local area network. Please, contact your dealer or support@playboxtechnology.com for setup advice, if necessary.
Tab-delimited batch-capture lists
CaptureBox is capable of importing tab delimited text files as batch capture lists. The delimiter can be a tab, a semicolon or a coma symbol. Click the Import button and specify the template to be used during the import. If there is no template in ...
Automated VTR control
Open Settings menu > Modules >Remote tab. Select the VTR Control plug-in and enable it. Press Configure to specify the connection COM port and some VTR-specific settings. Click OK to apply. Right-click somewhere on the playlist and select Add/Insert ...
Capturing an IP Stream
Make sure to select the IP Capture plug-in: Press Device select Select one of the IP Capture plug-ins Click OK Press Setup and specify the host address and the port for receiving the stream. Click OK. If the incoming stream is MPEG2 Transport Stream, ...
Picture in Picture (PiP)
NOTE: Hardware dependent feature! NOTE: To have a second picture over the playlist, you have to define the video source for it. The video source is defined in Settings menu > Output >AUX source tab. Open Settings menu > Modules >Remote tab. Select ...
Splitting a clip into parts
In Clip Trimmer, you can also split a clip into several parts: Place the cursor in the desired position and push Split Repeat as many times as necessary. Click OK. Each new section will form a separate row in the play list. You can play them ...
Playback control
You can push the playback control buttons to control the playout or use the provided short keys. The Return button is active only after a Jump operation. Use it to go back to the point in playback before the jump. Use the Cue button to pause the ...
External Device Control – ShotBox
Go to View menu > ShotBox; Select the mode of operation when pressing a clipboard button: Execute – to perform events right away. By default, ShotBox is works in Execute mode. Press the button to switch to Insert mode. Insert – to insert event lines ...
Automated Playlist & Content replication
SafeBox can copy or move playlist files, along with all the footage, associated with them, to ONE destination folder. Open the options dialog and make sure SafeBox is running in þ Playlist mode. Click OK. Add the daily playlist folder, which is ...
Playback Control through DTMF tones
DTMF tones input on the PC audio card can be used for playback control: Open Settings menu > Modules > Remote tab. Select the DTMF Input plug-in and enable it. Press Configure to specify the audio device for receiving the DTMF tones and the command ...
Playout control buttons
Use the buttons under the work area to control the entire project NOTE: You have to push the Play button to enable showing the graphics on the screen. To show a currently selected object, use the object control buttons, situated in the toolbar NOTE: ...
Font formatting in Still Text, Rolls, and Crawls
Double-click on a text-containing object to open it for editing. The last toolbar above will display the basic font-formatting tools. Drag the mouse over the text you want to format and use the toolbar above to change the font type, size, alignment, ...
PlayBox Doctor Report
The PlayBox Doctor gives you the opportunity to easily generate complete problem reports. It is integrated in each PlayBox module. It can gather almost all the information needed for our PlayBox support team in order to provide you with the prompt ...
Manual Capturing
Make sure the video source is connected to the hardware encoder inputs. Press the Setup button to specify the encoding format and compression type. Click OK to apply. Specify the capture-to folder and the tape ID and enter Title and File name in the ...
Automated video resizing
NOTE: Hardware dependent feature! Open Settings menu > Modules >Remote tab. Select the Video ResizeCtrl Output and enable it. Press Configure to create a list of resizing presets. Use the mouse to squeeze and drag around the preset, or resize it ...
Preview and non-destructive editing – the Clip Trimmer
In AirBox: Make sure the Clip Trimmer is enabled in Settings menu > General > þUse Clip Trimmer. Double-click in a clip to open the Clip Trimmer; Select the In and Out points using the position marker or in the relevant time code box and click ...
If a new record is created in the database from a PC over the LAN, a windows message appears: “Unable to complete network request to host. Failed to locate host machine.
This happens when the drive, which contains the database file (DataBox.GDB) is not shared as a single letter coinciding with the logical device letter. This is a requirement of the Interbase engine. Make sure that the drive, which contains the ...
Sometimes after pressing the CUE button, a black frame appears, instead of the first frame of the clip
Possible Cause: 1. The clip begins with black frames. 2. At some hardware configurations, the CUE function does not always work properly. It is machine-dependent. Solution: 1. Make sure that the clip’s first frame is not black. Edit the clip with ...
Sometimes the clips start with wrong audio or without lip-sync
You have included a file in the program, which does not contain an audio stream Please, avoid using such files
When launching a PlayBox module, an error message appears: “Program needs WIBU-BOX with 2466:5259896”?
You are trying to run a Network version of PlayBox module with a “normal” (end-user) hardware USB key. These keys are for local use only. You have to install a “normal” module if you have an end-user, local key (transparent-green key). If you hold a ...
When launching a PlayBox module, an error message appears: “Program needs WIBU-BOX with 250525: 5259896”?
You are trying to run a Network version of PlayBox module with a “normal” (end-user) hardware USB key. These keys are for local use only. You have to install a “normal” module if you have an end-user, local key (transparent-green key). If you hold a ...
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