87 lines
4.6 KiB
Markdown
87 lines
4.6 KiB
Markdown
## Create Channel
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Create a Channel by navigating to the `Channels` page and clicking `Add Channel`.
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### Channel Number
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Channel numbers can be whole numbers or can contain one decimal, like `500` or `500.5`.
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### Streaming Mode
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Three streaming modes are currently supported: `MPEG-TS` (Transport Stream), `HLS Direct` (HTTP Live Streaming Direct) and `HLS Hybrid` (HTTP Live Streaming Hybrid).
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* `MPEG-TS` transcodes content and supports watermarks, though some clients will have issues at program boundaries
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* `HLS Direct` does not transcode content and can perform better on low power systems, but does not support watermarks and some clients will have issues at program boundaries
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* `HLS Hybrid` transcodes content and supports watermarks, and can perform very well at program boundaries with some clients
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### FFmpeg Profile
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FFmpeg Profiles are collections of transcoding settings that are applied to all content on a channel.
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The default FFmpeg Profile is probably "good enough" for initial testing.
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### Logo
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Channel logos can be added using the `Upload Logo` button and the logos will display in most client program guides.
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## Create Schedule
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Schedules are used to control the playback order of media items on a channel.
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Create a Schedule by navigating to the `Schedules` page, clicking `Add Schedule` and giving your schedule a name, and selecting the appropriate settings:
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* `Keep Multi-Part Episodes Together`: This only applies to shuffled schedule items, and will try to intelligently group multi-part episodes (i.e. `s05e02 - whatever part 1` and `s05e03 - whatever part 2`) so they are always scheduled together and always play in the correct order.
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* `Treat Collections As Shows`: This only applies when `Keep Multi-Part Episodes Together` is enabled, and will try to group multi-part episodes across shows within the collection (i.e. crossover episodes like `Show 1 - s03e04 - Whatever Part 1` and `Show 2 - s01e07 - Whatever Part 2`).
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### Schedule Items
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Schedules contain an ordered list of items (collections), and will play back one or more items from each collection before advancing to the next schedule item.
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Edit the new schedule's items by clicking the `Edit Schedule Items` button for the schedule:
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Add a new item to the schedule by clicking `Add Schedule Item` and configure as desired.
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#### Start Type
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Items with a `Dynamic` start type will start immediately after the preceding schedule item, while a `Fixed` start type requires a start time.
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#### Collection Type
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Schedule items can contain the following collection types:
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- `Collection`: Select a collection that you have created manually.
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- `Television Show`: Select an entire television show.
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- `Television Season`: Select a specific season of a television show.
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- `Artist`: Select all music videos for a specific artist.
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- `Multi Collection`: Select all collections within a multi-collection.
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#### Collection
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Based on the selected collection type, select the desired collection.
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### Playback Order
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Select the desired playback order for media items within the selected collection:
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- `Chronological`: Items are ordered by release date, then by season and episode number.
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- `Random`: Items are randomly ordered and may contain repeats.
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- `Shuffle`: Items are randomly ordered and no item will be played a second time until every item from the collection has been played once.
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#### Playout Mode
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Select how you want this schedule item to behave every time it is selected for playback.
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- `One`: Play one media item from the collection before advancing to the next schedule item.
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- `Multiple`: Play the specified `Multiple Count` of media items from the collection before advancing to the next schedule item.
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- `Duration`: Play the maximum number of complete media items that will fit in the specified `Playout Duration` before either going offline for the remainder of the playout duration (an `Offline Tail`), or immediately advancing to the next schedule item.
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- `Flood`: Play media items from the collection either forever or until the next schedule item's start time, if one exists.
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Click `Save Changes` to save all changes made to the schedule's items.
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## Create Playout
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Playouts assign a schedule to a channel and individually track the ordered playback of collection items.
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If a schedule is used in multiple playouts (channels), the channels may not have the same content playing at the same time.
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To create a Playout, navigate to the `Playouts` page and click the `Add Playout` button. Then, select the appropriate channel and schedule, and click `Add Playout` to save.
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