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david gauthier replied on November 12, 2009 15:07 to the question "Stopping a Cablecast Video" in Tightrope Media Systems:

The Force Matrix is your friend!

Go to Autopilot and Force Matrix. After the status loads, you can see which channel is playing and select the command and device only to stop the file from playing.

Hope this helps.

david gauthier replied on October 16, 2009 18:18 to the idea "Ingestion List" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Hmmm...that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the tip, Ray!

DG

david gauthier shared an idea in Tightrope Media Systems on October 16, 2009 17:23:

Ingestion List

Every week, I develop an Ingestion List that I put near the server so that interns or other employees can help me with getting files into the server. It also helps me keep track of what I've ingested. This is just a word doc that I developed with a table that contains information such as Show ID#, Run Date, Show Title, etc. From week to week I either type or print shows I need to get into the server.

WHAT IF...when you added a new show through Cablecast, there was an option to "add to ingestion list" and when you were done scheduling for that period, you could spit out an ingestion list generated by Cablecast?

It's obviously not something that needs to be addressed immediately, but it might be a nice luxury. Thanks.

david gauthier replied on October 08, 2009 13:27 to the question "Record Run Preset" in Tightrope Media Systems:

And all that being said, is there a way to set a specific format to automatically record?

david gauthier replied on October 08, 2009 13:21 to the question "Record Run Preset" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Hey Ray -

I can see how it might work for some, but not others. Let me be specific on how I usually handle live encoding and I think you'll see where it might help me out...

We're lucky enough to have fiber connections straight to our router, so It's sweet to be able to encode city council and school committee meetings as they run live. I have one show ID # for the live run, and after every new meeting, I go in and change the ID # to a different show ID that I use for replays. As we back up all the meetings on DVD, I delete the previous meeting, so I alway just have the most recent one on the server. I do the same thing for live monthly studio shoots.

So, if you follow my process, you'll see that it might be helpful for me to have some sort of checkbox that would automatically record a run when that specific live ID # is scheduled.

Hope that makes sense.

david gauthier asked a question in Tightrope Media Systems on October 07, 2009 22:18:

Record Run Preset

Hopefully this isn't something that's already possible and I just didn't know about it, but what if a user could have a show ID predisposed to record the run each time it's scheduled.

This would be helpful with things such as live meetings or live studio shoots that get recorded as they go out live.

It would also help forgetful programmers who sometimes neglect to set a run to be recorded and have to ingest it the next day.

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david gauthier replied on September 29, 2009 16:21 to the question "What does this error message mean?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Thanks again John. Do you think it would help to encode the DVD from a DVD player rather than ingesting through the software? Or will that cause a similar problem?

Let me know how it goes with the zip code.

DG

david gauthier replied on September 29, 2009 13:00 to the question "What does this error message mean?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

John -

I continue to get the error message regarding the zip code. I checked this morning and the zip codes are where they need to be, yet the messages keep coming. Also, what's the deal with the first error message? I get that one daily too.

Cablecast TRMS Error Report: 9/28/2009 12:01:22 AM to 9/29/2009 12:01:26 AM
Computername Message TimeWritten Type SourceName EventCode Logfile
CABLECAST-SX4 Unable to start thread for TRMS.ControlModules.CMDeviceBase+EventMethod, error: the specified material's frame rate is incompatible with the current resolution 9/28/2009 6:59:15 PM error TRMS.ControlModules.CMDeviceBase.EventThread 0 TRMS
CABLECAST-SX4 Error in UpdateDynamicPage(): invalid zip code 9/28/2009 6:01:24 AM error TRMS.Services.Carousel.DynamicUpdater 0 TRMS
CABLECAST-SX4 Error in UpdateDynamicPage(): invalid zip code 9/28/2009 10:37:45 PM error TRMS.Services.Carousel.DynamicUpdater 0 TRMS
CABLECAST-SX4 Error in UpdateDynamicPage(): invalid zip code 9/28/2009 10:37:46 PM error TRMS.Services.Carousel.DynamicUpdater 0 TRMS

It doesn't seem to be hurting performance, but I thought you'd like to know.

DG

david gauthier replied on September 17, 2009 18:13 to the question "What does this error message mean?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Hey John -

I knew something had changed - mostly because for a couple of days I couldn't find where to select the zip code. If I remember correctly, in previous versions it was in the settings.

The zip code had the correct numbers for the first three (019) but the last two were wrong. The correct ones are "70" and I believe the wrong numbers were "29" - although I can't be sure.

It seems to be all set now, though. Thanks!

DG

david gauthier replied on September 17, 2009 13:05 to the question "What does this error message mean?" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Hey John -

For some reason, the zip code was wrong. There's only one zip here in the city, so I can't see how it would have been wrong. Is this something that could have shifted on its own?

david gauthier asked a question in Tightrope Media Systems on September 16, 2009 15:05:

What does this error message mean?

We've been getting the following error message lately:
CABLECAST-SX4 Error in UpdateDynamicPage(): invalid zip code 9/16/2009 6:01:26 AM error TRMS.Services.Carousel.DynamicUpdater

I'm assuming this has to do with the weather service, and doesn't seem to be affecting operation too much. Should I ignore it?

david gauthier replied on September 02, 2009 14:38 to the idea "Adding previous/next arrows in the show edit screen" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Maybe you could add a navigation warning if you attempt to go away from the page without saving. Good idea!

david gauthier replied on August 27, 2009 16:52 to the discussion "Manual control of carousel display engine for VO" in Tightrope Media Systems:

I knew I couldn't have been alone in this.

We used to do an "audible" bulletin board for the visually impaired as well. I'd have to record the Carousel scroll off the air and have volunteers do a voice-over in a linear edit booth. Well, now that technology is gone and so is my audible bulletin board. Many elderly and blind citizens still ask me about it to this day.

What I'm wondering is if TRMS has ever discussed adding some sort of speech add-on to Carousel so that bulletins can be both seen and heard. This would be a great feature so that everyone can stay abreast of what's going on in the community.

david gauthier replied on August 25, 2009 16:19 to the idea "Sample software for users" in Tightrope Media Systems:

Thanks John. Keep me in the loop.

DG

david gauthier shared an idea in Tightrope Media Systems on August 25, 2009 14:32:

Sample software for users

I love the training videos for Cablecast and Carousel. They're a very useful tool for training interns and new staff members on the software. I wonder, however, if you'd consider offering a stripped-down version of the software - especially Cablecast - so that new users might get used to working with it without messing with my schedule or show records? To me, it's a logical step to try some things on your own after watching a training video. Thanks for considering.

david gauthier replied on July 22, 2009 15:43 to the idea "Cablecast Program Start/Kill Date" in Tightrope Media Systems:

This is a very good idea. I often put kill dates in the title to remind me not to play them after a certain date, then input the CG title as something different.

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