a message with a time & playlists

[thmeyer]

I'm trying to put a timer message into a playlist, and when I do,
when it transfers to the output (on play) it stops the timer.
"Take" doesn't work either.
I'm using version 4.12.

Theresa in Minnesota
tmeyer@tpt.org

[Greg Lennon]

Hi Theresa,

Is this an LEX or an SD Duet? The difference is, on an LEX you have to transfer a clock/timer before you can run it on air.

You can try creating an autoexecute macro in your playlist (set it up to call the timer message up, then transfer it to air & start the timer).

Are you still trying to trigger this via timecode?

Greg

[thmeyer]

This is an SD.

And this is what I'm trying to do to get around the TC problem.

Theresa
Twin Cities Public TV

[Greg Lennon]

You'll need to create an auto-execute macro (to start the timer) and make it the first item in your playlist:

If the timer is the selected item in the scene:

ActiveCanvas.Scene.ActiveObject.Element(0).Action("Start")

Or to start a specific timer:

ActiveCanvas.Scene.Element("Timer 1").Element(0).Action("Start")


Don't forget to make your timer persistent, too.

Let me know if this works...
Greg