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Contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Overview ............................................................................. 1-2
1.2 Target Group ........................................................................ 1-3
1.3 Conventions Used in this User Guide .................................... 1-3
1.4 Important Notes ................................................................... 1-5
2 Basics .......................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 Starting the Program ............................................................ 2-2
2.1.1 Starting the Software under Linux ................................. 2-2
2.1.2 Starting the Software under Mac OS ............................. 2-2
2.1.3 Starting the Software under Windows ........................... 2-2
2.2 General Usage of the Software............................................. 2-3
2.2.1 Connecting to the VENICE Server ................................. 2-4
2.2.2 Selecting a Project ....................................................... 2-5
2.2.3 Selecting the Operation Mode ...................................... 2-5
2.2.4 Configuring the Operation Mode .................................. 2-6
2.2.5 Performing the Operation ............................................ 2-7
2.3 Slave Mode .......................................................................... 2-9
2.3.1 Slave Mode Control Window in Playout Mode ............... 2-9
2.3.2 Slave Mode Control Window in Ingest Mode ............... 2-10
2.4 Locking the User Interface .................................................. 2-11
2.5 Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel ....................... 2-12
2.6 Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software ........................ 2-13
2.6.1 Presets ..................................................................... 2-13
2.6.2 Projects .................................................................... 2-14
2.6.3 Playlists / Transcoding Lists......................................... 2-14
2.6.4 Metaclips ................................................................. 2-15
2.7 Exiting the Program ............................................................ 2-15