Automate 24/7 Stream for a scheduled Playlist

[FabioCarpi]

Nice adition to unattended players/playlist editors.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

One time payment, $49 for NDI version. The cheapest on the market (I think) and with 14-day trial.

Price includes:

SD/HD/2K/4K Playout
CG Editor
Playlist Creation
Schedule
Log Report
LIVE Input from BlackMagic Designs Decklink, AJA, Magewell, Bluefish 444, Stream labs, Osprey and Deltacast cards
Dual Playout
Supports SRT, WebRTC
Stream INPUT RTMP, UDP, HLS
NDI Input
NDI Output

Info, screenshots, shop here: http://www.instaplayout.com/

I have nothing to do with the program or the creators - I just came across a new tool and thought there was no point in reinventing the wheel.

too expensive for me ($ 250 BRL)

 

[bcoyle]

too expensive for me ($ 250 BRL)

It all depends on what you are trying to do and why. If you have a real project in mind that you feel a passion for and want to just "get" on with it, then bite the bullet, try their free trail and is if it fits. instaplayout looks reasonable but tedious if you wish to do 24/7. If you want to "play" or use it for "education", maybe the $49 version would work. i saw you were asking for a master control software in you resource request. Share with us what you may want to do, maybe someone can help.

 

[poly_effervescent]

Hi everyone, I've been perusing this thread and it sounds like I'm in the right place... Forgive me for being that guy but in the interest of efficiency not just for myself but others who will stumble in here looking for a solution, is anyone able to distill where things stand with this problem? It's not easy to find a definitive solution online and at 25 pages over 5 years this thread's become a bit unwieldy. For my case specifically I'm on Mac, looking for an approach to achieve a simple automated playback schedule that looks something like this:

The more idiot-user friendly and inexpensive the solution the better! Any guidance would be appreciated!

 

[bcoyle]

Hi everyone, I've been perusing this thread and it sounds like I'm in the right place... Forgive me for being that guy but in the interest of efficiency not just for myself but others who will stumble in here looking for a solution, is anyone able to distill where things stand with this problem? It's not easy to find a definitive solution online and at 25 pages over 5 years this thread's become a bit unwieldy. For my case specifically I'm on Mac, looking for an approach to achieve a simple automated playback schedule that looks something like this:

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The more idiot-user friendly and inexpensive the solution the better! Any guidance would be appreciated!

easy for casttor. here is a sample video when scheduling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDrO9oioNIY

It's in beta test, so no cost if you want to be a beta tester.

OH,OH, SORRY, This is a windows solution only, not mac. Don't know if this would work on mac bootcamp. But this is exactly what you want. no plans to port to maC or Linux.

 

[AaronD]

For my case specifically I'm on Mac, looking for an approach to achieve a simple automated playback schedule that looks something like this:

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It would take a bit of setup, but if you had a scene for each, and macro for each in the Advanced Scene Switcher plugin:

Advanced Scene Switcher

This plugin will allow you to automate various tasks using "Macros". Macros consist of a list of conditions under which a list of actions will be performed. Examples and guides can be found in the wiki. Feel free to contribute! If you run...

obsproject.com

Then you could do this:

(doesn't do anything on its own, but provides something to reuse a lot)

First reuse. Also keep track of where we are in the overall sequence (the Current State variable), and run a random macro from the list of Short Videos. You'll see one of those at the end.

The Current State has gotten all the way down to zero, so do the first other thing now, which is the first ID bumper, and continue to count down. It'll be negative from here on, which makes it a little bit easier to just read off where it is just by looking at that variable.

If you understood the previous two, then you probably have this one too. :-)

Last one in the sequence, so reset the Current State instead of decrementing. The value here is the only thing that sets the number of short videos, so tweak it accordingly.

This is the one you need to copy, and have a separate one for every video. Also have a separate scene for every video, with only that video in it. Each of these macros has no conditions, and switches to its own scene.

The Transition Duration works with the Time Remaining Shorter all the way up top, to make a nice transition while both videos are playing. Adjust the times as needed, but keep them all equal, or the Time Remaining slightly longer.

What ends up happening, in terms of the Current State:
6: Short Video, decrement Current State
5: Short Video, decrement Current State
4: Short Video, decrement Current State
3: Short Video, decrement Current State
2: Short Video, decrement Current State
1: Short Video, decrement Current State
0: Station ID, decrement Current State
-1: Long Video, decrement Current State
-2: Station ID, set Current State to 6

 

[bcoyle]

easy for casttor. here is a sample video when scheduling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDrO9oioNIY

It's in beta test, so no cost if you want to be a beta tester.

OH,OH, SORRY, This is a windows solution only, not mac. Don't know if this would work on mac bootcamp. But this is exactly what you want. no plans to port to maC or Linux.

For efficiency, you asked a question and 2 people answered with possible solutions. If you were serious about an actual project, what did you decide to do?

 

[bcoyle]

Hi everyone, I've been perusing this thread and it sounds like I'm in the right place... Forgive me for being that guy but in the interest of efficiency not just for myself but others who will stumble in here looking for a solution, is anyone able to distill where things stand with this problem? It's not easy to find a definitive solution online and at 25 pages over 5 years this thread's become a bit unwieldy. For my case specifically I'm on Mac, looking for an approach to achieve a simple automated playback schedule that looks something like this:

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The more idiot-user friendly and inexpensive the solution the better! Any guidance would be appreciated!

Here is a a sample printout of a casttor scheduled program/template REPORT that easily does want you want. This one is setup for 30 minutes so has only 2-3 short videos in the fill block. It also includes an end graphic and various overlays Casttors scheduler can then schedule and repeat this all day long or mix it in with other programs, think barney miller and hogan's hero's. It can pick out different files in either random or shuffle mode. The second report shows what happens when the template is run twice, i.e. the first one would be a 1pm, lets say and the second a 1:30. You will see, same source folders, but completely different contents, a new show every time. I don't know if you were just be helpful in suggesting what we need or have a real project in mind. So lets us know.