VT Scheduler™

VT Scheduler is a simple automation application that provides automated ingest and playout capability based on time of day with offline script creation

The Apella server comes standard with the VT Scheduler application for automatic ingest and playout functionality that can be scripted to occur at specific dates and times. Scheduler scripts can be created offline and later assigned to any Apella channel for automated records and playback. Timecode can come from the internal PC clock or via the optional LTC/VITC timecode input card for locking to a house clock reference. Other features include:

Automated scripted clip records by date and time
Automatically generate proxies when recording
Predetermine and reserve media IDs and template metadata
Automate router control via RS-232
GPI I/O triggers – start or end of events
Run multiple scripts simultaneously
Schedule Days, Weeks, or Months
Scripts can be dynamically linked
Create and edit scripts online or offline without disturbing on-air playout
Assign scripts can to any channel
Monitor line-based timecode countdown
Status column denotes event success and failure
All metadata fields available for search and display
Entries can be color-coded based on database fields
Import ASCII traffic lists with customizable filters
Generates As-Run log ASCII files