Branding
Branding in Erizos Studio is a comprehensive tool designed for planning,managing, and automatic playout of the daily branding graphics for a broadcast channel. It enables you to organize, schedule, and monitor your content, ensuring a seamless broadcast flow throughout the day.
Purpose
The primary function of the Branding is to allow: 1. Scheduling departments assign branding graphics or promotional graphics to specific items in the daily rundown of the TV Channel, either manually, or automatically using a sophisticated rule based system. 2. Master Control Rooms (MCR) to monitor the content and have full control, at any given time, as to what content will be taken to-air. 3. Allow TV Stations to easily promote their brand and content, to increase and retain viewership.
Components 1. Scheduling: facilitates the arrangement of content into playlists. Allows users to define and modify key attributes like start time, duration, and event type. Supports content mapping and the application of rules to automate scheduling decisions. 2. Monitor: provides a real-time view of the broadcast, displaying the countdown of content currently on-air. Helps ensure that the broadcast is following the planned schedule without interruptions.
Key Benefits:
- Efficient Planning: Allows for the precise scheduling of all content for a day, ensuring that all content can be promoted in a quick and efficient manner.
- Rule Automation: Automates routine scheduling tasks through customizable rules, reducing manual work.
- Real-Time Monitoring: Offers immediate feedback on the broadcast status, enabling quick adjustments if needed.
Scheduling
The Scheduling UI allows you to create, modify and assign your branding graphics to the daily TV channel playlist.s. It features two main sections: one for managing playlists and the other for modifying playlist fields. In Studio Scheduling consists of: Channels->Groups (groups of pages)->Pages. Sections on the screen when on Branding: - Left Section: Pages (Graphics) for the Channel section on the left has a list of pages that have been prepared for the specific TV channel. You can add, modify and delete pages, as well as assigning automatic content using the Content Mapping utility. - Right Section: Playlist Planned to On-Air Shows the selected playlist’s details, groups of pages and editable fields. Here, you will be able to see the graphics assigned to each item (primary event) in your playlist.
Default Fields for Branding Playlist:
- Date: The date when the page will air.
- Time: The start time of the page.
- begin_at: A combination of Date and Time indicating the start point of the page.
- duration: The total length of the page.
- description: A brief description of the page.
- event_type: The type of event (e.g., show, movie, weather forecast).
- reconcile_id: It is a unique identifier used to track and match specific content or events within a system, it helps ensure consistency and accuracy across different stages of content management and broadcasting.
- house_id: It’s a unique identifier used to represent a specific piece of content or asset within a broadcaster's internal catalog or database.
- roller_offset: Offset value used for synchronization. It’s needed to adjust the timing of certain elements within a playlist to ensure that they align perfectly with the scheduled start time of the main content.
Playlist Rules
- Begin Time (Day Switch): Start time cannot be changed.
- Only the Duration field is editable.
- No gaps are allowed within a playlist.
- Groups cannot be nested inside other groups.
- Playlists cannot be sorted.
- Secondary events can be created based on predefined rules.
Content Mapping This involves mapping content from individual pages into the Scheduling Page. It allows you to allocate specific content to time slots within a playlist. Click on Page => content mapping.
Rules for Scheduling
- Each rule consists of conditions.
- Condition Example: If Duration is equal to 0, then take on-Air the next page.
- For instance, if scheduling a TV show and then a movie and series with ads, the rules will determine how these elements are sequenced and adjusted.
Export/Import Pages Export: Allows you to export page settings, rules, and mappings from one channel. Import: Enables importing these settings into a different channel, often used for synchronizing a main channel and a backup channel.
Monitor
The Monitor UI displays the real-time countdown of your content on-air. It helps you track the status of each scheduled item.
Features of the Timeline View - Green Highlight: Indicates that the content is currently on-air. - Yellow Highlight: Indicates that the content is preparing to go on-air.
Usage The Monitor section is exclusively used for observing the timeline of your channel's content. It does not allow for scheduling changes but provides real-time updates on the status of the broadcast.