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Visual Playlist EditorContent CreationUsing the iPadHow to Edit the CrontabHow to Download New DatasetsHow to Make an MP4

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Visual Playlist Editor

Intro to the Visual Playlist Editor 5.3: Presentation Mode (3:24)This tutorial is a basic introduction to the features that are

available in the presentation mode of the Visual Playlist Editor.

Intro to the Visual Playlist Editor 5.3:Dataset Mode (5:37) This tutorial is a

basic introduction to the features that areavailable in the dataset mode of the Visual

Playlist Editor.

Creating a New Dataset (5:17): This tutorial starts in datasetmode and shows how to add a basemap from a file and then

how to add the SOS logo as a PIP. It also covers, naming andsetting the sub-category and saving the dataset in site-custom.

It ends with updating the library in GUI and previewing thecustom dataset.

Making a Presentation Playlist andExtending a Dataset (4:47): This tutorial

starts in presentation mode. It shows howto add two datasets to a presentation

playlist (1) from site-custom and (2) fromthe search panel categories and sub-

categories. It then shows how to extend thesecond dataset to include a PIP, and thensave the presentation playlist in the sosrc

directory. It also shows how to use thereference playlist.

Customizing a Presentation Playlist (4:29): This tutorial startswith taking an reference presentation playlist and adding a fewdatasets to a new presentation playlist. Then it shows how tooverride the start frame of Clouds - Real time so it only playsthe last week. It ends with previewing in VPLE and saving theentire presentation to the sosrc directory of SOS presentation

Overriding Elements in a PresentationPlaylist (5:43): This tutorial covers

overriding the Z-rotation in a still datasetand a movie dataset in a presentation

playlist.

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playlists.

Adding a PIP and PIP Styles (6:38) : This tutorial shows youhow to add text PIPs in Projector, Globe, and Room styles and

goes over the differences between them. It then coversupdating the library and viewing datasets through the GUI.

Visual Playlist Editor 5.1 - In-depth WebinarTraining (1:03:00) This hour long tutorial is

an in-depth introduction to the VisualPlaylist Editor version 5.1. Newer version ofthe the Visual Playlist Editor exist, but this is

still a good introduction.

Content Creation

Content Creation (33:22)

Using the iPad

4.3 Release Training (1:10:21) Zoom (3:55)

Layers (4:32) Annotation (7:46)

How to Edit the Crontab*NOTE: The crontab now uses local time rather than GMT as stated in the video.

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Part 1 (4:15) Introduction to the Cron

Part 2 (4:00) Tools for Editing theCrontab

Part 3 (4:00) Customizing the Crontab

How to Download New Datasets

Part 1 (4:35) Adding Data From an Outside Source

Part 2 (4:00) From the FTP Server

How to Make an MP4

(4:29) Updated Version (2:22) Original Version

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