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diff --git a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml index 81321a83d..ee687ad6e 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml @@ -3822,6 +3822,96 @@ The full details of OV and VF files are discussed in <xref linkend="sec-overlay" have problems. </para> + +<section> +<title>Advanced playback mode</title> + +<para> +By default, the DCP-o-matic player is set up to load and play back single DCPs, mostly for checking purposes. +There is also a second, more experimental mode, which is more suited to using DCP-o-matic for ‘presentation’ +applications, such as playing back DCPs via a projector. In this mode you can set up basic playlists, in a similar +way to how most commercial playback servers work. +</para> + +<para> +<emphasis>Using DCP-o-matic for theatrical exhibition is not widely tested, and I would not advise depending +on it without plenty of testing in your particular environment.</emphasis> +</para> + +<para> +The ‘advanced’ playback mode uses two windows (instead of the usual one): +<itemizedlist> + <listitem>Full-screen playback window.</listitem> + <listitem>Control window.</listitem> +</itemizedlist> +The idea is that these windows are spread over two monitors (or one monitor and one projector). +</para> + +<para> +To enable ‘advanced’ mode, load the player and go to the preferences and open the <guilabel>General</guilabel> +tab of preferences, then choose <guilabel>full screen with separate advanced controls</guilabel> from the +<guilabel>Start player as</guilabel> drop-down list. Then close and re-start the player. +</para> +</section> + +<para> +On loading the player in ‘advanced’ mode you will see a control window like the one in <xref linkend="fig-advanced-player"/>. +</para> + +<figure id="fig-advanced-player"> + <title>Player in advanced mode</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata scale="30" fileref="screenshots/advanced-player&scs;"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> +</figure> + +<para> +The important parts are the list of playlists, in the top left, and the current playlist, on the right. Double-click a playlist to load it, +and then press the <guilabel>Play</guilabel> button to start playback. +</para> + +<para> +Creating playlists must be done using the separate DCP-o-matic Playlist Editor. As with the other tools, this is included +with the normal installer on Windows and most Linux distributions, but must be downloaded separately on macOS or if you are using AppImage. +</para> + +<para> +The first important step after loading the playlist editor for the first time is to set the location of your playlists, the content (i.e. DCPs) +that they will use, and a folder containing any KDMs that the content needs. This can be done in the Playlist Editor preferences window, +as shown in <xref linkend="fig-playlist-editor-prefs"/>. +</para> + +<figure id="fig-playlist-editor-prefs"> + <title>Playlist editor preferences</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="screenshots/playlist-editor-prefs&scs;"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> +</figure> + +<para> +Once you have done this you can start creating playlists in the main editor window. Each playlist you create will be shown in the player and +so be available for playback. The playlist editor is shown in <xref linkend="fig-playlist-editor"/>. +</para> + +<figure id="fig-playlist-editor"> + <title>Playlist editor</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="screenshots/playlist-editor&scs;"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> +</figure> + +<para> +The top half of the window shows the current list of playlists. Create a new one by clicking the <guilabel>New</guilabel> button. You can +then edit its name and add remove, or reorder content in the bottom half of the window. Playlists are saved automatically each time they +are changed. +</para> + </chapter> |