X-Git-Url: https://git.carlh.net/gitweb/?p=dcpomatic.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fmanual%2Fdcpomatic.xml;fp=doc%2Fmanual%2Fdcpomatic.xml;h=ee687ad6ea52ce8de5cde68a816a55039475ecb9;hp=81321a83d4954e20918266c7145b7a13d107338e;hb=91d72d9b9eef2569f7a21f6d2f0915a7dddfdee4;hpb=bf660ab2f598d7e1b3e52bf2b893d1b914ca11e7 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 + +
+Advanced playback mode + + +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. + + + +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. + + + +The ‘advanced’ playback mode uses two windows (instead of the usual one): + + Full-screen playback window. + Control window. + +The idea is that these windows are spread over two monitors (or one monitor and one projector). + + + +To enable ‘advanced’ mode, load the player and go to the preferences and open the General +tab of preferences, then choose full screen with separate advanced controls from the +Start player as drop-down list. Then close and re-start the player. + +
+ + +On loading the player in ‘advanced’ mode you will see a control window like the one in . + + +
+ Player in advanced mode + + + + + +
+ + +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 Play button to start playback. + + + +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. + + + +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 . + + +
+ Playlist editor preferences + + + + + +
+ + +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 . + + +
+ Playlist editor + + + + + +
+ + +The top half of the window shows the current list of playlists. Create a new one by clicking the New 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. + +