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How to use the program settings window TVU Channel

You can click on any program, live source, or media clip in your Schedule calendar or Playout timeline to open up the settings pop-up window for quick access to many functions of TVU Channel. The Settings pop-up window divides these functions into three main tabs; Note, Events, and Device.

Click anywhere in the calendar or playout timeline to open the Settings pop-up window.

Select the Note tab to:

  • Change the program title.
  • Change the program start and stop time.
  • Change the color of the program in your calendar.
  • Turn on and off a secondary recording of the program to the cloud with the checkbox.
  • See optional text entry fields for a reporter’s name, any internal identifier number that your organization uses, and a description field for a story slug.
  • Delete and duplicate this entry.

Select the Events tab to:

  • Change the input source for your program.
  • Change the live source or media clip using the drop-down menus. These menus are searchable, so just click in the drop-down menu and start typing part of the file name to narrow down the results.
  • Manually change the start and end time of the program by clicking and typing in the Timing-in and Timing-out fields.
  • Add new SCTE commands by clicking on the New line icon, or delete SCTE commands by clicking on the Delete icon.
  • At the bottom of this tab, you will see buttons to Delete this program and Duplicate this program.

Select the Device tab to:

  • See technical information about your channel’s internal identifier, useful if you need to talk to TVU support, as well as the current latency and bitrate.
  • Any changes you make in the popup menu will be immediately reflected in your Channel schedule.
  • At the bottom of this tab, you will see buttons to Delete this program and Duplicate this program.

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TVU Channel is a cloud streaming service created by TVU Networks that completely revolutionizes creating, managing, operating, and monetizing a 24/7 digital channel. Using cellular bonding and low latency features, broadcasters & producers alike can manage remote productions and multi-camera live streaming with ease. Our zero infrastructure environment has massively reduced the time, cost, and complexity of creating custom channels. In addition to creating new content channels, many broadcasters use Channel as a backup for their television stations Master Control.