Schedule¶

Overview¶

Makalu Traffic is the component in Makalu for creating and managing playlists, shows, and scheduling content.

Notice

The file-based import of playlists is available in the Detailed Channel View of the Makalu Automation UI. For more information, see the section Detailed Channel View > Importing a playlist.

Makalu's planning concept is based on playlists, shows, and clips. Makalu Traffic enables navigation from playlist level down to clip level and back.

The following table summarizes the characteristics of these and other elements that are used in the planning concept:

Element	Characteristics
Asset ("Media item/element")	Each uploaded physical media file for which file processing and ingest have been fully completed Virtual placeholders for video files
Primary event ("Primaries")	Main component of a show Types: A video file (asset) added to a show (turning it into a "clip") A live source (asset) added to a show (turning it into a "clip") A placeholder (asset) added to a show (turning it into a "clip")
Secondary event ("Secondaries")	Additional component of a playlist, show, or clip Examples: Graphics (for example, corner bug, crawl) Subtitles/closed captions Recording (for example, for scheduled recording of a live source) Audio mapping (for customized audio track assignment) Splicing (marker for content replacement) Routing (generic routing that sends switching pulses to downstream video routers)
Clip	An asset (video file or virtual placeholder) is considered a clip if it is assigned to a show A clip is a primary event of the show it was added to Can have secondary events (optional) The duration can vary from the actual file duration if a segment is defined by setting mark in and mark out markers Initially has no specific time reference, but acquires it when it is added to a show and the show is added to a playlist
Show	Container for one or more media elements (primary events and optional secondary events) Example: a show created for a television news program, which usually consists of primary events like, for example: Opener Multiple stories (each consisting of an introduction and a report) Closer Is channel-specific Show content can be categorized Has a duration that corresponds to the combined duration of all included primary events Flags define the clip behavior and can be set for each clip Can have secondary events (optional) To be played, a show must be added to a playlist (cannot be played directly) Initially has no specific time reference, but acquires it when it is added to a playlist
Playlist	Consists of one or more shows Is channel-specific Has a time reference, as it has a specific start date and time Consists only of shows and optional secondary events Has a duration that corresponds to the total duration of all included shows
Rundown	Channel-specific list of media elements ("events") to be played Consists at the top level of playlists, which consist of shows, which in turn consist of clips

Accessing Makalu Traffic¶

To access Makalu Traffic:

Open the Makalu Hub as described in section Accessing the Makalu Hub.
In the Applications area on the left, in the section Scheduling, select Makalu Traffic 2.0.

The Makalu Traffic UI is opened in the Traffic tab of the Makalu UI.