CMB 4.130 Playback System Caspar and SuperConductor For Broadcast News Packages

Next mount the media server so you can add files

to the playback library.

Note that files should be a .mp4 or .h264 of the

story package or PSA commercial to play during

the newscast

Click on

>Go>Connect to Server

Enter the IP address of the Caspar server -

smb://192.168.1.1

Click on Connect

Enter in the User Name and PW

They are on labels on the base of the computer monitor stand with the user name and password printed out.

Mount the volume share named ‘media’.

If this is your first time logging into this system this semester then located on the volume share named ‘media’ is a folder named

_NEED FOR DOCUMENTS FOLDER_

Inside of that folder is a folder named SuperConductor. Copy that folder and paste it into your user’s Documents folder.

Next look for the app named

SuperConductor in Applications

Once SuperConductor is launched you should see a green indicator in the upper right corner that indicates you are connected to the Caspar server. If that indicator is red then you need to check the Bridges settings (see next item).

If the indicator is red then select the Home tab and then select Bridges

Check to see if the IP address for the Caspar server is set to 192.168.1.1

If it is not then you probably need to quit out of SuperConductor and copy the folder from 3 steps earlier over to your user Documents folder. Then go ahead and RESTART the entire computer. Don’t just log out, please REBOOT.

If the IP address for the server is set to 192.168.1.1 and SuperConductor is still not connecting to the Caspar server then please request assistance.

Next

Click on Layers

DVR A and B have different settings.

Example here is DVRB should be set to

Chanel 2 Layer 1 and 

CasparCG 2-1 should be set to 

Chanel 2 Layer 1

DVRA should 

be set to

Chanel 1 Layer 1 and 

CasparCG 1-1 should be set to 

Chanel 1 Layer 1

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You will now need to download the media you will need. Your TA or Instructor can let you know where to find the clips you will need.

You will need to pay attention to where the clips download to.

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You will now need to download the media you will need. Your TA or Instructor can let you know where to find the clips you will need.

You will need to pay attention to where the clips download to.

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Next to add content to the Media serverSimply drag over the file to the media server as shownIf it does not load open QuickTime player and export outa 1080 file to recompress and it will fix the problem and thefile will show up in the app.QuickTime Player – Export a H264 file

If it does not refresh, and it may not, simply quit out of SuperConductor and relaunch it. Any work you have done will be saved.

To build your playlist just drag the clip you want from the media library to the Rundown area.

Then add more to the empty area, one after the other.

To create a commercial break, you will first drag over the 1st Commercial you want to use in that break. 

Then drag the 2nd Commercial over to the same group. 

Then drag over the 3rd to the same group.

So all three are in the same group.

To get this group of commercials to play one after the other automatically you will need to click on the 

To move a group in the order you will 'grab' this icon and drag it to the new place in the order that you want it to be.

To delete a rundown

Click on the RED trash can to delete

Confirm you want to delete and click DELETE

Tech Note:

Check the 2nd Ethernet port that connects to the Caspar server

This port must be set to the same IP range of the server.

Caspar IP is 192.168.1.1

Station 1 should be set to Manual IP

192.168.1.5

Station 2 should be set to Manual IP

192.168.1.6