Sony Bznp-D1 User Manual

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Playlist Preparations

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Any of the background, graphics, or logo layers can 
display graphics content. Select one of them according to 
your purpose as follows:
The background layer is at the back, as shown in the figure 
above, and used to display graphics such as wallpaper. 
When you specify a piece of graphics material to be 
displayed on the background layer, it appears in full-screen 
size regardless of the original material size.
The graphics layer is under the video layer, and is used to 
display a still image or a web page. A Flash movie is also 
played on this layer.
The logo layer is mainly used for downstream keying, that 
is, to display a mark, such as a program, station, or 
company logo mark, constantly on the display. The logo 
layer is in front of the video layer, and the NSP-1 
transparent color will be transparent on this layer.

The BZNP-D1 software provides a “template” feature to 
reduce time and effort needed to specify layout settings for 
every event on the playlist. A template is a set of layout 
settings that can be saved in the BZNP-D1 software. When 
changing the layout, one of the templates is chosen, then 
the layout settings of that template are automatically 
specified for the events thereafter, and recorded in the 
playlist. 
Templates are also useful when you want to apply the same 
layout settings to more than one playlist.
You can adjust the positions and sizes of the materials laid 
out by a template later. 

See “Making a Screen Layout Template” on page 23 for 
details on how to create a template.

There are the following exceptions to the layout settings, 
whether you adjust the layout settings later or not:
• The text contents will be displayed in their original size, 

regardless of the specified text layer size. 

• Depending on the screen orientation (landscape or 

portrait), and the combination and overlapping of the 
layers used, the NSP-1 may not be able to display the 
contents according to the specified layout. To precisely 
check the playout, it is recommended that you send the 
data to an NSP-1 and preview it after you finish creating 
the playlist.

See “Checking Playout (Previewing on an NSP-1)” on 
page 53 for details on the preview operation on an NSP-1. 

A new playlist is created using the following procedure:

In the BZNP-D1 main window, check that the BZNP-
D1 (PC) option button is selected, and select the group 
for which you want to create a new playlist using the 
Group drop-down list box.

If an unsaved playlist and/or daily schedule for a 
different group is displayed, the BZNP-D1 software 
displays a message asking whether you want to save it.
Save it, if necessary.

Proceed to the next step if the Playlist window is 
blank.
When a playlist is displayed, select [Playlist] > [New] 
on the menu bar.
Or, select the Playlist tab in the Content Management 
window, right-click any point on the Playlist tab, then 
select [New] on the popup menu.

If the displayed playlist has not been saved, the BZNP-
D1 software displays a message asking whether you 
want to discard it.
Save the displayed playlist, if necessary.

Select [Settings] > [Template Settings] on the menu 
bar.

The Screen Layout window and the Template Settings 
dialog box appear.

Select the desired template in the Template drop-down 
list box, then click [OK].

Select a piece of material in the Content Management 
window, then add it to the playlist by a drag & drop 
operation.
The layer in which you drop the material is decided 
depending on the material and its purpose.