Listing files¶

Media¶

The Media window lists all data sources available to Clipbox for file playback (all monitored local or network directories and the files they contain). It can be displayed and hidden via the menu bar of the main window via View > Media.

The Media window contains basic technical metadata of the listed files, such as file name, type, size, path, etc. In addition to listing all available files, this area provides the option of opening files in the file preview, creating and deleting directories and creating containers for linked key and fill files.

Notice

Files are highlighted in the Media window according to their status:

• White - file is completed and is in neutral status
• Yellow - file is currently in use (e.g. in the File preview window)
• Red - file is not yet completed and is still being created in or copied to the monitored source directory

In addition, a symbol indicates the type of the respective file (e.g. for MXF files).

Containers for linked key and fill files are represented by a corresponding symbol and can be expanded:

The display of the Media window can also be customized. You can customize the width and order of all columns, by dragging them. You can also access additional settings, by right-clicking on one of the columns, which opens the following context menu:

It provides the following functions:

Playlists¶

The Playlists window contains all playlists that have been approved in the connected NRCS and transferred to Clipbox. It can be displayed and hidden via the menu bar of the main window via View > Playlists.

The window contains the following areas:

(1) - Toolbar

(2) - Playlists imported from a connected NRCS

(3) - Files contained in the currently selected playlist

The toolbar (1) provides the following functions:

Symbol	Name	Function
	Reload	Reload all playlists
	Load	Load playlist with all contained files into the corresponding Clipbox player Notice When creating a playlist in a connected NRCS, a channel is usually defined for each file it contains. The playlist is then only valid for the channel(s) used. Each channel is assigned to a specific player in Clipbox. This eliminates the need to manually select the player to be used in Clipbox. When loading the playlist in Clipbox, the player assigned to the channel is used. Which channels have been used in a playlist can be recognized in the list of contained files by the entry in the Channel column (e.g. "A", "B", etc.).
	Add	Load and add (if applicable) playlist with all contained files into the corresponding Clipbox player Notice This enables you to add multiple different playlists to a player. Each playlist can only be added to a player once.
	Load + Cue	Load playlist with all the files it contains into the corresponding Clipbox player and prepare the first clip for playback (set status to "Cue")
	Unload	Unload/remove currently selected playlist from the corresponding Clipbox player

Several times are displayed per playlist. These differ as follows:

If you select a playlist by clicking on it, all the files used in it are listed below. Several times are displayed for each clip. These differ as follows:

When you select a playlist by clicking it, all the files used in it are listed below.

Notice

A playlist loaded by a player is highlighted in green:

If a playlist is removed in the connected NRCS, the list of available playlists in Clipbox updates automatically and the corresponding playlist. If a playlist is changed in the NRCS (e.g. changes to the order of the contained files or addition/removal of files), Clipbox automatically applies them and displays them accordingly in the Playlists window as well as in the clip lists of the players.

When Clipbox is connected to a MAM system, files missing from playlists are automatically requested by Clipbox from the MAM system and corresponding copy operations are triggered.