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Adding Live video to linked video/image playlist

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Johnny Conquest
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I have a XD1132 unit. I created a presentation with a master video playlist zone and a side menu slave image zone where an item on the menu is highlighted depending on the video playing. There's about 13 items on the menu and each item is highlighted as the corresponding video is playing. I was able to recreate that following the tutorials successfully. However, the client wants add live video that plays for about 30min in between each video and wants the menu to not show any highlights. So there's an extra image of the menu with no highlights that should display as the live video plays. So, it would play like so:

V.zone   Menu  
Video 1 / Video 1 highlight.jpg

Live Video- no highlight.jpg

Video 2 / Video 2 highlight.jpg

etc..

I tried repeating the steps I followed between the video/images synchronization commands but it gives me an error.

Can this be done? I attached my presentation for reference.      

Thanks,       




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    Alex

    Hi Johnny,

    Link Zone commands are only valid when the target state is an Image or a Video. You should use Zone Message command/event instead of Link Zones to sync playback between Live Video and other content.

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    Johnny Conquest

    @BrightSign Support

    I did try that before, which works well. However, the issue is that the sidebar menu image does not change/link to the corresponding video. I am able to use Zone Message to connect Media and Live video but the side menu stays on the same first image. I'm basically want to do what's on your video "Creating a Linked Zones Synchronized Presentation using BrightAuthor" which I could do with only local videos, except live video messes it up.

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    Alex

    When you transit to LiveVideo state, you send a Zone Message command. And you listen for this Zone Message command in other zone(s).

    When you transit to image/video, you send a Link Zones command, and listen for this Link Zones command in other zone(s).

    I created a new demo project for you, so you can understand the idea. See attached.

    Link to a video showing how the project was created:

    https://www.brightsignnetwork.com/download/alexk/projects/sync_livevideo_with_other_content/video.wmv

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    Johnny Conquest

    Great! Thanks for going the extra mile, I really appreciate it!

    I used your method and worked. I did, however, came up with my own workaround since I needed it before a deadline. In case anyone wonders I just used a "blank.png" between the video and live video with a timeout and that called the "no menu.png". Since the "blank.png" timed-out and nothing else was called, the "no menu.png" stayed until live video feed ended and the next video called the next zone.

    In hindsight, pretty much the same thing you showed me, just a little more complicated. Anyway, thanks for the help again!

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