Media tray

The Reckeen 3D Studio system allows you to use video files, image files or texts during the broadcast of your program.
It is worth to prepare all the necessary media before the broadcast.
WARNING! If you have media files (videos, images, sounds) stored on external sources, such as a memory stick or an external hard drive – you should copy them to the Reckeen 3D Studio system hard drive. External storage may not have an adequate file transfer parameters during the production, which may result in improper recording of your work or unstable operation of the whole system!
Shortcuts to the media files should be located in the appropriate tabs of the media tray. This will facilitate usage of the media during the program production, as opening files on a regular basis requires multiple clicks and there may not be enough time for that while operating on the air. Media tray is used for adding the media and managing the shortcuts, as illustrated in the picture below. Tabs with media files are marked in red.

Please note that no operation on the media files in the tray changes them on your hard drive. Removing or renaming a file in the media tray only affects the files’ shortcuts in the tabs. It is also possible to add the same file multiple times on the same or on the different tab in the tray. You can also change file names (shortcuts) and use the same file under different names.
There is a possibility to group the files within the tabs, thereby creating categories of your interest. It is made possible thanks to sections (labeled from 1 to 5) located in the trays. With the sections you can organize files for specific tasks.
Note! When you replay a file from any of the sections (1 to 5) within the PGM source, that is live, then switching the section to a different one will trigger the file’s from the new section autoplay and going on the air. It is suggested, therefore, to prepare necessary videos and images in advance.

A tray holds 7 tabs assigned to specific players. There are two tabs for video files (Media 1, Media 2), for image files (Still 1 and Still 2), for text or image boards (Text 1, Text 2) and audio files (Sound). The Reckeen 3D Studio system supports multiple media formats. It also has an integrated support for multiple codecs for playing video files.

Media 1 and Media 2 – as shown in the picture below, this is where you can view video clips.
Click on the Add icon (in the lower right corner of the screen, with a small plus sign) to browse your local hard drive and add video files. You can put video files in five sections. You change the section by clicking on the buttons marked with numbers from 1 to 5 located on the right side of the screen.

Supported video files formats and codecs (concerning media added to Media 1 and Media 2 tabs): MPEG2, MPEG4 and H.264 containers: *.mpg, *.mpeg, *.mp4, *.avi, *.mxf, *.mov
Still 1 and Still 2 – as shown in the picture below, this is where you can view image files.

Click on the Add icon (in the lower right corner of the screen, with a small plus sign) to browse your local hard drive and add image files. You can put image files in five sections. You change the section by clicking on the buttons marked with numbers from 1 to 5 located on the right side of the screen.
Supported file formats of a bitmap type (concerning media added to Still 1 and Still 2 tabs): *.jpeg, *.jpg, *.bmp, *.png (with transparency)
Text 1 and Text 2 – as shown in the picture below, this is where you can view files with text boards or images, most often used in the DSK module.

Click on the Add icon to browse your local hard drive and add text board files. Just as before, you can put text board files in five sections. You change the section by clicking on the buttons marked with numbers from 1 to 5 located on the right side of the screen. Supported file formats of a text board and image type (concerning media added to Text 1 and Text 2 tabs)
*.jpeg, *.jpg, *.bmp, *.png (with transparency) , *.recstill, (STILL editor module format)
Reckeen 3D Studio allows you to use videos and still images in the broadcasted program. The use of media requires two steps: adding a file to the tray, loading the medium into a virtual player.

For each file added to the media tray, an icon is automatically generated. It shows you a preview of its content. At the same time it is a shortcut allowing you to access the file.
You can sort the icons within the tab with drag and drop. Files with the alpha channel (transparency) have a preview showing on object on a background of a gray white grid.
In order to add a file to a tray, select the appropriate tab (optionally its sub-tab). Then press the Add File button or double-click on an empty area in the selected tray. Then select a file on your hard drive with a typical file selection window.
Delete file (with small minus sign) button is located next to the Add file one. It allows you to remove the currently selected file from the tray. If the file being deleted has already been loaded into the player, you will be asked to confirm the action. After removing the file (media), the preview of the given player will display a blue background.
An another operation on a file in the media tray allows you to change the file name. In order to rename a file, select the file’s icon and press the Rename button (on the right side of Delete file button). Then enter the new file name.