Tags

Tags are a group of assets that are rotated through when the Tag is played. Tags are mainly used with the Splits Feature in Zetta. Tags tell a Splits Client station what to play when a Split Master Station plays an asset with a Split Behavior. When a Split Client is configured with Split Name Matching of Tags, when it receives a message from the Split Master that a Split is cued the Split Client will check for a Tag, if a Tag is found the Split Client will locate an asset, assigned to its station, with the same Tag and schedule it in the log. The assets selected for the Split Master and the Split Client should have approximately the same length. Zetta will use the Maximum stretch/squeeze value to achieve an exact length to allow the Split Client to rejoin the Split Master at the correct time. If the assets cannot be stretched/squeezed to match a warning error will appear in the Tag window for the asset. The Station column in the Tag window is used to select the Station that will use the Asset. A warning error will appear if the asset is inactive for a selected station. For the most part a Tag will contain one asset for the Split Master and one asset for each Split Client; however more complex Tagging can be done such as one to many, many to many or many to one. When one of these more complex methods is used, Zetta will use a weighted scoring logic to select an asset to play on the Split Clients. Tags can also be used to tag specific assets for use with an external application or to organize specific assets for a show. Tags can be dragged and dropped into the Log, Hot Keys, or Stacks module and will resolve to the Next to Play asset before it is played. The Metadata card can be accessed for an asset from the Tag window by simply double-clicking the Asset. If a Station does not have an active asset associated with the Tag, the Tag asset will not be visible for the station in the Tag tab of the Library window. Use the Themes & Appearances configuration window to change the color of the Tag icon.

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Station Next To Play Selection

Schedule a Zetta Tag Control Type in GSelector

Tags Toolbar

The Tags Toolbar has the following options:

	Save – Save is used to save any changes made to the Tag.
	Refresh - The Refresh button will refresh the data displayed in the Tag window. This can be used to pull any data changes that may have occurred in GSelector or on another computer while the Tag window is open.

Audition – The Audition button will allow the user to listen to a selected piece of audio locally without it going over the air. Using the arrow drop-down, the user can select the play action or the marking point of the audio to start playing based on the preferences specified in the Auditioning tab of the Preferences Configuration window. An Audition Stream Group and stream must be defined and an audio event must be selected. When Tags are auditioned from the Library, Logs or Clocks, the Next to Play asset from within the selected Tag will be auditioned. Optionally, simply middle-click the title of the asset and the asset will be auditioned based on the default marking point (shown on the button). If the default marker is not set for the selected asset the audio will start from the Opening. To stop the play of the audio simply middle-click the same asset or click the Audition button again. See the Audition Options section of this topic and the Audition Module topic of this guide for more information on auditioning assets.

Select Station –The Select Station is used to select a station to view the tagged data for the station. This selection is also used when selecting the Next To Play Selection.

Tag Name

The Tag Name is defined just below the toolbar. When running splits across multiple Zetta sites the tag name must match at each site.

External ID

The External ID displays an external alpha-numeric identification used for the Tag by an external source. The External ID can be used to identify the Tag when scheduling a Zetta Tag Control event in GSelector.

Routing Behavior

The Routing Behavior drop-down is used to select whether to set the Split Master Route to OFF or ON when the audio is played by the sequencer. The default setting is Split Master Route OFF. When the Split Master Route OFF option is selected, Zetta will mute the Split Master Route while the sequencer is playing Assets(s). The Split Master Route will turn back ON at the Segue point of the playing Asset. When the Split Master Route ON option is used the Split Master Route will be enabled while the Asset(s) are played by the sequencer.

Kill Date

The Kill Date field displays a calendar control when the down arrow is selected.

Use the Right and Left arrows next to the Month and Year to switch between months to select a Kill Date. Use the Today field at the bottom of the calendar control to switch back to the current date.

Tag Grid

The Grid at the bottom of the window shows the associated assets in the Tag. Drag and drop assets into this grid from the Library module to assign the asset to the Tag. Right-click in the column headers to Insert, Replace and Remove columns in the grid. Right-click in the Grid to view the Audition Options and the Next To Play options. Columns can be added, removed and reorganized to fit the user’s needs. Custom Filtering can be used to filter the contents of the pane. Optionally, use the column to search the contents of the Tag. Optionally, double-click an asset in the list to open the metadata card for the asset.

Audition options

The Audition options are typically in the first two sections of the right-click context menu. These audition options are configured in the Context Menu Customization section of the Auditioning tab in the Preferences Configuration window. The audition section of this menu is used to play the audio on an Audition play stream. The default options in this menu are Audition, Go To Start, Stop, Play-Pause, Opening, Segue and Closing. The top options are used for playback of the audio and the bottom options are used to select the marking point at which the audio will play. Clicking a marking point option from the menu will play the audio from the point selected. The By Default Audition from option is the checked option in the list of marking points. This means when the Audition button in the toolbar is clicked, the default action is to audition the asset from this checked marking point. If the default marker is not set for the selected asset the audio will start from the Opening. This default action can be changed temporarily by right-clicking on the context menu option that is to be set as default. This will change the default for ALL of the Audition context menus in Zetta for this users Zetta session. Optionally, the user can simply middle-click the title of the asset to be auditioned and the asset will be auditioned based on the default marking point. See the Audition Module section of the guide for more information on auditioning assets.

Station Next To Play Selection

The Next to Play column shows which asset is Next To Play for the station. As this Tag is played in the log this pointer will change displaying the asset that will play next for the selected station shown in the toolbar. Using the mouse the Next to Play asset can be changed, simply right-click in the column the row to change and choose the desired Set as Next To Play option.

Split Behavior

The Split Behavior column shows an icon when a split behavior is selected for the scheduled asset. The Split Behavior column is visible when Splits are enable in the System Configuration | General tab. An asset that has a Split Behavior and is configured for the Master Station, an icon is shown showing the split behavior

Warning

A warning / is displayed if there is an issue with the tagged asset such as the asset is not active for the station. Simply hover the mouse over the warning icon to view a tooltip explaining the warning.

Add a Tag

To Add a Tag, follow these steps:

Click Modules | Library
Select the Tags tab
Click Add new media button
Select a Station
Give the Tag a Name
Type in an External ID for the Tag.
Select the Routing Behavior.
Optionally, give the Tag a Kill Date.
Drag and Drop the desired asset that is to play on the Master Splits Station to the Tag window from the Library Module.
In the Station column set the station to the Master Station
Drag and Drop the desired asset that is to play on the Splits Client Station to the Tag window from the Library Module.
In the Station column set the station to the Split Client Station
Click the Save button to save the changes to the Tag.

Remove a Tag

To remove an Asset from a tag, simply select the Remove icon, in the remove column of the Tag window.

Deleting a Tag

The following instruction can be used to remove a Tag from the Tag Library. The following steps will not remove the assets from the Library.

To delete a Tag from the Tag Library, perform the following steps:

Highlight the tag to delete.
Click the Delete the Media button in Library toolbar.
Click the Delete Now button to delete the Tag immediately. This will delete the Tag and remove it from the Library even if the asset is currently playing. Optionally, click Cancel, to cancel the delete action and close the window.

Schedule a Zetta Tag Control Type in GSelector

To schedule a Tag using a GSelector Clock or Editor, perform the following steps:

In GSelector, go to the Clock or Editor
Add the Clock Entry type Control from the Clocks or Insert a Control using Insert Other from the Editor.
Select Zetta Tag from the Description column.
Using the Info drop-down from the Clock or the User Data drop-down from the Editor enter the Zetta External ID of the Tag to be scheduled.
Save the changes.
When Zetta receives the log, the event will be shown in the log as the selected Tag until the Tag is resolved to a specific asset.

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