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<div class="container_elements">
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<img src="img/logo_livesupport.gif" border="0" />
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<h1>Quick Start - LiveSupport V.0.9 Preview</h1>
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<div class="copyright">LiveSupport 0.9 "Fritz" ©2005 <a href="http://www.mdlf.org" target="_blank">MDLF</a> - maintained and distributed under GNU/GPL by <a href="http://www.campware.org" target="_blank">CAMPWARE</a></div>
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<h2>Navigation</h2>
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<div class=blockquote>
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<h3>Right-click</h3>
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The LiveSupport
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web client uses right-clicks extensively throughout the program. By right-clicking
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on the ScratchPad, you can perform a number of operations on your file, including
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adding it to a playlist and removing it from the ScratchPad.
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<h3>ScratchPad</h3>
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The ScratchPad
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provides you with a list of all the files (both sound files and playlists)
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you have worked with recently. This serves as both a "history" as
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well as a "clipboard" for working with files between windows. You
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can listen to a sound file from the ScratchPad by right-clicking 'Listen',
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which will send the sound file to you for playback.
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<h3>Playlists and ScratchPad</h3>
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Playlists appear
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in the ScratchPad differently than sound files. You can 'release' a playlist
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directly from the ScratchPad (see the Playlist section for more on releasing
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a playlist). A playlist that has been activated will appear in <b>bold</b>.
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A playlist that has been 'released' will appear in normal text.
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</div>
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<h2>Playlists</h2>
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<p >Playlists are the core of how LiveSupport 0.9 works. You add sound
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files to a playlist, and then schedule that playlist to be played at a date
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and time of your choosing. Playlists are edited in the Playlist Editor. You
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can include an unlimited number of playlists inside playlists; for example,
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if you have a one-hour show and want to have two commercial breaks, each made
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up of their own playlists.</p>
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<div class=blockquote>
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<h3>Adding a file from the ScratchPad to the active playlist</h3>
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You can add a
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file (either a sound file or a playlist file) from the ScratchPad to the active
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playlist by right-clicking it in the ScratchPad and selecting "Add to
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active playlist". This will add it to the end of the active playlist.
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<h3>Changing file order in the playlist</h3>
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You can change
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a file's order in the playlist by clicking on the up or down arrows on the
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right.
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<h3>Change transition</h3>
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Transitions between
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sound files are set to 0 ms by default. You can change this by moving your
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mouse over the "Fade" line in the Playlist window and selecting
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"Change Transition." In this menu, you can set the length of the
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transition, as well as the type of transition.
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<h3>Activating and releasing a playlist</h3>
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Playlists are
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either 'active' or 'released'. An released playlist is one that has been 'released'
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for broadcast, and can be added to the scheduler. An 'active' playlist can
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continue to be edited. Playlists can be activated for editing by right-clicking
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"Activate" in the ScratchPad menu. This will take you to the playlist
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editor. If a playlist has been released, it will appear in a list of playlists
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available for scheduling.
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<h2>Schedule</h2>
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<p >Once you've created a playlist, schedule it for playback using the
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Schedule window. (Please remember that only released playlists can be added
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to the schedule.)</p>
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<h3>Adding a playlist to the schedule</h3>
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You can add it
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to the schedule by opening the Schedule window, then choosing a schedule view
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that suits you. Then you can add your playlist to the schedule by right-clicking
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and choosing "Insert playlist here". A popup window will then appear
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allowing you to select the exact start time for your playlist, as well as
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a pull-down list of available released playlists.
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<h3>Removing a playlist from the schedule</h3>
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You can remove
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a playlist from the schedule by right clicking on its time [soon to be its
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title] and choosing "Remove Playlist". This does not delete the
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playlist, however. It will remain in the database.
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<h2>Files</h2>
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<p >Sound files are added to the LiveSupport system in two steps.</p>
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<h3>Uploading and analyzing</h3>
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The first step is to select the sound file you want to upload into
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the LiveSupport system. This is handled in the Upload -> New file menu.
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You select the file to upload by clicking on the "Browse" button,
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choosing your sound file, then clicking "Submit". LiveSupport automatically
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analyses the sound file for any information that may be stored in ID3 tags.
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<h3>Describing your file using metadata</h3>
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The second step allows you to edit this information (called "metadata")
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and add your own. If your sound file is a music file, you have a number of
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options for entering metadata under the "Music" tab. If your sound
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file is a news report or other talk, choose the "Talk" tab. The
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Talk tab allows reporters to include the time and date their report is about,
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the organizations covered in the report, and the location the report takes
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place in. Good metadata will help you and other colleagues to later find and
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use the material you upload. It's in your best interest to be as thorough
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as possible in inputting this metadata.
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<h2>Browse and Search</h2>
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<p >The browse and search functions are
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designed to be both easy to use and powerful, helping you to search not only
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file titles but also other metadata. Both browse and search let you search
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for both sound files as well as playlists. </p>
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<p >Search works more or less like a regular search
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engine. You can type in a word to be searched, and the results will appear below
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the search input window. The difference is that you are searching the metadata
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that you and your colleagues input to describe the sound files you put in. Good
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metadata will mean better search results.</p>
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<h3>Using the browse function</h3>
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The browse function is a powerful feature that lets you
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browse all files according to general criteria you specify. The first column
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lets you choose a category to browse from, such as <20>Genre<72>. Under that category,
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you can choose one of the options that appears in that category, which refines
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the number of files displayed. The second and third columns work in the same
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ways, and let you continue to refine your browsing.
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<h3>Using multiple search terms</h3>
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Let's say you want to finding all files created by <20>John
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Doe<6F> in the year 2005. Do the following:
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<ul>
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<li>
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Select first the field to search and
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input its value. In this case it would be to pull down the <20>Creator<6F> field
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and type in <20>John Doe<6F> in the window.
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</li>
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<li>
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Then press the <20>Add One Row<6F> button
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and an additional search row appears. Select the <20>Year<61> field and type
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in 2005 in the window.
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</li>
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<li>
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Press <20>Submit<69> and your results <20>
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if any <20> will appear below.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Working with the files you find</h3>
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You can add the files you find <20> in both
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browse and search <20> either to your ScratchPad or directly to a new playlist.
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Right-clicking on a file in the results window gives you a number of options,
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such as:
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<li>
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Add to ScratchPad
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Listen
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<li>
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New playlist using file
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<li>
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Edit
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<li>
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Delete
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</div>
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<h2>System Preferences</h2>
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<p >Your station's system administrator can change a number of system-wide
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settings in the System Preferences menu. In the System Preferences you can:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Add your station's logo and frequency
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</li>
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<li>
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Set the length of the ScratchPad
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</li>
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<li>
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Set the maximum file size that can be uploaded to the system
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</li>
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<li>
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Administer users and groups for the system, including assigning their
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access priveleges
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h1>Where to go for help</h1>
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<p >LiveSupport has a mailing list for support-related
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questions at <a href="mailto:ls-support@campware.org">ls-support@campware.org</a>,
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or you can visit the LiveSupport forums at <a href="http://www.campware.org/" target="_blank">http://www.campware.org</a></p>
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