The issue I had with select a random is that sometimes spots can play more than
other spots when select Normal seems to take the spots in order and rotate
through all of them.
Steve
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On Apr 14, 2021, at 11:05 AM, Richard Goetz <rickg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Maybe only when you play in order.
I have never used random because you may have multiple ambulance chasers
and I like spread them out or you may have several of the same kind of
company like car dealers, and you do not want them to run back to back.
Rick Goetz
R & L Media Systems
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From: lptv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lptv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf ;
Of Gil Reynolds
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 10:01 AM
To: lptv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lptv] Re: Masterplay question
We have always used the "Select Random" command and have never had this
issue. Will always play the amount of spots requested.
Gil Reynolds
VP / Station Manager
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 8:26 AM Richard Goetz <rickg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
When you want four spots, put them in as (4) separate 1 spot events.
The issue is Masterplay does not know how to go back to the top of the list
when they are all in one event.
So if you have it set up for (4) spots and there are only two spots left
before it goes back to the top, it plays the last two and dumps out.
If you do them as single spots, it has no problem going back to the top
because it is a new event each time.
Rick Goetz
R & L Media Systems
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From: lptv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lptv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf ;
Of Ritchie Broadcasting
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:29 AM
To: lptv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lptv] Masterplay question
So, I have noticed that when I set up for 4 30 second spots to play, the MP
will sometimes only play two of them. I have Select normal option chosen and
4 spots to play. I checked the log files and it shows no errors. Also it
seems the selections are random and can play the same spot twice.
Before I set it to normal and just place 4 separate insert directories into
play list, has anyone else experienced this?
Steven Ritchie
President/Owner
Ritchie Broadcasting LLC / WBXZ-LD Buffalo
716-280-3202
