The Timeline Keys comprise basic commands that directly affect the running of a rundown in Viz Mosart:

Reload

Default SHIFT+F12

This command will stop playout and reload the current rundown, cuing the first story in the rundown in preview.

Start Continue

Also known as Take Next.

Default F12

This command will do one of four things:

  1. Start a rundown which is currently not running, either at the top or at a point selected by the operator using the Set as Next Story command in the Rundown window.

  2. Take the next template within a story to air.

  3. Take the first template in the story set as next if there are no more templates left in the current story.

  4. The Take Next command is also used to take continue points that have been set in a template, such as a DVE forward on the mixer. A warning appears in the bottom of the Program window to alert the operator that the next F12 will activate the continue point rather than take the next primary event.

    PARAMETERS: A default transition type for Take Next can be set.
    Value: Duration in frames for the parameters MIX and WIPE.
    Using the parameter EFFECT, one can assign a button doing a take next with a specific effect to be triggered.

Skip Next

Default F9

This command will skip the next item in the rundown. Repeatedly giving this command will skip several items.

Un-Skip Next

Default SHIFT+F9

This command will undo skipping performed with the Skip Next command, in reverse order.

Skip Next Sub Item

(No default button)

This command skips the next sub item, for example, a lower-third

Un-Skip Next Sub Item

(No default button)

This command undoes the latest Skip next sub item command

Set As Next Story

No default button

Sets the selected story as next

Set As Next Story And Skip

(No default button)

Sets the selected story as next and removes (skips) any remaining items in the current story.

Hold Video Transition

(No default button)

Holds the video transition. Same as pressing the HV-button in the transition area (Video Transition Area) in the GUI.

Hold Audio Transition

(No default button)

Holds the audio transition. Same as pressing the HA-button in the transition area (Audio Function Area) in the GUI.

Goto Current Story

(No default button)

Will move the focus of the rundown scrollbar to the current on air story.