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The way our system is laid out, we play video on our ribbons on several different layers. So, several items could be playing at the same time. I could have a sponsor playing at the layer 3000 level and a sponsored "Block" could overlay that on layer 5000. Layer 3000 is no longer visible so to the client it isn't playing. If I can't prove that it played for 30 seconds then I can't expect the sponsor to pony up the money to pay for it. Is there a way to "do the math" inside the As Run Log so that I can give our sales staff documentation that confirms a given ribbon played the agreed upon length? I don't want to play everything back on the same layer, that would defeat the abilities of Xpression.

Thanks in advance

Why not have the the graphics playing on higher layers pause the graphics playing on the lower layers while they are online? And then unpausing the lower layer graphics when they go offline?
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Garner, it looks like that is the way to get it done. I had asked this question just before we had the install done and someone posted the scripting we would need.
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Chapter 2. When we do "takeovers", it is triggered by a playback operator playing a video from a "Click" (crossfire) server. This sends a take ID to Tessera and that triggers the takeover in the arena. Is there a way to send play/pause commands so Tessera knows to pause?
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Script attached to a GPI?
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The actual takeover graphic would have an OnOnline script that pauses any looping groups in the Sequncer and an OnOfflice script that resumes the groups. So the pauseing and resuming action is performed by the take item going on and off. This avoids needing to create unique triggers for pausing and unpausing and having to time them.

Here is what the script looks like:

OnOnline (Pause):

dim sponsors as xpTakeItemGroup

Engine.Sequencer.GetGroupByName("Sponsor Loops", sponsors)
sponsors.Pause





OnOffline (Resume):


dim sponsors as xpTakeItemGroup

Engine.Sequencer.GetGroupByName("Sponsor Loops", sponsors)
sponsors.Resume
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This will work the same for both Tessera and regular XPression Sequencer groups.
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Oh yeah...….I like this one Garner. I will begin tomorrow. Thank you very much.
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