WEBVTT 00:00:00.960 --> 00:00:04.320 Welcome to our tutorial on how  to connect AdMaster Cloud with 00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:10.760 StationPlaylist, the radio automation software. In this guide, we'll use the demo version of 00:00:10.760 --> 00:00:16.960 StationPlaylist Creator and Studio. Our objective  is to set up a schedule with two commercial breaks 00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:23.640 per hour from Monday to Friday, and three breaks  per hour on weekends. You can later customize this 00:00:23.640 --> 00:00:29.480 schedule according to your station's programming. We'll be using the "Play a file" break notes. 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:33.840 These break notes enable the automatic  import of traffic logs from AdMaster 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:40.520 into StationPlaylist Studio. Changes made in  AdMaster will be sent to StationPlaylist Studio, 00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:46.058 making your campaign adjustments effective  within a few minutes. Let's get started! 00:00:47.230 --> 00:00:50.776 In AdMaster, let's begin by heading  to the Stations Menu in the sidebar 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:53.902 and navigating to General Station Settings. 00:00:54.887 --> 00:00:57.735 In the Playout integration section, click  the Edit link. 00:00:58.907 --> 00:01:04.802 From the dropdown menu,  choose StationPlaylist m3u output,  and remember to save the changes. 00:01:05.880 --> 00:01:08.760 Now, let's move on to the  Commercial Breaks settings. 00:01:09.542 --> 00:01:14.376 By default, AdMaster sets up two commercial  breaks per hour for the entire week. 00:01:15.194 --> 00:01:17.584 Before we  add extra breaks on weekends, 00:01:17.677 --> 00:01:20.625 it's essential to configure the starting minutes for these breaks. 00:01:21.284 --> 00:01:25.319 Click the Edit link for the first  break and adjust the estimated starting minute. 00:01:27.198 --> 00:01:31.674 Remember, these settings are not binding;  AdMaster informs the reconciliation engine where 00:01:31.822 --> 00:01:35.867 approximately to find commercials in Studio's log  files. 00:01:36.648 --> 00:01:39.578 The default is the first break starting on the 15th minute 00:01:39.754 --> 00:01:42.007 and the second on the 45th minute. 00:01:42.825 --> 00:01:44.825 Adjust as needed for your rotations. 00:01:47.363 --> 00:01:50.537 Once you've configured the starting  minutes and saved the changes, 00:01:50.872 --> 00:01:54.398 you can proceed to add a third break  on Saturdays and Sundays. 00:01:55.310 --> 00:02:00.000 Select the second option to keep the same setup  per hour but different for each weekday. 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:05.000 Next, expand the Saturday settings and  click the link to add another break. 00:02:05.995 --> 00:02:08.128 Adjust the starting minutes for each break. 00:02:12.275 --> 00:02:15.502 For example, set the first break to the 15th minute, 00:02:15.770 --> 00:02:19.068 the second to the 35th, and the third to the 50th  minute. 00:02:34.388 --> 00:02:39.502 Afterward, use the "Copy to another day" link to replicate these settings for Sunday. 00:02:40.097 --> 00:02:43.083 Once you're done, click Save to confirm your changes. 00:02:44.038 --> 00:02:48.630 This action prepares the  traffic log to be sent to the playout PC. 00:02:51.475 --> 00:02:55.915 Let's configure the playout PC to download  the spots and traffic logs from the server. 00:02:57.013 --> 00:03:01.145 Open a browser on the playout  PC, go to the AdMaster Cloud website, 00:03:01.442 --> 00:03:02.815 and log in to your account. 00:03:03.689 --> 00:03:08.989 Navigate to the Stations menu in the Sidebar and proceed to Broadcast Computers settings. 00:03:09.584 --> 00:03:12.997 Download and install the desktop client installation file. 00:03:13.573 --> 00:03:18.504 The installation process is straightforward, and you'll be ready to proceed in seconds. 00:03:49.848 --> 00:03:54.791 First, the Spots folder is where AdMaster stores the spots downloaded from the  cloud server. 00:03:56.037 --> 00:04:00.446 Studio will play the spots directly from here based on the traffic log file. 00:04:00.911 --> 00:04:07.216 Next, the traffic log folder is where AdMaster stores the traffic log files that Studio reads for playback. 00:04:08.140 --> 00:04:10.927 The Play a file Break notes will point to this folder. 00:04:12.025 --> 00:04:16.021 Finally, the playout software broadcast log folder is Studio's Logs folder, 00:04:16.783 --> 00:04:21.275 typically found in the StationPlaylist subfolder in the Program Files directory. 00:04:22.390 --> 00:04:26.247 To inform AdMaster where to find the log reconciliation data, 00:04:26.470 --> 00:04:31.703 click the gear button, type "SLog" as the string  from Studio log file name, and save the changes. 00:04:32.837 --> 00:04:38.376 Once you've made these selections, the  download of spots and traffic log files will begin immediately. 00:04:39.272 --> 00:04:43.952 Depending on your internet connection speed, you'll  be ready to proceed in just a minute or two. 00:04:44.895 --> 00:04:47.328 Now that we've configured the AdMaster side, 00:04:47.552 --> 00:04:49.391 let's move on to the Creator settings. 00:04:50.488 --> 00:04:53.455 For this demonstration, we've created  two rotations. 00:04:54.207 --> 00:04:58.787 We'll insert two commercial breaks into the rotation used from Monday to Friday, 00:04:59.271 --> 00:05:03.304 and three breaks into the rotation used on Saturdays and Sundays. 00:05:03.787 --> 00:05:07.937 Now, in StationPlaylist Creator, let's  insert our first commercial break. 00:05:09.053 --> 00:05:14.413 Remember,  we've set the estimated starting minutes  at the 15th and 45th minute of each hour. 00:05:15.381 --> 00:05:19.271 Find the location for the first break,  somewhere around the 15th minute. 00:05:20.200 --> 00:05:21.831 Here, we'll insert a Break note. 00:05:22.891 --> 00:05:25.430 Scroll down to  locate the Play a file break note. 00:05:26.444 --> 00:05:29.299 Activate it, choose Ads from the drop-down menu, 00:05:29.559 --> 00:05:32.972 and copy/paste the break note code from the video comments below. 00:05:34.041 --> 00:05:36.425 Understanding this code is key. 00:05:36.779 --> 00:05:39.138 Ensure there are two pairs of quotation marks. 00:05:39.528 --> 00:05:41.881 The red part indicates the traffic log folder, 00:05:42.355 --> 00:05:45.232 the same one chosen in the desktop client app. 00:05:46.421 --> 00:05:49.620 The white part instructs Studio to look for  the traffic log file 00:05:49.917 --> 00:05:52.591 based on the current year, month, date, and hour. 00:05:53.819 --> 00:05:57.154 The green part identifies the commercial  break within the hour. 00:05:58.131 --> 00:06:02.081 The letter 'a' stands for the first break, 'b' for the second, and so forth. 00:06:03.141 --> 00:06:06.197 To help Creator in calculating the rotation duration, 00:06:06.532 --> 00:06:08.989 input the expected commercial break  duration. 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:14.789 Remember, AdMaster cannot directly "talk" to Creator to update this with real values. 00:06:15.758 --> 00:06:17.878 Hit "OK" to save these changes, 00:06:18.033 --> 00:06:21.415 and your first commercial break has  now been inserted to the rotation. 00:06:21.955 --> 00:06:25.305 To add the second break, simply copy and  paste the first one. 00:06:28.225 --> 00:06:31.452 Double-click to open it,  then replace the letter "a" with "b". 00:06:32.463 --> 00:06:35.090 Click OK to save the changes to the rotation. 00:06:35.963 --> 00:06:39.361 On Saturdays and Sundays, where we have  three breaks per hour, 00:06:39.861 --> 00:06:43.411 use the copied  break note by pasting it at the position of the first break. 00:06:44.457 --> 00:06:46.278 Verify the break note code: 00:06:47.096 --> 00:06:51.079 The letter "a" represents the first  break, so no adjustments are needed. 00:06:52.120 --> 00:06:57.206 Paste the second break at the 35th minute,  changing the letter to "b" for the second break. 00:07:08.080 --> 00:07:12.440 Paste the copied break note again, changing  the letter to "c" for the third break. 00:07:19.320 --> 00:07:24.134 Ensure the break note codes are as follows: "a" for the first break, 00:07:25.102 --> 00:07:29.902 "b" for the second break, "c" for the third break in the hour. 00:07:30.962 --> 00:07:35.207 Click OK to save the changes, and you're  set to create the playlist in Creator. 00:07:50.400 --> 00:07:54.714 Check the playlist in the Editor to ensure  the break notes are correctly inserted. 00:07:55.605 --> 00:07:59.467 Here, on Friday, you'll see two break  notes for two commercial breaks,... 00:08:00.320 --> 00:08:04.619 ...and on Saturday, there will be three  break notes for three commercial breaks. 00:08:05.251 --> 00:08:09.571 Now, let's start Studio to observe  the behavior with these break notes. 00:08:15.410 --> 00:08:20.440 Take a look at that break note: it directs Studio  to this folder, searching for a file named with 00:08:20.440 --> 00:08:25.763 the current year, month, date, hour, and  the letter "a," with the extension .m3u. 00:08:26.618 --> 00:08:30.137 Studio typically doesn't display the  exact list of commercials here. 00:08:31.160 --> 00:08:36.416 Instead, it accesses and opens the m3u file when the break note is executed. 00:08:37.160 --> 00:08:42.412 This allows any last-second changes made to the commercial breaks in your  AdMaster Cloud account 00:08:42.412 --> 00:08:44.412 to take effect immediately. 00:08:44.885 --> 00:08:50.765 If you're using Studio version 6.10 or newer,  you can modify this behavior in the settings. 00:08:51.621 --> 00:08:55.835 Find the Options command in the View menu, go  to the General Settings tab, 00:08:56.169 --> 00:08:59.572 and enable the option labeled "Preload File Insert Break Notes." 00:09:00.353 --> 00:09:03.376 Now, let's restart Studio to observe the changes. 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:17.076 You'll notice the spots here: that's the  commercial break created by AdMaster. 00:09:18.136 --> 00:09:23.056 If you prefer to have the actual content of the  commercial breaks loaded with your main playlist, 00:09:23.149 --> 00:09:26.440 remember that any changes made  in your AdMaster Cloud account 00:09:26.440 --> 00:09:30.187 take effect from the following hour  when the new playlist is preloaded. 00:09:31.117 --> 00:09:34.957 So it's essentially your choice:  enable "Preload File Insert Break Notes" 00:09:35.366 --> 00:09:38.160 to see the commercials listed with the main playlists, 00:09:38.160 --> 00:09:42.400 or turn this off to allow last-second  changes in AdMaster for the commercials 00:09:42.400 --> 00:09:48.358 to be played in the current hour. The changes  for forthcoming hours will be accepted as usual. 00:09:49.138 --> 00:09:52.768 Don't forget: there's another break note that  inserts the commercial breaks. 00:09:53.717 --> 00:09:56.099 It's the Comm Break break note. 00:09:56.861 --> 00:10:01.833 This break note requires switching the AdMaster  Cloud output to StationPlaylist log files, 00:10:03.600 --> 00:10:08.160 matching the starting minute in Creator with  the starting minute in AdMaster settings, 00:10:08.160 --> 00:10:10.520 configuring the Traffic Importer settings, 00:10:10.520 --> 00:10:15.174 and re-importing the traffic logs in Creator  each time anything is changed in AdMaster. 00:10:16.291 --> 00:10:21.371 The Play a File method described in this  tutorial doesn't require re-imports in Creator, 00:10:21.576 --> 00:10:23.201 making it easier and more intuitive. 00:10:24.131 --> 00:10:28.308 However, if you prefer the traditional traffic import method, that's fine. 00:10:29.143 --> 00:10:32.212 Here are the Traffic Importer  settings you need to configure. 00:10:33.012 --> 00:10:35.941 Pause the video, and apply the settings shown on the screen. 00:10:37.498 --> 00:10:42.018 Congratulations! You've successfully  integrated AdMaster Cloud with StationPlaylist, 00:10:42.631 --> 00:10:46.973 and you're now ready to manage all your  traffic from any browser-enabled device. 00:10:47.680 --> 00:10:53.275 For more insightful tutorials, tips, and updates,  make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel. 00:10:54.484 --> 00:10:58.993 For any assistance that you may need, feel free to contact our support team. 00:10:59.941 --> 00:11:01.077 Happy broadcasting!