Formatting PlayoutONE metadata
When you add or edit a Metadata output within Monitor you can alter the following settings
| Output Name | Add a custom name to the Metadata Output. |
| Casing Format | Choose to display the Metadata in the following formats. Title Case, Upper Case, Lower Case or as it appears within PlayoutONE |
| Delay | Delay sending the metadata to the output for a number of seconds. |
| Only Use | Choose to only use either the Title or Artist for this output. |
| Remove Text Between The Following Characters | Removes any text between the characters displayed in the text box. For Example, AC DC - Highway To Hell <Radio Edit>. We can remove the <Radio Edit> by typing in <> |
| When Nothing Is Playing, Display Dynamic Meta | When PlayoutONE is not playing anything, send the Dynamic Meta to this output. |
| Do Not Send Metadata For The Following Selected Types | Prevent items belonging to selected types from being sent to the metadata. |
Tags
The following tags can be inserted whenever you see a Format box within a Metadata output.
Any tag with a 'Next' variant allows you to retrieve information from the next item in the log.
Any variable with asterisks (*) at the end is also available in PlayoutONE Standard.
| Tag | Information |
| %%UID%% %%UID_NEXT%% |
The UID |
| %%Artist%% * %%Aritst_Next%% |
The Artist |
| %%Title%% * %%Title_Next%% |
The Title |
| %%Year%% * %%Year_Next%% |
The Year |
| %%By%% * | Insert the word by, but only if the Artist isn't blank |
| %%-%% | Inserts a dash but only if the Artist isn't blank |
| %%Album%% * %%Album_Next%% |
The Album |
| %%Category%% %%Category_Next%% |
The Category Name |
| %%Type%% %%Type_Next%% |
The Type Name |
| %%SchedulerType%% %%SchedulerType_Next%% |
The Scheduler Type From The Type Manager |
| %%Duration%% %%Duration_Next%% |
The Duration (Extro) in human time H H:mm:ss format |
| %%DurationMS%% | The Duration (Extro) in Milliseconds |
| %%DurationMM:SS%% | The Duration (Extro) in the format MM:SS |
| %%DurationSE%% | The Duration (Extro) in Seconds |
| %%Intro%% %%Intro_Next%% |
The Intro in human time HH:mm:ss format |
| %%IntroMS%% %%IntroMS_Next%% |
The Intro in Milliseconds |
| %%Airtime%% * %%Airtime_Next%% |
The Local Airtime in yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss format |
| %%AirtimeTime%% * %%AirtimeTime_Next%% |
The Local Airtime in HH:mm:ss format |
| %%AirtimeUTC%% * %%AirtimeUTC_Next%% |
The UTC Airtime in yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss format |
| %%AirtimeUNIX%% %%AirtimeUNIX_Next%% |
The Airtime in Unix Timestamp format |
| ||NewLine|| * | Inserts a new line |
| ||CarriageReturn|| * | Inserts a carriage return |
| ||CarriageReturnLineFeed|| * | Inserts a carriage return line feed |
| ||Tab|| * | Inserts a tab character |
| {Text} | Any text within the two curly brackets will not be sent if Dynamic Meta is active. |
| %%DynamicMeta%% * | Returns the current Dynamic Meta string set within the Database |
| %%ISRC%% %%ISRC_Next%% |
Returns the ISRC number for the item. |
| %%CatalogNumber%% | Returns the Catalog number for the item. |
| %%Composer%% | Returns the Composer for the item. |
| %%Arranger%% | Returns the Arranger for the item. |
| %%Publisher%% | Returns the Publisher for the item. |
| %%Label%% | Returns the Label for the item. |
| %%Client%% | Returns the Client for the item. |
| %%Campaign%% | Returns the Campaign for the item. |
| %%ArtworkURL%% | Returns the Artwork URL for the item. This is a field within the Media Editor and must be populated manually. |
*Denotes that this tag is available in PlayoutONE Standard.