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Filler

Filler is content that is used to fill otherwise unscheduled gaps, and to pad primary content to a desired time.

Filler Kinds​

There are a number of filler kinds supported by ErsatzTV:

  • Pre-roll - filler that plays before each media item
  • Mid-roll - filler that plays between chapters within each media item
  • Post-roll - filler that plays after each media item
  • Tail - filler that plays after all media items/filler and before the next schedule item
  • Fallback - filler that is looped and cut as needed to fill any remaining gaps

Filler Modes​

Pre-roll, mid-roll, and post-roll filler support the following modes:

  • Count - play a specific number of filler items from the collection
  • Duration - play as many complete filler items that will fit in the specified duration
  • Pad - after all other filler has been added, pad using additional filler until the wall clock minutes are a multiple of the selected number

Filler Presets​

To add filler to a schedule, a filler preset must first be created under Lists > Filler Presets. Once a filler preset is created, it can be attached to any number of schedule items in the schedule items editor.