Productions

A production is what an operator opens during a broadcast. It references one or more templates, the datasets that feed them, and an output where the graphics render.

What a production owns

• A name, description and optional start time.
• A reference to an output.
• A list of layers, each with its own template and optional dataset.
• An optional rundown of items shown in order.

Why this level exists

You could in principle wire templates directly to outputs. Productions exist because:

• One show uses many graphics; grouping them together keeps the operator's view tidy.
• Two shows can share templates and outputs but have different data.
• State (what's live, what's paused) is scoped to a production, so two parallel shows do not confuse each other.

Next

• Creating a production.
• Layers.
• Control panel for how the operator runs it.