ezEdit provides the ability to insert a so-called "blank" line in the log. In reality, the blank line is nothing more than a time place holder. It is generally used as a visual aid in log layout. XStudio, DCS, and Maestro ignore blank lines in general - except in satellite mode. When DCS or Maestro is in satellite mode, a blank line on the log that separates a spot record from a directive is not a good thing - the spot will get "orphaned" and not played. The program logic in satellite mode considers a break all contiguous spot items up to the next non-spot record. XStudio does not treat blank lines this way - it simply ignores them.
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Be careful in using Blank Line records. Make sure that, if you are running in satellite mode, no spot records get "orphaned" from a directive. This would occur if you placed a blank line record in the middle of a commercial break, creating a situation where you have some audio items or availabilities following the blank line record. |
The only field to fill out in a Blank Line record is the time. The time entered must fall between the previous not-spot time and the next non-spot time on the log.
