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Kiva Presenter
The Kiva Presenter provides a shot-box style interface with Video Program and Preview Media Players with separate and independent Audio Program and Preview Media Players.
Sessions
Kiva Presenter uses sessions to store Media Button information and Page and Bank layouts.
Settings
Player and global setting allow the customization of the Kiva Presenter interface.
To Set the Global Settings
Global settings provide default parameters for the Audio and Video Media Players, as well as some global interface settings.

Kiva Presenter
The Kiva Presenter provides a shot-box style interface with Video Program and Preview Media Players with separate and independent Audio Program and Preview Media Players.
- Sessions
  Kiva Presenter uses sessions to store Media Button information and Page and Bank layouts.
  - Sessions Manager
    The Sessions Manager allows you to load, copy, and delete sessions.
  - Settings
    Player and global setting allow the customization of the Kiva Presenter interface.
    - To Set the Player Settings
      Player settings provide default parameters for the audio and video media players.
    - To Set the Global Settings
      Global settings provide default parameters for the Audio and Video Media Players, as well as some global interface settings.
  - Hot Keys
    Keyboard shortcuts can be used to perform a variety of actions, such as activating various controls, or load a Media Button.
- Media Buttons
  The Media Buttons allow you to quickly load and present media items on the Audio or Video Media Players. The type of Media Button defines which Media Player the media item is loaded into.
- Media Button Pages
  The Media Button Pages allow you to organize your Media Buttons for how they best fit your workflow. Media Button can be moved from one location to another on the Page, or between different Pages, Banks, and even Channel Pairs.
- Organizer Mode
  Organizer Mode allows you to move or copy Media Buttons between different locations on a Page, or between different Pages, Banks, and Channel Pairs.
- Playlists
  A Playlist allows you to collect multiple media items together into a rundown that can be presented live on the Video Program Media Player.
- Media Editor
  The Media Editor allows you to edit the media item assigned to a Media Button to set, among other things, new IN/OUT points, adjust the audio level, and set a new thumbnail.
- Video Media Player
  The Video Program and Preview Media Players present the contents of Video, Still, and Playlist Media Buttons.
- Audio Player
  The Audio Program and Preview Media Players present the contents of Audio Media Buttons.
- Recording
  Each channel pair has a single HD-BNC record input (video+audio) that is tied to the PVW Video Media Player for that channel pair.

To Set the Global Settings

Global settings provide default parameters for the Audio and Video Media Players, as well as some global interface settings.

Click Settings > Global Settings.

Set the default Global settings as follows:


Setting	Description
Video Clip Thumbnail Frame	Set the position of the frame that is used to create the thumbnail for a new media item. Does not apply to audio. FIRST FRAME — use the first frame in the media item to create the thumbnail. MIDDLE FRAME — use the middle frame in the media item to create the thumbnail. CUSTOM FRAME — use a custom frame number in the media item to create the thumbnail. The frame number is set in the next item.
Thumbnail Custom Frame Number	Set a custom frame that is used to create the thumbnail for the Media Player. If the frame is beyond the end of the media, the last frame is selected.
Still Media Button Default Play Duration	Set the default duration that is applied when a still is assigned to a Media Button. This is the duration that the still image stays on the Video Program Media Player during playout.
Timecode Display Format	Set the format that is used when displaying timecode. Timecode is shown on each Media Button as well as the Media Player. MM:SS — minutes : seconds MM:SS:FF — minutes : seconds : frames HH:MM:SS:FF — hours : minuntes : seconds : frames
Video Media Button Thumbnail Play	Set whether the thumbnail on the video Media Buttons plays a preview of the clip when the mouse hovers over the Media Button (ON), or if only the static thumbnail is shown (OFF). Does not apply to stills or audio. The delay between when the mouse starts to hover and the preview plays is set in the next item.
Video Media Button Thumbnail Play Delay	Set the length of time between hovering the mouse over a Media Button and the preview playing. This setting only applies when the Video Media Button Thumbnail Play is set to ON.