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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.
Hot Keys
Keyboard shortcuts can be used to perform a variety of actions, such as activating various controls, or load a Media Button.
To Use a Hotkey to Load a Media Button
You can use a hotkey combination to load a Media Button.

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.
  - Hot Keys
    Keyboard shortcuts can be used to perform a variety of actions, such as activating various controls, or load a Media Button.
    - To Assign a Hotkey to a Media Button
      Assign a specific key combination to a Media Button that allows you to quickly cue or play the contents of that Media Button.
    - To Use a Hotkey to Load a Media Button
      You can use a hotkey combination to 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 Use a Hotkey to Load a Media Button

You can use a hotkey combination to load a Media Button.

Note: The action the hotkey performed depends on the Media Button Hot Key Action in the Player Settings.

Ensure that the Kiva Presenter window has focus.
Use the keyboard to enter the button sequence that is assigned to the Media Button you want to load.

Tip: Right-click on a Media Button to see the action and hotkey sequence that has been applied to it. The hotkey is shown below the Assign / Remove Hotkey...

Tip: If the Media Button Hot Key Action is set to LOAD in PVW / TAKE to PGM pressing the hotkey agiain will take the media item to Program.

Tip: You can view all hotkeys that are assigned to Media Buttons by clicking Edit > Edit Hot Keys... > Media Button Hotkeys.