Grass Valley Aurora Edit v.7.0 - Manual (Page 107)

Description Column
Protected status; displays P if the clip is protected, which prevents it
from being erased or deleted from the database. Column is blank if
the clip is unprotected. P
(Protected)
Once a story is linked to a placeholder, the row color for the selected story changes
to reflect that the story is being edited. The various row colors represent:
• green = playing
• blue = standing by
• yellow = stopped
• red = not ready
Editing and Aurora Playout
News editors use the Assignment List Manager component of Aurora Playout to
receive assignments from the producer and return completed assignments.
Producers create those assignments as clip placeholders for use in an upcoming news
broadcast. You create clips in Aurora Edit and link them to the placeholders in the
Assignment List Manager.
The Assignment List Manager runs on the computer with the Aurora Edit editing
system. Editors create clips and sequences in Aurora Edit as usual and send them to
a media server. A playlist is received from the NCS or a playback operator uses the
clips in Aurora Playout to create a playlist, and then controls the playback of clips to
air.
With MediaFrame integration, you can add general metadata, keywords and custom
metadata on a placeholder. Once the metadata is added, it will be searchable and
editable throughout all MediaFrame clients.
Creating placeholders in the Assignment List
In addition to the assignments you receive from your producer, you can create additional
placeholders for clips you want to include in a broadcast.
1. Click the New Clip button.
The New Clip Entry window appears with Settings tab and Metadata tab (if
MediaFrame is configured):
2. Enter a clip name.
The placeholder name identifies the placeholder in your Assignment List
Manager, the Assignment List Plug-in on the ENPS system, and the Aurora
Playout playlist.
3. Optionally, enter additional information about the placeholder:
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