Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.8.1 - Manual (Page 132)

Description Column
Displays a video thumbnail of the clip, if available. To change the thumbnail size,
click the Thumb column heading or select View | (Small) or (Large) Thumbnail.A
red border appears around a blank thumbnail if the clip is not ready for playback. Thumb
Displays the name of the clip. A scissors icon appears next to a clip that has been
trimmed. Clip Name
Displays the full duration of the media, not the editorial duration. Duration
Counts up the relative time that the clip plays from when the Reset button was pressed,
which is usually when a show starts. Hit Time
Displays the available channels and the status of the clip: [Not Ready] — The clip
is not ready to play. [Ready] — The clip is ready to play. [Blank] — Clip has not
yet been cued. [Cued] — The clip is cued to a specific channel and is ready to play.
[Roll] — The clip is playing to air. [Stopped] — The clip has been manually stopped
during play. [Played] — The clip has finished playing. Status
Displays the channel in which a clip is currently cued or playing. Channel
Displays the channel assigned through the NCS or Aurora Playout. Allows you to
assign a clip to a channel, overriding automatic channel assignment. Assign
Corresponds to the page of the NCS rundown. This column is blank if you are not
using ENPS or Octopus with Aurora Playout or if the producer did not select Freeze
Page Numbers for the rundown properties in ENPS. Page
Displays the name of the story from the NCS rundown. Story Slug
Displays the clip ID, which is automatically set when you create the placeholder. ID
Displays any descriptive text entered in placeholder properties. Description
Displays the graphic ID, which is automatically created when you insert graphics
into your story. The column also displays total number of graphics inserted into the
story if you have multiple graphics and shows the graphic ID for the particular graphic
that is being play-to-air. Displays
Disconnected if Aurora Playout is not connected
to the graphic device.
NOTE: Graphics column will only be available on the playlist if you have the
license for graphics and graphics control is enabled in
Tools|Options|Graphics of
Aurora Playout.
Graphics
Understanding Playlist colors
Each playlist entry appears in a color that identifies its status in Aurora Playout:
Description Row Background Color
The clip is cued for playback. Yellow
The clip is playing. Green
The clip is stopped during play. Orange
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Playing clips to air