Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.8.1 - Manual (Page 142)

You can also chain clips through your NCS through the Auto-Chain feature by setting up your
system so that any two or more consecutive clips assigned to the same channel will chain
automatically.
1. Select the clips you want to chain by clicking on one clip and holding down the Shift key while
selecting the other clip(s).
2. Right-click on one of the selected clips and select Chain Clips .
The clips are now chained together, indicated by a blue rectangle around the clips.
Cueing Clips
Once you have a playlist, you can cue the clips to the appropriate channels and play them to air.
The playlist automatically cues the first clip if the Auto Cue on Loading Rundown option is on, and
cues subsequent clips when prior clips have played. If a clip isn’t ready for playback, the clip is
skipped and the next available clip cues. You can also cue clips manually.
• Select the clip that you want to cue and click the Cue All button on the toolbar.
All channels are cued as specified in the automatic channel assignment, starting with the selected
clip.
• Manually cue a clip by dragging it to the target channel.
• In the channel window, click one of the following buttons:
• Recue Current Clip — Resets the current clip in the channel back to the beginning; the
clip is ready to play.
• Cue Previous Clip — Cues the previous clip assigned to the particular channel; if no
channel assignment is specified, Aurora Playout cues the first previously available clip.
• Cue Next Clip — Cues the next clip assigned to the particular channel; if no channel
assignment is specified, Aurora Playout cues the next available clip.
• Turn Loop Playback On/Off — When on, continuously loops the currently playing clip.
To turn loop playback off, click this button again.
• Set Mark In — Marks the starting point of the trimming of the clip.
• Set Mark Out — Marks the ending point of the trimming of the clip.
• Clear Marks — Clears all the trim marks on the clip.
• Out Cue Preview — Automatically plays the last few seconds of the clip and immediately
recues. (The number of seconds that is previewed is determined by your studio’s needs).
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Playing clips to air