Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.8.1 - Manual (Page 144)

Playing clips
During a news broadcast, you play clips either according to the script or when the director signals
you. If not already cued, cue the clip to the desired channel. To cue a clip, drag and drop it into a
channel window.
• Click the Play button in the channel window.
The Play button is a toggle and changes to Stop when clicked; to stop a clip during play, click
the Stop icon to pause it. Click Play to resume playing the clip.
You can also play the next clip in the playlist by clicking the Play Next button on the Aurora
Playout toolbar.
For ease of operation, you can control clips in the playlist using GPI inputs, X-keys and keyboard
function keys.
Playing clips with Orad graphics
Aurora Playout supports graphics workflow through an interface to the Orad graphics playout engine,
Maestro. Editors can place MOS-driven graphic elements on a timeline and then transfer graphic
timing information directly to Aurora Playout.
On the Aurora Playout playlist, graphic ID can be seen in the Graphics column so operators can
look at a glance to see which story includes graphics.
To play a clip:
• If not already cued, cue the clip to the desired channel. To cue a clip, drag and drop it into a
channel window.
Clips with Orad graphics contain timing information that will be retrieved by Aurora Playout.
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