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Using the context-sensitive playlist menu – Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.8.1 User Manual

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However, doing so breaks the link between Aurora Playout and the NCS rundown, and the Sync

button

on the toolbar flashes to indicate that the playlist is not synced anymore. In that case,

you won’t see any subsequent changes made to the NCS rundown.

1. If the Clip Browser isn’t open, click the

Clip Browser button

.

The Clip Browser appears, displaying all available clips.

2. Drag a clip into the Playlist window. To append the clip to the bottom of the playlist, drag the

clip onto the scroll bar at the bottom of the playlist window.

The clip appears in the Playlist window and the Playlist Overview window.

3. Continue adding clips to the playlist as necessary.

To re-link the Aurora Playout playlist with the NCS rundown, click the flashing Sync rundown icon

on the Aurora Playout toolbar. You will be prompted to save changes as a local playlist

before re-syncing.

Using the context-sensitive playlist menu

Several Aurora Playout features are available by right-clicking in the Playlist window.

Description

Menu Item

Assigns the selected clip to channel_name for playback. Choose

Tools | Options | Channel Configuration

to change channel names;

you may configure up to six channels.

Assign to channel_name

Removes the channel assignment from the selected clip(s).

Unassign Clip(s)

Marks the currently selected clip(s) as played.

Mark Played

Removes the played status from the currently selected clips.

Unmark Played

Removes the played status from all clips marked played.

Unmark All Played

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