Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.8.1 - Manual (Page 159)

2. Enter the clip information:
• Clip Name — Enter a placeholder name. The name identifies the placeholder in the Assignment
List Manager, the Assignment List in GV STRATUS ActiveX Plug-in, and in the Aurora
Playout playlist.
• Story Type — Select a Story Type from the drop-down menu. Story types are set in the SDB
Server Options.
NOTE: Default story types are SOT (Sound On Tape) or VO (Voice Over). You can also
leave this field blank.
• Category — Select a category from the drop-down menu. The category determines how stories
are grouped and sorted.
• Editorial Duration — Enter a duration for the placeholder or select one from the drop-down
list. The Editorial Duration is an optional value you can set for an estimated on-air duration
of the clip that is changed to a more precise value later.
NOTE: Editorial Duration has the priority over media duration. Once an Editorial Duration
is set; it will not be adjusted to clip duration, even after media is associated with the
placeholder. The editor needs to set the final Editorial Duration before the clip is sent for
playback.
• Description — Enter a description for the placeholder. The description helps news editors
identify the clip they need to create.
• Protected — Check this box to prevent the clip from being erased or deleted from the database.
• Being Edited — Check this box to indicate when the sequence for a placeholder is currently
being edited. This field allows users to easily determine that a clip is already being worked
on.
NOTE: When checked, these areas designate that the clip is Being Edited: the clip in the
Aurora Playout playlist, the Assignment List Manager, and the Assignment List in GV
STRATUS ActiveX Plug-in turns blue, and the text for the clip in the standalone Assignment
List Manager turns blue.
3. Click OK .
The new placeholder is created. The Clip ID and Date are set automatically when you create a new
placeholder.
Archiving clips in Housekeeper
You can use the Housekeeper utility to copy Aurora Playout placeholders to an archive bin on the
media server.
1. Select the clip(s) you want to archive.
The first column displays the first frame of the placeholder.
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