Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.8.1 - Manual (Page 95)

Using NCS rundowns and Aurora Playout
Using NCS rundowns and Aurora Playout
Producers can use Aurora Playout with a MOS-compatible newsroom computer system (NCS) to
create rundowns, create placeholders for editor assignments, link clips to the rundown and insert
graphics that can be frame-accurately triggered to play-to-air.
Producers can also use the NCS to assign clips to specific playback channels, eliminating the need
for a playback operator to assign channels for the rundown.
In sites without an NCS, an editor can follow the producer’s script and create placeholders using
another component of Aurora Playout, such as the Assignment List Manager, and have a playback
operator manually create playlists.
Using the Assignment List in STRATUS ActiveX Plug-in
The Assignment List in STRATUS ActiveX Plug-in integrates with your NCS and allows you to
create placeholders for clips, assign those placeholders to newsroom editors, and link the resulting
clips back to your NCS rundown.
As you use your NCS to create rundowns for news programs and add scripts for each story, you can
check the Assignment List in the STRATUS ActiveX Plug-in to ensure that the related news clip
is ready for your story.
With the integration, you can also add general metadata, keywords and custom metadata on a
placeholder. Once the metadata is added, it will be searchable and editable throughout all STRATUS
clients.
The Assignment List tool
The Assignment List tool allows you to create placeholders for clips, assign those placeholders to
newsroom editors, add new sequence, and link the resulting clips to rundown stories on your
Newsroom Computer System. You also need Aurora Playout components such as SDB Server and
XMOS Server to run the Assignment List tool. With the proper license and assigned role, Assignment
List appears in the GV STRATUS application as a panel that can be accessed from the Window
menu, the tool section of the Navigator panel, and the
Link to Placeholder tab in the Inspector panel.
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