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Setting media options of sdb server – Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.6.5 User Manual

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Setting

a trust relationship (one way or two way). For example, you could
have your MediaFrame system on Windows domain A with a trust
in the B domain. Applications running on Windows domain B
can then connect to the MediaFrame server on Windows domain
A.

Select your newsroom video standard: PAL, NTSC - Drop Frame, or NTSC
- Non-drop Frame.

Video Standard

Enter the path for the database backups.

Database Backup
Path

Enter how often you want the database to back up automatically.

Database Backup
Interval

Specifies the name of the computer running the Thumbnail Server
application (if used).

Thumbnail
Server

Sets the path where the thumbnails will be stored.

Thumbnail Path

Select the color that displays in the Assignment List to alert editors that a
sequence is being edited.

Being Edited

Lets you define categories for sorting and assigning placeholders. To add
a category, click Add, enter the name of the category, and click OK.

Categories

Categories appear in these locations: Assignment List Plug-in; Assignment
List Manager; Housekeeper; Aurora Playout Clip Browser and Aurora
Edit.

Lets you set default estimated durations for new placeholders. To add a
duration, click Add, enter the duration in the format
hours:minutes:seconds:frames, and click OK.

Durations

Lets you define story types for placeholders. Two story types, SOT (Story
on Tape) and VO (Voice Over) are default types. To add a story type, click
Add, enter the type, and click OK.

Types

Setting Media options of SDB Server

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