Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.6.3 - Manual (Page 104)

104 Aurora Playout User Guide September 2007
Chapter 7 Playing Clips to Air
The playlist appends to the end of the open playlist in Aurora Playout.
Exporting a Playlist
You can also export a playlist, open it in a text editor or spreadsheet program, and then
print it.
To export a playlist:
1. Select Export Playlist from the File menu.
The Save As window appears.
Enter a name for the playlist and click Export .
The playlist is saved as a .TXT file. You can import the .TXT file into a spreadsheet
program that supports comma delimited format and it sorts the playlist data into
columns.
Chaining Clips in a Playlist
Sometimes you may want to group two or more clips together so the clips play
back-to-back as one continuous clip. This grouping is called chaining, and provides
the advantage of playing clips in succession without having to cue and play each one
individually.
You can also chain clips through your NCS through the Auto-Chain feature by setting
up your system so that any two or more consecutive clips assigned to the same
channel will chain automatically. See
“Setting Cue and Chain Options” on page 56
for details.
To chain clips:
1. Select the clips you want to chain by clicking on one clip and holding down the
Shift key while selecting the other clip(s).
2. Right-click on one of the selected clips and select Chain Clips .
The clips chain together, indicated by a light blue rectangle around the clips.
To unchain clips:
• Right-click on a chained clip and choose Unchain clips .
The unchained clips remain in the playlist as independent clips.
Clips
chained
together