Importing clips, Importing clips from a media server – Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.6.3 User Manual
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Importing Clips
Importing Clips
With the Housekeeper utility, you can import clips from media servers. You associate
these clips with an Aurora Playout placeholder for use in your broadcast.
Importing Clips from a media server
Importing clips from a media server provides a greater selection of video footage from
which to choose. Imported clips are copied into your database and into the media
server’s playout bin.
You have several ways to search for clips and placeholders in Housekeeper. The most
common way is to scroll down through the list to find the clip or placeholder that you
need. You can also get to a specific clip or placeholder by entering the first few
characters of the title.
To navigate and search for clips or placeholders:
• Click on one of the clips or placeholders in the Housekeeper window and scroll
down to search.
• Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate through the list.
• To search for a specific clip or placeholder, type the first character and the active
bar will automatically go to a clip or placeholder that starts with that character. If
you type a second character within 1 second of the first character, the active bar
will go to a clip or placeholder that starts with those 2 characters. If you enter the
same character repeatedly, the active bar will navigate through all clips or
placeholders that start with that character.
To import a clip:
1. Select a placeholder in the left pane.
2. Select the
Server
and the
Bin
you want to import from in the right pane.
3. Click
Associate media clip with placeholder
.
The Transfer Monitor appears showing transfer progress. A copy of the Server clip
is linked to the Aurora Playout placeholder.
You can also import clips using one of these methods:
• Drag a clip from the right pane to a placeholder in the left pane.
• Drag a clip from the right pane to an empty position in the left pane.
List of media servers
selected media server
List of bins on the