Grass Valley Aurora Playout v.6.3 - Manual (Page 13)

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Chapter
1
Introducing Aurora Playout
Aurora Playout is a playout control system that links a nonlinear editing system with
an electronic news production system and a media server for a complete digital
solution that works with Grass Valley’s media servers, Aurora Edit, and a
MOS-compatible newsroom computer system.
This manual shows you how to install, configure, and use Aurora Playout effectively
and efficiently to play out clips to air using electronic news clips created with Aurora
Edit.
This chapter discusses:
• What Aurora Playout is
• Terms you should know
• How to use Aurora Playout in your newsroom, and the roles of newsroom staff
• The Aurora Playout software components
What is Aurora Playout?
Aurora Playout is a playback control system that controls media servers for live
playback. It includes tools to integrate the program production workflow between a
media server, Aurora Edit, and optionally a newsroom computer system.
Aurora Playout is compatible with these systems:
See the Aurora Playout Release Notes for supported versions of media servers and
Newsroom Computer Systems.
By using Aurora Playout with a media server for server playout in live programs you
can effectively replace four to six tape machines, depending on your media server.
Aurora Playout displays each channel simultaneously and you can control playout
with a keyboard and mouse, or with GPI buttons.
Aurora Playout consists of seven software components:
• Main Aurora Playout application
Media Server Profile Video Server
K2
M-Series iVDR
Editing Application Aurora Edit
Newsroom Computer
System Associated Press Electronic News Production System (ENPS)
Avid Technology iNEWS
Octopus Newsroom