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Description

Name

Check the box if you want to enable trim capability of
placeholder in the Asset Preview window of
MediaFrame.

Enable Trim Capability

Check the box if you want to allow placeholders to be
deleted via the Assignment List Plug-in.

Allow Placeholder Delete

7. Click

Next

.

8. Click

Finish

to complete the installation.

You can view or change configuration settings by clicking the Options button within the
Assignment List Plug-in.

Installing ALP using a Configuration File

If you want to install the Assignment List Plug-in on multiple computers with the
same configuration, you can create a network installer.

1. Copy the Aurora Playout software installation file,

SetupAuroraPlayout.exe

, from

the CD onto your network.

2. Using a text editor such as Notepad, create a file called setup.ini similar to this

example:

[AssignmentListPlugin]
DatabaseServer=localhost
BackupDatabaseServer=
MosID=gvg.nqp.mos
ThumbnailPath=C:\AuroraPlayout\thumbnails
XMOSServer=localhost
DisplayMode=2
AddTypeToObjSlug=0
UnicodeDragDrop=1
EnablePlayerTrim=0
EnableDelete=1

Description

Name

The name of the server hosting the Aurora Playout database
(primary SDB Server).

DatabaseServer

The name of the server hosting the hot standby Aurora Playout
database (backup SDB Server).

BackupDatabaseServer

Your MOS ID.

MOSID

The full path to the shared thumbnail directory on the computer
where thumbnails are stored, in the format \\server\foldername;

Thumbnail Path

e.g., if you have a shared folder named “thumbnails” on your
playout system named “Playout1”, the path would be
\\Playout1\thumbnails.This path needs to match the path set

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