Grass Valley iTX Master Control v.2.3 - Manual (Page 5)

iTX-MC User Guide 1-1
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NTRODUCTION
The iTX Master Control (iTX-MC) option integrates an Imagestore 750 mixer and an iMC
master control panel to the target iTX playout channel. This configuration offers the
efficiency of fully automated file-based broadcasting (using iTX) along with the capacity for
fully-manual operations driven by a traditional master control switcher and user console
panel.
In functional terms, iTX-MC allows the automation system to have full control during normal,
scheduled playout, but operators can also take direct control when necessary – such as
during live events, emergencies, breaking news and other unplanned broadcast events.
By adding master control primary events (live source events) to the schedule, iTX-MC
allows the iTX channel to access and switch between multiple live sources (network, studio
or live), as well as perform back-to-back live event cuts. iTX-MC also provides full master
control transitions using the iMC panel to manually select and insert from the various live
sources.
iTX-MC offers the following functionality:
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The ability to create and playout fully automated schedules that contain a mixture of
pre-recorded content (long and short form from iTX) and live content from multiple
sources.
• The ability to use manual operations on the panel to control the schedule’s live and
programme events, including triggering programming breaks (e.g. commercials and
promos) during live events.
• The ability to have the planned schedule “roll under” during breakaway operations
driven by the panel.
• The ability to hold the planned schedule to allow for breakaway operations and then
return without programming loss.