Grass Valley NewsQ Pro v.2.1 - Manual (Page 34)

Chapter 2 NCS Rundowns and NewsQ Pro
20 Digital News Production
2. Enter the placeholder information:
- Clip Name — Enter a placeholder name. The name identifies the
placeholder in the Assignment List Plug-in (in the NCS), the Assignment
List Manager (in the NewsEdit system or standalone), and in the NewsQ
Pro playlist.
- Story Type — Select a Story Type from the drop-down menu. Story types
are set in the SDB Server Options; see “Setting General Options” on page
107 for details. Default story types are
SOT (Sound On Tape) or VO
(Voice Over). You can also leave this field blank.
- Category — Select a category from the drop-down menu. The category
determines how stories are grouped and sorted.
- Editorial Duration — Enter a duration for the placeholder or select one
from the drop-down list. The Editorial Duration is an optional value you
can set for an estimated on-air duration of the clip that is changed to a
more precise value later. Once media is associated with the placeholder,
the Editorial Duration is adjusted to the clip length unless the editor
changes it.
- Description — Enter a description for the placeholder. The description
helps news editors identify the clip they need to create.
- Protected — Check this box to prevent the clip from being erased or
deleted from the database.
- Being Edited — Check this box to indicate when the sequence for a
placeholder is currently being edited. This field allows users to easily
determine that a clip is already being worked on. When checked, these
areas designate that the clip is Being Edited: the clip in the NewsQ Pro
playlist and in the Assignment List Manager turns blue, and the text for
the clip in the standalone Assignment List Manager turns blue.
3. Click OK .
The new placeholder appears in the Assignment List.
NOTE: The Clip ID and the Date are set automatically when you
create a new placeholder.