Grass Valley NewsQ Pro v.2.1 - Manual (Page 90)

Chapter 5 Managing Clips
76 Digital News Production
Creating New Placeholders
You can create additional placeholders for clips you are planning to import.
New placeholders are created in the NewsQ Pro clip database.
To create a new placeholder:
1. Click New Placeholder .
You can also select File | New Placeholder or press Ctrl + N on the
keyboard. The New Clip Entry window appears:
2. Enter the clip 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.
- 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