Grass Valley Xbuilder Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 47)

Vertigo Suite v.4.6 Release Notes (GA) 5-1
5 P
ERFORMING
Q
UALITY
C
ONTROL
(QC)
AND
M
EDIA
C
HECK
(MC)
The Vertigo Quality Control (QC) workflow is the process by which graphics can be
previewed and validated before they are published to the target devices and taken to air
(figure
5-1 ). The QC workflow creates the graphics files from Adobe After Effects Project
compositions and a Make List spreadsheet (1). The resulting graphics are then brought into
Xbuilder as a playlist where they can be previewed on the Software CG and validated
(approved/rejected) individually (2). The status of each asset is updated in the Make List
and the approved graphics are moved to the Approved Category folder on the XMS, which
can be set up to automatically publish to the playout device(s).
Once the graphics are approved and published to the device(s), you can use the Vertigo
Media Check (MC) workflow to quickly preview and verify that all of the approved graphics
have actually been published to the correct devices (3). Opening an Air List in Xbuilder
generates a playlist of approved graphics. The Air List is usually the same spreadsheet as
the Make List, but the status of all of the assets are Approved. You can preview the graphics
and/or launch a verification in which Xbuilder verifies the actual availability of the graphics
assets on the targeted device’s database. The asset’s status is then reported back and
displayed in the playlist.
By using the QC and MC workflows, you can be confident that your graphics are correct
and that they are ready to go to air.
Figure 5-1. The Vertigo QC & MC Workflow block diagram
After Effects
Central Xmedia Server
Rejected Approved
Preview
Make List
EXMS
Ingest
Publish
Status updated to Approved or Rejected
Xbuilder
SW CG
HW Device
SW CG
Validation
Subfolder
Approved
Category Verification
Xbuilder
Preview
MC Workflow
QC Workflow
1
2
3
Make List
(.xls)
Graphics Creation
Once the graphics have been Approved (QC), the Make List can be used as the Air List for MC workflow
Air List
(.xls)
AE Plug-in