Grass Valley Xbuilder Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 60)

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Performing Quality Control (QC) and Media Check (MC)
Media Check: Graphics publish verification
The Vertigo Media Check (MC) workflow allows Master Control to quickly verify that all of
the assets that were validated (approved) during the QC workflow have been published to
the target playout devices.
A prerequisite for the MC workflow is the QC workflow’s Make List with the Status all of the
assets marked as A
CCEPTED . The Make List also must contain a column called T ARGET
C HANNEL , which lists the devices on which to verify the publish (see page 5-10 ).
When used for MC workflow purposes, the Make List file is referred to as an A IR L IST .
The Air List file is imported into Xbuilder, which creates a temporary playlist that contains an
element for each of the assets (pages). If an asset has multiple target devices, the asset will
appear multiple times in the playlist with different target channels (see
page 5-10 ).
You can preview any of the assets on the Software CG selecting the page (element) in the
playlist and clicking the P
REVIEW P AGE button in Xbuilder’s Template Editor toolbar.
A media check is executed by clicking the V ERIFY P LAYLIST button . The availability of
the asset is verified directly in the target device’s database. A comparison is also performed
between the published graphic file on the device and the graphic file in the central Xmedia
Server. The results of the verification and comparison are displayed in the item’s Status in
the playlist. Possible status messages are:
•
Ready - The asset is published and ready to be used.
• Cannot Connect to Device - Xbuilder is unable to connect to the target device’s
database. Either the device is offline or not properly defined in the Device Manager.
• Asset on Device but Not Published - The asset exists as an asset on the device’s
database, but is not found in the publish folder. This occurs if someone deletes the
published file without deleting the asset from the device’s database.
• Asset Not Published Or Is Not Same Version - The asset does not appear to be in
the device’s database. You will also get this message if an asset of the same name
exists on the device, but is not the same as the one on the central Xmedia Server.
• Unknown Device - The asset is targeting a device that is not defined in the Device
Manager.
To use Xbuilder and an Air List to verify that the assets have been published to the
target playout devices:
1.
Launch Xbuilder and select A CTIONS >O PEN A IR L IST ... menu command.
The O PEN A IR L IST F ILE dialog box appears.
N OTE
The Open AirList command is only enabled if a valid QC license is found on the Xmedia
Server. Please contact Miranda’s Technical Support team to obtain a valid QC license.
2. Select and open the Air List file.
If there is any issue parsing the data or finding the asset, a comment is inserted in the
playlist.