Document Outline

• Grass Valley Product Support
• Safety Summaries
• Safety Terms and Symbols
• Service Safety Summary
• Certifications and Compliances
• Environmental Criteria
• Introducing Aurora Playout
  • What is Aurora Playout?
  • Terms You Should Know
  • Using Aurora Playout
    • Linking to a Newsroom Computer System (NCS)
    • Creating a Playlist Manually
  • Tour of Aurora Playout and Plug-ins
    • The Aurora Playout Application
    • The Assignment List Plug-in
    • The Assignment List
    • Housekeeper
    • Simple Database (SDB) Server
    • Thumbnail Server
    • XMOS Server
• Setting Up Your NCS for Aurora Playout
  • Setting Up ENPS
    • Sending scripts
    • MOS Ready to Air
  • Setting Up iNEWS
    • Configuring status translations
  • Setting Up Octopus
    • Registering the MOSWrapper File
    • Creating an ActiveX Device
    • Configuring the MOS Device
  • Adding Breaks in Your Rundown
• Installing Aurora Playout
  • Cabling the Aurora Playout Computer
  • Installing Aurora Playout Software
    • Installing the Assignment List Plug-in
      • Using the Installer
      • Using a Configuration File
      • Using a Batch File
  • Connecting the RDU 1510 Under Monitor Display
  • Connecting the X-keys Jog/Shuttle Controller
• Configuring Aurora Playout
  • Configuring the Aurora Playout Application
    • Setting General Options
    • Setting Playback Options
    • Setting Channel Configuration
    • Configuring GPI Input
    • Configuring GPI Output
    • Defining Function Keys
      • Configuring the X-Keys Controller
      • Using the X-keys Jog/Shuttle Controller
    • Defining Status Colors
    • Configuring the Remote Display Unit (RDU)
    • Setting Cue and Chain Options
    • Configuring Archive Play
  • Configuring the Simple Database (SDB) Server
    • Setting General Options
    • Setting Media Options
    • Reinitializing Media Monitor
    • Repopulating Rundown Items
    • Restoring Backup Database
  • Configuring the Thumbnail Server
    • Creating a Thumbnail Folder
    • Setting Up the Thumbnail Server
  • Configuring the XMOS Server
    • Refreshing Rundowns
  • Configuring Housekeeper
    • Setting General Options
    • Setting Media Options
  • Configuring the Standalone Assignment List Manager
• NCS Rundowns and Aurora Playout
  • Using the Assignment List Plug-in
    • Creating Placeholders
    • Sorting Placeholders by Category
    • Viewing Placeholder Categories
    • Searching Placeholders
    • Viewing a Video Thumbnail for a Placeholder
  • Using ENPS
    • Creating Placeholders Automatically
    • Inserting Clips to ENPS Manually
    • Assigning Playout Channels to Clips
  • Using iNEWS
    • Creating Placeholders
    • Assigning Playout Channels to Clips
  • Using Octopus
    • Creating Placeholders Automatically
    • Linking Clips to Octopus Manually
    • Inserting Clips with the Assignment List Plug-in
    • Assigning Playout Channels to Clips
• Editing and Aurora Playout
  • Tour of the Assignment List
  • Receiving Editing Assignments
  • Linking Sequences to Aurora Playout Placeholders
  • Sending Completed Clips
  • Additional Assignment List Features
    • Creating New Placeholders
    • Deleting Placeholders
    • Changing a Clip Category
    • Viewing the Assignment List
    • Identifying Missing Clips
• Playing Clips to Air
  • Tour of the Aurora Playout Application
    • Toolbar
    • Playlist
      • Understanding Playlist Colors
    • Channels
    • Rundowns
    • Clip Browser
    • Playlist Overview
  • Creating a Playlist
    • Opening an NCS Rundown
      • Appending Rundowns to a Playlist
      • Previewing Other Rundowns
    • Manually Creating a New Playlist
      • Saving Local Playlists
      • Opening Saved Playlists
      • Appending a Playlist
      • Exporting a Playlist
      • Chaining Clips in a Playlist
  • Cueing and Playing Clips
    • Cueing Clips
      • Using the Jog Feature
    • Playing Clips
  • Archiving Clips
    • Recording a Black Clip for Archive Play
      • Using Aurora Edit
      • Using a Media Server
  • Additional Playlist Features
    • Rearranging the Layout of a Playlist
    • Viewing Clip Properties
    • Assigning Clips to Channels
    • Rearranging a Playlist
    • Adding New Clips to a Playlist
  • Using the Context-Sensitive Playlist Menu
• Managing Clips
  • Tour of Housekeeper
    • The Housekeeping Tab
    • The Clip Import Tab
    • The Archive Tab
    • Toolbar
  • Deleting Clips From the Clip Database
    • Deleting Placeholders/Clips
    • Moving Files to the Recycle Bin
    • Emptying the Recycle Bin
    • Unprotecting a Clip
    • Refreshing the Clip List
    • Deleting Clips from a media server only
  • Importing Clips
    • Importing Clips from a media server
    • Changing Clip Properties
    • Creating New Placeholders
  • Archiving Clips
  • Resynchronizing Clips
• Sample of iNEWS configuration file
  • Sample of MOS Gateway configuration file
• Index