Grass-valley NewsQ Pro v.2.1 Bedienungsanleitung

NewsQ Pro™PLAYBACK CONTROL SYSTEMUser GuideSOFTWARE VERSION 2.1071-8310-01DECEMBER 2005the most watched worldwide

Preface iv Digital News ProductionProduct Damage PrecautionsUse Proper PowerSourceDo not operate this product from a power source that applies more th

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro86 Digital News ProductionUsing a Configuration FileIf want to install the Assignment List Plug-in on mu

Installing the Assignment List Plug-inDigital News Production 87From each computer on which you are installing the plug-in:1. Navigate to the network

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro88 Digital News ProductionInstalling the X-keys Jog/Shuttle ControllerOnce you have installed NewsQ Pro

Configuring the NewsQ Pro ApplicationDigital News Production 89Configuring the NewsQ Pro ApplicationNewsQ Pro has several options that you can tailor

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro90 Digital News ProductionSetting General OptionsSetting Options DescriptionDatabase Server Enter the na

Setting Playback OptionsDigital News Production 91Setting Playback OptionsSetting Options DescriptionChannel AssignmentSoftWhen a rundown is loaded, d

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro92 Digital News ProductionPost Roll Stop When a channel is playing and Play Next is pressed, determines

Setting Channel ConfigurationDigital News Production 93Setting Channel ConfigurationTo configure a playback channel:1. Check the checkbox next to each

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro94 Digital News ProductionConfiguring GPI InputsGeneral Purpose Interface (GPI) inputs allow you to conn

Configuring GPI InputsDigital News Production 95To reassign the function of a GPI input, select the GPI number, the channel it affects, and the functi

Service Safety SummaryDigital News Production vSymbols on theProductThe following symbols may appear on the product:DANGER high voltageProtective grou

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro96 Digital News ProductionConfiguring the Remote Display Unit (RDU)A Remote Display Unit (RDU) lets you

Configuring the Remote Display Unit (RDU)Digital News Production 97Tally On-Air ColorRedGreenAmberSelect the color to display on the RDU to indicate a

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro98 Digital News ProductionSetting Cue and Chain OptionsSetting DescriptionAuto Recue Check Auto Recue to

Configuring Archive PlayDigital News Production 99Configuring Archive Play1. Choose the channel to use for Archive Play. When in Archive Play mode, cl

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro100 Digital News ProductionConfiguring GPI OutputTo assign the function of a GPI output, select the chan

Defining Function KeysDigital News Production 101Defining Function KeysThe computer function keys (F1 - F12) provide shortcuts to some NewsQ Pro comma

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro102 Digital News ProductionTo reassign a function to any of the keys, select the Function Key number, th

Defining Status ColorsDigital News Production 103Defining Status ColorsNewsQ Pro uses color to show clip status. To change a color, open the drop-down

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro104 Digital News ProductionDefining X-keysYou can use NewsQ Pro with the X-keys Jog/Shuttle controller.

Defining X-keysDigital News Production 1054. Select a command to apply to this key. 5. To configure another key, repeat steps 3 and 4.6. Once you have

Preface vi Digital News ProductionCertifications and CompliancesCanadian CertifiedPower CordsCanadian approval includes the products and power cords a

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro106 Digital News ProductionFocus PL Gives focus to the main NewsQ Pro Playlist window, that is, makes th

Defining X-keysDigital News Production 107Clear Clears the trim marks of a clipOut Cue When a channel has focus, you can use the Out Cue key to activa

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro108 Digital News ProductionConfiguring the Simple Database (SDB) ServerThe SDB Server provides you with

Setting General OptionsDigital News Production 109Setting Options DescriptionDatabase Identifier Enter an ID for the database, up to 4 characters, suc

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro110 Digital News ProductionSetting Media OptionsSetting Options DescriptionPlayout Servers Lets you defi

Setting Media OptionsDigital News Production 111Rundown StatusMonitor all rundownsSelect Monitor all rundowns to monitor rundowns on the system; this

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro112 Digital News ProductionConfiguring the Thumbnail ServerThe Thumbnail Server displays connection stat

Configuring the XMOS ServerDigital News Production 1134. Click OK.Configuring the XMOS ServerThe XMOS Server provides communication between the NCS an

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro114 Digital News Production4. Click OK.Configuring the Housekeeper UtilityHousekeeper has several option

Setting General OptionsDigital News Production 115Setting General OptionsSetting Options DescriptionDatabase Server Enter the name of the computer hos

Certifications and CompliancesDigital News Production viiLaser ComplianceLaser SafetyRequirementsThe device used in this product is a Class 1 certifie

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro116 Digital News ProductionSetting Media OptionsTo add a Media Server:1. Click Add.The Add Server window

Configuring the Standalone Assignment List ManagerDigital News Production 117Configuring the Standalone Assignment List ManagerThe Assignment List Man

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro118 Digital News Production

Digital News Production 117IndexAadding new clips to playlist 64appendingplaylists 55rundowns 51archiving clips 60in Housekeeper 70, 78play options 99

Index118 Digital News Productiongeneral options 114media options 115NewsQ Pro 89archive play 99channels 93cue and chain options 98defining colors 103f

IndexDigital News Production 119iNews, using with NewsQ Pro 27installationAssignment List Plug-in 83NewsQ Pro 80Jjog clip 58Llayout, changing in playl

Index120 Digital News Productionsorting 21viewing video thumbnails 22Playback Operator, role with ENPS 5playing clips 59playlistadding new clips 64app

IndexDigital News Production 121Ttechnical support iThumbnail Serverconfiguring 111definition of 14thumbnails, viewing 22toolbar, NewsQ Pro 43Uunprote

Index122 Digital News Production

Preface viii Digital News ProductionCertificationEnvironmental CriteriaThe following table lists the environmental criteria for the NewsQ Pro.Category

Digital News Production 1Chapter 11Introducing NewsQ ProNewsQ Pro is a news playout control system that works with Thomson Grass Valley’s K2, Profile

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro2 Digital News ProductionWhat is NewsQ Pro?NewsQ Pro is a news playout system that controls Media Servers for live news

Terms You Should KnowDigital News Production 3Terms You Should KnowTo use NewsQ Pro effectively and efficiently, you should become familiar with these

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro4 Digital News ProductionUsing NewsQ Pro in Your NewsroomNewsrooms can use NewsQ Pro in two ways:• To create playlists

Linking to a Newsroom Computer System (NCS)Digital News Production 5A typical newsroom workflow using a newsroom computer system (NCS) is:• The news p

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Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro6 Digital News ProductionCreating a Playlist ManuallyNewsrooms without MOS-compatible NCSs can also use the NewsQ Pro a

Creating a Playlist ManuallyDigital News Production 7A typical newsroom workflow using NewsQ Pro to create playlists is:• The news producer creates a

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro8 Digital News ProductionTour of NewsQ Pro and Plug-insNewsQ Pro consists of several components to allow newsrooms to c

The Assignment List Plug-inDigital News Production 9The Assignment List Plug-inProducers use the NewsQ Pro Assignment List Plug-in to create placehold

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro10 Digital News ProductionThe Assignment List ManagerThe Assignment List Manager (ALM) comes in two forms: standalone a

The Assignment List ManagerDigital News Production 11Chapter 3, “Editing and NewsQ Pro,” describes the Assignment List Manager.

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro12 Digital News ProductionThe Housekeeper UtilityPlayback operators use the Housekeeper utility to remove files from th

Simple Database (SDB) ServerDigital News Production 13Simple Database (SDB) Server The SDB Server runs in the background to keep clip status current.

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro14 Digital News ProductionThumbnail Server The Thumbnail Server displays connection status to the Profile Media Server(

XMOS ServerDigital News Production 15XMOS Server The XMOS Server displays the communication between the Newsroom Computer System and NewsQ Pro. It typ

Digital News Production 3ContentsGrass Valley Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iSafety Summaries .

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro16 Digital News Production

Digital News Production 17Chapter 22NCS Rundowns and NewsQ ProProducers can use NewsQ Pro with a newsroom computer system (NCS) such as the Associated

Chapter 2 NCS Rundowns and NewsQ Pro18 Digital News ProductionTour of the Assignment List Plug-InYou use your NCS to create rundowns for news shows an

Using the Assignment List Plug-inDigital News Production 19Using the Assignment List Plug-in With the Assignment List Plug-in, you can create placehol

Chapter 2 NCS Rundowns and NewsQ Pro20 Digital News Production2. Enter the placeholder information:-Clip Name — Enter a placeholder name. The name ide

Sorting Placeholders by CategoryDigital News Production 21Sorting Placeholders by CategoryWhen you create a new placeholder, the Category field determ

Chapter 2 NCS Rundowns and NewsQ Pro22 Digital News ProductionViewing a Video Thumbnail for a PlaceholderThe Assignment List Plug-in, in addition to s

Using ENPSDigital News Production 23Using ENPSThe NewsQ Pro Assignment List Plug-in lets you create a placeholder for a clip and link it to the accomp

Chapter 2 NCS Rundowns and NewsQ Pro24 Digital News ProductionCreating Placeholders AutomaticallyWith ENPS, you can automatically create a placeholder

Linking Clips to ENPS ManuallyDigital News Production 25Linking Clips to ENPS ManuallyAs an alternative to using the ENPS Auto Create feature, you can

Contents4 Digital News ProductionCreating New Placeholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Changing a Clip Category .

Chapter 2 NCS Rundowns and NewsQ Pro26 Digital News ProductionAssigning Playout Channels to ClipsWith ENPS and NewsQ Pro you can assign playout channe

Using iNewsDigital News Production 27Using iNewsTo use a NewsEdit sequence in a news story when it plays out to air, you need to create a placeholder

Chapter 2 NCS Rundowns and NewsQ Pro28 Digital News ProductionTo create a rundown and link it to your story:1. Create a new rundown.Create a rundown a

Digital News Production 29Chapter 33Editing and NewsQ ProNews editors use the Assignment List Manager (ALM) component of NewsQ Pro to receive assignme

Chapter 3 Editing and NewsQ Pro30 Digital News ProductionTour of the Assignment List ManagerYou use the Assignment List Manager to receive assignments

Tour of the Assignment List ManagerDigital News Production 31• In NewsEdit, double-click the Missing box to open the Clips window:The list of assignme

Chapter 3 Editing and NewsQ Pro32 Digital News ProductionReceiving Editing AssignmentsAssignments automatically appear in your Assignment List Manager

Linking Sequences to NewsQ Pro PlaceholdersDigital News Production 33Linking Sequences to NewsQ Pro PlaceholdersThe Assignment List Manager displays t

Chapter 3 Editing and NewsQ Pro34 Digital News Production3. Click Link to Story.The NewsQ Pro Items window appears, showing available placeholders:4.

Linking Sequences to NewsQ Pro PlaceholdersDigital News Production 35The Assignment List Manager displays the placeholder as being edited:

ContentsDigital News Production 5The Archive Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Toolbar. . . . . .

Chapter 3 Editing and NewsQ Pro36 Digital News ProductionSending Completed ClipsOnce you create a clip or sequence on NewsEdit for a specific placehol

Sending Completed ClipsDigital News Production 37NOTE: Toggling the Missing Clips Only button to off displays previously sent placeholders with media.

Chapter 3 Editing and NewsQ Pro38 Digital News ProductionAdditional Assignment List Manager FeaturesIn addition to creating clips for assigned placeho

Changing a Clip CategoryDigital News Production 39- Description — Enter a description for the placeholder to help identify the clip you need to create

Chapter 3 Editing and NewsQ Pro40 Digital News ProductionViewing the Assignment ListIn the Assignment List Manager, you can choose to view assignments

Digital News Production 41Chapter 44Playing Clips to AirPlayback operators use the NewsQ Pro application to control the playback of news clips to air.

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air42 Digital News ProductionTour of the NewsQ Pro ApplicationYou use the NewsQ Pro application to control a playlist befor

ToolbarDigital News Production 43ToolbarThe NewsQ Pro Toolbar lets you access common features:Icon Function Other Ways to Access...Creates a blank pla

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air44 Digital News ProductionPlaylistThe playlist lists each clip and its properties:Column DescriptionThumb Displays a vid

PlaylistDigital News Production 45You can rearrange the order of the columns in the playlist by dragging the title of the column to a new location. To

Contents6 Digital News Production

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air46 Digital News ProductionChannelsThe channels area displays the channels available on your system. You can perform the

ChannelsDigital News Production 47This symbol indicates that the Media Server is no longer connected to a channel. Check the following possible proble

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air48 Digital News ProductionRundownsThe rundown area displays the open rundowns and their status, a list of available rund

Playlist OverviewDigital News Production 49Playlist OverviewThe playlist overview displays a subset of the playlist columns, allowing you to scroll to

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air50 Digital News ProductionCreating a PlaylistYou need to create a playlist before you can play clips to air. There are t

Linking to a NCS RundownDigital News Production 51Appending Rundowns to a PlaylistWith NewsQ Pro and your NCS, you can add rundowns to create a playli

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air52 Digital News ProductionPreviewing Other RundownsIf you need to look at another rundown, you can open it without disru

Manually Creating a New PlaylistDigital News Production 53Manually Creating a New Playlist The second way to create a playlist is manually using NewsQ

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air54 Digital News ProductionSaving Local PlaylistsSometimes you need to create a playlist that you can use over again. For

Manually Creating a New PlaylistDigital News Production 55Opening Saved Playlists1. Click Open Playlist on the main toolbar.2. Select a playlist and c

Grass Valley Product SupportDigital News Production iGrass Valley Product SupportTo get technical assistance, check on the status of problems, or repo

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air56 Digital News Productionspreadsheet program that supports comma delimited format and it sorts the playlist data into c

Cueing and Playing ClipsDigital News Production 57Cueing and Playing ClipsOnce you have a playlist, you can cue the clips to the appropriate channels

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air58 Digital News ProductionUsing the Jog FeatureIf you need to change the start position of a cued clip, you can jog to t

Playing ClipsDigital News Production 59Playing ClipsDuring a news broadcast, you play clips either according to the script or when the director signal

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air60 Digital News ProductionArchiving ClipsThe Archive Play feature allows you to automatically play all clips in a playli

Recording a Black Clip FileDigital News Production 61Recording a Black Clip FileIn order to archive clips, you need to create a file called “BLACK” th

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air62 Digital News ProductionAdditional Playlist FeaturesIn addition to cueing and playing clips, there are many other feat

Assigning Clips to ChannelsDigital News Production 63Assigning Clips to ChannelsIf you don’t specify a specific channel for a clip, the system automat

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air64 Digital News ProductionAdding New Clips to a PlaylistOccasionally, you may need to add a news clip directly to the pl

Using the Context-Sensitive Playlist MenuDigital News Production 65Using the Context-Sensitive Playlist MenuSeveral NewsQ Pro features are available b

Preface ii Digital News ProductionAuthorized Support RepresentativeA local authorized support representative may be available in your country. To loca

Chapter 4 Playing Clips to Air66 Digital News Production

Digital News Production 67Chapter 55Managing ClipsThe Housekeeper utility lets you remove unwanted clips from the database to reduce the database size

Chapter 5 Managing Clips68 Digital News ProductionTour of the Housekeeper UtilityThe Housekeeper utility typically runs on the same computer as the Ne

The Clip Import TabDigital News Production 69The Clip Import TabYou use the Clip Import tab to associate existing clips on a Media Server with NewsQ P

Chapter 5 Managing Clips70 Digital News ProductionThe Archive TabYou use the Archive tab to copy selected clips from a Media Server’s playout bin to a

ToolbarDigital News Production 71ToolbarThe toolbar lets you access common Housekeeper functions:Icon DescriptionCreates a new placeholder in the News

Chapter 5 Managing Clips72 Digital News ProductionDeleting Clips From the Clip DatabaseYou use the Housekeeping tab to remove clips from the clip data

Unprotecting a ClipDigital News Production 73Unprotecting a ClipProtected clips are identified with a P in the rightmost column of the Housekeeping ta

Chapter 5 Managing Clips74 Digital News ProductionDeleting Clips From a Media Server OnlyYou can delete clips from the Media Server without deleting t

Importing ClipsDigital News Production 75Importing ClipsWith the Housekeeper utility, you can import clips from Media Servers. You associate these cli

Safety SummariesDigital News Production iiiSafety SummariesGeneral Safety SummaryReview the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent d

Chapter 5 Managing Clips76 Digital News ProductionCreating New PlaceholdersYou can create additional placeholders for clips you are planning to import

Creating New PlaceholdersDigital News Production 77changes it.-Category — Select a category from the drop-down menu. The category determines how stori

Chapter 5 Managing Clips78 Digital News ProductionArchiving ClipsYou can use the Housekeeper utility to copy NewsQ Pro placeholders to an archive bin

Digital News Production 79Appendix AInstalling and Configuring NewsQ ProNewsQ Pro has many options that let you define how your system is set up. Alth

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro80 Digital News ProductionInstalling NewsQ Pro and ComponentsThe various NewsQ Pro components reside on

Installing NewsQ Pro and ComponentsDigital News Production 813. Click Next until you reach the Select Components screen.4. At the Select Components sc

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro82 Digital News ProductionX-keys Jog/Shuttle controllerSee “Defining X-keys” on page 104.

Installing the Assignment List Plug-inDigital News Production 83Installing the Assignment List Plug-inThe Assignment List Plug-in needs to be installe

Appendix Installing and Configuring NewsQ Pro84 Digital News Production4. At the Select Components screen, check the Assignment List Plugin checkbox

Installing the Assignment List Plug-inDigital News Production 856. Enter the following information for your system and click Next:7. Click Next twice.