Document Outline

• Contents
• Grass Valley Product Support
• Introducing Aurora Playout
  • About Aurora Playout
  • Terms You Should Know
  • Overview of Aurora Playout
  • Using Aurora Playout
    • Linking to a Newsroom Computer System (NCS)
    • Creating playlists manually
  • Overview of the Assignment List Plug-in
  • Overview of the Assignment List Manager
  • Overview of the Housekeeper
  • Overview of the Simple Database (SDB) Server
  • Overview of the XMOS Server
• Preparing for installation
  • About Aurora Playout and SiteConfig
  • About SiteConfig
  • Aurora Playout installation checklists
    • Pre-installation planning checklist
    • Hardware installation checklist
    • Network setup and implementation checklist
    • Software update checklist
• Installing Aurora Playout Hardware
  • Hardware installation checklist
  • Installing Aurora Playout Hardware
  • Cabling the Aurora Playout computer
  • Connecting the RDU 1510 Under Monitor Display
  • Installing the X-keys Jog/Shuttle Controller (optional)
• Configuring the network
  • Network setup and implementation checklist
  • About developing a system description
  • About the corporate LAN
  • Configuring the corporate LAN
  • Adding a group
  • Adding a device to the system description
  • About device and host names
  • Modifying a device name
  • About IP configuration of network interfaces on devices
    • Placeholder device IP configuration
    • Discovered device IP configuration
  • Modifying unassigned (unmanaged) network interfaces on Aurora Playout devices
  • About SiteConfig support on Aurora Playout devices
  • Discovering devices with SiteConfig
  • Assigning discovered devices
  • Modifying Aurora Playout device managed network interfaces
  • Making the host name the same as the device name
  • Pinging devices from the control point PC
  • About hosts files and SiteConfig
  • Generating host tables for devices with SiteConfig
• Managing Software
  • Software update checklist
  • Create record of software installed on devices
  • Adding a software role to a device
  • Removing a software role from a device
  • Configuring deployment groups
  • Distribute devices into deployment groups
  • About deploying software
  • Installing Aurora Playout software manually
    • Installing the Assignment List Plug-in
      • Installing ALP using the installer
      • Installing ALP using a Configuration File
      • Installing ALP using a Batch File
• Configuring Aurora Playout
  • Configuring Aurora Playout
  • Configuring the Aurora Playout application
    • Setting General options
    • Setting Playback options
    • Setting channel configuration
    • Configuring GPI Input and 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 Graphics
  • Configuring the Simple Database (SDB) Server
    • Setting General Options of SDB Server
    • Setting Media options of SDB Server
    • Setting up MediaFrame for SDB Server
    • Reinitializing media monitor of SDB Server
    • Repopulating rundown items from SDB Server
    • Restoring backup database of SDB Server
    • Creating a Thumbnail folder
  • Configuring the XMOS Server
    • Refreshing rundowns in XMOS Server
  • Configuring Housekeeper
    • Setting General options of Housekeeper
    • Setting Media options of Housekeeper
  • Configuring the standalone Assignment List Manager
• Setting up your NCS for Aurora Playout
  • Setting Up Your NCS for Aurora Playout
  • Setting up ENPS
    • Sending scripts with ENPS
    • Setting ENPS MOS ready to air
  • Setting up iNEWS
    • Configuring status translations for iNEWS
  • Setting up Octopus
    • Registering the MOSWrapper file for Octopus
    • Creating an ActiveX Device for Octopus
    • Configuring the MOS Device for Octopus
• Using NCS rundowns and Aurora Playout
  • Using NCS rundowns and Aurora Playout
  • About the Assignment List Plug-in
  • Using the Assignment List Plug-in
    • Creating placeholders in Assignment List Plug-in
    • Sorting placeholders by category
    • Viewing placeholder categories
    • Searching placeholders
    • Viewing the video thumbnail of a placeholder
    • Viewing asset via MediaFrame clip player
    • Adding breaks in your rundown
  • Using Assignment List Plug-in with ENPS
    • Creating placeholders automatically in ENPS
    • Inserting placeholders manually into ENPS
    • Assigning playout channels to clips in ENPS
    • Searching assets in ENPS
    • Inserting clips below the black line in ENPS
  • Using Orad plug-in with ENPS
    • Inserting graphics into ENPS story
  • Using Assignment List Plug-in with iNEWS
    • Creating placeholders in iNEWS
    • Assigning playout channels to clips in iNEWS
  • Using Assignment List Plug-in with Octopus
    • Creating placeholders automatically in Octopus
    • Linking clips manually in Octopus
    • Inserting clips manually in Octopus
    • Assigning playout channels to clips in Octopus
• Editing and Aurora Playout
  • Editing and Aurora Playout
  • Using the Assignment List Manager
  • Receiving Editing Assignments
  • Linking sequences to Aurora Playout placeholders
  • Sending completed clips
  • Additional features of Assignment List Manager
    • Creating placeholders in Assignment List Manager
    • Deleting placeholders in Assignment List Manager
    • Changing clip category in Assignment List Manager
    • Viewing by category in the Assignment List Manager
    • Viewing asset via MediaFrame clip player
    • Identifying missing clips
• Playing clips to air
  • Playing Clips to Air
  • About Playout Toolbar
  • About the Playlist
    • Understanding Playlist colors
  • About Playout channels
  • About Rundowns
  • About the Clip Browser
  • About the Playlist overview
  • Creating a Playlist
    • Opening an NCS Rundown
    • Appending rundowns to a playlist
    • Removing rundowns from a Playlist
    • Previewing other rundowns
    • Creating a new playlist manually
    • Saving local playlists
    • Opening saved Playlists
    • Appending a Playlist
    • Exporting a Playlist
    • Chaining Clips in a Playlist
  • Cueing Clips
    • Using the Jog feature
  • Playing clips
    • Playing clips with Orad graphics
  • Archiving Clips
    • Recording a black clip for Archive Play
  • Customizing playlist for broadcast
    • Rearranging the Playlist layout
    • Viewing clip properties
    • Assigning clips to channels
    • Rearranging clips in a Playlist
    • Adding new clips to a playlist
    • Using the context-sensitive playlist menu
  • Using MediaFrame Plug-in
    • Viewing assets via MediaFrame clip player
• Managing Clips with Housekeeper
  • About the Housekeeper
  • About Housekeeping tab
  • About Clip Import tab
  • About Archive tab
  • About Housekeeper toolbar
  • Deleting clips from the clip database
    • Deleting clips immediately
    • 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 from a media server
  • Changing clip properties
  • Creating placeholders in Housekeeper
  • Using MediaFrame in Housekeeper
    • Viewing and editing metadata on clip properties
    • Searching assets using MediaFrame
      • Searching for an asset by name
      • Searching for an exact phrase
      • Searching for numbers
      • Using Explore to bookmark locations
      • Creating a Collection
      • Adding clips to a Collection
      • Modifying Collections
      • Creating filters
      • Filter icon reference table
    • Searching assets with advanced settings
    • Viewing asset via MediaFrame clip player
  • Archiving clips in Housekeeper
  • Resynchronizing clips
• Aurora Playout Appendix
  • Sample of MOS Gateway configuration file
• Software Licenses
  • cmemdc
  • cping
  • CSizingToolBar
  • CTextProgressCtrl
  • MIT
  • mozilla
  • Paintlib
  • resizeable lib
  • tconvert
  • zlib
• Glossary
• Index