Grass Valley GV STRATUS v.3.1 - Manual (Page 255)

Inserting placeholders manually in OpenMedia
You can create placeholders and add them manually into your story in OpenMedia.
1. Double-click the icon on your rundown to open your story.
2. Create a new placeholder using the Assignment List in the GV STRATUS panel.
3. Drag the new placeholder from the GV STRATUS panel and drop it into your story.
The placeholder is added to the story.
NOTE: You can also use this step to add existing placeholders to your story.
4. Click Save .
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Linking and sending assets for playback in OpenMedia
You can link an asset to your placeholder, and send it to the playout server with GV STRATUS
panel in OpenMedia.
1. Select an asset in the Asset List of the GV STRATUS panel.
2. Right-click on the asset and select Send . ( F11 )
The Send Destinations dialog appears.
3. Click a check box to select the send destination.
4. In the Link To Placeholder tab, select the placeholder that you inserted in the OpenMedia story.
5. Click Send .
The asset links to your placeholder and copies into your selected destination.
The placeholder status changed to READY , and the duration is updated in the Assignment List of the
GV STRATUS panel and in the rundown of OpenMedia.
Using the GV STRATUS application in Aurora Playout
You can launch the GV STRATUS application as an ActiveX panel within the Aurora Playout
application. This allows you to use all GV STRATUS tools and Aurora Playout to consolidate your
entire operation including playback into one workspace.
With GV STRATUS within the Aurora Playout application, you can easily drag clips from Asset
List into Aurora Playout's playlist. In addition, the Assignment List lets you create a placeholder
for a clip and link it into the accompanying story in the NCS rundown. You can also assign channels
for clips via the NCS for playout.
To launch the GV STRATUS panel within Aurora Playout, click View and select STRATUS .
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Using the Assignment List