Grass Valley NewsQ Pro v.1.1 - Manual (Page 16)

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro
16 Digital News Production
What is NewsQ Pro?
NewsQ Pro is a news playout system that controls Profile Video Servers for live
news playback. It includes tools to integrate the news production workflow
between a Profile Video Server, NewsEdit, and optionally a newsroom
computer system. You can also use NewsQ Pro as a manual control system for
Profile Video Servers.
By using NewsQ Pro with a Profile Video Server for news playout you can
effectively replace four to six tape machines. NewsQ Pro displays each channel
simultaneously and you can control playout with a keyboard and mouse.
NewsQ Pro consists of five software components:
• The main NewsQ Pro application
• The Assignment List Plug-in
• The Assignment List Manager
• The Housekeeper utility
• The SDB Server utility
Each component plays a different role in the newsroom workflow and is
introduced later in this chapter.