Grass-valley NewsQ Pro v.1.1 User Manual

User Guidesoftware release 1.1NEWSQ PRODIGITAL NEWS PRODUCTION071-8143-01OCTOBER 2002

Preface 10 Digital News Production Product Damage Precautions Use Proper PowerSource Do not operate this product from a power source that applies mo

Service Safety Summary Digital News Production 11Symbols on theProduct The following symbols may appear on the product:DANGER high voltageProtective

Preface 12 Digital News Production Certifications and Compliances Canadian CertifiedPower Cords Canadian approval includes the products and power co

Certifications and Compliances Digital News Production 13 Laser Compliance Laser SafetyRequirements The device used in this product is a Class 1 cert

Preface 14 Digital News Production Certification Environmental Criteria The following table lists the environmental criteria for the NewsQ Pro. Cate

Digital News Production 15 Chapter 1Introducing NewsQ ProNewsQ Pro is a news playout control system that works with Grass Valley Group’s Profile Vid

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro16 Digital News ProductionWhat is NewsQ Pro?NewsQ Pro is a news playout system that controls Profile Video Servers for

Terms You Should KnowDigital News Production 17Terms You Should KnowTo use NewsQ Pro effectively and efficiently, you should become familiar with thes

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro18 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 19A typical newsroom workflow using a newsroom computer system (NCS) is:• The news

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Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro20 Digital News ProductionCreating a Playlist ManuallyNewsrooms without MOS-compatible NCSs can also use the NewsQ Pro

Creating a Playlist ManuallyDigital News Production 21A typical newsroom workflow using NewsQ Pro to create playlists is:• The news producer creates a

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro22 Digital News ProductionTour of NewsQ Pro and Plug-insNewsQ Pro consists of several components to allow newsrooms to

The Assignment List Plug-inDigital News Production 23The Assignment List Plug-inProducers use the NewsQ Pro Assignment List Plug-in to create placehol

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro24 Digital News ProductionThe Assignment List ManagerEditors use the Assignment List Manager to receive assignments fro

The Housekeeper UtilityDigital News Production 25The Housekeeper UtilityPlayback operators use the Housekeeper utility to remove files from the clip d

Chapter 1 Introducing NewsQ Pro26 Digital News ProductionSDB Server UtilityThe SDB Server utility provides newsroom staff with status on all NewsQ Pro

Digital News Production 27Chapter 2The Producer’s RoleProducers can use NewsQ Pro with a newsroom computer system (NCS) such as the Associated Press E

Chapter 2 The Producer’s Role28 Digital News ProductionTour of the Assignment List Plug-In and ENPSENPS lets you create rundowns for your news shows a

Tour of the Assignment List Plug-In and ENPSDigital News Production 29The Assignment List Plug-in displays the following information for each clip: Co

Digital News Production 3 Contents Preface Grass Valley Group Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Safety Summarie

Chapter 2 The Producer’s Role30 Digital News ProductionCreating Rundowns with ENPSBefore using NewsQ Pro Assignment List Plug-in, you need to create a

Creating PlaceholdersDigital News Production 312. Enter the placeholder information:-Clip Name — Enter a name for the placeholder. The name identifies

Chapter 2 The Producer’s Role32 Digital News ProductionLinking Clips to an ENPS RundownTo use a NewsEdit sequence in a news story when it plays out to

Additional Assignment List Plug-in FeaturesDigital News Production 33Additional Assignment List Plug-in FeaturesIn addition to creating placeholders a

Chapter 2 The Producer’s Role34 Digital News ProductionViewing a Video Thumbnail for a PlaceholderIn addition to a clip’s properties, you can view a t

Digital News Production 35Chapter 3The Editor’s RoleNews editors use the Assignment List Manager component of NewsQ Pro to receive assignments from th

Chapter 3 The Editor’s Role36 Digital News ProductionTour of the Assignment List ManagerYou use the Assignment List Manager to receive assignments fro

Receiving Editing AssignmentsDigital News Production 37The list of assignments shows each clip placeholder and its properties: Receiving Editing Assi

Chapter 3 The Editor’s Role38 Digital News ProductionSending Completed ClipsOnce you create a clip or sequence on NewsEdit for a specific placeholder,

Additional Assignment List Manager FeaturesDigital News Production 393. Select the placeholder to assign your completed sequence to and click Send.The

Contents 4 Digital News Production Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role Tour of the NewsQ Pro Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 3 The Editor’s Role40 Digital News Production2. Enter information for the clip:-Clip Name — Enter a name for the placeholder. The name identif

Viewing the Assignment ListDigital News Production 41Viewing the Assignment ListIn the Assignment List Manager, you can choose to view assignments wit

Chapter 3 The Editor’s Role42 Digital News Production

Digital News Production 43Chapter 4The Playback Operator’s RolePlayback operators use the NewsQ Pro application to control the playback of news clips

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role44 Digital News ProductionTour of the NewsQ Pro ApplicationYou use the NewsQ Pro application to control a playli

ToolbarDigital News Production 45ToolbarThe NewsQ Pro Toolbar lets you access common features:Icon Function Other Ways to Access...Creates a blank pla

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role46 Digital News ProductionPlaylistThe playlist lists each clip and its properties:Column DescriptionClip Display

ChannelsDigital News Production 47Understanding Playlist ColorsEach playlist entry appears in a color that identifies its status in NewsQ Pro:You can

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role48 Digital News ProductionRundownsThe rundown area displays the open rundowns and their status, a list of availa

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

Contents Digital News Production 5Appendix A Configuring NewsQ Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Appendix B Using the SD

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role50 Digital News ProductionCreating a PlaylistBefore you can play clips to air, you first need to create a playli

Linking to an ENPS RundownDigital News Production 51Appending Rundowns to Your PlaylistWith NewsQ Pro and ENPS, you can add rundowns to create a playl

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role52 Digital News ProductionPreviewing Other RundownsSometimes you may want to check to see if other news shows ar

Creating a New Playlist ManuallyDigital News Production 53Creating a New Playlist ManuallyThe other way to create a playlist is to do it manually usin

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role54 Digital News ProductionSaving and Opening Local PlaylistsSometimes you need to create a playlist and immediat

Creating a New Playlist ManuallyDigital News Production 552. Select the name of the playlist you want and click Open.The playlist opens and displays t

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role56 Digital News ProductionCueing and Playing ClipsOnce you have your playlist in NewsQ Pro, you can cue the clip

Playing ClipsDigital News Production 57Playing ClipsDuring a news broadcast, you play clips either according to the script or when the director signal

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role58 Digital News ProductionAdditional Playlist FeaturesIn addition to cueing and playing clips, there are many ot

Assigning Clips to ChannelsDigital News Production 59Assigning Clips to ChannelsIf you don’t specify a specific channel for a clip, the system automat

Contents 6 Digital News Production

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role60 Digital News ProductionAdding New Clips to a PlaylistOccasionally, you may need to add a news clip directly t

Using the Context-Sensitive Playlist MenuDigital News Production 61Using the Context-Sensitive Playlist MenuSeveral NewsQ Pro features are available b

Chapter 4 The Playback Operator’s Role62 Digital News Production

Digital News Production 63Chapter 5Deleting and Importing ClipsThe Housekeeper utility lets you remove unwanted clips from the database to reduce the

Chapter 5 Deleting and Importing Clips64 Digital News ProductionTour of the Housekeeper UtilityThe Housekeeper utility runs on the same computer as th

The Clip Import TabDigital News Production 65The Clip Import TabYou use the Clip Import tab to import clips from a Profile Video Server database. Once

Chapter 5 Deleting and Importing Clips66 Digital News ProductionToolbarThe toolbar lets you access common Housekeeper functions:Icon DescriptionCreate

Setting Up the Housekeeper UtilityDigital News Production 67Setting Up the Housekeeper UtilityThe Housekeeper utility accesses clips and placeholders

Chapter 5 Deleting and Importing Clips68 Digital News ProductionDeleting Clips From the Clip DatabaseYou use the Housekeeping tab to remove clips from

Unprotecting a ClipDigital News Production 69Unprotecting a ClipProtected clips are identified with a P in the rightmost column of the Housekeeping ta

Grass Valley Group Product Support Digital News Production 7 Grass Valley Group Product Support To get technical assistance, check on the status of p

Chapter 5 Deleting and Importing Clips70 Digital News ProductionDeleting Clips From the Profile Video Server OnlySometimes, an editor may need to upda

Creating New PlaceholdersDigital News Production 712. Select the clip you want to import.You can see a video thumbnail (the first frame of the clip) i

Chapter 5 Deleting and Importing Clips72 Digital News Production2. Enter information for the clip:-Clip Name — Enter a name for the placeholder. The n

Digital News Production 73Appendix AConfiguring NewsQ ProNewsQ Pro has several options that can be tailored to the requirements and equipment in your

Appendix Configuring NewsQ Pro74 Digital News ProductionSetting PreferencesSetting Options DescriptionChannel AssignmentSoft Assigns a clip to the fi

Digital News Production 75Setting Channel ConfigurationCheck the checkbox next to each channel you want NewsQ Pro to use for automatic channel assignm

Appendix Configuring NewsQ Pro76 Digital News ProductionConfiguring GPI InputsGeneral Purpose Interface (GPI) inputs allow you to connect a switcher

Digital News Production 77Setting Options DescriptionEnable 16-Port GPI InterfaceOn (checked)Off (unchecked)Check this checkbox to use GPI inputs to c

Appendix Configuring NewsQ Pro78 Digital News ProductionDefining Function KeysThe computer function keys (F1 - F12) provide shortcuts to some NewsQ P

Digital News Production 79Setting Options DescriptionFunction Key F1 through F12 Select the function key you want to use.Channel NoneChannel 1 labelCh

Preface 8 Digital News Production Asia Pacific Authorized Support Representative A local authorized support representative may be available in your

Appendix Configuring NewsQ Pro80 Digital News ProductionDefining Status ColorsNewsQ Pro uses color to show clip status. To change a color, open the d

Digital News Production 81Configuring the Remote Display Unit (RDU)A Remote Display Unit (RDU) lets you see the clips playing on each channel and the

Appendix Configuring NewsQ Pro82 Digital News Production

Digital News Production 83Appendix AUsing the SDB Server UtilityThe SDB (Simple Database) Server utility displays NewsQ Pro playlist status for active

Appendix Using the SDB Server Utility84 Digital News ProductionOpening the SDB Server UtilityTo check the status of ENPS rundowns, you need to start

Digital News Production 85IndexAadding new clips to playlist 60appending rundowns 51assigning clips 59Assignment List Managerdefinition of 24descripti

Index86 Digital News ProductionEediting, receiving assignments 37Editor, role using ENPS 19emptying recycle bin 68ENPSassigning playout channels 32cre

IndexDigital News Production 87Pplaceholdercreating 30, 39creating in Housekeeper 71definition of 17reassigning 33viewing video thumbnails 34Playback

Index88 Digital News ProductionSsafety guidelines 9script, definition of 17SDB Server utilitydefinition of 26sendingclips to Profile Server 38complete

Safety Summaries Digital News Production 9 Safety Summaries General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and preven