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duration
The length of a show or story. It is calculated by using the elapsed time in a
broadcast when a story begins.
easy lock
A feature that allows a user to open a queue or story while preventing oth-
ers from doing the same. It is similar to a key lock, but is created without a
key. Therefore, others cannot be granted access. See also lock, key lock.
Edit Decision List
(EDL)
A list of edits made during offline editing and used to direct the online
editing of the master.
edit lock
A feature that prevents two people from working in a story simulta-
neously. The iNEWS system automatically places a story in edit-lock mode
when a user is working in a story, and a user can also manually edit lock a
story.
encode
The process of converting analog video to a digital form.
Ethernet
A standard for connecting computers in a local area network (LAN). The
actual technicalities are based on a Collision Sense Multiple Access proto-
col (CSMA).
export
1. To create an EDL from a sequence.
2. To conform a sequence.
extract
To remove a selected area from an edited sequence and close the resulting
gap in the sequence.
float
To temporarily suspend a story. The story’s time is removed from the show
timing. Float time is also ignored by the teleprompter and machine control.
Floating is used when you are not sure whether or where to put a story in a
rundown.
folder
See directory.
form
A preformatted layout (template) containing the fields and the field posi-
tions (such as presenter and writer) required for a story. The form serves as
a copy master when creating a new story.
gigabyte (GB)
Approximately one billion bytes (1,073,741,824 bytes) of information.
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