Avid Technology iNEWS, Installation & Operation Manual

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Out point
End point of an edit, or a mark on a clip indicating a transition point. Also
known as a Mark OUT.
out time
The total length of time for a show (shown in hours, minutes, and seconds)
or the actual time by which the show must end (shown in 12-hour-clock
time). See also backtime.
panel
A part of an iNEWS Workspace. In iNEWS, the three panels are the Direc-
tory panel, Queue panel, and Story panel. The Story panel is split further
into the Story Form panel, Story Text panel, and Instruction panel (used
for production cues).
partition
A method of assigning disk space, creating two or more virtual disks from
a single physical disk. Similar to creating a directory.
password
A word users enter when logging in to the iNEWS system. Passwords are
alphanumeric and must be between 5- and 12-characters long.
pathname
The hierarchical name of the directory and queue in which a story is
located. For instance, the pathname for the Yankees queue is
WIRES.SPORTS.STORIES.YANKEES
.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect. A bus standard used in newer com-
puters.
player controls
The electronic equivalent of a tape-deck controls.
plugin
A small software program that helps a Web browser interpret certain types
of media files. See also MOS item.
plugin event
A machine control event created by an ActiveX plugin. A plugin event is
always read-only and cannot be manually changed. A plugin event to be
sent to a MOS device is known as a MOS item. See also MOS item, CAP
event,
and machine control event.
pop-up menu
A menu that appears at the mouse pointer location when a user executes a
right-click on a selected object. It contains commands contextually relevant
to the selection. Also known as context menu. See also drop-down menu.