Avid Technology iNEWS, Installation & Operation Manual

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Chapter 4
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To add an entry for the show in the map story:
1. Open the
SYSTEM.MAP
story, which contains a separate entry for
each show that will be produced using MOS Gateway or
ControlAir.
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ControlAir is another Avid product that works with the iNEWS newsroom
computer system to control production devices, such as character
generators, still stores, and video playback machines.
Figure 2 shows three sample entries in a
SYSTEM.MAP
story.
Figure 2 Sample Map Story
2. Create an entry header.
As shown in Figure3 , the entry header specifies the following
information for each show:
• The show’s rundown queue
• The directory where you want to hold the event list queues
The entry header must be followed by a device list.
; RUNDOWN EVENT DIR COMP DIR GROUP (OFF TIME)
;DEVICE DEVNAME UPDATE MCT TEMPLATE (MSG DIR)
;
SHOW.10P.RUNDOWN SHOW.10P SHOW.10P.COMPOSITE - 130
ss ss@bcssvr-1,bcssvr-2 UPDATE bcs-bcw
cg cg@bcssvr-1,bcssvr-2 UPDATE bcs-bcw C:NAB:300 499
cart pdr@bcssvr-1,bcssvr-2 UPDATE bcs-bcw 3
mos sony@mosgwy UPDATE bcs-bcw -
;
;
SHOW.6P.RUNDOWN SHOW.6P SHOW.6P.COMPOSITE - 2100
ss ss@bcssvr-1,bcssvr-2 UPDATE bcs-bcw
cg cg@bcssvr-1,bcssvr-2 UPDATE bcs-bcw C:NAB:500 699
cart pdr@bcssvr-1,bcssvr-2 UPDATE bcs-bcw 3
mos sony@mosgwy UPDATE bcs-bcw -
;
;
SHOW.SPECIALS.RUNDOWN SHOW.SPECIALS SHOW.SPECIALS.COMPOSITE - 130
ss ss2@bcssvr-1,bcssvr-2 UPDATE bcs-bcw
cg cg2@bcssvr-1,bcssvr- 2 UPDATE bcs-bcw C:NAB:300 499
cart pdr2@bcssvr-1,bcssvr-2 UPDATE bcs-bcw 3
mos sony@mosgwy UPDATE bcs-bcw -
Each show’s map story entry must begin with a line called an entry header.