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Section 5 — System Operation
Careful folder creation and consistent still and clip numbering practices
can be a powerful tool for Still Store material management. Different man-
agement techniques can be used. A few examples are listed below.
• Organize by unique item and folder number. For example, create folder
“5” for the 5:00 news, and save items 0500-0599 in it. Create folder “6”
for the 6:00 news and save items 0600-0699 in it, etc. Then access only
that folder when that show is in production. The unique item numbers
will ensure the correct items are always used for each show.
• Organize by show, with shared numbers. Save all the Still Store mate-
rial for a particular show into a folder named for that show, and access
only that folder when that show is in production. If you use similar
E-MEM effects in different shows, but need unique Still Store material
for each show, saving the Still Store material with the same numbers
into different show folders allows the same effect to be used for dif-
ferent shows. Note that once items have been cached, E-MEMs will
load the cached material with that name to the Still Store outputs and
will not seek out material from other folders. Remember to run your
effects in advance to be sure the proper material has been cached.
• Organize common material. If you have common Still Store material
used by several shows, you can store it into a separate folder. Then if
you know exactly what material is required for a show (including any
Still Store E-MEM effects that will be used) you can access that common
folder, cache the material you need (including running the E-MEM
effects), then access the show folder that contains its unique material
during production. The cached material remains available when the
new folder is accessed, and is sure to remain available if it is kept
loaded to an output. However, if a common item is unloaded from an
output and items are saved during production (especially long clips),
that common item may be uncached, making it inaccessible unless the
folder is changed.
Regardless of the specific Still Store management technique used, it is
important to apply it consistently.
Preview
Existing stills and clips can be previewed before placing them on-air in the
standard manner. Images in the process of being captured can also be pre-
viewed before they are saved.
Existing Images
You can load an existing video only still or clip to Still Store Program
output 4, then press the
Still Store
button in the Preview subpanel to display
that output on switched preview. Note that if outputs 3 and 4 are config-
ured as a video/key pair, you can only preview the key signal using this
method.