Harris Inscriber

www.harris.com

Inscriber MOS gives newsroom staff the ability to create and schedule template-based text and graphics from their desktops for playout across the entire Inscriber on-air graphics product line.

Inscriber MOS consists of a MOS-compliant ActiveX control interface connected to Inscriber graphics systems. It enables remote asset browsing, editing, and playout within ENPS. Real-time previews are generated as journalists create graphics to ensure the accuracy of each item being added to a story.

Centralized control playout allows all changes to the ENPS playlist generated from Inscriber graphics systems to be automatically updated across multiple channels.

Supported ENPS Workflow

Item Status

This vendor sends real-time status information during playback and other functions which is displayed through ENPS writers and producers in real-time. This includes the use of a minimum set of standard status messages which enable color coding and the automated movement of the ENPS timing bar.

ActiveX Plug-in Functionality: Search & Find/Click & View/Drag & Drop

ENPS users can discover media stored on this device through the use of simple searches within ENPS. When a media description or link is found in ENPS, a user may simply click on the media to view it. The media can be linked to ENPS Running Orders, Stories and Assignments by simply dragging it into and ENPS document.

Automatic Placeholder Creation

ENPS can automatically create and name placeholders within this vendor's server into which finished clips ready for play out can later be edited, saved, or recorded. The name and other metadata used to automatically create this placeholder is drawn from the related ENPS Story and Running Order. The vendor then updates ENPS with duration and other information as the placeholder is replaced with the actual media.

Media Awareness

This device sends ENPS a description of the media it stores. The description contains structured metadata and a pointer to the media object. This information is used by ENPS to return media in search results. Pointers are used to link media to ENPS documents, including Stories, Running Orders and Assignments using simple drag and drop workflow.

Harris Inscriber ActiveX Plun-in

This vendor provides an ActiveX plug-in for ENPS which allows users to create, find, and edit graphics from within the ENPS user interface.

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