Crispin NewsPlay

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NewsPlayX provides news element playback control for live news operations. It interfaces to all major news computer systems including the fully dynamic MOS interface to ENPS. Running Order information is received by NewsPlayX and is presented to the operator through a graphic user interface (GUI) for playback control.

The NewsPlayX GUI is intuitive and can be fully customized to match your control room requirements. The interface provides visual confirmation of the Running Order, displaying clip status, name, comments, duration, clip source and device number. The device bar, which may be configured to support multiple playback channels, displays device name, clip number, clip name, clip duration, command buttons, clip list and device number. Playback control is available via keyboard, mouse or GPI.

Supported ENPS Workflow

Running Order Control

This device allows ENPS to dynamically build and control a playlist within the media server. Changes to the Running Order in ENPS result in immediate changes to the sequence of media objects queued for playout by the media server.

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.

Channel Assignment

This product enables ENPS users to directly assign media play-out channels from the ENPS Running Order.

Story Send

This product uses the full body of text within ENPS documents, including all media pointers and custom metadata. This product also dynamically tracks the sequence of Stories and Assignments within active ENPS Running Orders and Assignment grids.

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.

Crispin NewsPlay ActiveX Plug-in

The Crispin ActiveX Plug-in allows ENPS users to view, search, and edit media objects.

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