Harris NewsForce

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NewsForce is an HD/SD news platform that delivers the quickest time to air for breaking news. NewsForce includes a suite of MOS-enabled hardware products and software applications, including the NEXIO MOS Gateway which facilitates communication between the SAN and ENPS. This system passes lists of Running Orders, contents of the Running Orders, and contents of script text within the Running Orders between ENPS and NewsForce workstations.

The NEXIO MOS Playlist Manager displays the ENPS Running Order, provides NEXIO server channels with play-to-air commands and tracks Running Order changes made on the ENPS while auto-stacking the correct sequence of clips into server playout channels.

The entire line of Velocity non-linear editors are fully MOS-compliant; Velocity ESX, Velocity PRX and Velocity XNG integrate seamlessly with ENPS enabling journalists to tie Running Orders and scripts to finished edits and time shots and voice-overs to the read rates of presenters.

NewsForce features full integration of the Final Cut Pro nonlinear editing system directly on the NEXIO SAN. The NewsForce Final Cut Pro integration provides a MOS tool suite for displaying Running Orders and scripts right on the Final Cut Pro desktop.

The NEXIO MediaBase Plug-in exposes MediaBase content on the newsroom computer desktop as well as enabling drag-and-drop of IDs from NEXIO storage into story scripts, associating the media with the story. The plug-in can create empty placeholder IDs, perform text-only searching and provides low-resolution preview of NEXIO content.

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.

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.

Buddy Fail-Over

This product supports automatic redundant operation with both Primary and Buddy ENPS servers.

Media Thumbnails and Preview Video

This vendor provides thumbnail images and proxy video which are closely integrated within the ENPS Story display and editing windows.

Wide Media Awareness

This builds on Media Awareness to include exposing rushes/newly ingested material in addition to produced/approved material to ENPS users and workflow.

Ingest Placeholder Creation

ENPS users can create and name placeholders within this vendor's server into which media can later be ingested or recorded. The vendor then updates ENPS with duration and other information as the placeholder is replaced with the actual media. Placeholders can be used to create "reservations" for material rushes, rough cuts or edits - arriving via ingest applications.

NLE Placeholder Creation

ENPS users can create and name placeholders within this vendor's media server into which edited content from an NLE can be saved.

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 Newsforce ActiveX Plug-in

This vendor provides an ActiveX plug-in for ENPS which allows users to search the media database, edit media metadata, and drag and drop media into a story from ENPS user interface.

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