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Setting up the Plug-ins in iNEWS
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You must enter a new line with MOS ID and channel group for each Deko channel group you
configured in Avid iNEWS Command.
The fifth line contains the following device information:
• The MOS ID of an Avid Thunder production server, such as
MOSIDTHDR_A . This must
match the MOS ID configured in the
ThunderMOS.cfg file. See “Creating the
ThunderMOS.cfg File” on page 174.
• The channel group for the Thunder, such as
Thunder .
To ensure that the Avid Deko Select and Avid Thunder Select plug-ins use the correct device
designation, you must set the MOS ID and channel groups in the MOS-Map story.
The MOS-Map story can be edited like any other story in the newsroom computer system;
however, access to it is typically limited to system administrators who already have access to
SYSTEM.MOS-MAP directory in iNEWS.
To edit the SYSTEM.MOS-MAP story:
1. Log in to an iNEWS Workstation as a system administrator.
2. Navigate to the
SYSTEM.MOS-MAP queue.
3. Double-click on the first story in the queue.
4. Modify the story as needed.
5. Click Save.
Setting up the Plug-ins in iNEWS
Using plug-ins, such as Deko Select or Thunder Select, with Avid iNEWS and iNEWS
Command is optional. The plug-ins are installed on iNEWS Workstations and are accessed
through the iNEWS client software. The appearance of the plug-in(s) in Avid iNEWS
depends on whether one or more were installed. For instance, when both Deko Select and
Thunder Select are installed, the title of the workspace—shown on the title bar—is Avid
Graphics Select, and the plug-in workspace will appear in the iNEWS window with each
plug-in on its own tab, as shown: