2.7

Working with Stories
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Adding Production Cues
When you format a story as a script for a news broadcast, you can add production cues to provide
valuable information to technical staff as well as machine control commands for devices, such as
character generators.
You add production cues to scripts from the Story area and edit them in the Cue List area of the Script
Editor. When added to a script, each production cue has an associated number. The number appears
as a production cue marker in the script, which corresponds to the insertion location of the production
cue’s text box in the Cue List.
To insert a production cue into a script:
1. Position your cursor in the story where you want to insert the production cue marker.
2. Tap the Plus button.
The MediaCentral mobile application adds a production cue marker with a number into the story
at the cursor position. The marker corresponds to the production cue with the same number
located in the Cue List.
3. Swipe left to view the Cue List and edit the production cue.
4. Enter the production cue information — for example, Take VO, On Camera, Take SOT, or Take
Live.
The application automatically saves information in the newly inserted production cue when you
navigate elsewhere within the application. If you tap the Back button when you have turned off
the Autosave Stories option in the settings, a message appears asking you to confirm whether to
save the changes. You can choose to save the story or exit edit mode without saving your
changes.
Adding Machine Control Instructions
If your station integrates with a broadcast control system, such as iNEWS Command, the production
cues might include machine control instructions.
You should write your instructions in a format that begins with a command for a device — for
example, CG for a character generator. After the command the format specifies a particular item or
template, such as 2line for a template that contains two lines for fulfillment data. Additional
information or comments follow on succeeding lines in the same production cue text box.
The following procedure uses the example of a machine control instruction for a 2-line character
generator graphic. The first line calls up the correct template and the subsequent lines of text provide
the fulfillment data that appears in the graphic.
To add machine control instructions for a CG event:
1. Add or open a production cue in the script.
2. Swipe left to view the Cue List with your production cue.