Insert Media

The Insert Media tool enables you to select media from an Inception media source to insert into a story.

To insert media from a media source

1.While using the Story Editor to create or edit a TownNews story, position the cursor in the Body box at the location to place media.

2.Click the  Insert Media icon.

The Add Media dialog box opens.

3.Use the Media Source list to select the media source that contains the image to insert into the story.

The available types of media sources are as follows:

•Upload — previously-uploaded media files. You can also upload new media files to an Upload media source.

•Directory — media files held in a directory share.

•MOS — media files store on MOS devices connected to the Inception Server.

•QuickTurn — video segments that are automatically created by the Ross Video OverDrive QuickTurn application from QuickTurn tagged shots in an OverDrive rundown.

•Streamline — media files stored in a Ross Video Streamline asset management system.

4.Use the selected media source to select an image to insert into the story.

Upload Media Source: Upload a New File 

a.To the right of the Upload a File, click Browse or tap Choose File. If neither of the buttons are not visible, click or tap the  Upload A File icon to show appropriate button.

b.Upload a media file to the selected media source as follows:

•On a desktop computer, do the following:

›Browse to the media file to upload.

›Select the media file.

›Click Open.

•On a mobile device, upload an existing media file as follows:

›Tap Photo Library.

›Browse to the media file to upload.

›Select the media file.

›Tap Use.

•On a mobile device, record and upload a new video file as follows:

›Tap Take Video.

›Record a new video.

›Tap Use Video.

The uploaded media file is also selected as the media file to include with the story.

c.Go to step 5.

Upload Media Source: Existing File 

a.Use the File list to select the media file to include with the story. If the File list is not visible, click or tap the  View Uploaded Files icon to show the list.

b.Go to step 5.

Directory Media Source 

a.Use one of the following methods to select the media file to include with the story:

•Click or tap the  Browse icon to use the File list to select a media file.

•Click or tap the  Filename icon to use the File list to enter the name of a media file.

b.Go to step 5.

MOS Media Source 

a.Open the MOS Objects panel or MOS Favorites panel.

b.In the MOS Objects panel or MOS Favorites panel, locate the MOS object that contains the media file to include with the story.

c.Drag the icon of the MOS object that you want to include with the story from the MOS Objects panel or MOS Favorites panel to the Asset box in the Story Editor panel, then release the MOS object.

d.Go to step 5.

QuickTurn Media Source 

a.Use the Segment list to select the QuickTurn segment video file that you want to include with the story.

b.Go to step 5.

Streamline Media Source 

a.Drag the asset that contains the media file that you want to include in the story from the MOS Objects panel, the Streamline Plugin panel, or Streamline to the Asset box.

If you dragged the wrong asset into the Asset box, click or tap the  Remove icon to remove the asset.

b.Go to step 5.

5.If you are on a desktop computer, you can preview the selected image by clicking the  Preview icon. Previews are not available on mobile devices.

The image opens in the Video Player panel.

6.Click Insert.

Inception inserts the selected image into the story at the cursor location.