Use this dialog box to add MOS object placeholders to Broadcast stories for MOS objects that do not yet exist on the MOS device. A MOS object placeholder is a request to the MOS device operator to create a MOS object for the Broadcast story that contains the placeholder. MOS object placeholders are commonly created for audio clips, still images, and video clips. Inception exchanges the MOS object placeholder with the requested MOS object when the MOS object is created on the MOS device.
You require an NCS license for your Inception system to access the Create MOS Placeholder dialog box. Please contact Ross Video to purchase an NCS license for your Inception Server.
Device — this field displays the name of the MOS device you selected for to create a MOS object that does not yet exist. The operator of the MOS device uses the information from the placeholder to create a MOS object to replace the place holder in your Broadcast story.
Slug — enter in this box the slug name that Inception sends to the MOS device as part of the request to create a MOS object on the MOS device. For information on how to use the MOS placeholder language to define the placeholder Slug, refer to the “MOS Placeholder Language” section.
Description — enter in this box a description of the placeholder to send to the MOS device as part of the request to create a MOS object on the MOS device. For information on how to use the MOS placeholder language to define the placeholder Description, refer to the “MOS Placeholder Language” section.
Type — use this list to select the type of media for the MOS object to create on the MOS device for the placeholder.
Duration — enter in this box the duration of the MOS object to create on the MOS device for the placeholder. Enter the duration in the format HH:MM:SS.
Sampling Rate — enter in this box the audio sample rate in samples per second for the MOS object to create on the MOS device for the placeholder. This box is only available when you select Audio from the Type list.
Frame Rate — enter in this box the video frame rate in frames per second for the MOS object to create on the MOS device for the placeholder. This box is only available when you select Video from the Type list. Some examples frame rates are as follows:
•NTSC Video — enter 59.94.
•PAL video — enter 50.
Object Group — enter the in this box the name of the object group to insert in to the MOS object to create on the MOS device for the MOS object placeholder. For information on how to use the MOS placeholder language to define the placeholder Object Group, refer to the “MOS Placeholder Language” section.
Cancel — click this button to cancel the addition of a MOS object placeholder to the current Broadcast story.
OK — click this button to add the specified MOS object placeholder to the current Broadcast story.
When you create a MOS placeholder you can use the MOS placeholder language to define the placeholder Slug, Description, and Object Group using date and or story information. The MOS placeholder language replaces the codes that you enter in MOS placeholder settings with information from the current date and or the story that contains the MOS placeholder.
MOS placeholder language codes begin with a % (percent). Codes are single uppercase characters. A : (colon) separates a code from the options set for the code.
Date
Use the following codes to define setting values from the current date:
Code |
Option |
Description |
|---|---|---|
%Y |
|
Year of the current date. |
:2 |
Two-digit year. For example: 17. |
|
:4 |
Four-digit year (default). For example: 2017. |
|
R |
Precede the digit option to use the year in which a running order starts. For example: %Y:R2 would set 18 for a running order that starts on April 26, 2019. |
|
%M |
|
Month of the current date. |
:0 |
Month name. For example: April. |
|
:1 |
One-digit month. For example: 1 - 12. |
|
:2 |
Two-digit month (default). For example: 01 - 12. |
|
:3 |
Month abbreviation. For example: Apr. |
|
R |
Precede the digit option to use the month in which a running order starts. For example: %M:R2 would set 04 for a running order that starts on April 26, 2019. |
|
%D |
|
Day of the current date. |
:1 |
One-digit day. For example: 1 - 31. |
|
:2 |
Two-digit day. For example (default): 01 - 31. |
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R |
Precede the digit option to use the day in which a running order starts. For example: %D:R2 would set 26 for a running order that starts on April 26, 2019. |
Story
Use the following codes to define setting values from the story that contains the MOS placeholder:
Code |
Option |
Description |
|---|---|---|
%S |
|
Slug from the story that contains the MOS placeholder. |
%R |
|
Name of the running that contains the story. |
%F |
|
Name of the folder that contains the running order |
|
:0 |
Parent folder name (default). |
|
:1 |
Name of the folder that contains the running order. |
|
:2 - X |
Name of the folder at the set level. |
%G |
|
Name of the object group set for the running order. |
