While playing out an NCS running order you can use the NCS Timer bar and the NCS timing columns in the Running Order table to keep the show on time.
1. Use the running order Playout Controls to take a Broadcast story on air.
The timers in the NCS Timer bar start, and report the following NCS timing information:
• Clock — this timer displays the current time of day on the Inception Server. Your Inception administrator can use the House Time Offset setting to match this clock with the house time of your facility.
• Under / OK / Over — this timer displays the amount of time that you need to adjust the current on air story to keep the show on time. This timer updates each time you take a story on air. Inception uses the following formats to display the time adjustment for the current on air story:
› Under 00:01:58 (blue) — the show is currently under the total time set for the show. You need add the displayed amount of time to the current on air story or following stories to bring the show back on time.
› Over 00:00:06 (red) — the show is currently over the total time set for the show. You need remove the displayed amount of time from the current on air story or following stories to bring the show back on time.
› OK 00:00:00 (black) — the show is on time. You do not need to make a time adjustment for the current on air story.
• Story — this timer counts down the amount of time remaining for the current on air story. While counting down, this timer displays the remaining time in black (Story 00:00:05). If you leave the story on air for longer than the total time set for the story, this timer turns red (Story 00:00:01) and starts counting up to display the extra on air time for the story.
• Program — this timer counts down the amount of time remaining for the show. While counting down, this timer displays the remaining time in black (Story 00:00:05). If the show goes over the total time set for the show, this timer turns red (Story 00:00:01) and starts counting up to display the extra on air time for the show.
2. Use the running order Playout Controls to take the next Broadcast story in the running order on air.
The following columns in Running Order table update to report the current NCS timing for the show:
• Back Time — this column displays the time of day that a story must go on air to keep the show on schedule. Changing the story Total Time automatically updates the Back Time for a story.
• Cume Time — this column displays the amount of time that a show is on air from the start of the show to the end of a story. Changing the story Total Time automatically updates the Cume Time for a story.
• Actual Time — this column displays the amount of time that a story was on air during the running order playout. Inception automatically updates this column during running order playout when you take the next story on air.
3. In Running Order table, editing the time in the Media Time or Total Time column for a story automatically updates the timers in the NCS Timer bar.
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• selecting the Running Order table columns to display, refer to the procedure To open a running order.