Adding Graphics to a Newsroom Story

You can add graphic elements (templates or items) to a story in the following ways:

  • From the Asset Editor

    After you load a graphic element into the Asset Editor, you can drag it to a story from either the Graphics tab or from the Media Viewer.

  • Drag and drop from the Browse or Search apps

    If you have a graphic element that does not require any modifications, you can drag and drop it to a story directly from the Browse or Search apps.

To add a Maestro template to a Newsroom story from the Asset Editor:

  1. Use the Browse or Search apps to locate a Newsroom Management story and then dock the app.

  2. Click on the Rundown app in the Fast Bar at the top of the screen to load the app into the main area of the user interface.

  3. Double-click on the Newsroom Management story in the docked Browse or Search app to load it into the Rundown app.

  4. Use the docked Browse or Search app to load a Maestro News template into the Asset Editor.

    For details, see Viewing Maestro News Assets.

  5. (optional) Customize the template using the controls in the Graphics tab of the Asset Editor.

  6. Do one of the following to add the graphic to the Newsroom Management story:

    • Click and hold the Drag button, drag the template over the Queue/Story panel, and drop it on a selected segment of a Newsroom Management story, as illustrated in the example below.

      The template is added to the story and a production cue is created in the cue list. An asterisk indicates that the cue is a machine control instruction. In this example, “avid” refers to the MOS object name and “Weather_FS” refers to the name of the graphic template.

    • Click and drag the image in the Media Viewer to the Queue/Story panel, and drop it on a selected segment of a Newsroom Management story.

    When you add a template to a story, an item is automatically saved in Maestro News database in the Workspace > MOS folder.

  7. Save the Newsroom Management story.

To add a template to a Newsroom story from the Browse app:

  1. Use the Browse or Search apps to locate a Newsroom Management story and then dock the app.

  2. Click on the Rundown app in the Fast Bar at the top of the screen to load the app into the main area of the user interface.

  3. Double-click on the Newsroom Management story in the docked Browse or Search app to load it into the Rundown app.

  4. Use the docked Browse or Search app to locate a Maestro News template.

    For details, see Viewing Maestro News Assets.

  5. Drag the template from the Browse or Search app to the Queue/Story panel, and drop it on a selected segment of a story.

    The template is added to the story and a production cue is created in the cue list. An asterisk indicates that the cue is a machine control instruction. Additionally, an item is created automatically in a subdirectory of the Maestro News Workspace folder.

  6. Save the Newsroom Management story.