Working with Graphics Management Systems

This topic describes the processes for working with a graphics management system that has been integrated with MediaCentral Cloud UX. In this chapter, Maestro News is used as an example of a graphics management system.

What is a Graphics Management System?

A graphics management system allows you to create and manage graphic elements that are often used in broadcast workflows. When you connect one of these systems to MediaCentral Cloud UX, you can enable custom graphic workflows that allow you to integrate your graphics with areas of the Cloud UX user interface such as the Browse app, Search app, Rundown app, or others.

The MediaCentral Platform is designed to enable easy integration of both Avid and non-Avid systems. Graphics integration is a licensed feature. Before you can integrate any graphics management system with MediaCentral Cloud UX, your organization must purchase and apply a valid license using the MediaCentral Cloud UX Licensing app. For more information, see “Using the Licensing App” in the Avid MediaCentral | Cloud UX Installation Guide.

n While Maestro News is used as an example graphics management system, the concepts described in this document might or might not apply to other graphics systems. If you are not using Maestro News, see the documentation that came with your graphics management system for supplemental information and custom workflows.

Maestro News as a Graphics Management System

Maestro News is a universal controller that lets you create and manage template-based, on-air 3D graphics. A Maestro user works with a data entry template (page), which is linked to a 3D graphic scene created in Maestro Designer. A graphic artist creates exports that are customized by adding controls to a template in the Maestro News PageEditor. These controls allow journalists to edit the graphic’s content during a broadcast.

The Maestro user can add graphics, media, and text to the template, update these data elements in real time, preview the graphic for broadcast, and send it to air. The integration of Maestro News with MediaCentral Cloud UX allows you to edit graphic templates through the Graphics tab of the Asset Editor, and add it to the MediaCentral Newsroom Management story and related sequence. The MediaCentral Newsroom Management rundown appears in the Maestro News controller and can be played to air.

For information on the various assets available in the Maestro database, see Working with MediaCentral Newsroom Management Assets.