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Creating a brick of type external source

Brick components

In the case of an external source, e.g. in the context of a news show, a reporting person who is on location at an event is switched live into the studio. This live signal is manipulated, e.g. via DVE (Digital Video Effect), and displayed in a reduced size in a box next to the presenter.

From a technical point of view, an external source usually consists of at least a live/camera signal and an optional graphic or DVE. Accordingly, a brick for an external source created with Fusion could consist of the following directives, for example:

No. Type Title Priority Playback location Default playback location Mosart command
1 Directive Live MUST DEL 21 Yes LIVE21
2 Graphic Wall/VR CAN Wall/VR Yes -

The first directive defines that a multimedia object of type Directive with title Live must be used in every story that uses this brick. Because of the used priority MUST this directive is always required in the corresponding story. Since the Default playback location option is enabled, the selected playback location is selected by default when the brick is assigned to a story in the NRCS. The used Mosart command LIVE21 can be replaced by any other command in the NRCS. The templates were previously imported from the studio automation and can be edited by the user if necessary.

The second directive defines that an additional wall graphic can optionally (due to the used priority CAN) be used in any story that uses this brick. In this example, the selected playback location Wall/VR allows it to fade in on the video wall in the background of the moderating person. Since the Default playback location option is enabled, the selected playback location is selected by default in the NRCS, when the brick is assigned to a story.

Notice

No Mosart command is required for graphics because the used graphics system (e.g. Viz Pilot) usually only needs the name of the graphic to identify it and play it out correctly.

Notice

Graphics are not managed by Fusion, but by the connected NRCS. Fusion can be used to add directives, but not to add graphics to a rundown.

Notice

If a brick that contains a multimedia object of type Graphic is assigned to a story in the NRCS, from the user's point of view special attention should be paid to the category of the graphic. If a user selects a graphic of a different category in the NRCS than the one defined in the brick, it is considered invalid by Fusion and set to ignore. As a result the studio automation ignores the graphic and does not play it.

Tip

If a brick contains a multimedia object of type Graphic with priority CAN, a user can add additional graphics in the NRCS. Fusion evaluates these as valid and returns them.

If this brick is used in a story in the connected NRCS, the used templates are passed to the studio automation. Based on the defined directives, the following two variants for the brick contents are possible here:

  1. a live/camera signal without additional wall graphics
  2. a live/camera signal with an additional wall graphic

Creating the brick

Tip

The general creation of a brick is described in chapter Managing bricks.

To create the previously described example brick for an external source, proceed as follows:

  1. Open Fusion Designer.
  2. Make sure that the multimedia object types, playback locations and templates to be used in the brick already exist in Fusion. If this is not the case, create the required elements as described in the chapters Managing multimedia objects, Managing playback locations, Importing an automation template and Managing automation templates.
  3. Select the main Bricks area on the left side.
  4. Click New brick (Neuer Brick).
  5. Enter a title and select the brick details. Fill in all mandatory fields marked with an asterisk.

  6. In the list of multimedia objects on the right, select the Live type and click New directive (Neue Direktive).

    The selected element is added as a directive.

  7. To set the playback location as the default playback location, check Default in the added directive.

  8. To add a Mosart command to the directive, select the directive, then select the package to be added (e.g. LIVE21) on the right, and add it either by double-clicking it or by clicking Add to directive (Zur Direktive).

  9. In the list of multimedia objects on the right, select the type Graphic (Grafik) and click New directive (Neue Direktive).

    The selected element is added as a directive.

  10. Click Save brick (Brick speichern).

The brick is saved, is available in the connected NRCS and can be assigned to a story.