Working with Timing Displays
The header of a story segment and the header of the corresponding timing block show the same set of two numbers:
• The first number shows the duration of the media currently contained in the timing block.
• The second number shows the duration of the text in the story segment. The duration of the text is based on the read rate that is set in the MediaCentral Newsroom Management system. For more information, see “Modifying User Traits” in the MediaCentral Newsroom Management Setup Configuration Guide.
Frames are not shown for the media duration. The duration is rounded up or down to the nearest second, with the midpoint rounded up. For example, a 24 fps clip with a duration of 00;00;30;12 is rounded up to 0:31.
The following examples show the results of adding media to a story segment that is 19 seconds long. In the following illustration, there is no media associated with the story segment, so the timing display is 0:00/0:19. The media duration is red, indicating that more media is needed to match the text duration in the story segment and eliminate any video gaps.
• If you insert a clip (or clips) that total 15 seconds long, the media fills 15 seconds of the timing block and the timing display changes to 0:15/0:19. Again, the media duration is red, because more media is needed. To fill this 4 second gap, you can lengthen the clip(s) or add another one.
• If you insert another clip that is 10 seconds long, it extends the timing block. The timing display changes to 0:25/0:19. The media duration is black, indicating that there is enough media to match the length of the text. However, there is now a 6 second gap at the end of the text. You can either trim the video to 19 seconds, or add some text.
• If you insert a clip that is 19 seconds long, or you trim a clip to 19 seconds, the text duration and the media duration match. The timing display changes to 0:19/0:19.
Adding text or removing text changes the text duration of a story segment, which automatically changes the duration of the timing block to match.You can manually adjust the duration of the timing block. See
Manually Adjusting Timing Blocks.
