Modifying VSlot and Channel Assignments
Virtual Slots are virtual layers in a channel (preview or on-air). If you add multiple graphics to a story or sequence, scenes might appear superimposed upon another, or one scene might be loaded in the background (BG) waiting for a scene in the foreground to play out. The VSlot and Channel assignments determine how your graphics are displayed on-air. When you add timed graphic to a sequence associated with a Newsroom Management story, the graphics are displayed as track labels in the Sequence Timeline.
Access to the VSlot/Channel assignment functionality depends on your user rights.
To change the VSlot or Channel assignment for a template:
1. Load a Maestro News template or item into the Asset Editor.
2. Click the arrow to the left of the VSlot Panel to open the panel.
3. Click on the VSlot or Channels menus to select a new VSlot or Channel for the graphic.
While you can select only one VSlot, the Channels menu allows you to select multiple check boxes to associate the graphic with one or more channels.
4. Save the graphic element by doing one of the following:
If you are working with a template, use the Drag button to drag the template to a Newsroom Management story or sequence. For more information, see
Working with the Rundown App.
If you are working with an item, click the Save button in the Graphics tab to save the changes to the item.
