Working with Layouts
The MediaCentral UX Web application is installed with predefined layouts. Not all available panes are included in each layout, but you can open additional panes when you need them.
You select a layout from the Layout selector, located near the upper right corner of the window. The menu shows the name of the layout that is currently displayed. If you click the menu, it shows the name of the role or roles for the signed-in user, along with the layouts that are available for that role. You can select any layout that is displayed.
The following illustration shows the default layouts available to the Journalist role.
The following table lists the layouts and which users have access to them.
Layout | Description | Available To |
Assignment Desk | Journalists use this layout to create, edit, and manage their assignments, particularly through the Assignments pane. For more information, see Using the Assignments Pane. | All users, based on role, if the Assignments pane is installed. |
Cut | Journalists, media loggers, and editors use this layout to create sequences. By default the Sequence pane is displayed horizontally. | All users, based on role. |
Media | Distribute | Advance Journalists and Media Distribute Producers use this layout to publish media packages to multiple delivery platforms and services. For more information, see Media | Distribute | All users, based on role, if Media Distribute is installed. |
Log | Media loggers use this layout to add markers to clips and to create subclips. For more information, see Logging Interplay | Production Assets and Creating Subclips. | All users, based on role |
Research | Journalists use this layout to search and collect Interplay MAM assets and edit basic sequences. | All users, based on role |
Rundown | Journalists use this layout to edit and create stories. | All users, based on role |
Story | Journalists use this layout to edit and create stories that include video and audio. By default the Sequence pane is displayed vertically. This layout is displayed the first time a user signs in. You can switch to another layout at any time by selecting it from the Layout selector. | All users, based on role |
System Settings | Administrators use this layout to specify various configuration settings. For more information, see Configuring System Settings. | Administrators only |
Users | Administrators use this layout to import, create, and manage MediaCentral UX users. For more information, see User Management. | Administrators only |
To change to a different predefined layout:
Choose the layout from the Layout selector.
Changes that you make to a predefined layout are saved when you change to a different layout or when you sign out.
To close a pane:
Click the X on the pane’s tab.
To open additional panes:
1. Select the Panes menu.
2. Select the menu option corresponding to the pane you want to open.
The pane you select opens in the active area. For more information, see
Working with Areas and Panes.
To reset a layout to its original configuration:
Select Reset Layout from the Layout selector.
To reset all layouts to their original default configurations:
Select Reset All Layouts from the Layout selector.
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