Creating a Story
You can create a story in MediaCentral UX or edit a story previously created in MediaCentral UX or iNEWS. For more information on how to edit existing stories, see
Editing a Story.
When connected to an iNEWS server version 4.0 or higher, you can create a new story in a queue or a facet. When you create a story in a facet, the story will be associated with that facet and will live in a special “project bucket.”
You can add an external link to a story, such as a Web URL.
To create a new story:
1. Navigate to the row in which you want the new story to be inserted in the queue.
2. Click the Pane Menu button located at the top right corner of the Queue/Story pane.
3. Select Create Story.
The existing row is pushed down, and a new row is inserted in the queue at that location.
If you are in split view, you can begin writing your story; if not, open the new story by double-clicking on the new row.
4. Enter the name of your story in the Title field of the Story Form.
5. Enter the text of your story in the first available segment.
6. Click the Pane Menu button located at the top right corner of the Queue/Story pane.
7. Select Save Story to save your changes.
Navigating away from a story in the queue automatically saves any changes made to the story, as does closing the tab or pane.
When you save a story and the preferences were set in your iNEWS client or configuration to provide a confirmation of the action, MediaCentral UX displays a message asking you to confirm the save operation. Click OK to save the story or Cancel to delete the new story or to leave an existing story unmodified. For more information, see “Setting Confirmation Preferences” in the Avid iNEWS User’s Guide.
Saving a story does not save a sequence associated with a story. You must save the sequence in the Sequence pane. See
Saving a Sequence .
To view an existing story:
Select the story in the queue you want to view and click the Story button to display the story in the bottom half of the Queue/Story pane.
To open an existing story to story view:
Double-click a story in the queue.
Select the story in the queue and click the Queue button.
This toggles off the display of the queue in the Queue/Story pane and displays the story within the entire pane’s space.