MediaCentral | UX User’s Guide : Building a Script : Editing a Story : Adding a Primary Machine Control Instruction

Adding a Primary Machine Control Instruction
The machine control event associated with the Story Form, by default, takes precedence over other machine control commands put into a script, when the event list is generated by the iNEWS monitor server. If you want the machine control event associated with the Story Form to appear in a position other than first in the event list, you can insert a placeholder in the Story. The system then inserts the Story Form machine control event at that location in the event list. You can insert one primary machine control instruction cue. Only one is allowed in any given story.
Like other machine control instructions, the instructions you type must be preceded by an asterisk (*) and written in a special format, beginning with a command for the type of device the instruction is for, such as CG for a character generator.
To insert a primary production cue:
1. Position your cursor in the story where you want to insert the production cue marker.
2. Do one of the following:
*Right-click and select Insert Primary Cue.
*Click the Pane Menu button and select Insert Primary Cue.
A production cue labeled *Primary is created.