MediaCentral | UX User’s Guide : Using the Sequence Pane : Creating a Sequence : Creating an Interplay | Production Sequence

Creating an Interplay | Production Sequence
 
There are several ways to create an Interplay Production sequence:
Create a sequence in the Interplay Production database without loading it in the Sequence pane, or with the Sequence pane closed. Use this procedure to create a “placeholder” sequence for later editing.
Create a sequence, edit it in the Sequence pane, and save it. Use this procedure to create a sequence independently from an iNEWS story.
Create a sequence that is associated with an iNEWS story, edit it in the Sequence pane, and save it.
*For more information on associating sequences with iNEWS stories, see Associating a Sequence with a Story.
*For information about working with assets stored on a remote Interplay Production system, see Working with Remote Assets (Interplay Production).
To create a sequence in the Interplay Production database:
1. In the Assets tab, navigate into the folder in which you want to create the sequence.
*Selecting a folder does not create a sequence in the folder.
2. From the Assets pane tab, select Create Basic Sequence or Create Advanced Sequence.
When the process is finished, a sequence named New.Sequence is displayed in the Assets pane and highlighted in orange. (You might need to scroll down to see it.) If there is already a sequence named New.Sequence, .01 is appended to the sequence name, and incremented for each unnamed new sequence (New.Sequence.02, and so on).
The sequence name is grayed out and in italics until online media is added to the sequence and you save the sequence.
You can use this procedure to create a “placeholder” sequence for later editing.
3. Rename the sequence in the Assets pane by doing one of the following:
*Select the sequence, click the name of the sequence, and type the new name,
*Select the sequence and press F2 (Windows) or Enter (Macintosh).
You can later edit the sequence by opening the Sequence pane and double-clicking the sequence.
To create a sequence in the Interplay Production database, edit it, and save it:
1. Select Panes > Sequence to open the Sequence pane.
2. In the Assets tab, navigate into the folder in which you want to create the sequence.
*Selecting a folder does not create a sequence in the folder.
3. Click the Assets Pane Menu button and select Create Basic Sequence or Create Advanced Sequence.
When the process is finished, a sequence named New.Sequence is displayed in the Assets pane and highlighted in orange. (You might need to scroll down to see it.) If there is already a sequence named New.Sequence, .01 is appended to the sequence name, and incremented for each unnamed new sequence (New.Sequence.02, and so on).
The sequence name is grayed out and in italics until online media is added to the sequence and you save the sequence.
4. Rename the sequence in the Assets pane by doing one of the following:
*Select the sequence, click the name of the sequence, and type the new name,
*Select the sequence, press F2 (Windows) or Enter (Macintosh), and type the new name.
5. Edit the sequence.
See Editing a Sequence.
6. Save the sequence by doing one of the following:
*Click the Save button in the Sequence pane toolbar.
*Click the Pane Menu button and select Save Sequence.
*With focus in the Sequence pane, press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Macintosh)
You need to click the Refresh button in the Assets pane to see the grayed out, italicized sequence name change to the standard font.
To create an Interplay Production sequence associated with a story, edit it, and save it:
1. Open a story in the Queue/Story pane.
2. Open the Sequence pane.
3. Click the Open Sequence button.
The name of the sequence in the Sequence pane tab and in the Media pane displays the name of the opened story.
Clicking the Open Sequence button automatically opens the Media pane if it is closed.
If you later change the name of the story and you want to change the name of the sequence, you must rename the sequence in the Assets pane. To quickly access the sequence in the Assets pane, make sure the sequence is loaded in the Media pane, click the Pane Menu button, and select Open Enclosing Folder.
4. Edit the sequence.
See Editing a Sequence.
After you add the first clip to the sequence, a message box informs you that a new sequence is being created. MediaCentral UX obtains an iNEWS edit lock, creates and saves the sequence in the script sequence location, and saves the sequence identifier with the story.
*A MediaCentral UX administrator sets the location for storing a script sequence in the Interplay Production section of the MediaCentral UX System Settings.
5. Save the sequence by doing one of the following:
*Click the Save button in the Sequence pane toolbar.
*Click the Pane Menu button and select Save Sequence.
*With focus in the Sequence pane, press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Macintosh)
The sequence is saved in the script sequence location.
You might need to click the Refresh button to see the sequence in the Assets pane.
Related Topics 
Rules for Creating a Script Sequence (Interplay | Production)
Associating a Video ID with a Script Sequence
Sequences Associated with Stories in Instinct and NewsCutter
Audio-Only and Video-Only Advanced Sequences (Interplay | Production)