Adding Machine Control Instructions
If your station integrates with a broadcast control system, such as iNEWS Command, the production cues might include machine control instructions.
You should precede these instructions with an asterisk (*) and write them in a format that begins with a command for a device — for example, CG for a character generator. After the command the format specifies a particular item or template, such as 2line for a template that contains two lines for fulfillment data. Additional information or comments follow on succeeding lines in the same production cue text box.
The following procedure uses the example of a machine control instruction for a 2-line character generator graphic. The first line calls up the correct template and the subsequent lines of text provide the fulfillment data that appears in the graphic.
To add machine control instructions for a CG event:
1. Add or open a production cue in the script.
2. Do one of the following:
With your cursor in the production cue area, tap the MC (machine control).
Type an asterisk (*), which automatically switches the text you type from Normal to Machine Control format.
Machine Control format appears as blue font
3. Type your machine control command — for example, *CG 2line — and then press Return.
4. Type the first line of text that should appear on the 2-line CG graphic — for example, John Smith — and then press Return.
5. Type the second line of text for the 2-line CG graphic — for example, Pleasantville, USA.
Your CG machine control instruction appears in blue font.
