Brochure - Ross Video

INTERFACEInception provides a clean, easy-to-use interface designed to make the production process simple and under control. This is where itall comes together - stories are created from scratch or as a variant of a newsroom editorial system story, approved, scheduled andthen published either immediately, at a specific time or in relation to the timing of a live broadcast element. The web-based client can beused from any modern desktop or mobile browser.Rundown ControlMenuAdd a new story to therundown.Control rundown playback.Refresh and reload therundown.Menu System AreaRibbon-style menus toopen rundowns, feedsand tools.On-line help is alwaysavailable.Rundown AreaDisplay open rundowns ina tab-based format.Live updates for rundownsbeing edited elsewhere.Fully CustomizableDrag, resize and stackwindows to createcustom views suitedto each user.Open and close viewsas needed.Float, mark andsequence formats andevents for each storywithin the rundown.Attach related storiesand work on thesestories as a group.Control story state:approved, published,floated.Video PlayerPreview clips for any storybefore it is published.Story AreaDisplay open stories in a tab-based view.View and edit story content in aformat-specific editor.Add formats and attach them to the rundown.Feed AreaView what’s happening on theaccounts being managed.Monitor posts as they appearin real-time.Status BarDisplays system status, loginand connection information.Browse and view files forany video provider.See story state and edit version.

BROADCAST STORY EDITOR• View story text as entered in the newsroom, with full production queues.• Monitor word count, approval and publishing state.FACEBOOK STORY EDITOR• Create content appropriate for posting on a Facebook wall, type or cut andpaste text or URLs.• Keep track of remaining word count (maximum 400 characters).TWITTER STORY EDITOR• Add a tweet to any story.• Counts the number of remainingcharacters (maximum 140 characters).YOUTUBE/BRIGHTCOVE STORY EDITOR• Attach a video on your network to publish to YouTube/Brightcove.• Pick from anywhere on the network, or pick an OverDrive QuickTurn TM placeholder.• Add metadata and keywords prior to upload.

INCEPTION END-TO-END WORKFLOWInception provides a complete tool suite for adding, editing, approving and publishing content to the web and socialnetworking sites. Inception can either run standalone or connected to a newsroom editorial system such as Avid iNewsor Associated Press ENPS to dynamically load story rundowns via industry standard MOS protocol.NEW STORY POPULATED APPROVED PUBLISHED• Add publication formats to anexisting story or create a new storyin any format.• Float story formats independentlyof the main story, attach themanywhere in the rundown.• Edit the content in each story formatto suit the destination.• Format specific editors make editingsimple.• Dictionary based automatic casing,and blacklisted word checking forall text.

• Submit complete stories for approval.• Email can be automatically sent to approvers whena story is submitted.• None, one or multiple approvers can be configured.• Create user groups to approvestories by format or by rundown.• Review and approve stories that areready to be published.• Click on the story or reply to useemail to approve stories.• Publish immediately, ata scheduled time, or inrelation to an item going liveon your broadcast channel.

SYSTEM VIEWInception is a nexus around which media flows. It connects traditional broadcast production to social media publication. Inception pullsrunning orders from your Newsroom Control System, or allows you to create your own, it pulls video from your network or from a local drive.Inception allows scheduled or dynamically triggered publication that is synchronized with your broadcast channel and driven from yourNewsroom Control System* or OverDrive. Social Media integration is achieved with an innovative plug-in architecture using native APIsNewsroomControl SystemInceptionOverDriveRundown ControlVideo FileSystem

BrightcoveCustomerWebsiteKEY FEATURES• Editorial workflow for social media: Create, edit, submit, approveand publish.• Web-based GUI works with all popular browsers (PC and Mac).• Innovative plug-in architecture.• Publishing plugins for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Brightcove.• Task scheduler and publishing calendar.• Ingest MOS running orders from ENPS and iNEWS.• Full-featured story and format editor.• History and versioning for every story.• Feed viewer for Twitter and Facebook.• Video player plugin built in.• Deep user, role and permission management options.• Optional OverDrive QuickTurn interface.• Optional LDAP integration.• Optional turnkey system hardware.TwitterYouTubeFacebook