IN200 MediaCentral | Newsroom Management Database and Workflow Design

Overview

MediaCentral | Newsroom Management Database and Workflow Design covers the iNEWS Client in detail, with emphasis on establishing the appropriate workflow for your MediaCentral | Newsroom Management solution.

Audience

This course is designed for:

• Key newsroom and control room staff who will lead other staff in adapting to the new environment
• Representatives from the IT department, who will assist in the implementation of the more technical aspects of the database design process

Prerequisites

• Experience operating the iNEWS client is useful, but not required
• A full understanding of newsroom and any other production processes, including the control room during on-air transmission
• The authority and ability to make decisions and set new newsroom practices—including story development, rundown management, script formats, control room practices, script archiving, etc
• Experience as a user of the Windows operating system

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Describe where MediaCentral | Newsroom Management fits in an Avid Newsroom solution
• Use the iNews Client
• Integrate with other newsroom technologies
• Manage user accounts
• Understand the customized database
• Create and assign forms
• Understand and Standardize print styles
• Set up procedures to put the show on the air in the control room and studio
• Understand archiving options
• Create CG graphics using the title tool
• Design script templates and user macros
• Support and develop the starter database

*The course hours for the private onsite classes are shown as a suggested recommendation. Avid will work with you directly to customize courses to meet your specific needs and Avid workflows.