Harris ADC Device Server User’s Guide
Introduction 3
The following diagram presents a basic overview of automation system components:
Using Harris Automation in the Broadcast Environment
Three major activities are performed in the broadcast environment to prepare an event for air.
◆ The station’s Traffic department typically generates a dub list (new material to prepare for on-
air playout). Using the Harris Media Client (available separately), this list can be transformed
into a label list for barcode labels and the tape details directly entered into the Harris database,
as well as a dub list for spots to be entered into a video disk server.
◆ Traffic produces a schedule of the items to be played out during a specific time period. The
automation system accepts the schedules from traffic through a traffic system interface, con-
verts the schedules to playlists and stores the lists at the file server computer. Play lists can
also be created and edited directly from the client workstations.
To prepare a list for playout, the play list is loaded into the ADC Device Server transmission
window and becomes a transmission list. ADC Device Server activities are driven by
transmission lists. There are two major types of transmission lists – play and compile lists.
Play lists are used for both playout and record events, although separate lists are used for each
of these activities. Compile lists are used to take interstitial material and record it together on a
separate tape to be played out by a single VTR. Compilation reduces the number of VTRs
needed to play out the interstitial material to air.
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