Maestro Version 7.2 User Guide November 2016 Copyright © 2016 Avid Technology, Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, photographing, and recording, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Avid Technology, Inc. Product features, specifications, system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice. Trademarks Avid, the Avid Logo, Avid Everywhere, Interplay, ISIS, Media Composer, Pro Tools and Sibelius, and all related product names and logos, are registered or unregistered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. The Interplay name is used with the permission of the Interplay Entertainment Corp. which bears no responsibility for Avid products. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For a full list of Avid trademarks, see: http://www.avid.com/US/about-avid/legal-notices/trademarks November 24, 2016 Contents 1.Introduction ..................................................................10 Workflow ......................................................................................... 11 New Features in Maestro 7.2 .............................................................. 14 System Requirements........................................................................ 15 Conventions Used in this Document..................................................... 16 Related Documents ........................................................................... 16 2.Getting Started ..............................................................17 Starting Maestro ............................................................................... 18 Maestro Main Screen ......................................................................... 20 Menus.......................................................................................... 21 File Menu................................................................................. 21 Edit Menu ................................................................................ 21 Control Menu ........................................................................... 22 Customize Menu ....................................................................... 23 Toolbar ........................................................................................ 23 3.Page Creation ................................................................26 The PageEditor Layout ....................................................................... 27 Creating Pages ................................................................................. 30 SubPages ..................................................................................... 32 Placing Exports in a Page ................................................................... 33 Arranging Controls in a Page........................................................... 36 Page Properties............................................................................. 37 Control Properties.......................................................................... 39 The Timeline .................................................................................... 42 Linear Timeline ............................................................................. 47 Setting Page Behavior in the Timeline .............................................. 47 Filtering Controls and Content ............................................................ 48 Saving/Loading a Page ...................................................................... 49 Triggering Events.............................................................................. 50 Triggering Events with Signals ........................................................ 50 Triggering Events with Interactive Controls ....................................... 50 Using Clip Status as a Trigger ......................................................... 51 Writing Basic Scripts ...................................................................... 52 Timeline Scripts........................................................................ 52 Script Editor - Coding Scripts for Pages or Controls........................ 53 Global Parameters............................................................................. 54 World Mapper Plugin ......................................................................... 55 4.Building a Rundown .......................................................58 Creating/Opening a Rundown ............................................................. 59 Rundown Area .............................................................................. 60 Customizing the Rundown View ....................................................... 61 Stories ............................................................................................ 61 Adding Rundown Items...................................................................... 62 Using the Browser ......................................................................... 62 Video Item Options........................................................................ 64 Editing Rundown Items...................................................................... 66 Data Fields ................................................................................... 66 Textures ...................................................................................... 66 Animating Transitions Between Rundown Items................................. 66 Saving Rundown Items .................................................................. 67 Assigning a Channel .......................................................................... 67 Previewing and Airing Items ............................................................... 68 Media Type Indicators Displayed in the Maestro Rundown ................... 69 Playback Control ............................................................................... 71 The Asset Browser......................................................................... 72 Searching for Assets in the Asset Browser......................................... 73 Working with Tickers...................................................................... 74 The Image Browser ....................................................................... 76 The Clip Browser ........................................................................... 79 5.Data Sources..................................................................81 Setting up a Data Source ................................................................... 82 ODBC Data Source ........................................................................ 83 Database (SQL) Data Source .......................................................... 84 Excel Data Source ......................................................................... 85 Text Data Source .......................................................................... 86 News (RSS) Data Source ................................................................ 87 XML Data Source........................................................................... 88 SMH Data Source .......................................................................... 89 Using Queries................................................................................... 90 6.Customizing ...................................................................94 Setting Preferences ........................................................................... 95 Asset Database ............................................................................. 95 MAM ............................................................................................ 97 MAM file transit ............................................................................. 98 Log ............................................................................................. 99 Appearance ................................................................................ 100 Shortcuts ................................................................................... 101 PGM & PRV ................................................................................. 102 Defining Channels................................................................... 103 Play........................................................................................... 105 Data Location ............................................................................. 107 Miscellaneous ............................................................................. 108 JStation ..................................................................................... 111 SceneEdit................................................................................... 112 Virtual Slots................................................................................ 113 Transitions ................................................................................. 114 Automation ................................................................................ 115 Configuring an Automation System ........................................... 116 3DPlay Device ........................................................................ 116 Avid ControlAir / Sony Protocol ................................................. 116 CII Protocol............................................................................ 117