Aprisa Quick Start

Aprisa Operator Instruction

Aprisa Quick Start

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To start Aprisa from the desktop, hit the Aprisa DDR icon. The Aprisa defaults toPlayLlist mode. If you need to build an event, you will need to be in this mode.

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Set up PlayList Mode

The Channel A and Channel B buttons are at the top left of the screen, just under theAprisa toolbar:

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r-While on Channel A, hit the playlist icon located in the middle of the screen justabove the Event Playlist. You're now in playlist mode. Next locate the Read Event Ch A(or B) text box at the bottom right above the playlist and insert a known event number.This will reconnect the Aprisa to the Pro-Bel automation system and the DNF remotepanel. The Aprisa can now be driven by automation.

In Aprisa, clips are put together to make events, and events are what will be played onthe air. You may have a clip with a beauty, a clip with the matte, and as many as 4 otherclips with audio tracks. Here at Turner, events come from Turner Studios put togetherand ready to go. As of now, we are using only beauty and matte clips. Audio clips maybe added later. Video and Audio Clips are under separate headings in the clip library.

Make Event Playlist

Caution: Verify you are on a non-active channel before performing this task.

If you do not know an event number, you can hit Insert on the Aprisa keyboard (only inPlayList mode) and get a list of events that live in the database. Double-click the eventyou want, and it will be inserted in the PlayList at the bottom of the screen.

If you know the event number, you can put it in the Read Event Ch A (or B) box at thebottom right of the screen above the playlist and hit Enter. The event is inserted in thePlayList.

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You can use the delete key on the keyboard then enter to delete events should you needto, but make sure you are in a non-active channel when performing this function.

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Previewing Events

Above the PlayList is a set of buttons. These PlayList control buttons include amagnifying glass at the far right. If you have an event highlighted in the event list andyou hit this magnifying glass, you will get a pop up screen that will preview the event foryou. It is a small screen, but it is independent of anything being done in Channels A or Bof the Aprisa, so you can check events while the Aprisa is on the air. You can also hit theblue Preview key on the Aprisa keyboard to preview highlighted events.

You can also preview using an on-air channel in order to check the accuracy of theinformation on the clips. To preview using the on-air channels, first route the aprisachannel you are going to use in to the QC moitor for that Preview Station. Then, type inthe event number and add it to the playlist. Hit the "C" on the keyboard to cue the eventand the spacebar to play the event. When using this method, make sure you are ona NON-ACTIVE channel and that the operator is aware you are checking keys.

***Note: the heading of this box in new Aprisa versions is Stream Group 1 (or 2)

You can preview a highlighted event at the switcher by presetting the key and hittingPlay on the Aprisa (spacebar). Check with your supervisor for exact keying from theswitcher at your network.

Playing a Playlist:

Caution: Verify your channel is not on-air before performing this task.

The plavlist is color-coded.

Blue is a highlighted event.is a cued event.

Red is an ON AIR event.Flashing Red is an event that has played and iswating for the next command.

Cue by highlighting the event and hitting the yellow Cue key on the keyboard or thePlayList control button that has two yellow arrows pointing down on it.

Hitting the spacebar starts the PlayList from the keyboard. It plays any highlightedevent. You can also use the PlayList control buttons directly above the event playlist,



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which are like those on a VCR. Here you can stop, pause and play events. Just makesure that your channel is not on the air. This will be determined by your playlistand your network key philosophy.

Clips List


Just below the menu bar is the Aprisa toolbar.

l&l AThe button you will use most is the clip list button, which looks like a curling red filmstrip!Here you can delete all the clips that make up an event.

When you hit the clip library button you get this screen:

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From this screen, you can double click any thumbnail and Aprisa will play the clip for youin a separate window. You can hit escape to stop play. There are two tabs at the top,one for video clips and another for audio clips.

You can also delete clips from this screen using the Delete button on the right side of thescreen.





From this screen you can also import and export clips. Make sure both channels are instop mode before you perform any of these functions.

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The Clip library tools menu is anotherway to call up the clip library. This is atthe top of the screen on the Windowstoolbar.

Notice that you can also refresh thedatabase from this pull down menu.

Importing an Event


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For the most part, you will be importing events from other Aprisas at your network. Forexample, you may import an event from the A-Chain Aprisa on East to the B-ChainAprisa on West at TNT. Choose Import Events from the Windows File Menu, Highlightthe device it's coming from and hit enter. Highlight the events you want to import and hit



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import. When done, close out the import events box. Refresh the events list and yournew event will show up in the events list.

**You can export events like this as well, just choose the export button instead of import.

Make sure you're not overwriting an existing event and keep in mind you're importing anevent, not the clips that make up the whole. You may need to import clips to make theevent run. If you do not have all the clips to make the event run, the event will notimport.

Make sure you are in a non-active channel when performing this function, and have anengineer on hand.

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From the clip library, you can hit the import button to get the above screen. Highlight theplace the clip is coming from. Hit enter. Hit import and you'll get a running time while it'smoving. Close out the screen and you'll find your clip in the clip library.

** Exporting clips works the same way, just use the export button.

** When you are done importing and exporting, you must refresh the database.

Make sure you are in a non-active channel when performing this function. There will bespecific SOP's per BOC aligned teams that determine who will be able to Import and





Export events and clips in their areas. In some cases, the BOC may require andEngineer to be present.

Searching for a Clip

Get into the clip library and hit the search button. You'll see this screen:

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You can put in a clip ID number, a description or an asterisk (*) in the Global field willgive you all the clips.

Delete an Event


You can also use the regular Windows pull down menus to delete. Hit File/Delete/Event.Highlight the event to delete and hit enter. You will be asked if you really want to delete.Hit OK or enter and you're done.





Keep in mind that events are made up of clips, so to delete everything in an event, youmust also delete the clips that made up that event.

Make sure you are in a non-active channel when performing this function.

Refreshing the Database

Before and after you import, you must refresh the database. Better yet, refreshingthe database should become an automatic habit. You never know if someone hasmoved something while you were away. Stop both channels. Go to the Windowstoolbar, then to the Tools menu and choose Refresh database. Then hit insert on thekeyboard and refresh the events list.

Refreshing the database does NOT affect any Aprisa channels on the air. However torefresh the database, you must stop the channels from "running". This will not affect thekey that is on air as long as it has finished playing and is on a static key.

When Things go Wrong

Full rebooting of the Aprisa system should only be done by an engineer.

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When events are cued at the main Aprisa, you can hit the 1-4 buttons at the top of thepanel and access any channel. Channel 1 and 2 are the A Chain Aprisa channels andchannels 3 and 4 are the B-Chain Aprisa channels. Hit the channel you want and hitplay, stop and rewind to manipulate events. If the event is not loaded, entering it'snumber and hitting Go To will load an event from the DNF panel.

In an emergency, you can hit Play on the DNF panel if automation fails.

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