Etere MOS Gateway allows the use of ENPS (a Newsroom Computer System) client for creating objects in the Etere database. These objects are used for creating Running-Orders and will become part of Etere/ENPS databases. Etere MOS Gateway receives information from ENPS and transforms this information into a format understandable to Etere Automation such that the latter can send this information on-air.
Etere MOS Gateway supports several ENPS-specific functions that permit Etere to integrate into ENPS tightly; these functions are:
• Etere allows ENPS to build and control a playlist within the media server dynamically; changes to the Running Order in ENPS result in immediate changes to the sequence of media objects queued for playout by the media server,
• Etere sends real-time status information during playback and other functions which are displayed through ENPS writers and producers in real-time, including a minimum set of standard status messages which enable color coding and the automated movement of the ENPS timing bar,
• Etere provides thumbnail images and proxy video, which are closely integrated within the ENPS Story display and editing windows,
• Etere builds on Media Awareness to include exposing rushes/newly ingested material in addition to produced/approved material to ENPS users and T-workflow,
• ENPS users can create and name placeholders within the Etere server into which media can later be ingested or recorded. Etere then updates ENPS with duration and other information as the placeholder replaces the actual media. Placeholders can be used to create "reservations" for material rushes, rough cuts, or edits - arriving via ingest applications,
• ENPS users can create and name placeholders within this Etere's media server into which users can save edited content from an NLE.
• ENPS can automatically create and name placeholders within Etere's server, into which finished clips ready for playout can be edited, saved, or recorded later. The name and metadata used to create this placeholder automatically come from the related ENPS Story and Running Order. Etere then updates ENPS with duration and other information as the placeholder replaces the actual media,
•Etere enables ENPS users to assign media playout channels from the ENPS Running Order directly,
• Etere uses the entire body of text within ENPS documents, including all media pointers and custom metadata. Etere also dynamically tracks the sequence of Stories and Assignments within active ENPS Running Orders and Assignment grids,
• Etere sends ENPS a description of the media it stores; this description contains structured metadata and a pointer to the media object. This information is used by ENPS to return media in search results. Pointers are used to link media to ENPS documents, including Stories, Running Orders, and Assignments using a simple drag and drop T-workflow,
• Etere works with ENPS to transfer media between machines and locations using instruction and metadata from ENPS. When stories containing media are moved from one ENPS location in ENPS to another, Etere offers the option to automatically transfer the media contained in the stories without further user interaction. This option automatically transfers media between servers and NLEs within a single newsroom or between multiple newsrooms and production servers in different cities,
• Etere builds on MOS Redirection and can work with ENPS to exchange media files in a variety of formats, working with a variety of other media servers,
• Etere's ActiveX support allows users to view and search media; users may drag and drop media to and from ENPS and the ActiveX.