Un software de sala de redacción completo y autónomo, RCSnews permite a periodistas a escribir noticiarios, recibir y revisar copia de noticias y grabarla digitalmente, editar y reproducir audio.

Diseñado para ser utilizado en salas de redacción, estudio al aire y en el campo, RCSnews es completamente flexible para cumplir sus requisitos de sala de redacción a pesar del tamaño. Esto puede incluir un despliegue amplio en empresa, un sistema de servidor que alimenta a todos los periodistas de forma simultánea, o solo un sistema autónomo sencillo para un solo usuario.

Sea el caso que este escribiendo sus propios noticiarios para el tope de hora de la transmisión o acumulando historias y audio para su exposición, RCSnews tiene la flexibilidad para satisfacer sus necesidades.

There are over 100 news operations using the software worldwide.

RCSnews is flexible enough to fit any size news department. RCSnews can be run on a single PC for a bureau office or small newsroom, or can scale up to a full server-based system serving large newsrooms.

RCSnews will run extremely well with full functionality on any standard laptop or PC running Microsoft® Windows XP and VISTA. It was specifically designed for field and on-location reporting scenarios as well as for intensive use in any newsroom operation. For more details, see the Technical Requirements page.

Yes, this can be accomplished quickly. Please contact Support for assistance.

Yes – wire feeds can be imported via satellite delivered, IP-delivered, FTP delivered and RSS.

With RCSnews it's easy to organize all your wire feeds by creating custom categories and sub-categories. You control how long the wires stay in the database and the amount of time each category will display for the wires. You can also sort data by type or by headline or many other availalbe criteria.

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Yes. RCSnews’s automation feature lets you set up and execute time-based schedules for recording feeds directly into the system.

There is no limit in the software. You are limited only by the resources of your computer and the momentum of your News Director.

Currently RCSnews has full integration with RCS Master Control automation as well as bi-directional communication with NexGen Digital automation system.

There is a built-in Rich Text Format (RTF) editor in RCSnews, allowing basic font changes (bold, italic, underline, etc.), and type resizing. Spell checking is included. Multiple languages are also supported.

RCSnews can be translated into any language.

A writer can be working on an unlimited number of stories at the same time.

The system administrator’s security settings determine if stories can be shared among journalists. Users receive real-time information on who is viewing or editing the same story.

Incredibly close. In fact, you can even make changes in upcoming stories of a newscast while it is in progress! This can be done by either the anchor in the studio or even by an editor or copywriter in the newsroom.

The teleprompter scrolls the text of the story based on the reader’s predetermined read speed. They can customize their color and font preferences on the teleprompter screen. Actualities can be played directly from the teleprompter’s cart deck.

This easy-to-use feature adjusts and compensates for differences in read rates by various announcers, great for dual-anchored newscasts.

Yes – the Quick Record button will automatically launch your audio editor allowing you to immediately begin recording to a pre-determined location in the system.

RCSnews not only includes a sophisticated editor of its own, but it integrates with most 3rd party audio editors – either choice offering easy audio editing from within the application.

Audio saved as MP2, MP3 or .WAV (PCM) files can all be imported directly into RCSnews, and exported as any of these files as well.

RCSnews will currently allow sending newscasts to RCS Master Control and NexGen Digital Automation System.

You can send stories, actualities and rundowns directly from one RCSnews station to another via a WAN connection.

Yes – RCSnews makes Web publishing of news stories fast and easy. The audio can be pushed in any of a number of popular formats and the text via RTF (Rich Text Format). An XML file is created for easy parsing and data management on your Web site.

Si las alertas de noticias son entregadas vía Serial o datos IP entonces RCSnews las recibirá automáticamente.

You can organize archives in the Story Library, or back up to another location like a local folder, mapped drive, or removable media for easy retrieval later.

Yes – all of the text data within the system can be backed up from inside RCSnews. Audio files should be backed up separately using any storage configuration.

Yes – the Rundown function in RCSnews lets you build full feature-length news programs using either the story screen or the teleprompter.