The following terms are used throughout the CORE I/O interface and this manual.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Action | A named operation, such as a transfer or script hook, that can be assigned to a recording and run when the recording finishes. Actions are managed on the Actions page. |
| Active Directory (AD) | Microsoft's directory service. CORE I/O can authenticate users against it and mirror AD groups as managed groups. |
| Capture preset | A set of video and audio input settings for a recording, including format, frame rate, and audio channels. |
| Configuration (of a flow) | A named set of processing settings for a flow. A flow can store several configurations and switch between them; only one is active. |
| CTI | Current time indicator: the playhead line on a timeline. |
| Dashboard | A page of widgets arranged on a grid. Every user has their own dashboards. |
| Destination preset | The target for a recording or export, such as a folder on a mount point or a cloud destination. |
| Drop-frame | A timecode counting mode for 29.97 and 59.94 fps material that skips frame numbers so the timecode tracks wall-clock time. |
| Encoder | A preset that defines an output codec and its parameters, used by transcodes and exports. |
| Export preset | Settings for exporting a selection, such as a loop segment or rough cut, to a file. The preset specifies the encoder, container, and naming. |
| Flow | A processing chain on a host that receives an input and records, loops, transcodes, or plays it out. Widgets are assigned to flows. |
| Flow type | One of Record, Loop, Transcode, or Playout. The type determines which widgets can be assigned to the flow. |
| Host | A CORE I/O server that runs flows. The Flows page lists every host and its hardware. |
| Loop | A flow that keeps a rolling buffer of the input, from which segments can be exported. |
| Loop segment | A part of a loop between an in and an out point, ready for export. |
| MOS rundown | A running order delivered by a newsroom system (Octopus) over the MOS protocol. |
| Mount point | A storage location the server can read and write, shown as a source in the File Browser. |
| Naming preset | A pattern of tokens (date, flow name, counter, metadata) that builds file names for recordings and exports. |
| Playout | A flow that plays files to an output. The Single Player and Multi Player widgets control playout flows. |
| Proxy | A low-resolution copy of a file that the browser can play. Proxy automation creates them in the background. |
| Record | A flow that captures its input to files, on demand or on a schedule. |
| Rough cut | A simple edit assembled from clips in the Rough Cut Editor and exported as a new file. |
| Seat | One concurrent user session permitted by the license. |
| Show | A saved list of clips and their in and out points that a player widget loads as a playlist. |
| SAML | Single sign-on standard. CORE I/O can delegate sign-in to a SAML identity provider. |
| Stream endpoint | A network input or output (SRT, UDP, HLS, NDI) that a flow reads from or writes to. |
| Story | A block inside a show, grouping clips the way a newsroom rundown does. |
| Transcode | A flow that converts files or streams from one format to another. |
| Widget | A viewer, player, timeline, browser, editor, or monitor placed on a dashboard. |