Smart Rundown organizes your broadcast into a three-level hierarchy. Understanding this structure is essential for planning and executing your shows.

Story

The top-level container. A Story represents one complete broadcast plan — for example, "Evening News — March 6" or "UEFA Champions League Final." It has a status (Draft, Ready, Live, Completed, Cancelled) and contains all the Segments for that broadcast.

Think of a Story as your full cue sheet for a single show.

Segment

Segments divide your Story into logical blocks. Each Segment groups related cues together. Examples:

• "Opening" — intro graphics, welcome slate
• "First Half" — all cues for the first half of a match
• "Halftime" — sponsor graphics, stats overlays
• "Credits" — closing graphics, end slate

You can reorder Segments by dragging them within the Story editor.

Element

Elements are the individual cues inside a Segment. Each Element fires one action when executed — a graphic IN, an OBS scene switch, a PATCH update, or any other supported integration action.

Every Element is configured with:

• Integration target — which system to trigger (Smart Graphics, OBS, vMix, etc.)
• Action — what to do (IN, OUT, PATCH, scene switch)
• Duration — how long before the next Element fires (in Auto mode)
• Start delay — optional pause before this Element executes

During execution, each Element moves through statuses: Idle → Playing → Done.

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