¶ Terms
¶ Asset
A designed graphic.
¶ Aston
An uncommon term for the lower third.
¶ Banner
An uncommon term for the lower third with no names. See lower third.
¶ Board
See full screen.
¶ Bug
A small logo in a corner of the raster, can be animated.
¶ Bump
"Or bumps" See bumper.
¶ Bumper
A transition video segment.
¶ Crawl
See ticker.
¶ Credit Line
Text on the raster crediting the source of the video or containing any credits (people recognized).
¶ Countdown
A displayed countdown clock, either generated live or a rendered VT.
¶ Double Box
The graphics background designed for a 2 Box PIP. Has holes left out for cameras.
¶ Duratran
Another name for a full screen graphic.
¶ Foxbox
See score bug.
¶ Full Screen
A graphic that takes up the whole raster, can be a still or animated.
¶ Graphics Package
See package.
¶ Ident
See slate.
¶ Insert
A graphic scheduled for within a broadcast segment rather than opening or closing.
¶ L-Bar
Graphics taking up 2 sides of the raster, typically found on weather news stations, for sports information, and re-broadcasted content.
¶ Live Bug
Text bug that indicates the video is live.
¶ Locator Line
The bug in the top which identifies where something was shot.
¶ Lower Third/Lower
A graphic that is in the lower third of the raster and typically has names and story titles. Commonly abbreviated L3 or just called “lower”.
¶ Motion Graphic
An animated VT that often features 3D effects and visual eye candy along with logos and branding.
¶ Motion Background
A VT similar to a motion graphic, but has no text and is primarily designed or filmed for background use, such as during keying.
¶ Name Plate
A lower third that is specifically for names of people and typically contains their title or position.
¶ Name Slide
An uncommon term for a name plate.
¶ Open
A motion graphic VT that animates in the segment title or network name.
¶ Over the shoulder/OTS/OC
See shoulder.
¶ Overlay
Any graphic that is keyed on top of video.
¶ Package
A group of graphics with a specific purpose or topic.
¶ Phoner
A full-screen graphic that appears when there is no video that is displayed e.g. when someone is calling in by phone.
¶ Rundown
A graphic that displays upcoming segments.
¶ Score Bug
A bug that shows live updating scores, typically small to minimize distraction, although networks have been known to make them larger almost to the size of lower thirds.
¶ Shoulder
A graphic that appears next to or behind the shoulder of a person.
¶ Sidebar
A graphic that appears to one side of the raster. Typically a 50/50 or 25/75 or a 30/70.
¶ Slate
A full-screen graphic that contains technical information, not for live use.
¶ Slide
A single static frame full screen graphic, typically coming from an external CG/COMP.
¶ Snipe
A graphic that promos a future program.
¶ Split Screen
A 50/50 sidebar.
¶ Spot
A commercial.
¶ Sponsor Slate
A graphic, typically full-screen, that has sponsor logos. Does not have technical information.
¶ Still
A single static frame full screen graphic or background, typically stored in the switcher.
¶ Stinger
A quick graphic, typically animated, for transition between segments, camera shots, or other graphics.
¶ Ticker
Scrolling text at the bottom of the raster.
¶ Tier
A line on a lower third. e.g. a single-tier lower third.
¶ Time & Temp Bug
Text bug that has the time and temperature.
¶ Title Card
A full-screen graphic with the show or segment title, typically displaying “up next”.
¶ Tombstone
A graphic that appears typically in a lower quadrant of the screen, typically with gameplay information (in sports broadcast).
¶ VT
See video track.
¶ Video Track
A video clip/file, formerly a video tape track.
¶ Watermark
A translucent bug typically for the purpose of branding a source for copy protection.