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IPClipLogger 06.55 User`s Manual

1. Skating Alpine skiin downhill ski mogul skiing Nordic skin skating f ski 4 Searching for Media i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Warning Make sure the IP API service is started to be able to use the Autocomplete function Result Types in the Autocomplete List The list displayed below the Quick Text Search field is made up of different types of results as described in the following table icon Description The line displays the result corresponding to the typed letters and Q coming from the local search history Several lines can be displayed the most recent are shown on the top of the list coming from the 100 most popular searches asked to the system since its startup and launched from the same tree branch Several lines can be displayed the most frequent are shown on the top of the list coming from an index of words entered in text fields such as item name item source name item VarlD tape ID item metadata text Keywords are not indexed in this list Several lines can be displayed sorted alphabetically p corresponding to a keyword from a keyword list Ey corresponding to a participant from a keyword list How to Perform a Quick Text Search with the Autocomplete Function Search on One String of Characters To perform a Quick Text search proceed as follows 1 Select the tree branch you wish to perform a quick search on 2 Display the columns
2. i USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS __ 200000o 00 cocoon cece ccc cece cee eeeee III WHAT S NEW aoaaa aaao aoaaa aoaaa oaaao ahaaa ahhaaa ahaaa aoaaa anaana anaana VII 1 INTRODUCTION __ oooooooo ool ccc ccc cecceecceesenees 1 1 1 Product Description _ 0 2 0 02 cece eee cee eee eee cee cece cece eeeeees 1 1 2 LICENSES _ 12 lec eee cece cece cece e cece ec eeceeceececeeceecceceeeereeseeeees 1 1 3 Opening IPClipLogger 2 22 2 cic cece cece eee e cece eee eeceeeceeseeseees 2 1 4 Typical Workflows _ 2 22 22 2 cc eee cece cece cece eee c cece eeceeceeeseeseeeeees 2 1 5 Overview of the Process 2 22 2 ci cee eee eee eee e cece cece cece eeceeseeseeeees 4 2 USER INTERFACE _ 000000000 00ccc ccc cece ccc eee eee 5 2 1 Overview of the IPClipLogger Window 2 2 2 2 ec cece eee eee ceeceeceeeees 5 2 2 Recorder Channels Selection Area 0 0 2 22 cece cece cee eee cee cee cee eee 8 2 3 TOOND AG se xo ese a sets ste e Bosebeeaebebaceen tate eenie tack ee ieoueenedeass 8 2 4 Clips List Pane _ 0222 2 l cece eee ee eee cece eee ceeceeeeeeeeees 9 2 4 1 Introduction aaoaaaaaaaaaaaaa 00000000000 aooaa aoaaa aoaaa onnon nonn 9 2 4 2 Overview of the Clips List Pane _ 22 222 22 eee eee eee eee eee eee ee 10 2 4 3 TreeView _ 2 i icc cece cece cece eee eee e cece cece cee
3. 8 1 15 May 2012 16 33 20 15 May 2012 16 32 45 15 May 2012 16 32 45 15 May 2012 16 32 27 15 May 2012 16 32 26 15 May 2012 16 23 50 15 May 2012 16 23 50 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 15 42 49 2 8 2 2 8 3 40 Message Pane Purpose The Message field displays the most recent message 15 May 2012 15 42 49 Clip Created cdl pge 120515 6520 02 my The Message panel expands by clicking the arrow on the right of the Message field It provides a quick display of the information warning and error messages generated during the current session Clip Created d pge 120515b 652D 02 XML Unit XTAccess_XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XTAccess_XMLUnit is not alive XML Unit XFile_XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XFile_XMLUnit is not alive XML Unit XTAccess XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XTAccess_XMLUnit is not alive XML Unit XTAccess_XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XTAccess_XMLUnit is not alive Clip Created d pge 120515a 652C 02 Messages Display The messages include the following information e the date and time when the message was generated e the message itself The messages are highlighted on a different background color depending on the type of message e Aninformation message is highlighted in green e Awarning message is highlighted in orange e Anerror me
4. The media item has one keyword from level 1 level 2 and level 3 has one keyword from level 1 KW 1 and level 2 KW 2 but the KW2 had been selected before KW1 so KW2 appears before KW 1 in the Keywords area and only KW1 is highlighted in the cascading grid has one keyword from level 1 KW1 level 2 KW2 and level 3 KW3 but the KW3 had been selected before KW2 so KW3 appears before KW2 in the Keywords area and only KW1 and KW2 are displayed in the cascading grid has several keywords from level 1 so both are displayed in the Keywords area but only the first one assigned to the media item is highlighted in the cascading grid 98 the edition of keywords consists of selecting another keyword from level 2 from the cascading grid selecting the KW 2 from the cascading grid clicking another keyword from level 3 from the cascading grid clicking the keyword not highlighted the keyword s highlighted in the cascading grid the new keyword from level 2 is added to media and the previous keywords from levels 2 and 3 are removed The keyword from level 1 is still selected both KW1 and KW2 are highlighted in the cascading grid and KW2 appears after KW1 in the Keywords area nothing changes KW1 and KW2 are still highlighted but the clicked keyword from level 3 cannot be selected as aKW3 is already displayed in the Keywords area the first assigned keyword is removed from th
5. V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 1 1 1 1 2 1 Introduction Introduction Product Description IPClipLogger is a simple stand alone application designed for an easy and quick logging of media which means adding reference points to a specific frame in a video media Users have the possibility to create log entries directly during the event or later on by moving through the recorded media The IPClipLogger window is an integrated window from which it is possible to perform all the actions related to several logging workflows This includes searching tools to find the correct media from the list of clips a Player pane to watch the media and make clips from it a Logging pane to add logs to clips Metadata such as keywords metadata profiles log color or interest level can be associated to clips or logs from this window as well All the clips representing a story and their associated logs and metadata can be automatically sent to a working bin The logged clips could then be sent to targets for post production Shortcuts are available for most of the operations to speed up the process and avoid using the mouse In some workflows takes are recorded from several camera angles at the same time All the operations performed from the IPClipLogger on such a media are done for all the camera angles the users want to work with This includes among others logging clipping and sub clipping The IPClipLogger offers the possibil
6. Working with Multiple Logging Sessions on page 42 to know how to proceed The layout of the IPClipLogger window slightly differs between the Player Session tab and a Live Session tab Illustration Player Session Tab The Player Session tab of the PClipLogger window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Live Session Tab A Live Session tab of the IPClipLogger window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 08 53 06 24 leg Associated Logs Save Clip From version 6 55 the interface skin has slightly changed so the color shade of some user interface elements such as title bar buttons may differ from the screenshots included in the current manual 6 2 User Interface V gt USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the IPClipLogger window Area Description Clip Info This pane is used to create a clip and to enter clip metadata for the pane clip being created a name an interest level keywords and a metadata profile In Player mode the pane also provides a Player pane with a Video Display to view a media clip or record train to be logged and transport functions to browse through the loaded media See section Clip Infos Pane on page 22 Logging This pane is used to create logs for a loaded clip or a live event and pane to associate metadata to the logs S
7. adjust the input gain 2 User Interface 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 28 Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 Foran easy retrieval of the configuration you can save it Enter a name in the Template Name field Click the Add button 7 Click OK The audio configuration is automatically applied Audio Level Monitoring The audio level can be monitored with audiometers on the sides of the Video Display To select the number of audio channels to be displayed proceed as follows 1 2 3 Right click the Video Display Select OCX Audio Configuration from the contextual menu The Audio Output Channels window opens Click the radio button corresponding to the number of audio channels to display The audiometers are shown on the Video Display sides Example for a selection of 2 channels 15 52 49 11 eS 3 BEB eID erenn G EE WA a l I gt P PL Ret I7 2 User Interface E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 a e Example for a selection of 16 channels PASES ZERG ib eea raan z w EE Id 44 l Il gt P gt P Ret 2 5 6 Jog Bar The jog bar display differs according to the loaded element Clip When a clip is loaded the jog bar is a graphical representation of its duration and its guardbands e The blue sections represent the guardbands before the IN point and after the OUT point The gray section between the guardbands represents the clip length between the IN point and the O
8. CG WorldCup WorldCup ENG an FEEDS MATCH GOOD POOR VENUE CITY WEATHER Angola Brazil Saudi Arabia Netherlands Poland Serbia and Sweden Australia TEAMS MATCH TIME GRAPHICS COLOUR MATCHES Argentina Costa g Mexico Paraguay Portugal Spain Switzerland Trinidad Ukraine Coaching Staff 10 Assigning Keywords to Media E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 e 3 Click a keyword from the second set The child keyword is displayed in the Keywords area and it is highlighted in the cascading grid The child keywords from the third set if any is displayed below the second set CG WorldCup Create a new log WorldCup Logsheet name a Description Australia DIDA 1 CAFU 2 LUCIO 3 JUAN 4 EMERSO ROBERT p ADRIAN KAKA 8 RONALD RONALD Follow previous logs keywords qm ZE ROB p ROGERL 4 Click a keyword from the third set The child keyword is displayed in the Keywords area and it is highlighted in the cascading grid The set of child keywords from the fourth set if any is displayed below the third set All the selected keywords are highlighted in the cascading grid q Note q It is not possible to select more than one keyword per keywords level set 5 To remove a keyword see the section below and the warning message How to Remove Selected Keywords To remove a keyword and its child keywords e click the keyword in the ca
9. If you want to then View an existing 1 log 2 View a log from 1 linked clips 2 Delete a log 1 2 Edit a log 1 3 4 The Add another log 1 to a logged clip 2 3 4 The In case the clip has linked the clips linked the loaded 9 Adding Logs to Media Load the corresponding clip Select the log in the Logs grid Load a linked clip Double click a log line in the Logs grid to load the log of the clip from the preview recorder or Click a log line in the Logs grid to load the log of the loaded clip created from the preview recorder or a ganged recorder Select the log in the Logs grid Press Delete Load the corresponding clip Click the log in the Logs grid so its metadata are displayed in the Logging pane Edit the log metadata or TC by moving through the clip Click Save Log log is updated Load the corresponding clip Browse the clip Create the log Save the log log is added in the Associated Logs pane clips the deletion addition or edit of logs are performed on all one 87 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 10 10 1 k EW 10 2 NEW 10 3 88 Assigning Keywords to Media Introduction Keywords can be assigned to media clip log when the item is created or they can be assigned or removed later on by editing the media item This can be done in various ways e Youcan start typing the keyword directly in the Keyword field of the Clip Infos pane o
10. Keywords to Media from a Cascading Grid 93 E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 What s New What s New In the user manual the icon NEW has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features The sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in IPClipLogger 6 55 compared to version 6 41 are listed below Use of static licenses P ClipLogger can work with static licenses and with floating licenses e See section Licenses on page 1 New icon for the application A new application icon is displayed on the desktop shortcut and on the application title bar e See section Opening IPClipLogger on page 2 e See section Overview of the IPClipLogger Window on page 5 Keywords management The number of keywords which can be assigned to a log has been increased to 50 e See section Log Info on page 36 A new Keyword tool is available and allows the selection of keywords in a cascading style e See section Overview of the IPClipLogger Window on page 5 e See section Keywords Grids on page 37 e See section Assigning Keywords to Media on page 88 New GUI skin The interface skin has slightly changed and consequently the color shade of some user interface elements such as title bar buttons This has not been reflected in all the screenshots from the user manual e See section Overview of the PClipLogger Window on page 5 VII i
11. at the currently recording timecode and played Or The growing clip is loaded on its OUT point currently being ingested and played on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab How to Reload the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest If a clip is loaded on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab clicking the E E button will unload it and load and play the last loaded media record train or recording ingest at its current recording position G Note q In case the previously recording ingest is finished when the E E button is clicked the recorded clip is loaded on its IN point and stays in pause If this clip has been deleted nothing happens User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key E E How to Load the Source Media of a Clip The Ret button becomes active if a clip has been loaded on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab By clicking it the same frame of media will be loaded from the original record media clip recording ingest or train if it is still available This allows the users to play beyond the original clip boundaries or to define a new clip from the original record media 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Clip Loaded Source Media Recalled with Ret 18 03 01 00 1 tn aje afa Aaa taD erena Ban GS 03h04er 3D SeSi EE M aAa P brh H ml In 18 027 54 73 X In Out 18 03 25 14 X Out Clip name cl pge_130307a Clip name U
12. browse to the requested bin or o create a new bin by right clicking a bin directory and selecting New Bin 2 Right click the selected bin A contextual menu appears 3 Select Set as Work Bin The name of the selected bin is mentioned next to the Work Bin I OMe How to Reset a Work Bin To reset a Work bin double click it in the Tree view Workin OOO O is then displayed again and no work bin is defined How to Go To a Work Bin To quickly see the Work bin content click the Work bin in the Tree view The Elements grid is refreshed to display the Work bin content If some filters were applied when you go to work bin these filters are kept 7 Managing Work Bin 67 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 8 1 68 Creating a Clip Introduction Clip Structure A clip is defined by Short IN and Short OUT points usually called IN and OUT points by the operators When Short IN and Short OUT points are set the system automatically write protects a user definable length of material before and after the Short IN OUT points respectively These are referred to as the guardbands For this reason the IN point before the guardband and the OUT point after the guardband are called Protect IN point and Protect OUT point PROTECT SHORT SHORT PROTECT IN IN OUT OWT 7 V V N TE ei ooo During playout only the clip duration between the Short IN and the Short OUT points is played out It is po
13. cece eeceeeeeeeeeeees 43 QUICK TEXT Seal 3s ia plese grec a can uueebe cas E ALENS 43 4 3 1 Purpose and Context of Use 20 20 2 ee 43 4 3 2 Search for Synonyms 0 022 22 e cece cee cece cee cee cee eee eeeees 44 4 3 3 Quick Text Search Field Display 02 00 0 02 022 2222 e eee eee 45 4 3 4 Quick Text Search Syntax Rules _ 0 00 20 22 2 cece eee eee eee eee 45 4 3 5 Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field 2 22 46 LOADING MEDIA laaan anaana aaao cece cece ccc ceceeeees 50 AOGUO scot id oi teeta Jo Gas edt aroha base eimai eaceeee dounes ce deeesweiest 50 Possible Loading Actions 0 2 2 2 c cece eee eee ee eee cece eee ee 50 Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest 022 e cece eee cece eee eeceeceecees 52 5 3 1 Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode 52 5 3 2 Loading a Train in Live Mode 0 2 c eee eee cee cee cece cee ceeees 57 GAMING a Glip sean a e ee glk aa aaa a aaa aaa a 59 5 4 1 How to Load a Clip oao aaaaoaaaaa anaana cece cece cece ccc aoaaa a oaaao ooann 59 5 4 2 How to Load a Linked Clip 22 22 l ec e eee cece cee cee cee ceeeee 59 MOVING THROUGH MEDIA aoaaa anaana aaaaa naou 61 Odu UON aaa et aR RIO a a E 61 Transport Functions 2 02 0 2 aoaaa cece cece cece cece cece cece ee eeeeeeceseeseeeees 61 62 1 USING INE Jog Bal oxic esti ited oe ues oa sh nad aM saree i aula 6
14. icon This icon displays either or depending on the pane currently active Clip for the Clip Infos pane Log for the Logging pane So it gives indication on the element the keyword will be assigned to 2 Keyword _ This field gives the list of available keyword grids and cascading grids Sources It allows the selection of the grid s to be displayed List field 3 Add Grid This button is used to display the grid just selected in the Keyword button Sources List field 4 Keywords This area displays the keyword grid s KG and or the cascading grid grid and s CG selected in the Keyword Sources List field Cascading Keywords may be highlighted in a different color The background and grid foreground colors of a keyword are set within PDirector and cannot be changed from IPClipLogger As soon as a keyword is assigned to a clip or log it is displayed ona blue background Competitor A 5 Remove _ This button is used to hide the corresponding grid Grid button Keyword Types A distinction can be made between standard keywords and participant keywords The participant keywords can be used for the competitor or player names The standard keywords can be used for actions By default the keywords are defined as standard keywords The participant keywords are differentiated by a little blue icon next to the keyword in the keyword grids Competitor A 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 8 2
15. nearline directory Provides a list of possible nearline destinations to which the selected item can be sent as file that is to say any destination folder visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote Installer to allow transfer The file format is defined in the Remote Installer 2 User Interface i USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 2 User Interface Users can access the A V material of nearline folders in PDirector or restore it on an EVS server Copy by GigE Copies a clip from an EVS video server to another one by the way of the Gigabit network as long as the servers have an operational GigE connection This menu lists all the EVS video servers that have a GigE address with sub menus to select server pages Restore to XT Restores the clip to an EVS video server This can be e the default server The default server is defined in the XNet network page of the Remote Installer e one of the EVS video servers with GigE address present on the network A submenu is available from each EVS video server to select the server page where you can restore the clip The system restores the clip portion between the IN and OUT points Publish Opens the Publish window to publish the selected clip or clip element within the clip to selected groups of users Delete Allows the deletion of the selected clip This option is not available if the clip is part of a playlist or if it is currently loaded on a player c
16. pge_130520a 00 17 53 52 10 f 2013 00 00 06 14 20 May 2013 14 54 22 130226 Bin 4 ext cl_ pge_130520a 01 17 53 52 10 r 00 00 06 14 20 May 2013 14 54 22 cl_pge_130520a 02 17 53 52 10 2013 00 00 06 14 20 May 2013 14 54 22 cl_pge_130520b 20 00 00 00 2013 01 00 00 00 20 May 2013 17 00 18 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Clips List pane Area Description 1 Treeview The Tree view shows all the clips and bins present in the database and on the nearline It also displays the Work bin The tree branches can be used to filter items in the Elements grid See section Tree View on page 11 for details on the interface 2 Elements The Elements grid displays all the clips included in the selected tree grid branch or resulting from a search See section Elements Grid on page 15 10 2 User Interface is USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Area Description 3 Switch to This button switches the view of the database content or the results Thumbnail of a search from a simple view to a view with thumbnails View button 4 Quick Text The Quick Text Search area provides functions to perform quick text Search searches on the Elements grid area See section Quick Text Search Area on page 14 2 4 3 Tree View Introduction The Tree view allows the users to browse and perform search in the database among all the clips or clips stored in bins Click the arrow next to a tree branch
17. the d Break Bundesliga Carrying the Center Center line MATCH GOOD POOR VENUE CITY WEATHER GRAPHICS COLOUR MATCHES Use the k button to hide the corresponding grid 91 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 10 4 2 Assigning a Keyword to Media from a Keyword Grid Introduction An keyword grid can be displayed as explained in section Displaying the Keywords Sources on page 90 When a media item is selected its associated keywords are highlighted in the keyword grid provided that it is open Reality Show page 1 page Andrew Angela Chloe Base camp Bathroom Justin Nathan Pamela Garden Kitchen Warning It is highly recommended not to use different Keywords tools to add or remove keywords to a media item How to Assign a Keyword To add a keyword from a keyword grid to a clip or log being created or when it is being edited proceed as follows 1 Open the relevant keyword grid 2 Click a keyword from the keyword grid It is added to the Keywords area for the clip or for the log Clear All Competitor A X It is also highlighted in the keyword grid 92 10 Assigning Keywords to Media i E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 10 4 3 How to Remove a Keyword To remove a keyword do one of the following actions e click the keyword in the keyword grid e click the X button next to the corresponding keyword in the Keywords area It is removed from
18. the secondary Recorder Channel buttons Toolbar Toolbar Options The toolbar is located on the top of the window The following table gives a description of the buttons available from the toolbar Button Description F keys button used to configure the shortcuts that could be used to create a log with predefined metadata See section Configuring F Keys to Add Logs on page 79 r Tools button displays a contextual menu with various options for the management of IPClipLogger operations 2 User Interface is V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 2 4 2 4 1 2 User Interface Tools Menu The following options are available from the Tools menu Activate Autoname Activates the use of auto naming rules for new clips as defined from the Define Autoname setting Define Autoname Allows to define auto naming rules for new clips See section Clip Settings on page 69 User s manual Provides the user manual About Provides information about the IPClipLogger version number Change Password Allows the users to change their own password Log Off User Logs off the current user and displays the Login window In case the user had been logged in automatically through the Active Directory integration the Login window allows users to log with their PDirector access codes Login Windows authentication IP Director authentication Login Password Clips List Pane Introduction The
19. was loaded just before the media currently loaded at the timecode where the E E mode was exited Snap Loading the source train corresponding to the loaded clip Ret Loading a train from the previous or next recorder channel Player Mode Recording Ingest Loading a recording ingest by selecting it from the Clip Infos pane or the Elements grid Loading the last loaded recording ingest only in case it was loaded just before the media currently loaded at its currently recording timecode E E Loading a linked recording ingest Loading the last loaded recording ingest only in case it was loaded just before the media currently loaded at the timecode where the E E mode was exited Snap Clip Loading a clip from the Elements grid Loading a clip linked to the clip currently loaded V gt How to Snap back to the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest on page 56 How to Load the Source Media of a Clip on page 53 How to Load the Train from the Previous or Next Recorder Channel on page 55 How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode on page 52 How to Reload the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest on page 53 How to Load a Linked Clip on page 59 How to Snap back to the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest on page 56 How to Load a Clip on page 59 How to Load a Linked Clip on page 59 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 0 0 5 3
20. 1 52 Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode From the E E Button By right clicking the E E button a contextual menu shows the available EVS video servers with their recorder channels and the list of clips being currently ingested identified by their name or VarlD if any Scheduled ingests not being recording yet are not shown 12 XTNewPGE 12 XTNewPGE_REC1 16_XTNewADL 12 XTNewPGE REC 12 XTNewPGE_REC3 12 XTNewPGE_REC4 Recordingingest01 Recording ngest0 2 Selecting a recorder channel loads the corresponding train at its current recording position and plays it on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab Selecting a recording ingest directly loads it at its currently recording position OUT point and plays it on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab G Note q If a recorder channel is connected to an OUT port of a video router itself associated to an IN port the name of the router IN port is displayed after the recorder channel name From the Elements Grid To load a record train or a recording ingest clip currently ingested from the Elements grid do one of the following e double click the line e select the line and press ENTER 5 Loading Media is V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 5 Loading Media The train is loaded on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab
21. 1 6 2 2 Transport Buttons and Shortcuts 2 22 0222 e elec eee eee eee eee 61 6 2 3 Fast Forward and Fast Rewind Speed 2 2 22 2 eee e eee eee eee eee 64 6 2 4 Browsing in Video Material with the ShuttlePRO 22 22 222222222222 65 Jumping to a Given Timecode within the Loaded Media 2 2 66 Jumping to a Log within a Clip 0 00 002022 e eee e eee ee 66 Table of Contents i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Table of Contents 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 5 10 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 MANAGING WORK BIN aaao aoaaa aooo ccc cece cece eee 67 CREATING A CLIP ooo ccc cece cc ccc cece cccceceeeseeees 68 Introduction genes cen eaercces ne oasne a ke asionsideaneaieneeatandedw a edes EAEE enaa 68 MN STNG So loo acs ea ecg eessg oe ee eee ent EEE 69 Clip Creation Buttons and Shortcuts 2 22 22 ieee eee eee eee eeeeeee 70 Creating Clip s in Player Mode 2 222 22 c cece eee cece eee e cece ceceeeceecees 72 8 4 1 How to Create a Clip _ 2 2 e cee eeeeeeeeees 72 8 4 2 Ganged Recorder Channels and Linked Clips 02 22 2 13 8 4 3 Trimming a Clip 0 2 2 ccc eee cece cece cece eee e cece ceeeeeseeees 13 Creating Clip s in a Live Session 00 0 00 22 c eee eee eee eee eee ee eee 14 Creating Clips on a Streamed Feed o la a aaaaaaaaaa0000000000 e cece cee cecceeceece
22. 2 2 3 e inboth modes the three areas of the Clip Infos pane used to enter clip metadata can be expanded or collapsed by clicking a small arrow General Keywords Metadata Profiles e in Player mode the Clip List pane and the Associated Logs pane can be hidden or shown in a reduced or enlarged size by clicking one of the split boxes e inPlayer mode most of the panes can be enlarged or reduced by moving the intersection line between them Recorder Channels Selection Area This area is only available in Live mode 12XTNewPGE_REC1 12XTNewPGE_REC2 12XTNewPGE_REC3 12XTNewPGE_REC4 16XTNewADL_REC1 16XTNewADL_REC2 16XTNewADL_REC3 It displays all the recorder channels from the EVS video servers which are available on the XNet network They correspond to different camera angles This area is used to select all the recorder channels from which logs will be relevant when users log a media and from which clips will be generated The field on the left is used to select the main recorder channel which will be set as preview recorder As soon as a preview recorder has been selected its name is shown as title tab See section Loading a Train in Live Mode on page 57 G Note q If a recorder channel is connected to an OUT port of a video router itself associated to an IN port the name of the router IN port is displayed after the recorder channel name in the Preview Recorder Channel field or instead of the recorder channel name on
23. ANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 2 4 5 2 User Interface Elements Grid Introduction The Elements grid represents the content of the tree branch selected in the Tree view It can also returns the result of a search applied with a filtering tool to the elements of a selected branch of the Tree view XT clips and files are displayed for the All Clips and the Bins branches The Clips branch also lists the record trains from the servers present on the XNet They appear with the same icon as an XT high resolution clip A thumbnail can be displayed for each element by clicking the button In the grid elements are presented in rows and all their associated parameters and metadata are in columns Clip Element Types A clip is a logical entity that contains A V media and can include several physical resources clips and or files A clip element is the physical resource inside the clip XT clip or nearline file A clip and its clip elements share the same TC IN TC OUTand metadata set A clip can contain up to six types of clip elements and each of them is identified in the Elements grid by a distinct icon as detailed in the table below Icon Clip Element Description XT high resolution high resolution clip or growing clip stored on an EVS clip video server XT low resolution low resolution clip or growing clip stored on an EVS clip video server E on line high high resolution file stored in nearline folders IP drive
24. Clips List pane is only displayed in Player mode It gives the list of clips available from the application Bins can be created to organize clips From the Clips List pane users can search for a clip by different means by navigating through the bins in the Tree view by searching for a character string or by ordering the list of elements Results are displayed in the Elements grid of the Clips List EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 This pane is thus a central point to perform search on all the clips available and to load them by a simple operation such as drag and drop or double click The whole Clips List pane can be hidden or shown in a reduced or enlarged size by clicking one of the split boxes 2 4 2 Overview of the Clips List Pane Illustration The Clips List pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Clips List All Clips Thumbnail Name TC IN CIN Duration Creation Date 130226 7 cl_pge_120806a 00 18 38 47 22 00 00 06 03 05 Aug 2012 18 39 10 4 Bins a Users Bin cl_ pge_120806a 01 18 38 47 22 00 00 06 03 05 Aug 05 Aug 2012 18 39 10 ad T J administrator 2 aye yyy abe cl_pge_130508a 2013 00 00 04 10 07 May 2013 09 58 43 penalty pge dirl cl_pge_130508a 201 00 00 14 10 07 May 2013 10 55 09 penalty Day 1 Seni ak cl_pge_130508a 12 58 47 03 f 2013 00 00 14 10 03 Jun 2013 14 04 39 penalty Day 3 pge s Bin 00 00 04 10 25 Jun 2013 13 19 26 penalty pgeal Dir 1 cl_
25. Current position Moves 10 frames after the Current position 63 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 2 3 64 Fast Forward and Fast Rewind Speed Introduction The Fast Forward speed and the Fast Rewind speed can be adapted by means of contextual menus or keyboard shortcuts Contextual Menus Right click the Fast Rewind button or the Fast Forward button and select one of the options from the contextual menu Custom speed Custom speed h oF 25 Keyboard Shortcuts Press the Fast Rewind J or the Fast Forward L shortcut to start playing the media backward or forward Then press the shortcut again to change speed Possible speed values are 1x 2x 3x 5x 10x 6 Moving through Media i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 a 6 2 4 Browsing in Video Material with the ShuttlePRO Context of Use JOG SHUTTLE The wheels in the center of the Shuttle PRO allows the users to browse within the loaded media according to different modes Field by Field Jog Mode Rotate the jog wheel clockwise or anti clockwise to navigate through the loaded media field by field Second by Second Fast Jog Mode Press the Fast Jog button and rotate the jog wheel clockwise or anti clockwise to navigate through the loaded media second by second Shuttle Mode Rotate the shuttle ring to play fast forward or fast rewind the loaded media 6 Moving through Media 65 EVS Br
26. Description column of the Logs grid for the corresponding log Switch ENTER CTRL ENTER This option determines the behavior of the ENTER shortcut and the CTRL ENTER shortcut When the checkbox is selected e ENTER validates the log e CTRL ENTER goes to the next line in the Description field When the option is not selected the behavior of the two shortcuts is reversed Keywords This area allows you to assign up to fifty keywords to a log to qualify its content See section Assigning Keywords to Media on page 88 for more information on how to assign keywords to media Follow Previous Logs Keywords checkbox This checkbox is used to keep selected keywords from one log to another When the checkbox is selected the keywords entered for a log are automatically kept for the next log created 2 User Interface i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 2 6 5 2 1 2 1 1 2 User Interface Interest Level buttons The Interest Level buttons allow users to assign an interest rating to a log Four interest levels can be defined from no star to 3 stars The background of the button corresponding to the selected interest level is blue The default value is the no star level Highlight Colors These buttons are a set of colors which can be used to categorize the logs The gray button lets the log without any associated color The log line will be highlighted with the selected color in the Logs grid and the Elements gri
27. NUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 4 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 3 1 Searching for Media Filtering Tools Search in the Elements Grid When the PDirector database contains large amounts of data it may become difficult to find a specific element The IPClipLogger offers several ways to refine the list of elements displayed in the Element grid and speed up your search e Branch selection in the Tree view Select a branch in the Tree view to limit the list to specific item types or only a subset of the Tree view e Quick text search Enter free text in the Quick Text Search field to perform a search ona specific string A search can also be facilitated by ordering the Elements grid See section Elements Grid on page 15 for more information Search in the Logs Grid The Associated Logs pane also provides a simplified Quick Text Search area to filter the logs displayed in the Associated Logs pane Branch Selection in the Tree The Tree view allows the users to browse and perform search in the database and the nearline among all the clips or clips stored in bins By browsing the tree structure a selection is made and displayed in the Element grid If a Quick Text search has been applied to a branch and not cleared the filter is remembered when this branch is selected again See section Tree View on page 11 for a description of the user interface elements of the Tree view Quick Text Search Purpose and Context of Use The Q
28. The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules Search Logical String seat chunesuit Equivalent Yellow card Searches for the words yellow and card even if in Yellow AND two different fields columns for example yellow in card Name and card in Keywords For example a clip named The Yellow Man with keywords Red Card will be found since it has yellow and card in 2 different fields Yellow card Searches for yellow or card even if in two different Yellow OR fields columns for example yellow in Name or card card in Keywords Yellow card Searches for exact matches of Yellow card Yellow card Between the quotes all characters are considered as characters and not operators or wildcards card Searches for card at the beginning of a word card card Searches for all words that include card card card Searches for a whole field that contains only card For example if a field contains yellow card the card condition will not return any result Search operators may be combined Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field Introduction The Autocomplete function is a help service for the capture of the search string As soon as the users start typing in the Quick Text Search field the Autocomplete function provides a list of matching words and sentences known by the system and containing a word beginning with the typed letters
29. USER MANUAL Version 6 59 July 2014 Cip Infos 00 00 12 142 Create a new log s s s Updrte Cp V 5 i E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2013 2014 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter
30. UT point The bullet indicator shows the current relative position in the clip Train When a local train is loaded only the gray section is displayed The bullet indicator shows the current relative position in the train Recording Ingest When an ingest being recorded is loaded the bullet indicator cannot be moved further to the right than the current timecode position being recorded Log When a log is loaded the bullet indicator stands on the log timecode 2 User Interface 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 9 7 30 Clip being Created When a clip is being created the following indicators appear e A green position indicator is shown when the IN button has been clicked and represents the temporary IN point position until the UPDATE CLIP button or the SAVE CLIP button is clicked e A red position indicator is shown when the OUT button has been clicked and represents the temporary OUT point position until the UPDATE CLIP button or the SAVE CLIP button is clicked Player Full Screen Mode The Maximize button z or the O keyboard shortcut puts the Player pane in full screen mode The Video Display moves on a second screen All the other user interface elements from the Player pane stay on the initial screen Shortcuts remain usable Controls appear at the bottom of the screen when keeping the mouse over the area EA r oD 62951 3 This mode can then be exited by clicking
31. a train later than the live event The complete procedure is the same as for the Live logging described in section How to Log LIVE Action on page 82 apart from the fact that users will use the transport functions to move through the loaded train The simplified procedure for the automatic creation of a clip at log creation is described hereafter Prerequisites Load a train or a recording ingest on the Player pane in one of the ways described in section Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode on page 52 Simplified Procedure Use of F Keys The complete procedure is described in section How to Log LIVE Action on page 82 9 Adding Logs to Media i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 9 5 3 If F keys have been configured steps 2 to 7 of the complete procedure can be performed at once by clicking the appropriate F key See section Configuring F Keys to Add Logs on page 79 Simplified Procedure Automatic Creation of a Clip at Log Creation To add logs to portions of a train previously recorded when a clip has not yet been created proceed as follows 1 Move through the loaded train thanks to the transport functions of the Clip Infos pane 2 Click the Create a New Log button 3 optional Enter metadata for the log as described in steps 3 to 7 of the complete procedure 4 Save the log by clicking the Create a New Log button or the Save Log button The clip IN point is automatically recorded at t
32. annels buttons Clips and logs will automatically be created on the trains from all the selected recorder channels Logging from the Player Session Load a train or a recording ingest on the Player pane in one of the ways described in section Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode on page 52 Complete Procedure To add logs to a clip created on a live event proceed as follows 1 Set an IN point for the clip The corresponding timecode is displayed in the IN field Click the Create a New Log button The log timecode is displayed in the Log Timecode field optional Enter a free text description for the log in the Description field optional Select keyword s for the log from the Autocomplete list or from a keyword tool See section Assigning Keywords to Media on page 88See section Assigning Keywords to Media on page 88 The keyword appears in the Keywords list optional To keep the selection of keywords for the next log select Follow previous logs keywords optional Select an interest level for the log optional Select a highlight color for the log optional To grab a new timecode for the log being created click the Get TC button 9 Adding Logs to Media is V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 9 Save the log by clicking one of the following buttons Create a new log to save the log and starts the creation of the next log This action grabs a log timecode o t
33. ave Log button The clip IN point is automatically recorded at the log timecode The IN point timecode value is displayed in the IN field 9 Adding Logs to Media 83 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 9 5 9 5 1 9 5 2 84 4 Create as many logs as you want to add to the clip As soon as the second log is saved the clip OUT point is automatically recorded at a timecode corresponding to the frame after the last log The OUT point timecode value is displayed in the OUT field The clip OUT point is updated each time a new log is saved 5 Enter clip metadata in the Clip Infos pane as described in section Creating Clip s in a Live Session on page 74 Live Session or in section How to Create a Clip on page 72 Player Session 6 Click the Save Clip button to save the clip This button is available as soon as a name has been entered for the clip Retroactive Logging Introduction In some workflows logs will be added to media later than live This can be done on clips created earlier sometimes just for a reason of easy retrieval of archived material In other cases story editors reviewing the logged clips may decide to add more logs Users may also log a recorded train for example during a session break by rewinding and browsing the train loaded on the Player Retroactive logging is always done from the Player Session tab How to Log a Recorded Train Introduction Logs can be added to
34. ceed as follows 1 Click the button on the top right of the Logging pane to display the Keywords Grids pane See section Keywords Grids on page 37 for a description of the interface When the Keywords Sources pane is first displayed it is empty Keywords Grids cli Depending on the pane currently active the icon displayed will be or Log Clip for the Clip Infos pane Log for the Logging pane 2 Click somewhere in the right pane to make it active in case the icon displayed does not correspond to the item you want to add keywords to 10 Assigning Keywords to Media V gt USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 How to Display Keyword Grids or Cascading Grids To select the keywords grid or the cascading grid you want to work with proceed as follows 1 Click the arrow on the right of the Keyword Sources List field The list of available keyword grids KG and cascading grids CG is displayed skiing WorldCup Audience CAMS FOOTBALL Reality Show Summer Event 2 Select one of the grids 3 Click the button The corresponding grid is displayed 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 to display several grids Keywords Grids CG WorldCup FOOTBALL x WorldCup page 1 Advantage ru Advantages ENG an Attacking mi Attacker FEEDS MATCH TIME Attacking te Back header Beat Bicycle kick Breakaway Cap Caution Center circl 10 Assigning Keywords to Media Back Banana kick Behind
35. ct a list of contiguous columns 4 Toselect the column s you wish to remove from the view do one of the following actions onthe right pane double click the column s you wish to remove from the view o gt select them on the right pane and click the left arrow o gt drag them onto the left pane Use CTRL click to select a list of non contiguous columns Use SHIFT click to select a list of contiguous columns 5 Click OK Ordering Columns To change the columns order proceed in one of the following ways Select a column header and drag it to the left or right to the required place Name supe dio Elements LSMID 01_XT2 ADL RECI CamA 01 1 Right click a column header A menu is displayed 2 Select Organize The Select Columns window opens and the right pane shows the list of columns in the current order Drag the selected column to the required position in the Visible Columns pane Click OK Resetting the Column Organization to the Default One Users can reset the column organization to the default one columns selection order size This will be done for all types of items at once To do so proceed as follows 1 Right click the column headers area 2 Select Reset Grid Organization 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Resetting the List of Columns back to the Default One Users can reset the list of columns displayed in the grid to the default one This will be done only f
36. ct column of the element If the clip is protected by another protocol the Protect icon T hi res or Q lo res appears in the Protect column Note q It is possible to protect a clip via IPDirector if it is already protected by another protocol This will ensure that the clip remains protected even if it is unprotected later by the other protocol From PDirector it is not possible to remove the clip protection defined by another protocol 2 User Interface 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 9 2 5 1 2 5 2 22 Clip Infos Pane Purpose In both Live and Player modes the Clip Infos pane is used to create a clip and to enter clip metadata for the clip being created In Player mode the associated Player pane is used to view the media to be logged and to browse the media When an existing clip is loaded on the Player pane the Clip Infos pane displays the clip metadata Overview of the Clip Infos Pane Introduction The layout of the Clip Infos pane slightly differs between the Player Session tab and a Live Session tab 2 User Interface USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Illustration Player Session Tab The Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Clip Infos RIOZE IEAA E E ld 4 l p i gt p gt Pi Ret 33 In 9592 29 29 Out Toe peasy Pe Clip name cl_pge_130304a A General Interest Level A Keywords sla
37. d The operator can then search on the colors in the grids Logs Grid The Logs grid represents the list of saved logs for the clip loaded on the Player pane or for the clip being created Logs are presented in rows and all their associated parameters and metadata are in columns They are highlighted with the color which has been associated to them at creation A thumbnail can be displayed for each element by clicking the button The display of the Logs grid is managed in the same way as the Elements grid is Users can display hide resize or re order columns and sort the logs in the grid See section Elements Grid on page 15 for a description of all those operations Keywords Grids Purpose The Keywords Grids pane give access to keyword grids and cascading grids used to assign keywords to clips and logs Keyword grids and cascading grids are created in PDirector IPClipLogger users may display one or several of them but cannot manage the addition update or deletion of keywords in grids A cascading grid displays sets of keywords according to a waterfall effect Clicking a keyword button from the first set displays a second set of keywords related to the parent keyword Then clicking a keyword button from the second set displays a third set of keywords related to the second keyword and so on These cascading grids will be a source to associate keywords with the various types of media The Keywords Grids pane is displaye
38. d Orange 2 User Interface 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 6 4 36 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Associated Logs pane Area Description 1 Logs grid The Logs grid lists all the logs associated to the clip loaded on the Player pane or to the clip being created in the Player or Live tab See section Logs Grid on page 37 2 Switchto This button switches the view of the database content or the results Thumbnail of a search from a simple view to a view with thumbnails View button 3 Quick Text The Quick Text Search area provides functions to perform quick text Search searches in the Logs grid Its use and its associated buttons are area similar to the Quick Text Search area of the Elements grid See section Quick Text Search Area on page 14 Log Info The list below describes all the fields and buttons displayed in the Log Info area They relate to a log being created or to the log loaded on the Player pane Log Timecode This read only field displays the log timecode of the current log It is grabbed from the preview recorder in a Live session or the loaded train or clip in the Player session The timecode display can be changed by right clicking this field and selecting an option from the menu See section Timecode Fields Display on page 26 Description This field is used to add a free text description to the log This will appear in the
39. d by clicking the Keywords Grids button in the Player Session tab or in a Live Session tab The Keywords Grids button background is then highlighted When a new logging session is open the grids displayed are the same as those from the first tab Afterwards grids from the different tabs can evolve independently The Keywords Grids pane can be hidden by clicking the Keywords Grids button again 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 See section Assigning a Keyword from a Keyword Tool on page 90 for a description of the procedures to follow to use keyword grids and cascading grids for the addition or deletion of keyword s to a clip or a log 2 2 Overview of the Keywords Grids Pane Illustration The Keywords Grids pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Keywords Grids CG WorldCup k FOOTBALL x WorldCup page 1 page 2 5 Advantage ru Advantages ENG an TEAMS Attacking mi Attacker FEEDS MATCH TIME 38 Attacking te Back header Beat Bicycle kick Breakaway Cap Caution Center crcl Back Banana kick Behind the d Break Bundesliga Carrying the Center Center line MATCH VENUE CITY WEATHER GRAPHICS COLOUR MATCHES 2 User Interface is V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 NEW 2 7 3 2 User Interface Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Keywords Grids pane Area Description Mode
40. datory The field on the left is used to select this recorder channel which will be set as preview recorder The preview recorder provides the timecode displayed in the Live tab It will also be the first angle selected to view an event when an PDirector operator loads a log Constraints and Limitations e The preview recorder must be assigned to a recorder channel that is managed with a direct RS422 link to the EVS video server the channel is on If not the system will not function correctly and no live timecode will be displayed e The following recorder channels are not available from the list o gt A recorder that is selected in another Live Session tab as preview recorder Such a recorder channel is locked and is no longer available in other Live Session tabs as a preview recorder until the session or the application is closed or the recorder channel selection is cleared o Recorders that are ganged to the one selected in another Live Session tab as preview recorder 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 How to Select the Main Recorder In Live mode to select the recorder channel which will be used as preview recorder proceed as follows 1 Right click the Preview Recorder Channel field A contextual menu displays the list of recorder channels available as preview recorders No Recorder AT NewPGE 12 XTNewPGE_RECL ATNewADL 12 _XTNewPGE_REC 12 XTNewPGE_REC3 12 ATNewPGE_RECA4 2 Se
41. e Keywords area and the cascading grid and the second one is appears on both sides 10 Assigning Keywords to Media a i a V To learn more about EVS go to Www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Liege Science Park 852 2714 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving Its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies
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43. ear on screen as a free text field TC for Timecode The TC user field type will appear on screen as a timecode field Date The Date user field type will appear on screen as a Date field with a Calendar button giving access to a calendar dd mmy yyyy Today 2 Feb 2012 Number The Number user field type will appear on screen as a field with up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value 32 2 User Interface is E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 2 6 2 6 1 2 User Interface Predefined Text Values 64 characters The Predefined Text values user field type will appear on screen as a drop down list displaying all the values which have been created for the user field A button displayed on the right of the combo box allows you to add additional values in the list of predefined values When this user field type is selected the expanded Add New User Field window is displayed and gives the users the choice between two options Logs Panes Purpose The Logging pane is used to create logs on a loaded media and to associate metadata to them The Associated Logs pane displays the list of logs for a loaded clip or for the clip being logged and provides a Quick Text Search area to filter the logs Both panes are identical in a Live Session tab and in the Player Session tab 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 6 2 Overview of the Logging Pane Illustration T
44. eces 19 ADDING LOGS TO MEDIA 000 o oo cece 78 Fait xe 9 0 esd p earner me er one eo Ce eee ne one eee 78 Log Creation Buttons and Shortcuts 00 002 2 c eee cece cee cceceeceeee 19 Configuring F Keys to Add Logs 2 2 2 22 ee cece eee eee e cece eeceeeeeeeeeeeees 19 GVS LOGO UGG ots sae eee en E oeaee seeks 81 9 4 1 Introduction 22 2222 lice cece eee cece eee e cece oaaao aaran 81 9 4 2 How to Log LIVE Action 2 22 2 2 elec eee ce eee eee ec eeceeeeees 82 Retroactive Logging 2 22 c eee e eee ce eee eee cee cece cece ceeeeeeeee 84 9 5 1 Introduction 00 22 c eee cee cece cee cece eee cee eeeeeees 84 9 5 2 How to Log a Recorded Train 22 2 22 c eee cece eee ee eee eee 84 9 5 3 How to Log an Existing Clip 0 00 002022 e ee eee 85 9 5 4 Managing Existing Logs 0 2 22 2 e cece eee e eee eee cee cee eeee 87 ASSIGNING KEYWORDS TO MEDIA ooann 88 Tad ce e U e 0 DNOS 88 Conditions for the Use of a Keyword 2 2 22 22 e cece e cece e cece cece cess 88 Assigning a Keyword by Direct Entry 0 00 0020 c occ c cece eee e eee cee ceecees 88 Assigning a Keyword from a Keyword Tool 2 22 2222 ee eee ec ee ec eeeeeee 90 10 4 1 Displaying the Keywords Sources 22 22 22 cc eee cece cece ec eeeeeee 90 10 4 2 Assigning a Keyword to Media from a Keyword Grid 2 92 10 4 3 Assigning
45. ee section Logs Panes on page 33 MEW Keywords This pane displays one or several keyword grids and or cascading Grids pane grids which can be used to add keywords to a clip or a log It is hidden or shown on screen at the discretion of the user See section Keywords Grids on page 37 Clips List The Clips List pane is only displayed in Player mode It provides pane e several search tools to search for clips e the Elements grid which displays the database content or the search results See section Clips List Pane on page 9 Toolbar The toolbar on the top right area of each tab provides a F keys button and a Tools button See section Toolbar on page 8 Associated This pane is used to display the list of logs for a clip being logged Logs pane A Quick Text Search tool is available for searching for logs See section Logs Panes on page 33 Message The Message field displays the most recent message It can be pane expanded to display and filter all the messages See section Message Pane on page 40 Recorder This area is only displayed in Live mode It is used to select the Channels recorder channels from which the clips and logs will be created Selection area Adaptable Display The layout of the PClipLogger window can be adapted to users needs e in both modes the Keywords Grids pane can be displayed or hidden by clicking the Keywords Grids button 2 User Interface T EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2
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47. ements for each additional camera angle It the Activate Autoname setting has been selected the source name is added to the clip name Creating Clips on a Streamed Feed Context of Use The loggers normally create clips and logs on a record train from a recorder channel But in some workflows most of the IPClipLogger uesres can only access low resolution files stored on the nearline So the feed recorded on an EVS server by a recorder channel is being streamed to a nearline storage as a growing file Each time a clip is defined from IPClipLogger a corresponding reference is generated relative to the growing media on the nearline If the same A V media is recorded in high resolution and in low resolution clips generated will have an XT clip and a reference to the nearline file in both modes See section Clip Element Types on page 15 for a description of the different types of elements that can make up a clip Overview of Different Situations On some occasions for example with shows that last a long time streams are scheduled in chunks and breaks can occur between recorded streams When IPClipLogger users 75 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 76 create a clip the system looks for one or several streams to cover the duration of the clip Several situations can happen when an IPClipLogger user set a Mark In point and a Mark OUT point to create a clip illustration of different cases The following drawi
48. hannel of an EVS video server When this option is selected from the Bins view it deletes the selected clip from the bin and from the actual clip location Delete Selected Clip Elements This option is only visible by high low browsers The Delete window is then displayed and allows you to select the clip elements to delete View Key Clip This option is unavailable Edit Opens the Edit Clip window similar to the Save Clip window from which the user can modify the clip information Modify T C IN or Date Opens the Modify T C In or Date window from which the user can modify the IN timecode or the date of the clip Generate XML Metadata The XML file is synchronized for the selected clip provided that the PDirector workstation has been configured as master With workstations configured as slave an error message is displayed when using this option Protect Allows you to protect a clip from deletion e A Protect icon appears in the Protect column of the Elements grid when the clip is protected e Amessage will warn the PDirector users or the Multicam users who would try to delete the clip Unprotect Allows you to unprotect the selected clip when it has been protected from PDirector or IP ClipLogger 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Icon a z3 i Bo Duplicate Opens the Duplicate Clip window where you can specify the location LSM ID on an EVS video server of the XNet Network where the cop
49. has linked clips it is possible to rapidly load one of them in the following way 5 Loading Media 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 e Use one of the ShuttlePRO keys Operation ShuttlePRO key Previous Linked Clip Next Linked Clip 60 5 Loading Media i E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 6 6 1 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 Moving through Media Introduction The Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab provides a jog bar and transport buttons to navigate in the loaded element In addition other options allow to directly jump to a given timecode within the media From a Live Session tab it is not possible to navigate in the live train Transport Functions Using the Jog Bar The bullet indicator of the jog bar can be moved with the mouse along the jog bar to browse the media and to play it from any position if needed See section Jog Bar on page 29 for a description of the elements of the jog bar Transport Buttons and Shortcuts The following table gives the meaning of each transport operation A button and or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action The ShuttlePRO device has buttons dedicated to most of these functions as well G Note q The E E function and the Ret function are described in section Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode on page 52 6 Moving through Media 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 r Keyboa
50. he Logging pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Logging Keywords grid Create a new log Logsheet name CUPLOGGING 2013 03 04 20 43 00 11 20 43 26 24 Get TC Description Switch ENTER CTRL ENTER Keywords penalty X Follow previous logs keywords Interest Level Save log 34 2 User Interface is USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Logging pane Area Description 1 Log This area displays the name of the log sheet associated to a clip which Sheet contains saved logs name See sections Live Logging on page 81 and Retroactive Logging on page 84 2 Log Those commands are used to create a log on the loaded media Creation See section Log Creation Buttons and Shortcuts on page 79 for the list buttons of log creation buttons and shortcuts 3 LogInfo The Log Info area is used to add keywords a description an interest area level and acolor to each log It contains the Log Timecode field which shows the timecode of the current log See section Log Info on page 36 2 6 3 Overview of the Associated Logs Pane Illustration The Associated Logs pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Associated Logs TE Log Date Descnption Color Keywords Participants 1258 5203 07 May 2013 1 i Yellow Player1 12 58 53 09 07 May 2013 2 She Green Player B 12 58 55 14 07 May 2013 3 ki
51. he log timecode The IN point timecode value is displayed in the IN field 5 Create as many logs as you want to add to the clip As soon another log is saved at a timecode greater than the first log the clip OUT point is automatically recorded Its timecode corresponds to the frame after the last log The OUT point timecode value is displayed in the OUT field The clip OUT point is updated each time a new log is saved after the last log of the clip In case a log is created at a timecode smaller than the first log of the clip the clip IN point is updated 6 Enter clip metadata in the Clip Infos pane as described Creating Clip s in a Live Session on page 74 7 Click the Save Clip button to save the clip This button is available as soon as a name has been entered for the clip How to Log an Existing Clip Prerequisites Load a clip on the Player pane as described in section How to Load a Clip on page 59 Complete Procedure To add logs to an existing clip proceed as follows 1 Browse through the loaded clip to select the moment to log 2 Click the Create a New Log button The log timecode is displayed in the Log Timecode field 3 optional Enter a free text description in the Description field 9 Adding Logs to Media 85 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 86 oO oN Oo optional Select keyword s for the log from the Autocomplete list or from the keyword grid s See section Assigning Keyw
52. ideo Display of the Player pane when a media is loaded It gives access to audio parameters See section Audio Configuration and Monitoring on page 26 for more information Audio Configuration and Monitoring Audio Parameters Audio parameters are accessible by right clicking the Video Display of the Player pane when a media is loaded OCX Audio Configuration Opens the Audio Output Channels window allowing the selection of audio channels to be listened to and the selection of the number of audio channels for the audiometers display See sections Audio Configuration on page 27 and Audio Level Monitoring on page 28 2 User Interface Sa a USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Audio Configuration To select the audio channels you want to listen to proceed as follows 1 Right click the Video Display 2 Select OCX Audio Configuration from the contextual menu The Audio Output Channels window opens Audio channels On the left right line dick in the cell corresponding to the channel you would like to associate to the lef right ear How many audio channels would you like to display None 2 channels linked to the headset selection 4 channels 8 channels 16 channels Template Mame 3 On the Left line click the cell corresponding to the channel you want to associate to the left ear 4 Onthe Right line click the cell corresponding to the channel you want to associate to the right ear 5 If required
53. ip boundaries 73 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 5 74 How to Trim a Clip Totrim aclip proceed as follows 1 Load a clip on the Player pane 2 Browse the clip to mark a new IN point and or a new OUT point 3 Mark anew IN point and or a new OUT point thanks to the clip creation buttons or shortcuts 4 Click the Update Clip button to save the updated clip The clip is saved in the IPDirector database and the clip is sent to the Work bin Linked Clips If the clip to trim is part of a group of linked clips all the linked clips will be trimmed provided that the Trim all ganged clips setting has been selected under Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt General in PDirector Creating Clip s in a Live Session Introduction In a Live session users have the possibility to select all the camera angles they want to work with Clips and logs that they will create on the main recorder channel selected will automatically be created on all the selected secondary recorder channels at once How to Create Clip s in a Live Session To create a clip in a Live session or several clips on several recorder channels proceed as follows 1 Select a train on your Live session tab as described in section Loading a Train in Live Mode on page 57 2 Select all the secondary recorder channels you want to work with by clicking the corresponding buttons 3 Setan IN point The corresponding timecode is disp
54. is resolution nearline on line accessible and managed file on line low resolution low resolution files stored in nearline folders IP drive is nearline file on line accessible and managed off line high high resolution files stored in nearline folders IP drive is resolution nearline no more on line file off line low low resolution files stored in nearline folders IP drive is resolution nearline no more on line file In the Elements grid the Clip Elements column shows the icons for the different clip elements making up the clip 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 G Note q There can be several copies of the same element within a clip Grid Header Contextual Menu Right clicking the grid header displays the grid contextual menu The options are described in the following table Option Description Hide Hides the selected column Organize The Select Columns window opens and allows the users to select the columns to display and their order Save grid Saves the organization of the grid as it is displayed columns selection organization order and size It is saved by each user Therefore this organization will be retained the next time the user logs in and opens the application Reset grid Sets back the grid to the default grid organization organization Sorting the Elements in the Grid At start of the application items are sorted with most recent on top You can change the sort orde
55. ity to log different media at the same time from several tabs from which it is easy to switch Licenses IP ClipLogger requires a specific license imported to XSecure to start Actually the system first checks whether a static license for I PClipLogger exists on the workstation If there is one valid static license it is used If there is no static license the system requests a floating license If such a license is available it is used for that user If there is no floating license left at that time the user gets an error message Some users like editors need a guaranteed connection to the IPClipLogger application So a Static license will be installed on their workstation For users who do not need to have a guaranteed connection such as journalists no static license will be installed and a pool of floating licenses will be used on a first come first served basis So a large number of stations can be equipped with the IPClipLogger application EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 1 3 1 4 Opening IPClipLogger To open IPClipLogger select the application from Start gt Programs gt EVS Broadcast Equipment or click the corresponding icon on the desktop PChipl ogger The PDirector workstation may be integrated into an Active Directory domain In this case IPClipLogger will automatically open without requesting additional access codes when the user starts it The user group the user belongs t
56. lated to the event keywords and or a ranking for example Adding logs to media is particularly useful to easily and quickly retrieve the interesting moments of the recorded sequences Users have the possibility to create log entries directly during the event or later on However with IPClipLogger alog cannot be added to alive train It can only be added to a clip being recorded or already saved When users log LIVE actions logs must be entered as soon as the action occurs to grab the timecode corresponding to the action This is called the LIVE logging hereafter When users log actions later on users can move through the selected media recorded clip loaded train This is called the retroactive logging hereafter Log creation buttons and shortcuts are available to add logs to a media In this case users will have to manually associate metadata to the log such as keywords interest level highlight color or a description The IPClipLogger provides another way to create logs and associate predefined metadata to it in a single click This is done thanks to the F keys which must have been previously configured 9 Adding Logs to Media is VJ 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 9 2 Log Creation Buttons and Shortcuts The following table gives the meaning of each log creation operation A button and or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action Keyboard Shortcut Cretea II 2 2 7 a m Starts a new log i e ca
57. layed in the IN field 4 Set an OUT point The corresponding timecode is displayed in the OUT field G Note q The Clip Infos pane can be completed prior to marking the OUT point of the clip 8 Creating a Clip i VJ 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 8 6 8 Creating a Clip 5 Enteraname for the clip in the Clip Infos pane if the Activate Autoname setting has not been selected Otherwise the auto naming rules set with the Define Autoname setting are automatically applied optional Select an interest level by clicking one of the buttons optional Associate one or several keyword s to the clip See section Assigning Keywords to Media on page 88 8 optional Select a metadata profile and fill in the corresponding user fields See section Metadata Profiles on page 31 9 Click the Save Clip button to save the clip or use the dedicated shortcut The clip is saved in the I PDirector database and the clip is sent to the bin set as Work bin in the Player Session tab When a clip is successfully created the status bar at the bottom of the window will show the successful operation 15 May 2012 15 42 49 Clip Created cl pge 120515 6520 02 y In case several recorder channels have been selected the clips created on each of them are linked They are all sent to the Work bin If the Activate Autoname setting has not been selected they all receive the same name followed by xx where xx starts with 00 and incr
58. lect one of the recorder channels Its name is displayed in the Preview Recorder Channel field 12 XTNewPGE REC1 X 12_XTNewPGE_REC1 12XTNewPGE_REC2 12XTNewPGE_REC3 12XTNewPGE_REC4 16XTNewADL_REC1 16XTNewADL_REC2 16XTNewADL_REC3 The Current Timecode field immediately shows the current recording position of the selected train and the IN and OUT buttons are immediately available for the creation of aclip The system is now ready to start a clip and to add logs See sections Creating Clip s ina Live Session on page 74 and How to Log LIVE Action on page 82 To clear the selection of preview recorder right click the Preview Recorder field and select None Selecting the Secondary Recorders Purpose In a Live Session tab secondary recorders may be selected to create clips and logs from several angles at the same time Limitations The recorder channel selected as preview recorder in the current Live session is not available in the list Recorder channels selected as preview or secondary recorders in other Live sessions are displayed and available for selection The selection of secondary recorders can be done during the logging process but in any case it must be done before clicking the Save Clip button 58 5 Loading Media i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 a How to Select the Secondary Recorders To select secondary recorders click each Recorder Channel button in the list of recorder channels Those butt
59. lom A Metadata profiles Current Profile Ski Profile World Cup Update Clip 2 User Interface V gt 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Live Session Tab The Clip Infos pane of a Live Session tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 20 42 58 03 xX 20 43 13 06 X Clip name cl_pge_130305a A General Interest Level A Keywords center X A Metadata profiles Current Profile Cup Metadata Profile Belgium Red Team 05 Mar 2013 Save Clip Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Clip Infos pane Area Description 1 Current This field provides the current timecode of the loaded media See Timecode section Timecode Fields Display on page 26 field In Player mode it allows to jump to a specific timecode See section Jumping to a Given Timecode within the Loaded Media on page 66 2 5 Playerpane The Player pane is only displayed in the Player Session tab 2 Video This area displays the media loaded on the Player Display and See section Video Display on page 26 Audiometers It may also show audiometers for audio monitoring See section Audio Level Monitoring on page 28 24 2 User Interface i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Area Description 3 Jog bar The jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed See section Jog Bar on page 29 4 Transport Those commands are used
60. ls gt Settings gt Clips gt General in PDirector These clips are called linked clips The name of the clips created on all the ganged recorders will have the extension 00 01 02 etc depending on the number of ganged recorders They are all sent to the Work bin If the Activate Autoname setting has not been selected they all receive the same name followed by xx where xx starts with 00 and increments for each additional camera angle It the Activate Autoname setting has been selected the source name is added to the clip name Automatic Creation of Sub Clips from Linked Clips If a sub clip is created from a clip which is part of a group of linked clips sub clips will automatically be created from all the linked clips provided that the Create sub clips on all ganged clips setting has been selected under Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt General in PDirector Trimming a Clip Context of Use From the Player session an existing clip can be trimmed and saved with the same name so the updated clip replaces the previous one During this operation the IN point and or the OUT point of a recorded clip can be modified and put within the Protect IN Protect OUT duration of the clip i e clip duration including the guardbands T Tip Ifthe original record train is still available clicking the Ret button will load the media on the same frame than the loaded clip This will allow retrieving media outside the original cl
61. mark OUT points which have just been set and not yet saved Saves the new clip after having marked an IN point and an OUT point and sends it to the Work bin Saves the new data of a clip after having marked a new IN point and or a new OUT point or after having updated the metadata See section Trimming a Clip on page 73 71 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 4 8 4 1 72 Creating Clip s in Player Mode How to Create a Clip To create a clip from a train or a recording ingest or to create a Sub clip from an existing clip in Player Mode proceed as follows Load the record train the recording ingest growing clip or the clip from which you want to create a new clip on the Player pane Browse through media to select the point to be marked IN Create an IN point in one of the following ways o Use the clip creation function to set an IN point at the required timecode o gt Enter the timecode of the requested IN point in the IN field and press ENTER A green indicator represents the IN point on the jog bar The IN point timecode is displayed in the IN field 15 42 34 20 Browse through media to select the point to be marked OUT Create an OUT point in one of the following ways o Use the clip creation function to set an OUT point at the required timecode o Enter the timecode of the requested OUT point in the OUT field and press ENTER A red indicator represents the OUT point on
62. matching keywords standard and participant beginning with the typed letters and existing in the I PDirector database Keywords c 7 Competitors 7 concert 7 Counter 7 couple 7 court Th Competitor A T Competitor B ii Competitor C ih Competitor O m Competitor E How to Assign a Keyword to Media by Direct Entry To assign a keyword to a media item by direct entry in the Keyword field proceed as follows 1 Start typing a keyword in the Keyword field A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing pP penalty poles m PETRUS ih Player1 i Player m Players Tip The Add button next to a Keyword field becomes available when all the letters of a keyword existing in the PDirector database have been typed in the Keyword field 2 Select aline by using the mouse or the key 3 Click Add or press ENTER The keyword is displayed in the list of keywords assigned to the item 10 Assigning Keywords to Media 89 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 10 4 10 4 1 90 To remove a keyword assigned to the media item e click the X button next to the corresponding keyword To remove all the keywords assigned to the media item e click the Clear All button Assigning a Keyword from a Keyword Tool Displaying the Keywords Sources How to Display the Keywords Grids Pane By default the Keywords Grids pane is hidden To display it pro
63. me selected Opens a window where you can change the name and description of the bin or bin directory Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the selected bin or directory has 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 4 4 been published to Keyboard Shortcuts The following shortcuts can be used in the Tree view Key Action Behavior Up Arrow Select the previous line Down Arrow Select the next line Left arrow Collapses the branch Right Arrow Expands the branch Quick Text Search Area Introduction The Quick Text Search is used to perform a search based on free text entered in the Quick Text Search field This field is available on the top of the Elements grid The search is performed on the selected tree branch See section Quick Text Search on page 43 for details on the various ways to use this function Quick Text Search Associated Buttons The following table gives a description of the buttons located next to the Quick Text Search field These buttons may be used not only for the Quick Text Search function but also for the other search functions in the grid Interface Element Description Applies the search again and refreshes the Elements grid Displays the Syntax Rules list See section Quick Text Search Syntax Rules on page 45 Clears the applied Quick Text search Refreshes the entire interface 0 BDD 2 User Interface i V 5 USER M
64. n loading it on the Player pane so the Player mode will fit the users needs Afterwards story editors will review the clips and logs recorded by the loggers and they still can update clips or create sub clip from an existing clip EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 1 5 Overview of the Process The table below details the different steps of the process and the corresponding sections describing each step Live Player Siep SK Mode Mode Defining shortcuts for the creation of Configuring F Keys to y V logs and associated metadata Add Logs on page 79 Searching for media Searching for Media on y page 43 Loading media Loading Media on page vV V 50 Browsing a clip Moving through Media y on page 61 Defining the Work bin Managing Work Bin on v y page 67 Creating a clip and defining its Creating a Clip on page vV y metadata 68 Adding logs to a clip and defining log Adding Logs to Media on v y metadata page 78 Assigning keywords to clips or logs Assigning Keywords to V y Media on page 88 4 1 Introduction is V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 2 2 1 Ui Pipoyo pe Clip Infos 07 19 251 14 xk 2 User Interface User Interface Overview of the IPClipLogger Window Introduction At first opening a single tab set to be used in Player mode is shown in the IPClipLogger window Then additional tabs can be opened to work with Live sessions See section
65. n cases 4 and 5 several streams are needed to cover the whole duration of the clip that the IP ClipLogger user is creating In those cases the system will create several clips each made up of an XT clip and a reference to a file e The first clip is created from the IN point marked by the user TC IN to the OUT point of the stream TC OUT The longest stream will be used in case several streams contain the Mark IN point e The second clip is created from the TC OUT of the first clip TC IN to depending on the case o the OUT point marked by the user TC OUT if it is covered by the second stream See case 4 o the OUT point of the second stream TC OUT See case 5 In this case other clips are created until the Mark OUT point is reached Clip Name lf the Activate Autoname setting has not been selected all the clips have the same name defined by the user followed by segment x where x starts with 1 and increments for each segment If the Activate Autoname setting has been selected the clip name follows the auto naming rules defined and it is followed by segment x where x starts with 1 and increments for each segment 7 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 9 9 1 78 Adding Logs to Media Introduction A log is areference point to a specific frame in a video sequence The log is identified by a timecode value and relates to an action in a given event It can be associated to metadata re
66. nd or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action The Shuttle PRO device has buttons dedicated to most of these functions as well User Interface Keyboard Button Shortcut in Or ShuttlePRO key Description Sets a mark IN point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field and corresponding to the bullet indicator position on the jog bar Then a green indicator represents the mark IN point on the jog bar Sets amark OUT point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field and corresponding to the bullet indicator position on the jog bar Then a red indicator represents the mark OUT point on the jog bar Clears the mark IN point which has just been set and not yet saved When applied to a loaded clip the IN point is set to the Protect IN timecode before the guardband 8 Creating a Clip USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 User Interface Button Operation Clear out fi OUT Clear Marks upeat Clip q Note When the cursor is located in a text area the key can be pressed together with a keyboard shortcut to perform one of the following actions Mark IN Mark OUT Save Clip and Update Clip 8 Creating a Clip ShuttlePRO key V 5 Description Clears the mark OUT point which has just been set and not yet saved When applied to a loaded clip the OUT point is set to the Protect OUT timecode after the guardband Clears the mark IN and the
67. ng shows the different cases which can occur Mark IN Mark OUT Case 1 po Stream y File case2 7 see Seo O O 14455 BR EENIA EEEEIII ed ee SE EEEIJI ABEELIA S EELRJASEEEHLIIS E 2 ee 8 8 Bk Be ELIISE BEEIJAAS E EHIJJEEEL Case 3 No File Clip 1 Case 4 File 1 File Clip gt Clipz Cases Stream File t ti lt File 2 i Filed Clip lt Clipp Clips gt A single stream covers the whole clip duration In case 1 the system finds a stream covering the whole clip duration A single clip can be created between the Mark IN point and the Mark OUT point It will contain a new XT clip and a reference to this file Several streams each cover the whole clip duration In case 2 the system finds two streams covering the whole clip duration The file will be created from the longest stream A single clip can be created between the Mark IN point and the Mark OUT point and it will contain a new XT clip and a reference link to the longest stream 8 Creating a Clip i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 8 Creating a Clip No combination of streams covers the clip duration In case 3 the whole clip duration cannot be covered by one or several streams So no reference to a file can be created The clip created by the user from the Mark IN point to the Mark OUT point will only contain an XT clip Two or more contiguous or overlapping streams are required to cover the clip duration I
68. nyms provided that they have been defined in the SQL thesaurus file and that the corresponding option has been set in the PDirector General setting Freetext searches behavior Then a search performed with a search string will return the predefined synonyms as well This function can be used to search for translated words 4 Searching for Media USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 V gt 4 3 3 Quick Text Search Field Display The following table shows the various displays for the Quick Text Search field and what they mean Display center injury Injury competitor penalty skiing center Meaning The field background is gray No Quick Text Search is applied nor entered The field background is red The user is typing or has typed a search string but has not applied it yet or a search has been applied but the user has typed another search string in the field and not applied it yet The field background is green The user has applied the search string by pressing ENTER The result of the Quick Text Search is displayed in the grid The down arrow next to the Quick Text Search field gives access to the last 10 searched strings 4 3 4 Quick Text Search Syntax Rules The Quick Text Search option obeys specific rules which can be accessed via the Help button next to the Quick Text Search field 2 4 Searching for Media 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 4 3 5 46
69. o in the Windows domain is linked to a profile in the User Manager This determines the set of user rights and user settings the user will have in the application See the PDirector Technical Reference user manual for more information If the PDirector workstation is not integrated into an Active Directory domain a login screen will display where users have to enter their own IPClipLogger username and password Typical Workflows Overview The IPClipLogger supports several workflows listed below e Watch alive broadcast create clips from it and add logs to these clips e Select an existing clip and add logs to it e Select an existing clip create a sub clip from it and add logs to this sub clip q Note q The workflow which consists of logging a live broadcast record train without first making clips is not in the scope of the IPClipLogger It is supported by the PLogger module of the PDirector software Modes of Use To match those different workflows the I PClipLogger provides two modes of use e Player mode the IPClipLogger window contains a Video Display to watch the media and transport functions to browse through the loaded media This mode will always be used when logging is done on an existing clip after the live event It can also be used when users make clips and logs on a live broadcast 1 Introduction i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 1 Introduction e Live mode the IPClipLogger window does n
70. o save the log A temporary log sheet name appears at the top of the Logging pane as soon as the first log is saved Logsheet name CLIPLOGGING 2013 02 25 19 56 47 04 The log is listed with its metadata in the Logs grid of the Associated Logs pane a Descnption Color Keywords Participants Green Team arrival Repeat the procedure to create as many logs as you want for the clip Set an OUT point for the clip The corresponding timecode is displayed in the OUT field Complete the Clip Infos pane as described in section Creating Clip s in a Live Session on page 74 Live Session or in section How to Create a Clip on page 72 Player Session Click the Save Clip button to save the clip This button is available as soon as a name has been entered for the clip The final log sheet name is automatically assigned to the clip and corresponds to the clip name Simplified Procedure Use of F keys If F keys have been configured steps 2 to 7 can be performed at once by clicking the appropriate F key See section Configuring F Keys to Add Logs on page 79 Simplified Procedure Automatic Creation of a Clip at Log Creation To add logs to alive event when a clip has not yet been created proceed as follows 1 2 Click the Create a New Log button optional Enter metadata for the log as described in steps 3 et to 7 of the complete procedure Save the log by clicking the Create a New Log button or the S
71. oadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 3 6 4 66 Jumping to a Given Timecode within the Loaded Media There are several ways to jump to a given timecode within a loaded media e Click at one position on the jog bar e Click on the bullet indicator and move it along the jog bar e Enter anew timecode value in the Current Timecode field and press ENTER G Note q The Current Timecode field of the Live pane is read only and does not allow to move within the media Jumping to a Log within a Clip Once clips containing a log timecode have been created the IPDirector system automatically associates these clips to the log When a clip containing logs has been loaded on the Player its associated logs are listed in the Associated Logs pane It is possible to jump to a log timecode and preview the log frame by clicking the log line in the Logs grid It can be seen as loading a log 6 Moving through Media l E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Managing Work Bin Purpose One of the existing bins can be set as the Work bin so the clips being created are sent to the Work bin as soon as they are saved The Work bin must have been defined prior to saving a clip The Work bin is set from the Clips List pane of the Player Session tab but it is common to all the sessions the Player session and all the Live sessions How to Set a Work Bin To set a bin as the Work bin proceed as follows 1 Inthe Tree view o
72. ons then become highlighted 12_XTNewPGE_REC1 X 12_XTNewPGE_REC1 12XTNewPGE_REC2 12XTNewPGE_REC3 12XTNewPGE_REC4 16XTNewADL_REC1 16XTNewADL_REC2 16XTNewADL_REC3 To clear the whole selection of secondary recorders click the Clear All button on the right of the list 9 4 Loading a Clip 9 4 1 How to Load a Clip Once you have identified in the Elements grid the clip you wish to preview you can load it on the Player pane in one of the following ways e Select the clip line in the Elements grid and press ENTER e Double click the clip line in the Elements grid e Drag the clip line to the Player pane The clip is loaded on its TC IN and is paused Clip information is shown in the Clip Info pane In case logs have already been added to that clip they are listed in the Associated Logs pane The system is now ready to add new logs to edit existing logs to trim the clip or to create a sub clip See sections Retroactive Logging on page 84 Trimming a Clip on page 73 and How to Create a Clip on page 72 5 4 2 How to Load a Linked Clip Linked clips are clips created at the same time by ganged recorder channels from PDirector or by a selection of secondary recorder channels from a Live Session tab of IPClipLogger They correspond to different angles of the same recorded media This applies also to recording ingests or growing clips being created from ganged recorder channels When a clip already loaded on a player
73. or the clip those keywords will also appear in the Parent Keywords and or the Parent Participants columns of the Logs grid 10 Metadata This area can be used to associate a metadata profile to the clip Profiles Doing this all the user fields which make up the metadata profile appear and can be filled in by users See section Metadata Profiles on page 31 The General Keywords and Metadata Profiles areas can be expanded or collapsed by clicking the arrow at the beginning of each section 2 User Interface 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 9 3 2 5 4 2 9 9 26 Timecode Fields Display Information displayed in the Current Timecode field and in the TC IN and TC OUT fields can be changed as follows 1 Right click the Timecode field A contextual menu with the following options is displayed o Timecode o gt Timecode and date Timecode and date and TC type o gt Timecode and TC type Select one of the options 3 When the TC type is displayed right clicking it in the Timecode field allows to shift from one TC type to the other LTC or user 4 When the date is displayed clicking it in the Timecode field opens a calendar for date selection Video Display Video Display The background of the Player pane is gray when no media is loaded or when the loaded media contains an on line hi res element Video Display Contextual Menu A contextual menu is accessible by right clicking the V
74. or the type of items currently selected from the Tree view To do so proceed as follows 1 Right click the column header area A menu is displayed 2 Select Organize The Select Columns window opens 3 Click Back to Default Clip Contextual Menu The Clip contextual menu is available when right clicking a clip in the Elements grid It gives access to the actions that can be performed on clips 4 Note No contextual menu is available from a record train The following commands are listed in the Clip contextual menu Cut Cuts the selected clip Only available from the Clips tab when a Bins tree branch is selected Copy Copies the selected item It can then be pasted into the clipboard or in a bin Paste Pastes a shortcut of the copied clip into the selected bin This option is available from the Elements grid when an clip has been copied and a bin is now selected Send to Provides a list of possible destinations to which the selected clip can be sent Possible destinations are e the user s default bin e the user s default playlist e adefault archive target e any target destination visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote Installer CleanEdit targets Avid targets Final Cut Pro targets File targets EVS servers targets This is used to make A V material available to external systems Backup to Nearline Used for the storage or the backup of the selected clip to the default nearline or to a
75. ords to Media on page 88 The keyword appears in the Keywords list optional To keep the selection of keywords for the next log select the Follow previous logs keywords option optional Select an interest level for the log optional Select a highlight color for the log optional To grab a new timecode for the log being created click the Get TC button Save the log by clicking one of the following buttons Create a new log to save the log and starts the creation of the next log This action grabs a new log timecode o to save the log A log sheet name appears at the top of the Logging pane as soon as the first log is saved It corresponds to the new defined clip name Logsheet name cd pge 130226e The log is listed with its metadata in the Logs grid of the Associated Logs pane Descnpton Color Keywords Green Team arrival 10 Create as many logs as you want to add to the clip 11 Click the Update Clip button to save the clip In case the clip has linked clips the logs are added to all the clips linked the loaded one Simplified Procedure Use of F keys If F keys have been configured steps 2 to 7 can be performed at once by clicking the appropriate F key See section Configuring F Keys to Add Logs on page 79 9 Adding Logs to Media USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 V gt 9 5 4 Managing Existing Logs The following operations can be performed on logs from the Player Session tab
76. ot contain any Video Display This mode can only be used when a live broadcast is being clipped and logged and users watch the scene being recorded live or on a monitor In case several cameras are recording the event clips and logs will be created on the camera angles selected by the users Context of Use Reality shows and News are among others the main business environments that will benefit from the use of IPClipLogger In News workflows alarge amount of material is received every day All the media that will be archived need to be clearly identified and interesting events must be flagged to be quickly retrieved later on if required The I PClipLogger is designed to easily fulfill those tasks Librarians or journalists are generally in charge of those operations They will be able to search for a clip load the clip on the Player pane and identify it with a name or a unique identifier Keywords and a metadata profile They will add logs to the clip and if logs already exist for that clip they will be able to review them and possibly edit them A description keywords and other categorizing metadata can be associated to logs The Player mode will be used in this kind of workflow In Reality Show workflows loggers generally work during the recording of sequences This can be done by watching the scene live so the Live mode of the IPClipLogger will be used But this can also be done by searching for an ingest being recorded and the
77. r the Logging pane and select a keyword proposed in the Autocomplete list e Youcan select keywords in a keyword grid or a cascading grid e Youcan press a F key shortcut which has previously been configured with specific keyword s This can only be used for the logs not for clips See section Configuring F Keys to Add Logs on page 79 See the procedures described in sections Live Logging on page 81 and Retroactive Logging on page 84 for the use of the configured F keys Warning It is highly recommended not to use different Keywords tools to add or remove keywords to a media item Conditions for the Use of a Keyword The assignment of a keyword to a media item will only be possible if the following conditions are met e The maximum number of keywords which can be assigned to the item has not already been reached e The keyword typed in the Keyword field exists in the PDirector database e An additional limitation exists for the use of cascading grids It is not possible to select more than one keyword per keywords level set Assigning a Keyword by Direct Entry Autocomplete List The Autocomplete function is a help service for the capture of a keyword This is available from the Keywords area of the Clip Infos pane or the Logging pane 10 Assigning Keywords to Media is V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 As soon as the users start typing in the Keyword field the Autocomplete function provides alist of
78. r of elements in the grid by clicking the column header for the parameter according to which you want to sort the elements The column header which is used for sorting is highlighted in blue The little triangle indicates the sorting order Clicking the column header again changes the sorting order from ascending to descending or vice versa Organizing Columns Columns can be resized and or re ordered This new organization is automatically saved and remembered However it is also possible to reset the column organization to the default organization Resizing Columns A column can be resized by using the mouse pointer over columns intersection and dragging it to the right or to the left nail Name inontent Type Clip Elem Selecting Columns to Display To select the columns to display in the grid proceed as follows 1 Right click the column header area 2 User Interface is VJ 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 2 User Interface A menu is displayed 2 Select Organize The Select Columns window opens and the right pane shows the list of columns in the current order 3 To select the column s you wish to add to the view do one of the following actions o inthe left pane double click the column s you wish to add to the view o select them in the left pane and click the right arrow o gt drag them onto the Visible Columns area Use CTRL click to select a list of non contiguous columns Use SHIFT click to sele
79. rd Operation Interface y ShuttlePRO key Description Bon Shortcut Starts to play the loaded media at 100 for normal clips at 33 for SLSM clips 3x or at 50 for SLSM clips 2x The button switches to the Pause button y EE C Stops the playout of the loaded media The button switches to the Play button a Starts moving backwards through the media at the preset speed See section Fast Forward and Fast Rewind Speed on page 64 cu B O Rewind a Starts moving forward through the media at preset speed See section Fast Forward and Fast Rewind Speed on page 64 B O Forward a Starts moving backwards through the media Backward a Moves from the current position to the IN point of the loaded clip Goto IN M e 62 6 Moving through Media USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Operation Goto OUT Goto Previous Frame Goto Next Frame Go 10 Frames Backward Go 10 Frames Forward User Interface Button 6 Moving through Media Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key V gt Description Moves from the current position to the OUT point of the loaded clip If a growing clip is loaded ona player and the user clicks the Goto OUT button the system will play near live i e at the closest position from the live Moves from the current position to the previous frame Moves from the current position to the following frame Moves 10 frames before the
80. rder channels or recording ingests can be chosen They correspond to the different cameras recording the event In this manual these actions are called loading a train or a recording ingest in Player or Live mode or loading a clip on the Player pane The IPClipLogger allows users to create clips and logs on different media at the same time See section Working with Multiple Logging Sessions on page 42 See section Possible Loading Actions on page 50 for the list of the possible ways to load different types of media Possible Loading Actions Various element types can be loaded on the Player pane in different ways These actions are listed in the next table Action See section Live Mode Train Loading a train by selecting a recorder channel Selecting the Main Recorder on page 57 Player Mode Train Loading a train by selecting a recorder channel How to Select a Train or a Recording from the Clip Infos pane or the Elements grid Ingest in Player Mode on page 52 Loading a train by selecting a recorder channel How to Select a Train with the with the ShuttlePRO ShuttlePRO on page 55 Loading the last loaded train only in case it was How to Reload the Last Loaded Train loaded just before the media currently loaded at or Recording Ingest on page 53 its currently recording timecode E E 5 Loading Media USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 5 Loading Media Loading the last loaded train only in case it
81. rectly under this directory Expanding the Users Bin Directory view displays the System User bin directories for all the users Users Bin FT all administrator pge System User Bin Directory shows all the elements which are in the bins and bin directories for the selected user Expanding a System User Bin Directory view displays all the bins and bin directories for the selected user here pge Its name contains the user logging ID ao pge I dirl Day 1 Day 2 pge s Bin This directory is created by the system It is visible by all the users but only the owner of the directory and an administrator can modify delete or publish it or add a bin or bin directory directly under this directory System User Bin created by the system for the selected user Its name contains the user logging ID It shows all the elements put in it by the selected user It is visible by all the users but only the owner of the bin and an administrator can modify delete or publish it or move this bin 2 User Interface i USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 2 User Interface Tree Branch Sub Branch Description ia User Bin created by the selected user under its System User bin directory It shows all the elements put in it by the selected user User Bin Directory created by the selected user under its System User bin directory It shows all the elements put in it by the selected user Bin Conte
82. s is displayed based on the second word Select a line by using the mouse or the key Alpine skiin sl slalom 4 Searching for Media is V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 4 Press ENTER The search is launched with the two selected proposals Alpine skiin slalom x Thumbnail Name Content Type Clip Elements Creation Date Keywords Participants cl_pge_130304a Audio Video 03 Mar 2013 17 08 48 rambles Alpine skiin Failed Compaan d cl_pge_130219g Audio Video 18 Feb 2013 21 22 12 slalom Alpine skiin cl_ pge_130219f Audio Video 18 Feb 2013 21 21 45 Alpine skiin slalom 4 Searching for Media 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 5 1 5 2 50 Loading Media introduction The meaning of loading media is explained hereafter A record train or train corresponds to the media being recorded live from a camera and sent to an EVS video server through a recorder channel A recording ingest corresponds to the same media for which an IN point has been marked at a specific timecode to start the creation of a clip Depending on the workflow users will choose to work with a Live Session tab or with the Player Session tab To be able to create clips and logs they first need to select the media to log In Player mode this can be a clip a recording ingest or a train In Live mode this will be at least a single train or a recording ingest but several reco
83. scading grid This automatically un selects the keyword and its selected child keyword and collapses the cascading grid to the level under the remaining selected keyword The same keywords are removed from the Keywords area of the as well Example Clicking Brazil removes Brazil and Dida 1 and displays the sub set of keywords related to Teams 10 Assigning Keywords to Media 95 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 96 Warning Clicking the X button next to a selected keyword in the Keywords area of the media item leads to a different result e the keyword is removed from the cascading grid the cascading grid is collapsed and therefore does not display its child keywords anymore e the keyword is removed from the Keywords area BUT its child keyword is not removed In the follwing example clicking Brazil does not remove its child keyword Dida 1 from the keywords area A Keywords Clear All TEAMS 3 DIDA 1 X a To remove all the keywords do one of the following actions e Click the Clear All button in the Keywords area e Click the highlighted parent keyword in the cascading grid Rules for the Display of Keywords in Cascading Grids Warning It is highly recommended not to use different Keywords tools to add remove keywords to from a media item 10 Assigning Keywords to Media USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Display of Keywords in an Cascading Grid V gt In the case when a media i
84. ser Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key Ret Q 54 5 Loading Media is USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 How to Load the Train from the Previous or Next Recorder Channel When atrain is loaded it is possible to load a train from the previous or next recorder channel thanks to the ShuttlePRO keys User Interface Keyboard Operation Button SROrnCUL ShuttlePRO key Previous Recorder Next Recorder Two situations can occur e The recorder channel currently selected does not belong to a group of ganged recorder channels then the next or previous record train of the XNet network is loaded e The recorder channel currently selected belongs to a group of ganged recorder channels then the next or previous record train of the group is loaded How to Select a Train with the ShuttlePRO To select a train with the ShuttlePRO proceed as follows 1 Press the Select Train key 5 Loading Media 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 This calls up on the screen a list of available recorder channels Select Recorder 1 ATNewPGE RECIL 1 XTNewPGE REC 1 XTNewPGE RECS 12 XTNewPGE_REC4 16 XTNewADL REC1 16 XTNewADL REC 16 XTNewADL RECS 16 XTNewADL REC4 2 By moving the jog dial you can move through the list to highlight the required train 3 Press Select Train again to select it and exit the menu The selected train is loaded on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Se
85. sposal The PClipLogger is able to manage this case and offers the possibility to open up to five tabs from which it is easy to switch The first time the application is opened two tabs are shown The first tab always displays a session in Player mode and cannot be closed The second tab is dedicated to a Live session and can be closed All the other tabs that users would create are automatically set to work in Live mode Each logging session is completely independent of the other ones This means that there is no interaction on the work performed on each of them Managing Several Logging Sessions Ciri ps _J J keys or click the button on the To open a new logging session press the right of the tabs series A new tab is displayed entitled Live Session As soon as a main recorder channel has been selected its name is shown as tab title Users can then perform some actions in one tab switch to another tab perform actions in the second tab and switch back to the first tab without losing any work done in any tab When a new logging session is open the keyword grids displayed are the same as those from the first tab Afterwards keywords grids from the different tabs can evolve independently Ciri To close a logging session press the 4 J CJ keys or click the X button next to the corresponding tab The Player Session tab cannot be closed 3 Working with Multiple Logging Sessions is VJ 5 USER MA
86. ssage is highlighted in red Message Acknowledgment As soon as a message appears the Acknowledge button turns red ka EA Users can acknowledge the message by clicking the button This changes the background of the message to gray This helps the users to distinguish the messages that have been dealt with from the ones that have not 2 User Interface is V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 2 8 4 Information I HE 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 15 42 49 15 May 2012 15 33 39 2 User Interface Messages Filter Messages can be filtered according to their type thanks to the Message Type buttons displayed on the top left corner of the expanded Message field Information Warning Error XML Unit XTAccess_XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XTAccess_XMLUnit is not alive Clip Created d pge 120515a 652C 02 Bad disk on machine 29830 By default all the filters are enabled and all the buttons have a blue background To disable a filter and remove the corresponding messages from the list users must click the Message Type button for that filter The button is then displayed on a gray background 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 3 3 1 3 2 42 Working with Multiple Logging Sessions Introduction On some occasions users work on several events at the same time and need to have more than one logging session at their di
87. ssible to trim an existing clip by redefining its Short IN and or its Short OUT points if the whole clip has not been protected The duration of the guardbands is set with the Guardbands option from Tools gt Settings gt Clips Settings gt General Settings for Clips in IPDirector Usable Media It is not possible to log a live train Logs can only be added to a clip So users need to create clips to be able to add logs to media As soon as a media has been loaded users can create a new clip from this loaded media thanks to the clip creation functions of the Clip Infos pane A clip can be created from a record train loaded on a Live session tab or on the Player Session tab or it can be created from a recording ingest or an existing clip loaded on the Player Session tab To speed up the logging process on a train I PClipLogger allows the users to create logs without setting the IN and OUT points of aclip In this case the system automatically creates the IN and OUT points of the clip based on the timecodes of the first and the last logs 8 Creating a Clip is E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 8 2 8 Creating a Clip Prerequisites Clips are sent to a bin set as the Work bin as soon as they are saved So a Work bin must have been defined prior to save a clip See section Managing Work Bin on page 67 Clip Settings Introduction Most of the settings cannot be defined from the IPClipLogger interface and are directl
88. ssion tab How to Snap back to the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest When a record train or a recording ingest is loaded on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab and then another media is loaded on that channel the Snap function allows you to go back to the previously loaded record train or recording ingest at the timecode where the E E mode was exited effectively snapping back to where the user left off in the record train or the recording ingest The difference with the E E function is that the Snap function does not load the train at its currently recording timecode User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key 56 5 Loading Media i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 0 3 2 5 Loading Media Loading a Train in Live Mode Introduction To be able to create clips and logs in a Live session users must first select a recorder channel This corresponds to one of the different cameras recording the event This main recorder channel will automatically be set as preview recorder The IPClipLogger prevents two loggers or two Live sessions from using the same preview recorder In addition to the main recorder channel one or several other recorder channels recording the scene from different camera angles at the same time may also be selected Then clips and logs will be created for all of them at once Selecting the Main Recorder Purpose The selection of the main recorder channel is man
89. successfully sent to a nearline file archive target The clip has been successfully sent to CleanEdit application The clip has been successfully sent to Avid 2 User Interface i V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 Icon Description The clip has been successfully sent to an EVS video server through the GigE network Clip for which the transfer to a nearline file archive target failed Clip for which the transfer to CleanEdit application failed BBE a Le Clip for which the transfer to Avid failed E Clip for which the transfer to an EVS video server through the GigE network failed 4q Note q Icons for destinations targets may have been customized from the Remote Installer Clip Protection Clips can be protected by Multicam users or other PDirector or IPClipLogger users The clip protection will not prevent other users from deleting the clips However it will warn them that the clip is protected and should not be deleted Within PDirector or IPClipLogger you can protect and unprotect a clip mainly from the contextual menus or during the creation of a clip G Note q When you protect a XT hi res clip the lo res version if present is protected automatically and vice versa Then two icons will be displayed one for each XT clip The protect feature does not affect hi res or lo res files If a clip is protected by the IPDirector protocol the Protect icon Q hi res or Q lo res appears in the Prote
90. tches the New Log timecode and displays it in the Log Timecode field of the Logging pane The cursor is put in the Description field In case a previous log had previously grabbed timecode and metadata it is automatically saved before the creation of the new log Get TC Grabs the timecode for the log being created and displays it in the Log Timecode field of the Operation User Interface Button Description Logging pane Save Log Saves the log previously grabbed Save log timecode and metadata G Note Ciri When the cursor is located in a text area the key can be pressed together with one of the keyboard shortcut to perform the corresponding action 9 3 Configuring F Keys to Add Logs Purpose F keys can be used as shortcuts to add logs with predefined metadata keywords highlight color and or interest level in a single click Shortcuts need to be configured The F keys configuration is saved in the database and is therefore the same for all the IPClipLogger users 24 shortcuts can be set by using keys F1 to F12 and CTRL F1 to CTRL F12 9 Adding Logs to Media 79 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 How to Configure an F Key To associate specific metadata to an F key proceed as follows F Keys 1 Click the button on the top right of any tab The following window opens Predefined Logs 2 Click the arrow on the right of the F Keys List field The list of a
91. tem has been assigned keywords only from a cascading grid and later on is selected its associated keywords are highlighted in the cascading grid WorldCup ENG an FEEDS MATCH GOOD POOR VENUE CITY WEATHER Angola Brazil Cote d Ivoire Czech Australia m DIDAU m LUCIO 3 m EMERSO mm ADRIAN MATCH TIME GRAPHICS COLOUR MATCHES Argentina Costa Rica Croatia Ecuador Ukraine Coaching Staff an CAFU m TUANE an ROBERT qn KAKA 8 Rules for the Display of Keywords of a Media Item Specific rules exist for the display of keywords in the Cascading Grid tool In case a media item has been assigned several keywords from different keywords assignment processes Keywords tools direct entry some of them could not be displayed in a cascading grid when the media item is being edited The order according to which keywords have been assigned is taken into account The media item has several keywords from level 1 has one keyword from level 1 KW 1 and level 2 KW 2 but the KW2 had been selected before KW1 and appears before KW 1 in the Keywords area 10 Assigning Keywords to Media the keyword s highlighted in the cascading grid is the first one encountered in the list and its child keywords if any the keyword from level 1 is the only one displayed 97 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Rules for the Display of Keywords when Edited
92. the Keywords area and it is no more highlighted in the Keyword tool To remove all the keywords e Click the Clear All button in the Keywords area Assigning Keywords to Media from a Cascading Grid Introduction A cascading grid can be displayed as explained in section Displaying the Keywords Sources on page 90 A cascading grid displays sets of keywords according to a waterfall effect The sub sets of keywords displayed will depend upon the keyword selected from the first set the second set and so on It is not possible to select more than one keyword per keywords level set 10 Assigning Keywords to Media 93 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA How to Assign a Keyword Issue 6 55 A July 2014 To add a keyword from a cascading grid to a clip or log being created or when it is being edited and no keyword has been assigned yet proceed as follows 1 Open the relevant cascading grid The cascading grid displays the first set of keywords CG WorldCup WorldCup ENG an FEEDS MATCH TIME MATCH GRAPHICS GOOD POOR COLOUR VENUE CITY MATCHES WEATHER 2 Click a keyword from the cascading grid The parent keyword is added in the Keywords area and it is highlighted in the cascading grid The child keywords from the second set if any is displayed below the first set Create a new log Logsheet name a Description Switch ENTER CTRL Keywords Clear All Follow previous logs keywords 94
93. the Maximize button again or by pressing the Escape key 2 User Interface i E USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 m 2 5 8 2 User Interface Metadata Profiles Purpose A metadata profile is made of a set of user fields which are managed together Metadata profiles are created in PDirector I PClipLogger users may only select one of the metadata profiles that they are allowed to use from the Current Profile list Current Profile AK Workflow Metadata None AK Workflow Metadata ATHLETICS AK ATHLETICS UF At clip creation as soon as a metadata profile is selected in the Clip Infos pane all the user fields composing the profile are displayed and users can enter specific values for each of them A Metadata profiles Current Profile Olympic Games AK Date dd mmeyyyy Sport Tape Barcode ID Phase Then columns dedicated to the user fields headings can be displayed in the Elements grid and user fields values can be used in searches with the Quick Text Search User Field Types and Display Several types of user fields can have been defined at the metadata profile creation All the types of user fields are listed hereafter with the way they appear in the element metadata area Text 64 characters The Text user field type will appear on screen as a free text field 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Memo text unlimited number of characters The Memo user field type will app
94. the jog bar The OUT point timecode is displayed in the OUT field 15 42 34 20 15 44 45 2 Enter a name for the clip in the Clip Infos pane if the Activate Autoname setting has not been selected Otherwise the auto naming rules set with the Define Autoname setting are automatically applied optional Select an interest level by clicking one of the buttons optional Associate one or several keyword s to the clip See section Assigning Keywords to Media on page 88 optional Select a metadata profile and fill in the corresponding user fields See section Metadata Profiles on page 31 10 Click the Save Clip button to save the clip The clip is saved in the database and the clip is sent to the bin set as Work bin 8 Creating a Clip VJ 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 When a clip is successfully created the status bar at the bottom of the window will show the successful operation 8 4 2 8 4 3 8 Creating a Clip 15 May 2012 15 42 49 Clip Created dl pge 120515a 6520 02 i Ganged Recorder Channels and Linked Clips Automatic Creation of Linked Clips In Player mode users do not have the possibility to select all the camera angles they want to work with If a clip is created from a recorder channel ganged to other ones clips will automatically be created on all the ganged recorder channels provided that the Create Clips on all Synchronized Recorders setting has been selected under Too
95. to expand a branch By browsing the tree structure a selection is made and the items available displayed in the Elements grid See section Branch Selection in the Tree on page 43 All Clips 130776 4 Bins 4 IF Users Bin TR adi t TP administrator 4 TP pge TS dirl Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 pge s Bin pgeall Dir 1 130226 Bin 4 ext Tree View Elements The current section mentions which items are displayed in the Elements grid based on the tree branch selected Work Bin BinName Selecting this branch displays in the Elements grid all the clips from the bin set as the user s Work bin This branch cannot be expanded 2 User Interface 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Bins Selecting this branch displays in the Elements grid all the clips which are in bins and bin directories Expanding the Bins view shows the bins and bin directories in the Tree view as detailed in the table below Tree Branch Sub Branch Description ee Bin Directory shows all the elements which are in all the bins and directories under the selected directory Bin shows all the elements which are in the selected bin Users Bin Directory shows all the elements which are under all the System User bin directories This directory is created by the system when an IPBrowse license is found in the database It is visible by all the users but no one can modify delete or publish it nor add a bin or bin directory di
96. to load browse in and play the loaded commands media See section Transport Buttons and Shortcuts on page 61 for the list of transport buttons shortcuts and ShuttlePro keys The E E function and the Ret function are described in section Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode on page 52 9 Maximize This button is used to maximize the player on a second screen button See section Player Full Screen Mode on page 30 6 Clip Creation Those commands are used to create a clip from the loaded media commands See section Clip Creation Buttons and Shortcuts on page 70 for the list of clip creation buttons shortcuts and ShuttlePro keys The area also displays the timecode of the IN point next to the IN button and the timecode of the OUT point next to the OUT button Clip name Free text field used to enter a name for the clip being created 8 General This area can be used to associate an interest level to the clip and information to enter a reference for a tape ID Four Interest Level buttons allow users to assign an interest rating to a clip from no star to 3 stars The selected interest level is blue The default value is the no star level 9 Keywords This area allows the selection of keywords to associate to the clip See section Assigning Keywords to Media on page 88 They will appear in the Keywords and or the Participants columns of the Elements grid for the corresponding clip When logs will be created f
97. uick Text Search function is used to perform a search based on free text entered in the Quick Text Search field This field is available on the top of the Elements grid 4 Searching for Media 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 4 3 2 44 The Associated Logs pane also provides a simplified Quick Text Search area to filter the logs displayed in the Associated Logs pane See section Quick Text Search Associated Buttons on page 14 for the description of the buttons associated to the Quick Text Search field The columns that are taken into account for the Quick Text Search are the ones currently visible in the Elements grid The search is performed on the branch selected in the Tree view The filter remains applied until it is cleared with the Clear button of the Quick Text Search area Users can enter a search string in one of the following ways e Entering the search string in full in the Quick Text Search field e Clicking the arrow next to the Quick Text Search field so the last 10 searches are displayed and then selecting one of them See section Quick Text Search Field Display on page 45 e Starting to type a search string in the Quick Text Search field so the Autocomplete function displays a list of proposals and one of them can be selected See section Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field on page 46 Search for Synonyms Users have the possibility to perform a search for word syno
98. vailable F keys shortcuts is displayed pi Control F1 F2 Control F2 Control F3 F4 Control F4 F5 Control F5 F 80 9 Adding Logs to Media is V 5 USER MANUAL IPClipLogger 6 55 z 3 Select one of the shortcuts If this shortcut has already been configured with keywords interest level and or color this is shown in the other areas of the window For example Predefined Logs Fl Otherwise no assignment is displayed 4 optional Select keyword s for the shortcut from the Autocomplete list See section Assigning a Keyword by Direct Entry on page 88 The keyword appears in the Keywords list optional Select an interest level for the shortcut optional Select a highlight color for the shortcut 7 Click OK 9 4 Live Logging 9 4 1 Introduction When users log LIVE actions logs must be created as soon as the action occurs to grab the timecode corresponding to the action This can be done on a train from a Live Session tab or on a train or recording ingest from the Player Session tab 9 Adding Logs to Media 81 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 9 4 2 82 How to Log LIVE Action Prerequisites Logging from a Live Session 1 Load a train on the Live Session tab as described in section Loading a Train in Live Mode on page 57 Select the other camera angles you want to work with during your logging session by clicking the corresponding Recorder Ch
99. xtual Menu From the Bins node different contextual menus can be accessed by right clicking the Bins tree node a bin directory or a bin The commands are described hereafter Set as work bin Sets the selected bin as the Work bin Send to Provides a list of possible destination targets to which the selected bin and its content can be sent Backup to nearline Provides the list of nearline destinations to which the selected bin and its content can be sent Publish Opens the Publish window in which you can specify the user groups the selected bin or bin directory should be published to The bin or bin directory will be published to the selected groups providing that they have the adequate rights New bin Opens the Create a New Bin window where you can specify the name of the new bin This is available from a bin directory or from the Bins node of the tree view Not available from a bin nor from the Users bin directory New directory Opens the Create a New Directory window where you can specify the name of the new directory This is available from a bin directory or from the Bin node of the tree view Not available from a bin nor from the Users bin directory Delete selected Deletes the selected bin or directory Click Yes in the confirmation window that appears to delete the bin or bin directory This is not available from the Users bin directory from any System user bin directory nor from any System user bin Rena
100. y applied from PDirector The only setting that the user can configure from the IPClipLogger interface relate to auto naming of clip Defining Clip Autoname The Define Autoname setting allows the user to define auto naming rules for new clips To define a clip auto name proceed as follows 1 Click the Tools button on the main toolbar A contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Define Autoname The Autoname window opens and lists the various possible format string options with a brief explanation Autoname x This string is used to autoname dips when the new ingest new dip window is not displayed Double click an item to insert it in the format string COUNTER Integer counter 2X TMAME XT Name 7M INE XT User Number 7oCAMLBL Source Mame TON Time Code Short In OK Cancel 3 Double click an item to append it to the format string 4 Click OK The auto name setting is saved in the I PDirector Auto Name settings Activating the Clip Autoname Setting The Activate Autoname setting allows the user to activate the use of auto naming rules for new clips as defined from the Define Autoname setting This setting is unavailable as far as no auto naming rule has been defined 69 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 8 3 Operation Mark IN Mark OUT Clear IN 70 Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Clip Creation Buttons and Shortcuts The following table gives the meaning of each clip creation operation A button a
101. y of the clip must be stored Move Opens the Move Clip window where you can specify the location on an EVS video server of the XNet Network where the clip must be moved This command is not available for files Link Allows you to link selected clips manually It is only possible to link clips that are not already associated with other clips Unlink Allows you to unlink the clips linked to the selected clips Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the selected item has been published to Operations Allowed from the Elements Grid Besides the actions available from the Clip contextual menu the following operations are possible from the Elements grid Operation Resulting action Click on an element line Simply selects the element Double click or press Enter on an element Loads the element on the Player pane line See section Loading Media on page 50 Transfer Status Icons The Status column of the Elements grid gives information on the transfer status of the selected clip The table below gives the meaning for most of the icons which can appear in this column Description The clip is still in the process of being sent to a nearline file archive target The clip is still in the process of being sent to CleanEdit application The clip is still in the process of being sent to Avid The clip is still in the process of being sent to an EVS video server through the GigE network The clip has been
102. you wish to perform a quick search on 4 Searching for Media 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 48 Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing Skating Y Alpine skin 7 downhill ski mogul skiing Nordic skin Y skating fki Select a line by using the mouse or the key Press ENTER The search is launched with the selected proposal The search results are displayed in the grid Alpine skiin Thumbnail Name Content Type Clip Elements Creation Date Keywords Participants slalom men 3 io Vi 3 Mar 2013 17 08 A cl_pge_130304a Audio Video 03 Mar 2013 17 08 48 TE eae Competitor A cl_pge_130220c Audio Video 19 Feb 2013 18 02 34 Alpine skiin cl_pge_130219g Audio Video 18 Feb 2013 21 22 12 slalom Alpine skiin cl_pge_130219f Audio Video 18 Feb 2013 21 21 45 Alpine skiin slalom To clear the applied Quick Text Search click the Clear Quick Text Search button x white x to the right of the search field To clear all the filters applied from the advanced search filters and from the Quick Text search options click the Clear All button Search on Two Strings of Characters To perform a search based on two words proceed as follows 1 2 Follow steps 1 to 4 from the previous procedure Press Space bar and then start to type a second word A new list of proposal

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