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IPD Xedio Plugin 06.55 User`s Manual

1. WO Attenuation Undo Fedo Settings C Note q The level of attenuation and other settings such as fade in and out values are set in the Software gt Parameter Profiles area of Xedio Manager Please refer to the related user manual for more details 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles sd V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 11 2 11 2 1 11 2 2 Adding a Logo or Graphic Introduction Logos or still graphics can be added to sections of the edit This is done by adding tags which are reference points marked on the timecode bar to trigger an event Tags are created and managed via the Tag Manager window Provided that the right plugin has been integrated with CleanEdit graphics can also be taken from viZRT or ORAD Tag Manager Window Possible Ways to Access the Tag Manager Window Tags are created from the Tag Manager window CleanEdit provides several possible ways to call this window e Right click on the Timecode bar and select Add tag from the contextual menu e Adda Mark IN point and a Mark OUT point in the timeline and press J See section Adding Marks on page 118 e Place the nowline in the timeline and press J illustration NEW The Tag Manager window presents tabs specific to the action performed logo insertion external graphics integration with ORAD integration with vizRT Their display must have been individ
2. Speed d Video clip Fx d Conversion Fs Left Video Transition P Undo Heda Settings Commands Applicable to Audio Elements The Audio Channels Right Left Audio Transition Get Audio Waveform and Duplicate Track commands are only applicable to selected audio elements The Audio Channels option is explained in section Audio Routing Swaps and Mutes on page 183 The Right Left Audio Transition options are detailed in section Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Track on page 179 The Get Audio Waveform and Duplicate Track features are explained in section Miscellaneous Audio Features on page 188 7 Main Workspace for Editing Si VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 an 00 36 00 fgoal 1 00 01 56 12 00 00 06 04 goal 1 Clip Audio Channels Left udo Transition Get audio waveform PF Duplicate Track Undo Heda Settings i 7 5 8 Timecode and Duration Fields The timecode information displayed on the timeline display is shortly described below These fields are not editable 00 05 43 24 7 Main Workspace for Editing 105 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 106 Issue 6 55 A July 2014 The following table explains the various TC and duration fields highlighted in the above screenshot Part Name IL 3 Mouse Pointer TG IN OUT Duration fields Timeline Duration Nowline TC Description When the mous
3. 22 02 22 2 22 22 204 11 2 6 Moving Tag Points 2 2 2 l lice eee eece ec ce cece ceeceeeeees 207 11 2 7 Duplicating a Tag 22 22 lice cece eee ccc eee eeeeeeseeesees 208 11 2 8 Deleting Tags 22 2 c lec cce ce cee eee cee cece ceeceeseeseeeeeees 208 11 3 Adding Integrated Text and Graphics or Subtitles 2 200 200200222 22 22 209 11 3 1 Introduction 0 22 cece eee eee eee cee cece cece eeeeee 209 11 3 2 Text Tab Overview 222 o cece cece cee cee cece cece eee eeeeee 210 11 3 3 Defining the Area to Insert Text Graphics 02 22 222 222222 211 11 3 4 Adding Text and Graphics to the Edit 00 00 02 022 222 222222 212 11 3 5 Working with Template of Text and Graphics 2 2 22 22 2 218 11 3 6 Applying a Transition Effect to the CG Area 20 0 22222 e eee ee eee 219 11 3 7 Checking the Integrated Text and Graphics 22 22 22 2222 219 11 3 8 Importing a Subtitle File oeccceeseetien cst ieeracceeattecsiecuanadteauseaeusete 220 11 3 9 Editing the Character Generator Page Properties 22 2 223 12 HEADER MAKER ooo 000 000 0000 02o eee ec ecceeccecceeeeee eee eee 225 12 1 Introduction _ 2 2 2 eee cece ccc eee eee e cece cece ee cece ee ceeeecceeeceeeeeues 225 12 2 Header Maker Tab Overview 0 2 202 c cece cee cece cece eee e 000000 226 123 OSTA ONS sac see So a
4. Current Profile Drop down list from which the users with appropriate user rights can select the metadata profile to be associated with the item Metadata Profile fields Fields belonging to the metadata profile selected in the Current Profile field The users can modify the values of the Metadata Profile fields if they have appropriate user rights The modifications will only apply to the given item and not impact the default values of the profile Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline Possible Audio Configurations The IPD Xedio Plugin can manage the reading the editing and the export of files with up to 16 audio channels These channels can be grouped in stereo pairs and or 5 1 groups or be mono channels The possible audio configurations are multiple and are a combination of mono stereo and or 5 1 audio tracks with a maximum of 16 channels Within the general settings of Xedio Manager you need to select the Enable 5 1 tracks parameter to allow the management of 5 1 tracks in the Xedio Suite and the Enable mono tracks parameter to allow the management of mono tracks 7 Main Workspace for Editing 79 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Channel Selection 80 When importing files with 2 4 8 or 16 audio channels the assignment must follow the default parameters set in the database as explained in section here above In case the default assignments cannot be applied all audio tracks will be
5. Example In the example below the Blank Clear button is used to remove the blanks common to all tracks Before k Blank Clear 00 02 sero OOO 00 00 00 05 30 0000 00 04 00 00 Concert_091119_ 81 OO 00 20 02 00 02 19 04 OO 02 9 23 00 03 20 00 pb 01 03 135 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 7 3 8 7 4 136 E0 GH Gl l N0 02 30 00 N0 03 00 00 MH nec euE Nn Concet_091119_ 81 00 00 20 02 OO 02 19 04 OOO 48 15 FOO0S 08 17 Aligning Elements on a Reference Element You can align left or right one or more elements on a reference element with the S or e A left alignment means you will align the IN point of the elements on the IN point of the reference element e Aright alignment means you will align the OUT point of the elements on the OUT point of the reference element The elements which are aligned will overwrite existing material on the timeline To right or left align elements on a reference element proceed as follows 1 Using CTRL click select a first the elements to align b last the reference element on which the other elements should be aligned 2 Doone of the following o Toalign left click the nia button o Toalign right click the El button Splitting an Element in the Timeline A timeline element can be split in two elements To do so proceed as follows 1 Place the nowline where you want to split the element 2 Select the tracks from wh
6. 134 Tidying Up and Organizing the Edit Resynchronizing Associated Clip Elements When an audio element becomes desynchronized from its associated video it will turn red by default and display the offset value Desynchronized Element 6104 208 259 OO 00 12 19 xedicadl O0 00 00 00 O0 00 03 014 0 00 15 14 00 00 15 2720 To resynchronize the element right click the element and select Clip gt Resync from the contextual menu 6104 20B 259 OO 00 12 19 xedioadl OO 00 00 00 oO0 00 03 01 00 00 15 19 00 00 15 2720 B208 4259 Ou Ek br ES Fn Copy clip Fi Paste clip Fx Syr ya up Create Clip Delete 00 00 0502 Audio Channels Get audio waveform Duplicate Track Unda Redo Settings 8 General Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el 8 7 2 8 General Editing Removing Blank Areas on a Timeline Procedure When the edit contains common empty areas on all the video and audio tracks you can remove these using the Blank Clear button m m This option keeps the synchronization between the different tracks To remove common blank areas on a timeline proceed as follows 1 Ensure that all the tracks are selected in the timeline with the Track Selection check box in front of each track 2 Position the nowline on the left of the blank area to be removed 3 Click the Blank Clear button or press k The common empty zones are deleted
7. 2 optional Modify the timecode where the graphic should be inserted by typing the requested timecode in the TC In field 00 00 17 2424 3 If you want to specify how long the graphic should be displayed select the check box in front of the TC Dur field Otherwise the graphic will be displayed until the end of the edit TC Dur The default duration value is 4 sec The value is set from Xedio Manager under Softwares gt Parameter Profiles gt CleanEdit gt Timeline gt Tag Default Duration optional Modify the duration for the graphic display in the TC Dur field The OK button will become available as soon as you have selected a logo or a graphic How to Insert a ORAD Graphic A ORAD graphic is inserted from the ORAD tab of the Tag Manager window To insert a ORAD graphic proceed as follows 1 Set a tag in the timeline as described in the above procedure How to Set a Tag in the Timeline Follow steps 1 to 4 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 205 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 Fromthe ORAD tab click the NLE button The Maestro Page Browser window opens S Maestro Page Browser Item 0000006G TestEvsLtSport TEA 00 TEA 00 3 Select an ORAD template 4 optional edit the information displayed for example to update scores 5 Click to save The ORAD graphic is displayed in the Tag Manager window Tag Manager Tag order Pr
8. Plays a clip from mark IN to mark OUT Plays a clip in loop from mark IN to mark OUT Go to IN Moves from the current position to the Mark IN point Go to OUT Moves from the current position to the Mark OUT point 7 Main Workspace for Editing USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Button V gt Keyboard Shortcut Function Name and Description JE Go to Previous Frame Moves 1 frame before the current position in Pause mode Go to Next Frame Moves 1 frame after the current position in Pause mode Go 10 Frames Backward Moves 10 frames before the current position in Pause mode 6 Go 10 Frames Forward Moves 10 frames after the current position in Pause mode Ja Dik L The a K and keyboard shortcuts are used to navigate in a combination of shuttle and scrub at the same time backwards and forwards in A V content The following table lists their different uses Keyboard Shortcut x 7 Main Workspace for Editing Function Description Shuttles scrubs backward at twice the real time speed Pressing repeatedly the key will increase the shuttling scrubbing speed in a loop x1 x2 x3 x5 x8 and then back to x1 q Note a If another key is pressed between the lex repetitions the shuttle scrub speed is reset Stops the preview of the A V content Shuttles scrubs backward at twice the real time speed Pressing repeatedly the key will increase the shuttling scrubbing speed in a l
9. To delete a portion of an edit on the timeline proceed as follows 1 Select the deletion mode you want to apply using the E3 button Place a mark IN and mark OUT to define the portion of the edit to be removed Do one of the following o Click El on P A b o Press The portion of the timeline between the mark IN and mark OUT is removed The remaining timeline elements on the right of the deleted area are shifted left or not depending on the deletion mode selected 131 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 8 6 4 132 Example Issue 6 55 A July 2014 In the example below the portion of the clip ADL_CLP_091208 1 01 between the mark IN and mark OUT is deleted as you click the IN OUT Delete button The option Delete amp Shift is active during the deletion which means that the material on the right of the mark OUT is shifted to the left after the Delete action ADL CLP_og12708 1 01 OO 00 00 00 O0 00 03 01 OOO OS 00 BIOA ADL_CLP_091208_1 01 OO 00 00 00 O0 00 03 01 In uk Delete OO 00 17 04 6208 259 O0 00 20 04 O0 00 20 04 0 00 10 00 00 00 15 00 000 20 010 O0 00 08 17 B20B 259 00 17 70 00 00 17 221 0 00 11 17 O0 00 11 18 Deleting Timeline Elements Procedure There are various ways of deleting entire element s or a whole clip from the timeline To delete one or more elements in an edit proceed as follows 1 Select the deletion mode you want to apply using t
10. Browse tothe 1st image the effe ct should be applied on 3d Click Add a Using the transport commands browse to the first image on which the effect should be applied b Inthe Tools group box select the shape you want to use for the area of the image to be highlighted blurred pixelated or zoomed c Dragging the mouse draw the shape on the image with the requested size and position d Click the Add button in the center of the window The data related to the effect on this timecode is added to the right part of the window 170 9 Advanced Video Editing E VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 4 Define how the effect should end on the last image as follows Zone 09 48 26 23 4680 000000 150 440 a Browse to the last image on which the effect should be applied Adapt the position and size of the shape on the image to your needs c Click the Add button The data related to the effect on this timecode is added to the right part of the window 5 Specify the parameters related to the effect a Forthe Highlight effect you can change the default offset contrast between highlighted area and surrounding area b Forthe Pixel Mask effect you can change the default size of the pixel blocks NEW c Forthe Blur effect the Blur Amount can be set from 0 to 100 The Feather value determines the transition between the clear and the blurred image and can be used on oval forms only 6 When the effe
11. Ways to Add Video Transition Effects Automatic Video Transition Effects Once you click the vit button to activate the VFX function a default video transition is added to each new clip placed into the edit By default the default video transition is a mix You can modify the default video transition effect as described in section How to Modify the Default Video Transition Effect on page 154 9 Advanced Video Editing 153 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 9 2 2 154 Manual Video Transition Effects You can add transition effects manually either to a specific transition or to all transitions located between a defined mark IN and mark OUT The following video transition effects are available Cut Mix Wipe Border Wipe Dip to Color RTD Effect To be able to define transition effects you will right click the video elements as follows When you right click The transition effect will be applied to near the IN or OUT point of a clip the transition nearest to the mouse cursor between a defined mark IN and mark OUT all the transitions between the marks This will give you access to the contextual menu and to the Left Right Video Transition commands You can also remove the previously defined transition effects clicking the Clear All sub command in the contextual menu See section How to Apply Video Transition Effects Manually on page 155 for more information on how to define the transit
12. db AL After Cut Proceed Cancel k 3 Inthe upper group box specify the following a Select the type of transition you want to apply b Type the number of frames the transition effect should last c Select the location of the transition around the clip joint 4 Foracross fade select whether you want to apply the effect at the beginning of the clip previous cut or at the end of the clip next cut on which the nowline is positioned Select the tracks on which you want to apply the transition effect 6 Click Proceed 182 10 Advanced Audio Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 10 2 7 10 2 8 10 3 10 3 1 Adjusting Audio Transitions To adjust manually audio transitions on a specific track proceed as follows 1 Click the Zoom button i located on the right hand side of the audio track on which you want to adjust transitions In Zoom mode identify the transition to modify Click the white nodes that correspond to the audio transition effect and move them to graphically display the required transition OO 00 03 15 9 Clip 10 O0 00 18 13 900 00 18 14 Removing Audio Transitions You can also remove the previously defined transition effects by right clicking the track on which you want to remove the transition effects and selecting Audio Transitions gt Clear All in the contextual menu Audio Routing Swaps and Mutes Default and Specific Audio Routing You can def
13. 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 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 for 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 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 10 2 5 1 12 Information M Hi 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 Status Bar Message Pane Purpose The Message field displays the most recent message in the Status bar 15 May 2012 15 42 49 Clip Created cdl pge 120515a 6520 02 Ps 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 Transf
14. For a full list of commands activated via a shortcut key refer to Appendix 2 Keyboard Shortcuts on page 234 Note q The user can customize the keyboard shortcuts in Xedio Manager The keys mentioned below are the default settings 7 Main Workspace for Editing 71 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Button e l E 72 EJ i a ow Ba ________ e Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Function Name and Description Play Stop Start stops the preview video and or audio of the loaded media The button switches to a Stop button when the media is being played Near Live Play Mode Launches the preview at the end of a rush while digitizing Fast Forward Plays the media forward at a preset fast speed The button switches to a Stop button when the media is being played forward Fast Forward with modified speed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set with the ShiftS peedMax parameter from Parameters gt Parameters Profiles gt Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player Fast Rewind Plays the media backward at a preset fast speed The button switches to a Stop button when the media is being played backward Fast Rewind with modified speed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set with the ShiftS peedMax parameter from Parameters gt Parameters Profiles gt Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player
15. 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 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 2 User Interface USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 2 User Interface Tree Branch Sub Branch Logs V gt Description Default User Bin bin created by the selected user under its System User bin directory and set as default bin 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 Selecting this branch displays in the Elements grid all the logs present in the PDirector database Expanding the Logs view shows the log sheets and log directories in the Tree view as detailed in the table below Tree Branch Sub Branch Description Log Directory shows all the logs from all the log sheets which are in the selected directory Log Sheet shows all the logs which are in the selected log sheet Log sheet of which all the logs are protected Log sheet of which some of the logs are protected Log sheet of which none o
16. nearline known by PDirector and the Xedio media server Selecting a branch in the Tree view limits the list of results to the corresponding item types in the Elements grid clips playlists edits or logs The Search Panel provides a Quick text search field to perform a search on a free text string It also gives access from the button to Advanced Search area to apply filters on a specific type of metadata See section Searching for Media on page 27 for detailed information on how to use those functions An applied filter can be saved for later use via the button Such a saved filter can then be applied very easily later on from the same button 3 The Basics USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 3 3 3 The Basics Creating an Edit You first need to create a new edit or open an existing edit before you can add media to the timeline related to a given edit or add effects on the timeline Right clicking in the Edit node of the tree view opens a contextual menu When you select New Edit in this menu a New Edit dialog box is displayed which allows you to create a new edit You need to enter a name A description and other metadata can be saved with the edit definition into the database You will find detailed information on the fields in the New Edit window in the section Creating an Edit on page 56 When you validate the new edit definition by clicking OK the edit characteristics are recorded in the database W
17. on page 54 Command Description Remove from bin Removes the selected item from the bin only CLIPS Delete Deletes the selected clip from the bin and the actual clip location EDITS Delete Edit Deletes the selected edit from the bin and the actual edit location 6 Managing Media Items 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 6 6 6 1 60 Managing Logs Description Important Note The logs available from the Logs branch of the Tree view are external logs created with PDirector Internal logs created with CleanEdit exist but are not listed in the Elements grid See section Adding Logs to the Media Loaded on the Player Area on page 82 for more information on those internal logs The current section only covers external logs Definitions Logs and Logsheets A log is areference point to a specific frame in a video sequence The log is identified by a TC value and relates to an action in a given event It can be associated to metadata related to the event keywords and or a ranking for example Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media and to facilitate rapid movement between them In PDirector logsheets are created to contain all logs for a given event and can contain their own metadata Logs and Associated Media Log Entries A log has been created on each relevant recorder channel defined at the logsheet creation This displays as follows in the Elements grid 16 34
18. various colors and types of shading are used Transition effect Clip with Clip with effect indicator modified speed darker colour Concert 0g DOO 1 Desynchronized audio Voice over without Voice over with clip 75 frames automatic attenuation automatic attenuation of the other tracks q Note q The colors of the tracks can look differently on your screen depending on your settings The default colors of the timeline tracks can be changed in Xedio Manager via Software gt Parameter Profiles gt Xedio CleanEdit TL Colors tab Colors on the Video Track Clip1 00 00 03 07 neta EES Video element with no applied effects LILI LILI LIL LIL O0 00 033 06 Concent WAINI Ar isi OA ee PA P emmee Video element with speed other than 100 Chi pa EPEE boost Concern 091119 81 O0 00 79 01 Video element with FX darker blue element than Oo 02 19 04 REEERE normal ohcet DATI B STILE MERI pe E Video element with a freeze frame DOO hs OO 03 00 04 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el 7 9 7 Colors on the Audio Track Normal audio element in sync with an associated video Normal audio element with FX Audio element which has been moved out of sync with its associated video Normal voice over element Voice over that attenuates the other tracks on the same output Contextual Menus for Timeline Elements Introduction You can access several commands for ti
19. window opens 5 Searching for Media 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 Inthe Dictionaries field select the dictionary name The keywords from the selected dictionary are displayed in the list 7 Select the parent keyword on which you want to perform a search It is displayed in the Keywords Condition field Select Filter Condition Keywords Player A Player B Player C gt Team 2 gt Team 3 gt Team 4 8 Click the Recursive button if you have not selected the Recursive option from the Keywords advanced search field step 4 9 Click OK The list of elements containing a child keyword of the selected parent keyword is displayed in the Elements grid 5 5 Using Saved Filters 5 5 1 Introduction Once you have defined filters and search terms you may want to save them for later use You will then be able to apply the same set of filters with a single click Saved filters will be common between e the Clips tree and the Clip view in bins e the Timelines tree and the Timelines view in bins 44 5 Searching for Media sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 z 5 5 2 5 5 3 5 5 4 How to Save Filters To save filters proceed as follows 1 Define the filters you wish to save 2 Click the Favorites button a A menu is displayed The following window is displayed New filters Clips Hare 3 Enter a name for the applied filters set 4 Click OK
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21. 8 1 2 8 1 3 8 2 8 2 1 8 General Editing Adding Mark IN and Mark OUT Over Several Elements You can also use the Mark Clip button ni to add a mark IN and a mark OUT points between selected elements Prior to click e click an element before which you want to place the mark IN and an element after which you want to place the mark OUT Removing Marks Removing a mark IN Press on the keyboard Removing a mark OUT a Press on the keyboard Removing the mark IN and mark OUT T Press on the keyboard or click the in the timeline Selecting Techniques Selecting a Clip How to Select One Clip Element To select an element of a clip just click it The color of the selected element will change to a dark blue or as defined in Xedio Manager via Software gt Parameter Profiles gt Xedio CleanEdit TL Colors tab How to Select Multiple Clip Elements To select multiple elements fora common operation press the CTRLkey and click the different elements Tags can be selected together with video and or audio elements The selection order does not matter This operation can be performed for example to group elements in a Sync group 119 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 How to Select a Group of Synchronized Elements NEW To select a whole group of synchronized elements at once press SHIFT and click one of the elements video element one of the audio elements or a tag All
22. A V files audio files stills and logos General Description Xedio CleanEdit is a non linear editing system enabling journalists to edit stories in standard and high definition As soon as the editor is back in the newsroom the edit can be shared through this integrated news production system The IPD Xedio plugin is an Activex embedded in the Xedio CleanEdit installshield When it is installed on a workstation opening CleanEdit will automatically display the version with the IPD Xedio plugin The IPDGateway service subscribes to IPDirector API notifications When a clip is created within IPDirector the PDGateway communicates with IPDirector to get all the information and references the new clip in the Xedio database G Note q Xedio CleanEdit can work with high resolution and low resolution media There is no restriction on the resolution of the low resolution media The default video resolution for proxy video browsing editing and encoding is specified in the Software parameters gt General gt General tab in Xedio Manager Prerequisites e Users must have been created in IPDirector User Manager and in Xedio Manager with the same username and password Anearline must have been created in IPDirector Remote Installer and declared on the Xedio Media Server from Xedio Manager EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 1 4 Starting IPD Xedio Plugin To start the IPD Xedio plugin application select the CleanEdi
23. Br je 19 48 28 15 0 435 p a _ _ a F R gt L EaI s 3 q c 5 ai ae gt Sa i A e Ds S aa l 09 IF 1240 410 i bw 09 48 27 00 168 9 Advanced Video Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 9 3 5 Adding Key Frames for an Effect Each effect window varies slightly to offer the necessary parameters but the principal of operation and basic layout is the same for all NEW To add an effect with key frames Highlight Blur Pixel Mask Zoom Linear proceed as follows 1 Select the clip on which you want to define an effect 2 Right click to access the contextual menu Then select the Video Clip FX command the number of the effect you want to define and finally an effect type you want to define Clip O03 O0 00 15 04 Clip oo4 oo 00 20 13 Pclip 008 00 00 05 09 O0 00 07 01 Video clip Fx d Mone Conversion FA P 2 d Grey 3 b Horiz mirror pi 4 gt FilmEffect Fede Color Fade Settings Color Correction Highlight PixelMask oomLinear The relevant window is displayed By default the Design mode is active This is the mode to be used to define the effect 9 Advanced Video Editing 169 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 3 Define how the effect should start on the first image as follows 3b 3c Select the shape to be Draw the shape on the image with requested size and used for the effect pa position 3a
24. Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 5 1 5 2 0 0 5 4 DI 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 SEARCHING FOR MEDIA _____ 00 00 0 02 27 Filtering Tools u se one aes is tress tena noonoo aoon oecuueweleeees 2 Branch Selection in the Tree _ 22 02 22 occ cece eee cece cee cee cece cceeeeeeeeees 2 Quick Text Search _ 02 2 lee e eee eee cece cece eeeeeeseeeeseeees 2 5 3 1 Purpose and Context of Use 02222 aaa naaa aa aoaaa a aaan a oaaao cece eeeee 2 5 3 2 Search for SYMONY INS cae eee eee Sedne lei en seeeuseud ode ce nonno sia 28 5 3 3 Quick Text Search Field Display 2 2 22 22 o eee cece eee eee eee 28 5 3 4 Quick Text Search Syntax Rules 2 2 22 cece cece e eee ee eeeee 28 5 3 5 Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field _ 2 29 Advanced Search 2 22 22 cece cece ee cee cee cece cee cee eee e cece eee eeeeeeeeee 32 5 4 1 Purpose and Context of Use _ 00 2 2 2 32 5 4 2 Advanced Search Fields Display 0 02 22 2222 22222 e eee ee eee 32 5 4 3 Advanced Search Fields Types 0 0 00 2 e eee e eee eee eee eee eee 33 5 4 4 How to Clear an Applied Advanced Search Filter _ 22 2 22 2 222 34 5 4 5 Searchin Free Text Fields 0 2 22 elec eee eee cece cece ee eeeeeee 34 5 4 6 Searchin Non Free Text Fields 02 0 2 2 cece cece eee eee eee eeee 35 Using Sa
25. July 2014 Fade in The sound of the first clip disappears instantly at the transition point while the audio of the second clip starts progressively This is represented by the l icon in the Audio Transition Effect window OO 00 03 15 9 Clip 10 00 00 18 213900 00 18 14 Cross fade The sound of the first clip fades out while the sound of the second clip fades in This is represented by the icon in the Audio Transition Effect window 00 00 02 15 Clipio O0 00 18 13 00 00 18 14 178 10 Advanced Audio Editing sd V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 10 2 5 Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Track Introduction You want to add audio transition effects to e aselected element OR e contiguous elements on a given audio track In this case you will use the Left Right Audio Transition commands in the contextual menu available on audio elements in the timeline See section Possible Audio Transition Effects on page 176 for more information on the various types of transition effects The following audio transition effects are available Cut Fade OUT Fade IN and Cross Fade How to Apply Audio Transition Effects On Elements on the Same Track To apply audio transition effects to one element or contiguous audio elements of the same track proceed as follows 1 If you want to define a transition effect on several contiguous transitions set a mark IN and mark OUT points to cover th
26. Recorder Video Display Show Label Displays the name of the loaded item on the top of the Video Display 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 7 2 9 7 2 6 Loading Media onto the Player Area Introduction The action of placing a media or a clip on the Player pane to preview it sub clip it and so on is called loading a media or clip on the Player This can be done in different ways How to Load a Clip in the Clip Player To load a media or clip on the Player pane proceed in one of the following ways e double click the requested media or clip from the Pane Bins area e drag the media or clip from the Pane Bins area onto the Player area e select two clips in the edit from different timeline tracks and drop them in the Player to access a media and select the correct audio tracks This is possible only if video and audio edit clip access the same media with the same timecodes Moving Within Media Loaded on the Player Area Media Bars Top Bar The top bar represents the media or a portion of it currently loaded on the Player The mark IN mark OUT and nowline are displayed on this top area Middle Bar The middle bar is used to zoom into the loaded element Its dark gray zone shows the section of the media out of the whole media visible in the top bar and the relative position of the visible section in the whole media 7 Main Workspace for Editing 69 EVS Bro
27. Search Criteria drop down list give access to an advanced search area for this parameter See section Advanced Search on page 32 An advanced search area is displayed between the Search panel and the Elements grid for each parameter selected from the Add Search Criteria field See section Advanced Search on page 32 for more information on the different types of advanced search fields and how to perform an advanced search The Saved Filters button gives access to a menu which allows the users to save the applied filter for later use and then apply the same set of filters with a single click See section Using Saved Filters on page 44 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 In the grid elements are presented in rows and all their associated parameters and metadata are in columns 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
28. Searches for the words yellow and card even if in two different fields columns for example yellow in 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 Searches for yellow or card even if in two different fields columns for example yellow in Name or card in Keywords Searches for exact matches of Yellow card Between the quotes all characters are considered as characters and not operators or wildcards Searches for card at the beginning of a word Searches for all words that include 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 Introduction V gt The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules Logical Equivalent Yellow AND card Yellow OR card Yellow card card Sead Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field 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 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Result
29. See section Control Zone on page 231 2 Media Bar See section Media Bar on page 232 Information Zone The information zone displays general details of the edit like type label system duration date The text field below this general information shows a log confirming when the edit was loaded correctly and is ready for playout 13 Final Stages in the Editing Process sd V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i Control Zone The buttons in the control zone allow you to Go to the beginning of the edit Preload the edit ae Play the edit Stop the edit Go to the previous frame Go to the next frame The following functions are available Item Description Goto Timecode Entering a timecode value in this field allows to jump to this specific timecode Start Timecode Entering a timecode value in this field allows the edit to be played out from this specific timecode Enable Play Shuttle When this option is selected the Play function can be activated from the Shuttle Pro Stop Warning If this option is selected when you click Play and then Stop a warning message is displayed 5 to P Pla YOL Jt a 13 Final Stages in the Editing Process 231 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Media Bar The video will be visible on the SDI output of Xedio CleanEdit The Media Bar displays the following information e aprogress indicator blue vertical line which shows the current
30. TC Log with PC TC NTSC Logsheet PGE D 625 isot j i i a 26 8 Sho 8 48 8 2 7 kopni nm n Sp JAD L mi Name Content Type gt cyding03 Audio Video U f Audio Vi pen eS 16 17 43 04 00 00 05 00 gt Dive_02 Audio Video Dive_03 Audio Video gt Dive 04 Audio Video fencing_O1 Audio Video gt fencing_01_sc_01 Audio Video gt fencing_01_sc_02 Audio Video 5 16 1704 16 18 9 941 1 J gt ID fencing_01_sc_03 Audio Video i z T z Eiroa aa anA fencing_01_sc_03 Audio Video fencing_01_sc_04 Audio Video v 4 CI 0o m m 00 01 39 09 fencing_01_sc_05 Audio Video judo 01 Audio Video gt kayak 01 Audio Video S E E Audio Video gt kayak_02 Audio Video gt logo xedio SD_00013 Audio Video gt pg_cl_120905a Audio Video gt PM LS Cup 2012 01 Audio Video gt PM LS US Open 2012 00 Audio Video gt PM LS US Open 2012 01 Audio Video PM LS US Open 2012 02 Audio Video gt PMLS US Open 2012 03 Audio Video 06 Sep 2012 00 54 12 Clip Created fencing_01_sc 05 618 v Marking Position on the Timeline Using the buttons displayed on the screenshot below you can mark points to edit accurately on the timeline You can use these marks to place your clips into the timeline 20 3 The Basics Ei VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i O0 00 03 000 I The following marks can be defined in the timeline Name Description To define the mark Nowline Blue v
31. Tab When you right click a tag line in the Tag List from the Page List tab the following contextual menu is displayed Menu Item Meaning Enable Enables the selected tag if it has previously been disabled A is displayed next to the tag number in the tag list Disable Disables the selected tag area so it will not be displayed during edit playout A is displayed next to the tag number in the tag list Duplicate Duplicates the selected tag area and places the new tag area just after the selected one Delete Deletes the selected tag area Note q CG tags can be quickly duplicated somewhere else in the timeline like a tag See section Duplicating a Tag on page 208 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 12 Header Maker 12 1 Introduction The Header Maker tab provides a tool to insert a still clip at the beginning of an edit This still is created automatically and is based on information defined in a XML file Besides this predefined information you can also enter custom information like feed location source audio in the Data editing area A specific editable profile describes the way in which the still clip has to be generated components and positions as well as its length in the timeline The Header Maker tool supports 4 3 and 16 9 edits and takes care of the video aspect ratio 12 Header Maker 225 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A Ju
32. The middle button is used for fill items e The right button is used for key items Interest Level buttons The Interest Level buttons allow users to assign an interest rating to an item 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 Send To Destinations where the clip can be transferred to 7 Main Workspace for Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 7 2 8 Select the check boxes corresponding to the requested destinations Backup to Nearline Only displayed when a XT hi res clip is present in the clip Nearline directories destinations where the clip can be transferred to Restore to XT Only displayed when no XT hi res clip is present in the clip Lists all the hi res EVS servers and their pages If you select the root of a server the clip is restored to the default page If you select a specific page the clip is restored to that page Publish To User groups to which the clip can be published i e made available Create sub clips on all ganged clips If the clip used to create a sub clip is part of a group of linked clips this option will create sub clips from all the linked clips The Clip Information pane also displays the IN point OUT point and duration of the clip as read only information Clip Metadata Pane The Clip Metadata pane contains the following fields
33. Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 213 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 214 Example with a blue edge of size 1 and 100 opacity Shadow Sub tab The Shadow sub tab is used when you want to apply a shadow to the text Text Edge shadow Spacing Background Setashadow i OFFseky pacity Offset To apply a shadow to the text define the following settings e Select the Set a Shadow option e Choose a color for the shadow by clicking the Color box selecting a color from the palette and then pressing the OK button e The OffsetX parameter defines the horizontal size of the shadow e The OffsetY parameter defines the vertical size of the shadow Example of a white shadow with Offsets of 5 Spacing Sub tab Text Edge Shadow spacing Background Interline 10 Tracking The Spacing sub tab defines the spacing between lines Interline option and between letters Tracking 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Example with an interline of 1 5 and a tracking of 15 Edge Shadow Spacing Background Color Opacity The Background sub tab is used to apply a color background in the text area Example with a light orange background with 50 opacity ill OT Ville wl ams Gi aias 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 215 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 216 Adding T
34. a parent keyword defined in a dictionary 42 5 Searching for Media sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i Searching for Child Keyword Based on Parent Keyword Context of Use Child and parent keywords can be defined in a tree structure into the PDirector Dictionary tool See section Keywords Management in the PDirector user manual for more information During an event the administrator can define all the player names of a football team as child keywords of the parent keyword team name or country Users can then assign a child keyword to logs or clips Dictionary Football File View Edit Football Team 1 Player A Player B Player C t Team 2 t Team 3 t Team 4 From the Elements grid it is thereafter possible to retrieve the media linked to all the child keywords of the same parent keyword by using the recursive option How to Retrieve Child Keywords To do so proceed as follows 1 Inthe Tree view select the tree branch you wish to perform a search on 2 Inthe Search Panel click the Advanced button to display the Add Search Criteria field 3 From the Add Search Criteria drop down list select the Keywords parameter The Keywords advanced search field is displayed 4 Select the Recursive checkbox to perform a search on all the child keywords linked to the selected parent keyword Keywords Recursive 5 Click the Complex Filter button A The Select Filter Condition Keywords
35. a picture save a Character Generator template You have the possibility to e Use a pre defined text amp graphics template from the Base Template field See section Applying a Template on page 219 e Define new text and graphics as explained in next sections Illustration Page list Test properties Base Template Add textarea Shadow Spacing Background Style e Align Font color E Antialiasing Size i Opacity 100 Background Picture none Import Picture ermnplate 212 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Text Properties Five sub tabs are available in the Text Properties tab to define the text properties If no text is selected modified properties will be applied to all the text in the area If some text is selected modified properties will be applied to the selection only Text Sub tab The Text sub tab provides options which define the properties of the text itself such as style alignment font color size and opacity Shadow Spacing Background Style i Align Font Color fn Antialiasing Size 2 Opacity 100 The antialiasing option is selected by default This is used to minimize the distortion artifacts Example with italic centered and turquoise options Edge Sub tab The Edge sub tab is used when you want to add a border to the text Text Edge Shadow Spacing Background Color Opacity 100 11
36. add reference points to easily identify positions of interest in the loaded media See section Adding Logs to the Media Loaded on the Player Area on page 82 They are used to play back the loaded media See section Transport Commands in the Player on page 771 The n button acts as a toggle switch between the Track Selection buttons and the camera selection list Linked source Cam E Several cases can occur e If the loaded media clip contains more than 8 audio tracks only the first 8 tracks are displayed A first click on the button allows to display the additional tracks e Ifa clip belonging to a group of linked clips is loaded for example clips created with ganged channels in PDirector the list displays the various camera angles and allows the user to select a clip linked to the one loaded e f an individual clip is loaded only its recorder channel is available If a media ingested from an encoder is loaded the min button is not available You can access the various commands of the Player pane either by clicking the buttons on the user interface or by pressing the dedicated keyboard shortcuts which are assigned in Xedio Manager 67 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 7 2 2 7 2 3 7 2 4 68 Activating the Player Area To be able to use the Player and the various commands it features you need to activate it To activate the Player click on the Player area or pres
37. an easy way to select a whole group of synchronized elements this can include video audio and tags and move them at once 2 Doone of the following actions Drag the selected group to its new position o Use the usual Cut and Paste shortcuts to paste it to a new location in the timeline Moving an Audio Clip between Tracks without Modifying its Horizontal Position You can move an audio element between tracks without modifying its position compared to the other elements of the clip This will prevent from audio desynchronization To move an audio element between tracks without modifying its horizontal position proceed as follows 1 Select the clip by clicking once with the left button of the mouse 2 Keep the SHIFT key pressed 3 Drag the clip to the audio track desired 129 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 5 8 6 8 6 1 130 Replacing Clips by Linked Clips Introduction Linked clips can have been created from ganged recorder channels in PDirector and then sent to Xedio Suite or stored on a shared nearline When such a clip is used in an edit it can easily be replaced by one of its linked clips You can therefore use a Sequence recorded through a different camera angle How to Replace a Clip by a Linked Clip 1 Select the clip you want to replace 2 Right click on it to access the contextual menu Bop cip Rs Video clip Fs i Baste cip Ras Conversion Fes p Lett V
38. at the end e onthe right when you press SHIFT and click the button simultaneously This removes frames at the beginning of the clip and adds the same number of frames at the end Activating the Roll Clip Function The Roll Clip button is only available when the nowline is located on a transition common to all selected tracks and when the clip to be rolled is selected When you first use the Roll Clip button it changes the configuration of the Player and the Recorder preview windows e The Player displays the first frame of the clip to be rolled e The Recorder displays the last frame of the clip to be rolled How to Roll a clip 1 Place the nowline before the clip you want to roll and select the clip The Roll Clip button becomes active 2 Click the Roll Clip button The first frame of the clip is loaded onto the Player The last frame of the clip is loaded onto the Recorder The counters are initialized to 0 8 General Editing 151 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 11 5 152 3 Click the Roll Clip button as many times as the number of frames you want to roll the Clip The upper counter specifies the number of frames the IN point of the clip will be shifted to the left negative value or to the right positive value The lower counter specifies the number of frames the OUT point of the clip will be shifted to the left positive value or to the right negative value 4 Once the rol
39. combined with the CTRL key from the keyboard moves the nowline to the some seconds Preroll value before the beginning of the last recording and directly launches a playback to enable the recording to be checked 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 197 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 198 Go to Voiceover Mark OUT Clicking the Go to Mark OUT button located below the Rec button moves the current position of nowline to the OUT point corresponding to the end of the last voiceover recording This button when combined with the CTRL key from the keyboard moves the nowline to some seconds Preroll value before the end of the last recording and launches a playback to enable the voiceover OUT point to be checked Attenuating other Tracks when Using Voiceover Using a right click on a voiceover track brings up a contextual menu offering the choice to add attenuation to any audio elements that are vertically adjacent to the recorded voiceover section This means that the audio tracks will fade to a lower level for the duration of the voiceover When attenuation is present the voiceover element color changes to a darker shade to indicate that the attenuation is switched on See section Color Representation on the Timeline Display on page 100 p Clip 0 03 13 T i gt udio Channels Audio Transition b Get audio waveform Duplicate Track
40. considered as stereo pairs Video and Audio Monitoring Tools Overview of the Video and Audio Tracks The video and audio channels of a loaded source file are represented below the Video Display of the Player in the form of Track Selection buttons Here is an example with 4 tracks of stereo channels Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Video 7 6 Monitoring of the 1st Stereo Track m E Monitoring of the 4th Stereo Track Monitoring of the 2nd Stereo Track Monitoring of the 3rd Stereo Track The different types of audio tracks of a loaded clip are displayed as follows e Amono track is represented by M gt e A stereo track is represented by pe 4 e A 5 1 track is represented by G Note q If the loaded clip contains more than 8 audio tracks only the first 8 tracks are displayed under the Video Display A first click on the nida button allows to display the additional tracks Video and Audio Tracks Selection When you create a clip to be placed on a timeline you need to select the video and the requested audio channels Selection of the Video Channel The Video button is clicked to select or remove the video So the clip made contains or not the video 7 Main Workspace for Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el Selection of an Audio Channel The left and the right loudspeaker buttons of an audio stereo track req are used to select or remove respectively the left or the right chann
41. gt General gt Control Track Initial Timecode or left empty so the edit timecode will start at 00 00 00 00 Description Free text describing the edit Keywords This area allows you to assign up to five keywords to an item to qualify its content Interest Level buttons The Interest Level buttons allow users to assign an interest rating to an item 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 Owner Name of the user who created the edit Aspect Ratio Aspect ratio of the edit The possible values are empty 4 3 16 9 6 Managing Media Items 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 5 6 5 1 6 5 2 58 The 16 9 value is automatically selected and cannot be changed when an HD video standard is choosen When the Edit Edit window is opened an aspect ratio value can only be entered if the field was previously left empty Video Standard Video standard of the edit When the Edit Edit window is opened a video standard value can only be entered if the field was previously left empty Conversion Type Conversion type for the aspect ratio of the edit If the aspect ratio is set to 16 9 the possible values are 4 3 gt 16 9 PS 4 3 gt 16 9 LB If the aspect ratio is set to 4 3 the possible values are 16 9 gt 4 3 PS 16 9 gt 4 3 LB The Edit Met
42. hardware settings Fie Yiew Help Clock Ini In2 Mic F 66 5 28 66 6 Selection Current clock status Signal detected at 48000 Hz Global controls 4 Link input faders I 4 Link monitoring faders 3 0 0 500 H Link output faders Po 40 E Mute monitoring ni v Mute outputs Monitoring 110 0 o H Outi Out2 F 107 0 E 107 0 Pa X820e SN 020023 Bd vx222e Mic SN 020012 16 Appendix 3 Digigram Hardware Settings 235 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Settings for a 5 1 Board ER Startup Digigram hardware settings File View Help Clock Selection Current clock status Signal detected at 48000 Hz 4 Link input faders 4 Link monitoring faders 4 Link output faders Mute monitoring Mute outputs Outi Ouz P Ours urd F 107 0 107 0 107 0 4 107 0 f l F0 16 0 4 16 0 d 16 0 16 0 4E 16 0 4 16 0 dE 16 0 pH 16 0 d Bad vx820e SN 020023 JR vx222e Mic 5N 020012 236 16 Appendix 3 Digigram Hardware Settings 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 improv
43. in a bin Paste Pastes the copied or cut edit Only available from the Edits tab when a Bins tree branch is selected New Edit Opens the New Edit window to create a new edit See section Creating an Edit on page 56 for more information on the fields available in this window Send to Provides a list of possible destinations to which the selected item 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 Flatten to XT Displays a list of high resolution EVS servers and pages available on the XNet network to 6 Managing Media Items i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i which the user can store a consolidated clip out of the selected item The flattened clip will have the same VarlD as the original item That is the reason why the flattened clip cannot be stored on the same EVS server as the original item otherwise this would result in a VarlD conflict Backup to Nearline Used for the storage or the backup of the selected item to the default nearline or to a nearline directory Provides a list of possible nearline destinations to which the selected item can be sent as file that is to say any des
44. km Logo files are considered as Audio Video files by IPDirector They are referenced in the Elements grid with a low resolution file icon and or with a high resolution file icon the two clip elements being actually two distinct files Nearline Contextual Menu A contextual menu is available when right clicking a nearline name in the Tree view The following table describes the commands Command Description New Directory Opens the Create Directory window The new directory is created under the selected nearline Search New File in Compares the database content and the selected directory and Directory and Sub its sub directories If the system finds a new file it adds it to the Directory database 6 Managing Media Items 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 2 2 50 Command Description Re Scan Directory Re scans the selected directory the system erases all the items from the database and then inserts all the items found in the directory PDirector checks the presence of new files or the absence of files referenced previously and updates the directory content Re Scan Directory The system re scans the selected directory and its sub and Sub Directory directories it erases all the items from the database and then inserts all the items found in the directory and its sub directories Stop Scan Stops the ongoing scanning operation Possible Actions on Clips Clip Contextual Menu The Clip contex
45. logsheet Logs are displayed with the highlighted color associated to each of them at creation in PDirector The log view can be expanded thanks to a small arrow at the beginning of each line in the grid to display log entries Protect Media clips and associated clips Name Clip Elements LSM ID PM Logsheet PGE 02 628C 02 PM Logsheet PGE 03 628D 02 Name Clip Bements LSM ID 02 XT2_PGE_REC1 CamA 02 02_XT2_PGE_REC CamB 0 2 6 Managing Media Items 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 6 2 62 Log entries cannot be used as such in the IPD Xedio plugin Only the Protect Media clips and Associated clips present as files on the shared nearline can be loaded on the Player and used in edits in the same way as clips stored on the nearline Log Directory and Logsheet Management Log Branch and Log Directory Contextual Menu Contextual menus are available when you right click the Logs branch or a log directory in the Tree view The commands are described hereafter New Directory Creates a new log directory You can create sub directories in the same way Rename Directory Renames a new log directory Delete Deletes a log directory from the EVS video server and the database Publish Opens the Publish window to publish the log directory to selected group of users The log directory will be published to the selected groups providing that they have the adequate rights If the Publish action is done
46. number of available timeline tracks A clip with 5 stereo tracks will not be droppable if a 5 1 track has been set in the timeline as only 4 stereo tracks will be available Only 5 audio tracks are available in the timeline It is therefore not possible to place a clip with more than 5 audio tracks If the clip contains more than 5 audio tracks o gt When you drag a clip from the Player onto the Timeline only the tracks selected in the Player with the track selection buttons will be added to the edit Ded t a o When you drag a clip from the Elements grid to the timeline only the active tracks of the clip will be added to the edit Tools to Easily Position Clips in the Timeline Clip Shadow During Drag Action When you place a clip within the timeline a shadow corresponding to the clip from mark IN to mark OUT is displayed to indicate where the clip will be positioned 123 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 3 4 124 Magnetic Effect When you place the clip around a mark whatever the mark a magnetic effect helps you place the clip precisely at the requested position Placing Clips in an Edit Depending on the Requested Position Preliminary Steps Before you drag a clip into an edit you always need to perform the following actions 1 Select the Insert or Overwrite mode with the Insert Overwrite button in the timeline 2 Select the clip tracks to be added to the edit This sectio
47. out of range message Clip Display Settings The Settings commands are available when you right click on a video or audio element on the timeline whether it is selected or not The following actions are available 7 Main Workspace for Editing 103 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 104 Default Command Keyboard Description Shortcut Fit to Content When the edit expands beyond the timeline display this command fits the whole edit into the timeline display Show out of range When the command is ticked the application will message display warning messages when no material is available to perform the requested editing action Clip Display Settings Opens the Clip Display Settings window in which you can define which information will be displayed on the timeline elements See section Timeline Element on the Timeline Display on page 99 Commands Applicable to Video Elements The Clip gt Angle Speed Video Clip FX Conversion FX and Left Right Video Transition FX commands are only applicable to selected video elements For more information on these commands refer to the section Replacing Clips by Linked Clips on page 130 for the Clip Angle command to section Modifying the Playback Speed of a Clip Using the Speed Command on page 146 for the Speed command and to the chapter Advanced Video Editing on page 153 for the other commands 11 53 42 2320 fathi 1 Clip 17 53 53 05 00 00
48. place it later on in the timeline 7 Main Workspace for Editing USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Save Clip Window Overview The Save Clip window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below i Clip Metadata Current Profile Ohmpic Games AK IN Duration 05 01 06 08 00 00 01 19 05 01 Date Sport skiing Tape Barcode ID Phase Send to Backup to Near line Publish to Default Bin Day 1 j IPD_Plugin_Nearline group A ES Default Playlist PL_oGi 7 RESTORE on IPO53210 R group B Target File_Nearline ti Clean Edit x TAccess_Nearline hel XTs Default Archive Bins Create sub dips on all ganged clips Cancel The Save Clip window is divided into two panes 1 The left pane contains the clip information i e general clip data It is always displayed 2 The right pane contains the clip metadata i e clip data based on customer defined user fields It is displayed by clicking the right area in the Pane Display button 7 Main Workspace for Editing T1 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 78 Fields in the Save Clip Window Clip Information Pane The Clip Information pane contains the following user interface elements Name User defined name for the item It can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters It is mandatory VarID VarlD is a 32 character ID with variable length and format It is automatically assigned to a new item It is mainly used to ensure redundancy
49. proceed as follows 1 Click on the Audio Video FX button ore The Video Audio FX window opens with the focus on the Audio Level tab Audio Level Audio Fade Color Insertion Source Channel Al Ag mad Absolute Felative Proceed h Cancel 2 Select the Source Channel check boxes corresponding to the tracks whose audio level you want to adjust 10 Advanced Audio Editing 187 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 10 5 10 5 1 188 3 Inthe Level Adjust box corresponding to each track select how many dbs you want to add to or remove from audio level of the track 4 Select the adjustment mode as follows a If you want to apply the specified db value to the current audio level tick the Relative radio button b If you want to apply the specified db value to the original audio level Odb tick the Absolute radio button 5 Click OK The audio level of the whole track is adjusted according to the defined value and adjustment mode Miscellaneous Audio Features How to Generate the Waveform of an Audio Element You can generate the waveform for audio element s of an audio track as follows Generating the waveform of a stereo element 1 Right click on the element for which you want to generate the waveform 2 Select Get audio waveform from the contextual menu 01 18 44 01 C 1 46 12 00 Clip Audo Transition pet audio waveform Duplicate Track Undo Redo Settings 1
50. resets and removes all existing effects already applied to the destination clips To copy and paste an audio effect proceed the same way as for the video effects See section Copying and Pasting Video Clip Effects on page 172 for a detailed procedure 10 Advanced Audio Editing 185 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 10 4 Audio Level Adjustments 10 4 1 Introduction In Zoom mode the level of the audio clips in the edit are also displayed The horizontal line on the expanded audio clip represents its audio level The original audio level of the source clip is referred to as the Odb level 10 4 2 How to Adjust the Audio Level on a Single Clip To adjust the audio level on a single clip proceed as follows 1 In Zoom mode position the mouse on the horizontal line audio level of the clip to be adjusted 2 When the mouse pointer shows a double headed arrow click and hold on the left button of the mouse 186 10 Advanced Audio Editing I USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 E 3 Move the audio level line up or down to respectively increase or decrease the audio level of the clip O0 00 02 23 ADL CLP_091208_ 1 01 The db increase compared to the original audio level is specified on the audio level line as you move it 4 Release the mouse when you have reached the requested audio level 10 4 3 How to Adjust the Overall Level of a Track To adjust the audio level of a whole track
51. result of the editing action will replace the content of an existing edit 7 Main Workspace for Editing USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Button toggle ON OFF E 7 Main Workspace for Editing Keyboard Shortcut e f Or ke i or V 5 Description When you delete a portion of the timeline with the Delete amp Clear option active white button the area from which the element is deleted will remain empty after the deletion When you delete a portion of the timeline with the Delete amp Shift option active colored button any element located on the right of the deleted portion will be shifted to the left so as to replace the deleted elements Only the clips on selected tracks will be shifted When the Blank Fill button is active in Overwrite mode the media placed into the timeline will fill in empty areas of the timeline When the AFX button is active the default audio transition is automatically added on each new clip placed into the timeline The default audio transition effect is defined in Xedio Manager Software gt Parameter Profiles gt Xedio CleanEdit gt Timeline tab DefaultAudioTransFx When the VFX button is active the default video transition is automatically added on each new clip placed into the timeline The default audio transition effect is defined in Xedio Manager Software gt Parameter Profiles gt Xedio CleanEdit gt Timeline tab DefaultVideoTransFx Wh
52. t fencing Audio Video men Advanced Search Purpose and Context of Use The Advanced Search functions are available for more detailed search operations They allow searches on a specific column of the grid Advanced Search Fields Display Displaying Advanced Search Fields The list of available advanced search parameters is available by clicking the Advanced button and then the arrow next to the Add Search Criteria field f Advanced ow Add search ontena Marne Content Type h LSM ID Protected TC IN 5 Searching for Media i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 az 0 4 3 Depending on the media type clips or logs selected in the Tree view different lists of advanced search parameters are proposed To display an advanced search parameter select one of the options from the Add Search Criteria menu The selected parameter is displayed in the Advanced Search pane f W Advanced Content Type Hiding Advanced Search Fields To hide an advanced search filter click the X button at the upper right corner of the Advanced Search Filter area Clip Elements FileHiOnlinme Advanced Search Fields Types Different types of advanced search fields exist e freetext fields search data can be entered directly in these fields inmost of the cases no button is available next to the field e g Name field o Keywords and Participants search fields Keywords Recursive e field wit
53. the Recorder pane In the Player pane it is the bottom bar under the Media bars Dragging the speed indicator on the jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed e y The speed varies depending on e the position of the speed indicator e the speed range covered by the jog bar The default range is set from 200 to 200 This is set in Xedio Manager Audio can be heard when using the jog 7 Main Workspace for Editing 91 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 7 3 6 7 3 7 92 Selecting the Monitored Audio Track for an Edit Number and Type of the Edit Audio Tracks The output audio tracks are displayed under the Recorder Video Display When a new edit has just been created the number and type of output audio tracks are taken back from the previously created edit At this step no button is available Example with 8 stereo tracks Once the number and type of output audio tracks have been set and applied from the Output Channels area of the Audio Output Matrix they are displayed under the Recorder Video Display but not available yet Note q If more than 8 audio tracks have been set for the output only the first 8 tracks are displayed under the Video Display A click on the mian button allows to display the additional tracks As soon as clips have been loaded on the timeline all the output tracks corresponding to timeline tracks which contain audio are show
54. the beginning of a clip and a fade out at the end of a clip to a selected color When you select this effect in the contextual menu the window below is displayed The Fade from color parameters allow specifying the color fade up at the beginning of the clip The Fade to color parameters allow specifying the color fade out at the end of the clip 9 Advanced Video Editing Si V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 a Effect Color Fade Area on selected clipfs Between in and out markers Contig Fade from color Length 20 frames Color Fade to color Length 20 frames Color Cancel Color Correction This effect makes it possible to change the RGB parameters to adjust the color of an image When you select this effect in the contextual menu the window below is displayed To adjust the color you need to slide the selectors for the three colors You can also modify the brightness contrast black level and white level 9 Advanced Video Editing 165 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Effect Color Correction Ared on selected clipfs Between in and out markers Config Cyan Magenta SE een pe Se TA EF ia He oE a Yellow Brightness Contrast White Level Black Leve 9 3 4 Video Clip Effects With Key Frames Introduction These four options on the Video FX menu only appear for a single clip selection as they require keyframes to be added to the v
55. the synchronized elements including tags if any appear as selected Media Sans CP 430_16h55 O0 00 40 11 Medio Sans CP 4 30_16h55 O0 00 40 11 Medio_Sans CP 30_16h55 O0 00 40 11 Medio _ Sans CP 4 30_16h55 00 00 s34 19 OO 00 00 00 He OO 00 40 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 10 00 00 00 00 O0 00 40 10 O0 00 05 17 00 00 40 10 8 2 2 Selecting Elements Depending on Nowline or Mark Positions The following table shows how you can select elements from the nowline up to the nowline or between the mark IN and mark OUT In all cases the selection will be performed on entire elements not from the mark positions To select all elements entire elements from the nowline up to the end of the edit from the beginning of the edit up to the nowline between the mark IN and mark OUT 120 Proceed as follows Click or press eJ J Click or press Click Ej or vesse J 8 General Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 8 3 8 3 1 8 3 2 8 General Editing Placing Clips onto the Timeline Introduction Various Methods to Add Clips to an Edit There are many different ways to add clips onto your edit The main methods for placing a clip to your edit are the following ones e Dragging the clip from the Player into a bin when the Fill button is active This adds the clip to the end of the timeline e Dragging the clip from a bin or nearline to a g
56. 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 Quick Text Search Field Display The following table shows the various displays for the Quick Text Search field and what they mean Display Meaning The field background is gray No Quick Text Search is applied nor entered center The field background is red The user is typing or has typed a search string but has not applied it yet ora search has been applied but the user has typed another search string in the field and not applied it yet center 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 injury Injury competitor penalty skiing center Quick Text Search Syntax Rules The Quick Text Search option obeys specific rules 5 Searching for Media USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 5 3 5 Search String Yellow card Yellow card Yellow card card card card Skating Alpine skiin downhill ski mogul skiing Nordic skin skating 5 Searching for Media Search Result
57. this can be corrected thanks to the Latency Delay Offset setting in Xedio Manager gt Softwares gt Parameter Profiles gt CleanEdit gt Voiceover 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 11 1 2 Voiceover Tab Overview Illustration The VoiceOver tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Dodi AN 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 193 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Voiceover tab Part Name Description E Text Editor The text area allows the addition of the voiceover script on the display A script can be typed or added using Copy amp Paste commands from another application It can also be retrieved from a MOS story through EVS ActiveX component or from the Xedio Cutter application 2 Audiometers The audio meters provide an indication of the input audio level for the microphone when recording a voiceover 2 Recorder pane _ This display area is similar to the Recorder pane on the Edit tab in that the transport controls are the same but has some different features to record the voiceover The description of the common transport buttons and fields can be found in section Playing the Edit in the Recorder Pane on page 89 The other buttons and fields specific to the Voice Over tab are described in the next sections 4 Timeline pane Th
58. video below To remove an element from a sync group redefine the sync group without this element 8 8 Cue Points 8 8 1 Introduction The cue points are reference marks that can be placed in the timecode bar wherever needed in the edit Their primary goal is to mark the edit with a visual flag and optionally a description of the event and therefore to ease the access to a precise position on that edit They are represented by a yellow triangle with their number written in them Each logged event contains a timecode a label and a description oO oo 00 06 23 LABEL 4udiencel 138 8 General Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 8 8 2 How To Add Cue Points To create a cue point proceed in one of the following ways e Position the nowline where you want to place the cue point press followed by a number on the keypad and then press ENTER e Right click on the timecode bar and select Add Cue Point from the contextual menu 00 00 10 00 TER Add Tag A EE ee eS Select All Cue Poi ee Audiencel Description Cancel To create a cue point rapidly when an edit is being played e Press be 8 8 3 How To Go to and Select Cue Points To go to a defined cue point e Press the cue point number on the keypad and press ENTER To select a specific cue point e Click the cue point on the Media bar The cue poin
59. will be listed under free text fields other than Keywords or Participants fields e Only keywords Efi be listed under the Keywords field e Only participants keywords will be listed under the Participants field Free Text Search Syntax Rules The string that you enter in the free text search field is analyzed according to the same set of rules as for the Quick Text Search See section Quick Text Search Syntax Rules on page 28 for details on these rules 5 Searching for Media i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 5 4 6 Preliminary Steps 1 Select the tree branch in the Tree view 2 Click the Advanced button The Add Search Criteria field displays 3 From the Add Search Criteria drop down list select a parameter such as Name An Advanced Search area is displayed for the Name parameter How to Perform a Search on Free Text To enter search values in a free text field of the proceed as follows 1 Type a search string in the field based on the rules detailed in Free Text Search Syntax Rules on page 34 A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing Marne t tags target tennis01 P tennis z tennisOs tennist4 testpal testsblUser texture0024 texture0027 2 Select aline by using the mouse or by pressing the amp You can unselect a line by pressing the Escape key 3 Press ENTER The search is launched on t
60. 0 00 03 07 00 00 05 1949 00 00 05 20 O0 00 08 12 00 00 05 13 lle aa Clips 00 00 02 00 00 05 70 00 00 08 _ F h 5 Clips 00 00 02 00 00 05 20 OO 00 03 12 8 General Editing 143 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 U 00 00 ddiw ASA 00 00 10 00 00 00 09 05 Clip 1 00 03 07 f Clips d 00 02 13 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 06 900 00 03 07 00 00 05 19 8 9 4 Extending a Clip with a Still Frame The Extend Still function repeats only the first last frame of a clip up to the modified IN or OUT point To extend a clip with a still frame proceed as follows 1 If required change the Overwrite or Insert mode clicking the button 2 Select the video element to be extended with a still frame 3 Doone of the following o Toextend the IN point place a mark IN before the IN point of the selected element o Toextend the OUT point place a mark OUT after the OUT point of the selected element 4 Click the Extend Still button E The clip is extended and the extended area is filled in with the first frame of the clip when the IN point has been extended or with the last frame of the clip when the OUT point has been extended q Note q Increasing the length of a video element by dragging the element edge and pressing SHIFT simultaneously will extend the element with a still frame This is done in the same way as the normal Extend operation explained in section How to Ext
61. 0 Advanced Audio Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el Generating the waveform of a 5 1 element 1 Right click on the element for which you want to generate the waveform 2 Select Get audio waveform from the contextual menu and the channels for which you want to get the waveform Left Audio Transition Get audio waveform amp L H L Rs Center Duplicate Track inde Heda Sethings The following message will display while the application is generating the waveform 110 Kb vhes Once the waveform has been generated click the Zoom Track button cS to view it Ingest O92112 4199474 O05 42 00 02 12 53 24 10 Advanced Audio Editing 189 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 10 5 2 10 5 3 190 How to Remove an Audio Waveform To remove the audio waveform on an audio element right click on this element and select Remove audio waveform from the contextual menu Ingest 092712 4198474 Ingest O92112 C 02 06 42 00 02 12 53 24 02 12 54 00 Clip Audio Transition Get audio waveform Remove audio waveform Duplicate Track Undo Redo Settings How to Duplicate an Audio Track You can copy and paste a full audio track to another track If the destination track is not empty its content will be replaced by the copied track To duplicate an audio track proceed as follows 1 Right click on an audio track and select Duplicate Track in the c
62. 0 00 02214 1 Clip ons Checking the Imported Subtitles in the Edit You can check the result of the subtitles integration by playing the edit from the Player area 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 11 3 9 Editing the Character Generator Page Properties Editing Area Duration How to Edit a Tag Area Duration 1 Select the tag in the tag list from the Page List tab 2 Modify the duration in the Duration field from the Properties group box 3 Press ENTER How to Remove the Mark OUT of a Tag 1 Select the tag in the tag list from the Page List tab 2 Select the No Out option The corresponding text and graphics will then be applied until the end of the edit Lati Clip Obs OOOO 1405 8 Clip O03 Editing Page Properties How to Edit the Properties of the Text Area 1 Double click the selected tag in the tag list from the Page List tab The Text Properties tab opens Text area s related to the current tag are surrounded with a thin black line 2 Double click in the text area 3 Modify the required properties 4 Click the E button 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 223 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 224 How to Modify the Selected Picture e Browse for a new picture from the Import Picture button OR e Select None from the Background Picture field to un assign picture Possible Actions from the Page List
63. 00 C 1729 5410 F a H gt k 7 30 03 24 Goal 1 1229 56 14 J D aa be gt O0 00 02 04 The top area represents the whole length of the original media The current position within the clip is shown by a blue marker The IN point is displayed below the Player window as a green marker The OUT point will be represented by a red marker line See section Overview on page 65 for more information on these items G Note q IN and OUT points can be moved by selecting the marks on the media bar and dragging them to the required position or by typing directly the timecode in the fields besides the mark IN and mark OUT buttons 3 The Basics 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 3 9 Placing Clips onto the Timeline Introduction There are many different ways to add clips onto your edit The main methods for placing a clip to your edit are one of the following e Dragging the clip into a bin when the Fill button Ea next to the Editing buttons in the timeline area is active This adds the clip to the end of the timeline e Dragging the clip from the Elements grid to a given position in the edit e Dragging the clip from the Player to a given position in the edit You will find comprehensive information on the various ways to place clips into an edit in the section Placing Clips onto the Timeline on page 121 Day1 test bin Dir OG 2012 Olympic Games Olympic Games Summer Log dir 1 Log dir 2 Log with PC
64. 012 10 32 04 ERROR 14 Feb 2012 10 34 33 ERROR 14 Feb 2012 10 36 21 My transfers Clear History Refresh a Q Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Transfer Monitoring window Part Name 1 Transfer Jobs grid 2 Current Transfer Only Description Transfer jobs are presented in rows and all their associated parameters and metadata are in columns Filters are available from fields displayed above each column and allow searches on a specific column of the grid This button gives access to the list of transfers currently in progress and scheduled Its background is colored when it is enabled Current Transfer Only To go back to the list of all the transfers click the Current Transfers Only button again 2 User Interface SSS V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 _ 2 6 2 User Interface Part Name Description 3 My Transfers My Transfers this option only shows the transfers initiated by All Transfers the logged user option list All Transfers this option shows all the transfers initiated by all the users It is only available for administrators media managers or users with appropriate user rights 4 Clear History This button removes all the transfers jobs from the list 5 Cancel Job This button cancels the selected transfer job It is available for transfers currently in progress 6 Refresh This button allows users to manually refresh the view at
65. 1 19 After 00 00 50 07 B33 B Ei 23 B O 0 13 04 B33 B 00 00 11 19 OO 00 50 07 00 0 1 02 11 00 07 08 12 k Moving Clips or Elements on the Timeline Moving a Clip or Element in the Timeline How to Move an Element To move an element freely on the timeline proceed as follows 1 Select it as described in section Selecting a Clip on page 119 2 Doone of the following actions Drag it to its new position The magnetic effect that sticks the elements when near the nowline mark IN mark OUT and the clip edges on the elements already present on the timeline can ease the movements of the edit elements o Use the usual Cut and Paste shortcuts to paste it to a new location in the timeline 8 General Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 8 4 2 8 General Editing Warning If an element selected has other elements associated with it for example the video element from a clip with the associated audio elements moving only one of the elements will desynchronize the other elements This will show on the timeline by the associated audio turning red See section Resynchronizing Associated Clip Elements on page 134 to resynchronize elements How to Move Several Elements To move several elements at once would they be synchronized or not proceed as follows 1 Select them as described in section Selecting a Clip on page 119 G Note q SHIFT click an element is
66. 28 10 log 2 T Yellow Name Clip Hements LSM ID 02_xT2_PGE_REC1 Cam 0 02_XT2_PGE_REC2 CamB 02 6 Managing Media Items i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el Protect Media Clips A clip has been created around the log timecode to protect the A V material This displays as follows in the Elements grid 16 58 45 21 log 5 Orange Name Clip Elements LSM ID Statu Protected PM Olympic Games Summer 00 649002 PM Olympic Games Summer 01 6493 02 Associated Clips A clip containing a log timecode has been created by a user and the system has automatically detected it and associated it to the log This association is done provided that the Auto associate clips to logs option has been selected in the Remote Installer Configure gt General This displays as follows in the Elements grid 16 34 28 10 log 2 Yellow Name Clip Bements LSM ID IN TC OUT O02 XT PGE RECI Cam 0 02 53 16 19 1458 20 14 02 XT2_PGE_REC CamB 02 17253 10 10 14 58 20 14 pg_cl_120417b 00 640A 02 16 34 271 00 16 34 32200 pg cl 120417b 01 6498 02 16 34 71 00 16 34 32 00 Logs Availability The Logs branch of the Tree view contains sub branches for each logsheet and for any log directory which have been created from PDirector Logsheets may have been organized into log directories See section Tree View on page 5 for the description of each icon displayed in the Tree view The Elements grid represents the content of the selected
67. 39 05 DUR 00 00 04 01 LOGO logo xedio S0_0001 3 Inserting a ORAD Graphic within the Edit Introduction ORAD Maestro provides a complete on air graphics system for TV stations This system has been integrated with the Xedio Suite through an ORAD plugin so users can choose graphics present on the ORAD server and insert it in the edit loaded on the CleanEdit timeline This is done by means of tags added to the timeline An edit containing ORAD graphics can be exported The graphics will then be burned within the video How to Set a Tag in the Timeline To set a tag proceed as follows 1 Set the tag positions in the timeline in one of the following ways o Right click on the Timecode bar and select Add tag from the contextual menu The tag TC IN corresponds to the position of the right click and the TC Dur value is the Tag Default Duration value 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i o gt Adda Mark IN point and a Mark OUT point in the timeline and press J See section Adding Marks on page 118 The TC In value corresponds to the Mark IN point and the TC Dur value is calculated based on the Mark OUT point o Place the nowline in the timeline and press J The TC In value corresponds to the nowline position and the TC Dur value is the Tag Default Duration value The Tag Manager window opens The tag number is displayed on the left pane and highlighted
68. 6 49 19 ll ie F SS 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Player pane Part Name Description 1 Video It displays the video material loaded on the Player Everything that Display is outside the video content has the skin color Video such as letterboxed or pillarboxed video will show black bars as these mattes are part of the video signal Parameters related to the display are available via a contextual menu See section Video Display Options on page 68 2 Track They allow the user to select the tracks to be taken into account Selection when the loaded material is added to the timeline buttons See section Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline on page 79 66 7 Main Workspace for Editing USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 7 Main Workspace for Editing Part Name Jog and Media bars Clip Creation fields Log buttons Transport Control buttons Server Recorder selection V gt Description They allow the user to navigate in the loaded material to place IN OUT and nowline points as well as to modify the playback speed of the material See sections Jog Bar on page 91 and Media Bars on page 69 They are used to create new clips and get the exact timecode of the nowline IN and OUT points See section Creating and Working with Clips in the Player on page 74 The logs make it possible to
69. 8 Final Stages in the Editing Process Checking the Edit When the edit is completed it is possible to check it Xedio CleanEdit parses the timeline for possible errors lack of video for example If a hole is discovered a dialog box opens and gives a time reference on the timeline for where there is no video There s a hole in the video track 00 00 05 1713 00 00 06 08 If a fast motion clip is detected a dialog box opens via which you can render the fast motion clip s Fast motion clipts are detected in the timeline Do you want to render the Fast motion clips now If you choose No e The Check button remains enabled since not rendered fast motion clips are still present in the edit e The R2B ready to broadcast button remains disabled If the edit is checked successfully the Check button will be disabled and the R2B ready to broadcast button will be enabled See section Checking the Edit on page 22 for more information 13 Final Stages in the Editing Process i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 13 2 13 2 1 13 2 2 Playing Out an Edit Introduction You can play out an edit or a clip individually via the Playout tab A Protect Media clip or an Associated clip can also be played out if it exists as a file A log not covered to a clip cannot be played out C Note q The playout option is available only on workstations equipped with an EVS SDI output board PCX2 or PC
70. Aspect Ratio 16 9 v Phase Video Standard PAL HD 1080i Conversion type 4 3 gt 16 9 LB 56 6 Managing Media Items i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 z The New Edit window is divided into two panes e The left pane contains the edit information i e edit general data It is always displayed e The right pane contains the edit metadata i e edit data based on customer specific fields defined in the metadata profile It is displayed by clicking the right area in the Pane Display button M Note q When the Edit Rename option has been selected from the Edit contextual menu the Edit window opens It is similar to the New Edit window and it shows the data already entered for the edit Users will not be able to modify some of them Content of the New Edit Window The Edit Information pane contains the following user interface elements Tape ID This identifies the tape on which the item is stored Name User defined name for the item It can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters It is mandatory VarID VarlD is a 32 character ID with variable length and format It is automatically assigned to a new item It is mainly used to ensure redundancy on the system It can be unique for a clip on the EVS server level or on the XNet network level depending on EVS video server settings TC Track Start Timecode value of the first field of the edit The default value can be set under Tools gt Settings gt IPEdit
71. Jump to Out without the Outside transition FX option 00 00 73 00 00 38 00 00 03 MERCH 01 59 57 12 00 00 06 23 Importing a Subtitle File Introduction Subtitles files can be imported into CleanEdit and associated to an edit from the Character Generator tool Text tab The file must contain the information of the start timecode TC IN and the end timecode TC OUT of each subtitle sentence and the subtitle text An empty line must be inserted between each set of subtitle information Such a subtitle set is considered as a CG tag in CleanEdit The first timeline frame is considered to be at timecode 00 00 00 00 So TC IN and TC OUT of each subtitle is calculated relatively from this timeline start timecode Supported File Format and Example The supported file format must be UTF 8 coded and in the form of TC IN TC OUT CRLF Text line 1 CRLF Text line 2 CRLF CRLF The Subtitle Edit software can be used to generate files in a format supported by CleanEdit 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles Si VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 a Here is an example of the way subtitles must be written in the file 00 28 41 17 00 28 45 09 Subtitle 1 Sentence 1 Subtitle 1 Sentence 2 empty line 00 28 45 13 00 28 48 06 Subtitle 2 Sentence 1 Subtitle 2 Sentence 2 empty line 00 28 48 10 00 28 50 20 Subtitle 3 Sentence 1 Subtitle 3 Sentence 2 empty line 00 28 50 24 00 28 53 06 Subtitl
72. NS BA hse os tee es ee oe ss te ane eee 12 2 5 1 Message Pane 2 2 ele eee cece cece eee e cece eee eeceeceeeeeeeeees 12 2 5 2 Monitoring the Transfer Status 2 0 2 2 o elec eee c eee eee e eee ceeeees 13 2 6 Tabs inthe Work Area _ 22 2 22 c cece eee cee cece cece cece cece cece eceeeeeeeseeeees 15 3 THE BASICS aaan nananana anaana anaana anaana aana naana anaana nananana 16 3 1 Introduction a aoaaaaaa oaaao aoaaa aoaaa eee cece cee cece cece eens ceeeeceeceseeeeeees 16 3 2 Finding Media 2 2 2 22 cece eee ec cee cece e ec e cece cee ceeceeccecceecereceseees 16 3 3 Creating an Edit 0 000002 e eee cece e eee e eee ceeeeee 17 3 4 Creating Sub Clips from Clips 22 02 00 ccc eee cee cee cee ccecceccceccecces 18 3 5 Placing Clips onto the Timeline _ 2 22 22 o eee eee e cee cece cece ee ceeceeeees 20 3 6 Checking the Edit 2 22 l lice ccc ccc eee cece cece cceeceeceesceccerees 22 3 7 Playing out the Edit occce0ccccaccusootacieceyewacedeusendasdadarcucedonaienevdeeddoeeaasees 24 3 7 1 Introduction a es ose stecncede es 0000000 a000 aooaa oaoa aonan nonna 24 3 7 2 Playout Process from the Playout Tab 0 2 2 2 22 22222 2 24 4 IMPORTING MEDIA aooaa ooa cece cece cee eee 26 4 1 WPM OS oes betes sen et oe de ine nceeeeedene EAA EE ERENER rUe 26 4 2 Importable Media 0 0 2202 occ ececeeceee ec eee cece eee cece sees 26 III EVS
73. S Image FileM ame 2 Click the Browse button to select the picture file tif to import 3 Associate a Media Class to the picture from the Media Class field 4 Click OK 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 217 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 The picture is added to the Video Display Note that the picture cannot be moved or resized once imported 11 3 5 Working with Template of Text and Graphics Saving a Template of Character Generator Page To save atemplate proceed as follows 1 Click the Save as template button The Save As Template dialog box opens Enter a Name in the Label field Associate a Class to the template from the Class field optional assign Metadata from the Metadata button Click the Save amp Publish button a A N 218 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 11 3 6 11 3 7 The template name is available from the Base Template list in the Text Properties tab Templates are stored in the database and are listed in the Media Manager under the CG template category Applying a Template Text amp graphics template are also called CG templates for Character Generator CG templates which have been previously saved or imported can be easily applied toa Character Generator page being created Todo so select it from the Base Template list in the Text Properties tab Base Template
74. SER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin dips Playlists Edits jni pge s Bin PL pge 120514a 18 48 05 00 00 00 17 01 sB EHZSON SD EAD r Version 6 99 July 2014 V gt sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2012 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
75. Selection and Settings in the Timeline Introduction In the timeline display 6 tracks are visible 1 video track and 5 audio tracks For each audio track buttons are displayed on both sides of the displayed timeline track These buttons allow controlling some input and output settings used globally for each track although elements placed on a track can always be treated individually show 1 O0 00 10 13 match 3 00 00 36 00 O0 00 10 13 OO 01 56 12 z 2 a Track Name and Audio Type in the Timeline The top track represents the video track The other tracks represent the audio tracks which can be used in the timeline Up to 5 audio tracks are available The upper part of the Audio Track buttons show the name of the audio track facing the button in the timeline display from A1 to A5 7 Main Workspace for Editing 107 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 108 The lower part of the Audio Track buttons show the audio type of the timeline track 5 1 a e strereo e mono A right click on each Audio Track button displays a contextual menu from which you can set the audio track type Mono track w Stereo track 6 1 track This can be done only if there is no element in the timeline track You can mute a track by clicking the corresponding Audio Track button It will display the following icon Audio Track Selection for Editing Actions match 3 00 00 10 1a The Trac
76. Template OG Text and graphics are then automatically applied to the page Applying a Transition Effect to the CG Area During playout the text and graphics can appear and or disappear without transition or with a Fade transition effect This is defined from the Page List tab Properties Tc in 00 00 00 23 Duration O0 00 04 00 In effect Duration Out effect ade Duration 00 00 01 00 To define the effect for the IN point of the CG area select it in the In effect field from the Properties group box To define the effect for the OUT point of the CG area select it in the Out effect field from the Properties group box With a Fade effect you will have to set its duration in the corresponding Duration field Checking the Integrated Text and Graphics You can check the result of the text and graphics integration by playing the edit from the Player area To place the nowline on a specific tag select it in the tag list from the Page List tab and select the Jump to in or the Jump to out radio button This will place the nowline on the first frame or on the last frame of the tag area When a fade effect is defined selecting the Outside transition FX option will place the nowline within the tag area on the first frame after the In effect jump to in or before the Out effect jump to out 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 219 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 11 3 8 220 Example
77. 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 Monitoring the Transfer Status Purpose The Transfer Monitoring window provides detailed information on the clips playlists edits or timelines transfers would they be scheduled on going finished or failed Accessing the Transfer Status Information Information on the transfer status is available by clicking the Transfer button from the Status bar 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 14 Illustration Issue 6 55 A July 2014 The Transfer Monitoring window contains the areas highlighted on the following screenshot Transfer monitoring T Current Transfers Only KEIL pge d 120126e 01 00000308 cd poe 120131b cd poe 1201310 dip A cip D 01 clip B clip B adadaaaa PL_poe 120214a PL_pge 1202143 vii PLAYLISTO2 Start Time FINISHED 26 Jan 2012 11 07 03 FINISHED 31 Jan 2012 04 18 30 FINISHED 31 Jan 2012 04 29 54 FINISHED 31 Jan 2012 04 43 30 FINISHED 02 Feb 2012 08 08 20 FINISHED 02 Feb 2012 09 44 30 FINISHED 07 Feb 2012 09 48 17 FINISHED 07 Feb 2012 09 51 10 FINISHED 08 Feb 2012 10 08 06 ERROR 14 Feb 2
78. 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 Description cen The line displays the result corresponding to the typed letters and 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 corresponding to a keyword from a keyword list Ey corresponding to a participant from a keyword list The proposals made in the Autocomplete list for the local search popular search and indexed words depend on the tree branch selected at the time when a word is typed For example if the Logs view is selected in the tree view only the searches performed on the Logs view will be proposed as well as indexed words attached to logs Proposed keywords and participants are not linked to the selected tree branch How to Perform a Quick Text Search with the Autocomplete Function Search on One String of Characters To perform
79. Unique identifier GUID Brey slate Resolution either Ir lo res or hr hi res ext File format depending on the codec type 147 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 G Note q Before launching a Fast Motion Rendering process when working with the low resolution you need to make sure the high resolution media files are also available on the main storage If the high resolution file is missing a popup window appears to inform you the high resolution file is not available You need to restore this file from the Archive before launching the rendering 8 11 Trimming Edit Points on the Timeline 8 11 1 Definition and Access to Trim Area The Trim functions also called Roller functions consist of adjusting the IN or OUT point of a timeline element or clip This function is used to fine tune transitions between two elements after you have performed the first rough cuts The Trim function will shorten or lengthen the element that is in trim mode The length of the following or previous element will be impacted in Overwrite mode To display the Trim area click the button located between the Player and Recorder areas If a trim is not allowed at an edit point the buttons will not be active 8 11 2 Overview on the Trim Functions The following table shows an overview on the various buttons available in the Trim area See section Activating the Trim Functions on page 150 to know how to activate the functions Bu
80. X3 Playout Process from the Playout Tab 00 00 03 09 00 00 10 12 1 Activating the Playout tab Move the mouse pointer over the Playout tab 2 Preloading the edit You can play an edit whether it is ready to broadcast or not To preload the edit for the playout select the edit from the Elements grid and drag it anywhere onto the Playout tab work area The edit is ready to be played out 3 Playing the edit To play the edit you can directly use the usual control commands available on the right part of the window See section Playout Tab on page 230 for more information on the Playout tab For each clip that is part of the edit if the corresponding high resolution media file is missing the system will access the corresponding proxy file The proxy image will automatically be resized to match the high resolution and the proxy file will be processed as the high resolution file would be regarding the effects overlapping graphic layers and transitions 13 Final Stages in the Editing Process 229 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 13 2 3 Playout Tab 230 Overview Illustration The Playout tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 00 00 00 00 00 00 51 10 Area Description The table below refers to the sections where the various parts of the Playout tab are detailed Part Name Description 1 Information Zone See section Information Zone on page 230 2 Control Zone
81. _01_sc_01 fencing_01_sc_02 judo_01 gt kayak_01 Content Type Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video 2 Play the media using Media Importer s J06 17730716 SD 625i 1 gt X Advanced Clip Elements 16 17 43 04 j gt i gt 16 18 05 11 16 18 00 12 gt lt gt gt 00 00 17 08 o the transport controls on the panel the keyboard shortcuts or o the optional remote control panel ShuttlePRO 3 Mark an IN point by clicking on the button on the panel 4 Mark an OUT point by clicking on the button on the panel The duration of the clip will then be displayed 18 3 The Basics A zV 5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 5 Optionally add aname for the clip in the text field 17 29 53 00 C Ir 29540 Goal 1 T fee 6 Optionally save the clip in a bin by dragging it from the Player to the bin in the Tree view The Save Clip window opens to enter metadata Keeping the CTRL pressed while dragging the clip does not open the Save Clip window The clip is then saved with the name entered in step 5 You want to You need to Add the clip to the database but not to the Drag the clip to a bin without activating Se the Fill button Il Add the media to the database and place it at Activate the Fill button then drag the the end of the timeline clip to a bin 17 29 53
82. a Quick Text search proceed as follows 1 Select the tree branch you wish to perform a quick search on 30 5 Searching for Media i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 2 Typea 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 f Q fencing fencing False Start Q fenci ng fencing offense tft FESBSEASSS4E fencing 9 Failed Y False Start 3 Select a line by using the mouse or the key 4 Press ENTER The search is launched with the selected proposal The search results are displayed in the grid tenang Name Content Type Cliy fencing_O1 Audio Video fencing_O1_sc_01 Audio Video fencing_O1 sc 02 Audio Video f cycling 7 W Advanced ww Clip Elements FileH Online Search on Two Strings of Characters To perform a search based on two words proceed as follows 1 Follow steps 1 to 4 from the previous procedure 2 Press Space bar and then start to type a second word A new list of proposals is displayed based on the second word 5 Searching for Media 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 32 3 Select a line by using the mouse or the key fencing m 7 MJPEG mn Y men Y mogul skiing 4 Press ENTER The search is launched with the two selected proposals tenang men Name Content Type Keywords
83. a date condition in one of the following ways o select a specific date from the calendar o gt select one of the relative date from the Last xx list o use the logical operators from the right pane to construct a more complex search condition Select a logical operator on the right Select a date Select a second date The search condition is displayed in the Condition field 3 Click OK The search is launched on the selected tree branch The search results are displayed in the grid How to Perform a Search based on a Duration To set a search criterion based on a duration proceed as follows 1 Click the Complex Filter button next to a Duration field Ls The following window opens Select Filter Condition Duration Condition Cancel 2 Enter a duration condition in one of the following ways o gt enter a single value in the Timecode field o use the logical operators from the lower pane to construct a more complex search condition 3 Click Add The search condition is displayed in the Condition field 4 Click OK 5 Searching for Media 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 How to Perform a Search based on a Timecode To set a search criterion based on a timecode proceed as follows 1 Click the Complex Filter button next to a Timecode field ial The following window opens Select Filter Condition Timecode Condition Cancel 2 Enter a timecode condition in one o
84. a point in time Otherwise the system automatically refreshes the view T Clear This button removes the selected transfer job from the list Selected Tabs in the Work Area The number of tabs displayed in the Work Area depends on options purchased which allows the customers to have a system customized to their requirements and avoid working modes that are not needed in their workflow In addition the display of each tab can be enabled or disabled in Xedio Manager Any tab in the Work area is automatically selected by placing the mouse over a tab at the top of the Work area until the tab becomes visible or by clicking the tab The table below gives a brief explanation of each tab Tab Name Edit Voice Over Text Header Maker Playout Media Description The Edit tab is the main workspace for working and finalizing an edit Sub clips and edits are created in this tab It contains a Player area an Audiometers area and a trim area a Timeline area and a Recorder area This tab is entirely dedicated to the recording of voiceover on a specific audio track over one or several parts of the edit The Text tab gives access to the Character Generator tool This tool allows the users to place text anywhere on the video image and to combine it with a graphics layer The combination of text and graphics can be saved as template which can then be re used later The Header Maker tab provides a tool to insert a still clip at th
85. achieve slightly different results Function Function Name and Description Extend The Extend button allows extending or shortening a clip on the selected track s modifying its IN or OUT point to a position defined by amark IN or mark OUT on the timeline See section Extending or Shortening a Clip on page 141 Extend Still The Extend Still button allows iar e extending the IN point of a selected video element as a still frame 0 motion up to a mark IN defined before the IN point e extending the OUT point of a selected video element as a still frame up to a mark OUT defined after the OUT point See section Extending a Clip with a Still Frame on page 144 Extend Speed The Extend Speed button allows isi e extending the IN point of a clip up to a mark IN defined without modifying its content e extending the OUT point of a clip up to a mark OUT defined without modifying its content The effect achieved is a slow motion or fast motion clip See section Extending or Shortening a Clip by Modifying its Speed on page 145 Extending or Shortening a Clip Definition and Variations The Extendfunction shortens or extends the duration of an element or a clip to a mark IN or mark OUT defined using the content of the original media if available If the original media does not include additional material this will not be possible to extend the selected elements or clip You can perform one of the following actions e Extend th
86. adata pane contains the following fields Current Profile Drop down list from which the users with appropriate user rights can select the metadata profile to be associated with the item Metadata Profile fields Fields belonging to the metadata profile selected in the Current Profile field The users can modify the values of the Metadata Profile fields if they have appropriate user rights The modifications will only apply to the given item and not impact the default values of the profile Managing Bins Description All media connected to a particular project or event can be organized into a bin The Bins tree structure is customized by the users depending on how they want to organize their clips playlists or edits Directories can be created by the users to organize their bins The Elements grid contains three tabs Clips Playlists and Edits to display respectively the clips playlists and edits that the users have sent to the selected bin Bin Contextual 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 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 spec
87. adcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 70 e When a media or an edit has just been loaded the top bar represents the whole media The dark gray zone covers the whole length of the middle bar e Whenamark IN and a mark OUT are defined double clicking on the dark gray zone toggle the section covered by the top bar from the whole media length to the clip length between mark IN and mark OUT and vice versa The dark gray zone is reduced to represent the clip length and position with regard to the whole media e f you position the mouse on the middle bar and rotate the mouse wheel up or down you respectively increase or reduce the section of the media visible in the top bar Thus the dark gray zone is enlarged or reduced e If you click on the dark gray zone and drag it to the left or to the right you shift the section of media visible in the top bar to the beginning or to the end of the media Nowline Mark IN and Mark OUT Display The mark IN point the mark OUT point and the nowline are shown in the media bar of the Player paneas vertical lines e An IN point or mark IN point is shown as a green line on the media bar e AnOUT point or mark OUT point is shown as a red line on the media bar e The nowline representing the current position within the loaded element is shown as a blue line on the media bar To place the nowline at a given position simply click at the requested position on the media ba
88. ag marker again a The markers of the selected tags become purple 2 Position the mouse over the selected tags drag the selected tag point s to the requested position and release it them During the drag action a rectangular shadow on the Timecode bar shows the new position of the selected tag which is the most on the left in the timeline 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 207 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 11 2 7 11 2 8 208 How to Move the Tag Points in the Tag Manager Window To move the tags points in the Tag Manager window proceed as follows 3 Right click on the Timecode bar and select Tag Properties from the contextual menu The Tag Manager window opens 4 Inthe Tag Order group box click the number of the tag you want to move In the Properties group box modify the values of the TC In and or TC Dur fields depending on the requested move 6 Click OK Duplicating a Tag Possible Actions Tags used to insert a logo or a graphic in the timeline can be quickly duplicated somewhere else in the timeline Tags used by the Character Generator tool can be duplicated in the same way How to Duplicate a Tag To duplicate a tag proceed as follows 1 Select the tag you want to duplicate by clicking one of the tag markers on the Timecode bar i o O a The markers of the selected tags are highlighted in purple Se ts 2 Place the nowline where you want the duplicated t
89. ag to be added 3 Right click the Timecode bar 4 Select Duplicate Tag from the contextual menu The duplicated tag is added to the Timecode bar Deleting Tags To delete a tag proceed as follows 1 Right click on the Timecode bar and select Tag Properties from the contextual menu The Tag Manager window opens 2 Inthe Tag Order group box click the number of the tag you want to delete Click Delete Click OK 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 11 3 11 3 1 Warning No warning message will be displayed to confirm the delete action but you will still have the possibility to undo the action using the keyboard shortcut iow l hdl Adding Integrated Text and Graphics or Subtitles Introduction Purpose The Character Generator CG tool allows users to place text and or graphics anywhere on the video image Various text properties are available to set the text display The combination of text and graphics can be saved as a template which can then be used later on The Character Generator tool can also be used to add subtitles to an edit A saved template will be selected so its text properties will be applied to the subtitles This tool is available from the Text tab of CleanEdit Character Generator Process Overview Integrated Text and Graphics The text and graphics integration process includes the following steps Defining the Area
90. ain Workspace for Editing 7 1 Edit Tab Overview Introduction Clips and edits are created in the Edit tab Illustration The Edit tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below o TAa i pi gt gt 25 Ne mS a gt Pe ge 00 04 14 UTE 1 64 7 Main Workspace for Editing V gt USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Area Description The table below refers to the sections where the various parts of the Edit tab are detailed Part Name Description ile Player pane See section Player Pane on page 65 2 Audio Meters and See section Audio Meters Trim Pane on page Trim pane 93 3 Recorder pane See section Recorder Pane on page 86 4 Timeline pane See section Timeline Pane on page 95 7 2 Player Pane 7 2 1 Overview Introduction The Player pane is used to load and browse media on the Edit tab create clips to place onto the timeline or to drag to the clip list area All types of media and clips can be played in the Player video audio or stills 7 Main Workspace for Editing 65 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Illustration The Player pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below yi why it sy Ar r SEP e Taar hi Sy ee ge SIDS ew det Sey Oh Dee Temes te tay yh ay Pas PIs Sabot NE ae Ts rd eS Popes AE ode 8 Ss On vs hen BO a Mags ty g Pe a ag vis x ios T champions che Bs a rine n 7 aoa a JY SS 23 06 49 19 Ss 700 0
91. and press ENTER You can edit hours minutes seconds or frames separately in the timecode fields e Double click on the hours minutes seconds or frames area and the corresponding area will be activated for editing e Simple click in the timecode field the cursor should blink on the right and you can type the full timecode value How to Make a Clip Using the transport controls listed above you can create a clip as follows 1 Select the requested media from the nearline or from a bin and double click on it or drag it to the Player area It will open in the Player 2 Play the media using the transport control commands described in section Transport Commands in the Player on page 771 3 Position the nowline at the requested position for the Mark IN point and click the Mark IN button Tt 4 Position the nowline at the requested position for the Mark OUT point and click the Mark OUT button EE Enter a name in the Clip Name field To save the clip drag it to a bin in the Tree view The Save Clip window opens G Note q If you press CTRL when dragging the clip to the bin the Save Clip window does not open The clip name will be the one entered in the Clip Name field or it will be the creation date if the field has been left empty 7 Enter data for the clip in the Save Clip window 4q Note q If you do not want to place the media directly in the timeline ensure that the Fill button is not active Dl You will be able to
92. are in bins and bin directories EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 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 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 Bin set as default 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 directly under this directory Expanding the Users Bin Directory view displays the System User bin directories for all the users Users Bin adl 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 a 3 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
93. aying the Pane Bins Area The Pane Bins area can be hidden or displayed by clearing or selecting the Bins option from the View menu in the main Menu bar If you want to extend it move the mouse to the border between the Pane Bins area and the Work area and left click the mouse when the mouse cursor changes to Wi iii 6 Managing Media Items sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 6 2 6 2 1 Managing Clips Description Clips Availability Although clips stored on EVS video servers are show in the Clips branch of the Tree view they cannot be used from the IPD Xedio plugin Only the elements present on a nearline created from the I PDirector Remote Installer and declared in the Xedio Media server can be used with the IPD Xedio plugin Olips t fer OL XTOMADL t fet O2 XTOIMPGE t fer 12 XTNewPGE t fxr 29 XFile 4 Online Near Line IPD Plugin Audio IPO Plugin_CG H IPD Plugin NL_hires H IPD Plugin NL_lores t IPD Plugin_Stills IPD Plugin _Tags XFile_Nearline xXTAccess Mearline Clips can be organized in bins They can be used as such in edits or they can be trimmed to create sub clips which could be used in edits 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 meta
94. button when mark IN and mark OUT have been set a countdown starts and is shown on the button itself It indicates the number of seconds before the IN point of the voiceover and allows to user to get ready for the recording During the countdown CleanEdit will play the edit leading up to the IN point for the voiceover G Note q The Preroll value for a voiceover can be set in Xedio Manager Please refer to the Xedio Manager user manual for further details 196 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i When the countdown is over the Rec button displays a red button o The edit is played and the system keeps recording until the OUT point is reached or until the user clicks the Rec button again to stop recording The track where the voiceover clip will be placed is the first stereo track that is selected looking from the bottom of the timeline A dialog box will open to ask which track to place the recorded voiceover on if this would overwrite some elements already present on the timeline Voiceover is overwriting some other blocs aerarii eoii blocs aerarii exin blocs Only the stereo tracks can be selected Checking the Recorded Voiceover Go to Voiceover Mark IN Clicking the Goto Mark IN button located below the Rec button moves the current position of nowline to the IN point corresponding to the beginning of the last voiceover recording CER This button when
95. can be used to area import subtitles files into the edit 2 Player This pane is used to preview the edit and see the integrated text and Pane graphics or the subtitles i Graphical This area is a graphical representation of the edit It shows the areas Timeline where integrated text and graphics or subtitles are added to the edit 11 3 3 Defining the Area to Insert Text Graphics When an edit is loaded in the timeline you will first have to define the area to insert text graphics This can be viewed like creating a Character Generator page You have the possibility to e Define the area from the nowline position for a default duration of 4 seconds put the nowline at the required position and then click the Create New Page button e Define the area between a Mark IN and a Mark OUT click the Mark IN and Mark OUT buttons and then the Create New Page button on the top of the Page List sub tab The CG tags are listed in the Page List sub tab TcIn TcOut Template OO 00 08 09 O0 00 12 09 pba I EO MOI ae 0000 06 23 f 3233 Note q Nested areas can be defined e eee l sane 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 11 3 4 Adding Text and Graphics to the Edit Overview of the Text Properties Tab General Description As soon as the Create New Page button has been clicked the Text Properties tab is displayed allowing you to add text add
96. cription The window combines a reduced PDirector Database Explorer giving access to the shared content on the left and CleanEdit tabs useful for the editing process on the right Illustration The window which displays at opening contains the main areas highlighted on the following screenshot SIS 6 ots 8 740 8 D Gast 4 s p ERARE N Dti 18 48 05 00 00 00 17 01 2 User Interface 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Description of the Parts The table below describes the various parts of the IPD Xedio plugin window Part Name 1 Menu bar 2 Pane Bins area 2 a Tree view 2 b Search pane 2 c Elements grid 2 d Status bar 3 Work area N Note Description The Menu bar gives access to several commands to exit the application to hide or display the Pane Bins area or to get information on the application version The left hand part of the interface displays some user interface elements from the IPDirector Database Explorer Its function is to permit the user to manage the available media multiple edits and clips and media used in the edits It is divided in several parts listed hereafter The Tree view shows the different branches from the IPDirector Database Explorer which can be used to filter items in the Elements grid clips playlists edits bins logs See section Tree View on page 5 The Search pane provides several tools to perform quick tex
97. ct is defined you can select the Preview radio button and use the transport commands to have a preview of the defined clip effect 7 Click OK to save the effect 9 Advanced Video Editing 171 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 9 3 6 172 Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Copying and Pasting Video Clip Effects Introduction The same video clip effect or set of effects can be applied to several video clips in the timeline using the Copy and Paste functions The following principles apply to the Copy and Paste actions e The video clip effects that are copied are only those that o gt are available in the Video clip FX contextual menu AND o gt donot require a keyframe effect The other effects such as Speed or Conversion are not copied either e The Paste action resets and removes all existing effects already applied to the destination clips How to Copy a Video Effect To copy a video effect proceed as follows 1 Select the clip with the already configured effects 2 Right click to open the contextual menu 3 Select Copy Clip FX Clip4 00 00 04 00 Clips ich ep E Clip Copy clip Fe So Paste clip Fx Speed n P Pes y TIL Video clip Fx C aT a OJO Conversion Fe d Create Clip video Transition F l J Delete Undo Settings b How to Paste a Video Effect To paste these copied video effects proceed as follows 1 Select the clip you want to apply the copied effects to
98. d Video Editing Si V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Border Wipe This is a wipe effect on which a colored border is added to delimit the wipe effect on the image This option will open a dialog box to determine the parameters for the Border Wipe effect Effect Border Wipe Duration tLe DEEE Area Contig On this transition only Transition width 10 Between in and out markers Wipe Direction Left to Right Position Line Color P centered Before cut ofter cut You can specify e the border width in the Transition Width field e the border color using a color chart which opens when you click the colored rectangle in the Line Color field 9 Advanced Video Editing 159 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 160 Dip To Color The Dip to Color blends the first clip into a selected color and then blends the color into the next clip A typical use would be to mix to white in between clips in an interview or as a dip to black in an edit This option will open a dialog box to determine the parameters for the Dip to Color effect Effect Dip to Color Duration 12 Frames Are Contig on this transition only a i Length In 6 frames Between in and out markers 2 E Length Out 5 frames Position Color Static Centered Gefore cut ofter cut DE In addition to the effect duration and position you need to specify e the color to be used in the transit
99. d bin This option is available from the Elements grid when an playlist has been copied and a bin is now selected Convert to Edit Converts the playlist to an edit See section Converting a Playlist to Edit on page 53 Edit Rename Opens the Edit a Playlist window from which the users can modify the properties of the 6 Managing Media Items sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 6 3 3 selected playlist Create an off line copy Creates an off line copy of the selected playlist This new off line playlist has the same content as the playlist selected It also has the same name but it has no LSM ID Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the selected item has been published to Other Possible Actions on Playlists The following table describes the action you can perform on a playlist in addition to those you can perform from the contextual menus Action Description Sending a playlist to a bin Drag a playlist from the Elements grid to a bin Converting a Playlist to Edit Introduction IPD Xedio Plugin allows the users to convert a playlist to an edit The edit could then be managed by Xedio IPD plugin in an easy way The conversion process keeps all the metadata from the playlist How to Convert a Playlist to Edit To convert a playlist to edit proceed as follows 1 Right click the selected playlist in the Elements grid The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Selec
100. d in Xedio Manager Software gt Parameter Profiles gt Xedio CleanEdit gt Timeline tab DefaultAudioTransFx However you can modify the default audio transition effect as follows 1 Right click the button and select Properties The Audio Transition Effect window is displayed 2 Specify the requested default transition effect 3 Click OK The new transition effect is now the default transition associated with your user profile Possible Audio Transition Effects When you select the audio transition effect you want to apply you have the choice amongst four types of audio transitions effects They are described and illustrated below by a zoomed display of the audio transition effect 10 Advanced Audio Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el Cut No transition effect is performed The audio of the second clip replaces the sound of the first clip instantly No blue line which reflects a transition is shown at the joint when a cut is present This is represented by the icon in the Audio Transition Effect window 00 00 03 1530 Clip 10 O0 00 18 13 900 00 18 14 Fade out The sound of the first clip fades out progressively while the audio of the second clip starts instantly from the transition point This is represented by the L icon in the Audio Transition Effect window O0 00 03 15 9 Clip io OO 00 13 13 00 00 15 14 10 Advanced Audio Editing 177 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A
101. data set 6 Managing Media Items 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 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 LA on line high high resolution file stored in nearline folders IP drive 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 Each clip is displayed on a separate line but the view can be expanded thanks to a small arrow at the beginning of each line Files and XT clip elements making up the clip are then displayed on separate lines PM Olympic Games 14 d pge 120131a Element Name cl pge 120131a cl pge 120131a Note There can be several copies of the same ele
102. defined in the Remote Installer to allow transfer The file format is defined in the Remote Installer Users can access the A V material of nearline folders in PDirector or restore it on an EVS server 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 Edit Opens the Edit Clip window similar to the Save Clip window from which the user can modify the clip information See section Save Clip Window Overview on page 77 Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the selected item has been published to Other Possible Actions on Clips The following table describes the various actions you can perform on a clip in addition to those you can perform from the contextual menus If you want to You need to Viewing a clip on Player e Drag a clip from the Elements grid to the Player or e Double click a clip in the Elements grid The clip line will be highlighted in dark green in the Elements grid See section Loading Media onto the Player Area on page 69 Creating asub clip and save Drag asub clip from the Player to a bin in the Tree view it to bin See section Creating and Working with Clips in the Player on page 74 Sending a clip to a bin e Drag a clip from the Elements grid to a bin or e Drag a clip sub clip from the Player to a bin See section Creating and Working w
103. defined for the effect the dialog box related to the selected video clip effect is displayed Otherwise the effect is directly applied to the clip 4 Fill in the requested parameters for the video clip effect 5 Click OK The effect is applied to the video clip element which turns to a darker blue color in the timeline display Concernt_091119 81 O0 00 279 01 00 02 19 04 D002 48 04 One or more clip effects can be copied from a clip to another one as explained in section Copying and Pasting Video Clip Effects on page 172 E Note You can use the keyboard shortcut to directly access the Clip Effect window By default the Video Effect window of the last created effect opens 9 Advanced Video Editing 163 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 9 3 3 164 Simple Video Clip Effects Grey Horizontal Mirror and Film Effect The following video clip effects are applied directly to the selected clips or to the clips between mark IN and mark OUT points as no additional settings need to be defined If you have defined marks a dialog box will be displayed to allow you to change the clips on which the effect should be applied Video Clip Effect Description Grey B amp W This effect removes the color from a selected element Horiz ontal Mirror 09 48 27 08 Film Effect This effect adds a film like quality to moving pictures Color Fade This effect allows the addition of a fade up at
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105. e 4 Sentence 1 Subtitle 4 Sentence 2 Prerequisites e The Enable Subtitle File Import setting must have been selected in Xedio Manager Softwares gt Parameter Profiles gt CleanEdit gt Cg for the Import Subtitle File button to be displayed e Atemplate of text properties font style must have been defined as described in section Saving a Template of Character Generator Page on page 218 Limitations and Constraints e Itis not possible to use any other CleanEdit function during the file import e Nocheck such as edit check should be performed during the import e No update of timeline or list and no backup should be performed during the import e The subtitle file import cannot be undone with the Undo function 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 221 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 222 How to Import a Subtitle File To import a subtitle file into an edit proceed as follows 1 On the Page List sub tab of the Text tab click the Import Subtitle File button The Subtitle File Import window opens Template template subtitles Filename 2 Select a template of text properties in the Template field 3 Click the Browse button next to the Filename field to select the subtitles file 4 Click OK Each subtitle set is displayed as CG tags in the Page List sub tab and in the timecode bar above the timeline TcIn TcOut Template 0000 08 09 0000 12 09 ip O02 O
106. e 69 7 2 6 Moving Within Media Loaded on the Player Area 22 22222 69 7 2 1 Creating and Working with Clips in the Player 2 22 22 2 14 7 2 8 Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline 2 2 19 7 2 9 Adding Logs to the Media Loaded on the Player Area _ 82 1 3 Recorder Pane o 5 ccxicc32 cccnrceratesnudimecet ceed saedeueseberovsssedbacwessudeasucwnadens 86 1 3 1 Overview cesar ce teen nece na atcewauncepenatadsnsulonauae ness orooro ennen 86 7 3 2 Activating the Recorder Area 22 2 22 eee eee cece cece ec eeeeceeeceee 88 7 3 3 Making the Recorder Area Full Screen _ 2 2 22 202 202 e cece eee eee 88 7 3 4 Adjusting the Recorder Video Display 2 22 22 222202 20 89 7 3 5 Playing the Edit in the Recorder Pane 2 222222 222 eee eee 89 7 3 6 Selecting the Monitored Audio Track for an Edit 22 2 2 92 7 3 7 Checking the Edit in the Recorder Pane 22 222 22 0 2 92 7 4 Audio Meters Trim Pane 0 0 0 20 e occ eee eee eee cece eee 93 7 4 1 Introduction 2 22 22 eee eee eee cee eee e cece eee 93 7 4 2 Audio Meters 00 00 2 cece cece cee cee eee cece eee e eee eee 93 7 5 Timeline Pane 02 eee c cee cece cece ccc cece cecceeceeceeccccccececceeceecees 95 1 5 1 MW CIVIC ce retee hemes erste peace eee baer c
107. e IN point of a clip e Extend the OUT point of a clip e Shorten the IN point of a clip e Shorten the OUT point of a clip 141 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Clip 1 00 00 00 00 142 How to Extend or Shorten a Clip Using the Extend Button Procedure To extend or shorten selected elements or clip proceed as follows 1 If required change the Overwrite or Insert mode clicking the n button 2 Depending on whether you want to extend or shorten the selected elements or clip on its IN or OUT point do one of the following a Toextendthe IN point place a mark IN before the IN point to be extended b To extend the OUT point place a mark OUT after the OUT point to be extended c Toshorten the IN point place a mark IN after the IN point to be shortened d To shorten the OUT point place a mark OUT before the OUT point to be shortened 3 Select the elements or clip to be extended or shortened 4 Click the Extend button E The IN or OUT point of the elements or clip that had to be extended or shortened has been moved and the possible additional material has been retrieved from the original media G Note q If there are both an IN and an OUT point on the edit a popup window will ask the operator to choose to which mark he wants to extend the element selected Example In the example below you work in Overwrite mode and want to extend the IN point of the clip called Clip3 Todo this y
108. e beginning of an edit This still is created automatically and is based on information defined in a XML file This tab is used to playout an edit a clip a log or a log sheet Through the Media Importer tab authorized users may import media that Importer have already been recorded and are in file format 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 3 3 1 3 2 The Basics Introduction This part will guide you through a simple workflow for the IPD Xedio Plugin application to produce a simple edit and either play it out from the application or create a standard file for use or playout by another system The steps are Starting IPD Xedio Plugin on page 2 Finding Media on page 16 Creating an Edit on page 17 Creating Sub Clips from Clips on page 18 See section Placing Clips onto the Timeline on page 20 See section Checking the Edit on page 22 NO a FP WN gt Playing out the Edit on page 24 Each step is described at its most basic only using on screen controls Any keyboard shortcuts which could be used will be detailed in the following chapters The edit created using the techniques in this chapter will be video with associated audio clips only and edited with a cut as the transition Finding Media To be usable in the IPD Xedio plugin clips must exist in file format shown with a icon high resolution or a LJ icon low resolution in the Elements grid and be stored ina
109. e clips on which the effects should be applied Otherwise the transition effect will be defined on the nearest transition to the position of the mouse cursor 10 Advanced Audio Editing 179 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Right click the mouse on the track where you want to define the transition effect either o near the clip transition OR o between the define mark IN and mark OUT The contextual menu is displayed f r f Clips 11 OO 00 03 12 Clip fog 00 00 03 0F 00 00 06 13 900 00 00 02 13 Clipz E 00 00 03 Clip Audio Channels Left Audio Transition Get audio waveform Duplicate Track F Oo k Und _ Clear All Reda J Settings P 3 Select the requested effect type in the Left Right Audio Transition command 4 5 The Audio Transition Effect window opens In this window you can still select another effect The definition of the transitions where the effect will be applied in the Area group box cannot be modified Effect Duration 20 Frames In the Audio Transition Effect window fill in the transition parameters to specify the duration and position of the transition effect Click OK A blue vertical line is added on the transition where the effect has been added 180 10 Advanced Audio Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 az 10 2 6 Once yo
110. e eee ceeeeeseeeeees 56 Managing BINS ssp etek eas eect na ea e ce oes ee dee 58 6 5 1 Description 02 2 lice eee ce cece cee cece eee cece ec eeeeeceeseeees 58 6 5 2 Bin Contextual Menu 2 22 022 2 e cece eee eee eee cece cece eeeeeeeee 58 6 5 3 Bin Element Contextual menu 0 22 022 e eee eee eee eee eee eee 59 Managing LOGS 2c eee e cee cee cece cece aooo oaoa aonana aoran orooro nrnna 60 6 6 1 Description 0 o cece cece eee eee cece ec ce ceeceececceccecerseeees 60 6 6 2 Log Directory and Logsheet Management 22 2222 ee ee eee 62 6 6 3 Possible Actions on Logs and Clips from Logs 22 00 63 Table of Contents i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Table of Contents 7 MAIN WORKSPACE FOR EDITING 00 00 00 00 000000000002 2 64 7 1 Edit Tab Overview aries se ee ee 64 7 2 Player PANG eae ene ctor ce dadeosaane vone einessaasaeauesceensedeaeeeosalceeeccessseass 65 7 2 1 OVI crete tortee eee ent on nes oncinan bed eeenieemeeneraneouseaadasden unde 65 7 2 2 Activating the Player Area _ 22 2 022 cc cece eee eee ec ce ccc ceecceeeeeee 68 7 2 3 Making the Player Area Full Screen _ 222 202 2 222 cece cece ee ceeeee 68 7 2 4 Video Display Options 2 2 2 2 2 ieee cece cece ccc e ec ceeceeeeee 68 7 2 5 Loading Media onto the Player Area _ 2 0 2 2 eee e cece eee ee eee eeee
111. e is on the timeline display the timecode position of the mouse pointer is specified on the left above the timeline display IN field Mark IN TC The IN field on the right above the timeline display indicates the timecode of the mark IN position on the timeline if any mark IN point is defined A tooltip with the mark IN TC is also displayed when you position the cursor on the mark IN green line OUT field Mark OUT TC The OUT field on the right above the timeline display corresponds to the timecode of the mark OUT position on the timeline if any mark OUT point is defined A tooltip with the mark OUT TC is also displayed when you position the cursor on the mark OUT red line DUR field Duration IN OUT The DUR field on the right above the timeline display corresponds to the duration between the mark IN and mark OUT points defined on the timeline The Timeline Duration field located on the right of the editing buttons displays the effective duration of the timeline loaded calculated from the start of the first element to the end of the last element The timecode of the nowline appears as you position the cursor over the nowline 12 5555 04 12 55 40 timeline display If you want to position the nowline to a given TC of the timeline type this timecode in the Nowline TC field of the Recorder Area and press ENTER 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 7 9 9 Audio Track
112. e without overwriting existing media and pushes further right the existing elements of the timeline placed after this position In this mode you can only insert the media on the clip boundaries which are common to all selected tracks The blank areas are not taken into account The possible insertion point is shown with a red arrow on the top of the timeline 01 57 13 23 Ingest 012117 189924 Ingest_092112 01 46 12 OO 01 57 13 12 0156233 02 00 024 306 poh cee ki DO 04 10 04 N2 00 00 00 02 05 000 00 U2 07 04 06 Inge st 092112 41592245 00 16 51 05 Ingest _O O1 45 12 00 02 02 03 04902 02 03 05 A 04 8 General Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 8 3 3 8 General Editing Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline and their Audio Type The following constraints apply when placing a clip on the timeline It is not allowed to drop a clip over the video area of the timeline This rule does not apply to a clip containing exclusively a video element Timeline audio tracks must be selected from the check box Dropping clips into the timeline is only possible between the same types of audio tracks You will not be able to drop a stereo track on a 5 1 track Timeline audio track type must have been set according to the clip track audio type if the clip contains two 5 1 tracks and 2 stereo tracks they must be set in the timeline The number of clip audio tracks must not exceed the
113. ed and cannot be associated to clips This permits to reduce the network load and database activity Refer to the I PLogger chapter for more details Reactivate logsheet Re activates a logsheet which has previously been de activated Delete Deletes a logsheet from the EVS video server and the database Enter TC Offset Opens the Enter Logsheet Offset window from which you can set a timecode offset when logs and clips have been created on different machines with different timecode values Refer to the IPLogger chapter for more details Publish Opens the Publish window to publish the logsheet to selected group of users The logsheet will be published to the selected groups providing that they have the adequate rights Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the selected item has been published to Possible Actions on Logs and Clips from Logs Clip Contextual Menu A contextual menu is available when right clicking a Protect Media clip or an Associated clip in the Elements grid It is the same menu as the one displayed for a clip See section Possible Actions on Clips on page 50 Other Possible Actions on Logs and Clips All the actions described for clips are possible on Protect Media clips and Associated clips present as files on the shared nearline See section Other Possible Actions on Clips on page 51 6 Managing Media Items 63 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 T M
114. el of the corresponding audio track 4 Clicking the left audio button will remove the left audio component from the source so that the clip made has no left audio channel In this case the right channel will be output on the left and right channels Clicking both left and right audio buttons will also remove the right audio component so that the clip made has no audio channel for this track A mono track is removed from the selection by clicking the loudspeaker button on the right of the radio button A 5 1 audio track is removed from the selection by clicking the loudspeaker button on the right of the radio button 4 The next table summarizes how the buttons look like depending on the selection Selected Removed Video x Audio i Selection of the Track for Audio Monitoring When you create a clip to be placed on a timeline you need to select the audio track that will be monitored when playing the loaded clip 7 Main Workspace for Editing 81 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 1 2 9 82 The radio buttons displayed between each pair of stereo channel buttons or next to a mono or 5 1 audio channel button allow the selection of one audio track for monitoring 4 pon Note When you right click on a 5 1 radio button a popup menu appears in which you can select the 5 1 components that should be monitored on the left and right channels You can choose between the following optio
115. eload the edit for the playout select the edit from the Edit Elements grid in the Pane Bins area and drag it anywhere onto the Playout tab work area The edit is ready to be played out 3 The Basics i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Playing the edit To play the edit you can directly use the usual control commands available on the right part of the window See section Playout Tab on page 230 for more information on the Playout tab 3 The Basics 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 4 4 1 4 2 26 Importing Media Purpose In IPD Xedio Plugin the Media Importer tool offers a way of acquiring media files for use within the system Authorized users may import into the Xedio database media that have already been recorded and are in a file format that can be used by Xedio Once the files are imported and set to Publish they become available in the Media Manager The Media Importer tool is available as e aseparate application Xedio Importer e amodule built in IPD Xedio plugin and available in the Media Importer tab e amodule built in Xedio Manager and available in the Media category G Note q The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin installed Importable Media When you click the Media Importer tab the Media Importer window is displayed in the work area allowing you to select media to import Different tabs can be displayed provided t
116. en the Auto Sync Tags button is active each new tag added to the timeline is automatically grouped to the video located just below Clicking the Mark IN button marks an IN point at the nowline position on the timeline Clicking the Mark OUT button marks an OUT point at the nowline position on the timeline Clicking the Mark Clip button puts the mark IN at the beginning of the first element selected and the mark OUT at the end of the last clip selected Clicking the Mark Reset button deletes the mark IN and marks OUT points Clicking the IN OUT Delete button deletes the content of the timeline between the mark IN and mark OUT on the selected tracks check box in front of the track The Select All button allows selecting all the timeline elements from the nowline position on the selected tracks check box in front of the track 113 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Keyboard oe Shortcut J a A F tm To t H When a mark IN and mark OUT are defined the SHIFT ee ae Fae Select All button allows selecting the elements whole elements between the mark IN and mark OUT points on the selected tracks Description ia The CTRL Select All button allows selecting all the ees Th timeline elements up to the nowline position on the selected tracks check box in front of the track P The Split button allows dividing the selected timeline elements into two parts at the n
117. end or Shorten a Clip Using a Drag Operation on page 143 144 8 General Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 8 9 5 Extending or Shortening a Clip by Modifying its Speed The Extend Speed function keeps the original length of the clip but modifies the play speed to fit in the modified IN or OUT point In this case a rendering is needed To extend or shorten a clip by modifying its speed proceed as follows 1 If required change the Overwrite or Insert mode clicking the button Select the video element to be extended or shortened by modifying the play speed Do one of the following o Toextend the IN point place a mark IN before the IN point to be extended o gt Toextend the OUT point place a mark OUT after the OUT point to be extended o gt To shorten the IN point place a mark IN after the IN point to be shortened o gt To shorten the OUT point place a mark OUT before the OUT point to be shortened 4 Click the Extend Speed button E The clip is extended or shortened without adding or removing video material but its play speed is adapted to fit between the modified IN or OUT point G Note q Increasing or reducing the length of a video element by dragging the element edge and pressing ALT simultaneously will create a fast or slow motion clip This is done in the same way as the normal Extend operation explained in section How to Extend or Shorten a Clip Using a Drag Operation on page 143 8 General Edi
118. eo clip Fx Conversion Fr ut Left video Transition P ki w Mix Wipe Border Wipe Settings Dip to Color Custom Clear All o Press ce 9 Advanced Video Editing 155 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 The Video Transition Effects window opens In this window you can still select another effect The fields will be adapted according to the selected effect The definition of the transitions where the effect will be applied in the Area group box cannot be modified Effect Mix Duration 12 Frames Hfed on this transition only Between in and out markers Position 3 Inthe Video Transition Effects window fill in the transition parameters to specify the duration position and specific configuration of the transition effect 4 Click OK A yellow vertical line is added on the transition where the effect has been added 01 06 14900 0106 9 2 4 Possible Video Transition Effects Introduction The various video transition effects can be selected from the contextual menu For all effects a specific VideoTransition Effect window will be displayed to specify the various parameters such as duration position and possibly other configuration parameters None This option resets the transition into a cut 156 9 Advanced Video Editing sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i Mix The Mix transition provides a dissolve effect from the cli
119. er 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 message is highlighted in red Message Acknowledgment As soon as a message appears the Acknowledge button turns red ka ma 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 sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i Information I Hi 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 15 42 49 15 May 2012 15 33 39 Bide 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
120. er window the tag IN point and duration values will be retrieved from the timeline Mark IN and Mark OUT points if they are defined Otherwise the nowline position will be used as the tag IN point with the default duration of 4 seconds TC Dur check box Check box to specify whether you want to define how long the graphic should be displayed e If it is not selected the graphic will be displayed until the end of the edit e If itis selected you can specify how long the graphic should be displayed in the TC Dur field By default the duration is 4 seconds TC Dur field Spin box to define how long the graphic will be displayed from the tag IN point Logo Insertion Tab Label Drop down box to select the file containing the graphic or logo to be inserted The TIFF or TAG files already included in the project will be displayed in drop down list If the requested file is not available in the drop down list you first need to import it using the Import button Import Button that opens the KM Importer dialog box from where you can browse to and import the requested graphic file Fades Check box to specify whether you want the graphic to appear and disappear using a fade effect e If itis not selected the graphic will be fully displayed and will disappear in Cut mode e If itis selected you can specify below the duration of the fade in and fade out effects for the graphic display In X frames Field to specify the dura
121. ert one or more frames of a selected color between two clips To do this proceed as follows 1 Select the transitions on which to insert colored frames o gt Toselect a single transition position the mouse cursor next to the relevant video transition o Toselect several transitions add a mark IN and mark OUT beyond the relevant transitions 2 Select the ia button This opens the Audio Video Fx window 3 Inthe Audio Video Fx window select the Color Insertion tab 9 Advanced Video Editing 161 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 ae 9 3 1 162 4 Inthis tab select o the requested color gt the number of frames for the color insertion o the transitions where the insertion should be applied 5 Click OK Video Clip Effects Introduction Up to four different video effects can simultaneously be applied on the video clips of an edit You can define them via the Video Clip FX command in the contextual menu you access when right clicking a selected video element in the timeline O0 00 02 11 FClip_OOs 00 00 15 0 5 03 900 0705 08 OO 00 20 12 Video clip F F None Conversion FF 2 Foy Grey 4 Horiz mirror aie 4 gt FimEffec Fiede Color Fade Reset Color Correction Highlight PirelM ask oomLinear Blur Settings Some of video effects can be applied to a group of clips Other video effects highlighted in the selection list with an aste
122. ertical line which click on the timeline ruler where you displays the current position on want to place the nowline the timeline Mark IN Green vertical line which place the nowline at the requested displays the position of amark position and click the Mark IN button IN point Cc Mark OUT Red vertical line which place the nowline at the requested displays the position of amark position and click the Mark OUT CHIT pei button EE 3 The Basics 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 3 6 22 Mode to Place the Clip onto the Timeline Before you drag a clip onto the timeline you need to define the way you want to insert it Two modes are available Overwrite or Insert You select the mode by clicking the Overwrite Insert Mode button which allows the user to toggle the mode Mode Description Overwrite ee Adds the media in the timeline overwriting the existing media default from the selected position In other words the media in the white timeline will be removed from the insertion point by the duration of the added media Insert n Adds the media in the timeline without overwriting existing media and pushes further right the existing elements of the timeline placed after this position In this mode you can only insert the media on the clip boundaries which are common to all selected tracks colored Checking the Edit oa Bese When the edit is completed it is possible t
123. escription The Trim OUT button allows the user to modify the OUT point of the clip before the transition e by adding a frame to it when you click the button e by removing a frame to it when you press SHIFT and click the button simultaneously The Trim IN button allows the user to modify the IN point of the clip after the transition e by adding a frame to it when you click the button e by removing a frame to it when you press SHIFT and click the button simultaneously This Roll Transition button allows the user to modify both the OUT point of the clip before the transition AND the IN point of the clip after the transition This function rolls the transition e onthe right when you click the button e onthe left when you press SHIFT and click the button simultaneously 149 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Activating the Trim Functions These buttons are only available when the nowline is located on a transition common to all selected tracks For each track unused on the transition the corresponding Track Selection check box must be cleared When you first use one of the Trim functions it changes the configuration of the Player and the Recorder preview windows e The Player displays the last frame of the clip before the transition e The Recorder displays the first frame of the clip after the transition How to Trim Around the Clip Transition To trim around the clip transition proceed as follow
124. ext and Defining Text Properties How to Add Text To enter text proceed as follows 1 Click the Add textarea button from the Text Properties tab A text box appears in the Video Display 2 Enter your text in the text box 3 Define the text properties through the five sub tabs of the Text Properties tab 4 Click the fv button to validate your text G Note q You can repeat steps 1 to 4 to associate several text areas to the same tag area They will then be displayed next to the same tag number in the tag list Possible Actions on the Text Area You can move or resize the text area by dragging the area to the desired position and dragging the edges to increase the box size The following buttons are present on the text area Button Description Deletes the text area iv Validates the text and its properties The text area is then surrounded by a thin black line to identify it 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 a Button Description x Cancels the editing performed since the last Validate action Adding Graphics Prerequisite Provided that the Enable Import Picture option has been enabled in Xedio Manager Software gt Parameter Profiles gt CleanEdit gt Cg an Import Picture button is displayed at the bottom of the Text Properties tab How to Add Graphics 1 Click the MAAA button The KM Importer Dialog bow opens Media Class EY
125. f the following ways o select a specific date from the calendar o gt select one of the relative date from the Last xx list o use the logical operators from the right pane to construct a more complex search condition Select a logical operator Enter a timecode value Click Add or press ENTER It appears in the Condition field Enter a second timecode value Click Add or press ENTER The whole search condition is displayed in the Condition field 3 Click OK The search is launched on the selected tree branch The search results are displayed in the grid 38 5 Searching for Media sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 a How to Perform a Search based on a Number To set a search criterion based on a number proceed as follows 1 Click the Complex Filter button next to a Number field Le The following window opens Select Filter Condition Number Condition Cancel Enter a number condition in one of the following ways o enter a single value in the Number field o use the logical operators from the right pane to construct a more complex search condition Click Add The search condition is displayed in the Condition field Click OK amp Note q Operators belonging to different groups may be combined e Group 1 AND OR e Group 2 NOT e Group 3 lt gt lt gt 5 Searching for Media 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 How to Perform a Search based on Clip Ele
126. f the logs is protected Log sheet which has been de activated EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 3 Search Pane Description The Search pane provides several tools to perform quick text search or advanced search to save applied filters and recall them later on Illustration The Search pane displays as follows o X Advanced X Advaned w When search criteria have been selected the panel contains the areas highlighted on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below Content Type Description of the Parts The table below describes the various parts of the Search pane Part Name Description 1 Refresh button Refreshes the Elements grid 2 Quick Text Used to perform a search on free text Search field See section Quick Text Search on page 27 3 Clear All button Clears all the applied searches quick text search and or advanced search 4 Advanced button Clicking the Advanced button displays the Add Search Criteria field Then advanced search functions are available for detailed search operations on metadata See section Advanced Search on page 32 2 User Interface USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 User Interface Part Name 5 Add Search Criteria field 6 Advanced Search area for selected parameters T Favorites button or Saved Filters button V 5 Description Selecting a parameter from the Add
127. following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter Sasi V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS oaa 0000000200000022 2 2222222 III WHAT S NEW aaao aoaaa oaaao aoaaa ahhaaa eee IX 1 INTRODUCTION aaao aooaa ooa ccc cece ececeeeees 1 lk WP ONDOS ooacceuctee peered ac nige etn a nie po eee a tee decade 1 1 2 General Description 2 22 e cece eee ccc cece cece eee ecceceeceececcecceceeeeeees 1 1 3 Prerequisites 22 2 l ieee ccc eee eee eee cece cece eee ceeceeeeseeseeeees 1 1 4 Starting IPD Xedio Plugin 2 22 02 2 ccc c cece cece cece ec eecceeeeeseees 2 2 USER INTERFACE _ 000000000 0 0cccc ccc ccc ccc cece eee 3 2 1 Overview of the Main Window 2 22 22 ieee cece cece eee eee eecceecceeseeees 3 2 2 Tree NOW oe soe ce ne octets trodro od se oad AAAA E ECEN andian Eri ease 5 2 3 Search Pane aoaaa aaaaa 0000000000000000 ce cee eee eee cece eee ence nee araona nonan 8 2 4 Elements Grid eee cco eeeteedudeeee en sdedeceeneudeueneeenhedeenboeeeoneexeneeuce 9 2 4 1 Introduction 0002 02cm esscdecseccescdrdededeutndaacebhecves dvbuleuseacdhecueeves 9 2 4 2 Grid Header Contextual Menu 22 22 2 cece cece e cece ceccecceeeee 9 2 4 3 Sorting the Elements in the Grid 0 00 0 c eee eee eee cece eee e eee 10 2 4 4 Organizing Columns 2 2 cece eee cece cece ccc eceeccecceeceeceeceees 10 25
128. from a log directory all logsheets present in this directory and its sub directories will be published to the selected user groups Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the selected item has been published to Logsheet Contextual Menu A contextual menu is available when you right click a logsheet in the Tree view The available commands are described hereafter Export Opens the Export a Logsheet window from which you can browse for the destination folder select the desired file type and enter a file name A logsheet can be exported either in XML or in text format CSV e XML files can be re imported into another PDirector workstation at a different location e CSV files can be re imported into software such as Microsoft Excel to produce a printout During the export process the logsheet keywords and the logs keywords appear in the XML or CSV file in the order they have been entered by the logger Export current logging profile Opens the Export Profiles window from which you can browse for the destination folder select the desired file type and enter a file name A logging profile used with a logsheet can be exported in XML format 6 Managing Media Items i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 6 6 3 Deactivate logsheet Deactivates alogsheet This can be done when the logsheet is completed to improve the performance of the system Once de activated a logsheet cannot be modifi
129. h an option list an arrow giving access to a list of options is available on the right of the field e g Level field e field with a complex filter button to the right of the field giving access to a Select Filter Condition window to define specific search values e g Date field Keywords field 5 Searching for Media 30 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 5 4 4 5 4 5 34 How to Clear an Applied Advanced Search Filter To clear a filter applied on an advanced search criterion click the X button next to the corresponding criterion Clip Elements FiuleH Online When filters have been applied from several search tools all the filters can be cleared by clicking the Clear All button next to the Quick Text Search field f cycling Advanced Clip Elements FileH Online Search in Free Text Fields Autocomplete Function in Free Text Search Fields The Autocomplete function is a help service for the capture of the search string The Autocomplete function described in section Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field on page 29 for the Quick Text Search is also enabled during searches in free text search fields of the Advanced Search area The Autocomplete list displayed under free text search fields of the Advanced Search filters is limited compared to the one shown under the Quick Text Search field No local search or popular search will be proposed e Only indexed words
130. hat they have been selected from Xedio Manager Softwares gt Parameter Profiles They are used to set the parameters for the different types of media which can be imported into the system e Video Audio Stills tab to import media files images or audio files e RTD tab to import video containing transitions Refer to the Xedio Importer user manual for a comprehensive description of the tabs and fields 4 Importing Media i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 3 1 Searching for Media Filtering Tools When the database contains large amounts of data it may become difficult to find a specific element The Pane Bins area 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 in the Search pane Enter free text in the Quick Text Search field to perform a search on a specific string e Advanced search filter in the Search pane Enter specific criteria to perform a search on specific metadata associated with the elements A search can also be facilitated by ordering the Elements grid See section Elements Grid on page 9 for more information Branch Selection in the Tree The Tree view allows the users to browse and perform search in the database and the nearline By b
131. he Default Video Transition Effect 22 22 2 154 9 2 3 How to Apply Video Transition Effects Manually _ 22 22 155 9 2 4 Possible Video Transition Effects 0 000000000000000000000000000001n 156 9 2 5 Removing Transition Effects _ 2 02 2 cic c eee cece eee e ee eeee 161 9 2 6 Inserting Blocks of Color Frames 2 2 2 22 22 c cece cece eee cece 161 9 3 Video Clip Effects 21s 5 cchccececdocdicicesdceensiced conledcueuceeebewsdecsdisiecresdscas 162 9 3 1 Introduction 22 2 lee cee ec eee e cece eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeees 162 9 3 2 How to Apply a Video Clip Effect 0 00 0000202 cece eee eee eee 163 9 3 3 Simple Video Clip Effects c02sc0cce neceere dune vwacsivednerenewetandevicsaeies 164 9 3 4 Video Clip Effects With Key Frames 22 222222 022 ee eee eee 166 9 3 5 Adding Key Frames for an Effect 00 00 000 0200 2 e eee ee eee 169 9 3 6 Copying and Pasting Video Clip Effects 00 00 00 0 222222 172 9 4 Conversion Effects ooccccccccudvinsemieceeniadendedeteesemnecodeteceausesudeesoamncetecet 173 9 4 1 Introduction 2 e cee cee cece cee ceeceecceccecceececceeees 17a 9 4 2 Changing the Mode for the Conversion Type 22 022 eee eee 173 10 ADVANCED AUDIO EDITING aaao aaan aa aaa000 00000000000 175 10 1 Overall Audio Track Settings 0 0 0 00 ccc eee cece cee cece eee eee eeee 175
132. he EI button 2 Select the elements to be deleted using CTRL or SHIFT click if you want to select several elements 3 Doone of the following o Press Jonthe keyboard o Right click in the edit and select Clip gt Delete from the contextual menu 8 General Editing USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 8 General Editing The selected elements are removed from the edit V gt The remaining timeline elements on the right of the deleted elements are shifted left if the Delete and Shift mode is active and if a blank area is left on all the tracks after the deletion Example In the example below both video and audio elements of a clip are deleted using the Delete command in the contextual menu The Delete amp Shift option is active which means that the material on the right of the mark OUT is shifted to the left after the delete action jidwi i E i iij ili 6104 ADL_CLF_091208_1 01 OO 00 00 00 j00 00 03 01 ADL CLP 091208 1 O0 00 03 01 ee F208 259 OO 00 00 00 O0 00 03 01 jidwi di I I I I I I L l I I I Unda Redo Settings I I l I 00 000 75 00 Copy clip Fx Paste clip Fx Resync Sync Group reate Clip O0 00 12 19 wedioadl i E j i l i j0 0000h I I I I L I I I I OO 00 17 04 GOB 2 O0 00 20 04 00 00 20 05 0 00 03 01 0 00 0 04 00 00 17 04 O0 00 15 19 O0 00 15 20 133 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 7 8 7 1
133. he mark IN mark OUT full edit duration or duration between marks See section Timecode and Duration Fields on page 105 The buttons for track selection on the left of the track are used to select e the tracks to be taken into account in an editing operation e the audio output and mode in playout rendering and export actions The buttons on the right of the track are used e to define the audio routing for stereo tracks e tozoom the track and perform fine tuning on the audio tracks See section Audio Track Selection and Settings in the Timeline on page 107 This is a graphical representation of the edit in which users execute and visualize the editing actions See section Reference Positions on the Timeline Display on page 98 The Scale bar and Move bar allow the user to easily navigate in the timeline See section Scale Bar and Move Bar on page 97 7 Main Workspace for Editing sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 7 9 2 7 9 3 Timecode Bar The timecode bar located above the timeline display displays a graduation of the timecode in the timeline The timecode of the first frame will start with the timecode defined when the edit was created The most precise graduation is a graduation by frame i e from frame 0 to 24 in PAL and from frame 0 to 29 in NTSC The timecode bar displays the tags graphics and the cue points reference marks Right clicking the timecode bar opens the con
134. he remote installer 3 Click OK G Note q Icons for destinations targets may have been customized from the Remote Installer 5 Searching for Media 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 How to Search for One or Several Keywords To set a search criterion based on keyword s proceed as follows 1 Click the Complex Filter button next to a Keywords field LS The following window opens Select Filter Condition Keywords Clear Select Logical operator AND OR NOT Selected Keyword s 2 Select a Keyword Grid or a Dictionary in the Search For pane or click in the Search in Keyword List field The selected Keyword grid or dictionary or the Keyword list is displayed in the lower right area of the window 3 Select a keyword It appears in the Selected Keywords area and in the Keyword Condition or Participant Condition field Keywords which have been selected are shown with a different color in the Keyword grid dictionary or Keyword list 4 lf required select a logical operator The NOT operator may be combined with one of the other operators 5 Select a second keyword The whole condition is shown in the Keyword Condition or Participant Condition field 6 Click OK The filter is applied to the Elements grid and the filter condition is displayed in the Keywords field See section Searching for Child Keyword Based on Parent Keyword on page 43 for advanced search based on
135. he selected tree branch The search results are displayed in the grid Search in Non Free Text Fields Preliminary Steps Non free text search fields of the Advanced Search pane give access to an option list to select a search value or to a Select Filter Condition window to define specific search values 5 Searching for Media 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Before starting a search do the following steps 1 Select the tree branch in the Tree view 2 Inthe Advanced Search pane display the search criterion How to Perform a Search based on an Option List To set a search criterion from an option list proceed as follows 1 Click the arrow next to a search field to display the option list for the corresponding criterion Level No Level All None V 2 Select one or more options 3 Confirm your selection with the button or cancel and exit by clicking the button How to Perform a Search based on a Date To set a search criterion based on a date proceed as follows 1 Click the Complex Filter button next to a Date field L B The following window opens Select Filter Condition Date Condition Last hour Last 2 hours Last 6 hours Last 12 hours Last 24 hours Today Yesterday Last 2 days Last 3 days Last 4 days Today 25 Jan 2012 Last 5 days n 5 Cancel 36 5 Searching for Media i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 2 Enter
136. hen an edit is active open its name is displayed in dark green in the Elements grid and the timeline buttons are enabled Then you will be able to add media to the edit General Custom MetaData rence Label Edit 001 Description Program ClassList Highlights Edit ID Editing Mode Standard FALSO Aspect Ratio 16 9 Default Conversion Type O4 5 16 9 P5 4 3 gt 16 9 LB Stark TimeCode BB From First Clip Dead line On Air Date Can er Titi 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 3 4 Creating Sub Clips from Clips Sub clips can be created from clips on the nearline or in bins Protect Media clips and Associated clips from logsheets To mark sub clips from a clip it is necessary to view the clip in the Player window on the Edit tab Once you are in the Edit tab proceed as follows to view the clip and mark sections for inclusion on the timeline 1 Select the requested clip from the Pane Bins area and double click on it or drag it to the Player window It will open in the Player window Pane Bins gt IPD_Plugin_Audio IPD_Plugin_CG gt IPD_Plugin_NL_hires gt IPD_Plugin_NL_lores gt IPD Plugin_Stills IPD_Plugin_Tags XFile_Nearline XTAccess_Nearline gt Playlists Edits gt Bins 4 Logs 4 Dir OG 2012 Olympic Games Olympic Games Summer Log dir 1 Log dir 2 Name cyding02 cyding03 Dive_01 Dive_02 Dive _03 Dive _04 fencing_01 fencing
137. ic How to Insert a Logo or Graphic A logo will be selected from the Logo Insertion tab of the Tag Manager window To insert a logo proceed as follows 1 Set a tag as defined here above 2 Select the logo from the Logo Insertion tab by doing one of the following actions o If the graphic is already present in the project select the file directly from the Label drop down field Label Logo Cleane dit Import o Ifthe graphic is not available in the project click the Import button to be able to select and import it via the KM Importer dialog box Media Class EWG oa Image FileName FADLARTOSHD 10801 1S20 GraFes41 920811 3 optional Set transition effects for the logo display If you want the logo to appear and disappear in a fade in and fade out effect 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 203 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 11 2 5 204 a Select the Fades check box Otherwise the logo will appear and disappear in Cut mode b Specify the duration frames for the fade in and fade out effect Fades In 10 frames Out 10 frames 4 Click OK Tag Display Tags are displayed on the Timecode bar with a number Tags created from the Logo Insertion tab of the Tag Manager window are green DOs 040i When tags are selected the markers become purple A tooltip appears when moving the mouse over a tag marker f bh Ob 045200 On TAG IN 4 TC 00 00
138. ical representation and the recorder a visual area to actually view the media represented on the timeline 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el Illustration The Recorder pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below i k E zajs2Hajoz 0 Gaal 2 i i t13 00 00 03 17 OFO 7 Main Workspace for Editing 87 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 7 3 2 1 3 3 88 Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Recorder pane Part Name 1 Video Display Track Monitoring Buttons Jog Edit Information Transport Control Buttons Validation Buttons Description It displays the video material loaded on the Timeline Everything that is outside the video content has the skin color Video such as letterboxed or pillarboxed video will show black bars as these mattes are part of the video signal Parameters related to the display are available via a contextual menu See section Video Display Options on page 68 They reflect the audio type and tracks of the loaded edit and allow the selection of the audio track you want to monitor See section Selecting the Monitored Audio Track for an Edit on page 92 It allows the users to navigate in the loaded material See section Playing the Edit in the Recorder Pane on page 89 These fields provide general information on the loaded edit See section P
139. ich you the elements to be split 8 General Editing USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 V gt 3 Click the Split button Ea OF press Vad The video and audio elements from the selected tracks are split at the current position of the nowline If two tags are grouped with timeline A V elements in a Sync group and you split the elements between the two tags the left tag will be linked to the left element and the right tag will be linked to the right element OO 00 08 23 clip _140526d OO 00 20 02 00 00 29 0535 After Split 00 00 75 010 O0 00320 00 0 31 16 ANEDE clin 140426e 00 00 08 23 clip_ 140526 OO 00 20 02 00 00 09 23 clip_140526d 00 00 09 23 clip_140526d 00 00 09 23 00 00 25 0 O0 00 20 03 00 00 49 07 00 00330 00 h 00 00 35 00 1 00 00240 00 00 000 45 000 oo O0 00 20 03 clip_140526d 4 00 00 20 01 00 00 30 00 00 00 19 07 00 00 4007 00 00 20 03 00 00 30 00 00 00 20 03 00 00 30 00 8 7 5 Grouping Elements in a Sync Group Introduction If a clip has elements including both video and audio when placed on the timeline synchronization between the elements is maintained and any desynchronization is shown by displaying the audio in red However sometimes it is necessary to synchronize elements on the timeline that have no previous association for example to add real time synchronized audio to a slow motion replay or keep a synchronized relationship between a music track and ce
140. ideo Transition F Eii sune ej pele e Unda Pedo Create Clip Delete Settings d 3 Select Clip gt Angle and then one of the ganged cameras The clip is replaced by its linked clip Deleting Clips or Elements From the Timeline Deletion Methods There are several ways to delete media from the edit on the timeline e Deleting selected entire elements of an edit See section Deleting Timeline Elements on page 132 e Deleting portions of an edit selected using the mark IN and mark OUT points See sections Deletion Modes on page 131 and Deleting Portions of an Edit on page 131 8 General Editing sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 z 8 6 2 8 6 3 8 General Editing Deletion Modes Keyboard Shortcut Ea When you delete a portion of the timeline with the Delete amp Clear option active white button the area from which the element is deleted will remain empty after the deletion Button Description es When you delete a portion of the timeline with the Delete amp Shift option active colored button any element located on the right of the deleted portion will be shifted to the left so as to replace the deleted elements Only the clips on selected tracks will be shifted q Note q This mode doesn t take into account the synchronization between the different tracks and so can easily cause a desynchronization of associated clip elements Deleting Portions of an Edit Procedure
141. ideo element selected A keyframe is a drawing that defines the starting and ending points of a video effect The addition of keyframes is a similar operation for all four effects and is detailed after briefly describing them 166 9 Advanced Video Editing USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 E Highlight This option allows an object within the clip to be tracked over a period of time using a highlighted shape Zone 1 09 48 22 06 260 590 09 48 23 07 1040 000000 1240 410 09 48 27 08 5080 000000 685 435 Blur This option allows an area within the clip to be masked using a blurring effect The area can be tracked over the period required TC Intra Jffset Top Left idt Zone 1 00 00 14 22 1325 205 195 260 00 00 14 80 000000 1325 205 195 260 00 00 14 24 Block Size Blur Amount 00 00 14 24 Feather 9 Advanced Video Editing 167 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Pixel Mask This option allows an area within the clip to be masked using a pixelation effect The area can be tracked over the period required pixelmask dll Zone 1 09 48 22 06 09 48 23 07 1040 000000 1240 410 09 48 27 08 5080 000000 680 435 09 48 28 15 0 435 one Block Width Block Height Zoom Linear This option allows an area within the clip to be zoomed or enlarged over the period required within a clip zoomlinear dll ee 680 435 I iJ a me O a ee f m oe x y 09 08 x
142. ies he cetien anes eee eseteencsemeaerts 95 lO Timecode BAM 2s caceransc oes nts corba cuke oe die beers aecencemieeesee uae 97 7 5 3 Scale Bar and Move Bar 0 2 e cece cece cece ee cee ce ee cee ees 97 7 5 4 Reference Positions on the Timeline Display 2 2 22200 98 7 5 5 Timeline Element on the Timeline Display 2 2 2 2 222 99 7 5 6 Color Representation on the Timeline Display 2 100 7 5 7 Contextual Menus for Timeline Elements 0 22 02 202 eee 101 7 5 8 Timecode and Duration Fields 0 0 0 0 0 2 cece eee eee eee eee eee 105 7 5 9 Audio Track Selection and Settings in the Timeline 2 107 7 5 10 Editing Buttons in the Timeline Area 002 00 2 cece eee cece eee 114 8 GENERAL EDITING _ 0000oo0o occ ccecccec enc eeceeee 118 8 1 Marking Positions on the Timeline 022 2022 2 222 cece eee eee eee ee ee 118 8 1 1 Adding MarkS ccocucecnamscavde iene ddoeeessqeseiesenneseeuedieases beeeseeauanes 118 8 1 2 Adding Mark IN and Mark OUT Over Several Elements 119 8 1 3 Removing Marks 0 02 2 22 occ ee cece eee cece eee ee eee 119 8 2 Selecting Techniques 2 0 2 c occ c cece cece cee ccc cece ceecccecceecceeceeeees 119 8 2 1 Selecting a Clip 20 l ccc ccc cece cece cece ec cceccecccecceeceees 119 8 2 2 Selecting Elements Depending on Now
143. ify the name of the new bin 6 Managing Media Items i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 6 5 3 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 Rename 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 been published to Bin Element Contextual menu The contextual menus available when right clicking a bin item in the Elements grid are similar to those in the Elements grids for each type of items The commands that differ from the contextual menus in the other Elements grids are detailed in the table below For information on the common commands refer to the following sections e Clip Contextual Menu on page 50 e Playlist Contextual Menu on page 52 e Edit Contextual Menu
144. ill or four point edit In case the length of the clip differs from the length between the mark IN and mark OUT points on the timeline the clip can be inserted in several ways e Drag and drop the clip between the mark IN and mark OUT points on the timeline The IN point of the clip matches the mark IN on the timeline and the clip length is modified e Drag and drop the clip between the mark IN and mark OUT points on the timeline with the CTRL key pressed The OUT point of the clip matches the mark OUT on the timeline and the clip length is modified from its IN point e Drag and drop the clip between the mark IN and mark OUT points on the timeline with the ALT key pressed The clip is placed between the marks on the timeline The clip length equals the length set in the player but the speed is calculated automatically and depends on the duration between the timeline marks Add a Clip To Fill in a Blank Area in the Timeline Introduction The Blank Fillmode is used to place clips on the timeline to fill in areas of the timeline where there is no media present Even when the clip is longer than the blank to be filled this mode ensures the next clip is not overwritten This mode will only work in combination with the Overwrite mode C To activate the Blank Fill mode click the button The button will turn colored 8 General Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Methods Depending on the expected result yo
145. in 6 55 i Audio Routing for Stereo Tracks 1 The Stereo Routing button allows defining default audio routing options for all new clips added to a stereo track in the timeline These default routing options are defined for each stereo track and are not available with mono and 5 1 tracks If the button text is colored it means that a routing option has been defined To define the audio routing click the button to open the Default Audio Mode dialog box Then select one of the possible settings Stereo Hono L L A A L A LA L LiA A Mute left Mute right Swap amp Mute left Swap amp Mute right Swap left amp right OK Cancel Once you have defined the routing options e You will be asked whether you want to apply them to the clips present in the timeline after confirming your choice e The options will automatically be applied to the new clips added to the timeline 7 Main Workspace for Editing 113 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 7 9 10 114 Bg E a BEE Track Zoom Es The Zoom button expands the selected audio track ina Zoom view Issue 6 55 A July 2014 In the Zoom view you can perform the following actions Adjust cross fades on transitions See section Adjusting Audio Transitions on page Adjust audio levels of clips See section Audio Level Adjustments on page 186 View the clip wave forms generated via the Get audio waveform command in the contextual men
146. in the edit mouse button e onthe mark IN in the edit Drag and drop the clip on the left of the mark IN and release the mouse button e onthe mark OUT in the edit Drag and drop the clip on the right of the mark OUT and release the mouse button To position the OUT point of the clip Do the following e onthe nowline in the edit Drag and drop the clip straight onto the nowline pressing the CTRL key Then release the mouse button e onthe mark IN in the edit While you press the CTRL key drag and drop the clip on the left of the mark IN and release the mouse button e onthe mark OUT in the edit While you press the CTRL key drag and drop the clip on the right of the mark OUT and release the mouse button Placing a Clip Anywhere in the Timeline To place the clip anywhere in the timeline drag the clip to the requested position in the timeline and release the mouse button During the drag action a shadow corresponding to the clip is displayed to indicate the clip position in the timeline Moreover the timecode field on the upper left of the timeline displays the mouse cursor 8 General Editing 125 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 3 5 126 Placing a Clip Between Mark IN and Mark OUT Fit to Fill A clip or a portion of a clip between a mark IN and park OUT defined in the player can be dragged to the timeline between a defined mark IN and mark OUT points This feature is also called Fit to F
147. ine default audio routing as well as swaps and mutes on the audio channels of a stereo track via the Audio Routing button LR This is explained in section Audio Routing for Stereo Tracks on page 113 These options will be valid for each new clip added to the edit You can also define specific audio routing swaps and mutes on an audio element of a stereo track These functions are available as you right click on the selected element and choose Audio Channels from the contextual menu 10 Advanced Audio Editing 183 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 z steren 3 stereo 4 steren Sterea Mone L gt L R 0 00205 000 R gt L R i l L R L L R gt R S07 Clip t11 Mute left Mute right Swap amp Mute left Swap amp Mute right Swap left amp right S06 900 00 03 07 OO 00 02 13 Clip 100 00 03 07 Clip Audio Channels H Get audio waveform Duplicate Track Undo Reda Settings 10 3 2 Possible Audio Channel Functions The functions available via the Audio Channels command are divided into four groups of sub commands A mark is displayed in front of the commands applied to the selected elements Group of Sub Ee Coa dE Description amp 1 stereo These commands allow specifying the source track you want 2 stereo to be applied to the selected element 3 stereo 4 stereo a Steren These commands allow the user to
148. ing 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
149. ing ways o Right click on the Timecode bar and select Add tag from the contextual menu The tag TC IN corresponds to the position of the right click and the TC Dur value is the Tag Default Duration value o gt Adda Mark IN point and a Mark OUT point in the timeline and press J See section Adding Marks on page 118 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 The TC In value corresponds to the Mark IN point and the TC Dur value is calculated based on the Mark OUT point o Place the nowline in the timeline and press J The TC In value corresponds to the nowline position and the TC Dur value is the Tag Default Duration value The Tag Manager window opens The tag number is displayed on the left pane and highlighted 2 optional Modify the timecode where the graphic should be inserted by typing the requested timecode in the TC In field 00 00 17 24 3 Ifyou want to specify how long the graphic should be displayed select the check box in front of the TC Dur field Otherwise the graphic will be displayed until the end of the edit TC Dur The default duration value is 4 sec The value is set from Xedio Manager under Softwares gt Parameter Profiles gt CleanEdit gt Timeline gt Tag Default Duration 4 optional Modify the duration for the graphic display in the TC Dur field 5 The OK button will become available as soon as you have selected a logo or a graph
150. ion effects See section Possible Video Transition Effects on page 156 for more information on the various types of transition effects How to Modify the Default Video Transition Effect The default transition is defined in Xedio Manager Software gt Parameter Profiles gt Xedio CleanEdit gt Timeline tab DefaultVideoTransFx However you can modify the default video transition effect as follows 1 Right click the icon and select Properties The Video Transition Effect window is displayed 2 Specify the requested default transition effect 3 Click OK The new transition effect is now the default transition associated with your user profile 9 Advanced Video Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 9 2 3 How to Apply Video Transition Effects Manually To apply video transition effects to one or several transitions proceed as follows 1 Select the transitions where to apply the effects in one of the following ways o gt Todefine an effect on a single transition position the mouse cursor next to the video transition on which you want to add the effect o gt To define an effect on several transitions add a mark IN and mark OUT beyond the relevant transitions 2 Doone of the following o Right click to access the contextual menu and select the requested effect type in the Left Right Video Transition command clip t11 O0 00 03 12 0 Clip 6900 00 03 l ess Speed Vid
151. ion from a basic color palette which opens when you click the colored rectangle in the Color field e the length of the effect applied on the first clip Length In field and on the second clip Length Out field Custom This allows the selection of a transition between the clips with a graphic keyed over it as in the example below When the custom menu is selected it shows a Submenu either to choose an effect already used on the timeline or to find an effect file to load using a normal windows type file search 9 Advanced Video Editing Si VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 E Eien h E S2 PAL_INTERLACE Duration 24 frames G Note q The files for the custom wipes must already have been imported into the database See the RTD section of Media Importer tab to do this 9 2 5 Removing Transition Effects You can remove the transition effects that have been defined in the same way as you have defined them that is to say 1 Select the transitions on which to remove the effects in one of the following ways o gt To remove an effect ona single transition position the mouse cursor next to the video transition on which you want to clear the effect o Toremove the effects on several transitions add a mark IN and mark OUT beyond the relevant transitions 2 Right click and select Left Right Video Transition gt Clear All from the contextual menu 9 2 6 Inserting Blocks of Color Frames You can ins
152. ion in the edit e The lower field specifies the edit label 00 00 00 00 k M Ei al a A E Transport Commands in the Recorder The following table gives the meaning of each transport operation which can be used in the Recorder area A button and or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action For a full list of commands activated via a shortcut key refer to Appendix 2 Keyboard Shortcuts on page 234 q Note q The user can customize the keyboard shortcuts in Xedio Manager to perform transport control commands The keys mentioned below are the default settings 7 Main Workspace for Editing 89 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Keyboard Shortcut Space bar 2 O o WO fe 5 Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Function Name and Description Play Stop Start stops the playback or preview video and or audio of the edited material on the timeline from the nowline position The button changes to a Stop button when the media is being played Go to Beginning Moves from the current position to the beginning of the edit loaded on the timeline Go to End Moves from the current position to the end of the edit loaded on the timeline Go to Previous Transition Moves to the previous edit point on the timeline considering the selected tracks Go to Next Transition Moves to the next edit point on the timeline considering the selected tracks Go to Previous Frame Moves 1 frame before the c
153. is area contains the edit to which voiceover is added Audio Meters Underneath the meter is a Cfg button that displays the audio level configuration to adjust the settings ia Speakers e Options Help Speakers Wave Output Balance Balance Y olume Volume M Mute all Mute Advanced A222 Mic Miner 1 194 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 The audio card fitted to the workstation being used may offer more choices in configuring the recording parameters please consult the user manual for the device used for more details The Advanced button from the Wave Output area gives access to more controls Advanced Controls for Wave Output These settings can be used to make fine adjustments to your audio Tone Controls These settings control how the tone of your audio sounds Bass a m Hah Treble ioy o Alot Other Controls These settings make other changes to how your audio sounds See your hardware documentation for details 2 Equalizer On Off Note The Digigram board controls the configuration for the audio inputs and outputs of the workstation It is therefore recommended to configure the Digigram board as shown on the screenshots from Appendix 3 Digigram Hardware Settings on page 235 11 1 3 Voiceover Process Process Overview The voiceover recording process includes four steps 1 See section Defining the Area to Rec
154. ith Clips in the Player on page 74 6 Managing Media Items 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 3 6 3 1 6 3 2 52 If you want to You need to Adding a clip to an edit e Dragging the clip from the Player into a bin when the Fill button is active e Dragging the clip from a bin or nearline to a given position in the edit e Dragging the clip from the Player to a given position in the edit See section Placing Clips onto the Timeline on page 121 Immediately playing out a clip Drag a clip to the Playout tab as video See section Playing Out an Edit on page 229 Managing Playlists Description Although on line playlists which means playlists stored on EVS video servers are show in the Playlists branch of the Tree view they cannot be used from the IPD Xedio plugin Only off line playlists can be used with the IPD Xedio plugin Playlists can be organized in bins They must be converted to edits prior to be used in IPD Xedio plugin Possible Actions on Playlists Playlist Contextual Menu The Playlist contextual menu is available when right clicking a playlist in the Elements grid The commands are described hereafter Cut Cuts the selected playlist Only available from the Playlists 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 playlist into the selecte
155. iven position in the edit e Dragging the clip from the Player to a given position in the edit Possible Positions of a Clip in an Edit Depending on the Insert Overwrite mode you have selected you can drag a clip to the following positions into the timeline e atthe end of the clip e onatransition e onthe nowline e onamark IN or mark OUT point e between a mark IN and mark OUT points e anywhere in the edit This will be explained in details in the following sections Important Prerequisites Introduction Before you drag a clip into an edit you always need to perform the following actions 1 Select the Insert or Overwrite mode with the Insert Overwrite button in the timeline 2 Select the clip tracks to be added to the edit 121 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 122 Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Insert and Overwrite Modes Before you drag a clip onto the timeline you need to define the way you want to insert it Two modes are available Overwrite or Insert You select the mode and toggle between both modes by e clicking the Overwrite Insert Mode button e pressing the amp Mode Overwrite default white Insert colored keyboard key Description Adds the media in the timeline overwriting the existing media from the selected position In other words the media in the timeline will be removed from the insertion point by the duration of the added media Adds the media in the timelin
156. k Selection check box is used to select the tracks to be taken into account when editing actions are performed including playout export and rendering actions If one Track Selection check box is cleared before the loading of a clip you will not be able to load audio on this timeline track Video and Audio tracks can be selected by using the following shortcuts Track Activation Shortcut Video A1 7 Main Workspace for Editing V gt USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Track Activation Shortcut A2 A3 A4 A5 All Audio Audio Track Selection for the Output Introduction The number and type of the output audio tracks must be set from the Audio Output Matrix This matrix is also used to define which timeline track will be routed to which output track This is taken into account for playout rendering and export actions The Audio Output Matrix is accessed by clicking the Audio Matrix button E G Note q The Audio Matrix button is available only if the Show Audio Matrix Button parameter has been enabled in Xedio Manager gt Parameter Profiles gt CleanEdit gt Timeline 7 Main Workspace for Editing 109 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Overview of the Audio Output Matrix Window Output channels 5 1 1 Output matrix Audio Conversion rule 4t MtkoST Mono gt Sterea LR OK Cancel Setting the Number and Type of Audio Output Tracks The number and type of the audio ou
157. l action has been defined you can De confirm the action by clicking o reinitialize the operation by clicking ee When you confirm the action it is applied to the clip the counter information disappears G Note q Please refer to the keyboard shortcuts reference chart appended to this user manual for detailed assignments Retrieving the Source of an Edited Image The images of the edit are previewed in the Recorder area You can use the Match Frame button accessible in the Trim area to display the source of one of those images in the Player and to have the entire corresponding original media available To retrieve the source of an edited image proceed as follows 1 Display the desired image in the Recorder area 2 Click the Match Frame button in the Trim area or press the Backspace keyboard key 8 General Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 9 9 1 9 2 9 2 1 Advanced Video Editing Introduction The advanced video editing chapter will cover the effects which can be added to video clips either on transitions or on the clip elements themselves All these effects can be defined via the clip contextual menu The contextual menu is available when you select a video element and right click on it 11 53 42 20 fathl 1 Clip 17 53 53 05 00 00 Speed Video clip Fx Conversion Fe Left Video Transition Undo Heda Settings Video Transition Effects
158. laying the Edit in the Recorder Pane on page 89 They are used to play the media represented in the timeline See section Playing the Edit in the Recorder Pane on page 89 They are used to check the edit or flag it as ready to broadcast See section Checking the Edit in the Recorder Pane on page 92 Activating the Recorder Area To be able to use the Recorder and the various commands it features you need to if n activate it To activate the Recorder click on the Recorder area or press 5 on the keyboard An orange rectangle displayed around the Recorder commands indicates that the Recorder area is active Making the Recorder Area Full Screen To view the Recorder area as a full screen image press on the keyboard Press again to revert to the normal display 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 7 3 4 7 3 9 Adjusting the Recorder Video Display You can adjust the Recorder video display via a contextual menu You call the contextual menu by right clicking the Video Display zone on the Recorder area The display options are similar to the ones of the Player Video Display See section Video Display Options on page 68 for more information Playing the Edit in the Recorder Pane Edit Information Two fields on the Recorder area highlighted on the screenshot below provide general information on the edit loaded on the Recorder e The upper field specifies the nowline posit
159. line or Mark Positions 120 8 3 Placing Clips onto the Timeline 2 022022 eee e eee ccc cece cece ceeceeeeee 121 V EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 VI 8 4 8 5 8 6 8 7 8 8 8 9 8 10 8 1 9 1 8 3 1 Introduction ses orca cnsecanitusrasnsaeuciacdecnccrteaeeussesesecdeesedeuseeeees 121 8 3 2 Important Prerequisites 22 2 2 222 lee e cece cee cee eee eee eeeeeeeees 121 8 3 3 Tools to Easily Position Clips inthe Timeline 22 22 2 123 8 3 4 Placing Clips in an Edit Depending on the Requested Position 124 8 3 5 Adda Clip To Fill in a Blank Area in the Timeline _ 2 22 126 Moving Clips or Elements on the Timeline 22 22 2 2222 e eee eee eee ee 128 8 4 1 Moving a Clip or Element in the Timeline 22 22 22 2 2 128 Moving an Audio Clip between Tracks without Modifying its Horizontal 8 4 2 ve Position ce tou pereetsecia tac e aac ten dts ecatnde ns eam eae ah aw eiuian einen iouarsineembeaies 129 Replacing Clips by Linked Clips 0 0 occ ccc cece ccc ec cece ceeccecceeeeee 130 Deleting Clips or Elements From the Timeline 2 222 222 22 2 0 2 130 8 6 1 Deletion Methods 02 0 2 celle ccc cece cece ec ececcecececeees 130 8 6 2 Deletion Modes 2 2 2 2 e cece cece eee e cece ect eeeceeeeeeeeees 131 8 6 3 Deleti
160. llet The audio conversion rule can therefore be established Clicking once a selected bullet or twice a non selected bullet remove it and thus clear the routing defined Setting the Audio Conversion Rule When the timeline track is routed to an output track with a different audio type a conversion rule must be set from the Audio Conversion Rule area e If the number of output channels is smaller than the number of timeline channels 5 1 to stereo or mono stereo to mono you will have to choose one of the conversion rules as follows Al 5 1to5T 5 1 LC R C gt Steren LA gt Stereo L R silence gt Sterea L R Al 5 1 toM A ST toM Steren R gt Mono 7 Main Workspace for Editing 111 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 e If the number of output channels is larger than the number of timeline channels mono to stereo or 5 1 stereo to 5 1 you will have to choose one of the conversion rules as follows 44 Mto ST Mong gt Stereo LR H4 fl to S 1 Mono 5 1 Mono gt 5 1 Mono gt 5 Moana gt Mono gt 5 Mono gt 5 Mono gt 5 fe Eales eee ala il eles teo L R gt 5 1 L C R C Warning You need to select the check box on the right of the Audio Track button if you want to output the corresponding audio track Otherwise no material will be sent to the selected output track 112 7 Main Workspace for Editing sd V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plug
161. ly 2014 12 2 Header Maker Tab Overview Illustration The Header Maker tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below rn E 02 05 2012 00 00 21 15 cam A Edit_May12_43 fr ELEn 4 3 00 00 15 21 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Header Maker tab Part Name Description 1 Header Preview This pane also contains a data editing area Area 2 Recorder Area This pane is used to browse the loaded media and select an image 3 Timeline Area This area contains the edit to which a still is added The Recorder area and the Timeline area are similar to the ones on the Edit tab 226 12 Header Maker i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 12 3 12 Header Maker Operations To manually enter data in the dedicated fields in the Data Editing area select the field and type the value or select a value from the drop down list If you want to remove the values from these fields click on the Clear button By clicking on the Create button you create the still clip at the beginning of the edit On this still clip you can perform a couple of operations as you would do on any other clip in the timeline such as Enlarging the clip Reducing the clip Moving the clip Deleting the clip Applying video clip effects Adding video transitions between the still clip and an adjacent one 227 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 13 13 1 22
162. meline elements via a contextual menu The contextual menu is available when you right click on a selected video or audio element on the timeline The commands available in the contextual menu vary depending on e Whether you right click on a video or audio element Whether the element is selected or not e Where the mouse cursor is located when you right click on an element The various commands available from the contextual menu are shortly presented in the sections below However you will find details on some of the commands in the relevant sections of the manual 7 Main Workspace for Editing 101 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 102 Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Commands Common to Video and Audio Elements Clip Commands 220 fathi 1 Speed Undo Redo Settings Video clip Fx Conversion Fe Left Video Transition Fop elip FAs Paste clin Ers Hesyme Slice Wao FT Fr F F Create Clip Delete The Clip commands in the contextual menu are available when you right click on a selected video or audio element on the timeline The actions are available for both video and audio elements except the Angle option only present for a video element Command Clip gt Copy Clip FX Clip gt Paste Clip FX Clip gt Resync Clip gt Sync Group Clip gt Create Clip Clip gt Delete Description Copies the effects defined on the selected element Pastes the effects which have been copied using the Copy Clip FX c
163. ment Types To set a search criterion based on a selection of clip elements proceed as follows 1 Click the Complex Filter button next to a Clip Elements field Le The following window opens Select Filter Condition Clip Elements x Condition Clear With Without Hi res clips Lo res clips Online hi res files Online lo res files Offline hi res files Offline lo res files Cancel 2 Select the options depending on whether you want to search for clips with or without the different element types 3 Click OK 40 5 Searching for Media ESI VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 How to Perform a Search based on the Transfer Status To set a search criterion based on the transfer status proceed as follows 1 Click the Complex Filter button next to a Status field L B The following window opens Select Filter Condition Status Condition Targets Near Line Directories Gigabit copy XTs Check uncheck all items in column Targets Not Sent In Progress Default Archive ADL_Target ADL2_Target IPDPLUGINNL PGE_Target TO CE m XT1 r XT2 2 Select the options based on the transfer status and the destinations the media has been sent to o Targets lists all the targets defined in the Remote Installer o Nearline directories lists all the nearline directories as defined in the remote installer o Gigabit copy XTs lists all the EVS video servers which are part of the workgroup as defined in t
164. ment within a clip Warning Only the on line files can be used with the IPD Xedio plugin provided that they are present on a nearline created from the IPDirector Remote Installer and declared in the Xedio Media server 48 6 Managing Media Items sd V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i Media Types for Clips Clip Content Types Various types of media are considered as clips Those media types are A V files audio files stills and logos All are displayed in the Clips view of the Elements grid The Content Type column provides the indication on the media type Those are Audio Video for A V files and logos Audio only for audio files Still for still files Properties of the Clip Media Types Audio Files Supported audio files are wav 48KHz 16 bits or 24 bits Audio files are referenced in the Elements grid with a low resolution file icon and with a high resolution file icon but both clip elements point at the same file which will be used as a low resolution file or as a high resolution file according to the Xedio workstation format Still Files Supported still files are tga jpg tiff and bmp Still files are referenced in the Elements grid with a low resolution file icon and with a high resolution file icon but both clip elements point at the same file which will be used as a low resolution file or as a high resolution file according to the Xedio workstation format Logo Files Supported logo files are
165. n 6 55 el 8 10 3 8 General Editing Result Once the speed has been changed the length of the video element is adapted accordingly and will show a square pattern to indicate the clip speed has been adjusted The modified speed is displayed next to the element name Concent Cli Arsi fe eE BARRAR EIRE Boosh te In Overwrite mode this may remove material after the clip When the clip speed exceeds 100 you need to render the clip using the button See section Rendering Fast Motion Clips on page 147 for more information on fast motion clips Rendering Fast Motion Clips You should render fast motion clips The Rendering button is enabled above the timeline as soon as a fast motion clip is detected in the timeline When you check an edit with fast motion clips that have not yet been rendered the following message will be displayed Fast motion clipfs are detected in the timeline Do you want to render the Fast motion clips now Selecting Yes will render the fast motion clips immediately selecting No will leave them as such not rendered The transcoding codec used for the rendering of a fast motion clip is set in Xedio Manager The name of the rendered file follows the pattern below FM IdMediaOrigin tclnMedia tcOutMedia speed GUID l1r hr ext where IdMediaOrigin ID of the original media tcInMedia TC IN in HHMMSSFF tcOutMedia TC OUT in HHMMSSFF speed Speed in GUID
166. n as radio buttons 5 1 sti St2 Selection of the Track for Audio Monitoring The selection of the audio track you want to monitor is done by clicking one of the radio buttons A set of audiometers are displayed on the left side of the Recorder Video Display Checking the Edit in the Recorder Pane The SEMEN button allows you to check the edit once it is finalized The checks consist of identifying possible blanks in the edit or fast motion clips to be rendered but also missing high resolution files in the edit You need to check your edit before you can change its status to R2B ready to broadcast The R2B button will not become available in case holes are discovered in the edit or fast motion clips are not rendered See section Checking the Edit on page 22 for the description of windows and messages which are displayed in the different cases 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 7 4 7 4 1 7 4 2 button allows you to change the status of your edit and set it as ready to broadcast You will do this when you no longer want to modify your edit Once you click the R2B button the manager can easily search for the R2B edits in Xedio Approval to approve or reject them Some automatic processes may also be launched when you click the R2B button such as restoring the archived high resolution elements corresponding to the low resolution elements of the R2B edit Audio Mete
167. n mark is added at this timecode on the media bar Mark OUT Sets a mark OUT point at the nowline Si position on the media bar 0 e the timecode value is added in Mark e OUT TC field e a signis shown on the video display e ared mark is added at this timecode on the media bar Clip Name SSI Field where the clip name can be entered 00 47 34 01 OO 4541 r koen WW aut Time Information Fields The following time information is displayed as follows next to the transport and clip creation commands Field Meaning TIE Ft koen VY aut O04 41 Koen i aut O04 41 Koen i aut 7 Main Workspace for Editing 00 47 20 03 00 47 34 01 00 47 20 03 00 47 34 01 00 4 7 20 03 00 47 34 01 Mark IN TC Timecode of the Mark IN defined on the loaded media Mark OUT TC Timecode of the Mark OUT defined on the loaded media Nowline TC Timecode of the nowline position on the loaded media 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 76 Field Meaning EAEE TC OUT of the loaded clip 00 02 15 17 00 00 09 09 Duration from the IN point to the OUT point e If the clip is loaded from the thumbnail 00 00 03 03 view it displays the duration of the source clip e Ifthe clip is loaded from the storyboard it displays the duration of the storyboard clip 00 02 15 17 To move the mark IN mark OUT or nowline to a given TC type the timecode in the corresponding field
168. n provides more detailed information on these steps q Note q When you place clips in Insert mode you can only use the Fill button or place the clip on a transition or at the end of the edit The other options are not available Automatic Clip Insertion at the End of an Edit Fill If the Fill button is active D colored display and the clip is dragged to the Clips zone of the Project area it will also be placed on the timeline at the end of any material currently on the timeline Placing a Clip at the End of an Edit or on a Transition To add a clip at the end of the last clip of the timeline or on a transition drag the clip to the requested position e In Overwrite mode you can use the magnetic effect to place the clip exactly after the last frame or on the transition e InInsert mode a colored down arrow Ea appears above the timeline to indicate where the clip will be placed 8 General Editing sd V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i Placing a Clip Using the Nowline Mark IN or Mark OUT The following table presents the main options to define the position of a clip when it is added to the timeline using the nowline the mark IN or the mark OUT position These actions can only be performed in the Overwrite mode To position the IN point of the clip Do the following e onthe IN point of a clip in the edit Drag and drop the clip straight onto the OR transition or the nowline and release the e onthe nowline
169. ng Portions of an Edit 0 0 222 c lel ece eee e eee ee eee eeee 131 8 6 4 Deleting Timeline Elements 2 02 0222 22 cece cece cc ee eee cece 132 Tidying Up and Organizing the Edit 2 2 22 022 eee eee e eee cece cess 134 8 7 1 Resynchronizing Associated Clip Elements 222 22 134 8 7 2 Removing Blank Areas ona Timeline 2 222 222 20 eee ee eee 135 8 7 3 Aligning Elements on a Reference Element 222 22 136 8 7 4 Splitting an Element in the Timeline _ 222 22 22222222 222 2 136 8 7 5 Grouping Elements ina Sync Group 22 022 22 e ee eee eee ee eee eee 137 Cue Points ccc checdccieccavtexccnceeeseedavedesesoegaduwcebasnenadeseumesauccaceesoeciewn 138 8 8 1 Introduction a0 00000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000 aoon 138 8 8 2 How To Add Cue Points 000 2 000 2 139 8 8 3 How To Go to and Select Cue Points 0 000 00222222 e eee eee eee 139 8 8 4 Contextual Menu for Cue Points 0 000 020 0 022 e eee eee eee eee 140 Extending or Shortening Clips 0 220 o eee eee eee cece cece cceeecceeeeeees 140 8 9 1 Introduction 2 225 2tecceentecnceenesatcaveienessceencesescadeaesaceacceeasees 140 8 9 2 Extend Modes cee cence ne iakediuieuice ioe eiratidenieve nice eee tcs 141 8 9 3 Extending or Shortening a Clip 0 2 cece cece cece e ee eee ee eee 141 8 9 4 Extending a Cli
170. ns Mixed L R Ls Rs or Center output on L R speakers Save audio selection e Mixed L R Ls Rs Center Audio meters located on the right side of the Video Display represent the audio channels of the monitored track See section Audio Meters Trim Pane on page 93 Adding Logs to the Media Loaded on the Player Area Introduction A log is areference point to a specific frame in a video sequence The log is identified by a TC value and relates to an action in a given event It can be associated to metadata related to the event keywords and or a ranking for example Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media and to facilitate rapid movement between them Whenever you want you can add logs to the material loaded on the Player pane In IPD Xedio Plugin two types of logs can be displayed e internal logs are added to the media by the CleanEdit user e external logs have been added to media in PDirector 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Internal and External Logs Definition and Display Internal Logs The internal logs are placed by the user on the media loaded on the Player They are shown on the media bar as yellow triangles When the nowline is on an internal log timecode a yellow triangle appears at the bottom of the video display Example with a 16 9 aspect ratio 09 18 00 01 00 00 06 14 09 18 00 01 09 17 58 12 F ol bes g
171. o check it Xedio CleanEdit parses the timeline for possible errors lack of video for example or missing hi res files if this has been set in Xedio Manager To do so click the CHECK button e If ahole is discovered a dialogue box opens and gives a time reference on the timeline for where there is no video There s a hole in the video track 00 00 05 1713 00 00 06 08 In this case the R2B button will not become available 3 The Basics i V gt S USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 z e If missing high resolution files are discovered a dialogue box opens and gives the list of missing files Missing high resolution Files 0101116145135624 nau tst me2t 0101116150833764 ing 1011164a mz x This Edit contains offline Media file s In this case the R2B button becomes available as soon as you click OK to acknowledge the message A ita icon is displayed on each low resolution file on the timeline e If afast motion clip is detected a dialogue box opens via which you can render the fast motion clip s The transcoding codec used for the rendering of a fast motion clip is set in Xedio Manager o Fast motion clipfs are detected in the timeline Do you want bo render the Fast motion clips nov Mo If you choose No o gt The CHECK button remains enabled since not rendered fast motion clips are still present in the edit o The R2B ready to broadcast button remains disabled If the edi
172. ol tip when you roll the mouse over the log on the media bar quarter Injury quarter Injury Logs Display Selection When you right click on a log on a media bar where the two types of logs are displayed a contextual menu appears and let you select the logs that should appear User external external Internal logs are also called user logs Possible Actions on Logs Adding a Log 1 Place the nowline at the requested position on the media 2 Click the Add Log button kal The log is added on the media as a yellow triangle on the media bar Moving from one Log to the Other e Click the Go to Prev Log button g to move to the log positioned on the left of the nowline e Click the Go to Next Log button g to move to the log positioned on the right of the nowline 7 Main Workspace for Editing 85 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 7 3 7 3 1 86 Deleting a Log When the nowline is positioned on a log using the MIKI buttons you can delete it by e simultaneously pressing CTRL and clicking a External logs cannot be removed from IPD Xedio Plugin Recorder Pane Overview Introduction The Recorder pane allows you to preview edits and to browse through the timeline The commands on the Recorder area are only available when an edit is open The Recorder area interacts with the timeline as the two areas are different representations of the same edit The timeline provides a graph
173. ols channels tracks to be loaded in the timeline on page 80 In the Recorder area select the output track tobe Selecting the Monitored Audio monitored Track for an Edit on page 92 Audio Transition Effects Ways to Add Audio Transition Effects You can add audio transition effects using different methods e Adding the default audio transition effect to all new audio clips placed into the timeline See section Adding Automatically Default Audio Transition Effects on page 176 e Adding a transition effect on one or more contiguous audio elements of a track See section Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Track on page 179 e Adding a transition effect on one or more audio elements of the same clip See section Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Clip on page 181 If you add an effect on a transition where an audio transition effect has already been defined the initial effect will be replaced by the new one 10 Advanced Audio Editing 175 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 10 2 2 10 2 3 10 2 4 176 Adding Automatically Default Audio Transition Effects Once you click the alt button to activate the AFX function a default audio transition is added to each new clip placed into the edit The cross fade is the default audio transition Initially defined in Xedio Modifying the Automatic Default Transition Effect The default transition effect is define
174. omes active The edit line is highlighted in dark green in the Elements grid and its name is displayed in the Recorder area The Timeline area shows the edit The timeline buttons also become active 6 Managing Media Items 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Action Description Inserting an Drag an edit from the Elements grid to the Timeline area where an edit is edit in an already displayed edit Sending an Drag an edit from the Elements grid to a bin edit to a bin Immediately Drag an edit to the Playout tab playing out See section Playing Out an Edit on page 229 an edit as video All the next chapters widely describe the editing functions 6 4 3 Creating an Edit Possible Ways for Creating an Edit From the IPD Xedio Plugin users can create an edit in one of the following ways e Create an empty edit with an EDL containing the edit metadata This is done by right clicking the Edit tree branch or an edit in the Elements grid selecting New Edit from the contextual menu and filling the New Edit window described hereafter e Convert a playlist into an edit as described in section Converting a Playlist to Edit on page 53 New Edit Window Window Overview The New Edit window makes it possible to enter general and customer defined data called metadata for the edit It is as follows Edit Metadata Current Profile Olympic Games AK Date dd mm yyyy Sport Edit info Tape Barcode ID
175. ommand onto the selected element Resynchronizes a selected desynchronized audio element with the video element that belongs to the same clip or to a synchronized group See section Resynchronizing Associated Clip Elements on page 134 Creates a synchronized group with the selected elements When one of those synchronized elements will be moved the other elements will move together and be kept synchronized See section Grouping Elements in a Sync Group on page 137 Saves the selected element as a clip in the Clip zone Deletes the selected elements 7 Main Workspace for Editing Si V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 an Undo Redo Commands ADL CLP 091208 1 01 6439 00 00 16 05 Clip Speed d Video clip Fs Conversion Fa F Redo gt Settings The Undo and Redo commands are available on a selected video or audio element on which an editing action has been performed e The Undo command allows the user to cancel the editing action s that have been performed after the last save You can also cancel the editing actions by pressing e The Redo command allows the user to reapply the editing action s that have been cancelled after the last save Settings Commands g f cipz c11 00 00 03 12 Pips aa OG p00 00 03 07 Clip O0 00 06 15 00 00 06 19 Speed Video clip Fx Conversion Fe rr FT F Left Video Transition Unda Redo Settings Fit to Content w Show
176. on the system It can be unique for a clip on the EVS server level or on the XNet network level depending on EVS video server settings LSM ID ID identifying the clip position in the XNet network This numbering is based on the numbering of the LSM operational mode If you enter a requested position that is already used the application will display an error message You will have to enter a new position If you do not enter an ID an ID is automatically assigned by the system Tape ID This identifies the tape on which the item is stored UmID Unique Material Identification UmID is a fixed length 8 character ID The EVS server automatically assigns a UmID to each new clip It is used for the unique identification of a clip on an XNet network Protect Unprotect Button that allows the users to protect or unprotect the clip A message will warn the users in IPDirector or in Multicam not to delete the protected clip When the Protect status is selected the button is highlighted A Protect icon 0 appears next to the Protect button when the clip is protected by the PDirector protocol Keywords This area allows you to assign up to five keywords to an item to qualify its content Type buttons The Type buttons allow you to assign a type to a clip for use with Key and Fill operations The background of the button corresponding to the selected type is blue e The left button is used for normal items This is the default value e
177. ontextual menu The Duplicate Audio Track window opens Select Target Track Only the tracks with the same audio type as the copied track are displayed in the Select Target Track field group 2 Inthe Select Target Track field group select the track to which you want to duplicate the copied track 10 Advanced Audio Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 3 Inthe Apply Default Audio Channel field group do one of the following o gt If you want to apply the default Audio Channel settings that is stereo select Yes If you want to apply the Audio Channel settings of the copied track select No The audio track is copied to the destination track 10 Advanced Audio Editing 191 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 11 11 1 11 1 1 192 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles Adding Voiceover Introduction CleanEdit provides a tab entirely dedicated to the recording of voiceover on a specific audio track over one or several parts of the edit The current section describes the voiceover process managed with CleanEdit Some users prefer to record voiceover with an external audio mixer This process schematized hereafter is supported by CleanEdit as well Then the audio mixer stereo output is used as input for the CleanEdit audio board Medic Leaned As the use of digital audio capture devices could cause a variable delay between the recorded audio and the video
178. oop x1 x2 x3 x5 x8 and then back to x1 G Note a If another key is pressed between the repetitions the shuttle scrub speed is reset 73 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 7 2 1 74 Keyboard Shortcut Function Description Steps backward 1 frame at a time Hold bA tap bene Steps forward 1 frame at a time Hold tap Plays backward at 33 of the real time speed Hold hold bee Plays forward at 33 of the real time speed Hold hold C Note q The use of ShuttlePRO keys for transport functions is detailed in Appendix 1 ShuttlePRO on page 233 Creating and Working with Clips in the Player Introduction When you have defined the portion of the media you want to place into the timeline you can create a clip out of it and either store it in the Clip zone in the Project area and or place it directly in the timeline To create a clip you will mainly use the Clip Creation buttons available in the Player area 7 Main Workspace for Editing V gt USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Clip Creation Commands The following table gives the meaning of each clip creation operation A button and or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action Button Field Keyboard Shortcut Operation and Description Mark IN Sets a mark IN point at the nowline or position on the media bar e the timecode value is added in Mark IN TC field e a signis shown on the video display e agree
179. operties 01 TC In 00 00 16 06 TC Dur Re Extemal Graphics Logo Insertion Viz Orad The jog bar allows browsing the effect 206 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 az 11 2 6 6 Click OK inthe Tag Manager window The graphic animation can be previewed from the Recorder pane thanks to the EJ key Tag Display Tags are displayed on the Timecode bar with a number Tags created from the vizRT or ORAD tabs of the Tag Manager window are orange 15 00 0032 When tags are selected the markers become purple A tooltip appears when moving the mouse over a tag marker Moving Tag Points Possible Methods You Can move one or more tags in one of the following ways e by selecting the tag points on the Timecode bar and dragging the mouse to move the selected tag points This method is less precise but allows you to move several tags at the same time e by editing directly the position and the duration of a tag in the Tag Manager window This method is more precise but only allows you to move one tag at a time How to Move the Tag Points in the Timeline Display To move the tags points directly in the timeline display proceed as follows 1 Select the tag point s you want to move by clicking the tag marker on the Timecode bar To select several tag points keep the CTRL key pressed while clicking the tag markers To deselect a tag point click the t
180. or set a mark IN and mark OUT points to cover the clips to which the effects should be pasted 2 Right click to open the contextual menu Select Paste Clip FX 9 Advanced Video Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 9 4 9 4 1 9 4 2 Conversion Effects Introduction Each clip can be converted by the software in Xedio CleanEdit to match the format that the timeline is using Conversion can be from and to 4 3 and 16 9 with Pan amp Scan and Letterbox modes supported When you have created the Edit you have selected the aspect ratio for the edit or it was non editable as for 16 9 with HD video standards Depending on the aspect ratio for the edit you have selected a default conversion type You can change the mode used for the selected conversion type for example PS instead of the default conversion type which was LB by adding a conversion effects to a clip or to several clips between a mark IN and mark OUT You will not be able to change the conversion type itself since it is set at the beginning and has to remain unchanged in the whole edit Changing the Mode for the Conversion Type To change the mode for the conversion type for one or several clips proceed as follows 1 Select the clips where to apply the effects in one of the following ways To define an effect on one clip click the requested clip o To define an effect on several clips add a mark IN and mark OUT that covers the first and
181. ord the Voiceover on page 196 2 See section Recording the Voiceover on page 196 3 See section Checking the Recorded Voiceover on page 197 4 See section Attenuating other Tracks when Using Voiceover on page 198 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 195 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Defining the Area to Record the Voiceover Mark In f 0 anananng n or or in annan Place the nowline in the timeline where the voiceover should start then click the Mark IN button in the timeline or recorder area to define the IN point of the recording area for the voiceover The timecode of the mark IN point will be displayed in the recorder panel next to the IN button Mark Out or or ee RIE Place the nowline in the timeline where the voiceover should end then click the Mark OUT button in the timeline or recorder area to define the OUT point of the recording area for the voiceover The timecode of the mark OUT point will be displayed in the recorder panel next to the OUT button The duration of the voiceover will also be shown on the recorder area 4q Note q It is possible to start a voiceover recording without adding an OUT point In this case the voiceover recording would continue until you stop manually the recording clicking the Recording button Recording the Voiceover Launch the recording process by clicking the Rec button EEN count down When the user selects the Rec
182. ou select the clip to be extended and place a mark IN where you want the IN point of the clip to be extended to Ea O25 000 00 00 Extend 00 00 03 07 Clip2 ERFA Clips 00 00 02 18 Clip4 00 00 03 06 foo 00 02 07 o0 00 05 19f00 00 08 20 00 00 09 12 o0 00 09 13 Clip3 00 00 02 18 O0D0 05 20 0000 08 17 Clip3 00 00 02 18 00 00 05 20 OO 00 03 12 8 General Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 The screenshot below shows the extended clip Ed Ee 0 OO 0005 00 00 00 10 00 Clip 00 00 03 07 f Clip 00 00 01 240 Clips 14 00 00 03 07 Clip4 00 00 00 00 0000 03 06 F0000 03 07F O0 00 05 05 900 00 05 06 00 00 08 212 00 00 08 13 How to Extend or Shorten a Clip Using a Drag Operation Procedure To extend or shorten selected elements or a clip on the IN or OUT point using a drag operation proceed as follows 1 If required change the Overwrite or Insert mode clicking the n button 2 Select the elements or clip to be extended or shortened 3 Position the mouse cursor over the 3 lines symbol near the IN or OUT point of the clip and drag the clip edge to the required position on the timeline 4 Release the mouse Example In the example below you work in Overwrite mode and want to extend the OUT point of the clip called Clip3 O0 00 O0 00 05 010 O0 000 10 00 00 00 08 09 Clip 1 DO 00 03 07 Clips OO 00 02 13 f Clips OO 00 02 18 f Clips a 00 00 00 00 OO 00 03 06 O
183. owline position c The Blank Clear button allows deleting the common empty zones on the selected tracks from the nowline preserving the synchronization between the different tracks When at least two timeline elements are selected the Left button allows aligning the selected elements on the left It will take the last element selected as the reference position for the left alignment When at least two timeline elements are selected the Right button allows aligning the selected elements on the right It will take the last element selected as the reference position for the right alignment The Extend button allows extending or shortening a clip on the selected track s modifying its IN or OUT point to a position defined by a mark IN or mark OUT on the timeline See section Extending or Shortening a Clip on page 141 for more information on the Extend function T The Extend Still button allows e extending the IN point of a selected video element as a still frame 0 motion up to a mark IN defined before the IN point e extending the OUT point of a selected video element as a still frame up to a mark OUT defined after the OUT point See section Extending a Clip with a Still Frame on page 144 for more information on the Extend Still function n The Extend Speed button allows e extending the IN point of a clip up to a mark IN defined without modifying its content e extending the OUT point of a clip up
184. p to the left of the joint to the clip to the right of the joint This option will open a dialog box to determine the parameters for the Mix effect You need to define e the duration in frames e the position of the mix o before cut on the clip before the joint o centered centered on the joint o after cut on the clip after the joint Effect Mix Duration 12 Frames Area On this transition only Between in and out markers Position centered Before cut after cut 9 Advanced Video Editing 157 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Wipe The Wipe transition is a gradual spatial transition from one video source to another in which a vertical or horizontal border moves across the screen to gradually replace the last images of the first clip with the first images of the next clip This option will open a dialog box to determine the parameters for the Wipe effect Effect Wipe Duration 12 Frames Area Config on this transition only Transition Width 10 Between in and out markers Wipe Direction Left to Right Position centered Before cut After cut In addition to the effect duration and position you need to specify e the transition width i e the thickness of the line which separates the clip before and after the joint e the direction i e from and to where the last image of the first clip will be wiped by the first image of the next clip 158 9 Advance
185. p witha Still Frame 0 2 0200 e ee eee eee 144 8 9 5 Extending or Shortening a Clip by Modifying its Speed 145 Creating Fast Motion Clips 0 022 022 cee cece cece cece cece ccceeecceeeeee 146 8 10 1 Various Ways to Create Fast Motion Clips 2 2 2220220222 146 8 10 2 Modifying the Playback Speed of a Clip Using the Speed Command 146 8 10 3 Rendering Fast Motion Clips 2 0 022 22 e ieee e eee cece e eee eeeeee 147 Trimming Edit Points on the Timeline 22 222 222 e eee eee eee cece eee ee 148 8 11 1 Definition and Access to Trim Area _ 22 2 2 2 cece cece ee eee ee eee eee 148 8 11 2 Overview onthe Trim Functions _ 02 02 22 22 eee eee eee eee e cece 148 8 11 3 Trimming or Rolling Around the Clip Transition 22 22 22 222222 2 149 8 11 4 Rolling a Clip 2 00 22 l elle ccc cee cee cece eee eeeceeseeeeees 151 8 11 5 Retrieving the Source of an Edited Image 2 22 22 22 152 ADVANCED VIDEO EDITING 00 000 00 153 INTOQUCUO 2 Socuece a2 eee nee enc ue ee nee dee e se snc eenesaensesuaveceess 153 Table of Contents i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Table of Contents 9 2 Video Transition Effects 02 0 0c lcci c cece ee cece cc ceececeeeececeeees 153 9 2 1 Ways to Add Video Transition Effects 2 02 2 22 0222 eee eee eee 153 9 2 2 How to Modify t
186. playout position e On the left the time elapsed from the beginning of the edit up to the current playout position e On the right the duration from the current position until the end of the playout 202 13 Final Stages in the Editing Process sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 z 14 Appendix 1 ShuttlePRO Toogle insert overwrite Drop clip to Drop clip to timeline in point timeline out point Undo Drop clip to nowline Focus to player window Focus to recorder window Call Video transition Call Audio transition FX dialog 2 FX dialog Call Video clip lt a Call Audio clip FX dialog FX dialog Shuttle 14 Appendix 1 ShuttlePRO 233 Issue 6 55 A July 2014 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Appendix 2 Keyboard Shortcuts 15 UOINISUE Sul Jeyn dijo euenbs 9 600 euljsepun SAOWAL 10j09 Aes6 SAO YWIUSAIV LIO UM SUOT EUIqUIOD UOdUDSap sow 104 apInB Jasn aes a Alu suljeunjiepsiooay Ajuo 13 ejd 44 xeu 0109 ALAeid 005 dip jou yno dip 1 oY UONISUB OY ul dijo Joy uo i yuejg wus sled eG 3 UNUBAQ Gid sU JB jap yuejg iii 4S 9 dijo 3nowa iiih SAOl 6e e ppy u3 U09 0 J4 4 puemuc Ae dasned 4 S1 A J MOIS sdijo Je 19 NO 8 Ul BAOWAY no snowy Ul BAOLUEY UONISUB XOU O O uosues aud 0 09 O J3 U5 i uam l TT E ers ers UONISUB xau OJOS pua 0j05 auymou 0 dijo dosd x INO 0 G
187. r 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Moving Points To move the position of the mark IN mark OUT or nowline click on them with the mouse and drag them to the desired position Nowline Outside Media Bar When the media is being played the nowline moves along the top media bar If only a section of the media is visible in the top bar the nowline may disappear In this case a red indicator on the right side of the media bar will be displayed A click on the vertical indicator on the right side will re center the top bar on the nowline Moving the middle bar to the right or to the left can lead to such a situation with the nowline disappearing respectively to the left or to the right of the top bar Jog Bar The jog bar is the same in the Player pane and in the Recorder pane In the Player pane it is the bottom bar under the Media bars Dragging the speed indicator on the jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed pe The speed varies depending on e the position of the speed indicator e the speed range covered by the jog bar The default range is set from 200 to 200 This is set in Xedio Manager Audio can be heard when using the jog Transport Commands in the Player The following table gives the meaning of each transport operation which can be used with any loaded item A button and or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action
188. risk can only be placed on a single clip at a time as they involve setting a time within a clip to apply the effect keyframe effects From the contextual menu you can also remove the video effects using the Reset command 9 Advanced Video Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 9 3 2 How to Apply a Video Clip Effect To apply video clip effects to one or several clips for non key frame effects proceed as follows 1 Select the clips where to apply the effects in one of the following ways o gt Todefine an effect ona single clip position the mouse cursor next to the video transition on which you want to add the effect o To define an effect on several clips add a mark IN and mark OUT points to cover the clips to which the effects should be applied The effects will be applied from the first clip where the mark IN point is defined up to and including the last clip where the mark OUT is defined 2 Right click to access the contextual menu O0 00 02 11 FClip_Oo3 00 00 15 0 5 03 900 00705 09 OO 00 20 12 Video clip Fe None Conversion Fs P 2 E oy Grey a ce Horiz mirror nie 4 gt FimEffec Fedt Color Fade Settings a Color Correction Highlight Fiel ask oomLinear Blur 3 Inthe contextual menu select the Video Clip FX command then the number of the effect you want to define and finally the effect type you want to define If specific parameters have to be
189. rowsing the tree structure a selection is made and displayed in the Element grid When other search tools Quick Text Search Grid Filters or Saved Filters are already applied these are then limited to the selected branch See section Tree View on page 5 for a description of the user interface elements of the Tree view Quick Text Search Purpose and Context of Use The Quick 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 F X Advanced amp See section Search Pane on page 8 for the description of the buttons associated to the Quick Text Search field 5 Searching for Media 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 5 3 2 5 3 3 5 3 4 28 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 28 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 29 Search for Synonyms Users have the possibility to perform a search for word synonyms provided that
190. rs Trim Pane Introduction The audio meters are located between the Player and Recorder areas in an area shared with the trim operations possible on the timeline Clicking the Zs button will toggle to the audio meter display Clicking the button will toggle to the Trim buttons See section Trimming Edit Points on the Timeline on page 148 for more information on the trim functions Audio Meters The audio display will follow the active window Player or Recorder as will the audio outputs When the Player area is active the audio meters will only display the monitored track 7 Main Workspace for Editing 93 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 mono track monitored stereo track monitored 5 1 track monitored When the Recorder area is active all the output tracks set from the Output Channels area of the Audio Output Matrix will be displayed in the audio meters If more than 8 channels are selected the first 8 audiometers are visible at a time and two arrow buttons allow to shift from channels 1 to 8 to channels 9 to 16 94 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 7 9 7 9 1 Db values are displayed on each side They correspond to the values defined in Xedio Manager gt Parameter Profiles gt General gt Vumeter for the top level the saturation level the warning level and the bottom level Values for 0 2 4 8 and 16 are shown as well if they do not over
191. rtain video elements It is possible to synchronize an associated logo or graphic with the adjacent video and audio In the same way subtitles can be synchronized with the video and audio they relate to Procedure To define a synchronized group of elements proceed as follows 1 Select the group of elements to be synchronized The elements can be video audio and tags The selection order does not matter See section Selecting a Clip on page 119 2 Right click on the mouse and select Clip gt Sync Group from the contextual menu 8 General Editing 137 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 When the group of synchronized elements is defined the audio elements which would be moved compared to the synchronized video element will be displayed as desynchronized elements red Tip Tosee the group of synchronized elements press SHIFT and click one of the elements video element one of the audio elements or a tag All the synchronized elements including tags if any appear as selected O0 00250 00 or Medio Sans CP 430_16h55 OO 00 00 00 He O0 00 40 11 00 00 40 10 Medio Sans CP 430_16h55 00 00 0000 O0 00 40 11 00 00 40 10 Medio Sans CP 430_16h55 00 00 00 00 O0 00 40 11 00 00 40 10 Yedio Sans CP 30_16h55 00 00 05 17 00 00 34 19 00 00 40 10 Tip Ifthe Auto Sync Tags button is active above the timeline any new tag added to the timeline is automatically synchronized with the
192. s 1 Place the nowline on the transition you want to trim The Trim buttons become active 2 Click the Trim button corresponding to the requested trim action The last frame of the clip before the transition is loaded onto the Player The first frame of the clip after the transition is loaded onto the Recorder The counters are initialized to 0 3 Click the requested Trim button as many times as the number of frames you want to trim the transition The upper counter specifies the number of frames that will be added to move to right or removed from move to left the end of the clip before the transition The lower counter specifies the number of frames that will be added to move to left or removed from move to right the beginning of the clip after the transition 4 Once the trim action has been defined you can Mu o confirm the trim action by clicking o reinitialize the trim operation by clicking em When you confirm the trim action it is applied to the relevant clip the counter information disappears 150 8 General Editing sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 8 11 4 Rolling a Clip Introduction The button makes it possible to roll a clip which means to modify the IN and the OUT points of the selected clip leaving its length unchanged This function rolls the clip e onthe left when you click the button This adds frames at the beginning of the clip and removes the same number of frames
193. s ee ween ei See eed 22 13 FINAL STAGES IN THE EDITING PROCESS 00 228 13 1 Checking the Edit 00 0 00 l occ cccecceccceeceeee ce eee eee cece ee eeee 228 13 2 Playing Qut an Edit otc tenascin yoo actinic sec este teste ot ical tae aise ade 229 13 2 1 Introduction 2 22 cccccatecaeweesenatenaneeewcaseosbacacsenenseceaseeceadecaneens 229 13 2 2 Playout Process from the Playout Tab 00 0 0 c eee cece eee eee ee 229 13 2 3 Playout Tab 0 0 c lec cece cece cece ccc eecceecceeeceeeeeeues 230 14 APPENDIX 1 SHUTTLEPRO l 00 000 233 15 APPENDIX 2 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS aaan 234 16 APPENDIX 3 DIGIGRAM HARDWARE SETTINGS 235 Table of Contents i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el What s New In the user manual the icon 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 on IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 compared to IPD Xedio Plugin 6 41 are listed below Synchronized elements Tags can be synchronized with video and audio elements and will be moved together e See section Grouping Elements in a Sync Group on page 137 e See section Commands Common to Video and Audio Elements on page 102 e See section Selecting a Clip on page 119 e See section Moving a Clip or Element in the Timeline on page 128 New tags can be automatically synchronized with video thanks to
194. s on the keyboard When you drag a media to the Player it is directly activated A colored rectangle displayed around the Player commands indicates that the Player area is active 00 00 00 00 00 00 36 00 y SS 00 01 54 12 match 2 m 00 01 56 12 J bi ee 0001 20 12 Making the Player Area Full Screen qa To view the Player area as a full screen image press on the keyboard Press the shortcut key again to revert to the normal display Video Display Options A contextual menu is available when right clicking the Video Display area This gives display options for the video Show Timecode This option offers various options to display timecode on the Player window e none does not display timecode e Start TC shows a counter starting with 0 at the first frame of the media e Intra TC shows the original timecode of the media Aspect Ratio This option offers a choice of aspect ratios for the display Auto 4 3 or 16 9 Show Safe Areas This option displays a safe area cage on the window to determine which areas of the picture will be seen This allows to check the size of graphics within the media for safe display Grab Image Grabs the current image either in low resolution or in high resolution The default folder c where the grab is stored is defined in Xedio Manager gt Software gt ParameterProfiles gt General gt General tab settings GrabStillFrameFolder parameter The option dos not applies to the
195. specify whether the track kiona should be output as a mono or as a stereo track 184 10 Advanced Audio Editing A zV 5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 10 3 3 Group of Sub Commands Description L gt L R These commands allow the user b gt LR e toroute the left or right audio channel to both stereo L R gt L channels R gt R e to mix both stereo channels into one audio mono channel Mute left These commands allow the user Mute right e to mute the left or right audio channel Swan amp Mute left to swap the left and right audio channels aa amp Mute right e toswap the left and right channels and mute one of them Swap left amp right G Note q Selecting Stereo from the Audio Channels command will reset the audio channel effects Copying and Pasting Audio Routing Actions The audio effects defined on one element using the Audio Channels command can be copied and pasted to several audio elements and audio tracks in the timeline via the Copy and Paste functions Copy clip Fe O booi Faste clip FX Audio Channels P P Audio Transition Get audio waveform cca Create Clip Duplicate Track Delete Undo Settings Po The following principles apply to the Copy and Paste actions e The audio effects that are copied are only those that are available in the Audio Channels command of the contextual menu The source selection is not copied e The Paste action
196. t 09 18 58 17 09 18 53 18 J a k o 0000 55 06 Example with a 4 3 aspect ratio 09 30 55 10 00 00 29 01 09 30 55 10 C 09 30 26 09 al gt J 09 31 06 19 J 09 31 06 20 J be gt OO 00 40 11 External Logs The external logs correspond to logs created in IPDirector An interest level is assigned to them 7 Main Workspace for Editing 83 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 External logs are shown on the media bar as transparent triangles The log will have a different color depending on the interest level assigned in PDirector e White log for no star rating default e Blue log for 1 star rating e Green log for 2 stars rating e Red log for 3 stars rating There is always a black stripe below the video display when external logs are present in the loaded clip When the nowline is on an external log timecode a transparent triangle appears on the left of this black stripe Example with a 16 9 aspect ratio 09 36 24 16 00 00 10 00 ee ee M Pe B 0 0 O9 36 19 16 VP gt 09 36 34 15 09 36 29 16 1 gt ME Do 16 48 45 16 F c le gt 16 50 17 21 16 50 12 2722 TE H E M i 0001 24 06 84 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el Once the nowline is positioned on an external log timecode the keywords associated to this log are listed below the video display next to the log triangle and are displayed as a to
197. t Convert to Edit The Audio Track Conversion window opens Audio Track Conversion x 5x stereo nl 4x Stereo Stereo 5 1 stereo 5 1 stereo 2K stereo 2x 5 1 stereo OK Cancel 3 Select one of the available audio configurations for the edit 4 Click OK The edit is created with the playlist name and can be retrieved from the Edits tree branch 6 Managing Media Items 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 4 6 4 1 6 4 2 54 Managing Edits Description An edit is a container for an EDL or Edit Decision List It is represented by its name its metadata and its EDL The EDL is the representation of the edit In the IPD Xedio plugin the edit is graphically represented when it is loaded on the Timeline pane Edits may have been created from the IPD Xedio plugin the Director s Cut module of IPDirector or the IPBrowse application They can also be created from the conversion of a playlist Edits can only be modified from the CleanEdit interface They can be organized in bins and sent to targets Possible Actions on Edits Edit Contextual Menu You can manage an edit via the Edit contextual menu To access it right click an edit in the Elements grid The available commands are described hereafter Cut Cuts the selected edit Only available from the Edits tab when a Bins tree branch is selected Copy Copies the selected item It can then be pasted into the clipboard or
198. t application from Start gt Programs gt EVS Boroadcast Equipment or click on the CleanEdit icon on the desktop EE Lii g CleanEdit The Xedio workstation may be integrated into an Active Directory domain In this case IPD Xedio Plugin will automatically open without requesting additional access codes when the user starts it The user group the user belongs to in the Windows domain must be linked to a user role in Xedio Manager This determines the set of user rights and user settings the user will have in the application In case a user belongs to several Windows groups the system retrieve them in alphabetical order and checks whether the first group matches a user role The use of Windows authentication must have been enabled in Xedio Manager See the Xedio Manager user manual for more information In case the auto log off mode is activated and the Windows authentication by Active Directory mode is used the auto log off becomes an auto quit function If the Xedio workstation is not integrated into an Active Directory domain a login screen will display where users have to enter their own IPD Xedio Plugin username and password G Note q The system administrator creates login names and passwords in the Xedio Manager application Please refer to that product user manual for more details 1 Introduction V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 ii 2 User Interface 2 1 Overview of the Main Window General Des
199. t is checked successfully the CHECK button will be disabled and the R2B ready to broadcast button will be enabled See section Checking the Edit in the Recorder Pane on page 92 3 The Basics 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 3 7 3 7 1 3 7 2 24 Playing out the Edit Introduction Playing out an edit consists of outputting the edit straight to an SDI connection The playout option is therefore available only on workstations equipped with an EVS SDI output board PCX2 or PCX3 You can play out an edit from two different locations e fromthe IPD Xedio plugin application via the Playout tab You use such a solution when you want to playout some edits individually This section will cover the playout from Playout tab e from the Xedio Playout Organizer You use such a solution when you want to manage several edits in your playout and or when a dedicated playout server is installed on your setup This section is covered in the Xedio Playout Organizer user manual Both playout solutions cannot be used at the same time on the same machine because they would both try to attach to the EVS SDI output board PCX2 or PCX3 Playout Process from the Playout Tab M Enable Play Shuttle E Stop Warning 00 00 03 09 00 00 10 12 Activating the Playout tab Move the mouse pointer over the Playout tab Preloading the edit You can play an edit whether it is ready to broadcast or not To pr
200. t search or advanced search to save applied filters and recall them later on See section Search Pane on page 8 The Elements grid displays all the items included in the selected tree branch or resulting from a search See section Elements Grid on page 9 The Status bar contains e a Message field which provides a quick display of the information warning and error messages generated in the current session e a Transfer button which opens the Transfer Monitoring window providing detailed information on the items transfers See section Status Bar on page 12 The Work area has tabs for the modes that the user could be working in such as timeline or voiceover modes used in the edit process or other modes which are for other areas of the CleanEdit workflow from media ingest and import to playout as video or rendering a completed edit to one specific format for the use of another system See section Tabs in the Work Area on page 15 for a brief description of each available tab The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin installed 2 User Interface i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 a 2 2 2 User Interface Tree View Introduction The tree view allows browsing and performing search in the PDirector database and nearline storage Clicking the arrow next to a tree branch expands it The selected branch content is displayed in the Elements grid Contextual menus are available
201. t will turn purple when selected 8 General Editing 139 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 8 4 8 9 8 9 1 140 Contextual Menu for Cue Points The contextual menu of the timecode bar gives in addition some options for the tags and cue points when they are selected To move the nowline to the cue point on which you have right clicked select the Snap Nowline to Item command You can also press the number corresponding to the cue point on the keypad and validate with ENTER To move the cue point on which you have right clicked to the nowline position select the Snap Item to Nowline command Add Tag Add Cue Paint Cue Point Property E Select All Cue Points p Snap HowLine to ther Snap ltem to NowLine Clear Selection Delete Selected lems Extending or Shortening Clips Introduction It is possible to extend or to shorten the duration of a clip previously added to the edit by modifying the IN or OUT point The material from the original media will be used to extend the clip if available The Overwrite or Insert modes are taken into account in extend actions This can be done in different ways e using one of the Extend editing buttons on the timeline E E CE e dragging the media on the timeline itself 8 General Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 8 9 2 8 9 3 8 General Editing Extend Modes Different extend modes are available to
202. textual menu from which you can define tags and cue points See sections Cue Points on page 138 and Adding a Logo or Graphic on page 199 for more information Scale Bar and Move Bar Scale Bar The Scale bar located below the timeline display on the right hand side makes it possible to zoom in and out on the timeline e Tozoom in drag the slider to the left or rotate the mouse wheel down e Tozoom out drag the slider to the right or rotate the mouse wheel up Move Bar The Move bar located below the timeline display on the left hand side makes it possible to move within the timeline when the whole timeline is not displayed in the timeline pane at the defined scale 7 Main Workspace for Editing 97 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 7 5 4 Reference Positions on the Timeline Display Overview The following marks can be placed to define a specific position in the timeline and to be used in editing operations 00 00 0 5 000 Nowline This is the blue vertical marker that displays the current position on the timeline It is used to browse in the timeline or mark an insertion position Mark IN Mark OUT Points The mark IN point is a green vertical line on the timeline that displays the position of a mark IN point The mark OUT point is a red vertical line on the timeline that displays the position of a mark OUT point You will add mark IN and mark OUT points to help you place media in
203. the Auto Sync Tags function e See section Editing Buttons in the Timeline Area on page 114 Tags forming a Sync group with a timeline element are reallocated when the element is plit e See section Splitting an Element in the Timeline on page 136 ORAD integration An ORAD plugin makes possible the integration of ORAD graphics to the edit e See section Adding a Logo or Graphic on page 199 Tag Manager Window on page 199 Inserting a ORAD Graphic within the Edit on page 204 Advanced video editing A new video clip effect has been added Blur e See section Video Clip Effects With Key Frames on page 166 e See section Adding Key Frames for an Effect on page 169 LinX and the direct access to EVS servers is no more supported It is no more possible to import media files available on an EVS video server to the Xedio suite e See section Importable Media on page 26 The Server Recorder Selection button can no more be used to load a train e See section Overview on page 65 Player Pane What s New IX i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 Introduction introduction Purpose The purpose of the IPD Xedio plugin is to integrate a file based editing system Xedio CleanEdit with the IPDirector world The users will be able to use IPDirector content for editing with CleanEdit This content must previously be shared on nearlines between IPDirector and Xedio This includes
204. the last clip 2 Right click to access the contextual menu irf Clipz 115 OO 00 03 12 IG p00 00 03 0 Clip 00 00 0618 Speed Video clip Fx Conversion Fe Left Video Transition d 43 ta 16 9 16 9 to H3 Undo Redo Settings 9 Advanced Video Editing 173 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 3 Select Conversion FX and the required effect The Clip Effect window opens Area on selected cipis Between in and out markers Contig Preview O43 16 3 P5 4 3 gt 16 9 LB Vertical Offset Cancel 4 Inthe Config group box select the mode to be used for conversion type 5 In PS mode you can additionally select a Vertical Offset in 16 9 and also a Horizontal Offset in 4 3 6 Click OK The mode and offset defined will be applied to the selected clips 174 9 Advanced Video Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 10 10 1 10 2 10 2 1 Advanced Audio Editing Overall Audio Track Settings The table below gives an overview of the main steps involved in the audio management in CleanEdit Step See Section Set the audio type of each timeline track Track Name and Audio Type in the Timeline on page 107 Set the number and type of output audio tracks by Audio Track Selection for the means of the Audio Output matrix Output on page 109 In the Player area select the audio Video and Audio Monitoring To
205. the timeline 98 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 7 9 9 Timeline Element on the Timeline Display Description The timeline element is the portion of the media added to the timeline and displayed as a block on the timeline It corresponds to one track of a clip added to the timeline Clip 1 00 03 07 00 00 00 00 00 03 06 Default Displayed Information The element display on a track can contain up to seven information fields By default the information displayed is the following Position Information Displayed Top left Clip name Top right Element duration Bottom left TL TC IN TC IN of the element in the timeline Bottom right TL TC OUT TC OUT of the element in the timeline Modifying the Default Information The default information can be modified via the Settings gt Clip Display Settings command from the Timeline Element contextual menu available when you right click in the timeline display This calls the Clip Display Settings window where you can specify which information should be displayed on the timeline elements CliphameEx s D TL Duration Audio Sync Z Mone Mone TL Out Cancel 7 Main Workspace for Editing 99 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 7 9 6 100 Color Representation on the Timeline Display Overview To assist in recognizing the processes and different actions that have been performed on the timeline
206. tination 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 Users can access the A V material of nearline folders in PDirector or restore it on an EVS server Import Allows importing an edit together with its EDL and metadata from an XML file into IP Director Export Allows exporting the selected edit The whole EDL is copied to an XML file Publish Opens the Publish window in which you can specify the user groups the selected item should be published to The item will be published to the selected groups providing that they have the adequate rights Edit Rename Opens the Edit Edit window in which you can modify the edit information and metadata as entered when the edit was created Delete edit Deletes the selected edit s Duplicate Duplicates the edit by creating a new one with the same name metadata and EDL Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the selected item has been published to Other Possible Actions on Edits The following table describes the various actions you can perform on an edit in addition to those you can perform from the contextual menu Action Description Creating an See section Creating an Edit on page 56 edit Opening an Drag an edit from the Elements grid to the Recorder area existing edit or e Double click an edit in the Elements grid The edit bec
207. ting 145 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 10 8 10 1 8 10 2 146 Creating Fast Motion Clips Various Ways to Create Fast Motion Clips Fast motion clips can be created using one of the following methods e Defining the speed from the clip contextual menu with the Speed command See section Modifying the Playback Speed of a Clip Using the Speed Command on page 146 e Using the Extend Speed button E See section Extending or Shortening a Clip by Modifying its Speed on page 145 e Dragging the transitions while pressing the ALT key See section Extending or Shortening a Clip by Modifying its Speed on page 145 e Using the Fit to Fill feature also called 4 point edit See section Placing a Clip Between Mark IN and Mark OUT Fit to Fill on page 126 Modifying the Playback Speed of a Clip Using the Speed Command Procedure To change the speed of a clip select the video element of the clip to change right click it and select Speed from the contextual menu You can do one of the following PaClip2 t 11 00 00 03 Speed Video clip Fx 33 3 Conversion Fs P oO Yo e 100 AAt Yo Undo Redo Settings e Select a preset speed for slow motion clips in the available list e Click the XX Y option and enters the required playback speed in the dialog box that opens 8 General Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugi
208. tion in frames of the fade in effect when the graphic will appear on the clip 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 201 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 11 2 3 11 2 4 202 Out X frames Field to specify the duration in frames of the fade out effect when the graphic will disappear Link Check box to synchronize the fade in and fade out durations Possible Actions on Tags IPD Xedio Plugin allows the user to perform various actions Action See Section Inserting a logo or still graphic froma TC Insert a Logo or Graphic on page 202 IN toa TC OUT IN and OUT points of the tag with a fade in and fade out Inserting an ORAD graphic to the edit Inserting a ORAD Graphic within the Edit on page 204 Changing the tag position on the timeline Moving Tag Points on page 207 Extending or reducing a tag duration Moving Tag Points on page 207 Changing the tag order when several tags Tag Manager Window on page 199 Tag are defined Order group box Deleting a tag Deleting Tags on page 208 Insert a Logo or Graphic Introduction The logo or graphic to be inserted are usually TIFF or TGA file with a key layer The file is either already present in the current project or can be imported as you define the tag for the graphic insertion How to Set a Tag in the Timeline To set a tag proceed as follows 1 Set the tag positions in the timeline in one of the follow
209. to Insert Text Graphics on page 211 Adding Text and Graphics to the Edit on page 212 Saving a Template of Character Generator Page on page 218 Applying a Transition Effect to the CG Area on page 219 Checking the Integrated Text and Graphics on page 219 D n A O N gt Editing the Character Generator Page Properties on page 223 Subtitles Import The addition of subtitles to an edit is described in the following steps 1 Saving a Template of Character Generator Page on page 218 2 Importing a Subtitle File on page 220 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 209 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 11 3 2 Text Tab Overview Illustration The Text tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 1 2 Tea TcOut Template MOF 04 11 w l l ia a i i e Cone ELEAN Soi O B 3 4 a rT ee ae oe ote EFF Wi math t DOO 0 8s Oe 113 Wii 18 318 Reo oF R01 DOO geal l E Wiii 210 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles V gt USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Text tab Part Name Description le Character This pane is used to define the Character Generator CG tags and Generator associate integrated text and graphics to them or it
210. to a mark OUT defined without modifying its content The effect achieved is a slow motion or fast motion clip See section Extending or Shortening a Clip by Modifying its Speed on page 145 for more information on the function 116 7 Main Workspace for Editing SSS V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 _ Button Lai oa Keyboard eh oacut Description The Color Insert button allows replacing the timeline content by a color flash between a mark IN and mark OUT defined The flash duration and color are defined by right clicking the Color Insert button and selecting Properties from the contextual menu The Audio Video Fx button allows e inserting colors on the video transition of the next or previous cut See section Inserting Blocks of Color Frames on page 161 e modifying the audio levels See section Audio Level Adjustments on page 186 e creating default audio transitions See section Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Clip on page 181 Such audio effects can be performed on selected clips on a whole audio track or several ones When you want to apply the effect on a whole track remove mark IN or mark OUT if any and place the nowline at the beginning of the edit clicking the Home key The Cue button allows aligning audio or video events of different tracks on the nowline or to the cue points defined The ab button allows inverting the audio clips between t
211. to confirm The new filter name is listed in the menu available from the Favorites button How to Apply a Saved Filter To apply a saved filter proceed as follows 1 Click the Favorites button A menu is displayed and lists the already saved filters 2 Select the desired saved filter Your filter s are shown in the Advanced Search areas and or Quick Text Search field and they are applied in the grid How to Delete a Saved Filter To delete a saved filter proceed as follows 1 Click the Favorites button A menu is displayed and lists the already saved filters 2 Click the X button next to the saved filter you want to delete Click YES to the message Are you sure you want to delete these filters The filter does not appear anymore in the Favorites menu 5 Searching for Media 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 6 6 1 46 Managing Media Items Pane Bins Area Purpose The Pane Bins area located on the left part of the main window allows the user to manage the edits and all the elements which can be used in edits The items visibility depends on the user rights granted to the logged user Contextual menus are available from most of the items in the Tree view and the Elements grid They allow specific operations to be done on the selected item Drag and drop operations are allowed between or from some of the Pane Bins items They are mentioned in the following sections Hiding and Displ
212. tput tracks is set from the Output Channels area 1 Select the number of 5 1 tracks stereo tracks and or mono tracks If the resulting number of audio channels exceed 16 you will not be able to apply the selection 2 Click Apply The selection will be reflected under the Recorder Video Display as soon as the OK button will be clicked 110 7 Main Workspace for Editing i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 Setting the Routing between Timeline Tracks and Output Tracks The routing from timeline tracks to output tracks is set from the Output Matrix area The timeline tracks are represented on the left with their audio type as this has been set through the contextual menu each Audio Track button mono stereo or 5 1 The output tracks are represented on the top of the matrix with their audio type as this has been set through the Output Channels area To select the output track from which a timeline track will be played click on an intersection in the grid Each selection is represented by a colored bullet Two cases can occur e Both the timeline track and the output track have the same audio type This is represented with Co Clicking the bullet remove it and thus clear the routing defined e The timeline track and the output track do not have the same audio type a This is represented with Co when the bullet is not selected b This is represented with O when the bullet is selected by clicking a non selected bu
213. tton Description The Trim OUT button allows the user to modify the OUT point of the clip before the transition The Trim IN button allows the user to modify the IN point of the clip after the transition This Roll Transition button allows the user to modify both the OUT point of the clip before the transition AND the IN point of the clip after the transition During a trim operation the two central counters provide precise information on the number of frames that will be trimmed The meaning of the figures differs whether you are performing e a Trim OUT Trim IN Roll Transition on one hand e aRoll Clip on the other hand 148 8 General Editing sd V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 a Description The Save button confirms and applies the trim operation to the edit The Cancel button cancels the trim operation The Roll Clip button allows the user to modify the IN and the OUT points of the selected clip leaving its length unchanged The Match Frame button allows the user to retrieve the original media that contains the image displayed in the Recorder and load this same image in the Player The RET button is not available with the IPD Xedio plugin 8 11 3 Trimming or Rolling Around the Clip Transition Introduction BEAK The three upper buttons make it possible to trim around a clip transition The following table describes what the buttons are used for Button 8 General Editing D
214. tual menu is available when right clicking a clip in the Elements grid It gives access to the actions that can be performed on clips G 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 item can be sent Possible destinations are e the user s default bin e the user s default playlist e a default 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 item to the default nearline or to a nearline directory 6 Managing Media Items i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i 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
215. u See section How to Generate the Waveform of an Audio Element on page 188 Editing Buttons in the Timeline Area The timeline buttons allow the users to place and manipulate clips on the timeline In the table below you will find a brief description of these buttons but their operation will be detailed wherever necessary in the following sections The display of the individual buttons is enabled in Xedio Manager gt Softwares gt Parameter Profiles gt CleanEdit gt TI buttons Keyboard Shortcut caka eS ee Esc OP as a ie Py oe Th ow x ba k Ctrl c CE b G 7 x b toggle between modes a toggle between modes Description Undo button to undo the last action performed on the timeline When the button is available it is colored Redo button to redo the last action which has been undone on the timeline When the button is available it is colored Cut button cuts the selected clip s from the timeline Copy button copies the selected clips from the timeline Paste button pastes the cut or copied clips in the timeline at the nowline position The behavior depends on the Insert Overwrite mode Performing edit actions in Insert mode white button will shift the existing elements in the edit before the selected clip is placed into the edit Performing edit actions in Overwrite mode colored button means that the
216. u can proceed in three different ways e Drag the clip to be added to the beginning of the blank area The IN point of the clip is matched to the beginning of the blank area e Drag the clip anywhere in the blank area The IN point of the clip to be added will be dropped where you have released the mouse e Drag the clip in the blank area while pressing the CTRL key The OUT point of the clip to be added will be matched to the end of the blank area e Drag the clip in the blank area while pressing the ALT key If the clip is Then greater than the The clip speed will be decreased to match the blank area hole in the timeline smaller than the The clip speed will be increased to match the blank area hole in the timeline The following criteria must be met e the parameter Can Accelerate must have been enabled in Xedio Manager gt Softwares gt Parameter Profiles gt CleanEdit e the maximal speed set with the Max Fast Motion Speed parameter must not be exceeded Example The following screenshots show the situation before during and after the drag and drop operation using the blank fill option In this case the clip is dropped at the beginning of the blank area Before 00 00 50 07 Re 00 00 11 719 OOO 18 05 DO 011 03 1 1 R 0 00 5007 0 00 1 05 O01 08 11 8 General Editing 127 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 4 8 4 1 128 During 00 00 53 07 G30 00 00 1
217. u have assigned the basic type of audio transition you can zoom and adjust the audio transition on the timeline by clicking the Zoom button on the right hand side of the required track The track will then expand vertically across all of the audio tracks to show the transition Note Ct You can also use the shortcut key eJ to directly call the Audio Transition Effect window Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Clip Introduction You can add an audio transition effect on one or more audio elements of the same clip In this case you will use the Audio Video FX window accessed via the t button See section Possible Audio Transition Effects on page 176 for more information on the various types of transition effects The following audio transition effects are available Cut Cross Fade Fade IN and Fade OUT 10 Advanced Audio Editing 181 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 How to Apply Audio Transition Effects On Audio Elements of the Same Clip To apply an audio transition on one or more audio elements of the same clip proceed as follows 1 Position the nowline on the clip for which you want to adjust the audio transitions 2 Click the Audio Video FX button ore to open the Audio Video FX window and select the Audio Fade tab Audio Level Audo Fade Color Insertion Type Dut kerel Frame Location Cross fade U db sy Center Fade in O db AU Before Cut Fade out
218. ually enabled from Xedio Manager Softwares gt Parameter Profiles gt CleanEdit gt Timeline gt Tag It contains however some areas common to all of them 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles 199 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Tag order Properties TCin 00 00 57 2422 TC Dur Logo Insertion Label Import Fades In 10 thames Link Out 10 frames Fields in the Tag Manager Window The Tag Manager window contains the following user interface elements Tag Order group box Tag List 00 01 02 List of the tags defined in the timeline You can select one or more tags at a time Up Button to move the selected tag higher in the tag list Down Button to move the selected tag lower in the tag list Prev Button to select the previous tag in the tag list Next Button to select the next tag in the tag list Delete Button to delete the selected tag s 200 11 Voiceover Logo Graphics Text or Subtitles sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 i Properties group box TC In Spin box to type the tag IN point in other words the timecode from when the graphic will be displayed on the top of the video e When you use the contextual menu to call the Tag Manager window the value for the tag IN point corresponds to the position of the mouse on the Timecode bar when you right click on the mouse e When you use the keyboard shortcut to call the Tag Manag
219. urrent position in Pause mode Go to Next Frame Moves 1 frame after the current position in Pause mode 7 ma The gJ and keyboard shortcuts are used to navigate in a combination of shuttle and scrub at the same time backwards and forwards in A V content The following table lists their different uses Keyboard Shortcut 90 Function Description Shuttles scrubs backward at twice the real time speed Pressing repeatedly the key will increase the shuttling scrubbing speed in a loop x1 x2 x3 x5 x8 and then back to x1 4 Note J If another key is pressed between the repetitions the shuttle scrub speed is reset Stops the preview of the A V content 7 Main Workspace for Editing sd VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 z Keyboard Shortcut Function Description Shuttles scrubs backward at twice the real time speed Pressing repeatedly the key will increase the shuttling scrubbing speed in a loop x1 x2 x3 x5 x8 and then back to x1 G Note If another key is pressed between the ean repetitions the shuttle scrub speed is reset Steps backward 1 frame at a time Steps forward 1 frame at a time Plays backward at 33 of the real time speed Hold cae Plays forward at 33 of the real time speed olid A noid q Note q The use of ShuttlePRO keys for transport functions is detailed in Appendix 1 ShuttlePRO on page 233 Jog Bar The jog bar is the same in the Player pane and in
220. 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 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 2 4 3 2 4 4 Sorting the Elements in the Grid At start of the application items are sorted with most recent on top You can change the sort order 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 J LUontent Type Clip Elen Selecting Columns to Display To select the columns to display in the grid proceed as follows 1 Right click the column header area 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 vie
221. ust the Overall Level of a Track 2 222 222 222220 187 10 5 Miscellaneous Audio Features 0 0 0 02 2 cece eee ee cee cece cece eee eeee 188 10 5 1 How to Generate the Waveform of an Audio Element 188 10 5 2 How to Remove an Audio Waveform 22 22 2 2 2 e cece eee eee eee 190 10 5 3 How to Duplicate an Audio Track 20 2 0 0 02 e cece eee eee eee eee 190 11 VOICEOVER LOGO GRAPHICS TEXT OR SUBTITLES 192 11 1 Adding Voiceover _ 2 22 22 occ cece cece cece cece eee cece cece eeceeeceeeeeeees 192 VII EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 VIII 11 1 1 WIOCUGHON con censtacnctasiwenaensauerbacamascoudeaceusseeseadewsedeuueasie 192 11 1 2 Voiceover Tab Overview 2 022 222 cc eee eee cce cece ccc eeecceeeeeeeees 193 11 1 3 Voiceover ProceSS 2 02 2 oo cece cece cece cece eee c eee cccecceeeeees 195 11 2 Adding a Logo or Graphic 2 222 222 c cece eee e ccc eee ce ccc ceecceeecceeeeeees 199 11 2 1 Introduction aa 0aaoaaaaoa00a000000000 0000000000000000 aoao oaao naranai 199 11 2 2 Tag Manager Window 22 2222 2e ee eee cece cece cece cece ceeecceeeeees 199 11 2 3 Possible Actions on TagS 222 22 e cece eee eee cece eee eeceeeceeseees 202 11 2 4 Insert a Logo or Graphic 2 222 222 cece ccc eee cece cece ee eeeeees 202 11 2 5 Inserting a ORAD Graphic within the Edit
222. ved Filters 2 0 0 0 clic ccc cc ccc cee cece ec ceeceeccecceccecceeseeceeees 44 59 1 MTOdUCUON 2 25 cen oie ee et ten EERON asec decnasde eee iese dense 44 5 5 2 How to Save Filters 0 00 00 c eee cece nce e cece cecccecceccecees 45 5 5 3 How to Apply a Saved Filter 2 0 00 ccc cece e cece cece ee cceceeeee 45 5 5 4 How to Delete a Saved Filter 00 0 c cece cee cece ceceeeee 45 MANAGING MEDIA ITEMS 0 000000000000 0020 46 Pane Bins Area _ 2 2 2 2 e eee e cece cece cece cece ccc e cece ee ceceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeees 46 Managing ClipS 2 c lec cece ccc cece eee cece ccc ceeceeceecccccecceeceeceeceeee 4 6 2 1 Description 0 cece cece cece eee c cece ec eeceeceececeeceeceeserees 47 6 2 2 Possible Actions on Clips 2 02 22 cece cece cece e cece cececeeceeceeees 50 Managing Playlists 0 022 2 ccc e eee cece eee cece eee e cece ceeceeseeseeeeeee 52 6 31 DeESCNPUION ee ionar a EEEIEE EN 52 6 3 2 Possible Actions on Playlists 2 0 02 22 cece cece eee e eee eceeeeees 52 6 3 3 Converting a Playlist to Edit 2 02 22 e eee eee 93 Managing Edits 2 illic cece cece eee cee cece eee eecceeceeeeeseeeeeee 54 6 4 1 Description 00 2 2 eee eee cece cece ec ee Laa LLa aLL oaaao aa 54 6 4 2 Possible Actions on Edits 2 022 2 ccc eee e eee e cece cece eeceeeeees 54 6 4 3 Creating an Edit 0 0 2 lc cece ccc ee ee
223. w do one of the following actions o gt inthe left pane double click the column s you wish to add to the view 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 select alist 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 drag them onto the left pane 2 User Interface i VS USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55 el 2 User Interface Use CTRL click to select a list of non contiguous columns Use SHIFT click to select alist 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 e dip Elements LSMID 01_XT2_ADL_REC1 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 4 Click OK Resetting the Column Organization to the Default One Users can reset the column organization to the default one columns selection order
224. when right clicking some of the Tree view elements See section Managing Media Items on page 46 for a description of their options Tree View Elements The current section mentions which items are displayed in the Elements grid based on the tree branch selected Clips Selecting this branch displays in the Elements grid the list of clips present in the database and on the nearline storages It also lists the record trains from the servers present on the XNet Only the elements present on a nearline created from the IPDirector Remote Installer and declared in the Xedio Media server can be used with the IPD Xedio plugin Clips can be A V files audio files stills logos and CG templates for use with the Character Generator tool Playlists Selecting this branch displays in the Elements grid all the playlists present in the PDirector database Sub branches list the on line and off line playlists separately but only off line playlists can be used with the IPD Xedio plugin Edits Selecting this branch displays in the Elements grid all the edits present in the PDirector database Edits may have been created from the IPD Xedio Plugin the Director s Cut module of PDirector or the PBrowse application They can also be created by the IPMosGateway NRCS systems as Autocreate placeholders Edits can only be modified from the CleanEdit interface Bins Selecting this branch displays in the Elements grid all the clips which
225. wo audio tracks from the nowline onwards This option is enabled when you position the nowline where requested and select two audio tracks from the nowline The S button allows you to render fast motion clips This button is enabled as soon as a fast motion clip is detected in the timeline G Note q The use of ShuttlePRO keys for editing functions is detailed in Appendix 1 ShuttlePRO on page 233 7 Main Workspace for Editing 117 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 8 8 1 8 1 1 118 General Editing Marking Positions on the Timeline Adding Marks Using the buttons displayed on the screenshot below you can mark points to edit accurately on the timeline You can use these marks to place your clips into the timeline but also in many other editing actions O0 00 053 00 I The following marks can be defined in the timeline Name Description To define the mark Nowline Blue vertical line which click on the timeline ruler where you want displays the current to place the nowline position on the timeline Mark IN Green vertical line which place the nowline at the requested position displays the position ofa and click the Mark IN button Ill mark IN point Mark OUT Red vertical line which place the nowline at the requested position displays the positionofa a4 click the Mark OUT button Ill mark OUT point 8 General Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPD Xedio Plugin 6 55
226. write the database values Timeline Pane Overview Introduction The Timeline is the area where through a graphical representation of the edit in progress media can be manipulated to easily and efficiently make an edited package Illustration The Timeline pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 7 Main Workspace for Editing 95 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 55 A July 2014 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Timeline pane Part Name 1 Audio Output Matrix Button 2 Fill Button 3 Editing Commands 4 Timecode Bar gt TC and Duration Fields 6 Track Selection and Audio Settings Z Timeline Display 8 Scale Bar and 96 Move Bar Description This button gives access to an Audio Output Matrix used to define which timeline track will be routed to which output track See section Audio Track Selection for the Output on page 109 When the Fill button is active the media dragged to the Clip zone is automatically placed at the end of the timeline See section Placing Clips onto the Timeline on page 121 The Editing buttons allow the users to perform various editing actions on the edit loaded See section Editing Buttons in the Timeline Area on page 114 The Timecode bar gives a graduation of the timecode of the edit See section Timecode Bar on page 97 The timecode and duration fields provide time information on the position of t

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