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Xedio Dispatcher 4.00 User`s Manual

1. Select the clip on the next line Select the last clip Select the first clip Select the next clip on the line Select the previous clip on the line Select all the clips Select the clip on the previous line Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 1 4 2 4 User Interface STARTING XEDIO DISPATCHER To start Xedio Dispatcher select the Xedio Dispatcher application via the menu Start gt All Programs gt EVS Broadcast Equipment gt Xedio Dispatcher gt Xedio Dispatcher OR double click the Xedio Dispatcher shortcut on the desktop e Ed sediobispatcher OVERVIEW The Xedio Dispatcher user interface consists of four areas besides the Menu bar They are highlighted on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below Wi Mich Achon Kab l pge 1 pare 2 pace 7 Phera all a Caner Camiran Pulllotws Sabh OT Plage i ll s Free Kick bonbrerej Pan injury me Tatum Throw in enfromiaio Fenm reaimemi zgrabna ional Hick Prha Cane Of Mascot L Touohinne Spiti Cand Bikini T Shirt Fed Yalow ce fe Puller CHA Rrini c F A Rod Cend fieinroe load Face Clow Coaching Mash Foultin Cisapiip Whistie Gia imbar ar Poult Wide Shot Offside Training Samuin hip Pan Pag Fans time Crash Wiating Zoom Suh tan Hat Soadevils 2 Issue 4 0 B 28 Area 1 Menu Bar 2 Sour
2. Son your computer Itiz recommended that you close all other applications before continding Click Next to continue or Cancel to esit Setup 4 Read the License agreement click the accept the agreement option and click Next iG Setup Xedio Dispatcher E License Agreement Please read the following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement fou must accept the terns of this agreement before continuing with the installation USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR EWS BROADCAST EQUIPMENT SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This EWS Broadcast Equipment End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between wou ether an individual or a single entity and EYS Broadcast Equipment forthe EYS software product identified above which includes computer sottware and may include associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT By installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree accept the agreement do not accept the agreement Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 5 Click Install on the Ready to Install window When the application is installed you need to restart the computer The Xedio Dispatcher installer will then perform some final installation steps before you can launch the application Issue
3. 4 4 1 INTRODUCTION When you open Xedio Dispatcher the application automatically detects the plugged in SD or HD devices P2 XDCAM or XDCAM EX supports and searches for media present on these supports USB devices and XF drives can be scanned so their content is available for browsing logging rough cut and export 4 4 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Source Device area displays Devices e the identified devices as the root branches of _ e Pp an expandable tree view and the detected MM Dispatcher media below the device on which it is stored MMS Dispatcher The path where the media is located is a DCAM Specified a unl BE e the folders scanned by users and their sub Folders folders MP disk F E USE dev The check boxes are used to specify the media to be displayed in the Thumbnail view and in the List view of the Workspace See also 5 3 Selecting Relevant Media on page 59 30 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 5 WORKSPACE AREA 4 5 1 INTRODUCTION In the Workspace area you will list apply filters browse and edit the media using Ss one of the four possible views The user interface elements in the Workspace area differ depending on the view mode 4 5 2 VIEW MODES IN THE WORKSPACE You can select the requested view by clicking one of the view buttons at the bottom of the Workspace area View Description The Thumbnail vie
4. J uly 2011 CHECKING THE STORYBOARD INTRODUCTION Once the storyboard is created you can check the result by loading the storyboard in the Storyboard Player HOW TO LOAD A STORYBOARD IN THE STORYBOARD PLAYER To load a storyboard in the Storyboard Player proceed as follows 1 Click the Storyboard Player button H open the Storyboard Player 1 Drag the tab of the requested storyboard to the Storyboard Player a Devices P2 fl CispatcherMec fl Ss CispatcherMec DCAM Te XDOCAMEX W Folders BM diskre MW USB dey cT gt gt 0002 43 00 CE E fl eS nf documentary The storyboard is open in the Storyboard player In play mode the frame around the storyboard clip will turn black when the corresponding clip is being played Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 5 9 EXPORTING THE STORYBOARD 5 9 1 INTRODUCTION Once your storyboard is finalized you can export it to multiple destinations and to multiple formats at the same time The destination folders and formats are defined in the target profiles you can select before you launch the export process For more information on creating new target profiles refer to the section 3 1 Export Target Profiles on page 8 5 9 2 HOWTO EXPORT A STORYBOARD To export a storyboard open in the Storyboard area proceed as follows 1 Click the ExportTool tab in the Tools area to expand the Export Too
5. Keyboard Function Name and Description Shortcut Previous 10 Frames Moves 10 frames before the current position in Pause mode Next 10 Frames Moves 10 frames after the current position in Pause mode Go to Next Transition Storyboard Player only Moves to the next storyboard clip Go to Prev Transition Storyboard Player only Moves to the previous storyboard clip ral SS coos Duration of the storyboard as FE Cl e 0000 00 00 ral m gt 0000 15 17 This field is not used in the Storyboard Player ik GA Cf 0000 00 00 4 8 7 CLIP CREATION FIELDS The Clip Creation fields are specific to the Clip Player The storyboard clips can indeed not be modified once they are included in the storyboard 00 00 49 08 C 0000 45 20 F a gt 00 02 15 17 Goall 00005504 J D le gt 00 00 09 09 54 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Issue 4 0 B The following table describes the various fields that are used to create clips Field Button Keyboard Shortcut 00 47 5417 00 47 20 03 Koen aut 00 47 34 07 00 47 54 17 00 47 20 03 koen wat OO 47 34 01 O0 47 54 17 00 47 20 03 koen Want 00 47 34 07 OO 47 54 1 00 47 20 03 koen We aut 00 47 34 01 Function Name and Description Mark IN Sets a mark IN point at the nowline position on the media bar e A timecode value is added in Mark IN TC field e A signis shown on the vid
6. J uly 2011 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Table of Contents AB EOF COIN WE INU S nanironinninen nn Iil WHA RFS NEW curian E E V L INTRODUCTION conanmmienna a ints mesieattinena eis 1 WL PRODUC TIDE SCRIPTION puaranennmruna nn a tasshecanteaenc nese l Lz SUPPORTED POR MATS AND CODEC S i ciscavsvn sin sunienttiornatanienan davies AS anata l 2 INSTALLATION iiisaiiann tabi uwsreanesisntavecnnaasnnenvcevannines 4 E PRERE CU UNE enna T E anon 4 2 2 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ccssscssssesssescssssessssescssseersssserssseraseteess 4 23 HICE NSE S tisitarnmslsgtinationnienlatvaumnacrsstusiann saben EA 5 25 6 License Codes RCOUNCO is cnituutinuianiicainwiieiidinnd eee mania madanane 5 2 3 2 Requesting and Importing the LICENSE KeYS cecsssssssesssersserssersesersesersersesersasersasersasen 2 INSTALLATION IP ROGE DUR cssianiauschaiasauyantsatia ataituttabaaita lic raae diate sbsharaestabvinaniiciadr aba sineitlial 6 3 CONFIGURATION AND CUSTOMIZATION visscsscssccscctesscessceesccesscesscesseseestiies 8 Bs EXPORT GAR Ged FR OPES vitestvetataststubiahris aa t T 8 SL DOUN soana grasa tsoraitelstg Grealeth A aetna aah Lah liso eTOE 8 3 1 2 Creating your Own Export Target Profile sasasscavsansaucomamnaianiasuutatatsasauiatinateunaseaameneents 8 Bee ENOR DGR IO Eart n edhe ta Gait ial Sarlndd ae el wie aradahgh ees Pacino da cenin 12 3 3 CONFICURATION PARAMETERS miucusna
7. KEYBOARD PROFILES INTRODUCTION You can access the keyboard profiles in Xedio Dispatcher via the menu Parameters gt Keyboard Profiles LIST OF MEDIA DISPATCHER KEYBOARD KEYS ASSIGNMENTS General Player Focus Player Full Screen Recorder Focus Recorder Full Screen Cemd_storyboard Delete Edit Clip Delete Storyboard End Edit Clip End Storyboard Home Edit Clip Home Storyboard Next Edit Clip Next Storyboard Previous Edit Clip Previous Storyboard Select all edit clips Exporttool Delete Sets focus on Clip Player window Zoom Clip Player window to full screen Sets focus on Storyboard Player window Zoom Storyboard Player window to full screen Deletes the selected edit clip Deletes the storyboard Jumps to the last edit clip of the open storyboard Jumps to the last storyboard J umps to the first edit clip of the open storyboard J umps to the first storyboard Jumps to the next edit clip of the open storyboard J umps to the next storyboard Jumps to the previous edit clip of the open storyboard J umps to the previous storyboard Selects all the edit clips from the open storyboard Deletes the selected clip Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Player Drop NowLine Drops the clip defined in the player into the storyboard Audiol monitoring a Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 1 Toggle Audiol Toggle selection of the player audio st
8. Menu bar 29 Moving points 50 55 N Next Previous clip 36 storyboard 38 nowline 49 O OUT point 49 p Parameter AllowAudioGuideTrack 21 AllowMatchFrame 21 JogRangeHI 20 Parameter Profiles 13 Play 50 52 R ranking 39 Ranking log color 77 Requirements hardware 4 software 4 source files 3 RTProf 8 Issue 4 0 B S SD 4 search grid filters 63 Settings 13 video display 46 Source clips display metadata 60 display thumbnails 60 load 71 Start Xedio Dispatcher 27 Stop 50 Storyboard add clips 73 adding to export list 58 check 80 create 57 delete 58 delete clip 74 export 81 modify clip 73 74 open 58 overwrite clip 74 rename 58 selecting tracks 47 Storyboard area 44 Storyboard Player description 44 view 31 37 Supported formats 1 7 Target Profile definition 8 Thumbnail view 31 32 open clips 60 Track selection 47 V Video display 46 Views in workspace 31 W Workspace area 31 X Xedio Dispatcher launch 27 overview 27 working process 57 87 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 XSecure 5 88 wn Instant Tapeless Technology ZII HAD EVS Broadcast Equipment Li ge Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Ougr e Belgium Corporate North amp Latin America Headquarters Headquarters 32 4 36
9. Storyboard area To add several source clips at a time you can select them thanks to the usual commands as detailed in section Selecting Techniques on page 32 Clips are then added in chronological order 5 5 3 HOWTO REPLACE A CLIP IN THE STORYBOARD To replace a clip in the storyboard by a source clip or a Sub clip press the CTRL key while dragging the source clip or the sub clip to the storyboard The storyboard element that is going to be replaced is surrounded by a green line 5 5 4 HOWTO MODIFY THE STORYBOARD CLIP BOUNDARIES You cannot edit the boundaries of a storyboard clip In this case you need to replace the storyboard clip To modify the boundaries of a storyboard clip proceed as follows 1 In the open storyboard double click the storyboard clip you want to replace This loads the source clip of the storyboard clip on the Clip Player The displayed clip boundaries are the ones of the storyboard clip 2 Modify the mark IN and or mark OUT points to prepare the new sub clip 3 Drag the new sub clip to the storyboard and drop it after the clip to be deleted 4 Right click the clip to be deleted in the storyboard and select Delete Selected Edit Clip from the contextual menu 74 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 5 6 5 6 1 5 6 2 ADDING LOGS TO A CLIP INTRODUCTION Whenever you want you can add logs to the material loaded in t
10. 5 Transport Fields 2 D I gt 00 04 56 22 gt CS 00 3314 s See also Section 4 8 3 Section 4 8 4 Sections 4 8 7 5 5 1 Sections 4 8 8 5 6 Section 4 8 6 TRANSPORT ZONES IN THE STORYBOARD PLAYER 3 User Interface Element 1 Audio Track Monitoring Radio Buttons 2 Jog and Media Bars 3 Audio Guide Track Record Button 4 Log Buttons I 0000 15 17 lt 4 a i a a 00 00 00 00 See also Section 4 8 9 Section 4 8 4 Sections 4 8 10 5 7 Sections 4 8 8 5 6 45 Issue 4 0 B 4 8 2 46 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 User Interface Element See also 5 Transport Fields Section 4 8 6 VIDEO DISPLAY The video display is common to the Clip Player and Storyboard Player ADJUSTING THE PLAYER VIDEO DISPLAY You can adjust the Player video display via a contextual menu You call the contextual menu by right clicking the Video Display zone on the Player area It gives the following display options for the video Field Description Show Timecode This option offers different choices to display timecode on the player window e none does not display any timecode e intra TC displays the original timecode of the media e start TC displays a counter starting with 0 at the first frame of the media e both Intra TC Start TC displays both the counter and original timecode Aspect Ratio Offers a choice of a
11. Clip and Associate Metadata cccsesssecsesssesssersssssserssrsereess 15 S0 Eog and Mendia DIS Olay sssinihaicnseipcansinialneadaciiipaiabuneaqalsians adienaaed iaubilaiinaesadainl naismmeniiannujelians 11 5 6 4 Other Possible Actions on LOgS sesssssssssenesnsnenennununnenunnonenunnununnenunnonenunnsnnnnenenunnenennsnsnnenenrnns 18 S RECORDING AN AUDIO GUIDE TR AGK vvsreanstrsamacintutarntinns iaiia n 79 E AOU 110 ene net arent nt Nn este rte Ne eer Re ena ee one eee 19 5 7 2 How to Record an Audio Guide TraCk s s ssesssssrssrsrsrssesrsnnresrnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnrnnnnnnarnnnresrnrnnnresrnns 19 So CHECKING THE STORYBOARD riarena oromiedonnhahaeenel Parone 80 DOs AMO CU CH OM ea 80 5 8 2 How to Load a Storyboard in the Storyboard Player 80 Bo EXPORTING THE SORA BOAR D oraneniania a a 81 S MAOU 110 Nene eae re er Ree one ree ee ee ee ee ne ae 81 39 2 HOWO EXDON a S ONDOA A rrisin an a a a ii 81 59 3 EXDOMING GINS and SUDC IDS sisi vchunwvatainttsndsniusenarces eaabreenelvisaaianaediadnbininnemtanlls 83 SIL RESUIPOLE XNOMU OD an a AA 83 5 9 5 Other Possible Actions on Export ODS ascarecnvucviutetitesh enaiivsaadonesaietdvvinted utes tontenumbinivedtavednits 83 GLOSSAR Yin aaa aaa 85 INDE Asasara A a 86 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 9 What s New The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on Xedio Dispatcher
12. Default text to describe the media and assigned to the media during its referencing in Xedio Dispatcher Default text for the external reference of the source Support assigned to the media during Its referencing In Xedio Dispatcher The global shooting date is assigned to the media during its referencing in Xedio Dispatcher This parameter is a numeric value to define how the global shooting date is assigned Possible values e 0 date retrieved from the XML file and corresponding to the date when the media was recorded by the camera e gt 0 date provided by the application and corresponding to the date when the media was referenced in Xedio Dispatcher Default name assigned to the media referencing in Xedio Dispatcher during its This field is left empty by default Folder where Xedio Dispatcher looks for Keyword grids Default value C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grid 19 Issue 4 0 B 20 Media List MaxResultS elSize Player Auto Clip IN Auto Clip OUT BrowsingIntervalAccur acy EnableDeinterlaceMen u JogAudioThresholdH J ogAudioThresholdLO J ogRangeHl J ogRangeLO PrevNextx ShiftS peedM ax SpeedM ax XT Clip Creation Time Tolerance XT Stream Creation Time Tolerance XT Train Only View Enable Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Field to define the maximum number of items which will b
13. Mark OUT a Mark OUT b Next Frame a Next Frame b Next CuePoint Next CuePoint b Next X Frames a Next X Frames b Play Stop PlayClip PlayClip loop Play Forward Play Reverse Previous Frame a Previous Frame b Previous CuePoint Previous CuePoint b Previous X Frames a Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Jumps to the OUT point Jumps to beginning of the clip or media Inserts a cue point needs a number to be typed enter for a timeline cue point Sets clip IN point to current nowline position Sets clip IN point to current nowline position secondary shortcut Sets clio OUT point to current nowline position Sets clio OUT point to current nowline position Secondary shortcut Goes to next frame Goes to next frame Secondary shortcut Goes to next cue point in Player Goes to next transition in timeline Goes to next cue point in Player Goes to next transition in timeline Secondary shortcut Jumps to next x frames x is defined in the software profile Jumps to next x frames x is defined in the software profile secondary shortcut Starts stops loaded media in the Player window from the current position Plays the clip to OUT point once Plays the clip to OUT in loop mode Plays forward at various speed Plays reverse at various speed Jumps to previous frame Jumps to previous frame secondary shortcut Goes to
14. PLAYER gt I gt 00 00 00 00 See eee 00000312 The following table shows an overview on the various transport control fields in the Clip Player The table lists the most used commands when they can only be accessed via a shortcut key Note The user can customize the keyboard shortcuts via the menu Parameters gt Keyboard Profiles See also the section 4 3 Menu Bar on page 29 Field Button Keyboard Function Name and Description Shortcut Play Stop Start stops the preview video and or audio of a clip or rush RA J space bar Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Field Button Keyboard Shortcut Issue 4 0 B Function Name and Description The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played 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 Fast Forward Plays the media forward at a preset fast speed The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played forward Fast Forward with modified speed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set in the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab ShiftSpeedMax parameter Fast Rewind Plays the media backward at a preset fast speed The icon changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played backward
15. These steps are explained as simple procedures in the following sections Click on the step to jump directly to the corresponding section L DMD UO A WW N Creating an empty storyboard on page 57 Selecting media on page 59 Adding sub clips to the storyboard on page 73 Adding logs to clips and or storyboard optional on page 75 Checking the storyboard on page 80 Exporting the storyboard on page 81 MANAGING THE STORYBOARDS HOW TO CREATE AN EMPTY STORYBOARD To create a storyboard proceed as follows l 2 3 Click the sign in the top left corner of the Storyboard area This opens The Storyboard Name window Storyboard name worldcup 100615 highlights OK Cancel Type the name of the storyboard in the Storyboard Name field Click OK The new storyboard is now available in the Storyboard area as a new tab The tab name is the storyboard name When a storyboard is active the tab is underlined in the Storyboard area 57 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 5 2 2 OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON STORYBOARDS The following table describes the various actions you can perform on a storyboard Action Description Opening a Click on the tab of the requested storyboard storyboard The tab name is underlined and the storyboard clips are displayed in the tab as thumbnails Renaming a Right click the storyboard tab and select Rename Storyboard storyboa
16. commands 5 Audio Guide Track Record button 6 View Mode buttons 7 Next Previous Storyboard buttons 8 Go to Match Frame button Description It displays the video material loaded on the Player Parameters related to the display are available via a contextual menu The audio meters show the levels of the various audio tracks of the clip that is being played Allow the selection of the audio track you want to monitor Allows moving within the storyboard at a variable speed The Media bar represents the whole Storyboard currently loaded on the Player For more information on the job and media bars refer to the section 4 8 4 Jog amp Media Bars on page 48 Allow you to do the following actions e Browse in and play the loaded Storyboard e Navigate among the logs displayed on the loaded storyboard Allows you to add voice over on the Storyboard Allow changing the View mode in the Workspace Allow moving to the next or previous Storyboard available in the Storyboard area Allows loading the source clip of the loaded Storyboard element and position on the current frame See also the Section 4 8 2 p 46 Section 4 8 4 p 48 Section 4 8 6 p 52 Section 5 7 p 79 Section 4 5 2 p 31 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 6 4 6 1 4 6 2 TOOLS AREA ACCESSING THE TABS IN THE TOOLS AREA
17. of export jobs When the storyboard has not been exported yet the progress bar shows 0 and the background is light grey 42 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 User Interface Element 3 Start button 4 Cancel button 5 Clear List button Issue 4 0 B Description Name Progress Foot Highlights When the storyboard has been successfully exported the progress bar displays OK and the background is green Name Progress Foot Highlights When the storyboard has not been successfully exported the progress bar displays an error message and the background is blue Name Progress Foot Highlights When the Export job has been cancelled the progress bar displays Cancelled and_ the background is red Name Progress Foot Starts the export process for the storyboards that are in the list and have not been exported yet Cancels the export process Already finalized exports will not be canceled Clears the export list The application asks you to confirm this action It does not clear the output of export jobs stored on the various destination folders 43 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 7 STORYBOARD AREA 4 7 1 OVERVIEW In the Storyboard area you can see all storyboards you have created in Xedio Dispatcher Each storyboard is displayed as a tab 1 named according to the
18. the default duration for XT growing clip Field to define the default folder to store grab image file Field to define the default prefix for the resulting grab image file Free text field to define the IP address and port number of Xedio Broker 13 Issue 4 0 B L Left front R R ight front 14 General XT Clip creation default clipname Audio Default Down Conversion Rule Default Input Audio Track Assignment Default Rendering Audio Track Assignment Default XT Input Audio Track Assignment Enable 5 1 Management Ls Left Surround Rs Right Surround Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Free text field to define the default clip name when creating an XT clip Defines the default downconversion rule for 5 1 audio Output You can choose between the following default options e L L Center R R Center e L L R R e L Center R Center e L Center R Silence e L Silence R Center e L Ls R Rs Defines the default audio channel assignment for the imported media files other than server clips and encoder ingests The field displays the assignments for 2 4 8 and 16 channels configurations separated by a Sign Note Once the audio track assignment has been defined in Xedio Importer or AutoFile Importer these values will be used instead of the default ones on the workstation channel Defines the default audio rendered file
19. the log positioned on the left of the nowline e Click the Go to Next Log button P to move to the log positioned on the right of the nowline Deleting a log When the nowline is positioned on a log using the alle buttons you can delete it and all its metadata in one of the following ways e Pressing the Delete Log button if at the bottom of the Logger area e Clicking CTR L al in the Player area Displaying only logs having By default all logs are displayed in the loaded a given ranking material If you want to display only the logs having a specific ranking right click on the log right above the media bars The following contextual menu is displayed Select the check boxes external that correspond to the ranking s you want to display Do the reverse operation to redisplay all logs 78 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 9 7 5 7 1 5 7 2 RECORDING AN AUDIO GUIDE TRACK INTRODUCTION You have the possibility to record a voice over sequence on one track of the storyboard You can only record one audio guide track for one storyboard Once the audio guide track has been created you cannot modify it If you want to change it you need to delete it and record a new one By default the audio guide track is stored and exported on the stereo track 3 of the storyboard The track on which it is stored is defined via the menu P
20. which a search can be performed The following screenshot is an example of such a list The options may differ between the applications of the Xedio Suite Aspect Ratio Cam Pret Camera Camera Label Clip Hame Clip Humber Creation Date Description Duration HiRes Creation Date HiRes Media File Presence HiRes Media File Type HiRes Media File ame Keyword Label Level LoRes Creation Date LoRes Media File Presence LoRes Media File Type LoRes Media Filename MatenallD Media Category Media Source MedialD Modification Date 55M Mode Server Mame Shooting Date Source TEIN TC OUT TC Range IN OUT mh d ed hay tani d al d Once a parameter has been selected an entire line is displayed ALL Criteria are met Interface Element Description 1 Selected filter parameter 2 Various fields used to enter the filter criteria Refer to section Search Fields Types on page 66 Used to remove the corresponding filter line Used to add a new filter line 65 Issue 4 0 B 66 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Search Fields Types According to the selected filter parameter different types of search fields will be displayed They are detailed in the table below Filter Parameter Type Timecode or Duration Parameter Such as TC IN TC OUT Duration Range Such as Timecode Range Date Such as Creation Date Displayed Criteri
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22. 21 record 79 C Cleanup DB 29 Clip loading 71 Clip Player clip creation fields 54 description 44 transport commands 50 view 31 35 Codecs supported for export 1 for source files 1 D DB cleanup 29 parameters 18 Definition export target profile 8 Device area 30 E Enable Audio Guide Track 21 Match Frame 21 Export clip 83 result 83 storyboard 81 Export job clear list 83 delete 83 move item 83 rename item 84 86 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Index Export jobs clear output files 83 Export Target Profile 8 creation 8 selection 42 Export tool 41 F Fast Forward 51 Fast Rewind 51 Formats supported 1 G Go to IN OUT 51 Next frame 51 Prev frame 51 HD 4 Import Key File 5 IN point 49 Installation 6 J Jog bar 48 K Keyboard profiles 29 Keyword display 77 display used keywords 77 Keyword grids 39 availability 12 L Launch Xedio Dispatcher 27 Licenses 5 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 List view 33 list clips 60 Loading clip 71 Log add 75 color 77 description 56 display based on ranking 78 displayed information 77 move between logs 78 Logger 39 M Mark IN point 49 55 Mark OUT point 49 55 Match Frame button 38 enable 21 Media bar 48
23. 3 Issue 4 0 B When the Xedio Dispatcher displays large amounts of clips it may become difficult to find a specific element The List view offers several ways to speed up your search By default the columns that are taken into consideration for the Quick Text Search are the ones currently visible in the grid If you wish to search in other columns and view the string you are searching for in the columns you can 61 Issue 4 0 B 62 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 These search tools are explained in detail below All these search tools can be combined and they can be saved for later use These Saved Filters can then be applied in one click QUICK TEXT SEARCH Introduction The Quick Text Search field is always available on the top of the content list It allows searching for a string in the displayed columns The Quick Text Search option obeys specific rules which can be accessed via the Help button Led next to the Quick Text Search field For more details on these rules refer to the section Quick Text Search Rules on page 63 How to Perform a Quick Text Search To perform a Quick Text search proceed as follows 1 Show the columns you wish to perform a quick search on 2 Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field based on Quick Text search rules available from the Help button E and detailed in section Quick Text Search Rules on page
24. 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Field Button Note Issue 4 0 B The user can define the keyboard shortcuts in Xedio Manager to perform transport control commands The keys mentioned below are the default settings Keyboard Shortcut l Space bar Function Name and Description Play Stop Start stops playing the storyboard The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played Fast Forward Plays the media forward ata preset fast speed The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played forward Fast Forward with modified speed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set in the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab ShiftSpeedMax parameter Fast Rewind Plays the media backward at a preset fast speed The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played backward Fast Rewind with modified speed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set in the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab ShiftSpeedMax parameter Go to Prev 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 53 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Field Button
25. 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 3 Configuration and Customization 3 1 EXPORT TARGET PROFILES 3 1 1 DEFINITION An Export Target Profile also called RTProf is an xml file that contains the definition for rendering the storyboard created in Xedio Dispatcher into a single file on a given destination or into a clip on a given EVS server The Export Target Profile mainly includes the definition of the destinations and of the codecs in which the file or clip need to be generated The Export Target Profiles available in Xedio Dispatcher are stored in Cz XedtobDispatcherMsS Profiles RIProt The Export Target Profiles can be defined and customized to your needs by the EVS Project Manager However you can also create your own Export Target profiles using the Target Wizard 3 1 2 CREATING YOUR OWN EXPORT TARGET PROFILE You can create an Export Target profile from the Export Tool in Xedio Dispatcher by means of the Target wizard This operation is explained in this chapter since it should be performed as you configure your application To create an Export Target Profile in Xedio Dispatcher proceed as follows 1 In Xedio Dispatcher click the ExportTool tab in the Tools area Logger ExportTool 2 In the Target field click the down arrow and select lt Create new target gt from the list Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcas
26. 63 3 Press the Search button The Quick Text Search is applied and the search result is displayed in the grid 4 To clear the applied Quick Text Search click the red X button to the right of the Search field or select lt empty gt from the Quick Text Search field 5 The Quick Text Search field is a combo box that gives access to the last 10 previously searched strings Select a filter from the list of the Quick Text Search field to apply a previous search empty athl Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Quick Text Search Rules The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules which can be accessed via the Help button El next to the Quick Text Search field The free text search is not a case sensitive operation Search String Search Result Yellow card Searches for the strings 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 Yellow card Searches for strings containing Yellow card Yellow card Searches for yellow or card even if in two different fields columns for example yellow in Name or card in Keywords Spaces around
27. AVC Intra 50 100 DVCPRO100 H 264 AVC MP4 TS Long GOP MPEG 2 TS PS MXF OP1A SMPTE Avid DNxHD DVCPROHD AVC Intra 100 MXF OPAtom Avid Avid DNxHD DVCPROHD AVC Intra 100 REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO SOURCE FILES The source files must meet the following requirements e All video and audio source files SD or HD must include maximum 8 audio channels at 48 KHz in stereo pairs dual mono is not supported e HD editing is limited to less than 120 Mbps codecs and should be performed using SAS storage or external disk arrays Issue 4 0 B 2 1 2 2 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 2 Installation PREREQUISITES Here is the list of prerequisites to the installation of Xedio Dispatcher e Hardware requirements must be met e Software requirements must be met e The XSecure application needs to be installed on the workstation with all the required license codes e Xedio Dispatcher has to be installed with administrator rights e t is recommended to close all other applications before starting the Xedio Dispatcher installation especially all EVS applications e XDCAM and or P2 drivers must be installed on the Xedio Dispatcher computer HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Xedio Dispatcher can be installed on a single laptop or desktop computer The browser and player of Xedio Dispatcher use the CPU resources of the Xedio Dispat
28. AudioVideo Adia viden Audio viden Adia viden Adio ideg Audia viden Audo viden Adio phe Audio hed Auda vidag Aula ile Audios v pheno Audio yh Audio v idag Aea deg The following table provides a short description of the various areas highlighted in the List view You will find more detailed information on the List view in the section 5 3 3 Searching for Clips within the List View on page 61 33 Issue 4 0 B User Interface Element 1 Search Tools 2 Saved Filters Tabs 3 Element List Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Description Specific data on See also Provides a Quick Text Search field and Section 5 3 3 Advanced Filters fields to restrict the list to pp 62 and 63 Allows to save filters and to apply them later Section 5 3 3 p 69 Displays the list of clips corresponding to the Next 2 selected source in the Device area or returns sections the result of a search applied to the list DISPLAYED COLUMNS It is possible to re arrange the columns order and to add or remove some columns Right clicking on any of the column headings displays a contextual menu The Choose Displayed Columns option opens the Select Visible Columns window allowing you to choose the columns you want to be displayed in the element list The column width and order can be adjusted using standard computer commands and drag and drop techniques ELEMENT LIST C
29. Fast Rewind with modified speed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set in the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab ShiftSpeedMax parameter Go to Prev 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 5l Issue 4 0 B 4 8 6 52 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Field Button Keyboard Function Name and Description Shortcut Previous 10 Frames Moves 10 frames before the current position in Pause mode Next 10 Frames Moves 10 frames after the current position in Pause mode Playing a clip from mark IN to mark OUT Playing a clip in loop from mark IN to mark OUT TC OUT of the loaded clip 00 02 15 17 00 00 09 09 MET Duration from the IN point to the OUT point 00 00 09 04 e f the clip is loaded from the thumbnail view it displays the duration of the source clip t e f the clip is loaded from the storyboard displays the duration of the storyboard clip TRANSPORT COMMANDS IN THE STORYBOARD PLAYER el E I 00 00 15 17 g KG e 0000 00 00 The following table shows an overview on the various transport control fields in the Storyboard Player The table lists the most used commands when they can only be accessed via a shortcut key Xedio Dispatcher Version
30. GOO minuna a aa a a a a a a a 39 LO EXOT OO les eesti cee aE AT O O OT 4 4T STORYBOARD ARE A tnnunncsnein a 44 Ade OVENI W runa a a A 44 4 8 CLIP PLAYER AND STORYBOARD PLAYER nsssssssssrsrsansesrsrsnnnnnnonnnnnnsnnannanrarnennanronnnnnrarnennanrenes 44 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Ol OVENEW seuss cans cca tareuante banc th sata adit odnshasuahiesahaatl tatiaa a tata haaua ie a catalan gee ealamuantgen 44 AO NV ICOUD IS DAY neninn aa aaa 46 4 8 3 Player Track Selection B ULLOINS sesiocasaasvitardece viu sausantalivn fisltetayiavtecn Vie siusasiashaestidpdumyiaelon fesse 4 AGA JOG Sc MCG B ANS io isnsicintititarinracdiancanbita nai mda adamantane mamneiuntiale 48 4 8 5 Transport Commands in the Clip Player iicuiinniunininaimdsiawaluniuadiimdwdnd 50 4 8 6 Transport Commands in the Storyboard Player cesssssessrssserssersrersersssersssersasersaeen 52 48 Chp Creation FieldSicaniisatianoniiori iaaa a a A E RN 54 480 Log BUTON rnanan AA a 56 409 AUO TACK M ONONO BUON si 2eiciansesanssxe sian sex uienest A NA 56 48 10 Audio Guide Track Record BUON cursini 56 Di OPERATION iiciin a 97 5 1 GENERAL WORKING PROCESS sssssssssesnsnsrnrnansnnrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnrennnnnrnresrennrenrernrnrenrns 57 52 MANAGING THE STORYBOARDS cinianpgicannycnnsccanunaicamiunnndanniinnndaia 57 Sik HOW to Create an EMPOY SONDA O annenin a a 57 5 2 2 Other Possible Actions on STO DONS tuc
31. ONTEXTUAL MENU A contextual menu is available when you right click on an item in the list Menu Item Play Render List Archive History View Properties 34 Description Loads the clip in the Clip Player window to allow the clip to be browsed Opens the Render List window listing all types of rendering that have been done with the clip Opens the Archive History window listing the archive and restore processes that were achieved for the selected clip Opens the Media Properties window which shows the properties for the selected clip If a default metadata profile has been defined for the media a metadata tab is displayed and allows to modify the clip metadata values Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 5 9 CLIP PLAYER VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA PURPOSE You will work in this view to perform the following actions e Playing the source clips displayed in the thumbnail view or corresponding to a Storyboard element e Preparing sub clips to be added to the storyboard OVERVIEW The Clip Player view mainly consists of a media player and associated commands and is similar to the players used in the Xedio suite Workspace The following table provides a short description of the various areas highlighted in the Clip Player view You will find more detailed information on the Clip Player in the section 4 8 Clip Player and Storyboard Playe
32. 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 overwrite the database values EXAMPLES If a sub clip has to be created without audio for the channels 1 and 2 disable the 2 buttons of those channels Clicking on 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 Clicking in addition on the right audio button will remove the right audio component so that the clip made has no right audio channel J oG amp MEDIA BARS The Jog and Media bars as well as the nowline mark IN and mark OUT points are common both to the Clip Player and Storyboard Player J 0G y Dragging the jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed depending on e the position of the speed indicator e the speed range covered by the jog area The default range is set from 200 to 200 This is set via the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab JogRangeHI and J ogRangeLO parameters Audio can be heard when using the jog Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 MEDIA BAR The top area on the bar represents the media or a portion of it current
33. Storyboard name When you click the tab corresponding to a storyboard the storyboard opens the tab name becomes underlined and the storyboard clips 2 are displayed as thumbnails in the tab Foot Highlights Dorna You can play the storyboard in the Storyboard Player view For more information refer to the section 5 8 Checking the Storyboard on page 80 Other actions on the storyboard are managed via the contextual menus from the Workspace area Export tool or Logger tool 4 8 CLIP PLAYER AND STORYBOARD PLAYER 4 8 1 OVERVIEW This section describes in details the elements of the user interface specific to the Clip Player available in the Workspace area The Clip Player is accessible via the Clip Player button The Storyboard player shares many user interface elements with the Clip Player For this reason the section will also deal with the elements which are common to both players and specific to the Storyboard Player The Storyboard Player is accessible via the Storyboard Player button Besides the video display the following fields and buttons will be described in this section 44 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Issue 4 0 B TRANSPORT AND EDITING ZONES IN THE CLIP PLAYER 1 o al ry eb en i ii L 00 03 23 08 C 3 User Interface Element 1l Track Selection Buttons 2 Jog and Media Bars 3 Editing Fields 4 Log Buttons
34. The Tools area contains several tabs that are organized horizontally Click the Tools tab to expand the Tools area LOGGER INTRODUCTION The Logger is the panel from which you will create a log From the Logger tab you will also be able to add free text and to select keywords and or ranking you want to associate to a log When you open Xedio Dispatcher the application checks for keyword grids stored as xml files in C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids The detected grids are automatically loaded and available in the Logger tab OVERVIEW The Logger tab displays differently depending on whether keyword grids have been detected or not Logger without Associated Keyword Grids 3 39 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Logger with Associated Keyword Grids Logger 1 WiC Match Actions XMD page1i Ppage2 page 3 Physical corner Contract Pul Focus Sub Off Flags Painted Free Kick Controvers Pan Injury Face Stadium Throw In jonfrontatio Zoom Treatment gcoreboard J Goal Kick Retaliation arried on Mascot Yelo ene Touchline Spitting Card Bikini T Shit 2nd Yellow Goal Line pulling Card Referee Feet Asst Red Card Referee Boots Face Close ath Foul Up Referee Coaching Flash Foul On Close Up Whistle Staff Interview Foul By Wide Shot Offside Training EO Offside S
35. The log is identified by a TC value and relates to an action in a given event It is associated to keywords and or a ranking in Xedio Dispatcher When no metadata is associated to them they are named cue points The three Log buttons are used to add and delete logs as well as to move from one log to the other For more information on how to create and manage logs refer to the section 5 6 Adding Logs to a Clip on page 75 AUDIO TRACK MONITORING BUTTONS The Audio Track Monitoring buttons are specific to the Storyboard Player The radio buttons below the video display allow you to select the audio track you want to monitor AUDIO GUIDE TRACK RECORD BUTTON The Audio Guide Track Record button is specific to the Storyboard Player The Audio Guide Track Record button allows you to record a voice over Sequence on one track of the storyboard You can only record one audio guide track for one storyboard Once the audio guide track has been created you cannot modify it If you want to change it you need to delete it and record a new one For more information on how to record an Audio Guide track refer to the section 5 7 Recording an Audio Guide Track on page 79 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 9 1 9 2 5 2 1 5 Operation GENERAL WORKING PROCESS When you want to create and export a storyboard you will usually apply the following steps
36. Wser s Manual Version 4 00 July 2011 Medio sVUispatcher 10 13 50 03 00 02 57 12 ENG File Import and Dynamic Reviewing Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2010 2011 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 tv REGIONAL CONTACTS 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 on the EVS website on the following page http www evs tv contacts USER MANUALS ON EVS WEBSITE The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs tv downloadcenter Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment
37. a Fields i not is less than is less than or equal to is Qreather than is Qreather than or equal to i Select a logical operator in the first field and then enter a timecode or duration value in the second field contains does not contain Select an option from the first field and then enter a timecode value This will include or exclude media containing the Specified timecode value Several Date Search filters exist They are described below a Select a condition or a logical operator in the first field el tele eg fo is less than is less than or equal to is greather than is greather than or equal to between OMOTO today pester d al nest week this Week last week nest month this month last month b This will condition the next step e Search based on a specific date e g with is a calendar will be displayed for the selection of a date Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Filter Parameter Displayed Criteria Fields Type OFF Oct e100 October 2010 14 21 Today O7 Oct 10 e Search based on an interval e g with between two calendars are displayed for the selection of two dates between 13 010 And 13 0ct10 e Search based on a specific date calculated from the current date e g with tomorrow last month no other field appears LOOTO Time Several Date Search filters exist They are described belo
38. also the section 4 7 Storyboard area on page 44 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 3 Issue 4 0 B MENU BAR The Menu bar gives access to the following commands Menu item File Exit View Status Bar Help About Parameters Parameter Profiles Keyboard Profiles Maintenance Database Cleanup Description Closes Xedio Dispatcher Displays hides the status bar at the bottom of the window Provides information on the application version the support phone number etc Opens the Parameter Profiles window where you can modify the various parameters of Xedio Dispatcher For more information on the parameters refer to the section 3 3 Configuration Parameters on page 13 Opens the Keyboard Profiles window where you can customize the keyboard shortcuts To modify a keyboard shortcut double click the keyboard shortcut in the Variant Keyboard Function column type the requested keyboard shortcut and press OK Opens the Database Cleanup window where you can clean all DB tables delete thumbnails and audio guide track in a single operation To clean the Xedio Dispatcher database select the check box in the Cleanup Operations zone and click Start To leave the window without cleaning the database click simply OK 29 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 4 SOURCE DEVICE AREA
39. arameters gt Parameter Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default parameter profile gt Storyboard tab AudioGuideTrackOutput setting Audio guide track will be mixed over any existing audio on this audio track How TO RECORD AN AUDIO GUIDE TRACK The storyboard on which you want to add the audio guide track is already loaded in the Storyboard Player see section 5 8 2 How to Load a Storyboard in the Storyboard Player on page 80 To record an Audio Guide Track on the storyboard proceed as follows 1 Position the nowline where you want to start the audio guide sequence 2 Click the Start Audio Guide button oO A countdown default 3 second preroll starts and is shown on the button _ It indicates the number of seconds before the recording process starts and allows you to get ready for the recording 3 Start speaking when the button turns red 4 Click the button again when the voiceover sequence is finished The record button becomes the Delete Audio Guide button m click on this button if you are not satisfied with the recorded audio guide and create a new one ot Note Y The default value for the Audio Track Guide Preroll can be modified in the AudioGuideTrackPreRoll setting defined via the menu Parameters gt Parameter Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default parameter profile gt Storyboard tab 19 Issue 4 0 B 5 8 5 8 1 5 8 2 80 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment
40. as follows l In the Source Device area right click the Folders line A contextual menu appears 2 Select Add amp Scan Folder A window opens 3 Type a device name 4 Browse for the device folder to scan 5 Click OK The folder is added to the Source Device area and its content is scanned and can be displayed in the Workspace area FOLDER DISPLAY PROPERTIES To change the root folder display right click the Folders area in the Source Device area A contextual menu gives you several display options Menu Option Description Device Label This corresponds to the device name given during the Add amp Scan Folder operation Folder Name This corresponds to the name of the folder volume Full Path This corresponds to the folder full path folder and its subfolders Folder Path This displays the folder name followed by the folder path 59 Issue 4 0 B 5 3 2 60 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 MANAGING THE FOLDERS A right click on a folder opens a menu providing options to add a scan folder to rescan the selected folder to change the properties of the selected folder or to delete the selected folder LISTING CLIPS IN THE WORKSPACE AREA You will create the storyboard clips on the basis of source clips included in the available media In the Workspace area two views are available to display the content of selected devices or folders e the Thum
41. asvocsvncrstindtintedavetia dois iivtavvinied utah tedietieteiedbavedeins 58 53 SELECTING RELEVANT MEDIA ccasisnanusndsdiruisiatsss Sats tutatiaid Giicdaissitaatashinaadun nag eiaunanaeanecalinnns 59 5 3 1 Displaying Folder Content in the Source Device Area oo csseessecesssesssrsssersssersssersserssserssenss 59 Dove HSin CIOS Mne Workspace Al dananira ieamy wanna aire aan einanenvaun iin 60 5 3 0 Searching for Clips within the LIST VIEW svisasciecaeii ses vauvectusheniraavahudianteatietsniubetarunveraiSadbaatle 61 5A SEORDING A SOURCE CLIP ON THE CLIP PLATE R irusitanonivonuunnnennann ayia 11 DA PUDO Se reia S E a E ral 5 4 2 HOWTO Load a Clip in the Clip Pla VC asic siscss cacecuivnsea she vatbasnwieatsobetvadssavakeinaeaattuautaabatatarranks 11 5 5 ADDING CLIPS OR SUB CLIPS TO THE STORYBOARD icinitasisntsicchwsniecnsnnrcnitinvhetwndlats 13 5 5 1 How to Create a Sub Clip and Add itto the Storyboard s ssssesesrsssrsrsrernrrsrsrsrerernrnreresrnrnrnns 13 5 5 2 How to Add Source Clips to the Storyboard s esesssssrsrsrsrsrnrnsrsrsnsnnnnrnrnrnnrannnnnnrnrnrnresesrnrnrnns 74 5 5 3 How to Replace a Clip in the Storyboard cesscecssersssersssersersssersssersssersssersesersesersserserenss 74 5 5 4 How to Modify the Storyboard Clip Boundaries cccsessseseesserssserssssrsssersssersssersserseterss 74 50 ADDING LOGS TOA CUP nianmonnas annaa N 15 O OUTO a a teat eacatoudia tteteaeian ata ie taae anes 15 5 6 2 How to Add a Log to a
42. bnail view e the List view DISPLAYING THE SOURCE CLIPS IN THE THUMBNAIL VIEW Ticking the check box corresponding to a media in the Source Device area and clicking the H button to select the Thumbnail view will display thumbnails for each source clip included in this media on the Workspace area 00 00 00 01 00 02 15 1868 100 02 15 LISTING THE SOURCE CLIPS IN THE LIST VIEW Ticking the check box corresponding to a media in the Source Device area and clicking the button to select the List view will display the list of source clips included in this media and their associated metadata on the Workspace area Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Ss 5 3 3 pasuop 0y OH d Label Media OOOEBSPO 13h37 sedo OO07MFO_13h3 edio OOO8O0MO 13h37 sedo OO09T20_13h37 edo OOWHDO 13h37 sedo O00 13h37 edo 0012160_13h37 sedo OOO Ths sedo OUM4000_ 13H sedo OUTST 20_13h3 sedo OO16FPO_1Sh37 sedo O01 BY 0_13h3 sedo OO MO 13h37 sedo OO22EVO_13h37 sedo OU23EVO_ 13h37 sedo 000TGCU_ 11h23 sedo OUOZASO_11h23 sedo OUOS420_11h23 TC IH 00 10 09 05 00 10 29 16 00 11 12 15 00 11 37 10 00 11 42 14 00 1 3 13 06 00 1 3 34 17 00 1 4 02 10 O0 14 57 15 00 1 4 59 22 00 15 12 24 00 15 23 00 00 15 33 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 O00 00 00 01 00 02 15 18 00 03 25 05 sedo 2009101 411 OS00062 4 09 20 41 11 edo Concert 0911090_176h3 00 00 00 00 edo Concer
43. ce Device 3 Workspace 4 Tools 5 Storyboard Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Description The menu bar gives access to general commands and to configuration parameters This area displays the plugged in devices and the media that has been automatically detected on the devices as well as media from drives and folders which have been scanned by the users See also the section 4 4 Source Device Area on page 30 This is the working area where you mainly perform the following actions e Searching for the requested clips potentially by applying search filters e Loading playing and editing the source clips to create sub clips that will be added to a storyboard e Loading and playing the final storyboard to check it before export See also the section 4 5 Workspace Area on page 31 This area contains several horizontal tabs that provide the following tools e Logger tool It allows the selection of keywords from keyword grids and the selection of a ranking level to associate to a log e Export tool It allows the export of clips sub clips or Storyboards based on the settings defined in a selected target profile See also the section 4 6 Tools area on page 39 This is the area where you create and manage your Storyboards It displays e The storyboards as individual tabs e The thumbnails of the clips included in the open storyboard See
44. cher workstation to decode the A V material depending on the source and the target codecs The guidelines for the hardware minimum requirements are e CPU Core Duo 2 33GHzZ processor or equivalent e RAM 3GB e Display Resolution minimum 1280x1024 e Gfx Card no specific needs standard PC Gfx card Options e USB 2 0 IEEE 1394 Firewire and or PCle interface s depending on the device you want to connect to Xedio Dispatcher machine FTP access not Supported e For Audio monitoring and or Audio Guide Track Digigram Audio Board or any other Audio Board Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Xedio Dispatcher has to be installed on a computer running Windows XP Pro SP3 32 bits or Windows 7 32 or 64 bits LICENSES LICENSE CODES REQUIRED The XSecure application needs to be Installed on the workstation All the following license codes known as Xedio Dispatcher full option must be requested to allow the use of Xedio Dispatcher except the Audio Guide Track and RTProf Wizard which are optional License Code Description Base Package 10 Base Package for Xedio Dispatcher P2 Source 20 Access to A V content on P2 support XDCAM Source 30 Access to A V content on XDCAM support Storyboarding 40 Access to the Storyboarding rough cut module of Xedio Dispatcher Audio Guide 41 Allows the creation of an Audio Guide Tra
45. ck over a Track storyboard Export 50 Access to the Export Module of Xedio Dispatcher RTProf Wizard 51 Allows the creation of a new export target profile RTProf generator Logger 60 Access to the Logging IPD Logs module of Xedio Dispatcher Transcoding 70 Access to the transcoding option for the export module If not present only smart rendering is allowed REQUESTING AND IMPORTING THE LICENSE KEYS In the XSecure Manager application installed on the Xedio Dispatcher workstation you need to click the Request button to generate an XML file Email this XML file to the EVS support and ask for the Import Key file Once you have received the Import Key file you need to select and import the file via the Import Key File button in XSecure Manager Issue 4 0 B 2 4 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE A Setup wizard guides you through the Installation of Xedio Dispatcher To install Xedio Dispatcher proceed as follows 1 Copy the installation file ru11xedioDispatcher_4 0x xx exe locally This is the full installer file which you need to use for a first installation Use the xedioDispatcher_4 0x xx exe for upgrades 2 Double click on the installation file to launch the installation wizard 3 Click Next on the Welcome window io Setup Xedio Dispatcher EL 14 Welcome to the Xedio Dispatcher WEL Setup Wizard This will install SedioD ispatcher
46. clip can be added to the Export list from the List view Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 1 Introduction 1 1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Xedio Dispatcher is a software product used for importing A V files rough cutting and exporting rough cuts to multiple destinations and formats Xedio Dispatcher automatically detects connected devices such as P2 XDCAM or XDCAM EX devices and instantly displays their contents This allows immediate browsing of the media directly on the device which speeds up the shoot selection Sub clipping and or fast rough cut editing Shoots sub clips and edits can also be instantly logged Xedio Dispatcher also scans drives or folders upon user request and displays their content As soon as clips are displayed in Xedio Dispatcher they are available to Xedio database and media server as growing clips without waiting the end of transcoding process Once selected or created the sub clips and consolidated storyboards can be easily transferred from the device itself to any EVS video server for example XT2 XS media server for example SAN XStore or any type of storage Simultaneous transfers to multiple destinations in multiple formats are supported thanks to Xedio on the fly SD HD rewrapping amp transcoding capabilities SUPPORTED FORMATS AND CODECS The following tables provide information on the currently supported source and target co
47. decs in SD and HD SD VIDEO CODECS Supported standards e PAL e NTSC Supported codecs e Sony XDCAM hi res amp proxy for source files DV25 IMX D10 30 40 50 e Panasonic P2 hi res amp proxy DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 e MJPEG e MPEG 1 MPEG 2 Supported codecs e Long GOP MPEG for export MPEG1 MPEG2 e Sony XDCAM hi res Issue 4 0 B HD VIDEO CODECS Supported standards Supported codecs for source files Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 IMX D10 30 40 50 Panasonic P2 hi res DV25 DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 AVI DV25 DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 QuickTime DV DVCPRO25 DVCPROSO IMX D10 30 40 50 MJ PEG Raw DV DV DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 EVS DVCPRO50 MJ PEG IMX D10 30 40 50 and Supermotion PCM wav audio files WM9 H 264 AVC MP4 TS MXF OP1A SMPTE DVCPRO50 MXF OPAtom Avid IMX D10 30 40 50 and DVCPRO50 1080i 50 59 94Hz 720p 50 59 94Hz Sony XDCAM HD amp Proxy 422 420 Sony XDCAM Ex 420 Sony XDCAM SxS Panasonic P2 high res amp proxy AVC Intra 50 100 DVCPRO100 Canon XF MPEG 2 HD 15 35 50 MJ PEG MPEG 2 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Supported codecs for export Issue 4 0 B Apple ProRes Avid DNxHD EVS AVC Intra 100 MJ PEG amp proxy Avid DNxHD QuickTime AVC Intra 100 DVCPRO100 Avid DNxHD XDCAM HD 422 420 Panasonic P2 high res
48. ded clip with all related keywords and ranking Information Field that allows to enter and assign free text to a log The Export Tool is the panel where e you select the target profile you want to use during the export process e you create a new target using the Target wizard e you prepare and execute the export of storyboards but also source clips or Sub clips The target profile is the definition of the destinations and codecs that will be used to export the selected storyboards You select the target profile in the Target field Each target profile is defined in an xml file that has to be stored in C XedioDispatcherMS Profiles RTProf 41 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual OVERVIEW Logger Export Tool 1 Name Progress SXedio OOO MED Foot Highlights 3 4 D EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 The following table provides a short description on the various areas highlighted in the Export Tool tab You will find more detailed information in the section 5 9 Exporting the Storyboard on page 81 User Interface Element Description 1 Target Selection field Drop down field from which you can select the target profile you want to use or create a new one 2 List of export jobs List of storyboards that have been added to the export list in the current session whether they have already been exported or not To add a storyboard into the export list drag it into the list
49. e displayed in the result list after 0 no limit This parameter will be used in future version Amount of fields before the entry point of a clip when using the auto clipping tool Alt S pace bar This parameter will be used in future version Amount of fields after the out point of a clip when using the auto clipping tool AlttSpace bar Interval in msec in which the browsing using the nowline tries to be frame accurate high impact on bandwidth When working in HiRes enable the deinterlace menu when right clicking over player Maximum playing speed in hi res above which the audio will no longer be audible Maximum playing speed in lo res above which the audio will no longer be audible Jog Range in HiRes from 1 0 to 1 0 Jog Range in LoRes from 2 0 to 2 0 Field to enter the number of fields to jump when Alt key is used with Prev and Next buttons Field to enter the speed rate for super fast forward and rewind tools when used together with the Shift key Field to enter the speed rate for fast forward and fast rewind tools Field to enter the tolerance value in seconds towards the creation time between two sibling XT clips Field to enter the tolerance value in seconds towards the creation time between two sibling streams When selected the clip creation on XT train is disabled Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Storyboard AllowAudioGuid
50. eo display e A green mark is added at this timecode on the media bar Mark OUT Sets a mark OUT point at the nowline position on the media bar e the timecode value is added in Mark OUT TC field e A sign is shown on the video display e A red mark is added at this timecode on the media bar Clip Name Field where the clip name can be entered 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 defined on the loaded media To move the mark IN mark OUT or nowline to a given TC type the timecode in the corresponding field 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 55 Issue 4 0 B 4 8 8 4 8 9 4 8 10 56 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 LoG BUTTONS The Log buttons are common to the Clip Player and Storyboard Player 00 00 49 08 C 0000 45 20 F a gt 00 02 15 17 Goall 00005504 J Yl E m 0000 09 09 The logs are reference points to a specific frame in a video sequence Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media
51. ereo 1 Selection a Audio2 monitoring a Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 2 Toggle Audio2 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 2 Selection a Audio3 monitoring a Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 3 Toggle Audio3 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 3 Selection a Audio4 monitoring a Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 4 Toggle Audio4 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 4 Selection a Audio5 monitoring a Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 5 Toggle Audio5 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 5 Selection a Audio6 monitoring a Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 6 Toggle Audio6 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 6 Selection a Audio7 monitoring a Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 7 Toggle Audio Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 7 Selection a Audio8 monitoring a Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 8 Toggle Audio8 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 8 Selection a Toggle Video a Toggle the selection of the player video track Fast Forward Goes fast forward the media in player window if focus is set to player Fast Rewind Fast rewinds the media in player window if focus Is set to player Goto End Jumps to end of the clip or media Goto IN Jumps to the IN point 23 Issue 4 0 B 24 Player Goto OUT Goto Start Insert CuePoint Mark IN a Mark IN b
52. es the display of audio track assignment dialog tab in the Setup window during an import When selected Allows import of RTD files When selected Allows import of files with P2 format When selected Allows server clip to be viewed In a player When selected Allows server train to be viewed in a player When selected Allows import of image stills files When selected Allows import of stills with key files When selected Allows import of video files When selected Allows import of files with wave format 17 Issue 4 0 B 18 Cemediaimport XDCam XT Db Maintenance BackupFilename BackupF older CheckDB DaysBeforeDBMainten ance GenerateBackup PurgeBackupF iles PurgeBackupHistory R eorganizelndex ShrinkDB DeviceFilter AllowCDRom AllowF ixedDrive AllowRamDisk AllowRemoteDrive AllowRemovableDrive AllowToChangeE xtens ions Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 When selected Allows import of files with XDCam format When selected Allows import of server clips Backup prefix name of the Xedio Dispatcher DB Location where the backup operations save backup files Checks DB during maintenance operation Delay between two DB maintenances Generates Xedio Dispatcher DB backup during maintenance operation Purges previous Xedio Dispatcher DB backup during maintenance operation Purges history from Xedio Dispatcher DB backup during maintenance ope
53. et rack AudioGuideTrackOutp ut AudioGuideTrackPreR oll AutomaticSaveTime Workspace AllowMatchFrame Issue 4 0 B Enables the Audio Guide Track feature If this parameter is active and if the required license key is installed in XSecure the Audio Guide Track button will be available OO ff the Storyboard player Stereo output for Audio Guide Track Countdown in milliseconds before starting the record process Delay in seconds between two storyboard saves Allows the Match Frame feature toggle from edit to media If this is active the Match Frame button is available in the Storyboard Player How TO EDIT A PARAMETER PROFILE To edit the parameters values of a profile proceed as follows L In the Application Selection area select the application in which a parameter profile should be edited 2 Select the profile in the Profile Selection area 3 In the Parameters area edit the desired parameters in the Variant Values column e by selecting or clearing the box corresponding to a parameter check box e by adding the required value field to enter a value e by selecting the required value option list The default values can be changed by editing the lt default gt profile 4 Click the Save button to save the selected profile A dialogue box will show a successful update 21 Issue 4 0 B S 3 3 2 22 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011
54. from Xedio Suite 4 0 compared to Xedio Suite 3 1 In the user manual the icon has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features Click the section number or the description in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section Section Description 1 1 4 2 4 4 5 3 1 Possibility to scan a drive or folder so its content is available for browsing clipping and exporting 1 1 Clips displayed in Xedio Dispatcher are available to Xedio database and media server as growing clips without waiting the end of transcoding process 1 2 New supported HD standard 720p 50 59 94Hz Updated list of supported codecs for source files and export 2 2 Xedio Dispatcher can be used with Windows 7 3 3 1 Updated tables of parameters profiles 0 Tables with keyboard profiles have been added 4 2 4 5 1 4 5 2 A new view is available in the Workspace area the List 4 5 4 5 3 2 view allows to perform search on the element list 4 2 4 6 2 5 6 1 5 6 2 Free text can now be associated to a log 4 2 4 6 2 5 6 1 The use of keyword is no more mandatory to add a log to a clip Ranking and free text can be associated to a log even if no keyword grid has been loaded in Xedio Dispatcher one ae Search tools are available from the List view to quickly find requested clips 5 4 2 A clip can be loaded on the Clip Player from the List view 5 5 2 A clip can be added to the Storyboard from the List view 5 9 3 A
55. he Clip Player or in the Storyboard Player Even if you add the log in the Storyboard Player the logs are in fact added to the source clip A cue point is a log without associated metadata When keyword grids are stored in c Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids the grids are automatically detected and are available in the Logger tab Then keywords can be associated to a log Would keywords grids be available or not a ranking level and or free text can always be associated to the log How TO ADD A LOG TO A CLIP AND ASSOCIATE METADATA The following procedure explains the different ways to add logs and to associate metadata to them Preliminary Steps You first need to load a clip and position the nowline at the specific timecode 1 Load the source clip in the Clip Player or the storyboard clip in the Storyboard Player For more information see the sections 5 4 2 and 5 8 2 2 Position the nowline on the frame where you want to add a log in one of the following ways o Using the transport buttons o Dragging the nowline to the requested frame o Typing the requested TC in the nowline TC field in Clip Player only and pressing ENTER Add a Cue Point If you want to add a cue point which is a log with no associated metadata simply click the Add Log button A white triangle is displayed on the media bar at the cue point timecode Add a Log with Metadata A log can be added with one or a combinatio
56. ht Audio Channel Channel Selection Left Audio Channel Video a O Monitoring of the 1st Stereo Track Monitoring of the 2nd Stereo Track E L Monitoring of the 4th Stereo Track Monitoring of the 3rd Stereo Track VIDEO AND AUDIO SELECTION The channel selection camera and triangle buttons allows you to select the video and audio channels you want to include in the clip sub clip you will add to the Storyboard Ed clicking on the Video button will remove the video from the Player window and disable it so that the clip made has no video The displayed button will turn to white WE Clicking on the left or right triangle of an audio stereo track will disable respectively the left or right channel of the corresponding audio track The displayed button will turn to white y The table summarizes how the buttons look like depending on the selection Enabled Disabled Video E Audio KEI 41 Issue 4 0 B 4 8 4 48 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 AUDIO MONITORING SELECTION The radio buttons displayed between each pair of stereo audio channel buttons allow you to select which audio track you want to monitor when you play the loaded clip in the Clip Player Audio meters located on the right side of the Video Display represent the monitored track Db values are displayed on each side They correspond to the values defined in Parameters gt Parameter
57. imulation Whip Pan Flag Fans Time Crash 30 Wasting Zoom sub On Hat seconds 4 5 ExportTool The following table provides a short description on the various areas highlighted in the Logger tab You will find more detailed information in the section 5 6 Adding Logs to a Clip on page 75 User Interface Element Description 1 Keyword Grid Selection This field is only present if keyword grids are Field Stored as xml files In c Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids This field provides the list of keyword grids from which you can select the one you want to use 2 Keyword Grid Once a keyword grid has been selected it opens in the Keyword Grid area If the keywords cannot be displayed in one page the pages are displayed as tabs If no keyword gris is stored as xml files in C Program Files EVS Broadcast 40 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 6 3 User Interface Element 3 Ranking Buttons 4 Delete Log Button 5 Free Text Field EXPORT TOOL INTRODUCTION Issue 4 0 B Description Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids this area is not available Buttons that allows you to assign a ranking to the log in order to highlight important moments in the Clip The log will have a different color depending on the ranking assigned Button that allows you to delete the log on which you are positioned in the loa
58. interface LOG COLOR AND RANKING The log will have a different color depending on the ranking assigned e White log for no star ranking default or for a cue point no associated metadata e Blue log for 1 star ranking e Green log for 2 star ranking e Red log for 3 star ranking KEYWORDS ASSOCIATED TO A LOG Player Area Once the nowline is positioned on a log timecode the keywords associated to this log are listed below the video display and are displayed as a tool tip when you roll the mouse over the log 00 00 37 24 00 0 Controversy Yellow Card k Controversy Yellow Card Logger Area When the nowline is positioned on a log you can easily find back the keywords assigned to this log in the Logger area as e The keyword grid and keyword grid pages that contain keywords assigned to the selected log are displayed with an asterisk e The keywords assigned to the selected log are displayed on a lighter background like Controversy in the next screenshot 7 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Logger WC Match Actions XMD page 1 Page2 page 3 Physical Corner Contract Pull Focus Painted seo es a ontrovers Face 5 6 4 OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON LOGS The following table describes shortly other possible actions on logs Action Description Moving from one log to the e Click the Go to Prev Log button El to move to other
59. ion Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 9 9 3 5 9 4 5 9 5 EXPORTING CLIPS AND SUB CLIPS You can also export individual source clips or sub clips using the Export tool Proceed in the same way as for storyboards for exporting clips and sub clips To add a source clip drag the thumbnail of the source clip from the Thumbnail view or from the List view of the workspace to the list of export jobs in the Export tool To add several source clips at a time you can select them thanks to the usual commands as detailed in section Selecting Techniques on page 32 Clips are then added in chronological order To add a sub clip created in the Clip Player define the IN and OUT points and possibly name for the sub clip in the Clip Player and drag it to the list of export jobs in the Export tool RESULT OF EXPORT J OB Exporting a storyboard generates the following output files for each codec format and destination folder defined in the target profile e The file that contains the A V material It is generated in the defined codec and format e An evs xml file that contains the definition of storyboard e An xml file that contains the log information This file can then be imported to and used in IP Director OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON EXPORT J OBS The following table describes other possible actions on export jobs Action Description Deleting an item in the li
60. l area 2 In the Target field select the name of the Target Profile you want to use to export the storyboard Target Export 3 From the Storyboard area add the storyboard to the list of export jobs in one of the following ways o Right click in the Storyboard area and select the Send Storyboard to Export Tool command in the contextual menu Delete Storyboard Ahtletism o Rename Storyboard Ahtletism Delete Audio Guide Track 81 Issue 4 0 B 82 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 o Drag the storyboard tab to the List of export jobs in the Export tool Devices il Logger P2 5 3 DispatcherMec ExportTool Fl DispatcherMer Raiana a XDCAM Target Export a XDCAMEX Folders MM disk F paums E USB dey E Name Progress Foot Eoot documentary 0 03 23 08 00 04 56 2 4 The storyboard name is added to the list of export jobs 5 Click Start at the bottom of the Export tool The storyboard is exported as defined in the selected target profile The progress of the export job is displayed in the List of export jobs Name Progress Foot Highlights 0 When the export has been successful OK is displayed on a green background Name Progress Foot Highlights ill The storyboards added to the list will remain available in the list whether they have been exported or not until the end of the user sess
61. ly loaded on the Player The mark IN mark OUT and nowline are displayed on this top area See the section Nowline Mark IN and Mark OUT on page 49 The middle area includes a dark grey zone This zone shows the portion of the media out of the whole media included in the top area and the position in the whole media e When a media has just been loaded the top area represents the whole media The dark grey area covers the whole space in the middle area If you position the mouse on the middle area and rotate the mouse wheel up or down you respectively enlarge or reduce the dark grey area hence increasing or reducing the portion of the media included in the top area e f you click on the dark grey area and drag it you shift the portion of media included in the top area e When a mark IN and mark OUT are defined double clicking on the dark grey area will toggle the portion covered by the top area from the entire media length to the clip length portion between mark IN and mark OUT NOWLINE MARK IN AND MARK OUT In the Clip Player the mark IN mark OUT points and the nowline will be used in the media bar for transport and editing actions In the Storyboard only the nowline is relevant Display An IN point or mark IN point is shown as a green line on the media An OUT point or mark OUT point is shown as a red line on the media The nowline that is to say the current position within the media is shown a
62. n Xedio Dispatcher while it is still in the orange zone in FCP If you want to have the same audio meter display in both applications you can match the audio meter default values in Xedio Dispatcher to the FCP values 16 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Issue 4 0 B LIST OF MEDIA DISPATCHER PARAMETERS General EVS Server Ganging Type External Cue Point Ranking 0 Color External Cue Point Ranking Color External Cue Point Ranking Color External Cue Point Ranking Color ThumbnailWidth User Cue Point Color Cemediaimport Audio Track Assignment Dialog Kmt P2 PlayXTClip PlayXTTrain S tills Stills Keys Video Wave Field to enter a value corresponding to a camera ganging type 0 XT input cameras 1 IPDirector metadata 2 mixed first tries IPD metadata then XT Input cams Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log with the default ranking assigned Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log with a ranking assigned Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log with a ranking assigned Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log with a ranking assigned Width used for new thumbnails Height is found according to the 4 3 ratio Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log entered by the logged user When selected Enabl
63. n in regard to the selected tracks Secondary shortcut Jumps to previous transition in regard to the selected tracks Jumps to previous transition in regard to the selected tracks secondary shortcut J umps to the beginning of the edit Inserts a cue point Jumps to next frame Jumps to next frame secondary shortcut Jumps to next x frames x is defined in the software profile Jumps to next x frames x is defined in the software profile secondary shortcut 25 Issue 4 0 B 26 Recorder Play Stop Play Forward Play from Next Transition Preview Previous Transition Play Reverse Previous Frame a Previous Frame b Previous X Frames a Previous X Frames b S top Thumbnail View Next Line Clip End Home Next Clip Previous Clip Select All Clips Previous Line Clip Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Starts stops loaded storyboard in Storyboard Player window Plays forward at various speed Plays from next transition in regard to the selected tracks with Preroll Previews previous transition in regard to the selected tracks with Preroll Plays reverse at various speed Jumps to previous frame Jumps to previous frame Secondary shortcut Jumps to previous x frames x is defined in the software profile Jumps to previous x frames x is defined in the software profile secondary shortcut Stops the Storyboard Player
64. n of the following metadata free text ranking level and keywords A log can be entered in one of the following ways e In the Logger tab of the Tools area click the requested Ranking button from no star to three stars to assign a ranking level to the log 75 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 A colored triangle is displayed on the media bar e n the Logger tab of the Tools area enter some text in the free text field to add free text to the log A white triangle is displayed on the media bar e f keywords grids have been detected by Xedio Dispatcher they are available from the Logger tool Then proceed as follows l Click the Keyword Grid Selection field The list of available keyword grids is displayed Logger WiC General XMD WC General XMD WC Match Actions XMD 2 Select the keyword grid you want to use 3 Click the keywords you want to associate to your log Logger WC Match Actions XMD page 1 Page2 page Physical Corner Contract Pull Focus Painted a i kontrovers Pan Face ooo Sooo o Stadium A white triangle is displayed on the media bar 16 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 9 6 3 LOG AND METADATA DISPLAY The log created is added to the media bar but the log and its associated metadata are displayed in different ways in the user
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66. nment show a reality show Metadata attached to a log that provides information on the media content Keywords displayed as icons in a grid See Ranking Reference points to a specific frame in a video sequence Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media The log is identified by a TC value and relates to an action in a given event It is associated to keywords and or a ranking and possibly other metadata related to the action File that contains all logs for a given event Metadata attached to a log that characterizes the importance given to the log and usually symbolized by Stars no star not important 1 star useful 2 stars important 3 stars very important A V material stored on the device that has recorded it for example P2 XDCAM cameras or an EVS server and used as source content to create another A V Output playlist timeline storyboard etc This is also called shoot or footage A V material stored on a workstation or storage and used as source content to create another A V output playlist timeline storyboard etc Individual element included in a storyboard This can be a sub clip or a full source clip file Part of a source material defined by an IN and OUT points that represents a new A V material 85 Issue 4 0 B A Areas device 30 Export tool 41 Logger 39 storyboard 44 workspace 31 Audio Guide Track button 38 56 enable
67. oard is open in the Storyboard area see section 5 2 1 on page 57 Open the requested source clip in the Clip Player view see section 5 3 on page 59 Add a mark IN pointin one of the following ways o Use the transport control buttons see page 50 to move the nowline to the requested frame and press mark IN button o Type the requested TC in the TC Mark IN field and press ENTER Add a mark OUT pointin one of the following ways o Use the transport control buttons see page 50 to move the nowline to the requested frame and press mark OUT button o Type the requested TC in the TC Mark OUT field and press ENTER Enter a name in the Clip Name field if requested Drag the sub clip to the open storyboard and drop it either at the end of the storyboard or between two storyboard clips The position where the clip will be dropped when you release the mouse is shown with a vertical green bar Note You cannot modify a storyboard clip once itis included in a storyboard If you want to change the boundaries of the storyboard clip you need to add a new one with the requested boundaries and delete the storyboard clip see p 74 13 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 5 5 2 HOWTO ADD SOURCE CLIPS TO THE STORYBOARD To add a source clip to the storyboard you can drag it from the Thumbnail view or from the List view of the workspace and drop it at the requested place in the
68. orter application AFI to scan the generated files and reference them in the Xedio database select the Reference Hi Lo files to Xedio option and specify the folder that AFI will have to scan to find the jobs to perform Xedio Dispatcher New Target Creation To Proxy Folder _ExportWo res Codec Format Avid GAsHO Low Level EYS ee seek Clic pe F sss Fils i LENnefale Cro mecagdatla Pile a epee E P prey rl Pee Bee Ol S ig me erence MILO les CoO Aegi edio AFI Scan Folder CA AFScan Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 8 Click Next If you have asked to generate clips the Export to EVS Video Server dialog box displays Specify both IP addresses of the EVS video server the codec used on the server the FTP login and password the default page on which the generated clip will be stored If you want to generate an EVS metadata file XML file that will contain the file definition select the Generate EVS metadata file option and specify the folder where the file should be stored FTP 1 fip porticodec A ell 21 Avid DNxHD 100 v5 FTP 2 tip portfcodec FTP Login FTP Password Default Page Pa Generate EWS metadata File Evs Metadata File Export Folder As Click Next If you have asked to use a second EVS server as backup the Export to 2nd EVS Video Server dialog displays Provide the same information as for the main EVS server Click Nex
69. pment J uly 2011 3 3 pew 3 3 1 Issue 4 0 B CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS PARAMETER PROFILES INTRODUCTION You can access the parameter profiles in Xedio Dispatcher via the menu Parameters gt Parameter Profiles The parameters that are not described below are not used in the current version of Xedio Dispatcher LIST OF lt GENERAL gt PARAMETERS General Allows to backup EVS video server Can select ClassList node Confirmation window to backup EVS video server Default video aspect ratio Default high bitrate video width Default video Standard Default XT Growing Clip Duration Grab Still Frame Folder Grab Still Frame Prefix XedioBroker address When selected the backup of EVS video server is allowed When selected enables the selection of a class list node rather than only the deepest sub items When selected displays a confirmation window before the backup operation of an EVS video server Video Ratio used in thumbnail generation and during rendering operations Possible values 4 3 or 16 9 Free text field to define the default horizontal resolution for hi resolution video files width in pixels Video supported by the Dispatcher in the current session You cannot mixed PAL and NTSC This parameter is also used during rendering to upscale or not the media Possible values PAL SD NTSC drop SD HD 10801 50 HD 720p 50 HD 10801 59 94 HD 720p 59 94 Field to define
70. previous cue point in Player Goes to previous transition in timeline Goes to previous cue point in Player Goes to previous transition in timeline Secondary shortcut Jumps to previous x frames x is defined in the software Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Player Previous X Frames b Toggle All Audio S top Recorder Audiol monitoring a Audio2 monitoring a Audio3 monitoring a Audio4 monitoring a Audio5 monitoring a Audio6 monitoring a Audio7 monitoring a Audio8 monitoring a Goto End Goto Next Transition Goto Next Transition b Goto Previous Transition Goto Previous Transition b Goto Start Insert Cue Point Next Frame a Next Frame b Next X Frames a Next X Frames b Issue 4 0 B profile Jumps to previous x frames x is defined in the software profile Secondary shortcut Toggle all player audio Stops playing the media Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 1 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 2 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 3 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 4 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 5 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 6 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 7 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 8 Jumps to the end of the edit Jumps to next transition in regard to the selected tracks Jumps to next transitio
71. r on page 44 35 Issue 4 0 B 36 User Interface Element 1 Video Display amp Audio Meters 2 Track Selection buttons 3 Jog and Media bar 4 Editing and Transport commands fields 5 View Mode buttons 6 Next Previous Clip buttons Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Description It displays the media loaded on the Player Parameters related to the display are available via a contextual menu The audio meters show the levels of the various audio tracks of the clip that is being played The Track Selection buttons little camera and triangle buttons allow you to select the video and audio channels you want to include in the Clip Sub clip you will place into the storyboard The radio buttons displayed next to audio channel buttons allow you to select which audio track you want to monitor when you play the loaded clip in the Clip Player The jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed The Media bar represents the clip currently loaded on the Player e f the source clip is loaded on the Player from the thumbnail view the IN and OUT points initially displayed are the ones of the source Clip e f the source clip of a storyboard element is loaded on the Player the IN and OUT points initially displayed are the ones of the Storyboard element The editing and transport buttons mainly allow you to perform the following ac
72. ration Re indexes table from Xedio Dispatcher DB during maintenance operation Shrinks Xedio Dispatcher DB during maintenance operation When selected Allows scanning CDRoms to find media This parameter needs to be active for XDCAM disk access When selected Allows scanning local hard disks to find media When selected Allows scanning Ram disks to find media When selected Allows scanning network drives to find media When selected Allows scanning USB drives to find media When selected Allows to change the list of default file extensions supported during the media referencing from a drive Change is possible from the drive creation window or the drive edit window Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 DeviceFilter DaysBeforeMediaPurg e DelayBetweenVolume Check Extensions MaxDepth MediaClassid MediaDescription MediaExternalRef MediaGlobalShooting Date Medialabel MediaMetadataXML Logger KeywordGridF older Issue 4 0 B Delay between two unused media purge Time in seconds between automatic rescan on removable disk if there is a change List of default file extensions supported by Xedio Dispatcher during the media referencing from a drive This parameter is used as default value during the drive creation Number of directory levels checked when scanning for media Class ID assigned to the media during Its referencing in Xedio Dispatcher
73. rd from the contextual menu Send Storyboard 4htletism to Export Tool Delete Storyboard 4htletism Rename Storyboard 4htletisn Delete Audio Guide Track The Storyboard Name window Is displayed Type the new name and click OK Deleting a Right click the storyboard tab and select Delete Storyboard storyboard from the contextual menu Send Storyboard Ahtletism to Export Tool Delete Storyboard 4htletism h Rename Storyboard Ahtletism Delete Audio Guide Track A message will ask you for confirmation before deleting the storyboard Sending a Right click the storyboard tab and select Send Storyboard to storyboard to Export Tool from the contextual menu the Export tool Delete Storyboard Ahtletism Rename Storyboard Ahtletism Delete Audio Guide Track The storyboard is added to the list of exports ExportTool Tar get Ex po rE Name Progress Ahtletism For more information on Exporting storyboards refer to the 58 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 9 3 Ss 5 3 1 Action Description section 5 9 Exporting the Storyboard on page 81 SELECTING RELEVANT MEDIA DISPLAYING FOLDER CONTENT IN THE SOURCE DEVICE AREA XF drives or USB devices containing media backed up from EVS video servers on an event location can be used in Xedio Dispatcher HOW TO ADD AND SCAN A FOLDER To display a folder content proceed
74. ress CTRL click on the items for a selection of multiple non contiguous items e Press SHIFT click on the first and last item for a selection of multiple contiguous items e Press CTRL A to select all the items from the thumbnail view Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Ss 4 5 4 OH d 23u09 OF LiST VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA PURPOSE You will preferably use this view to see the clips metadata when you work with drives folders in the Device area OVERVIEW The List view displays the list of all clips present in the selected media and their Issue 4 0 B associated metadata Different filers can be applied to restrict the list ALL Critena are met Hikes Media File Type abe edo UUDBSFU Taha asedio_UUUFMFUL Taha sedio_UU0SOMO_1sh3 Aedio UUUST 20_13h3r aedo UWTUHDUL Taha Medio 0011 20_13h37 edio UUTZTEU Toho sedi UUT SAU Toho Sedo UUT4DWL Taha Sedio_0015T20_13h3 edio 00167P0_13h37 edio O01 7 B0_13h37 edo OO1SYMO_Tsh3 C eee ja a mpm im mij F xedio_0022EV0_13h37 Warji 002 if VO_ Fi af 0010 03 05 00 10 23 16 00 11 1415 0013A 00 11 41 O01 3 13 06 OO 1 sss 1 OUT ae 1 OU 4 51 18 OU Tas Ss 2 UTETE 0015 23 00 00 7 34 20 00 00 00 00 NO 00 00 00 00 117 12 15 O0 11 37 10 11 42 14 00 13 13 06 OUT 341 F O01 4 02 10 00 14 51 18 00 14 59 22 OO 1S 1224 00 15 23 00 00 15 33 20 WTE 00 00 54 15 0000 08 15 M a Category
75. riteria field starts with ends with Select a condition in the first field and then enter text in the second field Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 How to Perform a Search through Filter Fields To enter search values in the Filter fields proceed as follows 1 2 Choose the columns you wish to perform a search on Click the Show Hide Filter button The following Filter area is displayed ALL Criteria are met Selecta criteria combination from the list ALL Criteria are met ANY Critena i met HO Criteria is met Select a filter parameter from the filter parameter list An entire line corresponding to the selected filter parameter is displayed ALL Criteria are met Camera Enter filter criteria as explained in section Search Fields Types on page 66 For free text fields press ENTER to apply the filter Otherwise the results listis automatically restricted If required click the E button to add a filter parameter USING SAVED FILTERS Once you have defined a filter criterion you may want to save it for later use You will then be able to apply the same filter with a single click Right clicking in the Filter 0 tab displays a contextual menu with the following options Create Mew Filter Save Filter 45 Filter Properties Reset Filter Delete Filter 69 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 U
76. s assignment for The field displays the assignments for 2 4 8 and 16 channels configurations separated by a Sign Defines the default audio channel assignment for the media files server clips only The field displays the assignments for 2 4 8 and 16 channels configurations separated by a Sign Enables the creation of 5 1 tracks in CleanEdit timeline The 5 1 audio support in CleanEdit works only with EVS video server clips Each track created in the CleanEdit timeline allows the user to place and manage audio blocks from server clips behind which a group of 6 audio C Centre LFE Low Frequency Effects Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Audio channels are handled Automatic Restore Restore Type Option list to select the restore type to be used for automatic restore process Possible values e Full Restore restores the whole media e Partial Restore restores only the useful section of the media used in the edit for which a restore Is requested Import Imported FileName Free text field to define the imported filename format for Format XDCAM import The following items can be used LABEL Label given by Xedio user NAME Clip Name CLASSID Class ID TCIN Timecode IN TCOUT Timecode OUT Y CLIPTY PE HUSER DURATION Clip Type e g DV_50i P2HD 100i Xedio Username Timecode Duration YEAR Current Year MONTH Curren
77. s a blue line on the media bar To place the nowline at a given position simply click at the requested position on the media bar Issue 4 0 B 4 8 5 50 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 IN and OUT Points When the source clip is loaded from the Thumbnail view into the Clip Player the IN point and OUT point correspond to the source clip boundaries When the source clip is loaded from the Storyboard view into the Clip Player the IN point and OUT point correspond to the storyboard clip boundaries Mark IN and Mark OUT Points In the Clip Player click at the requested position on the media bar and click the Mark IN button mim to add the mark IN of a sub clip In the Clip Player click at the requested position on the media bar and click the Mark OUT button m to add the mark OUT of a sub clip 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 area of the media bar If the portion of the top area covers only a part of the media the nowline may disappear In this case a red indicator on the left side or on the right side of the Media bar will be displayed A click on the vertical indicator on the left or right side will re centre the top area to the nowline TRANSPORT COMMANDS IN THE CLIP
78. s follows ALL Criteria are met The first field under the Show Hide Filter button lists three options for the combination of criteria to be taken into account during the filtering operation ALL Critena are met HO Criteria is met The second field is a filter field allowing the users to select a first filter parameter Criteria Combination The available options are detailed in the table below Option Meaning ALL criteria are met All the criteria selected in the Filter fields displayed under the Criteria Combination field must be met The media displayed in the results list fulfill all the selected filter criteria ANY criteria is met At least one of the criteria selected in the Filter fields must be met The media displayed in the results list fulfill at least one of the selected filter criteria NO criteria is met None of the criteria selected in the Filter fields displayed under the Criteria Combination field must be met The media displayed in the results list fulfill none of the selected filter criteria Filter Fields Under the Criteria Combination field the users will be able to select as many filter parameters as they want and to choose specific value s for these filter parameters The use of Filter fields is explained in the next section Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Filter Fields The Filter field provides the list of all the parameters on
79. ser s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Menu Option Description Create New Filter Allows to create a new filter tab Save Filter As Allows to create a new filter tab in which the current search filter will be saved Filter Properties Allows to change the name and or description of the selected filter tab Reset Filter Removes all search criteria on the selected filter tab Delete Filter Removes the filter tab How to Save Filters To save filters proceed as follows 1 2 Define the filter or filters combination you wish to save as explained above Right click the Filter 0 tab Select Save Filter As from the contextual menu The Filter Edit Dialog box opens Enter a label for the tab you are going to create and if required enter a description Click OK to confirm The new filter tab is displayed on the left of the list How to Apply a Saved Filter To apply a saved filter simply click the corresponding tab 70 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 5 4 LOADING A SOURCE CLIP ON THE CLIP PLAYER 5 4 1 PURPOSE A clip can be loaded on the Clip Player in different ways You can then create sub clips from the source clip and include them into the storyboard For more information refer to the section 5 5 Adding Clips or Sub Clips to the Storyboard on page 73 5 4 2 How TO LOAD A CLIP IN THE CLIP PLAYER e To load a so
80. spect ratios for the display either Auto 4 3 or 16 9 This is also possible to use the following shortcuts Ctrl nA o O ee to toggle between 4 3 and 16 9 laj E o amp 0 to reset the display to Auto Show Safe Areas Displays a safe area cage on the window to determine which areas of the picture will be seen and allow for checking the size of graphics within the media for safe display Best Quality Optimizes the image size to provide the best quality when media is played Maximize Maximizes the image size to fill the display area 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 via the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles General General tab GrabStillFrameFolder parameter Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 8 3 MAKING THE PLAYER AREA FULL SCREEN To view the Player area as a full screen image press F9 on the keyboard Press again F9 to revert to the normal display PLAYER TRACK SELECTION BUTTONS All the available audio sources from a media are displayed below the Video Display Clip Player The Track Selection buttons are specific to the Clip Player OVERVIEW OF THE TRACK SELECTION When you create a sub clip you need to select the video and requested audio tracks using the buttons underneath the Video Display zone Rig
81. st Right click the item in the list that you want to of export jobs remove and select Delete Selected Item from the contextual menu Name Progress Foot_Hig n Delete selected item OR Select the item and press the Delete key Clearing the list of export To clear the list of export jobs already exported jobs or not click the Clear List button at the bottom of the Export Tool area It does not clear the output of export jobs stored on the various destination folders Moving an item in the list of To move an item within the export list drag it to export jobs required position A thin red line indicates the drop position 83 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Action Description Renaming an item in the list To rename an item within the export list select of export jobs the Name field and type a new name 84 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Term Acronym Cue Point Event Keyword Keyword grid Level of interest Log Log sheet Ranking Source Clip Source file Storyboard clip Sub clip Issue 4 0 B Glossary Definition Explanation Reference point to a specific frame in a video sequence Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media The cue point is only identified by a TC value Event that is associated to a production show It can be a football game an entertai
82. t The Export Logsheet File displays Xedio Dispatcher can generate a log sheet XML file that will contain the log information available in the clip sub clip or storyboard exported To this end select the Generate EVS metadata file option and specify the folder where to export this log sheet Click Next In the next dialog box specify the name for the Target Profile you have defined This is the name that will be displayed in the Target field of the Export Tool in Xedio Dispatcher 10 The last dialog box provides an overview on the target profile definition You can still go back to a previous dialog box and modify the target profile definition 11 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Click Finish to confirm the Target Profile Definition The target profile you have created is now available for use In the Target field of the Export Tool in Xedio Dispatcher 3 2 KEYWORD GRIDS The keywords grids used in Xedio Dispatcher are stored as xml files in C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids xmi They are compatible with IP Director Drop the requested keyword grid files in the folder specified above and the name of the file will be displayed as the keyword grid name in the Logger tool of Xedio Dispatcher The grid is directly available in Xedio Dispatcher 12 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equi
83. t Equipment J uly 2011 Logger ExportTool Tar get Ex p rE Ex por E Create new kargek gt The Target wizard opens 3 In the Target Type dialog box select the types of targets you want to generate either files stored on the network or clips on EVS servers Medio Dispatcher New Target Creation pId a fet ees Pi To File ii Nikes e Orly a ne ae ee ieee a ra MER O nikes 4nd Froxy MIES eh Nee satin on r Clo re bee sya Lo ig Pires Woe sety eE Fine I ee et ae n r r E a a Click Next 4 If you have asked to generate hi res files the High Resolution File Creation dialog box will be displayed Specify the folder where the high resolution files will be stored as well as the codec and format to be used to generate these files If you want to generate an EVS metadata file XML file that will contain the file definition select the Generate EVS metadata file option This metadata file will be stored in the same folder as the media file Issue 4 0 B 10 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Medio Dispatcher New Target Creation To HiRes Folder _Exportihi res Codec Format Avid GNxHo Hi Level EYS Click Next If you have asked to generate lo res files the Proxy LoRes File Creation dialog box will be displayed Specify the same information for the low resolution files as for the high resolution file If you want the AutoFilelmp
84. t Month DAY Current Day Number HOUR Current Hour MIN Current Minute SEC Current Second MSEC Current Millisecond SDYEAR Shooting Date Year 15 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Import SDMONTH Shooting Date Month Number SDDAY Shooting Date Day Number GUID Clip GUID Use Long Clip Name When selected the long clip name is used as media label Vumeter Bottom level of Field to define the db value of vu meter bottom level It is Vumeter the audio level difference in dB compared the 0 level audio level of the source media and corresponding to the bottom of the green zone In the audio meters Saturation level of Field to define the db value of vu meter saturation level Vumeter It is the audio level difference in dB compared to the 0 level audio level of the source media and corresponding to the bottom of the red zone in the audio meters Top level of Vumeter Field to define the db value of vu meter top level It is the audio level in dB of the source media and corresponds to the top of the red zone in the audio meters Warning level of Field to define the db value of vu meter warning level Vumeter This value corresponds to the beginning of the orange area in the vu meter Y Note The default values for audio vumeter levels differ in Xedio Dispatcher and in Final Cut Pro It is therefore normal to see the same media reaching the red zone i
85. t_0911090_176h3 00 00 00 00 edo Concert 0911090_176h3 00 00 00 00 sedo Copy of Concert 09110 O0 00 00 00 INTRODUCTION e quick text search e filters on parameters a TC OUT 00 10 29 76 00 11 14 15 00 11 37 10 00 11 42 14 00 13 15 06 00 1 3 34 17 00 71 4 02 10 00 14 51 18 OU 74 59 22 00 15 14 24 00 15 23 00 00 15 33 20 00 15 35 23 00 00 54 15 00 00 08 15 O0 02 15 18 00 03 23 08 OU 04 56 23 09 37 40 07 00 01 16 20 00 01 16 20 00 01 16 20 00 01 16 20 e add other columns to the element list view 23 retrieved 19 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 06 2010 13 37 22 16 05 2010 13 37 22 16 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 06 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 19 06 2010 11 23 29 19 06 2010 11 23 29 19 06 2010 11 23 29 30 05 2011 16 32 53 30 05 2011 16 32 55 30 05 2011 16 32 55 30 05 2011 16 32 55 30 05 2011 16 32 55 SEARCHING FOR CLIPS WITHIN THE LIST VIEW 00 00 20 11 00 00 42 24 00 00 24 20 00 00 05 04 00 01 30 17 00 00 21 11 00 00 27 18 00 00 49 08 00 00 08 04 00 00 13 02 00 00 10 07 00 00 10 20 00 00 02 03 00 00 54 75 00 00 08 75 00 02 1517 00 01 07 15 00 01 33 15 00 16 58 21 00 01 16 20 00 01 16 20 00 01 16 20 00 01 16 20 e use Filters as explained in section Advanced Filters on page 6
86. the sign are mandatory yell Searches for yell at the beginning of a string low Searches for low at the end of a string Ye low Searches for strings with ye at the beginning and low at the end Ye low 123 Searches for strings with ye at the beginning and low at the end and which contains 123 card Searches for a string exactly equals to card For example if a field contains yellow card the card condition will not return any result yellow card Searches for a string exactly equals to yellow card The use of quotes is required due to the space between yellow and card ADVANCED FILTERS Filters are available for more detailed search operations The parameters available for filtering operations are the column headings and any metadata associated by the user Filter Activation Show Hide Filter Button To display or hide the Filter extended area click the Show Hide Filter button over the grid 63 Issue 4 0 B 64 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Filter Button Display Meaning The Show Hide Filter button is dimmed when all filter ae dimmed criteria are hidden Consequently the filters are inactive cy The Show Hide Filter button is red when the filter red extended area is visible even if no filtering criterion is applied Filter Extended Area The Filter extended area is a
87. tions e Browse in and play the source clip loaded on the player e Mark the IN and OUT points of the Storyboard element before you place it Into the storyboard e Navigate between the logs created on the clip loaded in the player These buttons allow you to change the View mode in the Workspace These buttons allow you to move to the next or previous clip available in the Thumbnail view See also Section 4 8 2 p 46 Section 4 8 3 p 47 Section 4 8 4 p 48 Section 4 8 5 p 50 Section 4 8 7 p 54 Section 4 8 8 p20 Section 4 5 2 MoL Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 4 5 6 STORYBOARD PLAYER VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA PURPOSE You will work in this view to perform the following actions e Play a storyboard to see the final result before exporting it e Add an audio guide track over the storyboard OVERVIEW Workspace 1 2 3 ec T id lt a e 4 8 37 Issue 4 0 B 38 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 The following table provides a short description on the various areas highlighted in the Storyboard Player view You will find more detailed information in the section 4 8 Clip Player and Storyboard Player on page 44 User Interface Element 1 Video Display amp Audio Meters 2 Audio Track Monitoring buttons 3 Jog and Media bar 4 Transport
88. urce clip from the Thumbnail view double click on it and the clip will display in the Clip Player The clip boundaries displayed are the ones of the source clip 00 00 00 01 00 02 15 18 00 02 15 00 00 00 01 e To load a source clip from the List view double click on it and the clip will display in the Clip Player e To load the source clip on which a storyboard clip is based double click the Storyboard clip in the storyboard and the clip will display in the Clip Player The clip boundaries displayed are the ones of the storyboard clip 71 Issue 4 0 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 a Devices ae P2 Fl Ss Dispatcherllec Fl Ss DispatcherMec a XDCAM we KDCAMEX Folders MM disk kF E E USE dey 1 J4 al aj he eee OOO S625 KN j0 03 2308 00 04 56 2 When you load a clip in the Clip Player the Clip Player becomes automatically active and the Clip Player button is selected 72 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual Issue 4 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 9 9 5 93 1 ADDING CLIPS OR SUB CLIPS TO THE STORYBOARD You can create sub clips of the source clips in the Clip Player or take over the source clips and add them to the open storyboard HOw TO CREATE A SUB CLIP AND ADD IT TO THE ST ORYBOARD To create a sub clip and add it to the storyboard proceed as follows L Ensure the requested storyb
89. w Such as Last a Select a condition or a logical operator in the first field Rendered Date Time 180c A0 14 44 32 Is Qreather than is greather than or equal to ast hour now 30 mir next hour bormorrayy today yesterday nert week this we last week nest month this month last month b This will condition the next step e Search based on a specific date and time e g with is two additional fields will be displayed a calendar for the selection of a date and drop down list for the selection of time e Search based on a specific date and time calculated from the current date and time e g with next hour last month no other field appears Omo O 67 Issue 4 0 B 68 Filter Parameter Type Number Such as DB ld Option List Such as Video Standard Boolean Such as Published Free Text Such as Label Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 Displayed Criteria Fields Select a logical operator in the first field and then enter a number in the second field a N ote lt gt means differs from Select a condition in the first field Click the BM button to display the list of options available for the selected filter parameter Example for the Video Standard VideoStandard r IE MPaLso E HD 10301 50 E HTSC drop S0 E HD 1080i 59 94 Select an option from the list Select Yes or No from the single c
90. w shows the thumbnails corresponding to the various source clips of the media selected in the Source Device area Thumbnail view The List view displays the list of source clips from the media selected in the Source Device area and gives access to the different filters which can be applied to restrict the list of clips displayed List view Clip Player view The Clip Player view allows playing source clips The Storyboard Player view allows playing the final storyboards as well as recording audio guide tracks Storyboard Player view 31 Issue 4 0 B 4 5 3 32 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment J uly 2011 THUMBNAIL VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA PURPOSE You will work in this view to select the cameras source clips you want to use to create storyboard elements OVERVIEW The Thumbnail view shows the thumbnails corresponding to the various source clips of the media selected in the Source Device area 00 02 15 1585 OO 00 00 01 00 0 For each clip the following metadata is displayed e the clip name above the thumbnail e the TC IN TC OUT and duration of the clip in the source media below the thumbnail Double clicking a thumbnail opens the corresponding clip in the Clip Player view SELECTING TECHNIQUES Several source clips can be selected to move them at once to a storyboard or to on export list You can select them thanks to the usual commands e P

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