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Playlist Panel User Manual 6.57

1. If there are more linked playlists than ganged channels nothing will happen to the exceeding playlists as described in the figure below Linked Playlists Ganged Player Channels Playlist 1 1 Operator action Playlist 2 2 System action ib Channel 2 Playlist 3 7 Ganged Playlists Management 151 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 7 4 7 9 7 9 1 152 In case the playlist loaded on one ganged channel is not linked to other playlists no operation will be performed on the other ganged channels of the group Canged Player Channels 1 Operator action Playlist 1 Channel 1 Linked Playlists Playlist 2 Channel 2 Playlist 3 Channels gt Modifying Information of a Linked Playlist In case you modify information of one linked playlist such as name tape ID keywords playlist type sent to destinations published to groups metadata modifications will only be applied to the selected playlist See section Modifying Playlist Information on page 54 Operations on Elements from Linked Playlists Inserting Clips in Linked Playlists When playlists have been linked together on one hand and clips have been linked together on the other hand inserting one clip of the group in one of the playlists will result in the insertion of each of the clips in the different linked playlists 7 Ganged Playlists Management a V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Play
2. a 62 4 9 2 Transferring Media a 63 Importing and Exporting the Playlist Definition 68 4 10 1 How to Export the Playlist Definition 0222222 e eee eee ee 68 4 10 2 Exported Information a 69 4 10 3 How to Import the Playlist Definition 69 PLAYLIST EDITING 00 210020000000 00 cc ec n2222 71 Overview of the Section occ ccc cece cece cece cece cece cee cceeeeeeees T1 Context of Use 11 Adding Elements to a Playlist T1 5 3 1 Possible Operations c eee cece eee cee cece cee ceeceeseeees 71 5 3 2 Rules for Drag and Drop Operations 222 e ee eee eee eee 12 5 3 3 Limitations with Inserting or Appending a Train 13 How to Insert an Element by a Drag and Drop Operation into the Playlist 5 3 4 CL oo ce eee esse eet s woes PA mee eeces 73 5 3 5 Rules when Inserting a Playlist in Another One 2 2 22 2 1s 5 3 6 Appending an Element at the End of a Playlist 00 0002000000 000 14 5 3 7 How to Insert a Live or Delayed Record Train 0 2 2 0 22 19 5 3 8 Insert LIVE or DELAY Window 0 aa 76 Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist 00002 e eee cece eee eee eee Tl 5 4 1 Introduction lt cccunusaaocarcasodiaednacesedteoaangecaccdacetsumigercacnecatiadcsses T1 5 4 2 How to Insert a Virtual Element in a Playlist T
3. 12 KTNewPGE PGM1 Moving through Media Introduction The Transport Functions pane provides transport buttons to navigate in the loaded element In addition other options allow to directly jump to a given timecode within the media Transport Functions Transport Buttons and Shortcuts The following table gives the meaning of each transport operation which can be used with a loaded playlist A button and or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action The ShuttlePRO device has buttons dedicated to most of these functions as well Some of the transport functions can be triggered by a GPI to the EVS server 4 Playlist Management 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Operation Play Pause Play VAR Fast Rewind Fast Forward Define Custom Speed 50 User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut CJ ShuttlePRO key Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Starts to play the loaded media at 100 for normal clips at 33 for SLSM clips 3x or at 50 for SLSM clips 2x Stops the playout of the loaded media See section Pause Button Contextual Menu on page 52 Starts to play the loaded media at the speed set for VAR Play in the Tools gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Speeds category Starts moving backwards through the media Starts moving forward through the media Allows to define a custom speed to play the loaded media See section Custom Speed on p
4. 4 3 4 4 4 5 2 5 2 Lock On Air Position Button 22 2 ccevecedeseccewecaececlvensesceceueecccaucdouys 23 2 5 3 Auxiliary Clip Name Area _ 22 22 2222 cece ce eee eee cece cee ceeeeeeeees 23 2 5 4 Append Zone _ 22 0 2 cece cece eee cece cece cee ceeceeceseeseeceeees 23 2 5 5 Total Playlist Duration 2 02 22 i cece cee cee eee cece cee ceeeeees 24 2 5 6 End Cue Area i cece ccc cece eee e cee cect ee ceeeceeeeeseeseeees 24 2 5 7 As Run Log Area a 25 2 5 8 Post Roll Area AA oaoa aooaa o oaoa 2 a222 n2222 25 MANAGING CHANNELS aaao eee 26 Introduction 2 2 2 aa 26 Assigning a Player _ 22 2 22 22 a 26 3 2 1 Introduction xa cocceccawintetestarcecentecandecdaies gesckeunccddsecssaicuanie 26 3 2 2 Limitations to Player Assignment 2 22 e cece eee cece eeeee 26 3 2 3 How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player 2 2 Locking a Channel 2 2 22 a 28 Enabling the On Air Feature 2 0222 c cece cece cee eee eee eee ceeeee 30 Controlling a Player with another Device 2 2 00 c eee cece cece ec eeceeeee 30 3 5 1 Controlling a Player with the ShuttlePRO 0 00 000 2 0022 c eee eee eee 30 3 5 2 Controlling the Player from a Secondary Controller 31 Channel Modes for Playout with Transition Effects 32 3 6 1 Playing a Series of Clips ora Playlist 32 3 6 2 Limi
5. 3 If requested change the timeline name type a destination LSM ID and a start TC track By default the original playlist name will be taken over the LSM ID is assigned automatically and the Start TC Track is 00 00 00 00 4 Enter the EVS server where the new timeline will be stored and if requested a bin where it can be sent to 5 Tick the Delete Original Playlist if you do not want to keep the original playlist 6 Click OK The timeline is created on the defined EVS server 5 Playlist Editing 97 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 16 98 Converting a Playlist to Edit Introduction IPDirector allows the users to convert a playlist to an edit The edit could then be managed by Xedio IPD plugin in an easy way The conversion process keeps all the metadata from the playlist How to Convert a Playlist to Edit To convert a playlist to edit proceed as follows 1 From the Playlist Panel right click the Playlist Name field or From the Database Explorer right click the playlist in the Elements grid The Playlist contextual menu is displayed Select Convert to Edit The Audio Track Conversion window opens Audio Track Conversion x 5x stereo S l 4x Stereo Stereo 5 1 stereo 5 1 stereo 2H stereo 2x 5 1 stereo OK Cancel 3 Select one of the available audio configurations for the edit 4 Click OK The edit is created with the playlist nam
6. 6 2 4 How to Define Audio and or Video Effects by Direct Entry Selection in the Playlist Grid To define audio and or video effects by direct entry selection in the playlist grid proceed as follows 1 Select one element in the playlist and make sure that the Video Effect Audio Effect Video Effect Duration and Audio Effect Duration columns are visible in the grid 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 103 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 3 6 3 1 104 2 To define the video transition effect or the audio transition effect click the Video Effect arrow or the Audio Effect arrow corresponding to the element directly in the grid All the options are displayed Video Effect Cut Cut Mix Wipe L gt R Wipe R gt L Fade to black Fade from black V fade to from black 3 Select the video effect or the audio effect from the list As audio and video effects are linked any change made to a video parameter will also be made to the corresponding audio parameter and vice versa To define the duration of the video transition effect and the audio transition effect modify the value by direct entry in the Video Effect Duration column or in the Audio Effect Duration column A value in seconds and frames up to 1 minute can be used The same duration will automatically apply to both the audio and the video transition effects Video Effect Duration 00s00 01500 00505 If the ESC key is use
7. e The user can restore the clip elements via Restore elem in the contextual menu 6 Nearline file off line G Note In hi res and lo res setups hi res elements will always have priority on lo res elements Matching Data of Virtual Elements with Replaced Elements Element Boundaries When the physical clip replaced the virtual element in the playlist the virtual element s boundaries are e recalculated to match the boundaries of the restored clip if the Use clip boundaries option was selected e preserved if the Use virtual element boundaries option was selected Virtual Element Name and Clip Name When only the virtual element name or clip name is defined the available name is applied to the non attributed name When both virtual element name and clip name are defined the clip name overwrites the virtual element name 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 5 5 5 1 5 5 2 80 Restoring a Playlist Element Introduction A playlist element whose corresponding clip does not contain an XT clip has to be restored onto an EVS server if the user wants to play it out on a player channel During the restore process a progress bar is displayed in the Status column of the playlist element to monitor the restore process aa RA O Y ON LINE cyding01 36 3o cycling W ON LINE Two types of restore are available full or partial restore See section Restore Options on page 80 De
8. 1 and 5 and press ENTER the system automatically loads the local playlist if it exists How to Load a Playlist from the Database Explorer To open or load a playlist on a channel from the Database Explorer proceed as follows 1 Assign a player channel or the Software Player to the Playlist Panel if you want to load the playlist 2 Select the playlist from the Bins or the Playlists view of the Database Explorer 3 Inthe Playlists view of the Database Explorer select the requested playlist in the Elements grid 4 Drag it to the top part Loaded Media and Transport Functions Areas of the Playlist Panel G Note N Dragging it into the Playlist grid would insert the playlist into the previously loaded one If a player has been assigned the playlist will then be loaded on the IN point of the first element 4 Playlist Management 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 If another playlist had previously been loaded in the Playlist Panel this latter is replaced by the new one on the Playlist Panel How to Reload a Playlist How to Cue up a Playlist on the First Element The Recue function re loads the playlist on the first frame of the first element When a playlist is loaded on a player channel or the Software Player loading an element type clip train growing clip on the same channel will unload the playlist from the channel However it is still possible to load it again on the associated
9. 38 On Line Playlists and Alternative Control Protocols Once on line a playlist can be accessed using any other protocol that can control an EVS server The user rights structure of IPDirector is not applicable to channels when they are not under the exclusive control of IPDirector Any playlist with on line status could therefore be on air with any system controlling the channels of an EVS server In this case care must be taken when manipulating an on line playlist Playlist Management in Case of a Disconnection to the EVS Server In case an EVS server is disconnected from the XNet all playlists which were on line on that EVS server and which were present in a bin become off line playlists They are still kept in the IPDirector database When the EVS server is reconnected later no link is re created between the playlist present on the EVS server and the playlist present in the bins In this case the playlist has to be given its on line status manually again How to Create a New Playlist You can create a new on line or off line playlist e from the Playlist Panel OR e from the Database Explorer From the Playlist Panel To create a new playlist from the Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Opena Playlist Panel 2 If requested associate the Playlist Panel to the Software Player or to a player channel for an on line playlist Right click the Playlist Name field Select New Playlist from the contextual menu The Crea
10. Several triggers cannot be defined for the same playlist element i e two jump on time conditions two start on time conditions or a start on time condition and a jump on time condition Defining a new condition will remove or overwrite the first one Several triggers with the same time and date cannot be defined for the same playlist Two triggers cannot be defined for the same playlist if their respective time and date are too closed to each other i e in the range time guardband time guardband 6 Playout Effects and Parameters aaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 6 4 4 Define Still Start Mode Window Opening of the Window When right clicking on a playlist element and selecting Define Start mode from the Playlist Element contextual menu the Define Still Start Mode window opens Define StilStart mode parameters Still Mode Start Mode Define if the playlist must stop on the selected element and how Define how the playlist will be re started Stop on first frame of cument clip Automatically An automatic transition to the next clip will be applied Stop on last frame of previous clip Manually The operator will manually initiate a PLAY command Stop on last frame of previous clip wait then 00500 jump on first frame of current clip aa on GFI Waming NG GPI configured to start the playlist on channel 12 XTNewPGE PGM2 00 00 00 00 15 Oct 2012 on Time at Cancel Still Mode The S
11. This section summarizes the resulting actions when playing a playlist depending on the channel mode and the channel types When the channel anang Bite pal oe then a loaded playlist will be channel functionality mode is set to played 1PGM is Supported with the transition effects PGM PRV is not supported with the transition effects 1PGM is not Supported without the transition effects Cut mode 3 Managing Channels VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel org 4 4 1 4 2 4 2 1 Playlist Management Overview of the Section This section describes the basics actions which can be performed on playlists i e information on the following topics Section Creating Playlists on page 37 Moving through Media on page 49 Modifying Playlist Information on page 54 Copying and Moving a Playlist on page 55 Deleting Playlists on page 58 Publishing Playlists on page 62 Transferring Media on page 63 Importing and Exporting the Playlist Definition on page 68 Generating Continuous TC Track on page 91 Overview of Playlist Management Processes Introduction From IPDirector V5 8 you can include XT clips or files or even virtual elements playlist elements whose content is not yet available on the XNet or GigE network in playlists This brings much more variety in the way users can manage playlists in IP Director This section gives you an overview on the possible ways to manage pla
12. 2 Click the LOOP button OR Press the key on the keyboard The LOOP button changes from to ET The playlist will loop when it reaches its end G Note To remove a full loop click the LOOP button or press the key on the keyboard again How to Define a Partial Loop You can create a partial loop inside a playlist by using either the playlist element contextual menu or the partial loop shortcut See section Use of Loops and Groups on page 132 for more information on what is allowed or not 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 133 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 11 6 134 If you use the contextual menu proceed as follows 1 2 5 Select one or several elements you want to be included in a loop inside the playlist Right click one of the element of the selection The Playlist Element contextual menu opens Select LOOP from the contextual menu The Define Loop window is displayed Define Loop Select the loop type Counter loop Number of occurrences Infinite loop Select one of the following options o Counter Loop and enter the number of times to play the loop o Infinite Loop Click OK The loop information is displayed within the grid To use the shortcut proceed as follows 1 Select one or several elements you want to be included in a loop inside the playlist To define an infinite partial loop press the t To define a counter partial loop press
13. 2 Create an off line playlist on the Software Player and Creating Playlists on define it as the default playlist page 37 3 Add the clips files and possibly some XT clips into the Adding Elements to a playlist Playlist on page 71 4 Select a player channel and restore the files on an online Restoring a Playlist EVS server Element on page 80 OR OR Send the playlist EDL clips to a target corresponding Transferring Media on to the NLE system in which you need to further edit the page 63 playlist 4 Playlist Management at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og 4 2 4 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 Creating a Playlist with Virtual Playlist Elements In some production workflows the playlist definition is based on a rundown managed by a Newsroom Computer System NRCS The playlist definition is thus automatically imported into IPDirector whereas the clips themselves are not yet available on the XNet network or on the GigE network In other workflows the playlists are created manually in IPDirector but some clips will only be available on the XNet network or on the GigE network later on The playlist elements that are not yet available are created as virtual playlist elements in IPDirector Once an element becomes available on the XNet Network it is automatically associated and the virtual element disappears See section Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist on page 77 for more informatio
14. 5STILL START MODE DEFAULT TRANSITION FREEZE Parameters Displays different parameters depending on the type of macro command selected GPI GPI number type and pulse duration the position the GPI is linked to and the eventual delay or advance Mute On Mute Off the position the Mute tag is linked to and the duration value for the audio mix transition effect Swap Audio Audio Sources gt Outputs e g a1 gt a3 Effect video effect type and duration audio effect type and duration Still Start Mode still mode option start mode option Freeze the position the Freeze tag is linked to the Freeze duration mode and type Action None The corresponding macro command is reset and the parameters zone is cleared 8 Playlist Settings m V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel EE 8 6 3 Action GPI OUT When an OUTPUT GPI action is applied to an element at a given timecode the action associated to this OUTPUT GPI is triggered at this timecode value Selecting GPI OUT action in the Playlist Macro Commands Settings displays the Define GPI OUT Parameters window Define GPI OUT parameters Define all the parameters of the GPI OUT Type Pulse duration Link to Advance Delay Comment PULSE HIGH 00800 CurrentPosition None GPI Number This corresponds to the GPI number in server tag e From 1 to4if TTL GPls are set as input GPIs in Tools gt Settings gt Input GPIs e From 1 to8if TTL
15. 6 2 3 Contextual Menu 2 a 102 6 24 How to Define Audio and or Video Effects by Direct Entry Selection in l the Playlist Grid aa 103 6 3 Setting the Playout Speed 0000000000002220 104 6 3 1 Introduction occ ccucnicercectatectcuceceussdaredsucesenPeceaeetecceresaduemeseasaee 104 6 3 2 Super Slow Motion Clip mura ka haaha ctu Sans dees aoaiedlenceeeeeeauadeadewnoont 105 6 3 3 Setting the Playout Speed of some Elements 22 22 105 Table of Contents at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og Table of Contents 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 6 3 4 Setting a Custom Speed for the On Air Element 2 2 106 Stopping and or Starting Automatically the Playout of a Playlist 107 6 4 1 Purpose uote cee se een see cee seer casei eeoeonese cee ueneestes 107 6 4 2 Jump on Time Characteristics 22 22 c cece eee eee cece ee eeeee 108 6 4 3 Limitation for the Use of Jump on Time and or Start on Time 108 6 4 4 Define Still Start Mode Window 22 cece eee ee ceeeeceeee 109 6 4 5 How to Define a Start on Time Condition 222 22 e ee ee 111 6 4 6 How to Define a Jump on Time Condition 112 6 4 7 Using Macro Command to Define Still Start Mode 113 Resetting Playout Parameters to Default 0000222 c ieee eee e
16. Option Description anion None The GPI will be applied on the position Current position Mark IN Mark of the Link to option OUT Advance The GPI will be applied with an Current position Mark OUT advance from the Link to option Delay The GPI will be applied with a delay Current position Mark IN from the Link to option The right field allows defining the duration of the advance or delay if selected This value may range from 00s00 to 59s29 in NTSC and from 00s00 to 59s24 in PAL Comment Free text available for the operator Action Mute ON or Mute OFF When a Mute ON action is applied to an element at a given timecode the audio of the element turns to a muted state at this timecode value with a mix audio transition effect When a Mute OFF action is applied to an element at a given timecode the audio of the element returns from a muted state at this timecode value with a mix audio transition effect 8 Playlist Settings i USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 8 6 5 8 Playlist Settings Selecting Mute ON or Mute OFF actions in the Playlist Macro Commands Settings window displays the Audio Mix Duration window Audio Mix Duration Audio Mix Duration Link to CurrentPosition Cancel Mute Duration Allows you defining the duration value for the audio mix transition effect Limit values are 00s00 to 20s00 Link to Determines the position in the playlist element the Mute macro co
17. Order the playlist elements according to the creation date and the timecode of their IN point 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 In case several playlist elements have the same TC IN they will be ordered by server number then by recorder number See section Ordering Playlist Elements by Timecode on page 82 This option is not available for on line playlists The Order by TC operation can be undone redone Delete Playlist Deletes the selected playlist The option is only available when the playlist is not loaded on a player channel Delete Playlists and Clips Deletes the selected playlist and all the clips contained in the playlist provided that they are not inserted into another playlist The option is only available when the playlist is not loaded on a player channel See section How to Delete a Playlist and its Clips on page 60 for more information Delete all unused Playlists Opens the Delete Unused Playlists window from which you can select a reference date for the deletion of playlists All the playlists on all the EVS servers of the XNet network not used since the reference date will be displayed in the window All the retrieved playlists or a selection of them can be deleted See section How to Delete Unused Playlists on page 60 for more information Set as default playlist Sets the selected playlist as default playlist Create an off line copy Creates an off line copy of the selec
18. option will automatically tick the Set as default playlist check box in the Create a New Playlist window Disable Double Click on Playlist By default double clicking a playlist element will cue and pause the element so that it is ready to be played out If you select this option double clicking a playlist element will neither cue this element nor stop the playlist while it is being played out TC Track Default TC Track Value The first setting is used as the initial timecode value for the playlist when a continuous timecode track is generated in other words when the Regenerate TC Output option of the Playlist contextual menu is selected The default value is 10 00 00 00 but it can be changed from the field EAMA See section Generating Continuous TC Track on page 91 This value is also used when a melt is created from a playlist See section Creating the Melt on page 178 Always Validate TC Track at Backup When this option is selected a dialog box pops up each time you request a playlist or timeline backup The dialog box allows changing the TC track value of the playlist or timeline This applies to the melt creation as well See section Creating the Melt on page 178 Keep Original Logs in Melt Workflow This option is used if when you create a melt from a playlist you want to generate a logsheet with the original logs previously placed on the clips making up de playlist See section Archiving Multiple Cl
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20. proceed as follows 1 Drag the selected logsheet from the Database Explorer to PLogger The logsheet is open in IPLogger All the logs corresponding to the TC IN of each playlist element are displayed in the Logs grid 2 Loadalog The corresponding playlist element is loaded on its TC IN log TC If the playlist element speed differed from 100 in the original playlist the loaded playlist element recovers its original speed different from 100 11 Archiving Multiple Clips into One Single File OL11YLS7Y OSA a i a V To learn more about EVS go to Www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Liege Science Park 852 2914 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving Its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies
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22. 57 A December 2014 2 4 8 2 9 2 9 1 22 Menu Item Description Ungroup Removes a group previously defined See section Grouping Elements in a Playlist on page 93 Restore Restores a playlist element onto an EVS server if the corresponding clip Elem does not contain an XT clip See section Restoring a Playlist Element on page 80 Cut Used in a Cut and Paste operation to move the selected element s Copy Used in a Copy and Paste operation to copy the selected element s Paste Used in a Cut and Paste or Copy Paste operation to paste the cut or copied element s The elements are inserted in the playlist before or after the element selected when the Paste operation is initiated This depends on the Insert Mode in Playlist parameter of the Playlist settings See the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist General category All these functions are described in details in Playlist Editing on page 71 and Playout Effects and Parameters on page 99 Selection of Elements The selection of elements in a playlist follows the selection rules applicable in any Windows based application Selecting elements in a playlist is performed as follows e Toselect contiguous elements click the first element press SHIFT and click the last element e Toselect non contiguous elements keep CTRL pressed while selecting the elements e Toselect a group of clips click the group heading Status Bar Introduction This
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24. A13 Add ANS AIG Ha CEEEEEEELER Sind LAC 7 Cancel This window is described in details in the framework of Playlist Macro Commands Settings on page 161 See section Action Audio Swap on page 166 Tag Information Display In the Playlist Panel Once tags have been defined for playlist elements the corresponding icons appear in the Tag Column of the playlist grid J3 GPI l Hide On Hide Off 6 Playout Effects and Parameters kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel eS 6 8 11 Mute On E Mute Off mg Swap Audio Tracks In the Control Panel When the operator drags a playlist element onto a Control Panel tags are displayed as bullets above the jog bar at a position corresponding to the tag timecodes Each tag is represented by a numbered bullet Tag Information Window When the operator clicks a tag icon in the Playlist Panel or a tag bullet in the Control Panel the Tag Information window is displayed As the window will differ according to the tag type the screenshot below gives an example of a Tag Information window for a Mute ON tag Tag List x 17 28 15 00 MUTE ON Linked to CurrentPosition Mix duration 00510 GOTO EDIT REMOVE When the window is displayed and the operator moves the mouse pointer to another tag the information is then displayed for that tag The following information is displayed in the window e Timecode of the tag e Tagtype
25. GPls are set as output GPIs in Tools gt Settings gt Output GPIs Refer to Settings 5 GPI Settings in part 1 of the manual Type This corresponds to the type of signal in server tag that the GPI key will have to send to the third device Trigger Mode Description Pulse Rising Edge The GPI signal will be a rising edge pulse Pulse Falling Edge The GPI signal will be a falling edge pulse Level High The output level is set to high EG Level Low The output level is set to low Pulse Duration When a Pulse signal has been defined a pulse duration needs to be specified as well This value may range from 00s01 to 59s29 in NTSC and from 00s01 to 59s24 in PAL 8 Playlist Settings 163 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 8 6 4 164 Link to Determines the position in the playlist element the GPI will be linked to Possible options are Link to option Description Current position GPI macro command will be linked to the current position i e the default value timecode corresponding to the use of the macro command Mark IN GPI macro command will be linked to the IN point of the element Mark OUT GPI macro command will be linked to the OUT point of the element Advance Delay An advance or a delay period can be defined to have the tag located before or after the position defined in the Link to field The left field allows defining the type None advance or delay Available for Link to
26. Overwrite The freeze overwrites the images in the element for the duration of the freeze Insert The freeze is added to the element images so the total duration of the element is increased with the duration of the freeze 6 Playout Effects and Parameters i 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 6 6 3 6 Select the desired Freeze type Freeze on field The freeze will be applied to the image field Freeze on frame The freeze will be applied to the image frame 7 Click OK to confirm The original element is now split into three or two elements 1 Element before the freeze 2 Freeze element 3 Element after the freeze If the Freeze is inserted at the TC IN of the element the original element will be split in two A freeze cannot be inserted at the end of an element Removing a Freeze Effect Introduction After inserting a Freeze in a Playlist element the contextual menu of the Freeze element that was created will show the Remove Freeze command Remove Freeze does not remove the inserted elements It just removes the freeze property of the selected element Q Note N If you wish to undo the Insert Freeze command use Ctrl Z to perform a standard Undo operation How to Remove the Freeze Property of a Playlist Element To remove the Freeze property of a Playlist element proceed as follows 1 Select the Freeze element in the Playlist 2 Right click the element and select Remove Freeze The Free
27. Playlist In the Playlist Panel proceed as follows to copy or move the loaded playlist 1 When the playlist is loaded on the Playlist Panel right click the Transport Functions area The Playlist contextual menu is displayed Select Copy Move Playlist in the contextual menu The Copy Move Playlist window is displayed Copy Move Playlist Name PLOOI pge Destination LSMID fc Please select the destination XT OFFLINE 3 Tospecify the destination select one of the following o tocopy or move the playlist on line select the EVS server on which it should be put on line It is possible to specify the destination LSM ID o gt tocopy or move the playlist off line select OFFLINE 4 Tospecify the type of action select one of the following o tocopy the playlist select the Copy button In this case the initial playlist will be preserved in its original status and location The copied playlist has the same name and gets a new LSM ID if on line copy o tomove the playlist select the Move button In this case the initial playlist status and location will be modified according to the selected destination The moved playlist has the same name and gets a new LSM ID if on line move The initial playlist is moved or copied according to the action the user has performed 4 Note q The Create an off line copy option from the Playlist contextual menu corresponds to the same action as a copy to an OFFLINE desti
28. Target window is displayed Remove File Archive Target Target Backup Destination Directory ADL Target WI 1 53 12XTAcess Target ADL Target UN 73130XTAccess Target PGE Target Wo 73130XTAccess Target vii archive target C Documents and Settings DVB Desktop Remove Select a target from the list Click the Remove button Answer Yes to the question asked to confirm the operation The archive target does not appear in the Send to contextual menu any more How to Send a Playlist to a Target Bin or Nearline Tosend a playlist open in a Playlist Panel to the default bin a target or an on line nearline proceed as follows 1 Right click the Channel Media and Transport Functions Pane The Playlist contextual menu is displayed Do one of the following o Tosend to the default bin or to a destination target select Send to and the requested destination o Tosend to an on line nearline folder select Back up to Nearline and the requested nearline folder The playlist is sent to the requested destination Transfer Monitoring Transfers can be monitored from different areas would they be scheduled on going finished or failed 4 Playlist Management The Transfer Monitoring window is accessed from the Transfer Monitoring option of the main window Tools menu The Transfer Monitoring area can be displayed in the Database Explorer by selecting the Transfer Monitoring option from the Database Explorer Tools menu 67 E
29. a Melt 178 11 2 2 Limitations and Rules for the Creation of Melt Logsheet and Logs 180 11 2 3 Metadata for Melt Logsheet and Logs AA 182 11 3 Browsing the Melt 0 02 2 cece ccc cece cee cee cece eee eceeeeees 184 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 What s New In the user manual the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features The sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in Playlist Panel 6 57 compared to version 6 56 are listed below Use of licenses The DB Connect license has been renamed IPDirector Live PAM Core license See section Licenses on page 1 X What s New a VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 1 1 1 1 2 1 Introduction Introduction Purpose and Workflow The Playlist Panel allows multiple playlists to be made modified and played to air using an efficient workflow with a great deal of flexibility The workflow combines four modules within the application that are needed to perform the tasks required e the Playlist Panel interface to manage several playlists e the Control Panel used for playout or browsing purposes on an EVS video server e the Software Player to browse clip elements via the GigE network e the Database Explorer The user can load an element from the Database Explorer onto a Control Panel channel to preview it before adding it to a pl
30. area displays information regarding lock on air position Auxiliary Clip End Cue As run log Post Roll and the number of elements present in the playlist No Auxiliary clip Append Zone 4 Hements END CUE OFF As Run Log Post Roll OFF 00 00 34 0272 The Total playlist duration the END CUE area the As Run Log area and the post Roll area are displayed only if this has been set under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Colors 2 User Interface i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 2 5 2 2 95 3 2 5 4 2 User Interface Lock On Air Position Button This option is used to keep the on air element always visible in the playlist panel The lock on air position mode is activated or de activated by clicking the Lock on air position button When activated the button background color becomes blue changes to The mode is automatically disabled when e the user scrolls in the playlist or e aclip atrain a timeline or a growing clip is loaded on the channel and consequently the playlist is unloaded The Lock on air button is unavailable in each of the following cases e no channel is associated to the playlist panel e noplaylist is loaded e the on air element is not visible on the playlist panel Auxiliary Clip Name Area clip 01 6216 12 Append Zone 1 Elements END CUE OFF As Run Log Post Roll OFF 00102 26 22 This area indicates whether an auxiliary audio clip is as
31. duration u00 4 Select the association of video and audio transition effect to apply to the selected elements The drop down list besides the Wipe option allows to choose between Wipe L gt R and Wipe R gt L As audio and video effects are linked any change made to a video parameter will also be made to the corresponding audio parameter and vice versa 102 6 Playout Effects and Parameters kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel eS 5 Select the duration for the transition effect The same duration will automatically apply to the video and audio transition effects The drop down list allows the selection of the following items o Customize a popup window is opened asking the operator to enter a specific value Define the effect duration Effect duration Cancel o gt Back to default the duration is reset to the default value defined in the default settings via the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Default Transition category See section Default Transition Settings on page 158 o Specific values 6 Click OK The selected transition effects and corresponding durations appear in the Video Effect Audio Effect Video Effect Duration and Audio Effect Duration columns of the playlist grid Video Effect Video Effect Duration Audio Effect Audio Effect Duration Cut 00500 Cut 00800 Mlix 01500 Mix 01500 Wipe L gt R 00505 Mix 008905 Cut 00500 00500 Wipe R gt L 00507 IX 00507
32. editing purposes regardless of ganged or not na Channel Mode Display The window title bar gives information such as the association type or the channel mode in which the controlled player channel is involved or the Mix on one channel functionality Meaning Channel not supporting Mix on one channel and involved in no association also called 1PGM 12 XTNewPGE PGM1 Channels associated in PGM PRV mode Playlist Panel F1 POM i 2 User Interface 12 ATNewPGE_PGM1 PGM Issue 6 57 A December 2014 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Display Meaning Fill or Key Channels associated in Fill amp Key Playlist Panel F1 KEY mode ia 12 XTNewPGE PGMA key Number icon indicating the position of the channel in the group Channels associated in Gang selection order mode Playlist Panel F1 1 7 12 XTNewPGE_PGM4 2 This is valid for up to 16 ganged channels With more than 16 ganged channels no icon is displayed G Note N The number displayed next to the name of the loaded player channel is the number of the Gang group MIX Channel supporting Mix on one channel Playlist Panel F3 MIA 7 a 2 2 Loaded Media Area 2 21 Introduction The Loaded Media area provides the basic functions to create an empty playlist and to load an existing playlist 8 2 User Interface i 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 2 2 2 2 User Interface Overview of the Loaded Media Area Illustr
33. element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Replace by a linked clip from the contextual menu A sub menu is displayed including all clips linked to the selected clip The clip name is followed by the name of the recorder channel the clip has been created from If the recorder channel was linked to a video router the name of the associated router IN port is displayed after the recorder channel name Insert a linked clip Replace by a linked clip 6370702 d pge 120131e01 02_XT2_PGE_REC 4 From the list select the linked clip that will replace the selected clip A popup window is displayed Replace element by a linked dip Are you sure you want to replace the selected element by the linked dip 6370 02 d pge 120131e 01 02 XTZ PGE REC 5 Click OK 5 12 Generating Continuous TC Track Purpose When clips are added to a playlist the resulting playlist elements start with the timecode TC IN of the corresponding clips A function is available to generate a continuous timecode on the playlist output When the playlist is played out to air the timecode is re generated as specified The playlist is browsed more easily 5 Playlist Editing 91 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 92 How to Generate a Continuous Timecode Track To generate a continuous TC track on the playlist output when the playlist is open in the Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Right cl
34. keep a mode from a previous use of an EVS server 6 Playout Effects and Parameters at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 6 14 6 14 1 6 14 2 Working with Post Roll Purpose The Post Roll is the ability to play an element a few seconds after its defined OUT point as far as there is enough A V material in the guardband The purpose of using Post Roll is e to provide a countdown until the OUT point of the playlist element through the Remaining Time until Next Transition value to allow the operator to know when to switch to another device and e tocontinue the playout after the OUT point in order not to freeze before the operator performs the transition from the playlist When activated the Post Roll runs every time the playlist stops which means e atthe end of the playlist except if the loop mode is activated and the start mode option of the first element is set to Automatically e every time the still mode option Stop on Last or Stop on Last Wait Jump on First is set on an element See section Define Still Start Mode Window on page 109 for more information on these options G Note N In case the still mode option Stop on Last Wait Jump on First is defined for an element the still mode timer is only triggered after the Post Roll duration The playout of the playlist element continues after its OUT point for the Post Roll duration and then stops Activation and Deactivation Display o
35. of the list and a customizable set of columns to display element data and information about the transitions and values being assigned to the playlist A selected line appears on a blue background 2 4 2 Playlist Element Statuses In the Playlist grid the Status column provides two kinds of status information on the playlist element e Playout status e Availability status availability on an EVS server The list below specifies the possible statuses for playlist elements Icon Description Playback status PLAYING The playlist element is being played The playlist element is cued and is the next element that will be played Il PAUSED The playout has been paused on this playlist element Availability status on an EVS server Y ON LINE The playlist element is available locally on the EVS server where the playlist is stored 2 User Interface 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 4 5 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Icon Description Wi ON LINE The playlist element is available on another EVS server of the XNet network MISSING The playlist element is not available on an EVS server It only exists as a file stored on a nearline folder or as a virtual element You need to restore the playlist element of type file to be able to play it out on a player channel You can however play it on the Software Player but the Playing status will not be applied to the missing elements Cumulative Durat
36. of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS LU IiI WHAT S NEW anahaha aaa LD DLLD LLALA ALAL L LLL L Ln aana X 1 INTRODUCTION 2 a 1 1 1 Purpose and Workflow 0 00 22 c cee e cece cece cee cee eee e cece eee eeeeee 1 1 2 LICENSES aa 1 1 3 Playlist Element Types and Statuses cece cece cece eee ceeeeeees 2 1 3 1 Possible Source Material 2 1 3 2 Virtual and Physical Playlist Elements 2 1 4 Off Line and On Line Playlists 22 220 o coc ccc eee eee ec eeeceeeeeeeeee 3 1 5 Playlists on the Playlist Panel Versus Clip Lists on the Control Panel 3 1 6 Opening a Playlist Panel 0 002 o ccc c cece cece cece cece ccececccecceeeeeeees 3 2 USER INTERFACE 77 A 2 1 Overview of the Playlist Panel 0022 coe e cece cece eee eee eee 4 2 1 1 Playlist Panel Outline 2 cccoscscccctcesecushdisces sdeaceonaceceesedageeecatesabes 4 2 1 2 Background Color of Window Outline 0H 2222222 e ee T 2 1 3 Channel Mode Display 2 02022 c cece cece eee eee cee cence l 2 2 Loaded Media Area 2 2 2 2 occ c cece cece a 8 2 2 1 Introduction 3 20e ccxcvscaratedaunahsecstwedecemtavecusbuedenewatecnuseedusestdenes 8 2 2 2 Overview of the Loaded Media Area 2 c cece eee e cece cece ceeeees 9 2 2 3 Player Field goose eeracewniovexcudnaivietddvinusteclv es emwandeainvedaseresveues bodes 10 2
37. of the Playlist Panel This action will remove any existing playlist previously loaded on the channel replace it with the off line playlist and make it on line The playlist receives a LSM ID which appears in the LSM ID field of the Playlist Panel as well as inthe LSM ID column of the Database Explorer 4 Playlist Management 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 3 5 Create a New Playlist Window Window Overview While creating a new playlist the Create a New Playlist window will open This window makes it possible to enter general and customer defined data called metadata for the playlist Mame PL_120131 Vertical Jum 3f Injury x ieee Send to aif Bims TF Users Bin Wor 1 Directory 1 Day 1 y WFI Bin Set as default playlist Edit Rec Tape ID I N Playlist Metadata Current Profile Obmpic Games AK dd mim yyyy Ice Skating Tape Barcode ID Phase Publish to group A group E The New Playlist window is divided into two panes 40 The left pane contains the playlist information i e playlist data in general It is always displayed The right pane contains the playlist metadata i e playlist data based on customer defined user fields It is displayed by clicking the right area in the Pane Display button I 4 Playlist Management at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E Fields in the Playlist Information Pane The Playlist Information
38. on ganged player channels while the loop mode is enabled each playlist is played individually to its end before it is looped Partial Loop Introduction When the users define a partial loop they select the playlist elements which will be included in the loop All the playlist elements may be selected to be included in a partial loop Two types of partial loops can be defined counter or infinite 6 Playout Effects and Parameters kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel eS 6 11 3 Counter loop A counter loop will be played a number of times defined by the users When a counter loop is loaded on the on air channel or when the system jumps on the first element of a counter loop the counter is reset This allows the user to check the loop before the playout without decreasing the counter The loop elements are then played taking into account the still start modes transition effects speed tags Each time the OUT point of the last element is reached the counter is decreased When the counter is null the element located just after the loop is played taking into account its still start modes transition effects speed tags However there are different ways to exit a partial loop and it is also possible to manually exit the counter loop at any time See section Exiting a Loop on page 134 for more information Infinite loop An infinite loop will be played indefinitely No exit loop condition is defined a
39. own OUT point For every server the audio output on which the auxiliary clip of the playlist will be played out is defined in the Tools gt Settings gt Playlists gt Playlist Auxiliary Track category See section Auxiliary Track Settings on page 171 Limitation for the Use of an Auxiliary Clip It is only possible to play an auxiliary clip when the first 2 channels of an EVS server are being used for playout If the playlist is loaded on PGM3 of an EVS server the Aux track will not be present due to some limitations of the EVS server hardware How to Associate an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a Playlist To associate an auxiliary audio clip to a playlist open in a Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Inthe Database Explorer select the clip you want to associate as auxiliary clip 2 Drag it to the AuxClip area of the status bar on the Playlist Panel Mo Auxiliary clip This clip is then defined as the auxiliary clip for the playlist The name and LSM ID of the clip is displayed in the AuxClip area The background of this zone is then green clip 01 6216 12 Append Zone 1 Elements END CUE OFF As Run Log Post Roll OFF 00002 26 22 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 139 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 13 6 13 1 6 13 2 140 G Note N Replacing an auxiliary clip If a clip was already defined as the auxiliary clip for the playlist it is replaced by associating another auxili
40. pane contains the following fields Name User defined name for the playlist It can contain up to 24 alphanumeric characters It is mandatory VarID VarlD is a 32 character ID with variable length and format It is automatically assigned to anew playlist It is mainly used to ensure redundancy on the system It can be unique for a clip on the EVS server level or on the XNet network level depending on EVS video server settings ID ID identifying the playlist position in the XNet network This numbering is based on the numbering of the LSM operational mode If you enter a requested position that is already used the application will display an error message You will have to enter a new position If you do not enter an ID an ID is automatically assigned by the system Tape ID This identifies the tape on which the playlist is stored Keywords This area allows you to assign up to five keywords to a playlist to qualify its content For more information on how to assign keywords to media see the General Functions user manual Type buttons The Type buttons allow you to assign a type to a playlist for use with Key and Fill operations The background of the button corresponding to the selected type is blue e The left button is used for normal items This is the default value e The middle button is used for fill items e The right button is used for key items G Note N If the playlist is created from a panel associated to a Fil
41. playlists click the Cancel button The playlists are deleted from the XNet network 4 Playlist Management 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 9 4 9 1 62 Publishing and Transferring Media Publishing Playlists Context of Use Publishing a playlist makes it visible to members of the group s the playlist is published to The playlists owner can publish the playlists This can be done from the Playlist Panel or from the Database Explorer How to Publish a Playlist to a User Group To publish a playlist to groups of users from Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Open the playlist in Playlist Panel 2 Right click the Channel Media and Transport Functions Pane 3 Select Publish from the contextual menu The Publish window opens Publish Available groups Selected groups group B group A Clear selection Publish Cancel 4 Select the user group s to which you want to publish the playlist in the Available Groups area on the left Keep CTRL pressed to select multiple groups 5 Click the Right Arrow button to move the selected user groups from the Available Groups to the Selected Groups area on the right 6 Click the Publish button All users belonging to the selected user groups and having visibility rights on the playlists will be able to view it 4 Playlist Management at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel bry 4 9 2 To un publish a playlist to a g
42. sample in the audio track It can be automatically inserted in a playlist under specific circumstances when working with Fill and Key playlists Moreover a black clip can also be manually inserted as described in How to Manually Insert a Black Clip in a Playlist on page 147 When inserted into a playlist a black clip is played out like a normal element Therefore it is taken into account for on air time calculation and remaining time calculation Black clip related information will be displayed on OSD while played out Almost all operations allowed on playlist elements will be possible on a black clip Refer to section Limitations on page 147 for restriction on authorized operations In addition when a playlist containing black clips is copied to another EVS video server black clips are kept 6 Playout Effects and Parameters i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 6 16 2 6 16 3 Limitations A black clip will not be seen in the Database Explorer It is not possible to load a black clip as a clip on a Control Panel The following operations cannot be performed on a black clip copy move update delete backup restore A black clip cannot be renamed The only type of tag allowed on a black clip is GPI That is understandable as there is no audio on black clips The following types of macro command cannot be performed on a black clip Hide mute audio swap How to Manually Insert a Black Clip ina Play
43. selected elementis from the playlist 7 If the playlist is on line Are you sure you want to remove the selected element s from the playlist 4 Confirm the operation The element s will be removed from the playlist unless the playlist is on air q Note q If a group is part of the selection or if the group title line is selected all the elements of the group will be removed A playlist inserted in another playlist behaves as a group A Warning If a clip is present in a playlist and you delete it from the Database Explorer using the Delete option the corresponding playlist element e Will be deleted as well if the playlist is on line e Will be replaced by a virtual element if the playlist is off line and no corresponding clip element is still present e Will be replaced by the file corresponding to the deleted XT clip if the playlist is off line and a file is still present For a comprehensive description of the Delete Clip option refer to section Deleting a Clip in part 3 Browsing of the user manual 84 5 Playlist Editing at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og 5 9 5 9 1 5 Playlist Editing Modifying a Playlist Element Renaming a Playlist Element Introduction When a clip is added to a playlist the clip name is displayed in the Clip Name column and is used as the playlist element name in the Element Name column However from the Playlist Panel it is possible to renam
44. the black clip extension at the beginning and end of the playlist initially used for the Tape simulation The playlist then becomes a standard LSM playlist Loading Media Introduction Opening a Playlist Opening a playlist in the Playlist Panel consists of displaying all playlist information in the Playlist Panel when no player is associated with it All functions are unavailable with the exception of the Player field the LSM ID field and the Playlist grid which can be accessed Elements can be added removed and re ordered transition types and durations can be modified but the playlist cannot be viewed or played Loading Media The meaning of loading media is explained hereafter A record train or train corresponds to the media being recorded live from a camera and sent to an EVS video server through a recorder channel A recording ingest corresponds to the same media for which an IN point has been marked at a specific timecode to start the creation of a clip The action of associating a type of media with a player channel or with the Software Player is called loading media The action of loading a playlist in the Playlist Panel implies that a player must have been associated with the Playlist Panel to be able to play the playlist When the selected player is a player channel e off line playlists automatically become on line on the EVS server of the controlled player channel e distant playlists are automatically cop
45. users will be able to perform actions on the panel by using the ShuttlePRO 3 Managing Channels i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 3 9 2 The Software Player can also be controlled by the Shuttle PRO provided that it has been assigned to a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel Refer to the Shuttle PRO section of the manual for more information on the controller How to Control a Player with the ShuttlePRO To control a player channel or the Software Player with the ShuttlePRO proceed as follows 1 Press the Select Player key on the ShuttlePRO controller This calls up a list of players available to be controlled Software Player 01_XT2_ADL PGMI D1 XT ADL PGM 01 XTZ ADL PGMS 02 XT2 PGE PGM1 02 XT PGE PGM 02 X12 PGE PGM3 Mone 2 Use the jog dial to move through the list and highlight the required player channel or Software Player 3 Press the Select Player key again to assign the player and exit the menu The ShuttlePro icon is displayed next to the Player field in the Playlist Panel and in the Channel Explorer Controlling the Player from a Secondary Controller Purpose Any player channel of an EVS video server can be controlled by IPDirector or by another controller Two different control modes are available This is set from the Multicam Configuration window 3 Managing Channels 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 6 3 6 1 32 With the Ex
46. workflows where multiple versions of the same edit must be restored to an EVS server The VarlD of the updated playlist element cannot be changed because it still references the same content 5 Playlist Editing at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel oy 5 9 3 5 9 4 5 Playlist Editing How to Trim a Playlist Element It is possible to modify the IN or OUT point of a playlist element To do so proceed as follows 1 Open the Control Panel and assign a player channel to it 2 Open a playlist in the Playlist Panel interface 3 Drag an element from the playlist onto the Loaded Media field of the Control Panel The element will then be loaded on the Control Panel The association is indicated by the Player field which turns blue in both Control Panel and Playlist Panel windows 12 KTNewPGE PGM1 4 Doone or both of the following possibilities Define a new TC IN and click the IN button o Define a new TC OUT and click the OUT button 5 Click the UPDATE ELEMENT button Update element The element is modified in the playlist and the corresponding information is updated both in the Control Panel and in the playlist q Note N If the original record train is still available clicking the Ret button in the Control Panel will load the media on the same frame than the loaded clip This will allow retrieving media outside the original clip boundaries How to Modify a LIVE or Delayed Train If a
47. 00 03 22 00 00 56 06 This field can be used in two ways depending on the Remaining Time Information setting defined in the Playlist General settings e The Time until next break information is the remaining time till the next break in the playlist If the playlist has no break the remaining time till the end of the playlist is displayed If the playlist elements still to be played include virtual elements without timecodes defined no remaining time will be displayed e The Time until next unavailable element information is the remaining time till the next playlist element that is unavailable on the XNet network It is also calculated taking into account the current speed and the transition information effect duration and playlist elements speed If the speed is unknown the speed of the previous element will be used to calculate the value if this is also unknown then the previous element speed must be used etc 2 User Interface kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel SSS G Note q If the Playlist has a LOOP defined in the middle the time until next break may not display a value due to the type of LOOP in use 2 4 Playlist Grid 2 4 1 Introduction Name Status Duration Speed Clip Bements dip 1 Il PAUSED 00 00 07 05 100 56 dip 3 W ON LINE 00 00 08 14 100 cd pge 12013la Va ON LINE 00 00 13 14 100 The playlist grid represents the playlist content with one row representing one element
48. C GRAB TC GRAB TC GRAB TC GRAB TC GRAB TC Cancel 125 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 8 12 How to Remove a Tag 6 9 6 9 1 126 To remove a tag proceed as follows 1 In the Playlist Panel where the selected playlist is opened loaded Or in the Control Panel where the selected playlist element is loaded click the tag icon or the tag bullet respectively The Tag Information window opens Tag List x 17 28 15 00 MUTE ON Linked to CurrentPosition Mix duration 00510 GOTO EDIT REMOVE 2 Click the REMOVE button The tag is removed from the playlist element and tag information is removed from the Panel Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects Introduction Some playout effects can be triggered by applying a macro command A macro command is a kind of shortcut which can be used only for tags and transition effects and allows the users to quickly manage these functions e Adding a tag o GPI OUT o Mute On o Mute Off o Hide On o Hide Off o Audio Swap See section Using Action Tags into a Playlist to Trigger Transport Functions or Playout Effects on page 116 e Defining audio and or video transition effect See section Adding Audio Video Transition Effects on page 100 6 Playout Effects and Parameters at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 6 9 2 e Defining still start mode See section Stopping and or Start
49. Director main window and then selecting the Application Name button on the left Some shortcuts can be redefined to suit individual preferences They are displayed in regular text Other ones cannot be modified They appear as dimmed text See section Shortcut Definition in the General Functions user manual for more Information Description Current Value Recue Playlist Preview Transition Skip Next Add infinite loop W Add counter loop Shift V Increases the audio level adjustment by 1d Chr Add Decreases the audio level adjustment by 1dB Ctri Subtract Copy Ctrl C Cut Chr x Paste Ch y Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctri Y Split Playlist element Y Select a LIVE feed Gang channel Synchronize Gang channel gang ungang a channel 9 Playlist Panel Shortcuts 173 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Current Value Gang channel gang ungang ALL Goto TC Goto Remaining Time Grab Thumbnail Capture image to default directory Capture image to user defined file Var play Retum Snap to LIVE Mark IN Clear IN Goto IN Mark OUT Clear OUT Goto OUT Send clip to default bin Send to Archive default Xfile Description Current Value Save dip PLAY Change the speed of the on air element PAUSE Fast Forward FF Fast Reverse FR E E Activate Deactivate 2nd controller Tum 05D ON or OFF Lock Unlock channel Change LOOP mode Undo Operation The Undo function applied to the Playlist Panel al
50. GOTO to element timecode 3 Enter the timecode value corresponding to the point you want the system jumps to 4 Playlist Management 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 5 4 4 6 4 6 1 54 4 Press ENTER The system jumps to the defined timecode in the selected element How to Jump to a Remaining Time Value From the Time until Transition field it is possible to perform a jump to a defined time before the OUT point of a selected element To do so proceed as follows 1 Select a playlist element 2 Click inthe Time Until Transition field 00 00 03 22 00 00 56 06 OR press key The value displayed is 00 00 00 00 3 Enter the remaining time duration corresponding to the point you want the system jumps to 4 Press ENTER The system jumps to the timecode corresponding to the remaining time duration before the OUT point Modifying Playlist Information Various Options Modifying playlist information such as name tape ID keywords playlist type sent to destinations published to groups metadata is allowed either in the Playlist Panel in the Clip List tab of the Control Panel or in the Playlist tree view of the Database Explorer To modify playlist information via the Control Panel refer to the section Modifying Media Information of the Control Panel chapter in part 5 of the user manual To modify playlist information via the Database Explorer refer
51. General Macro Commands Define the playlist related macro commands which can be applied on a playlist element Autoname Clip For each macro commands specify the action and its related parameters File A macro command can be called from the playlist panel on the control panel when a playlist element is loaded using the INSERT key on the keyboard and the macro cor Clips General Parameters Take s No Parameter Playlist General No Parameter Colors Default transition No Parameter Audio swap Macro Commands No Parameter Auxiliary Track Control Panel No Parameter Ingest Scheduler eneral Genera No Parameter Remaining capacity Advanced No Parameter IPEdit General No Parameter Macro Commands Replace 8 No Parameter Edit While Playing IPLogger No Parameter Input GPIs Output GPIs OSD Image Capture Cancel Back to Default In this window the user can define up to ten macro commands and specify which action and its related parameters corresponds to each macro command To modify a macro command a double click in the selected macro command zone will display the macro command parameters dialog box Field Macro command number from 0 to 9 8 Playlist Settings 161 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 8 6 2 162 Action Field This lists the kinds of actions which can be associated to a macro command MONE NONE GPI OUT MUTE ON MUTE OFF HIDE ON HIDE OFF AUDIO SWAP EFFECT
52. ISSING if hi res content is available in the corresponding clip when the user selects the Copy clips locally option in an on line playlist Restoring Clips Manually You can restore manually a playlist element as described below if e You have not restored a playlist element when the playlist was put on line e You warnt to restore playlist elements on off line playlist To restore clips manually proceed as follows 1 Right click the playlist element to restore and select Restore Elem in the contextual menu and Partial Restore or Full Restore The Make a Playlist Online window is displayed in case the playlist is off line 2 Inthis window select the EVS server on which you want to restore the playlist element as an XT clip 3 Click OK The restored playlist element is now available on an EVS server and its status changes ana MISSING BA Va ON LINE r W ON LINE _ depending on the EVS server on which the element has been restored 81 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 5 4 5 6 T 82 Restoring Super Slo Mo Clips Restoring a super slow motion SLSM clip will preserve the super slo mo speed if the Insert SLSM Clips at Slo mo Speed setting has previously been selected Moving Elements within a Playlist Possible Operations Playlist elements can be moved within the playlist in one of the three following ways e A drag and drop operation within the Playlist Panel e A drag and dr
53. LINE 00 00 1508 In the screenshot above the event on air is highlighted in dark green and the next event to air in light green These are only default colors and can be modified using the Playlist gt Playlist General settings of the Tools menu See section General Settings on page 155 for more information Adding Elements to a Playlist Possible Operations Several kinds of elements can be added to a playlist which are clips trains bins playlists growing clips protect media clips associated to logs 71 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 5 3 2 72 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Depending on the element to be added different methods can be used to add it to the playlist Drag and drop operation into the playlist grid Drag and drop operation on the Append zone of the Playlist Panel Use of the Append button in the Control Panel Send to Default Playlist option from the contextual menu in Database Explorer Insert LIVE or DELAY option from the Playlist Element contextual menu The table below summarizes all the possibilities Drag and drop operation From Database Explorer From Loaded Media list in Control Panel From Last Clips Created list in Control Panel From Clip List in other Control Panel From playlist grid in other Playlist Panel From Associated Clips in PLogger APPEND CLIP button in Control Panel Send to Default Playlist option Insert LIVE or DELAY option Drag and drop oper
54. PDP mode The EVS server lists displays all the EVS servers available on the XNet network The settings for auxiliary track audio outputs are made for each EVS server being controlled by IPDirector Therefore the EVS server must be selected from the list and then have the settings applied 8 Playlist Settings 171 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 172 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 The auxiliary track output can be one of the following Output On PRV audio output On PRV and 7 8 15 16 outputs On PGM audio output Description The audio track of the auxiliary clip will use the audio outputs normally assigned to the PRV player channel If no PRV channel is available the auxiliary track will not be assigned to any audio output The audio track of the auxiliary clip will use the audio outputs normally assigned to the PRV channel if any plus all the audio outputs from 7 8 15 16 that have not yet been assigned to another channel Use this option if you need an auxiliary track without PRV channel available The audio track of the auxiliary clip will use the audio outputs normally assigned to the PGM player channel 8 Playlist Settings USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel 9 Playlist Panel Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts are available to perform some operations They are listed in the Define Shortcuts windows which can be accessed by clicking the Tools 5 Define Shortcuts option from the menu bar of the IP
55. SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 70 The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Import from the contextual menu The Import Playlists window opens 3 Inthis window select the file that contains the playlist to import 4 Click Open The playlist is imported and is directly opened in the Playlist Panel q Note q If the user imports a playlist to the IPDirector system and the clips for the playlist are not currently present on the network the clips appear as MISSING in the playlist 4 Playlist Management aaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 5 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 3 1 5 Playlist Editing Playlist Editing Overview of the Section This section provides information on the following topics Section Adding Elements to a Playlist on page 71 Moving Elements within a Playlist on page 82 Removing Elements from a Playlist on page 83 Modifying a Playlist Element on page 85 Adding a Linked Clip to a Playlist on page 89 Grouping Elements in a Playlist on page 93 Inserting Comments into a Playlist on page 95 Context of Use Changes and modifications to the playlist can be directly made in the Playlist Panel This is only allowed when the element is not currently being played out or it is not the next item to be played out as defined by the elements highlighted in green in the list cyding03 b PLAYING 00 00 06 12 swimmimg O02 sc 01 W ON LINE 00 00 03 09 fencing OL W ON
56. USER MANUAL Playlist Panel Version 6 57 December 2014 V gt at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2005 2014 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E Table
57. V Transition Effects Seven video effects are available Audio effects depend on the applied video effect The table below summarizes the possible associations of video and audio effects Fade from Fade to V Fade to from Audio Effect Cut Mix Mute Mute Mute Video Effect Cut N Mix Wipe Left Right sont RE ee paa Wipe Right gt Left Fade from Black V Fade to Black N V Fade to from Black V Cut No transition effect occurs The audio and video of the second clip replaces the sound and images of the first clip instantly Actually an Audio Cut effect is processed as an Audio V Fade effect by the EVS server to avoid audio artifacts Mix The Video Mix effect is a gradual transition dissolve effect from one video source to another in which an image from one source gradually becomes less distinct than an image from a second source The Audio Mix effect is an audio transition in which one clip gradually fades into the next Video Wipe The Video Wipe effect is a gradual spatial transition from one video source to another in which a vertical border moves across the screen to gradually replace the last images of the first clip with the first images of the next clip In the Wipe L gt R effect the border moves from left to right In the Wipe R gt L effect the border moves from right to left Video Fade The Video V Fade to from Color effect also called Dip to Color blends the first clip into a selected c
58. VE 124 6 Playout Effects and Parameters USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel 2 Click the EDIT button The Define Element Tags window opens and the zone corresponding to the tag being edited is highlighted Define element tags VJ 5 x To define a new tag simply check a box define its type and the TC where the tag should be carried out within the playlist element The timecode can be grabbed by clicking on the grab tc button It will be grabbed from the PRV channel if used otherwise no timecode is grabbed To remove a tag from the playlist element simply uncheck its box Select element Element 1 Clip vfi 120126a 610F 01 Timecode Y 08 24 03 TimeCode 08 24 02 TimeCode O8 24 02 TimeCode OB 24 02 TimeCode 08 24 02 Tag type Mute on Tag type Hide on Tag type Select Type Tag type Select Type Tag type Select Type TC IN TC OUT 08 24 02 00 08 24 07 21 Al gt Al A3 gt AS AS gt AS AP gt AY AB gt AD Al4 gt All A13 gt A13 A15 gt A15 AZ gt AZ A gt Ad All gt AG AS gt AS A10 gt AID Al gt Al Al4 gt Al4 A16 gt Al6 Linked to CurrentPosition Mix duration DOO Description Linked bo CurrentPosition Mix duration 00510 Description Description Description Description 3 Modify the information you want and click OK The tag information is updated 6 Playout Effects and Parameters GRAB T
59. VS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 10 4 10 1 68 Importing and Exporting the Playlist Definition How to Export the Playlist Definition You can export the playlist definition EDL in xml or csv formats from the Playlist Panel To export the information related to a playlist open in a Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Right click the Channel Media and Transport Functions Pane The Playlist contextual menu is displayed Select Export from the contextual menu The Export Playlist window opens Select the directory you want to export the playlist to Select the format for the playlist in the Save as type drop down list When you select the csv format the Choose Column to Export window opens In this case select the columns to export in the left list box and click the right arrow to copy the column names to the right list box Video Effect Video Effect Duration Still Start Mode Status Split Audio Audio Effect Audio Effect Duration Manual Keywords Participant Keywords Export Playlist header Name Description Lsm ID Export Logs Save export profile Cancel 6 Click OK 4 Playlist Management i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 7 In the Export Playlist window click the Save button The playlist definition is exported to a file with the requested format to the requested folder By default the file name is the name of the playlist in IPDire
60. acro Commands Settings on page 161 for information on configuring macro commands Inserting a Freeze Effect in a Playlist Element Introduction You can insert a Freeze effect in a playlist element at a certain time code The frame on which the Freeze is inserted will become a still image for the specified duration 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 113 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 6 2 114 How to Insert a Freeze in a Playlist Element To insert a freeze in a Playlist element proceed as follows 1 Browse the playlist element to the image that you want to freeze 2 Right click the playlist element and select Insert Freeze The Freeze window opens Freeze at IC Duration TC OUT eee ae Max duration 00 00 07 19 Max TC OUT 10 04 16 01 Freeze mode Overwrite Freeze type OnMeld Cancel 3 The Freeze at TC field shows the TC IN of the selected playlist element If needed enter the TC value where you want the Freeze effect to start The maximum duration shown below the Duration field is calculated from the Freeze at TC value to TC OUT 4 Doone of the following o Enter the duration of the Freeze effect in the Duration field The resulting TC OUT for the Freeze is calculated and shown in the TC OUT field o Enter the TC value for the end of the Freeze effect in the TC OUT field The duration of the effect is automatically calculated 5 Select the desired Freeze mode
61. age 53 4 Playlist Management kang VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel SSS pawa Keyboard Operation Interface y ShuttlePRO key Description Button Shortcut Moves from the current position to the IN point of the loaded clip Goto IN Goto OUT Moves from the current position to the OUT point of the loaded clip Goto Moves from the current Previous position to the previous Frame frame Goto Next Moves from the current Frame position to the following frame field by field 4 Playlist Management 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Keyboard ShuttlePRO k k Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Quickly exits a partial loop When elements are played within a loop and the operator uses the GOTO Element function the system jumps on the selected element in the playlist according to the selected Exit Loop mode i e as soon as possible or when the OUT point of the current element is reached See section Exiting a Loop on page 134 Opens the GoTo Element Timecode zone from which you can enter a defined timecode within the selected element to jump to See section How to Jump to a Given Timecode within a Playlist Element on page 53 Starts the playout before the element transition for the duration of the pre roll Description Loads the playlist on the first frame of the first element This button is not available if the playlist is on air If the playlist is playing imm
62. al clip with its guardbands o Copy short copy of the playlist element with guardbands as defined in the settings The clips corresponding to the playlist elements are automatically copied to the local EVS server and their new LSM ID is displayed in the element list You can find more information on the consequences of the local copy in Result of a Local Copy Process on page 58 4 Playlist Management 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 8 4 8 1 4 8 2 58 q Note N In case a playlist element is not on line on an EVS server the Copy Clips Locally option will result in restoring the clip on a server See section Restoring a Playlist Element on page 80 Result of a Local Copy Process The local copy process leads to the following changes in the user interface The Status icon of the playlist element changes from distant clip Na ON LINE to local clip W ON LINE l In case of a short copy the VarlD is regenerated When the material is not yet on line on the XNet network the playlist element is automatically restored into a local clip If the clip corresponding to the playlist element does not contain hi res content a message will inform the user that there is no material available to restore the element Deleting Playlists Various Options Deleting playlist is allowed either in the Playlist Panel in the Clip List tab of the Control Panel or in the Playlist tree view of the Databas
63. al name is displayed i e 29 XT1 REC1 In this zone the IN point of the inserted train can be defined It can either e be based on a calculation when a delay is specified e beafixed T C value This defines the delay which is applied to the selected element when the element is on air within the playlist If the delay value exceeds the train remaining capacity a warning message will be displayed The value entered by the operator is still accepted as the capacity could be made available before the element is on air by removing some clips stored on the selected server This defines the timecode from which the train will be played on If the T C value is greater than the on air T C of the element a warning message will be displayed In this zone the OUT point of the inserted train can be defined It can have one of the following values e unknown e afixed T C value ex avalue calculated based on a duration from the IN point The OUT point of the element is not Known it is an open end element The element will be played out with the defined delay until an OUT point is entered 5 Playlist Editing aaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel SS Field Description OUT This defines the timecode until which the train will be played on If the T C Zone value is greater than the on air T C of the element a warning message will T C OUT be displayed OUT This defines the duration for the element to be inserted in the playl
64. ary clip Removing an auxiliary clip To remove an auxiliary clip double click on the AuxC lip zone The auxiliary clip is then removed from the playlist and the zone displays None Working with End Cue Purpose Using the END CUE function gives the ability to send a signal OUTPUT GPI at a certain point in time called the END CUE duration before the playlist stops The purpose of using the END CUE function is to trigger a countdown in the control room which indicates to the operator when to switch to another device When the END CUE mode is activated the GPI is sent every time the playlist stops which means e at the end of the playlist except if the loop mode is activated and the start mode option of the first element is set to Automatically e every time a still mode option Stop on Last Stop on Last Wait Jump on First or Stop on First is set on an element See section Define Still Start Mode Window on page 109 for more information on these options Activation and Deactivation Display of the End Cue Area This END CUE area is only displayed if this has been set under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Colors It indicates whether the END CUE mode is activated or not If it is activated the END CUE duration is displayed in the END CUE area and the background of the zone is green No Auxiliary clip Append Zone 17 Elements END CUE 10500 As Run Log Post Rell OFF EH If it is not activated the a
65. ation The Loaded Media area contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below i 02_XT2_PGE_PGM3 PL_pge_120405b Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Loaded Media area Area Description See also 1 Lock button This button makes it possible to lock the player channel to prevent any operation from any IPDirector user interface The button can be displayed in two ways the channel is unlocked e the channel is locked It is not displayed with the Software Player See section Locking a Channel on page 28 for more details 2 Playerfield This field is used to select the player which will be used to play A V material This can be the Software Player or a server player channel See section Player Field on page 10 3 Loaded This field gives the name of the playlist that is loaded on the player Media field 4 LSMID field This field displays the LSM ID of the loaded playlist A playlist can be loaded on the player by entering its LSM ID directly in this field See section How to Load a Playlist via the Playlist Name or LSM ID on page 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 2 3 Player Field Player Name The Player field displays the name of the selected player bh 01_XT2_ADL_PGM 2 Or Software Player See section Assigning a Player on page 26 for more information on how to assign a player If a name has been assigned to the chann
66. ation onto the Append zone Clip Growing clip Clip Train Playlist Bin associated to log Nka only for drag and drop operation onto the playlist grid not onto the Append zone The different procedures are described in this section of the manual Rules for Drag and Drop Operations The following rules apply for drag and drop operations The user can drag a clip from the Database Explorer or a Control Panel to an on line or off line playlist whatever the clip elements included in the clip 5 Playlist Editing at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 3 5 5 Playlist Editing e If the user drops a clip that only contains a file to an on line playlist IPDirector will suggest the user to restore the file onto an EVS server e If the user drops a clip that only contains a file to an off line playlist PDirector will only suggest the user to restore the file when the playlist will be set on line Limitations with Inserting or Appending a Train 1 Whena train is added to a playlist using a drag and drop operation or the APPEND button it is inserted in the playlist as a DELAY of 2 seconds with an undefined OUT point This is because of a delay when playing a record train from another EVS server which cannot be played LIVE so all trains are treated the same for this operation 2 A train inserted or appended into a playlist will be stopped only manually when played out How
67. aylist or directly insert the element into a playlist in the Playlist Panel The element can be loaded or inserted by using drag amp drop or simple mouse click operations Several Playlist Panels may be used at the same time The Playlist Panel user manual describes the management of normal playlists Specificities about Fill and Key playlists are detailed in a dedicated section See section Fill and Key Playlists in the General Functions user manual for information on Fill and Key playlists Licenses As explained in section Licences in the General Functions manual IPDirector will start if valid licenses for PDirector Live PAM Core and IPAccess are available When the Playlist Panel module is started it requires the production playlist license to be fully operational The system first checks whether a static license for production playlist exists on the workstation If there is one valid static license it is used production playlist license key 50 If there is no static license the system requests a floating license production playlist license key 150 e If sucha license is available it is used for that user So the user may edit the playlist elements modify the video transition effect trim the element modify the still start mode modify the element speed All the Playlist settings are available if a static license exists or if a Playlist Panel is open with a production playlist floating license e If there is no floa
68. ceed as follows 1 Right click the column header area A menu is displayed 2 Select Organize The Organize window opens and the right pane shows the list of columns in the current order 3 To select the column s you wish to add to the view select them from the Visible column 4 Toselect the column s you wish to remove from the view clear them from the Visible column 5 Click OK Ordering Columns To change the columns order proceed in one of the following ways Select a column header and drag it to the left or right to the required place Duration r W ON LINE 00 00 07 05 1 Right click the column header area A menu is displayed 2 Select Organize The Organize window opens and the right pane shows the list of columns in the current order Drag the selected column to the required position 4 Click OK Resetting the Column Organization to the Default One Users can reset the column organization to the default one columns selection order size To do so proceed as follows 1 Right click the column headers area 2 Select Reset Grid Organization 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 4 6 2 4 7 20 Resetting the List of Columns back to the Default One Users can reset the list of columns displayed in the grid to the default one Todo so proceed as follows 1 Right click the column header area A menu is displayed 2 Select Organize The Organize window o
69. channels available on the XNet channels from network and visible to the current user which can be assigned available EVS video to the Playlist Panel servers See section Assigning a Player on page 26 When a player channel is connected to an IN port of a video router itself associated to OUT ports the name of the router OUT port s is displayed after the player channel name Playlist Contextual Menu The Playlist contextual menu is available when right clicking anywhere in the Channel Media area and the Transport Functions area in the Playlist Panel q Note q As specific contextual menus are dedicated to some buttons or fields it is recommended to right click outside buttons or fields to get the Playlist contextual menu The commands are described hereafter New Playlist Opens the Create New Playlist window to create a new playlist See section Creating Playlists on page 37 for more information Copy clips locally Creates a copy of all distant elements of the selected playlist onto the local server Two options are available e Copy short This copy will only include the media needed inside the playlist with minimal guardbands created during copy e Copy long This copy will include the complete original clips with their guardbands They are only available if the playlist is on line on an EVS server See section Copying Playlist Elements Locally on page 57 for more information The Status icon of the playlist ele
70. clusive mode the main controller and the secondary controller cannot control the channel at the same time The control is given or gotten back from the main controller interface From IPDirector the 2 4 Controller option allows switching the control between IPDirector and the other device With the Parallel mode both controllers can control the channel at the same time Prerequisites The secondary device the communication protocol it used the COM port it is physically connected to and the control mode must be set from the Multicam Configuration window See the IPDirector Technical Reference manual for more information The 2nd Controller option within IP Director is only available if the channel has been configured with the IPDP protocol as the main controller in Exclusive mode How to Control a Player Channel from a Secondary Controller Exclusive Mode Exclusive control of any player channel by a third party protocol switcher editor controller or 3 9 party device or by IPDirector can be achieved from a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel Todo so proceed as follows 1 Right click the Player field 2 Select the 2M4 Controller option from the contextual menu Parallel Mode When the configuration has been set to Parallel mode the control of the channel is from either IP Director or the 3 9 party device simultaneously and the 204 Controller option is not available Channel Modes for Playout with Transition Effects Playi
71. ct Customize duration from the menu The Post Roll Duration window opens Defime Post Roll duration Post Roll duration Cancel 4 Enter the required duration 5 Press ENTER The Post Roll option is activated and displayed with the entered duration The newly entered duration is added to the predefined duration values available in the Post Roll contextual menu Post Roll Characteristics e The Post Roll duration is independent of the speed of the playlist This means that the playlist will continue to be played after the OUT point for the duration of the Post Roll whatever the speed of the element may be For example if the Post Roll duration is set to 2 sec the element will be played after its OUT point during 2 sec at the speed defined e The Post Roll duration can be shortened if there is not enough A V material in the guardband In this case the playout will freeze on the Protect OUT point of the playlist element 6 Playout Effects and Parameters at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 6 14 4 6 15 6 15 1 6 15 2 For example if the Post Roll duration is set to 3 sec if the guardband length of the element is 2 sec and if the speed of the element is 100 the element will be played during 2 sec after its OUT point and stops on its Protect OUT point If its speed is 50 there will be enough material to play during the 3 sec of Post Roll duration e The Post Roll duration can be modifi
72. ctor except if you have modified it in the Export Playlist window 4 10 2 Exported Information Jump on time and start on time information e Any jump on time and start on time information present in the playlist is exported in XML format as well C Note A If the playlist to export contains a train element the following warning message pops up and informs the user that the train element will not be exported Waming The playlist you would like to export includes trains or unavailable elements These elements will not be exported Continue anyway Associated Keywords e When a playlist is exported in CSV or XML format the keywords associated to the clips appear in the CSV file in the order they have been assigned to clips by the operator e If the playlist is exported with logs the keywords associated to the logs appear in the CSV or XNL file in the order they have been entered by the logger 4 10 3 How to Import the Playlist Definition You can import the playlist definition EDL from an xml file into the Playlist Panel G Note N The playlist is imported as an off line playlist if no controlled channel is associated in the Playlist Panel The playlist is imported as an on line playlist if a controlled channel is associated in the Playlist Panel Toimport the playlist definition proceed as follows 1 Right click the Channel Media and Transport Functions Pane 4 Playlist Management 69 EVS Broadcast Equipment
73. d 4 Playlist Management 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 8 4 4 8 5 60 How to Delete a Playlist and its Clips It is possible to permanently delete a playlist and all the clips corresponding to the playlist elements provided that they are not inserted into another playlist The option is only available when the playlist is not loaded on a player channel Todo so proceed as follows 1 Right click the Loaded Media and Transport Functions Panes The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Delete Playlist and Clips The Delete Playlist and all its Clips window opens Delete playlist s and all its dips x This operation will PERMANENTLY DELETE the selected playlist AND all their clips This operation is not reversible Select which clip elements to delete in the clips Hi Res clip Hi Res file Lo Res clip Lo Res file Permanently delete playlist and clips Cancel 3 Select the element types you want to delete 4 Click Permanently Delete Playlist and Clips How to Delete Unused Playlists You have the possibility to delete all unused playlists or a selection of unused playlists on the XNet network To delete unused playlists proceed as follows 1 Right click the Loaded Media and Transport Functions Pane The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 4 Playlist Management USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel 2 Select Delete Unused Playlists from the cont
74. d Parameters at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og l 7 1 1 2 Ganged Playlists Management introduction If you want to play ganged playlists you first need to create them one by one and then link them all together in the order you want Afterwards you could load them on ganged player channels G Note N When you create a new playlist if the channel associated to the playlist panel is ganged to other channels only one playlist will be created This section refers to normal playlists See section Fill and Key Playlists in the General Functions user manual for information on Fill and Key playlists Linking or Unlinking Playlists How to Un Link Playlists Tolink several playlists together proceed as follows 1 Froma bin or from the Playlists tree view of the Database Explorer select all the playlists you want to link together in the order you want them to be linked Do one of the following o gt toselect a list of contiguous playlists press SHIFT and select the first and last playlists of the list o toselect non contiguous playlists press CTRL and select the playlists 2 Right click the Playlist grid The Playlist contextual menu opens 3 Select Link The playlists are linked in the order they have been selected by the operator Information appears for each linked playlist in the Ganged column of the Database Explorer Unlink Playlists To unlink playlists proceed in the same way b
75. d on the channel at the specified time start on time Start even if the element is not loaded on the channel the playout will be started even if the element is not loaded on the channel as far as the playlist is loaded on the channel jump on time 8 5 Audio Swap Settings Overview General rae Predefined Audio Swap Configurations This page allows you to set up common audio swap configuration in advance to facilitate an efficient way of changing configuration when building playlists 4 oname Clip Once configuration have been defined they can be selected for use in playlist macro commands or when inserting audio swap tag into the playlist File 4 Clips General Select a configuration to modify 120201 gt Take Add Rename Delete 4 Playlist General Swap Mix Duration 00s00 Colors Default transition ap at SO U RC ES Audio swap Al A2 A3 A4 AS A6 A7 AB A9 AlO All Al2 Al3 Al4 AlS Al6 Macro Commands Auxiliary Track Control Panel Ingest Scheduler General Remaining capacity Advanced IPEdit General FREES ESk ETEen INdino ERE Bseseaeeae Macro Commands re AB ea 4 w Bb v o gt BEER Replace Edit While Playing a m IPLogger Input GPIs Output GPIs OSD Image Capture Cancel Back to Default This setting allows the user to set up common audio swap configurations in advance to facilitate an efficient way of changing configurations when building playlists Common configurations can be made named and a
76. d on the keyboard the editable area is exited and the original cell value is restored If the ENTER key is pressed or a different area is clicked on the modifications will be validated The selected transition effects and corresponding durations appear in the Video Effect Audio Effect Video Effect Duration and Audio Effect Duration columns of the playlist grid Setting the Playout Speed Introduction The default speed value is defined in the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Default Transition category See section Default Transition Settings on page 158 for details on the settings options The users can define a different playout speed for each element of a playlist or they can set a custom speed only for the air element 6 Playout Effects and Parameters i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 6 3 2 6 3 3 Super Slow Motion Clip A super slow motion SLSM clip can be inserted in a playlist with its own speed which means 33 for SLSM clips 3x or 50 for SLSM clips 2x This will be applied if two conditions are fulfilled e Thelnsert SLSM Clips at Slo mo Speed setting has been selected If the setting is not selected the default speed defined in Default Transition Settings on page 158 is taken into account e The SLSM clip is added to the playlist directly from the IPDirector interface Setting the Playout Speed of some Elements Possible Ways The speed can be set in two d
77. d type the TC IN and TC OUT if you want to get an estimation of the playlist duration o If you Know the TC IN and TC OUT of the clip that will replace the virtual element tick the Use virtual element boundaries option and type TC IN and TC OUT values as closed as possible to the clip TC IN and TC OUT values as far as the virtual element values are included in the clip duration 5 Click OK A virtual element has been added to the playlist When the clip with the same ID will be made available on the XNet network or on an on line nearline this clip will automatically be matched to the virtual elements on playlists If you need to modify information on the virtual element select the element in the playlist right click and select Modify virtual element from the contextual menu C Note A virtual element is considered as a normal playlist element Consequently all operations allowed on playlist elements are also allowed on virtual elements Playing out or Playing Back a Playlist with Virtual Elements Playout on a Player Channel When a playlist still containing virtual elements is being played out on a Player channel the virtual elements will be skipped in the playout Playback on the Software Player When a playlist containing virtual elements is being played on the Software Player the latter will try to play all elements Consequently the playback will stop on a virtual playlist element and the video display will show an image w
78. dcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 9 3 6 9 4 128 Position of a Tag Macro Command in a Playlist Element When applying a GPI macro command the tag position depends on the link to parameter and the Advance Delay parameter and duration defined in the Settings e current position with or without a delay or an advance e IN point with or without a delay or e OUT point with or without an advance When applying a Mute macro command the tag position depends on the link to parameter defined in the Settings e current position e IN point or e OUT point See section Limitations on page 129 for occasions when the current position cannot be calculated G Note N In case the tag position is linked to the IN or the OUT point and the playlist element is trimmed the tag position is recalculated to still fit with the IN or OUT point respectively Applying a Macro Command on Linked Playlists Insert Tag Macro Command When a macro command corresponding to an Insert Tag action GPI Mute On Mute Off Hide On Hide Off Audio swap is applied to a playlist element the macro command is not applied on corresponding elements from linked playlists Transition Effect Macro Command When a macro command corresponding to a transition effect action define audio video transition effect define Still Start mode reset transition to default is applied to a playlist element the macro command is applied on correspo
79. dded to a list using this set up area 8 Playlist Settings 159 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Once configurations have been defined they can be selected for use using the Insert Edit Tag command from the Playlist Panel contextual menu See section Using Action Tags into a Playlist to Trigger Transport Functions or Playout Effects on page 116 for more information on the use of Tags How to Add a Predefined Configuration To add a configuration proceed as follows 1 Select Add The Add an Audio Swap Configuration dialog box opens Add an audio swap configuration Give a name to the new configuration Cancel Type a name for the new configuration in the dialog box and then click the Add button 3 Enter the duration in the Swap Mix Duration field 4 Click on an intersection on the grid to define the output track each input would be played from The dot then moves to the new position and the reference field next to the grid shows the tracks involved in the transition SOURCES Al AZ AJ Ad AS AG AT AB A9 A10 All Al ALJ Al4 A15 Al6 Al gt Al AJ gt AZ A3 gt AZI AS gt Ad AG gt AG G gt AG Mute gt A7 Mute gt Ad Ad gt AG AID AID All gt All Al gt Al Al3 gt YE Al4 Al4 A15 gt A15 A16 gt Al6 160 8 Playlist Settings m USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel 8 6 Playlist Macro Commands Settings 8 6 1 Overview Purpose
80. defined e Avirtual element with no estimated duration has been added into the playlist End Cue Area End Cue Display No Auxiliary clip Append Zone 17 Elements END CUE 10500 As Run Log Post Roll OFF GOA 26 27 This END CUE area indicates whether the END CUE mode is activated or not See section Working with End Cue on page 140 for more details on the END CUE function End Cue Contextual Menu Right clicking the END CUE area displays the END CUE contextual menu Activate END CUE Configure END CUE Parameters END QUE OFF This menu makes it possible to e Activate or deactivate the END CUE mode e Configure the END CUE parameters 2 User Interface i USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 2 9 7 2 5 8 2 User Interface As Run Log Area Oa mame ci Pi Ty No Auxiliary clip Append Zone 1 Elements END CUE OFF As Run Log Post Roll OFF The as run log area indicates whether the as run log function is activated or not See section Using As Run Log on page 145 for more details on the as run log function Post Roll Area Post Roll Display a ilar ci AL Pa No Auxiliary clip Append Zone 1 Elements END CUE OFF As Run Log Post Roll 01500 O002 76 22 This Post Roll area indicates whether a post roll is activated or not See section Working with Post Roll on page 143 for more details on the Post Roll function Post Roll Contextual Menu Right clicki
81. e 126 Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects 2 2 2 126 6 9 1 Introduction onocccexeccesescecdcicount amunkerewseeponswseuedseneuetevachedcsees 126 6 9 2 How to Apply a Macro Command to a Playlist Element 127 6 9 3 Position of a Tag Macro Command ina Playlist Element 128 6 9 4 Applying a Macro Command on Linked Playlists 2 2 128 6 9 5 Limitations coors cewanctacdvcnnaaddcutodtwendcntecmebcerimaswsubetcaceiuasanaex 129 Skipping an Element in the Playlist a 129 Looping Playlist Elements During Playout 22 22 eee eee eee 130 6 11 1 Purpose oocn dss sceecnaestadsndessdecineosoesasecasnededaachesweeesedetecngates oe 130 6 11 2 Loop Types o elie c cece cece cece eee cece eereeeceeccereenes 130 6 11 3 Limitations to the Use of Loops 22 2 2 elie eee eee eee 131 6 11 4 Use of Loops and Groups 2 elec eee eee eee ec eeeeeeeeees 132 6 11 5 Creating LooOpS anette eee ot ulate saree GG aa 133 6 11 6 Exiting a Loop 222 0000000 a000 0o00 cee cee cee cece eee anonn 134 6 11 7 Modifying a Loop 6 iaccncondasuxcucedenadexiuanincacsirehiansaccksesmusnbexnueans 136 VII EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 VIII 6 11 8 Removing a Loop o cove cc orice user den odueveeecing ultddceuedeetxccensceceee 138 6 12 Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a Playlist 139
82. e Additional tag information e GOTO button by clicking this button the system will jump to the timecode of the tag on the channel associated to the panel This allows you to check that the tag is set at the correct position e EDIT button See section How to Edit a Tag on page 123 for more information e REMOVE button See section How to Remove a Tag on page 126 for more information How to Edit a Tag Two options are available to edit a tag e From the Playlist Element contextual menu e From the Tag Information window 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 123 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 From the Playlist Element Contextual Menu To edit a tag from the playlist element contextual menu proceed as follows 1 Right click the element for which you want to edit a tag The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Insert Edit TAG from the menu The Define Element Tags window opens 3 Modify the information you want and click OK The tag information is updated From the Tag Information Window To edit a tag from the Tag Information window proceed as follows 1 In the Playlist Panel where the selected playlist is opened loaded Or in the Control Panel where the selected playlist element is loaded click the tag icon or the tag bullet respectively The Tag Information window opens Tag List x 17 28 15 00 MUTE ON Linked to CurrentPosibion Mix duration 00510 GOTO EDIT REMO
83. e Explorer Refer to the section Playlist Contextual Menu of each chapter for more information How to Delete an Off Line Playlist To delete an off line playlist from the Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 3 Right click the Loaded Media and Transport Functions Panes The Playlist contextual menu is displayed Select Delete Playlist A confirmation message is displayed Confirm the operation The playlist is deleted from the IPD database and from all bins in which it was included 4 Playlist Management i 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 4 8 3 How to Delete an On Line Playlist To delete an on line playlist from the Playlist Panel proceed as follows 4 E E If the playlist is loaded on a channel it cannot be deleted Click the button to unload the playlist Right click the Loaded Media and Transport Functions Panes The Playlist contextual menu is displayed Select Delete Playlist A confirmation message is displayed Delete playlist Are you sure you want to delete this playlist from XT Keep an offline copy Indicate whether you want to keep an off line copy 5 Confirm the operation If you asked to keep an off line copy the playlist is deleted from the EVS server but is kept off line in the IPD database It is not removed from bins If you did not ask to keep an off line copy the playlist is deleted from the IPD database and from all bins in which it was include
84. e Freeze window Freeze at IC Duration TC OUT Max duration Max TC OUT Freeze mode Freeze type 00 00 07 19 10 04 16 01 Overwrite Onreld 8 Playlist Settings N USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel 8 7 Auxiliary Track Settings General Auxiliary Track Define for every XT server on which audio output the auxiliary clip of the playlist will be played out 4 Autoname Clip File XT Server Auxiliary Track 4 Clips SG 01 XTOldADL On PRV audio output General Take 02_XT2_PGE On PRV audio output 4 Playlist 12 XTNewPGE On PRV audio output General Colors 16 XTNewADL On PRV audio output Default transition 29 XFile Audio swap Macro Commands Auxiliary Track Control Panel Ingest Scheduler General Remaining capacity Advanced IPEdit General Macro Commands Replace Edit While Playing IPLogger Input GPIs Output GPIs OSD Image Capture Cancel Back to Default It is possible to define an auxiliary clip in the Playlist Panel The audio track of this auxiliary clip can be played instead of the audio track of the played clip For more information on the auxiliary track see section Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip toa Playlist on page 139 The Auxiliary Track Settings category allows the user to specify on which audio output the audio track of the auxiliary clip should be played The Auxiliary Track Settings category will only be available if the EVS server is configured in I
85. e Insert a linked clip e Replace by a linked clip 5 11 2 How to Insert a Linked Clip To insert a linked clip from the Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Select a clip in the playlist for which you want to insert linked clips 2 Right click the element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Insert a linked clip from the contextual menu Insert a linked clip 6370 02 d pge 120131601 07 XTZ PGE REC Replace by a linked clip 4 Select the linked clip to insert from the list A popup window is displayed Insert position Would you like to insert the linked dip before or after the selected element in the list Insert Before 8 Insert After Cancel 5 Doone of the following o Toinsert the linked clip before the selected element in the list select the Insert Before button o Toinsert the linked clip after the selected element in the list selection the Insert After button o Toabort the operation select the Cancel button The linked clip is inserted at the requested position C Note N If the selected clip has no linked clip the sub menu only displays No linked clip 90 5 Playlist Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 9 11 3 How to Replace a Clip by a Linked Clip To replace a clip selected in a playlist by a linked clip proceed as follows 1 Select the clip in the playlist that you want to replace by one of its linked clips 2 Right click the
86. e a playlist element to give it a specific name without modifying the name of the original clip It is particularly useful when a playlist element is split in two elements so both elements will not keep the same name and could be distinguished It will also be interesting when a growing clip has been added to a playlist and split in many elements afterward so all the elements could be named separately Possible Operations e This operation can be done for any of the following element types added to the playlist XT high resolution clip high resolution file growing clip train virtual element black clip e This operation can be done on a cued element e This operation can be done on a high resolution file being restored e This operation can be undone thanks to the CTRL Z shortcut e fan element is renamed while it is loaded on a Control Panel its new name is displayed in the Playlist grid and in the Loaded Media field of the Control Panel How to Rename a Playlist Element To rename a playlist element from the Playlist grid proceed as follows 1 Click the cell in the Element Name column for the playlist element you want to rename The name is framed Element Name cl pge_140512b 00 cl page 1405176 01 cl pge_140512c 00 Enter a name for the playlist element It can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters Press Enter or click outside of the cell to validate the modification or press Esc to cancel the modifica
87. e and can be retrieved from the Edits tree branch of the Database Explorer 5 Playlist Editing VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 6 6 1 Playout Effects and Parameters Overview of the Section This section is intended to describe the effects which can be applied during the playout of a playlist and how they can be achieved It provides information on the following topics Section Adding Audio Video Transition Effects on page 100 Setting the Playout Speed on page 104 Stopping and or Starting Automatically the Playout of a Playlist on page 107 Resetting Playout Parameters to Default on page 113 Inserting a Freeze Effect in a Playlist Element on page 113 Adjusting Audio Levels on page 116 Using Action Tags into a Playlist to Trigger Transport Functions or Playout Effects on page 116 Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects on page 126 Skipping an Element in the Playlist on page 129 Looping Playlist Elements During Playout on page 130 Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a Playlist on page 139 Working with End Cue on page 140 Working with Post Roll on page 143 Using As Run Log on page 145 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 99 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 2 6 2 1 100 Adding Audio Video Transition Effects Introduction Default Parameters The users can define audio and video transition effects between elements
88. e eee 113 Inserting a Freeze Effect ina Playlist Element 222220 113 6 6 1 Introduction 0252 2 icwecovcesedcreaccesdGnc ierpssacdesereuccsdansedeseeseccenas 113 6 6 2 How to Insert a Freeze ina Playlist Element 0 0 0 22 114 6 6 3 Removing a Freeze Effect 00 0 c ccc e ccc cece ccecceccees 115 Adjusting Audio Levels 2 22 c cece cece cece cece cece cee ceecceceeeseeseeees 116 6 7 1 Introduction a 116 6 7 2 How to Adjust the Audio Level of Playlist Elements 116 Using Action Tags into a Playlist to Trigger Transport Functions or Playout CG Sainte eee Sec JA AUG NA da AGA NA NAGA NTG D ANAN Gueeuneaducuedesd oie uhereewasccnddeens 116 6 8 1 Introduction AA 116 Da2 TOTO AA AE 117 6 8 3 Limitation to the Use of Tags cece eee eee eee eee ee 117 6 8 4 How to Add a Tag toa Playlist Element 117 6 8 5 Define Element Tags Window 222222 e ee eee eee eee eee 119 6 8 6 Action GPI AA 120 6 8 7 Action Hide ON or Hide OFF U 2 02 2222 121 6 8 8 Action Mute ON or Mute OFF U 00022 121 6 8 9 Action Audio Swap eee e cee eeeeeceeseeees 122 6 8 10 Tag Information Display oc ccensucsciccssaee dinesutinscdacsesegscemuunsessesees 122 6 8 11 How to Edit a Tag ee eee 123 6 8 12 How to Remove a Tag 2 22 22 2 cece cece cece cee cee cece eee cece eeee
89. e is no parameter to define Action Mute ON or Mute OFF When a Mute ON action tag is applied to an element at a given timecode the audio of the element turns to a muted state at this timecode value with a mix audio transition effect When a Mute OFF action tag is applied to an element at a given timecode the audio of the element returns from a muted state at this timecode value with a mix audio transition effect Selecting Mute ON or Mute OFF actions in the Define Element Tags window displays the Audio Mix Duration window Audio Mix Duration Audio Mix Duration Link to CunrentPosition Cancel This window is described in details in the framework of Playlist Macro Commands Settings on page 161 See section Action Mute ON or Mute OFF on page 164 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 121 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 8 9 6 8 10 122 Action Audio Swap When an Audio Swap action tag is applied to an element at a given timecode audio tracks are swapped according to the selected configuration Selecting Audio Swap action in the Define Element Tags window displays the Define Audio Swap Parameters window Define Audio Swap parameters Select a predefined audio swap configuration from the drop down list or define a new one from the audio matrix Select a configuration Customize Link to CurrentPosition Mix duration O0s00 SOURCES Al AQ PO Ad PG P6 AT PB PO AAD ANI AD
90. e section General Settings on page 155 Replacing a Portion of Playlist Element by another Clip Introduction In some workflows it is required to replace a portion of A V material by another one For example when an ingest feed is recorded in a country and is broadcasted in another country the TV station may want to replace the original advertisement by local ones The replace operation consists in removing the undesirable material by splitting an ingest feed and trimming one of the resulting parts and then in inserting the replacing material This can be done with the Split Element function User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key 5 Playlist Editing at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel ng 5 10 2 5 11 5 11 1 5 Playlist Editing How to Replace a Portion of Playlist Element by another Clip Todo so proceed as follows 1 Browse the playlist element until the first frame of the A V material to be removed To browse a playlist element you can load it from the Playlist Panel to a Control Panel 2 Right click the element to be split in the playlist grid The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Split Element The playlist element is split at the selected timecode A second element is displayed in the Playlist grid with the same name as the first one G Note m Step 2 and 3 can be replaced by the i shortcut 4 Load this second playlist element
91. e selected channel its functions are inactive when the channel has been locked 28 3 Managing Channels at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel bry Limitations The Lock function is not available in the following situations e The selected channel has been locked by another user e You do not have the right to lock the selected channel e The Remote Panel controls the channel e The EVS server the channel relates to is shut down Locked Channel Display A Lock icon or button can have different displays In the Channel Explorer channel locked from the current workstation 4 channel locked from another workstation When a channel is unlocked no icon is displayed next to the channel In the PlaylistPanel channel locked channel unlocked How to Lock or Unlock a Channel Locking a Channel To lock a player channel proceed as follows e Click the button in the Player field or press CTRL L The button displays a closed lock and the whole window is dimmed Locking a Channel To lock a player channel proceed as follows e Click the button in the Player field or press CTRL L The button displays a closed lock and the whole window is dimmed Unlocking a Channel To unlock a player channel proceed as follows e Click again the Lock button 3 Managing Channels 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 4 3 5 3 5 1 30 When you unlock a channel in such a way i
92. ed at any time should the Post Roll option be activated or not e The Post Roll is activated for a channel and not for a specific playlist e The playlist transport commands are available during the Post Roll duration Remaining Time Information The Remaining Time until Next Transition and the Remaining Time until Next Break value values do not take the Post Roll duration into account They decrease until the OUT point of the element is reached The OSD mentions the remaining time until the OUT point They are equal to zero on the OUT point They increase after the OUT point The OSD mentions the duration played out after the OUT point with the sign The moment when the remaining time is equal to zero gives indication on when to switch to an external device Using As Run Log Purpose An as run log is a file which logs what has been effectively played on a channel and when The purposes of using as run log can be e to produce bills for advertising agency e to monitor what has effectively been played out in case of errors during transmission e tobe used as a point of reference when subjects are placed on a website after they have been played on air Activation and Deactivation The As Run Log area is displayed only if this has been set under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Colors The As Run Log function can be activated or deactivated by double clicking the as run log area This area indicates whether an as
93. ediately loads the next element and plays according to its start mode and start effect If the playlist is in PAUSE jumps to the IN point of the next element of the playlist but the playlist remains paused Skips the next element during the playout of the playlist so it will not play If the button is clicked twice the next 2 elements will be skipped and so on See section Skipping an Element in the Playlist on page 129 Pause Button Contextual Menu By default the pause is performed on a field When you right click the button you can choose either the Pause on frame or the Pause on field modes from the contextual menu The option selected will then be applied each time the user clicks the Pause 4 Playlist Management kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel SSS 4 5 3 Preview Transition Contextual Menu The users may select a pre roll time to the transition by right clicking the Preview Transition button and selecting a value from the list provided Custom Speed A custom speed can be defined by means of the shortcut The Custom Speed window allows you to enter a value Custom speed Cancel This operation does not affect the default Fast Forward or Fast Rewind speed values How to Jump to a Given Timecode within a Playlist Element To jump to a specific timecode within an element proceed as follows 1 Select a playlist element 2 Click in the GoTo Element Timecode button
94. el on the EVS server this name will be displayed in the Player field If no name has been assigned to the channel on the EVS server the EVS factory name of the channel is displayed Associated Devices ShuttlePRO The ShuttlePRO icon is shown next to the Player field if the Shuttle PRO is associated with the selected player rl 12 XINewPGE PGM1 BEPlay The BEPlay icon is shown next to the Player field if a BEPlay remote device is associated with the selected player 02 XT2_PGE_PGM3 Video Router When the selected player channel is connected to an IN port of a video router itself associated to OUT ports the name of the router OUT port s is displayed after the player channel name Ll XTNewPGE PGMI Out 4 Out 6 2 User Interface at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 2 User Interface Field Background Color By default the background color of the Player field is grey In specific circumstances it may be highlighted with a different color Loaded Playlist Element When a playlist element is loaded on the Control Panel for editing the background color of the Player field turned blue both in the Control Panel and in the Playlist Panel 12 ATNewPGE_PGM1 On Air Display This functionality is used to show that the selected player is on air and to inform other users that they should not perform any action on the on air channel When it is enabled the Player field background wil
95. elements ement Description Status P Physical Playlist element which is available on an EVS video server of the XNet playlist network element Virtual Playlist elements which are not yet present on an EVS video server of the playlist XNet network These elements still need to be restored to the EVS server element 1 Introduction at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 Introduction Off Line and On Line Playlists The playlists made up using the Playlist Panel can be created in an off line state A playlist is offline when it has been created by IPDirector but has not yet been sent to the XNet server network Such a playlist is only defined in the PDirector database and can only be seen in IPDirector A playlist becomes on line once it is loaded on an EVS server channel and thus is present on an EVS server Playlists on the Playlist Panel Versus Clip Lists on the Control Panel With the Playlist Panel playlist advanced functions can be used which means that playlists with different transition effects between elements can be created in contrast to simple clip lists from the Control Panel A variety of playout effects can be defined such as audio and or video transition effects different playout speed skipping an element looping playlist elements Different stop or start options can be programmed for the different elements of a playlist Tags can be defined on playlist elements at
96. ement modify the value by direct entry in the Speed column A value as a percentage between O and 400 can be entered If the ESC key is used on the keyboard the editable area is exited and the original cell value is restored If the ENTER key is pressed or a different area is clicked on the modifications will be validated The selected speed value appears in the Speed column of the playlist grid 6 3 4 Setting a Custom Speed for the On Air Element Press the EJ shortcut to set the speed of the on air element would it be playing or paused Then enter a speed value in the Set Speed window 106 6 Playout Effects and Parameters at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og 6 4 6 4 1 Cancel The element will then play at the selected speed This is a temporary setting It will be only used once Stopping and or Starting Automatically the Playout of a Playlist Purpose The purpose of the still start mode option for elements in a playlist is to give more flexibility in the playout of a playlist It allows automatic starts or freezes within a list It enables external triggers to start the list and elements to be played at a predetermined time Default values are defined in the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Default Transition category See section Default Transition Settings on page 158 for details on the settings options Two playout modes are available Mode Description Sti
97. encing 01 WV ON LINE 00 00 17 08 fencing O1 sc 05 W ON LINE 0000 08 71 Converting a Playlist to Timeline Purpose IPDirector allows the users to convert a playlist to a timeline They will then be able to edit a playlist in an easy way The conversion process keeps some parameters from the playlist like video and audio transition effects speed audio swap or mute tags GPIs Other parameters can be discarded such as hide tag Refer to the IPEdit chapter in part 7 of the manual for a detailed description of the convert playlist to timeline process How to Convert a Playlist to Timeline To do so proceed as follows 1 From the Playlist Panel right click the Playlist Name field or From the Database Explorer right click the playlist in the Elements grid The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 5 Playlist Editing USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel 2 Select Convert to Timeline The Make a Timeline Online window opens Make a timeline online Timeline name Timeline varID Destination LSM ID _ foi TC Track ma ome Seen ee nn Configuration 1 audio track of 8 mono channels 2 audio track of 4 mono channels 2 audio tracks 6 2 mono channels 4 audio track of 2 mono channels Please select the destination XT 01 XTZ ADL 02 XTZ PGE Delete original playlist Cancel V gt See section Converting a Playlist into a Timeline in the IPEdit user manual for a description of the window
98. ent trimmed Playlist element speed 100 Start TC of the melt 10 00 00 00 Limitations and Rules when Original Logs are Kept in the Melt Logs present in the clips before the melt creation will be part of the created logsheet provided that the Keep Original Logs in Melt Workflow setting has been selected from Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt General The following limitations and rules apply e As the speed of each playlist element is converted to 100 during the melt creation each log TC is adapted to stick with the original frame where it has been placed in the clip e Logs which would be located in area trimmed from the playlist elements will not be saved in the logsheet e The TC IN point of each playlist element is kept in the melt but its TC OUT point is excluded So a log put on the TC OUT point will not be saved 11 2 3 Metadata for Melt Logsheet and Logs Melt Metadata The flattened clip melt gets the metadata from the playlist name keywords metadata profile and user fields values 182 11 Archiving Multiple Clips into One Single File at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel e Logsheet and Logs Metadata The logsheet inherits some metadata of the playlist and the logs inherit some metadata of the clip Logsheet Metadata corresponds to Playlist Metadata Logsheet name Playlist name Profile for logsheet user fields Playlist metadata profile User fields and values for the profile f
99. estination targets are predefined from the IPDirector Remote Installer Their names are user definable Refer to the IPDirector Technical Reference manual for more information Avid TM XFile and XTAccess Xsquare components must have been correctly configured in order to automate this procedure Please refer to the corresponding user s manual for more information Managing File Archive Targets Introduction File archive targets are usually created from the Remote Installer However the Send To gt Add File Archive Target option allows users to create file archive targets from the IPDirector interface All the file archive targets are displayed in the Send to sub menu Their names are user definable The Send to option is available from thethe Playlist contextual menu How to Add a File Archive Target To add a file archive target to the list proceed as follows 1 Right click the Playlist Name field 2 Select the Send To gt Add File Archive Target from the contextual menu The New Archive Target window opens 3 Fill in the field in the New Archive Target window 4 Click OK The new file archive target is added to the list of destination targets in the contextual menu 4 Playlist Management 65 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 New Archive Target Window The New Archive Target window makes it possible to add a new destination or archive target The fields displayed on the New Archive Target Windo
100. ever the Playlist Panel will have to be enlarged to enable the users to see all the required information in case the 4 parameters are selected 157 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 8 4 158 Default Transition Settings Default Speed for Elements This option is to define the default speed of the elements when they are placed into a Playlist The field displays a list of preset values If an unknown speed is allocated to a playlist element it will be played out at the speed defined on the channel when the element comes to air for example the speed at which the previous element on air played at Default A V Effect Parameters This area allows the users to define the default audio and video effects of elements added to the playlist As the audio and video effects are linked selecting a video effect will automatically set the default audio effect 1 Select a pair of transition effects 2 Enter the duration for the transition effect other than Cut in seconds and frames in the Effect Duration field The same duration will automatically apply to the video and the audio transition effects 3 ForWipe effect select Left to Right or Right to Left Default Still and Start Mode Defines the default stop still and start modes of elements added to a playlist Still Mode The still mode setting determines if the playlist should stop on the selected element and if it should stop where it stops and how i
101. ext one in the list Marne Status Duration cyding03 pb PLAYING 00 00 06 12 swimmimg 02 sc 01 Y ON LINE 00 00 03 09 fencing 01 sc 05 Y ON LINE 00 00 08 71 Repeat step 1 as many times as you want elements to be skipped If the Skip button is clicked twice the next two elements will be skipped and so on as shown by the highlight on the list moving to the next element each time 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 129 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 11 6 11 1 6 11 2 130 q Note N If the SKIP button is clicked within a loop the SKIP function takes the loop into account and elements played out remain inside the loop This does not affect the loop counter Looping Playlist Elements During Playout Purpose It is possible to define a loop on a series of consecutive elements of a playlist or on the whole playlist This enables the playout of this set of elements several times without any intervention The user can choose if the loop must be played a number of times or indefinitely He can also select the way the loop will be exited Loop Types Introduction The loop type determines whether the loop will be played a defined number of times or indefinitely Global Loop Mode The Global Loop mode is activated with the LOOP button OR the tA Shortcut In this case the entire playlist will be played in loop mode the loop is applied on all the elements When playlists are played
102. extual menu 93 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 9 13 2 94 How to Un Group Elements within a Playlist To group elements in a playlist proceed as follows 1 Select several consecutive elements you want to group G Note N If a group is part of the selection the Group option will be dimmed and unavailable 2 Right click one of the selected element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Group The Insert a Group window opens Insert a group Comment Select background color Select foreground color Cancel 4 Enter a name for the group and select a background and or a foreground color for the group if desired 5 Validate by clicking the OK button A new comment line in the playlist is displayed before the elements of the group The comment element text displays the group name and its on air duration if the properties of the grouped elements allow the calculation to be made start modes are set to automatically See section Stopping and or Starting Automatically the Playout of a Playlist on page 107 W ON LINE VW ON LINE Y ON LINE tennis04 a ON LINE ered 5 Playlist Editing i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 5 13 3 5 14 5 14 1 5 14 2 5 Playlist Editing Ungrouping Elements It is possible to ungroup all the elements of a group but it is not possible to ungroup only some elements of the groups To ungr
103. extual menu The Delete Unused Playlists window opens Delete all playlists not used since Delete all dips of selected playlist Jan 2012 Hi Res clip Hi Res file F Lo Res clip b Lo Res file lame Lsmid LastTimeUsed MumberOfblement pl pge 110119a 13 02 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM 18 pl pge 1101192 20 01 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM PLOOL page 20 02 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM PLOOL pge 19 02 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM PLpge 110331b 17 02 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM PLpge110811 18 02 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM PL pge ABRoll 110330a 15 02 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM PL pge ABRoll 110330b 16 02 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM PLOOA pge 10 02 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM pl pge 1101192 14 02 10 4 2011 3 39 04 PM PLOOL pge 11 01 12 2 2011 8 11 56 AM Delete the whole List Cancel 3 Select the reference date from which you want the unused playlists to be searched for All playlists on the XNet network which have not been used after the specified date will be displayed in the window 4 If you want to delete the clips corresponding to the playlist elements select the Delete all clips of selected playlist option and select the element types you want to delete from the clips 5 Toselect the playlists to delete do one of the following o Ifyou want to delete all the playlists click the Delete the Whole List button o If you want to delete some of the retrieved playlists select them with CTRL or SHIFT and click the Delete Selected button If you no longer want to delete unused
104. f 5 4 3 Playing out or Playing Back a Playlist with Virtual Elements 78 5 4 4 Replace Process of Virtual Playlist Elements 2 22 22 22 2 2 18 5 4 5 Matching Data of Virtual Elements with Replaced Elements 19 Restoring a Playlist Element 2 2 2 02 aaa 80 5 5 1 Introduction 3s ce oo pe eet pence scenes RA 80 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 VI 5 5 2 Restore Options 2 2 maana n ANY AKA SIR NGAY G GL maa DJS G4Y KG KG ka ma sakanad 80 5 5 3 Restore Processes u LL 81 5 5 4 Restoring Super Slo Mo Clips a 82 5 6 Moving Elements within a Playlist 0 a 82 5 7 Ordering Playlist Elements by Timecode 0 22 eee e eee eee 82 5 8 Removing Elements from a Playlist a 83 5 9 Modifying a Playlist Element 0 a 85 5 9 1 Renaming a Playlist Element 2 0 0 2022 e eee e eee ee eee eee eeeee 85 5 9 2 Modifying the VarlD of a Clip 22 22 2 lec cee eee ee eeee 86 5 9 3 How to Trim a Playlist Element 0 0 02 22 o eee eee eee eee ee eee 87 5 9 4 How to Modify a LIVE or Delayed Train 87 5 9 5 How to Split a Playlist Element 0 0 88 5 10 Replacing a Portion of Playlist Element by another Clip 22 22 22 2 88 5 10 1 Introduction AA 88 5 10 2 How to Replace a Portion of Playlist Element by ano
105. f the Post Roll area This Post Roll area is displayed if this has been set under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Colors The Post Roll mode can be activated or deactivated through the Post Roll contextual menu or by double clicking the Post Roll area This Post Roll area indicates whether a post roll is activated or not The Post Roll mode can also be activated for the next transition only In this case the option is automatically deactivated after the Post Roll duration If it is activated permanently or temporarily for the next transition only the Post Roll duration is displayed in the Post Roll area and the background of the zone is green m No Auxiliary clip Append Zone 1 Elements END CUE OFF As Run Log Post Roll 01500 O002 76 22 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 143 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 14 3 144 If it is not activated the area displays POST ROLL is OFF and the background of the zone is gray Post Roll OFF How to Change the Post Roll Duration To change the Post Roll duration proceed as follows 1 Associate a player channel to the Playlist Panel 2 Right click the Post Roll area The Post Roll contextual menu is displayed 3 Doone of the following Select one of the predefined duration values and click OK or press ENTER The Post Roll option is activated and displayed with the selected duration In this case you do not need to do anything else o Sele
106. f you want the logs present in the original clips before the melt creation to be part of the created logsheet 11 Archiving Multiple Clips into One Single File i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a Creating the Playlist Most of the possible operations are done in the same way as for usual playlists To archive a list of clips as a melt proceed as follows 1 Create a playlist as explained in section Creating Playlists on page 37 2 Add the clips in the playlist as described in section Adding Elements to a Playlist on page 71 3 optional Order the clips in playlist The playlist elements can be manually moved as described in section Moving Elements within a Playlist on page 82 or they can be ordered according to their timecode IN point as explained in section Ordering Playlist Elements by Timecode on page 82 When the melt is generated the order of the playlist elements defined in the playlist is kept within the flattened clip Defining Melt and Logsheet Destinations Prior to creating the melt define the destinations as follows 1 Right click the Playlist Name field 2 Select Define Melt Destinations from the Playlist contextual menu The Define Melt Destinations window opens Define melt destinations Select none or one Flatten only target Select none or one Flatten only nearline Select a logsheet directory b Target Pai Nearline 4 Logs gt CH Clean Edit Nearline 1 Oly
107. fects and Parameters kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel eS 6 4 5 G Note N Manual Override on Start mode settings If the start mode has been defined On GPI or On Time at it is still possible to manually start the element by clicking PLAY How to Define a Start on Time Condition To define a start on time condition on a playlist element proceed as follows 1 Select the element on which to define a start on time condition 2 Right click the element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Define Start mode from the contextual menu The Define Still Start Mode window is displayed 4 Select On Time at start on time and define the time for playout 10 10 00 00 on lime at X 416 0ct 7012 The still mode will be set to Stop on last frame of previous element 5 Click OK If the time information is already defined for another element in the playlist a popup window displays an error message The same time information is already defined on element Cycling03 x Fou cannot define the same time information on 2 different elements of the same playlist A clock icon and the time defined for the start on time condition are displayed in the Still Start Mode column for the selected element PM 10 10 00 00 If the element is loaded on the channel at the specified time it will be played out G Note N If the element remains loaded the element will be triggered every day a
108. for Logsheet and Logs Creation The logsheet is created to provide markers the logs which will allow users to quickly jump to the different archived clips once they will browse the melt The following rules apply Its logs must cover the entire melt file The logsheet contains a log per playlist element set at the starting timecode of the corresponding element in the melt When a playlist element has been trimmed from the original clip the log is placed at the TC IN of the playlist element Trimmed areas are not kept in the melt This is shown in orange in the picture below 2 9 and 4 element If the speed of a playlist element differs from 1009 it is brought back to 10096 in the melt and its duration is adapted accordingly This impacts the position of the next logs as shown in green in the picture below 3 9 element All the log TCs are relative to the start TC of the melt defined from the settings or from the Set TC Track dialog box 11 Archiving Multiple Clips into One Single File 181 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 All these rules are summarized in the picture below 20s 205 155 255 155 TG IN 17 10 16 16 15 37 20 12 20 20 10 29 2241 22 Playlist Total Dur 95s I i I if bi o a 205 ass M 305 W 205V 15s 10 00 00 10 00 20 10 00 35 10 01 05 10 W125 Melt 100 100 100 100 Total Dur 100s Logs L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 10 00 00 10 00 20 10 00 35 10 01 05 10 01 25 Playlist elem
109. ging the Element onto the Append Zone An element can be appended at the end of a playlist by dragging it onto the Append zone of the Playlist Panel To do so proceed as follows 1 Select the element you want to append to the playlist by clicking it in one of the places listed in Possible Operations on page 71 2 Drag it onto the Append zone of the Playlist Panel A sign during the drag and drop operation indicates a valid operation The element is inserted at the end of the playlist Using the APPEND CLIP Button of the Control Panel An element can be appended at the end of a playlist by using the APPEND CLIP button of the Control Panel To do so proceed as follows 1 Select the playlist you want to send the element to Right click on the Playlist Name field and select Set as Default playlist from the contextual menu 2 Inthe Control Panel load the clip growing clip or train you want to append to the playlist 3 Click the APPEND CLIP button The element is inserted at the end of the playlist Sending to the Default Playlist A clip or a growing clip can be appended at the end of a playlist by using the Send to option of the Database Explorer To do so proceed as follows 1 Select the playlist you want to send the element to Right click the Playlist Name field and select Set as Default playlist from the contextual menu 2 Inthe Database Explorer select the clip or growing clip you want to append to the play
110. gs The GPI number and its trigger mode are defined in the Tools gt Settings gt Input GPIs category The Exit Loop mode applied is based on the selected GPI action type EXITASAP or EXITOUT Refer to section Settings Input GPIs in part 1 of the manual for more information on how to assign actions to input GPls Using a Jump on Time Condition If a jump on time is set on any element of the current playlist outside the loop the loop is exited ASAP at the date and time defined and the element with the jump on time condition is then played taking into account its transition effects speed tags See section Stopping and or Starting Automatically the Playout of a Playlist on page 107 for more information on that topic 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 135 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 11 7 136 How to Manually Exit a Partial Loop Using the GoTo Element Button It is always possible to manually exit a partial loop at any time would it be a counter loop or an infinite loop To do so proceed as follows 1 Right click the GoTo Element button to select the Exit Loop mode The Exit Loop contextual menu is displayed Bat on element mark QUT 2 Select one of the options o Exit as soon as possible to be able to exit the loop immediately when clicking the GoTo Element button o gt Exit on element markOUT to be able to exit the loop as soon as the OUT point of the current element is reac
111. he selected elementis from the playlist If the playlist is on line Waming This playlist is online Are you sure you want to remove the selected element s from the playlist 3 Confirm the operation The selected elements are removed from the playlist loop How to Modify the Loop Parameters To modify the type of loop or the number of occurrences proceed as follows 1 Select the last element of the loop 2 Right click the element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 137 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 11 8 138 3 Select Edit LOOP from the menu The Modify Loop window is displayed Modify Loop Select the loop type Counter loop Number of occurences 0 Infinite loop Cancel 4 Modify the loop type and or the number of occurrences 5 Click the OK button or press ENTER The loop parameters are modified and the Loop column in the playlist grid is refreshed accordingly Removing a Loop Purpose When a partial loop previously defined is no more needed the user may remove the loop condition This will not remove any element of the loop In case the loop is part of a group the group must be expanded to be able to remove the loop it contains How to Remove a Partial Loop To remove the loop condition proceed as follows 1 Select all the elements of the loop or only the last one 2 Right click one of
112. hed after having clicked the GoTo Element button The selected option is displayed under the button 3 Select the playlist element you want to be played when exiting the loop 4 Click the GoTo Element button to exit the loop according to the selected mode The loop is exited and the selected element is then played taking into account its still start modes transition effects speed tags Modifying a Loop How to Insert an Element Inside a Full or a Partial Loop It is still possible to insert elements inside a partial loop after the creation of the loop You man also insert elements inside a full loop even when it is playing To do so proceed as follows 1 Select one or several elements to include in a loop inside the playlist 2 Drag the element s into the playlist grid between the first and the last elements of the loop The element s are inserted within the loop 6 Playout Effects and Parameters kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel eS How to Remove an Element from a Partial Loop The user can remove one or several elements from a partial loop 1 Select one or several elements to remove from the loop 2 Right click one of the elements of the selection and select Remove element from the Playlist Element contextual menu A confirmation message will be displayed depending on the status of the playlist being edited If the playlist is off line Waming Are you sure you want to remove t
113. ia RAP 49 Table of Contents at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og Table of Contents 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 Dil 5 2 DS 5 4 ID 4 5 1 Introduction AA 49 4 5 2 Transport Functions aoaaa oaaao aoaaa aooaa e eee eee eeeeeeeeee 49 4 5 3 How to Jump to a Given Timecode within a Playlist Element 93 4 5 4 How to Jump to a Remaining Time Value _ 22 22 222 2222 22 e ee 54 Modifying Playlist Information 2 2 2 02 c cece cece eee e cece ccc ceeceeceeeeees 54 4 6 1 Various Options 2 22 e ieee e eee cece eee ceceeeeeeees 54 4 6 2 How to Modify Playlist Information or Rename a Loaded Playlist 55 Copying or Moving Playlists and Playlist Elements 2 2 22 22 2 59 4 7 1 Copying and Moving a Playlist e cece eee eee eee 55 4 7 2 Copying Playlist Elements Locally 22222 e eee 57 Deleting Playlists a 58 4 8 1 Various Options a 58 4 8 2 How to Delete an Off Line Playlist e eee eee cence 58 4 8 3 How to Delete an On Line Playlist a b9 4 8 4 How to Delete a Playlist and its Clips Ha 60 4 8 5 How to Delete Unused Playlists ccc eee cece eee cee eeeee 60 Publishing and Transferring Media 2 22 222 e eee cece ec cecccecceceeeeeee 62 4 9 1 Publishing Playlists
114. ick the Channel Media and Transport Functions pane The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Regenerate TC Output from the menu The Regenerate Playlist Output Timecode window opens Regenerate playlist output timecode Some elements are not available in your playlist they will be discarded when the playlist is played Mode Initial TC Value Do not regenerate TC From user defined value 10 00 00 00 Continuous on the whole playlist From LTC IN Continuous per dip From USER TC IN Generate in VITC Cancel 3 Inthe Mode area select one of the following options o Do not regenerate TC this is used to de activate the Regenerate TC function All the other options become unavailable Continuous on the whole playlist All the options in the Initial TC Value area become available as well as the Generate in fields Continuous per clip All the options in the Initial TC Value area become available except the From user defined value option The Generate in field become available as well 4 In the Initial TC Value area select one of the options available depending on what has been selected in the Mode area o From user defined value The value defined in the general playlist setting Default TC Track Value is filled in by default You can also enter another TC value which will be used as initial value From LTC IN From USER TC IN 5 Playlist Editing at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Play
115. idated file that represents the A V result of the playlist with the defined A V effects This option is not available for transfer to Avid with Transfer Manager Sending Media to Third Parties Sending Media to a Xedio CleanEdit Storage A playlist can be sent to a predefined CleanEdit target with the Send To gt CleanEdit sub menu It is available from the the Playlist contextual menu These destination targets must have been defined from the IPDirector Remote Installer and a corresponding XML unit must have been correctly configured The name used to define the target is user definable The targets can be configured as hi res targets lo res targets or hi lo targets Sending Media to an Avid System A playlist can be sent to an Avid system with the Send To gt Avid sub menu It is available from thethe Playlist contextual menu They can be sent via two different paths to an Avid system e The first method is to send them through the XNet network and then through the GigE network between the Avid device and XFile This method must be used if the EVS video servers are not GigE equipped e The second and newer method would send the media directly from the EVS video servers Gigabit Ethernet ports to the AVID TM initiated by an instruction to an installed XTAccess Xsquare application The network used for the transfer depends on the setup 4 Playlist Management at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E The Avid d
116. ied to the EVS server of the controlled player channel When the selected player is the Software Player off line playlists remain off line To be able to play the playlist with its transition effects it must be loaded on a player channel supporting the Mix on one channel functionality or on the PGM channel of a PGM PRV channel association See section Channel Modes for Playout with Transition Effects on page 32 for more details G Note N The current chapter only refers to Normal playlists See the General Functions user manual for specificities of Fill and Key playlists 4 Playlist Management 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4 4 2 44 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 See section Possible Loading Actions on page 44 for the list of the possible ways to load different types of media Possible Loading Actions These actions are listed in the next table Action Train Loading a train by selecting a recorder channel from the Playlist Panel Loading a train by selecting a recorder channel with the ShuttlePRO Loading the last loaded train only in case it was loaded just before the media currently loaded at its currently recording timecode E E Recording Ingest Loading a recording ingest by selecting it from the Playlist Panel Loading the last loaded recording ingest only in case it was loaded just before the media currently loaded at its currently recording timecode E E Playlist Loading a playlist b
117. ifferent ways e through the Playlist Element contextual menu e by direct entry selection in the playlist grid These settings are permanent they will be used each time the element is played How to Set Speed Using the Playlist Element Contextual Menu To define playout speed using the Playlist Element contextual menu proceed as follows 1 Select one or several elements in the playlist for which you want to define effects 2 Right click one of the elements The Playlist Element contextual menu opens 3 Select Set Speed from the menu A sub menu opens Set Speed b 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 105 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 Doone of the following o Choose the desired speed from the list of preset values Select Custom speed from the contextual menu and enter an exact speed value in the popup window which is displayed The selected speed value appears in the Speed column of the playlist grid G Note N If an unknown speed is allocated to one playlist element it will be played out at the speed defined on the channel when the element comes to air for example the speed at which the previous element on air played at How to Set Speed by Direct Entry in the Playlist Grid To define speed by direct entry in the playlist grid proceed as follows 1 Select one element in the playlist and make sure that the Speed column is visible in the grid 2 To define the playout speed of the el
118. ific tag with specific parameters See section Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects on page 126 for information on using macro commands and section Playlist Macro Commands Settings on page 161 for information on configuring macro commands 6 Playout Effects and Parameters a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 6 8 2 6 8 3 6 8 4 Tag Types There are six types of tag that can be selected Tag Type Description GPI A signal will be sent from the EVS video server under the control of the IPDirector as defined in the Tools gt Settings gt Output GPIs category Hide On The video output turns instantly to a black screen at the timecode value given to the tag Hide Off The video output turns instantly from a black screen to the video of the element at the timecode value given to the tag Mute On The audio of the element turns to a muted state at the timecode value given to the tag with a mix audio transition effect Mute Off It returns the audio of the element from a muted state at the timecode value given to the tag with a mix audio transition effect Swap Audio tracks are swapped according to the selected configuration Audio Tracks Limitation to the Use of Tags A Mute tag and a Swap Audio tracks tag cannot be defined on the same T C If Mute and Swap are conflicting the following error message is displayed x Mute and Audio Swap tags cannot be defined on the same timecode
119. ing Limitations The Order by TC option is subject to the following limitations e Users must have the right to modify playlists e The option is not available for on line playlists e The option is not available when the playlist plays e Other operations cannot be performed when the elements are being ordered e The operation cannot be performed and a warning message is displayed if the playlist contains one of the following elements group loop comment black clip virtual element live train How to Order Playlist Elements by Timecode To order the playlist elements according to their TC IN in the playlist open in the Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Right click the Playlist Name field 2 Select Order by TC from the contextual menu Playlist elements are ordered by creation date TC IN server name and recorder name Removing Elements from a Playlist To remove a selected element or elements from the playlist proceed as follows 1 Select the element you want to remove Use CTRL or SHIFT for a multiselection 2 Right click one of the selected element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Remove element OR Click DELETE on the keyboard A confirmation message will be displayed depending on the status of the playlist being edited 83 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 If the playlist is off line This playlist is online Are you sure you want to remove the
120. ing Automatically the Playout of a Playlist on page 107 e Resetting transition to default See section Resetting Playout Parameters to Default on page 113 Macro commands are user specific i e you may define your own set of macro commands Up to ten macro commands can be configured from number 0 to 9 This is done through Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Macro commands See section Playlist Macro Commands Settings on page 161 for more information on how to configure or modify the playlist macro commands A macro command can only be applied e toaselected element in a playlist panel or e toa playlist element loaded on a control panel G Note N In case a macro command configuration is changed tags and transition effects which have previously been applied through a macro command will not be changed How to Apply a Macro Command to a Playlist Element To apply a macro command to a playlist element proceed as follows 1 Select a playlist element 2 Press the Insert key on the keyboard 3 On the keyboard press the key corresponding to the macro command number from 0 to 9 as configured in Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Macro commands The macro command is applied to the corresponding playlist element See section Playlist Macro Commands Settings on page 161 for more information on the way each kind of macro command can be defined 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 127 EVS Broa
121. io Grid Displays the Swap Audio grid of the selected pre defined configuration This can be changed by the operator by moving the dots to other intersections 167 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 8 6 7 Action Effect Audio and or Video When an Effect action is applied to an element a transition audio and video effect is applied See section Adding Audio Video Transition Effects on page 100 for more information on this effect Selecting Effect action in the Playlist Macro Commands Settings displays the Define Audio Video Effect window Define Audio Video Effect Audio Video duration Video Effect Audio Effect e Cut Cut Cut Mix Mix Wipe Wipe L gt R Mix Fade from black Fade from mute Fade to black Fade to mute Y fade to from black V fade to from mute Effect duration 0000 Cancel Effect Duration Allows you to define the duration of the audio and video transition effects in case mix or wipe has been selected 168 8 Playlist Settings kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel eS 8 6 8 Action Still Start Mode When a Still Start Mode action is applied to an element a specific way of stopping and starting the playout of the element is applied See section Define Still Start Mode Window on page 109 for more information on the different options Selecting Still Start Mode action in the Playlist Macro Commands Settings displays the Define Still Start Mode parame
122. ion When multiple elements are selected in the playlist a tooltip is displayed and indicates the cumulative duration of all the selected elements The cumulative duration takes into account the following parameters video effect speed still and start mode Grid Header Contextual Menu Right clicking the grid header displays the grid contextual menu The options are described in the following table Option Description Hide Hides the selected column Organize The Organize window opens and allows the users to select the columns to display and their order Save grid Saves the organization of the grid as it is displayed columns selection organization order and size It is saved by each user Therefore this organization will be retained the next time the user logs in and opens the application Reset grid Sets back the grid to the default grid organization organization Organizing Columns Columns can be resized and or re ordered This new organization is automatically saved and remembered However it is also possible to reset the column organization to the default organization Resizing Columns A column can be resized by using the mouse pointer over columns intersection and dragging it to the right or to the left nail Name iontent Type Clip Elem 2 User Interface i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 2 User Interface Selecting Columns to Display To select the columns to display in the grid pro
123. ion will be performed on the corresponding elements from all the linked playlists of the group e Delete an element e Update an element e Movean element within a playlist e Insert a playlist in another playlist the playlist will be inserted as a group into the other playlist The behavior is the same as inserting an element into a linked playlist a inserting a linked playlist from group 1 in another linked playlist from group 2 will result in the insertion of the other playlist from the first group into the each of the playlists of the second group b if there are more playlists in group 2 than in group 1 a warning message will be displayed to indicate that playlists from group 2 are now desynchronized c if an unlinked playlist is inserted in a linked playlist a warning message will be displayed to indicate that playlists are now desynchronized 154 7 Ganged Playlists Management at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 8 8 1 8 2 8 Playlist Settings Playlist Settings introduction The default settings and behavior for the Playlist Panel module can be defined in the Playlist Panel category of the IPDirector Settings window Click Tools gt Settings to open the PDirector Settings window Then click a sub category for Playlist settings Here you can modify the default settings for Playlist Panel General Settings Insert Mode in Playlist Defines where a new element will be inserted int
124. ips into One Single File on page 178 8 Playlist Settings i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 8 3 8 Playlist Settings Font Size This setting defines the size of the elements icons text in the playlist grid Two options are available Small Font default and Big Font Example of a playlist panel in small size Name Status Duration Clip Elements fencing 01 sc 05 Il PAUSED 00 00 08 21 cyclingOS W ON LINE 00 00 06 12 Example of a playlist panel in big size Name Status Duration Clip Elements fencing 01 IN PAUSED 00 00 08 21 cycling03 Y ON LINE PORNO 100 96 When Splitting an Element This parameter defines the type of transition to apply between two elements resulting from the split of an element Two options are available e Apply an automatic transition e Apply a Stop on last frame of previous clip transition This parameter is independent of the Playlist 5 Default Transition setting which can be set to automatic by default Colors Settings Colors The Default colors used within the Playlist area can be set using a color palette to any colors desired Click a Define Foreground button or a Define Background button to open the color palette Status Bar Information This setting defines which parameters are displayed in the bottom of the Status Bar information Up to 4 parameters can be shown at the same time total playlist duration End C ue As Run Log Post Roll How
125. is grabbed and displayed in the timecode field of the tag Selecting a Tag Type Six different tag types can be selected from the Tag Type drop down list of the Define Element Tags window Tag type select Type GFI Hide on Hide off Mute on Mute off Swap audio 6 8 6 Action GPI When a GPI action tag is applied to an element at a given timecode the action associated to this GPI OUT is triggered at this timecode value Selecting GPI action in the Define Element Tags window displays the Define GPI OUT Parameters window Define GPI OUT parameters Define all the parameters of the GPI OUT Type Pulse duration Link to Advance Delay Comment PULSE HIGH O0s00 CurrentPosition None This window is described in details in the framework of Playlist Macro Commands Settings on page 161 See section Action GPI OUT on page 163 120 6 Playout Effects and Parameters i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 6 8 7 6 8 8 Action Hide ON or Hide OFF When a Hide ON action tag is applied to an element at a given timecode the video output turns instantly to a black screen at this timecode value When a Hide OFF action tag is applied to an element at a given timecode the video output turns instantly from a black screen to the video of the element at this timecode value Selecting Hide ON or Hide OFF actions in the Define Element Tags window does not display any configuration window as ther
126. ist Zone Duration 5 4 Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist 5 4 1 Introduction You can insert manually a virtual element in the playlist This makes sense when you already need to have your full playlist run order but the media corresponding to a playlist element is not yet available on the XNet network still in post production or not yet being restored from the archive for example 5 4 2 How to Insert a Virtual Element in a Playlist To insert a virtual element in a playlist proceed as follows 1 Inthe Playlist Panel select the playlist element before or after which you want to add a virtual element depending on the Insert Mode in Playlist setting 2 Right click and select Insert virtual element from the contextual menu The Insert a virtual element window opens Insert virtual element Name Duration Specify which boundaries should be considered when the clip is restored use clip boundaries Lise this option if you don t know the real length of the clip before it is effectively restored Use virtual element boundaries Use this option if the virtual element marks are known before the dip is restored 3 Specify the VarlD 5 Playlist Editing 77 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 4 3 5 4 4 78 4 Doone of the following o 1f you do not precisely know the TC IN and TC OUT of the clip that will replace the virtual element tick the Use clip boundaries option an
127. ith the virtual element comment To continue the playback you need to manually cue and play the next element Replace Process of Virtual Playlist Elements Whether the playlist is on line or off line the system will check for a clip element with the same ID as the virtual element If a clip element with the same ID is found it will replace the virtual element 4 Note q The ID refers to the VarlD or element ID depending on the type of ID group defined in the Remote Installer For more information refer to the IPDirector Technical Reference manual 5 Playlist Editing VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel Ba 5 4 5 5 Playlist Editing In the replace process e The system selects the physical clip element that will replace the virtual element applying the priorities defined in the table below e The clip element that replaces the virtual element is not automatically restored if it needs to The users themselves decide whether to restore or not the elements on an EVS server Element Type Off line Playlist On line Playlist 1 Local XT clip on line e Automatic replace e Element automatically available on 2 Distant XT clip on line We in same ID group as local EVS server 3 Local XT clip off line e Automatic replace e Element automatically available on 4 Distant XT clip off line line when the EVS server becomes in same ID group as local EVS server on line 5 Nearline file on line e Automatic replace
128. key This calls up on the screen a list of available recorder channels Select Recorder 1 XTNewPGE RECI 1 XTNewPGE REC 1 XTNewPGE REC3 1 XTNewPGE REC4 16 XTNewADL RECI1 16 XTNewADL REC 16 XTNewADL REC3 16 XTNewADL REC4 2 By moving the jog dial you can move through the list to highlight the required train 3 Press Select Train again to select it and exit the menu The selected train is loaded on the player channel controlled by the ShuttlePRO 46 4 Playlist Management at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 4 4 4 Loading a Playlist How to Load a Playlist via the Playlist Name or LSM ID You can open or load a playlist by entering its playlist name or LSM ID To do so proceed as follows 1 Assign a player channel or the Software Player to the Playlist Panel if you want to load the playlist 2 Doone ofthe following actions o Enter the playlist name in the Playlist Name field If the playlist name entered by the operator is found several times in the database the last playlist created with that name in the database is considered o Enter the playlist LSM ID in the Playlist LSM ID field 3 Press ENTER If a player has been assigned the playlist will then be loaded on the IN point of the first element If another playlist had previously been loaded this latter is replaced by the new one on the Playlist Panel Tip When the users enter only two digits in the LSM ID field e g
129. l or Key channel the Fill or Key type is automatically selected Send To Destinations where the playlist can be transferred to Select the check boxes corresponding to the requested destinations Publish To User groups to which the playlist can be published i e made available Set as default playlist checkbox When the checkbox is selected the new playlist is defined as the default playlist Editrec Playlist When the checkbox is ticked the new playlist is created as an Editrec playlist hence it is editable by a linear editing controller See section Creating an Editrec Playlist on page 42 for more information 4 Playlist Management 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 3 6 42 Fields in the Playlist Metadata Pane The Playlist Metadata pane contains the following fields Current Profile Drop down list from which the users with appropriate user rights can select the metadata profile to be associated with the playlist For users who do not have the right to choose a metadata profile the profile set as default in the Metadata Profile Management window is automatically applied with its fields and default values For users who have the right to choose a metadata profile the default profile will be displayed the first time each user create an item Afterwards each user who will have chosen another metadata profile at playlist creation will get this new current profile at creation of the next i
130. l flash alternately red ni 02X12 PGE PGM1 02XT2_PGE_PGM1 See section Enabling the On Air Feature on page 30 for more information Player Contextual Menu A contextual menu appears when you right click the Player field The following table describes the commands available from the contextual menu Menu Item Description Software Player Links the Software Player to the Playlist Panel See section Assigning a Player on page 26 and section Software Player in the General Functions user manual 2ND Controller Passes the control of the player on to the secondary controller if any See section Controlling the Player from a Secondary Controller on page 31 Mode Allows the users to choose the operation mode of the selected player channel A sub menu provides two options 1PGM PGM PRV See section Playing a Series of Clips or a Playlist on page 32 ON AIR Sets the player channel to ON AIR Status See section Enabling the On Air Feature on page 30 Set Channel to IDLE Sets the channel to IDLE and unloads the playlist The E E and the Recue buttons remain available 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 2 4 Menu Item Description None Removes the association between the Playlist Panel and the player Workstation Links the Playlist Panel to the player channel set as linked in Channel the PDirector Configuration window of the Remote Installer List of player Provides the list of player
131. l of nearline folders in IPDirector or restore it on an EVS server Warning Refer to the IPDirector Technical Reference manual for more information on the configuration of targets and nearline folders Transfer Types There are different ways to transfer a playlist to a target or nearline This is set when defining the target or nearline in the Remote Installer and cannot be modified from IPDirector 4 Playlist Management 63 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 64 The possible transfer types are briefly described below All transfer types are possible with nearlines However the supported transfer types to a target depend on the target itself Transfer Type Description EDL and clips Creation of an EDL file XML format that describes the playlist and backup of each clip used in the playlist This option is not available for transfer to Avid with Transfer Manager EDL and flatten file Creation of an EDL file XML format that describes the playlist and of a consolidated file that represents the A V result of the playlist with the defined A V effects This option is not available for transfer to Avid or FCP EDL only Creation of an EDL file XML format that describes the playlist This option is not available for transfer to Avid with Transfer Manager It is not supported for transfer to FCP for transfer to CE or for transfer to Avid web services or standalone Flatten file only Creation of a consol
132. last element of the group of elements e Agroup of elements may enclose one or several loops o gt the first element of the loop may be the first element of the group of elements and or o gt the last element of the loop may be the last element of the group of elements e Ifthe playlist elements selected to perform an action on a loop include a group line all the elements of the group will be selected would the group have been expanded or collapsed Display of Groups and Loops in the Playlist Grid Group inside a Partial Loop In case the first element of the group corresponds to the first element of the partial loop the staple starts on the group line d PGE 100077201 PGE VFI vfi 120125c 6 Playout Effects and Parameters kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel eS 6 11 5 Partial Loop inside a Group When a group includes a partial loop the staple will be displayed differently depending on whether the group is expanded or collapsed e When the group is expanded the staple will be displayed besides the elements of the partial loop as usual without including the group line Groupe a on air durz wh 120175c vfi 120125b vfi 1201258 e When the group is collapsed the staple will be displayed on the group line only to indicate that the group includes a partial loop Creating Loops How to Activate the Global Loop Mode To loop on the entire playlist proceed as follows 1 Open a playlist
133. lected playlist to the default nearline or toa nearline directory Provides a list of possible nearline destinations to which the selected item can be sent as file that is to say any destination folder visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote Installer to allow transfer The file format is defined in the Remote Installer Users can access the A V material of nearline folders in IPDirector or restore it on an EVS server See section Transferring Media on page 63 for more information Import Imports the playlist structure and playlist related information from an XML file into IPDirector See section How to Import the Playlist Definition on page 69 for more information Export Exports the loaded playlist structure and playlist related information from IPDirector to an XML file or CSV file See section How to Export the Playlist Definition on page 68 for more information Publish Opens the Publish window in which you can specify the user groups the selected item should be published to The item will be published to the selected groups providing that they have the adequate rights See section Publishing Playlists on page 62 Edi Rename Opens the Edit a Playlist window from which the users can modify the properties of the selected playlist Regenerate TC Output Generates a continuous timecode to be able to browse a playlist easily See section Generating Continuous TC Track on page 91 Order by TC
134. list 3 Right click the element and select Send to default playlist in the contextual menu The element is inserted at the end of the playlist 5 Playlist Editing kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel eS G Note N In both cases insert or append the element will take the default values defined for a transition in the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Default Transition category See section Default Transition Settings on page 158 for more information 5 3 7 How to Insert a Live or Delayed Record Train It is possible to insert a live or delayed record train into a playlist by using the Playlist Element contextual menu Train boundaries can either be defined or calculated The output boundary can even be unknown To do so ina playlist open in a Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Right click an element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Insert LIVE or DELAY from the menu The Insert LIVE or DELAY window opens Insert LIVE or DELAY From wich feed IN The IN point can be calculated if you specify a delay The GUT point can be calculated if you specify a or explicitely defined duration or explicitely defined or unknown Delay 1 11 hhiimm sff Unknown Duration Se a Cancel See section Insert LIVE or DELAY Window on page 76 for a description of the fields 3 Select the train in the From Which Feed field 4 Inthe IN zone define the IN poi
135. list To manually insert a black clip into a playlist proceed as follows 1 2 In the Playlist Panel open the selected playlist Right click an element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed Select Insert Black Clip from the menu The Insert Black Clip window opens Insert Black Clip Define black clip duration Cancel 4 Enter a duration for the clip in the Define Black Clip Duration field 5 Click OK or press ENTER The black clip is inserted before or after the selected element in the list depending on the Insert mode in playlist parameter of the playlist settings 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 147 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 16 4 How to Modify a Black Clip Duration To modify the duration of an existing black clip proceed as follows 1 Inthe Playlist Panel open the selected playlist 2 Right click the black clip element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Modify Black Clip from the menu The Modify Black Clip window which is similar to the Insert Black Clip window opens 4 Modify duration for the clip in the Define Black Clip Duration field Do one of the following o Click OK or press ENTER to validate the operation The window closes and the black clip duration is updated o Click Cancel to abort the operation o Press ESC to reset the duration value to the previous one The window remains open 148 6 Playout Effects an
136. list Panel E 7 5 2 Rules for Inserting Clips The following rules apply when clips are inserted into linked playlists e Linked clips will be inserted in the order they have been linked as shown in the figure below Linked Clips Linked Playlists 1 Operator action Playlist 1 Playlist 2 2 system action Playlist 3 3 System action 2 e When the operator insert a linked clip after a given playlist element the system will insert other linked clips of the group after the corresponding element in the other playlists e f there are more linked playlists than linked clips nothing will happen on the exceeding playlists A warning message will be displayed in the Status Bar to indicate that playlists are now desynchronized e If there are more linked clips than linked playlists nothing will happen to the exceeding clips 7 Ganged Playlists Management 153 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 e Incase the clip inserted in one linked playlists is not linked to other clips no operation will be performed on the other linked playlists of the group and a warning message will be displayed in the Status Bar to indicate that other playlists are now desynchronized Linked Playlists 1 Operator action Playlist 1 Linked Clips Playlist 2 Playlist 3 7 5 3 Common Operations on Playlist Elements When the following operations are performed on linked clips from linked playlists the operat
137. list Panel og 5 13 5 13 1 5 Playlist Editing 5 Select a value in the Generate in fields The values displayed and the availability of the Generate in drop down list depends on the option selected in the Mode area and on the video standard as detailed below 6 Click OK The parameters are saved with the playlist When the playlist is loaded on the EVS video server and played out to air the timecode is regenerated as specified Video Standard The video standard which will be considered is e the video standard of the playlist if the playlist is on line e the video standard of the first playlist element if the playlist is off line e PAL if there is no element in the playlist The table below summarizes the values displayed in the Generate in fields Definition Standard VITC HANC Values DROP Non DROP Availability SD PAL VITC Hidden SD NTSC VITC Displayed HD PAL HANC LTC Hidden HANC VITC Both HANC LTC and HANC VITC HD NTSC HANC LTC Displayed HANC VITC Both HANC LTC and HANC VITC Grouping Elements in a Playlist Introduction When several consecutive elements are selected in the playlist they can be grouped together using dedicated command from the Playlist Element contextual menu A group of elements can be displayed in a collapsed view or in an expanded view by clicking on the group title line A group name or associated color can then be edited by selected the Edit Group option of the Playlist Element cont
138. live or delayed train is present in the playlist the user can modify it Todo so proceed as follows 1 Right click the element corresponding to the train in the playlist grid The Playlist Element contextual menu opens 2 Select Modify LIVE or Delay from the menu The Insert LIVE or Delay window is displayed with the information entered for the selected element 3 Modify the information for the element 4 Click the OK button The element is modified in the playlist 87 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 9 5 5 10 5 10 1 88 How to Split a Playlist Element A playlist element can be split in two elements The playlist element may be a growing clip Todo so proceed as follows 1 Browse the playlist element until the first frame of what will be the second element 2 Right click the element to be split in the playlist grid The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Split Element The playlist element is split at the selected timecode A second element is displayed in the Playlist grid with the same name as the first one The transition between the two elements is automatically set as Cut During playout depending on the option selected for the When Splitting an Element setting under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt General the system will stop on the last frame of the element before the transition or apply an automatic transition between the two elements Se
139. ll mode Determines whether the playout should stop within the playlist Start mode Determines whether the playout of the selected element will start manually or automatically and how it could be triggered Within the start mode it is allowed to define a specific time when the selected element will start playing The distinction must be made between what is called a start on time and a jump on time Option Description Start on time The playout of the selected element will start at a defined time only if the element is loaded on the channel at the specified time Jump on time The playout of the selected element will start at a defined time if the playlist is loaded on the channel but not necessarily on the selected element It can be used for example to start the playout of the day programs or to exit a partial loop q Note q It is not allowed to define both A V effect and a still start mode option for a transition between elements 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 107 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 4 2 6 4 3 108 Jump on Time Characteristics Hereafter are some properties of the jump on time option It is only valid for playlists not for clips trains growing clips nor timelines It can be defined on an off line playlist as far as the playlist is loaded on a channel before playout It is possible to define a jump on time condition for several elements of the same playlist Elemen
140. loaded on the channel Nxt Brk 00 17 13 Nxt Brk is always displayed 00 17 13 corresponds to the remaining time till the next break in the playlist hh mm ss ff On air timecode 00 17 13 Remaining time till the next element starts Spd Current playout speed 111A Shows the LSM ID of the current element ClipName Name of the clip truncated to 16 characters if defined 001 999 Element number in the playlist e g 001 followed by the number of elements in the playlist e g 999 A key is displayed if the channel is locked No character is displayed if the channel is not locked C Note N When a virtual element is included in the playlist that is being played out the OSD on the preview channel will display the comment not available on a color clip grey Post Roll When a post roll is activated a P is displayed 10 EVS Server Channel On Screen Display at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 10 3 EVS Video Server Channel On Screen Display in Playlist Edit Mode If the playlist is in Edit mode and on line on the output of an EVS server channel the channel s OSD can show the following information about the playlist PL11 03 Nxt Brk 00 17 13 V Eff ss ff Spd Unk hh mm ss ff 00 07 13 Spd 111A 02 ClipName 001 999 10 EVS Server Channel On Screen Display PL is always displayed and is followed by the LSM ID of the playlist loaded on the channel e g 11 03 Nxt Brk is alwa
141. lows the system to go back to its previous state The keyboard combination associated to the UNDO function is CTRL Z The function is only available if it is called when the Playlist Panel interface has the focus on The last 20 levels of operations can be undone 174 9 Playlist Panel Shortcuts at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E The operations are memorized by playlist The system memorizes all operations done on a playlist by all users This involves the two following situations e When a user performs an undo operation it is always the last action which is undone whoever has made the operation e f the user closes the Playlist Panel then re opens it the undo levels should still be available because they are saved by playlist and are not linked to an interface 9 Playlist Panel Shortcuts 175 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 10 10 1 10 2 176 EVS Server Channel On Screen Display Introduction The channel s OSD will depend on the settings defined in the Tools gt Settings gt Playlists gt Playlist OSD category The sections below give an indication on the place where the information will be displayed on screen On Screen Display in Playlist Playout Mode If the playlist is being played out on the output of an EVS server channel the channel s OSD can show the following information PL11 03 PL is always displayed 11 03 corresponds to the LSM ID of the playlist
142. ments changes from NG ON LINE to W ON LINE NG ON LINE indicating an XT clip that is distant to the playout EVS server V ON LINE indicating an XT clip that is present on the local EVS server Convert to Timeline Opens the Make a Timeline Online window and allows users to convert the selected playlist into a timeline which could then be managed through IPEdit Convert to Edit Converts the playlist to an edit 2 User Interface at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel an 2 User Interface Send to Provides a list of possible destinations to which the selected playlist can be sent Possible destinations are e the user s default bin e adefault archive target e any target destination visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote Installer CleanEdit targets Avid targets Final Cut Pro targets File targets EVS servers targets This is used to make A V material available to external systems See section Transferring Media on page 63 Flatten to XT Displays a list of high resolution EVS servers and pages available on the XNet network to which the user can store a consolidated clip out of the selected playlist The flattened clip will have the same VarlD as the original playlist That is the reason why the flattened clip cannot be stored on the same EVS server as the original playlist otherwise this would result in a VarlD conflict Backup to Nearline Used for the storage or the backup of the se
143. meters It is possible to modify the END CUE parameters defined for a channel To do so proceed as follows 1 4 Right click the END CUE area The END CUE contextual menu is displayed Select Configure END CUE parameters from the contextual menu The Configure END CUE Parameters window is displayed Update o the END CUE duration o the GPI parameters GPI number GPI type and pulse duration Click the OK button The END CUE configuration is modified End Cue Characteristics The END CUE duration is independent of the speed of the playlist This means that the GPI will be sent a period of time corresponding to the END CUE duration before the playlist stops whatever the speed of the element may be The GPI is not necessarily sent during the playout of the element where the playlist will stops as the END CUE duration can be greater than the element duration The END CUE GPI is not sent if the END CUE duration is greater than the remaining time until next break The END CUE duration as well as the END CUE GPI can be modified at any time should the END CUE mode be activated or not The END CUE mode is activated for a channel and not for a specific playlist The END CUE GPI and duration can be different for each channel The END CUE GPI is only sent in transmission mode when the playlist is being played out not in Edit mode The END CUE mode is automatically turned off when the Multicam starts as there is no reason to
144. mmand will be linked to Possible options are Link to option Description Current position Mute macro command will be linked to the current position i e default value the timecode corresponding to the use of the macro command Mark IN Mute macro command will be linked to the IN point of the element Mark OUT Mute macro command will be linked to the OUT point of the element Action Hide ON or Hide OFF When a Hide ON action is applied to an element at a given timecode the video output turns instantly to a black screen at this timecode value When a Hide OFF action is applied to an element at a given timecode the video output turns instantly from a black screen to the video of the element at this timecode value Selecting Hide ON or Hide OFF actions in the Playlist Macro Commands Settings does not display any configuration window as there is no parameter to define 165 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 8 6 6 Action Audio Swap When an Audio Swap action is applied to an element at a given timecode audio tracks are Swapped according to the selected configuration Selecting Audio Swap action in the Playlist Macro Commands Settings displays the Define Audio Swap Parameters window Define Audio Swap parameters Select a predefined audio swap configuration from the drop down list or define a new one from the audio matrix Select a configuration Customize x Link ta CurrentPosition 7 Mi
145. mpic Games TML Intemational Cup Olympic Games Summer Festival TML At least one target or nearline must be selected 3 Select the destination s you want the melt to be sent to a nearline and or a target and or a selection of bins Bins are used to archive a melt with the P2Archive application for long term archive 4 Select the logsheet directory you want the melt logsheet to be sent to If no logsheet directory is selected the logsheet will be sent to the logsheet tree root 5 Click OK 11 Archiving Multiple Clips into One Single File 179 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 11 2 2 180 Creating the Archive Melt 1 Right click the Playlist Name field 2 Select Create Archive Melt from the Playlist contextual menu 3 Ifthe TC Track check box has been elected under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt General the Set TC Track dialog box opens allowing you to define another TC track value for the start TC of the melt Set TC Track x 10 00 00 00 Don t ask me anymore OK a optional enter another value b Click OK A high resolution file and a low resolution file are sent to the selected nearline while the high resolution file is sent to the selected target The high resolution file can therefore be deleted from the nearline as it is stored in the archive target A logsheet is created and sent to the selected logsheet directory The melt creation can be monitored thro
146. n Creating Playlists Introduction Playlists can be created on line or off line depending on whether a channel is assigned to it or not e Aplaylist can be created on line if a channel has been first assigned to the Playlist Panel The system immediately puts the playlist on line on that EVS server e Anoff line playlist is a playlist created without associating it to a channel You can browse and play an off line playlist on the Software Player The off line playlist can also be made on line afterwards See section How to Make a Playlist On Line on page 39 G Note N When creating a playlist different types of playlists can be defined Normal Fill or Key The following sections refer to Normal playlists for specificities of Fill and Key playlists Off Line and On Line Playlists A playlist is off line when it has been created by IPDirector but no data has been sent to the XNet server network and it cannot be seen in that network it can only be seen on IPDirector workstations An off line playlist only exists in the IPDirector database and has no LSM ID It can be modified and can only be viewed through the Software Player not on the EVS server output A playlist is on line when it has become present on an EVS server An on line playlist will have a LSM ID associated to it as the address of where the playlist resides on the server 4 Playlist Management 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 3 3
147. n GPI the selected element will be started when a GPI trigger is received on the corresponding EVS server the one the playlist is to be played on The GPI number and its trigger mode are defined in the Tools gt Settings gt Input GPIs category Refer to section Settings Input GPIs in part 1 of the manual When On GPI is selected the corresponding GPI which has been configured to start a PLAY command on the channel associated to the Playlist Panel is displayed in the description field If no GPI has been configured to start a PLAY on the channel a warning message is displayed in the description field on GPI Waming No GPI configured to start the playlist on channel 12 XTNewPGE_PGM 2 If no channel is defined a warning message is displayed in the description field on GPI Waming No channel associated to the tab 10 10 00 00 on Time at X 16 Oct 2012 On Time at the selected element will start at the defined time gt Start on time the playout will only be started if the element is loaded on the channel at the specified time independently of the date A clock icon and the defined time are displayed in the Playlist grid C 10 10 00 00 o Jump on time the playout will be started even if the element is not loaded on the channel as far as the playlist is loaded on the channel A clock icon and the defined time are displayed in the Playlist grid 10 10 00 00 6 Playout Ef
148. nation in the Copy Move window 4 Playlist Management at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel an 4 7 2 Overview of Possible Actions in the Copy Move Window The following table provides an overview on the possible copy and move actions and specifies the consequences on the LSM ID and the VarlD Initial Playlist Copy Move On line to off line playlist to off line playlist playlist e NoLSMID This puts the playlist off line e NoVarlD e NoLSMID e VarlD kept to on line playlist to on line playlist e NewLSMID This moves the playlist e New VarlD e NewLSMID e VarlD kept Off line to off line playlist to off line playlist playlist e NoLSMID This moves the playlist e NoVarlD except if it already No LSM ID exists e No VarlD except if it already exists to on line playlist to on line playlist e LSMID assigned This puts the playlist on line e New VarlD e LSMID assigned e VarlD kept Copying Playlist Elements Locally How to Copy Playlist Elements Locally When you want to make the playlist elements local before diffusing your on line playlist you can copy the playlist elements locally as follows 1 When the on line playlist is loaded on a player channel in the Playlist Panel right click the Transport Functions area The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Copy clips locally in the contextual menu and then choose one of the following options o Copy long copy of the origin
149. nding elements from linked playlists 6 Playout Effects and Parameters i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 6 9 5 6 10 Limitations In certain circumstances the macro command will not be applied In case of multiselection the macro command will be applied to all the elements of the selection except when a macro command corresponding to GPI Mute On or Mute Off is linked to the current position If the Link to parameter is set to current position and this position is not known because o the playlist is off line o the playlist is on line but not loaded on a channel o gt the playlist element has been trimmed and the Current Position selected in the Settings is no more between the IN and OUT points of the element If a GPI is not configured as OUTPUT GPI on the EVS video server an error message is displayed Skipping an Element in the Playlist Introduction It is possible to skip the playout of one or more elements of the playlist Skipped elements will always be those after the element on air As the element on air is highlighted in dark green and the next element to air in light green users can easily see which elements which will be skipped How to Skip Elements during Playout To one or several elements proceed as follows Bon vel Click the Skip button or press the key to skip the element after the one on air The next element to air highlighted in light green becomes the n
150. ned using the parameters defined for the element See section Jump on Time Characteristics on page 108 for special cases of use 6 Playout Effects and Parameters at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel bry 6 4 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 1 Using Macro Command to Define Still Start Mode Still Start mode can also be defined by using a macro command previously configured to correspond to a specific effect with specific parameters See section Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects on page 126 for information on using macro commands and section Playlist Macro Commands Settings on page 161 for information on configuring macro commands Resetting Playout Parameters to Default It is possible to reset the following playout parameters to the default values specified in the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Default Transition category e speed e still mode start mode e A V effect for all the selected elements For more information on the values defined as default values see section Default Transition Settings on page 158 Resetting parameters to default can be done in two ways e Selecting Reset transition to default option from the Playlist Element contextual menu e Using a macro command previously configured to correspond to the option See section Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects on page 126 for information on using macro commands and section Playlist M
151. nel It may also show audiometers for audio monitoring See the General Functions user manual for a detailed description of the Video Display This area provides buttons to control all the required transport functions It displays information for the current position in the list with reference to the next element and next break See section Transport Functions Area on page 15 This area displays all the playlist elements in columns See section Playlist Grid on page 17 This area displays information regarding lock on air position Auxiliary Clip End Cue As run log and Post Roll See section Status Bar on page 22 2 User Interface USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel 2 1 2 2 1 3 Display Playlist Panel F1 k PGM or PRV V 5 Background Color of Window Outline The background color of the window title bar will differ depending on several parameters as summarized in the table below Channel Mode Title bar window frame color Focus ON the window Window active Light Blue Playlist Panel F1 Focus OFF the window Window not active and Black e nochannel associated to the Playlist Panel Playlist Panel F1 Focus OFF and Black e channel associated to the Playlist Panel and FX e channel not ganged or channel ganged to Bat bha ALO another one and e no playlist element loaded on a Control Panel Focus OFF and e playlist element loaded on a Control Panel for Playlist Panel F2
152. ng a Series of Clips or a Playlist Introduction IPDirector is able to play a playlist with its transition effects A single player channel will be sufficient if it supports the Mix on one channel functionality Otherwise two player channels must be used and they must be set to PGM PRV mode 3 Managing Channels i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a The Mix on one channel capacity of the channel can easily be checked as the information is displayed in the title bar of the Playlist Panel the channel has been assigned to e Channel not supporting Mix on one channel and involved in no association previously called 1PGM Playlist Panel F1 ica 12 XTNewPGE PGM1 e Channel supporting Mix on one channel Playlist Panel F3 MIX 7 OX 1PGM Mode When the Playlist Panel is assigned a player channel supporting the Mix on one channel functionality a playlist can be loaded on that channel and played out with its transition effects When the 1PGM mode is selected and a playlist is loaded on a player channel which does not support the Mix on one channel functionality the playlist will be played in Cut mode on only 1 output PGM PRV Mode The PGM PRV mode provides the 2 output channels that are necessary for playing transitions between elements when using channels which do not support the Mix on one channel functionality The PGM PRV option is only available if the player channel is a odd numbe
153. ng the Post Roll area displays the Post Roll contextual menu Activate Post Roll Activate Post Roll next transition only 01500 05500 Customize Post Roll duration Post Roll OFF This menu makes it possible to e Activate or deactivate the Post Roll mode permanently e Activate or deactivate the Post Roll mode for the next transition only e Select a predefined Post Roll duration e Customize the Post Roll duration 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 26 Managing Channels Introduction A playlist can be created even if no player channel is assigned to the Playlist Panel The playlist will therefore be off line To create an on line playlist a player channel must have been assigned to the Playlist Panel An off line playlist can however be made on line afterwards You can load browse and play an off line or on line playlist on the Software Player By using the Software Player you will be able to play all playlist elements as long as they are available on an EVS server or on an online nearline via the GigE network However you will have to make the playlist on line and manually restore the files to an EVS server if you want to play it out on a player channel Assigning a Player Introduction There are several ways to assign a player channel or the Software Player to a Playlist Panel See section How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player
154. nsport Functions area contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 00 00 05 03 00 00 22 11 2 User Interface 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 3 3 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Transport Functions area Area Description See also 1 Time until This field provides information on the remaining time till the next Transition 8 element starts field It is calculated taking into account the current speed It allows to jump to a specific remaining time value See section How to Jump to a Remaining Time Value on page 54 2 Play Mode This button is used to define how the loaded item will be played in button Normal mode or in Loop mode See section Looping Playlist Elements During Playout on page 130 3 Time This field can be used in two ways and displays the remaining time Information until the next break or until the next unavailable element within the field playlist See section Time Information Field on page 16 4 Transport Those commands are used to browse in and play the loaded playlist commands See section Transport Buttons and Shortcuts on page 49 for the list of transport buttons shortcuts and ShuttlePRO keys The E E function is described in section Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest on page 45 The Recue function is described in section How to Reload a Playlist on page 48 Time Information Field 00
155. nt of the inserted train in one of the following ways o select the Delay radio button and enter a delay value o select the T C IN radio button and enter a timecode value 5 Playlist Editing 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 5 3 8 76 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 Inthe OUT zone define the OUT point of the inserted train in one of the following ways o select the Unknown radio button o select the T C OUT radio button and enter a timecode value o select the Duration radio button and enter a duration value 6 Click the OK button The element is inserted in the list before or after the selected element depending on the Insert mode in playlist parameter of the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist General category See section General Settings on page 155 Insert LIVE or DELAY Window While inserting a train via the Insert LIVE or DELAY option of the Playlist Element contextual menu the Insert LIVE or DELAY window will open This window makes it possible to define an IN point and an OUT point for the train which will be inserted into the playlist The window contains the following zones Field From Which Feed IN Zone IN Zone Delay IN Zone T C IN OUT Zone OUT Zone Unknown Description The drop down list displays all trains available on the XNet network If the corresponding recorder has a defined name this name is displayed in the list otherwise its EVS technic
156. nto a Playlist on page 95 Opens the Freeze window used to insert a freeze effect in a playlist element at a certain time code See section Inserting a Freeze Effect in a Playlist Element on page 113 Splits a playlist element in two elements at the current timecode This can be used when you want to replace a portion of A V material by another one The second resulting element is trimmed and another clip can be inserted between the two elements See section Replacing a Portion of Playlist Element by another Clip on page 88 Inserts a clip linked to the selected clip into the playlist See section Adding a Linked Clip to a Playlist on page 89 Replaces the selected clip by one of its linked clips See section Adding a Linked Clip to a Playlist on page 89 Opens the Insert Black Clip window used to define the duration of the black clip that users want to insert See section Black Clips Management on page 146 Opens the Insert Virtual Element window from which users can define the virtual element parameters This can be used when you already need to have your full playlist run order but the media corresponding to a playlist element is not yet available on the XNet network See section Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist on page 77 Opens the Insert a Group window used to group the selected elements and define its name See section Grouping Elements in a Playlist on page 93 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6
157. ntroduction cep ccc sh enedacouseeeewsceddeassunetneeeecuvelvdepatauscedauseese 146 6 16 2 Limitations a 147 6 16 3 How to Manually Insert a Black Clip in a Playlist 147 6 16 4 How to Modify a Black Clip Duration _ 2 2 02 022 2222 cece eee eee 148 7 GANGED PLAYLISTS MANAGEMENT 0 149 7 1 Introduction ccc e cece eee e cece cece cece cece cece orao aaora nnna 149 7 2 Linking or Unlinking Playlists a 149 7 3 Loading Playlists on Ganged Channels 2 2 22 202002 e cece eee eee eee 150 7 4 Modifying Information of a Linked Playlist c eee cee eee eee eee eee 152 7 5 Operations on Elements from Linked Playlists 2 2 02 2 222222 02 152 7 5 1 Inserting Clips in Linked Playlists 022 c eee eee eee eee eee 152 7 5 2 Rules for Inserting Clips 2 22 elec eee cece cece cece eeeeeees 153 7 5 3 Common Operations on Playlist Elements 0 154 8 PLAYLIST SETTINGS DD 155 8 1 Li a 155 8 2 General Settings c ccc ccc eee e cece eee eee eeceecceeseeeeesees 155 8 3 Colors Settings a a ee een he te neta ae we se GAT AA 157 8 4 Default Transition Settings c cece cece cee eee cece ee eeee 158 8 5 Audio Swap Settings 0 2 cece a 159 8 6 Playlist Macro Commands Settings 0 2 22 c eee e eee cece cece ec ceeceeeee 161
158. o the playlist e before selected element e after selected element Insert Clips at Slo Mo Speed When a super slow motion SLSM clip is inserted in a playlist the speed of the SLSM clip will be taken into account provided that the present setting has been selected and the clip is added from the IP Director interface The speed will be 33 for SLSM clips 3x or 50 for SLSM clips 2x If the setting is not selected the default speed defined in Default Transition Settings on page 158 is taken into account Remaining Time Information Defines which information will be displayed in the Playlist Panel and on the OSD e Time until next break e Time until next unavailable element An unavailable element is a playlist element that is not available on the XNet network and can therefore not be played out This is either a virtual element an element on an off line server or an element on line or off line on the GigE network Define Pre Roll Duration Defines the pre roll duration related to the preview transition 155 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 156 Start on Time Security Warning A warning message will be displayed when defining a new start on time if it is too close to another start on time Defines the period of time below which the warning message will be displayed Set New Playlist as Default Playlist This option makes it possible to set a new playlist as the default playlist Checking this
159. of a playlist Default parameters are defined from the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Default Transition category so those options will automatically be applied when an element is added to the playlist See section Default Transition Settings on page 158 for details on the settings options Limitation Still mode option and A V transition effect It is not allowed to define both a Still Start mode option and an A V transition effect different than the default ones for a playlist element Possible Ways to Define A V Effects Two options are available to define audio and or video transition effect for a playlist element e using a macro command previously configured to correspond to a specific effect with specific parameters See section Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects on page 126 for information on using macro commands and section Playlist Macro Commands Settings on page 161 for information on configuring macro commands e defining audio and or video effect and duration by selecting options from a list or entering duration values in the grid Related procedure and windows are described hereafter In this case the audio and video effects can be defined in two different ways o through the Playlist Element contextual menu o by direct entry selection in the playlist grid 6 Playout Effects and Parameters V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og 6 2 2 Possible A
160. olor black and then blends the color into the next clip The Video Fade to Color effect blends the first clip into a selected color black until its TC OUT point The Video Fade from Color effect blends the color into the images of the clip from its IN point 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 101 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Audo Fade The Audio V Fade to from Mute effect also called Cross Fade is a transition to or from silence The sound of the first clip fades out while the sound of the second clip fades in The Audio V Fade to Mute effect also called Fade Out is a transition where the sound of the first clip fades out The Audio V Fade from Mute effect also called Fade In is a transition where the sound of the second clip fades in 6 2 3 How to Define Audio and or Video Effects using the Playlist Element Contextual Menu To define audio and or video effects using the contextual menu proceed as follows 1 Select one or several elements in the playlist for which you want to define effects 2 Right click one of the elements The Playlist Element contextual menu opens 3 Select Define Audio Video Effect from the menu The Define Audio Video Effect window opens Define Audio Video Effect Audio Video duration Video Effect Audio Effect Cut Cut Mix Wipe Wipe L gt R Fade from black Fade from mute Fade to black Fade to mute Y fade to from black V fade to from mute Effect
161. on a Control Panel 5 Browse the playlist element until the timecode from which you want to keep the A V material 6 Mark a new IN point Click the Update Element button The second playlist element is trimmed and the portion of undesirable A V material is removed 8 Inthe Database Explorer for example select the clip s you want to insert between the two playlist elements 9 Drag it them between the two playlist elements in the Playlist grid In the end a portion of A V material has been replaced by another one The transition between the elements is automatically set as Cut During playout depending on the option selected for the When Splitting an Element setting under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt General the system will stop on the last frame of the inserted element or apply an automatic transition between the inserted element and the next one See section General Settings on page 155 Adding a Linked Clip to a Playlist Introduction A linked clip is a clip that was created at the same time as the clip already present in the playlist but taken from a different record train For example when recording a show witha main transmission cut and several isolated camera angles if clips are created 89 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 simultaneously on all angles these would be given a linked clip status by PDirector Several actions on linked clips are possible from the Playlist Panel
162. on page 27 Limitations to Player Assignment Some limitations exist to the assignment of a player channel or the Software Player e A player channel controlled by a secondary controller cannot be selected If there is a shared control of the player channel between IPDirector and a secondary controller and the channel has been configured with the IPDP protocol as the main controller in Exclusive mode it is possible to regain control from IPDirector See section Controlling the Player from a Secondary Controller on page 31 If the other controller has been set as main controller it is not possible to regain control from IPDirector e A player channel designated as a preview channel of the PGM PRV mode cannot be selected An error message is displayed e Only one instance of the Software Player can be opened at a time in IP Director 3 Managing Channels at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel bry 3 2 3 How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player From the Channel Explorer Users can assign a player channel to a Playlist Panel from the Channel Explorer This can be done in the following way e Drag a player channel from the Channel Explorer window and drop it on the Playlist Panel in the Channel Media and Transport Functions pane The name of the selected player is displayed in the Player field When a channel is assigned to an application the Player icon in the Channel Explorer window changes f
163. op operation within the Clip List of the Control Panel e Cut Copy Paste operations using the Windows shortcut keys CTRL X CTRL C and CTRL V e Cut Copy Paste options in the Clip contextual menu of the Clip List tab in the Control Panel Refer to Control Panel chapter in part 5 of the user manual How to Move Elements in a Playlist by a Drag and Drop Operation In the playlist open in the Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Select one or more elements within the list this could be a playlist element group or comment Use CTRL click or SHIFT click for a multiselection 2 Drag it them at the position where you want to move During the drag and drop operation a black line will be displayed between the positions where the elements will be dropped in order to highlight the drop position Ordering Playlist Elements by Timecode Introduction Elements can be ordered in the playlist according to their TC IN Actually they are ordered according to their creation date and the timecode of their IN point In case several playlist elements have the same creation date and TC IN they will be ordered by TC IN then by server number then by recorder number This operation can be useful when a great number of clips are archived into a single file melt So the elements are archived in the melt according to a chronological order 5 Playlist Editing at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel ng 5 8 5 Playlist Edit
164. or User fields and values from the playlist logsheet user fields metadata profile Logsheet keywords Participants and Playlist keywords Participants and Standards Parent Participants and Standards Parent Keywords in the logsheet grid Log Metadata corresponds to Clip Metadata Log description Clip name or playlist element name if different from clip name and duration Log interest level Interest level of the original clip Profile for log metadata user fields User fields from the metadata profile of the first clip in the melt which has a metadata profile Values in the user fields of the e Ifa clip of the playlist has the same profile for profile for log metadata log metadata as the first clip the metadata user fields of the corresponding log receive the values from the clip e Ifa clip of the playlist has a different profile for log metadata than the first clip the system checks whether there are some user fields common to both clip metadata profiles If so the values are copied in the log metadata user fields Log keywords Participants and Original clip keywords Participants and Standards Standards Rules for the Creation of a Logsheet Profile As detailed in the Metadata Profiles Management chapter a logsheet profile consists of the combination of two profiles a profile for logsheet user fields and a profile for log metadata See the Metadata Profiles Management section in the General Functions manual Ba
165. or the selected playlist elements See section Setting the Playout Speed on page 104 2 User Interface at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel e 2 User Interface Menu Item Reset Transition to Default Loop Insert LIVE or DELAY Insert Edit Tag Insert Comment Insert Freeze Split Element Insert a Linked Clip Replace by a Linked Clip Insert Black Clip Insert Virtual Element Group Description Reset the following playout parameters to the default values for all the selected elements speed still mode start mode A V effect See section Resetting Playout Parameters to Default on page 113 Open the Define Loop window to defines a partial loop within the playlist so the selected playlist elements will be played several times or indefinitely See section Looping Playlist Elements During Playout on page 130 Opens the Insert LIVE or DELAY window to insert a live or delayed record train into a playlist See section How to Insert a Live or Delayed Record Train on page 75 Opens the Define Element Tags from which users can use several types of tags to trigger transport functions or playout effects See section Using Action Tags into a Playlist to Trigger Transport Functions or Playout Effects on page 116 Opens the Insert a Comment Line window used to insert a comment line within the playlist and set its background and foreground colors See section Inserting Comments i
166. ordingIngesti OL XxTZ AD O1 XTZ ADL RECI 02 XTZ PGE 01 XTZ ADL RECZ RecordimgIngesb03 Selecting a recorder channel loads the corresponding train at its current recording position and plays it on the selected player Selecting a recording ingest directly loads it at its currently recording position OUT point and plays it on the selected player q Note q If a recorder channel is connected to an OUT port of a video router itself associated to an IN port the name of the router IN port is displayed after the recorder channel name How to Reload the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest If a playlist element is loaded on a player channel or on the Software Player clicking the E E button will unload it and load and play the last loaded media record train or recording ingest at its current recording position G Note N In case the previously recording ingest is finished when the E E button is clicked the recorded clip is loaded on its IN point and stays in pause If this clip has been deleted nothing happens 4 Playlist Management 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key Liye How to Select a Train with the ShuttlePRO Prerequisite The same player must have been associated to the Playlist Panel and selected from the ShuttlePRO Procedure To select a train with the Shuttle PRO proceed as follows 1 Press the Select Train
167. oup all the elements right click the group title line in the list and select Ungroup from the contextual menu The comment line is then removed from the list Inserting Comments into a Playlist Purpose Comment lines can be inserted into a playlist This can be useful in identifying certain transitions or events in a playlist and to improve the clarity of a complex playlist by adding information to it A comment line or associated color can then be edited by selected the Edit Comment option of the Playlist Element contextual menu How to Insert a Comment To insert acomment within a playlist proceed as follows 1 Right click an element in the playlist The playlist element contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Insert comment from the contextual menu The Insert a Comment Line window opens Insert a comment line Comment Select background color Select foreground color 3 Type any information into the text field and select a background and or a foreground color for the comment if desired 4 Validate the operation by clicking the OK button 95 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 15 5 15 1 5 15 2 96 The comment is inserted in the list depending on the Insert mode in playlist option selected in Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist General category See section General Settings on page 155 Cyding03 W ON LINE swimming 02 sc 01 W ON LINE 00 00 03 09 f
168. pending on the situation IPDirector suggests restoring the playlist elements or you launch the restore process manually See section Restore Processes on page 81 Restore Options Three Restore options are available Option Description Partial In a partial restore the clip containing the file to be restored remains Restore unchanged A new clip is created and contains a file and an XT clip on the selected EVS server This XT clip replaces the virtual element in the playlist Full In a full restore an XT clip is created on the selected EVS server and added Restore to the clip that contains the file to be restored In other words no new clip is created in the IPDirector database No No restore is performed and the element remains unavailable on the XNet Restore network 5 Playlist Editing aaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 5 5 3 5 Playlist Editing Restore Processes Restoring Clips via the Restore Clips Message IPDirector suggests restoring playlist elements displaying the following message when e You insert a clip that only contains a hi res file in an on line playlist e You put on line a playlist that contains clips not available on the XNet network Restore Clips 7 This element d pge 120131a 6376 02 has no corresponding hi res dip on the XNet Would you like to restore it Short Restore Full Restore 4q Note q IPDirector automatically restores playlist elements with status M
169. pens 3 Click Default On air Time Parameter The on air time is one of the parameters which can be displayed in a column It is then mentioned for each element and provides information about when an element will be played out to air The on air time calculation takes into account e The start time and position in the playlist e The effect durations in the list e The speed of the elements in the playlist If the on air time cannot be calculated e g due to still and start modes used in the list is displayed Playlist Element Contextual Menu Right clicking a playlist element displays a contextual menu The table below describes all the available options Menu Item Description Remove Removes one or more selected elements from the playlist Element See section Removing Elements from a Playlist on page 83 If a group is part of the selection all elements of the group will be removed Define Opens the Define Audio Video Effect used to define various audio and Audio Video video transition effects between elements of a playlist Effect See section Adding Audio Video Transition Effects on page 100 Define Start Opens the Define Still Start Mode Parameters window used to define Mode automatic starts or freezes within a playlist See section Stopping and or Starting Automatically the Playout of a Playlist on page 107 Set Speed Gives a choice of predefined playout speeds or allow to set a custom playout speed f
170. player It is possible to recue the playlist loaded in one of the following ways e double click the first element of the playlist in the Playlist Panel e use the Recue function Operation User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut Recue DU Recue How to Cue on any Playlist Element To cue up one particular element of the playlist proceed in one of the following ways e double click it on the Playlist Panel if the Disable Double Click on Playlist option has not been selected under Settings gt Playlist gt General e use one of the ShuttlePRO keys Operation ShuttlePRO key Previous Playlist Element only in Edit mode Next Playlist Element In Edit or Play modes The corresponding element will then be loaded The playlist will cue up on the first frame of that element 48 4 Playlist Management at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og 4 5 4 5 1 4 5 2 How to Load a Playlist Element onto the Control Panel To load a playlist element onto the Control Panel proceed as follows 1 Open the Control Panel and assign a player to it 2 Open the Playlist Panel and assign the same player to it 3 Load a playlist on the Playlist Panel 4 Drag an element from the playlist onto the Loaded Media field of the Control Panel The element will then be loaded on the Control Panel The Player field background turns blue in both the Control Panel and the Playlist Panel to highlight this situation
171. position How to Add a Tag to a Playlist Element To add a tag to a playlist element proceed as follows 1 Inthe Playlist Panel open the selected playlist 2 Right click the element you want to add a tag to The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 117 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 Select Insert Edit TAG from the menu The Define Element Tags window opens See section Define Element Tags Window on page 119 for a description of its fields 4 Todefine a new tag o check a box o select the Tag type in the Tag type field o eventually modify the timecode from which the tag must be applied or click the Grab Timecode button o if required enter a descriptive text for the tag See section Define Element Tags Window on page 119 for more details on the Define Element Tags window and on the characteristics of each kind of tag 5 Click OK to validate the operation The tag s is are added to the playlist and tag information is displayed in the Playlist Panel See section Tag Information Display on page 122 for more information on tag display 118 6 Playout Effects and Parameters i N USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel 6 8 5 Define Element Tags Window Opening of the Window When Insert Edit Tag is selected from the contextual menu the Define Element Tags window opens To define a new tag simply check a box define it
172. rea displays END CUE OFF and the background of the zone is gray END CUE OFF 6 Playout Effects and Parameters i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E How to Activate the END CUE Mode To activate the END CUE mode proceed as follows 1 Associate a player channel to the Playlist Panel 2 Doone of the following o right click the END CUE area and select Activate END CUE in the END CUE contextual menu or o double click the END CUE area If the END CUE parameters have not already been set for that channel the Configure END CUE Parameters window is displayed Configure END CUE Parameters Define the GPI Duration how long before the break the GPI should be sent and the GPI parameters Duration Type Pulse duration GPI parameter PULSE HIGH l Cancel 3 Enter the END CUE duration i e how long before the break the GPI should be sent and GPI parameters number type and pulse duration 4 Click the OK button The END CUE mode is activated for the channel No Auxiliary clip Append Zone 1 Elements END CUE 10500 As Run Log Post Roll OFF 02262 Q Note N To deactivate the activated END CUE mode either e right click the END CUE area and select Deactivate END CUE in the END CUE contextual menu or e double click the END CUE area 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 141 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 13 3 142 How to Configure the END CUE Para
173. red channel of the EVS server for example the PGM must be channel 1 and the associated PRV must be channel 2 channel 3 can be PGM with associated PRV channel 4 and finally channel 5 can be a PGM with channel 6 as the associated PRV Two channels can be associated in PGM PRV mode from the Channel Explorer the Control Panel and the Playlist Panel The PGM channel is necessary for playing transitions between playlist elements when using channels which do not support the Mix on one channel functionality The PRV channel can be used with a Control Panel to preview clips or trains or playlist elements in order to trim them on a different channel than the one used for the playlist playout How to Set the PGM PRV Mode from the Playlist Panel To associate channels in PGM PRV mode proceed as follows 1 Assign an odd numbered player channel to the Playlist Panel 2 Right click the Player field 3 Select Mode gt PGM PRV 3 Managing Channels 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 6 2 3 6 3 34 Limitations for the Mix on One Channel Functionality A player channel will not support the Mix on one channel functionality in one of the following cases e It is ona COHX board on the EVS video server e tisa 1080p channel e Itis a3D channel e Itis a 3G input e tis ona V3X board on the EVS video server but the Mix on One Channel parameter is set to No on the Server Configuration screen Summary
174. rline while the high resolution file is sent to the selected target At the same time a logsheet is created and sent to the selected logsheet directory It contains logs set at the starting timecode of each playlist element of the melt This will help users to quickly find the clip they are looking for when the melt will be restored The logsheet may also contain the logs of the original clips if required When needed users will be able to load the melt on a Control Panel and browse the file or they will be able to load a log on a Control Panel and browse the related clip Creating the Melt How to Create a Melt Defining the Settings 1 Define the settings for the start timecode of the melt o Set the start timecode of the melt When the melt is created a continuous timecode track is generated over the melt and its start timecode corresponds to the value set as the TC Track Value setting under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt General Select the Always Validate TC Track at Backup setting TC Track check box under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt General if you want to be able to change the start timecode at melt creation A dialog box will pop up when the melt creation is requested to allow the users to change the initial TC track value of the melt 2 optional Choose whether you want to keep original logs Select the Keep Original Logs in Melt Workflow setting from Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt General i
175. rom De top From the Player Field Users can select a player from the Player field This can be e aplayer channel from an EVS video server e the workstation channel this means the player channel set as linked from the IPDirector Configuration window of the Remote Installer e the Software Player if the workstation has a valid license for the OCX Software Player See section Licenses on page 1 q Note N You can only open one instance of the Software Player at a time in IP Director 3 Managing Channels 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 To assign a player channel or the Software Player from the Player field proceed as follows 1 Right click the Player field This displays a contextual menu which lists the EVS video servers and their player channels and the Software Player option No Channel Software Player Mone Workstation Channel DL XTZ AD O XTZ PGE 2 Select the Software Player or a player channel from the contextual menu The Player field displays the name of the selected player D1 X17 ADL PGM Or Software Player 3 3 Locking a Channel Purpose It is possible to lock a player channel to prevent any operation from any IPDirector user interface However the Remote Panel in LSM exclusive or parallel mode will maintain control or be able to regain the control if the channel has been locked from the PDirector interface If a Shuttle PRO is associated to th
176. roup of users repeat steps above and perform the opposite operation select the user group in the Selected Groups area and click the Left Arrow button Transferring Media Possible Transfer Destinations IPDirector gives full flexibility to directly send A V files to third party systems i e NLE systems and storage paths Sending media to third party systems or file archive targets will be performed with the Send to command Sending media to removable drives will be performed with the Backup to Nearline command The table below lists the possible transfer destinations to transfer playlists and the sections which describe them Destination See the user s section Bin Contextual Menu in the Database Explorer user manual default bin if any XT targets The EVS servers for which the user has visibility right Third party 75 section Sending Media to Third Parties on page 64 systems CleanEdit Avid FCP File archive section Managing File Archive Targets on page 65 targets Default The default archive is a session folder of the XF set as the default XF archive The default XF must have been defined on the EVS video server where the XT clip is physically stored Refer to the Configuration manual of your EVS video server Nearline This is used to store or back up A V material to a nearline folder visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote Installer Users can access the A V materia
177. run log is activated or not If it is activated the area displays AS RUN LOG on a green background No Auxiliary clip Append Zone 1 Elements END CUE OFF As Run Log Post Roll OFF 02 26 22 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 145 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 15 3 6 16 6 16 1 146 If it is not activated the area displays AS RUN LOG OFF and the background of the zone is gray As Run Log As Run Log Mechanism The as run log mechanism is not an automatic process It must be triggered by a start command on the EVS video server and is handled through the GigE port of the EVS server The as run log is a characteristic of a channel The final as run log file is created in two different steps e First the EVS video server generates an event channel log file the server as run log and stores it on the server local storage This file will contain all the operations which have been done on the channel since the as run log mechanism has started e Secondly an interpreter application will analyze the server as run log file and format it in the final as run log format The following information will be recorded in the file for each element played out to air on air date on air time on air duration Name VarlD UmID LSM ID TC IN TC OUT end date end time Black Clips Management Introduction A black clip is a clip represented by a black sequence in the video track and a mute
178. s type and the TC where the tag should be carried out within the playlist element The timecode can be grabbed by clicking on the grab tc button It will be grabbed from the PRV channel if used otherwise no timecode is grabbed To remove a tag from the playlist element simply uncheck its box Select element 16 54 17 05 16 54 22 17 Element 3 TC IN Clip 00000104 6104 02 TC OUT Timecode 16 54 17 TimeCode 16 54 17 TimeCode 16 54 17 TimeCode 165545277505 TimeCode Tag type Select Type Tag type Select Type Tag type Select Type Tag type Select Type Tag type Description Description Description Description Description GRAB TC GRAB TC GRAB TC 16 54 17 Select Type GRAB TC TimeCode Tag type Description 16 54 17 05 Select Type i GRAB TC Cancel Select Element Zone It mentions the position of the selected element in the playlist as well as its name T C IN and T C OUT 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 119 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Tag Configuration Zone The actual existing tags configuration of the selected element is displayed The tags are sorted by T C For example if 3 tags are defined the first 3 positions should be checked and ordered by increasing T C For all undefined tags the check box is unchecked Specifying a Timecode for the Tag to Be Activated As soon as the Grab Timecode button is clicked the current timecode
179. sed on what is mentioned in the above tables the profile for logsheet user fields comes from the playlist profile and the profile for log metadata comes from the first clip which has a metadata profile e f the combination already exist as a logsheet profile it is used for the melt logsheet 11 Archiving Multiple Clips into One Single File 183 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 11 3 184 e If the combination does not exist yet a logsheet profile is created in the PDirector database with a name based on the following format string Playlist Name Current date hours e Incase the playlist and the first clip with a metadata profile have the same metadata profile then the profile is used as profile for log metadata and there is no profile for logsheet user fields e f neither the playlist nor any clip have a metadata profile no logsheet profile is created Browsing the Melt How to Browse a Melt Users can browse a melt which has been archived on a nearline even if the high resolution file has been deleted Todo so proceed as follows 1 Opena Control Panel 2 Associate the Software Player to the Control Panel 3 Load the selected melt file from the nearline tree branch of the Database Explorer The melt file name corresponding to the original playlist name is displayed How to Browse a Clip from the Melt To load the melt on a log timecode corresponding to the TC IN of a playlist element
180. sociated to the playlist or not If an auxiliary clip is associated the area displays the name and LSM ID of the clip If no auxiliary clip is associated the area displays No Auxiliary clip Mo Auxiliary clip See section Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a Playlist on page 139 for more details on the AuxClip function Append Zone Append Zone The Append zone can be used to append elements such as clips growing clips or playlists to the playlist associated to the Playlist panel This is done by a drag and drop operation from the Database Explorer See section Appending an Element at the End of a Playlist on page 74 This cannot be used to append timelines to a playlist 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 5 5 2 5 6 24 Total Playlist Duration The total playlist duration area is shown if this has been set under Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Colors It is displayed even if the playlist is not cued The duration takes the following parameters into account e the duration of all the playlist elements e the speed of the playlist elements e the transition effects duration The duration does not take the following parameters into account e Still start mode e Partial loop The area will display if the total playlist duration cannot be calculated for example when e ALIVE train is inserted as playlist element e A playlist element has no OUT point
181. specific timecode to carry out specific audio or video actions during playout Opening a Playlist Panel To open a Playlist Panel click the es icon on the IPDirector Application toolbar The Playlist Panel window will populate but it will be dimmed and only the Channel Name field the Playlist Name field and the LSM ID field will be available EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 User Interface 2 1 Overview of the Playlist Panel 2 1 1 Playlist Panel Outline Illustration The Playlist Panel contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Playlist Panel F2 db L 12 XTNewPGE PGM2 PL 121016 30 12 00 00 05 06 00 02 25 16 Di p i bpi gt Next Skip Golo Name stat Duration cycling03 b PLAYING 00 00 06 17 swimmimg 02 sc 01 V ON LINE 00 00 03 09 fencing 01 00 00 17 08 fencing 01 sc 05 00 00 08 21 cycling 00 00 11 01 cycling03 00 00 06 12 Dive 02 V ON LINE 00 00 29 18 BA anc 00 00 05 04 Dive 01 V ON LINE deny ar ar ar ar r tennis04 Wi ON LINE 00 00 07 00 tennis03 Va ON LINE 00 00 03 15 No Auniliary clip Append Zone 1 Elements END CUE OFF As Run Log Post Rolk OFF 00022622 G Note N From version 6 55 the interface skin has slightly changed so the color shade of some user interface elements such as title bar buttons may differ from the screenshots included in the current manual 4 2 User Interface i V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playli
182. st Panel a 2 User Interface When the Software Player or the player channel connected to the input of the IPDirector workstation video card is assigned to the Playlist Panel the Video Display appears in the panel Playlist Panel F3 cay Software Player PL_121016 00 00 06 12 uo 00 02 44 05 Cy b Recue Name Status Duration cycling03 Il PAUSED 00 00 06 12 4 5 LLLI ng 07 E 00 00 03 0939 fencing 01 VY ON LINE 00 00 17 08 fencing 01 sc 05 VY ON LINE 00 00 08 21 5 No Auxiliary clip Append Zone 12 Elements As Run Log Post Roll OFF 00002 43 05 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Playlist Panel Area i Loaded Media area Video Display pane Transport Functions area Playlist grid Status bar Description This area displays the channel name and the playlist name and provides the basic functions to create or load a playlist See section Loaded Media Area on page 8 This pane is used to view the loaded item It can be displayed when the user has selected the Software Player or a player channel connected to the input of the IPDirector Workstation video card If the video display is already open as an independent window no video display opens in the Player Panel but you can monitor the commands you perform on the video display window or switch it from the independent window to the Playlist Pa
183. t first Display of Partial Loops in the Playlist Grid When a partial loop has been defined the following information is displayed in the LOOP column of the playlist grid e Astaple from the first and the last element of the loop The staple will fit on one single line if there is only one element in the loop e On the last line of the loop the icon of the infinite loop type or the number of times to play a counter loop Limitations to the Use of Loops Nested loops are not allowed in IPDirector By nested loops one must understand any of the following situations e one loop is totally included in another one e the first or the last element of one loop is the first or the last element of another one e one loop is partially included in another one i e one loop overlaps the other one Trying to do so would provide an error message 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 131 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Error Cannot create a partial loop bad Cannot create a partial loop Nested loops are not supported 6 11 4 Use of Loops and Groups 132 Rules for the Use of Loops and Groups e Aloop may not overlap a group of elements and vice versa Trying to do so would provide an error message e Aloop may enclose one or several groups of elements Note that o gt the first element of the loop may be the first element of the group of elements and or o gt the last element of the loop may be the
184. t remains locked to the other users You need to unlock it from the Channel Explorer to make it available to other users Enabling the On Air Feature Purpose The On Air status is used to show that the selected player channel is on air and to inform other users that they should not perform any action on the on air channel Constraints The following conditions must be met for the On Air option to be available for a player channel e the user has the control right on this channel e this channel is not locked How to Set a Player Channel to the On Air Mode The On Air function can be enabled in two ways e The operator right clicks the Player field and select On Air from the contextual menu e The operator fires an external a GPI trigger to which the Tally On Air action is associated This will automatically activate the On Air function on the Control Panel The actions linked to the GPI keys are defined in the Input GPIs window available from the IPDirector main menu Tools gt Settings See the General Functions user manual for more information on how to define Input GPI The Player field background will then flash alternately red bh 01 XTZ ADL PGM Controlling a Player with another Device Controlling a Player with the ShuttlePRO Introduction The ShuttlePRO device can control a player channel by means of the device keys As soon as the player channel is assigned to a Playlist Panel and associated to the ShuttlePRO
185. t should behave The options are e Stop on first frame of current clip e Stop on last frame of previous clip e Stop on last frame of the previous clip wait then jump on first The playlist will stop on the last frame of the previous clip then jump on the first frame of the selected element after a certain time which is defined in the value box Start Mode If a Still mode is defined one of the following start modes must be defined on the selected element If Automatically was already selected when a Still mode is defined it will be changed to the Manually option of start mode as the modes are mutually exclusive 8 Playlist Settings USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel e Manually the selected element must be started manually by a Play or Play Var command on the Playlist Panel keyboard or Shuttle PRO controller e OnGPI the selected element will be started when a GPI trigger is received on the corresponding EVS server the one the playlist is to be played on The GPI number and its trigger mode are defined in the Tools gt Settings gt Input GPIS category When On GPI is selected the corresponding GPI which has been configured to start a PLAY command on the on air channel associated to the Playlist Panel is displayed in the description field e On Time at the element will start at the defined time o Start only if the element is loaded on the channel the playout will only be started if the element is loade
186. t the same time 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 111 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 4 6 112 How to Define a Jump on Time Condition To define a jump on time condition on a playlist element proceed as follows 1 Select the element on which to define a jump on time condition 2 Right click the element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Define Start mode from the contextual menu The Define Still Start Mode window is displayed 4 Select On Time at jump on time and define one of the following options o time only The playout of the element will be triggered at the closest corresponding time in the future If the playlist remains loaded the element will be triggered every day at the same time o date and time The playout of the element will be triggered at the specified time and day and only at that time even if the playlist remains loaded 5 Click OK If the time information is already defined for another element in the playlist a popup window displays an error message The same time information is already defined on element cycling You cannot define the same time information on 7 different elements of the same playlist A clock icon and the time defined for the jump on time condition are displayed in the playlist grid for the selected element 10 10 00 00 If the playlist is loaded on the channel the element will start playing at the time defi
187. tations for the Mix on One Channel Functionality 22 222 2 34 3 6 3 SUMMARY cece dclescceceuentcdcaubdeedusscoumbcckerecentedsehecceceegaden 34 PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT a 35 Overview of the Section c cece cee cece cee cece cceeceneeennes 35 Overview of Playlist Management Processes 2 222 e cece ee ee eee eee 35 4 2 1 Introduction aa ee ee NG oe en ia ee 35 4 2 2 Creating an On line Playlist on an EVS Video Server 2 2 36 4 2 3 Creating an Off line Playlist from a Nearline Storage 36 4 2 4 Creating a Playlist with Virtual Playlist Elements 2 22 22 2 37 Creating Playlists AA AA 37 4 3 1 Introduction aa 37 4 3 2 Off Line and On Line Playlists a 37 4 3 3 How to Create a New Playlist 38 4 3 4 How to Make a Playlist On Line 00222 e lee e cece eee eee 39 4 3 5 Create a New Playlist Window a 40 4 3 6 Creating an Editrec Playlist 42 Loading Media 2 0 222 c cece eee eee ee ee eee ee eee eee eee eens 43 4 4 1 Introduction aaa need er negara NA NIYA Boecaecarcandaaicadedensetendase 43 4 4 2 Possible Loading Actions 0 222 c ee cee cee eee cee eee ee eeee 44 4 4 3 Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest 2222 eee eee 45 4 4 4 Loading a Playlist 0 00 20 000 o 2 cece cece cee eee cee eee eee 4 Moving through Med
188. te a New Playlist window is displayed See section Create a New Playlist Window on page 40 for more details on this window 5 Fill in a playlist name and any desired information 6 Click the OK button or the ENTER key The playlist is created on line or off line but it is empty 4 Playlist Management at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel ng From the Database Explorer To create a playlist from the Database Explorer proceed as follows 1 2 4 5 Open the Database Explorer and select the Playlists tree view Do one of the following o Right click the playlists list The Playlist contextual menu opens OR o right click the sub branch off line or on line gt XT number in the playlists tree view A contextual menu opens Select New Playlist from the contextual menu The Create a New Playlist window is displayed See section Create a New Playlist Window on page 40 for more details on this window Fill in a playlist name and any desired information Click the OK button or the ENTER key The playlist is created off line or on line but it is empty 4 3 4 How to Make a Playlist On Line There are several ways to make an off line playlist become on line Create or Load the off line playlist on the Playlist Panel and then right click the Player field and select a channel Select a channel on the Playlist Panel first and then drag a playlist from the Database Explorer window onto the top part
189. ted playlist This new off line playlist has the same content as the playlist selected It also has the same name but it has no LSM ID Copy Move Playlist Allows the users to e create an off line or on line copy of the selected playlist e move the playlist to another EVS server e make the playlist off line See section Copying and Moving a Playlist on page 55 information Create Archive Melt Create a high resolution flattened clip and a low resolution flattened clip with all the clips put in the playlist See section XXX The melt destinations must have been defined for this option to be available Define Melt Destinations Opens the Define Melt Destinations window from which you can select the destination to send the flattened clip and the associated logsheet to See section How to Create a Melt on page 178 Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the selected item has been published to Show Hide Video Display Shows the Video Display inside the Playlist Panel when it is off or hides it when it is on If the Video Display is not linked to the selected player channel the option is not available 2 User Interface kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel SSS 2 3 Transport Functions Area 2 31 Introduction The Transport Functions area provides transport functions to navigate in the loaded element 2 3 2 Overview of the Transport Functions Area Illustration The Tra
190. tem Metadata Profile fields Fields belonging to the metadata profile selected in the Current Profile field The users can modify the values of the Metadata Profile fields if they have appropriate user rights The modifications will only apply to the given playlist and not impact the default values of the profile Creating an Editrec Playlist Introduction The EditRec is a server operating mode which emulates the VTR linear editing used in Linear Edit Suite This mode needs to work with a specific playlist to simulate the VTR tape a playlist with a black clip of 23h55m IPDirector can be used to create and finalize close this specific Playlist For more information about EditRec refer to the EditRec manual Procedure Proceed as follows to prepare an Editrec playlist in PDirector 4 Note N You need to launch an Editrec configuration on the associated EVS server 1 Inthe Playlist Panel create a new playlist and tick Editrec Playlist check box in the Create a New Playlist window This creates a new open playlist that contains a black clip of 23h55m 2 Load the playlist on one of the Editrec channels The users can then directly edit the playlist with a linear editing controller device 4 Playlist Management at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E 4 4 4 4 1 3 When the playlist is finalized close the playlist in PDirector by clicking the E E button This closes the playlist and removes
191. ters window Define Still Stan mode parameters Still Mode Start Mode Define if the playlist must stop on the selected element and how Define how the playlist will be re started Stop on first frame of cument clip ira Automatically An automatic transition to the next clip will be applied gt Stop on last frame of previous clip Manually The operator will manually initiate a PLAY command Stop on last frame of previous clip wait then ooso0 jump on first frame of current clip Dibia on GFI Waming NG GPI configured to start the playlist on channel 12 XTNewPGE PGM2 00 00 00 00 15 Oct 2012 on Time at Cancel 8 6 9 Action Default Transition When a Default Transition action is applied to an element at a given timecode the playout parameters are reset to the default values specified in the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Default Transition category Selecting Default Transition action in the Playlist Macro Commands Settings does not display any configuration window as there is no parameter to define 8 Playlist Settings 169 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 8 6 10 170 Action Freeze Issue 6 57 A December 2014 When a Freeze action is applied to an element a Freeze effect is inserted within the element See section Inserting a Freeze Effect in a Playlist Element on page 113 for more information on this effect Selecting Freeze action in the Playlist Macro Commands Settings displays th
192. the amp In the Define a Partial Loop window displayed enter the number of times to play the loop and click OK The loop information is displayed within the grid Exiting a Loop Exit Loop Modes The exit loop mode determines when the loop will be exited Two exit loop modes can be selected Exit Loop ASAP As Soon As Possible the loop is exited as soon as possible without playing the current element until its end Exit Loop on ShortOUT the loop is exited as soon as the OUT point of the current element is reached 6 Playout Effects and Parameters at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel bry Exit Loop Triggers Introduction In case of counter loop the loop will be automatically exited when the counter is null and the first element after the loop will be played In case of infinite loop the loop will endlessly be played There are several ways to trigger an exit loop mode before the end Using the GoTo Element Button The GoTo Element button is a quick way to exit a partial loop and jumps on the selected element according to the selected Exit Loop mode i e as soon as possible or when the OUT point of the current element is reached Using a GPI The loop will be exited when a GPI trigger is received on the corresponding EVS server the one the playlist is to be played on The first element just after the loop is then played taking into account its still start modes transition effects speed ta
193. the elements of the selection The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Remove LOOP from the menu The system removes the partial loop condition and the loop staple is removed from the playlist grid G Note N To remove a full loop see section Creating Loops on page 133 6 Playout Effects and Parameters at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og 6 12 6 12 1 6 12 2 6 12 3 Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a Playlist Purpose The Aux Clip option allows you to add a new audio track to play from the start of a playlist For example when a music bed needs to be played at the same time as the original audio associated with the elements of a list or a particular clip needs to be used instead of the original element audio The auxiliary audio clip selected is always played back with normal speed 100 whatever the selected playback speed for the video When the playback of the playlist does not start from the beginning the system calculates the offset between the current position and the beginning of the playlist and applies the same offset to the auxiliary clip so that it can remain synchronized with the playlist If the duration of the auxiliary clip is longer than the playlist duration the auxiliary audio clip keeps playing even after the video has stopped Otherwise the auxiliary audio clip ends itself before the end of the playlist when the auxiliary audio clip reaches its
194. ther Clip 89 5 11 Adding a Linked Clip to a Playlist cece cece cee cee cece ee 89 5 11 1 Introduction AA 89 5 11 2 How to Insert a Linked Clip e eee eee eee eeeee 90 5 11 3 How to Replace a Clip by a Linked Clip 91 5 12 Generating Continuous TC Track 2 2 2 a 91 5 13 Grouping Elements in a Playlist 22 2 2 ccc c eee eee cece cece eee ceeeees 93 5 13 1 Introduction _ 2 2 2 0 a 93 5 13 2 How to Un Group Elements within a Playlist 94 5 13 3 Ungrouping Elements 2 22022 cc eee eee cece cece cee ceeeeeeeeeee 95 5 14 Inserting Comments into a Playlist clei eee cece cee cece eeeee 95 5 14 1 Purpose 95 5 14 2 How to Insert a Comment 2 22 022 2 a 95 5 15 Converting a Playlist to Timeline 022002 e eee cece eee eee eee eee eee 96 5 15 1 Purpose AA 96 5 15 2 How to Convert a Playlist to Timeline 222222 e ee eee eee 96 5 16 Converting a Playlist to Edit 22 20 2 a 98 6 PLAYOUT EFFECTS AND PARAMETERS 99 6 1 Overview of the Section _ 002022 e cece cece eee eeeee 99 6 2 Adding Audio Video Transition Effects cece eee c cece eee ceeceees 100 6 2 1 es ble AA 100 6 2 2 Possible A V Transition Effects a 101 How to Define Audio and or Video Effects using the Playlist Element
195. till mode determines whether the playout should stop within the playlist The available options are listed below They are associated with an icon which will also be present in the Still Start mode column of the playlist grid e Stop on first frame of current element e Stop on last frame of previous element 0k20 AfL m e JLi Stop on last wait jump on first the playlist will stop on the last frame of the previous element wait a certain time which is defined in the associated field and then jump on the first frame of the selected element e If no still mode is defined the start mode will be set to Automatically and the playlist will play from element to element using the defined playlist parameters for each element See next section 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 109 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 110 Start Mode The start mode setting determines how the playlist will be re started between playout of elements The available options are listed below They are associated with an icon which will also be present in the Still Start mode column of the playlist grid e Automatically an automatic transition to the next element will be applied and the playlist will play from element to element using the defined playlist parameters for each element e a Manually the selected element must be started manually by a Play or Play Var command on the Playlist Panel keyboard or Shuttle PRO controller E O
196. ting license left at that time the user may only use the transport functions and is not allowed to trim an element Some Playlist settings cannot be edited EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 Tip Only one production playlist floating license is used per workstation This means that only one floating license is used in case several windows of the same module are open Playlist Element Types and Statuses Possible Source Material Whatever the source material included in the playlist the components of the playlist are referred to as playlist elements Various types of playlist elements can be inserted into a playlist e trains XT clips growing clips protect media clips associated to logs defined on an EVS server e files stored on a nearline storage e playlists bins q Note q As the term clip refers to a logical entity which includes A V material we will use this term in the user manual if the elements included in a clip XT clip file growing clip or protect media are irrelevant in the context Should we want to refer to a specific type of clip element we would then mention this explicitly Virtual and Physical Playlist Elements From IPDirector 5 8 playlists can be created with elements whose corresponding clips are not yet available on the EVS video server where the playlist will be played out For this reason we will distinguish the following statuses for playlist
197. tion 85 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 9 2 86 The name of the original clip can be retrieved from the Clip Name column Special Cases e When a virtual element is created its name is displayed in the Element Name column e In case a playlist element with its own name is replaced by a linked clip the playlist element name is reset to the clip name of the replacing clip Modifying the VariID of a Clip When the VarlD of a clip used in a playlist is modified the VarlD of the playlist element is not necessarily modified consequently The behavior of the system can be summarized as follows If in the Remote Installer the parameter When associating LISI Uno MEVE then modifying the VarlD clips to playlist elements has eae of a clip will been set to io give priority to element ID manually drag modify the VarlD of the and drop corresponding playlist operations LSM element in any playlist remote operations from an external not modify the VarlD of the system corresponding playlist element in any playlist give priority to VarlD with any insertion not modify the VarlD of the method corresponding playlist element in any playlist e If aclip with the original VarlD is found on the network it is associated to the playlist e If no clip with the original VarlD is found on the network the element becomes a virtual element Giving priority to VarlD is typically useful in
198. to Insert an Element by a Drag and Drop Operation into the Playlist Grid An element can be inserted into the playlist by a drag and drop operation Proceed as follows 1 Select the element you want to insert in the playlist by clicking it in one of the places listed in Possible Operations on page 771 2 Drag it onto the playlist grid at the position where you want to insert the element The drop position is displayed by a black thicker line in between the elements where the element will be inserted The element is inserted before or after the selected element in the list depending on the Insert mode in playlist parameter of the Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist General category See section General Settings on page 155 for more information Rules when Inserting a Playlist in Another One When a Playlist 2 is inserted into a playlist 1 it is inserted as a group e If the playlist 2 is inserted inside a group of the playlist 1 the elements of playlist 2 are inserted at the drop position and the group is extended e If the playlist 2 is inserted outside any group in playlist 1 playlist 2 elements are inserted as a group at the drop position in playlist 1 G Note N If the dropped playlist initially contained some groups they are not kept when it is inserted in the other playlist 73 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 3 6 74 Appending an Element at the End ofa Playlist Drag
199. to the section Playlist Contextual Menu of the Database Explorer chapter in part 3 of the user manual 4 Playlist Management at VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel bry 4 6 2 4 7 4 7 1 How to Modify Playlist Information or Rename a Loaded Playlist To modify playlist information via the Playlist Panel proceed as follows 1 Load the playlist in the Playlist Panel 2 Right click on the Playlist Name field The Playlist contextual menu opens 3 Select Edit Rename from the contextual menu The Edit a Playlist window is displayed 4 Modify he information e g name keywords Metadata 5 Click the OK button The playlist is modified G Note q See section Fill and Key Playlists in the General Functions user manual for information on Fill and Key playlists Copying or Moving Playlists and Playlist Elements Copying and Moving a Playlist Introduction You can copy or move an off line or on line playlist The copied or moved playlist can be off line or on line on an EVS server whatever the status of the initial playlist Several ways of copying or moving a playlist are allowed e from the Playlist contextual menu in the Playlist Panel OR e from the Playlist contextual menu in the Database Explorer e by drag and drop operation in the Database Explorer Refer to part 3 of the user manual 4 Playlist Management 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 56 How to Copy or Move a
200. ts will be played in a chronological order according to time defined for the jump on time The jump on time condition can be defined for an element inside a partial loop If the playlist is being played within the loop at the time defined for the jump on time and if a counter exists on the loop the counter is reset when the jump on time happens The element on which a jump on time is defined will be played with the speed defined for it If the element on which a jump on time is defined is already playing the jump on time condition is discarded If a jump on time is defined on a virtual element that is not restored when the clip is supposed to start the jump on time is not taken into account If a virtual element is loaded on the player channel and if a start on time is defined on this element the start on time will be discarded when the element is supposed to play If the playlist is in PAUSE or EDIT mode the element on which a jump on time is defined will be played with the speed defined for it but without its transition parameters A V effect and duration If the playlist is loaded on a channel later than the time defined for the jump on time the playout of the element will not be triggered When a playlist is being played the remaining time until next transition and remaining time until next break will be adapted taking into account the jump on time condition Limitation for the Use of Jump on Time and or Start on Time
201. ugh the Transfer Monitoring window Tools 5 Transfer Monitoring Limitations and Rules for the Creation of Melt Logsheet and Logs Limitations and Rules for Melt Creation When a melt is created the following limitations and rules apply e The following elements are not taken into account in the melt o playlist elements referring to clips which have no on line high resolution element o live trains o virtual elements e The guardbands from the original clips are not saved in the melt e Incase playlist elements have been trimmed the trimmed areas are not saved in the melt 11 Archiving Multiple Clips into One Single File at V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel og The melt does not take into account the following playlist element properties o transition effects the transition effects of the melt are always CUT o loop o Group o tag o freeze comment Still Start mode The melt takes into account the following features o split o speed If the speed of a playlist element differs from 100 it will be converted into 100 and the element duration will be adapted accordingly For example an element with a duration of 30 seconds and a speed of 50 would play during 1 minute it will be saved in the melt with a speed of 100 and a duration of 1 minute o black clips It is not yet possible to restore each clip individually from the archived melt with all the properties of the original clip Rules
202. ut select Unlink from the contextual menu G Note N To unlink playlists all the selected playlists must have been linked in the same group Otherwise the Unlink option is dimmed and cannot be selected 7 Ganged Playlists Management 149 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 7 3 Loading Playlists on Ganged Channels When player channels have been ganged and playlists have been linked loading one playlist of the group on one of the channels will result in the loading of each of the playlists on the different ganged channels Linked playlists will be loaded in the order they have been linked as shown in the figures below Linked Playlists Ganged Player Channels 1 Operator action Playlist 1 i Channel 1 2 System action 1 F Playlist 2 7 Channel 2 3 System action 2 a Playlist 3 Channel 3 Linked Playlists Ganged Player Channels 1 Operator action Playlist 1 lt Channel 1 2 System action 1 Playlist 2 lt Channel Playlist 3 Channel 3 3 System action 2 150 7 Ganged Playlists Management i V 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel E If there are more ganged channels than linked playlists nothing will happen on the exceeding channels as described in the figure below Linked Playlists Ganged Player Channels Playlist 1 Channeli gt 1 Operator action Playlist 2 Channel 2 2 System action 1 Playlist 3 Channel 3 3 System action 2 Channel 4
203. w are described below New archive target Target Name Backup Destination Directory Browse File Format EWS MAF AML Unit XFile XMLUnit Generate XML Metadata file XML Metadata file path Cancel Field Description Target The name of the target as it will appear in the contextual menu and in the Name Remote Installer Backup The destination folder where the file will be sent Be sure this directory is Destination shared with full control access Directory File Format The file format It can be MXF EVS MXF OP1A QuickTime Movie or QuickTime Reference MXF OPAtom AVI XML Unit Drop down list with the available XML Units as defined in the Remote Installer which could manage all the files sent to the destination target Generate When this check box is selected an XML file with the metadata of the XML clips backed up is generated This file is created at the same time as the Metadata backup file for all media file formats In the EVS MXF format the file metadata is included in the media file itself XML The destination folder where the XML Metadata file will be stored Metadata file path 66 4 Playlist Management kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel eS How to Remove a File Archive Target To Remove afile archive target from the list proceed as follows 1 2 Right click the Playlist Name field Select Send To gt Remove Archive Target from the contextual menu The Remove File Archive
204. x duration O0s00 SOURCES Al AD AG PA AG PG PT PE PO AIO AN AIZ AIS A4 AIS AIG T Pa f f TI H A AP SS I qe wu ba Ebr Er Select a Configuration Allows selecting a predefined configuration as configured in Tools gt Settings gt Playlist gt Playlist Audio Swap or defining a new predefined configuration by selecting Customize See section Audio Swap Settings on page 159 166 8 Playlist Settings a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel a 8 Playlist Settings If you define a new configuration you will be asked to give it a name the Add an Audio Swap Configuration dialog box will open after clicking the OK button in the Define Audio Swap Parameters window Add an audio swap configuration Give a name to the new configuration Link to Determines the position in the playlist element the Audio Swap macro command will be linked to Possible options are Link to option Description Current position Audio Swap macro command will be linked to the current default value position i e the timecode corresponding to the use of the macro command Mark IN Audio Swap macro command will be linked to the IN point of the element Mark OUT Audio Swap macro command will be linked to the OUT point of the element Mix Duration Displays the mix duration value of the selected pre defined configuration This value may be changed Limit values are 00sO0 to 20s00 Swap Aud
205. y entering the Playlist Name or LSM ID Loading a playlist from the Database Explorer Loading the last loaded playlist Playlist Element Loading any playlist element Loading a playlist element on the Control Panel Various element types can be loaded in different ways See section How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Panel on page 45 How to Select a Train with the ShuttlePRO on page 46 How to Reload the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest on page 45 How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Panel on page 45 How to Reload the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest on page 45 How to Load a Playlist via the Playlist Name or LSM ID on page 47 How to Load a Playlist from the Database Explorer on page 47 How to Reload a Playlist on page 48 How to Reload a Playlist on page 48 How to Load a Playlist Element onto the Control Panel on page 49 4 Playlist Management kaa V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Playlist Panel SSS 4 4 3 Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Panel By right clicking the E E button a contextual menu shows the available EVS video servers with their recorder channels and the list of clips being currently ingested identified by their name or VarlD if any Scheduled ingests not being recording yet are not shown 02 _XT2_PGE_RECI O XTZ PGE REC RecordingIngest01 Rec
206. ylists in IPDirector which mainly depends on e where the media to be added to the playlist is stored and whether it is already available when the playlist is created e which use you will make of your playlist once it has been created 4 Playlist Management 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 2 2 4 2 3 36 Creating an On line Playlist on an EVS Video Server The requested clips are present on an EVS server The playlist to be created will be directly played and possibly dumped to external drives or tapes Action See section 1 Create an on line playlist on a player channel and Creating Playlists on page define it as the default playlist 3T 2 If necessary retrim the requested clips Adding Elements to a and add them to the default playlist Playlist on page 71 3 Play the playlist out 4 If necessary export the playlist to an archive Transferring Media on page system or to an external drive 63 Creating an Off line Playlist from a Nearline Storage The clips to be included in the playlist are present on a nearline storage SAN IPDrive but not all on an EVS server The playlist to be created can be sent to a target for further editing on an NLE system AVID FCP CE and or restored to the server when it has to be played out Action See section 1 Sort the files present on the nearline using the Software Player and place them into a bin
207. ys displayed and is followed by the duration until the next break e g 00 17 13 V Eff corresponds to the video effect type defined for the transition of this playlist element cut mix wipe ss ff corresponds to the video effect duration in seconds and frames Corresponds to the playout speed defined for the playlist element The format corresponds to a percentage If speed is unknown Unk is displayed TC IN of the element followed by the element duration Shows the current playout speed Shows the LSM ID of the current element e g 111A 02 Name of the clip truncated to 16 characters if defined Element number in the playlist e g 001 followed by the number of elements in the playlist E G 999 177 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 11 11 1 11 2 11 2 1 178 Archiving Multiple Clips into One Single File Context of Use Users may want to archive a huge amount of valuable clips as a single entity with the metadata of the different elements So the number of items archived is reduced This is done by means of a playlist used as a container Selected clips are added toa playlist reordered if necessary and the playlist is sent to a selected destination target nearline or bin The resulting entity is called a melt in the IP Director application and in the manual The melt consists of a high resolution file and a low resolution file Both files are sent to the selected nea
208. ze property of the element is removed and it is returned to a normal element state 6 Playout Effects and Parameters 115 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 7 6 7 1 6 7 2 6 8 6 8 1 116 Adjusting Audio Levels Introduction The audio level of selected playlist elements can be increased or decreased by step of 1 db The audio level ranges from 100 db to 20 db The default value is 0 db How to Adjust the Audio Level of Playlist Elements To adjust the audio level of playlist elements proceed as follows 1 Select the playlist elements for which you want to adjust the audio level 2 Use the following shortcuts i E to increase the audio level of the selected elements Ctrl MA 0 oS i MAA ee to decrease their audio level The audio level value is displayed in the Audio Level column of the playlist grid 0 Using Action Tags into a Playlist to Trigger Transport Functions or Playout Effects Introduction Tags are used to carry out specific actions at a specific timecode when a playlist element is played out Up to 6 tags can be defined per playlist element Two options are available to add tags to a playlist element e defining tags one by one as well as parameters specific to each tag Related procedure and windows are described in the current section of the manual e using a macro command previously configured to correspond to a spec

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