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1. 3 7 3 How to Temporarily Ungang and Re Gang all the Ganged Player Channels Unganging Channels You can temporarily ungang all the player channels from a group of ganged channels To do so proceed as follows 1 Click the Ganged Channels tab to display the list of player channels ganged to the one currently assigned to the Control Panel 2 Click the Ungang All button The Gang symbol is removed for all the channels The player channels remain ganged in the Channel Explorer and are still displayed in the Ganged Channels tab 3 Managing Channels 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 7 4 3 7 5 52 Reganging Channels To re gang all the player channels that have been unganged from the Ganged Channels tab use the Gang All command Available Buttons and Shortcuts The following table shows the buttons or shortcuts which can be used for the operations User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut f J 8 3 0 How to Permanently Remove a Channel from the Ganged Group To remove a channel from a group of ganged channels proceed as follows 1 Click the Ganged Channels tab to display the list of player channels ganged to the one currently assigned to the Control Panel 2 Right click the player channel to ungang from the list A contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Remove Channel from Group The channel is unganged from the others in the Channel Explorer and it disappears from the li
2. 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 material of nearline folders in PDirector or restore it on an EVS server 8 Publishing and Transferring Media 97 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 8 2 2 98 Warning Refer to the PDirector Technical Reference manual for more information on the configuration of targets and nearline folders Sending Media to Third Parties Sending Media to a Xedio CleanEdit Storage A clip or a playlist can be sent to a predefined CleanEdit target with the Send To gt CleanEdit sub menu It is available from the Control Panel contextual menu for clips orthe Playlist contextual menu for playlists These destination targets must have been defined from the PDirector 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 Once the clip has been sent it is immediately available in the CleanEdit database It can then be inserted into a project edited or played out using Playout Organizer or Xedio Playout Server Sending Media to an Avid System A clip or a playlist can be sent to an Avid system with the Send To gt Avid sub menu It is available from theControl Panel contextual men
3. The Linked to Clips List displays the clips linked to the loaded clip The Display Thumbnails option can be selected to display a thumbnail for each linked clip Linked to dips y Display thumbnails Thumbnail Name LsmID Duration if r pge dl 12012 6356F 02 00 00 06 1 ad Right clicking the linked clip displays a contextual menu that is related to the linked clip not to the loaded clip See section Control Panel Contextual Menu on page 17 for the meaning of the available options 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 1 30 Metadata Tab The Metadata tab on the Tabs Pane makes it possible to view and modify the metadata related to the loaded clip or recording ingest You can enter the clip metadata in the Save Clip window when saving a new clip or in the New Ingest window when starting an ingest from the Ingest Scheduler You can modify this information later on in the Clip Metadata tab The screenshot below shows the Metadata tab Clip Information Metadata Ganged channels Clip list Current Profile Olympic Games AK Date 06 Feb 2012 Sport Tce Skating Tape Barcode ID Phase The Metadata tab contains the following user interface elements Current Profile Drop down list from which the users with appropriate user rights can select the metadata profile to be associated with the clip For users who do not have the right to choose a metadata profile the profile set as defa
4. 0 2 02 c eee e cece cece ececceccecceceeeees 25 2 5 4 Timecode Fields Display 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000nnnM 26 2 6 Clip Information Tab 2 22 2222 cece eee cee cee cece cece eee eeeeeeeseeseeeees 26 Il EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 21 2 8 2 9 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 J 3 6 3 7 3 8 4 1 4 2 206 1 WAWOQUGHON o ereserierssor raran rR EEE EA ESER a 26 2 6 2 Overview of the Clip Information Tab a00 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa0aaaaa00aaa000a0 2 2 6 3 Grab Thumbnails Button 2 22 2 2022 e eee cee cee cece eee eeee 29 2 6 4 Linked to Clips List 2 2 02 0 e eee e eee 22an 29 Metadata Tab 0 2 2 22 c ccc ccc cece ccc eee c ccc ee cece ececececceecceesees 30 Ganged Channels Tab 0 2 022 e eee cece eee cece e eee cece eee eeeceeeeeeeee 31 SAS UA is estes ese rece ee temas esen e E rO NEGEN 31 2 9 1 Introduction 22 lec cece eee cece cece ee ceecceccccceeceeceeceees 31 2 9 2 Overview of the Clip List Tab 2 2 c eee cece cece ee eeeees 32 2 9 3 Playlist Contextual Menu 0 0 0 cece cee cece cece cee ceeceeceeeeees 33 2 9 4 Time until Transition 0 0 00 c cece ec cee cece ceceecceeceeceees 36 2 9 5 Clip Transition Fields 0 02 22 eee e cece cece eee e cee cecceceeceeceeees 36 2960 PS at ee ee esa to sees eave ped te 37 MANAGING CHANNELS aaa aaao aaao ccc ccc cee cece eeee 39 Introduc
5. Channel supporting Mix on one MIX Pa channel IPEDIT MIX Channel supporting Mix on one Control Panel F1 IP EDIT MIX channel and set to Timeline mode timeline loaded bh 12 XTNewPGE PGM3 6 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel oo 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 User Interface Displays of the Control Panel Introduction It is possible to work with different displays of the Control Panel depending on the actions you need to perform Each view may or may not include the Video Display The selection of the screen display is done with the Pane Display button This button makes it possible to display or hide the various window panes The hidden panes are grey colored and the displayed panes are blue colored Minimal View The Minimal view is shown by clicking the m button It displays the Loaded Media pane and time information on the loaded item The first screenshot shows the Minimal view without Video Display the second one is the Minimal view with Video Display Control Panel F1 a Control Pane Fi Software Player Software Player pge_cl_12 0126e 01 pge_cl_ 120136e 01 637A 02 11 01 54 10 CITIZEI 11 01 54 1 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 2 3 Transport Functions View The Transport Functions view is shown by clicking the button It displays the Loaded Media pane and the Transport Functions pane The fi
6. 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 38 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel E 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 Managing Channels introduction To be able to browse media in the Control Panel you need to assign a player channel or the Software Player to it By using the Software Player you will be able to play any of the following media elements as long as they are available on an EVS server or on an online nearline via the GigE network trains XT clips or growing clips defined on an EVS server files stored on a nearline storage playlists and playlist elements Several player channels can be ganged so the playout of items loaded on each of them can be synchronized Clips playlists or timelines can be played out with transition effects between elements To do so special channel modes must be used Depending on several parameters on the EVS video server a single player channel could be used or two player channels must be dedicated to the playout of the loaded item So if the Mix on One Channel
7. V gt 3 6 3 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 It is ona COHX board on the EVS video server It is a 1080p channel It is a 3D channel It is a 3G input It is ona V3X board on the EVS video server but the Mix on One Channel parameter is set to No on the Server Configuration screen 3 6 4 Summary This section summarizes the resulting actions when playing a playlist or a timeline depending on the channel mode and the channel types Playlists and the Mix on one When the channel mode is set to channel functionality 1PGM is Supported PGM PRV is not Supported 1PGM is not Supported Timelines and the Mix on one When the channel mode is set to channel functionality 1PGM is Supported 1PGM is not Supported 3 Managing Channels then a loaded playlist will be played with the transition effects with the transition effects without the transition effects Cut mode then a loaded timeline will be played with the transition effects The IPEdit mode is enabled on that channel with the transition effects The IPEdit mode is enabled on a pair of channels 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 7 3 7 1 3 7 2 50 Managing Ganged Player Channels Introduction When the player channel associated to the Control Panel is pa
8. wh120126b 6114 01 on RECZ e When a clip has already been loaded during the current session it is listed in the list available from the Loaded Media field Click the arrow next to the Loaded Media field and select a clip from the list This list contains the last 20 clips or trains that you have loaded on the channel during the current session O1 XT2_ADL_RECI 02_XT2_PGE_REC1 pge 120229a 00 pge 120229a 01 RecordingIngest02 4 Loading Media amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Ezz 4 4 2 4 4 3 4 Loading Media How to Load a Clip from the Database Explorer To load a clip on a channel from the Database Explorer proceed as follows 1 Open the Control Panel and assign a player channel or the Software Player 2 Open the Database Explorer from the main menu 3 Inthe Clips view or Clip Elements view of the Database Explorer select the requested clip in the Elements grid 4 Load it in one of the following ways o drag it to the Loaded Media field of the Control Panel o press ENTER if you have previously associated the same player to the Control Panel and to the Database Explorer o double click the line if you have previously associated the same player to the Control Panel and to the Database Explorer A clip element is loaded on the Software Player according to the rules defined in Loading Rules for the Software Player on page 67 How to Load a Linked Clip Linked clips are cl
9. Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 000 000 000 cocci ccc ccc ccc cece ec 22222222 lil WHAT S NEW __ooo ccc haahaahaa ahaaa ahaaa ee ees Vil 1 INTRODUCTION anaana aaan aaao noo ccc ccc cccccceeeceeseees 1 1 1 Product Overview 6 ccctcudcvecnsoscnakacnnetineweneocedwersedadGeuanedzamansbebdadecbedd 1 1 2 LICENSES o ooaa naana naana aaoo aaao cece cee cece cece ceeceeceecesceseecercererseres 1 1 3 Opening of Control Panel 2 02 22 e occ ec cece cece cece eee eecceceeecescees 2 2 USER INTERFACE ____ 000000 00 LLL LL22 22222222222 3 2 1 Overview of the Control Panel 0 2 02 cece cece cece cece cece ceeceeeeeeeeee 3 2 1 1 Control Panel Outline 0 2 c cece cece ccc cceceecceeeeees 3 2 1 2 Background Color of Window Outline 0 00 0 0 22 cee eee eee eee 2 2 1 3 Channel Mode Display cccccdccsekicddddcseuccnsnccaeceadsnidestuclaacaddasess 5 2 2 Displays of the Control Panel 0 2 22202 c eee cece cece cece eee ceeeee T 2 2 1 Introduction 0 2s2c2ceccccnscersentacueiseceeumensusacoueusesscedexnehoscedeesastee f 2 2 2 Minimal View oaaao oe oaaao aoaaa ao decease enkewaaeseseeces T 2 2 3 Transport Functions View 2 2 02 2 cece cece e ee cee cece ceeeceeeeees 8 2 2 4 Clip Creation View _ 2 2 0 c cece cece eee oaao ec cececceeeeceeceeseeees 9 2 2 5 Full View 2 22 22 oleic ccc cece eee cece cee cece cece ceeeeeeseees
10. This field displays the name of the clip file playlist element or record train that is loaded on the player This field also provides a drop down list that contains the last 20 clips or trains that you have loaded on the channel during the current session The drop down list displays the most recently loaded clips at the top and it displays the loaded media only once in the list even if loaded several times by the user See section Loading Media on page 56 for more information on how to load media Element Types An Element Type icon is displayed on the left of the Loaded Media field It reflects the element loaded on the player 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel ay 2 3 6 2 User Interface The following icons can be displayed Icon Displayed Corresponding Element Loaded XT hi res clips e XT lo res clip E on line hi res nearline file baa on line lo res nearline file 4 hi res growing clip E lo res growing clip C hi res record train aij lo res record train El playlist element Control Panel Contextual Menu A contextual menu is available from any pane in the Control Panel via a right click on the mouse Available menu items will depend on the element loaded on the control panel If no element is loaded no menu item is available All the options are listed below Send to Provides a list of possible destinations to which the selected item can be sent Possible des
11. d_120404b 6486 02 on 02_XT2_PGE_REC The full view displays the Loaded Media pane the Transport Functions pane the Clip Creation pane as well as the Tabs pane on the right 2 User Interface EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 There are two possible Full views without Video Display e The short Full view is shown by clicking the button Control Panel F1 Software Player Clip Information Metadata Ganged channels Clip list pge_cl_120126e 01 637A 02 Keywords Clear All 11 01 54 10 ue nese skating X men x 0 Field E E 44 DP IF D gt 02_XT2_PGE_REC2 11 01 54 10 00 00 06 11 11 02 00 21 Source 02_XT2_PGE_REC2 on XT XT2_PGE Xx Out bl Creation date 26 Jan 2012 11 03 1 Append Clip New Clip Owner pge Grab Thumbnails Last clips created pge_d_120404b 6488 02 on 02_XT2_PGE_REC2 With this view the clip information is truncated in the Clip Information tab The scroll bars can be used in the other tabs when all the information cannot be displayed in the rectangle 10 2 User Interface in USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel e The long Full view is shown by clicking the EA button pge_cl_120126e 01 637A 02 Keywords Software Player Clip Information Metadata Ganged channels Clip list Clear All dB Mit a Bit nal eeu skating X men x E E 02_XT2_PGE_REC2 11 01 54 10 00 00 06 11 11 02 00 21 Source 02_XT2_PGE_REC2 on XT XT2_PGE X Out d Creation date 2
12. 12 characters of this name can be displayed by LSM systems A prefix name can be defined from Tools gt Settings gt Autoname Clip VarID VarlD is a 32 character ID with variable length and format It is automatically assigned to a new clip 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 LSM ID ID identifying the clip position in the XNet network This numbering is based on the numbering of the LSM operational mode If you enter a requested position that is already used the application will display an error message You will have to enter a new position If you do not enter an ID an ID is automatically assigned by the system Tape ID This identifies the tape on which the clip is stored UmID Unique Material Identification UmID is a fixed length 8 character ID The EVS server automatically assigns a UmID to each new clip It is used for the unique identification of a clip on an XNet network Protect Unprotect Button that allows the users to protect or unprotect the clip A message will warn the users in IPDirector or in Multicam not to delete the protected clip When the Protect status is selected the button is highlighted A Protect icon 0 appears next to the Protect button when the clip is protected by the PDirector protocol 87 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 8
13. Channels 22 22 cee eee cece ccc cecceeceeceeeees 50 3 7 1 Introduction _ 2 22 22 c cee cece eee cece cece ee cece aaoo aoran 50 3 7 2 How to Temporarily Ungang and Re Gang Some Channels 50 3 7 3 How to Temporarily Ungang and Re Gang all the Ganged Player Channels51 3 7 4 How to Permanently Remove a Channel from the Ganged Group 52 3 7 5 Synchronizing the Timecode on All Player Channels 22 52 Managing the Links with a Video Router _ 0 22 2 02 22 eee e cece eee eee 53 3 8 1 Introduction cu cc ccecceswoecesedapcessacanekecke secbadeancsweoremesencadweuaes 53 3 8 2 Assigning a Player Destination 0 000000000000000000000000000000000220 54 LOADING MEDIA aaao anaa aa 0000o ecc ccc 012212221 56 Introduction 5 oc5ca0cc0sivceseudassenetascntirunp antes nctaanent anacrineeectcqunceoucea oe 56 Possible Loading Actions 2 2 2 22 eee c cece eee e cee cece ceceecceeseeseeeeees 56 Table of Contents V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE Table of Contents 4 3 Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest 00000000000000000000000000000000000annnn 58 4 3 1 How to Load a Train from the Channel Explorer 2 22 58 4 3 2 How to Load a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Database Explorer 59 4 3 3 How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Panel 59 4 3 4 How to Reload th
14. Creation Pane on page 24 This pane displayed on the right of the Control Panel window contains four tabs which provide various information on the loaded item e Clip Information tab The Clip Information tab displays general data on the clip such as keywords interest level and creation date See section Clip Information Tab on page 26 e Metadata tab The Metadata tab displays the user defined metadata associated with the clips See section Metadata Tab on page 30 e Ganged Channels tab The Ganged Channels tab makes it possible to easily control the ganged player channels See section Ganged Channels Tab on page 31 e Clip List tab The Clip List tab makes it possible to create simple playlists and view playlists created with the Playlist Panel See section Clip List Tab on page 31 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Ezz 2 1 2 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 Control Panel F2 Focus OFF the window Window not active Black and e nochannel associated to the Control eee Panel Focus OFF and Black e channel associated to the Control Panel and e channel not ganged and e no playlist element loaded on the Control Panel Focus OFF and Green
15. Current Timecode 2 Select one of the options When the TC type is displayed right clicking it in the Timecode field allows to shift from one TC type to the other LTC or user 4 When the date is displayed clicking it in the Timecode field opens a calendar for date selection Clip Information Tab Introduction The Clip Information tab on the Tabs Pane provides information on the clip or recording ingest loaded on the player From this area users can update the clip metadata See section Modifying Clip Metadata on page 92 They have access to most of the options from the Control Panel contextual menu See section Control Panel Contextual Menu on page 17 If a train a timeline or a playlist is loaded the fields on the Clip Information tab are unavailable 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel O nl 2 6 2 Overview of the Clip Information Tab Illustration The Clip Information tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Clip Information Metadata Ganged channels Clip list Keywords Clear All figure X skating 2 4 2 a Source RECZ on XT XT2_PGE A u moy w 5 4 Creation date 20 Jan 2012 11 03 10 Ower Pye Grab Thumbnails Published to Linked to clips yi Display thumbnails group A Thumbnail Name LsmID Duration group B 6 poe d 1201234 636F 02 00 00 06 1 pa T The dip has been sent to 8 2 User I
16. Jumping to a Given Timecode There are several ways to jump to a given timecode within a loaded media e Click at one position on the Jog bar e Enter a new timecode value in the Current Timecode field and press ENTER 10 04 08 07 You can cancel the operation by pressing the Escape key instead of pressing ENTER 4q Note q If the player channel is ganged with others the same operation is performed on all the ganged channels Playing Media at a Custom Speed Context of Use This function can be used when the following element types are loaded on a channel would it be cued paused or being played out e Clip e Growing clip e Train e Playlist element 5 Moving through Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel oo 5 6 2 It can also be used if the channel is part of a e Gang group the speed is applied to all the channels of the group at the same time e Fill amp Key association the speed is applied to all the channels of the group at the same time e PGM PRV association the speed is only applied to the PGM channel This function cannot be used when e The channel is IDLE or no channel is associated to the window e The user does not have the right to control the channel e Thechannel is controlled by another device e The channel is locked e A timeline is loaded on the channel How to Change the Speed of the Loaded Item To change the speed of the loaded item proceed as follows 1 P
17. OUT After OUT point Duration from OUT White defined point When a playlist is loaded The Duration field value indicates the remaining time until next break taking the speed and transition effects duration into account Jog Bar Jog Bar Display The jog bar display differs according to the loaded element When the media is loaded on a ganged player channel the jog bar is not displayed 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel O 2 User Interface Clip or Playlist Element When a clip or a playlist element is loaded the Jog bar is a graphical representation of its duration and its guardbands e The blue sections represent the guardbands before the IN point and after the OUT point e The gray section between the guardbands represents the clip length between the IN point and the OUT point e The bullet indicator shows the current relative position in the clip Train When a local train is loaded only the gray section is displayed The bullet indicator shows the current relative position in the train It is at the extreme right when the current position is on the head of train E E Recording Ingest When an ingest being recorded is loaded the bullet indicator cannot be moved further to the right than the current timecode position being recorded Playlist or Timeline When a playlist or a timeline is loaded the jog bar represents the playing element or the paused playlist
18. 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 numbered 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 Playlists 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 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 Clips The PGM PRV mode allows you to play several clips back to back with transition effects When single clips or trains are loaded on the PGM and the PRV channels they can be transitioned manually The TAKE function shifts from the current media on the PGM channel to the media on the associated PRV channel using the Take Effect settings as defined in Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt Take See section Loading a Media with the Take Function in PGM PRV Mode on page 70 3 Managing C
19. a Mark OUT point is are set on a clip which has linked clips the mark s will be kept when switching to one of these linked clips See sections Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest on page 58 and How to Load a Linked Clip on page 65 for the different ways to load a train or a linked clip Limitations e This behavior occurs with the following types of items loaded on the Control Panel non ganged trains ganged trains linked clips linked high resolution files linked growing clips e This behavior does not happen if the linked clips or files do not have the same timecode e f one of the linked clips is smaller and if one of the Mark points is outside of the clip the Mark point is lost when you switch to this clip 85 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 1 6 Save Clip Window Context of Use While creating a new clip the users have to click the NEW CLIP button on the Clip Creation pane This will open the Save Clip window if the Open Save Clip Window option has been selected in the Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt Clips General category This window makes it possible to enter general and customer defined data called metadata for the clip Save Clip Window Overview The Save Clip window layout will differ depending on the presence or not of a XT high resolution clip in the clip When a XT high resolution clip is present in the clip the Save Clip window will be displayed as follows LemI
20. cl_pge_140512c 00 611F 12 00 00 05 cl_pge_140512c 01 612A 12 00 00 05 cl_pge_140512c 02 6128 12 00 0005 38 04 00 00 05 19 The clip has been sent to Last clips created 4 GC_140716a 0004 12 on 12_XTNewPGE_REC1 Export type Status Directory Nearline 1 Success EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 G Note q 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 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Control Panel Area 1 Loaded Media pane Video Display pane Transport Functions pane Clip Creation pane Tabs pane Description This pane provides the basic functions to load a clip a playlist a timeline or the train from a recorder channel See section Loaded Media Pane on page 12 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 It may also show audiometers for audio monitoring This pane provides a jog bar and transport functions to navigate within the loaded item and play it See section Transport Functions Pane on page 19 This pane provides the functions to create new clips and to get the timecode information of a loaded item See section Clip
21. functionality is supported and enabled for a player channel this single channel will be sufficient to play a series of clips a playlist or a timeline with transition effects Otherwise the PGM PRV mode must be used for clips and playlists and the IPEdit mode also called Lock Timeline in the Channel Explorer must be used for timelines Assigning a Player Introduction There are several ways to assign a player channel or the Software Player to a Control Panel See section How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player on page 40 Limitations to Player Assignment Some limitations exist to the assignment of a player channel or the Software Player e Aplayer 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 PDirector See section Controlling the Player from a Secondary Controller on page 45 If the other controller has been set as main controller it is not possible to regain control from PDirector e Only one instance of the Software Player can be opened at a time in IPDirector 3 Managing Channels 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 2 3 40 How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player From the Channel Explorer Users can ass
22. may have different meanings depending on the element loaded and the current timecode It can display the remaining time until the end of the loaded element or the capacity of the loaded recorder See section Remaining Time Capacity Field on page 21 The jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed See section Jog Bar on page 22 Those commands are used to browse in and play the loaded media See section Transport Buttons and Shortcuts on page 72 for the list of transport buttons shortcuts and ShuttlePRO keys The E E Ret and Snap functions are described in section Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest on page 58 This button is used to capture an image on the current timecode The image is stored as a file in a directory specified in the Settings Tools gt Settings gt Image Capture gt Default Path for Captured Images See the General Functions user manual to know how this path can be set 2 4 3 Play Mode Button The Play Mode button is used to define how the loaded item will be played Three Play modes exist but all of them are not always available Play Mode Normal Loop Bounce 20 Description Plays the loaded item forward from the IN point to the OUT point or from the current timecode This mode is available for all the types of loaded items Plays the loaded item in a continuous loop This mode is only available for clips and playlists Plays the loaded item from the IN poin
23. 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 How to Snap back to the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest When a record train or a recording ingest is loaded on a player channel or on the Software Player and then another media is loaded on that channel the Snap function allows you to go back to the previously loaded record train or recording ingest at the timecode where the E E mode was exited effectively snapping back to where the user left off in the record train or the recording ingest The difference with the E E function is that the Snap function does not load the train at its currently recording timecode 63 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 4 4 4 1 64 User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key Loading a Clip How to Load a Clip or a Recording Ingest from the Control Panel To load a clip or a recording ingest on a player channel or the Software Player from the Control Panel interface proceed in one of the following ways e Enter the clip name in the Loaded Media field of the Control panel and press Enter vii 120124a i e Enter the clip LSM ID in the LSM ID field and press Enter e Click the arrow next to the Last Created Clips field and select a clip from the list Last clips created
24. o Enter the timecode of the requested OUT point in the OUT field and press ENTER A red indicator represents the OUT point on the jog bar The OUT point timecode is displayed in the OUT field 11 16 47 04 00 00 2727 11 11 1 7 04 15 The clip duration is displayed in the Duration field Click the New Clip button or the corresponding shortcut o If the Open Save Clip Window setting has not been selected in the Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt General category the clip is saved according to the settings defined in the Tools gt Settings gt Autoname category The procedure is finished o gt If the Open Save Clip Window setting has been selected the Save Clip window will open See section Save Clip Window on page 86 for more information Proceed with next steps Enter a name for the clip in the Save Clip window and any desired information optional Select an interest level by clicking one of the buttons optional Associate one or several keyword s to the clip see the Keywords Management chapter in the General Functions user manual for more information optional Select a metadata profile and fill in the corresponding user fields See the General Functions user manual for more information Click the Save button to save the clip The clip is saved in the database A green message will appear on the main window to inform you that the clip has been created if the Green Information on VGA option has been selected f
25. playlist 4 Click OK The Export Playlist window opens Select the directory to which you want to export the playlist Select the format for the playlist in the Save as type drop down list Click the Save button oO N O O If you have chosen the xml format the procedure ends here In case you have selected the csv format the Choose csv Profile window opens Follow steps 9 to 11 9 Select a profile The Choose Columns to Export window opens 10 Select the columns to export from the left area to the right area 11 Click OK The playlist 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 PDirector except if you have modified it in the Export Playlist window 9 Exporting and Importing Playlists amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE 9 2 Howto Import a Playlist You can import a playlist from an xml file To import a playlist proceed as follows 1 Inthe Clip List tab right click the Playlist Name field The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Import The Import Playlists window opens In this window select the file that contains the playlist to import Click Open The Make a Playlist Online window opens 5 Select an EVS video server to make the playlist on line on this server The playlist is imported and saved on the local EVS video server It is directly loaded in the Clip List tab 9 Ex
26. q The E E function the Snap function and the Ret function are described in section Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest on page 58 aSr Keyboard Interface y ShuttlePRO key Description Shortcut Button Starts to play the loaded media at 100 for normal clips at 33 for SLSM clips 3x or at 50 for SLSM clips 2x The Speed field above the Play button indicates the playout speed Stops the playout of the loaded media See section Pause Button Contextual Menu on page 74 5 Moving through Media USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Operation Play VAR Fast Rewind Fast Forward Define Custom Speed Goto IN User Interface Button 5 Moving through Media Keyboard Shortcut LJE ShuttlePRO key V gt Description Starts to play the loaded media at the speed set for VAR Play in the Tools gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Speeds category See section Settings on page 104 for more information on the speeds Starts moving backwards through the media at the preset speed See section Fast Forward and Fast Rewind Speed on page 75 Starts moving forward through the media at preset speed See section Fast Forward and Fast Rewind Speed on page 5 Allows to define a custom speed to play the loaded media See section Custom Speed on page 76 and section Playing Media at a Custom Speed on page 78 Moves from the current position to the IN point of
27. the loaded clip 73 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Operation Goto OUT Goto Previous Frame Goto Next Frame 5 2 2 74 r Use Keyboard Interface Shortcut Button D ShuttlePRO key field by field Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Moves from the current position to the OUT point of the loaded clip If a growing clip is loaded on a player and the user clicks the Goto OUT button the system will play near live i e at the closest position from the live Moves from the current position to the previous frame Moves from the current position to the following frame 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 button 5 Moving through Media amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Ezz 5 2 3 Fast Forward and Fast Rewind Speed Introduction A default rewind speed and a default forward speed are set in the Tools gt Settings gt Control Panel category The Fast Forward speed and the Fast Rewind speed can be adapted by means of contextual menus Then the default speed is updated The speed is displayed in the Speed field above the Play button Contextual Menus Right click the Fast Rewind button or the Fast Forward butto
28. the end of the playlist set as default playlist by using the Send to option This can be done on a playlist you are creating from the Control Panel To do so proceed as follows 1 From the Clip List tab right click the Playlist Name field The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Set as Default playlist In the Control Panel load the clip growing clip or train you want to append to the playlist or create a new clip 4 Doone of the following operations o Right click the Control Panel and select Send to gt Default Playlist from the Control Panel contextual menu OR o gt At clip creation select Send to Default Playlist from the Save Clip window The element is inserted at the end of the playlist 7 Editing Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel E Vf 7 Editing Media Applying a Macro Command ona Playlist Element A macro command is a kind of shortcut which can be used on playlist elements 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 e Defining audio and or video transition effect e Defining still start mode e Resetting transition to default A macro command can only be applied e toaselected element in a playlist panel or e toa playlist element loaded on a control panel See the Playlist Panel user manual for more information on mac
29. the functions to create clips 2 5 2 Overview of the Clip Creation Pane Illustration The Clip Creation pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below I Ba FE i Pe 00 00 07 11 11 29 27 01 a eT P Update clip New Clip Last clips created vfil20126b 6114 01 on REC 24 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE 2 9 3 2 User Interface Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Clip Creation pane Area Description See also 1 Time Those fields provide information on the duration and IN and OUT Information points of the loaded item fields See section Time Information Fields on page 25 They can be used to create a clip See section Creating a Clip on page 80 2 Clip Those commands are used to create a clip from the loaded media Creation see section Clip Creation Buttons and Shortcuts on page 81 for the commands list of clip creation buttons shortcuts and ShuttlePRO keys G Note q The GoTo IN and GoTo OUT functions are described in section Transport Buttons and Shortcuts on page 72 The Append Clip button is described in section Adding Elements to a Playlist on page 93 3 Last This field displays the last created clip and provides a drop down list Created with Clips list the last 50 clips created by the user OR e the last 50 created clips that the user has the right to see The latest created clips are displa
30. user defined file PLAY Var play Change the speed of the on air element PAUSE Fast Forward FF Fast Reverse FR E E Retum Snap to LIVE TAKE Activate Deactivate 2nd controller Mark IN Clear IN oto IN Mark OUT Clear OUT Goto OUT Tum 05D ON or OFF Lock Unlock channel Change LOOP mode Send clip to default bin Append clip to default playlist Send to Archive default file Save dip 11 Control Panel Shortcuts OLlI4lS3ady 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 2714 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving Its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies
31. was loaded just before the media currently loaded at its currently recording timecode E E Loading a linked recording ingest Loading the last loaded recording ingest only in case it was loaded just before the media currently loaded at the timecode where the E E mode was exited Snap Clip Loading a clip from the Control Panel V gt How to Load a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Database Explorer on page 59 How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Panel on page 59 How to Select a Train with the ShuttlePRO on page 63 How to Reload the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest on page 60 How to Snap back to the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest on page 63 How to Load the Source Media of a Clip on page 61 How to Load the Train from the Previous or Next Recorder Channel on page 62 How to Load a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Database Explorer on page 59 How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Panel on page 59 and How to Load a Clip or a Recording Ingest from the Control Panel on page 64 How to Reload the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest on page 60 How to Load a Linked Clip on page 65 How to Snap back to the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest on page 63 How to Load a Clip or a Recording Ingest from the Control Panel on page 64 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4 3 4 3 1 58 Loading a cli
32. way of the Gigabit network as long as the servers have an operational GigE connection This menu lists all the EVS video servers that have a GigE address with sub menus to select server pages 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 View Key Clip Displays the Key clip associated with a Fill clip that is loaded Unlink Allows you to unlink the clips linked to the selected clips Rename Opens the Update Clip Name window from which the clip name can be modified Modify T C IN or Date Opens the Modify T C In or Date window from which the user can modify the IN timecode or the date of the clip Protect Allows you to protect a clip from deletion e A Protect icon appears in the Protect column of the Elements grid when the clip is protected e Amessage will warn the IPDirector users or the Multicam users who would try to delete the clip Unprotect Allows you to unprotect the selected clip when it has been protected from PDirector Duplicate Opens the Duplicate Clip window where you can specify the location LSM ID on an EVS video server of the XNet Network where the copy of the clip must be stored Move Opens the Move Clip window where you can specify the location on an EVS video server of the XNet Network where the clip must be moved This command is no
33. 3 7 6 2 Adding Elements by Drag and Drop Operations 2 222 2 93 7 6 3 How to Append an Element at the End of a Playlist 22 22 22 2222 94 Applying a Macro Command on a Playlist Element 2 22 222 2222 22 95 PUBLISHING AND TRANSFERRING MEDIA 96 Publishing a Clip op tt eal te ese os hoi eee ARARAS 96 Transferring Media 2 cccececccccncacecsmesedeudcccrieseseeecceaheceesdusccduesesecesses 97 8 2 1 Possible Transfer Destinations 0 0 002 2 2c cece eee eee eee ee eee 97 8 2 2 Sending Media to Third Parties 0000000000000000000000000000000000000nni 98 8 2 3 Managing File Archive Targets 0 0 00 022 ce eee eee cee cece ee eee 99 8 2 4 Transfer Monitoring 0 0 202 c eee ee eee eee eee eee cece eee eeee 101 EXPORTING AND IMPORTING PLAYLISTS 102 How to Export a Playlist 222 22 222 e cee cece eee ceeceeeees 102 How to Import a Playlist 0 0 0 0 022 cece eee ee eee 103 SETTINGS ooo o oo ccc ccc ccc ccc ence cece cccecececccececeeeeeeeseee 104 CONTROL PANEL SHORTCUTS 000000 0 0 2c 105 Table of Contents V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE What s New In the user manual the icon Ca 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 Control Pane
34. 6 Jan 2012 11 03 1 Append Clip New Clip Owner pge Grab Thumbnails Last clips created pge_d_120404b 648B 02 on 02_XT2_PGE_REC2 Published to Linked to dips Display thumbnails group A Name LsmID Duration group B pge_d_120126e 00 636F 02 00 00 06 1 The dip has been sent to With this view all the clip information is displayed and more information can be displayed in the other tabs without having to use the scroll bars 2 User Interface 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 The next screenshot shows the Full view with Video Display i 12_XTNewPGE_PGM2 m Clip Information Metadata Ganged channels Clip list cl_pge_140512c 00 611F 12 Keywords Clear All m Competitor X Source 1 XTNewPGE_RE 07 58 40 16 3 on XT XTNewPGE Creation date 10 May 2014 OF Owner pge E E 44 T 12_ATNewPGE_REC1 Published to Linked to clips Display thumbnails group A Name LsmID Duration 07 58 38 04 00 00 05 19 07 58 43 23 ea cLpge 140512c 00 61lF 12 O00 cLpge_140512c 01 6124 12 00 00 05 x Out H cl_pge 140512c 02 6128 12 00 00 05 New Clip The clip has been sent to Last clips created GC_1407 16a 0004 12 on 12 XTNewPGE_RECI Export type Status Directory Nearline 1 Success 2 3 Loaded Media Pane 2 3 1 introduction The Loaded Media pane provides the basic functions to load and view clip elements playlists timelines and record trains It includes a video display if the Video Display
35. 62 How to Load the Train from the Previous or Next Recorder Channel When a train is loaded it is possible to load a train from the previous or next recorder channel thanks to the ShuttlePRO keys User Interface Keyboard Operation Button Shono ShuttlePRO key Previous Recorder Next Recorder Two situations can occur e The recorder channel currently selected does not belong to a group of ganged recorder channels then the next or previous record train of the XNet network is loaded e The recorder channel currently selected belongs to a group of ganged recorder channels then the next or previous record train of the group is loaded Tip If a Mark IN point and or a Mark OUT point has have been set on a train the mark s will be kept when switching to another train would they be ganged or not 4 Loading Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Ezz 4 3 7 4 3 8 4 Loading Media How to Select a Train with the ShuttlePRO Prerequisite The same player must have been associated to the Control Panel and selected from the ShuttlePRO Procedure To select a train with the ShuttlePRO proceed as follows 1 Press the Select Train key This calls up on the screen a list of available recorder channels Select Recorder 1 ATNewPGE_RECL 12 XTNewPGE_RECS 1 XTNewPGE_RECS 1 XTNewPGE_REC4 16 XTNewADL REC1 16 TNewADL REC 16 XTNewADL RECS 16 XTNewADL REC4 2 By
36. 8 Keywords This area allows you to assign up to five keywords to a clip to qualify its content Type buttons The Type buttons allow you to assign a type to a clip for use with Key and Fill operations The background of the button corresponding to the selected type is blue e The left button is used for normal items This is the default value e The middle button is used for fill items e The right button is used for key items Interest Level buttons The Interest Level buttons allow users to assign an interest rating to a clip Four interest levels can be defined from no star to 3 stars The background of the button corresponding to the selected interest level is blue The default value is the no star level Send To Destinations where the clip can be transferred to except near line directories Select the check boxes corresponding to the requested destinations Backup to Nearline Only displayed when a XT hi res clip is present in the clip Nearline directories destinations where the clip can be transferred to Restore to XT Only displayed when no XT hi res clip is present in the clip Lists all the hi res EVS servers and their pages If you select the root of a server the clip is restored to the default page If you select a specific page the clip is restored to that page Publish To User groups to which the clip can be published i e made available Create sub clips on all ganged clips If the clip used to create a sub c
37. D Clip Metadata 0 i Current Profile Ohmpic Games AK Duration QUT 05 01 06 08 00 00 01 19 05 01 voted Sport skiing Tape Barcode ID Phise EE o n Send to Backup to Near line Publish to Default Bin Day 1 H IPD_Plugin_Nearline group A ES Default Playlist PL_06 D RESTORE on IFD53210 R group B Target yfile_Nealine ti Clean Edit XTAccess_Nearline fel XTs Default Archive Bins Create sub dips on all ganged clips When a XT high resolution clip is not present in the clip the Save Clip window will display a Restore to XT area instead of the Backup to Nearline area 86 6 Creating Media E USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel 6 Creating Media The Save Clip window is divided into two panes 1 The left pane contains the clip information i e general clip data It is always displayed 2 Theright pane contains the clip metadata i e clip data based on customer defined user fields It is displayed by clicking the right area in the Pane Display button l Once the clip has been saved the data will be available in the Clip Information tab and the Metadata tab of the Control Panel Most of this data can be edited directly from these tabs Fields in the Save Clip Window Clip Information Pane The Clip Information pane contains the following user interface elements Name User defined name for the clip It can contain up to 24 alphanumeric characters It is mandatory Only
38. EC 32 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel ay 2 9 3 2 User Interface Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Clip List tab Area Description See also 1 Playlist Name Those fields give the name and the LSM ID of the playlist and LSM ID fields loaded on the player See section Playlist Contextual Menu on page 33 for the options available from this field They can be used to load a playlist See section Loading a Playlist on page 67 2 Playlist Transport This area provides transport buttons specific to a playlist functions See section Playlist Transport Buttons and Shortcuts on page 76 It gives information on the Time until next transition and transitions types and duration See sections Time until Transition on page 36 and Clip Transition Fields on page 36 3 Playlist grid This area displays the list of playlist elements See section Playlist Grid on page 37 A playlist element can be loaded directly from this area and edited How to Trim a Playlist Element on page 92 When a playlist is loaded on the player channel controlled by the Control panel most of the areas on the left of the Control Panel are dimmed The available areas are described below Loaded Media Pane The name and ID of the playlist element that is currently playing or paused is displayed in the Loaded Media and LSMID fields Video Display The Video Display
39. Out 3 Managing Channels 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 4 1 4 2 56 Loading Media Introduction The meaning of loading media is explained hereafter A record train or train corresponds to the media being recorded live from a camera and sent to an EVS video server through a recorder channel A recording ingest corresponds to the same media for which an IN point has been marked at a specific timecode to start the creation of a clip 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 Control Panel implies that a player must have been associated with the Control 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 copied 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 46 for more details G Note q The current chapter only refers to Normal pla
40. PDirector or by another controller Two different control modes are available This is set from the Multicam Configuration window With the Exclusive 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 PDirector 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 PDirector Technical Reference manual for more information The 2nd Controller option within PDirector is only available if the channel has been configured with the IPDP protocol as the main controller in Exclusive mode 3 Managing Channels 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 6 3 6 1 46 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 party device or by IPDirector can be achieved from a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel To do so proceed as follows 1 Right click the Player field 2 Select the 24d Controller option from the contextual menu Parallel Mode When
41. S Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 3 4 2 3 9 Menu Item Description Software Player Links the Software Player to the Control Panel See section Assigning a Player on page 39 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 45 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 46 ON AIR Sets the player channel to ON AIR Status See section Enabling the On Air Feature on page 43 Set Channel to IDLE Sets the channel to IDLE None Removes the association between the Control Panel and the player Workstation Links the Control Panel to the player channel set as linked in the Channel PDirector Configuration window of the Remote Installer List of player Provides the list of player channels available on the XNet channels from network and visible to the current user which can be assigned available EVS video to the Control Panel servers See section Assigning a Player on page 39 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 Loaded Media Field
42. USER MANUAL Control Panel Version 6 57 December 2014 V gt 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Pe 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 5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE
43. a Introduction This section only provides procedures for some editing operations Other simple editing actions can be performed by selecting an option from the Control Panel contextual menu or Playlist contextual menu See sections Control Panel Contextual Menu on page 17 and Playlist Contextual Menu on page 33 for more details See also the Playlist Panel user manual Trimming a Clip Context of Use An existing clip can be trimmed and saved with the same name so the updated clip replaces the previous one During this operation the IN point and or the OUT point of a recorded clip can be modified and put within the Protect IN Protect OUT duration of the clip i e clip duration including the guardbands Tip If the original record train is still available clicking the Ret button will load the media on the same frame than the loaded clip This will allow retrieving media outside the original clip boundaries How to Trim a Clip Totrim aclip proceed as follows 1 Load a clip on the Control Panel associated to a player 2 Browse the clip to mark a new IN point and or a new OUT point 3 Mark anew IN point and or anew OUT point thanks to the clip creation buttons or shortcuts 4 Click the Update Clip button to save the updated clip The clip is saved in the IPDirector database Linked Clips If the clip to trim is part of a group of linked clips all the linked clips will be trimmed provided that the Trim all ga
44. aE associated to the Control Panel Control Panel F e channel ganged to another one and e no playlist element loaded on the Control b 12 XTNewPGE_PGM1 E Rang 12 XTNewPGE REC1 Focus OFF and Blue e playlist element loaded on a Control Panel for editing purposes regardless of ganged or not Control Panel F 2 1 3 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 2 User Interface EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Display Meaning Channel not supporting Mix on one channel and involved in no association also called 1PGM Control Panel F2 ki 12 XTNewPGE PGM2 PGM or PRV Channels associated in PGM PRV Control Panel F2 PRY mode 12 ATNewPGE_PGM2 PRY Fill or Key Channels associated in Fill amp Key Control Panel F FILL niece ka 12 XTNewPGE_PGM3 fill Number icon indicating the position of the channel in the group Channels associated in Gang selection order mode Control Panel F2 be 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 q The number displayed next to the name of the loaded player channel is the number of the Gang group IPEDIT Channels associated in Timeline Control Panel F2 IP EDIT ay mode 12 ATNewPGE_ PGMS
45. an modify the values of the Metadata Profile fields if they have appropriate user rights The modifications will only apply to the given clip and not impact the default values of the profile Creating a Playlist in the Control Panel Context of Use You can create simple playlists in the Control Panel To be able to create playlists in the Control Panel you need to ensure that you have assigned a player to the Control Panel See section Assigning a Player on page 39 How to Create a Playlist in the Control Panel To create a playlist in the Control Panel proceed as follows 1 Open the Clip List tab 2 Right click the Playlist Name field A contextual menu is displayed 3 Select New Playlist from the menu The Create a New Playlist window opens See the Playlist Panel user manual for more details on this window 4 Fill in a playlist name and any desired information 5 Click the OK button or press the ENTER key The playlist is created but it is empty In case a player channel has been assigned to the control panel the playlist is created on line If the Software Player has been selected the playlist is created off line 89 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 See section Adding Elements to a Playlist on page 93 for the various ways to add elements to a playlist 90 6 Creating Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel E l 7 1 7 2 7 Editing Media Editing Medi
46. ce Controlling a Player with the ShuttlePRO Introduction The Shuttle PRO device can control a player channel by means of the device keys As soon as the player channel is assigned to a Control Panel and associated to the ShuttlePRO users will be able to perform actions on the panel by using the ShuttlePRO 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 alist of players available to be controlled 3 Managing Channels E amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel E 3 5 2 Software Player 01 XT2 ADL PGMI 01 _XT2_ ADL PGM 01 _XT2_ ADL POMS 0 _ X12 _ PGE _ PMI 02_XT2_PGE_PGM2 02_XT2_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 Control 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
47. cense is used in case several windows of the same module are open Opening of Control Panel To open the Control Panel select the corresponding icon on the IPDirector Application bar An instance of a Control Panel window will open It is possible to open multiple Control Panel windows at one time See section Assigning a Player on page 39 for alternative ways to open the Control Panel 1 Introduction amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Ezz 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 User Interface User Interface Overview of the Control Panel Control Panel Outline Introduction The Control Panel has been designed with various panes allowing its size to be changed depending on the features in use You can use the Pane Display buttons to display or hide different window areas See section Displays of the Control Panel on page 7 for an overview of the possible displays of the Control Panel Illustration When fully expanded the Control Panel contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Control Panel F1 Q la 12_XTNewPGE_PGM2 Clip Information cl_pge_140512c 00 611F 12 Keywords Clear All p Competitor2 X E eaP aa ao peAa ChB Ne a y ei SP245 51 G Source 12_XTNewPGE_RE 07 58 40 16 tb a Creation date 10 May 2014 07 Oo 3 Owner pge Grab Thumb jis E E 44 p gt Published to Linked to clips Display thumbnails 12_XTNewPGE_REC1 group A Name LsmID Duratior group B
48. cord Media field train that is loaded on the player See section Loaded Media Field on page 16 The Element Type icon corresponding to the loaded media is displayed on the left of the field See section Element Types on page 16 for the list of available icons 5 LSMID This field displays the LSM ID of the loaded item An item can be field loaded on the player by entering its LSM ID directly in this field See section How to Load a Clip or a Recording Ingest from the Control Panel on page 64 Player Field Player Name The Player field displays the name of the selected player hy 01 XT _ADL PGM or Software Player See section Assigning a Player on page 39 for more information on how to assign a player If a name has been assigned to the channel 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 kal is shown next to the Player field if the ShuttlePRO is associated with the selected player hh 12 XTNewPGE PGM1 BEPlay The BEPIlay icon is shown next to the Player field if a BEPlay remote device is associated with the selected player Fa 02_XT2_PGE_PGM3 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel oo 2 User Interface Video Router When the selected player channel is conne
49. cted 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 a 12 XTNewPGE PGMI Out 6 Out The Change Player Output button is displayed in the Player field when the selected player channel is physically linked to a video router It allows users to change the assigned router OUT port See section Managing the Links with a Video Router on page 53 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 See section How to Trim a Playlist Element on page 92 for more information 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 will flash alternately red 02XT2_PGE PGM1 02XT2_PGE_PGM1 See section Enabling the On Air Feature on page 43 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 15 EV
50. d from the Remote Installer regarding the communication parameters and the association of router ports physically linked to EVS server channels However PDirector users with appropriate user rights have the possibility to switch the assignment between router IN ports and router OUT ports from the PDirector user interface 3 Managing Channels 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 8 2 54 Assigning a Player Destination Introduction If a player channel is linked to an IN port of a router the media loaded on the player channel is sent to the OUT port s of the router associated to this IN port IPDirector users with appropriate user rights have the possibility to switch the assignment between router IN ports and router OUT ports So the media loaded on a server player channel will be sent to another destination as soon as the router OUT port assigned to the channel has changed Several OUT ports can be associated to a single player channel This operation can be done from the Channel Explorer and from the Control Panel A switch from an application automatically applies to the other one Prerequisites e The appropriate configuration must have been done from the Remote Installer regarding the communication parameters and the association of router IN ports physically linked to player channels e The Router Control service is started e Aplayer channel physically connected to a router IN port has been as
51. dimmed Unlocking a Channel To unlock a player channel proceed as follows e Click again the Lock button When you unlock a channel in such a way it 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 3 Managing Channels 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 9 3 9 1 44 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 Controlling a Player with another Devi
52. ds option from Tools gt Settings gt Clips Settings gt General Settings for Clips Usable Media As soon as a media has been loaded users can create a new clip from this loaded media thanks to the clip creation functions of the Clip Creation pane A clip can be created from a record train a recording ingest or a Clip Clip Settings Several settings related to clip creation can be defined under Tools gt Settings They relate to the display of the Save Clip window automatic ways to name clips would the Save Clip window be displayed or not the guardbands duration or the default clip duration 6 Creating Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Ezz 6 1 3 Operation Mark IN Mark OUT Specific settings also exist for the creation of clips on ganged recorders the creation of sub clips from linked clips or the trimming of linked clips See the General Functions user manual for more details Clip Creation Buttons and Shortcuts The following table gives the meaning of each clip creation operation A button and or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action The ShuttlePRO device has buttons dedicated to most of these functions as well G Note q The GoTo IN and GoTo OUT functions are described in section Transport Buttons and Shortcuts on page 72 The Append Clip button is described in section Adding Elements to a Playlist on page 93 User Interface Keyboard Button Shortciit Sh
53. e Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest 60 4 3 5 How to Load the Source Media of a Clip 0aa00aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa0aaa200aa2a 61 4 3 6 How to Load the Train from the Previous or Next Recorder Channel 62 4 3 7 How to Select a Train with the ShuttlePRO 2 22 2 2222222222 eee eee 63 4 3 8 How to Snap back to the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest 63 AA Loading a Clip aaa00000000000000000000a00a000 0000000000000 aaa aoaaa anaana 64 4 4 1 How to Load a Clip or a Recording Ingest from the Control Panel 64 4 4 2 How to Load a Clip from the Database Explorer _ 2 22 2 65 4 4 3 How to Load a Linked Clip 22 2222 lec ec cece cece eee eeeees 65 4 4 4 How to Load a Clip Containing a Log 2 02 022 2 e eee eee ee 66 4 4 5 Loading Rules for the Software Player 0 20 022 222222 220 67 4 5 Loading a Playlist 0 00 ccc cc ccc cece cece e cece cee ceeceeccccceeceeceeees 67 4 5 1 How to Load a Playlist via the Playlist Name or LSM ID 67 4 5 2 How to Load a Playlist from the Database Explorer 2 68 4 5 3 How to Reload a Playlist 0 0 02 coc ccc cece eee cece cecceeeeeeee 68 4 5 4 How to Load a Playlist Element onto the Control Panel 69 4 6 Loading a Timeline 2 2 02 2 cece cece ccc eee cece cece e cece eeeeeeceeseeees 70 4 6 1 How to L
54. e current speed Clip Transition Fields The Clip Transition Type field and the Clip Transition Duration field are only available when all the following conditions are met e aplaylist is loaded in the Clip List tab e the playlist is recued on the player channel e the player channel is set to PGM ina PGM PRV association The left field gives indication on the clip transition type and allows the users to select the clip effect type to be used for transitions between the elements of the playlist This effect will be applied to the audio and video transitions of all elements of the playlist loaded Clip transition V cut A out V cut A cut Y out A mix Mix Wipe L gt R Wipe R gt L The right field gives indication on the clip transition duration and allows the users to specify the duration of the effect type defined in the Transition Type field The user can specify the duration in seconds and frames up to 20 seconds 2 User Interface amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel i 2 9 6 Playlist Grid Introduction Name Duration dip 1 PAUSED 00 00 07 05 clip 3 VW ON LINE 00 00 08 14 clip C 00 The playlist grid represents the playlist content with one row representing one element 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 see the Playlist Pan
55. e timecode on all the ganged channels e Temporarily ungang some or all of the ganged channels e Re gang some or all of the ganged channels e Definitely ungang a channel from the group See section Managing Ganged Player Channels on page 50 Clip List Tab Introduction The Clip List tab makes it possible to create simple playlists from the Control Panel This means a list of clips with the same transition applied between all elements If you want to utilize a more complex set of functions in your playlist use the Playlist Panel module The Clip List tab also allows the users to play any existing playlist Player channels supporting the Mix on one channel functionality will be able to play the transitions effects between playlist elements For channels not supporting this functionality the PGM PRV mode must be set for two channels See section Channel Modes for Playout with Transition Effects on page 46 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 9 2 Overview of the Clip List Tab Illustration The Clip List tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 648D 03 PL_pge_120405b 63 02 02 T2_PGE_PGM1 Clip Information Metadata Ganged channels Chip list Time until transition Clip transition d F N 5 00 00 03 14 V cut A cut d 7 j 1 P Recue Next fom HEE alal IAB Name Status Duration per f dip 2 1 PAUSED 00 00 04 19 ps cre dip 3 648E 02 on 02_XT _PGE R
56. eenees 9 2 3 Loaded Media Pane 0 2 22 e cece cece eee c cece cece cece cececeeeeeeecceseees 12 2 3 1 Introduction 02 e cece ec eeceeeeeeseeseeseees 12 2 3 2 Overview of the Loaded Media Pane 2 0 2 22 22 eee cece eee e eee 13 2 3 3 Player Field 000000a00aa00aa0 0000000000000000 00000000 oaaao o2 n2222 14 2 3 4 Loaded Media Field 22 22 22 cece cece cece e eee cece eeceeeeeeeeees 16 2 3 5 Element Types 0 2 22 c ice e ccc eee e eee cece eee eeeeeeeeeseeeeees 16 2 3 6 Control Panel Contextual Menu 0 22 22 o cece eee eee eee cece eee 17 2 4 Transport Functions Pane 0 0 00 22 c eee cece eee cece eee e eee e cee ceeee 19 2 4 1 Introduction cscs cietcectendetnaeeueducaaessaae Ceecseeaeienidedeeunietasdundas 19 2 4 2 Overview of the Transport Functions Pane 2 2 2 2 19 2 4 3 Play Mode Button face cec cc ees bonecase sade one ot eee eereeneeeeetene ses 20 2 4 4 Remaining Time Capacity Field 0 00 0 2022022 e eee eee ee ee eee 21 245 OO Bar oerien see ee ee ee ee eee eee LESENO EASE 22 2 5 Clip Creation Pane 2 22 c cee cece cece cece cece cc eeeecceceeceecerceceeseeeees 24 2 5 1 Introduction 0 elec cece cece eee c cee ceeceeceeccecceeceeceeceees 24 2 5 2 Overview of the Clip Creation Pane 2 22 e eee cece cece ee eeeees 24 2 5 3 Time Information Fields
57. el user manual for detailed description of the Playlist grid 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 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Icon Description a 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 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
58. element and is dimmed Clip being Created When a clip is being created the following indicators appear A green position indicator is shown when the IN button has been clicked and represents the temporary IN point position until the UPDATE CLIP button or the NEW CLIP button is clicked e A red position indicator is shown when the OUT button has been clicked and represents the temporary OUT point position until the UPDATE CLIP button or the NEW CLIP button is clicked 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Playlist Element Tags When a playlist element is loaded on a player channel and if action tags have been defined for this playlist element tags are displayed as bullets above the jog bar at the positions corresponding to the tag timecodes Each tag is represented by a numbered bullet if the different timecodes are not too close to each other If tags have the same timecode or if timecodes are too closed to be distinguished on the panel a single bullet will be displayed with the highest number of the tags F _ When the operator clicks a tag bullet in the Control Panel the Tag Information window is displayed When the operator double clicks a tag bullet in the Control Panel the system jumps to the timecode associated to the tag See the Playlist Panel user manual for more information on tag management 2 5 Clip Creation Pane 2 5 1 Introduction The Clip Creation pane provides
59. er channels and the Software Player option No Channel Software Player Mone Workstation Channel 01 _ XT2_ADL O2 XT2_PGE 2 Select the Software Player or a player channel from the contextual menu The Player field displays the name of the selected player 01 xT2_ADL PGM Software Player 3 2 4 How to Assign a Ganged Channel When a player channel which belongs to a group of ganged channels has been assigned to a Control Panel users can easily assign one of the ganged player channels To do so proceed as follows 1 Click the Ganged Channels tab All the channels from the group are listed in the Ganged Channels tab of the Control Panel The line for the player channel currently assigned and the media currently loaded on it is highlighted in green Clip Information Metadata Ganged channels Clip list Sync All TE Ungang All Gang All Channel name Name LSM ID On Air TC Gang 01_XT2_ADL PGM1 01_XT2_ADL_ REC CamA 01 06 53 04 2721 amp 01_XT2_ADL PGM 01_XT2_ADL REC CamB O01 06 53 04 71 amp 3 Managing Channels 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 3 42 2 Double click the player channel you want to assign to the Control Panel It becomes the player channel controlled by the Control panel and the media currently loaded on the selected player channel is displayed in the Control panel Locking a Channel Purpose It is possible to lock a player channel to preven
60. fined in the User Manager application are displayed in the Publish To area See section Publishing a Clip on page 96 This area displays the clips linked to the loaded clip See section Linked to Clips List on page 29 A linked clip can be loaded directly from this area See section How to Load a Linked Clip on page 65 The Clips Sent to List specifies the last 20 transfers that the user has performed on the clip The last transfer is on the top of the list The clips sent to the default archive are not displayed here See section Transferring Media on page 97 2 User Interface amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel azz 2 6 3 2 6 4 2 User Interface Grab Thumbnails Button A thumbnail is created automatically by the XML Unit defined for the Thumbnails for Clips option in the Remote Installer Please see the Technical Reference manual for further details A thumbnail can also be created manually by clicking the Grab Thumbnails button Then the thumbnail will correspond to the current timecode position in the clip when you click the Grab Thumbnail button The Grab Thumbnails button is only available when an A V board has been activated and linked to the player channel in the Remote Installer C Note q The user must have the right to modify the clip to grab thumbnails Linked to Clips List Linked to dips Display thumbnails Name LsmID Duration pge d 120126e 00 636F 02 00 00 06 1
61. hannels 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 6 2 48 How to Set the PGM PRV Mode from the Control Panel To associate channels in PGM PRV mode proceed as follows 1 Assign an odd numbered player channel to the Control Panel 2 Right click the Player field 3 Select Mode gt PGM PRV Playing Timelines in IPEdit Mode The IPEdit mode or Timeline mode is the player channel mode used to play timelines When the Mix on one channel functionality is supported a timeline loaded on a player channel will be played with its transition effects Loading a timeline on such a channel automatically sets it to the IPEdit mode Control Panel F1 IP EDIT MIX bh 1 XTNewPGE PGM3 Another element can be loaded and the system automatically unlocks the channel from the IPEdit mode When the Mix on one channel functionality is not supported the timeline must be loaded on an odd player channel PGM1 or PGM3 to be played with its transition effects The IPEdit mode can be manually enabled from the Channel Explorer or automatically by loading a timeline on an odd channel controlled from a Control Panel The mode is mentioned in the title bar of the Control Panel Control Panel F2 IP EDIT 12 ATNewPGE_PGM3 To be able to load another element on one of these player channels they must first be manually unganged from the Channel Explorer 3 Managing Channels USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel
62. hannels 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 O2XT2_PGE_RECI O2XT2_PGE_REC RecordingIngest01 RecordingIngesti O1XT2_ADL OIXT2_ADL_ RECI 02XT2_PGE 01xT2_ADL REC RecordingIngestis Selecting a recorder channel loads the corresponding train at its current recording position and plays it on the selected player The E E button turns blue only when a train is loaded and playing live 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 3 4 60 Selecting a recording ingest directly loads it at its currently recording position OUT point and plays it on the selected player G Note q If a recorder channel is connected to an OUT port of a video router itself associated to an IN port the name of the router IN port is displayed after the recorder channel name How to Select a Train from the Loaded Media Field When a train or a recording ingest has already been loaded during the current session it is listed in the list available from the Loaded Media field This list shows the last 20 items that you have loaded on the channel during the current session Click the arrow next to the Loaded Media field and select an item from the list O1 XT2_ADL_REC1 O27 XT2_PGE_REC1 pge 120279a 00 pge 120229a 01 RecordingIngest0 How to Reload the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest If a clip or a playlist ele
63. has been enabled and linked to an A V board in the IPDirector Configuration module of the Remote Installer 12 2 User Interface amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Ezz 2 3 2 2 User Interface Overview of the Loaded Media Pane Illustration The Loaded Media pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below bh O2XT2_ PGE PGMI pge_cl_1201236e 01 637A 02 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Loaded Media pane Area Description See also 1 Lock button This button makes it possible to lock the player channel to prevent any operation from any PDirector 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 42 for more details 2 Player field 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 14 for a description of the different possible displays 3 Pane This button makes it possible to display or hide the various window Display panes button See section Displays of the Control Panel on page 7 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 3 3 Area Description See also 4 Loaded This field gives the name of the clip file playlist element or re
64. he OUT point Yellow and OUT points Play Before IN point Count down of the remaining time to the White OUT point Play After OUT point Count down of the remaining time to the White end of guardband Protect OUT point 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 4 5 22 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 When a record train is loaded The following table shows the possible colors and meanings of the Remaining Time Capacity field when a train is loaded The Remaining Time Capacity field value and color depends on e whether the train is playing or paused e whether an IN and or OUT points are defined e the media position indicator Position EA e e sTestiay Timecode Value Color Play No IN no OUT Onthe head of record train Recording capacity left Blue on the train Play Pause NoIN no OUT Before the headof Delay time from the Yellow record train head of record train Play Pause Only IN defined Before IN point Duration to IN point White Play Pause Only IN defined After IN point Duration from IN point Yellow Play Pause Only OUT Before OUT point Duration to OUT point Yellow defined Play Pause Only OUT After OUT point Duration from OUT White defined point Play Pause IN and OUT Before IN point Duration to IN point White defined Pause IN and OUT On or between IN Duration between IN Yellow defined and OUT point and OUT points Play IN and OUT Between IN and Countdown to OUT Yellow defined OUT point point Play Pause IN and
65. he original clip boundaries 7 Editing Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE 7 9 7 6 7 6 1 7 6 2 7 Editing Media Moving Elements Within a Playlist To move elements within a playlist you can choose to perform e Cut Copy Paste operations from the Clip List tab in the Control Panel as described in section Playlist Grid on page 37 e A drag and drop operation within the Clip List of the Control Panel G Note q When you move a group within another group only the clips of the group are moved but the group is deleted When you move a group after the last clip of another group or before the heading of another group the group is moved with all its elements Adding Elements to a Playlist Possible Operations Several kinds of elements can be added to a playlist which are clips trains bins playlists and growing clips Depending on the element to be added different methods can be used to add it to the playlist e by dragging the element s to the requested position in the playlist e by using the APPEND CLIP button e by sending the element to the default playlist Adding Elements by Drag and Drop Operations Some limitations exist for the drag and drop operations and for the insertion of a train Refer to the chapter on Playlist Panel in part 6 of the manual for more information In the drag and drop operation the thick line indicates the position where the element will be dr
66. ifts from the current media on the PGM channel to the media on the associated PRV channel using the Take Effect settings as defined in Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt Take If a clip is loaded on the PGM channel and a train is being played on the PRV channel the Take function will load the train on the PGM channel and the clip on the PRV channel 4 Loading Media Sz amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel aay See the General Functions user manual for more information on the Take settings This function is only available from a shortcut 4 Loading Media 71 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 5 1 9 2 5 2 1 Operation Play Pause 72 Moving through Media Introduction The Transport Functions pane provides a Jog bar and transport buttons to navigate in the loaded element In addition other options allow to directly jump to a given timecode within the media Transport Functions Transport Buttons and Shortcuts The following table gives the meaning of each transport operation which can be used with any loaded item A button and or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action The Shuttle PRO device has buttons dedicated to most of these functions as well When linked or non linked clips are loaded on ganged player channels the transport operations applied from one player channel are applied to the clips loaded on the ganged player channels Note
67. ign a player channel to a Control Panel from the Channel Explorer This can be done in one of the following ways Drag a player channel from the Channel Explorer window and drop it on the Control Panel The name of the selected player is displayed in the Player field Double click a player in the Channel Explorer A Control Panel opens and the player is automatically assigned to it Right click a player channel in the Channel Explorer and select Open Control Panel from the contextual menu A Control Panel opens and the player is automatically assigned to it When a channel is assigned to an application the Player icon in the Channel Explorer window changes from itot From the Player Field Users can select a player from the Player field This can be a player channel from an EVS video server the workstation channel this means the player channel set as linked from the IPDirector Configuration window of the Remote Installer the Software Player if the workstation has a valid license for the OCX Software Player See section Licenses on page 1 amp Note q You can only open one instance of the Software Player at a time in IPDirector 3 Managing Channels V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel azz 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 play
68. ional ShuttlePRO controller or the BEPlay remote can also be used in the Control Panel The sections from Overview of the Control Panel on page 3 to Clip List Tab on page 31 provide a detailed description of the various panes or windows in the Control Panel The sections from Managing Channels on page 39 to Exporting and Importing Playlists on page 102 include procedures on how to perform the main tasks in the Control Panel Licenses As explained in section Licences in the General Functions manual PDirector will start if valid licenses for PDirector Live PAM Core and IPAccess are available Then the Control Panel module can be started without additional license However specific licenses are required for the Control Panel to be fully operational A valid production playlist license is needed to allow users to trim a playlist element and to access the Playlist settings This can be a static license key 50 or a floating license key 150 imported to XSecure However when no static license has been imported a Playlist Panel must have previously been opened with a valid production playlist floating license for all the playlist functionalities to be available from the Control Panel Refer to the Playlist Panel user manual for more information EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 1 3 O Tip amp Only one production playlist floating license is used per workstation This means that only one floating li
69. ips created at the same time by ganged recorder channels They correspond to different angles of the same recorded media This applies also to recording ingests or growing clips being created from ganged recorder channels When a clip already loaded on a player has linked clips it is possible to rapidly load one of them in one of the following ways e Double click the linked clip in the Linked To Clips list of the Clip Information tab not for growing clips Linked to dips Display thumbnails Name LsmID Duration pge_d_120126e 00 636F 02 00 00 06 1 65 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 e Use one of the ShuttlePRO keys Operation ShuttlePRO key Previous Linked Clip Next Linked Clip on the PRV channel while keeping the director s cut on the PGM channel Tip If a Mark IN point and or a Mark OUT point has have been set on a linked clip the mark s will be kept when switching to one of its linked clips G Note q In a PGM PRV configuration it is useful to switch a linked clip for another one 4 4 4 How to Load a Clip Containing a Log Several types of clips contain a log timecode protect media clips clips automatically created by a drag and drop operation of a log into a bin and clips automatically associated to alog by matching of the log timecode All the types are listed in the Logsheet grid of PLogger and Database Explorer and can be loaded on a player channel or a Software P
70. l 6 57 compared to version 6 56 are listed below Use of licenses The DB Connect license has been renamed PDirector Live PAM Core license See section Licenses on page 1 What s New VII V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE 1 1 1 1 2 1 Introduction Introduction Product Overview The Player Control Panel referred to as Control Panel in this user manual is the graphical user interface used to preview and manipulate e clips record trains playlists and timelines stored on an EVS video server when the Control Panel is associated to a player channel e files stored on a nearline folder of the GigE network when the Control Panel is associated to the OCX Software Player if the workstation has a valid license for it It provides transport functions to play the media and clip creation functions to clip media or trim existing clips Clips playlists or timelines can be played out with transition effects between elements Todo so special channel modes must be enabled Depending on several parameters on the EVS video server a single player channel could be used or two player channels must be dedicated to the playout of the loaded item It also allows to e build and play clip lists Simple playlists e play back media in loop or bounce modes e synchronize playback on ganged channels In addition to the buttons on the user interface keyboard shortcuts and dedicated buttons on the opt
71. layer To load such a clip proceed as follows 1 Associate a player channel or the Software Player to the PLogger main window and the same player to a Control Panel 2 In IPLogger expand the log line by clicking the small arrow 3 Click the clip you want to preview The clip is loaded on the player channel or on the Software Player at the log timecode 66 4 Loading Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel oo 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 1 4 Loading Media Loading Rules for the Software Player All types of clip elements may be separately loaded on the Software Player However when the main line corresponding to the clip is selected from the Database Explorer instead of a clip element line and loaded on the Software Player a single clip element will be loaded according to priority rules e Resolution a low resolution clip element will have priority on a high resolution clip element e Storage Priority parameter set in the General tab of the Remote Installer if XT has priority on Nearline a XT clip will be loaded before a file or vice versa It means that when low resolution and high resolution XT clips and files exist and for example XT has priority on Nearline the following priority rules apply 1 low resolution clip 2 low resolution file 3 high resolution clip 4 high resolution file Loading a Playlist How to Load a Playlist via the Playlist Name or LSM ID You can load a playli
72. lip is part of a group of linked clips this option will create sub clips from all the linked clips This option acts as a shortcut to the Create sub clips on all ganged clips setting from Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt General Selecting it in the settings automatically selects it in the Save Clip window and vice versa The Clip Information pane also displays the IN point OUT point and duration of the clip as read only information These timecode values can only be changed from the Clip Creation pane of the Control Panel 6 Creating Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel E 6 2 6 Creating Media Clip Metadata Pane The Clip 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 clip 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 clip creation will get this new current profile at creation of the next item Metadata Profile fields Fields belonging to the metadata profile selected in the Current Profile field The users c
73. ller 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 theControl Panel contextual menu for clips orthe Playlist contextual menu for playlists How to Add a File Archive Target To add afile archive target to the list proceed as follows 1 Right click the Control Panel 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 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 Window are described below New archive target Target Name Backup Destination Directory Browse File Format EVS MAF AML Unit XFile_XMLUnit Generate XML Metadata file XML Metadata file path Cancel 8 Publishing and Transferring Media 99 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Field Target Name Backup Destination Directory File Format XML Unit Generate XML Metadata file XML Metadata file path Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description The name of the target as it will appea
74. ment 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 The text below the E E button indicates the media train or recording ingest which will be loaded on the player channel when the E E button is clicked O2_XT2_PGE_REC Note 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 Loading Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel azz User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key E E 4 3 5 How to Load the Source Media of a Clip The Ret button becomes active if a clip has been loaded in the Control Panel By clicking it the same frame of media will be loaded from the original record media clip recording ingest or train if itis still available This allows the users to play beyond the original clip boundaries or to define a new clip from the original record media Clip Loaded Source Media Recalled with Ret cl_pge_120213a 01_XT2_ADL_REC1 oe ele ala EE al 2 cedan al 06 56 13 04 06 56 13 04 0 Field E E 44 gt I ph rei Snap User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key 4 Loading Media 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 3 6
75. n and select one of the options from the contextual menu Custom speed 25 33 50 75 Keyboard Shortcuts Press the Fast Rewind W or the Fast Forward F shortcut to start playing the media backward or forward 5 Moving through Media 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 2 4 5 2 5 Custom Speed A custom speed can be defined by means of the shortcut or the Fast Rewind Fast Forward contextual menus The Custom Speed window allows you to enter a value The speed value is displayed in the Speed field above the Play button This operation does not affect the default Fast Forward or Fast Rewind speed values Playlist Transport Buttons and Shortcuts The general transport functions available from the Transport Functions pane can be used for the playlist as well Several transport buttons specific to the playlists are available in the upper part of the Clip List tab The following table gives the meaning of each transport operation which can be used specifically with a loaded playlist A button and or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action User Operation Interface Recue Keyboard ShuttlePRO Description Button Shortcut key a Loads the playlist on the first frame of the first Rer ka element Next PH Element Next 76 UE Skip l Element Skip This button is not available if the playlist is on air If the playlist is playing immedia
76. n 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 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 Clip List tab e use the Recue function Operation User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut Recue Cy J 4 Loading Media z V E USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel as 4 5 4 4 Loading Media 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 Clip List tab 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 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 Load a playlist on the Clip List tab 3 Drag an element fr
77. ng Media amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel azz 4 Note q To save a clip from the ShuttlePRO perform one of the following actions e Use clip and e Use i Save Clip window Quick Save q Note When the cursor is located in a text area the key can be pressed together with a keyboard shortcut to perform one of the following actions Mark IN Mark OUT Save Clip and Update Clip to save a clip without displaying the 6 1 4 How to Create a Clip To create a clip from a train or a recording ingest or to create a sub clip from an existing clip proceed as follows 1 Load the record train the recording ingest growing clip or the clip from which you want to create a new clip on the Control Panel associated to a player Browse through media to select the point to be marked IN Create an IN point in one of the following ways o Use the clip creation function to set an IN point at the required timecode o Enter the timecode of the requested IN point in the IN field and press ENTER A green indicator represents the IN point on the jog bar The IN point timecode is displayed in the IN field 11 16 42 04 6 Creating Media 83 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 84 10 11 Browse through media to select the point to be marked OUT Create an OUT point in one of the following ways e Use the clip creation function to set an OUT point at the required timecode
78. nged clips setting has been selected under Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt General 91 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 7 3 7 4 92 Modifying Clip Metadata To modify clip metadata from the Control Panel proceed as follows 1 2 Load the clip on the player assigned to the Control Panel Edit the required metadata keywords interest level and clip type from the Clip Information tab Click the Update Clip button 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 2 3 Open the Control Panel and assign a player channel to it Load a playlist on the Clip List tab 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 Control Panel interface elements which were dimmed become available The Player field background turns blue to highlight this situation 12 ATNewPGE_PGM1 Do one or both of the following possibilities Define a new TC IN and click the IN button Define a new TC OUT and click the OUT button Click the UPDATE ELEMENT button Update element The element is modified in the playlist q Note q 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 t
79. nterface 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Clip Information tab Area ile 28 Keywords list Interest Level buttons Clip Type buttons Clip Creation Information fields Grab Thumbnail button Published To area Linked To Clips list Clips Sent Tolist Description See also This area displays the keywords assigned to the loaded clip and can be used to add or delete keywords to that clip For more information on how to assign keywords to media see the General Functions user manual Four Interest Level buttons allow users to assign an interest rating to a clip from no star to 3 stars The selected interest level is blue The default value is the no star level The Clip Type buttons shows the clip type assigned to the loaded clip This can be Normal Fill or Key The background of the button corresponding to the selected type is blue This can be edited Four read only fields provides information on the recorder used to create the clip the EVS video server used to save the clip the clip creation date and the clip owner This button is used to manually save a small image of the clip for use as a thumbnail See section Grab Thumbnails Button on page 29 This area indicates to which user groups the clip is published i e available for view or changes depending on the user rights All user groups de
80. ntextual menu any more 8 Publishing and Transferring Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE 8 2 4 Transfer Monitoring Transfers can be monitored from different areas would they be scheduled on going finished or failed e The Transfer Monitoring window is accessed from the Transfer Monitoring option of the main window Tools menu e The Transfer Monitoring area can be displayed in the Database Explorer by selecting the Transfer Monitoring option from the Database Explorer Tools menu e From the Control Panel the transfer can be monitored from the Clip Sent to list available from the Clip Information tab 8 Publishing and Transferring Media 101 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 9 9 1 102 Exporting and Importing Playlists How to Export a Playlist You can export a playlist in the xml or csv formats The xml files can later be imported into an IPDirector system whereas the csv files are only for export purposes To export a playlist proceed as follows 1 When the playlist to export is displayed in the Clip List tab right click the Playlist Name field The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Export The Export Playlist window opens Set T C Track window opens 3 Type the T C to be used in the export file for the IN point of the first playlist element This timecode will also be the initial timecode of the T C track calculated for the whole
81. ntrol Panel 11 Control 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 gt Define Shortcuts option from the menu bar of the PDirector 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 Select a LIVE feed Update clip Clip type normal Clip type fill Clip type key Interest level 0 star Interest level 1 star Interest level 2 star Interest level 3 star Select clip name Select clip IsmID Select TC IN Select TE OUT Panel View short panel Panel View with transport functions Panel View with dip management Panel View full 11 Control Panel Shortcuts Description Current Value Shift L U 0 1 Shift M Shift M Shift I Shift O Shift 1 Shift 2 Shift 3 Shift 4 105 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Panel View full with extended clip list Recue Playlist Skip Next Gang channel Synchronize Gang channel gang ungang a channel Gang channel gang ungang ALL Goto TC Goto Remaining Time Grab Thumbnail Capture image to default directory Capture image to
82. nu 3 Select the requested record train recorder channel 4 Drag it to the Loaded Media field of the Control Panel The train is loaded on the selected player at the current timecode 4 Loading Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel oo 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 Loading Media How to Load a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Database Explorer To load a record train or a recording ingest clip currently ingested from the Database Explorer proceed as follows 1 Open the Control Panel and assign a player channel or the Software Player 2 Open the Database Explorer from the main menu 3 Inthe Clips view select the requested record train or recording ingest from the grid 4 Load it in one of the following ways o drag it to the Loaded Media field of the Control Panel o press ENTER if you have previously associated the same player to the Control Panel and to the Database Explorer o double click the line if you have previously associated the same player to the Control Panel and to the Database Explorer A train is loaded on the selected player at the currently recording timecode and played or A growing clip is loaded on its OUT point currently being ingested and played How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest from the Panel How to Select a Train from the E E Contextual Menu By right clicking the E E button a contextual menu shows the available EVS video servers with their recorder c
83. nverts the playlist to an edit Send to Provides a list of possible destinations to which the selected item can be sent Possible destinations are e the user s default bin e the user s default playlist e adefault archive target e any target destination visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote Installer CleanEdit targets Avid targets Final Cut Pro targets File targets EVS servers targets This is used to make A V material available to external systems See section Transferring Media on page 97 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 item The flattened clip will have the same VarlD as the original item That is the reason why the flattened clip cannot be stored on the same EVS server as the original item otherwise this would result in a VarlD conflict Backup to Nearline Used for the storage or the backup of the selected item to the default nearline or to a nearline directory Provides a list of possible nearline destinations to which the selected item can be sent as file that is to say any 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 PDirector or restore it on an EVS server Import Imports the
84. o Res file Permanently delete playlist and clips Cancel 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 Set as default playlist Sets the selected playlist as default playlist Create an off line copy Creates an off line copy of the selected playlist This new off line playlist has the same content as the playlist selected It also has the same name but it has no LSM ID 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 9 4 2 9 5 36 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 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 Control 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 Time until Transition Time until transition 00 00 05 21 The Time until transition field specifies the remaining time till the next element starts It is calculated taking into account th
85. oad a Timeline from the Database Explorer 2 70 4 7 Loading a Media with the Take Function in PGM PRV Mode 70 5 MOVING THROUGH MEDIA 00 000 000000 2 cece ee 72 5 1 Introduction 02 cceeecccedesdwcsbendetenearesebecuaesnslanatwesecenieseeencecceaeweeden 12 5 2 Transport Functions 0222 22 c cece eee eee cece aa LDA aLL Laa LLa aL oaaao 22an 72 5 2 1 Transport Buttons and Shortcuts 2 2022 02 2 cece eee eee eee eee 72 5 2 2 Pause Button Contextual Menu 2 2 2 2 2 e eee eee eee eee cece ee 74 5 2 3 Fast Forward and Fast Rewind Speed 2 22 2 e cece eee eee eee eee 15 5 2 4 Custom Speed _ 2 cece cece c cece cece cece cee ceceeseeeeceeseeseeeeeees 76 5 2 5 Playlist Transport Buttons and Shortcuts _ 22 222 222 222222 76 5 3 Browsing to Another Timecode 02 0022 eee eee Ti 5 4 Playing Media at Increasing or Decreasing Speed 22 022 e cece eee eeeee 78 5 5 Jumping toa Given Timecode 2 2 2 eee ee eee eee e eee cece eeeeeeceeseees 18 5 6 Playing Media ata Custom Speed 22 22 i cece cece eee eee ec eee eee 78 5 6 1 Context of Use 2 occdideccanducacuenseniccebauaredce knee badusectedesbaeseeebence 18 5 6 2 How to Change the Speed of the Loaded Item 2 22 22222 19 6 CREATING MEDIA aaa aaan aonana aaao ec eee ee 80 6 1 Creating a M
86. om the playlist onto the Loaded Media field The element will then be loaded on the Control Panel The Player field background turns blue to highlight this situation 12 _ATNewPGE_PGM1 69 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 6 4 6 1 4 7 70 Loading a Timeline How to Load a Timeline from the Database Explorer To load the timeline proceed as follows 1 Open the Control Panel and assign a player channel or the Software Player 2 Open the Database Explorer from the main menu 3 Inthe Timelines view of the Database Explorer select the requested timeline in the Elements grid 4 Drag it onto the Loaded Media field of the Control Panel The timeline will then be loaded on the IN point of the first element The IPEdit mode also called Lock Timeline mode is automatically activated If the channel does not support the Mix on one channel functionality this is highlighted as follows Control Panel F2 IP EDIT 12 XTNewPGE_PGM3 Then two player channels are set to Timeline mode to enable the effects between timeline elements to be played out If the channel supports the Mix on one channel functionality this is highlighted as follows Control Panel F1 IP EDIT MIX ih 12 XTNewPGE_PGM3 Then effects between timeline elements can be played on one channel Loading a Media with the Take Function in PGM PRV Mode CJ If the channel is in PGM PRV mode the Take function sh
87. opped There are nevertheless several places in PDirector where you can select the element s that you will drag into the playlist e from the Loaded Media drop down list in the Loaded Media Pane in a Control Panel e from the Last Clips Created drop down list in the Clip Creation area of a Control Panel e froma playlist open in the Clip List tab of another Control Panel e froma playlist open in a Playlist Panel e from alist of clips or playlists displayed in the Elements grid of the Database Explorer 93 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 7 6 3 94 How to Append an Element at the End ofa Playlist Using the APPEND CLIP Button of the Control Panel When a playlist has been set as default elements such as a clip a file a growing clip a train or a playlist element can be appended at the end of the playlist by clicking on the APPEND CLIP button This can be done on a playlist you are creating from the Control Panel To do so proceed as follows 1 From the Clip List tab right click the Playlist Name field The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Select Set as Default playlist 3 Inthe Control Panel load the clip growing clip or train you want to append to the playlist or create a new clip TT ra 4 Click the APPEND CLIP button or press or a The element is inserted at the end of the default playlist Sending to the Default Playlist A clip or a growing clip can be appended at
88. p from the Database Explorer Loading a clip linked to the clip currently loaded Loading a clip associated to a log or loading a log Playlist Loading a playlist by 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 Timeline Loading a timeline from the Database Explorer Issue 6 57 A December 2014 How to Load a Clip from the Database Explorer on page 65 How to Load a Linked Clip on page 65 How to Load a Clip Containing a Log on page 66 How to Load a Playlist via the Playlist Name or LSM ID on page 67 How to Load a Playlist from the Database Explorer on page 68 How to Reload a Playlist on page 68 How to Reload a Playlist on page 68 How to Load a Playlist Element onto the Control Panel on page 69 Loading a Timeline on page 70 4 Note A When a low resolution element without corresponding high resolution element is loaded on a player channel or on the Software Player a warning icon is displayed in the Loaded Media field Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest How to Load a Train from the Channel Explorer To load a record train from the Channel Explorer proceed as follows 1 Open the Control Panel and assign a player channel or the Software Player 2 Open the Channel Explorer from the main me
89. playlist structure and playlist related information from an XML file into PDirector 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel oo 2 User Interface Export Exports the loaded playlist structure and playlist related information from IPDirector to an XML file or CSV file Publish Opens the Publish window in which you can specify the user groups the selected item should be published to The item will be published to the selected groups providing that they have the adequate rights Edit Rename Opens the Edit 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 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 The following window opens and allows you to select the clip element types you want to delete 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 dip elements to delete in the clips Hi Res clip Hi Res file Lo Res clip L
90. porting and Importing Playlists 103 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 10 104 Settings General settings Auto Name settings and Clips settings are described in the section Settings of the General Functions user manual Settings specific to the Control Panel are defined from the IPDirector main window via Tools gt Settings gt Control Panel The current section detailed these specific settings Speeds The Speeds settings define the default speeds applied in Fast Forward Fast Rewind or Play Var when e you click the Fast Forward button Fast Rewind button in the Control Panel e you use the shortcuts associated to each function W Fast Rewind F Fast Forward or Ctrl P Play Var e you use the equivalent options on the ShuttlePro or the BEPlay remote device Play Clips automatically When the user loads a new clip onto the current Control Panel it immediately begins playback without requiring the user to click Play Last Clips Created List This setting specifies the clips that you will access from the Last Clips Created list in the Control Panel If the setting is set on All the clips that can see the last 50 clips created on which you have at least visibility right will be displayed in the list If the option Only the Clips that Created is selected the last 50 clips that you created as a user will be displayed in the list 10 Settings USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Co
91. r in the contextual menu and in the Remote Installer The destination folder where the file will be sent Be sure this directory is shared with full control access The file format It can be MXF EVS MXF OP1A QuickTime Movie or QuickTime Reference MXF OPAtom AVI 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 When this check box is selected an XML file with the metadata of the clips backed up is generated This file is created at the same time as the backup file for all media file formats In the EVS MXF format the metadata is included in the media file itself The destination folder where the XML Metadata file will be stored How to Remove a File Archive Target To Remove a file archive target from the list proceed as follows 1 Right click the Control Panel 2 Select Send To gt Remove Archive Target from the contextual menu The Remove File Archive Target window is displayed Remove File Archive Target Target Backup Destination Directory ADL Target VW1 1 53 12 XT Access Target ADL Target VWF S130 T Access Tanget PGE Target VWOGFFS130 XT Access Target vi_archive_target C Documents and Settings DVB Desktop 3 Select a target from the list 4 Click the Remove button 5 Answer Yes to the question asked to confirm the operation The archive ta 100 rget does not appear in the Send to co
92. ress the m key or right click the Fast Forward or Fast Rewind button and select Custom Speed from the contextual menu The Set Speed window is displayed Custom speed 2 Enter the speed value from 0 to 300 Click OK The playout of the element starts if it was cued or paused If the element was being played out the speed changes The speed value is displayed in the Speed field above the Play button 5 Moving through Media 79 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 6 1 6 1 1 6 1 2 80 Creating Media Creating a Clip Introduction Clip Structure A clip is defined by Short IN and Short OUT points usually called IN and OUT points by the operators When Short IN and Short OUT points are set the system automatically write protects a user definable length of material before the Short IN point and after the Short OUT point These are referred to as the guardbands For this reason the IN point before the guardband and the OUT point after the guardband are called Protect IN point and Protect OUT point PROTECT SHORT SHORT PROTECT N I our TA VN During playout only the clip duration between the Short IN and the Short OUT points is played out It is possible to trim an existing clip by redefining its Short IN and or its Short OUT points if the whole clip has not been protected See section Trimming a Clip on page 91 The duration of the guardbands is set with the Guardban
93. ro command management Also refer to the Playlist Panel user manual for more information on how to configure or modify the playlist macro commands 95 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 8 8 1 96 Publishing and Transferring Media Publishing a Clip Context of Use Publishing a clip makes it visible to members of the group s the clip is published to The clips owner can publish the clips This can be done from the Control Panel or from the Database Explorer How to Publish a Clip to a User Group To publish a clip to groups of users from Control Panel proceed as follows 1 Load the clip in Control Panel 2 Right click the Control Panel 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 clip 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 8 Publishing and Transferring Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE 8 2 8 2 1 The check boxes corresponding to the selected user groups are now selected in the Clip Information tab All users belonging to the selected user groups and ha
94. rom the View menu of the main PDirector Menu bar When a clip is successfully created the status bar at the bottom of the PDirector main window will show the successful operation 15 May 2012 15 42 49 Clip Created cl pge 120515a 652C 02 j 6 Creating Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE 6 1 5 6 Creating Media Ganged Recorder Channels and Linked Clips Automatic Creation of Linked Clips If a clip is created from a recorder channel ganged to other ones clips will automatically be created on all the ganged recorder channels provided that the Create Clips on all Synchronized Recorders setting has been selected under Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt General These clips are called linked clips The name of the clips created on all the ganged recorders will have the extension 00 01 02 etc depending on the number of ganged recorders Automatic Creation of Sub Clips from Linked Clips If a sub clip is created from a clip which is part of a group of linked clips sub clips will automatically be created from all the linked clips provided that the Create sub clips on all ganged clips setting has been selected under Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt General or in the Save Clip window Automatic Preservation of Mark Points Principle If a Mark IN point and or a Mark OUT point is are set on a train the mark s will be kept when switching to another train If a Mark IN point and or
95. rst screenshot shows the Transport Functions view without Video Display the second one is the Transport Functions view with Video Display Control Panel F1 Control Panel Fi Software Player Software Player pge_cl_1201276e 01 637A 02 pge_cl_120126e 01 637A 02 11 01 54 10 CITIZEN 0 EYE 44 gt T Ret 02 _XT2_PGE_REC2 N 11 01 54 10 0 Field EE 44 D IE D gt 02_XT2_PGE_REC Note By default the Control Panel opens with this view if no specific layout is applied 8 2 User Interface USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel 2 2 4 Clip Creation View V gt The Clip Creation view is shown by clicking the m button It displays the Loaded Media pane the Transport Functions pane and the Clip Creation pane The first screenshot shows the Clip Creation view without Video Display the second one is the Clip Creation view with Video Display Control Panel F1 Software Player pge_cl_12701 76e 01 11 01 54 10 Field E E 44 gt il 02_XT2_PGE_REC 11 01 54 10 l4 In x Append Clip Last clips created 00 00 06 11 637A 02 11 027 00 71 x Out rl New Clip pge_d 1204046 6488 02 on 02_XT2_PGE_REC 2 2 9 Full View Control Panel F1 Software Player pge_cl_1301276e 01 637A 02 CITIZEN 11 01 54 10 0 Field EE 44 Poo Ib b gt O02_XT2_PGE_REC 11 01 54 10 00 00 06 11 11 02 00 21 w Out H Append Clip Nev Clip Last clips created
96. rt of a group of ganged channels all the channels from the group are listed in the Ganged Channels tab of the Control Panel Clip Infonmation Metadata Ganged channels Clip list Sync All TC Ungang All Gang All Channel name Name LSM ID On Air TC Gang 01_XT2_ADL_PGM1 01 XT2_ADL_RECI CamA 01 06 53 04 2721 amp 01_XT2_ADL_PGM 01 XT2_ADL_REC CamB 01 06 53 04 2721 GF Several operations can be performed from this tab How to Temporarily Ungang and Re Gang Some Channels Unganging Channels You can temporarily ungang some of the player channels from a group of ganged channels To do so proceed as follows 1 Click the Ganged Channels tab to display the list of player channels ganged to the one currently assigned to the Control Panel 2 Double click the Gang button in the Gang column for the player to ungang The Gang symbol disappears Gang cue The player channel remains ganged in the Channel Explorer and is still displayed in the Ganged Channels tab Reganging Channels To re gang a player channel that has been unganged from the Ganged Channels tab click at the Gang button location in the Gang column or press CTRL G 3 Managing Channels V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Ezz Available Buttons and Shortcuts The following table shows the button shortcut or Shuttle PRO key which can be used for the operations User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key Gang
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98. shows the element that is currently played in the loaded playlist Transport Functions The buttons from the Transport Functions pane are available for use with the playlist See section Transport Functions Pane on page 19 for more information on these buttons Playlist Contextual Menu The Playlist contextual menu is available when right clicking the Playlist Name field For more information refer to the Playlist Panel user manual The commands are described hereafter 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 34 New Playlist Opens the Create New Playlist window to create a new playlist Copy clips locally Creates a copy of all distant elements of the selected item onto the local server Two options are available e Copy short This copy will only include the media needed inside the item 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 The Status icon of the playlist elements changes from Va_ ON LINE to Y ON LINE Vi ON LINE indicating an XT clip that is distant to the playout EVS server W 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 Co
99. signed to the Control Panel How to Assign a Router OUT Port to a Player Channel To assign an OUT port of a video router to a player channel from the Control Panel or to change the assignment proceed as follows 1 Click the Change Player Output button next to the Player field The Assign Player Destination window opens Assign Player Destination 1 XTNewPGE_PGM1 Out 6 r Add Clear All It lists all the router OUT ports already associated to the player channel 3 Managing Channels aa VS USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel a 2 Toremove an association between a video router OUT port and the player channel click the X button next to the OUT port name 3 To remove the association between all the video router OUT ports and the player channel click the Clear All button 4 Toselect an OUT port to associate to the player channel click the arrow next to the Router OUT Port field The list of all the router OUT ports is displayed 5 Select an OUT port The Router OUT Port field is highlighted to warn the users that the selection has changed but has not been saved 6 Click Add to confirm the selection The OUT port name is displayed in the list 7 Click TAKE to send a command to the router service and link the router IN port connected to the player channel with the selected router OUT port The name of the OUT port is displayed after the player channel name a gt 12 XTNewPGE PGMI Out 6
100. st from the Clip List tab 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 Control Panel 2 Doone of the following actions e Enter the playlist name in the Playlist Name field of the Clip List tab 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 7 15 01 o gt Enter the playlist LSM ID in the Playlist LSM ID field of the Clip List tab 3 Press ENTER e Tip When the users enter only two digits in the LSM ID field e g 1 and 5 and press ENTER the system automatically loads the local playlist if it exists 67 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 5 2 4 5 3 68 How to Load a Playlist from the Database Explorer To load a playlist on a channel from the Database Explorer proceed as follows 1 Assign a player channel or the Software Player to the Control Panel 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 Playlist Name field of the Clip List tab Note q Dragging it into the clip list grid would insert the playlist into the previously loaded one How to Reload a Playlist How to Cue up a Playlist on the First Element The Recue functio
101. st in the Ganged Channels tab Synchronizing the Timecode on All Player Channels The Sync function is used to synchronize the timecode on all player channels ganged to the channel currently controlled by the Control Panel The Sync function will force all the ganged player channels to synchronize their timecode position to the same timecode as the current position on the channel controlled The following table shows the button shortcut or Shuttle PRO key which can be used for the operation 3 Managing Channels V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel azz 3 8 3 8 1 User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key Sync All TE Managing the Links with a Video Router Introduction Video routers can be used with IPDirector to increase the number of incoming feeds manageable by EVS server recorder channels and or the number of output channels able to play out the media from a player channel depending on the configuration of the installation An EVS server player channel will be physically connected to an IN port of the router so the media loaded on a player channel is sent to the OUT port s of the router associated to this IN port When a video router is used with an EVS server controlled by IPDirector the router ports routed to the EVS server channels are shown in the IPDirector interface So users know exactly to which router OUT port a player channel is routed Some configuration is performe
102. t any operation from any PDirector 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 IPDirector interface If a ShuttlhePRO is associated to the selected channel its functions are inactive when the channel has been locked 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 ControlPanel channel locked channel unlocked 3 Managing Channels amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE 3 4 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
103. t available for files Show Hide Video Display Shows the Video Display inside the Control 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 18 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel azz 2 4 Transport Functions Pane 2 4 1 Introduction The Transport Functions pane provides a jog bar and more transport functions to navigate in the loaded element 2 4 2 Overview of the Transport Functions Pane Illustration The Transport Functions pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 11 01 54 10 E E 44 P TI te 6 02_XT2_PGE_REC2 2 User Interface 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Transport Functions pane Area 1 Current Timecode field 2 Play Mode button 3 Remaining Time Capacity field 4 Jog bar 5 Transport commands 6 Grab to File button Description See also This field provides the current timecode of the loaded media See section Timecode Fields Display on page 26 for information on the possible displays of the timecode It allows to jump to a specific timecode See section Jumping to a Given Timecode on page 78 This button is used to define how the loaded item will be played See section Play Mode Button on page 20 This field
104. t to the OUT point then from OUT to IN and so on This mode is only available for clips 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE 2 4 4 2 User Interface This button is not displayed in the Software Player as only the normal Play mode is used B You can press the key to switch from one mode to another Remaining Time Capacity Field This field will have a different meaning and display color according to the activity being performed on the channel 10 04 08 07 When a clip is loaded The following table shows the possible colors and meanings of the Remaining Time Capacity field when a clip is loaded The Remaining Time Capacity field value and color depends on e whether the clip is playing or paused e the media position indicator e the defined mark IN and mark OUT points o When no new mark IN and mark OUT have been defined after the clip has been loaded the values displayed are based on the original IN and OUT points of the clip o When a new mark IN and or mark OUT have been defined after the clip has been loaded the values displayed will be based on this new mark IN and or mark OUT point s Play Pause Position Indicator Timecode Value Color Pause On or between IN Count down to the OUT point White and OUT points Pause Before IN point Count down to the IN point White Pause After OUT point Duration from the OUT point Grey Play On or between IN Count down to t
105. tely 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 C 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 C 5 Moving through Media USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel 5 3 5 Moving through Media V 5 Browsing to Another Timecode Using the Jog Bar The bullet indicator of the Jog bar can be moved with the mouse along the bar to browse the media and to play it from any position if needed See section Jog Bar on page 22 for a description of the elements of the bar Using the ShuttlePRO ShuttlePRO Wheels JOG SHUTTLE Field by Field Jog Mode Rotate the Jog wheel clockwise or anti clockwise to navigate through the loaded media field by field Second by Second Fast Jog Mode Press the Fast Jog button and rotate the Jog wheel clockwise or anti clockwise to navigate through the loaded media second by second 7 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 4 5 9 5 6 5 6 1 78 Playing Media at Increasing or Decreasing Speed JOG SHUTTLE Rotate the Shuttle ring to play fast forward or fast rewind the loaded media Releasing the Shuttle ring pause the media at the timecode current displayed
106. the configuration has been set to Parallel mode the control of the channel is from either IPDirector or the 3 party device simultaneously and the 24 Controller option is not available Channel Modes for Playout with Transition Effects Playing a Series of Clips or a Playlist Introduction PDirector is able to play a series of clips or 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 The Mix on one channel capacity of the channel can easily be checked as the information is displayed in the title bar of the Control Panel the channel has been assigned to e Channel not supporting Mix on one channel and involved in no association previously called 1PGM Control Panel F2 i 1 XTNewPGE PGM2 3 Managing Channels E V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel EE e Channel supporting Mix on one channel Control Panel F3 MIX 12 XTNewPOE_PGM3 1PGM Mode When the Control 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
107. tinations are e the user s default bin e the user s default playlist e adefault archive target e any target destination visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote Installer CleanEdit targets Avid targets Final Cut Pro targets File targets EVS servers targets This is used to make A V material available to external systems See section Transferring Media on page 97 Backup to Nearline Used for the storage or the backup of the selected item to the default nearline or to a nearline directory Provides a list of possible nearline destinations to which the selected item can be sent as file that is to say any 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 PDirector or restore it on an EVS server Restore to XT Restores the clip to an EVS video server This can be e the default server The default server is defined in the XNet network page of the Remote Installer e one of the EVS video servers with GigE address present on the network EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 A submenu is available from each EVS video server to select the server page where you can restore the clip The system restores the clip portion between the IN and OUT points Copy by GigE Copies a clip from an EVS video server to another one by the
108. tion 2 cccc5snccchocecncecdensnacerede 0000000000000000 a02 aoaaa aoaaa nonn 39 Assigning a Player a aaaaaa0aaa00000000000 0000000000000000 ooroo noonoo nonna 39 3 2 1 Introduction 0c cccccve iwctcnacesedeeaseseencdasevecctecwececedeheweccedacenoces 39 3 2 2 Limitations to Player Assignment 0 00 e eee e cece ee ceeceeeee 39 3 2 3 How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player 40 3 2 4 How to Assign a Ganged Channel 2 22 2 eee ee eee ec cee ceeceecees 41 Locking a Channel 2 2 02 c cece eee e eee e eee cece eee ee cee ceeceeceeeseeseeeees 42 Enabling the On Air Feature 2 202 222 eco cece cece cece eee cece ceeeeeceeseeees 43 Controlling a Player with another Device 0 20 0 22 2 e cece eee eee eee ee 44 3 5 1 Controlling a Player with the ShuttlePRO 00 000 00 00 020 2 2 44 3 5 2 Controlling the Player from a Secondary Controller 2 2 45 Channel Modes for Playout with Transition Effects 0 00 00 00 22 2222 46 3 6 1 Playing a Series of Clips ora Playlist 0 00 02 c cece eee eee eee eee 46 3 6 2 Playing Timelines in IPEdit Mode 0 02 e cece eee cee cece cece 48 3 6 3 Limitations for the Mix on One Channel Functionality 2 22 49 3 6 4 SUMMA 2 o cece ce cee cee cece ee cee cee ceecceecceccecceccecceeceeceees 49 Managing Ganged Player
109. u for clips orthe Playlist contextual menu for playlists 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 The Avid destination targets are predefined from the IPDirector Remote Installer Their names are user definable Refer to the PDirector 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 The high resolution element is sent with a priority on the XT clip Once the clip has been sent it is immediately available in Avid when an Asset management system is in use like Interplay or Transfer Manager It can then be inserted into a bin and can be inserted into an edit 8 Publishing and Transferring Media V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel Ezz 8 2 3 Managing File Archive Targets Introduction File archive targets are usually created from the Remote Insta
110. ult 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 clip creation will get this new current profile at creation of the next item Metadata Profile fields Fields belonging to the metadata profile selected in the Current Profile field The users can modify the values of the Metadata Profile fields if they have appropriate user rights The modifications will only apply to the given clip and not impact the default values of the profile 2 User Interface V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel oo 2 8 2 9 2 9 1 2 User Interface Ganged Channels Tab The Ganged Channels tab lists all player channels that have been ganged with the player channel currently associated to the Control Panel and provides information on the item currently loaded on each of them Clip Information Metadata Ganged channels Clip list Sync All TC Ungang All Gang All Channel name Name LSM ID On Air TC Gang 01_XT2_ADL_PGM1 01_XT2_ADL_ REC CamA 01 06 53 04 21 amp 01_xT2_ADL_PGM 01_XT _ADL_REC CamB O01 06 53 04 21 F From this tab users can perform the following operations e Play the media loaded on another channel from the group of ganged channels e Synchronize th
111. uttlePRO key Description Sets a mark IN point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field and corresponding to the bullet indicator position on the jog bar Then a green indicator represents the mark IN point on the jog bar Sets a mark OUT point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field and corresponding to the bullet indicator position on the jog bar Then a red indicator represents the mark OUT point on the jog bar 6 Creating Media 81 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA User Interface Keyboard ShuttlePRO key Operation Button Shortcut Clear IN In x Cti Clear Cti OUT g Save Cli p Mew Cli p gt Update clip Clip a 82 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Clears the mark IN point which has just been set and not yet saved When applied to a loaded clip the IN point is set to the Protect IN timecode before the guardband Clears the mark OUT point which has just been set and not yet saved When applied to a loaded clip the OUT point is set to the Protect OUT timecode after the guardband Saves the new clip after having marked an IN point and an OUT point Depending on the settings the Save Clip window will open or not Saves the new data of a clip after having marked a new IN point and or a new OUT point See section Trimming a Clip on page 91 The button switches to a Update Element button when a playlist element is loaded 6 Creati
112. ving visibility rights on the clips will be able to view it To un publish a clip to a group 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 clips or 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 the default _ section Playlist Contextual Menu on page 33 playlist if any XT targets The EVS servers for which the user has visibility right Third party section Sending Media to Third Parties on page 98 systems CleanEdit Avid FCP File archive section Managing File Archive Targets on page 99 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
113. yed at the top of the list A reference to a clip in the list includes the clip name as well as the LSM ID and source name This list can be used to select and load a clip See section How to Load a Clip or a Recording Ingest from the Control Panel on page 64 Time Information Fields The following time information is displayed as follows depending on the loaded media 11 29 19 15 00 00 07 11 11 29 27 01 1 IN field timecode of the IN point 2 Duration field time interval between the IN and OUT points i e clip duration 3 OUT field timecode of the OUT point When a clip is loaded all time information fields are filled 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 5 4 2 6 2 6 1 26 When a growing clip is loaded only the IN field is filled in The Duration field and the OUT field display When a train is loaded no time information is displayed As soon as an IN point is marked the IN field is filled in as soon as an OUT point is marked the Duration and the OUT information are displayed Timecode Fields Display Information displayed in the Current Timecode field and in the TC IN and TC OUT fields can be changed as follows 1 Right click the Timecode field A contextual menu with the following options is displayed o Timecode o gt Timecode and date o gt Timecode and date and TC type only displayed for the Current Timecode o Timecode and TC type only displayed for the
114. ylists See the General Functions user manual for specificities of Fill and Key playlists See section Possible Loading Actions on page 56 for the list of the possible ways to load different types of media Possible Loading Actions Various element types can be loaded on the Control Panel in different ways These actions are listed in the next table Action See section Train Loading a train by selecting a recorder channel How to Load a Train from the from the Channel Explorer Channel Explorer on page 58 4 Loading Media USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Control Panel 4 Loading Media Loading a train by selecting a recorder channel from the Database Explorer Loading a train by selecting a recorder channel from the Control 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 Loading the last loaded train only in case it was loaded just before the media currently loaded at the timecode where the E E mode was exited Snap Loading the source train corresponding to the loaded clip Ret Loading a train from the previous or next recorder channel Recording Ingest Loading a recording ingest from the Database Explorer Loading a recording ingest by selecting it from the Control Panel Loading the last loaded recording ingest only in case it

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