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1. Deleting a Folder WARNING Deleting a Folder is a destructive process Clips contained within the deleted Folder will not be recoverable from the Recycle bin if they are permanently deleted User privileges will determine whether you can delete Clips Right click on the Folder that you wish to delete and select Delete from the popup menu A dialogue box will open Rescan Properties Delete Figure 54 SELECT FOLDER FOR DELETE The dialogue box will ask if you want to delete the Folder from the database This does not delete the Clips from the disk it simply removes the reference to the Folder from the database If you select Yes another dialogue box will open Selecting No aborts the delete process Gee 5 Es 2 This will delete the folder from the database Are vou sure Figure 55 DELETE WARNING The second dialogue box will give you the option of permanently deleting the Clips in the Folder Make an appropriate selection If No is selected another dialogue box will open Figure 56 DELETE FROM DATABASE OR FROM DISK Confirm the deletions at the third and final dialogue box This will permanetly delete ALL the clips in this folder from the disk Are wou sure Figure 57 WARNING PHYSICAL DELETE Rescan a Folder Rescanning a Folder is a useful practice especially in a networked environment to ensure that the displayed contents accurately reflect the current status of the Folder Ri2. A drop down box allows the database field for aspect ratio to be set Selectable options are 4 3 16 9 and 14 9 The default is 4 3 13 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Clip Information x General Misc SOLUCE Information 1560151174 Qutpoint 00 00 12 04 Duration 00 00 12 04 304 Frames Description New C Category Agency Channels This clip is protected il Aspect Ratio 43 me Figure 15 CLIP PROPERTIES GENERAL Clip Properties The Misc Tab This tab allows the Clip expiry date to be set using the calendar function The expiry date is merely a management function and an expired clip will be shown with red text when it is in the clips window Expired clips remain fully accessible and useable Pressing the Long Expire button sets the expiry date to be 5 years away Clip Properties The Source Information Tab Details of the Source Tape and the Source Information may be set within the options of the Source Information tab The Source point on the original source and Tape Name may also be reset Deleting Clips Clips and Sub Clips can easily be deleted when they are no longer required in the visible Folder structure Right click on the Clip and select Delete from the popup menu pk LSCOLS1T IE didiz Online 00 00 71 roan 00003 Online O0 00 21 Gel From nt DA Te ve O0 00 40 Online O0 O0 0 os CS Figure 16 DELETE CLIP 14 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT
3. The General tab displays folder name where the folder name in Geevs can be changed Folder Information x General Capacity Saa ee material Path on Server M materal Cencel amy Figure 50 FOLDER PROPERTIES GENERAL TAB The Capacity tab displays Disk Space used and available on the disk where the folder resides This takes in to consideration the default 20 overhead needed for the system to perform correctly Folder Information General Capacity Ve material The space applies to all folders on this volume re p Used Space 22470 ME Free Space 229036 MEB kem ke be oe a a Minimum Space Allowed 20 Figure 51 FOLDER PROPERTIES GENERAL TAB Renaming Folders As an alternative to accessing the General tab of Folder Properties as described above the folder can simply be renamed in the following way Click on the Folder that you wish to rename The Folder will be highlighted gam NEWS All Clips material Re Mile older Searct Tapes SEQUENCES Figure 52 RENAME FOLDER Wait a short time then Click on the highlighted Folder name again The Folder name will now show a bounding box and there will be a flashing cursor at the right of the Folder name i TT Ey Ce gt SP ac lips B S Ho Tapes Sequences Figure 53 Rename Type a new name for the Folder and press Enter The Renamed Folder will now be displayed in the Folder structure
4. To access edit mode left click the channel arrow icon and select edit mode LY SKICLIP Channeli X 00 00 03 03 Edit mode allows the user to sctub though a clip mark In Out points and generate sub clips More details about sub clips are available in chapter 7 Figure 8 GEEVS CLIENT EDIT WINDOW GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Sequence Window Channeli Channel 1 Loaded 00 00 00 18 00 00 00 11 SKICLIP 00 06 25 00 ONLINE SKICLIP 00 06 25 00 ONLINE Racing 00 03 00 00 ONLINE Racing 00 03 00 00 ONLINE Racing 10 00 00 14 00 ONLINE APOCALYPSE HOW 00 02 20 00 ONLINE Figure 9 SEQUENCE WINDOW The sequence window displays the contents of the currently loaded sequence and controls specific to that channel GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Chapter Channel Control Channel Acquisition Before a channel can be controlled by the Geevs Client it must be acquired for use A channel that appears as Available Channel 1 in the example below can be brought under Client control in two ways e Pressing the Acquire button e Loading a clip to the Channel LY U G Channel X Channeli Channel3 F nae ei oil 0 0006 2500 00 06 17 Eml 0 _ g 00000000 00 0 L 0 00000000 000 0 _ 4 Available In Use Locally In Use administrator Figure 10 CHANNELS SHOWING AVAILIABILITY STATUS Once acquired the channel will appear as In
5. Y sports database for clips according to a set of search criteria Search Ms H results can be easily converted into Geevs Tapes and A Adens Sequences amp Sequences Tapes W Channel 2 Channel 1 When working in VTR emulation mode the Geevs can be controlled as a Slave device through RS232 or RS422 using Sony protocol A Virtual tape is a compilation of clips ready to be run in VIR emulation mode which can be controlled from an external controller Figure 7 GEEVS CLIENT DIRECTORY TREE Sequences Sequences allow the User to create Playlists of clips which can incorporate loop and event controls Clips Window The clips window displays the contents of the currently selected folder This may be a Clips Folder Search Folder Tape Folder or Sequence Folder Details of the contained clips can be viewed here Channels Window This area displays the available Channels within Geevs and their current status In standard mode each channel has play pause and cue functions Additional functions are available by clicking the arrow icon LY LY LY LY Channeli Channel3 Channel4 as 00 00 00 00 00 05 27 24 In Use Locally Channel 1 zE 3 00 00 00 00 00 00 26 03 In Use Locally 00 00 00 00 5 DY1 In Use Locally 00 00 26 Channel 2 In Use Locally Pause Release Cue Release Cue Release Cue Release Cue Clip Edit Window Each channel can be controlled in Edit mode
6. as well as In and Out point timecodes and a coarse scrub bar lower and a fine scrub bar upper Previewing the Clip Being Edited The Clip is viewed on the output of the Channel to which it was loaded The Clip to be edited can be previewed in one of two ways e Play Pause Use the Play Pause button to roll and pause the Clip The button toggles between the two functions e Scrubbing Use the horizontal Scrub Bar to scrub through the Clip The Upper scrub bar represents fine trim the Lower Scrub bar controls the whole clip Setting In and Out Points Use the IN and OUT buttons to select the in and out points 19 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Making a Sub Clip Once the in and out points have been set the marked Clip can be saved either as a VIRTUAL or REAL Sub Clip depending on the user preferences setting see Chapter 13 Click the Sub Clip button and enter a name for the new Sub Clip Enter name For new subclip Pe gt subclipoo Figure 26 SUB CLIP A Virtual Sub Clip is a reference to the original Clip file and the selected in and out points not a physical file A Virtual Sub Clip is shown in the Clip Window with blue text Converting a Sub Clip By default a Sub Clip is virtual and it references in and out points within the original clip To break this link a Sub Clip can be converted to a physical Clip file very easily e Right click the Sub Clip within the Clips window then select Convert Sub Clip
7. A dialogue box appears giving you the option of proceeding with the deletion or cancelling the operation Select Yes Gee 5 Es 2 This will delete the clip s from the databaze Are pou sure Figure 17 WARNING A second dialogue box appears giving you the option of keeping the original media files If they are definitely no longer required and no other Clips are referenced to them select No otherwise select Yes default Gee 5 ES AN Do you want to KEEP the orginal media files Figure 18 WARNING A third dialogue box will appear giving you the option of permanently deleting the Clips from the disk This is destructive and the Clips will not be retrievable Gee 5 Ea This will permanetly delete this clip from the disk Are wou sure Figure 19 WARNING If the clip is deleted from the database but not from the disk the clip will re import into the database when the server starts or if the folder is rescanned 15 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Chapter Record a Clip NOTE The recording capabilities of Geevs Servers are dependant upon hardware options installed Recording Clips within the Geevs environment offers two capture modes Capture Modes Recording Clips with RS422 Control When recording from a device which operates under Sony RS422 control clip recording can be automated by specifying timecode IN and OUT points Using this method it is possible to batch capture multiple clips The ba
8. ES now 6 fields Ready 3932625 Ox5e8 09 15 30 CH1 Clock now 12 fields 3932625 Ox5fc 09 15 30 CHO Start Options Sony 3932656 0x5fc 09 15 31 CHO Clock now 12 fields Figure 3 Geevs Video Console Window Client Start Up la Figure 4 Geevs Splash Screen GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT When the Geevs server has completed initialisation it is ready to accept Client connections Clients can connect remotely across a network or can run locally on the server machine To run the Geevs client double click the desktop shortcut figure 5 or lf locate the Client through the Program Files menu Figure 5 CLIENT ICON Logon to Gee S xj FA During login the Client requests a User Name and Password User name Administrator Password LOO O neas o Server name NEWS Ticking the Remember my settings box will autologin on subsequent starts If you wish to logon again you can press the shift key at the same time of opening the standard client The Logon window allows the User to select which Server device to connect to By default the Client will attempt to connect to the local machine If the server is not the local machine enter the machine name of the networked Server here Remember my settings Cancel Figure 6 CLIENT LOGON Client Overview The main elements of the Geevs Software Interface are detailed below Their use and relevance to operational functions will be covered within later chapter
9. Grab Frame Sub Clips Set MiniPic Play Cue Release s LScOleltsa mininin pa Online OO 00 11 15 V 1234 im 2 POPVIDEO mags Online O0O 00 08 11 1 354 OoOo0LE Online New Clip OO 03 16 10 l1 34 Figure 35 MOVE CLIP IN SEQUENCE To delete a Clip highlight its icon right click and select Delete from the popup menu This will only delete the Clip from the Sequence not from the disk 24 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Status Description OOOOLE Online noooz4 Online O d Insert Event F Insert soto Properties oooozs Online 00 00 Figure 36 DELETE CLIP Inserting a Goto in a Sequence Right click the destination clip in the Clips Window and select the Insert Goto Function from the popup menu LScOlslt a Ooo0n0e4 Online OL Insert Event F isep Hoperiies Online oc Delete Item 1ScOlsltsa GOTO Figure 37 INSERT GOTO Goto icon will appear in the bottom of the Sequence The Goto will loop from the end of the Sequence to the Clip where the insert Goto was selected If required the goto can be dragged to another location in the Sequence and will retain its goto reference To Insert an Event in a Sequence An Event is like a break within a Sequence Events separate Clips in a single Sequence into groups so that they can be controlled as individual Sequences within the main Sequence Right Click in the Sequence where you want the Event and select the
10. Insert Event option from the popup menu e a POPs oo0016 Online Wet Clip LScolsiltssA Ooo0o0s 4 Online Insert Ewent RH Insert ota L cols Properties Delete Item lIsc ls1t SA Esa ee E E ei A D ee Figure 38 INSERT EVENT 25 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT An Event Properties dialogue will appear Label allows you to enter a name for the Header Automatic will automatically play through the Event and Manual will stop the Sequence when it reaches an event and wait until the user starts the Sequence again Insert Edit Sequence Event Wait for GPI will cause the list to wait at the event until the Play GPI as configured in GPI setup is triggered i Wait for Manual Trigger Stops the sequence at each event after Wait For Manual Trigger l ENTO OI it and waits until the user re starts the sequence by pressing the next Wait Til button for the channel Wait For Wait Till Allows the sequence to hold and wait for a user oe A defined time before playing the next clip Auto Play Items Below lt Wait For Allows the sequence to hold and wait for a user defined number of frames before playing the next clip GPI Jump Here Not implemented AutoPlay Makes all clips below this event autoplay rather than waiting for triggers valid until next Wait event in list Event Type Figure 39 LABEL AND TRIGGER TYPE Renaming an Existing Sequence Existing Sequences can
11. SEQUENCE Sequence Run Mode When a Sequence is loaded to a Channel it automatically displays a Sequence Window and reflects the status in the Clip Window DE Gee Broadcast Video Server v4 3 0 O Server NEWS File View Help Channeli 5 Sequence A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 49 07 g In Use Locally Pause J cue Release Channeli Sequence 4 Loaded 00 00 11 10 Channel Sequence A Loaded O00 00 02 24 00 00 16 15 00 00 02 23 Status BALI VIDEO 00 00 40 70 ONLINE BALI VIDEO 00 00 40 20 ONLINE CLIP B 00 06 00 18 CUED CLIP B 00 06 00 18 virtualDO1 00 00 03 2722 ONLINE wirtualDO1 00 00 03 2722 ONLINE Channel 00 00 00 00 00 00 37 20 5 Sequence A cm NEWS ue F D a E a BALIVIDEO oo001Ls Online Heu Clip oo Ne LS E o00003 Online Mew Clip oo E Sequence A Figure 43 RUNNING SEQUENCE 27 If a manual Event is encountered the Sequence will stop and continue when triggered Each sequence window shows the Channel Name where the sequence is loaded the Sequence Name of the loaded sequence all clips and events in the sequence as well as highlighting the current clip The Timecode displays offer a countdown until the end of the current clip and until the end of the sequence Channel Sequence A Loaded 00 00 11 10 Channel2 Sequence A Loaded 00 00 02 3 ee me Le f oei 00001616 ese DES MECS MCE E
12. be converted to Tapes or Sequences to provide additional capabilities Right click on the Search you wish to convert and select the appropriate option from the popup menu Se W PopStar E 4 E Hr a F P New oes Make Sequences Export Delete Figure 63 SEARCH MAKE TAPE The new Tape or Sequence will be created automatically and will be given the same name as the Search from which it was created The new Tape or Sequence will be now be visible in the Folders Window under the relevant Tape or Sequence directory For further information see Chapter 8 make a Sequence or Chapter 12 Virtual Tapes Chapter Virtual Tapes What are Virtual Tapes Geevs allows for the creation of Virtual Tapes that are used in VTR replacement mode Each Virtual Tape will have its own timecode independent of the individual timecode on the Clips that make up the Tape Virtual Tapes consist of a series of Clips at designated timecodes Geevs will play black and silence if asked to play a Virtual Tape at a time where no Clip is assigned NOTE SONY ENABLED MUST BE SETUP ON A CHANNEL FROM THE GEEVS ADMINISTRATOR WINDOW BEFORE THAT CHANNEL WILL ACCEPT VIRTUAL TAPES Creating a New Tape Right click on Tapes and accept the New Tape option Figure 64 NEW TAPE SS New Tape A dialogue box will open allowing you to enter the name of the Tape the starting timecode a figure for the number of frames of black to be inserted
13. be placed across all the Clips selected Right click the Search you wish to convert to a Tape and select the Make Tape option from the popup menu Searches je Popotar Hel Er Now Gos Z 4 New fae Make Sequence Tapes Export amp Sequences Delete Figure 67 SEARCH TO TAPE PE E The New Tape will be created automatically and will be given the same name as the Search from which it was created ma Searches We Pa potarl W 4 h By 5 Bare h LSCOLS1TSA OO0036 LSCOLS1T6A oo0037 PM 1SCOLS1TTA 000038 Figure 68 TAPE CREATED The New Tape will be now be visible in the Folders Window and can be renamed if required see Renaming a Tape Renaming a Tape Tapes can easily be renamed to ease their use in the future Click on the Tape you wish to rename The Tape will be highlighted Click again on the Tape name to enter edit mode Type a new name as required and press Enter The renamed Tape will now be visible in the Folders Window Deleting a Tape Tapes can be deleted when they are no longer required Right click on the Tape you wish to delete and select Delete from the popup menu A dialogue box will appear allowing you to continue with the deletion or abort the process AS Sequences Delete Properties Figure 69 DELETE TAPE warning dialogueue comes up to prevent accidental deletion This will delete this tape Are you sure Figure 70 WARNING Loading a Tape to a Channel G
14. easily be renamed to ease their use in the future Click on the Sequence you wish to rename The Sequence will be highlighted Click again on the Sequence name to enter edit mode Type a new name as required and press Enter The renamed Sequence will now be visible in the Folders Window Deleting a Sequence Sequences can be deleted when they are no longer required Right click on the Sequence you wish to delete and select Delete from the popup menu A dialogue box will appear allowing you to continue with the deletion or abort the process Ff Sequence 4 Figure 40 DELETE SEQUENCE A warning dialogue comes up to prevent accidental deletion This will delete this sequence Are You sure Figure 41 WARNING 26 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Chapter Playout a Sequence Loading a Sequence to a Channel Like Clips and Sub Clips Sequences are run from within Channels and have to be loaded into the selected Channel This can be accomplished in two ways Drag and drop the required Sequence from the Folders Window into the selected Channel OR Right click the required Sequence and select the Load option from the popup menu Another popup menu will appear listing the available Channels The number of Channels available is dependent upon the hardware configuration To Channel To Channel lScOlsltaa C Import Export lScOlsltea copy Paste Delete Figure 42 RIGHT CLICK LOAD
15. from the popup menu 0000 Load b Delete Geb From archive gogoo Send Tio Archive Cut Clipts Paste lipis se Find Parent SRE Properties e A message will be displayed to inform the user that a conversion process has been started G process has been started to export the clips Figure 28 EXPORT MESSAGE 20 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT You can also convert more than 1 virtual sub clip at a time Batch Processing e Select more than one virtual sub clip by pressing CTRL and clicking on the clips you wish to convert e Right click on one of the clips you selected e Choose Convert Sub clip from the popup menu e A dialogue box will appear Enter new name for exported clip Mote If you have selected multiple tiles they wil have the count added to the end of the name i e MyFile0001 Figure 29 ENTER NAME FOR NEW CLIPS e Type the new name for the clips Note each clip will have a number added to end of each file name e Select OK All of the clips you selected will now be converted to real clips Setting a Mini Pic The image shown for the Clip in the Clip Channel and Clip Edit Windows can be a snapshot of any frame within the Clip that acts as a reminder of the Clip contents Select the chosen frame within the Clip Click the Set Mini Pic button The mini pic has been grabbed and will be used as the browse image for the Clip Grabbing a Frame Video frames may be grabbed as
16. possible to perform a manual start from the Geevs Administrator interface figure 2 Geevs Administrator functions are dealt with in detail in the Geevs Administrator manual When the Geevs is started the console window figure 3 appears and all available channels are initialised Once initialised a video splash screen figure 4 is displayed on the channel outputs This indicates that the server is ready for operation e gt Gee S ideo Server Console 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 56 TOKYO 09 15 20 02 2005 3930593 0 5Tc 09 15 28 CORE CHO XML server listening on port 10010 3930593 0x5e8 09 15 28 CORE CH1 Init hardware 3931343 0x5e8 09 15 29 CORE CH1 Init hardware complete 0x0 3931343 Ox5e8 09 15 29 CORE CH1 ghannel in play 3931781 0x5e8 09 15 30 CORE CH1 Init complete 3931781 0x5e8 09 15 30 CORE CH1 XML server listening on port 10011 Init channels complete Init server Init server complete 3932031 0 718 09 15 30 CORE Main Thread 0x718 3929406 0x718 09 15 27 DB TOKYO Connected to database server localhost 3929406 0x718 09 15 27 DB TOKYO DirEnumRoot Failed No more data is available 3929421 0x5fc 09 15 27 DB TOKYO CH0 Connected to database server localhost DANS ON AE TOKYO CHO ClipFindByID 1 Failed The clip was not f und 3930593 0x5e8 09 15 28 DB TOKYO CH1 Connected to database server localhost M ne M eu TOKYO CH1 ClipFindBy1D 1 Failed The clip was not f und ee ee
17. structures The physical structure of data on the disks is the same as the normal Windows structure of Drives Directories Sub Directories and Files In addition the Geevs has a Virtual structure that resembles the physical but consists merely of references to the stored data rather than the actual data itself It is this Virtual structure that is displayed within the Folders Window of the Geevs Software Interface thereby providing easy access to the stored media without the complications of the underlying Drive and Directory structure In use the presence of the two structures is transparent to the user and is only relevant during the processes of creating new Folders and Directories Within this Manual and the software interface the terms Directory icon LJ and Folder icon 2 will be used to represent both the physical and Virtual structures respectively Original Configuration When supplied the Geevs will have only the very basic Directory and Folder structure allowing for the users to create whatever configuration suits their method of working NEWS eg Search Tapes amp sequen Figure 46 DEFAULT Folders may be created renamed copied and deleted easily to create a flexible and efficient structure Please bear in mind that whilst Clips can be deleted from within the Geevs software interface directories cannot Therefore it is wise to only create new Directories when really necessary for efficient storage Di
18. 31 DRAG TO SEQUENCE 22 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT The new Sequence will be created automatically in the order in which the Clips were added This order may be changed by dragging and dropping Clips within the Sequence see Modifying a Sequence Converting a Search to a Sequence Searches can easily be converted to Sequences thereby allowing for continuous playback of all the selected Clips Right click the Search you wish to convert to a Sequence and select the Make Sequence option from the popup menu Make Tape Delete Figure 32 CONVERT SEARCH TO SEQUENCE The new Sequence will be created automatically and will be given the same name as the Search from which it was created Exporting a Search Searches can easily be exported to any one of Geevs supported plug in formats Right click the Search you wish to export select Export a dialogueue box will be displayed and a drop down list of supported export formats Export Search s ax Save in H Desktop lee Release w My Computer eke My Network Places mo MEWS ENT Clips Re Fie name es sequences Save as type Avid Media Log Files ale Cancel M Sequence A l Avid Media Log Files ale i Gee Tape Log Files ati Incite IML Files irml Lightworks Touch Files odb Pebble Beach Playlists Online Figure 33 EXPORT SEQUENCE The exported search can then be imported into a sequence 23 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIE
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20. HY UK Phone 44 0 1256 810123 44 0 1256 810061 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Table of Contents Introduction 4 The Geevs Standard Client Software 5 Server Start Up 5 Client Start Up Client Overview Folders Window Clips Window Channels Window Clip Edit Window Sequence Window Channel Control O O o wn nN N oO OO UI Channel Acquisition Load Clips for Playback 9 Clip Control and Channel Settings 10 Database Management 11 Adding a Clip Folder 11 Deleting Clips and Folders 11 Rescanning Folders 12 Searches 12 Clips Window 13 Database Details 13 Renaming Clips 13 Clip Properties 13 Clip Properties The General Tab 13 Clip Properties The Misc Tab 14 Clip Properties The Source Information Tab 14 Deleting Clips 14 Record a Clip 16 Capture Modes 16 Quick Record 16 Record 17 Notes on recordings in general 17 Notes on recording from VTR Batch Capture 17 Make a Sub Clip 19 Editing Clips 19 Previewing the Clip Being Edited 19 Make a Sequence 22 What are Sequences 22 Compiling a Sequence 22 Converting a Search to a Sequence 23 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Exporting a Search 23 Importing a sequence into another sequence 24 Exporting sequences 24 Modifying a Sequence 24 Inserting a Goto in a Sequence 25 To Insert an Event in a Sequence 25 Renaming an Existing Sequence 26 Deleting a Sequence 26 Playout a Sequence 27 Loading a Sequence to a Channel 27 Sequence Run Mode 27 Folders Window 29 Defi
21. NT To import the search into a sequence Right click on the sequence you wish to import it into and choose import A dialogue box will appear asking you for the location of the saved search Locate the file and then select open The clips will then be appended to the sequence Importing a sequence into another sequence To import a sequence into another sequence Right click on the sequence you wish to copy into another sequence Select Copy from the popup menu S Sequences P News Import Export Paste N 15 Duration 00 30 17 Delete ili Figure 34 COPYING SEQUENCE Then right click on the sequence you wish to paste the copied sequence into Select paste from the popup menu The clips from the copied sequence will now be added to the new sequence Exporting sequences Sequences can be exported into the various supported plug in formats To Export a sequence simply right click on the sequence you wish to export and choose Export from the popup menu Choose the file type type the file name and browse to a location Then click save The exported sequence can then be imported into another sequence or used else where Modifying a Sequence A Clip in a Sequence can be removed re ordered and edited even whilst the Sequence is live The currently playing clip and the next item in the list cannot be moved To re order a Clip simply drag and drop the Clip to its new location
22. O 6 Cueing a Clip is accomplished by right clicking on the relevant field and selecting Cue Figure 24 CUE To delete an entry in the Capture List highlight the entry and press the delete key on the keyboard The Capture List can be backed up by using the Save button Files can be saved as the following Tapelog file types Gee Tape log files Incite IML files Pebble Beach Playlists When you are ready to capture the List press the red record button You will then be given the option of capturing all of the Clips or a selection Use the standard Windows CTRL key method to select multiple entries Overwrite Clips when checked allows existing clip names and media to be overwritten When an existing clip is overwritten the new clip is assigned a new server ID 18 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Chapter Make a Sub Clip Editing Clips Edit Mode can be selected in any channel by left click on the arrow and selection of Edit mode Channel 2 below shows Edit Mode selection Channel 1 is shown in Edit Mode LI Gee Broadcast Video Server v4 5 0 0 Server 76116 GVS File View Help O Chan neli BALIVIDEO Channel On Air nn h Suto Play p volume 00 00 05 22 TA Seb Bug 00 00 07 11 00 0316 10 00 00 0 rss es 7 e rss EC Quick Record In Use Locally Record Cue Releas Peset Figure 25 EDIT MODE In Edit Mode the Grab Frame Sub Clip and Set MiniPic buttons are displayed
23. Shotbox control panel The Geevs server may also be operated by automation systems from various manufacturers using Ethernet or serial connection using protocols such as Sony RS422 or Louth Whilst most of the operational functions of the Geevs Software Interface are intuitive it is in the interests of the user to familiarise themselves with the content of this Manual to obtain the quickest route to maximum productivity with the system This User Manual details the operational procedures available using the Geevs Standard Client software user interface This interface software is supplied with all Geevs servers Information regarding proprietary automation control systems can be obtained from suppliers In addition to this manual there are separate manuals for the optional Geevs clients Geevs setup and Geevs hardware configuration Within this Manual all visual references will be taken from a two or four Channel configuration This serves to illustrate all functions and specific references to other configurations will be clearly indicated GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT The Geevs Standard Client Server Start Up Chapter Software By default the Geevs Server is configured to start automatically on machine boot A manual server start can be performed by right clicking the Geevs Listener icon and selecting Start Geevs figure 1 Figure 1 Geevs Listener Menu F6116 GV5 Figure 2 Geevs Administrator Menu It is also
24. TE E ee ee a BALIVIDEO 00 00 40 20 ONLINE BALIVIDEO 00 00 40 20 ONI INE 00 06 00 18 CUE CLIP B 00 06 00 18 ONLINE virtual001 00 00 03 22 ONLINE virtual001 00 00 03 22 ONLINE Goto Position 0 D ie Te 2 EST die Goto Position 0 ener i eer ENT Figure 44 SEQUENCE WINDOW The Sequence can be controlled using the Play or Pause Cue Skip and Unload buttons in the Sequence Window A left click will select a particular clip in the sequence window Sequences can be re ordered while playing from the Clips Window using drag and drop It is not possible to move either the playing or the next Clips or to insert a Clip between them Any attempt to do so will result in a warning message being displayed Channell Sequence 001 Loaded 00 00 00 09 Skip Unload RTE Status ONLINE 1SCD1S1T8A 00 00 11 15 a POPVIDEO _4TRACK 00 03 16 10 ONLINE BALIVIDEO 00 00 40 20 ONLINE CLIP B 00 06 00 18 ONLINE kA ELN IAI NN1 nn 10 13 2 ONI Ne TRE Gene 7 ET ET All Clips or ae A BALIVIDEO 000042 Online New Clip 00 00 40 20 RW MyNewFolder ii Searches W New Search 000043 W PopStar Online New Clip 00 06 00 18 Tapes re W PopStar1 ee amp Sequences M Sequence 001 Online New Clip 00 00 03 22 eet GOTO Ee Figure 45 DRAG AND DROP IN SEQUENCE Chapter Folders Window Defining Directories and Folders Unlike a conventional PC a Geevs Clip Server has effectively two file
25. Use Locally see Channel2 in figure 10 The Server can be connected to many remote clients using network connectivity if the channel is currently in use by another client connected to the server it will appear as In Use The Client User Name will be displayed see Channel3 above The channel displays Black or Clipname of the current clip playing or recording whether the channel is under local or remote control Once a User has finished with a channel it can be placed back into the available state by selecting Release The channel is then returned to the Available state ready for use by other clients Load Clips for Playback There are three ways to load a clip for playback e Drag amp Drop Left click the relevant clip from the Clips Window and drag to the appropriate channel e Load to function Right click to relevant clip from within the Clips Window and select Load To Select the appropriate channel index to load the clip GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT e Keyboard shortcut Press the CTRL and TAB keys simultaneously to open the Clip select box Enter the clip ID and then the Channel index using the F1 F8 keys The F Key number corresponds to the channel index EG F1 corresponds to Channel 1 Clip Control and Channel Settings Cue Play and Pause buttons are available from the channel window Further options are available by left clicking the arrow icon This will display the menu shown in figure 11 T
26. between Clips and whether the Tape should loop or not Note The loop function is not a seamless loop At the end of the last Clip the Tape will Cue to the beginning and restart If a seamless loop is needed use a Sequence see Sequences Tape Properties xj General Hame Starting Timecode 00 OC 00 Insert frames of black in between each clip Note this apples only to existing clips Gares 4m Figure 65 TAPE PROPERTIES Enter the required information and click OK The new Tape will be displayed within the Folders Window Compiling a Tape Tapes can be compiled manually or by converting a Search into a Tape see Converting a Search to a Tape To compile a Tape manually Drag and drop Clips from anywhere within the Clips Window to the chosen Tape in the Folders Window E Se Tapes LSCO1S1TSA 000039 Online LE P opta LSCOLS1TSA 000040 Online 2 POPYIDEO 4TRACK oo0041 Online Figure 66 DRAG TO TAPE The new Tape will consist of the Clips in the order in which they were dropped separated by frames of black if this option was set when the Tape was created Unlike Sequences the order of the Clips on a Tape cannot be changed once it is loaded to a Channel If changes are required then the Virtual Tape will need to be unloaded changed and reloaded to the desired Channel Converting a Search to a Tape Searches can easily be converted to Tapes thereby allowing for continuous timecode to
27. eevs Virtual Tapes are run from within Channels and have to be loaded into the selected Channel This can be accomplished in two ways Drag and drop the required Tape from the Folders Window into the selected Channel OR Right click the required Tape and select the Load option from the popup menu Another popup menu will appear listing the available Channels The number of Channels available is dependent upon the hardware configuration Deleting a Tape does NOT delete Clips within it To Channeli To Channel k Import Export ae scol Figure 71 LOAD TAPE Chapter Geevs Client Preferences Each User can set up functions to suit their current operational mode under File gt Preferences in the Geevs Client Iv Warning when switching to e e ri Warning when loading a tape Ti Warning when loading trim clip El Use local YTR for tape logging M Timecode count down E Use clip inpoint for timecode i Aways delete m dia when deleting a clip E Allow adding folders from network drives fd Allow listing All Clips Fine Scrub Bar Range frames ms Local YTR Port jcom x Sub Clip Creation Auto Subclip Length fo Seconds E Always create subclips as real clips and put them in folder Same as Parent Clear MiniPic Cache Figure 72 CLIENT PREFERENCES Preferences Warning Switch E E Load Tape Trim Clip Enables or disables warnings Use Local VTR for tape logging E
28. er RS422 control select a the Use VTR checkbox a 2 To specify the capture datarate select the Set button A iene Cree ceca Use the slider to determine the datarate required 3 To select the capture folder select from the drop down box Figure 22 SET DATARATE Select the audio and video sources for capture Select Add Mark to input a session to the capture list Modify Clip data as required Click the relevant field to input information If using RS422 control select the timecode IN and OUT reference points If not using control it is possible to enter a record duration or open ended capture ot et a Notes on recordings in general Video and Audio Tracks can be enabled or disabled for recording Recording is enabled when the button 1s in the down state Capture List properties can be edited by clicking on the relevant field and typing the new value You can change the Name and duration for each clip recording Notes on recording from VTR Batch Capture It is essential to note that the tape needs contiguous timecode to any inpoint outpoint requested in the batch capture list Also 5 seconds striped pre roll is required before the inpoint If there is a communication problem with the VTR then a message will be displayed such as the one below which should show details of the problem including VTR not in Remote mode and No tape present 17 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT CCE x Failed to ini
29. ght click on the Folder that you wish to Rescan and select Rescan from the popup menu The Folder contents will be rescanned and available for display o NEWS 4 All Clip sae Properties X Delete Figure 58 FOLDER RESCAN Chapter Search for Clips What are Searches Searches are a fast and convenient method for gathering related Clips together provided they have been named in a logical manner The method employed follows the familiar Windows method and allows for a Search to be carried out on any combination of fields Clip Name Description Agency Category Aspect Ratio Duration Expired and will allow for partial words to be found An example of a two field Search might be to Search for Clips named Win in the Formula 1 Folder that have a description containing Schumacher This will return all Clips that were in the Formula 1 Folder are named Wins Winning winner wind in his hair etc and have Schummy Schumacher schumaker etc in the Description field Any Clips having a blank Description field would be ignored A Search could also be made for all Clips of less than 10 seconds Duration by leaving the Name and Description fields blank and setting the Duration to be between 0 and 250 frames assuming 25 frames sec PAL Creating a New Search Right click on Searches and accept the New Search option i om A dialogue box will open allowing you to Search in a particular section defaults to All Clip
30. graphical files for other purposes and are saved as a 32 bit tga Targa file Select a suitable frame within the Clip Click the Grab Frame button The frame will be saved on the hard disk as selected in the Dialogue Box 21 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Chapter Make a Sequence What are Sequences Sequences are collections of Clips to be played in order with additional functionality allowing the inclusion of manual control of the Play Sequence and automated jumping within the Sequence Creating a New Sequence Right click on Sequences and accept the New Sequence option 5 oo ve LT New Sequence Refresh Tree Haste Figure 30 NEW SEQUENCE The New Sequence will be created automatically with name New Sequence and will be displayed within the Folders window The newly created Sequence is ready for renaming to something more meaningful Enter a new name as required then press Enter Compiling a Sequence Sequences can be compiled manually or by converting a Search into a Sequence see Converting a Search to a Sequence To compile a Sequence manually Drag and drop Clips from anywhere within the Clips Window to the chosen Sequence in the Folders Window FP All Clips f eo 7 liscolsit a 000023 Online O0 00 12 04 1ScOlsitea o000z4 Online oo 00 11 15 l colslitsi oo00z5 Online 0 00 08 11 PO O00 l Online O0O0 03 16 10 New Clip w EALIVIDEO dadls Online OO0 00 40 20 New Clip Figure
31. he available options are outlined below On Air Channel On di When selected warnings are displayed before changes ie w Auto Play il can be made to the channel This provides added security oo LE oume for critical output EE Set Bug Edit Mode 00 00 00 00 0000000 Auto Play es NO at be When selected clips loaded to the channel will begin ea Quick Record playback automatically In Use Locally Record Feleas Reset Volume Figure 11 CHANNEL OPTIONS Not currently implemented Set Bug The availability of this option depends on the installed hardware options Where available it provides the ability to key a graphic over the video output Edit Mode Switches the channel into edit mode More detail on edit mode is provided in chapter 7 Unload When selected the currently loaded clip or sequence is removed from the channel and the channel outputs black Quick Record Places the channel into record mode and displays the Quick Record options More detail is provided in chapter 6 Record Places the channel into record mode and displays the Record options More detail is provided in chapter 6 Reset Reset the channel hardware and displays the splash screen on the output 10 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Chapter Database Management To make clips available to Geevs a Clips folder must be added to the Geevs database This is a folder created within Windows which will be used to store mater
32. ial The clip folder icons can be thought of as shortcuts or pointers to the Windows folders Folders and clips can be deleted from the database without affecting the directories in Windows xi Adding a Clip Folder When the Geevs client is first opened the database is empty and no clips are available To add a Clips folder to the Geevs database right click the All Clips icon from within the Files window and select Add Folder This will display a view of the available material drives as shown in Choose New Folder box left If folders are already present on the material drive navigate to the desired folders and click OK Before the Folder is added to the Geevs database the user has the opportunity to specify a name for the Folder This can be different from the name used by Wind Figure 12 CHOOSE NEW FOLDER If no clips folders exist highlight the appropriate material drive and select the New Folder button This will create a new folder which can be renamed if required NOTE Geevs will not allow the system drive to be used for Clips folders Once a Clips Folder has been added to the Geevs database it will appear in the Client File window Deleting Clips and Folders To delete a folder from the Geevs database right click the appropriate folder icon and select delete A warning dialogue will appear explaining that the folder will be removed from the Geevs database Select OK to proceed Another d
33. ialogue is displayed asking whether you wish to keep the original material files By selecting Yes the clips are deleted from the database only The clips remain on the media drive and can be re imported to the Geevs database if required By selecting No the clips are deleted from the media drive and cannot be accessed again 11 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Rescanning Folders If clips have been added to the clips folder but have not yet appeared in the Geevs database a folder rescan can be performed This will refresh the database and detect any new or missing clips To perform a rescan right click the appropriate folder and select Rescan Searches Clip Search Database searches allow the user to scan the Geevs Tega All cips database for clips which meet specified criteria To create a new search right click the Search icon from Mamed the Files window and select New search Description Agency The Clip Search box appears Clips can be searched for according to the criteria shown within the search box In Category Any With Aspect Ratio Duration Between jo and frames inc Searches can be named and renamed and are dynamic so new clips which conform to the search criteria will automatically be displayed within the search BB Only Show Expired Clips Figure 13 SEARCH DIALOG BOX 12 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Chapter Clios Window Database Details Detailed information on each Cl
34. ip is displayed including information about its original source By default the Clips are ordered by Name They can be re sorted simply by clicking on a column header Renaming Clips Clips can be renamed if required to give then more meanineful titles 5 Click on the Clip you wish to rename in the Clips Window The Clip will be highlighted m Click again on the Clip name to enter edit mode Type a new name as required Name IL Status Duratior 6 Mhicscoisitra G00038 Online oo 00 12 21 a r l1SC0lS1T54 000033 Online O0 00 11L Figure 14 RENAME CLIP Clip Properties Selecting the required clip and right clicking on it then selecting Clip Properties opens the Clip Information form Three tabs provide access to the database information relating to the clip Clip Properties The General Tab The General tab shows the clip in and out points and the duration which are non editable Three additional data fields labelled Description Category and Agency are provided allowing up to 128 characters of free form text to be entered These fields can be used within a media search Video and Audio channel status is shown in the channels area of the form De selecting Audio buttons will cause the clip to play without the associated audio the next time it is selected A checkbox allows the clip to be protected preventing it from being deleted inadvertently The clip can only be deleted after the checkbox has been cleared
35. lick on the Edit Limits button Then make sure that Anonymous logon has remote access ticked Allowed Click ok to close the dialogue Make sure the firewall is turned off Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt System tools gt Security Center At the bottom there is a button called Firewall settings click this click the disable firewall button Also you must set the following services to manual start Security Center and Windows Firewall Internet Connection Sharing SECC BROADCAST SYSTEMS LTD
36. nables attachment of a VTR to the client machine This is currently not implemented because of frame accuracy issues and should be left unchecked Timecode Countdown Displays a countdown of clip timecode rather than a count up in the Channel Window Use clip inpoint for timecode Switches between zero based and clip source time for timecode display Always delete media when deleting a clip Removes the three step warnings prompts for clip deletion Allow adding folders from Network drives This must be enabled for SAN or NAS operations Allow listing All Clips Allows networked users to view all clips in the database This is sometimes a slow process over the network when using a large database so can be disabled Local VTR Port Com port number for local VTR but this feature should not generally be used Auto SubClip length Not implemented Always create clips as real clips and put them in the folder With this option disabled Geevs will create reference clips only virtual clips if enabled then physical subclips will be created Real clips Clear Mini Pic Cache Each Geevs client renders a local store of the minipics from the server This increases the speed of client functions on the local machine Sometimes you will need to clear the local cache especially after Rebuilding MiniPics on the server Chapter Support amp Geevs Gather Please send all emails to support geebroadcast co uk with a detailed descripti
37. ning Directories and Folders 29 Original Configuration 29 Creating a Folder 29 Folder Properties 31 Renaming Folders 32 Deleting a Folder 32 Rescan a Folder 33 Search for Clips 34 What are Searches 34 Creating a New Search 35 Renaming a Search 35 Deleting a Search 36 Converting a Search 36 Virtual Tapes 37 What are Virtual Tapes 37 Creating a New Tape 37 Compiling a Tape 38 Converting a Search to a Tape 38 Renaming a Tape 39 Deleting a Tape 39 Loading a Tape to a Channel39 Geevs Client Preferences 40 Support amp Geevs Gather 42 Troubleshooting FAQs 42 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Chapter Introduction The Geevs family encompasses a range of broadcast video servers designed to meet the requirements of the broadcast industry Beginning with the compact 3 channel Geevs SDE1 and continuing with multi channel multi format and 8 bit uncompressed configurations the Geevs family is suitable for a wide range of broadcast applications The provision of the Sharknet SAN fibre Channel or NAS storage systems delivers scaleable media storage and shared access to a multi workstation environment All Geevs systems run on the Windows XP Professional SP2 platform and employ proprietary input output hardware Functionality and control is provided by the range of Geevs software user interfaces These client interfaces can be run locally on the server machine itself or remotely over a network via the Internet or by means of the Geevs
38. o Clips can be accessed or played Check in the Geevs client that All Clips is selected If no Clips show then check any of the Folders under All Clips If they are crossed out then the video drives have failed or are not available If you are using external drives check they are powered and shut down and restart the Geevs Server Otherwise Check in Windows Explorer that the Video drives are seen and contain the expected Clips Network clients not connecting to server DCOM settings Geevs Client uses DCOM protocol to talk with the server In the event that remote clients cannot connect to the Server establish network connectivity is ok by pinging the Server machine by host name from the Client machine When using remote client interfaces connected to a network the DCOM settings need to be set up on the client Appendix A covers DCOM settings for the Client If you receive an Access denied message on the client having made the Server settings apply the following settings on each client PC this applies to Windows XP SP2 only Launch DCOMCNEG by clicking start then run then typing dcomenfe and click ok This will launch Component Services Double click on Component Services then on Computers Right click on My Computer then select Properties Click on the Default Properties tab Set Default Authentication Level to None Set Default Impersonation Level to Identify Click on the Default COM Security tab C
39. on of the problem alternatively telephone 44 0 1256 810123 In general trouble shooting will require that a Geevs_Gather is carried out The Geevs_Gather is a process whereby debug logs and error logs and setup information are taken from the Server and written to a new cab file on the desktop of the Geevs START_Programs_Geevs_Utils_GeevsGather is the path to run the file The cab file should be copied off from the server eg onto a USB memory stick and sent to support geebroadcast co uk with details of the problem If you are unable to email the cab file for any reason please access the ftp site ftp ftp geebroadcast net and drop the file into the gee_upload folder and then confirm to support geebroadcast co uk that this has been carried out Note You will not have read access to the gee_upload folder but you will be able to drop a file into it Troubleshooting FAQs Cannot login to client Use the default username lt Administrator gt and password lt geevs gt ensure that the password is entered in lower case See below FAQ on networked clients Geevs Administrator loads but does not start Open the Geevs administrator right click on the Geevs window and select view logs this should give you some indication of why Geevs failed to start The most common reasons are an invalid configuration has been made in Administrator gt Preferences or the Geevs license file was temporary and has expired Geevs starts but n
40. rectories may be deleted from within the Windows environment Creating a Folder Creating a Folder within Geevs is a simple four step process Right click on All Clips to create the Folder and select Add Folder from the popup menu to create the Folder NEWS In the daughter window you can either select an existing directory in Windows and select OK to import it to the database or select the drive and directory where you wish to store a new folder and click OK Choose New Folder To Add Figure 48 NEW FOLDERS NAME FOLDER The New Folder Properties window will be displayed An opportunity is given to apply a label to the Folder which can be seen in the Geevs Database This will not change the Windows name for the folder Add New Folder x Mi unaterialhihMewsF older Mame hives F older Local Folder T Figure 49 DATABASE LABEL NOTE If working from a networked client you must type the absolute path for the folder as the Client machine will not necessarily have the same drive mappings for browsing This will be the Windows path to the folder on the Geevs Server For example if the Geevs Servers media drive is M then this needs to be input followed by the folder name M MyNewFolder This function only imports an existing Windows folder Folder creation can only be performed from the local server client Folder Properties Right click on a folder and select Properties There are two tabs General and Capacity
41. s and enter a name or description to Search for Following normal Windows practice leaving a field blank will result in all Clips meeting the other Search criteria being located Clip Search if xj Look In All Clips Mamed Description Agency In Category Any With Aspect Ratio Duration Between jo and frames inc i Only Show Expired Clips Figure 60 SEARCH PROPERTIES Once the Search has been completed the results will be displayed in the Clips window and the Search will be displayed in the Folders window The Search is Dynamic so new clips added which fall within the parameters of the search will automatically be added into the Search display window Renaming a Search Searches can easily be renamed to ease their future recovery and reuse Click on the Search you wish to rename The Clip will be highlighted Click again on the Search name to enter edit mode Type a new name as required and press Enter The renamed Search will now be visible in the Folders Window Deleting a Search Searches can be deleted when they are no longer required Right click on the Search you wish to delete and select Delete from the popup menu re Search le j Pa i Stari E W EY Lg Make Tape Make Sequence Export Figure 61 DELETE SEARCH warning dialogueue comes up to prevent accidental deletion This will delete this search Are WOU sure 7 Figure 62 WARNING Converting a Search Searches can
42. s of this publication Channel viewer 1 Gee Broadcast Video Server v4 5 0 0 Server 76116 GVS File View Help LY LY LY v Channel1 Channel3 Channel4 Channel HUTT LULU QLLLLTL TELE Papa a ial 00 00 00 00 00 05 27 24 In Use Locally In Use Locally In Use Locally In Use Locally Channel Channel 1 Loaded 00 00 5700 Channel2 Channel 2 Loaded 00 00 45 10 D Play Cue Skip Unload Miho ERa Ply Cue Skip Unload EE PTE 00 00 00 00 00 00 26 3 Cue SKICLIP 00 06 25 00 ONLINE SKICLIP 00 06 25 00 ONLINE SKICLIP 00 06 25 00 ONLINE FilmClip1 00 01 39 22 ONLINE RacingClip 00 03 00 00 ONLINE P DV Name m Status Description W Trailers Q Searches Le Conedy2z 000023 Online New Clip W Adverts W Sports Tapes W Adverts 4 amp Sequences Comedyl 000022 Online New Clip hannel 1 hannel 2 PL 7 Enr Folders Woiders window Sequence window Clips window GEEVS SERVER amp CLIE am TOKYO gt All El ps We Captures T Cl ps NT From the folders window the user can manage the clips held within the Geevs database All Clips All clips and clip folders contained within the Geevs database are accessed from here Media directories can be added and Ty a ore sa Trailers deleted from here Searches Searches We f i Hwe S 4 a PE The searches function allows the user to search the Geevs
43. tch capture lists can be saved to a file and re used at a later date NOTE When recording under RS422 control it is important that the source has uninterrupted timecode data Recording Live Clips Sources which cannot be controlled are treated as Live sources and must be started manually The records can be open ended or have a preset duration Quick Record Channel On Air T g g w Auto Play j F1 Volume To place a channel into record mode left click the ef ee arrow icon and select a record options from the 00 00 00 00 OW 00 00 0 aes ie ee dropdown menu These options are detailed below unioad b Channel 2 In Use Lo cally e Record A warning dialogue will appear indicating that the es channel is about to switched into E E mode Select Relcas aig OK to enter record mode Figure 20 SELECTING RECORD MODE NOTE When entering Record mode clip playback on the specified channel is suspended 16 GEEVS SERVER amp CLIENT Record When record mode is activated the Record box is displayed see figure 21 All capture parameters are configured here Record New Clip si 1 Use TR Capture Folder Current Datarate is 61952 KBits sec 00 00 00 00 SSSR Cutpoint Category Capture OOOO OOOO 0010 00 00 00 10 00 00 Ads 5 Addtiark 00 RE EE oe MU Figure 21 RECORD DIALOGUE BOX To record clips follow the steps outlined below Minimum 1 50 Maximum 1 To record clips from a device und
44. tialise GSony server The device was not Found Please check connections and that the COM port is spare Remote control will be unavailable Figure 23 VTR ERROR MESSAGE The VTR Controls mimic the physical controls of the VTR deck including the action of the horizontal shuttle control above the buttons When a clip name is entered subsequent additions to the list will take the same name and append a numerical character to the clipname or increment the last numerical character of the clipname of the previous item in the list In and out points are set with the Mark button which imports the Timecode read from the current tape position After an out point is set the next time Mark is clicked an in point for a new Clip will be set automatically Clips will be added sequentially to the Capture List Capture List properties can be edited by clicking on the relevant field and typing the new value You can change the Name and duration or tape Inpoint Outpoint for each clip in the list e Itis possible to clear load or save batch capture lists with the Clear Load and Save buttons To load a pre saved record Tape log click the Load button A window will open allowing you to navigate to the Directory where the Tape log has been previously saved Compatible Tape log files are shown below and can be selected from the Files of type drop down Avid Media log files Gee Tape log files Incite IML files Pebble Beach Playlists O O
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