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XFile3 04.05 User`s Manual

1. El Hard Drive Requirements Software Requirements e Gigabit Ethernet connectivity up to 10GB Ethernet e Microsoft Net Framework 4 5 e Supported Multicam Versions 12 05 Hardware Requirements e EVS XF 2 XF2 5 HP or XF23 2D EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 e OS Window7 64bits or 32 bits e Bi Core CPU Workflow Requirements e tis advised to verify that the XSquare services are fully running before launching XFile3 software 1 3 Compatibility e XSecure V1 01 05 Ep XSquare V3 0 31 e XViewer V3 0 6 2 1 Introduction N XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az V l 2 Installation and Licensing 2 1 Software Installation Microsoft NET Framework Installation When clicking XFile3 installation package two possibilities may happen e The computer has been installed with Microsoft NET Framework4 5 the procedure directly goes to XFile3 Installation e The computer hasn t been installation with Microsoft NET Framework4 5 Microsoft NET Framework4 5 will be installed prior to installing XFile3 application Microsoft NET Framework4 5 installation process a Click Install to proceed installation or click Cancel to exit installation Setup File3 now requires installing Microsoft MET Framework4 5 Click Install to proceed with the Met Framework installation You Will need to reboot after the Met Framework installation before installing the XFile3 software mg Cancel b W
2. EVS MXF Diclip resource Add metadata LP XT3 411 08 2014 A EVS EVS 411 Archive Source N Format Destination Metadata RemainingTime Speed Status Actions Comments LP XT3 1114 DVCPRO HD DaAclip resource 00 00 21 31 87 Frm s Running Cancel LP XT3 1118 C Avid DI D8b Low D clip resource 00 0 181 88 Frm s Running Cancel LP XT3 111C DVCPRO HD DAclip resource 00 00 26 2 Frm s Running LP XT3 111D DVCPRO HD DAclip resource 00 00 26 31 64 Frm s Running LP XT3 111 DVCPRO HD DAclip resource 00 00 28 30 51 Frm s Running LP XT3 111F Daclip resource 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel Process ASAP LP 1124 Diclip resource 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel LP XT3 1128 Diclip resource 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel M01 Diclip urce 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel 0 item selected Area Name Description 1 Sources Zone Area that displays all the detected servers and their clip structures including the pages and banks 2 Templates Zone Area that displays the templates available from XSquare 3 Destinations Zone Area that displays all the destinations matching the selected template and metadata modification 4 Archive Button to create archive job 5 Job Zone Area that displays all the created jobs 3 XFile3 Application VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL 3 3 2 Source Zone Server List Sources Select All b B fer 132580 a E r LP XT3 4 Y Page 1 Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 Bank 5 Bank 6 Bank 7
3. The number of destination fields will vary from the different formats included in the Template Zone For instance if the selected template includes destinations then two fields will be displayed to be entered Example Destinations 720p DVCPro HD QGTMov 10801 DVCPro HD OTMov If a template has been selected since the last archive it can still be applied in the next archive if has not been changed yet How to Add Metadata User can add metadata information by importing and editing EVS metadata profile or editing legacy session metadata From EVS Metadata Profile The default profiles are stored in the following directory C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile3 XML metadata profiles To add metadata from EVS metadata profile proceed as follows 1 Click on Edit below From EVS Metadata Profile 3 XFile3 Application Hana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az V l Add metadata 2 Click on Browse to add a profile in the pop up window and click OK The last selected profile will be displayed in the current profile path Import EVS Metadata profile Browse Cancel ka na Es JIQ de ce Program Files x86 EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile3 XML metadata profiles v 9 Search XML metadata profiles PD Organize v New folder BES Y A Favorites Name 7 Date modified Type Size HZ Desktop 2 empty profile with one UF of each typex 3 18 20143 52PM XML Document 9 KB de Downloads
4. 1080i 1080i 1080i 1080i 1080i 1080i 10 asasasasasa DVCPRO HD DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DVCPRO HD QT 4ov 1 Streaming 2013 07 04 14 50 10 D clip resource EVS asasasasasa 586F mxf 2013 07 04 16 57 45 D clip resource EVS 118F mov Diclip resource EVS 118E mov Diclip resource EVS 118D mov D clip resource EVS 118C mov D clip resource EVS 117C mov D clip resource EVS 117B mov D clip resource EVS 116F mov D clip resource EVS 116E mov D clip resource EVS 116D mov D clip resource EVS 116C mov DAclip resource EVS 118B mov D clip resource EVS 116B mov D clip resource EVS 115F mov DAclip resource EVS 115E mov DAclip resource EVS 11 5D mov 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 2013 07 04 17 27 41 Maintenance 0 Frm s 0 Frm s 0 Frm s 0 Frm s 0 Frm s 0 Frm s 19 86 Frm 0 Frm s 0 Frm s 0 Frm s
5. Restore only to camera D clips Restore only to camera E clips mmo O W gt Restore only to camera F clips Limit to short in short out ProtectIn ShortIn ShortOut ProtectOut Guardbands Clip Guardbands XFile3 allows restoring only a portion of a clip You can choose to restore the clip limited to its short in and short out 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL 3 9 9 VS Y Limit to short in short out With guardbands of seconds In addition you can add guardbands Limit to short in short out With guardbands of 1 seconds For Example Clip Source Short In 11 00 00 00 Short Out 12 00 00 00 Guardbands value 1 seconds Restore clip Short In 11 00 00 00 Short Out 12 00 00 00 ProtectIn 10 59 59 00 ProtectOut 12 00 01 00 Guardbands 1 seconds XFile3 will add the guardbands defined by the user provided there is enough footage For example if the original guardbands of the clip to be restored are 5 seconds the specified guardbands by the user are 10 seconds XFile3 will take 5 seconds as the valid guardbands value If the initial guardbands of the clip to be restored are 15 seconds the specified guardbands by the user are 10 seconds XXFile3 will take 10 seconds as the valid guardbands value KC Note N The guardbands value is specified in seconds with the range from 1s to 60s How to Create Restore Jobs To create restore jobs proceed as follows 1 Select the sou
6. Team A Team 3 Click OK after modification User can edit this profile at any time to update the metadata The metadata profile is added in the XML of the destination file 3 3 5 How to Create Archive Jobs Archiving Clips To archive clips proceed as follows 1 Select the source clips to archive 3 XFile3 Application 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 2 Select the template in the Templates Zone to backup the clips in the selected format 3 Select the destinations in the Destinations Zone to store the archived clips in the local destinations It is optional to select adding metadata 4 Click Archive All the jobs will be created and displayed in the Job Zone Archiving Playlists 3 3 6 38 To archive playlist proceed as follows 1 Select the source playlist to archive 2 Select the template in the Templates Zone to backup the playlist in the selected format G Note N Four templates without transcoding are not supported for playlist archiving Those templates are disabled See 3 2 3 Templates Zone for detailed templates introduction 3 Select the destinations in the Destinations Zone to store the archived playlists in the local destinations It is optional to select adding metadata 4 Click Archive All the jobs will be created and displayed in the Job Zone Job Zone After create jobs all the jobs will display at the bottom of Archive UI Source ClipName F
7. 3 Select Camera Filter if needed By default no camera filter is selected 3 XFile3 Application Hana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az VY l 4 Click Create auto restore folder All the jobs will be displayed in the Job Zone 3 4 6 Job Zone After creating job the jobs will be displayed at the bottom of Auto Restore Window Status SA TO ESA ES Stop Delete 0 completed jobs 4 matching jobs Source Destination RemainingTime Speed Status 000C E Auto Arc XT3 001 2118 00 57 42 59 21 Frm s Running 000A ENAuto Arc XT3 001 211C 00 57 20 59 59 Frm s Running 000D E Auto Arc 0 Frm s Scheduled ance rocess ASAP Created XSq 000B E Auto Arcl 0 Frm s Scheduled rocess ASAP Created XSq All the jobs are processed based on the rules The number of jobs is correlated with the channel number the selected channel in Sources Zone Rule Area Description Rule Name The name of rule is defined by a number automatically incremented Source Displays the path and folder name of the restored clip Destination Displays the restore positions on the EVS video server Camera Displays the selected cameras Actions Displays the available operations to the rule e Stop Stop all the operations based on the rule e Start Start all the jobs e Delete Delete this rule Status Displays the number of completed jobs and matching jobs Jobs Area Description Source Displays the path and folder name of the restored clip Destination Displays
8. El Recent Places aje db amp Public 01 192 168 File name empty profile with one UF of each type xml v xml file xml ba 3 Select the Current profile to be used in the drop domn list 3 XFile3 Application 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 EVS XML Metadata Current profile profile with one UF oftype1 profile with one UF of type 1 Ad Sensitivity profile with one UF of type 2 ApprovedEy date dd mm yyy Mow Day Number Due Time jal NOW sds memo Ad Sensitivity Normal ApprovedEy date dd mmyyyy Mow Day Number Due Time eer NOW sds memo Ad Coment r 4 Modify corresponding items in EVS XML Metadata window all items present are listed in order If not all items can fit in the window a scroll bar will appear 5 Click OK after modification 36 3 XFile3 Application Hana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az V l Then the metadata from EVS metadata profile is able to be used till now User can edit this profile at any time to update the metadata The metadata profile is added in the XML of the destination file From Legacy Session Metadata To add metadata from EVS metadata profile proceed as follows 1 Click on Edit below From legacy session metadata 2 Modify the corresponding items in Legacy Session Metadata Legacy Session Metadata Date 7 11 2013 Now Time 16 35 43 Name sporti Sport baseball Competition LISA Competition Level Location
9. with this method all the clicked jobs will be selected e Click on one job then press SHIFT from keyboard and click any other jobs then all the jobs between those two selected jobs will be selected e Press CTRL A to select all the jobs How to Sort Jobs To sort a column in alphabetical or numerical order click on the column label to display the arrow buttons land click again to invert the sorting How to Cancel Jobs To cancel jobs proceed as follows 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Cancel OR Click Cancel in Actions column 3 The status of the job will be cancelled To retry the job click Retry in Actions column A Note Only the jobs with Waiting Scheduled and Running status can be cancelled How to Change Job Priority Changing job priority means moving the selected job to the first position in the Scheduled job queue for the job to be processed in priority To change job priority proceed as follows 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Process ASAP OR Click Process ASAP in Actions column 3 The job will be processed soon with high priority 3 XFile3 Application Hana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az V l 3 4 3 4 1 4 Note N Only the priority of jobs with the Scheduled status can be changed Auto Restore Mode Auto Restore Overview Auto Restore Mode is to automatically restore the source clips from the r
10. 7 3 7 1 70 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Cancel OR Click Cancel in Actions column 3 The status of the job will be cancelled Toretry the job click Retry in Actions column A Note Only the jobs with Waiting Scheduled and Running status can be cancelled How to Change Job Priority Changing job priority means moving the selected job to the first position in the Scheduled job queue for the job to be processed in priority To change job priority proceed as follows 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Process ASAP OR Click Process ASAP button 3 The job will be processed soon with high priority q Note N Only the priority of jobs with the Scheduled status can be changed Monitoring Mode Monitoring Overview Click URSIN to enter monitoring mode In Monitoring mode you can see all the available hard disks and all the tasks in both Archive and Restore Modes 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL Ef xrile3 Auto Archive Archive Restore Streaming Monitoring Monitoring Local Disk C Archive Restore Streaming Maintenance Clear Finished Jobs free o Source LSM_ID Format Destination CreationTime Remaining time Status s Comments New Volume D 2S iro 132580 RECL DAclip resource 704 14 50 10 O Frm q From XSquare Re New Volume E Ci 132580 asasasasasa DWCPRO HD D clip resource EVS asasasasasa 586F mxf 107
11. Application 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 76 Job Status Description Waiting The job has been created and stored in DataBase Scheduled The job has been sent to XSquare and is scheduled to be proceeded Running The job is processing Completed The job is finished successfully Failed The job is unsuccessful Cancelled The job has been cancelled The following diagram specifies the conversion between different statuses Failed gt Scheduled send job to Job is processing Square How to Select Jobs All the selected jobs are highlighted in blue color Four possible selection ways are available e Click on one job then the job will be selected e Click on one job then press CTRL from keyboard and simultaneously click other jobs one by one to add to the selection with this method all the clicked jobs will be selected e Click on one job then press SHIFT from keyboard and click any other jobs then all the jobs between those two selected jobs will be selected e Press CTRL A to select all the jobs How to Search Clips To search clips you only need to input the characters whose name includes this character in the Quick Search Tool all the clips include the characters will display on Sources List To clear the search filter you can click in the Quick Search Tool 3 XFile3 Application ana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az V l How to Sort Jobs To sort a column
12. Bank 8 Bank 9 Y PL Bank Page 7 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 A O O O E OS O O Page 0 The Sources Zone includes the following elements e When selecting or unselecting the parent level all children will be selected or unselected ascending e Select the check box before servers pages banks and PL Bank used to store all playlist in the corresponding page or just select Select All to select all the clips in all the available servers e The server name on XFile3 Ul is the SDTI network name of server but if server name is blank in server the serverlD number will be displayed instead e The total clip number can be displayed besides each server name page or banks between brackets 3 XFile3 Application 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 32 Issue 4 2 E May 2014 Sources List ServerName LSMID 82 items 0 item selected Name Keywordl Keyword2 Keyword3 Keyword4 Keyword5 Destinations 03 07 2014 19 33 46 23 03 07 2014 19 33 47 23 03 07 2014 19 33 48 23 03 07 2014 19 33 49 23 03 07 2014 19 33 45 23 Test01D 03 07 2014 19 33 47 23 151A 12 15 2013 00 02 25 08 Test01 03 07 2014 19 33 44 23 Test01B 03 07 2014 19 33 45 23 Test01C 03 07 2014 19 33 46 23 Test01D 03 07 2014 19 33 47 23 Test01E 03 07 2014 19 33 48 23 Test01F 03 07 2014 19 33 49 23 REC1 03 31 2014 01 29 04 00 PlaylistO1 nanoair2 Sources List only displays the clips from the specific banks or pages in the select
13. S NEW RN IV 1 INTRODUCTION ooo 1 Wee ADOUTAFIIES A A e oe ee a Ct 1 1 2 Requirements u 22 2 cece cece nro 1 TSB Pol AA AAAH 2 2 INSTALLATION AND LICENSING 3 3 2 1 Software Installation _ 2 2 02 2 eee cece cece cece ee oaaao ooann 3 ZZ MING CVS AA 9 3 XFILE3 APPLICATION LL 11 SA A 11 3 2 AUTO Archive MOJO nite oot tcp era LA e e O a 12 3 2 1 Auto Archive Overview ard nieno de aa aa aeei Sei 12 322 SOURCES ZONE waa e a a heel 13 32 0 Templates ZOMG oeren ENN RESA 14 3 2 4 Destinations Zone L A 18 320i FMES ZONE aka Nada aha dds bak AGAD NORA ALAGANG GAL GhA nG a 22 3 2 6 How to Create an AutoArchive Rule 0 0 cece eee eee eee eee 25 32e VA AA A AA 26 3 3 Archive Mode rines 30 Jud AA eta ai o a e le a a trig oh 30 dies YOU ZONE cuts da tt ir siii 31 3 3 3 Templates Zone aa 34 3 3 4 Destinations Zone 2 c eee cece cece eee cece eee eceeeeececceseeeees 34 3 3 5 How to Create Archive Jobs cee cece cece cece ee cceeeceeceeees 37 A 38 3 4 Auto Restore Mode _ 22 20 22 a 41 3 4 1 Auto Restore Overview 41 3 4 2 Sources Zone na 42 3 4 3 Destinations Zone aoaaa oaaao eee eect cece eee aaan 22an 43 3 4 4 Options Zone _ 22 2 ice eee eee nn nn 44 3 4 5 How to Create Auto Restore Folder 44 346 OD ZOMG i nett ioe ra A nse e ee ened 45 3 5 Restore Mode AA 48 3 5 1 Restore Over
14. clips from the EVS servers will restored from the first available position and restore the others one by one all the selected clips will be restore respectively in all the selected servers e Each position includes some metadata LSMID name e A radio button is displayed in front of the empty positions 3 XFile3 Application 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 e Clips in orange are releated to scheduled jobs The font color changes to white when 3 5 4 54 the job is completed Options Zone Copy Type You can choose to select the copy types two copy types are available Copy Type Description Continuous The clips to be restored will be restored to the available positions one by one from the selected starting point taking into consideration the filter options Same The topology position of all the restored clips will keep the same with that Topology in EVS server If the position to be restored is unavailable the clip will not be restored The first clip must correspond to the same page in EVS server if not the clip will not be restored and other clips will keep the same topology as well Camera Filter You can choose to restore the specific camera positions only Only the clips with the selected cameras will be displayed all clips in the selected folders are displayed by default Camera Description Restore only to camera A clips Restore only to camera B clips Restore only to camera C clips
15. on page 1 Update XSquare and XViewer versions in Compatibility on page 2 Add Microsoft NET Framework installation in Software Installation on page 3 Add How to Add Metadata in Destinations Zone on page 18 Add How to Edit a Rule in Job Zone on page 26 Update How to Create Archive Jobs in How to Create Archive Jobs on page 37 Add Network drive credentials in Options Zone on page 44 Add no support for Twin Rec in Source Zone on page 31 Highlight to do clip color in Destinations Zone on page 52 Update Date8 Time descriptions in Options Zone on page 63 Add How to Add a Streaming Job Name in Options Zone on page 63 Add StopAll and StartAll descriptions in Job Zone on page 65 What s New XFile3 4 USER MANUAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 Introduction 11 lt iN introduction About XFile3 The purpose of this product is to automatically archive selected content from EVS servers to the transportable hard drives and enable restoring content from hard drives to EVS servers The main users for XFile3 are e LSM operators e Producers and LSM Operator assistants e Technical truck engineers e Other Production users who manage archive and restore The overall workflow implies two roles 1 Archive existing clips from EVS servers to hard drives 2 Restore existing files from hard drives to EVS servers A 159 Hard Drive m VK Restore Restore CL OSI ha du Na gt
16. selections of hard drives Sources List 358 items item selected amp SOTI Nb Camera Label LSMID Name Keyword Keyword Keyword3 Keyword4 Keywords TCIN Session 4433 01 1541 21 Playlist01 10 00 00 00 4433 01 13 41 21 4433 01 13 41 21 Test01F 19 33 49 23 o000000000 4 z 97 01 00 00 00 ooo0000000 9 7 2 01 00 00 00 EVS 011D 19 04 09 21 oo00000000 9 3 E 01 00 00 00 0000000000 4 z 97 i 01 00 00 00 0000000000 9 3 3 01 00 00 00 EV5 011B 19 04 07 21 0000000000 9 3 3 01 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 13 45 00 14 09 00 00 00 09 00 0000 Sources List only displays the clips from the specific banks or pages in the selected servers it includes the following elements e Select the check box before LSMID to select all the clips in the specific banks or pages of the selected servers e Each clip includes some metadata LSMID Name Keywords from1 5 TC IN session metadata path and Restore Destinations e Right click on either clip or playlist to open the path the clip or playlist is selected in the path Clip Information Description SDTI Nb Displays SDTI number assigned to the clips using its page bank row and camera letter Camera_Label Displays the relative camera of the clip LSM ID Displays LSM ID assigned to the clips using its page bank row and camera letter Name Displays the name assigned to the clip 50 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL VS Clip Information Keyword1 Keyword
17. soon as its archiving job is finished How to Start and Stop a Rule To stop a rule click Stop button in Job Zone all the job statuses will be cancelled To start a rule click Start button in Job Zone all the job statuses will be running or scheduled How to Edit an Existing Rule Instead of deleting a rule and creating a new one users can now edit an existing rule To edit a rule proceed as follows 1 Click Edit button the rule is loaded into the Rule Editing Pane the area in Auto Archive except Job Zone is available to be edited Edit corresponding items 3 Click Update the rule to save the changes Cancel to discard them The edited rule will be updated How to Select Jobs All the selected jobs are highlighted in blue color Four possible selection ways are available e Click on one job then the job will be selected e Click on one job then press CTRL from keyboard and simultaneously click other jobs one by one to add to the selection with this method all the clicked jobs will be selected 3 XFile3 Application a Y VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL a e Click on one job then press SHIFT from keyboard and click any other jobs then all the jobs between those two selected jobs will be selected e Press CTRL A to select all the jobs How to Sort Jobs Tosort a column in alphabetical or numerical order unfold the jobs and click on the column label to display the arrow buttons land click again to invert t
18. to 12 00 00 00 Stopped Job3 From 12 00 00 00 to 13 00 00 00 Stopped Job4 From 13 00 00 00 to 14 00 00 00 Stopped Job2 11 00 00 00 11 30 00 00 12 00 00 00 si sw Ca Gamay Completed Stopped CEO StartAll After clicking StartAll button the stopped jobs are started immediately at the current TC When clicking StartAll button at 12 00 00 00 the jobs in previous example changes Child Job Time duration Status Job1 From 10 00 00 00 to 11 00 00 00 Completed Job2 From 11 00 00 00 to 11 30 00 00 Completed From 11 30 00 00 to 12 00 00 00 Discarded Job3 From 12 00 00 00 to 13 00 00 00 Started Job4 From 13 00 00 00 to 14 00 00 00 Started Job2 11 00 00 00 11 30 00 00 12 00 00 00 ss lr Ca A o Completed Discarded StopAll at TC StopAll at TC button can be applied only once for it is only available when the current rule isn t predefined with To value Because when StopAll at TC button is used the input value will be treated as the newly To value for this rule To stop all at TC proceed as follows 1 Click StopAll at TC and displays a window 2 Input the date and timecode and then click OK 3 XFile3 Application 67 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 68 Issue 4 2 E May 2014 11 18 2013 00 00 00 Ok 3 Those input values will be displayed in To column and all the jobs will be stopped at that time Jobs Area Description Source Displays the channel name and server name of trains to be archived Form
19. 0 Frm s 7 94 Frm s O Frm s 0 Frm s 0 Frm s 12 99 Frm noms Job Zone displays all the tasks in Archive AutoArchive amp Archive Restore AutoRestore amp Restore and Streaming modes Job Zone displays different metadata about each job Metadata Type Source LSM_ID Name Format Destination CreationTime Speed Remaining __ time Status Actions Comments Job Status Description ual Archive jobs Archive amp AutoArchive ppm Restore jobs Restore 4 AutoRestore Streaming jobs Displays the source information in corresponding modes Displays ID assigned to the clips using its page bank row and camera number Displays the name assigned to the clip Displays the format of the current archived or restored clips Displays the path where the clip is archived or restore Displays the creation date and time of the current job Displays the current archiving restoring speed of each job Displays the remaining time of each job Displays the job status refer to Job Status for more details Displays the available operations to the rule e Cancel Cancel this job e Process ASAP Give the job top priority to be processed e Refresh Refresh status e Retry Retry the job if it is failed or canceled before Displays the information from XSquare and XFile3 Six kinds of job status are available in Job Zone to specify the exact status of the current job 3 XFile3
20. 04 16 57 45 0 Frm VCPRO HD QTMov 1 Daclip resource EVS 118F mo 27 0 Frm s 1080 CPRO HD QTMov 1 Diclip resource EVS 118E mov 7 0 Frm 1080i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 lip resource EVS mov 17 27 0 Frm LP XT3 1 DVCPRO HD QTMo lip resource EVS 11 7 7 27 41 0 Frm LP XT3 0i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 Daclip resource EVS 11 0 19 86 LP XT3 178 0 IVCPRO HD QTMov 1 Ds clip resource EVS 117B mov 7 0 Frm LP XT3 1 80i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 Diclip resource EV 16F mov 7 27 0 Frm LP XT3 1 1080i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 lip resource EVS 116E mov 2 417 O Frm LP XT3 1 1080i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 lip resource EVS 116D mov 04 17 O Frm LP XT3 1 DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DAclip resource EVS 116C mov 2 7 94 Frm s LP 1080i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 Diclip resource EVS 118B mov a 0 Frm s 1080i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 Diclip resource EVS 116B mov 7 7 0 Frm s 1080i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 D clip resource EVS 115F mov 41 0 Frm s 1080 VCPRO HD QTMov 1 DAclip resource EVS 115E mov 13 07 04 17 12 99 080i DVCPRO HD QTMav lip r rcelEVS 115D mov 14 17 27 0 Frm DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 Diclip resource EVS 115C mov 07 04 17 27 41 0 Frm DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 Daclip resource EVS 115B mov 04 17 27 0 Frm DVCPRO HD QTMox Aclip resource EVS 114F mov j 0 Frm s DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 lip resourc 1080i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 DAclip resource EVS 114E mov 1080 CPRO HD QTMov 1 Create Storyboard 1080i DVCPRO HD QTMov 1 Area Name Description 1 Hard Disk Area t
21. 1 Click StopAtTcTime and displays a window 2 Input the date and timecode and then click OK 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL VS 11 18 2013 00 00 00 Ok 3 Those input values will be updated in To column and all the jobs will be stopped at that time a Note N When a job is completed the job will disappear from Job Zone but you can see all the completed jobs in Monitoring Mode The following diagram specifies the conversion between different statuses processing send job to Job is processing How to Select Jobs All the selected jobs are highlighted in blue color Four possible selection ways are available e Click on one job then the job will be selected e Click on one job then press CTRL from keyboard and simultaneously click other jobs one by one to add to the selection with this method all the clicked jobs will be selected e Click on one job then press SHIFT from keyboard and click any other jobs then all the jobs between those two selected jobs will be selected e Press CTRL A to select all the jobs How to Sort Jobs To sort a column in alphabetical or numerical order unfold the jobs and click on the column label to display the arrow buttons land click again to invert the sorting A Note Destination and Action can t be sorted How to Cancel Jobs To cancel jobs proceed as follows 3 XFile3 Application 69 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3
22. 11 2013 Now Time 16 35 43 Name sporti Sport baseball Competition LISA Competition Level Location Team A Team 3 Click OK after modification User can edit this profile at any time to update the metadata The metadata profile is added in the XML of the destination file 3 6 5 Options Zone XFile3 allows users to define streaming options These filters are additional rule criteria to facilitate complex jobs if desired The Filters Zone includes two kinds of options e Dates Time e Chunk amp Overlap 3 XFile3 Application 63 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 Date Time The filter makes it possible to include in the streaming rule the clips that were created from the trains between the required date and time By default no date amp time is selected Filter Description 5 15 2013 The required date is selected with the format date month year Cem The required time is selected with the format hour minute second To set the date select the date button 18 to activate the calendar select the month and then the day of the month Toset the time select the time area and input the desired time You can click Cancel MAR to clear the defined date and time You can click Now to load the current server time Several possibilities about data and time e Define From and To XFile3 records contents between From and To e Define From only XFile3 records contents starting fro
23. 2 Keyword3 Keyword4 Keywords TC IN Session Metadata Path Restore Destination Description Displays the first keyword assigned to the clip Displays the second keyword assigned to the clip Displays the third keyword assigned to the clip Displays the fourth keyword assigned to the clip Displays the fifth keyword assigned to the clip Displays the TC IN assigned to the clip Session metadata includes eight kinds of metadata assigned to the clip SessionName SessionDate SessionSport SessionCompetition SessionCompetitionLevel SessionLocation SessionTeamA SessionTeamB Displays the file s path Displays the path where the clip will be restored or has been restored previously To see more information about sorting and searching clips please refer to 3 3 2 Source Zone Double click on the clip to open it by XViewer The updated metadata in XViewer can be displayed on its metadata column 4 Note N Click Refresh button to refresh all clips if XFile3 reminds can t open the clip path 3 XFile3 Application 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 5 3 Destinations Zone Server List Destinations b A Select All ber XT3 002 br XT3 001 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 Page Page 5 Page 3 E d d d k e Page 5 d d k d k Page 0 The Server List includes the following elements 52 Select the check box before servers and pages or just selec
24. 4 A Public 192 168 135 201 Z3 F F tr Ni MM i WW IY 0 Hard Drive List includes the following elements Select the check box before hard drive or folders to select the clips in the selected hard drive Only one folder can be selected to be used as the restore folder Each includes several folders and the subfolders The mapped drivers are supported by XFile3 Mobile hard disks are supported by XFile3 Right click on either hard disk or folder and do the following operations o Click Refresh button to refresh the detected hard drives o Click Open in new window to open the local path 3 XFile3 Application VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL ey Refresh ag Open in new window 3 4 3 Destinations Zone Server List Destinations select All H E Gr XT3 002 a mj fer XT3 001 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 Page Page 8 Page 9 E d j j d b Page 5 b b d j d Page 0 The Server List includes the following elements e Select the check box before servers and pages or just select Select All to select all the positions in all the available servers e Every server includes 10 pages from 0 9 every page includes 9 banks from 1 9 each bank includes 10 columns from 0 9 e The server name on XFile3 Ul is the SDTI network name of server but if server name is null in server the serverlD number will be displayed instead e The total clip number can be displayed besi
25. 7 1050308 Gane NEVS 105345 24 050C evsami_ Total 15 clips Storyboard displays the following elements of each clip Clip Information Description Clip ID Displays the ID assigned to the clip Clip Name Displays the name assigned to the clip TC IN Displays the IN point of the clip assigned to the clip Duration Displays the duration of the clip from IN to OUT assigned to the clip Keyword Displays the first keyword assigned to the clip Keyword2 Displays the second keyword assigned to the clip Keyword3 Displays the third keyword assigned to the clip Keyword4 Displays the fourth keyword assigned to the clip Keywords Displays the fifth keyword assigned to the clip Creation Date Displays the Date when the clip was created Time Backup Date Time Displays the Date when the clip was backuped Metadata Filename Displays the EVS XML file assigned to the clip File Size Displays the file size assigned to the clip 3 3 Job Zone All the jobs in Monitoring mode synchronize those in AutoArchive Archive and Restore modes any changes made in Monitoring mode will happen in Monitoring mode as well 74 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL Archive a Type Source LSMID Name rol gt 132580 110A REC1 gt 132580 586F 3 118F 3 118 3 118D 3 118C 3 117C 3 1178 3 116F 3 116 3 116D 3 116C 3 1186 3 1168 31115 1080i 1080i 1080i 1080i 1080i 1080i 1080i 1080i
26. Avid DNxHD VC 3 100Mbps MAF OPla SMPTE 1 Delete selected Import 2 Click Delete selected the selected custom template will be deleted Exporting Custom Template To export custom template proceed as follows 1 Click Edit Template on the top right of Templates Zone and select the custom templates to be exported by ticking the check box Click Export 3 Input the path where you want to export in custom Template Export window User Template Export Export user templates to file CAUlseriNeXT Desktop Customize export template 40 Browse Export 4 Click Export a message box pops up to remind exporting is successful All the custom templates are exported to only one xml file at one time named by the format Customize export template date hour minute second xml For example Customize export template 2013 11 20 15 00 19 xml Importing Custom Template To import custom template proceed as follows 1 Click Import 2 Click Browse to select the xml file to be imported 3 XFile3 Application 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 User Template Import Import user templates from file Cancel Import 3 Select the custom templates to be imported by ticking the check box User Template Import Import user templates from file CAUsers WeaxT Desktop Customize export template_401 Browse A MXF OPAtom 10801 Avid DNxHD VC 3 100Mbps MXF OPla SMPTE 1 Avid MXF OPAtom 1 4 Click
27. Import amessage box pops up to remind exporting is successful All the imported custom templates are displayed at the bottom of Templates Zone 3 2 4 Destinations Zone How to Select Destination You must select the corresponding template from Templates Zone prior to choosing the required destination s To select a destination path the user clicks Browse ka button the window named Browse For Folder pops up select the desired destination path to write the archived clips to and click OK The number of destination fields will vary from the different formats included in the Template Zone For instance if the selected template includes destinations then two fields will be displayed to be entered Example 18 3 XFile3 Application VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL Destinations 720p DVCPro HD QTMov 10801 DVCPro HD QTMov If a template has been selected since the last archive it can still be applied in the next archive if has not been changed yet How to Add Metadata User can add metadata information by importing and editing EVS metadata profile or editing legacy session metadata From EVS Metadata Profile The default profiles are stored in the following directory C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile3 XML metadata profiles To add metadata from EVS metadata profile proceed as follows 1 Click on Edit below From EVS Metadata Profile Add metadata 2 Click on Browse to add a profile in the p
28. Restore erverName LSMID Name Restore PPPPP REC6 Streaming Keyword1 3 17 2014 03 06 5 Test01C Test01D Test01E Test01F 150 LP XT3 speed LP XT3 2 M01 LP XT3 PL11 LP XT3 M03 LP XT3 Clip02 LP XT3 LI LP XT3 EVS 411C LP XT3 3 EVS 411D LP XT3 EVS 411E 7 2014 19 33 07 2014 19 33 1014 19 07 014 00 00 00 00 24 2014 00 00 00 00 2014 00 00 00 00 08 2014 3 08 2014 22 3 08 2014 22 Monitoring Keyword2 word3 Keyword4 Ke ord5 82items Oitem selected Templates Destinations D clip resource EVS ppppp 11 Daclip resource EVS REC6 111 D clip resource EVS Test01C 1 Di clip resource EVS Test01D DAclip resource EVS TestO1E 1 Daclip resource EVS TestO1F 1 clip resource EVS Test02 11 D clip resource EVS speed 11 D clip resource EVS M01 112 Diclip resource EVS PL11 112 D clip resource EVS M03 1121 clip resource EVS Clip02 11 D clip resource EVS Test03 11 DAclip resource EVS EVS 411 D clip resource EVS EVS 411 D clip resource EVS EVS 411 Avid MXF OPAtom EVS MXF MXF OPla SMPTE QuickTime Movie 1080i AVC Intra 100 MXF OP1a SMPTE 1080i Avid DNxHD VC 3 100Mbps MXF OP1a SMPTE 1080i DVCPro HD QTMov 1080i MJPEG 4Band XT1 EVS MXF 1080i ProRes 422 LT 100 Mbps QTMov 720p AVC Intra 100 MXF OP1a SMPTE Op Avid DNxHD VC 3 100Mbps MXF OP1a SMPTE 720p DVCPro HD QTMov 720p MJP Band XT1 EVS MXF 720p ProRes 422 LT 100 Mbps QTMov Destinations
29. USER MANUAL XFILE3 Version 4 May 2014 N VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL a Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Copyright 2003 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 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS uu II WHAT
30. ait a couple of seconds until installation is completed Extracting files 2 Installation and Licensing 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 F Es Microsoft INET Framework ES Installation Progress su Please wait while the MET Framework is being installed Microsol File security verification All Files were verified successfully ate Installation progress Installing NET Framework C Manually restart the computer and proceed to XFile3 installation Setup a r a 1 You must manually restart your computer to complete the Wet Framework installation After reboot please restart the AFiles Installation to continue the installation XFile3 Installation To install XFile3 proceed as follows 1 Run XFile3 installation package and then follow the steps of the Setup wizard and click Next 4 2 Installation and Licensing XFile3 4 USER MANUAL VS Welcome to the XFile3 Setup Wizard This vall instal Filed version on our Computer tis recommended that yoy dose al other applications before combina Click Next bo continue or Cancel to exit Setup 2 Select accept the agreement and click Next 92 Setup XFile3 License Agreement Please read the Following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the insta
31. aracter in the Quick Search Tool all the clips include the characters will display on Sources List Searching clips includes two kinds of methods Ordinary Search To search clips by ordinary way you only need to input the character in the corresponding Quick Search Tool under each item To clear the search filter you can click in the Quick Search Tool LSMID A 121 Global Search To search clips by global way you only need to click and input the character in Quick Search Tool two kinds of characters are possible e Input a character such as 123 abc the result will be the clip whose metadata includes the character e Input multiple characters with space such as 123 456 78 the result will be the clip whose metadata includes those characters To clear the search filter you can click in the Quick Search Tool A Note The above Source List area is the same as that in Restore Mode 3 XFile3 Application 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 3 3 3 3 4 34 Templates Zone See 3 2 3 Templates Zone for more information about Templates Zone Destinations Zone How to Select Destination You must select the corresponding template from Templates Zone prior to choosing the required destination s To select a destination path the user clicks Browse paa button the window named Browse For Folder pops up select the desired destination path to write the archived clips to and click OK
32. at Displays the format of the archived clip based on the chosen template Destination Displays the selected destination From Displays the starting date and time To Displays the ending data and time Speed Displays the current archiving speed of each job Remaining Displays the number of completed jobs and matching jobs with the format Time n completed jobs n matching jobs Status Displays the job status refer to Job Status for more details Thumbnail The check box enables users to decide whether to see the thumbnail of the archived clip or not When the check box is ticked the column length of all the jobs will be adjusted based on the size of the thumbnails Actions Displays the available operations to the job e Cancel Cancel this job e Process ASAP Give the job top priority to be processed e Stop Record Stop record the trains in the current channel the current TC time will be displayed in To column as soon as Stop Record button is clicked e Retry Retry the job if it is failed or canceled before e StopAtTcTime Stop the job at the exact timecode TC See StopAll at TC for more information Comments Displays the information from XSquare and XFile3 StopAtTcTime StopAllAtTCTime button can be applied only once it is only available when the current job is running When StopAllAtTCTime button is used the newly input value will be updated to the To column and treated as the new To value To stop at TC time proceed as follows
33. ation 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 L Warning The jobs in rule will be cancelled are you sure to continue 3 2 Auto Archive Mode 3 2 1 Auto Archive Overview Auto Archive mode is the default page after startup Auto Archive Mode is to automatically archive the source clips from the requested servers in the requested formats based on rules Click MASAS to enter AutoArchive mode The screen shot below shows various areas of the Auto Archive Main Window Auto Archive Imm yyyy EB hh mm ss X Now 100 MXF OP1a SMPTE HD VC 3 100Mbps MXF OP1a SMPTE D QTMov e 3 CA Koi IDE N3 F and XT1 EVS MXF 2 LT 100 Mbps QTMov 100 MXF OP1a SMPTE D VC 3 100Mbps MXF OP1a SMPTE lov mm yyyy BB hh mm ss Xx Not archived Marked for archive Alt Z 5 keywords 720p MJ 1 EVS MXF 720p ProRes 422 LT 100 Mbps QTMov op Delete f Edit 5 completed jobs 65 matching jobs 4 132580 EVS MXF DaAclip resource S ClipName Format 132580 115A 1080Ptest Avid DNxHD 8 b Low D 132580 112A 4000 DVCPRO HD 132580 1138 19900125 DVCPRO HD Ata ource 00 01 09 132580 111F 19900125 DVCPRO HD Acl ource 00 00 39 3153 132580 111D speed DVCPRO HD Diclip resource 00 00 31 132580 111E M01 Da clip resource Area Name Description 1 Sources Zone Area that displays all the detected servers and their clip structure including pages and banks 2 Templates Zone Area that displays the templates available from the background runn
34. ble selection ways are available e Click on one job then the job will be selected e Click on one job then press CTRL from keyboard and simultaneously click other jobs one by one to add to the selection with this method all the clicked jobs will be selected e Click on one job then press SHIFT from keyboard and click any other jobs then all the jobs between those two selected jobs will be selected e Press CTRL A to select all the jobs How to Sort Jobs To sort a column in alphabetical or numerical order click on the column label to display the arrow button land click again to invert the sorting A Note Transcode and Action can t be sorted How to Cancel Jobs To cancel jobs proceed as follows 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Cancel OR Click Cancel in Actions column 3 The status of the job will be cancelled G Note N Only the jobs with Waiting Scheduled and Running status can be cancelled 3 XFile3 Application b7 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 How to Change Job Priority Changing job priority means moving the selected job to the first position in the Scheduled job queue for the job to be processed in priority To change job priority proceed as follows 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Process ASAP OR Click Process ASAP in Actions column 3 The job will be processed soon with high priorit
35. creating rules Area Description Rule Name The name of rule is defined by a number automatically incremented Source Displays the name of the selected server s The tooltip for each source displays detailed information TemplateName Displays the chosen template Destination Displays the selected destination Metadata Displays the selected adding metadata item From Displays the starting date and time To Displays the ending data and time Pref Cam Displays the selected pref cam Camera Displays the selected cameras Rating Displays the selected rating Archive Displays the selected archive flag Keywords Displays the selected keywords in Keywords Grid Actions Area enables you to stop start delete or edit this rule Status Displays the number of completed jobs and matching jobs with the formatin completed jobs n matching jobs 26 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL Job V5 All the jobs meet the conditions of the specific rule will be displayed in the rule Area Source ClipName Format Destination Remaining _time Speed Status Actions Comments Job Status Description Displays the LSMID and server name of each job Displays the name of the current archived clip Displays the format which has been selected in the Template Zone Displays the destination where the archived clips will be stored Displays the remaining time of each job Displays the current archiving speed of each job Dis
36. des each server name page or banks between brackets G Note N More than one position can be selected but those selected positions must be in different EVS video servers 3 XFile3 Application 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 4 4 3 4 5 44 Options Zone Camera Filter You can choose to restore the specific camera positions only Only the clips with the selected cameras will be displayed all clips in the selected folders are displayed by default Camera Description Restore only to camera A clips Restore only to camera B clips Restore only to camera C clips Restore only to camera D clips Restore only to camera E clips TNiM O O O gt Restore only to camera F clips Network Drive Credentials If the clips to be restored are on a network drive proceed as follows 1 Map network drive to the local computer 2 Select it to display the Network drive credential section 3 Input the correct user name and password Network drive credentials User Name Administrator Password 24000000 G Note N If user name or password is incorrect the auto restore folder can not be started How to Create Auto Restore Folder To create auto restore folder proceed as follows 1 Select the source clips to restore The check boxes before the required clips in Sources Zone will be selected 2 Select one position in Destinations Zone to store the restored clips in the EVS video server
37. e license codes will be automatically imported and a dialog box confirms how many license codes have been successfully imported Br YG al Identification System ID GNGD ZX5 6D8 CNC SerialNumber 25570 Customer Information Warning License List 2 Installation and Licensing XFile3 4 USER MANUAL 3 3 1 VS XFile3 Application Startup ba Double click the XFile3 icon NG to open the application This opens an initialization window xXFile 3 The startup sequence will check the status of the background XSquare services as well as discover the available EVS XT and XS Servers on the same network as the XFile3 host computer The Auto Archive Mode is selected by default at startup If you re launch XFile3 after auto archive rules have been created you are asked to make a choice to continue using the previous rules or clear then and start without any rules by way of a pop up window Do you want to carry on using the same auto archive rules e Click Yes to use the same auto archive rule the old rules are retained e Click No to remove the existing auto archive rules i Information Do you want to carry on using the same auto archive rules Afterwards pop up window will appear asking The jobs in rule will be canceled are you sure to continue o Select Yes to cancel all the existing jobs in rule and open XFile3 o Select No to open XFile3 the old rule is existing 3 XFile3 Applic
38. e through the PC Lan port but file transfers may not be possible through the GBE ports Two degraded modes are possible e The server s GBE ports are not reachable file transfer is impossible in such circumstances If both server s GBE connections can t be pinged at all all controls for that server are disabled e The server s GBE ports are not reachable in jumbo frames An orange network icon appears beside EVS server file transfer is possible but not at the fastest speed To solve those problems please check your network settings or call EVS technical support A Ea b lo Per XT3 001 Templates Zone The templates zone displays all the templates that can be used while auto archiving clips Without Transcoding e Avid MXF OPAtom e EVS MXF e MXF OP1a SMPTE e QuickTime Movie With Transcoding e 1080i AVC Intra 100 MXF OP1a SMPTE e 1080i Avid DNxHD VC 3 100Mbps MXF OP1a SMPTE e 1080i DVCPro HD QTMov e 1080i MJPEG 4Band XT1 EVS MXF e 1080i ProRes 422 LT100 Mbps QTMov e 720p AVC Intra 100 MXF OP1a SMPTE e 720p Avid DNxHD VC 3 100Mbps MXF OP1a SMPTE e 720p DVCPro HD QTMov e 720p MJPEG 4Band XT1 EVS MXF e 720p ProRes 422 LT 100 Mbps QTMov 3 XFile3 Application ana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az V l How to Edit Template Two kinds of templates exist in Template Zone default template and custom template custom template is at the bottom of Templates Zone and separated with default
39. ea that displays all the destinations relative to the selected Zone template and metadata modification 4 Option Zone Area that displays all the options to add in the rule 5 Create Job Button to create the streaming rule 6 Job Zone Area that displays all the created rules and all the job status 3 6 2 Sources Zone Sources Select All a y er XT3 002 REC1 y REC 4 imi 7 XT3 001 RECI y REC REC3 REC4 The Sources Zone includes the following elements e When select or unselect the parent level all children will be select or unselect correspondingly e Select the check box before servers and recorders or just select Select All to select all the recorders in all the available servers e The number of recorders varies from different configurations of EVS servers e The server name on XFile3 Ul is the SDTI network name of server but if server name is blank in server the serverlD number will be displayed instead e The total clip number can be displayed besides each server name between brackets 3 6 3 Templates Zone See 3 2 3 Templates Zone for more information about Templates Zone 3 XFile3 Application 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 6 4 60 Destinations Zone How to Select Destination You must select the corresponding template from Templates Zone prior to choosing the required destination s To select a destination path the user clicks Browse ka button the wi
40. ed servers it includes the following elements Select the check box before LSMID to select all the clips in the specific banks or pages of the selected servers Each clip includes some metadata LSMID Name TC IN Keywords from1 5 and Archive Destinations Clip Information Description ServerName Displays the name of the server LSM ID Displays ID assigned to the clips using its page bank row and camera number and to the playlists using the name PL sequential number Name Displays the name assigned to the clip TC IN Displays the TC IN assigned to the clip Keyword Displays the first keyword assigned to the clip Keyword2 Displays the second keyword assigned to the clip Keyword3 Displays the third keyword assigned to the clip Keyword4 Displays the fourth keyword assigned to the clip Keywords Displays the fifth keyword assigned to the clip Destinations Displays the path where the archived file is located on local disks if has been archived previously 3 XFile3 Application ana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL a VY l A Note XFile3 doesn t support clip or trains in Twin Rec mode on the server How to Sort Clips To sort a column in alphabetical or numerical order click on the column label to display the arrow button land click again to invert the sorting LS5MID Q EVS 111D 1 EVS 111D 1 How to Search Clips To search clips you only need to input the characters whose name includes this ch
41. equested destinations to the EVS video servers based on predefined rules Click NENA IG to enter Auto Restore Mode The screen shot below shows various areas of Auto Restore Main Window E xrite3 Auto Archive Archive uto Restore Restore Streaming Monitoring XFileza AutoRestore 4 Create auto restore folder Speed Status DAClip EVS 11 0 Frm s Scheduled DAClip EVS 0009 D Clip EVS 0009 DAClip EVS 0009 Area Name Description 1 Sources Zone Area that displays all the sources in the detected destinations including the local path folders and subfolders 2 Destinations Area that displays all the detected servers and their structures Zone including the pages and banks 3 Option Zone Area that displays the cameras or Network drive credentials if network drive is selected 4 Create auto Button to create auto restore folder restore folder 5 Job Zone Area that displays all the created jobs and status 3 XFile3 Application 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 4 2 42 Sources Zone Hard Drive List Sources ad dl ES Desktop E Local Disk CA eo D Ds d Clip 1112 111 Avid clip resource WorkSpace E EM F FM Tool GA Software 15 Disk UN Disk K nbs 192 168 173 166 NG Projects 192 168 135 270 TN cdetg 1192 168 135 20 UN cc 192 168 135 201 VA dd 4192 168 135 201 Wa eo ee 192 168 135 201 X3 software 192 168 135 209 1
42. ext 2 Installation and Licensing 7 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3f Setup XFile3 Select Additional Tasks Which additional tasks should be performed Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing File3 then click Next Additional icons lt Back mext gt Cancel 8 Click Install and wait until the installation is completed This can last a couple of seconds After that install XSquare Suite 32 Setup XFile3 Installing Please wait while Setup installs XFile3 on your computer Extracting Files CH 2SquarelInstallersiEVS Installers xT4ccess XTAccess_ Only setup 2 1 78 ewe Cancel 9 Select the first option to restart your computer now or select the second option to restart your computer later The first option is highly recommended And then click Finish to finish installation 8 2 Installation and Licensing XFile3 4 USER MANUAL HE Setup VS File3 Lo al sz Completing the XFile3 Setup Wizard To complete the installation of File3 Setup must restart your computer Would you like to restart now CO No I will restart the computer later All applications are installed successfully 2 2 Licensing The XFile3 software is managed by way of licenses codes managed with the XSecure application The required license codes for XFile3 are the following Application Module Summary 10 XFile 10 Base Module XFile3 User Appl
43. he sorting A Note Destination and Action can t be sorted How to Cancel Jobs To cancel jobs proceed as follows 4 Select the requested jobs 5 Right click on the selected jobs and select Cancel OR Click Cancel in Actions column 6 Thestatus of the job will be cancelled Toretry the job click Retry in Actions column A Note Only the jobs with Waiting Scheduled and Running status can be cancelled How to Change Job Priority Changing job priority means moving the selected job to the first position in the Scheduled job queue for the job to be processed in priority To change job priority proceed as follows 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Process ASAP OR Click Process ASAP in Actions column 3 The job will be processed soon with high priority a Note N Only the priority of jobs with the Scheduled status can be changed 3 XFile3 Application 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 30 Archive Mode Archive Overview Issue 4 2 E May 2014 Archive Mode is used to archive the source clips and playlists from the requested EVS video servers to the requested formats and destinations manually Click BUG to enter Archive mode The screen shot below shows various areas of Archive Main Window ES xrile3 Auto Archive Archive XFiles 4 mhr LP XT3 y Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 0 gt E Ber FHA 7517 Auto
44. ication 60 XTAccess 10 Base Package Background XTAccess transfer agent 60XTAccess 20 Transcoding Background XTAccess transcoding engine 170 XViewer 10 Base Package File Viewer Application Module 170 XViewer 20 edit File Editor Application Module When you need to add a new license code or extend the validity of a temporary license code you must use the XSecure Manager application To add a new license code proceed as follows 1 Run the XSecure Manager application by double clicking the XSecure Manager shortcut on your desktop as administrator 2 Requesting license codes a b Fill in the Customer information Click on the Request button in the lower left corner of the window This will generate an XML file that you must send to your EVS support representative Select the location where you would like to save that file and click on the Save button Send this file to your support contact at EVS support representative specifying which new license codes or license code extensions you require 3 Adding License codes 2 Installation and Licensing EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 10 a After received another XML file containing the license codes or code extensions that you have requested Copy that XML file in a directory that is visible by the computer where XSecure is installed using a USB key for instance or your LAN network b Click on the Import Key File button in XSecure window Th
45. ided subjobs Defined in Options Zone by Divide in chunk of and with overlap of Rule Area Description Rule Name The name of rule is defined by a number automatically incremented Source Displays all the channel names and server names of trains to be archived TemplateName Displays the chosen template Destination Displays the selected destination From Displays the starting date and time To Displays the ending data and time Divide in chunk Displays the divided value predefined in Options Zone of With overlap of Displays the overlap value predefined in Options Zone Actions Displays the available operations to the rule e Delete Delete this rule e StartAll Start all the jobs See StartAll for more information e StopAll Stop all the jobs See StopAll for more information e StopAll at TC Stop the jobs at the exact timecode TC See StopAll at TC for more information StopAll After clicking StopAll button job status changes e The running jobs will stop at the TC the button was clicked e The jobs in waiting and scheduled status are stopped immediately Example From 10 00 00 00 to 14 00 00 00 divided in chunks of one hour user clicks StopAll at 11 30 00 00 Child Job Time duration Status Job From 10 00 00 00 to 11 00 00 00 Completed Job2 From 11 00 00 00 to 11 30 00 00 Completed 3 XFile3 Application maan XFile3 4 USER MANUAL a VY l Child Job Time duration Status From 11 30 00 00
46. in alphabetical or numerical order click on the column label to display the arrow button and click again to invert the sorting A Note Action can t be sorted How to Cancel Jobs To cancel jobs proceed as follows 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Cancel OR Click Cancel in Actions column 3 The status of the job will be cancelled Toretry the job click Retry in Actions column A Note Only the jobs with Waiting Scheduled and Running status can be cancelled How to Change Job Priority Changing job priority means moving the selected job to the first position in the Scheduled job queue for the job to be processed in priority To change job priority proceed as follows 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Process ASAP OR Click Process ASAP in Actions column 3 The job will be processed soon with high priority A Note Only the priority of jobs with the Scheduled status can be changed Maintenance Click enana to enter Maintenance window The window enables you to do the following operations e See the size of DB file 3 XFile3 Application 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 e See the number of all jobs e Delete obsolete jobs When click on Delete obsolete jobs all the obsolete jobs will be deleted e Delete all jobs When click on Delete all jobs all the jobs will be deleted e Backup database and logs Whe
47. ing XSquare service manager 3 Destinations Area that displays all the destinations relative to the Zone selected template and metadata modification 4 Filters Zone Area that displays all the filters options to add in the autoarchive rule 12 3 XFile3 Application VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL Area Name Description 5 Create Button to create the autoarchive rule autoarchive rule 6 Job Zone Area that displays all the created rules and jobs 3 2 2 Sources Zone Sources select All 4 M1 110990 4 Y Page 1 Y Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Bank 4 Y Bank 5 Bank 6 Bank 7 Bank 8 Bank 9 Page 7 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 T a ty YE CT Page 0 The Sources Zone includes the following elements e When selecting or unselecting the parent level all children will be selected or unselected ascending e Select the check box before servers pages and banks or just select Select All to select all the clips in all the available servers e The server name on XFile3 Ul is the SDTI network name of server but if server name is blank in server the serverlD number will be displayed instead e The total clip number can be displayed besides each server name page or banks between brackets 3 XFile3 Application 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 2 3 G Note N XFile3 monitors the connection with the EVS servers GBE ports A server could indeed be visibl
48. job name is added in the front of the local file as soon as the job is completed How to Create Job To create job proceed as follows 1 Select the source EVS Server and or recorder The check boxes of the recorders in the Sources Zone will be selected 2 Select the template in the Templates Zone to specify the file format 3 Select the destinations in the Destinations Zone to specify where clips will be archived 4 Select different options if desired Click Create Job A new rule will be created and displayed in the Job Zone All the trains in the selected cameras within the defined options will automatically be archived onto the specified destination All the previously selected sources will be unselected automatically upon creation of the rule Job Zone After creating job the jobs will be displayed at the bottom of Streaming Window 3 XFile3 Application 65 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 66 a XT3 001 XT3 002 EVS MXF Diclip resource 2013 12 31 12 25 01 00 10 00 XT3 001 REC1 DVCPRO HD Diclip resource 2013 12 31 12 25 01 2013 12 31 12 35 01 5 23 Frm s XT3 001 REC2 DVCPRO HD Daclip resource 2013 12 31 12 25 01 2013 12 31 12 35 01 29 95 Frm s XT3 002 REC1 DVCPRO HD Daclip resource 2013 12 31 13 58 16 2013 12 31 14 08 16 5842 Frm s All the jobs are processed based on the rules The number of jobs are correlated with both the channel number the selected channel in Sources Zone and the div
49. le Only the first preferential camera is included in autobackup rule Only the second preferential camera is included in autobackup rule Date amp Time The filter makes it possible to include in the autoarchive rule the clips that were created between the required date and time By default no date amp time is selected Filter Description 5 15 2013 The required date is selected with the format date month year NAAA The required time is selected with the format hour minute second Toset the date select the date button 18 to activate the calendar select the month and then the day of the month Toset the time select the time area and input the desired time 3 XFile3 Application 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 24 Issue 4 2 E May 2014 You can click Cancelled to clear the defined date and time N Camera Date amp Time filter is based on Primary TC The camera filter makes it possible to select the clips to be included in the autoarchive By default the cameras are not selected all cameras are included The different cameras are shown as following Filter mmo oOo v gt Rating Description Backup only clips stored as A clips Backup only clips stored as B clips Backup only clips stored as C clips Backup only clips stored as D clips Backup only clips stored as E clips Backup only clips stored as F clips The Rating filter makes it possible to include the autoarchive the clips tha
50. led in Silent mode automatically o Select Advanced install mode you can customize the components to be installed The following steps are the installation process after selecting Advanced install mode 0 Setup XFile3 Install Mode Select the install mode Please select the install mode you want Advanced install mode Gora aa 5 Select the components to install and then click Next If you need to update XFile3 only you can unselect the other three components and click Next 6 2 Installation and Licensing aaa XFile3 4 USER MANUAL T VY l 35 Setup XFile3 Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want ko install clear the components you do not want to install Click Mext when you are ready to continue Current selection requires at least 92 1 MB of disk space lt Back see Cancel 6 Click Browse to select a folder in which XFile3 shortcuts are saved and then click Next 5 Setup XFile3 Cl E Ba Select Start Menu Folder LA Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts RAG y Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the Following Start Menu Folder To continue click Next IF you would like to select a different Folder click Browse YS Broadcast Equipment Browse Cas aa 7 Select Create a desktop icon to create a shortcut on the desktop if unselect the shortcut won t display on the desktop Click N
51. lips Displays the restore positions on the EVS video server Displays the name of the current restored clip Displays the remaining time of each job Displays the current restoring speed of each job Displays the job status refer to Job Status for more details This area displays the transcoded status of the restored clip e With icon the clip is transcoded e Without icon the clip is not transcoded This area enables you to delete this job Displays the information from XSquare and XFile3 Six kinds of job status are available in Job Zone to specify the exact status of the current job Job Status Description Waiting The job has been created and stored in the XFile3DataBase Scheduled The job has been sent to XSquare and is scheduled to be proceeded Running The job is processing Completed The job is finished successfully Failed The job is unsuccessful Cancelled The job has been cancelled 4 Note N When a job is completed the job will disappear from Job Zone but you can see all the completed jobs in Monitoring Mode 56 3 XFile3 Application aa E XFile3 4 USER MANUAL a VY l The following diagram specifies the conversion between different statuses a cancel job mar j kasing failed a create job 3 Wating gt Scheduled a 4 Running jobis fished Completed send job to Job is processing Square How to Select Jobs All the selected jobs are highlighted in blue color Four possi
52. llation USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR EYS BROADCAST EQUIPMENT SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This ES Broadcast Equipment End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and EWS Broadcast Equipment For the EYS software product identified above which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT S By installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA ig 5 I do not accept the agreement 3 Select the destination directory to install the new software application and then click Next The installer proposes a default path for the installation i e C Program Files x86 EVSBroadcast Equipment XFile3 2 Installation and Licensing EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 Setup XFile3 Select Destination Location Where should Files be installed A Setup will install File3 into the Following Folder To continue click Next IF you would like to select a different Folder click Browse Cu Program Files x86NEW5 Broadcast Equipment Browse Gt least 92 1 MB of Free disk space is required Back JL next gt Cancel 4 Select either mode to install Two modes are available Full install mode and Advanced install mode o Select Full install mode all the components will be instal
53. m From point to no end each job is five hour length e Define To only o If To is earlier than the current server time job can t be created o If To is later than the current server time XFile3 records contents from the current server time to To point each job is five hour length o Not define From and To XFile3 records contents from current server time to no end each job is five hour length A Note Date amp Time filter is based on Primary TC Chunk amp Overlap Jobs can be divided into some smaller jobs By default only one job is created e Divide in chunks of Allows users to have the streaming jobs divided in smaller jobs 64 3 XFile3 Application a Y VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL a NEW 3 6 6 3 6 7 e With overlap Allows having some overlap between the smaller jobs All the jobs are displayed by the name job n nis incremented automatically Example From 10 00 00 00 to 14 00 00 00 divided in chunks of one hour with overlap of 1 minute Job1 10 00 00 00 to 11 00 00 00 Job2 10 59 00 00 to 12 00 00 00 Job3 11 59 00 00 to 13 00 00 00 Job4 12 59 00 00 to 14 00 00 00 How to Add a Streaming Job Name Adding a streaming job name enables user to add customized name before the default name in local file To add a streaming job name proceed as follows 1 Tick the check box to enable the name field 2 Input streaming job name the valid length is less than 100 characters The streaming
54. n click on Backup database and logs all XFile3 database and logs will be backuped Maintenance The size of DB file The number of all jobs Delete obsolete jobs Delete all jobs Backup database and logs How to Delete Obsolete Jobs To delete obsolete jobs click on Delete obsolete jobs What Are Obsolete Jobs Obsolete jobs include e Cancelled jobs e Failed jobs e The source clips related to the jobs have been deleted How to Delete All Jobs To delete all jobs click on Delete all jobs XFile3 will restart after deleting all jobs What Are All Jobs All jobs include all the jobs created from both autoarchive archive and restore modes How to Backup Database and Logs To backup database and logs click on Backup database and logs 78 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL 3 8 VS How to Clear Finished Jobs To clear all the finished jobs click on Clear Finished Jobs Clear Finished Jobs What Are Finished Jobs Finished jobs include the job with the following status e Completed e Failed e Cancelled About Window To view product information of the current software version you just need to click 19 l and then a message box pops up EVS About Window VY E XFile3 Version User Manual Belgium France Italy UK Middle East Iberica Germany Click on User s manual link to open the PDF version of the current software version 3 XFile3 Application 79
55. ndow named Browse For Folder pops up select the desired destination path to write the archived clips to and click OK The number of destination fields will vary from the different formats included in the Template Zone For instance if the selected template includes destinations then two fields will be displayed to be entered Example Destinations 0p DVCPro HD QGTMov 10801 DVCPro HD QTMov If a template has been selected since the last archive it can still be applied in the next archive if has not been changed yet How to Add Metadata User can add metadata information by importing and editing EVS metadata profile or editing legacy session metadata From EVS Metadata Profile The default profiles are stored in the following directory C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile3 XML metadata profiles To add metadata from EVS metadata profile proceed as follows 1 Click on Edit below From EVS Metadata Profile Add metadata 3 XFile3 Application ana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL a V l 2 Click on Browse to add a profile in the pop up window and click OK The last selected profile will be displayed in the current profile path Import EVS Metadata profile Browse Cancel 3t ere Es GU di Program Files x86 EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile3 XML metadata profiles v 9 Search XML metadata profiles P Organize v New folder ramas Name Date modified Type Size HZ De
56. o display all the detected hard disks Zone 2 Task Zone Area to display all the tasks in Archive Restore and Streaming modes 3 XFile3 Application 71 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 7 2 Hard Disk Zone Local Disk C 166 GB free of 224 GB New Volume D 86 GB free of 107 GB New Volume E 9 GE free of 133 GB Public 4 866 GE free of 10984 GB SAMANA SHAQ H 3 GB free of 7 GB Create Storyboard Hard Disks Hard Disks zone displays all the hard disks detected by XFile3 The mapped drivers are supported by XFile3 Mobile hard disks are supported and can be ejected To eject the hard disk click on Eject 72 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL VS Storyboard What Is a Storyboard A storyboard is a list of clip s content that is delivered with the current selected local hard drive or its folders When the backup jobs are created the operator can create it as a HTML file and store in the desirable position How to Create Storyboard To create storyboard proceed as follows 1 Select the source hard drive 2 Click Create Storyboard when StoryboardOptionWindow pops up select the target folder one folder or multiple folders and Choose for a requested path to store the storyboard StoryboardOptionWindow Please select the target folder s to storyboard da MES TEN Auto Archive 1 Auto Archive 2 Clip Folder Game 1 Game 2 Lame 3 Lame 4 New folde
57. ob is processing Square How to Start and Stop a Rule To stop a rule click Stop button in Job Zone all the job statuses will be cancelled To start a rule click Start button in Job Zone all the job statuses will be running or scheduled How to Select Jobs All the selected jobs are highlighted in blue color 46 3 XFile3 Application a Y VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL a Four possible selection ways are available e Click on one job then the job will be selected e Click on one job then press CTRL from keyboard and simultaneously click other jobs one by one to add to the selection with this method all the clicked jobs will be selected e Click on one job then press SHIFT from keyboard and click any other jobs then all the jobs between those two selected jobs will be selected e Press CTRL A to select all the jobs How to Sort Jobs Tosort a column in alphabetical or numerical order unfold the jobs and click on the column label to display the arrow buttons land click again to invert the sorting A Note Destination and Action can t be sorted How to Cancel Jobs To cancel jobs proceed as follows 1 Select the requested jobs 2 Right click on the selected jobs and select Cancel OR Click Cancel in Actions column 3 The status of the job will be cancelled A Note Only the jobs with Waiting Scheduled and Running status can be cancelled How to Change Job Priority Changing job priority means mo
58. op up window and click OK The last selected profile will be displayed in the current profile path Import EVS Metadata profile Browse Cancel 3 XFile3 Application 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 x im x Ka a Sr mg Program Files 086 EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile3 XML metadata profiles y Search XML metadata profiles 2 Organize v New folder Sie Favorites Name Date modified Type Size HZ Desktop de Downloads T Recent Places alt db a amp Public 192 168 T File name empty profile with one UF of each type xml Y xml file xml Me 3 Select the Current profile to be used in the drop down list 20 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL Je EVS XML Metadata Current profile profile with one UF oftype1 profile with one UF of type 1 Ad Sensitivity profile with one UF of type 2 ApprovedEy ma date dd mm yyy Mow Day Number DueTime To NOW sds memo Ad Sensitivity Normal ApprovedEy date dd mmyyyy Mow Day Number Due Time eer NOW sds memo Ad Coment r 4 Modify corresponding items in EVS XML Metadata window all items present are listed in order If not all items can fit in the window a scroll bar will appear 5 Click OK after modification 3 XFile3 Application 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 2 0 22 Then the metadata from EVS metadata profile is able to be used till no
59. ormat Destination Remaininglime Speed Status Actions Comments XT3 001 131C i8778Xb DVCPRO HD EMAuto Archive 2 00 00 01 61 35 Frm s Running Cancel XT3 001 131B i8778XX DVCPRO HD E Auto Archive 2 00 00 05 28 13 Frm s Running Cancel XT3 001 1314 i8778PH DVCPRO HD EMAuto Archive 2 00 00 07 31 71 Frm s Running Cancel XT3 001 121C i8778Xj DVCPRO HD E Auto Archive 2 00 00 06 41 77 Frm s Running Cancel XT3 001 1218 8778Xb DVCPRO HD E Auto Archive 2 00 00 09 34 72 Frm s Running Cancel XT3 001 1214 i8778PH E Auto Archive 2 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel Process ASAP XT3 001 111C i8778Xj E Auto Archive 2 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel Process ASAP XT3 001 111B i8778Xb E Auto Archive 2 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel Process ASAP XT3 001 111A 8778PH E Auto Archive 2 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel Process ASAP XT3 001 411D i8778Xj E Auto Archive 2 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel Process ASAP XT3 001 411C i8778Xb E Auto Archive 2 O Frm s Scheduled Cancel Process ASAP 17 items 0 item selected Job All the jobs created manually are displayed on the Job Zone 3 XFile3 Application XFile3 4 USER MANUAL 11 lt IN Area Description Source Displays the LSMID of each job Name Displays the name of the current archived clip Format Displays the format which has been selected in the Template Zone Destination Displays the destination where the archived clips will be stored Remaining Displays the remaining time of each job _time Speed Displays the current archi
60. plays the job status referto Job Status for more details Enables you to delete this job change the priority of the current job or retry job if it is cancelled or stopped Displays the information from XSquare and XFile3 Six kinds of job status are available in Job Zone to specify the exact status of the current job Job Status Description Waiting The job has been created and stored in the XFile3DataBase Scheduled The job has been sent to XSquare and is scheduled to be proceeded Running The job is processing Completed The job is finished successfully Failed The job is unsuccessful cancelled The job has been cancelled 4 Note q When a job is completed the job will disappear from Job Zone but you can see all the completed jobs in Monitoring Mode The following diagram specifies the conversion between different statuses 3 XFile3 Application 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 28 cancel job mec i a failed a create PP Waiting gt gt gt gt Rumning pbis finished send job to Job is processing Square How to Update Clip Metadata XFile3 updates all clip metadata backed up in autoarchive mode The prerequisite to update clip metadata is the rule status must be started if not the metadata of the clip included in the rule won t be updated Clips metadata are updated automatically If one clip hasn t been archived yet its metadata will be updated automatically as
61. r Scanfolder 1 scanfolder 2 sport Group 1 File Path E btoryboard 2014 01 27 15 30 44 html 3 Click OK the storyboard of the target folders will be stored in the specified path To open this storyboard you only need to open the file named Storyboard_date creation time htmi such as Storyboard 2014 01 27 15 30 44 html by web browser 3 XFile3 Application 73 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 Storyboard EVS XFile3 XFie3 version 03 04 15 File creation time 2014 01 27 15 41 56 Creation Backup Clip ID Clip Name TCIN Duration Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword 3 Keyword 4 Keyword 5 Date Date Metadata Filename File Size Time Time AAA A SS 2014 01 06 10 14 19 2014 01 13 12 00 51 E Game 3 EVS yyytest 113 4 evs xml 21224114419 201401102 142931 BIIA Jiarar Joossosaifocooasoo iaa Pez Y ro porno 175330 Gane 3EVS Sc0F4va 911A O el ao Eras esra fosson f YI oon 122000 175329 Gane REVS SeBFv 23114 D ev ao EU COTA DESTA AA ka A CEPIS AO AAN ANTE CC fer rap AT 9 9304 eco __Iasoas zafocooaoo0 __ __ YU UU a posa 2 12320229 r2515229 p000ap0d Y eran 12 sz0q ooi4 0120 1048 24 Game JEVS 125200 20 9508 evemml rE rapera __ rn aora 105030 E Gane 2EVS coo 05tAcm aml poos hesassa oona Y eran 12 5343 oo14 0117 105036 Gane 2EVS 125343 24 050A erea OO ps 0s08 f125344 2a ia5334 2q oco0a00o _ olaoaie p07 1050 4 Gane VS 12594424 050B eva 9 050 gessa poo __ E E eran 1a saasfooia ovt
62. rce clips to restore 2 Select one starting point in Destinations Zone to store the restored clips in the EVS video server if needed If you have selected more than one server you don t need to select a specific starting point Select the Copy Type if needed By default Continuous is selected Select Camera Filter if needed By default no camera filter is selected Click Create Job All the jobs will be displayed in the Job Zone 3 XFile3 Application b5 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 3 5 6 Job Zone Issue 4 2 E May 2014 After creating job the jobs will be displayed at the bottom of Restore Ul Source Destination ClipName RemainingTime Speed Status Transcoded Actions 121C E Auto Archive 24EVS 118778Xj 121C_VO1 mxf XT3 001 412D i8778Xj 00 00 03 65 64 Frm s Running Cancel 131A EMAuto Archive 2 EVS i8778PH 131A_VOl mxf XT3 001 412E i8778PH 00 00 08 64 15 Frm s Running Cancel 131B E Auto Archive 2 EVS i8778XX 131B_VOl mxf XT3 001 412F i8778XX 00 00 16 41 39 Frm s Running Cancel 131C E Auto Archive 2 EVS i8778Xb 131C_VOLmxf XT3 001 413A 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel Process ASAP 131D E Auto Archive 2 EVS i8778Xj 131D_VOl mxf XT3 001 413B 0 Frm s Scheduled Cancel Process ASAP 2114 E Auto Archive 2 EVS i8778PH 211A mxf Area Sources Destination ClipName Remaining _time Speed Status Transcoded Actions Comments Job Status XT3 001 413C 0 Frm s Scheduled Description Displays all the selected c
63. re clips will be archived It is optional to select adding metadata 4 Select different filters if desired 3 XFile3 Application 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 5 Click Create autoarchive rule A new rule will be created and displayed in the Job Zone All the clips in the selected pages within the defined filters will automatically be archived onto the specified destination All the previously selected sources will be unselected automatically upon creation of the rule 3 2 Job Zone After creating a new rule the jobs will be displayed at the bottom of Auto Archive UI You can click the arrow beside the rule to fold or unfold the jobs in the rule Source TemplateName Destination MetaData rom To Prefcam Camera ati Keywords Actions Status 4 132580 EVS MXF DAclip resource Stop f Delete f Edit 5 completed jobs 65 matching jobs Source ClipName Forma t Remainin glime Speed 132580 115A 1080Ptest Avid DNxHD 8 b Low D clip resource 00 02 59 124 24 Frm s Runni 132580 112A 4000 DVCPRO HD D clip resource 00 09 41 3146 Frm s Runnin 132580 113B 19900125 DVCPRO HD DAclip resource 00 01 09 16 01 Frm s Runnin 132580 111F 19900125 DVCPRO HD D clip resource 00 00 39 3153 Frm s Runni i anc i Cance Cance i ance 132580 111D speed DVCPRO HD DAclip resource 00 00 31 17 22 Frm s Runnin ance 132580 111E M01 DAclip resource 0 Frm s chedu C Rule Every rule includes several values you have defined before
64. rvers and their structures including the pages banks and the metadata of all the clips Area that displays the copy type Button to create restore jobs Area that displays all the created jobs and status 3 XFile3 Application VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL 3 5 2 Sources Zone Hard Drive List Sources Unselect all E Desktop PEA CA ro New Volume DA 4 E New Volume E Auto Archive 1 Auto Archive 2 Clip Folder Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 New folder Scantolder 1 Scantolder 2 Sport Group 1 ka Streaming from AT3 001 5 treaming from AT3 002 Temp Group 1 Temp Group 2 b l0 Test Fe Public 192 168 135 204 23 Hard Drive List includes the following elements e Select the check box before hard drive or folders to select the clips in the selected hard drive e Click on one folder then press SHIFT from keyboard and click any other folders then all the folders between those two selected folders will be selected e Eachincludes several folders and the subfolders e The mapped drivers are supported by XFile3 e Mobile hard disks are supported by XFile3 e Right click on either hard disk or folder and do the following operations 3 XFile3 Application 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 o Click Refresh button to refresh the detected hard drives o Click Open in new window to open the local path Retresh Open in new window e Click Unselect all to release all the
65. sktop empty profile with one UF of each typex 3 18 2014 3 52 PM XML Document 9 KB de Downloads El Recent Places udt ab amp Public 011192 168 File name empty profile with one UF of each type xml v xml file xml 3 Select the Current profile to be used in the drop down list 3 XFile3 Application 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 EVS XML Metadata Current profile profile with one UF oftype1 profile with one UF of type 1 Ad Sensitivity profile with one UF of type 2 ApprovedEy date dd mm yyy Mow Day Number Due Time jal NOW sds memo Ad Sensitivity Normal ApprovedEy date dd mmyyyy Mow Day Number Due Time eer NOW sds memo Ad Coment r 4 Modify corresponding items in EVS XML Metadata window all items present are listed in order If not all items can fit in the window a scroll bar will appear 5 Click OK after modification 62 3 XFile3 Application Hana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az V l Then the metadata from EVS metadata profile is able to be used till now User can edit this profile at any time to update the metadata The metadata profile is added in the XML of the destination file From Legacy Session Metadata To add metadata from EVS metadata profile proceed as follows 1 Click on Edit below From legacy session metadata 2 Modify the corresponding items in Legacy Session Metadata Legacy Session Metadata Date 7
66. t Select All to select all the positions in all the available servers Every server includes 10 pages from 0 9 every page includes 9 banks from 1 9 each bank includes 10 columns from 0 9 The server name on XFile3 UI is the SDTI network name of server but if server name is null in server the serverlD number will be displayed instead The total clip number can be displayed besides each server name page or banks between brackets 3 XFile3 Application VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL Destination List LSMID Name 211A Test05 2116 Test0l 211C s101 211D Test01B 211E ES 211F Tes 01C 2174 Test01C 2126 Test01D 2120 Test01D 212D Test0lE pa Pi E 212F Test01F 2154 Test0lF 2136 Test0l 2131 213D 215 The Destination List only displays the positions from the specific banks or pages in the selected servers it includes the following elements e Select the requested server page or bank o f the selection is from one server all the positions in the selected server will be displayed at the right side of Destinations Zone And then you can select one of the available positions by ticking the check box as the starting point to restore clips XFile3 restores from the first available position if you don t select a starting point o Ifthe selection is from more than one servers all the positions in the selected servers will not be displayed out And then you do not need to select a specific starting point all the
67. t were in the required rating level By default no rating is selected all ratings are included Rating Archive Description Clips without rating Clips with rating one Clips with rating two Clips with rating three The Archive Flag filter makes it possible to include in the autoarchive the clips that were archived or not archived By default no archive flag is selected Not Archived Only include the clips which are not flagged for archived Marked for archive Alt Z Only include the clips which are flagged to be archived 3 XFile3 Application Hana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az VY l Keywords The keywords filter makes it possible to include in the autoarchive only the clips togged with the selected keywords By default no keyword is selected Click to activate Keyword Grid Window All the keywords listed in this window are from all the detected servers The list reflects all keywords that currently exist on the clips that exist The user can select the required keywords in this window 99 action playerAs playerB4 sdf sdfdf sdfsdf stdsd 3 2 6 How to Create an AutoArchive Rule To create an autoarchive rule proceed as follows 1 Select the source EVS Server and or Page Bank to autoarchive The check boxes of the pages in the Sources Zone will be selected Select the template in the Templates Zone to specify the file format Select the destinations in the Destinations Zone to specify whe
68. te custom template from custom template proceed as follows 1 Select one custom template and click Edit Template button on its right side then the TemplateEditor window is displayed out 2 Change corresponding value if needed and click Save As button G Note A To get more information about editing template click gt Help on XSquare application 3 Change the current template name if not the new template name will be added a sequence number between brackets beside the custom template If the old custom template is ended by a sequence number then the old sequence number will increased updated by the times the custom templates are created Click OK to close the window 4 The newly created custom template is displayed on Template Zone Editing Custom Template To edit custom template proceed as follows 1 Select one custom template and click the Edit Template button on its right side then the TemplateEditor window is displayed out 2 Change the corresponding values G Note A To get more information about editing template click gt Help on XSquare application 3 Click Save to save the edition and close the window Deleting Custom Template To delete custom template proceed as follows 1 Click Edit Template on the top right of Templates Zone and select the custom templates to be deleted by ticking the check box 3 XFile3 Application aa a XFile3 4 USER MANUAL V l Avid MXF OPAtom 1 10801
69. template by a single line Custom template is editable but default template can t be edited customer can proceed the following actions in custom template e Creating custom template e Editing custom template e Deleting custom template e Importing custom template e Exporting custom template Creating Custom Template Custom template can be created from both default template and custom template To create custom template from default template proceed as follows 1 Select one default template and click Edit Template button on its right side and then the TemplateEditor window is displayed out Templates Avid MAF OPAtom mic kAYE 2 Change corresponding value if needed and click Save As button G Note A To get more information about editing template click gt Help on XSquare application 3 Change the current template name if not the new template name will be added a sequence number between brackets beside the default template Click OK to close the window Avid MXF OPAtom 1 Cancel 4 Thenewly created custom template is displayed on Template Zone 3 XFile3 Application 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 cq 720p AVC Intra 100 MXF OPla SMPTE 3 720p Avid DNxHD VC 3 100Mbps MAF OPla SMPTE sa 720p DVCPro HD QTMow 720p MJPEG 4Band AT1 EVS MAF 3 720p ProRes 422 LT 100 Mbps QTMov Avid MXF OPAtom 1 3 10801 Avid DNxHD VC 3 100Mbps MAF OPla SMPTE 1 To crea
70. the restore positions on the EVS video server Remaining Displays the number of completed jobs and matching jobs with the format Time n completed jobs n matching jobs Speed Displays the current restoring speed of each job Status Displays the job status refer to Job Status for more details Transcoded This area displays the transcoded status of the restored clip e With icon the clip is transcoded e Without icon the clip is not transcoded 3 XFile3 Application 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 Area Description Actions Enables you to delete this job or change the priority of the current job Comments Displays the information from XSquare and XFile3 Job Status Six kinds of job status are available in Job Zone to specify the exact status of the current job Job Status Description Waiting The job has been created and stored in the XFile3DataBase Scheduled The job has been sent to XSquare and is scheduled to be proceeded Running The job is processing Completed The job is finished successfully Failed The job is unsuccessful cancelled The job has been cancelled G Note N When a job is completed the job will disappear from Job Zone but you can see all the completed jobs in Monitoring Mode The following diagram specifies the conversion between different statuses cancel job ae Fo j ocas failed create job gt Waiting lt gt Scheduled SL Running pon A Completed send job to J
71. view Uu 48 Table of Contents a Y XFile3 4 USER MANUAL az VY l Table of Contents 3 9 2 OUCES ZONE ascos tesis ese Oiar tada 49 3 5 3 Destinations Zone 2 22 2 cece e cece cece eee nr ce eeeeeeeees 52 3 5 4 Options Zone nro 54 3 5 5 How to Create Restore Jobs l ieee eee eee eee cece ee eeeee 55 3 5 6 JobZone ccc cece eee eee eee cee cece e eee eee eeeeeee 56 3 6 Streaming Mode 2 2 0 ccc eee cece cece cee cceccecccccecccecceccecceeee 58 3 6 1 Streaming Overview a 58 3 6 2 Sources Zone nc 59 3 6 3 Templates Zone a 99 3 6 4 Destinations Zone 0000000000000 0aa0 oaaao orano oaano ranon nnann 60 36 9 Options ZONE AA 63 3 6 6 How to Create Job 2 0 00 c cece cece ccc cceccecceeceecceceees 65 3 6 7 JOD ZONE cc ns 65 3 7 Monitoring Mode 2 2 2 a 70 3 7 1 Monitoring Overview _ 2 222 22 a 70 3 7 2 Hard Disk Zone o cece eee cee cee cee cece eee eeeceeeeeseesseeee 72 3 7 3 JOD A 14 3 8 About Window nro 79 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 What s New In the user manual the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features The changes linked to new features in version 4 are listed below New Updated functionality Update Microsoft Net Framework and Multicam versions in Requirements
72. ving speed of each job Status Displays the job status refer to Job Status for more details Actions Enables you to delete this job change the priority of the current job or retry job if it is cancelled or stopped Comments Displays the information from XSquare and XFile3 Job Status Six kinds of job status are available in Job Zone to specify the exact status of the current job Job Status Description Waiting The job has been created and stored in the XFile3DataBase Scheduled The job has been sent to XSquare and is scheduled to be proceeded Running Thejobis processing Completed The job is finished successfully Failed The job is unsuccessful cancelled The job has been cancelled 4 Note N When a job is completed the job will disappear from Job Zone but you can see all the completed jobs in Monitoring Mode The following diagram specifies the conversion between different statuses 3 XFile3 Application gt create job X Canceled E cancel job Ed 7 Failed processing failed Waiting y gt Scheduled SL 4 Ruming JE is bi Completed send job to Job is processing Square 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 40 How to Select Jobs All the selected jobs are highlighted in blue color Four possible selection ways are available e Click on one job then the job will be selected e Click on one job then press CTRL from keyboard and simultaneously click other jobs one by one to add to the selection
73. ving the selected job to the first position in the Scheduled job queue for the job to be processed in priority To change job priority Click Process ASAP button the job will be processed soon with high priority 4 Note N Only the priority of jobs with the Scheduled status can be changed 3 XFile3 Application 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 4 2 E May 2014 3 5 Restore Mode 3 5 1 Restore Overview ClickMSABLA to enter Restore mode Clips can be restored from a local destination to any EVS video server on the network The screen shot below shows various areas of Restore Main Window XFiles Unselect all Q E Desktop SDTINb Camera Label LSMID E amp E CN gt 2 New Volume DA Source 1128 DAdip resource EVS yyr 112B mx1 32 3C yyr 00 01 00 00 01 03 00 01 14 00 00 47 00 00 52 00 00 47 Area Name 1 Sources Zone 2 Destinations Zone 3 Option Zone 4 Restore 5 Job Zone 48 Restore 01 13 41 21 10 00 00 00 01 13 41 21 01 13 41 21 14 61 Frm s Running 13 93 Frm s Running 12 64 Frm s Running 12 81 Frm s Runnin 11 52 Frm 13 38 Frm 0 Frm s 0 Frm s 0 Frm s Schedul Description Area that displays all the sources in the detected destinations including the local path folders subfolders and clips metadata in the selected destination or folders Area that displays all clips from the selected directories of the selected hard drives Area that displays all the detected se
74. w User can edit this profile at any time to update the metadata The metadata profile is added in the XML of the destination file From Legacy Session Metadata To add metadata from EVS metadata profile proceed as follows 1 Click on Edit below From legacy session metadata 2 Modify the corresponding items in Legacy Session Metadata Legacy Session Metadata Date 7 11 2013 Now Time 16 35 43 Name sporti Sport baseball Competition LISA Competition Level Location Team A Team EB Cancel 3 Click OK after modification User can edit this profile at any time to update the metadata The metadata profile is added in the XML of the destination file Filters Zone XFile3 allows users to define different filters in Auto Archive Mode These filters are additional rule criteria to facilitate very complex jobs if desired The Filters Zone includes six kinds of filters e Pref Cam e Date amp Time 3 XFile3 Application VS XFile3 4 USER MANUAL e Camera e Rating e Archive e Keywords Pref Cam The Pref Cams filter makes it possible to only include in the autobackup rule the clips that were recorded from any camera defined as the first preferential camera or on the second preferential camera By default no pref cam is selected all cameras are included Description All cameras are both included in autobackup rule Only the first and second preferential cameras are included in autobackup ru
75. y G Note N Only the priority of jobs with the Scheduled status can be changed 3 6 Streaming Mode 3 6 1 Streaming Overview Streaming Mode is to automatically archive the source trains from the requested servers in the requested formats based on predefined rules Click to enter Streaming mode The screen shot below shows various areas of the Streaming Window Streaming Templates Avid MXF OPAtom TEVS MXF rom 3 2014 18 00 00 x MXF OP1a SMPTE QuickTime Movie 1080i AVC Intra 100 MXF OP1a SMPTE 18 05 00 x a 00 01 00 Source TemplateName Destination MetaData From To Divide in chunk of With overlap of Actions Rule9 4 132580 EVS MXF local 2014 04 03 18 00 00 2014 04 03 18 05 00 00 01 00 Format s From To Speed 132580 REC1 Apple ProRes 422 testEVS REC1 CamA mxf 2014 04 03 18 00 00 2014 04 03 18 00 59 521 64 Frm s 132580 REC1 Apple ProRes 422 A tEVS REC1 CamA 1 mxf 2014 04 03 18 01 00 2014 04 03 18 01 59 382 58 Frm s 132580 REC1 Apple ProRes 422 132580 REC1 Apple ProRes 422 132580 REC1 Apple ProRes 422 tEVS REC1 CamA 4 mxf 2014 04 03 18 04 00 2014 04 03 18 04 59 905 67 Frm s 0 items 1 item selected 58 3 XFile3 Application Hana XFile3 4 USER MANUAL ee VY l Area Name Description 1 Sources Area that displays all the detected servers and their recorders Zone 2 Templates Area that displays the templates available from the background Zone running XSquare service manager 3 Destinations Ar

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