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Xedio Dispatcher 4.02 User`s Manual

1. e f the source clip is loaded on the Player from the thumbnail view the IN and OUT points initially displayed are the ones of the source clip e f the source clip of a storyboard element is loaded on the Player the IN and OUT points initially displayed are the ones of the Storyboard element The editing and transport buttons mainly allow you to perform the following actions e Browse in and play the source clip loaded on the player e Mark the IN and OUT points of the Storyboard element before you place it into the storyboard e Navigate between the logs created on the clip loaded in the player These buttons allow you to change the View mode in the Workspace These buttons allow you to move to the next or previous clip available in the Thumbnail view See also Section 4 8 2 p 67 Section 4 8 3 p 68 Section 4 8 4 p 70 Section 4 8 5 p 72 Section 4 8 6 p 77 Section 4 8 7 p 78 Section 4 5 2 p 48 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 5 6 STORYBOARD PLAYER VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA PURPOSE You will work in this view to perform the following actions e Play a storyboard to see the final result before exporting it e Add an audio guide track over the storyboard OVERVIEW Workspace Eat Fi me is d PPPI r 1 FLIND Fani A DRWAL rn m i kr 55 Issue 4 2 B 56 Xedio Dispatcher
2. Moves 1 frame before the current position in Pause mode Go to Next Frame Moves 1 frame after the current position in Pause mode Previous 10 Frames Moves 10 frames before the current position in Pause mode Next 10 Frames Moves 10 frames after the current position in Pause mode Go to Next Transition Storyboard Player only Moves to the next storyboard clip Go to Prev Transition Storyboard Player only Moves to the previous storyboard clip Duration of the storyboard This field is not used in the Storyboard Player Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 8 6 CLIP CREATION FIELDS The Clip Creation fields are specific to the Clip Player The storyboard clips can indeed not be modified once they are included in the storyboard 00 00 49 08 C 10 00 45 20 y nl gt 0002 1517 Goall 0000 55 04 J C or gt T gt 00 00 09 09 The following table describes the various fields that are used to create clips Field Button Keyboard Function Name and Description Shortcut Mark IN Sets a mark IN point at the nowline position on the media bar e A timecode value is added in Mark IN TC field e A sign is shown on the video display e A green mark is added at this timecode on the media bar Mark OUT Sets a mark OUT point at the nowline position on the media bar e the timecode value is added in Mark OUT TC field e A sign is s
3. 19 05 2010 11 23 29 Audios ideon Audio ideo Audios ideo Audios ideo Audio ideo Audio ideo Audios ideo Audios ideo Audio ideo Audio videa Audio ideo Audio ideo Audio ideo Audio ideo Audio ideo Audios ideo Audios ideo Audio ided aedio OOF MFO_ vedio OOUSOMO_ edio OOOUST 201 aedio OOTOHDO_ aedio O01 20_ edio_0012160_1 edio_00133J0_1 aedio 0014000 edio_UNTSTEO_ asedio OO16FPO_1 aedio O01 FBO aedio OOS MO_ edio O022E 0_ aedio OU25E 0_ edio OO01GCO_ edio OOUZAS0_ edio OO03440_1 5 3 3 SEARCHING FOR CLIPS WITHIN THE LIST VIEW INTRODUCTION When the Xedio Dispatcher displays large amounts of clips it may become difficult to find a specific element The List view offers several ways to speed up your search e quick text search e filters on parameters By default the columns that are taken into consideration for the Quick Text Search are the ones currently visible in the grid If you wish to search in other columns and view the string you are searching for inthe columns you can e add other columns to the Elements grid e use Filters as explained in section Advanced Filters on page 87 These search tools are explained in detail below 85 Issue 4 2 B 86 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 All these search tools can be combined and they can be saved for later use These Saved Filters can then be applied in one click QUICK TE
4. Default text for the external reference of the source Support assigned to the media during its referencing in Xedio Dispatcher The global shooting date is assigned to the media during its referencing in Xedio Dispatcher This parameter is a numeric value to define how the global shooting date is assigned Possible values e 0 date retrieved from the XML file and corresponding to the date when the media was recorded by the camera e gt 0 date provided by the application and corresponding to the date when the media was referenced in Xedio Dispatcher Default name assigned to the media referencing in Xedio Dispatcher during its This field is left empty by default 3l Issue 4 2 B 32 Logger KeywordGridFolder Media List MaxResultSelSize Player Auto Clip IN Auto Clip OUT EnableDeinterlaceMen U JogAudioThresholdHl J ogAudioThresholdLO J ogRangeHl J ogRangeLO PrevNextx ShiftS peedM ax SpeedM ax XT Clip Creation Time Tolerance XT Stream Creation Time Tolerance Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Folder where Xedio Dispatcher looks for Keyword grids Default value C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grid Field to define the maximum number of items which will be displayed in the Elements grid after 0 no limit This parameter will be used in future version Amount of fields before the entr
5. Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 The following table provides a short description on the various areas highlighted in the Storyboard Player view You will find more detailed information in the section 4 8 Clip Player and Storyboard Player on page 67 User Interface Element 1 Video Display amp Audio Meters 2 Audio Track Monitoring buttons 3 Jog and Media bar 4 Transport commands 5 Audio Guide Track Record button 6 View Mode buttons 7 Next Previous Storyboard buttons 8 Go to Match Frame button Description It displays the video material loaded on the Player Parameters related to the display are available via a contextual menu The audio meters show the levels of the various audio tracks of the clip that is being played Allow the selection of the audio track you want to monitor Allows moving within the storyboard at a variable speed The Media bar represents the whole Storyboard currently loaded on the Player For more information on the job and media bars refer to the section 4 8 4 Jog amp Media Bars on page 70 Allow you to do the following actions e Browse in and play the loaded storyboard e Navigate among the logs displayed on the loaded storyboard Allows you to add voice over on the Storyboard Allow changing the View mode in the Workspace Allow moving to the next or previous Storyboard available in the Storybo
6. Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 From the General tab 2 Type the name of the storyboard in the Label field mandatory 3 Fill in the other fields if needed Field Description Description Optional text to describe the edit VarlD VarlD given to the storyboard Aspect ratio Default aspect ratio to be used for the edit With HD video standards the aspect ratio 16 9 is selected and cannot be modified in Xedio CleanEdit This does not prevent from using a media with a different aspect ratio in the edit With SD video standards you can choose the aspect ratio between 4 3 and 16 9 and you can modify this as long as the edit is empty 4 Set the start timecode that will be taken into account during the storyboard er export Two options are available o Getthe TC IN of the first storyboard clip as start TC by selecting the From First Clip option o Manually set the start TC by clearing the From First Clip option and entering a specific timecode in the Start Timecode field 5 From the Custom Metadata tab two cases can occur o lf only a default metadata profile is defined for edits the metadata fields of the default profile are displayed in this tab and can be filled in Storyboard Properties General Custom Metabata 80 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 o If several metadata profiles have been associated to the edits
7. currently loaded on the Player The mark IN mark OUT and nowline are displayed on this top area See the section Nowline Mark IN and Mark OUT on page 71 The middle area includes a dark grey zone This zone shows the portion of the media out of the whole media included in the top area and the position in the whole media e When a media has just been loaded the top area represents the whole media The dark grey area covers the whole space in the middle area If you position the mouse on the middle area and rotate the mouse wheel up or down you respectively enlarge or reduce the dark grey area hence increasing or reducing the portion of the media included in the top area e f you click on the dark grey area and drag it you shift the portion of media included in the top area e When a mark IN and mark OUT are defined double clicking on the dark grey area will toggle the portion covered by the top area from the entire media length to the clip length portion between mark IN and mark OUT NOWLINE MARK IN AND MARK OUT In the Clip Player the mark IN mark OUT points and the nowline will be used in the media bar for transport and editing actions In the Storyboard only the nowline is relevant Display An IN point or mark IN point is shown as a green line on the media An OUT point or mark OUT point is shown as a red line on the media The nowline that is to say the current position within the media
8. data and click OK See section 5 2 1How to Create an Empty Storyboard79 for details on this window Right click the storyboard tab and select Delete Storyboard from the contextual menu A message will ask you for confirmation before deleting the storyboard Right click the storyboard tab and select Send Storyboard to Export Tool from the contextual menu For more information on exporting storyboards refer to the section 5 9 Exporting the Storyboard on page 105 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 5 3 5 3 1 SELECTING RELEVANT MEDIA DISPLAYING FOLDER CONTENT IN THE SOURCE DEVICE AREA XF drives or USB devices containing media backed up from EVS video servers on an event location can be used in Xedio Dispatcher HOW TO ADD AND SCAN A FOLDER To display a folder content proceed as follows 1 In the Source Device area right click the Folders line A contextual menu appears 2 Select Add amp Scan Folder A window opens 3 Type a device name 4 Browse for the device folder to scan 5 Click OK The folder is added to the Source Device area and its content is scanned and can be displayed in the Workspace area FOLDER DISPLAY PROPERTIES To change the root folder display right click the Folders area in the Source Device area A contextual menu appears The Root Folder Display option gives access to a sub menu with several display options Men
9. the icon has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features Click the section number or the description in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section Section 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 1 3 4 2 5 2 1 3 3 4 3 5 2 1 5 2 2 4 5 3 4 5 4 Description Possibility to import media from CANON Compact Flash drive Updated list of supported formats and codecs Updated hardware requirements Updated list of Parameter Profiles Updated list of Keyboard Profiles Storyboard metadata can be entered at storyboard creation Possibility to create metadata profiles for storyboards and edits Possibility to associate metadata profile values with a Storyboard Possibility to associate metadata profile values with a media Export Tool new export tools to export to file and to export to device Possibility to create an export profile intended to export to Avid Interplay or AAF Storyboard cut points are exported as logs if the Generate log sheet file or the Export logs as locators to Avid option has been selected Possibility to select the start timecode that will be taken into account during the storyboard export This can be set at storyboard creation or edited later on Possibility to export clips or sub clips to any type of export destination VII Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 VIII Xedio D
10. 2012 4 User Interface STARTING XEDIO DISPATCHER To start Xedio Dispatcher select the Xedio Dispatcher application via the menu Start gt All Programs gt EVS Broadcast Equipment gt Xedio Dispatcher gt Xedio Dispatcher OR double click the Xedio Dispatcher shortcut on the desktop s Ed ediobisp tcher OVERVIEW The Xedio Dispatcher user interface consists of several areas besides the Menu bar They are highlighted on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below Note The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin installed Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 MATCH ACTIONS i pige J Goal Sk Save Amin oa Hart Backen zum crase L nhad S25 08 Voley Threw tact vc Long Seen Chesta b fearan miagh ke deer hioat Tackle Pass Wits bar er Catch Run Mile Track Past a ee re 4 kua Good Sunny Gaal bereoptichiaksch Poar Raining Foul Shot On Foul am Face Pooratty Commer MATCH Poul By Close Peneity he ESP mm uiaiia Wide Panaty Throw Time Kia Wehen Gi val a ms Preystcal Crash Appeal once TEAM broren Ful Handteall PLAYER ptrontatl injury Penalty etalisbor foam 5 Area Description l Menu bar The menu bar gives access to general commands and to configuration parameters See also the section 4 3 Menu Bar on page 45 2 Sour
11. 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Logger with Associated Keyword Grids Tools u LUE MATCH ACTIONS zu 1 pagel page page Goal Skill save Assist Goal Header Shot Cross Longrange Volley Through Defending Long ball Miss _Own goal Chests t ball ES eth Through l Hear miss Disallowed Overhead a Hits bar Deflection Hits post Over bar _ Good Goal line nterception Miskick _ Poor Raining Shot On 2 _ Penalty ent MAT _ Penalty Freekick Penalty Throw in Incident Appeal Handball Penalty ___ Retaliation Zoom _ or iz s 4 5 The following table provides a short description on the various areas highlighted in the Logger tab You will find more detailed information in the section 5 6 Adding Logs to a Clip on page 99 User Interface Element Description 1 Keyword Grid Selection This field is only present if keyword grids are Field stored as xml files in c program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids This field provides the list of keyword grids from which you can select the one you want to use 2 Keyword Grid Once a keyword grid has been selected it opens in the Keyword Grid area If the keywords cannot be displayed in one page the pages are displayed as tabs 58 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 6 3 User Interface Element Description If no ke
12. 40 slower than real time 100 means real time 200 means 2 times faster than real time 109 Issue 4 2 B 3 9 9 110 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 EXPORTING CLIPS AND SUB CLIPS You can also export individual source clips or sub clips using the one of the Export tools Proceed in the same way as for storyboards for exporting clips and sub clips To add a source clip drag the thumbnail of the source clip from the Thumbnail view or from the List view of the workspace to the open Export tab corresponding to the required destination types To add several source clips at a time you can select them thanks to the usual commands as detailed in section Selecting Techniques on page 49 Clips are then added in chronological order To add a sub clip created in the Clip Player define the IN and OUT points and possibly name for the sub clip in the Clip Player and drag it to the open Export tab Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Term Acronym Cue Point Event Keyword Keyword grid Level of interest Log Log sheet Ranking Source clip Source file Storyboard clip Sub clip Issue 4 2 B Glossary Definition Explanation Reference point to a specific frame in a video sequence Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media The cue point is only identified by a TC value Event that is
13. Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Filter Parameter Displayed Criteria Fields Type eefSugel August 2011 Today 22 Aug 11 e Search based on an interval e g with between two calendars are displayed for the selection of two dates 0 4ug 11 And erug e Search based on a specific date calculated from the current date e g with tomorrow last month no other field appears bomorrcy Time Several Date Search filters exist They are described below Such as Last a Select a condition or a logical operator in the first field Rendered Date Time 22rbug E 3 T Zz ast hour now 30 min next hour LOMO O today last month b This will condition the next step e Search based on a specific date and time e g with Is two additional fields will be displayed a calendar for the selection of a date and drop down list for the selection of time e Search based on a specific date and time calculated from the current date and time e g with next hour last month no other field appears kornorrogs 91 Issue 4 2 B 92 Filter Parameter Type Number Such as DB ld Option List Such as Video Standard Boolean Such as Published Free Text Such as Label Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Displayed Criteria Fields Select a logical operator in the
14. FULL SCREEN To view the Player area as a full screen image press F9 on the keyboard Press again F9 to revert to the normal display 4 8 3 AUDIO VIDEO TRACK SELECTION AND MONITORING PLAYER TRACK SELECTION BUTTONS Overview of the Track Selection All the available audio sources from a media are displayed below the Video Display Clip Player The Track Selection buttons are specific to the Clip Player When you create a sub clip you need to select the video and requested audio tracks using the buttons underneath the Video Display zone Right Audio Channel Channel Selectior Left Audio Channel Video O Monitoring of the 1st Stereo Track Monitoring of the nd Stereo Track E u Monitoring of the 4th Stereo Track Monitoring of the 3rd Stereo Track 68 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Video and Audio Selection The channel selection camera and triangle buttons allows you to select the video and audio channels you want to include in the clip sub clip you will add to the Storyboard Ei Clicking on the Video button will remove the video from the Player window and disable it so that the clip made has no video The displayed button will turn to white i Clicking on the left or right triangle of an audio stereo track will disable respectively the left or right channel of the corresponding audio track The displayed button will turn to white x The
15. It can only be edited if it is not selected for use in the Media or Edit Profile Association How to Delete a Metadata Profile To delete a metadata profile proceed as follows 1 Select itin the Metadata Profiles area 2 Click the Delete Profile button in the Metadata Profile Information area It can only be deleted if it is not selected for use in the Media or Edit Profile Association Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 3 3 3 MEDIA PROFILE ASSOCIATION The Media Metadata Profile Table Association window allows you to select the profiles you want to make available to the users You can access it via the menu Parameters gt Media Metadata Profile Association Media Metadata Profile Association Description Available Selected Summer Event Default Profile Spring Event The following fields are displayed in the window Field Description Description Automatically filled by the system for the selected profile with the description text entered at profile creation Available Displays the list of existing profiles available for selection Selected Displays the list of profiles which have been selected in the Available list and added thanks to the Add button Profiles can be removed from the Selected list and be made available in the Available list again by using the Remove button Each user field from the selected profiles could be displayed in addit
16. LoRes Media File DB ID Once a parameter has been selected an entire line is displayed ALL Critena are met Camera Interface Element Description 1 Selected filter parameter 2 Various fields used to enter the filter criteria Refer to section Search Fields Types on page 90 Used to remove the corresponding filter line Used to add a new filter line 89 Issue 4 2 B 90 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Search Fields Types According to the selected filter parameter different types of search fields will be displayed They are detailed in the table below Filter Parameter Type Timecode or Duration Parameter Such as TC IN TC OUT Duration Range Such as Timecode Range Date Such as Creation Date Displayed Criteria Fields Select a logical operator in the first field and then enter a timecode or duration value in the second field does not contain Select an option from the first field and then enter a timecode value This will include or exclude media containing the Specified timecode value Several Date Search filters exist They are described below a Select a condition or a logical operator in the first field eefSugel gt Es horror b This will condition the next step e Search based on a specific date e g with is a calendar will be displayed for the selection of a date Xedio
17. XDCam XDCamE X XT Cerendering2 Available XTNr Id RTProf Agent Issue 4 2 B Field to define the maximum number of items which will be displayed in the Elements grid after a search filter has been applied 0 no limit Free text field to define the dates to be displayed in recent dates drop down lists When selected Enables the display of audio track assignment dialog tab in the Setup window during an import When selected Automatically scans devices at start up When selected Allows import from Canon device When selected Allows import of RTD files When selected Allows import of files with P2 format When selected Allows server clip to be viewed In a player When selected Allows server train to be viewed in a player When selected Allows import of image stills files When selected Allows import of stills with key files When selected Allows import of video files When selected Allows import of files with wave format When selected Allows import of files with XDCam format When selected Allows import from XDCamEX device When selected Allows import of server clips Free text field to enter a comma separated list of numbers for available EVS video server If the field is left empty all numbers between 1 and 30 are allowed Field to enter the DB ID of RTProf agent If the field is set to 0 the first available agent with a name containing RTProfAgent is fetched from DB 29 Issue 4 2
18. Xedio Dispatcher To install Xedio Dispatcher proceed as follows 1 Copy the installation file ru11xedioDispatcher_4 0x xx exe locally This is the full installer file which you need to use for a first installation Use the xedioDispatcher_4 0x xx exe for upgrades 2 Double click on the installation file to launch the installation wizard 3 Click Next on the Welcome window io Setup Xedio Dispatcher 24 Welcome to the Xedio Dispatcher WEL Setup Wizard This will install SedioD ispatcher Son your computer Itiz recommended that you close all other applications before continding Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup 4 Read the License agreement click the I accept the agreement option and click Next iG Setup Xedio Dispatcher E License Agreement Please read the following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR EWS BROADCAST EQUIPMENT SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This EWS Broadcast Equipment End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between wou either an individual or a single entity and EYS Broadcast Equipment forthe EYS software product identified above which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT
19. edit object dropped inthe Export Tool area Free text field to define the name of media object dropped in the Export Tool area Field to enter a value corresponding to a camera ganging type 0 XT input cameras 1 IPDirector metadata 2 mixed first tries IPD metadata then XT input cams Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log with the default ranking assigned Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log with a ranking assigned Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log with a ranking assigned Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log with a ranking assigned Width used for new thumbnails Height is found according to the 4 3 ratio Color used in the media bar of the Player to represent a log entered by the logged user When selected allows the user to change edit properties in the Storyboard Properties window When selected allows the user to media properties in Media Properties window change Field to define the maximum date Interval in days which can be used when a search filter is applied on a date parameter 0 no limit Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Cefiltermgr Max Result Set Size Recent Date List Cemediaimport Audio Track Assignment Dialog Automatic Device Scan Canon Kmt P 2 PlayXTClip PlayXTTrain Stills Stills Keys Video Wave
20. first field and then enter a number in the second field u Note lt gt means differs from Select a condition in the first field Click the button to display the list of options available for the selected filter parameter Example for the Video Standard Vid tandard E PAL SD HD 10801 50 W Ho 720p 5 50 MHD 1030p 550 W HTSC drop SD HD 10801 59 94 E HD 7720p 559 94 HD 1080p 55 94 Select an option from the list Select Yes or No from the single criteria field contains contains does not contain starts with ends with Select a condition in the first field and then enter text in the second field Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 How to Perform a Search through Filter Fields To enter search values in the Filter fields proceed as follows 1 2 Choose the columns you wish to perform a search on Click the Show Hide Filter button The following Filter area is displayed ALL Critena are met Select a criteria combination from the list ALL Criteria are met ALL Criteria are met ANY Criteria i met HO Criteria is met Select a filter parameter from the filter parameter list An entire line corresponding to the selected filter parameter is displayed ALL Criteria are met Camera Enter filter criteria as explained in section Search Fields Types on page 90 For free text fields press ENTER to appl
21. following license codes known as Xedio Dispatcher full option must be requested to allow the use of Xedio Dispatcher except the Audio Guide Track and RTProf Wizard which are optional License Code Description Base Package 10 Base Package for Xedio Dispatcher P2 Source 20 Access to A V content on P2 support XDCAM Source 30 Access to A V content on XDCAM support Storyboarding 40 Access to the Storyboarding rough cut module of Xedio Dispatcher Audio Guide 41 Allows the creation of an Audio Guide Track over a Track storyboard Export 50 Access to the Export Module of Xedio Dispatcher RTProf Wizard 51 Allows the creation of a new export target profile RTProf generator Logger 60 Access to the Logging IPD Logs module of Xedio Dispatcher Transcoding 70 Access to the transcoding option for the export module If not present only smart rendering is allowed REQUESTING AND IMPORTING THE LICENSE KEYS In the XSecure Manager application installed on the Xedio Dispatcher workstation you need to click the Request button to generate an XML file Email this XML file to the EVS support and ask for the Import Key file Once you have received the Import Key file you need to select and import the file via the Import Key File button in XSecure Manager Issue 4 2 B 2 4 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE A Setup wizard guides you through the Installation of
22. in Edit Metadata Profile Association window one default profile and one or more associated profiles Storyboard Properties First select the requested profile in the Metadata Profile list first row of the table Then the metadata fields linked to the selected profile will be displayed in the rows below Fill in the metadata fields Note The Allow Change Edit Properties option must have been selected from Parameters gt Parameters ProfilesMedia Dispatcher gt Cefiltermgr to allow the display and update of Custom Metadata 6 Click OK The new storyboard is now available in the Storyboard area as a new tab The tab name is the storyboard name When a Storyboard is active the tab is underlined in the Storyboard area 81 Issue 4 2 B 5 2 2 82 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON STORYBOARDS The following table describes the various actions you can perform on a storyboard Action Opening a storyboard Modifying a storyboard properties Deleting a storyboard Sending a storyboard to the Export tool Description Click on the tab of the requested storyboard The tab name is underlined and the storyboard clips are displayed in the Storyboard tab as thumbnails Right click the storyboard tab and select Storyboard Properties from the contextual menu The Storyboard Properties window is displayed Type the new
23. required license key is installed in XSecure the Audio Guide Track button will be available oh the Storyboard Player Stereo output for Audio Guide Track Countdown in milliseconds before starting the record process Delay in seconds between two storyboard saves Allows the Match Frame feature toggle from edit to media If this is active the Match Frame button Is available in the Storyboard Player How TO EDIT A PARAMETER PROFILE To edit the parameters values of a profile proceed as follows Li In the Application Selection area select the application in which a parameter profile should be edited Select the profile in the Profile Selection area In the Parameters area edit the desired parameters in the Variant Values column by selecting or clearing the box corresponding to a parameter check box by adding the required value field to enter a value by selecting the required value option list by defining it in a specific window for a name format string see section How to Modify a Name Format String on page 34 The default values can be changed by editing the lt default gt profile Click the Save button to save the selected profile A dialogue box will show a successful update 33 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 How TO MODIFY A NAME FORMAT STRING To modify a name format string proceed as follows 1 34 In the Param
24. 03 2012 13 32 57 21 03 2012 13 32 57 AudioVideo Audio Video AudioVideo AudioVideo information on the List view edio EVS XTAcce Il Wedio EVS XTAcce redo EVS TAcce redio _ EVS XTAcce section 5 3 3 Searching for Clips within the List View on page 85 in the 5l Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 User Interface Description See also Element 1 Search Tools Provides a Quick Text Search field and Section 5 3 3 Advanced Filters fields to restrict the list to pp 86 and specific data 87 2 Saved Filters Allows to save filters and to apply them later Section 5 3 3 Tabs On p 93 3 Elements Displays the list of clips corresponding to the Next2 Grid selected source in the Device area or returns sections the result of a search applied to the list DISPLAYED COLUMNS It is possible to re arrange the columns order and to add or remove some columns Right clicking on any of the column headings displays a contextual menu The Choose Displayed Columns option opens the Select Visible Columns window allowing you to choose the columns you want to be displayed in the Elements grid The column width and order can be adjusted using standard computer commands and drag and drop techniques ELEMENTS GRID CONTEXTUAL MENU A contextual menu is available when you right click on an item in the list Menu Item Description Play Loads the clip
25. 2 150 f speech 20120322 Aedio OU03440 15h 2 60 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Area Description E Target Drop down field from which you can select the target profile Selection you want to use or create a new one field See section 3 1 Export Target Profiles on page 9 List of List of storyboards or clips that have been added to the export jobs export list in the current session whether they have already been exported or not See section Export Job Status on page 61 for details on the export job status display Start button Starts the export process for the storyboards and clips that are in the list and have not been exported yet Cancel Cancels the export process Already finalized exports will button not be canceled Clear List Clears the export list The application asks you to confirm button this action It does not clear the output of export jobs stored on the various destination folders Export J ob Status When the storyboard has not been exported yet the progress bar shows 0 and the background is light grey Name Progress Foot Highlights When the storyboard is being exported the progress of the export job is displayed in the List of export jobs Hame Progress Foot_20120322_143 Fr When the storyboard has been successfully exported the progress bar displays OK and the background is green Name Progr
26. 38 Player Fast Forward Fast Rewind Goto End Goto IN Goto OUT Goto Start Grab Still Frame Insert CuePoint Mark IN a Mark IN b Mark OUT a Mark OUT b Next Frame a Next Frame b Next CuePoint Next CuePoint b Next X Frames a Next X Frames b Play Stop PlayClip PlayClip loop Play Forward Play Reverse Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Goes fast forward the media in player window if focus is set to player Fast rewinds the media in player window if focus is set to player Jumps to end of the clip or media Jumps to the IN point Jumps to the OUT point Jumps to beginning of the clip or media Grabs a still of the current frame Inserts a cue point needs a number to be typed enter for a timeline cue point Sets clip IN point to current nowline position Sets clip IN point to current nowline position secondary shortcut Sets clip OUT point to current nowline position Sets clip OUT point to nowline Secondary shortcut current position Goes to next frame Goes to next frame Secondary shortcut Goes to next cue point in Player Goes to next transition in timeline Goes to next cue point in Player Goes to next transition in timeline Secondary shortcut Jumps to next x frames x is defined in the software profile Jumps to next x frames x is defined in the software profile secondary shortcut St
27. 6 2 How to Adda Log to a Clip and Associate Metadata unneeeesnsersenensenensenennenennennnnennnnennnnennnne 99 50 3 Log and Metadata Display ee N O 101 5 6 4 Other Possible Actions on Lena 102 5 7 RECORDING AN AUDIO GUIDE TRACK en 103 Dalal MOU Oeo ee OR 103 Tha MOWER aN AUGIO GUE Mack aai ti 103 5 8 CHECKING TAE STORTBOAR D nern 104 o MAOU O ee ee Bee 104 5 8 2 How to Load a Storyboard in the Storyboard Player ccscesssesssessscssscssscsserssserseserseses 104 5 9 EXPORTING THES ORY BOAR Dir es nd 105 5 941 1 10 810 C016 eee ae ee Rc a Po re ee eo ee oe eee 105 5 9 2 Overview of the Storyboard Export Process csssecssssssssrssssrssserssserssersssersreesersesersesersases 105 5 93 EXDOMMNG a Storyb ard toa Target ine ah 107 5 9 4 How to Export a Storyboard to File or Device cesssssrssssssssrssserssserssserssserssrersreesarersarseses 109 595 LEX DOMING CIPS and SUCE nannten 110 GLOSSAR Yamini 111 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Issue 4 2 B VI Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Issue 4 2 B What s New The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on Xedio Dispatcher versions 4 1 and 4 2 compared to Xedio Dispatcher version 4 0 In the user manual
28. 7 4 8 3 Audio Video Track Selection and Monitoring een 68 464 109 Medla Bals unse een 70 Ag TANS POCFUNCHON S sa ence Re cer een ee eer ee eee eee ee Sere ere ee 72 48 0 CIID Cie a WOM FICO nennen 71 2 8 7 LOF BUTON Sans 18 De OPERATION nenne 79 5 1 GENERAL WORKING PROCESS antenne 79 5 2 MANAGING THE STORY BOARDS una 79 5 2 1 How to Create an Empty SWNyDOdl aaa 79 3 2 2 ONET POSSE ACTIONS ON STORY 00 aIOS ernennen 82 513 SELECTING REEEVANT MEDIA nern 83 5 3 1 Displaying Folder Content in the Source Device Area unnsessesensenensenensenensenennennnsennnnennnnennnne 83 5 3 2 Listing Clips in the Workspace Alt denen 84 5 3 3 Searching for Clips within the LISt VeWenee ae 85 54 LOADING A SOURCE CLIP ON THE GEIP PLAYER ana 95 9 4 PMID OS Csi einem 95 54 2 How to Load a Clip in the Clip Player 95 5 5 ADDING CLIPS OR SUB CLIPS TO THE STORYBOARD ccceccsssssssersssersssserssserersseteass 97 5 5 1 How to Create a Sub Clip and Add itto the Storyboard eeneseseesensesensenennenennnnennnnennnennnennnno 97 5 5 2 How to Add Source Clips to the Storyboard s esesssssressrrsrnrnsrsnsnnnnnrnrnrnsrnnnrnnnrnrnrnresrsrsrnrnns 98 5 5 3 How to Replace a Clip in the Storyboard s s sssseresesrsnsnsrnrnrnrnsnsnnnnnnnnrnrnrnnnnnnnnnnnrnrnrenesrnrnrnns 98 5 5 4 How to Modify the Storyboard Clip Boundaries s sssssssssrerernsnsrsrsrsrnrnrnrnnnnnnnnrrnrnrnrnsrsrsrnrnns 98 5 6 ADDING LOGSTOR CUP aa 99 SOL MOUIN nn ee re 99 5
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30. Assignment on page 25 Note Once the audio track assignment has been defined in Xedio Importer or AutoFile Importer these values will be used instead of the default ones on the workstation Defines the default audio channel assignment for rendered files The field displays the assignments for 2 4 8 and 16 channels configurations separated by a sign Refer to the section How to Define New Default Audio Channel Assignment on page 25 This parameter is not used in Xedio Dispatcher This parameter is not used in Xedio Dispatcher How to Define New Default Audio Channel Assignment To define a new default audio channels assignment right click the Variant Value and select one of the options of the contextual menu e Source when this option is selected the audio track assignment from the Source media will be used e Custom this opens the Audio Track Assignment window from which you can 25 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 select the required number of channels and assign channels to tracks Automatic Restore Restore Type Option list to select the restore type to be used for automatic restore process Possible values e Full Restore restores the whole media e Partial Restore restores only the useful section of the media used in the edit for which a restore is requested Import Imported FileName Free text field to define the imported f
31. B 30 Cerendering2 Id Shell Agent Id To XT Agent Show To CleanEdit Show To Device Show To File Show To Target Db Maintenance BackupFilename BackupF older CheckDB DaysBeforeDBMainten ance GenerateBackup PurgeBackupFiles PurgeBackupHistory Reorganizelndex ShrinkDB DeviceFilter AllowCDRom AllowF ixedDrive Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Field to enter the DB Id of Shell agent If the field is set to 0 the first available agent with a name containing ShellAgent is fetched from DB Field to enter the DB Id of ToXT agent If the field is set to 0 the first available agent with a name containing ToXTAgent is fetched from DB When selected shows the To CleanEdit TAB When selected shows the To Device TAB When selected shows the To File TAB When selected shows the To Target TAB Backup prefix name of the Xedio Dispatcher DB Location where the backup operations save backup files Checks DB during maintenance operation Delay between two DB maintenances Generates Xedio Dispatcher DB backup during maintenance operation Purges previous Xedio Dispatcher DB backup during maintenance operation Purges history from Xedio Dispatcher DB backup during maintenance operation Re indexes table from Xedio Dispatcher DB during maintenance operation Shrinks Xedio Dispatcher DB during maintenance operation When selected Allows s
32. By installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree accept the agreement do not accept the agreement Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 5 Selectthe components you wantto install and click Next fe Setup Xedio Dispatcher Select Components Which components should be installed High Bitrate 6 fe Setup Xedio Dispatcher d Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing edio Dispatcher 4 02 04 on your computer Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 7 Click Finish i Setup Xedio Dispatcher 4 4 Completing the Xedio Dispatcher Lif Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing edio Dispatcher 4 al on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the Installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup When the application is installed you need to restart the computer The Xedio Dispatcher installer will then perform some final installation steps before you can launch the application Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 Configuration and Customization EXPORT TARGET PROFILES DEFINITION An Export Target Profile also called RTProf is an xml file that contains the definition for rendering the storyboard created in Xe
33. D ProRes Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Supported codecs for export Issue 4 2 B MXF Avid DNxHD AVC Intra 100 DVCPROHD MJPEG AVI DV25 50 DVCPRO25 50 MPEG MPEG 2 Long GOP EVS AVC Intra 100 MJPEG amp proxy Avid DNxHD QuickTime AVC Intra 100 DVCPRO100 Avid DNxHD XDCAM HD 422 420 Panasonic P2 high res AVC Intra 50 100 DVCPRO100 H 264 AVC MP4 TS Long GOP MPEG 2 TS PS MXF OP1A SMPTE Avid DNxHD DVCPROHD AVC Intra 100 MXF OPAtom Avid Avid DNxHD DVCPROHD AVC Intra 100 REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO SOURCE FILES The source files must meet the following requirements e All video and audio source files SD or HD must include maximum 8 audio channels at 48 KHz in stereo pairs dual mono is not supported e HD editing is limited to less than 120 Mbps codecs and should be performed using SAS storage or external disk arrays Issue 4 2 B 2 1 2 2 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 2 Installation PREREQUISITES Here is the list of prerequisites to the installation of Xedio Dispatcher e Hardware requirements must be met e Software requirements must be met e The XSecure application needs to be installed on the workstation with all the required license codes e Xedio Dispatcher has to be installed with administrator rights e t is recommended to close all other app
34. DispatcherMer ae 10 0 3 23 05 OO S08 ul ZJN BE II OO 04 SEE 22 01 33 15 StoryBoard a documentary When you load a clip in the Clip Player the Clip Player becomes automatically active and the Clip Player button is selected 96 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 9 9 5 93 1 ADDING CLIPS OR SUB CLIPS TO THE STORYBOARD You can create sub clips of the source clips in the Clip Player or take over the source clips and add them to the open storyboard HOW TO CREATE A SUB CLIP AND ADD IT TO THE STORYBOARD To create a sub clip and add it to the storyboard proceed as follows l Ensure the requested storyboard is open in the Storyboard area see section 5 2 1 on page 79 Open the requested source clip in the Clip Player view see section 5 3 on page 83 Add a mark IN point in one of the following ways o Use the transport control buttons see page 72 to move the nowline to the requested frame and click mark IN button o Type the requested TC in the TC Mark IN field and press ENTER Add a mark OUT point in one of the following ways o Use the transport control buttons see page 72 to move the nowline to the requested frame and click mark OUT button J o Type the requested TC in the TC Mark OUT field and press ENTER Enter a name in the Clip Name field if requested Drag the sub clip to the open storyboard and drop it either at the
35. GET To export a storyboard open in the Storyboard area to a target proceed as follows 1 Click the Export to Target tab in the Tools area to expand It 2 Inthe Target field do one of the following o to use an existing export profile from the Target field select the name of the Target Profile you want to use to export the storyboard Target o to create a new profile select Create new target from the Target field and proceed as described in section 3 1 2 Creating your Own Export Target Profile on page 9 3 From the Storyboard area add the storyboard to the list of export jobs The storyboard name is added to the list of export jobs 4 Click Start at the bottom of the Export tool The storyboard is exported as defined in the selected target profile The progress of the export job is displayed in the List of export jobs Hame Progress Foot 20120322 _143 Refer to section Export Job Status on page 61 for the list of possible displays The storyboards added to the list will remain available in the list whether they have been exported or not until the end of the user session EXPORTING METADATA During the creation of the export target profile if the Generate EVS metadata file option has been selected in the High Resolution File Creation dialog box In the Proxy LoRes File Creation dialog box and or in the Export to EVS Video Server dialog box an evs xml file that contains all the metadata associat
36. HE CLIP PLAYER gt gt 00 00 00 00 are gt gt 00 00 0412 The following table shows an overview on the various transport control fields in the Clip Player The table lists the most used commands when they can only be accessed via a shortcut key Note The user can customize the keyboard shortcuts via the menu Parameters gt Keyboard Profiles See also the section 4 3 Menu Bar on page 45 72 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Field Button Keyboard Shortcut l space bar Issue 4 2 B Function Name and Description Play Stop Start stops the preview video and or audio ofa clip or rush The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played Go to IN Moves from the current position to the Mark IN point Go to OUT Moves from the current position to the Mark OUT point Fast Forward Plays the media forward at a preset fast speed The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played forward Fast Forward with modified speed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set in the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab ShiftS peedMax parameter Fast Rewind Plays the media backward at a preset fast speed The icon changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played backward Fast Rewind with modified sp
37. ION You can access the keyboard profiles in Xedio Dispatcher via the menu Parameters gt Keyboard Profiles LIST OF MEDIA DISPATCHER KEYBOARD KEYS ASSIGNMENTS General Player Focus Player Full Screen Recorder Focus Recorder Full Screen Cemd_storyboard Delete Edit Clip Delete Storyboard End Edit Clip End Storyboard Home Edit Clip Home Storyboard Next Edit Clip Next Storyboard Previous Edit Clip Previous Storyboard Select all edit clips Exporttool Delete Sets focus on Clip Player window Zoom Clip Player window to full screen Sets focus on Storyboard Player window Zoom Storyboard Player window to full screen Deletes the selected edit clip Deletes the storyboard Jumps to the last edit clip of the open storyboard J umps to the last storyboard J umps to the first edit clip of the open storyboard J umps to the first storyboard Jumps to the next edit clip of the open storyboard J umps to the next storyboard Jumps to the previous edit clip of the open storyboard Jumps to the previous storyboard Selects all the edit clips from the open storyboard Deletes the selected clip Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Player Auto Aspect Ratio AutoClip Drop In Drop NowLine Drop Out Audiol monitoring a Toggle Audiol Selection a Audio2 monitoring a Toggle Audio2 Selection a Audio3 monitoring a Toggle Audio3 Selection a Aud
38. ST VIEW Ticking the check box corresponding to a media in the Source Device area and clicking the button to select the List view will display the list of source clips included in this media and their associated metadata on the Workspace area Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Workspace fepo 0H SL Hews Report News Report Hews Report Hews Report News Report Hews Report Hews Report News Report Mews Report Hews Report Mewes Report News Report Mewes Report Mewes Report Mews Report News Report News Report News Report 00 10 03 05 00 10 29 16 00 11 12 15 00 11 37 10 00 11 42 14 00 13 13 06 00 13 34 17 00 14 02 10 00 14 51 1858 00 14 55 22 O0 15 12 24 a 00 15 33 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 O0 02 15 18 00 03 23 08 TC OUT 00 10 29 16 00 11 12 15 00 11 37 10 00 11 42 14 00 13 13 06 00 13 34 1177 00 14 02 10 00 14 51 18 00 1 4 59 22 00 15 12 24 00 15 25 00 00 15 33 20 00 15 35 2223 00 00 54 15 00 00 08 75 00 02 15 18 00 035 25 08 00 04 56 23 k4 x 18 retrieved Issue 4 2 B Search 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 18 05 2010 13 37 22 13 05 2010 11 23 29 19 05 2010 11 23 29
39. USER MANUAL gt EVS Xedio Dispatcher File View Parameters Maintenance Device Workspace Devices e CANON nu p2 mW sic mW sc lt XDCAM XDCAMEX 8 Folders WB S _DispatcherMedia USB S _DispatcherMedia XDCAM StoryBoard documentary Version 4 02 April 2012 Tools MATCH ACTION page1 page2 page3 Goal Skill Save Header Backheel Miss Volley Through Defending Long ball marcn Xedio Dispatcher XxXediO Dispatcher Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2010 2012 All rights reserved DISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs tv REGIONAL CONTACTS You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or on the EVS website on the follo
40. XT SEARCH Introduction The Quick Text Search field is always available on the top of the Elements grid It allows searching for a string in the displayed columns The Quick Text Search option obeys specific rules which can be accessed via the Help button El next to the Quick Text Search field For more details on these rules refer to the section Quick Text Search Rules on page 87 How to Perform a Quick Text Search To perform a Quick Text search proceed as follows l Show the columns you wish to perform a quick search on 2 Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field based on Quick Text search rules available from the Help button E and detailed in section Quick Text Search Rules on page 87 3 Click the Search button The Quick Text Search is applied and the search result is displayed in the grid 4 To clear the applied Quick Text Search click the red X button to the right of the Search field or select lt empty gt from the Quick Text Search field 5 The Quick Text Search field is a combo box that gives access to the last 10 previously searched strings Select a filter from the list of the Quick Text Search field to apply a previous search lt empty gt athl Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Quick Text Search Rules The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following se
41. a profile As the Media Properties window is similar to the Edit Properties window refer to section 5 2 1 How to Create an Empty Storyboard on page 79 for a description of the window The Allow Change Media Properties option must have been selected from Parameters gt Parameters ProfilesMedia Dispatcher gt Cefiltermgr to allow the display and update of Custom Metadata 50 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 5 4 List VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA PURPOSE You will preferably use this view to see the clips metadata when you work with drives folders in the Device area OVERVIEW The List view displays the list of all clips present in the selected media and their associated metadata Different filers can be applied to restrict the list Workspace ALL Ciena are mel ka x Aepo 0A ie oy vum H fal P pfe iii Erim m A fm TC IN oS News Report 16 04 58 01 16 05 14 16 21 03 2012 13 32 57 Audio Video Keco_EWS XTAcce U Neve Report 16 04 58 01 16 05 14 16 21 03 2012 13 32 57 Audio Video redo EVS ATAcce Hews Report Hews Report News Report News Report The following table provides a short description of the various areas highlighted in the List view You will find more detailed 16 04 58 01 12 43 17 00 12 43 17 00 12435421 16 05 14 16 12 49 38 02 1243 38 02 1250 11 17 21 03 2012 13 32 57 21 03 2012 13 32 57 21
42. age 83 41 Issue 4 2 B 4 9 4 5 1 4 5 2 48 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 WORKSPACE AREA INTRODUCTION Inthe Workspace area you will list apply filters browse and editthe media using one of the four possible views The user interface elements in the Workspace area differ depending on the view mode VIEW MODES IN THE WORKSPACE You can select the requested view by clicking one of the view buttons at the bottom of the Workspace area View Description The Thumbnail view shows the thumbnails corresponding to the various source clips of the media selected in the Source Device area Thumbnail view The List view displays the list of source clips from the media selected in the Source Device area and gives access to the different filters which can be applied to restrict the list of clips displayed List view Clip Player view The Clip Player view allows playing source clips The Storyboard Player view allows playing the final storyboards as well as recording audio guide tracks Storyboard Player view Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 5 3 THUMBNAIL VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA PURPOSE You will work in this view to select the cameras source clips you want to use to create storyboard elements OVERVIEW The Thumbnail view shows the thumbnails corresponding to the vari
43. ard area Allows loading the source clip of the loaded Storyboard element and position on the current frame See also the Section 4 8 2 p 67 Section 4 8 3 p 68 Section 4 8 4 p 70 Section 4 8 5 p 75 Section 5 7 p 103 Section 4 5 2 p 48 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 6 4 6 1 4 6 2 TOOLS AREA ACCESSING THE TABS IN THE TOOLS AREA The Tools area contains several tabs that are organized horizontally one Logger tab to create logs and associated metadata and three Export tabs to export media to various destination types Click one of the Tools tab to expand it LOGGER INTRODUCTION From the Logger panel you will be able to create a log But you will also use it to add metadata to logs such as free text description keywords and or ranking When you open Xedio Dispatcher the application checks for keyword grids stored as xml files in C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids The detected grids are automatically loaded and available in the Logger tab OVERVIEW The Logger tab displays differently depending on whether keyword grids have been detected or not The user interface consists of various areas highlighted on the following screenshots and shortly described in the table below Logger without Associated Keyword Grids Tools L oggel 57 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version
44. arts stops loaded media in the Player window from the Current position Plays the clip to OUT point once Plays the clip to OUT in loop mode Plays forward at various speed Plays reverse at various speed Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Player Previous Frame a Previous Frame b Previous CuePoint Previous CuePoint b Previous X Frames a Previous X Frames b Toggle All Audio Rewind 25 Rewind 33 Rewind 50 Rewind 100 Rewind 150 Rewind 200 Rewind 400 Forward 25 Forward 33 Forward 50 Forward 100 Forward 150 Forward 200 Forward 400 S top Change Aspect Ratio Recorder Audiol monitoring a Issue 4 2 B Jumps to previous frame Jumps to previous frame Secondary shortcut Goes to previous cue point in Player Goes to previous transition in timeline Goes to previous cue point in Player Goes to previous transition in timeline secondary shortcut Jumps to previous x frames x is defined in the software profile Jumps to previous x frames x is defined in the software profile Secondary shortcut Toggle all player audio Rewinds at 25 speed Rewinds at 33 speed Rewinds at 50 speed Rewinds at 100 speed Rewinds at 150 speed Rewinds at 200 speed Rewinds at 400 speed Goes forward at 25 speed Goes forward at 33 speed Goes forward at 50 speed Goes forward at 100 speed Goes forward at 150 speed Goes forward at 200 speed Goe
45. associated to a production show It can be a football game an entertainment show a reality show Metadata attached to a log that provides information on the media content Keywords displayed as icons in a grid See Ranking Reference points to a specific frame in a video sequence Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media The log is identified by a TC value and relates to an action in a given event It is associated to keywords and or a ranking and possibly other metadata related to the action File that contains all logs for a given event Metadata attached to a log that characterizes the importance given to the log and usually symbolized by Stars no star not important 1 star useful 2 stars important 3 stars very important A V material stored on the device that has recorded it for example P2 XDCAM cameras or an EVS server and used as source content to create another A V output playlist timeline storyboard etc This is also called shoot or footage A V material stored on a workstation or storage and used as source content to create another A V output playlist timeline storyboard etc Individual element included in a storyboard This can be a sub clip or a full source clip file Part of a source material defined by an IN and OUT points that represents a new A V material 111 Issue 4 2 B A Areas device 47 Export tool 59 Logger 57 story
46. board 66 workspace 48 Audio Guide Track button 56 70 enable 33 record 103 C Cleanup DB 45 Clip loading 95 Clip Player clip creation fields 77 description 67 transport commands 72 view 48 53 Codecs supported for export 1 for source files 1 D DB cleanup 45 parameters 30 Definition export target profile 9 Device area 47 E Enable Audio Guide Track 33 Match Frame 33 Export clip 110 storyboard 107 109 Export job clear list 108 delete 108 move item 108 rename item 108 Export Target Profile 9 112 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Index creation 9 selection 61 Export tool 59 F Fast Forward 73 Fast Rewind 73 Formats supported 1 G Go to IN OUT 73 Next frame 74 Prev frame 73 H HD 4 Import Key File 5 IN point 71 Installation 6 J Jog bar 70 K Keyboard profiles 45 Keyword display 101 display used keywords 101 Keyword grids 57 availability 16 L Launch Xedio Dispatcher 42 Licenses 5 List view 51 list clips 84 Loading Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 clip 95 Log add 99 color 101 description 78 display based on ranking 102 displayed information 101 move between logs 102 Logger 57 M Mark IN point 71 77 Mark OUT point 71 77 Matc
47. board clip proceed as follows 1 In the open storyboard double click the storyboard clip you want to replace This loads the source clip of the storyboard clip on the Clip Player The displayed clip boundaries are the ones of the storyboard clip 2 Modify the mark IN and or mark OUT points to prepare the new sub clip 3 Drag the new sub clip to the storyboard and drop it after the clip to be deleted 4 Right click the clip to be deleted in the storyboard and select Delete Selected Edit Clip from the contextual menu Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 5 6 5 6 1 5 6 2 ADDING LOGS TO A CLIP INTRODUCTION Whenever you want you can add logs to the material loaded in the Clip Player or in the Storyboard Player Even if you add the log in the Storyboard Player the logs are in fact added to the source clip A cue point is a log without associated metadata When keyword grids are stored IN c Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids the grids are automatically detected and are available in the Logger tab Then keywords can be associated to a log Would keywords grids be available or not a ranking level and or free text can always be associated to the log How TO ADD A LOG TO A CLIP AND ASSOCIATE METADATA The following procedure explains the different ways to add logs and to associate metadata to them Preliminary Steps You first
48. bs already exported or not click the Clear List button at the bottom of the Export Tool area It does not clear the output of export jobs stored on the various destination folders To move an item within the export list drag it to required position A thin red line indicates the drop position To rename an item within the export list select the Name field and type a new name Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 ew 5 9 4 HOW TO EXPORT A STORYBOARD TO FILE OR DEVICE To export a storyboard open in the Storyboard area to a file or device proceed as follows 1 Click the Export to File or Export to Device tab in the Tools area to expand it 2 From the Storyboard area add the storyboard to the tab The information group box as well as the File Name label is filled with the information related to the storyboard 3 Complete the fields from the Destination zone 4 Click Start at the bottom of the Export tool The export process begins and a progress bar allows the user to monitor the progress of the process Stark TimeCode Rendering 00 00 35 7 E Baoan Enable video view At the end a message informs the user that the process has been successfully completed Info Er Element successtully transcoded COUOT 40 04 playout rate OF Stark TimeCode Rendering 100 0 done Note 40 playout rate means that the encoding process was
49. canning CDRoms to find media This parameter needs to be active for XDCAM disk access When selected Allows scanning local hard disks to find media Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Issue 4 2 B DeviceFilter AllowRamDisk AllowRemoteDrive AllowRemovableDrive AllowToChangeExtens lions DaysBeforeMediaPurg e DelayBetweenVolume Check Extensions MaxDepth MediaClassld MediaDescription MediaE xternalRef MediaGlobalS hooting Date Medialabel MediaMetadataXML When selected Allows scanning Ram disks to find media When selected Allows scanning network drives to find media When selected Allows scanning USB drives to find media When selected Allows to change the list of default file extensions supported during the media referencing from a drive Change is possible from the drive creation window or the drive edit window Delay between two unused media purge Time in seconds between automatic rescan on removable disk if there is a change List of default file extensions supported by Xedio Dispatcher during the media referencing from a drive This parameter is used as default value during the drive creation Number of directory levels checked when scanning for media Class ID assigned to the media during its referencing in Xedio Dispatcher Default text to describe the media and assigned to the media during its referencing in Xedio Dispatcher
50. ce This area displays the plugged in devices and the media that Device has been automatically detected on the devices as well as media from drives and folders which have been scanned by the users See also the section 4 4 Source Device Area on page 47 3 Workspace This is the working area where you mainly perform the following actions e Searching for the requested clips potentially by applying search filters e Loading playing and editing the source clips to create sub clips that will be added to a storyboard 43 Issue 4 2 B 44 4 5 Tools Storyboard Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 e Loading and playing the final storyboard to check it before export See also the section 4 5 Workspace Area on page 48 This area contains several horizontal tabs that provide the following tools e Logger tool It allows the selection of keywords from keyword grids and the selection of a ranking level to associate to a log e Export tool It allows the export of clips sub clips or Storyboards to a Target based on the settings defined in a selected target profile to a File or to a Device See also the section 4 6 Tools area on page 57 This is the area where you create and manage your Storyboards It displays e The storyboards as individual tabs e The thumbnails of the clips included in the open Storyboard See also the section 4 7 S
51. contain the log information available in the clip sub clip or storyboard exported To this end select the Generate Logsheet file option and specify the folder where to export this log sheet o If you have selected the export to AVID during steps 4 or 5 the Export Logs as locators to Avid option is displayed By selecting this option the locators will appear on the fly within Avid g Note If one of those options is selected cut points will be exported as logs e Storyboard start timecode and storyboard end timecode are considered as cut points e Each cut point between the start and the end of the storyboard contains 2 logs on for the IN point and one for the OUT point Click Next 14 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 11 If you have selected the export to AVID during steps 4 or 5 the Export to Avid dialog box displays Xedio Dispatcher New Target Creation Version 1 yi Export To Avid Interplay Web Services Interplay User administrator Interplay Password WebServices Host http IP port iservices Assests wsdl Interplay URI interplay Tworkgroup Incoming Medias AAF Export Folder Cancel Select the export type you want to perform o If you want to export your storyboard to an Avid Interplay setup using WebServices select Export to Avid Interplay Web Services During the export to Avid Interplay users will be allowed to use th
52. d relates to an action in a given event It is associated to keywords and or a ranking in Xedio Dispatcher When no metadata is associated to them they are named cue points The three Log buttons are used to add and delete logs as well as to move from one log to the other For more information on how to create and manage logs refer to the section 5 6 Adding Logs to a Clip on page 99 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 5 Operation 5 1 GENERAL WORKING PROCESS When you want to create and export a storyboard you will usually apply the following steps These steps are explained as simple procedures in the following sections Click on the step to jump directly to the corresponding section l Creating an empty storyboard on page 79 Selecting media on page 83 Adding sub clips to the storyboard on page 97 Adding logs to clips and or storyboard optional on page 99 Checking the storyboard on page 104 Exporting the storyboard on page 105 5 2 MANAGING THE STORYBOARDS DMD UO A ww N 5 2 1 HOWTO CREATE AN EMPTY STORYBOARD To create a storyboard proceed as follows 1 Click the sign in the top left corner of the Storyboard area This opens The Storyboard Properties window Storyboard Properties General Custom Metadata Label 1 Description varID Aspect Ratio Start Timelode From First Clip 19 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher
53. d search operations The parameters available for filtering operations are the column headings and any metadata associated by the user Filter Activation Show Hide Filter Button To display or hide the Filter extended area click the Show Hide Filter button over the grid 87 Issue 4 2 B 88 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Filter Button Display Meaning The Show Hide Filter button is dimmed when all filter white criteria are hidden Consequently the filters are inactive Al The Show Hide Filter button is red when the filter colored extended area is visible even if no filtering criterion is applied Filter Extended Area The Filter extended area is as follows ALL Critena are met The first field under the Show Hide Filter button lists three options for the combination of criteria to be taken into account during the filtering operation ALL Criteria are met HO Criteria iz met The second field is a filter field allowing the users to select a first filter parameter Criteria Combination The available options are detailed in the table below Option Meaning ALL criteria are met All the criteria selected in the Filter fields displayed under the Criteria Combination field must be met The media displayed in the Elements grid fulfill all the selected filter criteria ANY criteria is met At least one of the criteria selected in the Filter fields mus
54. dio Dispatcher into a single file on a given destination or into a clip on a given EVS server The Export Target Profile mainly includes the definition of the destinations and of the codecs in which the file or clip need to be generated The Export Target Profiles available in Xedio Dispatcher are stored in Cz XedtobDispatcherMsS Profiles RIProt The Export Target Profiles can be defined and customized to your needs by the EVS Project Manager However you can also create your own Export Target profiles using the Target Wizard CREATING YOUR OWN EXPORT TARGET PROFILE You can create an Export Target profile from the Export to Target tool in Xedio Dispatcher by means of the Target wizard This operation is explained in this chapter since it should be performed as you configure your application To create an Export Target Profile in Xedio Dispatcher proceed as follows 1 In Xedio Dispatcher click the Export to Target tab in the Tools area Tools Logger Export To Target Export To File Export To Device 2 In the Target field click the down arrow and select lt Create new target gt from the list Export To Target Target Create new target gt lt Lreate new target gt The New Target Creation wizard opens Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 3 In the Target Type dialog box select the types of targets you want to generate either files stored on
55. e a second EVS server as backup the Export to 2nd EVS Video Server dialog displays Provide the same information as for the main EVS server Click Next 12 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 8 The File Name Properties dialog box displays Xedio Dispatcher New Target Creation Version 12 1 Maximum File Name Length 55 WB Force GUID Cancel o Maximum filename length maximum number of characters above which the filename will be truncated o Force GUID when this option is selected a GUID will be incremented at the end of the filename Click Next 9 The EVS Metadata Info dialog bog displays if you have selected one of the Generate EVS metadata file options Xedio Dispatcher New Target Creation Version 42 1 Asset Owner Bin Mare Cancel o Asset Owner specify the owner of the media edit you will export as it will appear for instance in IP Director 13 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 o Bin Name specify the name of the IPDirector bin where you want to send your material Click Next 10 The Export Logsheet File dialog box displays Xedio Dispatcher New Target Creation Version 1 2 81 MB Generate Lagsheet file Logsheet File Export Folder MB Export Logs as locators to Avid Cancel o Xedio Dispatcher can generate a log sheet XML file that will
56. e file being encoded The Test button can be used to check the connectivity with Avid WS host o If you want to export your storyboard to an Avid setup using an AAF file select Export AAF File The AAF file will contain the reference to OPAtom files specific metadata and locators 12 In the next dialog box specify the name for the Target Profile you have defined This is the name that will be displayed in the Target field of the Export Tool in Xedio Dispatcher 15 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 13 The last dialog box provides an overview on the target profile definition You can still go back to a previous dialog box and modify the target profile definition Click Finish to confirm the Target Profile Definition The target profile you have created is now available for use in the Target field ofthe Exportto Target Tool in Xedio Dispatcher 3 2 KEYWORD GRIDS The keywords grids used in Xedio Dispatcher are stored as xml files in C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids xml They are compatible with IP Director Drop the requested keyword grid files in the folder specified above and the name of the file will be displayed as the keyword grid name in the Logger tool of Xedio Dispatcher The grid is directly available in Xedio Dispatcher 16 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment Apr
57. ected log are displayed with an asterisk e The keywords assigned to the selected log are displayed on a lighter background like Injury in the next screenshot 101 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Logger MATCH ACTIONS page 1 page pages Kick off EV Pe 5 6 4 OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON LOGS The following table describes shortly other possible actions on logs Action Description Moving from one log to the e Click the Go to Prev Log button E to move to other the log positioned on the left of the nowline e Click the Go to Next Log button g to move to the log positioned on the right of the nowline Deleting a log When the nowline is positioned on a log using the buttons you can delete it and all its metadata in one of the following ways e Clicking the Delete Log button at the bottom of the Logger area e Clicking CTRL Main the Player area Displaying only logs having By default all logs are displayed in the loaded a given ranking material If you want to display only the logs having a specific ranking right click on the log right above the media bars The following contextual menu is displayed Select the check boxes external that correspond to the ranking s you want to display le User external external external external Do the reverse operation to redisplay all logs 102 Xedio Dispatcher Versi
58. ed to the A V material is created for each codec format and destination folder defined in the target profile 107 Issue 4 2 B 108 EXPORTING LOGS Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 During the creation of the export target profile if the Generate log sheet file or the Export logs as locators to Avid option has been selected in the Export Log Sheet File dialog box storyboard cut points are exported as logs e Storyboard start timecode and storyboard end timecode are considered as cut points e Each cut point between the start and the end of the storyboard contains 2 logs on for the IN point and one for the OUT point Each log will contain the following information e No ranking e No keyword e Description giving the source media label the TC IN or TC OUT of the source media shot by the camera and the shooting date OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON EXPORT J OBS The following table describes other possible actions on export jobs Action Deleting an item in the list of export jobs Clearing the list of export jobs Moving an item in the list of export jobs Renaming an item in the list of export jobs Description Right click the item in the list that you want to remove and select Delete Selected Item from the contextual menu Name Progress Foot_Hig K Delete selected item OR Select the item and press the Delete key To clear the list of export jo
59. eed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set in the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab ShiftSpeedMax parameter Go to Prev Frame Moves 1 frame before the current position in Pause mode 13 Issue 4 2 B 74 Field Button Keyboard Shortcut 00 02 15 17 00 00 09 09 00 02 15 17 00 00 09 09 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Function Name and Description Go to Next Frame Moves 1 frame after the current position in Pause mode Previous 10 Frames Moves 10 frames before the current position in Pause mode Next 10 Frames Moves 10 frames after the current position in Pause mode Playing a clip from mark IN to mark OUT Playing a clip in loop from mark IN to mark OUT TC OUT ofthe loaded clip Duration from the IN point to the OUT point e If the clip is loaded from the thumbnail view it displays the duration of the source Clip e f the clip is loaded from the storyboard it displays the duration of the storyboard clip Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Issue 4 2 B TRANSPORT COMMANDS IN THE STORYBOARD PLAYER ell gt gt 00 00 15 17 w K Cl e o000 00 00 The following table shows an overview on the various transport control fields in the Storyboard Player The table lists the most used co
60. end of the Storyboard or between two storyboard clips The position where the clip will be dropped when you release the mouse is shown with a vertical green bar 00 00 10 20 Note You cannot modify a storyboard clip once it is included in a storyboard If you want to change the boundaries of the storyboard clip you need to add a new one with the requested boundaries and delete the storyboard clip see p 98 97 Issue 4 2 B 5 5 2 5 5 3 9 9 4 98 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 HOW TO ADD SOURCE CLIPS TO THE STORYBOARD To add a source clip to the storyboard you can drag it from the Thumbnail view or from the List view of the workspace and drop it at the requested place in the Storyboard area To add several source clips at a time you can select them thanks to the usual commands as detailed in section Selecting Techniques on page 49 Clips are then added in chronological order HOW TO REPLACE A CLIP IN THE STORYBOARD To replace a clip in the storyboard by a source clip or a sub clip press the CTRL key while dragging the source clip or the sub clip to the storyboard The storyboard element that is going to be replaced is surrounded by a green line How TO MODIFY THE STORYBOARD CLIP BOUNDARIES You cannot edit the boundaries of a storyboard clip In this case you need to replace the storyboard clip To modify the boundaries of a story
61. ere you can clean all DB tables delete thumbnails and audio guide track in a single operation To clean the Xedio Dispatcher database select the check box in the Cleanup Operations zone and click Start To leave the window without cleaning the database click OK 45 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Menu item Description Ss Help About Gives information about the system such as version number 46 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 4 SOURCE DEVICE AREA 4 4 1 INTRODUCTION When you open Xedio Dispatcher the application automatically detects the plugged in SD or HD devices CANON P2 XDCAM or XDCAM EX supports and searches for media present on these supports USB devices and XF drives can be scanned so their content is available for browsing logging rough cut and export 4 4 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION Device The Source Device area displays a Devices e the identified devices as the root branches CANON Of an expandable tree view and the P2 detected media below the device on which it is stored The path where the media is located is specified ES T e the folders scanned by users and their sub Folders folders The check boxes are used to specify the media to be displayed in the Thumbnail view and in the List view of the Workspace See also 5 3 Selecting Relevant Media on p
62. ess Foot Highlights When the storyboard has not been successfully exported the progress bar displays an error message and the background is blue Name Progress Foot Highlights When the Export job has been cancelled the progress bar displays Cancelled and the background is red 61 Issue 4 2 B 62 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Name Progress Foot Cancelled EXPORT TO FILE TAB AND EXPORT TO DEVICE TAB Overview of the Export to File Tab and Export to Device Tab The Export to File tab and the Export to Device tab contain several main areas highlighted on the following screenshots and shortly described in the table below Export to File Tab Tools Rendering Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Export to Device Tab Tools LOE 4 2 sree ei en anaa er Rendering 4 he JEn je a a ta N iy Er H 3 4 Area Description l Information This area displays read only general details on the zone storyboard or clip like type label creation date TC IN duration 2 Destination This area is used to define settings of the exported file such zone as a label a destination folder and a transcoding codec See section Destination Zone on page 64 3 Export This area provides information on the progress of the export Information process zone See section Exp
63. eters area double click the parameter in the Variant Value column The Item Auto Name window opens Clip Auto Name SSMEDTALABEL So YEAR MONTH ADAY HOUR SMIN o SEC Yo MSEL Append Cancel In the first name field delete the part of the string you do not want to keep in the name if any To add a generic text i e WC2006 Match03 in the Filename string simply type the text in the field To add an information type specified in the Available Items list click the arrow next to the field and select the item in the drop down list Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 LABEL MEDTALABEL NAME CLASSID TCIN TCINHOUR TCINMIN TCINSEC TCINFRAME oe TOUT oo TLOUTHOUR TCOLITMIN TCOUTSEC TCOUTFRAME CLIPTYPE USER DURATION DURATIONHOUR 3 DURATIONMIN DURATIONSEC DURATIONFRAME SOV EAR MONTH SoD HOUR SAMIN SEL MSEC SDYEAR SDMONTH Click the Append button to add the selected item at the end of the Name string Reposition the available item as desired with the cut CTRL C and paste CTRL V commands Repeat step 4 to 6 for any new Information type you want to add in the Filename string You can reset the default name by clicking the Reset button 35 Issue 4 2 B 3 4 2 36 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 KEYBOARD PROFILES INTRODUCT
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65. h Frame button 56 enable 33 Media bar 70 Menu bar 45 Moving points 72 78 N Next Previous clip 54 storyboard 56 nowline 71 O OUT point 71 p Parameter AllowAudioGuideTrack 33 AllowMatchFrame 33 JogRangeHl 32 Parameter Profiles 23 Play 73 74 R ranking 57 Ranking log color 101 Requirements hardware 4 software 4 source files 3 RTProf 9 Issue 4 2 B S SD 4 search grid filters 87 Settings 23 video display 67 Source clips display metadata 84 display thumbnails 84 load 95 Start Xedio Dispatcher 42 Stop 73 Storyboard add clips 97 adding to export list 82 check 104 create 79 delete 82 delete clip 98 export 105 modify clip 97 98 open 82 overwrite clip 98 rename 82 selecting tracks 68 Storyboard area 66 Storyboard Player description 67 view 48 55 Supported formats 1 7 Target Profile definition 9 Thumbnail view 48 49 open clips 84 Track selection 68 V Video display 67 Views in workspace 48 W Workspace area 48 X Xedio Dispatcher launch 42 overview 42 working process 79 113 aes Pe V To learn more about EVS go to www evs com EVS Headquarters Li ge Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Belgium Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 Asia amp Pacific 852 2914 2501 Other regional offices www
66. hown on the video display e A red mark is added at this timecode on the media bar 00 47 54 17 meae Clip Name Koen Waut DE Field where the clip name can be entered 00 47 54 17 neeme Mark IN TC ea sell Teen Timecode of the Mark IN defined on the loaded media 00 47 5417 ee Mark OUT TC Koen Watt Terz Timecode of the Mark OUT defined on the loaded media 7 Issue 4 2 B 4 8 7 78 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Field Button Keyboard Function Name and Description Shortcut 00 47 54 17 eng Nowline TC Koen Waut Brenn Timecode of the nowline defined on the loaded media To move the mark IN mark OUT or nowline to a given TC type the timecode in the corresponding field and press ENTER You can edit hours minutes seconds or frames separately in the timecode fields e Double click on the hours minutes seconds or frames area and the corresponding area will be activated for editing e Simple click in the timecode field the cursor should blink on the right and you can type the full timecode value LoG BUTTONS The Log buttons are common to the Clip Player and Storyboard Player 00 00 49 08 C 0000 45 20 F a f 0002 15 17 Goall 00005504 J D a bs gt 0000 09 05 The logs are reference points to a specific frame in a video sequence Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media The log is identified by a TC value an
67. ick the Keyword Grid Selection field The list of available keyword grids is displayed Logger MATCH ACTIONS Football FB MATCH ACTIONS 2 Select the keyword grid you want to use 3 Click the keywords you wantto associate to your log Logger MATCH ACTIONS page 1 page page Kick off Graphics Animated Replay TE EEE EEE EEE A white triangle is displayed on the media bar 100 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 9 6 3 LOG AND METADATA DISPLAY The log created is added to the media bar but the log and its associated metadata are displayed in different ways in the user interface LOG COLOR AND RANKING The log will have a different color depending on the ranking assigned e White log for no star ranking default or for a cue point no associated metadata e Blue log for 1 star ranking e Green log for 2 star ranking e Red log for 3 star ranking KEYWORDS ASSOCIATED TO A LOG Player Area Once the nowline is positioned on a log timecode the keywords associated to this log are listed below the video display and are displayed as a tool tip when you roll the mouse over the log quarter Injury quarteriinjun Logger Area When the nowline is positioned on a log you can easily find back the keywords assigned to this log in the Logger area as e The keyword grid and keyword grid pages that contain keywords assigned to the sel
68. ide information on the currently supported source and target codecs in proxy SD and HD PROXY VIDEO CODECS Supported codecs e Sony XDCAM proxy for source files e Panasonic P2 proxy e MPEG 1T5 P5 o H 264 TS Supported codecs e MPEG 1 TS PS for export e H 264 TS e JFIFF Avid Proxy Issue 4 2 B SD VIDEO CODECS Supported standards Supported codecs for source files Supported codecs for export HD VIDEO CODECS Supported standards Supported codecs for source files Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 PAL NTSC Sony XDCAM DV25 DVCAM MPEG IMX 30 40 50 Panasonic P2 DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 QuickTime movie amp reference DV 25 50 DVCPRO25 50 MXF DV25 50 DVCPRO25 50 AVI DV25 50 DVCPRO25 50 MPEG MPEG 2 Long GOP Long GOP MPEG MPEG1 MPEG2 Sony XDCAM hi res IMX D10 30 40 50 Panasonic P2 hi res DV25 DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 AVI DV25 DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 QuickTime DV DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 IMX D10 30 40 50 MJ PEG Raw DV DV DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 EVS DVCPRO50 MJ PEG IMX D10 30 40 50 PCM wav audio files WM9 H 264 AVC MP4 TS MXF OP1A SMPTE DVCPRO50 MXF OPAtom Avid IMX D10 30 40 50 and DVCPRO50 1080i 50 59 94Hz 720p 50 59 94Hz Sony XDCAM 4 2 2 4 2 0 Sony XDCAM Ex Sony XDCAM SxS Panasonic P2 AVC Intra 50 100 DVCPROHD Canon XF HD 4 2 0 QuickTime movie amp reference DVCPROHD Avid DNxH
69. il 2012 g 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 METADATA PROFILE MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Metadata is customer defined data which can be associated with media or edits to describe or classify them Metadata user fields can be created and associated into profiles within Xedio Dispatcher Then a metadata profile can be assigned to media or edits and metadata values specific to the media or edit can be entered in the user fields PROFILE MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION The Metadata Profiles window allows you to define user fields and to associate them into profiles You can access it via the menu Parameters gt Metadata Profiles It is divided into three areas 1 Available Metadata Fields 2 Metadata Profile Information 3 Existing Metadata Profiles Metadata Profiles 17 Issue 4 2 B 18 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 MANAGING USER FIELDS How to Create User Fields To create a user field proceed as follows 1 Click the Add New Field button in the Available Metadata Fields area The Metadata Field dialog box opens Metadata Field Field Name Type Default values Max Length Description Multiplicity 1 2 Complete the following fields Field Field Name Type Default Values Description Field Values combo option Description Name you want to give to the user field Six types of user fields are available They will appear as follows in Xed
70. ilename format for Format XDCAM import The following items can be used 26 LABEL Label given by Xedio user NAME Clip Name CLASSID Class ID TCIN Timecode IN TCOUT Timecode OUT CLIPTYPE HUSER DURATION Clip Type e g DV_50i P2HD_ 100i Xedio Username Timecode Duration YEAR Current Year MONTH Current Month DAY Current Day Number HOUR Current Hour MIN Current Minute SEC Current Second MSEC Current Millisecond SDYEAR Shooting Date Year SDMONTH Shooting Date Month Number Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Import SDDAY Shooting Date Day Number GUID Clip GUID Use Long Clip Name When selected the long clip name is used as media label Vumeter Bottom level of Field to define the db value of vu meter bottom level It is Vumeter the audio level difference in dB compared the 0 level audio level of the source media and corresponding to the bottom of the green zone In the audio meters Saturation level of Field to define the db value of vu meter saturation level Vumeter It is the audio level difference in dB compared to the 0 level audio level of the source media and corresponding to the bottom of the red zone in the audio meters Top level of Vumeter Field to define the db value of vu meter top level It is the audio level in dB ofthe source media and corresponds to the top of the red zone in the audio me
71. in the Clip Player window to allow the clip to be browsed Render List Opens the Render List window listing all types of rendering that have been done with the clip Archive History Opens the Archive History window listing the archive and restore processes that were achieved for the selected clip View Properties Opens the Media Properties window which shows the properties for the selected clip If a default metadata profile has been defined for the media a metadata tab is displayed and allows the users to modify the clip metadata values See section 3 3 3 Media Profile Association on page 21 for more information on the selection of a profile As the Media Properties window is similar to the Edit Properties window refer to section 5 2 1 How to Create an Empty Storyboard on page 79 for a description of the window The Allow Change Media Properties option must have been selected from Parameters gt Parameters ProfilesMedia Dispatcher gt Cefiltermgr to allow the 52 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 5 5 Menu Item Description display and update of Custom Metadata CLIP PLAYER VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA PURPOSE You will work in this view to perform the following actions e Playing the source clips displayed in the thumbnail view or corresponding to a Storyboard element e Preparing sub clips to be added to the storyboard OVERVIEW The Cli
72. io CleanE dit Boolean True or False values Combo Drop down list of values defined at creation Date Date field with drop down arrow giving access to a calendar Number Number field with up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value Text Free text field Timecode Timecode field Possibility to define a default value to be used for the user field The default value is enabled when the Default Values button is surrounded by a colored line Optional text to describe the user field Right click in the field and select New to define a value for the drop down list Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 3 Click the OK button How to Modify a User Field To modify the properties of a user field proceed as follows l Select it in the list 2 Click the Modify Field button 3 Enter new values in the relevant fields 4 Click the OK button If the user field is used in a profile only the Label and the Description fields can be edited A padlock icon indicates that the user field has been associated to a media edit How to Delete a User Field To delete a user field proceed as follows l Select it in the list 2 Click the Delete Field button It can only be deleted if it is not used in a profile MANAGING METADATA PROFILES How to Create a Metadata Profile To create a metadata profile proceed as follows 1 complete the following fields in the Me
73. io4 monitoring a Toggle Audio4 Selection a Audio5 monitoring a Toggle Audio5 Selection a Audio6 monitoring a Toggle Audio6 Selection a Audio7 monitoring a Toggle Audio Selection a Audio8 monitoring a Toggle Audio Selection a Toggle Video a Issue 4 2 B Automatically applies the default aspect ratio Creates a quick clip with properties set in the profile Drops the clip defined in the player after the storyboard IN point Drops the clip defined in the player into the storyboard Drops the clip defined in the player before the storyboard OUT point Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 1 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 1 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 2 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 2 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 3 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 3 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 4 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 4 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 5 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 5 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 6 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 6 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 7 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 7 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 8 Toggle selection of the player audio stereo 8 Toggle the selection of the player video track 31 Issue 4 2 B
74. ional column in Media gt Manager from the Xedio Manager and in the Media Manager tab from the Xedio CleanE dit 21 Issue 4 2 B 3 3 4 22 Field Default Profile Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Description Allows the selection of a profile from the list of Selected Profiles to be used as default profile when a user will associate metadata to a media The Save button must be clicked to save changes EDIT PROFILE ASSOCIATION The Edit Metadata Profile Table Association window allows you to select the profiles you wantto make available to the users You can access it via the menu Parameters gt Edit Metadata Profile Association Edit Metadata Profile Association Description Available Spring Event Default Profile Summer Event Selected The following fields are displayed in the window Field Description Available Description Automatically filled by the system for the selected profile with the description text entered at profile creation Displays the list of existing profiles available for selection Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 3 4 3 4 1 Field Selected Default Profile Issue 4 2 B Description Displays the list of profiles which have been selected in the Available list and added thanks to the Add button Profiles can be removed from the Selected list and be
75. is shown as a blue line on the media bar To place the nowline at a given position simply click at the requested position on the media bar Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 IN and OUT Points When the source clip is loaded from the Thumbnail view into the Clip Player the IN point and OUT point correspond to the source clip boundaries When the source clip is loaded from the Storyboard view into the Clip Player the IN point and OUT point correspond to the storyboard clip boundaries Mark IN and Mark OUT Points In the Clip Player click at the requested position on the media bar and click the Mark IN button cR add the mark IN of a sub clip In the Clip Player click at the requested position on the media bar and click the Mark OUT button EE add the mark OUT of a sub clip Moving Points To move the position of the mark IN mark OUT or nowline click on them with the mouse and drag them to the desired position Nowline Outside Media Bar When the media is being played the nowline moves along the top area of the media bar If the portion of the top area covers only a part of the media the nowline may disappear In this case a red indicator on the left side or on the right side of the Media bar will be displayed A click on the vertical indicator on the left or right side will re centre the top area to the nowline 4 8 5 TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS TRANSPORT COMMANDS IN T
76. ispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 1 1 12 1 Introduction PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Xedio Dispatcher is a software product used for importing A V files rough cutting and exporting rough cuts to multiple destinations and formats Xedio Dispatcher automatically detects connected devices such as CANON P2 XDCAM or XDCAM EX devices and instantly displays their contents This allows immediate browsing of the media directly on the device which speeds up the shoot selection sub clipping and or fast rough cut editing Shoots sub clips and edits can also be instantly logged Xedio Dispatcher also scans drives or folders upon user request and displays their content As soon as clips are displayed in Xedio Dispatcher they are available to Xedio database and media server as growing clips without waiting the end of transcoding process Once selected or created the sub clips and consolidated storyboards can be easily transferred from the device itself to any target such as EVS video server media server for example SAN XStore or any type of storage They can also be exported to a file that can be read by an external system or to an external device such as a tape recorder Simultaneous transfers to multiple destinations in multiple formats are supported thanks to Xedio on the fly SD HD rewrapping amp transcoding capabilities SUPPORTED FORMATS AND CODECS The following tables prov
77. l Name you give to the exported storyboard clip mandatory Local Drive Location where the storyboard clip will be sent to Transcoding Codec Codec profile which will determine the final format of the Storyboard clip in the destination folder The available codecs depend on the type of device selected Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Field Description Additional This window can be reached by clicking the BB button in Parameters the Transcoding Codec zone umlD Clip ame Keyword Keyword Kerwords VarlD This allows you to specify parameters for the new file such as clip name keywords UmID or VarlD Export Information Zone From this zone the following settings are available Item Description Start Timecode You can specify the storyboard clip timecode from which the export process will begin Enable Video View When selected a small video view is displayed during the export process Enable video view 65 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 7 STORYBOARD AREA 4 7 1 OVERVIEW In the Storyboard area you can see all storyboards you have created in Xedio Dispatcher Each storyboard is displayed as a tab 1 named according to the storyboard name When you click the tab corresponding to a storyboard the storyboard opens the tab name becomes underlined and the storyb
78. lications before starting the Xedio Dispatcher installation especially all EVS applications e XDCAM and or P2 drivers must be installed on the Xedio Dispatcher computer HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Xedio Dispatcher can be installed on a single laptop or desktop computer The browser and player of Xedio Dispatcher use the CPU resources of the Xedio Dispatcher workstation to decode the A V material depending on the source and the target codecs The guidelines for the hardware minimum requirements are e CPU o For 720p and AVC Intra 100 Core i7 2 8 GHz processor or equivalent o For all other codecs and video standards Core Duo 2 33GHz processor or equivalent e RAM 3GB e Display Resolution minimum 1280x1024 e Gfx Card no specific needs standard PC Gfx card Options e USB 2 0 IEEE 1394 Firewire and or PCle interface s depending on the device you want to connect to Xedio Dispatcher machine FTP access not Supported e For Audio monitoring and or Audio Guide Track Digigram Audio Board or any other Audio Board Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Xedio Dispatcher has to be installed on a computer running Windows XP Pro SP3 32 bits or Windows 7 32 or 64 bits LICENSES LICENSE CODES REQUIRED The XSecure application needs to be Installed on the workstation All the
79. lick the button again when the voiceover sequence is finished The record button becomes the Delete Audio Guide button m click on this button if you are not satisfied with the recorded audio guide and create a new one cy Note Y The default value for the Audio Track Guide Preroll can be modified in the AudioGuideTrackPreRoll setting defined via the menu Parameters gt Parameter Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default parameter profile gt Storyboard tab 103 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 5 8 CHECKING THE STORYBOARD 5 8 1 INTRODUCTION Once the storyboard is created you can check the result by loading the storyboard in the Storyboard Player 5 8 2 HOWTO LOAD A STORYBOARD IN THE STORYBOARD PLAYER To load a storyboard in the Storyboard Player proceed as follows 1 Click the Storyboard Player button i open the Storyboard Player 1 Drag the tab of the requested storyboard to the Storyboard Player gt gt EYS Xedio Dispatcher File Wiew Parameters Maintenance Help Device Workspace Devices om CANON P2 E en MB DispatcherMe RES E ER MEET ree ec AA eee PS XDCAM ee ke PR SE gt XDCAMEX jE Folders BE s DispatcherMer B 5 DispatcherMer ae a ES gt O0 02 43 00 ee 1 a JT T Ka ED al StoryBoard The storyboard is open in the Storyboard player In play mode the frame around the storyboard clip wi
80. ll turn black when the corresponding clip is being played 104 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 StoryBoard Foot documentary 00 00 01 03 00 00 04 20 5 9 EXPORTING THE STORYBOARD 5 9 1 INTRODUCTION Once your storyboard is finalized you can export it to multiple destinations and to multiple formats at the same time Xedio Dispatcher makes it possible to export the final storyboard to various destination types e to Target This allows you to export a storyboard to destination folders and formats predefined in the target profiles you can select before you launch the export process For more information on creating new target profiles refer to the section 3 1 Export Target Profiles on page 9 er Each target profile is defined in an xml file that has to be stored in CC XedioDispatcherMS Profiles RTProf e to File This allows you to export a storyboard to a file that can be read by an external system er e to Device This allows you to export a storyboard to an external device XDCAM XDCAM SxS or P2 5 9 2 OVERVIEW OF THE STORYBOARD EXPORT PROCESS This section gives you an overview on the export process 1 Open the relevant Export tab In the Tools area click the Export tab corresponding to the required destination type to expand it Tools Logger Export To Target Export To File Export To Device 2 Select the
81. lt prefix for the resulting grab image file Free text field to define the IP address of the notification center number of the Free text field to define notification center the port When selected enables clipping on odd frames when working with P resolution in all players and timelines Note This parameter should only be set for full progressive workflows Defines the value under which the player display will be updated accurately when browsing the nowline ms Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 General Precise browsing accuracy for lo res player XedioBroker IP address XedioBroker network port XT Clip creation default clipname Audio Default Input Audio Track Assignment Default Rendering Audio Track Assignment Default XT Input Audio Track Assignment Enable 5 1 management Issue 4 2 B Defines the value under which the player display will be updated accurately when browsing the nowline ms Free text field to define the IP address of Xedio Broker Free text field to define the port number of Xedio Broker Free text field to define the default clip name when creating an XT clip Defines the default audio channel assignment for the imported media files The field displays the assignments for 2 4 8 and 16 channels configurations separated by a sign Refer to the section How to Define New Default Audio Channel
82. ly a saved filter simply click the corresponding tab Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 5 4 LOADING A SOURCE CLIP ON THE CLIP PLAYER 5 4 1 PURPOSE A clip can be loaded on the Clip Player in different ways You can then create sub clips from the source clip and include them into the storyboard For more information refer to the section 5 5 Adding Clips or Sub Clips to the Storyboard on page 97 5 4 2 How TO LOAD A CLIP IN THE CLIP PLAYER e To load a source clip from the Thumbnail view double click on it and the clip will display in the Clip Player The clip boundaries displayed are the ones of the source Clip Workspace Workspace 00 00 00 01 O0 02 15 18 00 02 15 17 000z D17 a OO02 15 08 al de gt 00 02 15 117 e To load a source clip from the List view double click on it and the clip will display in the Clip Player e To load the source clip on which a storyboard clip is based double click the storyboard clip in the storyboard and the clip will display in the Clip Player The clip boundaries displayed are the ones of the storyboard clip 95 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 EYS Xedio Dispatcher File View Parameters Maintenance Help Device Workspace 9 Devices 5 1 DispatcherMe Si DispatcherMe XDCAM a XDCAMEX Folders BH gt DispatcherMer BB S
83. made avallable in the Available list again by using the Remove button Each user field from the selected profiles could be displayed in additional column in Tools gt Edits Manager from the Xedio Manager and in the Edit Manager tab from the Xedio CleanE dit Allows the selection of a profile from the list of Selected Profiles to be used as default profile when a user will associate metadata to an edit The Save button must be clicked to save changes CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS PARAMETER PROFILES INTRODUCTION You can access the parameter profiles in Xedio Dispatcher via the menu Parameters gt Parameter Profiles The parameters that are not described below are not used in the current version of Xedio Dispatcher LIST OF lt GENERAL gt PARAMETERS General Allows to backup EVS video server Auto Refresh Filtering Can select ClassList node Confirmation window to backup EVS video server When selected the backup of EVS video server is allowed When selected each time a new criterion is added to a filter the search is automatically started without pressing Return or clicking the Search button When selected enables the selection of a class list node rather than only the deepest sub items When selected displays a confirmation window before the backup operation of an EVS video server 23 Issue 4 2 B 24 General Default video aspect ratio Default high bitrate video width Defa
84. mmands when they can only be accessed via a shortcut key Note Y The user can define the keyboard shortcuts in Xedio Manager to perform transport control commands The keys mentioned below are the default settings Field Button Keyboard Shortcut Function Name and Description Play Stop Start stops playing the storyboard The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played Fast Forward Plays the media forward at a preset fast speed The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played forward Fast Forward with modified speed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set in the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab ShiftSpeedMax parameter Fast Rewind Plays the media backward at a preset fast speed The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played backward Fast Rewind with modified speed Changes the preset speed to higher speed value The speeds are set in the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab ShiftSpeedMax parameter 75 Issue 4 2 B 76 Field Button Keyboard Shortcut Jo E I 1 EO A C Jo I I KCl Ct 00 00 15 1 O00 00 15 17 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Function Name and Description Go to Prev Frame
85. need to load a clip and position the nowline at the specific timecode 1 Load the source clip in the Clip Player or the storyboard clip in the Storyboard Player For more information see the sections 5 4 2 and 5 8 2 2 Position the nowline on the frame where you want to add a log in one of the following ways o Using the transport buttons o Dragging the nowline to the requested frame o Typing the requested TC in the nowline TC field in Clip Player only and pressing ENTER Add a Cue Point If you want to add a cue point which is a log with no associated metadata simply click the Add Log button A white triangle is displayed on the media bar at the cue point timecode Add a Log with Metadata A log can be added with one or a combination of the following metadata free text ranking level and keywords A log can be entered in one of the following ways e In the Logger tab of the Tools area click the requested Ranking button from no star to three stars to assign a ranking level to the log 99 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 A colored triangle is displayed on the media bar e In the Logger tab of the Tools area enter some text in the free text field to add free text to the log A white triangle is displayed on the media bar e If keywords grids have been detected by Xedio Dispatcher they are available from the Logger tool Then proceed as follows 1 Cl
86. nserts a cue point umps to next frame Jumps to next frame secondary shortcut Jumps to next x frames x is defined in the software profile Jumps to next x frames x is defined in the software profile secondary shortcut loaded storyboard in Starts stops Storyboard Player window Plays forward at various speed Plays from next transition in regard to the selected tracks with Preroll Previews previous transition in regard to the selected tracks with Preroll Plays reverse at various Speed Jumps to previous frame Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Recorder Previous Frame b Previous X Frames a Previous X Frames b S top Change Aspect Ratio Thumbnail View Next Line Clip End Home Next Clip Previous Clip Select All Clips Previous Line Clip Issue 4 2 B Jumps to previous frame secondary shortcut Jumps to previous x frames x is defined in the software profile Jumps to previous x frames x is defined in the software profile Secondary shortcut Stops the Storyboard Player Changes the aspect ratio Select the clip on the next line Select the last clip Select the first clip Select the next clip on the line Select the previous clip on the line Select all the clips Select the clip on the previous line 41 Issue 4 2 B 4 1 4 2 42 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April
87. nu You call the contextual menu by right clicking the Video Display zone on the Player area It gives the following display options for the video Field Description Show Timecode This option offers different choices to display timecode on the player window e none does not display any timecode e intra TC displays the original timecode of the media e start TC displays a counter starting with 0 at the first frame of the media e both Intra TC Start TC displays both the counter and original timecode Aspect Ratio Offers a choice of aspect ratios for the display either Auto 4 3 or 16 9 This is also possible to use the following shortcuts ye an Ctrl A e oe to toggle between 4 3 and 16 9 67 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Field Description mae o to reset the display to Auto Show Safe Areas Displays a safe area cage on the window to determine which areas of the picture will be seen and allow for checking the size of graphics within the media for safe display Grab Image Grabs the current image either in low resolution or in high resolution The default folder c where the grab is stored is defined via the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles General General tab GrabStillFrameFolder parameter Show Label Displays the clip name or the storyboard name over the Video Display MAKING THE PLAYER AREA
88. oard clips 2 are displayed as thumbnails in the tab StoryBoard Foot documentary You can play the storyboard in the Storyboard Player view For more information refer to the section 5 8 Checking the Storyboard on page 104 Other actions on the storyboard are managed via the contextual menus from the Workspace area Export tool or Logger tool 4 7 2 CONTEXTUAL MENU The Storyboard contextual menu is available when you right click the storyboard tab Refer to section 5 2 2 Other Possible Actions on Storyboards on page 82 for a description of the available options 66 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 8 4 8 1 4 8 2 CLIP PLAYER AND STORYBOARD PLAYER OVERVIEW This section describes in details the elements of the user interface specific to the Clip Player available in the Workspace area The Clip Player is accessible via the Clip Player button The Storyboard player shares many user interface elements with the Clip Player For this reason the section will also deal with the elements which are common to both players and specific to the Storyboard Player The Storyboard Player is BEN accessible via the Storyboard Player button VIDEO DISPLAY INTRODUCTION The video display is common to the Clip Player and Storyboard Player ADJ USTING THE PLAYER VIDEO DISPLAY You can adjust the Player video display via a contextual me
89. on 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 9 7 5 7 1 5 7 2 RECORDING AN AUDIO GUIDE TRACK INTRODUCTION You have the possibility to record a voice over sequence on one track of the storyboard You can only record one audio guide track for one storyboard Once the audio guide track has been created you cannot modify it If you want to change it you need to delete it and record a new one By default the audio guide track is stored and exported on the stereo track 3 of the storyboard The track on which it is stored is defined via the menu Parameters gt Parameter Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default parameter profile gt Storyboard tab AudioGuideTrackOutput setting Audio guide track will be mixed over any existing audio on this audio track How TO RECORD AN AUDIO GUIDE TRACK The storyboard on which you want to add the audio guide track is already loaded in the Storyboard Player see section 5 8 2 How to Load a Storyboard in the Storyboard Player on page 104 To record an Audio Guide Track on the storyboard proceed as follows 1 Position the nowline where you want to start the audio guide sequence 2 Click the Start Audio Guide button o A countdown default 3 second preroll starts and is shown on the button It indicates the number of seconds before the recording process starts and allows you to get ready for the recording 3 Start speaking when the button turns red 4 C
90. ort Information Zone on page 65 4 Start button Starts the export process for the selected storyboard or clip Cancel Cancels the export process Already finalized exports will button not be canceled 63 Issue 4 2 B 64 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Destination Zone Exporting to a File To export a storyboard or a clip to a file that can be read by an external system complete the following fields before clicking the Start button Field Description Label Name you give to the exported storyboard clip mandatory Folder Destination folder where you want to export the storyboard clip to Transcoding Codec profile which will determine the final format of the Codec storyboard clip in the destination folder Additional This window can be reached by clicking the BB button in the Parameters Transcoding Codec zone uml Ok ClipN ame Cancel keyword keyword kepwod3 VarlD This allows you to specify parameters for the new file such as name keywords UmID or VarlD Rendering from When selected the edit is rendered from the low res file This Low res can save some time Exporting to Device To export an storyboard clip to an external device such as a XDCAM disk a SxS card or a P2 card e select the device type XDCAM SxS or P2 e complete the fields described in the table below e click on the Start button Field Description Labe
91. ous source clips of the media selected in the Source Device area Workspace 0 00 02 15 1868 10 02 15 00 00 00 For each clip the following metadata is displayed e the clip name above the thumbnail e the TC IN TC OUT and duration of the clip in the source media below the thumbnail Double clicking a thumbnail opens the corresponding clip in the Clip Player view SELECTING TECHNIQUES Several source clips can be selected to move them at once to a storyboard or to on export list You can select them thanks to the usual commands e Press CTRL click on the items for a selection of multiple non contiguous items e Press SHIFT click on the first and last item for a selection of multiple contiguous items e Press CTRL A to select all the items from the thumbnail view 49 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 THUMBNAIL CONTEXTUAL MENU A contextual menu is available when you right click on a thumbnail Menu Item Description Play Loads the clip in the Clip Player window to allow the clip to be browsed er Change Properties Opens the Media Properties window which shows the properties for the selected clip If a default metadata profile has been defined for the media a metadata tab is displayed and allows the users to modify the clip metadata values See section 3 3 3 Media Profile Association on page 21 for more information on the selection of
92. p Player view mainly consists of a media player and associated commands and is similar to the players used in the Xedio suite Workspace 00 01 33 15 5 The following table provides a short description of the various areas highlighted in 53 Issue 4 2 B 54 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 the Clip Player view You will find more detailed information on the Clip Player in the section 4 8 Clip Player and Storyboard Player on page 67 User Interface Element 1 Video Display amp Audio Meters 2 Track Selection buttons 3 Jog and Media bar 4 Editing and Transport commands fields 5 View Mode buttons 6 Next Previous Clip buttons Description It displays the media loaded on the Player Parameters related to the display are available via a contextual menu The audio meters show the levels of the various audio tracks of the clip that is being played The Track Selection buttons little camera and triangle buttons allow you to select the video and audio channels you want to include in the clip sub clip you will place into the storyboard The radio buttons displayed next to audio channel buttons allow you to select which audio track you want to monitor when you play the loaded clip in the Clip Player The jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed The Media bar represents the clip currently loaded on the Player
93. s forward at 400 speed Stops playing the media Changes the aspect ratio Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 1 39 Issue 4 2 B 40 Recorder Audio2 monitoring a Audio3 monitoring a Audio4 monitoring a Audio5 monitoring a Audio6 monitoring a Audio7 monitoring a Audio8 monitoring a Goto End Goto Next Transition Goto Next Transition b Goto Previous Transition Goto Previous Transition b Goto Start Insert Cue Point Next Frame a Next Frame b Next X Frames a Next X Frames b Play Stop Play Forward Play from Next Transition Preview Previous Transition Play Reverse Previous Frame a Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 2 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 3 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 4 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 5 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 6 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 7 Toggle monitoring of the player audio stereo 8 J umps to the end of the edit Jumps to next transition in regard to the selected tracks Jumps to next transition in regard to the selected tracks Secondary shortcut Jumps to previous transition in regard to the selected tracks Jumps to previous transition in regard to the selected tracks Secondary shortcut Jumps to the beginning of the edit I
94. storyboard to be exported From the Storyboard area add the storyboard to the selected Export tab in 105 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 one of the following ways e Right click in the Storyboard area and select the Send Storyboard to Export Tool command in the contextual menu eee A ers rtd Send Storyboard Foot to Export Tool Delete Storyboard Foot storyboard Properties Foot This action is only valid for the Export to Target type e Drag the storyboard tab to the open Export tab Device Workspa Tools 9 Devices 0 Logger gt CANON 2 Export To Target P2 a Pm si et 7 mes Ara Target Er Sst ye ake Create new target gt e XDCAM Sai mn w XDCAME gt Folders BPs Do Me Name Progress TE a Foot 2012 Clear List Export To File Export To Device StoryBoard 10 03 23 08 00 04 56 100 01 33 This action is valid for any type of export to Target to File and to Device 3 Specify the export settings Specify the export settings as detailed in the section 4 6 3 Export Tools on page 59 for the selected tab 106 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 3 9 3 4 Launch the export process Click the Start button at the bottom of the Export tab to begin the conversion process EXPORTING A STORYBOARD TO A TARGET How TO EXPORT A STORYBOARD TO TAR
95. t be met The media displayed in the Elements grid fulfill at least one of the selected filter criteria NO criteria is met None of the criteria selected in the Filter fields displayed under the Criteria Combination field must be met The media displayed in the Elements grid fulfill none of the selected filter criteria Filter Fields Under the Criteria Combination field the users will be able to select as many filter parameters as they want and to choose specific value s for these filter parameters The use of Filter fields is explained in the next section Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Filter Fields The Filter field provides the list of all the parameters on which a search can be performed The following screenshot is an example of such a list The options may differ between the applications of the Xedio Suite Creation Date Class Shooting Date Label Description Ingested By DB Id Externalhef Aspect Ratio birthday date Cam Pref Camera Camera Label Clip Mame Clip Number Deleted Duration Encoder Group Feed Id Gang List Position Guid HiRes Creation Date Res Media File DB ID Res Media File Presence Res Media File Status Res Med a File Type Ihe Media FileName Res Media Server Ingest Organizer IF lz Used Last Rendered DateTime Last Rendered Destination Last Rendered Status Last Rendered Type Level LoRet Creation Date
96. t of rules which can be accessed via the Help button El next to the Quick Text Search field The free text search is not a case sensitive operation Search String Search Result Yellow card Searches for the strings yellow and card even if in two different fields columns for example yellow in Name and card in Keywords For example a clip named The Yellow Man with keywords Red Card will be found since it has yellow and card in 2 different fields Yellow card Searches for strings containing Yellow card Yellow card Searches for yellow or card even if in two different fields columns for example yellow in Name or card in Keywords Spaces around the sign are mandatory yell Searches for yell at the beginning of a string low Searches for low at the end of a string Ye low Searches for strings with ye at the beginning and low at the end Ye low 123 Searches for strings with ye at the beginning and low at the end and which contains 123 card Searches fora string exactly equals to card For example if a field contains yellow card the card condition will not return any result yellow card Searches for a string exactly equals to yellow card The use of quotes is required due to the space between yellow and card ADVANCED FILTERS Filters are available for more detaile
97. table summarizes how the buttons look like depending on the selection Enabled Disabled Video Audio Audio Monitoring Selection The radio buttons displayed between each pair of stereo audio channel buttons allow you to select which audio track you want to monitor when you play the loaded clip in the Clip Player y Audio meters located on the right side of the Video Display represent the monitored track Db values are displayed on each side They correspond to the values defined in Parameters gt Parameter Profiles gt General gt Vumeter for the top level the saturation level the warning level and the bottom level Values for 0 2 4 8 and 16 are shown as well if they do not overwrite the database values Examples If a sub clip has to be created without audio for the channels 1 and 2 disable the 2 buttons of those channels Clicking on the left audio button will remove the left audio component from the Source so that the clip made has no left audio channel In this case the right channel will be output on the left and right Clicking in addition on the right audio button will remove the right audio component so that the clip made has no right audio channel 69 Issue 4 2 B 4 8 4 70 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 STORYBOARD AUDIO TRACK BUTTONS Audio Track Monitoring Buttons The Audio Track Monitoring buttons are specific to the Storyboard Pla
98. tadata Profile Information area Field Description ID Internal ID automatically filled by the system GUID Mandatory parameter pre filled with a unique ID This GUID is particularly important if the media edit is exported with its custom metadata to IP Director Enter the Same GUID for this metadata profile in Xedio Dispatcher as the matching metadata profile existing in IP Director so IPDirector will recognize the profile and not create a new one Label Name you give to the profile Use the log sheet profile name existing in IPDirector if you want to export A V Material with its metadata in IP Director Description Optional text to describe the metadata profile 2 Select the list of user fields you want to use in the profile select a user field 19 Issue 4 2 B 20 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 in the Available Metadata Fields area and drag it to the Metadata Profile Information area 3 Click the Save Profile button The metadata profile will then be displayed in the Metadata Profiles area How to Modify a Metadata Profile To modify a metadata profile proceed as follows l Select it in the Metadata Profiles area 2 Add user fields from the Available Metadata Fields area to the Metadata Profile Information area or select a user field in the Metadata Profile Information area and click the Remove Field from Profile button 3 Click the Save Profile button
99. tcher New Target Creation To Proxy Folder _Exportiio res Codec Format wid DEIXHO Low Level EYS medio FI Scan Folder CA ArlScan o Specify the same information for the low resolution files as for the high resolution file o If you want the AutoFilelmporter application AFI to scan the generated files and reference them in the Xedio database select the Reference Hi Lo files to Xedio option and specify the folder that AFI will have to scan to find the jobs to perform 11 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 o If you select an Avid OPAtom format the Export to Avid Interplay or AAF option appears Select it if you want to export to Avid Further configuration will be done in steps 10 and 11 Click Next 6 The Export to EVS Video Server dialog box displays if you have asked to generate clips FTP 1 infport codec ic 21 Avid DNxHD 100 EYS FTP 2 ip port codec 1 FTF Login FTP Password Default Page Evs Metadata File Export Folder As o Specify both IP addresses of the EVS video server the codec used on the server the FTP login and password the default page on which the generated clip will be stored o If you want to generate an EVS metadata file XML file that will contain the file definition select the Generate EVS metadata file option and Specify the folder where the file should be stored Click Next 7 If you have asked to us
100. ters Warning level of Field to define the db value of vu meter warning level Vumeter This value corresponds to the beginning of the orange area in the vu meter Y Note The default values for audio vumeter levels differ in Xedio Dispatcher and in Final Cut Pro It is therefore normal to see the same media reaching the red zone in Xedio Dispatcher while itis still in the orange zone in FCP If you want to have the same audio meter display in both applications you can match the audio meter default values in Xedio Dispatcher to the FCP values 27 Issue 4 2 B 28 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 LIST OF MEDIA DISPATCHER PARAMETERS General Check for missing hires files Default clip string format Default edit export string format Default media export string format EVS Server Ganging Type External Cue Point Ranking 0 Color External Cue Point Ranking Color External Cue Point Ranking Color External Cue Point Ranking Color ThumbnailWidth User Cue Point Color Cefiltermgr Allow Change Edit Properties Allow Change Media Properties Max Date Interval export When selected checks for missing hi res files in the edit timeline and displays a small yellow triangle over each missing clip in the timeline Free text field to define the name of clip object dropped inthe Export Tool area Free text field to define the name of
101. the network or clips on EVS servers Medio Dispatcher New Target Creation X DIJ Click Next 4 The High Resolution File Creation dialog box is displayed if you have asked to generate hi res files Xedio Dispatcher New Target Creation To HiRes Folder CH_Exportihi res Codec Format Avid BAH Hi Level EVs L y r Fa Un EI ll bo Jeb oe Fa BNE alte Cys metadata le o Specify the folder where the high resolution files will be stored as well as the codec and format to be used to generate these files o If you want to generate an EVS metadata file XML file that will contain the file definition and the custom metadata fields associated to the media Storyboard select the Generate EVS metadata file option This metadata file will be stored in the same folder as the media file 10 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 o If you select an Avid OPAtom format the Export to Avid Interplay or AAF option appears Select it if you want to export to Avid Further configuration will be done in steps 10 and 11 Xedio Dispatcher New Target Creation Version LiL To HiRes Folder 5 _Exporkihi res Codec Format AWC Intra 100 MSF OP Atom Avid Generate EYS metadata File Export To Avid Interplay or AAF Cancel Click Next 5 The Proxy LoRes File Creation dialog box is displayed if you have asked to generate lo res files Xedio Dispa
102. toryboard area on page 66 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 4 3 Issue 4 2 B MENU BAR The Menu bar gives access to the following commands Menu item File E xit View Status Bar Help About Parameters Parameter Profiles Metadata Profiles Media Metadata Profile Association Edit Metadata Profile Association Keyboard Profiles Maintenance Database Cleanup Description Closes Xedio Dispatcher Displays hides the status bar at the bottom of the window Provides information on the application version the support phone number etc Opens the Parameter Profiles window where you can modify the various parameters of Xedio Dispatcher For more information on the parameters refer to the section 3 3 Metadata Profile Management on page 17 Opens the Metadata Profiles window from which you can manage the creation of metadata fields and their association into metadata profiles Allows the selection of metadata profiles to be available for association with media Allows the selection of metadata profiles to be available for association with an edit storyboard Opens the Keyboard Profiles window where you can customize the keyboard shortcuts To modify a keyboard shortcut double click the keyboard shortcut in the Variant Keyboard Function column type the requested keyboard shortcut and click OK Opens the Database Cleanup window wh
103. u Option Description Device Label This corresponds to the device name given during the Add amp Scan Folder operation Folder Name This corresponds to the name of the folder volume Full Path This corresponds to the folder full path folder and its subfolders Folder Path This displays the folder name followed by the folder path MANAGING THE FOLDERS A right click on a folder opens a menu providing options to add a scan folder to rescan the selected folder to change the properties of the selected folder or to delete the selected folder 83 Issue 4 2 B 5 3 2 84 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 LISTING CLIPS IN THE WORKSPACE AREA You will create the storyboard clips on the basis of source clips included in the available media In the Workspace area two views are available to display the content of selected devices or folders e the Thumbnail view e the List view DISPLAYING THE SOURCE CLIPS IN THE THUMBNAIL VIEW Ticking the check box corresponding to a media in the Source Device area and clicking the button to select the Thumbnail view will display thumbnails for each source clip included in this media on the Workspace area Device Workspace sm Devices a CANON P2 MM DispatcherMedia P2BC Speech MB S _DispatcherMedia P2 P2 Foot a XDCAM 00 00 00 01 o0 02 15 18 1 XDCAMEX Ae ESF Folders LISTING THE SOURCE CLIPS IN THE LI
104. ult Proxy Video Frequency Default Proxy Video Resolution Default video Standard Default XT Growing Clip Duration Gop browsing accuracy for hi res player Gop browsing accuracy for lo res player Grab Still Frame Folder Grab Still Frame Prefix Notification Center IP address Notification center network port Odd frame clipping Precise browsing accuracy for hi res player Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Video Ratio used in thumbnail generation and during rendering operations Possible values 4 3 or 16 9 Free text field to define the default horizontal resolution for hi resolution video files width in pixels Default video frequency for Proxy video browsing editing and encoding Default video resolution for Proxy video browsing editing and encoding Video supported by the Dispatcher in the current session You cannot mixed PAL and NTSC This parameter is also used during rendering to upscale or not the media Possible values PAL SD NTSC drop SD HD 10801 50 HD 720p 50 HD 10801 59 94 HD 720p 59 94 Field to define the default duration for XT growing clip Defines the value under which the player display will be updated when browsing the nowline ms Defines the value under which the player display will be updated when browsing the nowline ms Field to define the default folder to store grab image file Field to define the defau
105. wing page http www evs tv contacts USER MANUALS ON EVS WEBSITE The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs tv downloadcenter Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS nannten Il WHAFRS NEW issue cucexaveductvsaisaaces sacsvazescersasindauntuxsduas susuducetenausduaivsnysccesl silabiatavsvectives Vil Le INTRODUCTION nee anne 1 IT PRODUC TIDE SCRIPTION ne l Lz SUPPORTED POR MATS AND CODES seen l 2 INSTALLATION iiisaiiann tabi uwsreanesisntavecnnaasnnenvcevannines 4 2 PRERE CU UNE Sense 4 2 2 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ccssscssssesssescssssessssescssseersssserssseraseteess 4 23 EICENSE Sa own 5 23 1 License Codes RCOUNCO in nein 5 2 3 2 Requesting and Importing the License KeyS uunsssesensesensenensennnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnensenensenensenensenen 5 24 INSTALLATION PROGEDURE u a 6 3 CONFIGURATION AND CUSTOMIZATION znuunnnuunnnunnnnunnunnnnunnnunnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 9 3 EAPO A TARGET FR OES rrniiniiiedi aa tunities 9 FEL DEIN era 9 3 1 2 Creating your Own Export Target Profile ae erenee 9 32 ENOR O el Seen een 16 3 3 METADATA PROFILE MANAGEMENT uni 17 33 1 SI OGUCHO Nena ae aias
106. y point of a clip when using the auto clipping tool Alt S pace bar This parameter will be used in future version Amount of fields after the out point of a clip when using the auto clipping tool Alt Space bar When working in HiRes enable the deinterlace menu when right clicking over player Maximum playing speed in hi res above which the audio will no longer be audible Maximum playing speed in lo res above which the audio will no longer be audible Jog Range in HiRes from 1 0 to 1 0 Jog Range in LoRes from 2 0 to 2 0 Field to enter the number of fields to jump when Alt key is used with Prev and Next buttons Field to enter the speed rate for super fast forward and rewind tools when used together with the Shift key Field to enter the speed rate for fast forward and fast rewind tools Field to enter the tolerance value in seconds towards the creation time between two sibling XT clips Field to enter the tolerance value in seconds towards the creation time between two sibling streams Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Player XT Train Only View Enable Storyboard AllowAudioGuideTrack AudioGuideTrackOutp ut AudioGuideTrackPreR oll AutomaticSaveTime Workspace AllowMatchF rame Issue 4 2 B When selected the clip creation on XT train is disabled Enables the Audio Guide Track feature If this parameter is active and if the
107. y the filter Otherwise the Elements grid is automatically restricted If required click the BB button to add a filter parameter USING SAVED FILTERS Once you have defined a filter criterion you may want to save it for later use You will then be able to apply the same filter with a single click Right clicking in the Filter 0 tab displays a contextual menu with the following options 93 Issue 4 2 B 94 Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 Create New Filter Save Filker 45 Filter Properties Reset Filter Delete Filter Menu Option Description Create New Filter Allows the users to create a new filter tab Save Filter As Allows the users to create a new filter tab in which the Current search filter will be saved Filter Properties Allows to change the name and or description of the selected filter tab Reset Filter Removes all search criteria on the selected filter tab Delete Filter Removes the filter tab How to Save Filters To save filters proceed as follows l 2 Define the filter or filters combination you wish to save as explained above Right click the Filter 0 tab Select Save Filter As from the contextual menu The Filter Edit Dialog box opens Enter a label for the tab you are going to create and if required enter a description Click OK to confirm The new filter tab is displayed on the left of the list How to Apply a Saved Filter To app
108. yer The radio buttons below the video display allow you to select the audio track you want to monitor Audio Guide Track Record Button The Audio Guide Track Record button is specific to the Storyboard Player ot F 7 The Audio Guide Track Record button allows you to record a voice over sequence on one track of the storyboard You can only record one audio guide track for one storyboard Once the audio guide track has been created you cannot modify it If you want to change it you need to delete it and record a new one For more information on how to record an Audio Guide track refer to the section 5 7 Recording an Audio Guide Track on page 103 J oG amp MEDIA BARS INTRODUCTION The Jog and Media bars as well as the nowline mark IN and mark OUT points are common both to the Clip Player and Storyboard Player J 06 e g Dragging the jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed depending on e the position of the speed indicator e the speed range covered by the jog area The default range is set from 200 to 200 This is set via the menu Parameters gt Parameters Profiles Media Dispatcher gt Default profile gt Player tab JogRangeHI and J ogRangeLO parameters Audio can be heard when using the jog Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual Issue 4 2 B EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 MEDIA BAR The top area on the bar represents the media or a portion of it
109. yword grid is stored as xml file in C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XedioDispatcher Keyword Grids this area is not available 3 Ranking Buttons Buttons that allows you to assign a ranking to the log in order to highlight important moments in the Clip The log will have a different color depending on the ranking assigned 4 Delete Log Button Button that allows you to delete the log on which you are positioned in the loaded clip with all related keywords and ranking information 5 Free Text Field Field that allows the users to enter and assign free text to a log EXPORT TOOLS INTRODUCTION The Export Tool is the panel where e you select the export type to Target to File or to Device e you select the export settings target profile transcoding codec you want to use during the export process e you create a new target using the Target wizard for the Export to Target e you prepare and execute the export of storyboards but also source clips or Sub clips You will find more detailed information in the section 5 9 Exporting the Storyboard on page 105 59 Issue 4 2 B Xedio Dispatcher Version 4 2 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment April 2012 EXPORT TO TARGET TAB Overview of the Export to Target Tab The Export to Target tab contains several main areas highlighted on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below Tools Logge 1 Name Progress Foot 2012032

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