IP Link for Adobe plug-in panel 1.0 User Manual
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1. USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt VU 2 3 Installation on Windows OS Computer To install the plugin IPLink on your Windows computer proceed as follows 1 Click the IPLink setup exe icon IPLink5etup1 0 2 Click Run in order to run the installation executable The publisher could not be verified Are you sure you want to run this software Name C Users editor Desktop IPLinkSetupi 0 exe Publisher Unknown Publisher Type Application From ChUsers editor Desktop IPLinksetup1 0 exe Always ask before opening this file publisher You should only run software from publishers you trust KI This file does not have a valid digital signature that venfies its X How can decide what software to run 3 Click Next to access the installation parameters Welcome to the IPLink Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of IPLink It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue 2 Installation 7 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 4 Click Install to launch the installation of the plugin Choose which features of IPLink you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Install to start the installation Description Select c2. Edits Logsheets LAB Test MLO 1 Test MLO FCP 000339 Logsheet Partial Logsheet Test MLO 4 2 2 Tree View Elements The table below mentions which items are displayed in the Elements grid based on the tree branch selected Tree Branch Sub Branch Description Storage Shows all the clips present in all the available IPDirector managed nearline storages 16 4 User Interface a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt VU Tree Branch Sub Branch Description Bins Shows all the clips or edits which are in bins and bin directories The type of items clips or edits to display in the Elements grid is selected by clicking a Display Filter button Expanding the Bins view shows the bins and bin directories in the Tree view jas Bin Directory shows all the elements which are in all the bins and directories under the selected directory jas Bin shows all the elements which are in the selected bin IT Users Bin Users Bin Directory shows all the elements which are under all the System User bin directories that are created using the EVS Production system This directory cannot be modified through the IPLink panel Expanding the Users Bin Directory view displays the System User bin directories for all the users ow Users Bin al administrator pge gt TE poe System User Bin Directory shows all the elements which are in the bins and bin directories for the selected user Expanding a System Use
3. edits orlogs metadata See section Advanced Search Pane on page 22 8 Application This area displays the version number of the IPLink for Adobe Version plugin number 9 Import This button is used to start the import of the item s selected from button the Elements grid into a Premiere Pro CC project See section Importing Media into Premiere Pro on page 31 Adaptable Display The layout of the IPLink for Adobe can be adapted to users needs e The Tree View and the Advanced Search pane can be hidden by clicking the arrow icon or un hiden by clicking e The Tree View and the Advanced Search pane can be enlarged or reduced by clicking and holding the split box control and moving it to the left or to the right 4 User Interface 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 4 2 Tree View 4 2 1 Introduction The Tree view allows the users to navigate and browse the items made available for use these may be all the clips made available on the IPDirector managed nearline edits and logsheets or clips and edits stored in bins Click the arrow next to a tree branch to expand a branch By browsing the tree structure a selection is made and the items available displayed in the Elements grid See section Branch Selection in the Tree on page 24 The associated Refresh button is used to refresh the Tree view content Storage a 18 AA DVCPROHD on IPDA18631 Nearline MLO EDL FCP Library Pins
4. This area displays the list of search parameters selected from the Parameters Add Search Criteria field area Different types of search parameters exist See section Advanced Search Fields Types on page 28 4 User Interface 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 9 9 1 5 2 5 3 5 3 1 24 Searching for Media Filtering Tools When the IPDirector database contains large amounts of data it may become difficult to find a specific element The IPLink window offers several ways to refine the list of elements displayed in the Element grid and speed up your search e Branch selection in the Tree view Select a branch in the Tree view to limit the list to specific item types or only a subset of the Tree view e Quick text search Enter free text in the Quick Text Search field to perform a search on a specific string e Advanced search filter Enter specific criteria in the Advanced Search pane to perform a search on specific metadata associated with the elements All these search tools can be combined A search can also be facilitated by ordering the Elements grid See section Elements Grid on page 19 for more information Branch Selection in the Tree The Tree view allows the users to browse between clips on IPDirector managed nearline storage clips or edits stored in IPDirector bins edits or logs By browsing the tree structure a selection is made and displayed in the Element grid The
5. and click on the clip then select Get Info or use CMD tl keyboard shortcut The exact path will be shown in the General Info section under the title Where 3 2 4 Connection The Connection tab is used to configure the connection to an IPDirector WS API instance You must have an IPDirector WS API running in order for IPLink to properly connect and operate 1 Enter the Server IP address or hostname where the IPDirector API instance is running G Note N A DNS is needed should the hostname need to be resolved to a network IP address 2 Enter the Web Services Server Port to connect to q Note N By default this is 31016 and should only be changed after consultation of EVS Support staff 3 Enter the login and password of the user with which to connect This should be an IPDirector user created from within the IPDirector User Manager 12 3 Getting Started USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 General Server IP Server Port Login Password 3 Getting Started Preferences Path Mappings Connection 172 22 52 130 31016 Administrator Cancel Save VS 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 4 User Interface 4 1 Overview of the IPLink Window Illustration The IPLink for Adobe window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 5 Q D Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the IPLink for Adobe window Area Descr
6. card in Keywords Yellow card Searches for exact matches of Yellow card Yellow card Between the quotes all characters are considered as characters and not operators or wildcards card Searches for card at the beginning of a word card card Searches for all words that include card card card Searches for a whole field that contains only card For example if a field contains yellow card the card condition will not return any result Search operators may be combined 5 3 4 Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field Introduction The Autocomplete function is a help service for the capture of the search string As soon as the users start typing in the Quick Text Search field the Autocomplete function provides a list of matching words and sentences known by the system and containing a word beginning with the typed letters 26 5 Searching for Media ee USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 pama V i 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 How to Perform a Quick Text Search with the Autocomplete Function To perform a Quick Text search proceed as follows 1 Select the tree branch you wish to perform a quick search on 2 Select the Search on All Columns option from the Preferences window or if the Search on Visible Columns option is selected display the columns you wish to perform a search on in the Elements grid 3 Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field A list of proposals is displayed as soon
7. is automatically saved and remembered However it is also possible to reset the column organization to the default organization 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 20 Resizing Columns A column can be resized by using the mouse pointer over columns intersection and dragging it to the right or to the left nail Name Hi ontent Type Clip Elen Selecting Columns to Display To select the columns to display in the grid proceed as follows 1 Right click the column header area A menu is displayed 2 Select Organize Columns The Select Columns window opens and shows the list of columns in the current order 3 Toselect the column s you wish to add to the view select them in the left pane and click the right arrow Use SHIFT click to select a range of columns 4 To select the column s you wish to remove from the view select them on the right pane and click the left arrow Use SHIFT click to select a range of columns 5 Click Save Ordering Columns To change the columns order proceedas follows 1 Right click a column header A menu is displayed 2 Select Organize Columns The Select Columns window opens and shows the list of columns in the current order Select the column name from the Selected Columns pane Click the appropriate button e al moves the item before the previous one o KA moves the item after the next one 5 Click Save 4 User Interface a USER MANUAL
8. ones currently visible in the Elements grid You can add other columns to the Elements grid view by right clicking the grid header and selecting Organize Columns from the contextual menu Search on All Columns To activate the Search on All Columns option proceed as follows 1 Right click a column header A menu is displayed 2 Select Preferences The Preferences window opens 3 From the General tab in the Search Scope field select All Columns Tip w Ifyou perform a Search on all columns without having displayed all the columns you will not be able to identify in which column the search string has been found For the sake of clarity it is recommended to display all columns when you perform a Search on all columns 5 Searching for Media 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 5 3 3 Quick Text Search Syntax Rules The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules Search Logical String zearen Result Equivalent Yellow card Searches for the words yellow and card even if in Yellow AND two different fields columns for example yellow in card 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 yellow or card even if in two different Yellow OR fields columns for example yellow in Name or card
9. then contact your local EVS representative for advice 4 1 Introduction a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt V l 2 Installation 2 1 Prerequisite In order to install the IPLink for Adobe plugin ensure the following software is installed on the Adobe Premiere Pro CC workstation in advance e Adobe Premiere Pro CC v7 0 x e Adobe Extension Manager CC e Java e QuickTime if using Adobe Premiere Pro CC on MS Windows operating system G Note N This software is not provided by EVS 2 2 Installation on Mac OS Computer To install the plugin IPLink on your Mac OS computer proceed as follows 1 Click the IPLink setup dmg icon IPLinkSetup1 0 dmg 2 Double click the Install IPLink icon eoo _ IPLinkSetup Install IPLink V 2 Installation 5 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 3 Click Continue to launch the installation process PLinkSetup a 0 0 IPLink Installer This program will install IPLink 1 0 Continue You may be asked a number of times to enter the administrator password in order for the IPLink installer to make changes to the workstation as part of the install process Please see your system administrator to obtain the required password IPLink for Adobe is being installed PLinkSetup KH O VO eoo IPLink Installer Running package scripts Please wait The plugin is installed IPLinkSetup 2 Installation a
10. IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt VU 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 1 4 User Interface Resetting the Column Organization to the Default One Users can reset the column organization to the default one columns selection order size To do so proceed as follows 1 Right click the column headers area 2 Select Organize Columns 3 Select the tab corresponding to the type of item for which you want to reset the grid 4 Click Reset 5 Click Save Operations Allowed from the Elements Grid The following actions are possible from the Elements grid Operation Resulting action Click on an element Simply selects the element line clip or log Double click a clip line Loads the clip on the source monitor of Premiere Pro CC Double click a log line Loads the corresponding Protect Media clip as created from the relevant recorder set as preview in IPDirector in the source monitor of Premiere Pro CC at the log timecode point Quick Text Search Area Introduction The Quick Text Search is used to perform a search based on free text entered in the Quick Text Search field This field is available on the top of the Elements grid You can perform a search on displayed columns or a search on all columns displayed and hidden columns Rl NUH The search is performed on the selected tree branch or breadcrumb See section Quick Text Search on page 24 for details on the various ways to use this function 21 EVS Broa
11. Tree view the default search bins edits or logsheets is displayed Auto update enable auto refresh of the IPLink Elements grid Search scope search will be applied against visible metadata columns or will be applied against all columns that can be viewed for the type of item in IPLink q Note q The possible metadata columns can be selected using Organize Columns Preferences General Path Mappings Connection Sequence Template for Edit Imports Maximum Search Results 500 Request Timeout 5 Default Search Bins Autoupdate Hever Search Scope Visible Columns Cancel 3 Getting Started EE bo USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 aman V _ 3 2 3 Path Mappings The Path mappings tab is used to map the IPDirector nearline paths onto Mac local paths when IPLink is used on a Mac OS workstation Preferences General Path Mappings Connection Server Path Lokal Path 1172 22 52 130 Volumes Wild 22 52 1277 Volumes Add Path Mapping Remove Path Mapping Cancel Save By default if no entry is entered for Server Path or Local Path then IPLink will try and perform an intelligent translation of PDirector paths against the Mac OS filesystem mounts for the IPDirector nearline filesystem If however IPLink is unable to make the appropriate translation then it will be necessary to enter values into the Path Mappings table In the Path Mappings table enter the information required to translate the IPDirector n
12. USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe Version 1 0 November 2013 V gt a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt V Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2013 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt V Table of Conte
13. as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing Select a line by using the mouse or the m key Press ENTER The search is launched with the selected proposal The search results are displayed in the grid 6 To clear the applied Quick Text Search click the Clear Quick Text Search button white x to the right of the search field Advanced Search Purpose and Context of Use The Advanced Search functions are available for more detailed search operations They allow searches on clips edits or logs metadata The Advanced Search pane is located on the bottom left part of the IPLink window Users can choose the advanced search parameters they want to display Advanced Search Fields Display Displaying Advanced Search Fields The list of available advanced search parameters is available by clicking the arrow next to the Add Criteria field 5 Searching for Media 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 9 4 3 28 Add Criteria Associated Clips Color Description Keywords Depending on the media type edits clips or logs selected in the Tree view different lists of advanced search parameters are proposed To display an advanced search parameter select one of the options from the Add Criteria menu The selected parameter is displayed in the Advanced Search pane Parameters of which values are in the form of an option list have a filter applied as soon as they are selected F
14. breadcrumb provides an indication of the tree path to the currently displayed item elements and allows users to navigate back to the upper level See section Tree View on page 16 for a description of the user interface elements of the Tree view Quick Text Search Purpose and Context of Use The Quick Text Search function is used to perform a search based on free text entered in the Quick Text Search field This field is available on the top of the Elements grid See section Quick Text Search Associated Buttons on page 22 for the description of the buttons associated to the Quick Text Search field 5 Searching for Media a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt V l Users can enter a search string in one of the following ways e Enter the search string in full in the Quick Text Search field e Start typing a search string in the Quick Text Search field so the Autocomplete function displays a list of proposals and one of them can be selected See section Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field on page 26 5 3 2 Search on Displayed All Columns Search on Displayed Columns To activate the Search on Visible Columns option proceed as follows 1 Right click a column header A menu is displayed 2 Select Preferences The Preferences window opens 3 From the General tab in the Search Scope field select Visible Columns Then the columns that are taken into consideration for the Quick Text Search are the
15. dcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 4 4 2 4 5 4 5 1 4 5 2 22 Quick Text Search Associated Buttons The following table gives a description of the buttons located next to the Quick Text Search field These buttons may be used not only for the Quick Text Search function but also for the other search functions in the grid nterace Description Element P Ey Applies the search again and refreshes the Elements grid Clears the applied Quick Text search Advanced Search Pane Purpose Advanced Search functions are available for detailed search operations They allow searches on metadata of the element type selected from the Tree view The Advanced Search pane is located on the bottom left part of the IPLink for Adobe window See section Advanced Search on page 27 for details on the various ways to use this function Overview of the Advanced Search Pane illustration The Advanced Search pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below keywords Logsheet Name A User Interface a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt V Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Advanced Search pane Area Description See also 1 Add Search This field gives access to the list of criteria on which users may Criteria field perform a search The lists differ according to the selected item type See section Advanced Search Fields Display on page 27 2 Search
16. e IPLink panel Only placeholder empty edits can be imported This allows import of placeholder edits where specific EVS metadata needs to be associated with the sequence e g custom metadata fields once it has been imported into Premiere Pro CC In order to import other types of edits including those that reference clip elements export the edit metadata from IPDirector as a FCP 7 x EDL XML to a file share and manually import into Premiere Pro CC Description Shows all the logs Expanding the Logsheets view shows the log sheets and log directories in the Tree view Log Directory shows all the logs from all the log sheets which are in the selected directory Log Sheet shows all the logs which are in the selected log sheet Log sheet of which all the logs are protected Log sheet of which some of the logs are protected Log sheet of which none of the logs is protected Keyboard Shortcuts The following shortcuts can be used in the Tree view Key Up Arrow Down Arrow Left arrow Right Arrow Action Behavior Select the previous line Select the next line Collapses the branch Expands the branch 4 User Interface a maa USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 pa V 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 User Interface Elements Grid Introduction The Elements grid represents the content of the tree branch selected in the Tree view or the content corresponding to the displayed breadcrumb It can also
17. e edits Note N Premiere Pro CC will exit the current project and load up the existing saved project as part of the import 6 Importing Media into Premiere Pro 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 6 2 34 Method 2 1 Select one or several edits from the Elements grid 2 Drag the edits onto the project opened in Premiere Pro The edits are referenced in the selected Premiere Pro project Importing Media into a Sequence How to Add a Clip into a Sequence A clip can be added to a Premiere Pro sequence To append a clip into an existing sequence proceed as follows 1 Select a clip from the Elements grid 2 Drag the clip into the opened Premiere Pro sequence How to Convert an Edit into a Sequence An edit can be converted into a Premiere Pro sequence Todo so proceed as follows 1 Select an edit from the Elements grid 2 Drag the edit into the sequence tab in Premiere Pro The edit is opened as a Premiere Pro sequence 6 Importing Media into Premiere Pro m i a V To learn more about EVS go to Www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Liege Science Park 852 2914 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving Its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Ind
18. earline path to the Mac volume path where the media is read from Note q The Mac volume must have been previously mounted on the workstation using the Mac Finder e The Server Path is the path defined as a nearline in IPDirector It must be entered exactly as it is defined in IPDirector and it is case sensitive e The Local Path is the path by which the Mac will play the media files from the IPDirector nearline and needs to be described as a Mac path It is also case sensitive 3 Getting Started 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 Tip Q e The Server Path can be copied directly from the IPDirector Nearline Management tab in the Remote Installer as illustrated Edit WorkGroup ipdmedia General Parameters 2 General AT Networks LAN and WAN A Syrichnac e Fig XML Unat 2 Thumbnails Targets IP Logger Expon Neat Line Management Lofies Management Define vail Near Line Directories Aud echt that you mart to manage Hame Deshna Path Deiaut HiFbes File Foot HLUn Defaui u Auukhesentic shion Hat Mere Haire WIPE 2253 HIGH E OT Mey al M5 gt Ines Kine Aleleree Means 22O NE Mae DAO HO OT Rei HAC O M5 m paad WEF DFi a Hesir Wa 2252 11M OPiA HF SMPTE HAC o MG 9 Integrated e TheLocal Path can be found by connecting to the nearline from the Mac using Finder Go gt Connect to Server then selecting a clip within the nearline Hold the CTRL key
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20. from the Premiere Pro CC source monitor panel into a sequence timeline The corresponding media file is automatically added to the Premiere Pro CC project How to Import Logs into a Project One or several logs can be imported into a Premiere Pro project Actually logs are not imported as such The import applies to the Protect Media clips associated to the selected logs and created from the relevant recorder set as preview in IPDirector This can be done in one of the following ways Method 1 1 Select one or several logs from the Elements grid 2 Click the Import button A dialog box opens Import Import Selected Assets to Current Project Existing Project 3 Doone of the following o Click the Current Project button to import the logs in the selected project o Click the Existing Project button to select the project where you want to import the logs G Note N Premiere Pro CC will exit the current project and load up the existing saved project as part of the import Method 2 1 Select one or several logs from the Elements grid 2 Drag the logs onto the project opened in Premiere Pro The IPDirector Protect Media clips associated to the selected logs and created from the relevant recorder configured as preview in IP Director are referenced in the selected Premiere Pro project 6 Importing Media into Premiere Pro a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt VU Method 3 1 Select a log and double cl
21. ick to load the corresponding media file in the Premiere Pro CC source monitor window 2 Preview the log and directly edit a marked segment from the Premiere Pro CC source monitor panel to a sequence timeline The corresponding media file is imported into the Premiere Pro CC project Log Associated with Multiple Camera Angles If the log is associated with multiple camera angles then using the Import button method Method 1 to import the log to the current project will end up creating a bin folder in the Adobe Premiere Pro project panel that contains the corresponding camera angle footage To preview the log for the different camera angles proceed as follows 1 Load the camera angle into the Premiere Pro CC source monitor 2 Double click the corresponding log entry in the IPLink panel The playhead will be positioned at the log timecode point How to Create a Sequence from an Edit One or several edits can be imported into a Premiere Pro project This can be done in one of the following ways Only empty edits can be imported into Premiere Pro Method 1 1 Select one or several edits from the Elements grid 2 Click the Import button A dialog box opens Import Import Selected Assets to Current Project Existing Project 3 Doone of the following o Click the Current Project button to import the edits in the selected project o Click the Existing Project button to select the project where you want to import th
22. iption 1 Tree View The Tree view displays the clips bins edits and logs present in the EVS Production system and based on the EVS user rights The tree branches can be used to filter the items displayed in the Elements grid See section Tree View on page 16 for details on the interface 2 Breadcrumb This area shows the location selected in the Tree view It can be used to navigate through and get to the parent folder from the current position in the tree 14 4 User Interface a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt VU Area Description 3 Quick Text The Quick Text Search area provides the ability to perform quick Search area free text searches See section Quick Text Search Area on page 21 4 Refresh This button is used to refresh the contents of the Elements grid button There is a similar Refresh button on the Tree View panel that can be used to update the Tree View area 5 Display This area provides buttons to filter the content of bins based on the Filter type of the item clips or edits buttons 6 Elements The Elements grid displays all the items included in the selected grid tree branch or breadcrumb or resulting from a search The total number of results found is shown in the bottom bar See section Elements Grid on page 19 7 Advanced The Advanced Search area allows augmentation of search filters Search pane and the available options depends on the item context being searched for such as clips
23. lecadhomeddenasGdenesitdviudadebdudentoudodddecwagies ss 2 5 4 1 Purpose and Context of Use _ 0 2 2 2 2 5 4 2 Advanced Search Fields Display 2202220222002000200 27 5 4 3 Advanced Search Fields Types 2 002 e eee cece eee eee cece eee 28 5 4 4 Searchin Free Text Fields een 29 5 4 5 Search in Non Free Text Fields U 2 0 22 cece eee eee eee cece eee 30 IMPORTING MEDIA INTO PREMIERE PRO 31 Importing Media into a Project 2 2 o cece cece cece eee cece eee ceeceeseeeees 31 Importing Media into a Sequence 2 2 22 2 cece eee ce eee cee eee eee eeeee 34 Table of Contents a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt VU 1 1 1 1 2 1 Introduction Introduction Product Description IPLink for Adobe is a plugin panel extension for use with Adobe Premiere Pro CC It can be used in those situations where it is desirable to be able to access clip elements that are made available for editing by IPDirector whilst the live event is taking place In this case access to the underlying media files are made using shared storage that is managed by IPDirector The IPLink for Adobe plugin panel allows the users to be able to search for clip elements based upon the IPDirector held metadata Clips Bins Logs and be able to preview and use the associated files stored on the shared storage In this way the
24. login user rights e Customizable metadata fields e Full text search with autocomplete function e Advanced search criteria e User selectable auto refresh 1 Introduction a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt V l 1 4 1 Introduction e Load clips directly into Adobe Premiere Pro CC source video monitor e Based on logs clips are parked at the respective timecode position e Media files accessed directly from EVS IPDirector managed nearline storage no transfer of media files to Adobe workstation needed System Requirements IPLink for Adobe can be installed onto a workstation that is running Adobe Premiere Pro CC For further information on operating system support and workstation hardware requirements to run Adobe Premiere Pro CC refer to the Adobe website http www adobe com products premiere html The version of IPLink for Adobe that can be installed is dependent on the version of Adobe Premiere Pro CC that is installed as well as the IPDirector version Use the following table to determine which version of IPLink for Adobe should be used Adobe Premiere Pro CC IPLink for Adobe Compatible IPDirector Version Version Version 7 0 x 1 0 84 06 15 28 7 1 0 06 20 78 Choose the installation package that matches the EVS IPDirector version and the Adobe Premiere Pro CC workstation operating system The EVS IPDirector Web Service API must be reachable from the Adobe Premiere Pro CC workstations The IPDirec
25. nd IPDirector is made via the IPDirector API The editor is also able to list the logs that are held in the EVS production system The editor can load the media associated with clips or logs directly into the source video monitor of Premiere Pro CC and review and play the video content The video content can be used in the Premiere Pro CC project by simply marking in out points on the loaded clip and editing directly to the sequence timeline This will import the clip into the Premiere Pro CC project The video files representing the clips are accessed directly on the nearline storage by Premiere Pro CC over the network IPD Managed Mearline Storage e o ome pe m m me mm Once the edit is completed the sequence is exported from Premiere Pro CC using the normal export tools within the editing application back onto specified locations on the nearline storage The folder locations on nearline storage are monitored by XSquare XTAccess and when the exported media file is discovered an appropriate job is started to make the media available to be played out on the EVS server Alternatively depending upon the XSquare job profile associated with the nearline folder location other actions may be executed Main Features e Adobe Premiere Pro CC plugin extension panel e Microsoft Windows amp Apple Mac OS support e Clips bins amp logsheets accessible e User visibility of clips bins amp logs dependent on user IPDirector
26. nts Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Il 1 INTRODUCTION 0 1 1 1 Product Description a 1 1 2 Media Workflow _ 2 0 22 2 ieee oo 1 1 3 Main Features oaaao nn cece eee eee eeeeeeeeeeseeeees 2 1 4 System Requirements 000 cee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eeeees 3 2 INSTALLATION LU 5 2 1 Prerequisite nn c cece cee ceceececeecececceceseeceees 5 2 2 Installation on Mac OS Computer 2 22 22 eee cece cece cece cece eeeeees 5 2 3 Installation on Windows OS Computer a T 3 GETTING STARTED 2 9 3 1 Opening the IPLink for Adobe Plugin 9 3 2 Configuring IPLink 2 02 a 9 3 2 1 Accessing the Settings Window 2 a 9 3 2 2 General 2 2 rennen en 10 3 2 3 Path Mappings 0 2 22 c ccc ccc e cece cece ee cceccecceccecceeceeceees 11 3 2 4 CONNECCION occcsccacotecveddacsedeedduacanecasteeeenendsenedoukensademesuadeeyccn 12 4 USER INTERFACE 2 nn 14 4 1 Overview of the IPLink Window 0 0 nennen 14 4 2 THOS VC ea AA 16 4 2 1 Introduction 0 ccc cece cece cece cece eee e cece ceceececeeeeceees 16 4 2 2 Tree View Elements 2c cece ec cc ccc cececceccecceceeceeseeeees 16 4 2 3 Keyboard Shortcuts 0 0 0c cece c ccc e ee cece ccc eecceecceeeeeeees 18 4 3 Elements Grid _ 2222 2 o oleic ccc cece cece c
27. omponents to install Check Prerequsites Main Install Adobe Premiere Pri see il scrif Space required 10 5MB Please wait while IPLink is being installed Installing Adobe Premiere Pro Panel This may take a while Output folder C ProgramData Adobe IPLink apiconnector Output folder C ProgramData Adobe PLink Extract no thumb png 10096 Extract EVSIPLink zxp 10096 Output folder C Program Files Adobe Adobe Premiere Pro CC Extract extendscriptprqe txt 100 Output folder C Program Files x86 Common Files Adobe XMP Custom File Info Pa Extract EVSClips xml 100 Extract EVSEdits xml 100 Installing Adobe Premiere Pro Panel This may take a while Installation Complete Setup was completed successfully Completed Extract no thumb png 100 A Extract EVSIPLink zxp 100 Output folder C Program Files Adobe Adobe Premiere Pro CC Extract extendscriptprge txt 100 Output folder C Program Files x86 1Common Files Adobe XMP Custom File Info Pa Extract EVSClips xml 100 Extract EVSEdits xml 100 Installing Adobe Premiere Pro Panel This may take a while Installation of Adobe Premiere Pro Panel complete Completed 8 2 Installation USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 VS 3 Getting Started 3 1 Opening the IPLink for Adobe Plugin To open the IPLink plugin from the Premiere Pro CC select Extensions gt IPLink f
28. or example in the case of Color or Level Add Criteria Color Keywords Logsneet Name Hiding Advanced Search Fields To remove an advanced search field from the Advanced Search pane click the cross in the upper right corner of the criterion box Applied filters are cleared as soon as a search field is removed Advanced Search Fields Types Different types of advanced search fields exist e freetext fields search data can be entered directly in these fields e g Name field 5 Searching for Media EE USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 aman V _ 9 4 4 e field with an option list an arrow giving access to a list of options is available on the right of the field or a list of options is displayed in the area for direct selection e g Level field Fi VREY Type Normal Search in Free Text Fields Autocomplete Function in Free Text Search Fields The Autocomplete function is a help service for the capture of the search string The Autocomplete function described in section Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field on page 26 for the Quick Text Search is also enabled during searches in free text search fields of the Advanced Search pane Preliminary Steps 1 Select the tree branch in the Tree view 2 Select the Search on All Columns option from the Preferences window or if the Search on Visible Columns option is selected display the columns you wish to perform a search on in the Elemen
29. r Bin Directory view displays all the bins and bin directories for the selected user here pge Its name contains the user logging ID a pge dirl Day 1 Day 2 pge s Bin This directory and its bins cannot be modified through the IPLink panel Only users of the EVS Production system tools and applications can modify the contents of these bins System User Bin created by the EVS Production system for the selected user Its name contains the user logging ID It shows all the elements put in it by the selected user It is visible by all the users but it contents cannot be modified through the IPLink panel iE User Bin created by the selected user under its System User bin directory It shows all the elements put in it by the selected user T User Bin Directory created by the selected user under its System User bin directory It shows all the elements put in it by the selected user 4 User Interface 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4 2 3 Tree Branch Sub Branch Edits Tree Branch Sub Branch Logsheets Issue 1 0 E November 2013 Description Shows all the edits Edits may have been created from the IPD Xedio Plugin the Directors Cut module of IPDirector or the IPBrowse application They can also be created by the IPMosGateway NRCS systems as Autocreate placeholders Note q Limitation Currently it is not possible to import edits containing clip elements into Premiere Pro CC using th
30. returns the result of a search applied with a filtering tool to the elements of a selected branch of the Tree view Bins can contain clips or edits When Bins is selected from the Tree view the item type to display will be selected by clicking the corresponding Display Filter button CI for HG In the grid elements are presented in rows and all their associated parameters and metadata are in columns clips for edits The total number of results found is shown at the bottom right of the Elements grid The number of results that are displayed can be adjusted through the Preferences option Grid Header Contextual Menu Right clicking the grid header displays the grid contextual menu The options are described in the following table Option Description Organize The Select Columns window opens and allows the users to select the Columns columns to display and their order Preferences The Preferences window opens It is used for the configuration Sorting the Elements in the Grid At start of the application items are sorted with most recent on top You can change the sort order of elements in the grid by clicking the column header for the parameter according to which you want to sort the elements The little triangle indicates the sorting order Clicking the column header again changes the sorting order from ascending to descending or vice versa Organizing Columns Columns can be resized and or re ordered This new organization
31. rom the Window menu 3 2 3 2 1 3 Getting Started Title Bie Help Workspace gt Documents gsatestprojec Extensions e Adobe Exchange IPLink v Clip _EVS REC1 CamA 5 mxf Maximize Frame o ma _EVS REC1 CamA 5 mxi Audio Clip Effect Editor Label Audio Track Effect Editor Media Type Movie Frame Rate 25 00 fps Adobe Story Media Start 12 52 59 24 Audio Clip Mixer 29 Media End 12 56 59 23 v Audio Meters AKALA Audio Track Mixer 6 File _EVS REC1 CamA 5 mxf Captions red B File Properties Capture Dublin Core Edit To Tape Basic Effect Controls 25 Rights Management Effects 437 Dynamic Media Fuente Configuring IPLink Accessing the Settings Window The access the Settings window from the plugin IPLink right click the Elements grid and select Preferences TC IN Mi Organize Columns Preferences N Thumbnall TC OUT The Preferences window contains 3 tabs N Note If this is the first time the application is launched after installation you should configure the settings prior to using it EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 3 2 2 General The General tab is used to configure general parameters such as Sequence template for edit imports Maximum number of search results set the max number of elements of the result set that will be displayed Request timeout set the timeout for requests to the IPDirector API Default search when selecting Library in the
32. to a search field to display the option list for the corresponding criterion Fill Key Type Normal 2 Select the appropriate value 5 Searching for Media a USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 0 lt VU 6 Importing Media into Premiere Pro 6 1 Importing Media into a Project How to Import Clips into a Project One or several clips can be imported into a Premiere Pro project This can be done in one of the following ways Method 1 1 Select one or several clips from the Elements grid 2 Click the Import button A dialog box opens Import Import Selected Assets to Current Project Existing Project 3 Doone of the following o Click the Current Project button to import the clips in the currently opened project o Click the Existing Project button to select the project where you want to import the clips Note N Premiere Pro CC will exit the current project and load up the existing saved project as part of the import Method 2 1 Select one or several clips from the Elements grid 2 Drag the clips onto the project opened in Premiere Pro The clips are referenced in the selected Premiere Pro project 6 Importing Media into Premiere Pro 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 32 Method 3 1 Double click a clip from the Elements grid which will then load the corresponding media file in the Premiere Pro CC source monitor panel 2 Directly edit a marked segment
33. tor nearline storage must be accessible from the Adobe Premiere Pro CC workstations G Note N In cases where more than 3 Macs are using the tool connected to an IP Director database a dedicated IPDirector SQL database server should be used The following additional software not provided by EVS is required to be installed on the Adobe Premiere Pro CC workstation e Java e QuickTime for Microsoft Windows based workstations The IPLink for Adobe plugin only handles metadata and the compatibility of file formats and support for certain features e g growing clips support is dependent upon file wrapper and codec combinations Adobe Premiere Pro CC is able to handle many different combinations of codec and file wrapper To ensure compatibility with the EVS production environment select the codec and wrapper format that corresponds with the native format handled by the EVS Server and XSquare XTAccess Typically the file wrapper will be either MXF OP 1a SMPTE or QuickTime EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 Choose the corresponding codec type that matches the essence recorded by the EVS server If there is specific workflow requirements e g growing files then only some combinations of codec wrapper may fulfill the requirement It is highly recommended that the workflow be tested before use on a production to ensure that it will fulfill the workflow needs If you are unsure how you may go about doing this
34. ts grid 3 Inthe Advanced Search pane display the search criterion How to Perform a Search on Free Text To enter search values in a free text field of the Advanced Search pane proceed as follows 1 Type a search string in the field A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing H key 2 Select a line by using the mouse or by pressing the 3 Press ENTER The search is launched on the selected tree branch The search results are displayed in the grid 5 Searching for Media 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 9 4 5 30 Search in Non Free Text Fields Preliminary Steps Non free text search fields of the Advanced Search pane give access to an option list to select asearch value Before starting a search do the following steps 1 Select the tree branch in the Tree view 2 Selectthe Search on All Columns option from the Preferences window or ifthe Search on Visible Columns option is selected display the columns you wish to perform a search on in the Elements grid 3 Inthe Advanced Search pane display the search criterion How to Perform a Search based on an Option List To set a search criterion from an option list proceed in one of the following ways When the options are displayed in the area e g Level field e Click the appropriate button When the options are displayed in a list 1 Click the arrow next
35. users do not have to navigate and import clip elements directly from the shared storage and allow direct access to the files from Premiere Pro CC without having to move or copy files to the local workstation storage A main advantage for many live events is that the metadata associated with the event may be continuously updated by users of the EVS production system With IPLink for Adobe visibility of new or updated metadata is possible from within the panel in Premiere Pro CC thereby allowing editorial decisions to be made in a timely manner Media Workflow Metadata IPLink for Adobe PDirector API IP lrectar Nearline Storage Content originating from cameras or other sources is recorded to EVS servers and managed using IPDirector applications Using IPDirector the operator can create clips and initiate jobs to allow the content on the serverto be made available onto nearline storage that is also being managed by IPDirector EVS XSquare XTAccess is used to stream the clip media to the nearline storage in a format that is compatible with Premiere Pro CC The operator can also apply additional metadata and logs to one or several clips EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 0 E November 2013 Kada Within Premiere Pro CC editors can use the IPLink plugin panel to connect to the EVS production system and search for clips based upon the metadata held in the IPDirector database The connection between the IPLink panel a
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