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AirBox 03.04.09 User Manual

1. 40 CHAPTER 4 REMOTE CONTROL PANELI 41 CHAPTER 5 KEYBOARD SHORT CUTS ii AAA 42 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 Introduction The Air Box is a small scale cost effective playout system that controls up to 6 fully independent channels freely configurable of an EVS XT Series server SD and or HD The AirBox XT is an efficient non linear editor with an intuitive Windows user interface Any clip local or remote can be incorporated in playlists with straightforward drag amp drop commands User programmable filters help to retrieve that one particular shot swiftly which can then be previewed at once without ever disturbing the operator who captured it The integrated playlist automation makes the AirBox XT a very cost effective solution for non stop unattended broadcast operations Sequences are played with transition effects reliably timed either by a clock or triggered by a GPI Main operational features Independent Rec amp Play channels No need to wait until action is completed It is also possible to play back material while it is still being recorded time shift delay Clip management The XT Series Server attached to the Air Box can store up to 2048 HCTS 1st generation or 4096 local clips HCTS 2 4 generation or HCTX For a successful database organization each clip has a unique 8 character ID a name 24 characters a description
2. User s Manual Version 03 04 07 May 2007 1 7 q EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 Table of contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Etat 1 11 181511198 10 7 OX V 2 CHAPTER T CABLING en bn 4 CHAPTER 2 gt CONEIGURA TIN AAA d dH E C KE 5 The Menu Bar FR eb anb of n PR 5 e COM CON UA WA tan mds ci Ga v Ca C Ee CRT 7 e AT Server Config urabon WINCIG siio AA ond oa oor lc ona 0 e AuBoX configuraboli ur D E ED E E a 12 e OMT UF ATION COACH D RF EP OR 14 e Catedory AA 14 e BIR Seu UCL E 14 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT 46666 166 9 68 8 8 88 468 484848848 16 RR 16 The Clip E GO ce b e NTE E bcr CA ER E 19 The Cips feed n 21 The EU d ELE 28 The PlaVers D AE 29 Eu MR 30 hueste ESTATE T nana eo 31 TE EdEMOGUEC OLNE cd
3. Search Entry into Playlist DB Search Entry into Clip DB Rewind VTR mode or Previous Clip Fast Forward VTR de or Next Clip FAST JOG used with JOG dial for rapid manual re cue PLST loads first image of first clip in the current playlist MARK IN CLEAR clears IN point SHIFT go to IN point PLAY or PAUSE and STOP Browse into Selected Playlist Marks a CUE point Go to Timeline is used in AirEdit configuration From the Clip Edition module saves the current clip MARK OUT CLEAR clears OUTpoint SHIFT go to OUT point Initiates LIVE IN mode JOG knob used to accurately cue material BROADCAST EQUIPMENT Notes 1 Search Entry into playlist DB is not available with this version 2 Mark Cue Point is not available with Airbox application For AirEdit only 41 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Recorder CTRL 1 record 1 CTRL F2 record 2 CTRL F3 record 3 CTRL F4 record 4 Shift R Start Stop records Control VTR ALT V select control VTR S pace Bar Pause lt S
4. Audio In Out Connector LA 4 1 D OUT 2 PGM 2 PRV DUT 3 PGM 3 GUT 4 GUT 5 D g Al fi aca A2 D ie 0 00 e 4 fis z fe o z fe 2 v 10 00 0 00 v 10 00 0 00 0 00 21 0 00 Dn ae 1 0 00 0 00 dde hon ARRE dada RRRRERER JUA M 1119111111 Jude 311337 2320333 HOA SHEHERA 1111111111 m Monitoring Monitoring Audio 1 E zih Monitoring Audio 2 E Monitoring Audio 3 E gt Monitoring Audio 4 E x Out Out e Nm E 1 1 4 1 el ll Out e a bE CH id tell Out 000 LL Save As Save Load Cancel Audio Inputs of the XT Series Server X WinCfg version 1 4 0 1 C master Config Cfg Base Configuration o WI 6 19 Video Configuration Record Standard Record Super LSM Play Cut Play Mix 85422 Ports Video Channels Audio Dutputs Audio Inputs Advanced Parameters SDTI Network Use audio of REC 1 for all REC IN 1 Rec 1 Record al Type Al 5 88185 Be AA r GA 0 00 gt we v 10 00 r EJ 0 00 r co Save IN2 Rec 2 EEDE Save As IN 3 Rec 3 3 Emp 3 3 zz 1111 BEES Neie Load Cancel dB Step C Step O 75Db Ge Step6Db
5. GUT E ANWAR DB Step C Step 75Db Step6Db Air Box 030407 Displays the current assignment of audio output channels Displays the current assignment of the audio input channels 10 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 SDTI Network To define the parameters of the XNet 5 Network X WinCfg version 1 4 0 1 C master Config Cfg Base Configuration T SpotBox AVSP F neg Video Configuration 3 Record Standard O Record SuperLSM 0 9 9 85422 Ports Video Channels Audio Dutputs Audio Inputs Advanced Parameters SDTI Network Net Speed OFF Net Name DEM i max 8 caracters Net Mode Master Net Number DET DB Size bom d Save Save As Load Cancel OK Advanced Parameters to configure the Guardband duration of material beyond the IN and OUT point that will be automatically protected when creating a clip and other video format and hardware configuration parameters X WinCfg version 1 4 0 1 C master Config Cfg Base Configuration T SpotBox 5 Video Configuration Record Standard Record Super LSM Play Cut Play Mix 85422 Ports Video Channels Audio Outputs Audio Inputs Advanced Parameters SDTI Network Video Standard JHD 720p 53 34 Hz e Video R
6. From 12 30 06 e All Text 12 30 06 The Playlist Database Playlist Name veraredi mix samedi US OG UU UU UL mix lundi 1 OG UU UU O0 cut samedi 0S OO DU cut aa lundi 10 OG UU UU UL cut Q3 samedi os OO 00 Note The playlist duration is displayed when its duration clips duration 4 transition effects can be calculated If one parameter GPI Break Loop makes the exact calculation impossible the playlist duration is nil The attributes of playlists can be re organized The operator can hide show and re order selected columns Right click in the title bar of the database to order the columns 28 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box 030407 List Ordering Playlist s list Position Mum Playlist M ame Duration Cancel This window works similarly to the List ordering window for Clips already described in this manual In the Playlist Database area righ click on a playlist to call the playlist contextual menu Mew Duplicate Delete Rename Refresh The New item opens a new playlist 01 in a player module If no channel is available the system will warn the user The Duplicate item copies the selected playlist with the automatic naming playlist name copy A dialog box opens to change the playlist name The Delete item removes the selected playlist s f
7. Sipo 12 08 07 23 OOOO 02 29 100 6 450011 2 4 06 03 ipi 1209 10 28 OOOO Oe 0810076 50012 24 06 03 Sipo DUDU DUDU 000003201004 ClipOOT10 23 06 03 ClipaQO 00 02 20 000006241004 Cipt 23 06 03 eens e EE m mm A uM Aum RAM Rmo Rm The name of current playlist is displayed in the first field in the top left corner of this area Creating a playlist Right click in the Playlist Name field and select the New Playlist option from the pop up menu Mew Playlist Save Save As Clear Braadcast List Or drag amp drop a clip from the clips database to the clip field a new playlist is automatically created To proceed as described the playlist field must be empty use the Clear Broadcast List item to remove the playlist from this area Add other clips with drag amp drop facility or use the copy paste functions The SAVE option saves the new playlist into the playlist database Note that a playlist is not saved until this function has been called 3l EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box 030407 In the broadcast list type of effect duration of the effect start mode and on air time can be defined Right clicking on a clip in the broadcast list will display the following pop up menu to give you access to different options Lut Copy Faste Delete Insert Modify Loop Insert Modify Live In Effect GPI Out Set Speed Star
8. 01 00 00 C 00 000000 Duration 00 00 30 00 Cancel Default Preroll Time The Preroll command is sent to the VTR via the RS422 connection Default 10 seconds Time to cue VTR minimal duration to cue the VTR Default 25 14 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box 030407 seconds Delay to Play defines the delay between the input and output channels of the server for a Clip VIR Default 5 seconds Control VTR Default Values If this option is selected the values for In Out and Duration are used as default value to populate the corresponding fields in the VTR control window Redundancy This function is not yet available Set Date This item allows you to set date of the Air Box application at start up Set Date Please check curent date Time Code Input Sever 12 44 07 20 Curent Date vendredi 27 juin 2003 Cancel The Air Time is always displayed with the date in the Menu bar in the top right corner of the VGA 23h34m34s 21 f vrier 2000 Clear TC Table This item allows emptying the TC table files when it is full In that case the message TC is showed on the OSD This problem happens when the Time Code source is not referenced to the same signal used for the Video Server reference Black Burst The Help menu opens the software information window This window provides information about the software ve
9. As Load Cancel OK Channels Configuration Change button Click on the Change button to call the list of available configurations for your Air Box and XT Series Server Depending on the number of video channels available on the XT Series Server controlled by the Air Box different windows can appear For example for a 6 channel XT Series Server Config 4 2 Col x 5 0 Rec 1 Play Mis 4 Play O Rec 5 Play 1 Rec 1 Play Mix 3 Play 1 Rec 5 Play Hec 1 Play Mix 2 Play 2 Hec 4 Play 3 Rec 1 Play Mis 1 Play 3 Rec 3 Play 4 Hec 1 Play Mix 4 Rec 2 Play 5 Hiec 1 Play 2 EE NE NEUEM 6 6 Hec Cancel Transition effects Dissolve Wipes require 2 video channels linked to form one Play Mix channel Note that Multihudio mode 2 stereo audio tracks per video channel is not available in this version 02 00 50 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Audio Outputs of the XT Series Server X WinCfg version 1 4 0 1 C master Config Cfg 85422 Ports Video Channels Audio Dutputs Audio Inputs Advanced Parameters SDTI Network Base Configuration D z SWI n 6 19 Video Configuration 3 Record Standard Record Super LSM 3 Play Cut Play Mix Audio Format Embedded E Y Lipsyne msec 0 00 Sample Rate Converter Audio Type Jop 4 tracks Audio Full Scale zz dBu
10. NOT connect the LTC output of the VTR to the LTC input of the XT Series Server The LTC inputof the XT Series Server must only be used to lock the server to the station s timecode reference Right click on the Control VTR tab to select the VTR you want to control 16 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 Control YTR Ma Vir CLIP TR Jog Li DI AUTO EDIT Duration g Remain 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 IN Bur 00 00 0000 When IN and OUT points are defined Auto Edit button starts playback of the VTR from the IN point to the OUT point taking into account the preroll duration and the record of the KT Series Server atthe same time The Clip VTR option allows you to blend seguences from disks and seguences from tapes into a same playlist It creates a virtual clip entry into the database This new Clip VTR has the same parameters ID Name Type Duration as clips coming from the disks and can be easily found in the database and can be inserted in any playlists The Recorder List module is an automatic hands free recorder Sequences of recordings can be scheduled in advance HecorderList New TESTVTR 00201500 00206500 Wednesda 00g 00 0 To NEWS 0014 50 00 00 156 50 00 Thursday 10100 00 Delete 2 LATENIGH 00 03 00 00 0005 03 00 Friday
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12. SA May 2007 Air Box 030407 To Mix to cut This option allows to configuring the player as a Player Mix or a Player Cut In Mix mode 2 players are required IMPORTANT You must stop all the players to swap between the 2 modes Freeze On Field Freeze On Frame defines the video freeze mode When Freeze On Field is selected only 1 field is displayed when the player channel is in pause mode clip preload manual pause start mode When Freeze On Frame is selected both fields are displayed when the player channel is in pause mode resulting in a better resolution for still graphics When a player channel is set in Freeze On Frame mode a F appears next to its name in the tab Left click on the Freeze On Field or Freeze on Frame option to switch from one mode to the other Hem Dur 0 IMPORTANT when several players are synchronized together they must all use the same freeze mode The freeze mode must be set individually for each channel Sync This item allows synchronizing 2 or more channels together The following popup appears Hos MG Sunc ter Ee is to Cut to Cut 03 to Cut 04 Select the play channel that you want to synchronize right click on the name of that channel inside the corresponding tab select the Sync To option then select which channel will be the master channel to synchronize to Repeat this oper
13. are applied simultaneously While the AND box is checked the database field displays a cross selection of clips contained in the selected filters i e clips present in filter 1 AND filter 2 Example If Clip0002 is associated to filter 1 and filter 2 it will be displayed when viewing the database with filter 1 and filter 2 applied If Clip0002 is associated to filter 1 but not to filter 2 it will not be displayed 25 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 Keywords 2 9 14 14 1 4 ce action action 3 action A action 5 action actor Y action H action 9 action 10 action 11 action_12 action 1 3 action 14 action 15 action 15 action 17 action 18 action 13 action 2l fraser Af player A player AS player 24 player player AB player A player GD player A9 player 2110 player 411 player Al player 413 player 414 player A15 player 216 player AT player A18 player 219 player AA laser player 82 player B3 player 84 player B5 player 55 player B player B8 player B3 player 810 player B11 player B1 player B13 player B14 player 815 player B16 player 517 player 818 player 81 player DA inl Keyword 1 Keyword z Keyword 3 action 1 player A 858 8 i Cancel To import the keywords into the system we first need to create a document with kwd extension that will look like the
14. created according to the Periodicity parameters otherwise an error message will warn the user The Clip Edition The clip edition module is used to browse the recorded material and to create clips from this material Clip Name ID up to 25 characters l up to 8 characters Current Timecode E2E Live Clip Mame 1505 105 with channel selection 181007 Ma Return to live Clip Playback gt 03 45 27 07 4l Save Clip Preweu Next frame Go to IN point Duration Remain Clip Duration 00 01 00 fe i 341 00 00 01 00 Remain duration Previous frame gt Go to OUT point Search 3 45 27 07 88 A BSTLCBBTTU3 425 28 0 7 Timecode IN hour Timecode OUT points Mark IN Mark OUT The Current TimeCode field allows you to enter a defined TimeCode Reference and go to this TimeCode reference Enter a new TimeCode position in the TimeCode field and press Enter to validate The IN OUT and Duration fields are also editable and allows to enter a defined IN OUT point or a defined duration Creating a clip Press the corresponding LIVE button 1 2 3 or 4 to visualize the desired record channel Browse to the desired IN OUT points press the IN OUT button to mark the first last frame of the clip this can be done on the fly or by accurately positioning the material with the scrolling bar or with 19 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box _
15. creating a clip with VTR control a popup window appears to allow the operator to define a name for the clip to be created If this option is not selected no popup window appears and the clip name is automatically generated GPI Cmd In triggered on when this option is checked the NEXT command linked to the reception of a GPI signal by the AirBox will actually be performed when the GPI level goes from high to low If it is not checked the NEXT command will be performed when the GPI signal changes from low to high 13 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 e Configuration Not used in AirBox mode e Category This item gives you access to the Media and Type management These two key parameters are useful to organize sort and find clips in the database Media Managing Type Managing E de 10 secondes clio de 10 secon Live MEDIA de 10 sec Rename pas de gauard ba Satellite Vir Remove Add II Clip VTR Configuration The Clip VTR option allows you to play back a video clip from a VTR and insert it inside a playlist That way you can combine clips from the XT Series Server and clips from tape inside the playlist Selecting the Clip VTR Configuration item opens the following dialog box Clip Vtr configuration Default Preroll Time 00 00 05 00 Play 1 Time to cue Vr 00 00 25 00 Delay to play 00 00 05 0 W Control TA Default Values D 00
16. the operator or a JUMP start mode force the transition to the next item in the playlist Duration the live clip will play for the specified duration TC Out the live clip will play to the picture corresponding to the TC Out defined by the operator Start Mode The parameters linked to the Start Mode are similar to those explained in the specific Start Mode paragraph IN Effect The IN EFFECT item opens a dialog box in order to define a start effect to the current clip In Effect NI 8 Duration e Cancel Default Three different effects are available CUT MIX and WIPE The Wipe effects available with your system are represented by the following icons BER When selecting a Mix or Wipe effect the Air Box automatically proposes the duration defined as the default duration for Mix and Wipe effects in the configuration window Tools Menu but the duration of the effect can be modified for each clip The operator can also assign as new default settings the effect type and duration currently displayed in the IN Effect window by clicking on the DEFAULT button EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box 030407 GPI controls The GPI out allow you to send GPI commands to peripheral equipment Logo inserter Switcher Up to 4 GPI commands are available per clip GPI Out Configuration EJ Clip Noname13 17 38 34 16 17 38 39 15 Level Hi
17. type amp category a priority rating and up to 3 different keywords Playlist management Non linear editing facilities such as Insert Remove Loop function freeze frame etc allow the operator to build the playlist The playlist can be modified while it is on air A second playback channel can also be used to preview automatically the first frame of the next clip due to be on air in the playlist External VTR control Sony BVW75 protocol To ingest some content onto the server To chain material from the VTR longer duration with other material recorded on disk short or medium duration with frame accuracy EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 User friendly interface Dedicated remote panels mouse keyboard amp SVGA monitor allow a full control of the Air Box Air Box 030407 04h44m04s Tuesday December 05 2006 RET File Edit View Tools Help Ai 85 01 e Rec 92 Rec 91 e Available capacity M7h35m36s a Control VTR RecorderList No Wtr L2 ren 4 Duration 00 00 00 00 c 00 c ap 22250002 IN Name ID Duration 00 00 00 00 i ai Ir gt 00 00 00 00 T 00 00 00 00 iN X mr our 00 00 00 00 DEI AUTH EDIT gt Remain 00 00 00 00 our 2226 00 02 za dl e Remain All qwady P mix 02 GER Gran Den e wun Name nuit 2 Monday Dece
18. 01 41 05 25 07 44 50 03 07 44 50 03 07 44 50 03 07 44 50 12 07 44 50 12 07 44 50 12 07 44 50 13 00 00 03 08 00 00 03 08 00 00 06 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 03 06 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 12 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 03 06 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 30 00 Hat Fi ein zwei drei vier funf sieben acht neun And gm ho OCC 00005050500 Archived Not Archived Not Archived Not Archived Not Archived Not Archived Not Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Archived Lsm ID Narie E T Status Ma Rating Keyword 1 S Q Archived juju awaw pppp qqqq frfr awawa juju awaw pppp qqqq frfr awawa cici 5555 qwdw cici 6555 zi 115 Clips i 7 444 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Eguipment SA May 2007 Air Box _ 03 04 07 Chapter 1 Cabling The AirBox software is installed in a workstation operating under Windows NT 4 0 system The communication between the XT Series Server and the Air Box application is done through an RS422 connection using EVS Advanced Video Server Protocol XT Series Server AVSP For the cabling of the XT Series Server itself please refer to the XT Technical Refer
19. 03 04 07 the jog knob of remote To clear an IN OUT point press the CLEAR IN CLEAR OUT button When the IN and OUT points of the clip have been marked press the Save Clip button to display the Clip Edition dialog box Important Note The number of characters for the clip name must not exceed 24 characters In order to comply with the XT Series Server operating system ID name up to 8 characters has been automatically linked to the Clip Name at the time of the creation of this one Edit Clip Parameters Mame Ri max 24 5 n 02 50 00 00 Type Foot sl Out 0255 30 00 Media E bution 00 05 30 00 Dae Sunday March 05 2 Gomm Rating sl Archive Status Not Archived Keywords Send To Archive action 1 send ta binja Same Srchiwe player A player B1 Reset TTE Save Cancel Media type creation date clip category or various comments can be added to the clip for information We can also add some default keywords previously imported into the server Each file kwd contains up to 200 keywords and we can assign a maximum of 3 keywords for each clip The Rating is so to set a priority level to a clip from 0 to 3 stars If we want a particular clip to go to a specific location folder we can also do so by choosing the name of that folder in this window i e NAT for national Bin rules are also available so that the clips made from one feed will go to the de
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21. Jun 5 00 00 0 To Do Modify Clear To create a new event clip press the New button The following dialog box appears to enter the parameters 1 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Add a Clip into Record List Media Undefined ECTS Type Undefined zl Cancel Stat Date 5 15 01 E Start Time 00 00 00 00 Duration 00 00 02 00 Periodicity 0 Day s 00 00 00 00 Auto Delete Datt 00 00 00 00 Air Box Parameters as Name ID Media and Type are standard parameters to identify the new clip into the clips database Start Date Start Time and duration are mandatory parameters to schedule a record sequence 030407 18 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 Periodicity AutoDelete This function allows to record a live show every day and to re broadcast using the periodicity autodelete parameters For example The Weather Forecast recorded every day at a fixed hour is re broadcasted several times during the following hours The day after the new Weather Forecast is recorded and the old one is deleted and so forth The Periodicity parameter defines the time days hours minutes seconds frames of the next recording The AutoDelete parameter defines the time to automatically delete an old clip Note that the AutoDelete of the old clip must be completed at least 3 seconds before the new clip is
22. LOCK button disables the controls over the current playlist to secure the playback and avoid that an accidental click disturbs the playlist while on air for example The STOP button stops the playlist and set the channel in idle mode The PAUSE button freezes the play of the playlist on the current picture The NEXT button allows you to force immediately the transition to the next item in the playlist The SKIP button allows you to skip the next clip due to playback For example if you click on the SKIP button while playing the 3 clip of a playlist the next clip to play will be the 5th one instead of the 4 one To load a playlist to the playout area e Either select the desired playlist and drag amp drop the playlist into the diffusion field e Or double click on the playlist clip you want to load in the diffusion area 30 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 The Broadcast List Area Playlist M ame Date Time IM Time OUT Duration Time Code PlayList fundi 23 um 2003 SEHR fe eben Tess Duin 18 008188 Tee 50008 0000 00 00 000003211007 50008 500006 00 00 02 21 00 00115 1 11002 50008 25 06 03 Gippo 0000 18 09 00 00 05 24 1002 50007 25 06 03 4 600008 12 08 00 02 00 00 03 21 10078 150008 24 06 03 Gippo 12 08 03 23 00 00 01 16 10078 450008 24 06 03 4 00010 1209 05 09 OO 00 03 20 10076 450010 24 06 03
23. S AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box 030407 Note Changing time in J ump mode is not allowed while a playlist is loaded or in play mode Print The print option allows you to print the selected playlist Set On Air Time The Set On Air Time option allows you to set an On Air time and date for the current playlist in order to simulate the schedule of the playlist as if started at this date and time Note that this parameter is only used to simulate the schedule while building the playlist but is not used to actually trigger the playback of the playlist Goto Timecode The Goto Time code option allows you to jump to the corresponding time code inside the current element of the playlist Player Options right click on the player name ie Cut 03 and the following popup appears iets conia Rename Properties Mast On GFI To Mis wv Freeze On Field Dun Rename This item allows renaming the Player This name is also showed on the OSD Properties This item allows selecting the remote dedicated to the Current player Next On GPI This item allows to enable the GPI on the Next function The following popup appears Select which GPI you want to affect on this player for the Next function Only one GPI can be used per play channel The GPI must be configured before in the MULTICAM Setup up menu 3 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment
24. allows you to configure your screen display as desired Tools Help wv Status Bar Playlist List Reconder Recorder amp PlayerPlayer Hecornder SHift F 5 Database Shift Fa Recorder amp Player Shift Fe O50 Player Shift F 7 Hide PlayO ut 125539 1 15 e Status Bar this item displays or hides the Status Bar and the Capacity left counter e Playlist List this item displays or hides the first column in the player area e Recoder Recorder amp Player Player this item offers 3 modes of display for your AirBox interface Player mode only displays the Players Recorder mode displays all recorders and Recorder amp Player mode displays both recorders and players Shortcuts are available to quickly modify the display of players recorders and Database e SHIFT F5 only displays the recorders windows and toggles between recorders e SHIFT F6 displays both recorders and players windows e SHIFT F7 only displays the player s windows and toggles between players e SHIFT F8 displays hides the Database area e Database this item displays or hides the Clip Playlists database area Tools Help w Status Bar Playlist List Hecoder Hecorder amp PlayerPlayer Database Shift Fo v Genl ock Disk an Hide PlayO ut Default Layout MessageList Time Code Playlist Clip Time Lett Playlist w Playlist Time Lett Playlist e SD this item offers you 4 options to see Genlock error message o
25. atabase check must be performed before using its clips e Check Local check only the local server The local server is the one directly connected to the Air Box PC through the RS422 connection e Clear Unavailable allows the operator to clear the clips marked unavailable e Stop stop the database check process e Exit exit the database check window Important note The facilities for network functions i e copying or moving a clip from one XT Series server to another are not yet available in version 3 04 07 However it is possible to make a local copy of a network clip by loading the network clip and saving it again as a local clip 23 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Eguipment SA May 2007 Air Box The Archive item sets the archiving status for the selected clip s to export them to an EVS XFile or XStore system Change clip IL Change TimeCode Unlock Delete Search Check Database Remove tron fibers Rating E dit Copy Database Filter Beset DE Alber Reset 1012121145 Send To Archive Bancel Anchive The Rating items is used to change the rating of the selected clip s Rating can be none or 1 2 or 3 stars Change clip ID Change TimeCode Lack Unlock Delete Search Check DataBase Remove Mam filters Archive E dit Copy Database Filter Reset DE Filter The Edit item opens the clip parameters dialog box for modification The Copy item
26. ation for every playback channel that you want to synchronize When several channels are synchronized the following functions can be performed simultaneously on these channels Play Stop Next Skip To remove the synchronization on a channel follow the same procedure but select No Sync instead of selecting a master channel 38 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box 030407 Color Codes in the Broadcast List Area The following screen shot give an explanation about the different colors used inside a playlist Playlist Hame Date Time IN Time OUT Duration Time Code PlaylistO01 Monday June 08 20 00 00 0521 Q0 00 00 00 EMI E Name Duration Loop In 3 EE I 10 0 0 2 22 1 0026 3 Loop To 0 00 0 2 22 41 INSERT LIVE 1009s T IR EIL TONGA RR Pale green start of a loop Pale blue end of a loop White normal clip Light yellow live insert Red clip not available not present on disks Pink the clip is inside a record list defined by the operator and currently recording Orange the clip is inside a record list defined by the operator and the record channel is initializing to start the record Dark green the clip is on air Green the clip is preloaded and ready to chain 39 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 The Edit Module of the Playlist The Editio
27. copies the selected clip s to the clipboard in order to paste it them later in a playlist by holding the SHIFT key when clicking Several clips can be selected 030407 24 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Filters Air Box _ 030407 In the clips database filters are available to refine the selection It is possible to associate a clip to various filters and then use these filters to sort the database and quickly locate the desired clips ant ok guard bad 4 F H 10 sec IR And To view the entire database without applying any filter click on the Rst Flt button Reset Filters To associate a clip to a filter drag amp drop this clip to the desired filter button The clip is not duplicated it is only associated to the corresponding filter inside the database So you can create filters for Sports ingles and Ads Each filter button can be renamed right click on the filter button to rename and select the Rename option A dialog box appears where the new name of the filter can be typed To view only the clips associated to a filter click on the corresponding filter button The AND checkbox If the AND checkbox is unchecked the database area displays the sum of all clips contained in each of the filters currently applied Example Clip0001 is associated to filter 1 it will be displayed when viewing the database even when filter 1 and filter 2
28. earch Shiftt lt gt Search 5 Crtlt lt gt Search 50 P Play Set In O Set Out T Goto In E Goto Out 5 Auto Edit Clip edit ALT E select Clip Edit F9 Live 1 F10 Live 2 F11 Live 3 F12 Live 4 Space Bar Pause lt Search Shiftt lt gt Search 5 Crtlt lt gt Search 50 Play Set In Set Out Goto In Goto Out Save Duration Remain Goto TC Name ZTowmwvuvnmaio7 Uu Database ALT B select Database Del Delete Enter Edit clip CtritU Lock Alt U Unlock CtritS Search clip Ctrl E Edit clip Air Box _ 03 04 07 Chapter 5 Keyboard Short Cuts 42 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box _ 03 04 07 Playlist F1 select Play 1 F2 select Play 2 F3 select Play 3 F4 select Play 4 CtritEnter Preload Alt Space Bar STOP lt gt Search 5 gt Search 5 Crtlt lt gt Search 50 P Play Space Bar Pause T Goto In E Goto Out N Next K Skip Crtl N New Plst CrtltA Save As Ctrl X Cut Ctrl C Copy Ctrl V Paste Del Delete Ctril L Loop Ctri E Effect CtritS Speed Ctrit Z Start Mode Playlist Edit ALT 4M select Playlist Edit Enter Playlist Edit lt Search Shiftt lt gt Search 5 Crtlt lt gt Search 50 Play Set In Set Out Goto In Goto
29. ef Type Black Burst x Sync Mode tudi m High Definition Specific Parameters Aspect Ratio of SD Outputs H 6 9 Anamorphic DI SD Output Assignment CVBS Y Horizontal Filtering 758 SD Edge Enh E Enable Audio M Enable Teletezt I Disk Block Size 2 Operational Disk Size 10 Video Bitrate Mbps 100 Interpolation ON GuardBand 00 00 103500 Save Save As Load Cancel OK It is advisable to Save the configuration when switching the number of channels specially because of the audio monitoring 11 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 e AirBox configuration The AirBox configuration item opens the following dialog box and allows you to define default settings for your AirBox application Master Configuration In Effect Duration Default 0350 Transition Duration Default 14505 Iw Show Parameters Clip Edition Dialog Show Edition player at Start up kW Clip Create Simultaneously Default In Point 00 00 00 00 Play On Double click Double click disabled when Playing M OSD Playlist W Show LsmlD on OSD Delete Clip On Database Event Iv Delete Clip from Database Default Fast Jog a 155 1 EE Iv Insert new clip in first position Autoedit select ID window i GPI Cmd In Triggered on OF Cancel The In Effect Duration Default field defines the default d
30. ence lt is possible to combine the Air Box with the well known Multicam Remote and with the new IP Director application Check your XT version for a proper configuration EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box _ 03 04 07 Chapter 2 Configuration The complete control of the Airbox is organized into one single screen for recording the material for creating and editing clips for forming the playlists and for sending the Playlist screenplay On Air Double click on the Airbox Icon to begin Master AirBos The Menu Bar The familiar Windows NT Menus are located in the Menu Bar E gt File Edit View Tools Help The File menu gives you access to a main function gem Edt View Tools Help Save Wipe Load El Database pen Exil 81 51713 2120 25 l Export Aron j l Import Io ACHRE Clear Execute Script Info Notify Sbatiehes e Load EDL this item is only used for integration of EVS systems EDL file format currently supported is EVS EDL 9 Database this option allows you to open export import or clear a database Info gives you some information about the database loaded and Execute Script Will let you load a database with different options These functions should be only used by trained EVS engineers for maintenance operations EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 The View menu
31. example shown below 1 R Madrid 2 Luxemburgo 3 R aul 4 Zidanne Leave empty spaces to organize the grid We then save the file into a disk or a USB memory pen that later we will insert into the XT Before running the Multicam we go to the Advanced Parameters F9 in the EVS Maintenance Menu and choosing the option import export keywords 26 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Video server window Application Window r Applications List Message Window Start the application and then press Title Bar Configuration Window r Hardware Revisions r Network 8 HCTX Rev A2 SDTI 7 Audio Codec Analog RevA2 Net Name Audio In Out per Number Type 6 DB Size Video Ch Video amp Audio 4 5 COHX HD Std 4 COHX HD Aspect Ratio 3 SD Mon Out 2 COHX HD Genlock Audio 1 MTPC Rev Al R2 F Software Releases Ref amp Phase _ LSM 07 00 37 Ref Type HCT 27 56 23 05 05 Sync Mode Genlock Ok TC in 16 36 35 27 NTSC Phase half pixel EE SHIFT F2 to following window COT AULD UGA Ba PLORER In Setting Disable Settings Genlock error Disk error Hetwork error Yes Keyword Info Yes Audio meters on OSD Audio mete
32. gh 17 38 39 00 Level High Pulse 17 38 39 05 Level low m 17 38 33 10 Level LowPuse v 17 38 39 15 Cancel xl Dn xl xl The TC IN and OUT for the selected clip is displayed in this window Select the GPI associated to your peripheral equipment and the GPI level high high pulse low low pulse and then select the TimeCode reference at which the GPI command must be sent Set Speed Speed OF Speed 12 3 30102 100 Cancel The set speed item allows you to set speed of a clip from 1 to 300 Start Mode Inside a playlist clips can be chained automatically the next clip starts when the current clip ends but it is also possible to freeze on the last or first field of a clip and wait for a particular action or time before resuming the playback The available STILL MODES are None the next clip starts automatically when the current one ends In this mode the START TYPE area of the window is not available 35 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box 030407 ump force the play back of a clip at a defined time even if a loop or another clip playing This option is useful to go out of a loop program or for playing back clock Jingles at fixed hour for example Still first frame of the current clip when the on air clip ends the Air Box will pause on the first frame on the next one Still last frame of the previou
33. he loop inside the playlist Press ENTER to validate the selection In the broadcast list area two LOOP lines Start and End of the loop appear Drag amp drop the Start Loop End Loop lines to the desired positions A playlist can include more than one loop but a loop sequence can not be included into another loop sequence Insert Modify Live Out C Mone Cancel 00 00 00 00 W C Duration 00 25 00 05 1 4 35 49 15 Mame Te Out 18 55 1 1 vem ive In Effect C Cut C Mis 00 00 00 00 ow 118 00 00 0 f Wipe 00 00 02 00 2 Right gt Let gt um 2003 Live sequence can be included in the playlist but there is a minimum delay of 3 seconds between the pictures recorded at the input of the XT Series Server and the moment the server is able to playback this picture This delay can be increased by the operator if required When inserting a Live Clip inside a playlist the following parameters must be defined IN point Train select the record channel on which the live feed is being recorded Delay define the delay to apply between the record and the playback of the live clip TC In instead of a delay the operator can specify the time code of the picture to use as the IN point of the live clip 33 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 OUT point None no OUT point is specified The live clip will play until
34. lip on the XT Series Server is missing for playback Clips hl dl d ele The operator can hide show and re order selected columns Right click into the title bar of the database to open the List ordering window List Ordering Clip s list Num 1 ID 5 Mame 4 In 4 Out z Duration 5 Lem ID D Status H Media d Date 10 Type 11 Comment d Lock count sii Cancel A drag and drop facility allows you to move the fields and to re order them as desired Double click on a field to hide show the corresponding column in the database A column is hidden when its name is grey in the List Ordering window 21 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 Inside the clip database area right clicking on a clip will call the Option pop up menu Change clip ID Change TimeCade Lock Unlock Delete Search Check Database Ma 5 Archive Rating Edit Lopy Database Filter Reset WE Eilte The Change clip ID item allows changing the ID of the current clip The Change TimeCode item allows to re define the timecode of the IN point of a clip The timecode of the entire clip will be re calculated accordingly so that it remains continuous The Lock UnLock item locks unlocks the selected clip This means that this clip can no be removed from the Database and modifications name IN and OUT points are not authorized A padlock sy
35. mber 0 GE 8154 710 815B 10 817B 10 817A 10 818A 10 818B 10 cor BEENENB H Sp IN Time Code m SS Duin Duration 04 43 53 24 05 01 49 14 05 02 04 16 05 02 19 16 05 02 34 16 05 03 28 18 05 03 44 18 05 03 598 18 05 04 14 20 05 04 29 20 Remain 00 00 20 00 100 00 00 20 00 100 00 00 20 00 100 00 01 00 00 100 00 00 20 00 100 00 00 20 00 100 6 00 00 20 00 10026 00 00 20 00 100 00 02 00 00 1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 N X our p KE amp 126746 310A 9 136730 611F 126729 611E 136728 611D 236727 611C 36726 611B 36725 611A 36724 613 36723 613A 36722 613B 36721 612F 36720 612E 36719 612D 36594 610 02 36593 6108 02 36592 610A 02 36591 6190 02 36590 6198 02 36589 619A 02 36588 6180 02 Capacity Left 3 days 11h13m_ YA Start Eg Airbox Commander i mulloc 7 mullock4 mullock5 paslockwvtre paslock paslock mulloc mullock5 mullock4 paslockytre paslock paslock 06 55 1 aem 23 47 42 09 23 47 34 09 23 47 38 09 01 40 57 19 01 40 53 23 01 40 55 23 23 47 42 09 23 47 38 09 23 47 34 09 01 40 57 19 01 40 53 23 01 40 53 23 07 44 20 03 07 44 20 03 07 44 20 03 07 44 20 12 07 44 20 12 07 44 20 12 07 44 20 13 SE 23 47 48 09 23 47 54 09 25 47 50 09 01 41 00 27 01 41 05 25 01 41 05 25 23 47 48 09 23 47 50 09 23 47 54 09 01 41 00 27 01 41 05 25
36. mbol is displayed in the status field The Delete item deletes the selected clip s from the database The Search function allows you to search for a clip in all databases The Check DataBase item checks the validity of the database contents Sequence fields in the mdb file In order to check the validity of the video sources the Check DataBase function compares the clips recorded on the disks of the XT Series Server and the clips listed in the database of the Air Box PC The two lists must be identical to be valid It is recommended to proceed with this checking process on a regular basis to identify remove unavailable clips from the database Indeed when deleting clips from the server the operator can select to keep the reference to these clips inside the database 22 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 When selecting this option the following window appears Database Master s total clips Total SDTI Valid Clips Warning Clips Mot available Backup Number of clips Valid Clips Warning CIps Mot available 1 1 Checked 5 Clips master 2 Checked 8 Clips Action Checked Check All Check Local Clear Unavailable The following buttons are available at the bottom of the window e Check all check all servers present on the 5 network e Check required check only the required servers When a new server appears on the network a d
37. n area allows you to modify the In and OUT points of a clio while a playlist is playing Use the drag amp drop functions to enter the selected clip into the edition module by dropping it inside the Clip Name field on the left side of this module Remain duration Previous frame Next frame Clip Duration Go to IN point Go to OUT point Clip Mame Clip ID Duration Remain 1905 195 00 00 00 00 al IK 00 000000 gt un 00 00 00 00 IN pl mm oun 0000 0000 7 save Clip Current Timecode Timecode IN Clear Timecode OUT Clip Playback Previous clip dee TM Mark IN Mark OUT p Use the different buttons to move inside the clip and mark new IN and or OUT points as required As soon as you press the Save button the clip into the playlist is modified The Airbox system will not take the modification into account if the clip is already loaded for playback The modification only affects the selected clip inside the current playlist The original clip remains the same in the clips database EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 Chapter 4 Remote control panel The remote control panel is designed to ease the Clip creation process and the VTR control Selects the channel to control SHIFT Selects the REC channel into Clip Edition module Fi F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 O BBBBBB rz SHIFT Key gt H lt CLEAR Key Shift Clear
38. n the OSD GKV to use the default layout for the OSD time code in and out clip name or to view hide time code and time left in a playlist EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Com Configuration Serial port available COMI COM COMS LOMA 1 451 COMSIO2 COMSIOS COMSIO4 e Hide PlayOut this item displays or hides the PlayOut Air Box _ 03 04 07 e Message List this item displays internal messages from the AirBox running status message txt file The frequency of the messages can be selected from level 0 all internal debug messages to level 2 error messages only The Tools menu opens different dialog boxes with which your entire system is configured Tools Com Configuration sT Server Configuration Gul o Configuration Configuration Category Clip Configuration Redundancy Set Date Clear TC Table e COM configuration Slave control 085102 Vir vyd COMSIOT GER ves fo wal Cancel Baud Rate 115200 Remote control Remote COMSIO3 M Small Remote Remote 2 Remote 3 Remote 4 Remote 3 Remote 6 Remote P The COM configuration dialog box allows you to assign the serial communication ports available on the AirBox to the peripheral equipment The XT Series Server the remote control panels and the different VTR machines The Baud rate selection box allows you to define the tra
39. nsfer rate between the AirBox and the XT Series Server Default is 115200 Small Remote checkboxes select the type of remote control panel to be used EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 This box should be checked if using the type of remote as described in chapter 4 Remote Panel Description This box should be left unchecked when using the Remote D larger remote with jog and t bar Comment Serial ports configuration has been tested to efficiently carry out its functions Please do not modify the standard configuration If you need to do so just drag the com name into a particular control box e XT Server Configuration WinCfg The WinCfg dialog box allows you to set up the configuration of the XT Series Server from the AirBox These parameters are also available from the EVS and AVCFG applications directly on the XT Series Server system monitor For a more detailed description of these parameters please refer to the EVS Advanced Parameters and AVCFG sections of the Technical Reference for XT Series Server RS422 Ports To configure the COM ports of the XT Series Server RS422 Port 1 must be assigned to the 5 AVSP protocol to work with the AirBox When in the stand alone mode the AirBox PC must be connected to the RS422 port 1 of the XT Series Server X WinCfg version 1 4 0 1 C master Config Cfg Base Configuration T SpotBox AVSP Video Configu
40. playing will not stop the playlist to load the selected clip OSD Playlist when this option is checked the name of the previous current and the next 2 clips of the playlist will appear on the OSD Delete Clip On Database Event when this option is checked it automatically removes a clip from the AirEdit database when it is deleted from the server by another user If this option is not checked then a popup window appears to ask the operator whether or not he wants to keep this clip in the database even though it is not longer available on the XT Series Server Delete Clip from Database Default if Delete Clip On Database Event is not selected when a clip is deleted from the server by another user a popup window appears to ask the operator whether or not he wants to keep this clip in the AirEdit database f the Delete Clip from Database Default is checked the the default choice in this window is to delete it from the database If this option is not checked the default choice in this window is to keep it in the database Fast og option allows you to set the speed of the Fast J og function on the remote panel Insert new clip in fist position if this option is selected a new clip will be inserted in top position in the clip database If this option is not selected the position of a new clip in the clip database will be defined by the current sorting criteria Autoedit select ID window if this option is selected when
41. ration Record Standard Record Super LSM Play Cut Play Mix S422 Ports Video Channels Audio Outputs Audio Inputs Advanced Parameters SDTI Network R5422 Port 1 5 RS422 Port 2 avs P 5422 Pot 83 5 5422 H4 JAVSP 5422 Port H5 AVSP 5422 Pot H5 AVSP 4 4 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 Video Channels to configure the sharing of disk capacity between the record channels Click on the Change button in the upper part of the window to change the number of rec and play channels X WinCfg version 1 4 0 1 C master Config Cfg Base Configuration Winer Video Configuration 3 Record Standard ORecord SuperLSM Change pPetu 0 D s 85422 Ports Video Channels Audio Dutputs Audio Inputs Advanced Parameters SDTI Network Loop Recording All Rec res z Clip Capacity Per Channe OUT 1 PGM 1 OUT 2 PGM 2 PRV OUT 3 PGM 3 GUT 4 GUT 5 GUT B Type Play Play Play Control AVSP 4 sl aver 84 sl avsP 84 df Af 2nd Control SI SI SI Default Rec Rec 1 Rec 2 Rec 3 z SI IN 1 Rec 1 IN 2 Rec 2 IN 3 Rec 3 INA N5 IN B cc pP 1L Control been ern m javsP 4 m 1 J DP 8 Aw TI TI Save Save
42. rom the database Multiple selections can be performed by holding the Shift key while clicking The Rename item renames the selected playlist The Refresh item forces the playlist database to be refreshed The Players Mix 41 Cut 04 PLAY MIX player channel with transition effects cut mix or wipe This dual channel requires 2 video player channels Only one PLAY MIX channel is available per configuration 29 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box _ 03 04 07 PLAY CUT 1 2 3 4 up to 4 player channels available The PLAY CUT channel plays back a playlist with only cut effects between clips no mix or wipe Each player is divided into 3 modules the Playout area the Broadcast List area and the Edition module Playout Area All Quad Cut 02 Cut 01 Cu 03 Cut 02 q Nonameds Poe si ES erg Hem Dur man HEES a Nonameuz I SEHE 18 i 0 veer This area displays the clip On Air and the next clip loaded The PLAY GOTO IN GOTO OUT LOCK STOP PAUSE NEXT SKIP buttons affect the loaded playlist The PLAY button starts the playback of the clip currently preloaded on the play channel The GOTO IN GOTO OUT buttons allow jumping directly to the IN OUT point of the current clip Useful tip when previewing the playlist you can recue to the IN point of the clip currently playing by clicking on the GOTO IN button The
43. rs adj dh gt Hetunrk Settings Clip edit by network Yes Yes KW2 re De F KW Sustem Info Local Clips Hetwork Clips Hetwork Speed S46Mbps Relay Metwork Mode Master H H3 Multicam v H8 HBH H1 3H 2 7 SD 6251 586 08 Date 30711705 Time 18 15 83 56 4676 117716888 Hext Skip Pause Clip Management Autoname clip Call Ch UGA Keyword file Date format dd mm vuvy Dft zfile amp XFile H29 Reset archive sts ENTER Record Trains Continuous loop rec ON Hesunc to TG ref LENTER UGA Settings WGA amp RAT Sunc Channel Hames PGM 1 PGHi PGM 2 PGHZ CAM A CAM B Disable Disable sample R 422 ID Type F8 58 F CLIP Air Box 030407 open the Fi PLsT z Ho Protocols ID LSM Then select keyword file to use from the clip management area For more information regarding the settings of the video server please refer to Technical reference manual 2 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 Database Filter Using the Database Filter allows us to search media by their position on the XTs and their camera angle the different keywords already associated to the clips the rating TC or even by a date interval in one or more Servers of the XNet Database Filter Ea Mashing T server 4 Cancel bidule 10 Local SES Reset Keywords Rating Media Type E Q0 00 00 00
44. rsion of the Air Box application and about the compatibility with the version of the Multicam software that must be installed on the XT Series Server 15 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box _ 03 04 07 Chapter 3 Software management The Recorders Rec 85 e Rec 68 Hec 85 Available capacity 00 50 1525 The recorder is represented by a Record button and the Record time the duration already recorded and a lock unlock record button To start and to stop the record press the Record button If TimeCode reference is entered to the XT Series Server then the internal PC clock of the XT Series Server is used as a reference Select the corresponding tab to view the desired record channel Selecting All displays all recorders The VTR control panel and Recorder List are accessible from each recorder tab The standard functions needed to control a VTR are available here Play Stop Still pause Rewind and Fast Forward Preroll and its duration The scrolling bar allows you to search the tape mode or in Shuttle mode The current status of the VTR is continually sent back to the AirBox for better control The status field indicates what the VTR is doing with a tape sequence Idle Playing Rewinding Important note the TC of the VTR is sentto the Air Box through the RS422 connection between the VTR and the Air Box PC Do
45. s clip when the on air clip ends the Air Box will pause on the last frame of that clip Still from last to first with a defined duration when the on air clip ends the Air Box will pause on the last frame of that clip for the set duration then will chain to the first frame of the next clip and pause The START TYPE allows you to define how a clip should be started inside the playlist Manual the operator has to click on the play button or press the play key on the remote to start the playback of the clip On Time with time and date the clip will automatically start at the set time and date Note that the reference for this command is the time code input of the XT Series Server GPI the clip will start when the corresponding GPI is received by the XT Series Server Start Mode Start Type ff Manual ina Hour 00 00 00 00 Still first frame of current clip Sunday March 05 2 Gul last frame of previous clip Still fram last to first Duration 5500 Default Cancel The DEFAULT button saves the new parameters as default Every time a clip is inserted inside a playlist these default values will be used to define the Still Mode and Start Type of the transition between the new clip and the previous one After the playlist creation save the current playlist right click on the Playlist Name field and select the SAVE option to enter the new playlist in the Playlist database 36 EV
46. sire folder Press the SAVE button to enter the new clip into the Clips Database Media and type can be modified in the menu Tools Category In the Master Configuration menu it is possible to disable the automatic display of the Clip Edition dialog box In this case the clip is immediately save when clicking the SAVE button 20 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual Air Box EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 03 04 07 The Clips Database The list of existing clips appears at the bottom of the screen in the database area with the information attributes assigned to each clip The attributes and clips are not permanent and can be modified Clicking on the title of a column re organizes the list display for example clicking on Clip Name title or on one of the Keywords will sorts the whole list in alphabetical order clicking on the In title sort the clips according to the timecode of their IN point Status Clip Name Duration In Out Date S Noname o ODUDDUUDUU 1 265202 Teepe KUA Fn 0 Jul 2000 Nonamed OOOO DO TAPE 17280311 Mon 10 Jul 20 Noname s3 ODDO 05 00 28 1898 23 1642892423 Fn Jul 2000 Noname04 QU Do IS 28 S39 8 25 44 08 Fri 11 dul ol Hat Flt k quard d 10 sec m And The Status column displays the current status for each clip green sign means that the clip is present on the XT Series Server and into the clips database on the Air Box PC A red sign means that data or a c
47. t Made Remove Start Mode Print Set DIn ir Time gune Channels Ga Tor ime Lode CUT remove the selected clip s from the broadcast list and store it in the clipboard of the application COPY store the selected clip s in the clipboard of the application PASTE insert the clip s previously stored in the clipboard of the application in the broadcast list at the current position DELETE remove the selected clip s from the broadcast list Insert Modify Loop The INSERT MODIFY item inserts a LOOP into the playlist Insert New Loop C with Counter Time To Loop 00 00 00 00 24 06 03 WithoutT ime Condition Cancel 32 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Insert Modify Live In Train Ce Delay C Teln Start Mode None Wat time Jump mercredi 25 RECI Air Box 030407 With counter Enter number of times the section of the playlist inside the loop will playback before exiting the loop and continuing the rest of the playlist With Time condition the number of loop is unknown but the deadline is Known Enter the Time and or the date When this time and date is reached while playing the playlist will automatically exit the loop and continue the playback of the rest of the playlist Without Time condition The playlist will loop indefinitely until manually stopped or forced to chain to the next clip after t
48. uration of effects Dissolve or Wipe into a playlist The Transition Duration Default field defines the default duration of an effect defined in Start Mode These parameters can be modified for each clip after it has been inserted in the playlist Show Parameters Clip Edition Dialog option displays hides the parameters dialog box appearing after each clip creation Note that this window never appears when the Clip Create Simultaneously is active this option is described a few lines below Show Edition player at start up displays hides The editing channel only remains active for clip edition 12 EVS AIRBOX User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA May 2007 Air Box 030407 Clip Create Simultaneously when this option is enabled clips will automatically be created simultaneously on all record channels When this option is disabled the clip is created on the selected record channel only Default In Point hh mm ss fr enables or disables a default time code value for the in point for all clips when they are created Play on double click allows you to start the playback of the playlist by double clicking on a clip in the playlist window The playlist will start from that clip If this option is disabled the clip will be preloaded but the playback does not start automatically Double click disabled in Play mode when this option is checked double clicking on a clip inside a playlist when the playlist is

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