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1. Vv P Ys P PL 14 aa ao oa a Uy Oy ha oe e ZZ A Au ooog og vO Zo go j TaM a Yh Whe Wh Ga Ua A z Yy 20 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 15 7 CHANGING THE AUDIO OR VIDEO EFFECT DURATION INTRODUCTION When you change the video or audio effect duration you extend or reduce the duration of the video or audio transition e n case of Center on cut the transition is extended reduced on both sides This creates an audio delay or advance depending on whether you reduce or extend the transition duration e Incase of Start on cut the transition is extended reduced at its end point e Incase of End on cut the transition is extended reduced at its start point HOW TO CHANGE THE VIDEO EFFECT DURATION 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode Browse to the desired clip in the playlist Press SHIFT A BASE A Press to highlight V Fx Dur C Use the jog to adjust the value on A Ww N HOW TO CHANGE THE AUDIO EFFECT DURATION 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode Browse to the desired clip in the playlist Press SHIFT V Base A Press to highlight A Fx Dur C Use the jog to adjust the value on A jw N 11 15 8 PERFORMING A V BASE EDIT In a V Base edit you delay or advance the beginning of the audio transition compared to the video transition of the clip HOW TO PERF
2. Copy EDL Short Clip copy Copy EDL Long Clip copy TIMELINE EDIT MODE ACCESSING THE TIMELINE EDIT MODE When the current playlist is a timeline pressing the PLST button enters the Timeline Edit mode The first user of the server gets its two first outputs assigned in this manner e Output 1 TL Recorder It always shows the edit e Output 2 TL Player It works the same way as when the server is on a train or on a clip with one PGM including all mark IN mark OUT functions network access etc XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 12 4 2 12 4 3 12 4 4 CONTROLLING THE RECORDER In the Timeline Edit mode operators work by default on the recorder the jog dial controls the recorder Operators listen to all the timeline audio tracks OSD DISPLAY The following information is displayed on the OSD when the timeline is loaded in Timeline Edit mode Timeline TL Total TL duration location TLi3 EDIT 70 19 22 Track Y 1126 00 00 25 01 04 identification Lit 1135 00 07 13 02 04 h2 113B 00 07 13 02 7 04 Track selection for editing action J 10 00 00 00 TL control seer track TC For each track track description V A1 A2 Relative position in the track Remaining time to end of element Current element asterisk next to the track description showing the selected tracks on which the editing ac
3. Press F9 select the local server and ENTER to come back to the local server On the requested playlist bank select an empty playlist location on your local machine and press CTRL V to copy the playlist The following dialog box pops up Copier pibtay Isic teed sce FO aye Select Copy Playlist Mode Space Bar Pla Tee inl Pray brst Wien Crp ohori Moe ee a e a e a EO e Merle ESC aee EE Osea rim Select the requested copy option pressing the space bar Press ENTER to confirm The playlist is copied to the requested location 106 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 11 6 COPYING PLAYLISTS WITH ON AIR CLIPS 11 12 11 12 1 SEAMLESS PROCESS Long or short copies of a playlist are performed as a background process which is seamless to the user If the destination playlist is recalled and the on air playlist element has not yet been transferred to the local machine the on air element played out is the original one The on air element will be automatically copied locally when the playlist will be removed from the playout channel IMPOSSIBILITY TO QUEUE COPY PROCESSES COPY PLST CLIPS processes cannot be queued If the operator tries starting a new COPY PLST CLIPS process while the previous one is still running a message will ask him whether he wants to stop the previous process to start the new want or cancel his new request OTHER EDITING F
4. Select New Playlist 13 IMenwi Cancel Enteri CONi rem 4 Press COPY A key to select the copy option The menu becomes 104 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A Cors eiiean lcs tea Willy Oe Eo A a ia fe Menu Cancer PE ie Stadt CONE em PLST CLE e NEWTECOT 5 To specify whether to copy the EDL with or without the clips do one of the following e f you want to copy only the EDL without copying the elements contained in the original playlist press ENTER The copy is done instantly since there is no material to transfer e f you want to copy the EDL and the playlist elements themselves to your local machine press PLST CLP B key The display becomes Copy Plaviltsi 11 03 sand ali men scloios ie Oe baer ak Siecle ee Meni Cancel lentere Conr om o ma NEW EN 6 To specify whether to perform a Short or Long copy select the desired value SHORT or LONG pressing the C key e SHORT mode default only the section of the elements between the Short IN and Short OUT as defined in the playlist will be copied increased by the duration of the guardbands as defined on the destination system e LONG mode the entire original clips including their guardbands will be copied on the destination system T Once the various options have been decided press ENTER to confirm the copy or MENU to cancel The F_ key of the d
5. The timeline editing feature allows for video and audio inserts in a linear way In Multicam the editing is based on an existing playlist converted into a timeline The timeline mode synchronizes one video track and two audio tracks Each audio track is composed of one mono audio Timelines can be created on the server e via the Remote Panel or in the Multicam user interface e by means of the IPEdit application in IPDirector In IPEdit the timelines include 1 video track and can include up to 4 audio tracks Each audio track is composed of one to four mono or stereo audio channels TIMELINE EDITING Supported Editing Features In Multicam two main editing features are available from version 8 00 00 e Extend Overwrite This operation extends the duration of any clip on any track across the entire duration of the timeline e Insert Overwrite This operation inserts video or audio independently on any of the tracks or on all tracks at the same time All timeline editing operations performed with the Remote Panel are done in a linear manner each insert or extend operation will take out some existing material and replace it with a new one Because the process is destructive undo and redo are available during the edition of a timeline as long as the LIVE button REC is not used When operators go live the undo history is lost You can undo and redo up to nine actions 135 Issue 10 04 A 12 1 3 12 1 4 136 XSense
6. Type in the desired name with the keyboard All characters available from the keyboard are accepted including blanks Press F1 e In CAM mode only the camera where the cursor is located is named e In CLIP mode all cameras of the clip where the cursor is located are named The entry in the Name field is not cleared by pressing F1 and remains for future use Press lt BACKSPACE gt to delete the last character in the Name field or press ESC to clear the whole field Note To be able to name rename clips on a network machine the Clip Edit by Network setting in the setup of the remote machine must be set to Yes VGA Setup screen or Enabled Setup menu on the Remote Panel If you are unable to name a network clip please check this setting on the remote machine HOW TO CHANGE THE PRIMARY CAMERA OF A CLIP In the Clip screen move the cursor to the desired camera Press F4 on the keyboard or click with the stylus on the corresponding area in the Function bar This camera becomes the new primary camera lf the selected camera is a secondary camera indicated by it becomes the primary camera and the previous primary camera becomes the secondary camera XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 9 3 10 RECALLING A CLIP 9 3 11 HOW TO CALL A CLIP BELONGING TO THE MACHINE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO The machine to which you are connected is in
7. Operating Manual Version 10 04 January 2011 Production amp Playout Server XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2010 2011 All rights reserved DISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs tv REGIONAL CONTACTS You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices on the EVS website on the following page http www evs tv contacts USER MANUALS ON EVS WEBSITE The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs tv downloadcenter Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A TABLE
8. SHORT SHORT PROTECT IN IN OUT OUT A Vv hA NX Fields between Protect IN and Short IN and fields between Short OUT and Protect OUT guardbands can be reached with the jog So the Short IN and Short OUT points can be redefined XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 1 2 10 04 A Y Note e Protect IN amp Protect OUT points of a clip cannot be replaced by new ones Short IN amp Short OUT points of a clip can be replaced by new ones Short OUT point is excluded The clip freezes on previous field when playing back with Post Roll disabled Short IN amp OUT are always on even fields This is automatic The guardband beyond the Short OUT point is created with the material available when the operator saves the clip by pressing the selected F_ key Therefore this guardband can sometimes be shorter than the value defined in the Setup menu CLIP AVAILABILITY ON DISKS Various clip types can be distinguished depending on whether they are available on the disks or not Depending on the clip availability on disks you can perform specific actions on the given clip or not Clip on disk Clips which are protected on disks and which have Short IN and Short OUT points present on disks All the material is available on the disk Growing clip Clips which are protected on disks and which have a Short IN point and possibly Short OUT point defined on disks Since
9. ToDate Return eren ree eren ree Srch Net Net Keywords They can be selected for use as search criteria the same way they were selected to be assigned to a clip in LIST or NUMERIC mode Up to 3 keywords can be selected as search criteria If all 3 keywords locations are used some of them must be cleared before selecting a new keyword Press CLEAR F1 F2 F3 to clear to corresponding keyword location Ranking A ranking can also be used as the only search criteria or can be combined to the keywords as an additional criterion Press the B key several times to select the desired ranking The RESET key SHIFT A can be used at any time to clear all 3 keyword locations and reset the ranking to the lowest level Archive This field allows selecting archive status for search criteria Parameter On the Remote None default Archive 81 Issue 10 04 A 82 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Clips not archived gt Archive Clips to be archived gt Archive blinking Clips archived gt Archive It is possible to include trains in the search The B key allows to toggle between CLIPS CLIPS REC REC From Date To Date Selecting a From Date and To Date can be done using the SHIFT C and SHIFT D keys Pressing on any of those keys changes the display on the key to dd mm yy to indicate the date format The F keys are used to enter the date the Clear key bei
10. Kid epr I A Tow U E 41 Le a Kil E eh Bibs Nat ed eee ey C2 ol Cu CG ee o E T ia E L a a a a a E a a l r i AMMD F Li te l afa hark il Se es P i pi 4 PES Tow fe al ILLE E ee ee m z MODE CLIP ALT P gt ALT R RECUE CTL C Col Eee 3 CLIPBOARD E 9 n ee CTL4K CUT PAGED1 lt 2 3 4 O BANK gt 59 Issue 10 04 A 9 4 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 USING THE VDR PANEL The VGA VDR Panel is accessed from any VGA screen by pressing SHIFT F9 on the keyboard The lower section of the VDR Panel is similar to the clip screen with the same functions The upper section of the VDR Panel features 2 windows that can each take control of one channel of the server Pressing SHIFT F9 in the VDR Panel returns the VGA to the Clip screen mode SLIS Ge EIRT eRace REL 93 TERORA TaI 9110 ie DADAMS REM EEEN Zi A JIEW F6 KWU1 Fr KW2 F8 5SRCH F9 CONNCT F10 PLST Cama 1 8 DEFT change cMange Rieu CAP MARK iN MUT CLIP MAME Meo we Fl Mve gt i Loor MaR A RECDEF NEW jC IN IN 44 lt gt bP POUT GoTO amp AUE AS MODE CLIP CLIPBOARD 112 AB CTL X CUT CTL C COPY PAGE gt 1 lt 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 O BANK 1X2 9 4 1 9 4 2 60 VDR PANEL LOWER SECTION The browsing of clips the viewing modes normal or extended the way clips are recalled moved and copied etc in the VDR Panel is strictly the
11. Select the original clip 2 Select an empty location on an EVS server connected to the network 3 A new menu appears on the LCD display of the Remote Panel with the corresponding message on the OSD of the output monitors 41 Issue 10 04 A 9 2 8 42 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 OOS KPE o DIMES seer siCalsiion thes Cam A B Menu Canee 1 PE ae eran 6 Ot em ee Ta ee 4 Select the COPY or MOVE function by pressing the A or B key The corresponding function will be highlighted on the LCD and the message on the OSD will be updated accordingly 5 Select the CLIP or CAM mode with the D key 6 Select the SHORT or LONG mode with the C key f Press ENTER to confirm or MENU to cancel When doing a network copy the VGA displays the copied of each clip HOW TO CANCEL A NETWORK COPY ON THE REMOTE PANEL When the clip is copying its light flashes green Pressing CLEAR the corresponding F_ key allows cancelling the network copy A confirmation screen comes up to cancel the network copy Cancel network copy MENU Do not cancel copy ENTER Cancel copy SECONDARY MENU IN CLIP MODE OVERVIEW In Clip mode the secondary menu of the Remote Panel is different from the Record Train mode BGM eZ SERVISE P Ra Ake C TIAS a Eoee aL eee Local oa Aes Rst Cam Local Syne Pry Syne Pry 2nd CTRL CERE Cam A Cam Bo B C ee D XSens
12. The primary channel is the first controlled channel It is identified by stars around its name on the OSD of the output monitor and on the LCD display of the Remote Panel ex PGM1 Examples e In 3PGM mode if the operator controls PGM2 and PGM3 the primary channel is PGM2 e In PGM PRV mode with PRV CTRL OFF the primary channel is PGM e In PGM PRV mode with PRV CTRL ON the primary channel is PRV XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 5 6 PREFERENCE MODE PREF When this option is ON and a clip is recalled the preferred camera will be displayed on the main output even if another camera angle was previously loaded on that output The preferred camera is the one which was on the primary output channel when the clip was created The second preferential camera secondary camera is the one that was loaded on the next channel when the clip was created In the Clip screen the first preferential camera is indicated by a star 111B and the second preferential camera is indicated by 2 dashes 111B When the preference option is disabled the PGM output stays on the camera currently selected when the clip is called 5 7 SECONDARY CONTROLLER 5 7 1 INTRODUCTION The 2nd CTRL function available on the Remote Panel in the main operational menu allows the operator to swap the control of one or several play channels between the EVS Remote Panel and a third p
13. Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Editing IPEdit Timelines in Multicam The users can create and edit more advanced timelines in IPEdit For more information refer to the IPEdit user manual For this reason you will be able to edit IPEdit timelines with the Remote Panel only if they include features supported by Multicam that is to say e One video track and two audio tracks e No effect on any of the tracks Editing Multicam Timelines in IPEdit In IPEdit you can edit any timeline created in Multicam Once a timeline has been edited in IPEdit and contains features unsupported in Multicam it is no longer editable with the Remote Panel TIMELINE PLAYOUT You can play out e any local or remote timeline that has been created on the Remote Panel or in IPEdit e a local timeline that is still being edited by a Remote Panel or in IPEdit PRINCIPLES FOR ACCESSING TIMELINES The access to timelines from IPEdit and the Remote Panel follow the principles defined below e Two player channels are required to load a timeline This pair of player channels is called the timeline engine o In Multicam you need to be in PGM PRV mode to load a timeline o In IPEdit you need to select a timeline engine PGM1 PGM2 or PGM3 PGM4 before you load or create a timeline e It is not possible to load or play the same timeline at a time using the same timeline engine However you can load or play t
14. e 4 refers to the clip bank 1 to 9 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A e 7 refers to the clip number 1 to 10 inside the bank Note To identify remote clips when using the XNet SDTI network the number of the clip is followed by the number of the machine on the network i e Clip 547B 04 SHIFT F10 playlist BANK This combination of keys gives access to the playlists banks Within each clip page there are 10 playlists Selecting F1 F10 at this point calls up the corresponding playlist Example Playlist 51 where e 5 refers to the clip page e 1 refers to the playlist number 1 to 10 Note e The playlist bank of page 10 is not available from the EVS remote since it is actually reserved for the EVS AVSP protocol for Air Box and Air Edit e To identify remote playlists when using the XNet SDTI network the number of the playlist is followed by the number of the machine on the network i e Playlist 51 04 19 Issue 10 04 A 4 3 20 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 CLIP NUMBERING HIERARCHY Multicam can store up to 900 multiplied by the number of cameras clips and 100 playlists in its libraries 900 clips with up to 6 camera angles per clip result in 5400 clips on a server This number is displayed in the upper right window of the VGA Setup screen SHIFT
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16. press the BROWSE key again When you are in Playlist Edit mode you can of course also activate the Browse mode by pressing the BROWSE key XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 8 11 8 1 11 8 2 ELI eS ICM es ioullsy HOC EDO R OOO 075s 27 111A 04 Clipname0123 OOOO S Unk WOOT TEO ELB Clipname4567 OO A Unk wWO0O0 10 ZI Oe Clipname8 910 OOn DSc 29 Unk WO0 10 PLAYOUT FUNCTIONS WITH PLAYLISTS ROLLING A PLAYLIST ROLLING ACTION After recalling a playlist you will roll the playlist using the pre defined speed of each clip Use the PLAY key to start rolling the playlist PLAYLIST SPEED The playlist speed is defined in the playlist If the speed for a Super Motion clip is set to UNK pressing the PLAY key on that clip will start the playback of the playlist at 33 FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE FROM THE VGA PLAYLIST SCREEN To use the following commands you must be in Playlist Edit or Playlist Playout mode e To enter the Playlist Edit mode press the PLST key on the EVS Remote The LCD screen of the Remote displays the information about the previous current and next 3 clips of the playlist e To enter the Playlist Playout mode press the PLST key again The following operations can be performed from the VGA playlist screen Criteria Description Naming a For more information refer to the section 11 6 1 How to Name playlist a Playlist From
17. 1 Press the F10 key on the keyboard to open the VGA Playlist screen The loaded playlist is displayed and the current playlist element on the Remote Panel is selected 2 Type the desired name for the element on the keyboard It appears in the Name field at the bottom of the screen Use lt BACKSPACE gt to delete the last character or ESC to clear the entire field 3 Press F1 to assign the new name to the current element The name for the current element will appear in the Name column of the selected element BROWSING WITHIN A PLAYLIST POSSIBLE BROWSING METHODS You can browse within a playlist in different ways e Browse quickly by jumping to the first field of each clip in the playlist For more information see the section 11 7 3 Browsing Quickly Through a Playlist on page 92 e Browse through the content of each clip in the playlist For more information see the section 11 7 2 Browsing Through a Playlist on page 92 BROWSING THROUGH A PLAYLIST When you load a playlist the default playlist mode allows you to scroll up and down through all the playlist elements BROWSING QUICKLY THROUGH A PLAYLIST When you are neither in playlist nor in clip mode pressing the BROWSE key on the Remote Panel automatically enters the current playlist in Browse mode In this mode you can quickly jump to the first field of each clip inside the playlist by moving the jog dial To return to the normal Playlist Edit mode
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19. 59 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 3 12 HOWTO RESTRIPE THE TIMECODE OF THE CURRENT CLIP To restripe the timecode of the current clip proceed as follows 1 l Recall the clip by moving the cursor on the desired clip and pressing ENTER or by clicking on it with the stylus Press ALT T on the keyboard to call the SET TC function The Set Timecode screen is displayed without TC Type field with PAL refer to note below SET TIME CODE AND DATE dd mm yy Ciip TIGABCE LTC 07 50 19 18 05 08 07 Set TC 07 50 19 18 05 08 07 TC Type Drop Frame USER 07 50 19 18 05 08 07 Set TC 07 50 19 18 05 08 07 TC Type Drop Frame Primary Time Code A LTC B USER Press Tab to change the focus Press Shift F3 to reset all x Current Primary Time Code ESC CANCEL ENTER YES If you want to modify the LTC timecode and date type in the new timecode for the Short IN point and date of the clip in the Set TC field below the LTC field If you want to modify the user defined timecode and date type in the new timecode for the Short IN point and date of the clip in the Set TC field below the USER field If you want to modify the primary TC for this clip press the A or B key which corresponds to the requested primary TC Press F2 to select CAM or CLIP mode e In CAM mode only the timecode of the camera angle loaded on the primary c
20. 9 2 5 Recall and Playback of Growing Clips on page 38 Clip rank depending on the channel on which it has been created e Primary next to the clip ID e Secondary next to the clip ID The clip rank information is highlighted in blue if the clip is protected Name of the clip either automatically assigned or defined by the user e if the clip ID is blinking green the clip is flagged for archiving but not yet archived e if the clip ID is permanently highlighted in green the archiving of the clip has been completed Y Note In the standard view cameras A to D if camera E and or F exist for a particular clip the D column for this clip is replaced by the mention More Clips on blue background 51 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 3 5 THE CLIP MANAGEMENT AREA MODE CLIP CLIPBOARD PAGE gt 1 lt 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NAME CAPTURE FIELD This is the only capture area of the screen It is used to enter the name to assign to a Clip playlist or to enter the ID of a clip to recall MODE FIELD It indicates if the clip screen is currently in CLIP or CAM mode In CLIP mode actions on a clip will use all available cameras for this clip In CAM mode actions on a clip will only use the selected camera for this clip Default value is CAM mode CLIP CONTROL AREA It is dedicated to play out control Command Descr
21. Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 14 4 OVERVIEW OF TRANSITIONS EFFECT TYPES DEFAULT TRANSITION EFFECT A default mix transition effect audio and video is applied to each new clip inserted into the playlist However you can change the type of transition effect in the main menu of the Playlist Edit mode For more information refer to the section 11 14 5 How to Define a Transition Effect on page 114 POSSIBLE TRANSITION EFFECTS The following video transition effects can be defined By default the audio transition is always a mix when the split audio mode is disabled Effect Type Description Cut No transition effect is applied between both elements Mix Dissolve effect between both elements Wipe The last frame of the previous element is gradually replaced the first frames of the next element The wipe effect is shown as a vertical line moving across the video The direction of the wipe effect left to right right to left is defined in the Wipe Type parameter on page 4 1 of the setup menu Fade from A fade out effect from a defined color is applied on the first color lt frames of the clip on which the effect is defined The previous clip ends in cut mode In the drawing below the previous clip is displayed in red the next clip is green and the fade in black Fade to color A fade in effect to a defined color is applied on the previous clip gt up to the transition in cut mode to the next clip on w
22. GREEN When the Playlist is sitting on the Audio OUT point of a Clip the OUT key will FLASH RED If the Playlist is in a position where the Audio and Video are synchronous the IN OUT keys will be GREEN If the Playlist is in a position where the Audio and Video OUT points have been split the OUT key will FLASH GREEN 125 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Example on Audio Delay Edit Synchronous Split Area Synchronous Area Area GREEN FLASHGREEN GREEN Pe 11 15 10 HOW TO INSERT A CLIP INTO A PLAYLIST WITH SPLIT AUDIO 4 Note Transitions are reset to zero on INSERT and DELETE functions 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode Browse to the desired clip in the playlist Press to highlight V Base SHIFT A Press to highlight A Split D Jog to the point where you want to set your transition and mark an OUT point if you do an audio delay or mark an IN point if you do an audio advance O A jw N 126 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 16 SWAP AUDIO TRACKS 11 16 17 INTRODUCTION The swap audio tracks mode allows swapping audio tracks between two points in a playlist In four tracks mode the auto mode replaces audio tracks 1 amp 2 by audio tracks 3 amp 4 in four audio mode It replaces audio track 1 by audio track 2 in stereo mode The manual mode lets you choose wh
23. HET 06242 22 A ese U02325 Spd Unk A Mix 02 25 A Del 00 00 IN O0200200 OUTFOO0 00327 ORNO L2 22 LAS eo es OOO E S 112B 04 ClipName 999 999 4 Press the Swap button again 5 Jog your playlist until you reach the point where you want to reset the original audio tracks Mark an OUT point The OSD screen indicates the following information In eight tracks mode APU LL LOS LEFT 0642422 V MIX IO Z 325 spd Unk A Mix 02 25 A Del 00 00 IN U0200 200 OCUTTOO 00227 00s T0 ee BS So E 2A ASA G0 B8 les oA a r Ln OOO Te O00 112B 04 ClipName 999 999 128 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A In dual stereo mode PLI1 03 LEFT 06 42 22 VY Mix 02225 opd Unk A Mix 02 25 A Del 00 00 IN 00 200 00 OUTOU 00227 00210 Jal Bo 4 2 4 4 12 20 45713 VOTO 2 Ss 100 112B 04 ClipName 999 999 In stereo mode PL11 03 LEFT 0624222 V Mix 02 25 Spd Unk A Mix 02 25 A Del 00 00 IN 007 002 00 OUTF0OO 00727 00210 2 1 252 1222334597135 00707713 100 112B 04 ClipName 999 999 One can set as many swap points as needed If only an IN swap point is set for one clip the audio tracks will be reset by default for the next clip in the playlist Please note that when a swap point is set a cross fade is played between the Original audio track and the new track The duration of the cross fade is the default audio transition When a swap po
24. Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 9 2 6 When the OUT point of the clip is not known the remaining time display switches to until the entire clip is copied CLEARING CLIPS WHICH CLIPS CAN BE DELETED You can clear clips available on disks or growing clips The function key that corresponds to the clip location on the Remote Panel must be green for the user to be able to delete it e Loaded clips cannot be deleted e Clips included in a playlist or currently used by another operator cannot be cleared either in network mode In all cases a warning message will appear HOW TO CLEAR A CLIP To clear a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the appropriate page and bank where the clip to be erased is stored 2 Press CLEAR followed by the F_ key that corresponds to the clip Attention In most cases no confirmation is required and the clip will be instantly deleted g If the clip is protected or if the Confirm Delete Clip parameter is set in the Setup menu a warning message appears 4 Press ENTER to confirm and the selected clip will be erased HOW TO CLEAR UNPROTECTED CLIPS IN A BANK To clear all unprotected clips stored on a given bank proceed as follows 1 Select the page that includes the bank on which you want to delete the unprotected clips in a clip bank 2 Press CLEAR SHIFT and the F_ key that corresponds to the requested clip bank The following confirmation mess
25. Mode in the Replace Function on page 134 The playlist is cued before the IN point to create guardbands ready to be initiated A message appears on Remote Start Replace play button T Press the Play key on the Remote Panel to shift to the Replace Playback mode and start the Replace process 8 If you have not defined the OUT point for the Replace in step 5 press the OUT key when you reach the desired OUT point While the Replace is being performed the following messages are displayed on the OSD Replace in Progress Clipping guardbands Replace by clip xxx On the Remote Panel a confirmation message pops up Replace in OUt DAC aA MENU airee 2 SNE Re TORK 9 Press Enter on the Remote Panel to validate the Replace The material between the IN and OUT points is replaced with the newly created clip The playlist returns to Playlist Edit mode positioned at the end of the inserted clip You can also cancel the Replace by pressing the Menu key on the Remote Panel 133 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 11 17 6 LOOP MODE IN THE REPLACE FUNCTION Loop TYPE When the IN point has been marked the display switches to ee pona eo Tnt Loop Ext Loop The Int Loop and Ext Loop keys are blinking Before entering the Replace Playback mode the operator has to choose between Internal Loop or External Loop The I
26. OF CONTENTS cinicament aa aia d IIl OVERVIEW a tia tenssaaicensasdanvanseanseaticasiemee ieeataneaseeeaes 1 Tie INET CONFIGURATION iirinn 2 EI SAP US RON Sie CN ON senene a 2 12 CONFIGURATION ON XSENSE REMOTE setersscoscustevndsecresetuesualecseceuedeetionisusreetstenifeabrenuvenelss 3 Z REMOTE GONTROLLER imaina aa 4 2l GENERALLAYOUE eonia e eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee 4 22 EEDCGOLOR O ose ss ssceetceutaszaexcoccaedt cescaacd E eccanitsecebeuueueasaasseeeastseeeaiweeneneaeonanil 6 ZS TARE YS OMALE BUTTONS crina A aan ueacisnchaN dome the ted os T OT I e a taeseeuateatecse cee cectecascaeaeaheoseantsie T 29 TRANSPOR FGCONTROL Sorgenia N eee 8 2o JOG DIA eae E nae cee re ee 8 3s MAIN MENU visiten 9 4 REMOTE PANEL OPERATIONG cccsssscssecsrsssssesserseeseeseerserseessersetsneseesaes 12 Adl OPERATIONS ofore A S E 12 ATi REGOR Barret N a ee ae ne ere 12 NG MARE saeco te ssesachatase cn taescuoeeeraat aateeaneaa cee cattessescansns cea eeeabcaueseenecnametocateseresceenesncendeesnuceteseteast 12 Ako eo ROO camera eee ener ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee 12 Ae PEN N ee Se neta eee ea ee ee ee 12 MEO WIM ieeaset artes chart belek cee tt este a ctae veces bestcastekecueee eee 13 ATO OUT eatoni 13 AAT JOORNOD oea ann tan eae SO eS ree ent 13 7D Et PRO ee Seer ee Pe er er eae eee eee E eee Peete eee eee 14 I Pe PLO Bee ee ee ee ee ee eee 14 4110 BROWSE esri nE chan arent a A Sind wick caal aay 14 EIIN ER eenaa a a e
27. Playlist on page 88 99 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 PGM1 CAM A SERV ISAC AM _ Aud Met Met PgmSpd PostRoll en to IN Soni Clips TOCAR Tecor deo LOCAL a a MSG 2 Press MENU C to enter the Search mode 1 ESSN I 2 Eeo 5 EANA Pe ae ea Onl el IDG BaeueE n BZ E Otay a7 POE RON T Doe e a Ho EO i actiona eee page SPAO EOE NOM 8 O Next page a FromDate ToDate Return Sie hoe Sie hoe Srch Net Enter the search criteria as explained in the section 10 5 Searching the Database using the Remote Panel on page 81 3 Launch the search on the local server or on the whole network by pressing respectively the C Srch Loc or D Srch Net keys on the Remote Panel 4 Do one of the following e To insert only one clip into the playlist browse to the clip and press the INSERT key on the Remote Panel e To insert all clips returned in the search result press the SHIFT INSERT keys on the Remote Panel The clip s are inserted at the end of the current playlist 11 10 6 INSERTING GROWING CLIPS INTO PLAYLISTS 100 Growing clips can be inserted in playlists in the same way as other clips However their display has the following characteristics Display They will be displayed with the Creating message in the playlist on the VGA The growing clips ID will be blinking on the mini playlist displ
28. a Timeline From a playlist From the VGA s ensnenensnnnnnsnnrsrsrsrnrinrsennens 137 12o A GOPYING TIMELINE Gerrie ra oes leca cata ch assed crash ecg bees octouakaniead eae cane ee 138 12 3T OWS IMO W cy tesa estat aesaieio ee adalah Shee a a 138 124 TMELUNE EDITMODE csectscsS ito toesscace e a in Gaaleueinccastabaateihas ln a 138 12 4 1 Accessing the Timeline Edit Mode cccccssssssssssssssssseessessrsseesersseeseeseesseesersseeseseess 138 1242 Controlling Ne RECO azides catesereinasress Mec tanke E Seat oh cee aes eas lett 139 N24 29 OID MOIS Hay oaar E O 139 2AA CODINA a ean atta ae 139 12 92 TIMELINE PEAYOUT MODE xs tess seth cathe a aan sies ered a ce cue ee 140 12 9 1 Accessing the Timeline Playout Mode cccsccsssssssssssssessessssseesersseesessesseesersseesrseess 140 1232 OOD DISP AY renns E N 140 i AES LODIDI Pla Vaa E een te ee Rae ee rae 140 120 EDLIING OPERATIONS rtssesascernseqvesnictencdesoucnas i cneneaesenioctinctastecegssdetemansneiatvastscdenatantenensdes 141 120 1 Extend OM CTW INNS ett est ob crest wat asters Sei atic Sense nak sie at aunts cee tss Sonat sioepiesbesdeeunetsd oaeWeasscenastaes 141 120 2 ISen OVENI peerage ne eee a ee ea 143 12 6 3 How to Add a Clip to a Timeline 0 ccccsecsssssccsssseessessesescsessescsesseesascsteseseaesaneeeentenees 144 13 OPERATING ON XNET NETWORK weiisticsisieciscstcivsintenseinenieitnasttanenasiiindnnannitns 145 FS INTRODUC TION recien eer ne cern
29. a caitcnas case aotdtisesen conan a S 107 11 12 2 How to Sort the Playlist Elements by TC IN ccsssssssssssssssssssssseeseeseeseeseesrserssenseesees 108 TAZ ROW O MGE RIAVISIS een reo ne 108 11 12 4 Consolidating a Playlist e nnnennnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnsnnninnnnninnsrnninrnrnnirsraninrnnnninrnrnnnnrnrarnnnnrnnnno 108 11 12 5 Generating a Continuous Timecode in a Playlist c cc ccecsecsscsessecssssessessessessessesseseeseeees 109 IS TRE AUXILIAR VAUDIOG HIP ere erect eer en nO en er 110 PAS WMO CUOM stassetas deter ctsceact tecge se atuctest ootand nites tae cae neces taeenaee eedees S acast tae achdatteuiactcassea 110 11 13 2 How to Add Remove an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a Playlist 0 0 0 ccccccesesssssseeeseeeeeees 111 IE TRANSIMON EFFEC ene Ree ere te eee eee eee eee 111 EN A S CMI UON eia pascueimeatcaesaci tastamelonstnnscteaottrauncatenteuecaasaiaseaetestaate 111 11 14 2 Accessing Commands for Transition Effects cccccsssccsssssssssssssssssssssssssessesesssesseseeees 112 11 14 3 Default Duration for Video and Audio Transition ccccecscsecsecsscsecsesssssesssssesssssessesseseaees 112 11 14 4 Overview of Transitions Effect Typ s cccccccccssssssssssssssssssessesesessesessessesesseseeserees 113 11 14 5 How to Define a Transition EMEC iscc tch ects avcedseicnestaninececctistentstaueeleinun taeveadatienetanesl 114 li Foes 108 10 O e A E E Core ec eee eee eee 115 MENOU iea E EE 115 11 19 2 ME
30. and Stop commands are supported This protocol is the simplest one but does not support clip management It should be used when the controlling device does not support the XtenDD35 Odetics or Louth VDCP protocols ex edit controllers NLE applications some video switchers VTR controllers etc XtenDD35 protocol This protocol is based on the Sony BVW 5 protocol for all standard transport commands It has extended commands so that it supports clip management using this protocol the controlling device can create name recall and delete clips This protocol can be used with Thomson GVG XtenDD range of switchers and with DNF ST300 EVS and 4040CL EVS controllers Odetics protocol This protocol is based on the Sony BVW 5 protocol for all standard transport commands It has extended commands so that it supports clip and playlist management using this protocol the controlling device can create name recall and delete clips but it can also manage playlists This protocol can be used with many different control devices and automations software including DNF ST300 and 4040CL controllers Non standard commands in Sony XtenDD35 and Odetics protocols on the play channel of an EVS server REC when a REC command is sent to a play channel this channel will return in 151 Issue 10 04 A 152 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 E2E mode on its default record train If the d
31. click on the desired clip with the stylus or type the desired clip ID and press F3 To select a different camera angle inside a clip press ALT the letter of the desired camera A B C D E F or click on it Available camera angles are highlighted in GREEN the current camera angle in red PLAYING BROWSING THE CURRENT ELEMENT Command Description ALT P Play from Pause on the current picture ALT Y Play the current clip in endless loop mode The play will Start from the current picture until the Short OUT point of the clip then will automatically loop back to the Short IN point and keep playing and so on ALT V PlayVar at the speed specified in the adjacent field To edit the Var speed press ALT without SHIFT key type the desired value and press ENTER to confirm lt gt without SHIFT move 1 field backward forward key SHIFT lt gt Move 1 second backward forward CTRL lt gt Fast Rewind Fast Forward The browsing will continue after the keys are released ALT lt gt Goto IN OUT ALT G Goto timecode HOW TO CREATE A CLIP WITH THE VDR PANEL PLAYER 1 Load a record train on the player 2 Browse the record train to reach the desired Short IN or Short OUT point and press ALT tl ALT O to mark the Short IN Short OUT point on the current picture The cursor is automatically placed in the adjacent field so that the operator can manually enter the timecode of the desired Short IN OUT point
32. details When the Name function is selected pressing SHIFT C again will call the Search function SEARCH The Search function is hidden behind the Name function Press SHIFT C again in Name mode to call it It allows the operator to search the database for clips based on keywords and ranking Please refer to Chapter 10 Keyword Management on page 66 for details POST ROLL Post ERoll This function enables disables the Post Roll mode This mode is explained in details in the section PostRoll on page 25 CLIP CAM Post KRoll Pressing the D key will toggle between CAM and CLIP modes on the remote Please note that this mode on the remote and on the VGA screens is never synchronized In CAM mode the Push Archive Ranking assignment Keyword assignment and Name functions will apply only to the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels In CLIP mode these functions will apply on all camera angles of the clip HOW TO SHORTEN A CLIP To shorten a clip proceed as follows 1 Recall the desired clip by pressing the corresponding F_ key 2 Move the jog dial to browse the clip and reach to the desired Short IN point 3 Press the IN key to mark a new Short IN point The new Short IN point is instantly saved 4 Move the jog dial to reach the desired Short OUT point 45 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 Pr
33. file with a name of 8 characters and a KWD extension All keyword files must be located in the Multicam KWD directory of the server A sample keyword file SAMPLE KWD is provided by EVS when Multicam is installed The content of a keyword file is similar to the following aCe Lon al aceon 2 action 3 action 4 action ACELOR G SCELON y action lt 8 acwLou a action Lo action 11 action 12 action ts action 14 aceon action 16 aceon Ad aCuLon Lo action 19 action 20 player Al player Az player A3 player A4 player gt XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 1 1 26 player 6 Al player A7 20 Player Ap 29 player A9 30 p laver ALU 3l player All o2 player AL 33 player Al3 34 player A14 Er player Alo 30 player Aro o player A17 38 player Als 39 player Alo 40 player A20 4i player Bl 42 player B2 43 player B3 44 player BA woo Dlayer B gt 46 player Bo 47 player Bi 48 player Be 49 player BY 50 player BIg SE player BLL DA player Biz J3 player BLS 54 player B14 J9 player BIs 56 player BIG om player B17 JO player B18 59 player Big 60 player B20 set Unt 200 keyword Issue 10 04 A last Each keyword can have up to 12 characters including blanks Avoid accentuated and special characters since most of them will not be recognized by the Multicam application If a keyword is longer
34. from the requested page 2 Press CLEAR the F_ key corresponding to the playlist you want to delete You will be asked or not to confirm the deletion action depending on the value defined for the Confirm Deletion setting in p 3 1 of the Remote Panel Setup menu The empty playlist location remains available HOw TO DELETE ALL PLAYLISTS OF A BANK To clear all playlists stored on a given bank proceed as follows 1 Select the page that includes the bank on which you want to delete the playlists 2 Press CLEAR SHIFT and the F10 key that corresponds to the requested playlist bank The following confirmation message will be displayed This will delete all playlists timelines stored on bank 0 IERE i GANGE Enter Confirm 3 Press ENTER to confirm and the playlists and timelines on the playlist bank of the selected page will be deleted XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 6 11 6 1 11 6 2 11 6 3 NAMING A PLAYLIST OR AN ELEMENT IN A PLAYLIST You can name a playlist from the VGA Playlist Bank screen or from the VGA Playlist screen HOW TO NAME A PLAYLIST FROM THE VGA PLAYLIST BANK SCREEN To name a playlist from the VGA Playlist Bank screen proceed as follows 1 From the Clip screen press END to go to the Playlist Bank screen of the requested page 2 Press the down arrow several times until the playlist to name is selected 3 Typ
35. if needed Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel 3 Repeat this operation for the complementary Short IN Short OUT point This is not mandatory If only a Short IN or a Short OUT point is marked the Default Clip Duration defined in the Setup menu p 2 2 F2 will be used to define the missing point 1 If the operator knows the timecode of the IN OUT point he does not need to browse to that picture He can press ALT I on any picture then enter the timecode of the IN OUT point and confirm with ENTER 62 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 4 Press ALT S to save the clip The Save as window opens giving the operator the opportunity to name rename the clip if needed Pressing ENTER will save the clip to the current cursor location in the lower section of the VDR Panel When the Save as window is open the operator still has the possibility to browse the database select a different page and bank and even connect to another machine on the network using the CONNECT window Pressing ALT U will save the clip to the first available clip location in the current server EDITING A CLIP WITH THE VDR PANEL PLAYER After loading the desired clip the following functions are available Command Description ALT N Renames the clip Type the desired name and press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel ALT I ALT O Marks a new Short IN Short OUT point on the current pictur
36. is ready to play Red flashing light means a clip is being deleted in network mode XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 2 3 2 4 10 04 A F KEYS amp SMALL BUTTONS R R M B Bw F B PB FIO 7 JEooEooEbo0oEnRa MENU GIFT a MENL a SHIFT F10 Ki CLEAF gt ENTEF CLEAR ENTER This button provides access to the Secondary Menu Also used as CANCEL in some messages when confirmation is required Note SHIFT MENU returns to Main menu Enables use of the secondary key functions Note This key remains active even if released until another key has been hit Stores or recalls clips recall playlists and enter timecode information Is a multi purpose key used to clear clips or playlists and to clear IN OUT points Is used to append clips at the end of the current playlist and to validate other options and messages SOFT KEYS The soft keys have PRIMARY and SECONDARY functions and are divided into upper and lower sections gt SHIFT gt Aux Clip SECONDARY MIX Sw to IN PGMSpd MENY LOCAL SYNC PRV OPERATIONAL MENU ceco Issue 10 04 A 2 5 2 5 1 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 The LCD display is divided in two menus e To access the secondary functions in the operational menu A to D press
37. keys rather than CTRL V The timeline appears on the Remote as TL for timeline rather than PL for playlists On the Clip screen they appear with a blue background similar to the protected clip identifier All audio tracks in the playlist are placed on the timeline as follows e each timeline has two audio edit tracks containing each single audio e Independently from the audio configuration the first audio input is edited on the first audio track the second input on the second audio track e The parameter Mono per Track on page 3 4 F2 can be used to set how many audio mono tracks can be used for each edit track 137 Issue 10 04 A 12 3 12 3 1 12 4 12 4 1 138 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 COPYING TIMELINES OVERVIEW Copying a timeline works exactly in the same way as copying a playlist For this reason this section will only provide an overview on the possible timeline copies For more details on how to copy a timeline from the VGA and from the Remote Panel refer to the section 11 11 Copying Playlists on page 103 The following table provides an overview on the possible actions on the Remote Panel and on the VGA Remote Panel Local TL Distant Distant Local TL Distant Distant to local TL to TL to to local TL to TL to position local distant or distant local distant position position position position position
38. manually the original clip CLIPBOARD FIELD This area displays the content of the clipboard clip number network number if the copied clip playlist is a remote clip playlist and the selected camera s for a clip The rest of the line summarize the available functions copy cut paste delete and their keyboard shortcuts These functions can also be called by clicking on the corresponding area on this line CTL X CUT This command is only applicable to clips 1 Move the cursor to the clip to cut from the Clip screen 2 Press CTRL X on the keyboard or click on the corresponding area on the screen The clip removed from the current location and copied to the clipboard CTL C COPY 1 Move the cursor to the clip playlist to copy 2 Press CTRL C on the keyboard or click on the corresponding area on the screen The clip is copied to the clipboard 57 Issue 10 04 A 08 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 CTL V PASTE LONG Copy With the Long copy the entire original clip is copied including its guardbands to the destination 1 Move the cursor to the clip playlist location where the content of the clipboard should be copied 2 Press CTRL V or click to the corresponding area on the screen The clip in the clipboard is copied to the selected location in Long mode CTL SHIFT V PASTE SHORT Copy With the Short copy the material betwee
39. modes In 2 PGM mode when both PGMs are selected on the Remote Panel pressing this button swaps the content loaded on PGM1 with the one loaded on PGM2 and vice versa In Playlist Edit mode pressing this button inserts the clip loaded on the PRV channel into current playlist Issue 10 04 A 2 2 Operational Block 2 PLAY NETWORK LAST CUE GOTO TC FAST JOG MARK RECORD RETURN PRV CTL PAGE LCD Display XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Initiates playback Enters the XNet menu connect to other servers on the network Re cues EVS server to previous cue point Allows timecode entry with F keys Used with jog dial for rapid manual re cue This mode is automatically reset after PLAY LIVE commands Used to enter re usable cue point 256 cycling cues Initiates E2E mode Inside a clip allows the operator to return to the same picture inside the record train if it still exists Enables disables the Preview Control mode Selects current clip page from 1 to 10 Provides current status of system LED COLORS A selected key lights red When a key lights green it means a value in relation with this key exists For example F1 to F0 keys Green light means a clip has been stored in relation with the key Green flashing light means a clip is being created Red light means the clip associated to the key is playing or
40. of the clip to a new value Press ALT T type the desired value and confirm with enter When XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A creating the clip this timecode will replace the original timecode of the Short IN point 6 Press ALT S to save the clip s The operator still has the opportunity to rename the clip during this operation He can then save the clip to the current cursor location by pressing ENTER or to the first available clip location on the current server by pressing ALT U 65 Issue 10 04 A 10 1 66 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 Keyword Management Each clip of the server can be assigned 3 keywords and a ranking Values for ranking are xx xxx The keywords are selected from a user defined keywords file that can contain up to 200 keywords of 12 characters This information keywords ranking can then be combined with other criteria timecode dates to search the server s database for matching clips The keyword and ranking assignment and the search functions can be performed using the EVS Remote Panel or the VGA screen and PC keyboard This functions are only available if license codes 124 database search functions and 125 keyword assignment functions are installed on the server CREATING AND SELECTING THE KEYWORD FILE The keyword file is a simple text
41. or the list of possible targets submitted to you will contain EVS servers on the SDTI network and or EVS servers on the GigE network For more information about the Push settings refer to the Remote Panel setup page 3 3 43 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 In both cases a message appears for a few seconds on the LCD to confirm that the clip is being pushed and indicating the clip location where it will be stored on the receiving machine If the Receive Page s defined on the destination machine is are full the operator who tries pushing the clip is notified While this message is being displayed the operator can press the MENU key at any time to return to the normal menu Depending on the CAM CLIP mode selected by the D key only the camera angles loaded on the controlled channels are pushed CAM mode or all camera angles of the clip are pushed at once CLIP mode gt ARCHIVE Aux Clip Post Roll Cam ane The Archive function allows the operator to flag a clip to place it in the archive queue of the XFile defined in the Setup menu p 3 3 F3 This function is blinking when the clip is flagged for archiving but has not yet been archived It is permanently highlighted when the archiving of the clip is completed Depending on the mode selected with the D key CLIP CAM the gt ARCHIVE flag is assigned only to the camera angles of the
42. press the PLST key once twice or three times to enter the PLST EDIT or the PLST DIFF mode refer to the Playlist Management Section of this manual for details about these modes You can notice that the TAKE key button lights green Pressing the TAKE key will allow the operator to return to the PGM selection menu and select another PGM channel where he can start a replay load a clip or another playlist etc In this mode if the operator selects a PGM channel where a playlist is loaded and presses the TAKE key he will enter again the PLST EDIT or PLST DIFF mode When playlists are loaded on all channels currently controlled by the operator in MULTI PGM mode the TAKE key lights red If the TAKE key is pressed the remote will enter a specific PLST DIFF mode where the operator can control several playlists simultaneously and browse them or roll them in sync NEXT and SKIP functions are also available and will apply on all controlled playlists The TAKE button will not light red if one of the controlled channels does not contain a playlist Practical example The operator builds a playlist with Fills and another playlist with Keys He sets the Playlist Load parameter to Conditional in the setup menu then enters the 2PGM mode selects the Fills playlist as current playlist presses A to gain control on PGM1 presses PLST two or three times to enter the PLST DIFF mode and cue up the Fills playlist to its 1st clip Then he pres
43. screens is entirely similar sample ON AIR KEYWORD SCREEN atAhkir 2 keywords 1 to 100 PgDn gt 101 to 200 21 gt l EER nT uE It ee ee 1 NAME F LLIFZLEI action_1 21 player_Al 41 player_Bl action_2 22 player_A2 42 player_B2 action_3 player_A3 player_B3 action_4 player_A4 player_B4 action_5 player_AS player_BS action_6 player_A6 amp player_B6 action_T player_AT splayer_B 7 action_8 player_A8 player_Bs action_9 player_Ag player_B9 action_19 player_A10 player_B10 action_11 player_All player_B11 action_12 player_A12 player_B12 action_13 player_A13 player_B13 action_14 player_A1 4 player_B1 4 action_15 player_A15 player_B15 action_16 player_A16 player_Bi6 action_17 player_Alfr player_B1ifr action_18 player_A18 player_B18 action_19 player_A13 player_B13 action_20 player_A20 player_B20 NAME MODE CAM ALT P 8 gt ALT R CUE ALT T TC TAB CLIP 122A assault x xx xxx ALT Z ARCHIVE ALT N gt h action_1 player_A4 player_B The name of the current keyword file is displayed in the centre of the Title Bar against a red background Many functions for clip management are similar to the Clip screen F1 NAME F2 CLIP CAM F3 CALL ALT P PLAY PAUSE ALT R RECUE ALT T SET TC ALT Z gt ARCHIVE ALT Fx select the Call Channel from VGA is enabled Refer to the description of the Clip screen for details about these functions The ID and name of the clip that keyword are going to be assigned to is displayed at the
44. the EVS Remote Panel e Inthe Setup menu of the remote the operator can choose between 2 different keyword modes List default or Numeric e In LIST mode the list of keywords will appear on the LCD display by group of 8 keywords and the operator can select the keyword by pressing the corresponding F_ key The advantage is that the keywords are visible to the operator but this mode can be slow if he has to browse through a long list of keywords e In NUMERIC mode the list of keywords is not visible on the LCD display and the operator selects a keyword by entering its position in the list with the F_ keys He can know the position either from a hardcopy of the keywords list or by looking at one of the VGA Keywords screens or still from his memory This mode is faster to operate but in most cases the operator will need to have the complete list of keywords available next to him ASSIGNING KEYWORDS IN LIST MODE To assign keywords to a clip in list mode recall the clip then press MENU to access the secondary clip menu on the Remote Panel 1 player B10123 2 action 689012 3 ESAR Bien Oeon L Bor erone A E O 82 By vacua omer TEI IEA SE e On 1S les E S action 4 Pe Prev page PON EKG Ee WON 5 gt Next page Push Aux Clip aie alee Post Roll Post Roll euio Name The LCD displays a page containing 8 keywords Press F9 F10 to access the previous next keywords page To assign a keyword to the current clip pre
45. the SHIFT button e To access the secondary menu press MENU from the remote controller The secondary menu is used to define settings that do not require regular changes without having to return to the Setup menu e To return to the operational menu press the MENU key again e To return to the Main menu in Multicam press SHIFT MENU TRANSPORT CONTROLS JOG DIAL The JOG DIAL Q allows the operator to pass into Search mode and thus to choose exactly the Short OUT or Short IN image Move the jog dial clockwise to search forward and move it counter clockwise to search backwards One revolution of the jog dial will produce a jump of approximately 35 frames This number can be multiplied by enabling the Fast mode The multiplication factor is defined in the Setup menu v Note The jog dial is also used to do the following e set parameters in the Setup menu Refer to the Setup menu section for more information e browse inside the clips database the cue points or the current playlist Refer to the explanation of the BROWSE function for more details The jog dial is active at all times when the system is in Play amp Record modes XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 3 Main Menu INTRODUCTION After the boot sequence of the Multicam system the LCD screen of the Remote Control panel will display the Main menu Rec 4Play Wound aoe a 1 Remote NG ERIE 2 R
46. the VGA Playlist Bank Screen on page 91 Naming the For more information refer to the section 11 6 3 How to Name current clip the Current Element in the Loaded Playlist on page 91 PLAY pause Press ALT P to start the playback pause of the playlist from the current position 93 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Criteria Description RECUE Press ALT R to recue to the beginning of the playlist and pause NEXT Press ALT N while the playlist is playing to force immediately the transition to the next clip in the playlist SKIP Press ALT S while the playlist is playing to skip the next clip The current clip will play until the defined OUT point than the playlist will skip the next one and play the one after instead 11 8 3 FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE ON THE REMOTE IN PLAYLIST PLAYOUT MODE Once the playlist is cued and ready to roll the menu below is displayed on the Remote LCD This menu gives the operator the ability to manipulate the playlist while it is playing The duration displayed in the top right corner of the LCD screen in Playlist Playout mode is the remaining duration until the end of the playlist Prk GSM 04 RA DOCE LOC Van he WOK OiOn0 227 111A Clipname0123 OOP OO kag Unk WOO 10 PEZE 0 Clipname4567 OO So Unk MOOO TEZE Clipname8910 COn RAS Unk MONG ALG 7s Ba re FILM FX Selecting this function will create a film style effect du
47. the clip Remember that the position where the clip is inserted will depend on the value of the setting Insert in Playlist on P4 1 F5 that is to say before or after the selected playlist element 4 Press TAKE or INSERT on the Remote Panel to insert the clip from the clipboard at the requested location The playlist element is inserted at the requested location If the playlist element has been trimmed before being moved the element will be reinserted in the new position with the new guardbands 101 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 11 10 9 HOW TO CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE OF A PLAYLIST ELEMENT You can change the camera angle of a playlist element if the material is still available in a local or distant record train To change the camera angle of a playlist element proceed as follows 1 When you are in Playlist Edit mode scroll within the playlist to the playlist element for which you want to modify the camera angle 2 Press MENU to access the secondary menu OOOO T O Replace makeroo ce Press SHIFT C to search and load the local and distant record trains that include the same TC IN as the playlist element The first record train is loaded on the PRV channel at the current TC of the loaded element 4 Press Browse and use the jog to move within one record train to browse its content ae Once you have loaded the requested camera angle on t
48. the live source on all audio and video tracks 4 1 2 MARK This function marks up to 256 cues that can be marked while recording or playing The cues are marked on the LIVE or PLAYBACK program depending on the value set in the Setup menu When the operator has marked 256 cues the next one will overwrite the oldest one 4 1 3 LAST CUE This function re cues the EVS server to previous cue point relative to the current timecode position Each time the Last Cue button is pressed the EVS server re cues to the previous cue etc When recalling a cue point the cue number appears in the upper left corner of the OSD if this option is enabled in the Setup menu page 1 1 F4 4 1 4 PLAY This function initiates a forward motion It can also be used to start playback of playlists and clips refer to PLST command When Pgm Spd is OFF the default playback speed when pressing the PLAY key is 100 for standard pictures 33 for Super Motion pictures with a Triple Speed camera SD and 50 for Super Motion pictures with a Double Speed camera HD When Pgm Spd is ON the value defined in the Setup for this parameter is used ys Note The Var Max option is not available with XSense 12 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 4 1 5 IN This function defines the IN point of a clip The key will light differently depending in the following situations Green key The key lights
49. the player Recall the clip containing the new material to insert Place an IN and or OUT mark in the clip When the three IN and or OUT marks are been defined on the timeline and the clip press INSERT or TAKE on the Remote Panel to execute the Insert A portion of the clip selected on the player has been inserted between the IN and OUT marks defined in the timeline after the IN mark defined in the timeline before the OUT mark defined in the timeline 143 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 12 6 3 HOWTO ADD A CLIP TO A TIMELINE 144 From the Remote Panel you can add a clip at the end of a timeline created either with IPEdit or with Multicam To add a clip to a timeline proceed as follows 1 Recall the requested timeline by selecting its page SHIFT Page F_ key and bank SHIFT F10 and the timeline position F_ key This becomes the current timeline 2 Recall the clip to insert at the end of the timeline by selecting its page bank and position 3 Press the ENTER key on the Remote Panel The clip is inserted at the end of the timeline XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 13 1 13 2 13 3 13 Operating on XNet Network INTRODUCTION The XNet Network is set up in the EVS application For more information on how to set up the XNet Network and connect to the
50. to browse inside the clips of the current playlist by turning the jog dial 4 1 11 INSERT This function inserts a clip before or after depending on the Setup menu the current position inside the playlist 4 1 12 ENTER This function appends clip s at the end of the current playlist This is also used to confirm saving of clips and validate various options and messages 14 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 4 1 13 4 1 14 4 1 19 4 1 16 MENU This function allows the operator to gain access to the secondary menu SHIFT MENU on the Remote gains access to the Main menu Also used as an ESCAPE key to cancel some options and messages CLEAR This function clears the IN OUT playlist CLIPS CUE points Y Note e To clear one CUE point recall the desired cue point and press CLEAR MARK key e To clear all cues when current picture is not a CUE point press CLEAR MARK key A message appears to confirm the command NETWORK This function gives access to the clips and or record trains of other machines on the network After the selection of the machine the way of selecting clips and Camera angles is similar to clips selection on the local EVS server Refer to the Chapter 13 Operating on XNet Network on page 145 for more details GOTOTC The Goto TC option allows the user to jump to a given timecode in the loaded train or clip Ho
51. 0 21 32 10 Recording PLAY 4 ABC DE F LSM 02 Local Target Actual 00 80 00 00 01 00 03 18 19 21 28 22 e021 32216 Recording PLAY 5 For each play channel the operator can adjust e the video and audio source camera angle and source server if several units are connected on an SDTI network e the desired delay in hh mm ss fr For each play channel the operator can view e the actual delay in hh mm ss fr e the timecode of the on air picture e the timecode of the incoming picture on the associated record channel e the status of the associated record channel Recording Idle 32 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A How to Configure the Video Delay Parameters of a Play Channel 1 Select the play channel to configure by pressing ALT the corresponding F_ key on the PC keyboard ex ALT F1 for PGM1 ALT F2 for PGM2 PRV etc 2 If you want to use another server on the SDTI network as a source press SHIFT F7 on the PC keyboard to call up the network list Use the arrow keys to select a server and press ENTER to validate 3 Select the camera angle use the left right arrow keys or the lt TAB gt key to move the green cursor on the desired camera then press ENTER The new camera angle is loaded on the channel 4 Set the new value for the delay use the left right arrow keys or the lt TAB gt key to move the green cursor over the T
52. 0 3 HOW TO QUICKLY ADD CLIPS TO THE CURRENT PLAYLIST You can create a playlist very quickly The experienced operator can include a clip at the end of the playlist containing an action that happened seconds before the playlist is played on air To add clips quickly at the end of the current playlist you do not have to enter the Edit mode To add clips to the current playlist proceed as follows 1 Activate a playlist as the current playlist For more information refer to the section 11 4 2 How to Activate a Local or Distant Playlist on page 88 2 Recall the first clip for your playlist For more information refer to the section 9 2 3 Recalling a Clip on page 37 3 Press ENTER on the Remote Panel The clip is added at the end of the current playlist 4 Repeat as many times as necessary until the last clip is entered 98 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 10 4 HOW TO INSERT CLIPS INTO A PLAYLIST The following rules apply to the procedure below e You need to be in PGM PRV mode to be able to use the TAKE key on the Remote Panel to insert a clip e Depending on what is selected in the Setup menu on page 4 1 Insert in Playlist setting F5 the clip will be inserted before or after this selected position To insert a clip into a playlist proceed as follows 1 Using the Playlist Edit mode or the Browse mode scroll to the location wh
53. 2 PRU CamA 18 yards L CamB high behind CamC CamD Hive gt u Loop Jar A amp ECDEF Disable Window ae a me Sloat me SC Cancel ECLER Eaa a 2m TG o A S T E 9 4 3 Use the t arrow keys to select the channel and press ENTER or directly press ALT the number of the channel as highlighted in green The Play channels already assigned appear in grey and cannot be selected Select 0 Disable Window if you don t want to assign any channel to the window Depending whether a Play or Record channel is assigned to the VDR Panel window its content is automatically updated VDR PANEL PLAYER WINDOW ID of the current element Current timecode clip or train PGM1 Name of the NAME current element MARK IN OUT List of available camera LIVE gt E YLOOP UAR ee wees a angles green and selected camera angle ING 44 lt gt gt POUT GOTO SAUE AS red HOW TO LOAD A RECORD TRAIN Press ALT L to go in LIVE mode or click on the LIVE function then press ALT the letter of the desired record train A B C D E F or click on it The letters corresponding to the available record trains are highlighted in green and the letter of the current record train in red 61 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 HOW TO LOAD A CLIP Use the arrow keys to move the cursor inside the lower section of the VDR Panel to the desired clip and press ENTER or
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55. 8 Search This option calls the VGA Search Screen Refer to the Chapter 10 Keyword Management on page 66 for more details SHIFT F8 Net This option switches to the Network Status Screen and allows monitoring the status of the different machines connected on the network SDTI 0x00 Status of SDTI Network v 02 03 13 _ 2 2 Zi _ Hardware Status Num aleTe E h Connection State Software Config T Hardware Confi Network Machines Table On User Number _ 0000001234 jlr 0000001004 mtpcO2 0000001005 mtpcO3 0000001230 mtpcO4 0000001592 mtpcO5 ee m Presence m Connecting Connected Notified Disconnecting 49 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 F9 Connect This option calls the CONNECT window This window allows the operator to connect to the clips and record trains of other machine on the network CONNECT ESC CLOSE Select a Server on SportNet jlr gt xmtpcO2 Local mtpeos mtpco4 mtpcOs O 0 Gil E w h LOCAL CLIPS RECORD CLIP REC The following functions can be used in the CONNECT window ALT L return to LOCAL mode and close the CONNECT window ALT C CLIPS mode to connect to the clips of a remote machine ALT R RECORD mode to connect to the record trains of a remote machine ALT P CLIP REC mode to connect to the clips and record trains of a remote machine After selecting CL
56. A 03 1 5 Clip of clip Duration of the current clip Current clip currently shown Min Sec Fr total clips in Playlist amp Clip Countdown The information displayed below the playback speed will display the audio delay advance or video delay advance in frames depending on the editing action applied or no split if no delay or advance is applied 116 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 15 4 DEFAULT DURATION FOR THE AUDIO AND VIDEO TRANSITIONS GENERAL USE This is possible to set a default value for the duration of the video and audio transitions in the Setup Menu Once this is defined each time a clip is entered or inserted into a playlist transitions are applied with the default values The Vid Effect duration setting is on page 4 1 function key F1 range up to 20 00 secs The Aud Effect duration setting is on page 4 1 function key F2 range Lock to video then up to 20 00secs USE WITH SPLIT AUDIO The simplest type of Split Audio edit that can be performed on an XSense is to make the video and audio transitions at the beginning of the clip have different durations such as a 12 Frame Video Mix with a 2 sec Audio cross fade The value of the Audio Effect Duration parameter of the Setup menu p 4 1 F2 key is only taken into account when the Split Audio mode is enabled Otherwise the audio effect duration is always locked to the video eff
57. ARGET DELAY field and enter the desired delay value in hh mm ss fr Press CTRL the corresponding F_ key on the PC keyboard to activate the new delay on the selected channel ex CTRL F1 start the new delay on PGM1 If the duration of the record train is lower than the target delay the channel will pause on the first recorded picture until the record train is long enough for the desired delay In this case the message WAIT is displayed on the OSD of that channel 33 Issue 10 04 A 9 1 9 1 1 34 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 Clip Management INTRODUCTION CLIP STRUCTURE A clip is defined by Short IN and Short OUT points When referring to Short IN and Short OUT points the operators usually use the terms IN point and OUT point When Short IN and Short OUT points are set the system automatically write protects a user definable length of material before and after the Short IN OUT points respectively these are referred to as the guardbands For this reason the IN point before the guardbands and the OUT point after the guardband are called Protect IN point and Protect OUT point It is possible to trim a clip by redefining Short IN and Short OUT points If Short IN and Short OUT points are defined only the fields between those two points will be played if the sequence is recalled the same applies when the sequence is included in a playlist PROTECT
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59. Browse mode is OFF the operator must press ENTER after selecting the clip to load it v Note When a clip is displayed in the search results with a timecode from the VITC table when this search option has been selected the clip is loaded with this timecode even if the primary TC is the LTC POSSIBLE ACTIONS Many functions from the Clip screen are also available from the Search Results screen F1 NAME F2 CLIP CAM F3 CALL ey ALT P PLAY ALT R RECUE ALT T SET TC ALT Z gt ARCHIVE PAUSE To return to the Search screen to perform a new search press ALT S or F8 The previous search criteria are kept until the operator selects new criteria How to Add a Clip to the Current Playlist from the Remote Panel To add a clip from that list to the current playlist call up the clip then press INSERT or ENTER on the Remote Panel How to Add the Search Results to the Current Playlist from the VGA It is possible to directly add one or all search results clips only to the current playlist e Press INSERT on the selected clip to insert only the highlighted one e Press SHIFT INSERT to insert all clips to the end of the current playlist TT Issue 10 04 A 10 4 10 4 1 10 4 2 18 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 ASSIGNING KEYWORDS USING THE REMOTE PANEL KEYWORD SETTINGS A keywords file must be selected in the Setup to enable the keyword assignment functions on
60. CD screen and on the output monitor This Timecode display appears in the centre of the LCD display just above the menu options 6 Press ENTER on the Remote If the timecode is from the LTC table it will be displayed in white on the output monitor If the timecode is from the USER TC table it will be displayed in yellow output monitor If nothing happens after confirming the TC entry with ENTER this means that the field corresponding to the selected Timecode does not exist on disk any longer To exit the GOTO TC function at any time press the MENU key 4 1 17 GOTO IN GOTO OUT When you are in CLIP mode this key combination enables the operator to go to IN OUT points of CLIPS instantly 16 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 4 1 18 LOOP It enables the internal loop mode The button will flash red in this mode and LOOP will appear on the OSD of the output monitors When the user selects the Loop mode the loop has to be cabled from the HD SD clean output of PGM1 to the Loop In connector The loop is performed on the audio and video components of the PGM1 output or on the video only depending on the Internal Loop Mode parameter of the Setup menu p 2 3 F1 In audio embedded the audio is also looped whatever the value defined for the Internal Loop Mode parameter To leave the loop mode you need to press SHIFT LOOP again 4 Not
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62. F2 from the PC keyboard If you are working with XNet SDT network keep in mind that the total number of clips on the entire network is limited to 6 000 or 16 000 depending on the network settings This number is displayed in the same area on the VGA Setup window The following diagram represents the hierarchy of the Multicam clip numbering system As an example clip number 112 is used 1 to 10 Selected with the PAGE key Clips Page PAGE PAGE 2 PAGE 3 m PAGE 10 Clips Bank 1 through 9 SHIFT F1 to 9 FI F2 F3 F4 F5 F F7 F8 F FIO Playlists 1 through 10 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 Issue 10 04 A 5 Control Mode Multicam can be set in three different basic modes depending on commands used LIVE E2E MODE This mode selected at start up can also be selected by pushing the RECORD key Multicam records the input signal and plays it at the same time on the program output SEARCH MODE This mode is selected by moving the jog dial In this mode the operator has the opportunity to search for an image in order to define cue points or clips Moving the command knob clockwise will force Multicam to search forward moving the command knob counter clockwise will force it to search backwards The most important thing to note is that Multicam never stops recording while searching PLAYBACK MODE Pressing the P
63. IA AND SEARCH OPTIONS SEARCH CRITERIA Different criteria can be combined to search the database They can be defined in the Search Criteria available at the bottom of the screen When you access the Search screen the criteria that were last defined are still available on the screen ys Note lf the red cursor is located on another field in the Search Criteria area use the lt arrow keys to move from one field to the previous or next one until the red cursor is positioned on the requested field Criteria Description Timecode This restricts the search to the clips containing the timecode specified in this field The timecode search is not applied on growing clips To define a timecode type the desired value when the red text cursor is visible in that field The lt BACKSPACE gt key can be used to clear the last digit entered Date from to This restricts the search to clips created between these 2 dates specified in these fields If only Date to field is defined all clips created before that date will be considered If only Date from field is defined all clips created after that date will be considered The lt BACKSPACE gt key can be used to clear the last digit entered Press the lt TAB gt key again to move the cursor back to the keywords list Level This restricts the search to the clips with a ranking equal or Ranking higher to the ranking defined in that screen Press the lt arrow keys until re
64. IP RECORD or CLIP REC mode either with the keyboard or by clicking with the stylus select the machine you want to connect to click on it with the stylus or move with the arrow keys and press ENTER on the keyboard Pressing ALT L or clicking with the stylus on LOCAL will close the CONNECT window and return to local clips and record trains To close the CONNECT window without changing the connection mode or remote machine press ESC The next to one of the machine in the list indicates which machine is the active network server Refer to the Chapter 13 Operating on XNet Network on page 145 for details FO Playlist The Playlist screen can be accessed by selecting F10 on the keyboard 50 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Issue 10 04 A 9 3 4 THE CLIP INFORMATION AREA The next area is the Clip Information Area which displays the clips of the selected page and bank s Two clips banks are displayed at a time N KE 1 118Axjump 1 118B jump 1 For each clip and camera angle the following information is available Field Clip ID Clip rank Clip name Archive Status Description Unique identifier of the clip on the server Ex 111A The clip ID is followed by the Creating message when the clip is in the process of being created copied or moved to this location For more information on growing clips refer to the section
65. LAY key selects this last mode Multicam plays the incoming signal delayed a clip or a playlist in slow motion and of course continues to record the incoming signal on disks SYNCHRONISATION MODE SWITCH TO IN If the synchronization mode is OFF a request for camera change will produce a jump at the same timecode on the requested camera This mode allows synchronous change of camera angle If the synchronization mode is ON a request for a camera change by pressing CAM A CAM B CAM C or CAM D in the Multicam menu will lead to a jump to a predefined CUE IN point 21 Issue 10 04 A 9 9 5 5 1 5 5 2 22 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 SW TO IN Off SW TO IN On Cue In1 Cue In1 ClipA O O Cue In2 Cue a Clip B O D Cue In3 Cue en ClipC mp O Cue n4 Cue a ClipD O O If a CUE IN point has not been previously defined Multicam acts as in SW to IN OFF mode even if SW to IN ON is shown because the system has no reference to jump to DEFINITION OF CONTROLLED AND PRIMARY CHANNELS MN Important The notions of Primary Channel and Controlled Channel are very important and will be constantly referred to in this manual CONTROLLED CHANNEL A channel is controlled when the operator can control it with the jog dial In this case the words FULL CTRL are present on the top of the OSD of the output monitor of that channel PRIMARY CHANNEL
66. N MODES The following table summarizes the various transition modes Criteria Description Center on Cut The transition is extended equally in both directions This is the default value End on Cut The transition is extended to the left so that the end of the transition is not changed Start on Cut The transition is extended to the right so that the start of the transition is not changed Ask Asks the operator to choose one of the 3 options above each time he edits a transition POSSIBLE CASES You can build different types of playlists depending on e the transition mode in video or audio split e the transition duration XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 The following schemas show for each transition mode a playlist with e the same video and audio transitions no audio or video split on playlists 10 13 and 16 e an extended audio transition V Base edit on playlists 11 14 and 17 e an extended video transition A Base edit on playlists 12 15 and 18 Center On Cut PL 10 Vx 2 Ax2 PL 11 Vx 2 Ax 4 PL 12 Vx 4 Ax 2 gt TU PA OAs Af Ys Yy j fA tis YH ths Uy 4 W YM Issue 10 04 A Us 119 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Start On Cut Vv Y Z A Z P PL 13 Vx 2 Ax 2
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68. ORM AN AUDIO DELAY In this case the beginning of the audio transition will be delayed compared to the video transition The Start on Cut and End on Cut are not taken into account in these editing actions 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode Browse to the desired clip in the playlist Press to highlight V Base SHIFT A Press to highlight A Delay B a Ww N 121 Issue 10 04 A 122 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 Enter a value with the F_ keys including leading zeros 0 2 1 2 2 12 and press ENTER The value entered will be present on the PRV SCREEN when the clip is next to play in a playlist Edit Point V BASE Audio is extended from the end of the previous clip and the audio on the clip being edited is shortened Vt Af Audio delay 2 12 HOW TO PERFORM AN AUDIO ADVANCE In this case the audio transition will be advanced compared to the video transition The Start on Cut and End on Cut are not taken into account in these editing actions 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode Browse to the desired clip in the playlist Press to highlight V Base SHIFT A Press to highlight A Advance A Enter a value on the F_ keys including leading zeros 0 2 1 2 2 12 and press ENTER The value entered will be present on the PRV SCREEN when the clip is next to play in a playlist on A jw N Edit Point V BASE Audio is shortened on the previous clip
69. OSD display XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A HOW TO PERFORM A VIDEO SPLIT When you perform a video split you specify the TC for the beginning or end of the video transition 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode Browse to the desired clip in the playlist Press to highlight A Base SHIFT B Press to highlight V SPLIT D Jog to the point where you want to set your transition O Oo A W N Do one of the following o Mark an OUT point if you do a video delay o Mark an IN point if you do a video advance The value entered will be present on the PRV SCREEN when the clip is next to play in a playlist IN KEY COLORS IN PLAYLIST MODE When the Playlist is sitting on the Video and Audio IN point of a Clip the IN key will light RED When the Playlist is sitting on the Video IN point of a Clip the IN key will also light RED When the Playlist is sitting on the Audio IN point of a Clip the IN key will FLASH RED If the Playlist is in a position where the Audio and Video are synchronous the IN OUT keys will be GREEN If the Playlist is in a position where the Audio and Video IN points have been split the IN key will FLASH GREEN OUT KEY COLORS IN PLAYLIST MODE When the Playlist is sitting on the Video and Audio OUT point of a Clip the OUT key will light RED When the Playlist is sitting on the Video OUT point of a Clip the OUT key will light
70. OVERVIEW You can regenerate a continuous timecode for the whole playlist or for each clip of a playlist This can be useful when e you do not want to have a playlist with disrupted timecodes from the various playlist elements e you want to change the timecode type in the VITC or LTC timecode PROCESS To regenerate the timecode in a given playlist you will perform the following actions 1 Activate the TC Regeneration and define the related settings on the Playlist page F10 in the blue highlighted area at the bottom of the page This feature is defined for each playlist individually Regeneration of IC OFF continuous in PLSI from A0 06 06 06 in HANC UITG 2 Activate the internal loop using the SHIFT LOOP keys J Roll the playlist This will record the playlist back into the recorder channel 1 CAM A with the regenerated timecode 109 Issue 10 04 A 11 13 11 13 1 110 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 ACTIVATING THE CONTINUOUS TIMECODE REGENERATION To activate the continuous timecode regeneration proceed as follows 1 In the Playlist page F10 press lt TAB gt several times until the ON OFF field after Regeneration of TC is green highlighted 2 Press the right arrow key to toggle the function to ON The continuous timecode regeneration function is now active However the timecode will effectively be regenerated when you replay the p
71. Sis PSG iOS C O On OO Oks 20 Unk WOO 111A 04 Cine lores ONG OR Cig OOK WOE Clipname4567 COR 29 Unk WOO TB 01 2 CEO OES o a Unk WOO Dor Cy Ors aoa a E Ol 2 SAM OO SiO ees Unk wo0 1 EFFECT mone a ALL a EX Dur HOW TO ROLL A PLAYLIST WITH REMOTE CLIPS 1 Once the playlist is cued and ready to roll select the playlist from the playlist bank 2 Press the PLST key on the Remote Panel 3 Press the PLAY key to start the playback CLIPS UNAVAILABLE ON THE XNET NETWORK While the playlist is rolling on air a remote clip might be unavailable due to a network problem or simply if the remote EVS server has left the network In this case the clip is marked as NOT AVAILABLE on the playlist screen and is skipped when the playlist is rolling If a clip is made available again it will re appear automatically and be played at the right position in the playlist Unavailable clips are shown on the VGA monitor but not on the LCD of the remote The operator can decide to definitively remove the unavailable clips from all local playlists by using the Clr Unav function SHIFT B in Playlist Edit mode Note that this function is only visible when unavailable clips are present and with Split Audio Editing turned off 149 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 13 4 6 HOWTO CREATE LOCAL CLIPS WITH REMOTE RECORD TRAINS 150 1 2 Sele
72. UNCTIONS FOR PLAYLISTS HOW TO TRIM CLIPS INTO A PLAYLIST Every playlist element can be trimmed independently of all other instances of the same clip number 1 Browse to the desired element in the playlist 2 Re mark a new Short IN or Short OUT If the clip duration is too short clear the IN or OUT point by selecting CLEAR and then set the new IN or OUT point at the desired position v Note Clearing restores the existing IN or OUT point to the end of the guardbands of the clip 107 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 11 12 2 HOW TO SORT THE PLAYLIST ELEMENTS BY TC IN From the VGA it is possible to sort reorder the playlist elements by TC IN The sort is done on the TC displayed in the TC IN column whatever the type of TC displayed User TC or LTC Note This operation will change the order of the playlist elements and reset the transitions to the default transitions defined on the Remote Panel To reorder the playlists elements by TC IN in a playlist proceed as follows 1 Open the playlist in the VGA Playlist screen 2 Press the TAB key until you highlight the Sort by TC IN field in the Playlist management area at the bottom of the screen 3 Press ENTER to validate and press ENTER a second time to confirm the Operation The playlist elements are reordered by TC IN You can undo the operation using the Undo command available in Playlist E
73. XNet network refer to the section XNet SDTI Network in the Multicam Configuration manual and to the XT Tech Ref Software manual DISCONNECTING FROM XNET When you work on the XNet Network and exit Multicam the system checks if other systems are still connected to your server In this case the following message appears Other users are connected to your LSM on XNet network Are you really sure that VOU Walt elec vee Multicom appear roma ESC CANCEL ENTER YES Press ESC to cancel the command and return to the application Press ENTER to exit the Multicam application SELECTING A SERVER ON XNET Selecting the NETWORK key SHIFT PLAY on the Remote displays the Network menu Selecta a lic on NET Page 1 4 eal PEC EENE F6 MACHINE 6 Be ETERRE Ey MACHINE F3 PAVE F8 MACHINES F4 JACOUES F9 MACHINE9 F5 ANDRE LOCAL FO MACHINEO re The LCD 145 Issue 10 04 A 146 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 screen of the Remote displays the complete list of available systems on the network The list is organized by the order of connection to the network Up to 4 pages are available to display up to 31 servers The PREVIOUS and NEXT keys appear only when some machines are not visible on the current page LOCAL MODE The local system is identified with the Local sign after the name of the system The Local function A gives direct access to the Local
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75. a clip gives a new clip which is totally independent from the original It can therefore be trimmed named deleted etc without affecting the original Copying or moving a clip on the same EVS server as the original is always done in LONG mode You can perform short copies of clips locally which only copy the material from the SHORT IN point to the SHORT OUT point Copying clips on the same server does not duplicate the original material on the video drives it simply creates a separate reference to the same video material This means that the capacity will not decrease when making copies of clips on the Same machine It also means that deleted copies of clips will not increase the available capacity of the server as long as 1 instance of the clip remains Copying clips across the network will reduce the capacity of the server where the clip s is are copied by the duration of the clip s 40 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A PRINCIPLES ABOUT MOVING CLIPS When moving a clip using the Move function the reference to this clip in playlists will automatically be updated This is very useful when an operator wishes to re Organize his clips across different pages and banks since playlists will not be affected If s he copies the clips and then deletes the originals instead of using the Move function the reference to the original clips will be removed from the playlists w
76. abetical order Example If the preferred camera angle for clip 124 is camera C when loading the clip 124C is loaded on the primary channel whatever the camera present on that channel before loading the clip If PREF is OFF when recalling the clip the camera angle will be the same as the one who was already present on each controlled channel If that camera angle does not exist the first available camera angle of the clip will be used Example If camera B is the current camera on the primary channel when calling clip 124 it is 124B that appears on the primary channel even if it is not the preferred camera angle When the operator is controlling only one channel such as with PrvCtl the clip 37 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 will appear at that location only In the case of a clip containing a single camera angle only an A B C or D clip when in full control of all outputs the clip recalled will appear on the primary channel TOGGLING BETWEEN THE CAMERA ANGLES If Recall Clip Toggle is enabled in the Setup Menu pressing several times the F_ key will always recall the first frame of the clip but showing the next camera angle every time the F_ key is pressed 9 2 4 PLAYING BACK A CLIP PLAYBACK SPEED FEATURES You can play back a clip using several playback speed features explained above in this user manual This section summ
77. able on this screen can be performed using the tablet and stylus or the keyboard shortcuts 9 3 2 THE TITLE BAR c02 Loc REC 04 mt TOT 0110 CLP O2h17mO6 REH 02h40m54 Zi The Title bar contains the status information e Number and name of the server currently selected for clips and for record trains The name is blinking red if it is a network machine e Total number of clips i e protects 1 camera angle counting for 1 clip in this count e Total duration of all clips e Remaining capacity on the server all record trains together valid for local server only 47 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Note The abbreviated word Loc appears next to the name if the local machine is currently selected for clips and or for record trains The clips displayed in the clip screen belong to this machine 9 3 3 THE FUNCTION BAR Pe a y fe A Se n F a b jh jm E Bi f i om ie i ol l E a TERE rm LF i P F Fh d ph j P Fh F i Ph m r u i A E F k m m L mo E a i 4 Fa m J 4 D y F ia i a a faf u w n er Be i Pal kkm I ee n b o oF a oe i n ih DF i E AF er WF s er ee NN r i w n l Tl The second line displays the available functions Each function can be called by the corresponding F_ key of the keyboard or by clicking with stylus amp tablet on the corresponding area on this line F1 Name This func
78. aching the desired ranking and press ENTER The selected ranking is highlighted in green Press the lt TAB gt key again to move the cursor back to the keywords list Keywords This restricts the search to the clips containing all keywords defined in this screen To assign a keyword move the cursor to the desired keyword and press ENTER or click on the keyword using the stylus A maximum of 3 keywords can be used as search criteria If all 3 keyword locations are already occupied the operator needs to 74 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 10 3 3 Criteria Description clear some of them to select new keywords Archive status This restricts the search to the clips having the archive status selected Parameter On the VGA None default clips not archived X clips to be archived gt A clips archived A SEARCH OPTIONS In addition to the search criteria available at the bottom of the screen two search options are accessible from the Function keys F2 and F4 Consider Record trains and or clips in the Search This option allows the inclusion of record trains in the results in searches with timecode criteria Press F2 to toggle between CLIP CLIP REC REC Consider timecodes from the LTC and or USER TC tables in the Search This option makes it possible to take into account the timecodes from the LTC and or the USER TC tables in searches with time
79. adcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A CLR UNAV The Clr Unav Clear Unavailable function SHIFT A key allows the user to remove the clips that are not available on the network from all local playlists This function is only visible when unavailable clips are present and when the Split Audio Editing is turned off MAKELOC The MakeLoc Make Local function B key offers the possibility to copy locally remote clips in a playlist In the playlist secondary menu select on the B position MakeLoc When the function is called the remote clips are replaced by short copies of the local ones as soon as they are available UNDO REDO The last modifications of a playlist can be undone redone for as long as the operator does not exit the playlist mode e g returning to live Pressing the Undo command D key will undo the last modification Up to 9 modifications can be undone Once a modification has been undone it is possible to redo it by pressing the Redo key C key OTHERANG The OtherAng Other Angle function SHIFT C key allows the operator to replace the current playlist element by another playlist element showing a different angle of the recorded material When the OtherAng option is selected Multicam loads the local and network trains that include the TC IN of the playlist element to replace The trains are loaded on the PRV channel at the current TC of the loaded element The jog is used to shift from one record tr
80. age will be displayed This will delete all unprotected clips stored on bank X Menu Cancel Enter Confirm 3 Press ENTER to confirm and the unprotected clips on the bank are deleted 39 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 HOW TO CLEAR ALL UNPROTECTED CLIPS The Clear All Clips command will only delete the non protected clips The clips stored on protected pages as defined in the Setup as well as the clips protected by another protocol or clips included in playlists will not be deleted by this Operation To clear all non protected clips proceed as follows 1 Go to the Main menu SHIFT MENU 2 Press the function key F7 on the Remote 3 Press ENTER or CLEAR on the Remote Panel to confirm cancel the operation 4 If the system is connected to the XNet network an additional confirmation is required A message on the video monitor will notify the operator when the operation is complete A N Important The Clear All Clips command is different from the Clear Video Disks command available from Maintenance menu in EVS software e The Clear All Clips command only deletes non protected clips e The Clear Video Disks command from EVS Maintenance menu is more radical and definitely erases all video and audio data from disks Clips Stored in protected pages are also deleted 9 2 7 COPYING OR MOVING CLIPS PRINCIPLES ABOUT COPYING CLIPS Copying
81. ain to the other Once the requested record train is displayed on the PRV channel pressing ENTER replaces the current playlist element by the one created from the selected angle See also the section 11 10 9 How to Change the Camera Angle of a Playlist Element on page 102 97 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 11 10 ADDING amp REPLACING CLIPS INA PLAYLIST 11 10 1 POSSIBLE METHODS FOR ADDING CLIPS You can add clips to a playlist in different ways e Adding clips at the end of the current playlist without entering the Playlist Edit mode See the section 11 10 3 How to Quickly Add Clips to the Current Playlist on page 98 e Inserting clips before or after the clip selected in the loaded playlist See the section 11 10 4 How to Insert Clips into a Playlist on page 99 e Adding one or more clips returned by a search at the end of the current playlist See the section 11 10 5 How to Insert the Result of a Clip Search into a Playlist on page 99 11 10 2 MODIFYING A DISTANT PLAYLIST Remote playlists are available as Read Only and cannot be edited If you want to modify a network playlist you have to create a local copy on your machine first This operation is done instantly if the clips remain in their original location For details about copying playlists refer to the section 11 11 Copying Playlists on page 103 11 1
82. and the beginning of the clip being edited is extended Clip 111a Clip112a i A Audio advance 2 12 Y Note When editing a playlist in V BASE or A Base the video transition information will be on the top line of the OSD display whereas the audio transition information will be on the bottom line of the OSD display XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A HOW TO PERFORM AN AUDIO SPLIT When you perform an audio split you specify the TC for the beginning or end of the audio transition In this case you can choose whether you perform an audio delay or advance 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode 2 Browse to the desired clip in the playlist 3 Press to highlight V Base SHIFT A 4 Press to highlight A Split D 5 Jog to the point where you want to set your transition 6 Do one of the following o Mark an OUT point if you do an audio delay o Mark an IN point if you do an audio advance The value entered will be present on the PRV screen when the clip is next to play in a playlist 11 15 9 PERFORMING AN A BASE EDIT In an A Base edit you delay or advance the beginning of the video transition compared to the audio transition of the clip HOW TO PERFORM A VIDEO ADVANCE In this case the beginning of the video transition will be advanced compared to the audio transition 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode Browse to the desired clip in the p
83. ard are used to move across the screen Only 2 banks can be viewed at a time To view other banks use ALT T v to scroll vertically between banks and use ALT lt or PgDn PgUp to scroll horizontally between pages To go to bank 1 of the current page use the HOME key and to go to the Playlist bank of the current page use the END key2 Once the cursor located on the desired clip press ENTER to cue up the clip on the primary channel controlled by the first remote or on the VGA Call Channel defined in the setup If the channel where the clip is supposed to be loaded is in Pist Edit mode with a PRV channel attached the clip will automatically cue up on the PRV channel If the Clip screen is connected to the clips and playlists of a remote machine pressing ALT L will return the screen immediately to the local clips and playlists Clicking with the stylus means pressing lightly the tip of the stylus onto the tablet 2 Trying to access the playlist bank of page 10 will cause the Clip screen to jump to the playlist bank of page 9 since page 10 playlists are reserved for external protocols 53 Issue 10 04 A 9 3 8 9 3 9 04 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 HOW TO NAME A CLIP In the Clip screen select the clip to name in one of the following ways e Click on the clip with the stylus e Positioning the green arrows around the desired clip with the keyboard
84. arizes the various playback speed features and refers to more detailed sections on these features e Playback of aclip at the default playback speed using the PLAY key e Playback ofa clip at a given predefined speed defined in the PgmSpd Var Max setting on the Remote Panel Pg 6 1 F3 To use this feature you need to activate the PGM Spd option available from the secondary menu in PGM PRV mode For more information refer to the section PgmSpd VarMax on page 25 HOW TO PLAY BACK A CLIP To play back a clip proceed as follows k Store a clip 2 Recall the defined clip which will be played the corresponding F_ key lights red J To start playing back the clip press the PLAY key 9 2 5 RECALL AND PLAYBACK OF GROWING CLIPS You can recall and play growing clips i e clips that are in the process of being created on a disk As long as the OUT point of a growing clip is not available on the EVS server the LED corresponding to the growing clip location blinks green when it is called and red when it is loaded on the Remote Panel The clip LED will no longer blink as soon as both IN and OUT points are available on the EVS server If the play reaches the end of the available material the play will freeze until new material is available for playout When new material is available the play resumes When the OUT point of the clip is known the remaining time is displayed 38 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual
85. arty controller Both controllers receive permanently the status of the channel s but only one controller at a time is able to actually control a channel this is called the exclusive secondary control mode The secondary controllers are defined in Section 7 of the Remote Setup menu 5 7 2 INTERACTIONS BETWEEN IPDP AND MULTICAM When a Remote Panel and an PDirector share the control of some PGMs in exclusive secondary control mode the following principles apply e When a playlist timeline is controlled by the Remote Panel on a PGM the playlist timeline remains the current one when PDirector is given the control on the PGM e When a playlist timeline is controlled by IPDirector on a PGM the playlist timeline remains the current playlist on the Remote Panel when the operator takes back the PGM control e When several playlists timelines have been controlled by IPDirector on several PGMs and the operator takes back the PGM control the current playlist timeline on the Remote Panel is the one that was the current playlist when the control was given away in other words the current playlist timeline does not change e When the playlist timeline controlled by IPDirector is not visible by the Remote Panel the current playlist timeline on the Remote Panel is the one that was the current playlist when the control was given away in other words the current playlist timeline does not change 23 Issue 10 04 A 6 1 6 1 1 24 XS
86. aterial is available If the required material is not available the Remote Panel will beep The Extend is always performed in Overwrite mode which means that the material covered by the Extend is deleted from the timeline EXTEND FROM IN This editing action shifts the OUT point of the timeline element which includes the Mark IN to the defined Mark OUT The following schema shows an example with only the video track selected IN OUT Original Timeline gt Ro DEE Dean EXTEND FROM OUT This editing action shifts the IN point of the timeline element which includes the Mark OUT to the defined Mark IN The following schema shows an example with only the video track selected 141 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 IN OUT HOW TO PERFORM AN EXTEND To perform an Extend on the Remote Panel proceed as follows is 142 Recall the requested timeline by selecting its page SHIFT Page F_ key and bank SHIFT F10 and the timeline position F_ key Press PLST to load the timeline in Timeline Edit mode Use the jog dial to position on the requested Mark IN point and press the IN key Use the jog dial to position on the requested Mark OUT point and press the OUT key IN and OUT are displayed on the OSD The Extend option is displayed on the LCD menu ee eee eee eee Press the D key Extend on the Remot
87. ay and on the playlist screen on the Remote Panel as well as on the OSD XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Issue 10 04 A Remaining Time The remaining time in playlists containing growing clips with only an IN point is displayed as on the screens OSD VGA Remote Panel screen where this information is shown 11 10 7 How TO DELETE PLAYLIST ELEMENTS FROM A PLAYLIST To delete a playlist element in a playlist using the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 2 While you are in Playlist Edit mode scroll within the playlist to the element that needs to be deleted If the Browse mode is active the first frame will appear on the display as each clip is scrolled through Select Delete from the Playlist Edit menu The selected element will be removed from the playlist A confirmation message will appear if that option has been enabled in the Setup menu 11 10 8 HOW TO MOVE AN ELEMENT WITHIN A PLAYLIST The action to move a playlist element is described in this section as it uses the Delete command To move a playlist element within a playlist using the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 While you are in Playlist Edit mode scroll within the playlist to the clip that needs to be moved 2 Select Delete from the Playlist Edit menu The clip is sent to the clipboard and loaded on the PRV channel 3 Scroll to the location in the playlist where you want to insert
88. bottom on the screen along with the keywords ranking and archive status already assigned to that clip t When calling a clip with the F3 function in the Off Air Keyword Screen the system will automatically switch to the On Air Keyword screen since the clip to assign keywords to has been loaded on a play channel 70 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A CLIP 122A assault X xx KAX ALT 2 gt ARERIVE ALT N gt NAME action_1 player_A4 player_Br 10 2 2 HOWTO ASSIGN A KEYWORD TO A CLIP Move the cursor to the desired keyword and press ENTER or click on the keyword with the stylus The keyword will be assigned to the first available keyword location on the last line of the screen Repeat this to assign more keywords up to 3 to the current clip Depending on the CLIP CAM mode the keywords will be assigned to the current camera angle only CAM mode or to all camera angles of the current clip CLIP mode lf 3 keywords are already assigned to the clip the operator has to clear some of them to be able to assign new keywords 10 2 3 HOW TO CLEAR A KEYWORD WITH THE KEYBOARD Press lt TAB gt to move the arrow cursor to the lower area of the screen Red arrows will appear around one of the keywords or ranking values Use the lt _ arrows to select the keyword to remove and press CTRL DEL Press the lt TAB gt key again to move the arrow cursor back to the keywor
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90. ched by pressing the Go to Out button The function works in loop mode REPLACE FUNCTION INTRODUCTION The purpose of the Replace function is to automate a routine used by operators to create effects in a playlist the operator would loop a section or an entire playlist back to themselves and during the playback add some effects externally graphic insertion for instance or internally changing the speed While the operator would play the playlist back and insert the requested effects the playback result would be re injected into the playlist from a predefined IN frame The OUT point of the replaced section would be predefined or manually defined in the record process v Note The Replace function is not allowed on playlists containing growing clips 11 17 2 ENTERING THE REPLACE FUNCTION A secondary menu with the Replace function has been added to the Playlist Edit mode Pressing Menu in Playlist Edit mode brings up the following menu cir nav Jomermng Select Replace in this secondary menu to enter the Replace function 11 17 3 REPLACE EDIT AND REPLACE PLAYBACK MODES Similar to the playlist the Replace function has two modes THE REPLACE EDIT MODE This mode makes it possible to specify the following information for the Replace e IN point and OUT point for the section to replace in the playlist The OUT point can also be defined during the Replace itself e Loop mode parameters See also the section Loop Mod
91. clip loaded on the controlled channels CAM mode or to all camera angles of the clip CLIP mode AUX CLIP Post KRoll Archive This function allows assigning a clip as auxiliary audio clip to the current playlist Press CLEAR Aux Clip CLEAR SHIFT B to remove the current auxiliary clip Refer to the Chapter 11 Playlist Management on page 84 for more details RANKING Fost Roll Archive Cam The Ranking function allows assigning a ranking to the current clip Pressing several times this key will scroll through the different values 0 not highlighted Depending on the mode selected with the D key CLIP CAM this ranking is assigned only to the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels CAM mode or to all camera angles of the clip CLIP mode If the Keyword Info parameter of the Setup menu is set to Yes the ranking will appear on the OSD of the output monitors when cueing up the clip The EVS XFile is a 2U device with 2 removable hard drives that can be connected to the XNet network Clips can be archived to restored from the removable media 44 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 9 2 9 NAME The Name function is only available if a keyword file is selected in the Setup menu It is used to name a clip based on available keywords Refer to the Chapter 10 Keyword Management on page 66 for more
92. clips on a server that has no Play channel HOW TO START STOP THE RECORD Press ALT R to start or stop the record on the record channel assigned to the window No confirmation is required A Important In XSense mode all recorders will be stopped at once to keep the synchronization between all record channels CREATING CLIPS WITH THE VDR PANEL RECORDER 1 Press ALT l ALT O to mark a Short IN Short OUT point on the last recorded picture The timecode appears in the adjacent field and the cursor is automatically placed on that field to allow the operator to edit the timecode of the Short IN Short OUT point if desired Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel 2 Repeat this operation for the complementary Short IN OUT point This is not mandatory If only a Short IN or a Short OUT point is marked the Default Clip Duration defined in the Setup p 2 2 F2 will be used to define the missing point 3 Select from which record train s the clip s must be created press ALT the letter A B C D E F of a record train to select de select it Letters highlighted in RED means that a clip will be created from the corresponding record train letters highlighted in green means that the corresponding record train is available but will not be used to create a clip 4 To define the name of the clip before saving it press ALT N type the desired name and validate with ENTER 5 The operator can also restripe the timecode of the IN point
93. code criteria Press F4 to toggle between LTC USER LTC USER CLEARING KEYWORDS IN THE SEARCH CRITERIA HOW TO CLEAR A KEYWORD WITH THE KEYBOARD Press lt TAB gt to move the arrow cursor to the lower area of the screen Use the lt _ arrows to move the cursor to the keyword to remove and press CTRL DEL Press the lt TAB gt key again to move the arrow cursor back to the keywords list HOW TO CLEAR A KEYWORD WITH THE STYLUS Click on the keyword to remove on the last line the click on the CTRL DEL CLR KWD area on the screen or press CTRL DEL HOW TO CLEAR ALL CRITERIA AT ONCE Press ALT DEL or click on ALT DEL CLR ALL all keywords timecode Date from and Date to fields assigned as search criteria will be removed and the ranking will be reset to the lowest level 19 Issue 10 04 A 10 3 4 76 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 When performing the search only the clips matching all criteria defined by the operator will be included in the search results Press CTRL S or click on the corresponding area to search the local database or press ALT S or click on the corresponding area to search the entire network database SEARCH RESULTS The results of the database search are displayed in the Search Results screen If new clips are created after the search which match the search criteria they will be automatically added to the list The Search Re
94. ct the Records mode in the Network menu Select the remote EVS server in the list The LCD display returns to the normal mode Press the RECORD key to select the LIVE mode A 2 to 3 second delay to LIVE has been defined to ensure safe operations Use the JOG key to go in search mode Change camera angles if necessary The changing camera angles on network train will always switch in pause on the new camera Refer to the note below about the remote camera name Press the IN key to mark your Short IN point of the clip Search the Short OUT point and press the OUT key to mark it Select the clip location to store and press the corresponding F_ key v Note The label of the remote camera is different in order to identify it easily CAM B 0 2 lt Remote EVS server Camera v Note The key flashes during transfer When the key lights green the transfer is completed and the clip is available for playback from the local system XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 14 1 14 Sony XtenDD35 Odetics amp VDCP Protocols PROTOCOL OVERVIEW These protocols allow the server to be controlled by external devices Sony BVW75 protocol This protocol allows the server to be seen as a VIR by the controlling device On a playback channel all usual transport commands play PlayVar pause goto timecode pause stop etc are supported On a record channel only Rec
95. dicated on the left side of the Title Bar To call a clip belonging to the machine you are connected to proceed as follows 1 Type either the 3 or 4 digits of the ID Ex 111 or 111A The entry appears in the Name field 2 Press F3 o lf only 3 digits are entered the primary camera is selected o If 4 digits are entered the clip is selected according to the given camera angle o If noclip matches the entry no selection is done 3 Note ESC key can still be used at any time to clear the Name field How TO CALL A CLIP BELONGING TO ANOTHER MACHINE THAN THE ONE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO 1 Type either the first 3 or 4 digits of the ID followed by a and the network number of the machine Ex 111 03 or 111A 03 To call a local clip no matter what machine you are connected to type 00 as network number Ex 111 00 or 111A 00 2 Press F3 HOW TO CANCEL A NETWORK COPY ON THE VGA Select the clip and press the CTRL DELETE keys A confirmation screen comes up Cancel network copy ESC Do not cancel copy ENTER Cancel copy If the Copy Clip option copies several cams of the same clip and some of them have already been copied before the Cancel function the cancel does not do a delete of the copied files it just cancels the cam s still copying or to be copied of that clip It does not cancel the copying of other clips The Cancel function remains possible even if the page where the clip is being copied is protected
96. dit mode on the Remote Panel 11 12 3 HOW TO MERGE PLAYLISTS From the VGA it is possible to merge two playlists by copying a playlist and pasting it to an existing playlist The copied playlist will be added at the end of the destination playlist 11 12 4 CONSOLIDATING A PLAYLIST OVERVIEW Using the internal loop you can record a playlist back to the server as a big clip if you want for example to record the playlist effects split screen target tracking painting etc as regular video inside the server Depending on the Internal Loop Mode parameter in the setup menu p2 3 F1 both video and audio can be looped back into the system or only the video track is looped and the system keeps recording the live audio at the same time 108 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A HOW TO LOOP BACK A PLAYLIST INTO THE SERVER To consolidate a playlist using the internal loop mode proceed as follows 1 Add the requested effects to the playlist 2 Recue the playlist 3 Activate the LOOP mode via the SHIFT LOOP key 4 Roll the playlist The playlist will be recorded onto the disks Channel 1 CAM A as a continuous video audio stream When you exit the playlist mode go back to LIVE record and simply jog back you will see the playlist recorded with all its transitions and at the speed they were played 11 12 5 GENERATING A CONTINUOUS TIMECODE IN A PLAYLIST
97. ds list 10 2 4 HOWTO CLEAR A KEYWORD WITH THE STYLUS Click on the keyword to remove on the last line the click on the CTRL DEL CLR KWD area on the screen or press CTRL DEL 10 2 5 HOWTO EDIT THE RANKING OF THE CURRENT CLIP WITH THE KEYBOARD Press the lt TAB gt key to move the cursor to the lower area of the screen Use the lt _ arrows to select the desired ranking and press ENTER The selected ranking is highlighted in green 10 2 6 HOWTO EDIT THE RANKING OF THE CURRENT CLIP WITH THE STYLUS Click on the desired ranking it becomes highlighted in green 11 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 2 7 HOWTO CLEAR ALL KEYWORDS AND THE RANKING OF A CLIP Press ALT DEL or click on ALT DEL CLR ALL all keywords assigned to the clip will be removed and the ranking will be reset to the lowest level 10 2 8 HOWTO NAME A CLIP USING THE KEYWORDS Move the cursor to the desired keyword and press ALT N The keyword is added at the end of the current name if there is enough space left Y Note To clear the name of a clip press ESC to empty the Name field then press F1 to assign this empty name to the clip 12 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 3 VGA SCREEN 10 3 1 SEARCH WINDOW Issue 10 04 A SEARCHING THE DATABASE USING THE Press F8 to access the Search Screen The VGA Sea
98. e Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A Press MENU to access the secondary menu If no keyword file is selected in the setup the LCD display will be am Clie Post Roll In this mode of the secondary menu clips can still be directly recalled using the F1 F10 keys of the Remote Panel If a keyword file is selected in the setup the LCD display will be a ot E o IY Lee calor IL RS ele Ealiong y PALACE NOM 2 ee clei TA H Ton e 8 action A aceon aNexte eras Push Aux o Post Roll a In this mode of the secondary menu the F1 F10 keys are used for keyword assignment and thus can no longer be used to recall clips For a description of the keyword related functions please refer to the Keyword Management Section of this manual The ID of the current clip appears on the end of line 3 of the LCD display Post KRoll Cam The Push function allows you to easily send a copy of a clip to another machine on the network either via the GigE network or the SDTI network PUSH Introduction Principle e lf one or two default targets push machines are defined in the setup the clip will be automatically sent to these machines e lf no default target is defined the list of machines available on the network will appear As soon as the operator selects one of them the clip is pushed Depending on the push settings defined the default targets
99. e All The Toggle function is only available in 3PGM mode e Toggle OFF Selecting an output channel results in controlling that channel and disables the control on others e Toggle ON Selecting a channel will alternatively enable disable the control over that channel without changing the control on the others e All This enables the control on all channels How to Assign a Camera to a Channel In Multi PGM mode you can change the current camera on each PGM as follows 1 In the operational menu select the PGM to which you want to change the current camera The TAKE key at the bottom of the remote is lighting red 2 Press the TAKE key It lights green and the menu on the LCD display changes to let you select the desired camera CAM A CAM B CAM C CAM D 3 Press the camera you want to associate to the selected PGM 4 Press TAKE again to return to the PGM selection menu XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A Playlist Conditional Mode This mode is only available in 2PGM and 3PGM modes It allows the operator to load and control several playlists simultaneously from the same Remote Panel or to load a playlist on one channel while performing other operations on the other channel s To use this mode the Load Playlist parameter of the setup menu must be set to Conditional p 4 2 F5 To use this mode select one channel for example PGM1 and
100. e Y By default users have to connect the clean SDI output to the Loop In connector given that the OSD of the output monitors are not disabled If users want to use the output monitor with characters out they have to Start the Multicam application with the following parameter LOOP_SDI_MON This is very useful to consolidate effects and edits or adding live sound or music or voice to previously recorded material when only the video is looped back into the server v Note When playing back at 200 in loop mode then replaying the looped sequence at 50 you can obtain a film effect 4 1 19 RETURN Inside a clip press the RETURN key to remain on the same picture but inside the record train instead of the clip if that picture still exists in the record train This is useful when a clip is too tight and you want to use material beyond the current IN or OUT point 4 1 20 PAGE Use this key to select a new clips page After pressing the SHIFT PAGE key you must press a F_ key to select the corresponding page 1 to 10 17 Issue 10 04 A 4 1 21 4 2 18 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 REBOOTING THE SYSTEM FROM THE XSENSE REMOTE Hard Reboot In the event that the system needs to be rebooted the process can be accomplished from the Remote Panel Keep in mind that doing this while Multicam is running will of course force the Multicam application to c
101. e The cursor is automatically placed in the adjacent field so that the operator can manually enter the timecode of the desired Short IN Short OUT point if needed Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel How TO MAKE A COPY OF A CLIP WITH THE VDR PANEL PLAYER 1 Load the original clip 2 Press ALT S to save the current clip to another location This will create a copy of the clip The operator has the opportunity to rename the clip during this operation He can then save the clip to the current cursor location by pressing ENTER or to the first available clip location on the current server by pressing ALT U ys Note The Cut Copy Paste functions are available at any time to move and copy clips in the lower section of the VDR Panel even when one of the upper windows Is active 1 The first available clip location is the first one where no camera angle is already present 63 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 4 4 VDR PANEL RECORDER WINDOW 64 Time code of the current Remaining capacity of the current record record channel Cama 18 yards L REC ON CAP i List of available MARK IN OUT record channels green and channels CLIP NAME TAREA used for clips creation red NEW TC IN SAVE AS The VDR Panel Recorder can be used to start stop the record and to create clips from the local record trains For example it allows the creation of
102. e Panel to perform the Extend action The LCD display and menu changes becomes the following one Extend Menu Cancel Enter Confirm From OUT Press the A Extend from IN or B key Extend from OUT to select the Extend action XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 12 6 2 10 04 A INSERT OVERWRITE DEFINITION The Insert feature in Multicam consists of inserting new material within the timeline The timeline is loaded on the recorder and the new clip to insert is loaded on the player The Insert is always done with three points this means that at least 3 marks must be defined on the recorder and on the player for Multicam to be able to perform the Insert action Recorder Recorder X Recorder Px Recorder X HOW TO PERFORM AN INSERT To perform an Insert on the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 NO oo KR O1 oD N CO Recall the requested timeline by selecting its page SHIFT Page F_ key and bank SHIFT F10 and the timeline position F_ key Press PLST to load the timeline in Timeline Edit mode If desired use the jog dial to position on the requested Mark IN point and press the IN key If desired use the jog dial to position on the requested Mark OUT point and press the OUT key At least one IN or OUT needs to be defined on the timeline Press the Preview Control key PRV CTL to access
103. e in the Replace Function on page 134 In the Replace Edit mode the playlist is considered as one entity on which you can mark one IN point and one OUT point pressing the IN and OUT points does not retrim the current playlist clip 131 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Those IN and OUT points will be used to determine what portion of the playlist will be replaced THE REPLACE PLAYBACK MODE In this mode you play the playlist back and insert the new section between the defined IN and OUT points After you have selected the required settings for the Replace function the Replace Playback mode is automatically activated the playlist is cued before the IN point to create guardbands ready to be initiated The playlist is played at the speed defined in the playlist When the Protect OUT point of the clip is reached a clip containing the IN and OUT point with the guardbands is created on the Receive page defined in the Setup menu The loop is stopped and the user switches back to match frame edit mode 11 17 4 REPLACE WITH IN OUT POINTS OR WITH IN POINT ONLY You can perform a Replace action in two ways e by defining an IN and OUT points in the Replace Edit mode e by defining only an IN point in the Replace Edit mode and defining the OUT point while you perform the Replace in the Replace Playback mode For more information on how to perform a Replace re
104. e in the secondary menu In Playlist Edit mode the duration displayed in the top right corner of the LCD screen is the playlist total duration from the beginning to the end For more details on the main and secondary menus of the Playlist Edit mode refer to the section 11 9 Overview of Editing Functions in Playlist Edit Mode on page 95 85 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 11 2 3 ACCESSING THE PLAYLIST PLAYOUT MODE When you load a playlist pressing the PLST key on the Remote Panel you need to press PLST a second time to enter the Playlist Playout mode The first frame of the playlist element following the one on the PGM will be displayed on the PRV side This allows the operator to play only parts of the playlist starting from the current position The menu available from the Playlist Playout mode on the Remote Panel display is the following FilmEX NEXT SKARE HDIL T v Note A third selection of the PLST button cues the playlist to the beginning displaying the first playlist element on the PGM side and the following clip on the PRV For more details on the Playlist Edit mode refer to the section 11 8 3 Functions Available on the Remote in Playlist Playout Mode on page 94 11 3 PLAYLIST DISPLAY ON THE VGA 11 3 1 VGA PLAYLIST BANK SCREEN Pressing END on the keyboard when the Clip screen is displayed allows the users to access the VGA Pla
105. e the desired name on the keyboard It appears in the Name field at the bottom of the screen Use lt BACKSPACE gt to delete the last character or ESC to clear the entire field 4 Press F1 to assign the new name to the current playlist The playlist name will appear in the title bar next to the playlist number HOW TO NAME THE CURRENT PLAYLIST ON THE VGA PLAYLIST SCREEN To name the current playlist from the VGA Playlist screen proceed as follows 1 Press the F10 key on the keyboard to open the VGA Playlist screen The current playlist is displayed 2 Type the desired name on the keyboard It appears in the Name field at the bottom of the screen Use lt BACKSPACE gt to delete the last character or ESC to clear the entire field 3 Press SHIFT F1 to assign the new name to the current playlist The playlist name will appear in the title bar next to the playlist number HOW TO NAME THE CURRENT ELEMENT IN THE LOADED PLAYLIST v Note Naming the current element of the loaded playlist will affect the original clips This function is only available when the playlist is active in Playlist Edit mode 91 Issue 10 04 A 11 7 11 7 1 11 7 2 11 7 3 92 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 PLST EDIT or Playlist Playout mode PLST DIFF on the EVS Remote Panel To name the current element in the loaded playlist from the VGA Playlist screen proceed as follows
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107. ect duration whatever the value of these parameters lf the Audio Effect Duration parameter in the setup is set to Lock to video it will never be possible to adjust independently the duration of the audio and video transitions If you want to adjust one of these transitions and the other one follows please check the Audio Effect Duration in the setup and make sure it is NOT set to Lock to Video 11 15 5 ASSOCIATIONS OF AUDIO AND VIDEO TRANSITION TYPES The following table shows the possible associations of audio and video transition effects when the Audio Effect Duration parameter is not lock to the video setup menu page 4 1 Audio Effect Cut Mix Fade Fade to V Fade from Mute to from Mute Mute Video Effect Cut y y Mix V Wipe Left gt Right y Wipe Right gt Left y 117 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Audio Effect Cut Mix Fade Fade to V Fade from Mute to from Mute Mute Video Effect Fade from color y Fade to color y V Fade to from Black y 11 15 6 DEFAULT MODE FOR EXTENDING A TRANSITION 118 INTRODUCTION Whenever you make a video or audio split the transition originally set is changed which means extended on either or both sides of the transition boundaries In the Setup menu page 4 2 key F2 you can set the default mode for extending transition effects this means you specify where the effect is extended TRANSITIO
108. ected this option enables fast picture search the actual speed of this fast jog is adjustable in the Setup menu Starting a play or returning to E2E mode resets the Fast Jog mode A Important The jog dial is active at all times when the system is in play amp record The brake is automatically turned on when starting a playback with the PLAY key or when returning to E2E mode with the RECORD button 4 1 9 PLST This function is not active if the current playlist is empty If the current playlist is not empty pressing PLST once enters the Playlist Edit mode e Pressing PLST from the Playlist Edit mode enters the Playlist Playout mode e Pressing PLST from the Playlist Playout mode re cues the playlist to its beginning e Pressing 3 times PLST will always cue up the playlist ready to roll To play back a playlist that has been cued press the PLAY button and it will roll at the preset speeds 4 1 10 BROWSE When a clip is loaded on the primary channel pressing the BROWSE key allows the operator to browse inside all local clips of the database by turning the jog dial When a cue point exists for the current picture on the primary channel the CUE button lights red pressing the BROWSE key allows the operator to browse through all existing cue points by turning the jog dial When the current picture on the primary channel is neither a clip nor a cue point or if the operator is in Playlist mode pressing the BROWSE key allows him
109. efault record channel associated to that player is currently stopped it will jump to the last recorded picture and pause EJECT if the play channel is not yet in E2E mode when the command is sent it will return to E2E mode on its default record train similar to receiving a REC command If the play channel is already in E2E mode it will switch to the next record channel available A gt B gt C gt 2A gt This is for example useful with a BVE edit controller to allow the editor to select the record train he wants to work with Louth VDCP protocol This protocol is a more complex protocol mainly used by automation systems but also by Sony switchers It is not based on the Sony BVW75 and can handle clips as well as playlists IPDP Protocol For more information on how the IP Director application controls the server refer to the IP Director Technical Reference manual and User manual XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 HANC LTC HANC VITC LTC LTC table OSD Protected clip Protect IN point Protect OUT point Short IN point Short OUT point Issue 10 04 A Glossary Horizontal Ancillary timecode LTC as defined in the XMPTE 259M and RP188 standards Horizontal Ancillary timecode VITC as defined in the XMPTE 259M and RP188 standards Longitudinal or Linear timecode LTC is a timing signal that is part of an audio tape recording It is recorded on a
110. elf As long as a growing clip is present in a playlist the split audio is not allowed 11 15 2 MENUS IN SPLIT AUDIO MODE In Playlist Edit mode the LCD screen displays V Base SHIFT A and A Base SHIFT B commands V Base V Base A Base Effect Edital all Insert e Speed pet __ Fx Dur n Activating the V Base option gives access to the following additional menu 115 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Command Description A Advance Advances the beginning of the audio transition A Delay Delays the beginning of the audio transition A Fx Extend the duration of the audio transition on both sides This creates an audio delay or advance depending on the modification applied to the effect duration A Split Perform an audio advance or delay by specifying the TC for the beginning of the transition The A Base menu is similar and allows corresponding actions on video transitions 11 15 3 OSD DISPLAY IN SPLIT AUDIO MODE In the Output Monitor display additional information is also displayed when the split audio mode is active Plist Duration Playlist gt py 45 Left 00 00 00 00 lt f countdown Video Fa ia V Mix 00 00 Spd 100 lt 4j Playback speed ratio gt A Mix 00 00 AcDeleOQsQ0 Audio Delay nt 7 IN 00 00 00 OUT 00 00 00 Pomi Timecode 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 100 Speed 111
111. emotes EO Ren Niveve tia art e E exe a 3 Remotes ES nok OM Record F4 4 Remotes a takai Sle oyi SE Gis eG avenue Olay Oise Soave ioe einer pope na Paint m I PGM PRV 3 PGM O PGM The Main menu has special function key operations as shown above as well as the soft keys options to enter 1PGM 1PGM PRV 2PGM or 3PGM modes if available and to enter the Setup menu to configure your remote controller or to add special functions to your application v Note If 2 channels are available for the 1st Remote the B key will display 2 PGM If 3 channels are available the B key will display 3 PGM How TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU From any section of the application except Playlist mode press SHIFT MENU on the first Remote Control panel to return to the Main menu Issue 10 04 A 10 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 FUNCTION KEYS IN THE MAIN MENU select the corresponding Function key F_ key and then press ENTER to validate the selection Function Key F1 to F4 F1 1 Remote F2 2 Remotes F3 3 Remotes F4 4 Remotes F5 Char On Off F6 Exit F7 Clear all clips F8 Stop Record Use If desired the Multicam system can be run using 1 2 3 or 4 EVS Remote Panels Depending on the number of play channels available in the current configuration 1 2 3 or 4 Remote modes will be available from the Main menu One Remote Panel
112. ense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 PGM PRV Mode 1PGM PRV PRESS A FROM MAIN MENU PGM1 CAM A leek CAM 4 Aud Met Met PgmSpd PostRoll no to IN lt oo Clips LOCAL Records LOCAL d EE HSG At least 2 playback channels must be available to run this configuration This mode allows the operator to make replays with or without transition effects between all outputs A string of replays can be put together and played back at the Operator s discretion The LCD display is divided in two menus controlled by soft keys A B C D To gain access to the upper menu press MENU from the Remote Panel SECONDARY MENU Aud Met PgmSpd re PostRoll Mix Sw to IN Pref Mix Wipe L gt R Wipe R gt L Wipe U gt D Wipe D gt U Cut These options determine the transition effect that will occur between the PGM and PRV pictures The mix wipe and cut are on the same location Pressing this button will browse through these effects showing the active one on the LCD menu Please refer to Setup menu to select the duration of the transition effect XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A PgmSpd VarMax Pressing PgmSpd once enables the Program Speed mode and highlights this function on the LCD The PLAY key is flashing red while the PgmSpd mode is enabled e Program Speed mode In this mode only the speed value de
113. ere the clip must be inserted 2 Call the selected clip It appears on the PRV output J Do one of the following to insert the selected clip in the playlist at the position shown on the PGM output e Press the A key INSERT function on the Remote Panel e Press the TAKE key on the Remote Panel e Press the SHIFT INSERT keys on the Remote Panel A confirmation message will appear if that option has been enabled in the Setup menu After the clip has been inserted you can press PLST to return to the playlist at the current position 11 10 5 HOW TO INSERT THE RESULT OF A CLIP SEARCH INTO A PLAYLIST In Playlist Edit mode with a PRV channel when PRV CTL is enabled the operator has full control of the PRV channel while the playlist remains loaded on the PGM channel On the PRV channel he can perform all clip related functions including database search using timecode keywords and ranking from the VGA Search Screen as well as from the secondary clip menu of the Remote Panel Once the desired clip s are found they can easily be inserted in the playlist that is still loaded on the PGM output By switching PRV CTRL ON or OFF the operator can very easily combine playlist editing and database search functions To insert one or more clips from a search result at the end of the current playlist proceed as follows 1 From the main menu activate the current playlist as explained in the section 11 4 2 How to Activate a Local or Distant
114. ess the OUT key to mark a new Short OUT point The new Short OUT point is instantly saved Press the PLAY key to play the clip The replay will stop at the new Short OUT point or after the Short OUT point if the Post Roll mode is enabled GOTO IN and GOTO OUT You can use Goto IN and Goto OUT functions to jump immediately onto Short IN or Short OUT points respectively 9 2 10 HOWTO SAVE ALL CLIPS PLAYLISTS 46 1 Go to the Main menu SHIFT MENU 2 Press the function key F0 on the remote to save clips and playlists XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 9 3 USING THE CLIP SCREEN The VGA Clip screen is accessed by selecting the F9 key on the keyboard With this screen clips can be recalled using the pen and tablet or directly from the keyboard A Important The action performed on a channel from the Clip screen is concurrent to any other controller that might be assigned to that channel EVS Remote Panel or external protocol A command sent from the Clip screen to a channel will overwrite whatever the channel was doing at that time 9 3 1 CLIP SCREEN STANDARD VIEW CLIP 02 mtpcO2 Loc REC 04 mtpcO04 TOT 0110 CLP O02h17mO6 REM O2h40m54 2Z1 Z A NUMP is More ee More Clips MODE CLIP CLIPBOARD soa ot x 2 eo CTL X CUT me PAGE gt 1 lt s i Fie ef BANK 51X i The navigation through the Clip screen and the various functions avail
115. estination playlist will flash until all clips have been copied This playlist can be recalled during that process for browsing editing or playback If some clips have not yet been copied the original network clip is used instead 11 11 5 HOW TO COPY A PLAYLIST FROM THE VGA CLIP SCREEN From the VGA screen you can copy e the EDL ofa playlist from the local server to the same server e the EDL with or without the playlist elements from a distant server to the local server 105 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 How TO CoPy A LOCAL PLAYLIST To copy a local playlist from the VGA Clip Screen proceed as follows 1 From the VGA Clip Screen open the playlist bank by pressing END on the keyboard Select the playlist to copy and click CTRL C Go to the empty playlist location on the same server where you want to copy the playlist and click CTRL V The EDL of the playlist is copied to the requested location How TO Copy A DISTANT PLAYLIST To copy a distant playlist from the VGA Clip Screen proceed as follows 1 2 l 8 From the VGA Clip Screen press F9 to open the Connect window With the and f keys select the distant server from which you want to copy a playlist and press ENTER On the requested page go to playlist bank by pressing END on the keyboard Select the original playlist to copy with the and keys and click CTRL C
116. fer to the section How to Perform a Replace on page 132 MN Important The IN and OUT points cannot be marked on a transition including split audio transitions and swap zones or on a split zone the key will flash red when it is the case 11 17 5 HOW TO PERFORM A REPLACE You first define the Replace function in the Replace Edit mode Then you execute the Replace function in the Replace Playback mode To perform a Replace proceed as follows 1 Open the playlist in which you want to replace a section in Playlist Edit mode 2 In Playlist Edit mode press Menu on the Remote Panel to access the secondary menu 3 Press the A key to enter the Replace Edit mode 4 Use the jog dial to reach the desired IN point for the Replace section and press the IN key to mark it 132 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A When the IN point has been marked the display switches to ee or e Tnt Loop Ext Loop The Int Loop B and Ext Loop C keys are blinking oF If you want to specify the OUT point for the Replace section at this stage jog to the requested point and press the OUT key Otherwise you can define the OUT point while you perform the Replace 6 Press the B or C key to select whether you will use the internal loop or external loop to perform the Replace For more information on the loop type and additional parameters refer to the section Loop
117. fined in the setup p 6 1 F3 is available in playback e Var Max mode The Var Max mode is not available on EVS servers Sw To In PomSpd PostRoll ow to IN ret When this function is enabled highlighted a camera change will cause a jump to the corresponding IN point if existing It will switch in Sync if no IN point exists for the current element or if SW to IN is OFF Pref Selecting this function enables the Preference mode Aud Met PomSpd PostRoll Sw to IN This option enables disables the display of audio meters for all channels using the OSD of the output monitors PostRoll When the Post Roll mode is enabled that function is highlighted on the LCD and a P appears on the OSD of the output monitors When the user exits Multicam with the Post Roll mode on this mode will still be enabled when Multicam is restarted The Post Roll mode works as follows depending on the element played 25 Issue 10 04 A 6 1 2 26 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 e When a clip is played it will not stop on the Short OUT point but will continue to play through the Short OUT point by the Post Roll duration defined in the Setup Menu e When a record train is played the same will happen if the Record Train OUTs parameter is set to Freeze in the Setup menu e When a playlist is played the Post Roll will apply only to the la
118. g Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 2 Remote Controller 2 1 GENERAL LAYOUT The following diagram shows the Remote Panel along with a brief description of each area A B C D F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FIO D Eo oRooqg0oE8o0 o MENU SHIFT CLEAR ENTER XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Note Issue 10 04 A The operational buttons have PRIMARY and SECONDARY functions and are divided into upper and lower sections By pressing the SHIFT button you gain access to the secondary functions F keys amp buttons Soft keys Jog dial Operational block 1 PLST LOOP BROWSE INSERT IN GOTO IN OUT GOTO OUT TAKE Multi purpose keys With LCD display allows the operator to enter the Multicam MENU system Used to accurately cue disk recorder Initiates active playlist This option records the main output PGM1 to the first input CAM A of Multicam Used to browse through clips playlists cue points Used in playlist management to insert clips into a playlist Sets Mark IN at the current position Goes to the defined Mark IN Sets Mark OUT at the current position Goes to the defined Mark OUT In PGM PRV mode pressing this button swaps cameras on PGM and PRV monitors In Multi PGM mode pressing this button toggles between CAM selection and PGM selection
119. g SHIFT F_ key corresponding to the bank 4 Select the location of the clip to store by pressing the corresponding F_ key The clip is created on the specified location The primary timecode of the clip is the primary timecode defined on the train where and when the clip has been created XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 9 2 3 EXAMPLE To create the clip on the position n 212 page 2 bank 1 clip location 2 L Press SHIFT PAGE F2 to select page 2 2 Press SHIFT F1 to select bank n 1 3 Press F2 to select location n 2 on the selected page and bank MN Important The AUTO SAVE process automatically saves clips and playlists at least every minute With Multicam 5 03 25 or higher playlists are included in the AUTO SAVE process Exiting the software ALT Q or doing Save Clips Plst from the main menu will also save the clips and playlists RECALLING A CLIP HOW TO RECALL A CLIP To recall a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the Clip page 1 2 3 to 10 PAGE key 2 Select the bank in which the desired clip is located F F9 J B E SHIFT 3 Select the desired clip via the F1 F10 keys CLIP RECALLED BASED ON THE PREF SETTING If PREF is ON the preferred camera angle of the clip will appear on the primary channel the secondary camera angle on the next controlled channel then the other camera angles on the next channels in alph
120. green if an IN point exists but is not the image you see Red key The key lights red if the on air image is at this IN point This point can be entered while recording Flashing In Split Audio mode this key can be flashing green or flashing green or red red Refer to the section 11 15 Split Audio on page 115 for more key details 41 6 OUT This function defines the OUT point of a clip This operates similarly to the IN button v Note The OUT point field is always excluded When playing a clip it will freeze on the field preceding the OUT point marked by the operator Modification of Clip IN OUT Points Select the clip that you wish to modify use the jog dial to position the material at the new IN or OUT point and re mark the IN or OUT point s as required A N Important When IN OUT points are set and a clip is saved the system automatically write protects a user definable length of material before and after the IN OUT points respectively These are referred to as the guardbands Their duration can be set in the Setup menu under Guardbands page 2 F2 as required The duration of the guardband after the OUT point can be reduced according to the quantity of video audio material available when saving the clip 4 1 7 JOG KNOB This function is used to accurately cue material 13 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 4 1 8 FAST JOG When sel
121. hannel will be changed e In CLIP mode the timecode of all camera angles of the clip will be changed Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel The entire clip is updated according to the new timecode value so that the timecode remains continuous inside the whole clip 06 Note In 59 94Hz modes NTSC you can also select between DROP FRAME and NON DROP FRAME modes by pressing the space bar XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 9 3 13 MOVING AND COPYING CLIPS Copying and moving clips in the VGA are performed using the CUT COPY and PASTE functions CLIPBOARD feeys 0 see 0s a GENERAL PRINCIPLES e f the clipboard was filled using the Cut function the original clip s is are deleted after being pasted to the new location e In CAM mode only the selected camera of the clip is Cut Copied Pasted In CLIP mode all camera angles of the clip are Cut Copied e For the Paste function in CLIP mode only the available camera locations inside the destination clip will be pasted If some camera angles already exist for the destination clip these will not be overwritten by the corresponding camera in the clipboard e A Cut amp Paste of a clip is equivalent to a Move Clip meaning that any reference to that clip inside playlists will be updated to the new location of that clip This is not the case when doing a Copy amp Paste then deleting
122. he PRV channel press ENTER This will replace the current playlist element by a new clip having the same TC IN and TC OUT The new clip is stored on the playlist receive page The effects split audio and swap points defined on the initial playlist element are preserved 102 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 11 COPYING PLAYLISTS 11 11 17 INTRODUCTION From the VGA Clip screen you can perform cut copy and paste actions with playlists in the same way as you do with clips For more information on these actions refer to the section 9 3 13 Moving and Copying Clips on page 57 From the Remote Panel you can only copy a playlist but not move cut amp paste it to another location 11 11 2 COPY OPTIONS When you copy a distant playlist from the VGA or a local distant playlist from the Remote Panel to the local EVS server you have different options EDL ONLY OR EDL CLIPS COPY e The EDL copy copies only the playlist definition and the playlist elements themselves remain at the original location e The EDL Clips copy copies the playlist definition and the playlist elements to the server on which the copy is requested LONG OR SHORT COPY When you copy the material of the playlist elements you can perform a long or short copy e The short copy copies the material between the IN and OUT points of the playlist elements with clip guardbands as def
123. he same timeline on two different timeline engines When the parallel control mode is set up the control switches to exclusive mode on the channels where a timeline is loaded e It is not possible to edit the same timeline at a time from IPEdit and from the Remote Panel using different timeline engines XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 12 2 12 2 1 12 2 2 CREATING TIMELINES In Multicam the timelines have to be created from an existing playlist or copied from an existing timeline After the transformation the duration of the timeline cannot be changed v Note It is not allowed to insert growing clips in a timeline HOW TO CREATE A TIMELINE FROM A PLAYLIST FROM THE REMOTE PANEL To transform a playlist to a timeline with the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 Select the playlist you want to convert 2 Press an empty playlist position J Select the CopyToTL option B on the Remote to copy the playlist to a timeline on the selected empty position 4 Press ENTER on the Remote to confirm the CopyToTL The playlist is converted into a timeline at the playlist position you selected HOW TO CREATE A TIMELINE FROM A PLAYLIST FROM THE VGA To transform a playlist to a timeline in the VGA proceed as follows 1 Select the playlist you want to convert 2 Press CTRL C on the keyboard to copy it Ja Paste it into an empty playlist position using the CTRL T
124. he video and audio effects end at the OUT point of a clip so the duration of clips is shortened by the length of the effect 111 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Clip 144463 secs Clip 113463 secs Clip 1124 2 3 Sec Oooo A io Total Duration 7 Secs 11 14 2 ACCESSING COMMANDS FOR TRANSITION EFFECTS The functions related to transitions effects are available from the main menu of the Playlist Edit mode and the effects applied are also displayed on the same LCD display Clip position Clip name Clip duration Playlist speed Effect type AL11 LSM01 Paol LOC TDUR 90 700 02 22 1114 04 Clipname0123 23 11256 Clipname 4567 25 7 Effect Effect duration edit type edit 11 14 3 DEFAULT DURATION FOR VIDEO AND AUDIO TRANSITION This is possible to set a default value for the duration of the video and audio transitions in the Setup Menu Once this is defined each time a clip is entered or inserted into a playlist transitions are applied with the default values The Vid Effect duration setting is on page 4 1 function key F1 range up to 20 00 secs The Aud Effect duration setting is on page 4 1 function key F2 When the split audio is disabled the value for this setting is Lock to video and the audio effect duration is the same as the video effect duration 112 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast
125. hen deleting these clips SETTINGS ON CoPY MOVE CLIPS When you copy move a clip two settings are available to specify how the clip should be copied or moved Clip Mode Cam Mode Pressing the D key in the Copy Move LCD window allows the user to select a value for this setting e CLIP mode all camera angles of the clips will be copied moved e CAM mode only the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels will be copied moved Short Long Mode This option is only available for a network copy not for a local copy or for a move Pressing the C key in the Copy Move LCD window allows the user to select a value for this setting e SHORT mode only the material between the Short IN and Short OUT points of the original clip augmented by the duration of the guardbands defined on the destination system will be copied e LONG mode the entire original clip including its guardbands will be copied to the destination system Default Settings The default settings for the COPY MOVE menu are COPY SHORT CLIP If the operator changes these settings the new settings will be re used the next time this menu is called The default settings will be automatically restored when Starting a new Multicam session How TO COPY OR MOVE A CLIP It is possible to copy or move a clip on the same server or to another server Growing clips can also be copied and moved To copy or move a clip from the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1
126. hich the effect is defined In the drawing below the previous clip is displayed in red the next clip is green and the fade in black Fade to from A fade in effect to a defined color is applied on the previous clip color V fade up to its OUT point and a fade out effect from the same color is applied on the next clip on which the effect is defined from its IN point The effect duration must be a multiple of 2 frames In the drawing below the previous clip is displayed in red the 113 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Effect Type Description next clip is green and the fade in black Note The color of the fade effects is defined in the Playlist settings on setup menu on page 4 3 Fade to from color parameter 11 14 5 How TO DEFINE A TRANSITION EFFECT You can add transitions on one or all elements of a playlist as follows or more precisely modify the default effect applied mix 1 Select the playlist location and press PLST to open it in Playlist Edit mode The main menu appears 2 Browse to the playlist element at the beginning of which you want to modify the effect or press Edit All SHIFT D to modify the effect on all playlist elements 3 To modify the effect press Effect SHIFT C and use the jog until the requested effect is displayed on the LCD display The effect type is displayed as a letter symbol in the information co
127. ich tracks to replace v Note In 8 and 16 tracks mode you only have access to the manual mode 11 16 2 How TO ENABLE THE AUDIO SWAP MODE To enable the Audio Swap mode proceed as follows 1 Enter the Setup menu 2 Select the Swap Audio Tracks mode on page 4 2 F3 3 Choose a value between Auto and Manual Please note that the Split Audio Editing has to be enabled in the Setup menu on Page 4 2 F1 This option requires a specific license code If that code is not installed on the server this option cannot be turned on 11 16 3 HOW TO PERFORM A SWAP AUDIO TRACK IN AUTO MODE 1 In Playlist Edit mode select the Video Base mode V Base The LCD screen will now display additional function Eh SMO e o OC VE DwR U Oe OZ 2 111A 04 Clipname0123 DOR OWE 9 Unk WOOQO 10 IIA Clipname456 7 OOD aA Unk wWO0O0 10 Dey Oe Clipname8 910 ONG So rAS Unk WO0 10 a Bee A FX DUR A Split 2 Press the Swap button 3 Jog your playlist until you reach the point where you want to change the audio tracks Mark an IN point 127 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 The OSD screen indicates the following information In dual stereo mode Pi ey 3 LEET 0642722 Ve Mass 023 2 5 Spd Unk Po Mrs 102325 Aa Del 003 00 ENS O00 0 s U0 OUT OO s Ok 2 00 10 Soe Oo 2 4 4 4 TAr 252 ks USO F eis LOO 112B 04 ClipName 999 999 In stereo mode EPH POS
128. ich was last used on that output This avoids too frequent uses of the Rst Cam function This button allows you to synchronize the selected PGM in use with another one Press this button and then select the PGM to be used as a reference This function is not available with network trains 2nd CTRL FGM 3 TOGGLE This function allows the operator to swap the control of one or several play channels between the EVS remote and a third party controller Both controllers receive permanently the status of the channel s but only one controller at a time is able to actually control a channel The secondary controllers are defined in Section 7 of the remote Setup Menu Press this function to enter the 2nd CTRL menu select the channels that you want to pass to the secondary controller by pressing the corresponding A B or C key then press D DONE to validate your selection Do the same to bring the control of a channel back to the EVS remote 29 Issue 10 04 A 30 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 ys Note The 1PGM mode is a simplified version of the 2 or 3PGM modes The operational menu has less functions Also the user does not need to select a channel to enable or disable the secondary controller Since there is only 1 channel available in this mode the operator just has to press SHIFT D to swap the control between the secondary controller and the EVS remote Toggl
129. ill start automatically after a few seconds if no key is hit e f a default application hasn t been defined or if the space bar is hit the system will remain in the EVS main menu and wait for the operator s next command Note An application called XSense will be available in the Application window You will find complete information about regarding the EVS Menu in the XT Tech Ref Software manual Configuration Application Title bar windows window May 18 2069 17 34 32 ii SLSM 2PLAY 12 SLSM 1REC 2 13 SLSM 2REC 15 SPOTBOR Message window Task bar XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 1 2 CONFIGURATION ON XSENSE REMOTE Before you start using the XSense application you need to ensure that the parameters are properly defined in the Setup menu of the Remote Panel and in the Setup Configuration module of the Multicam application The new parameters are saved as soon as they are modified A Important Prior to using Multicam the operator should enter the Setup menu and set all necessary parameters If clips are stored with certain parameters and the operator wishes to change them afterwards those clips and playlists will not change It is thus important to set these parameters first The Multicam Configuration manual includes a detailed description of all settings which can be defined on the Remote Panel XSense Version 10 04 Operatin
130. ined on the destination system e The long copy copies the original clips not only the material defined as the playlist element This makes a difference when the playlist element has been trimmed compared to the original clip 103 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 11 11 3 POSSIBLE COPY ACTIONS The following table provides an overview on the possible actions on the Remote Panel and on the VGA VGA Remote Panel Local PL Distant Distant Local PL Distant Distant to local PL to PL to to local PL to PL to position local distant or distant local distant position position position position position Copy EDL Short Clip EDL Long Clip copy 11 11 4 How To Copy A PLAYLIST FROM THE REMOTE PANEL From the Remote Panel you can copy playlists from local or distant servers to local or distant servers To copy a playlist from the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 Go to playlist bank local or from another machine on the network 2 Select the original playlist to copy by pressing the corresponding F_ key on the Remote 3 Select an empty playlist location on your local machine A new menu appears on the LCD display of the Remote Panel with the corresponding message on the OSD of the output monitors asking whether you want to copy the original playlist to the new location or whether you simply want to select a new empty playlist default choice
131. initially appears is determined by the value set in the Setup menu The effect duration will affect the transition at the beginning of the selected clip Use the jog to adjust the value then press ENTER to confirm EFFECT The Effect function SHIFT C key is used to select the type of transition effect Mix Wipe Cut Fade Use the jog to set the type of effect when Effect is highlighted Press ENTER to validate For more information on the effects types refer to the section 11 14 Transition Effects on page 111 DELETE The Delete function allows the operator to quickly edit a playlist by removing the selected clip The clip that has been cut can then be inserted into another location This clip is displayed on the second PRV output To insert it at another position in the playlist simply go to that position using the jog dial and press the Insert key or TAKE SECONDARY MENU IN PLAYLIST EDIT MODE INTRODUCTION You can access the secondary menu of the Playlist Edit mode pressing MENU on the Remote Panel when you are in the main menu of the Playlist Edit mode REPLACE The Replace function makes it possible to replace a portion of a playlist by the same A V material to which effects have been added externally or internally This consolidates the effects within the playlist For more information refer to the section 11 17 Replace Function on page 131 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Bro
132. int is present in a playlist the display on the VGA and on the OSD changes a is added next to the audio Fx information Display on the VGA LIP 04 Name567868 Loc PL 11 PlistName 17 999 CLIPS AUX 111A 01 AuxClip Name F1 NAME CLIP Sh F1 NAME F2 CLIP CAM PL F3 CALL F8 SRCH FS CLIPS Clip Name In Duration VideoFx Split AudFx Cur Dur 001 111aA 01 ClipName 12 hh mm ss fr mm ss fr 100 M ss fr ss fr ss fr hh mm ss f 3 hhimm ss fr mm ss fr 100 M ss fr ss fr ss fr hh mm ss 003 111A 01 ClipName 12 hh mm ss fr mm ss fr 100 M ss fr ss fr ss fr hh mm ss f Display on the OSD PLIL 03 LEFT 06242222 V Mix 02 235 Spd Unk A Mix 02 25 A Del 00 00 IN O00 200200 OUTTO002 00477 LOOP 12 23 43 1193 00707413 100 112B 04 ClipName 999 999 129 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 11 16 4 How TO PERFORM A SWAP AUDIO TRACK IN MANUAL MODE If the manual mode is selected in the Setup menu page 4 2 F3 the swap functions in a similar way but asks the operator which track to swap when setting the swap points Step 1 First the operator is being asked to select the original track e In 2 Tracks mode you select between the tracks 1 2 or Menu to Cancel e In 4 Tracks mode you select among the tracks 1 to 4 or Menu to Cancel e In 8 Tracks mode you select among the tracks 1 to 8 or Menu to Cancel e In 16 Tracks mode you select among the tracks 1 to 16 o
133. iption ALT P gt m Plays at 100 speed except for super motion clips which are played back at 33 speed and pause playback on the current picture ALT R RECUE Jumps to the Short IN point ALT T SET TC Restripes the timecode of the current clip ALT Z gt ARCHIVE Allows the operator to flag a clip to place it in the archive queue of the XFile1 defined in the Setup menu p 3 3 F1 or in the Setup screen When a clip is flagged for archiving but has not yet been archived its ID will be blinking green in the Clip screen It is permanently highlighted green when the archiving of the clip is completed Depending on the mode selected with the F2 key CLIP CAM the gt ARCHIVE flag is assigned only to the camera angle of the clip selected with the green cursor CAM mode or to all camera angles of the clip CLIP mode PGM X Located in the bottom right corner of the clip screen this field is only visible if the Call Channel VGA function has been enabled in the Setup Menu p 3 1 F5 or in the Setup Screen and is only effective in CAM mode not in CLIP mode It allows the operator to select on which The EVS XFile is a 2U device with 2 removable hard drives that can be connected to the XNet SDTI network Clips can be archived to restored from the removable media 52 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A Command Description channel clips called using the keyboa
134. is used in the configuration Two Remote Panels are used in the configuration If 4 play channels are available when selecting the 2 Remotes mode the operator can chose between 2 configurations e 2 play channels for each remote In this configuration each Remote Panel can select PGM PRV or 2PGM mode Each Remote Panel can manage video transitions cut mix wipe in PGM PRV and playlist modes e 3 play channels for the 1st remote and 1 play channel for the second remote In this configuration the 1st remote can select PGM PRV or 3PGM mode and can manage video transitions The 2nd remote is forced to 1PGM mode and can only handle cut transitions Three Remote Panels are used in the configuration Four Remote Panels are used in the configuration Enables or disables the on screen display Timecode Clip ID on the output monitors Exits the Multicam software and returns to the EVS Menu Clears all clips All clips will be lost A confirmation of this command is required For more information to this action refer to the section 9 2 6 Clearing Clips on page 39 Note This command is not similar to the Clear Video Disks from the Maintenance menu If you wish to refresh completely the server i e to clear all clips including the protected ones you need to use Clear Video Disks rather than Clear all clips Stops the record The REC key will go off and the F8 function key is now used to restart the record XSe
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136. laylist Press SHIFT A Base B Press to highlight V Advance SHIFT A At the on screen prompt enter a value on the F_ keys including leading zeros 0 2 1 2 2 12 and press ENTER The value entered will be present on the PRV SCREEN when the clip is next to play in a playlist on A W N 123 Issue 10 04 A 124 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Edit point A BASE Video is shortened in the previous clip and the video from the clip being edited is extended Af Ve Video advance 2 12 HOW TO PERFORM A VIDEO DELAY In this case the beginning of the video transition is delayed compared to the audio transition 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode Browse to the desired clip in the playlist Press SHIFT A Base B Press to highlight V DELAY SHIFT B At the on screen prompt enter a value on the F_ keys including leading zeros 0 2 1 2 2 12 and press ENTER The value entered will be present on the PRV SCREEN when the clip is next to play in a playlist on A Ww N Edit point A BASE Video from the previous clip is extended and video from the clip being edited is shortened AC Video delay 2 00 Note When editing using the Video IN OUT as the reference point V BASE the video will be the top line on the OSD display When editing using the audio IN OUT as the reference point A BASE the audio will be the top line on the
137. laylist after activating a loop To deactivate the function press the left arrow on the field to toggle the function to OFF SETTINGS FOR CONTINUOUS TIMECODE IN PLAYLISTS The following table describes the various parameters that should be defined when regenerating the timecode in a playlist Parameter Description Possible Values Continuous in Specifies whether the timecode PLST CLIP Should be continuous for the whole playlist or for each playlist element From Specifies the initial TC value to be Timecode LIC TC used for the timecode regeneration User TC In Specifies the TC type in which the LTC or VITC in SD timecode should be regenerated HANC VITC HANC LTC or both THE AUXILIARY AUDIO CLIP INTRODUCTION This option allows adding a new stereo audio track e g sport comments music jingles ambient sound to the original video clips This stereo audio track is available on the PVW output and on analogue outputs 7 8 or on digital outputs 15 16 The selection of the track output is done via the Setup menu Page 5 1 F5 The original audio tracks are still available on outputs 1 2 3 4 The auxiliary audio clip selected is always played back with normal speed 100 whatever the selected playback speed for the video When the playback of the playlist is not started from the beginning the system calculates the offset between the current position and the beginning of the playlist and applies the same off
138. lete action These clips are however write protected they will never be automatically deleted by the record train Vertical interval timecode VITC is a timing signal that is part of a video recording It is recorded in the vertical blanking intervals between successive picture frames hence the vertical interval Timecode jump table in which the user defined timecode type is stored This will usually be the VITC in SD and HANC VITC in HD but could be another timecode type wn Instant Tapeless Technology ZII HAD EVS Broadcast Equipment Li ge Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Ougr e Belgium Corporate North amp Latin America Headquarters Headquarters 32 4 361 7000 1 973 575 7811 Asia amp Pacific Other regional offices Headquarters available on 852 2914 2501 www evs tv contact E To learn more about EVS go to www evs tv
139. line TL location P0M1s TIMELINE Remaining time TL13 REM 00 12 16 00 lt to end of TL TL control gt 10 00 02 18 track TC 11 15 15 1111 00 00 05 lt lt Remaining time TL element TC ol to end of element 12 9 3 140 Additional elements can be displayed on the OSD for timelines created with IPEdit For more information on the OSD display with these timelines refer to the IPEdit user manual LCD DISPLAY The same information as in the Timeline Edit mode is displayed on the Remote Panel Ibs NAME PEEP 00 007 00700 Vie LB E MOOS O e Sy ube aes coil sella NaC E E Olay O te ACO db San E a a OS Ae S B O TAO a o E OS The ABCD Soft keys on the Remote Panel are as follows The user can press the D key to access the Timeline Edit mode or press the PLST key XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 12 6 12 6 1 EDITING OPERATIONS The timeline editing operations on the remote require marking IN and OUT points on the recorder before performing the extend or insert actions These IN and OUT points can be marked anywhere on the timeline as in the Replace mode since the timeline is equivalent to a record train EXTEND OVERWRITE The Extend feature in Multicam consists of extending the length of a timeline element by extending the IN or OUT points of a clip as explained below as long as the m
140. lose abruptly and up to 1 minute of the material being recorded and not clipped could be lost To reboot press the following key sequence Between step 3 and step 4 the RECORD button will flash GREEN and the PAGE button will flash RED Hitting the PAGE button will reboot the system Hitting the RECORD button will return to normal operation Soft Reboot from the keyboard It is also possible to run a soft reboot which will exit the software and return the user to the EVS Menu Here the software can be selected and entered again without having to reboot the entire system When running the following procedure the system will automatically save all recorded material record trains clips playlists upon exit Hit ALT Q on the keyboard or press F6 from the Main Menu and confirm with ENTER or cancel with ESC You will exit the Multicam software and go back to the EVS Menu SELECTION OF CLIP BANKS AND PLAYLISTS SHIFT F1 F9 CLIPS BANK This allows access to clip banks 1 through 9 within the clip page 1 to 10 SHIFT F1 BANK 1 SHIFT F2 BANK 2 etc up to bank 9 Once in the bank selection of the F1 F10 keys will call up the respective clips If Recall Clip Toggle is enabled in the Setup menu pressing several times on the same F_ key will call successively all camera angles of that clip The clip numbering system is as follows Example Clip 547 where e 5 refers to the clip page number 1 to 10
141. mode and is highlighted when Local mode is activated CLIPS MODE The Clip function B allows the operator to connect to the clip banks of another EVS server connected to the network In other words the VGA clip screen and the F_ keys of the Remote show the clips from the selected EVS server If the operator presses the RECORD key he goes in LIVE mode on the local record trains RECORDS MODE When the operator selects one of the EVS servers in the network menu he connects the record trains to this EVS server This means that the next time he presses the Records function C the active channels will go in LIVE mode or near LIVE mode for remote trains on the record trains of the selected EVS server The clips remain connected to the EVS server they were connected to CLIPS tRECORDS MODE The Clip Rec function D allows the operator to both connect to the clips banks and to the record trains of a remote server The VGA clip screen and the F_ keys of the Remote Panel show the clips from the selected server The next time the operator presses the RECORD key the active channels will go in LIVE mode or near LIVE mode for remote trains on the record trains of the selected EVS server Select the function key corresponding to the remote system then the LCD display returns to the normal mode PGM1 112B 04 APR Vols CAM 2 Sw to in PGMSpa PREF ARBRE Records MICHEL MISC CAM A CAM B CAM C CAM D The names of the remote sys
142. n the Short IN and Short OUT points of the original clip is copied augmented by the duration of the default guardbands This allows saving space on the EVS server 1 Move the cursor to the clip playlist location where the content of the clipboard should be copied 2 Press CTRL SHIFT V The clip in the clipboard is copied to the selected location in Short mode CTL DEL DELETE 1 Move the cursor to the clip playlist to delete 2 Press CTRL DEL or click on the corresponding area on the clip screen In CAM mode only the camera selected is deleted In CLIP mode all cameras of the clip are deleted A Important A clip playlist cannot be deleted while it is on air v Note e When a clip is deleted all playlists are scanned and that clip is removed from all of them e When a clip is protected or when the Confirm Delete Clip is set to Yes in the setup menu p 3 1 F2 a confirmation is required to delete the selected clip s XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 9 3 14 CLIP SCREEN EXTENDED VIEW The extended view shows cameras A to F instead of A to D Only 1 bank can be viewed at a time The switch between standard and extended view is done by pressing F5 on the keyboard or by clicking on the F5 VIEW area on the screen CLIP 02 mtpcOZ2 Loc REC 04 mtpcO4 TOT 0116 CLP O2h17mO6 REM O2h40m54 Zi 7 i m m g m a m m i N Fe
143. ne that has been defined as such in the EVS Configuration menu However if for any reason the network has been interrupted or the machine designated as the network server is not available another machine on the network the Master machine with the highest serial number will automatically take over this job including the distribution of the keywords file Even if the original network server reconnects he will not necessarily become the actual network server again The machine that actually assumes the role of network server can easily be identified from the Connect window on the VGA or from the Network menu on the EVS Remote Panel thanks to the displayed next to its name That machine only has the ability to distribute its current keyword file to the others on the SDTI network EDITING THE KEYWORD FILE FROM THE MULTICAM APPLICATION The keyword file can also be edited directly in the Multicam application using the Off Air Keyword screen F7 This screen is also used to assign keywords to a clip but the keyword assignment functions will be described further in this chapter XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A OFF AIR KEYWORD SCREEN sample keywords 1 to 100 PgDn gt 101 to 200 21 F1 NAME F2 CLIP CAM F3 CALL F4 UPDATE KWD F5 SAVUE AS F amp SEARCH FS Olmaction_1 Auer I player_B1 action_2 player_A2 player_B2 action_3 player_A3 player_B3 action_4 player_A4 pla
144. nel Once the playlist is active it is called the current playlist You can insert clips directly in the current playlist without having to load it onto a channel When Multicam is switched on the active playlist is automatically the Playlist 11 i e the playlist 1 on bank 10 of page 1 e When you load a playlist you actually load it on a given player channel either to edit it or to play it out HOW TO ACTIVATE A LOCAL OR DISTANT PLAYLIST You can activate a playlist via the Remote Panel or via the VGA screen VIA THE REMOTE PANEL To activate a playlist via the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 Do one of the following o To activate a local playlist go directly to step 2 o To activate a distant playlist press the SHIFT Network keys and select the F_ key corresponding to the server on which the playlist is located 2 Go to the requested page by pressing SHIFT PAGE the F_ key corresponding to the requested page 3 Go to the playlist bank of the page by pressing SHIFT F10 4 Select the playlist as required press F1 F10 PAGE 1 contains Playlists 10 to 19 PAGE 2 contains 20 to 29 PAGE 3 contains 30 to 39 and so on 5 Press ENTER on the Remote Panel to confirm XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 4 3 11 4 4 VIA THE VGA CLIP SCREEN To activate a playlist via the VGA clip screen proceed as follows 1 From the clip screen
145. ng the lt BACKSPACE gt To search only for a specific date use the same date twice in the From Date and To Date fields Once a date is entered pressing Clear SHIFT C or Clear SHIFT D reset the FromDate or ToDate to the default parameter dd mm yy RESET The RESET key resets the default values of the search criteria no from to date and set the default TC to the TC of loaded on the PGM RETURN The RETURN key A is used to exit the Search function without performing any search Search LOC Search NET Once the search criteria are defined press SRCH LOC C to search the local clips database or SRCH NET D to search the entire network database The matching clips are the ones that contain all keywords used as search criteria and that have at least the requested ranking If matching clips are found the remote will automatically be in Browse mode the BROWSE key is red allowing the operator to quickly view the Short IN of each clip corresponding to the search criteria by rotating the jog dial To be able to jog inside a clip disable the Browse mode by pressing on the BROWSE key and move the jog dial To return to the Browse mode inside the search results press the BROWSE key again Search results are reset when going by to LIVE mode or when a new search is performed If no matching clips are found a message notifies the operator XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment Ja
146. nse Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A Function Key Use F9 Fill Playlist Dump feature which allows all clips to be dumped at the end of the current playlist This allows the operator to save all material to tape as a backup feature after a show is complete You can select in the Setup menu which camera angles have to be included in the Fill Play List function lf your clips are currently connected to another server on the network the clips from that server will be added to your current playlist Make sure the playlist you have selected is an empty one This function will append the clips at the end of an existing playlist A Important In order to guarantee the validity of data and clips previously saved it is advised to properly exit the application by pressing ALT Q and ENTER from the keyboard or F6 and then ENTER from the Remote Panel DO NOT TURN OFF THE SYSTEM WHILE THE APPLICATION IS RUNNING 11 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 4 Remote Panel Operations 4 1 OPERATIONS 4 1 1 RECORD This key lights red when the system is recording Pressing this key brings the system in E E live mode and starts the record if necessary depending on the settings of the Setup menu The E E mode is actually playing pictures already recorded by the system and has a delay of 3 frames compared to
147. nter the keyword position in the list using the F_ keys Every time a new digit is entered the corresponding keyword is displayed in the highlighted area in the centre of the LCD screen to allow the operator to validate the entry before confirming it If a wrong digit is entered press the CLEAR key to delete it Once the right keyword is found press ENTER to confirm or MENU to cancel The rules for keyword assignment and deleting keywords are identical between LIST and NUMERIC modes XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 10 5 SEARCHING THE DATABASE USING THE REMOTE PANEL Keywords and ranking assigned to clips can be used to search the clips database When the current element on the primary channel is a record train the Search function is directly available from the C position in the secondary menu To call it press MENU to enter the secondary train menu then press once the C key When the current element on the primary channel is a clip the Search function is still available from the same location but it is hidden behind the Name function To call it in this case press MENU to enter the secondary clip menu then press twice the C key In both cases the LCD display becomes in LIST mode 1 ESONI 2 EoI 5 i cavailonaetsnclen a Deke ere On BO aC ba Ole D E EIP OETONN ROSEO Eora EONS a action 4 ae ee page eal Eko LONS O Next page e FromDate
148. nternal Loop is the same loop as the existing loop process The External Loop allows you to select on which channel you will physically re record the output of your PGM The link is physical it is necessary to make the video link manually with a router or video audio cables it is not done inside the server ADDITIONAL LOOP PARAMETERS Additional parameters are available for the external loop e With the Cam A function SHIFT C you can select the camera the PGM will be recorded to for the external LOOP process Press SHIFT C until the desired camera is selected e With the 2 fields function SHIFT D you can select by how much the video coming back to your record channel will be delayed If you are using a DVE it could introduce a delay This system is based on the assumption that audio and video are in sync when they hit the record channel The delay value cannot be negative Select SHIFT D to highlight the delay value and the display allows you to add frames or fields of delay to the delay value Pressing either MENU or SHIFT D will leave this mode 134 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 12 1 12 1 1 12 1 2 12 Timeline Management INTRODUCTION TIMELINE CREATION v Note The timeline feature is a software option which requires the license code 112 being installed For more information on the required license key contact the Support or Sales team
149. nuary 2011 10 04 A Adding the search results to the current playlist It is possible to directly add all search results clips only to the current playlist Press ENTER on the selected clip to insert only that one Press SHIFT ENTER to insert all clips to the end of the current playlist 83 Issue 10 04 A 11 1 84 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 11 Playlist Management GENERAL INFORMATION PLAYLIST CREATION Playlists can be created on the server e via the XSense Remote Panel and or the Multicam user interface e by means of the Playlist Panel application in IPDirector e via external protocols LIMITATION ON PLAYLIST AND TIMELINE ELEMENTS A playlist can include up to 1000 elements Up to 16000 playlist elements can be saved on a server Up to 48000 temporary playlist elements available for undo and redo actions can be stored on a server They will be purged each time the Multicam application is closed PLAYLIST LOCATION All playlists created are automatically stored on the banks dedicated to playlists and timelines on the server i e the bank 10 of each page Playlists on page 10 are not available from the EVS Remote Panel These playlists are reserved for external protocols Odetics Louth VDCP EVS AVSP REFRESHING THE PLAYLIST INFORMATION Playlist information is not permanently refreshed on the network The playlist information for a remote pla
150. ote EVS server in the list 3 Go to the Clip screen on the VGA all banks of remote system are now displayed 4 Select the clip to name 5 Type the desired name on the keyboard 6 Press F1 to name the remote clip In CAM mode only the camera where the cursor is located is named In CLIP mode all cameras of the clip where the cursor is located are named Y Note To be able to rename a clip on a remote server the Clip Edit by Network parameter must be enabled in the Setup menu 13 4 3 HOWTO MODIFY IN OUT POINTS OF A REMOTE CLIP 1 Recall the desired clip 2 Browse inside the clip until you reach the desired frame 3 Press IN OUT to mark a new Short IN Short OUT points v Note To be able to trim a clip on a remote server the Clip Edit by Network parameter must be enabled in the Setup menu of the remote machine 148 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 13 4 4 13 4 5 HOW TO INSERT REMOTE CLIPS INTO A PLAYLIST 1 Select the remote EVS server via the Network menu 2 Select a remote clip in the banks The corresponding F_ key lights red 3 Press ENTER on the Remote 4 Repeat the 3 first steps as necessary until last clip is entered In Playlist Edit mode the remote display gives all needed information regarding this playlist and this information is updated each time a clip is stored in the playlist eee IESG MAE CINE is KOC PUR OO OW
151. ottom of the screen Press ESC to clear the whole field or lt BACKSPACE gt to delete the last character To apply the value entered in the name field to the selected keyword press F4 UPDATE KWD or click on that function with the stylus Repeat this operation for all keywords to update Press PgU PgDn to toggle between Page 1 keywords 1 to 100 and Page 2 keywords 101 to 200 or click on the Up Down red arrows on the right side of the screen If your machine is the actual Network server the updated file is automatically sent to all other users on the network every time a keyword is updated 69 Issue 10 04 A 10 2 10 2 1 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 ASSIGNING KEYWORDS USING THE VGA SCREEN KEYWORD WINDOWS Keywords can be assigned to clips using the On Air Keyword screen F6 KW1 or the Off Air Keyword screen F7 KW2 The On Air Keyword screen is used to assign keywords to the clip loaded on the primary channel of the 1st user meaning that a play channel is used during this operation The Off Air Keyword screen is used to assign keywords to the clip selected with the green arrows in the Clip screen or in the VDR Panel even if this clip is not loaded on any play channel This can be useful to allow someone to assist the main operator for logging operations without taking any play channel from the system The operation of both On Air and Off Air Keyword
152. press END to access the playlist bank 2 Press the DOWN arrows until you select the playlist to activate 3 Pressing ENTER on the selected playlist activates it HOW TO RECALL AND LOAD A PLAYLIST You can only recall and load a playlist if this is not empty To load a playlist on a player channel proceed as follows 1 Access the desired playlist bank by pressing F10 from the requested page 2 Select the playlist to load with the F1 F10 keys The selected playlist becomes active and is displayed on the LCD display 3 Press PLST key on the Remote Panel to load the active playlist If the new playlist is not empty it is automatically loaded on the selected player channel in 3 PGM mode or on the PGM in PGM PRV mode and it becomes the current playlist If the new playlist is empty the system will ask you whether you want to copy the current playlist at this new location HOw TO EXIT THE PLAYLIST MODE Press the RECORD key on the Remote Panel to exit the playlist mode and return to E2E mode 89 Issue 10 04 A 11 5 11 5 1 11 5 2 90 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 DELETING PLAYLISTS HOW TO DELETE A PLAYLIST Deleting a playlist deletes all the playlist elements from the playlist and the playlist definition in the database To delete a playlist proceed as follows 1 Access the playlist bank where the playlist to delete is stored by pressing F10
153. r EVS High Definition and Standard Definition servers and its Remote Panel so as to learn as quickly and efficiently as possible the basic operations The CLIP amp PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT functions allow the operator to keep up to 5400 clips on a server and of course to replay all or some of them A playlist consists of a list of clips 90 playlists can be defined with video and audio transitions The XNet option networks XNet servers and other machines into a fully integrated production environment Any clip recorded by any server on the network is available instantly for editing and or play out to any other operator The following screenshot shows an XSense Remote Panel which can be used in combination with an XS server XT 2 server or XT 2 server Issue 10 04 A 1 1 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 1 Initial Configuration APPLICATION SELECTION The EVS software is used for configuration and maintenance operations It is also used to select which application configuration to run since EVS disk recorders have the ability to run various configurations In the associated AVCFG module you can also specify the channel configuration you want to use and several audio and video parameters When turning on the EVS mainframe the first step is the PC boot sequence then the EVS software is started e lf a default application has been previously selected this application w
154. r Menu to Cancel The tracks 1 8 are displayed on a 1st page and the tracks 9 16 are available via F10 on a 2nd page The functions keys are used to select the track to change Step 2 When the choice is made the operator selects by which track the selected one has to be replaced e In 2 Tracks mode you select the new track between 1 2 or 0 e In4 Tracks mode you select the new track among 1 to 4 or 0 e In8 Tracks mode you select the new track among 1 to 8 or 0 e n 16 Tracks mode you select the new track among 1 to 16 or 0 The tracks 1 8 are displayed on a 1st page and the tracks 9 16 are available via F10 on a 2nd page Several swap points can be set on the same timecode e g 1 gt 3 2 gt 4 Y Note Selecting track 0 will mute the output until the next swap point or the end of the clip 11 16 5 DELETING SWAP POINTS When the operator is on a swap point pressing CLEAR IN OUT deletes the current swap point All swap points for that timecode are deleted When the operator is not on a swap point pressing CLEAR IN OUT brings up a confirmation message to delete all swap points for the current clip 130 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 16 6 NAVIGATING AMONG SWAP POINTS 11 17 11 17 1 When the operator is in Swap mode the previous swap point can be reached by pressing the Go to In button on the Remote The next swap point is rea
155. ration of TC OFF continuous in PLST from BH 68 66 08 in HANG UITC DISPLAY DEPENDING ON THE LOAD PLAYLIST SETTING When the Load Playlist setting P4 2 F5 is set to Conditional in the Setup menu on the Remote Panel the information displayed on the VGA Playlist Screen will differ depending on whether a playlist is loaded on the PGM1 or not If a playlist is loaded on the PGM1 e All the information displayed on the Playlist Screen refers to the loaded playlist e The Play Skip Next and Recue commands are displayed on the blue highlighted section at the bottom of the page 87 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 in HAHA 244216 Total BHA 244 68 Free FLST el 15627 MODE CAM Regeneration of TC OFF continuous in PLST from 86 86 66 68 in HANC VITC If no playlist is loaded on the PGM1 e The information displayed on the Playlist Screen refers to the current playlist except the remaining time which is not displayed e The Play Skip Next and Recue commands are NOT displayed on the blue highlighted section at the bottom of the page Total BH 86BH 44 66 Free FLST el 15627 MODE CAM 11 4 2 88 ACTIVATING AND LOADING PLAYLISTS ACTIVATING VERSUS LOADING A PLAYLIST A distinction is made between activating and loading a playlist e When you activate a playlist you access the playlist location on the server but you do not load it on a player chan
156. rch screen is made up of several areas that will be named as follows from the top to the bottom 1 Title bar Keyword Search area Note EUS SEARCH SCREEN tT _ E E im f Fa TF rae Ae eee CTIL DEL Function bar Operation tab Bar containing the following elements from left to right e Screen name e Name of the current keywords file displayed against a red background in the centre of the Title Bar e Keyword page displayed Bar displaying information on the various function keys available and their purpose list Area displaying the list of keyword list on the page specified in the title bar Bar displaying the key combinations available and the associated actions Criteria essaill c Verlinden De Cock Clement Simons Englebert Serre hbrennik Verhe yen Anderlecht Bruges Standard Antwerp Charleroi Mons Genk Malines Felix Stefant LR i KUD I t l L CLR ALT DEL CLR ALL TGm i FROM dd mmyy TO dd mm yy Area displaying the search criteria available Use the lt TAB gt key to shift from the Keyword list to the Search Criteria area and vice versa keywords 1 to 188 PgDn gt i i to 208 7i Fe Kii F KW2 F9 CLIPS Fi PLST HH essai CTL amp 8 SEARCH LOG ALI S5 SEARCH WET LEUEL ARCH X OA A 73 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 3 2 SEARCH CRITER
157. rd tablet and VGA should be loaded Press ALT F1 on the keyboard to select PGM1 ALT F2 for PGM2 PRV ALT F3 for PGM3 etc This function is useful to load clips on channels that cannot be controlled by an EVS Remote Panel or to allow an AP to browse clips on a play channel not used by the main operator Note that if that channel is in PLST EDIT mode with a PRV the clip will automatically cue up on the PRV 9 3 6 SELECTING A CLIP WITH TABLET AND STYLUS To select a different page or bank using the stylus click on the desired page bank number on the bottom line of the screen You can also move to the adjacent page bank by clicking on the red arrows on the top bottom and sides of the screen e left right arrow go to previous next page e up down arrow go to previous next bank If a clip is present in a certain location it will be highlighted in BLUE Once selected it will be highlighted in ORANGE To cue up a clip on the primary channel controlled by the first remote or on the VGA Call Channel defined in the setup simply click on it with the stylus If the channel where the clip is supposed to be loaded is in Plst Edit mode with a PRV channel attached the clip will automatically cue up on the PRV channel 9 3 7 SELECTING A CLIP WITH THE KEYBOARD The keyboard can also be used to operate within the clip screen The green arrows Surrounding a clip show the current cursor position The arrow keys T lt on the keybo
158. ring the playout of the playlist by repeating one field every two fields Please note that the audio is also affected by this effect making it unusable and therefore muted This mode is deactivated when exiting a playlist NEXT While the playlist is rolling on air selecting the Next function will start the transition of the next clip with the transition effect listed on the playlist This can be used if a clip is running too long and it is necessary to shorten up the playing time 94 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 9 11 9 1 SKIP While the playlist is rolling the next clip in the sequence is always displayed on the PRV screen The Skip function allows the operator to discard clips before they go on air The clip that will be skipped is the one displayed on the PRV screen This function does not remove the clip from the playlist but it simply allows it to be skipped during playback EDIT Selecting the Edit function gets the user back to the Playlist Edit mode OVERVIEW OF EDITING FUNCTIONS IN PLAYLIST EDIT MODE The following section presents the various editing functions available from the main and secondary Playlist Edit Mode MAIN MENU IN PLAYLIST EDIT MODE INTRODUCTION The main menu in the Playlist Edit mode is available when you select the location of the requested playlist and press PLST on the Remote Panel In the Playlist Edi
159. rresponding to the loaded element see highlighted letter 1114 04 Clipname0123 OUUU Unk Wo00 10 The following effect types are available e C Cut e W Wipe e lt Fade from color e M Mix e gt Fade to color e V Fade to from color 4 To modify the default duration for the transition effect press FX Dur C and use the jog until the requested duration is displayed in the last field of the corresponding element 111A 04 Clipname0123 00 00 29 Unk w00 20 5 Press ENTER to validate the modifications in effect type and or duration 114 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 15 SPLIT AUDIO 11 15 17 INTRODUCTION PURPOSE The split audio makes it possible to e Apply transition effect types and durations which are different on the audio and video tracks e Delay or advance the beginning of an audio or video transition ACTIVATING THE SPLIT AUDIO MODE Enter the Setup menu as described in the Multicam Configuration manual and enable the Split Audio mode on Page 4 2 Function key F1 Y Note You need to have the license code 112 Installed to be able to use the split audio functionality For more information on the required license key contact the Support or Sales team LIMITATIONS TO THE SPLIT AUDIO MODE When you play a playlist containing a split audio the speed cannot be adjusted while playing Changing the speed has to be set in the playlist its
160. same as in the Clip screen The CONNECT window is called with F9 and allows to connect to other servers on the network VDR PANEL UPPER SECTION The two windows of the upper section can be assigned to a different channel of the server When entering the VDR Panel for the first time after starting the application the control of both windows is disabled Press CTRL F1 to gain control of the left window or CTRL F2 to gain control on the right window The frame around the corresponding window becomes green Note that only one window can be active at a time Inside the active window letters numbers highlighted in green indicate the keyboard shortcut to the corresponding function press ALT the highlighted letter number All functions are also available by clicking with the stylus XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A AN Important The control of a channel from the VDR Panel is concurrent to any other controller that might be assigned to that channel EVS Remote Panel or external protocol A command sent from the VDR Panel to a channel will overwrite whatever the channel was doing at that time The name of the channel currently assigned to each window is displayed on the top of each of them To assign a new channel to this window press ALT H A new window appears on the other side to allow the selection of a new channel SELECT CHANNEL TO CONTROL change PGH PGM
161. ses the TAKE key to return to the PGM selection menu selects the Keys playlist as current playlist presses B to gain control on PGM2 presses PLST two or three times to enter the PLST DIFF mode and cue up the Keys playlist to its 1st clip Then he presses the TAKE key to return to the PGM selection menu presses D to gain control on both PGM channels then presses TAKE to enter the PLST DIFF menu He will see on the LCD screen the content of both playlists side by side and can browse them or play them in Sync at any speed and perform SKIP and NEXT commands as needed 31 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 8 Video Delay When the Multicam software has been configured with a base configuration Video Delay in the Channel Parameters menu the Delay Screen will appear automatically when the application is started In this case all play channels will be available from the Delay screen If Multicam is running a base configuration different than Video Delay this screen can be called manually from the Clip screen Playlist Screen or Network Screen by pressing SHIFT F7 on the keyboard In this case only the play channels assigned to user 1 VIDEO DELAY tF7 Select net TAB Select m 8 6 OE F LSM 03 mtpcO3 ABCDEF LSH 02 Local Target Actual Target Actual 00 00 00 00 G9 09 33 22 Delay 00 00 00 00 00 01 36 12 20 20 58 13 Play 20 19 55 28 A er Sees oo Recordin Rec 2
162. set to the Aux Clip so that it can remain synchronized with the playlist If the duration of the Aux Clip is longer than the playlist duration the auxiliary audio clip keeps playing even after the video has Stopped Otherwise the audio clip ends itself before the end of the playlist when the audio clip reaches its OUT point XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 13 2 How TO ADD REMOVE AN AUXILIARY AUDIO CLIP TO A PLAYLIST 1 Make the Aux Clip button active by selecting a clip from the clip bank This can be done outside of the PLST EDIT mode or in PLST EDIT mode with PRV CTRL ON You will see the Aux Clip option appearing in the secondary menu on the LCD of the Remote Panel Then press MENU to call the secondary menu then Aux Clip button SHIFT B the ID of the Aux Clip appears in the title bar of the Playlist screen F10 To remove the current aux clip load the aux clip call the secondary menu by pressing MENU then press CLEAR SHIFT B Aux Clip on the Remote 11 14 TRANSITION EFFECTS 11 14 1 DESCRIPTION You can apply effects on the audio and video transitions of a clip in a playlist For each transition you define the effect type and duration The Split Audio option will be handled in the next chapter Normal Playlist with Cuts Total Duration 9 secs Playlist with 1 00 sec Effect Duration In a playlist created on the Remote Panel t
163. ss the F_ key corresponding to the desired keyword on the LCD display Depending on the CLIP CAM mode defined by the D key the selected keyword will be assigned only to the camera angles loaded on the channels fully controlled by the operator at that time CAM mode or to all camera angles of the clip CLIP mode The keyword will be assigned to the first available keyword location on the 1st line of the LCD display If the Keyword Info parameter of the Setup is set to Yes it will also appear on the OSD of the corresponding output monitors if the XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A current picture is the Short IN point of the clip If all 3 keywords locations are occupied the operator has to clear some of them to be able to assign a new keyword to that clip To clear one of the keywords already assigned press CLEAR F1 F2 F3 in the secondary clip menu The clip can also be named based on the keywords Press the Name function C key in the secondary menu then select keywords The keywords will be added to the name of the clip up to 12 characters In this mode the name of the clip is visible on the OSD It can also be edited with the following keys e CLEAR erase the last character e SHIFT CLEAR insert a blank e SHIFT F1 F10 insert a number 1 2 3 8 9 0 Once the name is complete press ENTER to validate or MENU to cancel While
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165. st clip of the playlist Search This function allows the operator to search the database using keywords and ranking Refer to the section 10 Keyword Management on page 66 for further details To return to the operational menu press the MENU key from the Remote Panel OPERATIONAL MENU Local Cam A CAM A B C D 2nd CTRL This parameter allows selecting the camera on the PGM output if PRV CTL is OFF and on PRV output if PRV CTL is ON Y Note In 5CAM configuration 5 recorder channels and 1 player channel or when loading a clip where CAM E or F exists the operational menu will display Rst Cam Rst Cam Local Syne Prv Syne Prv 2nd CTRL CTRL Cam A cam Bo B cam C oo gt By pressing the D e gt the operator Der access to n D E and F cameras The operation menu ait Rst Rst Cam Local Sync Pry Sync Pry 2nd CTRL CTRL ae D Cam E E Cam Fo F mam Press eo D key lt to return to C A B CE Tn XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A Rst Cam This function restores the position of cameras on the active channels CAM A on PGM1 CAM B on PRV v Note When a clip playlist is loaded on a channel switching back to Live mode will recall the record train which was last used on that output This avoids too frequent uses of the RST CAM function Local This function allows the user to reconnect to the local XSense af
166. sults screen includes the following areas e At the bottom of the screen the search criteria are displayed for information e Inthe centre of the screen a list of all matching clips is displayed EUS SEARCH RESULT ni4 natehiny clips ee oper z Eee Page iZi Fi He F2 CLIP CAM F3 CALL F5 BROW F KW FY EW2 F8 SEARCH FO CLIPS Fi PLST 0151138 HEC IM 2 37 i7 427 OUT A 227216226 LEVEL gt ARCHIVE A 1 42 1148 IN 81 61 360 09 OUT H1 233518 LEVEL 1 6 H3 115A champil 19223 165 17 OUT 23 5975323 LEVEL 1 8 A4 2458 H1 230 87 OUT B1 2335168 LEVEL 1 4 HAME MODE CAM ROWSE OFF ALT P F a Sn cee SHOINS ADDCALL i i FROM dd om yy TO E He A OA ALT Z gt ARCH ALT T TC 1 4 CLIP INFORMATION For each clip the following information is displayed e position in the list e clip ID e clip name e timecode of Short IN and Short OUT points Timecodes from the LTC table are displayed in grey black Timecodes from the USER TC table are displayed in yellow e ranking e archive status e current keywords XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A BROWSING THROUGH RESULTS AND LOADING A CLIP The operator can browse this list with the t arrow keys PgUp PgDn Home and End keys If the Browse mode of that screen is ON F5 BROWSE the clip will be loaded on the primary play channel as soon as it is selected If the
167. t mode the first frame of the playlist element loaded highlighted on the Remote Panel LCD display can be seen on the PGM To change any of the options on a clip simply browse to the requested clip then select a function from the menu displayed above and use the jog to adjust to the desired value when applicable EDIT ALL If you want to edit all clips of the playlist at the same time select Edit All SHIFT D before you perform the requested editing action with one of the following playlist commands Speed Effect FX Dur INSERT The Insert function A key allows the operator to insert a clip into the playlist The same operation can be achieved using the TAKE key See also the section 11 10 4 How to Insert Clips into a Playlist on page 99 95 Issue 10 04 A 11 9 2 96 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 SPEED The Speed function B key allows defining the speed at which one or all clips of playlist will be played Select the playback speed of the clip with the jog then press ENTER to validate Values are Unknown and from 0 to 100 Operators have access to the secondary lever control like when clips are replayed While editing the speed of a clip pressing SHIFT Lever on the Remote allows to access the secondary lever speed defined in the menu FX DUR The FX Dur function C key sets the duration of the transition effect The default value that
168. tems are now displayed after the Page and Bank information and in the Title bar of the Clip screen XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 13 4 13 4 1 LSM 03 Albert TOTAL 1234 CLIPS Y Note It is possible from the VGA to connect back to the last machine connected by pressing ALT lt TAB gt OPERATIONS When the remote system is selected the operation with remote clips or remote trains is similar to the operations on the local system HOW TO RECALL PLAY BACK A REMOTE CLIP 1 Select the Clip mode in the Network menu 2 Select the remote EVS server from the list The LCD display returns to the normal mode 3 Select the clip page 1 2 3 to 10 PAGE key When selecting a server it will automatically reconnect to the page and bank that was last used 4 Select the bank in which the desired clip is located F F9 J a EB SHIFT 5 Choose the clip required F1 F10 6 If all clips are present from Camera A B C and D they will appear in their respective locations Channel A B C or D The label of a remote clip is different in order to identify it easily among other clips Page Clip 112B 02 Remote EVS server Bank Camera 147 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 13 4 2 HOWTO NAME A REMOTE CLIP 1 Select the Clip mode in the Network menu 2 Select the rem
169. ter having accessed distant clips or record trains The function is highlighted when the user is connected to both clips and record trains on the local EVS server It is displayed only on Master Server EVS servers when they are connected to the SDTI network Sync Prv This option allows the user to synchronize the PRV with the timecode and speed of the PGM output This function is not available with remote record trains 2nd CTRL This function allows the operator to swap the control of one or several play channels between the EVS Remote Panel and a third party controller Both controllers receive permanently the status of the channel s but only one controller at a time is able to actually control a channel The secondary controllers are defined in Section 7 of the Remote Setup menu Press this function to enter the 2nd CTRL menu select the channels that you want to pass to the secondary controller by pressing the corresponding A or B key then press D DONE to validate your selection Do the same to bring the control of a channel back to the EVS remote 27 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 7 Multi PGM Mode 7 4 1 2 3 PGM MODES PRESS A OR B FROM MAIN MENU Multicam has two modes for its basic operation 1 PRV PGM mode or Multi PGM mode e The 1PGM PRV mode as described previously is the more powerful of the two allowing for interaction between all o
170. than 12 characters only the first 12 characters will be used and the end of the keyword will automatically be truncated CREATING THE KEYWORD FILE FROM A PC Creating a keyword file can be done on any PC with a simple text editor Make sure the file name does not exceed 8 characters that all characters in the file name are legal and that it has a KWD extension The file can then be imported from a floppy disk onto the server either manually from the DOS or by using the Import Export Keywords Files from the EVS Maintenance menu refer to the XT Technical Reference for more details about this option 67 Issue 10 04 A 10 1 2 10 1 3 68 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 SELECTING THE CURRENT KEYWORD FILE In the Multicam application the keyword file can be selected either from the VGA Setup screen or from the Setup menu of the EVS Remote Panel p 3 2 F1 The operator can select any file from all the KWD files present in the Multicam DIRECTORY If the machine is connected to other systems on the EVS SDTI network the network server will automatically distributes its current keyword file to all other users on the network For each system on the network the operator can choose to work with the file coming from the network server set the Keywords File parameter to SERVER or with a local file v Note In a normal situation the network server is the machi
171. the operator is in the secondary menu he has full control of the current clip with the PLAY key and jog dial so he can browse the clip and start a replay at any time It is also possible to assign keywords and ranking to a clip before it is created Indeed when a record train is loaded as soon as the operator marks an IN or OUT point the main and secondary menu changes to make the keyword functions available PGM1 Cam A xPRV1 Cam B all Sl EC Epas POCA Ree r e Eoc al iy Lls lt gt The SHIFT A function of the main menu normally used by the Reset CAM function can be used to define the ranking without entering the secondary menu For additional functions like selecting keywords flagging the future clip for archiving marking it to be pushed to another machine defining its name from the keywords they can be performed from the secondary menu exactly the same way as for a clip already stored All these settings are memorized and will be applied to the clip when it is created 19 Issue 10 04 A XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 4 3 ASSIGNING KEYWORDS IN NUMERIC MODE 80 To assign keywords to a clip in numeric mode recall the clip then press MENU to access the secondary clip menu on the Remote Panel 1 player B10123 2 Zaction 689012 keyword8s9012 action 889012 pelea Enter keyword J with F_ keys ENTER Asc C ID POSERO gt Archive EEES Name Cam E
172. the record process is still undergoing some of the material is already on the disk but not all of it Reserved clip Clips for which the position has been reserved on the SDT database but for which there is no Short IN and Short OUT points nor any protect present on disks 39 Issue 10 04 A 9 2 9 2 1 9 2 2 36 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 USING THE EVS REMOTE PANEL HOW TO CREATE A CLIP To define a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the LIVE mode 2 Using the jog dial define your Short IN point Press the IN key to mark your Short IN point of the clip 3 Search for the desired Short OUT point and then press the OUT key to mark it A clip can be created with only IN point or only OUT point The system will automatically define the clip duration according to the default duration defined in the Setup menu v Note You can mark an IN or OUT point on a paused record train and go back to live without losing the point marked by pressing SHIFT lt Return gt STORING A CLIP HOW TO STORE A CLIP To store a clip on a given location proceed as follows 1 Define a clip by marking the IN and or OUT points 2 Select the page where the clip will be stored by pressing SHIFT PAGE F_ key corresponding to the page Page 1 contains clips 110 to 199 Page 2 contains clip 210 to 299 and so on 3 Select the bank where the clip will be stored by pressin
173. tion is used to name a clip For more information on how to name a clip in the VGA refer to the section 9 3 8 How to Name a Clip on page 54 F2 Clip Cam This function toggles between CLIP mode and CAM mode e In CLIP mode actions on a clip will use all available cameras for this clip e In CAM mode actions on a clip will only use the selected camera for this clip Other functions such as Name Delete Copy Set TC gt Archive depend on this mode selection F3 Call The operator can gain immediate access to a local or network clip by typing its ID number F4 Pref This option changes the primary camera of a clip For information on how to change the primary camera of a clip refer to the section 9 3 9 How to Change the Primary Camera of a Clip on page 54 F5 View This option changes the standard display to the extended display and vice versa Refer to the section 9 3 14 Clip Screen Extended View on page 59 48 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A F6 KW1 This option calls the On Air Keyword screen Refer to the Chapter 10 Keyword Management on page 66 for more details F7 KW2 This option calls the Off Air Keyword Screen Refer to the Chapter 10 Keyword Management on page 66 for more details SHIFT F7 Delay This function calls the Video Delay VGA screen Refer to the Chapter 8 Video Delay on page 32 F
174. tion will be applied current clip ID remaining time relative position in the track LCD INFORMATION The same information as on the OSD is displayed on the Remote Panel with the current timecode of the clip in addition ILS NAME CERTS OOT 010 2005 00 Vee A E TOT Oe OIRO 42 5 eS ae ADET EI ERAO 25 ORSON Okie Ik See S a OOS E 102 O a T mala E TOES The ABCD Soft keys on the Remote Panel are as follows video Audio 1 amao The red blinking keys of the Remote Panel and the black background on the LCD display show on which track s the Insert and Extend actions will be carried out In other words if video only is selected when users do an insert only the video will be inserted 139 Issue 10 04 A 12 5 12 5 1 12 5 2 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 TIMELINE PLAYOUT MODE ACCESSING THE TIMELINE PLAYOUT MODE When you load a timeline pressing the PLST key on the Remote Panel you need to press PLST a second time to enter the Timeline playout mode The first frame of the timeline element following the one on the PGM will be displayed on the PRV side v Note A third selection of the PLST button cues the timeline to the beginning displaying the first timeline element on the PGM side and the following clip on the PRV OSD DISPLAY The following information is displayed on the OSD when the timeline is loaded in Timeline Playout mode Time
175. track that runs lengthwise along the tape which is why it is called longitudinal It can only be read if the tape is playing Timecode jump table in which the jumps in LTC timecodes are stored On Screen Display Information displayed on the output monitor Clip that has been created on an EVS server and that cannot be manually deleted by users Such clips are clips e stored on server pages defined as protected pages in the parameters e stored on pages dedicated to a protocol e inserted in a playlist or timeline In this case the user can however force the deletion e being on air In this case the clip is rather locked not really protected Position i e timecode which represents the first image of the protected video material for a clip i e the first image before the IN guardband Position i e timecode which represents the last image of the protected video material for a clip i e the last image after the OUT guardband Position i e timecode which represents the first image of a clip This is also called IN point in this user manual Position i e timecode which represents the last image of a clip This is also called OUT point in this user manual 153 Issue 10 04 A 154 Unprotected clip or non protected clip VITC VITC table XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Clips that users can manually delete via a De
176. utputs Here synchronized replays can be rolled and chained between the cameras with either a mix wipe or cut between them e The MULTI PGM mode is more basic which gives the operator independent control of all outputs In this mode all outputs can be controlled together such as jogging back to a certain action with all outputs or they can be controlled individually either PGM 1 2 or 3 PGM1 CAM A PGM2 CAM B 1 CA Aud Met Met PgmSpd Pest Post Roll ae CO IN nie Ce e COCA ERRE C Or Ea LOCA 3 Tie x MSG Local 2nd CTRL PGM 1 PGM 2 PGM 3 TOGGLE 7 1 1 SECONDARY MENU The secondary menu can be called by pressing the MENU key and is similar to the 1PGM PRV mode except that the A function is empty since it is not possible to create a transition between the channels in this mode Please refer to the Chapter 6 PGM PRV Mode on page 24 for description of the other functions of the secondary menu 28 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 7 1 2 OPERATIONAL MENU The operational menu in Multi PGM mode gives access to the functions detailed in the following paragraphs Rst Cam 2nd CTRL oo oe a TOGGLE This function restores the position of cameras on the active channels CAM A on PGM1 CAM B on PGM2 etc v Note When a clip playlist is loaded on a channel switching back to Live mode will recall the record train wh
177. w to Go to a Given Timecode To jump to a given timecode of the loaded train or clip you can use the Goto TC option on the Remote Panel To go to a given timecode proceed as follows 1 Press SHIFT GOTO TC key on the Remote The GOTO TC window is displayed on the Remote Panel GO EO FECIA X XXS XX Menu i Caneel Ente C AGOE EE 2 To specify a date from which the search should be executed press 15 Issue XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual 10 04 A EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 SHIFT C enter the date in the following format dd mm yy using the F1 to F10 keys and press ENTER on the Remote 3 To specify a date up to which the search should be executed press SHIFT D and enter the date in the following format dd mm yy using the F1 to F10 keys and press ENTER on the Remote 4 To specify whether to go to a LTC USER timecode or any of both LTC USER press C until the requested timecode type is displayed 5 Enter the requested timecode using the function keys F1 to F10 Eight digits hh mm ss ff f frame are displayed on the LCD screen of the Remote e f you enter all 8 digits Multicam will automatically go to the required timecode e f you enter less than 8 digits when the last digits are zeros press ENTER on the Remote to validate the entry and reach the requested timecode Once you have entered the Goto TC you can observe it has been correctly entered on the display of the Remote L
178. yer_B4 action_5 player_AS player_BS action_ amp player_A6 amp player_B6 action_Tf player_Afr player_Br action_8 player_As player_Bs action_39 player_Ag player_Bs action_10 player_A10 player_Bio action_11 player_All player_Bil action_12 player_Al2 player_Bl2 action_13 player_A13 player_B13 action_14 player_Al4 player_Bi4 action_15 player_A15 player_B15 action_16 player_Al6 amp player_Bi6 action_1f player_Alr player_Bir action_18 player_A18 player_B18 action_19 player_Al13 player_B13 action_20 player_AZO player_B20 MODE CAM X xx xxx GLTt2 gt A0 IE KWD E w 2 wid Select a local keywords file from the Setup If you select SERVER as keywords file in the setup i e the file distributed by the network server you will not be allowed to edit it Go to the Off Air Keyword Screen by pressing F7 on the keyboard If you want to create a backup copy of the current file press F5 SAVE AS in that screen or click on the function with the stylus and enter the name of the file you want to create This can also be used to create a local copy of the keywords file distributed by the Network Server Y Note lf a KWD file with the same name already exists in the KWD directory it will automatically be overwritten by the new file To edit a keyword in the current file move the cursor to the desired keyword location using either the arrow keys or the stylus then type the new keyword This one will appear in the Name field at the b
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180. ylist Bank screen on the given page This gives an overview on the playlists and timelines stored on the bank Aux Aux Aux Aux Aux Aux Aux Aux For each playlist the following information is displayed Field Description Playlist ID Unique identifier of the playlist on the server Ex PL16 Playlist Name Name of the playlist It cannot exceed 12 characters Ex game edit 86 XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A Field Description X clips Number of available clips in the playlist unavailable network clips are not taken into account Ex 98 clips Dur Total playback duration with available clips 11 3 2 i 2 3 4 5 6 7 G B i Ex 00 04 34 12 Aux Clip Aux Clip ID and name of the audio auxiliary clip VGA PLAYLIST SCREEN INTRODUCTION Pressing F10 on the keyboard calls the VGA Playlist screen The Playlist screen displays information on the clips included in the current or loaded playlist Several transport functions are available from this screen For more information refer to section 11 8 2 Functions Available from the VGA Playlist Screen on page 93 server 2 Local gt 11 CLIPS AUS NONE AL Name Duration j it AudFx Cur Dur i i HH 82 14 HH 10 8 68 86 10 HA H2 14 REPLAGE PLi3 12 ET a on S 1H adl_i_ REPLACE PL13 1 in 0H 6 44 16 Total HBA 44 68 Free FLST el MODE CAM Regene
181. ylist bank is only transferred when entering that bank If you are already connected to a remote playlist bank you need to press SHIFT F10 again to refresh the playlist information for this bank XSense Version 10 04 Operating Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 10 04 A 11 2 11 2 1 11 2 2 PLAYLIST MODES ON THE REMOTE PANEL INTRODUCTION Two modes are available on the Remote Panel to access and manipulate the playlists The Playlist Edit mode and the Playlist Playout mode e The Playlist Edit mode is used to modify the playlist e The Playlist Playout mode is used to roll the playlist on air Editing the playlist in Playlist Playout mode is not possible ACCESSING THE PLAYLIST EDIT MODE ACCESS When you load a playlist pressing the PLST key on the Remote Panel you directly enter the Playlist Edit mode The first frame of the element highlighted in the playlist appears on the PGM At the start full control will be on the PGM side scrolling through the playlist can be done here From the Playlist Playout mode you need to press the EDIT function D button or move the jog dial to return to the Playlist Edition mode from where you can edit the playlist OVERVIEW The main menu in the Playlist Edit mode available on the Remote Panel display is the following A secondary menu is also available when you select MENU from the main menu in the Playlist Edit mode All commands are not always availabl

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