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User's Manual - PART 2 - Version 4.3 - October 2007

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2. Clips which have been sent to an XFile for which the transfer is not yet complete Clips which have been sent to an XStore platform running a CleanEdit application for which the transfer is not yet complete Clips which have been sent to an AVID system for which the transfer is not yet complete Clips which have been sent to a destination target for which the transfer is complete Clips which have been sent to an XFile for which the transfer is complete Clips which have been sent to an XStore platform running a CleanEdit application for which the transfer is complete Clips which have been sent to an AVID system for which the transfer is complete Clips which have been sent to a destination target for which the transfer ended with errors Clips which have been sent to an XStore platform running a CleanEdit application for which the transfer ended with errors Bria Clips which have been sent to an AVID system for which the transfer ended with errors Clear Reset the selection 105 Issue 4 3 C 106 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment KEYWORD SEARCH Shortcut Description SHIFT CTRL Search for clips based on their associated K keywords Keywords can be selected from either a Keyword Grid or a dictionary By selecting keywords on the Keyword Grid or dictionary and then clicking on from the Keyword Grid the dictionary
3. When this red icon is selected the clips for which the transfer to an XFile ended with errors fulfil the Status criterion When this red icon is selected the clips for which the transfer to an XStore platform running a CleanEdit application ended with errors fulfil the Status criterion When this red icon is selected the clips for which the transfer to AVID ended with errors fulfil the Status criterion The Type criterion allows specifying a clip type or no clip type The clips to which the selected type has been assigned will meet the Type criterion The table below describes the possible types that can be taken into account in the bin rule Icon Description When this icon is selected the clips which have no specific type assigned fulfil the Type criterion IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment Icon Description When this icon is selected the clips which have the Fill type assigned fulfil the Type criterion When this icon is selected the clips which have the Key type assigned fulfil the Type criterion KEYWORD WORLD CUP FOOTBALL a The Keyword criterion allows specifying one or more keywords The clips having one of the keywords specified in the criterion fulfil the Keyword criterion To add keywords to the Keyword criterion open the Keyword Grid or dictionary and select the keyword you want to add to the Keyword re
4. 3 In the Create or Edit a New Log window select the Keywords field IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 6 4 Create anew log ae INSERT The Keyword Grid or Dictionary is now active as the Apply button is highlighted in orange 4 select the keywords in the grid or dictionary The selected keywords are added to the log entry Note In the Edit mode selected from the Keyword Grid menu a grid layout type can be selected using the tab or defined using the selection The size of the window and its screen position can be determined using normal windows techniques How TO MODIFY AUTOMATIC KEYWORDS ADDED TO LOG ENTRIES If automatic keywords have been defined in the logging profile associated with the log sheet and the requested values selected in the Automatic Keyword tab the automatic keywords will be added to all log entries of the log sheet If no value is defined the column remains empty However you can modify the values for these automatic keywords at any time in the following way Li Before creating a new log entry on which you want the automatic keywords to be modified select the Automatic Keywords tab Tape Barcode ID Tape Humber Sport Event Phase Unit Official Tra v L 3 2 Do one of the following e To modify a text field select the value and type the new value e To modify a drop down list select the
5. Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment more details to previously logged action p Edit alog ae Log Information Automatic Keywords 3 Once the log entry is modified click the Update button to confirm the modifications 1 6 8 HOWTO EDIT THE TIMECODE OF A LOG ENTRY The time code position can be manually modified in the Timecode field in the Edit a Log window To edit the timecode of the log entry proceed as follows L In the open log sheet right click on the log entry for which the timecode has to be edited 2 Selecting the Edit or Edit and View command The Edit command displays the Edit a Log window Editalog seat 5 Log Information Keywords Arne Friedri Alvaro Mesen anderlecht The Edit and View command also loads the log on the player channel at the relevant timecode position 3 Do one of the following e Type the new timecode for the log in the Timecode field e Jog the player channel to the new requested position and click the Set TC button in the Edit a Log window The new timecode is then displayed in the Timecode field 4 Click the Update button to confirm the TC modification 26 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 6 9 1 6 10 How TO VIEW A EVENT ON A LOG To view a log entry of a log sheet i e load the log on the
6. y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gt z 7 i T a SC e e ee e e IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment BIN RULES WINDOW When you create or modify a bin rule related to a given bin you can specify criteria that will be applied to clips or play lists in the Bin Rules window The bin rules defined will only be applied to the clips created after the bin rule has been created When a clip is created or modified IP Director checks the clip information against the bin rules defined Then it copies the clip to the bins if the rules for that bin match the clip information The screenshot below displays all the criteria that can be used to define bin rules on clips Friday June 01 200 Friday June 29 2 Y BE oe B el Jeol ON L cic lt Group lt Choose items gt v lt Select recorders gt u Validity idm Saturday June 30 200 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment CRITERIA OVERVIEW Different criteria are available depending on the element i e clip or play list on which you want to specify bin rules The following table provides an overview of the available criteria and indicates on which element they can be defined Field Criteria based on the Clip Play List Creation Date when the element has been Date created Interest
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8. Issue 4 3 C 28 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 6 11 How To MAKE AUTOMATIC CLIPS BASED ON A 1 7 LOGGED EVENT To automatically make a clip based on a log entry on the record train selected as the preview recorder click on the event on the log sheet and drag the clip onto a bin in the Database Explorer tree or onto an open window IP Logger highlight 8200 Pde LINK TOPE Tim Tools Refresh Grid Database Explorer Bins MCL LIVE Player IER Ee ta Bones eh Search Assign Photo E 5 Toots Si Name LSM aan Play lists ee S Bins 15011 610C I SMO i _NODtss 00 01 a _NODtss7 00 01 Log Date T C 4 De ption 09 01 2007 15 43 34 2h Database plored pei KTP ge 6 0300 Pr ire oaa Par coach mon ee TE Lal Toe m Name LSMID 4 Status Level Duration T C IN T C OUT Source Nz toto2 01 6180 01 00 00 20 00 1514 56 00 1515 16 00 15011 15011 6108 01 tone 00 00 19 24 15 43 24 22 15 43 44 21 15011 15011 610C 01 ok 00 00 13 24 15 43 47 11 1544 07 10 15011 The clip created will have its IN and OUT points determined by the values from the Automatic Clip Creation Based on Logs setting which can be found in the Clip Creation Tab settings available in the Tools gt Settings menu in the main IP Director window Note It is possible to create a clip on all relevant recorders in one single drag amp drop operation simp
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10. 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 4 5 2 of elements easier and quicker Each type of view has its own set of search filters so when a different view is selected the available search filters for each will change Full search criteria as shown below only apply when a search for clips is being made The search criteria for bins and play lists only contain a free text search SHOW HIDE SEARCH FILTERS This area of the Mini Database Explorer can be hidden by deselecting the Filters checkbox on the View menu at the top of the Clip Editor or the Play List Editor If this area is hidden the Element List grows and takes its place Play List Editor Er i F OE Pe Eo a Bd sta toe ir kaa l 1 v 123 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 4 5 3 HOWTO CREATE AND STORE A SEARCH FILTER To create a search filter proceed as follows l In the Mini Database Explorer right click the Search Filters area The contextual menu opens a SEARCH FILTERS C Tent eeu C today wo Delete Apply E On E qd P m y Publish Impork Franvrile E Exportto Fite Select New from the contextual menu The New Search Filter window is displayed to allow the selection of the filter s criteria F New search filter Select the icon corresponding to the search criteria you want to add Each icon selected will add a line to the window t
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12. 6 Issue 4 3 C XML LOGGING PROFILE The IP Logger has an optional method for incorporating user fields and automatic keywords into log sheets To manage which data should be used in a log sheet being created an XML file is imported into the system The XML schema is separated into three parts e Header e User Fields e Automatic Keywords Header Name Description User Fields Header Type Automatic Keywords Header Type Value Information about the Logging Profile To be used to select which profile will be used for log sheet To add more detail when selecting a profile for log sheets Data entered when defining a new log sheet required fields for new log sheets Name of User Field TEXT or COMBO Fields to appear as Sticky Keywords in the Logger window Name of User Field TEXT or COMBO Used when a combo box is used to predetermine field in the combo box Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing An example of an XML Profile is shown below lt xml version 1 0 encoding iso 8859 1 gt lt logging_profile gt lt header gt lt name gt US Open Tennis CBS lt name gt lt description gt Logging Profile for the US Open lt description gt lt header gt lt user_fields gt lt user_field gt lt header gt Logger Name lt header gt lt type gt TEXT lt type gt lt user_field gt lt user_field gt lt header gt Court lt hea
13. 67 monitoring 65 remaining duration 66 total duration 66 type 66 transport functions autochain 99 tree structure bins in Database Explorer 79 clips in Database Explorer 52 logs in Database Explorer 91 play lists in Database Explorer 73 tree view Mini Database Explorer 118 U update log sheet characteristics 12 user fields define in log sheet 7 V view clip properties 71 129 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment keyword grid 44 X log entry 25 27 media corresponding to log 108 view properties XStore log directory 93 ee clip to 64 clip structure in Database Explorer 51 130
14. 77 tree structure in Database Explorer 73 print log sheet 18 94 log sheet window 18 protect media IP Logger 20 publish clip 70 log sheet 92 R recall clip associated to log entry 27 110 recorder define preview recorder in log sheet 7 recorders define in log sheet 6 recursive search mode 106 refresh display in Database Explorer 112 keyword list 35 rename keyword 33 keyword in dictionary 49 reset search filter 101 result count limit 112 S search Database Explorer 96 on metadata on Database Explorer 100 search filter activate 101 apply in Mini Database Explorer 125 close 101 combine 101 create in Mini Database Explorer 124 Mini Database Explorer 122 on clip status 105 on date 102 on interest level 103 Issue 4 3 C on keyword 106 on TC 103 104 open 100 recursive mode 106 reset 101 text search 102 search filters Mini Database Explorer 118 search options Database Explorer 100 send clip to AVID 64 clip to default archive 61 62 clip to XStore 64 shortcuts Database Explorer 115 IP Logger 30 Mini Database Explorer 125 show tree icon 96 Status area Database Explorer 113 T target archive target window 62 TC search filter 103 104 TC IN modify for clip 69 text search search filter 102 thumbnails create in Database Explorer 114 transfer clip to AVID 64 clip to XStore 64 history
15. Alias Target Remove Close Select a target from the list Click the Remove button Answer Yes to the question asked to confirm the Operation The destination target is no longer available in the list of destination targets in the contextual menu 63 Issue 4 3 C 64 3 2 13 3 2 14 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment HOW TO SEND A CLIP TO AN XSTORE WORKSTATION RUNNING CLEAN EDIT APPLICATIONS To send a clip to an XStore workstation proceed as follows e Select a predefined XStore CleanEdit target from the Send To gt CleanEdit sub menu of the clip contextual menu Send bo Abrahmovic U2 l Publish E cleaneEdit 1 CHICCO CAM B 0 TE Delete fe CeanEdit 2 CHICCO CAM 6 0 Seniesa Mal Avid Unity 1 Mr Avid Unity 2 Yeron 0 Edit wl My Folder soomi Modify Thc in or Date dd Srchive Target Fill 0 ii Load ea Remove chive Target ve Srchivel Default Fill O Ee Once the clip has been sent it is immediately available in the CleanEdit database It can then be inserted into a project edited or played out using Playout Organiser or CleanPlayout Server Required Configuration These destination targets are predefined from the IP Director Remote Installer and a corresponding XFile XML unit must have been correctly configured Refer to the IP Director Remote Installer and XFile user manual for more information How TO SEND A CLIP TO AN
16. Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 5 3 2 6 Command Description For more information on this window see the section 3 2 16 Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the selected clip has been published to How TO EDIT A CLIP FROM WITHIN THE DATABASE EXPLORER To edit the clip data proceed as follows 1 Select the clip 2 Right click on the mouse to show the contextual menu 3 Select Edit The Edit Clip window appears offering the ability to add and change data associated with the clip For more information on the Edit Clip window refer to section 3 2 6 Edit Clip Window on page 57 EDIT CLIP WINDOW The Edit Clip window makes it possible to add and change the clip data It is accessible from the clip contextual menu in the Database Explorer WINDOW OVERVIEW The Edit Clip window is divided into two panes e The left pane contains clip data in general and in relation with IP Director It is always displayed e The right pane contains clip data based on customer specific fields Clicking the right area in the Pane Display icon li will display this right pane FIELDS IN THE EDIT CLIP WINDOW The fields displayed on the Edit Clip Window are described below 57 Issue 4 3 C 58 Edit Clip Name 617C 01 show IN 16 41 51 13 Keywords Steadicam IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsin
17. Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment How to use Select the level from 0 to 3 stars If pressed the search includes clips with at least the selected level For example if Xxx is selected the result will return clips with interest level of 2 or 3 stars If not pressed the result will only return clips which have the exact selected level For example if is selected the result will only return clips with an interest level of 2 stars SEARCH BASED ON THE CLIP TYPE Shortcut SHIFT CTRL Y Parameter Type Clear Description Select clips of a certain type No type Fill or Key Buttons are not exclusive and can be combined How to use Select the type you would like to search for The different possibilities are No type Fill Key The types can be combined For example if Fill amp Key type are both selected the result will provide both fill and key clips in the clip level selected in the tree structure Click to reset the selection IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SEARCH BASED ON THE CLIP STATUS a EcL ee a Shortcut Description SHIFT CTRL Select clips with a certain status U Parameter How to use Status Clips which have not been sent to any destination target Clips which have been sent to a destination target for which the transfer is not yet complete
18. Source Name w Type Keywords al Creation Date E TCln Date wal TCOut Date Aspect Ratio Video Format Frequency ye possible column headings for the selected type of element of the tree structure The Column Organizer window shows all The column headers can be selected depending on the requirements of the user If the column must be visible in the result list of the Database Explorer simply select the corresponding check box in the Visible column By default the order of the columns can be determined by dragging amp dropping techniques in the list 111 Issue 4 3 C 112 3 7 2 3 7 3 3 7 4 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Limit RESULT COUNT When enabled the Limit Result Count option available from the Tools gt Limit Result Count will limit the results of any search to the number of elements defined in the IP Director configuration tab of the console management application 1000 elements by default Refer to the Technical Reference Manual for more information INSERT MODE The Insert Mode makes it possible to specify where the newly created clips will be displayed in the open Database Explorer window Option Description First All new clips will be inserted at the top of a list Last All new clips will be inserted at the bottom of a list this is the default First All new clips will be inserted at the top of the Display
19. User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 4 CLIP CONTEXTUAL MENU The Clip Contextual menu is available when right clicking a clip in the element list It gives access to the actions that can be performed on clips in the Database Explorer Publish rs Delete Edit Modify TiC in or Date Duplicate Move View Clip Status History Properties The following table describes briefly the commands available from the contextual menu Command Description Cut Not relevant in the element list Copy Copies the clip to the clipboard The clip can then be pasted in a bin Paste Not relevant in the element list Send To Provides a list of possible destinations in a submenu to which the selected clip can be sent Possible destinations depending on the XNet network are e the default play list or bin e a destination target any destination visible on the TCP IP network e an archive target XFile archive process e a non linear editing system Clean Edit AVID See also the sections 3 2 8 3 2 9 3 2 14 3 2 13 99 Issue 4 3 C 06 Command Import a play list Publish Delete View Key Clip Delete Fill and Key Link Edit Modify T C IN or Date Duplicate Move Link Unlink View Clip Status History IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Description Not relevant in
20. a log to given groups of users from the Database Explorer proceed as follows 1 Right click the log to be published in the Database Explorer Select Publish from the contextual menu The Publish Log window opens Publishlog sheet Available groups Selected groups Clear selection Publish Cancel Select the user group s to which you want to publish the log in the Available Groups area Keep CTRL pressed for a multiple selection Click the gt sign to move the selected user groups from the Available Groups area to the Selected Groups area Select the Publish button All users belonging to the selected user groups and having visibility rights on the clips will be able to view the log g 92 Note If the Publish action is done from a directory all log sheets present in this directory and its sub directories will be published to the selected groups of users IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 9 4 3 9 9 Note User rights are set up in the User Manager application provided with IP Director and can be set only by an administrator HOW TO VIEW THE LOG DIRECTORY PROPERTIES To establish the ownership on a clip and the user groups to which a log directory has been published proceed as follows e Right click on the log and select Properties from the clip contextual menu The Log Sheet Properties window opens and displ
21. button in the Filter toolbar This operation will reset the search result The list will display all clips based on the tree level selected in the tree structure This operation does not close the Filter toolbar so that a new filter can then be re applied 101 Issue 4 3 C 102 3 6 5 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment HOW TO HIDE THE FILTER TOOLBAR Clicking on the Search icon S222 when the Filter toolbar is displayed will reset the search result and hide the Filter toolbar SEARCHING FOR CLIPS TEXT SEARCH q Test Search Search columns including enter your text here Shortcut Description SHIFT CTRL Search for clips based on a free text The F engine only searches in the columns selected in the drop down menu Parameter How to use Search columns Define the columns in which the engine will effectively search for the text entered Including Indicate if the engine will search for entries that include the text entered or only entries Stenting wien that start with the text entered Text Type the text to search for By typing a word into the box and pressing Enter on the keyboard a search is performed on the word entered In Including mode if 2 words are entered a search will be performed on both words and produce results containing either of the words lf the search criteria are entered within quotation marks the res
22. enhance the database structure and make the collation and search of data easier LOGS TREE STRUCTURE The logs tree structure is created by making new directories to store logs in The logs tree is customised by the user by adding directories relevant to the Production Right clicking the heading of the bin tree opens a contextual menu that gives the choice of creating a new directory deleting the selected directory publishing a directory or viewing its properties Right clicking a log icon in the log tree opens a contextual menu that gives access to the choices displayed in the screenshot below i BIG BROTHER E Export Export current logging profile Delete Publish Properties The user can take advantage of the log directories by searching all log sheets contained inside the directory This allows for a search across a range of log sheets instead of all sheets in the system Note If the user has selected a directory in the logs tree structure the system will disable the Automatic Refresh option for that time being This is to minimize wasteful database query updates on the browser window 91 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 5 3 HOWTO PUBLISH A LOG DIRECTORY OR A LOG SHEET A log can be made available to all users or only to certain groups of users as defined by the user rights management system in IP Director To publish
23. formats XML or CSV e XML files can be re imported into another IP Director workstation at a different location e CSV files can be re imported into software such as Microsoft Excel to produce a printout Issue 4 3 C 14 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 4 5 HOWTO IMPORT A LOGGING PROFILE To import a logging file proceed as follows l Select the menu File gt Import gt A logging profile from the IP Logger application The Import a Logging Profile window opens Import a logging profile Import a logging profile select the file of the logging profile you wantto impor by clicking on the Browse button Then enter a name and a description ifnee EWEA Hame of the logging profile imported mas 24 char Mandator Be Description of the lagging profile imported max 128 char Cancel 2 Click the Browse button next to the File Name field and browse for the location of the logging profile 3 Specify a name and a description for the profile in the Name and Description fields 4 Click the OK button The logging profile is imported into IP Director It is now available in step 1 of the wizard when you create a new log sheet Selected logging profile Hone eee SLPINE SEI Description BOBSLEIGH CURLING NORDIC COMBINED IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 4
24. icons allow you to assign an interest rating to a clip Four interest levels can be defined from no star to 3 stars The background of the button corresponding to the selected interest level is in blue The default value is the no star level CLIP TYPE The Clip Type icons allow you to assign a clip type for use with Key and Fill operations e The left icon is used for normal clips This is the default value e The middle icon is used for fill clips The right icon is used for key clips METADATA FIELDS The right pane contains the following fields Field Description Clip Profile Drop down list in which the user can modify the clip profile to be associated with the clip Clip Profile fields Fields belonging to the Clip Profile displayed in the Clip Profile drop down list The user can modify the values of the clip profile fields The modifications will only apply to the clip and not impact the default values of the profile For more information on metadata refer to the Metadata chapter in Part 1 of this user manual 59 Issue 4 3 C 60 3 2 7 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment How TO Copy OR MOVE A CLIP WITHIN DATABASE EXPLORER USING DRAG AND DROP A clip can be selected in the right pane of the Database Explorer and dragged to a new location on the XT tree structure on the left side of the window e To MOVE the clip simply dr
25. logging profile as an XML file use the File gt Export gt Current Logging Profile menu Te UNE TO FC Timecode Took Refresh Gnd New Log Sheet Open log sheet Properties bh pm ae Export Print Close Log Sheet How TO DELETE A LOGGING PROFILE A logging profile can be deleted from Logging Manager window It is available from the Tools gt Logging Manager in the main menu bar If a logging profile is used in a log sheet that has at least one log it cannot be deleted and will not appear in the list oa aS Man Sele Refresh all the associations between logs and clips Aetresh the keywords associated to the clips of a logsheet Aeftesh the associations between logs and clips of a logsheet Delete a logging profile only profiles not used li x B i ppm p i iz miia Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 4 9 HOWTO PRINT A LOG SHEET To print a Log sheet proceed as follows l Load the log sheet via the File gt Open Log Sheet menu 2 Open the Print Log Sheet window via the File gt Print menu 3 Define the print options For more information on the Print options refer to the section 1 4 10 Print Log Sheet Window on page 18 4 Select the Print button The log sheet is printed on the default printer 1 4 10 PRINT LOG SHEET WINDOW The Print Log Sheet window is called from the Fi
26. manual refresh by selecting the Refresh button on the menu bar of the Keyword List File Refresh 39 Issue 4 3 C 36 2 2 9 2 2 10 2 2 11 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment RULES FOR KEYWORD FILE IMPORT Before importing the keyword file check the file structure and the settings to ensure that the following conditions are met e Each keyword in the keyword file must be on its own line within the file e The general IP Director settings must be set to manage 64 character keywords Otherwise the keywords will be truncated to 12 characters if they are longer e The text file does not contain extra characters such as TABS etc HOw TO IMPORT KEYWORDS Once you have checked that all the conditions are met to perform a proper keyword file import see previous section you can import a keyword file with multiple keywords in it for instance a team line up or squad To import keywords proceed as follows 1 In the Keyword List select the menu File gt Import in the Keyword List The Keyword Import window opens 2 In this window select the txt file that contains the keywords to import How TO CANCEL THE LAST KEYWORD IMPORT You can cancel the last import of keywords by selecting the menu File gt Undo Last Import in the Keyword List i Keyword list Fie e Retresh Ingrit Undo last import X Export j la ma i a
27. nR E YY AL d i IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 2 12 HOWTO EXPORT KEYWORDS 2 3 To export the current listed keywords into an external file proceed as follows l In the Keyword List select the menu File gt Export in the Keyword List Keyword list Import Unde lest impart Delete all unused keywords The Keyword Export window opens 2 In the window select the folder in which to export the txt file 3 Type a name for the txt file 4 Click the Save button The keywords are saved in the given txt file stored in the specified folder This file can be used to transport a set of keywords between two IP Director workstations in different locations and not on the same IP Director network KEYWORD GRID TOOL A keyword grid allows the user to build groups of up to 300 keywords in a specific field position in a grid These will normally first to be associated with log sheets and individual clips and then subsequently be used to search the metadata to retrieve required media The Keyword Grid allows creating modifying or deleting keyword grids in the IP Director database Note The keyword grids are kept in the IP Director database which means that you work with shared data All actions undertaken on Keyword grids will have reverberated on each IP Director 3 Issue 4 3 C 38 2 3 1 IP Director Version
28. new value from the list 23 Issue 4 3 C 1 6 5 24 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment e To add a new value in a drop down list select the sign beside the field enter the new keyword and click OK Select then the new value Any new log entry created afterwards will have automatic keywords assigned as they have been modified How TO ASSIGN A PLAYBACK CHANNEL FOR USE WITH IP LOGGER lf a default player channel is defined in IP Director it will directly be assigned to the IP Logger when you open the application Otherwise you can assign the playback channel for use in IP Logger in the following way l Open the Channel Explorer 2 In the Channel Explorer select the player channel to assign to the log sheet 3 Drag the player channel to the log sheet into the bar at the bottom of the IP Logger The channel name will then appear in green in this area y Player Keywords ime Friedri Alvaro Mesen anderlecht a Associated clips Level Log Date T C Description Keywords AA Arne Fredn 09 01 2007 15 43 34 21 eee SA to 09 01 2007 15 44 06 24 AlvaroMesen 610 01 ok anderecht Alvaro Mesen Aime Fri ok 09 01 2007 1544 17 00 Additionally the player area will become active and show the timecode of the selected channel in green If the channel is in an E E mode it will be the same as the LIVE a
29. player channel at the relevant timecode position proceed in one of the following ways e Double click a log entry from the log e Right clicking the log entry and select View from the contextual menu The player channel will go to the timecode of the log entry on the record channel defined as the preview channel for the log sheet How TO RECALL AN ASSOCIATED CLIP Pd Alvaro Mesen LSM ID Name Source Name 6100 01 anderlecht Alvaro UE Mesen Ame Fri If an associated clip is selected from the drop down list that appears when the Associated Clip field is selected on a log entry this clip will appear on the assigned output regardless of its record source The player area will display the timecode within the clip that has been recalled Player Note If a monitoring output of the channel selected is connected to the video card of the workstation then by opening the Video display panel it can be seen on the VGA If control of the channel is required there must be an RS 422 connection to the XT machine the channel is part of A clip or group of clips can be selected from the drop down list and added to a bin in Database Explorer or to clip list on a Control Panel for later use by using a drag and drop command The Send to Archive function can be selected from the contextual menu opened with a right click For more information on archiving refer to the Archive Clips section in the Database Explorer chapter 27
30. sheet a column will appear for every automatic keyword in the IP Logger list my y Note These columns are not displayed if no logging profile is used with the log sheet or if no Automatic keyword section was present in the logging profile If user s fields have been defined in the logging profile used with the log sheet a column will appear for every user s field in the IP Logger list my Y Note These columns are not displayed if no logging profile is used with the log sheet or if no User s field section was present in the logging profile This feature makes the log entry just a comment This type of log will be displayed in the IP Logger interface with a different colour It can be useful as a visual aid to separate a group of logged events appearing within a log sheet such as the sets of a tennis match For details of how to hide or show the columns refer to the section 3 7 1 Column Organizer on page 111 95 Issue 4 3 C 96 3 6 3 6 1 3 6 2 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment VIEWING BROWSING AND SEARCH OPTIONS INTRODUCTION This section includes three subsections on viewing browsing and filtering options available in the Database Explorer Name Description View Options Options to modify the view of the tree structure and or the result list For more information refer to section 3 6 2 View O
31. time it is modified new log element relevant recorders modified etc The IP Scheduler service will create the xml file and send it to a dedicated folder The option availability depends on the configuration defined in the Configure gt Log Export menu of the Remote Installer More precisely it depends on the Automatically Export All New Logs option and the definition of a dedicated folder for export See Technical Reference manual for more information LOGGING PROFILE INFORMATION A logging profile is a file generated to enable specific user fields to be added to a log sheet or automatic keywords to be managed in log elements on a log sheet Initially the logging profiles must be created outside the IP Director interface as an xml file In a later release they will be created from within IP Director See section 1 4 5 How to Import a Logging Profile on page 14 for details on the import A list of all imported logging profiles will be shown in the Name drop down list Issue 4 3 C 1 2 2 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Selected logging profile None ka Hone SN ALPINE SKI Description BOBSLEIGH CURLING NORDIC COMBINED STEP 2 DEFINING THE LOG SHEET KEYWORDS The Log Sheet Keywords window opens when you click the button beside the Step 2 indication A list of all keywords available in the IP Director database is disp
32. to the list proceed as follows 1 Select the Add Archive Target option from the Send To sub menu The New Archive Target window opens Zi Fill in the field in the New Archive Target window For more information on the fields refer to section 3 2 11 New Archive Target Window on page 62 3 Select OK The new destination target is added to the list of destination targets in the contextual menu 3 2 11 NEW ARCHIVE TARGET WINDOW The New Archive Target window makes it possible to add a new destination or archive target The fields displayed on the Archive Target Window are described below New archive target E Wrapping Format MF EVS Field Description Alias The name of the target as it will appear in the contextual menu 62 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment Field Description Target The destination folder where the file will be copied Be sure this directory is shared with full control access Wrapping The file wrapper It can be MXF EVS or MXF format OP1A Link To If the box is checked it means you want that all files sent to the destination target to be managed by one specific XML unit Select the unit from the drop down list 3 2 12 HOWTO DELETE A DESTINATION TARGET To delete a destination target from the list proceed as follows 1 Select Remove Archive Target from the Send To sub menu
33. visible part of a list Sorted All new clips will be inserted at its sorted position in a list REFRESH OPTIONS REFRESH DISPLAY This option refreshes the Database Explorer display when necessary for example when new clips are automatically inserted in a bin they are not automatically displayed pressing refresh will update the bin AUTOMATIC REFRESH DISPLAY i When a large amount of data is present in the system the Automatic refresh of all associations can slow down the operation of the system to only refresh the system on demand disable this option IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 7 5 STATUS AREA The Status Area contains four zones These are described below ELEMENT NUMBER ZONE The first zone from the left of the Status bar shows in green how many elements are included in the result list of the Database Explorer NEXT CLIP ZONE The second zone from the left of the Status bar shows in green the next clip to be played if the Auto Chain mode is being used It has an orange background if the Auto Chain mode is not used AUTO REFRESH ZONE Autohetresh OH The third zone from the left of the Status bar displays the indication Auto Refresh ON if the Auto Refresh option has been activated in the menu bar Otherwise it has an orange background ASSOCIATED CHANNEL ZONE rr The fourth zone fro
34. was originally recorded at a different T C and date To modify the T C IN or Date of a clip proceed as follows l 2 Right click the clip in the Database Explorer Select the Modify T C IN or Date option from the contextual menu This opens the following window Modify T C in or Date ae DATE IM Type the new Timecode IN with the format HH MM SS CS in the IN field if requested Select the new Date for the clip in the Date In drop down list Click the Save button to save the changes 69 Issue 4 3 C 70 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 18 HOWTO PUBLISH A CLIP Publishing a clip means the clip will be visible by the members of the group s the clip is published to To publish a clip to groups of users from the Database Explorer proceed as follows 1 Right click the clip to be published in the Database Explorer Select Publish from the contextual menu The Publish Clip window opens Publish clip Available groups Selected groups loggers Clear selection Select the user group s to which you want to publish the clip in the Available Groups area Keep CTRL pressed for a multiple selection Click the gt sign to move the selected user groups from the Available Groups area to the Selected Groups area Select the Publish button All users belonging to the selected user groups and having visibility rights on
35. your Keyword grid by selecting a predefined layout or a custom one using the customize option This can be done from the Layout field in the Editing toolbar avout 20 rows by 5 columns s l 20 rows by S columns ea 2S rows by 4 columns 10 rows by 10 columns 5 rows by 10 columns 43 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 3 5 KEYWORD GRID VIEW OPTIONS Menu Item Description Empty Shows the empty keywords cells Position Description Shows the keyword grid description Keyword Shows the index number of each keyword in Numbers a grid Note Keyword number allows a fast selection using the numeric pad of your keyboard and keys Kevword4 5 Keyword05 10 Reyword10 Example e To add the keyword number 1 press 1 on the numeric pad then press e To remove a specific keyword press the keyword s number on the numeric pad than press 44 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 4 2 4 1 DICTIONARY TOOL A Dictionary allows the user to organize keywords in a tree structure The Dictionary tool allows creating modifying or deleting Dictionaries in the IP Director database Note The Dictionaries are kept in the IP Director database which means that you work on shared data All updates performed o
36. 0 tok 00 00 19 24 15 43 24 22 15 43 44 21 15011 i 6100 01 00 00 19 24 15 43 47 11 15 44 07 10 15011 A clip or series of clips are automatically created with IN points and OUT points determined by the values specified in the Clip Creation Settings tab of the Tools gt Settings menu For more information on this setting refer to the description of the Tools menu in the section on IP Director main window ce Note It is possible to create a clip on all relevant recorders in one single drag amp drop operation simply by holding the SHIFT key on the keyboard Note If the CTRL key is hold during the drag amp drop operation the Save Clip window is opened It is then possible to name the clip and associate some metadata 109 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 6 9 HOWTO RECALL AN ASSOCIATED CLIP IP Logger highlight oaoa ode Tools Felner Grid Player Log Information Keywords Alvaro Mesen a Log Date AMA Ame Friedri 09 01 2007 15 43 34 21 Rica Mezenas 6108701 6100701 610E 01 sexe ARF Arme Friedri 09 01 42007 15 43 57 10 Aa Maken a 6100 01 6100 01 610E 01 sex 6100 01 610D 01 610E 01 v AAA TF anderlecht Alvaro Source Name 09 01 2007 15 44 17 00 Hissar ane PEL seis If an associated clip is selected from the drop down box that appears when the associated clip area is se
37. 101 contextual menu for bins in Database Explorer 80 for clip in Database Explorer 55 for play lists in Database Explorer 74 copy clip to new XT location 60 create keyword grid 41 log entry 22 log sheet 1 new keyword dictionary 46 thumbnails in Database Explorer 114 D Database Explorer 50 automatic refresh display 112 bin tree structure 79 browse 96 browse options 97 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment clip tree structure 52 clips 51 column organizer 111 edit clip 57 filter on metadata search 100 filter with tree structure 100 insert mode 112 limit result count 112 list view 96 log tree structure 91 make automatic clip 109 play list tree structure 73 refresh display 112 search 96 search filter 100 search filter for clips 102 search filter for logs 107 search options 100 shortcuts 115 status area 113 tree view 96 XT clip structure 51 date modify on clip 69 search filter 102 define bin rule 82 83 log sheet characteristics 2 log sheet keywords 4 log sheet preview recorder 7 log sheet recorders 6 log sheet user fields 7 logging profile 3 delete bin rule 83 destination target 63 keyword 34 keyword in dictionary 48 log entry 25 log sheet from tree 93 logging profile 17 destination target add 62 delete 63 dictionary 45 add existing keyword
38. 4 10 DICTIONARY AND GRID EDITING When opening both keyword grid and dictionary in Edit mode you can drag and drop keywords from one to the other in any direction u Dictionary My Dictionary JEg File View Edit l BE oree ae E page 1 File View Edit l Clear Selection My Dictionary Child Key 1 N 1 Userl Child Key 2 Userl5 49 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 Database Explorer 3 1 INTRODUCTION The Database Explorer is an application designed to allow the user to organize and search all media and data that is available within the server network into a system by which any user can access it whether they have knowledge of the clip hierarchy methods used in EVS XT servers or by using standard windows database search techniques bese Explorer from the menu at the top of the IP Director window Le open the Database Explorer select the corresponding icon A new window will open with a familiar explorer layout e A tree view on the left pane displays various headings to allow the user to filter the media and display associated data e An element list on the right pane displays the elements included in the selection in the tree view or the results of a search in the Database Explorer Database Explorer Cips 02_XT2 B dl gT PAT A em gt Browse Play AutoChan Search Assign Photo E
39. 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment HOW TO OPEN THE KEYWORD GRID TOOL EB video Display IE Clip Editor keyword grid Dictionary kepword list View All With a vertical grid With a honzontal grid To manage keyword grids you must use the keyword list tool as well as the keyword grid tool To open both tools select Keywords gt View All from the Application bar Depending on whether you select the With a Vertical Grid command or the With a Horizontal Grid option the keyword management tools will open with a different layout Vertical view O o ER Da C C C i E EL IE a a H E Oo IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment Horizontal view Keyword list File 2 Retrech oie All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order va 2 3 2 KEYWORD GRID FILE MENU sil ZES Clear selection New Open Delete Import The various menu items in the File menu of the Keyword Grid are detailed in the table below Menu Description Item New Opens a dialog window to define a new keyword grid and optional description Rename Allows the renaming of an opened keyword grid in the database 39 Issue 4 3 C 40 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Menu Description Item Open Allows the
40. 5 2 1 5 3 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment IP LOGGER TOOLS MENU PROTECT ALL MEDIA ASSOCIATED TO LOGS Using the Protect All Media Associated to Logs command from the Tools menu the users ensure that all events logged are within a clip on the relevant records This will protect all media associated to the entire log sheet Therefore clips can be made on all relevant recorders to include the first event timecode first log and the last event timecode last log on the relevant recorder trains It will then be possible to keep access to all relevant recorders A V data for as long as required after the event CLIP ASSOCIATION RULE For a clip to be associated with the event timecode entered into a log it must contain that same timecode The guardbands of the clip are also taken into consideration LOGGING COLUMN HEADINGS ORGANIZER To add or remove the data columns visible in a Log sheet use the Organize command from the Tools menu Organize Column name Visible 1 Thumbnail 2 Key Thumbnail 3 Name wv 4 LSMID y 5 ID Material 6 0 LOUTH 6 Cam Pref Status yi 9 Level y 10 Duration wf 11 T CIN 7 y 12 T COUT When the Visible check box corresponding to a column is selected in the Organize window the column will be displayed in the log sheet A default setting can be chosen using the Default button on the window IP Director V
41. A Ig x P a gon i AJ 3 PA Fy a f sO ee E Bank Horse Show 3 12 16 08 15 IMX O11F 02 Cnbsuzqw 00 01 40 05 im E Ban 9 Horse Show Gen View 12 22 39 07 IMx 0110 02 Cnb8u 70 00 01 50 04 Horse Show N57 10 51 51 08 IMx 0116 02 Cnb8u v0 00 01 47 24 Horse Show Public 10 42 29 05 IMX O11E 02 Cnb8u 21 00 40 19 05 IP director 15 23 16 06 JPEG 9128 02 Caz 00 01 27 19 3 2 3 CLIP DATA COLUMN HEADINGS Each clip record in the result list is detailed in variable width columns providing information about the stored clip Some of the details can be edited from here others are for information All the headings can be used as filters when searching for Media Note For details of how to hide or show the columns refer to the section 3 7 1 Column Organizer on page 111 Column Name Description Thumbnail A reference frame from the clip can be shown to visually identify the correct material Key Thumbnail A reference frame from the Key clip can be shown relative to the Fill clip selected Name A clip can be automatically named using a configuration setting in the XT added from the XT keyboard or from the IP Director Control Panel when using it to create clips LSM ID This is the clip number and location of the media as explained in the clip section above This number could change if the IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Column Name I
42. AVID SYSTEM USING THE TRANSFER MANAGER To send a clip to an AVID system using the Transfer Manager proceed as follows e Select a predefined AVID TM target from the Send To gt Avid sub menu of the clip contextual menu IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 15 i Transfer Information m Send to Abrahmovic O2 Publish W CleanEdit 1 CHICCO CaM 6 7 Delete Ty cleanEdit 2 CHICCO CAM B Ea Avid Unity Wa Avid Unity 2 Veron U1 My Folder Veran Oe BN ee oe ing Modify Tic in or Date Add Archive Tar get Fill 11 Loa T Remove Achive Target Archivel Default Fill 02 SRS i Duplicate Fravakuetvakie 11 4 FA A Ad On a Unity system once the clip has been sent it is immediately available in the AVID media manager database It can then be inserted into a bin and can be inserted into an edit Required Configuration These AVID destination targets are predefined from the IP Director Remote Installer Refer to the IP Director Remote Installer manual for more information AVID TM and XFile must have been correctly configured in order to automate this procedure Please refer to the corresponding users manual for more information MONITORING TRANSFERS It is possible to monitor all transfers to a destination target a CleanEdit or AVID system using the Transfer Information windows available from the Tools gt Transfer Informa
43. D Material ID Louth Cam Pref Status Level T C IN T C OUT Duration OUT Type Keywords Issue 4 3 C Description location of the clip is moved within the XNet A unique identifier given to an original clip by EVS not generally in use at an operational level This ID stays with the clip and will keep track of copies of a clip related to the original by using this ID as it will not change on the clip copies An ID generated to give the clip a UmID This ID is unique for every clip that exists It will not change when a clip is moved Each new copy of a clip will also have a new ID Louth This Column displays a preference value that is generated when clips are created from an LSM control panel Displays the archive status of a clip in relation to the XFile archive device on the XNet Ly Clip has been archived B Archive of clip pending A rating can be given to a clip based on four levels from no stars to This can be done during clip creation or via the IP Logger at any time and can provide a useful search filter for use in the Database Explorer The short IN timecode of the clip The short OUT timecode of the clip The clip duration from T C IN to T C OUT The IN timecode of the clip guardbands including The OUT timecode of the clip including guardbands If the clip is a KEY Clip A a FILL clip BA or a standard clip If the clip is linked to other clips because it has been created on gang
44. EYWORD LIST TOOL Keyword grid Dictionary keymord list o Vew o With a vetica ad With a horizontal grid To open Keyword List tool select it from the Keywords menu in the Application bar How TO ADD KEYWORDS E Participant To insert a keyword type the word into the Keyword field and click the Add button or immediately press ENTER on the keyboard KEYWORD TYPES A distinction can be made between standard keywords and participant keywords The participant keyword can be used to distinguish between the competitor or player keywords i e the participant keywords and the action keywords i e the standard keywords By default the keywords are defined as normal keywords IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 2 4 2 2 9 If you want to define a keyword as a participant keyword activate the Participant check box before you click the Add button to save and add the keyword Participant The participant keywords can be differentiated by a little blue icon next to the keyword 1 player D CHANGING THE KEYWORDS TYPE You can change a keyword to a participant keyword by right clicking on the keyword and selecting Define as Participant Keyword from the contextual menu Rename keyword D e E t e ke wE d You can change a participant keyword to a standard keyword by right clicking on the keyword and selecting Reset Particip
45. Export a Play List in the Play List Editor chapter part 3 of this user manual Opens the Publish Play List window in which the operators can specify the user groups the selected play list should be published to The play list will be published to the selected groups on the condition that they have the adequate visibility rights Deletes the selected play list from the XT Server This does not delete the related clips Opens the Delete Unused Play Lists window from which you can select a reference date for the deletion of play lists All the play lists on all the XT servers of the XNet network not used since the reference date will be displayed in the window All the retrieved play lists or a selection of 19 Issue 4 3 C 76 Command Rename Set as default play list Create a new off line play list in the default bin Create an off line copy Create an on line copy Make the play list on line Copy play list clips locally Properties IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Description them can be deleted For more information see the section How to Delete Unused Play Lists in the Play List Editor chapter part 3 of this user manual Opens the Enter a New Play List Name window in which the users can modify the name of the play list selected in the element list Allows the users to set the selected play list as d
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47. IP User s Manual PART 2 Version 4 3 October 2007 i N Video Production Management Software WWW evS tv COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2005 2007 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 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 2 Table of Contents IP LOGOET sipiin E 1 1 MOU GUC TIA E N T A PE PE fue as E O EEA AO E A E AAEN 1 1 2 Creating a Log sheet with IP LOgger snsnenennnnnnnnsnnnnnnsnennnrernnnsrenanrsrnranrsrnrinrsrnrnrinrsrnrenesene 1 1 2 1 Step 1 Defining the Log Sheet Characteristics ccccccscsscessssesssssecsessecsscsssessesesesesessesseseeeen 2 1 2 2 Step 2 Defining the Log Sheet Keywords c ccccsc
48. IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment How TO OPEN A BIN INA BIN WINDOW To open a bin window to drag clips into or see clips that are included in it proceed as follows e Double click the bin icon related to that bin DEFINING BIN RULES A bin rule is a set of criteria that allow clips or play lists made on selected record trains to be automatically copied to a bin A bin rule is always defined for a given bin It can be defined for clips and or play lists Bin rules apply to all new elements after creation and do not relate to previously created elements on the system How TO DEFINE A NEW BIN RULE To define a new bin rule proceed as follows L Select a bin in the tree structure and right click to open the contextual menu 2 Select the Bin Rule gt Create menu item The Bin Rules window opens 3 Select the Clips or Play Lists tab depending on which elements the rules should be defined 4 In the tab click the top icon corresponding to the criterion to be added A new record is added in the tab 5 Specify the rules related to the criterion For more information on rule criteria refer to section 3 4 7 Bin Rules Window on page 84 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for any other criterion you want to add 7 Click the Create button The clips and or play lists that match the rules you have defined on a given bin will automatically be copied to this
49. Interest level defined on the clip N Level T C Time code interval in which the clip has been created Status Status associated with the clip N Type Type associated with the clip N Keyword Keywords assigned to the clip N Owner Owner of the clip Recorder Recorders on which the clip has v S been created XT XT Servers on which the play list is N Servers located PRINCIPLES FOR CRITERIA DEFINITION The following principles are applicable in the Bin Rules window When you click a top icon corresponding to a criterion e g a an empty record corresponding to this criterion is added in the tab This allows the user to specify search values for this criterion If you click again on a top button after specifying values in a related record the record is hidden The values defined in hidden records are stored until the rule is saved The values defined in hidden records will be lost with the save action When an icon is selected in one of the criteria it is highlighted in green For several criteria you can specify more than one value within a record e g for the keyword criterion The clips that 85 Issue 4 3 C 86 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment contain one of the defined values i e one of the defined keywords will fulfil the criterion This principle is also valid for the Status Owner and Recorder fields e Wh
50. Player Channel to the Database Explorer on page 114 To start playing clips in auto chain mode proceed as follows l In the Database Explorer open the clip structure or the bin from where you want to play clips in auto chain mode 2 Click the Auto Chain icon in the Database Explorer menu The auto chain mode is activated and the icon turns orange 3 Click the first clip from where you want to play in auto chain mode The clip is directly played on the player assigned to the Database Explorer Then all the subsequent clips displayed in the Database Explorer window are played in the displayed sequence until the last clip of the list has been played IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS IN AUTO CHAIN MODE Various transport functions are available in auto chain mode to shift the auto chain play mode on to a clip than is not the next one in the sequence The transport functions are executed in the following way Double click Double clicking a clip preloads it onto the player channel The operator needs to use the Play shortcut P to play the clip Click Clicking a clip loads it onto the player channel and plays it immediately CTRL Click Clicking a clip with the CTRL key pressed plays the selected clip when the current one is played out USING AUTO CHAIN MODE IN SEVERAL DATABASE EXPLORER WINDOWS The operator can ope
51. RECORDERS Each record channel on any XT server within the XNet can be defined as a relevant source to have log information associated with it Similarly a channel recording a source not relevant to the current log sheet should be excluded from the list or IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 2 4 DEFINING A PREVIEW RECORDER The preview recorder definition is used to provide the timecode displayed in the LIVE area of the log sheet It will also be the angle selected when the operator double clicks on an event in a log that loads to an associated channel for viewing To define a preview recorder right click the requested recorder in the Log Relevant Recorders Selection field and select Preview Recorder from the contextual menu Y Note The preview recorder MUST be assigned to a record channel that is managed with a RS422 link to the XT server the channel is on If not the log sheet will NOT function correctly and no LIVE timecode will be displayed STEP 4 DEFINING THE USER S FIELDS This step allows the users to define all the user s fields that are requested in the selected logging profile If no logging profile has been defined in step 1 or if no user field section has been defined in the logging profile this area will remain dimmed and inaccessible If a logging profile has been selected then more informatio
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53. TRODUCTION The first part contains the following chapters Chapter Introduction IP Director Main Window Channel Explorer Description This chapter gives an overview on the product and describes the components of the IP Director suite This chapter details the various areas in the IP Director main window i e the window that opens when IP Director is Started This chapter describes the Channel Explorer i e the module that provides an overview on the components of the XNet network It allows the users among others to take control of one or several channels from different XT servers connected on the XNet PART 2 LOGGING AND BROWSING The second part contains the following chapters Chapter IP Logger Keyword Management Description This chapter provides information on the IP Logger module which is used to create logs that relate to recorded events with timecodes camera angles clip numbers and metadata This chapter covers the management of keywords i e the creation and setup of the various tools which allow the users to Issue 4 3 C Chapter Database Explorer Mini Database Explorer IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Description assign keywords to logs or clips in a unified manner Assigning keywords to logs and clips make it possible to search on the video material stored on the XNet network and easily find it b
54. The contextual menus are similar to those available in the element list For this reason only the commands that differ from the contextual menus in the element lists will be detailed below These commands are highlighted in the screenshots below For information on the other commands refer to the following sections e 3 2 4 Clip Contextual Menu on page 55 e 3 3 4 Play List Contextual Menu on page 74 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Clip contextual menu from the Bin tree view uk Copy Send to Import a playlist Publish e from bin only e from bin and T Edit Modify Th in or Date Duplicate Move Create a new playlist off line View Clip Status History Issue 4 3 C Play list contextual menu from the Bin tree view ut Copy Send to Import Export Publish te From bin only eke From bin and XT lelete all unused playlists Rename Set as default playlist Create a new playlist off line Create an off line copy Create an on line copy Copy playlist clips locally Properties Properties Command Description Delete from bin only Removes the selected clip or play list from the bin Delete from bin and XT Deletes the selected clip or play list from the bin and the XT server This option is not available if the clip is part of a play list 81 Issue 4 3 C 82 3 4 5 3 4 6
55. U HAVE CREATED ON THE SERVER The system can be setup in order to limit the number of clips one user can create on the server This limit is indicated on the right side of the progress bar The number of clips the user has created on the server is indicated in the Clips you have created on the server box Once the limit has been reached an error message is displayed in the error list at the bottom of the main window IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 16 TRANSFER HISTORY The history of all transfers can be displayed by selecting Tools gt View own clips status and history from the IP Director main menu This opens the Status and History window In this window one line corresponds to one transfer The following information is displayed for each transfer e name and LSM ID of the clip transferred e clip type e clip status e error message in case an error occurred e timing information The various fields are described in the following sections CLIP NAME AND LSM ID These fields include the name and LSM ID of the clip which has been transferred TRANSFER TYPE The type of transfer can be on of the following Target The clip has been sent to a destination Target Name beet Ie on the target name via a Clean Edit The clip has been sent to an XStore Target Name nning CleanEdit applications o AVID TM The clip has been sent to an AVID sy
56. abase Explorer clicking on Grab will grab the current timecode of that channel If checked and if a player channel is associated to the Database Explorer it will automatically grab the on air T C of the channel every time the user opens the filter or presses Shift Ctrl T on the keyboard 3 6 7 HowTo VIEW A EVENT ON A LOG If a channel is associated with the Database Explorer and the media is still available on the Preview recorder you can use the following options to view the A V media relevant to the log entry e Selecting the log event will cue the record train at the log entry TC on channel the database window s associated output e Using the arrows in the menu bar or the next train previous train buttons on the ShuttlePRO will change between available record trains on the log entry TC value IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 6 8 How TO MAKE AUTOMATIC CLIPS BASED ON A LOGGED EVENT To automatically make a clip based on a log entry on the record train selected as the preview recorder proceed as follows l Click on the event on the log sheet in the Database Explorer Zi Drag the log entry onto a bin in the Database Explorer tree or onto an open BIN window IP Logger highlight i INK TO FE Timecode Tools Refresh Grid 9200 Log Date 09 01 2007 15 15 16 00 15011 00 00 20 00 15 14 56 0
57. ack This chapter explains the Database Explorer module which has been designed to allow the users to organize and search all media and data available within the XNet network This chapter explains the Mini Database Explorer i e a compact version of the Database Explorer integrated into the Play List Editor module and the Clip Editor module PART 3 INGEST AND PLAY QUT The third part contains the following chapters Chapter Recorder Panel Ingest Scheduler VTR Control Panel Player Control Panel Fill amp Key Description This chapter provides information on the Recorder Panel i e the module used to control the recorder channels of an XT Server This chapter covers the Ingest Scheduler module that allows for clips to be automatically made on any channel under the IP Director control at a time scheduled in advance This chapter describes the VTR Control Panel module that allows the users to control a VTR from IP Director and to extract clips from a tape to an XT Server This chapter explains in details the Player Control Panel i e the module used to control player channels of an XT server and to make clips and simple play lists This chapter explains the Fill amp Key function in IP Director which make it possible to gang channels of the XT Server together in a Fill and Key relationship to allow the operator to perform synchronised clip recalls in a Fill amp Key scenario IP Director Vers
58. ag and drop e To COPY the clip hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard while dragging and dropping y Note The settings window allows the user to select the method of copy move selection the user prefers It can be alternated to the opposite response for the CTRLtclick function or an optional pop up selection for COPY or MOVE Using this technique the clip will be copied or moved to the first available location in the section of the tree it was dropped upon e If the Clip was dropped on an XT level of the tree it would be placed in the first available space in the XT clip structure e lf the Clip was dropped on a page level of the tree it would be placed in the first available space in the page structure e lf the Clip was dropped on a bank level of the tree it would be placed in the first available space in the bank structure IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 8 USING DUPLICATE OR MOVE TO AN EXACT LOCATION To duplicate or move a clip to an exact location proceed as follows 1 Select a clip to be moved or copied and right click on the mouse to show a contextual menu 2 Select the Move option or Duplicate option from the contextual menu 3 The Move window or Duplicate window is displayed asking for the LSM ID for the new location Move Clip Source clip Target clip ID Move Cancel 4 Type the LSM ID in the Target Clip ID fiel
59. aken into consideration in the search request because the recursive mode is only available one level down the selected dictionary tree When the recursive search mode is disabled the keywords taken into account in the search result are only the selected ones and not their children Clear Reset the selection SEARCHING FOR LOG EVENTS If the log area of the tree structure is selected all events logged are shown Selecting a folder or a specific log sheet within a folder will filter the results according to the selections made It is also possible to search for logs using the filters toolbar which can be activated by clicking on the icon in the main toolbar The filters available for logs are e Text search e T C e Date e Interest level e Keywords All filters are the same as clip filters See previous section except the T C filter TIMECODE SEARCH Shortcut Description SHIFT CTRL Search for logs created at a certain T timecode or created within a specified range based around the timecode entered 107 Issue 4 3 C 108 Parameter T C Range Grab AutoGrab IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment How to use Type the timecode to search for The range defines the interval around the timecode entered for which the search will also apply The default range entry is 5 seconds If a player channel is associated to the Dat
60. an then be used to search the metadata to retrieve required media To create a new keyword grid and add new keywords to it proceed as follows 1 4 Open the Keyword List and Keyword Grid tools next to each other on your workspace Keywordlist z 3OQA My First Grid Meter ie m All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order The Keyword List displays the keywords that have been entered in the database In the Keyword Grid tool select File gt New from the menu bar The New Keyword Grid window opens Name Description rn Number of pages M lt gt Number of rows s lt gt Number of columns Type a name for the keyword grid in the Name field and a description in the Description field if required In the three following fields specify the number of 41 Issue 4 3 C 42 2 3 4 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment pages rows in a page and columns in a page that the keyword grid should contain 5 Click OK The keyword grid is created with the parameters specified It opens automatically in Edit mode 6 In the Keyword List select the keywords to be added to the keyword grid Click CTRL SHIFT for a multiple selection 1 Drag and drop the selected fields in the first cell of the keyword grid where you want to copy the keywords The keywords will be added to the keyword grid Once the keyword gr
61. ant Keyword from the contextual menu Rename keyword Del How TO RENAME KEYWORDS You can rename a keyword proceed as follows L In the Keyword List right click the keyword to be renamed 2 Select Rename Keyword from the contextual menu Delete keyword Define as participant keyword The keyword name is highlighted 3 Enter the new name in the keyword field 4 Press ENTER to validate your modification lf a keyword with the same spelling is already present in the list a pop up asks you if you want to replace the existing keyword with the new one 33 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Er Keyword angry already exists as Angw Would you like to replace it 7 1 Yos No Note The system does not accept several keywords having the same spelling case non sensitive 2 2 0 HOWTO DELETE KEYWORDS There are two ways to delete keywords e Delete unused keywords without selecting them e Delete keywords from the Keyword List with prior selection To delete all unused keywords in the database select the menu File gt Delete All Unused Keywords in the Keyword List Keyword list Fe Fa Refresh Import 1 4 a m H Lnaoiast ripari Export To delete one or more selected keywords proceed as follows l In the Keyword List select the keyword s from the list Use CTRL SHIFT for a multiple se
62. ated link1 02 612C 29 on 29_Rec_3 The clip has been sent to IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 4 1 2 PLAY LIST EDITOR In the Play List Editor the Mini Database Explorer is also linked at the left of the Control Panel as shown by the red border in the screenshot below WITAM AP ae y oo PREVIEW O Ee 1 oom D n We GEIF The difference between the 2 panels shown above is the addition of the ability to select a play list based explorer when the panel is included in the Play list editor application 117 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 4 1 3 SECTIONS OF MINI DATABASE EXPLORER A Mini Database Explorer panel has four sections mourad od paul PM_DEMG OL 00 PM_DEMM OL 01 today comer Goal Search 118 Element List Search Filters Display Options The Tree View This shows the relevant tree as selected in the display options panel at the base of the Mini Database Explorer The tree view can contain a tree for the XT clips bins or play list structure A setting in the Tools menu chooses the view displayed of the XT structure when Clips is selected For more information see the section The Element List This area shows the clips bins or play lists contained in the selection made in the Tree Vie
63. ated to logs Uther clos are discarded By defauk al recorders of pour program are relevant Step 4 Dehne all user s fields requested in the logging profile Each step is concisely described on screen to assist in defining the characteristics of the log sheet The user accesses the window specific to the step by clicking the corresponding button STEP 1 DEFINING THE LOG SHEET CHARACTERISTICS Log sheet characteristics definition Name highlights Mandatory Date mardi 9 janvier 2007 we Ble ee Description e Selected logging profile Description The Log Sheet Characteristics window contains the fields described in the table below IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment GENERAL LOG SHEET INFORMATION Option Description Name Name of the log sheet This is a mandatory field Parent Name of the folder in which the log Sheet is to be filed in the tree structure of the Database Explorer Browsing in this field displays the folders already created in the Logs section of the Database Explorer allowing the users to select the requested folder Date Date when the log sheet is created or date of the logged event This is a mandatory field Description Description that will only appear in this window This is optional Automatically Check box to be selected to Export Logs to 3rd generate an xml file of the log sheet Party each
64. ays the requested information Log Sheet Properties M orld Cup Final 2006 Published Groups ENEE Sumame Groupe Stand alone user How TO DELETE A LOG SHEET FROM THE TREE Log sheets can be deleted from the Database Explorer They must be deleted one by one A delete operation is not available from a log directory To delete a log sheet proceed as follows l Right click the log sheet to delete 2 Select Delete from the contextual menu 3 Confirm the deletion from the pop up window that appears on the screen The log sheet is deleted from the XT Server and from the database 93 Issue 4 3 C 94 3 9 6 3 9 1 3 9 8 3 9 9 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment How TO EXPORT A LOG SHEET FROM THE TREE A log sheet can be exported from the tree structure either in XML or in text format CSV To export a log sheet from the tree structure proceed as follows e Right clicking the log sheet and select Export from the contextual menu HOW TO EXPORT A LOGGING PROFILE FROM THE TREE A logging profile used with a log sheet can be exported from the tree in XML format To export a logging profile from the tree structure proceed as follows e Right clicking the log sheet for which the profile should be exported and select Export Current Logging Profile from the contextual menu HOW TO PRINT A LOG SHEET A log sheet cannot be printed d
65. bin IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment How TO MODIFY AN EXISTING BIN RULE To modify an existing bin rule proceed as follows l Select a bin in the tree structure and right click to open the contextual menu Select the Bin Rule gt Modify menu item The Bin Rules window opens Select the Clips or Play Lists tab depending on which elements the rules should be modified In the tab do one of the following To define a new criterion click the top icon corresponding to the criterion to be added A new record is added in the tab e To modify an existing criterion jump to step 5 Specify the rules related to the criterion in the relevant record For more information on rule criteria refer to section 3 4 7 Bin Rules Window on page 84 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for any other criterion you want to add or modify Click the Modify button The clips and or play lists that match the rules you have specified on a given bin will automatically be copied to this bin HOW TO DELETE AN EXISTING BIN RULE To delete an existing bin rule proceed as follows 1 Select a bin in the tree structure and right click to open the contextual menu Select the Bin Rule gt Delete menu item Answer Yes to the question Do you really want to delete the bin rules of bin lt bin name gt 83 Issue 4 3 C 84 3 4 7 CES RUE OCs Bin rules
66. ch log record They are only specified in the log sheet header This setting excludes the first radio button When this check box is selected the log sheet header is printed on every page When this check box is not selected the log sheet header is printed only on the first page When this check box is selected the column header is printed on every page When this check box is not selected the column header is only printed on the first page of the document When this check box is selected the grid around the cells is displayed Otherwise it is not When this check box is selected the user can select a field in the drop down list box to start a new page in the printout when the given field has a new value lf a field in the log sheet specifies the sport name in an athletic event for example you can specify to have a new page started in the printout each time a new sport is specified in this field Print Properties Margins Comment Line Font Size Orientation Specifies the top left right and bottom margin on the printed output Specifies the number of lines to be added for comments after each log record Specifies the font size to be used in the printout Specifies the page orientation landscape or portrait to be used in the printout Issue 4 3 C Default Selected Not selected Selected Selected Not selected Landscape Issue 4 3 C 20 1 5 1 5 1 1
67. cord in the bin rule They will automatically be added to the Keyword record OWNER 7 cou lt Choose items E E EYS loggers Outside Broadcast The Owner criterion allows specifying one or more users or user groups The clips or play lists that have been created by one of the specified users or user groups fulfil the Owner criterion To specify a search criteria on owners proceed as follows 1 Select the User or Group value from the left drop down list 2 Select one or more user s or group s from the right drop down list depending on the value selected in the left field RECORDER zSelect recorders gt a U2 12 fa C 03_XT 3 7 04_XT 4 T4 CAMT XT4 CAM2 o XT4 CAM3 XT4 CAM4 89 Issue 4 3 C 90 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment The Recorder criterion allows specifying one or more recorders The clips that have been created on one of the selected recorders fulfil the Recorder criterion The play lists that are stored on one of the selected recorders fulfil the Recorder criterion The Recorder drop down list gives access to the XT server Structure which displays all the recorders on all XT servers of the XNet network In the structure you can perform the following selections e Select an XT server All the recorders on this XT server are automatically selected e Select one or more recor
68. d 5 Click the Move button in the Move window or the OK button in the Duplicate window The clip has been moved or duplicated copied to the location specified in the Target Clip ID field Note As some copies or moves may be between XT servers on the XNet they will take time to complete On completion the clip is displayed in green in the window HOW TO SEND A CLIP TO THE DEFAULT ARCHIVE To send a clip to the default archive proceed as follows e Select Send To gt Default Archive from the clip contextual menu to send a clip to the session folder of the XFile defined as the default XFile on the XT server where the clip is physically stored Refer to the XFile user manual for more information on how to define the session folder Refer to the XT Server user manual for more information on how to define the default XFile 61 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 9 HOWTO SENDA CLIP TO A DESTINATION FOLDER DESTINATION TARGET To send a clip to a destination folder proceed as follows e Select a predefined destination directory target from the Send To sub menu of the clip contextual menu The destination folder can be located anywhere on the IP network This gives full flexibility to directly send A V files to third party systems i e NLE systems and storage paths 3 2 10 HOWTO ADD A DESTINATION TARGET To add a destination target
69. der gt lt type gt COMBO lt type gt lt values gt lt value gt COURT 1 lt value gt lt value gt COURT 2 lt valte gt lt value gt COURT 3 lt value gt lt value gt COURT 10 lt walwe gt lt value gt COURT 11 lt value gt lt values gt lt user_field gt lt user_fields gt lt automatic_keywords gt lt automatic_keyword gt lt header gt GAME lt header gt lt type gt COMBO lt type gt lt automatic_keyword gt lt automatic_keyword gt lt header gt SET lt header gt lt type gt COMBO lt type gt lt automatic_keyword gt lt automatic_keyword gt lt header gt MATCH lt header gt lt type gt COMBO lt type gt lt automatic_keyword gt lt automatic_keyword gt lt header gt SERVING lt header gt lt type gt COMBO lt type gt lt automatic_keyword gt lt automatic_keywords gt lt logging_profile gt 16 EVS Broadcast Equipment Tennis IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 4 7 1 4 8 Once imported to the IP Director database the profile will remain available for all new log sheets being created Logging profiles must also be exported with the log sheets when exporting to ensure the correct formatting is maintained when a log sheet is re imported later EXPORTING A CURRENT LOGGING PROFILE In a later release the logging profiles will be created from within IP Director To export the currently used
70. ders on one or more XT servers Note The XT structure displayed in the Recorder field depends on the View XT Structure setting defined in the General tab of the Tools gt Settings menu VALIDITY DATE Validity Until The validity date specifies until when the bin rule will be applied The clips or play lists matching the bin rules will no longer be copied to the bin from the end of the day specified in the Validity field When you create the bin rule the default validity date is one day The validity date is calculated against the current date and time defined on the XT server This is displayed in red font on the top right corner of the IP Director main window The last day before the expiration date the Bin Rule icon displayed next to the bin in the tree structure will turn red to inform the user that the bin rule will expire at the end of the current day ADL i i i ADL p m C D L 7 I a LAU i LHIL 4 goal E fi goal IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 5 3 5 1 3 9 2 LOGS INTRODUCTION The logs section of the Database Explorer allows the user to browse for a log of any event for which a log has been created and then to use the free text search engine or Keyword Grids to filter the data to provide required results Folders can be created in the Logs area of the explorer tree to
71. dia 108 log sheet associate parent keywords 6 create define characteristics 2 define keywords 4 define preview recorders 7 define relevant recorders 6 define user fields 7 delete from tree 93 export 13 export from tree 94 import 12 keywords 9 print 18 94 print window 18 publish 92 logging profile define 3 delete 17 export 17 export from tree 94 import 14 XML file 15 M metadata search 100 Mini Database Explorer apply search filter 125 areas 118 create search filter 124 display options 118 element list 118 in Clip Editor 116 in Play List Editor 117 search filter 122 search filters 118 shortcuts 125 tree view 118 modify TC IN or date of clip 69 monitoring transfer 65 move clip to exact XT location 61 clip to new XT location 60 keyword in dictionary 48 O off line play list display in Mini Database Explorer 122 on line play list display in Mini Database Explorer 122 open bin 82 keyword grid 38 keyword list 32 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment search filter 100 organize columns in Database Explorer 111 organize columns IP Logger 20 P play Database Explorer 97 player channel assign in Database Explorer 114 assign in IP Logger 24 play list contextual menu in Database Explorer 74 display in Mini Database Explorer 121 import
72. drop it onto the Fill clip keeping the CTRL and SHIFT pressed The clips are automatically linked together in a Fill and Key association The Fill Clip icon eis for the Fill clip is now displayed in the Type column The Key Clip icon Ml is now displayed in the Type column for the Key clip When you select one When you right click the Fill clip in the Element list you can access the options View Key Clip and Delete Fill and Key Link in the contextual menu In the Control Panel the associated key or fill clip is displayed in the Linked to Clips area IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 PLAY LISTS INTRODUCTION Play Lists are a group of clips put together to play out in a desired order Depending on the complexity required different video and audio transitions can be defined between each element of the play list Two types of play lists exist off line and on line play lists For more information on what is an online and an off line play list refer to the section on off line and on line play lists in the Play List Editor chapter in part 3 of this user manual PLAY LISTS TREE STRUCTURE Play Lists are stored in bank 0 of each page within an XT server There are 10 spaces per page giving 100 play lists per XT server The tree structure of the Database Explorer shows each XT server and a sub tree for each pag
73. e Y Note Offline play lists are stored in BINS of the IP Director system An offline play list is simply a play list that does not yet reside on an XT server PLAY LISTS DATA COLUMN HEADINGS Each play list record in the result list is detailed in variable width columns providing relevant information about the data stored with each play list 3 Note For details of how to hide or show the columns refer to the section 3 7 1 Column Organizer on page 111 Column Description Name Element Icon representing the type of play list ESS for offline play lists wW for online play lists gt for timelines 73 Issue 4 3 C 74 3 3 4 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Column Description Name Name A play list can be named using the XT keyboard from the Database Explorer or from the Mini Database Explorer in the Play List Editor Description Not implemented LSM ID XT server that the play list is on Duration Length of the play list Clip Count Number of clips in the play list Auxiliary ID Louth of an auxiliary track associated with a Clip play list Owner User who created the play list Published Groups to which the play list is published oo Date when the play list has been created ate PLAY LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU The Play List contextual menu is available when right clicking a play list in the element list It gives access
74. e 4 3 C 30 1 8 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment IP LOGGER SHORTCUTS In the IP Director main window the menu Tools gt Define Shortcuts in the menu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IP Director Shown in the screenshots below are all items that are available in the IP Logger with shortcuts the default values are shown These can be modified and saved by the system user if desired The greyed out shortcuts are defined as Channel Management shortcuts and available in IP Logger For more information refer to the Shortcut section Description Current Value New log from LIVE Chl Space New log from Player Space Edit log Shitt A etur Wiew amp Edit log Ctrl A etur Select associated clip column E PLAY PAUSE Shift F o lt a rf ojx Z Fast Forward FF Fast Reverse FA E E Return Snap to LIVE TAKE Mark IM IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 1 2 Keyword Management INTRODUCTION Keywords are an essential element to the IP Director system bridging the gap between the XT servers and a conventional database by allowing the user to search for material using keywords which relate to the media rather than searching by Storage locations Keywords allow you to perform searches in logs or clips in a uni
75. e IP Logger general review new sections Part 1 new sections 1 3 1 6 2 1 6 3 1 6 6 e Database Explorer contextual menus Part 2 new sections 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 21 e Keyword Management Keyword Grid creation Part 2 reviewed section 2 3 3 e Control Panel reviewed or new sections Part 3 sections 4 4 3 4 5 1 4 5 6 4 8 12 4 16 1 4 16 3 4 18 1 4 18 3 to 4 18 9 vil Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Play List Editor contextual menu from Play List Name field Part 3 new section 6 6 5 Terminology changes Control Panel View pane Channel Media pane Layout Layout pane Layout toolbar and Layout shortcuts Mini Database Explorer Object list gt Element list Mike Davis 4 3 Reviews and comments on new and James modified sections Stellpflug Martin Tirtiaux Sep Anne 4 3 A Initial draft version 2007 Delbruyere viii IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4 3 C About this Manual This manual is intended to cover all aspects of IP Director It should be seen as a reference guide that provides a detailed description on the various modules of IP Director as well as procedural information on how to work with the IP Director system The user manual for IP Director Version 4 3 is divided into 4 parts PART 1 IN
76. e user is within the Clip tree or on a given bin in the tree structure These icons turn orange in the menu when the user the corresponding option is currently used in the Database Explorer BROWSE When enabled selecting a clip will go to the first frame of a clip on the associated channel but does not play it PLAY When enabled selecting a clip will go to the first frame of a clip on the associated channel and play it Y Note ka This mode is not recommended when selecting clips to play for live transmission as there will be a delay between the loading of the clip and the play back 97 Issue 4 3 C 98 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment AUTO CHAIN The auto chain mode makes it possible to play clips one after the other as they are displayed in the Database Explorer window The clips are played without transition effects on the player channel assigned to the Database Explorer The clips can be played from the clip structure from a bin or from the result of a search in the Database Explorer If play lists or trains are included in a list of elements on which the auto chain mode is applied they will be skipped HOW TO PLAY CLIPS IN AUTO CHAIN MODE Before playing clips in auto chain mode you need to ensure that a player channel has been assigned to the Database Explorer For more information on this refer to section 3 7 6 How to Assign a
77. ecsessseesesseccsecessascsecsecseseeseeseeseescaecatsansaneanseass 17 149 HOWO Printa tog ONCE tornessin i E EEE E 18 1410 Print Log Sheet VIMO Wi a iam nee Coacanslaeonatnlstxinsrnatticien fenmeirestcanttdteiinesdia staledustebanseniesandteleraasealtlcentaienctent 18 ka IP EOgger TOOS MONU enana a Gee 20 1 5 1 Protect al Media ASSociated 10 00 Simite a und a aN 20 OZ CIPDASSOCIAION RU Cenna a a Maaaternansans 20 1 5 3 Logging Column Headings OrganiZer ccccccccsscsscsesscssssecsecsessecsecscsessessesseseessesassassesseseeseesanees 20 BoA ROE SON ee a trata a e hell Maat Stat saath tania data hull Maat haat 21 1 6 Creating Events on a Log SAGE cisaccstssevsrs sumer tachued seincdeacenbetidenctsvapioasteaudeesclsemwaleaesendionns 21 1 6 1 OW 10 OG LVE Actionin GIN VOM siiions vans cacoeuds dancubedtiqovagivousraruanskalyieeidasuairaauetaadvence sumnselean 21 1 6 2 Fields in the Create a New Log WiNGOW sissiisscindcarcsswctiarsandes Witeviastenntiaashovelansdencdea hve venntentanselaann 22 1 6 3 How to Add Keywords Specifically to a Log Entry ccccccccsscsssesscsessecsscssssssessesessseesseseeneeen 22 1 6 4 How to Modify Automatic Keywords Added to Log Entries ccccccccscsscscsssscsessscsseessesseeteeen 23 1 6 5 How to Assign a Playback Channel For Use With IP Logger ccccccccsecsecsessssessessesesseeeseeen 24 166 Editingand Deleting a Log EMY sececcetcetascescaeceenendedscn canes n alicss acuacaateed uate eae detestnden
78. ed can be reviewed and a log post produced as the clip association data is always updated whenever a new event is recorded in an active log CREATING A LOG SHEET WITH IP LOGGER When creating a new empty log sheet for an event the user first needs to define the parameters of the log To do this they follow a 4 step procedure using the Create a New Log Sheet wizard The procedure consists of the following steps e Defining the log sheet characteristics e Defining the log sheet keywords e Defining the relevant recorders e Defining the user s fields To start the New Log Sheet wizard click the File gt New Log Sheet menu Issue 4 3 C 1 2 1 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Create anew log sheet wizard This wizard will guide you through the steps to fully configure your new log sheet Click on the different buttons to reach the different steps of the wizard Click on the Done button when you re done Stepi Log sheet characteristics definition Mandato The charactenstics of a log sheet aia ic its name Rs date and ts descnpbon Step Log sheet keywords definition Optrornal Some keywords can be associated to your log sheet This val be usefull when you val Step 3 Relevant recorders definition Uptronal The relevant recomders are those feeds pou are interested to log Unk clipe created on the relevant recorders can be associ
79. ed recorders the gang icon and the group number the clip is part of are displayed Maen A list of the keywords that have been 53 Issue 4 3 C 04 Column Name Creation Date Aspect Ratio Video Format and Frequency Video Compression Type Video Compression Rate Source Name VBI Audio Type Audio Compression Audio Frequency Session Name Session Description Session Date Session Keywords Key Louth ID IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Description associated with the clip The date that the clip was created on 4 3 or 16 9 Shows the video standard of the clip PAL SD 1 PAL HD 720 1 PAL HD 1080 1 NTSC SD 1 NTSC HD 720 1 NTSC HD 1080 1 etc JPEG MPEG IMX etc The compression rate the clip was recorded at The record source name of the channel where the clip was created This name is assigned in the XT set up menus This has a value when the clip contains information within the picture such as teletext VITC or other such data needed by graphics applications How many audio tracks the clip has The value of compression used in recording The sample rate used when recording the clip Not yet implemented Not yet implemented Not yet implemented Not yet implemented The ID Louth of the clip that has been assigned as a Key Clip to this clip if it is a Fill clip IP Director Version 4 3
80. efault play list Creates a new empty on line play list in the current bin i e the bin selected in the Mini Database Explorer or in the default bin depending on the selected command The user has to specify the play list name before the new play list is created The play list is automatically loaded in the selected play list tab Creates a new off line play list in the default bin only option available in the element list This new off line play list has the same content as the play list selected It also has the same name preceded by an underscore Creates a new on line play list in the default bin only option available in the element list Before creating the play list the Operator selects the XT on which it will be created This new on line play list has the same content as the play list selected It also has the same name preceded by an underscore Turns an off line play list into an on line play list by storing it on a given location on an XT server An LSM ID is assigned to the on line play list Copies the distant clips of the selected play list to the local XT i e the XT on which the play list is created The clips are physically copied to the local XT and their new LSM ID is displayed in the element list The Status icon changes from to a Displays information related to the owner and the groups the open play list has been IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsin
81. en several criteria are defined in a bin rule the clips should meet at least one value in each of the defined criteria to match the bin rule All rules are therefore an AND form of searching and cannot be performed as an OR search CREATION DATE Mec wo Friday June 01 20 Friday June 29 20 The Creation Date criterion allows specifying a date interval OR a number of days back in the past The clips that have been created within the given date interval or within the number of days specified will meet the criterion on the Creation Date Since the bin rule is only applied on the clips created after the bin rule definition you should take the following remarks into account e f you select a Creation Date criterion based on a date interval select a date interval in the future e If you select a Creation Date criterion based on the last 2 days for example the new clips will only be checked against the bin rule two days after the bin rule has been defined To specify a creation date criterion proceed as follows 1 Select the date interval or last x days value from the left drop down list 2 Select a From data and To date or a number of days from the drop down lists depending on the value selected in the left field INTEREST LEVEL lt J nered Level e a es The Interest Level criterion allows specifying an interest level or a minimum interest level The clips to which one of the selected in
82. ersion 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 5 4 1 6 1 6 1 REFRESH GRID Selecting this menu command performs a refresh of the grid log entry list when necessary CREATING EVENTS ON A LOG SHEET HOW TO LoG LIVE ACTION IN AN EVENT To create a new log entry in a loaded log sheet proceed as follows l In IP Logger select the New button in the LIVE area The Create a New Log window opens with the timecode grabbed from the preview recorder Create anewlog eX INSERT Keywords ee om For more information on the fields see section 1 6 2 2 If required use the upper text field to enter free text into the log 3 If required add keywords to the log entry See section 1 6 3 4 If required select a rating level 5 Click the Insert button The log entry is created in the log sheet The log entry contains a column for each user fields and each automatic keyword fields defined in the associated logging profile even if no value has been defined for the fields Any clip made on the relevant record channels of the XNet will appear on the log in the Associated Clips column And this irrespective of when the clips are created even if this is significantly before or after the grabbed timecode The log will automatically update whenever it sees a clip containing the recorded event timecode 21 Issue 4 3 C 22 1 6 2 1 6 3 IP Director Ver
83. fied manner Every user can thus be certain that the media and logs are indexed in a structured manner so as to provide accurate search results This application provides tools to add data to the database It allows the addition of individual words importation of existing Keyword Grids of up to 300 keywords or the importation of 3 party text data into the IP Director database Using Keyword Management tools it is possible to create and edit Keyword Grids Keyword Dictionaries and also to import and export keyword files between different IP Director installations Keyword files made on an XT Server are also importable gt x z a on Me lt J o a 4 7 z a x a s z 4 3 1 j a CIC C i Lae LI 1 ES a EE a a LL 31 Issue 4 3 C 32 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Dictionaries allow you to manage all your Keywords in a structured hierarchy This hierarchy allows for similar items to be grouped under headings that are collapsible and expandable KEYWORD LIST TOOL The Keyword List tool allows adding removing or renaming keywords in the IP Director database Note The Keyword List is kept in the IP Director database which means that you work with shared data All actions undertaken on keywords will be reverberated on each IP Director HOW TO OPEN THE K
84. g EVS Broadcast Equipment oF Clip Metadata eee Football Profile Video Format PAL 625i Duration OUT Event None 00 00 04 01 16 41 55 14 TY Channel None Game Title Team amp vs Team B Producer Name Camera Crew ID This is the LSM ID i e the location where the clip should be stored on the XNet network It is not editable as it is the unique identifier of the clip on the XT server CLIP NAME Name The name field is used to add a name to the clip or modify it The user can assign a name that should contain maximum 24 alphanumeric characters Only 12 characters of this name can be displayed by LSM systems TIME INFORMATION FIELDS IN Duration OUT 15 43 47 11 00 00 19 24 15 44 07 10 The Time Information fields can be used to change IN OUT or Duration with automatic readjustment of the other relative values Type the new requested value which needs to be within the guardbands in the relevant field KEYWORD amp INTEREST LEVEL Interest Level 220A The Keyword list allows you to define up to three keywords to a clip to qualify its content To add keywords select them from the Keyword Grid or Keyword Dictionary Please refer to the Keyword Management chapter in IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment Part 2 of this user manual for more information on how to maintain keywords The Interest Level
85. g Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment Command Description published to For more information on these actions refer to the Play List Editor chapter in part 3 of this user manual 3 3 5 HowTo DELETE A PLAY LIST To delete a play list proceed as follows 1 Right click the play list to delete 2 Select Delete from the contextual menu 3 Confirm the deletion from the pop up window that appears on the screen The play list is deleted from the XT server and from the Database 3 3 6 PLAY LIST IMPORTS Importing a play list is available from several locations in the Database Explorer This option is always available when right clicking and selecting the Import option or Import a Play List option from the contextual menu Depending on where you import the play list from in the Database Explorer the imported play list will be created as an on line or off line play list The following table summarizes the various cases From Play List type the contextual menu of the element list On line play list when an on line play list is selected Database Explorer Play lists Ontne F Eg Brow the contextual menu of the element list Off line play list when an off line play list is selected TT Issue 4 3 C 78 1 Onl Ine Off line Bins i ADL default I adnan a i BDI 1 Dex i jalil i marc i part 1 the contextual IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Par
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87. hift F2 from the PC keyboard Note If you are working with IP Director and a number of XT machines in an XNet 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 used This number is displayed in the same area on the XT VGA setup screen The following diagram represents the hierarchy of the XT clip numbering system As an example clip number 129C is used CLIP PAGE 1 OF 10 PAGES CLIP BANK 20F 9 BANKS Additionally the number of the XT server within the network Structure is also be added to define the precise location of the clip for example if clip 129C is stored on the machine allocated with the network number 2 the clip would be identified as 129C 02 51 Issue 4 3 C 02 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 2 CLIPS TREE STRUCTURE Within the clip tree structure of IP Director each XT machine can be searched by filtering down in the tree from network number gt page gt bank Database Explorer Cips 02_XT2 EN in i amp Browse Play Auto Chain Search Assign Photo e Toots ideo F gnokke 16 43 31 12 IMX a 614F 02 BFrBV 00 00 03 00 gag Duration L E Bank hair 18 12 48 18 IMX Be 6158 02 BfrBW4ki 00 00 25 04 i E Bank3 Horse Show 1 12 03 37 00 IMX 011 02 Cnb8uz21 00 29 53 00 Ses ANK
88. his occurs if the Search Filter selection is changed and not applied MINI DATABASE EXPLORER SHORTCUTS In the IP Director main window the menu Tools gt Define Shortcuts in the menu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IP Director Shown in the screenshots below are all items that are available in the Mini Database Explorer with shortcuts the default values are shown These can be modified and saved by the system user if desired Description Current Value Select text search filter Shift Ctrl F Select Clips plugin Shift Ctrl C Select Play Lists plugin Shift Ctrl F Select Bins plugin Shift Ctrl B 125 Issue 4 3 C A activate search filter 101 add destination target 62 existing keyword to dictionary 47 keyword to keyword list 32 keyword to log entry 22 new keyword to dictionary 47 archive archive target window 62 send clip to default archive 61 62 assign player channel in Database Explorer 114 associate Fill and Key clip 72 associated clip recall 27 110 autochain Database Explorer 98 play clips 98 transport functions 99 use in several Database Explorer windows 99 automatic clip make based on log entry 28 109 automatic keyword modify 23 automatic refresh display in Database Explorer 112 AVID send clip to 64 B bin contextual menu in Database Explorer 80 display in Mini Database Explorer 120 ope
89. his icon is selected the clips that have not been subject to any transfer i e not transferred to a destination target to XFile to CleanEdit nor to AVID fulfil the Status criterion When this icon is selected the clips which are still in the process of being transferred to a destination target fulfil the Status criterion When this icon is selected the clips which are still in the process of being sent to an XFile fulfil the Status criterion e When this yellow icon is selected the clips which are still in the process of being sent to an XStore platform running a CleanEdit application fulfil the Status criterion 87 Issue 4 3 C 88 Icon IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Description When this yellow icon is selected the clips which are still in the process of being sent to AVID fulfil the Status criterion When this green icon is selected the clips which have successfully been sent to a destination target fulfil the Status criterion When this icon is selected the clips which have successfully been sent to an XFile fulfil the Status criterion When this green icon is selected the clips which have successfully been sent to an XStore platform running a CleanEdit application fulfil the Status criterion When this green icon is selected the clips which have successfully been sent to AVID fulfil the Status criterion
90. id is created you can still add pages modify the way the cells are displayed in the grid add keywords etc To perform any change to the keyword grid you need to select the Edit command in the menu bar The grid will be in Edit mode and the Editing toolbar will be displayed below the menu bar For more information on this Editing toolbar see section 2 3 4 Keyword Grid Editing Toolbar on page 42 KEYWORD GRID EDITING TOOLBAR In addition to the File menu an Editing toolbar is displayed when you select the Edit icon to activate the Edit mode Table Tennis 1 CTRL D1 Me ax Te View Edit Clear selection amp f ETE 20 rows by 5 columns a I f g E oO page 1 page 2 201 gt 300 The Editing toolbar gives access to the same editing functions as in the File menu Menu Description Item F New Keyword Grid Open a Keyword Grid Insert a page in the opened grid Append a page in the end of the opened grid IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment Menu Description Item Rename the opened Keyword grid Delete a page E Clear a page Note If the keyword grid has been changed in the width of the window the above mentioned buttons may not appear as visible At this time the user must select the drop down arrow on the window to see all icons KEYWORD GRID LAYOUT At any moment you can change the layout of
91. ion 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Chapter Play List Editor Issue 4 3 C Description This chapter describes the Play List Editor module that allows complex play lists to be made modified and played to air using an efficient workflow PART 4 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND TROUBLESHOOTING Chapter Description System This chapter contains a description of Management overall system settings Troubleshooting e shortcut definitions e ShuttlePRO configuration and button layout This chapter contains descriptions on the problems you could encounter when configuring the system It gives all the checks which must be performed to solve the problems xi IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 1 1 2 1 1P Logger INTRODUCTION IP Logger can be used to create a log which relates events with timecodes camera angles clip numbers and metadata in a fast and efficient way In this way IP Logger does not interfere with but compliments a live production while also producing invaluable data for use of the material during or after the event Once the live event is over the log can be refined as necessary because IP Logger can be used to add events to a log at any time on any recorded media declared relevant It will associate any clips then found on the XNet network with the log Also a previously recorded fe
92. irectly from the Database Explorer The user must proceed to the IP Logger application to initiate a printing LoGcs DATA COLUMN HEADINGS Each log record in the result list is detailed in variable width columns providing relevant information about the data stored with each log Column Description Name Event Date Date of the log sheet as defined when it was created Event Name of the log sheets defined when it was created Log Date Date as defined when the log sheet was created Log T C Captured T C associated with the data which has been entered on to the log IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Column Name Description Level Keyword Parent Keyword Associated Clips Automatic Keywords User s Fields Comment Flag Note Issue 4 3 C Description Free text entry description added by user A rating can be given to a log from no stars to three stars This can be done at any time and can provide a useful search filter for use in the Database Explorer The first five keywords associated with this log sheet The keywords associated globally to the entire log sheet The keywords defined in the second Step of the new log sheet wizard Any clips which have the T C on the log within them and that have been made on the relevant recorder channels defined in the log sheet lf automatic keywords have been defined in the logging profile used with the log
93. irectory can include other directories or bins e A bin cannot include any directory or bin Right clicking the heading of the bon pin tree opens a contextual menu that gives the choice of creating a new bin or a new directory Right clicking a bin icon in the bin tree opens a contextual menu that gives access to the choices displayed in the screenshot below Send to Import a playlist Publish Delete selected Rename selected Set as default bin Bin rules Create a new playlist CofF line Properties 19 Issue 4 3 C 80 3 4 3 3 4 4 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment BINS DATA COLUMN HEADINGS Each bin contains a list of clips or offline play lists with all the data available for each element The data column headings are therefore the same as the Clip and play list column headings they can be edited in the same way as in the Clips or Play List tree as described in the section 3 2 5 How to Edit a Clip From Within the Database Explorer on page 57 Y Note For details of how to hide or show the columns refer to the section 3 7 1 Column Organizer on page 111 BIN CONTEXTUAL MENU The Bin contextual menu is available when right clicking an element in the selected bin from the element list It gives access to actions that can be performed on clips or play lists depending on the selected element from the Database Explorer
94. l open the following contextual menu i Basketball B H fi College Football z B Cricket E _ z B Football ERR Send to Element i Publish E Tana New directory ian api ab yc acer Popup Li D i Delete selected EEATT re E Rename selected Set as default bin Bin rules Create anew playlist Coffline Properties hain x 0100 The selections available here are the same as for a full Database Explorer window IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 4 4 Right clicking a clip or a play list from the Element list view will open the following contextual menu Ces Play lists l On line i Dff line Cut Copy Send to Import Export Publish Delete Delete all unused playlists Rename Set as default playlist Create a new playlist off line in default bin ADL Create an off line copy Create an on line copy Copy playlist clips locally Properties The selections available in this contextual menu depend on whether a clip or play list is selected However they are the same as for a full Database Explorer panel PLAY LISTS MODE This mode is only available in the Play List Editor This Play List Tree View is divided in two categories under the Play Lists root Online play lists and Offline play lists For more information on online and offline play lists refer to the Play Li
95. layed in the Keyword List box By associating any of these with the log sheet each event logged will have these as an additional set of keywords The keywords associated to the log in this way are called parent keywords as they are defined at the log sheet level valid for all log elements in the log sheet ords definition Search for keyword Search for keyword Keyword List Keyword Selection Spritual Clear Selection When performing a search of the database for example if a team name is added here any database search with that team name will include all items from this log sheet Any parent keywords used must therefore have relevance for all events in the log sheet IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment FIELDS IN THE LOG SHEET KEYWORD DEFINITION WINDOW The following table describes the fields available in the Log Sheet Keyword Definition window Field Search for Keyword left Keyword List Search for Keyword right Keyword Selection Add Remove Clear Selection OK Cancel Description Allows the user to search for a keyword in the Keyword List box Type the beginning of the keyword searched for and the first keyword matching the search criteria will be highlighted Displays all the keywords available in the IP Director database Allows the user to search for a keyword in the Keyword Selection box T
96. le gt Print menu It makes it possible to define layout and print settings to specify how the log sheet should be printed The log sheet table is not automatically adapted for the printout The printout reflects what is displayed on the screen This implies the following e The column width may have to be adapted on the screen e The column position may have to be modified by drag and dropping the column heading to the requested position in the table e The columns which are not requested in the printout should be hidden via the Tools gt Organize menu e If the value in a cell is displayed on two lines only the first line will be printed The column width should be adapted to have only one line per record The following table describes the various print settings available Option Description Default Layout Properties Log sheet When this radio button is selected Selected fields the fields specified in the log sheet repeated header are repeated in each log for every record log This setting excludes the second radio button Log sheet When this radio button is selected Not IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Option fields only appear in the header of the page Print header on every page Print column header on every page Print grid Print new page for each Description the fields specified in the log sheet header are not repeated in ea
97. lected on an event this clip will appear on the assigned player channel regardless of its record source The player area will display the timecode within the clip that has been recalled A selected clip or group of clips can be added to a bin in the Database Explorer or to play list on the Play List Editor for later use by using a drag and drop command from the drop down box or by right clicking you can use the Send to Archive function from the contextual menu Note If a monitoring output of the channel selected is connected to the video card of the workstation then by opening the Video display Panel it can be seen on the VGA If control of the channel is required there must be an RS 422 connection to the XT machine the channel is part of 110 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 7 3 7 1 Issue 4 3 C DATABASE EXPLORER TOOLS This section provides a description of some tools used to define how the Database Explorer window is set up is used or how it looks like It covers the following tools COLUMN ORGANIZER The Column Organizer window available from the Tools gt Organize menu makes it possible to specify which columns should be displayed on the result list Columns organizer g Visible ah Column name Thumbnail Element Mame LSM ID wf ID Material O ID LOUTH Cam Pret RC Lan a 5 RN RI RI KI E
98. lection 2 Right click and select Delete Keyword from the contextual menu Rename keyword n Aire GACHA p l ag ey ae Pet mh ares Define as participant keyword Note I player 15 A keyword displayed in yellow means player 16 that they are used in a currently player 1 opened Keyword grid or dictionary player 2 player 3 player 4 34 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 2 7 2 2 8 KEYWORDS DISPLAY OPTIONS File e Refresh Ta Participant Moiese oll Database Keywords Alphabetic Order vw All Database Revwwords Alphabetic Order All Database Keywords Insertion Order Participant Keywords Alphabetic Order Participant Keywords Insertion Order KG anderlecht KG kw test You can change the way the list display the keywords The following options are available e All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order e All Database Keywords Insertion Order e Participant Keywords Alphabetic Order e Participant Keywords Insertion Order e KG Keyword Grid Name Display only keywords and participant keywords from a specific keyword grid e KD Dictionary Name Display only keywords and participant keywords from a specific dictionary REFRESH LIST Several users can add some keywords from different IP Director workstations at the same time In some cases the list is not refreshed automatically You can force the
99. loaded on the Video Display you can press the Photo button or use shift P from the keyboard to add the thumbnail to the loaded clip Y Note For IP Director to create a thumbnail in this way the output of the selected channel must be connected to an input of the workstation s video board and the picture displayed in a video display window on the VGA 3 Note Thumbnails can be created automatically when there is an X File designated within the thumbnails configuration in the Management Console application of IP Director Please see the Technical Reference manual for further details IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 8 DATABASE EXPLORER SHORTCUTS In the IP Director main window the menu Tools gt Define Shortcuts in the menu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IP Director Shown in the screenshots below are all items that are available in the Database Explorer with shortcuts the default values are shown These can be modified and saved by the system user if desired The greyed out shortcuts are defined as Channel Management shortcuts and available in the Database Explorer For more information refer to the Shortcut section Description Current Value Hide Display explore Shite View thumbnails only Ctrl E Description Current Value T thumbnails orly Ctrl E Edit ele
100. ly by holding the CTRL key on the keyboard IP LOGGER COLUMN HEADINGS Column Name Description T C Displays the timecode captured for the event in the log Description Displays the alphanumeric free text added for the even from the keyboard Level Displays a level rating that has been added to an event from no stars to three stars IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Column Name Keywords Participants Associated Clips Automatic keywords User s Fields Issue 4 3 C Description Displays all the keywords added per event Displays all the participant keywords added per event Displays the clips that have been created on the defined relevant recorders which include the event timecode If automatic keywords have been defined in the logging profile used with the log sheet a column will appear for every automatic keyword in the IP Logger list y Note These columns aare not displayed if no logging profile is used with the log sheet or if no Automatic keyword section was present in the logging profile If user s fields have been defined in the logging profile used with the log sheet a column will appear for every user s field in the IP Logger list 3 Note These columns are not displayed if no logging profile is used with the log sheet or if no User s field section was present in the logging profile 29 Issu
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102. m the left of the Status bar shows in green the associated Player channel if a Player channel is associated Otherwise it has an orange background For more information on how to assign a Player channel refer to section 3 7 6 How to Assign a Player Channel to the Database Explorer on page 114 113 Issue 4 3 C 114 3 7 6 3 7 7 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment HOW TO ASSIGN A PLAYER CHANNEL TO THE DATABASE EXPLORER To assign a player channel to the Database Explorer proceed as follows l Open the Channel Explorer and the Database Explorer applications 2 In the Channel Explorer select the player channel to assign to the Database Explorer 3 Drag and drop the selected player channel to the bottom right field in the Status bar of the Database Explorer The player channel is displayed in this field All actions requesting an association to a player channel for example the Browse Play and Auto Chain functions will be performed in the assigned player How To CREATE THUMBNAILS IN DATABASE EXPLORER To create a thumbnail a video display window must be associated to the Database Explorer window To establish the association the Player Channel displayed in the Video Display needs to be assigned to the Database Explorer as explained in section 3 7 6 How to Assign a Player Channel to the Database Explorer on page 114 When the clip is
103. ment Ctrl Return Activate Deactivate BROWSE mode Ctrl Activate Deactvate PLAY mode Shift Activate Deactivate AUTO CHAIN mode S hitt Ctrl Grab thurnbriail Shift P CI Select associated clip column Select recorder or Protect Media LAY EI La rr T i I Tl Var play Fast Forward FF Fast Reverse FA EHE eom Retur Snap to LIVE 115 Issue 4 3 C 116 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 4 Mini Database Explorer 4 1 INTRODUCTION The Mini Database Explorer is an integrated part of the Clip Editor and the Play List Editor applications used to easily browse the database content and then use the selected material in either of the applications without the requirement to have a full Database Explorer Panel open It can show all Clips Bins and play lists that are contained in the database 4 1 1 CLIP EDITOR In the Clip Editor the Mini Database Explorer is linked at the left of the Control Panel as shown by the red border in the screenshot below Clip Editor 980a Clip Information Ganged channels OF pent a PGM1 IPDP Source on Brees 6 24 2005 1 29 38 AM Published To Linked to clips Display thumbnails Thumbnail Name 927 01 07 38 0628 eis 64 B 994A playlist c4 t Grab Thumbnail ANAR CALE ny 01 07 33 06 01 36 10 10 Export type Status Error message a TY D UPDATE CLIP SAVE CLIP Last clips cre
104. mport OPENING AN EXISTING LOG SHEET To open an existing log sheet select the File gt Open Log Sheet menu in IP Logger UPDATING THE LOG SHEET ATTRIBUTES To update the information entered in the Log Sheet wizard select the File gt Properties menu Select the relevant area of the wizard and make the changes IMPORTING AN EXISTING LOG SHEET If a log sheet has been made on another unconnected IP Director workstation in a separate location for example at a sporting venue and the log sheet is to be used within a different system for example in a post production area it can be imported using the Import command in File menu in IP Logger Tools Relresh Gnd New Log Sheet Open log sheet Properties Export A logging profile Print Close Log Sheet IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 4 4 Note Once the media has been restored or published on the XNet network it will be automatically associated with the imported log sheet The log sheet must be imported after the media has been restored or published EXPORTING AN EXISTING LOG SHEET If a log sheet is to be used within a different system it can be exported using the Export command in File Menu in IP Logger Tools Retesh Grd New Log Sheet Open log sheet Properties Import Print Liose Log Sheet The log sheet can be exported in 2 different
105. n 82 tree structure in Database Explorer 79 bin rule clip keyword criteria 89 clip owner criteria 89 clip recorder criteria 89 clip status criteria 87 clip type criteria 88 creation date criteria 86 criteria overview 85 define 82 83 delete 83 interest level criteria 86 principles 85 T C criteria 87 validity date criteria 90 window 84 browse Database Explorer 96 97 browse options Database Explorer 97 126 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment C change keyword type 33 keyword type in dictionary 48 CleanEdit send clip to XStore 64 clip associate Fill and Key 72 contextual menu in Database Explorer 55 copy or move to new XT location 60 display in Mini Database Explorer 119 duplicate or move to exact XT location 61 edit from Database Explorer 57 limit clips created on XT server 66 modify TC IN or Date 69 play in autochain 98 publish 70 send to AVID 64 send to default archive 61 62 send to XStore 64 tree structure in Database Explorer 52 view properties 71 clip association IP Logger 20 clip status search filter 105 clips Database Explorer 51 link 71 XT structure 51 close search filter 101 column element list for bin 80 element list for clips 52 element list for logs 94 element list for play list 73 organize in Database Explorer 111 combine search filter
106. n Dictionaries will be reverberated on each IP Director KEYWORD DICTIONARY MENU mel Dictionary No d Fle View Edt New Rename Oper Delete Impart E Hp t Publish Menu Description Item New Opens a dialogue window to define a new dictionary and optional description Rename Allows the renaming of an opened dictionary in the database Open Allows the opening a dictionary Publish Allows the publishing of the opened dictionary to user groups Delete Allows the deletion of dictionary in the database via a confirmation screen Import Allows importing of a dictionary from a file Export Allows exporting of a dictionary to a file 45 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 4 2 HOWTO CREATE A DICTIONARY r s r Keyword list m X e Di tionary My First Dictionary a 2 X Keywords 1 Group 1 Group 2 Keywordt Keywordt2 Keyword03 Keyword04 Keyword05 Keyword06 Keyword 7 Keyword0 KeywordtS Keywords 2 Keyword10 Keywords 1 Keywords 2 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 5 User01 F User02 User03 User04 User05 User06 E User07 User08 F User09 Userl0 On the left side the keyword list display the keywords that have been entered into the database To help in discriminating which words have already been used on a dictionary each word already used is highlighted in yell
107. n can be added to the log using the user s field definitions available in the wizard The information specified in the User s Field Definition window will be found in the log entries as additional columns Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment User s fields definition User s fields definition Define the user s fields you want to have in your log sheet at least one Sub title ub Title Total tape number S 8 Logger ID YTR LOGGER 1 Logging station Logging Station 1 Tape format DYCPRO TY standard PAL Recording Location IBC Organisation Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games Venue 1 2 5 LOG SHEET READY FOR USE When the wizard has been completed it will show its name and a running timecode in yellow in the LIVE area Tools Refresh Gad y Player Log Date T C Description Level Keywords Associated clips oA Note If running timecode is not displayed in the LIVE area it means the preview recorder is located on a server with no RS 422 connection to the IP Director network IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 USING KEYWORDS WITH LOGS Three types of keywords can be assigned to a log element in a log sheet PARENT KEYWORDS Definition The parent keywords are defined when the users create the log sheet in
108. n in Part 1 of this user manual The Element List View shown for clips within the Mini Database Explorer has the functionality and contextual menu of a Full Database Explorer panel For more information on the contextual menu options available see the Database Explorer chapter 113D 29 Duration 00 00 28 00 00 00 05 13 Copy 113F 29 E 00 00 04 21 1148 28 Send to 00 00 23 13 1148 29 00 00 11 07 1140 29 2 delete 00 00 09 06 114E 29 ras 00 00 16 23 114F 29 00 00 09 08 1154 29 00 00 05 01 1158 29 Edt 00 00 06 24 1150 29 Modify T C IN or date 00 00 16 22 115D 29 00 00 07 03 TETERE Duplicate EAER 1156 29 wa 00 00 14 15 115F 29 00 00 02 19 1164 29 00 00 11 17 1168 29 00 00 07 02 Properties SEARCH FILTERS C Goals Search 119 Issue 4 3 C 120 4 3 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment BINS MODE When the Bins icon is selected in the Display Options area the Tree View displays the bin tree structure From this tree view a bin or bin directory can be selected to display its contents in the Objects List area EB Football Horse Racing Is Double clicking a bin or a bin directory in the Element List area will open a separate Database Explorer window which displays the contents of the selected bin or bin directory Right clicking a bin or bin directory in the Element List area wil
109. n several Database Explorer windows and use them in auto chain mode with the same player channel or with different player channel assigned If different players are assigned they will be considered as independent from each other Using the auto chain mode in one of the window will not affect the second open Database Explorer window If the same player is assigned the Data Explorer window on which the auto chain mode has been used last is considered as the master window It has the lead over the player channel Using two Database Explorer windows assigned to the same player channel leads to the following possible situations e When the operator performs a search on the master Database Explorer window the current clip is played out and the first clip of the search results is automatically chained e When the operator performs a search in the secondary Data Explorer window this does not impact the auto chain in the master window The operator needs to activate the auto chain to take the lead over the player channel and start playing the clips in auto chain mode 99 Issue 4 3 C 100 3 6 4 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment SEARCH OPTIONS There are several methods available to search the database for media These methods are customizable by the menus and icons displayed at the top of the Database Explorer window There are several ways to define the search c
110. nd drag them onto the new parent keyword How TO DELETE KEYWORDS IN A DICTIONARY Child Key 2 Reset Participant Keyword hil d Key 3 Remove the keywords From the dictionary Child K af B i You can delete keywords from a dictionary using the contextual menu right click HOW TO CHANGE THE KEYWORDS TYPE Child Key 2 I Define as Particigant Keywords Child Child Key i Remove the keywords From the dictionary Key You change a keyword to a participant keyword by selecting the keywords right click on the keyword and select Define as Participant Keyword from the contextual menu Child Key 2 Reset Participant Keyword Child Key 3 Remove the keywords From the dictionary You change a participant keyword to a standard keyword by selecting the keywords right click on the keyword and select Reset Participant Keyword from the contextual menu IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 4 8 RENAMING KEYWORDS Child Key2 Rename keyword Reset Participant Keyword Child Rey 3 Remove the keyword From the dictionary To rename a keyword right click on the keyword and select Rename Keyword from the contextual menu 2 4 9 DESCRIPTION VIEW OPTION Tl Dictionary My Dictionary File Wlew Edit Clear Selection Show description Eun You can show the dictionary description using the View menu of the Dictionary tool 2
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112. o enable the search criteria to be specified For more information on the operation of each individual filter refer to the section 3 6 4 Search Options on page 100 in the Database Explorer chapter Click the Apply icon to store the search criteria selected The Search Filter Name window opens New search filter Search fiter name ete EE e a text search for shots of the course Enter a name and a description into the Search Filter Name window The Search filter is now defined It is applied to the Element List only if the APPLY button is selected 124 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 4 5 4 4 6 HOW TO APPLY A SEARCH IN THE MINI DATABASE EXPLORER The display area for the Search Filters shows the list of search filters that have been created FILTERS a SEARCH Goals Search C Text search today course shots text search for shots To apply the required searches check the box next to the filter to be applied and select APPLY button The button will be coloured green when a search has been applied and the results will be displayed in the Objects List area The button stays green if the list shown in the Element List area corresponds to the selected search filters This button changes to red if the list shown in the Element List area doesn t correspond to the selected search filters T
113. ogram part of an entertainment event As soon as automatic keywords have been defined in the logging profile associated with the log sheet the automatic keywords will be added to all log entries of the log sheet with the value defined in the Automatic Keywords tab Each field in the Automatic Keyword tab will be added to any new log entry as a column in the log sheet The field value in the Automatic Keywords tab will be added as a keyword in the given column on the log entries created in the log sheet IP Logger Wordic Sking E S S Fie UNE TO F Tools Rereh Gud LIVE Player c o Teen TS EventName Parent Keywords T E A Desorption aed E E N E Suo utle Houde Sking Wines 09302004 L Neon te Sub Title Node Sking Winnett snow onsen oe Nowictombn yas Hoedic Combi Team 4x km 14 Round 3 Sub Tite Nok Sking Winners mow ops2s514 LOGS NoricComby ae Induvidual G Official Tra 3 Sub Tite Automatic keywords function like a sticky keyword that will persist through all new log entries made until the automatic keyword is changed in the Automatic Keywords tab Modification To add a word to an automatic keyword drop down list you simply need to click on the button next to the appropriate drop down list in the Automatic Keywords tab The following window will appear IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Eq
114. opening a keyword grid Publish Allows the publishing of the opened keyword grid to predefined user groups Delete Allows the deletion of keyword grids in the database via a confirmation screen Import Allows importing of a keyword grid from a file in keyword one of two ways depending on the selection grid e Import in a new keyword grid e Import into the current keyword grid The import into the current keyword grid will replace all the keywords in the current keyword grid Export Opens a window to allow a file to be created of the keyword currently selected keyword grid to be stored or grid imported to another database This format is the same as for an XT Server allowing the direct import of the file to an XT Server FILE FORMAT FOR KEYWORD GRID IMPORT The file used to import a keyword grid must be a text file with a kwd extension A line of text must have the following format Position keyword where the position is the location of the keyword on the grid Only one keyword per line of text should be used Example 1 Jones 2 Touchdown 3 Pass IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 3 3 HOWTO CREATE A NEW KEYWORD GRID The Keyword Grid tab allows the user to build groups of up to 300 keywords These keyword grids will first be used in the logging and creation of the metadata to be associated with log sheets and individual clips They c
115. or the filter toolbar or even pressing ENTER on the keyboard a search of the database is performed The selected keywords are displayed in the keyword text box Search columns f including al jenter your text here date interval v jeudi 11 janvier 2007 jeudi 11 janvier BaF a E ao A PE Ae Keyword V Recursive search mode anderlecht 2 0 alinninna _LSMID Status Level Duration a For each keyword entered the search is refined for example if only one word is entered all clips containing that word will appear if a second word is added the search will only show the results in which both keywords are found and so on Parameters Recursive search mode When the recursive search mode is enabled if a keyword is selected in a dictionary the search will also consider the child keywords one level down in the dictionary So for example with the following dictionary i mas edi ea bate pict i E ah n Frei d rich kehl Ballack Klose If the operator selects GOAL from a Keyword Grid and selects Germany in the dictionary the result of the search will give all elements which has e GOAL and Germany or e GOAL and Kahn or IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 6 6 e GOAL and Freidrich or e GOAL and Kehl or e GOAL and Ballack or e GOAL and Klose If player 1 is the parent of some keywords they are not t
116. ow text The name you gave to your new dictionary take place as the root of your keywords tree ell Dictionary My Dictionary mla TIET F le voy _ N Keuwod My Dictionary Note To add a keyword to opened dictionary be sure to be in Edit mode 46 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2 4 3 How TO ADD NEW KEYWORDS IN A DICTIONARY Select the keyword you want to be the parent keyword of the one you want to insert To insert the keyword type the word into the edit box and click Add or immediately press ENTER on the keyboard You can add as many keywords as you want in any of the tree branch hilg Child r l D O O to K i Key Child Key Child Key i 9 Note All new keywords added in a dictionary are automatically inserted in the database and can be used in keywords grids or other dictionaries 2 4 4 How TO ADD EXISTING KEYWORDS INA DICTIONARY To add a keyword to opened dictionary select the keywords in the keyword list and drag them onto the dictionary on the keyword you want to be the parent 47 Issue 4 3 C 48 2 4 5 2 4 6 2 4 7 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment How TO MOVE KEYWORDS IN A DICTIONARY Child Key 2 To move keywords from one parent to another select the keywords a
117. ptions on page 96 Browse Options to browse and play clips and play Options lists For more information refer to section 3 6 3 Browse Options on page 97 Search Options to search in the Database Explorer Options For more information refer to section 3 6 4 Search Options on page 100 VIEW OPTIONS SHOW TREE ICON Shows or hides the folder and tree structure LIST VIEW ICON Provides a list of options for the preferred settings of the list view D Fe oe Browse Play L Simple List Simple List with Thumbnails MultiLine List with Thumbnails Thumbnails View IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 6 3 Y Note Y Thumbnails can be created automatically when there is an XFile designated within the thumbnails configuration in the Remote Installer application of IP Director Refer to the Technical Reference manual for further details Thumbnails can be created manually from the Control Panel and from the Database Explorer Refer to the chapters related to these applications for further details BROWSE OPTIONS These menu options make it possible to load a clip onto a player channel play a clip on a player channel or play the list of clips displayed in the Database Explorer on a player channel They can only be used when a channel is assigned to the Database Explorer These icons become active in the menu when th
118. rea timecode IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1 6 6 EDITING AND DELETING A LOG ENTRY Once created the log entries can be edited and or viewed in a Video Display You access the View and Edit options when right clicking on a log entry and selecting one of the following options in the contextual menu displayed Event Name Parent Keywords T C i Nordic Skiing Winners snow 09 30 20 04 Log Edit View and Edit Nordic Skiing View Nordic Skiing aq205 bee Delete Nordic Skiing WME SNOW 12 18 46 24 x _ mE nun Field Description Edit Opens the Edit a Log window that allows the users to modify the log entry characteristics View and Edit Opens the Edit a Log window that allows the users to modify the log entry characteristics and loads the log at the relevant timecode position on the player channel of an open Control Panel where the player channel is the same as the one in the IP Logger View Loads the log on the player channel of a Control Panel where the player channel is the same as in the IP Logger Delete Deletes the selected log entry 1 6 7 How TO EDIT LOG ENTRIES IN THE LOG SHEET To edit log entries in the log sheet proceed as follows 1 Select the log entry to edit in the log sheet 2 Right click to see the contextual menu and selecting the Edit command The Edit a Log window appears allowing the addition of 25
119. riteria from Database Explorer Each method described here can be used on its own or in conjunction with other methods to produce the required result FILTERING USING THE TREE STRUCTURE The Database Explorer application has a tree structure which enables the first phase of a search for material to be conducted By filtering through the tree structure it is indeed possible to restrict the search to specific locations on the XNet network play lists within bins or logs LSMID Status Level Duration cole closeup 01 615C 01 00 00 04 16 08 16 16 1 le gardien degage 00 615D 01 00 00 03 15 13 32 04 0 le gardien degage 01 615E 01 00 00 03 15 13 32 04 0 robinson sauve 615F 01 00 00 04 05 13 34 52 0t 1 012 01 6164 01 00 00 04 05 13 34 52 test bin rule T 01 00 6166 01 00 00 05 00 14 35 00 0 FILTERING USING SEARCH OF METADATA Selecting the Search icon L in the menu reveals the Filter toolbar see screenshot below You can use this toolbar to search for clips and see the associated metadata Note The search can be refined to a specific area of the database depending on the tree level selected in the tree structure How TO OPEN A SEARCH FILTER A filter can be opened simply by clicking on the corresponding button in the toolbar or by using its corresponding shortcut Clicking a filter icon does not perform the search It only displays the filter parameters which will be used to refine the search IP Direc
120. s 47 add new keywords 47 change keyword type 48 create 46 delete keyword 48 editing 49 file menu 45 move keyword 48 rename keyword 49 display automatic refresh in Database Explorer 112 bins in Mini Database Explorer 120 clips in Mini Database Explorer 119 keyword list 35 list view in Database Explorer 96 off line play lists in Mini Database Explorer 122 on line play lists in Mini Database Explorer 122 play lists in Mini Database Explorer 121 refresh in Database Explorer 112 tree view in Database Explorer 96 display options Mini Database Explorer 118 Issue 4 3 C duplicate clip to exact XT location 61 E edit clip from Database Explorer 57 log entry 25 timecode of log entry 26 editing dictionary 49 keyword grid 49 editing toolbar keyword grid 42 element list bin data column headings 80 clip data column headings 52 log data column headings 94 Mini Database Explorer 118 play list data column headings 73 export keyword list 37 log sheet 13 log sheet from tree 94 logging profile 17 logging profile from tree 94 F file menu keyword dictionary 45 keyword grid 39 Fill and Key associate 72 filter in tree structure 100 filter toolbar hide 102 H hide filter toolbar 102 I import cancel keyword file import 36 keyword list 36 log sheet 12 logging profile 14 play list 77 import file keyword grid 40 import rule
121. s keyword list 36 insert mode 112 interest level search filter 103 IP Logger assign player channel 24 127 Issue 4 3 C clip association rule 20 file menu 12 make automatic clip 28 organize columns 20 protect media associated to logs 20 refresh grid 21 shortcuts 30 tools menu 20 K keyword add to log entry 22 automatic keywords in log sheet 9 change type 33 delete 34 log entry specific keywords 11 parent keywords in log sheet 9 rename 33 search filter 106 types 32 use with logs 9 keyword dictionary 45 keyword file cancel import 36 keyword grid 37 create new 41 editing 49 editing toolbar 42 file menu 39 import file format 40 layout 43 open 38 view options 44 keyword list 32 add keywords 32 display 35 export 37 import 36 import rules 36 open 32 refresh 35 keyword management 31 keywords associate to log sheet 6 L layout keyword grid 43 limit result count in Database Explorer 112 link clips 71 list view icon 96 log live action 21 tree structure in Database Explorer 91 log directory publish 92 view properties 93 log entry add keyword 22 delete 25 128 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment edit 25 edit timecode 26 new log 22 recall associated clip 27 110 view 25 27 view related me
122. sion 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment FIELDS IN THE CREATE A NEW LOG WINDOW The following table describes the fields available in the Create a New Log window Field Description Level Rating A rating can be given to an event from no stars to Description To add alphanumeric free text from the keyboard Keyword Up to 10 keywords can be added per event to enter click on a keyword from any open grid each mouse click adds a keyword to deselect a keyword click on it again Comment This feature makes the log entry just a comment entered on the log This type of log entry will be displayed with a different colour in the log sheet How TO ADD KEYWORDS SPECIFICALLY TO A LOG ENTRY To add data to log entries effectively it is best practice to add keywords using the relevant keyword grids These are usually best prepared in advance of the logging session although they could be produced and or modified at any time As many keyword grids as required can be used with a log You can add a keyword e to anew log element from the Create a New Log window e to an existing log element from the Edit Log window To add a keyword individually to a new or existing log element in a log sheet proceed as follows 1 The Create a New Log window or Edit Log window is opened in the IP Logger 2 Select either Keywords gt Keyword Grid or Keywords gt Dictionary from the Application bar
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124. st Editor The Explorer section On line and Off line Play Lists subsection in Part 3 of this user manual 121 Issue 4 3 C 122 4 4 1 4 4 2 4 5 4 5 1 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment ON LINE PLAY LISTS al Play lists CJ Online The Online Play List tree displays the XT structure to enable a play list that has on line status and is therefore present on the XNet network with a play list number and location to be selected Note The XT structure displayed depends on the setting of the View XT Structure option in the Settings menu Please see also the Main IP Director Window chapter Tools menu section Settings subsection in Part 1 of this user manual OFF LINE PLAY LISTS Play lists Et Online i Offline The Offline Play List tree displays the play lists saved in the database of the IP Director workgroup but NOT on line on a XT The play lists are all displayed in the Element List area of the Mini Database Explorer SEARCH FILTERS INTRODUCTION a SEARCH s FILTERS E Goals Search Text search _ today The Search Filters area allows search filters to be applied to the selections made in the Database Explorer Searches can be defined and then stored ready for use to make finding and recall IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4
125. stem through a Transfer Manager indicated by ihargce Name the target name 67 Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment STATUS The status of the transfer can be one of the following SUCCESS The transfer has been successfully transferred to the corresponding target IN PROGRESS The transfer is still in the transfer queue It is not completed ERROR The transfer has not been successfully completed Some errors occurred Refer to the Error message column to know what could be the cause of the error ERROR MESSAGE This field specified the message indicating the cause of the error This is an example of an error message Not enough space on disk The file could not be copied to the destination target because the disk drive was full Free some space on disk STARTING TIME The starting time is the time when the transfer started ENDING TIME The ending time is the time when the transfer ended 68 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 17 HOWTO MODIFY THE T C IN OR THE DATE OF A CLIP The T C and date corresponding to the IN point of a clip can be modified from the clip contextual menu This operation is very useful when re ingesting a feed which must then be associated to a log sheet or simply because the A V material ingested corresponds to A V material which
126. t 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Play List type Photo E s Send to Import Export Publish Delete play list Delete all unused playlists menu of the element list Off line play list when a bin is selected in the tree view Database Exp m J H im J Clips J Play lists On oo Bins line line f JDL defaut 1 ADL2 as Browse Play Auto Chain lt Search Assign Photo iz a Tools Duration Send to 01 17 05 17 Import Export Publish Delete From bin only Delete From bin and XT Delete all unused playlists Rename IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 4 3 4 1 3 4 2 BINS INTRODUCTION All media connected with a particular project or event can be organised into a bin regardless of its clip number or storage location This makes it possible to treat the whole XNet network as one storage location searchable by a standard database The results of searches can be stored to a bin to allow more immediate access to media which may be stored on any machine on the XNet network BINS TREE STRUCTURE The bins tree structure is created as clips are organised so the sub tree is customised by the user this feature which does not use any of the existing clip structure of the XT platform In the bin tree structure the following rules are applicable e A d
127. terest levels is assigned will meet the criterion on the Interest Level To specify that clips with a given interest level should be taken into account select the corresponding interest level icon To specify that clips with at least a given interest level should be taken into account select the lowest interest level to be taken into account and click the will be selected icon The higher interest levels IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment T C The T C criterion allows specifying a timecode The clips that contain the specified timecode between its limit IN and limit OUT will meet the Timecode criterion If the limit IN or limit OUT of the clip corresponds to the specified timecode the clip will also fulfil the criterion Example If the timecode specified in the T C criterion is 05 10 30 00 5h 10mn 30 sec the following clips will match the defined criterion e Clips having a limit IN equal to 05 10 30 00 e Clips having a timecode equal to 05 10 30 00 between the limit IN and limit OUT e Clips having a limit OUT equal to 05 10 30 00 STATUS ee es ay The Status criterion allows specifying a transfer status The clips that have one of the specified statuses will meet the Status criterion The table below describes the various possible statuses that can be taken into account in the bin rule Icon Description L_ When t
128. the clips will be able to view the clip IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3 2 19 How TO VIEW THE CLIP PROPERTIES To establish the ownership on a clip and the user groups to which a clip has been published proceed as follows e Right click on the clip and select Properties from the clip contextual menu The Clip Properties window opens and displays the requested information SPAN a Published Groups Owner Login ST Generic User Hame Surname Groups 3 2 20 HOWTO LINK CLIPS TOGETHER Clips created on ganged channels are automatically linked together However you can also link clips together manually This is performed in the Database Explorer To link clips together in the Database Explorer proceed as follows 1 Open the Database Explorer 2 Search for the clips to link together 3 Select the clips to link while keeping the CTRL key pressed 4 Right click and select the Link option from the contextual menu 71 Issue 4 3 C 72 3 2 21 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment How TO CREATE A FILL AND KEY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIPS To link two clips in a Fill and Key relationship proceed as follows 1 Open the Database Explorer 2 Search for the clips to link together in a Fill and Key association 3 Select the Key clip to link 4 Drag and
129. the element list Opens the Publish Clip window from which the selected clip can be published i e made available to selected groups of users See also the section 3 2 18 Deletes the selected clip from the XT Server Displays the Key clip associated with a Fill clip that is selected This option is only active on Fill clips that are included in a Fill and Key association Deletes the link between the Fill and Key clips This option is only active on Fill clips that are included in a Fill and Key association Opens the Edit Clip window from which the user can modify the clip information See also the section 3 2 6 Opens the Modify T C In or Date window from which the user can modify the IN timecode or date of a Clip See also the section 3 2 17 Opens a Duplicate Clip window where the user can specify the location on an XT server of the XNet Network where a copy of the clip should be stored See also Opens a Move Clip window where the user can specify the location on an XT server of the XNet Network where the clip should be moved to Allows the user to link selected clips manually together It is only possible to link clips that are not already associated with other clips Allows the user to unlink the clips linked to the selected clips Opens the Status and History window from which the user can view the history of all transfers of the selected clip IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2
130. the step 2 of the Log Sheet wizard i e in the Log Sheet Keyword Definition window Assignment The parent keywords are automatically assigned to all log entries of a log sheet Modification If you want to modify the parent keywords you need to access the Log Sheet Keyword Definition window via the menu File gt Properties The parent keywords modified in this window will automatically be modified in all log entries of the log sheet For more information see section 1 2 2 Step 2 Defining the Log Sheet Keywords on page 4 AUTOMATIC KEYWORDS Definition A logging profile can contain a definition of automatic keywords to be used on a log sheet If such a definition has been made the log sheet will contain an Automatic Keywords tab window next to the Log Information tab Tape Barcode ID Tape Humber Sport Event Induvidual G v C Hone C O A Phase Unit Official Tra v C O Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Each automatic keyword tag defined in a logging profile appears on the Automatic Keywords tab as a text field or as a drop down list depending on the field definition in the logging profile Assignment The automatic keywords allow the users to assign keywords to log entries in a log sheet This is especially useful when tracking the pitcher in a baseball game or a period of action in a sports event or pr
131. tion main menu This opens the Transfer Information window Pending Transfers Clip Name Duration Type Remaining Duration 00 03 50 encore 1 minute O10 Target FTO Ecm E 00 01 10 Clips you have created on the server 0 100 Clip transfers that are not completed appear in the Pending Transfers list For every transfer the following information is displayed Clip Name Clip Duration including guard bands and the type of transfer These fields are described in the table below 65 Issue 4 3 C 66 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment TYPE OF TRANSFER e Target Target name all transfers resulting from a Send To Destination target operation e CleanEdit Target name all transfers resulting from an Send To CleanEdit operation e AVID Target name all transfers resulting from a Send To Avid operation TOTAL DURATION This field specifies the total duration of all individual clips that are still pending transfer REMAINING DURATION The system can be setup in order to put a limit on the maximum duration of a clip or the combined duration of several clips that one particular user can send at a time The Remaining Duration corresponds to this limit duration minus the total duration of pending transfers showing you the amount of time or rather clip durations that you can currently still transfer CLIPS YO
132. to actions that can be performed on play lists in the Database Explorer Lop Send to Import Export Publish Delete play list Delete all unused playlists Rename Set as default playlist Create a new playlist off line in default bin 401 Create an off line copy Create an on line copy Copy playlist clips locally Properties IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Command Cut Copy Paste Send to Import Export Publish Delete play lists Delete all unused play lists Issue 4 3 C Description Not relevant in the element list Copies the play list to the clipboard The clip can then be pasted in a bin Not relevant in the element list Provides a list of possible destinations in a submenu to which the selected play list can be sent Possible destinations for play lists are e the default play list or bin e a destination target any destination visible on the TCP IP network that is setup in the Remote Installer to allow play list transfer e The Clean Edit system Allows importing the play list structure and play list related information from an XML file into IP Director For more information see also section 3 3 6 Allows exporting the loaded play list Structure and play list related information from IP Director to an XML file after setting up the requested TC for the track For more information see the section How to
133. tor Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment HOW TO COMBINE SEARCH FILTERS Different filters can be used at the same time to refine the search For example you can use the Keywords filter selecting Goal and Beckam keywords in a Keyword Grid with the Date filter today to perform a search on all clips which correspond to the goals Beckam scored today Y Note Only AND mode of searching is available currently If the user selects multiple criteria only clips that match all filters will be displayed HOW TO ACTIVATE THE OPENED FILTERS To activate the filters and get the corresponding result you need to click the Apply button When the results are displayed the APPLY button is surrounded by a green rectangle meaning that the clips displayed in the list correspond to the result of all opened filters When the apply button is surrounded by a red rectangle it means the clips displayed in the list do not correspond to the result of all opened filters This is typically the case when you open a new filter before clicking on APPLY HOW TO CLOSE A FILTER To close a filter click again on the corresponding button in the Filter toolbar Closing a filter will modify the search result It will re apply all opened filters now without the one which has been closed How TO CLOSE OR RESET ALL FILTERS b All filters can be closed by clicking on the
134. uipment 1 3 3 H Log Information Automatic Keywords Achon Method Goalatenst LE g Score Country o m JE Penalty Pery LOG ENTRY SPECIFIC KEYWORDS Definition It is possible to assign keywords to individual log entries To do so it is necessary to have previously set up and named one or more keyword grids for use with the log sheet Once set up as many keyword grids can be used with a log as required Assignment The log entry specific keywords can be assigned to each individual log entry when it is created or edited They are selected with a mouse or with a keyboard shortcut from a keyword grid or dictionary The normal keywords in the Keyword Grid or Keyword Dictionary are added in the Keywords column within the log sheet The keywords defined as participants in the Keyword Grid or Keyword Dictionary are added in an individual column i e the Participants column within the log sheet Modification If users perform any modification or deletion of a keyword used in a log sheet from the keyword management tools it will be reflected in the log sheet Note For more detail on how to create keyword grids please refer to the Keyword Management section in the manual Issue 4 3 C 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 4 3 IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment IP LOGGER FILE MENU New Log Sheet Open log sheet Properties I
135. ults produced will be based on the exact phrase entered between the quotation marks SEARCH BASED ON THE DATE Shortcut Description SHIFT CTRL Search for clips based on a date interval or D within the last x days from today IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment Parameter Date Interval Last x days Issue 4 3 C How to use select the 2 dates From To defining the interval of the search Select the number of days starting today going back in time on which the search will be performed TIMECODE SEARCH Shortcut SHIFT CTRL T Parameter T C Grab AutoGrab Description Search for clips including a certain timecode How to use Type the timecode to search for If a player channel is associated to the Database Explorer clicking on Grab will grab the current timecode of that channel If checked and if a player channel is associated to the Database Explorer it will automatically grab the on air T C of the channel every time the user opens the filter or presses Shift Ctrl T on the keyboard INTEREST LEVEL SEARCH BEC Shortcut SHIFT CTRL L Description Search for clips based on their interest level rating The search can be done from a certain level up or corresponding to an exact interest level 103 Issue 4 3 C 104 Parameter Star buttons gt IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual
136. w above it For Example if Page 5 is selected in the tree view all clips in Page 5 will be displayed in the Element list The panel area can be extended using normal windows techniques to display more columns and data related to the clips and the columns can also be organised in the same way as a full Database Explorer panel The Search Filters This area shows the search filters that have been predefined and saved These can be selected and applied from this area The results will be displayed in the objects list above The Display Options This allows a choice of what is displayed in the Tree View of the Mini Database Explorer panel In the Clip Editor panel the choice will display clips and bins In the Play List Editor panel the choice will be play lists clips and bins IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing Issue 4 3 C EVS Broadcast Equipment 4 2 CLIPS MODE When the Clips icon is selected in the Display Options area the Clips Tree View displays the XT structure in the workgroup controlled by the IPD Director Each XT machine can be searched by filtering down in the tree from network number gt page gt bank The results are displayed in the Objects List Note The XT structure displayed depends on the setting of the View XT Structure option in the Settings menu See also the Main IP Director Window chapter Tools menu section Settings subsectio
137. ype the beginning of the keyword searched for and the first keyword matching the search criteria will be highlighted Displays the keywords that have been associated with the log sheet and that are automatically assigned to all log elements of the log sheet Button to add the parent keywords selected in the Keyword List box to the Keyword Selection box Button to remove the selected parent keywords from the Keyword Selection box Button to clear all the keywords in the Keyword Selection box Button to confirm the modifications in keyword assignment Button to cancel the modifications in keyword assignment Issue 4 3 C IP Director Version 4 3 User Manual Part 2 Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment How TO ASSOCIATE PARENT KEYWORDS TO A LOG SHEET To associate parent keywords to the log sheet proceed as follows l In the Keyword List box select the keywords that you want to add to the log sheet using CTRL SHIFT for multiple selection 2 Click the Add button The keywords selected in the Keyword List box are added to the Keyword Selection box 3 Click the OK button This validates the keyword selection and applies it to the log sheet e These parent keywords will automatically be assigned to the new log elements created in the log sheet e The modification in the parent keywords will be reflected in possible existing log elements in the log sheet 1 2 3 STEP 3 DEFINING THE RELEVANT

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