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Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Issue 1.63.C C OPYRIGHT EVS Br oadca st E quip men t – Co pyri ght © 20 10-1 1. All r ight s res erve d. D ISCLAIMER The inf ormat ion i n thi s m anual i s fur nish ed for inf ormati onal use on ly an d subjec t to chang e with out no tice .
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Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Issue 1.63.C Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III WHAT’S NEW ................................................................................................................. 1 1. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 2 1.1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ............
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.5.3 How to Create a Graphic Suite..............................................................................................56 2.5.4 How to Customize a Graphic Suite .......................................................................................57 2.6 DEFINING THE REPLAY SETTINGS ........................................................................................59 3. CREATING GRAPHIC ANIMATIONS.........
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 What’s New The fol lowi ng tab le de scr ibes th e sec tion s upda te d to ref lect the n ew and modifi ed featu res on Ep sio 1.6 3 (c ompare d to Eps io 1 .60) . In the u ser ma nual , the icon has been adde d on lef t marg in to high lig ht inform atio n on new and u pdated fe atur es. Click th e sec tion n umber (or the de scri ptio n) in t he tabl e to jum p dire ctly to th e corres pond ing sect ion.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 1. Overview 1.1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Epsio is a grap hics so l ution in tegr ated in to th e Mul tica mLSM tha t a ll ows t he operat ors to co ntro l gra phic a nimat ions , su ch a s offs ide line , gra phic o verlay s, arrows or circ les, usi ng t he LSM Remo te P anel . It can be used wi th the EVS XT family ser vers and works with Mu ltic a m, from versio n 10 .2.3 0 o nward s.
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Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 1.3 EPSIO USER INTERFACE 1.3.1 OVERVIEW You will ac cess E psio by clickin g the Eps io ico n on the des ktop , or via th e Star t menu i n Pr ogram Fil es > EVS Br oadc ast Equipment > Epsi o > Epsio .
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Note When t he offs ide lin e m ode i s a ctiv e on th e LS M Remo te P anel , y ou cannot use th e mou se o u tside the ope rati ng mo nit or in Epsi o. To be a ble to mov e th e mouse i n th e who le Ep si o windo w, do one of t he follow ing: • In Eps io, pres s on t he k eyboar d. • Press RECORD on th e LSM Remote Pane l to go out of the off side li ne mode. 1.3.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 # 1. Icon Descri ption Check tha t t he r ecei ved blackb urst si gnal cor res ponds to the vi deo format sel ecte d in th e Ep sio Co nfig urat or.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 1.3.4 Issue 1.63.C CAMERA ANGLE LIST The Cam era Ang le l ist s hows a th umbna il for ea ch cam era angl e t hat ha s bee n defin ed and/ or cal ibra t ed. You can s elec t a camera ang le by cli c king the thumbn ail. Thi s Cam era Angle lis t is par ticu larl y u seful in the Cali brat ion p hase.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 S YSTEM M ENU The Sy stem menu con tai ns th e com mands des crib ed be low: Command Descri ption Video Conf igur atio n This op ens th e Eps io Config urat or to ol th at a llows checki ng t he v ideo fe eds. You will fi nd more inform atio n on the E psio Config urat or in the s ecti on 2.2.4 ‘C heck ing th e Vide o Feeds’ , on pag e 15 .
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 U TILITIES M ENU The Ut ilit ies menu con tai ns th e com mands des crib ed be low: Command Descri ption Save a s JP G Using this comm and or t h e keyb oard sho rtcu t CTR L+J, you wi ll take a s napsh ot i n JPG of the vide o ou tput OUT1. It c an t hen be u se d as an e xampl e.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2. Configuration 2.1 OVERVIEW The c onfi gura tion in ord e r to use Eps io w ith an EV S ser ver has to be perf or med i n the E psio app lica tion or on th e EV S se rver sid e ( via t he E VS m enu and t he LSM Remote Pane l), depe ndin g on the conf igur atio n st e p. 2.1.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.1.3 SAVING AND MANAGING THE CONFIGURATION The c omman ds avai labl e in the Fi le m enu all ow you to sav e a nd m ana ge t he confi gura tion you wil l p erform . Th e co nfig urat io n, wh ich incl udes the camera calibr ati on and the c hro ma key de fin itio n, is sav ed in a c onfi gura tion file that i s made u p of two .
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.2 CONNECTING EPSIO AND EVS SERVER 2.2.1 STARTING THE EVS SERVER APPLICATION When u sing Eps io wi th a n EVS serv er, you need t o run a s erver app lica tion : • with a t l east 2 r ecor der c hannel s an d 2 pla yer c ha nnels • in a M ult icam LSM b ase c onfig urat ion.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Settin g Possib le Values Descri ption [F4] IP Addres s xxx.xx x.xx x.xx x When t he E psio con nect i on is ena bled with th e Extern al O ffsi de p aram et er, t he I P Ad dress of the Ep sio work stat ion ha s to be e nter ed i n th is parame ter to a llow the co mmunica tion be tween the EV S se rver and the E psio w orks tati on.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Spec ial Ef fec t p.9 .2 [F1] Pai nt/ Tar ge t OSD Mon ito rin g: S D [F2] Off sid e L in e: On [F3] Ext ern al Of fs ide: Of f [Men u]Q uit [C lr +F _]Df t [ F9] PgU p [F 0]Pg Dn 4. Press F3 t o a ccess th e E xterna l Of fsid e se ttin g a nd ro tate the jo b di al to set it to ‘On ’. This w ill disp lay the IP A ddress set ting . Spec ial Ef fec t p.9 .
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.2.4 CHECKING THE VIDEO FEEDS Once you hav e switch ed on the Epsio wo rkst atio n for an event, yo u shoul d check that you c orre ctly ge t th e feeds be fore yo u laun c h the Epsi o softw are. Th e Epsi o Config urat or h elps you d etect and che ck t he f eed s. To che ck t he v ideo fee ds , pro ceed as foll ows: 1.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 4. As you ch eck th e inc omin g and ou tgoi ng sig nals , y ou can pe rfor m the f ollow ing actio ns t o he lp y ou i dent i fy th e si gnal s: o To chec k the incom ing signal s, yo u can clic k t he Grab butt on to grab the curren t im age deli vere d t o the inc oming fee ds.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.3 CALIBRATING THE CAMERAS 2.3.1 INTRODUCTION In Epsi o, ca libr atin g the camera s cons ists of po sit ionin g a vir tual play fiel d in a 3D enviro nmen t to matc h th e posi tion of the actu al playf ield used for a gi ve n even t. You ca libr ate the came ra s in the C ali brat ion tab in Epsio .
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Area Descri ption Genera l This area all ows you to m odify the de faul t p layf ield size (10 5 meters by 68 m eters ), a s well a s to di spla y and /or mod ify the g rid of t he v irtu al p la yfiel d. See al so ‘Gene ral Area ’, on pag e 2 2.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 C AMERA C REATION A REA This are a all ows yo u to a dd camer as, an d ass ign t hem to a re cord er cha nn el on an EVS se rver . Field Descri ption Button s th at al low t he us er to d efin e a ne w came ra i n the s ystem . Se vera l pr es et cam eras are ava ilab le: • The Add but ton below the 1 6 Le ft la bel all ows adding a 16-me ter left -an gle c amera .
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 C URRENT C AMERA A REA This are a allo ws you t o perfor m seve ral ac tio ns on the c urre nt came ra. Th e curren t cam era i s th e on e sele cted in t he Cam era Angle list . Th is is dis pla yed in a blue frame in the Camer a Angle li st. Field Descri ption Displa ys t he n ame of t he camera sel ecte d in the Ca mera Angl e l ist bel ow the ope rati ng monito r.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Field Descri ption Check box to b e ti cked w hen yo u ca libr ate a camera (le ft, righ t, cent ra l or free ) to spe cify that the angl e of de tect io n corr espo nds to t he centra l c ircle . For th e au toma tic dete cti on to work pro perl y, the im age shou ld c lear ly displa y t he c entr al circle .
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 G ENERAL A REA This area al lows you t o modify th e size of the v i rtual pl ayfi eld, an d whet her/ho w grids will be disp laye d on the virt ual play fiel d. 22 Field Descri ption Length Slider to modi fy t he defa ult p layf ield len gth (105 meters ). Width Slider to modi fy t he defa ult p layf ield wid th ( 70 me ters).
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.3.3 HOW TO CALIBRATE THE CAMERAS Note The ca libr atio n s teps e xplain ed in t he s ecti on s bel ow il lus trat e th e calibr ati on of th e two 16 -meter c amera s used wi t h the off side l ine to ol. However , th e sam e pr o cedure app lies to the calibr ati on of the fre e camera for the liv e to ols . Once E psio is o pen, you calib rate the var ious ca meras in t he CAL IB t ab, in th e follow ing way: 1.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 c. Click in the Curr ent area in E psio . For mo re i nfor mati on, re fer t o t he s ecti on 2 .3. 4 ‘ Snapsh ots for Cal ibra tio n, on pag e 2 5. 3.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Issue 1.63.C The came ra an gles d efin ed in Eps io ar e now a ss ociat ed to s naps hots o f t he real pl ayfi eld an d sav ed in a conf igur atio n fil e. Y ou can lo ad th em back v ia the F ile > Lo ad me nu. S ee al so t he s ecti on 2.1. 3 ‘Sav ing and Manag ing t he Config urat ion’ , on pag e 1 1. 7. Use va ried tes t sn apsho ts to make sur e th e ca li brati on is acc epta ble as a whole.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Importa nt The tou chli nes sh ould be parall el to the ho rizo nta l borde rs of t he fr ame, and t he z oom s houl d k eep t he d isto rtio ns o f touch lines as low as possib le.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Issue 1.63.C Central Circle Calibration The snaps hot fo r the ce ntral ci rcle o f the lef t o r right 16- mete r camera should show: • the wh ole cent ral circ le ( not n ecess aril y t he f ull c entra l li ne), • the 16-m eter l ine o f the l eft or ri ght pe nalt y area ( respec tive ly), a nd th e pe nalty arc. • part of e ach touc hlin e on both side s of the pla yfie l d.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 M AIN C AMERA C ALIBRATION You ne ed three cal ibra tio n sho ts t o ca libr ate the c entra l cam era: • Left pena lty area • Centra l ci rcle • Right pena lty area Importa nt Keep t he foll owing in min d when you sel ect the fra me you wil l us e: • A playfi eld is na tura lly c urved, wh erea s the Eps io virtual f ield is ma de up of str aigh t li nes.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Issue 1.63.C Figure 6: Good Snapshot for the calibration of the right goal area with a main camera Central Circle Calibration The sn apsh ot o f t he c entr al ci rcle area sho uld sho w the fol lowin g el emen ts : • the wh ole cent ral circ le • the u pper and lowe r to uc hlines • both upper en ds o f th e le ft an d ri ght 16-me ter lin e (if p ossi ble) .
Issue 1.63.C 2.3.5 Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MATCHING THE VIRTUAL PLAYFIELD TO THE REAL ONE V IRTUAL P OINTS TO BE M ATCHED FOR A 16-M ETER C AMERA The fol lowi ng scr eens hot s highl ight the f our vi rtu al poin ts yo u are a dvis e d to use for ea ch ca mera angl e of a lef t 16- mete r came ra t o perf orm a n opt imal cali brati on . Use eq uiva lent vir tual poi nts f or t he r ight 16- meter camer a.
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Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 V IRTUAL P OINTS TO BE M ATCHED FOR A M AIN C AMERA The fol lowi ng scr eens hot s highl ight the v irtu al po ints yo u are a dvis ed to use for each c amer a an gle of a main c amera to per form a n opt imal cali brat ion .
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Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 • The f our anch or poin ts you u se to c alib rate a camera ang le shou ld n o t be align ed. • Always matc h th e p oint s t o the same edg e of th e li nes. • You ca n us e mo re t han 4 point s to per form the cal i brati on.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Issue 1.63.C Check that the 16- mete r l ine a nd 6 -mete r li ne a re correc tly matc hed. 3 r d test Move t he c amera bac k to the goal are a, k eepi ng t he 6- m eter and 16-m eter lines . All l ines must mat ch. If t he tests ar e n ot s atisf acto ry, refi ne the calibr ati on b y ma tchi ng seve ral calibr ati on poi nts a gain . Each tim e you m odif y your ca libr atio n, you need to perfor m th e te sts agai n.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 T ESTING THE C ENTRAL CIRCLE All line s must be c orrec tly matc hed on th e cali brati on shot . Besi des th is, yo u should te st t hree add itio n al te st s hots : 1 s t test Using the same view as y our ca libr ati on s hot. Check that th e ce ntra l ci r cle i s co rrec tly matc hed, and t hat the bor ders of t he ha lfway li ne a re c orre ctly ma tched . If ne cess ary, repo sit ion t he fa ulty anc hor poin ts.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Issue 1.63.C 3 r d test Move a nd z oom the came ra to view the 6-m eter lin e, an d pa rt o f th e ha lf-w a y lin e. Use th is t est sho t to add your a ddi tiona l v irtu al p oi nts. 2.3.7 ADDING VIRTUAL POINTS P URPOSE When Eps io is not ab le to auto mati call y det ect t he play fiel d lim its, the o perato r has t o va lida te the play fi eld l imit s ma nual ly a s ex plain ed i n t he s ecti on 3 .2 .
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 R ULES Follow the rul es s peci fied below whe n yo u ad d vi rt ual p oint s: • The addi tion al vi rtua l po ints ar e only a dded t o t he cali brat ion of t he ca mera angle y ou are e dit ing. Y o u will no t be ab le to us e t he addi tion al vir tual poin t s on other came ra a ngle s.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.4 CONFIGURING THE CHROMA KEY 2.4.1 GENERAL INFORMATION Issue 1.63.C C ONCEPT OF C HROMA K EY The chrom a keyi ng is a t echniq ue for c ompos iti ng two images o r frame s to gether in which a colo r (or a r ange of c olor s) fro m th e main ima ge (vi deo s i gnal) i s remove d (o r mad e t ransp arent) , r evea ling ano ther image beh ind it. The ke y is th e image that pun ctur es t hro ugh t he im age of the vide o sig nal.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 I MPACT OF L IGHT C ONDITIONS As the chrom a key dep ends on the li ght , it is recommend ed to con fig ure the chroma ke y 30 minu tes b efore th e matc h to get th e closes t to the l ight c on ditio ns that w ill prev ail dur ing th e matc h.
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Issue 1.63.C 2.4.3 Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 CHROMA KEY PARAMETERS You ca n cr eate and ma nage u p to fo ur ch roma key d efin iti ons from th e LSM Remote Pane l, or i n Ep si o, us ing the chrom a ke y profi les. The var ious c hrom a key parame ters a llow you t o defin e or r efin e a chr oma key profi le.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 D EFINITION OF THE C HROMA K EY P ARAMETERS The ch roma key para met ers ar e ex plai ned in the t able below : Paramet er Descri ption RGB Hue Val ue D efin itio n X Moves left and rig ht the c olor r ange in the col or s p ace. Y Moves up a nd d own the c olor r ange in the col or s p ace. Tolera nce Defi niti on Width (W) Widens or nar rows th e color ran ge on the X a xis in the space.
Issue 1.63.C 2.4.4 Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 CHROMA KEY EDIT SCREEN ON THE REMOTE PANEL I NTRODUCTION You defin e and mana ge the chroma key de fini t ion from the Chr oma K ey edit screen . Wh en y ou a re i n this scree n, the Edit mod e is dire ctly act ive.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Field area or butto n Descri ption edit scree n. 2.4.5 Save A s (SH IFT+C ) Press th is key , fol lowe d by a key co rres pond i ng to a chroma k ey pr ofil e to s a ve the c urre ntly load ed chroma key de fin itio n un der the s elect ed c hroma key pro fil e. Quit ( SHIFT +D) Press this key to leav e t h e chro ma k ey e dit scre en .
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Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 F IELDS AND C OMMANDS IN THE C HROMA T AB The fo llow ing tabl e de scr ibes the fiel d bo xes and butto ns o n th e ta b: User I nter face Element Descri ption Profil es a rea EVS Pr ofil es l ist Lists th e chroma k ey prof iles ava ilab le in the Chr o ma Key edit screen of th e LSM Re mo te Pane l.
Issue 1.63.C 2.4.6 Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 METHODS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CHROMA KEY DEFINITION M ETHODS There are seve ral w ays t o con figu re yo ur c hrom a key. This s ecti on w ill expl ain t he two mai n me thods : • Defini ng a chr oma key ba sed on an aut omati call y g enerat ed c hrom a ke y. • Defini ng a chr oma key ba sed on an area se lect ed on a play fiel d.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.4.7 HOW TO CONFIGURE A CHROMA KEY BASED ON AN AUTOMATIC CHROMA KEY The au toma tic chrom a ke y is b ased the col ors loc ated w ithi n t he v irtu al p l ayfie ld. For t his reas on, the vi rtual pla yfie ld m ust be corr ectl y ma tche d to t he re al playf ield on the snap shot you w ill use for the aut o matic chrom a ke y. To con figu re a chr oma ke y base d on an aut omati c chroma key , pr oceed as f ollows : 1.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 When y ou l eave the Chr oma Ke y ed it s cree n, t he acti vate d pr ofil e is th e one t hat will be appl ied when yo u will crea te an offs ide lin e anim atio n. The act ive pr ofile is displa yed on a bl ack bac kgroun d on the Chr oma K ey ed it s creen . 2.4.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.5 ADDING AND CUSTOMIZING THE GRAPHIC SUITE 2.5.1 GRAPHIC SUITE DEFINITION AND COMPONENTS Issue 1.63.C The graph ic suit e incl ud es the grap hic pac ks for the vari ous too ls you ca n use in Epsio (off side , a rrow, cir cle, grap hics) . The g raph ic p ack cont ai ns th e d efin itio n o f th e compo nent s o f a giv en Epsi o graphi c t ool, in othe r wor ds th is i s th e gr aphi c ch a rt of the too l.
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Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 A CTIONS A REA The fo llow ing tabl e de scr ibes the user int erfa ce e l ements in the Acti ons are a: Button Descri ption New Act ion Not ap plic able . The fiel ds in th is are a aim at cre atin g the of fsi de line animat ions . As Eps io is used in com bina tion w ith the LSM Rem ote Pane l, t h e off side lin e an imat io ns are create d on th e Rem ote P anel.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Field/ Butto n Descri ption Button to sav e the c ur rently open g raph ic suite . Button to sav e the c ur rently open g raph ic suite und er a new name . Name o f th e lo aded sui te P ACK A REA The Pack a rea al lows y o u to sele ct the g raph ic p acks tha t you wa nt to wo rk with for eac h grap hic to ol. I f r equest ed, t he sel ecte d gr aphic p ack can be fur ther edited in th e Tar get area .
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Field/ Butto n Descri ption Drop-d own fi eld to s elec t the type o f tar get yo u want t o ed it in t he s elec t ed gra phic pac k. Field to sele ct t he t empl a te ima ge y ou w ill use. Note The templ ate ima ge nee ds to be in TGA 32 -bit form at. Main Parameters The main pa ramet ers as sociat ed to th e load ed t arget ar e disp layed o n t he left . These param eter s ar e de scribe d in th e ta ble belo w.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Note The font s need to b e co pied to th e C: \WIN DOWS \Fonts d irec tory fo r them t o be ava ilab le in E psio. They ar e not save d in the gra phic pack itse lf. They co nseq uent ly need to be avai labl e o n any Eps io w orks tati on where the gra phic pack u sing th e sp ecif ic f o nt wil l b e in stal led.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Issue 1.63.C and se lec t th e to ol t o be i nclude d i n yo ur gr aphi c s uite. 5. In the Gen eric tab, cli ck the e llip sis icon on t he right of the P ack fiel d, and se lec t th e de faul t gr a phic pack (.eg p f ile) you want t o us e. A sta tic prev iew o f t he a n imatio n, w ith the rela ted parame ters and ass ocia t ed command s on the var ious graph ic packs are ava ila ble a s yo u cl ick the icon. 6.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 5. To edit on e of the ma in parame ters di spla yed on the lef t of the t able , you can direct ly edit the fie ld v alu es: o For a colo r se lect ion, cl ic k the col ored squa re a nd specif y t he RG B va lues . o For a sli der, mo ve the s lider t o the l eft or r ight to resp ecti vely d ecrea se or increa se t he p aram eter v alue. o For ot her fie lds, proc eed as usu al.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 2.6 DEFINING THE REPLAY SETTINGS I NTRODUCTION The R eplay se tti ngs are appl ied by def ault wh e n you pl ay back th e o ff side line animat ion once it has be en cre ated . H OW TO M ODIFY THE R EPLAY S ETTINGS You ca n mo dify the Rep la y set ting s as fol lows : 1. From t he ma in m enu, pre ss SHI FT+D (EPSI O) t o e nter the Epsio men u. 2.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Settin g Descri ption animat ion when the use r presse s th e La st Cu e bu t ton. The Pr erol l va lue can be betwee n 1 and 60 s econ d s. Defaul t Pl ayba ck Speed Defaul t p layba ck s peed appl ied duri ng t he a n imatio n when t he u ser pres ses th e PLAY but ton. The de faul t pla ybac k d urati on ca n be b etwe en 0 and 300%.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 3. Creating Graphic Animations 3.1 GENERAL INFORMATION 3.1.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 E PSIO M AIN M ENU Graph ChromaK OSD <-- Calib Calib --> Detect The Ep sio main menu co ntain s th e fo llow ing com mands: Command Descri ption Graph Allows th e us er to disp l ay or hi de the Epsi o a n imatio n t hat has be en cr eate d. Th e Graph c omman d is a ctiv e when you enter the Eps io me nu.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual Issue 1.63.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 3.2 CREATING AN OFFSIDE ANIMATION 3.2.1 REMOTE MENU WITH OFFSIDE FEATURE ACTIVE If you wan t to crea te an offsi de lin e, you ne ed to do the fol lowi ng bef ore y ou enter the Ep sio menu : • Positi on on t he f rame wh ere yo u wa nt t o cr eate an offs ide line ani mati on.
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 P ROCEDURE To val idat e t he p layf ield l imits, pro ceed as fol lows: 1. When y ou h ave ent ered t he of fsid e l ine m ode, ri g ht -cl ick one of the poin ts on the virt ual fie ld. Th is c an be a virtua l poin t you have add ed duri ng the calibr ati on. 2. Drag t he v irtu al fiel d to m atch the real pla yfie ld. 3. Releas e th e mo use. 4. Use th e mo use w heel to adjus t th e zo om.
Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 Issue 1.63.C The di rect or’s PGM and t he ope rato r’s PGM are r u nning and paus e wh en i t gets to t he b egin ning of t he of fsid e li ne a nima tion . The p ause dur atio n depend s on th e Pau se D uratio n se ttin g. T he a nim ation is then pla yed. 9. After t he ani mati on has been pl ayed , you ca n us e the lev er or pr ess PLA Y to carry on p layi ng the r eco rd tra in. 10. Press RECORD to go o ut of t he E psio menu .
Issue 1.63.C Epsio Version 1.63 – User’s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2011 3.3 CREATING A LIVE ANIMATION 3.3.1 HOW TO ACTIVATE A LIVE TOOL To act ivat e a liv e to ol i n t he Eps io m enu, you nee d to d o th e fo llow ing: 1. Press M ENU to e nter the second ary menu . 2. Select th e key cor resp on ding to t he r eque sted liv e tool : Offside Graph Arrow Circle ChromaK OSD <-- Calib Calib --> Graphics Detect The se cond ary m enu clos es au tomat ical ly.
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