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INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B C OPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright © 2009-2010. All rights reserved. D ISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for inform ational use only and subject to change without notice.
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INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................ VI 1. 1.1 1.2 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1 TYPICAL WORKFLOW ............
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 4.3.2 Overview of the Programs / Episodes window ......................................................................47 4.3.3 How to Add a Program / Episode ..........................................................................................49 4.3.4 How to Update Episode Information......................................................................................50 4.3.5 How to Delete an Episode................
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 6.6.3 7. 7.1 7.2 7.3 Issue 1.1.B Failed Transfers ..................................................................................................................102 CLEANING UP THE SYSTEM AND DELETING MEDIA ..................................... 103 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................103 OVERVIEW OF THE CLEANUP WINDOW ..................
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 What’s New? The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and updated features on INSIO version 1.1. In the user manual, the icon has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features. Click the section number (or the description) in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Section Description simultaneously from these points. (Synchronize the Playback of Clips on a Temporary C ue Point) Metadata 3.4, 5.2.2, 5.5.1 Two types of metadata can be used: fixed metadata linked to the take identification within the project and free text metadata. Take Rating and Take Acceptance can be defined and are considered as take metadata. A Metadata tab is now available from the Record/Review window. 3.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 1. Introduction INSIO is a software application created for multi-camera studio productions. INSIO is specifically engineered for studios that are transitioning to, or using, file based production workflows. It has been developed with an easy-to-use interface, specially designed for fast turnaround of studio production and integration with postproduction workflows.
Issue 1.1.B 1.1 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 TYPICAL WORKFLOW A typical workflow involving INSIO can look like the one below.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 1.2 Issue 1.1.B PROJECT STRUCTURE Within INSIO, a project, or production, is made up of a series of episodes, or programs, themselves composed of several scenes. The project must be created before the beginning of the first recording session. This is detailed in section 4 ‘Defining Project, Episodes and Scenes’ on page 42. During the recording session, cameras will record one or several takes within a scene. Each camera makes a clip.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 2. Start-Up Click on the IN SIO Launcher icon to start the application. This will launch all the modules set as active in the Launcher Setup, check their status, and return a message in case one application does not launch correctly. This can be viewed on the displayed INSIO Launcher window: For more information about the Launcher Setup, please refer to the Technical Reference manual.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B P ROJECTS L IST & A LPHABETIC P ANEL This gives the list of all the existing projects, preceded by the Project Setup button. Refer to section 3.1.1 ‘Opening the Setup Windows’ on page 7. Projects are listed in alphabetical order. An alphabetical panel, on the right of the list helps to quickly navigate through the list of projects: a letter highlighted in green indicates an existing project starting with this letter.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 E XIT B UTTON This button is used to exit the application. P ROJECT M ANAGEMENT B UTTONS These buttons allow the creation and deletion of projects. Refer to section 4.2 ‘Project Management’ on page 42. C ONDENSED T RANSFER S TATUS W INDOW This area gives quick information on the jobs transfer status. Refer to section 6 ‘Transferring Media’ on page 90.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3. Setup Before the beginning of a project, user and system configurations must be set through the Setup windows. Setup parameters can be defined at three different levels: • System level: to define or modify INSIO settings • Project level: to define settings specific to a project • Episode level: to define settings specific to an episode. Refer to sections 4.2 ‘Project Management’ on page 42 and 4.
Issue 1.1.B 3.1.2 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 OVERVIEW OF THE SETUP WINDOWS When you tap / click the System Setup button, eight setting categories can be accessed by selecting an option on the left pane of the window.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Button Description of the Corresponding Window • transferring: defining transfer destinations and selecting file form at for transferred files. User - Metadata Allows the user to define metadata columns for additional information.
Issue 1.1.B 3.2 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 USER GENERAL SETTINGS The User General Settings window is available when you tap the User General Settings button on the left pane... This window allows you to define the active mode which will be used during the session. No user rights are used within INSIO.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Record Mode – Clip This option allows you to record clips on the EVS server. Clip Options Option Description Transfer Enables the transfer of a clip from the Record/Review window or Clip List tabs. Review Activates the display of the Review tab in the Record/Review window. Enables the review of a clip in the Review window.
Issue 1.1.B 3.3 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 PREDEFINED CONFIGURATIONS SETTINGS This window is available when you tap the User Predefined Configurations Settings button on the left pane. It allows you to define pre-defined configurations, i.e.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3.3.2 CONFIGURATIONS MANAGEMENT How to Add a New Configuration To add a new configuration, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the button next to the Configuration field: A dialog box is displayed asking for a configuration name. 2. Enter a name and tap or Enter. The new configuration name is displayed in the Name field of the General tab. 3. Refer to sections 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.3.5, 3.3.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 How to Rename or Edit an Existing Configuration To rename or edit an existing configuration, proceed as follows: 1. Select a configuration from the Configuration field: 2. To rename the configuration: In the Name field of the Name & Description pane in the General tab, enter the new name. The configuration name is automatically updated in the Configuration field. 3. To edit any other parameter, change it.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3.3.3 Issue 1.1.B GENERAL TAB From this area, you can set the default configuration and define the clip name format. Default Configuration When the Default Configuration box is selected, the system considers the selected configuration as the default configuration. Note The default configuration can only be modified from the System Setup window, not from the Project or Episode Setup windows.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Clip Display Name The clip name format is user-defined and can be modified as described in section ‘How to Modify the Clip Display Name Format String’ on page 16. The user can reset the default filename by tapping the Reset button . How to Modify the Clip Display Name Format String To modify this default name format string, proceed as follows: 1.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3.3.4 FORMAT, NAME & DESTINATION TAB From this area, you can select the destination paths used to transfer clips and define the file form at for transferred clips. Two subtabs are available: one for destination configuration and one for destination selection. C ONFIGURE D ESTINATIONS T AB This tab is used to define several transfer destinations.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Use the button to edit the nam e of a destination configuration. Format This setting makes it possible to choose the default file format in which the transferred file will be generated.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B The Sample fields give an example of the name that will be given to a transferred file, based on the items selected in the Available Items list and listed in the Full Name field. In case the association of items would result in names not unique for each clip, the sample text is displayed in red to warn the users to use an additional item to differentiate the clip names.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Destination Path & XML Scan This setting allows you to select the destination path to transfer the files to. This can be local drives, SAN or storages with MAM. XTAccess This column lists all the XTAccess available. The XTAccess, or the list of XTAccess, must have been defined in Setup > System > XTAccess. Refer to section ‘XTAccess Settings’ on page 35.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Interplay Destination This field is only available when the Interplay option has been selected in the ‘AAF / Interplay for MXF OPAtom (Avid) format’ group box. It is used to select one destination folder which will be used to transfer the MFX OPAtom m etadata files to.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Select one of the parameters from the Available Items field and tap then added to the Destination field. . It i s Example: In case the %SCENE option is selected, a folder with the scene name will be created when a transfer is done and the corresponding takes will be saved inside their corresponding folder.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3.3.5 Issue 1.1.B RECORD SETUP TAB This tab allows the selection of recorder channels from the EVS servers present on the network and configured through Setup > System > Video Server . Refer to section 3.6 ‘Video Server Settings’ on page 34. It allows you to give a camera name to each recorder.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 How to Select EVS Server Recorder Channels To be able to select recorder channels from EVS server, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the EVS Server button. A dialog box opens: 2. Select an EVS server from the drop-down list as well as a configuration. Note Configuration corresponds to the configuration defined in the Setup > System > Video Server tab. 3. Tap or Enter.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 How to Group Cameras When many cameras are used, it may be interesting to display them as groups of cameras in the Record window, e.g. all the cameras dedicated to audience. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the Group button. A dialog box opens: 2. Enter a name for the group, as it will appear in the Record window, and tap or Enter. The group line is displayed in the cameras list. 3.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Review Audio When a clip is loaded on the Software Player for review, you will only be able to hear two audio channels. You can select the output audio channels among all the audio channels associated to a recorder channel. How to Select Review Audio Channels To select the two audio channels which will be used during playout of a clip, proceed as follows: 1.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3.3.6 Issue 1.1.B REVIEW SETUP TAB This setting specifies the available channels which can be used to review clips in the Review window. Those channels can be • Server player channels from the EVS servers present on the network and previously configured through Setup > System > Video Server. Refer to section ‘Video Server Settings’ on page 34.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 How to Select EVS Server Player Channels To be able to select player channels from EVS server, proceed as follow s: 1. In the Review Setup tab of the User > Predefined Configurations window, tap the SDI channel button. A dialog box opens: 2. Select an EVS server from the drop-down list as well as a configuration and an output channel.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 How to Select Software Player Channels To select Software Player channels from Video Players, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the Video Player button. A dialog box opens: 2. 3. Select a Video Player from the drop-down list. Tap or Enter. The Software Player channels are displayed in the list. 4.
Issue 1.1.B 3.4 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 METADATA SETTINGS This section is available when the user taps the User Metadata Settings button on the left pane. Metadata are user fields which can be associated with all the clips from a recorded take. The Metadata Settings window allows you to select which user fields you want to associate with your clips.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3.4.1 Issue 1.1.B METADATA TYPES Two types of metadata can be used: • • Predefined metadata fields related to o ‘Project/Production’, ‘Episode/Program’, ‘Scene’ and ‘Take’, for which the field values are fixed and cannot be modified by the user. o ‘Take Rating’ and ‘Take Acceptance’, appearing as buttons in the Metadata tab of the Record/Review window.
Issue 1.1.B 3.5 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 SYSTEM GENERAL SETTINGS This window is available when the user taps the System General Settings button on the left pane. From this window, you can define general system functions.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B Three jog wheel modes are available: • Jog: enables to move in the loaded media frame by frame. • Vari-speed: enables to move in the loaded media at a selected constant review speed. • Shuttle: enables to fast-forward or fast rewind the loaded media. This setting option is to select the jog wheel mode used by default in the Review window. The mode can be changed afterw ards directly in the Review window.
Issue 1.1.B 3.6 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 VIDEO SERVER SETTINGS This section is available when the user taps the System Video Server Settings button on the left pane. This window is used to specify EVS servers configuration. Refer to the XS Software Technical Reference and XT Software Technical Reference manuals for more information. To select a server, proceed as follows: 1. 2. 34 Tap the Add Video Server configuration.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3. 4. 5. Complete each field of the Video and Control group boxes with the selected server parameters. In the Configuration field, tap the Get Server Configuration button. Select a configuration from the Configuration list. Use the Remove Video Server button next to the EVS Server N ame field to remove a selected server from your configuration. 3.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3. Refer to sections 3.7.2 ‘XML Scan and Destination’ on page 36 and 3.7.3 ‘Avid AAF/Interplay’ on page 38 for detailed explanation on the other fields to complete the new configuration. To remove a selected XTAccess from your configuration, use the Remove XTAccess 3.7.2 36 button next to the XTAccess Name field.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 XML Scan(s) This setting is used to define the folder which will be scanned by XTAccess. To use this option, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the Add XML Scan button in the XM L Scan(s) group box. A dialog box opens. 2. 3. Enter the name of the XML scan and tap Tap the or Enter. button next to the XML scan name. A window opens allowing you to browse for the XML scan folder or enter a folder path. 4.
Issue 1.1.B 3.7.3 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 AVID AAF/INTERPLAY A VID AAF D ESTINATION ( S ) This setting is used to define the folder where the MXF OPAtom metadata files will be transferred to when Interplay is not used. To add a new destination, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the Add Destination box. button in the Avid AAF Destination(s) group A window opens allowing you to browse for the destination folder or enter a folder path. 2. Tap .
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 A VID I NTERPLAY D ESTINATION ( S ) This setting is used to define the folder where the MXF OPAtom metadata files will be transferred to when Interplay is used. To add a new destination, proceed as follows: 1. 2. In the Avid Web Services Host field, enter the name of the Host. Tap the Add Destination group box.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 F INAL C UT P RO XML D ESTINATION ( S ) This setting is used to define the folder where the FCP XML metadata files will be transferred to. To add a new destination, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the Add Destination Destination(s) group box. button in the Final Cut Pro XML A window opens allowing you to browse for the destination folder or enter a folder path. 2. Tap .
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3.8 VIDEO PLAYER SETTINGS This section is available when the user taps the System Video Player Settings button on the left pane. This window is used to specify Video Player configuration. Video Player is also called Software Player. One or several Video Players can be connected to INSIO. Use the Add Video Player configuration.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 4. Defining Project, Episodes and Scenes 4.1 INTRODUCTION Before the beginning of a first recording session, you will have to define your project/production structure, which will be made up of a series of episodes, themselves composed of several scenes. 4.2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 4.2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECTS / PRODUCTIONS WINDOW The Projects/Productions window will open when INSIO is started.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B P ROJECTS L IST & A LPHABETIC P ANEL This gives the list of all the existing projects, preceded by the Project Setup button. Refer to section 3.1.1 ‘Opening the Setup Windows’ on page 7. Projects are listed in alphabetical order. An alphabetical panel, on the right of the list helps to quickly navigate through the list of projects: a letter highlighted in green indicates an existing project starting with this letter.
Issue 1.1.B 4.2.2 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 NAVIGATING WITHIN A WINDOW A window sometimes displays a list of items longer than the screen height.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 4. Select the configuration for your project: open the Configuration tab where you can • select an existing configuration from the Configurations list, • add a new configuration with the Add New Configuration button • copy and edit the selected configuration by tapping the Copy Current Configuration and Edit button . Refer to section 3.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 The project disappears from the Projects/Productions list and is therefore no more accessible. Note This will not remove the recorded media, but only the project information. To remove media, refer to section 7 ‘Cleaning Up the System and Deleting Media’ on page 103.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 4.3 EPISODES MANAGEMENT 4.3.1 INTRODUCTION Once your project/production episode/program. 4.3.2 has been created, you can define an OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMS / EPISODES WINDOW You can access the Programs/Episodes window by tapping the button on the right of the line corresponding to your project. When episodes have already been created for the selected project, they are listed in that window.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 It is possible to go back to the Project/Production window by tapping the Go Back button . E PISODES L IST & A LPHABETIC P ANEL This gives the list of all the existing episodes for the selected project, preceded by the Episode Setup button. Refer to section 3.1.1 ‘Opening the Setup Windows’ on page 7. Episodes are listed in alphabetical order.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 4.3.3 HOW TO ADD A PROGRAM / EPISODE To define a program/episode for a project, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the Add a Program/Episode button. The Edit Episode/Program window is displayed and the settings applicable to the project for the active mode ( Setup > User > General) and the configuration ( Setup > User > Predefined Configurations) are displayed.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 5. 6. Scenes can be defined at that time or later on. Refer to section 4.4 ‘Defining Scenes’ on page 51 for detailed explanation on how to define scenes. Tap the Exit button to save your new episode. The new episode appears in the Programs/Episodes list for the project. 4.3.4 HOW TO UPDATE EPISODE INFORMATION To edit the information relative to an episode, or to rename it, proceed as follows: 1.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 4.4 Issue 1.1.B DEFINING SCENES The list of scenes composing an episode can be created at the same time as the episode or later on. The list of scenes can be created in different ways: 4.4.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Adding a Single Scene 1. Tap the Add Scene button . A dialog box opens. 2. 3. 4. Enter a name for the scene. Tap the Validate button or Enter. Repeat steps 1 to 3 as many times as you want to add scenes. Adding a List of Scenes at Once 1. Tap the Easy Create Scenes button . A dialog box opens: 2. 3. 4.4.2 Use the arrows to define the range of scenes you want to create. Tap the Validate button or Enter.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 4.4.3 HOW TO DELETE SCENES INFORMATION FROM THE PROGRAMS / EPISODES WINDOW To delete scenes information for an episode from the Programs / Episodes window, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the Episode Setup button located on the selected episode line. The Edit Episode/Program window is displayed. 2. Select the Scenes tab. 3. To remove a scene from the list, select the scene and tap the Remove Scene button 4.4.4 .
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 5. Recording and Reviewing Media 5.1 INTRODUCTION The Record/Review window is an integrated window from which it is possible to manage the recording process, to preview and edit recorded takes, to initiate the transfer of recorded media to predefined destinations and to have a quick overview of the transfer jobs status. During the recording session, takes will be recorded for a selected scene.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 5.2.2 Issue 1.1.B OVERVIEW OF THE RECORD / REVIEW WINDOW The window can present up to five tabs: Record tab, Review tab, Left Clip List tab, Right Clip List tab and Metadata tab. The layout of this window will differ depending on the Active Mode defined in the settings: record stream, record clip and transfer, record clip and review, review only. Differences will be highlighted within the text.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 P ROJECT I NFORMATION AREA (1) This area displays the project/production name, the episode/program name and the scene name. Episodes can be selected from the list in the Episode field or with the buttons, provided that they belong to the same project and that they use the same settings. Scenes can be selected from the list in the Scene field or with the New scenes can be defined. buttons.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B Left Clip List Tab (3) This is the Clip List Tab located on the left of the window. It is intended to be used together with the Review Tab either to select clips to be transferred or to select clips which will be loaded on a player channel. Refer to section 6.2.2 ‘Overview of the Clip List Tabs’ on page 93 for a detailed description of this tab.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Tap on the area to display the servers from the setup: The display is green when remaining capacity is higher than the defined threshold limit. 5.3 RECORDING MEDIA 5.3.1 INTRODUCTION Recording a sequence will be possible via the Record tab of the Record/Review window. Users are able to select the cameras which will record a take and to select the cameras angles which will be kept for the transfer of a take.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B A UTOMATIC F UNCTIONS B UTTONS Auto Save button : activates or deactivates the Auto Save mode related to the automatic saving of the recorded clip as soon as the Stop/Out button is tapped, without need to tap the Save button. Refer to section ‘Auto Save Mode’ on page 61.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Auto Review button : activates or deactivates the Auto Review mode related to the automatic loading of the recorded clip on the Software Player channel selected in the Review tab. Refer to section ‘Auto Review Mode’ on page 71. One or several of these buttons can be activated at a time.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B Stop/Out button : stops the recording of the take and sets an OUT point. The timecode of the OUT point is then displayed in the TC OUT field. Save button : saves the clips recorded by all the selected cameras on the server. Transfer button : transfer the clips recorded by all the selected cameras to predefined transfer destination(s). Abort Clip button : aborts the recording of the take by all the selected cameras.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 H OW TO R ECORD A T AKE To record a take for a scene with or without the Auto Save mode, proceed as follows: 1. Select the episode you want to work on from the drop-down list in the Episode field or with the Episode buttons. 2. Select the scene you want to work on from the drop-down list in the Scene field or with the Scene buttons. 3. You can select which cameras will be active when recording a clip.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B Note If the Auto Transfer mode has been activated, the recorded clips are autom atically transferred to the transfer destination defined in Setup > User > Predefined Configurations as soon as they have been saved. Otherwise, refer to section 6.5 ‘Manual Transfer’ on page 95 for later transfer operation.
Issue 1.1.B 5.3.4 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 RECORDING A STREAM R ECORD W INDOW O VERVIEW When the active record mode has been set to stream, the Record window layout is limited as shown in the following screenshot: Record Tab In this tab, no automatic function button is available, as well as no Locator button, Save, Transfer and Abort Clip buttons. Status tab The Status tab displays information on the stream transfer status.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B H OW TO R ECORD A S TREAM To record stream(s), proceed as follows: 1. Select the episode you want to work on from the drop-down list in the Episode field or with the Episode buttons. 2. Select the scene you want to work on from the drop-down list in the Scene field or with the Scene buttons. 3. You can select which cameras will be active when recording a take.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 5.4 REVIEWING MEDIA 5.4.1 INTRODUCTION The loading of a recorded clip on a server player channel or on a Software Player channel is possible via the Review tab of the Record/Review window. Users are enabled to review the different takes, to select and transfer the best takes to post-production systems, but also to modify the TC In and/or the TC Out points of a clip before transfer.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 5.4.2 Issue 1.1.B OVERVIEW OF THE REVIEW TAB The Review tab contains the follow ing areas highlighted in the screenshot below: L IST OF S OFTWARE P LAYER C HANNELS The list of Software Player channels displays the channels from the Video Player selected in Setup > User > Predefined Configurations > Review Setup.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 L IST OF S ERVER P LAYER C HANNELS The list of server player channels displays the channels from the EVS server selected in Setup > User > Predefined Configurations > Review Setup.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B L OADING L AST R ECORDED C LIPS ON P LAYER C HANNELS FROM THE R ECORD T AB You have the possibility to visualize the take you have just recorded in the Record tab, even if the take has not yet been saved on the server.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Loading Clips Manually on a Preset Configuration of Player Channels How to Define Preset Configuration of Player Channels Once you have loaded clips on player channels in a specific way, which means, the clip coming from a specific camera onto a specific player channel, you can save this configuration as a preset to be able to use it later without having to reload each clip one after each other.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 How to Load Clips on Preset Once preset configurations have been defined, you can load recorded clips on a selection of Software Player or server player channels, even if the Auto Review mode is not activated. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the Display Preset button . The list of existing preset configurations is displayed. 2. Select one of the Preset configurations from the list.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 3. Select one of the Preset configurations from the list. 4. Record the take by tapping the Start/In button then the Stop/Out button. As soon as the Stop/Out button is tapped, clips recorded by the cameras defined in the selected preset player channel configuration are loaded on the Software Player channels or on the server player channels defined in the preset. 5.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 L OADING C LIPS R ECORDED E ARLIER ON P LAYER C HANNELS FROM A C LIP L IST T AB You have the possibility to review takes later on during the recording session, by selecting clips from the Left Clip List tab.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 5. You can unload a clip by selecting the line in the Review tab and tapping the Unload Clip button. How to Manually Load Previously Recorded Clips on a Preset Configuration of Player Channels Once preset configurations have been defined, you can load clips on a selection of Software Player channels or server player channels. In this case, you cannot load clips coming from different takes or scenes.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Select a Take in the Clip List Tab To load all the clips from a take at once, proceed as follows: 1. From the Left Clip List tab, select a Take line. All the clip lines from the corresponding take are highlighted. 2. In the Review tab, tap the Display Preset button . The list of existing preset configurations is displayed. 3. Select one of the Preset configurations from the list.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 S ELECTING THE S CREEN V IEW Once you have loaded clip(s) on Software Player channel(s), you can select the Video Player configuration to display clips in single screen, dual split screen or quad split screen views. To select which clip to view in single screen view , proceed as follows: 1. 2. Load clip(s) on Software Player channel(s). From the Review tab, tap the Single Screen View button .
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B 5. To view one of the two clips in single screen view, tap the Single Screen View button and then the line corresponding to the loaded clip you want to view on screen. 6. To go back to the list of the loaded clips and the four Software Player channels in the Review tab, tap the Quad Split Screen View button. The four clips loaded on the player channels are automatically displayed on the four quarters of the screen. 7.
Issue 1.1.B 5.4.4 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 PLAYING CLIP(S) BACK I NTRODUCTION Once a clip has been loaded on a player channel, it can be played back for review. Use the transport buttons: to play the clip, to stop the clip playback, or to go back to the first frame of the clip. When clips have been loaded on several player channels, transport buttons apply to all the clips at the same time.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 The jog wheel responds to movement on the screen when using touch screen and it also responds to the movements of the mouse wheel when the jog wheel has been selected. Changing the Function of the Jog Wheel You can change the function of the wheel from Jog to Vari-Speed then to Shuttle and then back to Jog by proceeding as follows: Tap the Jog Wheel button at the right of the wheel to change the jog wheel function.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 As each clip is played from its TC IN point, the playback of each clip starts at different moments to ensure that the temporary cue point of each clip will be played at the same time. Example: 2 clips have a TC Duration of 24 seconds. Temporary Cue Point of clip 1 is set at ‘TC IN + 8 s’. Temporary Cue Point of clip 2 is set at ‘TC IN + 11 s’.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B P LAYING C LIP A UDIO DURING R EVIEW A clip can be recorded with up to 16 audio channels. When clips are played out from the Video Player, only two audio channels will be used for the audio. The two audio channels associated to each recorder channel are selected in Setup > User > Predefined Configurations > Record Setup as described in section ‘How to Select Review Audio Channels’ on page 26.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 H OW TO E DIT A C LIP (TC IN/OUT) To modify the TC IN and/or the TC OUT of a recorded clip, proceed as follows: 1. Load the clip on a player channel as explained in section 5.4.3 ‘Loading Media’ on page 68. 2. Tap the Edit Clip TC button . It becomes active and its background color turns blue . In and Out additional buttons appear at the bottom of the Review tab: 3.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B 5.5 ASSIGNING METADATA 5.5.1 METADATA INFORMATION AND OVERVIEW OF THE METADATA TAB Metadata are data associated to all the clips of a take. This is done from the Metadata tab of the Record/Review window. Metadata may be of different types: • Metadata linked to the project, episode, scene and take name or number (labelled as 1 in the Overview of the tab).
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INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 5.5.2 Issue 1.1.B HOW TO ASSIGN METADATA FROM THE RECORD TAB To assign metadata prior to the recording of a take, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Record tab and the Metadata tab. Only the metadata fields selected in Setup > User > Metadata are shown. No metadata value is displayed. The default values for Take Rating and Take Acceptance are selected and seen as green background buttons. 2.
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INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 5.5.3 Issue 1.1.B HOW TO ASSIGN OR MODIFY METADATA FROM THE CLIPLIST TAB To assign or modify metadata after the recording of a take, proceed as follows: 1. Open the left Clip List tab and the Metadata tab. 2. Select a clip or a take. The corresponding metadata values are displayed in the Metadata tab. 3. Update the requested values. Metadata values entered for a clip are automatically assigned to all the clips from the take.
Issue 1.1.B 5.5.4 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 FILTERING TAKES ON TAKE RATING AND/OR TAKE ACCEPTANCE The Filter button available from both Clip List tabs allows to filter the recorded takes based on their Take Rating value and Take Acceptance value. Tapping this button displays a contextual menu with the following different options: By default, all the Take Rating and Take Acceptance options are selected (green background).
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 1. Tap the Administrative Tasks button Record/Review window. in the upper left corner of the The Administrative Tasks dialog box opens. 2. 3. 4. Tap the View Input button. It becomes active: Tap the Exit button to exit the window. Load the trains on Software Player channels in the same way as the loading of clips.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 6. Transferring Media 6.1 INTRODUCTION Recorded clips, once saved on EVS server, can be sent to predefined transfer destinations, which can be local drives, fixed, removable or shared drives, EVS archiving/storage solutions, storages with MAM like Unity with Interplay and FinalCutServer with XSAN. Clip transfer to predefined destinations may occur after each take has been recorded or at the end of a recording session.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Item Description Video to transfer Estimation of the remaining time needed to complete all the required transfer jobs. O VERVIEW OF THE E XPANDED T RANSFER S TATUS WINDOW The expanded Transfer Status window can be accessed and exited by tapping in the condensed Transfer Status window. It is displayed above the condensed Transfer Status window and the different transfer statuses are presented into different tabs.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Column Header Description Setup > User > Predefined Configurations. Refer to section ‘Format, Name & Destination Tab’ on page 17. % Complete Percentage of completion for the transfer of each clip. Current TC In stream mode, timecode corresponding to the progress status of the transfer. Video to Transfer Estimated remaining time to complete each transfer job.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 6.2.2 Issue 1.1.B OVERVIEW OF THE CLIP LIST TABS Two Clip List tabs, available from the Record/Review window , display the list of saved clips from the selected episode. As explained in section 5.2.2 ‘Overview of the Record / Review Window’ on page 55, both tabs display the same information. The right Clip List tab is intended to be used with the Record tab to manually select clips for transfer and visualize the transfer status.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Clip Selection Buttons A series of buttons allows the multiselection of clips to be transferred as well as filter to sort clips on their transfer status, their take rating level or take acceptance status. List of clips This area displays the list of all the scenes, takes and clips for the episode selected in the Episode/Program field. The take rating and take acceptance status are displayed at the end of each take line.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 6.4 Issue 1.1.B AUTOMATIC TRANSFER The automatic transfer can only be performed from the Record tab, just after the saving of recorded clip(s). The Automatic Transfer mode can be activated in one of the following ways: • from Setup > User > General > Default Auto Actions • by tapping the Auto Transfer button in the Record tab of the Record/Review window before or during the recording of a take.
Issue 1.1.B 6.5.1 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 MANUAL TRANSFER OF JUST RECORDED CLIPS When a take has just been recorded and saved, as described in section 5.3.3 ‘Recording a Take’ on page 61, it can be transferred to the predefined transfer destination(s) by tapping the Transfer button at the bottom of the Record tab. The clips saved for the selected take will then be transferred. 6.5.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 • The Collapse/Expand button menu with the following options: can be tapped to display a contextual Clips Selection The selection of clips from the Clip List tabs can be performed in different ways: • to select a single clip , tap the corresponding line in the Clip List • to select all the clips from the list, tap the Select All button • to select all the clips from one take, select the take line.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 H OW TO M ANUALLY T RANSFER C LIPS FROM A C LIP L IST T AB To manually transfer one or several clip(s) from a Clip List tab, proceed as follows: 1. Open one of the Clip List tabs. 2. Select the clips you want to transfer. Selected clips become highlighted. 3. Tap the Transfer button on the Clip List tab. The clips are transferred in the order they are displayed in the extended Transfer Status window. 6.5.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Issue 1.1.B defined in Setup > User > Predefined Configurations > Format, Name and Destination > Configure Destination (refer to section ‘Configure Destinations Tab’ on page 17). In each tab, the highlighted line corresponds to the destination configuration which has been selected in Setup > User > Predefined Configurations > Format, Name and Destination > Destination Selection (refer to section ‘Destination Selection Tab’ on page 22).
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 6.6 TRANSFER STATUS 6.6.1 TRANSFER COLOR CODE Five job transfer statuses have been defined and are represented by different colored icons as follows: Queued: blue Processing: yellow Error: red Cancelled: pink Done: green 6.6.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 The table below describes the different options: Option Description All Returns the list of all the clips with the colored icon corresponding to the transfer status of each of them. No Transfer Returns the list of all the clips for which transfer has not been requested yet. Queued (Blue) Returns the list of all the clips for which a transfer has been requested and which are still pending.
Issue 1.1.B INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Once a transfer status has been selected, the Filter button is surrounded by a line colored with the selected status color: 6.6.3 FAILED TRANSFERS When transfer jobs have failed, you can initiate a new transfer attempt from one of the two Clip List tabs. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Tap the Filter button in the Clip List tab. The Filter contextual menu opens. 2. Select Error.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 7. Cleaning Up the System and Deleting Media 7.1 INTRODUCTION When the clips that you want to keep have been transferred and you are sure that you do not need them anymore on the server, you can delete them from the server. 7.2 OVERVIEW OF THE CLEANUP WINDOW The System Cleanup and Media Purge window can be accessed by tapping the Administrative Tasks button window.
Issue 1.1.B 7.3 INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 DELETING TAKES To delete takes from an episode, proceed as follows: 1. Enter your search parameters. To do so, perform one of the following operations: • Enter the scene name in the Scene field and then enter the take numbers between which you want to delete media by using the arrows in the Take fields. • If you search for a specific clip, enter its clip louth ID.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 5. Issue 1.1.B Repeat the procedure for all the other episodes by accessing them one by one from the Program/Episode window.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Index A AAF setup ...................................................................... 19 abort recording ............................................................. 61 audio channels used for review .................................... 81 auto review ................................................................... 71 auto save .......................................................................
Issue 1.1.B P player channel configuration ............................................................ 27 define preset ............................................................ 70 presets........................................................................... 70 production add ............................................................................ 44 delete........................................................................ 45 edit...........................................................
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 transfer status filter .................................................... 100 Transfer Status window................................................. 90 condensed ................................................................ 90 expanded .................................................................. 91 V vari‐speed...................................................................... 78 Video Player setup ........
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 Regional Contacts AM ERICA (NORTH & LATIN) EVS Americas East Coast Tel: +1 818 846 9600 Fax: +1 818 846 9601 usa@evs.tv EVS Americas West Coast Tel: +1 973 575 7811 Fax: +1 973 575 7812 Tech. line: +1 973 575 7813 usa@evs.tv Tel: +1 514 750 7544 Fax: +1 514 750 7518 Tech. line: +1 973 575 7813 usa@evs.tv EVS Australia Tel: +61 02 9452 8600 Fax: +61 02 9975 1368 Mobile: +61 420 307 387 sales@evs-asia.com.
INSIO Version 1.1 – User Manual Issue 1.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2010 EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA EVS Iberica Tel: +34 91 490 3930 Fax: +34 91 490 3939 Tech. line: +34 91 490 3933 iberica@evs.tv EVS Italy Tel: +39 030 296 400 Fax: +39 030 294 3650 Tech. line: +39 334 631 1493 italy@evs.tv EVS Middle East Tel: +971 4 365 4222 Fax: +971 4 425 3501 Mobile: +971 50 887 8758 middle-east@evs.tv EVS UK Tel: +44 (0) 1372 387 250 Fax: +44 (0) 1372 387 269 Tech.
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