USER MANUAL Version 6.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A.– Copyright © 2013. 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.
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IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS III 1. 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Product Description 1 1.2. Opening IPClipLogger 1 1.3. Typical Workflows 2 1.4. Overview of the Process 3 2. 4 USER INTERFACE 2.1. Overview of the IPClipLogger Window 4 2.2. Recorder Channels Selection Area 7 2.3. Clips List Pane 8 2.3.1. Introduction 8 2.3.2. Overview of the Clips List Pane 9 2.3.3. Tree View 10 2.3.4. Quick Text Search Area 13 2.3.5. Elements Grid 14 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 3. 2.7.3. Message Acknowledgment 39 2.7.4. Messages Filter 40 WORKING WITH MULTIPLE LOGGING SESSIONS 41 3.1. Introduction 41 3.2. Managing Several Logging Sessions 41 4. SEARCHING FOR MEDIA 42 4.1. Search Types 42 4.2. Branch Selection in the Tree 42 4.3. Quick Text Search 43 5. 4.3.1. Purpose and Context of Use 43 4.3.2. Search for Synonyms 43 4.3.3. Quick Text Search Field Display 44 4.3.4. Quick Text Search Syntax Rules 44 4.3.5.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 8. CREATING A CLIP 8.1. Introduction 64 8.2. Clip Creation Buttons and Shortcuts 64 8.3. Creating Clip(s) in Player Mode 66 8.3.1. How to Create a Clip or a Sub-Clip 66 8.3.2. How to Trim a Clip 68 8.4. Creating Clip(s) in a Live Session 68 8.5. Creating Clips on a Streamed Feed 69 9. ADDING LOGS TO MEDIA 72 9.1. Introduction 72 9.2. Log Creation Buttons and Shortcuts 73 9.3. Configuring F Keys to Add Logs 73 9.3.1. Purpose 73 9.3.2.
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IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Description IPClipLogger is a simple stand-alone application designed for an easy and quick logging of media, which means adding reference points to a specific frame in a video media. Users have the possibility to create log entries directly during the event, or later on by moving through the recorded media.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 1.3. Issue 06.15.B Typical Workflows Overview The IPClipLogger supports several workflows listed below. • Watch a live broadcast, create clips from it and add logs to these clips • Select an existing clip and add logs to it • Select an existing clip, create a sub-clip from it and add logs to this sub-clip Note The workflow which consists of logging a live broadcast (record train) without first making clips is not in the scope of the IPClipLogger.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual In Reality Show workflows, loggers generally work during the recording of sequences. This can be done by watching the scene live, so the Live mode of the IPClipLogger will be used. But, this can also be done by searching for an ingest being recorded and then loading it on the Player pane, so the Player mode will fit the users’ needs.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B 2. User Interface 2.1. Overview of the IPClipLogger Window Introduction The layout of the IPClipLogger window slightly differs between the Player Session tab and a Live Session tab. Illustration Player Session Tab The Player Session tab of the IPClipLogger window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: 4 2.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Live Session Tab A Live Session tab of the IPClipLogger window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the IPClipLogger window: Area Description 1. This pane is used to create a clip and to enter clip metadata for the clip being created: a name, an interest level, keywords and a metadata profile.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 2.2. • in both modes, the three areas of the Clip Infos pane used to enter clip metadata can be expanded or collapsed by clicking a small arrow: General, Keywords, Metadata Profiles. • in Player mode, the Clip List pane and the Associated Logs pane can be hidden or shown in a reduced or enlarged size by clicking one of the split boxes • in Player mode, most of the panes can be enlarged or reduced by moving the intersection line between them.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Selecting the Relevant Recorders The secondary recorders are those other camera angles you are interested to log. To select the relevant recorders, simply click the Recorder Channel button(s). Those buttons then becomes highlighted. To clear the selection of relevant recorders, click the Clear All button on the right of the pane. 2.3. Clips List Pane 2.3.1. Introduction The Clips List pane is only displayed in Player mode.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 2.3.2. Overview of the Clips List Pane Illustration The Clips List pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Clips List pane: Area Description 1. The Tree view shows all the clips and bins present in the database and on the nearline. It also displays the Work bin. The tree branches can be used to filter items in the Elements grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 2.3.3. Issue 06.15.B Tree View Introduction The Tree view allows browsing and performing search in the database, among all the clips or clips present in bins. Click the arrow next to a tree branch to expand a branch. By browsing the tree structure, a selection is made and displayed in the Elements grid. See section "Branch Selection in the Tree" on page 42.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Tree Branch / Sub-Branch Description Bins Shows all the clips which are in bins and bin directories. Expanding the Bins view shows the bins and bin directories. Bin Directory: shows all the elements which are in all the bins and directories under the selected directory. Bin: shows all the elements which are in the selected bin. Users Bin Directory: shows all the elements which are under all the System [User] bin directories.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Bin Contextual Menu From the Bins node, different contextual menus can be accessed by right-clicking the Bins tree node, a bin directory or a bin. The following table describes all the commands: Command Description Set as work bin Sets the selected bin as the Work bin. Send to Provides a list of possible destination targets to which the selected bin and its content can be sent.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Keyboard Shortcuts The following shortcuts can be used in the Tree view: 2.3.4. Key Action / Behavior Up Arrow Select the previous line Down Arrow Select the next line Left arrow Collapses the branch Right Arrow Expands the branch Quick Text Search Area Introduction The Quick Text Search is used to perform a search based on free text entered in the Quick Text Search field. This field is available on the top of the Elements grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 2.3.5. Issue 06.15.B Elements Grid Introduction The Elements grid represents the content of the tree branch selected in the Tree view. XT clips and files are displayed for the All Clips and the Bins branches. The Clips branch also lists the record trains from the servers present on the XNet. They appear with the same icon as an XT high resolution clip. It also returns the result of a search applied to a selected branch of the Tree view.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Elements Grid Header Contextual Menu Right-clicking the grid header displays the grid contextual menu. The options are described in the following table: Option Description Hide Hides the selected column. Organize The Select Columns window opens and allows the selection of columns to display and in which order. Save grid Saves the organization of the grid as it is displayed (columns selection, organization order and size). It is saved by each user.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Selecting Columns to Display To select the columns to display in the grid, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the column header area. A menu is displayed. 2. Select Organize. The Select Columns window opens and shows the list of columns in the current order. 3.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Resetting the Column Organization to the Default One To reset the column organization to the default one, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the column headers area. 2. Select Reset Grid Organization. Clip Contextual Menu The Clip contextual menu is available when right-clicking a clip in the Elements grid. It gives access to the actions that can be performed on clips. Note No contextual menu is available from a record train.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Command Description Restore to Restores the clip to an EVS video server: XT • the default server. The default server is defined in the XNet network page of the Remote Installer. • one of the EVS video servers with GigE address present on the network. A submenu is available from each EVS video server to select the server page where you can restore the clip. Publish Opens the Publish window from which the selected clip can be published, i.e.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Command Description Modify T/C IN or Date Opens the Modify T/C In or Date window from which the user can modify the IN timecode or the date of the clip. Generate XML Metadata The XML file is synchronized for the selected clip, provided that the IPDirector workstation has been configured as master. With workstations configured as slave, an error message is displayed when using this option.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Icon Description The clip is still in the process of being sent to a nearline/target. The clip is still in the process of being sent to CleanEdit application. The clip is still in the process of being sent to Avid. The clip is still in the process of being sent to an EVS video server through the GigE network. The clip has been successfully sent to a nearline/target. The clip has been successfully sent to CleanEdit application.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 2.4. Clip Infos Pane 2.4.1. Purpose In both Live and Player modes, the Clip Infos pane is used to create a clip and to enter clip metadata for the clip being created. In Player mode, the associated Player pane is used to view the media to be logged and to browse the media. When an existing clip is loaded on the Player pane, the Clip Infos pane displays the clip metadata. 2.4.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Illustration Player Session Tab The Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: 22 2.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Live Session Tab The Clip Infos pane of a Live Session tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Clip Infos pane: 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Area 1. Issue 06.15.B Description Current Timecode field This field provides the current timecode of the loaded media. See section "Timecode Fields Display" on page 25. 2-5 Player pane The Player pane is only displayed in the Player Session tab. 2. Video Display and Audiometers This area displays the media loaded on the Player. In Player mode, it allows to jump to a specific timecode.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual The General, Keywords and Metadata Profiles areas can be expanded, or collapsed, by clicking the arrow at the beginning of each section. 2.4.3. Timecode Fields Display Information displayed in the Current Timecode field and in the Clip IN and Clip OUT fields can be changed as follows: 1. Right-click the Timecode field.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 2.4.5. Issue 06.15.B Audio Configuration and Monitoring Audio Configuration To select the audio channels you want to listen to, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the Video Display. 2. Select OCX Audio Configuration from the contextual menu. The Audio Output Channels window opens: 3. On the Left line, click the cell corresponding to the channel you want to associate to the left ear. 4.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 6. For an easy retrieval of the configuration, you can save it: ◦ Enter a name in the Template Name field ◦ Click the Add button. 7. Click OK. The audio configuration is automatically applied. Audio Level Monitoring The audio level can be monitored with audiometers on the sides of the Video Display. To select the number of audio channels to be displayed, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the Video Display. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 2.4.6. Issue 06.15.B Jog Bar The jog bar display differs according to the loaded element. Clip When a clip is loaded, the jog bar is a graphical representation of its duration and its guardbands. • The blue sections represent the guardbands before the IN point and after the OUT point. • The gray section between the guardbands represents the clip length, between the IN point and the OUT point.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 2.4.7. Player Full Screen Mode The Maximize button screen mode. , or the keyboard shortcut, puts the Player pane in full- The Video Display moves on a second screen. All the other user interface elements from the Player pane stay on the initial screen. Shortcuts remain usable. Controls appear at the bottom of the screen when keeping the mouse over the area. This mode can then be exited by clicking the Maximize button again or by pressing the Escape key. 2.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 2.4.9. Issue 06.15.B Metadata Profiles Purpose A metadata profile is made of a set of user fields which are managed together. Metadata profiles are created in IPDirector. IPClipLogger users may only select one of the metadata profiles that they are allowed to use from the Current Profile list.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Memo (text, unlimited number of characters) The Memo user field type will appear on screen as a free-text field: TC (for Timecode) The TC user field type will appear on screen as a timecode field: Date The Date user field type will appear on screen as a Date field with a Calendar button giving access to a calendar: Number The Number user field type will appear on screen as a field with up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Predefined Text Values (64 characters) The Predefined Text values user field type will appear on screen as a drop-down list displaying all the values which have been created for the user field: A + button displayed on the right of the combo box allows you to add additional values in the list of predefined values. 2.5. Logs Panes 2.5.1. Purpose The Logging pane is used to create logs on a loaded media and to associate metadata to them.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 2.5.2. Overview of the Logging Pane Illustration The Logging pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Logging pane: Area Description 1. This area displays the name of the log sheet associated to a clip which contains saved logs. Log Sheet name See sections "Live Logging" on page 75 and "Retroactive Logging" on page 78. 2. Log Those commands are used to create a log on the loaded media.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Associated Logs pane: Area Description 1. The Logs grid lists all the logs associated to the clip loaded on the Player pane or to the clip being created in the Player or Live tab. Logs grid See section "Logs Grid" on page 36. 2. 2.5.4. Quick Text Search area The Quick Text Search area provides functions to perform quick text searches in the Logs grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 User Interface Element Issue 06.15.B Description Highlight Colors These buttons are a set of colors which can be used to categorize the logs. The gray button lets the log without any associated color. The log line will be highlighted with the selected color in the Logs grid and the Elements grid. The operator can then search on the colors in the grids. Keywords This area allows the selection of keywords to associate to the log.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual When a new logging session is open, the keyword grids displayed are the same as those from the first tab. Afterwards, keywords grids from the different tabs can evolve independently. The Keywords Grid pane can be hidden by clicking the Keywords Grid button again. See section "Assigning a Keyword from a Keyword Grid" on page 84 for a description of the procedure to follow to use keyword grids for the addition or deletion of keyword(s) to a clip or a log. 2.6.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Keywords Grid pane: Area 1. Keyword Grid Mode icon Description This icon displays either or depending on the pane currently active: Clip for the Clip Infos pane, Log for the Logging pane. So, it gives indication on the element the keyword will be assigned to. 2. Keyword Grids List field This field gives the list of available keyword grids.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 2.7. Message Pane 2.7.1. Purpose The Message field displays the most recent message. The Message panel expands by clicking the arrow on the right of the Message field. It provides a quick display of the information, warning and error messages generated during the current session. 2.7.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 2.7.4. Issue 06.15.B Messages Filter Messages can be filtered according to their type thanks to the Message Type buttons displayed on the top left corner of the expanded Message field: Information, Warning, Error. By default, all the filters are enabled and all the buttons have a blue background. To disable a filter and remove the corresponding messages from the list, users must click the Message Type button for that filter.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 3. Working with Multiple Logging Sessions 3.1. Introduction On some occasions, users work on several events at the same time and need to have more than one logging session at their disposal. The IPClipLogger is able to manage this case and offers the possibility to open up to five tabs from which it is easy to switch. The first time the application is opened, two tabs are shown. The first tab always displays a session in Player mode and cannot be closed.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 4. Searching for Media 4.1. Search Types Issue 06.15.B Search in the Elements Grid When the database contains large amounts of data, it may become difficult to find a specific element. The IPClipLogger offers several ways to restrict the list of elements displayed in the Element grid and speed up your search: • Branch selection in the Tree view - Select a branch of the Tree view to limit the list to some item types.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 4.3. Quick Text Search 4.3.1. Purpose and Context of Use The Quick Text Search function is used to perform a search based on free text entered in the Quick Text Search field.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 4.3.3. Issue 06.15.B Quick Text Search Field Display The following table shows the various displays for the Quick Text Search field, and what they mean: Display Meaning The field background is gray: No Quick Text Search is applied nor entered. The field background is red: The user is typing or has typed a search string, but has not applied it yet, or a search has been applied but the user has typed another search string in the field and not applied it yet.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules: Search String Search Result Yellow card Logical Equivalent Searches for the words yellow and card, even if "Yellow" AND "card" in two different fields (columns), for example yellow in Name and card in Keywords. For example a clip named "The Yellow Man" with keywords "Red Card" will be found, since it has yellow and card in 2 different fields.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Warning Make sure the IP API service is started to be able to use the Autocomplete function. Result Types in the Autocomplete List The list displayed below the Quick Text Search field is made up of different types of results, as described in the following table. Icon Description : The line displays the result corresponding to the typed letters and … … coming from the local search history.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 3. Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field. A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing. 4. Select a line by using the mouse or the key. 5. Press ENTER. The search is launched with the selected proposal. The search results are displayed in the grid. 6. To clear the applied Quick Text Search, click the Clear QTS button (white the right of the search field. ) to 7.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B 4. Press ENTER. The search is launched with the two selected proposals . 48 4.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 5. Loading Media 5.1. Introduction The meaning of loading media is explained hereafter. A record train, or train, corresponds to the media being recorded live from a camera and sent to an EVS video server through a recorder channel. A recording ingest corresponds to the same media for which an IN point has been marked at a specific timecode to start the creation of a clip.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Action See section… Loading the source train corresponding to the loaded clip (Ret). "How to Load the Source Media of a Clip" on page 53. Loading a train from the previous or next recorder channel "How to Load the Train from the Previous or Next Recorder Channel" on page 54. Player Mode - Recording Ingest Loading a recording ingest by selecting it from the Clip Infos pane or the Elements grid.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 5.3. Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest 5.3.1. Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode How to Select a Train or a Recording Ingest in Player Mode From the E/E Button By right-clicking the E/E button a contextual menu shows the available EVS video servers with their recorder channels and the list of clips being currently ingested identified by their name or VarID if any. Scheduled ingests not being recording yet are not shown.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B How to Select a Train with the ShuttlePRO Key To select a train with the ShuttlePRO, proceed as follows: 1. Press the Select Train key . 2. This calls up on the screen a list of available recorder channels: 3. By moving the jog dial you can move through the list to highlight the required train. 4. Press Select Train again to select it and exit the menu. The selected train is loaded on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual How to Load the Source Media of a Clip The Ret button becomes active if a clip has been loaded on the Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab. By clicking it, the same frame of media will be loaded from the original record media (clip, recording ingest or train, if it is still available). This allows the users to play beyond the original clip boundaries or to define a new clip from the original record media.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B How to Load the Train from the Previous or Next Recorder Channel When a train is loaded, it is possible to load a train from another recorder channel thanks to the ShuttlePRO keys.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual provides the timecode displayed in the Live Session tab. It will also be the angle selected to view an event when an IPDirector operator will preview a log. The IPClipLogger prevents two loggers or two Live sessions from using the same preview recorder. In addition to the main recorder channel, one or several other recorder channels, recording the scene from different camera angles at the same time, may also be selected.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B 2. Select one of the recorder channels. Its name is displayed in the Preview Recorder Channel field: The Current Timecode field immediately shows the current recording position of the selected train and the IN and OUT buttons are immediately available for the creation of a clip. The system is now ready to start a clip and to add logs. See sections "Creating Clip(s) in a Live Session" on page 68 and "How to Log LIVE Action" on page 76.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 5.4. Loading a Clip 5.4.1. How to Load a Clip Once you have identified, in the Elements grid, the clip you wish to preview, you can load it on the Player pane in one of the following ways: • Select the clip line in the Elements grid and press ENTER. • Double-click the clip line in the Elements grid. • Drag the clip line to the Player pane. The clip is loaded on its TC IN and is paused. Clip information is shown in the Clip Info pane.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 6. Moving through Media 6.1. Introduction Issue 06.15.B The Clip Infos pane of the Player Session tab provides a jog bar and more transport buttons to navigate in the loaded element. In addition, other options allow to directly jump to a given timecode within the media. From a Live Session tab, it is not possible to navigate in the live train. 6.2. Transport Functions 6.2.1.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual User Keyboard Operation Interface Shortcut Button ShuttlePRO key Play Description Starts to play the loaded media at 100% for normal clips, at 33% for "SLSM clips 3x" or at 50% for "SLSM clips 2x". or The button switches to the Pause button. Pause Stops the playout of the loaded media. The button switches to the Play button. or Fast Rewind Starts moving backwards through the media at the preset speed.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 User Keyboard Operation Interface Shortcut Button Issue 06.15.B ShuttlePRO key Goto OUT + Description Moves from the current position to the OUT point of a clip. If a growing clip is loaded on a player and the user clicks the Goto OUT button, the system will play near "live", i.e. at the closest position from the live. 6.2.3. Goto Previous Frame - Moves from the current position to the previous frame.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Contextual Menus Right-click the Fast Rewind button or the Fast Forward button and select one of the options from the contextual menu. Keyboard Shortcuts Press the Fast Rewind (J) or the Fast Forward (L) shortcut to start playing the media backward or forward. Then, press the shortcut again to change speed. Possible speed values are: 1x, 2x, 3x, 5x, 10x. 6.3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 6.4. Issue 06.15.B Jumping to a Log within a Clip Once clips containing a log timecode have been created, the IPDirector system automatically associates these clips to the log. When a clip containing logs has been loaded on the Player, its associated logs are listed in the Associated Logs pane. It is possible to jump to a log timecode and preview the log frame by clicking the log line in the Logs grid. It can be seen as loading a log. 6.5.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 7. Managing Work Bin 7.1. Purpose One of the existing bins can be set as the Work bin, so the clips being created are sent to the Work bin as soon as they are saved. The Work bin must have been defined prior to saving a clip. The Work bin is set from the Clips List pane of the Player Session tab but it is common to all the sessions: the Player session and all the Live sessions. 7.2. How to Set a Work Bin To set a bin as the Work bin, proceed as follows: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 8. Creating a Clip 8.1. Introduction Issue 06.15.B It is not possible to log a live train. Logs can only be added to a clip. As soon as a media has been loaded, users can create a new clip from this loaded media thanks to the clip creation functions of the Clip Infos pane. A clip can be created from a record train loaded on a Live session tab or on the Player Session tab, or it can be created from a recording ingest or a clip loaded on the Player Session tab.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Operation User Interface Button Keyboard ShuttlePRO key Description Shortcut Mark IN Sets an IN point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field and corresponding to the bullet indicator position on the jog bar. Then, a green indicator represents the IN point on the jog bar. or Mark OUT Sets an OUT point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field and corresponding to the bullet indicator position on the jog bar.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Operation Clear Marks Issue 06.15.B User Interface Button Keyboard ShuttlePRO key Description Shortcut - - Clears the IN and the OUT points which have just been set and not yet saved. Save Clip Saves the new clip after having marked an IN point and an OUT point and sends it to the Work bin. Update Clip Saves the new data of a clip after having marked a new IN point and/or a new OUT point, or after having updated the metadata.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual A green indicator represents the IN point on the jog bar. The IN point timecode is displayed in the IN field: 4. (optional) Browse through media to select the point to be marked OUT. 5. Create an OUT point in one of the following ways: ◦ Use the clip creation function to set an OUT point at the required timecode ◦ Enter the timecode of the requested OUT point in the OUT field and press ENTER. A red indicator represents the OUT point on the jog bar.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 8.3.2. Issue 06.15.B How to Trim a Clip From the Player session, an existing clip can be trimmed and saved with the same name, so the updated clip replaces the previous one. During this operation, the IN point and/or the OUT point of a recorded clip can be modified and put within the [Protect IN – Protect OUT] duration of the clip, i.e. clip duration including the guardbands. To trim a clip, proceed as follows: 1. Load a clip on the Player pane. 2.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 4. Set an OUT point. The corresponding timecode is displayed in the OUT field. Note The Clip Infos pane can be completed prior to marking the OUT point of the clip. 5. Enter a name for the clip in the Clip Infos pane. 6. (optional) Select an interest level by clicking one of the buttons. See section "Interest Level Buttons" on page 29. 7. (optional) Associate one or several keyword(s) to the clip. See section "Assigning Keywords to Media" on page 82. 8.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B Overview of Different Situations On some occasions, for example with shows that last a long time, streams are scheduled in chunks and breaks can occur between recorded streams. When IPClipLogger users create a clip, the system looks for one or several streams to cover the duration of the clip. Several situations can happen when an IPClipLogger user set a Mark In point and a Mark OUT point to create a clip.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual Several streams each cover the whole clip duration In case 2, the system finds two streams covering the whole clip duration. The file will be created from the longest stream. A single clip can be created between the Mark IN point and the Mark OUT point and it will contain a new XT clip and a reference link to the longest stream. No combination of streams covers the clip duration In case 3, the whole clip duration cannot be covered by one or several streams.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 9. Adding Logs to Media 9.1. Introduction Issue 06.15.B A log is a reference point to a specific frame in a video sequence. The log is identified by a timecode value, and relates to an action in a given event. It can be associated to metadata related to the event (keywords and/or a ranking, for example). Adding logs to media is particularly useful to easily and quickly retrieve the interesting moments of the recorded sequences.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 9.2. Log Creation Buttons and Shortcuts The following table gives the meaning of each log creation operation. A button and/or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action. Operation User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut Create a New Log Description Starts a new log, i.e. catches the timecode and displays it in the Log Timecode field of the Logging pane. The cursor is put in the Description field.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 9.3.2. Issue 06.15.B How to Configure an F Key To associate specific metadata to an F key, proceed as follows: 1. Click the button on the top right of any tab. The following window opens: 2. Click the arrow on the right of the F Keys List field. The list of available F keys shortcuts is displayed: 74 9.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 3. Select one of the shortcuts. If this shortcut has already been configured, this is shown in the other areas of the window. For example: Otherwise, no assignment is displayed. 4. (optional) Select keyword(s) for the shortcut from the Autocomplete list. See section "Assigning a Keyword by Direct Entry" on page 82. The keyword appears in the Keywords list. 5. (optional) Select an interest level for the shortcut. 6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 9.4.2. Issue 06.15.B How to Log LIVE Action Prerequisites Logging from a Live Session 1. Load a train on the Live Session tab, as described in section "Loading a Train in Live Mode" on page 54. 2. Select the other camera angles you want to work with during your logging session by clicking the corresponding Recorder Channels buttons. Clips and logs will automatically be created on the trains from all the selected recorder channels.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 9. Save the log by clicking one of the following buttons: ◦ ◦ : to save the log and starts the creation of the next log. This action grabs a log timecode. : to save the log. A temporary log sheet name appears at the top of the Logging pane as soon as the first log is saved: The log is listed with its metadata in the Logs grid of the Associated Logs pane: 10. Create as many logs as you want to add to the clip. 11. Set an OUT point for the clip.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B 4. Create as many logs as you want to add to the clip. As soon as the second log is saved, the clip OUT point is automatically recorded at a timecode corresponding to the frame after the last log. The OUT point timecode value is displayed in the OUT field. The clip OUT point is updated each time a new log is saved. 5. Enter clip metadata in the Clip Infos pane as described in section "Creating Clip(s) in a Live Session" on page 68 6.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual If F keys have been configured, steps 2 to 7 of the complete procedure can be performed at once by clicking the appropriate F key. See section "Configuring F Keys to Add Logs" on page 73. Simplified Procedure: Automatic Creation of a Clip at Log Creation To add logs to portions of a train previously recorded, when a clip has not yet been created, proceed as follows: 1. Move through the loaded train thanks to the transport functions of the Clip Infos pane. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B 4. (optional) Select keyword(s) for the log from the Autocomplete list or from the keyword grid(s). See section "Assigning Keywords to Media" on page 82. The keyword appears in the Keywords list. 5. (optional) To keep the selection of keywords for the next log, select the Follow previous logs keywords option. 6. (optional) Select an interest level for the log. 7. (optional) Select a highlight color for the log. 8.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 9.5.4. Managing Existing Logs The following operations can be performed on logs from the Player Session tab. If you want to… then, … View an existing log 1. Load the corresponding clip View a log from linked clips 1. Load a linked clip. 2. Select the log in the Logs grid. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B 10. Assigning Keywords to Media 10.1. Introduction Keywords can be assigned to media (clip, log) when it is created or when it is edited. This can be done in various ways. 10.2. • You can start typing the keyword directly in the Keyword field of the Clip Infos pane or the Logging pane and select a keyword proposed in the Autocomplete list. • You can select keywords in an open keyword grid.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 10.3.2. How to (Un)Assign a Keyword to Media by Direct Entry. To assign a keyword to a media item by direct entry in the Clip Infos pane or the Logging pane, proceed as follows. 1. Start typing a keyword in the Keyword field. A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 10.4. Issue 06.15.B Assigning a Keyword from a Keyword Grid 10.4.1. How to Display the Keywords Grid Pane Click the button on the top right of the Logging pane to display the Keywords Grid pane. See section "Keywords Grids" on page 36 for a description of the interface. When the Keywords Grid pane is first displayed, it is empty: You need to select the keywords grid(s) you want to work with. Click the button to hide the Keywords Grid pane. 10.4.2.
IPClipLogger - Version 6.15 - User Manual 3. Click the button. The corresponding keyword grid is displayed: 4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to display several keyword grids. 5. Use the button to hide the corresponding keyword grid. 10.4.3. How to (Un)Assign a Keyword to Media from a Keyword Grid To add keywords from a keyword grid to a clip or log being created or edited, proceed as follows: 1. Open the relevant keyword grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - April 2013 Issue 06.15.B 3. Click a keyword from the keyword grid. It is added to the keywords list for the clip or for the log: It is also highlighted in the keyword grid: 4. To remove a keyword, click it again in the keyword grid or click the X button next to the corresponding keyword in the list of keywords. 86 10.
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