User Manual Owner's manual

IPD Xedio Plugin Version 6.0 – User Manual
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2013
Issue 6.0.B
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... III
1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 General Description .................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................... 1
1.4 Opening IPD Xedio Plugin .......................................................................................... 2
2. USER INTERFACE .................................................................................................. 3
2.1 Overview of the Main Window ..................................................................................... 3
2.2 Tree View .................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Search Panel .............................................................................................................. 7
2.4 Elements Grid ............................................................................................................. 8
2.5 Status Bar ................................................................................................................. 11
2.5.1 Message Panel .....................................................................................................................11
2.5.2 Transfer Monitoring ..............................................................................................................12
2.6 Tabs in the Work Area .............................................................................................. 14
3. THE BASICS ........................................................................................................ 15
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Starting IPD Xedio Plugin .......................................................................................... 15
3.3 Finding Media ........................................................................................................... 16
3.4 Creating an Edit ........................................................................................................ 16
3.5 Creating Sub-Clips from Clips ................................................................................... 16
3.6 Placing Clips onto the Timeline ................................................................................. 18
3.6.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................18
3.6.2 Marking Position on the Timeline .........................................................................................19
3.6.3 Mode to Place the Clip onto the Timeline .............................................................................20
3.7 Checking the Edit ...................................................................................................... 20
3.8 Playing out an Edit .................................................................................................... 22
3.8.1 Context of Use ......................................................................................................................22
3.8.2 Playing out the Edit ...............................................................................................................22
4. IMPORTING MEDIA ............................................................................................... 24
4.1 General ..................................................................................................................... 24
4.2 Importable Media ...................................................................................................... 24
5. SEARCHING FOR MEDIA ....................................................................................... 25
5.1 Search Types ............................................................................................................ 25
5.2 Branch Selection in the Database Tree ..................................................................... 25
5.3 Quick Text Search .................................................................................................... 25
5.3.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................................25
5.3.2 Search for Synonyms ...........................................................................................................26
5.3.3 Quick Text Search Field Display ..........................................................................................26
5.3.4 Quick Text Search Syntax Rules ..........................................................................................27
5.3.5 Autocomplete Function .........................................................................................................27
5.4 Advanced Search ...................................................................................................... 30
5.4.1 Purpose and Context of Use ................................................................................................30
5.4.2 Advanced Search Fields Types ............................................................................................31
5.4.3 Search in Free Text Fields ...................................................................................................31