User's Manual User guide
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- Disclaimer
- Improvement Requests
- Part 1: Introduction
- Part 2: Logging and Browsing
- Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out
- Part 4: System Management and Troubleshooting
- 1. IP Logger
- 1.1 INTRODUCTION
- 1.2 CREATING A LOG SHEET WITH IP LOGGER
- 1.3 USING KEYWORDS WITH LOGS
- 1.4 IP LOGGER FILE MENU
- 1.4.1 Opening an Existing Log Sheet
- 1.4.2 Updating the Log Sheet Attributes
- 1.4.3 Importing an Existing Log Sheet
- 1.4.4 Exporting an Existing Log Sheet
- 1.4.5 How to Import a Logging Profile
- 1.4.6 XML Logging Profile
- 1.4.7 Exporting a Current Logging Profile
- 1.4.8 How to Delete a Logging Profile
- 1.4.9 How to Print a Log Sheet
- 1.4.10 Print Log Sheet Window
- 1.5 IP LOGGER TOOLS MENU
- 1.6 CREATING EVENTS ON A LOG SHEET
- 1.6.1 How to Log LIVE Action in an Event
- 1.6.2 Fields in the Create a New Log Window
- 1.6.3 How to Add Keywords Specifically to a Log Entry
- 1.6.4 How to Modify Automatic Keywords Added to Log Entries
- 1.6.5 How to Assign a Playback Channel For Use With IP Logger
- 1.6.6 Editing and Deleting a Log Entry
- 1.6.7 How to Edit Log Entries in the Log Sheet
- 1.6.8 How to Edit the Timecode of a Log Entry
- 1.6.9 How to View a Event on a Log
- 1.6.10 How to Recall an Associated Clip
- 1.6.11 How To Make Automatic Clips Based on a Logged Event
- 1.7 IP LOGGER COLUMN HEADINGS
- 1.8 IP LOGGER SHORTCUTS
- 2. Keyword Management
- 2.1 INTRODUCTION
- 2.2 KEYWORD LIST TOOL
- 2.2.1 How to Open the Keyword List Tool
- 2.2.2 How to Add Keywords
- 2.2.3 Keyword Types
- 2.2.4 Changing the Keywords Type
- 2.2.5 How to Rename Keywords
- 2.2.6 How to Delete Keywords
- 2.2.7 Keywords Display Options
- 2.2.8 Refresh List
- 2.2.9 Rules for Keyword File Import
- 2.2.10 How to Import Keywords
- 2.2.11 How to Cancel the Last Keyword Import
- 2.2.12 How to Export Keywords
- 2.3 KEYWORD GRID TOOL
- 2.4 DICTIONARY TOOL
- 2.4.1 Keyword Dictionary Menu
- 2.4.2 How to Create a Dictionary
- 2.4.3 How to Add New Keywords in a Dictionary
- 2.4.4 How to Add Existing Keywords in a Dictionary
- 2.4.5 How to Move Keywords in a Dictionary
- 2.4.6 How to Delete Keywords in a Dictionary
- 2.4.7 How to Change the Keywords Type
- 2.4.8 Renaming Keywords
- 2.4.9 Description View Option
- 2.4.10 Dictionary and Grid Editing
- 3. Database Explorer
- 3.1 INTRODUCTION
- 3.2 CLIPS
- 3.2.1 Understanding XT Clip Structure
- 3.2.2 Clips Tree Structure
- 3.2.3 Clip Data Column Headings
- 3.2.4 Clip Contextual Menu
- 3.2.5 How to Edit a Clip From Within the Database Explorer
- 3.2.6 Edit Clip Window
- 3.2.7 How to Copy or Move a Clip Within Database Explorer
- 3.2.8 How to Send a Clip to the Default Archive
- 3.2.9 How to Send a Clip to A Destination Folder (Destination Target)
- 3.2.10 How to Add a Destination Target
- 3.2.11 New Archive Target Window
- 3.2.12 How to Delete a Destination Target
- 3.2.13 How to Send a Clip to an XStore Workstation (Running Clean-Edit Applications)
- 3.2.14 How to Send a Clip to an AVID System Using the Transfer Manager
- 3.2.15 Monitoring Transfers
- 3.2.16 Transfer History
- 3.2.17 How to Modify the T/C in or the Date of a Clip
- 3.2.18 How to Publish a Clip
- 3.2.19 How to View the Clip Properties
- 3.2.20 How to Link Clips Together
- 3.2.21 How to Create a Fill and Key Relationship Between Clips
- 3.3 PLAY-LISTS
- 3.4 BINS
- 3.5 LOGS
- 3.5.1 Introduction
- 3.5.2 Logs Tree Structure
- 3.5.3 How to Publish a Log Directory or a Log Sheet
- 3.5.4 How to View the Log Directory Properties
- 3.5.5 How to Delete a Log Sheet From the Tree
- 3.5.6 How to Export a Log Sheet From the Tree
- 3.5.7 How to Export a Logging Profile From the Tree
- 3.5.8 How to Print a Log Sheet
- 3.5.9 Logs Data Column Headings
- 3.6 VIEWING, BROWSING AND SEARCH OPTIONS
- 3.7 DATABASE EXPLORER TOOLS
- 3.8 DATABASE EXPLORER SHORTCUTS
- 4. Mini Database Explorer
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Issue 4.3.C
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing
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Chapter Description
assign keywords to logs or clips in a
unified manner. Assigning keywords to logs
and clips make it possible to search on the
video material stored on the XNet network
and easily find it back.
Database
Explorer
This chapter explains the Database
Explorer module, which has been designed
to allow the users to organize and search
all media and data available within the
XNet network.
Mini Database
Explorer
This chapter explains the Mini Database
Explorer, i.e. a compact version of the
Database Explorer integrated into the Play-
List Editor module and the Clip Editor
module.
PART 3: INGEST AND PLAY-OUT
The third part contains the following chapters:
Chapter Description
Recorder Panel This chapter provides information on the
Recorder Panel, i.e. the module used to
control the recorder channels of an XT
Server.
Ingest
Scheduler
This chapter covers the Ingest Scheduler
module that allows for clips to be
automatically made on any channel under
the IP Director control at a time scheduled
in advance.
VTR Control
Panel
This chapter describes the VTR Control
Panel module that allows the users to
control a VTR from IP Director and to
extract clips from a tape to an XT Server.
Player Control
Panel
This chapter explains in details the Player
Control Panel, i.e. the module used to
control player channels of an XT server
and to make clips and simple play-lists.
Fill & Key This chapter explains the Fill & Key
function in IP Director, which make it
possible to gang channels of the XT Server
together in a Fill and Key relationship to
allow the operator to perform synchronised
clip recalls in a Fill & Key scenario.