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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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing
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Part 2 of this user manual for more information on how to
maintain keywords.
The Interest Level icons allow you to assign an interest rating to
a clip. Four interest levels can be defined, from no star to 3
stars (***).The background of the button corresponding to the
selected interest level is in blue. The default value is the no star
level.
CLIP TYPE
The Clip Type icons allow you to assign a clip type for use with
Key and Fill operations.
• The left icon is used for normal clips. This is the default
value.
• The middle icon is used for fill clips.
The right icon is used for key clips.
METADATA FIELDS
The right pane contains the following fields:
Field Description
Clip Profile Drop-down list in which the user can
modify the clip profile to be
associated with the clip.
Clip Profile fields Fields belonging to the Clip Profile
displayed in the Clip Profile drop-
down list.
The user can modify the values of
the clip profile fields. The
modifications will only apply to the
clip and not impact the default
values of the profile.
For more information on metadata, refer to the Metadata chapter
in Part 1 of this user manual.