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Issue 4.4.C II IP Director Version 4.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Table of Contents Table of Contents............................................................................................................ III What’s New?................................................................................................................... VII About this Manual................................................................................................
Issue 4.4.C 2. IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Keyword Management .......................................................................................... 28 2.1 2.2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................28 Keyword List Tool.......................................................................................................
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C 3.2.18 How to Modify the T/C in or the Date of a Clip ......................................................................................65 3.2.19 How to Publish a Clip ............................................................................................................................65 3.2.20 How to View the Clip Properties ......................................................
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 4.1.3 Sections of Mini Database Explorer.....................................................................................................111 4.2 4.3 4.4 Clips Mode ...............................................................................................................................112 Bins Mode ................................................................................
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing Issue 4.4.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 What’s New? N EW F EATURES IN IP D IRECTOR V ERSION 4.3 Metadata on clips Part 1 – section 2.2.5 Main IPD window: metadata menu Part 1 – section 2.7 Main IPD window: metadata profile management Part 2 – section 3.2.6 Metadata in Edit Clip window Part 3 – section 4.7 Metadata in Save Clip window Part 3 – section 4.9 Control Panel: metadata tab Part 3 – section 4.19.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 N EW F EATURES IN IP D IRECTOR V ERSION 4.4 Protect Clip Part 2 – Section 3.2.3 DB Explorer: protected/unprotected clips in clip data Part 2 – Section 3.2.4 DB Explorer: protect/unprotect clip in contextual menu Part 2 – Section 3.2.6 Edit Clip window: protect/unprotect Clip Part 2 – Section 3.4.7 DB Explorer: bin rules Part 2 – Section 3.6.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing Issue 4.4.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 I MPROVEMENTS IN U SER M ANUAL V ERSION 4.3 & 4.4 IP Logger: general review + new sections Part 2 – section 1.3 (new) Using keywords with logs Part 2 – section 1.6.2 (new) Fields in the Create a New Log window Part 2 – section 1.6.3 (new) How to Add Keywords Specifically to a Log Entry Part 2 – section 1.6.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 About this Manual This manual is intended to cover all aspects of IP Director. It should be seen as a reference guide that provides a detailed description on the various modules of IP Director, as well as procedural information on how to work with the IP Director system. The user manual for IP Director Version 4.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C P ART 3: I NGEST AND P LAY -O UT 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.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing Issue 4.4.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 1. IP Logger 1.1 INTRODUCTION IP Logger can be used to create a log which relates events with timecodes, camera angles, clip numbers and metadata in a fast and efficient way. In this way, IP Logger does not interfere with, but compliments a live production, while also producing invaluable data for use of the material during or after the event.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Each step is concisely described on screen to assist in defining the characteristics of the log sheet. The user accesses the window specific to the step by clicking the corresponding button. 1.2.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C G ENERAL L OG S HEET I NFORMATION Option Description Name Name of the log sheet. This is a mandatory field. Parent Name of the folder in which the log sheet is to be filed in the tree structure of the Database Explorer. Browsing in this field displays the folders already created in the Logs section of the Database Explorer, allowing the users to select the requested folder.
Issue 4.4.C 1.2.2 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 STEP 2: DEFINING THE LOG SHEET KEYWORDS The Log Sheet Keywords window opens when you click the button beside the Step 2 indication. A list of all keywords available in the IP Director database is displayed in the Keyword List box. By associating any of these with the log sheet, each event logged will have these as an additional set of keywords.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing Issue 4.4.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Field Description Search for Keyword (right) Allows the user to search for a keyword in the Keyword Selection box. Type the beginning of the keyword searched for and the first keyw ord matching the search criteria will be highlighted.
Issue 4.4.C 1.2.3 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 STEP 3: DEFINING THE RELEVANT RECORDERS Each record channel on any XT server within the XNet can be defined as a relevant source to have log information associated with it. Similarly, a channel recording a source not relevant to the current log sheet should be excluded from the list.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C log entries as additional columns. 1.2.5 LOG SHEET READY FOR USE When the wizard has been completed it will show its name and a running timecode in yellow in the LIVE area. Note If running timecode is not displayed in the LIVE area, it means the preview recorder is located on a server with no RS-422 connection to the IP Director network.
Issue 4.4.C 1.3 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 USING KEYWORDS WITH LOGS Three types of keywords can be assigned to a log element in a log sheet: 1.3.1 PARENT KEYWORDS Definition The parent keywords are defined when the users create the log sheet, in the step 2 of the Log Sheet wizard (i.e. in the Log Sheet Keyword Definition window). Assignment The parent keywords are autom atically assigned to all log entries of a log sheet.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C As soon as automatic keywords have been defined in the logging profile associated with the log sheet, the autom atic keywords will be added to all log entries of the log sheet with the value defined in the Automatic Keywords tab. Each field in the Automatic Keyword tab will be added to any new log entry as a column in the log sheet.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Keywords column within the log sheet. The keywords defined as “ participants” in the Keyword Grid or Keyword Dictionary, are added in an individual column, i.e. the Participants column, within the log sheet. Modification If users perform any modification or deletion of a keyword used in a log sheet from the keyword management tools, it will be reflected in the log sheet.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Note Once the media has been restored or published on the XNet network, it will be automatically associated with the imported log sheet. The log sheet must be imported after the media has been restored or published. 1.4.4 EXPORTING AN EXISTING LOG SHEET If a log sheet is to be used within a different system , it can be exported using the Export command in File Menu in IP Logger.
Issue 4.4.C 1.4.5 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO IMPORT A LOGGING PROFILE To im port a logging file, proceed as follows: 1. Select the menu File > Import > A logging profile from the IP Logger application. The Import a Logging Profile window opens: 2. Click the Browse button next to the File Name field and browse for the location of the logging profile. 3.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 1.4.6 Issue 4.4.C XML LOGGING PROFILE The IP Logger has an optional method for incorporating user fields and autom atic keywords into log sheets. To manage which data should be used in a log sheet being created, an XML file is imported into the system.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 An example of an XML Profile is show n below:
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Once imported to the IP Director database, the profile will remain available for all new log sheets being created. Logging profiles must also be exported with the log sheets when exporting to ensure the correct formatting is maintained when a log sheet is re-imported later. 1.4.
Issue 4.4.C 1.4.9 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO PRINT A LOG SHEET To print a Log sheet, proceed as follows: 1. Load the log sheet via the File > Open Log Sheet menu 2. Open the Print Log Sheet window via the File > Print menu 3. Define the print options. For more inform ation on the Print options, refer to the section 1.4.10 ‘Print Log Sheet Window’, on page 16. 4 Select the Print button.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing Issue 4.4.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Layout Properties Option Description Default Print header on every page When this check box is selected, the log sheet header is printed on every page. Not selected When this check box is not selected, the log sheet header is printed only on the first page. Print column header on every page When this check box is selected, the column header is printed on every page.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 1.5 IP LOGGER TOOLS MENU 1.5.1 PROTECT ALL MEDIA ASSOCIATED TO LOGS Using the Protect All Media Associated to Logs command from the Tools menu, the users ensure that all events logged are within a clip on the relevant records. This will protect all media associated to the entire log sheet.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 1.6 CREATING EVENTS ON A LOG SHEET 1.6.1 HOW TO LOG LIVE ACTION IN AN EVENT Issue 4.4.C To create a new log entry in a loaded log sheet, proceed as follows: 1. In IP Logger, select the New button in the LIVE area: The Create a New Log window opens with the timecode grabbed from the preview recorder: For more information on the fields, see section 1.6.2. 2.
Issue 4.4.C 1.6.3 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Field Description Comment This feature makes the log entry just a comment entered on the log. This type of log entry will be displayed with a different colour in the log sheet. HOW TO ADD KEYWORDS SPECIFICALLY TO A LOG ENTRY To add data to log entries effectively, it is best practice to add keywords using the relevant keyword grids.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 1.6.4 Issue 4.4.C HOW TO MODIFY AUTOMATIC KEYWORDS ADDED TO LOG ENTRIES If automatic keywords have been defined in the logging profile associated with the log sheet, and the requested values selected in the Automatic Keyw ord tab, the autom atic keywords will be added to all log entries of the log sheet. If no value is defined, the column remains empty.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Additionally, the player area will becom e active and show the timecode of the selected channel in green. If the channel is in an E/E mode, it will be the same as the LIVE area timecode. 1.6.6 EDITING AND DELETING A LOG ENTRY Once created, the log entries can be edited and/or viewed in a Video Display.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 1.6.7 Issue 4.4.C HOW TO EDIT LOG ENTRIES IN THE LOG SHEET To edit log entries in the log sheet, proceed as follows: 1. Select the log entry to edit in the log sheet. 2. Right-click to see the contextual menu and selecting the Edit command. The Edit a Log window appears allowing the addition of more details to previously logged action: 3. 1.6.
Issue 4.4.C 1.6.9 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO VIEW A EVENT ON A LOG To view a log entry of a log sheet (i.e. load the log on the player channel at the relevant timecode position), proceed in one of the following ways: • Double-click a log entry from the log. • Right-clicking the log entry and select View from the contextual menu.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C 1.6.11 HOW TO MAKE AUTOMATIC CLIPS BASED ON A LOGGED EVENT To automatically make a clip based on a log entry on the record train selected as the preview recorder, click on the event on the log sheet and drag the clip onto a bin in the Database Explorer tree or onto an open window.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Column Name Description Associated Clips Displays the clips that have been created on the defined relevant recorders which include the event timecode Automatic keywords If automatic keywords have been defined in the logging profile used with the log sheet, a column will appear for every automatic keyw ord in the IP Logger list.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 1.8 Issue 4.4.C IP LOGGER SHORTCUTS In the IP Director main window, the menu Tools > Define Shortcuts in the m enu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IP Director. Shown in the screenshots below are all item s that are available in the IP Logger with shortcuts, the default values are shown. These can be modified and saved by the system user if desired.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 2. Keyword Management 2.1 INTRODUCTION Keywords are an essential element to the IP Director system, bridging the gap between the XT servers and a conventional database by allowing the user to search for material using keywords which relate to the media rather than searching by storage locations. Keywords allow you to perform searches in logs or clips in a unified manner.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 2.2 Issue 4.4.C KEYWORD LIST TOOL The Keyword List tool allows adding, removing or renaming keywords in the IP Director database. Note The Keyword List is kept in the IP Director database which means that you work with shared data. All actions undertaken on keywords will be reverberated on each IP Director. 2.2.
Issue 4.4.C 2.2.4 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 CHANGING THE KEYWORDS TYPE You can change a keyword to a participant keyword by right-clicking on the keyword and selecting Define as Participant Keyword from the contextual menu. You can change a participant keyword to a standard keyword by right-clicking on the keyword and selecting Reset Participant Keyword from the contextual menu. 2.2.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 2.2.6 Issue 4.4.C HOW TO DELETE KEYWORDS There are two ways to delete keywords: • Delete unused keywords (without selecting them) • Delete keywords from the Keyword List (with prior selection) To delete all unused keywords in the database, select the menu File > Delete All Unused Keywords in the Keyword List: To delete one or more selected keywords, proceed as follow s: 1.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 • • • • • All Database Keywords (Alphabetic Order) All Database Keywords (Insertion Order) Participant Keywords (Alphabetic Order) Participant Keywords (Insertion Order) KG: Keyword Grid Name Display only keywords and participant keywords from a specific keyword grid. • KD: Dictionary Name Display only keywords and participant keywords from a specific dictionary. 2.2.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C 2.2.12 HOW TO EXPORT KEYWORDS To export the current listed keywords into an external file, proceed as follows: 1. In the Keyword List, select the menu File > Export in the Keyword List. The Keyword Export window opens. 2. In the window, select the folder in which to export the .txt file. 3. Type a name for the .txt file. 4. Click the Save button.
Issue 4.4.C 2.3.1 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO OPEN THE KEYWORD GRID TOOL To manage keyword grids, you must use the keyword list tool as well as the keyword grid tool. To open both tools, select Keywords > View All from the Application bar.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Horizontal view 2.3.2 KEYWORD GRID FILE MENU The various menu items in the File menu of the Keyw ord Grid are detailed in the table below: Menu Item Description New Opens a dialog window to define a new keyword grid and optional description. Rename Allows the renaming of an opened keyword grid in the database. Open Allows the opening a keyword grid.
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IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 2.3.3 Issue 4.4.C HOW TO CREATE A NEW KEYWORD GRID The Keyword Grid tab allows the user to build groups of up to 300 keywords. These keyword grids will first be used in the logging and creation of the metadata, to be associated with log sheets and individual clips. They can then be used to search the metadata to retrieve required media.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 5. Click OK. The keyword grid is created with the parameters specified. It opens automatically in Edit mode. 6. In the Keyword List, select the keywords to be added to the keyword grid. Click CTRL (+SHIFT) for a multiple selection. 7. Drag and drop the selected fields in the first cell of the keyword grid where you want to copy the keywords.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Menu Item Issue 4.4.C Description Clear a page Note If the keyword grid has been changed in the width of the window , the above mentioned buttons may not appear as visible. At this time, the user must select the drop down arrow on the window to see all icons.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Example: • To add the keyword number 1, press ‘1’ on the numeric pad then press ‘+’. • To remove a specific keyword, press the keyword’s number on the numeric pad than press ‘-‘.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing Issue 4.4.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 2.4 DICTIONARY TOOL A Dictionary allows the user to organize keywords in a tree structure. The Dictionary tool allows creating, modifying or deleting Dictionaries in the IP Director database. Note The Dictionaries are kept in the IP Director database which means that you work on shared data. All updates performed on Dictionaries will be reverberated on each IP Director. 2.4.
Issue 4.4.C 2.4.2 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO CREATE A DICTIONARY On the left side the keyword list display the keywords that have been entered into the database. To help in discriminating which words have already been used on a dictionary, each word already used is highlighted in yellow text. The name you gave to your new dictionary take place as the root of your keywords tree.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 2.4.3 Issue 4.4.C HOW TO ADD NEW KEYWORDS IN A DICTIONARY Select the keyword you want to be the parent keyword of the one you want to insert. To insert the keyword, type the word into the edit box and click Add or immediately press ENTER on the keyboard. You can add as many keywords as you want in any of the tree branch.
Issue 4.4.C 2.4.6 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO DELETE KEYWORDS IN A DICTIONARY You can delete keywords from a dictionary using the contextual menu (right-click). 2.4.7 HOW TO CHANGE THE KEYWORDS TYPE You change a keyword to a participant keyword by selecting the keywords, rightclick on the keyword and select Define as Participant Keyword from the contextual menu.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 2.4.9 Issue 4.4.C DESCRIPTION VIEW OPTION You can show the dictionary description using the View menu of the Dictionary tool. 2.4.10 DICTIONARY AND GRID EDITING When opening both keyword grid and dictionary in Edit mode, you can drag and drop keywords from one to the other in any direction.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3. Database Explorer 3.1 INTRODUCTION The Database Explorer is an application designed to allow the user to organize and search all media and data that is available within the server network into a system by which any user can access it, whether they have knowledge of the ‘clip hierarchy’ methods used in EVS XT servers or by using standard windows database search techniques.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.2 Issue 4.4.C CLIPS One library method used by IP Director is to mimic the hierarchical structure adopted by the XT range of servers to store media, which is based on the remote panel design with a limited amount of buttons and desk space 3.2.1 UNDERSTANDING XT CLIP STRUCTURE Each XT unit can store up to 900 clips (with each clip containing up to 6 sub clips, lettered A to F).
Issue 4.4.C 3.2.2 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 CLIPS TREE STRUCTURE Within the clip tree structure of IP Director each XT machine can be searched by filtering down in the tree from network number > page > bank 3.2.3 CLIP DATA COLUMN HEADINGS Each clip record in the result list is detailed in variable width columns providing information about the stored clip.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Column Name Description ID Material A unique identifier given to an original clip by EVS not generally in use at an operational level. This ID stays with the clip and will keep track of copies of a clip related to the original by using this ID as it will not change on the clip copies. ID Louth An ID generated to give the clip a UmID. This ID is unique for every clip that exists.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Column Name Description Keywords A list of the keywords that have been associated with the clip Creation Date The date that the clip was created on Aspect Ratio 4:3 or 16:9 Video Format Frequency and Shows the video standard of the clip: PAL SD/1, PAL HD 720/1, PAL HD 1080/1 NTSC SD/1, NTSC HD 720/1, NTSC HD 1080/1 etc…… Video Compression Type JPEG, MPEG IMX etc.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C In the Database Explorer, a green Protect icon appears in the Protect column of the element list when the clip is protected by the IP Director protocol. The clip may also have been protected by another protocol. In this case, a red Protect icon appears in the Protect column of the element list.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 The following table describes briefly the commands available from the contextual menu: Command Description Cut Not relevant in the element list. Copy Copies the clip to the clipboard. The clip can then be pasted in a bin. Paste Not relevant in the element list. Send To Provides a list of possible destinations, in a subm enu, to which the selected clip can be sent.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Command Description Protect Allows the user to protect or unprotect the clip from deletion: • A green Protect icon appears in the Protect column of the element list when the clip is protected by the IP Director protocol. • A message will warn the users in IP Director or in Multicam not to delete the clip when the clip is protected.
Issue 4.4.C 3.2.5 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO EDIT A CLIP FROM WITHIN THE DATABASE EXPLORER To edit the clip data, proceed as follows: 1. Select the clip. 2. Right-click on the mouse to show the contextual menu. 3. Select Edit. The Edit Clip window appears offering the ability to add and change data associated with the clip. For more information on the Edit Clip window, refer to section 3.2.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C ID This is the LSM ID, i.e. the location where the clip should be stored on the XNet network. It is not editable as it is the unique identifier of the clip on the XT server. C LIP N AME The name field is used to add a name to the clip or modify it. The user can assign a name that should contain maximum 24 alphanumeric characters.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 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. C LIP T YPE The Clip Type icons allow you to assign a clip type for use with Key and Fill operations.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Note The settings window allows the user to select the method of copy/move selection the user prefers. It can be alternated to the opposite response for the CTRL+click function, or an optional pop-up selection for COPY or M OVE.
Issue 4.4.C 3.2.8 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO SEND A CLIP TO THE DEFAULT ARCHIVE To send a clip to the default archive, proceed as follows: • Select Send To > Default Archive from the clip contextual menu to send a clip to the session folder of the XFile defined as the default XFile on the XT server where the clip is physically stored.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C 3.2.11 NEW ARCHIVE TARGET WINDOW The New Archive Target window makes it possible to add a new destination or archive target. The fields displayed on the Archive Target Window are described below: Field Description Alias The name of the target as it will appear in the contextual menu. Target The destination folder where the file will be copied.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.2.12 HOW TO DELETE A DESTINATION TARGET To delete a destination target from the list, proceed as follow s: 1. Select Remove Archive Target from the Send To sub menu. The Remove Archive Target window is displayed. 2. Select a target from the list. 3. Click the Remove button. 4. Answer Yes to the question asked to confirm the operation.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Once the clip has been sent, it is immediately available in the CleanEdit database. It can then be inserted into a project, edited or played out using Playout Organiser or CleanPlayout Server. Required Configuration These destination targets are defined from the IP Director Remote Installer and a corresponding XFile XML unit must have been correctly configured.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.2.15 HOW TO SEND A CLIP TO AN XT OF ANOTHER SDTI NETWORK THROUGH THE GIGABIT NETWORK It is possible to send a clip to an XT belonging to another SDTI network through the TCP/IC network via the Gigagit Ethernet connection. The transfer will be performed if the system is correctly set up. For more inform ation, refer to the Technical Reference manual.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C T YPES OF T RANSFER • Target (Target name): all transfers resulting from a ‘Send To - Destination target’ operation. • CleanEdit (Target name): all transfers resulting from a ‘Send To - CleanEdit’ operation. • Avid (Target name): all transfers resulting from a ‘Send To - Avid’ operation.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 • name and LSM ID of the clip transferred • clip type • clip status • error message (in case an error occurred) • timing information The various fields are described in the following sections: C LIP N AME AND LSM ID These fields include the name and LSM ID of the clip which has been transferred.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C S TARTING T IME The starting time is the time when the transfer started. E NDING T IME The ending time is the time when the transfer ended. 3.2.18 HOW TO MODIFY THE T/C IN OR THE DATE OF A CLIP The T/C and date corresponding to the IN point of a clip can be modified from the clip contextual menu.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3. Select the user group(s) to which you want to publish the clip in the Available Groups area. Keep CTRL pressed for a multiple selection. 4. Click the > sign to move the selected user groups from the Available Groups area to the Selected Groups area. 5. Select the Publish button.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C 3.2.21 HOW TO LINK CLIPS TOGETHER Clips created on ganged channels are automatically linked together. However, you can also link clips together manually. This is performed in the Database Explorer. To link clips together in the Database Explorer, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Database Explorer 2. Search for the clips to link together 3.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.3 PLAY-LISTS 3.3.1 INTRODUCTION Play-Lists are a group of clips put together to play out in a desired order. Depending on the complexity required, different video and audio transitions can be defined between each element of the play-list. Two types of play-lists exist: offline and on-line play-lists.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.3.4 Issue 4.4.C Column Name Description LSM ID XT server that the play-list is on Duration Length of the play-list. Clip Count Number of clips in the play-list. Auxiliary Clip ID Louth of an auxiliary track associated with a play-list.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Command Description Send to Provides a list of possible destinations, in a subm enu, to which the selected play-list can be sent. Possible destinations for play-lists are: • the default play-list or bin • a destination target (any destination visible on the TCP/IP network) that is setup in the Remote Installer to allow play-list transfer. • The Clean Edit system.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Command Description Create a new offline play-list in the default bin Creates a new empty on-line play-list in the current bin (i.e. the bin selected in the Mini Database Explorer) or in the default bin, depending on the selected command. The user has to specify the play-list name before the new play-list is created. The play-list is automatically loaded in the selected play-list tab.
Issue 4.4.C 3.3.6 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 PLAY-LIST IMPORTS Importing a play-list is available from several locations in the Database Explorer.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.4 BINS 3.4.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 4.4.C All media connected with a particular project or event can be organised into a bin, regardless of its clip number or storage location. This makes it possible to treat the whole XNet network as one storage location searchable by a standard database.
Issue 4.4.C 3.4.3 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 BINS DATA COLUMN HEADINGS Each bin contains a list of clips or offline play-lists with all the data available for each element. The data column headings are therefore the same as the Clip and play-list column headings, they can be edited in the same way as in the Clips or Play-List tree as described in the section 3.2.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Clip contextual menu from the Bin tree view Issue 4.4.C Play-list contextual menu from the Bin tree view Command Description Delete from bin only Removes the selected clip or play-list from the bin. Delete from bin and XT Deletes the selected clip or play-list from the bin and the XT server. This option is not available if the clip is part of a playlist.
Issue 4.4.C 3.4.5 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO OPEN A BIN IN A BIN WINDOW To open a bin window to drag clips into or see clips that are included in it, proceed as follows: • Double-click the bin icon 3.4.6 related to that bin. DEFINING BIN RULES A bin rule is a set of criteria that allow clips or play-lists made on selected record trains to be automatically copied to a bin.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C H OW TO M ODIFY AN E XISTING B IN R ULE To modify an existing bin rule, proceed as follows: 1. Select a bin in the tree structure and right-click to open the contextual menu. 2. Select the Bin Rule > Modify menu item. The Bin Rules window opens. 3. Select the Clips or Play-Lists tab depending on which elem ents the rules should be modified. 4.
Issue 4.4.C 3.4.7 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 BIN RULES WINDOW When you create or modify a bin rule related to a given bin, you can specify criteria that will be applied to clips or play-lists in the Bin Rules window. The bin rules defined will only be applied to the clips created after the bin rule has been created. When a clip is created or modified, IP Director checks the clip information against the bin rules defined.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing Issue 4.4.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Field Criteria based on the … Clip PlayList Type Type associated with the clip. √ Keyword Keywords assigned to the clip. √ Owner Owner of the clip. √ √ Recorders Recorders on which the clip has been created. √ - XT Servers XT Servers on which the play-list is located.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 • If you select a Creation Date criterion based on the last 2 days, for example, the new clips will only be checked against the bin rule two days after the bin rule has been defined. To specify a creation date criterion, proceed as follows: 1. Select the ‘date interval’ or ‘last x days’ value from the left drop-down list 2.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C S TATUS The Status criterion allows specifying a transfer status. The clips that have one of the specified statuses will meet the Status criterion. The table below describes the various possible statuses that can be taken into account in the bin rule: Icon Description When this icon is selected, the clips that have not been subject to any transfer, i.e.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Icon Description When this red icon is selected, the clips for which the transfer to an XStore platform (running a CleanEdit application) ended with errors fulfil the Status criterion. When this red icon is selected, the clips for which the transfer to Avid ended with errors fulfil the Status criterion.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C O WNER The Owner criterion allows specifying one or more users or user groups. The clips or play-lists that have been created by one of the specified users or user groups fulfil the Owner criterion. To specify a search criteria on owners, proceed as follows: 1. Select the ‘User’ or ‘Group’ value from the left drop-down list. 2.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 V ALIDITY D ATE The validity date specifies until when the bin rule will be applied. The clips or play-lists matching the bin rules will no longer be copied to the bin from the end of the day specified in the Validity field. When you create the bin rule, the default validity date is one day. The validity date is calculated against the current date and time defined on the XT server.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.5 LOGS 3.5.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 4.4.C The logs section of the Database Explorer allows the user to browse for a log of any event for which a log has been created and then to use the free text search engine or Keyword Grids to filter the data to provide required results.
Issue 4.4.C 3.5.3 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO PUBLISH A LOG DIRECTORY OR A LOG SHEET A log can be made available to all users or only to certain groups of users as defined by the user rights management system in IP Director. To publish a log to given groups of users from the Database Explorer, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the log to be published in the Database Explorer. 2.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.5.4 Issue 4.4.C HOW TO VIEW THE LOG DIRECTORY PROPERTIES To establish the ownership on a clip and the user groups to which a log directory has been published, proceed as follows: • Right-click on the log and select ‘Properties’ from the clip contextual menu. The Log Sheet Properties window opens and displays the requested information: 3.5.
Issue 4.4.C 3.5.7 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO EXPORT A LOGGING PROFILE FROM THE TREE A logging profile used with a log sheet can be exported from the tree in XM L format. To export a logging profile from the tree structure, proceed as follows: • Right-clicking the log sheet for which the profile should be exported and select Export Current Logging Profile from the contextual menu. 3.5.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Column Name Issue 4.4.C Description Note: These columns are not displayed if no logging profile is used with the log sheet or if no ‘Automatic keyw ord’ section was present in the logging profile. User’s Fields If user’s fields have been defined in the logging profile used with the log sheet, a column will appear for every user’s field in the IP Logger list.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.6 VIEWING, BROWSING AND SEARCH OPTIONS 3.6.1 INTRODUCTION This section includes three subsections on viewing, browsing and filtering options available in the Database Explorer: Name Description View Options Options to modify the view of the tree structure and/or the result list. For more inform ation, refer to section 3.6.2 ‘View Options’, on page 90.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Note Thumbnails can be created automatically when there is an XFile designated within the thum bnails configuration in the Remote Installer application of IP Director. Refer to the Technical Reference manual for further details. Thumbnails can be created manually from the Control Panel and from the Database Explorer. Refer to the chapters related to these applications for further details.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 T RANSPORT F UNCTIONS IN P LAY M ODE Various transport functions for clips are available in play mode The following transport functions can be executed as described below: Preload a clip Double-clicking a clip in the Database Explorer will preload it onto the player channel. Then the user needs to press the Play shortcut (P) to play the clip.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C T RANSPORT F UNCTIONS IN A UTO -C HAIN M ODE Various transport functions are available in auto-chain mode to shift the autochain play mode on to a clip than is not the next one in the sequence. The following transport functions can be executed as described below: Preload a clip Double-clicking a clip in the Database Explorer will preload it onto the player channel.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 • When the operator performs a search on the master Database Explorer window, the current clip is played out and the first clip of the search results is autom atically chained. • When the operator performs a search in the secondary Data Explorer window, this does not impact the auto-chain in the master window.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C H OW TO O PEN A S EARCH F ILTER A filter can be opened simply by clicking on the corresponding button in the toolbar, or by using its corresponding shortcut. Clicking a filter icon does not perform the search. It only displays the filter parameters which will be used to refine the search.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 H OW TO H IDE THE F ILTER T OOLBAR Clicking on the Search icon when the Filter toolbar is displayed will reset the search result and hide the Filter toolbar. 3.6.5 SEARCHING FOR CLIPS T EXT S EARCH Shortcut Description SHIFT + CTRL + F Search for clips based on a free text. The engine only searches in the columns selected in the drop-down menu.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C Parameter How to use Date Interval Select the 2 dates From/To defining the interval of the search. Last x days Select the number of days starting today going back in time on which the search will be performed. T IMECODE S EARCH Shortcut Description SHIFT + CTRL + T Search for clips including a certain timecode. Parameter How to use T/C Type the timecode to search for.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 If not pressed, the result will only return clips which have the exact selected level. For example, if is selected, the result will only return clips with an interest level of 2 stars. S EARCH B ASED ON THE C LIP T YPE Shortcut Description SHIFT + CTRL + Y Select clips of a certain type: No type, Fill or Key. buttons are not exclusive and can be combined.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Parameter Issue 4.4.C How to use Clips which have been sent to an Avid system , for which the transfer is not yet complete. Clips which have been sent to an XT server through the gigabit network, for which the transfer is not yet complete. Clips which have been sent to a destination target, for which the transfer is complete Clips which have been sent to an XFile, for which the transfer is complete.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 By selecting keywords on the Keyword Grid or dictionary and then clicking on from the Keyword Grid, the dictionary or the filter toolbar (or even pressing ENTER on the keyboard) a search of the database is performed. The selected keywords are displayed in the keyword text box.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing Issue 4.4.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.6.6 SEARCHING FOR LOG EVENTS If the log area of the tree structure is selected all events logged are shown. Selecting a folder or a specific log sheet within a folder will filter the results according to the selections made. It is also possible to search for logs using the filters toolbar which can be activated by clicking on the icon in the main toolbar.
Issue 4.4.C 3.6.7 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 HOW TO VIEW A EVENT ON A LOG If a channel is associated with the Database Explorer and the media is still available on the Preview recorder, you can use the following options to view the A/V media relevant to the log entry: • Selecting the log event will cue the record train at the log entry TC on the database window’s associated output channel.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.6.9 Issue 4.4.C HOW TO RECALL AN ASSOCIATED CLIP If an associated clip is selected from the drop-down box that appears when the associated clip area is selected on an event, this clip will appear on the assigned player channel regardless of its record source. The player area will display the timecode within the clip that has been recalled.
Issue 4.4.C 3.7 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 DATABASE EXPLORER TOOLS This section provides a description of some tools used to define how the Database Explorer window is set up, is used or how it looks like. It covers the following tools: 3.7.1 COLUMN ORGANIZER The Column Organizer window, available from the Tools > Organize menu, makes it possible to specify which columns should be displayed on the result list.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.7.2 Issue 4.4.C LIMIT RESULT COUNT When enabled, the Limit Result Count option, available from the Tools > Limit Result Count, will limit the results of any search to the number of elements defined in the IP Director Remote Installer (1000 elements by default). Refer to the Technical Reference Manual for more information. 3.7.
Issue 4.4.C 3.7.5 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 STATUS AREA The Status Area contains four zones. These are described below. E LEMENT N UMBER Z ONE The first zone from the left of the Status bar shows in green how many elements are included in the result list of the Database Explorer. N EXT C LIP Z ONE The second zone from the left of the Status bar shows in green the next clip to be played if the Auto-Chain mode is being used.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 3.7.6 Issue 4.4.C HOW TO ASSIGN A PLAYER CHANNEL TO THE DATABASE EXPLORER To assign a player channel to the Database Explorer, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Channel Explorer and the Database Explorer applications. 2. In the Channel Explorer, select the player channel to assign to the Database Explorer. 3.
Issue 4.4.C 3.8 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 DATABASE EXPLORER SHORTCUTS In the IP Director main window, the menu Tools > Define Shortcuts in the m enu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IP Director. Shown in the screenshots below are all item s that are available in the Database Explorer with shortcuts, the default values are shown.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C 4. Mini Database Explorer 4.1 INTRODUCTION The Mini Database Explorer is an integrated part of the Clip Editor and the PlayList Editor applications used to easily browse the database content and then use the selected material in either of the applications without the requirement to have a full Database Explorer Panel open.
Issue 4.4.C 4.1.2 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 PLAY-LIST EDITOR In the Play-List Editor, the Mini Database Explorer is also linked at the left of the Control Panel as shown by the red border in the screenshot below. The difference between the 2 panels shown above is the addition of the ability to select a play-list based explorer when the panel is included in the Play-list editor application.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing Issue 4.4.C EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 4.1.3 SECTIONS OF MINI DATABASE EXPLORER A Mini Database Explorer panel has four sections: The Tree View: Tree View This shows the relevant tree as selected in the display options panel at the base of the Mini Database Explorer. The tree view can contain a tree for the XT clips, bins, or play-list structure.
Issue 4.4.C 4.2 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 CLIPS MODE When the Clips icon is selected in the Display Options area, the Clips Tree View displays the XT structure in the workgroup controlled by the IPD Director. Each XT machine can be searched by filtering down in the tree from network number -> page -> bank. The results are displayed in the Objects List.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 4.3 Issue 4.4.C BINS MODE When the Bins icon is selected in the Display Options area, the Tree View displays the bin tree structure. From this tree view, a bin or bin directory can be selected to display its contents in the Objects List area.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Right-clicking a clip or a play-list from the Element list view will open the following contextual menu. The selections available in this contextual menu depend on whether a clip or playlist is selected. However, they are the same as for a full Database Explorer panel. 4.4 PLAY-LISTS MODE This mode is only available in the Play-List Editor.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 4.4.1 Issue 4.4.C ON-LINE PLAY-LISTS The Online Play-List tree displays the XT structure to enable a play-list that has on-line status, and is therefore present on the XNet network with a play-list number and location, to be selected. Note The XT structure displayed depends on the setting of the View XT Structure option in the Settings menu.
Issue 4.4.C IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 4.5 SEARCH FILTERS 4.5.1 INTRODUCTION The Search Filters area allows search filters to be applied to the selections made in the Database Explorer. Searches can be defined and then stored ready for use to make finding and recall of elements easier and quicker.
IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 Issue 4.4.C The New Search Filter window is displayed to allow the selection of the filter’s criteria. 3. Select the icon corresponding to the search criteria you want to add. Each icon selected will add a line to the window to enable the search criteria to be specified. For more inform ation on the operation of each individual filter, refer to the section 3.6.
Issue 4.4.C 4.6 IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging and Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008 MINI DATABASE EXPLORER SHORTCUTS In the IP Director main window, the menu Tools > Define Shortcuts in the m enu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IP Director. Shown in the screenshots below are all items that are available in the Mini Database Explorer with shortcuts, the default values are shown.
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