User’s Manual Version 5.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D C OPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright © 2005-2009. All rights reserved. D ISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for inform ational use only and subject to change without notice.
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IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................... VII ABOUT THIS MANUAL.................................................................................................. VIII 1. INTRODUCTION..
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 4.4 CLIP TREE STRUCTURE..........................................................................................................27 4.5 CLIP DATA COLUMNS..............................................................................................................28 4.5.1 Status Icons .........................................................................................................................
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 8.3 BIN ELEMENT VIEW .................................................................................................................69 8.4 BIN DATA COLUMNS................................................................................................................70 8.5 BIN CONTEXTUAL MENU.........................................................................................................70 8.
Issue 5.6.D 11.5.1 11.5.2 11.5.3 11.5.4 11.5.5 11.5.6 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 How to Save Filters.............................................................................................................103 How to Apply Saved Filters .................................................................................................104 How to Update a Saved Filter ..........................................................................
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 What’s New? S TATUS ON C HAPTERS U PDATES F OR IPD IRECTOR V 5.6 All the chapters have been reviewed to document new and updated features.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 About this Manual This manual is intended to cover all aspects of IPDirector. It should be seen as a reference guide that provides a detailed description on the various modules of IPDirector, as well as procedural information on how to work with the IPDirector system. The user manual for IPDirector Version 5.6 is divided into 7 parts. This is part 3 of the manual.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Chapter Issue 5.6.D Description easily find it back. P ART 3: B ROWSING The third part contains the following chapter: Chapter Description Database Explorer This chapter explains the Database Explorer module, which has been designed to allow the users to organize and search all media or data available in the XN et netw ork, as well as to search for off-line nearline files.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 P ART 6: P LAYOUT - P LAYLIST The sixth part contains the following chapters: Chapter Description Playlist Panel This chapter describes the Playlist Panel module that allows complex playlists to be made, modified and played to air using an efficient workflow.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 1. Introduction The Database Explorer is a central point in the IPDirector application to perform search on all the media available on the network and to load media by a simple operation such as drag-and-drop.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 2. User Interface 2.1 OPENING OF DATABASE EXPLORER To open the Database Explorer, select the corresponding icon on the main IPDirector toolbar. An instance of a Database Explorer window will open. It is possible to open multiple DB Explorer windows at one time. 2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE DATABASE EXPLORER 2.2.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D The Database Explorer window presents a familiar ‘Explorer’ layout: • The tree view in the left pane displays various branches with items.. • The elem ent list in the right pane displays the item s included in the selected tree branch or the results of a search in the Database Explorer.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 S AVED F ILTERS P ANE (5) This area, highlighted in pink on the above outline, provides functions to save search filters or recall and apply saved filters to the current search. 2.2.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D L IST V IEW B UTTON Through the List View menu, you will be able to select two different groupings of items. The first group includes the visible branches which will be available in the tree view, and therefore the media types available in the tree. The second group determines the type of display for the elements within the grid.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Options for the tree view Description individual elements without the associated clip grouping for the elements. Show Media Files plugin Available for Administrators/M edia Managers or hi-res/lores browsers according to assigned user rights. Shows the Media Files branch of the tree with subbranches for on-line and off-line nearline files.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 2.3.3 Issue 5.6.D BROWSE AND PLAY OPTIONS These browse and play options allow you to: • automatically load an element on a player channel, ready to play • automatically play an element on a player channel • autom atically play a list of elem ents as they are selected in the Database Explorer. Details are described below. Note These options can only be used when a channel is assigned to the Database Explorer.
Issue 5.6.D 2.3.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 PHOTO BUTTON When a player channel is associated to the Database Explorer and a clip is loaded on the Control Panel associated to the same player channel, you can press the Photo button on the Database Explorer toolbar or type SHIFT+P on the keyboard to grab a thum bnail for the loaded clip. See procedure hereafter.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 2.3.5 TOOLS MENU This section provides a description of some tools used to define the Database Explorer setup, use and appearance. The Database Explorer Tools menu offers the follow ing options: The options are described in the table below: Option Description Auto-Refresh Mode of Database Explorer Selects/De-selects Auto refresh mode for the grid.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Option Description Available for administrators and users with appropriate user rights. My transfer only When enabled, this option will make sure that you can only see the transfers that you initiated. Clip element association Enables to manually associate a clip element to an existing clip with matching TC. See procedure hereafter.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D active. 3. Open a keyword grid or a keyword dictionary. The Apply button must be active (orange) in the keyword grid or dictionary. Refer to Keyword Management chapter in part 2 of this manual. 4. Select the keywords you want to assign to the media. 5. Click the Apply button. Keywords are assigned to the clip or clip element and appeared in Keywords columns of the Database Explorer grid. 2.3.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 2.4 TREE VIEW 2.4.1 INTRODUCTION The Database Explorer is presented in a tree structure, much like Windows Explorer. OR The tree view allows browsing and performing search the Database Explorer. Click the + sign on a tree branch icon to expand a branch. The selected branch is displayed in the Database Explorer grid. Depending on user rights, the user can see different parts of the tree.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Tree Branch Description corresponding servers. Refer to section 5 ‘Clip Elements View’ on page 54 for more information on the Clip Elements branch of the tree. Playlists Displays separate nodes for on-line and off-line playlists. Refer to section 6 ‘Playlists View’ on page 60 for more information on the Playlists branch of the tree. Timelines Displays separate nodes for hi-res and lo-res timelines.
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IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 2.5 Issue 5.6.D ELEMENT GRID AND SEARCH OPTIONS The element list, or grid, represents the content of the tree branch selected in the tree view of the Database Explorer, or it returns the result of a search applied to a selected branch of the tree view. The grid layout depends on the option selected with the List View button of the toolbar.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 A click on the red X button to the right of the search field clears the applied Quick Text Search. Refer to section ‘Quick Text Search’ on page 93 for more information on text search. G RID F ILTER B AR The Grid Filters are available for more advanced search operations. They allow searches in one or several specific columns.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 G RID H EADER C ONTEXTUAL M ENU Right-clicking the grid header displays the grid contextual menu. This menu makes it possible to perform the following actions: Option Description Hide Hides the selected column. Organize A popup window is opened allowing the selection of columns to display and in which order. The same style of window appears as in other IPDirector displays.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 3. To select the column(s) you wish to add to the view, do one of the following: • double-click the column(s) you wish to add to the view in the left pane OR • select them in the “() Columns” area on the left pane and press the right blue arrow OR • drag them onto the Visible Columns area. Use CTRL + click to select multiple columns. Use SHIFT + click to select a range of columns. 18 4.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D How to Remove Columns from the Element List To remove columns from the elem ent list, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click a column header and select Organize. 2. The Select Columns window opens: 3.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Sorted by Name, ascending: Sorted by Name, descending: 2.6 STATUS BAR The Status Area contains four zones. These are described below. 2.6.1 ELEMENT NUMBER ZONE The first zone of the Status bar shows how many elem ents are included in the result list of the Database Explorer. 2.6.2 NEXT CLIP ZONE The second zone shows the next clip (on a green background) to be played if Auto-Play mode is active.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 and Nearline Files 3.1 TERMINOLOGY From IPDirector version 5.6, the following terms have been introduced: Term Definition Nearline Any IT storage, other than the XT[2] servers, present on the network and where A/V material can be backed up. These IT Storage devices are inventoried into the IPDirector database.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Clip Element Description still present. on-line lo-res nearline files lo-res files stored in nearline folders, IP drive still present. off-line hi-res nearline files hi-res files stored in nearline folders, IP drive removed. off-line lo-res nearline files lo-res files stored in nearline folders, IP drive removed. Depending on user rights, the user can see different elem ent types.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 The import status of this kind of files will be ‘unsuccessful’ in the Im port Status column of the Media Files node with the error message stating ‘unsupported format’. In a future version of IPDirector, it will be possible to import these files by initiating a transcoding process. 3.
Issue 5.6.D 3.3.2 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 OFF-LINE NEARLINE FILES Off-line files are displayed in the Database Explorer when the Show off-line files option is selected from the List View menu available on the toolbar. D ISPLAY OF O FF - LINE C LIPS OR C LIP E LEMENTS All off-line clips / clip elements are displayed in italic. A clip is off-line when all its clip elements are off-line.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 4. Clips View 4.1 INTRODUCTION Clips are logical entities that contain A/V media. Clicking the Clip branch of the tree displays the list of clips in the Database Explorer grid. Each clip is displayed on a separate line within the grid but the view can be expanded thanks to a small arrow at the beginning of each line. The different clip elements making up the clip are then displayed on separate lines.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 network is limited to 32,000. This number is displayed in the same area on the XT VGA setup screen. The following diagram represents the hierarchy of the XT clip numbering system . As an example, clip number “129C” is used: The number of the XT[2] server within the network structure is also added, to define the precise location of the clip.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D When the LSM ID of the hi-res clip is changed, the virtual LSM ID is changed as well. When the LSM ID of the hi-res clip is deleted, the virtual LSM ID is removed and the LSM ID field is set to blank. When the LSM ID of the hi-res clip appears in a clip, the virtual LSM ID is updated to match. In the list displayed from the clip elem ent node, the real LSM ID is always mentioned.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Note Even if an XT clip is backed up to XFile in a file format, when the in the file is published from XFile, it appears with a ‘clip’ icon Database Explorer grid. Each machine can be searched by browsing the tree from network num ber > page > bank.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Column Name Description off-line hi-res file (green icon surrounded with red line) off-line lo-res file (blue icon surrounded with red line) Record trains are also listed with the icon (green icon). LSM ID This is the virtual LDM ID as explained in section 4.3 ‘Virtual LSM ID / Real LSM ID’ on page 26. UmID UmID is a fixed length 8-character ID.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Column Name Description guardbands. Keywords A list of the standard keywords that have been associated with the clip. Participants A list of the participant associated with the clip. Level A rating can be given to a clip, from zero to three stars. This can be done during clip creation or later on and can provide a useful search filter for use in the Database Explorer.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 4.5.1 Issue 5.6.D STATUS ICONS The table below gives a description for all the icons which can appear in the Status column of the Database Explorer grid. Icon Description The clip is still in the process of being transferred to a destination target. The clip is still in the process of being sent to an XFile. The clip is still in the process of being sent to an XStore platform (running a CleanEdit application).
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Within IPDirector, you can protect and unprotect a clip mainly from the contextual menus of the Database Explorer and the Control Panel or during the creation of a clip. Note When you protect a XT hi-res clip, the lo-res version (if present) is protected automatically and vice versa. Then, tw o icons will be displayed, one for each XT clip. The protect feature does not affect hires or lo-res files.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Command Description selected clip can be sent. Possible destinations, depending on the XN et network, are: • the user’s default bin • the user’s default playlist • a default archive target • any target destination visible on the TCP/IP network that has been defined, such as CleanEdit targets, Avid, targets, Final Cut Pro targets, File targets.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Command Description From an XT node, the file will not be deleted. Delete Selected Clip Elements This option is only visible by hi-lo browsers. It is only available when right-clicking a clip line, not a clip element line in clip expanded view. The Delete Window is then displayed and allows you to select which ones of the clip elements will be deleted.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Command Issue 5.6.D Description the clip level. See also section ‘How to Duplicate or Move a Clip Specifying an Exact Location’ on page 41. Move Opens a Move Clip window where you can specify the location on an XT[2] server of the XNet Network where the clip should be moved. This command is not available for files. See also section ‘How to Duplicate or Move a Clip Specifying an Exact Location’ on page 41.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 W INDOW O VERVIEW The Edit Clip window is divided into two panes: • The left pane contains metadata in general and in relation with IPDirector. It is always displayed. • The right pane contains metadata based on profiles. Clicking the right area in the Pane Display icon will display this right pane.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Warning You should not edit the VarID unless this is required in your workflow. U M ID UmID is a fixed length 8 -c harac ter ID . T he XT [2 ] s er ve r automatically assigns a U m ID each new clip.. It is us ed fo r the un iqu e iden tifica tio n of a clip on an XNet network. Warning You should not edit the VarID unless this is required in your workflow.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 The Keyword list allows you to define up to three keywords to a clip to qualify its content. To add keywords, select them from the Keyword Grid or Keyword Dictionary. Please refer to the Keyword Management chapter in this user manual for more information on how to maintain keywords. I NTEREST L EVEL The Interest Level icons allow you to assign an interest rating to a clip.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 M ETADATA F IELDS The right pane contains the following fields: Field Description Clip Profile Drop-down list in which you can modify the profile, if you have appropriate user rights. Clip Profile fields Fields belonging to the selected Profile. You can modify the values of the profile fields. The modifications will only apply to the clip and not impact the default values of the profile.
Issue 5.6.D 4.8 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 COPYING OR MOVING A CLIP Different ways exist to move or copy a clip: • by drag-and-drop operations • by the Duplicate or Move options from the contextual menu • by the GigE connection (for copy only) Note 1 During a Duplicate operation, only the XT clip will be copied, not the file. During a Move operation, only the XT clip will be moved and receive a new LSM ID.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D in the section of the tree it was dropped upon: • If the clip is dropped on an XT level of the tree it will be placed in the first available space in the XT clip structure. • If the clip is dropped on a page level of the tree it will be placed in the first available space in the page structure.
Issue 5.6.D 4.8.3 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 HOW TO COPY A CLIP TO AN XT[2] THROUGH THE GIGABIT ETHERNET It is possible to copy a clip to an XT[2] belonging to the same or another SDTI network through the TCP/IP network via the Gigabit Ethernet connection. For more information, refer to the Technical Reference manual. To copy a clip to an XT[2] server, proceed as follows: 1.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 4.9 Issue 5.6.D SENDING A CLIP TO A DESTINATION TARGET PDirector gives full flexibility to directly send A/V files to third party systems (i.e. NLE systems) and storage paths. Sending media to third party systems will be performed with the Send to command. Sending media to removable drives will be performed with the Backup to Nearline command. 4.9.1 SEND TO MENU In IPDirector version 5.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Refer to the XT[2] server user manual for more information on how to define the default XFile. 4.9.3 HOW TO SEND A CLIP TO A DESTINATION FOLDER (DESTINATION TARGET) IPDirector gives full flexibility to directly send A/V files to third party systems (i.e. NLE systems). Clips can be sent to a destination target through the SDTI network or the TCP/IP network.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D N EW A RCHIVE T ARGET W INDOW The New Archive Target window makes it possible to add a new destination or archive target. The fields displayed on the New Archive Target Window are described below: Field Description Target Name The name of the target as it will appear in the contextual menu. Backup Destination Directory The destination folder where the file will be copied.
Issue 5.6.D 4.9.5 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 HOW TO DELETE A DESTINATION TARGET To delete a destination target from the list, proceed as follow s: 1. Right-click the clip list in the Database Explorer grid. The clip contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Remove Archive Target from the Send To sub-menu. The Remove Archive Target window is displayed. 3. Select a target from the list. 4. Click the Remove button. 5.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 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. Note Which clip elements will be sent depends on the target: you can configure hi-res targets, lo-res targets or hi/lo targets..
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Once the clip has been sent, it is immediately available in an Avid (When an Asset management system is in use, like Interplay or media Manager). It can then be inserted into a bin and can be inserted into an edit. Note With Avid and FCP targets, the hi-res element is sent, with a priority on the XT clip.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 4.9.8 Issue 5.6.D TRANSFER MONITORING Transfers can be monitored from within the Database Explorer. Click Tools > Transfer Monitoring in the Database Explorer toolbar: This will show the monitoring pane inside Database Explorer: In this pane, you can only see transfer inform ation about the selected item in the element list above.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Note More extensive transfer monitoring is available from the main IPDirector window. Refer to section Tools Menu / Transfer monitoring in part 1 of the manual. 4.10 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 contextual menu.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 4.11 PUBLISHING A CLIP Publishing a clip makes visible to members of the group(s) the clip is published to. Depending on the place you right-click, different clip elements from the clip will be published: Right-click on… Result Clip line All the clip elem ents are published.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 3. Select the user group(s) to which you want to publish the clip in the Available Groups area. Keep CTRL pressed to select multiple groups. 4. Click the Add button to move the selected user groups from the Available Groups to the Selected Groups. 5. Click the Publish button. All users belonging to the selected user groups and having visibility rights on the clip will be able to view it. 4.11.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 4.12 LINKING CLIPS Clips can be linked together in a Gang mode. See section below ‘How to Link Clips’ on page 53 for more information. They can also be associated in a Fill & Key mode. Refer to chapter Fill & Key Management in part 6 of the IPDirector user manual. 4.12.1 HOW TO LINK CLIPS Clips created on ganged channels are automatically linked.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 5. Clip Elements View 5.1 INTRODUCTION A clip element is the physical resource inside the clip: XT clip or media file. Every element in a clip shares the same T/C IN and T/C OUT. Refer to section ‘Clip Element Types’ on page 21 for the different kinds of clip elements.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 5.2 Issue 5.6.D CLIP ELEMENTS TREE STRUCTURE Like the Clips branch, the Clip Elements tree structure of IPDirector, makes the following sub-branches available: • XNet, i.e.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Each machine can be searched by browsing the tree from network num ber > page > bank. • On-line nearline: displays hi-res and lo-res files which have been backed up to nearline/IP drive and for which the IP drive is still present on the XNet, so they still can be immediately retrievable.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Column Name Issue 5.6.D Description • XT server for XT clips • for nearline defined in the configuration menu: nearline directry for files • for detected IP drives: ‘drive name’ on ‘machine name’. Storage of off-line clip elements are included if Show offline files is enabled. Master This information is only for files. The column is empty for clips.
Issue 5.6.D 5.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 CLIP ELEMENT CONTEXTUAL MENU Right-clicking a clip elem ent line displays the same contextual menu as the one obtained from the Clip branch of the tree when right-clicking a clip element line, in clip expanded view. Refer to section 4.6 ‘Clip Contextual Menu’ on page 32 for a detailed description of the different options available. 5.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D If the user is deleting a file, the user must have permissions to delete the file. If the File is part of a clip, the user will receive a dialog box to delete the file or not.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 6. Playlists View 6.1 INTRODUCTION A playlist is a group of clips put together to play out in a desired order. Depending on the required complexity, different video and audio transitions can be defined between each element of the playlist. Two types of playlist exist: off-line and on-line playlists.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 6.3 Issue 5.6.D PLAYLISTS DATA COLUMNS Each playlist record in the list is shown with variable width columns providing information about the data stored with the playlist. Note For details on how to hide or show columns, refer to section ’Organizing Columns in the Element List’ on page 17.
Issue 5.6.D 6.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 PLAYLIST CONTEXTUAL MENU The Playlist contextual menu is available when right-clicking a playlist in the element list. It gives access to actions that can be performed on playlists in the Database Explorer: Command Description Cut No relevant in the element list. Copy Copies the playlist to the clipboard. A shortcut can be pasted in a bin. Paste No relevant in the element list.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Command Issue 5.6.D Description The playlist will be published to the selected groups providing that they have the adequate rights. Edit/Rename Opens the Edit a Playlist window in which you can modify the playlist properties as entered when the playlist was created. Regenerate T/C Output Allows generating a continuous timecode to be able to browse a playlist easily.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Command Description playlists. Properties Displays inform ation related to the owner and the groups the open playlist has been published to. For more inform ation on these actions, refer to the Playlist Panel chapter, in part 6 of this user manual. 6.5 HOW TO DELETE A PLAYLIST To delete a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the playlist to delete. The Playlist contextual menu opens. 2.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 From … Playlist type the contextual menu of the element list Off-line playlist when a bin is selected in the tree view: Note If a playlist XML is imported prior to the clips being present, the playlist will omit all clips that are not present on the system at the time of import.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 7. Timelines View 7.1 INTRODUCTION A Timeline is a list of clips put together in a given sequence. Audio and video effects can be added between the clips of a timeline to create transitions, and many other editing actions are possible on a timeline. In a timeline, the video and audio tracks of a clip can be desynchronized from each other, unlike in a playlist.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Command Description Copy short will only include the media needed inside the edit with minimal guardbands created during copy. Copy Clips locally > Copy long Creates a local copy of the timeline clips that are not stored on the same XT[2] server as the timeline. This copy will include the complete original clips in their entirety.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 8. Bins View 8.1 INTRODUCTION All media connected to a particular project or event can be organized into a bin, regardless of clip numbers or storage locations. This makes it possible to treat the entire XNet network and nearline storage as one storage location, searchable by a standard database.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Command Description New bin Opens the Create a New Bin window where you can specify the name of the new bin. This is available from a bin directory or from the Bin node of the tree view. Not available inside a bin. New directory Opens the Create a Bin tree window where you can specify the name of the new directory. This is available from a bin directory or from the Bin node of the tree view.
Issue 5.6.D 8.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 BIN DATA COLUMNS Each bin contains a list of clip elements, offline playlists or timelines with all the data available for each item and displayed in columns. They can be edited in the same way as in the Clips or Playlist tree. Note For details on how to hide or show the columns, refer to the section ‘Organizing Columns in the Element List’ on page 17. 8.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 8.6 Issue 5.6.D OPENING A BIN IN A SEPARATE BIN WINDOW To open a bin window to drag clips into or see clips that are included in it, doubleclick the bin icon related to that bin. 8.7 PUBLISHING A BIN OR A BIN DIRECTORY 8.7.1 HOW TO PUBLISH A BIN To publish a bin, proceed as follows: 1. In the tree view, right-click the bin you want to publish. The Bin contextual menu is displayed. 2.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 4. Press Publish. The bin is published. The items (clips, playlists, timelines) present in the bin are published. All the items (clips, playlists, timelines) sent to the bin after the publication are autom atically published. 8.7.2 HOW TO UN-PUBLISH A BIN To un-publish a bin, proceed as follows: 1. In the tree view, right-click the bin you want to un-publish. The Bin contextual menu is displayed.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 8.8.2 Issue 5.6.D HOW TO DEFINE A NEW BIN RULE With a basic bin rule, you can select a target or a nearline destination to send new clips or playlists to or you can request new clips to be automatically protected. To define a new bin rule, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the bin for which you want to define a bin rule. The Bin contextual menu is displayed: 2. Select the Bin Rules > Create Bin Rules.
Issue 5.6.D 8.8.3 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 HOW TO USE A FILTER TO DEFINE A BIN RULE You have the possibility to use a search filter of your choice to define a bin rule. This filter criterion may be combined with a post process criterion explained in the previous section. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Apply a filter with Quick Text Search or Grid Filters. See section 11 ‘Searching the Database’ on page 90 for details. 2.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 8.8.4 Issue 5.6.D HOW TO MODIFY AN EXISTING BIN RULE To modify an existing bin rule, proceed as follows: 1. Select a bin in the tree structure. 2. Right-click the bin and select Bin Rules > Modify Bin Rules. The Bin Rules window opens. 8.8.5 3. Select the Clip , Playlist or Timeline tab, depending on which elements the rules should be modified for. 4. Make your modifications. 5. Click the Save button.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 The Delete Bin Rules opens: 3. 8.8.7 Click Yes in the confirmation window. BIN RULES WINDOW The Bin Rules Window contains three tabs: Clips, Playlists and Timelines.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D F ILTER R ULES A REA : C ondition Summary: indicates the search filter applied to the Database Explorer grid which can be defined as a bin rule. Apply bin rule filter to existing clips checkbox: when selected, the bin rule will be applied to all the existing clips present on the network. All the clips will be copied to the bin. Clear This Filter button: clears the filter for the selected tab only.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 The validity date is calculated against the current date and time as defined on the XT[2] server. This is displayed in red, in the top right corner of the IPDirector main window.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 9. Logs View 9.1 INTRODUCTION The logs section of the Database Explorer allows you to browse for logs of any event for which a log has been created. Then you can use the search features to filter the data. Logs are displayed in the Database Explorer grid with the highlighted colour which has been associated to the log at creation in IPLogger.
Issue 5.6.D 9.2.1 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 LOGS BRANCH CONTEXTUAL MENU When right-clicking the logs branch or a log directory in the logs tree, the following contextual menu is displayed: 9.2.2 LOG SHEET CONTEXTUAL MENU When right-clicking a log sheet in the logs tree, the following contextual menu is displayed: 9.3 HOW TO CREATE A LOGS DIRECTORY To create a new Logs directory, proceed as follows: 1.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Note You can create sub-directories in the same way. 9.4 9.5 9.6 HOW TO RENAME A LOGS DIRECTORY 1. Right-click a directory in the Logs branch of the Database Explorer tree. 2. Select Rename Directory. 3. Enter a new name for the directory is the window that appears. 4. Click OK to confirm and rename the directory. HOW TO DELETE A LOGS DIRECTORY 1.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 3. Select the user group(s) to which you want to publish the directory or the log sheet in the Available Groups area. Keep CTRL pressed to select multiple groups. 4. Click the Add button to move the selected user group(s) from the Available Groups to the Selected Groups. 5. Click the Publish button to confirm.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 9.7 Issue 5.6.D HOW TO VIEW THE LOG DIRECTORY OR LOG SHEET PROPERTIES To establish the ownership of a log sheet or a log sheet directory and the user groups to which a log directory has been published, proceed as follows: 1. In the tree view, right-click the directory or the log sheet. 2. Select Properties. The Log Sheet Properties window appears. This window is for viewing only. 3. 9.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 3. Browse to the desired folder, select the desired file type, enter a file name and click Save. 9.10 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: 1. In the tree view, right-click the log sheet. 2. Select Export Current Logging Profile.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 9.12 LOG EVENT COLUMNS The log event information is organized in columns in the Database Explorer grid. The following table describes the contents of these columns: Column Name Description DEFAULT COLUMNS T/C Timecode when the event was entered in the log. Description Description of the event as entered upon creation. Level A rating can be given to a log, from no stars to three stars.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Column Name Description Owner Owner/creator of the log sheet. Tape ID Identifier of the tape that contains the material. Profile If a Metadata Profile has been defined with user fields and automatic keywords for a log sheet, a column will appear for every user field and automatic keyword. Note: These columns are not displayed if a logging profile has not been selected for the log sheet.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 10. Media Files View 10.1 INTRODUCTION The media files are the files which have been stored on the nearline. They can be on-line, when the physical storage (IP drive or XFile drive) is still present. They are called ‘off-line’, when the physical storage where they have been stored has been removed and is no more present.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 10.3 MEDIA FILES DATA COLUMNS The media files information is organized in columns. Some of the details can be edited from here, others are for viewing only. All the headings can be used as filters when performing a search. Note For details on how to hide or show the columns, see section ’Organizing Columns in the Element List’ on page 17. Most of the columns are the same than for Clips.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 10.4 MEDIA FILES CONTEXTUAL MENU The Media Files Contextual menu is available when right-clicking a line in the expanded view of the elem ent list. It gives access to the actions that can be performed on files in the Database Explorer. The menu is the same contextual menu as the one obtained from the Clip branch of the tree. Refer to section 4.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 11. Searching the Database 11.1 SEARCH TYPES When the database contains large amounts of data, it may become difficult to find a specific element. The Database Explorer offers several tools to speed up your search: • branch selection in the database tree • quick timecode or text search • grid filters These search tools are explained in detail below.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 11.3 QUICK SEARCH OPTIONS 11.3.1 QUICK TC SEARCH P URPOSE The Quick timecode search may be conducted on clips, clip elements, logs and media files, but not on playlists nor timelines.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 The TC search is perform ed only on timecode if the field displays TC only. The search is performed on timecode and date if the field displays TC and date. H OW TO P ERFORM A Q UICK TC S EARCH To perform a Quick TC Search, proceed as follows: 1. Select the tree branch you wish to perform a quick search on. 2. Show the columns you wish to perform a quick search on. 3.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 11.3.2 QUICK TEXT SEARCH Beginning in IPDirector version 5, the Quick Text Search is always available on the top of the Database Explorer grid. Note The columns that are taken into consideration for the Quick Text Search are the ones that are currently visible in the DB Explorer grid.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 grid. To indicate that the search is applied, the background of the Quick Text Search field is displayed in green. 5. To clear the applied Quick Text Search, click the red "X" icon to the right of or click the Clear All button to clear all filters on the the search field Grid Filter bar and/or from the Quick search options.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Search String Search Result Logical equivalent Name or card in Keywords. "Yellow card" Searches for exact matches of "Yellow card". Between the quotes, all characters are considered as characters and not operators or wildcards. ”Yellow card” card* Searches for “card” at the beginning of a word. “card”* *card* Searches for all words that include “card”.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 11.4.1 SEARCH FIELDS TYPES Different types of search fields exist: • free text fields: no button is available next to the field, e.g. Name field. • field with an option list field, e.g. Level field. : the button is displayed on the right of the • field with a complex filter button on the right of the field to a Select Filter Condition window. giving access 11.4.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D For search in free text fields: 4. Click inside one of the grid filter fields. 5. Enter a search value, based on the free text grid filter rules detailed in section ‘Grid Filter Rules’ on page 96. 6. Press ENTER to apply the filter or proceed to another field. For search in non-free text fields : The Complex Filter button is displayed to the right of many of the Grid Filter fields.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Grid Filter Field Complex Filter Entry Window In this window you can select a specific date or one of the options in the Last xx pane. You can also use the logical operators from the right pane to construct a more complex search condition: • Select a logical operator on the right • Select a date • Select a second date The search condition is displayed in the Condition field. • Click OK or Cancel.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Grid Filter Field Issue 5.6.D Complex Filter Entry Window Here you can enter a time code and use the logical operators from the right pane to construct a more complex search condition: • Select a logical operator on the right • Enter a timecode value • Click Add. It appears in the Condition field. • Enter a second timecode value • Click Add. The whole condition is displayed in the Condition field. • Click OK.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Grid Filter Field Complex Filter Entry Window Select a Keyword Grid or a Dictionary in the Search For pane. Select the keywords you wish to use for your search and select a logical operator. For advanced search based on a parent keyword defined in a dictionary, refer to section 11.4.4 ‘How to Perform Advanced Search through Keywords Grid Filter Field’ on page 101.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Grid Filter Field Issue 5.6.D Complex Filter Entry Window To clear all filters on the Grid Filter bar and/or from the Quick search options: click the Clear All button on the top of the grid: 11.4.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 To do so, proceed as follows: 1. In the Database Explorer, select the tree branch you wish to perform a search on. 2. In the grid, show the columns you wish to perform a search on. 3. Display the Grid Filter bar by clicking the Show/Hide Grid Filter Bar button over the grid. 4. Click the Complex Filter button header.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 11.5 USING SAVED FILTERS Once you have defined filters and search term s, you may want to save them for later use. You can then apply the same set of filters with a single click. Saved filters will be common between: • the Clips tree and the Clip view in bins • the Playlists tree and the Playlists view in bins • the Timelines tree and the Timelines view in bins 11.5.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 11.5.2 HOW TO APPLY SAVED FILTERS To apply a saved filter, proceed as follows: 1. Make sure the Saved Filters pane is visible under the tree view: the Saved Filters mode button must be orange. It can be activated/de-activated by single click. 2. Select the desired filter(s) in the Saved Filters pane.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 6. Select Update from the menu. 7. Click Yes to the confirmation message that appears. Issue 5.6.D The filter is updated. 11.5.4 HOW TO RENAME A SAVED FILTER To rename a saved filter, proceed as follows: 1. Make sure the Saved Filters pane is visible under the tree view: the Saved Filters mode button must be orange. It can be activated/de-activated by single click. 2.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 4. Click Yes in the confirmation window that appears. The Saved Filter is deleted from the Saved Filters pane. 11.5.6 HOW TO PUBLISH A SAVED FILTER To publish a saved filter, proceed as follows: 1. Make sure the Saved Filters pane is visible under the tree view: the Saved Filters mode button must be orange. It can be activated/de-activated by single click. 2.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 12. Loading and Playing Media from the Database Explorer There are various ways to load or to load and play a media on a player channel from the Database Explorer. The Browse and Play modes help to perform those actions from a single-click.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 12.1.2 FROM THE STATUS BAR OF THE DATABASE EXPLORER Alternatively, you can right-click the Associated Channel zone on the right of the Status bar and select the desired channel from this menu: If the workstation has a valid license for the OCX Software Player, and the user has it visible currently, it will also be an option to select as a defined DB Explorer channel. 12.2 LOADING MEDIA 12.2.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Note Nothing happens when trying to browse an off-line file. 12.2.2 ON THE PLAYER CHANNEL ASSOCIATED TO THE CONTROL PANEL As explained in the chapter describing the Control Panel module, it is possible to load media from the Database Explorer to the Control Panel by a drag-and-drop operation. This does not require the association of a player channel to the Database Explorer.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 12.3.1 HOW TO LOAD AND IMMEDIATELY PLAY AN ELEMENT To play the element on the channel associated to the Database explorer, proceed as follows: 1. Assign a channel to the Database Explorer as explained in section 12.1 ‘How to Assign a Player Channel to the Database Explorer’ on page 107. 2. Click the Play button to activate the Play mode. The button turns orange. 3.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 12.4 PLAYING A LIST OF ELEMENTS 12.4.1 HOW TO LOAD AND IMMEDIATELY PLAY A LIST OF ELEMENTS Before playing elements in Auto-Play mode, you need to ensure that a player channel has been assigned to the Database Explorer. For more inform ation on this, refer to section 12.1 ‘How to Assign a Player Channel to the Database Explorer’, on page 107.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 12.4.3 USING AUTO-PLAY MODE IN SEVERAL DATABASE EXPLORER WINDOWS You can open several Database Explorer windows and use them in Auto-Play mode with the same player channel or with different player channels assigned. If different players are assigned, they will be considered as independent from each other. Using the Auto-Play mode in one of the windows will not affect the second Database Explorer window.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 A clip or series of clips are automatically created with IN points and OUT points determined by the values specified in the Clips / General category of the Tools > Settings menu. For more information on this setting, refer to the description of the Tools menu in the section on IPDirector main window.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 13. Database Explorer Shortcuts Some commands in the Database Explorer can be accessed from the keyboard.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D To view or customize the keyboard shortcuts, proceed as follows: 1. Click Tools > Define Shortcuts in the main IPDirector toolbar. This opens the Define Shortcuts window. 2. Click the Database Explorer button on the left to go to the relevant section: 3. You can view the available shortcuts here. 4. To change a shortcut: select it and press the desired key combination. 5.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Regional Contacts AM ERICA (NORTH & LATIN) EVS Americas Tel: +1 973 575 7811 Fax: +1 973 575 7812 Tech. line: +1 973 575 7813 usa@evs.tv EVS Canada Tel: +1 514 750 7544 Fax: +1 514 750 7518 Tech. line: +1 973 575 7813 usa@evs.tv EVS Australia Tel: +61 02 9452 8600 Fax: +61 02 9975 1368 Mobile: +61 420 307 387 sales@evs-asia.com.hk EVS China Tel: +86 10 6808 0248 Fax: +86 10 6808 0246 Tech.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 EVS Middle East Tel: +971 4 365 4222 Fax: +971 4 425 3501 Mobile: +971 50 887 8758 middle-east@evs.tv EVS UK Tel: +44 1372 387 250 Fax: +44 1372 387 269 Tech. line: +44 1372 387 266 uk@evs.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3 – Browsing EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 element list for clip elements .......................................56 element list for clips .....................................................28 element list for logs......................................................85 element list for playlist .................................................61 A add contextual menu for clip in Database Explorer .......................................
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 3: Browsing Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 clip ...............................................................................51 log sheet ......................................................................81 K keywords search child keywords of a parent keyword.............. 101 S search L child and parent keywords.........................................101 grid filters ...................................................................
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