User’s Manual Version 5.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F C OPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright © 2005-2009. All rights reserved. D ISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice.
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IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................... VII ABOUT THIS MANUAL..................................................................................................
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.5.5 Mark OUT .............................................................................................................................27 2.5.6 Clear IN .................................................................................................................................27 2.5.7 Clear OUT .............................................................................
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 4.1.1 How to Load a Train from the Channel Explorer ...................................................................56 4.1.2 How to Load a Train from the Database Explorer .................................................................56 4.1.3 How to Load a Train from the E/E Button ..............................................................................57 4.
Issue 5.6.F 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 HOW TO PUBLISH A CLIP TO A USER GROUP......................................................................80 HOW TO SEND A CLIP TO AN EXTERNAL DESTINATION ....................................................81 HOW TO SEND A PLAYLIST TO AN EXTERNAL DESTINATION ............................................81 HOW TO EXPORT A PLAYLIST .........
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel Issue 5.6.F EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 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.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 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 5 of the manual.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Chapter Issue 5.6.F Description on the video material stored on the XNet network and easily find it back.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 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.
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Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2. User Interface 2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE CONTROL PANEL 2.1.1 OPENING OF CONTROL PANEL To open the Control Panel, select the corresponding icon on the main IPDirector toolbar. An instance of a Control Panel window will open. It is possible to open multiple Control Panel windows at one time.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F The following outline details the type of information available in the various panes displayed in the above screenshot. Note You can use the Pane Display icon to display or hide the various window panes. The window panes corresponding to the panes painted on the icon are highlighted in the above outline.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 T ABBED P ANE The right part of the Control Panel window, highlighted in light blue on the above outline, contains several tabs: Clip Information Tab The Clip Information tab displays general data on the clip such as keywords, interest level, creation date, etc. For detailed information on the Clip Inform ation tab, refer to section 2.6 ‘Clip Information Tab’, on page 30.
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Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 C HANNEL G ROUP M ODE D ISPLAY When the channel associated to the Control Panel is, in one way or another, part of a group of channels, inform ation on the channel association type is displayed in the center of the window title bar. Channel Association Type Display PGM/PRV PGM PRV Fill&Key Fill Key Ganged Number icon indicating the position of the channel in the group.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.2 Issue 5.6.F VIEWS OF THE CONTROL PANEL It is possible to work with the Control Panel using several views depending on the actions you need to perform. Each view can either include or not include the video display. For more information on the Video Display, refer to the Video Display section, in part 1 of the user manual. 2.2.
Issue 5.6.F 2.2.2 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS VIEW The Transport Functions view Transport Functions pane.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.2.3 Issue 5.6.F CLIP CREATION VIEW The Clip Creation view includes the Channel Media pane, the Transport Functions pane and the Clip Creation pane.
Issue 5.6.F 2.2.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 FULL VIEW The full view includes the Channel Media pane, the Transport Functions pane, the Clip Creation pane, as well as the right tabbed pane. There are two possible full views without video display: • Full view in a rectangle shape : With this view, the clip information is truncated in the Clip Information tab.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F With this view, all the clip information is displayed and more information can be displayed in the other tabs without having to use the scrollbars.
Issue 5.6.F 2.3 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 CHANNEL MEDIA PANE The Channel Media pane provides the basic functions to load and view clip elements, playlists and record trains. The screenshot below shows the Channel Media pane. It includes a video display if the video display has been activated and linked to an A/V board in the IPDirector Configuration module of the Remote Installer. 2.3.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F Activation and Deactivation When a channel is locked, the icon displays a closed lock and the whole window is dimmed. You need to click again the Lock button to unlock the channel that you have locked. When you unlock a channel on the Control Panel, it remains locked to the other users. You need to unlock it on the Channel Explorer to make it available to other users.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 O N -A IR D ISPLAY This functionality is used to show that the loaded channel or the Software Player is on air and to inform other users that they should not perform any action on the on-air channel. Activation and Deactivation Right-click the Channel field and select On Air from the menu to activate the onair status. The background of the field will then flash alternately red.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F The 2 n d Controller option is only available if the channel has been configured with the IPDP protocol as the main controller in exclusive mode. When the configuration has been set to parallel mode the control of the channel is from either IPDirector or the 3 r d Party device simultaneously and the second control feature is inactive.
Issue 5.6.F 2.3.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 ELEMENT TYPE ICON An Element Type icon is displayed on the left of the Loaded Media field. The icon changes depending on what element is loaded on the channel.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.3.6 Issue 5.6.F LSM ID FIELD The field on the right of the Loaded Media field displays the LSM ID of the loaded element or train. If the user wants to load a clip num erically from the XNet network, it is possible to enter the LSM ID directly in this field. 2.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 the element. The following display options are available. They can be changed by right-clicking on the Left Timecode field. • Timecode only • Timecode and date • Timecode and date and TC type (LTC or user) • Timecode and TC type When the TC type is displayed, right-clicking on it permits to shift from one type to the other (LTC or user). 2.4.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel Issue 5.6.F EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 When a record train is loaded The following table shows the possible colours and values of the Right Duration field when a train is loaded. The Right Duration field value and colour depends on: • whether the train is playing or paused • whether an IN and/or OUT points are defined • the media position indicator.
Issue 5.6.F 2.4.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 PLAY MODE BUTTON The Play Mode button shows how the clip or playlist is played. This button is not displayed in the Software Player as only the normal Play mode is available.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.4.6 Issue 5.6.F JOG BAR When a clip is loaded, the jog bar shows its duration: • The white section represents the trimmed clip length, i.e. between the IN point and the OUT point that have been defined. • The yellow sections represent the guardbands before the IN point and after the OUT point. • The blue position indicator shows the actual relative position in the clip.
Issue 5.6.F 2.4.8 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 PLAY BUTTON OR OR The Play button allows playing the media on the Control Panel at norm al speed (100%) 2.4.9 CUSTOM SPEED FIELD The Custom Speed field indicates at which speed the media is played. You can define the custom speed from the or button by rightclicking on the button and selecting a speed value in the contextual menu. Refer to sections 2.4.11 and 2.4.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 2.4.11 FAST REWIND BUTTON OR OR The Fast Rewind button makes it possible to rewind the loaded media. The rewind speed is set via the contextual menu available from the Fast Rewind button. It is specified in the Custom Speed field displayed below the Play button. A default rewind speed is set in the Tools > Settings > Control Panel category. See the section 2.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 The text below the E/E button indicates the record train which the channel will return to when the E/E button is pressed. 2.4.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 2.4.15 SNAP BUTTON OR OR + When a media is loaded on a player channel, the Snap function allows you to go back to the last loaded record train at the timecode where the E/E mode was exited, effectively “snapping” back to where the user left off in the record train. 2.4.16 RET BUTTON OR OR + The button becomes active if a clip has been loaded on a player channel.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 • When you load a train, no time inform ation is displayed. • When you click the Mark IN and/or Mark OUT buttons to create a new clip from the train, the fields 2, 4 and 5 in the screenshot below display the new values defined. As long as the clip is not saved, the values 1 and 3 will not be displayed. 1. Protect IN field: start timecode of the initial guardband 2.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.5.4 Issue 5.6.F MARK IN OR OR When pressing the button, you set an IN point at the timecode shown on the jog bar of the Control Panel. The timecode of the IN point is then displayed in the IN field. 2.5.5 MARK OUT OR OR When pressing the button, you set an OUT point at the timecode shown on the jog bar of the Control Panel.
Issue 5.6.F 2.5.8 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 UPDATE CLIP BUTTON OR If a clip that is loaded to a channel has had a change made to the IN, OUT, NAME, or other data entered when originally saved, pressing UPDATE CLIP will save the new settings.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F • The clip is saved without any further dialog. • The Save Clip window opens and allows the user to enter the clip name and clip related information before the clip is created. Refer to section 6.2 “Save Clip Window”, on page 65 for more information on this window. You can define the Open Save Clip Window setting in the Tools > Settings > Clips > Clips/General category.
Issue 5.6.F 2.6 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 CLIP INFORMATION TAB The Clip Information tab on the Tabbed Pane makes it possible to view and modify the information related to the clip. It is active when a clip is loaded on the player channel controlled by the Control Panel. In case a train or a playlist is loaded, the fields on the Clip Information tab are unavailable.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.6.1 Issue 5.6.F KEYWORD LIST The Keyword list allows you to define up to three keywords to a clip to qualify its content. The user cannot type in this field, but click on keywords from either a keyw ord grid or dictionary when the Apply button is active in the relevant keyword tool.
Issue 5.6.F 2.6.5 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 ON XT FIELD The On XT field is a read-only field that specifies the name of the recorder channel defined when starting the XT[2] server. If the source is not found in the database, the value “Unknown” will be assigned. 2.6.6 CREATION DATE The Creation Date is a read-only field that displays the date and time when the clip has been created. 2.6.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel Issue 5.6.F EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 • When a user manually links a clip to another one. To link two or more clips together, you need to select them in the Database Explorer and choose Link from the contextual menu. Double-clicking a linked clip will load it on the Control Panel. Right-clicking the linked clip will display a contextual menu that is related to the linked clip (not to the loaded clip). 2.6.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.6.12 CLIPS SENT TO LIST The Clips Sent to List area specifies the last 20 transfers that the user has performed on the clip. The last transfer is on the top of the list. The possible transfers are mentioned below. The clips sent to the default archive are not displayed here.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F V IEWING D ETAILED T RANSFER I NFORMATION From this area, you can access the following windows from the contextual menu displayed when you right-click the Clip Sent to List: • Transfer Information window that displays information on the pending clip transfers. This is accessed via the Open Transfer Information menu item.
Issue 5.6.F 2.8 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 GANGED CHANNELS TAB The Ganged Channels tab on the Tabbed Pane makes it possible to gang player channels. Once player channels are ganged, a command executed on one of them will apply in a synchronized way to all other ganged channels.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.8.2 Issue 5.6.F SYNC FUNCTION OR + OR The Sync function will force other channels linked to the channel controlled to synchronize their timecode position to the same timecode as the current position on the channel controlled. 2.8.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 where the command is applied. NEXT and PREVIOUS In the same ways as for record trains, the NEXT and PREVIOUS comm ands executed with the ShuttlePRO on a linked clip loaded on one PGM are only applied on this PGM. In other words, the next or previous linked clip of the clip group will only be loaded on this player channel.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F P LAYLISTS When playlists are loaded on ganged player channels, the following commands are synchronized as explained below: • The Play, Go to IN, Go to OUT, Pause and Recue commands executed on one PGM are applied in a synchronized way to the other playlists of the ganged channels.
Issue 5.6.F 2.9 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 CLIP-LIST TAB The Clip-List tab makes it possible to create simple playlists from the Control Panel. “Simple playlists” means a list of clips with the same transition applied between all elements. If you want to utilize a more complex set of functions in your playlist, use the Playlist Panel module. Refer to the chapter ‘Playlist Panel’ in part 6 of the manual.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.9.1 Issue 5.6.F CHANNEL MEDIA PANE The nam e and ID of the clip that is currently played in the loaded playlist is displayed in the Loaded Media and LSM ID fields. 2.9.2 VIDEO DISPLAY The Video Display shows the clip that is currently played in the loaded playlist, with the transition effects defined. 2.9.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Function Description Import a Playlist’, on page 83. Export Allows exporting the loaded playlist structure and playlist related information from IPDirector to an XML file, after setting up the requested TC for the track. For more information, refer to the section 11.4 ‘How to Export a Playlist’, on page 81.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Function Issue 5.6.F Description playlist has the same content as the playlist selected. It also has the same name. It gets an LSM ID. Properties 2.9.5 Displays information related to the owner and the groups the open playlist has been published to. PLAYLIST NAME AND LSM ID The Name field displays the name of the playlist open in the Clip-List tab.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 T IMES U NTIL T RANSITION The Times Until Transition field specifies the remaining playout time until the end of the current element of the playlist. NEXT OR If the playlist is in PLAY when the operator clicks on the NEXT button, the next element is loaded immediately and played accordingly to its start mode and start effect.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F Effect Name Description Mix In the mix transition, a dissolve effect provides the transition between the current element and the next element. Wipe In the wipe effect, the last frame of the current element is filled in with the first frame of the next element from left to right (L-> R) or from the right to the left (R-> L).
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Field Name Description distant: Local element Distant element Invalid distant elem ent (i.e. if the XT[2] server is not connected to the XNet network) Name Element name Duration Duration of the element (excluding the guardbands).
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F Note The playlist settings for colour codes are available via the Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist/General category. Besides this colour code, the records are successively displayed on a white or on a light grey background. This helps the user to visually distinct the clips from each other. 2.9.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 A warning message will be displayed, requesting the user to confirm the action: Note If a group is part of the selection, all elements of the group will be removed. O RGANIZING THE C OLUMNS IN THE E LEMENT L IST The user can change the columns positions in the element list via the Organize command of the Clip-List contextual menu.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel Issue 5.6.F EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 The columns order can be saved by selecting Save Grid Organisation in the ClipList contextual menu or it can go back to default by selecting Reset Grid Organisation. 2.10 CONTEXTUAL MENU A contextual menu is available from any pane in the Control Panel via a right-click on the mouse. Available menu items will depend on the element loaded on the control panel.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Option Description Rename Opens the Update Clip Name window from which the clip name can be modified. Modify T/C IN or Date Opens the Modify T/C In or Date window from which you can modify the IN timecode or date of a clip. Protect Protects the loaded clip, which means that a user will receive a warning when he tries to delete a protected clip in IPDirector or in Multicam.
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Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 2.11 SETTINGS General settings, Auto-Name settings and Clips settings are described in part 1 of the user manual. You can define the settings specific to Control Panel from the IPDirector main window via Tools > Settings > Control Panel. The current section detailed these specific settings.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 2.12 CONTROL PANEL SHORTCUTS In the IPDirector main window, the menu Tools > Define Shortcuts in the menu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IPDirector. Shown in the screenshots below are all items that are available in the Control Panel with shortcuts, the default values are shown.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 3. Assigning a Channel 3.1 INTRODUCTION There are several methods to assign a player channel to the Control Panel. Some of the methods will directly open an instance of the Control Panel. Others are used when the Control Panel is already open. • Open the Control Panel and assign a channel from the Channel Explorer.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 3.2.3 Issue 5.6.F HOW TO ASSIGN A CHANNEL OR THE SOFTWARE PLAYER FROM THE CHANNEL FIELD To assign a player channel or the Software Player from the Control Panel, proceed as follows: 1. Select from the main menu of IPDirector. A Control Panel window opens in an inactive state as an XT channel has yet to be assigned. 2.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 4. Loading Media Note: When a lo-res element, without corresponding hi-res elem ent, is loaded on a player channel or on the Software Player, a warning icon is displayed in the Loaded Media field. 4.1 LOADING A TRAIN IN THE CONTROL PANEL There are several methods to load a train in the Control Panel: • Open the Control Panel and load a train from the Channel Explorer.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 3. In the Clips view, select the requested record train from the grid. 4. Drag it to the Loaded Media field of the Control Panel. Issue 5.6.F The train is loaded in the Control Panel at the current timecode. 4.1.3 HOW TO LOAD A TRAIN FROM THE E/E BUTTON To load a record train in the Control Panel from the E/E button, proceed as follows: 1.
Issue 5.6.F 4.2.2 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 HOW TO LOAD AN CLIP ELEMENT ON THE SOFTWARE PLAYER To load an clip element on the Software Player from the Database Explorer, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click in the Channel field of the Control Panel and select Software Player from the contextual menu. 2. Open the Database Explorer from the main menu. 3. Select the requested clip or clip element (XT clip or file).
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 4.3 LOADING A PLAYLIST ELEMENT ONTO THE CONTROL PANEL 4.3.1 INTRODUCTION When a playlist element is drag and dropped on a control panel, the panel is automatically associated to the playlist panel from which the element comes from. The Channel field will turns light blue in both Control Panel and Playlist Panel windows.
Issue 5.6.F 4.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 LOADING A PLAYLIST IN THE CLIP-LIST TAB Off-line or on-line playlists can be loaded in the Clip-List tab. In this process, offline playlists will automatically become on-line and distant playlists will autom atically be copied to the XT of the controlled channel. There are several ways to load a playlist into the Control Panel: 4.4.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 4.4.2 Issue 5.6.F HOW TO LOAD A PLAYLIST BY A DRAG-AND-DROP ACTION To load the playlist via the Database Explorer proceed as follows: 1. Open the Database Explorer from the main menu. 2. Select the requested playlist in the element list of the Explorer. 3. Drag it onto the top part of the Clip-List tab of the Control Panel.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 5. Moving Within Media 5.1 HOW TO JUMP TO A GIVEN TIMECODE WITHIN THE LOADED MEDIA There are several ways to jump to a given timecode of a loaded media: • Click at one position on the jog bar • Click on the cursor and move it along the jog bar • Change the timecode value in the Left Timecode field, as described below: 1.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 5.3 Issue 5.6.F HOW TO SHIFT TO THE SAME TIMECODE ON ANOTHER RECORDER When you want to shift to another recorder and position yourself on the same timecode as the loaded record train, proceed as follows: 1. Click on the Pause button to freeze the record train loaded. 2. Right-chick on the Pause button to open the contextual menu. 3.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 6. Creating Media 6.1 HOW TO CREATE CLIPS IN THE CONTROL PANEL To be able to create clips in the Control Panel, you need to ensure that: • You have assigned a channel to the Control Panel See section 3 ‘Assigning a Channel’ on page 54. • You have loaded the record train or the clip from which you want to create a new clip. See section 4 ‘Loading Media’, on page 56.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F • Click the NEW CLIP button. • Press the ShuttlePRO dedicated button to save the clip (see note below). 4. Depending on what is defined in Tools > Settings > Clips > Clips/General category, the Save Clip window will open. Then, fill in a clip name and any desired information and click the Save button. For more information on the Save Clip window, refer to section 6.
Issue 5.6.F 6.2.1 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 WINDOW OVERVIEW The Save Clip window layout will differ depending on the presence or not of a XT hi-res clip in the clip.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel Issue 5.6.F EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 It is always displayed. • The right pane contains the Clip Metadata, i.e. clip data based on custom erspecific fields. Clicking the right area in the Pane Display icon pane. will display this right Later Access to the Data Once the clip has been saved, the data will be available in the Clip Information tab and the Metadata tab of the Control Panel.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Field Description Clip Type Type of clip in relation with the Fill and Key function. The possible values are “Normal”, “Fill” , “Key”. Send To Destinations where the clip can be transferred to, except near line directories. Select the check boxes corresponding to the requested destinations.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 6.3 Issue 5.6.F HOW TO CREATE A PLAYLIST IN THE CONTROL PANEL You can create simple playlists in the Control Panel. To be able to create playlists in the Control Panel, you need to ensure that you have assigned a channel to the Control Panel. See section 3 ‘Assigning a Channel’ on page 54. To create a playlist in the Control Panel, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Clip-List tab. 2.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 7. Modifying Media Information 7.1 HOW TO RENAME A LOADED CLIP To rename an existing clip in the Control Panel, proceed as follows: 1. Load the clip in the Control Panel. 2. Right-click in a Control Panel pane. The contextual menu is displayed. 3. Select the Rename option from the contextual menu. The Update Clip Name dialog box opens. 4. Modify the clip name in the field.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 8. Editing Media 8.1 HOW TO EDIT A CLIP You have the possibility to modify the TC IN and/or the TC OUT of a recorded clip. To select a new IN and/or OUT point within the [Protect IN – Protect OUT] duration of the clip, i.e. clip duration including the guardbands, proceed as follows: 1. Load a clip on a control panel as explained in section Error! Reference source not found.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 The clip is updated as well as well as the IN, Duration and OUT fields. Note If the original record train is still available, pressing the Ret button will load the media on the same frame than the loaded clip. This will allow retrieving media outside the original clip boundaries. 8.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 8.3 Issue 5.6.F ADDING ELEMENTS TO A PLAYLIST Several kinds of elements can be added to a playlist, which are: clips, trains, bins, playlists and growing clips.
Issue 5.6.F 8.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 HOW TO REMOVE ELEMENTS FROM A PLAYLIST To remove one or more elements from a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. Load the playlist in the Clip-List tab 2. Select the clips that you want to remove. 3. Right-click and select Remove Element from the contextual menu. The following warning message is displayed: 4. Click Yes to confirm the action.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 4. Issue 5.6.F Click Yes to confirm the action. All elements of the playlist are removed from the playlist. 8.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 9. Deleting Media 9.1 HOW TO DELETE A PLAYLIST IN THE CLIP-LIST TAB To delete a playlist in the Clip-List tab, proceed as follows: 1. 2. 3. Open the playlist in the Clip-List tab. As the playlist is loaded on a channel, it cannot be deleted. Click the button to unload the playlist. In the Clip-List tab, select Menu > Delete playlist.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 10. Using Keywords & Metadata 10.1 ADDING KEYWORDS TO A CLIP OR PLAYLIST Keywords can be assigned to media (clip or playlist) when it is created or edited. You can choose to add keywords from a keyword grid or from a dictionary. When you work with the Keyword Grid tool, you can assign keywords using the keyword numbers associated with each keyword of the grid.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 10.1.2 HOW TO DELETE ONE OR MORE KEYWORDS FROM A CLIP The keywords defined on a clip can be deleted in the Control Panel. To delete one keyword from a clip, proceed as follows: 1. Open the clip in the Control Panel. 2. Select the full view to display the Clip Information tab. 3. Select the keyword to be deleted on the Keyword List field 4.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 5. If requested, modify the field values of the profile. 6. Click the Update Clip button on the Control Panel to save the changes. The selected profile is now associated with the clip, as well as the values you defined for the profile fields.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 11. Publishing and Transferring Media 11.1 HOW TO PUBLISH A CLIP TO A USER GROUP The clips’ owner can publish the clips to make them available to other users. To publish a clip to a user group, proceed as follows: 1. Open the clip in the Control Panel. 2. Select the full view to display the Clip Information tab. 3.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 11.2 HOW TO SEND A CLIP TO AN EXTERNAL DESTINATION It is possible to transfer a clip to several external destinations. To send a clip to one of the possible destinations, proceed as follows: 1. Load the clip in the Control Panel. 2. Right-click anywhere in the Control Panel (except in the Linked to Clips list and in the Clip-List tab). 3.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 3. Type the T/C to be used in the export file for the IN point of the first playlist element. This timecode will also be the initial timecode of the T/C track calculated for the whole playlist. 4. Click OK. The Export Playlist window opens. 5. Select the directory to which you want to export the playlist. 6.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 11.7 HOW TO IMPORT A PLAYLIST You can import a playlist from an .xml or .csv file. To import a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. In the Clip-List tab, select Menu > Import. The Import Playlists window opens 2. In this window, select the file that contains the playlist to import. 3. Click Open. The playlist is im ported and saved on the local XT[2] server.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 12. Using Ganged Channels 12.1 HOW TO PLAY A GANGED CHANNEL To play a ganged channel, proceed as follows: • Double-click on the channel name in the Ganged Channel tab of the Control Panel It will become the channel controlled by the player and will be highlighted in green in the ganged channel tab. 12.
IPDirector Version 5.6– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2009 Issue 5.6.F 12.4 HOW TO REMOVE A CHANNEL FROM THE GROUP To remove a channel from a group of ganged channels, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Ganged Channel tab in the Control Panel. 2. Select the channel to ungang from the list. 3. Right-click and select Remove Channel from Group from the contextual menu.
Issue 5.6.F IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 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 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.
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