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IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel 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 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................. V ABOUT THIS MANUAL.................................................................................................... VI 1.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.6.9 Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a PlayList...................................................................87 1.6.10 Working with End Cue...........................................................................................................89 1.6.11 Working with Post-Roll ...................................................................................................
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel 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 6: Playout – Playlist Panel 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 6 of the manual.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Chapter Issue 5.6.D Description on the video material stored on the XNet network and easily find it back.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel 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 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 1. Playlist Panel 1.1 INTRODUCTION The Playlist Panel allows multiple playlists to be made, modified and played to air using an efficient workflow with a great deal of flexibility.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.2 USER INTERFACE 1.2.1 OPENING A PLAYLIST PANEL To open a Playlist Panel, click the Playlist Panel button on the Main Toolbar. The Playlist Panel window will populate but it will be dimmed and only the Channel Name field, the Playlist Name field and the LSM ID field will be available. 1.2.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Channel Media and Transport Functions Area (1) This area, highlighted in light blue on the above outline, displays the channel name and the playlist name. It provides buttons to control all the required transport functions. It displays inform ation for the current position in the list with reference to the next element and next break.
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IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.2.3 CHANNEL MEDIA AND TRANPORT FUNCTIONS AREA LOCK B UTTON Changes to OR + + When the operator clicks on the LOCK button, the playlist interface panel is locked, and all buttons on the panel become inactive. If a ShuttlePRO is associated to the on-air channel, its functions will also be inactive.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 To deactivate the on-air function, right-click the Channel Name field and uncheck On Air from the menu. This only provides a visual warning that the current playlist is On Air. This can be selected manually on the Playlist Panel or can be set using a GPI. For more information on setting this parameter using a GPI, see the section ‘Settings – Input GPIs’ in part 1 of the user manual.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Note To configure which protocol and port each channel can be controlled by, see the chapter ‘Connection to XT[2] Server’ in the Technical Reference manual. P LAYLIST N AME F IELD This field displays the name of the playlist associated to the Playlist Panel. T RANSPORT B UTTONS The playlist transport can be controlled by multiple methods: 1. Using a mouse on the Playlist Panel 2.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 RECUE Button OR When the operator presses the RECUE button, the system preloads the playlist on the first frame of the first element. This button is greyed and not active if the playlist is on-air.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D element is loaded immediately and played accordingly to its start mode and start effect. When the playlist is in PAUSE, and the operator clicks on the NEXT button, the playlist jumps to the IN point of the next element of the playlist but remains paused. SKIP OR If the SKIP button is clicked when playing a playlist, the next elem ent is skipped.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Go to Element Timecode Button OR Clicking this button displays or hides the Go To Timecode zone. The user may enter a timecode between the TC IN and TC OUT of the selected clip element and the system will cue to the timecode inside the element. Time Until Transition The ‘Times until transition’ information is the remaining time till the next elem ent starts.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 P LAYLIST C ONTEXTUAL M ENU A contextual menu is available via a right-click on the mouse from the Channel Media and Transport Functions pane in the Playlist Panel. Note As specific contextual menus are dedicated to some buttons or fields, it is recommended to right-click outside buttons or fields to get the Playlist contextual menu.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Option Description For more information, refer to the section ‘How to Import a Playlist’ on page 39. 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 ‘How to Export a Playlist’ on page 37.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.2.4 Issue 5.6.D Option Description Properties Displays information related to the owner and the groups the open playlist has been published to.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Each column can be made visible or hidden using its check box. The columns can also be ordered using a drag and drop operation within the Organize window to move them left or right within the displayed list. This drag-and-drop operation can also be performed directly within the playlist grid.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D P LAYLIST E LEMENT C ONTEXTUAL M ENU Right-clicking a grid element displays the playlist element contextual menu. This menu makes it possible to perform actions on the follow ing topics: • Removing elements • Defining or resetting playout effects such as: audio/video effect, still/start mode (e.g.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 the last element. • To select non contiguous elements, keep CTRL pressed while selecting the elements. • To select a group of clips, click the group heading. 1.2.5 STATUS BAR L OCK O N -A IR P OSITION B UTTON changes to This option is used to keep the on-air element always visible in the playlist panel.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D A PPEND Z ONE The Append zone can be used to append elements such as clips, growing clips or playlists to the playlist associated to the Playlist Panel. This is done by a dragand-drop operation from the Database Explorer. This cannot be used to append timelines to a playlist. E ND C UE A REA This END CUE area indicates whether the END CUE mode is activated or not.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 P OST R OLL A REA This area indicates whether a post roll is activated or not. The post roll is the ability to play an element a few seconds after its defined OUT point, as far as there is enough A/V material in the guardband. If it is activated, the post roll duration is displayed and the background of the zone is green.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.3 Issue 5.6.D CHANNEL MANAGEMENT A playlist will be created off-line, if it is not associated to a player channel, or online if it is associated to a channel. An off-line playlist can be made on-line afterwards. 1.3.
Issue 5.6.D 1.3.2 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 HOW TO ASSOCIATE A PLAYER CHANNEL TO THE PLAYLIST PANEL When the Playlist Panel is open, a player channel can be selected • by dragging a channel from the Channel Explorer onto the Playlist Panel (in the Channel Media and Transport Functions pane), or • by right-clicking the Channel Name field as described below: 1. Right-click the Channel Name field.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 On-Air Playlist If the playlist is on air and you want to change the channel associated in the Playlist Panel, a warning will be given before the allocation is allowed. 1.3.
Issue 5.6.D 1.3.5 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 PGM/PRV MODE To be able to play a playlist with the effects, the channel mode must be set to PGM/PRV. The preview channel is used to preview clips or trains or playlist elements, in order to trim them on a different channel than the one that the playlist is being played to air from.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.4 PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT This section describes the basics actions which can be performed on playlists, i.e. information on the following topics: 1.4.1 Section Page 1.4.1 ‘Creating Playlists’ 23 1.4.2 ‘Opening and loading a playlist’ 27 1.4.3 ‘Moving within a Playlist Element’ 31 1.4.4 ‘Modifying Playlist Information’ 32 1.4.5 ‘Copying a Playlist’ 33 1.4.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 H OW TO C REATE A N EW P LAYLIST You can create a new on-line or off-line playlist • from the Playlist Panel, OR • from the Database Explorer. To create a new playlist from the Playlist Panel, proceed as follows: 1. Open a Playlist Panel. 2. Only for an on-line playlist, associate a channel as described in section 1.3.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 H OW TO M AKE A P LAYLIST O N -L INE There are several ways to make an off-line playlist become on-line: • Create or Load the off-line playlist on the Playlist Panel and then right-click the Channel Name field and select a channel. • Select a channel on the Playlist Panel first and then drag a playlist from the Database Explorer window onto the top part of the Playlist Panel.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Fields in the New Playlist Window The following table describes briefly the data that can be added to playlists. The Playlist Information pane contains the following fields: Field Description ID LSM ID, i.e. location where the clip will be stored on the XNet network. This numbering is based on the numbering of the LSM operational mode.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Field Issue 5.6.D Description available. Select the user groups to which the playlists should be published. Set as default playlist checkbox When the checkbox is ticked, the new playlist is defined as the default playlist.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 O PENING A P LAYLIST There are several ways to open a playlist. How to Open a Playlist by a Drag-and-Drop Action To open a playlist by dragging it from the Database Explorer to the Playlist Panel, proceed as follows: 1. Select the playlist to open in the Database Explorer (Playlists or Bins tree view). 2.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Channel Already Associated to a Playlist Panel If the selected channel is already associated to a playlist panel a warning message is displayed: How to Load a Playlist by a Drag-and-Drop Action To load a playlist by dragging it from the Bins or Playlists tree view of the Database Explorer to the Playlist Panel, proceed as follows: 1. Associate a channel to the Playlist Panel. 2.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 If another playlist had previously been loaded, this latter is replaced by the new one on the Playlist Panel. How to Cue up a Playlist to the Player Channel Whena playlist is loaded on a channel associated to a Playlist Panel, loading an element type (clip, train, growing clip) on the same channel will unload the playlist from the channel.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.4.3 Issue 5.6.D MOVING WITHIN A PLAYLIST ELEMENT Two options enable the users to define a point in time where they want the system to jump to, within a playlist element. This permits the review of a specific part of a subject before it is played out.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 3. Enter the timecode value, corresponding to the point you want the system jumps to. 4. Press ENTER. The system jumps to the defined timecode of the selected element. 1.4.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.4.5 Issue 5.6.D COPYING A PLAYLIST A playlist can be copied off-line or on-line, on an XT[2]. Two ways of creating a copy of a playlist are allowed: • from the Playlist contextual menu in the Playlist Panel, OR • from the Playlist contextual menu in the Database Explorer. From the menu, select • Create an off-line copy: This new off-line playlist has the same content as the original playlist.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 H OW TO D ELETE AN O N -L INE P LAYLIST To delete an on-line playlist from the Playlist Panel, proceed as follows: 1. 2. If the playlist is loaded on a channel, it cannot be deleted. Click the button to unload the playlist. Right-click the Channel Media and Transport Functions Pane. The Playlist contextual menu is displayed. 3. Select Delete Playlist.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 3. Issue 5.6.D Select the reference date from which you want the unused playlists to be searched for. All playlists on the XNet network which have not been used after the specified date will be displayed in the window. 4. Do one of the following: • If you want to delete all the playlists, click the Delete The Whole List button.
Issue 5.6.D 1.4.7 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 PUBLISHING AND TRANSFERRING A PLAYLIST H OW TO P UBLISH A P LAYLIST TO A U SER G ROUP A playlist can be published to make it available to other users. To publish a playlist open in a Playlist Panel to a user group, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the Channel Media and Transport Functions Pane. The Playlist contextual menu is displayed. 2.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D H OW TO S END A P LAYLIST TO AN E XTERNAL D ESTINATION It is possible to transfer a playlist to a destination target. Possible destinations, depending on the XNet network, are: • the user’s default bin • 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 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 5. Select the directory you want to export the playlist to. 6. Select the format for the playlist in the Save as type drop-down list. 7. When you select the .csv format, the Choose Column to Export window opens. In this case, select the columns to export in the left list box, and click the right arrow to copy the column names to the right list box: 8. Click OK. 9.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D in XML format as well. Note If the playlist to export contains a train element, the following warning message pops up and informs the user that the train element will not be exported: H OW TO I MPORT A P LAYLIST You can import a playlist from an .xml file into the Playlist Panel.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 The playlist is im ported and is directly opened in the Playlist Panel. Note If the user imports a playlist to the IPDirector system and the clips for the playlist are not currently present on the network, the clips are eliminated from the playlist.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 • Continuous per clip: All the options in the Initial T/C Value area becom e available, except the ‘from user defined value’ option. The Generate in fields become available as well. 4. In the Initial T/C Value area, select one of the options available, depending on what has been selected in the Mode area: • From user defined value.
Issue 5.6.D 1.5 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 PLAYLIST EDITING This section provides information on the following topics: Section Page 1.5.1 ‘Adding elements to a playlist’ 42 1.5.2 ‘Moving elements Within a Playlist’ 48 1.5.3 ‘Removing elements from a playlist’ 49 1.5.4 ‘Modifying a Playlist Element’ 50 1.5.5 ‘Adding a Linked Clip to a Playlist’ 51 1.5.6 ‘Grouping Elements in a Playlist’ 52 1.5.
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Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 o it is a hi-res clip accessed in Hi-Lo mode or in Hi-mode o it is a lo-res clip accessed in Lo-mode L IMITATIONS W ITH I NSERTING OR A PPENDING A TRAIN 1. When a train is added to a playlist using a drag-and-drop operation or the APPEND button, it is inserted in the playlist as a DELAY of 2 seconds with an undefined OUT point.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D H OW TO A PPEND AN E LEMENT AT THE E ND OF A P LAYLIST Dragging the Element onto the Append Zone An element can be appended at the end of a playlist by dragging it onto the Append zone of the Playlist Panel. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Select the element you want to append to the playlist by clicking it in one of the places listed in section ‘Possible Operations’ on page 42. 2.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Note In both cases (insert or append) the element will take the default values defined for a transition in the Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist / Default Transition category. See section 1.8.2 ‘Default Transition Settings’ on page 104 for more information.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D • select the Unknown radio button. • select the T/C OUT radio button and enter a timecode value • select the Duration radio button and enter a duration value 6. Click the OK button. The element is inserted in the list before or after the selected element (depending on the ‘Insert mode in playlist’ parameter of the Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist / General category.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Field Description • a value calculated based on a duration from the IN point 1.5.2 OUT Zone – Unknown The OUT point of the element is not known, it is an open end element. The element will be played out with the defined delay until an OUT point is entered. OUT Zone - T/C OUT This defines the timecode until which the train will be played on.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.5.3 Issue 5.6.D REMOVING ELEMENTS FROM A PLAYLIST To remove a selected element or elements from the playlist, proceed as follows: 1. Select the element you want to remove. Use CTRL or SHIFT for a multiselection. 2. Right-click one of the selected element. The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed. 3. Select Remove element. OR Press DELETE on the keyboard.
Issue 5.6.D 1.5.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 MODIFYING A PLAYLIST ELEMENT H OW TO T RIM A P LAYLIST E LEMENT It is possible to modify the IN or OUT point of a playlist element. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Control Panel and assign a player channel to it. 2. Open a playlist in the Playlist Panel interface. 3. Drag an element from the playlist onto the Control Panel.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.5.5 Issue 5.6.D ADDING A LINKED CLIP TO A PLAYLIST I NTRODUCTION A linked clip is a clip that was created at the same time as the clip already present in the playlist but taken from a different record train.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Note If the selected clip has no linked clip, the sub-menu only displays No linked clip. H OW TO R EPLACE A C LIP BY A L NKED C IP To replace a clip selected in a playlist by a linked clip, proceed as follows: 1. Select the clip in the playlist that you want to replace by one of its linked clips. 2. Right-click the element. The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed. 3.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D H OW TO (U N -)G ROUP E LEMENTS WITHIN A P LAYLIST To group elements in a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. Select several consecutive elements you want to group. Note If a group is part of the selection, the Group option will be dimmed and unavailable. 2. Right-click one of the selected element The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed. 3. Select Group.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 click the group title line in the list and select Ungroup from the contextual menu. The comment line is then removed from the list. 1.5.7 INSERTING COMMENTS IN A PLAYLIST P URPOSE Comment lines can be inserted into a playlist. This can be useful in identifying certain transitions or events in a playlist and to improve the clarity of a complex playlist by adding information to it.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.5.8 Issue 5.6.D CONVERTING A PLAYLIST TO TIMELINE IPDirector enables the users to convert a playlist to a timeline. They will then be able to edit a playlist in an easy way. The conversion process keeps some parameters from the playlist like video and audio transition effects, speed, audio swap or mute tags, GPIs. Other parameters can be discarded, such as hide tag.
Issue 5.6.D 1.6 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 PLAYOUT EFFECTS AND PARAMETERS This section is intended to describe the effects which can be applied during the playout of a playlist and how they can be achieved. It provides information on the following topics: Section Page 1.6.1 ‘Adding audio and/or video effects’ 56 1.6.2 ‘Setting the Playout Speed’ 60 1.6.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D The following combinations of effects can be choosen: Video Option Audio Option Description Cut Cut ‘Cut’ means that no transition effect will occur. Mix Mix ‘Mix’ will give a dissolve effect between the two elements. Wipe Mix The video transition effect will result in a line moving from left to right (Wipe L->R) or from right to left (Wipe R->L).
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 4. Select the video transition effect to apply to the selected elements. The drop-down list besides the Wipe option allows to chose between Wipe L->R and Wipe R->L. As audio and video effects are linked: • selecting Cut for the video effect results in a Cut effect for the audio, and vice versa. • selecting Mix or Wipe for the video effect results in a Mix effect for the audio.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Effect, Audio Effect, Video Fx Dur and Audio Fx Dur. columns of the playlist grid. H OW TO D EFINE A UDIO AND / OR V IDEO E FFECTS BY D IRECT E NTRY /S ELECTION IN THE P LAYLIST G RID To define audio and/or video effects by direct entry/selection in the playlist grid, proceed as follows: 1.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 modifications will be validated. The selected transition effects and corresponding durations appear in the Video Effect, Audio Effect, Video Fx Dur and Audio Fx Dur. columns of the playlist grid. 1.6.2 SETTING THE PLAYOUT SPEED The user can define a different playout speed for each elem ent of a playlist.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D The selected speed value appears in the Speed column of the playlist grid. Note If an unknown speed is allocated to one playlist element, it will be played out at the speed defined on the channel when the element comes to air, for example the speed at which the previous element on-air played at.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Two playout modes are available: M ode Description Still mode Determines whether the playout should stop within the playlist. Start mode Determines whether the playout of the selected element will start manually or automatically and how it could be triggered. Within the start mode, it is allowed to define a specific time when the selected element will start playing.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D • If the playlist is in PAUSE or EDIT mode, the element on which a jump-on-time is defined will be played with the speed defined for it but without its transition parameters (A/V effect and duration). • If the playlist is loaded on a channel later than the time defined for the jump-ontime, the playout of the element will not be triggered.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Still Mode The still mode setting determines whether the playout should stop within the playlist. The available options are listed below. They are associated with an icon which will also be present in the Still/Start mode column of the playlist grid. • • • Stop on first frame of current element. Stop on last frame of previous element.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 • defined time. Issue 5.6.D On Time, at: the selected element will start at the o Start-on-time : the playout will only be started if the element is loaded on the channel at the specified time (independently of the date). A blue clock icon and the defined time are displayed in the playlist grid.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 A blue clock icon and the time defined for the start on time condition are displayed in the Still / Start Mode column for the selected element. If the element is loaded on the channel at the specified time, it will be played out. Note If the element remains loaded, the elem ent will be triggered every day at the same time.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D defined, using the parameters defined for the element. Refer to section ‘ Jump on Time Characteristics’ on page 62 for special cases of use. U SING M ACRO C OMMAND TO D EFINE S TILL /S TART M ODE Still/Start mode can also be defined by using a macro command, previously configured to correspond to a specific effect with specific parameters. Refer to section 1.6.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 and to section 1.8.4 ‘Playlist Macro Commands Settings’ on page 108 for information on configuring macro commands. Tag Types There are six types of tag that can be selected: Tag Type Description GPI A signal will be sent from the XT server under the control of the IPDirector, as defined in the Tools > Settings > Output GPIs category.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D H OW TO A DD A T AG TO A P LAYLIST E LEMENT To add a tag to a playlist element, proceed as follows: 1. In the Playlist Panel, open the selected playlist. 2. Right-click the element you want to add a tag to. The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed. 3. Select Insert / Edit TAG from the menu. The Define Element Tags window opens.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 D EFINE E LEMENT T AGS W INDOW When Insert/Edit Tag is selected from the contextual menu, the Define Element Tags window is opened: Two areas are displayed in the Define Element Tags window: Select Element Zone It mentions the position of the selected elem ent in the playlist, as well as its name, T/C IN and T/C OUT.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Specifying a Timecode for the Tag to be Activated As soon as the Grab Timecode button is clicked, the current timecode is grabbed and displayed in the timecode field of the tag.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Selecting Mute ON or Mute OFF actions in the Define Element Tags window displays the Audio Mix Duration window This window is described in details in the fram ework of the Playlist Macro Commands Settings. Refer to section ‘Action = Mute ON or Mute OFF’ on page 111.
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Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 The following information is displayed in the window: • Timecode of the tag • Tag type • Additional tag information • GOTO button: by clicking this button, the system will jump to the timecode of the tag on the channel associated to the panel. This allows you to check that the tag is set at the correct position. • EDIT button.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D being edited is highlighted. 3. Modify the inform ation you want and press OK. The tag inform ation is updated. H OW TO R EMOVE A T AG To remove a tag, proceed as follows: 1. • In the Playlist Panel where the the selected playlist is opened/loaded or • in the Control Panel where the selected playlist element is loaded, click the tag icon or the tag bullet, respectively.
Issue 5.6.D 1.6.6 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 APPLYING A MACRO COMMAND TO TRIGGER PLAYOUT EFFECTS I NTRODUCTION Some playout effects can be triggered by applying a macro command. A macro command is a kind of shortcut which can be used only for tags and transition effects and allows the users to quickly manage these functions: • Adding a tag o GPI OUT o Mute On o Mute Off o Hide On o Hide Off o Audio Swap See also section 1.6.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D H OW TO A PPLY A M ACRO C OMMAND TO A P LAYLIST E LEMENT To apply a macro command to a playlist element, proceed as follows: 1. Select a playlist element. 2. Press the Insert key on the keyboard. 3. On the keyboard, press the key corresponding to the macro command number, from 0 to 9, as configured in Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist / M acro commands.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Transition Effect Macro Command When a macro command corresponding to a transition effect action (define audio/video transition effect, define Still/Start mode, reset transition to default) is applied to a playlist element, the macro command is applied on corresponding elements from linked playlists.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Note If the SKIP button is pressed within a loop, the SKIP function takes the loop into account and elements played out remain inside the loop. This does not affect the loop counter. 1.6.8 LOOPING PLAYLIST ELEMENTS DURING PLAYOUT P URPOSE It is possible to define a loop on a series of consecutive elements of a playlist.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 However, there are different ways to exit a partial loop and it is also possible to manually exit the counter loop at any time. Refer to section ‘Exiting a Loop’ on page 83 for more information. • Infinite loop Loop which will be played indefinitely. No exit loop condition is defined at first. Note Nested loops are not allowed in IPDirector.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D R ULES FOR THE U SE OF L OOPS AND G ROUPS • A loop may not overlap a group of elements and vice versa. Trying to do so would provide an error message. • A loop may enclose one or several groups of elements.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 to indicate that the group includes a partial loop. How to Activate the Global Loop Mode To loop on the entire playlist, proceed as follows: 1. 2. Open a playlist. Click the LOOP button OR Press the key on the keyboard. The LOOP button changes from to . The playlist will loop when it reaches its end.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 4. Select one of the following options: • Counter Loop, and enter the number of times to play the loop OR • Infinite Loop 5. Click OK. The loop inform ation is displayed within the grid. To use the shortcut, proceed as follow s: 1. Select one or several elements you want to be included in a loop inside the playlist. 2. To define an infinite partial loop, press the shortcut. 3.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Exit Loop Triggers In case of counter loop, the loop will be automatically exited when the counter is null and the first element after the loop will be played. In case of infinite loop, the loop will “infinitely” be played.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D • Exit as soon as possible to be able to exit the loop immediately when pressing the GoTo Element button OR • Exit on element markOUT to be able to exit the loop as sson as the OUT point of the current element is reached after having pressed the GoTo Element button. The selected option is displayed under the button : 3.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 If the playlist is on-line: 3. Confirm the operation. The selected elem ents are removed from the playlist loop. How to Modify the Type of Loop 1. Select the last element of the loop. 2. Right-click the element. The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed. 3. Select Edit LOOP from the menu. The Modify Loop window is displayed. 4.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D R EMOVING A L OOP When a partial loop previously defined is no more needed, the user may remove the loop condition. This will not remove any element of the loop. In case the loop is part of a group, the group must be expanded to be able to remove the loop it contains. How to Remove a Partial Loop To remove the loop condition, proceed as follows: 1.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 L IMITATION FOR THE U SE OF AN A UXILIARY C LIP It is only possible to play an auxiliary clip when the first 2 channels of an XT[2] server are being used for playout. If the playlist is loaded on PGM3 of an XT[2] server, the Aux track will not be present due to some limitations of the XT[2] server hardware.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 1.6.10 WORKING WITH END CUE P URPOSE Using the END CUE function gives the ability to send a signal (OUTPUT GPI) a certain time, called the END CUE duration, before the playlist stops. The purpose of using the END CUE function is to trigger a countdown in the control room which indicates to the operator when to switch to another device.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Configure END CUE Parameters window is displayed. 3. Enter the END CUE duration, i.e. how long before the break the GPI should be sent, and GPI parameters (number, type and pulse duration). 4. Press the OK button. The END CUE mode is activated for the channel.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D E ND -C UE M ECHANISM When the END CUE mode is activated, the GPI is sent every time the playlist stops, which means: • at the end of the playlist, except if the loop mode is activated and the start mode option of the first element is set to Automatically. • every time a still mode option ( Stop on Last, Stop on Last, Wait, Jum p on Fisrt or Stop on First) is set on an element.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 A CTIVATION AND D EACTIVATION The Post-Roll mode can be activated or deactivated through the Post-Roll contextual menu or by double-clicking the Post-Roll area. This Post-Roll area indicates whether a post roll is activated or not. The Post-Roll mode can also be activated for the next transition only. In this case, the option is automatically deactivated after the Post-Roll duration.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D How to Change the Post-Roll Duration To change the Post-Roll duration, proceed as follows: 1. Associate a player channel to the Playlist Panel. 2. Right-click the Post-Roll area. The Post-Roll contextual menu is displayed. 3. Do one of the following: • Select one of the predefined duration values and click OK or ENTER.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 The playout of the playlist element continues after its OUT point for the Post-Roll duration and then stops. Post-Roll Characteristics • The Post-Roll duration is independent of the speed of the playlist. This means that the playlist will continue to be played after the OUT point for the duration of the Post-Roll, whatever the speed of the element may be.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D 1.6.12 USING AS RUN LOG P URPOSE An “as run log” is a file which logs what has been effectively played on a channel and when.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.7 GANGED PLAYLISTS MANAGEMENT 1.7.1 INTRODUCTION If you want to play ganged playlists, you first need to create them one by one and then link them all together in the order you want. Afterwards, you could load them on ganged player channels.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.7.3 Issue 5.6.D LOADING PLAYLISTS ON GANGED CHANNELS When player channels have been ganged and playlists have been linked, loading one playlist of the group on one of the channels will result in the loading of each of the playlists on the different ganged channels.
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IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D In case the playlist loaded on one ganged channel is not linked to other playlists, no operation will be performed on the other ganged channels of the group: 1.7.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 • When the operator insert a linked clip after a given playlist elem ent, the system will insert other linked clips of the group after the corresponding element in the other playlists. • If there are more linked playlists than linked clips, nothing will happen on the exceeding playlists.
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Issue 5.6.D 1.8 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 PLAYLIST SETTINGS The default settings and behaviour for the Playlist Panel module can be defined in the Playlist Panel category of the IPDirector Settings window. Click Tools > Settings to open the IPDirector Settings window. Then click a sub-category of Ingest Scheduler. Here you can modify the default settings for Ingest Scheduler. 1.8.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D I NSERT M ODE IN P LAYLIST Defines where a new element will be inserted into the playlist: • before selected element • after selected element. D EFINE P RE -R OLL D URATION Defines the pre-roll duration related to the preview transition. S TART ON TIME SECURITY W ARNING A warning message will be displayed when defining a new start-on-time if it is too close to another start-on-time.
Issue 5.6.D 1.8.2 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 DEFAULT TRANSITION SETTINGS D EFAULT S PEED FOR E LEMENTS This option is to define the default speed of the elements when they are placed into a Playlist. The field displays a list of preset values.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D • selecting Mix or Wipe for the video effect results in a Mix effect for the audio. Select the duration for the video transition effect in seconds and fram es. The same duration will automatically apply to the audio transition effect. D EFAULT S TILL AND S TART M ODE Defines the default stop (still) and start modes of elem ents added to a playlist.
Issue 5.6.D 1.8.3 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 AUDIO SWAP SETTINGS This setting allows the user to set up common audio swap configurations in advance to facilitate an efficient way of changing configurations when building playlists. Common configurations can be made, nam ed and added to a list using this set-up area.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D H OW TO A DD A P REDEFINED C ONFIGURATION To add a configuration, proceed as follows: 1. Select Add. The Add an Audio Swap Configuration dialog box opens: 2. Type a name for the new configuration in the dialog box and then press the Add button. 3. Enter a duration in the Swap Mix Duration field. 4.
Issue 5.6.D 1.8.4 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 PLAYLIST MACRO COMMANDS SETTINGS In this window, the user can define up to ten macro commands and specify which action, and its related parameters, corresponds to each macro command. To modify a macro command, a double-click in the selected macro command zone will display the macro command parameters dialog box. # field Macro command number (from 0 to 9).
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Action Field List with the kinds of actions which can be associated to a macro command: All these actions are described here below. Parameters Displays different parameters depending on the type of macro command selected. GPI: GPI number, type and pulse duration, the position the GPI is linked to and the eventual delay or advance.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 # - GPI Number This corresponds to the GPI number in XT tag: • From 1 to 4 if TTL GPIs are set as input GPIs in Tools > Settings > Input GPIs • From 1 to 8 if TTL GPIs are set as output GPIs in Tools > Settings > Output GPIs Refer to Settings > GPI Settings in part 1 of the manual.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Option Description Available option None The GPI will be applied on position of the ‘Link to’ option Advance The GPI will be applied with an advance from the ‘Link to’ option. Current position, Mark OUT Delay The GPI will be applied with a delay from the ‘Link to’ option.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Possible options are: ‘Link to’ option Description Current position (default value) Mute macro command will be linked to the current position, i.e. the timecode corresponding to the use of the macro command. Mark IN Mute macro command will be linked to the IN point of the element. Mark OUT Mute macro command will be linked to the OUT point of the element.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Select a configuration Allows selecting a predefined configuration, as configured in Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist / Audio Swap, or defining a new predefined configuration by selecting Customize. Refer to section 1.8.3 ‘Audio Swap Settings’ on page 106.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Possible options are: ‘Link to’ option Description Current position (default value) Audio Swap macro command will be linked to the current position, i.e. the timecode corresponding to the use of the macro command. Mark IN Audio Swap macro command will be linked to the IN point of the element. Mark OUT Audio Swap macro command will be linked to the OUT point of the element.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D A CTION = S TILL /S TART M ODE When a Still/Start Mode action is applied to an element, a specific way of stopping and starting the playout of the element is applied. Refer to section ‘Define Still/Start Mode Window’ on page 63 for more information on the different options.
Issue 5.6.D 1.8.5 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 AUXILIARY TRACK SETTINGS It is possible to define an auxiliary clip in the Playlist Panel. The audio track of this auxiliary clip can be played instead of the audio track of the played clip. For more information on the auxiliary track, refer to section 1.6.9 ‘Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a PlayList’ on page 87.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D The auxiliary track output can be one of the following: Output Description On PRV audio output The audio track of the auxiliary clip will use the audio outputs normally assigned to the PRV player channel. If no PRV channel is available, the auxiliary track will not be assigned to any audio output.
Issue 5.6.D 1.8.6 IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 OSD SETTINGS OSD M ODE Display Transition Information In this mode, the Clip Information field, Display Current On-Air Timecode field and Display Remaining Time field become unavailable.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D C LIP I NFORMATION This setting permits to display, or not, the Clip Name and/or the LSM ID. D ISPLAY C URRENT O N -A IR T IMECODE Permits to display, or not, the on-air timecode. D ISPLAY R EMAINING T IME This settings permits to display the Reamining Time until next break or the remaining time until transition. 1.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 1.10 XT[2] CHANNEL ON-SCREEN DISPLAY The channel’s OSD will depend on the settings defined in the Tools > Settings > Playlists > Playlist / OSD category. Refer to section 1.8.6 ‘OSD Settings’ on page 118 for more information. The sections below give an indication on the place where the information will be displayed on screen. 1.10.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D ³ A key is displayed if the channel is locked. No character is displayed if the channel is not locked. Audio meters █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ • With 8 audio tracks: all 4 lines are used. • With 4 audio tracks: only lines 8 and 9 are used. Post Roll When a post-roll is activated, a ‘P’ is displayed. 1.10.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 is unknown, Unk is displayed. 122 hh:mm:ss:ff 00:07:13 TC IN of the element followed by the element duration. Spd Shows the current playout speed 111A/02 Shows the LSM ID of the current element (e.G. 111A/02). ClipName Name of the clip (truncated to 16 characters) if defined. 001/999 Element number in the playlist (e.g.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 2. Fill and Key 2.1 FILL AND KEY CHANNELS Channels of the XT[2] servers can be ganged in a specific style called Fill & Key. This mode manages assignments of clips or playlists, and forces them to recall to the appropriate channels, so as to allow you to perform synchronised clip or playlist recalls in a Fill & Key scenario (sometimes called Matte & Fill). 2.1.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 The first channel you select will become the Fill and the second the Key. 2.2 FILL AND KEY CLIPS 2.2.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter is intended to highlight specificities of Fill and Key clips. Most of the operations performed on a Fill or a Key clip are done in the same way as for Normal clips.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 • Select the Fill button to define the clip as Fill clip. • Select the Key button to define the clip as Key clip. Issue 5.6.D A FTER C LIP C REATION The clip type can be modified after the clip creation. How to Edit the Clip Type from the Database Explorer To edit the metadata of an existing clip from the Database Explorer, proceed as follows: 1. Select the clip in the Database Explorer. 2.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 How to Edit the Clip Type from the Control Panel To edit the metadata of an existing clip from the Control Panel, proceed as follows: 2.2.3 1. Load the clip on the Control Panel. 2. In the Clip Information tab, • select the Fill button to define the clip as Fill clip. • select the Key button to define the clip as Key clip.
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Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 H OW TO V IEW F ILL AND K EY A SSOCIATIONS To view Fill and Key associations, proceed as follows: 1. Click the List View button in the Database Explorer toolbar. The contextual menu is displayed: 2. Select Fill Key. Once selected, the Thumbnail and Key Thumbnail columns are added in the Database Explorer.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D To narrow your search, click the Show / Hide Grid Filter Bar button on the top of the grid and perform a search on the Type column by selecting Fill and/or Key. Refer to sections ‘Search Options’ and ‘Searching the Database > Grid Filters’ in Database Explorer chapter in part 3 of the user manual.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Note A thumbnail for the Key clip will only appear if the user has manually defined a thumbnail photo for the original Key clip or thumbnails can be created automatically when there is an XFile or XTAccess designated within the thumbnails configuration in the IPDirector Remote Installer. Please see the Technical Reference manual for further details.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 2.3 FILL AND KEY PLAYLISTS 2.3.1 PURPOSE Issue 5.6.D This chapter is intended to highlight specificities of Fill and Key playlists. Most of the operations performed on a Fill or a Key playlist are done in the same way as for Norm al playlists.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 2. Select New Playlist from the contextual menu. The Create a New Playlist window is displayed. Refer to section ‘Create a New Playlist Window’ on page 25 for more details on this window. 3. Fill in a playlist name and any desired information. In the ‘Type’ area, press the Fill (or the Key) icon. 4. Click the OK button or the ENTER key.
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Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 How to Manually Unlink Two Fill and Key Playlists To manually remove the link between one or several Fill playlists and one or several Key playlists, proceed as follows: 1. In the Database Explorer, select either one playlist of the Fill and Key association or both. You can also select playlists from multiple associations. 2. Right-click one of the selected playlist.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 O PENING AND L OADING A F ILL OR K EY P LAYLIST General procedures for the opening of a Norm al playlist and for the loading of a Normal playlist on a player channel are detailed in sections ‘Opening a Playlist’ on page 28 and ‘Loading a Playlist’ on page 28, respectively.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 R ENAMING OR M ODIFYING I NFORMATION OF A F ILL OR K EY P LAYLIST Renaming a Fill or Key playlist or modifying information of a Fill or Key playlist can be done in the same way as for a Norm al playlist hrough the Edit a Playlist window. Refer to section 1.4.4 ‘Modifying Playlist Information’ on page 32.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 2.3.3 FILL AND KEY PLAYLISTS EDITING A DDING E LEMENTS IN A F ILL OR K EY P LAYLIST How to Insert a Playlist in a Fill or Key Playlist Inserting a playlist into a Fill (or Key) playlist can be done in the same way as for inserting a playlist into a Normal playlist. However, the system will behave differently depending on the type of the two playlists.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Adding Elements in a Fill or a Key Playlist Adding an elem ent by drag-and-drop operation into a Fill (or Key) playlist can be done in the same way as for adding a Normal elem ent into a Norm al playlist. Refer to section ‘How to Insert an Element by a Drag-and-Drop Operation Into the Playlist Grid’ on page 44.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D Important When the element is appended to the playlist, by using the APPEND CLIP button or the Send to Default Playlist option, both Fill and Key elements will be added at the last position in their respective playlist, even if the playlists do not have the same number of elements.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 G ROUPING E LEMENTS IN A F ILL OR K EY P LAYLIST When the user creates or deletes a group of elements in a Fill (or Key) playlist, the same operation is performed on the corresponding Key (or Fill) playlist. Refer to section 1.5.6 ‘Grouping Elements in a Playlist’ on page 52 for more information on groups. 2.3.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 Issue 5.6.D • Section 1.6.4 ‘Resetting Playout parameters to default’ on page 67 • Section 1.6.3 ‘Stopping and/or Starting automatically the playout of a playlist’ on page 61. L OOPING P LAYLIST E LEMENTS When the user creates or deletes a loop in a Fill (or Key) playlist, the same operation is performed on the corresponding Key (or Fill) playlist. Refer to section 1.6.
Issue 5.6.D IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009 H OW TO M ANUALLY I NSERT A B LACK C LIP IN A P LAYLIST To manually insert a black clip into a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. In the Playlist Panel, open the selected playlist. 2. Right-click an element. The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed. 3. Select Insert Black Clip from the menu. The Insert Black Clip window opens : 4.
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Issue 5.6.D playlist into a playlist · 44 IPDirector Version 5.
IPDirector Version 5.6 – User Manual – Part 6: Playout – Playlist Panel Issue 5.6.
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