User's Manual User Manual

Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9
–
User Manual
–
Part 1: General Workspace
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
IV
2.7.3 Minimized Icon ...................................................................................................................... 24
2.7.4 Message Panel ..................................................................................................................... 24
2.7.5 Process Status Icons ............................................................................................................ 26
2.7.6 License Icon .......................................................................................................................... 26
2.7.7 Shortcuts Icon ....................................................................................................................... 26
2.8 METADATA PROFILE MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................... 27
2.8.1 Metadata, Profiles, User Fields and Automatic Keywords ..................................................... 27
2.8.2 Overview of the Metadata Profiles Management Window ..................................................... 28
2.8.3 Creating Profiles ................................................................................................................... 29
2.8.4 Editing Profile and User Fields .............................................................................................. 36
2.8.5 Deleting User Field or Profile ................................................................................................ 38
2.8.6 How to Copy a Profile ........................................................................................................... 40
2.8.7 Importing and Exporting Profiles ........................................................................................... 40
2.9 LAYOUTS .................................................................................................................................. 42
2.9.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 42
2.9.2 Layout Menu ......................................................................................................................... 42
2.9.3 Layout Panel ......................................................................................................................... 48
2.10 SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................. 52
2.10.1 General Settings ................................................................................................................... 53
2.10.2 Auto-Name Settings .............................................................................................................. 56
2.10.3 Clips Settings ........................................................................................................................ 59
2.10.4 GPI Settings .......................................................................................................................... 62
2.10.5 Image Capture Settings ........................................................................................................ 67
3. CHANNEL EXPLORER .......................................................................................... 68
3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 68
3.2 CHANNEL EXPLORER VIEWS ................................................................................................. 69
3.2.1 Tree View .............................................................................................................................. 70
3.2.2 Recorder View ...................................................................................................................... 72
3.2.3 Player View ........................................................................................................................... 73
3.2.4 XFile View ............................................................................................................................. 73
3.2.5 VTR View .............................................................................................................................. 74
3.3 OPERATING PROCEDURES .................................................................................................... 74
3.3.1 How to Assign a Player Channel to a Control Panel ............................................................. 74
3.3.2 How to Define the Default Player For IPDirector ................................................................... 75
3.3.3 How to Start / Stop a Server Ingest ....................................................................................... 76
3.3.4 How to Start, Stop or Kill a Stream ........................................................................................ 78
3.3.5 How to Lock a Channel ......................................................................................................... 79
3.3.6 How to Unlock a Channel ...................................................................................................... 79
3.3.7 How to Unlock Timeline Channels ........................................................................................ 79
3.3.8 How to Gang Recorder or Player Channels .......................................................................... 80
3.3.9 How to Ungang Ganged Channels ........................................................................................ 82
3.3.10 How to Associate Channels in PGM/PRV Mode ................................................................... 82
3.3.11 How to Associate Channels in Fill & Key Mode..................................................................... 83
3.3.12 How to Launch a new Ingest From Within Channel Explorer ................................................ 84
3.3.13 How to Assign Your ShuttlePRO to a Channel...................................................................... 85
3.3.14 How to Apply another Server Configuration .......................................................................... 86
3.4 CHANNEL EXPLORER SHORTCUTS ...................................................................................... 87
4. SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 88