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IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B C OPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright © 2005-2011. 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 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................ VI ABOUT THIS MANUAL................................................................................................... VII 1. IP LOGGER .
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.10.2 Exporting an Existing Log Sheet ...........................................................................................44 1.10.3 XML Logging Profile ..............................................................................................................45 1.10.4 Exporting a Current Logging Profile ......................................................................................
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.6.1 2.6.2 Issue 5.9.B How to (Un)Assign a Keyword to a Media .............................................................................77 How to (Un)Assign a Keyword Using the Keyword Number ..................................................77 INDEX ..............................................................................................................................
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 What’s New? The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on IPDirector from version 5.9 (compared to version 5.8). In the user manual, the icon has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features. Click the section number (or the description) in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 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 5.9 is divided into 9 parts. This is part 2 of the manual.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Chapter Description Keyword Management This chapter covers the management of keywords, i.e. the creation and setup of the various tools which allow the users to assign keywords to logs, clips, playlists or timelines in a unified manner. Assigning keywords to logs, clips, playlists or timelines make it possible to search on the video material stored on the XNet network and easily find it back.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B Chapter Description Software Player This chapter provides information on the use of the Software Player. Video Display This chapter describes the configuration of the Video Display and its options to display the media associated to a player channel or the Software Player.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 P ART 9: E DITING The ninth part contains the following chapter: X Chapter Description Edit While Playout This manual describes the Edit While Playout mode of the IPEdit application. This mode allows playing out a timeline while the same timeline is being editing in IPEdit.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1. IP Logger 1.1 INTRODUCTION IP Logger is used to create a log which relates events with: • time codes • camera angles • clip numbers • metadata in a fast and efficient way. IP Logger does not interfere with, but compliments a live production, while also producing invaluable data for use of the material during or after the event.
Issue 5.9.B 1.2.2 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 OVERVIEW OF IP LOGGER IP L OGGER W INDOW O UTLINE The IP Logger window is resizable vertically and horizontally. It contains five main areas highglighted in the screenshot below: T OOLBAR (1) This area, highlighted in light blue on the above outline, provides functions for performing operations on log sheets and buttons mainly for viewing options.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B A SSOCIATED C HANNEL Z ONE (5) This area, highlighted in green on the above outline, provides inform ation regarding the associated preview player channel. 1.2.3 THE IP LOGGER TOOL BAR T HE IP L OGGER F ILE M ENU The IP Logger File Menu commands are described in this section.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 M enu Item Description update the information previously entered. You can also click the Properties button on the toolbar. Print Opens the Print Log Sheet window and allows printing the log sheet. De-active log sheet Once de-activated, a log sheet could not be modified and could not be associated to clips. This permits to reduce the network load and database activity.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B Note The thumbnails are created automatically, based on the log entry timecode. They can be changed to show a different image. If you want to change the thum bnail, right-click the log entry, click Grab Thumbnail on Recorder and select a recorder. R EFRESH B UTTON Selecting this command button performs a refresh on the log entry list.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 If the Protect All command has not yet been executed, the time lines are white. Once the Protect All command has been executed, green bars mark the protected media. P ROPERTIES The properties that were entered when the log sheet was created can be edited later. Clicking the Properties button on the toolbar opens the window Update a Log Sheet Wizard.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B R ECREATE ALL T HUMBNAILS B UTTON A thumbnail is automatically generated on the preview recorder. If needed, all thumbnails can be re-generated for a log sheet by pressing the Recreate All Thumbnails button. 1.2.4 LOGGING BUTTONS Logging buttons are used to create log entries. Refer to section 1.4 ‘Creating Log Sheet Entries’ on page 22.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 • Timecode and Date 1.2.5 LOG SHEET GRID The log sheet grid represents the log sheet content, with one row representing one log and a customizable set of columns to display log data. The view can be expanded thanks to a small arrow at the beginning of each line. The following elements can be displayed on separate lines: • Log entries • Protect Media Clips. See section 1.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Option Description style of window appears as in other IPDirector displays. If you simply wish to change the position of a column in the log sheet, you can drag the column header to a different location and drop it there.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. To select the column(s) you wish to add to the view, do one of the following: • double-click the column(s) you wish to add to the view in the left pane OR • select them in the “() Columns” area on the left pane and press the right blue arrow OR • drag them onto the Visible Columns area. Use CTRL + click to select multiple columns. Use SHIFT + click to select a range of columns. 10 4.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B How to Remove Columns from the Log Sheet To remove columns from the elem ent list, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click a column header and select Organize . 2. The Select Columns window opens: 3.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4. Click OK to confirm or Cancel to exit without applying the changes. Note To return to the default column set, click the Back to Default button.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 L OG E NTRY C ONTEXTUAL M ENU The Log Entry Contextual menu is available when right-clicking a log entry in a log sheet. It gives access to the actions that can be performed on logs. Field Description Edit Opens the Edit a Log window that allows you to modify the log entry characteristics.
Issue 5.9.B 1.3 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 CREATING A LOG SHEET WITH IP LOGGER When creating a new log sheet for an event, you first need to define the parameters of the log. To do this, complete the 4 steps of the Create a New Log Sheet wizard and define: 1. log sheet characteristics 2. log sheet keywords 3. relevant recorders 4. user fields To start the New Log Sheet wizard, click File > New Log Sheet from the main toolbar.
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Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The fields in the Log Sheet Characteristics window are explained in the following table: G ENERAL L OG S HEET I NFORMATION Field Description Name Name of the log sheet. This is a mandatory field. Parent Name of the folder in which the log sheet is to be filed in the tree structure of the Database Explorer.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.3.2 Issue 5.9.B STEP 2: DEFINING THE LOG SHEET KEYWORDS The Log Sheet Keywords window opens when you click the button beside the Step 2 indication. A list of all keywords available in the IPDirector database is displayed in the Keyword List box. By associating any of these with the log sheet, each event logged will have these as an additional set of keywords.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Field Description selection. Type the beginning of the keyword searched for and the first keyword matching the search criteria will be highlighted. Keyword Selection Displays the keywords that have been associated with the log sheet and that are automatically assigned to all log entries of the log sheet.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.3.3 Issue 5.9.B STEP 3: DEFINING THE RELEVANT RECORDERS Each record channel on any EVS video server within the XNet can be defined as a relevant recorder for the logger. Simply select the relevant sources from the recorders tree. D EFINING A P REVIEW R ECORDER The preview recorder definition is used to provide the timecode displayed in the LIVE area of the log sheet.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 A SSOCIATING THE L OG AND R ECORDER T IME C ODE T ABLES When selecting a relevant recorder, the system will automatically consider the primary table of the log sheet and the recorder as the relevant tables to calculate the clip/log association. It is however possible to change this association if necessary. To change the association, proceed as follows: 1.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.3.4 Issue 5.9.B STEP 4: DEFINING THE USER FIELDS This step allows you to define all the user fields that are requested in the selected log sheet profile. If no logging profile has been defined in step 1 or if no user field section has been defined in the log sheet profile, this button is disabled.
Issue 5.9.B 1.3.5 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 LOG SHEET READY FOR USE When the wizard is completed, the name of the log sheet will be shown in the window title bar and a running timecode will appear in the LIVE area. Note If there is no time code in the LIVE area, this means that the preview recorder is located on a server with no RS-422 connection to the IPDirector network. 1.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.4.1 Issue 5.9.B LIVE LOGGING WITH RECORDER CHANNEL TIMECODE When the Create a New Logsheet wizard is completed, the name of the log sheet will be shown in the window title bar. If a relevant recorder has been defined in Step 2 of the wizard, a running timecode appears in the LIVE area. H OW TO L OG LIVE A CTION IN AN E VENT To create a new log entry in a loaded log sheet, proceed as follows: 1.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 C REATE A N EW L OG W INDOW The Create a New Log window always contain a Log Information tab. It can also contain an Automatic keywords tab if a profile for Automatic Keywords is associated to the log sheet profile.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B Note Two users can work on the same log sheet at the same time with different states of the Remember Color Selection checkbox and different colors associated to the checkbox. 1.4.2 LIVE LOGGING WITH PC TIMECODE When the IP Logger is not linked to an EVS video server, it has no timecode information and you will not be able to make log entries. The NEW button in the LIVE area is disabled.
Issue 5.9.B 1.4.3 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 COMFORTABLE LOGGING With IP Logger, you have the possibility to log actions on media which has been recorded previously and then rewind in the record train. To do so, you first need to assign a player channel to the IP Logger window. As soon as the player channel is associated, a running timecode appears in the Player area, below the New button.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B From the Associated Channel Zone of the IP Logger Alternatively, you can right-click the Associated Channel zone at the bottom of the IP Logger window and select the desired channel from this menu: If the workstation has a valid license for the OCX Software Player, and the user has it visible currently, it will also be an option to select as a defined IP Logger channel.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4. If required, add keywords to the log entry. See section 1.5 ‘Using Keywords with Logs’ on page 28. 5. If required, select a rating level, from none to three stars. 6. For an easy tracking of the logs, you can select a color for the log by clicking one of the color buttons. If you want to create a series of logs with the same background color, select the Remember Color Selection checkbox. 7.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.5.1 Issue 5.9.B PARENT KEYWORDS D EFINITION The parent keywords are keywords which will be associated to all log entries of a log sheet. A SSIGNMENT The parent keywords are defined when you create the log sheet, in step 2 of the Log Sheet wizard (the Log Sheet Keyword Definition window). The parent keywords are automatically assigned to all log entries of a log sheet.
Issue 5.9.B 1.5.2 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 AUTOMATIC KEYWORDS D EFINITION Automatic keywords can be attributed to log entries of a log sheet for predefined fields, e.g. ‘period’. Predefined and customizable list of values are available for each field, e.g. ‘first half’ or ‘second half’ for the ‘period’ field.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B As soon as autom atic keywords values have been entered in the autom atic keywords fields of the Automatic Keywords tab, these automatic keywords values will be added as keywords to all log entries of the log sheet.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 How to Modify Automatic Keywords Added to Log Entries However, you can modify the values for these automatic keywords at any time in the way described below. 1. Before creating a new log entry on which you want the automatic keywords to be modified, select the Automatic Keywords tab: 2.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B A SSIGNMENT The log entry specific keywords can be assigned to each individual log entry when it is created or edited. They are selected with a mouse or with a keyboard shortcut from a keyword grid or dictionary. The normal keywords in the Keyword Grid or Keyword Dictionary are added in the Keywords column within the log sheet.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 How to (Un)assign a Keyword Using the Keyword Number When you work with the Keyword Grid tool, you can assign keywords using the keyword numbers associated with each keyword of the grid. They allow a fast selection of the keyword.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.6 Issue 5.9.B PROTECTING MEDIA At the end of a logging session, it is im portant to protect your media to ensure that the A/V material corresponding to your log entries will still be available later. To protect the media, the system creates a clip which can thereafter be loaded on a player The users can define a prefix to be applied to their protect media in Tools > Settings > IPLogger > Protect Media Prefix.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 A/V data that is protected is marked with a green background in the Display PM Coverage window: 1.6.2 HOW TO PROTECT ALL MEDIA To protect the media corresponding to all the log entries of your log sheet, proceed as follows: 36 1. In the log sheet, press the Protect All button. 2. The Choose Relevant Recorders window opens: 3.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 A clip is created for each log on each of the chosen recorders. Each clip is displayed in the expanded view of the log: In the Display PM Coverage window, all the A/V data is marked with a green background: In the Log Relevant Recorders window, reachable via Properties > Step 3, the recorders selected for media protection appear with a green icon: 1.6.
Issue 5.9.B 1.7 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 EDITING, VIEWING AND DELETING A LOG ENTRY Once created, the log entries can be edited and/or viewed in a Video Display. You access the View and Edit options when right-clicking on a log entry and selecting one of the View/Edit options displayed in the contextual menu. 1.7.1 HOW TO EDIT LOG ENTRIES IN THE LOG SHEET To edit log entries in the log sheet, proceed as follows: 1.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1. Issue 5.9.B In the opened log sheet, right-click the log entry for which the timecode has to be edited. The Log contextual menu opens. 2. Select the Edit or Edit and View command. The Edit command displays the Edit a Log window. The Edit and View command also loads the log on the player channel at the relevant timecode position. 3.
Issue 5.9.B 1.7.4 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 HOW TO VIEW AN EVENT ON A LOG To view an entry from a log sheet (i.e. load the log on the player channel at the relevant timecode position), proceed in one of the following ways: Double-Click a Log Line 1. Associate a player channel or the Software Player to the IPLogger main window and the same player to a Control Panel. 2.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.8 Issue 5.9.B ENTERING A T/C OFFSET Imagine the logs and the recordings are made in different locations or on two different setups with a T/C offset between the two. For example, the images are recorded live at the event while the logger works in a studio, with IP Logger on his laptop. The log entries carry the PC time code of the laptop and the recordings have the actual live time code.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Important In this case, new log entries, made after entering the offset, will not have the offset applied to them. Entering the T/C Offset should only be done when the log sheet is completely finished. H OW TO S YNCHRONIZE A L OG S HEET FROM A L OADED I MAGE The user can apply an offset on all the logs to synchronize the log sheet and the clips. To do so, proceed as follows: 1.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.9 Issue 5.9.B DE-ACTIVATING A LOG SHEET While a log sheet is active, it generates database activity and network traffic. Whenever a clip is created, for example, the database is searched and every log sheet that contains a timecode that is in the clip will be updated. De-activating log sheets when they are completed will improve the performance of the system.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.10 PUBLISHING AND TRANSFERRING LOG SHEET AND LOG SHEET PROFILE 1.10.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The log sheet can be exported in 2 different formats: XM L or CSV. • XML files can be re-imported into another IPDirector workstation at a different location. • CSV files can be re-imported into software such as Microsoft Excel ® to produce a printout.
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IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 An example of an XML Profile is shown below:
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Once imported to the IPDirector database, the profile will remain available for all new log sheets being created. Logging profiles must also be exported with the log sheets when exporting to ensure the correct formatting is maintained when a log sheet is re-imported later. 1.10.4 EXPORTING A CURRENT LOGGING PROFILE The logging profiles can be created from within IPDirector.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B 1.10.5 HOW TO PUBLISH A LOG SHEET To publish a log sheet to groups of users from the IP Logger, proceed as follows: 1. Open the log sheet you want to publish. 2. Select Publish from the File contextual menu. The Publish log sheet window opens. 3. Select the user group(s) to which you want to publish the log sheet in the Available Groups area. Keep CTRL pressed to select multiple groups. 4.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.11 PRINTING A LOG SHEET 1.11.1 HOW TO PRINT A LOG SHEET To print a Log sheet, proceed as follows: 1. Load the log sheet via the File > Open Log Sheet menu 2. Open the Print Log Sheet window via the File > Print menu 3. Set the print options. For more information on the Print options, refer to the section ‘Print Log Sheet Window’ below. 4 Press the Print button.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Layout Properties Option Description Default Print header on every page When this check box is selected, the log sheet header is printed on every page. Cleared Print column header on every page When this check box is selected, the column header is printed on every page. Selected Print grid When this check box is selected, the grid around the cells is displayed.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.12 IP LOGGER SHORTCUTS In the IPDirector main window, the menu Tools > Define Shortcuts in the menu bar allows you to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IPDirector. Shown in the screenshots below are all item s that are available in the IP Logger with shortcuts, the default values are shown. These can be modified and saved by the system user if desired.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.13 IP LOGGER SETTINGS You can define the settings for IP Logger from the IPDirector main window via Tools > Settings > IPLogger. Option Description Apply a T/C offset at log creation on a live feed To compensate for a delay in the logging relative to the image being viewed, you can enter a Timecode Delay in milliseconds.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2. Keyword Management 2.1 INTRODUCTION Keywords are an essential element to the IPDirector system, bridging the gap between the EVS video servers and a conventional database by allowing the user to search for material using keywords which relate to the media rather than searching by storage locations. Keywords allow you to perform searches in logs or clip elements in a unified manner.
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Issue 5.9.B 2.3 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 KEYWORD LIST TOOL The Keyword List tool allows adding, removing or renaming keywords in the IPDirector database. Note The keyword list is kept in the IPDirector database which means that you work with shared data. All actions undertaken on keywords will be reverberated on each IPDirector of the same XNet network. 2.3.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.3.2 Issue 5.9.B KEYWORD LIST FILE MENU The various menu items in the File menu of the Keyword List are detailed in the table below: 2.3.3 M enu Item Description Import Allows the import of a keyword list from a file (.txt format). Undo last import Cancels the last im port of keywords. Export Allows exporting keywords into a file (.txt format).
Issue 5.9.B 2.3.5 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 KEYWORDS DISPLAY OPTIONS You can change the way the list displays the keywords. The following options are available: 2.3.6 • • • • • All Database Keywords (Alphabetic Order) • KD: Dictionary Name Displays only keywords and participant keywords from a specific Dictionary.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.3.7 Issue 5.9.B HOW TO CHANGE THE KEYWORDS TYPE To change a keyword to a participant keyword or vice-versa, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Keyword List tool. 2. Right-click the keyword you want to change. 3.
Issue 5.9.B 2.3.9 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 HOW TO DELETE KEYWORDS There are two ways to delete keywords: • Delete unused keywords (without selecting them) • Delete keywords from the keyword list (w ith prior selection) To delete all unused keywords in the database, select Delete All Unused Keywords from the File menu in the Keyword List tool: To delete one or more selected keywords, proceed as follow s: 1.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B • If the keyword is already used: 3. Press YES to delete the keyword. The keyword is deleted. 2.3.10 RULES FOR KEYWORD FILE IMPORT Before importing the keyword file, check the file structure and the settings to ensure that the following conditions are met: • Each keyword in the keyw ord file must be on its own line within the file.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.3.12 HOW TO CANCEL THE LAST KEYWORD IMPORT You can cancel the last import of keywords by selecting Undo Last Import from the File menu in the Keyword List. 2.3.13 HOW TO EXPORT KEYWORDS To export the current listed keywords into an external file, proceed as follows: 1. In the Keyword List, select Export from the File menu The Keyword Export window opens. 2.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.4 Issue 5.9.B KEYWORD GRID TOOL A keyword grid allows the user to build groups of up to 300 keywords. These keyword grids will first be used in the logging and creation of the metadata, to be associated with log sheets and individual clip elements. Subsequently they can be used to search the metadata to retrieve required media.
Issue 5.9.B 2.4.2 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 KEYWORD GRID FILE MENU The various menu items in the File menu of the Keyword Grid are detailed in the table below: M enu Item Description New Opens a dialog window to define a new keyword grid and optional description. Rename Allows the renaming of an opened keyword grid in the database. Open Allows the opening of a keyword grid from the database.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.B Example: 1 = Jones 2 = Touchdown 3 = Pass 2.4.3 KEYWORD GRID VIEW OPTIONS The various menu items in the View menu of the Keyword Grid are detailed in the table below: 2.4.4 M enu Item Description Empty Position Shows or hides the empty keywords cells. Description Shows the keyword grid description. Keyword Numbers Shows the index number of each keyword in a grid.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 M enu Item Description Opens the Rename Page window to renam e the selected page of the opened keyword grid Deletes the keyword grid selected page of the opened Clears a page, i.e. removes keywords from the selected page of the opened keyword grid Note If the width of the keyword grid window has been changed, the above mentioned buttons may not appear as visible.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.4.5 Issue 5.9.B HOW TO CREATE A NEW KEYWORD GRID To create a new keyword grid, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Keyword Grid tool. 2. Select New from the File menu. The New Keyword Grid window opens: 3. Type a name for the keyw ord grid in the Name field, and a description in the Description field, if required. 4.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The Keyword List displays the keywords that have been entered in the database. 2. Select the Edit command in the menu bar of the keyword grid. 3. In the keyword list, select the keyw ords to be added to the keyword grid. Click CTRL (+SHIFT) for a multiple selection. 4. Drag the selected fields in the first cell of the keyword grid where you want to copy the keywords.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.4.8 Issue 5.9.B HOW TO EDIT A KEYWORD GRID You can edit a keyword grid either at a page level or at a cell level. H OW TO E DIT P AGES OF A K EYWORD G RID 1. Open the keyword grid you want to edit. 2. Select the Edit command in the menu bar. 3. Perform the desired action, referring to section 2.4.4 about ‘Keyword Grid Editing Toolbar’, i.e. insert page, append page, rename page, delete page, clear page.
Issue 5.9.B 2.4.9 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 HOW TO SET KEYWORD CELL COLOUR If you want to highlight some frequently used keywords or organize them visually in groups in a grid, you can assign a background or foreground color to keyword cells. To modify the foreground and/or the background color of a cell, proceed as follows: 1. Open the keyword grid you want to edit. 2. Select the Edit command in the menu bar. 3.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.5 Issue 5.9.B DICTIONARY TOOL A dictionary allows the user to organize keywords in a tree structure. The Dictionary tool allows creating, modifying or deleting dictionaries in the IPDirector database. Note The dictionaries are kept in the IPDirector database which means that you work on shared data. All updates performed on dictionaries will be reverberated on each IPDirector. 2.5.
Issue 5.9.B 2.5.2 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 KEYWORD DICTIONARY FILE MENU The various menu items in the File menu of the Dictionary are detailed in the table below: 2.5.3 M enu Item Description New Opens the C reate a New Dictionary window to define a new dictionary. Rename Allows the renaming of an opened dictionary in the database. Open Allows the selection of a dictionary.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.5.4 Issue 5.9.B DICTIONARY EDITING TOOLBAR In addition to the File menu, an Editing toolbar is displayed when you select the Edit button to activate the Edit mode. It allows the user to add keywords via the Keyword field or to perform other actions on keywords. Refer to the following sections for more information. 2.5.5 HOW TO CREATE A NEW DICTIONARY To create a new dictionary, proceed as follows: 1.
Issue 5.9.B 2.5.6 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 HOW TO ADD NEW KEYWORDS TO A DICTIONARY To add new keywords to a dictionary, proceed as follows: 1. Open a dictionary via the File > Open menu of the Dictionary window. 2. Click the Edit button to active the Edit mode. The Keyword field and Add button are displayed at the top of the Dictionary window. 3.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.5.7 Issue 5.9.B HOW TO ADD EXISTING KEYWORDS IN A DICTIONARY FROM A KEYWORD LIST To add existing keywords from the keyword list into a dictionary, proceed as follows: 1. Open the keyword list and dictionary tools next to each other on your workspace: The keyword list displays the keywords that have been entered in the database. 2. Click on the Edit button of the dictionary to active the Edit mode. 3.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.5.10 HOW TO RENAME KEYWORDS To rename a keyword in a dictionary, proceed as follows: 1. Open the dictionary. 2. Click the Edit button to active the Edit mode. 3. Right-click on the keyword you want to rename. 4. Select Rename Keyword from the contextual menu. The Rename Keyword window opens. 5. Enter the new name and press Save. 2.5.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.6 Issue 5.9.B ASSIGNING A KEYWORD TO A MEDIA Keywords can be assigned to media (log, clip or playlist) when it is created or edited. 2.6.1 HOW TO (UN)ASSIGN A KEYWORD TO A MEDIA You can choose to add keywords from a keyword grid or from a dictionary. When the media is being created or edited and the corresponding window (create or edit) is opened, proceed as follows: 1.
Issue 5.9.B IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2 – Logging EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. Click again in the keyword grid (the keyword grid window must be active instead of the other window). 4. On the keyword numeric pad, do one of the following: • To add a keyword to the media, type the keyword number corresponding to the requested keyword and press ‘+’. The keyword is added to the “Create” or “Edit” window.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging Issue 5.9.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Index A add existing keyword in dictionary .................................. 77 keyword in keyword grid .................................... 69, 70 keyword to keyword list ........................................... 60 keyword to log entry ................................................ 34 new keyword to dictionary ....................................... 76 automatic keyword modify.................
Issue 5.9.B types ......................................................................... 59 use with logs ............................................................. 29 keyword dictionary........................................................ 73 keyword file cancel import ............................................................ 64 keyword grid ................................................................. 65 add keyword .......................................................
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