User's Manual Instruction Manual
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- Disclaimer
- Improvement Requests
- Regional Contacts
- User Manuals on EVS Website
- 1. Introduction
- 2. User Interface
- 2.1 OPENING OF DATABASE EXPLORER
- 2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE DATABASE EXPLORER
- 2.3 DATABASE EXPLORER TOOLBAR
- 2.4 TREE VIEW
- 2.5 ELEMENT GRID AND SEARCH OPTIONS
- 2.6 STATUS BAR
- Clips, Clip Elements and Nearline Files
- 4. Clips View
- 4.1 INTRODUCTION
- 4.2 UNDERSTANDING CLIP STRUCTURE ON AN EVS VIDEO SERVER
- 4.3 VIRTUAL LSM ID / REAL LSM ID
- 4.4 CLIP TREE STRUCTURE
- 4.5 CLIP DATA COLUMNS
- 4.6 CLIP CONTEXTUAL MENU
- 4.7 DELETING A CLIP
- 4.8 EDITING A CLIP
- 4.9 COPYING OR MOVING A CLIP
- 4.10 SENDING A CLIP TO A DESTINATION TARGET
- 4.10.1 Send To Menu
- 4.10.2 How to Send a Clip to the Default Archive
- 4.10.3 How to Send a Clip to a Destination Folder (Destination Target)
- 4.10.4 How to Add a Destination Target
- 4.10.5 How to Delete a Destination Target
- 4.10.6 How to Send a Clip to an XStore Workstation (Running CleanEdit Applications)
- 4.10.7 How to Send a Clip to an Avid System Using the AVID Transfer Manager
- 4.10.8 Transfer Monitoring
- 4.11 HOW TO MODIFY THE T/C IN OR THE DATE OF A CLIP
- 4.12 PUBLISHING A CLIP
- 4.13 LINKING CLIPS
- 5. Clip Elements View
- 6. Playlists View
- 7. Timelines View
- 8. Bins View
- 9. Logs View
- 9.1 INTRODUCTION
- 9.2 LOGS TREE STRUCTURE
- 9.3 HOW TO CREATE A LOGS DIRECTORY
- 9.4 HOW TO RENAME A LOGS DIRECTORY
- 9.5 HOW TO DELETE A LOGS DIRECTORY
- 9.6 HOW TO PUBLISH A LOG DIRECTORY OR A LOG SHEET
- 9.7 HOW TO VIEW THE LOG DIRECTORY OR LOG SHEET PROPERTIES
- 9.8 HOW TO DELETE A LOG DIRECTORY OR A LOG SHEET
- 9.9 HOW TO EXPORT A LOG SHEET FROM THE TREE
- 9.10 HOW TO EXPORT A LOGGING PROFILE FROM THE TREE
- 9.11 PRINTING A LOG SHEET
- 9.12 LOG EVENT COLUMNS
- 10. Media Files View
- 11. Searching the Database
- 12. Loading and Playing Media from the Database Explorer
- 13. Database Explorer Shortcuts

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6.7.1 Import Options ...................................................................................................................... 68
6.7.2 How to Import a Playlist ........................................................................................................ 68
7. TIMELINES VIEW ................................................................................................... 70
7.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 70
7.2 TIMELINE CONTEXTUAL MENU .............................................................................................. 70
8. BINS VIEW ............................................................................................................. 73
8.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 73
8.2 BINS TREE STRUCTURE ......................................................................................................... 73
8.3 BIN ELEMENT VIEW ................................................................................................................. 74
8.4 BIN DATA COLUMNS ................................................................................................................ 75
8.5 BIN CONTEXTUAL MENU ......................................................................................................... 75
8.6 OPENING A BIN IN A SEPARATE BIN WINDOW ..................................................................... 76
8.7 PUBLISHING A BIN OR A BIN DIRECTORY ............................................................................ 76
8.7.1 How to Publish a Bin ............................................................................................................. 76
8.7.2 How to Un-Publish a Bin ....................................................................................................... 77
8.7.3 Rules when Publishing a Bin Directory ................................................................................. 77
8.8 BIN RULES ................................................................................................................................ 77
8.8.1 What is a Bin Rule................................................................................................................. 77
8.8.2 How to Define a New Bin Rule .............................................................................................. 78
8.8.3 How to Use a Filter to Define a Bin Rule ............................................................................... 79
8.8.4 How to Modify an Existing Bin Rule ...................................................................................... 80
8.8.5 How to Apply an Existing Bin Rule ........................................................................................ 80
8.8.6 How to Delete an Existing Bin Rule ....................................................................................... 80
8.8.7 Bin Rules Window ................................................................................................................. 81
9. LOGS VIEW ............................................................................................................ 83
9.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 83
9.2 LOGS TREE STRUCTURE ........................................................................................................ 83
9.2.1 Logs Branch Contextual Menu .............................................................................................. 84
9.2.2 Log Sheet Contextual Menu .................................................................................................. 84
9.3 HOW TO CREATE A LOGS DIRECTORY ................................................................................. 84
9.4 HOW TO RENAME A LOGS DIRECTORY ................................................................................ 85
9.5 HOW TO DELETE A LOGS DIRECTORY ................................................................................. 85
9.6 HOW TO PUBLISH A LOG DIRECTORY OR A LOG SHEET ................................................... 85
9.7 HOW TO VIEW THE LOG DIRECTORY OR LOG SHEET PROPERTIES ................................ 87
9.8 HOW TO DELETE A LOG DIRECTORY OR A LOG SHEET .................................................... 87
9.9 HOW TO EXPORT A LOG SHEET FROM THE TREE .............................................................. 87
9.10 HOW TO EXPORT A LOGGING PROFILE FROM THE TREE ................................................. 88
9.11 PRINTING A LOG SHEET ......................................................................................................... 88
9.12 LOG EVENT COLUMNS ............................................................................................................ 89
10. MEDIA FILES VIEW ............................................................................................... 91
10.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 91
10.2 MEDIA FILES TREE STRUCTURE ........................................................................................... 91
10.3 MEDIA FILES DATA COLUMNS ............................................................................................... 92
10.4 MEDIA FILES CONTEXTUAL MENU ........................................................................................ 93
11. SEARCHING THE DATABASE ............................................................................. 94
11.1 SEARCH TYPES ....................................................................................................................... 94










