User’s Manual Version 5.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.A C OPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright © 2005-2011. All rights reserved. D ISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for inform ational use only and subject to change without notice.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... II WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................ IV ABOUT THIS MANUAL..................................................................................................... V 1.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.A 3.4 PLAYLIST EDITING ...................................................................................................................20 3.4.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................20 3.4.2 Inserting an Element in the Playlist ....................................................................
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 What’s New? The current manual has not been changed as no new or modified feature has been brought to the ABRoll Playlist module of IPDirector version 5.9 (compared to version 5.8). Important Screenshots may contain some user interface elements (icons, buttons,…) that slightly differ from the current IPDirector 5.9 user interface.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.A 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 7 of the manual.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist 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.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.A 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.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 P ART 9: E DITING The ninth part contains the following chapter: VIII 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 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.A 1. AB Roll Playlist Overview 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.1.1 PURPOSE AND CONTEXT OF USE The AB Roll Playlist application is used to control and play material on up to 1 to 4 channels (A to D) at the same time. The operator plays clips in A-B-C-D sequence, using the MPlay remote control.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 To save the window layout, proceed as follows: 1 In the main toolbar, click Layout 2 Click Save Layout to save the layout with the current saved layout name. or Click Save current layout as to save the layout with a different name.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.2 USER INTERFACE 1.2.1 OVERVIEW Issue 5.9.A The AB Roll Playlist user interface contains following elements: 1. AB Roll Playlist toolbar 2. Playlist Grid 3. Clip search pane 4. Status bar where connected servers are displayed.
Issue 5.9.A 1.2.2 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 PLAYLIST TOOLBAR The Playlist toolbar contains: • Playlist Menu button: • Playlist Name field: • Playlist ID field: • Duration field: • Lock button: • Search button: These items are explained in more detail below. 1.2.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist Issue 5.9.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Option Description The Status icon of the playlist elem ents changes from to indicating an XT clip that is distant to the playout channel. indicating an XT clip that is present locally on the EVS server where the playlist playout channel is located. Publish Opens the Publish window in which you can specify the user groups the loaded playlist should be published to.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Note Right-click a column header and click Organize to open the Organize window, where you can control column order and visibility.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.2.5 Issue 5.9.A PLAYLIST TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS The transport buttons at the bottom of the playlist provide access to the transport functions without the use of the MPlay Remote. The availability of these buttons depends on the user rights, so it is possible that you don't have access to the transport buttons.
Issue 5.9.A 1.2.7 IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 ORGANIZING THE PLAYLIST GRID G RID C ONTEXTUAL M ENU You can reorganize the playlist grid using, among others, the grid contextual menu available when you right-click on the grid headers.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.2.8 Issue 5.9.A In order to … Do the following … Save your grid organization Right-click the column header and select Organization from the contextual menu. Reset the grid organization to the initial organization Right-click the column header and select Reset Grid Organization from the contextual menu.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Bins can be created to organize clips and playlists and bin rules can be defined to automatically copy clips o r playlists within a bin, corresponding to a specific filter. You will find detailed inform ation on the Channel Explorer in Part 3 of the IPDirector user manual. 1.3.3 CHANNEL EXPLORER This module provides an overview on the components of the XNet network.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 5.9.A 2. AB Roll Playlist Initiation Before you can use the AB Roll Playlist, you need to define a channel group and associate that channel group to the AB Roll Playlist. These operations are explained in this section. 2.1 DEFINING A CHANNEL GROUP The AB Roll Playlist can be associated to 2, 3 or 4 channels.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 In this window you can edit the channel letters in the left column of the table, if so desired. Click OK to accept the presented allocation. The selected channels are now marked with the "Ganged" icon and ready to be used as an AB Roll Playlist channel group: 2.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 5 Issue 5.9.A The Configure AB Roll Playlist association window appears: In this window you can edit the channel letters in the left column of the table, if so desired. Click OK to accept the presented allocation. The selected channels are now marked with the "Ganged" icon and ready to be used as an AB Roll Playlist channel group. 2.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. Playlist Management 3.1 CREATING A PLAYLIST 3.1.1 HOW TO CREATE A NEW PLAYLIST To create a new playlist, proceed as follows: 14 1 Click the menu button in the toolbar and select New Playlist. 2 The Create a new playlist window opens: 3 Enter a name for the new playlist in the Name field.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist Issue 5.9.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.1.2 CREATE A NEW PLAYLIST WINDOW OVERVIEW The New Playlist window is divided into two panes: • The left pane contains the playlist information and it is always displayed. • The right pane contains the playlist Metadata, i.e. playlist data based on customer-specific fields. Clicking the right area in the Pane Display icon 3.1.3 will display this right pane.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Field Description Publish To User groups, to which the playlist can be published, i.e. made 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.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.2 Issue 5.9.A LOADING A PLAYLIST Instead of creating a new playlist, you can load an existing one. This can be done in several ways, as explained below. 3.2.1 HOW TO LOAD A PLAYLIST FROM THE SEARCH PANE To load a playlist from the Search pane, proceed as follows: 1 Click the Search button in the AB Roll Playlist window. This opens the Search pane in the bottom half of the AB Roll Playlist window.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.3 PLAYLIST TRANSPORT 3.3.1 INTRODUCTION Transport of the items in the playlist is commonly controlled by means of the MPlay Remote controller. If so desired, it can also be done with the transport buttons at the bottom of the AB Roll screen. 3.3.2 CUEING A PLAYLIST ELEMENT To cue a playlist element, proceed as follows: 1 Select the desired playlist element.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.3.4 Issue 5.9.A PAUSING A PLAYLIST ELEMENT To pause a playing playlist element, proceed as follows: 1 Select a playlist element that is playing. 2 Press the Pause button on the MPlay Remote. or Click the Pause button. 3 3.3.5 The selected element is now paused.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.4 PLAYLIST EDITING 3.4.1 INTRODUCTION The playlist can be edited for playout from within AB Roll Playlist. Advanced editing like defining effects, etc., is not supported in the AB Roll Playlist application. If the playlist is altered inside AB Roll Playlist, the changes can automatically be reflected in linked third party NRCS applications. 3.4.
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Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 If the element is inserted between the currently cued elements, the channel order is affected. For example, ABCDABCD becomes AB C CDABCD The order can be returned to ABCDABCD by using the Channel Sort button. 3.4.3 REMOVING AN ELEMENT FROM THE PLAYLIST You can remove an element from the playlist from within the AB Roll Playlist application.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.4.4 Issue 5.9.A MOVING AN ELEMENT IN THE PLAYLIST You can move an element in the playlist. H OW TO M OVE AN E LEMENT IN THE P LAYLIST To move an element in the playlist, proceed as follows: 1 Select the element that you wish to move. 2 Drag the element to the desired position in the AB Roll Playlist grid.
Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.5 CHANNEL SORT AND RESET 3.5.1 INTRODUCTION The Channel Sort feature is used to reassign the channel letters (ABCD) to the elements in the playlist. The order may have changed by inserting, removing or moving elements in the list. The Reset operation recues all elements and takes the playlist back to the initial state. Both the Channel Sort and Reset features are explained below.
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Issue 5.9.A IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The selected element is not playing and between the cued elements: The selected element and all elements below are resorted.
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 7: AB Roll Playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.5.3 Issue 5.9.A RESETTING A PLAYLIST The Reset operation re-cues all elements and takes the playlist back to its initial state. Note The Reset operation can only be performed when none of the elements in the playlist are playing.
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