USER MANUAL PART 4 - INGEST Version 6.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A.– Copyright © 2005-2012. All rights reserved. Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate, up-to-date and reliable, EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication.
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IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT'S NEW? 1. 1 1.1. Introduction 1 1.1.1. Product Overview 1 1.1.2. Opening of the Recorder Panel 1 1 1.2.1. Overview of the Recorder Panel 1 1.2.2. Recorder Channel Pane 2 1.2.3. Clip Creation Pane 4 1.3. Managing Recorder Channels 5 1.3.1. Recorder Panel Use Depending on EVS Video Server Mode 5 1.3.2. Assigning a Channel to a Recorder Panel 6 1.4. Creating a Clip 7 1.4.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A 2.4.2. How to Define a Stream Target 24 2.5. Creating Ingests 25 2.5.1. Ingests Types 25 2.5.2. New Schedule Window 25 2.5.3. Rules when Using Start and Stop Buttons 30 2.5.4. Creating Growing Clips 31 2.5.5. Scheduling Ingests 32 2.5.6. Stopping an Ingest 36 2.6. Editing a Scheduled Ingest 37 2.6.1. Introduction 37 2.6.2. Rules and Limitations for Editing TC IN, TC OUT and Duration 37 2.6.3.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 3.1. Introduction 49 3.2. User Interface 49 3.2.1. Opening the VTR Control Panel 49 3.2.2. Overview of the VTR Control Panel 49 3.2.3. Transport Functions Pane 52 3.2.4. Clip Creation Pane 54 3.2.5. Clip Information Pane 56 3.2.6. Batch List Pane 59 3.3. Assigning a VTR Device 61 3.3.1. Introduction 61 3.3.2. How to Assign a VTR from the Channel Explorer 61 3.3.3. How to Assign a VTR Device from the VTR Name Field 62 3.4.
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IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules What's New? The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on IPDirector from version 6.0 (compared to version 5.9). In the user manual, the icon new and updated features. has been added on left margin to highlight information on Click the section number (or the description) in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section. Section Description General 1.3.2 - 3.2.
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IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 1. Recorder Panel 1.1. Introduction 1.1.1. Product Overview The Recorder Panel is the graphical user interface used to control the recorder channels of an EVS video server. The Recorder Panel shows the record status of a channel and allows to start or stop the recording by a recorder channel. It provides the basic functions to create a clip. 1.1.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Area Description 1. This pane provides the functions to start or stop the recorder channels. Recorder Channel pane See section "Recorder Channel Pane" on page 2 for a description of the user interface elements. 2. 1.2.2. Clip Creation pane This pane provides the functions to create a clip. See section "Clip Creation Pane" on page 4 for a description of the user interface elements.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Area Description / See also… 1. This button makes it possible to lock the recorder channel to prevent any operation from any IPDirector user interface. Lock Button The button can be displayed in two ways: 2. Recorder Channel Field • : the channel is unlocked • : the channel is locked. This field displays the name of the selected recorder channel. A contextual menu is available to select a recorder channel.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A ◦ Timecode and date and TC type (LTC or user) ◦ Timecode and TC type 2. Select one of the options. 3. When the TC type is displayed, right-clicking it in the Current Timecode field permits to shift from one type to the other (LTC or user). 4. When the date is displayed, right-clicking it in the Current Timecode field opens a calendar to allow a date selection.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules User Interface Element Description Mark IN button Sets an IN point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field. Mark OUT button Sets an OUT point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field. Timecode Fields Display Information displayed in the Time Information fields can be changed as follows: 1. Right-click the Timecode field. A contextual menu is displayed with the following options: ◦ Timecode ◦ Timecode and date 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 1.3.2. Issue 6.00.A Assigning a Channel to a Recorder Panel Introduction There are several methods to assign a recorder channel to the Recorder Panel. Some of the methods will directly open an instance of the Recorder Panel. Others are used when the Recorder Panel is already open. • Open the Recorder Panel and assign a channel from the Channel Explorer. • Open the Recorder Panel and assign a channel from the Channel field in the Recorder Panel.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 2. Select the recorder channel to assign. 1.4. Creating a Clip 1.4.1. Introduction As soon as a recorder channel has been selected, users can create a new clip from the record train thanks to the clip creation functions of the Clip Creation pane. 1.4.2. Clip Settings Several settings related to clip creation can be defined under Tools > Settings.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 ◦ Issue 6.00.A If the Open Save Clip Window setting has been selected, the Save Clip window will open. See the Control Panel user manual. Follow steps 4 and 5. 4. Fill in a clip name and any desired information in the Save Clip window. 5. Click the Save button. The clip is saved in the IPDirector database. 1.5.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 2. Ingest Scheduler 2.1. Introduction 2.1.1. Product Overview General Description The Ingest Scheduler is a visual tool that allows the creation, editing and view of scheduled ingests on EVS video servers, XStream or XTAccess. It provides a timeline view of each recorder and stream configured through the Remote Installer and controlled by IPDirector.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 • Issue 6.00.A In IPDP Spotbox mode, the Rec Auto Start parameter is normally set to "ON" in the Channels Configuration window (AVCFG) of the EVS video server to start the recorders when the system boots up. In both modes, it is possible to manually start or stop the recorder channels independently of the Ingest Scheduler. 2.1.2. Opening Ingest Scheduler To open Ingest Scheduler, select the corresponding icon on the IPDirector Application bar.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Area Description 1. This area provides the basics functions to schedule an ingest, to select the recorder channels to display and to configure the timeline display. Toolbar See section "Toolbar" on page 11. 2. Recorder This area displays all the recorder channels and streams from which Channels ingests can be started. Status pane See section "Recorder Channels Status Area" on page 14. 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Through the Display Options menu, you can configure which types of recorder channels and/or streams to display.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 1. selection of off-line and/or on-line recorders 2. selection of high resolution recorders, high resolution streams, low resolution recorders and/or low resolution streams 3. selection of My Schedules option and/or Selected Category option. Timeline Display Options Zoom Options With the Zoom function, users can configure the period of time displayed in the Timeline and Ingest Overview area. The period ranges from 15 minutes to 1 month.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Nowline Mode Nowline Behavior Locked By clicking the Lock Nowline button (colored background) the nowline stays locked in the middle of the Timeline and Ingest Overview area. The ingest blocks move from right to left across the line to keep the current date/time in the middle. Unlocked When the Lock Nowline button appears with a white background, the nowline moves from left to right across the screen.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Display in High Resolution Only Mode Recorders and streams are displayed in the following order: • high resolution XT recorder • high resolution stream Stream Icons The icon linked to a stream can be displayed with different colors.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Operation Action CLICK Selects a sub-track. SHIFT + CLICK Adds all the contiguous sub-tracks to the selection. CTRL + CLICK Adds the sub-track to the selection. CTRL + SHIFT + CLICK Adds the whole channel track to the selection. Selected channels are displayed with a blue background. 2.2.4.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Ingest Status Colors The ingest status is shown by means of different colors as follows: Block Color Status A blue block to the right of the nowline is a scheduled ingest. A currently recording ingest has two colors: • The recorded media part, to the left of the nowline, is yellow • The scheduled media part, to the right of the nowline, is blue. A green block to the left of the nowline is a successfully recorded ingest.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 • Issue 6.00.A A high resolution clip has not been scheduled, only other clip element, such as the high resolution stream, has been scheduled and/or recorded. The metadata is displayed within the transparent block in the high resolution XT recorder sub-track. Collapsed view Expanded view Ingest Block Contextual Menu A contextual menu appears when you right-click a block differnt than a transparent block.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Menu Item Description Kill stream Stops the recording of the selected stream and cancels the transfer job. The block color turns red. Warning Even if the block is deleted after a Kill Stream operation, the file is already present in the Databse Explorer and in the SAN. Publish Opens the Publish window in which the operators can specify the user groups the clip should be published to.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Ingest Block Properties Window A block properties window can be shown • by pressing SHIFT + CTRL + click on a block or • by pressing SHIFT + CTRL + Enter on a block or • by right-clicking a block and selecting Show Properties Windowfrom the contextual menu. This window shows error messages, if any. 2.2.5.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules If the remaining space/time falls below the Capacity Warning threshold defined in the settings, the Remaining Capacity field is shown with a red background. 2.2.6. Track Contextual menu A contextual menu is available when right-clicking the Recorder Channels Status area, the Timeline and Overview area or the Remaining Capacity area outside any block.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Potential Warning Sources Low Remaining Capacity If the remaining space/time falls below the Capacity Warning threshold defined in the settings, the Remaining Capacity field is shown with a red background. No Stream Target Defined If no default stream target has been defined or if the XML Unit of the default stream target is off-line, Stream is displayed in red track is highlighted with an orange border.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Settings specific to the Ingest Scheduler are defined in the Ingest Scheduler category of the IPDirector Settings window. Click Tools > Settings > Ingest Scheduler. 2.3.2. General Settings Ingest Information Display Information to be displayed on the ingest blocks, visible in the timeline, is set with this option.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Channel Capacity with Scheduled Ingests Estimated capacity of the current server calculated taking into account all scheduled blocks, thus giving the user a realistic capacity based on ongoing plans. Capacity Warning Threshold Remaining capacity threshold below which an alert is displayed. 2.3.4. Advanced Settings Track Size Defines what should be the height, in pixels, of the tracks displayed in the interface.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 3. Select the stream target. 4. To define this stream target for all the streams, select the Set as Stream Target to All option. 2.5. Creating Ingests 2.5.1. Ingests Types Several types of ingests can be recorded from the Ingest Scheduler. 2.5.2. • Growing clip: A growing clip is an ingest without any OUT point. This type of block has no stop time. It will continue recording until a user stops it manually.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 • Issue 6.00.A The New Schedule button is clicked or the New Schedule option is selected from the Track contextual menu. The window allows users to schedule one-shot ingests, "repeat" ingests or "repeat every" ingests. See section "Window Overview" on page 26. • A growing clip is started and the Autoname Clip setting has not been selected from the Ingest Scheduler Settings window.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 3. Clip Metadata: it shows the metadata profile linked to the clip. It is displayed by clicking the button. Variants of the Window Variant 1 When a growing clip is started from the Channel Explorer, the following variant of the window opens: Variant 2 When a growing clip is started by means of the Start button in the Ingest Scheduler, the following variant of the window opens: 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Fields in the New Schedule Window The following tables describe briefly the data that can be added to ingests. The Clip Information pane contains the following user interface elements: User Interface Element Description Name User-defined 24-character name for the ingest block. A prefix name can be defined in Tools > Settings > Autoname/Clip. Refer to the chapter "Settings". 28 VarID VarID is a 32-character ID with variable length and format.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules User Interface Element Description One-Shot tab Start time, stop time, duration and date of the One-Shot ingest. Repeat tab Time information to define a "repeat" series of ingests Repeat Every tab Time information to define a "repeat every" series of ingests Protect Button that allows the user to protect or unprotect the clip. When the clip is protected, a message will warn the users in IPDirector or in Multicam not to delete the clip.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Field Description Current Profile Drop-down list in which the users can modify the metadata profile to be associated with the clip, if they have appropriate user rights. See the General Functions user manual for more information. Metadata Profile fields 2.5.3. Fields belonging to the Metadata Profile selected in the Current Profile field. The user can modify the values of the Metadata profile fields.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Ingest Type Growing clip and recording ingest overlapped Button Display Action of Stop button Stops the recording of the selected clip. If no clip is selected, the Stop button is unavailable. These rules apply to clips and to streams. Rules Based on the Channels Selection See section "Channel Selection" on page 15 for ways to select channels. 2.5.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A When starting to record a growing clip in one of the two following ways, the New Schedule window will or will not open, depending on the Autoname Clips setting defined in the Tools > Settings > Ingest Scheduler > General category. When it opens, only the One-Shot tab is displayed and a start time is set to the current timecode. • Click the Start button on the right of the corresponding channel.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules • Click the New Schedule button on the Menu bar • Right-click one of the track and select New Schedule from the contextual menu • Using the mouse, draw a block with a drag-and-drop operation by clicking within a sub-track from the desired IN point and moving to the right up to the desired OUT point Each step corresponds to a fixed duration which varies according to the zoom factor applied to the timeline.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A 4. Select a date in the calendar. 5. Set Start time / Stop time / Duration by entering data in two of the fields on the One Shot tab. The third field will automatically be calculated. 6. Click the Pane Display button to expand the New Schedule window and fill in any desired information. See section "New Schedule Window" on page 25 for more information on the New Schedule window. 7.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 6. Select the days of the week on which the recording is to be repeated. 7. Complete the Clip Options and Metadata fields, if necessary. 8. Do one of the following: ◦ Click the Save and Exit button to save your scheduled ingest and close the window. ◦ Click the Save button to save your scheduled ingest and keep the window open to schedule another ingest.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A 5. Set the Every (ingest periodicity) and Duration values. 6. Select the days of the week on which the recording is to be repeated. 7. Complete the Clip Options and Metadata fields, if necessary. 8. Do one of the following: ◦ Click the Save and Exit button to save your scheduled ingest and close the window. ◦ Click the Save button to save your scheduled ingest and keep the window open to schedule another ingest.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules OR 1. Right-click the running ingest block you wish to stop. 2. Select Stop Ingest from the contextual menu. The recording is automatically stopped for the whole clip. 2.6. Editing a Scheduled Ingest 2.6.1. Introduction Different procedures exist, depending on whether you want to edit a one-shot ingest, all the blocks of a repeat ingest or a single block of a repeat ingest.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A ◦ if ingests are still scheduled when users want to edit TC IN ◦ if ingests are recording or scheduled when users want to edit TC OUT or duration The TC of all the clip elements will then be modified. 2.6.3. How to Edit a One-Shot Scheduled Ingest You can edit a one-shot scheduled ingest in one of the following ways: • right-click a block and select Edit • double-click a block • drag-and-drop the block limits Limitations 2.6.4.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 2.6.5. How to Edit a Single Block of a Scheduled "Repeat" Ingest To edit a single block of a scheduled "repeat" ingest, de one of the following: 1. Right-click the block you want to edit. 2. Select Edit from the contextual menu. The Edit an Ingest Block window opens. 3. Choose Edit this occurrence. The Edit Schedule window opens. 4. Make the desired changes. 5. Click Save and Exit.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Hi-Lo mode • When the users do not select all the clip elements of an ingest and try to delete the selection, they will be asked whether they want to partially delete the block or they want to delete the whole block. ◦ If the clip has already been recorded, the users will be able to delete some of the clip elements and not all of them.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 2. Click ◦ Delete this occurrence to delete a single block ◦ Delete all the occurrences to delete all the blocks of the "repeat" or "repeat every" ingest. 2.8. Copying an Ingest 2.8.1. Introduction Ingest Scheduler provides two ways to perform an ingest copy. Users have the possibility to perform a drag-and-drop operation, as described in section "How to Copy a Scheduled Repeat Ingest by a Drag-and-Drop Operation" on page 42.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 • Issue 6.00.A A single block or all the blocks from a "repeat" ingest can be copied to the same track or to another track only if still scheduled and if a single block is selected for the operation. The users will be asked whether they want to copy this occurrence only or all the occurrences of the series. One-shot ingests 2.8.3. • A single one-shot ingest can be copied to the same track or to another track if it is still scheduled.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 3. Click Copy. A pop-up window will ask you whether you want to copy this occurrence only or all the occurrences of the series. A new block will be created with the same duration, category, metadata and recorders. The ingest start time and stop time will be changed accordingly. All the other information will remain unchanged. 2.9. Moving an Ingest 2.9.1. Possible Methods Ingest Scheduler provides two ways to perform an ingest move.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 • Issue 6.00.A A single block or all the blocks from a "repeat" ingest can be moved to the same track or to another track only if still scheduled and if a single block is selected for the operation. The users will be asked whether they want to move this occurrence only or all the occurrences of the series. One-shot ingests 2.9.3. • A single one-shot ingest can be moved to the same track or to another track only if it is still scheduled.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 3. Click Move. A pop-up window will ask you whether you want to copy this occurrence only or all the occurrences of the series. The ingest start time and stop time will be changed accordingly. All the other information will remain unchanged. 2.10. Working with Ganged Channels 2.10.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A 2.10.3. How to Ungang two or more Ingest Channels from Ingest Scheduler To ungang two or more ganged channels, proceed as follows: 1. Select the channel to be unganged. 2. Right-click the channel. 3. Select Ungang. 2.11. Linking Ingests with Logsheets 2.11.1. Purpose Once an ingest has been scheduled for a recorder channel, Ingest Scheduler allows the users to link the ingest to a logsheet.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 3. The Open a Logsheet window appears. 4. Select an existing logsheet from the list. 2.12. Importing and Exporting Ingest Lists 2.12.1. Purpose From Ingest Scheduler, the users can exchange lists of scheduled ingests with third party applications. 2.12.2. How to Import an Ingest List To import an ingest list, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the Recorder Channels Status area or the Timeline and Ingest Overview area.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A 2.12.3. How to Export an Ingest List Schedules can be exported for reporting or synchronization purposes. To export an ingest list, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click in the Recorder Channel Status area or the Timeline and Ingest Overview area. The contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Export Ingest List. The Export Ingest window appears: 3.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules 3. VTR Control Panel 3.1. Introduction The purpose of the VTR Control Panel is to control a VTR (Video Tape Recorder) from IPDirector. It is an advanced remote control, from within the IPDirector application. Apart from playback and record control, it also allows the extraction of clips from a tape to the EVS video servers. This process can be done for a single clip or multiple clips can be "batch digitized".
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Area Description 1. Transport Functions pane This pane provides the basic functions to move through a tape media. Clip Creation pane This pane provides the basic functions to create a clip from a tape media. 2. 3. See section "Transport Functions Pane" on page 52. See section "Clip Creation Pane" on page 54.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules This button makes it possible to display or hide the various window panes. The hidden panes are grey-colored and the displayed panes are blue-colored. Transport Functions View The Minimal view is shown by clicking the button. It displays the Transport Functions pane, as shown in the following screenshot.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 3.2.3. Issue 6.00.A Transport Functions Pane Introduction The Transport Functions pane provides a jog bar and more transport functions to navigate in the material on the controlled VTR. Overview of the Transport Functions Pane The Transport Functions pane contains the main areas highlighted on the following screenshots and shortly described in the table below. 52 3.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Area 1. Description / See also… Lock button This button makes it possible to lock the VTR device to prevent any operation from any IPDirector user interface. The button can be displayed in two ways: • : the channel is unlocked • : the channel is locked. 2. VTR Name This field is used to select the VTR device which will be used. field 3. Pane Display button This button makes it possible to display or hide the various window panes.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Area Description / See also… 6. The jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed. Jog Bar See section "Jog Bar" on page 62. 7. Transport Those commands are used to browse in and play the tape media. Commands See section "Transport Buttons and Shortcuts" on page 63 for the list of transport buttons and shortcuts. 8. Record button This button is used to record media from an EVS video server to a VTR device.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Area Description / See also… 1. Those fields provide information on the duration and IN and OUT points of the clip being created. Time Information fields See section "Time Information Fields" on page 55. They can be used to create a clip. See section "How to Mark a Clip on a Tape" on page 67. 2. Clip Creation commands Those commands are used to create a clip from the tape media.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Menu Item Description None Removes the association between the VTR Control Panel and the recorder. [List of recorder channels from available EVS video servers] Provides the list of recorder channels available on the XNet network, and visible to the current user, which can be assigned to the VTR Control Panel and used to digitize a tape to an EVS video server.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Area Description / See also… 1. Clip Several fields are used to identify the digitized clip. Information See section "Clip Information Fields" on page 57. fields 2. Interest Level buttons The Interest Level buttons allow you to assign an interest rating to a clip. Clip Type buttons The Clip Type buttons allow you to assign a clip type for use with Key and Fill operations. 3. See section "Interest Level Buttons" on page 58.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A User Interface Description Element Tape ID This identifies the tape on which the clip is stored. Clip Name User-defined name for the clip. It can contain up to 24 alphanumeric characters. Only 12 characters of this name can be displayed by LSM systems. VarID VarID is a 32-character ID with variable length and format. It is automatically assigned to new clip. It is mainly used to ensure redundancy on the system.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules The Keyword area allows you to assign up to five keywords to a digitized clip to qualify its content. You can proceed in three different ways. You can start to type the keyword directly in the Keyword field and select a keyword proposed in the Autocomplete list: • You can select keywords in an open keyword grid or an open dictionary. • You can type the number associated to a keyword in an open keyword grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Area Description / See also… 1. Batch List Management fields / buttons This area provides a series of fields and buttons used to manage the batch lists containing the clips to digitize. Batch List grid This area displays the list of clips which have been added to the batch list in order to digitize them at once. 2. See section "Batch List Management Buttons" on page 60 for a description of each button.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Batch List Contextual Menu A contextual menu is available when right-clicking a clip in the list. The following table describes the commands available from the contextual menu. Menu Item Description Insert Add a new line in the batch list Delete Deletes the selected clip from the batch list Delete All Deletes all the clips from the batch list Reset Status Resets the digitization status of selected clips to Idle.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 3.3.3. Issue 6.00.A How to Assign a VTR Device from the VTR Name Field To assign a VTR from the VTR Name field, proceed as follows: 1. Select from the main menu of IPDirector. A VTR Control Panel window opens with a dimmed display as a VTR has yet to be assigned. 2. Right-click the VTR Name field: This displays a contextual menu which lists the available VTR devices. 3. Select the VTR to assign from the contextual menu. 3.4. Moving Through Media 3.4.1.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Transport Buttons and Shortcuts The following table gives the meaning of each transport operation which can be used with a tape. A button and/or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action. User Operation Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut Description Play Starts to play the tape media. Pause Stops playing the tape media. Fast Rewind Starts moving backwards through the tape media at the preset speed.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Keyboard Shortcuts Click the Fast Rewind (W) or the Fast Forward (F) shortcut to start playing the media backward or forward. Note Some VTR devices may not support all the custom speed values. When a custom speed is not available on the VTR, the closest available speed will be used. 3.4.3.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules • Defining a Mark In point and a Mark Out point and digitizing the portion of the tape into one clip. This is called the Auto-Edit mode. • Ingesting the entire tape and creating a single clip, even if the tape contains timecode discontinuities. • Defining the clip duration and digitizing the corresponding portion of the tape from its beginning into one clip.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A • Drag a recorder channel from the Channel Explorer onto the Recorder Name field of the open VTR Control Panel. • Right-click the Recorder Name field of the open VTR Control Panel and select a recorder channel from the contextual menu. Note A default recorder can be defined in the VTR Engine configuration. If a default recorder channel is associated, it is automatically assigned when selecting a VTR device.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules User Operation Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut Description Mark IN Sets an IN point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field. Mark OUT Sets an OUT point at the timecode shown in the Current Timecode field. Clear IN Clears the IN point which has just been set. + Clear OUT Clears the OUT point which has just been set. + Goto IN Moves the current position to the Mark IN point of a clip being digitized.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A Note No guardbands are kept. 3.5.6. Derushing a Tape Clip Settings Settings specific to the naming of clips with the Derush digitization type are available. They are explained in the next table. Setting Option Description Follow Clip Name Format String When this option is selected, the clip name format string set under Tools > Settings > Autoname > Clip is applied to name clips.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Ingest Modules Step 1. See section... Create a batch list. OR Open an existing batch list. 2. 3. Create a clip • with Auto Edit option • with Complete Tape option • with Complete Tape and Duration options "How to Create a Batch List" on page 69 and "Batch List Management Buttons" on page 60. "How to Mark a Clip on a Tape" on page 67 and "Process Overview" on page 65. Add the clip to the batch list • Click the Add to Batch button.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - November 2012 Issue 6.00.A 4. Click Open. How to Export a Batch List A Batch List that has been created in IPDirector can be exported to a CSV file. To export a batch list, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Export button 2. In the Export a Batch List window, select a folder, enter a file name and click Save. 3. In the next window, do one of the following: ◦ select a csv profile ◦ click the Select button to define a profile. The Choose Columns to Export window opens.
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