USER MANUAL DATABASE EXPLORER Version 6.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A.– Copyright © 2005-2013. 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 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS III WHAT'S NEW? IX 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Product Overview 1 1.2. Opening Database Explorer 1 2. 2 USER INTERFACE 2.1. Overview of the Database Explorer 2 2.2. Toolbar 3 2.2.1. Toolbar Options 3 2.2.2. View Menu 5 2.2.3. Photo Button 6 2.2.4. Tools Menu 6 2.3. Tree View 8 2.3.1. Introduction 8 2.3.2. Tree View Elements 8 2.3.3. Clip Tree Structure 10 2.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 4. Issue 6.2.A 3.3.5. Off-line Nearline Files 23 3.3.6. Status of Clip / Clip Elements 24 CLIPS VIEW 25 4.1. Elements Grid for Clips 25 4.1.1. Clips Display in the Elements Grid 25 4.1.2. Clip Data Columns 25 4.1.3. Transfer Status Icons 27 4.1.4. Clip Protection 28 4.1.5. Clip Contextual Menu 29 4.2. Deleting a Clip 31 4.3. Editing a Clip 32 4.3.1. How to Edit a Clip From Within the Database Explorer 32 4.3.2. Edit Clip Window 32 4.4.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 6. PLAYLISTS VIEW 6.1. Introduction 50 6.2. Playlists Tree Structure 50 6.3. Playlists Data Columns 50 6.4. Playlist Contextual Menu 51 6.5. Copying or Moving a Playlist 53 6.6. How to Delete A Playlist 54 6.7. Playlist Imports 54 7. 6.7.1. Import Options 54 6.7.2. How to Import a Playlist 54 TIMELINES VIEW 56 7.1. Introduction 56 7.2. Timelines Data Columns 56 7.3. Timeline Contextual menu 57 8. EDITS VIEW 59 8.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 10. LOGS VIEW 73 10.1. Introduction 73 10.2. Logs Tree Structure 73 10.2.1. Introduction 73 10.2.2. Logs Tree View Elements 74 10.3. Log Event Columns 74 10.4. Contextual Menus 75 10.4.1. Log Branch and Log Directory Contextual Menu 75 10.4.2. Logsheet Contextual Menu 76 10.5. Creating Clips Automatically from a Log Entry 11. MEDIA FILES VIEW 77 78 11.1. Introduction 78 11.2. Media Files Tree Structure 78 11.3.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 12.7.5. How to Rename a Saved Filter 103 12.7.6. How to Delete a Saved Filter 103 12.7.7. How to Publish a Saved Filter 104 13. LOADING AND PLAYING MEDIA 105 13.1. Introduction 105 13.2. Assigning a Player 105 13.2.1. Introduction 105 13.2.2. How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player 105 13.3. Loading Media 13.3.1. On the Player Channel Associated to the Database Explorer 107 13.3.2.
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IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer What's New? In the user manual, the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features. The sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in IPDirector version 6.2 (compared to version 6.0) are listed below. Associated Channel Display Video routers can be used with IPDirector to increase the number of output channels able to play out the media from a player channel.
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IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Overview The Database Explorer is a central point in the IPDirector application to perform search on all the media available on the network and to load media by a simple operation such as drag-and-drop or double-click. The Database Explorer gives a view on the media in terms of clips, clip elements, playlists, edits, timelines, logs or media files.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 2. User Interface 2.1. Overview of the Database Explorer The Database Explorer window contains the main areas highlighted on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below: The Database Explorer window presents a familiar "Explorer" layout: 2 • The tree view in the left pane displays various branches with items.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Area Description Note For most of the users, the Clips, Playlists, Timelines, Edits, Bins and Logs branches in the Database Explorer tree are the only ones they may access. Administrators and users with the necessary permissions can manipulate clip elements or media files. See section "Tree View" on page 8 for details on the interface. 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Interface Element Issue 6.2.A Description Tree button: Shows or hides the tree structure area. Clicking the arrow to the right of the Tree button displays a menu allowing the user to select the tree location in the Database Explorer window. View option: displays a menu listing • additional media types which can be made visible in the tree view. See section "View Menu" on page 5. • the display options for the elements within the grid.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Interface Element Description is assigned to the Database Explorer. It becomes colored when selected. See section "Loading and Playing Media" on page 105. Photo button: used to grab a thumbnail of the clip or playlist loaded on the player channel which is associated to the Database Explorer. See section "Photo Button" on page 6. Refresh button: performs a manual refresh of the Elements grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Options related to the tree view Issue 6.2.A Description resolution/low resolution browsers according to assigned user rights. When selected, a low resolution branch appears in the Clips and Clip Elements branches. Enables the Media Manager to re-organize XT clips. 2.2.3. Show Clip Elements plug-in Available for Administrators/Media Managers or high resolution/low resolution browsers according to assigned user rights.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 2. User Interface Option Description Limit Result count When enabled, the Limit Result Count option will limit the results of any search to the number of elements defined in the IPDirector Remote Installer (1000 elements by default). Refer to the Technical Reference Manual for more information.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 2.3. Tree View 2.3.1. Introduction The Database Explorer is presented in a tree structure, much like Windows Explorer. OR The tree view allows browsing and performing search in the database and nearline storage. Clicking the arrow next to a tree branch expands it. The selected branch content is displayed in the Elements grid. See section "Branch Selection in the Tree" on page 81.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 2. User Interface Tree Branch Description Timelines It displays timelines present in the database in the Elements grid. See section "Timelines View" on page 56 for more information on the Timelines branch of the tree. Edits It displays all the edits present in the IPDirector database in the Elements grid. Edits may have been created from the Xedio IPD Plugin, the Director's Cut module of IPDirector or the IPBrowse application.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 2.3.3. Issue 6.2.A Clip Tree Structure The Clips branch is visible by all the users. The main branch displays all the clips from the sub-branches. Within the Clips tree structure, the following sub-branches are available: • Physical hardware present on the XNet, such as: ◦ high resolution EVS video servers: displays clips containing a high resolution clip saved on the high resolution EVS video servers.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer • Off-line nearline: displays clips which have been backed up to nearline/IP drive and for which the nearline/IP drive cannot be accessed anymore. So, IP drive identification allows clips to be retrieved after re-inserting the drive, for example. The Show offline IP Drive storages option must have been selected from the View contextual menu. 2.4. Elements Grid and Search Options 2.4.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Quick Text Search Associated Buttons The following table gives a description of the buttons located next to the Quick Text Search field. These buttons may be used not only for the Quick Text Search function but also for the other search functions in the grid. Interface Element Description To perform a search on all columns of the Elements grid (even the hidden ones), you first need to activate the Search on All Columns option.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 2.4.3. Advanced Search Advanced Search functions are available for detailed search operations. They allow searches on metadata displayed in the grid columns. The Grid Filter bar can be displayed just over the Elements grid by clicking the Search button above the grid: To hide the Grid Filter bar, click the Search button once again. See section "Advanced Search" on page 89 for more information on grid filters. 2.4.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A You can change the sort order of elements in the grid by clicking the column header for the parameter according to which you want to sort the elements. The column header which is used for sorting is highlighted in blue. The little triangle indicates the sorting order. Clicking the column header again changes the sorting order from ascending to descending or vice versa. Organizing Columns Columns can be resized and/or re-ordered.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Ordering Columns To change the columns order, proceed in one of the following ways. Select a column header and drag it to the left or right to the required place: OR 1. Right-click a column header. A menu is displayed. 2. Select Organize. The Select Columns window opens and shows the list of columns in the current order. 3. Drag the selected column to the required position in the Visible Columns pane. 4. Click OK to confirm the changes.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Area Issue 6.2.A Description is shown when a BEPlay Remote is connected to the IPDirector but it is not associated to the Database Explorer. is shown when a BEPlay Remote is associated to the Database Explorer. To link or unlink a BEPlay remote to a Database Explorer, doubleclick the BEPlay Remote zone. See the General Functions user manual for details on the configuration and use of the BEPlay remote. 5.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 3. Clips, Clip Elements and Nearline Files 3.1. Terminology Term Definition Nearline Any IT storage, other than the EVS video servers, present on the network and where A/V material can be backed up or from which A/V material can be retrieved. These IT Storage devices are inventoried into the IPDirector database.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A A clip can contain up to six types of clip elements and each of them is identified in the Elements grid by a distinct icon, as detailed in the table below. Clip Element Description XT high resolution clip high resolution clip or growing clip stored on an EVS video server. XT low resolution clip low resolution clip or growing clip stored on an EVS video server.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Each EVS video server can store up to 900 clip numbers (with each clip number containing up to 6 sub clips, lettered A to F). 900 clips with up to 6 sub-clips per clip result in 5400 "clip registers" in each EVS video server. The following diagram represents the hierarchy of the XT clip numbering system.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Virtual LSM ID From the Clips view, a single LSM ID is displayed for a clip. It is called the virtual LSM ID. • If a XT high resolution clip is present in the clip, it will be the LSM ID of the XT high resolution clip, , • If there is no XT high resolution clip in the clip, this field will be left empty . When the LSM ID of the XT high resolution clip is changed, the virtual LSM ID is changed as well.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Light Clip When a sub-clip is created from a normal clip, a light clip will be created which contains an XT clip element. This XT clip element will be stored in the IPDirector database but not on the EVS video server because it is actually a reference to the original XT clip present on the server. So, no LSM ID will be associated to the XT clip element from the light clip.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A This could be an EVS XML file without an associated A/V file or this could be a file with a non-supported extension like a dll, or a text file. Files with an extension not supported on the nearline They will be visible in the Media Files branch of the tree, but no clip will be created, so they will not be visible in the Clips branch of the tree for most users.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 3.3.4. Error Message Source of the Error Unsupported A/V format. You need to transcode your file before importing it to IPDirector nearline. Unsupported A/V format (recognized by Timecode Extractor but not supported natively). Could not read A/V file. This file might be corrupted or in the wrong format. Corrupted A/V file. Timecode Extractor or EVS MXF.dll cannot read the file.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Operations on Off-line Clip or Clip Elements The following operations are not allowed on off-line clips or clip elements: 3.3.6.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 4. Clips View 4.1. Elements Grid for Clips 4.1.1. Clips Display in the Elements Grid Clicking the Clips branch of the tree displays the list of clips in the Elements grid. Each clip is displayed on a separate line within the grid but the view can be expanded thanks to a small arrow at the beginning of each line. The different clip elements, XT clips and files, making up the clip are then displayed on separate lines.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Column Name 26 Issue 6.2.A Description Clip Element Displays all the icons corresponding to all the elements included in the clip.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Column Name Description Keywords A list of the standard keywords that have been associated with the clip. Participants A list of the participant keywords that have been associated with the clip. Level A rating can be given to a clip, from zero to three stars. This can be done during clip creation or later on and can provide a useful search filter for use in the Database Explorer. None, 4.1.3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Icon Issue 6.2.A Description The clip is still in the process of being sent to Avid. The clip is still in the process of being sent to an EVS video server through the GigE network. The clip has been successfully sent to a nearline/target. The clip has been successfully sent to CleanEdit application. The clip has been successfully sent to Avid. The clip has been successfully sent to an EVS video server through the GigE network.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 4.1.5. Clip Contextual Menu The Clip contextual menu is available when right-clicking a clip in the Elements grid. It gives access to the actions that can be performed on clips. Note No contextual menu is available from a record train. The following table describes the commands from the Clip contextual menu: 4. Clips View Command Description Cut Not relevant in the Elements grid. Copy Copies the clip to the clipboard.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Command Description Delete Allows the deletion of the selected clip, even if present in a playlist or timeline. See section "Deleting a Clip" on page 31. When deleting a clip from an XT node, the corresponding file will not be deleted. This option is not available if the clip is part of a playlist or if it is currently loaded on a player channel of an EVS video server. Delete Selected Clip Elements This option is only visible by high-low browsers.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 4.2. Command Description Protect Allows you to protect or unprotect a clip from deletion: • A Protect icon appears in the Protect column of the Elements grid when the clip is protected. • A message will warn the IPDirector users or the Multicam users who would try to delete the clip. Unprotect Allows you to unprotect the selected clip when it has been protected from IPDirector.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A If you tick the box, several cases can occur depending on whether the playlist or timeline is on-line or off-line. • On-line Timeline If the clip is present in on-line timeline, the clip will be deleted and the timeline element will be replaced by a black element. • On-line Playlist If the clip is present in an on-line playlist, both the clip and the playlist element will be deleted.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 4.4. Copying or Moving a Clip 4.4.1. Ways to Proceed Different ways exist to move or copy a clip: • by drag-and-drop operations • by the Duplicate or Move options from the contextual menu • by the GigE connection (for copy only) Note 1 During a Duplicate operation, only the XT clip will be copied, not the file. During a Move operation, only the XT clip will be moved and receive a new LSM ID. The file will keep the original LSM ID.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 4.4.3. Issue 6.2.A • If the clip is dropped on a page level of the tree it will be placed in the first available space in the page structure. • If the clip is dropped on a bank level of the tree it will be placed in the first available space in the bank structure. How to Duplicate or Move a Clip by Specifying an Exact Location To duplicate or move a clip to an exact location, proceed as follows: 1. Select a clip to be moved or copied.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 2. Select Copy by GigE from the menu and the server you want to copy the clip to from the Send to sub-menu. The clip is copied and the icon appears in the Status column. Note When copying a clip to another EVS video server from the same network, this option can be used rather than the Send to > XT option to avoid the creation of a target. 4.5. Sending a Clip to a Destination Target 4.5.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 4.5.2. Issue 6.2.A Send To Menu Note Icons for destinations targets may have been customized from the Remote Installer. 4.5.3. How to Send a Clip to the Default Archive To flag a clip to be sent to the default archive, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the clip line or XT clip line corresponding to the clip you want to send to the default archive. The clip contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Send To > Default Archive from the clip contextual menu.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer To send a clip to a destination target, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the clip line or XT clip line corresponding to the clip you want to send to a destination target. The clip contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Send To from the clip contextual menu and select a destination target.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 4.5.7. Issue 6.2.A Field Description Target Name The name of the target as it will appear in the contextual menu. Backup Destination Directory The destination folder where the file will be copied. Be sure this directory is shared with full control access. File Format The file format. It can be MXF EVS, MXF OP1A, QuickTime Movie, or QuickTime Reference, MXF OPAtom, AVI.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 2. Select Remove Archive Target from the Send To sub-menu. The Remove Archive Target window is displayed. 3. Select a target from the list. 4. Click the Remove button. 5. Answer Yes to the question asked to confirm the operation. The archive target does not appear in the Send to contextual menu any more. 4.5.8. How to Send a Clip to a Xedio CleanEdit Storage To send a clip to a Xedio CleanEdit storage, proceed as follows: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Required Configuration These destination targets are defined from the IPDirector Remote Installer and a corresponding XFile XML unit must have been correctly configured. The name used to define the type of transfer is user-definable and may be different from the CleanEdit target used in the screenshot above. Refer to the IPDirector Remote Installer and XFile user manual for more information. 4.5.9.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 4.5.10. Monitoring the Transfer Status Purpose The Transfer Monitoring pane provides detailed information on the clips, playlists, edits or timelines transfers, would they be scheduled, on-going, finished or failed. Accessing the Transfer Status Information Information on the transfer status is available from different areas: 4.6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 2. Select Modify T/C IN or Date. This opens the following window: 3. Type the new Timecode IN with the format HH:MM:SS:FF in the IN field. 4. Select the new Date for the clip in the Date In drop-down list. 5. Click the Save button to save your changes. Note This option is available when multiple clips are selected. All the controls have then empty values and a single change can be applied to the entire selection at once. 4.7. Publishing a Clip 4.7.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 4.7.2. How to Publish a Clip To publish a clip to groups of users from the Database Explorer, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the clip to be published. The Clip contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Publish from the contextual menu. The Publish Clip window opens. 3. Select the user group(s) to which you want to publish the clip in the Available Groups area. Keep CTRL pressed to select multiple groups. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 3. Open a keyword grid or a keyword dictionary. The Apply button must be active 4. Select the keywords you want to assign to the media. 5. Click the Apply button. Keywords are assigned to the clip or clip element and appeared in Keywords columns of the Database Explorer grid. 44 4.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 5. Clip Elements View 5.1. Introduction A clip element is the physical resource inside the clip: XT clip or media file. Every element in a clip shares the same T/C IN and T/C OUT. See section "Clip Element Types" on page 17 for the different kinds of clip elements. When visible, clicking the Clip Elements branch of the tree displays a flat view of the clip elements list in the Elements grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 5.3. Issue 6.2.A Clip Elements Tree Structure Like the Clips branch, the Clip Elements tree structure of IPDirector, makes the following sub-branches available: • Physical hardware present on the XNet, such as: ◦ hi-res EVS video servers: displays XT hi-res-clips saved on the hi-res EVS video servers. Light clips are listed here as well even if they are not saved on a server but only refer to a normal clip itself saved on a server. 46 5.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer ◦ lo-res EVS video servers: displays XT lo-res-clips saved on the lo-res EVS video servers ◦ XF[2] or XStore hosting XFile software: displays clips which have been backed up to XFile and then published from XFile to the XNet Even if an XT clip is backed up to XFile in a file format, when the file is published from XFile, it appears as "XT type" element in the Elements grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Column Name 5.5. Issue 6.2.A Description Storage Name of the storage on which the clip element is stored: • EVS video server for XT clips • for nearline defined in the configuration menu: nearline directory for files • for detected IP drives: "drive name" on "machine name". Storage of off-line clip elements are included if Show offline files is enabled. Master This information is only for files. The column is empty for clips.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 5.6. Deleting Clip Elements When the user is viewing elements in this view, the only option is to delete directly the element. There are no options for individual deletion of related elements. See section "Deleting a Clip" on page 31. In case of protected clip, the following warning is displayed in the Message Panel: If the user is deleting a file, the user must have permissions to delete the file.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 6. Playlists View 6.1. Introduction Issue 6.2.A A playlist is a group of clips put together to play out in a desired order. Depending on the required complexity, different video and audio transitions can be defined between each element of the playlist. Two types of playlist exist: off-line and on-line playlists. An offline playlist is a playlist that does not yet reside on an EVS video server but only exists inside the IPDirector database.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Here are some of the columns which can be selected: 6.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 52 Issue 6.2.A Command Description Convert to Edit Converts the playlist to an edit which could be managed by Xedio CleanEdit. See the Playlist Panel user manual.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Command Description Delete all unused playlists Opens the Delete Unused Playlists window from which you can select a reference date for the deletion of playlists. All the playlists (on all the EVS video servers of the XNet network) not used since the reference date will be displayed in the window. All the retrieved playlists or a selection of them can be deleted. Set as default playlist Sets the selected playlist as default playlist.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 6.6. Issue 6.2.A How to Delete A Playlist To delete a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the playlist to delete. The Playlist contextual menu opens. 2. Select Delete Playlist. 3. Confirm the deletion in the Delete Playlist(s) window that appears. The playlist is deleted from the EVS video server and from the Database. 6.7. Playlist Imports 6.7.1. Import Options Importing a playlist can be performed from several locations in the Database Explorer.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Note This window is not displayed when the import is done from the Playlist node or from the Playlist>Off-line node of the tree view. In these cases, the playlist is made off-line. 6. Select an EVS video server to make the playlist on-line or None to make it off-line. 7. Select the Import and restore available files box if you want to restore the clips making the playlist as well. Note Files must be on the nearline to be available. 8. Click OK.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 7. Timelines View 7.1. Introduction A timeline is a series of clips put together in a given sequence. Audio and video effects can be added between the clips of a timeline to create transitions, and many other editing actions are possible on a timeline. In a timeline, the video and audio tracks of a clip can be desynchronized from each other, unlike in a playlist. In this branch of the tree, you can see timelines but not create or edit them.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 7.3. Timeline Contextual menu If you right-click an item in the Timeline Elements grid, the following contextual menu appears: 7. Timelines View Command Description Cut Not implemented Copy Not implemented Paste Not implemented Copy/Move Timeline Opens a window from which you can create a copy of the timeline on a selected EVS video server.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 58 Issue 6.2.A Command Description Backup to nearline Provides a list of possible destinations to which the selected timeline can be sent, that is to say any destination folder visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote Installer to allow timeline transfer. This is used to store or back up A/V material. Users can access the A/V material of nearline folders in IPDirector, or restore it on an EVS server.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 8. Edits View 8.1. Introduction An edit is a container for an EDL, or Edit Decision List. It is represented by its name, its metadata and its EDL. The EDL is the representation of the edit. Edits may have been created from the Xedio IPD Plugin, the Director's Cut module of IPDirector or the IPBrowse application but edits can only be modified from the CleanEdit interface.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 8.3. Issue 6.2.A Command Description Export... Allows exporting the selected edit. The whole EDL is copied to an XML file. Publish Opens the Publish window in which the operators can specify the user groups the selected edit(s) should be published to. The edit will be published to the selected groups on the condition that they have the adequate visibility rights.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer The New Edit window is divided into two panes: • The left pane contains the edit information, i.e. edit general data. It is always displayed. • The right pane contains the edit metadata, i.e. edit data based on customer-specific fields defined in the metadata profile. It is displayed by clicking the right area in the Pane Display button . Elements in the New Edit Window The Edit Information pane contains the following user interface elements.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 User Interface Element Issue 6.2.A Description Interest Level User-defined rating of the edit. Possible values are: no star, one star, two stars, and three stars. Owner Name of the user who creates the edit. Aspect Ratio Aspect ratio of the edit. The possible values are [empty], 4:3, 16:9. The 16:9 value is automatically selected and cannot be changed when an HD video standard is choosen.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 9. Bins View 9.1. Introduction All media connected to a particular project or event can be organized into a bin, regardless of clip numbers or storage locations. This makes it possible to treat the entire XNet network and nearline storage as one storage location, searchable by a standard database. The results of searches can be stored to a bin to allow more immediate access to media which may be stored on any machine on the XNet network.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Command Issue 6.2.A Description providing that they have the adequate rights. New bin Opens the Create a New Bin window where you can specify the name of the new bin. This is available from a bin directory or from the Bin node of the tree view. Not available from a bin nor from the Users bin directory. New directory Opens the Create a New Directory window where you can specify the name of the new directory.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 9.3.2. Bin Data Columns Each bin contains a list of clip elements, playlists, timelines or edits with all the data available for each item and displayed in columns. 9.3.3. Bin Element Contextual menu The contextual menus available when right-clicking a bin item in the Elements grid are similar to those in the Elements grids for each type of items.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 9.5. Publishing a Bin or a Bin Directory 9.5.1. How to Publish a Bin To publish a bin, proceed as follows: 1. In the Tree view, right-click the bin you want to publish. The Bin contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Publish from the menu. The Publish window opens. 3. In the Available Groups pane, select the group(s) you want to publish the bin to and move them to the Selected Groups pane on the right. 4. Click Publish. The bin is published.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 1. In the tree view, right-click the bin you want to un-publish. The Bin contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Publish from the menu. The Publish window opens. 3. In the Selected Groups pane, select the group(s) you want to un-publish the bin to and move them to Available Groups the pane on the left. 4. Click Publish. The bin is un-published. The items (clips, playlists, timelines, edits) present in the bin remain published. 9.5.3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 3. Select the tab corresponding to the items you want the bin rule apply to (Clips / Playlist). 4. You can ◦ Define a post process by selecting the target/nearline destination where you want to automatically send new items. So, when creating a clip or playlist, if you request to send the new item to the bin for which the post process has been defined, it will automatically be sent to the target selected in the Bin Rules window.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 9.6.4. How to Modify an Existing Bin Rule To modify an existing bin rule, proceed as follows: 1. Select a bin in the tree structure. 2. Right-click the bin. 3. Select Bin Rules > Modify Bin Rules from the contextual menu. The Bin Rules window opens. 4. Select the Clip, Playlist or Timeline tab, depending on which elements the rules should be modified for. 5. Make your modifications. 6. Click the Save button. 9.6.5.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 3. Select Bin Rule > Delete Bin Rules from the contextual menu. The Delete Bin Rules window opens: 4. Click Yes to confirm. 9.6.7. Bin Rules Window Overview The Bin Rules Window contains three tabs: Clips, Playlists and Timelines. Filter Rules Area Condition Summary: indicates the search filter applied to the Database Explorer grid which can be defined as a bin rule. 70 9.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Apply bin rule filter to existing clips checkbox: when selected, the bin rule will be applied to all the existing clips present on the network. All the clips will be copied to the bin. Clear This Filter button: clears the filter for the selected tab only. This allows clearing a clip filter and keeping a playlist or timeline filter. Post Process Area This is not available for Timelines.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Bin Rule Icon Issue 6.2.A Meaning [date] is later than the current day. (red) A post-process condition is set and is active and will expire at the end of the current day. Icons may be combined as follows if a filter rula and a post-process condition have been set: , , . The validity date is calculated against the current date and time as defined on the EVS video server. This is displayed in the top right corner of the IPDirector main window. 72 9.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 10. Logs View 10.1. Introduction The logs section of the Database Explorer allows you to browse for logs of any event for which a log has been created. Then you can use the search features to filter the data. Logs are displayed in the Database Explorer grid with the highlighted color which has been associated to the log at creation in IPLogger.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 10.2.2. Logs Tree View Elements The table below mentions which elements are displayed in the Elements grid. Tree Branch / Sub-Branch Logs Description Shows all the logs. Expanding the Logs view shows the log sheets and log directories. Log Directory: shows all the logs from all the log sheets which are in the selected directory. Log Sheet: shows all the logs which are in the selected log sheet. Log sheet of which all the logs are protected.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 10.4. Column Name Description Log LTC LTC timecode. Log LTC Date LTC date. Log USER T/C User timecode. Log USER T/C Date Date according to the user time code. Associated Clips The clips that contain the log T/C and that have been made on the relevant recorders for the logsheet. Event Name Name of the logsheets defined when it was created. Event Description Free text entry, description added by user.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Command Issue 6.2.A Description If the Publish action is done from a directory, all logsheets present in this directory and its sub-directories will be published to the selected user groups. Properties Displays the log directory properties: owner, user groups to which a log directory has been published,… 10.4.2. Logsheet Contextual Menu A contextual menu is available when you right-click a logsheet in the Tree view.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 10.5. Creating Clips Automatically from a Log Entry Introduction A clip can be automatically created around a log timecode on the record train selected as the preview recorder or on all relevant recorders. Prerequisite Pre Mark and Post Mark durations must have been set via the Automatic Clip Creation based on Logs setting in the Tools > Settings > Clips > General category.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 11. Media Files View 11.1. Introduction Issue 6.2.A The media files are the files which have been stored on the nearline. They can be on-line, when the physical storage (IP drive or XFile drive) is still present. They are called "offline", when the physical storage where they have been stored has been removed and is no more present.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 11.3. Media Files Data Columns The media files information is organized in columns. Some of the details can be edited from here, others are for viewing only. All the headings can be used as filters when performing a search. Note See section "Organizing Columns" on page 14 for details on how to hide or show the columns. Most of the columns are the same than for Clips. See section "Clip Data Columns" on page 25.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 11.4. Issue 6.2.A Media Files Contextual Menu Different contextual menus are available. When you right-click a file from the collapsed view of the element list, the Media Files Contextual menu is displayed. It gives access to the actions that can be performed on files from the Database Explorer. The Re-Scan XML Metadata option is used in case the import of metadata from the XML file has been unsuccessful and you want to scan the XML metadata file again.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 12. Searching for Media 12.1. Search Types When the database contains large amounts of data, it may become difficult to find a specific element. The Database Explorer offers several ways to restrict the list of elements displayed in the Element grid and speed up your search: • Branch selection in the Tree view - Select a branch of the Tree view to limit the list to some item types.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A When other search tools (Quick TC Search, Quick Text Search, Grid Filters or Saved Filters) are already applied, these are then limited to the selected branch. See section "Tree View" on page 8 for a description of the user interface elements of the Tree view. 12.3. Quick Timecode Search 12.3.1.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 3. Right-click the Timecode field. A contextual menu with the following options is displayed: ◦ Timecode ◦ Timecode and date ◦ Timecode and date and TC type ◦ Timecode and TC type 4. Select one of the options. 5. When the TC type is displayed, right-clicking it in the Timecode field allows to shift from one TC type to the other (LTC or user). 6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A See section "Quick Text Search Associated Buttons" on page 12 for the description of the buttons associated to the Quick Text Search field. Users can enter a search string in one of the following ways. • They enter the search string in full in the Quick Text Search field. • They click the arrow next to the Quick Text Search field, so the last 10 searches are displayed, and they select one of them.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 12.4.3. Search for Synonyms Users have the possibility to perform a search for word synonyms, provided that they have been defined in the SQL thesaurus file and that the corresponding option has been set in the IPDirector General setting Freetext searches behavior. Then, a search performed with a search string will return the predefined synonyms as well. This function can be used to search for translated words. 12.4.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules: Search String Logical Equivalent Search Result Yellow card Searches for the words yellow and card, even if in two different fields (columns), for example yellow in Name and card in Keywords. For example a clip named "The Yellow Man" with keywords "Red Card" will be found, since it has yellow and card in 2 different fields.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Warning Make sure the IP API service is started to be able to use the Autocomplete function. Result Types in the Autocomplete List The list displayed below the Quick Text Search field is made up of different types of results, as described in the following table. Icon Description: The line displays the result corresponding to the typed letters and … … coming from the local search history.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 3. Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field. A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing. 4. Select a line by using the mouse or the key. 5. Press ENTER. The search is launched with the selected proposal on the selected Database Explorer tree branch. The search results are displayed in the grid. 6.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 3. Select a line by using the mouse or the key. 4. Press ENTER. The search is launched with the two selected proposals on the selected Database Explorer branch. 12.5. Advanced Search 12.5.1. Purpose and Context of Use The Advanced Search functions are available for more detailed search operations. They allow searches on a specific column of the grid. Advanced Search fields can be displayed at the top of the Elements grid, within each column.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 12.5.3. Advanced Search Fields Types Different types of advanced search fields exist: • free text fields: search data can be entered directly in these fields. • field with an option list: an arrow giving access to a list of options is available on the right of the field, e.g. Level field. • field with a complex filter button to the right of the field giving access to a Select Filter Condition window to define specific search values, e.g.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Free Text Search Syntax Rules The string that you enter in the free text search field of a grid filter is analyzed according to the same set of rules as for the Quick Text Search. See section "Quick Text Search Syntax Rules" on page 85 for details on these rules. In addition, the "?" operator can be used in the LSM ID column. This means "any character in place of the ?" How to Perform a Search on Free Text Preliminary steps: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Before starting a search, do the following steps: 1. Select the tree branch in the Tree view. 2. Show the columns you wish to perform a search on. 3. Display the Grid Filter bar by clicking the Show/Hide Grid Filter Bar button over the grid. How to Perform a Search based on an Option List To set a search criterion from an option list, proceed as follows: 1.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 2. Enter a date condition in one of the following ways: ◦ select a specific date from the calendar ◦ select one of the relative date from the Last xx list ◦ use the logical operators from the right pane to construct a more complex search condition: - Select a logical operator on the right - Select a date - Select a second date The search condition is displayed in the Condition field. 3. Click OK.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 1. Click the Complex Filter button next to a Timecode field The following window opens: 2. Enter a timecode condition in one of the following ways: ◦ select a specific date from the calendar ◦ select one of the relative date from the Last xx list ◦ use the logical operators from the right pane to construct a more complex search condition: - Select a logical operator - Enter a timecode value - Click Add or press ENTER.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer How to Perform a Search based on a Number To set a search criterion based on a number, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Complex Filter button next to a Number field The following window opens: 2. Enter a number condition in one of the following ways: ◦ enter a single value in the Number field ◦ use the logical operators from the right pane to construct a more complex search condition: 3. Click Add.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A How to Perform a Search based on Clip Element Types To set a search criterion based on a selection of clip elements, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Complex Filter button next to a Clip Elements field The following window opens: 2. Select the options depending on whether you want to search for clips with or without the different element types. 3. Click OK. 96 12.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer How to Perform a Search based on the Transfer Status To set a search criterion based on the transfer status, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Complex Filter button next to a Status field The following window opens: 2. Select the options based on the transfer status and the destinations the media has been sent to. ◦ Targets: lists all the targets defined in the remote installer.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A How to Search for One or Several Keywords To set a search criterion based on keyword(s), proceed as follows: 1. Click the Complex Filter button next to a Keywords field The following window opens: 2. Select a Keyword Grid or a Dictionary in the Search For pane, or click in the Search in Keyword List field. The selected Keyword grid or dictionary, or the Keyword list, is displayed in the lower right area of the window. 3. Select a keyword.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer Searching for Child Keyword Based on Parent Keyword Context of Use Child and parent keywords can be defined in a tree structure into the IPDirector Dictionary tool. During an event, the administrator can define all the player names of a football team as child keywords of the parent keyword "team name" or "country". Users can then assign a child keyword to logs or clips.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 6. In the Dictionaries field, select the dictionary name. The keywords from the selected dictionary are displayed in the list. 7. Select the parent keyword on which you want to perform a search. It is displayed in the Keywords Condition field. 8. Click the Recursive button if you have not selected the Recursive option from the Keywords advanced search field (step 4). 9. Click OK.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer This opens a second Database Explorer/Clips window which provides the following buttons: Button Meaning (highlighted) When the button is highlighted, the option is enabled (by default). The list in the grid displays the clips not present in the selected playlist.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 12.7.2. How to Save Filters To save filters, proceed as follows: 1. Define the filters you wish to save. 2. Make sure the Saved Filters pane is visible under the tree view by clicking the button. 3. Click the Save Filter button in the Save Filter pane. The following window is displayed: 4. Enter a name for the applied filters set. 5. Click OK to confirm. The new filter name is listed in the Saved Filters pane. 12.7.3.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 3. Click the APPLY button. 4. Make the desired changes to the filter definition. 5. Right-click the filter name in the Save Filter pane. A contextual menu is displayed. 6. Select Update from the menu. 7. Click Yes to the confirmation message that appears. The filter is updated. 12.7.5. How to Rename a Saved Filter To rename a saved filter, proceed as follows: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 12.7.7. How to Publish a Saved Filter To publish a saved filter, proceed as follows: 1. Make sure the Saved Filters pane is visible under the tree view. 2. Select the filter you wish to publish in the Saved Filters pane. 3. Right-click the filter and select Publish. The Publish window is displayed. 4. Select the group(s) you wish to publish the filter to in the Available groups pane.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 13. Loading and Playing Media 13.1. Introduction There are various ways to load or to load and play a media on a player channel from the Database Explorer. The Browse and Play modes help to perform those actions from a single-click.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A When a channel is assigned to an application, the Player icon in the Channel Explorer window changes from to . From the Associated Channel Zone Contextual Menu Users will be able to select a player from the Associated Channel zone.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 13.3. Loading Media 13.3.1. On the Player Channel Associated to the Database Explorer To load media from the Database Explorer on a channel previously assigned to the Database Explorer (as explained in "Assigning a Player" on page 105), proceed in one of the following ways: • Click the Browse button to activate the Browse mode. The button becomes highlighted. • Use the Browse mode of the BEPlay Remote device.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 13.4. Issue 6.2.A Playing Media 13.4.1. Introduction There are several ways available to play media on a channel from the Database Explorer: • Load as explained in "Loading Media" on page 107 and play by pressing the shortcut key or clicking the Play button on the Control Panel. • Immediately play on the channel assigned to the Database Explorer. • Immediately play on the channel assigned to the Control Panel.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 13.5. Playing a List of Elements 13.5.1. How to Load and Immediately Play a List of Elements Before playing elements in Auto-Play mode, you need to ensure that a player channel has been assigned to the Database Explorer. See section "Assigning a Player" on page 105 for more information on this. To start playing elements in Auto-Play mode, proceed as follows: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Load & play an element after the current one Issue 6.2.A Pressing the CTRL key while clicking an element plays the selected element after the current one is played out. 13.5.3. Using Auto-Play Mode in Several Database Explorer Windows You can open several Database Explorer windows and use them in Auto-Play mode with the same player channel or with different player channels assigned.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Database Explorer 14. Database Explorer Shortcuts Some commands in the Database Explorer can be accessed from the keyboard. Database Explorer shortcuts available from IPDirector are: To view or customize the keyboard shortcuts, proceed as follows: 1. Click Tools > Define Shortcuts in the main IPDirector toolbar. This opens the Define Shortcuts window. 2. Click the Database Explorer button on the left to go to the relevant section: 14.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 3. You can view the available shortcuts here. 4. To change a shortcut: select it and press the desired key combination. 5. Click OK to save your changes. 112 14.
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