USER MANUAL PLAYLIST PANEL Version 6.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 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 - Playlist Panel Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS III WHAT'S NEW? XI 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Purpose and Workflow 1 1.2. Playlist Element Types and Statuses 1 1.2.1. Possible Source Material 1 1.2.2. Virtual and Physical Playlist Elements 2 1.3. Off-Line and On-Line Playlists 2 1.4. Playlists on the Playlist Panel Versus Clip-Lists on the Control Panel 2 1.5. Opening a Playlist Panel 3 2. USER INTERFACE 4 2.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 3. 2.5.2. Lock On-Air Position Button 22 2.5.3. Auxiliary Clip Name Area 22 2.5.4. Append Zone 23 2.5.5. Total Playlist Duration 23 2.5.6. End Cue Area 23 2.5.7. As Run Log Area 24 2.5.8. Post Roll Area 24 MANAGING CHANNELS 26 3.1. Introduction 26 3.2. Assigning a Player 26 3.2.1. Introduction 26 3.2.2. Limitations to Player Assignment 26 3.2.3. How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player 27 3.3. Locking a Channel 28 3.3.1.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 4.4.2. Possible Loading Actions 43 4.4.3. Loading a Train or a Recording Ingest 44 4.4.4. Loading a Playlist 46 4.5. Moving through Media 48 4.5.1. Introduction 48 4.5.2. Transport Functions 49 4.5.3. How to Jump to a Given Timecode within a Playlist Element 53 4.5.4. How to Jump to a Remaining Time Value 53 4.6. Modifying Playlist Information 54 4.6.1. Various Options 54 4.6.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 5.3.6. Appending an Element at the End of a Playlist 71 5.3.7. How to Insert a Live or Delayed Record Train 72 5.3.8. Insert LIVE or DELAY Window 73 5.4. Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist 74 5.4.1. Introduction 74 5.4.2. How to Insert a Virtual Element in a Playlist 74 5.4.3. Playing out or Playing Back a Playlist with Virtual Elements 75 5.4.4. Replace Process of Virtual Playlist Elements 75 5.4.5.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 6.2.1. Introduction 6.2.2. How to Define Audio and/or Video Effects using the Playlist Element Contextual Menu 6.2.3. How to Define Audio and/or Video Effects by Direct Entry/Selection in the Playlist Grid 94 92 6.3. Setting the Playout Speed 95 6.3.1. Introduction 95 6.3.2. Super Slow Motion Clip 95 6.3.3. Setting the Playout Speed of some Elements 95 6.3.4. Setting a Custom Speed for the On-Air Element 97 6.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 6.10. Skipping an Element in the Playlist 118 6.10.1. Introduction 118 6.10.2. How to Skip Elements Once During Playout 118 6.11. Looping Playlist Elements During Playout 119 6.11.1. Purpose 119 6.11.2. Loop Types 119 6.11.3. Limitations to the Use of Loops 121 6.11.4. Use of Loops and Groups 121 6.11.5. Creating Loops 123 6.11.6. Exiting a Loop 124 6.11.7. Modifying a Loop 126 6.11.8. Removing a Loop 128 6.12.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 8.2.2. Insert Mode in Playlist 142 8.2.3. Insert Clips at Slo-Mo Speed 143 8.2.4. Remaining Time Information 143 8.2.5. Define Pre-Roll Duration 143 8.2.6. Start on Time Security Warning 143 8.2.7. Set New Playlist as Default Playlist 143 8.2.8. Disable Double-Click on Playlist 143 8.2.9. Default TC Track Value 144 8.2.10. Always Validate T/C Track at Backup 144 8.2.11. Font Size 144 8.2.12. When Splitting an Element 144 8.3.
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IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 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. Use of video routers - 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 - Playlist Panel 1. Introduction 1.1. Purpose and Workflow The Playlist Panel allows multiple playlists to be made, modified and played to air using an efficient workflow with a great deal of flexibility. Note The Playlist Panel module is a software option, which requires the production playlist license key 50 being imported to XSecure. For more information on the required license key, contact the Support or Sales team.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Note As the term "clip" refers to a logical entity which includes A/V material, we will use this term in the user manual if the elements included in a clip (XT clip, file, growing clip or protect media) are irrelevant in the context. Should we want to refer to a specific type of clip element, we would then mention this explicitly. 1.2.2. Virtual and Physical Playlist Elements From IPDirector 5.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 1.5. Opening a Playlist Panel To open a Playlist Panel, click the toolbar. icon on the IPDirector Application The Playlist Panel window will populate but it will be dimmed and only the Channel Name field, the Playlist Name field and the LSM ID field will be available. 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 2. User Interface 2.1. Overview of the Playlist Panel 2.1.1. Playlist Panel Outline Issue 6.2.A Illustration The Playlist Panel contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: When the Software Player or the player channel connected to the input of the IPDirector workstation video card is assigned to the Playlist Panel, the Video Display appears in the panel: 4 2.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Playlist Panel: 2. User Interface Area Description 1. Loaded Media Area This area displays the channel name and the playlist name and provides the basic functions to create or load a playlist. See section "Loaded Media Area" on page 7. 2. Video Display Pane This pane is used to view the loaded item.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 2.1.2. Issue 6.2.A Area Description 3. Transport Functions Area This area provides buttons to control all the required transport functions. It displays information for the current position in the list with reference to the next element and next break. See section "Transport Functions Area" on page 14. 4. Playlist Grid This area displays all the playlist elements in columns. See section "Playlist Grid" on page 16. 5.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Display Meaning Channel not supporting "Mix on one channel" and involved in no association (previously called 1PGM) PGM or PRV Channels associated in PGM/PRV mode. Fill or Key Channels associated in Fill&Key mode. Number icon indicating the position of the channel in the group. Channels associated in Gang mode. This is valid for up to 16 ganged channels. With more than 16 ganged channels, no icon is displayed. MIX 2.2. Loaded Media Area 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Loaded Media area: Area 1. Description / See also… Lock button This button makes it possible to lock the player channel 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. It is not displayed with the Software Player. See section "Locking a Channel" on page 28 for more details.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 2.2.3. Player Field Player Name The Player field displays the name of the selected player: or See section "Assigning a Player" on page 26 for more information on how to assign a player. If a name has been assigned to the channel on the EVS server, this name will be displayed in the Player field. If no name has been assigned to the channel on the EVS server, the EVS factory name of the channel is displayed.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Field Background Color By default, the background color of the Player field is grey. In specific circumstances, it may be highlighted with a different color. Loaded Playlist Element When a playlist element is loaded on the Control Panel for editing, the background color of the Player field turned turquoise both in the Control Panel and in the Playlist Panel.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Menu Item Description See section "Enabling the On-Air Feature" on page 29. 2.2.4. Set Channel to IDLE Sets the channel to IDLE and unloads the playlist. The E/E and the Recue buttons remain available. None Removes the association between the Playlist Panel and the player. Workstation Channel Links the Playlist Panel to the player channel set as linked in the IPDirector Configuration window of the Remote Installer.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Menu Item Issue 6.2.A Description channel. indicating an XT clip that is present locally on the EVS server where the playlist playout channel is located. 12 Convert to Timeline Opens the Make a Timeline Online window and permits to convert the selected playlist into a timeline which could then be managed through IPEdit. Refer to the IPDirector manual related to IPEdit for more information. Convert to Edit Converts the playlist to an edit.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 2. User Interface Menu Item Description TC Output playlist easily. Delete Playlist Deletes the playlist associated to the Playlist Panel. The option is only available when the playlist is not loaded on a player channel. Delete Playlists and Clips Deletes the playlist displayed in the Playlist Panel and all the clips contained in the playlist, provided that they are not inserted into another playlist.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 2.3. Transport Functions Area 2.3.1. Introduction Issue 6.2.A The Transport Functions area provides transport functions to navigate in the loaded element. 2.3.2. Overview of the Transport Functions Area Illustration The Transport Functions area contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Transport Functions area: 14 Area Description / See also… 1.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 2.3.3. Area Description / See also… 3. Time Information field This field can be used in two ways and displays the remaining time until the next break or until the next unavailable element within the playlist. See section "Time Information Field" on page 15. 4. Transport commands Those commands are used to browse in and play the loaded playlist.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 2.4. Playlist Grid 2.4.1. Introduction The playlist grid represents the playlist being constructed, with one row representing one element of the list and a customizable set of columns to display element data and information about the transitions and values being assigned to the playlist. A selected line appears on a blue background. 2.4.2.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Icon Description The playlist element is available on another EVS server of the XNet network. The playlist element is not available on an EVS server. It only exists as a file stored on a nearline folder, or as a virtual element. You need to restore the playlist element of type "file" to be able to play it out on a player channel. You can however play it on the Software Player. However, the "PLAYING" status will not be applied to the missing elements.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 2.4.6. Issue 6.2.A Organizing Columns Columns can be resized and/or re-ordered. This new organization is automatically saved and remembered. However, it is possible to reset the column organization to default by right-clicking the column headings area and selecting Reset Grid Organization. Resizing Columns A column can be resized by using the mouse pointer over columns intersection and dragging it to the right or to the left.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 3. To select the column(s) you wish to add to the view, tick the corresponding checkbox. 4. To select the column(s) you wish to remove from the view, clear the corresponding checkbox. 5. If you wish to change the display order of a column, you can drag it to a different position in the Organize window. 6. Click OK to confirm or Cancel to exit without applying the changes. 2.4.7.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 2.4.8. Issue 6.2.A Playlist Element Contextual Menu Right-clicking a playlist element displays a contextual menu. The table below describes all the available options. 20 Menu Item Description Remove Element Removes one or more selected elements from the playlist. See section "Removing Elements from a Playlist" on page 79. If a group is part of the selection, all elements of the group will be removed.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Menu Item Description another one. The second resulting element is trimmed and another clip can be inserted between the two elements. See section "Replacing a Portion of Playlist Element by another Clip" on page 83. Insert a Linked Clip Inserts a clip linked to the selected clip into the playlist. See section "Adding a Linked Clip to a Playlist" on page 84. Replace by a Linked Clip Replaces the selected clip by one of its linked clips.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A • To select non contiguous elements, keep CTRL pressed while selecting the elements. • To select a group of clips, click the group heading. 2.5. Status Bar 2.5.1. Introduction This area displays information regarding lock on air position, Auxiliary Clip, End Cue, As run log, Post-Roll and the number of elements present in the playlist.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel See section "Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a Playlist" on page 128 for more details on the AuxClip function. 2.5.4. Append Zone The Append zone can be used to append elements such as clips, growing clips or playlists to the playlist associated to the Playlist Panel. This is done by a drag-and-drop operation from the Database Explorer. See section "Appending an Element at the End of a Playlist" on page 71.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A End-Cue Contextual Menu Right-clicking the END CUE area displays the END CUE contextual menu. This menu makes it possible to 2.5.7. • Activate or deactivate the END CUE mode • Configure the END CUE parameters. As Run Log Area The as run log area indicates whether the as run log function is activated or not. See section "Using As Run Log" on page 134 for more details on the as run log function. 2.5.8.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel This menu makes it possible to 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 3. Managing Channels 3.1. Introduction Issue 6.2.A A playlist can be created even if no player channel is assigned to the Playlist Panel. The playlist will therefore be off-line. To create an on-line playlist, a player channel must have been assigned to the Playlist Panel. An off-line playlist can however be made on-line afterwards. You can load, browse and play an off-line or on-line playlist on the Software Player.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 3.2.3. How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player From the Channel Explorer Users can assign a player channel to a Playlist Panel from the Channel Explorer. This can be done in the following way: • Drag a player channel from the Channel Explorer window and drop it on the Playlist Panel (in the Channel Media and Transport Functions pane). The name of the selected player is displayed in the Player field.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 2. Select the Software Player or a player channel from the contextual menu. The Player field displays the name of the selected player: or 3.3. Locking a Channel 3.3.1. Purpose It is possible to lock a player channel to prevent any operation from any IPDirector user interface.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 3.3.3. Locked Channel Display A Lock icon or button can have different displays: In the Channel Explorer: - channel locked from the current workstation - channel locked from another workstation When a channel is unlocked, no icon is displayed next to the channel. In the PlaylistPanel: - channel locked - channel unlocked 3.3.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Constraints The following conditions must be met for the On Air option to be available for a player channel: • the user has the control right on this channel • this channel is not locked. How to Set a Player Channel to the On-Air Mode The On-Air function can be enabled in two ways: • The operator right-clicks the Player field and select On Air from the contextual menu.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel This calls up a list of players available to be controlled. 2. Use the jog dial to move through the list and highlight the required player channel or Software Player. 3. Press the Select Player key again to assign the channel and exit the menu. 3.5.2. Controlling the Player from a Secondary Controller Purpose Any player channel of an EVS video server can be controlled by IPDirector or by another controller.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A How to Control a Player Channel from a Secondary Controller Exclusive Mode Exclusive control of any player channel by a third party protocol (switcher, editor controller or 3rd party device) or by IPDirector can be achieved from a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the Player field 2. Select the 2nd Controller option from the contextual menu.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 1PGM Mode When the Playlist Panel is assigned a player channel supporting the "Mix on one channel" functionality, a playlist can be loaded on that channel and played out with its transition effects. When the 1PGM mode is selected and a playlist is loaded on a player channel which does not support the "Mix on one channel" functionality, the playlist will be played in Cut mode on only 1 output.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 3.6.2. Issue 6.2.A Limitations for the Mix on One Channel Functionality A player channel will not support the "Mix on one channel" functionality in one of the following cases: 3.6.3. • It is on a COHX board on the EVS video server • It is a 1080p channel • It is a 3D channel • It is a 3G input • It is on a V3X board on the EVS video server but the "Mix on One Channel" parameter is set to No on the Server Configuration screen.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 4. Playlist Management 4.1. Overview of the Section This section describes the basics actions which can be performed on playlists, i.e.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A The playlist to be created will be directly played, and possibly dumped to external drives or tapes. 4.2.3. # Action See section... 1. Create an on-line playlist on a player channel, and define it as the default playlist. "Creating Playlists" on page 37. 2. If necessary, retrim the requested clips and add them to the default playlist. "Adding Elements to a Playlist" on page 68. 3. Play the playlist out. 4.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel The playlist elements that are not yet available are created as virtual playlist elements in IPDirector. Once an element becomes available on the XNet Network, it is automatically associated and the virtual element disappears. See section "Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist" on page 74 for more information. 4.3. Creating Playlists 4.3.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Playlist Management in Case of a Disconnection to the EVS Server In case an EVS server is disconnected from the XNet, all playlists which were on-line on that EVS server and which were present in a bin become off-line playlists. They are still kept in the IPDirector database. When the EVS server is reconnected later, no link is re-created between the playlist present on the EVS server and the playlist present in the bins.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 4.3.4. How to Make a Playlist On-Line There are several ways to make an off-line playlist become on-line: • Create or Load the off-line playlist on the Playlist Panel and then right-click the Player field and select a channel. • Select a channel on the Playlist Panel first and then drag a playlist from the Database Explorer window onto the top part of the Playlist Panel.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 • Issue 6.2.A The left pane contains the playlist information, i.e. playlist data in general and in relation with IPDirector. It is always displayed. • The right pane contains the playlist Metadata, i.e. playlist data based on customerspecific fields. Clicking the right area in the Pane Display icon will display this right pane. Fields in the New Playlist Window The following table describes briefly the data that can be added to playlists.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Field Description Select the check boxes corresponding to the requested destinations. This action is also possible later on from the Send to option in the contextual menu of the Playlist Panel, the Database Explorer or the Control Panel. Publish to User groups to which the playlist can be published, i.e. made available. Select the user groups to which the playlist should be published.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Note You need to launch an Editrec configuration on the associated EVS server. 1. In the Playlist Panel, create a new playlist and tick Editrec Playlist check box in the Create a New Playlist window. This creates a new "open" playlist that contains a black clip of 23h55m. 2. Load the playlist on one of the Editrec channels. The users can then directly edit the playlist with a linear editing controller device. 3.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel • distant playlists are automatically copied to the EVS server of the controlled player channel. When the selected player is the Software Player, off-line playlists remain off-line. To be able to play the playlist with its transition effects, it must be loaded on a player channel supporting the "Mix on one channel" functionality or on the PGM channel of a PGM/PRV channel association.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Action See section… Loading the last loaded playlist "How to Reload a Playlist" on page 47. Playlist Element 4.4.3. Loading any playlist element "How to Reload a Playlist" on page 47. Loading a playlist element on the Control Panel "How to Load a Playlist Element onto the Control Panel" on page 48.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel How to Reload the Last Loaded Train or Recording Ingest If a playlist element is loaded on a player channel or the Software Player, clicking the E/E button will unload it and load and play the last loaded media (recording ingest) at its current recording position. Note In case the previously recording ingest is finished when the E/E button is clicked, the recorded clip is loaded on its IN point and stays in pause.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 2. This calls up on the screen a list of available recorder channels: 3. By moving the jog dial you can move through the list to highlight the required train. 4. Press Select Train again to select it and exit the menu. The selected train is loaded on the player channel controlled by the ShuttlePRO. 4.4.4. Loading a Playlist How to Load a Playlist via the Playlist Name or LSM ID You can open or load a playlist by entering its playlist name or LSM ID.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel How to Load a Playlist from the Database Explorer To open or load a playlist on a channel from the Database Explorer, proceed as follows: 1. Assign a player channel or the Software Player to the Playlist Panel if you want to load the playlist. 2. Select the playlist from the Bins or the Playlists view of the Database Explorer. 3. In the Playlists view of the Database Explorer, select the requested playlist in the Elements grid. 4.
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IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 4.5.2. Transport Functions Transport Buttons and Shortcuts The following table gives the meaning of each transport operation which can be used with a loaded playlist. A button and/or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action. The ShuttlePRO device has buttons dedicated to most of these functions as well. Some of the transport functions can be triggered by a GPI to the EVS server.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Operation Define Custom Speed User Interface Button - Issue 6.2.A Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key - Allows to define a custom speed to play the loaded media. See section "Custom Speed" on page 52. Goto IN + Goto OUT 50 Description + Moves from the current position to the IN point of a clip. Moves from the current position to the OUT point of a clip. Goto Previous Frame - - Moves from the current position to the previous frame.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key - - Quickly exits a partial loop. When elements are played within a loop and the operator uses the GOTO Element function, the system jumps on the selected element in the playlist, according to the selected Exit Loop mode, i.e. as soon as possible or when the OUT point of the current element is reached. See section "Exiting a Loop" on page 124.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Operation User Interface Button Issue 6.2.A Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key Description and so on. See section "How to Skip Elements Once During Playout" on page 118. Pause Button Contextual Menu By default the pause is performed on a field. When you right-click the button, you can choose either the Pause on frame or the Pause on field modes from the contextual menu. The option selected will then be applied each time the user clicks the Pause button.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 4.5.3. How to Jump to a Given Timecode within a Playlist Element To jump to a specific timecode within an element, proceed as follows: 1. Select a playlist element. 2. Click in the GoTo Element Timecode button OR press key. The GoTo Element Timecode zone is displayed. 3. Enter the timecode value, corresponding to the point you want the system jumps to. 4. Press ENTER. The system jumps to the defined timecode in the selected element. 4.5.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 4.6. Modifying Playlist Information 4.6.1. Various Options Modifying playlist information, such as name, tape ID, keywords, playlist type, sent to destinations, published to groups, metadata, is allowed either in the Playlist Panel, in the Clip-List tab of the Control Panel or in the Playlist tree view of the Database Explorer.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel • by drag-and-drop operation in the Database Explorer. Refer to part 3 of the user manual. How to Copy or Move a Playlist In the Playlist Panel, proceed as follows to copy or move the loaded playlist: 1. When the playlist is loaded on the Playlist Panel, right-click the Transport Functions area. The Playlist contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Copy/Move Playlist in the contextual menu. The Copy/Move Playlist window is displayed. 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 ◦ Issue 6.2.A to move the playlist, select the Move button. In this case, the initial playlist status and location will be modified according to the selected destination. The moved playlist has the same name, and gets a new LSM ID (if on-line move). The initial playlist is moved or copied according to the action the user has performed.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 2. Select Copy clips locally in the contextual menu, and then choose one of the following options: ◦ Copy long (copy of the original clip, with its guardbands) ◦ Copy short (copy of the playlist element, with guardbands as defined in the settings). The clips corresponding to the playlist elements are automatically copied to the local EVS server, and their new LSM ID is displayed in the element list.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 3. Confirm the operation. The playlist is deleted from the IPD database and from all bins in which it was included. 4.8.3. How to Delete an On-Line Playlist To delete an on-line playlist from the Playlist Panel, proceed as follows: 1. If the playlist is loaded on a channel, it cannot be deleted. Click the unload the playlist. button to 2. Right-click the Loaded Media and Transport Functions Panes. The Playlist contextual menu is displayed. 3.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 3. Select the element types you want to delete. 4. Click Permanently Delete Playlist and Clips. 4.8.5. How to Delete Unused Playlists You have the possibility to delete all unused playlists or a selection of unused playlists on the XNet network. To delete unused playlists, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the Loaded Media and Transport Functions Pane. The Playlist contextual menu is displayed. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 3. Select the reference date from which you want the unused playlists to be searched for. All playlists on the XNet network which have not been used after the specified date will be displayed in the window. 4. If you want to delete the clips corresponding to the playlist elements, select the Delete all clips of selected playlist option and select the element types you want to delete from the clips. 5.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel To publish a playlist open in a Playlist Panel to a user group, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the Channel Media and Transport Functions Pane. The Playlist contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Publish from the contextual menu. The Publish Playlist window opens. 3. Select the user group(s) to which you want to publish the playlist in the Available Groups area. Keep CTRL pressed for a multiple selection. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 • Issue 6.2.A nearline folder visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote Installer. 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. 4.10.2. Transfer Types There are different ways to transfer a playlist to a target or nearline. This is defined in the target or nearline definition in the Remote Installer, and cannot be modified in IPDirector.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 4.11. Importing and Exporting the Playlist Definition 4.11.1. How to Export the Playlist Definition You can export the playlist definition (EDL) in .xml or .csv formats from the Playlist Panel. To export the information related to a playlist open in a Playlist Panel, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the Channel Media and Transport Functions Pane. The Playlist contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Export from the contextual menu.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 7. In the Export Playlist window, click the Save button. The playlist definition is exported to a file with the requested format to the requested folder. By default, the file name is the name of the playlist in IPDirector, except if you have modified it in the Export Playlist window. 4.11.2.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel The Playlist contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Import from the contextual menu. The Import Playlists window opens. 3. In this window, select the file that contains the playlist to import. 4. Click Open. The playlist is imported and is directly opened in the Playlist Panel.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 3. In the Mode area, select one of the following radio buttons: ◦ Do not generate T/C: this is used to de-activate the regenerate function. All the other options become dimmed and unavailable. ◦ Continuous on the whole playlist: All the options in the Initial T/C Value area become available as well as the Generate in fields.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 4.12.3. Video Standard The video standard which will be considered is • the video standard of the playlist if the playlist is on-line • the video standard of the first playlist element if the playlist is off-line • PAL if there is no element in the playlist. The table below summarizes the values displayed in the Generate in fields.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 5. Playlist Editing 5.1. Overview of the Section Issue 6.2.A This section provides information on the following topics: Section "Adding Elements to a Playlist" on page 68 "Moving Elements within a Playlist" on page 78 "Removing Elements from a Playlist" on page 79 "Modifying a Playlist Element" on page 80 "Adding a Linked Clip to a Playlist" on page 84 "Grouping Elements in a Playlist" on page 86 "Inserting Comments into a Playlist" on page 87 5.2.
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EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 5.3.3. Issue 6.2.A • The user can drag a clip from the Database Explorer or a Control Panel to an on-line or off-line playlist, whatever the clip elements included in the clip. • If the user drops a clip that only contains a file to an on-line playlist, IPDirector will suggest the user to restore the file onto an EVS server.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 5.3.6. Appending an Element at the End of a Playlist Dragging the Element onto the Append Zone An element can be appended at the end of a playlist by dragging it onto the Append zone of the Playlist Panel. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Select the element you want to append to the playlist by clicking it in one of the places listed in "Possible Operations" on page 68. 2. Drag it onto the Append zone of the Playlist Panel.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Note In both cases (insert or append) the element will take the default values defined for a transition in the Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist / Default Transition category. See section "Default Transition Settings" on page 145 for more information. 5.3.7. How to Insert a Live or Delayed Record Train It is possible to insert a live or delayed record train into a playlist by using the Playlist Element contextual menu.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel ◦ select the T/C OUT radio button and enter a timecode value ◦ select the Duration radio button and enter a duration value 6. Click the OK button. The element is inserted in the list before or after the selected element (depending on the "Insert mode in playlist" parameter of the Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist / General category. See section "General Settings" on page 142. 5.3.8.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 5.4. Inserting Virtual Elements in a Playlist 5.4.1. Introduction Issue 6.2.A You can insert manually a virtual element in the playlist. This makes sense when you already need to have your full playlist run order, but the media corresponding to a playlist element is not yet available on the XNet network (still in post-production or not yet being restored from the archive, for example). 5.4.2.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel A virtual element has been added to the playlist. When the clip with the same ID will be made available on the XNet network or on an on-line nearline, this clip will automatically be matched to the virtual elements on playlists. If you need to modify information on the virtual element, select the element in the playlist, right-click and select Modify virtual element from the contextual menu.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A # Element Type Off-line Playlist On-line Playlist 1. Local XT clip on-line 2. Distant XT clip on-line (in same ID group as local EVS server) • • Automatic replace Element automatically available online 3. Local XT clip off-line • • 4. Distant XT clip off-line (in same ID group as local EVS server) Automatic replace Element automatically available online when the EVS server becomes on-line. 5. Nearline file on-line • • 6.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel During the restore process, a progress bar is displayed in the Status column of the playlist element to monitor the restore process: Two types of restore are available: full or partial restore. See section "Restore Options" on page 77. Depending on the situation, IPDirector suggests restoring the playlist elements or you launch the restore process manually. See section "Restore Processes" on page 77. 5.5.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Note IPDirector automatically restores playlist elements with status "MISSING" (if hi-res content is available in the corresponding clip) when the user selects the Copy clips locally option in an on-line playlist. Restoring Clips Manually You can restore manually a playlist element as described below if: • You have not restored a playlist element when the playlist was put on-line. • You want to restore playlist elements on off-line playlist.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 5.6.2. How to Move Elements in a Playlist by a Drag-and-Drop Operation In the playlist open in the Playlist Panel, proceed as follows: 1. Select one or more elements within the list (this could be a playlist element, group or comment) Use CTRL + click or SHIFT + click for a multiselection. 2. Drag it/them at the position where you want to move.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 4. Confirm the operation. The element(s) will be removed from the playlist unless the playlist is on air. Note If a group is part of the selection or if the group title line is selected, all the elements of the group will be removed. A playlist inserted in another playlist behaves as a group.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel If, in the Remote Installer, the parameter When associating clips to playlist elements has been set to… give priority to element ID give priority to VarID …and the playlist has been created… then, modifying the VarID of a clip will manually (dragand-drop operations, LSM remote operations, …) modify the VarID of the corresponding playlist element in any playlist.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A The element is modified in the playlist and the corresponding information is updated both in the Control Panel and in the playlist. Note If the original record train is still available, clicking the Ret button in the Control Panel will load the media on the same frame than the loaded clip. This will allow retrieving media outside the original clip boundaries. 5.8.3.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 5.9. Replacing a Portion of Playlist Element by another Clip 5.9.1. Introduction In some workflows, it is required to replace a portion of A/V material by another one. For example, when an ingest feed is recorded in a country and is broadcasted in another country, the TV station may want to replace the original advertisement by local ones.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 5. Browse the playlist element until the timecode from which you want to keep the A/V material. 6. Mark a new IN point. 7. Click the Update Element button. The second playlist element is trimmed and the portion of undesirable A/V material is removed. 8. In the Database Explorer, for example, select the clip(s) you want to insert between the two playlist elements. 9. Drag it/them between the two playlist elements in the Playlist grid.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel A sub menu is displayed including all clips linked to the selected clip. The clip name is followed by the name of the recorder channel the clip has been created from. If the recorder channel was linked to a video router, the name of the associated router IN port is displayed after the recorder channel name. 4. Select the linked clip to insert from the list. A popup window is displayed: 5.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 5. Click OK. 5.11. Grouping Elements in a Playlist 5.11.1. Introduction When several consecutive elements are selected in the playlist, they can be grouped together using dedicated command from the Playlist Element contextual menu. A group of elements can be displayed in a collapsed view or in an expanded view by clicking on the group title line.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 4. Enter a name for the group and select a background and/or a foreground color for the group, if desired. 5. Validate by clicking the OK button. A new comment line in the playlist is displayed before the elements of the group.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 5.12.2. How to Insert a Comment To insert a comment within a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click an element in the playlist. The playlist element contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Insert comment from the contextual menu. The Insert a Comment Line window opens. 3. Type any information into the text field and select a background and/or a foreground color for the comment if desired. 4. Validate the operation by clicking the OK button.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Refer to the IPEdit chapter in part 7 of the manual for a detailed description of the convert playlist to timeline process. 5.13.2. How to Convert a Playlist to Timeline To do so, proceed as follows: 1. From the Playlist Panel, right-click the Playlist Name field. or From the Database Explorer, right-click the playlist in the Elements grid. The Playlist contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Convert to Timeline.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A See section "Converting a Playlist into a Timeline" in the IPEdit user manual for a description of the window. 3. If requested, change the timeline name, type a destination LSM ID, and a start TC track. By default, the original playlist name will be taken over, the LSM ID is assigned automatically, and the Start TC Track is 00:00:00:00. 4. Enter the EVS server where the new timeline will be stored, and if requested, a bin where it can be sent to. 5.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 6. Playout Effects and Parameters 6.1. Overview of the Section This section is intended to describe the effects which can be applied during the playout of a playlist and how they can be achieved.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Seven video effects are available. Audio effects depend on the applied video effect. The table below summarizes the possible associations of video and audio effects.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 4. Select the association of video and audio transition effect to apply to the selected elements. The drop-down list besides the Wipe option allows to choose between Wipe L->R and Wipe R->L. As audio and video effects are linked, any change made to a video parameter will also be made to the corresponding audio parameter and vice versa. 5. Select the duration for the transition effect.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 6. Click OK. The selected transition effects and corresponding durations appear in the Video Effect, Audio Effect, Video Effect Duration and Audio Effect Duration columns of the playlist grid. 6.2.3. How to Define Audio and/or Video Effects by Direct Entry/Selection in the Playlist Grid To define audio and/or video effects by direct entry/selection in the playlist grid, proceed as follows: 1.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel If the ESC key is used on the keyboard, the editable area is exited and the original cell value is restored. If the ENTER key is pressed or a different area is clicked on, the modifications will be validated. The selected transition effects and corresponding durations appear in the Video Effect, Audio Effect, Video Effect Duration and Audio Effect Duration columns of the playlist grid. 6.3. Setting the Playout Speed 6.3.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A How to Set Speed Using the Playlist Element Contextual Menu To define playout speed using the Playlist Element contextual menu, proceed as follows: 1. Select one or several elements in the playlist for which you want to define effects. 2. Right-click one of the elements. The Playlist Element contextual menu opens. 3. Select Set Speed from the menu. A sub-menu opens 4.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel How to Set Speed by Direct Entry in the Playlist Grid To define speed by direct entry in the playlist grid, proceed as follows: 1. Select one element in the playlist and make sure that the Speed column is visible in the grid. 2. To define the playout speed of the element, modify the value by direct entry in the Speed column. A value as a percentage between 0 and 400% can be entered.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Default values are defined in the Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist / Default Transition category. See section "Default Transition Settings" on page 145 for details on the settings options. Two playout modes are available: Mode Description Still mode Determines whether the playout should stop within the playlist.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 6.4.3. • If a virtual element is loaded on the player channel, and if a start on time is defined on this element, the start on time will be discarded when the element is supposed to play. • If the playlist is in PAUSE or EDIT mode, the element on which a jump-on-time is defined will be played with the speed defined for it but without its transition parameters (A/V effect and duration).
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Still Mode The still mode setting determines whether the playout should stop within the playlist. The available options are listed below. They are associated with an icon which will also be present in the Still/Start mode column of the playlist grid. • Stop on first frame of current element. • Stop on last frame of previous element.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel • On GPI: the selected element will be started when a GPI trigger is received on the corresponding EVS server (the one the playlist is to be played on). The GPI number and its trigger mode are defined in the Tools > Settings > Input GPIs category. Refer to section "Settings – Input GPIs" in part 1 of the manual.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A The Define Still/Start Mode window is displayed. 4. Select On Time at/start on time and define the time for playout. The still mode will be set to Stop on last frame of previous element. 5. Click OK. If the time information is already defined for another element in the playlist, a popup window displays an error message.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel The playout of the element will be triggered at the specified time and day and only at that time even if the playlist remains loaded. 5. Click OK. If the time information is already defined for another element in the playlist, a popup window displays an error message. A clock icon and the time defined for the jump on time condition are displayed in the playlist grid for the selected element.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A • Selecting Reset transition to default option from the Playlist Element contextual menu. • Using a macro command, previously configured to correspond to the option. See section "Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects" on page 116 for information on using macro commands, and section "Playlist Macro Commands Settings" on page 149 for information on configuring macro commands. 6.6. Inserting a Freeze Effect in a Playlist Element 6.6.1.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel ◦ Enter the duration of the Freeze effect in the Duration field. The resulting TC OUT for the Freeze is calculated and shown in the TC OUT field. ◦ Enter the TC value for the end of the Freeze effect in the TC OUT field. The duration of the effect is automatically calculated. 5. Select the desired Freeze mode: Overwrite: The freeze overwrites the images in the element for the duration of the freeze.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A How to Remove the Freeze Property of a Playlist Element To remove the Freeze property of a Playlist element, proceed as follows: 1. Select the Freeze element in the Playlist. 2. Right-click the element and select Remove Freeze: The Freeze property of the element is removed and it is returned to a normal element state. 6.7. Adjusting Audio Levels 6.7.1.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 6.8. Using Action Tags into a Playlist to Trigger Transport Functions or Playout Effects 6.8.1. Introduction Tags are used to carry out specific actions at a specific timecode when a playlist element is played out. Up to 6 tags can be defined per playlist element. Two options are available to add tags to a playlist element: 6.8.2. • defining tags one by one as well as parameters specific to each tag.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 6.8.3. Issue 6.2.A Limitation to the Use of Tags A Mute tag and a Swap Audio tracks tag cannot be defined on the same T/C. If Mute and Swap are conflicting, the following error message is displayed: 6.8.4. How to Add a Tag to a Playlist Element To add a tag to a playlist element, proceed as follows: 1. In the Playlist Panel, open the selected playlist. 2. Right-click the element you want to add a tag to. The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed. 3.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 6.8.5. Define Element Tags Window Opening of the Window When Insert/Edit Tag is selected from the contextual menu, the Define Element Tags window opens: Two areas are displayed in the Define Element Tags window: 6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Select Element Zone It mentions the position of the selected element in the playlist, as well as its name, T/C IN and T/C OUT. Tag Configuration Zone The actual existing tags configuration of the selected element is displayed. The tags are sorted by T/C. For example, if 3 tags are defined, the first 3 positions should be checked and ordered by increasing T/C. For all undefined tags, the check box is unchecked.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel This window is described in details in the framework of "Playlist Macro Commands Settings" on page 149. See section "Action = GPI OUT" on page 150. 6.8.7. Action = Hide ON or Hide OFF When a Hide ON action tag is applied to an element at a given timecode, the video output turns instantly to a black screen at this timecode value.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A This window is described in details in the framework of "Playlist Macro Commands Settings" on page 149. See section "Action = Audio Swap" on page 153. 6.8.10. Tag Information Display In the Playlist Panel Once tags have been defined for playlist elements, the corresponding icons appear in the Tag Column of the playlist grid: - GPI - Hide On - Hide Off 112 6.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel - Mute On - Mute Off - Swap Audio Tracks In the Control Panel When the operator drags a playlist element onto a Control Panel, tags are displayed as bullets above the jog bar, at a position corresponding to the tag timecodes. Each tag is represented by a numbered bullet. Tag Information Window When the operator clicks a tag icon in the Playlist Panel or a tag bullet in the Control Panel, the Tag Information window is displayed.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A To edit a tag from the playlist element contextual menu, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the element for which you want to edit a tag. The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed. 2. Select Insert / Edit TAG from the menu. The Define Element Tags window opens. 3. Modify the information you want and click OK. The tag information is updated. To edit a tag from the Tag Information window, proceed as follows: 1.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 3. Modify the information you want and click OK. The tag information is updated. 6.8.12. How to Remove a Tag To remove a tag, proceed as follows: 1. In the Playlist Panel where the selected playlist is opened/loaded or • in the Control Panel where the selected playlist element is loaded, click the tag icon or the tag bullet, respectively. The Tag Information window opens. 6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 2. Click the REMOVE button. The tag is removed from the playlist element and tag information is removed from the Panel. 6.9. Applying a Macro Command to Trigger Playout Effects 6.9.1. Introduction Some playout effects can be triggered by applying a macro command.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Note In case a macro command configuration is changed, tags and transition effects which have previously been applied through a macro command will not be changed. 6.9.2. How to Apply a Macro Command to a Playlist Element To apply a macro command to a playlist element, proceed as follows: 1. Select a playlist element. 2. Press the Insert key on the keyboard. 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 6.9.4. Issue 6.2.A Applying a Macro Command on Linked Playlists Insert Tag Macro Command When a macro command corresponding to an Insert Tag action (GPI, Mute On, Mute Off, Hide On, Hide Off, Audio swap) is applied to a playlist element, the macro command is not applied on corresponding elements from linked playlists.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 1. Click the SKIP button or press the element before the one you want to skip. key when the playlist is playing the As the event on-air is highlighted in dark green; and the next event to air in light green, elements which will be skipped are located between these two highlighted lines. 2. Repeat step 1 as many times as you want elements to be skipped.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 ↔ OR the Issue 6.2.A shortcut. In this case, the entire playlist will be played in loop mode: the loop is applied on all the elements. When playlists are played on ganged player channels while the loop mode is enabled, each playlist is played individually to its end before it is looped. Partial Loop Introduction When the users define a partial loop, they select the playlist elements which will be included in the loop.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 6.11.3. Limitations to the Use of Loops Nested loops are not allowed in IPDirector. By nested loops, one must understand any of the following situations: • one loop is totally included in another one • the first or the last element of one loop is the first or the last element of another one • one loop is partially included in another one, i.e. one loop overlaps the other one. Trying to do so would provide an error message. 6.11.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A and/or ◦ • the last element of the loop may be the last element of the group of elements A group of elements may enclose one or several loops.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 6.11.5. Creating Loops How to Activate the Global Loop Mode To loop on the entire playlist, proceed as follows: 1. Open a playlist. 2. Click the LOOP button OR Press the key on the keyboard. The LOOP button changes from to . The playlist will loop when it reaches its end. Note To remove a full loop, click the LOOP button the keyboard again.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 4. Select one of the following options: ◦ Counter Loop, and enter the number of times to play the loop OR ◦ Infinite Loop 5. Click OK. The loop information is displayed within the grid. To use the shortcut, proceed as follows: 1. Select one or several elements you want to be included in a loop inside the playlist. 2. To define an infinite partial loop, press the shortcut. 3. To define a counter partial loop, press the + shortcut.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Using the GoTo Element Button The GoTo Element button is a quick way to exit a partial loop and jumps on the selected element, according to the selected Exit Loop mode, i.e. as soon as possible or when the OUT point of the current element is reached. See section "How to Manually Exit a Partial Loop Using the GoTo Element Button" on page 125.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 2. Select ◦ Exit as soon as possible to be able to exit the loop immediately when clicking the GoTo Element button OR ◦ Exit on element markOUT to be able to exit the loop as soon as the OUT point of the current element is reached after having clicked the GoTo Element button. The selected option is displayed under the button : 3. Select the playlist element you want to be played when exiting the loop. 4.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel If the playlist is on-line: 3. Confirm the operation. The selected elements are removed from the playlist loop. How to Modify the Loop Parameters To modify the type of loop or the number of occurrences, proceed as follows: 1. Select the last element of the loop. 2. Right-click the element. The Playlist Element contextual menu is displayed. 3. Select Edit LOOP from the menu. The Modify Loop window is displayed. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 6.11.8. Removing a Loop Purpose When a partial loop previously defined is no more needed, the user may remove the loop condition. This will not remove any element of the loop. In case the loop is part of a group, the group must be expanded to be able to remove the loop it contains. How to Remove a Partial Loop To remove the loop condition, proceed as follows: 1. Select all the elements of the loop or only the last one. 2.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel For every server, the audio output on which the auxiliary clip of the playlist will be played out is defined in the Tools > Settings > Playlists > Playlist / Auxiliary Track category. See section "Auxiliary Track Settings" on page 158. 6.12.2. Limitation for the Use of an Auxiliary Clip It is only possible to play an auxiliary clip when the first 2 channels of an EVS server are being used for playout.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A • at the end of the playlist, except if the loop mode is activated and the start mode option of the first element is set to Automatically. • every time a still mode option (Stop on Last, Stop on Last, Wait, Jump on First or Stop on First) is set on an element. See section "Define Still/Start Mode Window" on page 99 for more information on these options. 6.13.2.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 3. Enter the END CUE duration, i.e. how long before the break the GPI should be sent, and GPI parameters (number, type and pulse duration). 4. Click the OK button. The END CUE mode is activated for the channel. Note To deactivate the activated END CUE mode, either • right-click the END CUE area and select Deactivate END CUE in the END CUE contextual menu or • double-click the END CUE area.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 • 6.14. Issue 6.2.A The END CUE mode is automatically turned off when the Multicam starts as there is no reason to keep a mode from a previous use of an EVS server. Working with Post-Roll 6.14.1. Purpose The Post-Roll is the ability to play an element a few seconds after its defined OUT point, as far as there is enough A/V material in the guardband.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel If it is not activated, the area displays "POST ROLL is OFF" and the background of the zone is gray. How to Change the Post-Roll Duration To change the Post-Roll duration, proceed as follows: 1. Associate a player channel to the Playlist Panel. 2. Right-click the Post-Roll area. The Post-Roll contextual menu is displayed. 3. Do one of the following: ◦ Select one of the predefined duration values and click OK or press ENTER.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A For example, if the Post-Roll duration is set to 2 sec, the element will be played after its OUT point during 2 sec at the speed defined. • The Post-Roll duration can be shortened if there is not enough A/V material in the guardband. In this case, the playout will freeze on the Protect OUT point of the playlist element.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 6.15.2. Activation and Deactivation The As Run Log area is displayed only if this has been set under Tools > Settings > Playlist > Colors. The As Run Log function can be activated or deactivated by doubleclicking the as run log area. This area indicates whether an as run log is activated or not. If it is activated, the area displays "AS RUN LOG" on a green background.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 7. Ganged Playlists Management 7.1. Introduction If you want to play ganged playlists, you first need to create them one by one and then link them all together in the order you want. Afterwards, you could load them on ganged player channels. Note When you create a new playlist, if the channel associated to the playlist panel is ganged to other channels, only one playlist will be created. This section refers to normal playlists. 7.2.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 7.3. Loading Playlists on Ganged Channels When player channels have been ganged and playlists have been linked, loading one playlist of the group on one of the channels will result in the loading of each of the playlists on the different ganged channels.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A If there are more linked playlists than ganged channels, nothing will happen to the exceeding playlists, as described in the figure below: In case the playlist loaded on one ganged channel is not linked to other playlists, no operation will be performed on the other ganged channels of the group: 138 7.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 7.4. Modifying Information of a Linked Playlist In case you modify information of one linked playlist, such as name, tape ID, keywords, playlist type, sent to destinations, published to groups, metadata, modifications will only be applied to the selected playlist. See section "Modifying Playlist Information" on page 54. 7.5. Operations on Elements from Linked Playlists 7.5.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 7.5.3. Issue 6.2.A • When the operator insert a linked clip after a given playlist element, the system will insert other linked clips of the group after the corresponding element in the other playlists. • If there are more linked playlists than linked clips, nothing will happen on the exceeding playlists. A warning message will be displayed in the Status Bar to indicate that playlists are now desynchronized.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel the group: • Delete an element • Update an element • Move an element within a playlist • Insert a playlist in another playlist: the playlist will be inserted as a group into the other playlist. The behavior is the same as inserting an element into a linked playlist: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 8. Playlist Settings 8.1. Introduction Issue 6.2.A The default settings and behavior for the Playlist Panel module can be defined in the Playlist Panel category of the IPDirector Settings window. Click Tools > Settings to open the IPDirector Settings window. Then click a sub-category for Playlist settings. Here you can modify the default settings for Playlist Panel. 8.2. General Settings 8.2.1. Overview 8.2.2.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 8.2.3. Insert Clips at Slo-Mo Speed When a super slow motion (SLSM) clip is inserted in a playlist, the speed of the SLSM clip will be taken into account provided that the present setting has been selected and the clip is added from the IPDirector interface. The speed will be 33% for "SLSM clips 3x" or 50% for "SLSM clips 2x". If the setting is not selected, the default speed defined in "Default Transition Settings" on page 145 is taken into account.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 8.2.9. Issue 6.2.A Default TC Track Value The Regenerate T/C Output command in the Playlist contextual menu allows the user to regenerate the timecodes for the whole playlist, via the Regenerate Playlist Output Timecode window. In this window, you can enter a user-defined initial T/C value. The T/C value defined in this setting is used as the default user-defined value for the initial T/C value in the Regenerate Playlist Output Timecode window. 8.2.10.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 8.3. Colors Settings 8.3.1. Colors The Default colors used within the Playlist area can be set using a color palette to any colors desired. Click a Define Foreground button or a Define Background button to open the color palette. 8.3.2. Status Bar Information This setting defines which parameters are displayed in the bottom of the Status Bar information.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 8.4.2. Issue 6.2.A Default Speed for Elements This option is to define the default speed of the elements when they are placed into a Playlist. The field displays a list of preset values. If an unknown speed is allocated to a playlist element it will be played out at the speed defined on the channel when the element comes to air, for example the speed at which the previous element on-air played at. 8.4.3.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel • On GPI : the selected element will be started when a GPI trigger is received on the corresponding EVS server (the one the playlist is to be played on). The GPI number and its trigger mode are defined in the Tools > Settings > Input GPIS category. When On GPI is selected, the corresponding GPI, which has been configured to start a PLAY command on the on-air channel associated to the Playlist Panel, is displayed in the description field.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 8.5.2. Issue 6.2.A How to Add a Predefined Configuration To add a configuration, proceed as follows: 1. Select Add. The Add an Audio Swap Configuration dialog box opens: 2. Type a name for the new configuration in the dialog box and then click the Add button. 3. Enter the duration in the Swap Mix Duration field. 4. Click on an intersection on the grid to define the output track each input would be played from.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 8.6. Playlist Macro Commands Settings 8.6.1. Overview Purpose In this window, the user can define up to ten macro commands and specify which action, and its related parameters, corresponds to each macro command. To modify a macro command, a double-click in the selected macro command zone will display the macro command parameters dialog box. # Field Macro command number (from 0 to 9).
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A All these actions are described here below. Parameters Displays different parameters depending on the type of macro command selected. GPI: GPI number, type and pulse duration, the position the GPI is linked to and the eventual delay or advance. Mute On / Mute Off: the position the Mute tag is linked to and the duration value for the audio mix transition effect. Swap Audio: "Audio Sources" -> "Outputs", e.g. a1 -> a3.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel # - GPI Number This corresponds to the GPI number in server tag: • From 1 to 4 if TTL GPIs are set as input GPIs in Tools > Settings > Input GPIs • From 1 to 8 if TTL GPIs are set as output GPIs in Tools > Settings > Output GPIs Refer to Settings > GPI Settings in part 1 of the manual.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Advance/Delay An advance or a delay period can be defined to have the tag located before or after the position defined in the Link to field. The left field allows defining the type (None, advance or delay): Option Description Available for "Link to" option None The GPI will be applied on the position of the "Link to" option Current position, Mark IN, Mark OUT Advance The GPI will be applied with an advance from the "Link to" option.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Link to Determines the position, in the playlist element, the Mute macro command will be linked to. Possible options are: 8.6.5. "Link to" option Description Current position (default value) Mute macro command will be linked to the current position, i.e. the timecode corresponding to the use of the macro command. Mark IN Mute macro command will be linked to the IN point of the element.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Select a Configuration Allows selecting a predefined configuration, as configured in Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist / Audio Swap, or defining a new predefined configuration by selecting Customize. See section "Audio Swap Settings" on page 147.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel Link to Determines the position, in the playlist element, the Audio Swap macro command will be linked to. Possible options are: "Link to" option Description Current position (default value) Audio Swap macro command will be linked to the current position, i.e. the timecode corresponding to the use of the macro command. Mark IN Audio Swap macro command will be linked to the IN point of the element.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A Effect Duration Allows you to define the duration of the audio and video transition effects, in case "mix" or "wipe" has been selected. 8.6.8. Action = Still/Start Mode When a Still/Start Mode action is applied to an element, a specific way of stopping and starting the playout of the element is applied. See section "Define Still/Start Mode Window" on page 99 for more information on the different options.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 8.6.9. Action = Default Transition When a Default Transition action is applied to an element at a given timecode, the playout parameters are reset to the default values specified in the Tools > Settings > Playlist > Playlist / Default Transition category. Selecting Default Transition action in the Playlist Macro Commands Settings does not display any configuration window as there is no parameter to define. 8.6.10.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 8.7. Issue 6.2.A Auxiliary Track Settings It is possible to define an auxiliary clip in the Playlist Panel. The audio track of this auxiliary clip can be played instead of the audio track of the played clip. For more information on the auxiliary track, See section "Associating an Auxiliary Audio Clip to a Playlist" on page 128.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel The Auxiliary Track Settings category will only be available if the EVS server is configured in IPDP mode. The EVS server lists displays all the EVS servers available on the XNet network. The settings for auxiliary track audio outputs are made for each EVS server being controlled by IPDirector. Therefore the EVS server must be selected from the list and then have the settings applied. The auxiliary track output can be one of the following: 8.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 9. EVS Server Channel On-Screen Display 9.1. Introduction The channel's OSD will depend on the settings defined in the Tools > Settings > Playlists > Playlist / OSD category. The sections below give an indication on the place where the information will be displayed on screen. 9.2.
IPDirector - Version 6.2 - User Manual - Playlist Panel 9.3. EVS Video Server Channel On-Screen Display in Playlist Edit Mode If the playlist is in Edit mode and on-line on the output of an EVS server channel the channel's OSD can show the following information about the playlist: PL11/03 "PL" is always displayed and is followed by the LSM ID of the playlist loaded on the channel (e.g. 11/03). Nxt Brk 00:17:13 "Nxt Brk" is always displayed and is followed by the duration until the next break (e.g.
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