USER MANUAL RECORDER PANEL Version 6.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder 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 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder Panel Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS III WHAT'S NEW? V 1. 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Product Overview 1 1.2. Opening of the Recorder Panel 1 2. 2 USER INTERFACE 2.1. Overview of the Recorder Panel 2 2.2. Recorder Channel Pane 3 2.2.1. Overview of the Recorder Channel Pane 3 2.2.2. Recorder Contextual Menu 4 2.2.3. Start Record and Stop Record Buttons 4 2.3. Clip Creation Pane 3. 2.3.1. Clip Creation Buttons and Shortcuts 5 2.3.2.
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IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder 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 with IPDirector Video routers can be used with IPDirector to increase the number of incoming feeds manageable by EVS server recorder channels.
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IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder Panel 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Overview The Recorder Panel is the graphical user interface used to control the recorder channels of an EVS video server. The Recorder Panel shows the record status of a channel and allows to start or stop the recording by a recorder channel. It provides the basic functions to create a clip. 1.2. Opening of the Recorder Panel To open the Recorder Panel, select the corresponding icon on the IPDirector Application bar.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 2. User Interface 2.1. Overview of the Recorder Panel The Recorder Panel has been designed with various panes allowing its size to be changed depending on the features in use. You can use the Pane Display button to display or hide the second window pane. The Recorder Panel window contains the main panes highlighted on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder Panel 2.2. Recorder Channel Pane 2.2.1. Overview of the Recorder Channel Pane Illustration The Recorder Channel pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Recorder Channel pane: Area Description / See also… 1. This button makes it possible to lock the recorder channel to prevent any operation from any IPDirector user interface.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 2.2.2. Issue 6.2.A Area Description / See also… 4. Current Timecode field This field displays the incoming timecode of the server (should be the studio time). When the recorder is started, the timecode is running. See section "Timecode Fields Display" on page 6. 5. Remaining Capacity control This read-only field displays the remaining capacity on this specific recorder channel on the EVS video server. 6.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder Panel Operation User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut Description Start Record Starts the recording from a recorder channel of an EVS video server. It can only be used in IPDP Spotbox mode. See section "Recorder Panel Use Depending on EVS Video Server Mode" on page 7. When the server is recording, the button + turns to Stop Record + and is not available. Stops the recording from a recorder channel of an EVS video server.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 1. IN field: timecode of the IN point 2. Duration field: time interval between the IN and OUT points, i.e. clip duration 3. OUT field: timecode of the OUT point 2.3.3. Timecode Fields Display Information displayed in the Current Timecode fieldand in the Time Information fields of a clip can be changed as follows: 1. Right-click the Timecode field.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder Panel 3. Managing Channels 3.1. Recorder Panel Use Depending on EVS Video Server Mode LSM Mode If an EVS video server is in LSM base mode, the Recorder Panel is for information only. Each recorder channel starts recording from server start up and continues in a loop record mode. The recorder channel cannot be started or stopped from an IPDirector workstation and the Recorder Panel will show the current recording timecode and its record status.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A How to Assign a Recorder Channel from the Channel Explorer Users can assign a recorder channel to a Recorder Panel from the Channel Explorer. This can be done in one of the following ways: • Double-click a recorder channel in the Channel Explorer. A Recorder Panel opens and the recorder channel is automatically assigned to it. • Right-click a recorder channel in the Channel Explorer and select Open Recorder Panel from the contextual menu.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder Panel 3.3.2. Limitations The Lock function is not available in the following situations: 3.3.3. • The selected channel has been locked by another user. • You do not have the right to lock the selected channel. • The Remote Panel has the control on the channel. • The EVS server the channel relates to is shut down.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 Issue 6.2.A 3.4. Managing the Links with a Video Router 3.4.1. Introduction Video routers can be used with IPDirector to increase the number of incoming feeds manageable by EVS server recorder channels and/or the number of output channels able to play out the media from a player channel, depending on the configuration of the installation.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder Panel • A recorder channel physically connected to a router OUT port has been assigned to the Recorder Panel. How to Assign a Router IN Port to a Recorder Channel To assign an IN port of a video router to a recorder channel from the RecorderPanel or to change the assignment, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Change Recorder Input button next to the Recorder Channel field.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. - June 2013 4. Creating a Clip 4.1. Introduction Issue 6.2.A As soon as a recorder channel has been selected, users can create a new clip from the record train thanks to the clip creation functions of the Clip Creation pane. 4.2. Clip Settings Several settings related to clip creation can be defined under Tools > Settings.
IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Recorder Panel 5. Recorder Panel Shortcuts In the IPDirector main window, the Tools > Define Shortcut option from the Menu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IPDirector. The screenshot below lists all the actions which can be performed with shortcuts in the Recorder panel together with, their default values. These can be modified and saved by the user if desired. 5.
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