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USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A.– Copyright © 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.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS III 1. 1 1.1. Product Overview 1 1.2. Starting LSM Connect 2 1.3. User Interface Overview 3 1.4. Selecting Items 4 2. 6 CLIP MANAGEMENT 2.1. Clip Tab 6 2.2. Clip Display in Grid View 8 2.3. Accessing Distant Servers 9 2.4. Managing Clips 9 2.5. Copying and Moving Clips 11 2.6. Searching for Clips 12 3. PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT 14 3.1. Playlist Tab 14 3.2. Managing Playlists 18 3.3. Editing Playlists 20 4.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Overview Description The LSM Connect is a tablet-based application that allows users to manage clips and playlists stored on EVS video servers. The application is directly connected to the Remote Panel and to the EVS video server via the Ethernet network. This gives users instant access and control of all clips and playlists created on EVS servers.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 1.3.A July 2013 Network Architecture The LSM Connect communicates with the Multicam application via the PC LAN network.The tablet is plugged onto a docking station that allows the connection to the PC LAN network. The illustration below shows the network architecture. You can find detailed information on the network setup, connectivity and docking station in the LSM Connect docking station technote. 1.2.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 1.3. User Interface Overview Introduction By default, the main window of the LSM Connect application contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 1.3.A July 2013 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of LSM Connect main window: Part Name Description 1. Clip area Displays a view on the clips stored on the EVS server. The clips can be displayed in grid view or list view . 2. Playlist area Displays a view on the visible playlists stored on the EVS server. You can remove playlists from or add playlists to the list using the Visible Playlist command at the bottom on the tab. 3.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 Contextual Action Bar When items are selected, a blue contextual action bar (CAB) appears at the top of the window. It shows several commands you can perform on the selected items. The screenshot below shows an example of contextual action bar: The bar contains the following elements, from left to right: GUI element Description Done icon allows you to confirm the executed action. This confirms the action and closes the CAB.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 2. Clip Management 2.1. Clip Tab 1.3.A July 2013 Introduction The Clip tab can be displayed in a Grid view or List view. You can open two clip tabs on the main window, in the same or in a different view. Grid View 6 2.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 The table below presents the various areas on the Grid view: # Area Description 1. Page selection Pages with clips are in white font. Empty pages are dimmed. The current page is displayed in blue. 2. Bank selection Banks with clips are in white font. Empty banks are dimmed. The current bank is displayed in blue. 3. Clip box The clip box displays several clip metadata. When you tap on a clip, the clip metadata are displayed in a toolbar on the right of the screen.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 2.2. 1.3.A July 2013 Clip Display in Grid View Clip Metadata In the Clip tab, in Grid view, each clip position is symbolized by a rectangle. When you tap a clip, the full clip metadata are displayed on the toolbar area (right). You can modify the clip metadata in the toolbar area. The clip metadata described in the table below can be displayed: Metadata type Description Clip LSM ID LSM ID in white font if a clip is stored on the given LSM ID.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 2.3. Accessing Distant Servers Introduction From the Clip tab in Grid or List view, you can access distant EVS servers available on the network, and perform actions on the distant clips. In Grid view, you can select a single EVS server. The EVS server name and net number whose clips are displayed in the grid is displayed at the top of the Clip tab, next to the Network icon: In List view, you can select several servers.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 1.3.A July 2013 Actions on Clips The table below describes briefly the available commands for clips. Some of the actions are explained in details in a separate topic: Action button Description Allows you to cut selected clips, send them to the clipboard, and then move them to a new selected position using a paste action.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 2.5. Copying and Moving Clips Introduction This section explains how to copy or move one or more clips from one position to another one, located on the same EVS server or to a distant EVS server. You need to perform copy and move actions in Grid view, not in List view. To copy and move clips, you will use commands available in the CAB, the blue Contextual Action bar located at the top of the screen: Tip Clips can only be pasted on empty positions.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 1.3.A July 2013 3. In a Clip Grid view, select the page, bank and position you want to move your clips to in the following way: a. Tap on the requested page at the bottom of the Grid view. b. Tap on the requested bank on the left of the Grid view. c. Tap on the requested empty position (position for the first clip in a multiselection). 4. To paste the selected clips, do one of the following actions: ◦ In single selection mode, tap Paste in the CAB.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 How to Search for Clips To search for clips, proceed as follows: 1. In the Search window, type the text you want to search for on the right of the magnifier icon in the CAB: As you type, the application suggests metadata that includes the text you have already entered. 2. Do one of the following: ◦ If you do want to search strictly for your text string, tap on the entered text again. ◦ If you want to select a suggested text string, tap on it.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 3. Playlist Management 3.1. Playlist Tab 1.3.A July 2013 Introduction The Playlist tab can display be declined in two views: • Initially, it displays a set of selected playlists which you define as 'visible playlists'. We will call this the List view • When you tap on a playlists, the selected playlist opens in the Playlist tab, and you can view all playlist elements and transition information. We will call this the Detail view List View 14 3.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 The table below presents the various areas or icons on the List view: # Area/Icon Description 1. Adds the selected clips at the end of the corresponding playlist. 2. Playlist containing playlist elements: The Playlist LSM ID is specified, as well as the playlist duration, and the number of playlist elements. Empty playlist position. As you can add elements to such a playlist, the Add icon is displayed on the left. Timeline position.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 1.3.A July 2013 Detail View 16 3.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 The table below presents the various areas or icons on the Detail view: # Area/Icon Description 1. Insert the selected clip(s) between the surrounding playlist elements. 2. Insert the selected clip(s) at the end of the playlist. 3. Represents the open playlist, and the related information. 4. Closes the Detail view and comes back to the List view. 5.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 3.2. 1.3.A July 2013 Managing Playlists Introduction This section presents the actions you can perform on playlists. Actions on Playlists How to Change the Playlist Name To change the playlist name, proceed as follows: 1. In the Playlist tab in List view, tap the playlist whose name you want to modify. The playlist name and other information are displayed in the toolbar. 2. In the Name field, type or modify the playlists name. 3. Tap the Done key on the virtual keyboard.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 How to Delete a Playlist To delete a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. In the Playlist tab in List view, select the playlist you want to delete. 2. Tap in the CAB. How to Merge Two Playlists When you merge two playlists, the first selected playlist is in fact merged into the second selected playlist. In other words, all playlists elements of the first playlist are added at the beginning of the second playlist. To merge two playlists, proceed as follows: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 3.3. 1.3.A July 2013 Editing Playlists Introduction This section presents the actions you can perform on playlist elements. Actions on Playlist Elements How to Add Clips at the End of a Playlist In the Playlist tab, you can work in List view or in Detail view. To add at the end of a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. In the Clip tab or in the Search window, select one or more clips you want to add to the playlist in the Clip tab.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 How to Reorganize Elements inside a Playlist You can only move an element at a time inside a playlist. To reorganize elements inside a playlist, proceed as follows: 1. In the Playlist tab, open the playlist you want to reorganize in Detail view. 2. Tap and hold the playlist element you want to move. 3. Drag the element at the requested position and release when the Add icon at the requested position turns green.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 4. 1.3.A July 2013 Settings Introduction The Settings include four menus or windows: • Connection Menu • Parameters Menu • Maintenance Menu • About window Connection Menu The Connection menu allows you to select the EVS server and LSM Remote Panel to which LSM Connect has to connect to. You can connect to one EVS server and one Remote Panel at a time. See section "Starting LSM Connect" on page 2 for full information on how to connect to EVS servers. 22 4.
USER MANUAL LSM Connect 1.3 Parameters Menu The Parameters menu allows you to set LSM connect parameters. The table below describes the available parameters: 4. Settings Name Description Edit clip metadata on mark in/out This option allows you to enter the clip metadata using LSM Connect when you mark an IN or OUT point with the Remote Panel. When this option is active and when you mark an IN or OUT point on the Remote Panel, a metadata window pops up on the LSM Connect.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. 1.3.A July 2013 Maintenance Menu The Maintenance menu allows you to perform some maintenance tasks on the LSM Connect. The table below describes the available maintenance commands: 24 Name Description Clear icon and color cache The colors and emoticons assigned to clips in the Clip toolbar are only stored on the LSM Connect. This command allows you to clear this metadata for each EVS server the LSM Connect has connected to.
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