User’s Manual Version 3.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 C OPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright © 2010-2011. All rights reserved. D ISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................ IV 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1 1.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 What’s New? The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on Xedio Approval from Xedio Suite 3.1 (compared to Xedio Suite 3.0). In the user manual, the icon has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features. Click the section number (or the description) in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1. Introduction 1.1 PURPOSE Xedio Approval is an application of the Xedio Suite that allows editorial control over the media, clips and edited items that are produced within the system. All media, clips and edits can be accessed and previewed before being either accepted or rejected for transmission. 1.2 USER INTERFACE 1.2.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO APPROVAL WINDOW The Xedio Approval graphical interface contains three main areas highglighted in the screenshot below: T HE P LAYER P ANE This pane is used to preview the selected object (media, edit or clip). T HE D ATABASE L IST This pane is used to select the media, clip or edited packages to be assessed for approval using various filtering techniques.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.3 PROCESS OVERVIEW The use of Xedio Approval can be summarized as follows: Step See … 1. Select a media, Database List. edit or clip from the Section 3 on page 13 2. Load it on the Player Pane Section 2.4 on page 12 3. Accept or reject the item.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2. Player The Player pane is used to preview the selected objects from the Database List. 2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYER PANE The Player pane provides a video display, a media bar and a jog bar to navigate within the element, video and audio selection and monitoring buttons, transport buttons and timecode fields. It slightly differs according to the element loaded.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.2 VIDEO DISPLAY OF THE PLAYER When you right-click on the Video Display area of the Player pane, a contextual menu appears.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.3 PLAYER CONTROLS 2.3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PANEL According to the type of the selected item (m edia, edit or clip), the player provides transport buttons and controls for video and audio monitoring specific to the selected item type. M EDIA P LAYER OR C LIP P LAYER E DIT P LAYER 2.3.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Operation 2.3.3 User Interface Button Description Go to Start of Media Button used to move from the current position to the beginning (on the first frame) of the selected item. Go to End of M edia These buttons are used to move from the current position to the end (on the last frame) of the selected item.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.3.4 VIDEO AND AUDIO MONITORING TOOLS V IDEO AND A UDIO C ONTROLS FOR M EDIA OR C LIP When a media or a clip is loaded on the Player pane, the video and audio tracks to monitor can be selected using the buttons underneath the Video Display. Overview All the available audio sources from a media or clip are displayed below the Player.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Video and Audio Selection Clicking on the Video button will remove the video from the Player window. The displayed button will turn to white. Clicking on the left or right triangle of an audio stereo track will disable respectively the left or right channel of the corresponding audio track. The displayed button will turn to white. A 5.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 A UDIO C ONTROLS FOR E DIT At edit creation, the audio type for the edit is specified: All Stereo, One 5.1 + 5x stereo, Two 5.1 + 2x stereo. This selection is reflected in the number and type of audio tracks displayed underneath the Video Display. The active radio buttons (white) correspond to output audio tracks selected for the edit.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The vertical lines represent the different positions: Line color Meaning Green line Mark IN point (only visible when a clip is loaded) Red line Mark OUT point (only visible when a clip is loaded) Blue line Current position within the media (Nowline) All of these lines can be moved to a new position by selecting them with the mouse and dragging them to the desired position.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.4 LOADING MEDIA ON THE PLAYER WINDOW You can proceed in different ways to load an item on the Player: • Drag the media, edit or clip from the Database List to the Player window: • In the Database List, double-click the media, edit or clip to load Once the item is loaded, the Approval Pane displays the media, edit or clip properties.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. Database List Pane The Database List pane allows you to quickly find and browse the available items present within the database that need to be considered for approval. 3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE DATABASE LIST The upper part of the pane gives access to the different filters which can be applied to the database list.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 E LEMENT L IST C ONTEXTUAL M ENU A contextual menu is available when you right-click on an item in the list. The options available depend on the type of item selected. M enu Item Description Play Opens a new Player window to allow the item to be browsed. Render List Opens the Render List window listing all types of rendering that have been done with the item.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.3.2 QUICK TEXT SEARCH I NTRODUCTION The Quick Text Search field is always available on the top of the database content list: It allows searching for a string in the displayed columns. The Quick Text Search option obeys specific rules which can be accessed via the Help button next to the Quick Text Search field.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Q UICK T EXT S EARCH R ULES The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules, which can be accessed via the Help button the Quick Text Search field. next to The free text search is not a case sensitive operation.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.3.3 ADVANCED FILTERS Filters are available for more detailed search operations. The parameters available for filtering operations are the column headings and any metadata associated by the user. F ILTER A CTIVATION Show/Hide Filter Button To display, or hide, the Filter extended area, click the Show/Hide Filter button over the grid.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Option Meaning selected filter criteria. ANY criteria is met At least one of the criteria selected in the Filter fields must be met. The media displayed in the results list fulfill at least one of the selected filter criteria. NO criteria is met None of the criteria selected in the Filter fields displayed under the Criteria Combination field must be met.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Once a parameter has been selected, an entire line is displayed. Interface Element Description 1 Selected filter parameter. 2 Various fields used to enter the filter criteria. Refer to section ‘Search Fields Types’ on page 19. Used to remove the corresponding filter line. Used to add a new filter line.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Filter Parameter Type Displayed Criteria Fields Date Several Date Search filters exist. They are described below. Such as Creation Date a. Select a condition or a logical operator in the first field b. This will condition the next step: • Search based on a specific date (e.g. with is…): a calendar will be displayed for the selection of a date. • Search based on an interval (e.g.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Filter Parameter Type Displayed Criteria Fields Time Several Date Search filters exist. They are described below. Such as Last Rendered Date Time a. Select a condition or a logical operator in the first field B. This will condition the next step: • Search based on a specific date and time (e.g.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Filter Parameter Type Displayed Criteria Fields Option List Select a condition in the first field Such as Video Standard Click the button to display the list of options available for the selected filter parameter. Example for the Video Standard: Select an option from the list.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4. Select a filter parameter from the filter parameter list. An entire line, corresponding to the selected filter parameter, is displayed: 5. Enter filter criteria as explained in section ‘Search Fields Types’ on page 19. For free text fields, press ENTER to apply the filter. Otherwise, the results list is automatically restricted. 6. 3.3.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 H OW TO S AVE F ILTERS To save filters, proceed as follows: 1. Define the filter or filters combination you wish to save, as explained above. 2. Right-click the Filter 0 tab. 3. Select Save Filter As from the contextual menu. The Filter Edit Dialog box opens. 4. Enter a label for the tab you are going to create and, if required, enter a description. 5. Click OK to confirm.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4. Approval Pane The main purpose of the Approval pane is to reject or accept a media, edit or clip. 4.1 ITEM PROPERTIES The upper part of the Approval pane displays the properties of the loaded item in the General tab and its associated metadata in the Metadata tab.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Edit Clip 4.2 ACCEPTANCE BUTTONS The lower part of the Approval window is common to all kinds of item and is used to Accept or Reject the media. To reject an item, press the Reject button and then the Update button. ‘REJECTED’ will be displayed in the Validated Date column of the Database List. To accept an item, press the Accept button and then the Update button.
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