USER MANUAL XEDIO APPROVAL Version 4.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B C OPYRIGHT EVS Br oadca st E quip men t – Co pyri ght © 20 10-2 01 2. Al l ri ghts res erved . D ISCLAIMER The inf ormat ion in this m anual i s furn ishe d for i nf ormati onal u se onl y and subjec t to chang e witho ut not ice .
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Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III WHAT’S NEW? .............................................................................................................. IV 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE..........
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 What’s New? The fol lowin g tab le des cr ibes th e sect ions u pdat e d to refl ect t he new a nd modifi ed featu res on Xe dio Appr ov al fr om Xe dio Suit e 4. 02 (compar ed to X edio Sui te 4.01 ). In the user man ual , the icon has been adde d on left margi n to highl ight inform atio n on new and u pdated fe atur es.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B 1. Introduction 1.1 PURPOSE Xedio App rova l i s a n a p plica tion of th e X edio S uite tha t a llows ed itor ial cont rol over the m edia , cl ips and edit ed i tems tha t ar e pr o duced with in t he s yste m. All media , clip s and edi ts can be acc essed a nd previewe d befo re bein g either accept ed o r re ject ed for t ransmi ssio n. 1.2 USER INTERFACE 1.2.
Issue 4.2.B 1.2.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO APPROVAL WINDOW The X edio App rova l g rap hical in terf ace cons ists o f th ree main ar eas, bes i des t he Menu b ar. They are hig hl ighte d on the fol lowi ng s creens hot and shor tly de scribe d in th e ta ble belo w. Area 2 Descri ption 1. Player Pan e This p ane is u sed to pre view t he s elec ted obje ct (media , edit or c lip) . 2.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Note The co lor of some user i nterf ace eleme nts may v ary wi th the X edio sk in insta lled . 1.2.3 WINDOW PANES DISPLAY Users can adap t t he layo ut of th e Xe dio Appr oval window .
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 2. Player 2.1 PURPOSE The Pl ayer pan e is use d t o prev iew the sele cted ob jects from the Dat abas e List. 2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYER PANE The P layer pa ne prov ide s a vide o d ispla y, a me d ia ba r a nd a jo g b ar to n aviga te within the e leme nt, v ide o and au dio s elec tion a nd moni tori ng bu tton s, t ranspo rt butto ns a nd t imeco de fiel ds.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Refer to se ctio n 2.4. 1 ‘ Overvi ew of the Pa nel’ on page 5 for t he dif fe rences betwee n th e Pl ayer pan e s. 2.3 VIDEO DISPLAY OF THE PLAYER When y ou r igh t-cl ick on the V ideo Dis play are a o f the Pl ayer pan e, a co n textu al menu a ppea rs.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 M EDIA P LAYER OR C LIP P LAYER E DIT P LAYER 2.4.2 TRANSPORT BUTTONS Accord ing to the se lect ed item ty pe, some o f t he f ollowi ng butt ons may or may n ot be ava ila ble. Operat ion Play a nd P ause 6 User I nter face Button ↔ Descri ption Button u sed to st art/ sto p the prev iew (video and /or aud io) o f the sele cted item.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Operat ion 2.4.3 User I nter face Button Descri ption Fast R ewind Button us ed t o st art mov ing b ackwa rds throug h t he m edia at a pre set fast speed. Fast F orwar d Button u sed to sta rt m oving fo rward s throug h t he m edia at a pre set fast speed. Goto Pr evio us Transi tion Button used t o move f r om the cur rent posit ion to th e previ ous tran siti on inside an edi t.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Overview All the a vail able audio source s from a m edia o r clip ar e disp laye d bel ow th e Player . The vi deo and audi o t rac k but tons are repr esen te d as foll ows: A ster eo track is repr ese nted by . A 5.1 tra ck i s re prese nte d by In st ereo mode , up to 8 t r acks a ppea r as fol lows : (8 st ereo) (4 s tereo ) In 5.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Video and Audio Selection Click ing on t he Vi deo b utton will remo ve t he v i deo fr om t he Pl ayer win dow. The di spla yed butt on w ill turn to wh ite . Clicki ng o n the lef t or r ight t rian gle o f an audi o stere o tra ck wi ll di sabl e respec tive ly th e left o r right ch anne l of th e corres pond i ng au dio tr a ck. The displa yed but ton w ill tur n to wh ite . A 5.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 A UDIO C ONTROLS FOR E DIT At ed it crea tion , the aud i o typ e for the ed it is spe cifie d: All Ster eo, One 5. 1 + 5x stereo , Two 5.1 + 2x ste reo. T his s elec tion is r efl ected in t he num ber and type o f audio tra cks d ispl ayed un dernea th the V ideo Dis pl ay. The acti ve rad io bu tton s (white ) corr espo nd to ou t put aud io tra cks se lect ed for the edit.
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Issue 4.2.B 2.5 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 LOADING MEDIA ON THE PLAYER WINDOW You ca n pr ocee d in di ffer ent wa ys t o lo ad an i tem on th e Pl ayer : • Drag t he m edia , ed it o r cl ip fr om th e Da taba se L ist to t he P laye r win dow: • In th e Da tabas e L ist, dou ble-cl ick the medi a, e dit or cl ip t o lo ad Once the it em is load e d, the Appr oval Pa ne d isplay s the med ia, edi t or clip proper ties .
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B 3. Database List Pane 3.1 PURPOSE The Dat abas e Li st pa ne allows you to q uick ly fi n d and brows e the ava ilab le ite ms presen t wi thin the da taba se th at n eed to b e co nsid ered for appro val. 3.2 OVERVIEW OF THE DATABASE LIST The upp er par t of the p ane giv es ac cess to the diffe rent filt ers wh ich can b e appli ed t o th e da taba se l i st.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 D ISPLAYED C OLUMNS It is pos sibl e to re-a rr ange the c olum ns orde r , and to ad d or remov e some column s. Right- clic king on an y o f the col umn hea ding s d i splays a con text ual men u. Th e Choose Di spla yed Colu mns opti on ope ns the Select V isib le Col umns window allowi ng y ou t o ch oose th e col umns you w ant to be disp layed in the ele ment list .
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Quick te xt sear ch and filters o n param eter s, as well as seve ral fi lters on parame ters , ca n be com b ined and save d fo r l ater use. All the cri teri a mus t be m et in the resu lts l ist ( an ‘AN D’ oper ator is ap plie d). T hese Sa ved F ilte rs ca n t hen be appli ed i n on e cl ick. 3.4.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Q UICK T EXT S EARCH R ULES The s tring th at y ou ente r in t he Q uick Tex t Se arc h fie ld i s an alyz ed accor ding to the fol lowin g set of ru les , which can b e acces sed via the He lp butt on the Qu ick Text Sea rch fi eld. next to The fr ee text sear ch is n ot a case sen siti ve o pera tion.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 3.4.3 ADVANCED FILTERS Filter s are ava ilab le for more deta iled s earch o pe ratio ns from th e Filte r 0 tab. The parame ters avai labl e for filte ring oper atio ns ar e the co lumn head ings a nd any metada ta a ssoc iate d by t he use r. From t he T oday tab , th e f ilter ‘cr eati on d ate = to da y’ is aut omati cal ly a ppli e d.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Option Meaning The medi a disp layed in the resul ts li st ful fill all the select ed filt er c rite ria. ANY cri teri a i s met At lea st o ne o f th e cr ite ria se lect ed i n th e Fi lte r fie lds must b e me t. The me dia dis playe d i n t he re sult s l ist fulf ill at le ast o ne of th e se lect ed f ilt er cr ite ria.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 F ILTER F IELDS The Fi lter fie ld p rovi des the list of all the para m eters on w hich a s earc h can be perfor med. Th e fol lowin g screen shot i s an exam ple of such a lis t. The o ptio ns ma y diffe r betw een t he ap plic ation s of t he Xe dio Su it e. Most rele vant param et ers are liste d at the to p of the li st, then , all th e other f iel ds are disp laye d in alph abeti ca l order.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 S EARCH F IELDS T YPES Accord ing to the sel ecte d fi lter par amet er, dif fer ent t ypes of se arch fie ld s wil l b e displa yed. The y ar e de tai led i n th e ta ble belo w.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Filter Par amete r Type Issue 4.2.B Displa yed C rite ria Fiel d s • Search bas ed o n an int er val (e .g. with […] (bet we en)…): two calend ars are disp laye d f or th e se lect ion of t wo d a tes. • Search ba sed on a sp eci fic date c alcu late d from t he curre nt date ( e.g. with tomo rro w, las t mont h,…): no other fiel d appear s. Time Severa l Da te S earch fi lte rs exi st.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Filter Par amete r Type Displa yed C rite ria Fiel d s Number Such a s DB Id Select a l ogic al o pera to r in the firs t fi eld and then ente r a number in the seco nd f iel d. Note <> mea ns ‘ diff ers from ’ Option List Select a condi tio n in the first fie ld Such a s Vi deo Standa rd Click th e butto n to dis pl ay the lis t of op tion s avai lable f or the s elec ted filt er p arame ter.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 H OW TO P ERFORM A S EARCH THROUGH F ILTER F IELDS To ent er s earc h va lues in the Filt er f ield s, p roce ed as f ollow s: 1. 2. Choose the col umns you wish t o pe rfor m a searc h on. Click the Show/ Hide Fil t er bu tton The fo llow ing Filt er a rea is di spla yed: 3. Select a crit eria comb inat ion f rom t he list : 4. Select a filt er p arame ter from t he f ilt er p arame ter list.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Menu Op tion Descri ption Create New Filt er Allows to crea te a new fil ter t ab. Save F ilte r As Allows to cre ate a new filte r tab in whi ch th e curren t search fi lter will be save d. Filter Pro perti es Allows to ch ange the name an d/or descr ipt ion of the select ed filt er t ab. Reset Filt er Removes all sea rch crit er ia on the sel ecte d fi lter t ab.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 4. Approval Pane 4.1 PURPOSE The ma in p urpo se o f th e Approv al p ane is t o re jec t or acce pt a medi a, edit or cl ip. 4.2 ITEM PROPERTIES The upper p art of th e Ap proval p ane dis play s the propert ies of th e loade d item in the Ge nera l t ab a nd i ts a ssocia ted meta data in th e Meta data tab .
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Approval EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Media Edit 4.3 ACCEPTANCE BUTTONS The lower p art o f the Ap proval w indow i s commo n to all ki nds of i tem and is use d to Acc ept or Re ject th e media. To reje ct a n ite m, cl i ck the Reje ct bu tton and th en th e Upda te butto n. ‘REJECTE D’ w ill be d ispl ayed in t he V alid ated Dat e col umn o f th e Da taba se List .
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