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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse 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 Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Table of content TABLE OF CONTENT ...................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................ IV 1. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1 1.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 What’s New? The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on Xedio Browse 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 Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1. Introduction 1.1 PURPOSE The Xedio Browse application allows a user to browse and preview media within a Xedio Suite environment. The supported media can be either data already imported into the Xedio Suite or files currently being ingested into the system as a ‘live feed’. With Xedio Browse, the media can be segmented into several ‘virtual media’.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO BROWSE WINDOW The Xedio Browse graphical interface contains three main areas highglighted in the screenshot below: T HE P LAYER P ANE (1) This is used to play media loaded from the Tabs pane or virtual media loaded from the Virtual Media pane. The Player pane is used together with the Tabs pane to create virtual media.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 T HE V IRTUAL M EDIA P ANE (3) The Virtual Media pane gives the list of the virtual media created from the original file selected in the Media tab. 1.3 PROCESS OVERVIEW The use of Xedio Browse can be summarized as follows: Step See … 1. Select a media from the Media Tab of the Tabs Pane. Section 3.1 on page 14 2. Load it on the Player Pane Section 2.3.5 on page 12 3.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2. Player The Player is used to load and play media or virtual media and to create virtual media. 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 Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 When a virtual media is loaded from the Virtual Media pane, the Player pane looks like the following screenshot: 2.2 VIDEO DISPLAY OF THE PLAYER When you right-click on the Video Display area of the Player pane, a contextual menu appears.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Operation 2.3.2 User Interface Button Remove 1 frame from Mark OUT point (red) Add 1 frame to Mark OUT point (red) TIMECODE VALUE FIELDS The top box displays the media start timecode (first recorded fram e), even if a virtual media is loaded. The second box displays the current position (nowline).
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 In stereo mode, up to 8 tracks appear as follows: (8 stereo) (4 stereo) In 5.1 and stereo mode, up to 16 channels can be shown as follows: (two 5.1 tracks and two stereo tracks) (one 5.1 track and six stereo tracks) V IDEO AND A UDIO S ELECTION Clicking on the Video button will remove the video from the Player window. The displayed button will turn to white.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 A UDIOMETERS A set of audiometers are displayed on the right side of the Video Display. The number of audiom eters differs according to the audio track selected: 6 for a 5.1 track, 2 for a stereo track. 2.3.4 MEDIA AND JOG BARS J OG The lower area is the jog bar.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The middle area, represented by a dark grey zone, is a shuttle control. This zone shows the portion of the media out of the whole media included in the top area and the position in the whole media: When a media has just been loaded, the top area represents the whole media: The dark grey area represents the whole media and covers the whole space in the middle area.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.3.6 PLAY MEDIA IN THE ADDITIONAL PLAYER It is also possible to load media or virtual media on an additional Player window. To do so, right-click on a media or virtual media and select Play from the contextual menu. The media or virtual media cannot be modified using this player but can be viewed while another piece of media is still loaded within the Player pane.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. Tabs Pane The Tabs pane consists of two tabs: the Media tab and the Virtual Media Properties tab. 3.1 THE MEDIA TAB The Media tab is used to select the media to manage. 3.1.1 OVERVIEW OF THE MEDIA TAB The upper part of the Media tab gives access to the different filters which can be applied to the media list.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.1.2 MEDIA LIST AREA D ISPLAYED C OLUMNS It is possible to re-arrange the columns order, and to add or remove some columns. Right-clicking on any of the column headings displays a contextual menu. The Choose Displayed Columns option opens the Select Visible Columns window allowing you to choose the columns you want to be displayed in the element list. Please see the section 4.2.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.1.3 USING FILTERS TO SEARCH THE DATABASE I NTRODUCTION When the database contains large amounts of data, it may become difficult to find a specific element. The Xedio Suite offers several ways to speed up your search: • quick text search • filters on parameters By default, the columns that are taken into consideration for the Quick Text Search are the ones currently visible in the grid.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. Depending on whether the AutoRefresh Filtering setting is selected or not, you may have to press the Search button to apply the Quick Text Search. Refer to the tab Software > Parameter Profiles > General > General. The Quick Text Search is applied and the search result is displayed in the grid. 4.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Search String Search Result =card Searches for a string exactly equals to ‘card’. For example, if a field contains ‘yellow card ’, the =card condition will not return any result. =”yellow card” Searches for a string exactly equals to ‘yellow card’. The use of quotes is required due to the space between ‘yellow’ and ‘card’.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Criteria Combination The available options are detailed in the table below: Option Meaning ALL criteria are met All the criteria selected in the Filter fields displayed under the Criteria Combination field must be met. The media displayed in the results list fulfill all the selected filter criteria. ANY criteria is met At least one of the criteria selected in the Filter fields must be met.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Filter Fields The Filter field provides the list of all the parameters on which a search can be performed. The following screenshot is an example of such a list. The options may differ between the applications of the Xedio Suite. Once a parameter has been selected, an entire line is displayed. Interface Element Description 1 Selected filter parameter.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Search Fields Types According to the selected filter parameter, different types of search fields will be displayed. They are detailed in the table below. Filter Parameter Type Displayed Criteria Fields Timecode or Duration Parameter Such as TC IN, TC OUT, Duration… Select a logical operator in the first field and then enter a timecode or duration value in the second field.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Filter Parameter Type Displayed Criteria Fields • Search based on an interval (e.g. with between…): two calendars are displayed for the selection of two dates. • Search based on a specific date calculated from the current date (e.g. with tomorrow, last month,…): no other field appears. Time Several Date Search filters exist. They are described below. Such as Last Rendered Date Time a.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Filter Parameter Type Displayed Criteria Fields Number Such as DB Id Select a logical operator in the first field and then enter a number in the second field. Note <> means ‘differs from’ 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.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 How to Perform a Search through Filter Fields To enter search values in the Filter fields, proceed as follows: 1. 2. Choose the columns you wish to perform a search on. Click the Show/Hide Filter button The following Filter area is displayed: 3. Select a criteria combination from the list: 4. Select a filter parameter from the filter parameter list.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Menu Option Description Create New Filter Allows to create a new filter tab. Save Filter As Allows to create a new filter tab in which the current search filter will be saved. Filter Properties Allows to change the name and/or description of the selected filter tab. Reset Filter Removes all search criteria on the selected filter tab. Delete Filter Removes the filter tab.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.2 THE VIRTUAL MEDIA PROPERTIES TAB The Virtual Media Properties tab can be used to create virtual media from an existing media. The virtual media is only made of markers placed on the original media file. There is no new media file created. 3.2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE VIRTUAL MEDIA PROPERTIES TAB The Virtual Media Properties tab can only be selected when a media is loaded on the Player pane.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3.2.2 CREATING A VIRTUAL MEDIA To create a virtual media, proceed as follows: 1. Load the required media from the Media tab to the Player pane. 2. Browse in the media until you select the Mark IN point and press the button or the key. The Mark In Timecode field is filled and appears in green. The thumbnail IN is displayed. A default label is automatically assigned into the Label field.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Note 1 If the virtual media has been recorded as published, it will be locked and not available for later update. You will get the following warning message: Note 2 There is an administrator setting which prevents creation of virtual media that overlap each other. If this setting is active a dialogue box will open to alert the user that the virtual media overlap: 3.2.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4. Virtual Media Pane 4.1 INTRODUCTION As soon as a virtual media has been created it appears in the list of the Virtual Media pane. To display the list of virtual media associated to a media, select the media in the Media tab of the Tabs pane. Virtual media items are displayed in columns. Some of the details can be edited from here, others are only for information.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4.2.2 SHOW THUMBNAILS The Show Thumbnails option is available from the column headings contextual menu This option adds thumbnails in the Thumbnail IN and Thumbnail OUT columns of the Virtual Media pane, provided that those columns have been made visible. 4.2.
Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4.3 Column Heading Description Priority A rating for the item . Ratio Shows the video ratio of the clip, for instance 16/9 or 4/3.
Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 5. Menu Bar Several commands are available from the Menu Bar at the top of the Xedio Browse window. A logbook can be displayed by selecting the View > Logbook bar option. This gives information about operations performed when using the Xedio Brow se application. The versions of the installed applications are available from the Help > About option.
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