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Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A C OPYRIGHT EVS Br oadca st E quip men t – Co pyri ght © 20 10-2 01 1. 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 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A Table of content TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? .............................................................................................................. IV 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE.....
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 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 Xedi o Bro w se from Xedi o Sui te 3. 0 2 and 4 .01 (c ompa red t o Xedio Suite 3.0 1). 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 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 1. Introduction 1.1 PURPOSE The Xedi o Browse a ppli c ation al lows a us er to br owse and pr eview me dia within a Xedio Suit e en viro nmen t. The suppo rted me dia ca n be either d ata alr eady import ed int o the Xedi o Suite or files curr ent ly b eing ing e sted into the sys tem as a ‘liv e fe ed’. With X edio Brow se, the media can be se gmen ted into seve ral ‘vir tual med ia’.
Issue 4.1.A 1.2.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO BROWSE WINDOW The Xed io Bro wse g raph ical i nter face c onsi sts o f three m ain a reas , besi d es the 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 Descri ption 1.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 the P layer pan e. This is als o used to c reate vi rtua l media wi t hin the origin al file and ass ign it specif ic m etad ata. 3. 1.2.5 Virtua l Pane Med ia The Vi rtua l Me dia pane g ives the list of the vir tua l medi a create d fr om t he o rigi nal file sele cted in the Medi a tab. WINDOW PANES DISPLAY Users c an ad apt t he la yo ut of t he Xe dio B rowse window .
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 2. Player The Play er is us ed to l o ad and pl ay med ia or vi r tual med ia an d to cre ate virtua l media. 2.1 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 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 When a virt ual med ia is l oaded fr om the Vir tual M edia pan e, the Pl ayer pa ne looks like the foll owin g sc reens hot: 2.2 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.
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Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Operat ion 2.3.2 User I nter face Button Remove 1 fr ame from Mark OU T po int (red) Add 1 frame to M ark OUT poi nt (red) TIMECODE VALUE FIELDS Three Timec ode Valu e fi e lds ar e d ispl ayed unde r t he Tra nspo rt b utto ns. 8 Area Descri ption 1. Media St art Tim ecod e ( first reco rded frame ), ev en if a vi rtua l medi a is loaded 2.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 2.3.3 VIDEO AND AUDIO MONITORING TOOLS When a med ia i s l oade d on th e Pl ayer pan e, the v ideo and audi o t racks to monito r can be se lect ed u sing the butt ons unde rnea th t he Video Disp lay. O VERVIEW All t he a vail able aud io s o urces from a me dia are di splaye d be low the Play er .
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 A 5.1 audi o tr ack is d isa bled b y cl icki ng t he louds peaker but ton on t he r igh t of th e radio but ton The ta ble summa rize s ho w the icon s lo ok like dep ending on the sel ecti on: Enabled Disabl ed Video Audio A UDIO M ONITORING S ELECTION The radi o butto ns betw e en each pai r of ster eo a udio cha nnel bu tto ns or next to a 5.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A M EDIA B AR The upper ar ea of the bar repre sent s the who l e origin al medi a of the elemen t curren tly load ed in t he P l ayer w indow .
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 • If you cli ck on the d ark grey are a and dra g it, y ou shift t he por tion o f media includ ed in t he top ar ea. The da rk gre y are a is enlar ged or r edu ced accord ingl y. In th is case , i f t he p orti o n of the up per area cov e rs on ly a pa rt of the me dia, the now line m ay di sappe ar.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 • Issue 4.1.A From t he Me dia tab , do ub le-cl ick the m edia to loa d or from t he V irtu al M edia pa ne, d oubl e-cl ick the virt u al med ia t o l oad. At th e sam e ti me, the Ta bs Pan e wi ll s witc h to the Virtu al M edia Prop erti e s tab . 2.3.6 PLAY MEDIA IN THE ADDITIONAL PLAYER It i s a lso poss ible to lo a d med ia or v irtu al medi a on an addi tion al Play er window .
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 3. Tabs Pane The Tab s pan e con sist s of tw o tab s: t he Me dia ta b and the Virt ual Medi a Proper ties tab . 3.1 THE MEDIA TAB The Me dia tab is u sed to select th e med ia to ma na ge. 3.1.1 OVERVIEW OF THE MEDIA TAB The upper pa rt of the Me dia tab giv es acces s to the diffe rent fi lter s which can be appli ed t o th e me dia list .
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Media item s ar e di spla ye d in colum ns. 3.1.2 MEDIA LIST AREA 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.
Issue 4.1.A 3.1.3 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 SEARCHING THE DATABASE I NTRODUCTION When the dat abas e conta ins larg e amount s of dat a, it may becom e diff icul t to find a spec ifi c el ement .
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 3. Depend ing on wh ethe r th e AutoRe fresh F ilte ring setti ng is sel ecte d or no t, you may have to pr ess t he Sear ch bu tton to ap p ly the Quick Text Sear ch . Refer to the tab Softw are > Par amet er P rofi les > G eneral > G ener al. The Q uick Tex t Se arch i s app lied an d t he s earc h resu lt is disp layed in th e grid. 4.
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Search Str ing Search Resu lt Ye*low 123 Search es for str ings wit h ‘ye ’ a t the begi nnin g and ‘ low’ at th e end an d wh ich cont ains ‘ 123’. =card Search es f or a str ing exa ctly equa ls t o ‘c ard’ . For exam ple , if a fiel d co ntain s ‘ye llow c ard’ , th e =card c ondi tion will n ot retur n a ny re sul t.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 The se cond fie ld is a fil te r fie ld a llow ing the user s to se lect a f irst fi lter par ameter . Criteria Combination The av aila ble opt ions are deta iled in the tab le b elo w: Option Meaning ALL cr iter ia a re me t All t he c rite ria sele cted in t he F ilte r fi elds di splaye d under the Crit eria Comb i nation fie ld m ust be me t.
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Filter Fields 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.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A Search Fields Types 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.
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Filter Par amete r Type 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.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 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.
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 How to Perform a Search through Filter Fields 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.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 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.
Issue 4.1.A 3.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 THE VIRTUAL MEDIA PROPERTIES TAB The Vir tual Medi a Pro pe rties tab c an be used t o crea te vi rtua l med ia f rom an exist ing medi a. The vir tu al media is onl y made of markers pla ced on the origin al media file . Th ere is n o ne w medi a fi le c reat ed. 3.2.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 3.2.2 CREATING A VIRTUAL MEDIA To cre ate a vi rtua l me dia , pro ceed as foll ows: 1. Load the requ ired medi a from t he M edia tab to the Playe r pa ne. 2. Browse in t he me dia u ntil y ou s elec t th e Mar k IN po int and press t he butt on o r th e key. The Mark In T imeco de fi eld is fi lled a nd appe ars i n green. T he thum bnai l I N is di spla yed.
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Note 1 If the vir tual medi a has been r ecord ed a s pub lish ed, it wil l be lock ed an d not a vail able for lat er u p date. You will ge t th e fo ll owing warni ng m essa ge: Note 2 There is an a dmini stra tor sett ing whic h pr even ts c reati on o f vi rtua l me dia that o verl ap ea ch ot her.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A 4. Virtual Media Pane 4.1 INTRODUCTION As soon a s a vi rtua l me dia has been c reat ed it appear s in t he li st of th e Virtu al Media pane . To di spla y t he list of vi rt ual m edia as soci ated to a med ia, sel ect the med i a in the Media tab of the Tabs pa ne. Virtua l medi a item s are displa yed in c olum ns.
Issue 4.1.A 4.2.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 SHOW THUMBNAILS The Sh ow Th umbna ils optio n is ava ila ble from the c olumn he adin gs c o ntext ual menu This op tion ad ds thumbnai ls in the Th u mbnail IN an d Thumbn ail OUT column s of the Vir tual M edia pan e, prov ided t hat those colu mns hav e bee n made visib le. 4.2.
Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 4.3 Column H eadi ng Descri ption Priori ty A rati ng for the item . Ratio Shows the vide o ra tio of t he cl ip, for inst ance 16/ 9 or 4/ 3.
Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 5. Menu Bar Severa l comm ands are a vailab le f rom t he Me nu B ar at the t op o f the Xed io Browse window . A logb ook can be d ispl ay ed by sel ecti ng t he V iew > Logbo ok b ar o ptio n. This g ives inf orma tion ab out o pera tion s pe rform ed when usin g th e Xe dio Br owse applic ati on. The ve rsio ns o f th e i nsta l led a ppli cati ons are avai l able from the Help > A bo ut optio n.
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