USER MANUAL XEDIO BROWSE Version 4.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse 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 .
Issue 4.2.B II Xedio Suite Version 4.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B Table of content TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? .............................................................................................................. IV 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE...........
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse 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 Brow se from Xedi o Su ite 4.02 (c ompare d to Xed io S uite 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 Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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 4.2.B 1.2.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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. Note The co lor of some user i nterf ace eleme nts may v ary wi th the X edio sk in insta lled . Area 1.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Area 2. Descri ption Tabs P ane The Ta bs p ane cont ains t wo tab s. The Media ta b displ ays t he list of med ia avai labl e in the Xedio data base . This i s use d to sele ct t he medi a to load in the Playe r pane. I t has th e same powerfu l fil teri ng and searc h attri bute s as ot her p arts of the Xedi o S uite of applic ati ons allow ing to e asily fin d th e re quir ed ma teria l.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Step 4 See … 3. Create a v irtu al m edia fro m the load ed m edia Sectio n 3 .3.2 on page 27 4.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 2. Player 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. I t sl ight ly d iff ers acco rding to the eleme nt load ed.
Issue 4.2.B 2.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 2.3 PLAYER CONTROLS 2.3.1 PLAYER TRANSPORT CONTROLS Please ref er to the Xedi o Manag er u ser ma nual for a c ompr ehens ive list of th e shortc uts.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Controls Specific to the Virtual Media Player When a virt ual med ia is loaded on th e Playe r, t he four low er tran spor t butto ns become trim bu tton s fo r t he IN and OUT p oin ts o f t he vir tua l med ia: Note If the load ed virt ual med i a is declare d as publi she d or the origi nal medi a is dec lare d as tr eate d, y o u will no t be abl e to use t hose four but tons .
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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. Overview 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 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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 Audio Monitoring Selection 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 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B 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 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 • 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 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 • Issue 4.2.B 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 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 3. Tabs Pane 3.1 INTRODUCTION 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 . • The Me dia tab is u sed to select th e med ia to ma na ge. • The Virtu al Med ia Prop er ties tab c an be used t o create v irtu al medi a from an exist ing me dia. The v irt ual med ia is only made of mark ers p lace d on the origin al m edia fi le.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 • The Fil ter 0 t ab: Th e ele ment li st dis play s the l is t of all m edia p rese nt in the databa se, or it r etur ns t h e resu lt of a sea rch appl i ed to the lis t. • The To day tab: the el eme nt li st s hown the medi a w ith ‘ crea tion dat e = toda y ’. Addit iona l ta bs ar e di spl ayed w hen the users ha ve sav ed f ilte rs a ppli ed to t he databa se.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Menu It em Descri ption profi le has been de fin ed for the medi a, a metad at a tab is displa yed and allo ws t o modi fy t he me dia m etada ta values . 3.2.3 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 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 How to Perform a Quick Text Search To per form a Q uick Text search , pr ocee d as fol low s: 1. Show t he c olumn s yo u wi sh to per form a qu ick sea rch on . 2. Type a se arch str ing in t he Qu ick Text Sea rch fi eld, base d o n Qu ick Tex t search ru les av aila ble fr om the Help bu tton ‘Quick Tex t Se arch Rule s ’ on page 17. 3.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Search Str ing Search Resu lt Spaces aro und the | si gn are m anda tory . yell* Search es f or ‘ yell ’ a t th e beginn ing of a st ring . *low Search es f or ‘ low’ at the end o f a stri ng. Ye*low Search es for str ings wit h ‘ye ’ a t the begi nnin g and ‘ low’ at th e end. 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’.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Filter Extended Area The Fi lter ext ende d ar ea is as fol lows: The firs t field u nder th e Show/Hid e Filte r but ton list s three o ptio ns for th e combin atio n of cri teri a t o be t aken int o ac coun t du ring the filt erin g op erat io n. 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 .
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B 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 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B 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.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B 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.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 3.3 THE VIRTUAL MEDIA PROPERTIES TAB 3.3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE VIRTUAL MEDIA PROPERTIES TAB The V irtu al M edia Pro per ties tab can onl y b e se le cted when a m edia is loa ded o n the P layer pan e. The ta b d ispla y d iffe rs a c cordin g t o th e ty pe o f me dia l oade d.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 3.3.2 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 i n the m edia u ntil yo u sel ect t he Mar k IN poin t and clic k th e butt on o r pr ess the 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 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B 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 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 The col umn wi dth a nd or der can be ad just ed us in g stand ard c ompu ter co mmand s and dr ag a nd drop tech ni ques. 4.2.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 4.3 Column H eadi ng Descri ption Extern al Re f Addit iona l refe renc e for the med ia th at wou ld al r eady be used ( bar code of a d igit i zed t ape for examp le). 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 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 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.
Corporate +32 4 361 7000 North & Latin America +1 973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Liège Science Park 16, rue Bois St Jean B-4102 Seraing Belgium To learn more about EVS go to www.evs.com Asia & Pacific +852 2914 2501 Other regional offices www.evs.com/contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry. The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice.
