USER MANUAL Xedio Browse Version 4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA– Copyright © 2010-2013. All rights reserved. Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate, up-to-date and reliable, EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS III WHAT'S NEW? V 1. 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Product Description 1 1.2. Opening Xedio Browse 1 1.3. Overview of the Xedio Browse Window 2 1.4. Process Overview 4 2. 5 TABS PANE 2.1. Introduction 5 2.2. The Media Tab 5 2.2.1. Overview of the Media Tab 5 2.2.2. Media List Area 6 2.3. Searching for Elements in the List 2.3.1. Introduction 7 2.3.2. Quick Text Search 8 2.3.3. Advanced Search 10 2.3.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4.2. Virtual Media List Display IV 32 4.2.1. Displayed Columns 32 4.2.2. Show Thumbnails 33 4.2.3. Glossary of Column Headings 33 4.3. Virtual Media List Contextual Menu 5. Issue 4.35.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse What's New? In the user manual, the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features. The sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on Xedio Browse from Xedio Suite 4.03 and 4.35 (compared to Xedio Suite 4.02) are listed below. Audio mono tracks can be used in the Xedio Suite • What's New? See section "Video and Audio Monitoring Tools" on page 24.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Description 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".
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1.3. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Overview of the Xedio Browse Window Illustration The Xedio Browse window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Note The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin installed. 2 1.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Xedio Browse window: Part Name Description 1. Player This is used to play media loaded from the Tabs pane or virtual media Pane loaded from the Virtual Media pane. The Player pane is used together with the Tabs pane to create virtual media. Everything that is outside the video content has the skin color.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1.4. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Process Overview The use of Xedio Browse can be summarized as follows: 1. Select a media from the Media Tab of the Tabs Pane. See section "The Media Tab" on page 5. 2. Load it on the Player Pane. See section "Loading Media on the Player Window" on page 30. 3. Create a virtual media from the loaded media. See section "Creating a Virtual Media" on page 18. 4. View the list of virtual media associated to a media.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 2. Tabs Pane 2.1. Introduction The Tabs pane consists of two tabs: the Media tab and the Virtual Media Properties tab. • The Media tab is used to select the media to manage. • 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. 2.2. The Media Tab 2.2.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 At least two tabs exist on the left of the Media tab. • The Filter 0 tab: The element list displays the list of all media present in the database, or it returns the result of a search applied to the list. • The Today tab: the element list shown the media with "creation date = today". Additional tabs are displayed when the users have saved filters applied to the database. for more details. Media items are displayed in columns. 2.2.2.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 1. Select a column header 2. Drag it to the left or right to the required place. A vertical line shows the place where the column will be dropped. OR 1. Right-click a column header. A menu is displayed. 2. Select Choose Displayed Columns. The Select Visible Columns window opens and shows the list of columns in the current order. 3. Select the column name(s) from the Selected pane. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 By default, the columns that are taken into consideration for the Quick Text Search are the ones currently visible in the grid. If you wish to search in other columns, and view the string you are searching for in the columns, you can: • add other columns to the Elements grid view • use Filters, as explained in section "Advanced Search" on page 10. These search tools are explained in detail below. An applied filter can be saved for later use.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse Search String Search Result Yellow card Searches for the strings "yellow" and "card", even if in two different fields (columns), for example "yellow" in Name and "card" in Keywords. For example a clip named "The Yellow Man" with keywords "Red Card" will be found, since it has yellow and card in 2 different fields. "Yellow card" Searches for strings containing "Yellow card".
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2.3.3. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Advanced Search Purpose and Context of Use The Advanced Search functions are available for more detailed search operations. They allow searches on media metadata. From the Today tab, the filter "creation date = today" is automatically applied. The Advanced Search fields can be displayed on the top left part of the Elements grid.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 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 Elements grid fulfill all the 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 Elements grid fulfill at least one of the selected filter criteria.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Advanced Search Fields Types Depending on the selected search parameter, different types of advanced search fields will be displayed and available to enter criteria. Timecode or Duration Parameter Such as TC IN, TC OUT, Duration… 1. Select a logical operator in the first field 2. Enter a timecode or duration value in the second field. Timecode Range 1. Select an option from the first field 2. Enter a timecode value.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 2. This will condition the next step: ◦ Search based on a specific date (e.g. with =…): a calendar will be displayed for the selection of a date. ◦ 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 Such as Last Rendered Date Time Several Date Search filters exist. 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 2. This will condition the next step: ◦ Search based on a specific date and time (e.g. with =…): two additional fields will be displayed, a calendar for the selection of a date and drop-down list for the selection of time. ◦ Search based on a specific date and time calculated from the current date and time (e.g. with next hour, last month,…): no other field appears. Number Such as DB Id 1. Select a logical operator in the first field 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse Boolean Such as Published • Select Yes or No from the single criteria field. Free Text Such as Label 1. Select a condition in the first field. 2. Enter free text in the second field. How to Perform an Advanced Search To enter search values in the Advanced Search fields, proceed as follows: 1. Choose the columns you wish to perform a search on. 2. Click the Show/Hide Filter button The Advanced Search area is displayed: 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 5. Enter filter criteria as explained in section "Advanced Search Fields Types" on page 12. For free text fields, press ENTER to apply the filter. Otherwise, the Elements grid is automatically filtered and refreshed. 6. If required, click the 2.3.4. button to add another advanced search parameter. Using Saved Filters Introduction Once you have defined filters and search terms, you may want to save them for later use.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse How to Save Filters To save filters, proceed as follows: 1. Define the filter or filters combination you wish to save, as explained in section "How to Perform an Advanced Search" on page 15. 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. The new filter tab is displayed on the left of the list.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 If the loaded media is a virtual media file the tab will display its properties ready for update: 2.4.2. 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 click the button or press the key. The Mark In Timecode field is filled and appears in green. The thumbnail IN is displayed.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 4. The other fields from the General tab display the properties from the original media. You can accept or modify these values and you can enter a description. 5. Select the Published option if you want the other users to be able to see the virtual media. 6. In the Metadata tab, you can click in the cell next to "Metadata Profile" and select a metadata profile; then, you can enter specific metadata values in the fields. 7. Click the Save button to save the virtual media.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Then, a virtual media will be created as soon as you have defined both the Mark IN and the Mark OUT points. 20 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 3. Player 3.1. 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. When a media is loaded from the Tabs pane, it looks as follows: When a virtual media is loaded from the Virtual Media pane, the Player pane looks like the following screenshot: 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Video Display Options A contextual menu is available when right-clicking the Video Display area. This gives display options for the video. Option Meaning Show Timecode This option offers various options to display timecode on the Player window. • none: does not display timecode. • Start TC: shows a counter starting with 0 at the first frame of the media. • Intra TC: shows the original timecode of the media.
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EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Operation Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 User Interface Button Remove 1 frame from Mark OUT point (colored) Add 1 frame to Mark OUT point (colored) 3.3.2. Timecode Value Fields Three Timecode Value fields are displayed under the Transport buttons. Area Description 3.3.3. 1. Media Start Timecode (first recorded frame), even if a virtual media is loaded 2. Current Timecode position (nowline) 3. Media End Timecode (last recorded frame), even if a virtual media is loaded.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse The different types of audio tracks of a loaded media or clip are displayed as follows: • A mono track is represented by • A stereo track is represented by • A 5.1 track is represented by . Note If the loaded media/clip contains more than 8 audio tracks, only the first 8 tracks are displayed under the Video Display. A first click on the display the additional tracks.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 The next table summarizes how the buttons look like depending on the selection: Selected Removed Video Audio Selection of the Track for Audio Monitoring The radio buttons displayed between each pair of stereo channel buttons or next to a mono or 5.1 audio channel button allow the selection of one audio track for monitoring: Note When you right-click on a 5.1 radio button, a popup menu appears in which you can select the 5.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 3.3.4. Media Bar and Jog Bar Media Bars Top Bar The top bar represents the media, or a portion of it, currently loaded on the Player. The media bar display differs according to the loaded element. Media When a media is loaded, only the nowline is displayed: Virtual Media When a virtual media is loaded, the mark IN point, the mark OUT point and the nowline are displayed on this top bar. Middle Bar The middle bar is used to zoom into the loaded element.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 • When a virtual media has just been loaded, the top bar represents the whole media.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse Moving Points To move the position of the mark IN, mark OUT or nowline, click on them with the mouse and drag them to the desired position. Nowline Outside Media Bar When the media is being played, the nowline moves along the top media bar. If only a section of the media is visible in the top bar, the nowline may disappear. In this case, a red indicator, on the right side of the media bar will be displayed.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3.3.5. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Loading Media on the Player Window You can proceed in different ways to load a media or a virtual media on the Player: • Drag the virtual media from the Virtual Media pane to the Player window: or drag the media (or the virtual media resulted from a search) from the Media tab to the Player window: 30 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse • From the Media tab, double-click the media to load or from the Virtual Media pane, double-click the virtual media to load. At the same time, the Tabs Pane will switch to the Virtual Media Properties tab. 3.3.6. 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4. Virtual Media Pane 4.1. Introduction Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 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. 4.2.3. Glossary of Column Headings Column Heading Description Label A media or a virtual media can have a name added to the label field in the tab area.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4.3. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Virtual Media List Contextual Menu A contextual menu is available when you right-click on a media item in the list, provided that it is not in Published state: Menu Item Description Published Displays a sub-menu which allows to change the publish state of the virtual State media to Published. A published media will be displayed in the database lists of all the software and will thus be available for use.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Browse 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 Browse application. The versions of the installed applications are available from the Help > About option. 5.
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