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Version 3.1 - January 2011

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User’s Manual Version 3.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 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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Issue 3.1.B II Xedio Suite Version 3.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III ABOUT THIS MANUAL.................................................................................................... IX WHAT’S NEW ON CLEANEDIT V3.1? ............................................................................. X 1. INTRODUCTION....................
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................22 4.2 ELEMENT LIST..........................................................................................................................23 4.2.1 Displayed Columns .....................................................................................................
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 6.2.7 Creating and Working with Clips in the Player ......................................................................61 6.2.8 Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline .................................................................64 6.2.9 Adding Cue Points to the Media Loaded on the Player Area ................................................68 6.2.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.6.4 Deleting Timeline Elements ................................................................................................116 7.7 TIDYING UP AND ORGANIZING THE EDIT ...........................................................................118 7.7.1 Resynchronizing Associated Clip Elements ........................................................................118 7.7.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 9.1 OVERALL AUDIO TRACK SETTINGS ....................................................................................155 9.2 AUDIO TRANSITION EFFECTS ..............................................................................................156 9.2.1 Ways to Add Audio Transition Effects .................................................................................156 9.2.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 12.2.1 Introduction .........................................................................................................................195 12.2.2 Playout Process from the Playout Tab ................................................................................195 12.2.3 Playout Tab ..................................................................................................................
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 About this Manual P URPOSE This manual is a reference manual to Xedio CleanEdit. It should provide you with general contextual and conceptual information, as well as detailed descriptive information on the various features available in Xedio CleanEdit. This reference manual will include procedural information on more complex actions, even though not systematically.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 What’s New on CleanEdit V3.1? The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on Xedio CleanEdit 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.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1. Introduction 1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION Xedio CleanEdit is a non-linear editing system offering full integration with remote camcorders – Sony XDCAM™, XDCAM EX™ and Panasonic P2™ in SD and HD. Xedio CleanEdit enables journalists to edit stories in standard and high-definition from remote locations.
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Issue 3.1.B 1.3 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 ZONES IN THE PROJECT AREA The left hand part of the interface is called the Project area. Its function is to permit the user to manage a project and all the elements within the projects, multiple edits, media used within the project and clips and media used on the timeline of edits within the project. The Project area contains the projects created by the logged-on editor.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 1.4 TABS IN THE WORK AREA 1.4.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 3.1.B The Work area has tabs for the modes that the user could be working in, such as timeline or voiceover modes used in the edit process, or other modes which are for other areas of the CleanEdit workflow , from media ingest and im port, to playout as video, or rendering a completed edit to one specific format for the use of another system .
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2. The Basics 2.1 INTRODUCTION This part will guide you through a simple workflow for the CleanEdit application to produce a simple edit, and either play it out from the application or create a standard file for use or playout by another system. The steps are: 1. Starting CleanEdit 2. Opening a New Project 3. Finding Media for the Project 4. Adding Media to the Project 5. Refining Media Into Clips 6.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.3 OPENING A NEW PROJECT 2.3.1 INITIAL WINDOW DISPLAY Issue 3.1.B On startup the application will open as shown below with logos in the video windows and all icons disabled, showing an inactive state. There will be names in the Project zone if this login has been used to previously work on a Project. 2.3.2 PROJECT DEFINITION A project, in the Xedio environment, is a kind of workspace for a given story.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 When you create a new project, you have to specify the following characteristics: • Project name A default label for the new project is automatically assigned. You can change it. • Video standard The video standard specifies the resolution and frequency that will be used for playing out, exporting or rendering the project.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B XT C LIPS T AB The XT Clips tab lists the virtual clips created by EVS servers, that is to say: • Clips transferred to the Xedio system via XFile using the XNet SDTI network or the Gigabit connection, or via XTAccess. • Clips included into a project and accessed from an XT or XS server via XTGateway, using the Gigabit Ethernet connection.
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Issue 3.1.B 2.4.3 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 VIEWING MEDIA BEFORE ADDING IT TO THE PROJECT When you want to view any media available on these tabs prior to adding it to the Media zone of a project, select the required media and double-click on it: The CleanEdit Media Player window will open with familiar controls to view the material. A section of the media could be selected here to be placed onto the timeline.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.5 CREATING AN EDIT You first need to create a new edit or open an existing edit before you can add media to the timeline related to a given edit, or add effects on the timeline. Right-clicking in the Edit zone opens a contextual menu. When you select New in this menu, a New Edit dialog box is displayed, which allows you to create a new edit. You can accept the default name or enter a new name.
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Issue 3.1.B 2.6 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 ADDING MEDIA TO THE PROJECT When you have identified the media required in the database using either the XT Clips or Media Manager tabs, you can add it to your media, to your edit, or directly to the timeline by clicking on it and dragging it onto one of the Project sub-zones. Each drag action produces a different result. The possible actions are explained in the table below.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.7 REFINING MEDIA INTO CLIPS To mark clips from the media in a project, it is necessary to view the media in the Player window on the Edit tab. Once you are in the Edit tab, proceed as follows to view the media and mark sections for inclusion on the timeline: 1. Select the requested media from the Media zone and double-click on it or drag it to the Player window. It will open in the Player window.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The top area represents the whole length of the original media. The current position within the clip is show n by a blue marker. The IN point is displayed below the Player window as a green marker. The OUT point will be represented by a red marker line. For more information on these items, refer to the section 6.2.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.8 PLACING CLIPS ONTO THE TIMELINE 2.8.1 INTRODUCTION There are many different ways to add clips onto your edit. The main methods for placing a clip to your edit are one of the following: • Dragging the clip into the Clip zone when the Fill icon icons in the timeline area) is active. (next to the Editing This adds the clip to the end of the timeline.
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Issue 3.1.B 2.8.2 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 MARKING POSITION ON THE TIMELINE Using the icons displayed on the screenshot below, you can mark points to edit accurately on the timeline. You can use these marks to place your clips into the timeline.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Mode Description Overwrite adds the media in the timeline, overwriting the existing media from the selected position. In other words, the media in the timeline will be removed from the insertion point by the duration of the added media.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2.10 PLAYING OUT OR EXPORTING AN EDIT When an edit has been completed, it can either be immediately played out as video or rendered to a file type for transfer to another system or used by the other Xedio software suite. 2.10.1 PLAYING OUT THE EDIT I NTRODUCTION Playing out an edit consists of ‘outputting’ the edit straight to an SDI connection.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B To preload the edit for the playout, select the edit from the Edit zone in the Projects area and drag it anywhere onto the Playout tab work area. The edit is ready to be played out. 3. Playing the edit: To play the edit, you can directly use the usual control commands available on the right part of the window. For more information on the Playout tab, refer to the section 12.2.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2. Load the edit to be exported: You can export an edit whether it is ready to broadcast or not. Drag and drop the requested edit from the Edit zone to the open export subtab. The information group box, as well as the File Name label, is filled with the information related to the file. 3.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 3. Importing Media 3.1 INTRODUCTION 3.1.1 GENERAL CleanEdit offers a way of acquiring media files for use within the system. Through the Media Im porter tab, authorized users may im port media that have already been recorded and are in file format. Once the files are im ported and set to ‘Publish’, they become available in the Media Manager tab.
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Issue 3.1.B 3.1.2 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 IMPORTABLE MEDIA When you click the Media Importer tab, the Media Importer window is displayed in the work area, allowing you to select media to im port.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 3.2 USING EVS SERVERS’ RECORD TRAIN AND CLIPS IN AN EDIT 3.2.1 POSSIBLE ACTIONS You have several possibilities to bring the EVS server material as media or clips into a project, using the EVS Server tab: • Drag and drop a recorder channel from the Servers list in the EVS Server tab to the Media area of a project: This will make the corresponding record train available in the project as a media.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4. Searching for and Managing Media 4.1 INTRODUCTION Within the Work Area, there are five tabs designed to quickly find and browse the corresponding elements present within the database, such as XT clips, media, edits, projects and cue points. Each tab has a similar look: The upper part of the Work area gives access to the different filters which can be applied to the element list.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 E DIT M ANAGER T AB The Edit manager tab allows users to see and brow se through all edits currently in the database. Edits can be deleted or undeleted and shared between users from this tab. P ROJECT M ANAGER T AB The Project manager tab allows users to see and browse through all projects currently in the database.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 M enu Item Description Hidden State Available only for the projects which belong to the user. Hidden hides the project from the Projects area. The project will still appear in the projects list for the user but will show an ‘H’ in the hidden column. Not hidden unmarks the selected project as hidden. Deleted State Available only for the projects and the edits which belong to the user.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4.3 USING FILTERS TO SEARCH THE DATABASE 4.3.1 INTRODUCTION 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.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit 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. To clear the applied Quick Text Search, click the red "X" icon to the right of the search field 5.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Search String Search Result end and which contains ‘123’. =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’. 4.3.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The second field is a filter field allowing the users to select a first filter parameter. 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.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 F ILTER F IELDS 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.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 S EARCH F IELDS T YPES 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.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Filter Parameter Type Issue 3.1.B 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.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit 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.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 H OW TO P ERFORM A S EARCH THROUGH F ILTER F IELDS 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.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit 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.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 5. Managing Projects and Project Elements 5.1 PROJECT AREA 5.1.1 OVERVIEW The Project area is located on the left part of the main CleanEdit window. Its function is to perm it the user to manage a project and all the elem ents within the projects, multiple edits, media used within the project and clips and media used on the timeline of edits within the project.
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Issue 3.1.B 5.1.2 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 HIDING AND DISPLAYING THE PROJECT AREA The project area can be hidden or displayed using the Auto Hide icon top right corner of the Project area. on the When the Auto Hide icon is horizontal , the Auto Hide is on: the Project area is collapsed to a thin vertical bar and only opens when the mouse is placed onto the bar. When the Auto Hide icon is vertical open in its minimum width.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 5.2 PROJECT ZONE 5.2.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 3.1.B Each time users begin to edit a new body of material, they need to create a new project in which they will store all the elements to be used in that project. The projects are created and displayed in the Project zone. This area will show all projects created by the user that has logged in.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The following table shows an overview on the commands from the contextual menu: Command Description New Opens the New Project dialog box in which you can create a new project. See also the section 5.2.4 ‘Creating a New Project’, on page 39. Properties Opens the Project Properties dialog box from which you can change the project name (label) or description.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 5.2.4 Issue 3.1.B CREATING A NEW PROJECT Procedure You can create a new project via the New command in the Project contextual menu. This opens the New Project dialog box in which you define and save the project characteristics. You need to specify a project name and video standard to be used in your project, then click OK to validate. The project characteristics are recorded in the database.
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Issue 3.1.B 5.2.5 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 VIEWING THE PROJECT DATA By moving the mouse between the project and the work areas, the mouse pointer will change to . Clicking with the right mouse button will expand the Project area full screen, so that you can view information on the projects, media, edits and clips.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 5.3 MEDIA ZONE 5.3.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 3.1.B The Media zone contains the list of media relating to the project. Each media is placed in this area by dragging it from the XT Clips tab or Media Manager tab. For more information on these tabs, refer to the section 4 ‘Searching for and Managing Media’, on page 22.
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Issue 3.1.B 5.3.3 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 MEDIA CONTEXTUAL MENU You can perform the main actions on media via the Media contextual menu. You will access it by right-clicking on a media in the Media zone: The following table shows an overview on the commands from the contextual menu: Command Description Delete Deletes the media from the Media zone. A dialog box will ask for confirmation.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 5.4 EDIT ZONE 5.4.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 3.1.B An edit is video and audio material assembled in a timeline, to which effects and several features may have been added, and that will be played out as a final subject. The Edit zone contains the list of edits related to the current project. The edits will be displayed differently depending on their status: • An open edit is in bold characters.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The following table shows an overview on the commands from the contextual menu: Command Description New Opens the New Edit window, from where you can create a new edit. For more information on the fields available in this window, refer to the section 5.4.4 ‘Creating an Edit’, on page 45. Properties Opens the Edit Properties window, from where you can modify some properties of the edit.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 5.4.4 Issue 3.1.B CREATING AN EDIT C REATION P ROCEDURE To create a new edit in an open project, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click in the Edit zone and select New from the contextual menu. This opens the New Edit window. 2. Fill in the fields in this window. 3. Click OK. The new edit will be created with the label and characteristics you have defined. Its characteristics are stored in the database.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The following table describes the general characteristics that can be defined on an Edit. Field Description Label (mandatory) Name assigned to the edit. The default value for the label is Edit_XXX where XXX corresponds to an incremented number. The default name can be changed in Xedio Manager, Software > Parameter Profiles tool, in the Browser tab. Description Optional text to describe the edit.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Field Description Audio type Specifies the audio type for the edit. Issue 3.1.B Possible values: All Stereo, One 5.1 + 5x stereo, Two 5.1 + 2x stereo. By default, All Stereo is selected. In case the Show Audio Matrix Button is not enabled in the Parameter Profiles of Xedio Manager, All Stereo will be the single option available. Start TimeCode Specifies the first timecode for the edit.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 If only a default metadata profile is defined for edits, the metadata fields of the default profile are displayed in this tab and can be filled in. If several metadata profiles are associated to the edits in Xedio Manager (one default profile and one or more associated profiles), you first need to select the requested profile in the first row of the table.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 5.5 CLIP ZONE 5.5.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 3.1.B The Clip zone is mainly used to store clips in preparation for edits. It contains the list of clips made in one of the following ways: • by selecting sections of material from the Player on the Edit tab and dragging them to the timeline. • by selecting sections of material from the Player of the Media Manager tab and dragging them to the timeline.
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Issue 3.1.B 5.5.3 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 ADDING CLIPS You can add clips to the clip zone in several ways: • Drag the media from the Player to the Clip zone. The material defined between the IN and OUT points, or mark IN and mark OUT points when defined, will be added to the Clip zone. • Drag a media from the Media Mgr or XT Clips into the Clip zone.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 5.5.5 Issue 3.1.B Command Description Refresh Refreshes the list of clips in the Clip zone. Default Sort Allows the user to select how the clips are sorted in the Clip zone among various sorting options.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 H OW TO F ILTER C LIPS B ASED ON C OLORS To filter clips to which a given color is assigned, proceed as follows: 1. Activate the color on which to filter using the Colored Square icon and the Color dialog box. 2. Click the Filter icon to activate the filter The filter icon will turn orange and the clip list will be limited to the clips corresponding to the selected color.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 6. Main Workspace for Editing 6.1 EDIT TAB OVERVIEW The Edit tab is the main workspace for working and finalizing an edit. Clips and edits are created in this tab. It consists of four areas: 1. The Player area 2. The Recorder area 3. The Timeline area 4.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 6.2 PLAYER AREA 6.2.1 OVERVIEW The Player is used to load and browse media on the Edit tab, create clips to place onto the timeline or to drag to the clip list area. All types of media and clips can be played in the Player: video, audio or stills.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Zone Description Track Selection Buttons They allow the user to select the tracks to be taken into account when the loaded material is added to the timeline. See also the section 6.2.8 ‘Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline’, on page 64.
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Issue 3.1.B 6.2.2 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 ACTIVATING THE PLAYER AREA To be able to use the Player and the various commands it features, you need to activate it. To activate the Player, click on the Player area or press keyboard. When you drag a media to the Player, it is directly activated. on the An orange rectangle displayed around the Player commands indicates that the Player area is active: 6.2.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Field Description Aspect Ratio Offers a choice of aspect ratios for the display, either Auto, 4:3 or 16:9.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 shortcut key. For a full list of commands activated via a shortcut key, refer to the appendix Appendix 2 – Keyboard Shortcuts, on page 207 to this user manual for the default settings. Note: The user can define the keyboard shortcuts in Xedio Manager to perform transport control commands. The keys mentioned below are the default settings.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Field/Icon Keyboard Function Name and Description Shortcut Fast Rewind (with modified speed) Changes the preset speed to higher speed value. The speeds are set in Xedio Manager. + Previous Frame Moves 1 fram e before the current position in Pause mode. or Next Frame Moves 1 frame after the current position in Pause mode.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 J OG Dragging the jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed depending on: • the position of the speed indicator • the speed range covered by the jog area. The default range is set from -200% to +200%. This is set in Xedio Manager. Audio can be heard when using the jog.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 N OWLINE , M ARK IN AND M ARK OUT Three positions can be defined in the media bar: • An IN point marked on the media is shown as a green line. To add a mark IN, click at the requested position on the media bar and click the Mark IN icon • . An OUT point marked on the media is shown as a red line. To add a mark OUT, click at the requested position on the media bar and click the Mark OUT icon • .
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Field/Button Keyboard Function Name and Description Shortcut Mark IN or Sets a mark IN point at the nowline position on the media bar: • A timecode value is added in Mark IN TC field. • A [ sign is shown on the video display • A green mark is added at this timecode on the media bar.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 H OW TO M AKE A C LIP Using the transport controls listed above, you can create a clip as follows: 1. Select the requested media from the Media zone and double-click on it or drag it to the Player area. It will open in the Player. 2. Play the media using the transport control commands described on page 57. 3.
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Issue 3.1.B 6.2.8 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 SELECTING THE TRACKS TO BE ADDED TO THE TIMELINE 16 C HANNELS IN S TEREO AND / OR 5.1 The Xedio Suite can manage the reading, the editing and the export of files with up to 16 audio channels, grouped in stereo pairs and/or 5.1 groups.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Possible Audio Configurations The possible audio configurations are: • up to 8 stereo pairs • up to 5 stereo pairs and one 5.1 group • up to 2 stereo pairs and two 5.1 groups. Within the general settings of Xedio Manager, you need to check the Enable 5.1 management parameter to allow the management of 5.1 tracks in the Xedio Suite. When encoders ingest media, they only use stereo tracks.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B Audio Monitoring Selection The radio buttons between each pair of stereo audio channel buttons or next to a 5.1 audio channel button allow the selection of one audio track for monitoring: • In stereo mode: the first radio button for channels 1 and 2, the second radio button for channels 3 and 4, the third radio button for channels 5 and 6, and so on until channels 15 and 16. • In 5.
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Issue 3.1.B 6.2.9 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 ADDING CUE POINTS TO THE MEDIA LOADED ON THE PLAYER AREA D EFINITION The cue points are reference points that can be placed wherever needed on the media loaded on the Player. Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media and to facilitate rapid movement between them .
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B M OVING B ETWEEN C UE POINTS To move to the cue point position on the left of the nowline, click the Left Cue point button . To move to the cue point position on the right of the nowline, click the Right Cue point button . R EMOVING A C UE POINT To remove a cue point, move to the cue point to be removed using the or buttons.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 EVS S ERVER D ATA W INDOW EVS Video Server Tab In the EVS Server Data window, the EVS Video Server tab allows you to specify the clip name, IDs, ranking, type and keywords as it will be saved on the EVS Video Server. The LSM ID field is the only mandatory in this tab.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B Metadata Tab In the EVS Server Data window, the Metadata tab allows you to specify the metadata for the clip. This metadata will be stored in the Xedio database.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 6.3 RECORDER AREA 6.3.1 OVERVIEW The Recorder area allows you to preview edits and to browse through the timeline. The commands on the Recorder area are only available when an edit is open. The Recorder area interacts with the timeline as the two areas are different representations of the same edit.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 6.3.2 ACTIVATING THE RECORDER AREA To be able to use the Recorder and the various commands it features, you need to activate it. To activate the Recorder, click on the Recorder area or press the keyboard. on An orange rectangle displayed around the Recorder commands indicates that the Recorder area is active. 6.3.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 T RANSPORT C ONTROLS The following table shows an overview on the various transport commands in the Recorder area. The table lists: • all the commands that can be accessed via the user interface or the ShuttlePRO. • the most used commands when they can only be accessed via a shortcut key.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Button Keyboard Function Name and Description Shortcut Next Frame or Moves 1 frame after the current position in Pause mode. Note The use of ShuttlePRO keys for transport functions is detailed in the appendix 1. J OG Dragging the jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed depending on: • the position of the speed indicator • the speed range covered by the jog area.
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Issue 3.1.B 6.3.7 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 CHECKING THE EDIT IN THE RECORDER AREA The button allows you to check the edit once it is finalized. The checks consist of identifying possible blanks in the edit or fast motion clips to be rendered. You need to check your edit before you can change its status to R2B (ready to broadcast). The button allows you to change the status of your edit, and set it as ‘ready to broadcast’.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 6.4 Issue 3.1.B AUDIO METERS / TRIM AREA or The audio meters are located between the Player and Recorder areas in an area shared with the trim operations possible on the timeline. Clicking the button will toggle to the audio meter display. Clicking the button will toggle to the trim buttons. For more inform ation on the trim functions, refer to the section 7.11 ‘Trimming Edit Points on the Timeline’, on page 131.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 When the Recorder area is active, all enabled outputs will be displayed in the audio meters. If 16 channels are selected, the 8 audiometers are visible at a time and two arrow buttons allow to shift from channels 1 to 8 to channels 9 to 16: Db values are displayed on each side.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 6.5 TIMELINE AREA 6.5.1 OVERVIEW Issue 3.1.B The Timeline is the area where, through a graphical representation of the edit in progress, media can be manipulated to easily and efficiently make an edited package.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Zone Description Scale Bar and Move Bar The Scale bar and Move bar allow the user to easily navigate in the timeline. See also the section 6.5.3 ‘Scale Bar and Move Bar’, on page 81. TC and Duration Fields The timecode and duration fields provide time inform ation on the position of the mark IN, mark OUT, full edit duration, or duration between marks. See also the section 6.5.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 6.5.3 Issue 3.1.B SCALE BAR AND MOVE BAR S CALE B AR The Scale bar, located below the timeline display on the right hand side, makes it possible to zoom in and out on the timeline: • To zoom in, drag the slider to the left or rotate the mouse wheel dow n. • To zoom out, drag the slider to the right or rotate the mouse wheel up.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 M ARK IN / M ARK OUT P OINTS The mark IN point is a green vertical line on the timeline that displays the position of a mark IN point. The mark OUT point is a red vertical line on the timeline that displays the position of a mark OUT point. You will add mark IN and mark OUT points to help you place media in the timeline. 6.5.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 6.5.6 Issue 3.1.B COLOR REPRESENTATION ON THE TIMELINE DISPLAY O VERVIEW To assist in recognizing the processes and different actions that have been performed on the timeline, various colors and types of shading are used: Note The colors of the tracks can look differently on your screen depending on your settings.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The various commands available from the contextual menu are shortly presented in the sections below. However you will find details on some of the commands in the relevant sections of the manual. C OMMANDS C OMMON TO V IDEO AND A UDIO E LEMENTS Clip Commands The Clip commands in the contextual menu are available when you right-click on a selected video or audio element on the timeline.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Undo/Redo Commands The Undo and Redo commands are available on a selected video or audio element on which an editing action has been performed: • The Undo command allows the user to cancel the editing action(s) that have been performed after the last save. You can also cancel the editing actions by pressing • .
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B Command Description Clip Display Settings Opens the Clip Display Settings window in which you can define which information will be displayed on the timeline elements. See section 6.5.5 ‘Timeline Element on the Timeline Display 82.
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Issue 3.1.B 6.5.8 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 TIMECODE AND DURATION FIELDS The timecode information displayed on the timeline display is shortly described below. These fields are not editable.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 TC or Duration Information Issue 3.1.B Description This information is however not displayed as a field on the timeline display. If you want to position the nowline to a given TC of the timeline, type this timecode in the Nowline TC field of the Recorder Area and press ENTER. Mouse Pointer TC 6.5.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 T RACK N AME AND A UDIO T YPE IN THE T IMELINE The top track represents the video track. The other tracks represent the audio tracks which can be used in the timeline. Up to 5 audio tracks are available. The upper part of the Audio Track buttons show the name of the audio track facing the button in the timeline display: from A1 to A5.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Video and Audio tracks can be selected by using the following shortcuts: Track Activation Shortcut Video A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + A5 + All Audio + A UDIO T RACK S ELECTION FOR THE O UTPUT Introduction Based on the Audio Type selected at edit creation (from the Edit Properties window), output tracks types have been set and are displayed in the Recorder pane.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Audio Output Matrix Overview Timeline Tracks area This area represents the timeline tracks with their audio type as this has been set through the Audio Track button contextual menus: stereo or 5.1. Audio Output area This area represents the various tracks to which you can output the corresponding timeline track as they have been set when creating the edit (from the Edit Properties window).
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B Possible Matrix Displays You will find below the possible display depending on the audio type of the edit and the timeline tracks. Stereo to Stereo No additional information is requested. 5.1 to 5.1 No additional information is requested.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Stereo to 5.1 If you send a stereo timeline track on a 5.1 output track, you will have to select the channels from the 5.1 track on which you want to output the stereo channels. 5.1 to Stereo If you send a 5.1 timeline track on a stereo output track, you will have to select the channels from the 5.1 track you want to be output on the stereo channels.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B A UDIO R OUTING F OR S TEREO T RACKS The Stereo Routing button allows defining default audio routing options for all new clips added to a stereo track in the timeline. These default routing options are defined for each stereo track, and are not available with 5.1 tracks. If the button text is orange, it means that a routing option has been defined.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 6.5.10 EDITING BUTTONS IN THE TIMELINE AREA The timeline buttons allow the users to place and manipulate clips on the timeline. In the table below you will find a brief description of these buttons but their operation will be detailed, wherever necessary, in the following sections.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Button Keyboard Description Shortcut Clicking the Mark IN button marks an IN point at the nowline position on the timeline. or Clicking the Mark OUT button marks an OUT point at the nowline position on the timeline. or Clicking the M ark C lip button puts the mark IN at the beginning of the first element selected and the mark OUT at the end of the last clip selected.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Button Keyboard Description Shortcut The B lank Clear button allows deleting the common empty zones on the selected tracks from the nowline, preserving the synchronization between the different tracks. - When at least two timeline elements are selected, the Left button allows aligning the selected elem ents on the left.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Button Keyboard Description Shortcut - The Color Insert button allows replacing the timeline content by a color flash between a mark IN and mark OUT defined. The flash duration and color are defined by rightclicking the Color Insert button and selecting Properties from the contextual menu.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7. General Editing 7.1 MARKING POSITIONS ON THE TIMELINE 7.1.1 ADDING MARKS Using the buttons displayed on the screenshot below, you can mark points to edit accurately on the timeline. You can use these marks to place your clips into the timeline, but also in many other editing actions.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.1.2 ADDING MARK IN AND MARK OUT OVER SEVERAL ELEMENTS You can also use the Mark Clip button points between selected elements. to add a mark IN and a mark OUT Prior to click , click an element before which you want to place the mark IN and an element after which you want to place the mark OUT. 7.1.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.2 SELECTING TECHNIQUES 7.2.1 SELECTING A CLIP To select an element of a clip, move the mouse onto it and click. The color of the selected element will change to a dark blue (or as defined in Xedio Manager, via Software > Parameter Profiles > (Xedio) CleanEdit: TL Colors tab).
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.3 PLACING CLIPS ONTO THE TIMELINE 7.3.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 3.1.B Various Methods to Add Clips to an Edit There are many different ways to add clips onto your edit. The main methods for placing a clip to your edit are the following ones: • Dragging the clip into the Clip zone when the Fill icon is active. This adds the clip to the end of the timeline.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 I NSERT AND O VERWRITE M ODES Before you drag a clip onto the timeline, you need to define the way you want to insert it. Two modes are available: Overwrite or Insert. You select the mode and toggle between both modes by: • clicking the Overwrite/Insert Mode icon (left icon above the timeline display) • pressing the keyboard key.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B S ELECTING THE T RACKS TO BE A DDED TO THE T IMELINE AND THEIR A UDIO T YPE The following constraints apply when placing a clip on the timeline: • It is not allowed to drop a clip over the video area of the timeline. This rule does not apply to a clip containing exclusively a video element. • Timeline audio tracks must be selected (from the check box).
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 M AGNETIC E FFECT When you place the clip around a mark (whatever the mark), a magnetic effect helps you place the clip precisely at the requested position. 7.3.4 PLACING CLIPS IN AN EDIT DEPENDING ON THE REQUESTED POSITION P RELIMINARY S TEPS Before you drag a clip into an edit, you always need to perform the following actions: 1.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 P LACING A C LIP U SING THE N OWLINE , M ARK IN OR M ARK OUT The following table presents the main options to define the position of a clip when it is added to the timeline using the nowline, the mark IN or the mark OUT position. These actions can only be performed in the Overwrite mode.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 P LACING A C LIP B ETWEEN M ARK IN AND M ARK OUT (F IT TO F ILL ) A clip (or a portion of a clip between a mark IN and park OUT defined in the player) can be dragged to the timeline between a defined mark IN and mark OUT points. This feature is also called Fit to Fill or four-point edit .
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 • Drag the clip in the blank area, while pressing the ALT key: If the clip is… Then… greater than the hole in the timeline The clip speed will be decreased to match the blank area. smaller than the hole in the timeline The clip speed will be increased to match the blank area.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.4 Issue 3.1.B MOVING CLIPS OR ELEMENTS ON THE TIMELINE Note The Overwrite and Insert modes are also applicable to moving actions. 7.4.1 MOVING A CLIP OR ELEMENT IN THE TIMELINE To move a clip freely on the timeline, select it first (see the section 7.2), and then drag it to its new position.
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Issue 3.1.B 7.4.3 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 MOVING SEVERAL ELEMENTS IN THE TIMELINE You can use the following keyboard combination to cut, copy and paste one or more elements selected in the timeline. You can select several elements using the elements to be selected.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.5 REPLACING CLIPS BY LINKED CLIPS 7.5.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 3.1.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.6 DELETING CLIPS OR ELEMENTS FROM THE TIMELINE 7.6.1 DELETION METHODS There are several ways to delete media from the edit on the timeline: • Deleting selected (entire) elements of an edit. See the section 7.6.4. • Deleting portions of an edit selected using the mark IN and mark OUT points. See the section 7.6.2 and 7.6.3. 7.6.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.6.3 DELETING PORTIONS OF AN EDIT P ROCEDURE To delete a portion of an edit on the timeline, proceed as follows: 1. Select the deletion mode you want to apply, using the button. 2. Place a mark IN and mark OUT to define the portion of the edit to be removed. 3. Do one of the following: o Click o Press . + The portion of the timeline between the mark IN and mark OUT is removed.
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Issue 3.1.B 7.6.4 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 DELETING TIMELINE ELEMENTS P ROCEDURE There are various ways of deleting entire elem ent(s) or a whole clip from the timeline. To delete one or more elements in an edit, proceed as follows: 1. Select the deletion mode you want to apply, using the button. 2. Select the elements to be deleted, using CTRL or SHIFT + click if you want to select several elements. 3.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.7 TIDYING UP AND ORGANIZING THE EDIT 7.7.1 RESYNCHRONIZING ASSOCIATED CLIP ELEMENTS When an audio element becomes desynchronized from its associated video, it will turn red (by default) and display the offset value: Desynchronized Element: To resynchronize the element, right-click the element and select Clip > Resync form the contextual menu 7.7.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B E XAMPLE In the example below, the B lank Clear button is used to remove the blanks common to all tracks: Before After 7.7.3 ALIGNING ELEMENTS ON A REFERENCE ELEMENT You can align left or right one or more elements on a reference element with the or : • A left alignment means you will align the IN point of the elements on the IN point of the reference element.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 2. Do one of the following: 7.7.4 o To align left, click the o To align right, click the button. button. SPLITTING AN ELEMENT IN THE TIMELINE Clicking the Split button or pressing will splits any element at the current position of the nowline. Only the elements on the tracks ticked with the Track Selection check box will be split. 7.7.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.8 CUE POINTS 7.8.1 INTRODUCTION The cue points are reference marks that can be placed in the timecode bar wherever needed in the edit. Their prim ary goal is to mark the edit with a visual flag and, optionally, a description of the event, and therefore to ease the access to a precise position on that edit. They are represented by a yellow triangle with their number written in them.
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Issue 3.1.B 7.8.3 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 HOW TO GO TO AND SELECT CUE POINTS To go to a defined cue point: • Press the cue point number on the keypad, and press ENTER. To select a specific cue point • Click the cue point on the Media bar. The cue point will turn purple when selected. 7.8.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.9 EXTENDING OR SHORTENING CLIPS 7.9.1 INTRODUCTION It is possible to extend or to shorten the duration of a clip previously added to the edit, by modifying the IN or OUT point. The material from the original media will be used to extend the clip, if available. The Overwrite or Insert modes are taken into account in extend actions. This can be done in different ways: 7.9.
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Issue 3.1.B 7.9.3 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 EXTENDING OR SHORTENING A CLIP D EFINITION AND V ARIATIONS The Extend function shortens or extends the duration of an element or a clip to a mark IN or mark OUT defined, using the content of the original media if available. If the original media does not include additional material, this will not be possible to extend the selected elements or clip.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B Example In the example below, you work in Overwrite mode and want to extend the IN point of the clip called ‘Clip3’. To do this, you select the clip to be extended and place a mark IN where you want the IN point of the clip to be extended to.
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Issue 3.1.B 7.9.4 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 EXTENDING A CLIP WITH A STILL FRAME The Extend Still function repeats only the first/last frame of a clip up to the modified IN or OUT point. To extend a clip with a still frame, proceed as follows: 1. If required, change the Overwrite or Insert mode clicking the button. 2. Select the video element to be extended with a still frame. 3. Do one of the following: a.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.9.5 EXTENDING OR SHORTENING A CLIP BY MODIFYING ITS SPEED The Extend Speed function keeps the original length of the clip but modifies the play speed to fit in the modified IN or OUT point. In this case a rendering is needed. To extend or shorten a clip by modifying its speed, proceed as follows: 1. If required, change the Overwrite or Insert mode clicking the button. 2.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 7.10 CREATING FAST MOTION CLIPS 7.10.1 VARIOUS WAYS TO CREATE FAST MOTION CLIPS Fast motion clips can be created using one of the following methods: 1. 2. Method See section Defining the speed from the clip contextual menu, with the Speed command. 7.10.2 ‘Modifying the Playback Speed of a Clip Using the Speed Command’, on page 128. Using the Extend Speed button 7.9.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 • Click the XX.Y% option and enters the required playback speed in the dialog box that opens. R ESULT Once the speed has been changed, the length of the video element is adapted accordingly and will show a square pattern to indicate the clip speed has been adjusted. The modified speed is displayed next to the element nam e: In Overwrite mode, this may remove material after the clip.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 .ext = File format depending on the codec type Note Before launching a Fast Motion Rendering process, when working with the proxy resolution, you need to make sure the high-resolution media files are also available on the main storage. If the high-resolution file is missing, a popup window appears to inform you the high-resolution file is not available.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 7.11 TRIMMING EDIT POINTS ON THE TIMELINE 7.11.1 DEFINITION AND ACCESS TO TRIM AREA The Trim functions (also called Roller functions) consist of adjusting the IN or OUT point of a timeline elem ent or clip. This function is used to fine-tune transitions between two elements after you have performed the first rough cuts. The Trim function will shorten or lengthen the element that is in trim mode.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Button Description The Match Frame button allows the user to retrieve the original media that contains the im age displayed in the Recorder and load this same image in the Player. The RET button allows the user to load, in the Player, the EVS Server record train that contains the image displayed in the Recorder. 7.11.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 • The Player displays the last frame of the clip before the transition. • The Recorder displays the first frame of the clip after the transition. Issue 3.1.B H OW TO T RIM A ROUND THE C LIP T RANSITION To trim around the clip transition, proceed as follows: 1. Place the nowline on the transition you want to trim. The Trim buttons become active. 2. Click the Trim button corresponding to the requested trim action.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 This removes frames at the beginning of the clip and adds the same number of frames at the end. A CTIVATING THE R OLL C LIP F UNCTION The Roll Clip button is only available when the nowline is located on a transition common to all selected tracks, and when the clip to be rolled is selected.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 7.11.5 RETRIEVING THE SOURCE OF AN EDITED IMAGE The images of the edit are previewed in the Recorder area. You can use the M atch Frame button accessible in the Trim area to display the source of one of those images in the Player, and to have the entire corresponding original media available. To retrieve the source of an edited image, proceed as follows: 1. Display the desired image in the Recorder area.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 8. Advanced Video Editing 8.1 INTRODUCTION The advanced video editing chapter will cover the effects which can be added to video clips, either on transitions, or on the clip elements themselves. All these effects can be defined via the clip contextual menu. The contextual menu is available when you select a video element, and right-click on it. 8.2 VIDEO TRANSITION EFFECTS 8.2.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 follows: When you right-click … The transition effect will be applied to … near the IN or OUT point of a clip the transition nearest to the mouse cursor. between a defined mark IN and mark OUT all the transitions between the marks. This will give you access to the contextual menu and to the ( Left/Right) Video Transition commands.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 o Press . The Video Transition Effects window opens. In this window, you can still select another effect. The fields will be adapted according to the selected effect. The definition of the transitions where the effect will be applied, in the Area group box, cannot be modified. 3.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 8.2.4 POSSIBLE VIDEO TRANSITION EFFECTS This section presents the various transition effects that can be selected from the contextual menu. For all effects, a specific Video Transition Effect window will be displayed to specify the various parameters, such as duration, position, and possibly other configuration parameters. N ONE This option resets the transition into a cut.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 In addition to the effect duration and position, you need to specify: • the transition width, i.e. the thickness of the line which separates the clip before and after the joint. • the direction, i.e. from and to where the last image of the first clip will be wiped by the first im age of the next clip.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B D IP T O C OLOR The Dip to Color blends the first clip into a selected color, and then blends the color into the next clip. A typical use would be to mix to white in between clips in an interview or as a dip to black in an edit.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Note The files for the custom wipes must have already been imported into the database. Please see the RTD section of Media Importer tab to do this. 8.2.5 REMOVING TRANSITION EFFECTS You can remove the transition effects that have been defined in the same way as you have defined them , that is to say: 1.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 4. In this tab, select: o the requested color o the number of frames for the color insertion o the transitions where the insertion should be applied 5. Click OK.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 8.3 VIDEO CLIP EFFECTS 8.3.1 INTRODUCTION Up to four different video effects can simultaneously be applied on the video clips of an edit. You can define them via the Video Clip FX command in the contextual menu you access when right-clicking a selected video element in the timeline: Some of video effects can be applied to a group of clips.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 3. In the contextual menu, select the Video Clip FX command, then the number on which you want to define the effect, and finally the effect type you want to define. If specific parameters have to be defined for the effect, the dialog box related to the selected video clip effect is displayed. Otherwise, the effect is directly applied to the clip. 4.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Video Clip Effect Description Grey (B&W) This effect removes the color from a selected element. Horiz(ontal) Mirror This effect flips the image to a horizontal mirror of the original. Film Effect This effect adds a film like quality to moving pictures. C OLOR F ADE This effect allows the addition of a fade up at the beginning of a clip and a fade out at the end of a clip to a selected color.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B C OLOR C ORRECTION This effect makes it possible to change the RGB parameters to adjust the color of an image. When you select this effect in the contextual menu, the window below is displayed. To adjust the color, you need to slide the selectors for the three colors. You can also modify the brightness, contrast, black level, and white level.
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Issue 3.1.B 8.3.4 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 VIDEO CLIP EFFECTS WITH KEY FRAMES I NTRODUCTION These three options on the Video FX menu only appear for a single clip selection as they require keyframes to be added to the video element selected. A keyframe is a drawing that defines the starting and ending points of a video effect.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B Z OOM L INEAR This option allows an area within the clip to be zoomed or enlarged over the period required within a clip. 8.3.5 ADDING KEY FRAMES FOR AN EFFECT Each effect window varies slightly to offer the necessary parameters, but the principal of operation and basic layout is the same for all. To add an effect with key frames (Highlight, Pixel Mask, Zoom Linear), proceed as follows: 1.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The relevant window is displayed. By default, the Design mode is active. This is the mode to be used to define the effect. 3. Define how the effect should start on the first image as follows: a. Using the transport commands, browse to the first image on which the effect should be applied. b.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 4. Define how the effect should end on the last im age as follows: a. Browse to the last im age on which the effect should be applied. b. Adapt the position and size of the shape on the im age to your needs. c. Click the Add button. The data related to the effect on this timecode is added to the right part of the window. 5. Specify the parameters related to the effect: a.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 H OW TO C OPY A V IDEO E FFECT To copy a video effect, proceed as follows: 1. Select the clip with the already configured effects 2. Right-click to open the contextual menu 3. Select Copy Clip FX. H OW TO P ASTE A V IDEO E FFECT To paste these copied video effects, proceed as follows: 1.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 8.4 CONVERSION EFFECTS 8.4.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 3.1.B Each clip can be converted by the software in Xedio CleanEdit to match the format that the timeline is using. Conversion can be from and to 4:3 and 16:9 with Pan & Scan and Letterbox modes supported. When you have created the Edit, you have selected the aspect ratio for the edit (or it was non-editable, as for 16:9 with HD video standards).
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 4. In the Config. group box, select the mode to be used for conversion type 5. In PS mode, you can additionally select a Vertical Offset in 16:9 and also a Horizontal Offset in 4:3. 6. Click OK. The mode and offset defined will be applied to the selected clips.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 9. Advanced Audio Editing 9.1 OVERALL AUDIO TRACK SETTINGS The table below gives an overview of the main steps involved in the audio management in CleanEdit. Step Set the creation Covered in Section… edit audio type at edit 5.4.4 ‘Creating an Edit - General Tab’ on page 45. Set the audio type of each timeline track 6.5.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 9.2 AUDIO TRANSITION EFFECTS 9.2.1 WAYS TO ADD AUDIO TRANSITION EFFECTS You can add audio transition effects using different methods: • Adding the default audio transition effect to all new audio clips placed into the timeline. See the section 9.2.2 ‘Adding Automatically Default Audio Transition Effects’, on page 156.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 9.2.4 POSSIBLE AUDIO TRANSITION EFFECTS When you select the audio transition effect you want to apply, you have the choice amongst four types of audio transitions effects. They are described and illustrated below by a zoomed display of the audio transition effect: Cut No transition effect is performed. The audio of the second clip replaces the sound of the first clip instantly.
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Issue 3.1.B 9.2.5 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 ADDING AUDIO TRANSITION EFFECTS ON ELEMENTS OF THE SAME TRACK I NTRODUCTION You want to add audio transition effects to: • a selected element OR • contiguous elem ents on a given audio track. In this case, you will use the (Left/Right) Audio Transition commands in the contextual menu available on audio elements in the timeline.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. Select the requested effect type in the (Left / Right) Audio Transition command. The Audio Transition Effect window opens. In this window, you can still select another effect. The definition of the transitions where the effect will be applied, in the Area group box, cannot be modified. 4.
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Issue 3.1.B 9.2.6 Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 ADDING AUDIO TRANSITION EFFECTS ON ELEMENTS OF THE SAME CLIP I NTRODUCTION You can add an audio transition effect on one or more audio elements of the same clip. In this case, you will use the Audio/Video FX window, accessed via the button. For more information on the various types of transition effects, refer to the section 9.2.4 ‘Possible Audio Transition Effects’, on page 157.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 3. In the upper group box, specify the following: a. Tick the type of transition you want to apply b. Type the number of frames the transition effect should last c. Select the location of the transition around the clip joint. 4.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 9.3 AUDIO ROUTING, SWAPS AND MUTES 9.3.1 DEFAULT AND SPECIFIC AUDIO ROUTING You can define default audio routing, as well as swaps and mutes on the audio channels of a stereo track via the Audio Routing button . This is explained in the section ‘Audio Routing For Stereo Tracks’, on page 95. These options will be valid for each new clip added to the edit.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Group of Sub-Commands Description These commands allow the user to specify whether the track should be output as a mono or as a stereo track.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 To copy and paste an audio effect, proceed the same way as for the video effects. For a detailed procedure, refer to the section 8.3.6 ‘Copying and Pasting Video C lip Effects’, on page 151. 9.4 AUDIO LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS 9.4.1 INTRODUCTION In Zoom mode the level of the audio clips in the edit are also displayed. The horizontal line on the expanded audio clip represents its audio level.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 9.4.3 HOW TO ADJUST THE OVERALL LEVEL OF A TRACK To adjust the audio level of a whole track, proceed as follows: 1. Click on the Audio/Video FX button . The Video/Audio FX window opens with the focus on the Audio Level tab: 2. Tick the Source Channel check boxes corresponding to the tracks whose audio level you want to adjust. 3.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 9.5 MISCELLANEOUS AUDIO FEATURES 9.5.1 HOW TO GENERATE THE WAVEFORM OF AN AUDIO ELEMENT You can generate the waveform for audio element(s) of an audio track as follows: To generate the waveform of a stereo element: 1. Right-click on the element for which you want to generate the waveform, 2. Select Get audio waveform from the contextual menu: To generate the waveform of a 5.1 element: 1.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Once the waveform has been generated, click the Zoom Track button it: 9.5.2 Issue 3.1.B to view HOW TO REMOVE AN AUDIO WAVEFORM To remove the audio waveform on an audio element, right-click on this element and select Remove audio waveform from the contextual menu: 9.5.3 HOW TO DUPLICATE AN AUDIO TRACK You can copy and paste a full audio track to another track.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Only the tracks with the same audio type as the copied track are displayed in the Select Target Track field group. 2. In the Select Target Track field group, tick the track to which you want to duplicate the copied track. 3.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 10. Voiceover, Graphics and Text Graphics 10.1 ADDING VOICEOVER 10.1.1 VOICEOVER TAB OVERVIEW The Voiceover tab allows the user to record a commentary on one or several parts of the edit. It is made up of the following elements: • a text editor • the audio meters • a recorder window • the graphical timeline.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 T EXT A REA The text area allows the addition of the voiceover script on the display. A script can be typed or added using Copy & Paste from another application. It can also be retrieved from a MOS story through EVS ActiveX component or from the Xedio Cutter application. A UDIO M ETER The audio meter provides an indication of the input audio level for the microphone when recording a voiceover.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 R ECORDER A REA This display area is similar to the normal panel on the Edit tab in that the transport controls are the same, but has some different features to record the voiceover. The description of the common transport buttons and fields can be found in the section 6.3.5 ‘Playing the Edit in the Recorder Area’, on page 73.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The timecode of the mark OUT point will be displayed in the recorder panel next to the OUT button. The duration of the voiceover will also be shown on the recorder area. Note: It is possible to start a voiceover recording without adding an OUT point. In this case, the voiceover recording would continue until you stop manually the recording clicking the Recording button.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 C HECKING THE R ECORDED V OICEOVER Go to Voiceover Mark IN Clicking the Go to Mark IN button moves the current position of nowline to the IN point corresponding to the beginning of the last voiceover recording.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 10.2 ADDING A LOGO OR GRAPHIC 10.2.1 INTRODUCTION You will use tags to add a logo or still graphic. Tags are reference points marked on the timecode bar to trigger an event, such as the insert of a graphic or logo. Tags are created and managed via the Tag Manager window. 10.2.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 10.2.3 POSSIBLE ACTIONS IN THE TAG MANAGER WINDOW The Tag Manager window allows the user to perform various actions: Action Refer to the section … Inserting a logo or still graphic from a TC IN to a TC OUT (IN and OUT points of the tag), with a fade in and fade out. 10.2.5 ’How to Insert a Logo or Graphic using Tags’, on page 177 Changing the tag position on the timeline. 10.2.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 10.2.4 FIELDS IN THE TAG MANAGER WINDOW The following table describes in details the various fields in the Tag Manager window: Field/Button Description Properties group box TC In Spin box to type the tag IN point, in other words the timecode from when the graphic will be displayed (on the top of the video).
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B Field/Button Description In: X frames Field to specify the duration, in frames, of the fade in effect when the graphic will appear on the clip. Out: X frames Field to specify the duration, in frames, of the fade out effect when the graphic will disappear. Link Check box to synchronize the fade in and fade out durations.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 If the graphic is not available in the project, click the Import button to be able to select and import it via the KM Importer dialog box. 5. If you want the graphic to appear and disappear in a fade in and fade out, tick the Fades check box, and specify the duration (frames) for the fade in and fade out effect. Otherwise, the graphic will appear and disappear in cut mode. 6. Click OK.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B H OW TO M OVE THE T AG P OINTS IN THE T IMELINE D ISPLAY To move the tags points directly in the timeline display, proceed as follows: 1. Select the tag point(s) you want to move by clicking on the tag marker on the Timecode bar. To select several tag points, keep the CTRL key pressed while clicking on the tag markers. To deselect a tag point, click again on the tag marker.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 10.3 ADDING INTEGRATED TEXT AND GRAPHICS 10.3.1 INTRODUCTION The Character Generator tool allows to place text anywhere on the video image and to combine it with a graphics layer. The combination of text and graphics can be saved as template which can then be re-used later. This tool is available from the Text tab of CleanEdit. 10.3.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 10.3.3 CHARACTER GENERATOR PROCESS The text and graphics integration process includes the following steps: 1. Defining the Area to Insert Text/Graphics (see page 181) 2. Adding Text and Graphics to the Edit (see page 182) 3. Saving a template of Character Generator Page (see page 187) 4. Applying a Transition Effect to the CG Area (see page 189) 5.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 10.3.5 ADDING TEXT AND GRAPHICS TO THE EDIT As soon as the Create New Page button has been selected, the Text Properties tab is displayed allowing you to add text, add a picture, save a Character Generator template. You have the possibility to: • Use a pre-defined text & graphics template from the Base Template field. Refer to section ‘Applying a template’ on page 187.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 2. Enter your text in the text box. 3. Define the text properties through the five sub-tabs of the Text Properties tab. 4. Click the button to validate your text. Note You can repeat steps 1 to 4 to associate several text areas to the same tag area. They will then be displayed next to the same tag number in the tag list.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 The antialiasing option is selected by default. This is used to minimize the distortion artifacts. Example with italic, centered and turquoise options: Edge Sub-tab The Edge sub-tab is used when you want to add a border to the text. Example with a blue edge of size 1 and 100% opacity: Shadow Sub-tab The Shadow sub-tab is used when you want to apply a shadow to the text.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 • Issue 3.1.B The OffsetY parameter defines the vertical size of the shadow. Example of a white shadow with Offsets of 5: Spacing Sub-tab The Spacing sub-tab defines the spacing between lines (Interline option) and between letters (Tracking). Example with an interline of 1.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Exam ple with a light orange background with 50% opacity: A DDING G RAPHICS Provided that the Enable Import Picture option has been enabled in Xedio Manager (Software > Parameter Profiles > CleanEdit > Cg), an Import Picture button is displayed at the bottom of the Text Properties tab. 1. Press the button. The KM Importer Dialog bow opens: 2. Press the Browse button to select the picture file (.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 10.3.6 WORKING WITH TEMPLATE OF TEXT AND GRAPHICS Once text and/or graphics have been added, you may want to save this layout as template for further use. The Enable Save As Template option must have been enabled in Xedio Manager (Software > Parameter Profiles > CleanEdit > Cg). Then a Save As Template button is displayed at the bottom of the Text Properties tab.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Text and graphics are then automatically applied to the page.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 10.3.7 APPLYING A TRANSITION EFFECT TO THE CG AREA During playout, the text and graphics can appear and/or disappear without transition or with a Fade transition effect. This is defined from the Page List tab. To define the effect for the IN point of the CG area, select it in the In effect field from the Properties group box.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 10.3.9 EDITING THE CHARACTER GENERATOR PAGE PROPERTIES E DITING A REA D URATION How to Edit a Tag Area Duration 1. Select the tag in the tag list from the Page List tab 2. Modify the duration in the Duration field from the Properties group box 3. Press ENTER. How to Remove the Mark OUT of a Tag 1. Select the tag in the tag list from the Page List tab 2.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 How to Modify the Selected Picture • browse for a new picture from the Import Picture button OR • select None from the Background Picture field to un-assign picture.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 11. Header Maker The Header Maker tab provides a tool to insert a still clip at the beginning of an edit. This still is created automatically and is based on information defined in a XML file. Besides this predefined information, you can also enter custom information (like feed, location, source, audio) in the Data editing area.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B The Header Maker tab contains 3 zones: 1. The Header Preview area, and the data editing area, 2. The Recorder area, 3. The Timeline area. The Recorder area and the Timeline area are similar to the ones on the Edit tab. To manually enter data in the dedicated fields in the Data editing area, select the field and type the value or select a value from the drop-down list.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 12. Final Stages in the Editing Process 12.1 CHECKING THE EDIT When the edit is completed it is possible to check it. Xedio CleanEdit parses the timeline for possible errors (lack of video, for example). If a hole is discovered a dialog box opens and gives a time reference on the timeline for where there is no video.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 12.2 PLAYING OUT AN EDIT 12.2.1 INTRODUCTION You can play out an edit from two different ‘locations’: • from the Xedio CleanEdit application, via the Playout tab. You use such a solution when you want to playout some edits (or a clip or edit) individually. This section will cover the playout from Playout tab. • from the Xedio Playout Organizer.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 3. Playing the edit: To play the edit, you can directly use the usual control commands available on the right part of the window. For more information on the Playout tab, refer to section 12.2.3 ‘Playout Tab’ 196. 12.2.3 PLAYOUT TAB O VERVIEW This section briefly presents the Playout tab and the various playout controls.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 C ONTROL Z ONE The buttons in the control zone allow you to: Go to the beginning of the edit Preload the edit Play the edit Stop the edit Go to the previous frame Go to the next frame The following functions are available: Item Description Goto Timecode Entering a timecode value in this field allows to jump to this specific tim ecode.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 M EDIA B AR The video will be visible on the SDI output of Xedio CleanEdit. The Media Bar displays the following information: • a progress indicator (blue vertical line), which shows the current playout position. • On the left, the time elapsed from the beginning of the edit up to the current playout position. • On the right, the duration from the current position until the end of the playout.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Issue 3.1.B 12.3.2 LOADING AN EDIT OR A MEDIA ON THE EXPORT TAB 1. Activating the Export tab: Move the mouse pointer over the Export tab. 2. Selecting the edit/media: To display the edit information, select the edit from the Edit zone, or the media from the Media zone, in the Projects area and drag it anywhere onto the Export tab work area. 3.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 12.3.3 EXPORT TAB O VERVIEW This section briefly presents the Export tab and the various export destinations. The Export tab work area contains 3 zones: • the Information zone • the Destination zone, presenting 4 tabs • the Rendering Information zone I NFORMATION Z ONE The information zone displays general details on the edit/media (like type, label, creation date, TC IN, duration).
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 D ESTINATION Z ONE Exporting to CleanEdit To consolidate an edit and store it as a single clip in the Xedio storage system and Xedio database, complete the following fields and click on the Start button. The rendering process allows creating hi-resolution files and lo-resolution files, if desired, in one step.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Field Description This allows you specify parameters for the new file, such as clip name, keywords, UmID or VarID. Press the Config button to open the Config window where you can specify the hi-res and low-res media servers to send the edit to: Exporting to a File To export an edit/media to a file that can be read by an external system, complete the following fields and click on the Start button.
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Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit Issue 3.1.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Field Description Transcoding Codec Codec profile, which will determine the final form at of the edit/media in the destination folder. Additional Parameters This window can be reached by pressing the Transcoding Codec zone. button in the This allows you specify parameters for the new file, such as clip name, keywords, UmID or VarID.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Field Description edit/media in the destination folder. The available codecs depend on the type of device selected. Additional Parameters This window can be reached by pressing the the Transcoding Codec zone. button in This allows you to specify parameters for the new file, such as clip name, keywords, UmID or VarID.
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Issue 3.1.B Xedio Suite Version 3.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011 Item Description C onfig Button Available only in the To CleanEdit tab. This opens a Config window where you can specify the hires and low-res media servers to send the edit to: When you press the Start button, the export process begins and a progress bar allow the user to monitor the progress of the process.
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