USER MANUAL Xedio CleanEdit Version 4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA– Copyright © 2010-2013. All rights reserved. Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate, up-to-date and reliable, EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS III ABOUT THIS MANUAL XI WHAT'S NEW? 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. General Description 1 1.2. Main Window 1 1.3. Zones in the Project Area 2 1.4. Tabs in the Work Area 4 2. 5 THE BASICS 2.1. Introduction 5 2.2. Starting CleanEdit 5 2.3. Opening a New Project 6 2.3.1. Initial Window Display 6 2.3.2. Project Definition 6 2.3.3. How to Create a New Project 6 2.4. Finding Media for the Project 7 2.4.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 3.1.2. Importable Media 22 3.1.3. General Import Process and Mandatory Fields 22 3.2. Using EVS Servers' Record Train and Clips in an Edit 23 4. 3.2.1. Possible Actions in CleanEdit 23 3.2.2. How to Import Clips From an EVS Server 23 SEARCHING FOR AND MANAGING MEDIA 24 4.1. Introduction 24 4.2. Elements Grid 25 4.2.1. Sorting the Elements in the Grid 25 4.2.2. Organizing Columns 25 4.2.3. Element Contextual Menu 26 4.2.4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 6. 5.5.1. Introduction 54 5.5.2. Viewing Clips 55 5.5.3. Adding clips 55 5.5.4. Clip Contextual Menu 55 5.5.5. Assigning Colors to Clips and Filtering on Colors 57 MAIN WORKSPACE FOR EDITING 6.1. Edit Tab Overview 60 6.2. Player Pane 61 6.2.1. Overview 61 6.2.2. Activating the Player Area 63 6.2.3. Making the Player Area Full Screen 64 6.2.4. Video Display Options 64 6.2.5. Loading Media onto the Player Area 65 6.2.6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 7.1.2. Adding Mark IN and Mark OUT Over Several Elements 113 7.1.3. Removing Marks 113 7.2. Selecting Techniques 113 7.2.1. Selecting a Clip 113 7.2.2. Selecting Elements Depending on Nowline or Mark Positions 113 7.3. Placing Clips onto the Timeline 114 7.3.1. Introduction 114 7.3.2. Important Prerequisites 114 7.3.3. Tools to Easily Position Clips in the Timeline 116 7.3.4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 8. 7.11.1. Definition and Access to Trim Area 138 7.11.2. Overview on the Trim Functions 139 7.11.3. Trimming or Rolling Around the Clip Transition 139 7.11.4. Rolling a Clip 141 7.11.5. Retrieving the Source of an Edited Image 142 ADVANCED VIDEO EDITING 8.1. Introduction 143 8.2. Video Transition Effects 143 8.2.1. Ways to Add Video Transition Effects 143 8.2.2. How to Modify the Default Video Transition Effect 144 8.2.3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 10.2. Audio Transition Effects 10.2.1. Ways to Add Audio Transition Effects 174 10.2.2. Adding Automatically Default Audio Transition Effects 175 10.2.3. Modifying the Automatic Default Transition Effect 175 10.2.4. Possible Audio Transition Effects 175 10.2.5. Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Track 177 10.2.6. Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Clip 179 10.2.7.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 12. HEADER MAKER 12.1. Introduction 213 12.2. Header Maker Tab Overview 214 12.3. Operations 215 13. FINAL STAGES IN THE EDITING PROCESS 216 13.1. Checking the Edit 216 13.2. Playing Out an Edit 217 13.2.1. Introduction 217 13.2.2. Playout Process from the Playout Tab 217 13.2.3. Playout Tab 218 13.3. Exporting an Edit or a Media 220 13.3.1. Introduction 220 13.3.2. Exporting to Xedio, to File, to Device 221 13.3.3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit About this Manual Purpose 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit What's New? In the user manual, the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features. The sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on Xedio CleanEdit from Xedio Suite 4.03 and 4.35 (compared to Xedio Suite 4.02) are listed below. Export to an XSquare target • XSquare can now be used with the Xedio Suite. An edit or a media can be exported to a predefined XSquare target.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 New keyboard shortcut • New "Fit to content" shortcut to display the whole timeline content on screen. See section "Commands Common to Video and Audio Elements" on page 97. See section "Appendix 2 – Keyboard Shortcuts" on page 235. Management of spanned clips created from a single shot over several P2 cards • Special display for contiguous clips created during a single shot on a P2 card.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 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. As soon as the editor is back in the newsroom, the edit can be shared through this integrated news production system.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the CleanEdit window: Part Name Description 1. Project area See section "Zones in the Project Area" on page 2. 2. Work area See section "Tabs in the Work Area" on page 4. Note The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin installed. 1.3. Zones in the Project Area The left hand part of the interface is called the Project area.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Each project only contains the elements that have been deemed to be relevant to it. The ability to access elements from anywhere in the database of an installation and declare them relevant to a project, to allow sharing of media amongst several workstations, is a fundamental part of the structure of CleanEdit. 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1.4. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Tabs in the Work Area Introduction 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 import, to playout as video, or rendering a completed edit to one specific format for the use of another system.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 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. See section "Starting CleanEdit" on page 5. 2. See section "Opening a New Project" on page 6. 3. See section "Finding Media for the Project" on page 7. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2.3. Opening a New Project 2.3.1. Initial Window Display Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 On startup the application will open as shown below with logos in the video windows and all buttons 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. It is a flat structure.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2.4.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Where to Find Media in Xedio CleanEdit The Media Manager tab in the Work area is used to bring the media that is defined in the database into a project. Note The XT clips are listed with the other media in the Media Manager tab. You will search the media in this tab, then drag and drop it to the Media zone of your project. You will find below a general description on the media that can be available in this tab.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit However, this is more usual to take the whole media into a project and select sections of the media using the right media display in the Edit tab, which is called the Player area. See section "Player Pane" on page 61 for more information. 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2.6. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Adding Media to the Project When you have identified the media required in the database using the Media Manager tab, 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. 10 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Each drag action produces a different result. The possible actions are explained in the table below. Note If you do not want to place the media directly in the timeline, ensure that the Fill button is not active . Adding the media to the project, without further action Drag and drop the media to the Media zone.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Adding the media to your project, in the Clip zone, and placing it at the end of the timeline Activate the Fill button, then drag and drop the media to the Clip zone. 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 5. Mark an OUT point by clicking on the button on the panel. The duration of the clip will then be displayed. The top area represents the whole length of the original media. The current position within the clip is shown 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. See section "Overview" on page 61 for more information on these items.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2.8.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Marking Position on the Timeline 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. 14 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit The following marks can be defined in the timeline: Name Description To define the mark, … Nowline Blue vertical line, which displays the current position on the timeline. click on the timeline ruler where you want to place the nowline. Mark IN Green vertical line, which displays the position of a mark IN point. place the nowline at the requested position and click the Mark IN button Red vertical line, which displays the position of a mark OUT point.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Mode Description Overwrite (default) 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. Insert 2.9. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 (white) Adds the media in the timeline without overwriting existing media and pushes further right the existing elements of the timeline (colored) placed after this position.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit In this case, the R2B button becomes available as soon as you click OK to acknowledge the message. A • icon is displayed on each lo-res file on the timeline. If a fast motion clip is detected, a dialogue box opens via which you can render the fast motion clip(s). The transcoding codec used for the rendering of a fast motion clip is set in Xedio Manager.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 2.10.2. Playing out the Edit Introduction Playing out an edit consists of "outputting" the edit straight to an SDI connection. The playout option is therefore available only on workstations equipped with an EVS SDI output board (PCX2 or PCX3). 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 individually.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Playing the edit To play the edit, you can directly use the usual control commands available on the right part of the window. See section "Playout Tab" on page 218 for more information on the Playout tab. 2.10.3. Exporting the Edit to a File Introduction This section presents how you can export an edit to a file from Xedio CleanEdit, selecting: • a format from a list of supported codecs • a destination.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Drag and drop the requested edit from the Edit zone to the open export sub-tab. The information group box, as well as the File Name label, is filled with the information related to the file. Specify the Export settings Specify the destination folder where you want to export the edit to and the codec profile, which will determine the final format of the edit in the destination folder.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 3. Importing Media 3.1. Introduction 3.1.1. Product Description In the Xedio suite, the Media Importer tool offers a way of acquiring media files for use within the system. Authorized users may import, into the Xedio database, media that have already been recorded and are in a file format that can be used by Xedio. P2, XDCAM and XDCAM EX, music, graphics or existing mpeg and dv files are some examples.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3.1.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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 import. Different tabs can be displayed, provided that they have been selected from Xedio Manager: Softwares > Parameter Profiles.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 3.2. Using EVS Servers' Record Train and Clips in an Edit 3.2.1. Possible Actions in CleanEdit 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 4. Searching for and Managing Media 4.1. Introduction Within the Work Area, there are three tabs designed to quickly find and browse the corresponding elements present within the database, such as media, edits and projects. • Media Manager Tab The Media Manager tab allows you to quickly find and browse the available media present in the system. This media can be video (including XT clips), audio or still files.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 4.2. Elements Grid 4.2.1. Sorting the Elements in the Grid You can change the sort order of elements in the grid by clicking the column header for the parameter according to which you want to sort the elements. The blue arrow indicates the sorting order. Clicking the column header again changes the sorting order from ascending to descending or vice versa. 4.2.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 1. Right-click a column header. A menu is displayed. 2. Select Choose Displayed Columns. The Select Visible Columns window opens and shows the list of columns in the current order. 3. Select the column name(s) from the Selected pane. 4. Click the appropriate button: ◦ Up: moves the item(s) before the previous one ◦ Down: moves the item(s) after the next one 5. Click OK. 4.2.3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit See the Xedio Manager manual for more information on the selection of a profile. 4.2.4. Special Status Display for the Elements The elements can be displayed with a specific font to reflect a particular status. 4.2.5. Element Display Meaning Red font Element in recording or importing state. A wrong status may be displayed when a Xedio Ingest server crashed. Italic font Virtual media created with Xedio Browse.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 An applied filter can be saved for later use. Such a saved filter can then be applied in one click. A search can also be facilitated by ordering the Elements grid. 4.3.2. Quick Text Search Purpose and Context of Use The Quick Text Search function is used to perform a search based on free text entered in the Quick Text Search field. This field is available on the top of the Elements grid. It allows searching for a string in the displayed columns.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Search String Search Result yell* Searches for "yell" at the beginning of a string. *low Searches for "low" at the end of a string. Ye*low Searches for strings with "ye" at the beginning and "low" at the end. Ye*low 123 Searches for strings with "ye" at the beginning and "low" at the end and which contains "123". =card Searches for a string exactly equals to "card".
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Advanced Search Fields Display Displaying Advanced Search Fields Show/Hide Filter Button To display the Advanced Search fields, click the Show/Hide Filter button grid. above the The Advanced Search area is expanded as follows: The Show/Hide Filter button can be displayed with two different colors: Button Display (gray) (colored) Meaning The Show/Hide Filter button is gray when all filter criteria are hidden.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Option Meaning NO criteria is met None of the criteria selected in the Filter fields displayed under the Criteria Combination field must be met. The media displayed in the Elements grid fulfill none of the selected filter criteria. Search Parameters List The second field gives access to the list of available advanced search parameters. Click the arrow next to the field to display the list.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Depending on the type of items (media, edits, clips) displayed in the Elements grid, different lists of advanced search parameters are proposed. The following screenshot is an example of such a list. The options may differ between the applications of the Xedio Suite. Most relevant parameters are listed at the top of the list, then, all the other fields are displayed in alphabetical order. 32 4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Advanced Search Fields Once a search parameter has been selected, an entire line is displayed. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Interface Element Description 1 Selected search parameter. 2 Various fields used to enter the filter criteria. See section "Advanced Search Fields Types" on page 34. Used to remove the corresponding filter line. Used to add a new filter line. Hiding Advanced Search Fields To hide all the Advanced Search fields, click the Show/Hide Filter button again. Consequently, all the applied filters are removed.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Date Such as Creation Date Several Date Search filters exist. 1. Select a condition or a logical operator in the first field 2. This will condition the next step: ◦ Search based on a specific date (e.g. with =…): a calendar will be displayed for the selection of a date. ◦ Search based on an interval (e.g. with […] (between)…): two calendars are displayed for the selection of two dates. ◦ Search based on a specific date calculated from the current date (e.g.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 2. This will condition the next step: ◦ Search based on a specific date and time (e.g. with =…): two additional fields will be displayed, a calendar for the selection of a date and drop-down list for the selection of time. ◦ Search based on a specific date and time calculated from the current date and time (e.g. with next hour, last month,…): no other field appears. Number Such as DB Id 1. Select a logical operator in the first field 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 2. Click the parameter. button to display the list of options available for the selected filter Example for the Video Standard: 3. Select an option from the list. Boolean Such as Published • Select Yes or No from the single criteria field. Free Text Such as Label 1. Select a condition in the first field. 2. Enter free text in the second field. How to Perform an Advanced Search To enter search values in the Advanced Search fields, proceed as follows: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 3. Select a criteria combination from the list: 4. Select a search parameter from the list of parameters. An entire line, corresponding to the selected filter parameter, is displayed: 5. Enter filter criteria as explained in section "Advanced Search Fields Types" on page 34. For free text fields, press ENTER to apply the filter. Otherwise, the Elements grid is automatically filtered and refreshed. 6. If required, click the 4.3.4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Saved Filter Contextual Menu Right-clicking in the Filter 0 tab displays a contextual menu with the following options: Create New Filter Allows to create a new filter tab through the Filter Edit Dialog wndow: 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Each project only contains the elements that have been deemed to be relevant to it. The ability to access elements from anywhere in the database of an installation and declare them relevant to a project, to allow sharing of media amongst several workstations, is a fundamental part of the structure of CleanEdit. 5.1.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 If you want to extend it to the whole window, so that you can see information on the projects, media, edits and clips, move the mouse to the border between the Project area and Work area and right-click the mouse when the mouse cursor changes to . To return to the normal display, place the mouse over the right hand edge of the window to see the mouse pointer change and drag the frame to the desired size or click with the right mouse button on it. 5.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 5.2.3. Project Contextual Menu You can perform the main actions on a project via the Project contextual menu. You will access it by right-clicking on a project in the Project zone: 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 section "Creating a New Project" on page 44.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Command Description 5.2.4. Default Sort Allows the user to select how the projects are sorted in the Project zone among various sorting options. Each sorting option can be combined with an ascending or descending sort: Refresh Refreshes the list of projects in the Project zone. This is relevant when projects are created automatically by the system or by other users.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Project Video Standard The video standard specifies the resolution and frequency that will be used for playing out or rendering the project. Once a project is created, you cannot modify the video standard. The default value for the project video standard is set in Xedio Manager in Software > Parameter Profiles > General > General tab: DefaultVideo Standard field. In a project you cannot add media with a frequency different from the project video standard.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 5.2.6. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Importing a Project If you need to work on another user's project, you can import it from the Project Mgr area. To import a project, select the project in the Project list of the Project Mgr area and drop it to the Project zone. The project will be copied and imported to your working environment, with all the associated media and edits.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 5.3.2. Opening Media in the Player Area To view material available in the Media zone, you can load it to the Player of the Edit tab, by clicking the media name or by dragging the media onto the Player window: 5.3.3. 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: 5.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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. The media will be deleted from the user's Media zone, but not from the database nor from the media server. You will still view it in the Media Manager tab and be able to drag it to the Media zone.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 5.4.2. Opening an Existing Edit To open an existing edit, double-click on its name in the Edit zone. When an edit is active (open), its name is highlighted in bold characters and the Timeline area shows the edit. The timeline buttons also become active. 5.4.3. Edit Contextual Menu You can manage your edits via the Edit contextual menu. If you right click on the Edit zone, the contextual menu shows the commands applicable to all edits.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 5.4.4. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Command Description Default Sort Allows the user to select how the edits are sorted in the Edit zone among various sorting options. Each sorting option can be combined with an ascending or descending sort: Make Local (XT/XS) Allows the user to archive all XT/XS clips used in the edit to his local storage. When this option is selected, a confirmation (YES/NO) info window is displayed.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit New Edit Window Window Overview The New Edit window is made of two tabs: General, Custom Metadata. You need to specify the edit characteristics when you create the edit, via the New Edit window. You will find below a description of its fields. The mandatory fields are filled in with default values. The values of some fields can still be modified when the edit has been created, in the Edit Properties window. This is specified in the field description.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Label Name assigned to the edit (mandatory). 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 > CleanEdit > Browser. Description Optional text to describe the edit. Program ClassList Category assigned to the edit. The value is selected from predefined classes to classify an edit as belonging to a particular group or edit type.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit • Manually set the start TC by clearing the From First Clip option and entering a specific timecode in the Start Timecode field. On Air Date and On Air Time Allows specifying a date and time when the edit is planned to be played out. The automatic restore process uses this information when the archive solution is part of the system.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 5.4.5. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Duplicating an Edit You can duplicate one of your edits using the Duplicate command in the Edit contextual menu. This opens a dialog box showing the properties of the duplicated edit and suggesting a name (the old name with the extension "_Duplicated"). Confirm the operation with the OK button. You can also use the CTRL + D shortcut to create a duplicate for the edit that is currently loaded in the timeline.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 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. • by dragging the clips from the Media Importer, EVS Server tab directly into the Clip zone. The clips shown are all relevant to the project open in the Project zone.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 56 Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Command Description Properties Opens the Clips Properties window, from where you can modify the clip label and description and get information on other clip parameters: Delete Deletes the clip from the Clip zone. A dialog box will ask for confirmation. The original media is not deleted from the database. Once deleted, a clip cannot be recovered as the edits can be.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 5.5.5. 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. Each sorting option can be combined with an ascending or descending sort: Assigning Colors to Clips and Filtering on Colors Purpose Above the clip list, the Colored Square button and the Filter button assign colors to the clips and filter them based on the clip colors.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 How to Change the Color Assigned to Existing Clips To change the color assigned to clips, proceed as follows: 1. Activate the color you want to assign using the Colored Square button and the Color dialog box. 2. Select the clips for which you want to change the color. 3. Simultaneously press CTRL and click the Colored Square button. The active color will be assigned to the selected clips.
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EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 6. Main Workspace for Editing 6.1. Edit Tab Overview Introduction Clips and edits are created in the Edit tab. Illustration The Edit tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: 60 6.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Area Description The table below refers to the sections where the various parts of the Edit tab are detailed: Part Name Description 1. Player pane See section "Player Pane" on page 61. 2. Audio Meters and Trim pane See section "Audio Meters / Trim Pane" on page 89. 3. Recorder pane See section "Recorder Pane" on page 82. 4. Timeline pane See section "Timeline Pane" on page 91. 6.2. Player Pane 6.2.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Illustration The Player pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Player pane: 62 Part Name Description 1. Video Display It displays the video material loaded on the Player. Everything that is outside the video content has the skin color. Video such as letterboxed or pillarboxed video will show black bars as these mattes are part of the video signal.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Part Name Description 3. Jog and Media bars They allow the user to navigate in the loaded material, to place IN, OUT and nowline points, as well as to modify the playback speed of the material. See sections "Jog Bar" on page 87 and "Media Bars" on page 65. 4. Clip Creation fields They are used to create new clips, and get the exact timecode of the nowline, IN and OUT points. See section "Creating and Working with Clips in the Player" on page 70. 5.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 6.2.3. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Making the Player Area Full Screen To view the Player area as a full-screen image, press on the keyboard. Press the shortcut key again to revert to the normal display. 6.2.4. Video Display Options A contextual menu is available when right-clicking the Video Display area. This gives display options for the video. 64 Option Meaning Show Timecode This option offers various options to display timecode on the Player window.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 6.2.5. Loading Media onto the Player Area Introduction The action of "placing" a media or a clip on the Player pane to preview it, sub-clipping it, and so on, is called "loading a media or clip on the Player". This can be done in different ways. How to Load a Clip in the Clip Player To load a media or clip on the Player pane, proceed in one of the following ways: 6.2.6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 • When a media or an edit has just been loaded, the top bar represents the whole media.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Nowline Outside Media Bar When the media is being played, the nowline moves along the top media bar. If only a section of the media is visible in the top bar, the nowline may disappear. In this case, a red indicator, on the right side of the media bar will be displayed. A click on the vertical indicator (on the right side) will re-center the top bar on the nowline.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Button ↔ + Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Keyboard Shortcut Function Name and Description (space bar) Play/Stop Start/stops the preview (video and/or audio) of the loaded media. The button switches to a Stop button when the media is being played. - "Near Live" Play Mode Launches the preview at the end of a rush while digitizing. Fast Forward Plays the media forward at a preset fast speed. The button switches to a Stop button when the media is being played forward.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Button Keyboard Shortcut Function Name and Description or Go to Next Frame Moves 1 frame after the current position in Pause mode. or Go 10 Frames Backward Moves 10 frames before the current position in Pause mode. - + - Go 10 Frames Forward Moves 10 frames after the current position in Pause mode. or + The , and keyboard shortcuts are used to navigate (in a combination of shuttle and scrub at the same time) backwards and forwards in A/V content.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Note The use of ShuttlePRO keys for transport functions is detailed in "Appendix 1 – ShuttlePRO" on page 234. 6.2.7. Creating and Working with Clips in the Player Introduction When you have defined the portion of the media you want to place into the timeline, you can create a clip out of it and either store it in the Clip zone in the Project area and/or place it directly in the timeline.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Player Field Meaning Mark IN TC Timecode of the Mark IN defined on the loaded media. Mark OUT TC Timecode of the Mark OUT defined on the loaded media. Nowline TC Timecode of the nowline position on the loaded media. TC OUT of the loaded clip. Duration from the IN point to the OUT point: • If the clip is loaded from the thumbnail view, it displays the duration of the source clip.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 6. To save the clip, drag it to Clip zone. It can then be placed later on in the timeline. How to Modify a Clip To modify a clip, proceed as follows: 1. Select a clip in the Clip zone and drag it to the Player area. 2. Redefine the mark IN and mark OUT in one of the following ways: 3. Set a new mark IN and/or mark OUT using the nowline and the buttons. The old mark IN/OUT will be removed. and 4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Source material Media imported from Media Importer Audio Channel Assignment of the A/V material based on… … the Default Input Audio Track Assignment setting defined in Xedio Manager (Software > Parameter Profiles > General > Audio tab). The user can modify the default assignment before importing the A/V material in Media Importer, via the Setup, Audio Channels Assignment tab.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 The A/V content of each media is displayed in the A/V Contents column of the Media Mgr tab. For each edit, it is displayed in the Audio Type column of the Edit Mgr tab. Selecting Video and Audio Tracks for Media and Clips Overview of the Video and Audio Tracks The video and audio channels of a loaded source file are represented below the Video Display of the Player in the form of Track Selection buttons.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Selection of an Audio Channel The left and the right loudspeaker buttons of an audio stereo track are used to select or remove respectively the left or the right channel of the corresponding audio track: Clicking the left audio button will remove the left audio component from the source so that the clip made has no left audio channel. In this case, the right channel will be output on the left and right channels.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 The radio buttons displayed between each pair of stereo channel buttons or next to a mono or 5.1 audio channel button allow the selection of one audio track for monitoring: Note When you right-click on a 5.1 radio button, a popup menu appears in which you can select the 5.1 components that should be monitored on the left and right channels. You can choose between the following options: Mixed, L+R, Ls+Rs or Center (output on L+R speakers).
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Internal and External Logs Definition and Display Internal Logs The internal logs are placed by the user on the media loaded on the Player. They are shown on the media bar as yellow triangles. When the nowline is on an internal log timecode, a yellow triangle appears at the bottom of the video display.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA • White log for no-star rating (default) • Blue log for 1-star rating • Green log for 2-stars rating • Red log for 3-stars rating Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 There is always a black stripe below the video display when external logs are present on the loaded media/clip. When the nowline is on an external log timecode, a transparent triangle appears on the left of this black stripe.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Logs Display Selection When you right-click on a log on a media bar where the two types of logs are displayed, a contextual menu appears and let you select the logs that should appear: Possible Actions on Logs Adding a Log 1. Place the nowline at the requested position on the media 2. Click the Add Log button . The log is added on the media as a yellow triangle on the media bar. Moving from one Log to the Other • Click the Go to Prev. Log button nowline.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 6.2.10. Creating a Clip on an EVS Video Server from the Player area General Process When the media loaded on the Player area is a record train from an EVS Server, you can save the created clip on the EVS Server and in the Xedio database at the same time.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit CleanEdit Tab In the EVS Server Data window, the CleanEdit tab allows you to specify the clip label (name), media class and description as it will be saved in the Xedio database. The label and Media Class fields are mandatory fields. You need to select the Publish option if you want to have access to the clip in CleanEdit. 6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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. 6.3. Recorder Pane 6.3.1. Overview Introduction The Recorder pane 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit edit. The timeline provides a graphical representation and the recorder, a visual area to actually view the media represented on the timeline. Illustration The Recorder pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: 6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Recorder pane: 6.3.2. Part Name Description 1. Video Display It displays the video material loaded on the Timeline. Everything that is outside the video content has the skin color. Video such as letterboxed or pillarboxed video will show black bars as these mattes are part of the video signal. Parameters related to the display are available via a contextual menu.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 6.3.4. Adjusting the Recorder Video Display You can adjust the Recorder video display via a contextual menu. You call the contextual menu by right-clicking the Video Display zone on the Recorder area. The display options are similar to the ones of the Player Video Display. See section "Video Display Options" on page 64 for more information. 6.3.5.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Button ↔ Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Keyboard Shortcut Function Name and Description (space bar) Play/Stop Start/stops the playback or preview (video and/or audio) of the edited material on the timeline from the nowline position. The button changes to a Stop button when the media is being played. Go to Beginning Moves from the current position to the beginning of the edit loaded on the timeline.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Keyboard Shortcut Function Description Shuttles/scrubs backward at twice the real time speed. Pressing repeatedly the key will increase the shuttling/scrubbing speed in a loop: x1, x2, x3, x5, x8 and then back to x1. Note If another key is pressed between the repetitions, the shuttle/scrub speed is reset. Hold + tap Hold + tap Hold + hold Hold + hold Steps backward 1 frame at a time. Steps forward 1 frame at a time.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 6.3.6. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Selecting the Monitored Audio Track for an Edit Number and Type of the Edit Audio Tracks The output audio tracks are displayed under the Recorder Video Display. When a new edit has just been created, the number and type of output audio tracks are taken back from the previously created edit. At this step, no button is available.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit The button allows you to change the status of your edit, and set it as "ready to broadcast". You will do this when you no longer want to modify your edit in CleanEdit. Once you click the R2B button, the manager can easily search for the R2B edits in Xedio Approval to approve or reject them.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA mono track monitored Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 stereo track monitored 5.1 track monitored When the Recorder area is active, all the output tracks set from the Output Channels area of the Audio Output Matrix will be displayed in the audio meters. If more than 8 channels are selected, the first 8 audiometers are visible at a time and two arrow buttons allow to shift from channels 1 to 8 to channels 9 to 16: 90 6.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Db values are displayed on each side. They correspond to the values defined in Xedio Manager > Parameter Profiles > General > Vumeter for the top level, the saturation level, the warning level and the bottom level. Values for 0, -2, -4, -8 and -16 are shown as well if they do not overwrite the database values. 6.5. Timeline Pane 6.5.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 6.5.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Part Name Description 1. Audio Output Matrix Button This button gives access to an Audio Output Matrix used to define which timeline track will be routed to which output track. See section "Audio Track Selection for the Output" on page 104. 2. Fill Button When the Fill button is active, the media dragged to the Clip zone is automatically placed at the end of the timeline. See section "Placing Clips onto the Timeline" on page 114. 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit The timecode bar displays the tags (graphics) and the cue points (reference marks). Right-clicking the timecode bar opens the contextual menu from which you can define tags and cue points. See sections "Cue Points" on page 130 and "Adding a Logo or Graphic" on page 195 for more information. 6.5.3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Nowline This is the blue vertical marker that displays the current position on the timeline. It is used to browse in the timeline or mark an insertion position. Mark IN / Mark OUT Points 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Position Information Displayed Top left Clip name Top right Element duration Bottom left TL TC IN (TC IN of the element in the timeline) Bottom right TL TC OUT (TC OUT of the element in the timeline) Modifying the Default Information The default information can be modified via the Settings > Clip Display Settings command from the Timeline Element contextual menu (available when you right-click in the timeline display).
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Note The colors of the tracks can look differently on your screen depending on your settings. The default colors of the timeline tracks can be changed in Xedio Manager, via Software > Parameter Profiles > (Xedio) CleanEdit: TL Colors tab.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 6.5.7. Contextual Menus for Timeline Elements Introduction You can access several commands for timeline elements via a contextual menu. The contextual menu is available when you right-click on a selected video or audio element on the timeline.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Command Description Clip > Resync Resynchronizes a selected desynchronized audio element with the video element that belongs to the same clip or to a synchronized group. See section "Resynchronizing Associated Clip Elements" on page 126. Clip > Sync Group Creates a synchronized group with the selected elements. When one of those synchronized elements will be moved, the other elements will appear as being desynchronized.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Settings Commands The Settings commands are available when you right-click on a video or audio element on the timeline, whether it is selected or not. The following actions are available: Command Default Keyboard Shortcut Fit to Content Description When the edit expands beyond the timeline display, this command fits the whole edit into the timeline display.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Commands Applicable to Audio Elements The Audio Channels, Right/Left Audio Transition, Get Audio Waveform, and Duplicate Track commands are only applicable to selected audio elements. The Audio Channels option is explained in section "Audio Routing, Swaps and Mutes" on page 181. The Right/Left Audio Transition options are detailed in section "Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Track" on page 177.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit The following table explains the various TC and duration fields highlighted in the above screenshot. Part Name Description 1. Mouse Pointer TC When the mouse is on the timeline display, the timecode position of the mouse pointer is specified on the left above the timeline display. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 6.5.9. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Audio Track Selection and Settings in the Timeline Introduction In the timeline display, 6 tracks are visible: 1 video track and 5 audio tracks. For each audio track, buttons are displayed on both sides of the displayed timeline track. These buttons allow controlling some input and output settings used globally for each track, although elements placed on a track can always be treated individually.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit • 5.1: • strereo: • mono: A right-click on each Audio Track button displays a contextual menu from which you can set the audio track type: This can be done only if there is no element in the timeline track. You can mute a track by clicking the corresponding Audio Track button.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Track Activation Shortcut A3 + A4 + A5 + All Audio + Audio Track Selection for the Output Introduction The number and type of the output audio tracks must be set from the Audio Output Matrix. This matrix is also used to define which timeline track will be routed to which output track. This is taken into account for playout, rendering and export actions. The Audio Output Matrix is accessed by clicking the Audio Matrix button .
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Setting the Number and Type of Audio Output Tracks The number and type of the audio output tracks is set from the Output Channels area. 1. Select the number of 5.1 tracks, stereo tracks and/or mono tracks. If the resulting number of audio channels exceed 16, you will not be able to apply the selection. 2. Click Apply. The selection will be reflected under the Recorder Video Display as soon as the OK button will be clicked.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA • Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 If the number of output channels is larger than the number of timeline channels (mono to stereo or 5.1, stereo to 5.1), you will have to choose one of the conversion rules as follows: Warning You need to select the check box on the right of the Audio Track button if you want to output the corresponding audio track. Otherwise, no material will be sent to the selected output track.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Once you have defined the routing options: • You will be asked whether you want to apply them to the clips present in the timeline (after confirming your choice). • The options will automatically be applied to the new clips added to the timeline. Track Zoom The Zoom button expands the selected audio track in a Zoom view. In the Zoom view, you can perform the following actions: • Adjust cross fades on transitions.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Button Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Keyboard Shortcut Description + Undo button: to undo the last action performed on the timeline. When the button is available, it is colored. + Redo button: to redo the last action which has been undone on the timeline. When the button is available, it is colored. + Cut button: cuts the selected clip(s) from the timeline. + Copy button: copies the selected clips from the timeline.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Button Keyboard Shortcut Description - When the VFX button is active, the default video transition is automatically added on each new clip placed into the timeline. The default audio transition effect is defined in Xedio Manager: Software > Parameter Profiles > (Xedio)CleanEdit > Timeline tab: DefaultVideoTransFx Clicking the Mark IN button marks an IN point at the nowline position on the timeline.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Button 110 Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Keyboard Shortcut Description - When at least two timeline elements are selected, the Left button allows aligning the selected elements on the left. It will take the last element selected as the reference position for the left-alignment. - When at least two timeline elements are selected, the Right button allows aligning the selected elements on the right.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Button Keyboard Shortcut Description - The Audio/Video Fx button allows: • inserting colors on the video transition of the next or previous cut. See section "Inserting Blocks of Color Frames" on page 149. • modifying the audio levels. See section "Audio Level Adjustments" on page 183. • creating default audio transitions. See section "Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Clip" on page 179.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 7.1.2. Adding Mark IN and Mark OUT Over Several Elements You can also use the Mark Clip button between selected elements. to add a mark IN and a mark OUT points 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. 7.1.3. Removing Marks Removing a mark IN Press on the keyboard. Removing a mark OUT Press on the keyboard.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 To select all elements (entire elements) … Proceed as follows: from the nowline up to the end of the edit, Click from the beginning of the edit up to the nowline, Click + press + between the mark IN and mark OUT or press or Click + press + 7.3. Placing Clips onto the Timeline 7.3.1. Introduction . or Various Methods to Add Clips to an Edit There are many different ways to add clips onto your edit.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 1. Select the Insert or Overwrite mode with the Insert/Overwrite button in the timeline: 2. Select the clip tracks to be added to the edit. Insert and Overwrite Modes 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 button • pressing the keyboard key.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline and their Audio Type The following constraints apply when placing a clip on the timeline: 7.3.3. • 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). • Dropping clips into the timeline is only possible between the same types of audio tracks.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Magnetic Effect 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 Preliminary Steps Before you drag a clip into an edit, you always need to perform the following actions: 1. Select the Insert or Overwrite mode with the Insert/Overwrite button in the timeline: 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Placing a Clip Using the Nowline, Mark IN or Mark 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit • Drag and drop the clip between the mark IN and mark OUT points on the timeline: The IN point of the clip matches the mark IN on the timeline and the clip length is modified. • Drag and drop the clip between the mark IN and mark OUT points on the timeline with the CTRL key pressed: The OUT point of the clip matches the mark OUT on the timeline and the clip length is modified (from its IN point).
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA • Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Drag the clip in the blank area, while pressing the ALT key: If the clip is… Then… greater than the The clip speed will be decreased to match the blank area. hole in the timeline smaller than the The clip speed will be increased to match the blank area. hole in the timeline The following criteria must be met: • the parameter “Can Accelerate” must have been enabled in Xedio Manager > Softwares > Parameter Profiles > CleanEdit.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit After 7.4. Moving Clips or Elements on the Timeline 7.4.1. Moving a Clip or Element in the Timeline Note The Overwrite and Insert modes are also applicable to moving actions. To move a clip freely on the timeline, select it first (see section "Selecting Techniques" on page 113), and then drag it to its new position.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 7.4.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Moving an Audio Clip between Tracks without Modifying its Horizontal Position You can move an audio element between tracks without modifying its position compared to the other elements of the clip. This will prevent from audio desynchronization. To move an audio element between tracks, without modifying its horizontal position, proceed as follows: 1. Select the clip by clicking once with the left button of the mouse. 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit • clips have been created on several recorder channels on an EVS video server and then imported from the EVS server tab of Xedio Importer or Media Importer, • server recorder channels have been ganged from Xedio Manager (LinX > EVS Video Server), then a train is dragged from the EVS Server sub-tab of Media Importer to the Media zone of the Project area. Creating a clip from this train will create a linked clip on the ganged recorder channel.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 7.6.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Deletion Modes To select the Deletion mode and toggle between modes, you can click the press button or . The following table briefly explains the two delete modes: Button Keyboard Description Shortcut When you delete a portion of the timeline with the Delete & Clear option active (white button), the area from which the element is deleted will remain empty after the deletion.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit OUT is shifted to the left after the Delete action. 7.6.4. Deleting Timeline Elements Procedure There are various ways of deleting entire element(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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Example In the example below, both video and audio elements of a clip are deleted using the Delete command in the contextual menu. The Delete & Shift option is active, which means that the material on the right of the mark OUT is shifted to the left after the delete action. 7.7. Tidying Up and Organizing the Edit 7.7.1.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 7.7.2. Removing Blank Areas on a Timeline Procedure When the edit contains common empty areas on all the video and audio tracks, you can remove these using the Blank Clear button between the different tracks. . This option keeps the synchronization To remove common blank areas on a timeline, proceed as follows: 1. Ensure that all the tracks are selected in the timeline with the Track Selection check box in front of each track. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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. • A right alignment means you will align the OUT point of the elements on the OUT point of the reference element.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit To right or left align elements on a reference element, proceed as follows: 1. Using CTRL + click, select: 2. first the elements to align, 3. last the reference element (on which the other elements should be aligned). 4. Do one of the following: 7.7.4. ◦ To align left, click the ◦ 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 7.8. Cue Points 7.8.1. Introduction Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 The cue points are reference marks that can be placed in the timecode bar wherever needed in the edit. Their primary 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 7.8.3. 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. 7.8.4. Contextual Menu for Cue Points The contextual menu of the timecode bar gives in addition some options for the tags and cue points, when they are selected.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 7.9.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Extend Modes Different extend modes are available to achieve slightly different results: 7.9.3. Function Function Name and Description Extend The Extend button allows extending or shortening a clip on the selected track(s), modifying its IN or OUT point to a position defined by a mark IN or mark OUT on the timeline. See section "Extending or Shortening a Clip" on page 132.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit How to Extend or Shorten a Clip Using the Extend Button Procedure To extend or shorten selected elements or clip, proceed as follows: 1. If required, change the Overwrite or Insert mode clicking the button. 2. Depending on whether you want to extend or shorten the selected elements or clip on its IN or OUT point, do one of the following: 3. To extend the IN point, place a mark IN before the IN point to be extended. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 How to Extend or Shorten a Clip Using a Drag Operation Procedure To extend or shorten selected elements or a clip on the IN or OUT point using a drag operation, proceed as follows: 1. If required, change the Overwrite or Insert mode clicking the button. 2. Select the elements or clip to be extended or shortened. 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 7.9.4. 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: 4. To extend the IN point, place a mark IN before the IN point of the selected element. 5.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 3. Do one of the following: 4. To extend the IN point, place a mark IN before the IN point to be extended. 5. To extend the OUT point, place a mark OUT after the OUT point to be extended. 6. To shorten the IN point, place a mark IN after the IN point to be shortened. 7. To shorten the OUT point, place a mark OUT before the OUT point to be shortened 8. Click the Extend Speed button .
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 7.10.2. Modifying the Playback Speed of a Clip Using the Speed Command Procedure To change the speed of a clip, select the video element of the clip to change, right-click it, and select Speed from the contextual menu. You can do one of the following: • Select a preset speed (for slow motion clips) in the available list • Click the XX.Y% option and enters the required playback speed in the dialog box that opens.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Selecting Yes will render the fast motion clips immediately, selecting No will leave them as such (not rendered). The transcoding codec used for the rendering of a fast motion clip is set in Xedio Manager. The name of the rendered file follows the pattern below: FM_IdMediaOrigin_tcInMedia_tcOutMedia_speed_GUID_[lr/ hr].
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 7.11.2. Overview on the Trim Functions The following table shows an overview on the various buttons available in the Trim area. See section "Activating the Trim Functions" on page 140 to know how to activate the functions. Button Description The Trim OUT button allows the user to modify the OUT point of the clip before the transition. The Trim IN button allows the user to modify the IN point of the clip after the transition.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Button Description The Trim OUT button allows the user to modify the OUT point of the clip before the transition: • by adding a frame to it when you click the button. • by removing a frame to it when you press SHIFT and click the button simultaneously. The Trim IN button allows the user to modify the IN point of the clip after the transition: • by adding a frame to it when you click the button.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 4. Once the trim action has been defined, you can ◦ confirm the trim action by clicking ◦ reinitialize the trim operation by clicking When you confirm the trim action, it is applied to the relevant clip, the counter information disappears. 7.11.4. Rolling a Clip Introduction The button makes it possible to roll a clip, which means to modify the IN and the OUT points of the selected clip, leaving its length unchanged.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 2. Click the Roll Clip button: The first frame of the clip is loaded onto the Player. The last frame of the clip is loaded onto the Recorder. The counters are initialized to 0. 3. Click the Roll Clip button as many times as the number of frames you want to roll the clip. The upper counter specifies the number of frames the IN point of the clip will be shifted to the left (negative value) or to the right (positive value).
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 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 8.2.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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. You can also remove the previously defined transition effects clicking the Clear All subcommand in the contextual menu.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit ◦ 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. In the Video Transition Effects window, fill in the transition parameters to specify the duration, position and specific configuration of the transition effect. 4. Click OK.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 8.2.4. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Possible Video Transition Effects Introduction The various video transition effects can be selected from the contextual menu. For all effects, a specific VideoTransition Effect window will be displayed to specify the various parameters, such as duration, position, and possibly other configuration parameters. None This option resets the transition into a cut.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit which a vertical or horizontal border moves across the screen, to gradually replace the last images of the first clip with the first images of the next clip. This option will open a dialog box to determine the parameters for the Wipe effect: 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 You can specify: • the border width in the Transition Width field • the border color, using a color chart, which opens when you click the colored rectangle in the Line Color field. Dip To Color 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA ◦ the requested color ◦ the number of frames for the color insertion ◦ the transitions where the insertion should be applied Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 5. Click OK. 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 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. Fill in the requested parameters for the video clip effect. 5. Click OK.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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. Color Fade 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Color Correction 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. 8.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 8.3.4. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Video Clip Effects With Key Frames Introduction 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. The addition of keyframes is a similar operation for all three effects and is detailed after briefly describing them.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Pixel Mask This option allows an area within the clip to masked using a pixelation effect. The area can be tracked over the period required. Zoom Linear This option allows an area within the clip to be zoomed or enlarged over the period required within a clip. 8.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 8.3.5. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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. Select the clip on which you want to define effects. 2. Right-click to access the contextual menu.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 4. Using the transport commands, browse to the first image on which the effect should be applied. 5. In the Tools group box, select the shape you want to use for the area of the image to be highlighted, pixelated or zoomed. 6. Dragging the mouse, draw the shape on the image, with the requested size and position. 7. Click the Add button in the center of the window. The data related to the effect on this timecode is added to the right part of the window. 8.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 9. Browse to the last image on which the effect should be applied. 10. Adapt the position and size of the shape on the image to your needs. 11. Click the Add button. The data related to the effect on this timecode is added to the right part of the window. 12. Specify the parameters related to the effect: 13. For the highlight effect, you can change the default offset (contrast between highlighted area and surrounding area). 14.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit • The Paste action resets and removes all existing effects already applied to the destination clips. How to Copy a Video Effect 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. How to Paste a Video Effect To paste these copied video effects, proceed as follows: 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 8.4.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Changing the Mode for the Conversion Type To change the mode for the conversion type for one or several clips, proceed as follows: 1. Select the clips where to apply the effects in one of the following ways: ◦ To define an effect on one clip, click the requested clip ◦ To define an effect on several clips, add a mark IN and mark OUT that covers the first and the last clip. 2. Right-click to access the contextual menu. 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 6. Click OK. The mode and offset defined will be applied to the selected clips. 8.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 9. Editing in Place 9.1. Overview Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Introduction The Edit in place feature allows the user to access and edit recorded A/V material directly from a camcorder, a drive or a VTR like a Sony XDCAM, a Panasonic P2 or a CANON Compact Flash inside CleanEdit without any delay or file transfer after connecting the device to his workstation or laptop. This feature is available through the Devices tab of the CleanEdit work area.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Devices tab: 9.2. Part Name Description 1. Source Device This area displays the plugged-in devices and the media that has been automatically detected on the devices, as well as media from drives and folders which have been scanned by the users. See section "Source Device Area" on page 163. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA • Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 the folders scanned by users and their sub-folders. The check-boxes are used to specify the media to be displayed in the Thumbnail view and in the List view of the Workspace. See section "Selecting Relevant Media" on page 170. Contextual Menus Contextual menus with the following options are available when you right-click an item in the Device area. Scan All Device Sources Scans all the sources from the Devices node.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 9.3.2. View Description Thumbnail view The Thumbnail view shows a thumbnail for each source clip of the media present on the selected device. List view The List view displays the list of source clips from the media present on the selected device and gives. It provides different filters which can be applied to restrict the list of clips displayed. Clip Player view The Clip Player view allows playing source clips and adding logs to them.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Display of 3D Clips When the media sources are P2-3D cards, media from the left and right cards will be transferred as two separate files to the selected target. The limitation is that the media from one card must be transferred before the second card is plugged in Xedio CleanEdit workstation. In the Thumbnail view, the clip name is followed by 3D-L or 3D-R. Thumbnails always refer to the media from the first P2-3D that has been plugged. 9.3.3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Illustration The List view of the workspace contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the List view. 9. Editing in Place Part Name Description 1. Search tools Provides a Quick Text Search field and Advanced Filters fields to restrict the list to specific data. See section "Searching for Elements in the List" on page 27. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 9.3.4. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Selecting Techniques Several source clips can be selected to move them at once to a project (amongst the media or the clips or in an existing edit). You can select them thanks to the usual commands: 9.3.5. • Press CTRL + click on the items for a selection of multiple non-contiguous items. • Press SHIFT + click on the first and last items for a selection of multiple contiguous items.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Illustration The Clip Player view contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Note The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin installed. Area Description The various elements of the Clip Player user interface from the Devices tab are similar to those present in the Player area of the Edit tab. See section "Player Pane" on page 61 for detailed information. The table below describes the various parts of the Clip Player view. 9.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Part Name Description 1. Video Display & Audio Meters The Video Diplay displays the media loaded on the Player. Parameters related to the display are available via a contextual menu. See section "Video Display Options" on page 64. The audio meters are used for audio monitoring. 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 9.4.2. Adding and Scanning a Folder in the Source Device Area Introduction XF drives or USB devices containing media backed up from EVS video servers on an event location can be used in Xedio CleanEdit. How to Add and Scan a Folder To display a folder content, proceed as follows: 1. In the Source Device area, right-click the Folders line. A contextual menu appears. 2. Select Add & Scan Folder. A window opens. 3. Type a device name. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Listing the Source Clips in the List View First, select the check box corresponding to a device or a folder in the Source Device area. Then, click the button to select the List view. The list of source clips present in this device or folder and their associated metadata are listed on the Workspace area. 9.5.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 9.6. Loading a Source Clip on the Clip Player Introduction The action of "placing" a media or a clip on the Clip Player to preview it, sub-clipping it, and so on, is called "loading a media or clip on the Player". This can be done in different ways. How to Load a Clip in the Clip Player To load source clip on the Clip Player, proceed in one of the following ways: • double-click the source clip from the Thumbnail view.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 10. Advanced Audio Editing 10.1. Overall Audio Track Settings The table below gives an overview of the main steps involved in the audio management in CleanEdit. 10.2. Step See Section… Set the audio type of each timeline track "Track Name and Audio Type in the Timeline" on page 102. Set the number and type of output audio tracks by means of the Audio Output matrix "Audio Track Selection for the Output" on page 104.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 10.2.2. Adding Automatically Default Audio Transition Effects Once you click the button to activate the AFX function, a default audio transition is added to each new clip placed into the edit. The cross fade is the default audio transition initially defined in Xedio. 10.2.3. Modifying the Automatic Default Transition Effect The default transition effect is defined in Xedio Manager: Software > Parameter Profiles > (Xedio)CleanEdit > Timeline tab: DefaultAudioTransFx.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Fade out The sound of the first clip fades out progressively while the audio of the second clip starts instantly from the transition point. This is represented by the icon in the Audio Transition Effect window. Fade in The sound of the first clip disappears instantly at the transition point while the audio of the second clip starts progressively. This is represented by the 176 icon in the Audio Transition Effect window. 10.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Cross fade The sound of the first clip fades out while the sound of the second clip fades in. This is represented by the icon in the Audio Transition Effect window. 10.2.5. Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Track Introduction You want to add audio transition effects to: • a selected element OR • contiguous elements on a given audio track.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 See section "Possible Audio Transition Effects" on page 175 for more information on the various types of transition effects. The following audio transition effects are available: Cut, Fade OUT, Fade IN, and Cross Fade. How to Apply Audio Transition Effects On Elements on the Same Track To apply audio transition effects to one element or contiguous audio elements of the same track, proceed as follows: 1.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 4. In the Audio Transition Effect window, fill in the transition parameters to specify the duration and position of the transition effect. 5. Click OK. A blue vertical line is added on the transition where the effect has been added: Once you have assigned the basic type of audio transition, you can zoom and adjust the audio transition on the timeline, by clicking the Zoom button on the right hand side of the required track.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 How to Apply Audio Transition Effects On Audio Elements of the Same Clip To apply an audio transition on one or more audio elements of the same clip, proceed as follows: 1. Position the nowline on the clip for which you want to adjust the audio transitions. 2. Click the Audio/Video FX button select the Audio Fade tab. to open the Audio/Video FX window and 3. In the upper group box, specify the following: 4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 1. Click the Zoom button located on the right hand side of the audio track on which you want to adjust transitions. 2. In Zoom mode, identify the transition to modify. 3. Click the white nodes that correspond to the audio transition effect and move them to graphically display the required transition. 10.2.8.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 10.3.2. Possible Audio Channel Functions The functions available via the Audio Channels command are divided into four groups of sub-commands. A mark is displayed in front of the commands applied to the selected elements: Group of SubCommands Description These commands allow specifying the source track you want to be applied to the selected element.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Note Selecting Stereo from the Audio Channels command will reset the audio channel effects. 10.3.3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 10.4.2. How to Adjust the Audio Level on a Single Clip To adjust the audio level on a single clip, proceed as follows: 1. In Zoom mode, position the mouse on the horizontal line (audio level) of the clip to be adjusted. 2. When the mouse pointer shows a double headed arrow, click and hold on the left button of the mouse. 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 2. Tick the Source Channel check boxes corresponding to the tracks whose audio level you want to adjust. 3. In the Level Adjust box corresponding to each track, select how many dbs you want to add to or remove from audio level of the track. 4. Select the adjustment mode as follows: 5. If you want to apply the specified db value to the current audio level, tick the Relative radio button. 6.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 10.5. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Miscellaneous Audio Features 10.5.1. How to Generate the Waveform of an Audio Element You can generate the waveform for audio element(s) of an audio track as follows: Generating 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: Generating the waveform of a 5.1 element 1.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Once the waveform has been generated, click the Zoom Track button to view it: 10.5.2. 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: 10.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 10.5.3. How to Duplicate an Audio Track You can copy and paste a full audio track to another track. If the destination track is not empty, its content will be replaced by the copied track. To duplicate an audio track, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click on an audio track and select Duplicate Track in the contextual menu. The Duplicate Audio Track window opens.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 11. Voiceover, Graphics and Text Graphics 11.1. Adding Voiceover 11.1.1. Introduction CleanEdit provides a tab entirely dedicated to the recording of voiceover on a specific audio track over one or several parts of the edit. The current section describes the voiceover process managed with CleanEdit. Some users prefer to record voiceover with an external audio mixer. This process, schematized hereafter, is supported by CleanEdit as well.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 11.1.2. Voiceover Tab Overview Illustration The VoiceOver tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Voiceover tab: 190 11.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Part Name Description 1. Text Editor The text area allows the addition of the voiceover script on the display. A script can be typed or added using Copy & Paste commands from another application. It can also be retrieved from a MOS story through EVS ActiveX component or from the Xedio Cutter application. 2. Audiometers The audio meters provide an indication of the input audio level for the microphone when recording a voiceover. 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Note The Digigram board controls the configuration for the audio inputs and outputs of the workstation. It is therefore recommended to configure the Digigram board as shown on the screenshots from "Appendix 3 – Digigram Hardware Settings" on page 236. 11.1.3. Voiceover Process Process Overview The voiceover recording process includes four steps: 1. See section "Defining the Area to Record the Voiceover" on page 192. 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Place the nowline in the timeline where the voiceover should start, then click the Mark IN button in the timeline or recorder area to define the IN point of the recording area for the voiceover. The timecode of the mark IN point will be displayed in the recorder panel next to the IN button.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Only the stereo tracks can be selected. Checking the Recorded Voiceover Go to Voiceover Mark IN Clicking the Goto Mark IN button, located below the Rec button, moves the current position of nowline to the IN point corresponding to the beginning of the last voiceover recording.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit When attenuation is present, the voiceover element color changes to a darker shade to indicate that the attenuation is switched on. See section "Color Representation on the Timeline Display" on page 95. Note The level of attenuation and other settings such as fade in and out values are set in the Software > Parameter Profiles area of Xedio Manager. Please refer to the related user manual for more details. 11.2. Adding a Logo or Graphic 11.2.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA • Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 press the keyboard shortcut . In this case, the tag position is defined based on the Mark IN and Mark OUT points, or nowline position. For more information, refer to the description of the TC in and TC Dur fields in section "Fields in the Tag Manager Window" on page 196. 11.2.3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 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). When you use the contextual menu to call the Tag Manager window, the value for the tag IN point corresponds to the position of the mouse on the Timecode bar when you right-click on the mouse.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Field/Button Description Down Button to move the selected tag lower in the tag list. Prev Button to select the previous tag in the tag list. Next Button to select the next tag in the tag list. Delete Button to delete the selected tag(s). 11.2.5. How to Insert a Logo or Graphic using Tags Note The logo or graphic to be inserted are usually TIFF or TGA file with a key layer.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Otherwise, the graphic will appear and disappear in cut mode. 6. Click OK. When successfully added, the tag will show on the timecode bar with a number. 11.2.6. Moving Tag Points Possible Methods You can move one or more tags in one of the following ways: • by selecting the tag points on the Timecode bar and dragging the mouse to move the selected tag points. This method is less precise, but allows you to move several tags at the same time.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 How to Move the Tag Points in the Tag Manager Window To move the tags points in the Tag Manager window, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click on the Timecode bar and select Tag Properties from the contextual menu. The Tag Manager window opens. 2. In the Tag Order group box, click the number of the tag you want to move. 3. In the Properties group box, modify the values of the TC In and/or TC Dur fields depending on the requested move. 4. Click OK. 11.2.7.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 11.3.2. Text Tab Overview Illustration The Text tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Text tab: Part Name Description 1. Character Generator area This pane is made up of two sub-tabs: • the Page List tab • the Text Properties tab 2. Player Pane This pane contains audio meters and shows the integrated text and graphics. 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 11.3.3. Character Generator Process The text and graphics integration process includes the following steps: 1. See section "Defining the Area to Insert Text/Graphics" on page 202. 2. See section "Adding Text and Graphics to the Edit" on page 203. 3. See section "Saving a template of Character Generator Page" on page 208. 4. See section "Applying a Transition Effect to the CG Area" on page 209. 5.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 11.3.5. Adding Text and Graphics to the Edit Overview of the Text Properties Tab As soon as the Create New Page button has been clicked, 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. See section "Applying a Template" on page 209. • Define new text and graphics as explained below.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Text Sub-tab The Text sub-tab provides options which define the properties of the text itself, such as style, alignment, font, color, size and opacity. 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 To apply a shadow to the text, define the following settings: • Select the Set a Shadow option. • Choose a color for the shadow by clicking the Color box, selecting a color from the palette and then pressing the OK button. • The OffsetX parameter defines the horizontal size of the shadow. • The OffsetY parameter defines the vertical size of the shadow.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Background Sub-tab The Background sub-tab is used to apply a color background in the text area: Example with a light orange background with 50% opacity: Adding Graphics 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. Click the button. The KM Importer Dialog bow opens: 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 4. Press OK. The picture is added to the Video Display: Note that the picture cannot be moved or resized once imported. 11.3.6. Working with Template of Text and Graphics Saving a template of Character Generator Page To save a template, proceed as follows: 1. Click the button The Save As Template dialog box opens 2. Enter a Name in the Label field. 3. Associate a Class to the template from the Class field. 4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Templates are stored in the database and are listed in the Media Manager, under the CG template category.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 To define the effect for the IN point of the CG area, select it in the In effect field from the Properties group box. To define the effect for the OUT point of the CG area, select it in the Out effect field from the Properties group box. With a Fade effect, you will have to set its duration in the corresponding Duration field. 11.3.8.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 11.3.9. Editing the Character Generator Page Properties Editing Area Duration 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. Select the No Out option The corresponding text and graphics will then be applied until the end of the edit.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Possible Actions from the Page List Tab When you right-click a tag line in the Tag List from the Page List tab, the following contextual menu is displayed: Menu Item Meaning Enable Enables the selected tag if it has previously been disabled. A displayed next to the tag number in the tag list. Disable Disables the selected tag area, so it will not be displayed during edit playout. A 212 is is displayed next to the tag number in the tag list.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 12. Header Maker 12.1. Introduction 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 12.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Header Maker Tab Overview Illustration The Header Maker tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Header Maker tab: Part Name Description 1. Header Preview Area This pane also contains a data editing area. 2. Recorder Area This pane is used to browse the loaded media and select an image. 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 12.3. Operations 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. If you want to remove the values from these fields, click on the Clear button. By clicking on the Create button you create the still clip at the beginning of the edit. On this still clip you can perform a couple of operations, as you would do on any other clip in the timeline, such as: 12.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 13. Final Stages in the Editing Process 13.1. 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. If a fast motion clip is detected a dialog box opens via which you can render the fast motion clip(s).
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 13.2. Playing Out an Edit 13.2.1. 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.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 3. Playing the edit: To play the edit, you can directly use the usual control commands available on the right part of the window. See section "Playout Tab" on page 218 for more information on the Playout tab. For each clip that is part of the edit, if the corresponding hi-res media file is missing, the system will access the corresponding proxy file.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Information Zone The information zone displays general details of the edit (like type, label, system, duration, date). The text field below this general information shows a log confirming when the edit was loaded correctly and is ready for playout.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Media Bar The video will be visible on the SDI output of Xedio CleanEdit. The Media Bar displays the following information: 13.3. • 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. Exporting an Edit or a Media 13.3.1.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 13.3.2. Exporting to Xedio, to File, to Device Overview of the To Xedio, To File, To Device Subtabs Illustration The To Xedio, To File and To Device subtabs present a similar layout with three main areas. These areas are highlighted on the screenshot below for the To Xedio sub-tab: 13.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Export tab, for the To Xedio, To File and To Device subtabs: Part Name Description 1. Information Zone This zone displays general details on the edit/media (like type, label, creation date, TC IN, duration) to export. 2. Destination Zone This zone defines the properties of the export, such as transcoding codec. The properties differ between the sun-tabs. See section . 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 3. Set the export properties specific to the selected destination from the Destination zone. 4. Set the general export properties. See section "Setting the General Export Properties" on page 227. 5. Click Start at the bottom of the Export tool. The export process begins and a progress bar allows the user to monitor the progress of the process.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 To consolidate an edit and store it as a single clip in the Xedio storage system and Xedio database, complete the following fields before clicking on the Start button. The rendering process allows creating hi-resolution files and lo-resolution files, if desired, in one step. Field Description Label Name you give to the exported edit/media (mandatory) Shooting Date Date you can assign to give indication on when the edit/media has been rendered.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Setting the Export Properties To File To export an edit/media to a file that can be read by an external system, complete the following fields before clicking the Start button. Field Description Label Name you give to the exported edit/media (mandatory). Folder Destination folder where you want to export the edit/media to. Transcoding Codec Codec profile, which will determine the final format of the edit/media in the destination folder.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Setting the Export Properties To Device To export an edit/media to an external device, such as a XDCAM disk, a SxS card, a P2 card or an EVS server, select the device type (XDCAM, SxS, P2 or EVS XT) and complete the fields described in the table below, beforte clicking the Start button. Field Description Common Fields Label Name you give to the exported edit/media (mandatory).
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Field Description To Device EVS XT XFile Gateway Name of the hardware device hosting the XFile application used to transfer the edit/media. XT nr, Page, Cam XT number, page and camera to send the edit/media to. To Device XDCAM, SxS or P2 Local Drive Location where the edit/media will be sent to.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 At the end, a message informs the user that the process has been successfully completed: Note "71.4% playout rate" means that the encoding process was 71,4% slower than real time (100% means real time, 200% means 2 times faster than real time). 71,4% means that the encoding process of a 1 min edit takes about 1 min 30 sec. 13.3.3.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Overview of the To Target Subtab Illustration The To Target subtab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the To Target subtab under the Export tab: Part Name Description 1. Target field This zone lists all the available targets: • RTProf target profiles (xml files) • XSquare targets available for the logged user. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 How to Export to Target To export an edit or a media to a predefined target, proceed as follows: 1. Select the To Target subtab from the Export tab. 2. From the Target field, select an export target profile (RTProf) or an XSquare target. 3. Add an edit or a media to the To Target subtab by drag-and-drop operation from the Projects zone to the subtab. The edit or media name is added to the list of export jobs. 4. Click Start at the bottom of the tab.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Renaming an item in the list of export jobs To rename an item within the export list, select the Name field and type a new name. Monitoring the Export Process to a Target The Monitor button is used to monitor the export status. The Monitoring window contains several tabs: 13.4. • one tab per XSquare server, provided that XSquare servers have been configured from Xedio Manager. • one tab for the Task Engine, provided that a Xedio Task Engine has been configured.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Tasks grid The Task grid displays the list of all the tasks and their associated data. The column width can be adjusted using standard computer commands. The Machine column displays the IP address of the Task Engine machine handling the task. The tasks can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the header of a column. Task Contextual Menu A contextual menu is available when you right-click on an item in the grid.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit State Selection Selecting one, or several, of the options will restrict the list of tasks to the ones with the corresponding status. By default, all values are checked. Date Selection The date range allows you to filter tasks on their creation dates. By default, the fields are empty. Max Items This value defines the maximum items to be displayed in the grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 14. 234 Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Appendix 1 – ShuttlePRO 14.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit 15. Appendix 2 – Keyboard Shortcuts 15.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 16. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Appendix 3 – Digigram Hardware Settings Settings for a Stereo Board 236 16.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio CleanEdit Settings for a 5.1 Board 16.
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