USER MANUAL XEDIO CUTTER Version 4.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B C OPYRIGHT EVS Br oadca st E quip men t – Co pyri ght © 20 10-2 01 2. Al l ri ghts res erved . D ISCLAIMER The inf ormat ion in this m anual i s furn ishe d for i nf ormati onal u se onl y and subjec t to chang e witho ut not ice .
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Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................... V 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE............
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Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 What’s New? The fol lowin g tab le des cr ibes th e sect ions u pdat e d to refl ect t he new a nd modifi ed featu res on Xe dio Cutt er from X edio Sui te 4 .02 (co mpared to Xedi o Su ite 4. 01). In the user man ual , the icon has been adde d on left margi n to highl ight inform atio n on new and u pdated fe atur es.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B 1. Introduction 1.1 PURPOSE The Xedi o Cutte r is a module o f the Xed io Sui te of appl icat ions . It all ows th e select ion of port ions of m edia to b e pl aced into a l ist t o ex port (the sto rybo ard) a s a “ro ugh cut edi t ”.
Issue 4.2.B 1.2.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO CUTTER WINDOW The Xed io Cut ter g raph i cal in terf ace co nsis ts of three m ain ar eas, besi des the Menu b ar. They are hig hl ighte d on the fol lowi ng s creens hot and shor tly de scribe d in th e ta ble belo w. Note The co lor of some user i nterf ace eleme nts may v ary wi th the X edio sk in insta lled . Area 1.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Area Descri ption show bla ck bar s as th e se matte s are p art o f t he vide o signal When t he P revi ew b utto n is c lick ed, the Play er w i ndow i s replac ed b y th e S toryb oa rd Pre view wind ow. 1.3 2. Media Manag er This is u sed to sel ect t he med ia to view in the Play er window .
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 2. Media Manager 2.1 PURPOSE The Me dia M anag er p ane allow s yo u to qu ickly fi n d and brow se t he a vail abl e A/V media pres ent with in t he databa se. 2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE MEDIA MANAGER The upp er par t of the p ane giv es ac cess to the diffe rent filt ers wh ich can b e appli ed t o th e me dia list . At le ast two tabs exi st o n the left of the Medi a Ma nager wind ow.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Right- clic king on an y o f the col umn hea ding s d i splays a con text ual men u. Th e Choose Di spla yed Colu mns opti on ope ns the Select V isib le Col umns window allowi ng y ou t o ch oose th e col umns you w ant to be disp layed in the ele ment list . The co lumn widt h a nd or der ca n be ad just ed u sin g drag and dro p t echn iqu es.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Q UICK T EXT S EARCH Introduction The Qu ick Text Se arch fiel d i s a lways ava ilab le on th e t op o f t he d atabas e conten t l ist: It al lows sear chin g fo r a string in the dis play ed c o lumns. The Quic k Text Searc h o ption o beys s peci fic r ule s which c an be ac cess ed via the Help b utto n next to the Quick Text Sear ch f iel d.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Issue 4.2.B Quick Text Search Rules The s tring th at y ou ente r in t he Q uick Tex t Se arc h fie ld i s an alyz ed accor ding to the fol lowin g set of ru les , which can b e acces sed via the He lp butt on the Qu ick Text Sea rch fi eld. next to The fr ee text sear ch is n ot a case sen siti ve o pera tion.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Filter Activation Show/Hide Filter Button To dis play , or hid e, t he Filter ext ende d ar ea, cli ck the Show /Hide Fil ter butt on over the grid . Filter Butt on D ispla y Meaning (dimme d) The S how/H ide Filt er b utton is dimm ed when all filt er criter ia are h idde n. C ons equent ly, the fil ters are i nactiv e.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Filter Fields Under the Cr iter ia Com binati on fiel d, the use rs will be able to sel ect a s many filte r para mete rs as t he y want an d to ch oose s pecif ic val ue(s ) for t hes e filte r parame ters . Th e us e of F ilter fie lds is e xpla ined i n the nex t se ctio n. Filter Fields The Fi lter fie ld p rovi des the list of all the para m eters on w hich a s earc h can be perfor med.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Interf ace Eleme nt Descri ption 2 Variou s f ield s u sed to e nter the fi lter cri teri a. Refer to sectio n ‘S earc h Fi elds Ty pes’ on p age 10. Used t o re move the corr e spondi ng filt er l ine. Used t o ad d a new filt er l ine. Search Fields Types Accord ing to the sel ecte d fi lter par amet er, dif fer ent t ypes of se arch fie ld s wil l b e displa yed.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Filter Par amete r Type Issue 4.2.B Displa yed C rite ria Fiel d s b. This w ill cond itio n t he n e xt st ep: • Search bas ed on a sp eci fic d ate (e. g. w ith =…) : a cal enda r will b e d ispla yed for the select ion of a da te. • Search bas ed o n an int er val (e .g. with […] (bet we en)…): two calend ars are disp laye d f or th e se lect ion of t wo d a tes.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Filter Par amete r Type Displa yed C rite ria Fiel d s • Search based on a s pe cific d ate a nd ti me cal c ulate d from the c urren t d ate and time ( e.g. wit h ne xt hour, last month,…) : n o ot her fiel d appear s. Number Such a s DB Id Select a l ogic al o pera to r in the firs t fi eld and then ente r a number in the seco nd f iel d.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 How to Perform a Search through Filter Fields To ent er s earc h va lues in the Filt er f ield s, p roce ed as f ollow s: 1. 2. Choose the col umns you wish t o pe rfor m a searc h on. Click the Show/ Hide Fil t er bu tton The fo llow ing Filt er a rea is di spla yed: 3. Select a crit eria comb inat ion f rom t he list : 4. Select a filt er p arame ter from t he f ilt er p arame ter list.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Menu Op tion Descri ption Create New Filt er Allows to crea te a new fil ter t ab. Save F ilte r As Allows to cre ate a new filte r tab in whi ch th e curren t search fi lter will be save d. Filter Pro perti es Allows to ch ange the name an d/or descr ipt ion of the select ed filt er t ab. Reset Filt er Removes all sea rch crit er ia on the sel ecte d fi lter t ab.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 3. Player 3.1 PURPOSE The Pl ayer is used to loa d and pla y med ia f rom th e Medi a Ma nager are a, t o make clips and crea te the elem ents to b e pl aced in the Storyb oard are a. 3.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Area 1. Descri ption Video Disp lay It dis play s th e vid eo materi al l oaded on t h e Play er. Everyt hing that is ou tsid e the vi deo c onte nt ha s the ski n color. Le tter boxe d o r p ill arboxe d v ideo sh ow b lac k bar s a s these matt es a re p art of t he vi deo sign al. Parame ters rela ted t o the di spla y are avai lab le via a contex tua l men u. See also th e sect ion 3.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Area Descri ption loaded . • If an ind ivid ual cl ip is lo aded, o nly it s recor der c hannel is ava ila ble. If a med ia in gest ed fr o m an enco der i s loa ded, the butto n is not ava ilab le. 8. 3.3 Audiom eter s Refer to s ecti on ‘Audi om eters’ on pag e 23 .
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 3.4 PLAYER FUNCTIONS 3.4.1 PLAYER TRANSPORT CONTROLS Operat ion User I nter face Button Play a nd S top Play w hen record ed Loop This st arts the p layo ut at the e nd of a media curr entl y be ing rec orded. CTRL + ↔ CTRL + Button us ed to play fr om the mar ked IN point to the OUT p oint . This l oops the pl ayou t fr o m IN t o OUT .
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 The , and keyb oard s hortcu ts a re us ed t o na vigat e (in a combin atio n of shut tle a n d scrub at t he s ame t ime ) backw ards and f orwa rd s in A/ V conten t. This t able li sts thei r di ffe rent uses . Keyboar d Sho rtcu t Functio n De scrip tion Shutt les/ scrub s ba ckwar d at t wice the rea l ti me speed.
Issue 4.2.B 3.4.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 MEDIA BAR AND JOG BAR J OG The lo wer area is the jog bar. Draggi ng the jog b ar all ows you to move wi thin the media at a vari able speed , shown on t he i con, dep en ding on: • the p osit ion of t he s peed indica tor • the sp eed rang e co vered by th e jo g ar ea. The d e fault ran ge is set fro m - 2 to +2 in Xed io Ma nage r bu t can be mod ifie d.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 accord ingl y. In th is case , i f t he p orti o n of the up per area cov e rs on ly a pa rt of the me dia, the now line m ay di sappe ar. The n, a re d ind icat or , on the left side or on the right sid e of the med ia b a r will be disp laye d. A clic k on th at i ndic ator will focus on the nowl ine. 3.4.3 CLIP CREATION FUNCTIONS Operat ion 3.4.
Issue 4.2.B 3.4.5 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 CLIP VIDEO AND AUDIO SELECTION FUNCTIONS When maki ng a cl ip, t h e video a nd au dio re qu ired ca n be sel ecte d us ing the butto ns u ndern eath th e V ideo D ispl ay. O VERVIEW All t he a vail able aud io s o urces from a c lip are disp layed bel ow th e Pl ayer . The vi deo and audi o t rac k but tons are repr esen te d as foll ows: A ster eo track is repr ese nted by . A 5.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 V IDEO AND A UDIO S ELECTION Click ing on t he Vi deo b utton will remo ve t he v i deo fr om t he Pl ayer win dow. The di spla yed butt on w ill turn to wh ite . Clicki ng o n the lef t or r ight t rian gle o f an audi o stere o tra ck wi ll di sabl e respec tive ly th e left o r right ch anne l of th e corres pond ing au dio tr a ck. The displa yed but ton w ill tur n to wh ite . A 5.
Issue 4.2.B 3.4.6 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 LOGS Logs are r efer ence mar ks that ca n be plac ed wherev er need ed on th e loaded media. The ir pu rpos e is to mar k poi nts of i nter es t on t he me dia and to f a cilit ate rapid movem ent betw een them. They are s hown o n the m edia bar as tra nspar ent t r iangl es. The re is a lways a black stripe belo w the v ideo d isplay when l ogs a re pr esent o n the l oade d me dia/c lip.
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Issue 4.2.B 3.6 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 MAKING A CLIP When a medi a ha s be en loaded on the Pla yer P a nel, a cl ip c an b e ma de f rom th e media. To do so, proc eed as foll ows: 1. Determi ne the IN p oint fo r the cli p in one of the fol lowing ways : • use t he t rans port fun ctio ns, o r • drag the nowli ne t o t he s elect ed p osit ion, or • enter a v alue in the IN f ie ld 2. Click the bu tton to mark the IN po int.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 4. Storyboard 4.1 PURPOSE When clip s h ave been ma rked in the Pla yer pan e a nd ar e r eady to ex port , t h ey ca n be dro pped in to t he S tory board area . 4.2 CREATING AND MANAGING THE STORYBOARD LIST 4.2.1 ADDING A CLIP TO THE STORYBOARD To add a cli p or me dia to the lis t, dr ag it fro m the Pl ayer wind ow o nto th e Storyb oard are a.
Issue 4.2.B 4.2.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 REMOVING A CLIP FROM THE STORYBOARD To delet e a clip tha t has been place d in the li st, right- clic k on its it em an d select Delete from th e co ntex tu al men u. 4.2.3 RENAMING A CLIP IN THE STORYBOARD To rename a cl ip tha t ha s been plac ed in the l ist, right-c lick on i ts item an d select Rename Clip from th e co ntext ual m enu. 4.2.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 4.3 Issue 4.2.B PREVIEWING THE LIST To previ ew a Story boar d, click the Pr evie w butt on at the bott om of the St or yboard area. This wil l lo ad the S torybo ard Prev iew w indo w on t he P laye r wi ndow. The Play but ton al lows th e playou t to start wh ile a progress ba r shows how far the list has play ed. The cl ips will be play ed i n the same ord er a s th ey appear in the lis t.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 4.4 EXPORTING THE LIST 4.4.1 HOW TO EXPORT THE LIST TO CLEANEDIT To exp ort the stor yboa rd to Cle anEd it for u se o n t he tim elin e, proce ed a s f ollows : 1. Select To Edit from the Dest f ield on the Expo rt area. 2. Select a user in the U ser fiel d. 3. If de sire d, s elec t a clas s from t he C lass fie ld. 4. Enter a proje ct name in the P roje ct f iel d.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 4.4.3 Issue 4.2.B • Clip 2 con tain s two 5. 1 t racks an d two st ereo t ra cks. The f irst 5.1 tr ack and the two ster eo trac ks are automati call y taken in to accoun t as they are al re ady used f or Cli p 1. A s 6 au dio cha nnel s are sti ll av ailab le, t he se cond 5.1 t rac k can be ta ken into acc oun t as w ell . • Clip 3 c ont ains four ster eo tra cks.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual - Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment – June 2012 Click OK. 4.4.5 HOW TO EXPORT THE LIST TO AVID To exp ort the stor yboa rd to Av id, proce ed as f ollo ws: 32 1. Select To A vid from the Dest f ield on the Expo rt area. 2. Enter a na me f or t he s tor yboard . 3. Select the Se l. op tion t o output o nly t he sel ecte d clips in the li st ot herwi s e all c lips wil l be use d to g enerat e t he o utpu t. 4. Click the Send but ton.
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