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USER MANUAL

Version 4.02 - April 2012

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USER MANUAL Version 4.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 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 i n thi s m anual i s fur nish ed for inf ormati onal use on ly an d subjec t to chang e with out no tice .
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Issue 4.2.B II Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Issue 4.2.B Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................. VII 1. 1.1 1.2 2. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.6.2 Logger ...................................................................................................................................57 4.6.3 Export Tools ..........................................................................................................................59 4.7 STORYBOARD AREA ........................................................................................................
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Issue 4.2.B INDEX ..........................................................................................................................
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Issue 4.2.B VI Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 What’s New? The fol lowi ng tab le de scr ibes th e sec tion s upda te d to ref lect the n ew and modifi ed featu res on Xe dio Dis pat cher ver sion s 4.1 an d 4. 2 (compar ed to Xe dio Di spatch er versio n 4. 0). In the use r manual , the icon has been ad ded on left marg in to hig hl ight inform atio n on new and u pdated fe atur es.
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Issue 4.2.B VIII Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 1. Introduction 1.1 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Xedio Di spat cher is a s o ftware p rodu ct use d for i mporti ng A/V f iles , rough -cutt ing and ex port ing roug h-cu ts to mul tip le d esti nati ons a nd fo rmats . Xedio D ispa tche r aut oma tical ly de tect s con nect ed devic es (su ch as CANO N, P2, XDCAM or XDCAM EX d evices ), a nd i nsta ntly dis plays the ir co nten ts.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 • MXF (Av id DN xHD, AVC I ntra 100, DVCPRO HD, MJPEG) • AVI (DV 25/5 0, D VCPRO2 5/50) • MPEG MPE G-2 Long GO P Support ed co decs for ex port • EVS (AV C In tra 100, MJP EG & p roxy , Av id DN xHD ®) • QuickT ime ( AVC Intr a 10 0, DVCP RO100 , Av id DNxHD®) • XDCAM HD (422 , 42 0) • Panason ic P 2 hi gh-re s ( AVC In tra 50/1 00, DVCPRO10 0) • H.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 2. Installation 2.1 PREREQUISITES Here i s th e li st of p rere q uisit es t o th e in stal lat ion of Xed io D ispa tche r: 2.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 S OFTWARE R EQUIREMENTS Xedio Dis patc her ha s to be insta lled o n a comput er runni ng Wind ows XP Pro SP3 32 bi ts o r Win dows 7 3 2 or 64 bit s. 2.3 LICENSES 2.3.1 LICENSE CODES REQUIRED The XSecu re appl icat ion needs to be in stal led on t he workst atio n.
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Issue 4.2.B 2.4 Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE A Setu p wi zard gui des yo u thr ough the ins tall atio n of X edio Disp atch er. To ins tal l Xed io D ispa tch er, pr ocee d as fo llows : 1. Copy t he i nsta lla tion fil e FullXedioDispatcher_4.0x.xx.exe loc ally . This i s t he f ull inst alle r f i le, wh ich you need to use for a fi rst inst alla tio n. U se the X e d i o D i s p a t c h e r _ 4 . 0 x . x x .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Issue 4.2.B 5. Select th e com pone nts y ou wan t to in stal l an d cl ic k Next . 6. Click Inst all on t he R ead y to Inst all wind ow.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 7. Click Fini sh. When t he a ppli cati on i s i nstal led, you nee d to res t art t he c omput er. The Xed io Dis patc her i nstal ler wi ll th en pe rfor m some fi nal i nsta lla tio n steps before you can la unch th e app lica tion .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 3. Configuration and Customization 3.1 EXPORT TARGET PROFILES 3.1.1 DEFINITION An Expor t Targe t Profi le (also cal led ‘RTP rof’ ) i s an .xml fil e that c onta ins the defin itio n for ren deri ng t he story boar d creat ed in Xedio Disp atch er into a single file on a giv en d esti nati o n or into a c lip on a giv en EVS s erve r.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 3. In the Ta rget Ty pe dia log box , sele ct the t yp es of tar gets y ou want to genera te, eit her file s st or ed on the netw ork, or cli p s on E VS s erve rs: Click Next 4. The High Res olut ion Fi le Creatio n dialo g box is di splaye d if you ha ve aske d to genera te h i-re s f iles.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 o Issue 4.2.B If y ou s elec t a n A vid O PAtom form at, the Exp o rt to Avi d ( Inter play or AAF) o ptio n ap pear s. S elect it if you wan t t o export to Av id. Furt her confi gura tion will be don e in step s 10 and 11. Click Next 5. The Proxy /LoR es File Cr eatio n dialo g box is dis played i f you hav e aske d to genera te lo-re s f iles.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 o If y ou s elec t a n A vid O PAtom form at, the Exp o rt to Avi d ( Inter play or AAF) o ptio n ap pear s. S elect it if you wan t t o export to Av id. Furt her confi gura tion will be don e in step s 10 and 11. Click Next 6. The Expor t to EVS V ide o Server d ialo g box dis plays if y ou hav e asked to genera te c lips .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Issue 4.2.B 8. The Fi le N ame P rope rtie s dial og b ox d ispl ays. o Maximum f ilen ame len gth : maximum nu mber of c h aracte rs abo ve whic h the filen ame w ill be t runc ate d. o Force GUI D: when t his o ption i s selec ted , a GUI D will be in creme nted a t the e nd o f th e f ilen ame. Click Next . 9.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 o Bin Nam e: sp eci fy th e n ame of the IPDir ecto r bi n where you want to s en d your m ater ial. Click Next . 10. The Ex port Log shee t Fi le dial og b ox d ispl ays. o Xedio D ispa tcher can g e nerate a log shee t (XML file) that w ill c onta in th e log info rmat ion av aila ble in the clip , sub- clip or storyb oard e xpor ted.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Issue 4.2.B 11. If yo u h ave sel ecte d t he export to AVID dur ing st eps 4 or 5, th e Ex port to Avid dialo g bo x di spla ys. Select th e ex port typ e yo u want to per form. o If yo u wa nt to e xpor t y our s tory board to an Av id In terp lay set up u sing WebServ ices , sel ect Exp ort to A vid I nterp lay ( W eb Serv ices ).
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 13. The l ast dia log box pr ovi des a n o verv iew on the t arget pro fil e de fin itio n. You can sti ll go ba ck to a previo us dia log bo x, an d modify t he ta rget p ro file defin itio n. Click Fini sh t o co nfirm th e Targ et P rofi le D efin itio n. The ta rget pro fil e yo u ha ve cre ated is now avai lab le fo r us e in the Tar get fi eld of th e Ex port to Targ et T ool i n Xe dio D ispa tche r. 3.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 3.3 METADATA PROFILE MANAGEMENT 3.3.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 4.2.B Metada ta i s c ustom er-d ef ined data whi ch c an b e a ssocia ted with med ia o r edits to descri be o r cl assi fy t hem . Metada ta us er f ield s ca n be cr eate d and asso c iated into pro file s wit hi n Xedi o Dispat cher .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 M ANAGING U SER F IELDS How to Create User Fields To cre ate a us er f iel d, p r oceed as foll ows: 1. Click the Add N ew F ield butto n in the Ava ilab le M etada ta F ields are a. The Me tada ta F ield dia lo g box open s: 2. Comple te t he f ollo wing fi elds 18 Field Descri ption Field Name Name yo u wa nt t o g ive to the user fie ld. Type Six typ es o f user fie lds a re avai lab le.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 3. Click the OK b utto n. How to Modify a User Field To mod ify the prop erti es of a user fie ld, proc eed a s fol lows: 1. Select it in the lis t 2. Click the Modif y Fi eld bu tton 3. Enter new valu es i n th e r elevan t f ield s 4. Click the OK b utto n. If t he user fie ld is used i n a prof ile, on ly the Labe l and th e D escr iptio n f ie lds c an be ed ited .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 in the Avai labl e Metad a ta Field s area and d rag it to the Metad ata Pro file Inform atio n ar ea. 3. Click t he Sav e Prof ile b utton . The me tada ta pro f ile wil l then be dis play e d in the Me tada ta P rofi les are a. How to Modify a Metadata Profile To mod ify a me tada ta p ro file, pro ceed as foll ows: 1. Select it in the Meta data Profil es a rea 2.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 3.3.3 MEDIA PROFILE ASSOCIATION The Med ia Me tada ta P r ofile Tabl e Ass ocia tion window allo ws yo u to s elect the profi les you w ant to m ake avai labl e to the use rs. You ca n ac cess it vi a the menu Para mete rs > M edia Metad ata Profi le Associ ation .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Field Descri ption Defaul t Pro file Allows the s elec tion of a profi le, f rom th e lis t of Select ed Profil es, to b e used as defau lt pro file wh en a u ser will associ ate meta data to a media. The Sa ve b utto n mu st b e clic ked to s ave chan ges. 3.3.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Field Descri ption Select ed Displa ys th e lis t of pr ofi l es whic h have been sele cted in the Avai labl e list an d added tha nks to the Ad d button. Profil es ca n be r emove d from t he Sel ecte d lis t and be made avai labl e in the A vailab le lis t again by us ing the Remove butt on.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Genera l Defaul t vi deo aspe ct ratio Video Rati o us ed i n th um bnail gen erat ion and duri ng render ing oper atio ns.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Genera l Precis e br owsin g accura cy f or l o-re s player Define s the valu e und er which t he pl ayer disp lay will be update d ac cura tely whe n browsi ng t he n owli ne (m s ). XedioB roke r IP addres s Free t ext fie ld t o de fine t he IP addr ess of X edio B roker. XedioB roke r ne twork port Free t ext fie ld t o de fine t he por t n umber of Xedi o Broker .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 select th e re quir ed n umb er of cha nnels an d ass ig n chan nels to tra cks. Automat ic Re stor e Restor e Ty pe Option list to se lect th e resto re ty pe to be u sed for automa tic rest ore proc es s. Possib le v alue s: • Full R esto re: rest ores the whole med ia • Partia l R esto re: res tores only th e u sefu l s ecti on of t he media used in the edi t fo r which a r esto re i s re que sted.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Import Use Lo ng C lip N ame % SDDAY Shooti ng Number % GUID Clip GU ID Dat e – D ay When s elec ted: the lon g clip name is u sed as m ed ia la bel. Vumeter Bottom lev el o f Vumete r Field to defi ne t he d b va l ue of vu-m eter bot tom lev el.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 LIST OF MEDIA DISPATCHER PARAMETERS Genera l Check for m issi ng hires fil es When selec ted , c hecks f or mi ssin g h i-res f iles in the ed it timeli ne an d disp lays a small ye llow tria ngle o v er each missin g cl ip i n t he t imeli n e. Defaul t c lip string fo rmat Free tex t fie ld to d efi ne the name of cli p obj ect droppe d in th e Ex port Tool are a.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Cefilt ermgr Max Res ult Set Size Field t o def ine th e maxi mum numbe r of it ems w hich wi ll be displ ayed in t he Elem ents gri d afte r a search f ilter ha s been a ppl ied (0 = no limi t ). Recent Dat e Li st Free t ext f ield to d efi n e the dates to be di spl ayed i n ‘recen t d ates ’ dr op-do wn lists .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Cerende ring 2 Id She ll Agen t Field t o ent er th e DB Id of Shel l age nt. I f the fie l d is set to 0, the f irs t avai labl e agent wi th a name c o ntain ing 'ShellA gen t' is fet ched fr om DB. Id To XT A gent Field to ent er t he D B Id of To XT a gent .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Logger Keyword Grid Fold er Folder wher e Xe dio Disp atcher lo oks for K eywo rd grids. Defaul t va lue: C:\ Prog ra m File s\EVS Bro adca st Equipm ent\ Xedi oDisp atch er\Key word Grid \ Media List MaxResu ltSe lSiz e Field to defi ne t he m axim um numb er o f i tems whic h will be di splay ed in t he E lem ents grid aft er ( 0 = no l im it).
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Player XT Tra in O nly V iew Enable When s elec ted: the cli p c reati on o n XT trai n i s di s abled . Storybo ard AllowA udioG uide Trac k Enable s the A udio G uide Track fe atur e. If t his pa ramete r is activ e and if th e req uired li cens e key is ins t alled in XSecur e, the Audi o Guid e Track b utto n will be a vailab le in t he S tory board Pla yer .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 H OW TO M ODIFY A N AME F ORMAT S TRING To mod ify a nam e f ormat string , p rocee d as fo llow s: 1. In the Par amete rs a rea, doubl e-cl ick the p aram eter i n th e Var iant Val ue column . The [ Item] Aut o Nam e wi ndow o pens : 34 2. In the fir st (nam e) fiel d, delet e the par t of the st ri ng you do not wa nt to ke ep in th e nam e, if a ny. 3. To add a g ener ic t ext ( i.e.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Issue 4.2.B 5. Click t he App end b utto n to add the s elec ted ite m at th e end of th e Na me string . 6. Reposi tion t he av aila ble item as de sire d with t h e cut (CTRL -C) an d pas te (CTRL-V) comm ands . 7. Repeat st ep 4 to 6 for any n ew i nform ati on t yp e you wan t t o ad d i n t h e Filena me s trin g. 8. You ca n re set the def ault name by c lick ing the Re set bu tto n.
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Issue 4.2.B 3.4.2 Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 KEYBOARD PROFILES I NTRODUCTION You ca n acc ess the k eyboar d pr ofil es i n Xe dio Di spat cher , via the menu Paramet ers > Ke yboar d Profil es.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Player Auto A spec t Ra tio Automa tica lly appl ies the defa ult aspe ct r atio AutoCl ip Create s a quic k cl ip w ith proper ties set in the pro fi le Drop I n Drops t he c lip, def ined i n the play er, a fter the st oryboa rd IN poi nt Drop No wLin e Drops the clip , de fin ed i n the play er, into the st ory board.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Player Previo us F rame (a) Jumps to p revi ous frame Previo us F rame (b) Jumps to p revi ous frame (secon dary sho rtcu t) Previo us C uePoi nt Goes to prev ious cu e point in Pla yer. Go es to previo us transi tio n in tim elin e Previo us C uePoi nt ( b) Goes to prev ious cu e point in Pla yer.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4. User Interface 4.1 STARTING XEDIO DISPATCHER To st art Xedi o Di spat che r, se lect the Xed io D isp atcher ap plic atio n vi a t h e menu Start > All Pro grams > EVS Broadc ast Equi pm ent > Xedio Dis patch er > Xedio Dispat cher OR d oubl e-cl ick t he X edio Disp atch er shortc ut on t he d eskt op: 4.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Area 1. Descri ption Menu ba r The menu bar gi ves ac cess to gene ral comm a nds and to confi gura tion para mete rs. See al so the sect ion 4.3 ‘ Menu B ar’, on page 45. 2. Source Device This area dis play s th e p l ugged- in devi ces and the media th at has be en autom atic ally detec ted on t he d evic es, as we ll as media from dr ives an d folders wh ich hav e been scanne d by the u sers .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 • Loadin g and play ing t he f inal s toryb oard to ch eck i t befor e export . See al so the sect ion 4.5 ‘ Workspa ce A rea’ , on pag e 48. 4. Tools This ar ea co ntai ns se ver al hor izont al t abs t hat p rovide the follow ing too ls: • Logger tool : I t a llow s the s elec tion of ke ywor ds fr om keywor d grid s and th e select ion o f a rank ing level t o associ ate to a lo g.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.3 Issue 4.2.B MENU BAR The Me nu b ar g ives acce ss to the fol lowi ng c omm ands: Menu it em Descri ption File Exit Closes Xed io Di spat cher View Status Bar Displa ys/h ides the sta tus bar at t he b otto m of the window Help About Provid es inf orma tion o n the appl icat ion ve rsio n , the sup port phone numb er, etc.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Menu it em Descri ption Help About 46 Gives info rmat ion abou t t he sys tem, suc h as ver si on num ber.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.4 SOURCE DEVICE AREA 4.4.1 INTRODUCTION When you ope n Xedi o Dispatch er, th e appl ic ation au toma tica lly det ects the plugge d-in SD or HD dev ices ( CANON , P2 , XDCA M or XD CAM E X su ppor t s), a nd search es f or m edia pre se nt on the se s uppo rts. USB de vice s an d XF dr ives can be s cann ed, s o the ir c onte nt is a vail able for browsi ng, logg ing, rou gh- cut a nd e xpor t. 4.4.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.5 WORKSPACE AREA 4.5.1 INTRODUCTION In th e Wor kspac e ar ea, y ou wil l li st, appl y fi lter s, browse and edi t th e med i a usin g one o f th e fo ur p ossi ble v iews. The user i nter face el eme nts in the Wo rksp ace ar ea diff er depe ndin g on t he view mode. 4.5.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.5.3 Issue 4.2.B THUMBNAIL VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA P URPOSE You will wor k in this vi e w to select th e camera s source cl ips you wa nt to use to create st orybo ard elem en ts.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 T HUMBNAIL C ONTEXTUAL M ENU A cont extu al m enu is a va ilabl e whe n yo u ri ght- clic k on a th umbna il: Menu It em Descri ption Play Loads the c lip in t he Cl i p Play er wi ndow to al low the c lip to be brow sed. Change Prope rtie s Opens t he Me dia Pr op erties wind ow whi ch sh ows the proper ties for th e sel ec ted cli p.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.5.4 Issue 4.2.B LIST VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA P URPOSE You wil l pref erab ly us e t his vie w to se e the clip s metad ata wh en you w ork wit h drives / fold ers in t he D e vice a rea. O VERVIEW The L ist view di spla ys th e lis t o f a ll clip s p rese nt in t he s elec ted med ia, an d the ir associ ated met adat a. D iff erent fil ers can be a ppli e d to rest rict the lis t.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 User I nter face Element Descri ption See al so … 1. Sea rch Tools Provid es a Quick Te xt Search fi eld and Advance d Fil ters fie lds to res tric t th e lis t to specif ic data . Sectio n 5 .3.3 (pp.86 and 87) 2. Sav ed F ilte rs Tabs Allows to s ave filt ers a nd to appl y the m la ter on. Sectio n 5 .3.3 (p.93) 3.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Menu It em Descri ption displa y an d u pdat e of Cu stom M etad ata. 4.5.5 CLIP PLAYER VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA P URPOSE You wi ll w ork in t his view to p erfo rm th e f ollow ing actio ns: • Playin g the sour ce cli ps displa yed i n the thumb na il view or cor resp ondi ng to a storyb oard ele ment . • Prepar ing sub- clip s to be added to the sto rybo ard.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 the C lip Play er view. Yo u wil l f ind more det aile d inform atio n o n th e C lip P layer in the s ecti on 4 .8 ‘ Clip Pla y er and Sto rybo ard Play er’ , on page 67. User I nter face Element Descri ption See al so … 1. Vid eo D ispl ay & Audio Mete rs It di spla ys t he me dia l oaded on t he P laye r. Parame ters rel ated to th e disp lay are ava ilab le via a con text ual m enu. Sectio n 4 .8.2 (p.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.5.6 Issue 4.2.B STORYBOARD PLAYER VIEW IN THE WORKSPACE AREA P URPOSE You wi ll w ork in t his view to p erfo rm th e f ollow ing actio ns: • Play a st orybo ard to s ee the f inal res ult befo re e x porti ng i t. • Add an aud io guide tr ack over the story boar d.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 The f ollow ing tab le p rovi des a sho rt descr ipt ion on th e va riou s ar eas hig hligh te d in the Stor yboar d Pla ye r view. You w ill f ind m ore de tail ed in forma tion in the sectio n 4 .8 ‘C lip Play er a nd Sto rybo ard Play er’, on page 67: User I nter face Element Descri ption See al so t he … 1. Vid eo D ispl ay & Audio M eter s It dis play s the vide o mat erial loade d on t he Player .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.6 TOOLS AREA 4.6.1 ACCESSING THE TABS IN THE TOOLS AREA Issue 4.2.B The Tools ar ea con tains severa l tabs th at are org anized h orizo nta lly: on e Logger tab, to creat e l ogs and asso ciat ed me tad ata, a nd th ree Expo rt t abs, to expo rt media to v ario us d esti nat ion t ypes . Cl ick o ne o f t h e Tool s t ab t o ex pand it. 4.6.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Logger with Associated Keyword Grids The f ollow ing tab le p rovi des a sho rt descr ipt ion on th e va riou s ar eas hig hligh te d in th e Lo gger ta b. Y ou will fin d mo re d etai led info rmat ion in t he sect ion 5 .6 ‘Addin g Lo gs to a Clip ’, o n page 99 . User I nter face Elem ent Descri ption 1. Key word Grid Sel ecti on Field This f iel d is onl y pr ese nt if keyw ord grid s ar e stored as .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 User I nter face Elem ent Descri ption If no keyw ord grid is stor ed as .xml fi le i n C:\Program Files\EVS Broadcast Equipment\XedioDispatcher\Keyword Grids, this area is not avai labl e. 3. Ran king Butto ns Button s th at al lows you t o assi gn a r anki ng to the log, in or der to hi ghli ght import ant mom ents in t he clip.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 E XPORT TO T ARGET T AB Overview of the Export to Target Tab The Exp ort t o Targ et ta b contai ns se vera l main a reas hi ghli ghte d on t he f ollowi ng screen shot and sho rtly d escrib ed i n t he t able bel o w.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Area 1. 2. Descri ption Target Select ion field Drop-d own fie ld from wh i ch you can se lect t he tar get prof ile you wa nt t o us e or cre ate a new one . List o f export jobs List of s toryb oard s, or c lips, t hat ha ve been a d ded to the export li st i n th e cu rren t sessio n, w heth er t hey ha ve alr eady been e xpor ted or n ot. See se ctio n 3 .1 ‘ Expor t T arget Prof iles ’ o n pa ge 9 .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 E XPORT TO F ILE T AB AND E XPORT TO D EVICE T AB Overview of the Export to File Tab and Export to Device Tab The Ex port to Fil e ta b a nd th e Ex port to Devi ce tab cont ain sev eral mai n are as highl ight ed o n th e fo llow i ng scr eens hots and sho rt ly des crib ed i n t he t able below.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Export to Device Tab Area Descri ption 1. Informa tion zone This a rea d ispl ays r e ad-onl y ge nera l det ail s on t he storyb oard or clip (li ke type, lab el, crea tion dat e, TC IN, durat ion). 2. Destin ation zone This are a is used t o defi n e settin gs of th e expo rte d file, su ch as a labe l, a des tina tion f older and a t ransc odin g c odec.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Destination Zone Exporting to a File To ex port a s tory boar d o r a c lip to a f ile tha t ca n be r ead by an e xter nal system , comple te t he f oll owing fie lds b efor e cl icki ng t he S t art bu tto n. Field Descri ption Label Name yo u g ive to t he e xp orted stor yboa rd/c lip (ma ndator y). Folder Destin atio n fo lder storyb oard /cli p t o.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Field Descri ption Additio nal Paramet ers This wi ndow c an be reac hed by clic king the the Tr ansc odin g Co dec z one. butt on i n This a llows you to s pec ify pa rame ters for the n ew fil e, such a s cl ip name, key wo rds, Um ID o r Va rID.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.7 STORYBOARD AREA 4.7.1 OVERVIEW In the St oryb oard a rea, you can s ee all s tory bo ards you have c reat ed i n Xedio Dispat cher . Each s toryb oard is di spla yed as a tab (1) na med acc ordi n g to the storyb oard nam e.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.8 CLIP PLAYER AND STORYBOARD PLAYER 4.8.1 OVERVIEW This s ecti on d escri bes in detai ls t he e leme nts o f t he use r in terf ace speci fic to th e Clip Pl ayer avai labl e in t he Works pace area . The Clip Pl ayer is acc essi ble via the Clip P laye r bu tton . The S toryb oard pl ayer s hares many use r i nter fac e elem ents wi th t he C lip Play er.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Field Descri ption • + to re set the disp lay to ‘Aut o’ Show Sa fe A reas Displa ys a sa fe area c age o n t he w indo w to determ ine which are as of the pi ct ure will be se en and allow for checki ng t he si ze of gr aphics with in t he me dia for sa fe displa y. Grab I mage Grabs the cur rent ima ge, eith er in l ow r esol utio n or in hi gh resolu tion .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Video and Audio Selection The chann el sel ecti on (c amera and tr iang le but to ns) allow s you to sel ect t he video and au dio chann els you want t o in clud e in the clip/ sub-c lip you w ill ad d to t he storyb oard . Clicki ng on t he Vid eo bu tton wi ll rem ove t he vid e o from th e Pla yer win dow and disabl e it so tha t the cli p made has no vid eo: T he displ ayed bu tton wi ll turn to white.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 S TORYBOARD A UDIO T RACK B UTTONS Audio Track Monitoring Buttons The Au dio Trac k Mon itor i ng bu tton s ar e sp ecif ic t o the Stor yboar d Pl ayer . The rad io bu tton s bel ow the vi deo di spla y all ow y ou to se lect the a udio tr ack you want t o mo nito r. Audio Guide Track Record Button The Au dio Guid e Tr ack R ecord but ton is s peci fic t o the Sto ryboa rd P laye r.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Issue 4.2.B M EDIA B AR The t op a rea on the bar repres ents th e me dia, or a p orti on o f i t, curre ntly load ed on the Play er. T he ma rk IN, mar k OUT a nd n owlin e are d ispl ayed on t his t op are a (See t he s ecti on ‘Nowl ine , Mark IN and M ark OUT’, on p age 71). The midd le ar ea in clud e s a dark g rey z one.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 IN and OUT Points When the sour ce clip is l oaded fro m t he T humbn a il v iew into th e Cl ip Play er, the IN poi nt and O UT p oint c orresp ond to the sourc e c lip b ound aries . When the so urce c lip is l oaded fr om the S toryb oa rd view in to the Cl ip Pla yer, the IN poi nt and O UT p oint c orresp ond to the story bo ard cl ip bound arie s.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Field/ Butto n Keyboar d Functio n Name an d Des cripti on Shortcu t Play/S top (space bar ) Start /sto ps t he p revi ew ( video and /or audi o) o f a clip or r ush. The bu tton cha nges to a Stop i con w hen the media is b eing pla yed. Go to IN - Moves from the curre nt posit ion to th e Mar k IN point . Go to O UT - Moves from the curr ent p ositi on t o th e Ma rk OU T point .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Field/ Butto n Keyboar d Functio n Name an d Des cripti on Shortcu t Go to N ext Frame Moves 1 fr ame a fte r th e c urrent pos iti on i n Pa use mode. or Previo us 1 0 Fra mes - Moves 10 f rames bef ore t he cur rent pos iti on i n Pause mode . or + Next 1 0 Fr ames - Moves 10 f rames af ter th e curr ent posi tio n in Pause mode .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 T RANSPORT C OMMANDS IN THE S TORYBOARD P LAYER The f ollow ing tab le s how s an overv iew on the va rious tra nspor t c ontro l f i elds in the S tory boar d Pl ayer . T he ta ble lis ts the most used comma nds when th ey ca n only be a ccess ed v ia a s hortcu t k ey. Note: The us er c an defi ne t h e key board sh ortcu ts i n Xed io Ma nage r t o perfor m tr ansp ort cont rol comma nds.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Field/ Butto n Keyboar d Functio n Name an d Des cripti on Shortcu t Go to Prev . Fra me Moves 1 fr ame b efor e t he curre nt p osi tion in Pause mode . or Go to N ext Frame Moves 1 fr ame a fte r th e c urrent pos iti on i n Pa use mode. or Previo us 1 0 Fra mes - Moves 10 f rames bef ore t he cur rent pos iti on i n Pause mode .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4.8.6 CLIP CREATION FIELDS The Clip Cre atio n fiel ds are speci fic to t he Clip Player . The stor yboa rd c lips can indeed no t be modi fie d o nce t hey are incl uded in t he st orybo ard.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Field/ Butto n Keyboar d Functio n Name an d Des cripti on Shortcu t Nowline TC Timeco de o f th e no wlin e defin ed o n th e lo aded media. To move the mar k IN, ma rk OUT or nowli ne to a gi ven TC, type t he time cod e in the corres pond ing fiel d an d p ress E NTER. You ca n ed it hours , mi nut es, s econd s or fra mes se parate ly in t he t imeco de f ields : 4.8.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5. Operation 5.1 GENERAL WORKING PROCESS When you want to cre a te and e xpor t a st orybo ard, yo u wil l usua lly a p ply the follow ing st eps. Th ese st eps are exp lai ned as si mple proc edur es in th e f ollowi ng sectio ns. Clic k on the st e p to jump dire ctly to the c orresp ondi ng s ecti on. 1. Creati ng a n em pty stor yb oard, on page 79 2. Select ing medi a, o n pa ge 83 3.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 From t he G enera l t ab: 2. Type t he n ame of t he s to ryboar d in the Lab el f ield (mand ator y). 3. Fill in t he o ther fie lds, if needed . Field Descri ption Descri ptio n Option al text to desc ribe the e dit. VarID VarID give n to the sto ryb oard. Aspect rat io Defaul t as pect rat io to b e used for the edi t.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 o Issue 4.2.B If sever al meta data p ro files ha ve bee n assoc ia ted to the ed its in Ed it Metada ta P rofi le Asso cia tion wind ow ( one defa ult prof ile and one or more associ ated pro fil es), − First s elec t th e req uest e d prof ile i n th e Meta dat a Prof ile l ist ( firs t row o f the t able ).
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Issue 4.2.B 5.2.2 Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON STORYBOARDS The fo llow ing tabl e de scr ibes the vari ous acti ons y ou can per form on a st or yboard : Action Descri ption Opening a storybo ard Click on t he tab of t he r e queste d s toryb oard . Modifyi ng a storybo ard propert ies The tab name i s unde rlined a nd the st orybo ard clip s are displa yed in the Stor yboa rd ta b as thum bnai ls.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5.3 SELECTING RELEVANT MEDIA 5.3.1 DISPLAYING FOLDER CONTENT IN THE SOURCE DEVICE AREA XF driv es or U SB de vice s cont aini ng med ia ba ck ed up f rom EV S vid eo se rvers o n an eve nt loca tion can be used in Xe dio Disp atch er . H OW TO A DD AND S CAN A F OLDER To dis play a fold er co nte nt, p roce ed a s fo llows : 1. In th e So urce Devi ce a re a, ri ght- clic k th e Fo lders line.
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Issue 4.2.B 5.3.2 Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 LISTING CLIPS IN THE WORKSPACE AREA You wi ll crea te the stor y board cli ps o n t he basi s of sour ce c lips in clud ed in the availa ble medi a. In the Works pace are a, t wo views are ava ilab le t o display t he cont ent of select ed device s or fo lders .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5.3.3 Issue 4.2.B SEARCHING FOR CLIPS WITHIN THE LIST VIEW I NTRODUCTION When the Xed io Disp atch er displ ays lar ge amou nt s of clips , it may beco me difficu lt to fin d a sp ecif ic e leme nt.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 All thes e search t ools ca n be combine d and they c an be saved fo r later us e . These Saved Filt ers can then b e app lied in one clic k. Q UICK T EXT S EARCH Introduction The Qu ick Text Sear ch f ield is a lways ava ilab le o n the top of the Elem ents grid : It al lows sear chin g fo r a string in the dis play ed c o lumns.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Issue 4.2.B Quick Text Search Rules The s trin g t hat you ent er in the Quic k T ext Sear ch fi eld is ana lyzed ac co rding to the fol lowin g set o f rules , which ca n be acc essed via the He lp but ton 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.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Filter Butt on D ispla y Meaning (whit e) 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. (colo red) The Show /Hid e Fil ter butto n is r ed whe n th e filt er extend ed ar ea is vi sib le, even if n o fil teri ng cri t erion i s appli ed.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Filter Fields The Fi lter fi eld prov ides the lis t of al l th e p aram eters on whic h a sear ch can b e perfor med. T he fol lowi ng screen shot is an ex ample of such a l ist. T he op tio ns may diffe r be tween th e ap plic ation s of the Xed io S uite . Once a par amet er h as b e en se lect ed, an e ntir e li n e is disp laye d. Interf ace Eleme nt Descri ption 1 Select ed filt er p arame ter.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Search Fields Types Accord ing to the se lec te d filter pa ramet er, di ffer ent type s of searc h field s will be displa yed. The y ar e de tai led i n th e ta ble belo w.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Filter Par amete r Type Issue 4.2.B Displa yed C rite ria Fiel d s • Search base d on an i n terval (e. g. wi th b etwe en…): t wo calend ars are disp laye d f or th e se lect ion of t wo d a tes. • Search ba sed on a sp eci fic date c alcu late d from t he curre nt date ( e.g. with tomo rro w, las t mont h,…): no other fiel d appear s. Time Severa l Da te S earch fi lte rs exi st. They are des crib ed be low.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Filter Par amete r Type Displa yed C rite ria Fiel d s Number Such a s DB Id Select a l ogic al o pera to r in the firs t fi eld and then ente r a number in the seco nd f iel d. Note <> mea ns ‘ diff ers from ’ Option List Select a condi tio n in the first fie ld Such a s Vi deo Standa rd Click th e butto n to dis pl ay the lis t of op tion s avai lable f or the s elec ted filt er p arame ter.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 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 e d as foll ows: 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.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Menu Op tion Descri ption Create New Filt er Allows the use rs t o cr eat e a n ew f ilte r ta b. Save F ilte r As Allows t he use rs to cr ea te a new fi lter t ab in wh ich the curren t se arch fil ter will be sav ed. 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.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Issue 4.2.B 5.4 LOADING A SOURCE CLIP ON THE CLIP PLAYER 5.4.1 PURPOSE A clip can be load ed on t he Clip Play er in diff eren t ways. You can th en cre ate subclips fro m t he s ourc e clip and inc lude th em into the st orybo ard. Fo r more inform atio n, refe r to the sectio n 5.5 ‘Ad ding Cl ips or Sub-Clip s to the Sto r yboard ’, on pag e 9 7. 5.4.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5.5 ADDING CLIPS OR SUB-CLIPS TO THE STORYBOARD You ca n cre ate sub-c lips of th e sou rce clip s in t he Cli p Pla yer, or t ake over t he source cli ps, and add the m to the open sto ryboa rd . 5.5.1 HOW TO CREATE A SUB-CLIP AND ADD IT TO THE STORYBOARD To cre ate a su b-cl ip a nd add i t to the sto rybo ard, procee d as fol lows : 1.
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Issue 4.2.B 5.5.2 Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 HOW TO ADD SOURCE CLIPS TO THE STORYBOARD To add a sou rce cl ip to t he story boar d, you c an d rag it fr om the T h umbn ail view or from the L ist vie w of th e workspa ce and dr op it at the requ este d place in the Storyb oard are a. To add se vera l sour ce c lips at a time , you ca n select them t hank s to th e usual command s, a s de tai led in sect ion ‘Sel ecti ng Te chn iques’ on pag e 49 .
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5.6 ADDING LOGS TO A CLIP 5.6.1 INTRODUCTION Wheneve r you w ant , you can add logs to th e mate rial lo aded in th e Cli p Pl ayer, o r in the Sto rybo ard P laye r . Even if y ou a dd t he lo g in t he S toryb oard Play er, th e logs are in f act adde d to the s ource cl ip. A cue poin t i s a log with o ut as socia ted meta data .
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 A colo red tria ngle is dis pl ayed o n t he me dia bar. • In the Lo gger t ab of th e Tools are a, ent er some text in th e free t ext fi el d to add f ree text to the log A whit e tr iang le is d ispl a yed on th e med ia b ar. • If keyw ords g rids h ave b een det ecte d by Xe dio D ispatc her, they a re av ail able from t he L ogge r to ol. The n, pr oceed as fol lows: 1.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5.6.3 Issue 4.2.B LOG AND METADATA DISPLAY The log cr eate d is add ed to the med ia bar , but t he log and i ts ass ocia ted me tadat a are d ispla yed in diff eren t ways in t he u ser int erfac e.
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Issue 4.2.B 5.6.4 Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 OTHER POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON LOGS The fo llow ing tabl e de scr ibes s hort ly othe r pos sib l e act ions on logs : Action Descri ption Moving from one log to the other • Click th e Go to Prev . Lo g button to move to the l og p osit ione d on the left of t he n owli ne. • Click the Go to Ne xt Lo g button to move to the l og p osit ione d on the right of the nowl ine.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5.7 RECORDING AN AUDIO GUIDE TRACK 5.7.1 INTRODUCTION You h ave the poss ibi lity to recor d a voi ce-o ver sequ ence on one tra ck of the storyb oard . You can on ly rec ord on e audio g uide t rack f or one stor yboa rd. On ce th e audio guide tr ack has b een cre ated, yo u cann ot modi fy it. If you wa nt to ch ange it, you need to d elet e it and rec ord a new one.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5.8 CHECKING THE STORYBOARD 5.8.1 INTRODUCTION Once the st orybo ard is cr eated , you can che ck the result by loa ding t he sto ryboar d in th e St oryb oard Play er. 5.8.2 HOW TO LOAD A STORYBOARD IN THE STORYBOARD PLAYER To loa d a stor yboa rd i n t he Sto rybo ard Play er, pr oceed as foll ows: 1. Click the Stor yboar d Pl a yer bu tto n to op en t he S torybo ard Play er. 1.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5.9 EXPORTING THE STORYBOARD 5.9.1 INTRODUCTION Issue 4.2.B Once y our sto ryboa rd is f inali zed, you can ex port i t to mult iple de stin atio ns and t o multip le forma ts a t th e sa me tim e.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 one o f th e fo llow ing w ays : • Right- clic k in the S tory board ar ea, an d sele ct the Send S toryb oard t o Export Tool comm and in the c onte xtua l men u: This a ctio n is on ly v alid f or th e Exp ort to T arge t t y pe. • Drag t he s tory boar d ta b t o the ope n Ex port tab : This a ctio n is va lid for an y typ e of exp ort: to Targ e t, to Fil e an d to Dev ice. 3.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 4. Issue 4.2.B Launch the expor t pr oc ess: Click t he St art b utto n at the bo ttom of th e Exp ort tab to begi n the conv ersi on proces s. 5.9.3 EXPORTING A STORYBOARD TO A TARGET H OW TO E XPORT A S TORYBOARD TO T ARGET To expo rt a s tory boar d open i n the Stor yboar d area to a t arge t, pr o ceed as follow s: 1. Click the Expo rt t o Ta rge t tab in the Tool s ar ea t o expand it . 2.
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Issue 4.2.B Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 E XPORTING L OGS During t he crea tion o f th e export t arge t profi le, i f the Genera te log sh eet file or the Expor t logs as loca tors to Avid opt ion has been sele cted in t he Exp ort Log Sheet File dia log box , st o ryboar d cu t po ints are ex ported as logs . • Storyb oard star t tim ecod e and st oryb oard end t im ecode a re co nsid ered as cut point s.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 5.9.4 Issue 4.2.B HOW TO EXPORT A STORYBOARD TO FILE OR DEVICE To expor t a story board o pen in the St oryb oard ar ea to a file or d evic e, pr oceed as follow s: 1. Click the Expo rt t o Fi le o r Expo rt t o De vice tab in the To ols area to exp and it. 2. From t he S toryb oard are a , add the sto rybo ard to t h e tab .
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Issue 4.2.B 5.9.5 Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 EXPORTING CLIPS AND SUB-CLIPS You c an a lso exp ort ind ividua l s ourc e cl ips, or sub-cl ips usi ng t he one of the Export tool s. Pr ocee d in the sam e way a s for stor yboard s for expo rtin g cli ps an d sub-cl ips.
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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 4.2 – User Manual Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment – April 2012 Glossary Term/Ac ronym Defini tion/ Expl anat ion Cue Po int Refere nce poi nt to a spec ific fr ame in a vide o sequen ce. Th eir pu rpose is to mark po ints o f int erest on th e med ia. The cue p oint is o nly iden tif ied by a TC value . Event Event tha t is ass ocia ted to a pro duct ion show .
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