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USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 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 Dispatcher 4.35 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT'S NEW? 1. INTRODUCTION VII 1 1.1. Product Description 1 1.2. Opening Xedio Dispatcher 1 1.3. Process Overview 2 2. 1.3.1. General Working Process 2 1.3.2. Process Overview with File Exceeding the P2 Card Capacity 2 1.3.3. Process Overview with P2-3D Cards as Source 2 INSTALLATION 4 2.1. Prerequisites 4 2.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 4 2.3. Licenses 5 2.3.1. License Codes Required 5 2.3.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4. USER INTERFACE 49 4.1. Overview 49 4.2. Menu Bar 50 4.3. Source Device Area 52 4.4. View Modes in the Workspace Area 53 4.5. Thumbnail View in the Workspace Area 54 4.5.1. Overview of the Workspace in Thumbnail View 54 4.5.2. Selecting Techniques 55 4.5.3. Thumbnail Contextual Menu 56 4.6. List View in the Workspace Area 56 4.6.1. Overview of the Workspace in List View 56 4.6.2. Sorting the Elements in the Grid 58 4.6.3. Organizing Columns 58 4.6.4.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 6.4.1. Introduction 93 6.4.2. Quick Text Search 94 6.4.3. Advanced Search 95 6.4.4. Using Saved Filters 7. LOADING A SOURCE CLIP ON THE CLIP PLAYER 104 8. ADDING CLIPS OR SUB-CLIPS TO THE STORYBOARD 106 8.1. How to Create a Sub-Clip and Add it to the Storyboard 106 8.2. How to Add Source Clips to the Storyboard 107 8.3. How to Replace a Clip in the Storyboard 107 8.4. How to Modify the Storyboard Clip Boundaries 107 9. ADDING LOGS TO A CLIP 108 9.1.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 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 in Xedio Dispatcher from Xedio Suite 4.03 and 4.35 (compared to Xedio Dispatcher 4.02) are listed below. Updated management of export target profiles • The configuration of RTProf is done from a Menu bar option rather than the Export tool.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 The Allow Match Frame function has been removed See section "List of Media Dispatcher Parameters" on page 32.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Description Xedio Dispatcher is a software product used for browsing A/V files in place, rough-cutting and exporting rough-cuts to multiple destinations and formats. Xedio Dispatcher automatically detects connected devices (such as CANON, P2, XDCAM or XDCAM EX devices), and instantly displays their contents.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1.3. Process Overview 1.3.1. General Working Process Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 When you want to create and export a storyboard, you will usually apply the following steps. These steps are explained as simple procedures in the following sections. Click on the step to jump directly to the corresponding section. 1. Creating an empty storyboard 2. Selecting media 3. Adding sub-clips to the storyboard 4. Adding logs to clips and/or storyboard (optional) 5.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 3. Export the sequence as a file (e.g. left_eye_file.mxf). 4. Unplug the card. 5. Plug the second card in the Xedio Dispatcher workstation. 6. Export the sequence as a file, now linked to the other eye (e.g. right_eye_file.mxf). See section "Overview of the Workspace in Thumbnail View" on page 54 for the display specific to 3D clips. 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2. Installation 2.1. Prerequisites Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Here is the list of prerequisites to the installation of Xedio Dispatcher: 2.2. • Hardware requirements must be met. • Software requirements must be met. • The XSecure application needs to be installed on the workstation with all the required license codes. • Xedio Dispatcher has to be installed with administrator rights.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Software Requirements Xedio Dispatcher has to be installed on a computer running Windows XP Pro SP3 32 bits or Windows 7 32 or 64 bits. 2.3. Licenses 2.3.1. License Codes Required The XSecure application needs to be installed on the workstation. All the following license codes (known as Xedio Dispatcher full option) must be requested to allow the use of Xedio Dispatcher, except the Audio Guide Track and RTProf Wizard which are optional. 2.3.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2.4. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Installation Procedure A Setup wizard guides you through the installation of Xedio Dispatcher. To install Xedio Dispatcher, proceed as follows: 1. Copy the installation file FullXedioDispatcher_4.0x.xx.exe locally. This is the full installer file, which you need to use for a first installation. Use the XedioDispatcher_4.0x.xx.exe for upgrades. 2. Double-click on the installation file to launch the installation wizard. 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 5. Select the components you want to install and click Next. 6. Click Install on the Ready to Install window. 2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 7. Click Finish. When the application is installed, you need to restart the computer. The Xedio Dispatcher installer will then perform some final installation steps before you can launch the application. 8 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 3. Configuration and Customization 3.1. Export Target Profiles 3.1.1. Definition An Export Target Profile (also called "RTProf") is an .xml file that contains the definition for rendering the storyboard created in Xedio Dispatcher into a single file on a given destination or into a clip on a given EVS server. The Export Target Profile mainly includes the definition of the destinations, and of the codecs in which the file or clip need to be generated.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 2. In the Target Type dialog box: a. select the types of targets you want to generate, either files stored on the network, or clips on EVS servers: b. Click Next. 10 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 3. The High Resolution File Creation dialog box is displayed if you have asked to generate hi-res files. a. Specify the folder where the high resolution files will be stored, as well as the codec and format to be used to generate these files. b. If you want to generate an EVS metadata file (XML file), that will contain the file definition and the custom metadata fields associated to the media/Storyboard, select the Generate EVS metadata file option.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 c. If you select an Avid OPAtom format, the Export to Avid (Interplay or AAF) option appears. Select it if you want to export to Avid. Further configuration will be done in steps 10 and 11. d. Click Next. 4. The Proxy/LoRes File Creation dialog box is displayed if you have asked to generate lo-res files. 12 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 a. Specify the same information for the low resolution files as for the high-resolution file. b. If you want the AutoFileImporter application (AFI) to scan the generated files and reference them in the Xedio database, select the Reference Hi/Lo files to Xedio option and specify the folder that AFI will have to scan to find the jobs to perform. c. If you select an Avid OPAtom format, the Export to Avid (Interplay or AAF) option appears.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 7. The File Name Properties dialog box displays. ◦ Maximum filename length: maximum number of characters above which the filename will be truncated. ◦ Force GUID: when this option is selected, a GUID will be incremented at the end of the filename. Click Next. 14 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 8. The EVS Metadata Info dialog bog displays, if you have selected one of the Generate EVS metadata file options. a. Asset Owner: specify the owner of the media/edit you will export as it will appear, for instance, in IPDirector. b. Bin Name: specify the name of the IPDirector bin where you want to send your material. c. Click Next. 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 9. The Export Logsheet File dialog box displays. ◦ Xedio Dispatcher can generate a log sheet (XML file) that will contain the log information available in the clip, sub-clip or storyboard exported. To this end, select the Generate Logsheet file option and specify the folder where to export this log sheet. ◦ If you have selected the export to AVID during steps 4 or 5, the Export Logs as locators to Avid option is displayed.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 10. If you have selected the export to AVID during steps 4 or 5, the Export to Avid dialog box displays. a. Select the export type you want to perform. ◦ If you want to export your storyboard to an Avid Interplay setup using WebServices, select Export to Avid Interplay (Web Services). During the export to Avid Interplay, users will be allowed to use the file being encoded. The Test button can be used to check the connectivity with Avid WS host.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 12. The last dialog box provides an overview on the target profile definition. You can still go back to a previous dialog box, and modify the target profile definition. Click Finish to confirm the Target Profile Definition. The target profile you have created is now available for use in the Target field of the Export to Target Tool in Xedio Dispatcher. 3.2. Xsquare Target 3.2.1.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 3.2.2. Creating an Xsquare Target on the Local Xsquare The local Xsquare installed on the Xedio Dispatcher workstation is automatically detected by Xedio Dispatcher. The creation of targets on this local Xsquare is done from the Xsquare Targets window which can be directly accessed from within the Xedio Dispatcher interface. To display the Xsquare Targets window, select Create Xsquare Target from the Targets > Xsquare menu of the Menu bar.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 It can be accessed from the Menu bar, by selecting Targets > Xsquare > Xsquare Servers: The Xsquare Servers area displays the list of Xsquare servers which have been defined as targets from Xedio Dispatcher. The Xsquare Properties area shows the properties of a Xsquare server selected from the Xsquare Servers area. The discovery of Xsquare targets can be done manually or automatically.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Field Description DB ID Number automatically allocated by the system when you save the Xsquare configuration. Label Label given to the machine hosting Xsquare (optional). Host IP address or name of the machine hosting Xsquare. Description Text to describe the Xsquare (optional). 3. Click Save. The selected Xsquare server is displayed in the Xsquare Servers area. 3.3. Keyword Grids The keywords grids used in Xedio Dispatcher are stored as .
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 It contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Metadata Profiles window: 22 Part Name Description 1. Available Metadata Fields This pane is used to manage the metadata fields. It displays the list of existing metadata fields. See section "Managing User Fields" on page 23. 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Managing User Fields How to Create User Fields 1. Click the Add New Field button in the Available Metadata Fields area. The Metadata Field dialog box opens: 2. Complete the following fields: Field Description Field Name Name you want to give to the user field. Type Six types of user fields are available. They will appear as follows in Xedio CleanEdit: • Boolean: True or False values. • Date: Date field with drop-down arrow giving access to a calendar.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 3. Enter new values in the relevant fields. 4. Click the OK button. If the user field is used in a profile, only the Label and the Description fields can be edited. Note A closed padlock icon displayed next to a user field means that the corresponding metadata profile has been selected from the Media Metadata Profile Table Association window or from the Edit Metadata Profile Table Association window. How to Delete a User Field 1.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 How to Modify a Metadata Profile 1. Select it in the Metadata Profiles area 2. Add user fields from the Available Metadata Fields area to the Metadata Profile Information area, or select a user field in the Metadata Profile Information area and click the Remove Field from Profile button. 3. Click the Save Profile button. It can only be edited if it is not selected for use in the Media or Edit Profile Association. How to Delete a Metadata Profile 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3.4.3. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Situation Action The profile has already been used and the imported profile presents additional user fields. The existing profile can be updated with the imported profile. The profile has already been used and some user fields do not exist in the imported profile. Users have 3 options.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 The following fields are displayed in the window: Field Description Description Automatically filled by the system for the selected profile with the description text entered at profile creation. Available Displays the list of existing profiles available for selection. Selected Displays the list of profiles which have been selected in the Available list and added thanks to the Add button.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 The following fields are displayed in the window: Field Description Description Automatically filled by the system for the selected profile with the description text entered at profile creation. Available Displays the list of existing profiles available for selection. Selected Displays the list of profiles which have been selected in the Available list and added thanks to the Add button.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Part Name Description 1 Application Selection area This area displays the applications icons for which it is possible to manage parameters and profiles. 2 Profile Selection area This area displays the available profiles that can be managed for the selected application. 3 Parameters area This area gives the list of parameters. They can be edited and modified there.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Gop browsing accuracy Defines the value under which the player display will be for lo-res player updated when browsing the nowline (ms). Grab Still Frame Folder Field to define the default folder to store grab image file. Grab Still Frame Prefix Field to define the default prefix for the resulting grab image file. Notification Center IP address Free text field to define the IP address of the notification center.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Enable 5.1 management This parameter is not used in Xedio Dispatcher. Enable mono tracks This parameter is not used in Xedio Dispatcher. Automatic Restore Restore Type Option list to select the restore type to be used for automatic restore process. Possible values: • Full Restore: restores the whole media • Partial Restore: restores only the useful section of the media used in the edit for which a restore is requested.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Vumeter Bottom level of Vumeter Field to define the db value of vu-meter bottom level. It is the audio level difference (in dB) compared the 0 level (audio level of the source media) and corresponding to the bottom of the green zone in the audio meters Saturation level of Vumeter Field to define the db value of vu-meter saturation level.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 EVS Server Ganging Type Field to enter a value corresponding to a camera ganging type.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Canon When selected: Allows import from Canon device.
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EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Media ClassId Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Class ID assigned to the media during its referencing in Xedio Dispatcher. Media Default text to describe the media and assigned to the media during its Description referencing in Xedio Dispatcher. Media External Ref Default text for the external reference of the source support assigned to the media during its referencing in Xedio Dispatcher.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Jog Audio Threshold HI Maximum playing speed, in hi-res, above which the audio will no longer be audible Jog Audio Threshold LO Maximum playing speed, in lo-res, above which the audio will no longer be audible. Jog Range HI Jog Range in HiRes (from -1.0 to 1.0) Jog Range LO Jog Range in LoRes (from -2.0 to 2.0) Prev Next X Field to enter the number of fields to jump when Alt key is used with Prev and Next buttons.
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USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 4. To add an information type specified in the Available Items list, click the arrow next to the field and select the item in the drop-down list, for example: 5. Click the Append button to add the selected item at the end of the Name string. 6. Reposition the available item as desired with the cut (CTRL-X) and paste (CTRL-V) commands. 7. Repeat step 4 to 6 for any new information type you want to add in the name string. 8.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 As many blocks as audio channels selected are displayed in the window. 3. Right-click an audio channel field. The following contextual menu appears: 4. Select one of the options: 40 ◦ Mono: one audio channel is used. ◦ Stereo: two audio channels are used 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 ◦ 5.1: six audio channels are used 5. Repeat the 2 last steps for the remaining channels. How to Change the Order of Channels inside a Track If required, you can re-assign the order of the channels inside a group. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click an audio channel box. One of the following contextual menus appears: ◦ Mono: In this case, there is no other choice. ◦ Stereo: 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA ◦ Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 5.1: 2. Select one of the options. Consequently, two channels will have the same name within a group. So the group name is displayed in red. You will not be able to save the changes until this is solved. 3.5.2. Keyboard Profiles Introduction The keyboard profiles makes it possible to set and store the keyboard key assignments into profiles.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Part Name Description 3 This area gives the list of keyboard shortcuts. They can be edited and modified there.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 44 Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Drop In Drops the clip, defined in the player, after the storyboard IN point Drop NowLine Drops the clip, defined in the player, into the storyboard.
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USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 4. User Interface 4.1. Overview The Xedio Dispatcher window 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 table below describes the various parts of the Xedio Dispatcher window: 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4.2. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Part Name Description 1. Menu bar The menu bar gives access to general commands and to configuration parameters. See section "Menu Bar" on page 50. 2. 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 52. 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Targets menu Menu item Description XSquare Used to manage XSquare targets through the XSquare Targets window: • Create XSquare Target: to create a target on the local Xsquare. • XSquare Servers: displays the list of available Xsquare servers (distant and local). See section "Xsquare Target" on page 18 for more information. RTProf Used to manage the export profiles (RTProf): • Create RTProf: see section "Creating your Own Export Target Profile" on page 9.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Help menu 4.3. Menu item Description About Gives information about the system, such as version number. Source Device Area Introduction When you open Xedio Dispatcher, the application automatically detects the plugged-in SD or HD devices (CANON, P2, XDCAM or XDCAM EX supports), and searches for media present on these supports.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Scan CANON / P2 / XDCAM / XDCAMEX Media Sources Scans the selected media sources. Add and Scan Folder Allows to add a folder to scan under the selected folder. Root Folder Display Allows to change the root folder display Several display options are available: Device Label This corresponds to the device name given during the Add & Scan Folder operation. Folder Name This corresponds to the name of the folder/volume.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 4.5. Thumbnail View in the Workspace Area 4.5.1. Overview of the Workspace in Thumbnail View Introduction This view can be useful to select the cameras source clips you want to use to create storyboard elements.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 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 Dispatcher 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. 4.5.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4.5.3. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Thumbnail Contextual Menu A contextual menu with the following options is available when you right-click on a thumbnail. Play Loads the clip in the Clip Player window to allow the element to be browsed and modified. Change Properties Opens the Media Properties window which shows the properties for the selected clip. If a default metadata profile has been defined for the media, a metadata tab is displayed and shows the clip metadata.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the List view. 4. User Interface 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 93. 2. Saved Filters tabs Allows to save filters and to apply them later on. See section "Using Saved Filters" on page 102. 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4.6.2. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 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. 4.6.3.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 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. 4.6.4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 4.7. Clip Player and Storyboard Player 4.7.1. Overview of the Clip Player Introduction The Clip Player is used to browse media or clips selected from the Thumbnail view or the List view. Its clip creation pane provides the functions to create sub-clips to be added to the storyboard. The Clip Player is accessible via the Clip Player button 60 . 4.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 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 table below describes the various parts of the Clip Player view. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4.7.2. Issue 4.35.B - October 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. See section "Audio Meters" on page 68. 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Illustration The Storyboard 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 table below describes the various parts of the Storyboard Player view. 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Part Name 4.7.3. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Description 1. Video Display & The Video Diplay displays the media loaded on the Player. Audio Meters Parameters related to the display are available via a contextual menu. See section "Video Display Options" on page 64. The audio metersshow the levels of all the enabled outputs of the loaded storyboard. See section "Audio Meters" on page 68. 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Option Meaning Show Timecode This option offers various options to display timecode on the Player window. • none: does not display timecode. • Start TC: shows a counter starting with 0 at the first frame of the media. • Intra TC: shows the original timecode of the media. Aspect Ratio This option offers a choice of aspect ratios for the display: Auto, 4:3 or 16:9.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Here is an example with 4 tracks of stereo channels: The audio tracks of a loaded media or clip are displayed as follows: • A stereo track is represented by . Video and Audio Tracks Selection When you create a sub-clip, you need to select the video and the requested audio channels. Selection of the Video Channel The Video button or not, the video. is clicked to select or remove the video.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Selection of the Track for Audio Monitoring When you create a sub-clip, you need to select the audio track that will be monitored when playing the loaded clip. The radio buttons displayed between each pair of stereo channel buttons allow the selection of one audio track for monitoring: Audio meters located on the right side of the Video Display represent the audio channels of the monitored track.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Audio Meters The audio meters are located to the right of the Clip Player and the Storyboard Player views. In the Clip Player view, the audio meters will only display the monitored track. stereo track monitored In the Storyboard Player view, all the storyboard audio channels will be displayed in the audio meters.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Db values are displayed on each side. They correspond to the values defined in Parameters > 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. 4.7.5. Media Bar and Jog Bar Media Bars Top Bar The top bar represents the media, or a portion of it, currently loaded on the Player.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Storyboard When a storyboard is loaded, only the nowline is displayed: Middle Bar The middle bar is used to zoom into the loaded element. Its dark gray zone shows the section of the media, out of the whole media, visible in the top bar and the relative position of the visible section in the whole media. • When a storyboard has just been loaded, the top bar represents the whole media.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Nowline, Mark IN and Mark OUT Display The (mark) IN point, the (mark) OUT point, and the nowline are shown in the media bar of the Clip Playeras vertical lines. • An IN point, or mark IN point is shown as a green line on the media bar. • An OUT point, or mark OUT point is shown as a red line on the media bar. • The nowline, representing the current position within the loaded element, is shown as a blue line on the media bar.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 The speed varies depending on: • the position of the speed indicator • the speed range covered by the jog bar. The default range is set from -200% to +200%. This is set via the menu Parameters > Parameters Profiles: Media Dispatcher > Default profile > Player tab: JogRangeHI and JogRangeLO parameters. Audio can be heard when using the jog. 4.7.6.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Button + Keyboard Shortcut Function Name and Description - Fast Forward (with modified speed) Changes the preset speed to higher speed value. The speeds are set with the ShiftSpeedMax parameter from Parameters > Parameters Profiles > Media Dispatcher> Default profile > Player. Fast Rewind Plays the media backward at a preset fast speed. The button switches to a Stop button when the media is being played backward.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Button Keyboard Shortcut Function Name and Description or Go 10 Frames Forward Moves 10 frames after the current position in Pause mode. - + Go to Previous Transition (Storyboard Player only) Moves to the previous storyboard clip. Go to Next Transition (Storyboard Player only) Moves to the next storyboard clip.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Clip Creation Commands The following table gives the meaning of each clip creation operation. A button and/or a keyboard shortcut can be used to perform each action. Button/Field Keyboard Shortcut Operation and Description or or Mark IN Sets a mark IN point at the nowline position on the media bar: • the timecode value is added in Mark IN TC field. • a [ sign is shown on the video display • a green mark is added at this timecode on the media bar.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Field Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Meaning 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. • If the clip is loaded from the storyboard, it displays the duration of the storyboard clip. To move the mark IN, mark OUT or nowline to a given TC, type the timecode in the corresponding field and press ENTER.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 4.8. Storyboard Area 4.8.1. Overview of the Storyboard Area The Storyboard area contains all storyboards the user has created in Xedio Dispatcher. Each storyboard is displayed as a tab (1) named according to the storyboard name. When you click the tab corresponding to a storyboard, the storyboard opens: the tab name becomes underlined, and the storyboard clips (2) are displayed as thumbnails in the tab. The storyboard can be played in the Storyboard Player.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4.9.2. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Overview of the Logger Tab Introduction The Logger tab displays differently depending on whether keyword grids have been detected or not. Illustration The Logger tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshots below. Logger without Associated Keyword Grids 78 4.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Logger with Associated Keyword Grids Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Logger tab: 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4.10. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Part Name Description 1. Keyword Grid Selection field This field is only present if keyword grids are stored as .xml files in C:\Program Files\EVS Broadcast Equipment\XedioDispatcher\Keyword Grids. This field provides the list of keyword grids from which you can select the one you want to use. 2. Keyword grid Once a keyword grid has been selected, it opens in the Keyword Grid area.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Illustration The Export to Target tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Export To Target tab: 4. User Interface 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.
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USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 4.10.3. Export to File Tab and Export to Device Tab Overview of the Export to File Tab and Export to Device Tab Illustration of the Export to File Tab The Export to File tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: 4.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Illustration of the Export to Device Tab The Export to Device tab contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Export to File and Export to Device tabs: 84 Part Name Description 1. Information zone This area displays read-only general details on the storyboard or clip (like type, label, creation date, TC IN, duration). 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Part Name Description 3. Export Information zone This area provides information on the progress of the export process. See section "Export Information Zone" below. 4. Start and Cancel buttons The Start button starts the export process for the selected storyboard or clip. The Cancel button cancels the export process. Already finalized exports will not be canceled.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Field Description Label Name you give to the exported storyboard/clip (mandatory). Local Drive Location where the storyboard/clip will be sent to. Transcoding Codec Codec profile, which will determine the final format of the storyboard/clip in the destination folder. The available codecs depend on the type of device selected. Additional Parameters This window can be reached by clicking the Transcoding Codec zone.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 5. Managing the Storyboards 5.1. How to Create an Empty Storyboard To create a storyboard, proceed as follows: 1. Click the + sign in the top left corner of the Storyboard area. This opens The Storyboard Properties window. See section "Storyboard Properties Window" on page 87. 2. Type the name of the storyboard in the Label field (mandatory). 3. Fill in the other fields, if needed. 4. Set the start timecode that will be taken into account during the storyboard export.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Fields in the General Tab The General tab contains the following user interface elements. Label Name assigned to the storyboard (mandatory). Description Optional text to describe the storyboard. VarID VarID given to the storyboard. Aspect ratio Default aspect ratio to be used for the storyboard. With HD video standards, the aspect ratio 16:9 is selected and cannot be modified in Xedio Dispatcher.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 Fields in the Custom Metadata Tab Three cases can occur: • No default metadata profile has been selected for use with the storyboards from the Edit Metadata Profile Association window. Then, the Custom Metadata tab is not available. • Only one metadata profile has been selected for use with the storyboards from the Edit Metadata Profile Association window. Then, the metadata fields of this default profile are displayed in this tab and can be filled in.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Note The Allow Change Edit Properties option must have been selected from Parameters > Parameters Profiles > Media Dispatcher > Cefiltermgr to allow the display and update of Custom Metadata. 5.3. Other Possible Actions on Storyboards Opening a storyboard Click on the tab of the requested storyboard. The tab name is underlined and the storyboard clips are displayed in the Storyboard tab as thumbnails. Modifying a storyboard properties 1.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 6. Selecting Relevant Media 6.1. Introduction To create a storyboard, users can use clips directly available from a device or a folder, or they can create a sub-clip from an existing clip. Connected devices are automatically displayed in the Device area. Other folders, corresponding to USB devices and XF drives, can be added to the Device area and their content scanned.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 6.3. Listing Clips in the Workspace Area 6.3.1. Displaying the Source Clips in the Thumbnail 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 Thumbnail view. Thumbnails for each source clip present in this device or folder are displayed on the Workspace area. 6.3.2.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 6.4. Searching for Elements in the List 6.4.1. Introduction When Xedio Dispatcher displays large amounts of data, it may become difficult to find a specific element. The Xedio Dispatcher offers several ways to speed up your search: • quick text search • filters on parameters By default, the columns that are taken into consideration for the Quick Text Search are the ones currently visible in the grid.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 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. 6.4.2. 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 Dispatcher 4.35 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". For example, if a field contains "yellow card", the =card condition will not return any result.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 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 Dispatcher 4.35 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 - October 2013 Advanced Search Fields Types Depending on the selected search parameter, different types of advanced search fields will be displayed and available to enter criteria. Timecode or Duration Parameter Such as TC IN, TC OUT, Duration… 1. Select a logical operator in the first field 2. Enter a timecode or duration value in the second field. Timecode Range 1. Select an option from the first field 2. Enter a timecode value.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 2. This will condition the next step: ◦ Search based on a specific date (e.g. with =…): a calendar will be displayed for the selection of a date. ◦ Search based on an interval (e.g. with […] (between)…): two calendars are displayed for the selection of two dates. ◦ Search based on a specific date calculated from the current date (e.g. with tomorrow, last month,…): no other field appears. Time Such as Last Rendered Date Time Several Date Search filters exist. 1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 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 Dispatcher 4.35 Boolean Such as Published • Select Yes or No from the single criteria field. Free Text Such as Label 1. Select a condition in the first field. 2. Enter free text in the second field. How to Perform an Advanced Search To enter search values in the Advanced Search fields, proceed as follows: 1. Choose the columns you wish to perform a search on. 2. Click the Show/Hide Filter button The Advanced Search area is displayed: 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 5. Enter filter criteria as explained in section "Advanced Search Fields Types" on page 98. For free text fields, press ENTER to apply the filter. Otherwise, the Elements grid is automatically filtered and refreshed. 6. If required, click the 6.4.4. button to add another advanced search parameter. Using Saved Filters Introduction Once you have defined filters and search terms, you may want to save them for later use.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 How to Save Filters To save filters, proceed as follows: 1. Define the filter or filters combination you wish to save, as explained in section "How to Perform an Advanced Search" on page 101. 2. Right-click the Filter 0 tab. 3. Select Save Filter As from the contextual menu. The Filter Edit Dialog box opens. 4. Enter a label for the tab you are going to create and, if required, enter a description. 5. Click OK. The new filter tab is displayed on the left of the list.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 7. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 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.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 The clip boundaries displayed are the ones of the storyboard clip. When you load a clip in the Clip Player, the Clip Player becomes automatically active, and the Clip Player button is selected 7. Loading a Source Clip on the Clip Player .
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 8. Adding Clips or Sub-Clips to the Storyboard 8.1. How to Create a Sub-Clip and Add it to the Storyboard To create a sub-clip and add it to the storyboard, proceed as follows: 1. Ensure the requested storyboard is open in the Storyboard area. See section "How to Create an Empty Storyboard" on page 87. 2. Open the requested source clip in the Clip Player view. See section "Selecting Relevant Media" on page 91. 3.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 8.2. How to Add Source Clips to the Storyboard To add a source clip to the storyboard, proceed as follows: 1. Select the source clip from the Thumbnail view or from the List view of the workspace 2. Drag it at the requested place in the Storyboard area. To add several source clips at a time, you can select them thanks to the usual commands, as detailed in section "Selecting Techniques" on page 55. Clips are then added in chronological order. 8.3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 9. Adding Logs to a Clip 9.1. Introduction Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 The logs are reference points to a specific frame in a video sequence. Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media and to facilitate rapid movement between them. A log is identified by a TC value, and relates to an action in a given event. Whenever you want, you can add logs to the material loaded in the Clip Player, or in the Storyboard Player.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 9.2.2. Keywords Associated to a Log Keywords Display in the Player Area Once the nowline is positioned on a log timecode, the keywords associated to this log are listed below the video display, next to the log triangle, and are displayed as a tool tip when you roll the mouse over the log on the media bar: Keywords Display in the Logger Tool When the nowline is positioned on a log, you can easily find back the keywords assigned to this log in the Logger area.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 9.3. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Adding a Log to a Clip and Associating Metadata Preliminary Steps You first need to load a clip and position the nowline at the specific timecode: 1. Load the source clip in the Clip Player or the storyboard clip in the Storyboard Player. See sections "Loading a Source Clip on the Clip Player" on page 104 and "Checking the Storyboard" on page 114. 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 A white triangle is displayed on the media bar. How to Add a Log with Keywords If keywords grids have been detected by Xedio Dispatcher, they are available from the Logger tool. Then, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Keyword Grid Selection field. The list of available keyword grids is displayed: 2. Select the keyword grid you want to use. 3. Click the keywords you want to associate to your log A white triangle is displayed on the media bar.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 , buttons) you can delete it (and all its metadata) in one of the following ways: • clicking the Delete Log button • clicking CTRL+ at the bottom of the Logger area. . Displaying only logs with a given rating By default, all logs are displayed in the loaded material. If you want to display only the logs with a specific rating: 1. Right-click on the log, right above the media bars. The following contextual menu is displayed: 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 10. Recording an Audio Guide Track 10.1. Introduction You have the possibility to record a voice-over sequence on one track of the storyboard. You can only record one audio guide track for one storyboard. Once the audio guide track has been created, you cannot modify it. If you want to change it, you need to delete it and record a new one. By default, the audio guide track is stored and exported on the stereo track 3 of the storyboard.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 11. Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Checking the Storyboard Introduction Once the storyboard is created, you can check the result by loading the storyboard in the Storyboard Player. How to Load a Storyboard in the Storyboard Player To load a storyboard in the Storyboard Player, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Storyboard Player button to open the Storyboard Player. 2.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 12. Exporting the Storyboard or Clips 12.1. Introduction Once your storyboard is finalized, you can export it to multiple destinations and in multiple formats at the same time. Xedio Dispatcher makes it possible to export the storyboard to various destination types. • to File This allows you to export a storyboard to a file that can be read by an external system. • to Device This allows you to export an edit/media to an external device (XDCAM, XDCAM SxS or P2).
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 ◦ Right-click in the Storyboard area, and select Send Storyboard to Export Tool: ◦ Drag the storyboard tab to the open Export tab: The storyboard name is added to the list of export jobs. 4. Click Start at the bottom of the tab. The storyboard is exported as defined in the selected target profile.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 12.2.4. Exporting Metadata During the creation of the export target profile, if the Generate EVS metadata file option has been selected in the High Resolution File Creation dialog box, in the Proxy/LoRes File Creation dialog box and/or in the Export to EVS Video Server dialog box, an evs.xml file that contains all the metadata associated to the A/V material is created for each codec/format, and destination folder defined in the target profile. 12.2.5.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Moving an item in the list of export jobs To move an item within the export list, drag it to required position. A thin red line indicates the drop position. 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. 12.3. Exporting to Xedio, to File, to Device 12.3.1.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 ◦ Drag the Storyboard tab to the open Export tab: The storyboard information is displayed in the Export tab. 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 122. 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 - October 2013 Note "40% playout rate" means that the encoding process was 40% slower than real time (100% means real-time, 200% means 2 times faster than real time). 12.3.2. 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).
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 12.3.3. 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).
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 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. 12.3.4.
USER MANUAL Xedio Dispatcher 4.35 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. 12.4. Exporting Clips and Sub-Clips You can also export individual source clips, or sub-clips by using one of the Export tools.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 13. 124 Issue 4.35.B - October 2013 Glossary Term/Acronym Definition/Explanation Cue Point Reference point to a specific frame in a video sequence. Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media. The cue point is only identified by a TC value. Event Event that is associated to a production show. It can be a football game, an entertainment show, a reality show, … Keyword Metadata attached to a log that provides information on the media content.
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