USER MANUAL XEDIO IMPORTER Version 4.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Issue 4.2.B C OPYRIGHT EVS Br oadca st E quip men t – Co pyri ght © 20 10-2 01 2. Al l ri ghts res erved . D ISCLAIMER The inf ormat ion 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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Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Issue 4.2.B Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................... V 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 GENERAL ..........
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 5.2.4 Clip/Channel Area .................................................................................................................27 5.2.5 Setup.....................................................................................................................................27 5.3 USING EVS SERVERS’ RECORD TRAIN AND CLIPS IN XEDIO ............................................28 5.3.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Issue 4.2.B What’s New? In the curre nt Xe dio Imp orter u ser m anua l rel ate d to Xed io Su ite 4.02 , c hanges have o nly been bro ught t o the doc ument lay out , n ot to the man ual cont ent.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 1. Introduction 1.1 GENERAL 1.1.1 SEPARATE SOFTWARE APPLICATION OR BUILT-IN MODULE In the Xed io s uite , th e X edio I mpor ter a ppli cat ion offer s a w ay o f acq uiri n g medi a files for use wit hin the sy stem. The Xedi o Im porte r is a vail able as: • a sepa rate app lica tio n • as a m odul e bu ilt in C lea nEdit , an d av aila ble in t h e Medi a Im port er t ab.
Issue 4.2.B 1.1.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 PURPOSE Throug h th e Me dia Impo rter, the aut hori zed use rs may impo rt m edia th at ha ve alread y be en re cord ed a nd are in f ile form at. O nce th e fi les are i mpor t ed, th ey become ava ilab le i n th e Media Manag er tab of X e dio Cl eanE dit. Note The co lor of some user i nterf ace eleme nts may v ary wi th the X edio sk in insta lled .
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 1.2 Issue 4.2.B IMPORTABLE MEDIA The Xe dio Impo rter main window all ows y ou t o se l ect me dia to impor t.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 2. Importing XDCAM, XDCAMEX, P2 and CANON Files 2.1 INTRODUCTION The XDC AM, X DCAMEX , P2 and CANON ta bs a llo w impor tin g med ia file s c reated with a XDCAM , XDC AME X, P2 or C ANON c amer a. The s ourc e fi les can be retrie ved from a c amera direct ly c onne cted to the CleanE dit works tat ion or are made a vail able via an FT P serv er.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 2.2 Issue 4.2.B IMPORT PROCESS To be able to impo rt file s from XDCAM, XDCAM EX , P2 and C ANON camer a s, yo u need to p rocee d as fo llo ws: 1. In th e Se tup w indow you can ac cess by clic king th e Setu p bu tton , de fine : • the s ource and des tin atio n loc atio ns, • the d efau lt v alue s fo r th e prope rtie s o f th e im porte d fil es, • the a udio cha nnel ass ign ment. 2.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Field Descri ption • 4/3 a nd 1 6/9: al l th e 4/3 f iles an d th e 1 6/9 files are automa tica lly impo rted . • ‘No aspe ct ra tio s elec t ed’: yo u nee d to ma nual ly sele ct the f iles to impo rt i n th e Media List . Refresh Button to forc e t he da t a to be re fres hed when the s etu p parame ters hav e be en c h anged. Setup Button to acc ess the setu p para mete rs.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 2.4 SETUP WINDOW 2.4.1 OPENING OF THE SETUP WINDOW Issue 4.2.B Clicki ng t he S etup butt o n on the top righ t co rner of th e XDCA M, XD CAME X, P2 or CANON t ab o pens the Se tup win dow. 2.4.2 FILE TAB The inf orma tion in th is ta b makes it po ssib le to sp ecify w here and h ow the source file w ill be iden tifi ed, and where the fi les w ill be im ported to .
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Field Descri ption Tools Enable Mer ger Select th is o ptio n to ena b le th e mer ger engi ne. • Enable Me rger wit h hi-r es audio ex trac tion : Th ird-pa rty engine th at conc aten ate s all so urce cl ips sel e cted for import int o a sin gle medi a and tha t re plac es t he a udio from the lo- res med ia by t he audio fr om the h i-re s media to improv e th e lo -res aud io quali ty.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Field Issue 4.2.B Descri ption FTP se rver need to be sp ecifi ed. Subfol der Subfol der whe re the fil es will be stored on t he Me dia serve r. The subf olde rs are cr ea ted aut omati call y duri ng the impor t proces s.
Issue 4.2.B 2.4.3 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 SELECTION TAB The Selec tio n tab make s it possib le to ide nti fy d efaul t value s, whic h can then be modifi ed i n t he ma in t ab.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Issue 4.2.B Field Descri ption Propert ies Specif ies the defa ult v alues for some fie lds o f the main XDCAM or P2 tab . Media Class Defaul t me dia clas s se lec ted i n th e XDC AM or P2 t ab. Publis h When this op tion is se lec ted, impo rted med ia is vi sible in th e Media list s. When t his opti on i s no t selec ted , imp orte d me dia is onl y visib le i n Xe dio M anag er.
Issue 4.2.B 2.4.4 Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 AUDIO CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT TAB P URPOSE The A udio Cha nnel Ass i gnment ta b ma kes it po ssible to sp ecif y h ow t h e aud io stereo c hann els of t he source fi le wil l be as signed i n the Cl eanE di t audio confi gura tion .
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Issue 4.2.B H OW TO D EFINE A UDIO C HANNEL A SSIGNMENT It is poss ible t o defi ne th e audio ch anne l assig nm ent to be ta ken int o acco unt for the s elec ted type of medi a fil e, XD CAMEX in this e xample . You wi ll b e ab le to d efin e one of t he f ollo wing con f igura tions : • up to 8 s tere o pa irs • up to 5 s tere o pa irs and one 5 .1 g roup • up to 2 s tere o pa irs and t wo 5.1 gro ups.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 4. 14 Repeat ste ps 2 and 3 for the r emain ing chan nels .
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Issue 4.2.B H OW TO R EMOVE A T RACK A SSIGNMENT To can cel the assi gnme nt of a tra ck, proc eed as f o llows: 1. Right- clic k th e au dio trac k bloc k. A cont extu al m enu is d is played . 2. Select Remo ve G roup. The 2 (ste reo trac k) o r 6 (5.1 track ) bl ocks are em pty a nd a vail able aga in. H OW TO C HANGE THE O RDER OF T RACKS A SSIGNMENT To mov e a trac k, p roce ed as f ollow s: 1.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 3. Importing Video / Audio / Stills Files 3.1 INTRODUCTION To impo rt ne w vid eo i n an arc hite ctur e wor kin g with high reso luti on and low resolu tion f iles , the tw o corresp ondi ng fil es mus t be import ed at th e sa me time from t he V ideo /Aud io/S till s tab .
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Issue 4.2.B • The se cond on e, t he “ba tch i mport ”, allo ws y ou t o impo rt the cont ent of entir e folde rs b ut u ses the orig i nal f ile names as the na me for the med ia ( labe l). In bo th c ases, you can a pply the g ener al i mpor t p rocess def ined in the sec tion 1.3 ‘Gener al Impor t Pr oces s and Ma ndat ory Fiel ds’, o n pag e 3 to impor t t he r e queste d files . 3.2.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 3.2.3 BATCH IMPORT 3.3 SETUP Before you sta rt i mpor tin g fil es, you need to spec ify t he f ollo wing para met ers vi a the Se tup butt on: • The med ia ser ver w here the lo -res a nd hi -res file s will b e sto red w hen t he y are import ed. • How the a udio trac ks in the sou rce f ile w ill b e as signed in th e Cle anEd it audio confi gura tion . Up to 16 a udio chann els can be ass igned .
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 3.4 FIELDS IN THE VIDEO/AUDIO/STILLS TAB The f ollo wing ta ble des cribes th e c ommon fi el ds th at will be use d w hen y ou perfor m a sing le f ile impo rt or bat ch im port : Field Descri ption Propert ies sub- tab Shooti ng d ate Date w hen the m edia was recor ded by t he c amer a.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 The fo llow ing tabl e de sc ribes the fie lds spec ific to th e ba tch impor t. T he y all ow the d efin itio n of se ttin gs relat ed t o th e so urce fil e s: Field Descri ption LowRes fol der Folder wher e t he s ource l o-res fil es ar e s tored . HiRes fold er Folder wher e t he s ource hi-res fi les are store d. Scan F ilte r File for mat ex tens ion of the fil es to be im port ed.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 Issue 4.2.B 4. Importing Transition Effects (RTD) 4.1 INTRODUCTION An RTD is a tr ansi tion effec t that c an be us ed in Xedio C lean Edit b etw een two video c lips . RTDs are s e quence s of numbe red f il es in T IFF fo rmat , des ig ned wit h two keys . This ta b makes it possib le to con vert a sequen ce of TIF F pict ure s into a transi tio n ef fect fil e fo r Clea nEdi t.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 • the t ransi tion key In the trans iti on key , whi te repr esen ts th e cur rent pictur e and blac k repr es ents the n ext pict ure. This i s re pres ente d in the pict ure below : 4.2.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR TIFF FILES You ne ed to h ave an e ve n numb er o f Ti ff file s fo r your R TD se quen ce.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 4.4 Issue 4.2.B FIELDS IN THE RTD TAB To pr eview an d im port a RTD (Re play Tra nsit ion D evice) se quen ce, sele ct t he RTD tab, co mple te th e fol lowi ng fie lds, then c lick on t he Star t Impo rt Pro cess butto n to co py t he e ffec t f ile on the s tora ge s erver and a dd th e ef fect in the dat ab ase.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 The fo llow ing tabl e de scr ibes the fiel ds Field Descri ption Label (man dato ry) Name a ssign ed to t he fil es whe n t hey are impor te d to the Xedio data base . First File The Brow se but ton a llo ws the se lect ion o f one file fr om the s equen ce to b e imp or ted. Files foun d Number of file s fo und in the same fol der as t he select ed first fil e.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 5. Importing Files from EVS Servers 5.1 INTRODUCTION 5.1.1 DIRECT ACCESS TO THE EVS VIDEO SERVERS The EVS S erve r tab m ak es it p ossib le t o have a direct visi bil ity a nd acc e ss to t he materi al o n th e EVS vi deo se rver s (XT , XS or XL se rver s) vi a t he E therne t connec tion .
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 5.2 EVS SERVER TAB DESCRIPTION 5.2.1 OVERVIEW The EV S Ser ver tab cont ains four area s: • Server Str uctu re a rea • Media Prop erti es a rea • Clip/C hann el a rea • Setup and R efre sh b utto ns 5.2.
Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer Issue 4.2.B EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 5.2.3 MEDIA PROPERTIES AREA In this are a, you wil l sp ecify re levan t info rmat io n to identi fy the med ia i n Xedio CleanE dit: Field Descri ption Genera l Label (manda tory) Media Class (manda tory) Name a ssig ned to t he X T cli ps a s th ey a re defi ned i n th e Xedio data base . If no lab el i s spe cifi ed i n this fie ld, the X T cl ip n a me wil l be used.
Issue 4.2.B Xedio Suite Version 4.2 – User Manual – Xedio Importer EVS Broadcast Equipment –June 2012 5.3 USING EVS SERVERS’ RECORD TRAIN AND CLIPS IN XEDIO 5.3.1 HOW TO IMPORT CLIPS FROM AN EVS SERVER Import ing cli ps from an EVS Se rver in to Xedi o d oes n ot phys ical ly impor t the cli p in the media s erver : it c reates a vi rtua l locat ion on the media se rver , an d stores the clip d efin itio n in th e Xedio da taba se.
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