USER MANUAL Xedio Playout Organizer Version 4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA– Copyright © 2010-2013. All rights reserved. Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate, up-to-date and reliable, EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS III WHAT'S NEW? V 1. 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Product Description 1 1.2. Opening Playout Organizer 1 1.3. Overview of the Xedio Playout Organizer Window 2 2. 4 THE CONTENTS PANE 2.1. Introduction 4 2.2. Filter View 5 2.2.1. Filter View Activation 5 2.2.2. Available Filter Options 5 2.3. Search View 2.3.1. Search View Activation 7 2.3.2. Available Search Options 8 2.4. Contents List Contextual Menu 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4. 3.5.2. Setting the Transition Effects 21 3.5.3. Broadcasting a Playlist 21 3.5.4. Looping a Playlist 22 THE CHANNEL PANE 23 4.1. Introduction 23 4.2. Overview of the Channel Pane 23 4.3. Transport Controls and Timecode Fields 23 4.4. Playlist Contextual Menu 24 5. IV Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 MENU BAR 25 5.1. Introduction 25 5.2. Colors 25 5.3. Default Start Mode 26 5.4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer 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 Playout Organizer from Xedio Suite 4.03 and 4.35 (compared to Xedio Suite 4.02) are listed below.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Description Playout Organizer allows a user to create, edit and more generally manage the broadcast playlists. From database items or from MOS rundowns, a playlist may be assigned to one or two SDI output channels allowing the user to start a playout session (all output channels can be controlled by one single Playout Organizer workstation).
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1.3. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Overview of the Xedio Playout Organizer Window Illustration The window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below: Note The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin installed. 2 1.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the window: 1. Introduction Part Name Description 1. Contents Pane This pane provides filters and search options. They will return a list of available material present in the database which can be inserted into a playlist. 2. Playlist Pane This pane is used to create a new playlist or to edit an existing playlist. 3.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2. The Contents Pane 2.1. Introduction Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 The Contents pane is used to find and select the elements that the user wants to use in a playlist, or to select and open an existing playlist. The upper part of the pane provides a selection criteria area, filters and search options, which can be used to narrow the results list.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer 2.2. Filter View 2.2.1. Filter View Activation To activate the Filter View, click the The button turns then colored 2.2.2. button. and specific Filter fields are displayed. Available Filter Options Date of Insertion of the Material into the Database You can define a single date by selecting date and time information in the From [date and time] fields.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Type of Material • Media: provides a list of items corresponding to files as ingested or imported into the Xedio suite environment, or created on an EVS Video Server, or to virtual media created with Xedio Browse and published. • Edits are the edits created in CleanEdit. • Playlists is a collection of any of the above items which have already been assembled into a playlist.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer Status Filter Activation Each Status filter provides 3 states to be used within the search: State Meaning When the button is not pushed, the corresponding filter is not active, and therefore not applied. When the button is pushed, the filter is active. If the box is not selected, the search will show items which do not meet the chosen criterion. In the example, the search will show the items not yet validated. When the button is pushed, the filter is active.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2.3.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Available Search Options The search view requires an entry in the Search for field to find contents. The following options are available to perform a search: Option Meaning Choose to perform a search based on the Label or on the User. Choose to perform a search in the whole database or in the current content, i.e. items currently displayed in the Contents list.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer Menu Item Description Select Visible Columns Opens the Grid Configuration window allowing to select the columns to be visible in the list and to define their width. This window is the same for all the lists displayed in the Xedio Playout Organizer window. To update the Contents list, select Media from the field: Options available for playlists only: Open Playlist Opens the selected playlist in the Playlist pane.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 3. The Playlist Pane 3.1. Introduction The Playlist pane is designed to build playlists. It is sometimes referred to as the Builders window. The upper part of the Playlist pane displays information related to the loaded playlist and provides transport buttons and timecode fields. The lower part of the Playlist pane displays the list of elements making the playlist. 3.2. Overview of the Playlist Pane 3.2.1.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer Operation User Interface Button Meaning Play Starts the playout of the playlist. The button switches to the Pause button only if the relevant software parameter has been selected from Xedio Manager: Enable Play Pause from Softwares > Parameters Profiles > Xedio Playout Organizer > default. Play On Time Starts the playout of the playlist at a predefined time. Clicking the button opens the following window where the user will enter the desired start time.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3.2.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Timecode Value Fields Both timecode displays in the upper right part of the Playlist pane can be configured independently. Right-clicking on a Timecode field displays a contextual menu with the following options: 3.2.3. Menu Item Meaning Show Block Remaining Timecode Displays the remaining time until the end of the block. Show Block Elapsed Timecode Displays the elapsed time since the beginning of the block.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer Display Meaning HR High resolution. Default value. LR Low resolution. This value is used when the low resolution has been forced or when the high resolution is not present. HR+LR High resolution and low resolution. This value is used when some hi-res media and/or some lo-res media are not available. Media which are missing in one resolution must be present in the other resolution. At least one media is missing in both resolutions.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3.2.4. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Display Force Low Resolution Hi-res media N All are missing All are missing N All are missing All are present N All are present Y Lo-res media Res HR LR X X LR X V All are missing HR V X All are present All are present LR V V Y At least one is missing All are present LR P V Y All are present At least one is missing V P Y At least one is missing At least one missing in hi-res is missing in lo-res too.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer Menu Item Description Save Grid Layout Saves the current grid layout. Select Visible Columns Opens the Grid Configuration window allowing the users to select the columns to be visible in the list and to define their width. This window is the same for all the lists displayed in the Xedio Playout Organizer window. To update the Playlist, select Builders from the field: 3.3. Playlist Management 3.3.1.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3.3.2. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Renaming a Playlist A double-click on a playlist name in the Label field of the Playlist pane will allow the user to type a new text. 3.3.3. Deleting a Playlist To delete a playlist, right-click on the playlist item in the Contents pane and select Delete items from database from the contextual menu. 3.3.4.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer • select an item in the Contents pane and click the button You can also change the order of items within a playlist by moving them using drag-anddrop operations. Note When adding an ARCHIDEL archived clip to the playlist, an automatic restore can be launched if the broadcast date and time is foreseen within 24 hours.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 View Window When you right-click on the playlist item and select View/adjust item, the View window opens: User interface items specific to this window are described below. User Interface Element Description Loads the first frame of the original playlist element. Loads the last frame of the original playlist element. Media Bar The Media Bar is the graphical representation of the displayed clip within the entire media the clip belongs to.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer User Interface Element Description Moves the IN point 1 frame ahead (colored) Moves the IN point 1 frame behind (colored) Moves the OUT point 1 frame ahead (white) Moves the OUT point 1 frame behind (white) Marks a new IN point Marks a new OUT point Jumps to the new Mark IN point, or to IN point of the original playlist element if it has not been updated.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 3. Click the Mark In or the Mark Out button. 4. Click the OK button. The playlist element duration is displayed in bold in the playlist to indicate that the IN and/or OUT points have been modified from the original marks. 3.4.4. Adding Comments to a Playlist You can insert comments between two items of a playlist. The comments appear as a text line and do not affect the playout in any way.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer Start Mode Behavior Freeze on in When the Start mode of a playlist element is set to FREEZE ON IN, the playout will pause on the first frame of the next playlist element. Note One of these start modes is used as default. It can be changed in the Tools > Options > Options menu. See section "Default Start Mode" on page 26 for more information. 3.5.2.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 The Channel pane indicates that the channel is locked by the user. If you get an error message, please check that the playout server is started and running. Note If a hi-res file that should be used for the playout of one item is not available, the system will automatically switch to its corresponding low-res in order to ensure the picture output.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer 4. The Channel Pane 4.1. Introduction The Channel pane shows the status of all playout servers individually. Each playout server corresponds to one output channel. 4.2. Overview of the Channel Pane The upper part of the Channel pane provides transport buttons and timecode fields. The Play buttons become available as soon as a Playlist pane is connected to a playout server.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 4.4. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Playlist Contextual Menu A contextual menu is available when you right-click on a playlist item in the list: Menu Item Description Open Playlist Loads the corresponding playlist for editing in the Playlist pane. This option is available only if the playlist is not already opened.
USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 Xedio Playout Organizer 5. Menu Bar 5.1. Introduction Several commands are available from the Menu Bar at the top of the Xedio Playout organizer window. Only the functions specific to the Playout organizer are described hereafter. The following options are available from the Tools menu. 5.2. Colors The colors of the interface can be customized via the menu Tools>Option>Colors. 5.
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 5.3. Issue 4.35.B - August 2013 Default Start Mode The default start mode can be set via the menu Tools>Option>Options. 5.4. Broadcasted Items The software can record all items being played out in a table within the database. To show the table, select Broadcasted Manager from the Tools menu of the Menu bar. The table can be used with filters to show a history of all items that have been played out. 26 5.
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