User Manual Owner's manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- What’s New in Version 2.19?
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Software Installation
- 3. XFile Module
- 3.1 System Configuration
- 3.2 Startup
- 3.3 Session Configuration
- 3.3.1 Tab 1 - Autobackup
- 3.3.2 Tab 2 – MXF Metadata
- 3.3.3 Tab 3 – Manual Backup
- 3.3.4 Tab 4 – Scan Folder
- 3.3.5 Tab 5 – Grab
- 3.3.6 Tab 6 – Export
- 3.3.7 Tab 7 – XML
- 3.3.8 Tab 8 – User Parameters
- Autostart
- Autobackup at Startup
- Confirm Manual Backup
- Confirm Manual Restore
- Confirm Manual Update
- Cancel Backups Scheduled when Stopping Autobackup
- Use Fixed Size Font for Clipnames and Keywords
- Publish Clips with Original UmID (Warning publish will failed if UmID already present on XNet)
- Publish Clips with Original VarID (Warning publish will failed if VarID already published on XFile)
- Import: Use Filename to fill Clipname Metadata
- Dual Path Editing
- 3.4 User Interface
- 3.4.1 Overview of the main Window
- 3.4.2 XFile List
- 3.4.3 Network status
- 3.4.4 Disk Usage and Disk Mode
- 3.4.5 Jobs Status Area
- 3.5 Autobackup Mode
- 3.6 Backup Mode
- 3.7 Restore Mode
- 3.8 Publish Mode
- 3.9 Maintenance Mode
- 3.10 Clip Maintenance
- 3.11 Disks-Folders Maintenance
- 3.12 Playlist Maintenance
- 3.13 Job Status
- 3.14 Re-Scan Disks
- 3.15 Statistics
- 4. XStream
- 4.1 Scheduler and QuickStart Modes
- 4.2 Information & Menu Area
- 4.3 Time Grid
- 4.4 Channels Area
- 4.5 Status Area
- 4.6 System Configuration
- 4.7 Record Grid Menu
- 4.8 Contextual Menu in the Scheduler
- 4.9 Creating and Editing Jobs in Scheduler Mode
- 4.10 Creating Jobs in QuickStart Mode
- 5. External modules
- Appendix 1: XF2 Hardware
- Notes

Issue 2.19.A
XFile Version 2.19 – User Manual
EVS Broadcast Equipment – November 2012
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Video Standard (PAL/NTSC)
This parameter specifies the video standard. NTSC format is also applicable for HD
formats.
Database Size (32000 clips)
This parameter specifies the maximum number of clips saved to the LSM database.
VarID Uniqueness (Global / Local)
This parameter specifies at which level the VarID is unique:
• Global: the VarID is unique at the XNet network level
• Local: the VarID is unique at the EVS video server level.
VarID Length (8 char / 32 char)
This parameter specifies the VarID length:
• Fixed length of 8 bytes
• Variable length of 32 bytes
VarID Format (ASCII / Binary)
This parameter specifies the VarID format:
• ASCII
• Binary
Note
The VarID will only be displayed in the XFile application if this has the ASCII
format. Otherwise, the string <Unicode> will be displayed in the VarID column
of the XFile lists in the various XFile modes.
3.1.2 Transfer Mode
Three different operational modes are available: XNet only, GBE only and a combined
mode GBE + XNet.
Note
An SDTI connection is still required in all modes to access the data.
XNet Only
All the transfers are processed through the XNet.










