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1. USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin 3 2 9 3 Getting Started V gt Tip Q e The Server Path can be copied directly from the IPDirector Nearline Management tab in the Remote Installer as illustrated Edit WorkGroup ipdmedia General Parameters O General AT Networks LAN and WAN 9 SyncteotB Fig XML Unat CO Thumbnails Targets IP Logger Expon Neat Line Management Lofies Management Define vail 8 Near Line Directories Had ep dechar that pou rant lp manage Hare Destination Path Delek Hifies File Fomnat ML Und Deis a Authentication Met 252116HGH O g E rgatadi W Integrated O MS Integrated Movie Heina ANTLERS Stra Mente Aelecenen Henra UAT 22 82 E Meee DEPARO HDA OT Ret MOF OPa Hewine NAT 2282 1 aMAD OPA MF SMPTE e The Local Path can be found by connecting to the nearline from the Mac using Finder Go gt Connect to Server then selecting a clip within the nearline Hold the CTRL key and click on the clip then select Get Info or use CMD l keyboard shortcut The exact path will be shown in the General Info section under the title Where Connection The Connection tab is used to configure the connection to an IPDirector WS API instance You must have an IPDirector WS API running in order for IPLink to properly connect and operate Preferences General Searches Path Mappings Connection Server IP 192 168 207 130 Server Port 31016 Login Administrator Pas2. Use of licenses The DB Connect license has been renamed IPDirector Live PAM Core license e See section Licenses on page 3 Settings A new setting has been added to limit the amount of information retrieved during a search on large setup The Enable ES Maker option is not available anymore e See section General on page 8 V 5 USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin 1 1 1 1 2 1 Introduction Introduction Product Description IPLink for Adobe is a plugin panel extension for use with Adobe Premiere Pro CC It can be used in those situations where it is desirable to be able to access clip elements that are made available for editing by IP Director whilst the live event is taking place In this case access to the underlying media files are made using shared storage that is managed by IPDirector The IPLink for Adobe plugin panel allows the users to be able to search for clip elements based upon the IPDirector held metadata Clips Bins Logs and be able to preview and use the associated files stored on the shared storage In this way the users do not have to navigate and import clip elements directly from the shared storage and allow direct access to the files from Premiere Pro CC without having to move or copy files to the local workstation storage A main advantage for many live events is that the metadata associated with the event may be continuously updated by users of the EVS production system With IPLi
3. YUNAEL LILA AN eases sed 24 5 3 1 Purpose and Context of Use u eee eee ee eee 24 5 3 2 Search on Displayed All Columns 2 00 02 2 22 cee eee eee ee 25 5 3 3 Quick Text Search Syntax Rules 0 02 2 cece eee eee eee eee 26 5 3 4 Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field 26 Advanced Search cul E bas na ee ates 2 5 4 1 Purpose and Context of Use cece eee e cece ec eeeeeees 2 5 4 2 Advanced Search Fields Display c eee eee eee cee cee cess 2 5 4 3 Advanced Search Fields Types 0 eee cece cece ee cceceeeee 28 5 4 4 Searchin Free Text Fields 02 o cece eee cece cece cee cecceceeeees 29 5 4 5 Searchin Non Free Text Fields c cece c cece cece ec eeeeeeeeee 30 IMPORTING MEDIA INTO PREMIERE PRO 31 Importing Media into a Project 0 2 02 cece cece cee cece e eee eee eeee 31 Importing Media into a Sequence 2 22 eee cece eee cece ccc eeceeecceeeeees 34 Table of Contents Si VE USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin BN What s New What s New In the user manual the icon NEW 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 IPLink for Adobe 1 3 December 2014 compared to version 1 3 October 2014 are listed below
4. again changes the sorting order from ascending to descending or vice versa Organizing Columns Columns can be resized and or re ordered This new organization is automatically saved and remembered However it is also possible to reset the column organization to the default organization 4 User Interface V 5 USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin 4 User Interface Resizing Columns A column can be resized by using the mouse pointer over columns intersection and dragging it to the right or to the left nail Name inontent Type Clip Elem Selecting Columns to Display To select the columns to display in the grid proceed as follows 1 Click the Organize Columns button EJ at the top right of the IPLink plugin window The Select Columns window opens and the right pane shows the list of columns in the current order 2 To select the column s you wish to add to the view select them in the left pane and click the right arrow 3 To select the column s you wish to remove from the view select them on the right pane and click the left arrow 4 Click Save Ordering Columns To change the columns order proceedas follows 1 Click the Organize Columns button EJ at the top right of the IPLink plugin window The Select Columns window opens and the right pane shows the list of columns in the current order Select the column name from the Selected Columns pane Click the appropriate button o a moves the item
5. at the respective timecode position e Media files accessed directly from EVS IPDirector managed nearline storage no transfer of media files to Adobe workstation needed System Requirements IPLink for Adobe can be installed onto a workstation that is running Adobe Premiere Pro CC For further information on operating system support and workstation hardware requirements to run Adobe Premiere Pro CC refer to the Adobe website http www adobe com products premiere html For the application requirements and changes refer to the IPLink for Adobe Release Notes Licenses IPLink for Adobe works with floating licenses imported to XSecure in the database Actually when IPLink for Adobe is started the system first checks whether a license for IPDirector Live PAM Core exists on the workstation This license is always a floating license key 05 It controls the number of workstations which connect to the database If there is no valid license the user gets an error message If a valid PDirector Live PAM Core license exists it is used The system then requests a floating IPAccess license key 115 If such a license is available it is used for that user If there is no floating license left at that time the user gets an error message EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 2 2 1 2 2 Installation Prerequisite In order to install the IPLink for Adobe plugin the following software should already be
6. before the previous one o KA moves the item after the next one 4 Click Save 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 20 Resetting the Column Organization to the Default One Users can reset the column organization to the default one columns selection order Size Todo so proceed as follows 1 2 3 4 Click the Organize Columns button EJ at the top right of the IPLink plugin window Select the tab corresponding to the type of item for which you want to reset the grid Click Reset Click Save 4 User Interface USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin V gt 4 3 4 Operations Allowed from the Elements Grid The following actions are possible from the Elements grid Operation Resulting action Click onanelement Simply selects the element line clip or log Double click a clip Loads the clip on the source monitor of Premiere Pro CC line Depending on the underlying clip type the behavior varies If the IPDirector clip is the source clip then the source clip is loaded on the source monitor of Premiere Pro CC If the IP Director clip is a subclip that has been created from a source clip then the source clip is loaded on the source monitor of Premiere Pro CC with Mark IN and Mark OUT points set that represents the region referenced by the IPDirector subclip The screenshot below illustrates an IPDirector subclip loaded onto the source monitor of Premiere Pro CC This means that as
7. installed on the Adobe Premiere Pro CC workstation e Adobe Premiere Pro CC e Adobe Extension Manager CC e Java e QuickTime if using Adobe Premiere Pro CC on MS Windows operating system Q Note N This software is not provided by EVS For version information refer to the IPLink for Adobe release notes Installation on Mac OS Computer To install the IPLink for Adobe plugin on your Mac OS computer proceed as follows 1 Copy the IPLinkSetup dmg installation file locally 2 Double click the installation file or icon to launch the installation wizard IPLink5etup1 0 dmg 3 Double click the Install IPLink icon from the following window eoo L IPLinkSetup po Install IPLink V 5 2 Installation VS USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin BN 4 Click Continue from the Installer window to launch the installation process PLinkSetup NA eoo IPLink Installer This program will install IPLink 1 0 Continue The IPLink plugin is being installed You may be asked a number of times to enter the administrator password in order for the installer to make changes to the workstation as part of the install process Please see your system administrator to obtain the required password PLinkSetup a 00 IPLink Installer Running package scripts Please wait 5 Click OK when the installation is complete PLinkSetup 2 Installation 5 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 3 Iss
8. on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter Sa VE USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin BA Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS LU lll WHAT S NEW aaa ccc ahhaaa aaah ahaaa anaana ee ee V 1 INTRODUCTION aaa aaa aana anana c ence ceceeeeee 1 1 1 Product Description 00 22 o cece ec e cece cee eee e cece ee ceeeeees 1 1 2 Media Workflow _ 0 22 22 cece cece cece oaaao cece ee ceccecceceeceeceecereeseeeees 1 1 3 Main Features Uu 2 1 4 System Requirements 002 22 cece cee cee cece cee cece eee ceceeceeeeeeseeseees 3 1 5 He SAAN cbeaes 3 2 INSTALLATION ooa cece ccc cece LL22 222222222222 4 2 1 PIEIEQUISIKE 2252255 aa Daan dese saa a e aa ga ba A EEEE 4 2 2 Installation on Mac OS Computer 2 222222 cece eee eee cece cece ee eeees 4 2 3 Installation on Windows OS Computer 2 22 e cece cece ec ceceeeeeeceees 6 3 GETTING STARTED u 720 8 3 1 Opening the IPLink for Adobe Plugin 2 22 e cee ee eee eee eee ee eee 8 3 2 Configuring IPLink 2 2 2 0 c ccc cece cece cece ee ceeceecceccucceceeeceees 8 3 2 1 Accessing the Settings Window 2 22 a 8 3 2 2 General AA 8 3 2 3 Searches a 9 3 2 4 Path Mappings 2 0 cece cece cee cee cece cee ccecceccecceceeeceeceees 10 3 2 5 Connection aa 11 4 USER INTE
9. the key 3 Press ENTER The search is launched on the selected tree branch The search results are displayed in the grid 5 Searching for Media 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 5 4 5 30 Search in Non Free Text Fields Preliminary Steps Non free text search fields of the Advanced Search pane give access to an option list to select a search value Before starting a search do the following steps 1 Select the tree branch in the Tree view 2 Select the Search on All Columns option from the Preferences window or if the Search on Visible Columns option is selected display the columns you wish to perform a search on in the Elements grid 3 In the Advanced Search pane display the search criterion How to Perform a Search based on an Option List Toset a search criterion from an option list proceed in one of the following ways When the options are displayed in the area e g Level field e Click the appropriate button When the options are displayed in a list 1 Click the arrow next to a search field to display the option list for the corresponding criterion Flll Key Type Normal 2 Select the appropriate value 5 Searching for Media V 5 USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin 6 6 1 Importing Media into Premiere Pro Importing Media into a Project How to Import Clips into a Project Introduction One or several clips can be imported into a Prem
10. the Search Scope field select All Columns Tip w If you perform a Search on all columns without having displayed all the columns you will not be able to identify in which column the search string has been found For the sake of clarity it is recommended to display all columns when you perform a Search on all columns 5 Searching for Media 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 5 3 3 Quick Text Search Syntax Rules The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules Search Logical String zearen Result Equivalent Yellow card Searches for the words yellow and card even if in Yellow AND two different fields columns for example yellow in card Name and card in Keywords For example a clip named The Yellow Man with keywords Red Card will be found since it has yellow and card in 2 different fields Yellow card Searches for yellow or card even if in two different Yellow OR fields columns for example yellow in Name or card card in Keywords Yellow card Searches for exact matches of Yellow card Yellow card Between the quotes all characters are considered as characters and not operators or wildcards card Searches for card at the beginning of a word card card Searches for all words that include card card card Searches for a whole field that contains only card For example if a field contains yellow car
11. Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 4 2 3 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 Keyboard Shortcuts The following shortcuts can be used in the Tree view Key Action Behavior Up Arrow Select the previous line Down Arrow Select the next line Left arrow Collapses the branch Right Arrow Expands the branch Elements Grid Introduction The Elements grid represents the content of the tree branch selected in the Tree view or the content corresponding to the displayed breadcrumb It can also returns the result of a search applied with a filtering tool to the elements of a selected branch of the Tree view Bins can contain clips or edits When Bins is selected from the Tree view the item type E for to display will be selected by clicking the corresponding Display Filter button ga In the grid elements are presented in rows and all their associated parameters and metadata are in columns clips for edits The total number of results found is shown at the bottom right of the Elements grid The number of results that are displayed can be adjusted through the Preferences option Sorting the Elements in the Grid At start of the application items are sorted with most recent on top 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 little triangle indicates the sorting order Clicking the column header
12. Production system and based on the EVS user rights The tree branches can be used to filter the items displayed in the Elements grid See section Tree View on page 15 for details on the interface 2 Breadcrumb This area shows the location selected in the Tree view It can be used to navigate through and get to the parent folder from the current position in the tree 4 User Interface 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Area 3 Quick Text Search area Issue 1 3 D December 2014 Description The Quick Text Search area provides the ability to perform quick free text searches See section Quick Text Search Area on page 22 4 Toolbar Refresh button used to refresh the contents of the Elements grid buttons There is a similar Refresh button on the Tree View panel that can be used to update the Tree View area Preferences button used for IPLink configuration See section Configuring IPLink on page 8 Organize Columns button used for the display of columns in the Elements grid 5 Display This area provides buttons to filter the content of bins based on the Filter type of the item clips or edits buttons 6 Elements The Elements grid displays all the items included in the selected grid tree branch or breadcrumb or resulting from a search The total number of results found is shown in the bottom bar See section Elements Grid on page 18 7 Advanced The Advanced Search area allows augmentation of search filters Se
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14. The Advanced Search functions are available for more detailed search operations They allow searches on clips edits or logs metadata The Advanced Search pane is located on the bottom left part of the IPLink window Users can choose the advanced search parameters they want to display Advanced Search Fields Display Displaying Advanced Search Fields The list of available advanced search parameters is available by clicking the arrow next to the Add Criteria field 5 Searching for Media 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 5 4 3 28 Add Criteria Associated Clips Color Description Keywords Depending on the media type edits clips or logs selected in the Tree view different lists of advanced search parameters are proposed To display an advanced search parameter select one of the options from the Add Criteria menu The selected parameter is displayed in the Advanced Search pane Parameters of which values are in the form of an option list have a filter applied as soon as they are selected For example in the case of Color or Level Add Criteria Color Keywords Logsheet Name Hiding Advanced Search Fields To remove an advanced search field from the Advanced Search pane click the cross in the upper right corner of the criterion box Applied filters are cleared as soon as a search field is removed Advanced Search Fields Types Different types of advanced search fie
15. USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe Version 1 3 December 2014 Nearinepp Sampie Clips3 00 00 00 00 00 00 18 4 Malacca 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 12 NG p par Singapore both 00 00 00 00 00 HoChiMinh 00 07 16 01 00 00 00 01 00 06 01 Vs Sa VE USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2013 2014 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 Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help 5 About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals
16. arch pane and the available options depends on the item context being searched for such as clips edits or logs metadata See section Advanced Search Pane on page 22 8 Application This area displays the version number of the IPLink for Adobe Version plugin number 9 Import This button is used to start the import of the item s selected from button the Elements grid into a Premiere Pro CC project See section Importing Media into Premiere Pro on page 31 10 Camera These buttons are used to select and preview the individual angles Angles before using them in an edit or importing them to the Premiere Pro buttons project See section Importing Media into a Project on page 31 Adaptable Display The layout of the IPLink for Adobe can be adapted to users needs The Tree View and the Advanced Search pane can be hidden by clicking the arrow an F icon or un hiden by clicking The Tree View and the Advanced Search pane can be enlarged or reduced by clicking and holding the split box control and moving it to the left or to the right 4 User Interface EC VS USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin KE 4 2 Tree View 421 Introduction The Tree view allows the users to navigate and browse the items made available for use these may be all the clips made available on the IPDirector managed nearline edits and logsheets or clips and edits stored in bins Click the arrow next to a tree branch to expand a branch By bro
17. d the card condition will not return any result Search operators may be combined 5 3 4 Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field Introduction The Autocomplete function is a help service for the capture of the search string As soon as the users start typing in the Quick Text Search field the Autocomplete function provides a list of matching words and sentences known by the system and containing a word beginning with the typed letters 26 5 Searching for Media V 5 USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 How to Perform a Quick Text Search with the Autocomplete Function To perform a Quick Text search proceed as follows 1 Select the tree branch you wish to perform a quick search on 2 Select the Search on All Columns option from the Preferences window or if the Search on Visible Columns option is selected display the columns you wish to perform a search on in the Elements grid 3 Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing 4 Select a line by using the mouse or the key 5 Press ENTER The search is launched with the selected proposal The search results are displayed in the grid 6 Toclear the applied Quick Text Search click the Clear Quick Text Search button K white x to the right of the search field Advanced Search Purpose and Context of Use
18. e 25 00 fps Adobe Story Media Start 12 52 59 24 Audio Clip Mixer 29 Media End 12 56 59 23 v Audio Meters aai RA Audio Track Mixer 6 Captions v File EVS REC1 CamA 5 mxf gt File Properties Capture gt Dublin Core Edit To Tape gt Basic Effect Controls 25 b Rights Management Effects 7 w Dynamic Media Fvents 3 2 Configuring IPLink 3 2 1 Accessing the Settings Window To access the Settings window from the IPLink for Adobe plugin click the Preferences button at the top right of the IPLink panel The Preferences window contains 4 tabs C Note N If this is the first time the application is launched after installation you should configure the settings prior to using it 3 2 2 General The General tab is used to configure general parameters such as e Sequence template for edit imports e Request timeout sets the timeout for requests to the IPDirector API e Auto update enables auto refresh of the IPLink Elements grid e Maximum Number of Audio Tracks The number of audio tracks that will be represented as part of the clip metatdata when clip assets are imported using the IPLink plugin 8 3 Getting Started EC VS USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin ea e Large Setup when this option is selected the clip properties will be retrieved from the master clip only at import time This option avoids retrieving the details of all the parents of all the clips displayed during a search q Note q The pos
19. e Elements grid Clears the applied Quick Text search Advanced Search Pane Purpose Advanced Search functions are available for detailed search operations They allow searches on metadata of the element type selected from the Tree view The Advanced Search pane is located on the bottom left part of the IPLink for Adobe window See section Advanced Search on page 27 for details on the various ways to use this function 4 User Interface V 5 USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin A 4 5 2 Overview of the Advanced Search Pane Illustration The Advanced Search pane contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Keywords Logsheet Name Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Advanced Search pane Area Description See also 1 Add Search This field gives access to the list of criteria on which users may Criteria field perform a search The lists differ according to the selected item type See section Advanced Search Fields Display on page 27 2 Search This area displays the list of search parameters selected from the Parameters Add Search Criteria field area Different types of search parameters exist See section Advanced Search Fields Types on page 28 4 User Interface 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 3 1 24 Searching for Media Filtering Tools When the IPDirector database contains lar
20. ge amounts of data it may become difficult to find a specific element The IPLink window offers several ways to refine the list of elements displayed in the Element grid and speed up your search e Branch selection in the Tree view Select a branch in the Tree view to limit the list to specific item types or only a subset of the Tree view e Quick text search Enter free text in the Quick Text Search field to perform a search on a specific string e Advanced search filter Enter specific criteria in the Advanced Search pane to perform a search on specific metadata associated with the elements All these search tools can be combined A search can also be facilitated by ordering the Elements grid See section Elements Grid on page 18 for more information Branch Selection in the Tree The Tree view allows the users to browse between clips on IPDirector managed nearline storage clips or edits stored in IPDirector bins edits or logs By browsing the tree structure a selection is made and displayed in the Element grid The breadcrumb provides an indication of the tree path to the currently displayed item elements and allows users to navigate back to the upper level See section Tree View on page 15 for a description of the user interface elements of the Tree view 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 Th
21. iere Pro project This can be done in one of the ways described hereafter When using either Method 1 or Method 2 to import clips the imported clips are represented in Premiere Pro CC in different ways according as the clip to import is a source clip or subclip If the clip is a source clip in PDirector it is imported into the Premiere Pro CC project as a masterclip If the clip is a subclip in IPDirector created from a source clip then it is imported into Premiere Pro CC as a Subclip Project NAB 3 x NAB 3 prproj 3 Items Dr jJ P P PpVBPprpgplBaPQqj I AS Name A Frame Rate b GSA 20140218a Ero myname 25 00 fps IE throw 29 97 fps m O amp Method 1 1 Select one or several clips from the Elements grid 2 Click the Import button The clips are referenced in the Premiere Pro project Method 2 1 Select one or several clips from the Elements grid 2 Drag the clips onto the project opened in Premiere Pro The clips are referenced in the selected Premiere Pro project 6 Importing Media into Premiere Pro 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 32 Method 3 1 Double click a clip from the Elements grid This loads the corresponding media file in the Premiere Pro CC source monitor panel 2 Directly edit a marked segment from the Premiere Pro CC source monitor panel into a sequence timeline The corresponding media file is automatically added to the Premiere Pro CC project How to Imp
22. ing in out points on the loaded clip and editing directly to the sequence timeline This will import the clip into the Premiere Pro CC project The video files representing the clips are accessed directly on the nearline storage by Premiere Pro CC over the network IPD Managed Maaring Storage m e cm YY YN Once the edit is completed the sequence is exported from Premiere Pro CC using the normal export tools within the editing application back onto specified locations on the nearline storage The folder locations on nearline storage are monitored by XSquare XTAccess and when the exported media file is discovered an appropriate job is started to make the media available to be played out on the EVS server Alternatively depending upon the XSquare job profile associated with the nearline folder location other actions may be executed Main Features e Adobe Premiere Pro CC plugin extension panel e Microsoft Windows amp Apple Mac OS support e Clips bins amp logsheets accessible e User visibility of clips bins amp logs dependent on user IPDirector login user rights e Customizable metadata views e Full text search with autocomplete function e Advanced search criteria e User selectable auto refresh 1 Introduction Sa VE USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin 1 4 1 5 1 Introduction e Load clips directly into Adobe Premiere Pro CC source video monitor e Based on logs clips are parked
23. is field is available on the top of the Elements grid See section Quick Text Search Associated Buttons on page 22 for the description of the buttons associated to the Quick Text Search field 5 Searching for Media Sa VE USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin Users can enter a search string in one of the following ways e Entering the search string in full in the Quick Text Search field e Starting to type a search string in the Quick Text Search field so the Autocomplete function displays a list of proposals and one of them can be selected See section Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field on page 26 5 3 2 Search on Displayed All Columns Search on Displayed Columns To activate the Search on Visible Columns option proceed as follows 1 Right click a column header A menu is displayed 2 Select Preferences The Preferences window opens 3 From the General tab in the Search Scope field select Visible Columns Then the columns that are taken into consideration for the Quick Text Search are the ones currently visible in the Elements grid You can add other columns to the Elements grid view by right clicking the grid header and selecting Organize Columns from the contextual menu Search on All Columns To activate the Search on All Columns option proceed as follows 1 Right click a column header A menu is displayed 2 Select Preferences The Preferences window opens 3 From the General tab in
24. its present in the IP Director database Edits may have been created from the IPD Xedio Plugin the Director s Cut module of IPDirector or the IPBrowse application They can also be created by the IPMosGateway NRCS systems as Autocreate placeholders q Note q Limitation Currently it is not possible to import edits containing clip elements into Premiere Pro CC using the IPLink panel Only placeholder empty edits can be imported This allows import of placeholder edits where specific EVS metadata needs to be associated with the sequence e g custom metadata fields once it has been imported into Premiere Pro CC In order to import other types of edits including those that reference clip elements export the edit metadata from IPDirector as a FCP 7 x EDL XML to a file share and manually import into Premiere Pro CC Logsheets Selecting this branch displays in the Elements grid all the logs present in the IPDirector database Expanding the Logsheets view shows the log sheets and log directories in the Tree view as detailed in the table below Tree Branch Sub Branch Description b Log Directory shows all the logs from all the log sheets which are in the selected directory Sk Log Sheet shows all the logs which are in the selected log sheet Log sheet of which all the logs are protected Log sheet of which some of the logs are protected Log sheet of which none of the logs is protected 4 User Interface 17 EVS
25. lds exist e freetext fields search data can be entered directly in these fields e g Name field 5 Searching for Media VS USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin a 5 4 4 e field with an option list an arrow giving access to a list of options is available on the right of the field or a list of options is displayed in the area for direct selection e g Level field Fill Key Type Normal Search in Free Text Fields Autocomplete Function in Free Text Search Fields The Autocomplete function is a help service for the capture of the search string The Autocomplete function described in section Autocomplete Function in Quick Text Search Field on page 26 for the Quick Text Search is also enabled during searches in free text search fields of the Advanced Search pane Preliminary Steps 1 Select the tree branch in the Tree view 2 Select the Search on All Columns option from the Preferences window or if the Search on Visible Columns option is selected display the columns you wish to perform a search on in the Elements grid 3 Inthe Advanced Search pane display the search criterion How to Perform a Search on Free Text To enter search values in a free text field of the Advanced Search pane proceed as follows 1 Type a search string in the field A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you go on typing 2 Select aline by using the mouse or by pressing
26. ll Columns or only against Visible Columns for that item type Path Mappings The Path mappings tab is used to map the IP Director nearline paths onto Mac local paths when IPLink is used on a Mac OS workstation Preferences General Searches Path Mappings Connection Server Path Local Path M1722292 130 Nolumes W W172 22 52 127 Volumes Remove Path Mapping Gather Logs Cancel Save By default if no entry is entered for Server Path or Local Path then IPLink will try and perform an intelligent translation of PDirector paths against the Mac OS file system mounts for the PDirector nearline file system If however IPLink is unable to make the appropriate translation then it will be necessary to enter values into the Path Mappings table In the Path Mappings table enter the information required to translate the IPDirector nearline path to the Mac volume path where the media is read from Add any additional path mappings for other items such as the Thumbnails share location G Note N The Mac volume must have been previously mounted on the workstation using the Mac Finder e The Server Path is the path defined to the nearline as configured in PDirector It must be entered exactly as it is defined in IPDirector and it is case sensitive e The Local Path is the path by which the Mac will play the media files from the IPDirector nearline and needs to be described as a Mac path It is also case sensitive 3 Getting Started
27. long as the source clips are made available on the IPDirector managed storage then any IP Director subclips created from the source clips do not result in duplicated media on storage Source Adobe AVCINTRA1080i60 Closed mxf v x TEN a gesa ED Lus moa D A v A 00500506503 Double click a log Loads the corresponding Protect Media clip as created from the line relevant recorder set as preview in PDirector in the source monitor of Premiere Pro CC at the log timecode point 4 User Interface 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 2 4 5 4 5 1 22 Quick Text Search Area Introduction The Quick Text Search 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 You can perform a search on displayed columns or a search on all columns displayed and hidden columns C TU The search is performed on the selected tree branch or breadcrumb See section Quick Text Search on page 24 for details on the various ways to use this function Quick Text Search Associated Buttons The following table gives a description of the buttons located next to the Quick Text Search field These buttons may be used not only for the Quick Text Search function but also for the other search functions in the grid nterace Description Element P EY Applies the search again and refreshes th
28. n directories that are created using the EVS Production system This directory cannot be modified through the IPLink panel Expanding the Users Bin Directory view displays the System User bin directories for all the users Users Bin adl administrator pge System User Bin Directory shows all the elements which are in the bins and bin directories for the selected user Expanding a System User Bin Directory view displays all the bins and bin directories for the selected user here pge Its name contains the user logging ID pge dirl Day 1 Day 2 pge s Bin This directory and its bins cannot be modified through the IPLink panel Only users of the EVS Production system tools and applications can modify the contents of these bins System User Bin created by the EVS Production system for the selected user Its name contains the user logging ID It shows all the elements put in it by the selected user It is visible by all the users but it contents cannot be modified through the IPLink panel User Bin created by the selected user under its System User bin directory It shows all the elements put in it by the selected user User Bin Directory created by the selected user under its System User bin directory It shows all the elements put in it by the selected user 4 User Interface Sa VE USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin Edits Selecting this branch displays in the Elements grid all the ed
29. nk for Adobe visibility of new or updated metadata is possible from within the panel in Premiere Pro CC thereby allowing editorial decisions to be made in a timely manner Media Workflow Metadata FDirector API IPLink for Adobe IP Direcdor IPD Managed Nearine Storage Content originating from cameras or other sources is recorded to EVS servers and managed using IPDirector applications Using IPDirector the operator can create clips and initiate jobs to allow the content on the server to be made available onto nearline storage that is also being managed by IPDirector EVS XSquare XT Access is used to stream the clip media to the nearline storage in a format that is compatible with Premiere Pro CC The operator can also apply additional metadata and logs to one or several clips EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 1 3 Within Premiere Pro CC editors can use the IPLink plugin panel to connect to the EVS production system and search for clips based upon the metadata held in the IPDirector database The connection between the IPLink panel and IPDirector is made via the IPDirector API The editor is also able to list the logs that are held in the EVS production system The editor can load the media associated with clips or logs directly into the source video monitor of Premiere Pro CC and review and play the video content The video content can be used in the Premiere Pro CC project by simply mark
30. ort Logs into a Project Introduction One or several logs can be imported into a Premiere Pro project Actually logs are not imported as such The import applies to the Protect Media clips associated to the selected logs and created from the relevant recorder set as preview in IPDirector This can be done in one of the following ways Method 1 1 Select one or several logs from the Elements grid 2 Click the Import button Method 2 1 Select one or several logs from the Elements grid 2 Drag the logs onto the project opened in Premiere Pro The IPDirector Protect Media clips associated to the selected logs and created from the relevant recorder configured as preview in PDirector are referenced in the selected Premiere Pro project Method 3 1 Select a log and double click to load the corresponding media file in the Premiere Pro CC source monitor window 2 Preview the log and directly edit a marked segment from the Premiere Pro CC source monitor panel to a Sequence timeline The corresponding media file is imported into the Premiere Pro CC project Log Associated with Multiple Camera Angles If there are multiple camera angles associated with a log then the IPLink plugin window can be used to select and preview the individual angles before using them in an edit or importing them to the Premiere Pro project 6 Importing Media into Premiere Pro VE USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin BA When logs are vie
31. referenced in the current Premiere Pro CC project 6 Importing Media into Premiere Pro 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 6 2 Importing Media into a Sequence A clip cannot be directly dragged from the IPLink panel and dropped onto the Premiere Pro CC sequence timeline Either load the clip into the source monitor and then edit the marked region of the clip to the timeline using edit buttons or drag and drop operation or import the clip s to the Premiere Pro CC project panel and the clip s can then be dragged and dropped from there to the sequence timeline 34 6 Importing Media into Premiere Pro OL11YLS7Y OSA a i a V To learn more about EVS go to Www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Liege Science Park 852 2914 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving Its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies
32. sible metadata columns can be selected using Organize Columns General Searches Request Timeout Autoupdate Maximum Number of Audio Tracks Large Setup Settings Gather Logs Preferences Path Mappings Connection Ask da Newer w Unlimite Save For convenience the Gather Logs button in the Preferences window can be used to export the IPLink log files to a user specified location 3 2 3 Searches The Searches tab is used to specify setting related to search behavior General Searches Maximum Results Clips Maximum Results Edits Maximum Results Logs Default Search Search Scope Gather Logs Preferences Path Mappings Connection 100 100 100 Bins All Columns Cancel Save e Maximum Results Clips sets the number of search results that will be shown in IPLink plugin when Clip searches are made e Maximum Results Edits Sets the number of search results that will be shown in IPLink plugin when Edit searches are made 3 Getting Started EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 3 2 4 e Maximum Results Logs Sets the number of search results that will be shown in IPLink plugin when Logs searches are made e Default Search When the Library node in the Tree view is selected the default results that will be displayed will be that of the specified type Bins Edits or Logs e Search Scope When searches are performed the search will be against A
33. sword 06 50 36 06 55 08 06 41 25 IPD Version Gather Logs Cancel Save 1 Enter the Server IP address or host name where the IPDirector API instance is running G Note N A DNS is needed should the host name need to be resolved to a network IP address 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 2 4 5 Enter the Web Services Server Port to connect to G Note N By default this is 31016 and should only be changed after consultation of EVS Support staff Enter the login and password of the user with which to connect This should be an IPDirector user created from within the IPDirector User Manager Select the version of IPDirector that is being connected to Click Save to confirm the selection You will need to close the IPLink window and open it again from Premiere Pro CC Window gt Extensions gt IPLink for the settings to be used For details of the versions of IPDirector supported by IPLink refer to the IPLink for Adobe Release Notes 3 Getting Started EC VS USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin KE 4 User Interface 4 1 Overview of the IPLink Window Illustration The IPLink for Adobe window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 5 O Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the IPLink for Adobe window Area Description 1 Tree View The Tree view displays the clips bins edits and logs present in the EVS
34. to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Install to start the installation Select components to install Check Prerequsites Dena Main Install Adobe Premiere Pri Space required 10 5MB Plink Setup Installing Please wait while IPLink is being installed Installing Adobe Premiere Pro Panel This may take a while Output folder C ProgramData Adobe IPLink apiconnector Output folder C ProgramData Adobe VIPLink Extract no_thumb png 100 Extract EVSIPLink zxp 100 Output folder C Program Files Adobe Adobe Premiere Pro CC Extract extendscriptprge txt 100 Output folder C Program Files x86 Common Files Adobe XMP Custom File Info Pa Extract EVSClips xml 100 Extract EVSEdits xml 100 Installing Adobe Premiere Pro Panel This may take a while 6 Click Close when the installation is complete 2 Installation l EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 3 Getting Started 3 1 Opening the IPLink for Adobe Plugin To open the IPLink for Adobe plugin from the Premiere Pro CC select Extensions gt IPLink from the Window menu Premiere Pro File Edit Clip Sequence Marker Title Gus Help eoo Workspace gt Documents gsatestprojec a Metadata x Extensions gt Adobe Exchange v Clip _EVS REC1 CamaA 5 mxf Name E tEC1 CamA 5 mxf Label IPLink Maximize Frame Media Type Movie Frame Rat
35. ue 1 3 D December 2014 Installation on Windows OS Computer To install the IPLink for Adobe Plugin on your Windows computer proceed as follows 1 Copy the IPLinkSetup exe installation file locally 2 Double click the installation file or icon to launch the installation wizard IPLink5etup1 0 3 From the Security Warning window click Run in order to run the installation executable The publisher could not be verified Are you sure you want to run this software Name l m Publisher Type From CWsers editor Desktop PLinkSetup1 0 exe Unkmown Publisher Application C Users editor DesktopvPLink5etup1 0 exe Always ask before opening this file This file does not have a valid digital signature that verfies its publisher You should only run software from publishers you trust How can decide what software to run Welcome to the IPLink Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of IPLink It is recommended that you dose all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue 2 Installation a VS USER MANUAL IPLink for Adobe 1 3 Plugin a 5 From the Choose Components window click Install to launch the installation of the plugin CJ IPLink Setup Choose Components Choose which features of IPLink you want to install Check the components you want
36. wed the IPLink plugin window displays a set of Angle buttons which can be used to pre select the angle that will be loaded into the Premiere Pro source monitor when the log is double clicked Only those angles that are available for a log can be pre selected To view the alternative angle for a loaded log select a different Angle button and then double click the log item The alternative angle is loaded into the Premiere Pro source monitor When importing logs that have multiple angles associated with them using the Import button in the IPLink window the clips corresponding to each angle will be imported to the Premiere Pro project For more details of the Logs import behaviour for specific Premiere Pro versions see IPLink for Adobe Release Notes How to Create a Sequence from an Edit Introduction One or several edits can be imported into a Premiere Pro project This can be done in one of the ways described hereafter Only empty placeholder edits can be imported into Premiere Pro The Premiere Pro CC sequence settings to be applied when importing an IP Director edit can be configured using the Sequence Template for Edit Imports parameter from the Preferences gt General tab Method 1 1 Select one or several edits from the Elements grid 2 Click the Import button The edit is imported and referenced in the current Premiere Pro project Method 2 e Double click the edit that is to be imported The edit is imported and
37. wsing the tree structure a selection is made and the items available displayed in the Elements grid See section Branch Selection in the Tree on page 24 Th The associated Refresh button is used to refresh the Tree view content Storage an AA DVCPROHD on IPDA18631 Nearine MLO EDL FCP Library Bins Edits Logsheets LAB Test MLO 1 Test MLO FCP 000339 Logsheet Partlal Logsheet Test MLO 4 2 2 Tree View Elements The current section mentions which items are displayed in the Elements grid based on the tree branch selected Storage Selecting this branch displays inthe Elements grid all the clips present in all the available IPDirector managed nearline storages Bins Selecting this branch displays inthe Elements grid all the clips or edits which are in bins and bin directories The type of items clips or edits to display in the Elements grid is selected by clicking a Display Filter button 4 User Interface 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 3 D December 2014 Expanding the Bins view shows the bins and bin directories in the Tree view as detailed in the table below Tree Branch Sub Branch basi b Users Bin Description Bin Directory shows all the elements which are in all the bins and directories under the selected directory Bin shows all the elements which are in the selected bin Users Bin Directory shows all the elements which are under all the System User bi
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