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1. This moves the current nowline position to the already existing OUT point Button used to move from the current position to the previous frame This is used together to move 10 frames backward Button used to move from the current position to the following frame This is used together to move 10 frames forward Button used to start moving backwards through the media at a preset fast speed The speeds are set in the Database Manager application This increases the fast rewind speed Button used to start moving forwards through the media at a preset fast speed The speeds are set in the Database Manager application This increases the fast forward speed Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 J K L The bes h and lt keyboard shortcuts are used to navigate in a combination of shuttle and scrub at the same time backwards and forwards in A V content This table lists their different uses Keyboard Shortcut Function Description f Shuttles scrubs backward at twice the real time speed Pressing repeatedly the key will increase the shuttling scrubbing speed in a loop x2 x3 x5 x8 and then back to x2 If another key is pressed between the repetitions the shuttle scrub speed is reset Stops the preview of the A V content 6 LL Shuttles scrubs backward at twice the real time speed Pressing repeatedly the key will increase th2. User s Manual Version 4 1 December 20711 Xedio Cutter Medion From Xedio Suite Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2010 2011 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 docQ evs tv REGIONAL CONTACTS You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of the EVS headquarters and local offices either at the end of this user manual or on the EVS website on the following page http www evs tv contacts UsER MANUALS ON EVS WEBSITE The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage nttp www evs tv downloadcenter Issue 4 1 B Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 Xedio Suite Version
3. 23 03 HS 2UTD 33 59821 PRES 17 128 14 201D 17 1E 03 imgr odid 165635 HERD 130821 WS ses magnas VIUA 15 53 08 YD 03 08 22 romam Description This is used to load and play media to make clips and create the elements to place into the storyboard area All types of media and clips can be played back but clips can only be made from video assets When the Preview button is pressed the Player window is replaced by the Storyboard Preview window This is used to select the media to view in the Player window It has the same powerful filtering and search attributes as other parts of the Xedio Suite of applications this makes finding the required material an easy process When clips are ready to export they are added to the Storyboard area using the drag and drop technique The order in which the clips appear in the list will be the order Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 1 3 Issue 4 1 B they are placed when exported PROCESS OVERVIEW The use of Xedio Cutter can be summarized as follows Step 1 Select a media from the Media Manager 2 Load it on the Player Pane 3 Make a new clip 4 Send the clip to the Storyboard 5 Preview the Storyboard in the Player Pane 6 Export the Storyboard See Section 2 on page 4 Section 3 4 on page 25 Section 3 5 on page 26 Section 4 1 1 on page 27 Section 4 2 on page 29 Section 4 3 on page 30 Issue 4 1
4. 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS siosnioncinasi oni ovni ao ED d c c c Ill WHATS NEW siii ia IV Ls INTRODUCTION inner 1 I PURPOSE Ricca l ha USERINTERFACE abita l Ld Opening XE DIO CUR l 1 2 2 Overview of the Xedio Cutter WIDQOW cicvis tieniti i 2 lo PhOGESSOVERVIENU autant suntin denda dedi ated t ud cher citiontinsiamannnint 3 Zi MEDIA MANAGER siii 4 21 OVERVIEW OF THE MEDIA MANAGER cigni 4 22 MEDALIST cialda lara 4 23 SEARCHING EHE DATA SE 5 3 PLA VER Gai cn 15 31 OVERVIEWOF TRE PEATER PANE itaca 15 32 WDEDOIDISPERTAOE THE PLATE 0 rali 17 33 PLAYER FUNCTIONS ssa asta pini iat lake Peto b at ia 18 3 3 5 Player Transpo CONTO S sergen aa rna nie e dense RR Or lett n 18 35 2 Meda Brand hog Bar manoa afia a tra ifr AYER Rr ode Yu er rdc V RE 20 3 3 3 Cip Creation FUNCloNSa lla 21 Boye Timecode MOMAN ena a E A 21 3 3 5 Clip Video and Audio Selection FUNCTIONS aerei ec cia a at d eR o e rv eo 22 di Uebb 24 3 4 LOADING MEDIAONTHE PEAYERWINDO Wes PH cte Rar ho EE et 25 355 MAKING AC IP asia ccna a ativan ete enne vm ntc a d RC 26 di STORYBOARD scenari pon FE Rer ED EE E n OT 2 4 1 CREATING AND MANAGING THE STORYBOARD LIST 2 4 1 1 Adding a Clip to the Stonata 21 112 Removing a Clip WOM mne StolVDOBIO ssiatissvitrass areae date da ils c d rct bcd 28 4 13 Renamng a Cip Nmnestonb0alli iaia 28 AAA SONORE nananana 28 42
5. Filter As Allows to create a new filter tab in which the current search filter will be saved Filter Properties Allows to change the name and or description of the selected filter tab ResetFilter Removes all search criteria on the selected filter tab Delete Filter Removes the filter tab How to Save Filters To save filters proceed as follows 1 2 Define the filter or filters combination you wish to save as explained above Right click the Filter 0 tab Select Save Filter As from the contextual menu The Filter Edit Dialog box opens Enter a label for the tab you are going to create and if required enter a description Click OK to confirm The new filter tab is displayed on the left of the list How to Apply a Saved Filter To apply a saved filter simply click the corresponding tab 14 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 3 Player The Player is used to load and play media from the Media Manager area to make clips and create the elements to be placed in the Storyboard area 3 1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYER PANE The Player pane provides a video display a media bar and a jog bar to navigate within the element video and audio selection and monitoring buttons transport buttons and timecode fields audio vumeters Nm E fr te si to 2j E ii Mt a A T ad y i Rat P EL 42 n S ir A apti M yy E E Pt n Ta ui igs di nv Ca sel de 4 ac
6. IN Total Length of Media 01 56 31 21 B 01 56 18 10 vi deg e s 1 57 04 23 pa clip LL 01 56 45 10 J 2 T 00 00 27 00 Clip Name Timecode OUT Clip Duration 21 Issue 4 1 B 3 3 5 Channel selection o Monitoring of the 1st Stereo Track _ Monitoring of the 2nd Stereo Track 22 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 CLIP VIDEO AND AUDIO SELECTION FUNCTIONS When making a clip the video and audio required can be selected using the buttons underneath the Video Display OVERVIEW All the available audio sources from a clip are displayed below the Player The video and audio track buttons are represented as follows Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Video HN M B Monitoring of the 4th Stereo Track Monitoring of the 3rd Stereo Track A stereo track is represented by ELES A 5 1 track is represented by In stereo mode up to 8 tracks appear as follows A 4 stereo In 5 1 and stereo mode up to 16 channels can be shown as follows two 5 1 tracks and two stereo tracks O14 Ogg 510 9 one 5 1 track and six stereo tracks Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 VIDEO AND AUDIO SELECTION eq Clicking on the Video button will remove the video from the Player window The displayed button will turn to white IX NE Clicking on the
7. channels Total 2x5 1 and 4xSt In the example e Clip 1 contains one 5 1 track and two stereo tracks which corresponds to 10 audio channels All these tracks can be used in the edit 30 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 4 3 3 4 3 4 e Clip 2 contains two 5 1 tracks and two stereo tracks The first 5 1 track and the two stereo tracks are automatically taken into account as they are already used for Clip 1 As 6 audio channels are still available the second 5 1 track can be taken into account as well e Clip 3 contains four stereo tracks The two first stereo tracks can be used as they are already taken into account for the previous clips As the 16 available audio channels are already used the two other stereo tracks cannot be used and are dropped from the exported edit How TO EXPORT THE LIST TO A PLAYLIST To export the storyboard to a playlist for use in Playout Organizer proceed as follows l Select To Playlist from the Dest field 2 Select a user in the User field 3 Enter a playlist name in the Playlist field 4 Click the Send button on the panel A confirmation message will be displayed to show a successful playlist creation in the database Click OK How TO EXPORT THE LIST AS A FILE To export the storyboard as a file for transfer and use with external programs proceed as follows l Select To File from the Dest field 2 Sele
8. te reso IR A i i A La EL 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 5 1 0 TE ont tt 00 F AO 0A 06 00 J 00 01 57 12 The following table briefly describes the various zones on the Player area and refers to the section where the fields are detailed Area Description l Video Display It displays the video material loaded on the Player Parameters related to the display are available via a Issue 4 1 B 16 8 Track Selection Buttons Jog and Media Bar Clip Creation Fields Cue Point Icons Transport Control Icons Server Recorder Selection Audiometers Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 contextual menu See also the section 3 2 Video Display of the Player on page 17 They allow the user to select the tracks to be taken into account for the loaded material See also the section 3 3 5 Clip Video and Audio Selection Functions on page 22 They allow the user to navigate in the loaded material to place IN OUT and nowline points as well as to modify the playback speed of the material See also the section 3 3 2 Media Bar and J og Bar on page 20 They are used to create new clips and get the exact timecode of the nowline IN and OUT points See also the section 3 3 3 Clip Creation Functions on page 21 and 3 3 4 Timecode Information on page 21 The cue points make it possible to add reference points to easily identify positio
9. timecode Intra TC shows the original timecode of the media Start TC shows a counter starting with 0 at the first frame of the media Both displays both the counter and the original timecode Aspect Ratio This option offers a choice of aspect ratios for the display Auto 4 3 or 16 9 Show This option displays a safe area cage on the window to SafeAreas determine which areas of the picture will be seen This allows to check the size of graphics within the media for safe display Issue 4 1 B 3 3 3 3 1 18 PLAYER FUNCTIONS Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 PLAYER TRANSPORT CONTROLS Operation Play and Stop Play when recorded Play from IN to OUT Loop Goto IN Goto OUT Goto Previous Frame Go 10 frames backward Goto Next Frame Go 10 frames forward Fast Rewind Increase Rewind Speed Fast Forward Increase Forward Speed User Interface Button CTRL pe HOH COS CTRL TDI CTRL t CTRL 3 I CTRL E 5 CTRL M Ed NINE CTRL Ed e aa CTRL ba Description Button used to start stop the preview video and or audio of the loaded media This starts the playout at the end of a media currently being recorded Button used to play from the marked IN point to the OUT point This loops the playout from IN to OUT This moves the current nowline position to the already existing IN point
10. 1 59 10 11 00 50 01 03 00 45 39 20 00 00 17 05 00 00 32 15 00 00 14 21 00 00 25 24 00 00 25 01 00 00 17 07 00 00 14 09 00 00 15 23 00 00 26 11 00 00 13 00 00 00 22 20 00 00 48 00 00 00 31 08 00 00 18 23 00 00 54 04 00 00 11 21 00 00 10 16 00 01 04 10 00 00 46 07 00 03 59 23 00 00 05 24 The upper part of the pane gives access to the different filters which can be applied to the media list At least two tabs exist on the left of the Media Manager window e The Filter 0 tab The element list displays the list of all media present in the database or it returns the result of a search applied to the list e The Today tab the element list shown the media with creation date today Additional tabs are displayed when the users have saved filters applied to the database Refer to section Using Saved Filters on page 13 for more details Media items are displayed in columns The element list displays the list of all media present in the database or it returns the result of a search applied to the list MEDIA LIST DISPLAYED COLUMNS It is possible to re arrange the columns order and to add or remove some columns Right clicking on any of the column headings displays a contextual menu The Choose Displayed Columns option opens the Select Visible Columns window allowing you to choose the columns you want to be displayed in the element list The column width and order can be adjusted using drag and drop
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13. B Class Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 2 Media Manager The Media Manager pane allows you to quickly find and browse the available A V media present within the database OVERVIEW OF THE MEDIA MANAGER Media Category Label Description Creation Date fodification Date Shooting Date TC IN TC OUT ExternalRef Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined 4 2 2 Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Audio Video Athletisme COO130 14h05 Athletisme COO140 14h05 Athletisme COO150 14h05 Athletisme COO070 14h05 Athletisme COOO080 14h05 Athletisme_C00090_14h05 Athletisme_C00100_14h05 Athletisme COO110 14h05 Athletisme COO040 14h05 Athletisme COO050 14h05 Athletisme_C00060_14h05 Athletisme_C00010_14h05 Athletisme_C00020_14h05 Athletisme_C00030_14h05 Athletisme_C00030_14h03 Athletisme_C00040_14h03 Athletisme_COO050_14h03 Athletisme COO010 14h03 Athletisme COO020 14h03 Concert COO050 14h00 Concert COOQ30 14h00 24 09 2009 14 05 22 26 10 2010 11 08 02 24 09 2009 14 05 22 26 10 2010 11 08 01 24 09 2009 14 05 22 26
14. Delete from the contextual menu Delete Hide Thumbnails Fit cols width Rename clip RENAMING A CLIP IN THE STORYBOARD To rename a clip that has been placed in the list right click on its item and select Rename Clip from the contextual menu STORYBOARD DISPLAY SHOWING THUMBNAILS To show or hide the thumbnails right click on the Storyboard window and select Show thumbnails or Hide thumbnails from the contextual menu ADJ USTING THE COLUMNS WIDTH To change the width of the different columns displayed for the list do one of the following e Click on the column separator in the title line and drag it to the desired position Or e right click on the Storyboard window and select Fit cols width from the contextual menu to automatically adjust the width of all the columns to their content size Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 4 2 PREVIEWING THE LIST To preview a Storyboard click the Preview button at the bottom of the Storyboard area This will load the Storyboard Preview window on the Player window 00 00 00 00 The Play button allows the playout to start while a progress bar shows how far the list has played 00 01 03 01 The clips will be played in the same order as they appear in the list 29 Issue 4 1 B Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 4 3 EXPORTING THE
15. LIST 4 31 HOWTO EXPORT THE LIST TO CLEANEDIT To export the storyboard to CleanEdit for use on the timeline proceed as follows L Select To Edit from the Dest field on the Export area 2 Select a user in the User field 3 If desired select a class from the Class field 4 Enter a project name in the Project field This could be an existing known project from the selected user or a new project name 5 Enter a new edit name in the Edit field to place the clips in the timeline in the same order as they appear in the storyboard 6 A text note can be added and linked to the edit Click the Story Text button on the panel and enter the desired text 7 Click the Send button A confirmation message will be displayed to show a successful edit creation in the database Click OK 4 3 2 AUDIO MANAGEMENT FOR THE EXPORTED EDIT Clips copied to the storyboard do not have necessarily the same audio tracks The number of audio channels in the exported edit cannot exceed 16 So in certain circumstances some audio channels can be discarded The rule applied for the selection of audio channels is the following audio channels are taken in the order clips are listed in the storyboard Example Storyboard Edit Clin Gilp Gipi Gipi 1x 5 1 amp 1 track x m 5 1 track Clip zx 5 1 St track 2x 5 hl E Li I St irack Clip3 H 4x 5 J Edit to create should be with 245 1 priority and 2xst gt 4 tracks and 16 audio
16. PREVIEWING THE LIST ast 29 4 3 EAP CR GING TE bolla ida 30 431 HOWEN MELLE CIe ANE Bib suis atitem toa cat vuU o lt Rd 30 4 3 Audio Management For the Exported Edit 30 Aa HoWtO xEXDOIT Ie EISE IO a PV 31 494 MON COrEXDOM WIG EISE asd Fleur 31 4 33 HOWTO EXDOIEOLISEQQUA VIG lele 32 Issue 4 1 B Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 What s New The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on Xedio Cutter from Xedio Suite 3 02 and 4 01 compared to Xedio Suite 3 01 In the user manual the icon pe has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features Click the section number or the description in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section Section Description 3 3 1 New use of the J K L keyboard shortcuts as Player Transport Controls Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 Introduction PURPOSE The Xedio Cutter is a module of the Xedio Suite of applications It allows the selection of portions of media to be placed into a list to export the storyboard as a rough cut edit This can then be refined and produced as a final edit using the more sophisticated tools available in the full non linear timeline editing environment it provides USER INTERFACE OPENING XEDIO CUTTER T
17. TIRERR HWdMEN last week next month this month last month b This will condition the next step e 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 Issue 4 1 B 12 Filter Parameter Type Number Such as DB ld Option List Such as Video Standard Boolean Such as Published Free Text Such as Label Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 Displayed Criteria Fields e 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 tomaoraouw Select a logical operator in the first field and then enter a number in the second field a Note y lt gt means differs from Selecta condition in the first field Click the BH to display the list of options available for the selected filter parameter Example for the Video Standard Pil So HO 410801 om HO 7 20p 250 HO 4080p cso HTSC drop S0 HO 410805 259 94 HO 7 0p 0559 9 4 HI mum mum __ m n ER 100p 259 94 Select an option from the list Select Yes or No from the single criteria field contains contains does not contain starts with ends with Select a condition in the first field and then enter text in the second field Xe
18. arch and filters on parameters as well as several filters on parameters can be combined and saved for later use All the criteria must be met in the results list an AND operator is applied These Saved Filters can then be applied in one click Issue 4 1 B Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 QUICK TEXT SEARCH Introduction The Quick Text Search field is always available on the top of the database content list It allows searching for a string in the displayed columns The Quick Text Search option obeys specific rules which can be accessed via the Help button EE next to the Quick Text Search field For more details on these rules refer to the section Quick Text Search Rules on page How to Perform a Quick Text Search To perform a Quick Text search proceed as follows li Show the columns you wish to perform a quick search on 2 Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field based on Quick Text search rules available from the Help button E and detailed in section Quick Text Search Rules on page 7 3 Depending on whether the AutoRefresh Filtering setting is selected or not you may have to press the Search button to apply the Quick Text Search Refer to the tab Software gt Parameter Profiles gt General gt General The Quick Text Search is applied and the search result is displayed in the grid 4 To clear the applied Quick Tex
19. ct a codec from the Codec field to encode the clips di Enter a file name prefix in the Prefix field 4 Select the Merge option to merge the storyboard clips in one single output file otherwise all clips will be saved each as a separate file 5 Select the Sel Only option to output only the selected clips in the list otherwise all clips will be used to generate the output 6 In the Path field enter or select the directory and its path where to save the output files 7 Click the Send button A progress bar will be displayed to show the encoding progress and the estimated remaining time After the encoding is completed a list of generated files will be displayed 31 Issue 4 1 B 4 3 5 32 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 ClipName V DestName Status clip_000 Pia mx COMPLETED 4 Cancel Click OK How TO EXPORT THE LIST TO AVID To export the storyboard to Avid proceed as follows l Select To Avid from the Dest field on the Export area 2 Enter a name for the storyboard 3 Select the Sel option to output only the selected clips in the list otherwise all clips will be used to generate the output 4 Click the Send button uz Instant Tapeless TechnOlogy MAR ANN EVS Broadcast Equipment Li ge Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Ougr e Belgium Corporate North amp Latin America Headquarters Headquarters 32
20. dio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 How to Perform a Search through Filter Fields To enter search values in the Filter fields proceed as follows 1 2 Choose the columns you wish to perform a search on Click the Show Hide Filter button The following Filter area is displayed ALL Criteria are met Select a criteria combination from the list ALL Criteria are met HO Criteria is met Select a filter parameter from the filter parameter list An entire line corresponding to the selected filter parameter is displayed ALL Critena are met Camera Enter filter criteria as explained in section Search Fields Types on page 10 For free text fields press ENTER to apply the filter Otherwise the results list is automatically restricted If required click the ES button to add a filter parameter UsiNG SAVED FILTERS Once you have defined a filter criterion you may want to save it for later use You will then be able to apply the same filter with a single click Right clicking in the Filter 0 tab displays a contextual menu with the following options Create New Filter Save Filter s Filter Properties Reset Filter Delete Filter Issue 4 1 B Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 Menu Option Description Create New Filter Allows to create a new filter tab Save
21. e 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 yellow card Searches for a string exactly equals to yellow card The use of quotes is required due to the space between yellow and card ADVANCED FILTERS Filters are available for more detailed search operations from the Filter 0 tab The parameters available for filtering operations are the column headings and any metadata associated by the user From the Today tab the filter creation date today is automatically applied Issue 4 1 B Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 Filter Activation Show Hide Filter Button To display or hide the Filter extended area click the Show Hide Filter button over the grid Filter Button Display Meaning oM IR The Show Hide Filter button is dimmed when all filter dimmed criteria are hidden Consequently the filters are inactive Lu The Show Hide Filter button is red when the filter red extended area is visible even if no filtering criterion is applied Filter Extended Area The Filter extended area is as follows ALL Criteria are met The first field under the Show Hide Filter button lists thre
22. e shuttling scrubbing speed in a loop x2 x3 x5 x8 and then back to x2 g Note If another key is pressed between the repetitions the shuttle scrub speed is reset IK f Steps backward 1 frame at a time K b L M Steps forward 1 frame at a time Hold Gummi tap f Plays backward at 33 of the real time speed k fL Plays forward at 33 of the real time speed Hold Ss hold amp Please refer to the Xedio Manager user manual for a comprehensive list of the shortcuts Issue 4 1 B 3 3 2 20 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 MEDIA BAR AND 0G BAR J oG The lower area is the jog bar Dragging the jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed shown on the icon depending on e the position of the speed indicator e the speed range covered by the jog area The default range is set from 2 to 2 in Xedio Manager but can be modified Audio can be heard when using the jog MEDIA BAR The upper area of the bar represents the whole original media of the element currently loaded in the Player window The middle area represented by a dark grey zone is a shuttle control This zone shows the portion of the media out of the whole media included in the top area and the position in the whole media When a media has just been loaded the top area represents the whole media The dark grey area represents the whol
23. e media and covers the whole space in the middle area When Mark IN and Mark OUT points have been set within the loaded media the top area represents the whole media The dark grey area represents the whole media and covers the whole space in the middle area e A double click on the dark grey area will toggle the portion covered by the upper area from the entire media length to the clip length between Mark IN and Mark OUT The dark grey area is reduced to represent the clip length and position with regard to the whole media e f you click on the dark grey area and drag it you shift the portion of media included in the top area The dark grey area is enlarged or reduced Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 3 3 3 3 3 4 accordingly In this case if the portion of the upper area covers only a part of the media the nowline may disappear Then a red indicator on the left side or on the right side of the media bar will be displayed A click on that indicator will focus on the nowline CLIP CREATION FUNCTIONS Operation User Interface Description Button Mark IN imm Sets an IN point at the current position The timecode of the IN point is then displayed in the IN field Mark OUT Sets an OUT point at the current position The timecode of the OUT point is then displayed in the OUT field TIMECODE INFORMATION Current Position Timecode
24. e options for the combination of criteria to be taken into account during the filtering operation ALL Criteria are met HO Criteria i met The second field is a filter field allowing the users to select a first filter parameter Criteria Combination The available options are detailed in the table below Option Meaning ALL criteria are met All the criteria selected in the Filter fields displayed under the Criteria Combination field must be met The media displayed in the results list fulfill all the selected filter criteria ANY criteria is met At least one of the criteria selected in the Filter fields must be met The media displayed in the results list fulfill at least one of the selected filter criteria 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 results list fulfill none of the selected filter criteria Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 Filter Fields Under the Criteria Combination field the users will be able to select as many filler parameters as they want and to choose specific value s for these filter parameters The use of Filter fields is explained in the next section Filter Fields The Filter field provides the list of all the parameters on which a search can be performed The following screenshot is an example of such a list T
25. he options may differ between the applications of the Xedio Suite Most relevant parameters are listed at the top of the list then all the other fields are displayed in alphabetical order Creation Date Class Shooting Date Label Description Ingested By DB Id E termalRef Aspect Ratio birthday date Cam Pref Camera Camera Label Clip Name Clip Number Deleted Duration Encoder Group Feedld Gang List Position Res Creation Date Res Media File DE ID Res Media File Presence Res Media File Status Res Media File Type HiRes Media FileM ame HiRes Media Server Ingest Organizer IP lz Used Last Rendered DateTime Last Rendered Destination Last Rendered Status Last Rendered Type Level LoRes Creation Date LoRes Media File DB ID Once a parameter has been selected an entire line is displayed ALL Criteria are met Interface Element Description 1 Selected filter parameter Issue 4 1 B Interface Element 2 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 Description Various fields used to enter the filter criteria Refer to section Search Fields Types on page 10 Used to remove the corresponding filter line Used to add a new filter line Search Fields Types According to the selected filter parameter different types of search fields will be displayed They are detailed in the table below Filter Parameter Type Timecode or Duration Pa
26. left or right triangle of an audio stereo track will disable respectively the left or right channel of the corresponding audio track The displayed button will turn to white Y A 5 1 audio track is disabled by clicking the loudspeaker button on the right of the radio button The table summarizes how the icons look like depending on the selection Enabled Disabled Video E DI Audio DON XX AUDIO MONITORING SELECTION The radio buttons between each pair of stereo audio channel buttons or next to a 5 1 audio channel button allow the selection of one audio track for monitoring Y mmm AUDIOMETERS A set of audiometers are displayed on the right side of the Video Display The number of audiometers differs according to the audio track selected 6 for a 5 1 track 2 for a stereo track 23 Issue 4 1 B Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 3 3 06 CUE POINTS Cue points are reference marks that can be placed wherever needed on the loaded media Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media and to facilitate rapid movement between them ai a ear ao Pe a dia r 56 46 12 01 56 46 12 01 56 00 14 Tp c E bo 01 57 04 2323 1 57 04 22 d gt el i D This button creates the mark on the media at the nowline position and is visible as a triangle on media bar at the corresponding video frame e crac ail This removes a cue point when the no
27. ns of interest in the loaded media See also the section 3 3 6 Cue Points on page 24 They are used to play back the loaded media See also the section 3 3 1 Player Transport Controls on page 18 The EB acts as a toggle switch between the Track Selection buttons and the camera selection list Linked source Cam B Several cases can occur e f a record train of an EVS Video Server is loaded this allows the user to load another record train on the given server e f a clip belonging to a group of linked clips is loaded for example clips created with ganged channels in IPDirector the list displays the various camera angles and allows the user to select a clip linked to the one loaded e f an individual clip is loaded only its recorder channel is available If a media ingested from an encoder is loaded the _ button is not available Refer to section Audiometers on page 23 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 32 VIDEO DISPLAY OF THE PLAYER Show Timecode Aspect Ratio e Show Safedreas oe Best Quality Maximize arab Image 09 51 49 05 00 00 00 00 When you right click on the Video Display area of the Player pane a contextual menu appears This gives display options for the video Option Description Show This option offers four choices to display timecode on the Timecode Player window none does not display
28. o start the Xedio Cutter application click on the Xedio Cutter icon on the desktop vedio Cutter This will display a login screen where you need to enter your username and password Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 Issue 4 1 B 1 2 2 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO CUTTER WINDOW The Xedio Cutter graphical interface consists of three main areas besides the Menu bar They are highlighted on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below 00 00 35 21 y Meda Category Area L 2 3 pU i E J ur RR fee I 00 00 35 71 rect rapt TIE TE ta ing 1011168 Fen IH AD lees DEMO ili leer a bis SO 200 bes 100425 Se SD 00011 pes PaL wTERLACEDISS ks ses V reme nob Ews PEL INTERLACE OS bri Ewa PaL IHTEFLACEDUTS Player Pane Media Manager Storyboard Se 134500 gp E 32065 58 iT rmm 1 5682 9511 Xno i BE aa 15435 0 02 11 2000 12 06 54 EE TEE 14 57 OE TO 12 OE 5l ZBIGIMETEDGIT D11 200D0 31 02 36 BEiGOmi gr pa1 xmnpa102x oe TUTE 1 lS 11 2 T E Shooting Date TC IH Unnaton 12 RD ET ran s 10 Dom ss pou 5313 fin e Doo 5523 Dita 07 SAT 14 T4604 T i pon er VU TOZOTO 12500 4 310 20000 15637 33 LEO 3205 23004 2010 15 223026 OE 2C DI ae 1h E 7500 EATA O 156550988 241 2010 5E 0H 3 REO TE 4122 KS 2010 13 08 21 hegtcung 11 585 EDS SN 330921 Tat omi 17 xc Hr 0 33 8 vermag 17 2588 nap xn ior n mats 17
29. rameter Such as TC IN TC OUT Duration Range Such as Timecode Range Date Such as Creation Date 10 Displayed Criteria Fields 00 00 00 00 Select a logical operator in the first field and then enter a timecode or duration value in the second field 00 00 00 00 does not contain Select an option from the first field and then enter a timecode value This will include or exclude media containing the specified timecode value Several Date Search filters exist They are described below a Select a condition or a logical operator in the first field 24fAug 11 next month this month ast month Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 Filter Parameter Displayed Criteria Fields Type b This will condition the next step e Search based on a specific date e g with a calendar will be displayed for the selection of a date eefAugel August 2011 Today 22 Aug 11 e Search based on an interval e g with between two calendars are displayed for the selection of two dates 20 amp ug 11 And 22 59 11 e Search based on a specific date calculated from the current date e g with tomorrow last month no other field appears tamarrow Time Several Date Search filters exist They are described below Such as Last a Select a condition or a logical operator in the first field Rendered Date Time EKEI
30. rmine the OUT point for the clip in one of the following ways e Use the transport functions or e Drag the nowline to the selected position or e Enter a value in the OUT field Press the BBM button to mark the IN point On the video display a is shown on the frame and a red line appears on the media bar If needed select the audio for the clip Enter a name for the clip in the Clip Name field You can then use the clip in the Storyboard Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 4 Storyboard Thumbnail Media Label Clip Label Duration 01 58 35 03 00 00 04 02 02 00 30 09 02 00 40 24 00 00 10 15 Dest To Edit User SUPPORT EVS EditID lass Highlights Short Edit Length 00 00 23 21 When clips have been marked in the Player pane and are ready to export they can be dropped into the Storyboard area 4 1 CREATING AND MANAGING THE STORYBOARD LIST 4 1 1 ADDING A CLIP TO THE STORYBOARD To add a clip or media to the list drag it from the Player window onto the Storyboard area It will always be added at the end of the list Thumbnal Media Labe Clip Label 2 Issue 4 1 B 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 28 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 REMOVING A CLIP FROM THE STORYBOARD To delete a clip that has been placed in the list right click on its item and select
31. t Search click the red X icon to the right of the search field EJ select empty from the Quick Text Search field 5 The Quick Text Search field is a combo box that gives access to the last 10 previously searched strings Select a filter from the list of the Quick Text Search field to apply a previous search empty athl Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 Quick Text Search Rules The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules which can be accessed via the Help button EE next to the Quick Text Search field The free text search is nota case sensitive operation Search String Search Result Yellow card Searches for the strings yellow and card even if in two different fields columns for example yellow in 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 strings containing Yellow card Yellow card Searches for yellow or card even if in two different fields columns for example yellow in Name or card in Keywords Spaces around the sign are mandatory yell Searches for yell at the beginning of a string low Searches for low at the end of a string Y e low Searches for strings with y
32. techniques Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter Issue 4 1 B EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 2 3 MEDIA LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU A contextual menu is available when you right click on a media item in the list Menu Item Description Play Loads the media on the Player window Render List Opens the Render List window listing all types of rendering that have been done with the media Archive History Opens the Archive History window listing the archive and restore processes that were achieved for the selected media View Properties Opens the Media Properties window which shows the properties for the selected media If a default metadata profile has been defined for the media a metadata tab is displayed and allows to modify the media metadata values SEARCHING THE DATABASE INTRODUCTION When the database contains large amounts of data it may become difficult to find a specific element The Xedio Suite offers several ways to speed up your search e quick text search e 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 If you wish to search in other columns and view the string you are searching for in the columns you can e add other columns to the element list view e use Filters as explained in section Advanced Filters on page 7 These search tools are explained in detail below Quick text se
33. wline is placed on it The Goto Previous Mark and Goto Next Mark buttons allow movement between the marked frames 24 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS BroadcastEquipment December 2011 3 4 LOADING MEDIA ON THE PLAYER WINDOW You can proceed in different ways to load media on the Player e Drag the media from the Media Manager window to the Player window ooy Label v Dweespii Aere C DOHI ARE Afistsme CODICI 14h00 1 Abete CUIR TAE fies OFS hon Athielame CONTI TAE Aise CUIU 14h05 Cond 30 14b dale ron Beinl gt Abete COME 1405s OEST ETIS e Inthe Media Manager double click the media to load Issue 4 1 B e n the Media Manager right click on an element from the list and select Play from the contextual menu The Player window will display the selected element 25 Issue 4 1 B 3 5 26 Xedio Suite Version 4 1 User s Manual Xedio Cutter EVS Broadcast Equipment December 2011 MAKING A CLIP When a media has been loaded on the Player Panel a clip can be made from the media To do so proceed as follows Li 2 6 Determine the IN point for the clip in one of the following ways e use the transport functions or e drag the nowline to the selected position or e enter a value in the IN field Press the EH to mark the IN point On the video display a is shown on the frame and a green line appears on the media bar Dete
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