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Operation Manual - XSense 14.00

1. Playlists 1 through 10 Clip Number 1 through 10 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 FZ F8 F FIO Anoooooooo Clip LSM ID The clip numbering system is as follows Page Clip In the example the digits have the following meaning in the numbering system 5 4 7 B D refers to the clip page number 1 to 10 refers to the clip bank 1 to 9 f 7 refers to the clip number 1 to 10 inside the bank e B refers to the camera name Bank Camera q Note A To identify remote clips when using the XNet SDTI network the number of the clip is followed by the number of the machine on the network i e Clip 547B 04 4 Clip Management 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 1 3 4 2 4 2 1 36 Clip Availability on Disks Various clip types can be distinguished depending on whether they are available on the disks or not Depending on the clip availability on disks you can perform specific actions on the given clip or not Clip Available Actions Clip on disk Clips which are protected on disks and which have Short IN and Short OUT points present on disks All the material is available on the disk Growing clip Clips which are protected on disks and which have a Short IN point and possibly Short OUT point defined on disks Since the record process is still undergoing some of the material is already on the disk but not all of it Reserved clip Clips for which the position has been r
2. A green flashing light means a clip is being created A red light means the clip associated to the key is playing or is ready to play A red flashing light means a clip is being deleted in network mode 2 Working Interfaces V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 2 2 3 Function Keys amp Small Keys A PBA BH FH BS PB FIO e e ER RRR eee e MEN SHAD Key a MENL E SHIFT i E CLEAR E ENTER 2 Working Interfaces CLEAR DERA Function Provides access to the secondary menu Also used as CANCEL in some messages when confirmation is required Note SHIFT MENU returns to Main menu Enables use of the secondary key functions Note This key remains active even if released until another key has been hit Stores or recalls clips recalls playlists and enters timecode information Is a multi purpose key that clears clips or playlists and clears IN and OUT points Appends clips at the end of the current playlist and validates other options and messages EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 2 2 4 Soft Keys and LCD Display The soft keys have primary and secondary functions and are divided into upper and lower sections Aux Clip SECONDARY MIX Sw to IN PGMSpd MENU SYNC PRV OPERATIONAL CAM C MENU The LCD display is divided into two menus To access the secondary functions in the operational menu A to D
3. press the SHIFT button To access the secondary menu press MENU from the remote controller This menu is used to define settings that do not require regular changes without having to return to the Setup menu To return to the Operational menu press the MENU key again To return to the Main menu in Multicam press SHIFT MENU 2 Working Interfaces N V 5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 2 2 5 2 2 6 Jog Dial The jog dial allows the operator to pass into Search mode and thus to choose exactly the Short OUT or Short IN image Move the jog dial clockwise to search forward and move it counter clockwise to search backwards One revolution of the jog dial will produce a jump of approximately 35 frames When using the Fast mode this number is multiplied by a factor defined in the Setup menu G Note q The jog dial is also used to e Set parameters in the Setup menu e Browse inside the clip database the cue points or the current playlist Refer to the explanation of the Browse function for more details The jog dial is active at all times when the system is in Play and Record modes Keyboard Locking You can lock a remote keyboard at any time to protect it against accidental changes for example to prevent interruption of a play operation on an unattended device Only the locked device is affected other remotes will stay fully operational How to Lock a Remote Panel To lock a remote press the CLEAR key Then w
4. Toggle All OGLE The Toggle function is only available in 3 PGM mode e Toggle OFF Selecting an output channel results in controlling that channel and disables the control on others e Toggle ON Selecting a channel will alternatively enable disable the control over that channel without changing the control on the others All This enables the control on all channels 3 Control Modes Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 3 3 3 3 Control Modes How to Assign a Camera to a Channel In Multi PGM mode to change the current camera on each PGM proceed as follows 1 Inthe primary menu select the PGM to which you want to change the current camera The TAKE key at the bottom of the remote is then lighting red 2 Press the TAKE key It lights green and the menu on the LCD display changes to let you select the desired camera Pp i CAM A CAM B CAM C CAM D 3 Press the camera you want to associate to the selected PGM 4 Press TAKE again to return to the PGM selection menu Multi PGM Secondary Menu Controls The secondary menu can be called by pressing the MENU key and is similar to the 1PGM PRV mode except that the A function is empty since it is not possible to create a transition between the channels in this mode See section 1PGM PRV Secondary Menu Controls on page 22 for a description of the other functions of the secondary menu 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 3 3
5. 112B O2 lt Remote LSM Bank Camera 7 Operation on XNet Network Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 7 4 1 9 Naming a Remote Clip Q Note q This operation requires action on both the Remote Panel and the VGA interface To name a remote clip proceed as follows Select the Clip mode in the Network menu Select the remote EVS server in the list The LCD display returns to the normal mode Go to the Clip screen on the VGA all banks of remote system are now displayed Select the clip to name Type the desired name on the keyboard oa fF wr gt Press F1 to name the remote clip InCAM mode only the camera where the cursor is located is named In CLIP mode all cameras of the clip where the cursor is located are named 4 Note q To be able to rename a clip on a remote server the Clip Edit by Network parameter must be enabled in the Operational Setup menu Protection section Modifying IN and OUT Points of a Remote Clip In the Remote Panel Interface To modify the IN and OUT points of a remote clip proceed as follows 1 Recall the desired clip 2 Browse inside the clip until you reach the desired frame 3 Press the IN or OUT key to mark a new Short IN Short OUT points G Note q To be able to rename a clip on a remote server the Clip Edit by Network parameter must be enabled in the Operational Setup menu Protection section 7 Operation on XNet Network 137 EVS Broadcast Equipmen
6. or move the jog dial to return to the Playlist Edit mode from where you can edit the playlist The main menu in the Playlist Edit mode available is the following A secondary menu is also available when you select MENU from the main menu in the Playlist Edit mode All commands are not always available in the secondary menu In Playlist Edit mode the duration displayed in the top right corner of the LCD screen is the playlist total duration from the beginning to the end 5 Playlist Management 89 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 9 3 2 90 Accessing the Playlist Playout Mode To load a selected playlist is Playlist Playout mode you need to press the PLST key on the Remote Panel a second time when the playlist is open in Playlist Edit mode The first frame of the playlist element following the one on the PGM will be displayed on the PRV side This allows the operator to play only parts of the playlist starting from the current position The menu available from the Playlist Playout mode on the Remote Panel display is the following amp Note q A third selection of the PLST button cues the playlist to the beginning displaying the first playlist element on the PGM side and the following clip on the PRV Functions in Playlist Edit Mode Main Menu Functions Edit All If you want to edit all clips of the playlist at the same time select Edit All SHIFT D before you perform the requested
7. 2 Press DOWN ARROW to select the playlist that you want to define as the current playlist 3 Press ENTER on the selected playlist to set it as the current playlist How to Recall and Load a Playlist You can only recall and load a playlist if this is not empty To load a playlist on a player channel proceed as follows 1 Access the desired playlist bank by pressing F10 from the requested page 2 Select the playlist to load with the F1 F10 keys The selected playlist becomes current and is displayed on the LCD display 3 Press PLST key on the Remote Panel to load the current playlist If the new playlist is not empty it is automatically loaded on the selected player channel in 3 PGM mode or on the PGM in PGM PRV mode and it becomes the current playlist If the new playlist is empty the system will ask you whether you want to copy the current playlist at this new location Rolling a Playlist How to Roll a Playlist After recalling a playlist you will roll the playlist using the pre defined speed of each clip Use the PLAY key to start rolling the playlist Playlist Speed e The playlist speed is defined in the playlist e If the speed for a supermotion clip is set to UNK pressing the PLAY key on that clip will start the playback of the playlist at the speed specific to the SLSM camera for example 33 with SLSM 3x cameras Playlist Effects You need to roll a playlist with effects in PGM PRV mode or with th
8. Fade from color lt 116 Description No transition effect is applied between both elements Dissolve effect between both elements The last frame of the previous element is gradually replaced by the first frames of the next element The wipe effect is shown as a vertical line moving across the video The direction of the wipe effect left to right right to left is defined in the Wipe type parameter in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section A fade out effect from a defined color is applied on the first frame of the clip on which the effect is defined The previous clip ends in cut mode In the drawing below the previous clip is displayed in red the next clip is green and the fade in black 5 Playlist Management OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Effect Type Fade to color gt Fade to from color V fade V5 Description A fade in effect to a defined color is applied on the previous clip up to the transition in cut mode to the next clip on which the effect is defined In the drawing below the previous clip is displayed in red the next clip is green and the fade in black A fade in effect to a defined color is applied on the previous clip up to its OUT point and a fade out effect from the same color is applied on the next clip on which the effect is defined from its IN point The effect duration must be a multiple of 2 frames In the drawing below the previous clip is displayed in red th
9. Go to TC el 2 To specify a date from which the search should be executed press SHIFT C enter the date in the format dd mm yy using the F1 to F10 keys and press ENTER on the Remote 3 To specify a date up to which the search should be executed press SHIFT D and enter the date in the format dd mm yy using the F1 to F10 keys and press ENTER on the Remote 4 Tospecify whether to go toa LTC USER timecode or any of both _TC USER press C until the requested timecode type is displayed 5 Enter the requested timecode using the function keys F1 to F10 Eight digits hh mm ss ff f frame are displayed on the LCD screen of the Remote Ifyou enter all 8 digits Multicam will automatically go to the required timecode Ifyou enter less than 8 digits when the last digits are zeros press ENTER on the Remote to validate the entry and reach the requested timecode Once you have entered the Goto TC you can observe it has been correctly entered on the display of the Remote LCD screen and on the output monitor This Timecode display appears in the centre of the LCD display just above the menu options 6 Press ENTER on the Remote If the timecode is from the LTC table it will be displayed in white on the output monitor If the timecode is from the USER TC table it will be displayed in yellow on the output monitor If nothing happens after confirming the TC entry with ENTER this means that the field corresponding to the
10. If this channel is in PLST EDIT mode with a PRV the clip will automatically cue up on the PRV 4 Clip Management 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 3 7 VGA Interface VDR Panel VDR Panel The VGA VDR Panel is accessed from any VGA screen by pressing SHIFT F9 on the keyboard The lower section is similar to the clip screen with the same functions The upper section features two windows that can each take control of one channel of the server Pressing SHIFT F9 in the VDR Panel returns the VGA to the Clip screen mode CLIP 02 mtpcO2 Loc REC 04 mtpcO4 TOT 0110 CLP 02h17m06 REM O2h56m46 Z1 Cama 18 yards yee cMlange cflange GEC ON MARK FIN MARK fiN CLIP NAME 3 Mue gt u Loop MAR A CDE NEW jc IN Bal IN4 44 lt gt b gt POUT Hoto AVE AS MODE CLIP A CLIPBOARD 112 a CTL X CUT CTLtC C PAGE gt 1 lt foe yes feos BANK gt 1 lt 50 4 Clip Management Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Upper Section The two windows of the upper section can be assigned to a different channel of the server When entering the VDR Panel for the first time after starting the application the control of both windows is disabled How to Control a Window Press CTRL F1 to gain control of the left window or CTRL F2 to gain control on the right window The frame around the active window becomes green Only one window can be active at atime How to Call a Command via Sho
11. In CLIP mode this field is not relevant Clip Commands It displays the commands available from the Clip screen Command Description ALT P gt ms Plays at 100 speed except for supermotion clips which are played back at a speed specific to the SLSM camera and pauses playback on the current picture ALT R RECUE Jumps to the Short IN point Primary ALT T SET TC Restripes the timecode of the current clip ALT Z gt ARCHIVE Allows the operator to flag a clip to place it in the archive queue of the XFile used on the customer setup When aclip is flagged for archiving but has not yet been archived its ID will be blinking green in the Clip screen It is permanently highlighted green when the archiving of the clip is completed Depending on the mode selected with the F2 key CLIP CAM the gt ARCHIVE flag is assigned only to the camera angle of the clip selected with the green cursor CAM mode or to all camera angles of the clip CLIP mode Page Bank and PGM Selection Area Area Description The bottom line of the Clip Screen contains The Page and Bank zones ona pink background that allow you to see which page and bank are displayed in the clip screen as the displayed page and bank are surrounded by angle brackets gt X lt e The Call Channel VGA field on a green background 4 Clip Management Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 a Moving Around Pages and Banks The following table provides the main shor
12. On the Remote Panel a confirmation message pops up Replace in out by clip xxx MENU Cancel ENTER OK 10 Press ENTER on the Remote Panel to validate the Replace The material between the IN and OUT points is replaced with the newly created clip The playlist returns to Playlist Edit mode positioned at the end of the inserted clip o gt Press the MENU key on the Remote Panel to cancel the Replace Loop Mode in the Replace Function When the IN point has been marked the display switches to ee peels Int Loop Ext Loop The Int Loop and Ext Loop keys are Before entering the Replace Playback mode choose between Internal Loop or External Loop The Internal Loop is the same loop as the existing loop process The External Loop allows you to select on which channel you will physically re record the output of your PGM The link is physical it is necessary to make the video link manually with a router or video audio cables it is not done inside the server Additional parameters are available for the external loop e With the Cam A function SHIFT C you can select the camera the PGM will be recorded to for the external LOOP process Press SHIFT C until the desired camera is selected With the 2fields function SHIFT D you can select by how much the video coming back to your record channel will be delayed If you are using a DVE it could introduce a delay This system is based on
13. it becomes the primary camera and the previous primary camera becomes the secondary camera 4 Clip Management 65 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 66 Editing the Ranking of a Clip In the VGA Interface Editing the Ranking of the Current Clip 1 Press the TAB key to move the cursor to the lower area of the screen 2 Use the LEFT ARROW and the RIGHT ARROW keys to select the desired ranking 3 Press ENTER 4 The selected ranking is highlighted in green Shortening a Clip You can shorten a clip using the Remote Panel To shorten a clip proceed as follows 1 Recall the desired clip by pressing the corresponding F_ key 2 Move the jog dial to browse the clip and reach to the desired Short IN point 3 Press the IN key to mark a new Short IN point This new Short IN point is instantly saved 4 Move the jog dial to reach the desired Short OUT point Press the OUT key to mark anew Short OUT point This new Short OUT point is instantly saved Press the PLAY key to play the clip The replay will stop at the new Short OUT point or after the Short OUT point if the post roll mode is enabled Q Note q You can use Goto IN and Goto OUT functions to jump immediately onto Short IN or Short OUT points respectively Restriping a Clip Limitation of the Remote Panel Interface The function to restripe the timecode of a clip via the Remote Panel is restricted as follows and
14. red text cursor is visible in that field Use the BACKSPACE key to clear the last digit entered This restricts the search to clips created between these 2 dates specified in these fields e If only Date to field is defined all clips created before that date will be considered e If only Date from field is defined all clips created after that date will be considered Use the BACKSPACE key to clear the last digit entered e Press the TAB key again to move the cursor back to the keywords list This restricts the search to the clips with a ranking equal or higher to the ranking defined in that screen e Press the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW key until you reach the desired ranking e Press ENTER e The selected ranking is highlighted in green e Press the TAB key again to move the cursor back to the keywords list 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Criteria Description Keywords This restricts the search to the clips containing all keywords defined in this screen e Move the cursor to the desired keyword to assign a keyword and press ENTER e Amaximum of 3 keywords can be used as search criteria e Ifall 3 keyword locations are already occupied you should clear some of them to select new keywords Archive status This restricts the search to the clips having the archive status selected Parameter On the VGA None default Clips not archived X Clips to be archived gt A Clips archiv
15. t want to assign any channel to the window Depending whether a Play or Record channel is assigned to the VDR Panel window its content is automatically updated 4 Clip Management 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 3 8 52 Lower Section The browsing of clips the viewing modes normal or extended the way clips are recalled moved and copied etc in the VDR Panel is strictly the same as in the Clip screen The Connect window is called with F9 and allows to connect to other servers on the network VGA Functions VDR Panel In the Player Window PGM1 NAME MARK IN OUT LIVE gt E YLOOP UAR A ABCDEF IN4 44 lt gt gt gt POUT GOTO SAVE AS The following information are available in this screen ID of the current element clip or train Current timecode Name of the current element List of available camera angles green and selected camera angle red 4 Clip Management OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 V5 The following functions are available to play and browse the current element Command CTRL ALT lt CAM letter gt ALT P ALT Y ALT V lt gt SHIFT lt gt CTRL t lt gt ALT lt gt ALT G CEMT CTRL ALT lt CAM letter gt Description Select the camera angle of the clip you want to play Play from Pause on the current picture Play the current clip in endless loop mode The play will start from the current picture until the Shor
16. 30 Synchronization Mode Switch To In The Synchronization mode allows users to define how they jump from one camera to the other The Synchronization mode is available in the secondary menu from the main LCD display using the B soft key If the Synchronization mode is OFF SW to IN is not highlighted in the secondary menu a request for camera change will produce a jump at the same timecode on the requested camera This mode allows synchronous change of camera angle If the synchronization mode is ON a request for a camera change by pressing CAM A CAM B CAM C or CAM D in the Multicam menu will lead to a jump to a predefined CUE IN point SW TO IN Off SW TO IN On Cue In1 Cue In1 ClipA Q O Cue In2 Cue a Clip B O O Cue In3 Cue ig ClipC O Cue In4 Cue a ClipD Q O If a CUE IN point has not been previously defined Multicam acts as in SW to IN OFF mode even if SW to IN ON is shown because the system has no reference to jump to Preference Mode PREF The Preference mode allows users to show the preferential camera angle by default when aclip is loaded The Preference mode is available in the secondary menu from the main LCD display using the D soft key When this option is ON and a clip is recalled the preferred camera will be displayed on the main output even if another camera angle was previously loaded on that output The preferred camera is the one which was on the primary output channel when t
17. Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 12 Camera View The view with 12 cameras presents the clip positions and camera angles as follows CEI e It shows the camera angles from A to L e It shows only one bank at a time This is the default view for configurations with more than 6 recorders and for all Spotbox configurations You can switch between the 12 camera and 4 camera view by pressing F5 on the keyboard CLIP 16 xt3 2 Loc REC 16 xt3 2 Loc TOT 80012 CLP 02 38 17 REM 81h55m66 HH F1 NAME F2 CAM F3 CALL F4 PREF FS VIEW F6 KW1 F KW2 FS F9 CONNCT F1i6 PLS MODE CLIP ALT P a gt ALT R RECUE ALT T S ALT Z gt ARCHIVE CTL X CUT CTL C COPY CTL V SIE OTL DEL ULE 8 BANK SALZ Seas tee ak i nE 46 4 Clip Management Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 3 5 Clip Information Displayed For each clip and camera angle the following information is available Field Description Clip ID Unique identifier of the clip on the server Ex 111A The clip ID is followed by the Creating message when the clip is in the process of being created copied or moved to this location Clip Rank Clip rank depending on the channel on which it has been created Primary next to the clip ID e Secondary next to the clip ID The clip rank information is highlighted in blue if the clip is protected Clip name Name of the clip either automatically assigned or defined by the user When space
18. Functions VDR Panel on page 52 e See section VGA Interface VDR Panel on page 50 Changes unrelated to new features and therefore not highlighted have been brought to the manual since the first 14 00 release Clarifications about keyword searches and insertion of search results into current playlist e See section Searching for Clips via Search Options on page 75 Section on VGA Clip Screen Restructured e See section Clip Screen Overview on page 39 Clip Management section Restructured e See section Managing Clips on page 54 Vil ES V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 1 Overview The aim of this manual is to familiarize the operator with the Multicam software for EVS High Definition and Standard Definition servers and its Remote Panel so as to learn as quickly and efficiently as possible the basic operations NEW The Clip amp Playlist management functions allow the operator to keep up to up to 10800 clips These features allow among others users to replay all or some of stored clips manage them as well as create and manage playlists A playlist consists of a list of clips 90 playlists can be defined with video and audio transitions The XNet option networks via the SDTI network the EVS video servers into a fully integrated production environment Any clip recorded by any server on the network is available instantly for editing and or play out to any other operator The following screenshot shows an Xs
19. Insert on the Remote Panel to insert the clip from the clipboard at the requested location The playlist element is inserted at the requested location If the playlist element has been trimmed before being moved the element will be reinserted in the new position with the new guardbands 5 Playlist Management i V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 7 3 Browsing Within a Playlist Introduction You can browse within a playlist in different ways in the Remote Panel e Browse through the content of each clip in the playlist e Browse quickly by jumping to the first field of each clip in the playlist Browsing Through a Playlist When you load a playlist the default playlist mode allows you to scroll up and down through all the playlist elements Browsing Quickly Through a Playlist When you are neither in Playlist nor in Clip mode press the Browse key on the Remote Panel to enter the current playlist in Browse mode In this mode you can quickly jump to the first field of each clip inside the playlist by moving the jog dial To return to the normal Playlist Edit mode press the Browse key again When you are in Playlist Edit mode you can of course also activate the Browse mode by pressing the Browse key PL11 LSMO1 Paola LOC TDUR 00 00 02 22 111A 04 Clipname012 00 00 29 Unk W00 10 112B Clipname456 00 53 29 Unk W00 10 112B 02 Clipname891 00 53 29 Unk W00 10 5 Playlist Management 111 EVS Broadcast
20. Note q At Multicam startup the current playlist is automatically playlist 11 that is the playlist 1 on bank 10 of page 1 How to Set the Current Playlist In the Remote Panel Interface To set the current playlist proceed as follows 1 Only if you want to select a distant playlist first press SHIFT Network then press the F_ key corresponding to the server on which the playlist is located 2 Press SHIFT Page F_ key to select the page in which the desired playlist is located 3 Press SHIFT F10 to select the playlist bank 4 Press F_ key to select the desired playlist 5 Press ENTER to confirm To load the current playlist continue as follows 6 Press PLST to load the current playlist on a player channel it cannot be empty To exit the playlist mode 7 Press the RECORD key to return to E2E mode If the new playlist is not empty it is automatically loaded on the selected player channel in 3 PGM mode or on the PGM in PGM PRV mode and it becomes the current playlist If the new playlist is empty the system will ask you whether you want to copy the current playlist at this new location Q Note q Page 1 contains playlists 10 to 19 Page 2 contains playlists 20 to 29 and so on 5 Playlist Management 97 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 6 2 98 In the VGA Interface To set the current playlist proceed as follows 1 From the clip screen press END to access the playlist bank
21. Protect OUT points are stored along with the clip in Multicam Amaximum of 32 cue points can be stored per clip o If more than 32 cue points are defined on the portion of the train being clipped only the last defined 32 cue points are copied to the clip o When a clip has 32 cue points defined additional cue points delete the oldest ones 4 Clip Management 85 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 e When a clip ora record train is loaded the Mark key color on the LSM Remote is o Off No cue points are defined o Green At least one cue point is defined Red The PGM is located exactly on a cue point 86 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 3 5 1 Playlist Management Introduction Playlist Creation Playlists can be created on the server e viathe Xsense Remote Panel and or the Multicam user interface The playlists are using specific banks on each page that can be accessed directly without requiring a dedicated creation step please refer to Setting and Loading Playlists on page 97 by means of the Playlist Panel application in IPDirector e via external protocols Limitation on Playlist and Timeline Elements e A playlist can include up to 1000 elements e Upto 16000 playlist elements can be saved on a server e The temporary playlist elements available for undo and redo actions are stored on the server and are purged each time the Multicam applicatio
22. Server 2 Local gt 11 CLIPS AUX NONE Zi Clip Name T C IN Duration Spd Vi i Cur Dur 114A ad _2_1 lt 16 51 29 15 66 62 14 166 M 00 02 14 611B REPLACE PL13 12 6 A 07 02 Unk 09 113B adl_i_2 G z 00 07 Unk 116A 215 12 1 61 Unk 117A s 7 00 08 Unk 113B adl_i_2 7 41 20 6 61 Unk 118A 14 01 08 Unk 611C REPLACE PL13 2 21 38 05 02 Unk 118A 14 03 13 Unk 118A H Unk 119A s Unk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 i 1 1 A Total 00 00 MODE CAM Regeneration of TC Off continuous in PLST from 66 60 00 06 in HANC VITC 5 Playlist Management 93 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 4 2 94 Display Depending on the Load Playlist Setting When the Load playlist parameter is set to Conditional in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section on the Remote Panel the information displayed on the VGA Playlist Screen will differ depending on whether a playlist is loaded on the PGM1 or not If a playlist is loaded on the PGM1 All the information displayed on the Playlist Screen refers to the loaded playlist The PLAY SKIP NEXT and RECUE commands are displayed on the blue highlighted section at the bottom of the page 16 Total 66 00 44 66 Free PLST el 15627 MODE CAM Regeneration of TC Off continuous in PLST from 66 60 06 06 in HANC VITC If no playlist is loaded on the PGM1 e The information displayed on the Playlist screen refers to the current play
23. a server and press ENTER to validate 3 Select the camera angle use the left right arrow keys or the TAB key to move the green cursor on the desired camera then press ENTER The new camera angle is loaded on the channel 4 Set the new value for the delay use the left right arrow keys or the TAB key to move the green cursor over the TARGET DELAY field and enter the desired delay value in hh mm ss fr Press CTRL the corresponding F_ key on the PC keyboard to activate the new delay on the selected channel ex CTRL F1 start the new delay on PGM 1 If the duration of the record train is lower than the target delay the channel will pause on the first recorded picture until the record train is long enough for the desired delay In this case the message WAIT is displayed on the OSD of that channel Sony XtenDD35 Odetics amp VDCP Protocols These protocols allow the server to be controlled by external devices Sony BVW75 Protocol This protocol allows the server to be seen as a VTR by the controlling device Ona playback channel all usual transport commands play PlayVar pause goto timecode pause stop etc are supported On a record channel only Rec and Stop commands are supported This protocol is the simplest one but does not support clip management It should be used when the controlling device does not support the XtenDD35 Odetics or Louth VDCP protocols ex edit controllers NLE applications some video sw
24. all cameras of the clip where the cursor is located are named 4 Clip Management Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa The entry in the Name field is not cleared by pressing F1 and remains for future use Press the BACKSPACE key to delete the last character in the Name field or press ESC to clear the whole field Q Note q To be able to name rename clips on a network machine the Clip edit by Network parameter in the Operational Setup menu Protection section of the remote machine must be set to Yes If you are unable to name a network clip please check this setting on the remote machine How to Name a Clip Using a Keyword 1 Move the cursor to the desired keyword 2 Press ALT N 3 The keyword is added at the end of the current name if there is enough space left How to Clear a Clip Name 1 Inthe Clip screen select the clip whose name you want to delete by positioning the green arrows around the clip with the arrow keys 2 Ifthe Name field is not empty press ESC to empty the Name field Press F1 to assign this empty name to the clip 4 5 2 Changing the Primary Camera of a Clip You can change the primary camera of a clip in the VGA interface To change the primary camera of a clip proceed as follows 1 Inthe Clip screen move the cursor to the desired camera 2 Press F4on the keyboard This camera becomes the new primary camera o If the selected camera is a secondary camera indicated by
25. are only available if license codes 124 database search functions and 125 keyword assignment functions are installed on the server The Keyword Windows Keywords can be assigned to clips using the On Air Keyword screen F6 KW1 or the Off Air Keyword screen F7 KW2 e The On Air Keyword screen is used to assign keywords to the clip loaded on the primary channel of the 1St user meaning that a play channel is used during this operation e The Off Air Keyword screen is used to assign keywords to the clip selected with the green arrows in the Clip screen or in the VDR Panel even if this clip is not loaded on any play channel This can be useful to allow someone to assist the main operator for logging operations without taking any play channel from the system 6 Keyword Management Eee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa The operation of both On Air and Off Air Keyword screens is entirely similar ON AIR KEYWORD SCREEN sample action_1 player_Al 41 player_B1 action_2 player_A2 player_B2 action_3 player_A3 player_B3 action_4 player_A4 player_B4 action_5 player_AS player_B5 action_6 player_A amp player_B amp action_ player_A7 Bplayer_B action_8 player_A8 player_B8 action_39 player_Ag player_B9 action_10 player_A10 player_B10 action_11 player_Al1 player_B11 action_12 player_A12 player_B12 action_13 player_A13 player_B13 action_14 player_A14 player_B14 action_15 player_A15 player_B15 action_16 player_A16 player_B16 action
26. at the end of the current playlist 4 Repeat as many times as necessary until the last clip is entered How to Insert Clips into a Playlist The following rules apply to the procedure below e You need to be in PGM PRV mode to be able to use the TAKE key on the Remote Panel to insert a clip Depending on what is selected for the Insert in playlist parameter in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section the clip will be inserted before or after this selected position To insert a clip into a playlist proceed as follows 1 Using the Playlist Edit mode or the Browse mode scroll to the location where the clip must be inserted 2 Call the selected clip It appears on the PRV output Do one of the following to insert the selected clip in the playlist at the position shown on the PGM output o gt Press the A key Insert function on the Remote Panel o Press the TAKE key on the Remote Panel o gt Press the SHIFT INSERT keys on the Remote Panel A confirmation message will appear if the option Confirm Ins Del clips has been enabled in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section After the clip has been inserted you can press PLST to return to the playlist at the current position 5 Playlist Management 107 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 108 Issue 14 00 A June 2015 How to Insert the Result of a Clip Search into a Playlist Working Principles e In Playlist Edit mode with a PRV channel when PRV CTL is enabled t
27. bank by pressing ALT Down Arrow in the requested page 2 Highlight the requested playlist and press CTRL DEL to delete the playlist entry 5 Playlist Management 99 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 6 4 100 Copying Playlists Introduction From the VGA Clip screen and the Remote Panel you can copy playlists The copy process is seamless to the user as long or short copies of a playlist are performed as a background process If the destination playlist is recalled and the on air playlist element has not yet been transferred to the local machine the on air element played out is the original one The on air element will be automatically copied locally when the playlist will be removed from the playout channel Copy Options When you copy a distant playlist from the VGA or a local distant playlist from the Remote Panel to the local EVS server you have different options e The EDL copy copies only the playlist definition while the playlist elements remain at their original location e The EDL Clips copy copies the playlist definition and the playlist elements to the destination In this case you must also choose one of the following The short copy that copies only the material included between the IN and OUT points of the playlist elements with the clip guardbands as defined on the destination system The long copy that copies the complete original clips This makes a difference when the playli
28. beginning e Pressing 3 times PLST will always cue up the current playlist ready to roll To play back a playlist that has been cued press the PLAY button and it will roll at the preset speeds 2 Working Interfaces 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Insert This function inserts a clip before or after depending on the Insert in playlist setting in the Setup menu Playlist section the current position inside the playlist Browse When a clip is loaded on the primary channel pressing the BROWSE key allows the operator to browse inside all local clips of the database by turning the jog dial When a cue point exists for the current picture on the primary channel the CUE button lights red pressing the BROWSE key allows the operator to browse through all existing cue points by turning the jog dial When the current picture on the primary channel is neither a clip nor a cue point or if the operator is in Playlist mode pressing the BROWSE key allows him to browse inside the clips of the current playlist by turning the jog dial Goto IN When you are in CLIP mode this key combination enables the operator to go to IN OUT points of clips instantly IN This function defines the IN point of a clip The key will light differently depending on the following situations e Green key The key lights green if an IN point exists but is not the image you see e Red key The key lights red if the on air image is a
29. currently connected to another server on the network the clips from that server will be added to your current playlist Make sure that the playlist you have selected is an empty one This function will append the clips at the end of an existing playlist Gives access to the technical setup menu In order to guarantee the validity of data and clips previously saved it is advised to properly exit the application by pressing ALT Q and ENTER from the keyboard or F6 and then ENTER from the Remote Panel Do not turn off the system while the application is running MENU CLEAR This function clears the IN OUT playlist CLIPS CUE points Function of the Small Keys This function allows the operator to gain access to the secondary menu SHIFT MENU on the Remote gains access to the main menu Also used as an ESCAPE key to cancel some options and messages Q Note q e To clear one CUE point recall the desired cue point and press CLEAR MARK key e Toclear all cues when current picture is not a CUE point press CLEAR MARK key A message appears to confirm the command 2 Working Interfaces ES V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 2 3 3 ENTER This function appends clip s at the end of the current playlist This is also used to confirm saving of clips and validate various options and messages Function of the Operational Block 1 Keys Loop It enables the internal Loop mode The button will flash red in this mode an
30. different in order to identify it easily CAM B O 2 lt Remote LSM f Camera Note The key flashes during transfer When the key lights green the transfer is completed and the clip is available for playback from the local system P 4 7 Operation on XNet Network 139 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 7 9 Disconnecting from XNet When you work on the XNet Network and exit Multicam the system checks if other systems are still connected to your server If this is the case the following message appears Other users are connected to your LSM on XNet network Are you really sure that you want to close the Multicam application ESC CANCEL e Press ESC to cancel the command and return to the application e Press ENTER to exit the Multicam application 140 7 Operation on XNet Network Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 8 8 1 Advanced Control Modes Video Delay Multicam is able to manage up to 6 channels in a Video Delay configuration When Multicam has been configured with a base configuration called Video Delay in the Channels settings the Delay screen appears automatically when the application is started In this case all play channels will be available from the Delay screen If Multicam is running a base configuration different than Video Delay this screen can be called manually from the Clip screen Playlist screen or Network s
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32. ends itself before the end of the playlist when the audio clip reaches its OUT point How to Add and Remove an Auxiliary Audio Clip To add remove an auxiliary audio clip to a playlist on the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 Activate the Aux Clip button by selecting a clip from the clip bank o This can be done outside of the PLST EDIT mode or in PLST EDIT mode with PRV CTRL ON The Aux Clip option appears in the secondary menu on the Remote Panel Press MENU to call the secondary menu Press Aux Clip button SHIFT B The ID of the Aux Clip appears in the title bar of the Playlist screen F10 4 Toremove the current aux clip o Load the aux clip e Pressing MENU to open the secondary menu o Press CLEAR SHIFT B Aux Clip on the Remote Panel 5 Playlist Management 123 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 6 6 1 124 Keyword Management Overview Each clip of the server can be assigned 3 keywords and a ranking o Values for ranking are e Keywords are selected from a user defined file that can contain up to 200 keywords of 12 characters This information keywords and ranking can then be combined with other criteria such as timecode dates to search the server database for matching clips The keyword and ranking assignment and the search functions can be performed using the EVS Remote Panel or the VGA screen and PC keyboard q Note q These functions
33. i V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 4 1 4 1 1 Clip Management Introduction Clip Structure Concepts A clip is defined by Short IN and Short OUT points When referring to Short IN and Short OUT points the operators usually use the terms IN point and OUT point When Short IN and Short OUT points are set the system automatically write protects a user definable length of material before and after the Short IN OUT points respectively these are referred to as the guardbands For this reason the IN point before the guardbands and the OUT point after the guardband are called Protect IN point and Protect OUT point Use of Guardbands It is possible to trim a clip by redefining Short IN and Short OUT points If Short IN and Short OUT points are defined only the fields between those two points will be played if the sequence is recalled the same applies when the sequence is included in a playlist PROTECT SHORT SHORT PROTECT IN IN OUT QUT y y v y D Siz Fields between Protect IN and Short IN and fields between Short OUT and Protect OUT guardbands can be reached with the jog So the Short IN and Short OUT points can be redefined 4 Clip Management 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 1 2 34 General Principles Protect IN amp Protect OUT points of a clip cannot be replaced by new ones Short IN amp Short OUT points of a clip can be replaced by new ones Short OUT
34. insert the new section between the defined IN and OUT points After you have selected the required settings for the Replace function the Replace Playback mode is automatically activated the playlist is cued before the IN point to create guardbands ready to be initiated The playlist is played at the speed defined in the playlist When the Protect OUT point of the clip is reached a clip containing the IN and OUT points with the guardbands is created on the Receive page defined in the Operational Setup menu The loop is stopped and the user switches back to match Frame Edit mode Methods You can perform a Replace action in two ways By defining an IN and OUT points in the Replace Edit mode e By defining only an IN point in the Replace Edit mode and defining the OUT point while you perform the Replace in the Replace Playback mode Warning The IN and OUT points cannot be marked on a transition including split audio transitions and swap zones or on a split zone the key will flash red when it is the case 120 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa How to Perform a Replace First define the Replace function in the Replace Edit mode Then execute the Replace function in the Replace Playback mode To perform a Replace proceed as follows 1 2 Open the playlist in which you want to replace a section in Playlist Edit mode In Playlist Edit mode press Menu on the Remote Panel to access th
35. keyword assignment and deleting keywords are identical between LIST and NUMERIC modes 6 Keyword Management 131 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 6 4 132 In the VGA Interface Move the cursor to the desired keyword and press ENTER The keyword will be assigned to the first available keyword location on the last line of the screen Repeat this to assign more keywords up to 3 to the current clip Depending on the CLIP CAM mode the keywords will be assigned to the current camera angle only CAM mode or to all camera angles of the current clip CLIP mode If three keywords are already assigned to the clip the operator has to clear some of them to be able to assign new keywords Clearing Keywords In the VGA Interface Clearing a Keyword 1 Press the TAB key to move the arrow cursor to the lower area of the screen 2 A red arrows will appear around one of the keywords or ranking values Use the LEFT ARROW and the RIGHT ARROW keys to select the keyword to remove 4 Press CTRL DEL Press the TAB key again to move the arrow cursor back to the keywords list Clearing All Keywords and the Ranking of a Clip Press ALT DEL or click on ALT DEL CLR ALL to remove all keywords assigned to the clip and to reset the ranking to the lowest level 6 Keyword Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa T 7 1 7 2 Operation on XNet Network Overview The XNet Network is set
36. of EVS software e The Clear All Clips command deletes only the unprotected clips e The Clear Video Disks command in the Maintenance menu definitively deletes all video and audio data from the disks including any clip stored in protected pages 4 Clip Management i V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 4 4 In the VGA Interface To delete a clip proceed as follows 1 Move the cursor to the clip to delete 2 Press CTRL DEL or click on the corresponding area in the Clip Management area InCAM mode only the camera selected is deleted o In CLIP mode all cameras of the clip are deleted Playing Back Clips In the Remote Panel Interface How to Recall a Clip To recall a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the page where the clip is stored by pressing the SHIFT Page key and the function key corresponding to the given page 2 Select the bank where the clip is stored by pressing the SHIFT F1 to F9 key corresponding to the requested bank The clip banks 1 through 9 respectively correspond to the F1 to F9 keys within each clip page 1 to 10 3 Select the position where the clip is stored in the bank by pressing the F1 to F9 key corresponding to the clip position If Recall Clip Toggle option is enabled in the Operational Setup menu EVS Controller section pressing several times on the same F_key will call successively all camera angles of that clip How to Play Back a Clip To play back a clip do one of
37. of the application is based on the principles described below Playlist Playout When the LongGOP essence is the on air essence an available playlist element will not be playable if it is shorter than 1 second Unavailable playlist elements that means elements not available in the on air essence will be skipped in play mode Unplayable playlist elements that means elements shorter than 1 second will be skipped in play mode In this case editing the playlist element by changing its speed or its IN and or OUT points can make it playable Playlist Editing The behavior with unavailable playlist elements will be as follows in Edit mode e They will be displayed as Unavailable on the VGA e They will be hidden on the Remote The behavior with unplayable playlist elements will be as follows in Edit mode e They will be displayed as Unplayable on the VGA and on the Remote 5 Playlist Management N V 5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 6 5 6 1 Operations on Playlists Setting and Loading Playlists Introduction A distinction is made between setting and loading a playlist e When you load a playlist you actually load it on a given player channel either to edit it or to play it out When you set the current playlist you access the playlist location on the server but you do not load it on a player channel Thus you can insert clips directly in the current playlist without having to load it onto a channel Q
38. of the playlist browse to the clip and press ENTERon the Remote Panel To insert only one clip into the playlist at the last browsing position browse to the clip and press SHIFT INSERTon the Remote Panel Toinsert all clips returned in the search result press the SHIFT ENTER keys on the Remote Panel The clips are inserted at the end of the current playlist Modifying Distant Playlists Remote playlists are available as Read Only and cannot be edited If you want to modify a network playlist you have to create a local copy on your machine first This operation is done instantly if the clips remain in their original location Inserting Growing Clips into Playlists Growing clips can be inserted in playlists in the same way as other clips However their display has the following characteristics Display e They will be displayed with the Creating message in the playlist on the VGA e The growing clips ID will be blinking on the mini playlist display and on the playlist screen on the Remote Panel as well as on the OSD Remaining time e The remaining time in playlists containing growing clips with only an IN point is displayed as on the screens OSD VGA Remote Panel screen where this information is shown 5 Playlist Management 109 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 7 2 110 Deleting and Moving Playlist Elements Introduction Just as you can add clips into a pl
39. on the end of line 3 of the LCD display Remote Panel Functions Secondary Menu in Clip Mode Push Aux Clip f PostRoll The Push function allows you to easily send a copy of a clip to another machine on the network via the GbE network or the SDTI network The behavior of the push mechanism depends on the Push settings available in the Operational Setup menu on the Remote Panel Push section 4 Clip Management 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 38 See section Pushing Clips on page 73 for more information on how the pushing mechanism works gt Archive The Archive function allows the operator to flag a clip to place it in the archive queue of the XFile3 hardware available on the EVS setup Clips can be archived to restored from the removable drives This function is blinking when the clip is flagged for archiving but has not yet been archived It is permanently highlighted when the archiving of the clip is completed Depending on the mode selected with the D key CLIP CAM the gt ARCHIVE flag is assigned only to the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels CAM mode or to all camera angles of the clip CLIP mode Aux Clip This function allows assigning a clip as auxiliary audio clip to the current playlist Press CLEAR Aux Clip CLEAR SHIFT B to remove the current auxiliary clip Playlist Management on page 87 for more details Ranking The Ranking function all
40. point is excluded The clip freezes on previous field when playing back with post roll mode disabled Short IN amp OUT are always on even fields This is automatic The guardband beyond the Short OUT point is created with the material available when the operator saves the clip by pressing the selected F_ key Therefore this guardband can sometimes be shorter than the value defined in the Guardbands setting in the Operational Setup menu Clips section Clip Numbering Hierarchy Introduction Multicam can store up to 900 multiplied by the number of cameras clips and 100 playlists in its libraries including 10 playlists on page 10 reserved for protocols This makes it possible to store 900 clips with up to 12 camera angles per clip which results in 10 800 clips on an EVS video server This number is displayed in the upper right window of the VGA Setup screen SHIFT F2 from the PC keyboard If you are working with XNet SDTI network keep in mind that the total number of clips on the entire network is limited to 32 000 4 Clip Management V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Clip Hierarchy Diagram The following diagram represents the hierarchy of the Multicam clip numbering system As an example clip number 112 is used 1 to 10 Selected with the PAGE key Clips Page PAGE PAGE2 PAGE3 gees PAGE 10 Clips Bank 4 through 9 SHIFT F1 to 9 F2 F3 F4 FS F6 F7 F8 FY F10 SEG000005 amp SHIFT
41. receive permanently the status of the channel s but only one controller at a time is able to actually control a channel this is called the exclusive secondary control mode The secondary controllers are defined in the Technical Setup menu of the Remote Panel 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 32 Interactions between IPDP and Multicam When a Remote Panel and an IPDirector share the control of some PGMs in exclusive secondary control mode the following principles apply e When a playlist timeline is controlled by the Remote Panel on a PGM the playlist timeline remains the current one when IPDirector is given the control on the PGM When a playlist timeline is controlled by PDirector on a PGM the playlist timeline remains the current playlist on the Remote Panel when the operator takes back the PGM control When several playlists timelines have been controlled by IPDirector on several PGMs and the operator takes back the PGM control the current playlist timeline on the Remote Panel is the one that was the current playlist when the control was given away in other words the current playlist timeline does not change When the playlist timeline controlled by IPDirector is not visible by the Remote Panel the current playlist timeline on the Remote Panel is the one that was the current playlist when the control was given away in other words the current playlist timeline does not change 3 Control Modes
42. that is the first available location where no camera angle is already present press ALT U 4 Clip Management N V 5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 4 3 Deleting Clips Introduction You can delete any clip available on disks as well as growing clips but e Loaded clips cannot be deleted e Clips that are on air cannot be deleted In network mode clips included in a playlist or currently used by another operator are protected and can therefore not be deleted In these cases a waming message is displayed Additionally the deletion must be confirmed in the warning message box that appears e When the clip is protected When the Confirm del clp plst parameter is set in the Operational Setup menu Protection section 4 Note When a clip is deleted all playlists are scanned and that clip is removed from all of them In the Remote Panel Interface Deleting a Single Clip Note q The F_ key corresponding to the clip location on the Remote Panel must be green to be able to delete it To delete a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the page and bank where the clip that you want to delete is stored 2 Press CLEAR then press the F_key corresponding to the clip Warning In most cases no confirmation is required and the clip will be instantly deleted 3 If aconfirmation message appears press ENTER to confirm the selected clip deletion 4 Clip Management 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00
43. the assumption that audio and video are in sync when they hit the record channel The delay value cannot be negative Select SHIFT D to highlight the delay value the display allows you to add frames or fields of delay to the delay value Press either MENU or SHIFT D to leave this mode 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 8 4 Adding an Auxiliary Audio Clip Introduction This option allows adding a new stereo audio track e g sport comments music jingles ambient sound to the original video clips This is only available from the Remote Panel This stereo audio track is available on the PVW output and on analogue outputs 7 8 or on digital outputs 15 16 The selection of the track output is done with the Audio slow motion parameter in the Operational Setup menu Audio section The original audio tracks are still available on outputs 1 2 3 4 The auxiliary audio clip selected is always played back with normal speed 100 whatever the selected playback speed for the video When the playback of the playlist is not started from the beginning the system calculates the offset between the current position and the beginning of the playlist and applies the same offset to the Aux Clip so that it can remain synchronized with the playlist If the duration of the Aux Clip is longer than the playlist duration the auxiliary audio clip keeps playing even after the video has stopped Otherwise the audio clip
44. the various function keys available and their purpose 3 Keyword list Area displaying the list of keyword list on the page specified in the Title bar 4 Operation tab Tab displaying the key combinations available and the associated actions 5 Search Criteria area Area displaying the search criteria available Q Note q Use the TAB key to shift from the Keyword list to the Search Criteria area and vice versa essaill Verlinden De Cock Clement Simons Englebert Serre brennik Verheyen Anderlecht Bruges Standard Antwerp Charleroi Mons Genk Malines Felix Stefan 1 Al 4 Clip Management 79 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Search Criteria Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Different criteria can be combined to search the database They can be defined in the search criteria available at the bottom of the screen When you access the search screen the criteria that were last defined are still available on the screen 4 Note q If the red cursor is located on another field in the Search Criteria area use the lt _ arrow keys to move from one field to the previous or next one until the red cursor is positioned on the requested field Criteria Timecode Date from to Level Ranking 80 Description This restricts the search to the clips containing the timecode specified in this field The timecode search is not applied on growing clips e Todefine a timecode type the desired value when the
45. up in the EVS application For more information on how to set up the XNet Network and connect to the XNet network refer to the section SDTI Network in the Configuration manual When the remote system is selected the operation with remote clips or remote trains is similar to the operations on the local system as described later in this chapter Selecting a Network Server In the Remote Panel Interface Press the Network key to display the following Network menu t a LSM on XNE MICHEL F6 MACHINE6 PIERRE F7 MACHINE7 ane F8 MACHINE8 JACQUES a MACHINE 9 a MACHINEO Previous Eer sy The LCD screen of the Remote Panel displays the complete list of available systems on the network e The list is organized according to the order of connection on the network Upto 4 pages are available to display up to 31 servers The Previous and Next commands appear only when all machines do not fit on the current page Select one of the following 4 available connection modes the active mode is highlighted These modes are detailed below e Local e Clips e Records e Clip Records Once the desired mode is selected press the F_ key corresponding to the remote system 7 Operation on XNet Network 133 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 134 The LCD display returns to the normal mode and the names of the remote systems are now displayed after the Page and Bank informatio
46. used for the Timecode timecode regeneration LTC TC User TC In Specifies the TC type in which the timecode LTC or VITC should be regenerated in SD HANC VITC HANC LTC or both 5 Playlist Management 105 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 7 5 7 1 106 How to Activate the Continuous Timecode Regeneration To activate the continuous timecode regeneration proceed as follows 1 Inthe Playlist page F10 press TAB several times until the ON OFF field after Regeneration of TC is green highlighted 2 Press the right arrow key to toggle the function to ON 3 Press TAB again to highlight the continuous in PLST text segment and with the right arrow select whether the regeneration will be applied on the playlist PLST or on the playlist clips CLIPS 4 Press TAB to highlight the from 00 00 00 00 segment and type the start TC to be used for the regeneration 5 Press TAB again to highlight on the timecode type and toggle to the requested timecode type with the right arrow The continuous timecode regeneration function is now active However the timecode will effectively be regenerated when you replay the playlist after activating a loop To deactivate the function press the left arrow on the field to toggle the function to OFF How to Regenerate the Timecode in a Playlist To regenerate the timecode in a given playlist proceed as follows 1 Activate the TC Regeneration a
47. used the next time this menu is called The default settings will be automatically restored when starting a new Multicam session 6 Press ENTER to confirm or MENU to cancel G Note During a network copy e The VGA displays the copied of each clip The corresponding light flashes green e Press CLEAR and the corresponding F_ key to cancel the network copy A confirmation window is displayed press ENTER to confirm cancelation of the copy In the VGA Interface Copying and moving clips is performed using the CUT COPY and PASTE functions available in the Clip Management area How to Copy a Clip To copy or move a clip proceed as follows 1 2 Move the cursor to the clip to copy For a copy press CTRL C COPY function or fora move press CTRL X CUT function or click on the corresponding area in the Clip Management area During a move operation the original clip is deleted The clip is copied to the clipboard The clipboard area displays its content clip number network number if the copied clip is a remote one and the selected cameras I n CLIP mode all camera angles of the clips will be copied In CAM mode only the selected camera angle will be copied Move the cursor to the clip playlist location where the content of the clipboard should be copied For a LONG copy where the entire original clip is copied including its guardbands 5 Press CTRL V LONG PASTE function or click on the correspon
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49. 4 28 Playlist Conditional Mode Purpose This mode is only available in 2 PGM and 3 PGM modes It allows the operator to load and control several playlists simultaneously from the same Remote Panel or to load a playlist on one channel while performing other operations on the other channel s Prerequisites To use this mode the Load playlist parameter of the Operational Setup menu Playlist section must be set to Conditional To be able to play playlists with effects in conditional mode you need to active the Mix on one channel feature on the PGMs or to select two channels How to Activate the Conditional Mode 1 Select one channel for example PGM1 2 Press the PLST key one two or three times to enter the PLST EDIT or enter the PLST DIFF mode and possibly load the current playlist See also Edit and Playout Modes on page 89 The TAKE key lights green You are in Conditional mode Pressing the TAKE key allows you to return to the PGM selection menu and select another PGM channel where you can start a replay load a clip or another playlist etc In the Conditional mode if you select a PGM channel where a playlist is loaded and presses TAKE you enter again the PLST EDIT or PLST DIFF mode When playlists are loaded on all channels you control in Multi PGM mode the TAKE key lights red If you press the TAKE key the Remote Panel will enter a specific PLST DIFF mode where you can control several playlists simultan
50. A June 2015 60 Deleting All Unprotected Clips in a Bank To delete all unprotected clips stored on a given bank proceed as follows 1 Select the page where the bank that you wish to clear of all unprotected clips is stored 2 Press CLEAR SHIFT then the F_ key corresponding to the bank The following confirmation message is displayed Caution This will delete all unprotected clips stored on bank X Menu Cancel Enter Confirm 3 Press ENTER to confirm the unprotected clips deletion on the selected bank Deleting All Unprotected Clips You can delete all unprotected clips in one operation using the Clear All Clips command Warning The clips included in playlists and the playlist themselves will be deleted The following clips will not be deleted e Clips stored on protected pages as defined in the Operational Setup menu Protection section e Clips protected by another protocol To clear all unprotected clips proceed as follows 1 Press SHIFT MENU to go to the main menu 2 Press F7 Clear All Clips command 3 When the confirmation message is displayed press ENTER to confirm the unprotected clips deletion 4 Ifthe system is connected to an XNet network an additional confirmation is required A message is displayed on the video monitor to notify the operation completion Warning The Clear All Clips command is different from the Clear Video Disks command available in the Maintenance menu
51. Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 7 7 114 How to Trim Clips in a Playlist To trim clips in a playlist proceed as follows 1 Browse to the desired element in the playlist 2 Re mark a new Short IN or Short OUT If the clip duration is too short clear the IN or OUT point by selecting CLEAR and then set the new IN or OUT point at the desired position q Note q Clearing restores the existing IN or OUT point to the end of the guardbands of the clip Sorting the Playlist Elements by TC IN Introduction From the VGA Interface it is possible to sort reorder the playlist elements by TC IN The sort is done on the TC displayed in the TC IN column whatever the type of TC displayed User TC or LTC 4 Note q This operation will change the order of the playlist elements and reset the transitions to the default transitions defined on the Remote Panel How to Sort Playlist Elements by TC IN To reorder the playlists elements by TC IN in a playlist proceed as follows 1 Open the playlist in the VGA Playlist screen 2 Press the TAB key until you highlight the Sort by TC IN field in the Playlist management area at the bottom of the screen 3 Press ENTER to validate 4 Press ENTER again to confirm the operation The playlist elements are reordered by TC IN You can undo the operation using the Undo command available in Playlist Edit mode on the Remote Panel 5 Playlist Management i V5 OPERATION MAN
52. EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 9 3 3 92 OtherAng The OtherAng Other Angle function SHIFT C key allows the operator to replace the current playlist element by another playlist element showing a different angle of the recorded material When the OtherAng option is selected Multicam loads the local and network trains that include the TC IN of the playlist element to replace The trains are loaded on the PRV channel at the current TC of the loaded element The jog is used to shift from one record train to the other Once the requested record train is displayed on the PRV channel pressing ENTER replaces the current playlist element by the one created from the selected angle Add cut The Add cut function SHIFT D key allows the operator to split an existing clip into two independent clips at a selected point Both resulting clips are duplicates of the original one with additional short in and short out points added at the split point Functions in Playlist Playout Mode Once the playlist is cued and ready to roll the menu below is displayed on the Remote LCD This menu gives the operator the ability to manipulate the playlist while it is playing The duration displayed in the top right corner of the LCD screen in Playlist Playout mode is the remaining duration until the end of the playlist PL11 LSM 04 Albert LOC LEFT 00 00 02 22 111A Clipname012 00 00 29 Unk w00 10 112B 03 Clipname456 00 53 29 Unk
53. Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 7 4 5 7 5 112 Changing the Camera Angle of a Playlist Element From the Remote Panel you can change the camera angle of a playlist element if the material is still available in a local or distant record train To change the camera angle of a playlist element proceed as follows 1 When you are in Playlist Edit mode scroll within the playlist to the playlist element 2 Press MENU to access the secondary menu ae 3 Press SHIFT C to search and load the local and distant record trains that include the same TC IN as the playlist element The first record train is loaded on the PRV channel at the current TC of the loaded element 4 Press Browse and use the jog to move within one record train to browse its content 5 Once you have loaded the requested camera angle on the PRV channel press ENTER This will replace the current playlist element by a new clip having the same TC IN and TC OUT The new clip is stored on the playlist receive page The effects the split audio and the swap points defined on the initial playlist element are preserved Adding Cuts in Playlist Elements Description The Add Cut command is only available from the Remote Panel This command duplicates a playlist or timeline element clip record train and adjusts the SHORT IN and SHORT OUT points of these new duplicated elements e Onboth these elements the guardbands and other effects are kept un
54. KWD is provided when Multicam is installed The content of a keyword file is similar to the following 1 action l 2 action 2 19 action 19 20 action 20 21 player Al 22 player A2 39 player A19 40 player A20 41 player Bl 42 player B2 59 player B19 60 player B20 61 player Cl 62 player C2 199 player 119 200 player 120 q Note L Each keyword can have up to 12 characters including blanks Avoid accentuated and special characters since most of them will not be recognized by the Multicam application If a keyword is longer than 12 characters only the first 12 characters will be used and the end of the keyword will automatically be truncated 126 6 Keyword Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Creating a Keyword File Creating a keyword file can be done on any computer with a simple text editor Make sure the file name does not exceed 8 characters that all characters in the file name are legal and that it has a KWD extension The file can then be imported onto the server using a USB key together with the Import Export Keywords Files from the Multicam Setup window refer to your Server Configuration Manual for more details about this option Selecting the Current Keyword File In the Multicam application the keyword file can be selected either from the VGA Setup screen or from the Operational Setup menu of the Remote Panel using the Keyword file parameter Keyword sec
55. M00 10 112B Clipname891 00 53 29 Unk M00 10 Film FX Selecting this function will create a film style effect during the playout of the playlist by repeating one field every two fields Please note that the audio is not affected by this effect This mode is deactivated when exiting a playlist Next While the playlist is rolling on air selecting the Next function will start the transition of the next clip with the transition effect listed on the playlist This can be used if a clip is running too long and it is necessary to shorten up the playing time 5 Playlist Management Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 4 5 4 1 Skip While the playlist is rolling the next clip in the sequence is always displayed on the PRV screen The Skip function allows the operator to discard clips before they go on air The clip that will be skipped is the one displayed on the PRV screen This function does not remove the clip from the playlist but it simply allows it to be skipped during playback Edit Selecting the Edit function gets the user back to the Playlist Edit mode Playlist Functions on the VGA VGA Playlist Screen Introduction Pressing F10 on the keyboard calls the VGA Playlist screen The Playlist screen displays information on the clips included in the current or loaded playlist Several transport functions are available from this screen Clip Functions on the VGA on page 39 for more information CLIP 2
56. OPERATION MANUAL Version 14 00 June 2015 V5 Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Disclaimer This manual and the information contained herein are the sole property of EVS Broadcast Equipment SA and or its affiliates EVS and are provided as is without any expressed or implied warranties including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose In particular EVS makes no warranty regarding the use or the consequences of use of this manual and the information contained herein Furthermore EVS may not be held liable for any direct or indirect incidental punitive or consequential loss damage cost or expense of any kind whatsoever and howsoever resulting from the normal or abnormal use of this manual and the information contained herein even if advised of the possibility of such loss damage cost or expense While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS cannot be held liable for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication The information in this manual is furnished for informational purpose and use only and subject to change without notice This manual cancels and replaces any previous versions thereof Copyright Copyright 2010 2015 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA All rights reserved This manual may not be reproduced transcribed stored in a database or an retri
57. OVEIVICW 24 tse e se a eee ete Se Ne et eid 133 Selecting a Network Server 0 0 2222 e cece cece cece cc cece cece cece ee ceeeeeeeees 133 Recalling and Playing Back a Remote Clip 2 0000 00 eee eee 136 Naming a Remote Clip 2000 02 22 eee cece eee c cece eee eecccecccceeeeees 137 Modifying IN and OUT Points of a Remote Clip 00000000 00 e eee 137 Inserting Remote Clips into a Playlist 0000000 0c eee eee eee 138 Rolling a Playlist with Remote Clips 2 0000202222 c cece cece cece cece cece ee eee 138 Creating Local Clips with Remote Record Trains 2 2 cece ee eeeeeee cece 139 Disconnecting from XNet _ 22 22 eee cece cece cece cece cece aaora iarna 140 VI EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 8 ADVANCED CONTROL MODES 8 1 Video Delay 8 2 Sony XtenDD35 Odetics amp VDCP Protocols Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Table of Contents V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa What s New What s New In the Operation manual the icon NEW has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features in release 14 00 Camera Angles from A to L e See section Overview on page 1 e See section Clip Numbering Hierarchy on page 34 e See section Clip Screen Overview on page 39 e See section Creating Clips on page 56 Update in Pushing Mechanism e See section Pushing Clips on page 73 Changes in shortcuts in the VDR Panel See section VGA
58. UAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 8 5 8 1 Transition and Audio Operations Overview on Transition Effects Introduction You can apply effects on the audio and video transitions of a clip in a playlist For each transition you define the effect type and duration You can only apply transition effects using the Remote Panel By default a mix transition effect audio and video is applied to each new clip inserted into the playlist However you can change the type of transition effect in the main menu of the Playlist Edit mode With the license code 111 the duration and type of the audio transitions are tied to the duration and type of the video transitions Illustrations The following drawings show that the transition effects are applied on the material included in the playlist element not on the guardbands Normal Playlist with Cuts Clip 1114A 3 secs Clip 112A 3 secs Clip 1134 3 secs O y O Ce E l Total Duration 9 secs 5 Playlist Management 115 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Playlist with 1 00 sec Effect Duration In a playlist created on the Remote Panel the video and audio effects end at the OUT point of a clip so the duration of clips is shortened by the length of the effect Clip 1114 3 secs Clip 1134 3 secs Total Duration 7 Secs Available Video and Audio Transition Effects The following video transition effects can be defined Effect Type Cut Mix Wipe
59. _17 player_A17 player_B17 action_18 player_A18 player_B18 action_19 player_A19 player_B19 action_20 40 player_A20 player_B20 MODE CAM ALT P 8 gt ALT F assault xX Xx Xx A action_1 player_A4 player_B The name of the current keyword file is displayed in the centre of the Title Bar against a red background e Many functions for clip management are similar to the Clip screen o F4 NAME o F2 CLIP CAM F3 CALL When calling a clip with the F3 function in the Off Air Keyword Screen the system will automatically switch to the On Air Keyword screen since the clip to which you are assigning keywords has been loaded on a play channel o ALT P PLAY PAUSE o gt ALT R RECUE o ALT T SET TC o ALT Z gt ARCHIVE o ALT F key select the Call Channel from VGA is enabled Refer to the description of the Clip screen for details about these functions The ID and name of the clip that keywords are going to be assigned to is displayed at the bottom on the screen along with the keywords ranking and archive status already assigned to that clip CLIP 122A assault x xx xxx ALT Z ARCHIVE A action_1 player_A4 player_B 6 Keyword Management 125 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 6 2 Managing Keyword Files The keyword file is a simple text file o With a name of maximum 8 characters o Witha KWD extension o Located in the Multicam KWD directory of the server A sample keyword file SAMPLE
60. adata and manage playlists See the LSM Connect quick start guide for more information on this application 2 Working Interfaces 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 2 2 Remote Panel Controls 2 2 1 General Layout The following diagram shows the Remote Panel along with a brief description of each area a a aa e Fl F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FIO BB0BpnonnnnnLi CLEAR ENTER Network Goto Te lt PLAY Last Cue Retura Page RECORD PRYCTL MENU SHIFT Note The operational buttons have primary and secondary functions and are divided into upper and lower sections By pressing the SHIFT button you gain access to the secondary functions O 2 Working Interfaces OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Ref 2 Working Interfaces Command F keys amp small buttons Soft keys Jog dial Operational block 1 PLST LOOP BROWSE INSERT IN GOTO IN OUT GOTO OUT TAKE V5 Function Multi purpose keys With LCD display allows the operator to enter the Multicam MENU system Used to accurately cue disk recorder Initiates active playlist Records the main output PGM1 to the first input CAM A of Multicam Used to browse through clips playlists cue points Used in playlist management to insert clips into a playlist Sets Mark IN at the current position Goes to the defined Mark IN Sets Mark OUT at the current position Goes to the defined Mark OUT In PGM PRV mode pressi
61. ages for push actions in cam mode Push Mechanism in CAM Mode When the operator presses the Push command the camera angle loaded on the controlled channel of the EVS server is pushed into the push receive page and on the first free push receiving slot defined in the settings When the current bank is full the push mechanism overflows on the next bank When the current page is full the push mechanism overflows on the next page When all slots corresponding to the push receving slots have been filled in on all pages all angles become available for push actions The mechanism shall restart on the start page but with all angles All the angles remain available until a new Multicam session is started Push Mechanism in CLIP Mode When the operator presses the Push command the clip loaded is pushed with all its camera angles into the push receive page The clip is pushed onto the first free clip position on the push receive page The receiving slots setting is not taken into account In SDTI the initial camera positions are preserved on the pushed machine In GbE the initial camera positions are not preserved on the pushed machine When the current bank is full the push mechanism overflows on the next bank When the current page is full the push mechanism overflows on the next page In both modes the operator who pushes the clip is notified when the receive page defined on the destination machine is full The operator can press MENU t
62. all operational parameters You will find detailed information on Multicam configuration from the VGA and from the Remote Panels in the EVS Server Configuration manuals 2 Working Interfaces Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa VGA Interface When turning on the EVS mainframe the first step is the PC boot sequence then the Multicam Setup window is displayed e If adefault application has been previously selected this application will start automatically after a few seconds if no key is hit e If adefault application hasn t been defined or if the space bar is hit the system will remain in the Multicam Setup window and wait for the operator s next command A configuration line called Xsense will be available in the Application window for use with the XSense Remote Panel When Multicam is started in the selected configuration the operational windows allow users to perform simple actions The Operational windows include the Keyword window the Search Clip window the Clip window and the Playlist Timeline window They are described in this manual as well as the possible actions from these windows Remote Panel Interface The Remote Panel keys and main menu are described in the following sections e See section Remote Panel Controls on page 4 e See section Remote Panel Operations on page 10 LSM Connect Application The LSM Connect application is the Remote Panel companion It allows users to quickly edit clip met
63. allows interaction between all outputs Synchronized replays can be rolled and chained between the cameras with either a mix a wipe or a cut between them The Multi PGM mode is more basic but gives the operator independent control of all outputs These outputs can be controlled together such as jogging back to a certain action on all outputs or individually either PGM 1 2 or 3 3 Control Modes Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 3 3 2 3 Control Modes How to Enter the Multi PGM Mode To enter the Multi PGM mode press B from the Main menu This button is labeled 1 PGM 2 PGM or 3 PGM according to your system configuration The Remote Panel will then display the following screen PGM1 CAM A PGM2 CAM B PGM3 CAM C P 1 B 1 Clips LOCAL Records LOCAL PL 11 lt Msg PGM 1 PGM 2 PGM 3 TOGGLE The LCD display is divided in two menus controlled by soft keys A B C D To gain access to the upper menu press MENU from the Remote Panel Multi PGM Primary Menu Controls Introduction The primary menu in Multi PGM mode illustrated below gives access to the functions detailed in the following paragraphs Rst Cam a PGM 1 PGM 2 PGM 3 TOGGLE This function restores the position of cameras on the active channels CAM A on PGM 1 CAM B on PGM 2 etc q Note q When a clip playlist is loaded on a channel switching back to Live mode will recall the record train which was last used on t
64. ator loops a section or an entire playlist back to themselves and during the playback add some effects externally graphic insertion for instance or internally changing the speed While the operator plays the playlist back and inserts the requested effects the playback result is re injected into the playlist from a predefined IN frame The OUT point of the replaced section is predefined or manually defined in the record process The Replace function is only available on the Remote Panel q Note q The Replace function is not allowed on playlists containing growing clips Accessing the Replace Function Press MENU in Playlist Edit mode to open the secondary menu with the Replace function Select Replace in this menu to access the Replace function 5 Playlist Management 119 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Replace Edit Mode This mode allows to specify the following information for the Replace IN point and OUT point for the section to replace in the playlist The OUT point can also be defined during the Replace itself Loop mode parameters In the Replace Edit mode the playlist is considered as one entity on which you can mark one IN point and one OUT point pressing the IN and OUT points does not retrim the current playlist clip Those IN and OUT points will be used to determine what portion of the playlist will be replaced Replace Playback Mode In this mode you play the playlist back and
65. aylist in Numeric Mode To add the search results clips only to the current playlist you can use the following key combinations When you are in the secondary menu the keyword menu is displayed and at least a keyword is selected with the F keys e Press ENTER to assign the selected keyword s to the current clip e Press SHIFT ENTER to insert all clips of the search results at the end of the current playlist When you are in the main menu e Press ENTER to insert the current clip in the current playlist e Press SHIFT ENTER to insert all clips of the search results at the end of the current playlist Resetting the Search Criteria To Reset the search criteria press SHIFT A The default values of the search criteria no from to date are reset and the default TC is set to the loaded TC on the PGM 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Leaving the Search Function Use the Return command press the A key to exit the search function without performing any search In the VGA Interface The Search Window Press F8 to access the search screen The VGA search screen is made up of several areas that will be named as follows from top to bottom 1 Title bar Bar containing the following elements from left to right Screenname e Name of the current keywords file displayed against a red background in the center of the Title bar e Keyword page displayed 2 Function bar Bar displaying information on
66. aylist only with the Remote Panel deleting clips from a playlist or moving clips within a playlist are also performed via the Remote Panel How to Delete an Element from a Playlist To delete a playlist element in a playlist proceed as follows 1 While you are in Playlist Edit mode scroll within the playlist to the element that needs to be deleted If the Browse mode is active the first frame will appear on the display as each clip is scrolled through 2 Select Delete from the Playlist Edit menu The selected element will be removed from the playlist A confirmation message will appear if the Confirm Ins Del clips parameter has been enabled in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section How to Move an Element within a Playlist q Note L You can only move elements within a playlist if you are in PGM PRV mode To move a playlist element within a playlist using the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 While you are in Playlist Edit mode scroll within the playlist to the clip that needs to be moved 2 Select Delete from the Playlist Edit menu The clip is sent to the clipboard and loaded on the PRV channel 3 Scroll to the location in the playlist where you want to insert the clip Remember that the position where the clip is inserted will depend on the value of the Insert in playlist parameter in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section that is to say before or after the selected playlist element 4 Press TAKE or
67. been copied the original network clip is used instead In the VGA Interface How to Copy a Local Playlist To copy a local playlist proceed as follows 1 2 3 4 Press the END key to open the playlist bank Select the playlist to copy Press CTRL C to copy the playlist Go to the empty playlist location on the same server where you want to copy the playlist Press CTRL V to paste the playlist The EDL of the playlist is copied to the requested location How to Copy a Distant Playlist To copy a distant playlist proceed as follows 1 2 102 Oo oN on A Q Press F9 to open the Connect window With the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW keys select the distant server from which you want to copy a playlist Press ENTER Press END to go to the playlist bank on the requested page Select the original playlist to copy with the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW keys Press CTRL C to copy the playlist Press F9 to open the Connect window Select the local server and press ENTER On the requested playlist bank select an empty playlist location on your local machine 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 6 5 10 Press CTRL V to paste the playlist The following dialog box pops up Copy Playlist xx xx to yy Select Copy Playlist Mode Space Bar Playlist Only Playlist with Clips Short Mode Playlist with Clips Long Mode Esc Cancel Enter Confirm 11 Press the SPACEBAR to se
68. by the 1st Remote Panel and on the VGA Call Channel defined in the setup If the channel where the clip is supposed to be loaded is in Playlist Edit mode with a PRV channel attached the clip will automatically cue up on the PRV channel How to Recall and Play a Local or Distant Clip To recall a clip on the server you are connected to proceed as follows 1 Enter the 3 or 4 digits of the clip ID for example 111 or 111A The entry appears in the Name field If you do not know precisely the clip ID you can type and page number and bank number only for local server 2 Press F3 If you entered only 3 digits the clip primary camera is selected If you entered 4 digits the clip given camera angle is selected If noclip matches the entry no selection is done 3 Press ALT P to play back the selected clip Q Note q Press ESC at any time to clear the Name field How to Recall and Play a Distant Clip To recall a clip on another server than the one you are connected to proceed as follows 1 Enter the 3 or 4 digits of the ID followed by a slash mark and the network number of the machine for example 111 03 or 111A 03 Torecall a local clip whatever machine you are connected to type 00 as network number for example 111 00 or 111A 00 The entry appears in the Name field Press F3 o If you entered only 3 digits the clip primary camera is selected o Ifyou entered 4 digits the clip given camera angle is
69. cece eceeeeeeeeeeees 4 2 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 2 2 2 LED Colors _ 22220 0 202222 cece eee e eee e cece eceeeeeeeeeeeee 6 2 2 3 Function Keys amp Small Keys 0 0000 00 22 cece cece cece cece ce ceceeeeeee 7 2 2 4 Soft Keys and LCD Display 200000000 e ee eeeee 8 2 2 0 NOG Dial Joos se oot cabana shed eed en doe els OA Rak eee 9 2 2 6 Keyboard Locking 220000 c cece ccc ec ccc ee cece ceeeeeeeeeceeeeees 9 Remote Panel Operations 0000000000000000000000000000000 0001000001122222 10 2 3 1 Main Menu 2 2222 c cece cece eee cece cece cece cece ccc cece cece eee unainn 10 2 3 2 Function of the Small Keys 0 000 0 cece cece cece cece eceeeceeeeees 12 2 3 3 Function of the Operational Block 1 Keys 0 22200000e cece ee ee 13 2 3 4 Function of the Operational Block 2 Keys 0 2 ccc cece eee eee ee 15 2 3 5 Rebooting the System from the Remote Panel 2 22222 18 CONTROL MODES 0 202 2 o ooo ccc ccc ec ec ec ec ececeeees 19 Live Search or Playback Mode 2 222222 0 22 eeeceeeeee 19 TPGM PRY Mode 02 ssc 2s ce8 Sect E E ete aE LANES iieri 19 3 2 1 1PGM PRV Mode 2000 0 c cece cece c eee ce cece ee Eroare Erani 19 3 2 2 1PGM PRV Primary Menu Controls 00 2 2c cece cece eee eee 20 3 2 3 1PGM PRV Secondary Menu Controls 22
70. cess to the upper menu press MENU from the Remote Panel 1PGM PRV Primary Menu Controls Introduction The primary menu in 1PGM PRV mode illustrated below gives access to the functions detailed in the following paragraphs CAM A B C D If PRV CTL is OFF select the camera to assign to the PGM output This camera key will be highlighted in the menu If PRV CTL is ON select the camera to assign to the PRV output This camera key will be highlighted in the menu 3 Control Modes ESS V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 a Q Note q In 5CAM configuration 5 recorder channels and 1 player channel or when loading a clip where CAM E or F exists the operational menu will display IRst Cam Cam Local Sync Prv Sync Pry 2nd CTRL CTRL ma A B Cam c C CE pressing a D key gt on operator so access to the D E and F cameras The operation menu becomes Press the D key lt i to return to CAM A B oe C selection Rst Cam Bst Cam Tocat Sync Prv 2nd CTRL This function restores the position of cameras on the active channels CAM A on PGM1 CAM B on PRV Note q When a clip playlist is loaded on a channel switching back to Live mode will recall the record train which was last used on that output This avoids too frequent uses of the Rst Cam function Local This function allows the user to reconnect to the local Xsense after having accessed distant clips or record trains The function is hi
71. changed as in the original one e Inthe first duplicated element the SHORT IN point is left unchanged while the SHORT OUT point is adjusted to the cut point e Inthe second duplicated element the SHORT OUT point is left unchanged while the SHORT IN point is adjusted to the cut point as illustrated hereunder 5 Playlist Management ESS V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 a 5 7 6 Before adding cut 111A Adding cut 7 ef After adding cut elt1 111A rr wr O After adding cut elt 2 WA Multicam Behavior When adding a cut to a clip Multicam will behave as follows The transition applied at the cut point is a cut for both audio and video e The speed of the cut elements is the same as the original element even if it is Unknown e The stop and start modes of the cut elements are auto Any loop defined on the playlist that includes the original element conserves and includes the cut elements Any tag defined and active on the original element at the cut point is recreated at the short in of the second cut element The adding cut is not possible in the following cases e Within a video effect e Within an audio effect beginning or finishing the original element Trimming Clips into a Playlist Introduction Every playlist element can be trimmed independently of all other instances of the same clip number Trim actions are only available in the Remote Panel 5 Playlist Management 113 EVS
72. creen by pressing SHIFT F7 on the keyboard In this case only the play channels assigned to user 1 BBCDEF LSM 03 mtpc03 gt ABCDEF LSM 02 Local Target Actual Target Actual 00 00 00 00 00 00 33 22 Delay 00 00 00 00 00 01 36 12 20 20 58 13 Play 20 19 55 28 j Re aae e Recordin Rec 20 21 32 10 Recording PLAY 4 ABC DE F LSM 02 Local Target Actual 60 90 00 00 01 00 03 18 19 21 28 22 20 21 32 10 Recording PLAY 5 For each play channel the operator can adjust e the video and audio source camera angle and source server if several units are connected on an SDTI network e the desired delay in hh mm ss fr For each play channel the operator can view e the actual delay in hh mm ss fr e the timecode of the on air picture e the timecode of the incoming picture on the associated record channel e the status of the associated record channel Recording Idle 8 Advanced Control Modes 141 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 8 2 142 How to Configure the Video Delay Parameters of a Play Channel To configure the Video Delay Parameters of a Play Channel proceed as follows 1 Select the play channel to configure by pressing ALT the corresponding F_ key on the PC keyboard ex ALT F1 for PGM1 ALT F2 for PGM2 PRV etc 2 If you want to use another server on the SDTI network as a source press SHIFT F7 on the PC keyboard to call up the network list Use the arrow keys to select
73. d LOOP will appear on the OSD of the output monitors When the user selects the Loop mode the loop has to be cabled from the HD SD clean output of PGM1 to the Loop In connector The loop is performed on the audio and video components of the PGM1 output or on the video only depending on the Internal Loop parameter of the Operational Setup menu In audio embedded the audio is also looped whatever the value defined for the Internal Loop parameter To leave the loop mode you need to press SHIFT LOOP again q Note q By default users have to connect the clean SDI output to the Loop In connector given that the OSD of the output monitors are not disabled If users want to use the output monitor with characters out they have to start the Multicam application with the following parameter LOOP_SDI_MON This is very useful to consolidate effects and edits or adding live sound or music or voice to previously recorded material when only the video is looped back into the server When playing back at 200 in loop mode then replaying the looped sequence at 50 you can obtain a film effect PLST This function is not active if the current playlist is empty Ifthe current playlist is not empty pressing PLST once loads the current playlist in Playlist Edit mode e Pressing PLST from the Playlist Edit mode shifts to the Playlist Playout mode e Pressing PLST from the Playlist Playout mode re cues the playlist to its
74. d file can also be edited directly in the Multicam application using the Off Air Keyword screen F7 as illustrated hereunder This screen is also used to assign keywords to aclip as described in the next section Al FS CALL IE KWD f Baction_1 player_Al player_B1 action_2 player_A2 player_B2 action_3 player_A3 player_B3 action_4 player_A4 player_B4 action_5S player_AS player_BS action_ amp player_A amp player_B amp action_7 player_A player_B action_8 player_A8s player_Bs action_9 player_Ag player_B9 action_10 player_A10 player_B10 action_11 player_A11 player_B11 action_12 player_A12 player_B12 action_13 player_A13 player_B13 action_14 player_A14 player_B14 action_15 player_A15 player_B15 action_16 player_A16 player_B1i6 action_17 player_A1l player_B1 action_18 player_A18 player_B18 action_19 player_A139 player_B19 action_20 player_A20 player_B20 MODE CAM 1 Select a local keyword file from the Setup If you select SERVER as keyword file in the setup that is the file distributed by the network server you will not be allowed to edit it 2 Goto the Off Air Keyword Screen by pressing F7 on the keyboard 3 If you want to create a backup copy of the current file press F5 SAVE AS in that screen and enter the name of the file you want to create This can also be used to create a local copy of the keywords file distributed by the Network Server q Note q If a KWD file with the same name already exists in the KWD di
75. ding area in the 4 Clip Management Clip Management area 71 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 6 3 72 Fora SHORT copy where only the material between the Short IN and Short OUT points of the original clip is copied augmented by the duration of the destination default guardbands 6 Press CTRL SHIFT V SHORT PASTE function or click on the corresponding area in the Clip Management area _In CLIP mode only the available camera locations inside the destination clip are copied If some camera angles already exist for the destination clip they are not be overwritten by the corresponding camera in the clipboard o In CAM mode the selected camera angle is copied 7 During a move operation the original clip is deleted q Note q A Cut amp Paste of a clip is equivalent to a Move Clip meaning that any reference to that clip inside playlists will be updated to the new location of that clip This is not the case when doing a Copy amp Paste then deleting manually the original clip How to Copy a Clip in the VDR Panel Player To copy a clip from the VDR Panel Player proceed as follows 1 Load the original clip 2 Press ALT S to save the current clip to another location This creates a copy of the clip 3 Save the clip to the current cursor location by pressing ENTER or to the first available clip location on the current server by pressing ALT U 4 You can also renam
76. e Select New Playlist 13 Menu Cancel Enter Confirm 5 Press COPY A key to select the copy option The menu becomes Copy Playlist 11 03 to Playlist 13 Menu Cancel Enter Confirm COPY PLST CLP NEW PLST 6 Specify whether to copy the EDL with or without the clips o Press ENTER to copy only the EDL without copying the elements contained in the original playlist The copy is done instantly since there is no material to transfer o Press PLST CLP B key to copy the EDL together with the playlist elements The display becomes Copy Playlist and all net clips to Playlist 13 Menu Cancel Enter Confirm COPY PLST CLP SHORT NEW PLST 5 Playlist Management 101 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 7 8 Press the C key to specify whether to perform a SHORT or a LONG copy SHORT mode default only the section of the elements between the Short IN and Short OUT as defined in the playlist will be copied increased by the duration of the guardbands as defined on the destination system LONG mode the entire original clips including their guardbands will be copied on the destination system Press ENTER to confirm the copy or MENU to cancel The F_ key of the destination playlist will flash until all clips have been copied This playlist can be recalled during that process for browsing editing or playback If some clips have not yet
77. e next clip is green and the fade in black Q Note q The color of the fade effects is defined with the Fade to from color parameter in the Playlist settings of the Operational Setup menu With license code 111 the audio transition is always a mix Default Values for Transition Durations It is possible to set a default value for the duration of the video transitions in the Operational Setup menu Once this is defined each time a clip is entered or inserted into a playlist transitions are applied with the default values The Video effect duration parameter is available in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section and ranges up to 20 00 secs 5 Playlist Management 117 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 8 2 118 Adding Transition Effects in a Playlist Transition Effects Commands The functions related to transition effects are available from the main menu of the Playlist Edit mode and the effects applied are also displayed on the Remote Panel display Clip position Clip name Clip duration Playlistspeed Effect type LOC TDUR 90 00 02 22 1114 04 Clipname0123 00 00 29 Unk W00 10 112B Clipname4567 00 53 29 Unk W00 10 112B 02 Clipname8910 00 53 29 Unk woo 10 Effect duration en aaa rx Dor Sy Effect Effect duration edit type edit How to Add a Transition Effect You can add transitions on one or all elements of a playlist as follows or more precisely modify
78. e 65 4 5 3 Editing the Ranking of a Clip 0 000000 e cece cece cece eeceeeee 66 4 5 4 Shortening a Clip 0 00 e cece cece cece cece ccceeeeees 66 4 5 5 Restriping a Clip 000002 c ccc ccc ccc cc cece eee ceeeeeeeeeees 66 4 6 Transfering Clips 00 000 c oaao adioa ce ccceceeeeececeeeeeees 68 4 6 1 Clip Transfers in Multi Essence 0 00 cccc cece cc ceececeeeeees 68 4 6 2 Copying and Moving Clips 0 2200000 c cece eee cece cece eeeeeees 70 4 6 3 Canceling a Network Copy 00 0 022 e cece cece ccc cece ceeeceececeeees 72 4 6 4 Pushing Clips 0 0000 c ccc c cece ccc ccc ccc ccc cece cece ee ceeeeeeeeeees 73 4 7 Searching for ClipS 2 0 eee cece cece cece cece ceccccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 75 4 7 1 Searching for Clips via Search Options 00 00022 22 ee eee 75 4 8 Managing Cue Points 2 000 002 c cece cece cece ceceeeeececeeeees 84 5 PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 02022 22s 87 5 1 Introduction 2 0 2 0 cece ce ec cccc ccc eecccccceececcccccceeeeccecceceeeeeecceeeeeeeees 87 5 2 Selecting Playlists 22 0 0 0 0202 c occ e cece cece ee eeeeeeeeees 88 5 3 Playlist Functions on the Remote Panel 2 20 0222 02 ce ee eeee eee e eee 89 5 3 1 Edit and Playout Modes 0 2 2 22 e cece e cece cece ce cece eee 89 5 3 2 Functions in Playlist Edit Mode 0 0 0 2c cece cece cece cee ec
79. e Mix on one channel feature activated on the PGM for the effects to be applied during playout 5 Playlist Management Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 6 3 Deleting Playlists q Note Deleting a playlist deletes all the playlist elements from the playlist as well as the playlist definition in the database In the Remote Panel Interface To delete a playlist proceed as follows 1 Press SHIFT Page F_ key to select the page in which the playlist to delete is located 2 Press SHIFT F10 to select the playlist bank Press CLEAR F_ key to delete the corresponding playlist 4 According to the value of the Confirm del clp plst parameter in the Operational Setup menu Protection section you will be asked or not to confirm the deletion action 5 The empty playlist location remains available To delete all playlists stored on a same bank proceed as follows 1 Press SHIFT Page F_ key to select the page in which the playlists to delete are located 2 Press CLEAR SHIFT F10 to delete all playlists stored in the corresponding bank The following confirmation message is displayed Caution This will delete all playlists timelines stored on bank 0 Menu Cancel Enter Confirm 3 Press ENTER to confirm the deletion All playlists and timelines on the selected bank will be deleted In the VGA Interface To delete a playlist proceed as follows 1 Inthe Clip window go to the requested playlist
80. e Playlist Playout mode press the PLST key again The following operations can be performed from the VGA playlist screen Criteria Description Naming a For more information see section Naming a Playlist or Playlist playlist or the Element on page 103 current clip PLAY pause Press ALT P to start the playback pause of the playlist from the current position RECUE Press ALT R to recue to the beginning of the playlist and pause NEXT Press ALT N while the playlist is playing to force immediately the transition to the next clip in the playlist SKIP Press ALT S while the playlist is playing to skip the next clip The current clip will play until the defined OUT point than the playlist will skip the next one and play the one after instead 5 Playlist Management 95 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 5 96 Playlist Management in Multi Essence Introduction The multi essence feature is supported on XT3 and XS servers when specific hardware and software conditions are fulfilled See the Server Configuration manual for more information When the EVS server runs a multi essence configuration Intra LongGOP or Intra Proxy the playlists are managed in the same way as in a single essence configuration Intra only or LongGOP only The multi essence feature is as much as possible transparent to the operator who should therefore continue working as usual whatever the active essence s The behavior
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82. e original clips will be removed from the playlists when deleting these clips In the Remote Panel Interface To copy or move a clip proceed as follows 1 2 Select the original clip It can be a local a remote or a growing clip Select an empty location locally or on an EVS server connected to the network The following Copy Move menu is displayed Copy Clip 113 to Clip 141 Cam A B Menu Cancel Enter Confirm COPY SHORT CLIP Select the COPY or MOVE function by pressing the A or B key The selected function will be highlighted on the Remote Panel and the message will be updated accordingly onthe OSD Press the D key in the Copy Move menu to select CLIP mode all camera angles of the clips will be copied or moved o gt CAM mode only the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels will be copied or moved 4 Clip Management Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 Foracopy only press the C key in the Copy Move menu to select SHORT mode only the material between the Short IN and Short OUT points of the original clip will be copied augmented by the duration of the guardbands defined on the destination system LONG mode the entire original clip including its guardbands will be copied on the destination system amp Note q The default settings for the Copy Move menu are COPY SHORT CLIP If you change these settings the new settings will be re
83. e searching Playback Mode Pressing the PLAY key selects this last mode Multicam plays the incoming signal delayed a clip or a playlist in slow motion and of course continues to record the incoming signal on disks 1PGM PRV Mode 1PGM PRV Mode Introduction Multicam has two modes for its basic operation 1PRV PGM and Multi PGM The 1PGM PRV mode is more powerful as it allows interaction between all outputs Synchronized replays can be rolled and chained between the cameras with either a mix a wipe or a cut between them The Multi PGM mode is more basic but gives the operator independent control of all outputs These outputs can be controlled together such as jogging back to a certain action on all outputs or individually either PGM 1 2 or 3 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 3 2 2 20 How to Enter the PGM PRV Mode To enter the 1PGM PRV mode press A from the Main menu The Remote Panel will then display the following screen PGM1 CAM A PRV1 CAM B Mix Sw to IN Pref P 1 B 1 Clips LOCAL Records LOCAL PL 11 lt Msg At least 2 playback channels must be available to run this configuration This mode allows the operator to make replays with or without transition effects between all outputs A string of replays can be put together and played back at the operator s discretion The LCD display is divided in two menus controlled by soft keys A B C D To gain ac
84. e secondary menu Press the A key to enter the Replace Edit mode Use the jog dial to reach the desired IN point for the Replace section and press the IN key to mark it When the IN point has been marked the display switches to 5 5 Playlist Management If you want to specify the OUT point for the Replace section at this stage jog to the requested point and press the OUT key Otherwise you can define the OUT point while you perform the Replace The Int Loop B and Ext Loop C keys are blinking If you want to specify the OUT point for the Replace section at this stage jog to the requested point and press the OUT key Otherwise you can define the OUT point while you perform the Replace Press the B or C key to select whether you will use the internal loop or external loop to perform the Replace The playlist is cued before the IN point to create guardbands ready to be initiated o A message appears on Remote Start Replace play button Press the Play key on the Remote Panel to shift to the Replace Playback mode and start the Replace process If you have not defined the OUT point for the Replace in step 5 press the OUT key when you reach the desired OUT point While the Replace is being performed the following messages are displayed on the OSD Replace in Progress Clipping guardbands Replace by clip xxx 121 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 122
85. e the clip during this operation Note q The Cut Copy Paste functions are available at any time to move and copy clips in the lower section of the VDR Panel even when one of the upper windows is active Canceling a Network Copy In the Remote Panel Interface To cancel a remote copy proceed as follows 1 While the clip is copying its light flashes green 2 Pressing CLEAR the corresponding F_ key to cancel the network copy 3 A confirmation screen comes up to cancel the network copy Press the required key 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 6 4 Cancel network copy ENU Do not cancel copy ER Cancel copy 4 Press ENTER on the Remote Panel to confirm that you cancel the copy Otherwise press MENU In the VGA Interface 1 Inthe Clip window highlight the clip and press the CTRL DELETE keys 2 When the confirmation dialog box opens press ENTER to confirm that you cancel the copy Otherwise press ESC If the Copy Clip option copies several cams of the same clip and some of them have already been copied before the Cancel function the Cancel does not delete the copied files it just cancels the cam s that are still copying or to be copied of that clip It does not cancel the copying of other clips The Cancel function remains possible even if the page where the clip is being copied is protected Pushing Clips Introduction The Push function allows
86. e them Cue Points Configuration The behavior of the cue points on clips and on record trains is defined by the following parameters e Mark cue points Live Playback e Preroll e Freeze on cue points Yes No See the section Clips Settings in the Configuration manual for detailed information on these settings e Browse button Browse Sort TC See the section Controller Settings in the Configuration manual for information on this setting Possible Actions on Cue Points Adding Cue Points To add a cue point press the Mark key If Mark cue point is set to Playback the cue point is added on the current clip If Mark cue point is set to Live the cue point is added on the record train of the PGM recorder Deleting Cue Points To delete a single cue point proceed as follows 1 Goto the cue point 2 Press the CLEAR Mark keys To delete all cue points proceed as follows 1 Make sure you are not on a cue point 2 Press the CLEAR Mark keys 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Browsing Through Cue Points To go to the previous available cue point press the Last Cue key e Ifa preroll value is set the PGM goes to the previous cue point minus the preroll duration e If the timecode of the previous cue point minus the preroll duration happens before Protect IN the PGM goes to the Protect IN point e The previous cue point is loaded with the same camera angle as w
87. ed A Search Options In addition to the search criteria available at the bottom of the screen two search options are accessible using the F2 and F4 keys e Consider record trains and or clips in the search This option allows the inclusion of record trains in the results in searches with timecode criteria oe Press F2 to toggle between CLIP CLIP REC and REC Consider timecodes from the LTC and or USER TC tables in the search This option allows to take into account the timecodes from the LTC and or the USER TC tables in searches with timecode criteria o Press F4 to toggle between LTC USER and LTC USER Clearing Keywords in the Search Criteria 1 Press TAB to move the arrow cursor to the lower area of the screen 2 Use the LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW key to move the cursor to the keyword to remove Press CTRL DEL 4 Press the TAB key again to move the cursor back to the keywords list 4 Clip Management 81 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 82 Clearing All Search Criteria e Press ALT DEL on the keyboard All keywords timecode Date From and Date To fields assigned as search criteria are removed The ranking is reset to the lowest level Start Search When performing the search only the clips matching all criteria defined by the operator will be included in the search results e Press CTRL S or click on the corresponding area to search the local database e P
88. editing action with one of the following playlist commands Speed Effect FX Dur Insert The Insert function A key allows the operator to insert a clip into the playlist The same operation can be achieved using the TAKE key Speed The Speed function B key allows defining the speed at which one or all clips of a playlist will be played Select the playback speed of the clip with the jog then press ENTER to validate Values are Unknown and from 0 to 100 Operators have access to the secondary lever control like when clips are replayed While editing the speed of a clip pressing SHIFT Lever on the Remote allows to access the secondary lever speed defined in the menu 5 Playlist Management i V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa FX Dur The FX Dur function C key sets the duration of the transition effect The default value that initially appears is determined by the Video effect duration setting in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section The effect duration will affect the transition at the beginning of the selected clip Use the jog to to adjust the value then press ENTER to confirm Effect The Effect function SHIFT C key is used to select the type of transition effect Mix Wipe Cut Fade Use the jog to set the type of effect when Effect is highlighted Press ENTER to validate Delete The Delete function allows the operator to quickly edit a playlist by removing the selected clip The clip that has b
89. eeeee 90 5 3 3 Functions in Playlist Playout Mode 00 00c ccc eeeee eee eeee eee 92 Table of Contents Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Table of Contents 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 7 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 9 Playlist Functions on the VGA 2 2 2 ccc ccc ccc cece ecccceecceccccceeceeeeccceeeees 93 5 4 1 VGA Playlist Screen 2 2 0 0 0 0022 c ecco ce cece cece eeeeeee 93 5 4 2 VGA Playlist Bank Screen 2 0 2 0 ccc ceccccceccccccceceeccccceeeeeeees 94 5 4 3 Editing Functions in VGA Playlist Screen 022 2222 2222002 95 Playlist Management in Multi Essence 220 22200 c 22 eee eee ee eee es 96 Operations on Playlists 0 000000022 c occ e cece ccc ccc cece cece cece cece cee eeeeeees 97 5 6 1 Setting and Loading Playlists 00 0000000 c cece cece eee eeceeeeee 97 5 6 2 Rolling a Playlist 2 00000 e cece cece ce eeeeees 98 5 6 3 Deleting Playlists 2 000 000 2222 eee eee cece cece cece cece ceeeees 99 5 6 4 Copying Playlists 2 000 002 e cece eee cceccceceeeeeee 100 5 6 5 Naming a Playlist or Playlist Element 0 222222 103 5 6 6 Consolidating a Playlist 2 200000 22oeceececccee cece cece e eee 104 5 6 7 Generating a Continuous TC ina Playlist 0 0 00 0 22 105 Operations on Clips in Playlists 2 000000 00 eee eee ee e
90. een cut can then be inserted into another location This clip is displayed on the second PRV output To insert it at another position in the playlist simply go to that position using the jog dial and press the Insert key or TAKE Secondary Menu Functions Replace The Replace function makes it possible to replace a portion of a playlist by the same A V material to which effects have been added externally or internally This consolidates the effects within the playlist Clr Unav The Clr Unav Clear Unavailable function SHIFT A key allows the user to remove the clips that are not available on the network from all local playlists This function is only visible when unavailable clips are present and when the Split Audio Editing is turned off MakeLoc The MakeLoc Make Local function B key offers the possibility to copy locally remote clips in a playlist In the playlist secondary menu select on the B position MakeLoc When the function is called the remote clips are replaced by short copies of the local ones as soon as they are available Undo Redo The last modifications of a playlist can be undone redone for as long as the operator does not exit the Playlist mode e g returning to Live Pressing the Undo command D key will undo the last modification Up to 9 modifications can be undone Once a modification has been undone it is possible to redo it by pressing the Redo key C key 5 Playlist Management 91
91. ense Remote Panel which can be used in combination with an XS or XT3 server 1 Overview 1 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 2 2 1 Working Interfaces Overview Several User Interfaces The EVS server can be operated from several user interfaces that can work ina complementary manner e VGA interface Remote Panel interface e Xscreen application Initial Configuration Warning A Before you start using Multicam with the XSense Remote Panel you need to ensure that the parameters are properly set for the configuration line you want to run If clips are stored with certain parameters and the operator wishes to change the parameter values afterwards those clips and playlists will not change It is thus important to set the requested parameters first The Multicam Setup and Configuration modules of the VGA interface are used for configuration and maintenance operations A web based user interface for distant configuration is also available A Technical and Operational Setup menus are also available from the Remote Panel to configure the most important Multicam parameters The Multicam Setup window is used to select the configuration you want to run Multicam with since EVS disk recorders have the ability to run various configurations The Multicam Configuration window and included tabs allow users to define the channel configuration associated to a configuration line audio and video parameters and
92. eo track is looped and the system keeps recording the live audio at the same time 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 6 7 How to Loop Back a Playlist into the Server To consolidate a playlist using the internal Loop mode proceed as follows 1 Add the requested effects to the playlist 2 Recue the playlist 3 Activate the Loop mode via the SHIFT Loop key 4 Roll the playlist The playlist will be recorded onto the disks Channel 1 CAM A as a continuous video audio stream When you exit the playlist mode go back to LIVE record and simply jog back you will see the playlist recorded with all its transitions and at the speed they were played Generating a Continuous TC in a Playlist Introduction From the VGA interface you can regenerate a continuous timecode for the whole playlist or for each clip of a playlist This can be useful when e You do not want to have a playlist with disrupted timecodes from the various playlist elements e You want to change the timecode type in the VITC or LTC timecode Settings for Continuous Timecode in Playlists The following table describes the various parameters that should be defined when regenerating the timecode in a playlist Possible Parameter Description Walter Continuous in Specifies whether the TC should be continuous PLST CLIP for the whole playlist or for each playlist element From Specifies the initial TC value to be
93. eously and browse them or roll them in sync NEXT and SKIP functions are also available and will apply on all controlled playlists The TAKE button will not light red if one of the controlled channels does not contain a playlist 3 Control Modes i V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 3 Control Modes Practical Example 1 The operator builds a playlist with Fills and another playlist with Keys 2 Hesets the Playlist load parameter to Conditional in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section He enters the 2 PGM mode 4 Heselects the Fill playlist as current playlist presses A to gain control on PGM1 Then he presses PLST two or three times to enter the PLST DIFF mode and cue up the Fill playlist to its 1st clip 6 Then he presses the TAKE key to return to the PGM selection menu He selects the Key playlist as current playlist presses B to gain control on PGM2 8 Then he presses PLST two or three times to enter the PLST DIFF mode and cue up the Key playlist to its 1st clip 9 Then he presses the TAKE key to return to the PGM selection menu presses D to gain control on both PGM channels He presses TAKE to enter the PLST DIFF menu He will see the content of both playlists side by side on the LCD screen and can browse them or play them in Sync at any speed and perform SKIP and He presses TAKE to enter the PLST DIFF menu commands as needed 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 3 4 3 5
94. eserved on the SDTI database but for which there is no Short IN and Short OUT points nor any protect present on disks Clip Functions on the Remote Panel Remote Panel Interface Overview In Clip mode the secondary menu of the Remote Panel is different from the Record Train mode PGM1 112A oo 112B Push AUX Aux Clip a gt TC PostRoll nce ee Cam Pah Bel paren eve Ce Local a Local PL 11 lt Press MENU to access the secondary menu 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 2 2 Secondary Menu Without Keyword File Defined If no keyword file is selected in the setup the LCD display will be Mmkeyword8901fWkeyword8 90 1fkeyword8 901 111A In this mode of the secondary menu clips can still be directly recalled using the F1 F10 keys of the Remote Panel Secondary Menu With Keyword File Defined If a keyword file is selected in the setup the LCD display will be keywords 90 1ke yword8 90 1M keyword8 901 Fl action 1 Fo action 6 F2 action 2 F7 action_7 111A F3 action_ 3 F8 action_ 8 a action 4 01 action 5 Next page Push Aux Clip ae lSort gt TC gt TC PostRol1 a ee es In this mode of the secondary menu the F1 F10 keys are used for keyword assignment and thus can no longer be used to recall clips For a description of the keyword related functions please refer to the Keyword Management Section of this manual The ID of the current clip appears
95. eval system translated into any language computer language transmitted in any form or by any means electronically mechanically printed photocopied optically manually or otherwise in whole or in part without the prior written consent of EVS Trademarks All product and brand names are registered trademarks and trademarks of EVS or of their respective owners Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Please send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers on the following webpage http www evs com contacts EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 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 http www evs com downloadcenter Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS LL Ill WHAT S NEW L LLL LLL LaLa VII 1 OVERVIEW aaao oaaao Laa LLALL LLL LLL L LLa 1 2 WORKING INTERFACES o aaao oaaao aoaaa aaoo a aaa 2 2 1 Overview oaaao anaana anaana nana nana anaana anaa ALALA L LALALALA La aana arannana nannan 2 2 2 Remote Panel Controls 2 00222 e cece a anaana 4 2 2 1 General Layout 002200000 c cece
96. ew timecode value so that the timecode remains continuous over the whole clip Transfering Clips Clip Transfers in Multi Essence Move and Copy Actions Move All essences of a clip are moved simultaneously Local Copy When aclip is copied to the same EVS server all essences of the clip are copied Network Copy When aclip is copied to another EVS server the rules explained in the table below are applicable to the copy action With some essence combinations the user can specify in which codecs the clip should be copied by means of the Codec target setting Multicam Configuration module Operation page Clip section of the source server In the Codec target setting the user can choose between Intra or IntratLongGOP When the Proxy codec is active it shall always be copied 4 Clip Management Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 a Essence configured Essence copied Intra Intra LongGOP LongGOP Intra LongGOP Defined in Codec target in Clip section Intra Proxy Intra Proxy Push Actions The availability of the Push function and the essence pushed depend on the configuration and are explained in the table below With some essence combinations the user can specify in which codecs the clip should be pushed by means of the Codec target setting Multicam Configuration module Operation page Push section of the source server In the Codec target setting the user can choose between Intra or IntratLongGOP W
97. eyword locations and reset the ranking to the lowest level e Use the Reset command SHIFT A at any time Search Based on the Archive Status The Archive field allows selecting archive status for search criteria Press SHIFT B to change the display of the Archive soft key until it matches the requested search value Parameter On the Remote None default Archive Search for clips not archived gt Archive Search for clips to be archived gt Archive blinking Search for clips archived It is possible to include trains in the search Use the B key to toggle between CLIPS CLIPS REC REC Search Based on From Date To Date Select FromDate and ToDate using the SHIFT C and SHIFT D keys Pressing on any of those keys changes the display on the key to dd mm yy to indicate the date format e The F keys are used to enter the date e The Clear key is the BACKSPACE To search only for a specific date use the same date twice in the FromDate and ToDate fields Once a date is entered press CLEAR SHIFT C or CLEAR SHIFT D to respectively reset the FromDate or ToDate to the default parameter dd mm yy 4 Clip Management i V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Search Local Server for Entire SDTI Network Once the search criteria are defined e Use the Srch Loc command press the C key to search the local clips database e Usethe Srch Net command press the D key to search the entire network database Browsing Through Res
98. ghlighted when the user is connected to both clips and record trains on the local EVS server It is displayed only on Master Server EVS servers when they are connected to the SDTI network Sync Prv This option allows the user to synchronize the PRV with the timecode and speed of the PGM output This function is not available with remote record trains 3 Control Modes 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 3 2 3 22 2nd CTRL This function allows the operator to swap the control of one or several play channels between the EVS Remote and a third party controller Both controllers receive permanently the status of the channel s but only one controller at a time is able to actually control a channel The secondary controllers are defined in the Technical Setup menu Press this function to enter the 2nd CTRL menu select the channels that you want to pass to the secondary controller by pressing the corresponding A or B key then press D DONE to validate your selection Do the same to bring the control of a channel back to the EVS remote See section Secondary Controller on page 31 1PGM PRV Secondary Menu Controls Introduction The secondary menu in 1PGM PRV mode illustrated below gives access to the functions detailed in the following paragraphs a Mix Wipe L gt R Wipe R gt L Wipe U gt D Wipe D gt U Cut Aud Met PgmSpd fF PostRoll Sw to IN These options determine the transition effect
99. hat output This avoids too frequent uses of the Rst Cam function 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 26 Sync To PGM 1 PGM 2 PGM 3 TOGGLE This button allows you to synchronize the selected PGM in use with another one Press this button and then select the PGM to be used as a reference This function is not available with network trains 2nd CTRL PGM 1 PGM 2 PGM 3 TOGGLE This function allows the operator to swap the control of one or several play channels between the EVS Remote and a third party controller Both controllers receive permanently the status of the channel s but only one controller at a time is able to actually control a channel The secondary controllers are defined in the Technical Setup menu of the Remote Panel Press this function to enter the 2nd CTRL menu select the channels that you want to pass to the secondary controller by pressing the corresponding A B or C key then press D DONE to validate your selection Do the same to bring the control of a channel back to the EVS remote Q Note q The 1 PGM mode is a simplified version of the 2 or 3 PGM modes The operational menu has less functions CAM A CAM B CAM D Additionaly the user does not need to select a channel to enable or disable the secondary controller Since there is only 1 channel available in this mode the operator only has to press SHIFT D to swap the control between the secondary controller and the EVS Remote
100. he clip was created The second preferential camera Secondary camera is the one that was loaded on the next channel when the clip was created In the Clip screen the first preferential camera is indicated by a star 111B and the second preferential camera is indicated by 2 dashes 111B When the preference option is disabled the PGM output stays on the camera currently selected when the clip is called 3 Control Modes Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 3 6 3 7 3 Control Modes Controlled and Primary Channels Controlled Channel A channel is controlled when the operator can control it with the jog dial In this case the words FULL CTRL are present on the top of the OSD of the output monitor of that channel Primary Channel The primary channel is the first controlled channel It is identified by stars around its name on the OSD of the output monitor and on the LCD display of the Remote Panel ex PGM1 Examples In3PGM mode if the operator controls PGM 2 and PGM 3 the primary channel is PGM 2 In1PGM PRV mode with PRV CTRL OFF the primary channel is PGM In1PGM PRV mode with PRV CTRL ON the primary channel is PRV Secondary Controller Introduction The 2nd CTRL function available on the Remote Panel in the main operational menu allows the operator to swap the control of one or several play channels between the EVS Remote and a third party controller Both controllers
101. he operator has full control of the PRV channel while the playlist remains loaded on the PGM channel e Onthe PRV channel you can perform all clip related functions including database search using timecode keywords and ranking from the VGA Search Screen as well as from the secondary clip menu of the Remote Panel Once the desired clips are found they can easily be inserted in the playlist that is still loaded on the PGM output By switching PRV CTRL ON or OFF you can very easily combine playlist editing and database search functions Procedure To insert one or more clips from a search result at the end of the current playlist proceed as follows 1 From the main menu activate the current playlist PGM1 CAM A PRV1 CAM B PgmSpd Sort gt TC PostRoll Mix Sw to IN Pref P 1 B 1 Clips PL 11 LOCAL Records LOCAL Msg 2 Press MENU C to enter the Search mode 1 KOFE 2 3 kceyword890 action 1 saction 2 saction 3 aaa 4 saction 5 Reset Archive FromDate TToDate ee Loc a Net F8 a 3 Enter the search criteria 6 action 6 saction_ 7 action 8 Prev page p 01 Next page 4 Launch the search on the local server or on the whole network by pressing respectively the C Srch Loc or D Srch Net keys on the Remote Panel 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 Doone of the following Toinsert only one clip at the end
102. he same picture but inside the record train instead of the clip if that picture still exists in the record train This is useful when a clip is too tight and you want to use material beyond the current IN or OUT point RECORD This key lights red when the system is recording Pressing this key brings the system in E E live mode and starts the record if necessary depending on the settings of the Setup menu The E E mode is actually playing pictures already recorded by the system and has a delay of 3 frames compared to the live source on all audio and video tracks 2 Working Interfaces 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 2 3 5 Page Use this key to select a new clips page After pressing the SHIFT PAGE key you must press a F_key to select the corresponding page 1 to 10 PRV CTL This function enables disables the Preview Control mode Rebooting the System from the Remote Panel Hard Reboot In the event that the system needs to be rebooted the process can be accomplished from the Remote Panel Keep in mind that doing this while Multicam is running will of course force the Multicam application to close abruptly and up to 1 minute of the material being recorded and not clipped could be lost To reboot press the following key sequence a Between step 3 and step 4 the RECORD button will flash GREEN and the PAGE button will flash RED Hitting the PAGE button will reboot the s
103. hen it was defined If this makes a duplicate of a camera angle that is displayed on another controlled PGM the camera angles are swapped between both PGMs To browse through the cue points proceed as follows 1 Make sure the Browse parameter is set to Browse 2 Make sure cue points are defined on the current clip or record train 3 Press the Browse key to browse through the cue points of the clip or record train Freezing on a Specific Image To freeze on a specific image proceed as follows 1 Make sure the Freeze on cue points parameter is set to Yes in the Multicam Configuration module 2 Addacue point on the image you want to freeze on 3 Goto that cue point If a cue point is located between OUT point and OUT point PostRoll the playout does not freeze on the OUT point but on the cue point and then on the OUT PostRoll If a cue point is located after the OUT PostRoll the playout freezes on the OUT PostRoll and then on the cue point Cue Point Behavior e Cue points are managed only using the LSM Remote Panel e Cue points are stored in the LSM Remote RAM memory so they can be used only locally on the LSM Remote and are lost whenever Multicam is stopped During local clip copy the cue points associated to the clip are also copied During remote clip copy the cue points associated to the clip are not copied During clip creation all cue points existing on the record train between Protect IN and
104. hen the Proxy codec is active on the source and destination it shall always be pushed Destination Intra Intra Intra LongGOP LongGOP Proxy Intra LongGOP Source Intra LongGOP Intra Proxy 4 Clip Management 69 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 6 2 70 Copying and Moving Clips Principles e Copying a clip gives a new clip which is totally independent from the original It can therefore be trimmed named deleted etc without affecting the original Copying clips locally on a server does not duplicate the video and audio material on the drives it simply creates a separate reference to the same material This means that the available storage capacity will not decrease when making copies of clips ona server It also means that deleted copies of clips will not increase the available capacity of the server as the material will not be deleted as long as one instance of the clip remains Copying clips across the network will copy the material so it will reduce the capacity of the server where the clips are copied by the duration of the clips When moving a clip using the Move function the reference to this clip in playlists will automatically be updated This is very useful when you wish to re organize your clips across different pages and banks since playlists are not affected If you copy the clips and then delete the originals instead of using the Move function the reference to th
105. in E2E mode it will switch to the next record channel available AaBaCa aAa This is for example useful with a BVE edit controller to allow the editor to select the record train he wants to work with Louth VDCP Protocol This protocol is a more complex protocol mainly used by automation systems but also by Sony switchers It is not based on the Sony BVW75 and can handle clips as well as playlists IPDP Protocol For more information on how the IP Director application controls the server refer to the IP Director Technical Reference manual and User manual 8 Advanced Control Modes 143 Sa V To learn more about EVS go to www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Li ge Science Park 852 2914 2501 13 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
106. ion failed Server full In the Remote Panel Interface To create a new clip proceed as follows 1 Press the RECORD key to select the Live mode if you are not yet in this mode 2 Use the jog dial to define the clip Short IN point then press the IN key to mark it 3 Youcanuse the jog dial to define the clip Short OUT point then press the OUT key to mark it q Note You can mark an IN or an OUT point on a paused record train and go back to live without losing the point marked by pressing SHIFT Return 4 Clip Management i V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 Press SHIFT Page F_ key to select the page where the clip will be stored page 1 contains clips 110 to 199 page 2 contains clip 210 to 299 and so on 5 Press SHIFT F_ key to select the bank where the clip will be stored use F1 to F9 keys as F10 is reserved for the playlist bank available on each page 6 Press F_ key to select the location of the clip The clip is created in the specified location The primary timecode of the clip is the primary timecode defined on the train where and when the clip has been created q Note q Press the F0 key on the Remote Panel to save ALL clips and playlists Example To create a clip in location 213 page 2 bank 1 location 3 1 Press SHIFT Page F2 to select page 2 2 Press SHIFT F1 to select bank 1 3 Press F3 to select location 3 on the selected page In the VDR Panel Player To create a new clip in the playe
107. is missing to display the full name the clip name is truncated and ends with this string on a blue background BESS Archive Status Ifthe clip ID is blinking green the clip is flagged for archiving but not yet archived e Ifthe clip ID is permanently highlighted in green the archiving of the clip has been completed Note In the 4 camera view cameras A to D if one or more camera s not displayed exist for a given clip the text where x specifies the number of hidden camera angles where video material is stored is displayed on the right of the D column for this clip O Clip Management Area Area Description MODE CLIP The Clip Management area contains e fields which allow assigning or changing the clip name and clip mode among others e shortcut keys to execute other commands on clips Name Field The Name field is the only editable field It is used to enter the name to assign to a clip playlist or to enter the ID of a clip to recall 4 Clip Management 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 3 6 48 Mode Field It indicates if the clip screen is currently in CLIP or CAM mode In CLIP mode actions on a clip will use all available cameras for this clip In CAM mode actions on a clip will only use the selected camera for this clip Default value is CAM mode Clipboard Field In CAM mode the Clipboard field displays the camera angles of a clip which have been copied to the clip board
108. itchers VTR controllers etc XtenDD35 Protocol This protocol is based on the Sony BVW75 protocol for all standard transport commands It has extended commands so that it supports clip management using this protocol the controlling device can create name recall and delete clips This protocol can be used with Thomson GVG XtenDD range of switchers and with DNF ST300 EVS and 4040CL EVS controllers 8 Advanced Control Modes i V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Odetics Protocol This protocol is based on the Sony BVW75 protocol for all standard transport commands It has extended commands so that it supports clip and playlist management using this protocol the controlling device can create name recall and delete clips but it can also manage playlists This protocol can be used with many different control devices and automations software including DNF ST300 and 4040CL controllers Non standard commands in Sony XtenDD35 and Odetics protocols on the play channel of an EVS server REC when a REC command is sent to a play channel this channel will return in E2E mode on its default record train If the default record channel associated to that player is currently stopped it will jump to the last recorded picture and pause EJECT if the play channel is not yet in E2E mode when the command is sent it will return to E2E mode on its default record train similar to receiving a REC commana If the play channel is already
109. ithin 2 seconds press the MENU key on the keyboard The following confirmation message is displayed Do you really want to lock this remote Menu Cancel Enter Confirm Press ENTER to confirm the locking of the remote When a remote is locked o The CLEAR and MENU keys used for unlocking are flashing green All other keys are continuously lighting red The jog brake is activated All keys and the jog beep if pressed or operated except the CLEAR and MENU keys used for unlocking 2 Working Interfaces 9 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 In addition the following message is displayed in the middle of the current screen Msg Clear Menu to unlock the remote How to Unlock a Remote Panel To unlock the remote press again the CLEAR key then within 2 seconds the MENU key The remote goes back to its operating mode 2 3 Remote Panel Operations 2 3 1 Main Menu Introduction After the boot sequence of the Multicam system the LCD screen of the Remote Panel will display the Main menu 2Rec 4Play Ver 11 00 xx 1 Remote Exit 2 Remotes Clear all clips 3 Remotes F8 Stop Record 4 Remotes ha Fill Playlist ae On Off eos Technical oe N Paint S L PGM PRV HS PGM The Main menu has special function key operations as shown above as well as the soft keys options to enter 1PGM 1PGM PRV 2PGM or 3PGM modes if available and to enter the Setup menu to config
110. keyword location on the 1 line of the LCD display If the Keyword Info parameter of the Operational Setup menu OSD section is set to Yes it will also appear on the OSD of the corresponding output monitors if the current picture is the Short IN point of the clip How to Clear Keywords in List Mode If all three keywords locations are occupied the operator has to clear some of them to be able to assign a new keyword to that clip To clear one of the keywords already assigned press CLEAR F1 F2 F3 in the secondary clip menu The clip can also be named based on the keywords Press the Name function C key in the secondary menu then select keywords The keywords will be added to the name of the clip up to 12 characters In this mode the name of the clip is visible on the OSD It can also be edited with the following keys e CLEAR erases the last character e SHIFT CLEAR inserts a blank e SHIFT F1 F10 inserts a number 1 2 3 8 9 0 Once the name is complete press ENTER to validate or MENU to cancel While the operator is in the secondary menu he has full control of the current clip with the PLAY key and jog dial so he can browse the clip and start a replay at any time 6 Keyword Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Assigning Keywords and Ranking Before Saving a Clip It is also possible to assign keywords and ranking to a clip before it is created Indeed when a record train is loaded as soo
111. lect the requested copy option 12 Press ENTER to confirm The playlist is copied to the requested location Merging Playlists From the VGA Interface it is possible to merge two playlists by copying a playlist and pasting it to an existing playlist The copied playlist will be added at the end of the destination playlist Naming a Playlist or Playlist Element Introduction You can name or rename a playlist or one of its elements only from the VGA interface q Note q When entering a name use BACKSPACE to delete the last character or ESC to clear the entire field How to Name a Playlist From the Playlist Bank Window To name a playlist from the VGA Playlist Bank window proceed as follows 1 From the Clip screen press END to go to the Playlist Bank screen of the requested page 2 Usethe DOWN ARROW to select the playlist to name Enter the desired name on the keyboard It appears in the Name field at the bottom of the screen 4 Press F1 to assign the new name to the selected playlist The playlist name appears in the title bar next to the playlist number 5 Playlist Management 103 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 5 6 6 104 From the Playlist Window To name the current playlist from the VGA Playlist window proceed as follows 1 Press F10 to open the VGA Playlist screen The current playlist is displayed 2 Enter the desired name on the keyboard It appears in the Name field at the bott
112. lected page and bank s and contains information on these clips See section Clip Information Area on page 44 4 Clip Management area The Clip Management area allows to edit the clip name and provides a list of playout commands See section Clip Management Area on page 47 5 Page Bank and PGM The Page Bank and PGM Selection area mainly allows Selection area you to see which page and bank is displayed in the Clip screen See section Page Bank and PGM Selection Area on page 48 40 4 Clip Management ESS V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 a 4 3 2 Title Bar CLIP 02 XT32 Loc REC 04 XT34 TOT 6110 CLP 02h17 mO06 REM 02h40m54 Zi The Title bar contains the following status information from left to right Net number and Net name of the EVS server currently selected for clips and for record trains The name is on a red background if it is a distant server e Total number of clips i e protects 1 camera angle counting for 1 clip in this count e Total duration of all clips e Remaining recording capacity on the server all record trains together valid for the local server only Q Note q The abbreviated word Loc appears next to the name if the local machine is currently selected for clips and or for record trains The clips displayed in the clip screen belong to this machine 4 3 3 Function Bar and Keys Area Description The second line of the Clip screen displays the available functions Each f
113. list except the remaining time which is not displayed The PLAY SKIP NEXT and RECUE commands are NOT displayed on the blue highlighted section at the bottom of the page Total 66 66 44 66 Free PLST el 15627 MODE CAM Regeneration of TC Off continuous in PLST from 66 66 66 66 in HANC UITC VGA Playlist Bank Screen Pressing END on the keyboard when the Clip screen is displayed allows the users to access the VGA Playlist Bank screen on the given page This gives an overview on the playlists and timelines stored on the bank 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa For each playlist the following information is displayed Field Description Playlist ID Unique identifier of the playlist on the server Ex PL16 Playlist Name Name of the playlist It cannot exceed 12 characters Ex game edit X clips Number of available clips in the playlist unavailable network clips are not taken into account Ex 98 clips Dur 1 Total playback duration with available clips Ex 00 04 34 12 Aux Clip Aux Clip ID and name of the audio auxiliary clip 5 4 3 Editing Functions in VGA Playlist Screen To use the following commands you must be in Playlist Edit or Playlist Playout mode e Toenter the Playlist Edit mode press the PLST key on the EVS Remote The screen of the Remote Panel displays the information about the previous current and next three clips of the playlist e Toenter th
114. n as illustrated hereunder PGM1 112B 04 PRV1 CAM B P 1 B 1 Clips ALBERT Records MICHEL PL 11 lt Msg foes Connection Modes Local mode The local system is identified with the Local sign after the name of the system as illustrated in the previous figure Press the A key to activate the Local mode and have direct access to the Local mode This command is highlighted when Local mode is activated Clips Mode Press the B key to activate the Clips function In this mode you can connect to the clip banks of another EVS server connected to the network In other words the VGA clip screen and the F_ keys of the Remote Panel show the clips from the selected EVS server If you press the RECORD key you go in Live mode on the local record trains Records Mode When you select one of the EVS server in the Network menu you connect the record trains to this EVS server This means that the next time you press the C key for the Record function the active channels will go in Live mode or Near Live mode for remote trains on the record trains of the selected EVS server The clips remain connected to the EVS server they were connected to Clips Records Mode Press the D key that activates the Clip Rec function In this mode you can connect both to the clips banks and to the record trains of a remote server The VGA clip screen and the F_ keys of the Remote Panel show the clips from the selected server The
115. n as the operator marks an IN or OUT point the main and secondary menu changes to make the Keyword functions available PGM1 Cam A cae Cam B Push PgmSpd Sw To In To In Eon ee TE Pel Bal parchive E Local ear con PL 11 lt Msg The SHIFT A function of the main menu normally used by the Reset CAM function can be used to define the ranking without entering the secondary menu For additional functions like selecting keywords flagging the future clip for archiving marking it to be pushed to another machine defining its name from the keywords they can be performed from the secondary menu exactly the same way as for a clip already stored All these settings are memorized and will be applied to the clip when it is created How to Assign Keywords in Numeric Mode To assign keywords to aclip in numeric mode recall the clip then press MENU to access the secondary clip menu on the Remote Panel Molayer B10123Maction 689012Bkeyword8901 action 889012 111A Enter keyword j G with F_ keys ENTER Enter the keyword position in the list using the F_ keys Every time a new digit is entered the corresponding keyword is displayed in the highlighted area in the centre of the LCD screen to allow the operator to validate the entry before confirming it If a wrong digit is entered press the CLEAR key to delete it Once the right keyword is found press ENTER to confirm or MENU to cancel The rules for
116. n is closed Playlist Location All playlists created are automatically stored on the banks dedicated to playlists and timelines on the server i e the bank 10 of each page Playlists on page 10 are not available from the EVS Remote Panel These playlists are reserved for external protocols Odetics Louth VDCP EVS AVSP Refreshing the Playlist Information Playlist information is not permanently refreshed on the network The playlist information for a remote playlist bank is only transferred when entering that bank If you are already connected to a remote playlist bank you need to press SHIFT F10 again to refresh the playlist information for this bank 5 Playlist Management 87 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 9 2 88 Selecting Playlists Playlist LSM ID The playlist numbering system is as follows Page In the example the digits have the following meaning in the numbering co system 5 7 Prefers to the clip page number 1 to 10 L The bank page is not specified as the playlists are always stored on bank 10 of a page T refers to the playlist position 1 to 10 inside bank 10 Playlist q Note q The playlist bank of page 10 is not available from the EVS remote since it is actually reserved for the EVS AVSP protocol for Air Box and Air Edit To identify remote playlists when using the XNet SDTI network the number of the playlist is followed by the number of the machine on the net
117. nction To call it in this case press MENU to enter the secondary clip menu then press twice the C key In both cases the LCD display looks like in LIST mode i keyword8 9012WMkeyword8 9012Bkeyword89012 l action 1 Fo action 6 action 2 F7 action_7 action 3 F8 action 8 hie 4 a Prev pagep 01 saction_5 Next page Reset Archive FromDate ToDate 4 Loc TJ Net All search criteria available are explained below As soon as you have selected your search criteria the clips matching the search criteria are available for browsing as explained in Browsing Through Results on page 77 4 Clip Management 75 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 76 Search Based on Keywords Select the keywords that you want to use as search criteria the same way as you select them during assignment to a clip in LIST or NUMERIC mode Up to three keywords can be selected as search criteria If all three keyword locations are used some of them must be cleared before selecting a new keyword e Press CLEAR F1 F2 F3 to clear to corresponding keyword location To clear all three keyword locations and reset the ranking to the lowest level e Use the Reset command SHIFT A at any time Search Based on Ranking A ranking can also be used as the only search criteria or can be combined to the keywords as an additional criterion e Press the B key several times to select the desired ranking To clear all three k
118. nd define the related settings on the Playlist page F10 in the blue highlighted area at the bottom of the page This feature is defined for each playlist individually Regeneration of TC Off continuous in PLST from 66 66 606 66 in HANC VITC 2 Activate the internal loop using the SHIFT Loop keys 3 Roll the playlist This will record the playlist back into the recorder channel 1 CAM A with the regenerated timecode Operations on Clips in Playlists Adding Clips in a Playlist Introduction You can add clips to a playlist in different ways but always from the Remote Panel e Adding clips at the end of the current playlist without entering the Playlist Edit mode Inserting clips before or after the clip selected in the loaded playlist Adding one or more clips returned by a search at the end of the current playlist 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa How to Add Clips at the End of the Current Playlist You can create a playlist very quickly The experienced operator can include a clip at the end of the playlist containing an action that happened seconds before the playlist is played on air To add clips quickly at the end of the current playlist you do not have to enter the Edit mode To add clips to the current playlist proceed as follows 1 Activate a playlist as the current playlist 2 Recall the first clip for your playlist 3 Press ENTER on the Remote Panel The clip is added
119. next time you press the RECORD key the active channels will go in Live mode or Near Live mode for remote trains on the record trains of the selected EVS server 7 Operation on XNet Network Es V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 a In the VGA Interface Once the desired mode and the remote system are selected on the Remote Panel the names of the remote systems are displayed in the title bar of the Clip screen as illustrated hereunder LSM 03 Albert TOTAL 1234 CLIP q Note q It is possible from the VGA to connect back to the last machine connected by pressing ALT TAB 7 Operation on XNet Network 135 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 7 3 136 Recalling and Playing Back a Remote Clip In the Remote Panel Interface To recall play back a remote clip proceed as follows 1 Select the Clip mode in the Network menu 2 Select the remote EVS server from the list The LCD display returns to the normal mode 3 Select the clip page 1 2 3 to 10 Page key When selecting a server it will automatically reconnect to the page and bank that was last used 4 Select the bank in which the desired clip is located Fl F9 H B SHIFT 5 Choose the required clip F1 F10 6 Ifall clips are present from Camera A B C and D they will appear in their respective locations Channel A B C or D The label of a remote clip is different in order to identify it easily among other clips Page Clip
120. ng this button swaps cameras on PGM and PRV monitors In Multi PGM mode pressing this button toggles between CAM selection and PGM selection modes In 2 PGM mode when both PGMs are selected on the Remote Panel pressing this button swaps the content loaded on PGM1 with the one loaded on PGM2 and vice versa In Playlist Edit mode pressing this button inserts the clip loaded on the PRV channel into current playlist EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 2 2 Ref Command Operational Block 2 PLAY NETWORK LAST CUE GOTO TC FAST JOG MARK RECORD RETURN PRV CTL PAGE LCD Display LED Colors A selected key lights red Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Function Initiates playback Enters the XNet menu connects to other servers on the network Re cues EVS server to previous cue point Allows timecode entry with F keys Used with jog dial for rapid manual re cue This mode is automatically reset after PLAY LIVE commands Used to enter re usable cue points 256 cycling cues Initiates E2E mode Inside a clip allows the operator to return to the same picture inside the record train if it still exists Enables disables the Preview Control mode Selects current clip page from 1 to 10 Provides current status of system When a key lights green it means a value in relation with this key exists For example F1 to F0 keys e e e A green light means a clip has been stored in relation with the key
121. nnnect window and return to local clips and record trains To close the CONNECT window without changing the connection mode or remote machine press ESC The next to one of the machine in the list indicates which machine is the active network server Operation on XNet Network on page 133 for details Clip Information Area Introduction The Clip Information area displays the clips of the selected page and bank s Two views are possible e 4 camera view e 12 camera view 4 Clip Management Eee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 Camera View The view with 4 cameras presents the clip positions and camera angles as follows CEI e It shows alternatively the camera angles from A to D from E to H or from to L e It shows two banks at a time This is the default view for configurations with maximum 6 recorders You can switch between the 4 camera and 12 camera view by pressing F5 on the keyboard CLIP 16 xt3 2 Loc REC 16 xt3 2 Loc TOT 012 CLP 02 38 17 REM 81hS55mG6g2 F1 NAME FZ CAM F3 CALL F4 PREF F5 VIEW F6 KW1 F7 KW2 F8 SRCH F9 CONNCT F18 PLS 111B 7 111D lit MODE CLIP ALT P a gt ALT R RECUE ALT T SET TC ALT Z ARCHIVE CTL X CUT CTL C COPY CTL V PASTE CTL DEL DELET Tae sae BANKiS Ke es a ce eee The navigation through the Clip window and the various functions available on this screen can be performed using keyboard shortcuts presented in the sections below 4 Clip Management 45 EVS
122. o return to the normal menu How to Push a Clip to an EVS Server Before you push clips check that the Push settings are defined according to your requests You can push a clip from a Remote Panel as follows 1 Load the clip you want to push to another EVS server on the play channel you are controlling 2 Press MENU to call the secondary menu 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 7 4 7 1 3 If requested press D to toggle the CAM CLIP mode as this determines whether you will push only the loaded camera angle or all existing camera angles for the clip 4 Press SHIFT A to trigger the Push action A message appears for a few seconds on the LCD to inform you whether the clip is correctly being pushed and to indicate the clip location on the receiving machine Searching for Clips Searching for Clips via Search Options Introduction Keywords or ranking assigned to clips as well as creation date or archive status of the clip can be used to search the clips database In the Remote Panel Interface When the current element on the primary channel is a record train the Search function is directly available from the C position in the secondary menu To call it press MENU to enter the secondary train menu then press once the C key When the current element on the primary channel is a clip the Search function is still available from the same location but is hidden behind the Name fu
123. om of the screen 3 Press SHIFT F1 to assign the new name to the current playlist The playlist name appears in the title bar next to the playlist number How to Name a Playlist Element To name the current element in the loaded playlist from the VGA Playlist window proceed as follows Q Note L This function is only available when the playlist is the current one in Playlist Edit mode PLST EDIT or Playlist Playout mode PLST DIFF on the Remote Panel 1 Press F10 to open the VGA Playlist screen The loaded playlist is displayed and the current playlist element on the Remote Panel is selected 2 Enter the desired name for the element on the keyboard It appears in the Name field at the bottom of the screen 3 Press F1 to assign the new name to the current element The name for the current element appears in the Name column of the selected element 4 Note q Naming the current element of the loaded playlist will affect the original clips Consolidating a Playlist Introduction Using the internal loop you can record a playlist back to the server as a big clip if you want for example to record the playlist effects split screen target tracking painting etc as regular video inside the server You can only consolidate a playlist from the Remote Panel Depending on the Internal Loop parameter in the Operational Setup menu EVS Controller section both video and audio can be looped back into the system or only the vid
124. operators to easily send a copy of a clip to another machine on the network via the GbE network or the SDTI network When the operator selects a clip and chooses the Push command on the Remote Panel the clip is copied to the EVS server called push machine based on the Push settings defined Depending on the CAM CLIP mode selected by the D key only the camera angle loaded on the controlled channel is pushed CAM mode or all camera angles of the clip are pushed at once CLIP mode Push Machines e If one or two default push machines have been defined in the Push Target 1 2 settings the clip will be automatically sent to this these machine s e If no default target is defined the list of machines available on the network will appear As soon as the operator selects one of them the clip is pushed Depending on the value assigned to the Push Target setting the list of possible targets submitted to you will contain EVS servers on the SDTI network and or EVS servers on the GbE network 4 Clip Management 73 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 74 NEW Receiving Pages and Slots To make it easier for the operator to locate the clips pushed to his server a receiving page and one or more receiving slots can be defined in the settings e The value of the Push Receive Page setting is used to select the first page e The camera angles specified in the Push Receive Slots setting are used in priority on all p
125. ows assigning a ranking to the current clip Pressing several times this key will scroll through the different values 0 not highlighted Depending on the mode selected with the D key CLIP CAM this ranking is assigned only to the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels CAM mode or to all camera angles of the clip CLIP mode If the Keyword info parameter of the Operational Setup menu OSD section is set to Yes the ranking will appear on the OSD of the output monitors when cueing up the clip Name The Name function is only available if a keyword file has been selected in Keyword file setting in the Operational Setup menu Keyword section It is used to name a clip based on available keywords Keyword Management on page 124 for more details When the Name function is selected pressing SHIFT C again will call the Search function 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 4 3 4 3 1 Search The Search function is hidden behind the Name function Press SHIFT C again in Name mode to call it It allows the operator to search the database for clips based on keywords and ranking Keyword Management on page 124 for more details PostRoll This function enables disables the post roll mode 1PGM PRV Secondary Menu Controls on page 22 for more explanations about this mode Clip Cam Pressing the D key will toggle between CAM and CLIP modes on the remote Please note that
126. ps from the local record trains For example it allows the creation of clips on a server that has no Play channel Press ALT R to start or stop the record on the record channel assigned to the window No confirmation is required Warning In LSM mode all recorders will be stopped at once to keep the synchronization between all record channels Managing Clips Clip Creation in Multi Essence Introduction The multi essence feature is supported on XT3 and XS servers when specific hardware and software conditions are fulfilled See the Server Configuration manual for more information When the EVS server runs a multi essence configuration IntratLongGOP Intra Proxy or aLongGOP only configuration the clips are managed in the same way as with a Intra only configuration The multi essence feature is as much as possible transparent to the operator who should therefore continue working as usual whatever the active essence s The behavior of the application is based on the principles described in the following sections Q Note q Some limitations still apply to LongGOP only configuration on Multicam 12 02 See the release notes for more information 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Clip Creation General Principles e Each clip is created in all essences active in the running configuration e If you change the running configuration you may be required to clear partially or totally the clips on
127. r window of the VDR Panel proceed as follows 1 Load a record train on the player 2 Browse the record train to reach the desired Short IN or Short OUT point 3 Press ALT I or ALT O to mark the Short IN or Short OUT point on the current picture The timecode appears in the adjacent field and the cursor is automatically placed on that field This way you can edit the timecode of the Short IN Short OUT point if desired and confirm with ENTER 4 Optionally repeat step 3 to define the second point Short IN or Short OUT If only a Short IN or Short OUT point is marked the missing point is defined based on the Default Clip Duration parameter 5 Press ALT S to open the Save as window If needed you can name or rename the clip 6 Tosave the clip do one of the following actions o Tosave the clip to the current cursor location in the lower section of the VDR panel press ENTER o Tosave the clip in the first available clip location in the current server that is the first available location where no camera angle is already present press ALT U From this window you can browse the database select a different page and bank and even connect to another machine on the network using the Connect window 4 Clip Management 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 58 In the VDR Panel Recorder To create a new clip in the recorder window of the VDR Panel proceed as follows 1 Press ALT I or ALT O to ma
128. rectory it will automatically be overwritten by the new file 128 6 Keyword Management Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 6 3 To edit a keyword in the current file 1 Move the cursor to the desired keyword location using the arrow keys 2 Type the new keyword It will appear in the Name field at the bottom of the screen 3 Press ESC to clear the whole field or BACKSPACE to delete the last character 4 Press F4 UPDATE KWD to apply the value entered in the name field to the selected keyword on Repeat this operation for all keywords that you want to update Press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN to toggle between Page 1 keywords 1 to 100 and Page 2 keywords 101 to 200 or click on the Up Down red arrows on the right side of the screen Note q If your machine is the actual Network server the updated file is automatically sent to all other users on the network every time a keyword is updated Assigning Keywords In the Remote Panel Interface Keyword Mode A keywords file must be selected in the setup to enable the keyword assignment functions on the Remote Panel In the Operational Setup menu of the remote choose between both available modes for the Keyword Mode parameter Keyword section LIST mode default the list of keywords appears on the LCD display by group of 8 keywords and you can select one of them by pressing the corresponding F_ key In this mode the keywords are visible but it can be slow if
129. ress ALT S or click on the corresponding area to search the entire network database Search Results The results of the database search are displayed in the Search Result screen If new clips that match the search criteria are created after the search they will be automatically added to the list The Search Result screen includes the following areas At the bottom of the screen the search criteria are displayed for information Inthe centre of the screen a list of all matching clips is displayed EUS SEARCH RESULT 64 matching clips PgUp PgDn Prev Next Page IFi NAME F2 CLIP CAM F3 CALL FS BROWSE F6 KW1 F KW2 F8 SEARCH F9 CLIPS Fi PL 15113 7 CA 16 26 LEVEL ARCHIVE NAME MODE CAM BROWSE OFF ALT P gt m ALT CSHDINS f FROM dd mm yy TO dd mm yy 20 gt ARCH f 1 6 4 Clip Management ES V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa For each clip the following information is displayed e Position in the list e Clip ID e Clip name Timecode of Short IN and Short OUT points Timecodes from the LTC table are displayed in grey black Timecodes from the USER TC table are displayed in yellow e Ranking e Archive status e Current keywords Browsing Through Results and Loading a Clip To browse the results list use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys PAGE UP PAGE DOWN HOME and END If the Browse mode of that screen is ON F5 BROWSE the clip is loaded on the primary pla
130. rk the Short IN or Short OUT point on the last recorded picture The timecode appears in the adjacent field and the cursor is automatically placed on that field This way you can edit the timecode of the Short IN Short OUT point if desired and confirm with ENTER Optionally repeat step 3 to define the second point Short IN or Short OUT If only a Short IN or Short OUT point is marked the missing point is defined based on the Default Clip Duration parameter Press ALT A F to select only the record train s from which the clip s will be created The letters highlighted in RED mean that a clip will be created from the corresponding record train and the letters highlighted in GREEN mean that the corresponding record train is available but will not be used to create a clip Optionally press ALT Nto specify the name of the clip before saving it Then enter the desired name and confirm it with ENTER Optionally you can restripe the timecode of the IN point to a new value Press ALT T enter the desired value and confirm with ENTER When creating the clip this timecode will replace the original one of the Short IN point Press ALT S to open the Save as window If needed you can name or rename the clip To save the clip do one of the following actions o Tosave the clip to the current cursor location in the lower section of the VDR panel press ENTER o Tosave the clip in the first available clip location in the current server
131. rtcut Keys Inside the active window letters numbers highlighted in green indicate the keyboard shortcut to the corresponding function press ALT the highlighted letter number Warning The control of a channel from the VDR Panel is concurrent to any other controller that might be assigned to that channel EVS Remote Panel or external protocol A command sent from the VDR Panel to a channel will overwrite whatever the channel was doing at that time How to Assign a Channel in the VDR Panel The name of the channel currently assigned to each window is displayed on the top of each of them To assign a new channel to this window press ALT H A new window appears on the other side to allow the selection of a new channel The Play channels already assigned appear in grey and cannot be selected SELECT CHANNEL TO CONTROL CTL F 2 tates PGM1 PGM2 PRU AME Ch BCh Ch 4 CamB high behind MARK iN oti Ch 5 CamC Ch 6 CamD Muve gt u GLoop MarR A QECDE 0 Disable Window ENTER Confirm selection IN4 44 lt gt gt gt POUT Goto PAUE AS 1 2 Ch 3 Cama 18 yards L 4 5 You can assign a channel in two different ways CET Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select the channel and press ENTER This is the only valid command for channels in 12 channel configurations e Press ALT the number of the channel as highlighted in green This command is only valid up to channel 9 Select 0 Disable Window if you don
132. s for the 1St remote and 1 play channel for the second remote In this configuration the 1St remote can select PGM PRV or 3PGM mode and can manage video transitions The 24 remote is forced to 1PGM mode and can only handle cut transitions Three Remote Panels are used in the configuration Four Remote Panels are used in the configuration Enables or disables the on screen display Timecode Clip ID on the output monitors Exits the Multicam software and returns to the EVS Menu Clears all clips All clips will be lost A confirmation of this command is required For more information to this action Deleting Clips on page 59 Note This command is not similar to the Clear Video Disks from the Maintenance menu If you wish to refresh completely the server i e to clear all clips including the protected ones you need to use Clear Video Disks rather than Clear all clips Stops the record The REC key will go off and the F8 function key is now used to restart the record 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 3 2 Function Key F9 Fill Playlist F0 Technical setup Warning Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Use Dump feature which allows all clips to be dumped at the end of the current playlist This allows the operator to save all material to tape as a backup feature after a show is complete You can select in the Setup menu which camera angles have to be included in the Fill Playlist function If your clips are
133. s skipped when the playlist is rolling If a clip is available again it will re appear automatically and be played at the right position in the playlist Unavailable clips are shown on the VGA monitor but not on the LCD of the remote The operator can decide to definitively remove the unavailable clips from all local playlists by using the Clr Unav function SHIFT B in Playlist Edit mode Note that this function is only visible when unavailable clips are present and with Split Audio Editing turned off 7 Operation on XNet Network N V 5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 7 8 Creating Local Clips with Remote Record Trains In the Remote Panel Interface To create local clips with remote record trains proceed as follows 1 2 3 Select the Record mode in the Network menu Select the remote EVS server in the list The LCD display returns to the normal mode Press the RECORD key to select the Live mode A two to three second delay to Live has been defined to ensure safe operations Use the JOG key to go in search mode Change camera angles if necessary Changing camera angles on network train will always switch in pause on the new camera Refer to the note below about the remote camera name Press the IN key to mark your Short IN point of the clip Search the Short OUT point and press the OUT key to mark it Select the clip location to store and press the corresponding F_ key Q Note The label of the remote camera is
134. selected Ifno clip matches the entry no selection is done 4 Press ALT P to play back the selected clip 4 Clip Management 63 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 5 4 5 1 64 In the VDR Panel How to Load a Record Train 1 Press ALT L to go in LIVE mode or click on the LIVE function 2 Press ALT the letter of the desired record train A B C D E F or click on it The letters corresponding to the available record trains are highlighted in green and the letter of the current record train in red How to Load a Clip 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor inside the lower section of the VDR Panel to the desired clip 2 Press ENTER or type the desired clip ID and press F3 3 To select a different camera angle inside a clip press ALT the letter of the desired camera A B C D E F or click on it Available camera angles are highlighted in green the current camera angle in red Editing Clips Naming a Clip In the VGA Interface How to Name a Clip via the Name Field You can name a clip in the VGA interface To name a clip proceed as follows 1 Inthe Clip screen select the clip to name by positioning the green arrows around the clip with the arrow keys 2 Type inthe desired name with the keyboard All characters available from the keyboard are accepted including blanks 3 Press F1 In CAM mode only the camera where the cursor is located is named o gt In CLIP mode
135. selected Timecode does not exist on the disk any longer To exit the GOTO TC function at any time press the MENU key 2 Working Interfaces Ee V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa Last Cue This function re cues the EVS server to previous cue point relative to the current timecode position Each time the Last Cue button is pressed the EVS server re cues to the previous cue etc When recalling a cue point the cue number appears in the upper left corner of the OSD if this option is enabled with the Cue number on OSD parameter in the Operational Setup menu OSD section Fast Jog When selected this option enables fast picture search the actual speed of this fast jog is adjustable in the Setup menu Starting a play or returning to E2E mode resets the Fast Jog mode Warning A The jog dial is active at all times when the system is in play amp record The brake is automatically turned on when starting a playback with the PLAY key or when returning to E2E mode with the RECORD button Mark This function marks up to e 256 cue points on the record train while recording or playing e 32 cue points on the current clip The cue points are marked on the LIVE or PLAYBACK program depending on the Mark cue point setting in the Setup menu Clips section When the operator has marked 256 on a record train or 32 on a clip cue points the next one will overwrite the oldest one Return Inside aclip press the RETURN key to remain on t
136. shall beep when the user tries to load the clip e A black clip shall be displayed 4 Clip Management 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 4 2 56 Creating Clips Introduction A clip is created by defining and IN and OUT point on a record train and saving the A V material between IN and OUT as a clip hence preventing it to be deleted by the loop recording When you save your clip clips are created automatically on the following cameras onthe primary channel e onall cameras associated to a player channels e onall cameras for which the Automake Clip option is set to Yes in Multicam Configuration window Operation tab Clips section A clip can be created with only an IN or only an OUT point The system will automatically adjust the clip duration according to the Default clip duration defined setting in the Operational Setup menu Clips section The auto save process automatically saves clips and playlists at least every minute Exiting the software ALT Q will also save the clips and playlists Warning e When the server reaches 5300 clips on a server limited to 5400 clips a warning will be displayed to the operator In addition the warning code CLP will then be displayed on the OSD possibly alternating with other warning codes e When an operator tries to create a clip on a server on which the limit of 5400 clips has been reached the following error message will be dipslayed Clip creat
137. sing this button swaps the content loaded on PGM1 with the one loaded on PGM2 and vice versa e In Playlist Edit mode pressing this button inserts the clip loaded on the PRV channel into current playlist Function of the Operational Block 2 Keys Network This function gives access to the clips and or records trains of other machines on the network After the selection of the machine the way of selecting clips and camera angles is similar to clips selection on the local EVS server Operation on XNet Network on page 133 PLAY This function initiates a forward motion It can also be used to start playback of playlists and clips refer to PLST commana When PgmSpd is OFF the default playback speed when pressing the PLAY key is 100 for standard pictures 33 for slow motion pictures with an SLSM 3x camera and 50 for slow motion pictures with an SLSM 2x camera When PgmSpd is ON the value defined in the Operational Setup menu for the PGM Speed Var max parameter is used Q Note q The Var Max option is not available with Xsense 2 Working Interfaces 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Goto TC This function allows you to jump to a given timecode in the loaded train or clip How to Go to a Given Timecode To go to agiven timecode proceed as follows 1 Press SHIFT GOTO TC key on the Remote The GOTO TC window is displayed on the Remote Panel Go to TC XX XX XX XX Menu Cancel Enter
138. st elements have been trimmed compared to the original clip EDL Clips copy processes cannot be queued If the operator tries starting a new copy process while the previous one is still running a message will ask him whether he wants to stop the previous process to start the new one or cancel his new request Available Copy Actions The basic principle is that only copies to the local EVS server are possible whereas copies to a distant EVS server are not supported The following table provides an overview on the copy actions available from the Remote Panel and from the VGA interface The playlists are copied to an empty playlist position L local playlist position Remote Panel VGA Interface D distant playlist LtoL D to L LtoL D to L EDL Copy Yes Yes Yes Yes EDL Clips Copy short or long No 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa In the Remote Panel Interface To copy a playlist proceed as follows 1 Goto the source playlist bank local or from another machine on the network 2 Select the original playlist to copy by pressing the corresponding F_ key 3 Goto the destination playlist bank 4 Select an empty playlist location A new menu appears on the LCD display of the Remote Panel with the corresponding message on the OSD of the output monitors asking whether you want to copy the original playlist to the new location or whether you simply want to select a new empty playlist default choic
139. t OUT point of the clip then will automatically loop back to the Short IN point and keep playing and soon PlayVar at the speed specified in the adjacent field To edit the Var speed press ALT without SHIFT key type the desired value and press ENTER to confirm Move 1 field backward forward Move 1 second backward forward Fast Rewind Fast Forward The browsing will continue after the keys are released Goto IN OUT Goto timecode Select the camera angle of the clip you want to play After loading the desired clip the following edition functions are available Command ALT N ALT I ALT O 4 Clip Management Description Renames the clip Type the desired name and press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel Marks a new Short IN Short OUT point on the current picture The cursor is automatically placed in the adjacent field so that the operator can manually enter the timecode of the desired Short IN Short OUT point if needed Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 4 4 4 1 54 In the Recorder Window Time code of the current Remaining capacity of the current record record channel Cama 18 yards L REC ON CAP Listof available MARK IN OUT record channels green and channels CLIP NAME ABCDEF used for clips NEW TC IN Saree creation red The VDR Panel Recorder can be used to start stop the record and to create cli
140. t SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 7 6 7 7 138 Inserting Remote Clips into a Playlist In the Remote Panel Interface To insert remote clips into a playlist proceed as follows 1 Select the remote EVS server via the Network menu 2 Select aremote clip in the banks The corresponding F_ key lights red 3 Press ENTER on the Remote Panel 4 Repeat the steps 1 3 as many times as necessary until the last clip is entered In Playlist Edit mode the remote display gives all needed information regarding this playlist and this information is updated each time a clip is stored in the playlist PL11 LSM01 MICHEL LOC TDUR 00 00 58 152A 03 Clip 0112 00 01 20 Unk W00 111A 04 Clip Foot 00 10 25 Unk W00 112B Clipname456 00 04 29 Unk W00 112B 02 Clip 0113 00 01 10 W00 552C 08 noname0123 00 02 50 EFFE FX Rolling a Playlist with Remote Clips In the Remote Panel Interface To roll a playlist with remote clips proceed as follows 1 Once the playlist is cued and ready to roll select the playlist from the playlist bank 2 Press the PLST key on the Remote Panel 3 Press the PLAY key to start the playback Clips Unavailable on the XNet Network While the playlist is rolling on air a remote clip might be unavailable due to a network problem or simply if the remote EVS server has left the network In this case the clip is marked as NOT AVAILABLE on the playlist screen and i
141. t monitors 3 Control Modes 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 3 3 3 3 1 24 Post Roll Aud Met PgmSpd Bost Roll When the post roll mode is enabled that function is highlighted on the LCD and a P appears on the OSD of the output monitors When the user exits Multicam with the post roll mode on this mode will still be enabled when Multicam is restarted The post roll mode works as follows depending on the element played e When a clip is played it will not stop on the Short OUT point but will continue to play through the Short OUT point by the Clip ost roll defined in the Operational Setup menu Clips section e When a record train is played the same will happen if the Record trains OUTs parameter is set to Freeze in the Operational Setup menu Clips section e When a playlist is played the post roll will apply only to the last clip of the playlist When Multicam is used in parallel or exclusive mode with IPDirector the post roll defined in the Playlist Panel module of I PDirector is taken into account Search This function allows the operator to search the database using keywords and ranking Keyword Management on page 124 To return to the operational menu press the MENU key from the Remote Panel Multi PGM Mode Multi PGM Overview Introduction Multicam has two modes for its basic operation 1PRV PGM and Multi PGM The 1PGM PRV mode is more powerful as it
142. t this IN point This point can be entered while recording e During a Replace operation on a playlist this key will flash red if trying to insert an IN marker on a transition as this is not allowed e During an Extend operation on a timeline this key will flash red until you jog At that time it will flash green until the operation is confirmed using the CAM D key Goto OUT When you are in CLIP mode this key combination enables the operator to go to IN OUT points of clips instantly OUT This function defines the OUT point of a clip This operates similarly to the IN button 2 Working Interfaces Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 2 3 4 Modification of Clip IN OUT Points Select the clip that you wish to modify use the jog dial to position the material at the new IN or OUT point and re mark the IN or OUT point s as required Warning When IN OUT points are set and a clip is saved the system automatically write protects a user definable length of material before and after the IN OUT points respectively These are referred to as the guardbands Their duration can be set with the Default clip duration parameter in the Operational Setup menu Clips section TAKE InPGM PRV mode pressing this button swaps cameras on PGM and PRV monitors e In Multi PGM mode pressing this button toggles between CAM selection and PGM selection modes In2PGM mode when both PGMs are selected on the Remote Panel pres
143. tcut keys to navigate in the Clip screen When the shortcuts are relevant in both 12 camera and 4 camera views they are available in both views In order to Proceed as follows Highlight clips in the displayed banks Press Up Down Left or Right Arrow The highlighted clip or clip position is surrounded by green arrows Move through banks Press ALT Up Down Arrow to scroll vertically between banks Move through pages Press ALT Left Right Arrow to scroll horizontally between pages Go to bank 1 of current page Press HOME Go to bank 10 playlist of current page Press END Return to the local clips and playlists if the Press ALT L Clip window is connected to a remote server NEW Display the 4 previous next cameras of Press CTRL Left Right Arrow displayed clip positions A D gt E H gt L or gt A D etc Pres CTRL F5 Selecting the Play Channel Located in the bottom right comer of the clip screen the Call Channel VGA field allows the operator to select on which play channel clips called using the keyboard and VGA should be loaded This field is only visible if the Call channel VGA parameter has been enabled in the Operational Setup menu EVS Controller section The field is only effective in CAM mode not in CLIP mode On the keyboard press ALT F1 to select PGM1 ALT F2 for PGM2 PRV ALT F3 for PGM3 etc This function is useful to load clips on channels that cannot be controlled by an EVS Remote Panel
144. that will occur between the PGM and PRV pictures The mix wipe and cut are on the same location Pressing this button will browse through these effects showing the active one on the LCD menu Please refer to the Video effect duration setting in the Operational Setup menu Playlist section to select the duration of the transition effect 3 Control Modes V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa PgmSpd VarMax ez Pressing PgmSpd once enables the Program Speed mode and highlights this function on the LCD The PLAY key is flashing red while the PgmSpd mode is enabled e Program Speed mode In this mode only the speed values defined in the Operational Setup menu is available in playback VarMax mode this mode is not available Sw To In Met PomSpa PostRo11 Sw to IN Sw to IN IN When this function is enabled highlighted a camera change will cause a jump to the corresponding IN point if existing It will switch in Sync if no IN point exists for the current element or if Sw to IN is OFF See section Synchronization Mode Switch To In on page 30 for more information on this option Pref Aud Met PgmSpd fF PostRoll Selecting this function enables the Preference mode See section Preference Mode PREF on page 30 for more inforamtion on this option Aud Met Pgmspa J PostRoll This option enables disables the display of audio meters for all channels using the OSD of the outpu
145. the EVS server This ensures the content is always consistent on the EVS server e Forall essences of a clip the user sees a single clip and a single position in the EVS page and bank storage system e All essences of a given clip will be identical This means among others that they will have the same IN and OUT points ID naming keywords ranking auxiliary clip protection metadata etc e When a clip is deleted it is deleted in all available essences Exception The Proxy Lo Res clips in a progressive resolution will have a different IN and OUT point than the corresponding Hi Res clips o Ifthe IN point of a clip is on an odd frame the Lo Res clip starts with the even frame following the IN point Ifthe OUT point of a clips is on an odd frame the Lo Res clip stops with the even frame preceding the OUT point Clip Preload and Playout Only one essence can be played out at a time The codec used for playout which is automatically defined based on the following priority rules is specified in the Server tab after the Codec sections When the Intra essence is in use on the server this essence shall be played out e Otherwise the LongGOP essence will be played out e The Proxy essence will never be played out If the on air essence of aclip is not available the behavior is as follows Theclip shall be displayed as Unplayable on the VGA e The clip LED shall be green on the Remote panel The remote
146. the clip appears at that location only In the case of a clip containing a single camera angle so only an A B C or D clip when in full control of all outputs the clip recalled will appear on the primary channel Growing Clips You can recall and play back growing clips or clips that are in the process of being created onadisk e As long as the OUT point of a growing clip is not available on the EVS server the LED corresponding to the growing clip location blinks green when it is called and red when it is loaded on the Remote Panel The clip LED will no longer blink as soon as both IN and OUT points are available on the EVS server If the play reaches the end of the available material it freezes until new material is available for play back As soon as new material is available the play resumes When the OUT point of the clip is known the remaining time is displayed otherwise the remaining time display is until the entire clip is copied In the VGA Interface Introduction In the Clip window use the keyboard keys to move through pages banks as well as select and recall clips The main commands to navigate in the window are detailed in the section Clip Screen Overview on page 39 62 4 Clip Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa How to Load a Clip via the Clip Window To cue up an highlighted clip press ENTER The clip will be cued up on the on the primary channel controlled
147. the default effect applied mix 1 Select the playlist location and press PLST to open it in Playlist Edit mode The main menu appears 2 Browse to the playlist element at the beginning of which you want to modify the effect or press Edit All SHIFT D to modify the effect on all playlist elements 3 To modify the effect press Effect SHIFT C and use the jog until the requested effect is displayed on the LCD display The effect type is displayed as a letter symbol in the information corresponding to the loaded element see highlighted letter 111A 04 Clipname012 00 00 29 Unk W00 10 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 8 3 The following effect types are available Command Description c Cut M Mix WwW Wipe gt Fade to color lt Fade from color V Fade to from color 4 To modify the default duration for the transition effect press FX Dur C and use the jog until the requested duration is displayed in the last field of the corresponding element 111A 04 Clipname012 00 00 29 Unk W00 20 5 Press ENTER to validate the modifications in effect type and or duration You need to roll a playlist with effects in PGM PRV mode or with the Mix on one channel feature activated on the PGM for the effects to be applied during playout Using the Replace Function Introduction The purpose of the Replace function is to consolidate the effects defined on a playlist as follows The oper
148. the following depending on the desired playback speed e Press the PLAY key to play back the selected clip at the default playback speed Playback Speed Options Toplay back a selected clip at a given predefined speed you need to do the following Define the requested maximum speed in the PGM Speed Var max parameter in the Operational Setup menu EVS Controller section Select highlight the PGMSpd option in the secondary menu in PGM PRV mode 4 Clip Management 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Options for Camera Angle Selection e If PREF is ON the preferred camera angle of the clip appears on the primary channel the secondary camera angle on the next controlled channel and the other camera angles on the next channels in alphabetical order o gt Example If the preferred camera angle for clip 124 is camera C when loading the clip 124C is loaded on the primary channel whatever the camera present on that channel before loading the clip If PREF is OFF the camera angle will be the same as the one already present on each controlled channel If that camera angle does not exist the first available camera angle of the clip is used Example If camera B is the current camera on the primary channel when calling clip 124 it is 124B that appears on the primary channel even if it is not the preferred camera angle When the operator is controlling only one channel such as with PRV CTL
149. the keyboard to call the SET TC function The following Set Timecode screen is displayed SET TIME CODE AND DATE dd mm yy Clip 110 6 BC E ETC Set TC TC Type USER Set TC TC Type Primary Time Code ESC CANCEL 07 50 19 18 05 08 07 07 50 19 18 05 08 07 Drop Frame 07 50 19 18 05 08 07 07 50 19 18 05 08 07 Drop Frame A LTC B USER Press Tab to change the focus Press Shift F3 to reset all x Current Primary Time Code ENTER YES 67 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 6 4 6 1 68 3 Tomodify one of the following timecodes The LTC timecode and date Type in the new timecode for the Short IN point and date of the clip in the Set TC field following the LTC field The user defined timecode and date Type in the new timecode for the Short IN point and date of the clip in the Set TC field following the USER field The primary TC for this clip Press the A or B key corresponding to the requested primary TC 4 In59 94Hz modes NTSC press the SPACEBAR to select between Drop Frame and Non Drop Frame modes 5 Press F2 to select CAM or CLIP mode In CAM mode only the timecode of the camera angle loaded on the primary channel will be changed In CLIP mode the timecode of all camera angles of the clip will be changed 6 Press ENTER toconfirm or ESC to cancel The timecode of the entire clip is updated according to the n
150. this mode on the remote and on the VGA screens is never synchronized e InCAM mode the Push Archive Ranking assignment Keyword assignment and Name functions will apply only to the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels In CLIP mode these functions will apply on all camera angles of the clip Clip Functions on the VGA Clip Screen Overview Illustration The following screenshot presents the VGA Clip screen in 6 slot view The various areas detailed below are highlighted in the screenshot 4 Clip Management 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 CLIP 16 xt3 2 Loc REC 16 xt3 2 Loc TOT 812 CLP 2 38 17 REM 8 1h55n 6 F1 NAME F2 CAM F3 CALL F4 PREF FS UIEW F6 KWi F7 KH2 FS SRCH FS CONNCT Fi PLS 111B 1111 111D 112B 112C 3113B 113C 114C 115A 115B 1150 115D 116A 116B 116C 116D 118A 118B 1181 118D 119A 119B 119C 119D 118A 118B 1181 118D NAME ADL 113 MODE CLIP ALT P a 7 gt ALT R RECUE ALT T SET TC ALT Z gt ARCHIVE CTL X CUT CTL C COPY CTL U PASTE CTL DEL DELETI A i ees Till seed OE FR be VS a CP Lea WF Area Description Area Name Description 1 Title bar The Title bar contains status information See section Title Bar on page 41 2 Function bar The Function bar lists the main functions available from the Clip screen See section Function Bar and Keys on page 41 3 Clip Information area The Clip Information area displays the clips of the se
151. tion The operator can select any file from all the KWD files present in the Multicam KWD directory If the machine is connected to other systems on the EVS SDTI network the network server will automatically distribute its current keyword file to all other users on the network For each system on the network the operator can choose to work with the file coming from the network server set the Keyword file parameter to SERVER or with a local file q Note q In a normal situation the network server is the machine that has been defined as such in the EVS Configuration menu However if for any reason the network has been interrupted or the machine designated as the network server is not available another machine on the network the Master machine with the highest serial number will automatically take over this job including the distribution of the keyword file Even if the original network server reconnects it will not necessarily become the actual network server again The machine that actually assumes the role of network server can easily be identified from the Connect window on the VGA or from the Network menu on the EVS Remote Panel thanks to the displayed next to its name That machine only has the ability to distribute its current keyword file to the others on the SDTI network 6 Keyword Management 127 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Editing the Keyword File in the VGA Interface The Keywor
152. ults The matching clips are the ones that contain all keywords used as search criteria and that have at least the requested ranking If matching clips are found the remote will automatically be in Browse mode the Browse key is red allowing the operator to quickly view the Short IN of each clip corresponding to the search criteria by rotating the jog dial To jog inside a clip e Press the Browse key to disable the Browse mode e Move the jog dial e Toreturn to the Browse mode inside the search results press the Browse key again Notes e Search results are reset when going by to Live mode or when a new search is performed e If no matching clips are found a message notifies the operator Adding the Search Results to the Current Playlist in List Mode To add the search results clips only to the current playlist you can use the following key combinations When you are in the secondary menu and the keyword menu is displayed e Press ENTER to insert the clip currently selected in the current playlist e Press SHIFT ENTER to insert all clips of the search results at the end of the current playlist When you are in the main menu e Press ENTER to insert the current clip in the current playlist e Press SHIFT ENTER to insert all clips of the search results at the end of the current playlist 4 Clip Management 77 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 78 Adding the Search Results to the Current Pl
153. unction can be called by the corresponding F_ key of the keyboard 4 Clip Management 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 42 Issue 14 00 A June 2015 Keyboard Functions Function Name Clip Cam Call Pref View KW1 KW2 Delay Search Net Connect Playlist Key F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 SHIFT F7 F8 SHIFT F8 F9 FO Description This function is used to name a clip This function toggles between CLIP mode and CAM mode e In CLIP mode actions on a clip will use all available cameras for this clip InCAM mode actions on a clip will only use the selected camera for this clip Other functions such as Name Delete Copy Set TC gt Archive depend on this mode selection The operator can gain immediate access to a local or network clip by typing its ID number This option changes the primary camera of a clip This option changes the standard display to the extended display and vice versa This option calls the On Air Keyword screen This option calls the Off Air Keyword Screen This function calls the Video Delay VGA screen This option calls the VGA Search Screen See hereunder See hereunder The Playlist screen can be accessed by selecting F10 on the keyboard 4 Clip Management Eee V5 amp OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 ES Net Function SHIFT F8 This option switches to the Network Status Screen and allows monitoring the status of the different machines connected on the net
154. ure your remote controller or to add special functions to your application q Note q If 2 channels are available for the first Remote Panel the B key will display 2 PGM If 3 channels are available the B key will display 3 PGM 10 2 Working Interfaces OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 V5 Returning to the Main Menu From any section of the application except Playlist mode press SHIFT MENU on the first Remote Control panel to return to the main menu Function Keys in the Main Menu Select the corresponding Function key F_ key and then press ENTER to validate the selection Function Key F1 to F4 F1 1 Remote F2 2 Remotes F3 3 Remotes F4 4 Remotes F5 Char On Off F6 Exit F7 Clear all clips F8 Stop Record 2 Working Interfaces Use If desired the Multicam system can be run using 1 2 3 or 4 EVS Remote Panels Depending on the number of play channels available in the current configuration 1 2 3 or 4 Remote modes will be available from the main menu One Remote Panel is used in the configuration Two Remote Panels are used in the configuration If 4 play channels are available when selecting the 2 Remotes mode the operator can choose between two configurations e 2 play channels for each remote In this configuration each Remote Panel can select PGM PRV or 2PGM mode Each Remote Panel can manage video transitions cut mix wipe in PGM PRV and playlist modes 3 play channel
155. work SDTI 0x00 Status of SDTI Network v 02 03 13 Software Access Rights Hardware Status Status Of My Machine c o o Num Software Config Network Machines Table On User N 01 0000001234 j 02 0000001004 03 0000001005 04 0000001230 05 0000001592 m Presence g Connecting Connected Notified Disconnecting Connect Function F9 This option calls the CONNECT window This window allows the operator to connect to the clips and record trains of other machines on the network Select a Server on SportNet jlr 17 xmtpc02 Local 18 ntpcO3 19 ntpcO4 20 ntpcOS 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 r4 29 30 31 32 1 2 3 4 S amp T 8 9 LOCAL CLIPS RECORD CLIP REC 4 Clip Management 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 3 4 44 The following functions can be used in the CONNECT window e ALT L return to LOCAL mode and close the CONNECT window ALT C CLIPS mode to connect to the clips of a remote machine e ALT R RECORD mode to connect to the record trains of a remote machine ALT P CLIP REC mode to connect to the clips and record trains of a remote machine After selecting CLIP RECORD or CLIP REC mode with the keyboard select the machine you want to connect to click on it with the stylus or move with the arrow keys and press ENTER on the keyboard Pressing ALT L will close the Co
156. work i e Playlist 51 04 How to Recall a Playlist To recall a playlist proceed as follows 1 Select the page where the playlist is stored by pressing the SHIFT Page key and the function key corresponding to the given page 2 Select the bank where the playlist is stored by pressing the SHIFT F10 key corresponding to the playlist bank 3 Select the position where the playlist is stored in the bank by pressing the F1 to F9 key corresponding to the playlist position 5 Playlist Management Ei V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 5 3 5 3 1 Playlist Functions on the Remote Panel Edit and Playout Modes Introduction Two modes are available on the Remote Panel to access and manipulate the playlists The Playlist Edit mode and the Playlist Playout mode e The Playlist Edit mode is used to modify the playlist It is also named PLST EDIT mode The Playlist Playout mode is used to roll the playlist on air It is also named PLST DIFF mode Editing the playlist in Playlist Playout mode is not possible Accessing the Playlist Edit Mode When you load a playlist selected by pressing the PLST key on the Remote Panel you directly enter the Playlist Edit mode The first frame of the element highlighted in the playlist appears on the PGM At the start full control will be on the PGM side scrolling through the playlist can be done here Q Note q From the Playlist Playout mode you need to press the EDIT function D button
157. y channel as soon as it is selected If the Browse mode is OFF press ENTER after selecting the clip to load it amp Note q When a clip is displayed in the search results with a timecode from the VITC table when this search option has been selected the clip is loaded with this timecode even if the primary TC is the LTC Other Possible Actions Many functions from the Clip screen are also available from the Search Results screen F1 NAME F2 CLIP CAM F3 CALL ALT P PLAY PAUSE ALT R RECUE ALT T SET ALT Z gt ARCHIVE TC To return to the Search screen to perform a new search press ALT S or F8 The previous search criteria are kept until you select new criteria Adding the Search Results to the Current Playlist e Toadd aclip from the results list to the current playlist from the remote panel o Call up the clip o Press INSERT or ENTER on the Remote Panel e Todirectly add the search results clips only to the current playlist from the VGA o Press INSERT on the selected clip to insert only the highlighted one o Press SHIFT INSERT to insert all clips at the end of the current playlist 4 Clip Management 83 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 4 8 84 Managing Cue Points Description Cue points are used as tags to mark points on the record trains and clips during recording or playback Once this marking is done you can use the cue points to quickly and easily retrieve those specific moments and us
158. you have to browse through a long list of keywords e NUMERIC mode the list of keywords is not visible on the LCD display and the operator selects a keyword by entering its position in the list with the F_ keys He can know the position either from a hardcopy of the keywords list or by looking at one of the VGA Keywords screens or still from his memory This mode is faster to operate but in most cases the operator will need to have the complete list of keywords available next to him 6 Keyword Management 129 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 14 00 A June 2015 130 How to Assign Keywords in List Mode To assign keywords to aclip in list mode recall the clip then press MENU to access the secondary clip menu on the Remote Panel Mmolayer B1l0123Maction Bkeyword8901 l action_1 Fo action 6 saction 2 F7 action_7 action 3 A 8 es 4 iced page saction 5 gt Next Push Aux Clip wA PostRo11 RAR eer a The LCD displays a page containing 8 keywords Press F9 F10 to access the previous next keywords page To assign a keyword to the current clip press the F_ key corresponding to the desired keyword on the LCD display Depending on the CLIP CAM mode defined by the D key the selected keyword will be assigned only to the camera angles loaded on the channels fully controlled by the operator at that time CAM mode or to all camera angles of the clip CLIP mode The keyword will be assigned to the first available
159. you should use the VGA interface to change these parameters e Youcan modify only the primary timecode e You cannot modify the date of the clip e You cannot modify the type of the primary timecode 4 Clip Management OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 V5 In the Remote Panel Interface To restripe the timecode of a clip proceed as follows oa fF WN SB 8 Recall the clip by pressing the corresponding F_ key Move the jog dial to reach the picture where you want to define a new timecode Press the MENU key to access the secondary menu Press SHIFT C to call the Set TC function Enter the new timecode for the current picture In 59 94 Hz modes NTSC press SHIFT MENU to select between Drop Frame and Non Drop Frame modes Press the D key to select CAM or CLIP mode In CAM mode only the timecode of the camera angle loaded on the primary channel will be changed o In CLIP mode the timecode of all camera angles of the clip will be changed Press ENTER to confirm or MENU to cancel The primary timecode of the entire clip is updated according to the new timecode value so that the timecode remains continuous over the whole clip Next time this function is called the value previously used will be set as default In the VGA Interface To restripe the timecode of a clip proceed as follows 1 2 4 Clip Management Move the cursor on the desired clip and press ENTER to recall it Press ALT T on
160. ystem Hitting the RECORD button will return to normal operation Soft Reboot from the Keyboard It is also possible to run a soft reboot which will exit the software and return the user to the EVS Menu Here the software can be selected and entered again without having to reboot the entire system When running the following procedure the system will automatically save all recorded material record trains clips playlists upon exit Hit ALT Q on the keyboard or press F6 from the main Menu and confirm with ENTER or cancel with ESC You will exit the Multicam software and go back to the EVS Menu 2 Working Interfaces i V5 OPERATION MANUAL XSense 14 00 Sa 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 Control Modes Control Modes Live Search or Playback Mode Multicam can be set in three different basic modes depending on commands used Live E2E Mode This mode selected at start up can also be selected by pressing the RECORD key on the Remote Panel Multicam records the input signal and plays it at the same time on the program output Search Mode This mode is selected by moving the jog dial In this mode the operator has the opportunity to search for an image in order to define cue points or clips Moving the command knob clockwise will force Multicam to search forward moving the command knob counter clockwise will force it to search backwards The most important thing to note is that Multicam never stops recording whil

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