Channel Explorer user manual 6.57
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1. Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 0c aooaa aaahh ooann eee lil WHAT S NEW occ c cence eee V 1 INTRODUCTION uu c ccc cececeees 1 1 1 Product Overview 2 2 c cece cece c cece e cece cece cece eee eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 1 1 2 Opening of Channel Explorer 0 a 2 2 USER INTERFACE LL ccc eee 3 Dod MCS VICW CAP 3 2 2 Channel Explorer Icons 2 a 4 2 3 Recorder View 6 2 4 Player View aaa SUE NGA AA ANU ec MAAN See DEN AGG ANU ANAN DULAY aooaa oana 8 2 5 VTR View a 9 2 6 COMME aVElAA 9 3 MANAGING CHANNELS ua 12 3 1 Introduction lt 2 2 cscacncccaccccaepeodedactacoedeeeesipnedoncewentesacsadaceewecadeeesnacqoens 12 3 2 Assigning a Player 22 0 0 a 12 3 2 1 Introduction 2 aa 12 3 2 2 Setting the Default Player Channel a 12 3 2 3 How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player 14 3 3 Assigning a Recorder Channel 0 c cece cece ec ec ccc ceeccecceceeees 14 3 4 Locking a Channel _ 2 22 22 a 15 3 5 Channels Modes cee eee cc cee eee eee ee eee eee eee enon eens 16 3 5 1 Introduction aa ocemcecsuncssienmadancennto uennbacwaundduenececesaenaonned 16 3 5 2 Ganging Recorder or Player Channels 0 222022002 17 3 5 3 Associating Player Channels in PGM PRV Mode 2 19 3 5 4 Assoc2. 12 XTNewPGE PGM3 01 xt3 1 PGM4 12 XTINewPGE PGM4 02 XTZ PGE PGM1 02 XTZ PGE PGM2 Default 02 xt3 2 PGM1 16 XTNewADL PGM1 02 xt3 2 PGM2 16 XINewADL PGM2 02 xt3 2 PGM3 16 XTNewADL PGM3 D2 x3 2 POMA 16 XTMewADL PGMA This view shows the following items e high resolution players e low resolution players if any See section Channel Explorer Icons on page 4 for a description of all the icons displayed in the view Tip ws When a user renames a player channel on an EVS video server the change is immediately reflected in the PDirector interface 8 2 User Interface a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer pos 2 5 2 6 2 User Interface VTR View This view is only available if a VTR device is connected to the XT Net Channel Exptorer BA Tree Q re Player UU Name VIRHO Pana Click the VTR button to display the VTR View and see the available VTR devices From the VTR view you can perform the following operations e locking a VTR device e Opening a VTR Control Panel by right clicking a VTR name and selecting the appropriate option from the contextual menu Contextual Menus Contextual menus are available when right clicking an EVS video server a recorder channel a stream or a player channel EVS Server Contextual Menu All the options available for an EVS video server and the sections where they are described are mentioned hereafter Show Server Monito
3. Up to 4 player channels can be managed with the AB Roll Playlist module This group of channels must be defined from the Channel Explorer How to Define a Channel Group for Use with AB Roll Playlist To define a group of channels from the Channel Explorer proceed as follows 1 Select up to 4 player channels Channel Explorer 7 OX F2 Tree Cy Rec GE fal XT2_ADL far XIZ PGE 4 02 X1 PGE RECI Stream Hi O XTZ PGE REC Stream Hi O XTZ PGE PGMI O XTZ PGE PGM O XTZ PGE PGM3 O XTZ PGE PGMA4 0 a XFile 2 Right click the selected channel group 3 Managing Channels 23 24 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 Select AB Roll Playlist from the contextual menu The Configure AB Roll Playlist Channel Association window opens Configure AB Roll Playlist channel association You can assign different letters to the channels by modifying the letter of the first channel CH Associated server channel 02 X12 PGE PGM1 02 X12 PGE PGM1 02 XTZ PGE PGM2 02 XTZ PGE PGM2 02_XT2_PGE_PGM3 02_XT2_PGE_PGM3 02_XT2_PGE_PGM4 Cancel 4 Edit the channel letters in the left column of the table if so desired 5 Click OK to accept the allocation The AB icon is displayed next to all the selected channels Channel Explorer tm TX E2 Tree fj Rec GB Payer kb fer XKIZ ADL fet XTZ PGE a e 02 XT PGE RECI Stream Hi 02 XTZ PGE REC Stream Hi 02 XT7 PGE PGM1 02 X12 PGE PGM 0
4. brackets Player channel associated with an IP Director application Control Panel Playlist Panel IPLogger Database Explorer 2 User Interface USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer Icon 01 XTZ AD PGMI MD 01 xt31 PGM2 12 XTNewPGE PGM Default b 02 XTZ PGE PGMI b 02 XTZ PGE PGMI o b 01 X31 PGM1 172 XTNewPGE PGM1 Out 4 Out 6 p 12 XTNewPGE_RECi in 1 V 5 Description Channel locked from this workstation Channel locked from another workstation Player channel supporting the Mix on one channel functionality Player channel set as default player Player channel controlled by a ShuttlePRO device Player channel controlled by a BEPIay device Player channel connected to an IN port of a video router itself associated to OUT ports The name of the router OUT port s routed from a player channel is displayed after the player channel name Recorder channel connected to an OUT port of a video router itself associated to an IN port The name of the router IN port routed to the recorder channel is displayed after the recorder channel name Streams Icon Description On line stream green p gt Recording stream red pP p Off line stream black di Scheduled stream orange gt gt Warning message on the stream yellow 2 User Interface 5 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 3 Channels Association Modes Icon O1_xt3 1_PGM1 12 XTNewPGE PGM
5. channel This operation can be done from the Channel Explorer and from the Control Panel A switch from an application automatically applies to the other one Prerequisites e The appropriate configuration must have been done from the Remote Installer regarding the communication parameters and the association of router IN ports physically linked to player channels e The Router Control service is started How to Assign a Router OUT Port to a Player Channel To assign an OUT port of a video router to a player channel from the Channel Explorer or to change the assignment proceed as follows 1 Right click the player channel name from the Tree view or the Player view A contextual menu is displayed 3 Managing Channels 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 3 30 Select Assign Player Destination The Assign Player Destination window opens Assign Player Destination 1 XTNewPGE_PGM1 Out 6 It lists all the router OUT ports already associated to the player channel To remove an association between a video router OUT port and the player channel click the X button next to the OUT port name To remove the association between all the video router OUT ports and the player channel click the Clear All button To select an OUT port to associate to the player channel click the arrow next to the Router OUT Port field The list of all the router OUT ports is displayed Select an OUT por
6. in the Channel Explorer and the name of the default player is displayed in the IPDirector Status bar How to Set the Default Player Channel from the IPDirector Main Window To define the default player channel from the IPDirector main window proceed as follows 1 Right clicking the Default Player Channel field at the bottom left of the IP Director main window A contextual menu is displayed 2 Select the player channel you wish to define as the default player Default is added next to the player channel name in the Channel Explorer and the name of the default player is displayed in the IPDirector Status bar 3 Managing Channels 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 2 3 3 3 How to Clear the Default Player Channel You can clear the default player channel only from the IPDirector Main window in one of the following ways e double click the Default Player Channel field e right click the Default Player Channel field and select None from the contextual menu None is displayed in the Default Player field of the Status bar How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player Users can assign a player channel to a Database Explorer window a Control Panel an IPLogger window or a Playlist Panel from the Channel Explorer This can be done in one of the following ways e Drag a player channel from the Channel Explorer window and drop it on the Database Explorer window a Control Panel a
7. 1 pam 01 x31 PGM2 12_XTNewPGE_PGM 2 prv B aogp D O Recorder View Display of the Recorder View Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Channel ganged with another channel as part of group 3 Channel has been assigned as a PGM Channel has been assigned as a PRV Channel set as a Fill channel in a Fill amp Key association and part of group 2 Channel set as a Key channel in a Fill amp Key association and part of group 2 Player channel locked for use with a timeline Timeline mode Channel assigned to a group for use in AB Roll Playlist interface Click the Rec button to display the Recorder View Channel Explorer EJ Tree gore CJ Player Channel Name 01 XTOlJADL RECI 01 XTOlJADL REC 02 _XT2_PGE_RECL 02 XT2 PGE REC 12 XTNewPGE_REC1 1 XTNewPGE_REC 17 XTNewPGE REC3 12 XTNewPGE_REC4 16 XTNewADL REC1 16 XTNewADL REC 16 XTNewADL REC3 16 XTNewADL REC4 HiRes Recorder OL XTOMADL RECI 0L XTOIdADL REC 02 XT2 PGE RECI1 02 XT2 PGE REC 17 XTNewPGE_REC1 12_XTNewPGE_REC2 12 XTNewPGE_REC3 12 XTNewPGE_REC4 16 XTNewADL REC1 16_XTNewADL REC 16 XTNewADL REC3 16 XTNewADL REC4 LoRes Recorder See section Channel Explorer Icons on page 4 for a description of all the icons displayed in the view Start and Stop buttons are available on the right for clip recording purposes 2 User Interface USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer 2 User Inter
8. 1_XT2_ADL_PGM2 01 XTZ ADL PGM3 01 XTZ AD PGM4 PGM4 4 fer XTZ PGE t 02 XTZ PGE REC1 e 02 XTZ PGE REC2 02 XTZ PGE PGM1 02 XTZ PGE PGM2 02 XTZ PGE PGM3 02 XTZ PGE PGM4 0 In the Control Panel and the Playlist Panel where the player channel is selected the Fill or Key information is displayed in the panel title bar Associating Player Channels in Timeline Mode Purpose IPDirector is able to play a timeline with its transition effects in the IP Edit application or in the Control Panel From the Control Panel a single player channel will be sufficient if it supports the Mix on one channel functionality The IPEdit module requires two player channels to function This pair of player channels is called the Timeline Engine The Timeline Engine can be PGM1 PGM2 or PGM3 PGM4 e PGM1 or PGM3 is the Timeline output channel also called timeline PGM An external video monitor needs to be linked to PGM1 or PGM 3 for the user to preview the timeline Warning If PGM1 or PGM3 is set to Mix on one channel there will be no preview when the timeline is played 3 Managing Channels 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 e PGM2orPGM 4 is the Player output channel also called player PGM It can be a normal channel or a channel with the Mix on one channel functionality The IPDirector video board AVH needs to be associated to PGM2 or PGM4 for the users to preview the player on the
9. 2 X12 PGE PGM3 02 X17 PGE PGM4 3 Managing Channels a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer psi 3 5 7 3 6 Removing the Link between Channels How to Manually Remove the Link Between Channels To unlink channels would they be in Gang mode PGM PRV mode Fill amp Key mode Timeline mode or AB Roll mode proceed as follows 1 Select the ganged channels with SHIFT click or CTRL click 2 Right click one of the channels A contextual menu is displayed 3 Select Ungang or for the Timeline mode select Unlock Timeline G Note N Channels can be selected even if they are part of different ganged groups Each selected channel will be removed from the ganged group of channels it was part of Automatic Unlock of Timeline Mode When you exit IPEdit or IPDirector whereas the timeline is NOT being played out the timeline lock is automatically removed When you exit IPEdit or PDirector whereas the timeline is being played out a message is displayed and you can decide whether to exit IPEdit or not Defining a Default Stream Target Introduction To be able to record files from the material ingested by the recorders a default target must be defined to send the stream s to If a stream does not have a default target defined or if the corresponding target is off line a warning will be displayed This does not prevent streams from being scheduled but alerts the users that a default target does not exist H
10. Channel Video resolution N A Aspect ratio 16 9 Video standard N A Audio format Embedded Audio Channel 8 tracks Audio status Audic on Cancel On the left the Application List displays the list of applications available on the selected server and sorted in the same order as in the EVS menu The application currently launched in Multicam is displayed in red On the right the parameters corresponding to the selected configuration are displayed 6 Operations on Servers 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 3 38 optional If you want to select another server right click the Server Name field and choose a server Select another configuration from the Application List The corresponding parameters are displayed in the Application parameters pane The background button turns blue Click the Select and Restart Server button to apply the new configuration Multicam Web Setup Tool It is possible to access the Multicam Web Setup Tool from IPDirector Todo so proceed as follows 1 PA Right click a server name in the Channel Explorer Select Configure Server from the contextual menu The Multicam Web Setup window opens See the Multicam manual for more information 6 Operations on Servers a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer ei T Channel Explorer Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts are available to perform some operations They are listed in the Define Short
11. Lock from the contextual menu A icon is displayed next to the recorder channel or the player channel name Unlocking a Channel To unlock a recorder channel or a player channel proceed as follows 1 Right click the channel 2 Select Unlock from the contextual menu If the channel was locked from the local workstation it will be unlocked immediately If the channel was locked from another workstation you will need to confirm the Unlock request in a confirmation window The icon disappears Channels Modes Introduction From the Channel Explorer several channels can be grouped in various association types to be managed together These associations are briefly described hereafter e Ganged channels at least two channels can be associated in Gang mode for simultaneous control synchronized recording for recorder channels or synchronized playback for player channels e Fill amp Key two channels can be associated in Fill amp Key mode for the management of clips or playlists themselves in Fill amp Key pairing Linked recorder channels are used to create F amp K clips 3 Managing Channels a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer E Linked player channels are used to perform synchronized clip or playlist recalls in a Fill amp Key scenario sometimes called Matte amp Fill for playback to a vision mixer switcher or keyable device Program preview PGM PRV two player channels can be associated in
12. NewADL RECS b 16_XTNewADL_REC4 G7 T 02_xt3 2 PGM1 16 XTNewADL PGM1 G9 AT 02 x3 2 PGM2 16 XTNewADL PGM2 02 x32 PGM3 16 XTNewADL PGM3 02 xt32 PGM4 16 XTNewADL_PGM4 fe 01 XTOMADL a XFile 1 Introduction 1 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 1 2 Through the Channel Explorer any IPDirector workstation can take control of one or several channels on EVS servers that are connected to the XNet network You can perform many operations from the Channel Explorer module for example lock channels from use by others start or stop an ingest gang multiple channels create specialized playback modes Indeed the flexibility of IPDirector allows multiple channels to be managed together in a variety of modes Ganged channels allowing simultaneous control of several channels recorders or players Fill and Key allowing the management of clips or playlists in Fill amp Key pairing Program preview allowing the playout of audio and video transition effects between clips playlist elements or timeline elements Lock Timeline allowing two channels to function as Timeline Engine for use with IPEdit AB Roll Playlist allowing the control and playout of material on up to 4 channels at the same time See section Channels Modes on page 16 for more information on each association type Opening of Channel Explorer To open the Channel Explorer click the aS cele con on the Application bar of the
13. PGM PRV mode to allow the playout of audio and video transition effects between clips or playlist elements This is useful when the player channels do not support the Mix on one channel functionality Lock Timeline two player channels can be associated in IPEdit mode allowing the playout of a timeline with its transition effects This is useful when the player channels do not support the Mix on one channel functionality AB Roll Playlist up to 4 player channels can be associated in AB Roll Playlist mode to control and play material on all these channels at the same time 3 5 2 Ganging Recorder or Player Channels Purpose When channels are ganged they can be controlled simultaneously synchronized recording by ganged recorder channels or synchronized playback by ganged player channels Recorder channels or player channels can be ganged from the Channel Explorer It is not possible to gang recorder channels with player channels How to Gang Recorder or Player Channels To gang two or more channels proceed as follows 1 2 3 Managing Channels Select the channels with SHIFT click or CTRL click Do one of the following operations o Right click one of the channels and select Gang o Press CTRL G The ganged channels will have an amp icon next to them to signify their new status Channel Explorer Tree g Rec G Player p fe 01_XTOMADL bp fer 02 XTZ PGE a fer 12_XTNewPGE p 12_XTNewPGE_RECL 12 XTNewPGE
14. REC 12 XTNewPGE REC3 e 17 XTNewPGE REC4 01 x31 PGM1 12 XTNewPGE PGM1 b 01 x31 PGM2 12 XTNewPGE PGM2 Default CO T 01 x431 PGM3 12 XTNewPGE PGM3 cO T 01 x431 PGM4 12 XTNewPGE PGM4 b Oe 16 XTNewADL EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 To add more channels to a group select all channels of the group and the new channel right click and select Gang again Display of Ganged Channels In Channel Explorer an amp iconis displayed next to the ganged channels Several groups of ganged channels can coexist performing different tasks on a production Each of the linking icons will have a number next to it in the Channel Explorer to indicate which group the channel belongs to Channel Explorer RRE Ore ETO b fe O1_XTOMADL b fr 02_XT2_PGE 4 el 12_XTNewPGE 2 12 xTNewPGE REC1 e 2 12 xTNewPGE REC2 12 XTMewPGE REC3 12 XTMewPGE REC4 01 x31 PGM1 12 XTNewPGE PGM1 b 01 x31 PGM2 12 XTNewPGE PGM73 Default ce KI 01 x31 PGM3 12 XTNewPGE PGM3 ce KI 01 x31 PGM4 12 XTNewPGE PGM4 fer 16_XTNewADL In the Control Panel and the Playlist Panel where the player channel is selected e the number of the Gang group is displayed next to the name of the loaded player channel e the number of the channel in the group is displayed in the title bar In the next example the loaded player channel was the first channel selected to be part of Gang group 2 Channel Explorer T
15. Status Monitoring Genlock Ko iSe BgTask average Disk Problem iSe BgTask on last 100 It SOTI Connection enor Se IRQ Divergence to Code SOTI Corruption Used Clip FiFo SE Out of IRQ SOTI Corruption Notify Lost aS Command SOTI Time Out DB Corrupted Local Clips aS Broadcast SOTI Time Out DB Corrupted Index Mismatch iSe SDTI Light Traffic SOTI Heavy Traffic Auto Refresh ItTask monitoring Delta Average Delta Worst Start ItTask Send Command B 97 Fil B7 Start ItTask Control Manager 177 2 172 End ItTask Send Command 177 0 Refresh 36 6 Operations on Servers USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer 6 2 V gt How to Launch a Different Predefined Server Configuration It is possible to launch another predefined server configuration provided that you have the appropriate user right To do so proceed as follows 1 Right click a server name in the Channel Explorer 2 Select Restart Server from the contextual menu The Server Configuration window opens Server Configuration AT2ADL Application List 01 LSM 4REC 2PLAY 02 LSM 1REC 2PLAY 03 LSM 2REC 2PLAY 04L5M 2REC 4PLAY 05 L5M 3REC 1PLAY 06 L5M 3REC 2PLAY 07 LSM 3REC 3PLAY 08 LSM 4REC 2PLAY 10 515M 1PLAY 11 SL5M 2PLAY 12 SLSM 1REC 2PLAY 13 5L5M 2REC 1PLAY Select and Restart Server Application Parameters Config number 00 Config name SPOTBOX IPDP 2RE Codec type NJA Bit rate 30 mBits sec Recorders 2 Players 4 Mono
16. USER MANUAL Channel Explorer Version 6 57 December 2014 V gt a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer CES Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2005 2014 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer psi
17. ation See section Setting the Default Player Channel on page 12 for more information on how to set and how to clear a default player channel Setting the Default Player Channel Purpose A default player can be defined from the Channel Explorer or from the IP Director main window It will automatically be assigned to the IPDirector main window at opening When the user will open the Database Explorer PLogger or IPEdit the default player will automatically be assigned to these windows and displayed in the Associated Channel zone as shown in the next screenshot in the case of the Database Explorer 111A 01 mi M 08 12 04 01 111B 01 08 12 74 01 1104 01 1319 39 00 Mo BE Play remote 01 XTZ ADL PGM 3 Managing Channels a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer CES G Note N If the default channel is only accessible to the workstation the user is logged into the default player assignment may not be accessible when the user moves to another workstation This is due to a user rights restriction and is intentional How to Set the Default Player Channel from the Channel Explorer To define the default player channel from the Channel Explorer proceed as follows 1 From the Tree view or the Player view of the Channel Explorer right click the player channel you wish to define as the default player 2 Select Set as Default Player from the contextual menu Default is added next to the player channel name
18. cuts windows which can be accessed by clicking the Tools gt Define Shortcuts option from the menu bar of the IPDirector main window and then selecting the Application Name button on the left The shortcuts can be redefined to suit individual preferences See section Shortcut Definition in the General Functions user manual for more information Description Current Value Gang Ungang selected channels Ctr G Associate channels in FILL amp KEY mode Ctrl Y Associate channels in PGM PRV mode Ctri M Lock Unlock selected channels Cirl L 7 Channel Explorer Shortcuts 39 OL11YLS7Y OSA a i a V To learn more about EVS go to Www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Liege Science Park 852 2914 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving Its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies
19. e See section Associating Player Channels in Timeline Mode on page 21 Unlock Timeline See section Removing the Link between Channels on page 25 AB Roll Playlist See section Defining a Channel Group for the AB Roll Playlist on page 23 Set as Default Player Setting the Default Player Channel on page 12 Assign Player Destination See section Assigning a Player Destination on page 29 Only available when the player channel is connected to a video router 2 User Interface 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 Managing Channels Introduction From the Channel Explorer recorder channels can be assigned to Recorder Panels player channels can be assigned to a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel and a default player channel can be defined Some of the operating procedures are described in the next sections Please refer to the manuals related to the modules a channel can be associated with for more information Assigning a Player Introduction There are several ways to assign a player channel to a Database Explorer window a Control Panel an PLogger window or a Playlist Panel See section How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player on page 14 If a default player channel has been defined from the Channel Explorer this channel will automatically be assigned to the Database Explorer IPLogger and the IPDirector main window when you open the applic
20. e shown with the PGM and PRV icons bl OL XTZ AD PGMI PRH O1 XTZ AD PGM PRY In the Control Panel and the Playlist Panel where the player channel is selected the PGM or PRV icon is displayed in the panel title bar 3 Managing Channels 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 5 4 20 Associating Channels in Fill and Key Mode Purpose Recorder channels or player channels of the EVS servers can be ganged in a specific style called Fill amp Key This mode manages assignments of clips or playlists and forces them to recall to the appropriate channels so as to allow you to perform synchronized clip or playlist recalls in a Fill amp Key scenario Sometimes called Matte amp Fill Constraint The first channel you select will become the Fill and the second one the Key How to Associate Channels in Fill and Key Mode To associate two channels in Fill amp Key mode proceed as follows 1 Select two channels with SHIFT click or CTRL click 2 Doone of the following operations o Right click one of the channels and select Fill Key o Press CTRLtY 3 Managing Channels a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer pos 3 5 5 Display of Channels in Fill and Key Mode In Channel Explorer the channels are shown with the Fill Q and Key icons Channel Explorer E2 Tree Ej Rec o Payer 4 far XTZ ADL t 8 01 XTZ AD RECI t 01 XTZ ADL REC F 1 01 XT2 AD PGMI1 b rx 1 O
21. ected remote devices stream status channels association mode See section Channel Explorer Icons on page 4 for a description of all the icons N Note From version 6 55 the interface skin has slightly changed so the color shade of some user interface elements such as title bar buttons may differ from the screenshots included in the current manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 2 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Channel Explorer Icons A lot of information is given in the Channel Explorer window by means of icons or additional text on the hardware device type of server channel resolution connected remote devices stream status channels association mode The meaning of each icon is explained in the following tables Resolution Information Icon Hardware Icon high resolution XNet low resolution XNet EVS video server connected to the XNet The XT label is used for any type of EVS video server VTR device connected to the XNet XF device connected to the XNet Player and Recorder Channels Icon HG GG Description Recorder channels Icon with brackets recorder channel not associated to a Recorder Panel Icon without brackets recorder channel associated with a Recorder Panel Red icon recorder channel being recording Black icon recorder channel stopped Player channels Icon with brackets Player channel with no associated control Control Panel or Playlist Panel Icon without
22. er icon in the Channel Explorer window changes from fa to Locking a Channel Purpose It is possible to lock a recorder channel or a player channel to prevent any operation from any IPDirector user interface However the Remote Panel in LSM exclusive or parallel mode will maintain control or be able to regain the control if the channel has been locked from the IPDirector interface If a ShuttlePRO is associated to the selected channel its functions are inactive when the channel has been locked Limitations The Lock function is not available in the following situations e The selected channel has been locked by another user e You do not have the right to lock the selected channel e The Remote Panel controls the channel e The EVS server the channel relates to is shut down Locked Channel Display A Lock icon or button can have different displays channel locked from the current workstation a channel locked from another workstation 3 Managing Channels 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 5 3 9 1 How to Lock or Unlock a Channel Locking a Channel To lock a recorder channel or a player channel proceed as follows 1 Right click a channel 2 Select Lock from the contextual menu A icon is displayed next to the recorder channel or the player channel name Locking a Channel To lock a recorder channel or a player channel proceed as follows 1 Right click a channel 2 Select
23. es stream and T Ingest Depending on the settings the resulting file is named automatically or the New Schedule window appears for you to enter a name 4 Starting Stopping an Ingest 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 3 Once a stream is running it can be stopped or killed from the Channel Explorer as well Right click the stream and select the desired option Stop Stream Kill Stream 34 4 Starting Stopping an Ingest a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer psi b Displaying Information on the OSD The information to display on screen is set in the OSD Settings window Toturn the OSD ON or OFF from the Channel Explorer proceed as follows 1 From the Tree view or the Player view right click the player channel for which you want to display the OSD information A contextual menu appears 2 Select OSD Information on Monitor The information is displayed on screen 3 Tohide the information repeat steps 1 and 2 5 Displaying Information on the OSD 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 Operations on Servers 6 1 How to Get Server Monitoring Information From the Channel Explorer it is possible to check the EVS server monitoring information Todo so proceed as follows 1 Right click a server name in the Channel Explorer 2 Select Show Server Monitoring Information from the contextual menu The Server Name Information window opens
24. face V gt Selection of Items to Display This view shows the following items e high resolution and low resolution recorders e high resolution and low resolution streams Click the arrow to the right of the Rec button to select which items you want to display in the Recorder view HiRes Recorders Hikes Streams LoRes Recorders LoRes Streams Channel Explorer ia BA gt BEC Channel Name HiRes Recorder HiRes Stream LoRes Recorder 01 XTOIdADL REC1 01 XTOIdADL REC2 02 XT2 PGE REC1 02 XT2 PGE REC 12 XTNewPGE REC1 12 XTNewPGE REC 12 XTNewPGE REC3 12 XTNewPGE REC4 16 XTNewADL REC1 16 XTNewADL REC 16 XTNewADL REC3 16 XTNewADL REC4 e 01 XTOIdADL REC1 e 01 XTOIdADL REC2 02 XT2 PGE REC1 02 XT2 PGE REC2 12 XTNewPGE_REC1 12 XTNewPGE REC 12 XTNewPGE REC3 12 XTNewPGE REC4 16 XTNewADL REC1 16 XTNewADL REC 16 XTNewADL REC3 16 XTNewADL REC4 Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi Stream Hi EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 4 Player View Click the Player button to display the Player View Channel Explorer F3 Tree g Rec Player Channel Name 01 XTZ ADL PGM1 01_XTOMADL POMI MEK 01 XTZ ADL PGMZ 01_XTOMADL PGM 01 XTZ ADL PGM3 01 XTOWADL PG M3 OL XTZ ADL PGMA 01_XTOMADL PG M4 01 331 PGMI 12 XTNewPGE PGMI K 01 xt3 1 PGM2 12 XTINewPGE PGM 01 xt3 1 PGM3
25. hat s New In the user manual the icon Ca has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features No section has been updated in the Channel Explorer manual of PDirector 6 57 Compared to version 6 56 What s New V a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer a 1 Introduction 1 1 Product Overview The Channel Explorer provides an overview of e logical XNet networks as defined in the Remote Installer tagged as high resolution or low resolution e EVS servers with their channel configurations inputs and outputs Depending on the server configuration up to 8 channels can be displayed with a maximum of 6 recorder or 6 player channels o gt streams appear directly under the recorders as a relative path o low resolution recorders appear under the associated high resolution recorders after the streams e VTRs being controlled by an IPDirector workstation Several views are available from the Channel Explorer e Tree view e Rec view e Player view e VTR view Channel Explorer Tree g Rec F G Player a fer 12_XTNewPGE a 12 XTNewPGE REC1 p a 12 XTNewPGE_REC a 12 XTNewPGE REC3 CE growing02 Stream Hi CE growing0z 12 XTNewPGE_REC4 Stream Hi 01 x31 PGM1 12 XTNewPGE PGM1 Pam 01 x31 PGM2 12 XTNewPGE PGM2 PRV 01 x31 PGM3 17 XINewPGE PGM3 01 x31 PGM4 12 XINewPGE PGM4 fer 02 XTZ PGE a fer 16 XTNewADL b 16 XTNewADL_REC1 b 16 XTNewADL REC p 16 XT
26. iating Channels in Fill and Key Mode 22 22 22222 20 3 5 5 Associating Player Channels in Timeline Mode 2 21 3 5 6 Defining a Channel Group for the AB Roll Playlist 23 3 5 7 Removing the Link between Channels 0 25 3 6 Defining a Default Stream Target cece ccc cece cee cece eee eeees 25 3 7 Managing the Links with a Video Router 2 22 2 e cece eee eee eee eee 2 3 7 1 Introduction e cece cece cece cee cceeceeeees 2 3 7 2 Assigning a Recorder Source 2 222 22 e eee cece eee c cece ee ceeceeeeees 27 3 7 3 Assigning a Player Destination 0 022 22 eee e cece eee ec eee cess 29 4 1 4 2 6 1 6 2 6 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 STARTING STOPPING AN INGEST 0 32 How to Start or Stop a Server Ingest Ha 32 How to Start Stop or Killa Stream 22 2 cece eee eee e eee eeeee 33 DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON THE OSD 35 OPERATIONS ON SERVERS a 36 How to Get Server Monitoring Information 222 e eee eee eee 36 How to Launch a Different Predefined Server Configuration 37 Multicam Web Setup Tool ieee eee eee cece cece cece ee eeeeeeeeee 38 CHANNEL EXPLORER SHORTCUTS 00 39 Table of Contents a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer a W
27. main window The Tree view is displayed by default when Channel Explorer opens 1 Introduction a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer ei 2 2 1 2 User Interface User Interface Tree View Click the Tree button to display the Tree view Channel Explorer EA Tree g Rec Y G Player fer O1_XTOMADL a fer 02 XTZ PGE F 02_XT2_PGE_REC1 e 02 XT2 PGE RECZ 07 XTZ PGE PGMI1 07 XTZ PGE PGM2 a fer 12 XTNewPGE F 12 XTMewPGE REC Stream Hi 12_XTNewPGE_REC 123 XTNewPGE REC3 5tream Hi 12 XTNewPGE REC4 01 x31 PGM1 17 XTNewPGE PGM1 rem 01 x31 PGM2 12 XTNewPGE PGM Default prv F 8 01 x31 PGM3 12 XTNewPGE PGM3 K a O1_xt3 1_PGM4 12_XTNewPGE_PGM4 4 fer 16_XTNewADL b r H F co 8 16_XTNewADL_REC1 co E 16_XTNewADL_REC2 16_XTNewADL_REC3 16_XTNewADL_REC4 b c T 02_xt3 2 PGMI 16_XTNewADL_PGM1 G9 T 02_xt3 2 PGM2 16 XTNewADL PGM2 02 x32 PGM3 16 XTINewADL PGM3 02 x32 PGM4 16_XTNewADL_PGM4 The Tree view shows all EVS video servers from the XNet network with their recorder and player channels related streams controlled VTR devices connected XF devices High resolution networks appear on top If no network is defined in Remote Installer there will be no XNet root and the EVS servers will appear as root nodes A lot of information is given by means of icons or additional text on the hardware device type of server channel resolution conn
28. n IPLogger window or a Playlist Panel in the Channel Media and Transport Functions pane The name of the selected player is displayed in the Associated Channel zone or in the Player field e Double click a player in the Channel Explorer A Control Panel opens and the player is automatically assigned to it e Right click a player channel in the Channel Explorer and select Open Control Panel from the contextual menu A Control Panel opens and the player is automatically assigned to it When a channel is assigned to an application the Player icon in the Channel Explorer window changes from De top Assigning a Recorder Channel Introduction There are several ways to assign a recorder channel to a Recorder Panel or a VIR Control Panel How to Assign a Recorder Channel from the Channel Explorer Users can assign a recorder channel to a Recorder Panel or a VTR Control Panel from the Channel Explorer 3 Managing Channels a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer pos 3 4 This can be done in one of the following ways e Double click a recorder channel in the Channel Explorer A Recorder Panel opens and the recorder channel is automatically assigned to it e Right click a recorder channel in the Channel Explorer and select Open Recorder Panel from the contextual menu A Recorder Panel opens and the recorder channel is automatically assigned to it When a recorder channel is assigned to an application the Record
29. ngs the clip is named automatically or the New Schedule window appears for you to enter a name The name of the growing clip is shown in brackets behind the recorder name 02 XTZ PGE REC recordingingest120614 3 Tostop the recording right click the recorder and select Stop XT Ingest 4 Starting Stopping an Ingest a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer E 4 2 In Recorder View To start stop the recording of an XT clip from the Rec View proceed as follows 1 Select the desired recorder s Use SHIFT click or CTRL click to select multiple recorders Right click and select Start Ingest on Selected Channels OR Click the Record Now button ic Depending on the settings the clip is named automatically or the New Schedule window appears for you to enter a name To stop the recording click the Stop Recording button on the right of the red Recording button How to Start Stop or Kill a Stream From the Channel Explorer you can start and stop the recording of a file from a stream To start stop a stream proceed as follows 1 Right click a stream in the Tree view A contextual menu is displayed Select the desired option The available options for starting streams and ingests depend on the selected stream Hi or Lo Hi res Stream Open Ingest Scheduler new ingest Start Hires Stream Lo res Stream Open Ingest Scheduler new ingest Start LoRes and HiRes stream Start Lor
30. ow to Define a Stream Target To define a target for a stream proceed as follows 1 Right click on a stream name or track A contextual menu is displayed 3 Managing Channels 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 26 2 Select Set Stream Target The Select Stream Target window opens It displays the targets set from the Remote Installer and the Xsquare targets set from Xsquare Select Stream Target Job Initiators Targets Send to Target Name Label Template 4 Avid Avid d To TransferMgr EVS Server To XTNew ADL File SAN1 xsquare 1 File SAN1 To EVSM F file xsquare 2 File SAN2 To Dvom xF file To TransferMgr And Avid To Avid Transfer E xsquare 1 File SAN2 To XTNew ADL EVS Server To EVS Server clip C9 CleanEdit 8 TO CE 8 TO CleanEdit Avid Avid Storage priorities Targets J 3 SharedDrive PGE Target To XF Targets Configuratie Nearline gets Nearline 1 Search Show All Sft as stream Target to All sred Name ram D i To xF mf Cancel na n ma TO CleanE dit CEs WXSTORE7O i MIM File v sxF73130 T4 Near Line Directorie avid avid Add the directories that yoy want to manage Name Destination Path Doaa es gt NHA XF73130 Nearline EVSMXF gt q Note N Xsquare targets are visible provided that e the Xsquare has been declared in the Remote Installer and that it can be reached e the user logged into IPDirector has an Xsquare account with the same acce
31. ports physically linked to EVS server channels However IPDirector users with appropriate user rights have the possibility to switch the assignment between router IN ports and router OUT ports from the IPDirector user interface Assigning a Recorder Source Introduction If a recorder channel is linked to an OUT port of a router it records the feed received by the IN port of the router associated to this OUT port IPDirector users with appropriate user rights have the possibility to manually switch the assignment between router IN ports and router OUT ports So another record train will be recorded by the server recorder channel as soon as the router IN port assigned to the channel has changed This operation can be done from the Channel Explorer from the Recorder Panel from the VTR Control Panel and from the Ingest Scheduler A switch from an application automatically applies to the other ones 3 Managing Channels 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Prerequisites The appropriate configuration must have been done from the Remote Installer regarding the communication parameters and the association of router OUT ports physically linked to recorder channels The Router Control service is started How to Assign a Router IN Port to a Recorder Channel To assign an IN port of a video router to a recorder channel from the Channel Explorer or to change the assignment proceed as follows 1 Right click
32. ree C Rec Player 4 e7 12 XTNewPGE s amp 8 12 KINewPGE RECI amp 3 12 XTNewPGE_REC 12_XTNewPGE_REC3 12_XTNewPGE_REC4 Control Panel F2 1 gt amp T 12 XINewPGE PGM1 gt 7 T 12 XINewPGE PGM2 g 12 KTNewPGE PGM4 2 b Z 12 XINewPGE PGM3 c E 12 XINewPGE PGM4 12 XTNewPGE REC4 U5 21 10 11 3 Managing Channels a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer E 3 5 3 Associating Player Channels in PGM PRV Mode Purpose IPDirector is able to play a series of clips or a playlist with its transition effects A single player channel will be sufficient if it supports the Mix on one channel functionality Otherwise two player channels must be used and they must be set to PGM PRV mode The association of two player channels in PGM PRV mode can be set from the Channel Explorer the Control Panel and the Playlist Panel Limitation You can only make a PGM PRV pair of PGM1 PGM2 or PGM3 PGM4 and so on The odd numbered player channel is always set to PGM and the even numbered player channel is always set to PRV How to Associate Player Channels in PGM PRV Mode from the Channel Explorer To associate channels in PGM PRV mode proceed as follows 1 Select two channels with SHIFT click or CTRL click 2 Doone of the following operations o Right click one of the channels and select Pgm Prv o Press CTRL M Display of Channels in PGM PRV Mode In Channel Explorer the channels ar
33. ring Info See section How to Get Server Monitoring Information on page 36 Restart Server See section How to Launch a Different Predefined Server Configuration on page 37 Configure Server See section Multicam Web Setup Tool on page 38 Recorder Channel Contextual Menu All the options available for a recorder channel and the sections where they are described are mentioned hereafter EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Open Recorder Panel See section Assigning a Recorder Channel on page 14 Open Ingest Scheduler new ingest See section How to Start or Stop a Server Ingest on page 32 Start XT Ingest See section How to Start or Stop a Server Ingest on page 32 Stop XT Ingest See section How to Start or Stop a Server Ingest on page 32 Lock See section Locking a Channel on page 15 Unlock See section Removing the Link between Channels on page 25 Gang Gangs the selected channels See section Ganging Recorder or Player Channels on page 17 Ungang Removes the selected channels from the gang group See section Removing the Link between Channels on page 25 Pgm Prv See section Associating Player Channels in PGM PRV Mode on page 19 Fill Key See section Associating Channels in Fill and Key Mode on page 20 Assign Recorder Source See section Assigning a Recorder Source on page 27 Only available when the recorder channel is connected to a video router Stream Contex
34. ss codes login and password in both applications 3 Select the stream target 4 To define this stream target for all the streams select the Set as Stream Target to All option 3 Managing Channels Issue 6 57 A December 2014 a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer CES 3 7 3 7 1 3 7 2 Managing the Links with a Video Router Introduction Video routers can be used with IPDirector to increase the number of incoming feeds manageable by EVS server recorder channels and or the number of output channels able to play out the media from a player channel depending on the configuration of the installation An EVS server recorder channel will be physically connected to an OUT port of the router so the recorder channel records the feed received by the IN port of the router associated to this OUT port An EVS server player channel will be physically connected to an IN port of the router so the media loaded on a player channel is sent to the OUT port s of the router associated to this IN port When a video router is used with an EVS server controlled by IPDirector the router ports routed to the EVS server channels are shown in the IP Director interface So users know exactly which router IN port is used by a recorder and to which router OUT port a player channel is routed Some configuration is performed from the Remote Installer regarding the communication parameters and the association of router
35. t The Router OUT Port field is highlighted to warn the users that the selection has changed but has not been saved Click Add to confirm the selection The OUT port name is displayed in the list 3 Managing Channels a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer a 8 Click TAKE to send a command to the router service and link the router IN port connected to the player channel with the selected router OUT port The name of the OUT port is displayed after the player channel name b 01 x31 PGM1 12 XTNewPGE PGM1 Out 4 Out 6 3 Managing Channels 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 4 1 32 Starting Stopping an Ingest How to Start or Stop a Server Ingest Available Options From the Channel Explorer you can start and stop the recording of an XT clip Two options are available to start the recording of an XT clip Menu Item Meaning Open Ingest Scheduler The recording starts and the Ingest Scheduler window new ingest opens Varid Schedule on Start XT Ingest Tree The recording starts but the Ingest Scheduler window does View or not open Start Ingest on Selected Channels Recorder View In Tree View To start stop the recording of an XT clip from the Tree view proceed as follows 1 Select the desired recorder s Use SHIFT click or CTRL click to select multiple recorders 2 Right click and select Start XT Ingest Depending on the setti
36. the recorder channel name from the Tree view or the Recorder view A contextual menu is displayed Select Assign Recorder Source The Assign Recorder Source window opens Assign Recorder Source 1 XTNewPGE REC1 In 1 It shows the name of the router IN port already associated to the recorder channel 3 Click the arrow next to the Router IN Port field 28 The list of all the router IN ports is displayed 3 Managing Channels a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer ei 3 7 3 4 Select an IN port The Router IN Port field is highlighted to warn the users that the selection has changed but has not been saved 5 Click TAKE to send a command to the router service and link the router OUT port connected to the recorder channel with the selected router IN port The name of the IN port is displayed next to the recorder channel name b 12 XTNewPGE_RECi in 1 Assigning a Player Destination Introduction If a player channel is linked to an IN port of a router the media loaded on the player channel is sent to the OUT port s of the router associated to this IN port IPDirector users with appropriate user rights have the possibility to switch the assignment between router IN ports and router OUT ports So the media loaded on a server player channel will be sent to another destination as soon as the router OUT port assigned to the channel has changed Several OUT ports can be associated to a single player
37. tual Menu All the options available for a stream and the sections where they are described are mentioned hereafter Open Ingest Scheduler new ingest See section How to Start or Stop a Server Ingest on page 32 Start Hires Stream See section How to Start Stop or Kill a Stream on page 33 Stop Stream See section How to Start Stop or Kill a Stream on page 33 Kill Stream See section How to Start Stop or Kill a Stream on page 33 Set Stream Target Opens the Select Stream Target window to define a default target for the selected stream See section Defining a Default Stream Target on page 25 2 User Interface a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer CES Player Channel Contextual Menu All the options available for a player channel and the sections where they are described are mentioned hereafter Open Control Panel See section How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player on page 14 Lock See section Locking a Channel on page 15 Unlock See section Removing the Link between Channels on page 25 Gang Gangs the selected channels See section Ganging Recorder or Player Channels on page 17 Ungang Removes the selected channels from the gang group See section Removing the Link between Channels on page 25 Pgm Prv See section Associating Player Channels in PGM PRV Mode on page 19 Fill Key See section Associating Channels in Fill and Key Mode on page 20 Lock Timelin
38. video display When PGM1 PGM2 are used as Timeline Engine the LTC output of the server generates a timecode based on the TC Track This does not work with PGM3 PGM4 When two player channels are selected from IPEdit the Timeline mode is automatically activated The Timeline mode can be activated from the Channel Explorer as well How to Associate Player Channels in Timeline Mode To associate channels in Timeline mode proceed as follows from the Channel Explorer 1 Select two channels with SHIFT click or CTRL click 2 Right click a channel 3 Select Lock Timeline The player channels are locked for use with a timeline This prevents you and other users from using these player channels in another mode than the Timeline mode Display of Channels in Timeline Mode gt In the Channel Explorer the Timeline Mode icon is displayed in front of the Timeline engine channels Channel Explorer Tree fj Rec GB Payer 4 fer XIZ ADL 01 XTZ ADL RECI b 01 XTZ ADL RECZ 01_XT2_ADL_PGM1 b 01 XTZ ADL PGM2 gt 01 XTZ AD PGM3 gt 01 XTZ AD PGM4 PGM4 In the Control Panel where one of the player channels is selected the Timeline Mode icon is displayed in the panel title bar 22 3 Managing Channels a V5 USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Channel Explorer psi 3 5 6 Defining a Channel Group for the AB Roll Playlist Purpose The AB Roll Playlist mode is intended to be used with the AB Roll Playlist module
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