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1. ssesessssss 15 9 2 SCIPS AREN een 16 SUAM WORK II mc 16 522 SEEN dab sas D tuba OTi ee 18 c EC rm eT 19 9 24 AUD EISEIBIOLITIQ UO a cedi een crt a n a ei ea a obe cu 19 SURE S og eBE eco Aer 21 926 CHO EISUCONTEXUAl MOP een 21 5 2 7 Defining Columns Displayed in the Clip List sseeeeeeee 23 S Mlle Tm 24 59 FEEINF AREA Rm 35 S9 lt ENUMDRAlS asien 35 99 2 Fllesand Session Metadata ssneaseicudceputu ii nerd vacation etui tip dus patri use ture aus 37 54 MAINTAINING CLIPS AND FILES su N 38 5 4 1 Moving and Copying Clips between Folders cccccccscssesssssssscsscssssecessesesessessesseseaees 38 542 Deleting Clips Flos NN TUM 39 9 4 3 IMDORUING FIOS es SEES 42 5 6 MANUAL CONVERSIONS OF BACKUP FILES enne 43 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 6 BACKUP FILE TRANSFER TO EXTERNAL SYSTEMS nenne 44 b JEXIEBNALMODULPES iiio nee nn 45 OT EDIING ABER see eine 45 Gated FE MOTA e r 46 612 IN 0UT Tann 47 6 19 GaP ODIN S TERI UU 50 6 14 EXDONLOBDLUION nennen 51 Oko ElDname Keywords Ta Direnen a 52 Dco AOPEVEW aD ei 53 6 2 SAUTTLEPRO USEIN EDITO LHP MODUL E ae ee 54 6 2 1 ShuttlePRO Installation and Configuration serene 54 6 2 2 ShuttlePRO Commands
2. Dan 5 List of clips in the scanned folder XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 The Work tab contains the following elements N ls Element Counter of clips stored in the scanned folder Counter of clips selected for copy or cut actions and stored in the Selection tab Buttons giving access to commands or options specific to the Clip List Import button to import any type of file supported by XFile Lite Refer to section 5 4 3 Importing Files on page 42 Storyboard button to export the clip data to an HTML file For more information see the section 6 4 Storyboard on page 66 Delete File button to delete the MXF file that includes the selected clip For more information see the section 5 4 Maintaining Clips and Files on page 38 Delete Clip button to delete the selected clip in the MXF file For more information see the section 5 4 Maintaining Clips and Files on page 38 Filter buttons to display or hide the related filtering criteria in a row below them The filtering criteria make it possible to filter the clips displayed in the Clip List List of clips stored in the scanned folder It provides information on each clip Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 2 2 SELECTION TAB 1 Counter of clips 3 List of clips in 2 Command in the selection the selection shortcuts
3. User s Manual Version 1 04 January 2011 Soh c i Archive Storage amp Gateway Solutions XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2003 2011 All rights reserved DISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs tv REGIONAL CONTACTS The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help 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 on the EVS website on the following page http www evs tv contacts UsER MANUALS ON EVS WEBSITE The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs tv download
4. cancel To generate a software key refer to the complete instructions in the XSecure user manual XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 Clip Management Folder Management Cut Copy Paste on Menu bar Working amp Selection tabs 2 XFile Lite Version Y ER in Folders L XFile Lite Work Event A Selection Browse Create Folder Delete Folder 4 cee occa ao oa Creation Date All Last 24h Last Hour Range 2010 09 27 0 Cameras P ATIA E C OE A Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword 3 Creation Date amp Time File Info 24 November 2008 14 18 37 12 February 2009 EVS XFile 2009 02 12 01 610A mxf A l 56 MB EVS MXF block type 1 size 0x200000 SD 625 sys 25 PAL interlaced 16 9 File Information The XFile Lite main window is divided into 3 main areas e Folder Management Area e Clip List Area e File Info Area Cut copy and paste buttons are also available on the main XFile Lite window For more information refer to the section Moving and Copying Clips between Folders on page 38 13 Issue 1 04 B 9 1 9 1 1 9 1 2 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 FOLDER MANAGEMENT AREA FOLDER TREE AND COMMANDS L FileLite work 20080310_Event 4 SpartA SportB 20080310_Event B 20080315_Event 4 ups et i In the Folder Management area the folder tree display
5. 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 ShuttlePRO Command Go to next JOG Jog Left Jog Right Keyboard Shortcut arrow rignt lt arrow left gt lt arrow rante Issue 1 04 B Command Description Goes to the next picture CTRL jump of 10 frames forwards ALT jump of 1 sec forwards Goes to the previous picture Goes to the next picture 99 Issue 1 04 B 6 3 60 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 XFILE CLIP INFO EXPORTER The XFile Clip Info Exporter is an external module that allows to export the clip metadata of all the clips located in a given folder to an XML TXT or CSV file This option can be useful for printing purposes The user can access this module File Clip Info Exporter e by clicking the XFile Clip Info Exporter icon on the Desktop OR e by selecting the tool name from the menu Start gt All Programs gt EVS Broadcast Equipment gt XFile gt XFile Clip Info Exporter XFile_ClipInfo_Exporter al Cbesk mloitesk warid xml Browse export storyboard 002 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 3 1 HOw To EXPORT DATA TO AN XML TXT OR CSV FILE You can export the metadata of all the clips located in a given folder to a TXT XML of CSV file To export data to an external file proceed as follows 1 Double click the XFile
6. Clip Exporter module click the button to access the Configuration window 2 Inthe left table select the fields that you want to include in the configuration file Use CTRL click for multiple selection d Click the button to move them to the right list box which contains the selection of metadata fields to be included in metadata output files 4 If some fields have to be removed from the selection select them in the right list box and click the button 5 When you generate TXT or CSV files select a separator from the Character field Click the button The file is generated in the folder C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile and is called File ClipInfo Exporter Config File xml 64 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 3 5 How To IMPORT THE XFILE CLIP EXPORTER CONFIGURATION TO A FILE When a user receives a configuration file generated with the XFile Clip Exporter and needs to apply this configuration to its XFile Clip Exporter module he needs to import the configuration file Note In the folder C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile rename the file XFile ClipInfo Exporter Config File xml in order not to overwrite it during the import procedure detailed below To import the configuration file proceed as follows 1 The Place the configuration file called XrFile ClipInfo Exporter Config File xml in the folder C P
7. Clip Info Exporter icon on the desktop to open the XFile_ClipInfo_Exporter window Click the BROWSE button in the Folder to Scan area The Browse for Folder window is displayed 2 In this window select the folder where the MXF files are saved and click OK to confirm the selection 3 Click the BROWSE button in the Output File area The Save As window is displayed 4 In this window select the folder where the output file should be stored the type of requested file and type the name of the output file 5 Click the SAVE button to confirm 6 n the XFile Cliplnfo Exporter window click the START button to proceed to the file export The new file is a standard TXT XML or CSV file which can be easily exported to any other software 61 Issue 1 04 B 6 3 2 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 CONFIGURING THE XFILE CLIP EXPORTER Configuring the XFile Clip Exporter consists in specifying which metadata fields have to be exported to the output files The user configures the Exporter in the Configuration window accessed via the Setup button on the XFile ClipInfo Exporter window Configuration XT Device src XT MaterialId XT PracessingDevice 3 AT LmID XT MaterialId XT VarID AT VideoCodec XT_ClipName XT_MideoCodec_Str Metadata File Path Relative AT VideaSkd Metadata File Path UNC XT VideosStd Str XT VideoCodec XT VideoSystem XT VideoSystem Str
8. Destination Area Select the filename and the destination folder to save the new MXF file Options Area Keep original file creation date time Enabling this option will keep the creation date time of the original clip even if the UmID is re defined Guardbands Define the duration of A V material before and after the IN OUT points Generate new UmID set this option to generate a new UmID for the new clip created default Click the Start button to create the new file 51 Issue 1 04 B 6 1 5 12 XFile Lite Edi N UmiD 1 IgtuRrij cl PGE 100927b 00 lqtuR rij 52 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 CLIPNAME KEYWORDS TAB In the Clipname Keyword Tab you can modify the UmID ID louth as well as modify or add a ClipName or keywords To modify the UmID VarlD Clipname or keywords select a clip in the list Then enter the new information in the related field The new clipname keyword is updated in the upper list t Clip x SrclD BfuAVTHI TC OUT 15 56 19 05 Duration Keyword 1 Keyword2 Keyword 3 00 00 07 11 VarlD tgtuRrij Clip ID 02 6136 ClipN ame TCIN TC Ref cl PGE 100927 15 56 11 19 15 56 15 12 Bfu amp TH1 IqtuR rij ree hey Moll iem ew Q063213 e dh ww ARS BUD FPES za B MA s R3 01023608 LJ Em gt DINEM LJ i is d a 7 ly 15 56 15 12 Save amp Exit Cancel XFile Lite Ver
9. XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Option Description Group Displays both masterclips and clips linked by a bracket sign in the clip list E esta 14 00 07 22 IE Pr rescpy 15h 1 05 00 00 00 les ee rescoy 26h 1 06 00 00 00 oO 1240 rescoy 37h 1 07 00 00 00 Of 1250 rescpy 4 8h 1 08 00 00 00 r F L VIDEO STANDARDS Select the squares representing the different video standards Selected items appear in a green square and the clip list is refreshed to display the new selection of clips VIDEO CODECS Video Codec ab MJPES SD IMs 30 SD IMs 40 SD IMs 50 SD MPEG I Field SD LowRes SD DVCPRO 50 HO MJPES EWS HD MJPEG Std HD Avid DNSHD Low HD Avid DONHO High HD MPEG Intra HD Apple ProRes SQ HD Apple ProRes Hj OVCPRO HD HO AVC Intra 32 Select the squares representing the different video codecs Selected items appear in a green square and the clip list is refreshed to display the new selection of clips FILE FORMAT Avid MAF OPAtam MEF OP13a Std SMPTE Select the boxes representing the different file formats Selected items appear in a green box and the XFile list is refreshed to display the new selection of clips Note DV DIF and MXF P2 file formats are not supported by XFile Lite The filter does not work on AVI files DV DIF and MXF P2 filters work and return a list of files However those files cannot be
10. filter field Click Cancel to come back to the main XFile Lite window without applying any Keyword filter UMID Clicking on the left button will display the UmID filter Clicking on the left button on the right side opens the following dialog box X UmID Filter Filter Based on Prefix The Filter based on Prefix field allows defining a quick filter based on the first character s of a UmID When you click the Add button to add the prefix defined to the Filter list the system adds automatically a sign after the prefix This helps the user distinct the prefixes and the full UmIDs in the Filter list Remove Selected In the Filter list select an UmID and click Remove selected to cancel the selection of this UmID OK Cancel Click OK to confirm your selection and to quit the dialog box The new UmID appear in the filter field Click Cancel to come back to the main XFile Lite window without applying any UmID filter 29 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 W VARID nn on the right w button will display the VarlD filter Clicking on the button on the right side opens the following dialog box VarID Filter x Filter Based on Prefix The Filter based on Prefix field allows defining a quick filter based on the first character s of a VarlD When you click the Add button to add the prefix defined to the Filter list the system adds automatically
11. in the Edit Clip Module seeeeeee 57 603 AFLE CLP INFO EXPORTER nn 60 6 3 1 How To Export Data to an XML TXT or CSV BIG ssa dert a 61 6 3 2 Configuring the AFIle CIID EXDOFSE caso nie rho ee 62 6 3 8 Fields in the Configuration WIndOW ccccsccscscscssssssssssecsssssecsessessesseseeseessessessessesaseaees 63 6 3 4 How To Export The XFile Clip Exporter Configuration to a File 64 6 3 5 How To Import The XFile Clip Exporter Configuration to a File 65 04 STORYBOARD Sus supuso mm Ut Gu add Ms Aat cbr aut teu 66 6 4 1 How to Export Data to HTML file Storyboard seen 66 POTES tacite iid ioci EE IE Oe d occ ED A 68 REGIONAL CONTAC TS Em 69 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B What s New in Version 1 04 The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on XFile Lite v1 04 compared to XFile Lite v1 03 In the user manual the icon has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features Click the section number or the description in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section Section Description 1 Introduction the list of supported video codecs and file formats has been updated 9 2 8 Filters EB Video Codecs the list of supported video codecs has been updated HD AVC In
12. value of the User Original time code The timeline at the bottom of the window allows you to search the clip in jog mode PROTECT IN NM OUT PROTECT OUT Thumbnail Current Thumbnail IN Position OUT 48 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 BUTTONS The first series of buttons gathers the GRAB amp EXPORT functions The second series of buttons gathers the SEARCH functions The third series of buttons gathers the commands which modify the clip The fourth series of buttons gathers the PREVIEW functions Partial export with GRAB field Grab frame new IN OUT points IK X EX wj Mj Mu Go to File Go to IN M Go to REF Go to next Go to Go to File IN point point de frame frame OUT point OUT point Set OUT Mark a new IN Define a new Mark a new point REF frame OUT point PLAY STOP start PREVIEW Stop PREVIEW 9 Note The ShuttlePRO can be used to perform the commands corresponding to the buttons of the IN OUT tab in the Edit Clip window For more information on the ShuttlePRO configuration and use with XFile Lite refer to section 6 2 ShuttlePRO Use in Edit Clip Module on page 54 49 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 1 3 GRAB OPTIONS fel FIELD Ie FRAHF From the IN OUT tab of the Edit Clip module the operator can select one image in the main windo
13. with SD codecs MJPEG IMX30 40 50 DVCPRO50 and with HD codecs MJPEG Avid DNxHD 100 120 145 185 220 DVCPRO HD Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 HQ AVC Intra 100 e MXF OP1A with SD codecs IMX30 40 50 e Quick Time Movie with SD codecs MJPEG IMX30 40 50 DVCPROS5O0 and with HD codecs MJPEG Avid DNxHD 100 120 145 185 220 DVCPRO HD Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 HQ AVC Intra 100 e Quick Time Reference with SD codecs IMX30 40 50 DVCPRO50 and with HD codecs MJPEG Avid DNxHD 100 120 145 185 220 DVCPRO HD Apple Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 HQ AVC Intra 100 e MXF OPAtom Avid with SD codecs IMX30 40 50 DVCPRO and with HD codecs Avid DNxHD 100 120 145 185 220 DVCPRO HD AVC Intra 100 e MXF OP1a Std SMPTE with SD codec DVCPRO50 and with HD codecs DVCPRO HD Avid DNxHD 100 120 145 185 220 AVC Intra 100 Please note that e HD MPEG2 field is no more supported in XFile Lite Version 1 03 e The following codecs are not yet supported DV25 DVCPRO25 MPEG 1 Proxy MPEG 2 WM 7 8 9 H 264 AVC Proxy MPEG 4 Proxy Apple ProRes LT XDCAM P2 MPEG 2 Long GOP H 264 AVC and JPEG 2000 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Issue 1 04 B 2 Software Installation To install the XFile Lite application proceed as follows 1 Double click the XFile Lite Installe
14. without applying any Clipname filter 27 Issue 1 04 B 28 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 KEYWORDS Clicking on the button on the right side opens the following dialog box Keywords Filter x Barcelona 05 Filter Based on Prefix The Filter based on Prefix field allows defining a quick filter based on the first character s of a keyword When you click the Add button to add the prefix defined to the Filter list the system adds automatically a sign after the prefix This helps the user distinct the prefixes and the full keywords in the Filter list Filter Based on Existing Keyword At startup all keywords assigned to the clips are extracted from the MXF files and are listed in the Filter based on existing Keyword field Select a keyword from the list and click Add to fill out the filter list 9 Note The number of keywords prefix in the list is restricted to 5 items Filter Mode In the filter mode field select between the cross selection mode i e keyword 1 AND keyword2 and the global selection mode i e Keyword 1 OR keyword 2 Remove Selected In the Filter list select a keyword and click Remove selected to cancel the selection of this keyword XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 OK Cancel Click OK to confirm your selection and to quit the dialog box The new keywords appear in the
15. 23 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 2 8 FILTERS The filters allow to restrict the clips displayed in the clip list S215 zr je 6s 09 09 355 E39 E 0 Eo a ET 88 P The upper part of the clip list displays a series of buttons These buttons give access to the different filters to be applied to the clip list g Blue button on a blue background Filter inactive and hidden EE Green button on a blue background Filter is visible but inactive d Green button on a green background Filter is active i the RESET button resets all filters to default values 7 ALL for most filters Click on a button to display hide the filter or right click to access this selection menu Columns Creation Date Cameras Rating Select All ClipMames Cut Keywords Copy mil Paste varID Media Clips Reset selection rast Re Scan Folder Video Codec File Format Transferilonvert P amera Label Session Name Session Date Session Sport Session Competition Session Competition Level Session Location Session Team Player Markers View All Hide All 24 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 EB CREATION DATE Note The creation date and the backup time are different values The creation date depends on the date and time defined on your EVS video server Please check the date time of your system before operat
16. 3 Button to remove from the selection the clip metadata selected in the right table Button to add to the selection the clip metadata selected in the left table Import Button to import a configuration file The configuration file that will automatically be imported needs to be located in the folder C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile and be called XFile ClipInfo Exporter Config Fi le xml 63 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Field Description Button to export the selection of metadata fields into an external file The configuration file is generated in the folder C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile and is called XFile ClipInfo Exporter Config Fi le xml Button to move down one position the clip metadata selected in the right table Button to move up one position the clip metadata selected in the right table OK Button to confirm the changes in the en Configuration Button to leave the Configuration window without applying the changes 6 3 4 How To EXPORT THE XFILE CLIP EXPORTER CONFIGURATION TO A FILE The configuration of the XFile Clip Exporter can also be saved to a file This file can then easily be copied to other workstations This ensures that all workstations on an event generate the same metadata files To export the XFile Clip Exporter configuration to an XML file proceed as follows In the XFile
17. EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 The following table describes the action that can be performed and specifies the corresponding keyboard shortcut ShuttlePRO Command BUTTONS Mark IN Mark OUT Go to Short IN Go to the Short OUT Go to IN Go to OUT Play Stop Save Save amp exit Cancel Set REF Frame Go to REF Frame Grab field frame Go to 7 subclip Go to subclip Export Fast jog E E Go to previous Keyboard Shortcut O CTRL i CTRL o Z space bar S CTRL s esc r CTRL r g CTRL g lt arrow up gt lt arrow down CTRL e lt arrow left gt Command Description Marks a Short IN point Marks a Short OUT point Goes to the Short IN point Goes to the Short OUT point Goes to the Protect IN point Goes to the Protect OUT point Play pause of the preview Saves the changes Saves the changes and exists the Edit Clip module Cancels the changes and exists the Edit Clip module Defines the current picture as the REF frame goes to the REF frame Captures the top field frame of the current picture Selects the previous subclip in the list Selects the next subclip in the list Opens the Export Clip dialog box Switches between the Jog and Fast Jog mode For future use in the tool that will allow browsing in trains Goes to the previous picture CTRL jump of 10 frames backwards ALT lt jump of 1 sec backwards XFile Lite Version 1
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19. Selection 292 MB select 4 files remove irom selection Media Full Path The clips selected via the Copy and Cut buttons are added to the Selection tab The Selection tab contains the following elements N Element 1 Number of clips in the Selection tab 2 Command button Remove from Selection button to remove one or more selected clips from the selection 3 List of selected clips It provides some details on the clips XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 2 3 9 2 4 COUNTERS A counter of clips is available in the Work tab in the upper side of the list 375 10000 clip The first value is the number of clips displayed in the list the second value is the total amount of clips in memory contents of path s external folder clips scheduled The number of items in the different lists can affect the performance of the system So it is advised to reduce the number of clips displayed in the lists When the total amount of clips displayed in the list exceeds 2000 clips the counter lights orange 4000 170000 cl ip When the total number of clips displayed in the list exceeds 4000 clips the counter lights red If the total number of clips exceeds 5000 clips the list refreshing stops and the counter displays 5000 Another counter is available in the Selection tab 996 ME select 2 files It displays the number of clips added to the s
20. T VideoInterlaced 4T MidenAspeckRatio XT VidenAspectRatio 5tr XT AudioCodac XT VideoCodec Str XT VideaStd XT VideoStd 5tr XT Video5ystem XT VideoSystem Str XT VideoInterlaced 62 XT AudioCodec str XT MbAudioManas XT MbVideos XT CreationTime XT CreationTime Str XT Video AspectR atio XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 3 3 FIELDS IN THE CONFIGURATION WINDOW The following table describes the various fields in the Configuration window Field Description paaa Drop down list box in which the user selects the Character separator to be used in the TXT and CSV files to separate the metadata values of a clip Left list box List of all selectable clip metadata AT Device src AT PracessingDevice amp T MaterialId ATI VideoCcadec T VideoCodec_Str XT VideoStd AI VideoSkd Str a7 VideoSysterm T VideoSystem Str I VideoInterlaced amp T _VideoAspectRatio T VideodspectRatio Str ATI Audiocaodec T_Audiolodec_str T MbAudiaMannos aT MbVideos AT CreationTime AT CreationTime 5tr Right list box Selection of clip metadata that will be exported to an output file Metadata File Path Relative AT MaterialId XT InTC Str AI OUuETC Stkr AT CreationTime Str File BackupTime Str AT LImID Full Clip ID AT Rating AT 5hork IM TC str AT 5hort OLIT TC str AT Duration str AT Kevword 1 AT Kevword 2 AT Kevword
21. a sign after the prefix This helps the user distinct the prefixes and the full VarlDs in the Filter list Remove Selected In the Filter list select a VarlD and click Remove selected to cancel the selection of this VarlD OK Cancel Click OK to confirm your selection and to quit the dialog box The new VarID appears in the filter field Click Cancel to come back to the main XFile Lite window without applying any VarlD filter 30 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 MEDIA CLIPS The MXF file is the file containing all data related to a common audio video data The first clip created with this A V data is called the MasterClip and has the particularity to get the same code for the ID material and for the ID louth All clips ensued from this masterclip either by copy or by update or by modifying the IN i e short IN or OUT i e short OUT point are linked to the MXF file and a different ID louth is defined for each of them MXF FILE PROTECT PROTECT IN IN OUT OUT V V N ID MATERIAL ID LOUTH NEW ID LOUTH NEW ID LOUTH The following options are available for selection Option Description ALL Displays all the clips MasterClip Displays only the Master Clips Note This filter is helpful when restoring clips because it will only transfer the original clips and skip the copies 31 Issue 1 04 B
22. and the A V parameters given by the XNet filename and size video standard and format number of video signals SLSM 3 number of audio tracks audio type and the number of clips included in this MXF file Session Metadata Session param value Mame session name Date 05 July 2003 Date 10 26 12 05 July 2003 Sport session sport Competition session_competitian Competition level session competition level Location session_location Team session plaver A Team B session player B The parameters displayed in the right area are the current values saved to the XFile Session configuration window These parameters are common for each clip 37 Issue 1 04 B 9 4 9 4 1 38 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 MAINTAINING CLIPS AND FILES MOVING AND COPYING CLIPS BETWEEN FOLDERS INTRODUCTION The copy cut and paste buttons allow moving or copying clips from one to another folder Command Cut db Copy FB Paste Use Stores the reference to the selected clip in the Selection tab The clip remains in the original folder on an orange background until it is pasted Stores the reference to the selected clip into the Selection tab The clip is displayed in the original folder on a yellow background until it is pasted Performs the following actions e Moves the clips that have been cut to the new folder selected in the Folder Management list e Copies the clip
23. ar in a green square Ex RATING e en Lew Select the squares representing the four levels of Rating Selected items appear in a green square and the clip list is refreshed to display the new selection of clips Ka CLIP NAMES Clicking on the button on the right side opens the following dialog box x ClipNames Filter x XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Filter Based on Prefix The Filter based on Prefix field allows defining a quick filter based on the first character s of a clipname When you click the Add button to add the prefix defined to the Filter list the system adds automatically a sign after the prefix This helps the user distinct the prefixes and the full clipnames in the Filter list Filter Based on Existing Clipname At startup all clipnames assigned to the clips are extracted from the MXF files and are listed in the Filter Based on Existing Clipname field Select a clipname from the list and click Add to fill out the filter list 9 Note The number of clipnames prefix in the list is restricted to 5 items The filter mode is not selectable Remove Selected In the Filter list select an item and click Remove Selected to cancel the selection of this clipname OK Cancel Click OK to confirm your selection and to quit the dialog box The new clipnames appear in the filter field Click Cancel to come back to the main XFile Lite window
24. center Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTIN GS un ces it WHATS NEW IN VERSION 1 04 une V Te INTRODUCTION innen een nennen 1 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION een 3 OMS mU Un 7 4 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION aan 8 A SOLAR UP TAB ae 8 02 ORARIA D en ee ar ee MM 8 A24 SOS ONS reatu a d anteire t 9 222 UII OF MA naeh 9 4 2 3 SwWetetbHlela to le FANS Szenen 9 4 3 ADVANCED PARAMETERS TAB asststtsisze psi vot AS euet b ce nd cR Fratres trae ER 9 29 4 WPCC Dalrallie eS een P M E env 10 232 CONME IPs lect e caet ani ira 10 4 3 3 Confirm Export to Avid TM ou ccc ccccssesccsesssscsecssscsecsessescsesseseeceesesscseseeseaesaeseescaeseeseaesaneees 10 LE ENSIS c 10 dA JAVIOOLNESEGd andate usua NEU i x EAD MCN M MEME I IMEEM RC M I DR IM C UCISE 10 4 4 2 Target Name Format String cccccssscscscssccsssssssessesssseseessessesssesessesseesseseeseeseeseseeseesess 11 4 9 EICENSE INFORMA TION TAB use dr oq ena o i er EQ 12 5 CLIP MANAGEMENT anni curante d dex 13 9 1 FOLDER MANAGEMENT AREA cccccccccscsssecsessescsccsessescsessescsessessescaeseesaesanssaseascaneetees 14 Skl Folder TREC Ane Command nn ee 14 PEA DISKUSAgE zensiert 14 5 1 3 How to Create and Delete Folders in the Root Folder
25. displayed or previewed iem XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 amp CAMERA LABEL Clicking on the button on the right side opens the following dialog box Camera Label Filter mum Remove Selected Remove Al Filter Based on Prefix The Filter based on Prefix field allows defining a quick filter based on the first character s of a camera label When you click the Add button to add the prefix defined to the Filter list the system adds automatically a sign after the prefix SESSION FILTERS This information is saved to the descriptive metadata of all the clips backed up during the session Session Mame E an session Date 3 Session Sport 5 Competition i IH FLAr J EI J 5 Compet Level Session Location ud Session Team 33 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Clicking on the button on the right side opens the following dialog box X Session Name Filter x Filter Based on Prefix The Filter based on Prefix field allows defining a quick filter based on the first character s of the session data When you click the Add button to add the prefix defined to the Filter list the system adds automatically a sign after the prefix EI CLIP MARKERS EXER RES a fe A The clip markers allow the use
26. e guardbands clip without clip where the clip has been created the clip backup file has been created includes the clip i e EVS MXF 2 MB MXF OP1a QuickTime Movie QuickTime Reference located on the XFile disks file of the backup file is located on the XFile Sel tab Y Displays the name assigned to the clip Displays the TC IN of the clip for the time code IN OUT tab of the Edit Clip module Displays the first keyword assigned to the clip Displays the second keyword assigned to the Displays the third keyword assigned to the clip Displays the creation date and time of the XT Displays the date and time of the XFile when Displays the format of the backup file that Displays the full path where the backup file is Displays the full path where the metadata XML disks Note i Depending on the timecode and video systems the timecode in the column is displayed with different characters TC IM 10 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 Duration 00 00 07 27 NTSC drop frame 00 00 07 027 NTSC non drop frame 00 00 07 027 PAL The duration for NTSC clips is always calculated on non drop frame basis XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 2 5 SORTING CLIPS IN THE CLIP LIST To sort a column in alphabetical or numerical order click on the column label to display the arrow button amp and click again to invert the so
27. e it is possible to transfer the backup files to the Avid Transfer Manager To transfer backup files to Avid TM proceed as follows 1 Select the file s to transfer in the Clip List of the Work tab 2 Right click to open the contextual menu 3 Select Transfer Convert gt Transfer to Avid TM XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 External modules The different external modules are available from XFile Lite 6 1 EDITING A CLIP Currently you can edit clips files backed up in EVS MXF MXF OP1A or Quick Time Movie To edit a clip or file select it in the Clip List and then do one of the following e use the right button of the mouse to access the contextual menu and select Edit Columns b Filters k Select All 3 Uu Copy Re Scar Folder TransferfConverk Fr e click the button in the upper right corner of the File Info area The XFile Lite Edit Clip window appears It contains several tabs described below 45 Issue 1 04 B 6 1 1 Param File IN File OUT excl File Duration LSM Material ID creation date time GMT creation date time Timezt creation date time backup date time 6 mat Video Standard Video Format Video Coder HD Format Nb Video Nb Audi AudioType session date session date session name session sport session competition session competition level session location session player A session player B 46 XF
28. ecutable file cdi shuttle win x x xx exe x x xx correspond to the version number delivered with the ShuttlePRO and follow the installation wizard 2 When this is installed right click the ShuttlePRO icon Q on the right of the Application toolbar A contextual menu opens I NV IL Ir ELLI Ina 619 x 9 38r 199 3 Select Open Control Panel from the contextual menu The Shuttle Device Configuration window opens In the ShuttlePRO tab click the Options button and select Import Settings from the contextual menu 94 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Contour Shuttle Device Configuration ShuttlePRO v2 Key Composer About Settings management Application setting Sa Global Settings w The Import Settings window opens Import settings Look in 3 XFile O Stream Saved Jobs File ShuttlePro settings v1 13 pref My Recent Documents hy Computer File name File ShuttlePro settings v1 13 pret v w My Network Files of type Settings file i Issue 1 04 B Device events control User action mea Button 1 Create new settings Rename settings Change target application Change target device Revert to Factory settings Remove settings Disable speed contral Import settings Export settings Export settings info Rebuild the whole settings File Comment Close Cancel 4 Select the file XFile ShuttlePRO Settings Vx xx pref Vx xx referring
29. election via a cut or copy action CLIP LIST INFORMATION In the Work and Selection tab each record of a clip displayed in the Clip List includes clip information The main fields displayed in the Clip List are explained in the table below Clip Information Description Sel tab Full Clip ID Displays ID assigned to the clip using its page N bank clip and camera number Status Displays the selection status of the clip i e N copy or cut ID Material Displays ID assigned to the video material and N which is unique on the SDTI network UmID Displays the 8 bytes ID with fixed length N assigned to the clip and used for the unique clip identification on the SDTI network VarlD Displays the 32 bytes ID with variable length assigned to the clip Markers Displays the markers defined for the clip Rating Displays the interest level assigned to the clip Issue 1 04 B 20 Clip Information ClipName Date IN TC IN Duration Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword 3 Creation Date and Time Backup Date and Time File Format Media Full Path Metadata Full Path XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Description Displays the date of the clip IN point This information is provided with clips created from Multicam v 9 00 whatever the time code used defined as primary time code in Multicam The other time code data are specified in the Displays the duration of th
30. er to copy and or move the selected clips to the destination folder 9 Note You can remove a clip selected for move copy by clicking the Remove from selection button in the Selection tab or by right clicking the clip list and selecting Reset Selection from the menu DELETING CLIPS FILES How TO DELETE A CLIP FILE As several clips are linked to a file the Delete command has been split in 2 buttons Delete File and Delete Clip Both commands are available in the upper right part of the Clip List area of the XFile Lite Work tab Delete File To mark the clips and the files out it is advised to change the display to Group in the Media Clips filter Media Clips MasterClip The group of clips is represented with brackets in the XFile list 39 Issue 1 04 B 40 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 How TO SELECT AND DELETE SEVERAL FILES To select several files and delete them proceed as follows 1 Press SHIFT or CTRL and select a batch of files from the clip list 2 Click to open the XFile Lite Multi Delete Files window WE XFile Lite Multi Delete Files File Info LSM UmID LSM ClipName LSM Name LSM clip_number LSM Pref CAM Short IN Short OUT Short Duration Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword 3 LSM UmID SM ClinMame Tcp no 11 06 29 08 11 07 29 08 00 01 00 00 4nbrhE80 n Files to Delete Clip ID 01 111D Cancel Thi
31. hot below Storyboard EVS Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by EVS laje nA OGO 4t x LAHTML Data html File Edit view Favorites Tools Help E x j slip Favorites 1 Published Product Documen 2 amp Storyboard EvS x Storyboard EVS File creation time 2010 09 27 16 20 01 Clips from L XFile Lite Work Event C Data sca amp Ry m 02 614 Cl ct PGE 100927b 01 15 56 11 1900 00 07 1 1170 0 09 27 EVS XFile 2010_09_27 02 614 Cevs xn Local intranet Ar 100 67 Issue 1 04 B 68 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Notes XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Issue 1 04 B Regional Contacts AMERICA NORTH amp LATIN EVS Americas East Coast EVS Americas West Coast EVS Canada ASIA amp PACIFIC EVS Australia EVS China EVS Hong Kong EVS India Tel 1 818 846 9600 Fax 1 818 846 9601 Tel 1 973 575 7811 Fax 1 973 575 7812 Tech line 1 973 575 7813 Tel 1 514 750 7544 Fax 1 514 750 7518 Tech line 1 973 575 7813 Tel 61 02 9452 8600 Fax 61 02 9975 1368 Mobile 61 420 307 387 Tel 86 10 6808 0248 Fax 86 10 6808 0246 Tech line 86 139 1028 9860 Tel 852 2914 2501 Fax 852 2914 2505 Tech line 852 9401 2395 Tel 91 22 6697 2999 Fax 91 22 2673 2092 Mobile 91 98 9017 5958 EU
32. id Media Type formats by the Avid TM The Avid TM tab allows specifying the parameters to be used in this file transfer The Transfer to Avid command is available in the contextual menu when you right click a clip in the Clip List For more information refer to section 5 6 Backup File Transfer to External Systems on page 44 4 4 1 AVID TM AREA Default TM Host Name Enter the host name of the default Avid Transfer Manager in this field Please contact EVS support for details regarding the configuration of Avid TM XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 4 4 2 Default TM Media Format The Default TM Media Format field makes it possible to specify the media format to which the Avid Transfer Manager will convert the backup file received from the XFile Lite application This information is transferred as a setting to the Avid Transfer Manager that will perform the conversion The following formats are available e OMF e MXF AAF TARGET NAME FORMAT STRING A default filename is automatically given to the target file This filename is user defined and can be modified by typing a generic term i e WC2006_Match03 and or by adding one or many available items See screenshot below See also section How to Modify the Default Filename Format String on page 11 The user can reset the default filename by clicking the RESET button How to Modify the Default Filename F
33. ile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 FILE INFO TAB The first tab shows all current data for the selected file Value N UmiD Clip ID ClipName TCIN Duration Keyword 1 Keyword2 Keyword 3 15 56 06 19 1 qtuRrij 02 6138 cl PGE 100927 15 56 11 19 00 00 07 11 15 56 24 05 J0 00 17 11 IqtuRrij 15 56 28 27 September 2010 one GMT 5 15 56 28 27 September 2010 13 31 52 27 September 2010 EvS MXF 2MB HD 1080 sys 25 PAL interlaced 16 9 HD MJPEG EVS HD 1080i Video s 4 Monos 3 dual stereo 15 31 49 27 September 2010 01 June 2010 session name session sport session competition session competition level session location session player A session player B Save amp Exit Cancel The list box in the right area displays all clips saved in a common MXF file Use the buttons to make a copy of a selected clip or to delete a clip into the MXF file Note The MXF Doctor software is integrated to the Edit clip module When editing a clip with a corrupted file index the system automatically detects the error notifies the user and starts the repair process A progress bar appears in the file info tab while repairing the file XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 1 2 IN OUT TAB In the IN OUT tab the user can among others modify the IN and or OUT points define a REF frame modify
34. ing Last Hour and Last 24h are both quick shortcuts to display the clips created during the last hour or during the last 24 hours A range of date amp time can be defined to sort the clips created during that period The Creation date filter requires a start date and time as well as an end date and time to be valid 1 Click on the left date amp time button to open the following dialog box X Filter Creation Date Time Range Begin 2 For date selection do one of the following e n the calendar select the month with the left and right arrows then the day of the month OR e Click the Today button 3 For time selection do one of the following e n the Time field blue circle select the hour using the up and down arrows to change the value displayed or directly type the value when the field lights green 25 Issue 1 04 B 26 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 OR e Click the Now button 4 Press ENTER to confirm your selection 5 Click on the right date and time button to access the second selection window and to enter the values for the end limit The filter is now active and the clips created in between the time range defined are displayed in the clip list i CAMERA SELECTION Cameras El Select the squares representing the cameras and or the PREF cameras of the clips to be displayed in the clip list Selected cameras appe
35. ld File Lite be installed Setup will install File Lite inta the following folder To continue click Hest IF vou would like ta select a different folder click Browse C Program Files EYS Broadcast Equipment esFile Lite Atleast U MB af free disk space i required It is recommended to keep the default folder location Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile Lite C Program 4 Select the items to install in the Selection Components window fo Setup XFile Lite Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you da not want to install Click Nest when you are ready to continue Main Files secure Manager v1 00 07 Licensing System MS ML Mandatory for preview Clip Info Exporter Curent selection requires at least 47 7 MB of disk space Click Next XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 Select the folder in the Start Menu from where you will be able to start XFile Lite and click Next ie Setup XFile Lite Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts 77e Fr Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Mest IF vau would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse E S Broadcast E quipmen 6 In the Ready to Install window select Install to start
36. om the contextual menu e Select the target folder for the imported files in the Folder Tree The folder is automatically scanned Imported files are displayed in the Clip List An XML file is created for each imported file 42 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 0 9 MANUAL CONVERSIONS OF BACKUP FILES In XFile Lite manual conversions from 8MB backup files to 2MB backup files are possible from XFile Lite version 1 02 The converted backup files will be stored in a specified folder they are not performed via the XT server To convert manually EVS MXF files of 8MB blocks to EVS MXF files of 2MB proceed as follows 1 2 4 9 Select the file s to convert in the Clip List of the Work tab Right click to open the contextual menu Select Transfer Convert Convert EVS MXF 8MB to 2MB The Browse for Folder window opens Browse For Folder Please select destination export Folder different from source The File name don t change My Network Places Make New Folder Select the folder in which you want to save the converted files Click OK The converted backup files are generated and saved in the folder selected in the Browse for Folder dialog box 43 Issue 1 04 B 9 6 44 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 BACKUP FILE TRANSFER TO EXTERNAL SYSTEMS From the Work tab of XFile Lit
37. ormat String To modify this default format string proceed as follows 1 In the field containing the file name delete the part of the string you do not want to keep in the filename if any 2 To add a generic text i e WC2006 Match03 in the filename string simply type the text in the field 3 To add an information type specified in the Available Items drop down list select the item in the drop down list oA THAME aT Name hull enlNAME sT Mame Six THE XI User Number Su NB Clip Number ol Av Lamera oC AMLBL Camera Label Clip Mame Keyword 1 keyword keyword 3 Timelode short IN SS T COLIT Timecode shark OUT Ho Cale TT ID Material UMIC LmID oVORIO Vario SBDATE Backup Date SBYEAR Backup Year SS 6MONTH Backup Month SBDAY Backup Day So DATE Creation Date Sol YEAR Creation Year Sic MONTH Creation Month ol DAY Creation Da Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 4 Click the APPEND button to add the selected item at the end of the filename string 5 Reposition the available item as desired with the cut CTRL C and paste CTRL V commands 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 for any new information type you want to add in the filename string 4 5 LICENSE INFORMATION TAB 44 XFile Lite Options Start Up Grab Advanced Parameters AVIDTM License Information BkqRG 015Q0 VWLIWwLI ESDXO OOGuT se
38. owse for Folder Please select the root Folder E E My Documents My Computer H O S C1 Ec DVD RW Drive D Se ip on s store I Se adl on S Store L Se matrices on S Store Mt Se public on S store P HS software on 5 5tore 57 groupst an S store Ts a My Network Places The MXF files from the root folder are displayed in the list Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 4 System Configuration The system configuration is available in the Configuration gt Config menu from the menu bar 4 1 START UP TAB Inthe Start Up tab you select the root folder to be displayed at start up Arie Lite Uptions eal E Ask At Start Up Last Browsed Folder This one Ci Browse More 4 2 GRAB TAB In the Grab tab you select the folder where the images grabbed from the Edit Clip module will be stored td XFile Lite Options al This ane 1zFile_Lite_Grabs Browse Same Folder as MXF Source File Auto original IPS or BMP Stretch Field to Frame Size JBMP JPG Um ET XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 4 2 1 GRAB FOLDER Select the destination folder to save the JPG BMP files 4 2 2 OUTPUT FORMAT The automatic selection of the output format depends on the original format of the MXF files e lf the images are NOT modified by stre
39. r 1 04 and follow the steps of the Setup Wizard fo Setup XFile Lite Welcome to the XFile Lite Setup Wizard This will install File Lite version Hon your computer tis recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next ta continue or Cancel to exit Setup 2 Accept the software license agreement i Setup XFile Lite License Agreement Please read the following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR EWS BROADCAST EQUIPMENT SOFTWARE IMPURTANT READ CAREFULLY This EWS Broadcast Equipment End User License Agreement ELILA is a legal agreement between vou either an individual or a single entity and EYS Broadcast Equipment for the EWS software product identified above which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and anl ne or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT Bv installing copying or atherwige using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT vau agree accept the agreement do not accept the agreement Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 3 In the next window select the destination directory where to install the new software and click Next ie Setup XFile Lite Select Destination Location Where shou
40. rogram Files EVS Broadcast Equipment XFile Open the XFile Clip Exporter module by clicking the corresponding icon on the Desktop Select the L button to open the Configuration window Click the button to import the configuration file metadata fields in the right list box are updated with the data from the configuration file From then on the metadata fields specified in the right list box will be included in the output files generated with the XFile Clip Exporter module 65 Issue 1 04 B 6 4 6 4 1 66 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 STORYBOARD Inthe XFile Lite window the Storyboard button is available for exporting DATA to HTML file format How TO EXPORT DATA TO HTML FILE STORYBOARD To export data to an HTML file proceed as follows 1 Click ESSE in the upper right corner of the Clip List or select Export in the menu bar and then Storyboard Maker The following dialog box opens IE XFile Lite Storyboard Maker Destination EEE Browse Options ES E3 EB p ES E3 E3 EEE EEG d d d d d d HEH HHA 2 Enter a filename for the HTML file 3 Define a folder to save the thumbnails 4 Select the data to include in the HTML file 5 Click the Start button to proceed with the HTML export XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 The HTML output file is similar to the screens
41. rs to tag clips into a global selection and to keep this selection from one mode to another 9 different markers are available and can be combined if necessary Select a clip in the clip list and click to tag the clip or click BE to clear the marker In the clip list the clips marked are displayed as follows FF 2 4114 name 1 PPFPPFP z 4i4 name 4 Note The clip markers are not saved to the header of the MXF file and therefore are temporary When you quit the XFile Lite software all markers are removed 34 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 9 FILE INFO AREA 1 Thumbnails 2 Command buttons File Info 12 14 26 2 EORR 12 14 29 21 2 14 32 19 Dick sys_25 PAL interlaced 16 9 3 File metadata 4 Session metadata The File Info area displays the following information N Element Description 1 Thumbnails Thumbnails of the IN i e SHORT IN frame REF frame and OUT i e SHORT OUT frame of the clip 2 Command buttons Edit button to access the Edit Clip module in which you can edit the clip See also the section 6 1 Editing a Clip on 45 3 4 File and Session File and Session parameters with the values saved Metadata to the descriptive metadata of the MXF file or in the XML file for OP1A or QT file formats The values are read only 5 3 1 THUMBNAILS The thumbnails defined for each file are extracted from the video files The thumbnail sho
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43. rting DL Clip ID Mame TC IM 03 111A 6 16 05 28 06 DO 03 111 B 6 16 05 28 06 00 05 11 A B3 13 22 04 z 00 05 11 B 185 13 35 04 2 OOD nS 17 0 1AS5 1 13605 1 nn 5 2 6 CLIP LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU A contextual menu is available from the clip list area of the Work tab Columns b Filters b Re Scar Folder It makes it possible to perform the following actions on the clips Action Description Columns Allows to select the clip data to be displayed as columns in the clip list See also the section Defining Columns Displayed in the Clip List on page 23 Filters Allows to display the filter criteria that can be or are defined See also the section Filters on page 24 Edit Gives access to the XFile Lite Edit Clip module to edit the selected clip See also the section 6 1 Editing a Clip on page 45 Select All Selects all the clips displayed in the clip list Cut Cuts the clips selected in the clip list and adds them to the selection displayed in the Selection tab They can then be moved to another folder 21 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Action Description Copy Copies the clips selected in the clip list and adds them to the selection displayed in the Selection tab They can then be pasted to another folder Paste Moves or copies the clips from the Selection tab into the folder selected in the Folders tree vie
44. s that have been copied to the new folder selected inthe Folder Management list e Removes the moved and copied clips from the Selection tab These functions can be performed on files with any of the following format EVS MXF MXF OP1A Avid MXF OPAtom MXF OP1A Std SMPTE Quick Time movie Quick Time Reference How TO CoPY MOVE CLIPS TO OTHER FOLDERS N Important Clips are linked to a MXF file In this mode the CUT and COPY commands affect the MXF file even if only a clip is selected 1 In the Folders tree view select the folder that contains the file to be copied or moved i e the source folder 2 Select the clips to be copied to one and single destination folder and click the Copy button The clips are added to the selection and displayed in the Selection tab on a green background XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 4 2 5 Select the Paste button 3 Select the clips to be moved to the same destination folder and click the Cut button 8 9 The clips are added to the selection and displayed in the Selection tab on a green background 4 Select the destination folder e f the destination folder is a subfolder of the source folder select the subfolder in the folder tree e f the destination folder is not a subfolder of the source folder click the Browse button above the Folder tree view select the folder and click OK to open the destination fold
45. s the root folder that contains the backup files displayed in the Clip List EVS MXF files contained in the selected folder are automatically displayed in the Clip List while files with other file formats need to be imported Refer to section 5 4 3 Importing Files on page 42 The view can be expanded to show the subfolders The following command buttons are available above the folder tree Command Use Allows to browse for a new root folder Create Folder Allows to create a new subfolder of the folder selected in the folder tree view Delete Folder Allows to delete the subfolder selected in the folder tree view DISK USAGE The Disk Usage displays the remaining capacity on the hard disk where the root folder is located XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 1 3 HOW TO CREATE AND DELETE FOLDERS IN THE ROOT FOLDER To create a new folder proceed as follows 1 In the Folders tree select a folder where to create a new subfolder 2 Click on the Create Folder button to open the XFile Lite Create Folder dialog box 3 Type the name of the new folder 4 Click OK to validate To delete an existing folder proceed as follows 1 In the Folders tree view select the folder you want to delete 2 Click on the Delete Folder button 3 Answer Yes to the following message to confirm the folder deletion X File Lite Delete Folder E Are yau sure
46. s window allows the operator to review the files before deletion Pay attention to the number of clips included in each file Deleting the file will delete all the clips included in this file 3 Click Delete All files to confirm the command or Cancel to abort the Operation XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 How TO SELECT AND DELETE SEVERAL CLIPS 1 Press SHIFT or CTRL and select a batch of clips from the clip list 2 Click BEGI to open XFile Lite Multi Delete Clips window This window allows the operator to review the clips before deletion 12 XFile Lite Multi Delete Clips Clip Into Clips to Delete Clip ID UmlD Path 01 111C 4nbrhEBO L Filelite Work EVS xFile 2008 03 10 01 111C mxf 01 111 C 4nbrhE90 _ L xFileLite Work EVS xFile 2008 03 10 01 111 C mxf 01 111D Dtiqwfwz _L xFileLite Work EVS XFile 2008 03 10 01 111 D mxf _ LSM UmID DtLqwfwv LSM ClipName 0 LSM Name XT1 LSM clip number 01 111C LSM Pref CAM no Short IN 11 06 29 08 Short OLIT 11 07 29 08 Short Duration 00 01 00 00 Keyword 1 Keyword 2 3 Click Delete All Clips to confirm the command or Cancel to abort the operation 4 If one several clips are the last clip s into the MXF file the following message notices the operator X File Lite Multi Delete Clips 2 clips can MOT be deleted because each clip is the last clip in a File Ta delete these clips vau must delete the rela
47. sion 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 1 6 HD PREVIEW TAB When editing an HD clip the HD Preview tab is added to the Edit Clip module in order to play back the clip with full quality preview in a larger view T3 XFile Lite Edit Clip File Info Clipname Keywords HD Preview eee t reecta BALEK aneet oe it N18 160 10 1 D Ae m EEL ET LEER dd de NTITITTTTITT TTL ee EERTE TTTETIEL Tr TCT Tt Reet LI ARBILIAAANEME Tree dh ettetee TTD TITII LI LI E D B a LE irrnrtig rennen nenn gt m E i e sci aaa JUXUPPTETPELLAL EJ P gt LI TE TI TTT ET 53 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 2 SHUTTLEPRO USE IN EDIT CLIP MODULE From XFile Lite version 1 02 the ShuttlePRO can be used to perform the commands corresponding to the buttons of the IN OUT tab in the Edit Clip module This chapter explains how to install and configure the ShuttlePRO for use in the Edit Clip module It also provides the ShuttlePRO and shortcut commands in the IN OUT tab of the Edit Clip module 6 2 1 SHUTTLEPRO INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION To be able to use the ShuttlePRO you need to install it on the XFile workstation and configure it for use with the XFile application To install and configure the ShuttlePRO proceed as follows 1 Double click the ex
48. tching the JPG format will be selected as the output format e lf the images are modified by stretching the BMP format will be selected as the output format The user can force the selection of one format Note No compression artifact is added to this file creation process so the original quality of the image is kept 4 2 3 STRETCH FIELD TO FRAME SIZE When images modified by stretching are converted to the JPG format select the Stretch Field to Frame Size option to stretch the image to the 4 3 or 16 9 frame size 4 3 ADVANCED PARAMETERS TAB 1 XFile Lite Options Start Lip Grab Advanced Parameters AVIDTM License Information Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 4 3 1 TREE PARAMETERS The Expand all Branches option allows displaying the complete contents of folders 4 3 2 CONFIRM PASTE Select this option to request the user to confirm all Paste actions in the application 4 3 3 CONFIRM EXPORT TO AVID TM Select this option to request the user to confirm all exports to Avid TM The files can be exported to Avid via the Transfer to Avid TM option available in the contextual menu when you right click a clip in the Clip List 4 4 A AVID TM TAB E File Lite Options Start Up Grab Advanced Parameters AVID TM License Information OLY THAME XT Mame Soa THB SCHE SCAM MAME The backup files can be transferred to and converted to OMF or MXF Av
49. ted Files 5 Click OK to close the message box and to switch to the Multi Delete Files window shown on a red background 6 Click Delete All files to confirm the command or Cancel to abort the operation 41 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 4 3 IMPORTING FILES INTRODUCTION EVS MXF files contained in the folder selected in the Folder Tree are automatically displayed in the Clip List while files with other file formats need to be imported into XFile Lite During the Import action an XML file containing all the metadata for the clip is created for each imported file With the EVS MXF file format the metadata is included in the header of the media file itself As some systems cannot read the MXF header an XML metadata file is created for each imported EVS MXF file as well When changes are made to metadata of such a clip both the EVS MXF header and the EVS XML file are updated simultaneously but priority is given to the XML file to read the metadata How TO IMPORT FILES To import files into the system proceed as follows 1 Click the Import button in the upper part of the Clip List 2 Browse for the folder containing the files to be imported and select the file s 3 Click Open 4 Do one of the following e f the folder selected in the Folder Tree is the target folder for the imported files right click in the Clip List and select Re scan Folder fr
50. the aspect ratio etc t Note The time code information displayed in the XFile Lite Edit Clip window is in LTC even if the clip has been created with VITC as primary time code T3 XFile Lite Edit Clip File Info Clipname Keywords HD Preview N UmiD Clip ID VarlD ClipName Date IN TCIN TC Ref TC OUT TC Mode Duration Keyword Keyword 2 Keyword 3 15 56 11 19 i uf X st x 15 56 19 04 DE eh 1 5 E 15 56 11 18 USC ELLE ERO TUR 12 23 15 56 19 05 47 Issue 1 04 B TC MODE XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 The TC Mode field allows selecting the time code to be displayed in the Edit Clip window The user can choose among the following values TC Mode Name Legacy LTC Original User Original LTC User TIMELINE Description LTC time code without date information as it was defined before Multicam V 9 00 LTC time code with date information as it is defined from Multicam V 9 00 LTC time code defined when the clip was recorded on the XT 2 server Time code defined as the user time code when the clip was recorded on the XT 2 server LTC time code redefined after the clip was recorded on the XT 2 server If the LTC time code has not been redefined this field has the value of the LTC Original time code User time code redefined after the clip was recorded on the XT 2 server If the User time code has not been redefined this field has the
51. the installation of the main files amp Setup XFile Lite BER Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing File Lite on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination lacatian C Program Files E V5 Broadcast Equipments ile Lite Setup type Full installation Selected components Main Files Secure Manager v1 UC 07 Licensing System IS SML Mandatory for preview Clip Info Exporter Start Menu folder A progress bar shows the activity of files transfer Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 amp Setup XFile Lite ae Installing Please wait while Setup installs File Lite on your computer Extracting files C Program Files EYS Broadcast Equipment File LieSssige veBU0 2 LI dll Cancel n 7 Click Finish to quit the installation process ie Setup XFile Lite Completing the XFile Lite Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing File Lite on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup The XFile Lite installation is successfully completed and a XFile Lite shortcut is saved to your desktop XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 3 Start Up At first start select the root folder to scan Br
52. to the file version that contains the ShuttlePRO settings to be loaded and click APPLY The Application Setting field in the Shuttle Device Configuration window is updated with the reference to the XFile settings 99 Issue 1 04 B Contour Shuttle Deyice Configuration ShuttlePRO v2 Key Composer About Settings management Application setting EYS File XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Device events control User action i Button 1 Computer response Type Keystroke Keystroke Up Arrow Smart release Frequency Once Only 5 Click APPLY to confirm that the XFile settings are to be applied to the ShuttlePRO To ensure that the XFile settings are active right click the ShuttlePRO icon in the Application bar and check that EVS XFile is preceded by a check mark in the contextual menu 5huttlePRU v2 Primar vem O T E Open Control Panel 56 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 2 2 SHUTTLEPRO COMMANDS IN THE EDIT CLIP MODULE The drawing below shows the various ShuttlePRO commands in the Edit Clip module Grab field frame Optionnel E E Mark QUT Goto short OUT Setgo to REF frame Previous subclip Next subclip Play Stop Mark IN Gato Short IN 57 Issue 1 04 B 08 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual
53. tra has been added HD MPEG2 I Field has been removed 9 2 0 Filters File Format the list of supported file formats has been updated AVI has been removed XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 1 Introduction The XFile application has access to all footage recorded on EVS video servers through the SDTI network When a clip is created on one of the servers a copy is automatically transferred to XFile OR PROOUCTOM C amp TLJDOIC PRODUCTION rw CENTEA Production Switcher VIA XTO 15 Gbps lt D ER lt UN XStoreSAN Studio 3 T Each clip is saved as a separate file on the removable media including not only video audio and timecode information but also all metadata associated with that clip name descriptors creation date original location server s n register etc The transfer between an EVS video server to the XFile is a data transfer i e no decoding encoding process takes place at any point preserving the original quality of the footage including super motion character if applicable All files saved to XFile can be opened with XFile Lite The XFile Lite application allows maintaining the clips backed up on a disk by the XFile application It also allows restricted editing XFile Lite can be used as stand alone on any PC and does not require a PCX board The files supported by XFile Lite are e EVS MXF
54. vou want to delete Folder L 1 FileLite Worki20080310 Event AlSportAlDay 1 Warning the Folder MUST be empty Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 5 2 CLIP LIST AREA The Clip List area includes two tabs the working tab and the selection tab e The Work tab displays the list of clips stored in the scanned folder EVS MXF files contained in the folder selected in the Folder Tree are automatically displayed in the Clip List while files with other file formats need to be imported Refer to section 5 4 3 Importing Files on page 42 e The Selection tab displays the list of clips selected with the copy or cut buttons 5 2 1 WORK TAB 2 Counter of clips in the selection 1 Counter of clips 4 Filter Buttons 3 Command In the scanned folde and Filter Records shortcuts LAXFile Lite Work Event A Selection 292 MB select 4 files Delete File Delete Cii See ec e a gt Creation Date Ail Last 24h Last Hour Range 2010 09 27 00 00 2010 09 27 23 59 __Cameras All A B C D E F s Clip ID Status Markers R alis Date IN TC IM Duration Keyword i Keyword 2 Keyword3 Creation Date amp Time Backup Da BIO DOS DOSES 4 0 610B i Doc 1902 2009 i01 19 12 13 59 09 0 00 04 14 2008 01 19 19 21 2 2009 nj 1 E B ir p ar at i a a mn eoo tn
55. w See also section 5 4 Maintaining Clips and Files on page 38 Reset Selection Removes all the clips selected for move or copy from the Selection tab Re Scan Folder Scans the folder selected in the Folders tree view to retrieve the clips it contains and display them in the clip list Transfer Convert Allows to transfer a clip to the Avid Transfer Manager or convert a clip to an EVS MXF 2 MB For more information see also the sections Backup File Transfer to External Systems on page 44 and Manual Conversions of Backup Files on page 43 22 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 Issue 1 04 B 5 2 7 DEFINING COLUMNS DISPLAYED IN THE CLIP LIST Columns 4 SX X X X 4 Full Clip ID Status ID Material Lim ID varID Markers Rating Camera Label ClipMame Date IM TC IM Duration Keyword 1 Keyword 2 Keyword 3 Keyword 4 Keyword 5 Creation Time Creation Time SMT Backup Time Session Name Session Date Session Spork Session Competition Session Competition Level Session Location Session Team Session Team B File Format Media Full Path Metadata Full Path Reset To Default Use the right click button of the mouse into the clip list to access this selection menu All columns available are listed here Select or unselect the item to be displayed or to be hidden The Reset to Default option allows you to restore the standard display
56. w current position of the cursor and click the Grab Field button or the Grab Frame button to open the following dialog box File Lite Grab Params File Options File Area Select the filename and the destination folder to save the JPG BMP files Options Area Stretch field to frame size This option is only available with the Grab Field function Should the Grab Frame button have been clicked the option is dimmed Enabling this option will automatically stretch the field image to the original frame size Output format The automatic selection of the output format depends on the previous option If the images are not modified by stretching the JPG format is defined and if the images are modified by stretching the BMP format is selected The user can force the selection of one format Note No compression artifact is added to this file creation process so the original quality of the image is kept 50 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 6 1 4 EXPORT OPTION The Export option makes it possible to extract a portion of clip from its original clip and export it to a different MXF file In this case a different UmID is assigned to the new clip When the IN and OUT points of the new clip are defined click the Export button to open the following dialog box T XFile Lite Export Clip Eg File Destination Browse Options Status File
57. ws the following frames from left to right e the IN i e SHORT IN frame e the REF frame automatically defined in the middle of the clip e the OUT i e SHORT OUT frame 35 Issue 1 04 B XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 PROTECT PROTECT IN IN OUT OUT VA N Thumbnail Thumbnail OUT Update Thumbnails Option Use the button to create new thumbnails or to update the current thumbnails Aspect Formats The thumbnail format respects the aspect ratio of the different video signals SD clips are displayed with 4 3 aspect ratio Clin Info 14 DILE DLE 2 1400 12 22 400 17 22 36 XFile Lite Version 1 04 User Manual Issue 1 04 B EVS Broadcast Equipment January 2011 9 3 2 HD clips are displayed with 16 9 aspect ratio Clin Info 10 710 45 25 10 22 45 28 10 34 46 O02 FILE AND SESSION METADATA The metadata of the EVS MXF files is stored in the header of the MXF file The metadata of backup files having other formats needs to be stored in a metadata XML file File Metadata File Mame backup 2003 07 05 01 123 A 2 mxf File Size 64 MB File Type EYS MF black type 1 size 0xZ200000 video Standard 5D 625 sys 25 PAL Video Format interlaced 4 3 Video Codec Undefined Mb videos 1 Videos Audio Codec PCM Mb Audios Mona 4 Audiars The parameters displayed in the left area below the thumbnails are the common parameters

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