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IPDirector General Functions User Manual 6.57

1. 2 02 22 e cece eee eee eee eee ee 166 12 3 4 Fill and Key Playlists Playout Effects and Parameters 168 Table of Contents CA N Es USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 1 What s New In the user manual the icon NEW has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features The sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in the General Functions manual of IPDirector 6 57 compared to version 6 56 are listed below Use of licenses The DB Connect license has been renamed IPDirector Live PAM Core license See section Licenses on page 4 What s New VII Cc M Fo USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 1 1 1 1 Introduction Introduction IPDirector Overview IPDirector is an integrated suite of software applications designed to enhance the workflow of a television production IPDirector uses its applications to control multiple channels from several EVS video servers connected to the XNet SDTI network The IPDirector system sees the XNet network as one large server whose storage is divided into various sections accessible by any channel from any EVS server within the XNet network The IPDirector suite allows e ingest control e metadata management e onthe fly editing e playout scheduling All are managed from a single interface Together with XTAccess EVS gateway software media interchange is faci
2. Creating and Renaming Keywords How to Create Keywords To create a keyword in the database proceed as follows 1 Open the Keyword List tool 2 Type the keyword in the Keyword field Keyword xy Participant Add 3 If you want to define the keyword as a participant keyword select the Participant box Partopant 6 Keyword Management b5 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 56 4 Click the Add button The keyword is added to the Keyword list and could later be used in a Keyword Grid or a Dictionary How to Rename Keywords To rename a keyword proceed as follows 5 In the selected keyword list right click the keyword to be renamed 6 Select Rename Keyword from the contextual menu The keyword name is highlighted 7 Enter the new name in the Keyword field 8 Press ENTER to validate your modification q Note N The system does not accept several keywords having the same spelling case non sensitive If a keyword with the same spelling is already present in the list a pop up displays an error message and does not allow you to rename the keyword x Keyword 200m already exists Rename operation has been cancelled Deleting Keywords Possible Actions You have two options to delete keywords e Delete selected keywords from the keyword list e Delete all the unused keywords How to Delete Selected Keywords To delete one or more selected keywords proceed as follow
3. Description Cancel Fill in the Name field optional Enter a description in the Description field 4 Choose a type for the new user field from the drop down list See section New Profile Window on page 40 5 Click the Save button All the selected and or added user fields are listed in the Selected User Fields area 44 5 Metadata Profiles Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions BEN 5 2 6 How to Define Values for a User Field with Predefined Text Values It is possible to define values for a user field which type is predefined text value Todo so proceed as follows 1 in the New Profile window click the Add New User Field button and select Predefined Text Values in the Type field OR in the New Profile window or in the Edit Profile window click the Edit button next to the user field which type is predefined text value The expanded Add New User Field window is displayed Add a new User Field Name Description Predefined Text values 64 characters I want to use the common set of predefined values I want to define specific predefined values for my profile Add Cancel 2 Enter a value in the field above the list of values 3 Click Add The value is listed in the Value list If it is a common set of predefined values e the new value will be added to the edited profile and e all profiles containing this user field are updated If it is a specific
4. Metadata Profiles Management Introduction Metadata Profiles User Fields Metadata is customer defined data used to describe or classify A V material A metadata profile is made of a set of user fields which are managed together Metadata user fields are created and associated into metadata profiles from the Metadata Profiles Management window in IP Director or they can be imported into the system in the form of an XML file A metadata profile can be associated with various items such as clips playlists timelines and edits and then metadata values can be attributed to the item by entering specific values in the user fields The metadata from the metadata profile can be displayed as columns in the Elements grid of the Database Explorer so searches can be performed on the user fields values The profiles defined for logsheets slightly differ from profiles defined for other media items as two profiles can be associated with a logsheet e aprofile for the logsheet metadata e aprofile for the log metadata These two profiles are selected from the list of metadata profiles Depending on the user rights defined the users will be allowed to manage profiles or to choose a profile at creation or edit of an item or they will be forced to use the default profile imposed by the administrator For more information on how to use the metadata in the IPDirector applications refer to e the Control Panel user manual Metadata Tab
5. o Noif you want to create a new layout based on your current working area The layout name is displayed in the Status bar of the main window logging 6 Incase you have clicked Yes a open and arrange the selected windows b Select Save Layout from the Layout menu The current work area is saved with the name of the current layout 4 Layout Management 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Steps 5 and 6 may be done later on provided that you first open the layout with the Layout 5 Open option 4 4 Howto Save a Layout with a New Name Once you have arranged some windows in the way you want them to appear you can save the current layout with a new name To do so proceed as follows 1 Select Save current layout as in the Layout menu The Save Current Layout As window appears 2 Enter a name for the layout Save Current Layout as Name logging a Select icon Description Cancel 3 If you want to associate an icon to the layout a Click the Select Icon button b Select an icon file from the Open Icon window c Click Open 4 Click OK The name of the new layout is displayed in the Status bar of the main window 34 4 Layout Management Cc N Ea USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions iy 4 5 How to Create a Layout Shortcut To create a layout shortcut proceed as follows 1 Click the Layout tab on the left screen border to open the Layout panel 2 Click the Add
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7. Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Keyword List window Part Name Description NE Dictionary name The title bar gives the name of the open dictionary 2 Toolbar The Toolbar provides functions for performing operations on dictionaries SI Keyword Creation This area is used to enter new or existing keywords in the area dictionary 4 Keywords tree This area shows all the keywords from the selected dictionary Toolbar Toolbar Options The toolbar is located on the top of the window The following table gives a description of the buttons available from the toolbar Button File View Edit Clear Selection Apply Description File button displays a menu with various options for the management of keyword dictionaries View button displays a menu with an option to manage the description of the keyword dictionary Edit button displays the Editing area and enables the Edit mode for the management of keywords in the dictionary This option is only available in Edit mode It is used to clear a selection of keywords This button is used when keywords are assigned to a media item from the Database Explorer See section Assigning a Keyword from a Keyword Tool on page 82 Keyword Dictionary File Menu The following options are available from the File menu Menu Item Description New Rename 70 Opens the Create a New Dictionary window to define a new dictionary Allows the
8. Show hide Video Display Displays or not the media in the Video Display 11 Display Tools 149 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 11 2 5 Audio Configuration and Monitoring Audio Configuration To select the audio channels you want to listen to proceed as follows 1 Right click the Video Display 2 Select OCX Audio Configuration from the contextual menu The Audio Output Channels window opens Input gain Audio channels 2306 Om the left right line dick in the cell corresponding to the channel you would like to associate to the lef right ear channel 1 How many audio channels would you like to display None 2 channels linked to the headset selection 4 channels 8 channels 16 channels Template Mame 3 On the Left line click the cell corresponding to the channel you want to associate to the left ear 4 On the Right line click the cell corresponding to the channel you want to associate to the right ear 150 11 Display Tools _ V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions a T If required adjust the input gain For an easy retrieval of the configuration you can save it o Entera name in the Template Name field o Click the Add button Click OK The audio configuration is automatically applied Audio Level Monitoring The audio level can be monitored with audiometers on the sides of the Video Display window when you use the Software Pl
9. List Keyword Grid and Dictionary next to each other Keyword gnd Dictionary Keyword list Cascading Grid 2 With a vertical grid With a horizontal grid FOOTBALL CTRL D1 Y X Dictionary WorldCup File File View Edit File View Edit 4 WorldCup gt ENG and FEATURES Keyword source All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order Advantage ru Center spot Defense 8 FIFAWorldC Goalkeeper 4 TEAMS Keyword Participant nal gt Angola On side Advantages Central defe Defense Pla Flick header Goalmouth gt Argentina mh gt Brazil o Attacking mi Charge Defensivemi Foot trap Goalposts gt Costa Rica A pi gt Cote d Ivoire mm Attacker Chest trap Defensivepr Formation Hacking KGG gt Czech Republic Out of play Attacking te Chip pass Deflection Forward line Halfback Overlap gt Ecuador gt Germany gt England A gt France Back Chip shot Direct free Forward pass Halftime ge ge Back header Clear Diving heade Forwards Halves gt Ghana gt Iran gt Italy gt Japan CE Banana kick Club Draw Foul Hand ball Peh Beat CONCACAF The Draw 4 02 2004 Hat trick gt Korea Republic Behind thed Comer flag Dribbler 4 03 2003 Header gt Saudi Arabia do do ge Jo gt Mexico Bicycle kick Comerkick Dribbling 4 04 2002 Hook Netherlands gt Paraguay Break Counterattac Drop ball Free kick IFAB gt Poland gt Portugal Breakaway Creatingspa Dropkick Front header In play gt Serbia and Monte
10. V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions a 11 2 2 11 Display Tools Video Display fox 1 48 8 k515i ae NS 625li Using a Player Channel on a Video Display Preliminary Steps Before you can actually display a channel in the Video Display you need to perform the following tasks 1 Makea physical connection from the required video source to the input of the A V board on the IPDirector workstation See section Connecting the Video Source on page 145 2 Assign a player channel to the Video Display in the Remote Installer application See section Assigning a Channel to a Video Display on page 146 3 Select the A V board in the Video Display to open the related channel See section Selecting the A V Board in the Video Display on page 147 Connecting the Video Source To be able to display a channel in the Video Display window a physical connection must be made from the required video source to the input of the IP Director workstation A V board G Note N To display video on the VGA uses around 25 of the CPU power of the workstation for a display size of 384 x 288 more if a larger display is required The reactivity of the IPDirector interface could be significantly slower if larger window sizes are used 145 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Assigning a Channel to a Video Display Once the physical connection is made the Video Display panel needs to be linked to the c
11. 11 11 1 11 1 1 11 Display Tools Display Tools Software Player Introduction Context of Use The Software Player acts as media viewer and allows the users to browse media through the GigE network The Software Player can be chosen as a source for the Control Panel or the Playlist Panel in the same way as a normal player channel Browsed media can also be viewed in the Video Display The Software Player can be used with the ShuttlePRO or with the BEPlay remote You can only open one instance of the Software Player at a time in IPDirector As the Software Player works by decoding files on the PDirector its performance will depend on the workstation capacity Browsable Media Using the Software Player you will be able to browse any of the hi res or lo res following media elements as long as they are available on an EVS server or on an online nearline via the GigE network e trains e XT clips or growing clips defined on an EVS server e files stored on a nearline storage e playlist elements e playlists G Note N The Software Player will not play transition effects between the playlist elements All transitions will be viewed as Cut Once a near line clip is loaded on the player the user can make sub clips in the same way as in a normal control panel 143 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 11 1 2 11 2 11 2 1 144 Supported Codecs The following codecs are supported b
12. Clicking the Layout option on the Menu bar displays the Layout menu Menu Item Description New Opens the New Layout window to create a new layout Open Opens the Load Layout window to select and load an existing layout Save Layout Saves the current layout into the database Save Current Saves the current layout with a new name into the database Layout as Delete Deletes an existing layout 2 PDirector Main Window 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 3 6 2 3 7 Menu Item Description Publish Publishes a layout to a user group Properties Displays and allows users to change the layout properties name icon description owner publish options Import Imports a layout Export Exports one of the existing layouts The layout management is described in details in Layout Management on page 30 Metadata Menu The Metadata menu gives access to the single option Manage Profiles which opens the window for defining importing exporting and updating the metadata on clips logsheets playlists timelines and edits The management of metadata profiles is described in details in section Metadata Profiles Management on page 37 Tools Menu Tools Menu Options Clicking the Tools option on the Menu bar displays the Tools menu The following commands are listed in the Tools menu Settings Opens the Settings window which gives access to all the categories of IPDirector settings Some categor
13. Edit a Playlist window If the playlist is not linked to another one it is allowed to modify its type as follows e A Normal playlist can be produced from the modification of a Key playlist or a Fill playlist e A Key playlist can be produced from the modification of a Normal playlist or a Fill playlist e AFill playlist can be produced from the modification of a Normal playlist or a Key playlist In this case the corresponding Key playlist will be created and the Fill and Key playlists will be linked together This is summarized in the table below From Normal Fill Key Normal NA 1 Normal Fill Key 2 Create corresponding Key PL 3 Link the 2 PL Fill Normal NA Key Key Normal 1 Key Fill NA 2 Create corresponding Key PL 3 Link the 2 PL Deleting a Fill or Key Playlist Deleting a Fill or Key playlist can be done in the same way as for a Normal playlist The Fill playlist and the corresponding Key playlist are deleted from the IPD database and from all bins in which they were included 165 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 12 3 3 166 Fill and Key Playlists Editing Adding Elements in a Fill or Key Playlist How to Insert a Playlist in a Fill or Key Playlist Inserting a playlist into a Fill or Key playlist can be done in the same way as for inserting a playlist into a Normal playlist However the system will behave differently depending on the type of the two pla
14. General area It is used to enter the Name and a Description for the profile 2 Available User It gives the list of the available user fields and their Fields area corresponding type which can be selected and associated to a profile It allows users to filter the list through the Filter field or to delete one or several user field s by clicking the Delete Selected User Field button 3 Selected User _ It gives the list of the user fields selected for the new profile and Fields area their corresponding type This list is empty when creating a new profile It allows users to create a new user field and add it to the profile by clicking the Add New User Field button User Field Types and Display All the types of user fields are listed hereafter with the way they appear in the element metadata area Text 64 characters The Text user field type will appear on screen as a free text field Memo text unlimited number of characters The Memo user field type will appear on screen as a free text field TC for Timecode The TC user field type will appear on screen as a timecode field 5 Metadata Profiles Management 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Date The Date user field type will appear on screen as a Date field with a Calendar button giving access to a calendar ddmm yyyy Today 2 Feb 2012 Number The Number user field type will appear on screen as a field with up and down arr
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16. Ina counter clockwise to select the previous clip The selected clip is cued on its IN point on the controlled player To send the loaded clip the default playlist do one of the following o Press the ENTER button to append the current clip to the default playlist o gt Press SHIFT then ENTER to insert the current clip to the default playlist before or after the on air element according to the settings To send the clip to the predefined destination o Press the SEND TO button How to Browse a Clip in the Tree View To browse clips when the prerequisites are met proceed as follows 1 138 Press the BROWSE button on the remote The Database Explorer linked to the remote becomes active on screen The Browse mode of the Database Explorer is activated The focus is on the grid Use the PREV button to move to the tree view In the tree view only the Clips plug in and the Bins Clips plug in can be browsed Use the wheel to move from one plug in to the other Press the ENTER button to open or close a tree node The corresponding list of clips is displayed in the grid Press the NEXT button to be able to browse the list 9 Remote Control Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions aa How to Browse a Clip in the Saved Filters To browse clips when the prerequisites are met proceed as follows 1 oa BA O DN Press the BROWSE button on the remote The Database Explorer linked
17. Ingest Scheduler The Ingest Scheduler is a visual tool that allows the creation editing and view of scheduled ingests on EVS video servers or from the servers to files on storage via XTAccess It provides a timeline view of each recorder and stream configured through the Remote Installer and controlled by IPDirector The Ingest Scheduler is designed to control e ingests as a growing clip on any recorder channel of an EVS video server high resolution or low resolution controlled by IPDirector The scheduled ingests are automatically saved as clip elements of XT Clip type e streams of the material ingested onto the recorders The streams shown are virtual channels that are automatically associated with each recorder if at least one XTAccess in the GigE network The streams are automatically saved to files and appear in IPDirector as clip elements of File type This module is used to schedule ingests in the future but can also be used to immediately start a recording It is designed to schedule one shot ingests or to schedule ingests repeated at regular intervals Repeat Every ingests or repeated at a defined start time on selected days Repeat ingests Ingests can be associated to a logsheet and automatically protected IPLogger IPLogger is used to create logs on a given event A log is a reference point to a given timecode in a record train to which descriptive information can be associated This is used to easily identify i
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19. Remote Control Manager and on the remote G Note N If you do not have the user right to control the channel the channel name is displayed but the Function button LED is dimmed 3 If needed repeat step 2 for the other Function buttons Linked Channels In case the channel is linked to another one ina PGM PRV mode gang mode or Fill and Key mode the linked channels are listed in the Linked Channels box ex PGM PRV Mode 07 X17 PGE PGM1 Linked channels O XxTZ _PGE_PoM 2 9 Remote Control Management 131 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 132 e Gang Mode 02 X17 PGE REC1 Linked channels O XTZ PGE REC e Fill and Key Mode O XxTZ PGE PGMI Linked channels 02 XTZ PGE PGM How to Un Assign Player or Recorder Channels to Function Buttons To un assign a player or recorder channel from a Function button proceed in one of the following ways e Right click the Channel Name field and select None e Double click the Channel Name field Assigning EVS Server Channels to Function Buttons in Normal Mode To assign all the channels from an EVS video server to the Function buttons of the BEPlay Remote proceed as follows 1 On the remote press the SHIFT key and then the Sel XT button The list with the available EVS video servers is displayed on screen 2 Use the remote wheel to move through the list of EVS servers 3 Press the ENTER button of the remote to s
20. The Recorder tab or the Player tab expands to the right 43h38m 43h38m OhOOm 12h04m 2 21h47m 2 21h47m 21h47m 21h47m 21h52m 21h52m 21h52m 21h52m To open the Recorder Status panel or the Player Status panel again during the same session simply click the REC or PLAY tab To close the Recorder Status panel or Player Status panel click again on the REC or PLAY tab 2 4 3 Recorder Status Panel Overview of the Recorder Status Panel 43h38m 43h38m OhOOm 12h04m 2 21h47m 2 21h47m 21h47m 21h47m 21h52m 21h52m 21h52m 21h52m Depending on the EVS server configurations up to 6 recorder channels can be displayed per server The Recorder Status panel provides the following information for each recorder channel displayed on the panel e recorder channel name e remaining capacity on the recorder e recording status o capacity information on a red background if the channel is recording o capacity information on a gray background if the channel is not recording e Lockicon a 21h47m next to the remaining capacity information if the channel is locked e Gang Group icon H next to the remaining capacity information if the channel is part of a gang group 2 PDirector Main Window 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 2 4 4 20 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Recorder Status Tab Contextual Menu A contextual menu appears when you right click the Recorder Status tab The following table describes the commands available from th
21. Video Display To open the Video Display panel select the corresponding icon Mea papi on the PDirector Application bar To open the Video Display within a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel you need to assign the player channel linked to the A V board to the corresponding panel Then you can hide or unhide the Video Display by right clicking the panel and selecting Show Hide Video Display Selecting the A V Board in the Video Display When you open the Video Display module you need to select the A V board to be able to view the channel associated to the board To do so proceed as follows 1 Right click the Video Display window A contextual menu is displayed with the names of the A V board s connected to the IPDirector workstation Video Display 2 Select EVS AVH The media loaded on the player channel linked to the A V board will be displayed in the Video Display window Using the Software Player and the Video Display Introduction The Software Player acts as media viewer and allows the users to browse media through the GigE network See section Software Player on page 143 for more details 147 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 11 2 4 148 Opening the Video Display Media browsed through the Software Player can be viewed in the Video Display module provided that the Software Player has previously been assigned to a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel See the Control Panel user ma
22. a Keyword The assignment of a keyword to a media item will only be possible if the following conditions are met e The maximum number of keywords which can be assigned to the item has not already been reached e The keyword typed in the Keyword field exists in the IPDirector database e An additional limitation exists for the use of cascading grids It is not possible to select more than one keyword per keywords level set Assigning a Keyword by Direct Entry Autocomplete List The Autocomplete function is a help service for the capture of a keyword This is available from the Keywords area of the Create Media window the Edit windowor the Clip Information tab of the Control Panel or VTR Panel 6 Keyword Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions azz As soon as the users start typing in the Keyword field the Autocomplete function provides a list of matching keywords standard and participant beginning with the typed letters and existing in the Keyword List of the IP Director database Keywords C 7 Competitors 7 concert 7 Counter 7 couple 7 court Th Competitor A ta Competitor B ii Competitor C ih Competitor D dh Competitor E How to Assign a Keyword to Media by Direct Entry To assign a keyword to a media item by direct entry in the Keyword field proceed as follows 1 Start typing a keyword in the Keyword field A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type an
23. a keyword grid Inserts a page in the open grid Appends a page at the end of the open grid Opens the Rename Page window to rename the selected page of the open keyword grid Deletes the selected page of the open keyword grid Clears a page i e removes keywords from the selected page of the open keyword grid D a E ed Ed D e Note If the width of the keyword grid window has been changed the above mentioned buttons may not appear as visible At this time the user must select the arrow on the right of the Editing Toolbar to display all the hidden icons PP Keyword Grid Layout Field At any moment you can change the layout of your keyword grid by selecting a predefined layout or a custom one using the Customize option This can be done from the Layout field in the Edit toolbar 20 rows by 5 columns Customize 20 rows by 5 columns 25 rows by 4 columns 10 rows by 10 columns 5 rows by 10 columns 6 Keyword Management 63 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 3 2 64 Possible Actions How to Create a New Keyword Grid To create a new keyword grid proceed as follows 1 Open the Keyword Grid tool 2 Select New from the File menu The New Keyword Grid window opens Creabe a keyword grid Name Description Number of pages Number of rows Number of columns Cancel 3 Type a name for the keyword grid in the Name field and a description in the Description f
24. and export functions See section Toolbar on page 54 This area is used to enter new keywords in the keyword list See section Creating and Renaming Keywords on page 55 Two types of keywords can be defined standard or participants See section Keyword Types on page 51 This area shows all the keywords from the database a selected keyword grid or a selected dictionary See section Keywords List on page 54 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Toolbar Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Keyword List File Menu The following options are available from the File menu Menu Item Import Description Allows the import of a keyword list from a file txt format Undo last import Export Delete all unused Cancels the last import of keywords Allows exporting keywords into a file txt format Allows deleting all keywords that are not associated with any clip element or log See section Deleting Keywords on page 56 keywords Keyword List Refresh Button Several users can add keywords from different IPDirector workstations at the same time In some cases the list is not refreshed automatically You can force the refresh by selecting the Refresh button on the menu bar of the Keyword List tool Keywords List You can change the way the keywords are displayed in the list by selecting one of the following options in the Keyword Source field All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order 54 All Database Keyw
25. and user fields as the original one How to Import a Profile 1 Select the profile or the logsheet profile to import Select Import Profiles from the File menu Select the XML file that contains the metadata profile to import from the Import Profiles window Click Open How to Export a Profile 1 2 3 Select the profile or the logsheet profile to export Select Export Selected Profiles from the File menu Select the folder where you will export the file in the Save in field of the Export Profile window and type a file name for the profile to export in the File Name field Click Save How to Export the Default Profile iP Select the profile to export Select Export Current Profiles from the File menu Select the folder where you will export the file in the Save in field of the Export Profile window and type a file name for the profile to export in the File Name field Click Save 5 Metadata Profiles Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o How to Delete a Profile G Note N A profile can be deleted only if it is not associated to A V items nor to a logsheet profile 1 Select the profile to be deleted 2 Doone of the following Select Delete from the Edit menu o Right click the profile and select Delete from the contextual menu A profile deleted permanently disappears from the list A profile marked as deleted appears in an italic format it is no more acce
26. available columns of the Database Explorer The column corresponding to a user field could thus be made visible and searches could be performed on the user field values The name of the user field appears as heading of the column in the Database Explorer 5 Metadata Profiles Management 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 A logsheet profile is cretaed from the Logsheet Profiles tab A profile is selected for logsheet user fields and or a profile is selected for log metadata A name is given to the logsheet profile 5 2 2 New Profile Window Illustration The Metadata Profiles Management window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Hew Profile Gereral NG Description Available User Feelds Selected User Fields a Filter Name Type Name Type combo ut Predefined Values combo uf Predefined Values Dake Date date uf Date date uf Date Event Ted EvwentDate Date o EventDate Date Logger ID Predefined Values Logging Station Predefined Values mena uF Mena mena uf Mena number uf Number number uf Humber umber Predefined Values Tape Barcode ID T t tc uf TimeCode te uf TimeCode be k E Pe s Delete Selected User Field Add new User Field 40 5 Metadata Profiles Management Cor N EF USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions a il 3 29 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the New Profile window Part Name Description il
27. buttons can all be used to perform two different actions depending on whether the SHIFT button is pressed prior to the button The actions vary according to the selected layout See section Action Buttons on page 121 Three buttons can be combined to provide 5 modes according to which the wheel will be used See section Wheel Mode Buttons on page 128 The wheel is used to navigate through the loaded media It can be used according to 5 different modes See section Wheel Mode Buttons on page 128 Function Buttons Function buttons are used to control a recorder or a player channel or the Software Player The section Assigning Channels to Function Buttons on page 129 describes the possible ways to assign channels to function buttons TheLED of a function button gives indication on the channel assignment The LED of a Function button is green flashes green is red flashes red is not turned on 120 when a player channel or the Software Player is assigned to the button the player channel or the Software Player assigned to the button is being controlled by the Remote a recorder channel is assigned to the button the record train from the recorder channel assigned to the button is loaded on the player controlled by the Remote no channel is assigned to the button or the user cannot see the recorder channel or control the player channel or the Software Player is not opened 9 Remote Control Managem
28. e inthe cell of a keyword grid when set from a keyword grid KU e next to the keyword in a dictionary when set from a dictionary mm JOAO RICARDO 1 in the cell of a cascading grid when set from the related dictionary G Note N To reset the Foreground or Background color select Reset Color from the contextual menu 68 6 Keyword Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions azz 6 4 6 4 1 Dictionary Tool User Interface Overview of the Dictionary Window Description The Dictionary tool allows the users to organize groups of keywords according to a tree structure These dictionaries will be a source to associate keywords with the various types of media Subsequently keywords can be used to search the metadata and retrieve required media The Dictionary tool can be accessed from the Keywords menu of the Application bar Then a specific dictionary is opened from the File gt Open option Illustration The Dictionary window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Dictionary skiing File View Edit Chear Selection 63 Keyword 3 4 Skiing Competitors Competitor A Compettor B n Competitor C Competitor D 4 s equipment helmets snowshoes goggles Ski boots poles bindings a discipline biathlon Alpine skin Nordic skiin downhill ski free styling 6 Keyword Management 69 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014
29. existing profile it is added to the corresponding metadata profile associated to existing elements and the user field will have an empty value Removing a User Field from an Existing Profile If some A V elements already reference the profile a warning message is displayed Answering Yes will remove the fields from the profile and all the previously entered data for that profile will be cleared from the user fields table 5 Metadata Profiles Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions aa 5 4 How to Edit a Profile To edit a profile proceed as follows 1 Inthe Profiles tab select the profile you want to edit 2 Doone of the following Select Edit from the File menu o Right click the profile line and select Edit from the contextual menu The Edit Profile window similar to the Add New Profile window opens 3 Make the desired changes add remove move user fields or rename the profile How to Edit a User Field To edit a user field name description or type 1 In the Selected User Fields area of the New Profile window click the Edit button at the right of the user field you want to edit The Edit a User Field window similar to the Add New User Field window opens 2 Make the desired change name description or type Click Save Deleting an Available User Field Rules and Constraints for the Deletion of a User Field e If the user field is not present in another prof
30. exists on the workstation This license is always a floating license key 05 It controls the number of workstations which connect to the database If there is no valid license the user gets an error message If a valid PDirector Live PAM Core license exists it is used The system then checks whether a static license for IPAccess exists on the workstation key 15 If there is one valid static license it is used If there is no static license the A 1 Introduction Cc N Ea USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 1 4 1 5 1 5 1 1 Introduction system requests a floating IPAccess license key 115 If such a license is available it is used for that user If there is no floating license left at that time the user gets an error message G Note N Several applications such as IPDirector IPBrowse and IPClipLogger can be started with the same IPAccess static license on a workstation However if the workstation works with IPAccess floating licenses several licenses will be used to start all applications Opening IPDirector To open IPDirector select the application from Start 5 Programs 5 EVS Broadcast Equipment or click the corresponding icon on the desktop al IP Director The IPDirector workstation may be integrated into an Active Directory domain In this case IPDirector will automatically open without requesting additional access codes when the user starts it The user group the user belo
31. exported to the NLE in native format and linked to the takes EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 2 1 2 2 IPDirector Main Window Introduction The IPDirector main window is the window which opens when IPDirector is started By default the IPDirector main window opens without no application window opened However specific layout of windows display may have been assigned to a user or created and saved by the user so this layout will automatically be launched when the user opens IPDirector From this main window the user can open one or several instances of the various IPDirector applications Overview of the IPDirector Main Window Illustration The IPDirector main window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Q 2 vo amp 12 May 2014 12 23 12 Note q 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 2 IPDirector Main Window Cc N Ea USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the PDirector main window Part th 2 PDirector Main Window Name Menu bar Application bar Date and Time fields Workspace Status bar Channel Status panel Layout panel Description The Menu bar gives access to several menu co
32. function to one of the button proceed as follows 1 In the Remote Control Manager window right click one of the buttons in the box you have assigned a player channel to The contextual menu with all the transport functions available is displayed Hent Previous Reset ko default Mone Play Pause Previous Next Skip Goto In Goto uk Recue Preview Transition Fast Forward Fast Rewind Return Snap E E Loop Qin Air Play War 2 Select the function you want to assign to the button The action name is displayed in the button for the selected channel G Note N If the Apply function to all channels checkbox had previously been selected when the operator assigns a function to a button it is assigned to all the corresponding buttons for the player channels controlled by the remote This modification is done on the selected tab only not on all the connected MPlay devices 9 Remote Control Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions azz 9 2 3 9 3 9 3 1 How to Use the MPlay Remote When you have assigned a player channel to the MPlay Remote and configured its buttons you can use the device to perform actions on that channel 1 Associate the same player channel to an IPDirector module such as Control Panel Playlist Panel Database Explorer or AB Roll Playlist interface You can assign it to several windows at the same time 2 On the MPlay Remote press
33. go on typing Dictionary skiing File View EOI Clear Selection Keyword Com Y Competitors qp Competitor A ral Competitor B 3 ih Competitor C a Skiing 4 Comi in Competitor D al Competitor E ih Competitor F If the required keyword already exists select the line by using the mouse or the key The keyword is automatically added to the dictionary If the required keyword does not exist yet type the entire word into the Keyword field and click Add You can add as many keywords as you want in any of the tree branches q Note N All new keywords added in a dictionary are automatically inserted in the database They immediately appear in the Keyword list and can be used in keywords grids or other dictionaries 6 Keyword Management 73 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 How to Add Keywords in a Dictionary from a Keyword List To add existing keywords from the keyword list into a dictionary proceed as follows ie 2 74 Open the Keyword List and Dictionary tools next to each other on your workspace If you select All Database Keywords in the Keyword List you will see all the keywords that have been entered in the database Open the dictionary you want to edit Click the Edit button of the dictionary to enable the Edit mode In the keyword list select the keywords to be added to the dictionary Click CTRL CLICK or SHIFT CLICK for a multiple selection Drag the selected keyword
34. in IPDirector need to be assigned to the IPDP protocol Setup Configuration module of Multicam SHIFT F2 Page 4 Otherwise they cannot be defined in IPDirector Example GPI IN Action Channel Trigger Mode i PLAY y 03 XT3 PGMI v B Pulse Rising Edge w In the above example when the GPI key 1 is pressed on the EVS server 03_XT3 this triggers a playback action on the PGM1 player channel of the XT3 server The trigger signal is a rising edge pulse With the configuration defined above the IPDirector will show the triggered action in any application that displays the given player channel The following sections describe in details the various fields in the Input GPI Settings window Action The Action field allows the user to define the action that will be triggered by the GPI key The value defined in the Action field for a GPI key is also defined in the Setup Configuration of the EVS server Modifying the action type on IP Director will update the corresponding value in the EVS server Setup Configuration and vice versa The following actions can be defined on a GPI key 99 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Action PLAY PAUSE RECUE PREVIOUS NEXT SKIP TALLY EXITASAP EXITOUT NONE Channel Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Initiates a play command at 100 on the selected channel Initiates a pause command on the selected channel Initiates a jump to the IN point of the on air element on the selected chann
35. in the Remote Installer CleanEdit targets Avid targets Final Cut Pro targets File targets XT targets e the EVS servers for which the user has visibility right e the bins configured in IPDirector and for which the user has write access right Monitoring the Connection Status The BE Play remote device can be connected to the IPDirector workstation through a RS422 port or a USB port The RS422 port must be configured in the Remote Installer The monitoring of the connection status between the BEPlay remote device and the IPDirector workstation is performed from the Monitoring area of the Remote Control Manager window You can access this window from the IP Director main window via Tools gt Remote Control Manager When a serial port has been configured the Link RS422 information is displayed in the Monitoring area and the system looks for a BEPlay remote on the serial port If no serial port has been configured the system tries to detect a BEPlay remote on a USB port If one is found Connected Link USB is displayed in the Monitoring area 9 Remote Control Management 117 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 9 3 3 118 Selecting a Remote Layout Choose a layout LayoutWithGrab Layoutwithisrab Layout with Split Only clips playlists and timelines can be controlled by the device Two modes are defined for using the BEPlay So two layouts are available from the Choose a Layoutfield
36. manages the list of available logsheet profiles which can be associated with a logsheet A logsheet profile consists of the selection of two profiles available from the Profiles tab e aprofile for logsheet user fields e aprofile for log metadata A search operation can be performed either on the logsheet profile name on the logsheet profile description or on both by entering a few letters in the Search field A logsheet profile can be set as the default logsheet profile from the Default column e The selected logsheet profile and its user fields will be applied by default to the new logsheets for users who do not have the right to choose a metadata profile e Forusers who have the right to choose a metadata profile this logsheet profile and its user fields will be displayed the first time each user create a logsheet Afterwards each user who will have choosen another metadata profile at logsheet creation will get this new current ptofile at creation of the next logsheet 9 2 Creating Profiles 5 2 1 Introduction Creation of metadata profiles and definition of the user fields to be present in each profile will be done from the Profiles tab A profile is a flat structure there is no possibility to build trees with user fields under other user fields When you create a new metadata profile you will be able to choose existing user fields and or to define new user fields The user fields of each profile will then be listed in the
37. opened make one of them active for keyword selection in one of the following ways o Simply click the window o Use the keyboard shortcut assigned to the window fon eJ for the keyword grid or cascading grid open first c eJ for the second one and so on Assigning Keywords to Media from a Keyword Grid or Dictionary Introduction The Keyword Grid and the Dictionary tools can be accessed from the Keywords menu of the Application bar Then a specific keyword grid or dictionary is opened from the File gt Open option of the tool A keyword grid can be used with or without numbers associated to each keyword A dictionary can be organized according to a tree structure with parent and child keywords 6 Keyword Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions a When a media item is being edited its associated keywords are highlighted in the keyword grid or dictionary provided that it is open Display in the Dictionary Dictionary WorldCup x O x File View Edit ClearSelecton Apply 4 WorldCup ENG and FEATURES al bk Angola Argentina 4 brazil CAFU 2 LUCIO 3 JUANA EMERSON 5 ROBERTO CARLOS 6 FRED 21 JULIO CESAR 2 ROBINHO 23 i PARREIRA Carlos Alberto COACH t Costa Ria A O0 bk Cote d Ivoire Display in the Keyword Grid Reality Show CTRL D1 File View Edit Clearselection Apply pagel page 2 Andrew Justin Angela Nathan C
38. player gives access to the IPEdit Player pane Controlling the Software Player Favorite Mode If you work with the player and recorders which have been selected in the Remote Control Manager window you can take the control of the Software Player with the BEPlay remote in one of the following ways e Press the Function button which has been assigned the Software Player in the Remote Control Manager window e Press SHIFT F1 on the Remote would the Software Player be associated to a Function button or not Normal Mode If you have assigned all the channels of an EVS server to Function buttons from the Sel XT function you can take the control of the Software Player with the BEPlay remote in one of the following ways In both cases the Software Player must have previously been associated to an open Control Panel or Playlist Panel e Press SHIFT F1 on the Remote 9 Remote Control Management 133 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 9 3 6 134 Press SHIFT SEL XT on the Remote as explained below a On the remote press the SHIFT key and then the SEL XT button The list with the available EVS video servers and the Software Player is displayed on screen Select XT Software Player T ADL KTZ PGE None b Use the remote wheel to select the Software Player c Press the ENTER button of the remote Note To cancel the operation press MENU The Remote icon appears on the left of the Player
39. set of predefined values e the new value will only be added to the edited profile 5 Metadata Profiles Management 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 2 7 5 3 46 How to Create a Logsheet Profile To create a logsheet profile proceed as follows 1 In the Logsheet Profiles tab do one of the following o inthe File Menu select New or o right click the logsheet profile list and select New from the contextual menu A new line appears in the list It is highlighted and the cursor is placed in the Name field to allow the user to enter a name for the logsheet profile 2 Enter a profile name optional Enter a description for the profile Click at the right of the cell in the Profile for Logsheet User Fields column An arrow appears Click the arrow to display the list of available profiles Select a profile to be used as Logsheet User Fields profile Click at the right of the cell in the Profile for Log Metadata column An arrow appears Click the arrow to display the list of available profiles Select a profile to be used for the Log Metadata Editing Profile and User Fields Possible Actions Once a profile has been created it is still possible to edit it The profile name or the profile description can be modified User fields can be added removed updated or re ordered by a drag and drop operation Limitations Adding a User Field to an Existing Profile If a user field is added to an
40. that they can all be digitized in one process run Control Panel The Control Panel is the graphical user interface used to preview and manipulate e clips record trains playlists and timelines stored on an EVS video server when the Control Panel is associated to a player channel e files stored on a nearline folder of the GigE network when the Control Panel is associated to the OCX Software Player if the workstation has a valid license for it It provides transport functions to play the media and clip creation functions to clip media or trim existing clips 1 Introduction Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 1 5 10 1 5 11 1 5 12 1 5 13 1 Introduction Clips playlists or timelines can be played out with transition effects between elements Todo so special channel modes must be enabled Depending on several parameters on the EVS video server a single player channel could be used or two player channels must be dedicated to the playout of the loaded item It also allows to e build and play clip lists simple playlists e play back media in loop or bounce modes e synchronize playback on ganged channels Playlist Panel The Playlist Panel allows the creation modification and playout of multiple playlists on air using an efficient and extremely flexible workflow A variety of playout effects can be defined different stop or start options can be pro grammed and tags can be set
41. the different workstations Other IPDirector workstations dedicated to the production phase allow a control of media while making clips playlists timelines bins and logs They also allow the transfer of media to third party editing systems for finalizing edits for instance EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 aT p naea Video Tape Recorder a 3 pa IPD Ingest viden Server Gigabit Ethernet Maarina XNet SDTI Apple Final Cut Pro KStorea SE Avid Media Composer Once the edit has been finalized it can be sent back for playback to an EVS server At the end of the production process another workstation can allow the playback of any clips or playlists It also allows Fill amp Key playback with perfect timecode accuracy 1 3 Licenses PDirector can work with static licenses imported to XSecure on the workstation or with floating licenses imported to XSecure in the database Some users like editors need a guaranteed connection to IPDirector So a static license will be installed on their workstation For users who do not need to have a guaranteed connection such as journalists no static license will be installed and a pool of floating licenses can be used on a first come first served basis So a larger number of stations can be equipped with IP Director NEW Actually when IPDirector is started the system first checks whether a license for IPDirector Live PAM Core
42. the Control Panel user manual Save Clip Window e the Database Explorer user manual e the Playlist Panel user manual e the Ingest Scheduler user manual e the PLogger user manual Step 1 Defining the Logsheet Characteristics e the PLogger user manual Create a New Log Window 5 Metadata Profiles Management 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 1 2 38 Metadata Profiles Management Window Accessing the Metadata Profiles Management Window To access the Metadata Profiles Management window select Manage Profiles from the Metadata menu of the IPDirector Menu bar This window can only be accessed if you have the appropriate user right The window contains two tabs e The Profiles tab that lists all the metadata profiles e TheLogsheet Profiles tab that lists the profiles specifically dedicated to logsheets A File menu and an Edit menu are available and allow actions such as creation edit deletion import and export of profiles Profiles Tab Metadata Profiles Management File Edit Profiles Logsheet profiles Search Default Name Description Creation Date Olympic Games AK 1 12 2012 9 33 54 AM Olympic Games UF 1 12 2012 9 57 22 AM Profile1 12 2 2011 12 00 00 AM Ski Profile 12 2 2011 12 00 00 AM xma ak 10 5 2011 12 00 00 AM xma UF 10 5 2011 12 00 00 AM The Profiles tab gives the list of available profiles Creation of profiles and definition of the user fields to be
43. the button corresponding to the action you want to apply The action is performed on the panel or window which is active at the moment you press the button BEPlay Remote Device Introduction The BEPlay is a remote controller for browsing editing and playing content It can be configured to control selected channels and to send media to predefined destinations The first sections of the current chapter are dedicated to the configuration and the description of the various buttons The next sections provide procedures on the main functionalities which can be performed with the remote 9 Remote Control Management 115 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 9 3 2 BEPlay Remote Configuration Overview of the Remote Control Manager Window General Description The configuration of the BEPlay remote device is performed from the Remote Control Manager window You can access this window from the IP Director main window via Tools gt Remote Control Manager Then select the tab corresponding to the BEPlay Remote device There can only be one BEPlay remote per IPDirector workstation The remote configuration is linked to the workstation not to the user Illustration The BEPlay tab of the Remote Control Manager window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below O E E a 02_XT2_PGE PGMI 1 02_XT2_PGE_REC2 02_XT2_PGE_PGM2 02 XT2Z PGE PGM3 7 Software Player Uinked channels unked channe
44. to a playlist element or to a clip available in layout with split Playlists Elements Splits the loaded playlist element in two elements at the current timecode Special Buttons The BEPlay Remote has 4 buttons which can be used alone or together with other buttons to perform various types of actions The following table gives a brief description of the action of each button Button Description Acts as Escape to exit a screen When using the Sel XT Last clips Search TC or Sel Rec options a list is displayed on the IPDirector screen Pressing the MENU button gets out of the list Locks unlocks the remote When the remote device is locked no button is available except to unlock the BEPlay The Function LED flash red one after each other The time to press the two buttons must not exceed 3 seconds The SHIFT button is used prior to another button to modify the behavior of this button When it is activated its LED is green Allows to apply the action associated with the upper part of the button See section Action Buttons on page 121 From a list Last clips Search TC or Browse options inserts the loaded clip to the default playlist before or after the loaded element depending on the setting 9 Remote Control Management Cc N Ea USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o Echodulo Clip In Mark IM 9 Remote Control Management Description Switches the function buttons ass
45. to carry out specific audio or video actions during playout IPEdit IPEdit allows complete timeline editing while maintaining the speed and power of the EVS servers recorder and player channels Drag and drop operations and keyboard shortcuts make it easy to perform video and audio transition effects Video graphics and voiceovers can be added to the timelines Up to two simultaneous timelines can be created per EVS server GPI Out allows for external device automation and the ability to play out while editing ensures a speed to air workflow AB Roll Playlist The AB Roll Playlist application is used to control and play material on a series of channels from a staged playlist in the database These channels load in a sequential manner as per a shows rundown or planned sequence These channels may be directly managed using the companion MPlay remote to manage up to 4 player channels Playlists from any EVS interface or third party applications or rundowns from NRCS Newsroom Computer Systems can be used as input for the AB Roll Playlist application Director s Cut The Director s Cut application is used in live or near live post productions Takes recorded from several camera angles at a time as well as the director s cut created with a switcher are kept on the EVS video servers and streamed or written to a NLE An EDL using all the switcher input change notifications that appears on the switcher when the director produces the show is
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47. 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 15 42 49 15 May 2012 15 33 39 The Message panel expands by clicking the arrow on the right of the Message field It provides a quick display of the information warning and error messages generated during the current session Clip Created d pge 120515b 652D 02 XML Unit XTAccess XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XTAccess XMLUnit is not alive XML Unit XFile XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XFile XMLUnit is not alive XML Unit XTAccess XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XTAccess XMLUnit is not alive XML Unit XTAccess XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XTAccess XMLUnit is not alive Clip Created d pge 120515a 652C 02 Messages Display The messages include the following information e the date and time when the message was generated e the message itself The messages are highlighted on a different background color depending on the type of message e Aninformation message is highlighted in green e Awaming message is highlighted in orange e An error message is highlighted in red Message Acknowledgment As soon as a message appears the Acknowledge button turns red KS KI Users can acknowledge the message by clicking the button This changes the background of the message to gray This helps the users to distinguish the messages that have been dealt
48. Automatically loads the last created clip on the controlled channel Then by moving the wheel through the list the clip highlighted in the list is automatically loaded on the controlled player MENU gets out of the Last Created Clips list ENTER appends the selected clip to the default playlist SHIFT ENTER inserts the selected clip to the default playlist before or after the on air element 9 Remote Control Management USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Action SEND TO Transport Functions Action Button PLAY PLAY VAR PAUSE SNAP E E 9 Remote Control Management V 5 Description Sends the media to the destinations predefined in the Remote Control Manager window Playlists sends the loaded playlist Clips sends the loaded clip or the marked portion of the loaded clip Trains sends the marked portion of the loaded train See section BEPlay Remote Configuration on page 116 Playlists clips trains available in layout with grab Saves a small image of the loaded media for use as a thumbnail The image will be that of the current position when you click the Grab button The image is stored as a file in a directory specified in the Settings Tools gt Settings gt Image Capture gt Default Path for Captured Images See section Image Capture Settings to know how this path can be set Description Playlists clips trains timelines Plays the media loaded on the co
49. Eric 18 The Keyword List displays the keywords that have been entered in the database 2 Select the Edit command in the toolbar of the Keyword Grid 3 Inthe Keywords list select the keywords to be added to the keyword grid Click CTRL CLICK or SHIFT CLICK for a multiple selection 4 Drag the selected keywords in the first cell of the keyword grid where you want to copy the keywords The keywords are added to the keyword grid 6 Keyword Management 65 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 66 The keywords added to the keyword grid have then a lighter foreground in the Keyword List Keyword list Y X Summer Event CTRL DI o a Uo CM File View Edit Layout 20 rows by 5 columr File wm Keyword Participant Keyword source All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order page 1 ikain dancers off CULINA Jason 5 dancin Cut down the Davi Cut off Czech Republic DA SILVA Paulo 14 DAE Ali 10 DAGORNE Lionel DAMON Jerome dancers ons dancing audi Dangerous pl DANTE Dramane DE BLEECKERE Frank How to Add Keywords to a Keyword Grid from a Dictionary Branch A part of a Dictionary tree can be used to populate a keyword grid Proceed as follows 1 Open the keyword grid you want to edit 2 Open the dictionary containing the keywords See section Dictionary Tool on page 69 for more information 3 Select the Edit command in the menu bar of both windows so the
50. For example X The playlist is already linked to a key or fill playlist you must first unlink the playlist to recreate new association How to Manually Unlink Two Fill and Key Playlists To manually remove the link between one or several Fill playlists and one or several Key playlists proceed as follows 1 Inthe Database Explorer select either one playlist of the Fill and Key association or both You can also select playlists from multiple associations 2 Right click one of the selected playlist The Playlist contextual menu opens 3 Select Unlink from the menu All Fill and Key associations of all elements from the selection are cleared but the type of each playlist is kept 12 Filland Key 163 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Opening and Loading a Fill or Key Playlist General procedures for the opening of a Normal playlist and for the loading of a Normal playlist on a player channel are detailed in the Playlist Panel user manual However the behavior of the system could be slightly different when you work with Fill or Key playlists as well as when you try to load a Normal playlist on a Fill or Key channel The table below describes the different actions which result when e you want to open a Normal Fill or Key playlist in a Playlist Panel or the clip list tab of a Control Panel no channel associated e you want to load a Normal Fill or Key playlist on a Normal Fill or Key channel a
51. Grid and Dictionary tools 2 In both windows click the Edit button to active the Edit mode 3 Select the keyword s in the keyword grid Click CTRL CLICK or SHIFT CLICK for a multiple selection 4 Drag them to the dictionary at the required position a Tomove it them between two keywords or parent keywords the drop location is indicated by a light blue line b Tomove it them under a parent keyword or to move it them under a keyword which will become a parent keyword the parent keyword must be highlighted purple 6 Keyword Management 75 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 How to Move Keywords within a Dictionary To move keywords from one place to another in a dictionary proceed as follows 1 Open the dictionary Click on the Edit button to enable the Edit mode Edit Select the keywords you want to move 4 Drag them to the new location o Tomove it under a parent keyword this latter must be highlighted purple o Tomove it between two keywords or parent keywords the drop location must be indicated by a light blue line Keyword Contextual Menu The Keyword contextual menu is available when right clicking a keyword in the Dictionary The following commands are listed in the Keyword contextual menu Rename keyword Used to rename a keyword Define as Participant Keyword Used to change a standard keyword to a participant keyword The option is only available from standard keywords Reset
52. Key Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions z 12 2 2 Define Clips as Fill and Key At Clip Creation Clip Metadata Current Profile Olympic Games AK Duration 22 24 50 00 00 00 00 18 22 24 50 18 Date 02 Oct 2012 Sport Sailing Keywords Participants Type Tape Barcode ID Phase Interest Level end to Backup to Near line Default Bin Day 1 IPD Plugin Audio E Default Playlist pl pge 110 IPD Plugin CG Target IPD Plugin NL hires CJ Clean Edit IPD Plugin NL lores xr XTs IPD Plugin Stills Default Archive IPD Plugin Tags Bins PGE Nearline XFile Nearline Clip can be defined as Normal Fill or Key clip when metadata is assigned to it By default the clip type is set to Normal e Select the Fill button o to define the clip as Fill clip e Select the Key button KI to define the clip as Key clip After Clip Creation How to Edit the Clip Type from the Database Explorer The clip type can be modified after the clip creation To edit the metadata of an existing clip from the Database Explorer proceed as follows 1 Select the clip in the Database Explorer 2 Right click the selected clip in the grid The Clip contextual menu is displayed 12 Fill and Key 155 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 12 2 3 156 3 Select Edit The Edit Clip window appears and allows you to modify the clip type 4 Select the Fill button ney to define the clip as Fill
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54. Participant Keyword Used to change a participant keyword to a standard keyword The option is only available from participant keywords In this case a warning message will be displayed asking you to confirm the action Remove a Keyword from a Dictionary Removes the selected keyword from the open dictionary Change Color Used to change to foreground and or background color of a keyword grid cell or of a keyword from a dictionary See section Setting the Keyword Colors on page 67 Reset Color Used to reset the foreground and or background color of a keyword grid cell or of a keyword from a dictionary See section Setting the Keyword Colors on page 67 76 6 Keyword Management Cc M Fo USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 6 5 6 5 1 Cascading Grid User Interface Overview of the Cascading Grid Window Description A cascading grid is built upon a dictionary The difference lies in the fact that the tree structure of the dictionary is converted into several levels of keywords sets in the cascading grid The keywords content cannot be edited from a cascading grid This must be done from the related dictionary A cascading grid displays sets of keywords according to a waterfall effect Clicking a keyword button from the first set displays a second set of keywords related to the parent keyword Then clicking a keyword button from the second set displays a third set of keywords related to the second keyword a
55. RL D1 Apply File View FEEDS MAT MATCH COLOUR ENG an GRAPHICS WEATHER TEAMS GOO VENUE CITY MATCHES Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Angola Croatia France Korea Poland Switzerland usa DIDA 1 ROBER ZE RO GILBER FRED 21 Argentina Czech Ghana Saudi Arabia Portugal Togo Coachi CAFU 2 ADRIA ROGERL GILBER Juu Brazil Ecuador Iran Mexico Serbia and Trinidad Australia LUCIO 3 KAKA 8 CICINH MINEIR ROBIN Germany Italy Netherlands Spain Tunisia JUAN 4 RONAL LUISA JUNINH PARREL England Japan Paraguay Sweden Ukraine EMERS RONAL CRIS 15 RICARD Note It is not possible to select more than one keyword per keywords level set N 6 Toremove a keyword see the section below and the warning message 7 Click OK from the the Create Media window or the Edit windowor click Update Clip in the Control Panel to save the item How to Remove Selected Keywords To remove a keyword and its child keywords do one of the following actions e click the keyword in the cascading grid e ff the keyword numbers are displayed in the cascading grid press the key number corresponding to the requested keyword on the keypad and then press tam 6 Keyword Management 87 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 88 This automatically un selects the ke
56. Shortcut button from the Layout panel The Load Layout window opens Load Layout Search for Icon Mame Description Date Owner CO DBEx 13 Sep 2012 pge DBEX RP 13 Sep 2012 pge DBEX RP VD 13 Sep 2012 pge empty 17 Jan 2012 pge ingest 16 Jan 2012 lagging 17 Sep 7012 Logging with Keywords 13 Sep 7012 playlist 16 Jan 2012 Cancel 3 Select a layout from the list 4 Click Load The layout is available from the Layout panel Add Shortcut a EF Lagging b o aag Ingest 4 Layout Management 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 6 How to Open an Existing Layout From the Layout Menu To open an existing layout from the Layout Menu proceed as followins 1 Click the Layout option from the main Menu bar 2 Select the Open option from the Layout menu 3 Select a layout from the Load Layout window 4 Click Load The different windows corresponding to the selected layout open From the Layout Panel To open an existing layout by using the layout shortcut proceed as follows 1 Click the Layout tab on the left screen border to open the Layout panel Add Shortcut a PE Logging ONG K4 Khai Ingest 2 Click the Layout shortcut button corresponding to the layout you want to load The different windows corresponding to the selected layout open 36 4 Layout Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions aa 5 5 1 5 1 1
57. The two layouts differ in two action buttons e The Layout with Split will be preferably used with playlist elements e The Layout with Grab Clicking on the View button opens the Layout Form window which corresponds to the selected layout and shows the name of the functions assigned to each button No action can be performed from this window All the functions linked to each button are described in BEPlay Remote Buttons on page 118 BEPlay Remote Buttons Overview of the BEPlay Remote Buttons General Description The BEPlay remote device has different kinds of buttons The device has labels on some of them for the usual use with IPDirector 9 Remote Control Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions i Illustration The different kinds of buttons are represented on the following image IP Controller 9 Remote Control Management 119 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Area Description The table below describes the different kinds of buttons of the BEPlay device Area 1 Function buttons 2 Special buttons 3 Action buttons 4 Wheel Mode buttons 5 Wheel Description Function buttons are used to control a recorder or a player channel or the Software Player See section Function Buttons on page 120 4 buttons can be used alone or together with other buttons to perform specific actions See section Special Buttons on page 126 14
58. USER MANUAL General Functions Version 6 57 December 2014 Vs Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 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 Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Funct
59. XINewPGE PGM3 12 XINewPGE PGM4 2 Select a player channel 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all the channels you want to associate to the buttons The channel name is displayed in the Channel Name field How to Assign Player or Recorder Channels to Function Buttons from the Channel Explorer To assign player channels to the MPlay Remote by a drag and drop operation from the Channel Explorer proceed as follows 1 Open the Channel Explorer 2 Select the player channel and drag it to one of the fourChannel Name field areas in the Remote Control Manager window Mo Channel Linked channels 112 9 Remote Control Management C3 amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions The player channel name is displayed in the Channel Name field 01 xt3 1_PGM2 Linked channels 3 If needed repeat these two steps for the three other Channel Name field areas Linked Channels In case the player channel is linked to another one ina PGM PRV mode gang mode or Fill and Key mode the linked channels are listed in the Linked Channels box e PGM PRV Mode 01 xt3 1 PGM1 Linked channels OL xt3 1 PGM e Gang Mode 01 x3 1 PGM1 Linked channels 01 xt3 1 PGM e Fill and Key Mode 01 x3 1 PGM1 Linked channels 01 xt3 1 PGM 9 Remote Control Management 113 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 114 How to Customize Transport Buttons To associate a transport
60. a category of users are managed in the User Manager They can be assigned to a user by the system administrators So this layout becomes the default layout for the user Depending on the user rights a default layout will be assigned to the users or they will be able to create their own layouts by themselves or to import a layout Shortcuts can be created for the existing layouts so a layout can be opened in one click The layout shortcuts are defined and selected from the Layout panel The Layout panel opens when you click the Layout tab on the left screen border TY IPDirector pge File View Windows Layout Channel Explorer Control f Add Shortcut i a EF Lagging U mill BrowseT d LE sano Hoop Ingest IPEdit Full 16 9 4 Layout Management Cor V FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Ga 4 2 Possible Operations on Layouts and Shortcuts Layout Menu The following table describes the options available from the Layout menu on the main Menu bar Menu Item New Open Save Layout Save Current Layout as Delete Publish Properties 4 Layout Management Description Opens the New Layout window to create a layout See section How to Define a Layout on page 32 Opens the Load Layout window from which you can select an existing layout This includes layouts created by the user and imported layouts The IPDirector windows associated to the selected l
61. ading grid The cascading grid displays the first set of keywords 2 If you want to work with keyword numbers from the cascading grid select View gt Keyword Numbers or click om to view the numbers associated to each keyword 3 Select the parent keyword you want to assign to the media item in one of the following ways o click it in the cascading grid Cascading Grid WorldCup CTRL D1 File View Apply gaj ENG an TEAMS FEEDS MAT GRAPHICS GOO aa OUR VENUE CITY MATCHES TEAMS WEATHER o if the keyword numbers are displayed in the cascading grid press the key number corresponding to the requested keyword on the keypad and then press amp 6 Keyword Management 85 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 86 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 The parent keyword is added in the Keywords area and it is highlighted in the cascading grid The child keywords from the second set if any is displayed below the first set Cascading Grid WorldCup CTRL D1 File View Apply al ENG an GRAPHICS WEATHER Angola Croatia France Korea Poland Switzerland usa TEAMS GOO Argentina Czech Ghana Saudi Arabia Portugal Togo Coachi FEEDS COLOUR Brazil Ecuador Iran Mexico Serbia and Trinidad Australia MAT VENUE CITY Costa Rica Germany Italy Netherlands Spain Tunisia MATCHES Cote d Ivoire England Japan Paraguay Sweden Ukraine 4 Select a keywor
62. ads the corresponding train in pause at the same timecode Train in Play loads the corresponding train in play at the same timecode Train in E E loads the corresponding train in E E Loading a Clip Possible Sources of Clips Clips can be selected from different sources to load them on the controlled player channel e From the Search TC list see section BEPlay Remote Buttons on page 118 e From the Last Created Clips list see section BEPlay Remote Buttons on page 118 e From the Database Explorer grid see section Browsing Media with the BEPlay Remote on page 136 How to Load a Linked Clip 1 Select the player to be controlled by the BEPlay remote as described in Selecting a Player to Control on page 133 2 Press SHIFT Last Clips on the BEPlay The Last Clips window is displayed on screen and the last created clip is loaded on the controlled player 3 Use the wheel to move through the list until the requested clip is highlighted The highlighted clip is automatically loaded on the controlled player 9 Remote Control Management 135 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 9 3 7 136 Last Clips d pge 120514d 651E 02 d pge 120514c 651D 02 d pge 120514b 651C 07 d pge 120514a 651B 02 PM L5 Cup 2012 01 6514 02 PM LS Cup 2012 00 650F 02 tennis04 650E 02 swimmingO1 650D 02 tennis03 6500707 4 Press MENU to get out of the list 5 Press Search TC on the BEPlay The Search TC
63. after KW 1 in the Keywords area The cascading grid highlights KW 1 and KW2 and the newly selected KW3 2 The Keywords area displays KW1 KW 3 1 KW2 and at the end of the list KW 3 2 the first assigned keyword is removed from the Keywords area and the cascading grid and the second one is appears on both sides 6 Keyword Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o l 7 1 7 2 7 Settings Settings Introduction This section only describes the general and global settings applicable to several modules For more information on specific settings refer to dedicated chapters e Playlists settings detailed in the Playlist Panel user manual e Control Panel settings detailed in the Control Panel user manual e Ingest Scheduler settings detailed in the Ingest Scheduler user manual e PEdit settings detailed in the IPEdit user manual e PLogger settings detailed in the IPLogger user manual Settings are available from the Tools menu of the IPDirector Menu bar General Settings Display XT Structure The Display XT Structure setting makes it possible to display the server structure in different ways in the various applications where it is available e g in the Database Explorer in the contextual menu of the Control Panel Three possible displays are available Display Option Description Do not display All elements are listed without displaying the server structure or the
64. al Functions o 7 3 2 7 Settings Auto Name Settings for Files Clip File Name Format String This setting will be used to name the files created when backing up clips using XFile or XTAccess If left empty the default XTAccess or XFile settings will be used The various possible format string options are listed and explained under the field Up to 10 user fields can be used in the clip file name See section Auto Name Settings for Clips on page 93 Double clicking an item appends it to the format string Stream File Name Format String This setting will be used to automatically name files when streaming using XStream or XTAccess The various possible format string options are listed and explained in the field Up to 10 user fields can be used in the stream file name See section Auto Name Settings for Clips on page 93 Double clicking an item appends it to the format string Playlist File Name Format String This setting will be used to automatically name files created from consolidated playlists using XFile or XTAccess The various possible format string options are listed and explained in the field Up to 10 user fields can be used in the playlist file name See section Auto Name Settings for Clips on page 93 Double clicking an item appends it to the format string Image File Name Format String This setting will be used to name the files created when capturing an image in Control Panel T
65. anel and click a shortcut to change the layout FREEZE WORKSPACE The option is selected again to unfreeze the workspace 2 PDirector Main Window 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 3 10 2 4 2 4 1 Lock Keyboard Clicking the Lock Keyboard button on the Menu bar locks the keyboard from use on the workstation The button background color changes to blue as a warning of this action and the background color of the window title bar turns to red The control of the workstation is still possible with a mouse or touch screen TF IPDirector pge File View Windows Layout Metadata Tools Help FREEZE WORKSPACE Dock keyboard The keyboard can be unlocked by selecting the option again Channel Status Panel Purpose The Channel Status panel is made up of the Recorder Status panel and the Player Status panel These panels allow the user to monitor the status of requested recorder or player channels By default the panels are minimized to small REC and PLAY tabs on the bottom left side of the workspace as shown in the screenshot below 2 PDirector Main Window Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 2 4 2 Opening and Closing the Channel Status Panels To open the Recorder Status panel or Player Status panel for the first time in a session proceed as follows 1 right click the tab 2 Select the View All Recorders or the View All Players option respectively
66. ant to highlight some frequently used keywords or organize them visually in groups in a grid you can assign a background and or foreground color to keyword cells of a keyword grid A background and or foreground color can also be set for keywords from a dictionary This will be reflected in the related cascading grid How to Set the Keyword Colors To set or modify the foreground and or the background color of a keyword proceed as follows 1 Open the keyword grid or the dictionary 2 Select the Edit command in the menu bar so the button is highlighted 3 Right click the keyword you want to edit 4 Select Change Color from the contextual menu 6 Keyword Management 67 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 The Keyword Colors window opens Keyword Colors Keyword Colors P Foreground Define Foreground Define Background Cancel 5 To apply a foreground color a Click the Define Foreground button b Select the color you want to apply from the palette c Click OK The sample field in the Keyword Colors window shows you an example of your selection Keyword Colors 6 To apply a background color a Click Define Background button b Select the color you want to apply from the palette c Click OK The sample field in the Keyword Colors window shows you an example of your selection Keyword Colors 7 Click the Close button The selected keyword displays your color selection
67. ase Explorer toolbar In this pane you can only see transfer information about the item selected in the Elements grid e inthe Transfer Monitoring window by clicking Tools gt Transfer Monitoring from the Menu bar of the main IP Director window Illustration The Transfer Monitoring window contains the areas highlighted on the following screenshot Transfer monitoring Name Start Time nge d 1201266 01 FINISHED 26 Jan 2012 11 07 03 00000306 FINISHED 31 Jan 2012 04 18 30 cl poe 120131b FINISHED 31 Jan 2012 04 29 54 cl poe 120131d FINISHED 31 Jan 2012 04 43 50 dip A FINISHED 02 Feb 2012 08 08 20 clip D 01 FINISHED 02 Feb 2012 09 44 30 dip B FINISHED 07 Feb 2012 09 48 17 dip B FINISHED 07 Feb 2012 09 51 10 aadasaaa FINISHED 08 Feb 2012 10 08 06 PL pge 1202143 ERROR 14 Feb 7012 10 32 04 PL pge 120214a ERROR 14 Feb 2012 10 34 33 vii PLAYLISTO ERROR 14 Feb 2012 10 36 21 Current Transfers Only My transfers Clear History Refresh O 3 G G 2 IPDirector Main Window Co N Fo USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions GE 2 3 8 2 3 9 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Transfer Monitoring window Part Name Description il Transfer Jobs Transfer jobs are presented in rows and all their associated grid parameters and metadata are in columns Filters are available from fields displayed above each column and allow searches on a specific column of the grid 2 Current This button
68. ayer To select the number of audio channels to be displayed proceed as follows 1 2 3 Right click the Video Display Select OCX Audio Configuration from the contextual menu The Audio Output Channels window opens Click the radio button corresponding to the number of audio channels to display The audiometers are shown on the Video Display sides 11 Display Tools Example for a selection of 2 channels Video Display z 06 17 30 16 9D 62951 1 ae 151 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 11 3 On Screen Display 11 3 1 Configuration and Activation The information to display on a monitor is set in the OSD Settings window It is defined for each playout channel This does not apply to recorder channels or software player See section OSD Settings on page 102 The OSD can be turned ON or OFF in several ways e By using a shortcut in the various IPDirector applications Control Panel Playlist Panel AB Roll Playlist Panel IPEdit PLogger Database Explorer See sections Channel Management Shortcuts on page 109 and Channel Management Shortcuts on page 109 e By using a shortcut on the ShuttlePRO See section Shuttle PRO Keys on page 140 e By selecting an option in the Channel Explorer 11 3 2 Impacted Channels Depending on the channel mode the player channel is involved into the effect of the Turn OSD ON or OFF shortcut will differ as detailed in the table below If t
69. ayout will then open on screen Saves the layout of the open windows with the name of the currently loaded layout which is displayed in the Status bar of the Main window See section How to Define a Layout on page 32 Opens the Save Current Layout As window to allow you to give aname to the current layout See section How to Save a Layout with a New Name on page 34 Opens the Delete Layout window from which you can select the layout s to delete Opens the Publish window from which you can publish a layout to selected users Opens the Properties window from which you can change the name and or the icon of the layout and the layout shortcut You can also publish the layout from this window Properties Name Browser C C _ Select icon O aa Description Owner pge Publish Cancel 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Menu Item Description Import Allows to import a layout The imported layout will therefore be available from the Layout menu Export Allows to export a layout as xml file Layout Shortcut Contextual Menu A contextual menu is displayed when you right click a Layout shortcut button in the Layout panel The following table describes the commands available from the contextual menu Menu Item Description Rename Renames the layout shortcut in the Layout panel but does not rename the corresponding layout Delete Deletes the layout shortcut but does not delete the correspondi
70. be in the Clips plug in or in the Bins Clips plug in Prerequisites To be able to browse a clip with the remote some conditions must be met e aplayer channel or the Software player must be controlled by the remote e the player channel or Software player controlled by the remote must be assigned to the Database Explorer e the remote must be linked to the Database Explorer by double clicking the BEPlay Remote area on the status bar of the Database Explorer Moving through the Database Explorer The users can navigate in the grid in the tree view or in the saved filters pane if it is displayed To move from one pane of the Database Explorer to another use the following remote buttons e NEXT move from grid saved filters if the pane is displayed tree view e PREV move from grid tree view saved filters if the pane is displayed G Note N The active pane is not highlighted When you turn the remote wheel you will see in which pane the selection is moving 9 Remote Control Management 137 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 How to Browse a Clip in the Grid To browse clips when the prerequisites are met proceed as follows 1 Press the BROWSE button on the remote The Database Explorer linked to the remote becomes active on screen The Browse mode of the Database Explorer is enabled The focus is on the grid Use the wheel to select a clip o in clockwise to select the next clip o
71. ber of each keyword in a grid This button is used when keywords are assigned to a media item from the Database Explorer See section Assigning a Keyword from a Keyword Tool on page 82 Open Dictionary button opens the dictionary associated to the current cascading grid Cascading Grid Display buttons Four buttons are available to choose the size of the keyword buttons displayed in the cascading grid 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 6 6 6 1 6 6 2 6 6 3 80 Assigning Keywords to Media Introduction Keywords can be assigned to media clip ingest playlist timeline edit log clip digitized from VTR when the item is created or they can be assigned or removed later on by editing the media item This can be done in various ways e You can start typing the keyword directly in the Keyword field of the Create Media windowor Edit windowor the Clip Information tab of the Control Panel or VTR Panel and select a keyword proposed in the Autocomplete list e Youcan select keywords in a keyword grid a dictionary or a cascading grid e You can type the number associated to a keyword in an open keyword grid or an open cascading grid When a Keyword tool is used the Edit mode must be inactive Edit button of the Keyword tool not highlighted Warning It is highly recommended not to use different Keywords tools to add or remove keywords to a media item Conditions for the Use of
72. buttons are highlighted 4 Inthe dictionary select the keywords you want to copy 5 Drag these elements to the keyword grid All the elements of this branch are added to the keyword grid Keyword Contextual Menu The Keyword contextual menu is available when right clicking a keyword in the Keywords Grid The following commands are listed in the Keyword contextual menu Cut Cuts the selected keyword Copy Copies the selected keyword 6 Keyword Management Cc V Ea USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o Paste Pastes the keyword which has just been cut or copied Clear Selected Position Clears the selected keyword from the keyword grid Define as Participant Keyword Used to change a standard keyword to a participant keyword The option is only available from standard keywords Reset Participant Keyword Used to change a participant keyword to a standard keyword The option is only available from participant keywords In this case a warning message will be displayed asking you to confirm the action Change Color Used to change to foreground and or background color of a keyword grid cell or of a keyword from a dictionary See section Setting the Keyword Colors on page 67 Reset Color Used to reset the foreground and or background color of a keyword grid cell or of a keyword from a dictionary See section Setting the Keyword Colors on page 67 Setting the Keyword Colors Context of Use If you w
73. ch performed with a search string will return the corresponding synonyms provided that they have been defined in the SQL thesaurus file Select a Way to Copy Move Elements Depending on the selected option the copy and move operations could be performed in different ways Selected Option Windows Style Google Style Confirmation Style Operations performed Drag move CTRL drag copy Drag copy CTRL drag move When dragging a clip displays a popup window and asks the operator for the operation to perform 7 Settings Cc N Ea USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 7 3 7 3 1 7 Settings Action Taken when the Channel is Set to IDLE Determines what the EVS video server does when the channel is set to idle e the video output is left as it is no action e the video output is reset to black Key Default Output Color This setting defines the output color on the Key channel when the user loads a Fill clip that is not associated with a Key clip The available options are Black and White Language The language setting makes it possible to change the interface language to the selected language Auto Name Settings Auto Name Settings for Clips Clip Name Format String Description This setting allows the users to define auto naming rules for new clips If the Save Clip window or the New Ingest window are not displayed at clip or ingest creation the format string defin
74. channel default bin default playlist loaded layout minimized application windows messages connection status of IPDirector processes and external components license validity See section Status Bar on page 22 for more information on the elements available from the Status bar The Channel Status panel contains the Recorder Status and the Player Status tabs They make it possible to view the recorder and player channels connected to the XNet network as well as status information See section Channel Status Panel on page 18 for more information on the Channel Status panel The Layout panel allows single click access to your saved layouts The Layout tab is described in details in Layout Management on page 30 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 3 2 3 1 2 9 2 Menu Bar Introduction File View Windows Layout Metadata Tools Help FREEZE WORKSPACE Lock Keyboard The Menu bar gives access to a series of menus and buttons which provides various commands described hereafter File Menu Clicking the File option on the Menu bar displays the File menu with the following options Log Off User Logs off the current user and displays the Login window In case the user had been logged in automatically through the Active Directory integration the Login window allows users to log with their IPDirector access codes Login Windows authentication IP Director authentication Login Passw
75. clip Select the Key button ES to define the clip as Key clip How to Edit the Clip Type from the Control Panel To edit the metadata of an existing clip from the Control Panel proceed as follows 1 Load the clip on the Control Panel Che Information Metal Cara hath ppa dl 1200028 6398 07 06 24 48 05 x a GT LAGOT 611001 on RECZ 2 Inthe Clip Information tab o gt select the Fill button Qs to define the clip as Fill clip o select the Key button ES to define the clip as Key clip Fill and Key Clips Association How to Manually Associate Two Clips as Fill and Key To manually associate two clips in a Fill and Key association proceed as follows 1 Inthe Database Explorer select a clip 1 Normal Fill or Key 2 Drag it onto a clip 2 Normal Fill or Key keeping the CTRL and SHIFT keys pressed The clips are automatically linked in a Fill and Key association according to the rules described in section Rules in Key and Fill Clip Associations on page 157 12 Fill and Key m V E USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions aay 12 Filland Key The Fill icon Q is now displayed in the Type column for the Fill clip The Key icon O is now displayed in the Type column for the Key clip Rules in Key and Fill Clip Associations The result will depend on the original type of the two clips some associations are not allowed some clip type will be converted to another one The table below describe
76. con for the EVS video server connection e green icon the Routing process works the IPDirector Routing process icon is green and there is at least one EVS server visible by IPDirector on the setup e Orange icon the Routing process works the IPDirector Routing process icon is green and IPDirector does not detect any EVS server possible causes no SynchroDB process managing the server no EVS server physically connected to the setup e red icon the Routing process does not work properly the IP Director Routing process icon is red 000000 Status icon for the Router Control License Icon The background color of the License icon turns orange when one of the IPDirector licenses is expiring within two weeks 2 PDirector Main Window 3 Cc N Es USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o Plugins Management Introduction Predefined external web pages or ActiveX can be called from the IPDirector main window This is done from the Plugins button which is added to the IP Director Application bar provided that the function has been configured and that appropriate user rights have been granted Here is an example of the plugins which can be available from the Plugins button Plugins Asquare IPWeb Aplore The pages called display in windows like other IPDirector modules and the windows can be saved in layout Warning The plugin works with IP Director process so it uses graphical resources To
77. cription Level Low The trigger is done when the level changes to low level None No trigger mode is defined Trigger Mode Description Pulse Rising Edge The trigger is done on a rising edge pulse Pulse Falling Edge The trigger is done on a falling edge pulse Level High The trigger is done when the level changes to high level 7 Level Low The trigger is done when the level changes to low level F None No trigger mode is defined G Note q If the operator selects None for one of the fields all three fields are reset to None It is considered that the GPI is not used Delay It is possible to specify a delay between the time the GPI key is pressed and the time the action will be carried out on the EVS server Output GPlIs Settings Purpose The Output GPIs are signals that are sent from an EVS server under the control of the IPDirector The Output GPIs are used to send a signal from the IPDirector to a GPI key at a given timecode of a playlist played on a given player channel This signal can then be used to trigger a record action of the playlist from the given timecode by a third device for example a VTR Up to eight Output GPI commands can be defined The Output GPI keys will be unavailable in IPDirector if they have been assigned to the Remote panel via the Replace function defined on the Remote panel itself For each Output GPI the output mode the pulse duration and the offset value can be set when def
78. d Recorders When this setting is selected clips will automatically be created on all recorders ganged to the recorder on which the user creates a clip Create Sub Clips on all Ganged Clips If this setting is selected when a user creates a sub clip from one linked clip sub clips will automatically be created from all the clips linked to that clip If this setting is not checked a sub clip will only be created on the selected clip Trim all Ganged Clips If this setting is selected when a user trims a linked clip all the clips linked to that clip will automatically be trimmed If this setting is not checked only the selected clip will be trimmed 7 Settings Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 7 4 2 7 9 7 9 1 7 Settings Automatic Clip Creation based on Logs A clip can be created when a log is dragged into a bin The current setting is used to define the duration between the clip IN point and the log timecode Pre Mark and the duration between the log timecode and the clip OUT point Post Mark Default values for the Pre Mark and Post Mark are 10 sec For more information on the creation of automatic clips refer to the Database Explorer user manual Default Clip ID Display Mode The clip ID mode determines which ID will be used by default in the display Name UmID or VarlD Default XT for Partial Clip Restore Clips published from XFile are displayed in the Database Explor
79. d from the second set click or keypad number The child keyword is displayed in the Keywords area and it is highlighted in the cascading grid The child keywords from the third set if any is displayed below the second set Cascading Grid WorldCup CTRL D1 File View Apply gaj ENG an GRAPHICS WEATHER Angola Croatia France Korea Poland Switzerland usa DIDA 1 ROBER ZE RO GILBER FRED 21 TEAMS GOO Argentina Czech Ghana Saudi Arabia Portugal Togo Coachi CAFU 2 ADRIA ROGERL GILBER JUUL FEEDS COLOUR Brazil Ecuador Iran Mexico Serbia and Trinidad Australia LUCIO 3 KAKA 8 CICINH MINEIR ROBIN VENUE CITY Costa Rica Germany Italy Netherlands Spain Tunisia JUAN 4 RONAL LUISA JUNINH PARREL MATCHES Cote d Ivoire England Japan Paraguay Sweden Ukraine EMERS RONAL CRIS 15 RICARD 6 Keyword Management V gt USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions 5 Select a keyword from the third set click or keypad number The child keyword is displayed in the Keywords area and it is highlighted in the cascading grid Keywords Clear All TEAMS x Brazil XX DIDA Xx The set of child keywords from the fourth set if any is displayed below the third set All the selected keywords are highlighted in the cascading grid Cascading Grid WorldCup CT
80. d it is refined as you go on typing p Y penalty Y poles m PETRUS tin Playerl fi Player m Players Tip ws The Add button next to a Keyword field becomes available when all the letters of a keyword existing in the Keyword List of the IPDirector database have been typed in the Keyword field 2 Select aline by using the mouse or the key 3 Click Add or press ENTER The keyword is displayed in the list of keywords assigned to the item PETRUS x penalty Xx 6 Keyword Management 81 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 6 4 82 To remove a keyword assigned to the media item e click the X button next to the corresponding keyword To remove all the keywords assigned to the media item e click the Clear All button Assigning a Keyword from a Keyword Tool Displaying the Keywords Sources To display one or several list s of keywords proceed as follows 1 Select the keyword tool you want to work with from the Keywords menu of the main Application bar 2 Toopena specific dictionary keyword grid or cascading grid a select the File 5 Open option The Open Dictionary Keyword Grid Cascading Grid from Database window opened b select the required dictionary keyword grid or cascading grid from the list q Note N You can open several windows with different dictionaries keyword grids or cascading grids if needed 3 When several keyword grids or cascading grids have been
81. ded Details on the button functions are included in the different chapters of the IP Director manual 10 Shuttle PRO Keys Cc N fo USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 10 2 Quick Reference in Clip Mode In clip mode the Shuttle PRO buttons can be used for the following operations Previous Train Clip Next Train Clip Previous Channel dq Fast Rewind Next Channal Previous Panel Next Panel Select Player Na Tum OSD ON OFF a Fa Select Train Fast Forward Play Var Play OLUT Goto CUT Clear OUT IM Goto IN Clear IN Gang Ungang Sync Return Snap Save Quick Save Update Shuttle Click CTRL Click SHIFT Click 10 ShuttlePRO Keys 141 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 10 3 Quick Reference in Playlist Mode In playlist mode the ShuttlePRO buttons can be used for the following operations Previous Clip Edit Next Clip Edit Play Previous Player Fast Rewind Next Player Previous Panel Pa Next Panel Select Player Tum OSD ON OFF Select Train Fast Forward Play Var Play Trim QUT Goto OUT Edit Clear Guardband OUT Trim IN Edit Goto IN Edit Clear Guardband IM Gang Ungang Fast Jog Append Solit Element Insert Shuttle Click CTRL Click SHIFT Click 142 10 ShuttlePRO Keys Cr V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o
82. e Description field if required The name you give to your new dictionary will take place as the root of your keywords tree 3 Click OK The empty dictionary is created Once the dictionary is created it becomes available in the keyword list from the Keyword Source field with KD in front of the dictionary name All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order All Database Keywords Insertion Order Participant Keywords Alphabetic Order Participant Keywords Insertion Order KG Football FE KD Athletics KD Ice Skating KD skiing 6 Keyword Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions z Adding Keywords to a Dictionary How to Add Keywords by Direct Entry in the Dictionary To add keywords by direct entry into a dictionary proceed as follows 1 2 Open a dictionary via the File gt Open menu of the Dictionary window Click the Edit button to enable the Edit mode Laud The Keyword field and Add button are displayed at the top of the Dictionary window Select the position of the new keyword in the dictionary o Toinsert a child keyword first select the parent keyword in the dictionary before typing the keyword name o gt Toinsert a keyword at the root of the dictionary no previous selection is required Start typing the keyword into the Keyword field A list of proposals is displayed as soon as you start to type and it is refined as you
83. e Player Status panel 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Status Bar Introduction 2 5 2 22 PL 120305a AUTO SAVE Minimized 15 May 2012 15 42 49 Clip Created c pge 120515a 652C 02 v OH xT Y The Status bar contains icons that provide information on the following elements e default channel e default bin e default playlist e loaded layout e minimized application windows e messages e connection status of IPDirector processes and external components e license The Status bar can be hidden from the View menu of the Menu bar Default Item Icons Purpose The default item icons inform whether a default player channel bin or playlist has been defined If this is the case the name of the default channel bin or playlist will be displayed Default Player Channel A default player can be defined from the Channel Explorer or from the IPDirector main window It will automatically be assigned to the PDirector main window at opening as well as to the Database Explorer or the PLogger If a default player channel has been defined the Default Player Channel icon is green and is followed by the name of the default player channel A tooltip can be displayed by moving the mouse over the area 1 XTNewPGE_PGM2 12 XTNew If no default player channel is defined the Default Player Channel icon is orange and followed by None see the Channel Explorer user manual for mor
84. e contextual menu Menu Item Description View Recorders Expands the Recorder Status panel and displays the list of recorder channels as selected from the Define the Recorder Channels window Add Remove Allows the user to add recorders to or remove recorders from the Recorders Recorder panel Selecting this item opens the Define the Recorder Channels window from which you can select the recorders to be added to or removed from the Recorder Status panel View All Expands the Recorder Status panel and displays all recorder Recorders channels available on the XNet network Recorder Channel Contextual Menu A contextual menu appears when you right click a recorder area The following table describes the commands available from the contextual menu Menu Item Description Open Recorder Opens the Recorder Panel window for the selected channel See the Panel Recorder Panel user manual for more information on that window Remove Removes a given recorder from the Recorder Status panel Player Status Panel Overview of the Player Status Panel ON AIR OFF AIR ft OFF AIR ft OFF AIR OFF AIR OFF AIR OFF AIR OFF AIR Depending on the EVS server configurations up to 6 player channels can be displayed per server The Player Status panel provides the following information for each player channel displayed on the panel e player channel name e player status o on air red icon if the player channel is on air o Off air gray icon if th
85. e information on how to set and how to clear a default player channel 2 PDirector Main Window Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 2 5 3 Default Bin If a default bin has been defined the Default Bin icon is green and is followed by the name of the default bin If no default bin is defined the Default Bin icon is orange and followed by None You can define a default bin in the Database Explorer via the Set as Default Bin option available from the Bin contextual menu See the Database Explorer user manual You can clear the default bin by double clicking the Default Bin field Default Playlist If a default playlist has been defined the Default Playlist icon is green and is followed by the name of the default playlist A tooltip can be displayed by moving the mouse over the area PL 1203052 If no default playlist is defined the Default Playlist icon is orange and followed by None You can define a default playlist in the Database Explorer via the Set as Default Playlist option available from the Playlist contextual menu See the Playlist Panel user manual You can clear the default playlist by double clicking the Default Playlist field in the Status bar Loaded Layout Icon If a layout is currently loaded in IPDirector the Loaded Layout icon is green and is followed by the name of the loaded layout If no layout is loaded the Loaded Layout icon is orange and followed by No Lay
86. e keywords It can be used as a source for the selection of keywords to be inserted into a keyword grid or a dictionary The Keyword List tool can be accessed from the Keywords menu of the Application bar The keywords list is kept in the PDirector database which means that you work with shared data All actions undertaken on keywords will have repercussions on each IPDirector of the same XNet network 6 Keyword Management USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Illustration V gt The Keyword List window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Keyword list File KI Keyword Parbopant GQ Keyword source All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order 400m Hurdles 4x100m Relay Aborted Attm Alpine skin angulation back a BAPTISTE biathlon bindings category center choral clarinet n Competitor A n Compebtor 6 n Competbtor C n Compebtor D Compebitors concert gounter hgure Final Result Finish free kick free styling goal goggles n DURAND halfback helmets couple defense discipline Horizontal J downhill ski Injury Integrated F end line interception equipment Europa Kick Failed lateral False Start League i Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Keyword List window Part Name 1 Toolbar 2 Keyword Creation Area i Keywords List 6 Keyword Management Description The Toolbar mainly provides a File menu with import
87. e player channel is off air 2 PDirector Main Window aaa amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions a OW AIR i f e Lockicon if the channel is locked e Gang Group icon iil if the channel is part of a gang group or a Fill amp Key association Player Status Tab Contextual Menus A contextual menu appears when you right click the Player Status panel The following table describes the commands available from the contextual menu Menu Item View Players Add Remove Players View All Players Description Expands the Player Status panel and displays the list of player channels as selected from the Define the Player Channels window Allows the user to add players to or remove players from the Player Status panel Selecting this item opens the Define the Player Channels window from which you can select the players to be added to or removed from the Player Status panel Expands the Player Status panel and displays all player channels available on the XNet network Player Channel Contextual Menus A contextual menu appears when you right click a player area The following table describes the commands available from the contextual menu Menu Item Open Control Panel Remove 2 PDirector Main Window Description Opens a Control Panel window with the selected player channel assigned to it See the Control Panel user manual for more information on that window Removes a given player from th
88. e text file does not contain extra characters such as Yo TABS etc How to Import Keywords Once you have checked that all the conditions are met to perform a proper keyword file import see previous section you can import a keyword file with multiple keywords in it for instance a team line up or squad To import keywords proceed as follows 1 In the Keyword List click the File button to display the File menu 2 Select Import The Keyword Import window opens 3 Inthis window select the txt file that contains the keywords to import The keywords are imported in the general keyword list Once the keywords have been imported in the general keyword list you can add them to a keyword grid or a dictionary How to Cancel the Last Keyword Import To cancel the last import of keywords proceed as follows 4 Click the File button to display the File menu 5 Select Undo Last Import How to Export Keywords To export the currently listed keywords from the selected keyword source into an external file proceed as follows 6 In the Keyword List click the File button to display the File menu 7 Select Export from the File menu The Keyword Export window opens 8 In the window select the folder in which to export the txt file 9 Type a name for the txt file 10 Click the Save button The keywords are saved in the given txt file stored in the specified folder This file can be used to transport a set of keywords between
89. e will warn the user that the TTL GPls may be used as Output GPs in playlist playlist macro command or timeline macro command In the Output GPIs Settings window changing the TTL configuration will result in the following behaviors e from Output GPIs to Input GPlIs the configuration of the last 4 Output GPIs is cleared e from Input GPIs to Output GPIs a message will warn the user that the TTL GPIs may be used as Input GPIs in playlist playlist macro command or timeline macro command 7 Settings Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 7 9 2 7 Settings Input GPls Settings Purpose The Input GPIs settings make it possible to configure the action to be triggered on a given player channel of the EVS server when a given key is pressed on a GPI device connected to this EVS server Up to eight GPI inputs can be used on an EVS server For each Input GPI the following information needs to be defined e the action triggered by the GPI key on the EVS server e the player channel on which the action needs to be executed e the type of trigger signal sent by the GPI to EVS server In the IPDirector workspace the triggered action will be reflected in the open applications to which the player channel has been assigned Only the GPI keys set up to be managed by IPDirector on the EVS server can be configured in the Input GPIs Settings window The other ones will be dimmed Warning The GPls IN to be used
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91. ed in the Clip Name Format String field will be used to create the clip name or ingest name The various possible format string options are listed with a brief explanation under the field Double clicking an item appends it to the format string User Fields Up to 10 user fields can be used in the clip name provided that a metadata profile has been assigned to the clip and that the selected user field number exist in the profile and has got a value For example if UF3 is used in the clip format string the value entered in the third user field from the profile will be used in the clip name This could be text timecode or date 93 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 94 Keywords Up to 5 keywords can be used in the clip name provided that the corresponding keyword number has been assigned to the clip For example if K2 is used in the clip format string the second keyword assigned to the clip will be used in the clip name Ganged Recorders When clips are created from ganged recorders the value used for some of the format string options in the clip names may be different between linked clips These format string options are o COUNTER XTNAME XTNB and CAMLBL For example clips saved from 3 ganged recorders of a server can be distinguished one from each other by using the recorder name specific to each linked clip o CAMLBL in their name CamA CamB CamC Feed Name The feed name us
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93. el If this is a playlist the jump is performed to the IN point of the first clip of the playlist Initiates a command to go to the previous clip of a playlist on the selected channel Initiates a command to go to the next clip of a playlist on the selected channel Initiates a command to skip the clip being played on the selected channel Activates or deactivates the on air flag on the selected channel Initiates a command to exit the loop as soon as possible without playing the current element until its end and jump to the selected element Initiates a command to exit the loop as soon as the OUT point of the current element is reached and jump to the selected element No value is defined The Channel field allows the user to define the channel on which the GPI key action will be executed The possible values are e achannel of the EVS server to which the GPI is physically linked e the None value Trigger Mode The Trigger Mode field allows the user to define the type of trigger signal that will be sent by the GPI to the EVS server The following trigger modes can be defined Trigger Mode Description Pulse Rising Edge The trigger is done on a rising edge pulse Pulse Falling Edge The trigger is done on a falling edge pulse Level High 100 The trigger is done when the level changes to high level 7 Settings C3 V FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions a 7 9 3 7 Settings Trigger Mode Des
94. elect one of the EVS servers Note To cancel the operation press MENU 9 Remote Control Management Cc V FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 9 3 5 The server recorder channels are assigned to the first Function buttons and the corresponding LED are red The server player channels are assigned to the next buttons and the corresponding LED are green In case the EVS server has less than 6 channels the exceeding buttons are not assigned When it has more than 6 channels recorder channels are assigned first and the player channels are assigned until no more Function button is available Selecting a Player to Control Selecting a Player Channel to Control To select one of the player channels press the Function button which has been associated to it in Favorite mode or in Normal mode as described in section Assigning Channels to Function Buttons on page 129 TheLED of the Function button flashes green If the player channel is already associated to a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel the BEPlay remote icon appears in the Player field of this panel ta OM 02 X17 PGE PGM3 It is also displayed in the Channel Explorer next to the controlled player In Timeline mode two players are associated to form the Timeline Engine They can be PGM1 PGM2 or PGM3 PGM4 Pressing the Function button assigned to the odd player gives access to the IPEdit Timeline pane Pressing the Function button assigned to the even
95. ent Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions aa Action Buttons Use of Action Buttons The BEPlay Remote has 14 buttons which can all be used to perform specific actions Their action will depend upon several conditions e the button is pressed before the Action button or not e the Layout selected from the Remote Control Manager window e the media type clip playlist train playlist element or timeline loaded on the channel controlled by the remote The following tables gives a brief description of the action of each Action button The media types on which the Action button has an effect are mentioned in bold in the Description column Channel Management Mode Selection Action Description SEL ect XT Displays a list and allows e toselect the EVS server from which the channels will be assigned to the Function buttons in Normal mode See section Assigning Channels to Function Buttons on page 129 OR e to associate the Software Player to the remote The Software Player option is displayed in the list only when the Software Player is associated to a Control Panel ora Playlist Panel MENU gets out of the list SEL ect REC order Displays a menu with the list of available recorder channels MENU gets out of the list See section Loading Media on page 134 GANG When channels have previously been ganged this function ungangs or re gangs channels available in layout with g
96. er and can be loaded to a Control Panel When the user creates a sub clip from a file stored in XFile and published IPDirector will save the sub clip on the EVS server specified in the option Take Settings Default Effect Type The Default Effect Type setting allows you to define the default transition effect to be applied when you use the Take function to shift from the PGM to the PRV channel You can specify different transition effects for the audio track and the video track Default Effect Duration The Default Effect Duration setting allows you to define the duration of the transition effect to be applied on the audio track and the video track when you use the Take function GPI Settings Introduction Context of Use The GPI is the General Purpose Interface device that can be connected to the EVS video server It allows the operator to send commands directly to the EVS server These commands need to be reflected in the IP Director applications 97 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 98 The GPI keys first need to be configured in the Setup Configuration on the EVS server The configuration on the EVS server includes the following settings e The definition of the application that will manage the GPI keys In this case it would be IPDirector e The port on which the serial connection between the EVS server and IPDirector is defined e The actions assigned to the GPI keys The settings which are de
97. er Monitoring window that provides detailed information on the clip playlist or timelines transfers Transfer monitoring is explained in section Monitoring the Transfer Status on page 15 Change Password Allows the currently logged on users to change their own password Recreating all Thumbnails G Note N Please note that this function is only available for administrators and should be used cautiously This setting allows the creation of thumbnails from a particular EVS video server when there is an XML unit set to create thumbnails Normally this process will function as a background process If a system needs to have its clips thumbnails recreated this window allows a manual initiation of that process Select the XT Serial Number XT2_ADL 26410 Recreate The Recreate button will send XML files to the XFile or XTAccess on the network that will create thumbnails for the PDirector system Monitoring the Transfer Status Purpose The Transfer Monitoring window provides detailed information on the clips playlists edits or timelines transfers would they be scheduled on going finished or failed 2 PDirector Main Window 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 16 Accessing the Transfer Status Information Information on the transfer status is available from different areas e Inthe Transfer Monitoring pane of the Database Explorer by clicking Tools gt Transfer Monitoring from the Datab
98. ey PL into a Key PL warning message displayed Fill If Fill element is not linked to a Key element Error message you can 1 Element inserted in Fill PL only insert a Key element 2 Black or white element of exact same into a Key PL duration inserted in corresponding Key PL warning message displayed If Fill element is linked to a Key element 1 Fill element inserted in Fill PL 2 Corresponding Key element inserted in corresponding Key PL Key Error message you cannot insert a Key If Key element is not linked element into a Fill PL to a Fill element Key Element inserted in Key PL If Key element is linked to a Fill element 1 Key element inserted in Key PL 2 Corresponding Fill element inserted in corresponding Fill PL G Note N When a Key clip is linked to several Fill clips it cannot be inserted into a Key playlist You should insert the Fill clip into the fill playlist to avoid any confusion Warning A When the element is appended to the playlist by using the APPEND CLIP button or the Send to Default Playlist option both Fill and Key elements will be added at the last position in their respective playlist even if the playlists do not have the same number of elements Modifying an Element in a Fill or Key Playlist When the user modifies one of the parameters listed below to a Fill or Key playlist element the modification is automatically applied to the corresponding Key or Fill playlist eleme
99. face and all the procedures about playlist management playlist editing and playout effects and parameters The differences will mainly reside in the behavior of the system when an action is applied on a Fill or a Key playlist or playlist element and on the resulting action or absence of action on the corresponding Key or Fill playlist 160 12 Filland Key Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 12 3 2 12 Fill and Key G Note N Virtual elements cannot be used in fill and key playlists Fill and Key Playlists Management Creating Fill and Key Playlists Introduction Fill and Key playlists can be created on line or off line exactly like Normal playlists In the New Playlist window the user can define the type of the playlist between Normal Fill or Key When the playlist type is defined as Fill or Key the system creates both a Fill playlist and a Key playlist How to Create a Fill or Key Playlist You can create a new on line or off line playlist e from the Playlist Panel OR e from the Database Explorer To create a new Fill or Key playlist proceed as follows 1 From the Playlist Panel If required associate a channel Right click the Playlist Name field From the Database Explorer In the Playlists tree view of the Database Explorer right click in the element list The Playlist contextual menu is displayed 2 Select New Playlist from the contextual menu The Create a New Playlist wind
100. field in the Control Panel or Playlist Panel Software Player Loading Media Loading a Train Possible Actions Users can load a train on the controlled player channel in one of the following ways 2 If the required recorder is assigned to a Function button press this Function button The LED flashes red In case a train is already loaded on the controlled player you can press the NEXT or the PREV button to load the train from the next or the previous recorder To select a recorder channel not assigned to a Function button proceed as follows Press the SHIFT key and then the SEL REC button The list with the available recorder channels is displayed on screen Select Recorder O1 XxTZ AD RECI D1 XTZ AD REC O XTZ PGE RECI O XTZ PGE REC Use the remote wheel to move through the recorder channels list 9 Remote Control Management C3 N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions ay 3 Press the ENTER button of the remote to select a recorder Note To cancel the operation press MENU The train is loaded on the player channel or on the Software Player controlled by the remote Rules for Loading a Train Depending on the element previously loaded on the controlled player channel the behavior will vary as follows Element Previously Loaded Pressing the F button of a recorder Playlist loads the corresponding train in E E Clip loads the corresponding train in E E Train in Pause lo
101. file proceed as follows 1 Inthe Profiles tab do one of the following o from the File Menu select New o right click in the Profiles list and select New from the contextual menu The New Profile window opens See section New Profile Window on page 40 2 Entera profile name 3 optional Enter a description for the profile 5 Metadata Profiles Management 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 4 Ifthe required user fields already exist associate them to your profile by selecting them in the Available User Fields area in one of the following ways o select the user field and then click the right arrow o double click the user field o drag it onto the Selected User Fields area at the position where you want to drop it 5 If the required user fields do not already exist you need to add new user field as described in section How to Create a User Field on page 44 All the added user fields are listed in the Selected User Fields area 6 Re order the user fields by drag and drop operation in the way you want them to appear in the metadata area related to the element 7 Click Save The new profile is created and appears in the Profiles tab of the Metadata Profiles Management window 5 2 5 How to Create a User Field To create a new user field from the New Profile window proceed as follows 1 Click the Add New User Field button The Add New User Field window opens Add a new User Field Name
102. fined in IPDirector specify the following e Which signal will trigger which action on which player channel of the EVS server when a given key is pressed on a GPI device connected to this EVS server These are the INPUT GPls The actions triggered by the GPI need to be reflected in the IPDirector user interface The INPUT GPIs actions are set up in parallel on the EVS server e Which signal will be transferred by IPDirector via a given GPI key to a third device These are the OUTPUT GPIs These settings are defined in the Input GPIs and Output GPIs categories available from the Tools gt Settings menu XT Server Selection In both the Input GPIs and Output GPIs Settings window the Select an XT Server field displays all the high resolution EVS servers available on all the network groups When an EVS server is selected in the field the GPI parameters of that server are displayed This will allow the user to modify these settings for the selected server Use of TTL GPls Each EVS video server has 4 Input GPIs 4 Output GPIs and 4 TTL GPIs which can be configured either as Input GPIs or as Output GPIls Depending on the option selected in the How to Use the TTL GPIs field 4 or 8 GPIs will be displayed In the Input GPIs Settings window changing the TTL configuration will result in the following behaviors e from Input GPIs to Output GPls the configuration of the last 4 Input GPIs is cleared e from Output GPIs to Input GPls a messag
103. follows 1 Inthe Database Explorer select a playlist 1 Normal Fill or Key 2 Dragit onto a playlist 2 Normal Fill or Key pressing the SHIFT and CTRL keys at the same time The result will depend on the original type of the two playlists some associations are not allowed some playlist type will be converted to another one Rules in Key and Fill Playlist Associations The table below describes the different cases which can occur when associating two playlists PL1 Normal Fill Key Normal Normal PL1 Fill If Fill not yet linked Normal PL1 Fill Normal PL2 Key Normal PL1 Key Link the two PL Link the two PL Link the two PL lf Fill already linked Error message in popup window 162 12 Filland Key Cr N Es USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions b1 PL1 Normal Fill Key Fill If Fill not yet linked Invalid operation If Fill not yet linked Normal PL2 Key Error message in the Link the two PL Link the two PL error list If Fill already linked If Fill already linked Error message in Error message in popup window popup window Key Normal PL2 Fill If Fill not yet linked Invalid operation Link the two PL Link the two PL Error message in the error list lf Fill already linked Error message in popup window When a Fill and Key association already exists a warning message will be displayed informing you that the playlist must first be unlinked to be able to create a new association
104. forms one of the actions listed below on the Fill or Key playlist the same operation is performed at the same time on the corresponding Key or Fill playlist e Play Pause Fast Forward e Fast rewind e Jog e Next 12 Fill and Key Cc M Fo USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 12 Fill and Key e Skip e Goto Element e E E e Preload a playlist element e Recue Modifying Playout Effects and Parameters When the user modifies one of the parameters listed below to a Fill or Key playlist element the modification is automatically applied to the corresponding Key or Fill playlist element e Video effect e Audit effect e Playlist element speed e Reset transition to default e Still Start mode Looping Playlist Elements When the user creates or deletes a loop in a Fill or Key playlist the same operation is performed on the corresponding Key or Fill playlist Associating an Auxiliary Clip to a Fill or Key Playlist Associating an auxiliary clip to a Fill or Key playlist can be done in the same way as fora Normal playlist The system associates the auxiliary clip to the Fill or Key playlist but does not perform any operation on the corresponding Key or Fill playlist 169 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 250
105. gives access to the list of transfers currently in Transfer Only progress and scheduled Its background is colored when it is enabled Current Transfer Only To go back to the list of all the transfers click the Current Transfers Only button again 3 My Transfers My Transfers this option only shows the transfers initiated by All Transfers the logged user option list All Transfers this option shows all the transfers initiated by all the users It is only available for administrators media managers or users with appropriate user rights 4 Clear History This button removes all the transfers jobs from the list 5 Cancel Job This button cancels the selected transfer job It is available for transfers currently in progress 6 Refresh This button allows users to manually refresh the view at a point in time Otherwise the system automatically refreshes the view T Clear This button removes the selected transfer job from the list Selected Help Menu Clicking the Help option on the Menu bar displays the Help menu The Help menu gives access to version and license checking features together with Monitoring applications for the use of EVS Staff Freeze Workspace Clicking the Freeze Workspace button on the Menu bar locks the IPDirector workspace to prevent from moving windows resizing windows or opening a new IPDirector window The button background color turns to blue The operator can still open the layout shortcut p
106. gs considered 5 wheel modes are available to the users Pressing a Wheel Mode button activates a wheel mode but does not change the playout speed VAR Mode The Var wheel mode enables to move in the loaded media at a selected constant review speed It is activated by pressing a The VAR button LED is red On the wheel the zero position is calculated from the current playout speed to correspond to the point where the speed is null The following picture represents the positions of different speed values 0 Shift Var Mode The Shift Var wheel mode is used to fine tune a speed by applying 1 or 1 to the speed then o The VAR button LED flashes red The current speed corresponds to the zero position The speed can be increased clockwise or decreased counter clockwise The positions of the different speed values will differ according to the initial playout speed It is activated by pressing 9 Remote Control Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 9 3 4 Shuttle Mode The Shuttle wheel mode enables to play fast forward or fast rewind the loaded media It is activated by pressing o The SHUTTLE button LED is red The zero position is calculated from the current playout speed to correspond to the point where the speed is null The speed range is 35x to 35x Jog Mode The Jog wheel mode is used to navigate through the loaded media field by field It is acti
107. he channel the OSD appears disappears for mode is PGM the player channel linked to the device or active panel from which the shortcut has been applied PGM PRV e In Clip mode clip growing clip train loaded the player channel linked to the device or active panel from which the shortcut has been applied e In Playlist mode playlist loaded both player channels engaged in PGM PRV mode Fill amp Key the player channel linked to the device or active panel from which the shortcut has been applied Ganged the player channel linked to the device or active panel from which the shortcut has been applied IPEdit Timeline the player channel associated to the panel which is active in IP Edit mode Player or Timeline AB Roll all the player channels associated to the AB Roll Panel 152 11 Display Tools Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 12 12 1 12 Filland Key Fill and Key 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
108. he various possible format string options are listed and explained in the field Up to 10 user fields can be used in the image file name See section Auto Name Settings for Clips on page 93 Double clicking an item appends it to the format string 95 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 7 4 7 4 1 96 Clips Settings General Settings for Clips Open Save Clip Window If this checkbox is NOT selected the clip will be made instantly when a new clip is created in the Control Panel The clip is stored in the next available location on the page designated for PDirector clips in the EVS server setup default setting is page 6 If this checkbox is selected the Save Clip window will open when a new clip is created in the Control Panel The user can enter data on the clip in this window See the Control Panel user manual Guardbands The guardbands correspond to A V material which is added on both sides of the clip boundaries when the clip is created They are defined in seconds in this setting field When a new clip is saved the guardbands will automatically be added before the IN point of the clip and after the OUT point of the clip Default Clip Duration The Default Clip Duration setting makes it possible to create a new clip with the default duration specified in this setting when only the IN point or the OUT point has been defined and the NEW CLIP button is clicked Create Clips on all Synchronize
109. hloe Pamela Base camp Garden Bathroom Kitchen See the Keywords Management chapter in the General Functions user manual for a description of the different tools Warning It is highly recommended not to use different Keywords tools to add or remove keywords to a media item 6 Keyword Management 83 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 84 How to Assign a Keyword To add a keyword from a keyword grid or a dictionary when a media item is being created or when it is being edited proceed as follows 1 Open the relevant keyword grid or the relevant dictionary The keywords already assigned to the media item if any are highlighted as follows in goal the keyword grid Ee or in the dictionary If you want to work with keyword numbers from the keyword grid select View gt Keyword Numbers or click om to view the numbers associated to each keyword Select the keywords you want to assign to the media in one of the following ways o click it in the keyword grid or in the dictionary o If the keyword numbers are displayed in the keyword grid press the key number corresponding to the requested keyword on the keypad and then press amp It is added to the Keywords area Keywords figure Xx skating 3f men x It is also highlighted in the keyword grid or dictionary How to Remove a Keyword To remove a keyword do one of the following actions click the keyword in the keyword gr
110. id or dictionary click the X button next to the corresponding keyword in the Keywords areaof the Create Media window the Edit windowor the Clip Information tab if the keyword numbers are displayed in the keyword grid press the key number corresponding to the requested keyword on the keypad and then press amp It is removed from the Keywords area and it is no more highlighted in the Keyword tool To remove all the keywords Click the Clear All button in the Keywords area 6 Keyword Management Cc N Fo USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions azz Assigning Keywords to Media from a Cascading Grid Introduction The Cascading Grid tool can be accessed from the Keywords menu of the main Application bar Then a specific cascading grid is opened from the File gt Open option of the tool A cascading grid can be used with or without numbers associated to each keyword A cascading grid displays sets of keywords according to a waterfall effect The sub sets of keywords displayed will depend upon the keyword selected from the first set the second set and so on It is not possible to select more than one keyword per keywords level set See section Cascading Grid on page 77 for a description of the tool How to Assign a Keyword To add a keyword from a cascading grid when a media item is being created or when it is being edited and no keyword has been assigned yet proceed as follows 1 Open the relevant casc
111. ield if required 4 Inthe three following fields specify the number of pages rows in a page and columns in a page that the keyword grid should contain 5 Click OK The empty keyword grid is created with the parameters specified It opens automatically in Edit mode Once the keyword grid is created it becomes available in the Keyword List tool from the Keyword Source field with KG in front of the keyword grid name All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order All Database Keywords Insertion Order Participant Keywords Alphabetic Order Participant Keywords Insertion Order KG Football FB KD Athletics KD Ice Skating KD skiing 6 Keyword Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions z How to Add Keywords to a Keyword Grid from a Keyword List To add keywords from a keyword list to a keyword grid proceed as follows 1 Open the Keyword List and the Keyword Grid tools next to each other on your workspace Keyword list gt A Summer Event CTRL D1 File KY File View Edit Layout 20 rows by 5 columr Keyword Participant Keyword source All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order bd paya F A Footba 2nd yellow 2 on 1 break 3 on 1 break 3 on 2 break 3rd Yellow 4 02 2004 4 03 2003 4 04 2002 ABALO Jean Paul 3 ABBONDANZIERI Roberto 1 ABD EL FATAH Essam ABIDAL Eric 3 ACUNA Roberto 10 Added time ADDO
112. ies relate to a dedicated application and are detailed in the chapter dealing with that application Other categories are general or common to several applications and are detailed in section Settings on page 91 Logging Manager Opens the Logging Manager window from which users can refresh associations between logs and clips See the PLogger user manual for more information on that function Remote Control Manager Opens the Remote Control Manager window When a MPlay Remote device or a BEPlay Remote device is connected to the IPDirector workstation you can configure it by selecting the Remote Control Manager option from the Tools menu The MPlay Remote and BEPlay Remote configuration is explained in details in section Remote Control Management on page 110 Recreate all Thumbnails Allows the creation of thumbnails from a particular EVS video server See section Recreating all Thumbnails on page 15 2 PDirector Main Window Cc V Ea USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions z Define Shortcuts Opens the Define Shortcuts window which gives access to the different lists of keyboard shortcuts defined for most of the actions possible in IP Director Some lists relate to a dedicated PDirector application and are detailed in the chapter dealing with that application Other lists are general or common to several applications and are detailed in section Shortcut Definition on page 105 Transfer Monitoring Opens the Transf
113. ignment between the normal mode all channels of an EVS video server and the favorite mode channels defined in the Remote Control Manager window The MENU LED flashes red in favorite mode See section Wheel Mode Buttons on page 128 Used to associate the Software Player to the remote The CLEAR button is used prior to another button to modify the behavior of this button When it is activated its LED is red e CLEAR IN works as CLEAR IN ex CLEAR OUT works as CLEAR OUT Cancels the applied saved filter in the Database Explorer The ENTER button can be used alone see below e In Browse mode in the Last Created Clips list and in the Search on TC list when a clip is loaded on the controlled channel pressing the ENTER button appends it to the default playlist e Inthe SEL XT and the SEL REC lists pressing the ENTER button confirms the selection e Inthe Database Explorer tree view opens or closes a tree node e Inthe saved filter pane of the Database Explorer applies the selected saved filter or it can be used together with another button refer to the description of the other buttons e see MENU ENTER e see SHIFT ENTER e see CLEAR ENTER 127 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 128 Wheel Mode Buttons Purpose Three buttons are available to select the mode according to which the wheel will be used As some of these buttons can be used in association with other buttons all thin
114. ile and if no element references the user field the user field is deleted e If the user field is present in a bin rule a warning message is displayed e f some A V elements already reference the user field or if the user field is present in the Selected User Fields list of another profile even if it is not referenced then a warning message is displayed Answering Yes will remove the fields from the profile and all the previously entered data for that profile will be cleared from the user fields table How to Delete an Available User Field The user can delete a user field from the list of available user fields either from the New Profile window or from the Edit Profile window To do so proceed as follows 1 In the Available User Fields list select the user field to be deleted 2 Click the Delete selected User Field button The user field is deleted from the Available User Fields list and will no longer be available 5 Metadata Profiles Management 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 5 5 48 Other Possible Actions on Metadata Profiles and User Fields How to Copy a Profile 1 2 3 4 Select the profile to be copied Do one of the following o Select Copy from the Edit menu o Right click the profile and select Copy from the contextual menu Enter a name for the new profile in the Enter New Profile Name window Click OK The new profile is created with the same description
115. 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 153 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Display of Channels in Fill and Key Mode Issue 6 57 A December 2014 In Channel Explorer the channels are shown with the Fill Q and Key O icons Channel Explorer E2 Tree Rec v Ef Player 4 fel XIZ ADL 01 XTZ ADL RECI e 01 XTZ ADL REC F 1 01 XT2 AD PGMI1 b rx 1 O1_XT2_ADL_PGM2 01 XTZ ADL PGM3 01 XTZ ADA PGM 4 PGM4 4 fer AT2_PGE b l p 02 xT2_ PGE RECI 02_XT2_PGE_REC O XTZ PGE PGMI O XTZ PGE PGM O XTZ PGE PGM3 02 XT2_PGE_PGM 4 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 12 2 Fill and Key Clips 12 2 1 Introduction This chapter is intended to highlight specificities of Fill and Key clips Most of the operations performed on a Fill or a Key clip are done in the same way as for Normal clips References are therefore made to the chapters Control Panel and Database Explorer describing in details all the procedures about clip management Refer to part 5 of the manual for the description of the Control Panel chapter and to part 3 for the Database Explorer chapter 154 12 Fill and
116. ining the Output GPI For more detailed information refer to the Playlist Panel user manual 101 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 7 6 102 The Output GPIs Settings window is used to determine how to use the TTL GPIs and to specify the Advance value Advance In the Advance field you can specify how many seconds ahead of the timecode on which the GPI tag is defined the Output GPI signal should be sent by the PDirector OSD Settings Purpose The On Screen Display settings allow the users to select the category of information to be displayed for each playout channel This does not apply to recorder channels or software player Select an XT Server In the Select an XT server drop down list first select the EVS server for which you want to specify OSD settings OSD Mode Global OSD Mode This mode applies to clips growing clips trains playlist elements and timelines loaded on the channel Two options are available e Basic With this option selected only the following information is displayed on screen o the current on air timecode of the clip growing clip or train loaded on the channel o the on air timecode of the playlist element loaded on the channel o the on air timeline track position of the loaded timeline e Detailed This is the default value It gives detailed information about the loaded media OSD Info in Playlist Mode This mode applies to playlists loaded on the player channe
117. into the current keyword grid Choosing Import into the current keyword grid will replace all the keywords in the current keyword grid The file used to import a keyword grid must be a text file with a xml or kwd extension A line of text must have the following format Position keyword where the position is the location of the keyword on the grid Only one keyword per line of text should be used Example 1 Jones 2 Touchdown 3 Pass Export Opens a window to allow a file to be created with the currently selected keyword grid and to be stored or exported to another database This format is the same as for an EVS video server allowing the direct import of the file to an EVS video server Keyword Grid View Menu The following options are available from the View menu Menu Item Description Empty Position Shows or hides the empty keywords cells Description Shows the keyword grid description Keyword Numbers Shows the index number of each keyword in a grid Keyword Grid Editing Toolbar Clicking the Edit button displays the Editing toolbar File View Edit D D yen miciety sete bE The Editing toolbar gives access to some of the editing functions from the File menu 6 Keyword Management Cc N Es USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions azz Editing Buttons The table below describes the editing buttons Menu Item Description Opens the New Keyword Grid window to create a new keyword grid Opens
118. ions o Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS LU lil WHAT S NEW aaao aoaaa aoaaa aoaaa aoaaa haahaahaa ahaaa ahaaa eects VII 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1 1 1 IPDirector Overview U a 1 1 2 IPDirector Uses aa 2 1 3 Licenses 4 1 4 Opening IPDirector 000000 a000 aaao ec eee cece ccc e cece eee eeeceeeeeseeees 5 1 5 IPDirector Applications eee c ec ee eee ee cee cece cee eececeeeeeees 5 1 5 1 Production Workflow aooaa oonan 5 ipo B1 ic C1 doen Seats uewesuextiede ceed euS 6 1 5 3 Recorder Panel o cece cece eee cee cece c cece cee eeceeceeeeeees 6 1 5 4 Ingest Scheduler cee eee c cece ccc e eens eenceneenee l 1 5 5 IPLogger 000000000000000 aaoo ee ee eee eee ee eee T 1 5 6 Keyword Management 222 e cece eee eee eee eee cece eens T 1 5 7 Database Explorer xcs cwnc pe aie se twie h Savio daesicdeuaiuenoiakacedduediaceanes 8 1 5 8 VTR Control Panel o eee cece eee cece naonnana 8 1 5 9 Control Panel 2 0 o ieee cece cee eee e eee eee eeeeeeeeees 8 1 5 10 Playlist Panel o cece ccc cece cee eee eee cece eeees 9 1 5 11 IPEdit AA AA 9 1 5 12 AB Roll Playlist 2 icone ddowusenusacausseuencidveveesnedededubccrynaduarsamucesaudes 9 1 5 13 Director s Cut l cece cence cece cee cece cece eeeeeeeeee 9 2 IPDIRECTOR MAIN WINDOW a 10 2 1
119. ks Unked channels Liniked channels Uinked channeks 02 XTZ PGE PGM3 o 7 02 XTZ PGE PGMI 1l sn XT anywhere on the tab A channel or the software player can also be associated by right clicking on the channel name When open in wder on each function but to the BE Play by pressing the assigned favourites key or just pressing SHIFT F1 y more destination that will be associated t amp Default Playlist PL pge 120514a Target KO Clean Edit i XTS Default Archive Bens 116 9 Remote Control Management Cor V Ea USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Ji Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the BEPlay tab Part Name Description 1 Channels This area is used to assign channels to the remote Function Assignment buttons area See section Assigning Channels to Function Buttons on page 129 2 Choose a This area is used to select a remote layout Layout area See section Selecting a Remote Layout on page 118 3 Monitoring area This area is used to monitor the connection status See section Monitoring the Connection Status on page 117 4 Destinations This area is used to define target destinations where the area media will be sent to when using the Send to button The available destination targets are the following e the user s default bin if any e the default playlist if any e adefault archive target e any target destination visible on the GigE network that has been defined
120. l Two options are available e Display Transition Information When this mode is chosen select which type of information to display on screen as Remaining Time time until next break or time until next available element 7 Settings Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions aa Vf 7 Settings e Display Playlist Elements The OSD mentions the following information o Channel Name o Previous Clip Name o Current Clip Name o Current Clip Name 1 o Current Clip Name 2 When this mode is chosen select which type of information to display on screen as Clip Information Current On Air Timecode and Remaining Time Clip Information This setting defines which clip information will be displayed on screen the Clip Name VarlD or the LSM ID Display Current On Air Timecode This setting defines whether the current on air timecode will be displayed or not Display Remaining Time This setting defines how the remaining time information will be displayed on screen with playlists e remaining time until next break e remaining time until next transition only with the Display Playlist Elements mode e remaining time until next unavailable element Image Capture Settings Default Path for Captured Images This setting allows the operators to specify a destination folder where the captured images will be stored This path is used for the Grab to File actions e If the administrator has specified a pa
121. lements Starts the playout before the element transition for the duration of the pre roll Playlists clips trains Loads the next playlist element linked clip or train on the controlled channel Playlists Skips the next playlist element during the playout of the playlist so it will not play If the button is pressed twice the next 2 elements will be skipped and so on available in layout with split Playlists Exits a partial loop and jumps on the selected element according to the selected Exit Loop mode i e as soon as possible or when the OUT point of the current element is reached Playlists Preloads the first frame of the first playlist element from the playlist associated to the controlled channel Timelines Acts as Goto Mark IN in the IPEdit Player Acts as Recue timeline in the IPEdit Timeline 9 Remote Control Management USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Action LOOP ELEM ent LOOP CHNL channel Clip Creation Functions Action IN OUT CLEAR IN CLEAR OUT GOTO IN 9 Remote Control Management Button V gt Description Playlists e If the loaded playlist element is not ina partial loop the Loop Elem button puts it in an infinite loop e If the loaded playlist element is the single element in a partial loop the Loop Elem button removes the loop e Ifthe on air playlist element is in a partial loop containing other clips the Loo
122. level 1 is had been selected before KW1 and appears before KW 1 in the the only one displayed Keywords area 6 Keyword Management 89 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Rules for the Display of Keywords when Edited the edition The media item of keywords consists Of has one keyword from level 1 level 2 and level 3 selecting another keyword from level 2 from the cascading grid has one keyword from level 1 KW 1 and level 2 selecting the KW 2 but the KW2 had been selected before KW 1 KW2 from the so KW2 appears before KW 1 in the Keywords area cascading grid and only KW 1 is highlighted in the cascading grid has one keyword from level 1 KW 1 level 2 KW2 clicking another and level 3 KW3 1 but the KW3 1 had been selected keyword from before KW2 so KW3 1 appears before KW2 in the level 3 from the Keywords area and only KW1 and KW2 are displayed cascading grid in the cascading grid KW 3 2 has several keywords from level 1 so both are clicking the displayed in the Keywords area but only the first one keyword not assigned to the media item is highlighted in the highlighted cascading grid 90 the keyword s highlighted in the cascading grid the new keyword from level 2 is added to media and the previous keywords from levels 2 and 3 are removed The keyword from level 1 is still selected both KW1 and KW2 are highlighted in the cascading grid and KW2 appears
123. litated between EVS video servers and third party tools such as post production file based camcorders storage etc EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 1 2 IPDirector Uses Standalone Mode Each IPDirector workstation can function as a standalone system while providing all applications for the production from ingest to playout fa saa Video Tape Recorder aRt de SDI O 5 Ke a A T video Server IPDirector SDI Gigabit Ethernet Nearline SDI XS video server Store SE Modular Mode Several workstations can be used running only the applications required for a specific task Each workstation is connected through Ethernet with a central Database When networked together IPDirector Database information is available to all other workstations used in different production areas while enhancing the overall production workflow 1 Introduction Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Ezz 1 Introduction Video Tape Recorder gt spi Pt gt ATA video Server KANet SDOTI AA NG CA PU UG eee KStore SE In this modular mode the first IPDirector station commands the ingest and is able to control multiple recordings and the digitization process of tapes into EVS servers This can be complemented with a logging module inside IP Director which can associate data with each recording The logs created will be accessible by all other users on
124. llows 1 Click the List View button in the Database Explorer toolbar The contextual menu is displayed Show offline IP Drive storages Show LoRes tree Show Clip Elements plugin Show Media Files plugin Simple List Simple List with Thumbnails Fill Key Thumbnails View 2 Select Fill Key Once selected the Thumbnail and Key Thumbnail columns are added in the Database Explorer If a Fill clip is associated with a Key clip the corresponding key thumbnail is displayed in the Key Thumbnail column If no key clip is associated no key thumbnail is displayed Thumbnail Key Thumbnail 8 Name Content T Clip Ele cl_121017d 00 Audio Video d _121017d 01 Audio Video a a Audio Video d 121017c 01 Audio Video Ad 121017b 00 Audio Video Ad 171017b 01 Audio Video cl_121017a 00 Audio Video cl 1717017a 01 Audio Video To narrow your search click the Show Hide Grid Filter Bar button on the top of the grid and perform a search on the Type column by selecting Fill and or Key Refer to sections Search Options and Searching the Database gt Grid Filters in Database Explorer chapter in part 3 of the user manual 12 Filland Key USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions 12 Fill and Key V gt How to View Key Clip Information To view more information on the Key clip associated to a Fill clip proceed as follows In the Database Explorer 1 Right click the selected Fill clip in the Database Expl
125. med text This section only describes the General and Channel Management Shortcuts which are valid for several applications For more information on shortcuts specific to an application refer to e the Channel Explorer user manual e the Control Panel user manual e the Database Explorer user manual e the IPLogger user manual e the Playlist Panel user manual e the Recorder Panel user manual e the VTR Control Panel user manual e the Ingest Scheduler user manual e the AB Roll Playlist user manual 8 Shortcut Definition 105 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 8 2 How to Change a Shortcut To change a shortcut setting proceed as follows 1 Select the menu Tools gt Define Shortcut from the PDirector Menu bar to open the Define Shortcuts window To modify a short cut select the corresponding line in the list below and type in the key combination you want to implement from the keyboard Genera Description Current Value Help Shift F1 Channel Mgmt Open channel explorer Ctri F1 Channel Explorer Open control panel Qpen ni AB Roll Playlist Select Previous window Shift Ctrl Tab Close active window Shift F4 Back to default values 2 Select the application in which you want to modify a shortcut by clicking the corresponding button on the left The General and Channel Management buttons include general shortcuts or shortcuts valid for several applications The shortcuts usable in the corres
126. mmands e The File View Windows and Layout menu commands allow the users to modify and customize the IPDirector user interface in which they are working e The Metadata menu gives access to the options for managing the customer defined data that can be associated with clips logsheets playlists and timelines e The Tools menu gives access among others to the settings and shortcuts defined for the various IPDirector applications as well as some additional options e The Help menu gives access to the application version user manual license information etc See section Menu Bar on page 12 for more information on the menu commands The application bar provides direct access to the various IPDirector applications When the user clicks the icon corresponding to a given application the application opens in the workspace The Keyword icon gives access to a menu for the selection of the keyword tool to open Each application is widely described in separate chapters of the current user manual These fields are read only and give information on the date and time of the SDTI network if any or of the EVS video server in case of a standalone server The workspace is the central area used to display the IPDirector applications that the current user opens Application windows can be freely resized and organized in the workspace The Status bar contains icons and fields that provide information on the following elements default player
127. mportant moments in an event and create clips later on based on the logs Logs are related to a logsheet which is created for the event and contains its own metadata previously defined in a logsheet profile Users have the possibility to create log entries directly during the event or later on Users can associate metadata to the log such as keywords interest level highlight color or a description Keyword Management A set of applications is used to manage the keywords database prepare grids and dictionaries for logging searching and browsing Using the Keyword Management tools a keyword grid or dictionary content can easily be changed and organized by the operator and production team to make it perfectly suited for any sport or live production An unlimited number of keyword grids consisting of up to 300 words each can be managed by IPDirector EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 1 5 7 1 5 8 1 5 9 Keyword Management tools allows the addition of single keywords to the database and therefore to any grid It also allows the import of keyword grids generated by an EVS sever keyword grids from other IP Director installations and even the integration of keywords and keyword grids from 3 9 party databases which may already exist such as competitor lists and team or event statistical databases Simple text files can also be easily imported into the Keyword Database making it easy to import data from a web
128. n control panel Chri Open recorder panel Ctr F3 Open database explorer Chri F4 Open IPLogger Chri F5 Open keyword grid Ctr F5 Open keyword List Ctrl Open dictionary Ctr1 F8 Open Ingest scheduler CtrI F3 Open Video display Ctr F10 Open Playlist Panel Ctr F12 Open Timeline display Shift Ctri F12 Open YTR control panel Shiftsctrl F Select Next window Ctri Tab Select Previous window Shift Ctrl Tab Close active window Shift Fa 8 Shortcut Definition 107 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Current Value Select control panel 1 Select control panel 2 Select control panel 3 Select control panel 4 Select control panel 5 Select control panel 6 Select control panel 7 Select control panel 8 Select control panel 9 Select control panel 10 Select keyword grid 1 Select keyword grid 7 Select keyword grid 3 Select keyword grid 4 Select keyword grid 5 Select keyword grid 6 Select keyword grid 7 Description Current Value Select keyword grid 8 Chia Select keyword grid 9 Ctri 9 Select keyword grid 10 Cirl 0 108 8 Shortcut Definition USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions 8 4 Channel Management Shortcuts All the Channel Management shortcuts are shown in the screenshots below with their default values These can be modified and saved by the user if desired Description Current Value PLAY Var play Change the speed of the on air element PAUSE Fast F
129. nd so on These cascading grids will be a source to associate keywords with the various types of media Warning The cascading grid is not automatically refreshed when the dictionary is edited The Cascading Grid tool can be accessed from the Keywords menu of the Application bar Then a specific cascading grid is opened from the File gt Open option 6 Keyword Management 77 Issue 6 57 A December 2014 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Illustration The Cascading Grid window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Cascading Grid WorldCup CTRL D1 File View Apply ial ENG an TEAMS FEEDS MAT GRAPHICS GOO COLOUR VENUE CITY MATCHES WEATHER Angola Argentina Brazil Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Czech Ecuador Germany England France Ghana Iran Italy Japan Korea saudi Arabia Mexico Netherlands Paraguay Poland Portugal Serbia and Spain Sweden Switzerland Togo Trinidad Tunisia Ukraine usa Coachi Australia i DIDA CAFU 2 p LUCTO 3 JUAN 4 EMERS ROBER p ADRIA m KAKALS RONAL m RONAL ZE RO mm ROGERL np CICINH p LUISA CRIS 15 qp GILBER p GILBER p MINEIR ap JUNINH RICARD n FRED 21 dp JUU ROBIN qp PARREL Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Cascading Grid window Part Name Description le Cascading The title bar gives the name of the opened cascading grid Grid name 2 Toolbar The toolba
130. ndow The following table gives a description of the buttons available from the toolbar Button File View Edit Clear Selection Apply Description File button displays a menu with various options for the management of keyword grids View button displays a menu with various options regarding display Edit button displays the Editing area and enables the Edit mode for the management of keywords in the keyword grid This option is only available in Edit mode when a keyword is selected It is used to clear a selection of keywords This button is used when keywords are assigned to a media item from the Database Explorer See section Assigning a Keyword from a Keyword Tool on page 82 Keyword Grid File Menu The following options are available from the File menu Menu Item New Rename Open 6 Keyword Management Description Opens the Create Keyword Grid window to define a new keyword grid and optional description Allows the users to rename an open keyword grid Allows the users to select an existing keyword grid 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 62 Menu Item Description Publish Allows the users to publish the open keyword grid to predefined user groups Delete Allows the deletion of the keyword grid from the database Import Allows the import of a keyword grid from a file in one of two ways depending on the selection e Import in a new keyword grid e Import
131. negro ge de ge de ge gt Spain Bundesliga Crossorcro English Foot Fronttackle Indirect fre gt Sweden Passing gt Switzerland Cap Crossbar European Cup Fullbacks Injury time gt Togo gt Trinidad amp Tobago Carrying the Cutdownthe F A Footba Goal Instep drive gt Tunisia gt Ukraine gt usa Coaching Staff Penalty Center Dangerous pl Far post Goal kick Jules Rimet NHA Caution Cut off Fake or fein Goal area Intermission Penalty area gt FEEDS Penalty kick Center circl Defenders Field Goal line Kickoff b MATCH TIME gt MATCH OFFICIALS Center line Defending te HFA Goalie Laws of the b GRAPHICS 6 1 3 Keyword Types A distinction can be made between standard keywords and participant keywords The participant keywords can be used for the competitor or player names The standard keywords can be used for actions By default the keywords are defined as standard keywords 6 Keyword Management 5 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 2 6 2 1 52 The participant keywords are differentiated by a little blue icon next to the keyword in the keyword tools ri Competitor A Keyword List Tool User Interface Overview of the Keyword List Window Description The Keyword List tool provides the list of all the keywords stored in the PDirector database It also shows a flat view of the keywords present in each keyword grid or dictionary This tool allows to create delete or renam
132. ng layout Properties Opens the Properties window from which you can change the name and or the icon of both the layout and the layout shortcut You can also publish the layout 4 3 How to Define a Layout This section describes the way to define a new layout for users who have the appropriate user rights You can open and arrange the selected windows before creating the layout or you can first create the layout and arrange the windows later on and save them with the layout name To define a layout proceed as follows 1 Select New in the Layout menu of the IPDirector Menu bar The New Layout window opens New Layout Name Description Cancel 2 Enteraname for the layout 32 4 Layout Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions z 3 If you want to associate an icon to the layout a Click the Select Icon button b Select an icon file from the Open Icon window Open icon Lokin 0850 3 Fillkey _lavout_76x32 ic0 My Recent co ganfed layout 78x3Z ico Documents Ingest layout 78x32 ico Logging_layout_ 8x32 ico a Playlist layouk 78x32 ico Desktop Timeline layout 79x32 ico My Documents ng My Computer My Network Files of type ico Files ico ni c Click Open 4 Click OK a The following message is displayed Clear Working Area o Would you like to dear the working area 5 Click o Yes if you want to start from a clean working area or
133. ngs to in the Windows domain is linked to a profile in the User Manager This determines the set of user rights and user settings the user will have in the application See the IPDirector Technical Reference user manual for more information If the IPDirector workstation is not integrated into an Active Directory domain a login screen will display where users have to enter their own IPDirector username and password IPDirector Applications Production Workflow There are several applications designed for use on a production Each is integrated into the overall package and is accessible via installed software licenses Each application can be used to perform different tasks The following diagram represents the production process and the role of every application EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 1 5 2 1 5 3 Production Config amp Ingest Logging Browsing Edit Playout Integration Archive IP2Archive Tools Setup A iaai VTR Control Panel and Player Control Panel Ingest E Database 3 Database Scheduler Le rate Loe Playlist Panel Explorer Xedio AB Roll CleanEdit Playlist xS Ingest Channel Explorer Scheduler Channel Explorer VTR Panel Director s Cu P Director PRODUCTION WORKFLOW Channel Explorer The Channel Explorer provides a comprehensive overview of any device available on the media sharing network XNet2 including e EVS video servers wi
134. nt e Playlist element duration e Playlist element name 12 Fill and Key 167 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 12 3 4 168 Moving Fill and Key Playlist Elements Moving a Fill or Key playlist can be done in the same way as for a Normal playlist The elements are moved inside the Fill or Key playlist as well as the corresponding elements in the Key or Fill playlist which are moved at the same position Removing Playlist Elements from a Fill or Key Playlist Removing elements in a Fill or Key playlist can be done in the same way as for a Normal playlist All selected elements in the Fill or Key playlist are removed as well as the corresponding elements in the Key or Fill playlist Modifying Tags of a Fill or Key Playlist Element When the user inserts modifies or deletes tags on a Fill or Key playlist element see parameters listed below the modification is not applied to the corresponding Key or Fill playlist element e GPI tags e Swap audio tags e Hide e Mute Grouping Elements in a Fill or Key Playlist When the user creates or deletes a group of elements in a Fill or Key playlist the same operation is performed on the corresponding Key or Fill playlist Fill and Key Playlists Playout Effects and Parameters Applying Transport Commands on a Fill or Key Playlist When both Fill and corresponding Key playlists are loaded on Fill and Key channels if the operator per
135. ntrol Panel its associated keywords are highlighted in the cascading grid Cascading Grid WorldCup CTRL D1 File View Apply al ENG an TEAMS FEEDS MAT GRAPHICS GOO COLOUR VENUE CITY MATCHES WEATHER Angola Argentina Brazil Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Czech Ecuador Germany England France Ghana Iran Italy Japan Korea Saudi Arabia Mexico Netherlands Paraguay Poland Portugal Serbia and Spain Sweden Switzerland Togo Trinidad Tunisia Ukraine usa Coachi Australia i DIDA 1 CAFU 2 LUCIO 3 JUAN 4 EMERS ROBER ADRIA KAKA 8 RONAL RONAL ZE RO ROGERL CICINH LUISA CRIS 15 GILBER GILBER MINER JUNINH RICARD FRED 21 JUU ROBIN PARREL Rules for the Display of Keywords of a Media Item Specific rules exist for the display of keywords in the Cascading Grid tool In case a media item has been assigned several keywords from different keywords assignment processes Keywords tools direct entry some of them could not be displayed in a cascading grid when the media item is selected in the Database Explorer or when it is being edited The order according to which keywords have been assigned is taken into account the keyword s highlighted in the cascading grid has several keywords from level 1 is the first one encountered in the list and its child keywords if any has one keyword from level 1 KW 1 and level 2 KW 2 but the KW2 the keyword from
136. ntrolled channel Playlists clips trains Plays the media loaded on the controlled channel at speed defined in the Control Panel settings Playlists clips trains timelines Stops the playout of the media loaded on the controlled channel Playlists clips trains Unloads the loaded media and loads the last loaded record train or recording ingest at its current recording position This function can be used with clips loaded on the IPEdit Player 123 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Action RETURN Ret SNAP PREV ious PREV iew TRANS ition NEXT SKIP Element GO TO ELEM ent RECUE Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Clips When a clip has been loaded on a player channel pressing RETURN loads the same frame of media from the original record train if it is still available not overwritten in the recorder yet This function can be used with clips loaded on the IPEdit Player Playlists clips trains Goes back to the last loaded record train or recording ingest at the timecode where the E E mode was exited effectively snapping back to where the user left off in the record train or recording ingest This function can be used with clips loaded on the IPEdit Player Playlists clips trains Loads the previous playlist element linked clip or train on the controlled channel Playlists Allows the user to preview a transition effect between playlist e
137. nual and the Playlist Panel user manual The Software Player option will then be available when right clicking the Video Display window Video Display Software Player Control Panel F3 EWS AWH Video Display Options Video Display Linked to the Player Channel The options available if you right click the Video Display window when a media is loaded on the linked player channel are described below Video Display EVS AVH Contig Show Hide Video Display EVS AVH Config Opens the Audio Output Channels window allowing the selection of audio channels to be listened to See section Audio Configuration and Monitoring on page 150 Show hide Video Display Displays or not the media in the Video Display 11 Display Tools Cc V Ea USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 4 3 Sets the video ratio to 4 3 format 16 9 Sets the video ratio to 16 9 format Video Display Linked to the Software Player The options available if you right click the Video Display window when a media is loaded on the Software Player are described below Video Display CX Audio Configuration Show Hide Video Display 6 17 230216 6251 1 OCX Audio Configuration Opens the Audio Output Channels window allowing the selection of audio channels to be listened to and the selection of the number of audio channels for the audiometers display See sections Audio Configuration on page 150 and Audio Level Monitoring on page 151
138. on gt lt label gt Plugins lt label gt lt jcon gt C Program Files x86 EVS Broadcast Equipment IP Director PluginsConfiguration IconSet Xplore png lt icon gt lt button gt lt plugin gt lt plugins gt 28 3 Plugins Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions aa Example of a Plugins XSD File lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 3 gt x5 schema xmins xs Nttp Awww ow_org 2001 AMLSchema version 1 0 lt xs_simpleType name guid gt zx restriction base xs string x5 pattern values 2 A F0 908 a 1A F0 94 a A F0 9H4 a A F0 904 a A F0 9 112 15 ys restriction x simple Type gt yxS_simpleType name progid gt xe restriction base xs string x5 maxLengtih value 39 gt x5 pattern value a 7A 7 fa zA 70 9 J eo restriction s simple Type yS complex Type name size gt lt xS attribute name width type xs nonNegativelnteger use required cxc attribute name height type s nonNegativelnteger use required f xs complex Type xg element name plugins gt lt xS complex Type gt X5 SEQUENCE cxselement name plugin minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded lt xS complex Type gt lt xS Sequence gt ys element name name type xs siring xSichoice gt x element names Tun types es anyURI x element name clsid type guid gt x element name progid type progid is choice cg element name minsize type size minOccurs 0
139. ord Exit Exits IPDirector G Note N Prior to log off or exit it is best practice to save the current layout The saved layout will automatically be displayed the next time the user logs on to PDirector 2 PDirector Main Window Cor V FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Jin 2 3 3 View Menu Clicking the View option on the Menu bar displays the View menu Menu Item Description Application Displays or hides the Application bar Toolbar Status Displays or hides the Status bar at the bottom of the main window Panel Layout Displays or hides the Layout tab on the left of the main window Panel Green Enables or disables the display of the green messages on the IPDirector Information main window when a specific action has been performed e g CLIP on VGA CREATED CLIP DELETED etc Message Displays or hides the message boxes If the option is not selected no Box message box will be displayed on the workspace They will only be added in the Message field See section Message Pane on page 24 for information on the Message field 2 3 4 Windows Menu Clicking the Windows option on the Menu bar displays the Windows menu Menu Item Description Close All Windows Closes all the IPDirector applications opened in the current session lt Name of open IPDirector Gives the focus on the application corresponding to the Application s gt selected item and brings it to the front 2 3 5 Layout Menu
140. ords Insertion Order Participant Keywords Alphabetic Order Participant Keywords Insertion Order KG Keyword Grid Name this option only displays keywords and participant keywords from a specific keyword grid KD Dictionary Name this option only displays keywords and participant keywords from a specific dictionary 6 Keyword Management Cs USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions ke 6 6 2 2 All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order All Database Keywords Insertion Order Participant Keywords Alphabetic Order Partidpant Keywords Insertion Order KG Football FE KD Athletics KD Ice Skating KD skiing Possible Actions Keyword Contextual Menu The Keyword contextual menu is available when right clicking a keyword in the Keywords List The table below describes the available options Field Description Rename Used to rename a keyword See section Creating and Renaming Keyword Keywords on page 55 Delete Keyword Used to delete a keyword See section Deleting Keywords on page 56 Define as Used to change a standard keyword to a participant keyword The Participant option is only available from standard keywords Keyword Reset Participant Used to change a participant keyword to a standard keyword The Keyword option is only available from participant keywords In this case a warning message will be displayed asking you to confirm the action
141. orer The clip contextual menu is displayed 2 Select View Key Clip in the contextual menu The corresponding key thumbnail is displayed with specific information clip name clip ID IN duration cl page 110118a 00 00 0 4 15 q Note N A thumbnail for the Key clip will only appear if the user has manually defined a thumbnail photo for the original Key clip or thumbnails can be created automatically when there is an XFile or XTAccess designated within the thumbnails configuration in the PDirector Remote Installer Please see the Technical Reference manual for further details 159 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 In the Control Panel the associated Key or Fill clip is displayed in the Linked to Clips area of the Clip Information tab Clip Information Metadata Ganged channels Clip list Keywords Source REC on XT KTZ PGE Creation date 02 Feb 2012 06 25 78 Damer pge Grab Thumbnails Published to Cinked to dips y Display thumbnails group A Thumbnail Name LsmID Duration group B eam pge d 12020 639C 02 00 00 06 0 The dip has been sent to 12 3 Fill and Key Playlists 12 3 1 Purpose This chapter is intended to highlight specificities of Fill and Key playlists Most of the operations performed on a Fill or a Key playlist are done in the same way as for Normal playlists References are therefore made to the Playlist Panel user manual describing in details the Playlist Panel inter
142. orresponding PGM video channel connected to the input of the IPDirector Workstation Video card Todo so proceed as follows 1 Inthe Remote Installer right click the selected IPDirector Service button For more information about the Remote Installer see the IPDirector Technical Reference 2 Select Edit Config from the contextual menu The IPDirector Configuration window opens IP Director IP Director Contiguration Channel Management Linked Channel Video Display 12 XTNewPGE_PGM1 e E 12 XINewPGE PGM2 1 AVH Capture Board 7 12_XTNewPGE_PGM3 CA E a mo sw2rao CF CC uat TF CA OOOO O OOO This window allows you to link a player channel of one specific EVS video server to one Video Display Video Board 3 Check the box in the Linked column corresponding to the player channel you want to link to the video display 4 Select which video display device it must be linked to from the drop down list in the Video Display column q Note N The linked box can be checked without being linked to a Video Display For example this is used when an external monitor is connected to your workstation 5 Click Save G Note N All these parameters are local to the IPDirector workstation and must be set independently on all IPDirector Workstations using the Remote Installer tool 146 11 Display Tools Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions z 11 2 3 11 Display Tools Opening the
143. orward FF Fast Reverse FR E E Return Snap to LIVE TAKE Actvate Deactivate 2nd controller Mark IN Clear IN Goto IN Mark OUT Clear OUT Cho Goto OUT E Tum 05D ON or OFF Lock Unlock channel Change LOOP mode B Send clip to default bin Shift B Append clip to default playlist Shift A Send to Archive default Xfile Shift X Save clip 5 8 Shortcut Definition 109 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 9 9 1 9 2 9 Zi li 110 Remote Control Management Introduction Remote Devices Remote devices can be connected to IP Director to perform specific actions The MPlay Remote is a Multi Playout controller used to control the playout of subjects on up to 4 channels The BEPlay Remote is used for media browsing editing and playout Opening the Control Manager Window The configuration of the remote devices is performed through the Remote Control Manager window It can be accessed from the IPDirector main window via Tools gt Remote Control Manager The window displayed several tabs one for each remote device assigned to a serial communication port in the Remote Installer MPlay Remote Introduction The MPlay Remote is a simple interface dedicated to control the playout of clips playlists or graphics It is designed to simultaneously control up to 4 player channels Its buttons can be configured to perform classic transport functions 9 Remote Control Management i
144. out No Layout See section Layout Management on page 30 for information on how to load a layout You can clear the layout by double clicking the Loaded Layout field Warning Clearing the current layout will clear the entire user interface of all open windows Use this with caution 2 PDirector Main Window 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 5 4 2 5 5 24 Minimized Windows The Minimized field indicates whether windows have been minimized and allows the users to restore the minimized windows When no window is minimized the Minimized field has a gray background Minimized When one or more windows have been minimized the Minimized field has an orange background Minimized To restore a minimized window click the Minimized field and select the minimized display of the window you want to restore Channel Explorer Control Panel ee Tu io i E Cr FIL 2 ET PSC AD Er Database Explorer Clips Minimized Message Pane Purpose The Message field displays the most recent message in the Status bar 15 May 2017 15 42 49 Clip Created d pge 1205152 6520 02 Wagi 2 PDirector Main Window USER MANUAL Ch V E IPDirector 6 57 General Functions E 15 May 2012 16 32 45 15 May 2012 16 32 27 15 May 2012 16 32 26 15 May 2012 16 23 50 15 May 2012 16 23 50 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 16 15 09 15 May 2012 15 42 49 Information ww GA
145. ow is displayed 3 Fill in a playlist name and any desired information In the Type area click the Fill or the Key button 4 Click the OK button or press the ENTER key The system creates both a Fill playlist and a Key playlist They are both created with the same information name keywords When the new playlist is created from a server tree view in the Database Explorer it is made on line on the selected EVS video server as well as its corresponding Fill or Key playlist 161 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 When the new Fill or Key playlist is created from a clip list Panel or a Playlist Panel associated to a channel the playlist is made on line on the EVS video server of the channel If this channel is linked to another channel in a Fill 4 Key mode the corresponding Key or Fill playlist is made on line on the EVS server of the corresponding channel Manually Linking or Unlinking Two Playlists as Fill and Key Purpose When creating a Fill or Key playlist the corresponding Key or Fill playlist is automatically created However with a drag and drop operation it is possible either to change the existing association afterwards to associate two playlists for which the respective links have been broken or to change the type of a Normal playlist to associate it to a Fill or Key playlist How to Manually Associate Two Playlists as Fill and Key To manually associate two playlists proceed as
146. ows to increase or decrease the value Predefined Text Values 64 characters The Predefined Text values user field type will appear on screen as a drop down list displaying all the values which have been created for the user field Equestian Sailing Athletics Swimming Ice Skating ski skiing cycling A button displayed on the right of the combo box allows you to add additional values in the list of predefined values 42 5 Metadata Profiles Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Ezz When this user field type is selected the expanded Add New User Field window is displayed and gives the users the choice between two options Add a new User Field Mame Description Predefined Text values 64 characters I want to use the common set of predefined values I want to define specific predefined values for my profile Add Cancel e Itis recommended to use the common set of predefined values when o The metadata will be used in only one profile or o gt The metadata will be used in several profiles but the predefined values will always be the same e tis recommended to define specific predefined values when o The metadata will be used in several profiles and the predefined values will differ depending on the profile The users will then have to enter the values they want to be available in the new profile 5 2 4 How to Create a New Profile To create a new pro
147. p Elem button has no effect Changes the loop mode of the controlled channel Playlists no loop lt loop the action button is green Clips no loop lt gt loop the action button is green lt loop bounce the action button is red Description Playlist elements clips trains Sets a Mark IN point at the current position of the loaded media Playlist elements clips trains Sets a Mark OUT point at the current position of the loaded media Playlist elements clips trains Clears the Mark IN point which has been set but not yet saved Playlist elements clips trains Clears the Mark OUT point which has been set but not yet saved Playlist elements clips timelines Goes to the IN point of the loaded media This function can be used with clips loaded on the IPEdit Player or with timelines from the IPEdit timeline pane 125 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 126 Action GOTO OUT NEW UPDATE SPLIT Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Playlist elements clips timelines Goes to the OUT point of the loaded media This function can be used with clips loaded on the IPEdit Player or with timelines from the IPEdit timeline pane Playlist elements clips trains Saves the new clip after having marked an IN point and an OUT point This function can be used with clips loaded on the IPEdit Player Playlist elements clips Allows the user to save the changes made
148. page and bank organization Display XTs but not All elements are listed on the level down the server they belong Page Bank to Display XTs Page All elements are listed on the level down of the page bank they and Bank belong to Display File Directory Structure The Display File Directory Structure setting makes it possible to display the file structure in different ways in the various applications where it is available Three possible displays are available 91 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 92 Display Option Do not display Directory Structure Display Root Directory Only Display Full Directory Structure Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description All elements are listed without displaying the file directory organization All elements are listed on the level down the first level of the file directory structure e g on line nearline or media files in the Database Explorer All elements are listed on the level down of the file directory they belong to Date Format Recognized in Text Searches Two formats are available e dd mm yyyy e mm dd yyyy Free Text Search Behavior When the users perform a search based on free text the system may behave in two different manners Selected Option Classic Full Text With Thesaurus Operation Performed A search performed with a search string will return the list of results corresponding to this string See also the Database Explorer user manual A sear
149. page or other document where words exist for your event Database Explorer The Database Explorer is a central point in the IPDirector application to perform search on all the media available on the network and to load media It provides access to any high or low resolution media available on the online production network as well as nearline storage platforms This includes clips XT clips and files playlists edits timelines and logs It can also display the list of off line nearline media Bins can be created to organize clips playlists edits and timelines and bin rules can be defined to automatically copy clips playlists edits or timelines within a bin corresponding to a specific applied filter VTR Control Panel The purpose of the VTR Control Panel is to control a VTR Video Tape Recorder from IPDirector It is an advanced remote control from within the PDirector application Apart from playback and record control it also allows the extraction of clips from a tape to the EVS video servers This process can be done for a single clip or multiple clips can be batch digitized The VTR Control Panel can be used according 3 modes e Transport mode the VTR Control Panel works as a remote control for the VTR from within PDirector e Clip Digitize mode one or several clips can be digitized from a single tape to a recorder channel on an EVS video server e Batch Digitize mode several clips can be queued in a Batch list so
150. ponding application are displayed on the right pane 3 Select the relevant shortcut action from the shortcut list Only the shortcuts displayed in regular text can be modified 4 Strike the key or key combination to be used as the new shortcut o gt If the new shortcut key is still available it is automatically modified in the Current Value column o If the new shortcut key is not available the following type of error message is displayed Shortout already used Key F1 Control already assigned to Shortout Open channel explorer in the General category Would you like to swap these 2 shortcuts or apply this shortcut anyway and clear Open channel explorer or cancel the operation Swap Apoly and Clear other shortcut Cancel 5 Select OK to confirm the change in the Define Shortcut window The change in the shortcut definition are saved and available in the application 106 8 Shortcut Definition USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions To restore the default values for an application use the Back to Default Values button in the bottom right part of the window 8 3 General Shortcuts All the general shortcuts items that are available are shown in the screenshots below with their default values These shortcuts are global to the system and not specific to one application These can be modified and saved by the user if desired Description Current Value Help Shift F1 Open channel explorer Chri F1 Ope
151. portation of 3 4 party text data into the IP Director database Using keyword management tools it is possible to create and edit keyword grids keyword dictionaries and also to import and export keyword files between different IP Director installations Keyword files made on an EVS video server are also importable Dictionaries allow you to manage all your keywords in a structured hierarchy This hierarchy allows for similar items to be grouped under headings that are collapsible and expandable The Cascading Grid is a tool designed to guide the users especially the loggers and ingest operators among the amount of keywords and to ensure that they easily and quickly find the information Cascading grids are build in such a way that a main set of keywords is displayed and based on the selected keyword another set is proposed to the users at a second level The management of the different keyword tools is described in sections Keyword List Tool on page 52 Keyword Grid Tool on page 59 and Dictionary Tool on page 69 The assignment of keywords to the various media types is described in the corresponding chapters of the IPDirector manual 6 Keyword Management i l CL p USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions 6 1 2 Opening the Keyword Tools The four keyword tools can be accessed from the Keywords menu of the main Application bar You may choose to open each of them individually or to display several tools Keyword
152. present in each profile will be done from the Profiles tab These profiles are intended to be attributed to clips playlists timelines or edits A search operation can be performed either on the profile name on the profile description or on both by entering a few letters in the Search field A profile can be set as the default profile from the Default column e This profile will be the default profile displayed at item creation for users who do not have the right to choose a metadata profile e Forusers who have the right to choose a metadata profile this profile will be displayed the first time each user create an item Afterwards each user who will have chosen another metadata profile at item creation will get this new current profile at creation of the next item 5 Metadata Profiles Management Cor V FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Logsheet Profiles Tab Metadata Profiles Management File Profiles Logsheet profiles Define your logsheet profiles by giving them a name a description and choosing which profile to use for the logsheet User Fields and or for the Automatic Keywords Search Apply To Name and description Default Name Description Profile for Logsheet User Profile for Log Metadata Creation Date Logsheet 5 9 xma UF xma ak 10 5 2011 12 43 12 PM logsheet AK lt None gt xma ak 1 5 2012 4 10 17 PM Sport International Olympic Games UF Olympic Games AK 1 12 2012 9 57 32 AM This area
153. r provides functions for performing operations on cascading grids See section Toolbar on page 79 78 6 Keyword Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o Part Name Description BI Cascading This area shows the keywords from the selected cascading grid Grid area 3a 1st set of keywords The keywords from the first set are always displayed They correspond to the 1st level of keywords in the related dictionary 3b 2nd set of keywords They are only displayed when a keyword is selected in the 1st set They correspond to child keywords of the keyword selected in the first set 3c 3rd set of keywords They are only displayed when a keyword is selected in the 2nd set They correspond to child keywords of the keyword selected in the third set Keywords assigned to a media item are highlighted light blue A background and or foreground color can have been set for keywords from the related dictionary which will be reflected in the cascading grid See section Setting the Keyword Colors on page 67 Toolbar The toolbar is located on the top of the window The following table gives a description of the buttons available from the toolbar Button Description File 6 Keyword Management File button displays a menu with a single option Open to open an existing cascading grid based on a dictionary View button displays a menu with a single option Keyword numbers to show the index num
154. rab 9 Remote Control Management 12 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Action Button TAKE LOOP Chik BROWSE Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Description Playlists clips trains If the controlled channel is in PGM PRV mode the Take function shifts from the current media on the PGM channel to the media on the associated PRV channel using the Take Effect settings as defined in Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt Clips Take If the controlled channel is in Lock Timeline mode the Take function acts as a toggle between the media on the Player pane and the media on the Timeline pane using the Take Effect settings as defined in Tools gt Settings gt Clips gt Clips Take Enables or disables the Browse mode The button is red in Browse mode See section Browsing Media with the BEPlay Remote on page 136 Clip Selection and Transfer Action SEARCH TC LAST CLIPS 122 Description Clips trains Displays the list of clips and trains containing the same TC as the loaded clip and allows the selection of an element by using the wheel The selected element is automatically loaded on the same frame as the initial element MENU gets out of the list ENTER appends the loaded clip to the default playlist SHIFT ENTER inserts the loaded clip to the default playlist before or after the on air element Displays the list of last created clips and allows the selection of a clip by using the wheel
155. rectory as the XML file programfiles EVS Broadcast Equipment P Director PluginsConfiguration Example of a Plugins XML File lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt plugins gt lt plugin id c9a87661 8b52 4ac 7 8614 25e78655f855 gt lt name gt Xsquare lt name gt lt url gt http 127 0 0 1 9004 lt url gt lt minsize height 380 width 655 gt lt maxsize height 768 width 1024 gt lt defaultsize height 380 width 655 gt lt button gt lt label gt Plugins lt label gt lt jcon gt C Program Files x86 EVS Broadcast Equipment IP Director PluginsConfiguration IconSet Xsquare png lt icon lt button gt lt plugin gt lt plugin id c9a87661 8b52 4ac7 8614 25e78655f857 gt lt name gt IPWeb lt name gt lt url gt http 90 193 88 251 TPWebBrowser Default aspx lt url gt lt minsize height 380 width 655 gt lt maxsize height 768 width 1024 gt lt defaultsize height 380 width 655 gt lt button gt lt label gt Plugins lt label gt lt icon gt C Program Files x86 EVS Broadcast Equipment IP Director PluginsConfiguration IconSet IPWeb png lt icon gt lt button gt lt plugin gt lt plugin id c9a87661 8b52 4ac7 8614 25e78655f8458 gt lt name gt Xplore lt name gt lt url gt http 127 0 0 2 9004 lt url gt lt minsize height 360 width 655 gt lt maxsize height 768 width 1024 gt lt defaultsize height 380 width 655 gt lt butt
156. s 1 In the Keyword List tool select the keyword s to delete from the list Use CTRL CLICK or SHIFT CLICK for a multiple selection 6 Keyword Management USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions Right click and select Delete Keyword from the contextual menu A popup is displayed o f the keyword is not already used Delete GS Ll Would you like to definitely delete keyword 400m from the database o If the keyword is already used Delete keywords D Would you like to definitely delete keyword False Start from the database This keyword has been associated to clips keyword grids or logs 3 Click YES to delete the keyword The keyword is deleted How to Delete All Unused Keywords To delete all unused keywords in the database proceed as follows 1 Click the File button to display the File menu 2 Select Delete All Unused Keywords Importing and Exporting Keyword Lists Rules for Keyword File Import V gt Before importing the keyword file check the file structure and the settings to ensure that the following conditions are met Each keyword in the keyword file must be on its own line within the file The general IPDirector settings in the Remote Installer must be set to manage 64 character keywords Otherwise the keywords will be truncated to 12 characters if they are longer 6 Keyword Management 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 e Th
157. s the different cases which can occur when dragging a clip 1 onto a clip 2 Clip 2 Clip 1 Normal Fill Key Normal Normal clip1 Fill If Fill not yet linked Normal clip1 Fill Normal clip2 Key Normal clip1 Key Link the two clips Link the two clips Link the two clips If Fill already linked Error message in popup window Fill If Fill not yet linked Invalid operation If Fill not yet linked Normal clip2 Key Error message in the Link the two clips Link the two clips error list lf Fill already linked lf Fill already linked Error message in popup Error message in popup window window Key Normal clip2 Fill If Fill not yet linked Invalid operation Link the two clips Link the two clips Error message in the error list If Fill already linked Error message in popup window How to Disassociate Fill and Key Links To delete a link between fill and key clips proceed in one of the following ways 1 Select the Fill or Key clip in the Database Explorer 2 Right click on the selected clip to display the contextual menu 3 Select Unlink from the contextual menu The link is deleted 1 Load the Fill or Key clip in the Control Panel 2 Right click on the control panel to display the contextual menu 3 Select Unlink from the contextual menu The link is deleted 157 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 158 How to View Fill and Key Associations To view Fill and Key associations proceed as fo
158. s to the dictionary at the required position a To move it them between two keywords or parent keywords the drop location is indicated by a light blue line Keyword list v M X Dictionary skiing File KY File View Clear Selection Keyword Keyword Competitor F Participant Add Competitor F Keyword source All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order v 4 skiing gt Competitors DURAND end line Europa Failed False Start figure Final Result Finish free kick The keyword is added to the dictionary 4 skiing Competitors equipment Final Result t discipline 6 Keyword Management Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions jr b Tomove it them under a parent keyword or to move it them under a keyword which will become a parent keyword the parent keyword must be highlighted purple Keyword list w X Dictionary skiing File KM File View Edit Keyword Keyword Partidipant Add Keyword source All Database Keywords Alphabetic Order 4 skiing p CAM 4 equipment LAG Ci Nd category center choral darinet Competitor F The keyword is added to the dictionary 4 skiing Competitors Competitor A Competitor 6 Competitor C Competitor D Competitor E Competitor F How to Add Keywords to a Dictionary from a Keyword Grid It is possible to copy keywords from a keyword grid to a dictionary and vice versa To do so proceed as follows 1 Open both Keyword
159. ssible but it could nevertheless be recovered later Tip A profile marked as deleted can be recovered in one of the following ways e select the profile and then select Undelete from the Edit menu e right click the profile and select Undelete from the contextual menu How to Delete a Logsheet Profile q Note q A logsheet profile used in a logsheet that has at least one log cannot be deleted 1 Inthe Logsheet Profiles tab select the logsheet profile to be deleted 2 Right click the logsheet profile 3 Select Delete from the contextual menu The logsheet profile is deleted from the list 5 Metadata Profiles Management 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 6 1 6 1 1 50 Keyword Management Introduction Product Overview Keywords are an essential element to the I PDirector system bridging the gap between the EVS video servers and a conventional database by allowing the user to search for material using keywords which relate to the media rather than searching by storage locations Keywords allow you to perform searches in any type of media items logs clip elements in a unified manner Every user can thus be certain that the media and logs are indexed in a structured manner so as to provide accurate search results IPDirector provides tools to add data to the database It allows the addition of individual words importation of existing keyword grids of up to 300 keywords or the im
160. ssociated to a Playlist Panel or the clip list tab of a Control Panel See section Associating Channels in Fill and Key Mode on page 153 for more information on Fill and Key player channels Channel Type Playlist Type No channel Normal Fill Key Normal Open Load Warning black on Warning Key channel Fill Open the Fill Load the If Fill PL not linked to Warning PE Fill PL on Key PL the channel Load the Fill PL on the Fill channel If Fill PL linked to Key PL 1 Load the Fill PL on the Fill channel AND 2 Load the Key PL on the Key channel Key Open the Key Load the Warning If Key PL not linked PL Key PL on to Fill PL the channel Load the Key PL on the Key channel If Key PL linked to Fill PL 1 Load the Key PL on the Key channel AND 2 Load the Fill PL on the Fill channel 164 12 Fill and Key Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 12 Fill and Key Renaming or Modifying Information of a Fill or Key Playlist Introduction Renaming a Fill or Key playlist or modifying information of a Fill or Key playlist can be done in the same way as for a Normal playlist through the Edit a Playlist window When a Fill or Key playlist is renamed the corresponding Key or Fill playlist is automatically renamed as well Modifying the Playlist Type Modifying the type of a Fill or Key playlist which is linked to a Key or Fill playlist is not allowed and the Type buttons cannot be selected in the
161. t Shortcuts a 109 REMOTE CONTROL MANAGEMENT 110 Introduction APA AA eabouass 110 MPlay Remote 2 fiegnccat costae ce ccenndrcdine dad beeeeecenesadawecdedoccadetdessendaeocsaeed 110 9 2 1 Introduction scott ot ese ag ee oe ke gas ee sees 110 V EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 VI 9 2 2 MPlay Remote Configuration 22 ec cece eee cece eee ceeeee 111 9 2 3 How to Use the MPlay Remote 2 22 2 2 22 a 115 9 3 BEPlay Remote Device 2 namana a KAKAW NS paa ndn GAN NAGA GAL U KAREN D DENY EN KA NGANGA 115 9 3 1 Introduction 2 a 115 9 3 2 BEPlay Remote Configuration 0 2 0222 2 cece cece cece c cece 116 9 3 3 BEPlay Remote Buttons ccc cece eee eee cee eceeeees 118 9 3 4 Assigning Channels to Function Buttons 129 9 3 5 Selecting a Player to Control Aa 133 9 3 6 Loading Media NO aano aaa mah dare a abang 6 taga Gaba 134 9 3 7 Browsing Media with the BEPlay Remote 136 10 SHUTTLEPRO KEYS LL UU 140 10 1 Introduction 2 2 22 a 140 10 2 Quick Reference in Clip Mode _ 2 22 22 2 eee eee cece eee cece cee ceeeeeeeeeee 141 10 3 Quick Reference in Playlist Mode 0002 o cece cece eee eee eee eee 142 11 DISPLAY TOOLS Uu 72 143 11 1 Software Player aa 143 11 1 1 Introduction agahan AD TANDA Kawa ABUNDA D BINE
162. th applicable to all users in the User Manager you will see the path in this setting but you will not be able to modify it e If the administrator has defined a default path in the User Manager you can modify the path if requested e If the administrator has not defined a default path you can specify a path for captures images in this setting The path needs to point to a shared folder on the Gigabit Ethernet network and should have the following pattern lt MachineName gt lt SharedFolder gt 103 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Capture Images on all Ganged Recorders or Linked Clips When this option is selected the image grabbed on a clip will also be grabbed e on all the recorder channels ganged to the recorder channel from which the image is grabbed e on all the clips linked to the clip on which the image is grabbed 104 7 Settings C3 M Fo USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions 8 8 1 Shortcut Definition Introduction For each application in the PDirector keyboard shortcuts are available to make operation faster to the operator The list of shortcuts can be accessed by clicking the Tools gt Define Shortcuts option from the menu bar of the IPDirector main window Some shortcuts can be redefined to suit individual preferences They are displayed in regular text See section How to Change a Shortcut on page 106 Other ones cannot be modified They appear as dim
163. th their recorder channels and player channels e XPF2 removable storage e XStoreSE media storage e high resolution and low resolution streams e VTR devices From within the Channel Explorer window any IP Director workstation can take control of one or several channels from different EVS servers connected to the XNet When control has been taken the selected channels can be locked The flexibility of IPDirector allows multiple channels to be managed together in a variety of methods e Ganged channels allowing simultaneous control of several channels from one control panel recorders or players e Fill and Key allowing 2 clips to be linked in a Fill Key pairing for playback to a vision mixer switcher or keyable device e Program preview allowing the playout of audio and video transition effects between clips playlist elements or timeline elements e Lock Timeline allowing two channels to be function as Timeline Engine for use with IPEdit e AB Roll Playlist to control and play material on up to 4 channels at the same time Recorder Panel The Recorder Panel is the graphic user interface required to control recorder channels of EVS servers It displays the channel record status and allows to start or stop the recording by a recorder channel It provides the basic functions to create a clip 1 Introduction Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o 1 5 4 1 5 5 1 5 6 1 Introduction
164. the BEPlay Remote from the Channel Name field of the Remote Control Manager window proceed as follows 1 In the Remote Control Manager window right click one of the Channel Name field A contextual menu is displayed No Channel None Software Player XT2_ADL XT2_PGE O27 XT2Z PGE RECI 02 XTZ PGE REC 02 XTZ PGE PGM1 02 XTZ PGE PGM2 02 XTZ PGE PGM3 PGM4 2 Select a channel or the Software Player 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all the channels you want to associate to the buttons The channel name is displayed in the Channel Name field 0 XTZ PGE RECI O XTZ PGE PGMI Software Player and the Function button LED turns red recorder or green player in the Remote Control Manager and on the remote 9 Remote Control Management Cc N USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions z How to Assign Player or Recorder Channels to Function Buttons from the Channel Explorer To assign a recorder channel or a player channel to a Function button of the BEPlay Remote by a drag and drop operation from the Channel Explorer proceed as follows 1 Open the Channel Explorer 2 Select the channel and drag it to one of the six Function button Channel Name field areas in the Remote Control Manager window No Channel Linked channels The channel name is displayed in the Channel Name field 02 XTZ PGE RECI O XTZ PGE PGMI and the Function button LED turns red recorder or green player in the
165. to the remote becomes active on screen The Browse mode of the Database Explorer is activated The focus is in the grid Press the NEXT button to move to the saved filters if the pane is displayed Use the wheel to select a filter Press the ENTER button to apply a filter Press the PREV button to move to the grid and browse clips To cancel the filter press the CLEAR button then the ENTER button 9 Remote Control Management 139 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 10 10 1 140 ShuttlePRO Keys Introduction The ShuttlePRO device has a Jog wheel a Shuttle ring and fifteen buttons The two top rows of buttons on the ShuttlePRO have labels for quick reference as to which function each button is designed to perform However the controller has different functions depending on which mode the IPDirector is being operated in The diagrams in sections Quick Reference in Clip Mode on page 141 and Quick Reference in Playlist Mode on page 142 are quick reference guides to the location of the functions on the Shuttle PRO Some buttons may be used with CTRL or SHIFT from the keyboard as a modifier to change the button function These functions are shown in red for CTRL and blue for SHIFT in the diagrams Diagrams specific to the use of the ShuttlePRO with IPEdit are provided in the IPEdit user manual No ShuttlePRO driver is needed IPDirector accesses directly this device The button configuration is hard co
166. two IPDirector workstations in different locations and not on the same IP Director network 58 6 Keyword Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions aa 6 3 Keyword Grid Tool 6 3 1 User Interface Overview of the Keyword Grid Window Description The Keyword Grid tool allows the users to build groups of up to 300 keywords These keyword grids will be a source to associate keywords with the various types of media Subsequently keywords can be used to search the metadata and retrieve the required media The Keyword Grid tool can be accessed from the Keywords menu of the Application bar Then a specific keyword grid is opened from the File gt Open option 6 Keyword Management 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Illustration The Keyword Grid window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Football F8 CTRL D1 File View Edit 2 60 6 Keyword Management USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 a General Functions yl Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Keyword Grid window Part Name Description le Keyword Grid The title bar gives the name of the open keyword grid name 2 Toolbar The Toolbar provides functions for performing operations on keyword grids 3 Keyword Grid This area shows all the keywords from the selected keyword area grid Toolbar Toolbar Options The toolbar is located on the top of the wi
167. ually corresponds to the name of the recorder channel rrecording the train When a recorder channel is connected to an OUT port of a video router itself associated to an IN port the name of the router IN port is used as feed name Clip Name Prefix Format String If the Save Clip window or the New Ingest window are displayed at clip or ingest creation the format string defined in the Clip Name Prefix Format String field is automatically added as a prefix to the clip ingest name If this field is left empty the users will have the possibility to enter a name of their choice at clip creation The possible format string options are the same as for the clip name Double clicking an item appends it to the format string The use of format string options related to user fields or keywords or specific to ganged recorders is the same for prefix as for auto names Clip Name Counter Value In the Clip Name and Clip Name Prefix format strings the user has the possibility to insert an integer counter 7YCOUNTER This setting allows the user to view or edit the next value of the counter e g if 001 is entered in the field the next counter value will be 001 The number of digits entered in the Clip Name Counter Value field defines the format of the number For example if 0001 is entered in the field the counter will have 4 digits and the counter will loop from 0001 to 9999 7 Settings Cc N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 Gener
168. use Xplore and IPDirector it is highly recommended to start Xplore from outside PDirector rather than from the plugin interface Plugins Configuration Plugin Definition The plugin definition is described in an XML file stored locally on the IPDirector workstation in one of the following directories e appdata EVS Broadcast Equipment IP Director PluginsC onfiguration e programfiles EVS Broadcast EquipmentllP DirectorPlugins Configuration for 32bits platforms e programfiles x86 EVS Broadcast Equipment IP Director PluginsConfiguration for 64bits platforms The XML file must contain e the plugin name as it will be diplayed in the Plugins menu e the web page URL of the plugin if webpage e the ProgID or ClassID of the Activex if Activex e the maximum and minimum size of the plugin window e the default size of the plugin window 3 Plugins Management 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 e the reference to the Plugin icon file which will be displayed in the Plugins menu Icons files are located in EVS Broadcast Equipment IP Director PluginsC onfiguration conSet G Note N A plugin can be available from a dedicated labeled button from the Application bar rather than from the Plugins menu To do so the plugin name such as Xplore must be written as the label tag for button in the XML file The structure of the XML file is described in the plugin xsd file that can be found in the same di
169. users to rename an open dictionary 6 Keyword Management C7 N FE USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions o Menu Item Description Open Allows the users to select an existing dictionary Publish Allows the users to publish the open dictionary to predefined user groups Delete Allows the deletion of the dictionary from the database Import Allows the import of a dictionary from a file xml format Export Allows the export of a dictionary to a file xml format Keyword Dictionary View Menu The following option is available from the View menu Menu Item Description Show Shows the dictionary description which has been entered at the dictionary Description creation It can be edited when the Edit mode is enabled from the Edit button Dictionary Editing Area Clicking the Edit button displays the Editing area The Edit button is highlighted when the Edit mode is enabled This mode allows the user to add keywords via the Keyword field or to perform other actions on keywords 6 Keyword Management 71 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 6 4 2 72 Possible Actions How to Create a New Dictionary To create a new dictionary proceed as follows 1 Inthe Dictionary tool select New from the File menu The Create a New Dictionary window opens Create a new dictionary Name Description Cancel 2 Type a name for the dictionary in the Name field and a description in th
170. vated by pressing o The JOG button LED is red One impulsion of the wheel corresponds to a jump of one field and is equivalent to pressing the left arrow or the right arrow keys on the keyboard Fast Jog Mode The Fast Jog wheel mode is used to navigate through content second by second amp then The JOG button LED flashes red One impulsion of the wheel corresponds to a jump of 1 second It is activated by pressing Assigning Channels to Function Buttons Assignment Modes Each of the 6 Function buttons can be assigned to a recorder channel to a player channel or to the Software Player The assignment of channels to Function buttons can be done in two ways e Favorite Mode selected channels are defined in the Remote Control Manager window This is done during the configuration of the remote e Normal mode this mode uses all channels of an EVS video server The server can be selected from the remote during its use To switch the function buttons assignment between the normal mode and the favorite mode press the SHIFT key and then the MENU button 9 Remote Control Management 129 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 130 Assigning Player or Recorder Channels to Function Buttons in Favorite Mode How to Assign Player or Recorder Channels to Function Buttons from the Channel Name Contextual Menu To assign a recorder channel a player channel or the Software Player to a Function button of
171. window opens on screen and displays the list of clips linked to the loaded clip Search TC PM LS Cup 2017 00 650F 02 PM LS Cup 2012 01 6514 02 6 Use the wheel to move through the list until the requested clip is highlighted The highlighted clip is automatically loaded on the controlled player Browsing Media with the BEPlay Remote Browsing a Playlist Introduction The BEPlay remote allows the users to browse elements within a playlist Prerequisites To be able to browse a playlist with the remote some conditions must be met e aplayer channel or the Software player must be controlled by the remote e the playlist must be opened in a playlist panel or in a control panel e the player channel controlled by the remote must be assigned to the playlist panel or the control panel where the playlist is opened 9 Remote Control Management Cc amp USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions aa How to Browse a Playlist To browse a playlist when the prerequisites are met proceed as follows 1 Press the BROWSE button on the remote The panel on which the playlist is opened becomes active on screen 2 Usethe wheel to select a playlist element o in clockwise to select the next element o in acounter clockwise to select the previous element The selected element is cued on its IN point Browsing Clips Introduction The BEPlay remote allows the users to browse clips from the Database Explorer would they
172. with from the ones that have not Messages Filter Messages can be filtered according to their type thanks to the Message Type buttons displayed on the top left corner of the expanded Message field Information Warning Error XML Unit XTAccess XMLUnit is not availlable Transfer cancelled The XMLUnit XTAccess XMLUnit is not alive Clip Created d pge 120515a 652C 02 Bad disk on machine 29830 By default all the filters are enabled and all the buttons have a blue background 2 PDirector Main Window 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 2 5 6 2 9 7 26 To disable a filter and remove the corresponding messages from the list users must click the Message Type button for that filter The button is then displayed on a gray background Process Status Icons The background color of the Status icons provides information on the status of the processes that run in the background e When the background color is green the process is running or the connection is established e When the background color is orange the process is not running or the connection is not established For more information on these processes refer to the Technical Reference manual Icon Description Status icon for the IPDirector Routing process Status icon for the database connection Status icon for the SynchroDB process Status icon for the IPScheduler process Status icon for the VTR Engine process Status i
173. y i USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions 9 2 2 MPlay Remote Configuration Overview of the Remote Control Manager Window You can access the Remote Control Manager window from the IP Director main window via Tools gt Remote Control Manager AVH RS422 3 BE Play No Channel No Channel No Channel No Channel Linked channels Linked channels Linked channels Linked channels Previous Previous di Previous Previous o i Connection status Connected MODE MASTER Apply function to all channels Identify Then select the tab corresponding to the MPlay Remote device Several MPlay remote devices can be connected In this case as many tabs are displayed as they are devices One of the devices is defined as Master the other ones as slaves This is done in the Remote Installer Refer to the Technical Reference manual You will be able to control up to four player channels with one device 9 Remote Control Management 111 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 57 A December 2014 Assigning Player Channels How to Assign Player Channels from the Channel Name Contextual Menu To assign a player channel to the MPlay Remote from the Channel Name field of the Remote Control Manager window proceed as follows 1 In the Remote Control Manager window right click one of the Channel Name field A contextual menu is displayed Mo Channel None ATOMADL AT2 PGE ATNewPGE 12 XINewPGE PGM1 BESE 12 XINewPGE PGM2 12
174. y the Software Player e SD MJPEG SD MJPEG Proxy IMX 30 IMX 40 IMX 50 DVCPRO 25 DVCPRO 50 MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 2 I Field DV25 H264 e HD MJPEG EVS HD MJPEG Standard HD MPEG 2 MPEG 2 I Field MPEG 2 HD I frame Avid DNxHD Lo 8 bits DNxHD Hi 8 bits DNxHD Hi 10 bits DVCPRO HD 100 mbps XDCAM HD ProRes 422 SQ ProRes 422 HQ ProRes 422 LT AVC Intra 50 AVC Intra 100 H 264 e Proxy lo res MPEG 1 and H264 References The use of the Software Player is described in various sections Use in the Control Panel e section Assigning a Player in the Control Panel user manual e section Loading Rules for the Software Player in the Control Panel user manual Use in the Playlist Panel e section Assigning a Player in the Playlist Panel user manual Use in the Video Display e Using the Software Player and the Video Display on page 147 e Video Display Linked to the Software Player on page 149 Video Display Introduction There are two ways to view video on the IPDirector workstation e through the Software Player e by connecting the SDI output of an EVS server into the IP Director In both cases the video associated to the channel can be displayed within the Control Panel or the Playlist Panel or externally in the Video Display The advantage of displaying the video in the Video Display is that the window can be resized and placed anywhere on the IPDirector desktop 11 Display Tools n
175. ylists The table below summarizes the actions resulting from the insertion of a playlist PL1 into another playlist PL2 PL1 Fill Key Normal 1 Normal PL1 inserted in Fill PL2 Error message you can only insert a as a group Key PL into another Key PL 2 Black orwhite elements of exact same duration inserted in corresponding Key PL Fill 1 Fill PL1 inserted in Fill PL2 as a Error message you cannot insert a group Fill PL into a Key PL and vice versa 2 Key PL corresponding to PL1 inserted as a group in Key PL corresponding to PL2 Key Error message you cannot insert a 1 Key PL1 inserted in Key PL2 as Fill PL into a Key PL and vice versa a group 2 Fill PL corresponding to PL1 inserted as a group in Fill PL corresponding to PL2 Adding Elements in a Fill or a Key Playlist Adding an element by drag and drop operation into a Fill or Key playlist can be done in the same way as for adding a Normal element into a Normal playlist However the system will behave differently depending on the type of the element added and the type of the playlist The table below summarizes the actions resulting from the insertion of an element into a playlist 12 Filland Key Cr V USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions i Element Playlist Type Type Fill Key Normal 1 Element inserted in Fill PL Error message you can Black or white element of exact same only insert a Key element duration inserted in corresponding K
176. yword and its selected child keyword and collapses the cascading grid to the level under the remaining selected keyword The same keywords are removed from the Keywords area of the as well Example Clicking Brazil removes Brazil and Dida 1 and displays the sub set of keywords related to Teams Warning Clicking the X button next to a selected keyword in the Keywords area of the media item leads to a different result e the keyword is removed from the cascading grid the cascading grid is collapsed and therefore does not display its child keywords anymore e the keyword is removed from the Keywords area BUT its child keyword is not removed In the follwing example clicking Brazil does not remove its child keyword Dida 1 from the keywords area Keywords Participants Clear All TEAMS X m DIDA x To remove all the keywords do one of the following actions e Click the Clear All button in the Keywords area e Click the highlighted parent keyword in the cascading grid Rules for the Display of Keywords in Cascading Grids Warning It is highly recommended not to use different Keywords tools to add remove keywords to from a media item 6 Keyword Management Cc N Es USER MANUAL IPDirector 6 57 General Functions azz The media item Display of Keywords in an Cascading Grid In the case when a media item has been assigned keywords only from a cascading grid and later on is being editedor is loaded on the Co

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