cinegy user manual

Cinegyuser manual v 7.0

cinegy user manual v 7.0

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Preface

PrefaceCongratulations on your purchase of cinegy workflow! You can use your system to organize the entire non-linear video production process, from ingesting the material to final broadcasting. cinegy workflow is the first truly integrated endto-end media workgroup solution. It is designed to meet the challenges of 21st century television and media production. cinegy workflow is an all-in-one solution defining the PC as the production platform. Cost efficient, easy to deploy and simple to use. Reduced costs and increased production output.

Your system might not contain certain features described in this manual. Our documents describe all features regardless of which version you purchased.

About This ManualThis manual is designed to keep pace with the current advances in the cinegy workflow by consolidating all the information you need to take advantage of the many options available to you. This manual includes a comprehensive glossary and a detailed index section.

Symbols and ConventionsThe Cinegy user manual uses the following special conventions: 1 Numbered lists when the order of the items is important. Bulletedlistswhentheorderoftheitemsisunimportant.

A note provides important information, recommendations, reminders and suggestions. The See Also notes refer you to other relevant sections, chapters or manuals. The caution paragraph indicates a potentially dangerous operation.

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Contents

ContentsCopyright and Disclaimer ................................................................................................... II Trademarks ........................................................................................................................ II

PrefaceAbout This Manual............................................................................................................ III Symbols and Conventions................................................................................................. III

IntroductionThe Fully Integrated TV Production SystemThe Problem ....................................................................................................................... 2 The Solution ....................................................................................................................... 3 The cinegy workflow Technology .................................................................................... 4 The Network Structure ........................................................................................... 4 Scalability and Cost Efficiency ............................................................................... 4 Third-party, Legacy Integration and Interoperability ............................................... 4 cinegy workflow ............................................................................................................. 5 The cinegy workflow Components .................................................................................. 7 The cinegy media archive Content Server ............................................................ 7 The cinegy media archive Video Server ............................................................... 7 The cinegy media archive Document Server ........................................................ 7 cinegy media desktop (CMD) ............................................................................... 7 Ingest ..................................................................................................................... 7 cinegy ingest ................................................................................................. 7 cinegy ingest Cluster ...................................................................................... 8 BatchIngest ..................................................................................................... 8 Logging ............................................................................................................ 8 Playout Server........................................................................................................ 8 Scheduled Playout............................................................................................ 8 Master Control for Playout ............................................................................... 9 Manual Playout for MOS .................................................................................. 9 cinegy air ....................................................................................................... 9 The cinegy cineweb Client ................................................................................... 9 System Modules .................................................................................................... 9 Maintenance and Administration ......................................................................... 10 cinegy enterprise manager ......................................................................... 10 Other Productivity Tools ....................................................................................... 10 Messenger ..................................................................................................... 10 Navigator ....................................................................................................... 10 Third-Party Tools ............................................................................................ 10 Cinegy Client Dongles .......................................................................................... 10 The cinegy workflow Versioning ........................................................................ 11

Chapter 1Getting StartedThe First Steps................................................................................................................. 14 Registering Users ................................................................................................. 14 Starting cinegy media desktop .......................................................................... 14 Logon and Logoff.................................................................................................. 14 The cinegy media desktop User Interface ...................................................................... 14 The Main Toolbar.................................................................................................. 14 Window Arrangement Commands ....................................................................... 15 Dock Window ................................................................................................ 15 Pin Window ................................................................................................... 15 Hide Window and Close the cinegy media desktop Application ................... 15 Page - V -

cinegy user manual v 7.0Roll-up Window.............................................................................................. 15 Full Screen Mode ........................................................................................... 16 Undoing and Redoing ........................................................................................... 16 The Main Tool Menu ............................................................................................ 16 System Commands ........................................................................................ 17 Edit Commands .............................................................................................. 17 Search Commands ......................................................................................... 17 Help Commands ............................................................................................. 17 Getting Help ..................................................................................................................... 18

Chapter 2Exploring the DatabaseThe Visual Hierarchy ........................................................................................................ 20 The Tree Structure................................................................................................ 21 Folders ................................................................................................................. 21 Standard Folder .............................................................................................. 21 Search Folders ............................................................................................... 21 cinegy convert Job Folder ............................................................................ 22 News Folder ................................................................................................... 22 Portfolios ........................................................................................................ 22 User-Defined Folders ...................................................................................... 22 Terminal Objects .................................................................................................. 22 Roll ................................................................................................................. 22 Placeholder MOG ........................................................................................... 23 ClipBin ............................................................................................................ 23 Sequence ....................................................................................................... 23 DocumentBin ................................................................................................. 23 News Item ..................................................................................................... 23 The Library and Library Folders ............................................................................ 23 The Explorer Interface ...................................................................................................... 24 Opening and Closing the Items............................................................................. 24 Creating a New Item ............................................................................................ 24 Renaming an Item ................................................................................................ 24 Copying an Item ................................................................................................... 25 Moving a Part of the Tree ..................................................................................... 25 Deleting an Item or a Part of the Tree ................................................................... 25 Sorting Items in the Tree ...................................................................................... 25 Locked Items ................................................................................................................... 25 Unlocking items in the tree .................................................................................. 26 Getting Quick Info on the Objects ................................................................... 26 The Folders Window ........................................................................................................ 26 Folder Views ........................................................................................................ 27 Sorting Items in the Folder View .......................................................................... 27 StatusBar ............................................................................................................ 27 The List of Most Recently Used (MRU) ............................................................................ 28 Node Metadata ................................................................................................................ 28 Copying Metadata ........................................................................................................... 29 Additional Templates........................................................................................................ 30

Chapter 3Working with Multiple DatabasesConcept ........................................................................................................................... 32 Configuration ................................................................................................................... 32 Operations ....................................................................................................................... 33 Copying Rolls ....................................................................................................... 33 Copying Unavailable Footages ....................................................................... 35 CopyingClipBinsandSequences ......................................................................... 36 Copying DocumentBins ........................................................................................ 36 Page - VI -

ContentsCopying Folders ................................................................................................... 36

Chapter 4WorkingwithBinsBinsandRolls .................................................................................................................. 38 CreatingaClipBin ............................................................................................................ 38 Publish Roll........................................................................................................... 38 NewClipBinCommand ........................................................................................ 39 OpeningaBin .................................................................................................................. 39 TheBinInterface.............................................................................................................. 39 Customizing the Fields ......................................................................................... 40 SelectingItemsintheBin .................................................................................... 41 Multiple Selection .......................................................................................... 41 SortingItemsinClipBinsandRolls....................................................................... 41 Match Frame........................................................................................................ 41 Clip Aspect Ratio.................................................................................................. 41 Clip Numbering .................................................................................................... 42 PrintBin ............................................................................................................... 43 Print Setup ........................................................................................................... 43 Print Preview ........................................................................................................ 43 The List of Most Recently Used (MRU) ................................................................ 43 ExportingaBin ..................................................................................................... 43 CollaboratinginBins ............................................................................................ 44 Local Comments .................................................................................................. 44 The Storyboard View ....................................................................................................... 44 The Clip Interface ................................................................................................. 45 The Clip Thumbnail ......................................................................................... 45 Unavailable Footage ............................................................................................. 46 Deleting a Clip ...................................................................................................... 46 Adjusting the Size of the Thumbnails ................................................................... 46 The Table View................................................................................................................. 47 Accessing the Metadata Fields ............................................................................ 47 Editing Large Text Fields................................................................................. 47 The Auto Fill Functionality .............................................................................. 47 Clearing a Metadata Field .............................................................................. 48 Adjusting the Cell Size.......................................................................................... 48 Placeholder MOGs ........................................................................................................... 49 Creating ............................................................................................................... 49 Ingesting to the Placeholder Roll .......................................................................... 50 Placeholder Management .................................................................................... 51 Multiclip Objects .............................................................................................................. 52 Concept................................................................................................................ 52 Creating a Multiclip .............................................................................................. 53 Presetting ....................................................................................................... 53 Choosing the Location .................................................................................... 55 Multiclip Content Modification ....................................................................... 55 Clip Properties.................................................................................................................. 56 Clip Properties ...................................................................................................... 56 Multiclip Properties .............................................................................................. 57 Ingest Reporting............................................................................................................... 58 Previewing Clips .............................................................................................................. 60 Playing in the Clip Viewer .................................................................................... 60 Playing in Place .................................................................................................... 60 Previewing a Multiclip.......................................................................................... 61 CreatingaStoryinaBin .................................................................................................. 61 Playing the Clips in Sequence .............................................................................. 61 Rearranging the Clips in the Story ........................................................................ 62 Trimming a Clip .................................................................................................... 62 Page - VII -

cinegy user manual v 7.0Setting the IN Point ........................................................................................ 62 Setting the OUT Point ..................................................................................... 62 Creating a Sub-clip............................................................................................... 62 Rights Management ........................................................................................................ 63 Rights Types ........................................................................................................ 64 Free Use ......................................................................................................... 64 Local Rights ................................................................................................... 64 Medium Rights ............................................................................................... 64 Strict Rights ................................................................................................... 64 No Rights ....................................................................................................... 64

Chapter 5The Metadata ManagerIntroduction ..................................................................................................................... 66 Getting Started with Metadata Manager ......................................................................... 66 The Metadata Manager Toolbar ........................................................................... 67 Operating the Metadata Manager ........................................................................ 68 Adding the Media........................................................................................... 68 Saving the Metadata ...................................................................................... 68 Metadata Manager Settings ................................................................................ 69 General Tab .................................................................................................... 69 Document Tab ................................................................................................ 70 ALE Tab .......................................................................................................... 70 Swivel Tab...................................................................................................... 71

Chapter 6The Clip MigratorWorking with Clip Migrator .............................................................................................. 74 Populating the Roll Fields ..................................................................................... 75 Clips Migration ............................................................................................... 75 Migrating Clips ............................................................................................... 76

Chapter 7Viewing Video MaterialControlling Playback ........................................................................................................ 78 Playback Control with the Mouse ........................................................................ 78 Play/StopButton .......................................................................................... 78 Navigating through the Material ..................................................................... 78 Jumping to the Events ................................................................................... 78 Shuttling using the Mouse in the Viewer........................................................ 78 Controlling the Zoom in the Viewer ................................................................ 79 The Audio VU Meter............................................................................................. 79 Using the Keyboard .............................................................................................. 80 Closing the Clip Viewer .................................................................................. 80 Playing Full Screen ......................................................................................... 80 Play / Stop using the Keyboard ...................................................................... 80 J-K-L Shuttle .................................................................................................. 80 Home, End and Arrow Keys............................................................................ 81 Working with IN and OUT Points .................................................................... 81 Using the Mouse .................................................................................................. 81 Using the Jog Shuttle ..................................................................................... 81 Selecting the Tracks for Playback ........................................................................ 81 Disabling the Waveform for the Video Clips ......................................................... 82 Start / End Clip Hints ........................................................................................................ 82 Finding the Origin of the Clip ............................................................................................ 83 FindBin ................................................................................................................ 83 Find Shot.............................................................................................................. 83 Page - VIII -

ContentsFind Roll ............................................................................................................... 83 Find Next and Previous Shot ................................................................................ 83 Working with Timecodes ................................................................................................. 83 Understanding the Timecode of the System Events ............................................. 83 The Original Timecode (OTC) ................................................................................ 84 The System Timecode (STC) ................................................................................ 85 Displaying the STC as the Ingest Time ........................................................... 85 Clip Duration ........................................................................................................ 85 Using a Timecode to Find a Frame ....................................................................... 85 On-screen Timecode ........................................................................................................ 86 Playback Qualities............................................................................................................ 87 QualityBuilding .................................................................................................... 87 The Most Recently Used (MRU) List in the Clip Viewer ................................................... 88 Export Current Frame from Viewer ................................................................................... 88 Handling Multiclips .......................................................................................................... 89 Working in Clip Viewer ................................................................................... 89 PlaybackandVideoBoards.............................................................................................. 91 TV Output ............................................................................................................. 91 Selecting the Proper Output Options .............................................................. 91 On-screen Deinterlacing ....................................................................................... 91 VideoBoardsandDrivers ..................................................................................... 91 VideoBoardsbasedonanVidiaChipset ........................................................ 91 MatroxVideoBoards ..................................................................................... 91 DVSSDIBoards ............................................................................................. 91 BlackmagicDeckLinkBoards ......................................................................... 91

Chapter 8SearchOpening the Search Window ........................................................................................... 94 Simple Search.................................................................................................................. 95 Search Request Syntax ........................................................................................ 95 Expressions .................................................................................................... 96 Operators ....................................................................................................... 96 The Auto-Complete Functionality ................................................................... 96 Noise Words .................................................................................................. 97 Narrowing the Search Results........................................................................ 97 Federated Search ............................................................................................................. 98 Advanced Search............................................................................................................. 98 Conditions on Metadata Fields ............................................................................. 99 Search Queries .............................................................................................................. 101 Search Results ............................................................................................................... 102 FindBininSearchWindow ................................................................................ 103

Chapter 9The TimelineThe Timeline Interface.................................................................................................... 106 The Toolbar ........................................................................................................ 106 The Track Selector ............................................................................................. 107 The Key Frame Column ...................................................................................... 108 The Editing Area ................................................................................................. 108 Getting Started in the Timeline ...................................................................................... 108 Creating a Sequence from the Timeline.............................................................. 108 Creating a Sequence from the Explorer .............................................................. 109 Opening a Sequence from the Explorer Window ................................................ 110 Activate Sequence ............................................................................................. 110 The Timeline Menu............................................................................................. 110 Setting Sequence Properties ........................................................................ 110 Page - IX -

cinegy user manual v 7.0Timeline Preferences .................................................................................... 111 The Sequence Viewer ........................................................................................ 111 Inserting Clips into a Timeline ........................................................................................ 112 InsertingDirectlyfromClipBins .......................................................................... 112 Adding a Clip to Defined Tracks.................................................................... 112 Using the Clip Viewer to Insert into the Timeline................................................ 113 Insert ............................................................................................................ 113 Overwrite ..................................................................................................... 113 Drag-and-Drop .............................................................................................. 113 Copy and Paste .................................................................................................. 113 Insert and Overwrite Modes .......................................................................................... 114 The Insert Mode ................................................................................................. 114 The Overwrite Mode .......................................................................................... 114 Features and Functions .................................................................................................. 115 Clip Colors in the Timeline .................................................................................. 115 Clip Thumbnails.................................................................................................. 115 Match Frame Indicator in the Timeline ............................................................... 116 24-HourBoundaryforSequences ...................................................................... 116 Moving the Time Slider ...................................................................................... 117 Setting the Time Scale ....................................................................................... 117 Changing the Track Height ................................................................................. 118 Default Timeline Setup ................................................................................. 118 Selecting Clips ................................................................................................... 118 Selecting a Range of Clips ............................................................................ 119 Selecting Multiple Clips................................................................................ 119 Selecting from the Timeline Menu................................................................ 119 Show Metadata ................................................................................................. 119 Moving Clips ...................................................................................................... 119 Snap to Edges .................................................................................................... 120 Deleting Clips ..................................................................................................... 120 Add Edit ............................................................................................................. 120 Moving to the Next and Previous Edit Point ....................................................... 120 Markers.............................................................................................................. 120 Add Markers ................................................................................................ 120 Edit Markers ................................................................................................. 121 Markers and the Timeline Event List ............................................................ 122 Managing a Multiclip ......................................................................................... 122 Switching the Angles During the Playback .................................................. 122 Switching the Angles within the Timeline .................................................... 122 Grouping and Ungrouping Clips .......................................................................... 123 Moving Segments .............................................................................................. 123 Removing Segments .......................................................................................... 124 Extracting the Material ....................................................................................... 124 Lifting the Material ............................................................................................. 124 Closing the Gap .................................................................................................. 124 Extend to Entire .................................................................................................. 124 Setting IN and OUT points .................................................................................. 125 Automatic IN and OUT points............................................................................. 125 Deleting IN and OUT points ................................................................................ 125 Locate Sequence................................................................................................ 126 Closing the Sequence......................................................................................... 126 The Most Recently Used Sequence List (MRU) ................................................. 126 Using the Track Selector ................................................................................................ 126 Adding and Removing Tracks ............................................................................. 127 Monitoring Tracks .............................................................................................. 127 Monitoring Video .......................................................................................... 128 Monitoring Audio ......................................................................................... 128 Patching Tracks .................................................................................................. 128 Collaborating on 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Chapter 10Trimming in the TimelineSimple Trimming ............................................................................................................ 130 Cutting in the Clip Viewer .............................................................................................. 130 Two-point trimming........................................................................................................ 131 Trim Center ........................................................................................................ 131 Trim Right........................................................................................................... 132 Trim Left ............................................................................................................. 132 Two-Point Trimming in the Trim Window ........................................................ 132 Using the Mouse in the Trim Window ....................................................... 133 Four-point Trimming ....................................................................................................... 133 Roll Trim ............................................................................................................. 133 Slide Trim ........................................................................................................... 134 Four-Point Trimming in the Trim Window ........................................................ 134 Using the Mouse in the Trim Window ....................................................... 135 Things to Note When Trimming ..................................................................................... 135 Using Insert Mode.............................................................................................. 135 Using Overwrite Mode ....................................................................................... 135 Trimming with Convenience........................................................................................... 136 Trimming with the Keyboard .............................................................................. 136 Trimming with the Jog-Shuttle ........................................................................... 136 TV Output During Trimming ................................................................................ 136

Chapter 11Video EffectsMixes............................................................................................................................. 138 Adding a Mix...................................................................................................... 138 Type ............................................................................................................. 138 Start and Duration Frames ........................................................................... 142 Mix Presets .................................................................................................. 143 Editing a Mix ...................................................................................................... 144 Mix Properties .............................................................................................. 144 Removing a Mix ................................................................................................. 144 Flop ................................................................................................................................ 144 Change Clip Speed ......................................................................................................... 144 Changing the Speed/Duration............................................................................. 145 Changing the Speed of a Group of Clips ............................................................. 145 Fitting the Clip to IN-OUT ................................................................................... 145 Freezing a Frame ............................................................................................................ 146 Video Opacity Adjustment ............................................................................................. 146

Chapter 12FX ManagerIntroduction ................................................................................................................... 148 The Interface .................................................................................................................. 148 Getting Started ................................................................................................... 149 Working with Effects.......................................................................................... 150 Inverse Effect ............................................................................................... 150 Simple Color Corrector ................................................................................. 152 Managing Effects ............................................................................................... 153 Editing the Effect .......................................................................................... 154 Deleting the Effect ........................................................................................ 154 Managing Tools ............................................................................................ 154

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Chapter 13Working with AudioThe Audio VU Meter ...................................................................................................... 156 AdjustingtheZerodBLevel ............................................................................... 156 Audio Channels .............................................................................................................. 156 Left Only and Right Only ..................................................................................... 157 Split Channels .................................................................................................... 157 Split and Pan Channels ....................................................................................... 157 Audio Volume Adjustment ............................................................................................. 158 Editing Volume Key Frames ................................................................................ 158 Deleting Key Frames .......................................................................................... 159 Create Fades with Key Frames ........................................................................... 159 Audio BalanceAdjustment ............................................................................................ 160 EditingPan/BalanceKeyFrames ........................................................................ 161 Dual Rubber-band Display .................................................................................. 161 The Audio Mixer................................................................................................. 161 Adding an Audio Mix ......................................................................................... 162 Audio Mix or Rubber-Banding ............................................................................ 164 Creating an Audio-Video Fade ............................................................................ 165 Sync Indicator ................................................................................................................ 165 Creating the Voice-Over ................................................................................................. 166 Input................................................................................................................... 167 Gate ................................................................................................................... 167 Equalizer ............................................................................................................. 167 Compressor........................................................................................................ 168 Master ............................................................................................................... 168 Control ............................................................................................................... 168 Audio Recorder Presets...................................................................................... 169 Recommend Audio Hardware Setup .................................................................. 169 Working with the Waveform .......................................................................................... 169

Chapter 14Managing DocumentsTheDocumentBin .......................................................................................................... 172 CreatingaNewDocumentBin ............................................................................ 172 Show Metadata ................................................................................................. 172 Registering a Document ..................................................................................... 173 SelectingaViewfortheDocumentBin ............................................................... 173 Locking a Document .......................................................................................... 173 Editing a Document ............................................................................................ 174 Unlocking a Document ....................................................................................... 174 Deleting a Document .......................................................................................... 174 Document Thumbnails ................................................................................................... 174 Searching for Documents............................................................................................... 174

Chapter 15TitlerCreate a New Titler ........................................................................................................ 176 Select the Titler Type.......................................................................................... 176 Titler Window ................................................................................................................ 177 Canvas ............................................................................................................... 178 TextBox ............................................................................................................. 178 Time Slider ......................................................................................................... 178 Title Settings ...................................................................................................... 178 Page - XII -

ContentsMain Settings..................................................................................................... 179 Titles ............................................................................................................ 179 Character ..................................................................................................... 179 Text .............................................................................................................. 180 Layers .......................................................................................................... 180 Setting up the Titler............................................................................................ 180 Titler: Marquee ............................................................................................. 181 Titler: Static Text .......................................................................................... 181 Titler: Roll ..................................................................................................... 181 Titler: Plate ................................................................................................... 182 Titler: Picture ................................................................................................ 182 Layers ................................................................................................................ 183 Flat Color ...................................................................................................... 183 Color............................................................................................................. 184 Contour ........................................................................................................ 184 Bevel ............................................................................................................ 185 Fillet ............................................................................................................. 186 Glow............................................................................................................. 186 Shadow ........................................................................................................ 187 TheTitlerMenuBar ....................................................................................................... 187

Chapter 16Productivity ToolsConfiguration Utility ....................................................................................................... 190 Configure cinegy media desktop: Data Source ................................................. 190 Configure Cinegy: Desktop Player ...................................................................... 191 Desktop Player and Video Settings............................................................... 191 Configure Cinegy: Miscellaneous ....................................................................... 192 Multi-Monitor Configuration ......................................................................... 192 Program Language ....................................................................................... 193 System Log Window ..................................................................................................... 193 System Log File............................................................................................ 194 Logging User Commands ............................................................................. 194 Cinegy Messenger ......................................................................................................... 195 Starting the Messenger...................................................................................... 195 Selecting the Message Server ........................................................................... 195 Creating a New Account .................................................................................... 196 Logging in .......................................................................................................... 196 Adding and Deleting a Contact ........................................................................... 197 Sending a Message ........................................................................................... 197 Filtering out the Offline Contacts ........................................................................ 198 Logging out ........................................................................................................ 198 Inserting Cinegy Objects in the Message ........................................................... 198 Set up Email ....................................................................................................... 198 Send Email ......................................................................................................... 198 Cinegy Navigator ........................................................................................................... 199 Launching the Navigator .................................................................................... 199 Navigating the Sites ........................................................................................... 199 Working with Favorites ...................................................................................... 199 Managing the Favorites................................................................................ 200

Chapter 17LoggingTheBasicLoggingFunctionality .................................................................................... 202 The Logging Plug-in ....................................................................................................... 202 The Logging Procedure....................................................................................... 203 The Logging Window ......................................................................................... 203 Selecting a Logging Template ............................................................................ 204 Page - XIII -

cinegy user manual v 7.0The Logging Workflow ................................................................................................... 205 Viewing the Material .......................................................................................... 205 SettingtheNewClipBoundaries ....................................................................... 205 Describing the New Clip..................................................................................... 206 Defining the New Clip ........................................................................................ 206 Creating Logging Templates ........................................................................................... 206

Chapter 18Media CleanerMedia Cleaner Conception ............................................................................................. 208 Preparing for Garbage Sweeping ................................................................................... 208 Working with the Media Cleaner.................................................................................... 209 Opening Tool ...................................................................................................... 209 The Interface ...................................................................................................... 210 Media Utilization Window ............................................................................ 210 MediaBin..................................................................................................... 211 Media References Panel ............................................................................... 211 The Toolbar................................................................................................... 212 The Main Tool Menu..................................................................................... 212 The Context Menu........................................................................................ 212 Missing Footage .......................................................................................... 216 Scheduled Media Cleaner .............................................................................................. 217 The Interface ...................................................................................................... 217 Context Menu .............................................................................................. 218 Schedule Managing ........................................................................................... 218 Folder Setup ................................................................................................. 219 Schedule Setting .......................................................................................... 219

Chapter 19CinegyBrowserGetting Started .............................................................................................................. 222 The CinegyBrowserInterface ............................................................................ 222 Configuration...................................................................................................... 222 Importing Cinegy Files to Avid ....................................................................................... 224 Import from CinegyBrowser .............................................................................. 224 Working with the Post Folder ............................................................................. 225 Closing CinegyBrowser ................................................................................................. 226

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Introduction: The Fully Integrated TV Production System

IntroductionThe Fully Integrated TV Production SystemEvery broadcasting company, media production house and post-production facility can streamline their production and achieve a dramatic increase in productivity while saving costs and improving quality at the same time. cinegy workflow is a flexible, scalable solution that guarantees an early return-oninvestment. Ordinary PCs used for day-to-day office business form the platform for cinegy workflow. Using cinegy workflow the production process becomes modernized, streamlined and less time consuming. Furthermore, the content, which is the most valuable asset for any broadcaster, is fully utilized. The Problem The Solution Thecinegy workflow Technology cinegy workflow Thecinegy workflow Components The cinegy workflow Versioning

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The Problem

The traditional production process using videotapes is inefficient, and any problem becomes increasingly more uncontrollable and costly with the extension of the organization. Large broadcasters create thousands of hours of videotape every month. Costs incurred by tape duplication, distribution, storage, search and retrieval exceed millions of dollars for large broadcasters every year. Hundreds and thousands of tapes vanish or are lost in such tape-based production environments. Various solutions exist that try to solve this problem, but the workflow remains cumbersome and non-intuitive. Integration and deployment is difficult. There has been no satisfactory standard solution until now!

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The Solutioncinegy workflow provides a solution that meets all the requirements of modern broadcasting. Working with leading system integrators, consultants, and IT companies, the cinegy workflow solution offers the customer the highest level of competency and project management experience. cinegy workflow is an open platform allowing easy migration of existing content and data, as well as the integration with other third-party and legacy solutions. In short, it is the only fully integrated end-to-end client / server based workgroup oriented digital media production and management system. Fully scalable to more than 10 000 concurrent users, the cinegy workflow solution uses standard PCs and normal Fast-Ethernet networks for ease-of-integration and deployment as well as cost efficiency.

cinegy workflow is a complete system that integrates all areas of production in one comprehensive, elegant and homogeneous environment. Every aspect has been included real-time media ingest in multiple quality levels, automatic shot detection, advanced logging, production notes, voice annotation, rights management, digital asset management, search and retrieval, sequencing, storyboarding, full feature non-linear editing, workgroup collaboration, remote screening, conform, legacy integration and playout, to name a few with many more in development.

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The cinegy workflow TechnologyThe Network Structure

Scalability and Cost EfficiencyOnly a Fast-Ethernet network connection to the cinegy media archive video server is needed. No additional, proprietary hardware or fiber channel network is required, just a computer guru to maintain the infrastructure. The use of the standard office PC as the platform of modern television production allows quick and seamless deployment within the existing IT infrastructure.

Third-party, Legacy Integration and InteroperabilityCinegy GmbH produces a number of post-production, animation and 3D modeling applications that can be integrated with cinegy workflow. cinegy eXtreme is a high-end compositing, effects and animation package, ideal for finishing productions created in cinegy media desktop.Bysupporting standard EDL formats, cinegy workflow supports legacy NLE systems. The Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) is fast becoming the new interoperability standard, allowing different vendors solutions to exchange project data. This enables cinegy workflow to be integrated into heterogeneous post-production and NLE environments wherever necessary.

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cinegy workflowcinegy workflow enables all stages of media production to be represented within the system. All roles and responsibilities are provided for: mediaingestwithshotdetection; storyboardingandoutlining; conformingonAvidsystems; medialoggingwithmetadataentry; workgroupcollaborationandcommunication; AAF/EDLimport/export; mediastorage(onlineandnear-line); remotecollaborationandexchange; multi-resolutionandformatsupport; cumulativemetadatawithverypowerfultemporalmetadatafunctionality; high-qualityeditingwithadvancedNLEfeatures; fullyintegratedrightsmanagement; tightlyintegratedAPENPSnewssystem; real-timesearchandretrieval; integratedconforming; scheduledorreal-timeplayoutofanyformat,integrationoftrackingsystems. The illustration on the next page shows the various cinegy workflow components, as well as external NLE integration.

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The cinegy workflow diagram

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The cinegy workflow Componentscinegy workflow consists of several software as well as hardware components. They can all reside ondifferentmachines;someofthemmaybecombined.Evenaone-machineinstallationispossible.

The cinegy media archive Content ServerThe cinegy media archive content server is a database server holding all the systems metadata in a database. The actual database used in the system may depend on your installation. Consult your system administrator for further details.

The cinegy media archive Video ServerThis is a file server running any file system under any OS, containing the cinegy media files. The actual choice of the OS and the file system depends on your installed hardware base, preferences of your system administrator, required size and performance of the media volumes.

The cinegy media archive Document ServerThe cinegy media archive document server is a file server with an indexing feature, holding the nonmedia essences (file based documents) ingested in cinegy media desktop.

cinegy media desktop (CMD)cinegy media desktop is the client logging, browsing and video editing software. It connects to the cinegy media archive servers to fulfill these tasks. This is a thin client, everything it does goes directly to the cinegy media archive servers.

Ingestcinegy workflow provides full-scale support for ingesting any sort of incoming media: Tapeingest(viaSDI and DV). Liveingest(viaSDIandDV). Videofiles. Audiofiles. DirectCDingestwithCDDBsupport. Batchingest,liveandfromtapes.

cinegy ingestThe cinegy ingest product provides most of the ingest features inside cinegy media desktop. This module has its own system of sub-plug-ins, providing all the necessary features: real-timecompressiontotherequiredformats(forexample,MPEG1&2,DVandWindows Media;); real-timeingestofanynumberofformatsfromtheinputstreaminparallel; theautomaticscenedetection,basedonthecontentoftheincomingvideo,aswellasonthe timecodeanalysis; on-theflyspeech-to-textrecognitionwithanyMicrosoftSAPIv.4or5capablerecognition engine; the ingested stream is available for editing and playout with the time lag less than 6 seconds.

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cinegy user manual v 7.0 cinegy ingest ClusterThe cinegy ingest cluster is an auxiliary technology, which helps cinegy media desktop to ingest multiple video and audio qualities in parallel. It allows you to connect any number of machines in a cluster, working as a single very powerful computer. Normally, you would need to distribute such demanding tasks as MPEG compression or speech recognition over additional machines to achieve the required performance.

Refer to the cinegy ingest manual to learn more about this module.

BatchIngestThe batch ingest is a plug-in that provides the ability to automatically create multi-session ingests.

Refer to the Batch Ingest chapter of the cinegy ingest manual for technical details.

Scheduled IngestThis mode allows pre-planned scheduled ingests from a live feed. This is useful, for example, for ingesting news feeds. The schedule is imported as a text file, which can be generated by any scheduling program or created manually.

BatchIngestfromTapesThis mode allows you to batch ingest using information from EDL or ALE files.

LoggingThe logging plug-in provides HTML-template based logging. This module includes the following features: Youcancreateyourowntemplatesforeverytypeofproduction:suchassports,documentary or news. For example, a particular football template can include the player names and portraits as well as the typical game situations. Youcandescribeandcreatethemasterclipsfromthefootagecurrentlybeingingestedaswell as from the footage that has already been ingested.

Refer to the Logging chapter later in this manual to learn how to create and use the logging templates.

Playout ServerThe cinegy playout server is a separate subsystem in cinegy workflow providing various playout services. It consists of the following parts: scheduledplayout; manualnewsplayoutforENPS; cinegy air.

Scheduled PlayoutThe cinegy playout server allows you to put the completed production on air. It provides the following features: Instantplaybackofthevideo/audiomaterial.AnycliporSequencepreparedincinegy media desktop can be put on-air immediately. Thescheduledplayouteditorincinegy media desktop allows you to edit the schedules on any number of clients simultaneously, any number of days ahead of the scheduled playout. Alltheplayedbackplayoutlistsarestoredforreportingandre-using. Fullyautomatic24/7operationwithcompleteredundancy. Logotypeandmarqueeinsertion. The playout software is implemented as the SQL-independent service to provide the most robust on-air playback.

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Refer to the Scheduled Playout chapter of the Cinegy playout manual for more details.

Introduction: The Fully Integrated TV Production System Master Control for PlayoutThe master control module allows you to control any number of playout servers. The features include: Start,stopforanyserverfromaremotemachine. Monitoringthestatusofeveryplayoutserver. Monitoringtheon-airvideofromanynumberofremotemachinesorviaInternetconnection.

Manual Playout for MOS

The cinegy air news playout system allows you to play items from cinegy media archive inserted into news stories in MOS (Media Object Server) based systems such as AP ENPS or Octopus or Newsworks. The provided features are: InstantupdateoftheENPSrundowns.AssoonasacinegycliporSequenceisinsertedintoa story in a rundown, the playout list in the cinegy ENPS playout is automatically updated. Theselecteditemintherundownlistispre-fetchedtoprovideinstantplaybackstart. AllthenecessaryENPSmetadata(pages,rundownsetc.)aresupported. ThetightintegrationisdoneviatheMOS protocol.

Refer to the News Integration chapter in the Cinegy playout manual for more details.

cinegy aircinegy air provides the state-of-the-art control interface for controlling one or multiple cinegy air service playout channels connected via TCP/IP. cinegy air service executes the playlist provided to it, renders video to air and also sends realtime video feedback to the cinegy air control interface which eliminates the need for video control monitors as well as SDI cabling and routing.

Refer to the cinegy air control and cinegy air news manuals for more details about cinegy air.

The cinegy cineweb ClientYoursystemmayalsoincludethe cinegy cineweb module to provide web-based users with remote access to your cinegy media archive using a browser interface. Its functionality may vary from simple web search in the cinegy content through to very sophisticated editing features. The appearance of the cinegy cineweb client can be customized according to the requirements of your organization.

Refer to the cinegy cineweb manual for details.

System Modulescinegy workflow includes several system services: Updatesystem,forsynchronizingthecontentontheclients. File watcher, for monitoring the free space of the file cluster and providing HSM integration. MOS gateway, for providing a connection between your MOS server and cinegy air news playout. Playoutgateway, for connecting cinegy air playout servers/control with the system.

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Maintenance and Administrationcinegy workflow includes a set of administration and maintenance utilities to edit, maintain, and check the cinegy media archive structure and content, as well as the cinegy user tables.

cinegy enterprise managerThis is the main administration utility. It allows you to modify the structure of the cinegy media archive database and all the global system settings. Only an administrator with the corresponding access rights can use the module.

Refer to the Cinegy installation and maintenance manual to learn more about the cinegy workflow maintenance.

Other Productivity ToolsMessengerThe cinegy messenger tool allows you to exchange text messages between the cinegy users as well as with any standalone user connected to the corresponding message server. The messages can include URLs to the cinegy media archive objects. This provides the easiest way to exchange information in the production process.

These and other tools will be described in detail later in the Productivity Tools chapter.

NavigatorThe cinegy navigator window is the file and Internet browser inside cinegy media desktop. It is particularly useful together with the cinegy media archive document management system. Another important service provided via cinegy navigator is the federated search. Cinegy navigator is also the perfect tool to provide easy integration with web-based third-party applications, such as external search and media browsing.

Third-Party ToolsDifferent additional productivity tools may be integrated into your cinegy workflow. For example, cinegy eXtreme a high-end video compositing system is integrated into cinegy workflow and may be included into your delivery. Other complete 3-D or particle generation tools may also be available. Consult the corresponding manuals to learn how to work with the tools and how to collaborate within them with cinegy workflow.

Cinegy Client DonglesTo work with certain features, cinegy media desktop requires the installation of a hardware dongle in theclientPCUSB.Thefollowingcinegy workflow components require dongles: youneedtheingestlicenseinordertoperformtheSDIbasedingest; youneedtheoutgestlicenseforsuccessfulworkwithvirtualVTR; you need the playout license for proper operations in both scheduled and AP ENPS playout. Without the dongle, the message Dongle not found will be imprinted in the video frames.

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The cinegy workflow VersioningThe cinegy workflow products versioning number scheme is used for system maintenance and to facilitate problem reporting and tracking. A unique numerical identifier expressed as three numbers, separated by dots. The structure for these numbers is shown in the scheme below: major.minor.revision () The revision number is incremented when minor bugs are fixed and no modifications of the database are required. The minor number is incremented when the database has been upgraded and only minor features or important fixes have been added. The major number is incremented when the database has been upgraded and there are significant changes of the functionality. For example: Cinegy 6.5.4 (7858) 19.12.2007

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Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 1Getting StartedThis chapter explains the first steps for getting started with your cinegy media desktop client, how to logon to cinegy media desktop and logoff. Here you will also find an overview of the user interfaces and the cinegy media desktop windows functionality. The First Steps Thecinegy media desktop User Interface The Main Toolbar Window Arrangement Commands Getting Help

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The First StepsRegister as a cinegy user and start the cinegy media desktop application (also referred to as CMD throughout the cinegy workflow documentation).

Registering Userscinegy workflow uses the Windowsdomaininformationtomanageitsusers.Youraccessrights and the available feature set depend on your login. Ask your system administrator to create a user account for you to work with cinegy media desktop.

Starting cinegy media desktopFor most users, the desktop icon is a more convenient location for starting the application. The cinegy workflow installer creates the program icon on the Windows desktop for all the users of the PC. cinegy media desktop must be properly connected to the cinegy media archive content server and have access to the cinegy media archive video server. The connection is normally configured during the installation process.

Logon and LogoffTo work with cinegy media desktop, you must be a Windows domain user. The default Windows login information is used when a domain user logs on. A cinegy media desktop client can then be started without an additional logon procedure. The users accounts are used to determine their access rights and default settings/preferences. The users profiles are stored in the cinegy media archive database. The profiles contain all the information on the plug-in windows settings and position. Wherever you log in, you will get your last profile loaded automatically.

cinegy media desktop does not allow multiple user login from different workstations in order to prevent profile ambiguity. An error message will appear when trying to login on another workstation. The user is automatically logged off when cinegy media desktop is closed. All the settings are stored in the users profile.

The cinegy media desktop User InterfaceThe cinegy media desktop user interface follows Windows metaphor wherever possible to make it more intuitive and easy to use. Some add-ons are described in this section.

The Main ToolbarThe main toolbar contains the most used features of cinegy media desktop. These are: Undo undo one or more actions. Redo redo one or more actions. Searchopensthecinegysearchtool. Root opens the cinegy media archive root in a new window. Navigator navigate to files on your PC and network. Window a list of all available plug-ins and windows. Page - 14 -

Chapter 1: Getting Started Help opens a help file. MRUalistofmostrecentlyuseditems(Bins,Rolls,clipsetc.) Tool Menu accesses further functions of the menu bar. MinimizeminimizestheCMDwindow. CloseclosestheCMDwindow.

Window Arrangement CommandsThe window arrangement commands can be found as buttons in the toolbars or in the window menu.

Some cinegy media desktop windows do not offer all window arrangement commands by design.

Dock WindowChoose Docking View command from the Window menu button. The docked window will stick to the borders of the screen.

Pin WindowSome of the CMD windows have the Pin button in the caption. The feature allows you to fix the window size and position on the screen. Press the Pin button to fix the size and position of the windows on the screen. YoucanalsousethePincommandfromtheWindowmenuicon. If a window is not pinned, it will roll down automatically after a few seconds. To open it, simply move the mouse pointer over its caption. The window will unroll and you can work with it, move the mouse pointer outside the window and it will roll up again.

Hide Window and Close the cinegy media desktop ApplicationSelect Hide from the Window menu button of the currently opened window. The window will disappear from the screen. YoucanalsousetheHidecommandfromtheWindowmenuicon. To bring it back to the screen, select the relevant window in the Window drop-down menu in the main toolbar. The Exit command in the main toolbar closes cinegy media desktop.

Roll-up WindowSome of the cinegy media desktopwindows(forexample,Binsandclipviewer)allowyoutoroll them up (minimize), so that only the floating caption will remain on the screen. Click the Roll-up button to minimize the window.

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cinegy user manual v 7.0 Full Screen ModeSome of the cinegy media desktopwindows(forexample,Binsandclipviewer)allowthefullscreen (maximized) mode. Click the Full Screen button to maximize the window. When in the full screen mode, the window has the Restore button. Click this button to restore the window to its original size and position.

You can also switch between the window modes by double-clicking the window caption.

Undoing and RedoingThe Undo and Redo buttons are located in the main toolbar.

Thesefunctionsprovidethenamedlistofthelastactions;thelatestispositionedatthetop.Ifyou select, for example, the third item from the list, all actions up to your selection, will be undone/ redone.

The depth of the undo is 99 levels. Due to the collaborative nature of cinegy media desktop, when working together with several people on the same Bin, the undo list might be shorter than you expected because of the simultaneous changes to the Bin from different workstations.

The Main Tool MenuThe commands found in the toolbar can also be found in the cinegy media desktop main tool menu, plus a few extra commands.

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Chapter 1: Getting Started System CommandsThe System command Exit closes the application window. Use the Minimize command to minimize the application window to the task bar of your operating system.

Edit CommandsThe Edit commands, undo and redo, operate as described earlier.

Search CommandsThe Search commands open the search, root or navigator windows.

These will be explained in detail later in this manual.

Help CommandsThere are three Help commands: Help Reset all warnings Userinfo

HelpThis command opens the cinegy help file.

Reset all WarningsThis command is useful when the checkbox Dont show again has been ticked off. This checkbox is usually displayed when you perform actions such as deleting items:

The command Reset all warnings will reactivate these types of confirmation windows.

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cinegy user manual v 7.0User Info...This command opens the following information window:

Here you will see all the useful information about the current user, such as the user and computer names, the cinegy media archive server and database in use. The Users actions list shows a list of all the actions the current user can perform. It depends on the user rights assigned to this particular user.

Getting HelpPress at any time to access the cinegy media desktop online help.

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Chapter 2: Exploring the Database

Chapter 2Exploring the DatabaseIn this chapter you will learn how to navigate through the cinegy media archive database. This chapter covers information about the database structure and the corresponding terminal objects, such as ClipBins, Rolls and Sequences. In this chapter you will become familiar with the explorer interface used to create and manage the cinegy media archive database items. Reading the following sections in this chapter will give you a thorough understanding of the cinegy media archive database and its structure: The Visual Hierarchy The Tree Structure Folders Terminal Objects The Library and Library Folders The Explorer Interface Locked Items The Folders Window The List of Most Recently Used (MRU) Node Metadata

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The Visual HierarchyThe illustration below represents the visual hierarchy of the elements in cinegy media desktop. There are several levels of objects, which are shown in the explorer window; these are different folders and Sequences. To give more details, a cinegy media desktop client opens the item in a dedicated editor window. For example,theBinsandRollswillbeshownintheBinwindow,andtheSequences in the timeline. Even more details can be shown with additional interface elements. For example, to explore a clip in aClipBin,theclipviewerlaunches.

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Chapter 2: Exploring the Database

The Tree StructureThe entire content of cinegy media archive is represented for the user as a tree of different folders, containing various terminal objects:

The entire database structure is stored on the cinegy media archive content server.

FoldersThe folders in cinegy media archive are the containers for different terminal objects and other folders, rather similar to a typical directory structure in Windows.

Standard FolderThis folder type is always present in the system. It can contain other folders and objects.

Search FoldersThe search folder is a special folder type assigned to store the search queries. There are two types of search folder: public private

Public Search Query FolderA public search query folder can be created within the Default Public Search Folder. Public search folders store public search queries visible to all users.

Private Search Query FolderA private search query folder can be created individually for each user within the private folders root. Private search folders store private queries visible to the owner user only.

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cinegy user manual v 7.0 cinegy convert Job FolderA cinegy convert job folder is a special folder type. Dedicated functions are predefined to enable automatic processing of different job types.

Refer to the cinegy convert manual for detailed information about creation, maintenance and use of cinegy convert job folders.

News FolderThe news folder is a special folder containing the news items grabbed via the RSS (Rich Site Summary) fetcher service from various sites and then published in cinegy media archive.

Refer to the Cinegy RSS fetcher service manual to learn about the RSS fetcher service.

PortfoliosThe Portfolio is the top-level folder.

User-Defined FoldersYoursystemcanbecustomizedbyyoursystemadministratortoholdadditionaltypesoffolders,tosuit the needs of your production house. The most typical example would be Production or Program or Trailer. Typically, the hierarchy in cinegy media archive starts with Production folders. The standard cinegy media archive comes pre-configured with the following folders: AProductionfolderisahigh-levelfolder;itcanonlybecreatedinaPortfolio.Usuallyitcontainsaset of Program folders. A Program folder is usually located inside a Production folder, and is intended to hold assets related to one TV program. The business rules defining which types of folders can reside inside any given folder type are also set up by your administrator. When creating a new folder, cinegy media desktop always shows you only the permitted set of folder types in the menu.

Refer to the cinegy enterprise manager chapter in the Cinegy installation and maintenance manual to learn how to create the new folder types.

Terminal ObjectsThese are the objects in the tree which cannot contain further items. When activated, they are opened in a dedicated editor window in cinegy media desktop.Forexample,openingaBinobjectlaunches theBinwindows,andopeningaSequenceobjectlaunchesthetimeline.

RollA Roll is a container for master clips. The Roll normally represents one ingest session, i.e. a tape, a file or a piece of live ingest. Double-clickingtheiconopensthemasterBinwindow.

Refer to the cinegy ingest manual for more information about Roll creation and ingest sessions.

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Chapter 2: Exploring the Database Placeholder MOGA placeholder MOG is a special type of Roll with a predefined TV format, start timecode and duration. Itisusedasatemporarysubstitutionforsourceessencethathasnotyetbeeningested.Youcan assign a placeholder MOG as the target for ingest. In this case, the placeholder MOG will be converted to the Roll and all references to its essence will be updated.

Refer to the Placeholder MOGs section in the Working with Bins chapter later in this manual for details about working with the placeholder Rolls.

ClipBinAClipBinisacontainerforuser clips. It allows you to browse, collect, preview and rough cut your material. Double-clickingtheiconopenstheClipBinwindow.

Refer to the Working with Bins chapter to learn more about working with ClipBins.

SequenceA Sequence is a project in the timeline. It can contain multiple clips with various effects, audio tracks with volume control, etc. When double-clicked, it will be opened in the timeline window.

Refer to The Timeline chapter to learn more about working with Sequences.

DocumentBinTheDocumentBincontainsdocuments(files)ingestedincinegy media desktop. It provides a flexible check-in and check-out mechanism, and keeps all the previous versions of the ingested documents.

Refer to the Managing Documents chapter to learn about DocumentBins.

News ItemA news item is an automatically created read-only object registered in cinegy media archive and stored in the news folder. Each news item contains a news header, abstract from the related html page containing the full news story and a link to it.

Refer to the Cinegy RSS fet