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User's Manual - PART 1 - Version 4.3 - October 2007

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction........................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Production Applications .......................................................................................................... 4 1.1.1 Channel Explorer ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.1.2 IP Logger ......................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1.3 Database Explorer ........................................................................................................................... 6 1.1.4 Mini Database Explorer ................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.5 Recorder Panel................................................................................................................................ 7 1.1.6 Ingest Scheduler.............................................................................................................................. 7 1.1.7 VTR Control Panel........................................................................................................................... 8 1.1.8 Player Control Panel........................................................................................................................ 8 1.1.9 Play-List Editor ................................................................................................................................ 9 1.1.10 Clip Editor ........................................................................................................................................ 9

1.2 Management and System Applications................................................................................. 10 1.2.1 Keyword Management................................................................................................................... 10 1.2.2 Keyboard Shortcut Definition ......................................................................................................... 10 1.2.3 Logging Association Definition....................................................................................................... 10 1.2.4 EVS System Tools......................................................................................................................... 11

2. IP Director Main Window................................................................................... 12 2.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Menu Bar .............................................................................................................................. 15

2.2.1 File Menu....................................................................................................................................... 15 2.2.2 View Menu..................................................................................................................................... 15 2.2.3 Windows Menu .............................................................................................................................. 16 2.2.4 Layout Menu.................................................................................................................................. 16 2.2.5 Metadata Menu.............................................................................................................................. 16 2.2.6 Tools Menu.................................................................................................................................... 16 2.2.7 Help Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 21 2.2.8 Freeze Workspace......................................................................................................................... 21 2.2.9 Lock keyboard ............................................................................................................................... 21

2.3 Application Toolbar ............................................................................................................... 21 2.4 Layout Panel......................................................................................................................... 22

2.4.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 22 2.4.2 How to Create a Layout Toolbar.................................................................................................... 22 2.4.3 How to Add a Layout to a Layout Toolbar ..................................................................................... 23 2.4.4 Other Layout Toolbar Commands ................................................................................................. 24

2.5 Channel Status Panel ........................................................................................................... 24 2.5.1 Recorder Status Panel................................................................................................................... 25 2.5.2 Player Status Panel ....................................................................................................................... 26

2.6 Status Bar............................................................................................................................. 27 2.6.1 Default Icons.................................................................................................................................. 28 2.6.2 Loaded Layout Icon ....................................................................................................................... 29 2.6.3 Minimised Icon............................................................................................................................... 29 2.6.4 Message Panel .............................................................................................................................. 30 2.6.5 Copy/Move Status Panel ............................................................................................................... 31 2.6.6 Process Status Icons ..................................................................................................................... 33 2.6.7 Licence Icon .................................................................................................................................. 34 2.6.8 Shortcuts Icon................................................................................................................................ 34

2.7 Metadata............................................................................................................................... 34 2.7.1 Metadata, Profiles and fields ......................................................................................................... 34

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2.7.2 Current Profile ............................................................................................................................... 35 2.7.3 Metadata Menu.............................................................................................................................. 36 2.7.4 How to Change the Current Profile................................................................................................ 37 2.7.5 How to Modify the Default Values of a Profile................................................................................ 38 2.7.6 How to Reset the Default Values in a Profile ................................................................................. 39

2.8 Layouts ................................................................................................................................. 40 2.8.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................ 40 2.8.2 Layout Menu.................................................................................................................................. 40

3. Channel Explorer ................................................................................................ 44 3.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................... 44 3.2 Status Displays..................................................................................................................... 45

3.2.1 XT Server status............................................................................................................................ 45 3.2.2 XT Server Configuration ................................................................................................................ 45 3.2.3 Channel Status Icons..................................................................................................................... 46

3.3 Channel Explorer Shortcuts.................................................................................................. 46 3.4 Operation.............................................................................................................................. 47

3.4.1 How to Assign a Player Channel to a Control Panel...................................................................... 47 3.4.2 How to Assign a Default Recorder for a Player Channel ............................................................... 47 3.4.3 How to Set up the Default Player Channel For the User Interface ................................................ 48 3.4.4 How to Lock a Channel.................................................................................................................. 49 3.4.5 How to Unlock a Channel .............................................................................................................. 49 3.4.6 How to Gang the Playback of Channels ........................................................................................ 49 3.4.7 How to Ungang the Playback of Channels .................................................................................... 50 3.4.8 How to Associate Channels to Provide a PGM/PRV Mode ........................................................... 51 3.4.9 How to Associate Channels to Provide a Key and Fill Mode ......................................................... 52 3.4.10 How to Assign a Record Channel for Use With IP Scheduler........................................................ 53

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Document History

Date Author Document Issue

Mod i f icat ions

Oct . -2007

Anne Delbruyère

4 .3 .C User manua l for IP D i rector vers ion 4 .3 .

• User Manua l sp l i t in to four par ts Sec t ions on new fea tures:

• Metadata on c l ips Par t 1 : sec t ions 2 .2 .5 , 2 .7 Par t 2 : sec t ion 3 .2 .6 Par t 3 : sec t ion 4 .7 , 4 .9 , 4 .19 .3

• Control Panel : C l ip-List tab Par t 3 , sec t ion 4 .11

• Contro l Panel : Grab Frame Par t 3 : sec t ions 4 .5 .16 , 4 .13 .4

• Play-Lists: export into / import f rom .xml f i le Par t 2 : sec t ions 3 .3 .4 , 3 .3 .6 Par t 3 : sec t ions 4 .20 .4 , 4 .20 .5 , 6 .6 .6 , 6 .6 .5 , 6 .6 .7

New or improved sect ions on ex is t ing features:

• IP Logger: general review + new sect ions Par t 1 : new sec t ions 1 .3 , 1 .6 .2 , 1 .6 .3 , 1 .6 .6

• Database Explorer : contextual menus Par t 2 : new sec t ions 3 .2 .4 , 3 .3 .4 , 3 .4 .4 + 3 .2 .21

• Keyword Management: Keyword Grid creat ion Par t 2 : rev iewed sec t ion 2 .3 .3

• Contro l Panel : reviewed or new sect ions Par t 3 : sec t ions 4 .4 .3 , 4 .5 .1 , 4 .5 .6 , 4 .8 .12 , 4 .16 .1 , 4 .16.3; 4 .18 .1 , 4 .18 .3 to 4 .18.9.

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• Play-List Edi tor: contextual menu f rom Play-List Name f ie ld Par t 3 : new sec t ion 6 .6 .5

• Terminology changes Contro l Pane l : V iew pane Channel Med ia pane Layout : Layout pane, Layout too lbar and Layout shor tcuts Min i Database Explorer : Objec t l i s t

E lement l i s t

Sep. - 2007

Mike Dav is , James Ste l lp f lug , Mar t in T i r t iaux

4 .3 .B Rev iews and comments on new and modi f ied sec t ions .

Sep. - 2007

Anne Delbruyère

4 .3 .A In i t ia l dra f t vers ion

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About this Manual This manual i s in tended to cover a l l aspects o f IP Di rector . I t should be seen as a re ference gu ide tha t p rov ides a deta i led descr ip t ion on the var ious modules o f IP D i rector , as we l l as p rocedura l in format ion on how to work w i th the IP D i rector sys tem.

The user manual for IP D i rec tor Vers ion 4 .3 is d iv ided in to 4 par ts :

PART 1: INTRODUCTION The f i rs t par t conta ins the fo l lowing chapters :

Chapter Descr ipt ion

Int roduct ion This chapter g ives an overv iew on the product and descr ibes the components o f the IP Di rec tor su i te .

IP Director Main Window

This chapter de ta i l s the var ious areas in the IP Di rector ma in w indow, i .e . the w indow tha t opens when IP D i rec tor is s ta r ted .

Channel Explorer

This chapter descr ibes the Channe l Exp lo rer , i .e . the modu le that prov ides an overv iew on the components o f the XNet ne twork . I t a l lows the users , among o thers , to take cont ro l o f one or severa l channels f rom d i f feren t XT servers connected on the XNet .

PART 2: LOGGING AND BROWSING The second par t conta ins the fo l lowing chapters :


IP Logger This chapter p rov ides in fo rmat ion on the IP Logger modu le , which is used to c reate logs tha t re la te to recorded events w i th t imecodes, camera angles , c l ip numbers and metadata .

Keyword Management

This chapter covers the management o f keywords , i .e . the crea t ion and se tup o f the var ious too ls wh ich a l low the users to ass ign keywords to logs or c l ips in a un i f ied manner . Ass ign ing keywords to logs and c l ips make i t poss ib le to search on the v ideo mater ia l s tored on the XNet ne twork

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Database Explorer

This chapter exp la ins the Database Exp lorer module , which has been des igned to a l low the users to o rgan ize and search a l l media and data ava i lab le w i th in the XNet ne twork .

Mini Database Explorer

This chapter exp la ins the Min i Database Exp lorer , i .e . a compact vers ion o f the Database Exp lorer in tegra ted in to the P lay-L is t Ed i tor module and the C l ip Edi to r module.

PART 3: INGEST AND PLAY-OUT The th i rd par t con ta ins the fo l low ing chapters :


Recorder Panel This chapter p rov ides in format ion on the Recorder Pane l , i .e . the module used to cont ro l the recorder channe ls o f an XT Server .

Ingest Scheduler

This chapter covers the Ingest Scheduler module that a l lows fo r c l ips to be au tomat ica l ly made on any channel under the IP Di rector con t ro l a t a t ime schedu led in advance.

VTR Control Panel

This chapter descr ibes the VTR Contro l Panel module that a l lows the users to cont ro l a VTR f rom IP D i rec tor and to ex t rac t c l ips f rom a tape to an XT Server .

Player Control Panel

This chapter exp la ins in deta i ls the P layer Contro l Pane l , i .e . the modu le used to cont ro l p layer channels o f an XT server and to make c l ips and s imple p lay- l is ts .

Fi l l & Key This chapter exp la ins the F i l l & Key func t ion in IP D i rec tor , wh ich make i t poss ib le to gang channels o f the XT Server together in a F i l l and Key re la t ionsh ip to a l low the opera tor to per fo rm synchron ised c l ip reca l ls in a F i l l & Key scenar io .

Play-List Edi tor This chapter descr ibes the P lay-L is t Ed i to r module tha t a l lows complex p lay- l is ts to be made, modi f ied and p layed to a i r us ing an e f f i c ien t work f low.


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PART 4: SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND TROUBLE-SHOOTING


System Management

This chapter conta ins a descr ip t ion o f overa l l sys tem set t ings:

• shor tcu t de f in i t ions

• Shut t lePRO conf igura t ion and bu t ton layout

Troubleshoot ing This chapter con ta ins descr ip t ions on the prob lems you cou ld encounter when conf igur ing the sys tem. I t g ives a l l the checks wh ich must be per fo rmed to so lve the prob lems.


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1. Introduction A complete suite of production tools to manage networked XT series servers

IP D i rec tor i s a su i te o f so f tware app l ica t ions des igned to enhance the work f low o f a Te lev is ion product ion.

In combina t ion w i th EVS XT ser ies Servers , IP D i rec to r can u t i l i ze i ts appl ica t ions to both cont ro l mu l t ip le channels w i th in the XNet network and a lso add comprehens ive logg ing fea tures and database func t iona l i t y . Th is p rov ides brows ing capabi l i t y and product ion or ienta ted asset management to inc rease the e f f i c iency o f any Broadcast Opera t ion .

There are ten appl icat ions des igned for use on a produc t ion. Each is in tegra ted in to the overa l l package and is accessed by ins ta l led so f tware l i censes. Each o f the appl icat ions can be used to per fo rm d i f fe rent tasks . Th is cou ld be in the form of mul t ip le record ings of d i f feren t events w i th in a s tud io env i ronment . Th is can be complemented w i th the logg ing sys tem to assoc ia te da ta w i th each record ing, compi l ing med ia f rom the da tabase for inc lus ion in an ed i ted package. The IP D i rec tor su i te a lso a l lows the p layback of severa l comple ted e lements to mul t ip le sources such as b ig screens , key and f i l l sw i tcher e f fec ts , and s tud io p lay- in .

These app l ica t ions are:

Channel Explorer

IP Logger

Database Explorer

Mini Database Explorer

Recorder Panel

Ingest Scheduler

VTR Control Panel

Player Control Panel

Play-List Editor

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Each IP D i rec tor sys tem can func t ion as a s tandalone works ta t ion prov id ing a l l app l icat ions on a product ion , o r severa l works ta t ions can be used, runn ing on ly the app l icat ions requi red for a spec i f ic task and each works ta t ion can be connected v ia E thernet w i th a cent ra l Database. When networked together , IP D i rec to r Database in fo rmat ion is ava i lab le to a l l o ther works ta t ions tha t a re be ing used in o ther areas of the product ion and enhances the overa l l produc t ion work f low.

IP D i rector can cont ro l channe ls o f severa l XT servers . Each works ta t ion sees the XNet ne twork as one large server whose s to rage is d iv ided in to var ious vo lumes access ib le by any channel f rom any XT w i th in the XNet ne twork .

In the D iagram be low, d i f fe rent areas o f the produc t ion work f low are ident i f ied :

RECORD

LOGGING

ARCHIVE

PLAY OUTBROWSE

EDITING

Convent iona l ly , in a s imp le show a record ing is made, logged on paper sheets and then ed i ted or p layed in to the f ina l product ion or to A i r , mak ing re ference to the logs . The des i red med ia wi l l then be arch ived, genera l ly by compi l ing on to a new tape and a new log is c rea ted to match the new record ing.

The d iagram be low shows which appl ica t ion w i th in IP D i rec tor i s des igned to ass is t in each s tage of the work f low, not on ly to p roduce an in tegrated database w i th v ideo, aud io , and t ime code in format ion for each c l ip c reated , and a lso a l l metadata assoc ia ted w i th that c l ip such as : name, keywords, descr ip t ion, c reat ion da te , or ig ina l loca t ion (server s /n , c l ip pos i t ion , e tc) , bu t a lso to cont ro l the ingest , man ipu la t ion and p lay ou t o f the med ia .

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LOGGING

REPLAY

ARCHIVE

EDITING

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Channel ExplorerControl Panel

Ingest SchedulerControl Panel

IP LoggerControl Panel

Database ExplorerChannel Explorer

Control Panel

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1.1 PRODUCTION APPLICATIONS

1.1.1 CHANNEL EXPLORER Channel Exp lo rer g ives a comprehens ive overv iew o f the en t i re XNet ne twork . XT servers , XFi le , XStore and VTR dev ices appear as ind iv idua l i tems in the Channe l Exp lo rer , w i th expandable nodes fo r servers in which the IP D i rec tor sys tems and the VTR are d i rec t l y connected v ia RS422.

From wi th in the Channe l Exp lorer w indow, any IP D i rec tor works ta t ion can take cont ro l o f one or severa l channe ls f rom d i f feren t XT servers connected on the XNet . When cont ro l has been taken, the se lec ted channe ls can a lso be locked.

The f lex ib i l i t y o f IP D i rec tor a l lows mul t ip le channels to be managed together in a var ie ty o f methods:

• Ganged channe ls o Al lowing s imul taneous cont ro l o f many channe ls f rom

one cont ro l panel ( recorders or p layers )

• Key and f i l l o Al lowing 2 c l ips to be l inked in a F i l l /Key pa i r ing fo r

p layback to a v is ion mixer (sw i tcher ) or keyab le dev ice.

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• Program/prev iew o Al lowing d isso lves and w ipes be tween c l ips o f two l inked

p layer channe ls to p lay c l ips sequent ia l ly w i th a t rans i t ion e i ther manua l ly or f rom a p lay- l i s t .

These mul t ip le p layback modes can be used bo th on c l ips to o f fe r a comprehens ive range o f operat iona l p layback modes.

1.1.2 IP LOGGER A log o f recorded mater ia l i s essent ia l to the produc t ion process; by us ing IP Logger the speed o f opera t ions is enhanced by au tomat ica l ly assoc ia t ing logg ing da ta to conten t on the XNet ne twork o f servers . I t can rep lace the t rad i t iona l paper log sheet (wh ich produces manua l t imecode and descr ip t ions) w i th a sys tem that automat ica l l y l inks a logg ing en t ry to a l l re levant med ia c reated on XT servers .

The IP logger prov ides an easy way to add descr ip t i ve data to the med ia and cent ra l ize logg ing da ta . Us ing the IP Logger w izard, a log sheet can be crea ted based on spec i f i c product ion requi rements .

The log sheet i s c rea ted by captur ing the t imecode of impor tan t events , and then eas i ly add ing keywords us ing cus tomised keyword gr ids , descr ip t ions en tered on the keyboard manua l ly , and a leve l ra t ing.

Any c l ip present on the XNet ne twork wh ich inc ludes the t imecode o f logged events , and is made f rom a record t ra in that has been def ined as re levant to the cur ren t log en t ry is then au tomat ica l ly l inked to the cor responding en t ry in the log sheet . Th is e f fec t ive ly l inks the media on the XNet ne twork to a work f low that is f r iend ly to a producer or ed i tor .

IP Logger a lso fea tures the capab i l i t ies to rev iew and edi t con tent o f the log sheet a t any t ime dur ing or a f te r the event . By l ink ing a p lay channel f rom an XT server , the opera tor has a s imple and f lex ib le way to re f ine logg ing in format ion captured dur ing the l ive event .

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Compared to convent iona l logg ing techniques, IP Logger has s ign i f ican t t ime-sav ing benef i ts , and sav ing t ime is a lways c r i t ica l in l i ve product ion . By produc ing accurate logs, and prov id ing an e f f i c ien t search engine , in format ion is ava i lab le fas ter to a l l EVS XNet users for browsing , ed i t ing and arch iv ing. Logs can be accessed by o ther users even wh i le they are be ing generated , and XT media assoc ia ted w i th the log can be cued and used ins tant ly .

1.1.3 DATABASE EXPLORER Database Explorer d isp lays and manages c l ips , p lay- l is ts , b ins and logs for the med ia ava i lab le on the EVS XNet ne twork .

Clips & Play-Lists

Cl ips and Play-L is ts crea ted on XT servers are synchron ised to the IP D i rector cent ra l da tabase and can be browsed f rom th is w indow.

Bins & Logs

Bins and Logs are deta i l s on ly present on the IP D i rec tor sys tems, and add improved methods fo r assoc ia t ing c l ips and o ther deta i ls to the user . These sect ions are not d i rec t ly v is ib le on XT servers , but the resu l ts o f these func t ions can af fec t c l ips on the XNet ne twork benef ic ia l l y .

Features o f the Database Explorer w indow inc lude:

• b in management

• l og sheet management

• f ree tex t search eng ine and search f i l te rs

• keyword f i l te r and ass ignment

• thumbna i l d isp lays

• metadata deta i l s ( ID , name, t imecode, keywords , UmID…)

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• browse and p layback d i rect ly f rom exp lorer w indow

• expor t o f log sheets (XML, CSV)

• arch ive management v ia XF i le

1.1.4 MINI DATABASE EXPLORER The “Min i Database Explorer ” i s an in tegra ted par t o f the C l ip Edi to r and the P lay-L is t Ed i to r app l ica t ions used to eas i l y b rowse the da tabase content and then use the se lected mater ia l in e i ther o f the app l ica t ions wi thout the requi rement to have a fu l l Database Explorer Panel open. I t can show a l l c l ips , b ins and p lay- l i s ts that a re conta ined in the da tabase.

1.1.5 RECORDER PANEL The Record Panel is the graph ica l user in ter face used to cont ro l the recorder channels o f an XT server . The Recorder Cont ro l Panel shows the record s ta tus o f a channe l and can enab le channels to s ta r t o r s top record ing depend ing upon the XT server base conf igura t ion . In con junct ion w i th the but tons on the VGA, there are a lso keyboard shor tcuts and dedica ted but tons on the op t iona l Shut t lePRO cont ro l le r . Where they are shown, these are the de fau l t se t t ings.

1.1.6 INGEST SCHEDULER

Inges t Scheduler a l lows for c l ips to be automat ica l ly made f rom any record channel under the cont ro l o f IP D i rector a t e i ther a t ime scheduled in advance or en tered manual ly by the user . Th is

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means mul t ip le events over a per iod o f t ime can be automat ica l ly s to red. A c l ip can be c rea ted on a channel w i th a name, leve l ra t ing and metadata assoc ia ted wi th i t , and a lso be au tomat ica l ly p laced in to a b in in the Database Exp lorer .

1.1.7 VTR CONTROL PANEL The VTR Contro l Pane l a l lows a VTR (V ideo Tape Recorder) to be cont ro l led f rom IP D i rec tor . I t is an advanced remote cont ro l , f rom wi th in the IP D i rec tor appl icat ion .

Apar t f rom p layback and record cont ro l , i t a lso a l lows the ex t rac t ion of c l ips f rom a tape to the XT servers .

1.1.8 PLAYER CONTROL PANEL

IP Contro l Panel i s des igned to e f f ic ient ly cont ro l XT server channels w i th VTR- l i ke func t ions to c l ip , t r im and p layback med ia . The Contro l Pane l a lso has more advanced fea tures such as the ab i l i ty to :

• bui ld , ed i t and p lay c l ip l i s ts

• use mix o r w ipe t rans i t ions be tween l inked cont ro l pane ls set in a Program/Prev iew mode

• p layback in normal , loop, or bounce modes

• synchron ize the p layback of channe ls that a re ganged together

• of fe r para l le l cont ro l o r exc lus ive cont ro l to be passed to th i rd par ty dev ices (cont ro l le rs , ed i tors , v is ion mixers…etc) .

Wi th in the Contro l Pane l a c l ip l is t can be bu i l t us ing a convent iona l drag and drop techn ique f rom the Database

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Exp lorer . Cont ro ls fo r the t rans i t ion e f fec t , t rans i t ion durat ion , nex t , and sk ip a re readi ly access ib le and re-order ing, inser t ion and de le t ion o f c l ips can be made even as the l i s t is ro l l ing to a i r

Us ing the Contro l Pane l w i th a Secondary Cont ro l func t ion g ives t rad i t iona l dev ices such as l inear ed i tors the power o f ins tant access to any mater ia l ava i lab le on the EVS XNet network . Any med ia , even whi le be ing recorded, can be cued us ing the Contro l Panel and s imu l taneous ly cont ro l led by 3rd par ty ed i to rs , con t ro l le rs and swi tchers us ing indus t ry-s tandard RS-422 pro toco ls (Sony BVW, Odet ics , VDCP, e tc…).

1.1.9 PLAY-LIST EDITOR The Play-L is t Ed i to r a l lows mul t ip le p lay- l i s ts to be made, mod i f ied and p layed to a i r us ing an e f f i c ien t work f low w i th a g reat dea l o f f lex ib i l i ty

The workf low combines three work zones w i th in the appl icat ion that a re needed to per form the tasks requ i red :

• a Min i Database Exp lorer

• a Play-L is t in ter face to manage severa l p lay- l is ts us ing d i f feren t tabs

• a Contro l Panel ( to cont ro l a p rev iew channel )

1.1.10 CLIP EDITOR The c l ip ed i to r combines

• a Min i Database Exp lorer AND

• a Contro l Panel d isp layed in fu l l s ize

I t a l lows the users to search for c l ips f rom the Min i Database Exp lorer on the le f t pane and load the c l ip on to the cont ro l panel on the r ight pane. The c l ip can be loaded by drag & drop or s imple mouse c l ick operat ions .

I t is poss ib le to drag and drop a c l ip in to the cont ro l pane l o f the c l ip ed i to r to load i t on the cor responding channe l . The drag and drop opera t ion can be per fo rmed f rom the Database Explorer , M in i Database Explorer , Contro l Pane l and IP Logger .

I t i s poss ib le to drag and drop a record t ra in f rom the C l ip Tree V iew o f the Database Exp lorer , the Min i Database Exp lorer , f rom a b in w indow or a cont ro l pane l .

I t i s poss ib le to d rag and drop a play- l ist f rom Database Exp lorer or the Min i Database Explorer f rom the P lay-L is t Ed i tor .

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1.2 MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM APPLICATIONS The IP D i rector sys tem a lso has a set o f management and moni tor ing too ls inc luded in the IP D i rec tor su i te :

1.2.1 KEYWORD MANAGEMENT A set o f app l ica t ions is used to manage the Keyword database, p repare gr ids and d ic t ionar ies for logg ing , search ing and brows ing.

Us ing the Keyword Management too ls , a keyword gr id ’s o r d ic t ionar ies content can eas i l y be changed and organised by the opera tor and product ion team to make i t per fect ly su i ted for any spor t or l i ve product ion. An un l im i ted number o f keyword gr ids , cons is t ing o f up to 300 words each can be managed by IP D i rec to r .

Keyword Management too ls a l lows the add i t ion o f s ing le keywords to the database and there fore to any gr id . I t a lso a l lows the impor t o f keyword Gr ids genera ted by an XT sever, keyword gr ids f rom o ther IP D i rec tor ins ta l la t ions and a lso the in tegra t ion o f keywords and keyword gr ids f rom 3 r d par ty da tabases wh ich may a l ready ex is t such as compet i to r l i s ts and team or event s ta t is t ica l databases.

S imple tex t f i les can a lso be eas i l y impor ted in to the Keyword Database making i t easy to impor t data f rom a web page or o ther document where words ex is t fo r your event .

1.2.2 KEYBOARD SHORTCUT DEFINITION This appl icat ion is used to def ine shor tcu ts tha t can be used on the keyboard fo r each o f the product ion appl icat ions in the IP D i rec to r su i te

1.2.3 LOGGING ASSOCIATION DEFINITION When the IP D i rec tor su i te is opened a check is per fo rmed to estab l ish tha t a l l data prev ious ly s tored in the da tabase s t i l l has assoc ia t ions that a re cor rec t and that the media is s t i l l ava i lab le on the XNet .

Th is app l ica t ion a l lows the user to manua l ly dec ide which aspec ts o f the assoc ia t ion be tween c l ips and logs shou ld be in i t ia ted a f te rwards . Th is window normal ly is used by an exper ienced IP D i rector operator for very spec i f i c purposes.

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I t a lso a l lows fo r a c l ip to be assoc ia ted w i th a log sheet a f ter impor t ing i t f rom another IP D i rector works ta t ion .

Note The Logging Assoc ia t ion process takes around 3 minutes for 100 log sheets , each conta in ing 100 e lements , so the def in i t ion o f parameters for th is p rocess on ly app l ies to when there is a l im i ted t ime ava i lab le to s ta r t the system and a large amount o f logs are s to red.

1.2.4 EVS SYSTEM TOOLS With in each app l ica t ion there are mon i tor ing too ls prov ided in the menu s t ruc tures fo r the use o f EVS engineers to moni to r ing the per fo rmance of the system and he lp iso la te any suppor t i ssues wh ich may ar ise.

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2. IP Director Main Window

2.1 INTRODUCTION The IP Di rector main window is the window which opens when IP D i rec to r is s tar ted . By de fau l t the IP D i rector main w indow opens w i thout any app l ica t ion w indow opened. From th is w indow, the user can open one or severa l ins tances of the var ious IP D i rec tor app l ica t ions.

F rom the IP D i rector main w indow, the user can access the fo l lowing e lements :

MENU BAR

The menu bar g ives access to the fo l lowing menu commands:

• The Fi le , V iew, Windows and Layout menu commands, as wel l as the Freeze Workspace and Lock Keyboard opt ions

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a l low the users to mod i fy and cus tomize the IP D i rec tor user in ter face in which they are work ing.

• The Metadata menu g ives access to the op t ions fo r manag ing, i .e . impor t ing , expor t ing and updat ing , the cus tomer-def ined da ta tha t can be assoc ia ted w i th c l ips .

• The Tools menu g ives access to the se t t ings de f ined for the var ious IP D i rec tor app l ica t ions as we l l as some add i t iona l op t ions .

• The Help menu g ives access to the user manual , l i cence in format ion , e tc .

For more in format ion on the menu commands, re fer to sec t ion 2 .2 “Menu Bar ” , on page 15.

APPLICATION TOOLBAR

The appl ica t ion bar a l lows the user to access to the IP D i rec tor app l ica t ions.

For more in fo rmat ion on the app l ica t ion bar , re fer to sec t ion 2 .3 “Appl icat ion Too lbar ” , on page 21.

LAYOUT PANEL

The Layout panel p rov ides a qu ick access to de f ined layout too lbars and to the layouts inc luded in these too lbars . I t a l lows the user to eas i ly load the ex is t ing layouts in to the i r workspace. For more in format ion on the Layout tab, re fer to sect ion 2 .4 “Layout Pane l ” , on page 22.

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CHANNEL STATUS PANEL

The Channel Sta tus panel conta ins the Recorder Sta tus and P layer Status tabs. They make i t poss ib le to v iew the recorder and p layer channe ls connected to the XNet ne twork , as wel l as s ta tus in format ion.

For more in format ion on the Channe l Sta tus pane l , re fe r to sec t ion 2 .5 “Channel S ta tus Panel ” , on page 24.

STATUS BAR The Status bar conta ins icons tha t p rov ide in format ion on the fo l lowing e lements :

• defau l t channel , b in and p lay- l i s t

• l oaded layout icon

• min imised appl ica t ions icon

• message panel

• connect ion s ta tus o f IP D i rector p rocesses and ex terna l components

• l i cense icon

• shor tcu t icon

In add i t ion, the Sta tus bar g ives access to the Copy/Move Manager v ia the Message panel .

For more in fo rmat ion on the e lements ava i lab le f rom the Status bar , re fe r to sec t ion 2 .6 “S ta tus Bar” , on page 27.

WORKSPACE The cent ra l a rea, i .e . the workspace, is used to d isp lay the IP D i rec to r app l ica t ions tha t the cur ren t user opens. Appl icat ion w indows can be f ree ly res ized and organ ised in the workspace.

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2.2 MENU BAR

2.2.1 FILE MENU The F i le menu inc ludes menu commands to log o f f and ex i t IP D i rec to r :

Menu command Descr ipt ion

Log Off User Logs of f the cur ren t user and d isp lays the Log In w indow.

Exi t Exi ts IP D i rec tor .

Note Pr ior to log o f f o r ex i t , the user i s inv i ted to save the cur rent layout . The saved layout w i l l automat ica l ly be d isp layed the next t ime the user logs on again to IP D i rec to r .

2.2.2 VIEW MENU The V iew menu inc ludes i tems cor responding to var ious e lements o f the IP Di rector main w indow. Each i tem can be se lec ted to be d isp layed or dese lected to the h idden on the main w indow.


Appl icat ion Toolbar Disp lays or h ides the Appl icat ion too lbar

Layout Panel Disp lays or h ides the Layout Shor tcut panel

Status Panel Disp lays or h ides the Status bar (exc luded the Channel Sta tus pane l )

Green Informat ion on VGA

Enables or d isab les the d isp lay o f the green messages on the IP D i rector main w indow when a spec i f i c ac t ion has been per fo rmed, e .g . CLIP CREATED, CLIP DELETED…etc .

Message Box Disp lays or h ides the message boxes. I f the opt ion is no t se lec ted , no message box w i l l be d isp layed on the workspace. They wi l l on ly be added in

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2.2.3 WINDOWS MENU The Windows menu makes i t poss ib le to b r ing to the f ron t o r c lose the var ious IP D i rector app l ica t ions opened in the cur rent sess ion .


Close Al l Closes a l l the IP D i rec tor app l ica t ions opened in the cur rent sess ion .

<Name of open IP Director Appl icat ion>

Gives the focus on the appl icat ion cor responding to the se lec ted i tem and br ings i t to the f ron t .

2.2.4 LAYOUT MENU The Layout menu is descr ibed in deta i ls in sec t ion 2 .8 “Layouts” , on page 40.

2.2.5 METADATA MENU The Metadata menu g ives access to the op t ions for managing, i .e . impor t ing , expor t ing and updat ing , the metadata on c l ips .

The Metadata Menu is descr ibed in deta i ls in sec t ion 2 .7 “Metadata” , on page 34.

2.2.6 TOOLS MENU The Tools menu g ives access to user se t t ings , re f resh opt ions and keyword management fo r the IP D i rec to r user logged on .

SETTINGS The Set t ing menu i tem g ives access to a w indow wi th e ight tabs to def ine se t t ings in the fo l low ing f ie lds :

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• take e f fec t

• p lay- l i s t o defau l t t rans i t ion o predef ined va lues for aud io swap and ef fec t durat ion

• GPI and Aux i l ia ry t rack

Some tabs conta in a shor t descr ip t ion o f the set t ings. However , you can re fer to the sec t ions spec i f ied be low for more in format ion on the set t ings in a tab.

General Settings

The genera l set t ings apply to the whole IP D i rector system.

Display XT Structure

The D isp lay XT St ruc ture se t t ing makes i t poss ib le to d isp lay the XT s t ruc tu re in d i f feren t ways in the var ious appl icat ions where i t i s ava i lab le , e .g . in the Database Exp lorer , in the contextua l menu of the Cont ro l Pane l .

Three poss ib le d isp lays are ava i lab le :

Display opt ion Descr ipt ion

Do not d isplay Al l e lements a re l is ted w i thout d isp lay ing the XT s t ruc ture or the page and bank organ isat ion.

Display XTs but not Page/Bank

Al l e lements a re l i s ted on the leve l down the XT they be long to .

Display XTs, Page and Bank

Al l e lements a re l i s ted on the leve l down of the page/bank they be long to .

Language

The language se t t ing makes i t poss ib le to change the in te r face language to the se lected language. Th is is no t fu l l y ava i lab le on th is vers ion.

Key Default Output

The Key Defau l t Output bu t tons make i t poss ib le to def ine the forced key channe l co lour when the user loads a F i l l c l ip tha t is no t assoc ia ted w i th a Key c l ip :

• A b lack key channe l w i l l be fo rced i f the B lack opt ion is se lec ted.

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• A whi te key channel w i l l be fo rced i f the Whi te opt ion is se lec ted.

Transport Settings

The Transpor t se t t ings are app l ied to a l l Cont ro l Pane ls on the works ta t ion ; they are no t spec i f i c to ac t ive cont ro l pane ls .

For more in fo rmat ion on Transpor t se t t ings, re fer to the P layer Contro l Pane l chapter , in par t 3 o f the User manual .

Clip Creation Settings

The same remark as fo r Transpor t set t ings is va l id fo r C l ip Creat ion se t t ings .

For more in format ion on C l ip Creat ion se t t ings, re fe r to the P layer Contro l Pane l chapter , in par t 3 o f the User Manua l .

Take Effect Settings

The same remark as fo r Transpor t set t ings is va l id fo r C l ip Creat ion se t t ings .

For more in format ion on C l ip Creat ion se t t ings, re fe r to the P layer Contro l Pane l chapter , in par t 3 o f the User Manua l .

Play-List Settings (3 tabs)

The P lay-L is t set t ings are exp la ined in de ta i l s in the P lay- l is t Ed i to r chapter , in par t 3 o f the User Manua l .

GPI and Auxiliary Track Settings

The GPI and Aux i l ia ry t rack se t t ings are exp la ined in deta i ls the P lay- l i s t Ed i to r chapter , in par t 3 o f the User Manual .

LOGGING MANAGER The Logg ing Manager p rov ides opt ions to manage the l inks be tween the c l ips and the log sheet .

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Refresh al l associat ions between logs and cl ips

Selec t ing th is opt ion and c l ick ing on s ta r t re f reshes a l l l inks fo r a l l logged events and c l ips p resent in the IP D i rec tor and XNet ne tworks

Refresh the keywords associated with the cl ip for a log sheet

Selec t ing th is op t ion , choos ing a Log Sheet f rom the l i s t ava i lab le and c l i ck ing on s ta r t re f reshes any Keywords that should be assoc ia ted w i th a c l ip w i th in the spec i f ied Log Sheet

Refresh the associat ion between logs and cl ips for a log sheet

Selec t ing th is op t ion , choos ing a Log Sheet f rom the l i s t ava i lab le and c l ick ing on s ta r t re f reshes any c l ip assoc ia t ions be tween logged events and c l ips wi th in the spec i f ied Log Sheet

Associate a c l ip to a log sheet

Selec t ing th is op t ion , choos ing a Log Sheet f rom the l i s t ava i lab le and then a c l ip enables an assoc ia t ion to be made i f the c l ip da te and t imecode proper t ies appear w i th in the se lec ted Log Sheet .

Delete a logging prof i le

Selec t ing th is opt ion, choos ing a Logg ing pro f i le f rom the l is t ava i lab le and c l i ck ing on the ‘De le te ’ bu t ton de le tes the logg ing pro f i le f rom the database. On ly logg ing pro f i les which are not cur rent ly used in a log sheet can be de le ted .

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RECREATE ALL THUMBNAILS This set t ing enables the c reat ion o f thumbnai ls f rom a par t icu lar XT when there is an XF i le in the XNet ne twork set to crea te thumbna i ls . Normal ly th is process wi l l func t ion as a background process . I f a sys tem needs to have i t s c l ips thumbna i l s recrea ted , th is w indow a l lows a manua l l y in i t ia t ion o f tha t p rocess .

The Recrea te bu t ton w i l l send XML f i les to the XF i le on the ne twork tha t w i l l c reate thumbnai ls for the IP D i rec to r sys tem.

DEFINE SHORTCUTS The Shor tcut de f in i t ion is exp la ined in deta i ls in the System Management chapter , in par t 4 o f the User Manual .

ALL CLIPS STATUS AND HISTORY Selec t ing th is menu i tem wi l l d isp lay the Sta tus and H is tory w indow fo r a l l c l ips . Th is window prov ides deta i led in format ion on the c l ip t rans fers tha t have been per fo rmed, whether they succeeded or no t .

OWN CLIPS STATUS AND HISTORY Selec t ing th is menu i tem wi l l d isp lay the Sta tus and H is tory w indow fo r the c l ips tha t the cur ren t user c reated . Th is w indow prov ides deta i led in format ion on the c l ip t rans fers that have been per formed, whether they succeeded or not .

TRANSFER INFORMATION Selec t ing th is menu i tem wi l l d isp lay the Trans fer In format ion w indow tha t p rov ides in fo rmat ion on the pend ing c l ip t rans fers .

The fo l low ing in fo rmat ion is d isp layed on the w indow:

• c l ip name

• est imated t rans fer dura t ion

• t rans fer type

The w indow d isp lays addi t iona l in fo rmat ion on the number o f c l ips that the logged on user has a l ready crea ted and the max imum number o f c l ips that th is user can c reate .

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For more in fo rmat ion on the Trans fer In fo rmat ion w indow, re fer to the Database Exp lorer chapter , in par t 2 o f th is User Manual .

CHANGE PASSWORD This se t t ing a l lows the cur rent ly logged on user to change the i r password .

2.2.7 HELP MENU The Help menu f rom the Main Too lbar g ives access to vers ion and L icense check ing features , together w i th Mon i to r ing app l ica t ions for the use of EVS Sta f f .

The OSD set t ings re fe rs to the on-screen d isp lay when us ing the Shut t lePRO cont ro l le r and a lso g ives a message when a c l ip has been crea ted .

2.2.8 FREEZE WORKSPACE Selec t ing th is op t ion on the menu bar locks the IP D i rec tor workspace to prevent f rom moving w indows, res iz ing w indows or opening a new IP D i rector app l icat ion . The opt ion is se lected aga in to unf reeze the workspace.

The op t ion on the menu bar changes to Red as a warn ing of th is ac t ion . The opera tor can s t i l l open the layout shor tcu t pane l and c l ick a shor tcut to change the layout .

2.2.9 LOCK KEYBOARD Selec t ing th is op t ion on the menu bar locks the Keyboard f rom use on the works ta t ion . The op t ion is se lec ted aga in to un lock the keyboard .

The op t ion on the menu bar changes to Red as a warn ing of th is act ion . The cont ro l o f the worksta t ion is s t i l l poss ib le w i th a mouse or touch screen.

2.3 APPLICATION TOOLBAR The app l ica t ion too lbar p rov ides d i rect access to the var ious IP D i rec to r app l ica t ions . When the user c l i cks the icon cor responding to a g iven appl icat ion , the appl ica t ion opens in the workspace.

For the Keyword Management appl ica t ion , the user needs to se lec t in the sub-menu whether to open the Keyword gr id , d ic t ionary , l i s t or the th ree o f them.

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2.4 LAYOUT PANEL

2.4.1 INTRODUCTION The Layout panel a l lows s ing le-c l i ck access to your saved Layouts .

I t opens when you c l ick the Layout tab on the le f t screen border .

The Layout pane l is empty when you f i rs t open i t . Severa l Layout too lbars can be de f ined and loaded f rom the drop-down l is t box a t the top o f the Layout panel . Each too lbar can conta in a number o f layouts . These layouts are ca l led f rom the shor tcu ts d isp layed in the Layout panel . The procedures for c rea t ing Layout too lbars and add ing i tems to the too lbars are exp la ined in de ta i l be low.

2.4.2 HOW TO CREATE A LAYOUT TOOLBAR To crea te a Layout too lbar , proceed as fo l lows:

1. Right -c l i ck the b lue drop-down combo box and se lect Add shortcut layout toolbar .

2. Enter a name fo r the new too lbar :

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and c l ick OK .

2.4.3 HOW TO ADD A LAYOUT TO A LAYOUT TOOLBAR To add a Layout to a Layout too lbar , proceed as fo l lows:

1. Right -c l i ck the grey empty reg ion under the b lue drop-down combo box and se lect New .

2. Selec t a Layout f rom the L ink Layout w indow:

and c l ick Link .

3. I f requ i red , repeat s teps 1 and 2 to add more Layouts to the too lbar .

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2.4.4 OTHER LAYOUT TOOLBAR COMMANDS To per form o ther Layout too lbar operat ions , more commands are ava i lab le :

1. Right -c l i ck the b lue drop-down combo box :

2. Selec t one of the commands to :

• rename a shor tcu t layout too lbar

• delete a shor tcut layout too lbar

• send a copy to another user

3. Right -c l i ck a but ton in the layout too lbar :

4. Selec t one of the commands to :

• rename a but ton

• delete a bu t ton

2.5 CHANNEL STATUS PANEL The Channel Status panel is made up of the Recorder S ta tus panel and the P layer Status pane l . These pane ls a l low the user to moni to r the s ta tuses of requested recorder o r p layer channe ls .

By de fau l t , the pane ls a re min imised to smal l REC and PLAY tabs on the bot tom le f t s ide o f the workspace as shown in the screenshot be low.

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OPENING AND CLOSING THE CHANNEL STATUS PANELS To open the Recorder Sta tus panel or P layer Status panel fo r the f i rs t t ime in a sess ion , r igh t -c l ick the tab and se lect the V iew Recorder /P layer Pane l op t ion.

To open Recorder Status panel o r P layer Status panel aga in in the sess ion , s imply c l ick the REC or PLAY tab.

To c lose the Recorder S ta tus pane l or P layer S tatus panel , c l i ck aga in on the REC or PLAY tab .

2.5.1 RECORDER STATUS PANEL

DISPLAYED STATUS INFORMATION The Recorder Sta tus panel p rov ides the fo l low ing s ta tus in format ion on the recorder d isp layed on the pane l :

• recorder channe l name

• remain ing capac i ty on the recorder

• record ing s ta tus o capac i ty in fo rmat ion on a red background i f the channel

i s record ing o capac i ty in fo rmat ion on a green background i f the

channel i s no t record ing

• l ock icon i f the channel i s locked

• gang icon i f the channe l i s ganged

POSSIBLE ACTIONS From the contex tua l menus ava i lab le in th is panel , you can per fo rm the fo l lowing act ions:

Contextual menu i tem

Descr ipt ion

View Recorder Panel

Disp lays or min imizes the recorder panel . Th is menu i tem is ava i lab le when r igh t -c l ick ing on the pane l edges .

Add or Remove Recorders

Al lows the user to add recorders to o r remove recorders f rom the Recorder

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panel . Th is menu i tem is ava i lab le when r igh t -c l ick ing on the pane l edges . Selec t ing th is i tem opens the Def ine the Recorder Channe ls w indow f rom where you can se lect the recorders to be added to o r removed f rom the Recorder panel .

View Al l Recorders Disp lays a l l recorder channe ls ava i lab le on the XNet ne twork . Th is menu i tem is ava i lab le when r igh t -c l ick ing on the pane l edges .

Remove Removes a g iven recorder f rom the recorder pane l . Th is menu i tem is ava i lab le when r igh t -c l ick ing on the da ta re la ted to a g iven recorder .

2.5.2 PLAYER STATUS PANEL

DISPLAYED STATUS INFORMATION The P layer S ta tus pane l p rov ides the fo l lowing s ta tus in format ion on the p layers d isp layed on the pane l :

• p layer channe l name

• p layer s ta tus o on Ai r red bu t ton i f the p layer channel i s on a i r

o of f A i r grey but ton i f the p layer channe l i s o f f a i r

• l ock icon i f the channel i s locked

• gang icons i f the channel is ganged

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View Players Disp lays or m in imizes the p layer pane l . Th is menu i tem is ava i lab le when r igh t -c l ick ing on the pane l edges .

Add or Remove Players

Al lows the user to add p layers to o r remove p layers f rom the P layer pane l . Th is menu i tem is ava i lab le when r igh t -c l ick ing on the pane l edges . Selec t ing th is i tem opens the Def ine the P layer Channels w indow f rom where you can se lec t the p layers to be added to or removed f rom the P layer panel .

View Al l Players Disp lays a l l p layer channe ls ava i lab le on the XNet ne twork . Th is menu i tem is ava i lab le when r igh t -c l ick ing on the pane l edges .

Remove Removes a g iven p layer f rom the P layer pane l . Th is menu i tem is ava i lab le when r igh t -c l ick ing on the data re la ted to a g iven p layer .

2.6 STATUS BAR The Status bar conta ins icons tha t p rov ide in format ion on the fo l lowing e lements :

• defau l t channel , b in and p lay- l i s t

• l oaded layout icon

• min imised appl ica t ions icon

• message panel

• connect ion s ta tus o f IP D i rector p rocesses and ex terna l components

• l i cense icon

• shor tcu t icon

In add i t ion, the Sta tus bar g ives access to the Copy/Move Manager v ia the Message panel .

The fo l low ing e lements in the s ta tus bar are exp la ined in the sec t ions be low.

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2.6.1 DEFAULT ICONS The defau l t icons in fo rm whether a de fau l t p layer channe l , b in o r p lay- l i s t has been def ined. I f th is is the case, the name of the de fau l t channel , b in o r p lay- l i s t w i l l be d isp layed.

DEFAULT CHANNEL ICON

I f a defau l t channel has been def ined, the Defau l t Channe l icon d isp lays the name of the de fau l t channel on a g reen background.

I f no defau l t channel i s def ined, the ‘None’ va lue w i l l be d isp layed on a ye l low background.

The icon is fo r in format ive purpose.

You can def ine a de fau l t channe l in the Channe l Exp lorer , v ia the Set as Defau l t P layer op t ion ava i lab le f rom the contex tual menu.

You can c lear the de fau l t by double-c l ick ing the Defau l t Channe l i con.

DEFAULT BIN ICON

I f a de fau l t b in has been de f ined, the Defau l t B in icon d isp lays the name of the de fau l t b in on a green background.

I f no defau l t b in is de f ined, the ‘None ’ va lue w i l l be d isp layed on a ye l low background.

The icon is fo r in fo rmat ive purpose. However , the op t ion to send an e lement to the defau l t b in is ava i lab le f rom the contex tua l menu of the var ious app l icat ions when th is i s re levant .

You can def ine a de fau l t b in in the Database Explorer , v ia the Set as Defau l t B in op t ion ava i lab le f rom the contextua l menu.

You can c lear the defau l t by double-c l ick ing the Defau l t B in icon .

DEFAULT PLAY-LIST ICON

I f a de fau l t p lay- l i s t has been de f ined, the Defau l t Pay-L is t icon d isp lays the name of the de fau l t p lay- l i s t on a green background.

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The icon is fo r in fo rmat ive purpose. However , the op t ion to send an e lement to the de fau l t p lay- l i s t is ava i lab le f rom the contextua l menu o f the var ious app l ica t ions when th is is re levant .

You can de f ine a de fau l t p lay- l is t in the Database Explorer , v ia the Set as Defau l t P lay-L is t op t ion ava i lab le f rom the contex tua l menu.

You can c lear the de fau l t by doub le-c l ick ing the Defau l t P lay-L is t i con.

2.6.2 LOADED LAYOUT ICON

The Loaded Layout icon d isp lays the name o f the layout tha t i s cur rent ly loaded in IP D i rector on a green background.

The Loaded Layout icon d isp lays the ‘No Layout ’ va lue on a ye l low background when no layout i s cur ren t ly loaded in IP D i rec to r .

You can c lear the layout by double-c l ick ing the Loaded Layout i con.

Note Clear ing the cur ren t layout w i l l c lear the ent i re user in ter face o f a l l open windows! Use th is w i th caut ion .

2.6.3 MINIMISED ICON

The Min imised icon te l l s the user whether w indows are min imised and a l lows the user to res tore the min imised w indows.

When no w indow is min imised, the Min imised icon w i l l have a ye l low background.

When one or more w indows are min imised, the Min imised icon w i l l have a red background.

To restore a min imised window, c l ick the Min imize bu t ton and se lec t the min imised d isp lay o f the w indow you want to res tore.

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2.6.4 MESSAGE PANEL

The message panel prov ides a qu ick d isp lay o f the in fo rmat ion , warn ing and er ror messages generated in the cur ren t sess ion . I t i s min imised by de fau l t in a message f ie ld which d isp lays on ly the most recent message in the Status bar .

ACCESSING AND CLOSING THE MESSAGE PANEL You wi l l open the Message pane l by c l ick ing the V s ign on the r ight o f the Message bar .

The Message panel i s min imised back to the Message f ie ld when you c l i ck outs ide the pane l or c l ick the V s ign again .

INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE MESSAGE BAR The messages inc lude the fo l lowing in format ion:

• the da te and t ime when the message was generated

• the message i tse l f

• the type o f message

MESSAGE COLOUR The messages are h igh l igh ted in a d i f feren t co lour depending on the type o f message:

• An in fo rmat ion message is h igh l ighted in g reen.

• A warn ing message is h igh l igh ted in ye l low.

• An er ror message is h igh l igh ted in red .

• The se lec ted message has a darker background than the normal background.

MESSAGE FILTER The user can per form a f i l te r on the message type by c l ick ing the message type icons d isp layed on the top le f t corner o f the expanded Message bar :

• When the message type icon has a p ink background, the messages tha t be long to that type are d isp layed, i f any.

• When the message type icon has a b lue background, the messages tha t be long to that type are not d isp layed.

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2.6.5 COPY/MOVE STATUS PANEL

The Copy/Move Status panel prov ides in format ion on the c l ips that are be ing or have been copied or moved to another loca t ion . I t w i l l on ly d isp lay the moves or cop ies to another XT server than the one where the c l ip was in i t ia l ly s tored .

ACCESSING AND CLOSING THE COPY/MOVE STATUS PANEL You wi l l access the Copy/Move Status panel v ia the Message panel , by se lec t ing Copy/Move Sta tus f rom the drop-down l i s t on the top r ight corner o f the Message panel , as shown in the screenshot be low.

The Copy/Move Sta tus panel w i l l remain open even when you c l ick ou ts ide the pane l . To c lose the Copy/Move Sta tus pane l , double-c l ick the V s ign on the r igh t o f the Message bar .

COPY/MOVE COMMANDS To copy , i .e . dup l ica te o r move c l ips to another loca t ion on the same or another XT server , you need to use the Dup l ica te / Copy op t ions ava i lab le f rom the contex tua l menu in the Database Exp lo rer or the Min i Database Explorer . The Copy/Move Status panel is for in format ive purpose on ly .

For more in format ion on the Copy/Move func t ion , re fe r to the sec t ion “How to Copy or Move a C l ip w i th in the Database Exp lorer ” , in the Database Exp lorer chapter , in par t 2 o f th is User Manua l .

COPY/MOVE STATUS DISPLAYS The Copy/Move Sta tus pane l prov ides d i f feren t d isp lays tha t the user can se lect in the upper r ight corner o f the panel :

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Display Type Descr ipt ion

My Copy/Move Disp lays the c l ips tha t the cur ren t user i s dup l icat ing or moving to another XT server . I t prov ides a progress bar to mon i tor the copy/move operat ion.

All Copy/Move Disp lays the c l ips tha t a l l logged on users are dup l ica t ing or mov ing to another XT server . I t p rov ides a progress bar on each c l ip to moni to r the copy/move operat ion .

My History Disp lays the c l ips tha t the cur ren t user has dup l ica ted or moved to another XT server in the cur ren t sess ion.

All History Disp lays the c l ips tha t a l l logged on users have dup l ica ted or moved to another XT server in the cur ren t sess ion .

Note The A l l Copy /Move and A l l H is to ry d isp lays w i l l d isp lay the c l ips to which the user has v is ib i l i ty r igh ts .

INFORMATION IN COPY/MOVE AND HISTORY DISPLAYS

The fo l lowing in fo rmat ion is ava i lab le in the Copy/Move and H is to ry d isp lays :

• c l ip name

• i n i t ia l c l ip locat ion

• act ion type, i .e . copy or move

• f ina l c l ip loca t ion

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• process s ta tus: “ in progress” or “ f in ished”

• user who per fo rmed the copy/move.

ACKNOWLEDGE BUTTON

When the users have read a message, they can acknowledge i t by c l ick ing the ACK but ton . The Acknowledge but ton changes the background o f the se lected message to grey . Th is he lps the user d is t ingu ish the messages tha t have been dea l t w i th f rom the ones tha t have no t .

2.6.6 PROCESS STATUS ICONS

The background co lour o f the Sta tus icons prov ides in format ion on the s ta tus o f the processes tha t run in the background:

• When the background co lour i s green, the process is runn ing or the connect ion is es tab l ished.

• When the background co lour i s ye l low, the process is not running or the connect ion is no t es tab l i shed.

For more in fo rmat ion on these processes, re fe r to the Techn ical Reference manual .

Icon Descr ipt ion

IPDP Sta tus icon fo r the IP D i rector Rout ing process

DB Sta tus icon fo r the database connect ion

SDB Sta tus icon fo r the SynchroDB process

IPSH Sta tus icon fo r the IP Scheduler p rocess

VTR Sta tus icon fo r the VTR Eng ine process

XT Sta tus icon fo r the XT connect ion

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2.6.7 LICENCE ICON

The background co lour o f the L icense icon turns ye l low when one o f the IP D i rector l i censes is exp i r ing wi th in two weeks .

2.6.8 SHORTCUTS ICON

The background co lour o f the Shor tcut icon turns ye l low when the Shor tcu t func t ion is deact ivated . Double-c l ick ing the icon w i l l reac t ivate the shor tcut func t ion in IP D i rec tor . For techn ica l reasons, the Shor tcu t funct ion is deact iva ted when the user ed i ts a tex t f ie ld .

2.7 METADATA

2.7.1 METADATA, PROFILES AND FIELDS Metadata is cus tomer-def ined da ta wh ich can be assoc ia ted w i th c l ips in IP D i rec tor .

The metadata is ava i lab le in IP D i rec tor v ia p ro f i les , i .e . se ts of f ie lds wh ich are managed together . L is ts o f poss ib le va lues are prov ided w i th each o f the f ie lds in the fo rm of the drop-down l i s ts . Other f ie lds are tex t f ie lds in wh ich the user types a va lue. The user can a lso spec i fy a de fau l t va lue for a f ie ld .

These metadata pro f i les and re la ted f ie lds a re de f ined in ded icated .xml f i les wh ich can be impor ted in to IP D i rector . The fo l lowing screenshot shows an example o f a p ro f i le for a tenn is event .

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Once a prof i le has been impor ted in IP d i rec tor , i ts re la ted metadata can be assoc ia ted wi th c l ips loaded in the Cont ro l Panel or in the Database Exp lorer . La ter on, i t can be used in searches fo r c l ips .

For more in format ion on how to use the metadata in the IP D i rec to r app l ica t ions , re fer to the fo l lowing chapters and sec t ions:

• Contro l Pane l chapter : sec t ions “Metadata tab” and “How to Add or Modi fy Metadata o f a C l ip” .

• Database Exp lorer chapter : sec t ion “Edi t C l ip Window”

2.7.2 CURRENT PROFILE Only one metadata prof i le a t a t ime can be def ined as the cur rent p ro f i le in IP D i rec tor .

The f ie lds o f the cur ren t p ro f i le and the poss ib le defau l t va lues for these f ie lds w i l l be appl ied by defau l t to the new c l ips when they are saved.

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2.7.3 METADATA MENU The fo l low ing menu i tems are ava i lab le f rom the Metadata menu, in the menu bar o f the main IP D i rector w indow.


Edi t Current Defaul t Metadata

Opens the Edi t Current Prof i les and Defau l t Va lues w indow f rom wh ich you can per fo rm the fo l lowing ac t ions :

• change the cur rent p ro f i le app l ied by de fau l t to new c l ips

• modi fy the de fau l t va lues in the cur rent p ro f i le o r in any other p ro f i le ava i lab le in IP D i rec tor .

For more in format ion on how to per fo rm these act ions , re fer to the sec t ions be low.

Import Prof i le Opens the Impor t a Pro f i le w indow f rom which you can se lec t the metadata .xml f i le to impor t in to IP D i rec tor .

Export Prof i le Opens the Choose C l ip Pro f i le w indow f rom which you can se lect the pro f i le to expor t in to an .xml f i le .

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2.7.4 HOW TO CHANGE THE CURRENT PROFILE You can change the cur ren t metadata prof i le , i .e . the pro f i le that w i l l be assoc ia ted by de fau l t to the new c l ips when they are saved.

To change the cur ren t pro f i le , proceed as fo l lows:

1. In the main IP D i rector w indow, se lect the menu Metadata > Edi t Current Default Metadata . The Edi t Curren t Prof i le and Defau l t Va lues w indow opens:

2. In the Clip Prof i le f ie ld , se lec t the pro f i le to be used as cur rent p ro f i le . A l l the f ie lds o f the prof i le are d isp layed be low the Cl ip Prof i le f ie ld .

3. Cl ick OK .

The new curren t p ro f i le is loaded and w i l l now be assoc ia ted by de fau l t to a l l new crea ted c l ips .

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2.7.5 HOW TO MODIFY THE DEFAULT VALUES OF A PROFILE When a metadata pro f i le i s impor ted in to IP D i rec tor , the de fau l t va lues spec i f ied in the .xml f i le are impor ted . I t is poss ib le to mod i fy the de fau l t va lues o f a prof i le .

To modi fy the de fau l t va lues o f a p ro f i le , p roceed as fo l lows


2. In the Cl ip Prof i le f ie ld , se lec t the pro f i le to be managed. A l l the f ie lds o f the prof i le are d isp layed be low the Cl ip Prof i le f ie ld .

3. Selec t or en ter the des i red defau l t va lues in the pro f i le f ie lds .

4. Cl ick OK .

The new spec i f ied va lues w i l l now be used as de fau l t va lues for the new created c l ips .

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2.7.6 HOW TO RESET THE DEFAULT VALUES IN A PROFILE I f you have mod i f ied the defau l t va lues o f a metadata pro f i le in IP D i rec tor , you can rese t the in i t ia l de fau l t va lues a t any t ime, as they were def ined when the .xml f i le was impor ted .

To rese t the de fau l t va lues o f a prof i le , p roceed as fo l lows


2. In the Cl ip Prof i le f ie ld , se lec t the pro f i le to be managed. A l l the f ie lds o f the prof i le are d isp layed be low the Cl ip Prof i le f ie ld .

3. Selec t the Reset Defaul t Values but ton on the bot tom le f t par t o f the window.

4. Cl ick OK .

The defau l t va lues have been rese t to the in i t ia l ones.

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2.8 LAYOUTS

2.8.1 OVERVIEW Depending on job content and personal pre ferences , most users have a prefer red screen layout (open w indows and w indow pos i t ions) .

The purpose o f the Layout fea tures in IP D i rec tor is to p resent a user h is personal ised screen layout every t ime he logs on to IP D i rec to r .

A number o f Layout de f in i t ions can be saved and re t r ieved w i th a s ing le mouse c l ick .

Through the Layout menu , the user can crea te , save, open and pub l ish a layout .

The Layout Toolbar a l lows one-c l ick access to saved layouts .

2.8.2 LAYOUT MENU The Layout menu conta ins the fo l lowing op t ions :

• New: c reate a new Layout

• Open: open an ex is t ing Layout

• Save Layout : save the cur ren t Layout

• Save current layout as: save the cur rent Layout wi th a new name

• Delete: de le te an ex is t ing Layout

• Publ ish: pub l ish a Layout to a user g roup

• Propert ies: v iew or change the Layout p roper t ies These fea tures are exp la ined in de ta i l be low.

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HOW TO CREATE A NEW LAYOUT To crea te a new Layout , p roceed as fo l lows:

1 Cl ick Layout > New

2 Enter the appropr ia te in format ion in the Propert ies w indow tha t appears :

and c l ick OK .

3 The fo l low ing op t ion w indow appears :

C l i ck Yes i f you want to s ta r t f rom a c lean work ing area or No i f you want to c reate a new Layout based on your cur rent work ing area.

HOW TO OPEN AN EXISTING LAYOUT To open an ex is t ing Layout , p roceed as fo l lows:

1 Cl ick Layout > Open

2 Selec t a Layout in the Load Layout window and c l ick Load .

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HOW TO SAVE A LAYOUT To save the cur rent Layout , proceed as fo l lows:

1 Cl ick Layout > Save

2 The cur ren t work a rea is saved w i th the cur ren t Layout name.

HOW TO SAVE A LAYOUT WITH A NEW NAME To save the cur rent Layout w i th a new name, proceed as fo l lows:

1 Cl ick Layout > Save current layout as

2 Enter the appropr ia te in format ion in the Save Current Layout As w indow tha t appears :

and c l ick OK .

HOW TO DELETE AN EXISTING LAYOUT To de le te an ex is t ing Layout , p roceed as fo l lows:

1 Cl ick Layout > Delete

2 Selec t the Layout you w ish to de le te :

and c l ick Delete .

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HOW TO PUBLISH A LAYOUT To publ ish a Layout , p roceed as fo l lows:

1 Cl ick Layout > Publ ish

2 Selec t the user groups to wh ich you w ish to pub l ish your cur rent Layout and c l ick the > bu t ton to move the group f rom Avai lable groups to Selected groups .

and c l ick Publ ish .

HOW TO VIEW OR CHANGE LAYOUT PROPERTIES To v iew or change the Layout Proper t ies , proceed as fo l lows:

1 Cl ick Layout > Propert ies

2 Make any requi red changes in the Propert ies w indow:

and c l ick OK .

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3. Channel Explorer

3.1 INTRODUCTION Channel Exp lo rer g ives a comprehens ive overv iew of a l l XT servers w i th the i r respec t ive channe l con f igura t ions (number o f inputs and ou tpu ts) . I t a lso shows any XF i le and XStore dev ices on the XNet SDTI network , and VTRs be ing cont ro l led by an IP D i rec to r worksta t ion .

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F rom wi th in the Channe l Exp lorer app l ica t ion any IP D i rec tor works ta t ion can take cont ro l o f one or severa l channels f rom d i f feren t XT servers connected on the XNet . When cont ro l has been taken the se lected channels can then be locked.

The f lex ib i l i t y o f IP D i rec tor a l lows mul t ip le channels to be ganged together , e i ther for s imp le ganged p layback of severa l d i f feren t sources , o r spec ia l ised p layback modes such as Key and F i l l and a Program/Prev iew mode to p lay c l ips sequent ia l l y w i th a t rans i t ion e i ther manual ly o r f rom a p lay- l is t .

These mul t ip le p layback modes can be used bo th on c l ips or p lay- l i s ts to o f fe r a comprehens ive range of operat iona l p layback modes us ing a convent iona l computer in te r face wi th Keyboard, mouse, and VGA wh ich is fami l ia r to any computer user .

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3.2 STATUS DISPLAYS

3.2.1 XT SERVER STATUS The pr imary l ine for each dev ice in the Channe l Exp lorer shows the mach ine s ta tus , i ts name and an icon represent ing the dev ice type

XT server connected on the XNet and channels ava i lab le fo r use w i th IP D i rec to r

XT server connected on the XNet and ava i lab le channe ls d isp layed in i ts sub menu

XT server connected on the XNet bu t has no RS-422 l ink to a works ta t ion for channel cont ro l by IP D i rector

XF i le connec ted on the XNet

VTR connected on the XNet

3.2.2 XT SERVER CONFIGURATION By expand ing the t ree on each machine i t s channel conf igura t ion can be seen together w i th i t s cont ro l s ta tus, name, lock s ta tus and gang s ta tus

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3.2.3 CHANNEL STATUS ICONS

P layer channel w i th no assoc ia ted cont ro l

P layer channe l w i th assoc ia ted cont ro l panel open

Record channel w i th no assoc ia ted cont ro l

Record channe l w i th assoc ia ted cont ro l panel open

Cont ro l led by Shut t lePRO

Channel locked to o ther users by th is works ta t ion

Channel locked to users by another works ta t ion

Channel is ganged w i th another channel as par t o f group 4

Channel i s ganged as a F i l l channe l as par t o f g roup 5

Channel i s ganged as a Key channel as par t o f group 5

Channel has been ass igned as a PGM

Channel has been ass igned as a PRV

3.3 CHANNEL EXPLORER SHORTCUTS In the IP D i rec tor main w indow, the menu Too ls > Def ine Shor tcu t in the menu bar a l lows the users to de f ine shor tcu ts for most o f the common operat ions w i th the IP Di recto r .

Shown in the screenshots be low are a l l i tems tha t a re ava i lab le in the Channel Exp lorer w i th shor tcu ts , the de fau l t va lues are shown. These can be modi f ied and saved by the sys tem user i f des i red .

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3.4 OPERATION

3.4.1 HOW TO ASSIGN A PLAYER CHANNEL TO A CONTROL PANEL By doub le-c l i ck ing on a channel , a cont ro l pane l i s opened and ass igned to that channe l ; the b lue brackets a re removed f rom around the channe l icon in the Channe l Exp lo rer w indow. A l terna t ive ly , a cont ro l panel can be opened f rom the main menu; i t w i l l appear inac t ive un t i l a p layer channe l i s d ragged f rom the channel exp lo rer on to the open pane l to ass ign i t . The las t op t ion is to open a cont ro l pane l , and choose an ava i lab le channel d i rec t ly f rom the cont ro l pane l drop-down se lec t ion .

3.4.2 HOW TO ASSIGN A DEFAULT RECORDER FOR A PLAYER CHANNEL By r igh t -c l ick ing on a p layer channel , a contex tua l menu appears . I f the user se lec ts ‘Defau l t Recorder ’ a pop up w indow wi l l a l low the user to choose wh ich record channe l the p layer opens w i th the f i rs t t ime i t i s p laced in to ‘EE’ mode.

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I f a defau l t recorder i s no t set , then:

• PGM 1 takes Rec 1 as i ts defau l t

• PGM 2 takes Rec 2 as i ts defau l t , e tc…

I f there are more p lay channe ls than record channe ls then every add i t iona l channel takes Rec 1 as i t s de fau l t

3.4.3 HOW TO SET UP THE DEFAULT PLAYER CHANNEL FOR THE USER INTERFACE By r ight -c l i ck ing on a p layback channel , a contex tua l menu appears . I f the user se lec ts ‘Set as Defau l t P layer ’ the user in ter face d isp lays the name of th is se lected channel in an icon in the IP D i rector s ta tus bar .

Th is se lect ion a l lows the user to open a new Database Exp lorer , IPLogger , P lay- l i s t Ed i tor or IP T imel ine w indow and au tomat ica l ly have the de fau l t p layer be se lec ted as the l inked channel for those windows.

Note I f the de fau l t channel is a channe l on ly access ib le to the works ta t ion the user i s logged in to , the defau l t p layer ass ignment may no t be access ib le when the user moves to another works ta t ion. Th is i s due to a user r ights res t r i c t ion and is in ten t iona l .

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3.4.4 HOW TO LOCK A CHANNEL By r igh t -c l i ck ing on a channe l , a contex tua l menu appears . I f lock is se lec ted the channel w i l l be locked f rom use by o ther users .

I f the symbo l appears the channe l has been locked by the works ta t ion be ing opera ted .

I f the Symbol appears in red then another worksta t ion has locked i ts use

3.4.5 HOW TO UNLOCK A CHANNEL

I f a channel has been locked on the loca l works ta t ion, r ight -c l ick ing on a channel , shows a contex tua l menu. I f Un lock is se lec ted the channe l w i l l be un locked.

I f a channel has been locked on another worksta t ion r ight -c l ick ing on a channel , shows a contex tua l menu. I f Un lock is se lec ted a conf i rmat ion message has to be answered to un lock the channel .

3.4.6 HOW TO GANG THE PLAYBACK OF CHANNELS To gang 2 or more channels together , use the s tandard command o f sh i f t + c l ick or c t r l + c l ick to se lec t the channels requi red, then use r igh t -c l ick to see the contex tua l menu, and se lec t the gang command f rom the menu.

The ganged channe ls w i l l now have a nex t to them to s ign i fy the i r new s ta tus.

To add fu r ther channels to a g roup se lec t a l l channe ls o f the group and the new channe l requ i red and then press gang again .

I t is not poss ib le to gang record and p lay channels together . I t is a lso no t poss ib le to gang channels o f d i f feren t groups.

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Note I t i s poss ib le to have as many d i f feren t groups w i th any number o f channe ls per group ganged together per fo rming d i f fe rent tasks on a product ion . Each o f the

l ink ing icons w i l l have a number next to i t on the channel exp lo rer to ind ica te which group i t i s par t o f .

When mul t ip le p layer channels are ganged together in the same group, they can a l l be cont ro l led f rom the same in te r face: the ganged cont ro l panel . I t can be opened by double-c l ick ing on one channel o f the group. Refer to ‘Cont ro l pane ls ’ chapter for more in fo rmat ion.

3.4.7 HOW TO UNGANG THE PLAYBACK OF CHANNELS To ungang channe ls , use the s tandard command o f sh i f t + c l i ck o r CTRL + c l i ck to se lect the channels requ i red , then use r igh t -c l ick to see the contextua l menu, and se lect the ungang command f rom the menu.

Channels can be se lected even i f there are a par t o f d i f feren t g roups, each se lec ted channe l w i l l be removed f rom the ganged group of channe ls i t was par t o f and no gang symbol w i l l appear in the d isp lay .

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3.4.8 HOW TO ASSOCIATE CHANNELS TO PROVIDE A PGM/PRV MODE At leas t 2 p layer channels must be ava i lab le to run th is conf igura t ion . To in i t ia l ize th is mode, use the s tandard command o f SHIFT + c l i ck or CTRL + c l ick to se lect the channels requ i red, then use r igh t -c l ick to see the contextua l menu, and se lec t the PGM/PRV command f rom the menu.

For each XT server i t i s on ly poss ib le to make a PGM/PRV pai r o f channels f rom PGM1/PGM2 or f rom PGM3/PGM4 of the server . PGM1 or PGM3 are a lways the PGM channels and PGM2 or PGM4 wi l l a lways be the PRV channe ls . Th is mode a l lows the opera tor to p lay severa l c l ips ‘back to back ’ w i th t rans i t ion e f fec ts .

When p lay ing s ing le c l ips , the next c l ip can be se lec ted on the PRV channel and a TAKE but ton is p resent and ac t ive on the des ignated PGM cont ro l pane l in th is mode to a l low the c l ip se lec ted on PRV to be t rans i t ioned to manua l ly .

When runn ing a p lay- l is t th is mode prov ides the PRV channel necessary for us ing t rans i t ions .

P lease re fer to the sec t ion on PGM-PRV set t ings in the Cont ro l Panel Chapter fo r a de ta i led descr ip t ion o f the set t ings ava i lab le for th is mode.

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3.4.9 HOW TO ASSOCIATE CHANNELS TO PROVIDE A KEY AND FILL MODE To assoc ia te 2 channels together for use w i th Key and F i l l opera t ions, use the s tandard command of SHIFT + c l ick or CTRL + c l ick to se lec t the channe ls requ i red in Channe l Exp lorer , then use a r ight -c l ick to see the contextua l menu, and se lec t the F i l l Key command f rom the menu.

The assoc ia t ion wi l l be shown in the Channe l Exp lorer by an i con on the F i l l channel and an i con on the Key

channel and a lso be re f lec ted in the t i t le bar o f the Cont ro l panels . The f i rs t channe l se lec ted w i l l become the F i l l and the second the Key.

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3.4.10 HOW TO ASSIGN A RECORD CHANNEL FOR USE WITH IP SCHEDULER To ass ign a record channe l for use w i th the IP Schedu ler app l ica t ion r igh t -c l ick on a channel to open the contex tua l menu and se lec t the ‘Open Ingest Scheduler (new inges t ) ’ command.

An Ingest Schedu ler w indow wi l l open and show the se lec ted channel in the l is t o f recorders .

I f the contextua l menu is used when record channels a re ganged together a l l ganged channels w i l l be added to the l is t .

I f you w ish to add mul t ip le recorders to the l i s t , s imply d rag the ind iv idua l channel f rom the Channe l Exp lorer to th is l i s t .


ASSIGNING SHUTTLEPRO FOR USE WITH A CHANNEL Press ing the ‘Se lec t P layer ’ key on the Shut t lePRO cont ro l ler a t any t ime ca l ls up a l is t o f channels ava i lab le to be cont ro l led, by mov ing the jog d ia l you can move through the l i s t to h igh l igh t the requi red channe l and press ‘Se lec t P layer ’ aga in to se lec t and ex i t the menu

The i con is d isp layed on the same l ine as the cor responding channe l in the channe l exp lorer , meaning the Shut t le pro w i l l cont ro l tha t channel .

P lease see the Shut t lePRO sect ion o f the Manua l for more in format ion on the operat ion o f the cont ro l ler

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add layout to layout toolbar · 23

application toolbar · 21 main window · 13

assign default recorder to player channel · 47 player channel to control panel · 47 recorder channel · 53

associate channels in Fill and Key mode · 52 channels in PGM/PRV mode · 51 clip to log sheet · 19

auxiliary track settings · 18

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bar menu in main window · 12

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change password · 21

channel lock in Channel Explorer · 49 unlock in Channel Explorer · 49

Channel Explorer · 44 gang player channels · 49 lock channel · 49 shortcuts · 46 ungang player channels · 50 unlock channel · 49 XT server status · 45

channel status · 46 main window · 14 panel · 24

channel status panel close · 25 open · 25

clip all status and history · 20 status and history · 20

close all windows · 16 channel status panel · 25

create layout toolbar · 22 new layout · 41

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default bin status bar · 28

default channel status bar · 28

default player set up in Channel Explorer · 48

default play-list status bar · 28

default recorder assign to player channel · 47

define shortcuts · 20

delete layout · 42 logging profile · 19

display XT stucture · 17

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file menu · 15 Fill and Key mode

associate channels · 52 freeze

workspace · 21

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gang player channel · 49

GPI settings · 18

green information · 15

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help menu · 21

history all clips · 20 own clips · 20

I

IP Director main window · 12

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key default output setting · 17

keyboard lock · 21

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language setting · 17

layout add to layout toolbar · 23

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create · 41 delete · 42 menu · 16, 40 open · 41 panel · 22 publish · 43 save · 42 save as · 42 view properties · 43

layout panel main window · 13

layout toolbar commands · 24 create · 22

loaded layout status bar · 29

lock channel in Channel Explorer · 49 keyboard · 21

log off · 15 logging

associate clip to log sheet · 19 delete profile · 19 refresh assocations · 19 refresh keywords · 19

logging manager · 18

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main window channel status · 14 IP Director · 12 layout panel · 13 menu bar · 12, 13 status bar · 14 workspace · 14

menu file · 15 help · 21 layout · 16, 40 metadata · 16 metatadata · 36 tools · 16 view · 15 windows · 16

menu bar main window · 12

message box · 15 message panel · 30 metadata

menu · 16 metatadata · 34

change current profile · 37 current profile · 35 menu · 36 modify profile default values · 38 reset profile default values · 39

minimised icon status bar · 29

modify metadata default values · 38

move status panel · 31

O

open channel status panel · 25 existing layout · 41

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panel layout · 22

password change · 21

PGM/PRV mode associate channels · 51

player channel status · 14 set up default in Channel Explorer · 48

player channel assign to control panel · 47 gange · 49 ungang · 50

player status panel displayed information · 26 possible actions · 26

play-list settings · 18

process status icons · 33 profile

change current metatadata profile · 37 current metadata profile · 35 metadata · 34 modify metadata default values · 38 reset metadata default values · 39

publish layout · 43

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recorder assign default to player channel · 47 channel status · 14

recorder channel assign · 53

recorder status panel · 25 displayed information · 25 possible actions · 25

recreate all thumbnails · 20

refresh assocations between logs and clips for log sheet · 19 associations between logs and clips · 19 keywords associated with clip in log sheet · 19

reset metadata default values · 39

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save layout · 42

save as layout · 42

server configuration · 45

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server status · 45 set up

default player in Channel Explorer · 48 setting

key default output · 17 language · 17

settings · 16 auxiliary track · 18 clip creation · 18 general · 17 GPI · 18 play-list · 18 take effect · 18 transport · 18

shortcuts Channel Explorer · 46 define · 20

status all clips · 20 channel · 46 channel status panel · 24 own clips · 20 process icons · 33

status bar · 27 default bin · 28 default channel · 28 default play-list · 28 loaded layout · 29 main window · 14 minimised icon · 29

status panel copy/move · 31

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take effect settings · 18

thumbnails recreate all · 20

toolbar application · 21

tools menu · 16

transfer information · 20

transport settings · 18

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ungang player channel · 50

unlock channel in Channel Explorer · 49

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VGA green information · 15

view layout properties · 43

view menu · 15

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windows close all · 16 menu · 16

workspace freeze · 21 main window · 14

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XT structure display · 17

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