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INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D C OPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright © 2009. All rights reserved. D ISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for inform ational use only and subject to change without notice.
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INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III ABOUT THIS MANUAL..................................................................................................... V 1. 1.1 1.2 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 1 TYPICAL WORKFLOW ...................
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 5.2 USER INTERFACE ....................................................................................................................42 5.2.1 Opening the Record / Review Window..................................................................................42 5.2.2 Overview of the Record / Review Window ............................................................................43 5.3 RECORDING MEDIA ...................
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D About this Manual This manual is intended to cover all aspects of INSIO. It should be seen as a reference guide that provides a detailed description on the various functions of INSIO, as well as procedural information on how to work with the INSIO system. It does not cover the Production Notes module, which is part of another user manual.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 1. Introduction INSIO is a software application created for multi-camera studio productions. INSIO is specifically engineered for studios that are transitioning to, or using, file based production workflows. It has been developed with an easy-to-use interface, specially designed for fast turnaround of studio production and integration with postproduction workflows.
Issue 1.0.D 1.1 INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 TYPICAL WORKFLOW A typical workflow involving INSIO can look like the one below. 1.2 PROJECT STRUCTURE Within INSIO, a project, or production, is made up of a series of episodes, or programs, themselves composed of several scenes. The project must be created before the beginning of the first recording session. This is detailed in section 4 ‘Defining Project, Episodes and Scenes’ on page 30.
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Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 2. Start Up Click on the INSIO Launcher button to start the application. This will launch all the modules set as active in the Launcher Setup, check their status, and return a message in case one application does not launch correctly. This can be viewed on the displayed INSIO Launcher window: For more information about the Launcher Setup, please refer to the Technical Reference manual.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D 3. Setup Before the beginning of a project, user and system configurations must be set through the Setup windows. Setup parameters can be defined at three different levels: • System level: to define or modify INSIO settings • Project level: to define settings specific to a project • Episode level: to define settings specific to an episode. Refer to sections 4.2 ‘Project Management’ on page 30 and 4.
Issue 1.0.D 3.1.2 INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 OVERVIEW OF THE SETUP WINDOWS When you press the System Setup button, the first Setup window, out of seven, is displayed. The other Setup windows can be accessed selecting an option on the left pane of the window.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Button Description of the Corresponding Window • the use of touch screen • alarm triggers and messages. System - Hardware Allows the user to define EVS servers configuration and XTAccess configuration. System - Database Allows the connection to the database System - Video Player Allows the user to select a Software Player. Refer to sections 3.2 ‘User Settings’ on page 7 and 3.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 S ELECTION OF THE A CTIVE M ODE Record Mode – Stream This option allows you to stream to another destination without creating and saving clips on the EVS server. Selecting this option will result in a limited view and lim ited available buttons in the Record window. Record Mode – Clip This option allows you to record clips on the EVS server.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Default Auto Actions Option Description Auto Save Activates the Auto Save mode in the Record/Review window. Auto Transfer Activates the Auto Transfer mode in the Record/Review window. Auto Review Activates the Auto Review mode in the Record/Review window. Review Only Mode Only allows the review of clips. Clip recording and clip transfer are not allowed.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 C ONFIGURATIONS M ANAGEMENT How to Add a New Configuration To add a new configuration, proceed as follows: 1. Press the button next to the Configuration field: A dialog box is displayed asking for a configuration name. 2. Enter a name and press or Enter. The new configuration name is displayed in the Name field of the General tab.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D How to Rename an Existing Configuration To renam e an existing configuration, proceed as follows: 1. Select a configuration from the Configuration field: 2. In the Name field of the Name & Description pane in the General tab, enter the new name. The configuration name is automatically updated in the Configuration Field. G ENERAL T AB From this area, you can set the default configuration and define the clip name format.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Note The default configuration can only be modified from the System Setup Window, not from the Project or Episode Setup windows. Name and Description Those fields display the name of the selected configuration. They allow you to change the name of the selected configuration and entering a description.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D Timecode Display This setting allows you to display NTSC timecode as Drop Frame or Non Dro p Frame. F ORMAT , N AME AND D ESTINATION T AB From this area, you can select the destination paths used to transfer clips and define the file format for transferred clips. Two identical tabs, Destination 1 and Destination 2, exist as two transfer destination paths can be selected.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 • Quick Time Reference • Avid TM • Avid MXF OPAtom Name The name of the transferred files is user-defined and can be modified as described in section ‘How to Modify the Default Filename Format String’ on page 12. The user can reset the default filename by clicking the RESET button .
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Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 XML Scan XTAccess is triggered by INSIO via XML files. It scans pre-defined folders to check for new XML jobs to process. XTAccess automatically creates the scan folder C:\XTAccess_XML\ during XTAccess installation process. XML scan folders are defined in Setup > System > Hardware > XTAccess.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 How to Select EVS Server Recorder Channels To be able to select recorder channels from EVS server, proceed as follows: 1. Press the EVS Server button. A dialog box opens: 2. Select an EVS server from the drop-down list as well as a configuration. Note Configuration corresponds to the configuration defined in the Setup > System > Hardware > Video Server tab. 3. Press or Enter.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 How to Group Cameras When many cameras are used, it may be interesting to display them as groups of cameras in the Record window, e.g. all the cameras dedicated to audience. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Press the Group button. A dialog box opens: 2. Enter a name for the group, as it will appear in the Record window, and press or Enter. The group line is displayed in the cameras list. 3.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D Review Audio When a clip is loaded on the Software Player for review, you will only be able to hear two audio channels. You can select the output audio channels among all the audio channels associated to a recorder channel. How to Select Review Audio Channels To select the two audio channels which will be used during play-out of a clip, proceed as follows: 1.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 R EVIEW S ETUP T AB This setting specifies the playback channels, from the Video Players, which will be used to review clips with the Software Player. Note Video Players must first be configured through Setup > System > Video Player. Refer to section ‘Video Player Settings’ on page 28. How to Select Video Playback Channels To select video playback channels from Video Players, proceed as follows: 1.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 3. Press or Enter. The video playback channels are displayed in the list. Based on the Video Player mode selected during Video Player configuration in Setup > System > Video Player, 1, 2 or 4 video playback channels are displayed, corresponding to a full screen, dual split screen or quad split screen display. 4.
Issue 1.0.D 3.2.3 INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 METADATA SETTINGS This section is available when the user presses the User Metadata Settings button on the left pane. A metadata profile corresponds to a set of user fields which can be associated to all the clips from a recorded take. The Metadata Settings window allows you to give a name to user fields and to select which user fields you want to associate to your clips.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 3.3 SYSTEM SETTINGS 3.3.1 SYSTEM GENERAL SETTINGS This window is available when the user presses the System General Settings button on the left pane. From this window, you can define general system functions. T IMECODE D ISPLAY This specifies the relative position of the TC In (Tim ecode IN), TC Out (Timecode OUT) and TC Dur (Timecode Duration) fields in the Record and Review windows.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 • Shuttle: enables to play fast forward or fast rewind the loaded media. This setting option is to select the jog wheel mode used by default in the Review window. The mode can be changed afterw ards directly in the Review window. A LARM T RIGGERS This setting enables alarms to be triggered: • when the difference between the timecodes from two different servers is greater than or equal to the value specified here.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 3.3.2 HARDWARE SETTINGS This section is available when the user presses the System Hardware Settings button on the left pane. Two tabs are available: one for EVS servers configuration, one for XTAccess configuration. V IDEO S ERVER This window is used to specify EVS servers’ configuration. Refer to the XS Software Technical Reference and XT Software Technical Reference manuals for more information.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Use the Remove Video Server button next to the EVS Server N ame field to remove a selected server from your configuration. XTA CCESS One or several XTAccess can be connected to INSIO. This window is used to specify the XTAccess configuration. Refer to the XTAccess user manual for more information. Use the Add XTAccess button at the extreme right of the window to add an additional XTAccess to your configuration.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 3. Press the button next to the XML scan name. A window opens allowing you to browse for the XML scan folder or enter a folder path. 4. Specify the local folder that will receive XM L files. The default local folder is C:\XTAccess_XML . XTAccess will handle all XML files stored in this folder. To remove a XML Scan, press the Remove XML Scan group box.
Issue 1.0.D 3.3.3 INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 DATABASE SETTINGS This section is available when the user presses the System Database Settings button on the left pane. This allows you to access the database with a username and password. 3.3.4 VIDEO PLAYER SETTINGS This section is available when the user presses the System Video Player Settings button on the left pane. This window is used to specify Video Player configuration.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Use the Add Video Player configuration. Issue 1.0.D button to add an additional Video Player to your Use the Remove Video Player button next to the Video Player Name field to remove a selected Video Player from your configuration.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 4. Defining Project, Episodes and Scenes 4.1 INTRODUCTION Before the beginning of a first recording session, you will have to define your project/production structure, which will be made up of a series of episodes, themselves composed of several scenes. 4.2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 4.2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECTS / PRODUCTIONS WINDOW The Projects/Productions window will open when INSIO is started.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 System Setup Button Projects List Alphabetic Panel Condensed Transfer Status Window Exit Button Project Management Buttons P ROJECTS L IST & A LPHABETIC P ANEL This gives the list of all the existing projects, preceded by the Project Setup button. Refer to section 3.1.1 ‘Opening the Setup Windows’ on page 5. Projects are listed in alphabetical order.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 E XIT B UTTON This button is used to exit the application. P ROJECT M ANAGEMENT B UTTONS Those buttons allow the creation and deletion of projects. C ONDENSED T RANSFER S TATUS W INDOW This area gives quick information on the jobs transfer status. Refer to section 6 ‘Transferring Media’ on page 68. 4.2.2 NAVIGATING WITHIN A WINDOW A window sometimes displays a list of items longer than the screen height.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 2. Enter a name for the whole project/production in the Name field. 3. If you want to apply Active Mode setting specific to this new project, open the Active Mode tab and modify the selected options. Refer to section 3.2.1 ‘User General Settings on page 7 for a detailed explanation of the setting. 4.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 3. 4. 4.2.5 Update the required information. Press the Exit button to save your modifications. HOW TO DELETE A PROJECT To delete a project from the Projects/Productions list, as well as the episodes it eventually contains, proceed as follows: 1. In the Project/Production window, click on the project you want to delete. The project line is highlighted. 2. Press the Delete the Selected Project/Production button .
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D It is possible to go back to the Project/Production window by clicking the Go Back button . E PISODES L IST & A LPHABETIC P ANEL This gives the list of all the existing episodes for the selected project, preceded by the Episode Setup button. Refer to section 3.1.1 ‘Opening the Setup Windows’ on page 5. Episodes are listed in alphabetical order.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 C ONDENSED T RANSFER S TATUS W INDOW This area gives quick information on the jobs transfer status. Refer to section 6 ‘Transferring Media’ on page 68. 4.3.3 HOW TO ADD A PROGRAM / EPISODE To define a program/episode for a project, proceed as follows: 1. Click the Add a Program/Episode button.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Refer to section 3.2.2 ‘Predefined Configurations Settings’ on page 9 for a detailed explanation of the options. 5. 6. Scenes can be defined at that time or later on. Refer to section 4.4 ‘Defining Scenes’ on page 38 for detailed explanation on how to define scenes. Press the Exit button to save your new episode. The new episode appears in the Programs/Episodes list for the project. 4.3.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Note This will not remove the recorded media, but only the episode and relative scenes inform ation. To remove media, refer to section 7 ‘Cleaning Up the System and Deleting Media’ on page 78. 4.4 DEFINING SCENES The list of scenes composing an episode can be created at the same time as the episode or later on.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Adding a Single Scene 1. Click the Add Scene button . A dialog box opens. 2. 3. 4. Enter a name for the scene. Press the Validate button or Enter. Repeat steps 4 to 6 as many times as you want to add scenes. Adding a List of Scenes at Once 1. Click the Easy Create Scenes button . A dialog box opens: 2. 3. Use the arrows to define the range of scenes you want to create. Press the Validate button or Enter.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Organizing the Scenes Order 1. To organize your scenes, click on the name of the scene you want to move. The field is highlighted. 2. • press the Move Down button to move the scene to the next line OR • press the Move Up button Press the Exit button 4.4.2 to move the scene to the previous line. to save your settings.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 4.4.4 HOW TO DEFINE A SCENE FOR AN EPISODE IN THE RECORD/REVIEW WINDOW To define scene for an episode in the Record/Review window, proceed as follows: 1. Press the button in the Scene field. A contextual menu with the list of existing scenes is displayed. 2. Press the button A dialog bow opens. 3. 4. Enter a name for the scene. Press Enter or the Validate button .
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 5. Recording and Reviewing Media 5.1 INTRODUCTION During the recording session, takes will be recorded for a selected scene. The recording of a take can be acceptable at once or several takes will be needed for the same scene before it is considered as correct.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 5.2.2 Issue 1.0.D OVERVIEW OF THE RECORD / REVIEW WINDOW The window can present up to four tabs: Record tab, Review tab, Left Clip List tab and Right Clip List tab. The layout of this window will differ depending on the Active Mode defined in the settings: record stream, record clip and transfer, record clip and review, review only. Differences will be highlighted within the text.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 P ROJECT I NFORMATION AREA (1) This area displays the project/production name, the episode/program name and the scene name. A Take number is incremented by one unit each time a take is recorded for a scene. Each time a new scene name is entered, the take number is reset to 001.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D C ONDENSED T RANSFER S TATUS W INDOW (7) This area gives quick information on the job transfer status. Refer to section 6.2.1 ‘Overview of Transfer Status Windows’ on page 68 for more information. S ERVER S TATUS A REA (8) This area displays the remaining recording capacity available on the server and gives access to the list of servers with their respective remaining recording capacity.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 5.3 RECORDING MEDIA 5.3.1 INTRODUCTION Recording a sequence will be possible via the Record tab of the Record/Review window. Users are enabled to select the cameras which will record a take and to select the cameras angles which will be kept for the transfer of a take. Time can be saved by using automatic functions to save, transfer and/or review clips. The recording of a stream is performed from this tab as well. 5.3.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D A UTOMATIC F UNCTIONS B UTTONS Auto Save button : activates or de-activates the Auto Save mode related to the autom atic saving of the recorded clip, without pressing the Save button, as soon as the Stop/Out button is pressed. Refer to section ‘Auto Save Mode’ on page 48.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Locator button: inserts flags within a take to indicate when the actors start again their lines, in case of successive repetitions within an ongoing take. 5.3.3 RECORDING A TAKE This section explains how to proceed to record a take with or without the Auto Save mode activated.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D OR • press the Check All button to select all the cameras. 3. Press the Start/In button to start recording the take. A clip is being recorded by each of the selected cameras and the clip names, as defined in Setup > User > Predefined Configurations > General, are displayed next to the camera names. 4.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 saved with the Save button, and you decide then not to keep the take: press the Abort Clip button to abort the recording and to delete the clips from the current take. In both cases, the Start/In button becomes available again, the take number does not increase and the clip names are removed from the list of cameras.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D H OW TO R ECORD A S TREAM To record stream(s), proceed as follows: 1. Select the scene you want to work on from the list in the Scene field or with the buttons. 2. You can select which cameras will be active when recording a take.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 5.4 REVIEWING MEDIA 5.4.1 INTRODUCTION The loading of a recorded clip on a Video Player channel is possible via the Review tab of the Record / Review window. Users are enabled to review the different takes, to select and transfer the best takes to post-production systems, but also to modify the start and/or the end point of a clip before transfer.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 5.4.2 Issue 1.0.D OVERVIEW OF THE REVIEW TAB The Review tab contains the follow ing areas highglighted in the screenshot below: L IST OF PLAYBACK CHANNELS The list of playback channels displays the channels from the Video Player selected in Setup > User > Predefined Configurations > Review Setup.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 C LIP T RANSPORT , E DIT AND T RANSFER F UNCTIONS This area provides the functions required to play a clip and move within the material. A jog wheel allows you to move through the loaded media in three different modes. Buttons used for clip editing and transfer are available as well. It also contains time information fields: TC IN field : displays the IN point timecode of the clip being reviewed.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 3. Press the Load Clip button The clip is loaded on the Video Player. The clip names are displayed on the respective player channel lines, in the Review tab. 4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each clip you want to load. 5. You can unload a clip by selecting the line in the Review tab and pressing the Unload Clip button.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 4. 5. Enter a name for the Preset in the Preset Name field. Press the Validate button or Enter. The new Preset can be selected from the Presets button. How to Load Clips on Preset Once preset player channel configurations have been defined, you can load recorded clips on a selection of player channels, even if the Auto-Review mode is not activated. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Press the Presets button .
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 How to Load Clips Automatically To automatically load clips from a take you have just recorded on a selection of player channels, even if the take has not yet been saved on the server, proceed as follows: 1. 2. 3. Press the Auto Review button to activate the Auto Review mode. Press the Presets button from the list.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 5. You can unload a clip by selecting the line in the Review tab and pressing the Unload Clip button. L OADING C LIPS R ECORDED E ARLIER ON P LAYER C HANNELS You have the possibility to review takes later on during the recording session, by selecting clips from the Left Clip List tab.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each clip you want to load. Clips may come fro m different takes or scenes. 5. You can unload a clip by selecting the line in the Review tab and pressing the Unload Clip button. How to Manually Load Previously Recorded Clips on a Preset of Playback Channels Once preset player channel configurations have been defined, you can load clips on a selection of player channels.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 configuration and linked to the selected clip are loaded on the player channels defined in the preset. 4. You can unload a clip by selecting the line in the Review tab and pressing the Unload Clip button. Select a Loaded Clip in the Review Tab You have loaded clips from different takes and then you want to see the clips linked to one of them. To do so, proceed as follows: 1.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 S ELECTING THE S CREEN V IEW Once you have loaded clip(s) on player channel(s), you can select the Video Player configuration to display clips in single screen, dual split screen or quad split screen views. To select which clip to view in single screen view , proceed as follows: 1. 2. Load clip(s) on playback channels. From the Review tab, press the Single Screen View button .
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 5. To view one of the two clips in single screen view, press the Single Screen View button and then the line corresponding to the loaded clip you want to view on screen. 6. To go back to the list of the loaded clips and four playback channels in the Review tab, press the Quad Split Screen View button and then press one clip line.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 M OVING THROUGH THE M EDIA You can move through a loaded media by using the jog wheel or jump to a specific timecode by entering a value in the TC Current field. Moving with the Jog Wheel Jog Wheel Display The jog wheel displayed in the Review window can be used in three different modes.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 The new mode is displayed below the wheel and the colour of the Jog Wheel button has changed. Jumping to a Specific Timecode To jump to a specific timecode within the loaded clip limits, proceed as follows: 1. Press the TC Current field . A virtual numeric keypad is displayed: 2. Enter a timecode value (in hhmmssff format) 3. Press Enter. All the linked clips jump to the specific timecode.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 H OW TO E DIT A C LIP (TC IN/OUT) To modify the TC IN and/or the TC OUT of a recorded clip, proceed as follows: 1. Load the clip on a player channel as explained in section 5.4.3 ‘Loading Media’ on page 54. 2. Press the Edit Clip TC button . It becomes active and its background colour turns blue . In and Out additional buttons appear at the bottom of the Review tab: 3.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Important If the edited take is not the last recorded one, e.g. take 1 to 5 exist and take 2 is edited, updated clips will be saved under take number 6. Pay attention that there is no way to see on which original clips updated clips are based. 5.5 ASSIGNING METADATA The Metadata tab displays the user fields defined in Setup > User > Metadata .
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 4. Load the trains on playback channels in the same way as the loading of clips. Load the trains one by one by selecting the camera/recorder channel line in the Record tab, then the playback channel line in the Review tab and finally press the Load Input button 5. . Load the trains on preset of playback channels by pressing the Presets button and selecting a Preset configuration from the list.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 6. Transferring Media 6.1 INTRODUCTION Recorded clips, once saved on EVS server, can be sent to predefined transfer destinations, which can be local drives, fixed, removable or shared drives, EVS archiving/storage solutions,… Clip transfer to predefined destinations may occur after each take is recorded or at the end of a recording session. An automatic transfer mode can also be activated.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Item Description Estimated Time Left Estimation of the remaining time needed to complete all the required transfer jobs. O VERVIEW OF THE E XPANDED T RANSFER S TATUS WINDOW The expanded Transfer Status window can be accessed and exited by clicking in the condensed Transfer Status window. It is displayed above the condensed Transfer Status window and the different transfer statuses are presented into different tabs.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Column Header Description Current TC In stream mode, timecode corresponding to the progress status of the transfer. Est. Time Left Estimated remaining time to complete each transfer job. Status Status of the transfer job for each processing, error, cancelled or done.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 6.2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE CLIP LIST TABS Two Clip List tabs, available from the Record/Review window , display the list of saved available clips with information on the transfer status of each clip. They provide buttons for multiselection of clips to be transferred as well as filter to sort clips on their transfer status. They can also be used for the selection of clips to be loaded on a player channel.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 List of clips This area displays the list of all the scenes, takes and clips, for the episode displayed in the Episode/Program field. When transfer has been initialised, a coloured icon is displayed at the end of each line and gives direct information on the transfer job status. Clip Management Buttons Transfer button: initiates the transfer of the selected clip(s). Delete button: delete the selected clip(s). 6.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D they are saved. Refer to section 5.3.3 ‘Recording a Take’ on page 48 for more information. 6.3.2 MANUAL TRANSFER Manuel transfer of clips can occur at different times: • just after the recording and manual or automatic saving of a clip. This is performed from the Record tab, for all the clips saved from a take, when the Automatic Transfer mode is not activated. • when reviewing a recorded clip.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Selecting Clips from the Clip List Tabs Clips View The list of scenes or takes can be displayed in a collapsed or expanded view to facilitate the selection of clips. • The Scene view can be expanded to show its takes by pressing the collapsed by pressing the button. button or In the same way, the Take view can be expanded to show its clips by pressing the button or collapsed by pressing the button.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Issue 1.0.D o click the Multiselect Mode button, The background button turns blue when it is active. o press lines to select clips. Clicking on a Scene line selects all the takes and clips from this scene. Clicking on a Take line selects all the clips from this take. • to clear the selection, click the Clear Selection button.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 • in the Clip List tabs, coloured icons are displayed at the end of each line. I n case two destinations have been defined in Setup > User > Predefined Configurations > Format, Name & Destination, two icons will be displayed in the Clip List. • in the Clip List tabs, the Filter button transfer status.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 6.4.2 Option Description Done (Green) Returns the list of all the clips for which the transfer has been completed. The list is growing as fast as transfer jobs are done.
Issue 1.0.D INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 7. Cleaning Up the System and Deleting Media 7.1 INTRODUCTION When the clips that you want to keep have been transferred and you are sure that you do not need them anymore on the server, you can delete them from the server. 7.2 OVERVIEW OF THE CLEANUP WINDOW The System Cleanup and Media Purge window can be accessed by pressing the Administrative Tasks button window.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 7.3 DELETING TAKES To delete takes from an episode, proceed as follows: 1. Enter your search parameters. To do so, perform one of the following operations: • Enter the scene name in the Scene field and then enter the take numbers between which you want to delete media by using the arrows in the Take fields. • If you search for a specific clip, enter its clip louth ID.
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Index rename ..................................................................... 37 A abort recording ............................................................. 48 audio channels used for review .................................... 64 auto review ................................................................... 56 auto save ....................................................................... 48 auto transfer ...
Issue 1.0.D delete........................................................................ 34 edit............................................................................ 33 rename ..................................................................... 33 program add ............................................................................ 36 delete........................................................................ 37 edit...........................................................................
INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual Issue 1.0.D EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 Regional Contacts AM ERICA (NORTH & LATIN) EVS Americas Tel: +1 973 575 7811 Fax: +1 973 575 7812 Tech. line: +1 973 575 7813 usa@evs.tv Tel: +1 514 750 7544 Fax: +1 514 750 7518 Tech. line: +1 973 575 7813 usa@evs.tv EVS Australia Tel: +61 02 9452 8600 Fax: +61 02 9975 1368 Mobile: +61 420 307 387 sales@evs-asia.com.hk EVS China Tel: +86 10 6808 0248 Fax: +86 10 6808 0246 Tech.
Issue 1.0.D 84 INSIO Version 1.0 – User Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – October 2009 EVS Middle East Tel: +971 4 365 4222 Fax: +971 4 425 3501 Mobile: +971 50 887 8758 middle-east@evs.tv EVS UK Tel: +44 1372 387 250 Fax: +44 1372 387 269 Tech. line: +44 1372 387 266 uk@evs.
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