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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Table of Contents 1. 1.1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 1 Production Applications .......................................................................................................... 4 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.6 1.1.7 1.1.8 1.1.9 1.1.10 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.2.4 2. Channel Explorer.................
Issue 4.3.C 2.7.2 2.7.3 2.7.4 2.7.5 2.7.6 2.8 2.8.1 2.8.2 3. 3.1 3.2 EVS Broadcast Equipment Current Profile ............................................................................................................................... 35 Metadata Menu.............................................................................................................................. 36 How to Change the Current Profile.........................................................................................
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment Document History Date Author Document Modifications Issue Oct. 2007 Anne Delbruyère 4.3.C User manual for IP Director version 4.3. • User Manual split into four parts Sections on new features: • Metadata on clips Part 1: sections 2.2.5, 2.7 Part 2: section 3.2.6 Part 3: section 4.7, 4.9, 4.19.3 • Control Panel: Clip-List tab Part 3, section 4.11 • Control Panel: Grab Frame Part 3: sections 4.5.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment • Play-List Editor: contextual menu from Play-List Name field Part 3: new section 6.6.5 • Terminology changes Control Panel: View pane Î Channel Media pane Layout: Layout pane, Layout toolbar and Layout shortcuts Mini Database Explorer: Object list Î Element list vi Sep. 2007 Mike Davis, 4.3.B James Stellpflug, Martin Tirtiaux Reviews and comments modified sections. Sep.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment About this Manual This manual is intended to cover all aspects of IP Director. It should be seen as a reference guide that provides a detailed description on the various modules of IP Director, as well as procedural inform ation on how to work with the IP Director system. The user manual for IP Director Version 4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment Chapter Description and easily find it back. Database Explorer This chapter explains the Database Explorer module, which has been designed to allow the users to organize and search all media and data available within the XNet network. Mini Database Explorer This chapter explains the Mini Database Explorer, i.e.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment P ART 4: S YSTEM M ANAGEMENT AND T ROUBLE SHOOTING Chapter Description System Management This chapter contains a description of overall system settings: Troubleshooting • shortcut definitions • ShuttlePRO configuration and button layout This chapter contains descriptions on the problems you could encounter when configuring the system.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1. Introduction A complete suite of production tools to manage networked XT series servers IP Director is a suite of software applications designed to enhance the workflow of a Television production.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment Each IP Director system can function as a standalone workstation providing all applications on a production, or several workstations can be used, running only the applications required for a specific task and each workstation can be connected via Ethernet with a central Database.
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1.1 PRODUCTION APPLICATIONS 1.1.1 CHANNEL EXPLORER Channel Explorer gives a comprehensive overview of the entire XNet network. XT servers, XFile, XStore and VTR devices appear as individual items in the Channel Explorer, with expandable nodes for servers in which the IP Director systems and the VTR are directly connected via RS422.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment • Program/preview o Allowing dissolves and wipes between clips of two linked player channels to play clips sequentially with a transition either manually or from a play-list. These multiple playback modes can be used both on clips to offer a comprehensive range of operational playback modes. 1.1.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment Compared to conventional logging techniques, IP Logger has significant time-saving benefits, and saving time is always critical in live production. By producing accurate logs, and providing an efficient search engine, information is available faster to all EVS XNet users for browsing, editing and archiving.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment 1.1.4 • browse and playback directly from explorer window • export of log sheets (XML, CSV) • archive management via XFile Issue 4.3.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment means multiple events over a period of time can be automatically stored. A clip can be created on a channel with a name, level rating and metadata associated with it, and also be automatically placed into a bin in the Database Explorer. 1.1.7 VTR CONTROL PANEL The VTR Control Panel allows a VTR (Video Tape Recorder) to be controlled from IP Director.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Explorer. Controls for the transition effect, transition duration, next, and skip are readily accessible and re-ordering, insertion and deletion of clips can be made even as the list is rolling to air Using the Control Panel with a Secondary Control function gives traditional devices such as linear editors the power of instant access to any material available on the EVS XN et network.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 1.2 MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM APPLICATIONS The IP Director system also has a set of management and monitoring tools included in the IP Director suite: 1.2.1 KEYWORD MANAGEMENT A set of applications is used to manage the Keyword database, prepare grids and dictionaries for logging, searching and browsing.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment It also allows for a clip to be associated with a log sheet after importing it from another IP Director workstation. Note The Logging Association process takes around 3 minutes for 100 log sheets, each containing 100 elements, so the definition of parameters for this process only applies to when there is a lim ited time available to start the system and a large amount of logs are stored. 1.2.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2. IP Director Main Window 2.1 INTRODUCTION The IP Director main window is the window which opens when IP Director is started. By default the IP Director main window opens without any application window opened. From this window, the user can open one or several instances of the various IP Director applications.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment allow the users to modify and custom ize the IP Director user interface in which they are working. • The Metadata menu gives access to the options for managing, i.e. importing, exporting and updating, the customer-defined data that can be associated with clips. • The Tools menu gives access to the settings defined for the various IP Director applications as well as some additional options.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment C HANNEL S TATUS P ANEL The Channel Status panel contains the Recorder Status and Player Status tabs. They make it possible to view the recorder and player channels connected to the XNet network, as well as status information. For more information on the Channel Status panel, refer to section 2.5 “Channel Status Panel”, on page 24.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.2 MENU BAR 2.2.1 FILE MENU The File menu includes menu commands to log off and exit IP Director: Menu command Description Log Off User Logs off the current user and displays the Log In window. Exit Exits IP Director. Note Prior to log off or exit, the user is invited to save the current layout. The saved layout will automatically be displayed the next time the user logs on again to IP Director. 2.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment Menu command Description the Message panel. The message boxes are disabled when robots are used for logging when the IP Director configuration is tested before important events. 2.2.3 WINDOWS MENU The Windows menu makes it possible to bring to the front or close the various IP Director applications opened in the current session. 2.2.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment • clip creation • take effect • play-list • o default transition o predefined values for audio swap and effect duration GPI and Auxiliary track Some tabs contain a short description of the settings. However, you can refer to the sections specified below for more information on the settings in a tab. General Settings The general settings apply to the whole IP Director system.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment • A white key channel will be forced if the White option is selected. Transport Settings The Transport settings are applied to all Control Panels on the workstation; they are not specific to active control panels. For more information on Transport settings, refer to the Player Control Panel chapter, in part 3 of the User manual.
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment R ECREATE A LL T HUMBNAILS This setting enables the creation of thum bnails from a particular XT when there is an XFile in the XNet network set to create thumbnails. Normally this process will function as a b ackground process. If a system needs to have its clips thumbnails recr eated, t h i s w i n do w a l l o w s a m a nu a l l y i n it i a t i on o f t ha t p r oce s s .
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C For more information on the Transfer Information window, refer to the Database Explorer chapter, in part 2 of this User Manual. C HANGE P ASSWORD This setting allows the currently logged on user to change their password. 2.2.7 HELP MENU The Help menu from the Main Toolbar gives access to version and License checking features, together with Monitoring applications for the use of EVS Staff.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.4 LAYOUT PANEL 2.4.1 INTRODUCTION The Layout panel allows single-click access to your saved Layouts. It opens when you click the Layout tab on the left screen border. The Layout panel is empty when you first open it. Several Layout toolbars can be defined and loaded from the drop-down list box at the top of the Layout panel. Each toolbar can contain a number of layouts.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C and click OK. 2.4.3 HOW TO ADD A LAYOUT TO A LAYOUT TOOLBAR To add a Layout to a Layout toolbar, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the grey empty region under the blue dropdown combo box and select New. 2. Select a Layout from the Link Layout window: and click Link. 3. If required, repeat steps 1 and 2 to add more Layouts to the toolbar.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.4.4 OTHER LAYOUT TOOLBAR COMMANDS To perform other Layout toolbar operations, more commands are available: 2.5 1. Right-click the blue drop-down combo box: 2. Select one of the commands to: • rename a shortcut layout toolbar • delete a shortcut layout toolbar • send a copy to another user 3. Right-click a button in the layout toolbar: 4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment O PENING AND C LOSING THE C HANNEL S TATUS P ANELS To open the Recorder Status panel or Player Status panel for the first time in a session, right-click the tab and select the View Recorder/Player Panel option. To open Recorder Status panel or Player Status panel again in the session, simply click the REC or PLAY tab.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment Contextual menu item Description panel. This menu item is available when rightclicking on the panel edges. Selecting this item opens the Define the Recorder Channels window from where you can select the recorders to be added to or removed from the Recorder panel. View All Recorders Displays all recorder channels available on the XNet network.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment Contextual menu item Description View Players Displays or minimizes the player panel. This menu item is available when rightclicking on the panel edges. Add or Remove Players Allows the user to add players to or remove players from the Player panel. This menu item is available when rightclicking on the panel edges.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.6.1 DEFAULT ICONS The default icons inform whether a default player channel, bin or play-list has been defined. If this is the case, the name of the default channel, bin or play-list will be displayed. D EFAULT C HANNEL I CON If a default channel has been defined, the Default Channel icon displays the name of the default channel on a green background.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment The icon is for inform ative purpose. However, the option to send an element to the default play-list is available from the contextual menu of the various applications when this is relevant. You can define a default play-list in the Database Explorer, via the Set as Default Play-List option available from the contextual menu. You can clear the default by double-clicking the Default Play-List icon. 2.6.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.6.4 MESSAGE PANEL The message panel provides a quick display of the information, warning and error messages generated in the current session. It is minimised by default in a message field which displays only the most recent message in the Status bar. A CCESSING AND C LOSING THE M ESSAGE P ANEL You will open the Message panel by clicking the V sign on the right of the Message bar.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.6.5 Issue 4.3.C COPY/MOVE STATUS PANEL The Copy/Move Status panel provides inform ation on the clips that are being or have been copied or moved to another location. It will only display the moves or copies to another XT server than the one where the clip was initially stored.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment D isplay Type D escription My Copy/Move Displays the clips that the current user is duplicating or moving to another XT server. It provides a progress bar to monitor the copy/move operation. All Copy/Move Displays the clips that all logged on users are duplicating or moving to another XT server. It provides a progress bar on each clip to monitor the copy/move operation.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment • process status: “in progress” or “finished” • user who performed the copy/move. A CKNOWLEDGE BUTTON When the users have read a message, they can acknowledge it by clicking the ACK button. The Acknowledge button changes the background of the selected message to grey. This helps the user distinguish the messages that have been dealt with from the ones that have not. 2.6.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.6.7 LICENCE ICON The background colour of the License icon turns yellow when one of the IP Director licenses is expiring within two weeks. 2.6.8 SHORTCUTS ICON The background colour of the Shortcut icon turns yellow when the Shortcut function is deactivated. Double-clicking the icon will reactivate the shortcut function in IP Director.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Once a profile has been imported in IP director, its related metadata can be associated with clips loaded in the Control Panel or in the Database Explorer. Later on, it can be used in searches for clips. For more information on how to use the metadata in the IP Director applications, refer to the following chapters and sections: 2.7.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.7.3 METADATA MENU The follow ing menu items are available from the Metadata menu, in the menu bar of the main IP Director window.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.7.4 Issue 4.3.C HOW TO CHANGE THE CURRENT PROFILE You can change the current metadata profile, i.e. the profile that will be associated by default to the new clips when they are saved. To change the current profile, proceed as follows: 1. In the main IP Director window, select the menu Metadata > Edit Current Default Metadata. The Edit Current Profile and Default Values window opens: 2.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.7.5 HOW TO MODIFY THE DEFAULT VALUES OF A PROFILE When a metadata profile is im ported into IP Director, the default values specified in the .xml file are imported. It is possible to modify the default values of a profile. To modify the default values of a profile, proceed as follow s 1. In the main IP Director window, select the menu Metadata > Edit Current Default Metadata.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.7.6 Issue 4.3.C HOW TO RESET THE DEFAULT VALUES IN A PROFILE If you have modified the default values of a metadata profile in IP Director, you can reset the initial default values at any time, as they were defined when the .xml file was im ported. To reset the default values of a profile, proceed as follows 1. In the main IP Director window, select the menu Metadata > Edit Current Default Metadata.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.8 LAYOUTS 2.8.1 OVERVIEW Depending on job content and personal preferences, most users have a preferred screen layout (open windows and window positions). The purpose of the Layout features in IP Director is to present a user his personalised screen layout every time he logs on to IP Director. A number of Layout definitions can be saved and retrieved with a single mouse click.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment H OW TO C REATE A NEW L AYOUT To create a new Layout, proceed as follows: 1 Click Layout > New 2 Enter the appropriate inform ation in the Properties window that appears: and click OK. 3 The following option window appears: Click Yes if you want to start from a clean working area or No if you want to create a new Layout based on your current working area.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment H OW TO S AVE A L AYOUT To save the current Layout, proceed as follows: 1 Click Layout > Save 2 The current work area is saved with the current Layout name.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment H OW TO P UBLISH A L AYOUT To publish a Layout, proceed as follows: 1 Click Layout > Publish 2 Select the user groups to which you wish to publish your current Layout and click the > button to move the group from Available groups to Selected groups. and click Publish.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3. Channel Explorer 3.1 INTRODUCTION Channel Explorer gives a comprehensive overview of all XT servers with their respective channel configurations (number of inputs and outputs). It also show s any XFile and XStore devices on the XNet SDTI network, and VTRs being controlled by an IP Director workstation. .
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 3.4 OPERATION 3.4.1 HOW TO ASSIGN A PLAYER CHANNEL TO A CONTROL PANEL By double-clicking on a channel, a control panel is opened and assigned to that channel; the blue brackets are removed from around the channel icon in the Channel Explorer window.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment If a default recorder is not set, then: • PGM 1 takes Rec 1 as its default • PGM 2 takes Rec 2 as its default, etc… If there are more play channels than record channels then every additional channel takes Rec 1 as its default 3.4.3 HOW TO SET UP THE DEFAULT PLAYER CHANNEL FOR THE USER INTERFACE By right-clicking on appears.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment 3.4.4 Issue 4.3.C HOW TO LOCK A CHANNEL By right-clicking on a channel, a contextual menu appears. If lock is selected the channel will be locked from use by other users. symbol appears the channel has been locked by the If the workstation being operated. Symbol appears in red then another workstation has If the locked its use 3.4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment Note It is possible to have as many different groups with any number of channels per group ganged together performing different tasks on a production. Each of the next to it on the linking icons will have a number channel explorer to indicate which group it is part of.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment 3.4.8 Issue 4.3.C HOW TO ASSOCIATE CHANNELS TO PROVIDE A PGM/PRV MODE At least 2 player channels must be available to run this configuration. To initialize this mode, use the standard command of SHIFT + click or CTRL + click to select the channels required, then use right-click to see the contextual menu, and select the PGM/PRV comm and from the menu.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction Issue 4.3.C EVS Broadcast Equipment 3.4.9 HOW TO ASSOCIATE CHANNELS TO PROVIDE A KEY AND FILL MODE To associate 2 channels together for use with Key and Fill operations, use the standard command of SHIFT + click or CTRL + click to select the channels required in Channel Explorer, then use a right-click to see the contextual menu, and select the Fill Key command from the menu.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 3.4.10 HOW TO ASSIGN A RECORD CHANNEL FOR USE WITH IP SCHEDULER To assign a record channel for use with the IP Scheduler application right-click on a channel to open the contextual menu and select the ‘Open Ingest Scheduler (new ingest)’ command. An Ingest Scheduler window will open and show the selected channel in the list of recorders.
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