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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Table of Contents 1. 1.1 1.2 2. Recorder Panel ..................................................................................................... 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 1 Recorder panel Shortcuts ......................................................................................
Issue 4.3.C 4.5.5 4.5.6 4.5.7 4.5.8 4.5.9 4.5.10 4.5.11 4.5.12 4.5.13 4.5.14 4.5.15 4.5.16 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.6.3 4.6.4 4.6.5 4.6.6 4.6.7 4.6.8 4.6.9 4.6.10 4.6.11 4.6.12 4.6.13 4.6.14 4.6.15 4.7 4.7.1 4.7.2 4.7.3 Custom Speed Field ...................................................................................................................... 41 Browsing within Video Material with the ShuttlePRO..................................................................... 41 Jog bar........................
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 4.11.7 4.11.8 4.11.9 4.12 4.13 Issue 4.3.C Element List................................................................................................................................... 69 Colour Code in the Element List .................................................................................................... 70 Contextual Menu...........................................................................
Issue 4.3.C 5.3.4 5.3.5 5.3.6 6. How to View Key and Fill Associations........................................................................................ 101 How to View Key Clip Information ............................................................................................... 102 browsing for key and fill clips ....................................................................................................... 102 Play-List Editor .......................................................
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 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.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 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 viii Sep. 2007 Mike Davis, 4.3.B James Stellpflug, Martin Tirtiaux Reviews and comments modified sections. Sep. 2007 Anne Delbruyère Initial draft version 4.3.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 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 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Chapter Description video material stored on the XNet network 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 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C P ART 4: S YSTEM T ROUBLESHOOTING M ANAGEMENT AND 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 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 1. Recorder Panel 1.1 INTRODUCTION The Recorder Panel is the graphical user interface used to control the recorder channels of an XT server. The Recorder Control Panel shows the record status of a channel and can enable channels to start or stop recording depending upon the XT server base configuration.
Issue 4.3.C IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Alternatively, select from the main menu section of the IP Director interface, a Control Panel window will open but in an inactive state as an XT channel has yet to be assigned. A recorder channel can be “dragged” from the channel explorer onto the open panel to assign it.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 1.2 Issue 4.3.C RECORDER PANEL SHORTCUTS In the IP Director main window, the menu Tools > Define Shortcut in the menu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IP Director. Shown in the screenshots below are all items that are available in the Recorder panel with shortcuts, the default values are shown. These can be modified and saved by the system user if desired.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 2. Ingest Scheduler 2.1 INTRODUCTION The IP Ingest Scheduler allows for clips to be automatically made on any channel under the control of IP Director at either a time scheduled in advance or entered manually by the user, this means multiple events over a period of time can be automatically recorded and protected.
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 2.3 HOW TO SCHEDULE EVENTS USING IP INGEST SCHEDULER The IP Ingest Scheduler can be used to schedule as many events as desired by entering the required parameters into the scheduler window. T IME A REA In the One Shot tab, enter the required date, start time and stop time or duration in the Time area.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.4 Issue 4.3.C Field Description Clip Name Enter a name for the clip(s) that will be created Level Enter a level rating to be added to an event from no stars to three stars (***). Keywords Choose from any opened keyword grids all the keywords to be added per event. Bins Choose a destination bin from the bin directory tree, this is where the clips scheduled to be created will be stored.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 2.4.1 RECORDER CHANNEL STATUS OFF–LINE: the XT server is not connected. READY: the channel is ready to create the clip (record is on) REC OFF: the XT is connected but record is OFF. 2.4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 2.4.3 Issue 4.3.C OTHER ELEMENTS The remaining capacity is shown on the right hand side and depicts the capacity left for recording on the XT channel. The interface moves to the current time and date position. The time line moves around a now line that is fixed at the centre point of the display. The slider placed on the bottom of the display allows the movement to any point is active the in tim e.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 3. VTR Control Panel 3.1 INTRODUCTION 3.1.1 PURPOSE The purpose of the VTR Control Panel is to control a VTR (Video Tape Recorder) from IP Director. It is an advanced remote control, from within the IP Director application. Apart from playback and record control, it also allows the extraction of clips from a tape to the XT servers.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 3.2 Issue 4.3.C OPENING THE VTR CONTROL PANEL There are several ways of opening the VTR Control Panel: • from Channel Explorer • from the IP Director m ain toolbar The procedures are described in detail on the following pages. 3.2.1 HOW TO OPEN THE VTR CONTROL PANEL FROM CHANNEL EXPLORER To open the VTR Control Panel from Channel Explorer, proceed as follows: 1.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 3.2.2 HOW TO OPEN THE VTR CONTROL PANEL FROM THE TOOLBAR To open the VTR Control Panel from the IP Director Toolbar, proceed as follows: 1. Click VTR Control Panel on the application toolbar. 2. The VTR Control Panel opens, with no VTR device linked. 3. Right-click the blue bar and select the VTR device to link.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 3.3 VTR CONTROL PANEL MODE 1: TRANSPORT MODE 3.3.1 PURPOSE In Transport Mode , the VTR Control Panel works as a remote control for the VTR, from within IP Director. The VTR device will be available to all users of the IP Director system.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 3.3.2 SCREEN ELEMENTS AND FUNCTIONS The VTR Control Panel screen elements and functions are described below. D EVICE BAR The Device bar shows which device is linked to the VTR Control Panel. A different device can be selected by right-clicking the Device bar and selecting the device in the list that appears. M ODE SELECTOR The Mode selector shows the current state of the window.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C J OG BAR The Jog bar controls the tape speed. The slider can be dragged to the left or to the right with the left mouse button. It returns to the zero state as soon as the mouse button is released. The slider can be "parked" at a fixed position by right-clicking the jog bar at the desired position. To return the slider to the zero state, left-click anywhere in the jog bar.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Note Some VTR devices may not support all the custom speed values. When a custom speed is not available on the VTR, the closest available speed will be used. S TATUS BAR The status bar shows the current status of the VTR Control Panel. 3.4 VTR CONTROL PANEL MODE 2: AUTO-EDIT MODE 3.4.1 PURPOSE In Auto-edit Mode , a single clip can be digitized from the VTR to a record channel on an XT server.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C M ARK IN - D URATION - M ARK OUT The Mark IN, Duration and Mark OUT fields are editable. Values can be entered directly from the keyboard. After entering two values, the third value is calculated automatically.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C C LIP I NFORMATION FIELDS 18 Field Name Instructions Clip Name Enter a name for the clip here. Level Select a level for the clip. Tape ID Enter a Tape ID, according to the label on the tape in the VTR. Type Select the appropriate type for the clip. Keywords Assign clip keywords from the Keyw ord Grid or from the Dictionary.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 3.4.3 Issue 4.3.C HOW TO MAKE A CLIP IN AUTO-EDIT MODE To make a clip in Auto-edit Mode, proceed as follows: 1. Select the appropriate VTR in the device bar. 2. Select the appropriate recorder in the Recorder bar. 3. Set the Mark IN and Mark OUT point by either: 4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 3.5 VTR CONTROL PANEL MODE 3: BATCH DIGITIZE MODE 3.5.1 PURPOSE In Batch Digitize Mode , several clips can be queued in a Batch list, so that they can all be digitized in one process run. 3.5.2 SCREEN ELEMENTS AND FUNCTIONS The Transport Mode and A uto-edit Mode buttons and controls remain the same in Batch Digitize Mode. Refer to • Section 4.19.1 on page 91 for Transport Mode • Section 3.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C I MPORT / E XPORT BUTTONS To the right are the Import / Export buttons: 3.5.3 Field Name Instructions Import Imports a Batch List from a file. Help Displays a help window about the file form at used to import a Batch List. Export Exports a Batch List to a file. BATCH DIGITIZE PROCEDURE H OW TO C REATE AND P ROCESS A B ATCH L IST To create a Batch List, proceed as follows: 1.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 7. A window with the question: “Do you want to optimize the Batch List before optimizing it?” appears. Click Yes if you want the list to be sorted automatically, to minimize tape search time. 8. If necessary, the process can be ended by clicking the A bort button. When the A bort button is clicked, a confirmation window appears.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C M ANAGING B ATCH L ISTS Batch Lists can be managed using the buttons on top of the list: Field Name Instructions Batch name Contains the name of the currently active batch list (if any). list Open Opens an existing batch list. Close Closes the active batch list. New Creates a new batch list. M odify Modifies the properties (Name Description) of the active batch list.
Issue 4.3.C IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment E XPORTING A B ATCH L IST A Batch List that has been created in IP Director can be exported to a CSV (Comma Separated Value) file. To export a Batch List: click the Export button, select a folder, enter a file name and click Save. In the next window: select which columns from the Batch List should be included in the export file and click OK.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 3.6 Issue 4.3.C VTR CONTROL PANEL SHORTCUTS In the IP Director main window, the menu Tools > Define Shortcuts in the menu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IP Director. Shown in the screenshots below are all items that are available in the VTR Control Panel with shortcuts, the default values are shown. These can be modified and saved by the system user if desired.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4. Player Control Panel 4.1 INTRODUCTION The Player Control Panel, referred to as Control Panel in this user manual, is the graphical user interface used to control player channels of an XT server. The Control Panel allows controlling an XT channel and making clips.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 4.2 Issue 4.3.C OVERVIEW OF THE CONTROL PANEL The Player Control Panel has been designed with various panes allowing its size to be changed depending on the features in use.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C L INKED V IDEO D ISPLAY P ANE This pane, highlighted in green in the above outline, appears when a loaded player channel has a video capture card linked in the IP Director the user is working on. This window can be hidden or displayed by right-clicking on the window .
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C For detailed information on the Ganged Channels tab, refer to section 4.10 “Ganged Channels Tab”, on page 63. Note to display or You can use the Pane Display icon hide the various window panes. The window panes corresponding to the panes painted on the icon are highlighted in the above outline.
Issue 4.3.C IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment T RANSPORT F UNCTIONS V IEW The Transport Functions view includes the Channel Media pane and the Transport Functions pane.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Note When you launch the Control Panel, the application opens by default with this view if no specific layout is applied. C LIP C REATION V IEW The Clip Creation view includes the Channel Media pane, the Transport Functions pane and the Clip Creation pane.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C F ULL V IEW The full view includes the Channel Media pane, the Transport Functions pane, the Clip Creation pane, as well as the right tabbed pane. There are two possible full views without video display: • Full view in a rectangle shape : With this view, the clip information is truncated in the Clip Information tab.
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.4 CHANNEL MEDIA PANE The Channel Media pane provides the basic functions to load and view clips and record trains. The screenshot below shows the Channel Media pane. It includes a video display if the video display has been activated and linked to an A/V board in the IP Director Configuration module of the Remote Installer. 4.4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment • 4.4.2 Issue 4.3.C The operator presses a GPI key to which the Tally (On Air) action is associated. This will automatically activate the OnAir button on the Control Panel. The actions linked to the GPI keys are defined in the GPI and Auxiliary Track window available from the IP Director main menu Tools > Settings. CHANNEL FIELD This section displays the name of the player assigned to the Control Panel, i.e.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C You can hide the various panes as follows: Pane to be hidden Required Action Shift from the Full view Click the bottom left icon to the Clip Creation view Shift from the Full view or the Clip Creation view Click the middle left icon to the Transport Functions view Collapse to the Minimal view Click the upper left icon For more inform ation on the available views, refer to the section 4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 4.4.5 Issue 4.3.C LOADED MEDIA FIELD This field displays the name of the clip or record train that is loaded on the channel. It is also a drop-down list that contains the last 20 clips or trains that you have loaded on the channel in the current session.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.5.1 TIME INFORMATION GROUP BOX 1. Left Timecode field 2. Right Duration field 3. Play Mode icon 4. Custom Speed field 4.5.2 LEFT TIMECODE FIELD The left timecode field shows the current timecode for the material being controlled by the panel: 4.5.3 • If a record train is loaded, the field shows the timecode of the record train.
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Play Mode - Loop continuously – plays in a continuous loop Play Mode - Bounce - plays continuously from IN point to OUT point, then from OUT to IN and so on. Note Play-Lists can be played in either normal play or continuous loop but not in bounce mode. 4.5.5 CUSTOM SPEED FIELD The Custom Speed field indicates at which speed the media is played.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.5.7 JOG BAR When a clip is loaded, the Jog bar shows the duration of the clip: • The white section represents the trimmed clip length, i.e. between the IN point and the OUT point that have been defined. • The yellow sections represent the guardbands before the IN point and after the OUT point. • The blue position indicator shows the actual relative position in the clip.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.5.10 FAST REWIND ICON OR OR The Fast Rewind icon makes it possible to rewind the loaded media. The rewind speed is set via the contextual menu available from the Fast Rewind button. It is specified in the Custom Speed field displayed above the jog bar. A default rewind speed is set in the Tools > Settings menu, Transport tab and Speeds section. Please see the section 4.13.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Note By right-clicking on the E/E button a contextual menu will show the available record trains. Selecting a train will go to that train at its current position. A train which is being played through the network to this output channel will be approximately 3 seconds behind current network timecode.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.5.14 SNAP ICON OR OR Returns the media to the last point where the E/E mode was exited, effectively “snapping” back to where the user left off in the record material. 4.5.15 RET ICON OR OR The button becomes active if the channel is within a clip.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Note For the Grab Frame icon to be displayed in the Control Panel application, the administrator needs to have properly set up the options in the Thumbnails tab of the Remote Installer. Among others, the Grab Type “Grab to File” needs to be selected. 4.6 CLIP CREATION PANE The Clip Creation pane provides the functions to create clips.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4. Short OUT field: timecode of the OUT point 5. Duration field: time interval between the IN and OUT point, i.e. clip duration 4.6.2 GOTO IN ICON OR OR The Goto IN icon, active when a clip is loaded, takes the media to the IN frame and timecode. 4.6.3 GOTO OUT ICON OR OR The Goto OUT icon, active when a clip is loaded, takes the media to the OUT frame and timecode. 4.6.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.6.5 MARK OUT OR OR When pressing the icon, you set an OUT point at the timecode shown on the jog bar of the Control Panel. The timecode of the OUT point is then displayed in the Short OUT field. 4.6.6 CLEAR IN OR If you select the cross next to the Mark IN icon, the following happens: 4.6.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C the IN, OUT, NAME, or other data entered when originally saved, pressing Update Clip will save the new settings. The update clip operation can also be done using the shuttle pro: Press on the keyboard and Note The update command will not be available if the user rights restrict editing of the clip currently loaded on the Control Panel. 4.6.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.6.10 LAST CLIPS CREATED LIST This drop-down list displays: • the last 50 clips created by the user OR • the last 50 clips created that the user has the right to see. The list of clips available depends on the Last Clips Created List setting that is defined in the Clip Creation tab available from the Tools > Settings menu. Refer to section 4.13.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.6.13 TAKE FUNCTION If the channel is in PGM/PRV mode, the Take function performs a transition from the current media on the PGM Control Panel to the media on the associated PRV channel using the settings determined in the Tools menu. Refer to section 4.13.3 “Take Effect Settings”, on page 75 for more information on the Take settings. This function is only available from a shortcut. 4.6.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.6.15 CLIP STATUS When a clip is successfully created, moved or copied the status bar at the base of the IP Director main window will show the successful operation. If an operation has failed the bar will have a red background warning that the operation was not successful. Using the dropdown feature on the bar will reveal a list of recent operations.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C It is always displayed. • The right pane contains the Clip Metadata, i.e. clip data based on customer-specific fields. will Clicking the right area in the Pane Display icon display this right pane. Later Access to the Data Once the clip has been saved, the data will be available in the Clip Information tab and the Metadata tab of the Control Panel.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Field Description Publish To User groups to which the clip can be published, i.e. made available. Select the user groups to which the clips should be published. The Clip Information pane also displays the IN point, OUT point and duration of the clip as read-only information. These timecode values can only be changed in the Clip Creation pane of the Control Panel.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 4.7.2 Issue 4.3.C CLIP LOCATION The user can enter a valid and free location, i.e. LSM ID, where the clip should be stored. If the specified LSM ID is not free, the clip will not be created and an error message will be displayed in the message bar. This also means the user will have to redefine all IN, OUT and other metadata fields again.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.8 CLIP INFORMATION TAB The Clip Information tab makes it possible to view and modify the information related to the clip. It is active when a clip is loaded on the channel controlled by the Control Panel. In case a train or a play-list is loaded, the fields on the Clip Information tab are greyed-out. You can enter the clip information in the Save Clip window when saving a new clip.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 4.8.1 Issue 4.3.C KEYWORD LIST The Keyword list allows you to define up to three keywords to a clip to qualify its content. The user cannot type in this field, but must drag and drop the requested keywords from either a keyword grid or dictionary. For more information on how to create a keyword, delete a keyword or delete all defined keywords, refer to the section 4.19.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.8.5 ON XT FIELD The On XT field is a ready-only field that specifies the name of the recorder channel defined when starting the XT server. If the source is not found in the database, the value “Unknown” will be assigned. 4.8.6 CREATION DATE The Creation Date is a read-only field that displays the date and time when the clip has been created. 4.8.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 4.8.8 Issue 4.3.C LINKED TO CLIPS LIST The Linked to Clips List displays the clips linked to the loaded clip. Clips can be linked to another clip in two ways: • When a clip is created on a channel ganged to other channels, the clips created simultaneously on the ganged channels will automatically be linked to the clip. • When a user manually links a clip to another one.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.8.10 GRAB THUMBNAILS BUTTON OR When you click the Grab Thum bnails button, you manually save a small image of the clip for use as a thumbnail. The thumbnail image will be that of the current position in the clip when you click the Grab Thumbnail button.
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.9 METADATA TAB The Metadata tab makes it possible to view and modify the metadata related to the clip. You can enter the clip metadata in the Save Clip window when saving a new clip. You can modify this inform ation later on in the Clip Metadata tab.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.10 GANGED CHANNELS TAB The Ganged Channels tab displays the information on all player channels that have been ganged with the current channel under the control of the active Control Panel. The player in green is the one which is under the control of the Control Panel.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C controlled channel. Distant and Local Play-Lists When the operators load a distant play-list in the Clip-List tab, it is automatically copied locally, i.e. to the XT of the controlled channel. The following screenshot highlights the various areas which can be used when working with play-lists in the Control Panel: 4.11.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.11.3 CLIP TRANSPORT FUNCTIONS The buttons in the Clip Transport Functions are used with the play-list elements. For more information on these buttons, refer to section 4.5 "Transport Functions Pane”, on page 37. 4.11.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Function Description When this option is selected, the following message asks the users to confirm whether they want to delete the play-list or cancel the action: “Are you sure you want to delete the playlist (NAME_LSM ID)?” For more information, refer to section 4.18.4 “How to Delete a Play-List in the Clip-List Tab”, on page 85.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.11.6 PLAY-LIST FUNCTIONS Besides the usual transport functions that can be used for the play-list and are available in the Clip Transport Functions area, several functions specific to the play-list are available in the upper part of the Clip-List tab. RECUE OR When the operator presses the Recue button, the system loads the play-list on the first frame of the first element.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C SKIP OR When the play-list is in PLAY, the next element is skipped if the SKIP button is clicked. If the button is clicked twice, the next 2 elements will be skipped, and so on as defined by the highlight on the list moving to the next elem ent each time. C LIP T RANSITION – T RANSITION T YPE Note This field is only available when the channel is set in PGM/PRV mode. Otherwise, they are dimmed.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C The transition type is only available for effects other than “cut”. By default, the transition duration is 00s00, hence no transition is applied. You can modify the value in two possible ways: • Select the whole value and enter 4 digits following the pattern 00s00: 2 digits for seconds, 2 digits for frames.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.11.8 COLOUR CODE IN THE ELEMENT LIST The records of the element list can be highlighted in different colours. The colour code is the following: Meaning Colour code On-Air Element The colour used is defined in the Play-List settings. Next Cued Element The colour used is defined in the Play-List settings. Comment Record The colour used is defined in the Play-List settings.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C • A Cut and Paste operation will move the selected elements. • A Copy and Paste operation will copy the selected elements. The elements are inserted in the play-list before or after the element selected when the Paste operation is initiated. This depends on the Insert Mode in Play-List parameter of the playlist settings.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Each Column can be made Visible or Hidden using its check box. The columns can also be ordered using drag and drop to move them up or down within the displayed list. 4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Option Description View Key Clip Displays the Key clip associated with a Fill clip that is loaded Delete Fill and Key Link Deletes the link between the Fill and Key clips Rename Opens the Update Clip Name w indow from which the clip name can be modified. Modify T/C IN or Date Opens the Modify T/C In or Date window from which you can modify the IN timecode or date of a clip.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C D EFAULT C LIP D URATION The default clip duration makes it possible to create a new clip with the default duration specified in this setting when only the IN point or the OUT point has been defined. O PEN S AVE W INDOW If this setting is NOT checked, the clip will be made instantly when the New Clip button is selected in the Control Panel.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C L AST C LIPS C REATED L IST This setting specifies the clips that you will access from the Last Clips Created list in the Control Panel. If the setting is set on “All the clips that I can see”, the last 50 clips created on which you have at least visibility right will be displayed in the list.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.13.4 IMAGE CAPTURE SETTINGS These settings relate to the Grab Frame option that is to be found on the Transport Functions pane of the Control Panel. D EFAULT P ATH FOR C APTURED I MAGES This setting allows the operators to specify a path on which the grabbed fram es will be stored when the user clicks the Grab Frame icon in the Control Panel.
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.15 ASSIGNING A CHANNEL 4.15.1 HOW TO OPEN AND ASSIGN A CHANNEL TO A CONTROL PANEL There are several methods to assign a player channel to the Control Panel. Some of the methods will directly open an instance of the Control Panel. Others are used when the Control Panel is already open. • Open the Control Panel and assign a channel from the Channel Explorer.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C H OW TO A SSIGN A C HANNEL F ROM THE C HANNEL F IELD To assign a channel from the Control Panel, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click on the Channel field. 2. Select the channel to assign from the contextual menu that displays the available channels. H OW TO A SSIGN A C HANNEL F ROM THE S HUTTLE PRO To assign a channel from the Shuttle PRO, proceed as follows: 1.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.16.2 HOW TO LOAD A CLIP IN THE CONTROL PANEL To load a clip to a channel from the Database Explorer, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Database Explorer from the main menu. 2. Select the requested clip in the Clips pane of the Database Explorer. 3. Drag it to the Control Panel you wish to load it on.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C To load the play-list by means of the play-list LSM ID, proceed as follows: 1. Click on the LSM ID field (on the right of the Name field) in the Clip-List tab. The field value is highlighted in blue. 2. Enter the LSM ID of the play-list to be loaded. 3. Press ENTER.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C The play-list is loaded into the Clip-List tab, either as part of another play-list or as an independent play-list. Note The play-list can also be loaded, via the Remote Panel or the Play-List Editor, onto the channel open in the Control Panel. In this case, the play-list will automatically be loaded in the Control Panel without any message being displayed. 4.17 MOVING WITHIN MEDIA 4.17.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.18 CREATING AND EDITING MEDIA 4.18.1 HOW TO CREATE CLIPS IN THE CONTROL PANEL To be able to create clips in the Control Panel, you need to ensure that: • You have assigned a channel to the Control Panel See section 4.15.1 “How to Open and Assign a Channel to a C ontrol Panel”, on page 78 • You have loaded the record train or the clip from which you want to create a new clip. See section 4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 3. 4. To save the clip, do one of the following: • Click the New Clip icon. • Press the ShuttlePRO dedicated button to save the clip (see note below) If the Save Clip window opens, fill in a clip nam e and any desired information and click the Save button. For more information on the Save Clip window, refer to section 4.7 “Save Clip Window”, on page 52.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.18.3 HOW TO CREATE A PLAY-LIST IN THE CONTROL PANEL You can create simple play-lists in the Control Panel. To be able to create play-lists in the Control Panel, you need to ensure that you have assigned a channel to the Control Panel. See section 4.15.1 “How to Open and Assign a Channel to a Control Panel”, on page 78. To create a play-list in the Control Panel, proceed as follow s: 1.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4. Select the Delete button in the confirmation message. The play-list is directly deleted from the XT server and the database. It will no longer be available in IP Director. 4.18.5 HOW TO RENAME A LOADED PLAY-LIST To rename a play-list in the Clip-List tab, proceed as follows: 1. Load the play-list in the Clip-List tab 2. In the Clip-List tab, select Menu > Rename.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.18.7 HOW TO MOVE ELEMENTS WITHIN A PLAY-LIST To move elements within a play-list, proceed as follows: 1. Select the elements to be moved within the play-list. For more inform ation, see section 4.18.6. 2. Drag and drop the selected elements to the requested location within the play-list: In the drag and drop operation, the new position is represented by a black thick line.
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.18.9 HOW TO REMOVE ELEMENTS FROM A PLAYLIST To remove one or more elements from a play-list, proceed as follows: 1. Load the play-list in the Clip-List tab 2. Select the clips that you want to remove. For more inform ation, see section 4.18.6. 3. Right-click and select contextual menu. Remove Element from the The following warning message is displayed: 4. Click Yes to confirm the action.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.19 USING KEYWORDS & METADATA 4.19.1 HOW TO ADD A KEYWORD TO A CLIP You can add up to three keywords to a clip from the Control Panel. To add a keyword to a clip, proceed as follows: 1. Open the clip in the Control Panel. 2. Select the full view to display the Clip Information tab. 3. Open the Keyword Grid or Dictionary from the Keyword icon in the Shortcut bar. 4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C If you want to delete all the keywords assigned to a clip, proceed in the same way except that you select the Remove All Keywords option from the contextual menu. 4.19.3 HOW TO ADD OR MODIFY METADATA OF A CLIP By default, the metadata of the current profile is associated with the new created clips. For this reason, the users need to check the current profile before they start creating clips.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.20 PUBLISHING AND TRANSFERRING MEDIA 4.20.1 HOW TO PUBLISH A CLIP TO A USER GROUP The clips’ owner can publish the clips to make them available to other users. To publish a clip to a user group, proceed as follows: 1. Open the clip in the Control Panel. 2. Select the full view to display the Clip Information tab. 3.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.20.2 HOW TO SEND A CLIP TO AN EXTERNAL DESTINATION It is possible to transfer a clip to several external destinations. For more information, see section “ Possible Transfers”, on page 61. To send a clip to one of the possible destinations, proceed as follows: 1. Load the clip in the Control Panel. 2.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.20.4 HOW TO EXPORT A PLAY-LIST You can export a play-list in the.xml or .csv formats. The .xml files can later be imported into an IP Director system , whereas the .csv files are only for export purposes. To export a play-list, proceed as follows: 1. Load the play-list in the Clip-List tab. 2. In the Clip-List tab, select Menu > Export . The Set T/C Track window opens 3.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.21 USING GANGED CHANNELS 4.21.1 HOW TO PLAY A GANGED CHANNEL To play a ganged channel, proceed as follows: • Double-click on the channel name in the Ganged Channel tab of the Control Panel It will become the channel controlled by the player and will be highlighted in green in the ganged channel tab. 4.21.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 4.21.4 HOW TO REMOVE A CHANNEL FROM THE GROUP To remove a channel from a group of ganged channels, proceed as follows: 1. Open the Ganged Channel tab in the Control Panel. 2. Select the channel to ungang from the list. 3. Right-click and select Remove Channel from Group from the contextual menu. The channel has been unganged from the others in the Control Panel and in the Channel Explorer.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 5. Fill & Key 5.1 INTRODUCTION Channels of the XT series servers can be ganged together in a specific style called FILL & KEY. This mode manages assignments of clips, and forces them to recall to the appropriate channels, so as to allow the operator to perform synchronised clip recalls in a Fill & Key scenario (sometim es called FILL & Matte) 5.2 INGEST KEY AND FILL CLIPS 5.2.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 5.2.2 Issue 4.3.C AFTER CLIP CREATION The clip type can be modified after the clip creation. To edit the metadata of an existing clip, select the clip from the Database Explorer, right-click on the mouse to show the contextual menu and select edit. The Edit Clip window appears offering the ability to modify the clip type. 5.3 KEY AND FILL CLIPS ASSOCIATION 5.3.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 5.3.2 RULES IN KEY AND FILL CLIP ASSOCIATIONS The following rules or principles are applicable in the association process: 5.3.3 • If the clips are not Key and Fill clips, the association will autom atically convert them into Key and Fill clips. • It is possible to drag and drop a normal clip on a fill clip. The normal clip autom atically becomes a key clip.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 5.3.4 Issue 4.3.C HOW TO VIEW KEY AND FILL ASSOCIATIONS To view Key and Fill associations, proceed as follows: 1. 2. Select the icon in the Database Explorer toolbar to change the clip view. Select Fill Key Once selected, the Thum bnail and Key Thumbnail columns are added in the Database Explorer.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 5.3.5 HOW TO VIEW KEY CLIP INFORMATION To view more information on the associated key clip, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click the selected Fill clip in the Database Explorer. 2. Select View Key Clip in the contextual menu. The corresponding key thumbnail is displayed with specific information (clip name, clip ID, IN, duration).
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C F ILL CLIPS To browse fill clips only, specify a Search criterion on the Clip type to retrieve only Fill clips. The system displays fill clips. You can browse the selected clips directly from the Database explorer by double-clicking a clip. F ILL & K EY CLIPS To browse fill clips only, specify a Search criterion on the Clip type to retrieve Fill and Key clips.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6. Play-List Editor 6.1 INTRODUCTION The Play-List Editor allows multiple play-lists to be made, modified and played to air using an efficient workflow with a great deal of flexibility. The workflow combines three work zones within the application that are needed to perform the tasks required: 1. a Mini Database Explorer 2.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C • contain both clips and sections from record trains (either live or delayed). • be programmed to run to match on-air schedules • be constructed in an off-line state without the requirement to use XT channels. Note It is because not only clips can be included in a playlist made in Play-List Editor that included items are referred to as Elements. 6.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.3 THE EXPLORER The Explorer zone is a Mini Database Explorer, as described in the Database Explorer chapter, except this zone also includes the possibility to select play-lists in the Display Options area. When the Play-Lists button is selected from the Display Options area, the corresponding Play-List tree is displayed in the tree view of the interface.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C A dialogue box will then open to allow the naming of the new play-list The new play-list will then appear as an entry in the listing for the contents of the bin with the play-list icon 6.3.2 .
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C An on-line play-list is when it has become present on the XT network. A play-list can be made on-line in one of the following ways: 108 • Allocating a channel to a tab, by using a mouse right-click on the channel area and selecting a channel to be allocated.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.3.3 Issue 4.3.C ON-LINE PLAY-LISTS AND ALTERNATIVE CONTROL PROTOCOLS Once On-Line, a play-list can be accessed using any other protocol that can control an XT server.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.4 THE PLAY-LIST ZONE The Play-List zone has a tab structure allowing the operator to create as many play-list tabs as required. There is one default tab labelled “New” to permit the addition of play-list tabs. 6.4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.4.4 Issue 4.3.C PLAY-LIST STATUS AND NAMING CONVENTIONS I NITIAL T AB S TATUS When a tab is first opened it will be dimmed and only the name will be displayed. A play-list in this state is “Idle”: although clips can be added to the play-list, it is not loaded to a channel of XT. It can therefore not be viewed or replayed but elements can be added and re-ordered.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Note Once a play-list had been allocated a channel for the first time, the play-list has an identity on the XNet and is declared on-line. It could then be called to air by anyone with the user rights to control it, so care must be taken when editing the list.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C For a channel to be available it cannot be: • Already associated to another tab, if it has already been allocated an error message appears • Controlled by another device, if this a shared control between IP Director and another device, it is possible to regain control from the contextual menu by selecting the ‘2nd controller’ item in the menu.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C P LAY -L IST MANAGEMENT IN CASE OF AN XT DISCONNECTION In case an XT is disconnected from the XNet, all play-lists which were on-line on that XT and which were present in a bin become off-line play-lists. They are still kept in the IP Director database. Note When the XT is reconnected later, no link is re-created between the play-list present on the XT server and the play-list present in the bins.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C I NSERTING OR R EPLACING A P LAY -L IST ON AN E XISTING T AB WITH ASSOCIATED CHANNEL WITH AN ON - LINE PLAY - LIST When a channel is associated to a play-list tab and a play-list is to be inserted into or to replace the existing play-list and that play-list is on-line, there is an additional choice to be made.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.5 THE AREAS OF A PLAY-LIST TAB Within a Play-List tab there are two distinct areas The On-air area is used to play a play-list and has buttons to control all the required transport controls.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C in the Play-List Edit panel immediately below, which instantly updates the on-air play-list. This is only allowed when the element is not currently playing or the next item to play as defined by the highlighted elem ents in the list. Note In the screenshot above, the event on-air is highlighted in dark green; and the next event to air in light green.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C PLAY OR + OR When an element is loaded on the panel a click on the play button, using a keyboard shortcut or the designated key on the ShuttlePRO will send a PLAY command to the XT. PAUSE OR + OR This stops the playback of an element in the loaded play-list at the current position.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C This button is greyed and not active if the play-list is has ON AIR selected. RECUE OR When the operator presses the Recue button, the system preloads the play-list on the first fram e of the first elem ent. This button is greyed and not active if the play-list is on-air.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C PREVIEW TRANSITION OR It allows for the preview of a transition within the play-list, to select a pre-roll time to the transition, right-click on the icon and select a value from the list provided. 6.6.3 ON-AIR PLAY-LIST MODES LOCK Changes to OR + + When the operator clicks on the LOCK button, the play-list interface panel is locked, and all buttons on the panel become inactive.
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IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.6.4 ON-AIR DISPLAYS I NFORMATION D ISPLAY S ETTINGS The Information displays on the On-Air Panel can display different parameters dependant on how they have been set in the play-list settings accessed from the tools>settings>Play-Listgeneral menu. Please see the ‘Display 3rd time information in the on-air Panel’ section, on page 170 of the user’s manual for m ore information.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C into account the current speed, and the transition information (effect duration and play-list elements speed, if the speed is unknown, the speed of the previous element will be used to calculate the value, if this is also unknown, then the previous elements speed must be used etc,).
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C XT C HANNEL O N -S CREEN D ISPLAY If the play-list is cued ready for play out on the output of an XT server channel the channel’s OSD display will show all relevant information PL11/03 Nxt Brk 00:17:13 ³ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ PL11/03 Nxt Brk 00:07:13 PL11/03: Nxt 00:17:13: PL is always displayed. 11/03 corresponds to the LSM ID of the play-list loaded on the channel.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C hh:mm:ss:ff 00:07:1 3 Spd hh:mm:ss:ff on-air timecode 00:17:13 remaining time till the next element starts. Spd shows the current playback speed ClipName 6.6.5 999/999 ClipName N ame of the clip (truncated to 16 characters) if defined. If the clip name is not defined or filled with spaces, the LSM ID (123A/05) will be displayed.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C The following commands: table describes briefly the various menu Function Description Send to Provides a list of possible destinations, in a submenu, to which the selected play-list can be sent.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Function Description Rename Opens the Rename Play-List window in which the users can modify the name of the playlist loaded on the play-list tab. Set as Default Play-List Allows the users to set the loaded play-list as default play-list. Create a new play-list in this tab Creates a bin (i.e.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.6.6 HOW TO EXPORT A PLAY-LIST You can export a play-list in .xml or .csv formats from the PlayList Editor. To export a play-list, proceed as follows: 1. Load the play-list in the On-Air area of the Play-List Editor. 2. In the On-Air area, right-click the Play-List Name field. A contextual menu opens. 3. Select Export from the contextual menu. The Set T/C Track window opens: 4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C names to the right list box: 9. Click OK. 10. In the Export Play-List window, click the Save button. The play-list is exported to a file with the requested format to the requested folder. By default, the file name is the name of the play-list in IP Director, except if you have modified it in the Export Play-List window.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.6.7 HOW TO IMPORT A PLAY-LIST You can import a play-list from an .xml file into the Play-List Editor. Note The play-list is imported as an off-line play-list if no controlled channel is defined in the Play-Editor. The play-list is im ported as an on-line play-list if a controlled channel is defined in the Play-List Editor. To import a play-list, proceed as follows: 1.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.6.8 Issue 4.3.C HOW TO DELETE UNUSED PLAY-LISTS From the Play-List Editor, you have the possibility to delete all unused play-lists or a selection of unused play-lists on the XNet network. To delete unused play-lists, proceed as follows: 1. Load a play-list in the On-Air area of the Play-List Editor. 2. In the On-Air area, right-click the Play-List Name field. A contextual menu opens. 3.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 7. Click OK. The play-lists are deleted from the XN et network. 6.7 THE PLAY-LIST EDIT AREA 6.7.1 INTRODUCTION The top of the Play-List area has an information section displaying the creation date and time, and the total duration of the play-list in the edit area. It also displays the Auxiliary clip being used if any, and allows for a timecode search to be performed within the play-list.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C D RAG AND D ROP C LIPS One or more clips can be dragged and dropped into a play-list to insert them.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C M ODIFY P LAYBACK P ARAMETER V ALUES IN A P LAY -L IST The playback parameters of an element or selection of elements can be modified either by entering values directly in the list, by using the contextual menu, or by selecting a choice from a predefined list box accessed in the param eter area. When the mouse is clicked on a value that can be modified on a selected element, the value becomes editable.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C V ALUES M ODIFIED B Y S ELECTION 6.7.3 Video Effect offers a selection choice of Cut, Mix, Wipe LR and Wipe R-L. Audio Effect offers a selection choice of Cut or Mix. USING CONTEXTUAL MENUS TO EDIT A PLAYLIST There is a comprehensive list of editing features available in a contextual menu in the Play-List Edit Area.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C C UT /C OPY /P ASTE AN ELEMENT The operator can cut, copy and paste one or several elements within the list using familiar windows operation keys (ctrl + c, ctrl + v, and ctrl + x), or by using a right mouse click to open the contextual menu when the required elements have been selected. • A Cut and Paste operation will move the selected elements.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Note If a group is part of the selection, all elem ents of the group will be removed. M ODIFY E LEMENT P LAYBACK P ARAMETERS This group of contextual menus allow the modification of the parameters used when an element or selection of elements are played in a play-list. If multiple elements are selected in the list, the values entered will be applied to all selected elements .
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C The values initially shown in the dialogue box are either the values for the first selected element or the default values defined in the play-list settings. For more information on play-list default settings please refer to “Default A/V Effect Parameters for Transitions” section on page 173.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C S ET S PEED This option is to define the speed of the selected elements.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C The values initially shown in the dialogue box are either the values for the first selected element or the default values defined in the play-list settings. For more information on play-list default settings please refer to the section 6.9.3 “Play-List – Default Transition Settings”, on page 172.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C trigger is received on the corresponding XT server (the one the play-list is to be played on). The GPI number and its trigger mode are defined in the general settings, GPI section. When On GPI is selected, the corresponding GPI, which has been configured to start a PLAY command on the on-air channel associated to the play-list tab, is displayed in the description field.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C A DVANCED I NSERT M ODES It is possible to insert elements other than clips into an IP Director play-list, these can be found in the contextual menu in the Play-List Edit Area: The following sections provide a detailed description of these menu items: • ‘Insert LIVE or DELAY’, on page 142 • 'Modify LIVE or Delay’, on page 144 • 'Insert Tag’, on page 146. • ‘Insert a Linked Clip’, on page 151.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C From Which Feed? The operator selects the feed from the drop-down box of available feeds. The drop-down box displays all trains available on the XNet network. If the corresponding recorder has a defined name, this name is displayed in the list otherwise its EVS technical name is displayed (i.e. : 29_XT1_REC1). IN Zone In this zone the IN point of the inserted train can be defined.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C OUT Zone In this zone, the OUT point of the inserted train can be defined. It can have one of the following values: • unknown • a fixed T/C value • a value calculated based on a duration from the IN point Unknown The OUT point of the element is not known, it is an open end element. The elem ent will be played out with the defined delay until an OUT point is entered.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C I NSERT /E DIT C OMMENT Comment lines are useful in identifying certain transitions or events in a play-list and to improve the clarity of a complex playlist by adding information to it. When a right-click is made within the Edit Play-List area a contextual box is opened displaying several options: Insert Comment is displayed in the menu if the selected elem ent is not a comment line.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C I NSERT T AG Introduction Tags are used to carry out specific actions at a specific timecode within a play-list element. Up to 5 tags can be defined per playlist element. When a tag is added to a play-list it will be shown in the Tag Column together with its number.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Tab Configuration Zone The actual existing tags configuration of the selected element is displayed. The tags are sorted by T/C. For example, if 3 tags are defined, the first 3 positions should be checked and ordered by increasing T/C. For all undefined tags: • The check box is unchecked.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C GPI There are eight GPI triggers available, select one and press OK to validate the choice, the corresponding GPI information is displayed in the description area as shown below. If Cancel is selected, the operation is aborted and the tag check box is unchecked, the corresponding tag line returns to the ‘empty’ values.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Mute Off It returns the Audio of an elem ent from a muted state at the timecode specified using an audio mix of the value entered in the dialogue box. When this window is opened, the last value entered is displayed. Limit values are 00s00 to 20s00. Note A Mute tag and a Swap Audio tracks tag cannot be defined on the same T/C. See below for more information.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Adding predefined audio swap configurations Initially there will only be one configuration type selectable “Customize”. Additional configurations for a predefined audio swap type are configured in the Tools > settings > Play-List – predefined values tab, please refer to Predefined Audio Swap Configuration, on page 175 for more information.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C L INKED C LIPS A linked clip is a clip that was created at the same time as the clip already present in the play-list but taken from a different record train.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 5. Do one of the following: • To insert the linked clip before the selected element in the list, select the Insert Before option. • To insert the linked clip after the selected elem ent in the list, selection the Insert After option. • To abort the operation, select the Cancel option. The linked clip is inserted at the requested position.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C P REVIEW A LINKED CLIP Note If there is no preview channel allocated this menu will also be inactive. To preview a linked clip, proceed as follows: 1. Select the clip in the play-list for which you want to preview the linked clips. 2. Right-click the Play-List Edit area. 3. Select Preview a linked clip from the contextual menu that is displayed.
Issue 4.3.C IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment S ELECTING A N EW G ROUP If no group is already present in the selection of elements, when Group is selected from the contextual menu, the selected elements are grouped and the Insert a Group popup window is displayed. A new group can be named in the text field and the foreground and background colour of the new group line can also be defined from the standard ‘colour palette window’ of windows XP.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.7.4 Issue 4.3.C ORGANIZING THE COLUMNS OF THE EDIT PLAYLIST TAB When Organize is selected from the Edit Play-List contextual menu, a window is displayed allowing the organisation of the columns to be displayed and in which order they appear from left to right. Each Column can be made visible or hidden using its check box.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.7.5 AUXILIARY CLIP ON A PLAY-LIST D EFINING THE A UXILIARY C LIP A SSOCIATED TO THE P LAY -L IST The Aux Clip option allows you to add a new audio track to play from the start of a play-list. For Exam ple when a music bed needs to be played at the same time as the original audio associated with the elements of a list or a particular clip needs to be used instead of the original element audio.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Select Remove from the menu, the auxiliary clip is removed from the play-list and the control displays “None”. The clip can also be removed by double-clicking on the Auxiliary Clip control. 6.7.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C ss:ff corresponds to the video effect duration in seconds and frames. Spd.Unk A Eff A Eff ss:ff the starting speed defined for the play-list element. The format corresponds to a percentage. If unknown, Unk is displayed.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Hide tag Hide Hide When a hide tag is defined on a field, the word ‘Hide’ will appear on that field Mute tag ss:ff Mute Mute When a mute tag is defined on a field, the word ‘Mute’ will appear on that field and the duration of the audio mix defined to mute the tracks.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Tags placed on the same field. ss:ff GPI #2, Hide, Mute ss:ff G #2,Hide,1→3 3→3 5→5 7→7 2 →4 4→4 6→6 8→8 If several tags are defined on the same field, the information displayed will appear together on the display separated by commas. The order of the information will always be the same : GPI first then Hide, Swap info or Mute.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.8 Issue 4.3.C THE PREVIEW CONTROL PANEL The preview control panel is used to preview clips or trains or play-list elem ents, in order to trim them on a different channel than the one that the play-list is being played to air from. The Preview option will not be present in the ’View’ menu of the playlist editor if the ‘play-list’ code is not activated.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C When the play-list editor is opened, the default player channel is autom atically associated to the panel. It can be changed by right-clicking on the Channel Name or by drag and dropping a channel in the panel from the channel explorer. 6.8.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.8.4 Issue 4.3.C LOADING A CLIP ON THE PREVIEW CONTROL PANEL A clip can be loaded on the preview channel by a drag and drop operation from the mini-Database Explorer clip list or from the clip list of the Database Explorer. A clip can also be loaded by typing its name or LSM ID in the corresponding fields of the preview control panel.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Note All trimming operations on a clip in the play-list editor preview control panel do not affect the original clip boundaries. The modified values are for use only in the Play-List Tab currently being edited. I NSERTING OR A PPENDING A C LIP I NTO A P LAY L IST A clip can be inserted into the play-list by clicking on the ‘Insert Clip’ button.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.8.5 Issue 4.3.C LOADING A RECORD TRAIN IN LIVE MODE A train can be loaded onto the preview channel by a drag and drop operation from the mini-Database Explorer list or from the clip list area of the database. The operator can also select a train using a right-click from the E/E button or use a left click on the E/E button to go to the default record train.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C I NSERTING THE T RAIN ( IN LIVE) I NTO THE P LAY L IST L IST Insert LIVE A train can be inserted into the play-list by clicking on the ‘Insert LIVE’ button. The train is inserted before or after the selected element in the list depending on the ‘Insert mode in play-list’ parameter of the play-list settings. The train can also be inserted in the play-list by a drag and drop operation into the list.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.8.6 Issue 4.3.C LOADING A RECORD TRAIN IN PAUSE OR PLAY A train can be loaded on the preview channel by a drag and drop operation from the control panel. The operation of this method is the same as loading a train as above with the exception that the train being loaded could be in pause. If the train was in pause, the train is loaded on the preview control panel in PAUSE.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C Values with Insert and Append Delay The train is inserted in the play-list as a play-list element with the following values: Field Inserted Values Mark IN / OUT Values defined by the operator • If a Mark OUT is not defined, it is considered to be unknown (open end play-list elem ent). • If a Mark IN is not defined, the ‘Insert DELAY’ and ‘Append DELAY’ buttons are greyed and un-selectable.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.9 PLAY-LIST SETTINGS IN THE TOOLS MENU 6.9.1 INTRODUCTION The default settings and behaviour for the Play-List Editor application are set using four tabs in the Settings sub-menu of the Tools Menu 6.9.
Issue 4.3.C IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment D EFAULT P RE -R OLL D URATION When a transition is previewed in a play-list, this setting will determine the default value for a pre-roll before the transition, the value can be changed by highlighting the figures and entering a new value.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Remaining time till the end of the current element. Issue 4.3.C Remaining time till the next break in the play-list. If the play-list has no break, the remaining time till the end of the play-list is displayed. Remaining time till the next element starts. The difference between the 2 values is the effect duration.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C D EFAULT P LAY -L IST C OLOURS The Default colours used within the Play-List area can be set using a colour palette to any colours desired. 6.9.3 PLAY-LIST – DEFAULT TRANSITION SETTINGS D EFAULT S PEED F OR E LEMENTS This option is to define the default speed of the elements when they are placed into a Play-List.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C D EFAULT A/V T RANSITIONS E FFECT P ARAMETERS FOR This area allows the user to define the default audio and video effects of elements added to the play-list using the dialogue box to set the parameters: Link Video and Audio Parameters Option If this option is checked, any change made to a video parameter will also be made to the corresponding audio parameter and vice versa.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C D EFAULT START TRANSITIONS MODE PARAMETERS FOR To define the default start mode of elements added to a play-list use the following dialogue settings: Still Mode The still mode setting determ ines if the play-list should stop on the selected element and if it should stop where it stops and how it should behave.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C When On GPI is selected, the corresponding GPI, which has been configured to start a PLAY command on the on-air channel associated to the play-list tab, is displayed in the description field. • On Time, at: the element will start at the defined time. The element will only be started if the element is on-air at the specified time (independently of the date).
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C H OW TO A DD A P REDEFINED C ONFIGURATION To add a configuration, proceed as follows: 1. Select the Add button. The Add an Audio Swap Configuration dialog box opens: 176 2. Type a nam e for the new configuration in the dialog box. 3. Click on a crosspoint on the grid to define the output track each input would be played from. 4.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.10 GPI CONFIGURATION 6.10.1 INTRODUCTION The GPI is the General Purpose Interface device that can be connected to the XT server. It allows the operator to send commands directly to the XT server. These commands need to be reflected in the IP Director applications. The GPI keys first need to be configured in the Setup Configuration on the XT server.
Issue 4.3.C IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.10.3 XT SERVER SELECTION PANE The XT server Selection pane displays all the XT servers available on the XNet network. The Settings for GPIs and Auxiliary track audio outputs are made for each XT server being controlled by IP Director. Therefore the XT server must be selected from the list and then have the settings applied.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C 6.10.4 INPUT GPI CONFIGURATION PANE The INPUT GPI settings make it possible to configure the action to be triggered on a given player channel of the XT server when a given key is pressed on a GPI connected to this XT server. Eight GPI inputs can be used on an XT server.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C The following actions can be defined on a GPI key: Action Description PLAY Initiates a play command at 100% on the selected channel. PAUSE Initiates a pause command on the selected channel. RECUE Initiates a jump to the IN point of the on air element on the selected channel. If this is a play-list, the jump is performed to the IN point of the first clip of the play-list.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C T RIGGER M ODE The trigger mode field allows the user to define the type of trigger signal that will be sent by the GPI to the XT server. The following trigger modes can be defined: Trigger Mode Description Pulse Edge Rising The trigger is done on a rising edge pulse. Pulse Edge Falling The trigger is done on a falling edge pulse.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C have been assigned to the Remote via the Replace function defined on the Remote itself. Example We consider that a GPI tag has been defined on the GPI key 1 in the Play-List Editor on a given timecode of a play-list. In the above configuration, a high pulse signal, that will last 1.12 sec. (Pulse Duration value), will be sent to the GPI key 1 just 1 sec.
IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment Issue 4.3.C A DVANCE In the Advance field, you can specify how many seconds ahead of the timecode (on which the GPI tab is defined) the output GPI signal should be sent by the IP Director. P ULSE DURATION The pulse duration needs to be defined for pulse rising edge and pulse falling edge signals. The pulse duration depends on the sensitivity of the third device to be used. 6.10.
Issue 4.3.C IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out EVS Broadcast Equipment 6.11 PLAY-LIST EDITOR SHORTCUTS In the IP Director main window, the menu Tools > Define Shortcuts in the menu bar allows the users to define shortcuts for most of the common operations with the IP Director. Shown in the screenshots below are all items that are available in the Play-List Editor with shortcuts, the default values are shown. These can be modified and saved by the system user if desired.
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