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User’s Manual Version 4.1 - December 2011 Xedio Browse From Xedio Suite Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A C OPYRIGHT EVS Br oadca st E quip men t – Co pyri ght © 20 10-2 01 1. Al l ri ghts res erved . D ISCLAIMER The inf ormat ion in this m anual i s furn ishe d for i nf ormati onal u se onl y and subjec t to chang e witho ut not ice . While eve ry eff ort has been made to en sure t hat th e inform atio n cont aine d in this use r manua l is ac curate , up- to-da te an d r eliab le, EVS Broad cast E quipm e nt canno t be hel d respo nsible f or ina ccur acie s or errors that m ay a ppea r in th is p ublica tio n. I MPROVEMENT R EQUESTS Your comme nts wil l help us improv e the qua lity o f the user doc ument atio n. Do not hesit ate to se nd i mprov e ment r eque sts, or r epor t any e rror or i nacc urac y on th is user m anua l by e-ma il to doc@ev s.tv . R EGIONAL C ONTACTS You will f ind th e ful l list of addre sses a nd pho ne number s of the EV S head quarte rs and l ocal of fice s e ithe r a t th e en d o f t his use r m anual or on the EVS we bsite on the f ollow ing pag e: h ttp: // www.evs .tv/ cont acts . U SER M ANUALS ON EVS W EBSITE The la tes t ver sion of th e user man ual, if any , and o ther user man uals on EV S produc ts can be f ound o n the EVS down load c e nter, on t he fol lowin g webpage : http: //www .evs .tv/ downl o adcent er. I Issue 4.1.A II Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A Table of content TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................... III WHAT’S NEW? .............................................................................................................. IV 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE....................................................................................................................................1 1.2 USER INTERFACE ......................................................................................................................1 1.2.1 Opening Xedio Browse ...........................................................................................................1 1.2.2 Overview of the Xedio Browse Window ..................................................................................2 1.2.3 Area ........................................................................................................................................2 1.2.4 Description ..............................................................................................................................2 1.2.5 Window Panes Display ...........................................................................................................3 1.3 PROCESS OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................3 2. PLAYER.................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYER PANE ..........................................................................................4 2.2 VIDEO DISPLAY OF THE PLAYER .............................................................................................5 2.3 PLAYER CONTROLS ..................................................................................................................6 2.3.1 Player Transport Controls .......................................................................................................6 2.3.2 Timecode Value Fields............................................................................................................8 2.3.3 Video and Audio Monitoring Tools ..........................................................................................9 2.3.4 Media and Jog Bars ..............................................................................................................10 2.3.5 Loading Media on the Player Window ...................................................................................12 2.3.6 Play Media in the Additional Player .......................................................................................13 3. TABS PANE ......................................................................................................... 14 3.1 THE MEDIA TAB........................................................................................................................14 3.1.1 Overview of the Media Tab ...................................................................................................14 3.1.2 Media List Area .....................................................................................................................15 3.1.3 Searching the Database........................................................................................................16 3.2 THE VIRTUAL MEDIA PROPERTIES TAB................................................................................26 3.2.1 Overview of the Virtual Media Properties Tab .......................................................................26 3.2.2 Creating a Virtual Media........................................................................................................27 3.2.3 Auto Clipping Modes .............................................................................................................28 4. VIRTUAL MEDIA PANE ....................................................................................... 29 4.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................29 4.2 VIRTUAL MEDIA LIST DISPLAY ...............................................................................................29 4.2.1 Displayed Columns ...............................................................................................................29 4.2.2 Show Thumbnails..................................................................................................................30 4.2.3 Glossary of Column Headings ..............................................................................................30 4.3 VIRTUAL MEDIA LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU...........................................................................31 5. MENU BAR ........................................................................................................... 32 III Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 What’s New? The fol lowin g tab le des cr ibes th e sect ions u pdat e d to refl ect t he new a nd modifi ed featu res on Xedi o Bro w se from Xedi o Sui te 3. 0 2 and 4 .01 (c ompa red t o Xedio Suite 3.0 1). In the user man ual , the icon has been adde d on left margi n to highl ight inform atio n on new and u pdated fe atur es. Click th e sect ion num ber (or the des crip tion ) in t he tabl e to jump d irec tly to the corres pond ing sect ion. IV Sectio n Descri ption 1.2.5 Possib ilit y t o h ide or di splay the va riou s wi ndo w pan es indiv idua lly. 3.1.1 A Tod ay t ab is autom atic ally adde d t o t he S aved Filter s. It co rresp onds to ‘cre ati o n dat e = toda y’. 3.1.3 Quick Text sea rch can n ow be appl ied tog ethe r with a n advanc ed f ilt er, w ith an A ND oper ator . 3.1.3 Filter Fiel ds: Th e mos t r elevan t par amet ers ar e li sted on the t op o f th e l ist. 3.1.3 Search Fie lds Types : l ogi cal o pera tors now repl ac e tex t. Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 1. Introduction 1.1 PURPOSE The Xedi o Browse a ppli c ation al lows a us er to br owse and pr eview me dia within a Xedio Suit e en viro nmen t. The suppo rted me dia ca n be either d ata alr eady import ed int o the Xedi o Suite or files curr ent ly b eing ing e sted into the sys tem as a ‘liv e fe ed’. With X edio Brow se, the media can be se gmen ted into seve ral ‘vir tual med ia’. T his can b e us eful , f or exam ple, to brea k do wn a sin gle n ews feed inc lud ing multip l e storie s int o seve ral s ecti ons eac h cont aini ng an i ndivid ual s tory . In th e ca se of a footb all ma tch, v irtu al m edia ca n be pro duced w it h the goa ls or hi ghli ghts direct ly from t he i ncom ing feed . Multip le v irtu al m edia ca n be crea ted from the sa me sou rce. The vir tual m edia does not req uire any sp lit ting of the o rigi nal f ile a s it is only made of m arke rs pl aced on the orig inal m edia f ile. Th ere i s no n ew me dia fi le create d. Specif ic m etad ata can be assig ned to each vir tual media. 1.2 USER INTERFACE 1.2.1 OPENING XEDIO BROWSE To star t the Xe dio Br ows e appli cati on, cl i ck o n th e Xedio Br owse icon on t he d eskt op. This w ill di spla y a log i n scr een wher e y ou ne ed to en ter you r userna me a nd p asswo rd. 1 Issue 4.1.A 1.2.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO BROWSE WINDOW The Xed io Bro wse g raph ical i nter face c onsi sts o f three m ain a reas , besi d es the Menu b ar. They are hig hl ighte d on the fol lowi ng s creens hot and shor tly de scribe d in th e ta ble belo w: Area Descri ption 1. Player Pan e This is u sed to play med ia lo aded fr om t he T abs pane or virtua l me dia load ed f ro m the Virt ual Medi a pa ne. Th e Player pa ne is used t oget her with the Ta bs pane t o create virtua l me dia. 2. Tabs P ane The Ta bs p ane cont ains t wo tab s. The Media ta b displ ays t he list of med ia avai labl e in the Xedio data base . This i s use d to sele ct t he medi a to load in the Playe r pane. I t has th e same powerfu l fil teri ng and searc h attri bute s as ot her p arts of the Xedi o S uite of applic ati ons allow ing to e asily fin d th e re quir ed ma teria l. The Vir tua l Med ia Pr ope rties tab disp lays the pr opert ies and m etad ata of the me dia, or virt ual medi a, lo aded on 2 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 the P layer pan e. This is als o used to c reate vi rtua l media wi t hin the origin al file and ass ign it specif ic m etad ata. 3. 1.2.5 Virtua l Pane Med ia The Vi rtua l Me dia pane g ives the list of the vir tua l medi a create d fr om t he o rigi nal file sele cted in the Medi a tab. WINDOW PANES DISPLAY Users c an ad apt t he la yo ut of t he Xe dio B rowse window . The diff eren t pa nes can be hidd en ei ther by cli ck ing the cros s at th e top right c orne r of ea ch pa n e or by select ing on e of the op ti ons of the Vi ew menu: Player , List ar ea (Vir tu al Media pane), Wo rk are a (Tabs pane). Th e hidd en pan e(s) can t hen be di spla yed b y select ing the cor respo ndi ng op tion of the View me nu. Se ven layo uts are av ailab le: • Player + T abs pane + V irt ual Me dia pane • Player + T abs pane • Player + V irtu al M edia pa ne • Tabs p ane + Vi rtua l Me di a pane • Player onl y • Tabs p ane only • Virtua l Me dia pane onl y The di ffer ent pan es c an b e resi zed. 1.3 PROCESS OVERVIEW The us e of Xed io B rowse can be summ ariz ed a s fo l lows: Step See … 1. Select a m edia from th e Medi a Ta b of the Tabs P ane. Sectio n 3 .1 o n pa ge 1 4 2. Load it o n th e Pl ayer Pan e Sectio n 2 .3.5 on page 12 3. Create a v irtu al m edia fro m the load ed m edia Sectio n 3 .2.2 on page 27 4. View the lis t of virt ual m edia asso ciat ed to a media Sectio n 4 on page 29 3 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 2. Player The Play er is us ed to l o ad and pl ay med ia or vi r tual med ia an d to cre ate virtua l media. 2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYER PANE The P layer pa ne prov ide s a vide o d ispla y, a me d ia ba r a nd a jo g b ar to n aviga te within the e leme nt, v ide o and au dio s elec tion a nd moni tori ng bu tton s, t ranspo rt butto ns a nd t imeco de fiel ds. I t sl ight ly d iff ers acco rding to the eleme nt load ed. When a medi a is lo aded f rom th e Ta bs p ane, it loo ks as fol lows: 4 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 When a virt ual med ia is l oaded fr om the Vir tual M edia pan e, the Pl ayer pa ne looks like the foll owin g sc reens hot: 2.2 VIDEO DISPLAY OF THE PLAYER When y ou r igh t-cl ick on the V ideo Dis play are a o f the Pl ayer pan e, a co n textu al menu a ppea rs. This giv es disp lay opti ons for the vi deo: Option Descri ption Show Ti mecod e This opti on offe rs four ch oices to dis play tim ecod e on the Player win dow: None does n ot disp lay any time code 5 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Option Aspect Rati o Show Sa feAre as Descri ption Intra TC displa ys the orig inal time code o f the me dia Start TC displa ys a cou nter st arti n g with 0 at th e fi rst fram e of the m edia Both (I ntra TC – Star t TC) displa ys b oth the cou nter and the origin al timec ode This op tion off ers a c hoice of as pect rati os for th e displa y: Auto uses the aspec t ra tio (AR ) inform atio n st ored in the databa se 4:3 sets the disp lay AR to 4: 3 with out replac ing data base in for mation 16:9 sets the aspe ct r atio to 1 6:9 wi thou t replac ing data base in for mation This o ptio n di spla ys a s afe ar ea c age on t he w i ndow t o determ ine whi ch area s of the pictu re will be s ee n. This allows t o check t he siz e of graph ics wit hin th e me dia for a safe disp lay. 2.3 PLAYER CONTROLS 2.3.1 PLAYER TRANSPORT CONTROLS Please ref er to the Xedi o Manag er u ser ma nual for a c ompr ehens ive list of th e shortc uts. C ONTROLS C OMMON TO M EDIA P LAYER AND V IRTUAL M EDIA P LAYER Operat ion User I nter face Button Shortcu t Play a nd P ause ↔ Play N ear Live a media whil e in gest ing (digi tizi ng) 6 + Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Operat ion User I nter face Button Shortcu t Go to Start of Media Go to End o f Med ia C ONTROLS S PECIFIC TO THE M EDIA P LAYER Operat ion User I nter face Button Shortcu t Fast F orwar d + Fast R ewind + Goto Ne xt F rame Goto Pr evio us F rame C ONTROLS S PECIFIC TO THE V IRTUAL M EDIA P LAYER When a virt ual med ia is loaded on th e Playe r, t he four low er tran spor t butto ns become trim bu tton s fo r t he IN and OUT p oin ts o f t he vir tua l med ia: Note If the load ed virt ual med i a is declare d as publi she d or the origi nal medi a is dec lare d as tr eate d, y o u will no t be abl e to use t hose four but tons . Operat ion User I nter face Button Remove 1 fr ame from Mark I N poi nt (grey ) Add 1 frame to M ark IN poi nt (grey ) 7 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Operat ion 2.3.2 User I nter face Button Remove 1 fr ame from Mark OU T po int (red) Add 1 frame to M ark OUT poi nt (red) TIMECODE VALUE FIELDS Three Timec ode Valu e fi e lds ar e d ispl ayed unde r t he Tra nspo rt b utto ns. 8 Area Descri ption 1. Media St art Tim ecod e ( first reco rded frame ), ev en if a vi rtua l medi a is loaded 2. Current Tim ecode pos iti on (no wlin e) 3. Media End Time code (l ast r ecor ded fram e), ev en if a vir tual med ia is loaded . Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 2.3.3 VIDEO AND AUDIO MONITORING TOOLS When a med ia i s l oade d on th e Pl ayer pan e, the v ideo and audi o t racks to monito r can be se lect ed u sing the butt ons unde rnea th t he Video Disp lay. O VERVIEW All t he a vail able aud io s o urces from a me dia are di splaye d be low the Play er . The vi deo and audi o t rac k but tons are repr esen te d as foll ows: A ster eo track is repr ese nted by . A 5.1 tra ck i s re prese nte d by In st ereo mode , up to 8 t r acks a ppea r as fol lows : (8 st ereo) (4 s tereo ) In 5. 1 an d st ereo mode , up to 16 chan nels can be shown as foll ows: (two 5.1 trac ks a nd two stereo tra cks) stereo tra cks) (one 5.1 tr ack and six V IDEO AND A UDIO S ELECTION Click ing on t he Vi deo b utton will remo ve t he v i deo fr om t he Pl ayer win dow. The di spla yed butt on w ill turn to wh ite . Clicki ng o n the lef t or r ight t rian gle o f an audi o stere o tra ck wi ll di sabl e respec tive ly th e left o r right ch anne l of th e corres pond ing au dio tr a ck. The displa yed but ton w ill tur n to wh ite . 9 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 A 5.1 audi o tr ack is d isa bled b y cl icki ng t he louds peaker but ton on t he r igh t of th e radio but ton The ta ble summa rize s ho w the icon s lo ok like dep ending on the sel ecti on: Enabled Disabl ed Video Audio A UDIO M ONITORING S ELECTION The radi o butto ns betw e en each pai r of ster eo a udio cha nnel bu tto ns or next to a 5.1 a udio cha nnel but ton allow the sele cti on o f on e audi o tr ack for m onit orin g: A UDIOMETERS A set of audiom eter s ar e display ed on the ri ght side of the Vide o Displ ay. The number of a udio meter s d iffer s accor ding t o the a udio tra ck sele cted : 6 fo r a 5.1 track, 2 for a st ereo tra ck . 2.3.4 MEDIA AND JOG BARS J OG The lo wer area is the jog bar. Draggi ng the jog b ar all ows you to move wi thin the media at a vari able speed , shown on t he i con, dep en ding on: • the p osit ion of t he s peed indica tor • the sp eed rang e co vered by th e jo g ar ea. The d e fault ran ge is set fro m - 2 to +2 in Xed io Ma nage r bu t can be mod ifie d. Audio can be h eard whe n usin g th e jo g. 10 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A M EDIA B AR The upper ar ea of the bar repre sent s the who l e origin al medi a of the elemen t curren tly load ed in t he P l ayer w indow . When a medi a is lo aded : When a vir tual med ia i s l oaded: The ve rtic al lines rep res ent t he d iffe rent pos iti on s: Line c olor Meaning Green line Mark IN po int (onl y vi sibl e when a v irtu al m edia is load ed) Red li ne Mark OU T po int (onl y vi si ble wh en a vir tual med ia is lo aded) Blue line Curren t po siti on w ithi n th e medi a (N owlin e) All of the se lin es can b e moved to a new p osit ion by sel ecti ng them w ith t he mouse and drag ging the m to the desir ed p osi tion . The middl e area, r epres ented by a da rk grey zo n e, is a shutt le con trol . This zone shows th e port ion of th e media out o f the who le media inc lude d in the t op area and t he p osit ion in t he w hole m edia : When a med ia has just b een l oade d, the top are a repres ents th e wh ole me dia: The dark grey a rea rep rese n ts the whol e media a nd covers the wh ole sp ac e in the middle are a. When a vir tual med ia h as jus t b een load ed, th e top are a re prese nts t he who le media. T he dark g rey a rea repr esen ts the wh ol e media an d cover s the whole space in the m iddl e ar ea. • A double -cli ck on the d ark grey ar ea will t oggl e the port ion cov ered b y the upper area from the ent i re med ia l engt h to the vi rtual medi a le ngth (be tw een Mark IN and Ma rk OUT). The dark gr ey are a is red uced to re prese nt the v irt ual media leng th a nd p osit io n with reg ard to the w hol e medi a. 11 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 • If you cli ck on the d ark grey are a and dra g it, y ou shift t he por tion o f media includ ed in t he top ar ea. The da rk gre y are a is enlar ged or r edu ced accord ingl y. In th is case , i f t he p orti o n of the up per area cov e rs on ly a pa rt of the me dia, the now line m ay di sappe ar. The n, a re d ind icat or , on the left side or on the right sid e of the med ia b a r will be disp laye d. A clic k on th at i ndic ator will focus on the nowl ine. 2.3.5 LOADING MEDIA ON THE PLAYER WINDOW You ca n pr ocee d in di ff erent ways to load a m edia or a vir tual med ia on t he Player : • Drag t he v irtu al m edia fro m the Virt ual Medi a pa ne to t he P laye r win dow: or Drag t he med ia (o r the virtua l med ia res ulte d fr om a sear ch) f rom th e M edia tab t o th e Pl ayer wind ow: 12 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 • Issue 4.1.A From t he Me dia tab , do ub le-cl ick the m edia to loa d or from t he V irtu al M edia pa ne, d oubl e-cl ick the virt u al med ia t o l oad. At th e sam e ti me, the Ta bs Pan e wi ll s witc h to the Virtu al M edia Prop erti e s tab . 2.3.6 PLAY MEDIA IN THE ADDITIONAL PLAYER It i s a lso poss ible to lo a d med ia or v irtu al medi a on an addi tion al Play er window . To do so, ri ght- clic k o n a media or v irtu al m edia and s elec t Play f r om the contex tua l men u. Th e me dia or vir tual med ia ca nn ot be modi fied usi ng t his playe r but ca n be v iewe d whil e anoth er pi ece o f med ia is sti ll l oade d wit hin t h e Playe r pane. To start or s top th e playo ut, clic k with in the vi deo area of th e window o r pr ess the Space bar. The Me dia and Jog bars at th e bo ttom of the wind ow can be used as in the Playe r pane. Refe r to sec tion 2. 3.4 ‘M edia and Jog Bar s’ on pag e 1 0. The vid eo an d audi o too ls can b e used as de scri bed in s ecti on 2. 3.3 ‘ Vid eo an d Audio Moni tori ng T ools ’ o n page 9. 13 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 3. Tabs Pane The Tab s pan e con sist s of tw o tab s: t he Me dia ta b and the Virt ual Medi a Proper ties tab . 3.1 THE MEDIA TAB The Me dia tab is u sed to select th e med ia to ma na ge. 3.1.1 OVERVIEW OF THE MEDIA TAB The upper pa rt of the Me dia tab giv es acces s to the diffe rent fi lter s which can be appli ed t o th e me dia list . At le ast two tabs exi st o n the left of the Medi a t ab. • The Fil ter 0 t ab: Th e ele ment li st dis play s the l is t of all m edia p rese nt in the databa se, or it r etur ns t h e resu lt of a sea rch appl i ed to the lis t. • The To day tab: the el eme nt li st s hown the medi a w ith ‘ crea tion dat e = toda y ’. Addit iona l ta bs ar e di spl ayed w hen the users ha ve sav ed f ilte rs a ppli ed to t he databa se. Refe r to sec ti on ‘Us ing Save d Fi lter s’ on p age 24 f or mo re detai ls. 14 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Media item s ar e di spla ye d in colum ns. 3.1.2 MEDIA LIST AREA D ISPLAYED C OLUMNS It is pos sibl e to re-a rr ange the c olum ns orde r , and to ad d or remov e some column s. Right- clic king on an y o f the col umn hea ding s d i splays a con text ual men u. Th e Choose Di spla yed Colu mns opti on ope ns the Select V isib le Col umns window allowi ng y ou t o ch oose th e col umns you w ant to be disp layed in the ele ment list . Please see t he se ctio n 4.2.3 ‘Glo ssary of Co l umn Head ings ’ on page 30 for detai led info rmat ion on t h e col umn h eadi ngs avai la ble. The col umn wi dth a nd or der can be ad just ed us in g stand ard c ompu ter co mmand s and dr ag a nd drop tech ni ques. M EDIA L IST C ONTEXTUAL M ENU A cont extu al m enu is a va ilabl e whe n yo u ri ght- clic k on a med ia i tem in t he l ist: Menu It em Descri ption Publis hed S tate Allows the sel ecti on o f a sub-m enu to c hang e th e publ ish state o f the m edia betwee n Publ ished a nd Not Publis hed. A publ ishe d media will be dis play e d in the databa se l ists of a ll th e softwa re a nd th us av ail able f or use. Treate d Sta te Allows t he sele cti on of a sub-menu t o chan ge the treated state o f the med ia bet w een Trea ted and No t Tr eated. A media can be se t as tr eated whe n virtu al medi a have been c reat ed from this m edia in X edio Brow se. Play Opens a new Pla yer wi ndow to all ow the medi a to be browse d. R efer to sec tio n ‘Pl ay M edia in th e Ad ditio nal Player ’ on pag e 13 for m ore i nform atio n. Render List Opens th e Render L is t window li stin g all t ypes of render ing tha t ha ve b een done with th e med ia. Archiv e His tory Opens the Arc hive His tor y win dow list ing the arc h ive a nd restor e proc esses t hat were achi eved f or the select ed media. View P roper ties Opens t he Me dia Pr op erties wind ow whi ch sh ows the proper ties for th e sele ct ed media . If a d efau lt m etada ta profi le has been de fin ed for the medi a, a metad at a tab is displa yed and allo ws t o modi fy t he me dia m etada ta values . 15 Issue 4.1.A 3.1.3 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 SEARCHING THE DATABASE I NTRODUCTION When the dat abas e conta ins larg e amount s of dat a, it may becom e diff icul t to find a spec ifi c el ement . Th e X edio S uit e of fers sev eral ways t o sp eed up y our se arch: • quick tex t se arch • filte rs o n pa ramet ers By def aul t, t he c olumn s that are tak en i nto co nsider atio n f or t he Qu i c k Text Search are the one s cu rr ently vis ible in the grid . If you wi sh to s earc h in other c olumn s, an d view the str ing yo u are s earc hing fo r in th e co lumns , yo u ca n: • add o ther col umns to t he elemen t li st v iew • use Fi lter s, as ex pla ined in sec tio n ‘A dvanc ed F ilt ers’ o n p age 18 These sear ch t ools are e xplain ed in d etai l be low. Quick te xt sear ch and filters o n param eter s, as well as seve ral fi lters on parame ters , ca n be com b ined and save d fo r l ater use. All the cri teri a mus t be m et in the resu lts l ist ( an ‘AN D’ oper ator is ap plie d). T hese Sa ved F ilte rs ca n t hen be appli ed i n on e cl ick. Q UICK T EXT S EARCH Introduction The Qu ick Text Se arch fiel d i s a lways ava ilab le on th e t op o f t he d atabas e conten t l ist: It al lows sear chin g fo r a string in the dis play ed c o lumns. The Quic k Text Searc h o ption o beys s peci fic r ule s which c an be ac cess ed via the Help b utto n next to the Quick Text Sear ch f iel d. For mor e de tail s on thes e rule s, r efer to t he s ecti on ‘Qu ick T ext Searc h R ules’ , o n page 1 7. How to Perform a Quick Text Search To per form a Q uick Text search , pr ocee d as fol low s: 1. Show t he c olumn s yo u wi sh to per form a qu ick sea rch on . 2. Type a se arch str ing in t he Qu ick Text Sea rch fi eld, base d o n Qu ick Tex t search ru les av aila ble fr om the Help bu tton ‘Quick Tex t Se arch Rule s ’ on page 17. 16 and detail ed in sec tion Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 3. Depend ing on wh ethe r th e AutoRe fresh F ilte ring setti ng is sel ecte d or no t, you may have to pr ess t he Sear ch bu tton to ap p ly the Quick Text Sear ch . Refer to the tab Softw are > Par amet er P rofi les > G eneral > G ener al. The Q uick Tex t Se arch i s app lied an d t he s earc h resu lt is disp layed in th e grid. 4. To clear t he app lie d Quic k Text Sea rch, c lick t he r ed " X" icon to th e righ t o f the s earch fi eld 5. or sele ct <empt y> f rom the Q uick Text Sear ch f ield . The Quic k Tex t Sear ch f ield is a comb o box t hat gives a cces s to th e las t 1 0 previo usly sea rche d st rin gs. Select a f ilte r fr om th e list of t he Qu ick T ext Search fie ld t o ap ply a previo us s earc h. Quick Text Search Rules The s tring th at y ou ente r in t he Q uick Tex t Se arc h fie ld i s an alyz ed accor ding to the fol lowin g set of ru les , which can b e acces sed via the He lp butt on the Qu ick Text Sea rch fi eld. next to The fr ee text sear ch is n ot a case sen siti ve o pera tion. Search Str ing Search Resu lt Yellow car d Search es for th e strin g s ‘yellow ’ and ‘ca rd’, even if in tw o diffe rent f ield s (col umn s), for ex ampl e ‘yel low’ in Name and ‘card’ in Keyw ords . For ex ampl e a clip name d ‘The Yel low Man’ with keywor ds ‘R ed Card’ w ill be fo und, sin c e it h as ye llow and c ard in 2 d iffe rent field s. "Yellow card" Search es f or s trin gs c ont ainin g ‘Y ellow car d’. Yellow | ca rd Search es f or ‘ yell ow’ or ‘car d’, even if in two diffe rent fie lds (colum ns), for exam ple ‘y ellow’ in Name or ‘card ’ i n Keyw ords . Spaces aro und the | si gn are m anda tory . yell* Search es f or ‘ yell ’ a t th e beginn ing of a st ring . *low Search es f or ‘ low’ at the end o f a stri ng. Ye*low Search es for str ings wit h ‘ye ’ a t the begi nnin g and ‘ low’ at th e end. 17 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Search Str ing Search Resu lt Ye*low 123 Search es for str ings wit h ‘ye ’ a t the begi nnin g and ‘ low’ at th e end an d wh ich cont ains ‘ 123’. =card Search es f or a str ing exa ctly equa ls t o ‘c ard’ . For exam ple , if a fiel d co ntain s ‘ye llow c ard’ , th e =card c ondi tion will n ot retur n a ny re sul t. = ”yell ow c ard ” Search es f or a str ing exa ctly equa ls t o ‘y ello w car d’. The use of qu otes is req uired d ue to the s pace b etween ‘ yel low’ and ‘ card’ . A DVANCED F ILTERS Filter s are ava ilab le for more deta iled s earch o pe ratio ns from th e Filte r 0 tab. The parame ters avai labl e for filte ring oper atio ns ar e the co lumn head ings a nd any metada ta a ssoc iate d by t he use r. From t he T oday tab , th e f ilter ‘cr eati on d ate = to da y’ is aut omati cal ly a ppli e d. Filter Activation Show/Hide Filter Button To dis play , or hid e, t he Filter ext ende d ar ea, cli ck the Show /Hide Fil ter butt on over the grid . Filter Butt on D ispla y Meaning (dimme d) The S how/H ide Filt er b utton is dimm ed when all filt er criter ia are h idde n. C ons equent ly, the fil ters are i nactiv e. (red) The Show /Hid e Fil ter butto n is r ed whe n th e filt er extend ed ar ea is vi sib le, even if n o fil teri ng cri t erion i s appli ed. Filter Extended Area The Fi lter ext ende d ar ea is as fol lows: The firs t field u nder th e Show/Hid e Filte r but ton list s three o ptio ns for th e combin atio n of cri teri a t o be t aken int o ac coun t du ring the filt erin g op erat io n. 18 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 The se cond fie ld is a fil te r fie ld a llow ing the user s to se lect a f irst fi lter par ameter . Criteria Combination The av aila ble opt ions are deta iled in the tab le b elo w: Option Meaning ALL cr iter ia a re me t All t he c rite ria sele cted in t he F ilte r fi elds di splaye d under the Crit eria Comb i nation fie ld m ust be me t. The medi a disp layed in the resul ts li st ful fill all the select ed filt er c rite ria. ANY cri teri a i s met At lea st o ne o f th e cr ite ria se lect ed i n th e Fi lte r fie lds must b e me t. The me dia dis playe d i n t he re sult s l ist fulf ill at le ast o ne of th e se lect ed f ilt er cr ite ria. NO cri teri a is met None o f t he cr ite ria sele c ted i n th e Fi lter fie lds di splaye d under the Crit eria Comb i nation fie ld m ust be me t. The me dia dis play ed i n t he re sult s l ist ful fill no n e of the select ed filt er c rite ria. Filter Fields Under the Cr iter ia Com binati on fiel d, the use rs will be able to sel ect a s many filte r para mete rs as t he y want an d to ch oose s pecif ic val ue(s ) for t hes e filte r parame ters . Th e us e of F ilter fie lds is e xpla ined i n the nex t se ctio n. 19 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Filter Fields The Fi lter fie ld p rovi des the list of all the para m eters on w hich a s earc h can be perfor med. Th e fol lowin g screen shot i s an exam ple of such a lis t. The o ptio ns ma y diffe r betw een t he ap plic ation s of t he Xe dio Su it e. Most rele vant param et ers are liste d at the to p of the li st, then , all th e other f iel ds are disp laye d in alph abeti ca l order. Once a par amet er h as b e en se lect ed, an e ntir e li n e is disp laye d. Interf ace Eleme nt Descri ption 1 Select ed filt er p arame ter. 2 Variou s f ield s u sed to e nter the fi lter cri teri a. Refer to sectio n ‘S earc h Fi elds Ty pes’ on p age 21. Used t o re move the corr e spondi ng filt er l ine. Used t o ad d a new filt er l ine. 20 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A Search Fields Types Accord ing to the sel ecte d fi lter par amet er, dif fer ent t ypes of se arch fie ld s wil l b e displa yed. The y ar e de tai led i n th e ta ble belo w. Filter Par amete r Type Displa yed C rite ria Fiel d s Timecod e or Duratio n Paramet er Such a s TC IN, TC OUT, Durati on… Select a l ogic al o pera to r in the firs t fi eld and then ente r a timeco de o r du rati on v alu e in the seco nd f ield . Range Such a s Timeco de Ra nge Select a n opti on from t h e first fi eld an d then e nt er a timeco de value . Thi s wi ll i nclu de , or exclu de, medi a co ntain ing the specif ied time code val ue. Date Severa l Da te S earch fi lte rs exi st. They are des crib ed be low. Such a s Creati on D ate a. Select a condi tio n or a l o gical oper ator in the fir st field b. This w ill cond itio n t he n e xt st ep: • Search bas ed on a sp eci fic d ate (e. g. w ith =…) : a cal enda r will b e d ispla yed for the select ion of a da te. 21 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Filter Par amete r Type Displa yed C rite ria Fiel d s • Search bas ed o n an int er val (e .g. with […] (bet we en)…): two calend ars are disp laye d f or th e se lect ion of t wo d a tes. • Search ba sed on a sp eci fic date c alcu late d from t he curre nt date ( e.g. with tomo rro w, las t mont h,…): no other fiel d appear s. Time Severa l Da te S earch fi lte rs exi st. They are des crib ed be low. Such a s La st Render ed Da te Time a. Select a condi tio n or a l o gical oper ator in the fir st field b. This w ill cond itio n t he n e xt st ep: • Search ba sed on a spec if ic date and ti me (e.g . wit h =…): two addit iona l field s will b e display ed, a cale nd ar for the select ion of a dat e and drop-d own lis t for the s elect ion of time. • Search based on a s pe cific d ate a nd ti me cal c ulate d from the c urren t d ate and time ( e.g. wit h ne xt hour, last month,…) : n o ot her fiel d appear s. 22 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Filter Par amete r Type Displa yed C rite ria Fiel d s Number Such a s DB Id Select a l ogic al o pera to r in the firs t fi eld and then ente r a number in the seco nd f iel d. Note <> mea ns ‘ diff ers from ’ Option List Select a condi tio n in the first fie ld Such a s Vi deo Standa rd Click th e butto n to dis pl ay the lis t of op tion s avai lable f or the s elec ted filt er p arame ter. Exampl e fo r th e Vi deo St andard : Select an opt ion from the list . Boolean Select Yes or No f rom th e sin gle crit eria fie ld Such a s Publis hed Free T ext Such a s La bel Select a c ondi tio n in the first fi eld an d then e nte r text in t he second fi eld. 23 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 How to Perform a Search through Filter Fields To ent er s earc h va lues in the Filt er f ield s, p roce ed as f ollow s: 1. 2. Choose the col umns you wish t o pe rfor m a searc h on. Click the Show/ Hide Fil t er bu tton The fo llow ing Filt er a rea is di spla yed: 3. Select a crit eria comb inat ion f rom t he list : 4. Select a filt er p arame ter from t he f ilt er p arame ter list. An ent ire lin e, c orres pon ding to t he s elec ted fil ter param eter , is dis play ed: 5. Enter filt er c rite ria a s e xplain ed i n sec tio n ‘Se a rch Fi elds Type s’ on pa ge 21. For fr ee t ext fie lds, pre ss ENTER to a pply the fi lte r. Otherw ise, the res ults lis t is autom ati call y res tric t ed. 6. If re quir ed, clic k th e butt on to add a f ilte r pa rame t er. U SING S AVED F ILTERS Once you ha ve def ined a filter cr iter ion, y ou may want to sav e it for la ter u se. You will then be able to appl y the same fil ter w ith a s in gle c lick . Right- clic king in th e Filt er 0 tab displ ays a con textu al menu wit h the f ollowi ng optio ns: 24 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Menu Op tion Descri ption Create New Filt er Allows to crea te a new fil ter t ab. Save F ilte r As Allows to cre ate a new filte r tab in whi ch th e curren t search fi lter will be save d. Filter Pro perti es Allows to ch ange the name an d/or descr ipt ion of the select ed filt er t ab. Reset Filt er Removes all sea rch crit er ia on the sel ecte d fi lter t ab. Delete Fil ter Removes the fi lter tab . How to Save Filters To sav e fi lte rs, proce ed a s fol lows: 1. Define the fi lter or filt ers combin atio n yo u wi sh t o save, as expla ined abo ve . 2. Right- clic k th e Fi lter 0 ta b. 3. Select Sav e Fi lter As fro m the cont extu al m enu. The Fi lter Edi t Di alog box opens . 4. Enter a labe l f or t he tab you are goi ng to crea te and, if re quir ed, ent er a descri ptio n. 5. Click OK t o co nfirm . The ne w fi lter tab is dis pl ayed o n t he l eft of the lis t. How to Apply a Saved Filter To app ly a sav ed f ilt er, si mply c lick the cor resp ond ing t ab. 25 Issue 4.1.A 3.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 THE VIRTUAL MEDIA PROPERTIES TAB The Vir tual Medi a Pro pe rties tab c an be used t o crea te vi rtua l med ia f rom an exist ing medi a. The vir tu al media is onl y made of markers pla ced on the origin al media file . Th ere is n o ne w medi a fi le c reat ed. 3.2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE VIRTUAL MEDIA PROPERTIES TAB The V irtu al M edia Pro per ties tab can onl y b e se le cted when a m edia is loa ded o n the P layer pan e. The ta b d ispla y d iffe rs a c cordin g t o th e ty pe o f me dia l oade d. If th e me dia is a c omple t e or curr entl y i nges ting fi le (‘M edia ’), the ta b wi ll displa y the prop erti es of the loa ded media an d provi des buttons to cr eate vi rtua l medi a from t his medi a fi le: If the load ed med ia is a virtua l med ia fi le th e tab will di spla y its prop erti e s ready for u pdat e: 26 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 3.2.2 CREATING A VIRTUAL MEDIA To cre ate a vi rtua l me dia , pro ceed as foll ows: 1. Load the requ ired medi a from t he M edia tab to the Playe r pa ne. 2. Browse in t he me dia u ntil y ou s elec t th e Mar k IN po int and press t he butt on o r th e key. The Mark In T imeco de fi eld is fi lled a nd appe ars i n green. T he thum bnai l I N is di spla yed. A def ault la bel is autom atica lly assi gned in to t h e Labe l f ield. T his can be accept ed o r ch ange d at t his s tage or late r if nec es sary. 3. Browse in the med ia u n til y ou sele ct t he M ark OUT po int and pre ss t h e butt on o r th e key. The Mark Out Tim ecod e and the Durat ion fi eld s are fille d and the Ma r k Out Tim ecod e fi eld appe ars in red . Th e t humbn ail OUT i s di spla yed: 4. The othe r field s from t he Genera l tab di spla y the proper ties f rom th e origin al me dia. You ca n accept or mod ify these v alues a nd yo u can enter a descri ptio n. 5. Select the Publ ished op tion i f yo u wan t the oth e r user s to be ab le t o se e the v irtu al me dia . 6. In t he M etad ata tab , y ou can cli ck in the cel l ne x t to ‘Me tada ta Prof ile’ an d select a m eta data pro file ; the n, y ou can ente r sp ecifi c met ada ta v alue s i n the f ield s. 7. Press the Save but ton to save the virt ual m edia . The Vi rtua l Me dia is i mm ediat ely disp laye d in the Virtua l Me dia pane . 27 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Note 1 If the vir tual medi a has been r ecord ed a s pub lish ed, it wil l be lock ed an d not a vail able for lat er u p date. You will ge t th e fo ll owing warni ng m essa ge: Note 2 There is an a dmini stra tor sett ing whic h pr even ts c reati on o f vi rtua l me dia that o verl ap ea ch ot her. I f this sett ing is ac tive a d ialog ue bo x wil l ope n to alert the use r th at t he v ir tual m edia ove rlap : 3.2.3 AUTO CLIPPING MODES To go faste r when crea ti ng the Virt ual Medi a, it i s possibl e to avoi d the a ction of pressi ng t he S ave but ton . From the Xe dioB rowse m enu of the ma in too lbar , select Au to Clip ping Mo des an d then A uto S ave. Then, a virt ual medi a wi l l be cre ated as soo n a s you h ave def ined bo th t h e Mark IN and the Mar k OUT poi nts. 28 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 Issue 4.1.A 4. Virtual Media Pane 4.1 INTRODUCTION As soon a s a vi rtua l me dia has been c reat ed it appear s in t he li st of th e Virtu al Media pane . To di spla y t he list of vi rt ual m edia as soci ated to a med ia, sel ect the med i a in the Media tab of the Tabs pa ne. Virtua l medi a item s are displa yed in c olum ns. So me of the de tai ls can b e edited from h ere, oth ers are onl y for inf ormat ion. Double -cli ck the labe l o f an unp ubli shed v irtu al media to enab le tex t e ntry or update in the cel l. A virtu al med ia ca n be l oaded o n the Playe r pan e as exp lain ed in s ect io n 2.3.5 ‘Load ing M edia on the Pl ayer W indow ’ on pag e 12 . 4.2 VIRTUAL MEDIA LIST DISPLAY The colum ns dis play ed c an be re-o rder ed and re -sized u sing s tand ard co mputer command s. 4.2.1 DISPLAYED COLUMNS It is pos sibl e to re-a rr ange the c olum ns orde r , and to ad d or remov e some column s. Right- clic king on an y o f the col umn hea ding s d i splays a con text ual men u. Th e Choose Di spla yed Colu mns opti on ope ns the Select V isib le Col umns window allowi ng y ou to c hoos e t he co lumns you wan t t o be di spla yed in the elem ent l ist. Please see t he se ctio n 4.2.3 ‘Glo ssary of Co l umn Head ings ’ on page 30 for detai led info rmat ion on t h e col umn h eadi ngs avai la ble. The col umn wi dth a nd or der can be ad just ed us in g stand ard c ompu ter co mmand s and dr ag a nd drop tech ni ques. 29 Issue 4.1.A 4.2.2 Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 SHOW THUMBNAILS The Sh ow Th umbna ils optio n is ava ila ble from the c olumn he adin gs c o ntext ual menu This op tion ad ds thumbnai ls in the Th u mbnail IN an d Thumbn ail OUT column s of the Vir tual M edia pan e, prov ided t hat those colu mns hav e bee n made visib le. 4.2.3 30 GLOSSARY OF COLUMN HEADINGS Column H eadi ng Descri ption Label A media or a vi rtua l medi a can have a n ame add e d to the label fie ld i n th e t ab a rea . ClassL ist This is the ov eral l gro up to whic h a cre ated clip belong s; the st ruct ure of t he cl a sses i s se t by the admi nistra tor when d esig ning a s ystem inst alla tion . Thumb I n / Thumb Out A refe renc e fr ame c an b e show n to visu ally ide n tify the correc t ma teri al. Duratio n The i tem d urat ion. TC In The IN tim ecod e of the it em. TC Out The OUT tim ecod e of the item. Shootin g Dat e A use r d efin ed date en t ry fo r t he date t he m e dia w as origin ally sho t. Publis hed Indic ates if th e medi a h as been made a vail able to oth er users with in X edio Sui te. Treate d A media that has a lread y been w orked on (b row sed) fo r virtua l me dia crea tion . Creati on Da te The d ate and tim e th at t he it em w as c reat ed; thi s ref ers to whe n i t was ent ered in to th e da taba se. Descri ption A fie ld f or a fre e te xt e ntr y to descr ibe the medi a. UserNam e The us er w ho i nges ted th e medi a to th e sys tem. Group The place ( defi ned wit h groups) fr om where t h e media was in gest ed. System Shows the vide o st anda r d of the clip . FeedID The ori gina l ide ntif ier o f the f eed (g iven by th e press agenci es for e xamp le). Extern al Re f Addit iona l refe renc e for the med ia th at wou ld al r eady be used ( bar code of a d igit i zed t ape for examp le). Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse Issue 4.1.A EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 4.3 Column H eadi ng Descri ption Priori ty A rati ng for the item . Ratio Shows the vide o ra tio of t he cl ip, for inst ance 16/ 9 or 4/ 3. VIRTUAL MEDIA LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU A cont extu al me nu i s av ailab le wh en y ou ri ght- cl ick on a me dia item in t he lis t, provid ed that it is n ot in Publis hed stat e: Menu It em Descri ption Publis hed S tate Displa ys a s ub-me nu whi ch allo ws to chan ge th e publis h state of th e virtu al me dia to Publi shed . A publish ed media wil l be displ ayed in the databa se list s of all the softwa re a nd w ill thus be availa ble for use . Delete Vir tual Medi a Allows the del etio n o f th e selec ted Vir tual Medi a. Play Opens a new Pla yer wi ndow to all ow the medi a to be played . Ref er to s ecti o n ‘Play M edia in th e A dditi onal Player ’ on pag e 13 for m ore i nform atio n. 31 Issue 4.1.A Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual - Xedio Browse EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2011 5. Menu Bar Severa l comm ands are a vailab le f rom t he Me nu B ar at the t op o f the Xed io Browse window . A logb ook can be d ispl ay ed by sel ecti ng t he V iew > Logbo ok b ar o ptio n. This g ives inf orma tion ab out o pera tion s pe rform ed when usin g th e Xe dio Br owse applic ati on. The ve rsio ns o f th e i nsta l led a ppli cati ons are avai l able from the Help > A bo ut optio n. 32 EVS Broadcast Equipment Liège Science Park 16, rue Bois St Jean B-4102 Ougrée Belgium Corporate Headquarters North & Latin America Headquarters Asia & Pacific Headquarters Other regional offices available on +32 4 361 7000 +1 973 575 7811 +852 2914 2501 www.evs.tv/contact To learn more about EVS go to www.evs.tv