EVS GX Version 1.00 - February 2011 User’s Manual - Manual (Page 65)

GX server – Version 1.0 – User’s Manual
EVS Broadcast Equipment – February 2011
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Glossary
Term Definition
24 bit file File that contains either the key or the fill images.
32 bit file File that contains both the key and the fill images.
DF (drop-frame) Timecode used with NTCS formats having a frame rate of
29.97 fps. As timecode can only be represented by whole
numbers, timecode numbers are periodically skipped in drop-
frame timecode (no video frames dropped) so that a video
frame is always associated with a timecode.
Fill clip Clip containing the color portion of the video material
GX Clips drive Solid State Drive (SSD), on the GX server, on which the GX
clips are stored and played out.
GX clip Fill and key c lips (with or without embedded audio), that has
been uploaded to the GX Clips drive, and is ready for playout.
• An offline GX clip is a GX clip only defined in the GX server
database.
• An online GX clip is a GX clip defined in the GX server
database and uploaded on the GX Clips drive.
Import Process of copying the material from the removable drive to the
Raw Materials drive.
Key clip Clip containing the matter used to display transparency.
NDF (non drop-
frame)
Timecode where every frame of the video has a corresponding
timecode number.
Raw material
drive
HDD drive, on the GX server, on which the original footage is
stored.
Removable
drive
Drive from which the media is being imported, connected
directly to the GX server via a USB or eSATA connector.
Sequence Files before they are uploaded to the GX Clips drive
Upload Process of copying the material from the Raw Materials drive to
the GX Clips drive.