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Transferring timelines, Errors in move or copy processes, Destination types – EVS IPDirector Version 6.2 - June 2013 IPEDIT User Manual User Manual

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The timeline is copied or moved onto the selected server. You can monitor the copy or
move process in the Transfer Monitoring box in the main window and in the Database
Explorer.

Errors in Move or Copy Processes

In the following situations, the copy or move process will fail, or be only partially executed:

The copy or move process will fail if:

The VarID of the copied or moved timeline already exists on the destination server.

The requested LSMID on the destination server is not available.

The number of audio channels differs between the server where the timeline has been
created and the server where the timeline is copied/moved.

In this case, the original timeline is kept.

In a move process, the original copy may not be deleted if:

It is open IPEdit during the move process.

It is loaded on a channel during the move process.

6.2.6.

Transferring Timelines

Destination Types

It is possible to transfer a timeline to a destination. Possible destinations are:

the user's default bin

a default archive target

any target destination visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the
Remote Installer (CleanEdit targets, Avid targets, Final Cut Pro targets, File targets,
XT targets).

This is used to make A/V material available to external systems.

nearline folder visible on the GigE network that has been defined in the Remote
Installer.

This is used to store or back up A/V material. Users can access the A/V material of
nearline folders in IPDirector, or restore it on an EVS server.

Warning
Refer to the IPDirector Technical Reference manual for more information on the
configuration of targets and nearline folders.

Transfer Types

There are different ways to transfer a timeline to a target or nearline. This is set in the
target or nearline definition in the Remote Installer, and cannot be modified in IPDirector.

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