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IPDirector Version 5.8– User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2010
Issue 5.8.B
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III
WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................. V
ABOUT THIS MANUAL.................................................................................................... VI
1.
PLAYER CONTROL PANEL .................................................................................... 1
1.1
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.2
USER INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.1
Opening of Control Panel ........................................................................................................ 2
1.2.2
Overview of the Control Panel ................................................................................................ 2
1.2.3
Views of The Control Panel ..................................................................................................... 7
1.2.4
Channel Media Pane ............................................................................................................. 12
1.2.5
Transport Functions Pane ..................................................................................................... 17
1.2.6
Clip Creation Pane ................................................................................................................ 25
1.2.7
Clip Information Tab .............................................................................................................. 30
1.2.8
Metadata Tab ........................................................................................................................ 35
1.2.9
Ganged Channels Tab .......................................................................................................... 36
1.2.10
Clip-List Tab .......................................................................................................................... 40
1.2.11
Control Panel Contextual Menu ............................................................................................ 47
1.2.12
Settings ................................................................................................................................. 49
1.2.13
Control Panel Shortcuts ........................................................................................................ 50
1.3
ASSIGNING A CHANNEL OR THE SOFTWARE PLAYER ....................................................... 51
1.3.1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 51
1.3.2
Assigning a Channel ............................................................................................................. 51
1.4
LOADING MEDIA ....................................................................................................................... 53
1.4.1
Loading a Train in the Control Panel ..................................................................................... 53
1.4.2
Loading a Clip in the Control Panel ....................................................................................... 54
1.4.3
Loading a Playlist Element onto the Control Panel ............................................................... 55
1.4.4
Loading a Playlist in the Clip-List Tab ................................................................................... 56
1.4.5
Take Function in PGM/PRV Mode ........................................................................................ 57
1.5
MOVING WITHIN MEDIA ........................................................................................................... 58
1.5.1
How to Jump to a Given Timecode Within the Loaded Media ............................................... 58
1.5.2
Playing a Train with a Delay .................................................................................................. 58
1.5.3
How to Shift to the Same Timecode on Another Recorder .................................................... 59
1.6
CREATING MEDIA .................................................................................................................... 59
1.6.1
How to Create Clips in the Control Panel .............................................................................. 59
1.6.2
Save Clip Window ................................................................................................................. 61
1.6.3
How to Create a Playlist in the Control Panel ....................................................................... 64
1.7
EDITING MEDIA ........................................................................................................................ 65
1.7.1
How to Rename a Loaded Clip ............................................................................................. 65
1.7.2
How to Modify Playlist Information or Rename a Loaded Playlist ......................................... 65
1.7.3
How to Edit a Clip Duration ................................................................................................... 66
1.7.4
Modifying a Playlist Element ................................................................................................. 67
1.7.5
How to Move Elements Within a Playlist ............................................................................... 67
1.7.6
Adding Elements to a Playlist ................................................................................................ 67