Channel explorer, System management – EVS IPDirector Version 5.9 - January 2011 Part 1 User’s Manual User Manual
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Issue 5.9.B
IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 1: General Workspace
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
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Minimized Icon ...................................................................................................................... 24
Message Panel ..................................................................................................................... 24
Process Status Icons ............................................................................................................ 26
License Icon .......................................................................................................................... 26
Shortcuts Icon ....................................................................................................................... 26
METADATA PROFILE MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................... 27
Metadata, Profiles, User Fields and Automatic Keywords ..................................................... 27
Overview of the Metadata Profiles Management Window ..................................................... 28
Creating Profiles ................................................................................................................... 29
Editing Profile and User Fields .............................................................................................. 36
Deleting User Field or Profile ................................................................................................ 38
How to Copy a Profile ........................................................................................................... 40
Importing and Exporting Profiles ........................................................................................... 40
LAYOUTS .................................................................................................................................. 42
Overview ............................................................................................................................... 42
Layout Menu ......................................................................................................................... 42
Layout Panel ......................................................................................................................... 48
SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................. 52
General Settings ................................................................................................................... 53
Auto-Name Settings .............................................................................................................. 56
Clips Settings ........................................................................................................................ 59
GPI Settings .......................................................................................................................... 62
Image Capture Settings ........................................................................................................ 67
CHANNEL EXPLORER .......................................................................................... 68
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 68
CHANNEL EXPLORER VIEWS ................................................................................................. 69
Tree View .............................................................................................................................. 70
Recorder View ...................................................................................................................... 72
Player View ........................................................................................................................... 73
XFile View ............................................................................................................................. 73
VTR View .............................................................................................................................. 74
OPERATING PROCEDURES .................................................................................................... 74
How to Assign a Player Channel to a Control Panel ............................................................. 74
How to Define the Default Player For IPDirector ................................................................... 75
How to Start / Stop a Server Ingest ....................................................................................... 76
How to Start, Stop or Kill a Stream ........................................................................................ 78
How to Lock a Channel ......................................................................................................... 79
How to Unlock a Channel ...................................................................................................... 79
How to Unlock Timeline Channels ........................................................................................ 79
How to Gang Recorder or Player Channels .......................................................................... 80
How to Ungang Ganged Channels ........................................................................................ 82
How to Associate Channels in PGM/PRV Mode ................................................................... 82
How to Associate Channels in Fill & Key Mode..................................................................... 83
How to Launch a new Ingest From Within Channel Explorer ................................................ 84
How to Assign Your ShuttlePRO to a Channel...................................................................... 85
How to Apply another Server Configuration .......................................................................... 86
CHANNEL EXPLORER SHORTCUTS ...................................................................................... 87
SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 88