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Glossary, Lossary – EVS GX Version 1.10 User’s Manual User Manual

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GX server – Version 1.10 – User Manual

EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2012

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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 NTSC 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 clips (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 or from an

EVS server 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 Materials

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.