EVS IPDirector Version 4.4 - March 2008 Part 1 User's Manual - Manual (Page 15)

Issue 4.4.B IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 1: Introduction
EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008
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Allowing dissolves and wipes between clips of two linked player channels to
play clips sequentially with a transition either manually or from a play-list.
These multiple playback modes can be used both on clips to offer a
comprehensive range of operational playback modes.
1.1.2 IP L
OGGER
A log of recorded material is essential to the production process; by using IP
Logger the speed of operations is enhanced by automatically associating logging
data to content on the XNet network of servers. It can replace the traditional paper
log sheet (which produces manual timecode and descriptions) with a system that
automatically links a logging entry to all relevant media created on XT servers.
The IP logger provides an easy way to add descriptive data to the media and
centralize logging data. Using the IP Logger wizard, a log sheet can be created
based on specific production requirements.
The log sheet is created by capturing the timecode of important events, and then
easily adding keywords using customised keyword grids, descriptions entered on
the keyboard manually, and a level rating.
Any clip present on the XNet network which includes the timecode of logged
events, and is made from a record train that has been defined as relevant to the
current log entry is then automatically linked to the corresponding entry in the log
sheet. This effectively links the media on the XNet network to a workflow that is
friendly to a producer or editor.
IP Logger also features the capabilities to review and edit content of the log sheet
at any time during or after the event. By linking a play channel from an XT server,
the operator has a simple and flexible way to refine logging information captured
during the live event.
Compared to conventional logging techniques, IP Logger has significant time-
saving benefits, and saving time is always critical in live production. By producing
accurate logs, and providing an efficient search engine, information is available
faster to all EVS XNet users for browsing, editing and archiving. Logs can be
accessed by other users even while they are being generated, and XT media
associated with the log can be cued and used instantly.