EVS IPDirector Version 4.4 - March 2008 Part 3 User's Manual - Manual (Page 12)

IP Director Version 4.4 – User Manual – Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out
EVS Broadcast Equipment – March 2008
Issue 4.4.C
XI
About this Manual
This manual is intended to cover all aspects of IP Director. It should be seen as a
reference guide that provides a detailed description on the various modules of IP
Director, as well as procedural information on how to work with the IP Director
system. The user manual for IP Director Version 4.4 is divided into 4 parts:
P
ART
1: I
NTRODUCTION
The first part contains the following chapters:
Chapter Description
Introduction This chapter gives an overview on the product and
describes the components of the IP Director suite.
IP Director Main
Window This chapter details the various areas in the IP Director
main window, i.e. the window that opens when IP Director
is started.
Channel Explorer This chapter describes the Channel Explorer, i.e. the
module that provides an overview on the components of the
XNet network. It allows the users, among others, to take
control of one or several channels from different XT servers
connected on the XNet.
P
ART
2: L
OGGING AND
B
ROWSING
The second part contains the following chapters:
Chapter Description
IP Logger This chapter provides information on the IP Logger module,
which is used to create logs that relate to recorded events
with timecodes, camera angles, clip numbers and metadata.
Keyword
Management
This chapter covers the management of keywords, i.e. the
creation and setup of the various tools which allow the
users to assign keywords to logs or clips in a unified
manner. Assigning keywords to logs and clips make it
possible to search on the video material stored on the XNet
network and easily find it back.
Database Explorer This chapter explains the Database Explorer module, which
has been designed to allow the users to organize and
search all media and data available within the XNet
network.
Mini Database
Explorer This chapter explains the Mini Database Explorer, i.e. a
compact version of the Database Explorer integrated into
the Play-List Editor module and the Clip Editor module.