EVS IPDirector Version 6.2 - June 2013 GENERAL FUNCTIONS User Manual - Manual (Page 17)

1.3.2. Channel Explorer
The Channel Explorer provides a comprehensive overview of any device available on the
media sharing network, XNet2, including:
• EVS video servers, with their recorder channels and player channels,
• XF2 removable storage,
• XStoreSE media storage,
• high resolution and low resolution streams,
• VTR devices,
From within the Channel Explorer window, any IPDirector workstation can take control of
one or several channels from different EVS servers connected to the XNet. When control
has been taken, the selected channels can be locked.
The flexibility of IPDirector allows multiple channels to be managed together in a variety of
methods:
• Ganged channels: allowing simultaneous control of several channels from one control
panel (recorders or players)
• Fill and Key: allowing 2 clips to be linked in a Fill/Key pairing for playback to a vision
mixer (switcher) or keyable device.
• Program/preview: allowing the playout of audio and video transition effects between
clips, playlist elements or timeline elements.
• Lock Timeline: allowing two channels to be function as Timeline Engine for use with
IPEdit.
• AB Roll Playlist: to control and play material on up to 4 channels at the same time.
1.3.3. Recorder Panel
The Recorder Panel is the graphic user interface required to control recorder channels of
EVS servers. It displays the channel record status and allows to start or stop the
recording by a recorder channel. It provides the basic functions to create a clip.
1.3.4. Ingest Scheduler
The Ingest Scheduler is a visual tool that allows the creation, editing and view of
scheduled ingests on EVS video servers, or from the servers to files on storage via
XTAccess. It provides a timeline view of each recorder and stream configured through the
Remote Installer and controlled by IPDirector.
The Ingest Scheduler is designed to control:
• ingests as a growing clip on any recorder channel of an EVS video server (high
resolution or low resolution) controlled by IPDirector.
The scheduled ingests are automatically saved as clip elements of XT Clip type.
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