EVS IPDirector Version 6.2 - June 2013 GENERAL FUNCTIONS User Manual - Manual (Page 19)

1.3.7. Database Explorer
The Database Explorer is a central point in the IPDirector application to perform search on
all the media available on the network and to load media. It provides access to any high or
low resolution media available on the online production network, as well as nearline
storage platforms. This includes clips (XT clips and files), playlists, edits, timelines, and
logs. It can also display the list of off-line nearline media.
Bins can be created to organize clips, playlists, edits and timelines and bin rules can be
defined to automatically copy clips, playlists, edits or timelines within a bin corresponding
to a specific applied filter.
1.3.8. VTR Control Panel
The purpose of the VTR Control Panel is to control a VTR (Video Tape Recorder) from
IPDirector. It is an advanced remote control, from within the IPDirector application.
Apart from playback and record control, it also allows the extraction of clips from a tape to
the EVS video servers. This process can be done for a single clip or multiple clips can be
"batch digitized".
The VTR Control Panel can be used according 3 modes:
• Transport mode: the VTR Control Panel works as a remote control for the VTR, from
within IPDirector.
• Clip Digitize mode: one or several clips can be digitized from a single tape to a
recorder channel on an EVS video server.
• Batch Digitize mode: several clips can be queued in a Batch list, so that they can all
be digitized in one process run.
1.3.9. Control Panel
The Control Panel is the graphical user interface used to preview and manipulate:
• clips, record trains, playlists and timelines stored on an EVS video server when the
Control Panel is associated to a player channel,
• files stored on a nearline folder of the GigE network when the Control Panel is
associated to the OCX Software Player (if the workstation has a valid license for it).
It provides transport functions to play the media and clip creation functions to clip media or
trim existing clips.
Clips, playlists or timelines can be played out with transition effects between elements.
To do so, special channel modes must be enabled. Depending on several parameters on
the EVS video server, a single player channel could be used or two player channels must
be dedicated to the playout of the loaded item.
It also allows to:
• build and play clip-lists (simple playlists),
• play back media in loop or bounce-modes,
• synchronize playback on ganged channels.
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