EVS IPDirector Version 6.2 - June 2013 GENERAL FUNCTIONS User Manual - Manual (Page 84)

5.5. Assigning Keywords to Media
5.5.1. Introduction
Keywords can be assigned to media (clip, playlist, timeline, ingest, log, clip digitized from
VTR) when it is created or when it is edited. This can be done in various ways.
• You can start typing the keyword directly in the Keyword field of the Create/Edit
window and select a keyword proposed in the Autocomplete list.
• You can select keywords in an open keyword grid or an open dictionary.
• You can type the number associated to a keyword in an open keyword grid.
5.5.2. Conditions for the Use of a Keyword
The assignment of a keyword to a media item will only be possible if the following
conditions are met.
• The maximum number of keywords which can be assigned to the item has not already
been reached. Otherwise, the Keyword field is not available.
• The keyword typed in the Keyword field exists in the IPDirector database.
5.5.3. Assigning a Keyword by Direct Entry
Autocomplete List
The Autocomplete function is a help service for the capture of a keyword.
As soon as the users start typing in the Keyword field, the Autocomplete function
provides a list of matching keywords, standard and participant, beginning with the typed
letters and existing in the Keyword List of the IPDirector database.
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