EVS IPDirector Version 6.0 - November 2012 Part 4 User's Manual - Manual (Page 59)

3. VTR Control Panel
3.1. Introduction
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.
3.2. User Interface
3.2.1. Opening the VTR Control Panel
To open the VTR Control Panel, select the corresponding icon on
the IPDirector Application bar. At this time, you still need to assign a VTR device to the
VTR Control Panel. See section "Assigning a VTR Device" on page 61.
3.2.2. Overview of the VTR Control Panel
VTR Control Panel Outline
The VTR Control Panel has been designed with various panes allowing its size to be
changed depending on the features in use.
You can use the Pane Display buttons to display or hide different window areas.
See section "Displays of the VTR Control Panel" on page 50 for an overview of the
possible displays of the VTR Control Panel.
When fully expanded, the VTR Control Panel window contains the main panes highlighted
on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below.
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