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EVS IPDirector Version 6.0 - November 2012 Part 3 User's Manual User Manual

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Area

Description

1.

Toolbar

The toolbar on the top of the Elements grid provides a series of buttons
mainly for viewing, browsing and playing options, as well as a Tools
menu to define options for the Elements grid display.

See section "Toolbar" on page 4.

2.

Tree
View

The Tree view shows the different branches of all the items from the
database content. It can be used to filter items in the Elements grid:
clips, clip elements, playlists, timelines, edits, bins, logs, media files.

Depending on the user rights, the user may see different parts of the
tree.

Note

For most of the users, the Clips, Playlists, Timelines, Edits,
Bins and Logs branches in the Database Explorer tree are the
only ones they may access.

Administrators and users with the necessary permissions can
manipulate clip elements or media files.

See section "Tree View" on page 8 for details on the interface.

3.

Elements
Grid

The Elements grid displays all the items included in the selected tree
branch or resulting from a search.

See section "Elements Grid and Search Options" on page 10.

Above the grid, functions to perform quick text or timecode searches, or
advanced searches on metadata are available.

4.

Status
Bar

This area provides information regarding the Database Explorer. These
include: the number of elements (in the currently displayed grid, based
on filters and searches applied), the next clip to be played out
(applicable for playout modes), the Auto-Refresh mode, the association
status with a BEPlay Remote and the DB explorer's associated player
channel.

See section "Status Bar" on page 15.

5.

Saved
Filters
Pane

This area provides functions to save applied filters or recall and apply
saved filters to the current search.

See section "Saved Filters Pane" on page 16.

The layout of the Database Explorer can be adapted to users' needs:

the Saved Filters Pane can be shown by clicking the

button or hidden by clicking the

button.

most of the panes can be enlarged or reduced by moving the intersection line between
them.

IPDirector - Version 6.00 - User Manual - Database Explorer

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