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IPDirector Version 5.8 – User Manual – Part 4: Ingest

EVS Broadcast Equipment – July 2010

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2.3.5 T

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In the Timeline and Ingest Overview area, the current date/time is shown by a blue
line, called the Nowline. The nowline can be displayed in two different modes:

Nowline Mode

Nowline Behavior

Locked

By activating the Lock Nowline button (green
background), the nowline stays locked in the middle of the
Timeline and Ingest Overview area. The ingest blocks
move from right to left across the line to keep the current
date/time in the middle.

Unlocked

When the Lock Nowline button is not selected (white

background), the nowline moves from left to right across
the screen. Ingest blocks keep their places on the screen.

2.3.6 G

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When the nowline is not locked, it is possible to re-centre the screen with the
nowline in the middle by clicking the Go to Now button.

2.3.7 G

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By entering a date in the Go to [Date] field, it is possible to display the Ingest
Overview of this specific date. The center of the screen corresponds to 12:00 of
the selected date.