EVS IPDirector Version 5.9 - January 2011 Part 5 User’s Manual - Manual (Page 4)

IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 5: Playout – Player Control Panel
EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011
Issue 5.9.B
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... III
WHAT’S NEW? ................................................................................................................. V
ABOUT THIS MANUAL.................................................................................................... VI
1. PLAYER CONTROL PANEL .................................................................................... 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 USER INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.1 Opening of Control Panel ........................................................................................................ 2
1.2.2 Overview of the Control Panel ................................................................................................ 2
1.2.3 Views of the Control Panel ...................................................................................................... 7
1.2.4 Channel Media Pane ............................................................................................................. 12
1.2.5 Transport Functions Pane ..................................................................................................... 17
1.2.6 Clip Creation Pane ................................................................................................................ 26
1.2.7 Clip Information Tab .............................................................................................................. 31
1.2.8 Metadata Tab ........................................................................................................................ 36
1.2.9 Ganged Channels Tab .......................................................................................................... 37
1.2.10 Clip-List Tab .......................................................................................................................... 41
1.2.11 Control Panel Contextual Menu ............................................................................................ 48
1.2.12 Settings ................................................................................................................................. 50
1.2.13 Control Panel Shortcuts ........................................................................................................ 51
1.3 ASSIGNING A CHANNEL OR THE SOFTWARE PLAYER ....................................................... 53
1.3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 53
1.3.2 Assigning a Channel ............................................................................................................. 53
1.4 LOADING MEDIA ....................................................................................................................... 55
1.4.1 Loading a Train in the Control Panel ..................................................................................... 55
1.4.2 Loading a Clip in the Control Panel ....................................................................................... 56
1.4.3 Loading a Playlist Element onto the Control Panel ............................................................... 57
1.4.4 Loading a Playlist in the Clip-List Tab ................................................................................... 58
1.4.5 Take Function in PGM/PRV Mode ........................................................................................ 59
1.5 MOVING WITHIN MEDIA ........................................................................................................... 60
1.5.1 How to Jump to a Given Timecode Within the Loaded Media ............................................... 60
1.5.2 Playing a Train with a Delay .................................................................................................. 60
1.5.3 How to Shift to the Same Timecode on Another Recorder .................................................... 61
1.5.4 Playing the On-Air Element at a Different Speed .................................................................. 61
1.6 CREATING MEDIA .................................................................................................................... 63
1.6.1 How to Create Clips in the Control Panel .............................................................................. 63
1.6.2 Save Clip Window ................................................................................................................. 64
1.6.3 How to Create a Playlist in the Control Panel ....................................................................... 67
1.7 EDITING MEDIA ........................................................................................................................ 68
1.7.1 How to Rename a Loaded Clip ............................................................................................. 68
1.7.2 How to Modify Playlist Information or Rename a Loaded Playlist ......................................... 68
1.7.3 How to Edit a Clip Duration ................................................................................................... 69
1.7.4 Modifying a Playlist Element ................................................................................................. 70
1.7.5 How to Move Elements Within a Playlist ............................................................................... 70