EVS IPDirector Version 4.3 - October 2007 Part 2 User's Manual - Manual (Page 64)

IP Director Version 4.3 – User Manual – Part 2: Logging and Browsing
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3.2 CLIPS
One library method used by IP Director is to mimic the
hierarchical structure adopted by the XT range of servers to
store media, which is based on the remote panel design with a
limited amount of buttons and desk space
3.2.1 U
NDERSTANDING
XT C
LIP
S
TRUCTURE
Each XT unit can store up to 900 clips (with each clip containing
up to 6 sub clips, lettered A to F).
900 clips with up to 6 sub-clips per clip result in 5400 “clip
registers” in the memory. However the maximum number of clips
on each XT system is 4096.
This number is displayed in the upper right window of the VGA
setup screen (Shift+F2 from the PC keyboard).
Note
If you are working with IP Director and a number of XT
machines in an XNet network, keep in mind that the
total number of clips on the entire network is limited to
6,000 or 16,000 depending on the network settings
used. This number is displayed in the same area on the
XT VGA setup screen.
The following diagram represents the hierarchy of the XT clip
numbering system. As an example, clip number “129C” is used:
Additionally the number of the XT server within the network
structure is also be added to define the precise location of the
clip, for example if clip 129C is stored on the machine allocated
with the network number 2 the clip would be identified as
129C/02.