EVS IPDirector Version 5.6 - May 2009 Part 3 User's Manual User Manual

User’s manual

User’s Manual

Version 5.6 - May 2009

Video Production Management Software

Part 3 - Browsing

Table of contents

Document Outline

Copyright
Disclaimer
Improvement Requests
Status on Chapters Updates For IPDirector V 5.6
Part 1: General Workspace
Part 2: Logging
Part 3: Browsing
Part 4: Ingest
Part 5: Playout – Control Panel
Part 6: Playout - Playlist
Part 7: Editing
1. Introduction
2. User Interface
- 2.1 OPENING OF DATABASE EXPLORER
- 2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE DATABASE EXPLORER
  - 2.2.1 Database Explorer Window Outline
  - 2.2.2 Background Colour of Window Outline
- 2.3 DATABASE EXPLORER TOOLBAR
- 2.4 TREE VIEW
  - 2.4.1 Introduction
  - 2.4.2 Tree Structure Depending on User Rights
- 2.5 ELEMENT GRID AND SEARCH OPTIONS
  - 2.5.1 Search Options
  - 2.5.2 Element Grid
- 2.6 STATUS BAR
3. Clips, Clip Elements and Nearline Files
- 3.1 TERMINOLOGY
- 3.2 WHAT COMPRISES A CLIP?
  - 3.2.1 Clip Element Types
- 3.3 NEARLINE MANAGEMENT
4. Clips View
- 4.1 INTRODUCTION
- 4.2 UNDERSTANDING XT CLIP STRUCTURE
- 4.3 VIRTUAL LSM ID / REAL LSM ID
- 4.4 CLIP TREE STRUCTURE
- 4.5 CLIP DATA COLUMNS
  - 4.5.1 Status Icons
  - 4.5.2 Clip Protection
- 4.6 CLIP CONTEXTUAL MENU
- 4.7 EDITING A CLIP
  - 4.7.1 How to Edit a Clip From Within the Database Explorer
  - 4.7.2 Edit Clip Window
- 4.8 COPYING OR MOVING A CLIP
- 4.9 SENDING A CLIP TO A DESTINATION TARGET
- 4.10 HOW TO MODIFY THE T/C IN OR THE DATE OF A CLIP
- 4.11 PUBLISHING A CLIP
  - 4.11.1 How to Publish a Clip
  - 4.11.2 How to View the Clip Properties
- 4.12 LINKING CLIPS
  - 4.12.1 How to Link Clips
5. Clip Elements View
- 5.1 INTRODUCTION
  - 5.1.1 Limitations
- 5.2 CLIP ELEMENTS TREE STRUCTURE
- 5.3 CLIP ELEMENTS DATA COLUMNS
- 5.4 CLIP ELEMENT CONTEXTUAL MENU
- 5.5 DELETING CLIP ELEMENTS
6. Playlists View
- 6.1 INTRODUCTION
- 6.2 PLAYLISTS TREE STRUCTURE
- 6.3 PLAYLISTS DATA COLUMNS
- 6.4 PLAYLIST CONTEXTUAL MENU
- 6.5 HOW TO DELETE A PLAYLIST
- 6.6 PLAYLIST IMPORTS
7. Timelines View
- 7.1 INTRODUCTION
- 7.2 TIMELINE CONTEXTUAL MENU
8. Bins View
- 8.1 INTRODUCTION
- 8.2 BINS TREE STRUCTURE
- 8.3 BIN ELEMENT VIEW
- 8.4 BIN DATA COLUMNS
- 8.5 BIN CONTEXTUAL MENU
- 8.6 OPENING A BIN IN A SEPARATE BIN WINDOW
- 8.7 PUBLISHING A BIN OR A BIN DIRECTORY
- 8.8 BIN RULES
9. Logs View
- 9.1 INTRODUCTION
- 9.2 LOGS TREE STRUCTURE
  - 9.2.1 Logs Branch Contextual Menu
  - 9.2.2 Log Sheet Contextual Menu
- 9.3 HOW TO CREATE A LOGS DIRECTORY
- 9.4 HOW TO RENAME A LOGS DIRECTORY
- 9.5 HOW TO DELETE A LOGS DIRECTORY
- 9.6 HOW TO PUBLISH A LOG DIRECTORY OR A LOG SHEET
- 9.7 HOW TO VIEW THE LOG DIRECTORY OR LOG SHEET PROPERTIES
- 9.8 HOW TO DELETE A LOG DIRECTORY OR A LOG SHEET
- 9.9 HOW TO EXPORT A LOG SHEET FROM THE TREE
- 9.10 HOW TO EXPORT A LOGGING PROFILE FROM THE TREE
- 9.11 PRINTING A LOG SHEET
- 9.12 LOG EVENT COLUMNS
10. Media Files View
- 10.1 INTRODUCTION
- 10.2 MEDIA FILES TREE STRUCTURE
- 10.3 MEDIA FILES DATA COLUMNS
- 10.4 MEDIA FILES CONTEXTUAL MENU
11. Searching the Database
- 11.1 SEARCH TYPES
- 11.2 BRANCH SELECTION IN THE DATABASE TREE
- 11.3 QUICK SEARCH OPTIONS
  - 11.3.1 Quick TC Search
  - 11.3.2 Quick Text Search
- 11.4 GRID FILTERS
- 11.5 USING SAVED FILTERS
12. Loading and Playing Media from the Database Explorer
- 12.1 HOW TO ASSIGN A PLAYER CHANNEL TO THE DATABASE EXPLORER
  - 12.1.1 From the Channel Explorer
  - 12.1.2 From the Status Bar of the Database Explorer
- 12.2 LOADING MEDIA
  - 12.2.1 On the Player Channel Associated to the Database Explorer
  - 12.2.2 On the Player Channel Associated to the Control Panel
- 12.3 PLAYING MEDIA
  - 12.3.1 How to Load and Immediately Play an Element
- 12.4 PLAYING A LIST OF ELEMENTS
- 12.5 VIEWING A LOG SHEET EVENT
- 12.6 HOW TO CREATE CLIPS AUTOMATICALLY FROM A LOGGED EVENT
- 12.7 VIEWING LOG EVENT DETAILS
13. Database Explorer Shortcuts