Grass Valley Xstudio Vertigo Suite v.4.10 - Manual (Page 90)

Xstudio User Manual 4-21
Creating and opening Xstudio projects and assets
10. Optional - Figure 4-11 demonstrates that you can preview the cel animation or clip by
dragging the slider or using the arrow buttons along the bottom of the preview display
in the middle panel. When you are ingesting multiple images, you can preview an
image file by selecting its file name in the N
EW M EDIA L IST .
Figure 4-11. The New Media window
11. Assign a name to the asset in the N AME field. By default, the file’s name is used.
Note: If you are ingesting an edited version of a file that already exists on the selected
device, saving it under the same name in the same category overwrites the previous
version of the asset. To avoid overwriting the asset, rename it or save it to another
category.
12. Enter your name in the A UTHOR field.
13. Optional - Enter a short description in the D ESCRIPTION field.
14. Optional - Enable and set a E XPIRY D ATE and P UBLISH L IFESPAN fields. The E XPIRY
D ATE refers to date when the asset will be automatically deleted from the XMS as well
as remove them from the devices that it has published them to. P UBLISH L IFESPAN used
by the XMS to determine when the asset should be removed from the playout device.
The Publish Lifespan value is set in days, it has a one (1) day grace period, and the
purge is executed at 2:00 AM.
15. The M ANAGE ASSET FROM ITS CURRENT LOCATION check box will only be enabled if the
asset that is to be ingested is currently stored on an external device and if the
permission permit access. If this criteria is met, the parameter is available and you can
save space on your local/central XMS by managing the asset from its current location.
In most cases, this parameter should not be enabled.
16. Assign the asset to one or more categories by selecting check boxes in the
C ATEGORIES box. To create a new category, right-click in the C ATEGORIES box and
select A DD C ATEGORY from the pop-up menu.
Preview the cel animation
or clip frame-by-frame
When ingesting multiple images,
selecting an image’s file name
displays a previews of the image