USER MANUALPART 5 - PLAYOUT - CONTROL PANELVersion 6.0 - November 2012

Section DescriptionUser Interface1.2.1 The "Mix on one channel" functionality of a player channel ishighlighted in the window title bar.1.6.

3. Video Display3.1. IntroductionThere are two ways to view video on the IPDirector workstation:• through the Software Player• by connecting the SDI o

3.2. Using a Player Channel on a VideoDisplay3.2.1. Preliminary StepsBefore you can actually display a channel in the Video Display, you need to perfo

2. Select Edit Config.The IPDirector Configuration window opens:This window allows you to link a player channel of one specific EVS video server toone

To open the Video Display within a Control Panel or a Playlist Panel, you need to assignthe player channel linked to the A/V board to the correspondin

3.4. Video Display Options3.4.1. Video Display Linked to the Player ChannelThe table below describes the options available if you right-click the Vide

3.4.2. Video Display Linked to the Software PlayerThe table below describes the options available if you right-click the Video Displaywindow when a me

The Audio Output Channels window opens:3. On the Left line, click the cell corresponding to the channel you want to associate tothe left ear.4. On the

3.5.2. Audio Level MonitoringThe audio level can be monitored with audiometers on the sides of the Video Displaywindow when you use the Software Playe

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1. Control Panel1.1. Introduction1.1.1. Product OverviewThe Player Control Panel, referred to as Control Panel in this user manual, is the graphicalus

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1.2. User Interface1.2.1. Overview of the Control PanelControl Panel OutlineThe Control Panel has been designed with various panes allowing its size t

You can use the Pane Display buttons to display or hide different windowareas. See section "Displays of the Control Panel" on page 7 for an

Area Description4. ClipCreationPaneThis pane provides the functions to create new clips and to get thetimecode information of a loaded item.See sectio

Channel Mode Title bar / window frame colorFocus ON the window (=Window active) BlueFocus OFF the window (=Window not active) and• no channel associat

Display MeaningChannel notsupporting "Mix onone channel" andinvolved in noassociation(previously called1PGM)PGM or PRV Channelsassociated in

1.2.2. Displays of the Control PanelIntroductionIt is possible to work with different displays of the Control Panel depending on the actionsyou need t

The first screenshot shows the Transport Functions view without Video Display, thesecond one is the Transport Functions view with Video Display:NoteBy

Clip Creation ViewThe Clip Creation view is shown by clicking the button. It displays the LoadedMedia pane, the Transport Functions pane and the Clip

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There are two possible Full views without Video Display.• The short Full view is shown by clicking the button:With this view, the clip information is

With this view, all the clip information is displayed and more information can bedisplayed in the other tabs without having to use the scroll bars.The

Overview of the Loaded Media PaneThe Loaded Media pane contains the main areas highlighted on the following screenshotand shortly described in the tab

Player FieldPlayer NameThe Channel field displays the name of the selected player:Player FieldPlayer NameThe Channel field displays the name of the se

Loaded Playlist ElementWhen a playlist element is loaded on the Control Panel for editing, the background color ofthe Player field turned turquoise bo

Menu Item DescriptionON AIR Sets the player channel to ON AIR Status.See section "Enabling the On-Air Feature" on page 41.Set Channel toIDLE

Icon Displayed Corresponding Element Loadedlo-res growing cliphi-res record trainlo-res record trainplaylist elementControl Panel Contextual MenuA con

Option DescriptionRename Opens the Update Clip Name window from which the clip name can bemodified.Modify TCIN or DateOpens the Modify TC In or Date w

Overview of the Transport Functions PaneThe Transport Functions pane contains the main areas highlighted on the followingscreenshots and shortly descr

Area Description / See also…4. Jog Bar The jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed.See section "Jog Bar" on page 22.

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Play Mode DescriptionNormalPlays the loaded item forward from the IN point to the OUT point,or from the current timecode.This mode is available for al

Play/Pause Position Indicator Timecode Value ColorPlay On or between INand OUT pointsCount down to the OUT point YellowPlay Before IN point Count down

Jog BarJog Bar DisplayWhen a clip or a playlist element is loaded, the jog bar shows the clip duration and itsguardbands.• The grey section represents

Each tag is represented by a numbered bullet if the different timecodes are not too close toeach other. If tags have the same timecode or if timecodes

Area Description / See also…1. TimeInformationfieldsThose fields provide information on the duration and IN and OUTpoints of the loaded item.See secti

When a train is loaded, no time information is displayed. As soon as an IN point ismarked, the IN field is filled in; as soon as an OUT point is marke

Overview of the Clip Information TabThe Clip Information tab contains the main areas highlighted on the following screenshotand shortly described in t

Area Description / See also…1. KeywordslistThis area displays the keywords assigned to the loaded clip and canbe used to add or delete keywords to tha

You can proceed in three different ways.• You can start to type the keyword directly in the Keyword field of the Save/Editwindow and select a keyword

Owner fieldIt specifies the login, first name and last name (if defined in the database) of the personwho created the clip.Grab Thumbnails ButtonOR +A

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The Display Thumbnails option can be selected to display a thumbnail for each linkedclip:Right-clicking the linked clip displays a contextual menu tha

1.2.8. Ganged Channels TabThe Ganged Channels tab lists all player channels that have been ganged with the playerchannel currently associated to the C

Overview of the Clip-List TabThe Clip-List tab contains the main areas highlighted on the following screenshot andshortly described in the table below

Area Description / See also…1. Playlist Nameand LSM IDfieldsThose fields give the name and the LSM ID of the playlist loadedon the player.See section

Menu Item DescriptionNew playlist Opens the Create New Playlist window to create a new playlist.Copy clipslocallyOnly available if the playlist is on-

Menu Item DescriptionImport Allows importing the playlist structure and playlist related informationfrom an XML file into IPDirector.Export Allows exp

Menu Item DescriptionCreate anOff-lineCopyCreates an off-line copy of the selected playlist. This new off-lineplaylist has the same content as the pla

The right field gives indication on the clip transition duration and allows the users tospecify the duration of the effect type defined in the Transit

Menu Item DescriptionCopy Used in a Copy and Paste operation to copy the selectedelement(s).Paste Used in a Cut and Paste or Copy/Paste operation to p

1.3.2. Assigning a Player Channel or the SoftwarePlayerIntroductionThere are several methods to assign a player channel to the Control Panel. Some of

Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS IIIWHAT'S NEW? VII1. CONTROL PANEL 11.1. Introduction 11.1.1. Product Overview 11.1.2. Opening of Control Pane

You can only open one instance of the Software Player at a time in IPDirector. If aninstance of the Software Player is already open in a Control Panel

How to Lock a Player ChannelTo lock a player channel, click the button in the Player field or press the +keyboard shortcut.When a channel is locked, t

LimitationsThe On Air option is available when the Control Panel is linked to a player channel and ifthe user has the control right on this channel an

• Channel supporting "Mix on one channel":If the "Mix on one channel" functionality is not supported or enabled, two player channe

PlaylistsThe PGM channel is necessary for playing transitions between playlist elements, whenusing channels which do not support the "Mix on one

To be able to load another element on one of these player channels, they must first bemanually unganged from the Channel Explorer.SummaryThis section

How to Temporarily Ungang and Re-Gang SomeChannelsYou can temporarily ungang some of the player channels from a group of gangedchannels.To do so, proc

To re-gang all the player channels that have been unganged from the Ganged Channelstab, use the Gang All command in one of the following ways:User Int

Transport Command Synchronization on Ganged PlayerChannelsTrainsWhen live or stopped record trains are loaded on ganged player channels, the NEXT andP

NEXT and PREVIOUS:In the same ways as for record trains, the NEXT and PREVIOUS commands executedwith the ShuttlePRO on a linked clip loaded on one PGM

1.6.1. Introduction 691.6.2. Clip Settings 691.6.3. Clip Creation Buttons and Shortcuts 701.6.4. How to Create a Clip 721.6.5. Save Clip Window 731.6.

PlaylistsWhen playlists are loaded on ganged player channels, the following commands aresynchronized as explained below:• The Play, Go to IN, Go to OU

1.4. Loading Media1.4.1. Possible Loading ActionsVarious element types can be loaded on the Control Panel in different ways.These actions are the foll

Action See section…Loading a recording ingest by selecting it fromthe Control Panel."How to Select a Train or a RecordingIngest from the Control

1.4.2. Loading a Train or a Recording IngestHow to Load a Train from the Channel ExplorerTo load a record train from the Channel Explorer, proceed as

Selecting a recorder channel loads the corresponding train at its current recording positionand plays it on the selected player. The E/E button turns

3. By moving the jog dial you can move through the list to highlight the required train.4. Press Select Train again to select it and exit the menu.The

Clip Loaded: Source Media Recalled with Ret:User Interface Button Keyboard Shortcut ShuttlePRO key+How to Load the Train from the Previous or NextRec

How to Snap back to the Last Loaded Train orRecording IngestWhen a record train or a recording ingest is loaded on a player channel or on the Software

How to Load a Clip from the Database ExplorerTo load a clip on a channel from the Database Explorer, proceed as follows:1. Open the Control Panel and

• Use one of the ShuttlePRO keys:Operation ShuttlePRO keyPrevious Linked ClipNext Linked ClipHow to Load a Clip Containing a LogTwo types of clips con

3.3.1. Introduction 933.3.2. Opening the Video Display 933.4. Video Display Options 943.4.1. Video Display Linked to the Player Channel 943.4.2. Video

1.4.4. Loading a PlaylistIntroductionOff-line or on-line playlists can be loaded on a player controlled by the Control Panel andits content is therefo

1.4.5. Loading a TimelineHow to Load a Timeline from the Database ExplorerTo load the timeline, proceed as follows:1. Open the Control Panel and assig

1.5. Moving through Media1.5.1. IntroductionThe Transport Functions pane provides a jog bar and more transport buttons to navigate inthe loaded elemen

OperationUserInterfaceButtonKeyboardShortcutShuttlePRO key DescriptionPlay↔Starts to play theloaded media at 100%for normal clips, at33% for "SLS

OperationUserInterfaceButtonKeyboardShortcutShuttlePRO key DescriptionDefineCustomSpeedAllows to define acustom speed to playthe loaded media.See sect

Fast Forward and Fast Rewind SpeedA default rewind speed and a default forward speed are set in the Tools > Settings >Control Panel category. Se

The Custom Speed window allows you to enter a value.The speed value is displayed in the Speed field above the Play button. This operationdoes not affe

1.5.3. Jumping to a Given Timecode within theLoaded MediaPossible WaysThere are several ways to jump to a given timecode of a loaded media:• Click at

It can also be used if the channel is part of a• Gang group: the speed is applied to all the channels of the group at the same time.• Fill & Key a

1.5.5. Browsing in Video Material with theShuttlePROThe Jog Wheel (JOG), in the centre of the ShuttlePRO allows the users to browse withinthe clip loa

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1.6.3. Clip Creation Buttons and ShortcutsThe following table gives the meaning of each clip creation operation. A button and/or akeyboard shortcut ca

OperationUserInterfaceButtonKeyboardShortcutShuttlePRO key DescriptionClearOUT++Clears the OUT point whichhas just been set and notyet saved.The OUT f

NoteWhen the cursor is located in a text area, the key can be pressedtogether with a keyboard shortcut to perform one of the following actions: MarkIN

A green message will appear on the main window to inform you that the clip has beencreated if the Green Information on VGA option has been selected fr

When a XT high resolution clip is present in the clip, the Save Clip window will bedisplayed as follows:When a XT high resolution clip is not present

UserInterfaceElementDescriptionName User-defined name for the clip. It can contain up to 24 alphanumericcharacters.Only 12 characters of this name can

UserInterfaceElementDescriptionRestoreto XTOnly displayed when no XT hi-res clip is present in the clip.Lists all the hi-res EVS servers and their pag

5. Click the OK button or press the ENTER key.The playlist is created but it is empty. In case a player channel has been assigned to thecontrol panel,

1.7.3. Modifying Clip MetadataTo modify clip metadata from the Control Panel, proceed as follows:1. Load the clip on the player assigned to the Contro

NoteWhen you move a group within another group, only the clips of the group aremoved but the group is deleted.When you move a group after the last cli

What's New?The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modifiedfeatures on IPDirector version 6.0 (compared to vers

To do so, proceed as follows:1. From the Clip-List tab, right-click the Playlist Name field.The Playlist contextual menu is displayed.2. Select Set as

• Defining audio and/or video transition effect• Defining still/start mode• Resetting transition to defaultA macro command can only be applied• to a s

4. Select the user group(s) to which you want to publish the clip in the Available Groupsarea. Keep CTRL pressed for a multiple selection.5. Click the

1. Load the clip in the Control Panel.2. Right-click anywhere in the Control Panel (except in the Linked to Clips list and in theClip-List tab).3. Sel

7. Click the Save button.8. If you have chosen the .xml format, the procedure ends here.In case you have selected the .csv format, the Choose csv Prof

Option DescriptionSpeeds The Speeds settings define the default speeds applied in Fast Forward,Fast Rewind or Play Var when• you click the Fast Forwar

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2. Software Player2.1. Introduction2.1.1. Context of UseThe Software Player acts as media viewer and allows the users to browse media throughthe GigE

2.1.3. Supported CodecsThe following codecs are supported by the Software Player:• SD: MJPEG SD, MJPEG Proxy, IMX 30, IMX 40, IMX 50, DVCPRO 25, DVCPR