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Table of

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1

OVERVIEW 5

1. SOFTWARE SELECTION 6

2. REMOTE CONTROLLER 7

General Layout 7 Led colors 9 F-keys & small buttons 9 Soft keys 10 Transport controls 11 Transport controls 11

3. MAIN MENU 12

4. SETUP MENU 15

How to access the set-up menu? 15 How to select and to modify parameters? 16

5. SETUP SCREEN 37

How to access the set-up Screen ? 37

6. REMOTE PANEL OPERATIONS 42

Selection of Clip Banks and Playlists 47 Clip Numbering Hierarchy 48

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7. CONTROL MODES 49

Live (E2E) Mode 49 Search Mode 49 Playback Mode 49 Synchronisation Mode (Switch To In) 50 Definition of Controlled and Primary Channels 50 Preference Mode (PREF) 51

8. PGM-PRV MODE 52

1PGM+PRV (Press A from MAIN MENU) 52

Full Control and Lever Control 55

9. MULTI PGM MODE 56

1/2/3 PGM modes (press A or B from MAIN menu) 56

10. VIDEO DELAY 59

11. CLIP MANAGEMENT 61

Using the EVS Remote Panel. 62

How to define a clip? 62 How to store a clip? 62 How to recall a clip? 62 How to playback a clip ? 63 How to clear a clip? 63 How to copy / MOVE a clip from the remote panel ? 64 How to cancel a network copy ? 65 How to shorten a clip ? 65 How to restripe the time code of a clip ? 66 Secondary Menu in Clip Mode 66 How to clear all clips ? 68 How to save all clips/Playlists ? 69

Using the Clip Screen. 70

Clip Screen – Standard View 70 Selecting a clip with tablet and stylus 70 Selecting a clip with the keyboard 71 The Title Bar 71 The Function Bar 72 The Clip Information Area 76 The Playlist Information Area 76 The Clip Management Area 77 Moving and copying Clips and playlists 78 Clip screen – extended view 80

Using the VDR Panel. 81

VDR Panel – Lower Section 81 VDR Panel – Upper Section 81 VDR Panel – Player Window 82 VDR Panel – Recorder WINDOW 84

12. KEYWORD MANAGEMENT 86

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Creating and Selecting the Keyword File. 86

Creating the keyword file from a PC 88 Selecting the current keyword file 88

Editing the keyword file from the multicam application 89 Assigning Keywords using the VGA Screen. 90 Searching the Database using the VGA Screen. 92

Definition of Search Criteria 92

Search Results 94 Assigning Keywords using the EVS Remote Panel. 95

Assigning Keywords in LIST Mode 95

Assigning Keywords in numeric Mode 97 Searching the Database using the EVS Remote Panel. 98

13. PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT 100

Standard mode 100

How to make a playlist? 100

How to select a playlist? 100

How to Copy a playlist? 101

Viewing the VGA Playlist Screen 103

How to recall a playlist? 104

How to Browse Quickly Through a playlist? 105

How to name a playlist? 105

How to roll a playlist? 105

How to edit a playlist? 106

How to delete clips from a playlist? 107

How to insert clips into a playlist? 107

How to merge playlists? 108

How to trim clips into a playlist? 108

The Auxiliary Audio clip 108

How Exit The Playlist Mode? 109 Split Audio Mode 110

How To Enable Split Audio Editing ? 110

How To Set Default Video and Audio Transitions? 111

How To Change Video Effect Duration? 112

How To Change Audio Effect Duration? 112

How to set the default mode for extending a transition ? 112

How To Perform A ‘ V Base’ Edit? 112

How To Perform An ‘A Base’ Edit? 114 Swap Audio Tracks Mode 117

Introduction 117

How To enable the audio swap mode ? 117

Using the Swap Audio Track Mode in Auto Mode 117

Using the Swap Audio Track Mode in manual Mode 120

Deleting swap points 120

Navigating swap points 120 Replace function 121

Introduction 121

Entering the replace Function 121

replace edit mode 121

replace PLAYBACK mode 122 Timeline Editing 123

Introduction 123

Operations 123

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14. XNET SDTI NETWORK 126

Overview 126 EVS menu configuration 127 Connecting to XNet 128 Disconnecting 129 Selecting a Server on XNet 129 Operating with XNet 131

How to recall/play back a remote clip? 131 How to name a remote clip? 131 How to modify IN/OUT points of a remote clip? 132 How to insert remote clips into a playlist? 132 How to roll a playlist with remote clips? 132

How to create local clips with remote records trains? 133 Mapping network cameras 134 Network monitoring screen 135

15. PAINT MODE 137

Straight Line / Broken Line Drawing 137

Circle Drawing (Large or small) 137

Arrow 137

Color & Density 137

Erase 138

Clear 138

Keyer 138

Loop 138 Paint Mode Monitor Display 139 Paint Mode on COHX 140

Circle Drawing (O) 140

Ellipse Drawing (0) 140

16. TARGET MODE 142

Creating a Target Track: 142 Target Mode Monitor Display 144 Target Tracking on COHX 145

17. SPLIT SCREEN MODE 147

Vertical Split 147

Horizontal Split 149

Split MIX 150

Auto-tracking mode 150

18. SONY, XTENDD35, ODETICS & VDCP PROTOCOLS 151

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Overview

The aim of this manual is to familiarize the operator with the MULTICAM software for EVS High Definition and Standard Definition LSM-XT, and its REMOTE panel, so as to learn as quickly and efficiently as possible the basic operations.

The CLIP & PLAYLIST MANAGEMENT functions allow the operator to keep up to 4000 clips on disks and of course to replay all or some of them. A PLAYLIST consists of a list of clips (90 PLAYLISTS can be defined) with video and audio transitions.

The XNET option networks LSM-XT systems into a fully integrated production environment. Any clip, recorded by any LSM-XT on the network is available instantly for editing and/or play-out to any other operator.

The SPLITSCREEN (horizontal or vertical) option displays simultaneously two synchronized actions side by side on the main program output. The PAINT option (Telestrator) draws and applies keying on the recorded pictures. Sport actions can be analyzed using different colored circles, arrows and lines. The TARGET TRACK or ellipse, and can zoom in the selected portion of the recorded pictures.

PAINT and TARGET TRACK options are not available on High Definition XT servers

option follows a target with a highlighted circle, box

Message window

Task bar

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1. Software selection

The EVS software is used for configuration and maintenance operations. It is also used to select which configuration to run, since EVS disk recorders have the ability to run various standard and customized configurations. (LSM 1 CAM, LSM 2 CAM, LSM 3 CAM, LSM 4CAM, TRIPLE LSM, SLSM, SLSM+1CAM, etc.) When turning on the EVS mainframe, the first step is the PC boot sequence, and then the EVS software is started. If a default application has been previously selected, this application will start automatically after a few seconds if no key is hit. If a default application hasn't been defined or if the space bar is hit, the system will remain in the EVS main

Application window

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╔ Applications List════╗ ┌ Hardware Revisions ──────┐┌ Network ───────────────┐ ║00 LSM Custom ▲║ │8 HCTX Rev A2 ││SDTI OFF │ ║01 LSM 1CAM (CUT) ▒║ │7 Audio Codec Analog RevA2││Net Name EVS XT 1 │ ║02 LSM 1CAM (FX) ▒║ │ Audio In/Out ││Net Number 1 │ ║03 LSM 2CAM (CUT) ▒║ │ 16 XLR A ││Type Server │ ║04 LSM 2CAM (FX) ▒║ │6 ││DB Size 16000 clips │ ║05 LSM 3CAM (CUT) ▒║ │ #Video Ch 6 │├ Video & Audio ─────────┤ ║06 LSM 3CAM (FX) ▒║ │5 COHX HD ││Std 1080i 59.94 NTSC │ ║07 Triple LSM ) ▒║ │4 COHX HD ││Aspect Ratio 4:3 L Box │ ║08 LSM 4CAM (CUT) ■║ │3 ││SD Mon Out Mon │ ║09 LSM 4CAM (FX) ▒║ │2 COHX HD Genlock ││Audio ON │ ║10 Super LSM (CUT) ▒║ │1 MTPC Rev A1/R2 ││ │ ║11 Super LSM (FX) ▒║ ├ Software Releases ───────┤├ Ref & Phase ───────────┤ ║12 Super LSM+1CAM ▒║ │LSM:07.00.37 ││Ref Type SD Black Burst │ ║13 Super LSM+2CAM ▒║ │HCT: 27.56, 23/05/05 ││Sync Mode Studio Mode │ ║ ▒║ │ ││Genlock Ok │ ║ ▒║ │ ││TC in 16:36:35;27 NTSC │ ║ ▼║ │ ││Phase:0 half pixel │ ╚══════════════════════╝ └──────────────────────────┘└────────────────────────┘

┌ Messages ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ │ └ ┘

<F9>Maintenance <F8>Parameters ↑↓ Select <F7> Def App <Alt-Q>Quit

menu and wait for the operator's next command.

Title bar

Configuration window

Please refer to the Technical Reference manual for complete information regarding the EVS Menu.

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GENERAL LAYOUT

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2. Remote

Controller

The following diagram shows the REMOTE panel along with a brief description of each area.

Note: The operational buttons have PRIMARY and SECONDARY functions and are divided

into upper and lower sections. By pressing the SHIFT button you gain access to the secondary functions

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1. F-Keys & small buttons: multi-purpose keys

2. SOFT keys: with LCD display, enables operator to

enter MULTICAM MENU system

3. LEVER: initiates slow motion and playlist replay

4. JOG DIAL: used to accurately cue disk recorder

5. Operational block 1:

PLST LOOP

initiates active PLAYLIST This option records the main output (PGM1) to the first input (CAM A) of the MULTICAM. This option is not available on COH - HD systems and the remote beeps if the operator tries to engage it.

BROWSE INSERT

to browse through clips, playlists, cue points used in playlist management to insert clips into a playlist

IN GOTO IN OUT GOTO OUT TAKE

Sets Mark IN at the current position Goes to the defined Mark IN Sets Mark OUT at the current position Goes to the defined Mark OUT

 In PGM+PRV mode: swaps cameras on PGM

and PRV monitors

 In Multi-PGM mode: toggles between CAM

selection and PGM selection modes.

 In Playlist Edit mode: inserts the clip loaded

on the PRV channel into current playlist.

LEVER

change the lever range to secondary mode (see setup menu for range selection)

6. Operational block 2 :

PLAY NETWORK

initiates playback Enters the XNet menu. (connect to other servers on the network)

LAST CUE GOTO TC FAST JOG

Re-cues machine to previous cue point enables timecode entry, with «F» keys used with JOG dial for rapid, manual re-cue. This mode is automatically reset after PLAY/LIVE commands.

MARK RECORD RETURN

re-usable cue points entry, 256 cycling cues initiates “E2E” mode Inside a clip, allows the operator to return to the same picture inside the record train, if it still exists.

PRV CTL PAGE

enables/disables the Preview Control mode selects current clip page, from 1 to 10.

7. LCD Display: provides current status of system

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LED COLORS

F-KEYS & SMALL BUTTONS

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A selected key lights red. When a key lights green, it means a value in relation with this key exists.

For example: F1 to F0 keys

 Green light

→ Flashing

means a clip has been stored in relation with the key.

means a clip is being created.

 Red light

means the clip associated to the key is playing or is

ready to play. → Flashing

means a clip is being deleted (in network mode)

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10

MENU SHIFT CLEAR ENTE

MEN

provides access to the Secondary Menu. Also used as

CANCEL in some messages when confirmation is required.

Note: SHIFT + MENU returns to MAIN Menu

SHI F

enables use of the secondary key functions.

Note: This key remains active even if released, until another key has been hit.

F1 F10

stores / recalls Clips, recall Playlists and enter Timecode

information.

CLEA

is a multi-purpose key used to clear CLIPS or PLAYLISTS,

and to clear IN/OUT points

ENTE

is used to APPEND clips at the end of the current

PLAYLIST, and to validate other options and messages.

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SOFT KEYS

The soft keys have PRIMARY and SECONDARY functions and are divided into upper and lower sections.

SHIFT

Aud.Met.

Mix. Search Pref

st Cam 2nd Ctrl

am A

Sw to IN

ocal am B

Sync Prv

Cam C Cam D

SECONDARY

OPERATIONAL

A B C D

By pressing the SHIFT button you gain access to the secondary functions.

The LCD display is divided in two menus. To gain access to the secondary menu, press MENU from the remote controller. The secondary menu is used to define settings that do not require regular changes, without having to return to the SETUP menu.

To return to the operational menu, press the MENU key again.

To return to the MAIN menu of the Multicam, press SHIFT + MENU.

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TRANSPORT CONTROLS

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JOG DIAL

The JOG DIAL allows the operator to pass into SEARCH mode and thus to choose exactly the SHORT OUT or SHORT IN image. Move the JOG DIAL clockwise to search forward and move it counter-clockwise to search backwards. One revolution of the JOG DIAL will produce a jump of approximately 35 frames. This number can be multiplied by enabling the FAST mode. The multiplication factor is defined in the SETUP menu.

Note : The JOG DIAL is also used :

- to set parameters in the SETUP menu. Refer to the SETUP menu section for more

information.

- To BROWSE inside the clips database, the cue points or the current playlist. Refer to

the explanation of the BROWSE function for more details.

The JOG dial is active at all times when the system is in PLAY & RECORD

LEVER

The LEVER is used to start a play or to modify slow motion speed. Its run can be of two different types regarding the lever mode.

Normal run:

In this mode, the LEVER run goes from 0 up to 100%.

Second range:

The second range is available to play material from –100% to 100% or from –200 to 200% with a larger step at 0% (see SETUP menu - page 5F4 for selection) To gain access to this second speed range, press SHIFT + LEVER from the remote controller.

Note that when SD SUPER MOTION material is loaded on the primary channel, the lever range as a larger, flat step at 33%. With HD SUPER MOTION, the step is at 33% or 50% depending on the camera.

The lever is also used to adjust speed, and effects type and duration in Playlist Edit mode.

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3. MAIN Menu

After the boot sequence of the MULTICAM system, the LCD screen of the Remote Control panel will display the MAIN menu:

2Rec 4Play LSM Multi-Cam Ver:06.01.43

F1: 1 Remote F6: Exit

F2: 2 Remotes F7: Clear all clips F3: 3 Remotes F8: Stop Record F4: 4 Remotes F9: Fill Playlist F5: Char. On/Off F0: Save Clips+Plist

Split Paint Target Setup

PGM+PRV 3 PGM

Note : If 2 channels are available for the 1st remote, the B key will display 2 PGM. If 3

channels are available, the B key will display 3 PGM.

From any section of the application, except Playlist mode, press SHIFT + MENU on the first remote control panel to return to the MAIN menu.

The MAIN MENU has special function key operations as shown above, as well as the «soft» keys options to enter 1PGM, 1PGM+PRV, 2PGM, or 3PGM modes (if available) and to enter the SETUP menu to configure your remote controller or to add special functions to your application.

Select the corresponding Function key, and then press ENTER to validate the selection.

F1: 1 Remote

F2: 2 Remotes

If 4 play channels are available, when selecting the 2 Remotes mode, the operator can chose between 2 configurations :

- 2 play channels for each remote. In this configuration, each remote

panel can select PGM+PRV or 2PGM mode. Each remote panel can manage video transitions (cut, dissolve, wipe) in PGM+PRV and PLAYLIST modes.

- 3 play channels for the 1

remote. In this configuration, the 1 3PGM mode and can manage video transitions. The 2 forced to 1PGM mode and can only handle cut transitions.

remote and 1 play channel for the second

remote can select PGM+PRV or

remote is

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F3: 3 Remotes

F4 : 4 Remotes

If desired, the MULTICAM system can be run using 1, 2, 3 or 4 EVS remotes. Depending on the number of play channels available in the current configuration, 1- , 2-, 3- or 4- remote modes will be available from the MAIN menu.

F5: Char. On/Off: enables or disables the on-screen display

(Timecode, Clip ID,…) on the monitoring outputs.

F6: Exit Exits the MULTICAM software and returns to the

EVS Menu.

Note: This command also runs a Save Clips+Plst process.

F7: Clear all clips Clears all clips. All clips will be lost.

A confirmation of this command is required:

 If some clips are protected, press ENTER to

delete all clips except protected ones, or MENU to cancel the command

 If the system is connected to the XNet, an

additional confirmation is required.

Note: This command is not similar to the “Clear Video Disks” from the maintenance menu. If you wish to refresh completely the server, you need to use “Clear Video Disks” rather than “Clear all clips”.

F8: Stop Record Stops the record. The REC key will go off and

the F8 function key is now used to restart the record.

F9: Fill Playlist This is a «dump» feature which allows all clips to

be «dumped» at the end of the current playlist. This allows the operator to save all material to tape, as a backup feature after a show is complete. You can select in the SETUP menu which camera angles have to be included in the Fill Playlist function.

If your clips are currently connected to another XT server on the network, the clips from that server will be added to your current playlist.

Make sure the playlist you have selected is an empty one. This function will append the clips at the end of an existing playlist.

F0: Save Clips+ Plist Saves all clips and playlists in all banks. Note

that this process is also performed automatically as a background task every minute (or more frequently when creating/modifying clips).

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it is advised to properly exit the application by pressing <Alt>+ <Q> and <ENTER> from the keyboard, or <F6> and then <ENTER> from the remote panel.

DO NOT TURN OFF THE SYSTEM WHILE THE APPLICATION IS RUNNING.

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HOW TO ACCESS THE SET-UP MENU?

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4. SETUP Menu

Important Note: Prior to using the MULTICAM, the operator should enter the

SETUP menu and set all necessary parameters. If clips are stored with certain parameters and the operator wishes to change them afterwards, those clips and playlists will not change. Thus, it is important to set these parameters first.

The SET-UP menu allows the operator to define parameters regarding some functions. The new parameters are saved as soon as they are modified.

Press SHIFT+ MENU key to return to the MAIN menu1,

Split Paint Target Setup

1PGM+PRV 2/3 PGM

And then press SETUP (SHIFT + D) to enter the SETUP menu.

The setup is divided in sections : clips, playlists, special effects, audio, control, GPI, etc. When entering the setup, a menu presents these sections. Each section can be accessed directly by pressing the corresponding F_ key. Inside a section, F9 and F10 are used to move to the previous/next page. When the first/last page of a section is reached, the next F9/F10 goes to the last/first page of the previous/next section, so that by starting on the first page and pressing F10, the operator goes through all pages : p.1.1 Æ p.2.1 Æ p.2.2 Æ …

LSM Setup Menu Main page [F1]OSD Settings [F6]EVS Controller [F2]Record Trains [F7]RS422 Control [F3]Clips [F8]GPI [F4]Playlist [F9]Special Effects [F5]Audio Clr+[F0]Restore Defaults

[Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Default [F0]PgDn

Inside a section, pressing Menu key brings the operator back to the main menu of the setup. On this page, pressing Menu key exits the setup. Pressing CLEAR + the corresponding F unction key will reset the default value for the selected section (confirmation required). Pressing CLEAR + F0 will reset the entire setup menu to the default values (confirmation

If you are in PLAYLIST mode, press RECORD first to exit this mode, then SHIFT+MENU to go the Main Menu.

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required).

HOW TO SELECT AND TO MODIFY PARAMETERS?

Adjustments are made as follows for most parameters :

 Once you’ve reached the desired page, choose the parameter to

be modified by pressing the corresponding Function key & make adjustment by rotating the JOG knob, then press the corresponding Function key again.

 To restore the default value of a parameter, press CLEAR and the

corresponding Function key.

 To return to the main page of the SETUP menu, press MENU

OSD Settings p.1.1 [F1]Genlock Error Msg : Yes [F2]Disk Error Msg : Yes [F3]Network Error Msg : Yes [F4]Cue number on OSD : Yes [F5]Keyword info : No

[Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn

Genlock Error Msg: (Yes / No) Enables or disables the Genlock information on the monitoring output. If Genlock reference is not correct, the !GkV message appears on the monitoring output. Default : Yes

Disk Error Msg:

(Yes / No) This function displays an error message (!Dsk) on the output monitor when a disk is faulty. Default: Yes

Note: The LSM-XT is equipped with a RAID disk array. This means that the operation can

continue seamlessly even with 1 faulty disk. If 1 disk is disconnected during operation, the “!Dsk” message appears on all monitoring outputs, and another message appears when the operator shuts down the application, to invite him to replace the disk and rebuild the RAID array.

Refer to the Technical Reference manual for details on the RAID system and its

maintenance.

Network Error Msg:

(Yes / No) This function displays an error message (!Net) on the output monitor when the network connection is faulty and another message (Æ Net) when the network becomes available again and the system is trying to reconnect. Default: Yes

Cue number on OSD:

(Yes / No) When set to “Yes”, the cue number is displayed on the OSD of the monitoring outputs when a cue point is recalled inside a record train.

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Default: Yes

Keyword info :

(No / Yes) Up to 3 keywords and a ranking can be assigned to every clip. When the “Keyword info” parameter is set to “Yes”, these keywords and ranking appears on the OSD of the monitoring outputs when the clip is loaded on its Short IN point. As soon as the operator starts jogging into the clip or initiates a playback, this information is removed from the OSD so that the video content is clearly visible. Default: No

Record Trains p.2.1 [F1]Auto make clip for cam A : Yes [F2]Auto make clip for cam B : Yes [F3]Auto make clip for cam C : Yes [F4]Auto make clip for cam D : Yes [F5]Auto make clip for cam E : Yes [F6]Resync to TC ref [Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn

Auto Make Clip for CAM A:

(Yes / No) Selects the automatic camera creation. When creating clips, the clip corresponding to the camera on which IN/OUT points have been marked are always saved. It is possible to save automatically the same action on the other cameras. Default: Yes

Auto Make Clip for CAM B: (Yes / No) Make clip on CAM B even if no IN or OUT point has been marked on this one. Default: Yes

Auto Make Clip for CAM C: (Yes / No) Make clip on CAM C even if no IN or OUT point has been marked on this one. Default: Yes

Auto Make Clip for CAM D: (Yes / No) Make clip on CAM D even if no IN or OUT point has been marked on this one. Default: Yes

Auto Make Clip for CAM E: (Yes / No) Make clip on CAM E even if no IN or OUT point has been marked on this one. Default: Yes

Resync to TC ref: The Multicam application uses an internal table to reference all time code discontinuities detected on the LTC input of the system. This table is used to match a recorded field to its time code, and has a limited number of 1024 entries. When the number of TC discontinuities is too important and the internal TC table is full, a “!TC” warning appears on the OSD of the monitoring outputs and the system switches to the “internal time code

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mode”, i.e. it start implementing its internal time code reference based on the genlock and the last external TC value read before the TC table is full. This means that any time code discontinuity occurring after the TC table is full is ignored, the system assuming the TC is continuous from that moment on. The operator can clear this internal TC table by calling the “Resync to TC ref” function. Clearing the TC table will delete all reference to previous time code jumps, and synchronize the internal TC to the time code read on the LTC input of the server. From that moment on, the system will assume that the time code was continuous for previously recorded material, and will take into account the new time code discontinuities.

Note that the above explanation is only valid for record trains

. For clips, the time code of the first field of the clip is memorized at the creation of the clip, and the timecode is always assumed continuous inside the clip. Clearing the internal TC table will consequently have no effect on the time code of recorded clips.

To call the “Resync to TC ref” function, simply press the F6 key and the function is immediately performed.

Record Trains p.2.2 [F1]Guardbands : 05s00fr [F2]Default clip duration : 04s00fr [F3]Mark cue points : Live [F4]Preroll : 02s00fr [F5]Record trains OUTs : Play Through [F6]Freeze on cue points : No [Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn

Guardbands: (from 00s01fr to 60s00fr) the amount of «guardband» before and after clips. Default : 05s00fr

Note: A clip is created immediately when the operator saves it by pressing the F_ key on

the remote, and is thus limited by the amount of material recorded at that time. This might create a shorter guardband that indicated in the setup, if the material recorded beyond the OUT point is shorter than the default guardband duration. The only exception is the creation of a clip by marking an IN point but no OUT point. In this case, the clip has a duration defined by the “Default clip duration” parameter of the setup, and the guardband beyond the OUT point has the duration defined by the “guardband” parameter. If the material recorded when the operator presses the F_ key to save the clip using this technique is not long enough, the F_ key will blink an the clip will not be available until the required duration, including the guardband, is recorded.

Default Clip Duration:

(Disable, or 00s01fr to 12s00fr) sets the duration of clips created with only IN point or only OUT point. When set to “Disable”, both IN and OUT points are required to be able to create a clip. Default: 04s00fr

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Mark Cue Points: (Live / Playback) Live:

memorizes cue points based on the time code of the LIVE input.

Playback:

memorizes cue points based on the timecode of the field loaded on the main play channel. Default: Live

Pre-Roll:

(0s01fr to 5s00fr) Pre-roll duration used when recalling a cue point. Default : 0s05fr

Record Train OUTs:

(Play through / Freeze) When this parameter is set to FREEZE, and an OUT point is marked in a record train, the Multicam will countdown to the OUT point and automatically freeze on that picture (if the POSTROLL mode is disabled) or on that picture + the post-roll duration (if the POSTROLL mode is enabled) when replaying that section. If set to “play through” it will still countdown to the OUT point, but will keep playing through this point. In a clip

, the Multicam always freezes on the OUT point (or OUT point + post-roll duration when POSTROLL mode is enabled). Default: Play through

Freeze on cue points

Default value : No The purpose of this functionality is to allow marking cue points on any field of a record train and freeze on the cue point when the playback reaches it. This is similar to the freeze on out point functionality but because it will be done on cue point, you will be able to freeze on any field (impossible with out points).

When playing record trains where cue points have been marked, the playout freeze on the cue point if the parameter is set to yes. It plays through if the parameter is set to no.

The post-roll parameter is not taken into account for this functionality.

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(Video + Audio / Video only) This parameter defines what components of PGM1 output must be recorded back into the server when the LOOP mode is engaged. Video + Audio

: both video and audio signals of PGM1 are recorded back into CAM A input. Video only

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input. This allows the operator to continue the record of live audio tracks during the LOOP process. This can be useful to add music, voice or live sound to an edit for example. Default: Video+Audio

Make Clip rem. trains:

(Ctrled Cams / All cams) By default, only controlled remote cameras are clipped. This parameter allows to clip all cameras of a remote server if at least one trains of that server is controlled.

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Protect page:

(No, or select one or more clip pages from 1 to 10) This function allows users to protect clips stored on selected pages from accidental deletion. These clips are also protected when using the CLEAR ALL CLIPS function from the main menu of the remote panel. Press the F1 key to edit this parameter, then press the F_ key corresponding to the page number you want to protect/unprotect. Protected pages will be highlighted on the LCD and the corresponding F_ key lights red. F_ keys of unprotected pages light green. To validate your selection, press ENTER. The LCD display indicates the progress of the status update for the selected pages. This might take several seconds, depending on the number of clips in the pages that must be updated. In the above example, pages 3, 5 and 6 are protected. Default: No

Note: When doing a “Clear All Clips” from the main menu of the remote panel, protected

clips will not be deleted. When doing a “Clear Video Disks” from EVS Maintenance Menu, all clips are deleted, including protected ones !!

Note: The OSD will display a key icon next to the clip number when the clip is protected.

Confirm delete clip:

(No / Yes) No

: clips are deleted immediately

Yes

: a confirmation is required when deleting clips, either from the remote or from the keyboard. Default: No

Note: This parameter does not apply to the CLEAR ALL CLIPS command (Main Menu)

which already has its own confirmation message.

Auto name clips:

(Disabled / TC IN / CAM Name) If this function is enabled, the timecode of the IN point of the clip, or the name of the record channel, will automatically be used to name the clip

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upon creation. Default: Disabled.

Clip post-roll:

(00s00fr to 30s00fr) When the post-roll function is enabled from the secondary clip menu

, the clip will play through its OUT point for a duration defined by the post-roll parameter. This is also valid inside record trains if the Record Train OUTs parameter is set to Freeze. Default: 02s00fr.

Call Channel VGA: (Disabled / Enabled) Disable or enable the CALL CH function on the VGA Clip Screen, that allows the operator to select on which PGM channel the clips called from the keyboard/tablet and VGA should be loaded.

Clip Edit by Network:

(Disabled / Enabled) If this function is enabled, other users on the network can trim, rename, delete, … your clips, or modify the keywords and ranking assigned to your clips. If disabled, only the local operators can modify or delete clips on the server and edit their metadata. Default: Disabled.

Clips p.3.2 [F1]Keywords file : Football [F8]Delete [F2]Keyword Mode : List [F3]PUSH Machine 1 : Peter #04 [F4]PUSH Machine 2 : Paul #05 [F5]PUSH Mode : Short [F6]PUSH Receive Pg: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 [Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn

Keywords File:

(--------, SERVER, or name of keywords files present on the system) Selects the keywords file to use to assign keywords to clips or to search the clips database. If set to “--------“, no keywords file is selected, and the keywords assignment and related search functions are not available. If set to “SERVER”, the keywords file sent by the active network server to all systems on the network will be used. Other file names will appear if keywords files (files with a .KWD extension) have been loaded in the C:\MULTICAM\KWD directory of the system. Keyword files can be imported using the “Import/Export Setup Files” function of the Maintenance Menu of the EVS Menu (refer to the “Technical Reference for XT Server” manuel for details). [F8] key allows the operator to delete the selected file (confirmation required). Details about the keywords file format and keywords-related functions are available further in this manual. Default: --------

Keyword Mode: (List, Numeric) Selects the keyword assignment/search mode on the EVS remote panel. List will display the keywords by groups of 8 on the LCD of the remote panel and the operator can select them with the corresponding F_ key ;

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PUSH Machine 1 & 2 (network system name and number) Selects which machine(s) on the network clips must be sent to when using the PUSH function on the EVS remote panel. Default : -------- #-Users can defined two push machines : (F3): PUSH Machine 1, (F4): PUSH Machine 2. The clips will be pushed in sequential order.

PUSH Receive Page:

(Select one or more clip pages from 1 to 10) Selects the page of your machine where clips sent to you by other network operators using the PUSH function must be stored. Press the F5 key to edit this parameter, then press the F_ key corresponding to the page number you want to select/unselect. Selected pages will be highlighted on the LCD and the corresponding F_ key lights red. F_ keys of unselected pages light green. To validate your selection, press ENTER. Default : Page 5

Clips p.3.3 [F1]PLST Receive Pg: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 [F2]Protocol receive Page : 06 [F3]Default Xfile : Xfile #31 [F4]Grab image : Disable [F5]Browse button : Browse [F6]Reset Archive Status [Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn

PLST Receive Page: (Select one or more clip pages from 1 to 10) Selects the page of your machine where clips received when using the PLST+CLIPS copy function must be stored. This function allows the operator to automatically create a local copy all network clips of a playlist when copying a local or network playlist. Refer to the description of the Playlist copy function for details. Clip pages can be assigned simultaneously as PUSH and PLST Receive Pages. Default : Page 10

Protocol receive page:

Default : Protocol receive page : 6 This setting defines from which page

the clips created by protocol are stored. When a page is full, clips are stored on the next page. Only clips created on this page (and the other protocol pages if the first page is full) are visible for protocols.

Default Xfile:

(Xfile name and network number)

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Defines the Xfile where clips must be sent when using the ARCHIVE function from the EVS remote panel or VGA screens. Default : -------- #--

Grab image: Default : disabled. When the function is enabled and a default x-file has been assigned, the grab function is coupled with the ‘mark’ key on the remote. Each time the ‘Mark’ key is used, a cue point is marked and a command is sent to the xfile to save that image. The grab can also be activated on the keyboard with the combination : ‘ctrl + G’.

Browse button : Browse/Sort-TC

Default : Browse Allows the user to convert the function of the Browse button. In the default Browse mode, it will activate the Playlist Browse directly. If the assignment is changed to SORT-TC, the system will perform a SORT-TC directly. The system will not prompt the user with a select menu, and it will use the current TC on the channel to search with the last selected criteria.

If the user wants to perform a search with different criteria (Search Net or Local, StartDate, EndDate, CAM/CLIP, etc… ) the user should use the normal Sort-TC selection in the upper menu.

Reset Archive Status: Pressing F6 will resets the archive status of all clips present on the system. Confirmation required. Refer to the description of the ARCHIVE function for details.

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Receive Page:

Default : 0 Selects where clips that are created as part of the timeline editing process will be stored.

Mono Per Track The timeline edit feature still has only two audio tracks for editing, but we will allow more than one mono to be assigned to each audio track.

For instance, if you are working in 4 tracks, you can assign the first stereo pair to audio track 1 and the second to audio track 2.

The parameter on page 3.4, F2 : mono per track is used in the following way : Possible values :

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Video Effect Duration:

(0s00fr to 20s00fr) sets the duration of video transition effect. Used as default value in playlist edit mode. Note that the duration of the video transition when using the TAKE button in 1PGM+PRV mode has its own parameter in another section of the setup menu. Default: 00s10fr

Audio Effect Duration:

(Lock to video, or 0s00fr to 20s00fr) This parameter is only used when Split Audio Editing is enabled

. It sets the duration of audio transition effect. Used as default value in playlist edit mode. If split audio editing is disabled, the video and audio transitions will always have the same duration, based on the setup for the video transition, whatever the value of the Audio Effect Duration defined in the setup menu. If this parameter is set to “Lock to video”, you will not be able to define different durations for the audio and video transition inside a playlist, even if the Split Audio Editing is enabled. Default: Lock to video

Note : the 2+6 feature is particularly useful when working in Dolby audio to assign a timeline track to the

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Wipe Type: (Vert. L>R / Vert. R>L) Selects vertical wipe effects from Left to Right or from Right to Left. Default : Vert (L>R)

Default Plst Speed: (Unknown, then from 0% to 100%) Default speed used for clips entered into playlist. Unknown means that the speed of the previous clip in the playlist will be used as a reference for the current clip. 0% will force the playlist to pause at the end of the previous clip. Default: Unknown

Insert in Playlist: (After / Before) selects the mode for «INSERT» function of playlist : the new clip will be inserted after or before the current clip in the playlist. Default: After

Confirm Ins/Del clip: (No / Yes) If enabled, a confirmation will be required everytime the operator wants to add a clip to the playlist or remove a clip from the playlist. Default: No

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Split Audio :

(Disable / Enable) This parameter enables or disables the Split Audio Editing option in Playlist mode. Changing this parameter modifies the display on the monitoring outputs and adds special function keys on the LCD screen to define different transition points and durations on the video and audio tracks. Default: Disable

Note: A specific license code (option 112 : Playlist Mgmt Advanced) is required to enable

split audio editing.

Extend split transition:

(Center (on) Cut / End (on) Cut / Start (on) Cut / Ask) Determines how the transition should be extended when modifying the transition duration on the audio or video track only. This parameter is only useful when performing split audio editing.

- Center Cut : extend equally on both sides of the transition

- End Cut : extend the beginning of the transition to the left so that the

end of the transition is unchanged

- Start Cut : extened the end of the transition to the right so that the

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- Ask : allows the operator to select any of the above options when

editing the duration of the transition

Default : Center Cut

Swap audio tracks:

(Auto / Manual) This parameter is only useful when performing split audio editing with at least 2 mono audio tracks per video.

- Auto : the audio tracks to swap are automatically selected by the

application when inserting a swap point.

- Manual : the operator can define which audio tracks he wants to swap

when inserting a swap point. Refer to the section of the manual about Split Audio Editing for details. Default : Auto

Playlist Loop:

(Yes / No) Allows playlist to loop and replay continuously. Default : No

Load Playlist:

(Always / Conditional) This parameter is only used in 2PGM or 3PGM mode. Always: Conditional:

loads the selected playlist to PGM1 and PRV to PGM2

loads playlist on the selected PGM only if only 1 channel is active when entering the PLST EDIT mode. Allows to load and play multiple playlists using a single remote panel. Default: Always

Playlist Auto Fill:

(All Cam / Prim+Sec / Primary / Secondary / Cam A / Cam B / Cam C / Cam D / Cam E / Cam F) Selects which camera angles will be used when using the Playlist Auto Fill function from the main menu of the remote. Default : All Cam

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Audio Slow Motion: (Yes/No) Playback or mute the audio track when playing off-speed (speed different then 100%). Default: No (off-speed audio is muted)

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Lipsync value(ms): (-22 to 17 ms) Lipsync parameter is the delay (in ms) between video and audio signals. A positive value means video is ahead of audio. A negative value means audio ahead of video. This parameter is also available from the Channel Parameters option of the EVS Maintenance Menu. Changing the Lipsync value in the SETUP menu will update it in the EVS menu and vice versa. Default: 0 ms

Note: This adjustment is done during the RECORD process. A new Lipsync value will

apply for the next recorded pictures only.

Audio Meters on OSD: (Yes / No) Enable/Disable the display of audio meters at the bottom of each monitoring output. Default: Yes

Audio Meters Adj.(dB): (-12 to +12 by 2 dB steps) Adjust the sensitivity of audio meters on the OSD of the monitoring outputs. A positive value means that the meters will be more sensitive. Default: 0 dB

Aux Track Output: (Prv / Prv&7-8/15-16 / PGM) Defines to which audio outputs the Aux track of the playlist will be played out of. Prv

: the Aux track will use the audio outputs normally assigned to the PRV channel. If no Prv channel is available, the Aux track will not be assigned to any audio output. Prv&7-8/15-16

: the Aux track will use the audio outputs normally assigned to the PRV channel if there is one, plus all the audio outputs from 7-8/15-16 that have not yet been assigned to another channel. Use this option if you need an aux track without PRV channel available. PGM

: the Aux track will use the audio outputs normally assigned to the PGM channel. Default: Prv

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EVS Controller p.6.1 [F1]Effect duration for Take : 00s05fr [F2]Fast jog : 20x [F3]PGM Speed/Var Max : 50% [F4]Lever engage mode : Direct [F5]Second lever range : -100% <-> +100% [F6]Recall clip Toggle : Enable [Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn

Effect Duration for Take: (00s00fr to 20s00fr) Defines the duration of the transition when using the TAKE key to chain 2 sequences in PGM+PRV mode. Default: 00s05fr

Fast Jog: (01 to 20 times) sets the increment of the jump when in Fast Jog mode. Default: 20x

Pgm Speed/Var Max:

(1 – 100%) during playback, if PGM Spd or VarMax has been enabled in the secondary menu of the remote, the lever range will be adapted so that :

- the only playback value for any position of the lever other than 0, is

the one specified by this parameter in the setup (PGM Spd mode ON),

- or the speed range defined by the lever is limited to the value

specified by this parameter (VarMax mode ON).

Default: 050%

Lever Engage mode:

(Direct / Current speed) The speed variation depends on the position of the T-Bar lever. Direct mode:

the lever will engage directly when moved, resulting in a speed jump to the desired speed determined by the lever arm position. Current speed mode:

the lever will only engage when it reaches the current playback speed, whereas a move of the lever arm in the opposite direction of the current speed will result in a direct speed change. Default: Direct

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Second Lever Range:

The T-Bar lever can be used in normal mode: to play back clips at slow motion speed from 0 to 100%. Or secondary range is available to playback material at the following speeds :

-100% 100% 0 200%

-200% 200% 0 400%

-400% 400%

To gain access to the secondary speed from the remote controller, press SHIFT + LEVER/TAKE. Default: –100% to +100% The second lever range is also available when editing the speed of playlist clips.

Recall clip toggle: (Enable/Disable) This option allows the operator to select the camera of a clip through the Function keys. Pressing several times the F key browses to CAM A, CAM B, CAM C, CAM D, CAM E and CAM F. Default: Enable

EVS Controller p.6.2 [F1]Record key : Start REC + Live [F2]Pointing device : Tablet [F3]VGA & RMT Sync : No

[F4]PGM/PRV Mode : Enable

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Record Key:

(Live / Start REC+Live) This parameter changes the function of the RECORD key on the remote. Start REC+Live:

Hitting the RECORD key starts the RECORD process and switches to LIVE mode. Live:

hitting the RECORD key only switches to last recorded picture, but the record is not restarted if it has been previously stopped by the operator. Default: Start REC+Live

Pointing Device: (Tablet / Touch Screen) Initializes the Tablet or the Touch Screen. If the tablet is not properly calibrated, use this function to re-initialize it. If using the Touch Screen, this one must always be connected to RS422 port #6 of the XT, and defined as such at page 7.1 of the setup. Default: Tablet

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VGA & RMT Sync : (No, Yes, Server Nbr) Select whether and how the current clips machine, page and bank of VGA screens and EVS remote panel must be synchronized.

- “No” : clips machine, page and bank can be selected independently on

the VGA screen and on the EVS remote panel ;

- “Yes” : clips machine, page and bank are synchronized between VGA

screen and EVS remote panel. Connecting to the clips of a network machine or coming back to the clips of the local machine, or selecting a new page or bank on one side will be automatically reflected on the other ;

- “Server Nbr” : clips pages and banks can be selected independently

on VGA and remote, but connecting to the clips of a network machine or coming back to the clips of the local machine on the VGA or remote panel will automatically reflect on the other.

Default : No

PGM/PRV Mode

Default : Enable Allows the user to disable the PGM/PRV mode from appearing on the remote’s main menu ([A] Button).

Mapping network cam p.6.3 [F1]Authorize cam mapping : Yes Cam A : Local Cam B : Local [F3]Cam C : CamA/01 [F4]Cam D : CamB/01

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Note : This is a software option. Allows to map network trains to unsued local camera position up to camera D. If the camera is local (cam A and B on the example), no F keys are assigned to it. If the position can be used by a network camera, the F key is available. Select a cam position and jog with the dial to reach the desired network camera to map. Refer to the corresponding section is the SDTI network chapter for more information.

Port Device/Protocol p.7.1 RS422 #1 EVS Remote [F7]ID Type: [F2]RS422 #2 EVS Remote ID LSM [F3]RS422 #3 EVS Remote [F4]RS422 #4 Sony BVW75 [F5]RS422 #5 Sony BVW75 [F6]RS422 #6 Touch Screen [Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn

This page is used to define what type of device/controller is connected to each RS422 port of the XT.

RS422 #1:

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(EVS Remote) When working in LSM base configuration, the first RS422 port must always be connected to an EVS remote. No other possible selection

RS422 #2: (EVS Remote, Sony BVW75, XtenDD35, Odetics, Louth VDCP, EVS AVSP, ---------) Default : EVS Remote

RS422 #3: (EVS Remote, Sony BVW75, XtenDD35, Odetics, Louth VDCP, EVS AVSP, ---------) Default : EVS Remote

RS422 #4: (EVS Remote, Sony BVW75, XtenDD35, Odetics, Louth VDCP, EVS AVSP, ---------) Default : Sony BVW75

RS422 #5: (Sony BVW75, XtenDD35, Odetics, Louth VDCP, EVS AVSP, ---------) Default : Sony BVW75

RS422 #6: (Sony BVW75, XtenDD35, Odetics, Louth VDCP, EVS AVSP, Touch Screen,

---------) Default : Touch Screen

Note:

- It is preferable to assign all EVS remotes to the first RS422 ports. Avoid interleaving

protocols and EVS remotes in this list.

- The Touch Screen can only be assigned to RS422 port #6.

ID Type:

(UmID, ID LSM) Defines the type of clip ID used by RS422 protocols (XtenDD35, Odetics, Louth VDCP, EVS AVSP) to identify clips. ID LSM identifies clips using their page, bank, clip and camera number (ex : 245C) ; UmID is another identifier that is either assigned by the protocol when creating the clip (ex : CLP00001), or defined automatically by the Multicam when the clip is created using the EVS remote panel, or when the protocol doesn’t specify this ID. When it is defined by the Multicam, the UmID is a coded ID (ex : 3x2QogRW) that is unique for every clip created on any XT server, and is based on the serial number of the server, and creation date and time of the clip. Default : UmID

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This page is used to define which device/controller can control which PGM channel. For each PGM channel, you must define the main controller, selecting from the list defined on page 7.1.

- In LSM mode, the main controller for PGM1 must always be an EVS

remote. This can not be changed by the operator.

- If the main controller is an EVS remote, the RS422 port will be

automatically assigned and is not specified by the operator.

- If the main controller is an EVS remote, it is then possible to specify a

secondary controller for that channel, that can be either a Sony BVW75, XtenDD35 or Odetics protocol defined on page 7.1. The EVS remote controlling that channel can then decide at any time to pass the control to, or to retrieve the control from the secondary controller.

- Like for page 7.1, all EVS remotes must be the first in the list of Main

controllers, without gap. It is not allowed to have a protocol preceding an EVS remote in this list.

- A protocol (other than EVS AVSP protocol) can only be assigned to 1

channel at a time.

- EVS AVSP protocol can be assigned to several channel

simultaneously. If you need to assign some channels to an Air Box, you must set the main controller for these channels to EVS AVSP.

Main Controller for PGM1:

(EVS Remote) When working in LSM base configuration, PGM1 main controller must always be an EVS remote. No other possible selection

Main Controller for PGM2/3/4: (EVS Remote + list of protocols-RS422 ports defined on page 7.1) Default : EVS Remote

Secondary Controller for PGM1/2/3/4: (list of Sony BVW75, XtenDD35 and Odetics protocols defined on page

7.1) Available only if the main controller for that channel is an EVS remote. Default for PGM1 : Sony BVW75 on RS422 #4 Default for PGM2 : Sony BVW75 on RS422 #5 Default for PGM3 & 4 : ---------- --

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Multicam is now capable of operating in LSM Base Config with 5 play channels assigned. This added Protocol assignment page is where the user can define the protocols and ports to manage this channel. The LSM remote by itself cannot control 5 PGM channels at one time, two remotes or devices must be used.

Special Control Settings p.7.4 Control type OSD Display PGM1:[F1]Parallel [F5] Main PGM2:[F2]Exclusive PGM3:[F3]Exclusive PGM4:[F4]Exclusive

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Default : Exclusive This page allows the user to now allow channels to either be controlled in ‘Exclusive’ control (same as was allowed in the past with 2

Control

Mode) or in Parallel Mode.

In Parallel mode, the user can define which device will manage the OSD display characters.

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This page is the same as Page 7.4, but assigns PGM5

GPI In Settings p.8.1 GPI# Channel/Device Port Function 1 [F1]PGM1 -- [F5]Play 2 [F2]PGM2 -- [F6]Play 3 [F3]PGM3 -- [F7]Play 4 [F4]PGM4 -- [F8]Play

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GPI# Channel/Device Port Function 5 [F1]RMT1 -- [F5]Play 6 [F2]RMT1 -- [F6]Next 7 [F3]RMT1 -- [F7]Skip 8 [F4]RMT1 -- [F8]Pause

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These 2 pages define the settings for the GPI inputs of the XT server. For each GPI input, the operator has the possibility to define :

- the channel that the GPI will affect or the device that the GPI is

assigned to. A device can be EVS remote #1 or one of the protocols defined in page 7.1 (if some GPI must be used by the Air Box in a mixed configuration LSM+Air Box, or if a GPIs must trigger some actions on a channel controlled by a Sony protocol, etc.). If the operator selects EVS Remote #1, the GPI will trigger the selected action on all channels controlled by that remote.

- the function that the GPI will trigger : Play, Pause, Recue, Previous

(recue to previous clip inside the playlist), Next (goto next clip inside the playlist), Skip (skip the next clip in the playlist), -------- (no action is taken). If a GPI is assigned to an AVSP protocol for use with the EVS Air Box or Air Edit application, the function of this GPI will be defined by the Air Box / Air Edit software.

The representations of pages 8.1 and 8.2 of the LCD screen shows the default values for GPI inputs 1 to 8. For the pinout of the GPI connector and wiring instructions, please refer to the XT Technical Reference.

GPI Setting p.8.3 GPI# Function Type 1 [F1]----------- [F5]--------- 2 [F2]----------- [F6]--------- 3 [F3]----------- [F7]--------- 4 [F4]----------- [F8]----------

[Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn

The GPIs out have been implemented primarily for the replace function. On the IN/OUT point when executing the replace, users can trigger GPI OUTs.

Possible functions

- Replace

- (Empty) : not used (default value) Possible values

- Low

- Low Pulse

- High

- High Pulse

Example : Users can select all types of GPIs. The behaviour varies accordingly :

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High Low Low High High Pulse Low Low Pulse High

GPI OUT Setting p.8.4 [F1]GPI Delay : Disable [F2]GPI Out Advance : Disable [F3]GPI Pulse Duration : 01s00fr

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GPI Delay: (Disable / 00s01fr to 02s00fr) Defines the delay for the XT server to react to the reception of a GPI trigger. Default : Disable (immediate reaction)

GPI Out Advance

Default : disabled. Possible values : up to 2 seconds, frame by frame (like GPI delay) When a GPI out advance setting is set (for instance 2 fr.), the GPI out is sent 2 frames in advance.

GPI Pulse Duration

Default : 01s00fr. Set the default duration for pulse GPIs.

Special Effect p.9.1 [F1]Paint/Target trans. : 00s05fr [F2]Set color for : Cursor [F3]Color : White [F4]Y : 240 [F5]U : 128 [F6]V : 128 [F7]Split Screen Tracking: No [Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp

Paint/Target Transition: (0s01fr to 5s00fr) Sets the duration of the dissolve effect for the key in Painting and Target Tracking modes. Default : 0s05fr

Set color for:

(Cursor / Target Border / Wipe / Split) Applies the default color to a specific tool: to the cursor, to the border of the wipe effect or to the delimiter of the split screen. Default: Cursor.

On Replace IN

High Low High Pulse Low Pulse

Between IN and OUT High Low Low High

On Replace OUT

Low High High Pulse Low Pulse

After the OUT

Low High Low High

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Color: (white, black, custom) defines the color to assign to the cursor/wipe/split. Default: white

Custom Color :

F3, F4, and F5 are used to set the border color for the split screen, the wipe effect and the cursor

Custom Y : (0 – 360) Default : 240

Custom U : (0 – 128) Default : 128

Custom V : (0 – 128) Default : 128

SplitScreen Tracking: (Yes/No). enables or disables the auto-tracking inside the Split Screen effect. Default: No

Special Effect p.9.2 [F1]Paint/Target OSD Monitoring : SD

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Paint/Target OSD Monitoring

Default value : SD Sets whether the user using paint and target works on the SD monitoring output or HD monitoring.

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HOW TO ACCESS THE SET-UP SCREEN ?

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5. SETUP Screen

The VGA Setup screen contains some parameters from the Setup Menu of the remote that are useful to adjust when working in a mode where no remote panel is used.

The VGA Setup screen is available by pressing simultaneously SHIFT + F2 on the keyboard with CAPS LOCK disabled accessible if CAPS LOCK is ON.

Some parameters included in the VGA Setup screen are common with those in the Remote Setup Menu. Therefore, a modification in the VGA Setup Screen is reflected immediately in the Remote Setup Menu, and vice-versa.

. The Setup screen is not

Only some settings of the Remote Setup Menu are included in the VGA Setup screen. The others have not been included since they are relative to functions that are specific to the EVS remote, and are not useful when this panel is not used (Video Delay and Slave modes).

Some parameters are specific to the VGA Setup Screen, and are not present in the Setup Menu of the EVS remote panel.

Date Format: (dd/mm/yy)

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This parameter can not be adjusted yet. In a future version, it will be used to select the date format between dd/mm/yy (day/month/year) and mm/dd/yy (month/day/year).

Channel Names: Play and Rec channels can be named (12 characters max.). The name of record channels will be displayed on the OSD of the video monitoring outputs when a record train is loaded, and can also be used to name clips automatically when the “Autoname clip” parameter is set to “CAM name”. The name of the play channel will be displayed on the OSD, but truncated to 4 characters.

To delete a Keywords File from the Setup Screen: Move the cursor to the Keywords File parameter using the TAB / SHIFT+TAB keys, then press CTRL+DEL, and confirm whether you want to delete the current keywords file from disk, or not.

The Setup screen also provides information about:

- the actual and maximum number of local clips on the server (2048 or

4096, depending on the HCTS board installed in the system);

- the actual and maximum number of clips of the database for the entire

network (6000 or 16000 clips, depending on the setting in the EVS Configuration Menu);

- the network speed, network mode and network number as defined in

the EVS Configuration Menu ;

- the version of the Multicam software;

- the codec and video configuration used.

On XT[2]s, the system information zone displays in red configuration parameters that are not compatible with XT servers. For instance : IMX clips with 608 recorded lines can not be read on XTs.

Moving inside the Multicam Setup Screen Use TAB/Shift+TAB to move from one parameter to the next/previous, and the ←/ → arrow keys to change the value of a parameter. Use PageUp/PageDown to access the TimeCode configuration screen.

VITC/ANC Management

There is now a second page available on the Shift-F2 page on XT[2] servers, this page allows channel-by-channel management of VITC or ANC TC management. It also allows to clean or not the VBI information : the VITC being recorded in the active video lines, it can be disrupted in play var because of interpolation or parity violation on some fields. Moreover, if the server inserts VITC on the output while there is already VITC on another line, it can create problems.

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The server allows now to totally clean the VBI information from the vertical blanking at playback or to clean it only when it would not have been preserved.

In SD, the page is as follows :

The possible parameters are :

• IN TC REF : selects which time code is used as reference for the

recorder.

• IN LOOP : selects on which line the VITC must be written on the

loop of the input. The TC and user bits are always the same as the one on the input.

• SD OUT D-VITC : selects if VITC and user bits are present or not

on the output. This information can come from the input (In) or can be regenerated (Regen) from the internal table of time code inside the machine that takes into account TC jumps.

• Clean VBI : No, Always, If not OK

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In HD, the page is as follows :

The possible parameters are :

• IN TC REF : selects which time code is used as reference for the

recorder.

• IN LOOP : selects on which line the VITC must be written on the

loop of the input. The TC and user bits are always the same as the one on the input.

• HD OUT HANC LTC : selects if HANC LTC and user bits are

present or not on the HD output. This information can come from the input (In) or can be regenerated (Regen) from the internal table of time code inside the machine that takes into account TC jumps.

• HD OUT HANC VITC : selects if HANC VITC and user bits are

present or not on the HD output. This information can come from the input (In) or can be regenerated (Regen) from the internal table of time code inside the machine that takes into account TC jumps.

• SD OUT D-VITC : selects if VITC and user bits are present or not

on the downconverted output. This information can come from the input (In) or can be regenerated (Regen) from the internal table of time code inside the machine that takes into account TC jumps.

• Clean VBI : No, Always, If not OK

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Saving and Loading Setup Files 20 setup files can be saved on the XT system disk. To save the current setup, press F4 and enter a file name (8 characters max., no spaces or special characters), followed by ENTER.

To load a setup file, press F5, use the ↑/ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired file, then press ENTER. A user message pops-up to confirm which settings to load back : (O) Operational settings (pages 1 to 6 of the remote setup) (T) Technical settings (RS422 ports, GPI, PGM names and TC settings) (A) All settings (operational and technical)

To delete a setup file, press F5, use the↑/ ↓ arrow keys to select the desired file, then press DEL : the setup file is immediately deleted.

Setup files can be imported from/exported to a floppy disk using the “Import/Export Setup Files” in the EVS Maintenance Menu (refer to the description of the Maintenance Menu of the EVS application in the XT Technical Reference for details).

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6. Remote Panel

operations

RECORD:

This key lights «red» when the system is recording. Pressing this key brings the system in E/E (“live”) mode, and starts the record if necessary (depending on the settings of the Setup menu). The E/E mode is actually playing pictures already recorded by the system, and has a delay of 3 frames compared to the live source, on all audio and video tracks.

MARK :

Marks up to 256 cues that can be marked while recording / playing. The cues are marked on the LIVE or PLAYBACK program depending on the value set in the SETUP menu. When the operator has marked 256 cues, the next one will overwrite the oldest one.

LAST CUE :

Re-cues machine to previous cue point relative to the current time code position, pressing again will re-cue to the previous cue etc. When recalling a cue point, the cue number appears in the upper left corner of the OSD if this option is enabled in the setup menu (page 1.1, F4)

PLAY :

Initiates forward motion. Can also be used to start playback of playlists and clips; refer to PLST command. Default playback speed when pressing the PLAY key is 100% for standard pictures, 33% for Super Motion pictures with a Triple Speed camera (SD), and 50% for Super Motion pictures with a Double Speed camera (HD), when PGM SPD/VAR MAX is OFF. When PGM SPD/VAR MAX is ON, the value defined in the Setup for this parameter is used.

IN :

Defines the «IN» point of a clip. This key lights GREEN if an «in» point exists but is not the image you see and the key illuminates RED if the «on-air» image is at this «in» point. This point can be entered while recording. In Split Audio mode, this key can be FLASHING GREEN or FLASHING RED. Refer to the Split Audio section of this manual for details.

OUT:

Defines the «OUT» point of a clip. This operates similarly to the IN button.

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Note: The OUT point (field) is always excluded. When playing a clip, it will freeze on the

field preceding the OUT point marked by the operator.

Modification of CLIP IN / OUT points:

Select the clip that you wish to modify, use the JOG dial to position the material at the new IN or OUT point, and re-mark the IN or OUT point(s) as required.

Important note: when IN/OUT points are set and a clip is saved, the system

automatically write-protects a user definable length of material before and after the IN/OUT points respectively. These are referred to as the GUARDBANDS. Their duration can be set in the SETUP menu under «Guardbands» (page 2 – F2) as required.

The duration of the guardband after the OUT point can be reduced according to the

quantity of video/audio material available when saving the clip.

JOG KNOB :

Used to accurately cue material.

FAST JOG :

When selected enables FAST picture search. The actual speed of this fast jog is adjustable in the SETUP menu. Starting a PLAY or returning to E2E mode resets the FASTJOG mode.

The JOG dial is active at all times when the system is in PLAY & RECORD. The brake is automatically turned on when starting a playback with the PLAY key or with the lever, or when returning to E2E mode with the RECORD button.

LEVER:

Used to perform slow-motion from 0 - 100%, and to playback material from –100 to –100% or from –200 to + 200% when Secondary Lever range is selected. The lever has a continuous, linear range, except when Super Motion material is loaded on the primary channel. In this case, there is a “flat step” at 33% (SD Super Motion) or 50% (HD Super Motion) to help the operator locating easily the ideal playback speed.

Important note: When playing Super Motion material in slow motion, to obtain the

smoothest replay, it is important that the replay speed is exactly the ideal slow motion speed, i.e. 33% for SD Super Motion or 50% for HD Super Motion. If the replay speed is slightly off these ideal values, movements might appear staggered. These ideal speeds can also be called directly by pressing the PLAY button when the current element is Super Motion. The PROGRAM SPEED and VAR MAX modes can also be used to facilitate this (refer to Chapter 8 for a description of these modes).

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PLST :

Not active if current playlist is empty. If the current playlist is not empty, pressing PLST once enters the Playlist Edit mode. Pressing PLST from the Playlist edit mode enter the Playlist diffusion mode. Pressing PLST from the Playlist diffusion mode re-cues the playlist to its beginning. Pressing 3 times PLST will always cue up the playlist ready to roll. To play back a playlist that has been cued, press the PLAY button and it will roll at the preset speeds.

BROWSE:

When a clip is loaded on the primary channel, pressing the BROWSE key allows the operator to browse inside all local clips of the database by turning the jog knob. When a cue point exists for the current picture on the primary channel (the CUE button lights red), pressing the BROWSE key allows the operator to browse through all existing cue points by turning the jog knob. When the current picture on the primary channel is not a clip nor a cue point, or if the operator is in Playlist mode, pressing the BROWSE key allows him to browse inside the clips of the current playlist by turning the jog knob.

INSERT:

To insert a clip before or after (depending on the setup menu) the current position inside the playlist.

ENTER :

Appends CLIP(s) at the end of the current PLAYLIST, also to confirm saving of CLIPS, and validate various options and messages.

CLEAR :

to clear IN / OUT/ PLAYLISTS / CLIPS / CUE points.

Note:

- To clear 1 CUE point, recall the desired cue point and press CLEAR + MARK key

- To clear all cues: when current picture is not a CUE point, press CLEAR + MARK key.

A message appears to confirm the command.

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Rebooting the system from the EVS Remote Panel («Hard Reboot»)

In the event that the system needs to be rebooted, the process can be accomplished from the remote panel. Keep in mind that doing this while the Multicam is running will of course force the Multicam application to close abruptly, and up to 1 minute of the material being recorded and not clipped could be lost.

To reboot, press the following key sequence,

Between step 3 and step 4, the RECORD button will flash GREEN and the PAGE button will flash RED. Hitting the PAGE button will reboot the system. Hitting the RECORD button will return to normal operation.

«Soft Reboot» from the keyboard

It is also possible to run a «soft reboot» which will exit the software and return the user to the EVS Menu. Here, the software can be selected and entered again without having to reboot the entire system. When running the following procedure, the system will automatically save all recorded material (record trains, clips, playlists) upon exit.

Hit ALT + Q on the keyboard or press F6 from the Main Menu, and confirm with ENTER or cancel with ESC. You will exit the MULTICAM software and go back to the EVS Menu.

NETWORK :

This function gives access to the clips and/or record trains of other machines on the network. After the selection of the machine, the way of selecting clips and camera angles is similar to clips selection on the local LSM system. See XNet chapter for complete details.

GOTO TC :

This function is used to jump to a particular time code. Use the function keys F1 to F10 to enter the desired time code (6 digits: hh:mm:ss are displayed on the LCD screen of the Remote). After the 8th digit is entered, the MULTICAM will automatically go to the required time code. If the last digits are 0 (zeros), you do not need to enter them. Press ENTER on the remote to validate the entry and reach the desired video. Confirmation of correct TimeCode entry can be observed on the display of the Remote LCD screen and on the monitoring output. This TimeCode display appears in the center of the LCD display, just above the menu options. If nothing happens after confirming the TC entry with ENTER,

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this means that the field corresponding to the selected TimeCode does not exist on disk any longer. To exit the GOTO TC function at any time, press the MENU key.

USEFUL FACILITY

: When in CLIP mode

This enables the operator to go to IN / OUT points of CLIPS, instantly!

LOOP : (This function is not available with HCTS + COH HD or HD/SD

compatible hardware)

Enables the internal loop mode. Select this option, the button will flash RED when in this mode and “LOOP” will appear on the OSD of the monitoring outputs. When the LOOP mode is activated, the PGM1 output is internally routed to the CAM A input of the server (audio and video, or video only, depending on the “Internal Loop Mode” parameter of the setup menu, p. 2.2 F6).

Note: Loop on COHX codecs (XT[2])

When selecting the loop function on COHX, the OSD monitoring on the SD/HD SDI output

will be disabled. The loop has to be cabled from the HD/SD monitoring output of PGM1 to the Loop In connector.

This is very useful to “consolidate” effects and edits, or adding live sound or music or voice to previously recorded material when only the video is looped back into the server.

Example of use to consolidate a playlist : Load the playlist, activate the LOOP mode and roll the playlist. The playlist will be recorded onto the disks (Channel 1 – CAM A) as a continuous video/audio stream. Exit the playlist mode and go back to LIVE record. Simply jog back and you will see the playlist recorded with all its transitions and at the speed they were played. Now it can be stored as one big clip (This can be useful if some of the 50 playlist locations need to be made available). You can also use this function for any effect that you would like to record as regular video inside the server (split screen, target tracking, painting, etc). Depending on the parameter in the setup menu, both video and audio can be looped back into the system, or only the video track is looped and the system keeps recording the live audio at the same time.

Note: when playing back at 200% in loop mode, then replaying the looped sequence at

50%, you can obtain a “film effect”.

RETURN:

Inside a clip, press the RETURN key to remain on the same picture, but inside the record train instead of the clip (if that picture still exists in the record train). This is useful when a clip is too tight and you want to use material beyond the current IN or OUT point.

PAGE:

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you must press a F_ key to select the corresponding page (1 to 10).

SELECTION OF CLIP BANKS AND PLAYLISTS

This allows access to clip banks 1 through 9 within the clip page (1 to 10).

SHIFT - F1 = BANK 1 SHIFT - F2 = BANK 2, etc. (up to bank 9)

Once in the bank, selection of the F1 – F10 keys will call up the respective clips. If “Recall Clip Toggle” is enabled in the setup menu, pressing several times on the same F_ key will call successively all camera angles of that clip.

The clip numbering system is as follows:

Clip 547 “5” Denotes the CLIP PAGE number (1 to 10).

“7” Denotes the clip number (1 to 10) inside the bank

Note: To identify remote clips when using the XNet SDTI network, the number of the clip is

This combination of keys gives access to the playlists’ banks. Within each CLIP PAGE there are 10 playlists. Selecting F1-F10 at this point calls up the corresponding playlist.

Playlist 51 “5” Denotes the CLIP PAGE “1” Denotes the playlist number (1 to 10)

Note:

- The playlist bank of page 10 is not available from the EVS remote, since it is actually

reserved for the EVS AVSP protocol (for Air Box and Air Edit).

- To identify remote playlists when using the XNet SDTI network, the number of the

playlist is followed by the number of the machine on the network, i.e. Playlist 51/04

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SHIFT + F1 - F9 = CLIPS BANK

“4” Denotes the CLIP BANK (1 to 9)

followed by the number of the machine on the network. i.e. Clip 547B/04

SHIFT - F10 = PLAYLIST BANK

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CLIP NUMBERING HIERARCHY

The MULTICAM can store up to 900 (multiplied by the number of cameras) clips and 100 playlists in its libraries

Note: 900 clips with up to 6 camera angles per clip results in 5400 “clip registers” in the

memory. But the maximum number of clips on a XT system actually depends on the revision of the HCTS (disk controller) board and is 2048 or 4096. This number is displayed in the upper right window of the VGA Setup Screen (Shift+F2 from the PC keyboard). If you are working with XNet SDTI 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. This number is displayed in the same area on the VGA Setup Screen.

The following diagram represents the hierarchy of the MULTICAM clip numbering system. As an example, clip number “112” is used:

Clips Page

Selected with the PAGE key

1 to 10

PAG E 1 PAG E 2

Clips Bank

1 through 9 - SHIFT + F1 to 9

PAG E 3 … PAGE 1 0

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10

SHI FT

Clip Number

1 through 10

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10

Playlists

1 through 10

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The MULTICAM can be set in three different basic modes, depending on commands used.

This mode selected at start-up can also be selected by pushing the RECORD key. The MULTICAM records the input signal and plays it at the same time on the program output.

SEARCH MODE

This mode is selected by moving the JOG DIAL. In this mode, the operator has the opportunity to search for an image, in order to define CUE points or clips. Moving the command knob clockwise will force the MULTICAM to search forward, moving the command knob counter clockwise will force it to search backwards. The most important thing to note is that the MULTICAM never stops recording while searching.

PLAYBACK MODE

Moving the LEVER or pressing the PLAY key selects this last mode. The MULTICAM plays in slow motion the incoming signal delayed, a clip or a playlist, and of course continues to record the incoming signal on disks.

As soon as the lever is moved, the MULTICAM starts playing back from the current picture. The playback speed is defined by the lever position. This is used to start the playback of a normal slow motion, as well as the playback of a clip or a playlist. During playback, the system never stops recording

Each operation on the REMOTE panel with the command KNOB or LEVER will be associated to the SEARCH or PLAYBACK mode respectively.

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SYNCHRONISATION MODE (SWITCH TO IN)

If OFF: a request for camera change will produce a jump at the same time code on the requested camera. This mode allows synchronous change of camera angle.

If ON, a request for a camera change (by pressing CAM A, CAM B CAM C or CAM D in the MULTICAM menu) will lead to a jump to a predefined CUE IN point.

Cue In1

Clip A

Cue In2

Clip B

Cue In3

Clip C

Cue In4

Clip D

Cue In4

If a CUE IN point has not been previously defined, the MULTICAM acts as in SW to IN OFF mode (even if SW to IN ON is shown) because the system has no reference to jump to.

DEFINITION OF CONTROLLED AND PRIMARY CHANNELS

Important note: The notions of PRIMARY and CONTROLLED channels are very

important and will be constantly referred to in this manual.

Controlled Channel: A channel is “controlled” when the operator can control it with the jog dial. In this case, the words “FULL CTRL” are present on the top of the OSD of the monitoring output of that channel.

Primary Channel: The primary channel is the first controlled channel. It is identified by stars around its name on the OSD of the monitoring output and on the LCD display of the remote panel (ex : *PGM1*). Examples :

- In 3PGM mode, if the operator controls PGM2 and PGM3, the primary

channel is PGM2 ;

- In PGM+PRV mode with PRV CTRL OFF, the primary channel is PGM ;

- In PGM+PRV mode with PRV CTRL ON, the primary channel is PRV.

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When this option is ON and a clip is recalled, the preferred camera will be displayed on the main output, even if another camera angle was previously loaded on that output.

The preferred camera is the one, which was on the primary output channel when the clip was created. The second preferential camera (“secondary camera”) is the one that was loaded on the next channel when the clip was created. In the Clip screen, the first preferential camera is indicated by a star: 111B* and the second preferential camera is indicated by 2 dashes: 111B=.

When the preference option is disabled, the PGM output stays on the camera currently selected when the clip is called.

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8. PGM-PRV mode

1PGM+PRV

PGM1 CAM A *PRV1* CAM B

Aud.Met. PgmSpd Sort->TC PostRoll

Mix. Sw to IN Search Pref

P.1 B.1 Clips: LOCAL Records: LOCAL PL 11: < Msg:

Rst Cam

Cam A Cam B Cam C Cam D

At lease 2 playback channels must be available to run this configuration.

This mode allows the operator to make replays with/or without transition effects between all outputs. A string of replays can be put together and played back at the operator’s discretion.

The LCD display is divided in two menus controlled by “soft” keys (A,B,C,D). To gain access to the upper menu, press MENU from the remote controller.

Aud.Met. PgmSpd Sort->TC PostRoll

Mix. Sw to IN Search Pref

Mix / Wipe L>R / Wipe R>L / Wipe U>D / Wipe D>U / Cut: These options determine the transition effect that will occur between the PGM and PRV pictures. The mix, wipe and cut are on the same location. Pressing this button will browse through these effects, showing the active one on the LCD menu. Please refer to SETUP menu to select the duration of the transition effect.

PgmSpd/VarMax: Pressing PgmSpd once enables the PROGRAM SPEED mode, and this function is highlighted on the LCD. Pressing the key once more enables the VAR MAX mode, and this function appears highlighted on the LCD. The PLAY key is flashing red while either of these modes are enabled.

- PROGRAM SPEED mode : in this mode, only two speed values are

available from the lever : 0% when the lever is in the lower position,

(Press A from MAIN MENU)

Local Sync Prv 2nd CTRL

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or the speed defined in the setup (p.6.1 F3) for any other position of the lever.

- VAR MAX mode : the speed range defined by the lever is limited

between 0% and the speed value defined in the setup (p.6.1 F3).

Sw To In: If enabled (highlighted) a camera change will cause a jump to the corresponding IN point if existing. It will switch in sync if no IN point exists for the current element, or if SW to IN is OFF.

Pref: Selecting this function enables the Preference mode.

Aud.Met.: Enable/Disable the display of audio meters for all channels

using the OSD of the monitoring outputs.

PostRoll: When the POST ROLL mode is enabled, that function is highlighted on the LCD and a “P” appears on the OSD of the monitoring outputs. When playing a clip, it will not stop on the OUT point, but will continue to play through the OUT point by the Post Roll duration defined in the Setup Menu. It will do the same inside a record train if the “Record Train OUTs” parameter is set to “Freeze” in the Setup Menu. When playing a playlist, the Post Roll will apply only to the last clip of the playlist.

Sort->TC: This function allows the operator to search for all clips that contain a particular time code. When calling this function, the time code of the current picture is used as a default selection. The operator can immediately perform the search or he can edit that time code before starting the search. The search is performed on local clips only if confirmed with SHIFT+ENTER or on the entire XNet SDTI network if confirmed with ENTER. If matching clips are found, the remote will automatically be in BROWSE mode (the BROWSE key is red), allowing the operator to quickly view the frame of each clip corresponding to the requested time code by rotating the jog dial. To be able to jog inside a clip, disable the BROWSE mode by pressing on the BROWSE key and move the jog dial. To return to the BROWSE mode inside the search results, press the BROWSE key again.

Search results are reset when going by to LIVE mode, or when a new search is performed.

Practical examples :

- You have loaded the picture of an interesting event, and you want to

see all clips that contain that same event. Call the SORT->TC function and confirm with ENTER (network search) or SHIFT+ENTER (local search). Move the jog dial and you will see the same event on the same time code from all available camera angles that have been clipped.

- You know the time code of a particular event and you want to see all

clips containing that event. Call the SORT->TC function, edit the time code to the desired value and press ENTER or SHIFT+ENTER and you will obtain the same result as above.

Search: This function allows the operator to search the database using keywords and ranking. Refer to the “Keywords Management” section of this manual for further details.

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To return to the operational menu, press the MENU key from the Remote controller.

Rst Cam Local Sync Prv 2nd CTRL

Cam A Cam B Cam C Cam D

CAM A/ B /C /D: selects the camera on the PGM output if PRV CTL is OFF and on PRV output if PRV CTL is ON.

Note: In 5CAM configuration (5 record and 1 play) or when loading a clip where CAM E or

F exists, the operational menu will display :

Rst Cam Local Sync Prv 2nd CTRL

Cam A Cam B Cam C --->

By pressing the D key (--->), the operator has access to the D, E and F cameras.

The operation menu becomes :

Rst Cam Local Sync Prv 2nd CTRL

Cam D Cam E Cam F <---

Press the D key (<---) to return to CAM A, B, C selection.

Rst Cam: This function restores the position of cameras on the active channels: CAM A on PGM1, CAM B on PRV.

Note: When a clip/playlist is loaded on a channel, switching back to Live mode will recall

the record train, which was last used on that output. This avoids too frequent uses of the RST CAM function.

Local: connects clips and trains to the local LSM. This function is highlighted when both clips and records trains are connected to the local LSM and appears only on Master/Server LSM’s when they are connected to the SDTI network.

Sync Prv: This option allows you to synchronize the PRV with the PGM output at the same Timecode and same speed. This function is not available with remote record trains.

2nd CTRL: allows the operator to swap the control of one or several play channels between the EVS remote and a third-party controller using the Sony BVW75 or XtenDD35 protocol. Both controllers receive the status of the channel(s) all the time, but only one controller at a time is able to actually control a channel. The secondary controllers are defined in section 7 of the remote Setup Menu.

Press this function to enter the 2nd CTRL menu, select the channels that you want to pass to the secondary controller by pressing the corresponding A or B key, then press D (DONE) to validate your

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selection. Do the same to bring the control of a channel back to the EVS remote.

Controlling both PGM and PRV is done when PRV CTL (direct access key from the remote) is not activated.

Once selecting PRV CTL the operator will have control of the PRV with the jog knob and most buttons, while the lever and the Play button will control the PGM output. At this point, selecting clips will call them up on the PRV side.

USEFUL FACILITY:

The combination of the PRV CTRL and the SW to IN functions allows the operator to auto-chain cameras from the same IN point.

When an IN point has been marked, the operator activates the PRV CTL and sets ON the SW to IN option. Then the slow motion of one camera can be started from this IN point. The operator selects another camera in the PRW output and, via the Take button, can auto-chain cameras from the same IN point on the PGM output.

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9. Multi

PGM mode

1/2/3 PGM modes

The MULTICAM has two modes for its basic operation, 1 PRV/PGM mode or Multi PGM mode:

 The 1PGM+PRV mode, as described previously, is the more

powerful of the two, allowing for interaction between all outputs. Here, synchronized replays can be rolled and chained between the cameras with either a mix, wipe, or cut between them.

 The MULTI PGM mode is more basic, which gives the operator

independent control of all outputs.

In this mode, all outputs can be controlled together (such as jogging back to a certain action, with all outputs) or they can be controlled individually (either PGM 1, 2 or 3).

PGM1 CAM A *PGM2* CAM B PGM3 CAM C

Aud.Met. PgmSpd Sort->TC PostRoll

Sw to IN Search Pref

P.1 B.1 Clips: LOCAL Records: LOCAL PL 11: < Msg:

Rst Cam

PGM 1 PGM 2 PGM 3 TOGGLE

The secondary menu can be called by pressing the MENU key and is similar to the 1PGM+PRV mode, except that the A function is empty since it is not possible to create a transition between the channels in this mode. Please refer to Chapter 8 for description of the other functions of the secondary menu.

The functions available from the primary menu in Multi PGM mode are : Rst Cam: This function restores the position of cameras on the active channels: CAM A on PGM1, CAM B on PGM2,…

Local Sync To 2nd CTRL

(press A or B from

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Note: When a clip/playlist is loaded on a channel, switching back to Live mode will recall

the record train, which was last used on that output. This avoids too frequent uses of the RST CAM function.

Sync To: This button allows you to synchronize the selected PGM in use with another one. Press this button and then select the PGM to be used as a reference. This function is not available with network trains.

Toggle / All:

Toggle OFF:

Selecting an output channel results in control of that channel and disables the control on others. Toggle ON :

Selecting a channel will alternatively enable/disable the control over that channel without changing the control on the others. All:

Selects control of all channels.

Note: The TOGGLE function is only available in 3PGM mode.

2nd CTRL: allows the operator to swap the control of one or several play

channels between the EVS remote and a third-party controller using the Sony BVW75 or XtenDD35 protocol. Both controllers receive the status of the channel(s) all the time, but only one controller at a time is able to actually control a channel. The secondary controllers are defined in section 7 of the remote Setup Menu.

Press this function to enter the 2nd CTRL menu, select the channels that you want to pass to the secondary controller by pressing the corresponding A, B or C key, then press D (DONE) to validate your selection. Do the same to bring the control of a channel back to the EVS remote.

Selecting a camera on a channel: select first the channel where you want to change the current camera. You can notice that the TAKE key at the bottom of the remote lights RED. If you press the TAKE key now, it lights GREEN and the menu on the LCD display changes to let you select the desired camera. To return to the PGM selection menu, press the TAKE key again.

Note: The 1PGM mode is a simplified version of the 2 or 3PGM modes. The operational

menu has less functions :

Local 2nd CTRL

Cam A Cam B Cam C Cam D

Also, the user does not need to select a channel to enable or disable the secondary

controller. Since there is only 1 channel available in this mode, the operator just has to press SHIFT + D to swap the control between the secondary controller and the EVS remote.

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Playlist Conditional Mode: This mode is only available in 2PGM and 3PGM modes. It allows the operator to load and control several playlists simultaneously from the same remote panel, or to load a playlist on one channel while performing other operations on the other channel(s). To use this mode, the “Load Playlist” parameter of the setup menu must be set to “Conditional” (p.4.2 F5).

To use this mode, select one channel (for example PGM1), and press the PLST key once, twice or three times to enter the PLST EDIT or the PLST DIFF mode (refer to the “Playlist Management” section of this manual for details about these modes). You can notice that the TAKE key button lights GREEN. Pressing the TAKE key will allow the operator to return to the PGM selection menu, and select another PGM channel where he can start a replay, load a clip or another playlist, etc.

In this mode, if the operator selects a PGM channel where a playlist is loaded and presses the TAKE key, he will enter again the PLST EDIT or PLST DIFF mode.

When playlists are loaded on all channels currently controlled by the operator in MULTI PGM mode, the TAKE key lights RED. If the TAKE key is pressed, the remote will enter a specific PLST DIFF mode, where the operator can control several playlists simultaneously, and browse them or roll them in sync. NEXT and SKIP functions are also available and will apply on all controlled playlists. The TAKE button will not light RED if one of the controlled channel does not contain a playlist.

Practical example : the operator builds a playlist with FILLS and another playlist with KEYS. He sets the “Playlist Load” parameter to “Conditional” in the setup menu, then enters the 2PGM mode, selects the FILLS playlist as current playlist, presses A to gain control on PGM1, presses PLST two or three times to enter the PLST DIFF mode and cue up the FILLS playlist to its 1

clip. Then he presses the TAKE key to return to the PGM selection menu, selects the KEYS playlist as current playlist, presses B to gain control on PGM2, presses PLST two or three times to enter the PLST DIFF mode and cue up the KEYS playlist to its 1

clip. Then he presses the TAKE key to return to the PGM selection menu, presses D to gain control on both PGM channels, then presses TAKE to enter the PLST DIFF menu. He will see on the LCD screen the content of both playlists side by side, and can browse them or play them in SYNC at any speed, and perform SKIP and NEXT commands as needed.

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10. Video Delay

When the Multicam software has been configured with a base configuration = Video Delay in the Channel Parameters menu, the Delay Screen will appear automatically when the application is started. In this case, all play channels will be available from the Delay screen.

If the Multicam is running a base configuration different than Video Delay, this screen can be called manually from the Clip Screen, Playlist Screen or Network Screen by pressing SHIFT+F7 on the keyboard. In this case, only the play channels assigned to user #1 (i.e. the 1 if the base configuration is LSM or maXS, or the 1 configuration is a slave mode).

EVS remote panel

protocol if the base

For each play channel, the operator can adjust :

o the video and audio source (camera angle, and source server

if several units are connected on an SDTI network);

o the desired delay in hh:mm:ss:fr.

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For each play channel, the operator can view :

o the actual delay in hh:mm:ss:fr; o the time code of the on-air picture o the time code of the incoming picture on the associated record

channel;

o the status of the associated record channel (Recording / Idle)

To configure the video delay parameters of a play channel:

o Select the play channel to configure by pressing ALT+ the

corresponding F_ key on the PC keyboard (ex : ALT+F1 for PGM1, ALT+F2 for PGM2/PRV, etc)

o If you want to use another server on the SDTI network as a

source, press SHIFT+F7 on the PC keyboard to call up the network list. Use the arrow keys to select a server, and press ENTER to validate.

o Select the camera angle : use the left / right arrow keys, or

the TAB key to move the green cursor on the desired camera, the press ENTER. The new camera angle is loaded on the channel.

o Set the new value for the delay : use the left / right arrow

keys, or the TAB key to move the green cursor over the

TARGET DELAY field, and enter the desired delay value in hh:mm:ss:fr. Press CTRL + the corresponding F_ key on the PC keyboard to activate the new delay on the selected channel (ex : CTRL + F1 start the new delay on PGM1). If the duration of the record train is lower than the target delay, the channel will pause on the first recorded picture until the record train is long enough for the desired delay. In this case, the message “WAIT” is displayed on the OSD of that channel.

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11. CLIP

Management

A clip is defined by SHORT IN and SHORT OUT points. When SHORT IN and SHORT OUT points are set, the system automatically write protects a user definable length of material before and after the SHORT IN/OUT points respectively, these are referred to as the GUARD-BANDS.

It is possible to trim a clip by redefining SHORT IN and SHORT OUT points.

If SHORT IN and SHORT OUT points are defined, only the fields between those two points will be played if the sequence is recalled (the same applies when the sequence is included in a play-list).

Comments:

1. IN & OUT points of a clip cannot be replaced by new ones.

2. SHORT IN & SHORT OUT points of a clip can be replaced by new ones.

3. SHORT OUT point is excluded. The clip freezes on previous field when playing back

(with POST ROLL disabled).

4. (SHORT) IN & OUT are always on even fields. This is automatic.

5. The guardband beyond the SHORT OUT point is created with the material available

when the operator saves the clip by pressing the selected F_ key. Therefore, this guardband can sometimes be shorter than the value defined in the Setup Menu.

Fields between IN and SHORT IN and fields between OUT and SHORT OUT (GUARD BANDS) can be reached with the JOG. So the SHORT IN and SHORT OUT points can be redefined.

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Using the EVS Remote Panel.

HOW TO DEFINE A CLIP?

1. Select the LIVE mode

2. Use the JOG knob to go in search mode and define your SHORT IN or

SHORT OUT point.

3. Press the IN key to mark your SHORT IN point of the clip.

4. Search for the desired SHORT OUT point and then press the OUT key

to mark it.

A clip can be created with only IN point or only OUT point. The system will automatically give a duration to the clip according to the default duration defined in the Setup menu. Note : you can mark an in or out point on a paused record train and go back to live without losing the point marked by pressing Shift+Return.

HOW TO STORE A CLIP?

1. Define a clip by marking IN and/or OUT points.

2. Select the clip page (PAGE 1 contains clips 110 to 199, PAGE 2

contains clip 210 to 299, and so on) by pressing SHIFT + PAGE

3. Then select the BANK where the clip will be stored by pressing SHIFT

+ F_ keys. i.e. Bank n°3 press SHIFT + F3

Bank n°7 press SHIFT + F7

4. Now select the location of the clip to store and press the

corresponding F key.

i.e. clip n°112 SHIFT + F1 (to select bank n°1) then F2 (to select location n°2).

Important note : The AUTO-SAVE process automatically saves clips and playlists

at least every minute. With Multicam 5.03.25 or higher, playlists are included in the AUTO-SAVE process. Exiting the software (ALT+Q) or doing “Save Clips+Plist” from the main menu will also save the clips and playlists.

HOW TO RECALL A CLIP?

1. Select the CLIP PAGE 1, 2, 3, … to 10 (PAGE key).

2. Select the BANK in which the desired CLIP is located

3. Choose the desired CLIP (F1 - F10).

If PREF is ON, the preferred camera angle of the clip will appear on the primary channel, the secondary camera angle on the next controlled channel, then the other camera angles on the next channels in alphabetical order. Ex : if the preferred camera angle for clip 124 is

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camera C, when loading the clip, 124C is loaded on the primary channel, whatever the camera present on that channel before loading the clip.

If PREF is OFF, when recalling the clip, the camera angle will be the same as the one who was already present on each controlled channel. If that camera angle does not exist, the first available camera angle of the clip will be used. Ex : if camera B is the current camera on the primary channel, when calling clip 124, it is 124B that appears on the primary channel, even if it is not the preferred camera angle.

When the operator is controlling only one channel (such as with PrvCtl), the clip will appear at that location only. In the case of a clip containing a single camera angle (only an «A», «B», «C» or «D» clip), when in full control of all outputs, the clip recalled will appear on the primary channel.

If “Recall Clip Toggle” is enabled in the Setup Menu, pressing several times the F_ key will always recall the first frame of the clip, but showing the next camera angle every time the F_ key is pressed.

HOW TO PLAYBACK A CLIP ?

1. Store a clip.

2. Recall the defined clip which will be played, the corresponding F key lights red.

3. Move the lever or press the PLAY key to start the playback of this clip in slow motion mode

HOW TO CLEAR A CLIP?

Choose the appropriate BANK where the CLIP to be erased is stored.

1. Press CLEAR, followed by F1 - F10, as required. Attention : in most cases, no confirmation is required and the clip will be instantly deleted.

Note: The clip to be erased cannot be active prior to clearing it. It must be a clip that is not

currently activated (the function key must be GREEN).

2. If the clip is protected or if the CONFIRM DELETE CLIP parameter is

set in the SETUP menu, a warning message appears.

Note: In network mode, if this clip is included in a playlist or is currently used by another

operator, the same warning will appear.

3. Press ENTER to confirm and the selected CLIP will be erased.

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HOW TO COPY / MOVE A CLIP FROM THE REMOTE PANEL ?

1. Select the original clip

2. Then select an empty location on the same machine

3. A new menu appears on the LCD display of the remote panel, with the

corresponding message on the OSD of the monitoring outputs :

Copy Clip 113 to Clip 141 Cam A B

[Menu] : Cancel [Enter]: Confirm

COPY MOVE SHORT CLIP

4. Select the COPY or MOVE function by pressing the A or B key. The

corresponding function will be highlighted on the LCD and the message on the OSD will be updated accordingly.

5. Select the CLIP or CAM mode with the D key. a. CLIP mode : all camera angles of the clips will be

copied/moved.

b. CAM mode : only the camera angles of the clip loaded on the

controlled channels will be copied/moved.

6. For a NETWORK COPY ONLY

C key. This option is not available for a LOCAL COPY or for a MOVE.

a. SHORT mode : only the material between the SHORT IN and

SHORT OUT points of the original clip, augmented by the duration of the guardbands defined on the destination will be copied.

b. LONG mode : the entire original clip, including its guardbands,

will be copied to the destination system. Copying a clip on the same machine as the original, or moving a clip, is always done in LONG mode.

7. Press ENTER to confirm, or MENU to cancel.

When creating a new copy of a clip, this new clip is totally independent from the original, meaning that it can be trimmed, named, deleted, etc. without affecting the original.

, select the SHORT/LONG mode with the

system,

Important note : When moving a clip using the MOVE function, the reference to this

clip in playlists will automatically be updated. This is very useful when an operator wishes to re-organize his clips across different pages and banks, since playlists will not be affected. If he copies the clips and then delete the originals instead of using the MOVE function, the reference to the original clips will be removed from the playlists when deleting these clips.

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Notes:

- Copying clips on the same server does not duplicate the original material on the video

drives, it simply creates a separate reference to the same video material. This means that the capacity will not decrease when making copies of clips on the same machine. It also means that deleted copies of clips will not increase the available capacity of the server, as long as 1 instance of the clip remains.

- When copying clips across the network, the capacity of the server where the clip(s) is

(are) copied will be reduced by the duration of the clip(s).

- The default settings for the COPY/MOVE menu are : COPY, SHORT, CLIP. If the

operator changes these settings, the new settings will be re-used the next time this menu is called. The default settings will be automatically restored when starting a new Multicam session.

- When doing a network copy, the VGA displays the % copied of each clip.

On the remote

When the clip is copying, its light flashes green. Pressing ‘Clear’ + the corresponding F key allows cancelling the network copy. A confirmation screen comes up to cancel the network copy : “Cancel network copy ? MENU : Do not cancel copy - ENTER : Cancel copy”

On the VGA

Select the clip and hit the ‘ctrl + delete’ key. A confirmation screen comes up. “Cancel network copy ? ESC : Do not cancel copy - ENTER : Cancel copy”

If the ‘copy clip’ copies several cams of the same clip and some of them have already been copied before the cancel function, the cancel does not do a delete of the copied files, it just cancel the cam(s) still copying or to be copied of that clip. It does not cancel the copying of other clips.

The cancel function remains possible even if the page where the clip is being copied is protected.

HOW TO SHORTEN A CLIP ?

1. Recall the desired clip by pressing the corresponding F_ key.

2. Move the jog dial to browse the clip and reach to the desired SHORT IN point.

3. Press the IN key to mark a new SHORT IN point. The new SHORT IN point is instantly saved.

4. Move the jog dial to reach the desired SHORT OUT point.

5. Press the OUT key to mark a new SHORT OUT point. The new SHORT OUT point is instantly saved.

6. Recall the defined clip by pressing the corresponding F_ key. The clip will cue up on the new SHORT IN point.

Move the LEVER or press the PLAY key to play the clip. The replay will stop at the new SHORT OUT point (or after the SHORT OUT point if the POST ROLL mode is enabled).

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GOTO IN AND GOTO OUT

You can use Goto IN and Goto OUT functions to jump immediately onto SHORT IN or SHORT OUT points respectively.

HOW TO RESTRIPE THE TIME CODE OF A CLIP ?

1. recall the clip by pressing the corresponding F_ key;

2. move the jog dial to reach the picture where you want to define a new

time code;

3. press the MENU key to access the secondary menu;

4. press SHIFT + C to call the SET TC function and enter the new time

code for the current picture. In 59.94Hz modes (NTSC), the operator can also select between DROP FRAME and NON DROP FRAME modes by pressing SHIFT+MENU.

5. Press the D key to select CAM or CLIP mode. In CAM mode, only the

timecode of the camera angle loaded on the primary channel will be changed. In CLIP mode, the time code of all camera angles of the clip will be changed.

6. Press ENTER to confirm, or MENU to cancel.

7. The entire clip is updated according to the new time code value so that

the time code remains continuous inside the whole clip.

The next time this function is called the value previously used will be set as default.

SECONDARY MENU IN CLIP MODE

In Clip Mode, the secondary menu of the remote panel is different from the Record Train mode :

PGM1 112A *PRV1* 112B

Push Aux Clip Sort->TC PostRoll

>Archive *** Name Cam

P.1 B.1 Clips: Local Records: Local PL 11: < > Msg:

Rst Cam

Cam A Cam B Cam C Cam D

Local Sync Prv 2nd CTRL

Press MENU to access the secondary menu. If no keyword file is selected in the setup, the LCD display will be :

1keyword890123 2 keyword89012 3 keyword89012

111A

Push Aux Clip Sort->TC PostRoll

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In this mode of the secondary menu, clips can still be directly recalled using the F1-F10 keys of the remote panel.

If a keyword file is selected in the setup, the LCD display will be :

1keyword890123 2 keyword89012 3 keyword89012

F1:action_1 F6:action_6 F2:action_2 F7:action_7 111A F3:action_3 F8:action_8 F4:action_4 F9: p.01 F5:action_5 F0:Next page

Push Aux Clip Sort->TC PostRoll

>Archive *** Name Cam

In this mode of the secondary menu, the F1-F10 keys are used for keyword assignment, and thus can no longer be used to recall clips. For a description of the keyword-related functions, please refer to the “Keyword Management” section of this manual.

The ID of the current clip appears on the end of line 3 of the LCD display.

Push: allows the operator to easily send a copy of a clip to another machine on the network. If a default PUSH machine is defined in the setup, the clip will be automatically sent to that machine. If no default PUSH machine is defined, the list of machines available on the network will appear. As soon as the operator selects one of them, the clip is pushed. In both cases, a message appears for a few seconds on the LCD to confirm that the clip is being pushed and indicating the clip location where it will be stored on the receiving machine. If the Receive Page(s) defined on the destination machine is (are) full, the operator who tries pushing the clip is notified. While this message is being displayed, the operator can press the MENU key at any time to return to the normal menu. Depending on the CAM/CLIP mode selected by the D key, only the camera angles loaded on the controlled channels are pushed (CAM mode), or all camera angles of the clip are pushed at once (CLIP mode).

>Archive: allows the operator to flag a clip to place it in the archive queue of the Xfile

defined in the setup menu (p.3.3 F1). This function is blinking when the clip is flagged for archiving, but has not yet been archived. It is permanently highlighted when the archiving of the clip is completed. Depending on the mode selected with the D key (CLIP/CAM), the >ARCHIVE flag is assigned only to the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels (CAM mode), or to all camera angles of

The EVS Xfile is a 2U device with 2 removable hard drives, that can be connected to the XNet SDTI network. Clips can be

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the clip (CLIP mode).

Aux Clip: allows to assign a clip as auxiliary audio clip to the current playlist. Press CLEAR + Aux Clip (CLEAR + SHIFT+B) to remove the current auxiliary clip. Refer to the “Playlist Management” chapter of this manual for further details.

***: allows to assign a ranking to the current clip. Pressing several times this key will scroll through the different values : 0 (***, not highlighted),

*** , ** , * . Depending on the mode selected with the D key

(CLIP/CAM), this ranking is assigned only to the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels (CAM mode), or to all camera angles of the clip (CLIP mode). If the “Keyword Info” parameter of the setup menu is set to “Yes”, the ranking will appear on the OSD of the monitoring outputs when cueing up the clip.

Sort->TC: Press SHIFT+C again in SET TC mode to call it. It allows the operator to search the database for all clips containing a specific time code. This function is explained in details in Chapter 8 (PGM+PRV mode) of this manual.

Set TC: This function is only available in Shift-B on the Sort-TC menu. It allows the operator to restripe the time code of a clip. This function is explained in details further in this chapter. Depending on the mode selected with the D key (CLIP/CAM), the new time code value is assigned only to the camera angle of the clip loaded on the primary channel (CAM mode), or to all camera angles of the clip (CLIP mode).

Name: this function is only available if a keyword file is selected in the setup menu. It is used to name a clip based on available keywords. Refer to the “Keyword Management” chapter of this manual for details. When the NAME function is selected, pressing SHIFT+C again will call the SEARCH function.

Search: this function is “hidden” behind the NAME function. Press SHIFT+C again in NAME mode to call it. It allows the operator to search the database for clips based on keywords and ranking. Please refer to the “Keyword Management” chapter of this manual for details.

PostRoll: enables/disables the POST ROLL mode. This mode is explained in details in Chapter 8 (PGM+PRV mode) of this manual.

Clip/Cam: pressing the D key will toggle between CAM and CLIP modes on the remote. Please note that this mode on the remote and on the VGA screens are never synchronized. In CAM mode, the PUSH, >ARCHIVE, ranking assignment, keyword assignment, and NAME functions will apply only to the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels. In CLIP mode, these functions will apply on all camera angles of the clip.

HOW TO CLEAR ALL CLIPS ?

1. go to the Main Menu (SHIFT + MENU)

2. press the function key F7 on the remote. Press ENTER or CLEAR on the remote panel to confirm/cancel the operation. Clips stored in protected pages as defined in the setup will not be deleted by this

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operation. A message on the video monitor will notify the operator when the operation is complete.

Important note : The CLEAR ALL CLIPS command is different from the CLEAR

VIDEO DISKS command available from Maintenance Menu in EVS software. The first command only deletes the clips’ protects. The CLEAR VIDEO DISKS command from EVS’ Maintenance Menu is more radical

and definitely erases all video and audio data from disks. Clips stored in protected

pages are also deleted.

1. go to the Main Menu (SHIFT + MENU)

2. press the function key F0 on the remote to save clips and playlists.

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Using the Clip Screen.

The VGA Clip Screen is accessed by selecting the F9 key on the keyboard. With this screen, clips can be recalled using the pen and tablet or directly from the keyboard.

Important notes : The action performed on a channel from the Clip Screen is

concurrent to any other controller that might be assigned to that channel : EVS remote panel or external protocol. A command sent from the Clip Screen to a channel will overwrite whatever the channel was doing at that time.

CLIP SCREEN – STANDARD VIEW

The navigation through the Clip Screen, and the various functions available on this screen, can be performed using the tablet and stylus, or the keyboard shortcuts.

SELECTING A CLIP WITH TABLET AND STYLUS

To select a different page or bank using the stylus, click on the desired page/bank number on the bottom line of the screen. The operator can also move to the adjacent page/bank by clicking on the red arrows on the tip, bottom and sides of the screen :

- left/right arrow : go to previous/next page

- up/down arrow : go to previous/next bank

If a clip is present in a certain location, it will be highlighted in BLUE.

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SELECTING A CLIP WITH THE KEYBOARD

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Once selected, it will be highlighted in ORANGE.

To cue up a clip on the primary channel controlled by the first remote, or on the VGA Call Channel defined in the setup, simply click

on it with the stylus. If the channel where the clip is supposed to be loaded is in PLST EDIT mode with a PRV channel attached, the clip will automatically cue up on the PRV channel.

The keyboard can also be used to operate within the clip screen. The green arrows surrounding a clip shows the current cursor position. The arrow keys (↑,↓, ←, → ) on the keyboard are used to move across the screen. Only 2 banks can be viewed at a time.

To view other banks, use ALT + ↑,↓ to scroll vertically between banks and use ALT + ←,→ or PgDn, PgUp to scroll horizontally between pages. To go to bank 1 of the current page, use the HOME key and to go to the

Playlist bank of the current page, use the END key

Once the cursor located on the desired clip, press ENTER to cue up the clip on the primary channel controlled by the first remote, or on the VGA Call Channel defined in the setup. If the channel where the clip is supposed to be loaded is in PLST EDIT mode with a PRV channel attached, the clip will automatically cue up on the PRV channel.

If the Clip Screen is connected to the clips and playlists of a remote machine, pressing ALT+L will return the screen immediately to the local clips and playlists.

The Title Bar contains the status information:

 Number and name of the server currently selected for CLIPS and

for RECORD TRAINS (*). The name is blinking RED if it is a network machine.

 Total number of clips (i.e. protects, 1 camera angle counting for 1

clip in this count)

 Total duration of all clips  Remaining capacity on the server (all record trains together; valid

for local server only)

(*) Note: The abbreviated word “(Loc.)” appears next to the name if the local machine is

currently selected for clips and/or for record trains. The clips displayed in the clip screen belong to this machine.

“Clicking” with the stylus, means pressing lightly the tip of the stylus onto the tablet.

Trying to access the playlist bank of page 10 will cause the Clip Screen to jump to the playlist bank of page 9, since page 10

playlists are reserved for external protocols.

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THE FUNCTION BAR

The second line displays the available functions. Each function can be called by the corresponding F_ key of the keyboard, or by clicking with stylus & tablet on the corresponding area on this line.

F1:Name

This function is used to name a clip.

1. Within the clip screen, choose the clip to name either by clicking on

2. Type in the desired name with the keyboard. All characters

3. Press F1:

→ in CAM mode, only the camera where the cursor is located is named → in CLIP mode, all cameras of the clip where the cursor is located

The entry in the Name field is not cleared by pressing F1 and remains for future usage. Press [Backspace] to delete the last character in the Name field, or press [ESC] to clear the whole field.

Note: To be able to name or rename clips on a network machine, the “Clip Edit by Network”

F2:Clip/Cam

This function toggles between CLIP mode and CAM mode. In CLIP mode, actions on a clip will use all available cameras for this clip. In CAM mode, actions on a clip will only use the selected camera for this clip. Other functions such as NAME, DELETE, COPY, SET TC, >ARCHIVE depend on this mode’s selection.

F3:Call

The operator can gain immediate access to a local or network clip by typing its ID number:

To call a clip belonging to the machine you are currently connected to (indicated on the left side of the Title Bar) :

1. Type either the 3 or 4 digits of the ID. Ex : 111 or 111A. The entry

2. Press F3

→ If only 3 digits are entered, the primary camera is selected → If 4 digits are entered, the clip is selected according to the given

→ If no clip matches the entry, no selection is done.

Note: [ESC] key can still be used at any time to clear the Name field.

it with the stylus or by positioning the green arrows around the desired clip with the keyboard.

available from the keyboard are accepted, including blanks.

are named.

parameter in the setup of the remote machine must be set to “Yes” (VGA Setup Screen) or “Enabled” (Setup Menu on the EVS remote panel). If you are unable to name a network clip, please first check this parameter on the remote machine.

appears in the Name field.

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To call a clip belonging to another machine than the one you are currently connected to :

1. Type either the first 3 or 4 digits of the ID, followed by a “/” and the

network number of the machine. Ex : 111/03 or 111A/03. To call a local clip, no matter what machine you are connected to, type 00 as network number. Ex : 111/00 or 111A/00.

2. Press F3.

F4:Pref

This option changes the primary camera of a clip.

1. Move the cursor to the desired camera

2. Press F4 on the keyboard or click with the stylus on the

corresponding area in the Function Bar.

→ This camera becomes the new primary camera.

→ If the selected camera is a secondary camera (indicated by “=”), it

becomes the primary camera and the previous primary camera becomes the secondary camera.

F5:View

This option changes the standard display to the extended display and vice versa. See “Extended View” section.

F6:KW1

Calls the On-Air Keyword Screen. Refer to the “Keyword Management” chapter for details.

F7:KW2

Calls the Off-Air Keyword Screen. Refer to the “Keyword Management” chapter for details.

SHIFT+F7:Delay

This function calls the Video Delay VGA screen. See “Video Delay Screen” section.

F8:Search

Calls the VGA Search Screen. Refer to the “Keyword Management” section for details.

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SHIFT+F8:Net

This option switches to the Network Status Screen and allows to monitor the status of the different machines connected on the network.

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F9:Connect

Calls the CONNECT window. This window allows the operator to connect to the clips and record trains of other machine on the network.

ALT+L : return to LOCAL mode and close the CONNECT window ALT+C : CLIPS mode - to connect to the clips of a remote machine ALT+R : RECORD mode - to connect to the record trains of a remote

machine ALT+P : CLIP+REC mode - to connect to the clips and record trains of a remote machine.

After selecting CLIPS, RECORD or CLIP+REC mode either with the keyboard or by clicking with the stylus, select the machine you want to connect to : click on it with the stylus, or move with the arrow keys and press ENTER on the keyboard.

Pressing ALT+L or clicking with the stylus on “LOCAL” will close the CONNECT window and return to local clips and record trains.

To close the CONNECT window without changing the connection mode or remote machine, press ESC.

The “*” next to one of the machine in the list indicates which machine is the active network server. Refer to the “Network Management” chapter of this manual for details.

F0:Playlist

The Playlist screen can be accessed by selecting F10 on the keyboard.

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THE CLIP INFORMATION AREA

The next area is the Clip Information Area which displays the clips of the selected page and bank(s). Two clips’ banks are displayed at a time.

For each clip and camera angle, the following information is available :

 Clip ID. Ex : 111A  Clip “rank” : primary (“*” next to the clip ID) ; secondary (“=” next

to the clip ID)

 The clip rank information is highlighted in blue if the clip is

protected.

 Clip name  Archive Status :

- if the clip ID is blinking green, the clip is flagged for

archiving, but not yet archived

- if the clip ID is permanently highlighted in green, the archiving

of the clip has been completed.

Note: In the standard view (cameras A to D), if camera E and/or F exist for a particular clip,

the D-column for this clip is replaced by the mention “More Clips” on blue background.

THE PLAYLIST INFORMATION AREA

Inside the Clip screen, scroll down to the last bank by pressing once the END key, or several times ALT + ↓ or to display the Playlist information area:

For each playlist the following information is displayed :

 Playlist ID. Ex : PL16  Playlist name. Ex : ”game edit” (12 char. maximum)

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 Number of available clips in the playlist (unavailable network clips

are not taken into account). Ex : 98 clips

 Total playback duration with available clips. Ex : 00:04:34:12  Aux Clip ID and name of the audio auxiliary clip.

NAME capture field

: this is the only capture area of the screen. It is

used to enter the name to assign to a clip/playlist, or to enter the ID of a clip to recall.

MODE field

: indicates if the clip screen is currently in CLIP or CAM

mode. In CLIP mode, actions on a clip will use all available cameras for this clip. In CAM mode, actions on a clip will only use the selected camera for this clip. Default value is CAM mode.

Clip control area

: is dedicated to play-out control.

 ALT+P:►/■ : play at 100% speed except for super motion clips

which are played back at 33% speed; and pause playback on the current picture.

 ALT+R:RECUE: jump to the SHORT IN point.  ALT+T : SET TC. Restripes the time code of the current clip.

1. recall the clip by moving the cursor on the desired clip and

pressing ENTER, or by clicking on it with the stylus;

2. press ALT + T on the keyboard to call the SET TC function

3. type in the new time code for the SHORT IN point of the clip.

In 59.94Hz modes (NTSC), the operator can also select between DROP FRAME and NON DROP FRAME modes by pressing the space bar.

4. Press F2 to select CAM or CLIP mode. In CAM mode, only the

timecode of the camera angle loaded on the primary channel will be changed. In CLIP mode, the time code of all camera angles of the clip will be changed.

5. Press ENTER to confirm, or ESC to cancel.

6. The entire clip is updated according to the new time code

value so that the time code remains continuous inside the whole clip.

 ALT+Z:>ARCHIVE : allows the operator to flag a clip to place it in

the archive queue of the Xfile

defined in the setup menu (p.3.3 F1) or in the Setup Screen. When a clip is flagged for archiving, but has not yet been archived, its ID will be BLINKING GREEN in the Clip Screen. It is PERMANENTLY highlighted GREEN when the archiving of the clip is completed. Depending on the mode selected with the F2 key (CLIP/CAM), the >ARCHIVE flag is assigned only to the camera angle of the clip selected with the green cursor (CAM mode), or to all camera angles of the clip (CLIP mode).

The EVS Xfile is a 2U device with 2 removable hard drives, that can be connected to the XNet SDTI network. Clips can be

archived to/restored from the removable medias.

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  PGM X : located in the bottom right corner of the clip screen, this

field is only visible if the “Call Channel VGA” function has been enabled in the Setup Menu (p. 3.1 – F5) or in the Setup Screen, and is only effective in CAM mode, not in CLIP mode. It allows the operator to select on which channel clips called using the keyboard/tablet and VGA should be loaded. Press ALT + F1 on the keyboard to select PGM1, ALT + F2 for PGM2/PRV, ALT + F3 for PGM3, etc. This function is useful to load clips on channels that can not be controlled by an EVS remote panel, or to allow an AP to browse clips on a play channel not used by the main operator. Note that if that channel is in PLST EDIT mode with a PRV, the clip will automatically cue up on the PRV.

MOVING AND COPYING CLIPS AND PLAYLISTS

Clipboard field

clip/playlist number, network number if the copied clip/playlist is a remote clip/playlist, and the selected camera(s) for a clip.

The rest of the line summarize the available functions (copy, cut, paste, delete) and their keyboard shortcuts. These functions can also be called by clicking on the corresponding area on this line.

CTL+ X: CUT

1. Move the cursor to the clip/playlist to “cut” from the Clip Screen

2. Press CTRL + X on the keyboard or click on the corresponding

area on the screen.

CTL+C: COPY

1. Move the cursor to the clip/playlist to copy

2. Press CTRL + C on the keyboard or click on the corresponding

area on the screen.

CTL+V: PASTE

1. Move the cursor to the clip/playlist location where the content of

the clipboard should be copied.

2. Press CTRL + V or click to the corresponding area on the screen.

Notes:

- If the clip board was filled using the CUT function, the original clip(s) is(are) deleted

after being pasted to the new location.

- In CAM mode, only the selected camera of the clip is CUT/COPIED/PASTED

- In CLIP mode, all camera angles of the clip are CUT/COPIED. For the PAST function

in CLIP mode, only the available camera locations inside the destination clip will be pasted. If some camera angles already exist for the destination clip, these will not be overwritten by the corresponding camera in the clipboard.

: This area displays the content of the clipboard :

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- A “Cut & Paste” of a clip is equivalent to a MOVE CLIP, meaning that any reference to

that clip inside playlists will be updated to the new location of that clip. This is not the case when doing a “Copy & Paste”, then deleting manually the original clip.

- Playlist can only be pasted to local playlist locations. It means that network playlists

can only be copied by “pulling” them from the remote machine to the local machine.

- Copying a playlist using the CUT/COPY/PASTE functions from the Clip Screen will only

copy the “EDL” (i.e. the list of clips) but the clips themselves will remain in their original location. If the operator wishes to create a local copy of all network clips contained in the playlist, the copy of the playlist must be performed from the EVS remote panel. Refer to the “Playlist Management” chapter of this manual for further details.

CTL+DEL:DELETE

1. Move the cursor to the clip/playlist to delete.

2. Press CTRL + DEL or click on the corresponding area on the clip

screen.

→ In CAM mode, only the camera selected is deleted → In CLIP mode, all cameras of the clip are deleted.

A clip/playlist cannot be deleted while it is on air.

Notes:

- When a clip is deleted, all playlists are scanned and that clip is removed from all of

them.

- When a clip is protected, or when the “Confirm Delete Clip” is set to “Yes” in the setup

menu (p.3.1 F2), a confirmation is required to delete the selected clip(s).

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CLIP SCREEN – EXTENDED VIEW

The extended view shows cameras A to F instead of A to D. Only 1 bank can be viewed at a time. The switch between standard and extended view is done by pressing F5 on the keyboard or by clicking on the “F5:VIEW” area on the screen.

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Using the VDR Panel.

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The VGA VDR Panel is accessed from any VGA screen by pressing SHIFT+F9 on the keyboard. The lower section of the VDR Panel is similar to the clip screen, with the same functions. The upper section of the VDR Panel features 2 windows that can each take control of one channel of the server.

Pressing SHIFT+F9 in the VDR Panel returns the VGA to the Clip Screen mode.

VDR PANEL – LOWER SECTION

The browsing of clips, the viewing modes (normal or extended), the way clips are recalled, moved and copied, etc. in the VDR Panel is strictly the same as in the Clip Screen. The CONNECT window is called with F9, and allows to connect to other servers on the network.

VDR PANEL – UPPER SECTION

The two windows of the upper section can be assigned to a different channel of the server. When entering the VDR Panel for the first time after starting the application, the control of both windows is disabled.

Press CTRL+F1 to gain control of the left window, or CTRL+F2 to gain control on the right window. The frame around the corresponding window becomes green. Note that only one window can be active at a time.

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Inside the active window, letters/numbers highlighted in GREEN indicate the keyboard shortcut to the corresponding function : press ALT + the highlighted letter/number. All functions are also available by clicking with the stylus.

Important note : The control of a channel from the VDR Panel is concurrent to any

other controller that might be assigned to that channel : EVS remote panel or external protocol. A command sent from the VDR Panel to a channel will overwrite whatever the channel was doing at that time.

The name of the channel currently assigned to each window is displayed on the top of each of them. To assign a new channel to this window, press ALT+H. A new window appears on the other side to allow the selection of a new channel.

ID of the current element (clip or train)

Use the ↑/↓ arrow keys to select the channel and press ENTER, or directly press ALT + the number of the channel as highlighted in green. The PLAY channels already assigned appear in grey and can not be selected. Select “0 – Disable Window” if you don’t want to assign any channel to the window. Depending whether a PLAY or RECORD channel is assigned to the VDR Panel window, ist content is automatically updated.

VDR PANEL – PLAYER WINDOW

To load a record train: Press ALT+L to go in LIVE mode (or click on the

LIVE function), then press ALT + the letter of the desired record train (A/B/C/D/E/F), or click on it. The letters corresponding to the available record trains are highlighted in GREEN, and the letter of the current record train in RED.

current time code

Name of the current element

List of available camera angles (green) and selected camera angle (red)

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To load a clip: use the arrow keys to move the cursor inside the lower section of the VDR Panel to the desired clip and press ENTER, or click on the desired clip with the stylus, or type the desired clip ID and press F3. To select a different camera angle inside a clip, press ALT + the letter of the desired camera (A/B/C/D/E/F), or click on it. Available camera angles are highlighted in GREEN, the current camera angle in RED.

Playing/Browsing the current element:

- ALT+P : Play from / Pause on the current picture.

- ALT+Y : Play the current clip in endless loop mode. The play will

start from the current picture until the Short OUT point of the clip, then will automatically loop back to the Short IN point and keep playing, and so on…

- ALT+V : Play Var at the speed specified in the adjacent field. To edit

the Var speed, press ALT + % (without SHIFT key), type the desired value and press ENTER to confirm.

- < / > (without SHIFT key) : move 1 field backward / forward

- SHIFT + < / > : Move 1 second backward / forward

- CTRL + < / > : Fast Rewind + Fast Forward. The browsing will

continue after the keys are released.

- ALT + < / > : Goto IN / OUT

- ALT + G : Goto time code

Creating a clip with the VDR Panel Player :

- Load a record train on the player

- Browse the record train to reach the desired Short IN or Short OUT

point and press ALT+I / ALT+O to mark the Short IN / Short OUT point on the current picture. The cursor is automatically placed in the adjacent field, so that the operator can manually enter the time code of the desired Short IN / OUT point if needed

. Press ENTER to

confirm, or ESC to cancel.

- Repeat this operation for the complementary Short IN / Short OUT

point. This is not mandatory. If only a Short IN or a Short OUT point is marked, the “Default Clip Duration” defined in the setup (p.2.2 F2) will be used to define the missing point.

- Press ALT + S to save the clip. The SAVE AS window opens, giving

the operator the opportunity to name / rename the clip if needed. Pressing ENTER will save the clip to the current cursor location in the lower section of the VDR Panel. When the SAVE AS window is open, the operator still has the possibility to browse the database, select a different page and bank, and even connect to another machine on the network using the CONNECT window. Pressing ALT+U will save the clip to the first available clip location

in the current server.

Editing a clip with the VDR Panel Player:

- Load the desired clip.

- ALT+N : Rename the clip. Type the desired name and press ENTER

to confirm or ESC to cancel.

- ALT+I / ALT+O : Mark a new Short IN / Short OUT point on the current

picture. The cursor is automatically placed in the adjacent field, so

If the operator knows the time code of the IN / OUT point, he does not need to browse to that picture. He can press ALT+I on any

picture, then enter the time code of the IN / OUT point and confirm with ENTER.

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that the operator can manually enter the time code of the desired Short IN / Short OUT point if needed. Press ENTER to confirm, or ESC to cancel.

Making a copy of a clip with the VDR Panel Player :

- Load the original clip

- Press ALT+S to save the current clip to another location. This will

create a copy of the clip. The operator has the opportunity to rename the clip during this operation. He can then save the clip to the current cursor location by pressing ENTER, or to the first available clip location on the current server by pressing ALT+U.

Note: The CUT / COPY / PASTE functions are available at any time to move and copy clips

in the lower section of the VDR Panel, even when one of the upper windows is active.

VDR PANEL – RECORDER WINDOW

time code of the current record

Remaining capacity of the current record channel

List of available record channels (green) and channels used for clips creation (red)

The VDR Panel Recorder can be used to start/stop the record, and to create clips from the local record trains. For example, it allows the creation of clips on a server that has no PLAY channel.

To start/stop the record : Press ALT+R to start or stop the record on the record channel assigned to the window. No confirmation is required.

Important note : In LSM mode, all recorders will be stopped at once to keep the

synchronization between all record channels.

Creating clips with the VDR Panel Recorder :

- Press ALT+I / ALT+O to mark a Short IN / Short OUT point on the last

recorded picture. The time code appears in the adjacent field, and the cursor is automatically placed on that field to allow the operator to edit the time code of the Short IN / Short OUT point if desired. Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel.

- Repeat this operation for the complementary Short IN / OUT point.

This is not mandatory. If only a Short IN or a Short OUT point is marked, the “Default Clip Duration” defined in the setup (p.2.2 F2) will be used to define the missing point.

- Select from which record train(s) the clip(s) must be created : press

ALT + the letter (A/B/C/D/E/F) of a record train to select / de-select it. Letters highlighted in RED means that a clip will be created from the corresponding record train ; letters highlighted in GREEN means that

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the corresponding record train is available but will not be used to create a clip.

- To define the name of the clip before saving it, press ALT+N, type the

desired name and validate with ENTER.

- The operator can also restripe the time code of the IN point of the clip

to a new value. Press ALT+T, type the desired value and confirm with enter. When creating the clip, this time code will replace the original time code of the Short IN point.

- Press ALT+S to save the clip(s). The operator still has the

opportunity to rename the clip during this operation. He can then save the clip to the current cursor location by pressing ENTER, or to the first available clip location on the current server by pressing ALT+U.

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12. KEYWORD Management

Each clip of the server can be assigned 3 keywords and a ranking. Values for ranking are : -, * , **, ***. The keywords are selected from a user defined keywords file that can contain up to 200 keywords of 12 characters.

These information (keywords, ranking) can then be combined with other criteria (time code, dates) to search the server’s database for matching clips.

The keyword and ranking assignment, and the search functions, can be performed using the EVS remote panel or the VGA screen and PC keyboard. This functions are only available if license codes 124 (database search functions) and 125 (keyword assignment functions) are installed on the server.

Creating and Selecting the Keyword File.

The keyword file is a simple text file with a name of 8 characters and a .KWD extension. All keyword files must be located in the MULTICAM\KWD directory of the server. A sample keyword file (SAMPLE.KWD) is provided by EVS when installing Multicam 6.01.43. The content of a keyword file is similar to the following :

1 = action_1 2 = action_2 3 = action_3 4 = action_4 5 = action_5 6 = action_6 7 = action_7 8 = action_8 9 = action_9 10 = action_10 11 = action_11 12 = action_12 13 = action_13 14 = action_14 15 = action_15 16 = action_16 17 = action_17 18 = action_18

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19 = action_19 20 = action_20

21 = player_A1 22 = player_A2 23 = player_A3 24 = player_A4 25 = player_A5 26 = player_A6 27 = player_A7 28 = player_A8 29 = player_A9 30 = player_A10 31 = player_A11 32 = player_A12 33 = player_A13 34 = player_A14 35 = player_A15 36 = player_A16 37 = player_A17 38 = player_A18 39 = player_A19 40 = player_A20

41 = player_B1 42 = player_B2 43 = player_B3 44 = player_B4 45 = player_B5 46 = player_B6 47 = player_B7 48 = player_B8 49 = player_B9 50 = player_B10 51 = player_B11 52 = player_B12 53 = player_B13 54 = player_B14 55 = player_B15 56 = player_B16 57 = player_B17 58 = player_B18 59 = player_B19 60 = player_B20

…etc… until

200 = last keyword

Each keyword can have up to 12 characters, including blanks. Avoid accentuated and special characters since most of them will not be recognized by the Multicam application. If a keyword is longer than 12 characters, only the first 12 characters will be used and the end of the keyword will automatically be truncated.

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CREATING THE KEYWORD FILE FROM A PC

Creating a keyword file can be done on any PC with a simple text editor. Make sure the file name does not exceed 8 characters, that all characters in the file name are legal, and that it has a .KWD extension. The file can then be imported from a floppy disk onto the server, either manually from the DOS, or by using the “Import/Export Keywords Files” from the EVS Maintenance Menu (refer to the “XT Technical Reference” for more details about this option).

SELECTING THE CURRENT KEYWORD FILE

In the Multicam application, the keyword file can be selected either from the VGA Setup Screen, or from the Setup Menu of the EVS remote panel (p.3.2 F1). The operator can select any file from all the .KWD files present in the MULTICAM\DIRECTORY. If the machine is connected to other systems on the EVS SDTI network, the Network Server will automatically distributes its current keyword file to all other users on the network. For each system on the network, the operator can choose to work with the file coming from the Network Server (set the “Keywords File” parameter to “SERVER”), or with a local file.

Note:

In a normal situation, the Network Server is the machine that has been defined as

such in the EVS Configuration Menu. However, if for any reason the network has been interrupted or the machine designated as the Network Server is not available, another machine on the network (the Master machine with the highest serial number) will automatically take over this job, including the distribution of the keywords file. Even if the original Network Server reconnects, he will not necessarily become the actual Network Server again. The machine that actually assumes the role of Network Server can easily be identified from the CONNECT window on the VGA or from the Network Menu on the EVS remote panel, thanks to the “*” displayed next to its name. That machine only has the ability to distribute its current keyword file to the others on the SDTI network.

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The keyword file can also be edited directly in the Multicam application using the “Off-Air Keyword Screen” (F7). This screen is also used to assign keywords to a clip, but the keyword assignment functions will be described further in this chapter.

1. Select a local keywords file from the Setup. If you select “SERVER”

as keywords file in the setup, i.e. the file distributed by the Network Server, you will not be allowed to edit it.

2. Go to the Off-Air Keyword Screen by pressing F7 on the keyboard. If

you want to create a backup copy of the current file, press F5:SAVE AS in that screen (or click on the function with the stylus) and enter the name of the file you want to create. This can also be used to create a local copy of the keywords file distributed by the Network Server.

Note:

If a .KWD file with the same name already exists in the KWD directory, it will

automatically be overwritten by the new file.

3. To edit a keyword in the current file, move the cursor to the desired

keyword location, using either the arrow keys or the stylus, then type the new keyword. This one will appear in the NAME field at the bottom of the screen. Press ESC to clear the whole field or BACKSPACE to delete the last character. To apply the value entered in the name field to the selected keyword, press F4:UPDATE KWD, or click on that function with the stylus.

4. Repeat this operation for all keywords to update.

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Press PgU/PgDn to toggle between Page 1 (keywords 1 to 100) and Page 2 (keywords 101 to 200), or click on the Up/Down red arrows on the right side of the screen.

If your machine is the actual Network Server, the updated file is automatically sent to all other users on the network every time a keyword is updated.

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Assigning Keywords using the VGA Screen.

Keywords can be assigned to clips using the On-Air Keyword Screen (F6:KW1), or the Off-Air Keyword Screen (F7:KW2).

The On-Air Keyword Screen is used to assign keywords to the clip loaded on the primary channel of the 1 used during this operation.

The Off-Air Keyword Screen is used to assign keywords to the clip selected with the green arrows in the Clip Screen or in the VDR Panel, even if this clip is not loaded on any play channel. This can be useful to allow someone to assist the main operator for logging operations, without taking any play channel from the system The operation of both On-Air and Off-Air Keyword Screens is entirely similar.

user, meaning that a play channel is

The name of the current keyword file is displayed in the center of the Title Bar, against a red background.

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Many functions for clip management are similar to the Clip Screen : F1:NAME ; F2:CLIP/CAM ; F3:CALL

, ALT+P:PLAY/PAUSE, ALT+R:RECUE, ALT+T:SET TC; ALT+Z:>ARCHIVE, ALT+Fx:select the Call Channel from VGA is enabled. Refer to the description of the Clip Screen for details about these functions.

The ID and name of the clip that keyword are going to be assigned to is displayed at the bottom on the screen, along with the keywords, ranking and archive status already assigned to that clip.

To assign a keyword to a clip :

Move the cursor to the desired keyword and press ENTER, or click on the keyword with the stylus. The keyword will be assigned to the first available keyword location on the last line of the screen. Repeat this to assign more keywords (up to 3) to the current clip.

Depending on the CLIP/CAM mode, the keywords will be assigned to the current camera angle only (CAM mode), or to all camera angles of the current clip (CLIP mode).

If 3 keywords are already assigned to the clip, the operator has to clear some of them to be able to assign new keywords.

To clear a keyword with the keyboard :

Press TAB to move the arrow cursor to the lower area of the screen. Red arrows will appear around one of the keywords or ranking values. Use the ←/→ arrows to select the keyword to remove, and press CTRL+DEL. Press the TAB key again to move the arrow cursor back to the keywords list.

To clear a keyword with the stylus :

Click on the keyword to remove on the last line, the click on the “CTRL+DEL:CLR KWD” area on the screen, or press CTRL+DEL.

To edit the ranking of the current clip with the keyboard :

Press the TAB key to move the cursor to the lower area of the screen Use the ←/→ arrows to select the desired ranking, and press ENTER. The selected ranking is highlighted in green.

To edit the ranking of the current clip with the stylus :

Click on the desired ranking, it becomes highlighted in green.

To clear all clips and the ranking of a clip :

Press ALT+DEL or click on “ALT+DEL:CLR ALL” : all keywords assigned to the clip will be removed, and the ranking will be reset to the lowest level (“-“).

To name a clip using the keywords :

Move the cursor to the desired keyword and press ALT+N. The keyword

When calling a clip with the F3 function in the Off-Air Keyword Screen, the system will automatically switch to the On-Air Keyword Screen, since the clip to assign keywords to has been loaded on a play channel.

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is added at the end of the current name if there is enough space left.

Note:

To clear the name of a clip, press ESC to empty the NAME field, then press F1 to

assign this “empty name” to the clip.

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Searching the Database using the VGA Screen.

Press F8 to access the Search Screen. The name of the current keywords file is displayed against a red background in the center of the Title Bar.

DEFINITION OF SEARCH CRITERIA

Different criteria can be combined to search the database :

1. Time code : if a time code value is defined, only the clips containing

that time code will be considered. To define a time code, type the desired value when the red text cursor is visible in that field. If the red cursor is located on another field in the lower part of the screen, press the ← arrow key until it comes back to the TC field. The BACKSPACE key can be used to clear the last digit entered.

2. Date from / to : restricts the search to clips created between these 2

dates. If only “Date to” is defined, all clips created before that date will be considered ; if only “Date from” is defined, all clips created after that date will be considered. To define a date, press the TAB key to move the red cursor to the bottom of the screen, then press the ←/→ arrow keys until reaching the “Date from” or “Date to” field, and enter the desired date(s). The BACKSPACE key can be used to clear the last digit entered. Press the TAB key again to move the cursor back to the keywords list.

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3. Level / Ranking : only the clips with a ranking equal or higher to the

ranking defined in that screen will be considered. Press the TAB key to move the cursor from the keywords list to the bottom of the screen, then press the ←/→ arrow keys until reaching the desired ranking, and press ENTER. The selected ranking is highlighted in green. Press the TAB key again to move the cursor back to the keywords list.

4. Keywords : only clips containing all keywords defined in this screen

will be considered. To assign a keyword, move the cursor to the desired keyword and press ENTER, or click on the keyword using the stylus.

A maximum of 3 keywords can be used as search criteria. If all 3 keyword locations are already occupied, the operator needs to clear some of them to select new keywords.

To clear a keyword with the keyboard :

Press TAB to move the arrow cursor to the lower area of the screen. Use the ←/ → arrows to move the cursor to the keyword to remove, and press CTRL+DEL. Press the TAB key again to move the arrow cursor back to the keywords list.

To clear a keyword with the stylus :

Click on the keyword to remove on the last line, the click on the “CTRL+DEL:CLR KWD” area on the screen, or press CTRL+DEL.

5. Archive status : allows to select archive status for search criteria.

Parameter On the VGA

None (default) clips not archived X clips to be archived >A clips archived A

6. Include trains in the results : allows to include record trains in the

search results, when searching time codes. Press F2 to toggle between Clip / Clip+Rec / Rec

To clear all criteria at once :

Press ALT+DEL or click on “ALT+DEL:CLR ALL” : all keywords, time code, “Date from” and “Date to” fields assigned as search criteria will be removed, and the ranking will be reset to the lowest level (“-“).

When performing the search, only the clips matching all criteria defined by the operator will be included in the search results. Press CTRL+S (or click on the corresponding area) to search the local database, or press ALT+S (or click on the corresponding area) to search the entire network database.

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SEARCH RESULTS

The results of the database search is displayed in the Search Results Screen.

At the bottom of the Search Results Screen, the search criteria are displayed for information.

In the center of the screen, a list of all matching clips is displayed. The operator can browse this list with the ↑/ ↓ arrow keys, PgUp, PgDn, Home and End keys. If the BROWSE mode of that screen is ON (F5:BROWSE), the clip will be loaded on the primary play channel as soon as it is selected. If the BROWSE mode if OFF, the operator must press ENTER after selecting the clip to load it.

For each clip, the following information is displayed :

- position in the list

- Clip ID

- Clip Name

- Time code of Short IN and Short OUT points

- Ranking

- Archive Status

- Current Keywords.

If new clips are created after the search, that match the search criteria, they will be automatically added to the list. To add a clip from that list to the current playlist, call up the clip, then press INSERT or ENTER on the remote panel.

Many functions from the Clip Screen are also available from the Search Results Screen : F1:NAME ; F2:CLIP/CAM ; F3:CALL ; ALT+P:PLAY/PAUSE ; ALT+R:RECUE ; ALT+T:SET TC, ALT+Z:>ARCHIVE.

To return to the Search Screen to perform a new search, press ALT+S or F8. The previous search criteria are kept until the operator selects new

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Assigning Keywords using the EVS Remote Panel.

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criteria.

Adding the search results to the current playlist

It is possible to directly add all search results (clips only) to the current playlist. Press ‘insert’ on the selected clip to insert only the highlighted one. Press ‘Shift+Insert’ to insert all clips to the end of the current playlist.

A keywords file must be selected in the Setup to enable the keyword assignment functions on the EVS remote panel.

In the Setup Menu of the remote, the operator can choose between 2 different keyword modes : “List” (default) or “Numeric”.

In LIST mode, the list of keywords will appear on the LCD display by group of 8 keywords, and the operator can select the keyword by pressing the corresponding F_ key. The advantage is that the keywords are visible to the operator, but this mode can be slow if he has to browse through a long list of keywords.

In NUMERIC mode, the list of keywords is not visible on the LCD display, and the operator selects a keyword by entering its position in the list with the F_ keys. He can know the position either from a hardcopy of the keywords list, or by looking at one of the VGA Keywords Screens, or still from his memory... This mode is faster to operate, but in most cases the operator will need to have the complete list of keywords available next to him.

To assign keywords to a clip in list mode, recall the clip, then press MENU to access the secondary clip menu on the remote panel.

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F1:action_1 F6:action_6 F2:action_2 F7:action_7 111A F3:action_3 F8:action_8 F4:action_4 F9:Prev.page p.01 F5:action_5 F0:Next page

Push Aux Clip Sort->TC PostRoll

>Archive *** Name Cam

The LCD display a page containing 8 keywords. Press F9/F10 to access the previous/next keywords page. To assign a keyword to the current clip, press the F_ key corresponding to the desired keyword on the LCD

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display.

Depending on the CLIP/CAM mode defined by the D key, the selected keyword will be assigned only to the camera angles loaded on the channels fully controlled by the operator at that time (CAM mode), or to all camera angles of the clip (CLIP mode). The keyword will be assigned to the first available keyword location on the 1

line of the LCD display. If the “Keyword Info” parameter of the Setup is set to “Yes”, it will also appear on the OSD of the corresponding monitoring outputs if the current picture is the Short IN point of the clip.

If all 3 keywords location are occupied, the operator has to clear some of them to be able to assign a new keyword to that clip.

To clear one of the keywords already assigned, press CLEAR + F1 / F2 / F3 in the secondary clip menu.

The clip can also be named based on the keywords. Press the NAME function (C key) in the secondary menu, then select keywords. The keywords will be added to the name of the clip, up to 12 characters. In this mode, the name of the clip is visible on the OSD. It can also be edited with the following keys :

- CLEAR : erase the last character

- SHIFT+CLEAR : insert a blank

- SHIFT+F1-F10 : insert a number (1, 2, 3, …, 8, 9, 0)

Once the name is complete, press ENTER to validate or MENU to cancel.

While the operator is in the secondary menu, he has full control of the current clip with the LEVER, PLAY key and JOG DIAL, so he can browse the clip and start a replay at any time.

It is also possible to assign keywords and ranking to a clip before it is created. Indeed, when a record train is loaded, as soon as the operator marks an IN or OUT point, the main and secondary menu changes to make the keyword functions available.

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Push PgmSpd Sw To In Pref

>Archive *** Name Cam

P.1 B.1 Clips: Local Records: Local PL 11: < > Msg:

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Cam A Cam B Cam C Cam D

Local Sync Prv 2nd CTRL

The SHIFT+A function of the main menu, normally used by the RESET CAM function, can be used to define the ranking, without entering the secondary menu. For additional functions like selecting keywords, flagging the future clip for archiving, marking it to be pushed to another machine, defining its name from the keywords, they can be performed from the secondary menu, exactly the same way as for a clip already stored. All these settings are memorized and will be applied to the clip

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when it is created.

To assign keywords to a clip in numeric mode, recall the clip, then press MENU to access the secondary clip menu on the remote panel.

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Enter keyword # 8 with F_ keys + ENTER

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>Archive *** Name Cam

Enter the keyword position in the list using the F_ keys. Every time a new digit is entered, the corresponding keyword is displayed in the highlighted area in the center of the LCD screen, to allow the operator to validate the entry before confirming it. If a wrong digit is entered, press the CLEAR key to delete it. Once the right keyword is found, press ENTER to confirm or ENTER to cancel.

The rules for keyword assignment and deleting keywords are identical between LIST and NUMERIC modes.

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Searching the Database using the EVS Remote Panel.

Keywords and ranking assigned to keywords can be used to search the clips database.

When the current element on the primary channel is a record train, the SEARCH function is directly available from the C position in the secondary menu. To call it, press MENU to enter the secondary train menu, then press once the C key.

When the current element on the primary channel is a clip, the SEARCH function is still available from the same location, but it is “hidden” behind the NAME function. To call it in this case, press MENU to enter the secondary clip menu, then press twice the C key.

In both cases, the LCD display becomes (in LIST mode) :

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F1:action_1 F6:action_6 F2:action_2 F7:action_7 F3:action_3 F8:action_8 F4:action_4 F9:Prev.page p.01 F5:action_5 F0:Next page

Reset Archive FromDate ToDate

Return *** Srch Loc Srch Net

Keywords can be selected for use as search criteria the same way they were selected to be assigned to a clip, in LIST or NUMERIC mode. Up to 3 keywords can be selected as search criteria. If all 3 keywords locations are used, some of them must be cleared before selecting a new keyword. Press CLEAR + F1 / F2 / F3 to clear to corresponding keyword location.

A ranking can also be used as the only search criteria, or can be combined to the keywords as an additional criteria. Press the B key several times to select the desired ranking.

The RESET key (SHIFT+A) can be used at any time to clear all 3 keyword locations and reset the ranking to the lowest level.

Archive status : allows to select archive status for search criteria.

Parameter On the Remote

None (default) Archive Clips not archived >Archive Clips to be archived >Archive (blinking) Clips archived >Archive

It is possible to include trains in the search. The B key allows to toggle between Clips/Clips+Rec/Rec.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1

Overview

1. Software selection

GENERAL LAYOUT

LED COLORS

F-KEYS & SMALL BUTTONS

SOFT KEYS

JOG DIAL

LEVER

3. MAIN Menu

HOW TO ACCESS THE SET-UP MENU?

4. SETUP Menu

HOW TO SELECT AND TO MODIFY PARAMETERS?

HOW TO ACCESS THE SET-UP SCREEN ?

5. SETUP Screen

RECORD:

MARK :

LAST CUE :

PLAY :

IN :

OUT:

Modification of CLIP IN / OUT points:

LEVER:

PLST :

INSERT:

ENTER :

MENU:

CLEAR :

«Soft Reboot» from the keyboard

NETWORK :

GOTO TC :

SELECTION OF CLIP BANKS AND PLAYLISTS

CLIP NUMBERING HIERARCHY

LIVE (E2E) MODE

7. Control Modes

SEARCH MODE

PLAYBACK MODE

SYNCHRONISATION MODE (SWITCH TO IN)

DEFINITION OF CONTROLLED AND PRIMARY CHANNELS

PREFERENCE MODE (PREF)

8. PGM-PRV mode

(Press A from MAIN MENU)

FULL CONTROL AND LEVER CONTROL

USEFUL FACILITY:

10. Video Delay

Using the EVS Remote Panel.

HOW TO DEFINE A CLIP?

HOW TO STORE A CLIP?

HOW TO RECALL A CLIP?

HOW TO PLAYBACK A CLIP ?

HOW TO CLEAR A CLIP?

HOW TO COPY / MOVE A CLIP FROM THE REMOTE PANEL ?

HOW TO CANCEL A NETWORK COPY ?

HOW TO SHORTEN A CLIP ?

GOTO IN AND GOTO OUT

HOW TO RESTRIPE THE TIME CODE OF A CLIP ?

SECONDARY MENU IN CLIP MODE

HOW TO CLEAR ALL CLIPS ?

HOW TO SAVE ALL CLIPS/PLAYLISTS ?

Using the Clip Screen.

CLIP SCREEN – STANDARD VIEW

SELECTING A CLIP WITH TABLET AND STYLUS

SELECTING A CLIP WITH THE KEYBOARD

THE TITLE BAR

THE FUNCTION BAR

THE CLIP INFORMATION AREA

THE PLAYLIST INFORMATION AREA

THE CLIP MANAGEMENT AREA

MOVING AND COPYING CLIPS AND PLAYLISTS

CLIP SCREEN – EXTENDED VIEW

Using the VDR Panel.

VDR PANEL – LOWER SECTION

VDR PANEL – UPPER SECTION

VDR PANEL – PLAYER WINDOW

VDR PANEL – RECORDER WINDOW

12. KEYWORD Management