EVS Xedio Approval User Manual Version 4.1

User’s Manual

Version 4.1 - December 2011

Xedio Approval

From Xedio Suite

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III

WHAT’S NEW? .............................................................................................................. IV

1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1

1.1 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 USER INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................... 1

1.2.1 Opening XEDIO Approval ....................................................................................................... 1

1.2.2 Overview of the Xedio Approval Window ................................................................................ 2

1.2.3 Window Panes Display ........................................................................................................... 3

1.3 PROCESS OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 3

2. PLAYER.................................................................................................................. 4

2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYER PANE .......................................................................................... 4

2.2 VIDEO DISPLAY OF THE PLAYER ............................................................................................. 5

2.3 PLAYER CONTROLS .................................................................................................................. 5

2.3.1 Overview of the Panel ............................................................................................................. 5

2.3.2 Transport buttons .................................................................................................................... 6

2.3.3 Timecode Value Fields ............................................................................................................ 7

2.3.4 Video and Audio Monitoring Tools .......................................................................................... 7

2.3.5 Media Bar and Jog Bar ......................................................................................................... 10

2.4 LOADING MEDIA ON THE PL AYER WINDOW......................................................................... 12

3. DATABASE LIST PANE ....................................................................................... 13

3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE DATABASE LIST ..................................................................................... 13

3.2 DATABASE LIST DISPLAY ....................................................................................................... 13

3.3 SEARCHING THE DATABASE .................................................................................................. 14

3.3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 14

3.3.2 Quick Text Search................................................................................................................. 15

3.3.3 Advanced Filters ................................................................................................................... 17

3.3.4 Using Saved Filters ............................................................................................................... 23

4. APPROVAL PANE ............................................................................................... 25

4.1 ITEM PROPERTIES................................................................................................................... 25

4.2 ACCEPTANCE BUTTONS ......................................................................................................... 26

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What’s New?

The following table descr ibes the sections updated to reflect t he new and modified features on Xedio Approval from Xedio Suite 3.02 and 4.01 (compared to Xedio Suite 3.01).

In the user manual, the icon has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features.

Click the section number (or the description) in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section.

Section Description

1.2.3 Possibility to hide or display the various window panes individually.

3.1 A Today tab is automatically added to the Saved Filters. It corresponds to ‘cre ation date = today’.

3.2 The Clip item is no more available for filtering from the database.

3.3.1 Quick Text search can now be applied together with an advanced filter, with an AND operator.

3.3.3 Filter Fields: The most relevant parameters are listed on the top of the list.

3.3.3 Search Fields Types: logi cal operators now replac e text.

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1. Introduction

1.1 PURPOSE

Xedio Approval is an application of the Xedio Suite that allows editorial control over the media, clips and edited items tha t are produced within the syste m.

All media, clips and edits can be accessed and previewed before being either accepted or rejected for transmission.

1.2 USER INT ERFACE

1.2.1 OPENING XEDIO APPROVAL

To start the Xedio Approval application, click on the Xedio Approval icon on the

desktop . This will display a login screen where you need to enter your username and

password.

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This pane is used to select the media, clip or edited This pane is used to display information about the

1.2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO APPROVAL WINDOW

The Xedio Approval graphical interface consists of three main areas, besides the Menu bar. They are highlighted on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below:

Area Description

1. Player Pan e This pane is used to preview the selected object (media, edit or clip).

2. Database List packages to be assessed for approval using various filtering techniques.

3. Approval Pane selected object and t o accept or reject it.

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1.2.3 WINDOW PANES DISPLAY

Users can adapt the layo ut of the Xedio Approval window . The different panes can be hidden either by clicking the cross at the top right corner of each pane or by selecting one of the options of the View menu: Player, List area (Database List pane), Work area (Approval pane). The hidden pane(s) can then be displayed by selecting the correspo nding option of the View me nu. Seven layouts are avai lable:

• Player + Approval pane + Database List

• Player + Approval pane

• Player + Database List

• Approval pane + Database List

• Player only

• Approval pane only

• Database List only

The different panes c an be resized.

1.3 PROCESS OVE RVIEW

The use of Xedio Appro val can be summarized as follows:

Step See …

Select a media, edit or clip

Database List.

2. Load it on the Player Pane Section 2.4 on page 12

3. Accept or reject the item. Section 4 on page 25

Section 3 on page 13

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2. Player

The Player pane is used to preview the selected objects from the Database List.

2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PL AYER PANE

The Player pane provides a video display, a media bar and a jog bar to navigate within the element, video and audio selection and monitoring buttons, transport buttons and timecode fields. It slightly diff ers according to the element loaded.

When a media is loaded from the Database List pa ne, it looks as follows:

Refer to section 2.3.1 ‘Overview of the Panel’ on page 5 for the differences between the Player panes.

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