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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from the
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
1.
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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