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EVS XEDIO CleanEdit User Manual Version 4.1

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User’s Manual
Version 4.1 - December 2011
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Xedio Suite Version 4.1 – User’s Manual – CleanEdit
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COPYRIGHT

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The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate, up-to-date and reliable, EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in th is publication.

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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III
ABOUT THIS MANUAL .................................................................................................. IX
WHAT’S NEW ON CLEANEDIT V3.02 AND V4.01? ...................................................... XI
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 MAIN WINDOW ........................................................................................................................... 1
1.2.1 Area Name ............................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 ZONES IN THE PROJECT AREA ................................................................................................ 3
1.4 TABS IN THE WORK AREA ........................................................................................................ 4
1.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.4.2 Selecting a Tab in the Work Area............................................................................................ 4
2. THE BASICS .......................................................................................................... 5
2.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 STARTING CLEANEDIT .............................................................................................................. 5
2.3 OPENING A NEW PROJECT ...................................................................................................... 6
2.3.1 Initial Window Display ............................................................................................................. 6
2.3.2 Project Definition ..................................................................................................................... 6
2.3.3 How to Create a New Project .................................................................................................. 6
2.4 FINDING MEDIA FOR THE PROJECT ........................................................................................ 7
2.4.1 Making Media Available in Xedio CleanEdit ............................................................................ 7
2.4.2 Where to Find Media in Xedio CleanEdit ................................................................................ 7
2.4.3 Viewing Media Before Adding it to the Project ........................................................................ 9
2.5 CREATING AN EDIT.................................................................................................................. 10
2.6 ADDING MEDIA TO THE PROJECT ......................................................................................... 11
2.7 REFINING MEDIA INTO CLIPS ................................................................................................. 12
2.8 PLACING CLIPS ONTO THE TIMELINE ................................................................................... 14
2.8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 14
2.8.2 Marking Position on the Timeline .......................................................................................... 15
2.8.3 Mode to Place the Clip onto the Timeline .............................................................................. 15
2.9 CHECKING THE EDIT ............................................................................................................... 16
2.10 PLAYING OUT OR EXPORTING AN EDIT ................................................................................ 18
2.10.1 Playing out the Edit ............................................................................................................... 18
2.10.2 Exporting the Edit to a File .................................................................................................... 19
3. IMPORTING MEDIA ............................................................................................. 21
3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 21
3.1.1 General ................................................................................................................................. 21
3.1.2 Importable Media .................................................................................................................. 22
3.1.3 General Import Process and Mandatory Fields ..................................................................... 22
3.2 USING EVS SERVERS’ RECORD TRAIN AND CLIPS IN AN EDIT ......................................... 23
3.2.1 Pos si bl e Acti ons .................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.2 How to Import Clips From an EVS Server ............................................................................. 23
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4. SEARCHING FOR AND MANAGING MEDIA ...................................................... 24
4.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 24
4.2 ELEMENT LIST .......................................................................................................................... 25
4.2.1 Displayed Columns ............................................................................................................... 25
4.2.2 Element List Contextual Menu .............................................................................................. 25
4.2.3 Opening a Player to View Media ........................................................................................... 26
4.3 SEARCHING THE DATABASE .................................................................................................. 27
4.3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.2 Quick Text Search................................................................................................................. 27
4.3.3 Advanced Filters ................................................................................................................... 29
4.3.4 Using Saved Filters ............................................................................................................... 35
5. MANAGING PROJECTS AND PROJECT ELEMENTS ....................................... 37
5.1 PROJECT AREA ........................................................................................................................ 37
5.1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 37
5.1.2 Hiding and Displaying the Project Area ................................................................................. 38
5.1.3 Selecting Items in the Zones of the Project Area .................................................................. 38
5.2 PROJECT ZONE ....................................................................................................................... 39
5.2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 39
5.2.2 Opening an Existing Project .................................................................................................. 39
5.2.3 Project Contextual Menu ....................................................................................................... 39
5.2.4 Creating a New Project ......................................................................................................... 41
5.2.5 Viewing the Project Data ....................................................................................................... 42
5.2.6 Im por ti ng a Project ................................................................................................................ 42
5.3 MEDIA ZONE ............................................................................................................................. 43
5.3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 43
5.3.2 Opening Media in the Player Area ........................................................................................ 43
5.3.3 Media Contextual Menu ........................................................................................................ 44
5.4 EDIT ZONE ................................................................................................................................ 45
5.4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 45
5.4.2 Opening an Existing Edit ....................................................................................................... 45
5.4.3 Edit Contextual Menu ............................................................................................................ 45
5.4.4 Creating an Edit .................................................................................................................... 47
5.4.5 D upli c ati ng an Edi t ................................................................................................................ 50
5.4.6 C opyi ng an Edi t ..................................................................................................................... 51
5.5 CLIP ZONE ................................................................................................................................ 52
5.5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 52
5.5.2 Viewing Clips ........................................................................................................................ 52
5.5.3 Adding clips ........................................................................................................................... 53
5.5.4 Clip Contextual menu ............................................................................................................ 53
5.5.5 Assigning Colors to Clips and Filtering on Colors ................................................................. 54
6. MAIN WORKSPACE FOR EDITING ..................................................................... 56
6.1 EDIT TAB OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 56
6.2 PLAYER AREA .......................................................................................................................... 57
6.2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 57
6.2.2 Activating the Player Area ..................................................................................................... 59
6.2.3 Making the Player Area Full Screen ...................................................................................... 59
6.2.4 Adjusting the Player Video Display ....................................................................................... 59
6.2.5 Loading Media onto the Player Area ..................................................................................... 60
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6.2.6 Moving Within Media Loaded on the Player Area ................................................................. 61
6.2.7 Creating and Working with Clips in the Player ...................................................................... 65
6.2.8 Selecting the Tracks to be Added to the Timeline ................................................................. 68
6.2.9 Adding Logs to the Media Loaded on the Player Area .......................................................... 72
6.2.10 Creating a Clip on an EVS Video Server from the Player area ............................................. 73
6.3 RECORDER AREA .................................................................................................................... 75
6.3.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 75
6.3.2 Activating the Recorder Area ................................................................................................ 76
6.3.3 Making the Recorder Area Full Screen ................................................................................. 76
6.3.4 Adjusting the Recorder Video Display ................................................................................... 77
6.3.5 Playing the Edit in the Recorder Area ................................................................................... 77
6.3.6 Selecting the Monitored Audio Tracks ................................................................................... 80
6.3.7 Checking the Edit in the Recorder Area ................................................................................ 80
6.4 AUDIO METERS / TRIM AREA ................................................................................................. 81
6.5 TIMELINE AREA ........................................................................................................................ 83
6.5.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 83
6.5.2 Timecode Bar ........................................................................................................................ 84
6.5.3 Scale Bar and Move Bar ....................................................................................................... 85
6.5.4 Reference Positions on the Timeline Display ........................................................................ 85
6.5.5 Timeline Element on the Timeline Display ............................................................................ 86
6.5.6 Color Representation on the Timeline Display ...................................................................... 87
6.5.7 Contextual Menus for Timeline Elements .............................................................................. 88
6.5.8 Timecode and Duration Fields .............................................................................................. 92
6.5.9 Audio Track Selection and Settings in the Timeline .............................................................. 93
6.5.10 Editing Buttons in the Timeline Area ................................................................................... 100
7. GENERAL EDITING ........................................................................................... 104
7.1 MARKING POSITIONS ON THE TIMELINE ............................................................................ 104
7.1.1 Adding Marks ...................................................................................................................... 104
7.1.2 Adding Mark IN and Mark OUT Over Several Elements ..................................................... 105
7.1.3 Removing Marks ................................................................................................................. 105
7.2 SELECTING TECHNIQUES .................................................................................................... 106
7.2.1 Selecting a Clip ................................................................................................................... 106
7.2.2 Selecting Elements Depending on Nowline or Mark Positions ............................................ 106
7.3 PLACING CLIPS ONTO THE TIMELINE ................................................................................. 107
7.3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 107
7.3.2 Important Prerequisites ....................................................................................................... 107
7.3.3 Tools to Easily Position Clips in the Timeline ...................................................................... 110
7.3.4 Placing Clips in an Edit Depending on the Requested Position .......................................... 110
7.3.5 Add a Clip To Fill in a Blank Area in the Timeline ............................................................... 112
7.4 MOVING CLIPS OR ELEMENTS ON THE TIMELINE ............................................................. 115
7.4.1 Moving a Clip or Element in the Timeline ............................................................................ 115
7.4.2 Moving an Audio Clip between Tracks without Modifying its Horizontal Position ................ 115
7.4.3 Moving Several Elements in the Timeline ........................................................................... 116
7.5 REPLACING CLIPS BY LINKED CLIPS .................................................................................. 117
7.5.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 117
7.5.2 How to Replace a Clip by a Linked Clip .............................................................................. 117
7.6 DELETING CLIPS OR ELEMENTS FROM THE TIMELINE .................................................... 118
7.6.1 Deletion Methods ................................................................................................................ 118
7.6.2 Deletion Modes ................................................................................................................... 118
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7.6.3 D elet ing P ort ions of an Edit ................................................................................................. 119
7.6.4 Deleting Timeline Elements ................................................................................................ 120
7.7 TIDYING UP AND ORGANIZING THE EDIT ........................................................................... 122
7.7.1 Resynchronizing Associated Clip Elements ........................................................................ 122
7.7.2 Removing Blank Areas on a Timeline ................................................................................. 122
7.7.3 Aligning Elements on a Reference Element ........................................................................ 123
7.7.4 Spl i tti ng an El em en t in the Timeline .................................................................................... 124
7.7.5 Grouping Elements in a Sync Group ................................................................................... 124
7.8 CUE POINTS ........................................................................................................................... 125
7.8.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 125
7.8.2 How To Add Cue Points ...................................................................................................... 125
7.8.3 How To Go to and Select Cue Points .................................................................................. 126
7.8.4 Contextual Menu for Cue Points ......................................................................................... 126
7.9 EXTENDING OR SHORTENING CLIPS .................................................................................. 127
7.9.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 127
7.9.2 Extend Modes ..................................................................................................................... 127
7.9.3 Ex ten di ng or Shor tening a Clip............................................................................................ 128
7.9.4 Extending a Clip with a Still Frame ...................................................................................... 130
7.9.5 Ex ten di ng or Shortening a Clip by Modifying its Speed ....................................................... 131
7.10 CREATING FAST MOTION CLIPS .......................................................................................... 132
7.10.1 Various Ways to Create Fast Motion Clips .......................................................................... 132
7.10.2 Modifying the Playback Speed of a Clip Using the Speed Command ................................. 132
7.10.3 Rendering Fast Motion Clips ............................................................................................... 133
7.11 TRIMMING EDIT POINTS ON THE TIMELINE ........................................................................ 135
7.11.1 Definition and Access to Trim Area ..................................................................................... 135
7.11.2 Overview on the Trim Functions .......................................................................................... 135
7.11.3 Trimming or Rolling Around the Clip Transition ................................................................... 136
7.11.4 Rolling a Clip ....................................................................................................................... 137
7.11.5 Retrieving the Source of an Edit ed Imag e ........................................................................... 139
8. ADVANCED VIDEO EDITING ............................................................................ 140
8.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 140
8.2 VIDEO TRANSITION EFFECTS .............................................................................................. 140
8.2.1 Ways to Add Video Transition Effects ................................................................................. 140
8.2.2 How to Modify the Default Video Transition Effect .............................................................. 141
8.2.3 How to Apply Video Transition Effects Manually ................................................................. 141
8.2.4 Possible Video Transition Effects ........................................................................................ 143
8.2.5 Removing Transition Effects ............................................................................................... 146
8.2.6 Inserting Blocks of Color Frames ........................................................................................ 146
8.3 VIDEO CLIP EFFECTS ............................................................................................................ 148
8.3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 148
8.3.2 How to Apply a Video Clip Effect......................................................................................... 148
8.3.3 Simple Video Clip Effects .................................................................................................... 149
8.3.4 Video Clip Effects With Key Frames ................................................................................... 152
8.3.5 Adding Key Frames for an Effect ........................................................................................ 153
8.3.6 C opyi ng an d Pas ti ng Vi de o C li p Effects .............................................................................. 155
8.4 CONVERSION EFFECTS ........................................................................................................ 157
8.4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 157
8.4.2 Changing the Mode for the Conversion Type ...................................................................... 157
9. EDITING IN PLACE ............................................................................................ 159
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9.1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................. 159
9.2 SOURCE DEVICE AREA ......................................................................................................... 161
9.2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 161
9.2.2 General Description ............................................................................................................ 161
9.3 WORKSPACE AREA ............................................................................................................... 162
9.3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 162
9.3.2 View Modes in the Workspace ............................................................................................ 162
9.3.3 Thumbnail View in the Workspace Area ............................................................................. 163
9.3.4 List View in the Workspace Area ......................................................................................... 164
9.3.5 Clip Player View in the Workspace Area ............................................................................. 166
9.4 SELECTING RELEVANT MEDIA ............................................................................................. 168
9.4.1 Displaying Folder Content in the Source Device Area ........................................................ 168
9.4.2 Listing Clips in the Workspace Area .................................................................................... 169
9.4.3 Searching for Clips within the List View .............................................................................. 170
9.5 LOADING A SOURCE CLIP ON THE CLIP PLAYER .............................................................. 171
9.5.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................... 171
9.5.2 How to Load a Clip in the Clip Player .................................................................................. 171
9.6 ADDING LOGS TO A CLIP ...................................................................................................... 171
9.6.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 171
9.6.2 How to Add a Log to a Clip ................................................................................................. 171
9.6.3 Log Display ......................................................................................................................... 172
9.6.4 Other Pos si bl e Ac ti ons on Logs .......................................................................................... 173
10. ADVANCED AUDIO EDITING ............................................................................ 174
10.1 OVERALL AUDIO TRACK SETTINGS .................................................................................... 174
10.2 AUDIO TRANSITION EFFECTS .............................................................................................. 175
10.2.1 Ways to Add Audio Transition Effects ................................................................................. 175
10.2.2 Adding Automatically Default Audio Transition Effects ........................................................ 175
10.2.3 Modifying the Automatic Default Transition Effect ............................................................... 175
10.2.4 Possible Audio Transiti on Effects ........................................................................................ 176
10.2.5 Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Track ....................................... 177
10.2.6 Adding Audio Transition Effects on Elements of the Same Clip .......................................... 179
10.2.7 Adjusting Audio Transitions ................................................................................................. 180
10.2.8 Removing Audio Transitions ............................................................................................... 180
10.3 AUDIO ROUTING, SWAPS AND MUTES ............................................................................... 181
10.3.1 Default and Specific Audi o Rout ing ..................................................................................... 181
10.3.2 Possible Audio Channel Functions ...................................................................................... 181
10.3.3 Copying and Pasting Audi o Rout ing Actions ....................................................................... 182
10.4 AUDIO LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS .............................................................................................. 183
10.4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 183
10.4.2 How to Adjust the Audio Level on a Single Clip .................................................................. 183
10.4.3 How to Adjust the Overall Level of a Track ......................................................................... 184
10.5 MISCELLANEOUS AUDIO FEATURES .................................................................................. 185
10.5.1 How to Generate the Waveform of an Audio Element ......................................................... 185
10.5.2 How to Remove an Audio Waveform .................................................................................. 186
10.5.3 How to Duplicate an Audio Tr ack ........................................................................................ 186
11. VOICEOVER, GRAPHICS AND TEXT GRAPHICS ............................................ 188
11.1 ADDING VOICEOVER ............................................................................................................. 188
11.1.1 Voiceover Tab Overview ..................................................................................................... 188
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11.1.2 Voiceover Process .............................................................................................................. 190
11.2 ADDING A LOGO OR GRAPHIC ............................................................................................. 193
11.2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 193
11.2.2 Accessing the Tag Manager Window .................................................................................. 193
11.2.3 Possible Actions in the Tag Manager Window .................................................................... 194
11.2.4 Fields in the Tag Manager Window ..................................................................................... 195
11.2.5 How to Insert a Logo or Graphic using Tags ....................................................................... 196
11.2.6 Moving Tag Points .............................................................................................................. 197
11.2.7 How to Delete Tags ............................................................................................................. 198
11.3 ADDING INTEGRATED TEXT AND GRAPHICS ..................................................................... 199
11.3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 199
11.3.2 Text Tab Overview .............................................................................................................. 199
11.3.3 Character Generator Process ............................................................................................. 200
11.3.4 Defining the Area to Insert Text/Graphics ........................................................................... 200
11.3.5 Adding Text and Graphics to the Edit .................................................................................. 201
11.3.6 Working with Template of Text and Graphics...................................................................... 207
11.3.7 Applying a Transition Effect to the CG Area ........................................................................ 209
11.3.8 Checking the Integrated Text and Graphics ........................................................................ 209
11.3.9 Editing the Character Generator Page Properties ............................................................... 210
12. HEADER MAKER ............................................................................................... 212
12.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 212
12.2 HEADER MAKER TAB OVERVIEW ........................................................................................ 212
12.3 OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 213
13. FINAL STAGES IN THE EDITING PROCESS .................................................... 214
13.1 CHECKING THE EDIT ............................................................................................................. 214
13.2 PLAYING OUT AN EDIT .......................................................................................................... 215
13.2.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 215
13.2.2 Playout Process from the Playout Tab ................................................................................ 215
13.2.3 Playout Tab ......................................................................................................................... 216
13.3 EXPORTING AN EDIT OR A MEDIA ....................................................................................... 218
13.3.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 218
13.3.2 Loading an Edit or a Media on the Export Tab .................................................................... 219
13.3.3 Export Tab .......................................................................................................................... 220
APPENDIX 1 – SHUTTLEPRO .................................................................................... 228
APPENDIX 2 – KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ................................................................ 228
APPENDIX 3 – DIGIGRAM HARDWARE SETTINGS ................................................. 230
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About this Manual

PURPOSE

This manual is a refer ence manual to Xedio Clean Edit. It should provide you with general contextual and conceptual information, as well
as detailed descriptive information on the various features available in Xedio CleanEdit.
This reference manual will include procedural information on more complex actions, even though not systematically. However, it will not contain procedures on simple or usual act ions, which should be cover ed by video tutorials.
Some features may not be fully documented for version 3.1 Xedio CleanEdit. In this case, the documentation will gradually be completed in the future versions. Feel free to send your requests on features you would like to have documented in more details to
doc@evs.tv.

SECTIONS ON MAIN AREAS ON THE USER INTERFACE

The following table shows where you can find detailed information on the various areas of the user interface:
User Interface Area Chapter
Project area - its four zones Chapter 5 ‘Man aging Projects and Proje ct
Elements Work area - Edi t tab Chapter 6 ‘Mai n Workspace for Editing’ Work area – VoiceOver tab Section 11.1 ‘Adding V oiceover’ Work area – Text tab Section 11.3 ‘Adding Inte grated Text and
Graphics’ Work area – Header Maker tab Chapter 12 ‘Header Make r’ Work area – Scheduler tab See Xedio Ingest Organ izer user manual Work area – Control VTR tab See Xedio Ingest Organ izer user manual Work area – Playout tab Section 13.2.3 ‘Playo ut Tab’ Work area –Medi a Manager, Edit
Manager, Project Manage r Work area – Export tab Section 13.3 ‘Exportin g an Edit or a
Work area – Media Importer tab Chapter 3 ‘Imp orting Media’
Chapter 5 ‘Man aging Projects and Proje ct
Elements’
Media’
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res files. A
L keyboard shortcuts as Player
What’s New on
CleanEdit V3.02 and
V4.01?
The following table descr ibes the sections updated to reflect the new a nd modified features on Xedio CleanEdit 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
Removal of the explanations concerning the XT Clips tab
that is now integrated i n the Media Manager tab
2.4.2 Note concerning the work with high resolution and low
resolution media.
2.9, 6.3.7 Possibility to check the edit for missing hi-
missing hi-res file c an be identified by a yellow triangle in the edit if the opti on has been set in Xedio Mana ger.
3.1.1, 3.1.2 Possibility to import media from CANON Compact Flash
drive
4.1 A Today tab is automatically added to the Saved Filters.
It corresponds to ‘cre ation date = today’.
4.3.1 Quick Text search can now be applied together with an
advanced filt er, with an AND operator.
4.3.3 Filter Fields: The most relevant parameters are listed on
the top of the list.
4.3.3 Search Fields Types: logi cal operators now replac e text.
5.2.4 Use of the video stan dard in projects
5.4.3 Make Local option for edits.
5.5.4 New Clip Properties window.
6.2.6, 6.3.5 New use of the J-K-
Transport Controls
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Section Description
9 Devices tab and editin g in place feature.
13.3.3 Export Tab - Exporting to Device: possibility to export a
file to a SxS card.
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1. Introduction

1.1 GENERAL DE SCRIPTION

Xedio CleanEdit is a non-linear editing system of fering full integration with remote camcorders – Sony XDCAM™, XDCAM EX™ and Panasonic P2™ in SD and HD. Xedio CleanEdit enables journalists to edit stories in standard and high-definition from remote locations. A s soon as the editor is back in the newsroom, the edit can be shared through this integrated news production system. In addition, Xedio CleanEdit can be opera ted remotely on a laptop or installed on a PC.

1.2 MAIN WINDOW

The CleanEdit user interf ace is composed of two distinct zones, hi ghlighted on the image below. Each zone contains well defined functions in the workflow of the CleanEdit application.
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Area Number
Area Name
1. Project area
See section 1.3 ‘Zones in the Proj ect Area’ on page 3.
2. Work area
See section 1.4 ‘Tabs in the Wor k Area’ on page 4.
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project and all the elements within the projects,
The Clip zone contains list of clips stored in

1.3 ZONES IN THE PROJECT AREA

The left hand part of the interface is ca lled the Project area. Its function is to permit the user to manage a
multiple edits, media used within the project and clips and media used on the timeline of edits within the project.
The Project area contains the projects created by the logged-on editor. The Project area is divided into four zones to sort the dif ferent elements of each pro ject:
• The Project zone contains a list of the projects for
the logged on user. The open project is displayed in bold characters.
• The Media zone contains the original media files
that are used in the open project. The media load ed is displayed in bold characters.
• The Edit zone contains the list of edits that have
been created on the open project. The edit loaded is displayed in bold characters.
•
Each project only contains the elements that have been deemed to be relevant to it. The ability to access elements from anywhere in the database of an ins tallation and declare them relevant to a project, to allow sharing of media amongst several workstations, is a fun damental part of the str ucture of CleanEdit.
preparation for the e dit.
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1.4 TABS IN THE WORK AREA

1.4.1 INTRODUCTION

The Work area has tabs for the modes that the user could be working in, such as timeline or voiceover modes used in the edit process, or other modes which are for other areas of the CleanEdit workflow, from media ingest and import, to playout as video, or rendering a completed edit to one specific format for the use of another system.
Note The number of tabs displayed in the Work Area depends on options purchased, which allows the customers to have a system cus tomized to their requirements and avoid working modes that are not needed in their workflow.

1.4.2 SELECTING A TAB IN THE WORK AREA

Any tab in the Work area is automatically selected by placing the mouse over a tab at the top of th e Work area until the tab b ecomes visible or by clic king the tab.
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and passwords in the

2.1 INTRODUCTION

This part will guide y ou through a simpl e workflow for the CleanEdit application to produce a simple edit, and either play it out from the application or create a standard file for use or playout by another syste m.
The steps are:
1. Starting CleanEdit
2. Openin g a New Project
3. Findin g Media for the Project
4. Adding Media to the Project
5. Refining Media Int o Clips

2. The Basics

6. Placin g Clips onto the Timeline
7. Checki ng the Edit
8. Playin g out or Exporting an Edit Each step is described at its most basic only using on screen controls. Any
keyboard shortcuts, which could be used, will be detailed in the following chapters.
The edit created using the techni ques in this chapter will be video with associated audio clips only and edited with a cut as the t ransition.

2.2 STARTING CLEANEDIT

Click on the CleanEdit icon on the desktop t o start the application
1.
OR Select the applicatio n from the Start menu. A login screen will th en appear.
2. Enter your user name and pass word, and then click OK.
Note:
The system administrator creates login names Xedio Manager application. Please refer to that product user manual for more details.
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2.3 OPENING A NEW PRO JECT

2.3.1 INITIAL WINDOW DISPLAY

On startup the application will open as shown below with logos in the video windows and all icons disabled, showing an inactive state. There will be names i n the Project zone if t his login has been used to previously work on a Proj ect.

2.3.2 PROJECT DEFINITION

A project, in the Xedio environment, is a kind of workspace for a given story. It is a flat structure. A project always belongs to 0 or 1 user. A project cannot be shared between users ( duplicate is mandatory i n this case).

2.3.3 HOW TO CREATE A NEW PROJECT

When you right-click in the Project area and select New, the New Project dialog box displays, which al lows you to create a new pr oject:
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When you create a new pr oject, you have to specif y the following characterist ics:
• Projec t name
A default label for the new project is automatically assigned. You can change it.
• Video stan dard
The video standard speci fies the resolution and frequency th at will be used for playing out, exportin g or rendering the proj ect.
Once you click OK to validate the new project, the project characteristics are recorded in the datab ase
When a project is open, its name is displayed in bold characters in the Project zone.

2.4 FINDING ME DIA FOR THE PROJECT

2.4.1 MAKING MEDIA AVAILABLE IN XEDIO CLEANEDIT

During this workflow, it will be assumed that the media is available in Xedio CleanEdit. To be available in Xedio CleanEdit, the media needs to be ‘imported’ into Xedio CleanEdit and set to ‘Publish’, in other words defined in the Xedio database. A media which is not published is only visible through Xedio Manager, Xedio Browse and Xedio Approval.
Importing media into CleanEdit can be done, among others, via the Media Importer. For more information, refer to the section 3 ‘Importing Media’, on page
21. Importing media always implies that the media is defined in the Xedio database but does not always mean that it is physically imported to the Xedio storage system.
Other ways to import or reference a new media in Xedio are: XTAccess, IPDGateway, Xedio Dispa tcher, Xedio AutoFileImp orter.

2.4.2 WHERE TO FIND MEDIA IN XEDIO CLEANEDIT

The Media Manager tab in the Work area is used to bring the med ia that is defined in the database into a project.
Note: The XT clips are liste d with the other media in the Media Manager tab.
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video resolution for proxy video browsing, editing and
You will search the media in this tab, then drag and drop it to the Media zone of your project.
You will find below a general de scription on the media that can be av ailable in this tab.
You will find more d etails on the search filt ers available and possib le operations in the Media Manager tab in the section 4 ‘Searching for and Managing Media’, on page 24.
The Media Manager tab l ists the media available i n Xedio CleanEdit. The media listed are a ll the published media that have the correct bitr ate. This can be:
• video, stills (full frame or with a key layer) and audio files imported via the
Xedio Importer or the M edia Importer tab from an extern al storage system. The metadata related to the file is added at the time of import or recording. For more information, refe r to the Media Importer us er manual.
• media files imported via the Xedio Importer or the Media Importer tab from a
Sony XDCAM or XDCAM EX or Panasonic P2 cam eras.
• clips referenced in the Xedio database and physically stored an XT or XS
server on the network.
• clips transferred from XFile, XStream, XTAccess or IPD G ateway
• media files ingested from the Xedi o encoders using the Xedio I ngest Organizer
• media files imported automatica lly via the Xedio A utoFile Importer.
Note
Xedio CleanEdit can work with high resolution and low resolution media. There is no restricti on on the resolution of th e low resolution media.
The default encoding is specified in the Software parameters > General > General tab in Xedio Manager.
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2.4.3 VIEWING MEDIA BEFORE ADDING IT TO THE PROJECT

When you want to view any media available on these tabs prior t o adding it to the Media zone of a projec t, select the required me dia and double-click on it:
The CleanEdit Media Player window will open with familiar controls to view the material. A section of the media could be selected here to be placed onto the timeline.
However, this is more usual to take the whole media into a project and select sections of the media using the ri ght media display in the Edit tab, which is calle d the Player area. For more information, refer to the section 6.2 ‘Player Area’, on page 57.
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or enter a new name. A description and other metadata can be saved with the Edit
the fields in the New Edit
, the edit
characteristics are recorded in
When an edit is active (open), the Edit zone and the timeline

2.5 CREATING AN EDIT

You first need to create a new edit or open an existing edit before you can add media to the timeline related to a given edit, or add effects on the timeline.
Right-clicking in the Edit zone opens a contextual menu. When you select New in this menu, a New Edit dialog box is displayed, which allows you to create a new edit.
You can accept the defaul t name
definition into the database. You will find detailed information on
window, in the section 5.4.4 ‘Creating an E dit’, on page 47.
When you validate the new edit definition clicking OK
the database.
its name is displayed in bold in icons are enabled.
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Drag and drop the media to the Media

2.6 ADDING ME DIA TO THE PROJECT

When you have identified the media required in the database using the Media Manager tab, you can add it to your media, to your edi t, or directly to the timeline by clicking on it and dragging it onto one of the Project sub-zones.
Each drag action produces a diffe rent result. The possible actions are exp lained in the table below.
Note: If you do not want to place the media directly in the timeline, ensure that
the Fill icon is not active .
You want to … You need to …
Add the media to the project, without further action.
Add the media to your project and in the Clip zone, but no t to the timelin e.
zone.
Drag and drop the media to the Edit zone
or Clip zone without activating the Fill
icon. Add the media to your project, in the
Clip zone, and place it at the end of
Activate the Fill icon, then drag and dr op
the media to the Clip zone. the timeline.
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2.7 REFINING MEDIA INTO C LIPS

To mark clips from the m edia in a project, it is necessar y to view the media in the Player window on the Ed it tab.
Once you are in the Edit tab, proceed as follows to view the media and mark sections for inclusion on the timel ine:
Select the requested media from the Media zone and double-
1.
drag it to the Player window. It will open in the Player window.
2. Play the media using
• the transport con trols on the panel,
• the keyboard short cuts or
• the optional remot e control panel (ShuttleP RO).
3.
Mark an IN point by cl icking on the icon on the pa nel.
4. Option ally, add a name for th e clip in the text field.
5.
Mark an OUT point by cl icking on the icon on the panel. The duration of the c lip will then be display ed.
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and dragging them to the required position, or by typing directly the
The top area represent s the whole length of the or iginal media. The current position w ithin the clip is shown by a blue marker. The IN point is displa yed below the Player window as a green marker. The OUT point will be r epresented by a red marker line. For more information on these items, refer to the section 6.2.1 ‘Overview’, on
page 57
Note IN and OUT points can be moved by selecting the marks on the media bar
timecode fields beside s the mark IN and mark OU T buttons.
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2.8 PLACING CLIPS ONTO THE TIMELINE

2.8.1 INTRODUCTION

There are many different ways to add clips onto your edit. The main methods for placing a clip to you r edit are one of the foll owing:
• Draggi ng the clip into the Clip zone when the Fill icon (next to the Editin g
icons in the timeline area) is active. This adds the clip to the end of the timeline.
• Draggi ng the clip from the Clip zone to a given position in the edit.
• Draggi ng the clip from the Player t o a given position in the edit.
You will find comp rehensive information on the various w ays to place clips into an edit in the section 7.3 ‘Placing Clips on to the Timeline’, on page 107.
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2.8.2 MARKING POSITION ON THE TIMELINE

Using the icons displayed on the screenshot below, you can mark points to edit accurately on the timeline. You can use these marks to place your clips into the timeline.
The following marks can be defined in the timel ine:
Name Description To define the mark, …
Nowline blue vertical line, which
displays the current position on the timel ine
Mark IN green vertical line,
which displays the position of a mark IN point
Mark OUT red vertical line, which
displays the position of a mark OUT point
click on the timeline ruler where you want to place the nowline.
place the nowline a t the requested position and click the Mark IN icon .
place the nowline a t the requested position and click the Mark OUT icon

2.8.3 MODE TO PLACE THE CLIP ONTO THE TIMELINE

Before you drag a clip onto the timeline, you need to define the way you want to insert it. Two modes a re available: Overwrite or Insert.
You select the mode by clicking the Overwrite/Insert Mode icon (left icon above the timeline display) , which allows the user to toggle the mode.
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Mode Description
Overwrite
(default)
(white)
adds the media in the timeline, overwriting the existing media from the selected position. In other media in the timeline will be removed from the insertion point by the duration of the added media.
Insert
(orange)
adds the media in the timeline without overwriting existing media and pushes further right the e xisting elements of the timeline placed after this position.
In this mode, you can only insert the media on the clip boundaries which are c ommon to all selected trac ks.

2.9 CHECKING THE EDIT

When the edit is completed it is possible to check it. Xedio CleanEdit parses the timeline for possible errors (lack of video, for example) or missing hi-res files (if this has been set in Xedio Manager).
To do so, click the CHECK button.
• If a ho le is discovered a dialogue box opens and gives a time reference on the
timeline for where the re is no video.
In this case, the R2B button will not become available.
• If missing hi-res files are discovered, a dialogue box opens and gives the list
of missing files.
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In this case, the R2B button becomes available as soon as you click OK to acknowledge th e message.
A icon is di splayed on each lo-res file on the tim eline.
• If a fast moti on clip is detected a dialogue box opens via which you can render
the fast motion clip(s). The transcoding codec used for the rendering of a fast motion clip is set in Xedio Manager.
If you choose No: o The CHECK button remains enabled, since not-rendered fast motion clips
are still present in the edit.
o The R2B (ready to broadcast) button remai ns disabled.
If the edit is checked successfully, the CHECK button will be disabled and the R2B (ready to broadcast) button will be enabled. See also the section 6.3.7 ‘Checking the Edit in the Recorder Area’, on page 80.
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To preload the edit for the playout, select the edit from the Edit zone in the

2.10 PL AYING OUT OR EXPO RTING AN E DIT

When an edit has been completed, it can either be immediately played out as video or rendered to a file type for tr ansfer to another system or used by the other Xedio software suite.

2.10.1 PLAYING OUT THE EDIT

INTRODUCTION
Playing out an edit consists of ‘outputting’ the edit straight to an SDI connection. The playout option is therefore available only on workstations equipped with an EVS SDI output board (PCX2 or PCX3 ).
You can play out an edi t from two different ‘lo cations’:
• from t he Xedio CleanEdit applicat ion, via the Playout t ab.
You use such a solutio n when you want to playout some edits individually. This section will cove r the playout from Playout tab.
• from t he Xedio Playout Organizer.
You use such a solution when you want to manage several edits in your playout, and/or when a dedicated playout server i s installed on your setup .
This section is covere d in the Playout Organizer user manual.
Both playout solutions cannot be used at the same time on the same machine because they would both try to attach to the EVS SDI output board (PCX2 or PCX3).
PLAYOUT PR OCESS FROM THE PLAYOUT TAB
1. Activa ting the Playout tab:
Move the mouse pointer over the Playout tab.
2. Preloa ding the edit:
You can play an edit w hether it is re ady to broadcast or not.
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Projects area and drag it anywhere onto the Play out tab work area.
The edit is ready to be played out.
3. Playin g the edit:
To play the edit, you can directly use the usual control commands available on the right part of the window.
For more information on the Playout tab, refer to the section 13.2.3 ‘Playout Tab’, on page 216.

2.10.2 EXPORTING THE EDIT TO A FILE

INTRODUCTION
This section presents how you can export an edit to a file in Xedio CleanEdit, selecting:
• a form at from a list of supporte d codec
• a des tination.
However, Xedio CleanEdit makes it possible to export the final edit to several destinations:
• to CleanEd it.
This allows you to conso lidate an edit and store it as a si ngle clip in the Xedio storage system and Xed io database.
• to Fi le
This allows you to export an edit to a file that can be read by an external system.
• to Device
This allows you to export an edit to an external device, either a video tape recorder, or to an EVS server.
• to Tar get
This allows you to export an edit and to perform a pr edefined set of operations for specific workflows.
For detailed information, refer to the section 13.3 ‘Exporting an Edit or a Media’, on page 218.
EXPORT PRO CESS TO A FILE
When you use the Export to a File feature, you can export the edit to a file in an Mpeg2 format, even if the original edit was in a mix of many different file types.
This section gives you an overview on the export p rocess:
1. Activate th e relevant Export type:
Move the mouse pointer over the Export tab and s elect the To File sub-tab.
2. Load the edit t o be exported:
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You can export an edit whether it is ready to bro adcast or not.
codec profile, which will determine the final format of the edit in the
Export tab, refer to the
Drag and drop the requested edit from the Edit zone to the open export sub­tab. The information group box, as well as the File Name label, is filled with the information relat ed to the file.
3. Specify the Export settings:
Specify the destination folder where you want to export the edit to and the destination folder. For more information on the
section 13.3 ‘Exporting a n Edit or a Media’, on page 218.
4. Launch the Export Process:
Click the Start button to begin the conversion p rocess. A progress bar above the Start button allows you to monitor the progress of
the process.
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3. Importing Media

3.1 INTRODUCTION

3.1.1 GENERAL

CleanEdit offers a way of acquiring media files for use within the sys tem. Through the Media Importer tab, a uthorized users may import media that hav e already been recorded and are in file format. Once the files are imported and set to ‘Publish’, they become available in the Media Manager tab.
You can perform the same imports from:
• the Xe dio Manager application, in the Media category, Media Importer tool.
• the Xe dio Importer application
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The following sections provide only an overview on the import functions, and deal with features specific to the Media Importer tab in CleanEdit.

3.1.2 IMPORTABLE MEDIA

When you click the Medi a Importer tab, the Medi a Importer window is displayed in the work area, allowing you to select media to import. Several tabs are available depending on the type of media you want to import:
• XDCAM, XDCAMEX, P2 a nd CANON sub-tabs
To import media files rec orded on Sony XDCAM and XDCAM EX, P anasonic P2 or CANON cameras
• Video/Audio/Stills sub-tab
To import media files, image or audio files
• RTD sub-tab
To import video contai ning transitions
• EVS Server sub-tab
To import media files available on an EVS server on the same network as the Xedio suite. In this case, Xedio does not import the file content into the Xedio storage system, but creates a reference to the server files in the Xedio database.
Note The mandatory field names are dis played in red in the user interface as long as you do not def ine a value for them.
Warning messages are also displayed at the bottom of the tab to tell the user which fields should be filled in.

3.1.3 GENERAL IMPORT PROCESS AND MANDATORY FIELDS

The import process is similar in all tabs. However, the file-related information you can provide depends on the file to import.
In each sub-tab and for all import sessions, the mandatory steps and information are the following:
1. Specif y where the Media Import er will find the source files to be imported.
2. Specify the Label field, that is to say the name of the media when it will be
imported into Xedio Cl eanEdit.
3. Tick the Published check box to make the media available and visible to all
users.
4. Click the Start Import Process button at the bottom of the Media Importer
tab.
Once imported, the fil es will be available in the Media Manager tab.
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3.2 USING EVS SERVE RS’ RECORD TRAI N AND CLIPS IN A N EDIT

3.2.1 POSSIBLE ACTIONS

You have several possibilities to bring the EVS server material as media or clips into a project, using the EVS Server tab:
• Drag and drop a recorder channel from the Servers list in the EVS Server tab
to the Media area of a project: This will make the corresponding record train available in the project as a
media.
• Drag and drop a clip from the Clip/Channel area in the EVS Server tab to the
Clips area of a projec t: This will make the corr esponding clip availabl e in the project as a clip .
• Import the clips created with the given camera or stored in the given page or
bank. To do this, ref er to the section below.

3.2.2 HOW TO IMPORT CLIPS FROM AN EVS SERVER

Importing clips from an EVS Server into CleanEdit does not physically import the clip in the media server: it creates a virtual location on the media server, and stores the clip definition in the Xedio database. Consequently, the connection to the servers needs to b e operational to be able to access the material its elf.
It is possible to import all the clips created with a given camera, or stored on a given page or bank into CleanEdit, to make them available in the Media Manager and Edit Manager tabs.
To import clips from an E VS server, proceed as follows:
1. Select the requested camera, page or bank in the Server Structure area of
the EVS Server tab. All the clips created wi th the selected channel or stored on the sele cted page
or bank are displayed in the Clip/Channel area.
2. Specify the Label field, that is to say the name of the media when it will be
imported into Xedio Cl eanEdit. By default, the cl ip name will be taken ov er.
3. Ensure th at the Publish check box is ticked to make the media available and
visible to all users.
4. Click the Start Import Process button at the bottom of the Media Importer
tab.
Once imported, the fil es will be available in the Media Manager tab.
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4. Searching for and

4.1 INTRODUCTION

Within the Work Area, there are three tabs designed to quickly find and bro wse the corresponding elements present within the database, such as media, edits and projects.
Each tab has a similar look: The upper part of the Work area gives access to the different filters which can be
applied to the elemen t list. At least two tabs exist on the left of the Work area.
• The Filter 0 tab: The element list displays the list of all elements present in
the database, or it r eturns the result of a sea rch applied to the list.
Managing Media
• The Today tab: the element list shown the elements with ‘creation date =
today’.
Additional tabs are displayed when the users have saved filters applied to the database. Refer to sec tion ‘Using Saved Filters’ o n page 35 for more details.
The list presents colu mns to display all metad ata associated with the el ements.

MEDIA MANAGER TAB

The Media Manager tab allows you to quickly find and browse the available media present in the system. This media can be video (including XT clips), audio or still files.
Media can be shared between all users and several workstations, enabling multiple accesses to b rowse, select and import media into any project.

EDIT MANAGER TAB

The Edit manager tab allows users to see and browse th rough all edits currently in the database. Edits can be deleted or undeleted and shared between users from this tab.

PROJECT MANAGER TAB

The Project manager tab allows users to see and browse through all projects currently in the database.
Projects can be shared between users to enable several workstations to use the same media, add new me dia and even open and modify edits within the project.
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from the Projects area. The
ects area, but not from the
eletes the edit from the Edit
area, but not from the database. The edit will still appear

4.2 ELEMENT LIST

4.2.1 DISPLAYED COLUMNS

It is possible to re-arrange the columns order, and to add or remove some columns.
Right-clicking on any of the column headings displays a contextual menu. The Choose Displayed Columns option opens the Select Visible Columns window allowing you to choose the columns you want to be displayed in the element l ist.
The column width and order can be adjusted using standard computer commands and drag and drop tech niques.

4.2.2 ELEMENT LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU

A contextual menu is available when you right-click on an item in the list. The options may differ accord ing to the tab selected.
Menu Item Description
Play
or Run Player (CuePoint
Mgr)
Render List Opens a window listing all types of rendering that have
Archive History Displays the list of the archive an d restore processes that
View Properties Displays the properties f or the selected media or edit. If a
Hidden State Available only for th e projects whic h belong to the user.
Deleted State Available only for the projects and the edits which belong
Opens a new Player window to allow the element to be browsed and modified. The Player window is the same as described in the section 4.2.3 ‘Opening a Player to View Media’, on page 26.
been done with the edit
were achieved for the selected edit
default metadata profile has been defined for the media, a metadata tab displays the media/edit metadata va lues.
Hidden hides the project project will still ap pear in the projects list for the user bu t will show an ‘H’ in the hidden colum n.
Not hidden unmarks the selected proje ct as hidden.
to the user.
or media.
or media.
From Project Mgr: Deleted deletes the project and all its contents from the Proj database. The project will still appear in the projects list for the user but will show a “D” in the deleted column to indicate it has been flagged as ‘to be deleted’ .
From Edit Mgr: Deleted d
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unmarks the selected project or edit as
Menu Item Description
to indicate i t has been flagged as ‘to b e deleted’. Not Deleted
deleted.

4.2.3 OPENING A PLAYER TO VIEW MEDIA

From the Media Mgr, and Edit Mgr tab s, you can open any item on the element list by double-clic king it or right-clicki ng the mouse and select Play (or Run Player).
The element opens in a Player window, which is same as the Player area in the Edit tab. For a detailed explana tion, refer to the section 6.2 ‘Player Are a’, on page 57:
• A jog and media bar and a set of transport controls allow the manipulation of
the element in the window.
• Using the mouse, you can click wherever you wa nt inside media bar, and drag
the mouse to browse th rough the element.
• Drag and drop operations of clips and media are possible from this Player to
the Clip area or Media area of the projec t.
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search rules available from the Help button and detailed in section

4.3 SEARCHING THE D ATABASE

4.3.1 INTRODUCTION

When the database contains large amount s of data, it may become difficult to find a specific element. Th e Xedio Suite offers sever al ways to speed up your search:
• quick tex t search
• filters o n parameters
By default, the columns that are taken into consideration for the Quick Text Search are the ones cu rrently visible in the grid.
If you wish to search in other columns, and view the string you are searching for in the columns, you can:
• add o ther columns to the element li st view
• use Filters, as explained in section ‘Error! Reference source not found.’ on
page Error! Bookmark not defined. These search tools are explained in detail bel ow. Quick text search and filters on parameters, as well as several filters on
parameters, can be com bined and saved for later use. All the criteria must be met in the results list ( an ‘AND’ operator is applied). These Saved Filters can then be applied in one click.

4.3.2 QUICK TEXT SEARCH

INTRODUCTION
The Quick Text Search field is always available on the top of the database
content list:
It allows searching for a string in the displayed c olumns. The Quick Text Search option obeys specific rules which can be accessed via the
Help button next to the Quick Text Search field. For more details on thes e rules, refer to the section ‘Qu ick Text Search Rules’, on
page 28.
HOW TO PER FORM A QUICK TEXT SEARCH
To perform a Quick Text search, proceed as follow s:
1. Show t he columns you wish to per form a quick search on.
Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field, based on Quick Text
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‘Quick Text Search Rules’ on page 28.
field to apply a
, even if in two
in Name and
’, even if in two different fields
’ at the
3. Depending on whether the AutoRefresh Filtering setting is selected or not,
you may have to press the Search button to apply the Quick Text Search. Refer to the tab Softw are > Parameter Profiles > G eneral > General.
The Quick Text Search is applied and the search result is displayed in the grid.
4. To cl ear the applied Quick Text Search, click the red "X" icon to the right of
the search field or sele ct <empty> from the Quick Text Sear ch field.
5. The Quick Text Search field is a combo box that gives access to the last 10
previously searched st rings. Select a filter from the list of the Quick Text Search
previous search.
QUICK TEXT SEARCH RULES
The string that you enter in the Quick Text Search field is analyzed according to the following set of rules, which can be accessed via the Help button next to
the Quick Text Search field. The free text search is not a case sensitive oper ation.
Search String Search Result
Yellow card Searches for the strings ‘yellow’ and ‘card’
different fields (columns), for example ‘yellow’ ‘card’ in Keywords.
For example a clip named ‘The Yellow Man’ with keywords ‘Red Card’ will be found, since it has yellow and card in 2 different
fields. "Yellow card" Searches for s trings containing ‘Yellow card’. Yellow | card Searches for ‘yellow’ or ‘card
(columns), for example ‘yellow’ in Name or ‘card’ in Keyw ords.
yell* Searches f or ‘yell’ at the beginn ing of a string. *low Searches for ‘low’ at the end of a stri ng. Ye*low Searches for strings with ‘ye’ at the beginning and ‘low
Spaces around the | sign are m andatory.
end.
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’ at the
button is dimmed when all filter
button is red when the filter
Search String Search Result
Ye*low 123 Searches for strings with ‘ye’ at the beginning and ‘low
end and which contains ‘123’. =card Searches for a string exactly equals to ‘card’.
For example, if a field co ntains ‘yellow card’, the =card condition
will not return any re sult. =”yellow card” Searches for a string exactly equals to ‘ yellow card’.
The use of quotes is required due to the space between ‘yellow’
and ‘card’.

4.3.3 ADVANCED FILTERS

Filters are available for more detailed search operations from the Filter 0 tab. The parameters available for filtering operations are the column headings and any metadata associated by the user.
From the Today tab, th e filter ‘creation date = today’ is aut omatically applied.
FILTER ACTIVATION
Show/Hide Filter Button
To display, or hide, the Filter extended area, click the Show/Hide Filter button over the grid.
Filter Button Display Meaning
(dimmed)
(red)
Filter Extend ed Area
The Filter ext ended area is as fol lows:
The Show/Hide Filter criteria are hidden. C onsequently, the filters are inactive.
The Show/Hide Filter extended area is visible, even if no filtering criterion is applied.
The first field under the Show/Hide Filter button lists three options for the combination of criteri a to be taken into accoun t during the filtering op eration.
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fields displayed
The media displayed in the results list fulfill all the
The second field is a fil ter field allowing the user s to select a first fi lter parameter.
Criteria Combination
The available options are detailed in the table b elow:
Option Meaning
ALL criteria are met
All the criteria selected in the Filter under the Criteria Combination field must be met.
selected filter criteria.
ANY criteria is met At least one of the criteria selected in the Filter fields
must be met. The media displayed in the results list fulfill at least one
of the selected filt er criteria.
NO criteria is met None of the criteria selected in the Filter fields displaye d
under the Criteria Combination field must be met. The media displayed in the results list fulfill none of the
selected filter criteria.
Filter Fields
Under the Criteria Combination field, the users will be able to select as many filter parameters as they want and to choose specific value(s) for these filter parameters. The use of Filter fields is explained in the next se ction.
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FILTER FIELDS
The Filter field provides the list of all the parameters on which a search can be performed. The fol lowing screenshot is an example of such a list. The o ptions may differ between the applications of the Xedio Suite. Most relevant parameters are listed at the top of the list, then, all the other fields are displayed in alphabetical order.
Once a parameter has b een selected, an entire li ne is displayed.
Interface Element Description 1 Selected filter parame ter. 2 Various fields used to enter the filter criteria. Refer to
section ‘Search Fields Types’ on page 32. Used to remove the corr esponding filter line.
Used to add a new filt er line.
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value. This will include, or exclude, media containing the
SEARCH FIELDS TYPES
According to the selected filter parameter, different types of search fields will be displayed. They are de tailed in the table belo w.
Filter Parameter Type
Timecode or Duration Parameter
Such as TC IN, TC OUT, Duration…
Range
Such as Timecode Range
Date
Such as Creation Date
Displayed Criteria Fields
Select a logical operator in the first field and then enter a timecode or duration v alue in the second field.
Select an option from the first field and then enter a timecode specified timecode val ue. Several Date Search filte rs exist. They are described be low.
a. Select a condition or a logical operat or in the first field
b. This will condition the next step:
• Search based on a specific date (e.g. with =…): a calendar
will be displayed for the selection of a da te.
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,…): no other field
r the
Filter Parameter Type
Displayed Criteria Fields
• Search based on an interval (e.g. with […] (between)…): two
calendars are displaye d for the selection of t wo dates.
• Search based on a specific date calculated from the current
date (e.g. with tomorrow, last month appears.
Time
Such as Last Rendered Date Time
Several Date Search filte rs exist. They are described be low. a. Select a condition or a logical operat or in the first field
b. This will condition the next step:
• Search based on a specific date and ti me (e.g. with =…): two
additional fields will be displayed, a calendar fo selection of a date and drop-down list for the selection of time.
• Search based on a specific date and time calculated from
the current date and time (e.g. with next hour, last month,…): no other fiel d appears.
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and then enter a
Filter Parameter Type
Number
Such as DB Id
Option List
Such as Video Standard
Displayed Criteria Fields
Select a logical operator in the first field number in the second f ield.
Note <> means ‘diff ers from’
Select a condition in the first field
Click the button to dis play the list of options available for the selected filter p arameter.
Boolean
Such as Published
Free Text
Such as Label
Example for the Video Standard:
Select an option from the list. Select Yes or No from the single crit eria field
Select a condition in the first field and then enter text in the second field.
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HOW TO PER FORM A SE ARCH THROUGH FILTER FIELDS
To enter search values in the Filter fields, p roceed as follows:
1. Choose the columns you wish t o perform a search on.
2.
Click the Show/Hide Filter button The following Filter a rea is displayed:
3. Select a criteria combination f rom the list:
4. Select a filter parameter from t he filter parameter lis t.
An entire line, corres ponding to the selected fi lter parameter, is display ed:
5. Enter filter criteria as explained in section ‘Search Fields Types’ on page
32. For free text fields, press ENTER to appl y the filter. Otherwise, the results list is automatically res tricted.
6.
If required, click the butt on to add a filter parameter.

4.3.4 USING SAVED FILTERS

Once you have defined a filter cri terion, you may want to save it for later use. You will then be able to apply the same filter wit h a single click.
Right-clicking in the Filter 0 tab displays a contextual menu with the following options:
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escription of the
Menu Option Description Create New Filter Allows to create a new fil ter tab.
Save Filter As Allows to create a new filter tab in which the current
search filter will be save d.
Filter Properties Allows to change the name and/or d
selected filter tab.
Reset Filter Removes all search criteria on the selected filter tab. Delete Filter Removes the filter tab.
HOW TO SAVE FILTERS
To save filters, proceed as fol lows:
1. Define the filter or filt ers combination you wish t o save, as explained above .
2. Right-click the Filter 0 tab.
3. Select Save Filter As from the contextu al menu.
The Filter Edit Dialog box opens.
4. Enter a label for the tab you are going to create and, if required, enter a
description.
5. Click OK to co nfirm.
The new filter tab is displayed on the left of the list.
HOW TO APP LY A SAVED FILTER
To apply a saved filt er, simply click the cor responding tab.
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the left part of the main
CleanEdit window. Its function is to permit the user to
The Project area contains the projects created by the
is displayed in bold
Each project only contains the elements that have been
nt to a project, to allow sharing of media
5. Managing Projects
and Project Elements

5.1 PROJECT A REA

5.1.1 OVERVIEW

The Project area is located on manage a project and all the elements within the projects,
multiple edits, media used within the project and clips and media used on the time line of edits within the pr oject.
logged-on edit or. The Project area is divided into four zones to sort the different elements of each project:
• The Project zone contains a list of the projects for the
logged on user. The open project characters.
• The Media zone contains the original media files that are
used in the open proj ect.
• The Edit zone contains the list of edits that have been
created on the open project. The edit loaded is displayed in bold characters.
• The Clip zone contains list of clips stored in preparation
for the edit.
deemed to be relevant to it. The ability to access elements from anywhere in the database o f an installation and declare them releva amongst several workstations, is a fundamental part of the structure of CleanEdit .
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5.1.2 HIDING AND DISPLAYING THE PROJECT AREA

The project area can be hidden or displayed using the Auto Hide icon on the top right corner of t he Project area.
When the Auto Hide icon is horizontal , the Auto Hide is on: the Project area is collapsed to a thin vertical bar and only opens when the mouse is placed onto the bar.
When the Auto Hide icon is vertical , the Auto Hide is off: The Project area is open in its minimum wid th.
If you want to extend it, move the mouse to the border between the Project area and Work area and left -click the mouse when the mouse cursor change s to .
If you want to extend it to the whole window, so that yo u can see information on the projects, media, edits and clips, move the mouse to the border between the Project area and Work area and right-click the mouse when the mouse cursor
changes to . To return to the normal display, place the mouse over the right hand edge of the
window to see the mouse pointe r change and drag the frame to the desired size or click with the right m ouse button on it.

5.1.3 SELECTING ITEMS IN THE ZON ES OF THE PROJECT AREA

The selection of items in the various zones of the Project are a is done in the same way as in Windows® Expl orer:
• Click on an item for a single sel ection
• Press + click on the items for a selection of multiple non-
contiguous items.
• Press + click on the first and last item for a selection of
multiple contiguous items.
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5.2 PROJECT ZONE

5.2.1 INTRODUCTION

Each time users begin to edit a new body of material, they need to create a new project in which they will store all the elements to be used in that project. The projects are created and displayed in the Proj ect zone.
This area will show all projects created by the user that has logged in. Other user’s projects can only be shown in this area if they have been imported. For more information on importing a project, refer to the section 5.2.6 ‘Importing a Project’, on page 42.
This section presents the various possible actions on a project, either accessible from the Project conte xtual menu or in another way.

5.2.2 OPENING AN EXISTING PROJECT

To open an existing project, double-click its name in the Project zone list. When the project opens, the dif ferent elements associated to the proje ct are displayed in the Media, Edit, and C lip zones of the Project area.
The name of an active (open) project is displ ayed in bold characters.

5.2.3 PROJECT CONTEXTUAL MENU

You can perform the main actions on a project via the Project contextual menu. You will access it by righ t-clicking on a pr oject in the Project zone:
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Creating a New
ject has
clicking the
from the contextual
box will ask for
llows the user to select how the projects are sorted in the
Project zone among various sorting options. Each sorting
Project zone. This is
The following table shows an overview on the commands from the contextual menu:
Command Description
New Opens the New Project dialog box in which you can create a
new project. See also the section 5.2.4 ‘ Project’, on page 41.
Properties Opens the Project Properties dialog box from which you can
change the project nam e (label) or description. The video standard cannot be changed once the pro
been created.
Delete Deletes the pr oject from the Project zone. A dialo g box will ask
for confirmation. The project will be deleted from the user ’s Project zone, but not
from the database (it will be marked ‘DELETED’). It can be restored in the Project Manager tab, by right­project row and selecting Not Deleted menu.
Hide Hides the project from the Project zone. This is useful when too
many projects are displayed. A dialog confirmation.
The project will be hidden from the user’s project zone, but is still available in the database (i t will be marked ‘HIDDEN’). You can display back a hidden project via the Project Manager tab, by right-clicki ng the project row and selecting Not Hidden from the contextual menu.
Default Sort A
option can be combined with an ascending or des cending sort:
Refresh Refreshes the list of projects in the
relevant when projects are created automati cally by the system or by other users.
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5.2.4 CREATING A NEW PROJECT

Procedure
You can create a new project via the New command in the Project contextual menu. This opens the New Project dialog box in which you define and save the project characteristics. You need to specify a project name and video standard to be used in your project, then click OK to validate. The project characteristics are recorded in the datab ase.
Project Default Values
By default, the follo wing values are used:
• Project name: Project_XXXX where XXXX corresponds to an incremented
number. The default name can be changed in Xedio Manager, Software > Parameter
Profiles tool, in the Browser tab.
• Video Standard: at first use, the displayed default value is the one set in
Xedio Manager. Afterwards, it will cor respond to the last value selected by the user.
Project Video Standard
The video standard specifies the resolution and frequency that will be used for playing out or rendering the p roject. Once a project is create d, you cannot modify the video standard.
The default value for the project video standard is set in Xedio Manager in Software > Parameter Profiles > General > General tab: Default Video Standard field.
In a project you cannot add media with a fre quency different from the pr oject video standard.
But you can add media having any video standard, they will be converted to the project video standard .
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5.2.5 VIEWING THE PROJECT DATA

By moving the mouse between the project and the work areas, the mouse pointer will change to . Clicking with the right mouse button will expand the Project
area full screen, so that you can view information on the projects, media, edits and clips.
To return to the normal display, place the mouse over the right hand edge of the window to see the mouse pointe r change and drag the frame to the desired size or click with the right m ouse button on it.

5.2.6 IMPORTING A PROJECT

If you need to work on another user’s project, you can import it from the Project Mgr area.
To import a project, select the project in the Project list of the Project Mgr area and drop it to the Project zone. The project will be copied and imported to your working environment, wi th all the associated media and edits.
In some specific work flows, the users will be asked whether they want to copy the project, or become t he project’s owner. In t he latter case, the user will work on the original project.
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5.3 MEDIA ZO NE

5.3.1 INTRODUCTION

The Media zone contains the list of media relating to the project. Each media is placed in this area by dragging it from the Media Manager tab. For more information on this tab, r efer to the section 4 ‘Sea rching for and Managing Media’, on page 24.
This section presents the various possible actions on a media, either accessible from the Media context ual menu or in another way.

5.3.2 OPENING MEDIA IN THE PLAYER AREA

To view material available in the Media zone, you can load it to the Player of the Edit tab, by clicking the media name or by dragging the media onto the Player window:
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5.3.3 MEDIA CONTEXTUAL MENU

You can perform the main actions on media via the Media contextual menu. You will access it by right-clicking on a media in the Media zone:
The following table shows an overview on the commands from the contextual menu:
Command Description
Delete Deletes the media from the Media zone. A dialog box will ask
for confirmation. The media will be deleted from the user’s Media zone, but not
from the database no r from the media server. You wi ll still view it in the Media Manager tab and be able to drag it to the Media zone.
Default Sort Allows the user to select how the media is sorted in the Media
zone among various sorting optio ns. Each sorting option can be combined with an ascen ding or descending sort:
Refresh Refreshes the list of media in the Media zone
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5.4 EDIT ZONE

5.4.1 INTRODUCTION

An edit is video and audio material assembled in a timeline, to which effects and several features may have been added, and that will be played out as a final subject.
The Edit zone contains the list of edits related to the current project. The edits will be disp layed differently dependi ng on their status:
• An ope n edit is in bold characte rs.
• A clos ed edit is displayed in n ormal characters.
• An edit closed and set as ‘Ready to broadcast’ is displayed in dimmed
characters. This section present s the various possibl e actions on an edit, ei ther accessible
from the Edit contextu al menu, or in another way.

5.4.2 OPENING AN EXISTING EDIT

To open an existing e dit, double-click o n its name in the Edit zone. When an edit is active (open), its name is highlighted in bold characters and the
Timeline area shows the edit. The timeline ic ons also become active.

5.4.3 EDIT CONTEXTUAL MENU

You can manage your edits via the Edit c ontextual menu. If you right click on the Edit zone, the contextual menu shows the commands
applicable to all edi ts. If you right click on a specific edit in the Edit zone, the contextual menu will also
enable the commands ap plicable to the edit.
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confirmation. Edits which have the R2B status (ready to
er tab, by
When this option is selected, a confirmation
The following table shows an overview on the commands from the contextual menu:
Command Description
New Opens the New Edit window, from where you can create a new
edit. For more information on the fields available in this window,
refer to the section 5.4.4 ‘Creating an E dit’, on page 47.
Properties Opens the Edit Properties window, from where you can modify
some properties of the edit. See also the section 5.4.4 ‘Creating an Edi t’, on page 47.
Delete Deletes the edit from the Edit zone. A dialog box will ask for
broadcast) cannot be d eleted. The edit will be delete d from the user’s Edit zone, but not from
the database. It can be restored in the Edit Manag right-clicking the edit row and selecting Not Deleted from the contextual menu.
Duplicate Allows creating a dupl icate of the selected edi t.
See also the section 5.4.5 ‘Duplicating an Edi t’, on page 50.
Default Sort Allows the user to select how the edits are sorted in the Edit
zone among various sorting optio ns. Each sorting option can be combined with an ascen ding or descending sort:
Make Local (XT/XS)
Allows the user to arch ive all XT/XS clips used in the edit to his local storage.
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(YES/NO) in fo window is displayed .
in Software >
Command Description
This option is available only if the parameter Allow to Backup XT/XS clip is set to true in Xedio Manager (
Parameter Profiles > CleanEdit > Cemediaimport).
Refresh Refreshes the list of edits in the Edit zon e.

5.4.4 CREATING AN EDIT

CREATION PROCEDURE
To create a new edit i n an open project, proceed a s follows:
1. Right-click in the Edit zone and select New from the con textual menu.
This opens the New Edi t window.
2. Fill in the fields in this window.
3. Click OK.
The new edit will be c reated with the label and ch aracteristics you have defined. Its characteristi cs are stored in the datab ase.
NEW EDIT WINDOW
You need to specify t he edit characteristics when you crea te the edit, via the New Edit window. You will find below a description o f its fields.
The mandatory fields are filled in with default values. The values of some fields can still be modified when the edit has been created, in the Edit Properties window. This is specif ied in the field descrip tion.
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predefined classes to classify an edit as belonging to a
dentifier for the edit can be entered or generated
> General tab in Xedio Manager (Read Only Edit ID,
General Tab
The following table describes the general ch aracteristics that can be defined on an Edit.
Field Description
Label (mandatory) Name assigned to the edit. The default value for the label is
Edit_XXX where XXX corr esponds to an incremented num ber. The default name can be change d in Xedio Manager, Software
> Parameter Profiles t ool, in the Browser tab. Description Optional text to describe the edit. Program ClassList Category assigned to the edit. The value is selected from
particular group or edit type. The tree values and structure
are defined in Tools > Program Class Manager tool, in Xedio
Manager.
Click the down arrow to display the classification tree and
select the requested category. Edit ID I
automatically to make it unique. If it is entered manually and
it is already used, a warning message will appear. Two
parameters Software > P arameter Profiles > (Xedio) Clea nEdit
Automatic Edit ID Generation) make it possible to configure
how the Edit ID field will be used
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, this setting
allows the user to define a preferred default from either
in the timeline. In this case, you cannot enter a Start
played out. The automatic restore process uses this
Field Description
Aspect ratio Default aspect ratio to be used for the edit.
With HD video standards, the aspect ratio 16:9 is selected
and cannot be modified in Xedio CleanEdit. This does not
prevent from using a media with a diff erent aspect ratio in the
edit.
With SD video standards, you can choose the aspect ratio
between 4:3 and 16:9, and you can modify this as long as the
edit is empty.
The default value is specified in the Software parameters >
General > General tab in Xedio Manager. Default conversion
When a conversion is performed on the media type
letterbox1 or pillarbox2/cropped (pan & scan3). Audio type Specifies the audio type for th e edit.
Possible values: All Ster eo, One 5.1 + 5x stereo, Two 5.1 + 2x
stereo. By default, All St ereo is selected.
In case the Show Audio Matrix Button is not enabled in the
Parameter Profiles of Xedio Manager, All Stereo will be the
single option availab le. Start TimeCode Specifies the first timeco de for the edit.
The entered timecode i s:
• reflected on the timecode bar above the tim eline,
• stored in the dat abase,
• used for the playout and rendering proc ess.
From First Clip If this check box is ticked, the start timecode for the edit
timeline will be the timecode of the first video frame inserted
Timecode manually as th is field will be disab led. On Air Date and
On Air Time
Allows specifying a date and time when the edit is planned to
be
information when the a rchive solution is part of the system.
1
The letterbox effect occurs when film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio is transferred to standard-width video formats while
preserving the film's original aspect ratio. The resulting image has black bars (mattes) above and below it.
2
The pillarbox effect occurs in widescreen video displays when black bars (mattes or masking) are placed on the sides of
the image. It becomes necessary when film or video was not originally designed for a widescreen display.
3
Pan and scan is a method of adjusting widescreen film images so that they can be shown within the proportions of a standard definition 4:3 aspect ratio television screen, often cropping off the sides of the original widescreen image to focus on the composition's most important aspects. (Source: wikipedia)
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Custom Metad ata
If only a default metadata profile is defined for edits, the metadata fields of the default profile are d isplayed in this tab an d can be filled in.
If several metadata profiles are associated to the edits in Xedio Manager (one default profile and one or more associated profiles), you first need to select the requested profile in the first row of the table. Then, the metadata fields linked to the selected profile will be displayed in the rows below and you wil l be able to fill in the metadata field s.

5.4.5 DUPLICATING AN EDIT

You can duplicate one of your edits using the Duplicate command in the Edit contextual menu. This op ens a dialog box showing the properties of the dup licated edit and suggesting a name (the old name with the extension ‘_Duplicated’). Confirm the operation w ith the OK button.
You can also use the following keyboard shortcut + to create a duplicate for the edi t that is currently loa ded in the timeline.
Note When you duplicate an edit, it is not possible to change the audio type of the duplicated edi t.
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5.4.6 COPYING A N EDIT

You can also copy an edit from the Edit Manager tab, whatever the user who created the edit. The res ult is the same as duplicating an edit, bu t you perform the action in a different way, and you can copy other user’s edits.
If you want to copy an edit avai lable in the Edit Manager tab, select the ed it, drag it from the Edit Manag er tab and drop it onto:
• the Ed it zone of the Project ar ea.
In this case, the edit i s added to the open project.
• any pr oject name in the Project zon e of the Project area.
In this case, it will be added to the project on which you have dropped the edit.
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5.5 CLIP ZONE

5.5.1 INTRODUCTION

The Clip zone is mainl y used to store clips in preparation for edits.
It contains the list of clips made in one of the following ways:
• by selecting sections of material from the Player on the Edit tab and dragging
them to the timeline.
• by selecting sections o f material from the Player of the Media Manager tab and
dragging them to the timeline.
• by dragg ing the clips from the Media Importer, EVS Server t ab directly into the
Clip zone.
The clips shown are al l relevant to the project op en in the Project zone.
Note: For more information on making clips and placing them on the timeline
or in the Clip zone, refer to the sections 7.3 ‘Placing Clips onto the Timeline’, on page 107.

5.5.2 VIEWING CLIPS

To view the clip mater ial, you can load the cli p onto the Player of the E dit tab:
• by dou ble-clicking the cl ip name
• by dra gging the clip name onto th e Player window
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5.5.3 ADDING CLIPS

You can add clips to the clip zone in several ways :
• Drag the media from the Player to the Clip zone. The material defined between
the IN and OUT points, or mark IN and mark OUT point s when defined, will be added to the Clip zone.
• Drag a media from the Media Mgr into the Clip zone.
• Select several clips in the edit from different timeline tracks and drop them in
the clip bin: this wi ll create only one clip. This action is possible only if the selected video and audio edit clips access
the same media with th e same timecodes.

5.5.4 CLIP CONTEXTUAL MENU

You can manage your cl ips via the Clips contextu al menu. If you right click on the Clips zone, the contextual menu shows the commands
applicable to all cli ps. If you right click on a specific clip in the Clips zone, the contextual menu will also
enable the commands ap plicable to the clip.
Command Description
Properties Opens the Clips Pro perties window, from where you can modify
the clip label and description and get information on other clip parameters:
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confirmation. The original media is not deleted from the
Command Description
Delete Deletes the clip from the Clip zone. A dialog box will ask for
database. Once deleted, a clip cannot be recovered as the edits can be.
Thumbnails Allows the user to display or hide the clip thumbnails showing
the IN and OUT frames i n the Clip zone.
Print Opens a dialog to print the clip details. If the workstation has
been set up and connect ed to a printer, a list can be printed. Refresh Refreshes the list of clips in the Clip zone . Default Sort Allows the user to select how the clips are sorted in the Clip
zone among various sorting optio ns. Each sorting option can be
combined with an ascen ding or descending sort:

5.5.5 ASSIGNING COLORS TO CLIPS AND FILTERING ON COLORS

Above the clip list, the Colored Square icon and the Filter icon allow you to assign colors to t he clips and filter them ba sed on the clip colors.
HOW TO ASS IGN A COLOR TO NEW CLIPS
To activate a color t o be assigned to clips, pr oceed as follows:
1. Click the Color ed Square icon to open th e Color dialog box.
2. Select a color you want to assign to new clips and click OK.
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The Colored Square icon will chan ge to the selected color
From then onwards, the bullet in front of the new clips placed in the Clip zone will inherit the active co lor.
HOW TO CHA NGE THE COLOR ASSIGN ED TO EXISTING CLIPS
To change the color as signed to clips, proceed as follows:
1. Activate the color you want to assign using the Colored Square icon and the
Color dialog box.
2. Select the clips for which you want to change the color.
3. Simult aneously press CTRL and click the Colored Square icon. The active color will be assigned to the select ed clips.
HOW TO FILTER CLIPS BASED ON COLORS
To filter clips to wh ich a given color is ass igned, proceed as follows:
1. Activate the color on which to filter using the Colored Square icon and the
Color dialog box.
2. Click the Filter i con to activate the filter The filter icon will turn orange and the clip list will be limited to the clips
corresponding to the s elected color.
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6.1 EDIT TAB OVERVIEW

The Edit tab is the main workspace for working and finalizing an edit. Clips and edits are created in this tab. It consists of four areas, highlighted in the screenshot below:
Editing
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Area Number Area Na me
1. Player area
See section 6.2 ‘Player Area’ on page 57.
2. Audio Meters area and Trim area
See section 6.4 ‘Audio Meters / Tr im Area’ on page 81.
3. Recorder area
See section 6.3 ‘Recorder Area’ on page 75.
4. Timeline area
See section 6.5 ‘Timeline Area’ on page 83.

6.2 PLAYER AREA

6.2.1 OVERVIEW

The Player is used to lo ad and browse media on the Edit tab, c reate clips to place onto the timeline or to drag to the clip list area. All types of media and clips can be played in the Play er: video, audio or stills .
The screenshot below h ighlights the various zones in the Player:
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Parameters related to the display are available via a
Adjusting the Player Video
Selecting the Tracks to be
They are used to create new clips, and get the exact
Adding Logs to the Media
or example, clips created with ganged channels in
and allows the user to select a clip linked to the one
The following table briefly describes the various zones on the Player area and refers to the section where the fields are detai led.
Area Description
1. Video
Display
2. Track
Selection Buttons
3. Jog and
Media Bar
4. Clip Creation
Fields
It displays the video material loaded on the Playe r.
contextual menu. See also the section 6.2.4 ‘
Display’ on page 59. They allow the user to select the tracks to be taken into
account when the loade d material is added to the timeline. See also the section 6.2.8 ‘
Added to the Timeline’, o n page 68. They allow the user to navigate in the loaded material, to
place IN, OUT and nowline points, as well as to modify the playback speed of the material.
See also the sections ‘ Jog’, ‘Media Bar’ and ‘Nowline, M ark IN and Mark OUT’ from page 64.
timecode of the nowline, IN and OUT points. See also the section 6.2.7 ‘Cr eating and Working with Cl ips
in the Player’, on pa ge 65.
5. Log Buttons The logs make it possible to add reference points to easily
identify positions of interest in the loaded media. See also the section 6.2.9 ‘
Loaded on the Player A rea’, on page 72.
6. Transport
Control Buttons
7. Server
Recorder Selection
They are used to play back the loaded media. See also the section ‘Transport Con trols’, on page 61.
The button acts as a toggle switch between the T rack Selection buttons
and the camera selecti on list
Several cases can occur:
• If a record train of an EVS Video Server is loaded, this
allows the user to load another record train on the given server.
• If a clip belonging to a group of linked clips is loaded
(f IPDirector), the list displays the various camera angles
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loaded.
Area Description
• If an individual clip is loaded, only its recorder channel
is available.
If a media ingested from an encoder is loaded, the button is not availab le.
You can access the various comman ds of the Player area, either using the buttons on the user interface, or dedicated keyboard shortcuts (which are assigned in Xedio Manager).

6.2.2 ACTIVATING THE PLAYER AREA

To be able to use the Player and the various commands it features, you need to
activate it. To activate the Player, click on the Player area or press on the keyboard. When you drag a media to the Player, it is directly activated.
An orange rectangle displayed around the Player commands indicates that the Player area is active:

6.2.3 MAKING THE PLAYER AREA FULL SCREEN

To view the Player are a as a full-scree n image, press on th e keyboard. Press the short cut key again to revert to the normal display.

6.2.4 ADJUSTING THE PLAYER VIDEO DISPLAY

You can adjust the Player video display via a contextual menu. You call the contextual menu by rig ht-clicking the Video Display zone on the Pla yer area.
It gives the following display options f or the video:
Field Description
Show Timecode This option offers different choices to display timecode on
the player window. If the loaded materia l is a file:
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• none – does not d isplay any timecode
which areas of the picture will be seen and allow for
is defined in Xedio Manager > Software > Parameter
Field Description
• intra TC – displays the or iginal timecode of the me dia
• start TC - displays a counter starting with 0 at the first
frame of the media
• both (Intra TC – Start TC) – displays both the counter
and original timecode
If the loaded material is the record train of an EVS Video Server (not ap plicable to the Recorder V ideo Display):
• none – does not d isplay any timecode
• intra TC (TOD) – provides a sub-menu with two options:
Timecode, Timecode and Date.
Aspect Ratio Offers a choice of aspect ratios for the display, either
Auto, 4:3 or 16:9. This is also possible to use the following shortcuts:
• + to toggle betwee n 4:3 and 16:9
• + to reset the display to ‘Auto’
Show SafeAreas Displays a safe area cage on the window to determine
checking the size of graphics within the media for safe display.
Grab Image Grabs the curr ent image, either in low resolutio n or in high
resolution. The default folder (C:\) where the g rab is stored Profiles > General Set tings.
(not applicable to th e Recorder Video Display)

6.2.5 LOADING MEDIA ONTO THE PLAYER AREA

When you want to load a nd view a media or a clip available in the pr oject onto the Player area, you can:
• double-click the r equested media or clip
• drag the media or clip onto the Pl ayer area
• Select two clips in the edit from different timeline tracks and drop them in the
Player to access to a media and select the correct audio tracks. This is possible only if video an d audio edit clip access th e same media with the same timecodes.
The media will be loaded onto the Player and the transport control commands will become available.
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6.2.6 MOVING WITHIN MEDIA LOADED ON THE PLAYER AREA

TRANSPORT CONTROLS
The following table shows an overview on the various transport control commands in the Player.
The table lists the most used commands when they can only be accessed via a shortcut key. For a full list of commands activated via a shortcut key, refer to the appendix Appendix 2 – Keyboard Shortcuts, on page 228 to this user manual for the default settings.
Note: The user can define the keyboard shortcuts in Xedio Manager to perform transport cont rol commands. The keys mentioned b elow are the default settings.
Field/Icon Keyboard
Shortcut
+
-
-
(space bar)
-
Function Name and Description
Play/Stop
Start/stops t he preview (video and/or audi o) of a clip or rush.
The button changes to a Stop icon when the media is being played.
‘Near Live’ Play Mode
Launches the pr eview at the end of a rush while digitizing.
Go to IN
Moves from the current position to the Mark IN point.
Go to OUT
Moves from the current position to the Mark OU T point.
- Fast Forward (with m odified speed)
+
Fast Forward
Plays the media forward at a preset fast speed. The button changes to a Stop icon w hen the
media is being played forward.
Changes the preset spe ed to higher speed value. The speeds are set in Xedio Manager.
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Field/Icon Keyboard
Shortcut
Fast R ewind (with modified speed)
+
or
or
Function Name and Description
Fast Rewind
Plays the media backwar d at a preset fast speed. The button changes to a Stop icon when the
media is being played backward.
Changes the preset spe ed to higher speed value. The speeds are set in Xedio Manager.
Previous Frame
Moves 1 frame before t he current position in Pause mode.
Next Frame
Moves 1 frame after th e current position in Pause mode.
-
or
Previous 10 Frames
Moves 10 frames before the current position in Pause mode.
+
-
or
Next 10 Frames
Moves 10 frames after the current position in Pause mode.
+
Playing a clip from mark I N to mark OUT
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Field/Icon Keyboard
Function Name and Description
Shortcut
-
Playing a clip in loop fr om mark IN to mark OUT
+
The , and keyboard shortcuts are used to navigate (in a combination of shuttle a nd scrub at the same time) backwards and forwa rds in A/V content.
This table lists thei r different uses.
Keyboard Shortcut Functio n Description
Shuttles/scrubs backward at t wice the real time sp eed. Pressing repeatedly th e key will increase the
shuttling/scrubbing s peed in a loop: x2, x3, x5, x8 and then back to x2.
Hold + tap
Hold + tap
Note
If another key is pressed between the repetitions, the shuttle/sc rub speed is reset.
Stops the prev iew of the A/V content.
Shuttles/scrubs backward at t wice the real time sp eed. Pressing repeatedly th e key will increase the
shuttling/scrubbing s peed in a loop: x2, x3, x5, x8 and then back to x2.
Note
If another key is pressed between the repetitions, the shuttle/sc rub speed is reset.
Steps backward 1 frame at a time.
Steps forward 1 fr ame at a time.
Hold + hold
Hold + hold
Plays backward at 33% of the real time speed.
Plays forward at 33% of the real time speed.
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JOG
Dragging the jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed depending on:
• the p osition of the speed indicator
• the speed range covered by the jog area. The default range is set from -200%
to +200%. This is set in Xedio Manager.
Audio can be heard whe n using the jog.
MEDIA BAR
The top area on the bar represents the media, or a portion of it, currently loaded on the Player. The mark IN, mark OUT and nowline are displayed on this top area (See the section ‘Nowl ine, Mark IN and Mark OUT’ on page 65).
The middle area includes a dark grey zone. This zone shows the portion of the media out of the whole media included in the top area and the position in the whole media:
• When a media has just been loaded, the top area represents the whole media:
The dark grey area cov ers the whole space in the middle area.
• If you position t he mouse on the middle area and r otate the mouse wheel up or
down, you respectivel y enlarge or reduce the dark gr ey area, hence increasing or reducing the porti on of the media included i n the top area.
• If you click on the dark grey area and drag it, you shift the portion of media
included in the top a rea.
• When a mark IN and mark OUT are defined, double-clicking on the dark grey
area will toggle the portion covered by the top area from the entire media length to the clip l ength (portion between mark IN and mark OUT).
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NOWLINE, MARK IN AND MARK OUT
Three positions can be defined in the media bar:
• An IN point marked on the media is shown as a green line.
To add a mark IN, click at the requested position on the media bar and click the Mark IN icon .
• An OUT point marked on the media is s hown as a red line.
To add a mark OUT, click at the r equested position on the media bar and click the Mark OUT icon .
• The n owline, that is to say the current position within the media, is shown as a
blue line. To place the nowline a t a given position, simply cli ck at the requested position
on the media bar.
To move their position, c lick on them with the mouse and drag them to the desire d position.
When the media is being played, the nowline moves along the top area of the media bar. If the portion of the top area covers only a part of the media, the nowline may disappear. In this case, a red indicator, on the left side or on the right side of the Media bar will be displayed. A click on the vertical indicator (on the left or right side) will re-centre the top ar ea to the nowline.

6.2.7 CREATING AND WORKING WITH CLIPS IN THE PLAYER

When you have defined the portion of the media you want to place into the timeline, you can create a clip out of it and either store it in the Clip zone in the Project area and/or pl ace it directly in the timeline.
To create a clip, you will mainly use the Clip Creation buttons available in the Player area. These but tons are described in t he section below.
CLIP CREATION FIELDS
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The following table de scribes the various fiel ds that are used to create clips:
Field/Button Keyboard
Shortcut
or
or
Function Name and Description
Mark IN
Sets a mark IN point at the now line position on the media bar:
• A timecode value i s added in Mark IN TC field.
• A [ sign is shown on the video display
• A green mark is added at this timecode on the
media bar.
Mark OUT
Sets a mark OUT point a t the nowline position on the media bar:
• the timecode value is added in Mark OUT TC
field.
• A ] sign is shown on the video display
• A red mark is added at this timecode on the
media bar.
Clip Name
Field where the clip n ame can be entered.
Mark IN TC
Timecode of the Mark IN defined on the loaded media.
Mark OUT TC
Timecode of the Mark OU T defined on the loaded media.
Nowline TC
Timecode of the nowlin e defined on the loaded media.
To move the mark IN, mark OUT or nowline to a given TC, type the timecode in the corresponding field an d press ENTER.
You can edit hours, mi nutes, seconds or frames se parately in the timecode fields:
• Double-click on the hours, minutes, seconds or frames area, and the
corresponding area wil l be activated for editi ng.
• Simple-click in the tim ecode field, the cursor should blink on the right and you
can type the full tim ecode value
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HOW TO MAKE A CLIP
Using the transport co ntrols listed above, you can create a clip as foll ows:
1. Select the requested media from the Medi a zone and double-cli ck on it or drag
it to the Player area. It will open in the Player.
2. Play the media using the transport control commands describ ed on page 61.
3. Position the nowline at the requested position for the Mark IN point and click
the Mark IN button .
4. Positi on the nowline at the reques ted position for the Mark OUT point and click
the Mark OUT button .
5. Enter a name in the Clip Name field.
6. To sav e the clip, drag i t to Clip zone. It can then be placed later on in the timeline.
HOW TO MODI FY A CLIP
To modify a clip, proceed as follows:
1. Select a clip in the Clip zone an d drag it to the Player area.
2. Redefi ne the mark IN and mark OUT i n one of the following ways :
a. Set a new mark IN and/or mark OUT using the nowline and the and
buttons. The old mark IN/OUT will be r emoved.
b. Drag t he mark IN and/or mark OUT t o the new position in the Media bar.
3. Do one of the following,
a. To save the clip as a new clip in the Clip zone, drag the picture from the
Player area to the Cli p zone of the Project area.
b. To save the clip and replace the modified one, press CTRL while dragging
the picture from the Player area to the Clip zone, onto the clip to be replaced.
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Audio Channel Assignment of the A/V material based
: via Software > Parameter
The user can modify the default assignment before importing the A/V material in Media Importer, via the
Once the audio track assignment has been
in Xedio Importer or AutoFile Importer,
anager, via
defined in Xedio Manager: via Software > Parameter
y the default assignment before
importing the A/V material in Media Importer, via the
Once the audio track assignment has been
… the audio type defined in the EVS server application

6.2.8 SELECTING THE TRACKS TO BE ADDED TO THE TIMELINE

16 CHA NNELS IN STEREO A ND/OR 5.1
The Xedio Suite can manage the reading, the editing and the export of files with up to 16 audio channel s, grouped in stereo pairs and/or 5.1 groups.
Audio Channel Assignment
The audio channel assignment of the source files depends on how the source material has been included into Xedio, and on the audio track assignment defined when the source materia l has been imported:
Source material
on…
Media imported from Media Importer
Media ingested from a Xedio encoder
Clip imported from an EVS server
… the Default Input Audio Track Assignment setting defined in Xedio Manager Profiles > General > A udio tab.
Setup, Audio Channels Assignment tab.
Note
defined these values will be used instead of the default ones on the workstatio n.
… the audio channels defined for the given channel of the physical encoder. This is defined in Xedio M Encoders > Physical Man ager > Encoder Channel Profil e.
… the Default XT Input Audio Track Assignment setting Profiles > General > A udio tab.
The user can modif Setup, Audio Channels Assignment tab.
Note
defined in Xedio Importer or AutoFile Importer,
Record train of an EVS server loaded via the direct access
launched.
these values will be used instead of the default ones on the workstatio n.
in CleanEdit
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Possible Audio Configurations
The possible audio con figurations are:
• up to 8 stereo pairs
• up to 5 stereo pairs and one 5.1 g roup
• up to 2 stereo pairs and two 5.1 groups.
Within the general settings of Xedio Manager, you need to check the Enable 5.1 management param eter to allow the management of 5.1 tracks in the Xedi o Suite.
When encoders ingest media, they only use s tereo tracks. When importing files w ith 2, 4, 8 or 16 audio chan nels, the assignment must follow
the default parameters s et in the database, as explained in sectio n ‘Audio Channel Assignment’. In case the default assignments cannot be applied, all audio tracks will be considered as stereo pairs.
The A/V content of each media is displayed in the A/V Contents column of the Media Mgr tab. For each edit, it is displayed in the Audio Type column of the Edit Mgr tab.
Note: The output of 16 audio channels is managed through a multi-channel
audio board. To make sure that Xedio can use this audio board, you need to manually change the audio board assignment in the Control Panel of Windows (Sounds and Audio devices properties > Playback and Recording options) .
TRACK SELECTION FOR CLIPS AND MONITORING
Overview
All the available aud io sources from a media ar e displayed below the Play er.
A stereo track is represented by .
A 5.1 track is represe nted by
In stereo mode, up to 8 tracks appear as follows :
(8 stereo)
In 5.1 and stereo mode , up to 16 channels can be shown as follows:
stereo tracks)
(4 stereo)
(two 5.1 tracks a nd two stereo tracks)
(one 5.1 track and six
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When you create a clip to be placed on a timeline, you need to select the video and requested audio t racks using the buttons und erneath the Video Displa y zone:
Video and Audio Selection
The video and audio sele ction is taken into account when you drag a clip from the player to the timeline:
Clicking on the Video button will remove the v ideo from the Player window and disable it so that the clip made has no video, the displayed button will turn to white.
Clicking on the left or right triangle of an audio stereo track will disable respectively the left or right channel of the corresponding audio track. The displayed button will turn to white.
A 5.1 audio track is d isabled by clicking the loudspeaker button on the right of the radio button
The table summarizes how the buttons look like dependin g on the selection:
Enabled Disabled Video Audio
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Audio Monitoring Selec tion
The radio buttons between each pair of stereo audio channel buttons or next to a
5.1 audio channel button allow the sele ction of one audio track for m onitoring:
• In stereo mode: the first radio button for channels 1 and 2, the second radio
button for channels 3 and 4, the third radio button for channels 5 and 6, and so on until channels 15 and 16.
• In 5.1 and Stereo mode: in the example, combining two 5.1 tracks and 2
stereo tracks, the first radio button selects channels 1 to 6, the second radio button selects channels 7 to 12, the third radio button selects channels 13 and 14 and the fourth rad io button selects channels 15 and 16.
Audio meters located on the right side of the Video Display represent the monitored track. Refer to section 6.4 ‘Audio Meters / Trim A rea’ on page 81.
Note: When you right-click on a 5.1 radio button, a popup menu appears in which you can select the 5.1 comp onents that should be monitored on the left and right channels. You can choose between the following options: Mixed, L+R, Ls +Rs or Center (out put on L+R speakers).
Examples
If a clip has to be created without audio for the channels 1 and 2, disable the 2 buttons of those chan nels:
Clicking on the left audio button will remove the left audio component from the source so that the clip made has no left audio channel. In this case, the right channel will be outpu t on the left and right.
Clicking in addition on the right audio button will remove the right audio component so that the clip made has no right audi o channel.
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6.2.9 ADDING LOGS TO THE MEDIA LOADED ON THE PLAYER AREA

DEFINITION
The logs are reference points that can be placed wherever needed on the media loaded on the Player. Their purpose is to mark points of interest on the media and to facilitate rapid movement between them. The logs are managed with the following buttons:
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LOGS
A distinction can be drawn between internal and e xternal logs. The internal logs are p laced by the user on the m edia loaded on the Player. They are displayed on the media bar as yellow tri angles. The external logs correspond to logs created in and imported from IPDirector, if
the installation is p roperly set up. An inte rest ranking is assigned t o them. They are displayed on the media bar as transpare nt triangles. When you right-click on a log on a media bar where the two types of logs are
displayed, a contextual menu appears and let you select the logs that should appear:
ADDING A LOG
To add a log on the media, place the nowline at the requested position on the media and click the Add Log button . The log is added on the media as a
yellow triangle on th e video frame.
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MOVING BETWEEN LOGS
To move to the log position on the left of the nowline, c lick the Left Log button .
To move to the log position on the right of th e nowline, click the Right Log button
.
REMOVING A LOG
To remove a log, move to the log to be removed u sing the or buttons. Then, click the Add Log button simult aneously with the CTRL key on the keyboard.

6.2.10 CREATING A CLIP ON AN EVS VIDEO SERVER FROM THE PLAYER AREA

GENERAL PROCESS
When the media loaded on the Player area is a record train from an EVS Server, you can save the created clip on the EVS Server and in the Xedio databas e at the same time. To do this, you will click the Save button next to the Clip Name field once you have defined y our mark IN and mark OUT:
This will open the EVS Server Data window in which you can specify the necessary information to save the clip on the EVS Server and on the Xedio database.
EVS SERVER DATA WINDOW
EVS Video Server Tab
In the EVS Server Data window, the EVS Video Server tab allows you to specify the clip name, IDs, ranking, type and keywords as it will be saved on the EVS Video Server.
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field is the only
option if
The label and Media Class
option if you want to have
The LSM ID mandatory in this tab.
You need to select the Add to Current CE Project you want the clip to be added to the project in t he Clip zone, once the clip has bee n saved.
CleanEdit Tab
In the EVS Server Data window, the CleanEdit tab allows you to specify the clip label (name), media class and description as it will be saved in the Xedio database.
fields are mandatory f ields. You need to select the Publish
access to the clip in Cle anEdit.
Metadata Tab
In the EVS Server Data window, the Metadata tab allows you to specify the metadata for the clip . This metadata will be stored in the Xedio databas e.
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Parameters related to the display are available via a

6.3 RECORDER AREA

6.3.1 OVERVIEW

The Recorder area all ows you to preview edits an d to browse through the timelin e. The commands on the R ecorder area are only available when an edit is open. The Recorder area interacts with the timeline as the two areas are different representations of the sa me edit. The timeline provides a graphica l representation and the recorder, a visual area to actually view the media represented on the timeline.
The screenshot below h ighlights the various zones in the Recorder:
The following table briefly describes the various zones on the Recorder area and refers to the section where the fields are detai led.
Area Description
1. Video Display It displays the video material loaded on the Timeline.
contextual menu. See also the section 6.2.4 ‘Adjusting the Player Video
Display’ on page 59.
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Playing the Edit in the
Playing the Edit in the
represented in the
Playing the Edit in the
Checking the Edit in the
Area Description
2. Track
Monitoring Buttons
3. Jog It allows the users to navigate in the loaded material.
4. Edit
Information
5. Transport
Control Buttons
6. Validation
Buttons
They reflect the audio type and tracks of the loaded edit and allow the selection of the audio track you want to monitor.
See also the section 6.3.6 ‘Selecting t he Monitored Audio Tracks’ on page 80.
See also the section 6.3.5 ‘ Recorder Area’ on page 77.
These fields provide general information on the loaded edit.
See also the section 6.3.5 ‘ Recorder Area’ on page 77.
They are used to play the media timeline.
See also the section 6.3.5 ‘ Recorder Area’ on page 77.
They are used to check the edit or flag it as ready to broadcast.
See also the section 6.3.7 ‘ Recorder Area’ on page 80.

6.3.2 ACTIVATING THE RECORDER AREA

To be able to use the Recorder and the vari ous commands it features, you need to
activate it. To activate the Recorder, cl ick on the Recorder area or press on the keyboard.
An orange rectangle displayed around the Recorder commands indicates that the Recorder area is activ e.

6.3.3 MAKING THE RECORDER AREA FULL SCREEN

To view the Recorder are a as a full-scree n image, press on the keyboard.
Press again to revert to the n ormal display.
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6.3.4 ADJUSTING THE RECORDER VIDEO DISPLAY

You can adjust the Recorder video display via a contextual menu. You call the contextual menu by rig ht-clicking the Video Di splay zone on the Recorder area.
The display options are similar to the ones of the Player Video Display. For more information, refer to the section 6.2.4 ‘Adjusting the Player Video Display’, on page 59.

6.3.5 PLAYING THE EDIT IN THE RECORDER AREA

EDIT INFORMATION
Two fields on the Recorder area highlighted on the screenshot below provide general information on the edit loaded on the Recorder:
• The up per field specifies the n owline position in th e edit.
• The lo wer field specifies the edi t label.
TRANSPORT CONTROLS
The following table shows an overview on the various transport commands in the Recorder area. The tab le lists:
• all the commands that can be accessed via the user interface or the
ShuttlePRO.
• the most used commands when they can only be accessed via a shortcut key.
For a full list of commands only activated via a shortcut key, refer to the appendix to this user manual for the default settings.
Note: The user can define the keyboard shortcuts in Xedio Manager to perform transport cont rol commands. The keys mentioned b elow are the default settings.
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Button Keyboard
Shortcut
(space bar)
or
Function Name and Description
Play/Stop
Start/stops t he playback or preview (vi deo and/or audio) of the edited material on the timeline from the nowline position .
The button changes to a Stop button whe n the media is being played.
Go to Begin
Moves from the current position to the beginning of the edit loaded on the timeline.
Go to End
Moves from the current position to the end of the edit loaded on th e timeline.
Go to Previous Transition
Moves to the previou s edit point on the ti meline (considering the selec ted tracks).
The , and keyboard shortcuts are used to navigate (in a combination of shuttle a nd scrub at the same time) backwards and forwards in A/V content.
or
or
or
Go to Next Transition
Moves to the next edi t point on the timeline (considering the selec ted tracks).
Previous Frame
Moves 1 frame before t he current position in Pause mode.
Next Frame
Moves 1 frame after th e current position in Pause mode.
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This table lists thei r different uses.
Keyboard Shortcut Functio n Description
Shuttles/scrubs backward at t wice the real time speed. Pressing repeatedly th e key will increase the
shuttling/scrubbing s peed in a loop: x2, x3, x5, x8 and then back to x2.
Note
If another key is pressed between the repetitions, the shuttle/sc rub speed is reset.
Stops the prev iew of the A/V content.
Shuttles/scrubs backward at t wice the real time speed. Pressing repeatedly th e key will increase the
shuttling/scrubbing s peed in a loop: x2, x3, x5, x8 and then back to x2.
Hold + tap
Hold + tap
Hold + hold
Hold + hold
Note
The use of ShuttlePRO keys for transport functions is detailed in the appendix 1.
Note
If another key is pressed between the repetitions, the shuttle/sc rub speed is reset.
Steps backward 1 frame at a time.
Steps forward 1 frame a t a time.
Plays backward at 33% of the real time speed.
Plays forward at 33% of the real time speed.
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JOG
Dragging the jog bar allows you to move within the media at a variable speed depending on:
• the p osition of the speed indicator
• the speed range covered by the jog area. The default range is set from -200%
to +200%. This is set in Xedio Manager.
Audio can be heard whe n using the jog.

6.3.6 SELECTING THE MONITORED AUDIO TRACKS

At edit creation, the audio type for the edit is specified: All Stereo, One 5.1 + 5x stereo, Two 5.1 + 2x s tereo. This selection is r eflected in the Recorder a rea:
Once clips have been loaded on the timeline, all the output tracks corresponding to timeline tracks whi ch contain audio are acti vated:
The radio buttons below the video display allow the selection of the audio track you want to monitor.
Examples of audio trac k displays in the Record er area:

6.3.7 CHECKING THE EDIT IN THE RECORDER AREA

The button allows you to check the edit once it is finalized. The checks consist of identifying possible blanks in the edit or fast motion clips to be rendered, but also missing hi-res files in the edit. You need to check your edit before you can change its status to R2B (r eady to broadcast). The R2B button will not become available in case holes are discovered in the edit or fast motion clips are not rendered.
Refer to section 2.9 ‘Checking the Edit’ on page 16 for the description of windows and messages which are displayed in the differen t cases.
The button allows you to change the status of yo ur edit, and set it as ‘ready to broadcast’. You will do this when you no longer want to modify your edit in CleanEdit.
Once you click the R2B button, th e manager can easily search for the R2B edits in Xedio Approval to appr ove or reject them.
Some automatic processes may also be launched when you click the R2B button,
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such as restoring the archived hi-res elements corresponding to the lo-res elements of the R2B edit, or the automa tic rendering of the edit to various targets, such as an EVS video s erver.

6.4 AUDIO METERS / TRIM AREA

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The audio meters are located between the Player and Recorder areas in an area shared with the trim o perations possible on th e timeline.
Clicking the button will t oggle to the audio meter displ ay.
Clicking the button will toggle to the trim buttons. For more information on the trim functions, refer to the section 7.11 ‘Trimming Edit Points on the Timeline’, on page 135.
The audio display will follow the active window, Player or Recorder, as will the audio outputs.
When the Player area is active, the audio meters will only display the monitored tracks:
• In stereo mode: from 1&2 to 15&16 (if 16 audio channels are present in the
media file)
• In a 5.1 and stereo mode: 6 audio channels for a 5.1 track or 2 for a stereo
track.
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When the Recorder area is active, all enabled outputs will be displayed in the audio meters. If 16 channels are selected, the 8 audiometers are visible at a time and two arrow buttons allow to shift from channel s 1 to 8 to channels 9 to 16:
Db values are displayed on each side. They correspond to the values defined in Xedio Manager > Parameter Profiles > General > Vumeter for the top level, the saturation level, the warning level and the bottom level. Values for 0, -2, -4, -8 and -1 6 are shown as well if they do not overwrite the dat abase values.
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Audio Output
rack will be routed to which
Audio Track Selection for the
Clip zone is automatically placed at the end of the
Editing Buttons in the

6.5 TIMELINE A REA

6.5.1 OVERVIEW

The Timeline is the area where, through a graphical representation of the edit in progress, media can be manipulated to easily and efficiently make an edited package.
The Timeline is made up of the elemen ts highlighted on the screenshot and shor tly described in the table below:
Area Description
1.
Matrix Button
2. Fill Button When the Fill button is active, the media dragged to the
3. Editing
Commands
4. Timecode Bar The Timecode bar gives a graduation of the timecode of
This button gives access to an Audio Output Matrix used to define which timeline t output track.
See also the section ‘ Output’ on page 95.
timeline. See also the section 7.3 ‘Placing Clips onto the Ti meline’,
on page 107. The Editing buttons allow the users to perform various
editing actions on th e edit loaded. See also the section 6.5.10 ‘
Timeline Area’, on pag e 100.
the edit. See also the section 6.5.2 ‘Timecode Bar’, on page 84.
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on the position of the mark IN, mark OUT, full edit
and Duration
the tracks to be taken into account in an editing
Audio Track Selection and
Area Description
5. TC and
Duration Fields
6. Track
Selection and Audio Settings
7. Timeline
Display
The timecode and dura tion fields provide time info rmation duration, or duration between marks.
See also the section 6.5.8 ‘Timecode Fields’, on page 92.
The buttons for track selection on the left of the tr ack are used to select:
•
operation
• the audio output (and mode) in playout, rendering, and
export actions.
The buttons on the ri ght of the track are used:
• to define the aud io routing for stereo t racks
• to zoom the track , and perform fine tuning on the audio
tracks.
See also the section 6.5.9 ‘ Settings in the Timeli ne’, on page 93.
This is a graphical representation of the edit, in which users execute and visu alize the editing actions .
See also from section 6.5.4 to section 6.5.6.
8. Scale Bar and
Move Bar
The Scale bar and Move bar allow the user to easily navigate in the timel ine.
See also the section 6.5.3 ‘Scale Bar and Move Bar’, on page 85.

6.5.2 TIMECODE BAR

The timecode bar, located above t he timeline display, displays a graduatio n of the timecode in the timeline. The timecode of the first frame will start with the timecode defined when the edit was created.
The most precise graduation is a graduation by frame, i.e. from frame 0 to 24 in PAL, and from frame 0 to 29 i n NTSC.
The timecode bar displays the tags (graphics) and the cue points (reference marks). Right-cli cking the timecode bar opens the contextual m enu from which you can define tags and cue points. For more information, refer to the sections 7.8 ‘Cue Points’, on page 125 and 11.2 ‘Adding a Logo or G raphic’, on page 193.
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6.5.3 SCALE BAR AND MOVE BAR

SCALE BAR
The Scale bar, located b elow the timeline display on the right hand side, makes it possible to zoom in an d out on the timeline:
• To zoo m in, drag the slider to the left or rotate the mouse wheel down.
• To zoo m out, drag the slider to th e right or rotate the mou se wheel up.
MOVE BAR
The Move bar, located below the timeline display on the left hand side, makes it possible to move within the timeline when the whole timeline is not displayed in the timeline pane at the defined scale.

6.5.4 REFERENCE POSITIONS ON THE TIMELINE DISPLAY

The following marks can be placed to define a specific posi tion in the timeline and to be used in editing operations:
NOWLINE
This is the blue vertical marker that displays the current position on the timeline. It is used to browse in the timeline or mark an insertion positi on.
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MARK IN / MARK OUT POINTS
The mark IN point is a green vert ical line on the timeline that displays the posit ion of a mark IN point.
The mark OUT point is a red vertical line on the ti meline that displays the position of a mark OUT point.
You will add mark IN an d mark OUT points to hel p you place media in the t imeline.

6.5.5 TIMELINE ELEMENT ON THE TIMELINE DISPLAY

DESCRIPTION
The timeline element is the portion of the media added to the timeline and displayed as a block on the timeline. It correspo nds to one track of a clip added to the timeline:
DEFAULT DISPLAYED INFORMATION
The element display on a track can contain up to seven information fields. By default, the information di splayed is the following:
Position Information Disp layed
Top left Clip n ame Top right Element duration Bottom left TL TC IN (TC IN of the element in the timeline) Bottom right TL TC OUT (TC OUT of the element in the time line)
MODIFYIN G THE DEFAULT INFORMATION
The default information can be modifie d via the Settings > Clip Display Settings command from the Timeline Element contextual menu (available when you right­click in the timeli ne display).
This calls the Clip Display Settings window where you can specify which information should be displayed on the timelin e elements:
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