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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III
ABOUT THIS MANUAL .................................................................................................. IX
WHAT’S NEW ON CLEANEDIT V4.02? ........................................................................ XI
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 fo ur zones Chapter 5 ‘Man aging Projects and Proje ct
Elements
Work area - Edit 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 Integrated Text an d
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 – Med ia Importer tab Chapter 3 ‘Imp orting Media’
Chapter 5 ‘Man aging Projects and Proje ct
Elements’
Media’
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Work area – Devices tab Chapter
9 ‘Editing in Plac e’
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: Everything that is
Internal and external logs associated to a loaded
initiated on the current CleanEdit
What’s New on
CleanEdit V4.02?
The following table descr ibes the sections updated to reflect the new a nd modified
features on Xedio CleanEdit from Xedio Suite 4.02 (compared to Xedio Suite
4.01).
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
4 A Xedio LinX listener service keeps the Xedio database
up-to-date each time a server clip is de leted or a growing
server clip is closed.
5.1.2 The Project area can now be hidden or displayed with the
View > Bins option.
6.2 - 6.3 Player Area and Recorder Area
outside the video content has the skin color. Letterboxed
or pillarboxed video show black bars as these mattes are
part of the video sig nal.
6.2.4 Possibility to display the loaded media/clip or edit name
on the top of the pl ayer or recorder area.
6.2.9
media/clip are shown at the bottom or below the video
display.
6.5.10 New editing buttons can be displayed above the timeline:
Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy a nd Paste.
11.1 Possibility to recor d voiceover with an external mixer.
13.2.2 Playout: Proxy files are played out when hi-res files are
missing.
13.4 A new application is available to display t asks sent to the
TaskEngine and
workstation.
Appendix 2 –
Keyboard Shortcuts
The list of keyboard s hortcuts has been updated.
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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.
Note
The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin
installed.
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manage a
project and all the elements within the projects,
tored 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
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 Media zone contains the original media files
• The Edit zone contains the list of edits that have
• The Clip zone contains list of clips s
the logged on user. The open project is displayed in
bold characters.
that are used in the open project. The media loaded
is displayed in bold characters.
been created on the open project. The edit loaded is
displayed in bold characters.
preparation for the e dit.
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 in stallation
and declare them relevant to a project, to allow sharing of media amongst s everal
workstations, is a fun damental part of the str ucture of CleanEdit.
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the Work Area depends on options
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
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 WORKAREA
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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2.1 INTRODUCTION
This part will guide y ou through a simple workflow for the Cl eanEdit 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. Starti ng CleanEdit
2. Openin g a New Project
3. Findin g Media for the Project
4. Adding Media to the Project
5. Refini ng Media Into 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 des ktop to start the applicati on
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 and passwords in the
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 buttons disabled, showing an inactive state. There will be names
in the Project zone i f this login has been used to previously work on a Pro ject.
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 MAKINGMEDIA 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 Dispatcher , and Xedio AutoFileImporter.
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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solution 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 fil ters available and possi ble 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 ex ternal 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 Xedi o Ingest Organizer
• media files imported automatica lly via the Xedio AutoFile Im porter.
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 video re
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 medi a 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 58.
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clicking in the Edit zone opens a contextual
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.
Rightmenu. 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 datab ase. 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
buttons 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 button is no t active .
You want to … You need to …
Add the media to the project, witho ut
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
button.
Add the media to your project, in the
Clip zone, and place it at the end of
Activate the Fill button, then drag and
drop the media to the Clip zone.
the timeline.
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2.7 REFINING MEDIA INTO CLIPS
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 i n the Player window.
2. Play the media using
• the transport c ontrols on the panel,
• the keyboard short cuts or
• the optional rem ote control panel (ShuttleP RO).
3.
Mark an IN point by cl icking on the button on the panel.
4. Option ally, add a name for th e clip in the text field.
5.
Mark an OUT point by cl icking on the button 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 58
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:
• Dragging the clip into the Clip zone when the Fill button (next to the
Editing buttons in the t imeline 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 to a given position in the edit.
You will find comprehensive inf ormation on the various ways to place cli ps into an
edit in the section 7.3 ‘Placing Clips on to the Timeline’, on page 110.
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2.8.2 MARKING POSITION ON THE TIMELINE
Using the buttons 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 button .
place the nowline a t the requested position
and click the Mark OUT button
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 are availa ble: Overwrite or Insert.
You select the mode by clicking the Overwrite/Insert Mode button, which allows
the user to toggle th e mode.
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media from the selected position. In other words, the
Mode Description
Overwrite
adds the media in the timeline, overwriting the existing
(default)
(white)
media in the timeline will be removed from the insertion
point by the duration of the added media.
Insert
(colored)
adds t he media in the timeline without overwriting exi sting
media and pushes further right the existing elements of
the timeline placed after this posi tion.
In this mode, you can only insert the media on the clip
boundaries which are c ommon to all selected tr acks.
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 a nd 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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