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EVS XEDIO Cutter User Manual Version 4.1

User’s Manual
Version 4.1 - December 2011
Xedio Cutter
From Xedio Suite
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COPYRIGHT

EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyri ght © 2010-2011. All rights reserved.

DISCLAIMER

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.

IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS

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REGIONAL CONTACTS

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http://www.evs.tv/contacts.

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The latest version of the user manual, if any, and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center, on the following webpage:
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III
WHAT’S NEW? .............................................................................................................. IV
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 USER INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.2.1 Opening XEDIO Cutter ............................................................................................................ 1
1.2.2 Overview of the Xedio Cutter Window ..................................................................................... 2
1.3 PROCESS OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 3
2. MEDIA MANAGER ................................................................................................. 4
2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE MEDIA MANAGER .................................................................................... 4
2.2 MEDIA LIST ................................................................................................................................. 4
2.3 SEARCHING THE DATABASE .................................................................................................... 5
3. PLAYER................................................................................................................ 15
3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLAYER PANE ........................................................................................ 15
3.2 VIDEO DISPLAY OF THE PLAYER ........................................................................................... 17
3.3 PLAYER FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................................... 18
3.3.1 Player Transport Controls ..................................................................................................... 18
3.3.2 Media Bar and Jog Bar ......................................................................................................... 20
3.3.3 Clip Creation Functions ......................................................................................................... 21
3.3.4 Timecode Information ........................................................................................................... 21
3.3.5 Clip Video and Audio Selection Functions ............................................................................ 22
3.3.6 Cue Points ............................................................................................................................ 24
3.4 LOADING MEDIA ON THE PL AYER WINDOW......................................................................... 25
3.5 MAKING A CLIP ......................................................................................................................... 26
4. STORYBOARD ..................................................................................................... 27
4.1 CREATING AND MANAGING THE STORYBOARD LIST ......................................................... 27
4.1.1 Adding a Clip to the Storyboard ............................................................................................ 27
4.1.2 Removing a Clip from the Storyboard ................................................................................... 28
4.1.3 Renaming a Clip in the Storyboard ....................................................................................... 28
4.1.4 Storyboard Display ................................................................................................................ 28
4.2 PREVIEWING THE LIST ............................................................................................................ 29
4.3 EXPORTING THE LIST ............................................................................................................. 30
4.3.1 How to Export the List to CleanEdit ....................................................................................... 30
4.3.2 Audio Management For the Exported Edit ............................................................................ 30
4.3.3 How to Export the List to a Playlist ........................................................................................ 31
4.3.4 How to Export the List as a File............................................................................................. 31
4.3.5 How to Export the List to Avid ............................................................................................... 32
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L keyboard shortcuts as Player
What’s New?
The following table descr ibes the sections updated to reflect the new a nd modified features on Xedio C utter from Xedio Suite 3.02 an d 4.01 (comp ared 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
3.3.1
New use of the J-K­Transport Controls
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1.1 PURPOSE

The Xedio Cutter is a module of the Xedio Suite of applications. It allows the selection of portions of m edia to be placed into a list t o export (the storyboard) as a “rough cut edit ”. This can then be refined and produced as a fin al edit using the more sophisticated tools available in the full non-linear timeline editing environment it provide s.

1.2 USER INT ERFACE

1.2.1 OPENING XEDIO CUTTER

1. Introduction

To start the Xedio Cutter application, click on the Xedio Cutter icon on the desktop.
This will display a login screen where you need to enter your username and password.
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It has the same powerful filtering and search
attributes as other parts of the Xedio Suite of
order in which the clips appear i n the list will be the order

1.2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO CUTTER WINDOW

The Xedio Cutter graphical interface consists of three main areas, besides the Menu bar. They are highlighted on the following screenshot and shortly described in the table below:
Area Description
1. Player Pan e This is used to load and play media, to make clips and create the elements to place into the storyboard area. All types of media and clips can be played back but clips can only be made from video assets.
When the Preview button is pressed, the Player window is replaced by the St oryboard Preview window.
2. Media Manager This is used to select the media to view in the Player window.
applications: this makes finding the required material an easy process.
3. Storyboard When clips are ready to export, they are added to the Storyboard area using the drag-and-drop technique. The
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they are placed when exported .

1.3 PROCESS OVE RVIEW

The use of Xedio Cutte r can be summarized as foll ows:
Step See …
1. Select a media from the Media Manager Section 2 on page 4
2. Load it on the Player Pane Section 3.4 on page 25
3. Make a new clip Section 3.5 on page 26
4. Send the clip to the Storyboard Section 4.1.1 on page 27
5. Preview the Storyboard in the Player P ane Section 4.2 on page 29
6. Export the Storyboard Section 4.3 on page 30
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2. Media Manager

The Media Manager pane allows you to quickly fin d and browse the availabl e A/V media present within the database.

2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE M EDIA MANAGER

The upper part of the pane gives access to the different filters which can be applied to the media list.
At least two tabs exi st on the left of the Medi a Manager window.
• The Filter 0 tab: The element list displays the list of all media present in the
database, or it retur ns the result of a sear ch applied to the list.
• The Today tab: the el ement list shown the media w ith ‘creation date = toda y’.
Additional tabs are displayed when the users have saved filters applied to the database. Refer to sec tion ‘Using Saved Filters ’ on page 13 for more detail s.
Media items are displa yed in columns. The element list dis plays the list of all media present in the database, or it returns
the result of a searc h applied to the list.

2.2 MEDIA LIS T

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 list.
The column width and or der can be adjusted using drag and drop techniques.
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Opens the Render List window listing all types of
ved for the selected
Opens the Media Properties window which shows the

MEDIA LIST CONTEXTUAL MENU

A contextual menu is a vailable when you right-click on a media item in the list:
Menu Item Description Play Loads the media on the Player wind ow. Render List
rendering that have b een done with the media.
Archive History Opens the Archive History window listing the archive and
restore processes that were achie media.
View Properties
properties for the selected media. If a default metadata profile has been defined for the media, a metadata tab is displayed and allows to modify the media metadata values.

2.3 SEARCHING THE DATAB ASE

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 text search
• filters on 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 other columns to t he element list view
• use Filters, as expla ined in section ‘Advanc ed Filters’ on page 7
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.
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field to apply a
QUICK TEXT SEARCH
Introduction
The Quick Text Search field is always available on the top of the database
content list:
It allows searching fo r a string in the dis played columns. 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 7.
How to Perfo rm a Quick Text Sear ch
To perform a Quick Text search, proceed as follow s:
1. Show t he columns you wish to per form a quick search on.
2. Type a search string in the Quick Text Search field, based on Quick Text
search rules available from the Help button and detailed in section ‘Quick Text Search Rules’ on page 7.
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 r ed "X" icon to the r ight of
the search field or select <empty> fr om the Quick Text Search field.
5. The Quick Text Search f ield is a combo box that gives access to the las t 10

previously searched st rings. Select a filter from the list of the Quick Text Search

previous search.
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