EVS XEDIO Importer User Manual Version 4.35

USER MANUAL

Xedio Importer

Version 4.35 - August 2013

USER MANUAL Xedio 4.35 XedioImporter

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TABLE OF CONTENTS III

WHAT'S NEW? V

1. INTRODUCTION 1

1.1. Product Description 1

1.2. Importable Media 3

1.3. General Import Process and Mandatory Fields 3

2. IMPORTING XDCAM, XDCAMEX, P2 AND CANON FILES 4

2.1. Introduction 4

2.2. Import Process 5

2.3. Fields in the XDCAM, XDCAMEX, P2 and CANON Tabs 5

2.4. Setup Window 6

2.4.1. Opening of the Setup Window 6

2.4.2. File Tab 7

2.4.3. Selection Tab 9

2.4.4. Audio Channel Assignment Tab 10

3. IMPORTING VIDEO / AUDIO / STILLS FILES 16

3.1. Introduction 16

3.2. Single File or Batch Import 16

3.2.1. Introduction 16

3.2.2. Single File Import 17

3.2.3. Batch Import 18

3.3. Setup 18

3.4. Fields in the Video/Audio/Stills Tab 19

4. IMPORTING TRANSITION EFFECTS (RTD) 21

4.1. Introduction 21

4.2. Background Information on TIFFs and RTDs 21

4.2.1. Tiff Files Required for an RTD 21

4.2.2. Requirements for TIFF Files 22

4.3. Setup 22

4.4. Fields in the RTD tab 23

5. IMPORTING FILES FROM EVS SERVERS 25

5.1. Introduction 25

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5.1.1. Direct Access to the EVS Video Servers 25

5.1.2. Accessing Video Server Clips Versus Backup Files 25

5.2. EVS Server Tab Description 26

5.2.1. Overview 26

5.2.2. Server Structure Area 26

5.2.3. Media Properties Area 27

5.2.4. Clip/Channel Area 27

5.2.5. Setup 27

5.3. Using EVS Servers' Record Train and Clips in Xedio 28

5.3.1. Possible Actions in CleanEdit 28

5.3.2. How to Import Clips From an EVS Server 28

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What's New?

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

The sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in Xedio Manager from Xedio Suite 4.03 and 4.35 (compared to Xedio Suite 4.02) are listed below.

Setting subfolder in the storage location of imported files

• Users can define the string format of the storage subfolder used when importing a selection of XDCAM, XDCAMEX, P2 or CANON Files.

See section "File Tab" on page 7.

Setting the name format string of generated clips

• Users can define the name of the clips generated in the database when importing a selection of clips.

See section "Selection Tab" on page 9.

Audio mono tracks can be used in the Xedio Suite.

• Possibility to define audio track assignment with mono tracks for the imported files.

See section "How to Define Audio Channel Assignment" on page 11.

See section "How to Change the Order of Channels inside a Track" on page 13.

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1. Introduction

1.1. Product Description

In the Xedio suite, the Media Importer tool offers a way of acquiring media files for use within the system. Authorized users may import, into the Xedio database, media that have already been recorded and are in a file format that can be used by Xedio. P2, XDCAM and XDCAM EX, music, graphics or existing mpeg and dv files are some examples.

Once the files are imported and set to "Publish", they become available in the Media Manager.

The Media Importer tool is available as:

• a separate application: Xedio Importer

• as a module built in CleanEdit, and available in the Media Importer tab.

• as a module built in Xedio Manager, and available in the Media category.

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The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin installed.

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1.2. Importable Media

The Xedio Importer main window allows you to select media to import.

Different tabs can be displayed, provided that they have been selected from Xedio Manager: Softwares > Parameter Profiles.

They are used to set the parameters for the different types of media which can be imported into the system:

• XDCAM, XDCAMEX, P2 and CANON tabs: to import media files recorded on Sony XDCAM and XDCAMEX, Panasonic P2 and CANON cameras

• Video/Audio/Stills tab: to import media files, images or audio files

• RTD tab: to import video containing transitions

• EVS Server tab: to import media files available on an EVS video 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.

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.

The mandatory field names are displayed in red in the user interface as long as you do not define 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.

In each tab and for all import sessions, the mandatory steps and information are the following:

1. Specify where Xedio Importer 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 CleanEdit.

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 window.

Once imported, the files will be available in CleanEdit, in the Media Manager tab.

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2. Importing XDCAM, XDCAMEX, P2 and CANON Files

2.1. Introduction

The XDCAM, XDCAMEX, P2 and CANON tabs allow importing media files created with a XDCAM, XDCAMEX, P2 or CANON camera. The source files can be retrieved from a camera directly connected to the CleanEdit workstation or are made available via an FTP server.

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