Glossary – EVS Xedio Dispatcher Version 3.1 - December 2010 User Manual User Manual

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Xedio Dispatcher – Version 3.1 – User’s Manual

EVS Broadcast Equipment – December 2010

Issue 3.1.B

Glossary

Term/Acronym Definition/Explanation

Cue Point

Reference point to a specific frame in a video
sequence. Their purpose is to mark points of interest
on the media. The cue point is only identified by a TC

value.

Event

Event that is associated to a production show. It can
be a football game, an entertainment show, a reality
show, …

Keyword

Metadata attached to a log that provides information
on the media content.

Keyword grid

Keywords displayed as icons in a grid.

Level of interest

See ‘Ranking’

Log

Reference points to a specific frame in a video
sequence. Their purpose is to mark points of interest
on the media. The log is identified by a TC value, and
relates to an action in a given event. It is associated
to keywords and/or a ranking, and possibly other

metadata related to the action.

Log sheet

File that contains all logs for a given event.

Ranking

Metadata attached to a log that characterizes the
importance given to the log, and usually symbolized by

stars (no star = not important, 1 star = useful, 2 stars
= important, 3 stars = very important).

Source clip

A/V material stored on the device that has recorded it
(for example P2, XDCAM cameras, or an EVS server),
and used as source content to create another A/V
output (playlist, timeline, storyboard, etc.). This is
also called ‘shoot’ or ‘footage’.

Source file

A/V material stored on a workstation or storage, and

used as source content to create another A/V output
(playlist, timeline, storyboard, etc.).

Storyboard clip

Individual element included in a storyboard. This can
be a sub-clip or a full source clip/file.

Sub-clip

Part of a source material, defined by an IN and OUT
points, that represents a new A/V material.

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