Metadata pane, 3 converting a playlist into a timeline, Overview – EVS IPDirector Version 5.6 - May 2009 Part 7 User's Manual User Manual

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IPDirector V.5.6 – User Manual – Part 7: Editing - IPEdit

EVS Broadcast Equipment – May 2009

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Field Description

Mandatory

?

tool.

Audio
Configura-
tion

Audio configuration used in the timeline.

In the current IPEdit version, the audio
configuration is set to 4 audio tracks and 2 mono
channels and is currently not editable.

Yes

Metadata Pane

The Metadata pane contains the following fields:

Field Description

Clip Profile

Drop-down list in which you can select a profile to be
associated to the timeline.

By default, the current timeline profile specified in the
menu Metadata > Edit Current Profiles, is

automatically applied with its fields and default
values to each new timeline.

Timeline Profile fields

The fields belonging to the Timeline Profile displayed
in the Timeline Profile drop-down list.

The user can modify the values of the timeline profile

fields. The modifications will only apply to the given
timeline and not impact the default values of the
profile.

4.2.3 C

ONVERTING A

P

LAYLIST

I

NTO A

T

IMELINE

O

VERVIEW

You can convert a playlist to a timeline from different modules;

In IPEdit, by dropping a local playlist from the Browser to the Timeline pane.

In the DB Explorer, by selecting the Convert to Timeline command from the

contextual menu in the playlist grid.

In the Playlist Panel, by selecting the Convert to Timeline command from the

playlist contextual menu.

Performing one of these actions opens the Convert Playlist to Timeline window.

You will find the procedure to convert a playlist to timeline in the Playlist Panel
module.

C

ONVERSION

R

ESULTS AND

L

IMITATIONS

Preserved and Translated Features

The conversion process will preserve:

the element sequence

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