Grass Valley Xplorer Vertigo Suite v.4.8 - Manual (Page 68)

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Previewing assets in Xplorer
Previewing audio and video clips
Previewing an audio or video clip asset in Xplorer opens a Windows Media Player window
(figure
5-1 ), which features typical transport controls (play, pause, stop, volume...etc.) for
controlling the playout of the clip. Use the slider to display the playout of a particular frame, or
to select the starting point at which the clip (audio or video) will begin when you select the P
LAY
button. Pressing the spacebar during playout pauses and restarts the playout of the clip.
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You cannot edit any aspect of the audio or video asset using the preview window or command.
Figure 5-1. Audio / video clips are previewed in a media player type window
To preview an audio or video clip asset:
1.
Select the XMS or a connected device from the Device Viewer.
2. Navigate through the Asset Browser until the desired asset is displayed in the Asset
Gallery.
3. Either double-click the asset in the Asset Gallery, or right-click on the asset’s name and
select the P
REVIEW command.
The asset immediately starts loading and then playing out in a separate media viewer window.
If for any reason the asset cannot be previewed, the P
ROXY N OT A VAILABLE icon appears.
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When clips and OXA/OXI cel animations are previewed in Xplorer, they are actually being
played out from the Xmedia Server by opening a UNC path to the Xmedia Server. As such,
should a clip ever fail to play in Xplorer, we suggest that you troubleshoot the problem by
ensuring that the user logged into the machine running Xplorer has permission to access
the Xmedia Server machine. In other words, the user of Xplorer must be able to successfully
open a UNC path to the Xmedia Server by specifying the Xmedia Server by hostname
(rather than IP address) in Windows Explorer.