Document Outline

• Copyright
• Disclaimer
• Improvement Requests
• New Features in IP Director Version 4.3
• New Features in IP Director Version 4.4
• Improvements in User Manual Version 4.3 & 4.4
• Part 1: Introduction
• Part 2: Logging and Browsing
• Part 3: Ingest and Play-Out
• Part 4: System Management and Trouble-shooting
• 1. Introduction
  • A complete suite of production tools to manage networked XT series servers
    • Channel Explorer
    • IP Logger
    • Database Explorer
    • Mini Database Explorer
    • Recorder Panel
    • Ingest Scheduler
    • VTR Control Panel
    • Player Control Panel
    • Play-List Editor
    • Clip Editor
  • 1.1 PRODUCTION APPLICATIONS
    • 1.1.1 Channel Explorer
    • 1.1.2 IP Logger
    • 1.1.3 Database Explorer
      • Clips & Play-Lists
      • Bins & Logs
    • 1.1.4 Mini Database Explorer
    • 1.1.5 Recorder Panel
    • 1.1.6 Ingest Scheduler
    • 1.1.7 VTR Control Panel
    • 1.1.8 Player Control Panel
    • 1.1.9 Play-List Editor
    • 1.1.10 Clip Editor
  • 1.2 MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM APPLICATIONS
    • 1.2.1 Keyword Management
    • 1.2.2 Keyboard Shortcut Definition
    • 1.2.3 Logging Association Definition
    • 1.2.4 EVS System Tools
• 2. IP Director Main Window
  • 2.1 INTRODUCTION
    • Menu Bar
    • Application Toolbar
    • Layout Panel
    • Channel Status Panel
    • Status Bar
    • Workspace
  • 2.2 MENU BAR
    • 2.2.1 File Menu
    • 2.2.2 View Menu
    • 2.2.3 Windows Menu
    • 2.2.4 Layout Menu
    • 2.2.5 Metadata Menu
    • 2.2.6 Tools Menu
      • Settings
        • General Settings
          • Display XT Structure
          • Language
          • Key Default Output
        • Transport Settings
        • Clip Creation Settings
        • Take Effect Settings
        • Play-List Settings (3 tabs)
        • GPI and Auxiliary Track Settings
      • Logging Manager
        • Refresh all associations between logs and clips
        • Refresh the keywords associated to the clip for a log sheet
        • Refresh the association between logs and clips for a log sheet
        • Delete a logging profile
      • Recreate All Thumbnails
      • Define Shortcuts
      • All Clips Status and History
      • Own Clips Status and History
      • Transfer Information
      • Change Password
    • 2.2.7 Help Menu
    • 2.2.8 Freeze Workspace
    • 2.2.9 Lock keyboard
  • 2.3 APPLICATION TOOLBAR
  • 2.4 LAYOUT PANEL
    • 2.4.1 Introduction
    • 2.4.2 How to Create a Layout Toolbar
    • 2.4.3 How to Add a Layout to a Layout Toolbar
    • 2.4.4 Other Layout Toolbar Commands
  • 2.5 CHANNEL STATUS PANEL
    • Opening and Closing the Channel Status Panels
    • 2.5.1 Recorder Status Panel
      • Displayed Status Information
      • Possible Actions
    • 2.5.2 Player Status Panel
      • Displayed Status Information
      • Possible Actions
  • 2.6 STATUS BAR
    • 2.6.1 Default Icons
      • Default Channel Icon
      • Default Bin Icon
      • Default Play-List Icon
    • 2.6.2 Loaded Layout Icon
    • 2.6.3 Minimised Icon
    • 2.6.4 Message Panel
      • Accessing and Closing the Message Panel
      • Information Available in the Message Bar
      • Message Colour
      • Message Filter
    • 2.6.5 Copy/Move Status Panel
      • Accessing and Closing the Copy/Move Status Panel
      • Copy/Move Commands
      • Copy/Move Status Displays
      • Information in Copy/Move and History Displays
      • Acknowledge button
    • 2.6.6 Process Status Icons
    • 2.6.7 Licence Icon
    • 2.6.8 Shortcuts Icon
  • 2.7 METADATA PROFILE MANAGEMENT
    • 2.7.1 Metadata, Profiles and fields
    • 2.7.2 Current Profile
    • 2.7.3 Metadata Menu
    • 2.7.4 How to Import a Profile
    • 2.7.5 How to Export a Profile
    • 2.7.6 How to Change the Current Profile
    • 2.7.7 How to Modify the Default Values of a Profile
    • 2.7.8 How to Reset the Default Values in a Profile
  • 2.8 LAYOUTS
    • 2.8.1 Overview
    • 2.8.2 Layout Menu
      • How to Create a new Layout
      • How to Open an Existing Layout
      • How to Save a Layout
      • How to Save a Layout with a New Name
      • How to Delete an Existing Layout
      • How to Publish a Layout
      • How to View or Change Layout Properties
• 3. Channel Explorer
  • 3.1 INTRODUCTION
  • 3.2 STATUS DISPLAYS
    • 3.2.1 XT Server status
    • 3.2.2 XT Server Configuration
    • 3.2.3 Channel Status Icons
  • 3.3 CHANNEL EXPLORER SHORTCUTS
  • 3.4 OPERATION
    • 3.4.1 How to Assign a Player Channel to a Control Panel
    • 3.4.2 How to Assign a Default Recorder for a Player Channel
    • 3.4.3 How to Set up the Default Player Channel For the User Interface
    • 3.4.4 How to Lock a Channel
    • 3.4.5 How to Unlock a Channel
    • 3.4.6 How to Gang the Playback of Channels
    • 3.4.7 How to Ungang the Playback of Channels
    • 3.4.8 How to Associate Channels to Provide a PGM/PRV Mode
    • 3.4.9 How to Associate Channels to Provide a Key and Fill Mode
    • 3.4.10 How to Assign a Record Channel for Use With IP Scheduler
      • Assigning ShuttlePRO for Use With a Channel