EVS IPDirector Version 5.9 - January 2011 Part 1 User’s Manual - Manual (Page 20)

IPDirector Version 5.9 – User Manual – Part 1: General Workspace
EVS Broadcast Equipment -– January 2011
Issue 5.9.B
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1.1.10 ABR
OLL
P
LAYLIST
The AB Roll Playlist application is used to control and play material on up to 4
channels (A to D) at the same time. The operator plays clips in A-B-C-D sequence,
using the MPlay remote control.
Playlists from EVS Clip Compiler or third party applications, or rundowns from
NRCS (Newsroom Computer Systems) can be used as input for the AB Roll Playlist
application.
The operator can also play elements manually on channels E and F.
1.2 MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM
APPLICATIONS
The IPDirector system also has a set of management and monitoring tools
included in the IPDirector suite:
1.2.1 K
EYWORD
M
ANAGEMENT
A set of applications is used to manage the Keyword database, prepare grids and
dictionaries for logging, searching and browsing.
Using the Keyword Management tools, a keyword grid’s or dictionaries content can
easily be changed and organized by the operator and production team to make it
perfectly suited for any sport or live production. An unlimited number of keyword
grids, consisting of up to 300 words each can be managed by IPDirector.
Keyword Management tools allows the addition of single keywords to the database
and therefore to any grid. It also allows the import of keyword grids generated by
an EVS sever, keyword grids from other IPDirector installations and also the
integration of keywords and keyword grids from 3
r d party databases which may
already exist such as competitor lists and team or event statistical databases.
Simple text files can also be easily imported into the Keyword Database making it
easy to import data from a web page or other document where words exist for your
event.
1.2.2 K
EYBOARD
S
HORTCUT
D
EFINITION
This application is used to define shortcuts that can be used on the keyboard for
each of the production applications in the IPDirector suite.
1.2.3 L
OGGING
A
SSOCIATION
D
EFINITION
When the IPDirector suite is opened a check is performed to establish that all data
previously stored in the database still has associations that are correct and that
the media is still available on the XNet.
This application allows the user to manually decide which aspects of the
association between clips and logs should be initiated afterwards. This window