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OPERATION MANUAL

Version 12.05 - May 2014

Summary of Contents for Multicam LSM

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Page 3: ...ion Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters a...

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Page 5: ...nction of the Operational Block 2 Keys 16 2 3 5 Rebooting the System from the Remote Panel 19 3 CONTROL MODES 21 3 1 Live Search or Playback Mode 21 3 2 1PGM PRV Mode 22 3 2 1 1PGM PRV Mode 22 3 2 2 1...

Page 6: ...lips 67 4 4 8 Searching for Clips by Timecode 69 4 4 9 Shortening a Clip 70 4 4 10 Canceling a Network Copy 71 4 4 11 Changing the Primary Camera of a Clip 72 4 4 12 Managing Cue Points 72 5 PLAYLIST...

Page 7: ...o 116 5 8 6 V Base Editing in Split Audio 119 5 8 7 A Base Editing in Split Audio 121 5 8 8 Using the Replace Function 124 5 8 9 Adding an Auxiliary Audio Clip 128 6 TIMELINE MANAGEMENT 129 6 1 Introd...

Page 8: ...0 Disconnecting from XNet 180 9 ADVANCED CONTROL MODES 181 9 1 Paint Mode 181 9 1 1 Introduction 181 9 1 2 Monitor Display 182 9 1 3 Function Description 183 9 2 Target Mode 186 9 2 1 Introduction 186...

Page 9: ...g the Hypermotion Mode 201 9 5 2 Controlling the Hypermotion Camera 202 9 5 3 Specific Camera Features 213 9 6 Video Delay 225 9 7 Sony XtenDD35 Odetics VDCP Protocols 227 OPERATION MANUAL Multicam LS...

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Page 11: ...pdated features in release 12 05 Cue Points on Clips See section Managing Cue Points on page 72 See section Mark on page 18 Speedbreak Functionality on Hypermotion Cameras See section LCD Menu on the...

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Page 13: ...grated production environment Any clip recorded by any server on the network is available instantly for editing and or play out to any other operator The Splitscreen horizontal vertical or mix option...

Page 14: ...dules of the VGA interface are used for configuration and maintenance operations A web based user interface for distant configuration is also available A Technical and Operational Setup menus are also...

Page 15: ...sers to perform simple actions The Operational windows include the Keyword window the Search Clip window the Clip window and the Playlist Timeline window They are described in this manual as well as t...

Page 16: ...g with a brief description of each area Note The operational buttons have primary and secondary functions and are divided into upper and lower sections By pressing the SHIFT button you gain access to...

Page 17: ...current position GOTO IN Goes to the defined Mark IN OUT Sets Mark OUT at the current position GOTO OUT Goes to the defined Mark OUT TAKE In PGM PRV mode pressing this button swaps cameras on PGM and...

Page 18: ...ame picture inside the record train if it still exists PRV CTL Enables disables the Preview Control mode PAGE Selects current clip page from 1 to 10 7 LCD Display Provides current status of system 2 2...

Page 19: ...econdary key functions Note This key remains active even if released until another key has been hit Stores or recalls clips recalls playlists and enters timecode information Is a multi purpose key tha...

Page 20: ...rational menu A to D press the SHIFT button To access the secondary menu press MENU from the remote controller This menu is used to define settings that do not require regular changes without having t...

Page 21: ...active at all times when the system is in Play and Record modes 2 2 6 Lever The lever is used to start a play or to modify the slow motion speed Its run can be of two different types depending on the...

Page 22: ...cel Enter Confirm Press ENTER to confirm the locking of the remote When a remote is locked The CLEAR and MENU keys used for unlocking are flashing green All other keys are continuously lighting red Th...

Page 23: ...ctions to your application Note If 2 channels are available for the first Remote Panel the B key will display 2 PGM If 3 channels are available the B key will display 3 PGM Returning to the Main Menu...

Page 24: ...t similar to the Clear Video Disks from the Maintenance menu If you wish to refresh completely the server i e to clear all clips including the protected ones you need to use Clear Video Disks rather t...

Page 25: ...ternal Loop mode The button will flash red in this mode and LOOP will appear on the OSD of the output monitors When the user selects the Loop mode the loop has to be cabled from the HD SD clean output...

Page 26: ...AY button and it will roll at the preset speeds Insert This function inserts a clip before or after depending on the Setup menu the current position inside the playlist Browse When a clip is loaded on...

Page 27: ...at time it will flash green until the operation is confirmed using the CAM D key Goto OUT When you are in CLIP mode this key combination enables the operator to go to IN OUT points of clips instantly...

Page 28: ...rrent element is Super Motion The PGM speed and Var Max modes can also be used to facilitate this See Chapter 6 PGM PRV Mode on page 26 for a description on these modes TAKE In PGM PRV mode pressing t...

Page 29: ...IFT C enter the date in the format dd mm yy using the F1 to F10 keys and press ENTER on the Remote 3 To specify a date up to which the search should be executed press SHIFT D and enter the date in the...

Page 30: ...he actual speed of this fast jog is adjustable in the Setup menu Starting a play or returning to E2E mode resets the Fast Jog mode Warning The jog dial is active at all times when the system is in pla...

Page 31: ...n enables disables the Preview Control mode 2 3 5 Rebooting the System from the Remote Panel Hard Reboot In the event that the system needs to be rebooted the process can be accomplished from the Remo...

Page 32: ...ng to reboot the entire system When running the following procedure the system will automatically save all recorded material record trains clips playlists upon exit Hit ALT Q on the keyboard or press...

Page 33: ...arch backwards The most important thing to note is that Multicam never stops recording while searching Playback Mode Moving the lever or pressing the PLAY key selects this last mode Multicam plays the...

Page 34: ...V Mode To enter the 1PGM PRV mode press A from the Main menu The Remote Panel will then display the following screen PGM1 CAM A PRV1 CAM B Aud Met PgmSpd Sort TC PostRoll Mix Sw to IN Search Pref P 1...

Page 35: ...and 1 player channel or when loading a clip where CAM E or F exists the operational menu will display Rst Cam Local Sync Prv 2nd CTRL Cam A Cam B Cam C By pressing the D key the operator has access to...

Page 36: ...e or several play channels between the EVS Remote and a third party controller Both controllers receive permanently the status of the channel s but only one controller at a time is able to actually co...

Page 37: ...this mode only two speed values are available from the lever 0 when the lever is in the lower position or the speed defined in the Operational Setup menu p 9 1 F3 for any other position of the lever...

Page 38: ...ain is played the same will happen if the Record trains OUTs parameter is set to Freeze in the Operational Setup menu p 2 3 F1 When a playlist is played the post roll will apply only to the last clip...

Page 39: ...be started from this IN point The operator selects another camera in the PRV output and via the TAKE button can auto chain cameras from the same IN point on the PGM output 3 3 Multi PGM Mode 3 3 1 Mul...

Page 40: ...e upper menu press MENU from the Remote Panel 3 3 2 Multi PGM Primary Menu Controls Introduction The primary menu in Multi PGM mode illustrated below gives access to the functions detailed in the foll...

Page 41: ...rresponding A B or C key then press D DONE to validate your selection Do the same to bring the control of a channel back to the EVS remote Note The 1 PGM mode is a simplified version of the 2 or 3 PGM...

Page 42: ...ct one channel for example PGM1 and press the PLST key one two or three times to enter the PLST EDIT or the PLST DIFF mode refer to the Playlist Management Section of this manual for details about the...

Page 43: ...e Key playlist to its 1st clip 9 Then he presses the TAKE key to return to the PGM selection menu presses D to gain control on both PGM channels He presses TAKE to enter the PLST DIFF menu He will see...

Page 44: ...has no reference to jump to 3 5 Preference Mode PREF The Preference mode allows users to show the preferential camera angle by default when a clip is loaded The Preference mode is available in the sec...

Page 45: ...el is PGM 2 In 1PGM PRV mode with PRV CTRL OFF the primary channel is PGM In 1PGM PRV mode with PRV CTRL ON the primary channel is PRV 3 7 Secondary Controller Introduction The 2nd CTRL function avail...

Page 46: ...ator takes back the PGM control When several playlists timelines have been controlled by IPDirector on several PGMs and the operator takes back the PGM control the current playlist timeline on the Rem...

Page 47: ...reason the IN point before the guardbands and the OUT point after the guardband are called Protect IN point and Protect OUT point Use of Guardbands It is possible to trim a clip by redefining Short IN...

Page 48: ...ue defined in the Setup menu 4 1 2 Clip Numbering Hierarchy Introduction Multicam can store up to 900 multiplied by the number of cameras clips and 100 playlists in its libraries including 10 playlist...

Page 49: ...s have the following meaning in the numbering system 5 refers to the clip page number 1 to 10 4 refers to the clip bank 1 to 9 7 refers to the clip number 1 to 10 inside the bank B refers to the camer...

Page 50: ...isks Since the record process is still undergoing some of the material is already on the disk but not all of it Reserved clip Clips for which the position has been reserved on the SDTI database but fo...

Page 51: ...ush Aux Clip Sort TC PostRoll Archive Name Cam In this mode of the secondary menu the F1 F10 keys are used for keyword assignment and thus can no longer be used to recall clips For a description of th...

Page 52: ...channels are pushed CAM mode or all camera angles of the clip are pushed at once CLIP mode Archive Push Aux Clip Sort TC PostRoll Archive Name Cam The Archive function allows the operator to flag a cl...

Page 53: ...edit that timecode before starting the search See section Searching for Clips by Timecode on page 69 for more information on how to search for clips by timecode Set TC The Set TC function is only ava...

Page 54: ...eens is never synchronized In CAM mode the Push Archive Ranking assignment Keyword assignment and Name functions will apply only to the camera angles of the clip loaded on the controlled channels In C...

Page 55: ...lected for clips and for record trains The name is blinking red if it is a network machine Total number of clips i e protects 1 camera angle counting for 1 clip in this count Total duration of all cli...

Page 56: ...n blue if the clip is protected Clip name Name of the clip either automatically assigned or defined by the user Archive Status If the clip ID is blinking green the clip is flagged for archiving but no...

Page 57: ...ion changes the primary camera of a clip View F5 This option changes the standard display to the extended display and vice versa KW1 F6 This option calls the On Air Keyword screen KW2 F7 This option c...

Page 58: ...ote machine After selecting CLIP RECORD or CLIP REC mode either with the keyboard or by clicking with the stylus select the machine you want to connect to click on it with the stylus or move with the...

Page 59: ...available cameras for this clip In CAM mode actions on a clip will only use the selected camera for this clip Default value is CAM mode Clip Control Area It is dedicated to play out control Command De...

Page 60: ...th the green cursor CAM mode or to all camera angles of the clip CLIP mode PGM X Located in the bottom right corner of the clip screen this field is only visible if the Call channel VGA function has b...

Page 61: ...ontrol of both windows is disabled Press CTRL F1 to gain control of the left window or CTRL F2 to gain control on the right window The frame around the corresponding window becomes green Note that onl...

Page 62: ...dow Depending whether a Play or Record channel is assigned to the VDR Panel window its content is automatically updated Lower Section The browsing of clips the viewing modes normal or extended the way...

Page 63: ...1 field backward forward SHIFT Move 1 second backward forward CTRL Fast Rewind Fast Forward The browsing will continue after the keys are released ALT Goto IN OUT ALT G Goto timecode After loading the...

Page 64: ...runs a multi essence configuration Intra LongGOP Intra Proxy or a LongGOP only configuration the clips are managed in the same way as with a Intra only configuration The multi essence feature is as mu...

Page 65: ...s with the even frame preceding the OUT point Clip Transfers Move All essences of a clip are moved simultaneously Local Copy When a clip is copied to the same EVS server all essences of the clip are c...

Page 66: ...ra LongGOP Intra LongGOP Codec target value NA Intra Proxy Intra NA Intra Intra Proxy Clip Preload and Playout Only one essence can be played out at a time The codec used for playout which is automati...

Page 67: ...new clip proceed as follows 1 Press the RECORD key to select the Live mode if you are not yet in this mode 2 Use the jog dial to define the clip Short IN point then press the IN key to mark it 3 You c...

Page 68: ...lighted in RED mean that a clip will be created from the corresponding record train and the letters highlighted in GREEN mean that the corresponding record train is available but will not be used to c...

Page 69: ...will call successively all camera angles of that clip How to Play Back a Clip To play back a clip do one of the following depending on the desired playback speed Press the PLAY key to play back the s...

Page 70: ...one channel such as with PRV CTL the clip appears at that location only In the case of a clip containing a single camera angle so only an A B C or D clip when in full control of all outputs the clip...

Page 71: ...e machine Press ALT L How to Cue and Play Back a Clip via the Clip Window To cue up an highlighted clip press ENTER The clip will be cued up on the on the primary channel controlled by the 1st Remote...

Page 72: ...anel to the desired clip 2 Press ENTER or click on the desired clip with the stylus or type the desired clip ID and press F3 3 To select a different camera angle inside a clip press ALT the letter of...

Page 73: ...rational Setup menu p 5 1 F3 Note When a clip is deleted all playlists are scanned and that clip is removed from all of them In the Remote Panel Interface Deleting a Single Clip Note The F_ key corres...

Page 74: ...ted Clips stored on protected pages as defined in the Setup menu Clips protected by another protocol To clear all unprotected clips proceed as follows 1 Press SHIFT MENU to go to the main menu 2 Press...

Page 75: ...will not be deleted as long as one instance of the clip remains Copying clips across the network will copy the material so it will reduce the capacity of the server where the clips are copied by the d...

Page 76: ...duration of the guardbands defined on the destination system LONG mode the entire original clip including its guardbands will be copied on the destination system Note The default settings for the Copy...

Page 77: ...l clip is copied including its guardbands 5 Press CTRL V LONG PASTE function or click on the corresponding area in the Clip Management area For a SHORT copy where only the material between the Short I...

Page 78: ...in one of the following ways 2 Click on the clip with the stylus 3 Position the green arrows around the desired clip with the keyboard 4 Type in the desired name with the keyboard All characters avail...

Page 79: ...s the MENU key to access the secondary menu 4 Press SHIFT C to call the Set TC function 5 Enter the new timecode for the current picture 6 In 59 94 Hz modes NTSC press SHIFT MENU to select between Dro...

Page 80: ...hort IN point and date of the clip in the Set TC field following the USER field The primary TC for this clip Press the A or B key corresponding to the requested primary TC 4 In 59 94Hz modes NTSC pres...

Page 81: ...ed press SHIFT C to define a date from which the search should be applied 6 Type the date in dd mm yy format using the F1 to F10 keys 7 Press ENTER to confirm and exit the field 8 If requested press S...

Page 82: ...to see all clips containing that event Call the Sort TC function edit the timecode to the desired value select the network local search option and press ENTER you will obtain the same result as above...

Page 83: ...ENU In the VGA Interface 1 In the Clip window highlight the clip and press the CTRL DELETE keys 2 When the confirmation dialog box opens press ENTER to confirm that you cancel the copy Otherwise press...

Page 84: ...ue Points Description Cue points are used as tags to mark points on the record trains and clips during recording or playback Once this marking is done you can use the cue points to quickly and easily...

Page 85: ...Last Cue key If a preroll value is set the PGM goes to the previous cue point minus the preroll duration If the timecode of the previous cue point minus the preroll duration happens before Protect IN...

Page 86: ...be used only locally on the LSM Remote and are lost whenever Multicam is stopped During local clip copy the cue points associated to the clip are also copied During remote clip copy the cue points ass...

Page 87: ...undo and redo actions are stored on the server and are purged each time the Multicam application is closed Playlist Location All playlists created are automatically stored on the banks dedicated to p...

Page 88: ...Air Box and Air Edit To identify remote playlists when using the XNet SDTI network the number of the playlist is followed by the number of the machine on the network i e Playlist 51 04 How to Recall a...

Page 89: ...he PGM At the start full control will be on the PGM side scrolling through the playlist can be done here Note From the Playlist Playout mode you need to press the EDIT function D button or move the jo...

Page 90: ...Mode Main Menu Functions Edit All If you want to edit all clips of the playlist at the same time select Edit All SHIFT D before you perform the requested editing action with one of the following play...

Page 91: ...replace a portion of a playlist by the same A V material to which effects have been added externally or internally This consolidates the effects within the playlist Clr Unav The Clr Unav Clear Unavail...

Page 92: ...Playlist Playout Mode Once the playlist is cued and ready to roll the menu below is displayed on the Remote LCD This menu gives the operator the ability to manipulate the playlist while it is playing...

Page 93: ...lows it to be skipped during playback Edit Selecting the Edit function gets the user back to the Playlist Edit mode 5 4 Playlist Functions on the VGA 5 4 1 VGA Playlist Screen Introduction Pressing F1...

Page 94: ...d on the blue highlighted section at the bottom of the page If no playlist is loaded on the PGM1 The information displayed on the Playlist screen refers to the current playlist except the remaining ti...

Page 95: ...plays the information about the previous current and next three clips of the playlist To enter the Playlist Playout mode press the PLST key again The following operations can be performed from the VGA...

Page 96: ...t Playout When the LongGOP essence is the on air essence an available playlist element will not be playable if it is shorter than 1 second Unavailable playlist elements that means elements not availab...

Page 97: ...rst press SHIFT Network then press the F_ key corresponding to the server on which the playlist is located 2 Press SHIFT Page F_ key to select the page in which the desired playlist is located 3 Press...

Page 98: ...mes the current playlist If the new playlist is empty the system will ask you whether you want to copy the current playlist at this new location 5 6 2 Rolling a Playlist How to Roll a Playlist After r...

Page 99: ...emains available To delete all playlists stored on a same bank proceed as follows 1 Press SHIFT Page F_ key to select the page in which the playlists to delete are located 2 Press CLEAR SHIFT F10 to d...

Page 100: ...only the playlist definition while the playlist elements remain at their original location The EDL Clips copy copies the playlist definition and the playlist elements to the destination In this case...

Page 101: ...speed in the PGM Speed Var max parameter p 9 1 F3 in the Operational Setup menu Select highlight the VarMax option in the secondary menu in PGM PRV mode In the Remote Panel Interface To copy a playlis...

Page 102: ...ST 7 Press the C key to specify whether to perform a SHORT or a LONG copy SHORT mode default only the section of the elements between the Short IN and Short OUT as defined in the playlist will be copi...

Page 103: ...opy a playlist 3 Press ENTER 4 Press END to go to the playlist bank on the requested page 5 Select the original playlist to copy with the DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW keys 6 Press CTRL C to copy the playli...

Page 104: ...o to the Playlist Bank screen of the requested page 2 Use the DOWN ARROW to select the playlist to name 3 Enter the desired name on the keyboard It appears in the Name field at the bottom of the scree...

Page 105: ...he current element appears in the Name column of the selected element Note Naming the current element of the loaded playlist will affect the original clips 5 6 6 Consolidating a Playlist Introduction...

Page 106: ...whole playlist or for each clip of a playlist This can be useful when You do not want to have a playlist with disrupted timecodes from the various playlist elements You want to change the timecode ty...

Page 107: ...activating a loop To deactivate the function press the left arrow on the field to toggle the function to OFF How to Regenerate the Timecode in a Playlist To regenerate the timecode in a given playlist...

Page 108: ...able to use the TAKE key on the Remote Panel to insert a clip Depending on what is selected for the Insert in playlist parameter in the Operational Setup menu p 3 1 F6 the clip will be inserted befor...

Page 109: ...ase search functions Procedure To insert one or more clips from a search result at the end of the current playlist proceed as follows 1 From the main menu activate the current playlist PGM1 CAM A PRV1...

Page 110: ...ate a local copy on your machine first This operation is done instantly if the clips remain in their original location Inserting Growing Clips into Playlists Growing clips can be inserted in playlists...

Page 111: ...You can only move elements within a playlist if you are in PGM PRV mode To move a playlist element within a playlist using the Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 While you are in Playlist Edit mode sc...

Page 112: ...r in Clip mode press the Browse key on the Remote Panel to enter the current playlist in Browse mode In this mode you can quickly jump to the first field of each clip inside the playlist by moving the...

Page 113: ...n the PRV channel press ENTER This will replace the current playlist element by a new clip having the same TC IN and TC OUT The new clip is stored on the playlist receive page The effects the split au...

Page 114: ...and includes the cut elements Any tag defined and active on the original element at the cut point is recreated at the short in of the second cut element The adding cut is not possible in the following...

Page 115: ...the TC IN column whatever the type of TC displayed User TC or LTC Note This operation will change the order of the playlist elements and reset the transitions to the default transitions defined on th...

Page 116: ...1 the duration and type of the audio transitions are tied to the duration and type of the video transitions With the license code 112 only available with the XT3 and XT2 chassis you can unlock the aud...

Page 117: ...the previous element is gradually replaced by the first frames of the next element The wipe effect is shown as a vertical line moving across the video The direction of the wipe effect left to right r...

Page 118: ...the previous clip is displayed in red the next clip is green and the fade in black Note The color of the fade effects is defined with the Fade to from color parameter in the Playlist settings of the O...

Page 119: ...a playlist transitions are applied with the default values The Video effect duration parameter is available in the Operational Setup menu p 3 1 F1 and ranges up to 20 00 secs When the Audio locked to...

Page 120: ...and press PLST to open it in Playlist Edit mode The main menu appears Effect Edit All Insert Speed FX Dur Delete 2 Browse to the playlist element at the beginning of which you want to modify the effec...

Page 121: ...udio tracks between two points in a playlist This function can only be executed on the Remote Panel The Auto mode replaces audio tracks 1 2 by audio tracks 3 4 in four audio mode audio track 1 by audi...

Page 122: ...wap A Advanc A Delay A FX DUR A Split 2 Press the Swap function SHIFT D 3 Jog your playlist until you reach the point where you want to change the audio tracks 4 Mark an IN point The OSD screen indica...

Page 123: ...3 45 13 00 07 13 100 112B 04 ClipName 999 999 Specific Behavior One can set as many swap points as needed If only an IN swap point is set for one clip the audio tracks will be reset by default for the...

Page 124: ...among the tracks 1 to 16 or MENU to cancel The tracks 1 8 are displayed on the first page and the tracks 9 16 are available via F10 on the second page Use the function keys to select the track to chan...

Page 125: ...The split audio feature is only available on the Remote Panel The split audio makes it possible to Apply transition effect types and durations which are different on the audio and video tracks Delay...

Page 126: ...lows 1 Enter the Setup menu as described in the Multicam Configuration manual 2 Enable the Advanced audio editing parameter in the Operational Setup menu p 3 2 F2 Split Audio Menu In Playlist Edit mod...

Page 127: ...advance is applied How to Insert a Clip into a Playlist with Split Audio To insert a clip into a playlist with split audio proceed as follows 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode 2 Browse to the desired cl...

Page 128: ...ult value End on Cut The transition is extended to the left so that the end of the transition is not changed Start on Cut The transition is extended to the right so that the start of the transition is...

Page 129: ...OPERATION MANUAL Multicam LSM 12 05 5 Playlist Management 117...

Page 130: ...extend the transition duration In case of Start on cut the transition is extended reduced at its end point In case of End on cut the transition is extended reduced at its start point How to Change th...

Page 131: ...e of the OSD display whereas the audio transition information will be on the bottom line of the OSD display How to Insert an Audio Delay Inserting an audio delay consists of delaying the beginning of...

Page 132: ...n audio advance proceed as follows 1 Enter the Playlist Edit mode 2 Browse to the desired clip in the playlist 3 Press to highlight V Base SHIFT A 4 Press to highlight A Advance A 5 Enter a value on t...

Page 133: ...lue entered will be present on the PRV screen when the clip is next to play in a playlist Note If the IN or OUT point is defined two clips before or after the current clip or even beyond you will be a...

Page 134: ...play in a playlist Video is shortened in the previous clip and the video from the clip being edited is extended How to Insert a Video Delay Inserting a video delay consists of delaying the beginning...

Page 135: ...ce The value entered will be present on the PRV SCREEN when the clip is next to play in a playlist Note If the IN or OUT point is defined two clips before or after the current clip or even beyond you...

Page 136: ...Replace Function Introduction The purpose of the Replace function is to consolidate the effects defined on a playlist as follows The operator loops a section or an entire playlist back to themselves...

Page 137: ...T points After you have selected the required settings for the Replace function the Replace Playback mode is automatically activated the playlist is cued before the IN point to create guardbands ready...

Page 138: ...m the Replace The Int Loop B and Ext Loop C keys are blinking 6 If you want to specify the OUT point for the Replace section at this stage jog to the requested point and press the OUT key Otherwise yo...

Page 139: ...channel you will physically re record the output of your PGM The link is physical it is necessary to make the video link manually with a router or video audio cables it is not done inside the server A...

Page 140: ...e Aux Clip so that it can remain synchronized with the playlist If the duration of the Aux Clip is longer than the playlist duration the auxiliary audio clip keeps playing even after the video has sto...

Page 141: ...VGA interface via the IPEdit application in IPDirector Principles for Timeline Access The access to timelines from IPEdit and the Remote Panel follows the principles defined below Two player channels...

Page 142: ...line Edit mode you work by default on the recorder the jog dial and the lever control the recorder You also listen to all the timeline audio tracks Timeline Menu The Timeline Editing menu is the follo...

Page 143: ...layback speed of the clip with the lever then press ENTER to validate Values are Unknown and from 0 to 100 Operators have access to the secondary lever range while editing the speed of a clip by press...

Page 144: ...as long as the operator does not exit the timeline mode e g returning to Live Selecting the Undo command D key will undo the last modification Up to 10 modifications can be undone Once a modification...

Page 145: ...is located on page 1 bank 10 playlist bank and position 3 3 Track selection The asterisk shows the selected tracks to which the editing actions will be applied Tracks are selected using the A B and C...

Page 146: ...hat contains a black element other than in the last position will appear in orange Remote Panel Display The Remote panel displays the following information TL13 NAME LEFT 00 00 37 09 V 126A 01 07 00 0...

Page 147: ...terface How to Create a New Timeline from Scratch To create a new timeline from an empty playlist position 1 In the playlist bank press an F_ key corresponding to an empty playlist position The follow...

Page 148: ...lows 1 In the Clip window select the playlist you want to convert 2 Press CTRL C to copy it 3 Press CTRL T to paste it into an empty playlist position do not use CTRL V The playlist is converted into...

Page 149: ...t supported The following table provides an overview on the copy actions available from the Remote Panel and from the VGA interface The timelines are copied to an empty position in the playlist bank L...

Page 150: ...The Overwrite mode works as follows When you add audio or video content in the timeline the media already included in the timeline is removed from the selected position by the duration of the added me...

Page 151: ...This is always performed in Overwrite mode Transition effects Allows adding transition effects on a selected timeline element This feature cannot be applied on the whole timeline at a time Speed Allow...

Page 152: ...the end of the timeline 6 4 3 Adding Cuts in Timeline Elements Description The Add Cut command is only available from the Remote Panel This command duplicates a playlist or timeline element clip reco...

Page 153: ...elect the Add Cut option B key in the secondary menu The timeline element is cut in two parts that keep the same LSMID 6 4 4 Inserting Material into a Timeline Overview Description The Insert feature...

Page 154: ...X Player X X IN OUT Recorder X Player X X Four Point Edit In a four point edit you must insert a Mark IN and a Mark OUT both on the timeline recorder and on the material loaded on the player for Multi...

Page 155: ...Example of Three Point Edit OPERATION MANUAL Multicam LSM 12 05 6 Timeline Management 143...

Page 156: ...Example of Four Point Edit 144 6 Timeline Management EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 05 A May 2014...

Page 157: ...At least one IN or OUT needs to be defined on the timeline in 3 point edit and both IN and OUT needs to be defined in 4 point edit 8 When the three or four marks have been defined on the timeline and...

Page 158: ...roceed as follows 1 Jog to position where you want to delete a timeline element or a portion of a timeline 2 Do one of the following action Press the IN key or OUT key in the timeline element you want...

Page 159: ...ote Panel If the required material is not available the Remote Panel will beep The Extend is always performed in Overwrite mode which means that the material covered by the Extend is deleted from the...

Page 160: ...y selecting its page SHIFT Page F_ key bank SHIFT F10 and the timeline position F_ key 2 Press PLST to load the timeline in Timeline Edit mode 3 Use the jog dial to position on the requested Mark IN p...

Page 161: ...The LCD display and menu change to become the following one Extend Menu Cancel Enter Confirm From In From Out 6 Press the A Extend From IN or B key Extend From OUT to select the Extend action OPERATIO...

Page 162: ...n your Remote Panel in Timeline mode You have access to the normal speed range and to the second lever range Depending on the Editing mode Insert or Overwrite the impact on the surrounding timeline el...

Page 163: ...the requested tracks by pressing the A B and or C key s 3 Select the Speed command by pressing SHIFT A on the Remote Panel The LCD display of the timeline element changes to show the speed after the L...

Page 164: ...ardbands duration The timeline element is NOT shortened when a transition is applied The effects can be defined on the loaded timeline element or on all elements of the timeline The effects are define...

Page 165: ...1 Deselect the requested tracks by pressing the A B and or C key s if you do not want to apply the transition effects on all tracks 2 Select the Effect command by pressing SHIFT D on the Remote Panel...

Page 166: ...one on the PGM will be displayed on the PRV side Note Press on the PLST key a third time to cue the timeline to the beginning displaying the first timeline element on the PGM side and the following c...

Page 167: ...s in the Timeline Edit mode TL13 NAME LEFT 00 00 00 00 V 112B 01 04 00 00 25 11 15 15 11 A1 113B 02 04 00 07 13 11 15 10 08 A2 113B 02 04 00 07 13 11 15 10 08 Video Audio 1 Audio 2 Edit Press the D ke...

Page 168: ...search functions and 125 keyword assignment functions are installed on the server The Keyword Windows Keywords can be assigned to clips using the On Air Keyword screen F6 KW1 or the Off Air Keyword s...

Page 169: ...tically switch to the On Air Keyword screen since the clip to which you are assigning keywords has been loaded on a play channel ALT P PLAY PAUSE ALT R RECUE ALT T SET TC ALT Z ARCHIVE ALT F key selec...

Page 170: ...player_A1 22 player_A2 39 player_A19 40 player_A20 41 player_B1 42 player_B2 59 player_B19 60 player_B20 61 player_C1 62 player_C2 199 player_I19 200 player_I20 Note Each keyword can have up to 12 ch...

Page 171: ...file to all other users on the network For each system on the network the operator can choose to work with the file coming from the network server set the Keyword file parameter to SERVER or with a lo...

Page 172: ...etwork server you will not be allowed to edit it 2 Go to the Off Air Keyword Screen by pressing F7 on the keyboard 3 If you want to create a backup copy of the current file press F5 SAVE AS in that sc...

Page 173: ...In the Remote Panel Interface Keyword Settings A keywords file must be selected in the setup to enable the keyword assignment functions on the Remote Panel In the Operational Setup menu of the remote...

Page 174: ...onding output monitors if the current picture is the Short IN point of the clip If all three keywords locations are occupied the operator has to clear some of them to be able to assign a new keyword t...

Page 175: ...C PostRoll Archive Name Cam Enter the keyword position in the list using the F_ keys Every time a new digit is entered the corresponding keyword is displayed in the highlighted area in the centre of t...

Page 176: ...reen or press CTRL DEL Clearing All Keywords and the Ranking of a Clip Press ALT DEL or click on ALT DEL CLR ALL to remove all keywords assigned to the clip and to reset the ranking to the lowest leve...

Page 177: ...h function is directly available from the C position in the secondary menu To call it press MENU to enter the secondary train menu then press once the C key When the current element on the primary cha...

Page 178: ...the ranking to the lowest level Use the Reset command SHIFT A at any time Search Archive This field allows selecting archive status for search criteria Parameter On the Remote None default Archive Cl...

Page 179: ...ss the Browse key to disable the Browse mode Move the jog dial To return to the Browse mode inside the search results press the Browse key again Notes Search results are reset when going by to Live mo...

Page 180: ...layed against a red background in the center of the Title bar Keyword page displayed 2 Function bar Bar displaying information on the various function keys available and their purpose 3 Keyword list A...

Page 181: ...he red text cursor is visible in that field Use the BACKSPACE key to clear the last digit entered Date from to This restricts the search to clips created between these 2 dates specified in these field...

Page 182: ...ips in the search This option allows the inclusion of record trains in the results in searches with timecode criteria Press F2 to toggle between CLIP CLIP REC and REC Consider timecodes from the LTC a...

Page 183: ...ea to search the local database Press ALT S or click on the corresponding area to search the entire network database Search Results The results of the database search are displayed in the Search Resul...

Page 184: ...ch option has been selected the clip is loaded with this timecode even if the primary TC is the LTC Other Possible Actions Many functions from the Clip screen are also available from the Search Result...

Page 185: ...MACHINE6 F2 PIERRE F7 MACHINE7 F3 PAUL F8 MACHINE8 F4 JACQUES F9 MACHINE9 F5 ANDRE LOCAL F0 MACHINE0 Previous Next Local Clips Records Clip Rec The LCD screen of the Remote Panel displays the complet...

Page 186: ...e Remote Panel show the clips from the selected LSM If you press the RECORD key you go in Live mode on the local record trains Records Mode When you select one of the LSM in the Network menu you conne...

Page 187: ...emote Panel the names of the remote systems are displayed in the title bar of the Clip screen as illustrated hereunder Note It is possible from the VGA to connect back to the last machine connected by...

Page 188: ...10 Page key When selecting a server it will automatically reconnect to the page and bank that was last used 4 Select the bank in which the desired clip is located 5 Choose the required clip F1 F10 6 I...

Page 189: ...located is named In CLIP mode all cameras of the clip where the cursor is located are named Note To be able to rename a clip on a remote server the Clip Edit by Network parameter must be enabled in th...

Page 190: ...a playlist with remote clips proceed as follows 1 Once the playlist is cued and ready to roll select the playlist from the playlist bank 2 Press the PLST key on the Remote Panel 3 Move the lever or pr...

Page 191: ...a angles if necessary Changing camera angles on network train will always switch in pause on the new camera Refer to the note below about the remote camera name 6 Press the IN key to mark your Short I...

Page 192: ...instantly available the network copy of the remote cameras should occur before the clip can be recalled The mapped camera mode is not available with configurations having more than 3 record channels...

Page 193: ...ointing device parameter in the Operational Setup menu p 9 2 F2 and toggle between the tablet The use of the Loop function allows the operator to record the effect back into the first record channel o...

Page 194: ...able circle mode one shot 0 Enable ellipse mode one shot A Automatic arrow at the end of a freehand drawing D Select brush color and thickness Br1 Br2 Toggle between brush 1 and brush 2 E Erase unwant...

Page 195: ...network mode you can apply a Paint on remote clips as well as on local clips 9 1 3 Function Description Straight Line Broken Line Drawing L To draw a line proceed as follows 1 Select L on the Paint m...

Page 196: ...he Paint mode monitor display 2 In the displayed menu choose between the following options Set center default a pointer appears on the screen to let you choose the center of the ellipse The shape will...

Page 197: ...ive drawing mode Clear C To clear a drawing proceed as follows 1 Select C on the Paint mode monitor display 2 Choose between the 3 following options Clr to clear all drawings DfC to define customized...

Page 198: ...license key please contact the Support or Sales team This software option enables the tracking of an object action on the video by use of a circle arrow ellipse or rectangle called a tracking object f...

Page 199: ...9 2 2 Monitor Display The following functions are available on the monitor display in Target mode They are detailed in the next section OPERATION MANUAL Multicam LSM 12 05 9 Advanced Control Modes 187...

Page 200: ...tly from the tablet If this option is active touching a point on the screen automatically creates the keyframe This option becomes inactive after each keyframe creation Search the material clip or liv...

Page 201: ...size of the tracking object when it is a rectangle or an ellipse a Click on S on the first line of the OSD b Define the position of two opposite corners of the rectangle or of the rectangle inclosing...

Page 202: ...is can be repeated several times to include multiple objects Note When the replay is animated the illustration will appear with a dissolve effect at the first keyframe and disappear with a dissolve ef...

Page 203: ...be done using RESET R If working in network mode target tracking can be performed on remote clips as well as on local clips 9 2 6 Managing the Zoom Option On the Remote Panel display selecting the Zoo...

Page 204: ...ect can then be recorded in the loop of the server and reinserted in the feed of a recorder channel The Epsio mode offers a more advanced offside line feature as well as other live tools when the EVS...

Page 205: ...Set the Epsio parameter p 12 3 F2 to No Note When you activate the offside line you can no longer use a second controller 2 When the offside line mode is active the Offside Line option is available f...

Page 206: ...B Allows the user to change the transparency level with the jog or lever Press Enter to validate the action OSD SHIFT C Allows the user to hide or display again the information on the OSD QUIT SHIFT D...

Page 207: ...me 8 Click again PRV CTL to continue editing the offside sequence 9 Once the 1st line is set press TAKE to fix it 10 If desired jog to move the pivot point and press TAKE a second time Then jog to bre...

Page 208: ...Press Mark to validate your changes 9 3 6 Playing the Sequence Once the offside line has been defined you can play it as long as you are in Offside Line mode It will be played based on the settings de...

Page 209: ...e video within the split effect for optimum positioning of the material Note The horizontal Split Screen mode is not available in HD Supermotion 3x in DVCPro HD and MPEG 2 i frame 1080i The Split Scre...

Page 210: ...ecial commands Lf To center the left picture Rg To center the right picture WP To move the separation line Press the Left key to take control of the left side of the screen and recall the desired clip...

Page 211: ...Using the Target Track mode the keyframes are marked to determine the path of the object When the tracking is completed in the desired clips enter the Split Screen mode and recall these clips on the l...

Page 212: ...op picture Bt To center the bottom picture WP To move the separation line Press the Top key to take control of the upper side of the screen and recall the desired clip for this side Use the command kn...

Page 213: ...L R 050 050 This mode works similar to the Horizontal and the Vertical Split modes except that there is no position adjustment since both pictures are shown full frame The SHIFT D key allows the oper...

Page 214: ...the Operational Setup menu of the remote p 11 1 F3 or see the EVS Server Configuration manual Depending on the selected Remote mode you will control the hypermotion camera only or the hypermotion came...

Page 215: ...is function is not available on all cameras with multiple block memory Last Cue This key corresponds to the Search command on the hypermotion camera The Last Cue key can have several behaviors If the...

Page 216: ...camera starts recording on the first block When you press RECORD subsequently and the selected memory block is recording the behavior differs from one camera to the other Refer to the chapter dedicate...

Page 217: ...ss CLEAR The PLAY is stopped the recorded material is deleted from the block and the camera automatically starts recording again in this block if it is not recording on any other block yet Note The CL...

Page 218: ...n Cues is set to Off the cam key is displayed in black and the Mark button is inactive When Cues is set to Off and Last Cue is set to Ramp Up press Clear Last Cue to reset the speed to PGMSpeed Speedb...

Page 219: ...ypermotion camera using the SHIFT PLAY keys 2ndLever Secondary lever range to be applied for playing back material recorded on the hypermotion camera Creating a Clip from a Hypermotion Camera When the...

Page 220: ...material on the hypermotion camera you should specify how many memory blocks you are going to use 1 2 3 or 4 blocks By default only one memory block is defined Note When using more than one memory bl...

Page 221: ...1 Empty transparent square 2 White square for the Hi Motion I Camera only Working with Single Block Memory The general recording and playback process when controlling the camera using a single block m...

Page 222: ...ee block if available 4 Stop the recording in one of the following ways Press Last cue to position the camera and cue to the first recorded frame of the block Jog the dial to position the camera on th...

Page 223: ...3 and start it on the first available block block 4 The last recorded frame on block 3 is loaded in play mode Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 9 Press TAKE to stop the record on block 4 As no free blo...

Page 224: ...the Remote Panel the replay starts at this defined speed If not the replay starts at PGMSpeed The replay in Speedbreak mode is thus performed at the following speed Before the IN point speed defined o...

Page 225: ...r s camera name The table below provides a direct access to the specific sections based on the commercial names of the cameras Commercial Name Manufacturer Antelope Vision Research FASTCAM Photron FOR...

Page 226: ...the Hypermotion mode of the Remote Panel in the LCD secondary menu Operational Parameter Value Range Default Value Blocks 1 to 4 1 Pre Roll from 00s00fr to 5s00fr 00s00fr PGMSpeed 50 100 200 400 100...

Page 227: ...points 1 2 and 3 Press TAKE and select memory block 2 The Last Cue command scrolls through the cue points of block 2 To go through cue points of another block select that block first then press Last...

Page 228: ...he Remote beeps if the CAM key refers to an empty block TAKE This key is operational in REC STANDBY mode When the user presses the TAKE key if a block was in play mode it remains in this mode If no bl...

Page 229: ...nciple for block management is the following The recorded blocks are found in first position s The recording blocks are found after the recorded blocks The empty blocks come in last position Example T...

Page 230: ...tart it on the first available block block 4 Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 10 Press TAKE to stop the record on block 4 As no free block is available the recording does not start on another block Blo...

Page 231: ...000 1000 Specific Behavior of Remote Panel Keys RECORD The Remote does not beep if the CAM key refers to an empty block RECORD Pressing this key while the current block is recording does not send any...

Page 232: ...e Port RS422 Protocol Sony 9 PIN The operational parameters are defined in the Hypermotion mode of the Remote Panel in the LCD secondary menu Operational Parameter Value Range Default Value Blocks 1 t...

Page 233: ...KE key is pressed the record stops on the current block No record is started on another block Cue Points Management When a new ARM REC command is issued on a block all its cue points are cleared If th...

Page 234: ...arameter Value Port RS422 Protocol Sony 9 PIN The operational parameters are defined in the Hypermotion mode of the Remote Panel in the LCD secondary menu Operational Parameter Value Range Default Val...

Page 235: ...rent memory block Cue points can not be marked when working on several memory blocks Vision Research Camera Camera Names The Vision Research cameras are also sold under the following product names Vis...

Page 236: ...300 400 1000 100 2nd Lever 1000 0 1000 1000 Specific Behavior of Remote Panel Keys RECORD Pressing this key while the current block is recording clears all memory blocks and starts recording on the fi...

Page 237: ...splayed in red refers to the recording block 9 6 Video Delay When the Multicam software has been configured with a base configuration Video Delay in the Channel Parameters menu the Delay Screen will a...

Page 238: ...source press SHIFT F7 on the PC keyboard to call up the network list Use the arrow keys to select a server and press ENTER to validate 3 Select the camera angle use the left right arrow keys or the TA...

Page 239: ...s Protocol This protocol is based on the Sony BVW75 protocol for all standard transport commands It has extended commands so that it supports clip and playlist management using this protocol the contr...

Page 240: ...hers It is not based on the Sony BVW75 and can handle clips as well as playlists IPDP Protocol For more information on how the IP Director application controls the server refer to the IP Director Tech...

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Page 242: ...pment is continuously adapting and improving its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without p...

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