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Live Touch

User Guide

Applying Star Ratings and Tagging Clips

Applying a Star Rating to a Clip

When using the LiveTouch Panel, you can assign one to three stars to clips with the Tagging
Options window. This can be performed using either the

button or the

key.

Applying a star rating to a clip using the

button:

1 Select the clip or clips to be assigned stars.

2 Press

to open the Tagging Options window.

3 Press one, two or three stars as required, then press

You will see the assigned number of stars saved in the clip details for the selected
clip(s).

Fig. 3-45: Tagging Options

Open Edit
Tagsheets Dialog

Selected Event Tag

Press to Apply
Selected Tags/
Names

Event Tags

Clear Tags

Roster Tags

Select one, two or three
stars as required.

Press to Apply Star
Rating to Selected
Clip(s)

Fig. 3-46: Three Stars Applied to Selected Clip

Tag Playback Tool

Three Stars
Assigned to Clip

Summary of Contents for LIVETOUCH

Page 1: ...User Guide Issue 3 Revision 5 2020 12 22 LIVETOUCH SPORT HIGHLIGHTS REPLAY SYSTEM Software version 1 15 ...

Page 2: ...eserved Specifications are subject to change without notice Terms and Conditions Please read the following terms and conditions carefully By using LiveTouch documentation you agree to the following terms and conditions Grass Valley hereby grants permission and license to owners of LiveTouch to use their product manuals for their own internal business use Manuals for Grass Valley products may not b...

Page 3: ...iii LiveTouch User Guide Title LiveTouch User Guide Part Number Issue 3 Revision 5 Revision 2020 12 22 15 23 ...

Page 4: ... any other equipment connections Identifies an external protective grounding terminal which may be connected to earth ground as a supplement to an internal grounding terminal Indicates that static sensitive components are present which may be damaged by electrostatic discharge Use anti static procedures equipment and surfaces during servicing Indicates that the equipment has more than one power su...

Page 5: ... Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners use only a damp cloth Dangerous voltages may exist at several points in this equipment To avoid injury do not touch exposed connections and components while power is on High leakage current may be present Earth connection of product is essential before connecting power Prior to servicing remove jewelry such as rings watches and other metallic objects To avoid...

Page 6: ...This unit may have more than one power supply cord Disconnect all power supply cords before servicing to avoid electric shock Follow static precautions at all times when handling this equipment Servicing should be done in a static free environment To reduce the risk of electric shock plug each power supply cord into separate branch circuits employing separate service grounds Electrostatic Discharg...

Page 7: ...de sécurité et avis importants La présente section fournit des consignes de sécurité importantes pour les opérateurs et le personnel de service Des avertissements ou mises en garde spécifiques figurent dans le manuel dans les sections où ils s appliquent Prenez le temps de bien lire les consignes et assurez vous de les respecter en particulier celles qui sont destinées à prévenir les décharges éle...

Page 8: ...ation d entretien afin de prévenir les chocs électriques La marque UL certifie que l appareil visé a été testé par Underwriters Laboratory UL et reconnu conforme aux exigences applicables en matière de sécurité électrique en vigueur au Canada et aux États Unis La marque C CSA US certifie que l appareil visé a été testé par l Association canadienne de normalisation CSA et reconnu conforme aux exige...

Page 9: ...t ou dans la documentation qui l accompagne Ne pas utiliser cet appareil dans une atmosphère explosive Présence possible de courants de fuite Un raccordement à la masse est indispensable avant la mise sous tension Après tout travail d entretien ou de réparation faites effectuer des contrôles de sécurité par le personnel technique qualifié Mises en garde Les mises en garde signalent des conditions ...

Page 10: ...tion ou tout autre moyen disponible Portez un bracelet antistatique et assurez vous qu il est bien en contact avec la peau Connectez la pince de masse à une surface non peinte du châssis pour détourner à la terre toute tension électrostatique indésirable En l absence de bracelet antistatique déchargez l électricité statique de votre corps en touchant une surface métallique non peinte du châssis Po...

Page 11: ...s ingérer le liquide La toxicité est extrêmement faible mais la prudence demeure de mise en tout temps Environmental Information European CE WEEE directive This symbol on the product s means that at the end of life disposal it should not be mixed with general waste Visit www grassvalley com for recycling information Grass Valley believes this environmental information to be correct but cannot guar...

Page 12: ...holder using a blunt instrument for leverage such as a screwdriver if necessary In some cases the battery will need to be desoldered from the PCB 4 Dispose of the battery and equipment according to your local environmental laws and guidelines WARNING Be careful not to short circuit the battery by adhering to the appropriate safe handling practices Do not dispose of batteries in a fire as they may ...

Page 13: ...he beam should be treated with caution and common sense because it is intense and concentrated Laser radiation can cause irreversible and permanent damage of eyesight Please read the following guidelines carefully Make sure that a fiber is connected to the board s fiber outputs before power is applied If a fiber cable e g patchcord is already connected to an output make sure that the cable s other...

Page 14: ...32 2015 Class A Electromagnetic Compatibility of multimedia equipment Emission requirements EN61000 3 2 2014 Class A Electromagnetic Compatibility Limits for harmonic current emissions EN61000 3 3 2013 Electromagnetic Compatibility Limits of voltage changes voltage fluctuations and flicker EN55103 2 2009 Environment E2 Electromagnetic Compatibility Product family standard for audio video audio vis...

Page 15: ... fit 75 Ώ RF terminators to BNC type ports COAXIAL CABLES Coaxial cables connections particularly serial digital video connections shall be made with high quality double screened coaxial cables such as Belden 8281 or BBC type PSF1 2M and Belden 1694A for 3Gbps D TYPE CONNECTORS D type connectors shall have metal shells making good RF contact with the cable screen Connectors having indents which im...

Page 16: ...xvi Notices ...

Page 17: ...n 1 10 25 LiveTouch Panel 26 Panel Touchscreen 26 LiveTouch Desktop Client 27 LiveTouch Manager 28 LiveTouch ISA Manager 28 LiveTouch Manager Virtual Machine 28 LiveTouch Server 28 Getting Started Checklist 29 Starting the LiveTouch Panel 30 Initial Communication Setup in the Home Screen 30 Setting up Playout Ports and User ID in the Playout Tab 32 Setting the Port and Overlay Highlight Color 33 U...

Page 18: ... Reference Points in the Live Recording 70 Working with Reference Markers in Mark Mode 71 Using In Out Reference Marks to Create Clips 73 Marking In and Out Points to Save a Clip 75 Editing an Event Duration 75 Removing Mark Points from the Recording 76 Jumping to a Specific Timecode in a Clip 76 Working with the Clips Library 78 Overview 78 Saving Clips to the Library 78 Using the Clips Library D...

Page 19: ...op Function to Grouped Clips in a Looped Playlist 119 Tagging Clips in a Playlist 120 Editing Transitions Between Clips in a Playlist 121 Changing the Default Camera Angle for a Clip in a Playlist 130 Using Synchronized Play out 131 Working with the LiveTouch Play out Modes 132 Program Program PGM PGM Mode on the Panel 133 Program Preview PGM PRV Mode on the Panel 135 Using Program Preview PGM PRV...

Page 20: ...ings 177 Information 178 Diagnostics 178 Panel Settings About Configuration 180 System Functions 180 Alarms 181 Information 182 Licensing 183 LiveTouch Port Configurations 184 5 LiveTouch Setup on the Desktop Client 185 Starting and Setting up the LiveTouch Desktop Application 185 Setting the Port Owner 185 Configuring Playout Ports Using the Desktop 185 Optional Setup Tasks 187 Defining Audio Pre...

Page 21: ...amera Angles 218 Star rating and Tagging Clips 218 Loading Available Tag Lists and Rosters 218 Managing Tags Locally 220 Applying Tags to Clips 221 Removing Tags from Clips 222 Editing a Clip 223 Renaming a Clip 224 Pre Naming a Slot 224 Restriping Clip Timecode 225 Renumbering a Clip 225 Running a Library Search Using the Web Bin 226 Working with Playlists 228 Overview 228 Creating a Playlist 228...

Page 22: ... Using the F1 Configuration Window 245 Edit Mark Settings 246 Speed based Audio Mute Settings 246 Transition Settings Playlist and Port 247 Steps Functions 247 Number Entry Moves Cursor 247 Slot Allocation Per Source 247 Changing the Default Settings 247 Opening the LiveTouch Settings Menu 248 LiveTouch Input Device Options 248 Workflow Options 249 Network Connections 250 Configuring the LiveTouch...

Page 23: ...ve jog wheel and high precision T bar LiveTouch can form part of a larger system comprising one or more seats Each LiveTouch seat consists of a desktop client application running on a PC with an associated LiveTouch Panel LiveTouch Key Features Designed for demanding live sports and instant replay workflows Scalable to meet HD 3G and 4K UHD productions of any size Instant effects and finishing too...

Page 24: ...to Switch to In Same functionality outside MC groups Thumbnails for Playlists Protect Clips in User Library FUNC Play Speed panel Save by Pressing Slot in PBS New Features Available in LiveTouch version 1 13 The following new features are provided with the LiveTouch version 1 13 system Auxiliary Audio facilities New Features Available in LiveTouch version 1 12 The following new features are provid...

Page 25: ...or hide the Record screen in the Panel Home menu Improved operation of the Jog Wheel A facility to transfer LiveTouch tags to the LiveTouch Server sQ environment Facility to select any LiveTouch sQ 1200 recording stream in the Go Editor Improved function indication by lighting Function option buttons when selected Highlighting playlist activity by lighting the Playlist button PL green when using t...

Page 26: ...ip number and timecode You can use the responsive jog wheel for agile navigation through clips and the high precision T bar for precise control of slow motion playouts Panel Touchscreen The LiveTouch Panel a fully functional touchscreen for intuitive highlight creation navigation and playlist building The touchscreen offers alternative easy to learn controls for basic functions on a highly respons...

Page 27: ...te playback operations The Client Desktop user interface UI also provides the LiveTouch user with expanded highlights search and playback capabilities Depending on system configuration the Desktop may incorporate a fully featured timeline editor which includes editing color Ethernet Network Connector Power Connector Fan On Off Switch Fig 1 2 LiveTouch Rear Panel HDMI Connector USB Connectors Audio...

Page 28: ...Touch Manager stores the clip highlights database Clips Library tracks users loads tagging source files and provides user control of the SDI ports LiveTouch Server The LiveTouch Server is based on the family of Grass Valley sQ Server platforms which form the core of Grass Valley s fast turnaround news production and replay systems The Server is a compact video storage server containing all the com...

Page 29: ...ut ports for Playout and set the port user ID Configure which of the ingested live feeds are recorded on the sQ Server Select the live feeds you want to use for clipping You can complete most configuration tasks using either the LiveTouch Panel or Desktop Client GUI however it is recommended to use the setup features on the Panel as described in the following sections For setup information using t...

Page 30: ...as follows Defines the Playout ports used for the playout channels and the user authorized to access those ports Defines the recording of the live feeds being ingested into the LiveTouch video server Softkey hidden by default Enables you to choose from the available ports that are recording i e not paused or stopped and either add them to groups or remove them from groups When satisfied with the g...

Page 31: ... Home Screen Ingest Active Home Softkey Active Playout Tab Setup Playout Ports Selected Playout Port Port Highlight Color Available Ports on LiveTouch Server NS2 Close Active Ports Ingest Tab Setup Feeds to Record on the LiveTouch Server Display Optional Live Tab Group Feeds to Use for Clipping Creating Playlists Available Ports on LiveTouch Server NS3 Options Menu Audio Bars Open Selected Ports I...

Page 32: ...e 1 4 in the left hand section of the Panel each displaying the ports available for selection If there are any ports already open select the ports in the right hand Playout Ports pane then tap to close the ports 2 Specify a user ID for the port Tap to open the New User dialog 3 Enter a user name as required using the soft keypad then tap Confirm to close the dialog Fig 1 6 New User Dialog New Port...

Page 33: ...ted ports into the Playout Ports pane or tap to open the selected ports To select all ports on a server double tap the server title banner This displays the Open Ports for Playout popup see Figure 1 8 Setting the Port and Overlay Highlight Color To change the port and overlay highlight color tap the color swatch corresponding to the port This opens the Overlay Color popup see Figure 1 9 Fig 1 8 Op...

Page 34: ...ct the live feeds you want to use for clipping see the section Setting up the Live Feeds to Use in the Live Tab on page 44 Your selected playout ports are now active and each can be differentiated by the chosen highlight colors You can now set up the ingest recordings and the live feeds to use by switching to the Ingest or Live tabs see the section Setting up the Live Feeds to Use in the Live Tab ...

Page 35: ...s menu button or respectively Closing Playout Ports If you ever need to close the playout ports you are using to make them available to another user you can do so as follows from the Playout tab 1 Tap to select the active ports you want to close in the Playout Ports pane You can also select all ports for closure by selecting Close Ports from the Playout Options menu 2 Tap Fig 1 11 Playout Options ...

Page 36: ...lable LiveTouch Server Used Disk Space Indicators Each of the Home screen tabs displays the available ports on connected LiveTouch servers in the left hand pane of the LiveTouch Panel You should see that the right hand side of the title banner for each available server displays a color coded indicator showing the percentage of disk space currently used on that server Fig 1 13 Closing Playout Ports...

Page 37: ...vailable Blue 65 to 85 Sufficient disk space available but be aware that disk space on your server might soon become limited Red 86 to 100 Insufficient disk space available it is recommended to free up some disk space on the server if possible Fig 1 14 Server Used Disk space Indicators in the Ingest Tab Server Used Disk Space Indicators ...

Page 38: ...ng of ingested live feeds in the Ingest tab of the Panel as follows 1 Open the tab You will see a folder icon for each available LiveTouch video server displayed in the In Record pane on the right of the screen 2 In the Available Ports pane on the left of the screen press to open the target server and display the feeds being ingested that are available for recording The softkey changes to and the ...

Page 39: ... the In Record folder corresponding to that video server To select all ports on a server double tap the server title banner This opens the Start Record on n Ports popup Fig 1 16 Port Selected in Available Ports Pane Ports Being Actively Recorded Port Available for Recording and Selected Fig 1 17 Selecting Available Ports to Record Target Folder Selected Available Ports Ingest Record Softkey ...

Page 40: ...f recording from Always in Record Records to the buffer until full then moves along releasing space as recording progresses The duration represents the available buffer size Crash Record Records for the configured duration and then stops recording d Tap to start recording your selected ports The ports are added to the In Record folder corresponding to the server on which the ports are located You ...

Page 41: ...tively recording a port you can pause or even stop the recording at any point To do so Fig 1 19 Selected Ports in Record Recording Flag Showing Three Ports Recording in NS3 Folder Selected Ports Recording One Port Available Double Tap to Open Folder Fig 1 20 Detailed View of Individual Ports Being Recorded Ports Being Actively Recorded Tap to Return to Folder View IMPORTANT Use this function with ...

Page 42: ...ord confirmation popup to stop recording on the selected port or ports This opens the Stop Record confirmation popup warning you that the recoding buffers for always in record ports will be deleted if you choose to stop recording on the selected port s Using the Options Menus In addition to tapping the Panel touchscreen to select or deselect ports or pause stop recording when in record mode you ca...

Page 43: ...43 LiveTouch User Guide Open or close either of the Options menus by tapping the options menu button or respectively Fig 1 23 Ingest Options Menu Fig 1 24 Ingest Record Options Menu ...

Page 44: ... LiveTouch interface as follows 1 Open the tab 2 In the Available Ports panel on the left of the screen tap to open the target server and display the available ports The softkey changes to and the server ports available for use are listed 3 Select the server ports for the live feeds you want to use in the Available Ports pane Selected ports have a blue title banner and a blue check mark see Figure...

Page 45: ... or to leave them un grouped for later assignment to groups It is not mandatory to group your live feeds but it enables you to use the LiveTouch multi cam features and switch between different camera angles in the group s Fig 1 27 Live tab Selected Port Indicator Icons Selected Check mark Live Port Title Banner Home Angle Displayed Only When You Have the Ports in Selected Ports Menu Port Number Ac...

Page 46: ...pping creating playlists etc The selected Live feed is now displayed in the port window of the Panel and in the active port window of the Desktop Client You can switch between Live feeds on the Panel using either of the following methods Use the Camera Feed keys A through H on the panel to switch to the corresponding feed use Shift and A D to switch to E H Fig 1 29 Ports Moved into Selected Ports ...

Page 47: ...group If the feed belongs to a group then LiveTouch initially assigns the live feed keys ABCD on the panel to that group by default So when you use any of these keys they act on the group containing the home angle If you later switch to a feed in a different group using nn LiveTouch will switch the ABCD buttons from the home group to this alternative group If the home feed is not part of a group t...

Page 48: ...ds together you can change the default letters assigned to the camera angles by dragging a feed and dropping into a new position in the group The assigned letter changes automatically Using the Options Menus To close selected live feeds that are already in use 1 Double tap the In Use folder in the Selected Ports pane 2 Tap a group or selected live feeds that you want to close then tap The selected...

Page 49: ...touchscreen to select or deselect ports or pause stop recording when in record mode you can use the two Options menus to perform these tasks Open or close either of the Options menus by tapping the options menu button or respectively Fig 1 33 Closing Selected Feeds Live Feeds and Groups Selected for Closure Tap to Close Selected Feeds Fig 1 34 Live Options Menu ...

Page 50: ...t s you want to close Selected ports are identified by a blue check mark 2 Tap at the bottom of the In Use pane or select Close Selected Close All Monitoring from the Selection Options menu This opens the Stop Monitoring or Stop All Monitoring popup Fig 1 35 Live Selection Options Menu Switches Between Remove Home Set Home Angle Depending on Home Availability Fig 1 36 Live In Use Options Menu ...

Page 51: ...ve feed is removed from the port window and the live feed is made available for selection in the Available Ports pane For more information see Switching Playout Ports in the Playout Tab on page 146 Fig 1 37 Confirming the Closure of Live Ports Confirm Live Port Closure ...

Page 52: ...52 Getting Started Closing the Live Ports ...

Page 53: ...lists and features three settings Jog Fast Jog and Shuttle providing a range of control speeds High precision T bar The LiveTouch T Bar allows dynamic speed playback of media on playout You can use the T bar in one of two selectable modes as follows Default mode Provides a standard speed range of 0 100 and initiates clip playback immediately when the T Bar is moved into the active range You can se...

Page 54: ... Jog Shuttle Wheel Fig 2 1 Keys and Controls on the LiveTouch Panel T Bar Number Keypad Shift Function Extender Keys Camera Feed Live Match Keys Navigation Keys Play Sync Play Keys Panel Control Keys Event Mark Edit Key Program Preview Cycle Key ...

Page 55: ...o cameras timecode and library items and adjust numeric value fields Press any one two or three digit number to display the numeric entry field Press then type numbers to display a field for timecode entry Up to 99 live feeds can be connected to a LiveTouch with each feed or camera listed in a tab of the Live Feed bar on the Desktop To switch to a live feed press nn Where nn is the camera number 1...

Page 56: ...1 Jumps to page 1 in the library 12 Jumps to page 1 bank 2 in the library 123 Jumps to page 1 bank 2 slot 3 in the library To enter a numeric value into LiveTouch Type the number then press to confirm To enter a timecode into LiveTouch 1 Press 2 Type the timecode without any punctuation 3 Press again to confirm To match the timecode on the port in focus to the other port Press Some examples of ent...

Page 57: ...from the timeline Removes all event marks from the timeline SAVE Removes selected clips from the clips library or playlist INSERT Clears insert point from speed profile IN Clears the last in point on the active live recording OUT Clears the last out point on the active live recording PL Clears the current playlist Deletes all playlists ...

Page 58: ...ess the target key to invoke its secondary function See the individual key details for more information In addition holding down while using the JogWheel scrolls through the first frame of every clip in the clips library FUNC Extends functionality when used together with other keys When pressed available option keys are lit to highlight the functions you can select Press and release the key then p...

Page 59: ...eds A D In PGM PGM Mode The selected camera on the PGM port in focus is lit red Other available keys appear blue In PGM PRV Mode The camera active on PGM is lit red The camera active on PRV is lit green Other keys are lit blue Press the appropriate camera or feed key A through D to change the angle on the clip in focus LIVE Jump to the record head position of the current camera Press a number key ...

Page 60: ... Speed on page 156 for more information SYNC Toggle synchronization sync on or off Allows control of both channels together with play jog shuttle and T bar When sync is on the Sync icon is active both on the panel and the Desktop and the key is lit green MARK Add an event mark to camera or feed Press in a clip to enter edit mode and modify the in and out points on the selected clip PGM PRV Toggle ...

Page 61: ...r feed or between live clip tabs Step between the in and out points of a saved clip Step between banks on the current page in the library When working with playlists Step between playlists on the current page in the library or or or or Move the clip selection indicator up or down in the library bank or playlist When working with clips Step between pages in the library Select clip When working with...

Page 62: ...o the active playlist at the cursor position and moves all subsequent clips down When in Speed Profile mode inserts a keyframe at each press For more information on the shape and duration of the profile see the section Setting a Variable Speed Profile for Slo mo Playback on page 89 Pastes the copied clip from the buffer Splits a clip in a playlist at the playhead position and puts the user at the ...

Page 63: ... either When in preview press to cue the item currently loaded on the preview channel to the program channel and vice versa If Enter to Cue is enabled see page 156 you can navigate to the clip using the keypad then press to cue it Double tap a clip to cue it PL Press once to open the playlist window on the active playlist at the last active position The key lights green when operating in Playlist ...

Page 64: ...s selected entries from a playlist Opens the push menu allowing you to push clips to other users or user group s libraries When using these keystrokes choose a user or group and then enter a slot number in the destination library Pushes a clip to the previously pushed to user or user group in the next available slot TAKE Takes the clip on the selected channel s In preview mode the clip is taken to...

Page 65: ...locked you will need to apply a stronger initial movement to release the lock see the section Panel Settings Panel Configuration on page 165 You can configure the jog wheel to define the number of frames of movement per revolution of the wheel Shuttling Through a Feed or Clip Shuttling is a faster navigation technique than jogging and can be used to navigate at high speed to get to an approximate ...

Page 66: ...el Settings menu see the section Panel Settings Panel Configuration on page 165 In addition you can also configure the T bar to switch to an alternative speed range between 400 and 400 depending on your configuration if required To engage the alternative T bar range press then Once activated the alternative T bar range remains in use until deselected then returns to the standard T bar range You ca...

Page 67: ...y to build dynamic speed profiles Switch display of the overlay on or off Apply audio patching to clip entries Select a clip as an Auxiliary Audio clip Preview and switch to different angles within multi cam groups Send clips to a playlist in the Playlist Screen Playlist Screen Provides an intuitive interface to build manipulate and play out highlight sequences You can load all available camera an...

Page 68: ...bank slot arrangement and provides quick and easy controls to play or save clips or add them to playlists It also provides access to clip playout controls Playlist softkey Provides access to playlists and the controls to manage the playout of clips as required Search softkey Provides a detailed search facility using the web bin to find any clips quickly and easily on the available systems Note tha...

Page 69: ...an navigate around the LiveTouch touchscreen using any of the following methods Press a menu softkey on the touchscreen to open a different screen Press other controls on the touchscreen to use a function or open a list of options depending on the type of control Swipe left or right in the library or playlist area to switch library banks or playlist tabs respectively Swipe up or down in the librar...

Page 70: ...rough you can follow its progress in the record timeline You can mark a point of interest in the record timeline at any time by pressing After adding a marker you can review it in the Mark Pane by tapping the mark icon in the top right hand corner of the live feed port The mark icon is only active when a live feed is playing in the output port When inactive the icon is grayed out If you mark a poi...

Page 71: ...lips Library Rename a mark Delete a mark By selecting a mark thumbnail in the Mark Pane you can go directly to that point in the record timeline To play out a marked event immediately in the active port window Select the mark then press Play starts from the mark and continues from that point Mark Numbering and Navigating Using the Mark Key Each mark point is assigned a number and a timepoint Mark ...

Page 72: ...the mark to rename 2 Either double tap the mark thumbnail or tap to open the edit dialog 3 Tap in either the Number or Description field This opens the soft number pad or keypad as appropriate 4 Enter the new marker number or description then tap to close the keypad 5 Tap again to save your changes Changing the number of a marker does not change the displayed position of the marker it retains its ...

Page 73: ...s depending on the method you choose to save the clip The default clip durations for the various methods available to save a clip are set in the Clips tab of the Panel Settings In Save Length Out Save Length Mark Save Length and One Press Highlights See the section Saving Clip Settings on page 162 Note Take care when deleting marks on the Panel It is not possible to recover marks once they have be...

Page 74: ...74 Using the LiveTouch Panel Marking Reference Points in the Live Recording Fig 3 6 Different Methods Available to Save a Clip Using Default or User defined Durations ...

Page 75: ...termines the length of the saved clip Set these event durations in the Clips tab of the Panel Settings In Save Length Out Save Length and Mark Save Length see the section Saving Clip Settings on page 162 If necessary you can edit the in and out points of a marked segment as described in the following section You must always save the clip defined using both and keys before marking any further point...

Page 76: ...move all marks on the timeline for the current event Press then For more information on markers and the Mark Pane see the section Marking Reference Points in the Live Recording on page 70 Jumping to a Specific Timecode in a Clip To jump to a specific timecode in an event clip 1 Press on the panel A numeric input box opens 2 Enter a timecode value using the keypad on the panel Fig 3 7 Editing a Mar...

Page 77: ...d jump to that position in the clip To remove the numeric box without entering a timecode value press again The following sections provide an overview of some of the tasks you can perform on the panel For more detail see the associate cross references provided ...

Page 78: ...d clip either automatically using the next available slot as indicated at the top of the screen immediately to the left of the library navigation controls or manually at the point of saving by entering the number of a target slot before pressing The clips library contains a total of Nine Pages 1 to 9 Each Page having ten Banks columns 0 to 9 Each Bank having ten Slots 0 to 9 Allowing up to 900 Cli...

Page 79: ...ved in the next available slot in Page 3 To enable this form of paged saving select the Clip Page Matches Source checkbox in the Location area of the Clips Settings menu see the section Panel Settings Clips Configuration on page 162 When saving a clip from a live recording group LiveTouch saves all camera angles in the group in the same library slot Fig 3 8 Schematic Overview of Pages Banks and Sl...

Page 80: ...ough the Clips Library on page 82 The boxes in the bottom left corner provide clip entry control including speed profiling audio patching and looping Currently Cued Clip Fig 3 9 Clips Library Screen Components Clips Library Clips Library Navigation Controls Clips Library Button Active Clip Entry Controls Clip Action Bar Softkeys Next Available Slot in Library Fig 3 10 Top Row of Panel Keys Includi...

Page 81: ...page 82 You can edit any clips saved in the clips library To do so jog backward or forward through a clip and press the and keys to change the In and Out points in the clip To access the tails of a clip press and define new in and out points then press Fig 3 11 Panel Clip Entry Controls Fig 3 12 Editing the In and Out Points of a Saved Clip Red Highlight Showing Edited Length of Saved Clip in Time...

Page 82: ...tion you can also navigate through the clips library using the following methods Enter the three digit number of the specific slot if known then press Press then or to move to the previous or next Page respectively Press then or to move to the previous or next bank respectively Renaming Pages in the Clips Library The nine Pages of the Clips Library are named by default Page 1 Page 2 etc If necessa...

Page 83: ...to the user or group last selected using the next available slot after the last slot used in the push Creating a User Group User groups can be created on the fly from the Panel To create a new group 1 Press to open the Grouping Options screen 2 Select the users to add to the new group and touch enter a name for the new group and press The group is created and added to the Groups list on the left F...

Page 84: ...new name for the group and press The group is renamed Selecting a Clip Tap a slot in the library to select the clip A yellow border indicates the current slot position and selected clip Several selected clips are identified with a pale background to the slot s To select a series of consecutive clips Press on the first clip press then press on the last clip in the series This selects all clips betw...

Page 85: ...omatically be renamed with the slot name To pre name a slot 1 Select an empty slot to pre name 2 Touch Name Slot the Name Slot dialog is displayed 3 Enter a name for the slot and click Confirm to save it and close the dialog Note When renaming a clip saved with multiple angles it is possible to rename all angles in the slot at the same time To do this enable the Apply to All Angles check box on th...

Page 86: ...ough mode Use the Timeline Step through softkeys to step forward or backward along the timeline at the pre set intervals 9 1 1 10 frames To set the intervals for the timeline step softkeys see the section General User Settings on page 159 Fig 3 18 Slot Pre Named Toggle to Timeline Step Mode Fig 3 19 Action Bar for Managing Clips and Selecting Timeline Intervals Timeline Step through Softkeys Set t...

Page 87: ...plies the default playback speed without opening the Speed Settings options You will see the label SP n highlighted in the clip details for the Clip s assigned the default speed setting where n is the percentage of full speed for example 60 Setting a Constant Speed for Slo mo Playback You can set a different non default playback speed to slo mo a particular clip at a steady rate each time it is pl...

Page 88: ... a Slo mo Speed Preset on page 89 for information on changing these default values You will see the label SP n highlighted in the clip details for the Clip s assigned the default speed setting where n is the percentage of full speed for example 75 Fig 3 21 Preset Speed Settings Speed Profile Constant Speed Presets Default Setting Highlighted Click to Open Speed Settings Popup Click to Toggle Defau...

Page 89: ...ngs box closes automatically Setting a Variable Speed Profile for Slo mo Playback To set a speed profile for variable speed playback 1 Select a clip or number of clips if they are to be set to the same profile 2 Press to open the Speed Settings options 3 Press the Profile option This opens the speed profile popup enabling you to define a suitable speed profile for the selected clip using the T bar...

Page 90: ...ue using the numeric keypad followed by 6 Press to add a keyframe 7 Repeat steps 4 6 to add as many keyframes as required for the profile 8 Use and to step backward and forward through the keyframes in the speed profile 9 Press or The Speed Profile popup window automatically closes You will see the label SP highlighted in the clip details for the Clip s assigned the speed profile Fig 3 24 Initial ...

Page 91: ...nvolved in creating a half speed 50 profile for a section of a clip Step 1 Jog Shuttle to Start Point in Clip Set T Bar to 50 Step 2 Press to Insert Keyframe at 100 at 50 Step 3 Jog Shuttle to Next Point in Clip at End of 50 Section Set T Bar to 100 Insert Keyframe ...

Page 92: ...s Before selecting an audio patch setting you first need to define the audio patches see the section Defining Audio Presets Using the Desktop on page 187 The default audio presets are displayed when you select the Audio control To set an audio patch for the currently selected clip s either select the default displayed in the lower section of the Audio box or 1 Select a clip or number of clips if t...

Page 93: ...gure 3 29 listing the available options Choose a different audio preset from the list if required and LiveTouch adds the option to the audio patching popup menu The Change Audio Preset popup lists all audio presets saved when defining Audio Patching in the Audio section of the User configuration see section General User Settings on page 159 Fig 3 27 Audio Patching Popup Click to Open Audio Patchin...

Page 94: ... To define a clip as an aux clip Select the clip to be defined as an aux clip This could be any clip that carries audio so video clips can be selected if you want to use the audio content as an aux clip Tap Tap on the blue speaker icon below to define the clip as an aux clip After selection the clip is shown as being available to use as an aux clip Note that in this example a video clip has been s...

Page 95: ...indicate it is active Tap at the bottom of the screen A list showing imported audio files and clips defined as aux clips is displayed Select as required and tap Add You can also double tap the entry to add it as an aux clip Fig 3 31 Confirmation of Clip Availability Blue speaker icon shows clip 113 is now available to use as an aux clip Fig 3 32 Audio Edit Button Fig 3 33 Aux Audio Icon Fig 3 34 A...

Page 96: ...l be added for the duration of the playlist If the playlist is longer than the aux clip the clip will be looped When a clip is added to a playlist it becomes known as an Aux Track 3 To adjust the level of the aux track if required Tap a new window is displayed Fig 3 35 Aux Clip Selection Fig 3 36 Aux Level ...

Page 97: ...uch panel as described above Some actions are carried out slightly differently however 1 To access Aux Audio using the client Click below the playlist the Aux button will slide out from the left To add an aux clip click and hold the desired clip and drag it into the aux track Alternatively press S on the keyboard this will bring up an aux track list Add the clip by double clicking it or by selecti...

Page 98: ...frame to be added and click the Add button The keyframe position is indicated by yellow markers as can be seen in Figure 3 39 2 To adjust the level Drag the Aux Audio and or Playlist Audio levels as required The Add button will change to an Update button when these values are changed Click the Update button to save the new levels Fig 3 39 Aux Level Adjustment Client Fig 3 40 Aux Level Adjustment C...

Page 99: ...99 Live Touch User Guide Fig 3 41 Aux Audio Edit Client Fig 3 42 Aux Audio Edit Client ...

Page 100: ...ped 2 Press You will see the loop icon highlighted in the clip details for the Clip s assigned the Loop function You can also loop a playlist or individual clips included in a playlist see the section Assigning the Loop Function in a Playlist on page 117 You can also assign the looping function from the Desktop see the section Looping a Clip on page 217 Fig 3 43 Aux Audio Edit Client Fig 3 44 Loop...

Page 101: ...lips to be assigned stars 2 Press to open the Tagging Options window 3 Press one two or three stars as required then press You will see the assigned number of stars saved in the clip details for the selected clip s Fig 3 45 Tagging Options Open Edit Tagsheets Dialog Selected Event Tag Press to Apply Selected Tags Names Event Tags Clear Tags Roster Tags Select one two or three stars as required Pre...

Page 102: ...dd a 3 star rating and down once to change to a 2 star rating 3 Press You will see the assigned number of stars saved in the clip details for the selected clip s Fig 3 47 Tagging Options Open Edit Tagsheets Dialog Selected Event Tag Press to Apply Selected Tags Names Event Tags Clear Tags Roster Tags Select one two or three stars as required Press to Apply Star Rating to Selected Clip s Fig 3 48 T...

Page 103: ...the selected tags saved in the clip details for the selected clip s If you select multiple clips in the main user interface and then open the tagging menu those tags currently used by all selected clips are highlighted bright blue and any tags applied only to some clips are highlighted dark blue To remove all tags from the selected clip s press then Confirm Fig 3 49 Selecting Event Tags and Roster...

Page 104: ... saved in the clip details for the selected clip s If you select multiple clips in the main user interface and then open the tagging menu those tags currently used by all selected clips are highlighted bright blue and any tags applied only to some clips are highlighted dark blue For information on user rules and loading tag sheets or roster files see the LiveTouch Installation Guide Fig 3 51 Selec...

Page 105: ...te selected tags from the active tagsheet Deselect Selected Deselect any tags selected in the active tagsheet Add Tag Add a new tag to the tagsheet Opens the New Tag dialog and soft keyboard Rename Tag Rename the selected tag Opens the Rename Tag dialog and soft keyboard Fig 3 53 Editing Tagsheets Page Reorder by Number Press to Apply Action Event Tags Delete Roster Tags Deselect Add Rename ...

Page 106: ...move 2 Touch and hold on the touchscreen then drag the selected clip s and drop into their new location You will see a yellow border around the clips as you move them to the new position Propagation of LiveTouch Tagging Metadata LiveTouch tagging metadata needs to populate the description field when ISA clips are created When tags are modified added to or deleted the same must happen on the ISA cl...

Page 107: ... saves the tag metadata as a comma separated list containing the text of the tags applied to the clip in LiveTouch Details of the clip number or extended player information are not included For example with the clip shown in Figure 3 55 only the text of the tags is transferred to the ISA The LiveTouch Manager remembers the relationship between the ISA clip and the LiveTouch Clips Library location ...

Page 108: ...multi cam clip Previewing the Camera Angle for Multi cam Recordings Use the Angle control to preview the different camera angles saved with a multi cam clip as follows 1 Select the multi cam clip and press the box This opens the Angle Selection panel containing thumbnails for all camera angles saved with the clip 2 Select the Preview icon for the camera angle you want to preview usually A F depend...

Page 109: ...ect the required angle by pressing one of the available camera angle boxes A F depending on the number of live feeds in the group Fig 3 57 Previewing Different Camera Angles Camera Angle Selection Panel Current Default Camera Angle E Press to Preview Camera Angle F Press to Open Angle Selection Fig 3 58 Switching Recording Angle on Panel Camera Angle Selection Panel Press to Open Angle Selection B...

Page 110: ...bles the LiveTouch Server to record and play SSM feeds up to x4 speeds SSM recordings can be controlled by sQ Record automation or always in record however SSM feeds can only be used by LiveTouch sQ Play is not yet supported For more information on SSM and configuring the LiveTouch Server to handle SSM feeds see the LiveTouch Technical Guide Fig 3 59 Switching Recording Angle on Panel Camera Angle...

Page 111: ...111 Live Touch User Guide Fig 3 61 Angle Selection Panel Displaying Group of Eight Camera Angles on Panel SSM Speed Indicator 3x on Clips Generated from SSM Live Feed ...

Page 112: ...ips in a playlist using the transition controls Manipulate playlist sequences while playing out live to air by adding moving or deleting clips Preview and if desired switch to different multi cam angles To open the Playlist screen Press on the panel or on the panel touchscreen The Playlist screen is displayed as shown The port window displays the currently playing clip or next cued clip according ...

Page 113: ...Playlist Slot Default The default library Playlist starting slot 190 can be changed if you wish To do this 1 Open the Clips configuration tab See Panel Settings Clips Configuration on page 162 2 Set the required options on the New Playlists Dest row Options are From 190 select to leave the default starting slot at 190 Page select to change the default starting page Specify the new starting page in...

Page 114: ... has been changed see Changing the Library Playlist Slot Default above When you close the playlist LiveTouch deletes this library item To split a multi cam group clip into its component angles in a playlist press This opens each camera angle as a separate clip in the playlist with each clip containing all other angles saved in the multi cam group To change the angle for example if they are not to ...

Page 115: ... screen to navigate through and locate different playlists The navigation keys have the following functions Launch split audio mode Exit from split audio mode Go to the previous playlist Go to the next playlist Open the playlist Options menu Shows the currently active playlist in the form PL nnn For example where nnn is the playlist number In addition displays the playlist loop icon which when hig...

Page 116: ... Set the default duration for transitions between audio and video tracks in number of frames You can use to link the two duration fields together so that the duration you enter into one field is also entered automatically into the other You can adjust each transition in a playlist manually as required If you set the default transition for an empty playlist the default applies to all clips sent to ...

Page 117: ... Setting Audio Patching for Playlist Clips Set audio patching for clips in the playlist as described in the section Assigning Audio Patching Options on page 92 Assigning the Loop Function in a Playlist When in a playlist you can choose whether to loop the entire playlist or a selected clip or sequence of clips in the playlist Apply the Loop function in a Playlist as follows 1 Press to open the Pla...

Page 118: ...or clips in the playlist so that on reaching the clip the clip itself loops until you press at which point the Playlist loop continues To loop clips in a looped playlist 1 Navigate to the looped playlist 2 Select the clip or clips in the playlist to be looped e g using the key Fig 3 68 Loop Function Applied to Clip Apply Loop Function to Entire Playlist Apply Loop Function to Selected Clips in Pla...

Page 119: ...hich point the Playlist loop continues To loop a group of clips in a looped playlist 1 Navigate to the looped playlist 2 Select the clips in the playlist to be looped e g using the key 3 Press to open the Loop Selection popup 4 Press in the Loop Selection popup You will see the loop icon highlighted in the clip details together with a green banner displayed vertically alongside the grouped clips F...

Page 120: ...bed in the section Applying Star Ratings and Tagging Clips on page 101 Fig 3 71 Loop Function Applied at Group and Playlist Level Loop Function Active for Entire Playlist Loop Function Active for Two Grouped Clips in Playlist Playlist Plays to this Point then Loops through Clips 118 131 Until Take Button pressed Looping Side banner for Looped Group ...

Page 121: ...u can edit the transitions between clips included in a playlist either for single clips or across a range of selected clips The number of frames included in the current transition is displayed in a blue box between two adjacent clips in the playlist If the box is gray and displays zero 0 there is no transition defined between clips To apply one of the default transitions Fig 3 72 Mixing Video and ...

Page 122: ...popup 3 Either select one of the preset transitions from the available popup options or press to modify one of the presets a If you choose to modify a preset the following Transition Preset menu opens Fig 3 74 Transition Settings Popup Modify Transition Presets Apply Cross fade Transition to Video Track Only Apply Cross fade Transition to Audio Track Only Apply V fade Transition to Both Video Audi...

Page 123: ...sition The selected color is reflected in the V fade icon for example A cut between clips applies either when the duration is set to 0 or when a transition is not defined for either video or audio tracks b Modify the transition settings as required then press 4 Your settings are applied to the selected transition Fig 3 76 V fade Transition Icons Showing Different Background Matte Colors V fade to ...

Page 124: ...at it overlaps video clip or vice versa Figure 3 77 shows an example where the audio track from video clip 1 has been extended using the split audio tools to overlap the start of video clip 2 by a duration of 10 frames Use the split audio tools on the Panel as follows 1 Tap to launch split audio mode This reveals a new column to the left of the pane representing the audio tracks together with any ...

Page 125: ...lip duration of 5 seconds at a frame rate of 25 frames second is shown in Figure 3 80 When adjusting transitions always make sure that your target clip includes sufficient tails to complete the operation 5 Turn the jog wheel to position the red playhead at the new in point from which you want the audio track to start Fig 3 79 Split audio Mode Initiated Selected Clip Red Playhead Edit Mode Active T...

Page 126: ...the jog wheel to position the red playhead at the new out point at which you want the audio track to stop 8 Press to set the new out point for the audio track You will see that the vertical height of the audio track adjusts to the new out point 9 Once you are satisfied with your edit press to exit from split audio mode See Figure 3 81 for a schematic overview of this process Note Make sure that yo...

Page 127: ...is example you can advance the in point of an audio track to the beginning of the preceding audio track as long as sufficient tails are present Fig 3 82 Using Split audio Mode with Cut Transitions Between Clips Audio Video Audio Video All Transitions are Cuts All Transitions are Cuts Direction of Play Split audio Editing of Audio Track 3 Audio Track 3 Can be Advanced to the Beginning of Track 2 as...

Page 128: ...ituation you can advance the in point of an Fig 3 83 Using Split audio Mode with V fade Transitions Between Clips Audio Video Audio Video All Transitions are V fades of Equal Duration All Transitions are V fades of Equal Duration Direction of Play Split audio Editing of Audio Track 3 Audio Track 3 Can be Advanced to a Point at Least 12 Frames Before the Transitions Between Track 2 Track 3 Start to...

Page 129: ... transition on or off This will replace either a cross fade or V fade transition with a simple cut Fig 3 84 Using Split audio Mode with Cross fade Transitions Between Clips Audio Video Audio Video All Transitions are Cross fades of Equal Duration All Transitions are Cross fades of Equal Duration Direction of Play Split audio Editing of Audio Track 3 Audio Track 3 Can be Advanced to a Point at Leas...

Page 130: ... the default angle to one of the other camera angles 1 Select the multi cam clip in the playlist and press the box 2 Select the required angle by pressing on one of the camera angle boxes A D if available If necessary preview the other angles before selecting by pressing the preview icon at the right hand side of each angle box If you do not make a selection after previewing the default camera ang...

Page 131: ... jog shuttle T bar and navigation apply to both Program PGM and Preview PRV channels simultaneously Moving the focus to Preview PRV deactivates synchronized play out To synchronize play out On the panel press The mode indication area on the panel displays and the Desktop displays Sync Take both showing that synchronized play out is active To turn off synchronized play out Press again ...

Page 132: ...default play out modes by pressing Alternatively you can also switch mode in the User tab of the LiveTouch Settings menu see the section Panel Settings User Configuration on page 152 When using the LiveTouch Panel you can distinguish between the play out modes by the color of the border around the Port window together with the Port number displayed in the top left hand corner of the Port window Th...

Page 133: ...M 1 to PGM 2 You can choose to control single program channels independently or to control multiple program channels together using the Sync function To use Sync operation press then In this mode the PLAY key is green Use the following keys on the Panel to control the Port windows Panel Key Description None Control each Port window independently Use to cycle between the active port window you are ...

Page 134: ...he visible border on the play window and on the Livetouch overlay indicates PGM 1 is currently under control 2 Press CYCLE Key to Switch Control to the second PGM channel Port 4 PGM Mode Port 5 PGM Mode 3 The visible border on the play window and on the Livetouch overlay indicates PGM 2 is currently under control ...

Page 135: ... synchronized play out allowing you to navigate solely on the PRV channel using the jog wheel to prepare material for air Panel Key Description Use to control both Ports together Use to enter and exit Program Preview mode Focus on PGM Port Focus on PRV Port Use to switch the active Port window you are controlling When in PGM PRV mode and the focus is on PGM the CYCLE key is lit green when focus is...

Page 136: ...s Fig 3 87 Program Preview PGM PRV Mode 4 Play Port 4 to Air 3 Press TAKE Key to Dissolve Preview on Port 5 to Air 2 Preview Next Clip and Prepare for Air Port 4 PGM Mode Port 5 PRV Mode 1 Use T Bar PLAY in PGM Port Window to Initiate Playout 5 Video on PGM Swapped to PRV ...

Page 137: ...play at any time to initiate playout of the playlist Note You can still edit a playlist in PRV mode while clips are playing out to air on the PGM port Panel Key Description or Use to navigate the playlist and switch the clip in the PRV port window Alternatively touch a playlist clip in the touchscreen to select it Use to mix the PRV port clip though to the PGM port window when cueing a clip in the...

Page 138: ...eTouch Play out Modes Fig 3 88 Playlist Clips Cued in Program Preview PGM PRV Mode PGM Mode PRV Mode Dissolve 2 To Change Clip Cued on PRV Use Jog Wheel to Scroll Through Playlist or Use 1 To Start Playing Cued Clip to Air Press Playlist Clip 1 Clip 2 ...

Page 139: ...gle highlights or entire playlist sequences Search by timecode The web bin enables you to search any game or camera on the system by timecode or search clip results chronologically Search by library location Highlights are generally placed in a particular area of the clips library according to type and importance The web bin allows you to browse any clip library according to page bank or slot loca...

Page 140: ...ict the search to either Clips or Playlists Switch between star rating and clip tag columns Change the column sort order as required by pressing the column header then toggling the sort icon at the right hand side of the active column header to switch sort order between ascending or descending Press to open the Search drop down menu to restrict the search to specific columns Fig 3 89 Searching for...

Page 141: ... String Clear Search String Note The Clear control simply removes any highlights you have used to select clips or playlists in the search results It is not possible to remove clips or playlists in the web bin Fig 3 91 Page Navigation Tools for the Search Results Previous Page of Results Next Page of Results Clear All Selection Highlights Send Selected Clips to Current Playlist Copy Paste Selected ...

Page 142: ... Locate the Page Bank and Slot where you would like to save your copied clip s 6 Press This pastes your copied clips into the target location 7 Return to the next page of search results if available and repeat steps 2 through 6 Importing Playlists from Other Users You can use the web bin to search for playlists created by other users and copy them to your local Library 1 Press to search for all pl...

Page 143: ...esults if available and repeat steps 2 through 6 Saving a Web Bin Search String To enable you to retrieve frequently used search strings quickly you can save your favorite web bin searches as follows 1 Enter a search string into the Search field The Save Search softkey is activated as soon as you start to type 2 Press to save your search string Fig 3 93 Selecting a Playlist in the Playlist Search ...

Page 144: ...searches 2 Tap the search you want to use You are immediately returned to the web bin search and the results of the selected search string are displayed Fig 3 94 Selecting a Playlist in the Playlist Search Results Selected Playlists Controls Activated Playlist Search Activated Fig 3 95 Selecting a Saved Search in the Web Bin Saved Searches Clear All Saved Searches Return to Web Bin RemoveIndividua...

Page 145: ... dialog tap Yes to confirm removal of all saved searches Sending Clips to a Playlist To send clips retrieved in a search directly to a playlist 1 Search for the clip s using the search tools and methods described previously 2 Select the desired clip s on the first page of search results 3 Press This sends the selected clips to the currently active playlist 4 Go to the next page of results if requi...

Page 146: ...ch servers e g NS2 NS3 below displayed in the left hand Playout Ports pane Tap to expand the server listing and display any ports that are unused and available for selection 3 Tap the ports you want to close in the Playout Ports pane 4 Tap to close the currently active playout ports You are prompted to confirm the closure of the active ports 5 Press to confirm the port closure This closes the acti...

Page 147: ...ssary change the user name assigned to the ports enter the new user name using the soft keypad then press You can also select a different highlight color for the playout ports To do so tap the current color and select a new overlay color from the popup Fig 3 98 Confirming Port Closure Fig 3 99 Updating the Name Assigned to Playout Ports ...

Page 148: ...ng Playout Ports in the Playout Tab 8 Press to complete the set up and use the new selected ports Fig 3 100 Selecting a Different Overlay Highlight Color for the Playout Ports SelectedHighlight Radio Button Selected Overlay Highlight Color ...

Page 149: ...oft keyboard allowing you to enter text You can also enter text using a connected external keyboard The following diagram shows the soft keyboard functions Upper Case Characters Upper case Shift Active Backspace Clear Entry Confirm Enter Caps Shift Special Characters Shift Inactive Cursor Position Text Entry Field Lower Case Characters Fig 3 101 Soft Keyboards on LiveTouch Panel Numeric Special Ch...

Page 150: ... provides additional functions over a standard keypad and is used as follows Enter a value using the keys on the popup The new value displays in the popup Tap on this box to transfer the value then tap on it again to close the popup or press Return on the external keyboard If required press Cancel to cancel your input or Confirm to accept your input Fig 3 102 Soft Numeric Keypad on LiveTouch Panel...

Page 151: ...ngs softkey to open the menu with each section of the settings available in one of the following tabs along the top of the screen The last active tab is displayed first by default from User Settings Clips Settings Panel Settings Network Settings About General Information and Power Controls Switch between the different Settings menus by pressing the appropriate tab Fig 4 1 LiveTouch Panel Settings ...

Page 152: ...ings User Configuration The User configuration tab enables you to define the following PGM PRV Mode settings Audio settings General user settings Fig 4 2 User Settings Menu Toggle to Lock Length of Audio Video Transitions for Playlists and Ports Settings Softkey Active User Settings Active ...

Page 153: ... Option Description Set default playout mode to Program Program Set default playout mode to Program Preview Option Description Playlist Transitions Default transition setting when for playlists Set whether the default transition applies to audio tracks video track s or both Default Both On Sets the default transition length in frames f used in playlists Default 10 frames When selected locks the tw...

Page 154: ...oth Default Both On Set the default mix length in frames f used when switching from the PRV port window to PGM playout Default 10 frames When selected locks the two transition fields together to synchronize the settings If you change either the default video or audio transition length your change is reflected in the other field Toggle the lock off if you want to use different transition lengths fo...

Page 155: ...h channels together so that play jog shuttle T bar and navigation apply to both PGM and PRV port windows simultaneously when the focus is on the PGM port window When you change focus back to PRV Sync is deactivated Default Selected PGM PRV TAKE Plays At 100 When selected always plays content loaded in PRV at 100 when mixing through to PGM by pressing Important If unselected the content mixed throu...

Page 156: ...ads angles in PRV channel at the timecode of the last marked in point in the PGM port window Default Unselected Show In Out Events On Timeline When selected displays in and out points as markers in the timeline Default Unselected in out points not displayed only markers displayed in timeline Toggle PLAY for PAUSE When selected the function of the PLAY key will toggle between PLAY and PAUSE The PLA...

Page 157: ... up to the Audio section and press the Audio Patching box This displays the Manage Audio Presets panel Option Description Sets the lower speed limit below which any audio tracks are muted Enter the new setting on the numeric keypad then press Confirm When active you will see displayed in the mode indication area of the panel touchscreen Default 0 Sets the upper speed limit above which any audio tr...

Page 158: ... new preset is added to the list and a matrix of available audio inputs and outputs is activated 3 Define the input and output patching between the audio channels by selecting the required input for the corresponding output Mute is a default setting which will mute all channels when selected Fig 4 4 Creating a New Audio Preset Saved Audio Patch Presets Adjust Mapping of Inputs to Outputs as Requir...

Page 159: ...ove any presets from the saved list When a preset is in use LiveTouch disables the delete function and grays out the icon General User Settings In the General user settings you can set the following Time intervals in seconds s or frames f used to step backward or forward through a clip The ability to prevent the cursor moving to a specific Page Bank or Slot in the clips library as you enter a numb...

Page 160: ...LiveTouch section of the Desktop Client F1 configuration page To change the step through intervals tap the step through box containing the target interval enter the new value using the numeric keypad then press The new interval is immediately displayed in the timeline step through softkeys in the selected units frames or seconds secs Fig 4 8 Setting the Step through Time Intervals Step through Tim...

Page 161: ... accumulated effect of the following actions Enter 1 on the numeric keypad the cursor moves to Page 1 Enter 1 on the numeric keypad the cursor moves to Page 1 Bank 11 Enter 8 on the numeric keypad the cursor moves to Page 1 Bank 11 Slot 11 Press Enter to complete the move Figure 4 11 shows the same actions on the LiveTouch Desktop with the Automated Cursor Movement on Number Entry feature active F...

Page 162: ...tings Saving Clip Settings Saving Settings Allows you to set the default parameters for saving clips in LiveTouch Fig 4 12 Clips Settings Menu Scrollbar to Display Further Clips Settings Settings Softkey Active Clips Settings Active Option Description In Save Length Set the default clip length in seconds when LiveTouch auto saves a clip after pressing Default 5 seconds Out Save Length Set the defa...

Page 163: ...hen the clip is run i e setting a value of 2 will cause 2 seconds of the leading tail to be added to the beginning of the clip This may be useful to provide a buffer or to compensate for the time a keyed graphic may take before revealing a clip Note The pre roll duration must be shorter than the tails length Post Roll similarly to the Pre Roll this allows a defined number of seconds after the mark...

Page 164: ...164 Configuring the LiveTouch Panel Settings Server Publish Settings Fig 4 13 Server Publish Settings Metadata Fields ...

Page 165: ... covered for each full turn of the wheel the default response in the event of an accidental knock etc Fig 4 14 Panel Settings Menu Scrollbar to Display Further Panel Settings Settings Softkey Active Panel Settings Active Option Description Default Fast Jog Set to deactivate the fast jog mode When selected the wheel is set to the standard jog speed Default Selected Default Fast Jog Set to activate ...

Page 166: ...n 75 frames Default 3 multiplier Fast Jog Timeout Defines the timeout in seconds after which the fast jog speed returns to the default fast jog mode when the jog wheel is no longer active Default 2 seconds Max Speed Defines a default maximum speed setting for standard jog and fast jog modes Anti Knock Delay The delay in seconds before the jog wheel locks back into anti knock mode after a period of...

Page 167: ...n press 4 Move the jog wheel clockwise against the spring until you reach the end stop 5 Back off slightly from this end position and while holding the jog wheel in position press 6 Press to save your changes and return to the Panel Settings menu Check the jog wheel configuration by noting that the display changes from 50 to 50 from one end stop to the other If not you must restart the configurati...

Page 168: ...r so that play does not start from the lowest position for example you can prevent play starting if the T bar is accidentally nudged when positioned at the very bottom of its range Similarly you can set the upper position 100 play speed which may not need to be at the very top position of the T bar Configure the T bar as follows 1 Move the T bar to the desired position from which play is to start ...

Page 169: ...ge from the standard T bar for example 100 to 100 0 to 200 or 400 to 400 Use the configuration screen to configure the alternate T bar range with built in dead bands between the upper and lower ranges The following graphic shows various configurations you might choose for the alternate T Bar configuration Fig 4 17 Standard T Bar Configuration Press to Set Upper Limit Return to Panel Settings Scree...

Page 170: ...es Negative values in the Alternate T Bar range for reverse playback Alternate T Bar settings enable you to rock forward and backward through key events When the Alternate T bar range is active you will see the following icons displayed on the Panel and Desktop Panel Desktop The alternative T bar settings remain active for all T bar operations until deselected to return to the standard T bar range...

Page 171: ...eric box and enter a value for the lowest or reverse play speed Enter reverse speeds as negative values For example 400 5 Move the slider to the point on the scale where you would like to set the top of your dead band then press Fig 4 19 Alternate T Bar Configuration Return to Panel Settings Screen Alternate T bar Configuration Active Speed in Dead Band Range of Dead Band Press to Set Top of Dead ...

Page 172: ...usly set dead band or to set a maximum dead band value below the bottom dead band value In either case set the opposite end of the dead band first 7 Press to save your settings and return to the Panel Settings menu Keys Settings Use this group of settings to configure the operational behavior of the keys on the Panel including the time the extender keys and are active and the brightness of the key...

Page 173: ...ay The maximum allowed elapsed time between two button presses to define a double press For example two presses of the button to set the operation of the jog wheel Any longer than this time and the button presses count as two single presses Default 150 ms PRV Button Color By default the PRV PGM button is lit red to indicate it is on PRV and green to indicate it is on PGM These colors may be swappe...

Page 174: ... T Bar are also reflected on the Key Monitor Screen Settings Use this group of settings to configure the screen saver the delay before it becomes active and the screen brightness The configurable options available for the panel screen are as follows Fig 4 22 Keys Monitor Fig 4 23 Panel Screen Settings Select Target of Screen Saver Screen Buttons or Both Set Screen Brightness Set Delay Before Scree...

Page 175: ...l keys only active Both screen and panel keys active Delay The period of inactivity that must elapse before the screen switches off or the screen saver is activated depending on the configuration of the screen saver Default 150 ms Brightness Adjust the brightness of the LCD touchscreen on the Panel by selecting one of the following softkeys Default Medium Fig 4 24 Panel General Settings Activate D...

Page 176: ...Temp Alarm Set the temperature at which the over temperature alarm is triggered Default 70 C Fan Trip Temp Set the maximum temperature at which point the fan cuts in to cool the Panel Default 60 C Beep If required press on this box to disable the alert that sounds in the event that the recommended operating temperature of the Panel is exceeded Default Off Beep Active ...

Page 177: ...tion Menu Scrollbar to Display Further Panel Settings Settings Softkey Active Panel Settings Active Option Description Client IP Address IP address of the Desktop client PC running the LiveTouch Desktop Client application This setting must be defined on installation to pair the LiveTouch Panel with the required LiveTouch workstation Port TCP port number of the associated LiveTouch Desktop Client D...

Page 178: ...he Network settings tab enables you to run the network diagnostic tools ping and tracert to troubleshoot your system network connections To run the network diagnostics 1 Scroll down to the bottom of the Network tab 2 Press 3 Enter the number of data packets to send into the Packets field 4 Press either or as required The test results are displayed on the screen see Figure 4 27 and Figure 4 28 on p...

Page 179: ...ive Touch User Guide Fig 4 27 Running Network Ping in Diagnostics Press to Trace Route Resulting Output from Ping Fig 4 28 Running Trace Route in Diagnostics Press to Trace Route Result Output of Trace Route ...

Page 180: ...nel Settings About Menu Scrollbar to Display Further Panel Settings Panel Settings Active Settings Softkey Active Option Description Close the application software on the LiveTouch Panel The Panel software restarts automatically Use this function when changing configuration parameters such as the Client IP Address and Port Reboot the LiveTouch Panel Shuts down the Panel and then restarts it starti...

Page 181: ...ed System operating normally no alarms Disconnected One or more warning conditions exist Some operations may not work correctly Connection refused A serious error condition exists This indicates a severe hardware failure and should be investigated immediately The color of the Settings menu button also provides a visual indication of an error condition as follows Option Description System operating...

Page 182: ... the system build System Factory reference name for the system Keymap Key layout deployed to the Panel iButton A unique chip serial number on the PCB Firmware Firmware version installed on the Panel Driver Version of the Panel driver software Issue Mod Version details of the PCB Used to identify hardware when making requests for product support Power Current status of the power supply to the Panel...

Page 183: ...183 Live Touch User Guide Licensing Press to display the licensing information for the LiveTouch application Fig 4 31 LiveTouch License Information Screen Fig 4 32 LiveTouch License Information Screen ...

Page 184: ... Supported Port Combinations Resolution Max Number of Supported Channels MONITOR tab Input Channels PLAYOUT tab Output Channels Total Channels Up to 1080i 720 p SD HD or 3G SDI Combination of bi and uni directional ports depending on the configuration 12 10 2 12 8 4 12 6 4 10 6 2 8 4 4 8 4 2 6 1080p 8 6 2 8 4 2 6 2160p Each channel 4 x 3G SDI ports 4 uni directional channels per LiveTouch server 4...

Page 185: ...he application bar to switch between other applications if configured Immediately above the application bar are boxes to access the configuration of output ports audio patching presets and live recording feeds Configuring Playout Ports Using the Desktop You need to assign a port User ID and configure the playout ports to enable LiveTouch to communicate with the available LiveTouch server channels ...

Page 186: ...box is selected by default 3 Select the checkboxes for the required playout channels 4 Define port identification colors for each of the channels by pressing on the color pot on a channel row When the color palette opens press the required color to select it 5 Press the Open Ports box The server channel selection menu closes and the Port windows open along the top of the Desktop screen one for eac...

Page 187: ...also define a speed range in which the audio can play but for speeds outside this range the audio is muted Speed based audio mute can be toggled on off using the Panel touchscreen controls The audio presets function enables you to define a list of pre configured audio input output mappings that you can apply quickly as and when required If necessary you can define any audio preset settings at this...

Page 188: ... any existing audio patch presets Press any of the presets then Edit to display the patching settings for that preset 2 Press the New Audio Preset box to create a new preset This displays a matrix of available audio inputs and outputs Fig 5 4 Managing Audio Presets on the Desktop List of Preconfigured Audio Patch Presets ...

Page 189: ...Recordings To select live recordings for use in LiveTouch 1 Press the Live Recordings button just above the application bar at the bottom of the screen Any live recordings configured by way of the LiveTouch Server are displayed 2 Select the appropriate checkboxes to choose the recordings to monitor To select all available channels select the Select All checkbox Fig 5 5 Defining New Audio Presets U...

Page 190: ...n select in a series of tabs directly below the Port windows on the Desktop To switch to a different live recording click the appropriate tab or use the live recording key on the Panel possibly in combination with the camera number for example 12 Fig 5 7 Defining Live Recordings Camera Angle Groupings Channel Selection Checkboxes Available Servers Use Selected Ports for Live Recordings Select All ...

Page 191: ... or more recordings together select the same group number from the scroll box to the right of each recording channel row and assign a camera angle LiveTouch mirrors most actions excluding publish send to and export applied to a grouped live recording to all other recordings in the same group Switching Between Live Recordings on the Desktop On the Desktop display LiveTouch displays all available li...

Page 192: ...se or even stop active recordings See the section Pausing or Stopping Active Recording on page 41 LiveTouch Server V 2 3 software adds the following features to the AiR functionality Pause the AiR recording Stop the AiR recording and manage the recording according to the length of time the server is switched off Should a server be rebooted the record persistence option available on the server conf...

Page 193: ...193 LiveTouch Desktop Application ...

Page 194: ...ion mirrors the panel operation while providing a more detailed overview of the content of the clips library and playlists Changes made in one are reflected dynamically on the other In addition the Desktop application provides links to other applications by way of the Application bar depending on your system configuration Fig 6 1 LiveTouch Panel and Desktop Client Application ...

Page 195: ...195 LiveTouch User Guide 1 15 16 Fig 6 2 Overview of Desktop Screen Components see key overleaf 8 6 7 3 4 17 18 19 2 10 13 14 9 11 12 5 ...

Page 196: ...the selected clip together with the total duration of the playlist 5 Function keys assigned to LiveTouch tags 6 Last used slot and next available slot in the clips library 7 Activate or deactivate the external keyboard to prevent unwanted key presses or 8 Push pop up menu Allows you to push a clip to another user or group publish a clip to the server or work with the integrated Edit and IO applica...

Page 197: ...LiveTouch and other integrated applications depending on your system configuration 15 Server and user configuration options 16 Play controls and PGM PGM or PGM PRV mode switch 17 Clips library Page 1 Bank 0 Slots 0 through 9 Slots 100 101 and 102 containing clips all other slots empty empty 18 Tabs to access the Pages of the Clips library 19 Live bar lists the available live recordings camera feed...

Page 198: ...l initially be empty Figure 6 3 shows the different components of a populated port window The live recording tabs immediately below the port windows display the available live recordings You can select any of the live recording tabs to play in the port windows For more information see Selecting Live Recordings on page 189 Fig 6 3 Port Window Components on Desktop Live Recording Tabs Live Recording...

Page 199: ...he live recordings you can also work on a clip saved on a server To add a server clip to the current port window Open the server bin and drag a clip onto the port status area at the top of the port window This creates a new live recording tab with the name of the dragged clip below the port windows From this you can select events and save them as clips to the library in the same way as with other ...

Page 200: ..._Feed_Tab_Number then press The Live key is lit red to indicate that live recordings are being received For example then switches the active port window to the live recording on tab 9 See the chapter Understanding the Panel Controls on page 53 for more information on the Panel keys Renaming a Live Recording Tab To edit the name or number of a live recording tab Right click on the tab and select Re...

Page 201: ...d cause it to go Live This behavior has been updated and now right clicking will NOT cause the tab to go Live Option Description Close Tab Closes the currently selected live recording tab This action requires a secondary action of pressing on the Confirm box that displays Close All Closes all live recording tabs This action requires a secondary action of pressing on the Confirm box that displays C...

Page 202: ...be ejected manually from the port by pressing before pressing for the next clip If you press without ejecting the previous clip the cue action will have no effect Re cues the current clip that is currently playing or the last clip that has finished playing in the active port window Cues a clip selected with the cursor from the clips library or a playlist and changes the clip status from next to be...

Page 203: ... out the cued clip The play offset bar changes to green while the clip is playing If you press again for the next clip which hasn t yet been cued the clip plays out immediately Toggles between the Program Program mode and Program Preview mode In Program Preview mode the button is green and the label displays PGM PRV In Program Program mode the button is gray and the label displays PGM PGM Action E...

Page 204: ...s in the Port Window Play the clip press Clip cued in the port window Clip play out complete If optional eject mode enabled press to clear clip from the Port window Clip cued in the port window Action Effect on LiveTouch Clip Playing out Clip Play out Ended ...

Page 205: ...ed key switches to the PGM window When using the LiveTouch Desktop or Panel touchscreen you can also distinguish between the active and inactive Port windows by the color of the border which is defined when configuring the channel ports You can also switch the active port window by clicking the mouse cursor in the target port window or by pressing the Tab key Working in PGM PGM Mode In this mode y...

Page 206: ... that the window border is highlighted in the port color 2 Select a clip in the clips library The selected clip is displayed in the Next window of both Port windows 3 Press The clip moves to the PRV Preview window with status cued 4 Preview the content in the PRV Preview window using the shuttle wheel or other LiveTouch navigation controls as required 5 If the content is ready to play out press De...

Page 207: ... color 2 Select a clip in the playlist The selected clip is displayed in the Next window of both Port windows and is loaded into the PRV Preview window with status cued 3 Press This mixes the content across to the PGM play out window and plays out immediately at 100 speed depending on the setting of the User option PGM PRV TAKE Plays At 100 If PGM PRV TAKE Plays At 100 is deselected the content is...

Page 208: ...ogram Window 1 Select Clip in Library 2 Cue Clip 3 Take Clip Through to PGM Port Window PRV Preview Window PGM Play out Window PGM Play out Window 4 If PGM PRV Take Plays At 100 is On Take Plays out Immediately From PGM Port Window 5 If PGM PRV Take Plays At 100 is Off Press Play to Start Play out From PGM Port Window ...

Page 209: ...time by pressing After adding a marker you can view the number of a mark by hovering the cursor over the red mark of interest in the record timeline and if necessary add a description of the marker With the mouse on the desktop GUI click Description to enter a description of the marker Fig 6 8 Mark Pane on Desktop Client Mark Descriptions Marks Added to Record Timeline Mark Pane Open Record Timeli...

Page 210: ...Client To open the Mark Pane right click in the clip port window to display the options menu and then select Open Marks Use the Mark Pane to select specific markers When a marker is selected you can then modify its description if required Fig 6 9 Mark Pane Selected on Desktop Mark Details Access to Edit via Soft Keypad Mark 48 Selected in Mark Pane ...

Page 211: ...omponents on Desktop Library Page Tabs Popup Menu to Manage Library Entries Open Tags Sheet Popup Switch Between PRGM PGM PGM PRV Modes Port Window Play Controls Playlist Placeholder in Library Library Page 1 Bank 0 Slots 0 9 Library Page 1 Selected Library Page 1 Bank 1 Slots 0 9 Library Page 1 Bank 2 Slots 0 9 Clip Selection Highlight Mode Indicators ...

Page 212: ...ys to move to the previous or next Bank respectively Hold ALT and use the Left and Right cursor keys to move to the previous or next Page respectively Enter a three digit Slot number on the keypad and press Enter to go directly to the clip in that slot or the empty slot Using the Mouse Use one of the following methods to navigate through the clips library using the Desktop mouse Press on a Page ta...

Page 213: ...s Protected 1 Select the clip to be Protected 2 Right click the clip to display the Options popup menu Option Description Clear Library Removes all clips from the library other than those marked as Protected see below Clear Page Removes all clips from the currently selected page other than those marked as Protected see below Clear Bank Removes all clips from the currently selected bank other than ...

Page 214: ...Clips Library are named by default Page 1 Page 2 etc If desired you can change the page title on the Desktop Client as follows 1 Right click the Page tab to be renamed This opens the soft keypad 2 Enter the new Page title then click End This appends the new title to the Page n prefix Any changes are also reflected on the Panel touchscreen If you use more than about 10 characters however the title ...

Page 215: ...op 1 Select a clip or number of clips if they are to use the same audio patch 2 Either press AP in the clip details or right click and select Audio Patching from the Options menu 3 Press on the title of the required patch setting from the list 4 Press Confirm A clip assigned audio patching is highlighted AP in the clip details Setting a Constant Speed Slo mo If necessary you can set the playback s...

Page 216: ...e default speed setting you want to modify the numeric keypad is displayed Enter a new speed percentage value using the numeric keypad The allowable range is 0 400 Setting a Speed Profile To set a speed profile to achieve a variable speed playback 1 Select a clip or number of clips if they are to be set to the same profile 2 Either press SP in the clip details or right click and select Speed Prese...

Page 217: ...tely after each pause making the start and end of each pause clearly visible Deleting a Speed Profile To delete individual keyframes 1 Use and to step backward and forward through the keyframes 2 Press then to remove the selected keyframe To remove the entire current speed profile Press the Clear button displayed at the top left of the Speed Profile window then press Looping a Clip You can choose ...

Page 218: ...addition a tagging tool allows you to tag selected clips with pre configured text labels for example representing specific events or team members from a number of rosters Loading Available Tag Lists and Rosters Tag lists and rosters are saved centrally on the LiveTouch Manager You can however access the available lists from the Desktop Client and load them locally to suit your specific requirement...

Page 219: ...ing functions Refreshes the tag sheets from the original source lists maintained on the LiveTouch Manager Opens the ArrangeTags pane enabling you to add or delete tags locally change the displayed order of tags and assign tags to quick access function keys Clear the local cache to remove all changes you have made to your local tag list or rosters The exclamation point symbol shows that you have lo...

Page 220: ...nd deselect tags as follows Click any tag to select it Selected tags are highlighted with a blue background Click a selected tag again to deselect it or click to deselect all tags The available tag tools have the following functions Page up or down through long rosters or tag lists Shift Up Down arrow keys takes you to the previous or next page Send the selected tags to the top left position in th...

Page 221: ...corresponding key displayed in the top right corner of the tag in the table In clipping mode the assigned function keys are listed in the Application Bar at the foot of the main Desktop Client screen see Figure 6 20 When you have completed the organization of your tags click to close the ArrangeTags pane Applying Tags to Clips Apply tags or roster labels as follows 1 Select the clip or clips you w...

Page 222: ... the main clipping screen Removing Tags from Clips When tags or roster labels are no longer required you can remove them from a clip as follows 1 Select the target tagged clips 2 Right click and select Clip Tagging from the Options menu Fig 6 21 Tag Selection Window Click to Apply Selected Tags Selected Clip Thumbnails Preferred Left Roster Preferred Right Roster Available Tag Set Scroll to Additi...

Page 223: ...The yellow highlight indicates the current selection 2 Press to select the clip then press In the Port Status Area the current in and out points of the selected clip are displayed on the play offset bar 3 Use the jog wheel together with or to change the in and out points of the clip before re saving Fig 6 22 Removing Tags from Clips Click to Remove Selected Tags Selected Clip Thumbnails with Appli...

Page 224: ... be applied to all future events until disabled by the user 4 If the clip number also needs to be changed press the Tab key to move the cursor to the numeric field below the clip name or click the number using the mouse A numeric keypad is displayed enabling you to edit the clip number 5 Press End to save your changes Pre Naming a Slot If required slots may be named before clips are added Any clip...

Page 225: ...lected and a numeric keypad displayed 3 Enter a new timecode as required 4 Publish the clip back to a slot the new timecode will be applied Renumbering a Clip To edit the number of a clip 1 Right click on the target clip and select Rename from the Options menu 2 Click on the clip number with the mouse This opens the numeric keypad 6 26 Slot Pre Named Fig 6 27 Clip Selected for Restriping Note It i...

Page 226: ... a playlist Network settings for the search are defined in the Browser Settings section of the Desktop Settings menu as follows Select Start All Programs Grass Valley LiveTouch version LiveTouch version Settings Paste the Web tools URL into your browser and enter the IP address of the Web Bin into the WebBin entry of the XML file url name WebBin path http 10 165 22 28 9192 livetouch ui launch_key_...

Page 227: ...code location etc 3 Use the page navigation tools at the bottom right of the screen to see more results if there are more entries than fit on a single page To send selected clips directly from the web bin search results to a playlist press Selected clips are sent to the current playlist To clear a search press displayed just below the search field To close the web bin hover over the top right corn...

Page 228: ...gle named list that you can play out continuously to air until complete or until you intervene manually to stop play To create a playlist 1 Select one or more clips from the library Add to Bottom of Playlist Active Playlist Tab Fig 6 30 Playlist Panel for Illustration Only Selected Clip 4 of 11 Playlist Duration Playing Clip Selected Clip Default Loop Transition Settings for Entire Playlist Ten Fr...

Page 229: ...contents LiveTouch numbers playlist tabs incrementally so that you can send clips directly to the appropriate playlist number as follows Press the key sequence nn This sends the currently selected clip to Playlist nn The clip is appended to the bottom of the playlist If Playlist nn does not exist then LiveTouch creates a new playlist You can edit individual clips in a playlist as you would for lib...

Page 230: ...ing on your configuration See the section Working in PGM PRV Mode on page 206 Editing a Playlist in the Edit Timeline Optional With the Edit option installed you can edit playlists to apply transitions add effects etc Press on a playlist tab and drag the playlist to the Application bar and drop on the Edit tab of the application bar The playlist displays on the timeline with all event clip tails a...

Page 231: ... Rename or Renumber from the menu Deleting Clips from a Playlist To delete a clip or clips from the currently selected playlist 1 Select the clip or clips to be removed 2 Press Delete If you remove all items from a playlist the playlist tab remains open Protecting a Playlist from Deletion Playlists can be marked as Protected if required Protected Playlists are not removed when clearing a library p...

Page 232: ...Protect Closing a Playlist To close a playlist 1 Hover over the top right corner of the playlist tab and press 2 Select the relevant option from the displayed menu Fig 6 35 Protected Playlist Note You can not close the on air playlist Option Description Close Tab Closes the currently selected playlist Press when requested to complete the action Close All Closes all playlists The current port windo...

Page 233: ...r or click the blue transition box between clips This opens either the short Clip Transition Presets menu see Figure 6 37 or the long Playlist Transition Presets menu see Figure 6 38 2 Select the type of transition either crossfade V fade or none and the duration from the defaults available If you select a crossfade transition you can edit the number of frames over which the crossfade occurs 3 Pre...

Page 234: ...ition to audio only video only or both 5 If opened at the playlist level select whether to apply to all entries or only the selected clips If you choose to apply to all entries LiveTouch automatically applies the default transition to any new entries added to the playlist You can assign a different default transition to any of your playlists Using Split Audio Mode on the Desktop Client Use the spl...

Page 235: ...t of the clip 4 Press to initiate edit mode for the audio clip only enabling you to reposition the red playhead by turning the jog wheel Fig 6 40 Split audio Mode Audio Cut Transition Audio Track for Clip 116 Extended Past the Start of Adjacent Clip 111 Tap to Quit Split audio Mode Pointer Indicates Video Track Associated with Audio Track Cross fade Transition V fade Transition ...

Page 236: ...o track to start As long as the audio track has sufficient tails you can extend the audio track so that it starts to play in the time frame of the preceding track of the playlist Alternatively you might choose to delay the start of the selected audio track by extending the preceding track into the current track 6 Press to set the new in point for the audio track You will see that the vertical heig...

Page 237: ... page 216 Looping Clips in a Playlist You can set looping at the clip level or for the entire playlist If you set looping at the playlist level the playlist will loop through on playout until you intervene manually to stop the loop If however you choose to loop individual clips in a playlist or loop a group of clips the playlist will play out each successive clip until it reaches the clip set to l...

Page 238: ...238 LiveTouch Desktop Application Switching Camera Angles in a Playlist 2 Scroll to the desired camera angle and release ...

Page 239: ...agram shows the soft keyboard functions Entering Numeric Values Numeric fields when pressed display a soft numeric keypad that enables you to enter a numeric value You can also enter numbers using a connected external keyboard The soft keypad provides additional functions over a standard keypad and is used as follows 1 Enter a value using the buttons on the popup Upper Case Spacebar Shift Active R...

Page 240: ...clear the value or the R box to reset the numeric box to its default value 2 Alternatively enter a smaller value and press the Inc increment and Dec decrement boxes to change the number in smaller steps For a table listing the keyboard shortcuts available for many LiveTouch functions see the section Keyboard Shortcuts on page 241 Fig 6 44 Soft Numeric Keypad on LiveTouch Desktop Decrement Value In...

Page 241: ...lot 1 on current page Alt Home Go to Page 1 Bank 1 Store 1 End Go to the last clip in the store Ctrl L Go to Live point in active port window nn Enter nn 10 Go to page bank nn 100 Go to page bank slot Shift I Go to last set in point Shift O Go to last set out point Go to the previous edit mark Goto the next edit mark P Go to the last accessed clip in the current playlist press again to go to the t...

Page 242: ...epending on configuration V Step back through clip by the duration set in box 2 of the General section of the User settings configuration on the Panel or specified in the Step 2 item of the F1 configuration B Step forward through clip by the duration set in box 3 of the General section of the User settings configuration on the Panel or specified in the Step 3 item of the F1 configuration N Step fo...

Page 243: ...O Mark out point in clip to mark a clip of default duration back from out point M Enter mark in and out points to mark a clip of any desired duration Return Saves a clip when I O mark boxes are open Shift On Live press I in then to open the TC future timecode entry field enabling you to enter a future offset timecode Enter the offset e g 00 30 00 00 then press O out Press records that length into ...

Page 244: ...244 LiveTouch Desktop Application Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl C on empty slot Clear copy buffer Shift Ctrl Tab Toggle the port window lock on or off Keyboard Shortcut Action ...

Page 245: ...ktop Settings menu Using the F1 Configuration Window From the LiveTouch Desktop application press F1 to open the configuration window The LiveTouch menu contains the default settings of the functions that you can configure Note Some elements can be configured through either the Desktop or Panel If you make a change to a setting using the Panel Settings menu it will be reflected through to the Desk...

Page 246: ...g Description In Save Default Length Defines the default duration in seconds of an event mark when you press the key Clip duration following the in point Default 5 seconds Out Save Default Length Defines the default duration in seconds of an event mark when you press the key Clip duration preceding the out point Default 5 seconds Mark Save Default Length Set the default duration in seconds of an e...

Page 247: ...units for Steps 2 4 do not change the setting of the step through softkeys on the Panel Number Entry Moves Cursor This option applies only when the library view is enabled When selected entering a number to jump to a particular page bank slot moves the library view accordingly with each digit entered Slot Allocation Per Source This option applies only when the library view is enabled When selected...

Page 248: ... checkbox to use the LiveTouch Panel This is set on by default The panel uses a network connection to talk to the client and the network socket number for LiveTouch panel specifies the socket number that the client must open to receive input from the panel By default this is set to 9999 The other LiveTouch Input Devices options are as follows Option Description Frames per Jog Wheel turn Defines ho...

Page 249: ...n extension functions Option Description Create As Run Log Creates a readable log of the user inputs and the resultant actions Renumber Record tabs after reordering When selected enables you to reorder live recordings on the Desktop client by dragging and dropping the tabs into the desired order with the mouse All live recordings may be reordered whether or not they belong to multi cam groups Reor...

Page 250: ...or connection to the LiveTouch Manager as part of a network wide configuration Select Network from the scroll box at the top of the window Enter the IP addresses of the LiveTouch Manager to allow the seat to talk to the LiveTouch Manager mid tier using http LiveTouch Manager Network Connections Fig 7 3 LiveTouch Network Settings Menu ...

Page 251: ...Source timecodes Current clip play speed Time played time remaining in timecode Position indicator bar Play speed indicator Clip name and number Clip duration In Out durations Marker numbers Marker numbers are included on the output overlay to help you to identify specific events when working directly from your output monitor The mark number is displayed in the upper left hand corner below the ite...

Page 252: ...s already active this entry will display Default 5 To activate the overlay function select Default from the drop down menu then select the channels to which it applies 6 In the Playback Style row for each target channel click Standard to open the Playback Style menu Fig 7 4 Server Summary Page Selecting SDI Channel Configuration Selected Server Video Server Configuration Menu Fig 7 5 Output Overla...

Page 253: ...s are up scaled on playback to the selected native output format of the system Play through A recording from another server on the network can be streamed to the LiveTouch server and used by the LiveTouch operator in the same way as a local recording Fig 7 7 Playback Style Menu Select Overlay Style Standard Overlay Style No TOD Completion Overlay Style Fig 7 8 Comparison of Available Overlay Style...

Page 254: ...254 Configuring the LiveTouch Desktop Settings Play through ...

Page 255: ...in a local phone number for the support center nearest you please consult the Contact Us section of Grass Valley s website www grassvalley com An online form for e mail contact is also available from the website Corporate Head Office Grass Valley 3499 Douglas B Floreani St Laurent Quebec H4S 2C6 Canada Telephone 1 514 333 1772 Fax 1 514 333 9828 www grassvalley com ...

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