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LCP 400 Wireless Local Control Panel Application User’s Guide (v1.01)

Chapter 4 - Metadata

4.3.6 Restore a story

A story can be restored by selecting a story from the Backup Storage and pressing

RESTORE

STORY

. A process popup window is shown ("Story is restored. Press OK"). After confirmation

the manage stories window appears.

A story can be deleted from the backup storage area by selecting its name and pressing

DELETE

. A confirmation is shown ("Are you sure to delete story?") and after confirmation the

story is deleted.

4.3.7 Move a story

This is a similar function to the backup function but the file is copied to the storage and the
original story file is deleted from the working space. A confirmation popup window is shown.

Summary of Contents for LCP 400

Page 1: ...LCP 400 User s Guide Infinity Wireless Local Control Panel Application 3922 496 30951 November 2007 v1 01 ...

Page 2: ... of a patent or the registration of a utility model or design Liable to technical alterations in the course of further development Trademarks Grass Valley and Infinity are trademarks of Grass Valley Inc All other tradenames referenced are service marks trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Website Visit the Grass Valley public website to download the latest user s guide...

Page 3: ...8 2 4 1 Typical setup procedure for a PDA 8 2 4 2 Typical setup procedure for a TouchPhone 9 Chapter 3 Operation 3 1 Main menu 11 3 2 Metadata menu 12 3 3 Operate menu 12 3 4 Paint menu 13 3 5 Audio menu 14 3 6 Setup Cam menu 14 3 7 PDA Options menu 15 3 8 Camera configuration menu 16 Chapter 4 Metadata 4 1 Introduction 17 4 2 Selecting stories 17 4 3 Managing stories 19 4 3 1 View story 20 4 3 2 ...

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Page 5: ...400 application provides access to all camera menus and lets you adjust settings while shooting It displays audio levels visually and thanks to its low latency lets you make critical adjustments to audio and video parameters The application also makes it easy to enter and read metadata associated with your video clips before during and after the shoot You can prepare metadata on a PDA or TouchPhon...

Page 6: ...into the LCP 400 application They can then capture interview details and shot lists in the application wrapped as metadata and transmit the information to a newsroom so editors and directors have full details concerning the content and start planning on air time even before that content arrives This streamlined workflow lets journalists and editors use metadata to get straight to the key content t...

Page 7: ...the following equipment To install and run the LCP 400 application a mobile device using Windows Mobile 5 0 or higher is required To allow the camcorder to communicate with mobile device plug the Bluetooth USB adapter into the USB connector at the rear of the handgrip or into the USB A connector at the bottom right side of the Infinity camcorder iPDA Mobile device Bluetooth USB adapter ...

Page 8: ...ually install the LCP 400 application on a mobile device 1 Connect the mobile device to your PC 2 Copy the files LCP400 cab to the mobile device 3 Double tap the LCP400 cab file on the mobile device The LCP 400 application is installed and a shortcut is added to the Windows Start menu on the mobile device 2 3 Licensing A license must be installed on the camcorder to allow it to communicate with th...

Page 9: ...s are shown 7 Select DMC 1000 8 Enter BlueZ as the passkey and tap Next The paired devices list appears 9 Tap OK Setting up a dial up connection 1 Open the Manager the shortcut screen opens 2 Tap New 3 Select Explore a Bluetooth device 4 Tap the DMC 1000 icon The Connection Wizard retrieves services this may take a few seconds 5 Select Dial Up Networking tap Next and then Finish A shortcut icon fo...

Page 10: ... Bluetooth as the modem 6 Tap Next 7 Tap New Partnership and select Infinity DMC and tap Next 8 Enter BlueZ as the passkey and tap Next 9 Select Dialup Networking and tap Finish 10 Select Infinity DMC and tap Next 11 Enter the number to be dialed 1 12 Tap Next 13 Leave all fields blank and tap Finish Setting up the application 1 Start the LCP 400 application 2 Go to Menu PDA Options and select the...

Page 11: ...p window Menu The LCP 400 main menu supports several different functions Metadata for managing metadata functions Operate remote operational controls Paint remote paint controls Audio remote audio controls Setup Cam remote Infinity touch screen menu PDA options PDA communication setup Cam Config to view the camera configuration files About shows version information Quit quit the LCP 400 applicatio...

Page 12: ...a on page 17 3 3 Operate menu The operate menu provides some important operational controls of the Infinity camcorder It replaces physical controls on the camera with virtual controls that can be operated remotely Control Function REC start stop Use the REC START STOP button to start recording on the camcorder Tap the button again to stop recording The Infinity status bar becomes red when the came...

Page 13: ...the current iris value F number is shown When the area left or right of the slider control is clicked the slider moves to the indicated direction in large steps The slider control can be grabbed and moved to a desired position After release the value is set immediately The and buttons adjust the value with small steps Black stretch Turns the black stretch function on or off Gain preset Selects the...

Page 14: ...ce select the recording source for the selected channel pop up box control select the control to use for recording level pop up box filter select an input source filter pop up box fixed level control bar move the control to set the fixed recording level 3 6 Setup Cam menu This menu allows remote control of the camcorder using the same interface as the touch screen menu Because of bandwidth limitat...

Page 15: ...ion use existing connection is checked the application uses the existing connection Make sure you already set up a connection in the operating system If the option use existing connection is not checked the drop down list with communication profiles is active Select the profile you want to use Tap the connect now button to connect to the camcorder using the selected connection ...

Page 16: ...d after synchronization with the camera A red icon indicates an unsynchronized file yellow indicates that the file is being synchronized and a green icon indicates a synchronized updated file This process may take a few seconds for all files to be updated 1 To view a pinfo file select a file and tap the view button The contents of the file are shown 2 To improve readability you can check the show ...

Page 17: ...l stories loaded in the camcorder are sent to the LCP 400 application the name of the current recording story in the camcorder is displayed the select story button allows the current recording story to be changed 4 2 Selecting stories Tap the SELECT STORY button to open the recording story window This button is dimmed if the camera is switched off or disconnected from the application It shows a li...

Page 18: ... transfer status of each story file is indicated by an icon in front of the story name States when the camera is connected Synchronized a GREEN icon is shown in front of the story name Synchronizing a YELLOW icon is shown in front of the story name Not synchronized a RED icon is shown in front of the story name When a story is changed on the mobile device its icon is RED until it is synchronized a...

Page 19: ...aded into the camcorder move it to the archive The Template story is used to create new story files It only resides on the mobile device so it doesn t have synchronization status This story file can only be viewed or edited Button Function BACK Return to the main metadata window VIEW View the selected story EDIT Edit the selected story CREATE Create a new story based on a template DELETE Delete th...

Page 20: ...ems Tap the BACK button to close the window Uncheck the show only field with values option to see all fields Note Only fields that are defined in the LCP 400 template are shown for story files from other sources 4 3 2 Edit story In the edit story window the selected story file is shown The first group of items is expanded Tap the minus sign to expand or a group Note Check the show only fields with...

Page 21: ...w an operator can create a new story file The new story is created using either an empty story or the template that can be edited These two story files are stored internally by the application The name of the new story must be typed in into the edit box using a standard Windows method using the virtual popup keyboard from the menu bar 4 3 4 Delete a story Tap the DELETE button to delete the select...

Page 22: ... Press OK After confirmation the manage stories window appears A story can be deleted from the backup storage area by selecting its name and pressing DELETE A confirmation is shown Are you sure to delete story and after confirmation the story is deleted 4 3 7 Move a story This is a similar function to the backup function but the file is copied to the storage and the original story file is deleted ...

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