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<strong>EditShare</strong> <strong>Geevs</strong> <strong>Recorder</strong><br />

Version <strong>5.0</strong> User’s Guide


Copyright © 2011 by <strong>EditShare</strong><br />

Part #: <strong>Geevs</strong>-<strong>Recorder</strong>UG_5_0<br />

January 20, 2011<br />

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Contents<br />

Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

Understanding the <strong>Recorder</strong> Client Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

Starting the Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

Selecting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

Using the Clips Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

Chapter 2: Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Controlling the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Recording Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />

Recording Live Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />

Recording from a VTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />

Scheduling a Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

Chapter 3: Creating and Editing Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />

Assigning Channel Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />

Reviewing a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />

Scrubbing Through a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />

Making a New Clip or Subclip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

Setting a New Points by Calculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />

Grabbing Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />

Ingesting Subclips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />

Assigning an Ingest Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />

Ingesting a Subclip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />

Releasing Channel Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />

Chapter 4: User Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29<br />

User Preferences Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29<br />

Selecting Edit Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30<br />

Selecting Capture Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />

Selecting Miscellaneous Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />

Changing Image Grab Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32<br />

Defining Channel Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33<br />

Clearing MiniPic Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35


Chapter 1: Introduction<br />

The <strong>Geevs</strong> <strong>Recorder</strong> client lets you control recording for up to four inputs of a<br />

single server. Optionally it also lets you review previously recorded material and<br />

create new clips or subclips from it.<br />

See the following topics:<br />

• Understanding the <strong>Recorder</strong> Client Interface<br />

• Starting the Application<br />

• Selecting Preferences<br />

Understanding the <strong>Recorder</strong> Client Interface<br />

The <strong>Recorder</strong> interface includes three key areas:<br />

• Capture tab<br />

• Play/Edit tab (option)<br />

• Preferences tab


CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION<br />

UNDERSTANDING THE RECORDER CLIENT INTERFACE<br />

The interface lets you use record control to capture up to four inputs of a single<br />

server. You can then review previously recorded material and create new clips<br />

or subclips from it. In the Preferences tab you can select and define display<br />

options for the <strong>Recorder</strong> application.<br />

NOTE: By default the Preferences tab is hidden. To see the Preferences tab, press Ctrl<br />

while you open the <strong>Recorder</strong> Client application.<br />

When you install the <strong>Recorder</strong> client, you might see only a subset of the three<br />

tabs, depending on the options you purchased.<br />

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION<br />

STARTING THE APPLICATION<br />

Starting the Application<br />

To start <strong>Recorder</strong>, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Double-click the <strong>Recorder</strong> icon.<br />

The Logon to <strong>Geevs</strong> dialog box opens.<br />

2. Type your name in the User Name text box.<br />

3. Type your password in the Password text box.<br />

4. Type or select the server you want (name or IP address).<br />

5. (Option) To log in automatically in the future, select Remember my settings.<br />

6. Click OK.<br />

The application opens.<br />

NOTE: If you previously selected Remember my settings and you want to log in with<br />

a different name or password, press Shift when you double-click the AutoRun icon.<br />

Selecting Preferences<br />

In the User Preferences tab, you can select options for the way you prefer to<br />

work. For information about selecting preferences, see "Chapter 4: User<br />

Preferences" on page 29.<br />

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION<br />

USING THE CLIPS WINDOW<br />

Using the Clips Window<br />

The Clips window is open in all tabs.<br />

It shows minipic icons and the database information for each clip saved in the<br />

currently selected folder.<br />

To work with the Clips window, do any of the following.<br />

TASK<br />

• To change the clips folder, click the folder list and select the folder you want.<br />

• To rescan the open folder, click the Rescan button.<br />

The folder is refreshed with any new clips that have been recorded since it<br />

was opened.<br />

NOTE: You might not need to use this button, because <strong>Geevs</strong> applications can send<br />

updates to all <strong>Geevs</strong> servers on the system, refreshing folders when folder contents<br />

change. In some configurations, this might not be enabled or file transfers from<br />

remote locations might not be notified.<br />

• To refresh the current view, click the Refresh button (or press F5).<br />

The server refreshes the current view, including getting the latest status from<br />

the server.<br />

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION<br />

USING THE CLIPS WINDOW<br />

• To edit clip information, click the Edit Metadata button.<br />

The Clip Information dialog box opens, which lets you edit metadata<br />

information about the clip.<br />

NOTE: You can select an option in the Preferences tab to open this dialog box as<br />

displayed in the preceding graphic, or in a simple form, displaying only the clip<br />

name and description. See "Selecting Miscellaneous Preferences" on page 31.<br />

Edit the information you want on any tab, and then click OK.<br />

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION<br />

USING THE CLIPS WINDOW<br />

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Chapter 2: Recording<br />

This chapter provides you with the essentials of capturing in <strong>Geevs</strong> <strong>Recorder</strong>.<br />

The Capture tab lets you record (or acquire) clips onto the <strong>Geevs</strong> video server.<br />

Each of the available record channels has an associated control panel that lets<br />

you acquire clips. You use the Preferences tab to set the number of record<br />

channels available on the Capture tab (see "Chapter 4: User Preferences" on<br />

page 29).<br />

See the following topics:<br />

• Controlling the Server<br />

• Recording Clips<br />

Controlling the Server<br />

You can control each of the available inputs on a single <strong>Geevs</strong> server from the<br />

Capture tab. When you start the <strong>Recorder</strong> client application, each channel<br />

available in the Capture tab is automatically acquired and set ready to record.<br />

NOTE: The application must have control of the server input before you can record a clip.<br />

To control the server, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Click Acquire in the Channel area.


CHAPTER 2: RECORDING<br />

RECORDING CLIPS<br />

<strong>Recorder</strong> acquires the channels you specify in the Prefences tab if they are<br />

available. The button label changes to Release.<br />

If the channel is already under control from another workstation or from the<br />

local server control application, an error message box opens syaing the the<br />

channel is already in use.<br />

2. Click OK and select a different channel.<br />

3. To release a channel after you are finished working with it, click Release.<br />

A confirmation message box open.<br />

4. Click OK.<br />

Recording Clips<br />

You can record clips in three ways. See the following sections:<br />

• "Recording Live Sources" on page 13<br />

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CHAPTER 2: RECORDING<br />

RECORDING CLIPS<br />

• "Recording from a VTR" on page 15<br />

• "Scheduling a Recording" on page 16<br />

Recorded clips are saved in the folder currently displayed in the Clip window<br />

(see "Chapter 3: Creating and Editing Clips" on page 19).<br />

Recording Live Sources<br />

You might want to make a crash recording directly from a camera or live source.<br />

This is the easiest and fastest way to record a clip or piece of material.<br />

To record a live source, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Take control of the server as described in "Controlling the Server" on page 11.<br />

2. Select the tracks you want to record from and deselect all others.<br />

NOTE: A track is selected when it looks depressed in the screen display. The Key<br />

track is available only if you enable it in the Preferences tab.<br />

3. Type a name (or ID) for the clip in the Name/ID text box.<br />

4. Type a description in the Description text box.<br />

NOTE: Depending on the preferences you set, a description might be required.<br />

5. If the recording is for a defined period of time, type a duration in the Duration<br />

text box.<br />

NOTE: Leaving the duration at 00:00:00:00 allows recording to continue until you<br />

press Stop.<br />

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CHAPTER 2: RECORDING<br />

RECORDING CLIPS<br />

6. Click the arrow in the top right corner of the Channel area and select Options.<br />

The Options dialog box opens.<br />

7. Select the codec and the wrapper you want, and then click OK.<br />

8. Click the arrow in the top right corner of the Channel area and select Datarate.<br />

The Set Capture Datarate dialog box opens.<br />

9. Select the data rate and units you want, and then click OK.<br />

NOTE: The available data rates are determined by the codec you selected.<br />

10. Click Capture.<br />

The recording starts, the Capture button label changes to Stop, and the<br />

channel display updates.<br />

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CHAPTER 2: RECORDING<br />

RECORDING CLIPS<br />

The top counter, the time-of-day clock, increments, as does the counter below<br />

it, which shows the clip duration. The recording ends when it reaches the<br />

record duration.<br />

11. To stop the recording earlier, click Stop.<br />

Recording from a VTR<br />

When you need to acquire material from tape, you can control a VTR from the<br />

<strong>Recorder</strong> client using the Sony RS-422 remote-control protocol. This requires<br />

the <strong>Geevs</strong> RS-422 option.<br />

To record from a VTR, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Select the VTR option.<br />

The timecode updates to show the VTR/deck timecode.<br />

If the server cannot establish communication with the VTR, a warning<br />

message box opens.<br />

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CHAPTER 2: RECORDING<br />

RECORDING CLIPS<br />

2. Click OK, and then make sure the VTR is turned on and that it is connected to<br />

the correct COM port on the controlling server.<br />

When communications with the VTR are established, the VTR option is<br />

selected.<br />

3. Use the deck control to cue the tape to the beginning of the clip you want to<br />

record.<br />

4. Type a name (or ID) for the clip in the Name/ID text box.<br />

5. Type a description in the Description text box.<br />

6. Type a duration in the Duration text box.<br />

7. Press Capture.<br />

The server cues the tape, prerolls it, and starts recording.<br />

If the VTR is set for local control, a message box opens saying the deck is in<br />

local mode.<br />

If no tape is in the VTR, a message box opens saying the deck has no tape.<br />

When the recording is finished, the server and the tape are stopped, and the<br />

Clips window updates to show the minipic and description for the newly<br />

acquired clip.<br />

Scheduling a Recording<br />

You can record clips at specific times of day using the Schedule Recording<br />

dialog box. Each channel has its own list.<br />

To schedule a recording, do the following.<br />

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CHAPTER 2: RECORDING<br />

RECORDING CLIPS<br />

TASK<br />

1. Do one of the following:<br />

• Click the arrow and select Schedule.<br />

• Click the Clock icon.<br />

The Schedule Recording dialog box opens.<br />

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CHAPTER 2: RECORDING<br />

RECORDING CLIPS<br />

2. For the clip you want to record, type a name or ID, a description, and a<br />

duration in the text boxes.<br />

3. In the Capture Time option, select a start date from the top list and a start time<br />

from the list below it.<br />

4. Select the tracks you want.<br />

5. Click Add Item to add the new clip to the list.<br />

6. Repeat from Step 2 to add additional clips.<br />

7. To delete a clip, select the clip and click Delete Item.<br />

8. Click Close.<br />

The recording starts when you scheduled it.<br />

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Chapter 3: Creating and Editing Clips<br />

You can use the optional Play/Edit tab to review clips, create subclips, and grab<br />

frames.<br />

See the following topics:<br />

• Assigning Channel Control<br />

• Reviewing a Clip<br />

• Scrubbing Through a Clip<br />

• Making a New Clip or Subclip<br />

• Setting a New Points by Calculating<br />

• Grabbing Frames<br />

• Ingesting Subclips<br />

• Releasing Channel Control


CHAPTER 3: CREATING AND EDITING CLIPS<br />

ASSIGNING CHANNEL CONTROL<br />

Assigning Channel Control<br />

You can control one of the available inputs and one of the available outputs on<br />

a single <strong>Geevs</strong> server from the Play/Edit tab.<br />

NOTE: The application must have control of the server input before you can record a clip.<br />

To control the server, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Open the <strong>Recorder</strong> client and click the Play/Edit tab.<br />

2. In the Settings area, select a channel, and then click Acquire Channel.<br />

Control of the channel is locked to the client application, preventing it from<br />

being taken by another user. Other workstation clients on the network can see<br />

the lock and the channel information.<br />

If the selected channel is already in use, a warning message box opens.<br />

3. Click OK, and select a different channel.<br />

Reviewing a Clip<br />

You can review any clip in the clip list. You can play it even if it is still being<br />

acquired.<br />

To review a clip, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Double-click the clip you want in the clip list.<br />

The clip loads for review.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING AND EDITING CLIPS<br />

SCRUBBING THROUGH A CLIP<br />

The clip title, the In and Out points, and duration display.<br />

2. Click Play to play the clip.<br />

The clip plays on the output of the selected channel. The Play button label<br />

changes to Pause.<br />

3. Click Pause to pause playback.<br />

Scrubbing Through a Clip<br />

When a clip is paused, you can scrub through it. You can scrub with fine control<br />

or with coarse control.<br />

Do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Click one of the scrub bar sliders below the Play button and drag it.<br />

The upper bar provides fine control over frames you define in the<br />

Preferences tab while the lower bar provides coarse control over the entire<br />

clip. The bar you are dragging is surrounded by a box and the timecode moves<br />

as you drag the slider.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING AND EDITING CLIPS<br />

MAKING A NEW CLIP OR SUBCLIP<br />

2. Click the Focus Button under the lower scrub bar to reposition the sliders at<br />

the center of the scrub bar for the current position on the clip.<br />

This lets you scrub backward and forward over a predefined range.<br />

Making a New Clip or Subclip<br />

You can create a new clip or subclip from the currently loaded clip by doing the<br />

following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Take control of a channel and load a clip into it.<br />

2. Use the Play button and the scrub controls to find the In point you want.<br />

3. Click the In button.<br />

4. Move to the Out point you want and click the Out button.<br />

5. Click the Save Clip button.<br />

The Enter Name for Sub-Clip dialog box opens.<br />

6. Type a name and click OK.<br />

The clip is saved to the currently selected folder.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING AND EDITING CLIPS<br />

SETTING A NEW POINTS BY CALCULATING<br />

Setting a New Points by Calculating<br />

When you edit the clip duration as you create a new subclip, you can calculate<br />

new In and Out points and display them.<br />

Do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Navigate to the In point you want and click In.<br />

2. Type a new duration for the clip in the Duration text box.<br />

3. Click the arrow to the right of the duration.<br />

A new Out point is calculated by adding the duration to the In point<br />

timecode.<br />

4. To set a new In point, do the following:<br />

a Navigate to the Out point you want and click Out.<br />

b Type a new duration for the clip in the Duration text box.<br />

c Click the arrow to the left of the duration.<br />

A new In point is calculated by subtracting the duration from the Out point<br />

timecode.<br />

Grabbing Frames<br />

You can take a snapshot of the currently selected frame of video and then save<br />

it to disk as a TARGA (.tga) file. Do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Cue the clip to the frame you want to save.<br />

2. Click Grab Frame.<br />

The Save As dialog box opens.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING AND EDITING CLIPS<br />

INGESTING SUBCLIPS<br />

3. Navigate to the folder where you want to save the frame-grab file.<br />

4. Type a name in the File Name text box, and then click Save.<br />

Ingesting Subclips<br />

You can capture a subclip of a predefined length from a channel that is already<br />

recording. You need to first assign an ingest channel and then capture the<br />

subclip.<br />

See the following topics:<br />

• "Assigning an Ingest Channel" on page 24<br />

• "Ingesting a Subclip" on page 26<br />

Assigning an Ingest Channel<br />

To assign an ingest channel, do the following.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING AND EDITING CLIPS<br />

INGESTING SUBCLIPS<br />

TASK<br />

1. Click Set Ingest in the Settings area.<br />

The Choose Ingest Channel dialog box opens.<br />

2. Click Refresh.<br />

3. The status for each channel is checked and updated.<br />

4. Select the channel you want and click OK.<br />

If the channel is not currently capturing, a message box opens.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING AND EDITING CLIPS<br />

INGESTING SUBCLIPS<br />

Click OK to assign the ingest channel ready to use.<br />

When the ingest channel is set, the currently selected channel name displays<br />

above the Set Ingest button.<br />

Ingesting a Subclip<br />

You can ingest a subclip. The material being recorded on the Ingest channel<br />

must have been recording for longer than the defined subclip duration.<br />

To ingest a subclip, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Click Ingest Subclip in the Save area.<br />

NOTE: If the ingest channel is not currently capturing, a warning message box<br />

opens. Click OK and start the ingest channel capture.<br />

NOTE: If the ingest channel has not been capturing long enough, a warning<br />

message box opens saying that teh recording clip is shorter than the subclip<br />

duration. Click OK, and wait longer before trying to ingest the subclip.<br />

If the clip has been acquiring for long enough and the ingest request is<br />

successful, the Enter Name for Sub-Clip dialog box opens.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING AND EDITING CLIPS<br />

RELEASING CHANNEL CONTROL<br />

2. Type a name, then click OK.<br />

The subclip is saved.<br />

Releasing Channel Control<br />

After the application has taken control of a channel, The Acquire Channel<br />

button label changes to Free Channel. You use this button to release the channel<br />

for others to use.<br />

To release a channel, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

• Click the Free Channel button in the Settings area.<br />

The channel is released so others can use it.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CREATING AND EDITING CLIPS<br />

RELEASING CHANNEL CONTROL<br />

The button label changes to Acquire Channel.<br />

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Chapter 4: User Preferences<br />

You can select options for how you like to work in the User Preferences tab.<br />

See the following topics:<br />

• User Preferences Tab<br />

• Selecting Edit Settings<br />

• Selecting Capture Preferences<br />

• Selecting Miscellaneous Preferences<br />

• Changing Image Grab Settings<br />

• Defining Channel Masks<br />

• Clearing MiniPic Cache<br />

User Preferences Tab<br />

To select options in the User Preferences tab, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Press Ctrl and double-click the Record icon.<br />

The Record application opens.<br />

2. Click the Preferences tab.<br />

3. Select options as described in the following sections.


CHAPTER 4: USER PREFERENCES<br />

SELECTING EDIT SETTINGS<br />

4. Click Apply Settings.<br />

The settings are applied.<br />

Selecting Edit Settings<br />

You select Edit preferences in the Edit Settings area.<br />

Select Edit preferences as described in the following table.<br />

Option<br />

Scrub bar focused range<br />

Fine scrub bar range<br />

Maximum real sub-clip<br />

length<br />

Create sub-clips as real clips<br />

Create ingest sub-clips as<br />

real clips<br />

Seek to last frame after<br />

loading<br />

Description<br />

Lets you reduce the scrub bar range from the whole clip to a manageable range (in minutes);<br />

useful for reviewing large clips.<br />

Lets you move forward and backward through the clip over a short range (in frames). Use<br />

the fine scrub bar after you locate the approximate position of the frame within the clip with<br />

the scrub bar.<br />

Sets the maximum duration of a real subclip (in frames).<br />

Configures subclips as real clips.<br />

Configures ingested clips as real clips<br />

Seeks to the last frame (rather than the default first frame) when you review or edit a clip;<br />

useful when you review a live feed.<br />

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CHAPTER 4: USER PREFERENCES<br />

SELECTING CAPTURE PREFERENCES<br />

Selecting Capture Preferences<br />

You select Capture preferences in the Capture Settings area.<br />

Select Capture preferences as described in the following table.<br />

Option<br />

Description<br />

Category<br />

Agency<br />

Auto sub-clip length<br />

Disk flush time<br />

Default value automatically entered into the metadata for a clip each time a new capture is<br />

made.<br />

Default value automatically entered into the metadata for a clip each time a new capture is<br />

made.<br />

Saves a subclip X seconds before you click the Ingest Sub Clip button.<br />

The time (in seconds) it takes for a clip to be available, from the time recording starts, for<br />

playout on a second channel; <strong>EditShare</strong> recommends using the default 8 seconds.<br />

Selecting Miscellaneous Preferences<br />

You select miscellaneous options in the Misc Settings area.<br />

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CHAPTER 4: USER PREFERENCES<br />

CHANGING IMAGE GRAB SETTINGS<br />

Select Misc preferences as described in the following table.<br />

Option<br />

Force Description Entry<br />

Use simple properties<br />

Use time of day<br />

Allow multiple instances<br />

Display full folder path<br />

Use autonaming for<br />

sub-clips<br />

Use autonaming for ingest<br />

sub-clips<br />

Auto Clp Name Mask<br />

GPI Port<br />

Ingest Sub-clip GPI<br />

Description<br />

Requires you to type a description for each clip you record before ingest can start.<br />

Displays only Clip Name and Clip Description in the Edit Metadata dialog box.<br />

Saves clips with TOD value, rather than absolute time, as start and end points.<br />

Allows more than one copy of the <strong>Recorder</strong> Client application to run on a single<br />

workstation.<br />

Displays the full folder path for media folders in the Clips window.<br />

Uses the autonaming mask for all sub-clips.<br />

Uses the autonaming mask for all ingested sub-clips.<br />

Type the name mask you want.<br />

Type the GPI port number.<br />

Type GPI port number for ingesting subclips.<br />

Changing Image Grab Settings<br />

You select Image Grab settings in the Image Grab Settings area.<br />

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CHAPTER 4: USER PREFERENCES<br />

DEFINING CHANNEL MASKS<br />

Select Image Grab preferences as described in the following table.<br />

Option<br />

Description<br />

Default grab folder • To set a default folder for frame grabs, click Set, browse for the folder you want, click OK,<br />

and deselect the Or Prompt option.<br />

• To be prompted for a location each time you save a frame grab, select Or prompt.<br />

Use autonaming for image<br />

grabs<br />

Use zero base tc in name<br />

Separator Character<br />

Uses the autonaming mask to name frame grabs.<br />

Uses zero-based timecode in the name of the grabbed frame.<br />

The character used in separating the wording in a grabbed frame name. If you type<br />

underscore (_), for example, a grabbed frame name might be GameHeader_0000121.tga<br />

Defining Channel Masks<br />

You define channel masks options in the Channel Mask area.<br />

Select the channels you want to be available at start up on the Capture tab.<br />

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CHAPTER 4: USER PREFERENCES<br />

CLEARING MINIPIC CACHE<br />

Clearing MiniPic Cache<br />

To wipe the local cached copy of the minipics and read them from the master<br />

set on disk, click the Clear MiniPic Cache button.<br />

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br />

Index<br />

A<br />

Acquiring the server 11<br />

C<br />

Calculating In and Out points 23<br />

Capture Settings<br />

selecting 31<br />

Capture tab 11<br />

Capturing<br />

live source 13<br />

subclips 26<br />

Channel<br />

controlling 20<br />

releasing 11<br />

releasing control 27<br />

Channel Mask Settings<br />

selecting 33<br />

Clip<br />

creating new 22<br />

reviewing 20<br />

scrubbing through 21<br />

Clip information<br />

editing 8<br />

Clips window<br />

described 8<br />

Coarse scrub 21<br />

Control<br />

channel, releasing 27<br />

D<br />

Datarate<br />

setting for recording 13<br />

Duration<br />

clip, editing 23<br />

E<br />

Edit Settings<br />

selecting 30<br />

Edit tab 19<br />

F<br />

Fine scrub 21<br />

FireWire<br />

interface 24<br />

Frame<br />

grabbing 23<br />

G<br />

<strong>Geevs</strong> server<br />

controlling 11<br />

controlling inputs on 20<br />

I<br />

Image Grab Settings<br />

selecting 32<br />

In point<br />

setting by calculating 23<br />

Ingesting subclips 26<br />

L<br />

Live source<br />

recording 13<br />

Logging in 7<br />

M<br />

Memory requirements 24<br />

Minipics<br />

clearing 34<br />

refreshing 8<br />

Misc Settings<br />

selecting 31<br />

O<br />

Out point<br />

setting by calculating 23<br />

P<br />

Play/Edit tab 19<br />

Playing clips 20


Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br />

Preferences<br />

selecting capture 31<br />

selecting channel mask 33<br />

selecting editing 30<br />

selecting image grab 32<br />

selecting miscellaneous 31<br />

Preferences tab 29<br />

R<br />

<strong>Recorder</strong><br />

starting 7<br />

Releasing<br />

channel control 27<br />

Releasing the channel 11<br />

Rescanning clips 8<br />

Reviewing clips 20<br />

RS-422 protocol<br />

using to record from tape 15<br />

S<br />

Saving frame grab as file 23<br />

Schedule<br />

live recording 16<br />

Scrubbing 21<br />

Server<br />

controlling 11<br />

Snapshot<br />

taking of current frame 23<br />

Source<br />

recording live 13<br />

Subclip<br />

creating 22<br />

ingesting 26<br />

System specifications 24<br />

T<br />

Tape<br />

acquiring material from 15<br />

TARGA file<br />

saving frame grab as 23<br />

V<br />

Video<br />

saving frame of 23<br />

VTR<br />

recording from 15<br />

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