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<strong>EditShare</strong> <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC<br />

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


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

Part #: <strong>Geevs</strong>-<strong>StudioMC</strong>_5<br />

March 1, 2011<br />

<strong>EditShare</strong><br />

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Boston, MA 02134<br />

Tel: 617-782-0479<br />

Fax: 617-782-1071<br />

www.editshare.com<br />

<strong>EditShare</strong> <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC Version <strong>5.0</strong> User’s Guide<br />

This manual, as well as any software described in it, is furnished under either a license or a confidentiality agreement, is confidential to Edit-<br />

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Contents<br />

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

Additional Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />

Chapter 2: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

Starting and Stopping <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

<strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

Chapter 3: Capturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Record Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

Setting up for Capturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />

Capturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14<br />

Ending a Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

Creating EDLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

Creating Trim Points with GPI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />

Chapter 4: Working with Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />

Loading a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />

Playing a Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

Adding Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />

Deleting a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />

Chapter 5: User Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />

Selecting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27<br />

Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29<br />

Appendix A: Configuring and Testing Studio MC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />

Preparing for EDL Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />

Preparing for Flow Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33<br />

Setting up Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />

Using Test Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39


Chapter 1: Introduction<br />

The <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC user interface allows you to simultaneously control up to four server<br />

channels, providing ganged clip capture and playback.<br />

This ability to link multiple server channels, and control them from a single user interface,<br />

makes <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC ideal for use in applications requiring simultaneous and<br />

frame-accurate recordings of multiple cameras or live feeds. An example of this is a <strong>Geevs</strong><br />

drama production where different cameras can be recorded together and replayed.<br />

The following chapters describe how to use <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC:<br />

• "Chapter 2: Getting Started" on page 7<br />

• "Chapter 3: Capturing" on page 11<br />

• "Chapter 4: Working with Clips" on page 21<br />

• "Chapter 5: User Preferences" on page 27<br />

• "Appendix A: Configuring and Testing Studio MC" on page 31<br />

A comprehensive Index helps you find topics you want.<br />

Also see the following topics:<br />

• Additional Documentation<br />

• Technical Support<br />

Additional Documentation<br />

The following documents are also available from <strong>EditShare</strong>:<br />

• <strong>Geevs</strong> Administrator and Database Guide<br />

• <strong>Geevs</strong> Client User’s Guide<br />

• <strong>Geevs</strong> AutoRun User’s Guide<br />

• <strong>Geevs</strong> Live User’s Guide<br />

• <strong>Geevs</strong> Recorder User’s Guide<br />

• <strong>Geevs</strong> Sports User’s Guide


CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION<br />

TECHNICAL SUPPORT<br />

Technical Support<br />

For questions not addressed in our documentation, contact <strong>EditShare</strong> Technical Support. Have<br />

the exact version number of your <strong>Geevs</strong> implementation ready.<br />

For the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific, contact support@editshare.com.<br />

For Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, contact support@editshare.co.uk.<br />

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Chapter 2: Getting Started<br />

<strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC provides control for up to four bidirectional server channels, offering ganged<br />

control of clip capture and playback using up to four <strong>Geevs</strong> servers.<br />

Studio MC requires bidirectional channels on the <strong>Geevs</strong> server. To configure the dual driver,<br />

see “Selecting Administrator Preferences” in the <strong>EditShare</strong> <strong>Geevs</strong> Administrator and Database<br />

Guide.<br />

See the following topics:<br />

• Starting and Stopping <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC<br />

• <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC Interface<br />

Starting and Stopping <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC<br />

Do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. To start Studio MC, double-click the Studio MC icon.<br />

The Logon to GeeVS dialog box opens.<br />

2. Type your password and click OK.<br />

The application opens.


CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED<br />

GEEVS STUDIO MC INTERFACE<br />

3. To exit the application, select File > Exit.<br />

You are asked if you are sure.<br />

4. Click OK.<br />

<strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC Interface<br />

You manage capture in the Record panel.<br />

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CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED<br />

GEEVS STUDIO MC INTERFACE<br />

See "Chapter 3: Capturing" on page 11.<br />

You manage Playback in the Playback panel.<br />

See "Chapter 4: Working with Clips" on page 21.<br />

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CHAPTER 2: GETTING STARTED<br />

GEEVS STUDIO MC INTERFACE<br />

The lower half of the interface provides a folder view showing the <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC clips on the<br />

server and a Clips display.<br />

All channels to be used in <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC should be bidirectional and configured with the Dual<br />

driver in <strong>Geevs</strong> Administrator before you use the <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC client. In addition, you need<br />

to configure all channels the same. See "Setting up for Capturing" on page 12 and "Setting up<br />

Channels" on page 34.<br />

You save clips for each channel or input as individual files which, when loaded or viewed from<br />

within the <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC application, have a single ‘group’ name to identify them.<br />

You select <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC settings in the Preferences dialog box. See "Selecting Preferences" on<br />

page 27.<br />

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Chapter 3: Capturing<br />

The Record panel lets you capture up to four video and audio feeds simultaneously. It also lets<br />

you create edit lists.<br />

See the following topics:<br />

• Record Panel<br />

• Setting up for Capturing<br />

• Capturing<br />

• Ending a Capture<br />

• Creating EDLs<br />

• Creating Trim Points with GPI<br />

Record Panel<br />

The Record panel provides camera controls, timecode displays, aspect ratio and track selection<br />

options, and an area where you can add clip metadata.


CHAPTER 3: CAPTURING<br />

SETTING UP FOR CAPTURING<br />

Setting up for Capturing<br />

Before you capture, you need to select a datarate and additional record options, as well as Studio<br />

MC preferences. If you use more than one <strong>Geevs</strong> server, you also need to configure the channels.<br />

See "Setting up Channels" on page 34.<br />

Do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Select preferences as described in "Selecting Preferences" on page 27.<br />

2. In the Record panel, click the Cogs icon and select Data-rate.<br />

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

3. Click the slider and drag it to select a datarate.<br />

4. Select the units you want, and then click OK.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CAPTURING<br />

SETTING UP FOR CAPTURING<br />

5. Select all channels/cameras.<br />

6. Click the Cogs icon and select Record Options.<br />

The Channel Preferences dialog box opens.<br />

NOTE: You must select the same options for all channels.<br />

7. Select options as described in the following table.<br />

Option Description Choices<br />

Capture Compression<br />

Capture Wrapper<br />

Codec to use for compression<br />

NOTE: Available codecs vary depending on whether the<br />

channel is set for SD or HD, and on which codecs are<br />

installed.<br />

File format to use<br />

NOTE: Not all wrapper/codec combinations are possible.<br />

• Uncompressed<br />

• DVCAM<br />

• MJPEG<br />

• DVCPro<br />

• MPEG2<br />

• AVI<br />

• MXF<br />

• MOV<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CAPTURING<br />

CAPTURING<br />

Option Description Choices<br />

Video Input Type<br />

Audio Input Type<br />

Physical input to use<br />

NOTE: This depends on your system hardware.<br />

Physical input to use<br />

NOTE: This depends on your system hardware.<br />

• SDI<br />

• Composite<br />

• Component<br />

• Embedded<br />

• AES<br />

• Analog<br />

Audio Track Type Type of audio track • Stereo<br />

• Mono<br />

Audio Bit Depth<br />

Edit While Capture<br />

Mode<br />

Default setting is 16 bit. If you work with Dolby E audio, you<br />

must select 32 bit.<br />

Select to enable you to edit while the clip is still being<br />

recorded.<br />

• 16 bit<br />

• 32 bit<br />

8. Click OK.<br />

Capturing<br />

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

TASK<br />

1. Set a capture datarate and record options as described in "Setting up for Capturing" on page 12.<br />

2. Select the channels/cameras you want.<br />

NOTE: The default is the previous selection.<br />

A Preparing Capture Channel message bar opens.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CAPTURING<br />

CAPTURING<br />

3. Click New Capture.<br />

The required ports are cued into record mode. The New Capture Button changes to RECORD.<br />

4. Select a destination folder in the Folder view.<br />

NOTE: If you selected Always use Episode Folder in the Preferences dialog box, you can skip this step<br />

(see "Selecting Preferences" on page 27). The Episode folder is recorded to automatically.<br />

The selected folder icon turns red and changes to a right-facing arrow.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CAPTURING<br />

CAPTURING<br />

5. Select the following Metadata identifiers from their lists:<br />

• Episode<br />

• Scene<br />

• Shot<br />

• Take<br />

The clip name is created from the identifiers and appears in the Clip Name text box.<br />

6. (Option) Type description metadata in any of the following text boxes:<br />

• Reel<br />

• Comments<br />

• DoP (Director of Photography)<br />

• Engineer<br />

7. Click RECORD.<br />

The button changes to STOP. The capture time displays the current capture time and duration.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CAPTURING<br />

ENDING A CAPTURE<br />

Ending a Capture<br />

To end a capture, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

• When you want the capture to end, click STOP.<br />

The capture ends. The new clip name and metadata are added to the Clips list.<br />

NOTE: If you do not press the STOP button, the capture automatically ends after one hour.<br />

The application loads the recording into the Playback panel. The STOP button changes to New<br />

Capture.<br />

Creating EDLs<br />

You can create simple edit decision lists (EDLs) for use in editing or playback. Flow Browse<br />

sequences are the default mechanism for transferring EDLs.<br />

NOTE: To use other EDL formats, contact <strong>EditShare</strong> Technical Support.<br />

To create an EDL, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Prepare for creating an EDL as described in "Preparing for EDL Creation" on page 31 and<br />

"Preparing for Flow Sequences" on page 33.<br />

2. Start a capture as described in "Capturing" on page 14.<br />

3. Press F5, F6, F7,or F8 to select Cam 1, 2, 3, or 4, respectively.<br />

Every time you select a different camera, a new trim point is added to the list along with its time<br />

and the Out point. The list displays with the latest selection at the top. If you selected AutoSave,<br />

the list is automatically appended each time you select a new camera so you do not need to click<br />

Save.<br />

4. Start a new clip capture.<br />

A message box opens asking if you want to clear the current trim list.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CAPTURING<br />

CREATING TRIM POINTS WITH GPI<br />

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

• Click Yes to clear the list and start the capture.<br />

• Click No to start the capture and append new trim points to the open list.<br />

Creating Trim Points with GPI<br />

You can use external GPIs to trigger trim points instead of pressing the F5-F8 keys. You can use<br />

a set of Vision Switcher Tallies, for example.<br />

To create trim points with GPIs, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. In <strong>Geevs</strong> Administrator, click the General tab and make sure GPI USB COM Port is set to 11.<br />

2. In <strong>Geevs</strong> Administrator, click the Channel Settings tab and select GPI Enable for each channel<br />

you want to use.<br />

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

• Navigate to C:\Program Files\<strong>EditShare</strong>\<strong>Geevs</strong> and double-click SetGPI.exe.<br />

• Click the Start button, and select Programs > <strong>EditShare</strong> > <strong>Geevs</strong> > Utils > GPI Setup.<br />

The GeeVS GPI Setup - USB dialog box opens.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CAPTURING<br />

CREATING TRIM POINTS WITH GPI<br />

4. Type the USB Module COM Port number in the text box and click Read.<br />

The current configuration appears.<br />

5. For one GPI on each channel, select Behavior > Jump.<br />

6. Click Apply.<br />

7. Restart the <strong>Geevs</strong> server.<br />

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CHAPTER 3: CAPTURING<br />

CREATING TRIM POINTS WITH GPI<br />

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Chapter 4: Working with Clips<br />

The Playback panel lets you load and replay <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC clips. All recorded channels for<br />

a given clip are loaded and played back in sync.<br />

You can also delete clips.<br />

See the following topics:<br />

• Loading a Clip<br />

• Playing a Clip<br />

• Adding Markers<br />

• Deleting a Clip<br />

Loading a Clip<br />

To load a clip, do the following.


CHAPTER 4: WORKING WITH CLIPS<br />

PLAYING A CLIP<br />

TASK<br />

• Double-click the clip in the Clips window.<br />

The clip loads all available channels with any available clips in the set. The clip is ready to play<br />

back.<br />

Playing a Clip<br />

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

TASK<br />

1. Load a clip.<br />

2. Click the Play button.<br />

The clip plays and the button change to a Stop button.<br />

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CHAPTER 4: WORKING WITH CLIPS<br />

ADDING MARKERS<br />

3. To scrub through the clip, click the Stop button, click the scrub bar and drag it forward or back.<br />

Adding Markers<br />

You can add markers. You can also jump to the next or previous marker, and can delete markers.<br />

Do the following.<br />

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CHAPTER 4: WORKING WITH CLIPS<br />

ADDING MARKERS<br />

TASK<br />

1. Load a clip.<br />

2. Click the red position bar and drag it to where you want to add the first marker.<br />

3. Click the Add Marker button.<br />

The marker is added.<br />

4. Repeat Step 3 to add additional markers.<br />

5. To jump to the next marker, click the Seek to Next Marker button.<br />

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CHAPTER 4: WORKING WITH CLIPS<br />

DELETING A CLIP<br />

6. To jump to the previous marker, click the Seek to Previous Marker button.<br />

7. To delete a marker, click the Delete Marker button.<br />

Deleting a Clip<br />

You can delete one or more clips from the server.<br />

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

TASK<br />

1. Select a clip in the Clips window.<br />

2. To delete more than one clip, do the following:<br />

a Shift-click or Ctrl-click the clips you want to delete.<br />

b Drag the clips into the Live window.<br />

3. Right-click the clip and select Delete.<br />

A message box opens asking if you want to permanently delete the clips from the media.<br />

4. Click Yes.<br />

The clips are deleted from the server.<br />

NOTE: Clicking No abandons the delete operation.<br />

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CHAPTER 4: WORKING WITH CLIPS<br />

DELETING A CLIP<br />

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Chapter 5: User Preferences<br />

You select options in the Preferences dialog box. You can also use several keyboard shortcuts<br />

for operations you perform frequently.<br />

See the following topic:<br />

• Selecting Preferences<br />

• Keyboard Shortcuts<br />

Selecting Preferences<br />

To select preference options, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Select File > Preferences.<br />

The Preferences dialog box opens.


CHAPTER 5: USER PREFERENCES<br />

SELECTING PREFERENCES<br />

2. Select options as described in the following table.<br />

Record Preroll<br />

Option<br />

Seek to last frame after loading<br />

Load Clip After Stopping<br />

Recording<br />

Play straight after a load<br />

Always record into episode<br />

folder<br />

Seek to maker after load<br />

Clear MiniPic Cache<br />

Log to file<br />

Only record 4 audio tracks<br />

Append ID on single channel<br />

captures<br />

Channel Mask<br />

Description<br />

Sets the delay in frames after you press Record before the recording starts. The default<br />

is 50 frames.<br />

NOTE: <strong>EditShare</strong> recommends contacting Technical Support before you change this<br />

setting.<br />

Loads a clip with the last frame showing and the Timeline position at the end.<br />

Automatically loads the most recently recorded clip directly after recording is<br />

stopped.<br />

Plays clip immediately after loading.<br />

Automatically records into a folder with a name to match the episode number. For<br />

example, for Episode 3 the application looks for a folder in <strong>Geevs</strong> named 3. You need<br />

to create this Folder as a Media Space on Editshare storage or as a Folder in <strong>Geevs</strong><br />

within Studio MC or the <strong>Geevs</strong> Client application.<br />

Clip goes to selected marker when loaded.<br />

Refreshes the MiniPic cache; select if MiniPics appear incorrect or corrupted.<br />

Keeps a file of the status and error messages; leave deselected unless you are<br />

experiencing problems.<br />

Forces a maximum of four audio tracks.<br />

Appends the channel ID to the clip name to indicate the camera used even when only<br />

one channel is recording.<br />

Determines which channels are available for use, with a maximum of four.<br />

3. Click Apply.<br />

4. Restart the <strong>Geevs</strong> server.<br />

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CHAPTER 5: USER PREFERENCES<br />

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS<br />

Keyboard Shortcuts<br />

Use any of the following default keyboard shortcuts for commonly used operations.<br />

Operation<br />

Shortcut<br />

Play/Stop<br />

Add Marker<br />

Delete Marker<br />

Next Marker<br />

Previous Marker<br />

Frame Forward (jogs forward one frame at a time)<br />

Frame Back (jogs back one frame at a time)<br />

Spacebar<br />

M<br />

Shift+M<br />

. (period)<br />

, (comma)<br />

Right Arrow<br />

Left Arrow<br />

Second Forward (jogs forward one second at a time) • Shift+Right Arrow<br />

• Page Up<br />

Second Back (jogs back one second at a time) • Shift+Left Arrow<br />

• Page Down<br />

Mark In<br />

Mark Out<br />

Go to In<br />

Go to Out<br />

Cue<br />

I<br />

O<br />

A<br />

S<br />

Shift+Spacebar<br />

Zoom In +<br />

Zoom Out<br />

New Capture<br />

- (hyphen)<br />

Esc<br />

Toggle Camera Ctrl+CameraNumber (1/2/3/4)<br />

Multicam switch between cameras CameraNumber (1/2/3/4)<br />

Select All Cameras<br />

F4<br />

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CHAPTER 5: USER PREFERENCES<br />

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS<br />

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Appendix A: Configuring and Testing<br />

Studio MC<br />

You need to copy several files before you can successfully create EDLs and write sequences to<br />

<strong>EditShare</strong> Flow, and you need to configure channels. You can also run Studio MC in Test<br />

mode.<br />

See the following topic:<br />

• Preparing for EDL Creation<br />

• Preparing for Flow Sequences<br />

• Setting up Channels<br />

• Using Test Mode<br />

Preparing for EDL Creation<br />

To configure your system for EDL creation, do the following.<br />

CAUTION: <strong>EditShare</strong> does not recommend editing the Registry settings described in Step 2. Contact<br />

<strong>EditShare</strong> Technical Support if you feel you must change a setting.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Navigate to the Client folder in your installers folder, for example:<br />

C:\Program Files\<strong>EditShare</strong>\<strong>Geevs</strong>\<strong>Geevs</strong>Installers\versionnumber\date\Clients<br />

2. Copy LoggingDll.dll to C:\Program Files\<strong>EditShare</strong>\<strong>Geevs</strong>\ on the system on which you are<br />

running Studio MC.<br />

Settings for the .dll are stored in the following registry location:<br />

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\<strong>EditShare</strong>\LoggerDLL


APPENDIX A: CONFIGURING AND TESTING STUDIO MC<br />

PREPARING FOR EDL CREATION<br />

The settings are described in the following table.<br />

NOTE: Contact <strong>EditShare</strong> Technical Support before you change any settings.<br />

CameraX_GPICode<br />

Setting Default Description<br />

CameraX_RouterSource<br />

DeviceServer<br />

Name of computer running the device<br />

server<br />

ExportDLL <strong>Geevs</strong>_IO_FLO_Plug.dll Export dll used for saving the list<br />

IgnoreShotbox 1<br />

Log2File 0 When 1, log to LoggerDLL.txt<br />

NewEDLEachShot 0<br />

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PREPARING FOR FLOW SEQUENCES<br />

Setting Default Description<br />

RouterDestination<br />

SaveFolder<br />

ShotBoxTimeout 150<br />

Preparing for Flow Sequences<br />

To prepare for creating Flow sequences from EDLs, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Start Studio MC and then exit the application (see"Starting and Stopping <strong>Geevs</strong> Studio MC" on<br />

page 7).<br />

The <strong>Geevs</strong>_IO_FLO_Plug.ini file is created.<br />

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SETTING UP CHANNELS<br />

It includes the following settings:<br />

• FlowAdminServer=<br />

• Username=editshare<br />

• Password=editshare<br />

2. If you are working on a client system, navigate to C:\Program Files\<strong>EditShare</strong>\<strong>Geevs</strong>\ and copy<br />

the following files and folder to the same location on the client computer:<br />

• MySqlDbConnector.dll<br />

• esif.dll<br />

• libmySQL.dll<br />

• The sqldrivers folder<br />

Setting up Channels<br />

All channels must have the same values for the following parameters:<br />

• Video standard<br />

• Drop frame<br />

• Audio channels<br />

• Video compression type<br />

• Audio type<br />

See “Selecting Administrator Channel Preferences” in the <strong>EditShare</strong> <strong>Geevs</strong> Administrator and<br />

Database Guide and "Setting up for Capturing" on page 12.<br />

If you are using more than one <strong>Geevs</strong> server, you need to configure the channels in the Logger.ini<br />

file. You also need to genlock them together and lock them to a common time reference.<br />

NOTE: If you are using only one <strong>Geevs</strong>, the information is updated from the UI.<br />

To set up channels on an additional server, do the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Double-click C:\Program Data\<strong>Geevs</strong>\cfg\Logger.ini.<br />

The file opens in Notepad.<br />

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USING TEST MODE<br />

2. Scroll down to the first Channel heading.<br />

3. On the Server line, type the server name.<br />

NOTE: Leave blank for the current server.<br />

4. On the Channel line, type the channel number<br />

5. On the PostFix line, type the camera identifier.<br />

6. Repeat Steps 3-5 for each channel.<br />

7. Save the file and close Notepad.<br />

8. Restart Studio MC.<br />

Using Test Mode<br />

You can set up a test mode by doing the following.<br />

TASK<br />

1. Double-click C:\Program Data\<strong>Geevs</strong>\cfg\Logger.ini.<br />

The file opens in Notepad.<br />

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USING TEST MODE<br />

2. Scroll down to the Settings heading.<br />

3. Scroll down to the line TestCycles=, and type the number of the test cycles you want to run.<br />

4. Locate the line TestDuration=, and type the recording duration of each cycle in frames.<br />

5. Save the file and close Notepad.<br />

6. Restart Studio MC.<br />

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APPENDIX A: CONFIGURING AND TESTING STUDIO MC<br />

USING TEST MODE<br />

7. To run in test mode, click the Cogs icon and select Test Phase.<br />

NOTE: Test Phase appears in the Cogs list only if you select test values in Logger.ini as described in<br />

Steps 3-4. Test Phase does the same operation as clicking Record and then pressing Stop after the<br />

assigned duration has passed.<br />

8. To stop a test, right-click and select Test Phase again.<br />

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USING TEST MODE<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 />

C<br />

Camera<br />

controls in Record panel 11<br />

Capture datarate<br />

setting 12<br />

Capturing<br />

in Record panel 14<br />

Channel<br />

playing clip on 22<br />

Channel mask<br />

selecting 27<br />

Channels<br />

setting up 34<br />

Clear MiniPic<br />

selecting 27<br />

Clip<br />

deleting 25<br />

loading 21<br />

playing back on one channel 22<br />

Clip Display settings<br />

selecting 27<br />

Configuring channels 34<br />

D<br />

Datarate<br />

setting for capture 12<br />

DLL<br />

copying 31<br />

Documentation 5<br />

E<br />

<strong>EditShare</strong><br />

Documentation 5<br />

Technical Support 6<br />

EDL<br />

creating 17<br />

preparing to create 31, 33<br />

using GPI to create trim points in 18<br />

Episode<br />

specifying 14<br />

Exiting the application 7<br />

F<br />

Flow sequences<br />

preparing for 33<br />

G<br />

<strong>Geevs</strong>_IO_FLO_Plug.ini 33<br />

GPI<br />

creating trim points with 18<br />

H<br />

Hotkeys for shortcuts 29<br />

I<br />

Import settings<br />

selecting 27<br />

Interface<br />

described 8<br />

L<br />

Loading<br />

a clip 21<br />

Logger.ini 34, 35<br />

LoggingDll.dll 31<br />

M<br />

Marks<br />

adding 23<br />

Metadata<br />

in Record panel 11<br />

specifying 14<br />

P<br />

Playback panel<br />

playing clip in 22<br />

Preferences<br />

selecting 27


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 />

R<br />

Record panel<br />

described 11<br />

Recording 14<br />

S<br />

Shortcuts, keyboard 29<br />

Starting the application 7<br />

T<br />

Technical Support 6<br />

Test mode<br />

setting up 35<br />

Timecode displays<br />

in Record panel 11<br />

Trim points<br />

creating with GPI 18<br />

U<br />

User preferences<br />

selecting 27<br />

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