USER MANUAL

Director's Cut
Version 7.92 - May 2021

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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS III

WHAT'S NEW? V

1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1. Product Overview 1
1.2. Typical Workflow 2
1.3. Limitations 3
1.4. Opening the Director's Cut 3

2. USER INTERFACE 4
2.1. Overview of the Director's Cut Window 4
2.2. Status Bar 5

3. CONFIGURATION 7
3.1. Overview of the Configuration Area 7
3.2. Configuring A/V Sources and Destinations 8
3.2.1. Setting Audio/Video Parameters 8
3.2.2. Setting Destination Targets 11
3.2.3. Managing A/V Sources and Destinations Configurations 14
3.3. Configuring the Production 15
3.3.1. Overview of the Manage Productions Window 15
3.3.2. Creating a Production 16
3.3.3. Editing or Deleting a Production 18
3.3.4. Selecting a Production 18
3.4. Opening the Working Bin 20

4. RECORDING AND REVIEWING TAKES 21

4.1. Overview of the Takes Management Pane 21
4.2. Managing Scenes 22
4.3. Recording Takes 23
4.4. Reviewing Takes 25
4.4.1. Introduction 25
4.4.2. How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player 25
4.4.3. How to Review and Trim a Take 26

5. TRANSFERRING MEDIA 27
5.1. Monitoring the Transfer Status 27

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5.1.1. Context of Use 27

5.1.2. Overview of the Transfer Monitoring Area 27
5.2. Sending the EDL 28

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1. Introduction

1.1. Product Overview

Description
Director's Cut is an IPDirector module allowing production operators to stream the
director’s cut and the ISOs clips from the EVS production servers to post-production NLE
systems, and to send associated metadata (all the cut points from the switcher input) as
an EDL, in native formats.
Director's Cut is dedicated to single live or near-live post-produced multi-camera
productions, like shows, entertainment, operas, music concerts, special events,
awards... It reduces production times, drastically reduces post-production time, and
allows editors to focus more on the artistic aspect.

Configuration of the Production

Before working on a production, a few parameters must be configured:
• Video input(s) (with associated audio inputs, if needed)
• Destinations target(s) (they may differ from a video input to another)
• A file format for the streamed clips
• The timecode of the production
• A metadata profile (if needed)
• A bin to store the media of the production (optional)
The configuration settings can be saved, so that they can be easily reused later.
See section "Configuring the Production" on page 1.

Scenes and Takes Edition in the Production

Once the production has been configured, the operators will start and stop recording
takes. They might organize them into scenes, or set some as "bad" takes.
Whenever during the production recording (as soon as at least one take has been shot and
is complete, most often when the production is ended), the operators can send the EDL.
The EDL contains all the director's cut points. The different camera angles are grouped so
that they can be displayed in a multi-camera viewer. The audio channels are also
associated in the EDL.
A Transfer Monitoring window inside the module allows to follow up the current transfers.
A review channel can be picked out to replay the current production takes.
See section "Recording and Reviewing Takes" on page 21.

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Supported EDL Formats

Director's Cut supports the following EDL export formats:
• AVID media composer (AAF)
• AVID interplay (webservice AAF checkin)
• FCP (XML EDL)
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC7.x (XML EDL)
• IPDirector NL or targets (basically on removable HDD)

1.2. Typical Workflow

A common timecode reference is shared between the EVS servers, the switcher, and the
switcher gateway (DC-100 or VSM).
Camera inputs are connected to the switcher inputs and to the EVS server recorders.

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The switcher output is connected to one EVS server recorder, and to the switcher
gateway over Ethernet. The switcher gateway understands the output from most
switchers on the market, and can translate this information for the Director's Cut module.
When assigning a switcher gateway to the production (in the configuration settings), all
the information about cameras and director's cut points is automatically retrieved from the
switcher output. It can then be integrated in the EDL for the post-production team. For a
complete information about the EVS switcher gateway, refer to the DC-100 – Technical
Reference Manual.
Director's Cut can work in a connected/shared environment, or not. The destination
targets can be directly available for the post-production operators through network
connections, or can be transportable storage devices. When the production and post-
production entities are connected, as shown on the diagram, all the scenes and takes are
directly sent to the targets as growing clips as soon as the record starts. This makes it
possible for the editor to start working even if the show is not over. When the production
and post-production entities are not connected, all the scenes and takes are streamed to
removable hard disks with the director’s cut EDL. The disks are then transported to the
post-production facility and ingested there.
When recording a take, each recorder channel records a clip on the EVS video server. All
the recorder channels act as ganged channels, and all the resulting clips are linked.

1.3. Limitations
The current version of Director's Cut has the following limitations:
• The primary TC of all the recorders selected during Director's Cut configuration must
be set to LTC.
• The production name is limited to 50 characters.
• In the Autoname setting, it is mandatory to define at least one variable which is
specific to each clip.
• The clips (takes) created on the EVS video servers by Director's Cut have no
guardbands when the selected destination is not a target set in Xsquare, while a
guardband is added before the TC IN of takes when the selected destination is a target
set in Xsquare.
• The EDL generated by Director's Cut cannot be used in Xedio CleanEdit.
• When an EDL generated by Director's Cut is imported in Avid Standalone, the
metadata of the edit are not displayed at the Edit level but only at the Media level.
• When an EDL generated by Director's Cut is imported in Avid Interplay, the
multicamera group and media are not automatically imported with the edit. The user
must import them separately.

1.4. Opening the Director's Cut

To open the Director's Cut module, select the corresponding icon on
the IPDirector Application bar. The Director's Cut window will open.

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2. User Interface

2.1. Overview of the Director's Cut

Window
Illustration
The Director's Cut window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below:

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Area Description
The table below describes the various parts of the Director's Cut window:

Area Description

1. Configuration This area allows you to configure the production, the A/V sources
area and the destination targets.
See section "Configuring the Production" on page 1 and
"Configuring A/V Sources and Destinations" on page 8.
It gives the name of the selected production.

2. Takes This area displays the list of takes for the scenes already
Management recorded or being recorded. It allows you to edit the takes, to
pane organize scenes, and to send the EDL.
See section "Recording and Reviewing Takes" on page 21.

3. Transfer This area displays information about transfers, as explained in

Monitoring the section "Monitoring the Transfer Status" on page 27.
pane

4. Status bar This bar displays information on current settings and statuses.
See section "Status Bar" on page 5.

Adaptable Display
The layout of the Director's Cut window can be adapted to users’ needs:
• the Transfer Monitoring pane can be displayed or hidden by clicking the Transfer
Monitoring button.
• the Transfer Monitoring pane and the Takes pane can be enlarged or reduced by
moving the intersection line between them

2.2. Status Bar

The Status bar displays status information, and allows you to set a player channel for the
review of production takes.

It contains five areas shortly described in the table below, from left to right:

Field Description

Capacity left Not currently available.

EDL transfer status Last EDL transfer status.

Switcher gateway Name of the switcher gateway, as set in the Configuration

window. See section "Managing A/V Sources and
Destinations Configurations" on page 14.

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Field Description

Configuration name Current configuration name, as set in the Configuration

window. See section "Managing A/V Sources and
Destinations Configurations" on page 14.

Associated Channel This area provides information regarding the associated

zone player channel, if any.
When no channel is associated to the Director's Cut
application, No Channel is displayed.
See section "Reviewing Takes" on page 25 for more
information on how to assign a player channel.

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3. Configuration

3.1. Overview of the Configuration Area

General Description
The Configuration area allows you to access configuration settings, and to manage the
current production.

Illustration

Area Description

Part Description

Opens the Configuration window, that allows you to define

current working parameters, as audio/video inputs
assignments, or destination targets. See section
"Configuring A/V Sources and Destinations" on page 8.
Those working parameters can be saved as a configuration,
so that they can be re-used in another production. See
section "Managing A/V Sources and Destinations
Configurations" on page 14.

Production text area Displays the current production name.

Opens the Manage Productions window, that allows you to

select, update, create and remove a production. See section
"Configuring the Production" on page 15.

Opens a Database Explorer window focused on the bin

containing the production materials. See section "Opening
the Working Bin" on page 20.

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3.2. Configuring A/V Sources and

Destinations

3.2.1. Setting Audio/Video Parameters

Introduction
The system can be used with or without a switcher gateway (DC-100 or VSM). It must
have been configured in the Remote Installer.
If a switcher gateway is selected, the video input assignment is retrieved from the
switcher as soon as the connection has been established.
In case no switcher gateway is available, the users must set the video input assignments
one by one from the A/V Configuration tab of the Configuration window.

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Managing the Video Inputs

Working with a Switcher Gateway

Select the switcher gateway from the Switcher Gateway dropdown list.
When the system tries to establish the connection to the switcher gateway, a status
message is displayed above the field: “Connecting ...”. If the connection has failed, the
message becomes “Connection error ...”. When the connection is successfully
established, the message becomes "Connected", and the recorders video inputs are
automatically added in the Video Input Assignment list.

Working without Switcher Gateway

NOTE
When working without a switcher gateway, the operator must
manually add the recorders video inputs. In this case, the director's cut
points will not be written in the metadata EDL.
Managing video inputs manually is possible only if no switcher
gateway is selected.

How to add a video input

Click the button. An item is appended to the list of video inputs.

How to remove a video input

Select an item from the list of video inputs, and click the button. The
selected item disappears.

WARNING
There is no confirmation asked when removing an item. This action is
not reversible.

How to actualize the list

Click the button.

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List of Video Inputs

No parameter can be modified from the list when a switcher gateway is used.
The list of video inputs displays the following information:

Field Description

Input Name of the video input, as it has been entered in the switcher.

Recorder Recorder channel assigned to the video input to record it on the

corresponding EVS server.

NOTE
The primary TC of all the selected recorders must have been
set to LTC.

InputType Type of the video input.

The following options are available:
• Camera: corresponds to the video recorded by a camera.
• Mixer OUT: corresponds to the switcher output. This option can be
selected only once.
• Hide: corresponds to other input, such as graphics, that must not be
taken into account by the Director's Cut module. It is only available
when no recorder channel has been selected.

Capacity Capacity left on the recorder channel.

Audio Checkbox allowing to add in the list of audio inputs below as many audio
lines as audio channels available for the recorder assigned to the current
video input.

Managing the Audio Inputs

How to add audio inputs

In the list of video inputs, tick the audio checkbox of the associated recorder. Audio inputs
(4, 8, 16) are added to the list.

How to remove audio inputs

In the list of video inputs, untick the audio checkbox of the associated recorder. Audio
inputs are removed from the list.

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List of Audio Inputs

There can be at most 24 audio inputs in the list, regardless of the number of video inputs
they are associated to. Therefore, Director's Cut does not support 32-audio channels.
The list of audio inputs displays the following information:

Field Description

Input Name of the associated video input.

Channel N° Audio channel number.

Name Name of the audio input. If needed, edit the field and set
a name to the audio input, for example "FrontL",
"BackR", etc.

3.2.2. Setting Destination Targets

Introduction
The destination parameters must be set through the Destinations tab of the Configuration
window.
The Destinations tab allows to browse for destinations targets, to define a string pattern
for the name of streamed videos, to set the timecode of the production, and to enable other
options.

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Assigning a Destination Target

Available Destinations
The available destinations are the targets set from the Remote Installer, the Xsquare
targets set from Xsquare and the nearline.

NOTE - VISIBILITY OF XSQUARE TARGETS

Xsquare targets are visible provided that
• the Xsquare has been declared in the Remote Installer and that it
can be reached
• the user logged into IPDirector has an Xsquare account with the
same access codes (login and password) in both applications.
• the user belongs to the same groups in both applications
• in Xsquare, targets have been published to a group the user
belongs to (or target visibility for that user is set to All).

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Assigning a Destination Target to All Inputs

1. From the Destination Target area, tick the Apply to all inputs checkbox.

2. Then, click the button. The Target window opens.

3. Browse through the available target folders, and select a target folder. Click OK to
validate.
The selected target is associated with all the inputs.

Assigning a Destination Target to Each Input

1. From the Destination Target area, make sure that the Apply to all inputs checkbox
is not ticked.

2. From the Destination Target by Input area, click the button in each input line
you want to assign a target to. The Target window opens.
3. Browse through the available target folders, and select a target folder. Click OK to
validate.

NOTE - LIMITATION TO THE SELECTION OF TARGETS

• It is possible to assign different nearline folders and/or different
targets set from the Remote Installer (also called V1 targets) to the
different inputs.
• It is possible to assign different Xsquare targets (also called
SOAP jobs) to the different inputs.
• It is not possible to assign Xsquare targets to some inputs and
other targets/nearline to other inputs.

Defining a Filename for the Recorded Takes

You can define a pattern for the filename of the recorded takes. The filename pattern can
combine static text as well as dynamic variables (as the production date, or the production
owner). The variables available for use in the file naming are shortly described in a text
area below the File format string field.

TIP
Double-click a variable in the scroll list to insert it directly in the field.

For example, with a file format string defined as %PROD-%TAKE-%SCENE-%CAMLBL,

the recorded video clips of one take would be named U2-Take 1-Scene1-03_XT112690_
REC1, U2-Take 1-Scene1-03_XT112690_REC2, and U2-Take 1-Scene1-03_XT112690_
REC3.
It is highly recommended to define at least one variable which is specific to each clip.

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Defining the TC Track

By default, the timecode reference for the production is set to 00:00:00:00. To change the
timecode, edit the TC Track field, and click ENTER to validate.
The timecode is set once for the whole production. It runs when a take is being recorded; it
stops when a take is stopped or the system is idle.

Exporting Bad Takes in the EDL

All the takes, good or bad, are streamed as video clips. The metadata of the bad takes can
be written in the EDL. If you do want the bad takes metadata to be available for the post-
production, you can tick the Export bad takes in the EDL checkbox.

Creating an EDIT
Select the Create an EDIT option if you will use the streamed videos with IPEdit or Xedio
CleanEdit.

NOTE
Xedio CleanEdit supports 5 audio tracks. If the production is
configured with more than 5 audio inputs, information will be lost when
creating an edit.

3.2.3. Managing A/V Sources and Destinations

Configurations

Introduction
The configuration settings (A/V sources and destinations) can be saved and named as a
configuration from the Configuration window, so that they can be re-used later.

Possible Actions

In order to ... Proceed as follows:

Select a configuration Select an existing configuration from the drop-down list.

Create a configuration
• Click the button, type a name for the
new configuration, and click OK to confirm. A new
configuration with default settings has been created.
OR
• Click the button, type a name for the
new configuration, and click OK to confirm. A new
configuration with the current settings has been created.

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In order to ... Proceed as follows:

Rename a
Click the button, type a new name for the
configuration
configuration, and click OK to confirm.

Save a configuration
• Click the button to save the current
configuration.
OR
• Click the button to save the current
configuration and exit the Configuration window.
OR
• Click the button to save the current
settings as a new configuration.

Delete a configuration
Click the button, and click Yes to confirm.
The Configuration window displays default configuration
settings.

NOTE
Giving the same name as an existing configuration does not replace
the existing configuration. Both configurations will coexist in the
dropdown list (with the same name).

3.3. Configuring the Production

3.3.1. Overview of the Manage Productions

Window

General Description
The Manage Productions window allows you to create, edit, and delete productions, and
to select an existing production to work with.

The Manage Productions window opens when you click the button from the
Configuration area of the Director's Cut main window.

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Area Description

Area Description

1. Production This area displays the Productions folder as a tree. Production

Directories area directories are created from this area.

2. Production List This area lists the productions found in the directory selected
in the Productions Directories area, and provides fields to filter
the list.

3. Productions This toolbar features buttons allowing you to create, edit and
Management delete productions.
toolbar

3.3.2. Creating a Production

Context of Use
Productions are created from the Manage Productions window. It is reachable by clicking

the button from the Configuration area of the Director's Cut main window.
From the Manage Productions window, you will set a production name and date, select a
working bin where to store the production materials, and associate a metadata profile to a
production.
Productions are classified in Production directories.

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How to Create a Production Directory

By default, the Productions directory does not contain any folder or sub-folder.
1. Click the New Directory button from the Manage Productions window.
The Create New Directory window opens.
2. Enter a name for the directory and click OK.
The Production directory is displayed in the Production directories pane.
3. (optional) Create a sub-folder of the Production directory:
a. Select the Production directory.
b. Click the New Directory button.
(OR Right-click the Production directory name and select Create from the
contextual menu.)
The Create New Directory window opens.
c. Enter a name for the sub-directory and click OK.

How to Create a Production

1. From the Production Directories area, select the directory where you want the new
production.

2. Click the button from the Production Management toolbar.

The Create New Production window opens with empty settings, except the selected
directory written in the Directory field and the current date.

3. Enter a name for the production. The production name is limited to 50 characters.

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4. (optional) Select another Production directory by clicking the button next to the
Directory field.

5. (optional) Select another date for the production by clicking the calendar icon next
to the Date field.
6. Select a bin where to store the media of the production.
(OR create a bin or a bin directory from the bins tree folder structure thanks to the New
Bin and New Directory buttons.
7. (optional) Select a metadata profile from the Current Profile field and, if needed, fill in
the corresponding user fields.
The metadata will be written in the EDL.
8. Click OK.

3.3.3. Editing or Deleting a Production

Editing a Production
1. Select the production to edit from the Manage Productions window.

2. Click the button from the Production Management toolbar. The

Update Production window opens.
3. Make the required changes.
4. Click OK.

Deleting a Production
1. Select the production to edit from the Manage Productions window.

2. Click the button from the Production Management toolbar.

3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

3.3.4. Selecting a Production

General Description
The Manage Productions window allows you to display a list of the productions found in
the Productions directory (and sub-folders), and to select a production from this list. To
facilitate the selection, the list can be filtered out.

The Manage Productions windows opens when you click the button from the
Configuration area of the Director's Cut main window.

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How to Filter the Productions List Based on the Production

Name
1. From the tree folder structure, select a directory.
All the productions from this directory and its sub-folders are displayed in the
Productions list.
2. Enter a character in the Find Production field.
The list of productions is automatically restricted to the productions containing this
character in their name.

How to Filter the Productions List Based on the Production

Date
1. From the tree folder structure, select a directory.
All the productions from this directory and its sub-folders are displayed in the
Productions list.

2. Enter a date range by clicking the calendar buttons next to the From [date] and
To [date] fields.
The list of productions is automatically restricted to the productions contained in this
date range.

How to Remove a Filter

• Click the button next to the filter field.

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3.4. Opening the Working Bin

From the Configuration area of the Director's Cut main window, click the Open Bin button
to open a Database Explorer window, focused on the bin associated with the production.

NOTE
If no bin has been specified, the Open Bin button is not available.

To associate a bin with the production, see section "Creating a Production" on page 16.

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4. Recording and Reviewing Takes

4.1. Overview of the Takes Management

Pane
General Description
The Takes Management pane area contains information on the current production
timecode, the takes (and scenes) of the current production, and a toolbar to manage and
edit the takes.

Illustration

Areas

Area Description

1. Timecode field This field displays the current timecode of the production. (By
default, the starting timecode of a production is set to
00:00:00:00.)
The timecode is incremented each time a take is recorded. It
stops when the take recording is stopped or the system is idle.

2. Scenes/takes This tables displays information about the scenes and takes of
list the production.

3. Toolbar This area allows you to manage scenes, to start and stop the
recording of takes, and to send the EDL.

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Fields in the Scenes/Takes List

Field Description

Take Take number.

Good/Bad Quality of the take. A take can be good or bad .

TC Track Timecode when the take has been started (according to the timecode set
in the production configuration).

Start Time Timecode when the take has been started (according to the EVS server
timecode reference).

Duration Duration of the take.

XT Clip Status of the clip transfer from the recorder to the EVS server. It should
Status be , or an error occurred.

Stream Status of the take transfer to the destination target(s). It should be

Status running, then , or an error occurred.

Send EDL Button to send the EDL of the corresponding take only.

Transfer Status of the EDL transfer.

Status

4.2. Managing Scenes

Introduction
By default, as soon as a production has been selected, the Scenes/Takes list displays an
empty scene, named "Scene 1". This scene can be renamed, but it can not be deleted. If
the production is not meant to be divided in several scenes, record all the takes in that
unique scene.

Possible Actions

In order to ... Proceed as follows:

Add a scene

Click the button from the toolbar. An empty

scene is appended to the production.

Rename a scene 1. Right-click the scene row in the list

2. Select Rename from the contextual menu.
3. Enter a new name for the scene.
4. Click OK to confirm.

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In order to ... Proceed as follows:

Delete a scene 1. Right-click the scene row in the list

2. Select Delete from the contextual menu.
3. Click Delete to confirm the deletion.

WARNING
Deleting a scene deletes all the takes included in
the scene. This is not reversible.

4.3. Recording Takes

Introduction
The Takes Management pane features controls to start and stop recording takes.
Depending on the destination selected in the configuration, a guardband will, or not, be
added to the recorded takes before the start time of the take.
• This is only the case when Xsquare targets (SOAP jobs) are selected. That is the
reason why it is not possible to associate some inputs to Xsquare targets and other
inputs to other types of targets during the configuration.
• A guardband is only added before the start time of the take (TC IN). No guardband is
added after the take TC OUT.
• The guardband is added both to the XT clip saved on the EVS server and to the file
streamed to the destination target.
• The guardband duration is set by the Guardband setting from the
Tools>Settings>Clips>General window.

Prerequisites
Before recording takes, you need to:
• Select a configuration. See section "Managing A/V Sources and Destinations
Configurations" on page 14.
• Select a production. See section "Selecting a Production" on page 18.

How to Record a Take

1. Click the button.

The current take is added to the list of takes.
The switcher gateway starts recording the incoming switcher notifications.

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The system creates a growing clip from all the selected recorders, and streams all
selected inputs to the destination target(s). See section "Configuring A/V Sources and
Destinations" on page 8.
These new clip elements are inserted into the bin of the production.

2. Click the button.

is displayed in the Stream Status column while streamed

files progressively close.

A icon is displayed in the XT Clip Status column as soon as the XT clip is saved
and in the Stream Status column as soon as the streamed file is closed.
By default, the new take is flagged as a good take.
The transfer can be monitored from the Transfer Monitoring pane.

How to Flag a Take as Bad or Good

By default, a take is flagged as a good take as soon as it is stopped.

A take can be flagged as bad after the recording stopped

• Right-click the take in the list, and select Set as bad.

A take can be flagged as bad during its recording

• Click the button.

This immediately stops the recording.

A bad take can be flagged as good

• Right-click the item in the list, and select Set as good.

How to Delete a Take

1. Right-click the take in the list
2. Select Delete.

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4.4. Reviewing Takes

4.4.1. Introduction
Before sending the EDL to the destination target, takes can be reviewed in the Control
Panel and trimmed, if needed.
To be able to load a take on the Control Panel, the same player channel, or the Software
Player, must have been assigned to both the Director's Cut module and the Control Panel
module. See section "How to Assign a Player Channel or the Software Player" on page
25.
During the recording of a take, a clip is recorded by each recorder channel on the
EVS video server and these clips are linked. So, when a take is loaded on a player, the
clip loaded is the one recorded by the first recorder defined in the A/V input assignment
list. The linked clips and the associated streamed files are listed in the Linked To Clips list
of the Clip Information tab in the Control Panel.

4.4.2. How to Assign a Player Channel or the

Software Player
Users will be able to select a player from the Associated Channel zone.
This can be:
• a player channel from an EVS video server
• the workstation channel, this means the player channel set as linked from the
IPDirector Configuration window of the Remote Installer
• the Software Player, if the workstation has a valid license for the OCX Software
Player, and if the Software Player is currently associated with a Control panel or a
Playlist panel.
To associate a player channel to the application, proceed as follows:
1. Right-click the Associated Channel zone on the right of the Status bar.
A contextual menu is displayed.
2. Select a player from the menu.

The nme of the selected player is displayed in the Associated Channel zone.

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4.4.3. How to Review and Trim a Take

When a player has been associated with the Director's Cut module, you can load a take:
1. Double-click the take in the list.
The take is loaded on the associated player. Actually, this is the clip recorded by the
first recorder defined in the A/V input assignment list. See section "Setting
Audio/Video Parameters" on page 8.
2. Browse through the take thanks to the transport functions of the Control Panel or the
ShuttlePRO.
If the assigned destination is an Xsquare target, a guardband is drawn on the jog bar of
the Control Panel, before the TC IN point of the clip (take start time).
3. Mark a new IN point and/or a new OUT point thanks to the clip creation buttons or
shortcuts.
A/V media is available from the guardband if you want to adapt the starting point of the
take.
4. Click the Update Clip button to save the updated clip.
The TC Track, the take start time and duration are automatically updated in the
Scenes/Takes list.
Both the XT clip and the streamed file of the take are updated.
All the linked clips will be trimmed, provided that the Trim all ganged clips setting
has been selected under Tools > Settings > Clips > General.
Refer to the Control Panel for more information on its functions. Refer to the General
Functions manual for more information on the ShuttlePRO management.

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5. Transferring Media

5.1. Monitoring the Transfer Status

5.1.1. Context of Use

Transfers of media items can be monitored from the Transfer Monitoring area.
Information on the transfer status is available from different areas:
• The Transfer Monitoring window is accessed by clicking the Transfer Monitoring
option of the main window Tools menu.
• The Transfer Monitoring area can be displayed in the Database Explorer by selecting
the Transfer Monitoring option from the Database Explorer Tools menu.
• In the Transfer Monitoring pane located at the bottom of the Director's Cut window,
below the Takes Management pane. It can be shown by clicking the Transfer
Monitoring button.

5.1.2. Overview of the Transfer Monitoring

Area

The table below describes the various parts of the Transfer Monitoring area:

Name Description

Transfer Jobs Transfer jobs are presented in rows and all their associated
grid parameters and metadata are in columns.
Filters are available from fields displayed at the top of each column
and allow searches on a specific column of the grid.

Current Transfer This button gives access to the list of transfers currently in
Only button progress and scheduled. Its background is colored when it is
enabled:

To go back to the list of all the transfers, click the Current

Transfers Only button again.

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Name Description

My Transfers / All My Transfers: this option only shows the transfers initiated by the
Transfers option logged user.
list button All Transfers: this option shows all the transfers initiated by all the
users. It is only available for administrators / media managers or
users with appropriate user rights.

Clear History This button removes all the transfers jobs from the list.
button

Cancel Job This button cancels the selected transfer job. It is available for
button transfers currently in progress.

Refresh button This button allows users to manually refresh the view at a point in
time. Otherwise, the system automatically refreshes the view.

Clear Selected This button removes the selected transfer job from the list.
button

5.2. Sending the EDL

Exporting an EDL for the Whole Production
When the show is completed you can export the EDL to the destination target.
To send the EDL,

• click the button from the Takes Management pane.

The system creates and EDL with all the takes recorded so far, and sends it to the
destination target(s).
When the EDL transfer is completed, this is written in the EDL Transfer Status field of
the Director's Cut Status bar, and the Send EDL button is no more available.
In case a new take is recorded, the EDL Transfer Status field is updated and the Send
EDL button can be used.
The EDL file has the same name as the production, with the .xml (FCP) or .aaf (AVID)
extension.

NOTE
If used, non-linear transition effects between cameras in the director's
cut are converted in simple constant mixes in the EDL.

Exporting an EDL during a Production

The EDL can be exported for each take individually.
• Click the Send EDL button at the right of the take line.
The system creates and EDL for the take.

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When the EDL transfer is completed, this is written in the Transfer Status column and the
Send EDL button corresponding to the take is no more available.

Limitations
• The EDL generated by Director's Cut cannot be used in Xedio CleanEdit.
• When an EDL generated by Director's Cut is imported in Avid Standalone, the
metadata of the edit are not displayed at the Edit level but only at the Media level.
• When an EDL generated by Director's Cut is imported in Avid Interplay, the
multicamera group and media are not automatically imported with the edit. The user
must import them separately.

Recovery of the EDL in Avid Media Composer

With Avid Media Composer, the EDL information is shown as follows:

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Recovery of the EDL in Final Cut Pro

With Final Cut Pro, the EDL information is shown as follows:

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