EVS LSM Connect, User Manual

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Page 3: ...iable for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication The information in this manual is furnished for informational purpose and use only and subject to change without notice This manual cancels and replaces any previous versions thereof Copyright Copyright 2013 2019 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA All rights reserved This manual may not be reproduced transcribed stored in a database or a...

Page 4: ...latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found at the EVS download center on the following webpage https www evs com en download area II EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 5: ...d and List Views 23 3 1 6 Clip Toolbar 27 3 1 7 Contextual Action Bar in Clip Tab 29 3 2 Operation 33 3 2 1 Accessing Clips 33 3 2 2 Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigation 35 3 2 3 Recalling Clips or Trains 39 3 2 4 Defining Clip Metadata 41 3 2 5 Set TC and Date Window 47 3 2 6 Pushing Clips to Other EVS Servers 48 3 2 7 Copying and Moving Clips 50 3 2 8 Searching for Clips 53 3 2 9 Search Clip Window...

Page 6: ...t Elements 85 4 4 Operations on Playlist Transitions 87 4 4 1 Modifying Transition Effects 87 5 KEYWORD MANAGEMENT 89 5 1 Editing the Current Keyword Grid 89 5 2 Importing and Exporting the Current Keyword Grid 91 6 SETTINGS 94 6 1 LSM Connect Settings 94 6 1 1 Overview of LSM Connect Settings 94 6 1 2 Network and Connectivity Settings 96 6 1 3 Customization Settings 100 6 2 Hardware Settings 104 ...

Page 7: ...e left margin to highlight information on new and updated features The changes linked to new features in version 2 12 are listed below See section Recalling Clips or Trains on page 1 See section Recalling Local Playlists on page 1 USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 What s New V ...

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Page 9: ...ia the Ethernet network This gives users instant access and control of all clips and playlists created on EVS servers Automatic and instant synchronization between the LSM Connect application and the EVS server provides excellent interactivity as well as an easy and intuitive solution to manage clips and playlists in a live production environment Compatible Hardware and Software EVS Video Servers ...

Page 10: ... LSM Connect supports unicode characters You can therefore connect English and other language keyboards to the LSM Connect Base or to the docking station of the LSM Connect Tablet Network Architecture The LSM Connect communicates with the Multicam application via the PC LAN network The illustration below shows the network architecture You can find detailed information on the network setup and conn...

Page 11: ...LSM Connect Tablet USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 1 Introduction 3 ...

Page 12: ...ard arrows to select the appropriate Remote server button and finally press ENTER The associated Remote button turns blue See section Available Servers on page 98 for more information on the Available Servers parameters If the Multicam version of the EVS server you connect to is compatible with the version of your LSM Connect the application initializes After initialization the main window opens w...

Page 13: ...ne EVS server and one LSM Remote Panel at a time NOTE When you connect to server A then to server B and finally back to server A again the clips will be displayed as they were previously presented on server A USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 1 Introduction 5 ...

Page 14: ...on By default the main window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Clip Area 1 The Clip area displays a view of the clips stored on the EVS server The clips can be displayed in grid view or list view See section Clip Tab on page 16 for a full description of the Clip tab 6 1 Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 15: ...cal keyboard and the Arrow keys to move within a tab Toolbar Area 3 The Toolbar area displays metadata information of the element playlist or clip selected in the clip or playlist area See section Clip Toolbar on page 27 and Playlist Toolbar on page 66 for more information on the Clip and Playlist toolbars Command Bar 4 The Command bar provides access to the following commands Icon Description All...

Page 16: ...rver remaining capacity is displayed as a remaining time The used disk space portion is symbolized using the following colors Green 0 80 Orange 80 90 Red 90 100 8 1 Introduction EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 17: ...tem How to Select All Cameras of a Clip How to Select Multiple Non Contiguous Items How to Select Multiple Contiguous Items How to Select All Elements in a Grid How to Deselect a Single Item How to Deselect all Items Selection Modes Several selection modes are available and can be chosen using the Selection button Single versus Multiple selection mode Cam versus Clip selection mode By default the ...

Page 18: ...use the multiple selection on two different EVS servers With one clip tab in list view you can use the multiple selection on the same or different pages or banks and even on different EVS servers In grid view you can use the clip selection on the local EVS server In list view you cannot use the clip selection Selections in Playlist Tab You can use the multiple selection in the Playlist tab on the ...

Page 19: ... to select with the Arrow keys 2 Press the SPACEBAR to select it 3 Highlight a second item you want to select 4 Press CTRL SPACEBAR to select the second item 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for all items you want to select How to Select Multiple Contiguous Items In a multiple contiguous selection the empty positions are ignored With the Touchscreen 1 Tap the Selection icon 2 Tap the items to be selected Wh...

Page 20: ...of a clip when you activate the clip selection mode on the LSM Connect This can be combined with the multiple selection option referred to in multiple selection procedures In clip selection mode the empty positions are ignored With the Touchscreen 1 Check that the grid view is active in the Clip tab you will work on otherwise activate it by clicking the above Grid List button 2 Tap the Selection i...

Page 21: ...looping a selected item clips or playlists Most shortcuts work only when you have selected a single element When the Remote Panel controls more than one player channel the shortcut acts on the first controlled player channel Loaded items appear on a red background in LSM Connect NOTE To be able to load clips and playlists in LSM Connect enable the Load clip playlist option in the LSM Connect setti...

Page 22: ...hscreen double tap the clip you want to load With a keyboard highlight the clip using the ARROW keys and press ENTER The preferred clip is loaded on the PGM PGM1 The secondary clip is loaded on the PRV PGM2 Each time you double tap or press ENTER again the clip loaded on the PRV shifts to the PGM and the clip on the next cam is loaded on the PRV For example if all cam angles from A to H are filled...

Page 23: ... ENTER The tapped playlist element is loaded on the PGM and next playlist element on the PRV How to Play the Loaded Item On a keyboard press ALT P to alternately play or pause the loaded item If the loaded element is an SLSM clip the element is played at nominal speed How to Recue the Loaded Item On a keyboard press ALT R to recue the loaded item A clip is recued at its TC IN A playlist is recued ...

Page 24: ...clip tab in a pane tap the Clip Playlist button at the top of the pane to highlight the upper corner of the button and activate the clip view Overview of the Clip Tab The clip tab is made up of two areas The option bar at the top which contains buttons to specify how and which information is displayed in the tab The option bar is very similar in the grid or list view See section Modifying the View...

Page 25: ...erview of the List View on page 19 for more information on the main area 3 1 2 Overview of the Grid View Introduction In grid view the clips stored on page 1 bank 1 of the local EVS server are displayed by default The empty clip positions are displayed It is also possible to display the clips of a remote EVS server USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 3 Clip Management 17 ...

Page 26: ...erform the following actions to change the information displayed Icon Description Displays the Clip tab or Playlist tab Displays the grid view or list view Display All Cams or Selected Cams This depends on the Set Camera Filter setting in the Server Parameters section Enables access toclips on a remote EVS server Specifies the EVS server the displayed clips are stored on Clip Box 4 The clip box di...

Page 27: ... current Multicam configuration 3 1 3 Overview of the List View Introduction In list view the clips are listed by default from the smallest to the highest LSM ID The empty clip positions are not displayed It is possible to display clips of the local and or one or more remote EVS servers in the same list USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 3 Clip Management 19 ...

Page 28: ...d and how they are ordered in the table See section Modifying the Views on page 21 Column Name Description LSM ID LSM ID of the clip Clip Name Name of the clip Keyword 1 5 Keywords assigned to the clip TC IN Timecode of the short IN point of the clip Duration Duration of the clip in hh mm ss ff Camera Original camera angle used to create the clip Clip Row 3 The clip row displays the clip informati...

Page 29: ... activate grid view Click the View button so that the upper corner of the button is highlighted in blue To activate list view Click the View button so that the lower corner of the button is highlighted in blue How to Filter the Displayed Camera Angles NOTE This is only available in grid view By default all camera angles are visible in the grid view To activate or deactivate the camera filter do on...

Page 30: ...E This is only relevant in list view To change the column position in list view proceed as follows 1 Press the column heading This opens the Edit Clip List Columns dialog box 2 In the dialog box touch and hold the column name until a green bar is displayed to indicate the column position in the list 3 Drag and drop the green bar to the desired position in the list 4 Tap OK You will return to the m...

Page 31: ...round or Highlight By default the background of the clip box or clip row is middle gray and the clip box or clip row is surrounded by a light gray line Other background colors have a specific meaning as explained in the table below Background color or Highlight Clip Box Meaning Middle gray background Filled clip position not highlighted not selected and not on air Dimmed background dimmed LSM ID C...

Page 32: ...ish between them In Grid View In grid view you can select one EVS server at a time The EVS server name and net number whose clips are displayed in the grid are specified at the top of the clip tab next to the Network icon When the clips of the local server are displayed the server name appears in white The clip box numbers are displayed on a dark gray background in the grid When the clips of a rem...

Page 33: ... The clips stored in the selected EVS servers are displayed in a list one server after another The local clips are displayed on a dark gray background The remote clips are displayed on a dark brown background USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 3 Clip Management 25 ...

Page 34: ...wer right corner indicates that the clip is an auxiliary clip X X Archive status Blue folder if the clip has already been archived White folder if the clip is tagged as to be archived Otherwise no icon X X Protected status White lock if the clip is protected by an LSM user Red lock if the clip is protected by other users Otherwise no icon X X Emoticon You can add an additional icon that can be use...

Page 35: ...ew The information defined in the clip toolbar is displayed in a short form in the grid or list view This topic describes all fields and explains how each field can be edited See section Defining Clip Metadata on page 41 for more information on editing the clip information and metadata USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 3 Clip Management 27 ...

Page 36: ...output channel at clip creation TC Type The TC field allows users to select the timecode type to be displayed on the OSD among the following types Type Symbol Description LTC Timecode defined on or plugged into the EVS server and stored in the LTC table in Multicam When the LTC timecode is selected the timecode is displayed in white in the field below the TC selection USER Timecode selected by the...

Page 37: ...d allows users to assign a color to characterize the clip Rating The Rating field allows user to assign a ranking to the clip by selecting star symbols NOTE Icon and Color metadata are local only and not shared with other users on the network 3 1 7 Contextual Action Bar in Clip Tab Introduction Besides editing clip properties and metadata the actions you can perform on clips are available as a con...

Page 38: ...mode and the cam selection mode are active See section Selecting Items on page 9 The multiple selection mode is active It means you can select multiple items You can press CTRL M to activate and deactivate multiple selection mode The clip selection mode is active It means that when you select an element in the clip tab all camera angles of the clip are selected This is equivalent to Clip mode on t...

Page 39: ...lips and store them on the clipboard They can then be pasted to an empty position See section Copying and Moving Clips on page 50 Allows you to delete selected clips Allows you to set selected clips as to be archived When the clips have been set as to be archived but have not been archived yet a white folder is displayed in the grid view When the clips have effectively been archived a blue folder ...

Page 40: ...te icon in the CAB Use SHIFT only for Short copy When you have selected several clips you can copy them to the selected new position using Paste Same Position icon in the CAB In this case the clips are pasted one after the other from the selected position on the same CAM as the original Use SHIFT only for Short copy When you have selected several clips you can copy them to the selected new positio...

Page 41: ...irst page and bank of the local server are displayed in the grid This section explains how to move through the pages and banks and access clips with the touchscreen Empty pages or banks are dimmed but can be accessed Procedure To display the requested local clips in grid view proceed as follows 1 In the clip tab tap to select the grid view 2 To select another page tap the requested page number on ...

Page 42: ...o display the clips stored on another page or bank Accessing Local and or Remote Clips in the List View Introduction By default all clips stored on the local server are available in list view and are ordered by LSMID in ascending order The following procedure allows you to select the servers local and or remote whose clips have to be displayed in list view select the pages and banks to be displaye...

Page 43: ...ed based on the selected servers and pages When several servers have been selected first the clips on the local server are displayed followed by the clips on the first remote server then the clips of the second remote server and so on 3 2 2 Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigation Introduction You can use the keyboard shortcuts described in this section to browse in the clip tab in either grid or list vi...

Page 44: ...next or previous element in the list X NOTE In grid view if the selected element is the first last clip of a bank press the key to access the previous next bank If the bank is the first last of a page it automatically jumps to the previous next page For example If the current Page Bank is Page 1 Bank 1 press the key to access the last clip slot of Page 0 Bank 9 If the current Page Bank is Page 0 B...

Page 45: ...erform the following action Use the keyboard shortcut Go to the next page or Go to the previous page or Go to the next bank Go to the previous bank Go to the corresponding page number key in alphanumeric keyboard Go to the corresponding bank number key in alphanumeric keyboard Go to bank 1 of the current page Go to bank 9 of the current page USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 3 Clip Management 37 ...

Page 46: ...Tab in Grid View The following shortcuts can be used to select a remote server in the Select server on the network dialog box This dialog box is accessed from the clip tab in grid view The following shortcuts are available in this dialog box To perform the following action Use the keyboard shortcut Highlights the next or previous item in the list or Selects the highlighted item Space Selects the h...

Page 47: ...m Space Selects the highlighted item and closes the window Closes the window without saving the changes Selects deselects all pages of the highlighted server Select deselects the corrresponding page number for the highlighted server number key in alphanumeric keyboard 3 2 3 Recalling Clips or Trains NOTE When the LSM Remote is locked for playout recalling record trains clips or playlist items from...

Page 48: ...ling a clip You will simply type the cam number instead of the clip LSM ID When you recall a clip via the Call Media window you can choose the player channel you load it on To recall a clip via the Call Media window proceed as follows 1 From the clip grid or list press F3 on the keyboard The Call Media dialog box opens 2 Type the clip ID in one of the following ways To recall a local clip associat...

Page 49: ...trols PGM 1 and PGM 2 4 Tap Call or press Enter on the keyboard to recall the clip Tap Cancel or press Esc on the keyboard to cancel the action The Call Media dialog box closes and the requested clip is loaded on the player channel you have selected 3 2 4 Defining Clip Metadata Introduction From the clip toolbar you can define and edit the metadata of the clip selected in grid or list view Most ac...

Page 50: ... Close the window without saving the changes From the toolbar open a dialog box to assign a name to the clip or modify the current name How to Assign or Modify a Clip Name with the Touchscreen To assign modify the name of one or more clips with the touchscreen proceed as follows 1 In the clip tab tap the clip s whose name you want to assign or modify 2 In the clip toolbar tap the Name field The vi...

Page 51: ... to clear the name field and type in another name 5 Press Enter to apply the new name to the selected clip s or press Esc to cancel the action NOTE If you edit the content of the Rename Clips dialog box the modified content will be kept even if you cancel the action How to Change the Clip Type or TC Type with a Keyboard To change the clip type or TC type of a selected clip in the clip toolbar usin...

Page 52: ...og box closes and the icon is directly assigned to the clip NOTE You can also use the above mentioned keyboard shortcuts to assign an icon How to Assign a Color To assign a color proceed as follows 1 Tap the Color field 2 Select the requested color from the Pick a Color dialog box The dialog box closes and the color is directly assigned to the clip and displayed in a thin bar on the left of the cl...

Page 53: ...ouchscreen or a physical keyboard proceed as follows 1 Do one of the following to call the Set timecode and date field dialog box Tap the TC field in the clip toolbar Press Alt T The Set timecode and date field dialog box opens See section Set TC and Date Window on page 47 for a detailed description of this window 2 In the Set time code and date dialog box edit the fields as required via the virtu...

Page 54: ...a values in the right pane 3 In the CAB select one of the following options All Cam if you want to assign the defined keywords and metadata to all camera angles of the pending clip PrefCam Only if you want to assign the defined keywords and metadata only to the prefered camera angle of the pending clip 4 On the Remote Panel add a Mark IN or Mark OUT if required and save the clip to a clip position...

Page 55: ...ssing on the physical keyboard Here you can edit the TC of a clip and the associated TC data If the clip is loaded the current TC is displayed in the dialog box If the clip is not loaded the TC IN is displayed in the dialog box This topic describes the various fields from left to right and from top to bottom USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 3 Clip Management 47 ...

Page 56: ...table Primary TC This section includes two radio buttons to specify which clip timecode should be considered as primary TC LTC Longitudial timecode of the clip User Timecode stored in the User TC table in Multicam 3 2 6 Pushing Clips to Other EVS Servers Introduction It is possible to push selected clip s to other EVS servers either defined as targets in the Push settings in the Multicam Configura...

Page 57: ...een If targeted servers were defined in the Multicam the selected clips are pushed Otherwise the following window is displayed If a server is connected to the same XNet as the associated server the number of clips on that server is shown between brackets If the window is displayed proceed as follows 3 Select one of the detected servers 4 Tap on OK USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 3 Clip Management 49 ...

Page 58: ...ition When you copy or move several clips you can select one of the following paste actions Paste Same Position which pastes the selected clips on the same camera positions as the initial clips if they are empty The paste action would therefore not be performed on positions which already contain a clip An error message is displayed on the notification area on the bottom right of the screen Paste C...

Page 59: ...ction Selecting Items on page 9 for more details on selecting clips 2 Do one of the following actions To move clips tap Cut in the CAB To copy clips tap Copy in the CAB 3 To copy or move the clips to another EVS server select the requested server via the Network icon See section Accessing Clips on page 33 4 In the clip grid view select the page bank and position you want to move your clips to in t...

Page 60: ...age 33 4 In the grid view select the page bank and empty position you want to move your clips to a Go to the requested page with and or use the touchscreen b Go to the requested bank with and or use the touchscreen c Using the keys highlight the appropriate position to copy the clip s 5 Paste the selected clip s with one of the following actions To paste Press a single clip several clips in Full C...

Page 61: ...top right of the main window Press F8 on the keyboard Quick Search and Advanced Search In the Search Clip window you can search for clips using two search modes which can be combined The Quick Search allows you to perform a free text search on all clip metadata This search will retrieve all clips whose metadata includes the searched text string It is available from the search field in the CAB USER...

Page 62: ... LSM Connect will retrieve the clips which fulfill the criteria specified in both the quick and advanced searches How to Select the Servers and Pages to be Searched By default the quick searches and advanced searches are performed on all pages of the local server However you can select one or more servers on the network as well as specific pages for each server to perform a search You can select t...

Page 63: ...whose metadata contain the requested text are displayed in the grid of the Search Results pane You can select the search results as in grid view and perform all possible actions on these clips You can further restrict your search by defining specific metadata values in the Advanced Filters pane as explained below How to Perform an Advanced Search Whether you have entered a search string or not in ...

Page 64: ... If you want the keyword position to be taken into account in the search tap As you define you search criteria the results are updated in the Search Result pane NOTE You can save your search criteria in the settings see section Customization Settings on page 100 56 3 Clip Management EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 65: ...te EVS servers See section Searching for Clips on page 53 for more information on searching for clips Tap or press F8 on the keyboard to open the Search Clip window By default the Search Clip window has the following layout The various areas are described in the section below USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 3 Clip Management 57 ...

Page 66: ...utton in the CAB 4 Advanced Filters pane This is similar to the Clip toolbar See section Clip Toolbar on page 27 and allows you to select the metadata values on which the search will be performed To hide or display this pane tap the Advanced Search button in the CAB 3 2 10 Deleting and Archiving Clips Introduction You can delete unprotected and protected clips on the EVS server from the LSM tablet...

Page 67: ... OK to confirm the deletion The clip is deleted on the EVS server How to Flag a Clip for Archiving with the Touchscreen 1 In a clip tab in grid or list view tap the requested clip s See section Selecting Items on page 9 for multiple selection 2 Tap in the CAB at the top of the screen The clip is flagged for archiving on the EVS server The Archive button turns to which allows you to unflag the clip...

Page 68: ...The playlist tab is presented in two views It displays a set of selected playlists which you have defined as visible playlists This is called the Playlist Headers view When you tap on a playlist the selected playlist opens in the playlist tab and you can view all playlist elements and transition information This is called the Playlist Details view 60 4 Playlist Management EVS Broadcast Equipment S...

Page 69: ...Playlist Headers View USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 4 Playlist Management 61 ...

Page 70: ... position As you can add elements to such a playlist the Add icon is displayed to the left Timeline position You cannot add elements to a timeline in LSM Connect A selected playlist is displayed with a blue background A loaded playlist displayed with a red background 4 Opens the corresponding playlist in Playlist Details view 5 Opens the Select visible playlists window in which you can check the p...

Page 71: ...Playlist Details View USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 4 Playlist Management 63 ...

Page 72: ...Icon that represents the effect type 6 Element button that represents the playlist element and displays related information from left to right position in the playlist clip LSM ID clip TC IN LTC clip duration 7 Returns to the List view All changes previously made in the Details view are applied Displays larger boxes for playlist elements and the same clip metadata as in the Clip Grid view Copies a...

Page 73: ...n effects that can be applied Icon Meaning Cut effect Mix effect Wipe Left Right Wipe Right Left Fade from black Fade from white Fade from color Fade from undetermined Fade to black Fade to white Fade to color Fade to undetermined V fade USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 4 Playlist Management 65 ...

Page 74: ...data of the playlist selected in the Playlist Headers view or the playlist opened in the Playlist Details view See section Modifying Playlist Information on page 76 for more details on how to modify playlist information 66 4 Playlist Management EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 75: ...ays the LSM ID of the auxiliary clip if it has been associated TC Regeneration Area Regen The Regeneration field allows you to activate regeneration of the TC for the given playlist Cont in The Continuous In field specifies whether the TC should be continuous for the whole playlist or for each playlist element From The From field specifies the initial TC value to be used for the timecode regenerat...

Page 76: ...to the selection itself GUI element Description Allows you to confirm the executed action This confirms the action and closes the CAB Displays the number of selected playlists in the Playlist Headers view Displays the number of selected playlist elements in the Playlist Details view Allows you to activate the following selection types and see which selection type is active By default when this ico...

Page 77: ...ected playlists as to be archived When the playlists have been set as to be archived but have not yet been archived a white folder is displayed When the playlists have effectively been archived a blue folder is displayed Allows you to unflag the playlists This button is only displayed when the selected playlists are set to be archived General Actions on Playlist Elements The table below describes ...

Page 78: ...the clip tab in grid view can also be used in the playlist tab in Playlist Headers view See section Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigation on page 35 How to Access Local Playlists To access a playlist on the EVS server connected to your Remote Panel you need to make it visible as follows 1 In the Playlist tab tap the Visible Playlists button at the top of the Playlist tab The Select visible playlists w...

Page 79: ...he following box appears 2 Select the radio button corresponding to the EVS server whose playlists you want to access 3 Click OK The playlists of the remote server are displayed in Playlist Headers view the server name and number are displayed on the top of the Playlist area 4 2 2 Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigation Introduction You can use the keyboard shortcuts described in this section to navigat...

Page 80: ...e showing a Playlist Details view nothing happens Go to the next or previous element in the playlist Go to the first playlist element Go to the last playlist element Select all playlist elements max 100 Shortcuts for Accessing Network Navigation Dialog Boxes The general shortcut keys specified below are valid in the playlist tab in Playlist Headers view To perform the following action Use the keyb...

Page 81: ...x To perform the following action Use the keyboard shortcut Highlight the next or previous item in the list or Select the highlighted item Space Select the highlighted item and close the window Close the window without saving the changes 4 2 3 Recalling Local Playlists Introduction In most cases whatever the channel control mode the playlist is loaded in PGM PRV When a single PGM is controlled and...

Page 82: ...ct interface Loading media XXXX on controlled PGM failed Recalling a Playlist via the Playlist Tab To recall a playlist from the playlist tab in Playlist Headers view double tap or click the playlist you want to recall To recall a playlist from the playlist tab in Playlist Details view double tap or click the playlist header at the top of the tab 74 4 Playlist Management EVS Broadcast Equipment SA...

Page 83: ... the keyboard The Call Media dialog box opens 2 Type the 2 digit playlist LSM ID for example 14 3 Tap Call or press Enter on the keyboard to load the playlist Tap Cancel or press Esc on the keyboard to cancel the action The Call Media dialog box closes and the requested playlist is loaded on the server USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 4 Playlist Management 75 ...

Page 84: ...imecode of a playlist How to Assign or Modify a Playlist Name with the Touchscreen To assign or modify the playlist name with the touchscreen proceed as follows 1 In the playlist tab in playlist headers view tap the playlist whose name you want to modify The playlist name and other information are displayed in the toolbar 2 In the Name field type or modify the playlist name 76 4 Playlist Managemen...

Page 85: ...a name based on the displayed string edit the name in the dialog box using the common shortcuts to move select cut and or copy 4 Press Enter to apply the new name To cancel the action press Esc The name is applied to the selected playlist s How to Regenerate the Timecode of a Playlist To regenerate the timecode of a playlist proceed as follows 1 In the playlist tab in playlist headers view tap the...

Page 86: ...he first selected playlist are added to the end of the second playlist To merge two playlists proceed as follows 1 Open two playlist panes next to each other if necessary by changing the view into a playlist view 2 In the 1st playlist pane in Playlist Headers view click the playlist you want to merge into another one 3 In the 2nd playlist pane in Playlist Headers view click the playlist in which t...

Page 87: ... and open the destination playlist in Playlist Details view playlist in which you want to insert another playlist 3 In the Playlist Headers view select the playlist you want to insert 4 Then tap the button in the destination playlist at the exact position where you want to insert the first playlist A message is displayed to validate the insert action 5 Tap OK to confirm the insert action The playl...

Page 88: ...list Headers view select the playlist you want to move 2 Tap in the contextual action bar 3 Select the playlist position you want your playlist to be moved to 4 Tap in the contextual action bar The playlist is moved to the selected location How to Copy a Local Playlist to the Local EVS Server 1 In the playlist tab in Playlist Headers view tap the playlist you want to copy 2 Tap Copy on the context...

Page 89: ...Select the local playlist position where you want to store the playlist and select Paste on the contextual action bar The Paste PL box appears 6 In the Paste PL box select the copy button and tap OK The remote playlist is copied to the local playlist position 4 2 7 Deleting and Archiving Playlists NOTE Depending on the value defined in the Confirm Clips Playlists Deletion setting in the Server Par...

Page 90: ...irm the playlist deletion How to Flag a Playlist for Archiving 1 In the playlist tab in Playlist Headers or Playlist Details view tap the requested playlist s See section Selecting Items on page 9 for multiple selection 2 Tap in the CAB at the top of the screen The playlist s is are flagged for archiving on the EVS server The Archive button turns to which allows you to unflag the playlist 82 4 Pla...

Page 91: ... To add clips at the end of a playlist proceed as follows 1 In the clip tab or in the Search window select one or more clips you want to add to the playlist in the clip tab See section Selecting Items on page 9 for more information 2 Do one of the following actions If the playlists are displayed in Playlist Headers view tap in front of the playlist to which you want to add the selected clips If th...

Page 92: ...nto a Playlist Using the Keyboard The playlist where you want to add clips must be loaded on the Remote Panel It does not need to be loaded on a Playlist tab in LSM Connect To add clips between two playlist elements proceed as follows 1 In the clip tab or in the Search window select one or more clips you want to add to the playlist See section Selecting Items on page 9 for more information 2 In th...

Page 93: ...n module 3 Press SHIFT INSERT The clips retrieved in the search results are added at the current position in the loaded playlist How to Remove Elements from a Playlist To remove elements from a playlist proceed as follows 1 In the playlist tab open the playlist you want to remove elements from in Playlist Details view 2 Select one or more when multiple selection is active playlist elements you wan...

Page 94: ...playlist to another or to duplicate elements in a given playlist 1 Open the source and destination playlists in two tabs in Playlist Details view To duplicate elements within the same playlist open only one playlist 2 In the source playlist tap the playlist elements you want to copy to select them 3 Tap to copy the playlist elements to the clipboard 4 In the destination playlist tap the Add button...

Page 95: ... available position from the page specified in the Playlist receive page parameter in the Multicam Configuration module Operation tab Clips settings 4 4 Operations on Playlist Transitions 4 4 1 Modifying Transition Effects 1 Open the playlist whose transitions you want to modify in Playlist Details view If you open a single Playlist tab you can tap the playlist in Playlist Headers view and the pla...

Page 96: ...ransition type is applied at the beginning of the selected playlist elements and the transition icon is adapted in the Playlist Details view 88 4 Playlist Management EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 97: ...llowing ways In Multicam select the keyword grid from the list in the Keyword Files field in the Multicam Configuration window Operation page Keyword section In LSM Connect import the keyword grid from the LSM tablet onto the EVS server See section Importing and Exporting the Current Keyword Grid on page 91 How to Edit the Current Keyword Grid from the Clip Tab Editing the keyword grid from the Cl...

Page 98: ... the main window tap the Settings icon in the upper right corner of the window The LSM Connect Settings window opens 2 In the LSM Connect Settings select the Maintenance menu on the left of the window The items of the Maintenance menu are displayed on the right of the window 3 Swipe to the bottom of the Maintenance menu and tap the View button in the Keyword Grid section The Keyword File opens in ...

Page 99: ...xport the current keyword grid directly to the LSM tablet This is a one click operation How to Import a Keyword Grid Stored on the LSM Tablet To import a keyword grid stored on the LSM tablet proceed as follows 1 From the main window tap the Settings icon in the upper right corner of the window The LSM Connect Settings window opens 2 In the LSM Connect Settings select the Maintenance menu on the l...

Page 100: ...d into LSM Connect and set as the current keyword grid on the EVS server connected to the LSM Connect application The keyword file opens in View mode in the LSM Connect application How to Export a Keyword Grid onto the LSM Tablet To export the current keyword grid file onto the LSM tablet proceed as follows 1 From the main window tap the Settings icon in the upper right corner of the window The LS...

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Page 102: ...1 Overview of LSM Connect Settings Introduction The Settings include three sections each containing several menus Network and Connectivity Customization Application Information 94 6 Settings EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 103: ...h the Epsio FX server Customization The Customization section mainly includes the menus and parameters to set up operational parameters specific to the EVS server Epsio FX and to perform maintenance operations See section Customization Settings on page 100 for a more detailed description of these menus Menu Description Server Parameters Opens the EVS server specific parameters that have an impact ...

Page 104: ...uction The Network and Connectivity section includes the menus and parameters to set up the connection of all hardware elements required in an LSM Connect setup This topic provides a detailed description of the following menus included in the Network Connectivity section Base Connection Server Connection Epsio FX Connection NOTE The Epsio FX Parameters menu is only displayed when the Epsio FX serv...

Page 105: ...nect If you need to change the IP address tap then select the Ethernet menu in the Wireless Networks section then the IP address parameter in the Network Settings area on the right Battery This parameter specifies the following information connection status to the power supply battery charging status battery autonomy percentage This status is relevant only for the LSM Connect Tablet it does not ap...

Page 106: ...te Panels connected to a server are represented as buttons with a grey background The Remote Panel connected to the RS422 connector with the smallest number is Remote 1 and so on You can perform the following actions in the Available Servers area To repeat the search process tap the Refresh button To associate a given Remote Panel to the LSM Connect tap the relevant Remote button When a Remote Pan...

Page 107: ...re in the application Open the Server Connection settings and highlight the Available Servers area 1b From the Settings window Highlight the Available Servers area 2 Browse to select the requested Remote button 3a Launch the association process of LSM Connect with the selected Remote Panel 3b Quit the window without changing the association settings and return to the main window USER MANUAL LSM Co...

Page 108: ...on settings and statuses 6 1 3 Customization Settings Introduction The Customization section includes the menus and parameters to set up operational parameters specific to the EVS server Epsio FX and to perform maintenance operations This section provides a description of the following menus included in the Customization section Server Parameters Maintenance Parameters 100 6 Settings EVS Broadcast...

Page 109: ...Server Parameters The Server Parameters menu items appear on the right of the Settings screen when you select the Server Parameters menu on the left USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 6 Settings 101 ...

Page 110: ...can be deactivated and reactivated with the Camera Filter button Set Page Filter This setting enables you to hide pages in the Clip Grid view on the local EVS server This feature is especially useful when two operators work in DualLSM mode This filter can be disabled and enabled again with the Page Filter button Keep Search Criteria This setting allows you to save your search criteria so that when...

Page 111: ... emoticons assigned to clips in the clip toolbar are only stored on the LSM Connect This command allows you to clear this metadata for each EVS server the LSM Connect has connected to To clear the cache select the serial number of the EVS server whose cache information you want to clear and tap Clear Export logs to the connected server To export the LSM Connect logs directly to the EVS server it i...

Page 112: ...ttings This section refers to some general settings you should check on the LSM Connect Base or Tablet to ensure a proper use of the LSM Connect application Quick Procedure If the Settings icon is available on one of the home screens tapping the Settings icon or directly opens the Settings screen Long Procedure If no Settings icon is available on one of the home screens proceed as follows to enter...

Page 113: ...d shortcuts will work properly if you connect and use a physical keyboard To set the default keyboard parameter as requested proceed as follows 1 In the Settings screen select the Language Input menu in the Personal section 2 Select the Default parameter in the Keyboard Input Methods section in the menu items on the right The Choose input method dialog box opens 3 Tap ON in the Hardware field to a...

Page 114: ...oose input method pop up window that opens tap Null keyboard The changes are automatically saved and the on screen keyboard is no longer displayed 106 6 Settings EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 115: ...and Miscellaneous Keyboard shortcut Action Clip Grid Clip List Playlist Headers Playlist Details Jump to the next tab playlist or clip tab on the right or on the left X X X X Go to the upper bank on the current page X Go to the lower bank on the current page X number key in alphanumeric keyboard Go to the corresponding page X number key in alphanumeric keyboard Go to the corresponding bank X Go to...

Page 116: ...local EVS server X X Open the Set TC window for the highlighted clip X X Flag or unflag the highlighted or selected clip for archiving X X Go to the contiguous elements in a grid X Go to the next or previous element in a list X X X Go to the last playlist element X 108 Appendix 1 Keyboard Shortcuts EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 117: ...Windows or Functions Keyboard shortcuts Action Clip Grid Clip List Playlist Headers Playlist Details Open the Rename Clip window to rename the selected clip playlist X X X X Toggle between Cam and Clip selection mode X X Open the Call Clip window to to select channel where clip train is loaded X X X X Open the Search Clip window X X X X USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 Appendix 1 Keyboard Shortcuts 10...

Page 118: ...from a pane with Playlist Details view to a second pane with Playlist Details view It only works if two panes with Playlist Details view are displayed X Toggle between All Cam and Selected Cam Display X X Toggle between Single versus Multiple selection mode X X 110 Appendix 1 Keyboard Shortcuts EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 119: ...st Details Select the highlighted item clip X X X X Select multiple non contiguous items X X Select all elements in the current bank all elements in the current playlist X X Select contiguous highlighted elements X X USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 Appendix 1 Keyboard Shortcuts 111 ...

Page 120: ...lected clips elements and store them on the clipboard X Paste a single clip in the selected position X Paste several clips in Full Copy mode in Paste Same Position X Paste several clips in Short Copy mode in Paste Same Position X Paste several clips in Full Copy mode in Paste Contiguous X 112 Appendix 1 Keyboard Shortcuts EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 121: ...ch results in the current playlist at the current position X Other Actions on Clips Playlists or Playlist Items NOTE These shortcuts are only available if you are connected to a server running Multicam 14 1 or a more recent version Keyboard shortcut Action Clip Grid Clip List Playlist Headers Playlist Details Play Pause loaded item X X X Recue loaded item X X X USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 Appendi...

Page 122: ... the higlighted playlist X X X X Shortcuts in Select Server Dialog Boxes To perform the following action Use the keyboard shortcut Highlight the next or previous item in the list or Select the highlighted item Space Select the highlighted item and close the window Close the window without saving the changes 114 Appendix 1 Keyboard Shortcuts EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 2 12 D April 2020 ...

Page 123: ...nd highlight the Available Servers area 1b From the Settings window Highlight the Available Servers area 2 Browse to select the requested Remote button 3a Launch the association process of LSM Connect with the selected Remote Panel 3b Quit the window without changing the association settings and return to the main window USER MANUAL LSM Connect 2 12 Appendix 1 Keyboard Shortcuts 115 ...

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