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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 2 DESCRIPTION When the GX server is switched on, the

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 3 2. GX Server Overview 2.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW What

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 4 2.2 HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2.2.1 HARDWARE SPECIFICATI

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 5

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 6 2.2.3 FRONT PANEL The front panel features the elem

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 7 2.2.4 REAR PANEL The rear panel features the el

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 8 2.2.5 SAFETY, COMPLIANCE, AND OPERATING CONDITIONS

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 9 HOT-SWAPPABLE POWER SUPPLIES Both power supplies

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 10 2.3 SERVER MAIN SPECIFICATIONS 2.3.1 INPUT FILES

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 11 Num Common name GX server name Frame rate Fie

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Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 12 2.4 CLIENT CONTROL PC The GX web interface is runn

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 13 3. GX Server Setup 3.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW What a

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 14 The schema below shows how the GX server needs to b

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 15 3.3 INSTALLATION 3.3.1 GX SERVER INSTALLATION

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 16 4. GX Web Interface 4.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW A dedicat

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 17 4.2 SERVER CONFIGURATION AND START 4.2.1 ACCE

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 18 4.2.2 SERVER CONTROL WINDOW You can configure and

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 19 4.2.3 SERVER SETTINGS The following settings

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 20 Setting Description VDCP Version Version of the

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 21 4.2.4 SERVER STATUS INFORMATION The following

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A I COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment – Copyright ©

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 22 Option Description Output format Currently selec

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 23 HOW TO START AND STOP THE GX SERVER The GX serv

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 24 4.3 OVERVIEW OF MAIN WINDOW 4.3.1 INTRODUCTION Th

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 25 4.3.2 IMPORT AREA The Import area at the top o

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 26 4.3.3 MANAGE AREA The Manage area at the bottom of

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 27 GX CLIPS TAB The GX Clips tab provides a list o

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 28 4.3.5 RULES FOR ROW SELECTION The following rules

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 29 5. Operation 5.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 30 How to … ? Section Page How to Display Folder St

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 31 5.2 MANAGING DRIVES AND FOLDERS Before selecti

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 II

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 32 The supported source files (TGA, TIFF, WAV files)

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 33 5.3 SELECTING AND IMPORTING SOURCE FILES Once

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 34 Field Name Description Values Video Standard Vid

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 35 To import files onto the GX server, proceed as

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 36 Note If the import of a source file does not succe

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 37 GX CLIPS TAB For each imported graphic file seq

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 38 5.3.7 FIELDS IN THE RAW MATERIALS TAB The Raw Mate

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 39 Field Name Description Values Action Display

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 40 4. Select what you want to delete in one of the fol

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 41 5.4 MANAGING GX CLIPS 5.4.1 GX CLIPS TAB The

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A III Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 42 Field Name Description Values Audio Association N

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 43 Field Name Description Values (grey): The o

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 44 Note Switching offline a GX clip whose correspondi

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 45 5.4.4 DELETING GX CLIPS Important You should

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 46 5.5 PREPARING GX CLIPS FOR PLAYOUT 5.5.1 EDIT GX

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 47 OVERVIEW OF THE EDIT GX CLIP WINDOW 1. General

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 48 # Zone Name Description See also … 6. Command b

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 49 How to Edit Two Digits of a Timecode Field To e

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 50 In order to … Do the following … Define a loop on

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 51 5.5.3 GENERAL PRINCIPLES ABOUT TC FIELDS ON TH

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 IV 5. OPERATION ...

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 52 ID8 FIELD The Id8 field provides the 8-character

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 53 5.5.5 VIDEO SETTINGS IN THE EDIT GX CLIPS WIND

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 54 (VIDEO) RAW DURATION FIELD The video Raw Durati

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 55 5.5.6 AUDIO SETTINGS IN THE EDIT GX CLIPS WIND

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 56 Video Raw Material00:00:00:0000:00:00:0500:00:00:10

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 57 Video Raw Material00:00:01:00GX Clip IN 00:00:0

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 58 5.5.7 CLIP PREVIEW IN THE EDIT GX CLIP WINDOW VIDE

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 59 # Field/Button Description • As you preview

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 60 VIDEO AND AUDIO BARS The video and audio bars repre

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 61 5.5.9 GX CLIP DURATION AND TIMECODES PURPOSE B

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A V What’s New? The changes linked to new features o

Issue 1.5.A GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 62 Last Frame of Video and Audio Tracks The last frame

GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 63 Glossary Term Definition 24 bit file File th

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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011 Issue 1.5.A 1 1. Introduction 1.1 GX SERVER PRESENTATION 1.1.