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────────────────────────────────
V : Log
Professional
Video Library
Management
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─────── Reference File ────────
Version 3
Copyright (C) 1988-1992 Sprenger Development
All Rights Reserved
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CONTENTS
Topic Page
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Part I - THE MENUS ................................. 2
The File Menu ............................... 2-3
The Editor Menu ............................. 3-4
The Search Menu ............................. 4
The Utilities Menu .......................... 5
The Set Menu ................................ 5-6
Part II - COMMANDS & KEYS .......................... 6
Movement Keys (Editor) ...................... 6
Editor Commands ............................. 6-7
Function Key & Alternate Key Commands ....... 8
The Parameters .............................. 9-10
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Part I - THE MENUS
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The File Menu
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New log
Load
Save
Reel info
Print queue
Text output
Merge output
Quit
New log ............... Empty the Editor, to create a new LOG file.
You will be given the chance to save any
changes before the Editor is emptied.
Load .................. Load a LOG file or PIK file. The File
Selection Window will pop up to allow you
to select the file to load.
(See "VLOG.DOC" for a full description of
how to use the File Selection Window.)
Save .................. Save the file currently in the Editor. You
will first be prompted for the drive and
directory to save to, then for the the file
name. To save to the same drive/directory/
name of the original, press [ENTER] to
confirm both prompts.
Reel info ............. Open the Reel Info window, where you enter
information about when the tape was shot,
where, the client, etc.
(Described in "VLOG.DOC".)
Print queue ........... Allows you to print multiple files in one
operation. You will be prompted for a drive
& path name, then for a file name. You may
use wild cards with the file name: for
example, to print all .LOG files, enter
"*.LOG" as the file name.
If the "Ask" Parameter is set to "YES", you
will be prompted before each file is printed.
If you push [N], that file will be skipped.
If you push [Y] the file will be printed.
If you push [ESC], the print operation will
be cancelled. (See below for more information
on the "Parameters".)
Text output ........... Save the scenes currently in the Editor as a
text file. You will be asked whether
to output All scenes, or just the Marked
scenes.
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Merge output .......... Save the scenes in the Editor as a Mail Merge
text file. Mail Merge files can be used to
transfer data from V:Log files into a
database program. All information in each
scene will be enclosed in quotes, separated by
commas. A sample scene is shown below. For
clarity, it is shown in two lines. In an
actual Merge file it would be a single line,
terminated with Carriage Return/Line Feed.
"01","22","02","02","01","30","03","03","00","08","01","01",
"Second scene, Test File #1","V A1 A2","","" (CR/LF)
The following fields are included in each
record (scene) in the Mail Merge file:
4 The 4 Start Point time code numbers.
4 The 4 End Point time code numbers.
4 The 4 Duration time code numbers.
1 The video description text.
1 The Record Mode as a single string.
1 The ID # (empty if LOG file).
1 The Code (empty if LOG file).
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16 Total Fields
Quit .................. Quit V:Log and return to DOS.
The Editor Menu
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Edit
auto Hour
auto Tag
Read file
Print
Edit .................. Go to the Editor. The cursor will appear in
[F3] the Editor area and the Editor commands will
appear on the command (bottom) line.
Auto hour ............. Toggles the "Auto hour" between + and -.
When +, the preset Time Code hour is used for
all scenes. When -, you must manually enter
the hour for each scene.
Auto tag .............. Toggles the "Auto tag" between + and -.
When +, all scenes which are added to a list
(using 'Append' or 'Insert') are tagged with
the time code from the previous scene. When
-, added scenes are shown as 00:00:00:00.
(In either case, the initial value can be
edited.)
Read file ............. Merge scenes from an existing file into the
list in the Editor. You will be asked whether
to merge All scenes or Marked scenes. The
merged scenes are added to the end of the
list.
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Print ................. Print the list in the Editor. You are given
[F8] the choice of printing All scenes or Marked
scenes.
The Search Menu
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Search
Parameters
V:Log report
Search ................ Begin a file search operation. Be sure that
the settings in the Parameters are correct
before starting the search.
Parameters ............ Set the conditions for a search operation or
producing a Log Report.
(See below for detailed information.)
V:Log report .......... Produces a text file reporting on selected
V:Log LOG and PIK files.
Using the Path and Mask in the parameters,
this command reports on the files which
match the Set Find conditions. If the
Find parameter is "ON", the report will be
limited to the files in which the Reel Info
matches the Set Find settings. (See
"VLSEARCH.DOC" for more information on the
Find paramter, the Set Find parameter, and
how these are used to control the Search
or Log Report operations.)
If the "Ask" parameter is set to "YES",
you will be asked before each file is
included in the report. Pushing [ESC] in
response to any of these prompts will
end the operation.
The report includes the file name and number
of scenes, whether a LOG or a PIK file, as
well as all Reel Info information.
Shown below is a sample from a V:Log Report:
File: B:\SAMPLES\DOGS.LOG
Number of scenes: 18
V:Log Type: LOG
ID #: 015
Code: VLtest
Project: Acme Promo
Producer: Jane Doe
Location: Acme Main Site
Client: Acme Kennel, Inc.
Date: 03/02/91
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The Utilities Menu
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File info
Rename
Move
Delete
Load CFG
File info ............. Brings up the File Selection window, from
which you choose a file. A window will appear
listing the name, size, and time and date of
the selected file. The amount of free space
on the drive will be shown on the bottom line.
Rename ................ Rename a file. Select the file from the File
Selection window, then you will be asked for
the new file name.
Move .................. Move a file between directories. CANNOT be
used to move a file to a different disk drive!
First you will be asked to select the file,
then you will select the directory to which the
file is to be moved.
Delete ................ Delete a file from disk. Select the file from
the File Selection window.
Load CFG .............. Load a V:Log CFG (configuration)
file, and use the settings in the file. (See
the documentation file "VLCONFIG.DOC" for more
details.)
The Set Menu [F5]
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Mark
Unmark
Hour
Record mode
Sort
Calc duration
(NOTE: If this menu is called up when a Block of scenes is
selected, the operation described below will only be used on
those scenes. Otherwise, these operations are applied to all
scenes in the Editor.)
Mark .................. Marks all scenes, or scenes in the block.
Unmark ................ Unmarks all scenes, or scenes in the block.
Hour .................. After prompting for a Time Code hour number,
changes the hour of all scenes, or scenes in
the block.
Record mode ........... After prompting for a Record Mode (V A1 A2),
changes the record mode of all scenes, or
scenes in the block.
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Sort .................. Sorts all scenes, or scenes in the block.
You will first be asked whether to sort by
the Start time code, End time code, duration,
or description.
Calc duration ......... Calculates and displays the total duration
and the duration of all Marked scenes. If
a Block of scenes is selected, the calculation
is limited to the scenes in the Block. Other-
wise the total is for all scenes in the Editor.
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Part II - COMMANDS & KEYS
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Movement Keys (Editor)
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[UP ARROW] ............ Moves the cursor up one line. If already at
the top of the Editor area, the list of scenes
will scroll down.
[DN ARROW] ............ Moves the cursor down one line. If already at
the bottom of the Editor, the scenes will
scroll up.
[PG UP] ............... Moves the cursor to the top of the Editor
area. If already at the top, the preceding
"page" of scenes will be displayed.
[PG DN] ............... Moves the cursor to the bottom of the Editor
area. If already at the bottom, the following
"page" of scenes will be displayed.
[HOME] ................ Moves to the beginning of the list (Scene #1).
[END] ................. Moves to the end of the list.
Editor Commands
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Append Insert Edit Block Mark Recmode Find Trim F5-F6-F7-F8 ESC
Append ................ Adds a scene to the Editor at the end of the
existing scenes. Pressing [ESC] while
entering the scene will cancel, and any
information entered will be discarded.
Insert ................ Adds a scene to the Editor at the current
cursor location. All following scenes are
renumbered. Pressing [ESC] while entering the
scene will cancel the operation.
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Edit .................. Change the existing scene where the cursor
is located. You can change any
or all of the information in the scene.
Pressing [ESC] at any time will cancel,
restoring the original information.
Block ................. Operations performed on a group of consecutive
scenes. Press [B], and the scene which the
cursor is on will be highlighted. Use the
cursor keys to move to the end of the block.
To mark the end of the block, press [ENTER].
All the scenes in the block will be
highlighted.
The Block Menu will show up on the Command
Line at the bottom of the screen.
BLOCK: Copy Move Delete Save F5-set F8-print ESC
To perform any of the operations in the
Block Menu, press the key shown in upper-case
as seen in the menu. If moving or copying
the block to a different location, move the
cursor to the destination before pressing
[M] or [C].
Mark .................. Marks the scene at the cursor location.
[ENTER] If already marked, unmarks the scene.
Recmode ............... Used to change the record mode of the scene
(Record Mode) where the cursor is located. Press [R], then
use [V], [1] and [2] to turn on or off the
recorded channels for that scene.
(The default record mode is "V A1 A2" for
Video, Audio channel 1 and Audio channel 2.)
Find .................. Find scenes containing a word or phrase.
First you will be asked for the word or phrase
to search for. Then a window will be dis-
played which lets you select case sensitivity
and whether the search string must be found
as a whole word.
When you proceed, the first scene which
contains that text will be highlighted,
and you will be asked whether or not to Mark
the scene. Answer [Y]es or press [ENTER]
to mark the scene and proceed. Push [N]o
to NOT mark the scene, and look for another.
If you push [ESC], the Find operation will
be cancelled.
Trim .................. Add to or subtract from an existing Time Code
number. Select the "In" or "Out" number,
then enter an amount to alter. If the Trim
Mode is +, the number will be added; if -,
the number will be subtracted.
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Quick Save ............ Save the current list to disk. Hold down the
[CTRL] [S] [CTRL] key, and at the same time press [S].
The list will be saved immediately.
Function Key & Alternate Key Commands
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F3-edit F5-set (menu) F6-entry F7-trim F8-print
F3 .................... Go directly to the Editor.
(Available when using the Main Menus.)
F5 .................... Pops up the "Set" menu. The Set menu is used
to do one operation on all the scenes in the
list: to mark all of them, unmark all of them,
or to change the Record Mode of all scenes.
(Available when using the Main Menus, when
using the Editor, and when a Block of scenes
is selected.)
F6 .................... Changes the "Entry Mode". The possible entry
modes are IN-OUT, IN-DURATION, DURATION-OUT.
(Available when using the Main Menus & Editor.)
F7 .................... Changes the "Trim Mode" from '+' to '-' or
'-' to '+'.
(Available when using the Main Menus & Editor.)
F8 .................... Prints the entire Editor list.
(Available when using the Main Menus & Editor.)
[ALT][F] .............. Go directly to the File Menu.
(Available when using the Main Menus & Editor.)
[ALT][E] .............. Go directly to the Editor Menu.
(Available when using the Main Menus & Editor.)
[ALT][S] .............. Go directly to the Search Menu.
(Available when using the Main Menus & Editor.)
[ALT][U] .............. Go directly to the Utilities Menu.
(Available when using the Main Menus & Editor.)
[ALT] [X] ............. Quit V:Log and return to DOS.
(Available when using the Main Menus & Editor.)
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The Parameters
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Path
Mask
String 1
Logic
String 2
Case
Words
Find
Set find
Ask
Path .................. Set the path (including drive name and
subdirectory path) to search. The File
Selection Window will appear. When the drive
& directory that you wish to search are
displayed, select a file and press [ENTER].
This Parameter also used when producing
a Log Report from the Search Menu (see above).
Mask .................. Set a file mask to use in searches. For
example, use "*.LOG" to search all
"xxxxxxxx.LOG" files.
This Parameter also used when producing
a Log Report from the Search Menu (see above).
String 1 .............. This Parameter is where you enter the primary
search string. If you only want to search for
one string, enter it as string 1.
Logic ................. The "Logic" Parameter has four possible
settings: AND, OR, NOT or IGNORE. This
Parameter determines how the search will
combine (or not combine) the two search
strings during the search operation.
In other words, String #1 AND String #2 will
be searched for (scenes must contain both
strings) ... String #1 OR String #2 will be
looked for (scenes can contain either string)
... String #2 will be IGNOREd, and only String
#1 will be searched for ... or a scene must
contain String #1 and NOT contain String #2
(scenes which contain both strings will not be
found).
String 2 .............. This Parameter is where you enter a second
search string, if you wish.
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Case .................. The "Case" Parameter determines whether the
case (upper or lower) of the search strings
will be taken into account during the search.
The choices are "MATCH" upper & lower case or
"IGNORE" the case.
For example, if you enter "Cats" as the search
string, and the "Case" is set to IGNORE, any
scene containg "cats", "Cats", "CAts", "caTS",
etc. will be found. If the "Case" parameter
is set to MATCH, however, only the string
"Cats" will be found.
Words ................. If set to "YES", only whole words will be
found. If "NO", the search strings can be
embedded inside words.
For example, if the "Words" parameter is "YES"
and the search string is "cat", the word
"cats" and the word "catalog" will not be
found. Only the search string as a separate
word "cat" will be found. If the "Words"
parameter is "NO", "cats" or "catalog"
or "cat" will be considered a 'find'.
Set Find/Find ......... Use to limit the files which are searched,
based on the Reel Info of the LOG files.
Set Find brings up a window similar to the
Reel Info window, into which text information
or dates can be entered. During the search,
the Reel Info for each file is compared to
the Set Find information. If they match, the
file will be searched. If not, the file will
be skipped.
This comparison to the Reel Info will only
happen if the "Find" parameter is set to
"ON". If set to "OFF", any information in
the "Set Find" window is ignored.
The comparison between the Set Find information
and the Reel Info uses the current settings of
the "Case" parameter and the "Words" parameter.
(See "VLSEARCH.DOC" for more details of how
these work.)
These Parameters also used when producing
a Log Report from the Search Menu (see above).
Ask ................... If set to "YES", you will be asked to confirm
each file before it is searched. Press [Y]
to search the file, [N] to skip that file, and
[ESC] to cancel the search operation. If
this parameter is set to "NO", all files
matching the Path and Mask will be searched
automatically.
This Parameter also used when producing
a Log Report from the Search Menu (see above).
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