Cinegy Workspace 21

© Cinegy GmbH

Document version: e889023

Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
 

User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  

1. Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  

1.1. Components Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  

Services Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3  

1.2. Network Shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  

Internet Information Service Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10  

Adding a Network Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12  

1.3. Cinegy Workspace Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13  

2. Exploring the Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  

2.1. Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
 

Interface Customization 17
2.2. Visual Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17  

Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
 

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
 

Terminal Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19  

Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
 

2.3. Working in Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  

Opening and Closing Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  

Creating a New Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21  

Renaming an Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  

Copying an Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  

Moving a Part of the Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  

Deleting an Item or a Part of the Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  

2.4. Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Connection Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  

3. Working with Bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26  

3.1. ClipBins and Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26  

Working with Bins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26  

Bin Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
 

Working with Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28  

Copying Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  

Deleting a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
 

3.2. Previewing Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  

Playing in Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30  

Playing Full-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  

Working with Timecodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  

Playback Control with the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  

Adjusting the Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  

3.3. Trimming Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  

Trimming a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  

Creating a Subclip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
 3.4. Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
 

Metadata Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
 

4. Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
 

4.1. Search Request Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38  

Expressions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
 

Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
 

5. Cinegy Convert Job Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40  

5.1. General Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40  

5.2. Creating a Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

6. Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
 
Preface
Cinegy Workspace empowers media production teams to collaborate on projects wherever they are – in the office, at home
or on the road. Cinegy Workspace provides secure access to your Cinegy Archive database from anywhere at any time. All
that is required is a standard computer or laptop, and a regular internet connection. Using the Cinegy Workspace browser-
based interface, clips can be searched, browsed, selected and even subclipped. Users can participate in a collaborative
workflow even when they are based in different locations.

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User Manual

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Chapter 1. Installation and Setup
1.1. Components Installation
Overview
Cinegy Workspace is a unique integrated platform used to maximize efficiency when working with Cinegy Archive databases
and provides web access through a user-friendly interface to media assets and production workflows.

Cinegy Workspace allows users to connect remotely through the Internet to their Cinegy Archive database in order to view
and subclip content in web format. The number of simultaneous connections to the Cinegy Workspace portal server depends
on the server capacity and the network bandwidth.

 Cinegy Workspace requires a dedicated license. Please contact your local reseller to obtain one.

Services Installation
Prior to Cinegy Workspace installation, the following components should be installed: the Cinegy Archive Service, the Cinegy
Image Service and the Cinegy Media Asset Management Service.

Cinegy Archive Service

Make sure you have the Cinegy Archive Service up and running. The detailed installation and setup instructions are available
here.

 The Cinegy Archive Service v15.2 or above is required for working with Cinegy Workspace v21.

You need to have a hardware or software license on the machine where the Cinegy Archive Service is
 launched in order to use Cinegy Workspace.

Cinegy Image Service

Run the ImageService.Setup.msi file from the downloaded installation package and simply follow the installation wizard
instructions.

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After the installation is complete, navigate to the folder where the Cinegy Image Service was installed and run the
ImageService.Configurator.GUI.exe file. On the "Generic" tab, modify the port used by the service according to your
requirements.

After that, hover the mouse cursor over the crossed "Not secured" message and press the "Reserve" button in the "ACL"
section:

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Then go to the "Windows service" tab.

In the "Settings" section, define the user credentials under which the Cinegy Image Service will be installed and which has
the corresponding rights to access the network shares containing media files. Define service start mode, if needed. Press the
"Apply" button to apply the changes.

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Press the "Install" button to install the Cinegy Image Service as a Windows service. Then press the "Start" button to start the
service. The status will change to "Running".

Cinegy Media Asset Management Service

Run the MAMS.Setup.msi file from the downloaded installation package and follow the installation wizard instructions.

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Read and accept the license agreement and proceed to the next step:

Define the installation folder or leave the default one and proceed to the next step.

Press the "Install" button to install the Cinegy MAM Service.

Then press the "Finish" button to complete the installation.

Next navigate to the folder where the Cinegy MAM Service was installed and run the MAM.Configurator.GUI.exe file. In the
"Generic" tab, modify the port used by the service according to your requirements.

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After that, hover the mouse cursor over the crossed "Not secured" message and press the "Reserve" button in the "ACL"
section:

In the "Default CAS connection settings" configuration group, define the following parameters:

• Endpoint – default configuration is set to connect to the CAS (Cinegy Archive Service) installed locally on the same
machine (localhost) and use the default port 8082. In case the CAS is installed on another machine or another port is
used, the endpoint value should be modified:

http://[machine name]:[port]/ICinegyDataAccessService/
where:

◦ machine name – specifies the name or IP address of the machine where the CAS is installed;
◦ port – specifies the connection port configured in the CAS settings.

• Domain – the name of domain you are using.

• Login – the name under which the connection to Cinegy Archive will be established.
• Password – the logon password.

Then go to the "Windows service" tab.

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In the "Settings" section define the user credentials under which the Cinegy MAM Service will be installed and which has the
corresponding rights to access the network shares containing media files. Define the service start mode, if needed. Press the
"Apply" button to apply the changes.

Press the "Install" button to install the Cinegy MAM Service as a Windows service.

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Then press the "Start" button to start the service. The status will change to "Running".

1.2. Network Shares

Cinegy Workspace supports the playback of media files in WEB quality. The network shares in your database should be
configured to work with the virtual directory for WEB quality files. Currently, MP4 format is supported for WEB quality.

Cinegy Workspace requires an installed and configured web server. You can use any web server of your
 choice. In this documentation, we will describe an example when IIS is used.

Internet Information Service Configuration

Install and configure the Internet Information Service on your computer to manage virtual directories. The IIS configuration
procedure is as follows:

Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager:

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Next expand the "Sites" folder, right-click "Default Web Site" and choose the "Add Virtual Directory…" context menu
command.

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In the "Add Virtual Directory" dialog box that appears, specify the path to the WEB content directory in the "Physical path"

field by pressing the button or via the keyboard. Also define the directory name in the "Alias" field:

Then press the "Connect as…" button and choose the "Specific user" option in the following dialog:

Press the "Set…" button and in the next form define the user credentials with necessary access rights.

In case of using several shares for WEB Quality files, a separate virtual directory should be created for each
 WEB content directory.

Adding a Network Share

The next step is adding a network share and specifying the URLs for the WEB quality files via Cinegy Archive Manager:

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 Refer to the Network Shares paragraph in the Cinegy Archive Manager Manual to learn how to edit
 network shares.

1.3. Cinegy Workspace Logon

Cinegy Workspace 21 consists of pure static content and can be therefore deployed easily on any Web server. For this
download the archive from the partner portal and extract its content into a folder that can be served by a Web server of your
choice. If you are using IIS, the dedicated folder is: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\workspace_root

 Please note that subfolder name doesn’t have to be workspace_root, it can be any arbitrary name.

As a next step, Cinegy Workspace has to be configured. Navigate to

C:\inetpub\wwwroot\workspace_root\assets\configuration and open config.json file.

The two important sections are mams and domains.

The mams section contains a configuration list for connecting one or several Cinegy Archive databases, while domains is a
list of one or several Windows Domains (or local Windows Workgroups) which will be used to authenticate Cinegy
Workspace users.

For example, you have the Cinegy Archive Service, the Cinegy Media Asset Management Service, and the Cinegy Image
Service installed locally on your computer. You have two Cinegy Archive Databases: "Cinegy_db_main" and
"Cinegy_db_slave" located on "SQL_Server" within "MyDomain". The configuration file will be as follows:

{
  "domains": ["MyDomain"],
  "itemsPerPage": 10,
  "mams": [
  {

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   "casEndpoint": "http://localhost:8082/ICinegyDataAccessService",
  "dbName": "Cinegy_db_main",
  "dbServer": "SQL_Server",
  "mamEndpoint": "http://localhost:7601/mams/1.0/api/mam/",
  "name": "Cinegy Main Database",
  "thumbnailServer": "http://localhost:8001/image_service/1.0/api/thumbnail/",
  "uploadStores": [
  {
  "name": "Video Upload",
  "type":"Simple",
  "url":"http://localhost/upload/"
  },
  {
  "name": "Store 1",
  "region": "eu-central-1",
  "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::12345:role/workspace_user_s3_upload_access",
  "type": "AWS",
  "url": "some-bucket-name-here/subfolder-name-here"
  }
  ]
  },
  {
  "casEndpoint": "http://localhost:8082/ICinegyDataAccessService",
  "dbName": "Cinegy_db_slave",
  "dbServer": "SQL_Server",
  "mamEndpoint": "http://localhost:7601/mams/1.0/api/mam/",
  "name": "Cinegy Slave Database",
  "thumbnailServer": "http://localhost:8001/image_service/1.0/api/thumbnail/",
  "uploadStores": [
  {
  "name": "Video Upload",
  "type":"Simple",
  "url":"http://localhost/upload/"
  },
  {
  "name": "Store 1",
  "region": "eu-central-1",
  "roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::12345:role/workspace_user_s3_upload_access",
  "type": "AWS",
  "url": "some-bucket-name-here/subfolder-name-here"
  }
  ]
  }
],
  "remoteConfigHost":"https://cblzme81s2.execute-api.eu-west-
1.amazonaws.com/prod/v1/config",
  "useRemoteConfig": false
}

Having configured all required services and components, in the address bar of your web browser enter the address in the
following format: http://host_name/workspace_root

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For example, if you are using IIS and have installed Cinegy Workspace locally in the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\workspace
folder, the address will be:

http://localhost/workspace

The following "Login" page opens:

On the login page, define the following parameters, all fields are mandatory:

Username – enter the name of the Cinegy Archive database user.

Password – enter the password of the Cinegy Archive database user.

Domain – select your working domain.

Database – select the Cinegy Archive database.

Having specified all required parameters, press "Connect" to establish the connection.

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Chapter 2. Exploring the Database
2.1. Interface
After authorization you get access to Cinegy Archive database.

The Cinegy Workspace interface consists of the following parts:

• Explorer – navigation through database.

• Storyboard view – displays the containers contents in tabs.
• Player – video preview and navigation through the material.
• Metadata panel – displays metadata for the selected object.

Each of these panels can be hidden via "Layouts" menu, if necessary. Click the icon and in the "Layouts" drop-down list
disable/enable the corresponding panel:

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Interface Customization

You can resize the above mentioned panels using the handles between them:

2.2. Visual Hierarchy

Structure
The entire content of the Cinegy Archive database is represented for the user as a hierarchical directory structure of different
folders, containing various terminal objects. The entire database structure is stored on the Cinegy Archive database server.

The Root displays the list of top-level folders. Click the folder to go to its subfolders and objects. The breadcrumbs trail shows
the detailed folder path to the currently open folder. You can use the breadcrumbs trail to go to the previously opened folder or
back to the Root.

Folders

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The folders in the Cinegy Archive database are the containers for different terminal objects and
other folders, similar to a typical directory structure in Windows.

A Portfolio is a top-level folder.

This folder type is always present in the system. It may

contain other folders and objects.

The default public search folder is a special folder type

assigned to store search queries.

Cinegy Convert Job Folder

A Cinegy Convert job folder is a special folder type. Dedicated functions are predefined to enable automatic
processing of different job types.

Refer to the Cinegy Convert Manual for detailed information about creation, maintenance and use of
 Cinegy Convert job folders.

User-Defined Folder

Your system can be customized by the system administrator to hold additional types of folders, to suit the needs of your
production house. The most typical example would be "Production" or "Program". Typically, the hierarchy in the Cinegy
Archive database starts with Production folders. Cinegy Archive is usually preconfigured to contain the following folders:

A Production folder is a high-level folder; it can only be created in a Portfolio. Usually it contains a set of
Program folders.

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 A Program folder is usually located inside a Production folder, and is intended to hold assets related to one TV
program.

 Refer to the Cinegy Archive Manager Manual to learn how to create new folder types.

Terminal Objects
These are the objects in the tree that cannot contain further items. When activated, they are opened in a dedicated editor
window in Cinegy Workspace. For example, opening a Roll object launches the Roll window in a separate tab.

Roll

A Roll is a container for master clips. The Roll normally represents one ingest session, i.e. a tape, a file or a
piece of live ingest. A Roll may also contain subclips.

Double-clicking the icon opens the master bin window in a separate tab.
Search Folder
Placeholder MOG

A placeholder MOG is a special type of Roll with a predefined TV format, start timecode and duration. It is
used as a temporary substitution for source essence that has not yet been ingested.

ClipBin

A ClipBin is a container for user clips. It allows you to browse, collect, preview and clip up your material.

Double-clicking the icon opens the ClipBin window in a separate tab.

 Refer to the Working with Bins section to learn more about ClipBins.

Sequence

A Sequence is a Timeline project prepared in Cinegy Desktop. It can contain multiple clips with various
effects, audio tracks with volume control, etc.

 Refer to the Timeline section in the Cinegy Desktop Manual to learn more about working with Sequences.

 At this stage, Cinegy Workspace is not able to open Sequences, although displayed in the explorer tree.

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A DocumentBin contains documents (files) previously ingested in Cinegy Desktop. It provides a flexible
check-in and check-out mechanism, and keeps all the previous versions of the ingested documents.

Refer to the Working With DocumentBin article in the Cinegy Desktop Manual to learn about
 DocumentBins.

News Item

Standard Folder
A news item is an automatically created read-only object registered in Cinegy Archive and stored in the
news folder. Each news item contains a news header, abstract from the related html page containing the full
news story and a link to it.

Story

A Story is a project for the Cinegy Studio application. It can contain multiple clips, Sequences, graphics
objects, placeholders and written scripts. When double-clicked, it will be opened in the Story Editor window.

 Refer to the Working With Stories section in the Cinegy Desktop Manual for details.

 To learn about Cinegy Studio, refer to the Cinegy Studio Manual.

News Program

A News Program is a container for news Stories. It allows you to create, browse, collect, preview and rough
cut your Stories as well as create rundowns and templates for each date separately.

Refer to the News Program Manager section in the Cinegy Desktop Manual to learn more about working
 with News Programs.

Library

A Library is a special entry in the root of the tree. It is used to store corporate materials, for example,
corporate logo or countdowns.

In addition, it may contain any published materials that are permitted to be used within your organization without any need to
consult with the legal department.

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2.3. Working in Explorer
Opening and Closing Items
Double-click the folder to go to its contents. Double-click an item to open the corresponding bin window. Each bin window is
opened in a new tab. Tabs are displayed above the storyboard view panel.

Right-click the required object in the explorer tree to launch context menu. The list of commands depends on the database
item type.

Creating a New Item

Right-click the object in which you would like to create a new item. In the menu that appears, select the "New" command,
next select the database item to create inside the defined parent object from the submenu that appears:

Once selected, on the window that appears, specify the following parameters:

• New item – enter the name of a new database item. This field is mandatory.
• Select Media Group – select the media group type from the drop-down list: regular or archive. This field is mandatory.

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Portfolio

Press the "Create" button to create new database item or the "Close" button to discard changes:

 You can only create items inside non-terminal objects.

Renaming an Item

To rename the selected object, right-click it and then use the "Rename" command.

The following dialog box will appear:

Enter a new name and click "Rename" to apply the changes.

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  You can use any symbols, in any language, in item names.

Copying an Item
You can copy a terminal item in the tree to another location with the "Copy" and "Paste" commands.

1. Right-click the item you need to copy and choose the "Copy" context menu command.

2. Right-click the desired folder in the tree and choose the "Paste" context menu command.

The permission to create all types of objects, and sub-objects at the new location, is required to copy and
 paste an item.

Moving a Part of the Tree

You can move a part of the tree to a different location with the "Cut" and "Paste" commands.

1. Right-click the item you need to move and choose the "Cut" context menu command.

2. Right-click the desired folder in the tree and choose the "Paste" context menu command.

The permission to create all types of objects, at the new location and to delete them at the old location, is
 required in order to move the sub-tree.

Deleting an Item or a Part of the Tree

Right-click the item and choose the "Delete" context menu command. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion.

The permission to delete all types of objects in the selected folder, is required in order to delete an item or
 the sub-tree.

2.4. Information
It is possible to view Cinegy Workspace system information via the "Info" menu command.

Connection Info
To get the Cinegy Workspace client connection information, use the "Info" command from the menu on the main toolbar:

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This command opens the following window:

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This window contains useful information about the current user, such as the user and computer names, the Cinegy Archive
server and database in use, login time, and services versions.

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Chapter 3. Working with Bins
3.1. ClipBins and Rolls
There are two types of clip containers in the Cinegy Archive database: ClipBins and Rolls.

A Roll is a container for the original material - master clips. Every Roll represents one ingest session,
containing all the clips detected during the ingest process, as well as the "Entire Tape" object.

A Roll can be published, giving users access to the ingested material. When a Roll is published, a ClipBin is created,
displaying the entire clip content of the Roll.

A ClipBin is a container for user clips, or simply clips, which are references to master clips. Whenever a
metadata field is changed in the master clip, the changes will be propagated to all the corresponding clips.

 It is possible to use ClipBins to make multiple subclips.

Working with Bins

Creating a ClipBin

To create an empty ClipBin, right-click the corresponding folder and choose the "New" > "ClipBin" command from the folder
context menu in the explorer tree:

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You can populate an empty ClipBin by copying and pasting clips from Rolls and other ClipBins to serve your needs.

Opening a Bin

Double-click the corresponding Roll or ClipBin icon in the explorer window to open the required bin. By default, the bin will be
opened on the corresponding panel as a new tab:

To close the bin, click the "X" icon on the right of the relevant tab.

Bin Interface
The bin interface consists of three parts: the storyboard view, preview, and metadata:

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The tabs on the metadata panel group the metadata fields into several separate spreadsheets.

 The metadata panel displays the clip metadata for the selected clip.

Pagination

A bin can contain a number of clips inside. The contents of a bin are divided into pages and the number of clips displayed per
page is defined in the "Items per page" field.

Use the arrow buttons to go to the next/previous page.

Working with Tabs

There are several commands available to manage open tabs. They are available by right-clicking the corresponding tab.

Use the "Close Tabs to the right" command to close the tabs which were opened after the current one. The "Close other Tabs"
command will close all open tabs except the current one. Use the "Refresh" command to refresh the displayed container
content.

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Copying Clips
To copy clips and subclips between Bins, use the "Copy" context menu command or Ctrl+C shortcut. Then open the target
Bin in a new tab, right-click the tab name and use the "Paste to end" command from the context menu:

Deleting a Clip

To delete a clip, select it and choose the "Delete" command from its context menu.

 No video material is actually deleted; only the corresponding database node(s) will be marked as deleted.

If you fail to undo the deletion, ask your system administrator to recover the deleted object. Be aware that
 information on the person having deleted it and the time of deletion is available to the system administrator.

3.2. Previewing Clips

The player is designed to control the playback, view and navigate through video material.

The player consists of the following parts:

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Playing in Player
Double-click the clip you want to play back, it will be opened in the player:

Press the "Play/Pause" button (or use the Space shortcut) to play/stop the clip in the player.

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Playing Full-Screen

Press the "Full-screen" button (or use the F12 shortcut) to switch to full-screen mode. Hit the Esc key to return to
normal mode.

Working with Timecodes

Timecodes allow identification of the start and end of video files as well as individual frames. The End and Out events are
related to the end of the respective frame. All the other events Start, In, current time, etc. are at the beginning of the
respective frame.

If you mark the same frame as In and Out, the duration of the segment will be 1 frame. That is why if you navigate to the end
of a clip, the End mark is always displayed 1 frame greater than the current time.

The following timecodes are displayed in the player:

The current playback position.

The In-Out range.

The end timecode.

Playback Control with the Mouse

Play / Stop Button

Use the playback control panel located at the bottom of the player window to navigate through the material and control the
playback:

The "Play" button (or use the Space shortcut) to start the playback.

When the clip is being played, the "Pause" button replaces "Play" to suspend the playback.

Navigating through the Material

A slider below the player screen allows you to navigate to any desired clip position. You can view any frame of the material
by dragging the knob or by clicking to jump to any position on the slider:

Setting and Deleting Marks In/Out

Press the "Set Mark In" button on the left (or use the I shortcut) to set a mark In. Press the "Set Mark Out" button
on the right (or use the O shortcut) to set a mark Out.

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 To remove a mark In/Out, press the "Clear Mark In" button on the left and/or "Clear Mark Out" button on the right.
You can also use the D and F shortcuts respectively.

Alternatively, you can use the dedicated ruler to define the In-Out range:

Jumping to Events

You can use the "Event" buttons to move from one event to another. Events are the beginning and the end of a clip and the In
and Out points. Use:

Use the "Previous Event" button (or use the A shortcut) to jump to the previous event.

Use the "Next Event" button (or use the S shortcut) to jump to the next event.

Adjusting the Audio

The speaker button allows you to mute the sound or turn the sound on again for the media being played back.
When muted, the speaker is shown as .

3.3. Trimming Clips

Trimming a Clip
The player provides clip trimming functionality.

The In point represents the beginning of the In frame, and the Out point represents the end of the Out frame
 (or the beginning of the next frame).

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Setting the In Point

Press the "Mark In" button situated on the left of "Play/Pause" button (or use the I shortcut) to trim your clip from
the left.

To delete the In point, press the "Clear Mark In" button situated on the left of "Play/Pause" button. You can also use
the knob on the dedicated ruler to define the In point position.

Setting the Out Point

Press the "Mark Out" button situated on the right of "Play/Pause" button (or use the O shortcut) to trim your clip
from the right.

To delete the Out point, press the "Clear mark Out" button situated on the right of "Play/Pause" button. You can also
use the knob on the dedicated ruler to define the Out point position.

Creating a Subclip
When you mark a piece of footage with In and Out points, you can either save the entire clip along with the new boundaries,
or you can create a subclip based on the In and Out points you set, to break longer clips into smaller segments.

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 Press the "Make subclip" button on the player toolbar or use the C shortcut. The new subclip will be created in the
container currently open in a tab.

 In a Roll it is only possible to create subclips from the entire (not from subclips).

Each new subclip name will be equal to the name of the entire or parent clip, with the addition of the sequential number in
brackets to help identify clips in highly populated bins.

3.4. Metadata
Metadata Panel
Every node type in the Cinegy Archive database can be assigned to a separate set of metadata fields according to the user’s
needs. Currently it is only possible to edit metadata fields for nodes that contain clips (Rolls, ClipBins) and clips within Cinegy
Workspace. Metadata for the currently selected item is displayed on the metadata panel:

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The tabs group the metadata fields into several separate spreadsheets.

The read-only fields are marked with a sign and cannot be edited by the user.

Double-click the desired metadata field to edit it. The editing interface depends on the metadata field type. A dedicated
window is opened to allow text field editing:

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Chapter 4. Search
Use the Search box located on the top panel to perform a simple search:

Here enter your search request in the corresponding field:

Press the search icon button to locate the clips related to your search request. Alternatively, use the Enter button.

The search function searches for any Cinegy Archive objects that contain the search word(s) in the name
 and/or metadata.

The search results are displayed in a separate tab, the name of which corresponds to the search request. Results for each
search request are displayed in its corresponding tab.

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You can limit the number of search results to display per page by entering your value in the "Items per page" field. The
maximum number of results displayed per page is 50.

If the search finds more than one page of search results, use the "Previous" and "Next" buttons to
navigate through the pages in the corresponding search results window.

Double-click the container on the search results tab to open it in a dedicated tab.

To copy the selected item to other bins, use the "Copy" button from the right-click context menu.

To send the selected item to a job drop target, use the "Send to job drop target" button from the right-click context
menu.

4.1. Search Request Syntax

You can search for multiple words. If you enter several words separated by space, the operator AND is assumed.

The wildcard * is also allowed.

The following tables explain the search request syntax.

Expressions

Expression Description Example

any word All forms of that word man will find man and men
"string" The exact string "man@" will find man@
Any string of zero or more characters / words
man* will find man, many, manuscript, manner,
* according to the defined narrowing parameters
manual control, man of the year and so on

? Any single character ?ean will find Dean, Sean and so on

Any single character within the range [a-k] or [C-P]arsen will find Carsen, Larsen, Karsen and
[]
within the set [abcdef] so on
Any single character not within the range [^a- de[^l]* will find the words beginning with de
[^]
k] or the set [^abcdef] where the third letter is not l
"%exact phrase%" The exact word combination or phrase "%folder #1%" will find folder #1

If the "?" symbol is placed at the beginning or the end of the word, it is processed as the "*" wildcard, i.e.
 "?" will be substituted by one or more characters.

When using the expression with a range of symbols (written in square brackets) and performing a search
within some text rather than searching for a single word, add the "*" symbol at the beginning and the end
 of the search expression. For example, if you are searching within some text for the words starting with
any symbol of the [b-t] range and the second part of which is "end", use the following search expression:
*[b-t]end*.

When using the "%exact phrase%" expression please note that the search process may take a long time,
 especially in large databases.

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 The natural-language search is language dependent. Your MS SQL server must have the search engine for
 the language you are using, otherwise, the words will not be found.

Operators

Operator Shortcut Description Example

red monkey
Joe & Willy
AND & or space Logical AND
black AND white

Joe | Willy
OR | Logical OR purse OR life

Joe NOT Willy

NOT ~ Logical NOT ~fish&~meat

() Logical grouping (~red monkey) | (John Smith)

LIKE, NOT LIKE LK, NL Matching a specified pattern LIKE *land

Please note when using a NOT operator in your search query, the search process may take a long time,
 especially in large databases. It is recommended to avoid using the NOT operator, wherever possible.

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Chapter 5. Cinegy Convert Job Folders
5.1. General Concept
The Cinegy Convert job folder is a special type of folder in the Cinegy Archive database structure. Cinegy Convert uses
different types of job drop targets for automated exporting, importing, quality building and other specialized tasks.

Structurally, all job folders are located in the special folder named "Job Folders" displayed in the Cinegy Workspace explorer:

Each job folder contains a number of job drop targets and can be easily configured for particular purposes.

The nodes that have been inserted to the Cinegy Convert job drop targets for processing are read-only and
 cannot be edited or deleted.

5.2. Creating a Job

To create a new processing job, right-click the specified clip and select the "Send to job drop target" command from the
context menu:

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On the "Drop Folder" panel you can see the list of all jobs assigned for the particular job drop target:

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Chapter 6. Shortcuts
General

Ctrl+F4 Close the Cinegy Workspace tab in web browser

Ctrl+C Copy an item in the bin
Tab Highlight controls/fields on the Cinegy Workspace tab
Decrease/increase the scale on the Cinegy Workspace tab. You can also use the combination
Ctrl+- / Ctrl++
of the pressed mouse wheel and Ctrl for the same action.

Player Panel
Space Start playing. Hit Space again to toggle the playback
I Set up the In point
O Set up the Out point
C Create a subclip
D Delete the In point
F Delete the Out point
G Delete both In and Out points
A Jump to the previous event
S Jump to the next event
Home Takes you to the beginning of a clip
End Takes you to the end of a clip
Z Clip player opens in full-screen mode. Hit Z again to leave full-screen mode.
F12 Full-screen playback.
Left Arrow or 3 Move one frame backward
1 Move 10 frames backward
Right Arrow or 4 Move one frame forward
2 Move 10 frames forward
L Move forward through the footage at normal speed
J Move backward at normal speed
K Pause the shuttling
2 times L or J 2x normal speed
3 times L or J 3x normal speed
4 times L or J 5x normal speed
5 times L or J 8x normal speed
6 times L or J 12x normal speed
7 times L or J 16x normal speed
K+L Slow forward
J+K Slow backward

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