Abekas Diskus, Manual

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Page 2: ...Diskus Digital Disk Recorder Manual PN 9100 0217 02 Copyright December 1994 Revised March 1995 July 1995 September 1995 Abekas Video Systems Inc 101 Galveston Drive Redwood City California 94063 ...

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Page 8: ... U S dial 800 777 9787 Outside the U S please contact your nearest Abekas office or Distributor and ask for service or product support WARRANTY SERVICE Whether your equipment is in or out of warranty you can obtain parts by calling either your local Sales and Service office or Customer Service in Redwood City or Reading Exchange programs are available for circuit boards power supplies and other as...

Page 9: ...ing Started GUI Overview 2 1 Mouse Operations 2 2 Cursor Types 2 3 The GUI Windows 2 4 List Window 2 5 Transport Window 2 6 Menu Window 2 7 View Window 2 8 Numeric Window 2 9 Alphanumeric Window 2 10 Misc Keys Window 2 11 Basic Menu Operations 2 12 Basic Playback 2 14 Basic Recording 2 16 Diskus Technical Guide Table of Contents 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Table of Contents i ...

Page 10: ...w 3 1 Mouse Operations 3 2 Using The Cursor 3 4 Cursor Types 3 4 Default Cursor Setting 3 5 The Windows 3 6 Close Size Icons 3 6 Arranging Windows 3 6 Window Types 3 7 The Menus 3 21 Overview 3 21 Defaults 3 23 Timecode 3 28 Loop Segment 3 31 Segment List 3 34 Macro List 3 36 Macro Alias 3 39 Remote 1 3 42 Remote 2 3 44 Clip 3 46 Table of Contents Diskus Technical Guide ii Table of Contents 9100 0...

Page 11: ...ile Transfers 4 5 The rcp Command 4 5 Window Transfers 4 9 PCs and Macs 4 10 Telnet 4 10 File Transfers 4 11 The FTP Command 4 11 Ethernet Commands 4 16 Command Order 4 16 SuperUser Commands 4 17 SCSI Operations 4 78 Overview 4 78 Tape Drive Operation 4 79 Archiving Video on Tape 4 79 Recovering Video from Tape to Disk 4 80 Diskus Technical Guide Table of Contents 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Table of Cont...

Page 12: ...a Segment 5 8 Editing a Segment 5 10 Editing a Segment List 5 11 Using Ethernet with Segments 5 12 Loops 5 14 Creating a Loop 5 14 Diskus to Betacam Interface 5 17 Setup Procedure 5 17 Timecode 5 19 Drop Frame 5 21 SMPTE Timecode 5 22 Diskus Timecode 5 22 Timecode Trigger 5 23 RotoPhoto 5 25 Requirements for Using RotoPhoto 5 25 Installation 5 25 Table of Contents Diskus Technical Guide iv Table o...

Page 13: ...isk 5 30 Technical Data 5 31 DiskNet 5 32 Overview 5 32 Installation 5 32 Logging In 5 33 Control Panel 5 34 Disk Mode 5 34 Setting Inpoints 5 35 Transferring Files 5 35 Load Image 5 36 Dump Image 5 38 Specifying the Range of Files 5 39 Other Menu Functions 5 40 The Hosts File 5 41 VideoTools 5 43 Overview 5 43 Installing VideoTools 5 45 Requirements 5 45 Diskus Technical Guide Table of Contents 9...

Page 14: ... a Video Source 5 57 Recording Video On Diskus 5 57 Using Clips 5 57 Selecting and Playing an Existing Clip 5 58 Setting Up a New Clip 5 58 Viewing Video Stored On Diskus 5 62 Keyboard Shortcuts 5 65 Ending a Session 5 66 SCSI Target Mode 5 67 Command Set 5 67 Command Structure and Syntax 5 69 Typical Applications 5 74 SCSI Drivers 5 78 Command Details 5 79 Control Panel Overview 6 1 Function Keys...

Page 15: ...G 6 5 VAR 6 6 FRAME 6 6 STOP 6 7 Playback Control Keys 6 8 LOOP 6 8 MARK IN and OUT 6 8 Numeric Keypad 6 9 0 to 9 6 9 CLEAR 6 9 FIELD 6 9 GOTO 6 10 Key 6 10 DECIMAL POINT Key 6 10 MENU Key 6 11 ENTER Key 6 12 Control Knob 6 13 LCD Display 6 14 Diskus Technical Guide Table of Contents 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Table of Contents vii ...

Page 16: ...ons 7 5 Timecode 7 5 Unpacking 7 7 Assembling the Main Chassis 7 7 Desktop Systems 7 8 Tower Systems 7 10 Rack Mount Systems 7 12 Power Connection 7 15 Control Panel Power Optional 7 16 Connecting Diskus 7 17 Video Connections 7 17 Inputs 7 17 Outputs 7 18 System Reference 7 18 Menu Monitor 7 19 General 7 19 Table of Contents Diskus Technical Guide viii Table of Contents 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 17: ...up Messages 7 33 Using the GUI Interface 7 33 Engineering Menus 7 35 States 7 35 Engineering 7 37 Remote 1 7 40 Remote 2 7 42 Analog I O Option 7 44 Ethernet Setup 7 46 Overview 7 46 Thicknet 7 47 Thinnet 7 48 Twisted Pair 7 49 Diskus as an Ethernet Device 7 50 Addressing 7 51 Ethernet Address 7 51 IP Internet Protocol Address and Name 7 52 Diskus Technical Guide Table of Contents 9100 0217 02 SEP...

Page 18: ... 66 FTP Commands 7 66 YUV File Transfers 7 67 RGB File Transfers 7 69 SCSI Introduction 7 71 Overview 7 71 SCSI Benefits 7 71 General SCSI 1 Specifications 7 71 Single Ended vs Differential SCSI 7 72 Asynchronous vs Synchronous 7 73 Installation Notes 7 73 SCSI 2 7 74 Command Queuing and the CCS 7 74 Fast SCSI 7 74 Wide SCSI 7 74 SCSI Commands 7 75 SCSI File Transfer and Remote Control 7 75 Table ...

Page 19: ...nalog Input Output Option 8 8 Introduction 8 8 Analog Component Inputs 8 8 Composite and S Video Outputs 8 8 Configuring the Analog I O Board 8 9 Installing the Analog I O Board 8 11 Differential SCSI I O Option 8 13 Introduction 8 13 Installing the Differential SCSI I O Board 8 15 Switches Indicators Overview 9 1 First Birthday 9 4 Connectors Overview 10 1 Connectors 10 2 Diskus Technical Guide T...

Page 20: ...s 12 2 Window Spec 12 3 Fields and Frames 12 4 Field Dominance 12 5 CCIR 601 YUV Summary 12 6 Matrices 12 6 4 2 2 Sampling 12 6 Data 12 6 Tar Command Format 12 9 10 Bit Ethernet SCSI File Format 12 10 Conversion Programs 12 11 RGB YUV 12 11 YUV RGB 12 14 Example Programs 12 16 demo c 12 17 mycp c 12 20 Table of Contents Diskus Technical Guide xii Table of Contents 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 21: ...Programs for RSH and RCP Commands 12 27 RSH Command 12 27 RCP Command 12 35 Index Diskus Technical Guide Table of Contents 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Table of Contents xiii ...

Page 22: ...version also offers the option of 4 2 2 4 or 4 4 4 recording and playback A standard Diskus has a single input that accepts 10 bit CCIR 601 656 4 2 2 serial video on a BNC connector Three outputs provide one 4 2 2 serial digital and two analog feeds one RGB and one YUV also known as color difference or Y R Y B Y A single option provides a menu selectable analog RGB or YUV input one analog composit...

Page 23: ... 24 bit uncompressed Targa file formats The Ethernet interface supports TCP IP rcp rlogin rsh ftp and telnet The SCSI port supports SCSI 1 SCSI 2 and fast and wide SCSI 2 SCSI transfers can be asynchronous or synchronous single ended or differential The illustration below shows the options you haveforintegrating Diskus into your graphics or edit suite Transmission Ctl Protocol Internet Protocol Te...

Page 24: ...ferent Diskus chassis configurations available desktop rack and tower as shown in the illustration below D I S K U S Diskus Chassis Configurations Diskus Operations System Description 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Introduction 1 3 ...

Page 25: ...rface It also discusses the information in this manual and how to get the most out of it Getting Started Be sure to read this section before you begin using Diskus It covers basic mouse and GUI operations and provides step by step instructions for performing everyday tasks User Interface Menus See this section for more details on the GUI and for a discussion of each menu and its controls Ethernet ...

Page 26: ...s system It outlines pre installation checks Main Chassis trim installation and the steps for physically installing the Diskus Other technical information such as accessing the hidden menus setting a SCSI address and setting up Ethernet connections are also included Chassis See this section for information on the chassis cooling requirements its dimensions and disassembly instructions Switches Ind...

Page 27: ...GUI items appear capitalized the Transport window Button labels in the GUI appear in capitalized bold text the Play Forward button Control Panel buttons are called keys throughout this manual to avoid confusion with the GUI buttons Control Panel keys appear in the text in upper case bold type the REC button Manual Conventions Diskus Operations 1 6 Introduction 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 28: ...he GUI from the outputs when you put Diskus into play or record mode This prevents recording the GUI if the main output is the same as the GUI output Status Monitor screen area Defaults Menu Window Timecode View Window Name Input Interp Frame Mode Record Len Freeze Control Preview Play Defaults Ref Source Untitled serial 25 Off All Auto frame Off Free No C 0 7 9 8 1 3 2 103245 4 6 5 OK 00 00 04 12...

Page 29: ... comes in two shapes each is responsible for different control functions Therearea couple ofdifferenttypes ofwindows All thewindows of the same type behave the same way Two control icons in the windows let you close or resize the window Some window types have both control icons some just one and some neither About the GUI Interface Diskus Operations 1 8 Introduction 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 30: ...rol for Abekas disk recorders the GUI You can use the GUI on the serial digital output the analog outputs or both at the same time As shipped from the factory the GUI appears on the analog outputs Thereis a menu item you can selectto automaticallyclear the GUI from the outputs when you put Diskus into record or play mode This prevents recording the GUI if the main output is the same as the GUI out...

Page 31: ...se Press Move the cursor to the item then press and hold the mouse button without moving the mouse Drag Move the cursor tothe item pressand holdthemouse button then move the mouse Choose Choose itemsout oftheList window Tochoose an item press and hold the left mouse button then drag the cursor over the item in the List window A highlight bar indicates the current item When you release the mouse bu...

Page 32: ...ears only when you press the right mouse button If you press the right mouse button while the cursor is over a window the hand cursor lets you drag the window on the screen If you press the right mouse button outside any open windows you can use the hand cursor to shuttle the disk by dragging the mouse right and left Point cursor left mouse button Hand cursor right mouse button The GUI Cursor Type...

Page 33: ...nd partial view The partial view shows only the settings for the parameters not their labels Close and size icons appear only if they apply to the window There are seven types of Diskus GUI windows List Window Transport Window Menu Window View Window Numeric Window Alphanumeric Window Misc Keys Window Window Close icon Size icon The Window Control Icons GUI Overview Diskus Operations 2 4 Getting S...

Page 34: ...wn and moves to or near the top of the list When you reach the bottom of the list disappears from the bottom List windows have neither close nor size icons since they disappear when you release the mouse button The Primary List window shown below is the one that appears when you first use the GUI It only appears while you press the left mouse button when the cursor is outside of any open windows L...

Page 35: ...opens Disk Define List Slider Bar Record Timecode Frames opens Numeric window 00 00 19 26 In Slider Input Go To Beginning Jog Backward Play Backward Stop Play Forward Jog Forward Go To End Disk Rec Var Fz Fm Paul3 Freeze Frame Variable Speed button Disk Mode opens Disk Mode List Partial view Full view The Transport Window GUI Overview Diskus Operations 2 6 Getting Started 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 36: ... some of Diskus default settings All Menu windows have both the close and size icons Click on the size icon to toggle between the full and partial views Name Input Interp Frame Mode Record Len Freeze Control Preview Play Defaults Ref Source Untitled serial 25 Off All Auto frame Off Free Untitled serial 25 Off All Auto frame Off Free Close icon Size icon Menu label Parameter labels Parameter settin...

Page 37: ... the same information An example is the Timecode View window shown below which displays the current disk position instandard8 digittimecode The Frame View window displays the current disk position in frames View windows have a close icon but no size icon since there is no partial view option 00 00 04 12 Timecode View window Close icon 256 Frame View window View Window Examples GUI Overview Diskus ...

Page 38: ...Numeric windows have other buttons that clear parameter settings to zero etc Numeric windows have neither a close nor a size icon You can close these windows by clicking on the No or OK button No C 0 7 9 8 1 3 2 103245 4 6 5 OK Keypad register Clear button delete all Field button Delete button backspace OK button accept close No button cancel close Numeric Window Example Diskus Operations GUI Over...

Page 39: ...ose the window Alphanumeric windows have neither a close nor a size icon You can close these windows by clicking on the No or OK button N C 9 5 6 7 X Z 1 3 2 A D S Q F R E W 8 0 L O P V M B G J H T K I U Y OK 4 Name Register area Delete button backspace Upper Lower Case button No button cancel close OK button accept close Space Bar button No Alphanumeric Window Example GUI Overview Diskus Operatio...

Page 40: ...de by clicking on Clip Seg or Loop Access this window from the Primary List window The Misc Keys window has both the close and size icons F1 F2 F3 F4 F1 F2 F3 F4 Clip Seg Loop Full view Partial view Function buttons Disk Mode buttons The Misc Keys Window Diskus Operations GUI Overview 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Getting Started 2 11 ...

Page 41: ...release the mouse button A menu has two columns The parameter labels are on the left their current settings on the right The close icon is in the top left corner the size icon is in the top right corner Clicking the size icon toggles between full and partial window view The partial view shows only the settings for the parameters not their labels Name Input Interp Frame Mode Record Len Freeze Contr...

Page 42: ...ear or Delete button Delete backspaces with delete through the keypad register Click OK to accept the value entered in the keypad This closes the Numeric window and enters the value in the Record Len setting To exit the Numeric window without altering any values click on the No button This closes the window without changing the record length No C 0 7 9 8 1 3 2 103245 4 6 5 OK Keypad register Clear...

Page 43: ...ck on the Stop button in the Transport window STEP 4 Cue the disk to the start point for playback There are two ways to do this 1 Use the hand cursor move the cursor outside any open windows and press the right mouse button The disk shuttles back and forth as you drag the mouse left and right 2 Use the point cursor in the window left mouse button to drag the slider in the Transport window The disk...

Page 44: ...or frames and clickOK Thenumber youenter is in frames or timecode depending on the display currently in use To change the display type see the Timecode menu Diskus instantly moves to the position entered Click on the Go To Beginning or Go To End buttons to move the disk to its start or end Diskus Operations Basic Playback 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Getting Started 2 15 ...

Page 45: ...lease the mouse button The Menu window appears B Open the Defaults menu by pressing the Menu Label button to open the Menu List ChooseDefaultsfrom the list C Click on the Input parameter setting to open the Input List By default it is set to the Serial input With the input analog option board installed you can also select the YUV or RGB input D To see the input video click on the In button in the ...

Page 46: ...visible open the Transport window Move the cursor outside any open windows and press the left mouse button This brings up the List window Drag the highlight to the Transport item then release the mouse button The Transport window appears 00 00 19 26 In Disk Rec Var Fz Fm Paul3 Name opens Disk Define List Slider Bar Record Timecode Frames opens Numeric window Slider Disk Mode opens Disk Mode List I...

Page 47: ... can also set a record length in the Defaults menu Press the Menu Label button in the Menu window and select Defaults Click on the Record Len setting in the right column This opens a Numeric window Enter 5 with the number buttons and click OK Close the menu by clicking on the close icon in the top left corner of the Menu window NOTE If you set zero as the record length Diskus records until you cli...

Page 48: ...ght it STEP 7 Start recording Click on the Play Forward button The Rec button remains highlighted and the Play Forward button turns red STEP 8 Let Diskus record the five frames The slider at the top of the Transport window moves from the start point toward the end point on the slider bar Also note that the Timecode Frames button in the Transport window updates to show the current disk position Whe...

Page 49: ... appears If a menu other than the Ethernet menu appears press the Menu Label button to open the Menu List Choose Ethernet from the list The host name and IP address appear in the menu Note the address and name STEP 2 rlogin to Diskus from the workstation as guest A Open a window on the workstation Confirm that you are logged into the workstation as guest with the whoami command At the prompt type ...

Page 50: ...ent directory on the workstation enter this command at the workstation prompt rcp diskus 100 frame yuv NOTE You must have write permission for the current workstation directory This copies frame 100 to the file frame yuv The yuv file name extension is not required but you may want to use it to help with file management If you do not specify an extension on the frame number 100 yuv the file copies ...

Page 51: ...not required but you may want to use it for file management NOTE To preserve the RGB format the Diskus frame location must be followed by rgb To copy an RGB file to a Diskus frame enter this command at the workstation prompt rcp frame rgb diskus 101 rgb This copies the file frame rgb to frame 101 Note that to preserve the RGB format the Diskus frame location must be followed by rgb Ethernet Diskus...

Page 52: ...et menu by moving the cursor outside any open windows then press the left mouse button This brings up the List window Drag thehighlight to the Menus item then release the mouse button The Menu window appears If a menu other than the Ethernet menu appears press the Menu Label button to open the Menu List Choose Ethernet from the list The host name and IP address appear in the menu Note the address ...

Page 53: ... example login Enter the text in bold type login guest Abekas A6100 1 0b9 Thu Nov 10 21 49 52 GMT 1994 guest diskus STEP 3 Test the remote commands At the guest diskus prompt typeplay Diskusshould the begin playing thedisk Typestoptostop playback See Section 4 Ethernet SCSI for other commands STEP 4 Log out of Diskus At the guest diskus prompt type logout This returns you to the prompt Ethernet Di...

Page 54: ... with your computer for details on starting an FTP session Here is an example Enter the text in bold type ftp diskus 220 diskus FTP server Abekas A6100 1 0 ready user guest 331 Password required for guest press return here 230 User guest logged in STEP 2 Transfer a file from Diskus to your computer Here is an example transfer Enter the text in bold get 5 yuvtestfile get yuv frame 5 and name it yuv...

Page 55: ...le 6 put yuv file yuvtestfile to frame 6 200 PORT command successful 150 Data connection for 6 192 9 200 222 50384 699840 699840 bytes sent 226 Transfer complete The transfer is now complete STEP 4 Exit the FTP session Type quit to exit the session Ethernet Diskus Operations 2 26 Getting Started 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 56: ...ord required for guest pressreturn here 230 User guest logged in binary sets type to binary for rgb file transfers 200 Type set to I STEP 2 Transfer a file from Diskus to your computer Here is an example transfer Enter the text in bold get 6 rgb rgbtestfile get rgb frame 6 and name it rgbtestfile 200 PORT command successful 150 Data connection for 6 rgb 192 9 200 222 50382 1049760 bytes 423136 byt...

Page 57: ...ile rgbtestfile to frame 7 200 PORT command successful 150 Data connection for 7 rgb 192 9 200 222 50381 1000000 1049760 bytes sent 1049760 1049760 bytes sent 226 Transfer complete The transfer is now complete STEP 4 Exit the FTP session Type quit to exit the session Ethernet Diskus Operations 2 28 Getting Started 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 58: ... item lets you set Diskus to automatically clear the GUI from the outputs when in play or record mode This prevents recording the GUI if the main output is the same as the GUI output The GUI consists of windows superimposed over the video output You use a mouse to move a cursor around the screen and select GUI elements with the mouse buttons The cursor has two shapes each is responsible for differ...

Page 59: ...hen press and hold the left mouse button without moving the mouse Click Move the cursor to the item then press and release the left mouse button without moving the mouse Drag Move the cursor to the item press and hold the right mouse button then move the mouse The GUI Diskus Operations 3 2 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 60: ...es the current item When you release the mouse button the highlighted item is selected Slide Sliding is very similar to dragging but refers to using the slider bar in the Transport window Move the cursor over the slider then hold the left mouse button down and drag it sideways along the bar Diskus Operations The GUI 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 3 ...

Page 61: ... GUI items and elements and works with the left mouse button Hand Cursor This cursor appears only when you press the right mouse button If you press the right mouse button while the cursor is over a window the hand cursor lets you drag the window on the screen If you press the right mouse button outside any open windows you can use the hand cursor to shuttle the disk by dragging the mouse left and...

Page 62: ...ou are not using the GUI When you first power up Diskus the point cursor is just off the left side of the status monitor Moving the mouse to the right brings the cursor into view Status monitor screen area Menu control window area Cursor startup position The Default Cursor Position Diskus Operations The GUI 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 5 ...

Page 63: ...w Arranging Windows You can have several windows open at the same time If there is a window over the one you want to see you have three ways to bring the window you want to the top Close the window you do not want by clicking on its close button Drag the windows to bring the window you want into view Use the hand cursor with the right mouse button to drag windows Bringthe windowyouwant tothe top b...

Page 64: ...ms than fit in the window Highlighting scrolls the list down and moves to or near the top of the list When you reach the bottom of the list disappears from the bottom ThePrimaryList window shown below appears when youpress the left mouse button when the cursor is outside of any open windows List items Menus Timecode ipVITC ipLTC Transport Misc Keys The Primary List Window List Window Transport Win...

Page 65: ...window as follows The Slider Bar represents the entire disk length The slider in the bar indicates the current disk position You can shuttle the disk by dragging the slider right and left Name opens Disk Define List Slider Bar Record Timecode Frames opens Numeric window 00 00 19 26 In Slider Input Go To Beginning Jog Backward Play Backward Stop Play Forward Jog Forward Go To End Disk Rec Var Fz Fm...

Page 66: ... segment list defined youcannot put Diskus into segment mode Loop Choose Loop to display it in the Disk Mode button Click on the button to enable loop playback mode when you click Play Diskus plays back the current loop as defined in the Loop menu NOTE The loop in and out points default to the last in and out points recalled i e recalling a clip forces the loop in and out points to match the clip ...

Page 67: ...mode this item displays the segment list name Press this button to open the Disk Define List The list items are as follows New Clip Choose this item to bring up the Clip Define menu This menu lets you specify a new clip with in and out points and a name The clip s name will appear at the end of the Disk Define List See Section 5 Applications for more information on clips Out In 310 Define Mark Out...

Page 68: ...ecifya new segment with in and out points See Section 5 Applications for more information on segments Whole Disk Not currently implemented Out In 226 Define Mark Out 47 Mark In Seg Define The Segment Define Menu Diskus Operations The GUI 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 11 ...

Page 69: ...ecode depending on the display type selected in the Timecode menu When you click on OK in the Numeric window Diskus instantly moves to the entered disk position Click the In button to toggle between the video feeding the selected input in the Defaults menu and the off disk video Click the Fz button to freeze Diskus output Enabling freeze mode writes a frame of video into the framestore and this be...

Page 70: ...lay the disk forward from the current point Click on Stop to stop playing back the disk Use the Fm button to enable frame mode In this mode Diskus plays back full frames in jog and variable speed playback modes You can set the mode for frame playback frame auto or film in the Defaultsmenu See the discussionof the Defaults menu later in this section 00 00 19 26 In Disk Rec Var Fz Fm Paul3 Name open...

Page 71: ...Moving the slider past the right endstop changes the range to 2 8 Moving past the right endstop again makes the range 8 50 Moving the slider past the left endstop moves back through the ranges Click on the Var button to bring up another slider bar and the range labels Click on the Variable Speed Value label to bring up the Numeric window Enter a speed with the buttons then click OK The current var...

Page 72: ... All Menu windows have both the close and size icons Click on the size icon to toggle between the full and partial views The partial view shows only the settings for the parameters not their labels Click on the close icon to close the Menu window Name Input Interp Frame Mode Record Len Freeze Control Preview Play Defaults Ref Source Untitled serial 25 Off All Auto frame Off Free Untitled serial 25...

Page 73: ...u enter values or names See the following pages for a description of the Numeric and Alphanumeric windows A parameter setting in parentheses is selected but not currently active For example the Input parameter setting may read Serial to indicate the serial input is selected but is not active if you are looking at theoff disk video Highlight In in the Transport window and the Input setting in the m...

Page 74: ...de The Frame View window displays the current disk position in frames Select a View window from the Primary List window to open it The current View window choices as set in the Timecode menu appear belowMenuand Transport inthe Primary List window The most commonly used displays are Frames Timecode VTR VITC ipLTC and ipVITC View windows have a close icon but no size icon since there is no partial v...

Page 75: ...bersfrom theregister You can sign entries with the and buttons The button lets you indicate field 2 of a frame To move the disk to the second field of frame 5 for example enter 5 Click OK to accept the value in the numeric keypad and close the Numeric window This enters the value in the parameter setting you opened Click No to close the window without changing the setting s value No C 0 7 9 8 1 3 ...

Page 76: ...ter To enter upper case characters click on the Upper Lower Case button to highlight it While it is highlighted the characters you enter are upper case Click OK to accept the name in the keypad area and close the Alphanumeric window This enters the name in the parameter setting you opened Click No to close the window without changing the setting N C 9 5 6 7 X Z 1 3 2 A D S Q F R E W 8 0 L O P V M ...

Page 77: ...he macro to the function button chosen The Macro Alias menu displays the currently selected macro for each function button To select and enable a disk mode without changing to the Transport window see the Transport window description in this section for details on the disk modes click on one of the Disk Mode buttons The button becomes highlighted when chosen The Transport window displays the curre...

Page 78: ...e menus press the Menu Label button to bring up the Menu List Drag the highlight in the list and release the mouse button to bring up a new menu NOTE There are some hidden engineering menus that are not used for normal operation See the installation information in the Technical section for details on enabling and using the hidden menus Pattern Ethernet Archive Remote 2 Defaults Clip Status Remote ...

Page 79: ... of a List window by dragging the highlight through the list Releasing the mouse button selects the current highlighted item Numeric and Alphanumeric windows let you enter values or names See the first part of this section for a description of the Numeric and Alphanumeric windows A parameter setting in parentheses is selected but notcurrently active For example the Input parameter setting may read...

Page 80: ...rame Mode Record Len Freeze Control Preview Play Defaults Ref Source Untitled Serial 00 00 00 00 Off All Frame Field 1 Off Free Untitled Serial 00 00 00 00 Off All Frame Field 1 Off Free Defaults The Defaults Menu Diskus Operations The Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 23 ...

Page 81: ...g reads Free Inp Frame Mode Frame Diskus playsback twofieldsasa frame and keeps the fields aligned as they were when you select Fm in the Transport window With playback speeds other than normal Diskus selects field 1 and field 2 pairs as needed When jogging or using the optional Control Panel Control Knob the disk moves a frame at a time The interpolator function has no effect in frame mode Auto S...

Page 82: ...e Fm button in the Transport window is not enabled Freeze Field 1 Diskus outputisfield1ofthecurrentframe when Fz is enabled in the Transport window Field 2 Diskus outputisfield2ofthecurrentframe when Fz is enabled in the Transport window Frame Diskus output is the current frame when Fz is enabled in the Transport window NOTE Freeze appears when the Fz button in the Transport window is not enabled ...

Page 83: ...l methods Gui Diskus only responds to a mouse connected to the MOUSE connector on the back of the Main Chassis Rem 1 Diskus only responds to a remote controllerconnectedtotheREM1IN OUT connector on the back of the Main Chassis Rem 2 Diskus only responds to a remote controller connected to the REM 2 LINC connector on the back of the Main Chassis Ethernet Diskus only responds to control via the ETHE...

Page 84: ...lay type selected in the Timecode menu After recording this length Diskus automatically stops If you enter 0 as the record length Diskus records to the end of the disk or you until you press Stop It is recommended you enter 1 frame as a default record length Name Alpha Not currently implemented NOTE The Clips parameter in the Engineering menu must be On for the Name parameter to be shown Preview P...

Page 85: ...with the Window1 Window 2 andWindow 3 settings Once enabled you can use the Primary List window to display these windows Time Disp Window 3 Window 1 Window 2 Trig Source Timecode Offset Frames ipLTC Timecode ipVITC ipLTC 0 Frames Trig Time 0 0 ipLTC Timecode ipVITC ipLTC 0 Timecode Drop Frame On On The Timecode Menu The Menus Diskus Operations 3 28 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 86: ...erisk follows the timecode or frame number it indicates Diskus is on field 2 of a frame When there is no asterisk Diskus is on field 1 Offset Numeric Timecode offset added to any timecode display in the GUI this effectively offsets the start of disk time from 00 00 00 00 Window 1 Off View window 1 disabled The line used to open this window does not appear in the Primary List window Play Not curren...

Page 87: ...trigger mode ipLTC Selects the LTC input port as the source for the trigger signal ipVITC Selects the serial video input port as the source for the trigger signal Trig Time Numeric When you select the trigger source the timecode number entered here determines when the trigger event occurs See the Trigger parameter in the Macro Alias menu for choices NOTE The following parameter only appears on uni...

Page 88: ...ers or you can jog the disk and mark the points You can adjust the out point value by one field to ensure the loop maintains the proper 1 2 field sequence The Loop menu switches to the Segment menu when you enable segment playback mode in the Transport window It also switches when you enter a number in the Loop menu Number parameter setting You can edit segment parameters in the Segment menu Numbe...

Page 89: ...he out point it plays backward from the out point toward the in point Count Numeric Repeat Sets the number of times the loop repeats To set the loop to play continuously press theRepeat button inthe Numeric window or enter 0 or 0 in the Count setting In Numeric Goto Mark Sets the in point for the loop in timecode or frames depending on the display type set in the Timecode menu Out Numeric Goto Mar...

Page 90: ...in the Timecode menu NOTE Though a Numeric window appears when you clickon this setting youcannotchange it except by altering the loop in and out points Speed Numeric Sets the playback speed for the loop in the range 0 000 to 50 00 times normal Event Numeric Not currently implemented Diskus Operations The Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 33 ...

Page 91: ...so that the segments play back in a set order each at different speeds forward or reverse looping any number of times Segments can also overlap each other Seg List Number Name Seg List Insert Segment Mylist Delete 4 7 0 46 456 906 125 786 157 568 104 316 end 212 425 590 915 Mylist Delete 4 7 0 46 456 906 125 786 157 568 104 316 end 212 425 590 915 500 837 500 837 The Segment List Menu The Menus Di...

Page 92: ...t Segment Numeric Selects a segment from the current list for inserting or deleting The selected segment appears with a Insert Click this button to insert a new segment before the marked segment Delete Click this button to delete the marked segment and leave the mark on the next segment Diskus Operations The Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 35 ...

Page 93: ...ere are more steps in the step list than fit in the display clicking on a step near the top or bottom moves the displayed section around the selected step The Menu Label button changes to Macro Learn when Diskus is in the learn mode Number Insert Step Name Macro List Macro List Delete turn on F3 turn off F2 turn off GPI1 assign GPI1 15 record 1 turn on GPI1 2 end pin 2field 14 Delete turn on F3 tu...

Page 94: ...efieldforward from the current disk location Also GPI output 1 is turned on before recording and turned off after recording Record Frame Macro to record a single frame forward from the current disk location Also GPI output 1 is turned on before recording and turned off after recording Chassis 1 Macro to select control of Chassis 1 Chassis 2 Macro to select control of Chassis 2 Chassis 3 Macro to s...

Page 95: ...ro above Start 2 2 Sets up a frame for frame telecine transfer using the Record Frame macro GPI Disable Removes macros from GPI 1 and turns off the function key lights NOTE Any user defined macros appear at the bottom of this list Name Alpha Names the current macro Step Numeric Selects the current macro step for inserting or deleting The current step appears with a Insert Insertsa macro stepbefore...

Page 96: ... It receives an input trigger You can assign any system or user macro to run when Diskus receives one of these inputs The Trig Time setting in the Timecode menu controls the action of the trigger function Macro Alias None Freeze None None Unfreeze Play Forward None None Freeze None None None Unfreeze Play Forward None Chassis 1 F1 GPI1 F3 GPI3 F4 GPI2 Trigger Macro Alias F2 GPI4 Chassis 1 None The...

Page 97: ...ed to the function key Chassis 2 Chassis 2 macro assigned to the function key Chassis 3 Chassis 3 macro assigned to the function key Chassis 4 Chassis 4 macro assigned to the function key Release kbd Release Keyboard macro assigned to the function key Freeze Freeze macro assigned to the function key Unfreeze Unfreeze macro assigned to the function key Pin 2field Pin 2field macro assigned to the fu...

Page 98: ...tothe functionkey GPI Disable GPI Disable macro assigned to the function key NOTE Any user defined macros appear at the bottom of this list GPI1 GPI4 See F1 F4 See F1 F4 Trigger See F1 F4 See F1 F4 Diskus Operations The Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 41 ...

Page 99: ...protocol and configuration for the remote port REM 1 IN OUT Protocol Edit Field Proc Delay Address Sony 1 Off F 1 Sony 1 Off F 1 Remote 1 Remote 1 The Remote 1 Menu The Menus Diskus Operations 3 42 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 100: ...ly implemented Edit Field Either Field dominance set to allow edits at either the beginning of field 1 or field 2 as controlled by an external editor F1 Field dominance set to allow edits at the beginning of field 1 only F2 Field dominance set to allow edits at the beginning of field 2 only Proc Delay Off Processor delay disabled On Adds a one frame offset to compensate for external processors Dis...

Page 101: ...u set the protocol and configuration for the remote port REM 2 LINC Protocol Edit Field Address Sony 1 F 1 Sony 1 F 1 Remote 2 Remote 2 The Remote 2 Menu The Menus Diskus Operations 3 44 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 102: ...t to LINC protocol Address Numeric Not currently implemented Edit Field Either Field dominance set to allow edits at either the beginning of field 1 or field 2 as controlled by an external editor F1 Field dominance set to allow edits at the beginning of field 1 only F2 Field dominance set to allow edits at the beginning of field 2 only Diskus Operations The Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface...

Page 103: ... NOTE The Clips parameter in the Engineering menu must be On for the Clip menu to be shown 0 Off 899 200 Off Free None Out Mode Offset Number Name In 0 Off 899 200 Off Free None Record Lock Clip Clip The Clip Menu The Menus Diskus Operations 3 46 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 104: ...ic In point for the current clip Out Numeric Out point for the current clip Mode Off Clip playback mode matches the frame mode setting in the Defaults menu Field Forces clip playback in field mode Frame Forces clip playback in frame mode Auto Forces clip playback in auto mode Film Forces clip playback in film mode Offset Numeric Offset added to the timecode Diskus Operations The Menus 9100 0217 02...

Page 105: ... Option parameter label and appropriate settings appear belowPedestal 525 Analog OK 1 0 1 0 None 6 On TV Lines Menu on O P Drive Main Keybd Vers SCSI Reset SCSI Addr Vers Pedestal 525 OK 1 0 1 0 None 6 Analog On Status Status The Status Menu The Menus Diskus Operations 3 48 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 106: ...ssis DIP switchposition 7 isinanalog up position If chassis DIP switch position 7 is on down the default setting is Menu on O P Digital Menu is on the serial digital output only Both D Menus are on both analog and serial digital outputs The D indicates the chassis DIP switch position 7 is in digital down position Drive 1 OK Hard disk drive 1 status is OK BAD Hard disk drive 1 status is bad Drive 2...

Page 107: ...cted 0 0 appears SCSI Reset None Performs a reset of the SCSI bus SCSI Addr Numeric SCSI address of Diskus The default SCSI address for Diskus is 6 Pedestal Off Normal operating mode the analog outputs do not have pedestal setup On The analog outputs have pedestal setup The Menus Diskus Operations 3 50 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 108: ...ive This menu sets parameters for archiving video from Diskus to an external device such as a tape drive None None The Archive Menu Diskus Operations The Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 51 ...

Page 109: ...s finds an active SCSI device during a scan The setting is labeled Ready Click on it to start the function selected in Mode A partial list of settings follows Ready The archive device is ready to perform the function selected in Mode Scan The archive device is scanning for the in point location Rewind The archive device is rewinding to the beginning of the tape Format Tar Selects10 bit Tar Tape AR...

Page 110: ... frames depending on the display type set in the Timecode menu Length Numeric Shows the calculated archive material length Mode Backup Video to be archived from Diskus Append Video to be archived from Diskus starting at the position entered above This only applies to A60 format Restore Video to be restored to Diskus Browse You can view individual frames from the archive device based on the in and ...

Page 111: ... the host Diskus name and I P address Ethernet 192 92 109 57 00 00 76 61 00 31 IP Address Ethernet 192 92 109 57 00 00 76 61 00 31 Untitled Untitled Name The Ethernet Menu The Menus Diskus Operations 3 54 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 112: ... this number See Section 4 Ethernet SCSI for more information on Ethernet addresses I P Numeric User defined Internet Protocol address This is set by Abekas at the factory to 192 92 109 57 but you can change it per your local network administrator See Section 4 Ethernet SCSI for more information on Internetprotocol addresses Diskus Operations The Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 55...

Page 113: ...for trouble shooting and assisting in general system setup You can record these patterns to Diskus as described in Section 2 Getting Started Bars100 Write Pattern Bars100 Write Pattern Pattern The Pattern Menu The Menus Diskus Operations 3 56 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 114: ...100 blue Red 100 red Magenta 100 magenta Green 100 green Cyan 100 cyan Yellow 100 yellow White 100 white BW Ramp Full range monochrome ramp YUV Ramp CombinedrampofY U andVsignals each from minimum to maximum levels BW Field One field of white one field of black Background Full field ramped color background YUV Lines Individual vertical Y U and V lines Write Click this button to write the selected ...

Page 115: ...ton Bottom Left Selects the bottom left corner color for adjustment with the RGB Color button Bottom Right Selects the bottom right corner color for adjustment with the RGB Color button RGB Color Numeric Displays the color for the corner selected in the Corner setting The color is described withtwodigitsforred twodigitsfor green and two digits for blue Each pair ranges from 00 to FF hex NOTE If a ...

Page 116: ...ut for sync NOTE The composite output is delayed by approximately 4 µs when compared to the RGB YUV outputs on Y G 0 Input Syncs on Y G I P Fine 0 Analog I O Analog I O The Analog I O Menu Diskus Operations The Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 User Interface Menus 3 59 ...

Page 117: ...s sync on the Y G connector Ext Diskus expects sync on the EXT SYNC IN connector I P Fine Numeric Fine horizontal output video phase timing in approximately 4 6 ns steps Range is from 4 to 3 The Menus Diskus Operations 3 60 User Interface Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 118: ...er animation sequences or rendered images In addition there are no preroll problems like those associated with single frame edits using a VTR Connected to your network Diskus becomes a powerful shareable resource that treats all the frames or fields on disk as separate files The remote control provided across Ethernet is human readable Using a workstation you can set up and control Diskus then pre...

Page 119: ...t for recording to Diskus RGB 2 bit RGB files transferred to Diskus are stored as 10 bit YUV files on the disk Using the extension rgb8 for the file transfers causes Diskus to store them as 8 bit YUV files Targa Diskus can record 2 bit uncompressed Targa format files File Formats Diskus Operations 4 2 Ethernet SCSI 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 120: ...erver and Diskus is the client Example of an rlogin to Diskus from theworkstation as guest Open a window on the workstation Confirm that you are logged into the workstation as guest with the whoami command At the prompt type whoami The workstation should respond guest If not change your user name to guest per the documentation that came with your workstation Type rlogin diskus Diskus responds with...

Page 121: ...ithout logging in Example of an rsh session At the workstation prompt type rsh diskus play Diskus should begin playing back the disk Enter rsh diskus stop at the prompt to stop Diskus playing See the Ethernet Command Section for control commands that you can use with the rsh command Workstations Diskus Operations 4 4 Ethernet SCSI 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 122: ...e or frame number within a clip name An f or F before the frame number or clip name specifies field copy rather than frame copy To transfer RGB format files you must use the file extension rgb To specify Targa format files use the extension tga The extension yuv10 specifies a 10 bit YUV file Otherwise Diskus assumes an 8 bit YUV transfer NOTE You canwriteonly 2 bituncompressed Targa format files t...

Page 123: ...v diskus f100 to specify the second field of the frame Copy a workstation 10 bit YUV file to a Diskus frame To copy a 10 bit YUV file to a specified Diskus frame enter the command rcp frame diskus 100 yuv10 This copies the file frame yuv to frame 100 You must use the yuv10 extension to specify a 10 bit YUV file Note that the f F and options apply as above Copy a workstation RGB file to a Diskus fr...

Page 124: ...le to timecode 01 03 11 Note that the f F and options apply as above Copy a workstation file to a Diskus clip and frame To copy a YUV file to a specified Diskus frame within a specified clip enter the command rcp frame yuv diskus bird 25 This copies the file to the 25th frame in the clip named bird Copy a Diskus YUV frame to a workstation file To copy a specified Diskus frame to a workstation YUV ...

Page 125: ...p diskus 100 rgb frame rgb This copies frame 100 to the file frame rgb Note that to preserve the RGB format the Diskus frame location must be followed by rgb Copy a Diskus YUV timecode to a workstation file To copy a specified Diskus timecode to a workstation YUV file enter the command rcp diskus 01 03 11 frame yuv This copies timecode 01 03 11 to the file frame yuv Workstations Diskus Operations ...

Page 126: ...ollowing examples show how to copy a frame window from Diskus to the workstation then back to another frame location in Diskus Copy a Diskus frame window to a workstation file rcp diskus f200 x60y40l300h100 field yuv This copies a YUV window from Diskus frame 200 field 2 The window s top left corner is 60 pixels over and 40 lines down from the top left corner of the active video picture and is 300...

Page 127: ...pen a connection from the personal computer to Diskus as guest see the documentationthat came with yourcomputer for details on starting a Telnet session Here is an example login Enter the text in bold type login guest Abekas A6100 1 0b9 Thu Nov 10 21 49 52 GMT 1994 guest diskus Test the remote commands At the guest diskus prompt type play Diskus should the begin playing the disk Type stop to stop ...

Page 128: ... following discussion is generic and covers only the commands that you can use to transfer graphics files between the Diskus and a PC or Mac FTP Commands exit Syntax exit Exit FTP and return to the personal computer operating system get Syntax get frame number filename Transfers the specified frame from Diskus to the personal computer and creates a file with the specified filename put Syntax put f...

Page 129: ... your FTP application Open a connection from the personal computer to Diskus as guest see the documentation that came with your computer for details on starting an FTP session Here is an example Enter the text in bold type ftp diskus 220 diskus FTP server Abekas A6100 1 0 ready user guest 331 Password required for guest pressreturn here 230 User guest logged in PCs and Macs Diskus Operations 4 12 ...

Page 130: ...omplete 699840 bytes received The transfer is now complete Transfer the file back to Diskus Send the file back to Diskus as frame 6 put yuvtestfile 6 put yuv file yuvtestfile to frame 6 200 PORT command successful 150 Data connection for 6 192 9 200 222 50384 699840 699840 bytes sent 226 Transfer complete The transfer is now complete Exit the FTP session Type quit to exit the session Diskus Operat...

Page 131: ...rd required for guest pressreturn here 230 User guest logged in binary sets type to binary for rgb file transfers 200 Type set to I Transfer a file from Diskus to the computer Here is an example transfer Enter the text in bold get 6 rgb rgbtestfile get rgb frame 6 and name it rgbtestfile 200 PORT command successful 150 Data connection for 6 rgb 192 9 200 222 50382 1049760 bytes 423136 bytes receiv...

Page 132: ...le rgbtestfile to frame 7 200 PORT command successful 150 Data connection for 7 rgb 192 9 200 222 50381 1000000 1049760 bytes sent 1049760 1049760 bytes sent 226 Transfer complete The transfer is now complete Exit the FTP session Type quit to exit the session Diskus Operations PCs and Macs 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Ethernet SCSI 4 15 ...

Page 133: ...ere type is rgb rgb file format yuv yuv file format yuv10 yuv bit file format tga Targa file format Example To transfer frame 4 of a file junk in rgb format diskus transfer junk 4 rgb Command name SuperUser is not part of the command but indicates that this command can only be executed by a SuperUser If some aspect of the command can only be executed by a SuperUser partial SuperUser will appear Co...

Page 134: ...nds If command is included this shows the usages of that command Where command is Any of the Ethernet commands listed in this manual Example Show the usage of the password command diskus passwd Syntax num num word Repeats one of the last commands as specified by the history command Where last command i e Num command number num Num nth previous command Word last command starting with word Example R...

Page 135: ...gger name List the macros assigned to triggers or assign the specified macro to the given trigger Where key is F1 F2 F3 F4 Where gpi is GPI1 GPI2 GPI3 GPI4 Where trigger name is Macro Macro name Trigger The timecode trigger is trigger NOTE If the macro name includes spaces it must be enclosed in double quotes name with space Example Assign macro number three to GPI in 1 diskus assign GPI1 3 Ethern...

Page 136: ...w clip If no name is specified go to the start of the current clip Example Change to the clip news diskus cd news chgrp Syntax chgrp group clipname seglist segname Change the group id of the specified clip segment list or segment name to the specified group Group must be a valid group id or group name within the groups list These groups are only accessible by the owner of the clip or seglist who m...

Page 137: ...ip or segment or the SuperUser A clip list shows read and write privileges in three groups user group and others A typical listing following an ls l command might be diskus ls l rwxrwx clip2 This shows that the user and group have read write and execute privileges but others have no privileges Starting at the left side the first rwx set refers to the permissions available to the owner The middle s...

Page 138: ... only is 4 4 0 0 read and write a 6 4 2 0 and execute a 1 0 0 1 No privileges requires 0 0 0 0 chown Syntax chown user clipname seglist segname Change the ownership of the specified clip or segment list to the specified user The user must be a valid user id or user name in the user list This is only accessible by the owner of the clip or seglist or the SuperUser Example Change ownership of clip te...

Page 139: ...t1 starts on frame 50 and ends on field 2 of frame 60 Change segment 2 to start on frame 100 and end on field 2 of frame 150 at 1 5X normal speed diskus chseg List1 2 100 150 1 5 clip SuperUser Syntax clip num on off limit num Show or set clip mode If num alone specified this will go to the start of the clip If a limit num is specified operation is constrained to that clip Example Limit the system...

Page 140: ...in Redefine the in point of the specified clip in frames or timecode Example Change the in point of clip test3 to frame 50 diskus clipin test3 50 clipout SuperUser Syntax clipout clipname out Redefine the out point of the specified clipname This is a SuperUser command Example Change the out point of clip test3 to frame 100 diskus clipout test3 100 Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 9100 0217 02 S...

Page 141: ...to auto to define clips as each recording is made diskus clips auto cp Syntax cp v from to num Copy frame from position from on disk to position to on disk Use optional num parameter to specify number of frames to copy If num is not specified the default value of 1 is used Where v verbose Example Copy 49 frames starting with frame 50 to frame 100 through 149 diskus cp 50 100 49 Ethernet Commands D...

Page 142: ...5 15 delete Syntax delete name step Remove macro name If step specified just that step will be deleted Example Delete the third step of a macro called cueup diskus delete cueup 3 delseg Syntax delseg seglist segrange Delete the specified segment s segrange from the specified seglist You must have write permission to delete segments Example Delete segment 2 and 4 from segment list List9 diskus dels...

Page 143: ... 10 and then jog forward 5 frames diskus define test1 diskus goto 10 diskus jog 5 15 diskus end display Syntax display mode Show or set how position on disk is displayed in the VTR window of the GUI Where mode is VTR Frames Timecode VITC Tracks Example Set the VTR window to display the disk position in frames diskus display frames Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 26 Ethernet SCSI 9100 0217 02...

Page 144: ... it goto15 diskus duplicate test1 goto15 duration Syntax duration f t Shows the total disk duration in either frames or timecode Where f in frames default t in timecode Example Show the disk duration as a timecode diskus duration t 30 20 drop Syntax drop frame on off Show or set NTSC drop frame mode Example Switch drop frame mode on diskus drop on Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 9100 0217 02 S...

Page 145: ...rent segment event This event is executed when the end of the segment is played before the start of the next segment Where event is Off Pause duration Flash gpi Turn off on gpi Where gpi is GPI1 GPI2 GPI3 GPI4 Example Switch GPI1 on at the end of the current segment diskus event turn on GPI1 Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 28 Ethernet SCSI 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 146: ...m is Any integer between 4 and 3 Example Set the output phase to 2 diskus fine 2 freeze Syntax freeze 1 2 frame off Show or set Diskus framestore state Where 1 freeze field 1 only 2 freeze field 2 only Frame freeze both fields Off freeze off show input or disk Example Freeze field 2 only from disk or input diskus freeze 2 Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Ethernet SCSI 4 29 ...

Page 147: ...s goto 75 group SuperUser Syntax group groupname groupid Add the specified groupname to the group list with the group id Example Create a group named marketing with a group id of 100 diskus group marketing 100 groups Syntax groups Show the list of group names and the group ids Example Show the current list of group names and ids diskus groups Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 30 Ethernet SCSI ...

Page 148: ...mmands diskus history 15 help Syntax help command See command host SuperUser Syntax host hostname address Add the specified host name hostname and IP address address to the host list Example Add the host computer steve with an IP address of 192 92 109 20 to the Diskus hosts file diskus host steve 192 92 109 20 Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Ethernet SCSI 4 31 ...

Page 149: ...hosts list diskus hostaddress 192 92 109 43 hostname partial SuperUser Syntax hostname hostname Shows the name of Diskus as set in the Ethernet menu By specifying hostname a SuperUser can set the Diskus name Example Change the Diskus name to jimmy diskus hostname jimmy hosts Syntax hosts Show all the host names and IP addresses in the host list Example Display all the host names and IP addresses i...

Page 150: ...command also shows the list of groups that the user is a member of Example Display the user information diskus id username guest userID 1 groupID 1 member of groups demo in Syntax in position Show or set the current in point Position is specified as timecode with colons as delimiters or with the frame number Example Set the in point to frame 165 diskus in 165 Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 91...

Page 151: ...43 Internet address 192 9 200 99 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 SCSI address 6 SCSI bus driver Single ended SCSI block size 512 bytes input Syntax input source Show or set the current input state Where source is Off 0 off 1 serial 2 RGB 3 YUV 8 8 bit 10 10 bit Example Set the input state to be serial diskus input 1 Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 34 Ethernet SCSI 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 152: ...urrent seglist before the current segment Additionally you can copy segments from other lists The new segment is defined either by in point in and out point out or as a copy of segment seg from seglist list Write permission is required on the current list and the segment mode must be off Example Insert a segment from frame 50 to field 2 of frame 150 into the current seglist diskus insseg 50 150 Ex...

Page 153: ...urrent field frame mode from the current position on disk Example Jog the disk 25 fields frame mode off see mode command diskus jog 25 Example Jog the disk 25 frames from frame 100 diskus jog 25 125 jogplay Syntax jogplay back Places the Diskus in play or reverse if back is specified at 25 play speed Example Play Diskus at 25 play speed diskus jogplay Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 36 Ether...

Page 154: ... loop mode count num Show or set the loop mode or count Where mode is On Off Normal Bounce Repeat Where num is Where num is Any integer Example Set the current loop setting to bounce 10 times and then stop diskus loop bounce count 10 logout Syntax logout or D Logs off from Diskus Example Log off from the current Diskus session diskus logout Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 E...

Page 155: ...fied clips according to the specified format If no clips are specified all the clips will be shown Where a show free space as well l show full clip details as well f show the in out points in frames t show the in out points in timecode Where clipname is Any valid clip name Example Show the in points and out points in frames of three clips called birthday stan and ed diskus ls f birthday stan ed Et...

Page 156: ...ts f show all in out points in frames used with a t show all in out points in timecode used with a Example Show the in out points of all the segments in List2 diskus lsseg a List2 menu Syntax menu off menu item Show or set the current menu page or item on the Control Panel or turn preview menu off Where menu item is Any valid Diskus menu item Example Set the current menu item to be Ref Source in t...

Page 157: ...point or out point Example Set the current position on disk as an out point diskus mark out man Syntax man command Show the usage information for command command Note that this command performs in the same way as the and help command except that command is required Example Show the usage of the play command diskus man play Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 40 Ethernet SCSI 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 158: ...Example Show the current subnet mask address diskus mask 255 255 255 0 mkclip SuperUser Syntax mkclip in out clipname Create the specified clip clipname between the specified in point in and out point out inclusively This command can be used to partition the disk among users Example Define a clip from frame 25 field 1 to frame 75 field 2 and name the clip banana diskus mkclip 25 75 banana Diskus O...

Page 159: ... the end to the beginning to start the next loop Where in and out are Any frame number from 1 to the maximum available from Diskus See Diskus specifications Example Create a loop starting at frame 25 field 1 and ending at frame 75 field 2 diskus mkloop 25 75 mkloopclip Syntax mkloopclip clip Set the specified clip as a loop using the current loop mode Example Set the clip news as a loop diskus mkl...

Page 160: ...list Where segment is Any valid segment name Where in and out are Any frame number from 1 to the maximum available from Diskus See Diskus specifications Where speed is Any valid speed setting See Diskus specifications Where loop mode is Off default On Normal Bounce Repeat Count num Where event is Off default Pause duration flash gpi turn on off gpi Where num is An integer specifying the number of ...

Page 161: ...pename is not specified the default tape drive scsi4 is used By default the requested operation is performed once but multiple operations may be performed by specifying a count Where command is fsf step forward one file bsf step backward one file Rewind rewind tape Offline set tape drive off line Online set tape drive online Status show tape status Example Show the status of the tape drive called ...

Page 162: ...es ponies nameserver partial SuperUser Syntax nameserver address Show or set the IP address of the current DNS name server The SuperUser only can set the name server address by specifying the DNS name server address address An address of 0 disables the DNS Where address is Any valid IP address Example Set the DNS name server address to 192 92 109 10 diskus nameserver 192 92 109 10 Diskus Operation...

Page 163: ...e timeline offset time Time is always specified as a timecode with a colon used as delimiter Example Set the timeline offset to 5 seconds diskus offset 5 00 play Syntax play back speed Play the disk at the specified speed If no speed is given Diskus will play at the current speed set by the speed command If there is no speed set Diskus will run at unity speed Back lets you play Diskus in reverse a...

Page 164: ...ange is 0 1024 Where r fills with specified 8 bit RGB values y fills with specified 10 bit YUV values TL Top Left corner BL Bottom Left corner TR Top Right corner BR Bottom Right corner Where name is Bars100 Green Bars75 Magenta H Ramp Yellow V Ramp Cyan Multiburst White Bowtie BW Ramp Black BW Field Align YUV Ramp Red YUV Line Blue Example Display the multiburst test signal diskus pattern multibu...

Page 165: ...uest Old password Enter old password or press Enter if none New password Enter password of at least eight characters ps Syntax ps Show a list of all currently active processes Example Show all the currently active processes diskus ps pwd Syntax pwd Show the current clip name Example Show the current clip name diskus pwd clip 4 Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 48 Ethernet SCSI 9100 0217 02 SEP...

Page 166: ...Syntax preview line mode Sets the data displayed in the time status windows of GUI Where line is 1 1st status window 2 2nd status window 3 3rd status window Where mode is 2 frames 3 timecode 4 VTR 5 VITC 6 ipLTC 7 ipVITC Example Set the second window to display timecode diskus preview 2 3 Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Ethernet SCSI 4 49 ...

Page 167: ...ord for the specified time Where mode is On records whenever the play button is pressed Off record button is turned off Arm readies Diskus for recording Where length is Any length specified in frames or timecode within Diskus restrictions See Diskus specifications Example Record 30 frames from the current position on the disk diskus recrel 30 Example Set Diskus to record whenever the play button i...

Page 168: ...s restrictions See Diskus specifications Example Record 20 frames starting at frame 135 diskus record 135 20 repeat Syntax repeat s source destination count Copy the contents of the framestore to disk starting at frame destination for count frames The frame source can be first placed in the frame store by using the s switch Where source is Any position on disk specified in frames within Diskus res...

Page 169: ...c 1 serial input Example Have Diskus sync to the external sync signal diskus ref ext remote Syntax remote port protocol address field 1 2 either Show or set remote port configurations For protocols which allow an address both the protocol and address must be entered Where port is 1 port 1 2 port 2 Where protocol is Off off Sony Sony vtr protocol Where address is Needed by SMPTE and LINC protocols ...

Page 170: ...lay Where delay is Offset in frames Example Turn remote port 1 process delay on diskus remproc on run Syntax run name Run the macro name The macro must already exist either as a standard macro or as a user recorded macro See define command Where name is Any valid macro name if the name contains spaces you must enclose entire name in quotes Example Run the macro named play reverse diskus run play r...

Page 171: ...try of indicates unlimited access Example List all the users and hosts diskus rhosts rmclip SuperUser Syntax rmclip num name Remove the clip specified by the clip number num or clip name name from the clip list If neither num nor name is given the command will remove the current clip Where num is Any clip number from the clip list Where name is Any clip name from the clip list To list all clips in...

Page 172: ...he host list Example Remove the host called bruce from the host list diskus rmhost bruce rmlist Syntax rmlist segrange segname Clear the segment lists specified either as a segment range segrange or as segment names segname Write permission is required to use this command Where segrange is The number of segments within the current list Where segname is The name of the segment list to remove Exampl...

Page 173: ...of allowed hosts Where hostname is Any valid rhost name To list the hosts see the hosts command Example Remove the host called bruce diskus rmrhost bruce rmroute SuperUser Syntax rmroute gate destination Stop gate from acting as a gateway to network address destination Where gate is Any valid host name or Internet address in the hosts list Where destination is Any valid host name or Internet addre...

Page 174: ... the password list Where user is Any valid user name To list the user names see the users command Example Remove the user named joseph diskus rmuser joseph rmusergroup SuperUser Syntax rmusergroup user group Remove the user from the group group Where user is Any valid user name To list the users see the users command Where group is Any valid group name To list the groups see groups command Example...

Page 175: ...x route gate destination Add a gateway to the network to allow address gate to act as a gateway to address destination Where gate is Any valid host name or Internet address To use a host name it must be in the hosts list Where destination is Any valid host name or Internet address If 0 zero is specified as the destination address the gate becomes the default gateway To use a host name it must be i...

Page 176: ...el STOP key This command displays the location once the disk has stopped Example Stop playing at the current position diskus stop 34 scsidevs Syntax scsidevs s Show a list of the SCSI devices on the Diskus SCSI bus Only supported devices are allowed to be specified for archival operations Where s scan the SCSI bus for new or removed devices Example Show all the new or removed SCSI devices in the s...

Page 177: ...current play speed at speed value This speed is used as a default during play and record if no speed is defined in the play command See play command Where speed is Any value from 01 to 30 Example Set the current default speed to three and a half times unity diskus speed 3 5 seg Syntax seg on off listname listnum Turn segment mode on off or select the segment list by name listname or number listnum...

Page 178: ... list to a new name This command can only be executed by the segment list owner or the SuperUser With no newsegname specified this command will display the current name of the segment Where seglist is Any valid segment list number 1 9 Where segname is Any valid segment list name Where newsegname is Any valid name up to 12 characters spaces may be used if the whole name is enclosed within quotes Ex...

Page 179: ...ntax setseg seglist segname segment Select segment list seglist and segment number as the current segment If segment is not specified defaults to the beginning of the seglist If no parameters are specified shows the current values If segment mode is on the Diskus will move to the start location of the specified segment Example Select the third segment of the second segment list to be current disku...

Page 180: ...here transport is Stopped Play forward Play back Jog forward Jog back Where loop mode is Normal Bounce Repeat Where segment mode is On Off Where frame mode is On Off Where control is All GUI Rem 1 Rem 2 Ethernet SCSI Keybd Console None Where current input is Serial Analog optional Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Ethernet SCSI 4 63 ...

Page 181: ...me is specified start a new login session as that user If a password has been set Diskus will ask for it before SuperUser usage is allowed See passwd command As a SuperUser the prompt will change to root Example Become a SuperUser when the Diskus password has been set to secret diskus su password password does not appear on screen while you enter it root Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 64 Et...

Page 182: ... framelist from archive in raw mode X extract framelist from archive in clip mode Where b optional blocking factor 1 20 f optional SCSI address default scsi4 v verbose mode 8 store as 8 bit data 10 bit default Where tarfile is Any valid file name Where framelist is Frames in the form frame frame frame or clipname Where frame is Any valid frame number within Diskus restrictions See Diskus specifica...

Page 183: ...ev rmt tps0d4nsv at SCSI address 4 diskus tar cbf 20 4 dev rmt tps0d4nsv 0001 0002 0003 0004 tara60 Syntax tara60 c x t f o v tarfile offset num Archives and extracts multiple frames into or from an archive file tarfile as YUV data frames in the Abekas A60 format Where c create a new archive of num frames x extract num frames from archive t list num frames from archive Where f optional SCSI addres...

Page 184: ...is notify will not work with rsh transfer Where n time is A notification of the current location Where vtr time is The timecode location on the current tape to start the transfer Where position is The location on Diskus to start recording Where duration is The number of frames to transfer Example Transfer 30 frames from the current tape starting at 11 34 00 to Diskus starting at 17 15 diskus trans...

Page 185: ... time zone to the zonename This provides the system with an offset in hours from GMT If no time zone is specified show the current system time zone The time zone name is limited to seven capital letters and the offset is in the form h h mm ss and is limited to plus or minus 24 hours from GMT Where zonename is as below Zone Offset Zone Offset NZST 12 NZDT 13 SAST 2 SADT 3 MET 1 METDST 2 GMT 0 BST 1...

Page 186: ...diskus CST unassign Syntax unassign key gpi Trigger Remove a macro from the function key key or GPI gpi Where key is F1 F2 F3 F4 Where gpi is GPI1 GPI2 GPI3 GPI4 Where Trigger is Timecode trigger Example Remove a macro from function key 2 diskus unassign F2 Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Ethernet SCSI 4 69 ...

Page 187: ...paul to the password list with user id 20 and as a member of group id 200 diskus user paul 20 200 usergroup SuperUser Syntax usergroup username groupname Add the user username as a member of the group groupname Where username is Any valid user name or number in the users list Where groupname is Any valid group name or number in the groups list Example Add the user paul to the user group id 200 dis...

Page 188: ...sers the user ids and the encrypted passwords of each user in the list Example Show the list of users diskus users userrhost SuperUser Syntax userrhost uid hostname Add the specified user id uid to the rhost hostname in the list of allowed hosts Where uid is Any valid user id from the user list Where hostname is Any valid rhost name from the rhost list Example Add a user with an id of 10 to the rh...

Page 189: ...rd 0 0 vitc Syntax vitc line1 line2 Show or set the video lines used for VITC timecode Where line1 is Look at the first video line for the VITC data Where line2 is Look at the second video line for the VITC data Example Set the two VITC lines as lines 14 and 15 diskus vitc 14 15 Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 72 Ethernet SCSI 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 190: ...on can include pre or postroll so the timeline continues playing until something stops it Where back is Optional switch to play backward Where speed is 10 30 Example Play Diskus from the current position at one and a half times unity speed backward diskus vplay back 1 5 vphase Syntax vphase num Show or set the output vertical phase to num Example Set the output phase to 3 lines diskus vphase 3 Dis...

Page 191: ... position on disk diskus vjog 20 vwhere Syntax vwhere Show the current timeline position Example Show the current timeline position diskus vwhere 30 19 vtgoto Syntax vtgoto position Cues the VTR to a specific location Where position is A valid timecode location on the current tape in the VTR Example Cue the current tape to 5 14 20 diskus vtgoto 5 14 20 Ethernet Commands Diskus Operations 4 74 Ethe...

Page 192: ...e attached VTR at the current location Due to the ballistics of tape machines the amount of time required for the tape to stop varies from one machine to another Example Stop the attached VTR diskus vtstop vtstatus Syntax vtstatus Shows the type of VTR if known and the status The VTR must return a valid id code that is recognized by the vtstatus command Example Display the status of the VTR diskus...

Page 193: ...e is A notification of the current location Where position is The location on Diskus to start the transfer Where vtr time is The timecode location on the current tape to start recording Where duration is The number of frames to transfer Example Transfer 30 frames from Diskus starting at 17 00 to the VTR starting at 11 34 15 diskus vtransfer 17 00 11 34 15 30 vtwhere Syntax vtwhere Shows the curren...

Page 194: ...set the positional offsets of the Preview menu whoami Syntax whoami Show the user name user id and group id of the current user Example Show details on the current user diskus whoami username root userID 0 groupID 0 member of group rootgroup when not applicable to Diskus Syntax when event macroname Show or set macro macroname to execute when event event occurs Diskus Operations Ethernet Commands 9...

Page 195: ... 5 gigabyte cartridge capacity and a transfer rate of 500 kilobytes per second The 8505 has a 5 gigabyte cartridge capacity and a transfer rate of 500 kilobytes per second SCSI file transfer is significantly faster than Ethernet However SCSI does not offer the networking support that Ethernet provides and has a fairly limited bus length 18ft when compared to Ethernet NOTE The standard Diskus conne...

Page 196: ...he Technical section NOTE A steady green light on the Exabyte tape drive is required beforebeginningBrowse Backup or Restore STEP 1 Turn on the Exabyte drive Then turn on Diskus STEP 2 Select the Archive menu Press theDevice button and select the device A typical device shows as EXB85 4 This is an Exabyte EXB8500 series at SCSI address 4 If the device you want does not appear in the device list cl...

Page 197: ...es tape drive and record the video on disk The procedure assumes that you are starting with both Diskus and the Exabyte drive powered down NOTE You must restore the material in the same format as it was archived STEP 1 Turn on the Exabyte drive Turn on Diskus STEP 2 Select the Archive menu Press theDevice button and select the device A typical device shows as EXB85 4 This is an Exabyte EXB8500 ser...

Page 198: ...Status button increments as the transfer proceeds The Status button alternates between existing video on the disk and newvideofromthetapeasittransfers Thediskframecount or timecode increments during the data transfer process Because of the tape recording process a transfer takes longer than the actual time of the video being recorded on disk When the drive has finished transferring Ready appear on...

Page 199: ...lips and into segments Understanding how to use clips and segments lets you use Diskus more flexibly and efficiently Clip Definition A clip is a specific continuous part of disk storage length with its own separate parameters and attributes Youcandefine anylengthof Diskusstorage asaclip fromasingle field to the entire disk length Each clip has a unique name an in point and an out point A clip can ...

Page 200: ...lays back within the current clip If you enable Record Lock for a clip then attempt to record onto the whole disk the recording aborts when it reaches the clip 270 Auto 400 2 On Clip2 None Out Mode Offset Number Name In Record Lock Clip 85 Off 185 1 Off Clip1 None Out Mode Offset Number Name In Record Lock Clip 625 Frame 710 3 Off Clip3 150 Out Mode Offset Number Name In Record Lock Clip 0 Clip 1 ...

Page 201: ...le segments Segments 1 and 2 overlap and segment 4 is inside segment 3 Segment 2 loops normally twice and segment 4 bounce loops three times Segment 3 plays back at twice normal speed segment 4 plays back at half normal speed 0 Segment 1 919 Segment 4 Segment 3 Out Length Speed Number Count In Loop Mode 110 215 325 1 Off repeat Event Segment Out Length Speed Number Count In Loop Mode 230 455 2 Nor...

Page 202: ...r than a segment with a normal loop Clip and Segment Comparison A clip is associated with the video actually stored on disk a segment defines the way the material plays back A frame stored on Diskus can belong to only one clip since clips cannot overlap However a frame can belong to multiple segments because segments can overlap each other Segment 1 Forward Half speed Forward Twice speed Normal sp...

Page 203: ... Clip This brings up the Clip Define menu STEP 3 Define an in point You can do this a couple of ways 1 Use the hand cursor move the cursor outside any open windows and press the right mouse button The disk shuttles back and forth as you drag the mouse left and right Click on Mark In in the Clip Define menu 2 Drag the slider in the Transport window with the point cursor The disk shuttles back and f...

Page 204: ...ameter setting to open the Numeric window Enter the in point and click on OK You enter numbers in frames or timecode depending on the display type set in the Timecode menu STEP 4 Define the out point See the options above for setting the in point Substitute the Mark Out button for Mark In STEP 5 Name the clip Click on the Name parameter setting to open the Alphanumeric window Enter the clip name a...

Page 205: ...STEP 4 Change the in point Click on the In parameter setting to bring up the Numeric window Enter the new in point and click on OK STEP 5 Change the out point Click on the Out parameter setting to bring up the Numeric window Enter the new out point and click on OK NOTE You can always move in and out points further into a clip but you can only move them outward when there are no clips in the expand...

Page 206: ...ode is set to Disk STEP 2 Open the Seg Define menu Press the Name button in the Transport window to open the Disk Define List Choose New Seg to bring up the Seg Define menu STEP 3 Define an in point You can do this a couple of ways 1 Use the hand cursor move the cursor outside any open windows and press the right mouse button The disk shuttles back and forth as you drag the mouse left and right Cl...

Page 207: ...on the Timecode Frames button in the Transport window to open the Numeric window Enter in a new disk position andclickonOK Clickon MarkInin the SegDefine menu 5 Click on the In parameter setting to open the Numeric window Enter the in point and click on OK You enter numbers in frames or timecode depending on the display type set in the Timecode menu STEP 4 Define the out point See the options abov...

Page 208: ...he segment to be edited STEP 3 Open the Segment menu Click on Seg List Choose either the Segment item or the Loop item from the Menu List Click on the Number parameterand enter the segment number If the Loopmenu is enabled the Menu Label button changes to Segment STEP 4 Edit the segment You can edit the loop mode the number of loops the in and out points and the speed at which the segment plays wi...

Page 209: ...t list Editing a Segment List You can program Diskus to play a list of segments in a given order with each segment having its own attributes and parameters You can add and delete segments from a list and define the play order in the Seg List menu Seg List Number Name Insert Segment Mylist Delete 4 7 0 46 456 906 125 786 157 568 104 316 end 212 425 590 915 500 837 The Seg List Menu Diskus Operation...

Page 210: ... host prompt type rlogin diskus The workstation prompt changes to diskus STEP 2 Ensure segment playback mode is disabled At the diskus prompt type seg off STEP 3 Select the segment list to edit For this example use List 9 You can use the segment name or number At the diskus prompt type setseg List9 STEP 4 Verify the current segment At the diskus prompt type lsseg Diskus responds with a list and a ...

Page 211: ...kus prompt type lsseg List 9 Diskus responds with the following rwxrwxrwx 2 root rootgroup List9 Segment In Out Loop Mode Cnt Speed Event 1 10 20 Off 1 1 50 50 Off 1 NOTE The Out parameter is listed as field 2 This provides proper field sequencing and prevents the hop that would occur if a segment ended on field 1 and the next segment started on field 1 You should always start segments on the same...

Page 212: ...oose the Transport item The Transport window appears STEP 2 Put Diskus in disk mode In the Transport window press the diamond in the Disk Mode button and choose Disk from the List window STEP 3 Open the Loop menu If the Menu window is not open move the cursor outside any open windows and press the left mouse button Choose the Menus item The Menu window appears 00 00 19 26 In Disk Rec Var Fz Fm Pau...

Page 213: ...Frames button in the Transport window to open theNumericwindow Enteradiskposition and click on OK Click on the In parameter setting to open the Numeric window and click on Mark You enter numbers in frames or timecode depending on the display type set in the Timecode menu STEP 5 Define the out point See the options above for setting the in point Substitute the Out parameter setting for the In param...

Page 214: ... Enter a speed in the range 0 000 to 50 00 times normal Click on OK STEP 9 Play the loop In the Transport window press the diamond in the Disk Mode button and choose Loop Click on the Disk Mode button to highlight it and put Diskus into loop mode This moves the disk to the loop s in point and sets loop playback mode Use the transport buttons to play the loop Number Out Count Speed In Length Loop M...

Page 215: ... analog outputs to the Betacam s analog inputs Component 2 STEP 5 Confirm that both Diskus and the Betacam deck have the same reference input source An edit will abort if Diskus and the Betacam deck are not genlocked to the same source STEP 6 Set the Betacam for master slave operation A Check that the Component Input selector on the rear of the chassis is set for Component 2 inputs B Setthe InputS...

Page 216: ... functions with the Betacam s front control panel Select the Player button to display Diskus timecode location The search dial and other tape transport controls now control Diskus See your Betacam Operations Manual for a description of its editing functions Diskus to Betacam Interface Diskus Operations 5 18 Applications 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 217: ...igit numbers separated by colons into four pairs The pairs from left to right specify hours minutes second and frames The figure below shows the make up of the standard 8 digit timecode number and the range each pair counts over for both the 625 line 50 Hz PAL and the 525 line 60 Hz NTSC standard In order to explain the different types of timecode used in Diskus you need to consider how video is s...

Page 218: ...eo signal whereas LTC has its own linear track picked up by a stationary head and output on an XLR connector as a separate signal Both types have their own advantages When playing at normal speeds both VITC and LTC can be read If the tape machine is paused VITC can be read but LTC cannot If the tape is shuttled fast VITC may be lost but LTC can still be read Audio track Control track VITC areas Vi...

Page 219: ...s 09 12 59 29 for instance instead of incrementing to 09 13 00 00 the timecode generator will drop two frame numbers and advance to 09 13 00 02 Over the total 24 hour period this will make up for 2880 frames This is 288 frames too many so a further adjustment is required toreducethenumberof droppedframe numbersoverthe 24hour period This is done by deleting the frame number advance at the beginning...

Page 220: ...ween them rather than to refer to SMPTE which specifies both types Diskus Timecode Diskus can accept LTC at the LTC IN connector and is able to extract VITC from the incoming video signal In outputting timecode Diskus does not suffer the same mechanical problems associated with tape machines and is able to output VITC 2 lines maximum and LTC at any speed Diskus is also able to impose a timecode of...

Page 221: ...firm that the timecode source is connected to the timecode input connector STEP 1 Open the Timecode menu Click onTrig Source to select the source STEP 2 Asan option you canusethe Timecode ViewWindowfrom the Timecode menu to make sure Diskus is reading the source timecode STEP 3 Set the trigger timecode Click on Trig Time in the Timecode menu to enter the timecode number that will trigger Diskus to...

Page 222: ...test edit at this point to check the edit accuracy of the timecode If an edit shift is seen adjust the timecode trigger location to achieve an accurate edit The timecode offset you note stays constant for that device Timecode Diskus Operations 5 24 Applications 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 223: ...are which is enclosed on one 800K Macintosh diskette Requirements for Using RotoPhoto To install Abekas RotoPhoto you will need Color Macintosh at least 8 MB of memory recommended Ethernet network software and hardware MacTCP 2 0 2 or later network software Adobe Photoshop 2 0 or later Equilibrium DeBabelizer or Fractal Painter software Installation First install MacTCP according to Apple s instal...

Page 224: ...click on Abekas Disk to import an image STEP 3 The first time you use the Acquire plug in it prompts you to select the source disk recorder by name Select the source disk recorder from the list box in the Login window STEP 4 Enter a login name if you do not want to log in as a guest Click on Connect NOTE You must enter any user name other than guest into the Diskus user list before you log in See ...

Page 225: ...ress the RETURN key or the Load button to begin transferring a file from Diskus to the Macintosh This converts a Diskus YUV file to an RGB file format and opens it in the current application STEP 7 Now you may edit the image Diskus automatically increments the next import location by one frame to prepare for the next transfer Acquire Window Diskus Operations RotoPhoto 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Applicati...

Page 226: ...e back to Diskus select Export in the File menu and click on Abekas Disk STEP 2 The first time you use the Export plug in it prompts you to select the destination disk recorder by name Select the destination disk recorder from the list box in the Login window Then press Connect Login Window RotoPhoto Diskus Operations 5 28 Applications 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 227: ...u will overwrite your original frame We suggest that you select a different frame number for the export STEP 4 To send the currently selected frame or window to the destination disk recorder press the RETURN key or the Save button Diskus automatically increments the next export location by one frame to prepare for the next transfer The Abekas YUV plug in lets you read or write a YUV format file on...

Page 228: ...ion when youonlyintend to import the image to the Macintosh without exporting it back to Diskus to compensate for the difference between the Diskus rectangular pixel format and the Macintosh square pixel format Loop Check Box Not currently implemented Frame Field Radio Buttons Use these radio buttons to select frame or field file type for importing and exporting functions Different Disk Use this o...

Page 229: ...e exported files are created with the type ABEK and creator The Acquire list box displays files of any type that have the correct size for 525 or 625 lines namely 699840 or 829440 bytes If you need to access a different sized file and you are familiar with Apple ResEdit it is possible to change one of the YUV resources that tell the plug in what size files to look for There can be up to three YUV ...

Page 230: ...y Diskus I P address Add Diskus to the end of the Hosts file if necessary STEP 2 Load the RotoPhoto2 0 DiskNet floppy into the floppy drive A floppy icon RotoPhoto2 0 appears on screen and the RotoPhoto2 0 window opens NOTE Since DiskNet is a stand alone application we recommend it be installed into the Applications folder STEP 3 Open the hard drive window STEP 4 DraganddropDiskNet andDiskNet Docu...

Page 231: ...hosts file See page 5 41 for information on configuring the hosts file If the login is successful the control panel appears If not a message indicating the reason for failure appears After a successful login details of the host are stored in the DiskNet preferences file Next time you start DiskNet it automatically logs in to the last selected host You can change connections at any time by selectin...

Page 232: ...re height when transferring from the disk and compressed when transferring to the disk Also selects Field mode In this case a full height image is produced from the disk by line replication Alternate lines are dropped when transferring to the disk Use this mode for field based rotoscoping Selects Frame mode full frame images are transferred without loss of data Use this mode for rotoscoping frames...

Page 233: ...he current disk location as the inpoint Transferring Files You can transfer images between Diskus and the Macintosh in a variety of formats and a range of Macintosh file types Use the Load Image command to transfer images from Diskus to the Macintosh and use Dump Image to transfer images from the Macintosh to Diskus Current Disk Location Inpoint Box Diskus Operations DiskNet 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 In...

Page 234: ...he Hard Drive click on the New Folder button to name a new folder STEP 3 Click on Save to begin loading the image s Each frame is displayed as it is loaded and the Control Panel increments the disk location Besidestheusualentriesforsaving files therearethreeadditional entries Save nnn frames as Use this box to select a range of frames or fields to import Images are stored as Filename 0001 Filename...

Page 235: ...ixels wide 4 3 Video Conventional video format with square pixels and a 4 3 aspect ratio For 525 machines images are 648 pixels wide for 625 768 pixels wide 16 9 Video Conventional video format with square pixels and a 16 9 aspect ratio For 525 machines images are 864 pixels wide for 625 1024 pixels wide Note that raw image formats are only available in CCIR 601 Also note that if you start DiskNet...

Page 236: ...n as for Load Files it determines the size and shape of the port into which PICTs and TIFFs are imaged PICTs are scaled to fit TIFFs are cropped to fit and undersized TIFFs are centered in the image rectangle You can use the All Files button to select all files of a particular type in a folder for transfer e g All PICTs NOTE Dump Image requires an inpoint entry DiskNet Diskus Operations 5 38 Intro...

Page 237: ...r transfer Shift click to select a contiguous group of files use command click to select a random set of files Note that the type of the additional files is restricted to those that share the same image format as those already selected For example if the first file s Image Format is 4 3 Video and its File Type is PICTs you cannot select RGB YUV or Y10 file types NOTE For a group of files the numbe...

Page 238: ...Send Command lets you send commands to the disk Information returned by the disk is displayed in the window The Disk Menu provides keyboard alternatives for many of the Diskus Control Panel buttons Send the command Help for a list of available commands Send the command Help command name for example Help play for information about aspecific command DiskNet Diskus Operations 5 40 Introduction 9100 0...

Page 239: ...entry is in three parts name identifier and address Name Can beany name without spaces convenient to identify the device Identifier Should be A This indicates that the remaining information is the IP address of the device Address The device IP address You can find this in the Ethernet Menu See the Diskus Manual for information on changing the IP address should you need to NOTE The Hosts file shoul...

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Page 241: ...dler and audio scratch track which supplement the normal Diskus GUI or optional Control Panel The SCSI Target function lets the workstation control Diskus as a SCSI peripheral Other utilities included in VideoTools are yuv scpyuv and movie which lets you view still and moving images on the workstation s screen Diskus GUI Control Panel functions that you can control with the AVCP include the follow...

Page 242: ...Pull down menus The following is an example of how to setup directories in the workstation Macros Engineering Networking chassis Segments Remote editor setups Disk diagnostics Preview monitor display setup Freeze root directory bin usr etc dev scsi grep who mail hosts sysinfo reboot diskus sc0d6l0 bin avcp people VideoTools rgb yuv movie scp scpc guest robert VideoTools Diskus Operations 5 44 Appl...

Page 243: ...on Requirements VideoTools runs on SGI workstations running version 4 05 or later of the IRIX operating system software The audio capability can only be used with an SGI Indigo series workstation Other requirements include Diskus Customer supplied Ethernet and SCSI cables Diskus Interconnect Diagram Diskus Operations VideoTools 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Applications 5 45 ...

Page 244: ...ge it The SCSI address is set in the Status menu See Section 3 User Interface and Menus for details on changing this menu STEP 3 Shut down the workstation then turn off the power for both the workstation and Diskus STEP 4 Connect a SCSI cable between Diskus and the workstation See the installation and connector information in the Technical section for details CAUTION Do not perform a first birthda...

Page 245: ...loppy disk contains four compressed tar files bv5_tar Z VideoTools for IRIX software version 5 2 bv4_tar Z VideoTools for IRIX software version 4 05 Av4_tar Z Virtual Control Panel software src_tar Z VideoTools source code This is provided for developers only Enter rcp host floppy filename dos myfile to copy the appropriate files to the workstation myfile designates the name you want to give the f...

Page 246: ...e install script to load AVCP Log in to your SGI workstation as superuser or root Type Install to install AVCP Note the capital I A menu appears on the screen to let you select virtual panel colors This script copies files to the appropriate directories You must have your current directory in the path to run Install If not enter directory path Install where directory path is the directory that has...

Page 247: ... following installation procedure for VideoTools is based on a basic SGI workstation You may need to modify it to meet your specific SGI configuration Please consult with your system administrator before proceeding You must ensure that users can read from and write to Diskus via the SCSI network Note that you must be a SuperUser to make these changes From the root directory enter cd dev scsi Enter...

Page 248: ...1 Start the AVCP At the workstation change to the videotools directory and enter avcp followed by a return The VideoTools control panel appears on the workstation screen Command Line Syntax The command syntax is avcp host noaudio The arguments for this command are host configure for use with the device host noaudio disable the audio option The options host and noaudio let you override the previous...

Page 249: ...v STEP 2 Copy the same image from the workstation hard disk to Diskus Enter scp statue yuv diskus 101 This copies the image statue from the workstation to Diskus at frame 101 STEP 3 Verify the transfer Move to frame 101 on Diskus and verify that the image you transferred is there This confirms SCSI operation NOTE In some cases you may receive an error message if you do not have write permission fo...

Page 250: ...LAY PLAY INPUT CLIP RECORD JOG VAR FRAME JOG LOOP OUT IN MARK 7 8 9 CLEAR 4 5 6 FIELD G 0 T 0 1 2 3 0 CUE1 CUE2 CUE3 CUE4 The VideoTools AVCP VideoTools Diskus Operations 5 52 Applications 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 251: ... menus follows Connections Menu This menu lets you select Host or SuperUser and either close the connection or quit the AVCP Selecting SuperUser brings up a dialog box asking for a SuperUser password You must enter a valid SuperUser password to use this selection Options Menu This menu has three settings Inputs Frame and Control Some have submenus with additional settings The Inputs menu lets you ...

Page 252: ...een magenta red and blue Audio Menu This menu has four choices Output Volume Load clip data and Save clip data Terminal Menu Selecting this menu lets you attach show or detach hide the terminal portion of the AVCP display Command Input Area The bottom part of the screen lets you enter SCSI Ethernet commands from the workstation to control Diskus The result of each command appears in the input area...

Page 253: ...e buttons with the exception of CUE 1 through CUE 4 and CLIP with the mouse is identical to pressing the same button on the Control Panel See Section 6 Control Panel for a description of each button Buttons that have an LED on the DiskusControl Panel suchasVAR andRECORD turn redwhen activated on AVCP Use the CUE buttons to set cue points on the disk timeline See Setting Cue Points later in this se...

Page 254: ...default system has not been specified then only the pull down menu is active the panel and the command input area are inactive labels gray To connect to Diskus you must do the following Pull down the Connections menu and select User A dialogbox appears to let you enter a valid password Note that you must have a defined password for your user name After entering the password successfully pull down ...

Page 255: ...cord length entered in Diskus Default menu Clicking on RECORD causes the button to flash Recording begins when you click on the PLAY button Note that once you begin recording you cannot interrupt the process by clicking the STOP button This differs from operating Diskus from its GUI Control Panel Using Clips Clips let you define and name partitions on the Diskus disk You can play and record clips ...

Page 256: ...the clip drag the AVCP slider or enter a value in the keypad and click the GOTO button Setting Up a New Clip STEP 1 Click CLIP to bring up the Clip Handler dialog box STEP 2 Pull down the Edit menu and select New This brings up a new dialog box labeled Clip Details STEP 3 Move the disk to the in point and click Mark In Note that the value you entered shows on the AVCP s IN button STEP 4 Move the d...

Page 257: ... except audio clips if you have entered a SuperUser password in the Connections menu To delete a clip highlight it on the Clip Handler dialog box by pressing the left mouse button Pull down the Edit menu and select Delete NOTE Selecting Delete removes the clip from the VideoTools mode immediately there is no confirmation box andno waytoundo this However deleting a clip does not affect video record...

Page 258: ...ils submenu Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag the pointer to select Audio attached Click on the Audio File button in the Clip Details menu This brings up a list of all the audio files those with an aiff suffix stored in the audio database directory Select a file by double clicking on its name and then clicking OK The Clip Details submenu now shows the attached audio file and its l...

Page 259: ...art of the SGI workstation operating system See your SGI documentation for details VideoTools only makes use of the output level controls There are right and left audio channel level controls that can be ganged or separate Save Clip Data Audio attachments to a clip are stored temporarily during operation but not saved automatically when you log off the system This menu lets you assign and save an ...

Page 260: ...g box Highlight the value in the window by dragging the mouse Enter a value from the workstation keyboard and click OK Follow the same procedure for Set Maximum Clearing Values Clicking the CLEAR button clears values entered from the keypad or workstation keyboard You can also clear values set for cue points and other parameters by clicking CLEAR then the button for the value you want to clear Sel...

Page 261: ...d where n is the start point STEP 2 Enter the current disk position as the first Cue point Click MARK then a CUE button The button shows the cue point in frames Set the other cue points in the same way To move to a cue point click on one of the CUE buttons the disk moves to the point immediately Playing at Variable Speed You can play back Diskus at speeds other than the default value of 1X normal ...

Page 262: ...that point and clicking MARK then OUT In and out point values show on the corresponding buttons Click the LOOP button to define the loop you just marked Click either PLAY button to start playback You can also play back the loop at a speed other than normal by using the VAR button To clear loop mode click the LOOP button To clear in or out points click on CLEAR then the IN or OUT buttons Stopping P...

Page 263: ...ts each button and the keyboard equivalent Button Workstation Keyboard Equivalent Cue 1 F1 Cue 2 F2 Cue 3 F3 Cue 4 F4 INPUT T CLIP C RECORD R JOG VAR V FRAME E JOG PLAY STOP spacebar PLAY LOOP L OUT O IN I MARK M CLEAR Backspace FIELD F GOTO Enter 0 to 9 0 to 9 from keyboard or keypad period or decimal point from keypad Diskus Operations VideoTools 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Applications 5 65 ...

Page 264: ...s you choose another host This is useful if you have more than one Abekas DDR on the network You can then select Host and choose another host Pull down the Connections menu and select Quit This terminates the AVCP session andcloses the AVCP window To re establish the connection to Diskus you must go to the videotools directory and enter avcp again VideoTools Diskus Operations 5 66 Applications 910...

Page 265: ...n the same directory NOTE The default Diskus SCSI address is 6 If this conflicts with the SCSI address of any other device on your network use the scsiid command to change the Diskus address to something other than 6 See the information on installing VideoTools at the beginning of this section Command Set This mode supports the following SCSI commands scp scpc yuv rgb scpyuv scprgb movie Diskus Op...

Page 266: ...d Note that the default SCSI address is 6 The frame formats are more extensive than in previous versions and quick one fourth resolution image transfers are supported scpc Command This command loads a user defined list of image files into the SGI RAM before copying them to Diskus Using this command with a shell script can accelerate transfers yuv Command Use this command to view YUV image files on...

Page 267: ... sequences of images transferred from Diskus to workstation memory in rapid succession To increase the image update rate specify smaller windows and qyuv one quarter resolution images Command Structure and Syntax scp Syntax scp file device image to transfer a file to disk or scp device image file directory to transfer a file from disk Where file is the name of a local disk file in the specified di...

Page 268: ...skus rectangular pixels andworkstation square pixels f indicates the file contains a field n indicates the file is in NTSC format default p indicates PAL format q indicates the file contains one quarter resolution image r indicates RGB data s disables size correction t indicates the file contains 10 bit YUV data x indicates the file contains raw data y indicates YUV data default Thelengthand heigh...

Page 269: ...tes the file is in NTSC format default p indicates PAL format q indicates the file contains one quarter resolution image r indicates RGB data s disables size correction t indicates the file contains 10 bit YUV data x indicates the file contains raw data y indicates YUV data default Thelengthand height argumentsspecifythe length and height of a window in the image Diskus Operations VideoTools 9100 ...

Page 270: ...a window in the image measured in pixels linesfromthe topleftcorner Any argumentsnotspecified default to a full frame image The l and h arguments specify the length and height of a window in the image For example a num argument of 1100 specifies frame 1110 YUV f11100 specifies field 1100 YUV f11100 qyuv specifies field 1100 quick YUV f1100 1300h100 qrgb specifies a 300 by 100 window of field 1100 ...

Page 271: ...ured in pixels linesfromthetopleftcorner Any argumentsnotspecified default to a full frame image The l and h arguments specify the length and height of a window in the image movie Syntax movie afls device image duration Where a turns on aspect ratio correction f skips alternate fields l loops over specified range s disables size correction image consists of f num store window format window consist...

Page 272: ...w an image named statue yuv with aspect ratio correction enter yuv a statue yuv andpress RETURN An empty window opens on the screen You can move the window on the screen with the mouse Click the left mouse button to show the image Move the mouse cursor inside the image window and click the right mouse button This opens a Display menu with these choices Frame shows the whole frame Field 1 shows fie...

Page 273: ...e zoom function Defining a Window Within an Image Movethe cursorinside theimage andclicktheright mousebutton to bring up the Display menu Select Window to bring up the Window dialog box Hold down the left mouse button to define a window Note that a dashed rectangle appears to show the window that you are defining The Window dialog box shows the X and Y window coordinates and the window length and ...

Page 274: ... copy an image stored on the workstation hard disk to Diskus enter scp statue yuv diskus 100 This copies the image statue from the workstation to Diskus at frame 100 Using the SCPYUV Command Use this command to copy a frame from Diskus used in the previous example to the workstation and view the image on the workstation screen Enter scpyuv diskus 494 This copies frame 494 and shows it on the scree...

Page 275: ...p pauses and continues transfer r reverses direction l turns the loop on and off f increases rate s decreases rate q ends movie mode When the images appear on the workstation screen a frame counter increments as the frames transfer When the sequence is complete the message movie finished hit any key to finish appears Press a key on the workstation keyboard to return to the system prompt Diskus Ope...

Page 276: ...commands with a status sense additional sense of check condition illegal request illegal opcode The only logical unitsupportedcurrently is 0 all other accesses return check condition illegal request logical unit not supported All SCSI commands must obey SCSI 2 specifications In particular reserved bits must be set to zero otherwise a check condition illegal request invalid field in CDB is returned...

Page 277: ...d does not necessarily match any other version number The current SCSI driver number is 0103 Inquiry Command 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 U U U 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 A A A A A A A A 5 U logical unit reserved must be zero A allocation length If a logical unit number of 0 is requested then device type is 00 hex direct access device Any other logical unit number returns a device type of 7F h...

Page 278: ... codes are supported currently when the sense key value is 0X09 vendor unique sense code Request Sense Command 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 U U U 2 3 4 A A A A A A A A 5 U logical unit A allocation length reserved must be zero VideoTools Diskus Operations 5 80 Applications 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 279: ...be zero K Sense key 0X0 no sense 0X4 hardware error 0X5 illegal request 0X6 unit attention SCSI Ethernet reboot parameter change 0X9 SCSI Ethernet specific sense A Additional sense codes 0X00 no additional sense 0X1A parameter list length error 0X20 illegal command opcode 0X21 logical block out of range Diskus Operations VideoTools 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Applications 5 81 ...

Page 280: ... select parameters 0X85 outside disk limits Q additional sense code qualifier V sense key specific valid bit 0 C invalid 1 C valid C command data bit 0 illegal parameter was in Data 1 illegal parameter was in Command Send Diagnostic Currently no selftest isperformed thiscommand alwaysreturns good status self test passed Test Unit Ready Currently the device is always ready so this command returns g...

Page 281: ...efault block size is 512 bytes whichyoucanchange witha ModeSelectcommand Ifthe system includes chained units the last block refers to the lastblock of the last chained disk Read Capacity Command 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 8 0 9 reserved must be zero Diskus Operations VideoTools 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Applicat...

Page 282: ... If the specified block s are out of range check condition illegal request logical block out of range is returned If SCSI Ethernet control is disabled check condition vendor unique 0X81 is returnedand the relevant errorcode is setin the Mode Sense data Thevendor unique additionalsense codefollowsthe Mode Sense error codes with the top bit set Read 6 Command 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 ...

Page 283: ...3 B B B B B B B B 4 B B B B B B B B 5 B B B B B B B B 6 7 L L L L L L L L 8 L L L L L L L L 9 Write 6 Command 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 B B B B B 2 B B B B B B B B 3 B B B B B B B B 4 L L L L L L L L 5 Diskus Operations VideoTools 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Applications 5 85 ...

Page 284: ...tarting at block 6 480 With a window of 200 x 100 x y offsets not important in effect a YUV frame image which is now only 40 000 bytes occupies 79 blocks with 448 bytes of zero padding The last block on the Diskus disk is 127 663 To extract the window from frame 4 issue a READ of 79 blocks starting at block 316 A full size NTSC 720 x 486 YUV frame image 699 840 bytes occupies 1 367 blocks with 64 ...

Page 285: ...new SCSI block size Mode Select Command 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 P P P P P 5 reserved must be zero P parameter list length 0 to 25 Mode Select Data Parameter List Header 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diskus Operations VideoTools 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Applications 5 87 ...

Page 286: ... B B 17 B B B B B B B B 18 B B B B B B B B 19 B B B B B B B B 20 p p p p p p p p 21 p p p p p p p p 22 t m m m l c c c 23 i i i 24 e e e e e e e e E block zero emulation 0 disabled 1 enabled reserved must be zero frame transfer odd even mode 0 frame transfer from even field n and n 1 frame transfer from odd field n and n 1 does not apply during field transfers D data format 0 YUV format VideoTools...

Page 287: ... first for window transfers B block size MSB first p current disk position in fields MSB first t TV standard 0 625 line PAL 1 525 line NTSC m current disk mode 0 field mode 1 frame mode 2 autoframe mode 3 film mode 4 5 6 and 7 reserved l current loop mode 0 disabled 1 enabled c control mode 0 all 1 keyboard 2 remote 1 3 remote 2 4 slave 5 SCSI Ethernet i currently selected input 0 disk 1 601 1 Dis...

Page 288: ...ter setting new parameters issue a Read Capacity command to determine the block size which is the same as specified if legal and last block parameters Changing the data format or windows parameters affects the last block but changing the field frame value does not Changing any parameter affects the number of blocks needed to transfer a full image Mode Sense Command This command reads the current d...

Page 289: ...on For machines with limited access to low level SCSI commands such as Mode Select and Mode Sense the system provides enabled by default a way to change mode parameters via single block writes to block zero and to read status back with single block reads from block zero This emulation can be disabled by those that have standard access to Mode Select and Mode Sense by clearing the emulation bit in ...

Page 290: ...wers of the specified values or will be rounded to these powers in the direction specified A caret in the table means that the value is rounded up a v in the table means that the value is rounded down Window Parameter Restrictions Data Format Window Parameter L H X Y YUV 2 1 2v 1 RGB 1 1 1 1 For the cases in which the software rounds up and down rounding down is performed first For example if you ...

Page 291: ...its control methods Most of the Control Panel operations mimic those found on the graphical user interface GUI and provide an alternate method of working with Diskus The Control Panel has 37 pushbutton keys used to make selections and enter parameters A Control Knob lets you shuttle the disk and cycle through menus and menu options A two line liquid crystal display LCD shows the status of Diskus p...

Page 292: ...in the states menu You can assign function keys either through the GUI from the Macro Alias menu or directly through the Control Panel RECORD SEG CLIP INPUT F1 F4 F3 F2 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAME JOG MARK IN OUT LOOP MENU ENTER CLEAR FIELD G O T O 4 9 0 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 F1 F4 F3 F2 Function Keys Function Keys Diskus Operations 6 2 Control Panel 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 293: ...tion on setting up Diskus inputs CLIP This key when lit enables clip playback mode You can assign a clip by pressing the RECORD key and the CLIP key simultaneously This creates a new clip using the current in and out points Once assigned and selected press this key to cue Diskus to the beginning of the clip ready to play the clip back RECORD SEG CLIP INPUT F1 F4 F3 F2 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAME ...

Page 294: ... armed and Diskus will begin recording as soon as you press the PLAY key The RECORD key can be used in conjunction with the SEG key to create a new segment with the CLIP key to create a new clip or with the function keys to create new macros Miscellaneous Control Keys Diskus Operations 6 4 Control Panel 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 295: ...e recorded video one field or frame at a time in either forward or reverse Hold down JOG or JOG to jog the disk continuously Release the key to stop the playback NOTE The LEDs in both JOG keys light to indicate that the freeze mode is on RECORD SEG CLIP INPUT F1 F4 F3 F2 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAME JOG MARK IN OUT LOOP MENU ENTER CLEAR FIELD G O T O 4 9 0 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAM...

Page 296: ...tes that the frame mode is active FRAME MODE LED ON Diskus uses both fields of off disk video to output the complete frame FIELD MODE LED OFF Diskus uses a field of off disk video and creates a frame of video from the single field The method of creating the frame is determined by the interpolator setting in the defaults menu Therearethreedifferent frame modes Selectthe modeasfollows STEP 1 Press 1...

Page 297: ...eed play mode Diskus always selects fields from the same frame of video Use this mode when the video is frame based from film and the playback is other than normal speed FILM Film mode is available only in the 525 line standard This sets a special fixed speed playback mode Diskus plays back material recorded at 24 fps frames per second from the disk at 30 fps with a 3 2 interleave This saves disk ...

Page 298: ...ss MARK then OUT PressLOOP thenPLAY to playthe definedloop Enter a number with the numeric keypad then press LOOP then PLAY to play the loop that number of times Enter 0 before pressing LOOP to clear any number you previously entered MARK IN and OUT These keys let you define segment loop or clip in and out points RECORD SEG CLIP INPUT F1 F4 F3 F2 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAME JOG MARK IN OUT LOOP M...

Page 299: ... This key clears the numeric register letting you clear unwanted entries FIELD When you enter a frame number with the numeric keypad it is field 1 of the frame The FIELD key lets you select field 2 An asterisk indicates field 2 RECORD SEG CLIP INPUT F1 F4 F3 F2 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAME JOG MARK IN OUT LOOP MENU ENTER CLEAR FIELD G O T O 4 9 0 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 CLEAR FIELD G O T O 4 9 0 8 7 6 5 3 2...

Page 300: ... negative number For example 30 GOTO cues to current position 30 frames 20 FIELD GOTO cues to current position 20 frames and 1 field DECIMAL POINT Key This key applies to certain setup parameters and speed values Do not use the decimal point to enter timecode values When you enter timecode values they are grouped automatically as hours minutes seconds frames For example to choose 23 seconds and 15...

Page 301: ...nd you can view or set parameters in the Diskus GUI menus with the Control Panel The current menu and its parameter appear on the Control Panel display To find the required menu item either scroll to it with the Control Knob or enter the menu and line number into the numeric keypad and press MENU RECORD SEG CLIP INPUT F1 F4 F3 F2 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAME JOG MARK IN OUT LOOP MENU ENTER CLEAR F...

Page 302: ... the MENU key and press ENTER to view the menus on the GUI In this mode Diskus displays the GUI menus when the MENU key LED is lit Use the Control Knob to scroll through the parameters RECORD SEG CLIP INPUT F1 F4 F3 F2 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAME JOG MARK IN OUT LOOP MENU ENTER CLEAR FIELD G O T O 4 9 0 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 ENTER Enter Key ENTER Key Diskus Operations 6 12 Control Panel 9100 0217 02 SEP ...

Page 303: ... currently selected parameter If the Control Panel is not in menu mode use the Control Knob to move through the video recorded on Diskus In addition pressing the VAR key lets you use the Control Knob to vary the playback speed even if Diskus is already playing RECORD SEG CLIP INPUT F1 F4 F3 F2 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAME JOG MARK IN OUT LOOP MENU ENTER CLEAR FIELD G O T O 4 9 0 8 7 6 5 3 2 1 The ...

Page 304: ... right area displays the present menu parameter or option in menu mode or the number stored in the numeric register see the numeric keypad A parameter or option shown in brackets is selected but not active For example if you select the analog reference but do not connect it it appears in brackets RECORD SEG CLIP INPUT F1 F4 F3 F2 VAR JOG PLAY PLAY STOP FRAME JOG MARK IN OUT LOOP MENU ENTER CLEAR F...

Page 305: ...ith two drives can store over one minute This version also offers optional 4 2 2 4 Video Key or 4 4 4 RGB or YUV recording and playback Video I O A standard Diskus has a single input that accepts 10 bit CCIR 601 656 4 2 2 serial video on a BNC connector Three outputs provide one 4 2 2 serial digital and two analog component feeds one RGB and one YUV also known as color difference or Y R Y B Y An o...

Page 306: ...uration switch position 3 An RS 232 GPI port provides RS 232 and General Purpose Interface GPI control The GPI control provides four inputs and four outputs which are useful for controlling Diskus via simple switch closures Timecode control is supported in either VITC Vertical Interval Timecode or LTC Longitudinal Timecode formats Both Ethernet and SCSI are standard on Diskus These are used to bot...

Page 307: ...illustration below shows the options you haveforintegrating Diskus into your graphics or edit suite Diskus Interconnect Diagram Diskus Technical Guide System Description 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Installation 7 3 ...

Page 308: ...ectable setup on off and SMPTE EBU or Betacam levels and RGB with sync on green or separate sync 4 BNC connectors Output 1 std Serial component 10 bit digital Enhanced CCIR601 656 1 BNC connector Output 2 std Analog RGB 3 BNC connectors Output 3 std Analog YUV 3 BNC connectors Output opt Analog composite 1 BNC connector S video Y C 4 pin S video connector Computer Interface Connections Ethernet 15...

Page 309: ...e configurable to several different protocols Remote 2 LINC RS 422 9 pin female D subminiature connector software configurable to several different protocols RS232 GPI 25 pin female D subminiature connector Timecode Vertical interval Integrated VITC reader writer embedded with video signal Longitudinal LTC input and output XLR connectors Diskus Technical Guide System Specifications 9100 0217 02 SE...

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Page 311: ... sales representative if you find unexplained shortages Assembling the Main Chassis There are three Main Chassis mounting configurations available desktop tower and rack mount Included in your Diskus shipment is the configuration kit specified on your order Attaching the kit to the Main Chassis requires a Phillips head or for a rack mount system a slotted screwdriver D I S K U S Diskus Main Chassi...

Page 312: ...st be oriented toward the front of the Main Chassis STEP 2 Attach the side panels to the Main Chassis with the eight Phillips head screws and a Phillips screwdriver STEP 3 Orient the main front cover as shown on the next page and snap it onto the Main Chassis front panel mounting posts STEP 4 Snap the front panel LED cover onto the Main Chassis front panel cover STEP 5 Place the four adhesive back...

Page 313: ...e front panel mounting posts D I S K U S Digital Disk Recorder Side Panel Mounting Holes Left and right side pieces are the same Make sure these front panel alignment tabs are at the front of the Main Chassis not Use the included M4 X 14 metric Phillips head screws to attach the side covers This front panel LED cover snaps over the main front cover Main Front Cover Main Chassis Front View Main Cha...

Page 314: ... of the Main Chassis opposite of the power switch Attach the panel with four of the Phillips head screws and a Phillips screwdriver STEP 2 Attach the base to the end of the Main Chassis with the power switch using four of the Phillips head screws and a Phillips screwdriver STEP 3 Orient the main front cover as shown on the next page and snap it onto the Main Chassis front panel mounting posts STEP...

Page 315: ...posts Top Bottom Panel Mounting Holes Make sure these front panel alignment tabs are at the front of the main chassis Use the included M4 X 14 metric Phillips head screws to attach the top cover and base This cover snaps over the main front cover D I S K U S Digital Disk Recorder Main Front Cover Main Chassis Front View Tower Base Place the end of the chassis with the power switch onto the base Ma...

Page 316: ...f the slotted screws and a slotted screwdriver Each bracket is identical and should be oriented with the long end toward the rear of the Main Chassis STEP 4 Using your own hardware attach the rear supports to the back of the rack where the Diskus Main Chassis is to be installed The bottom of the Main Chassis is 2 5 8 inches 6 6 cm below the bottom edge of the rear supports STEP 5 Slide the Diskus ...

Page 317: ... 2 total 8900 0998 01 Rear Support Bracket 2 total 8900 0997 01 end view D I S K U S Digital Disk Recorder This cover snaps over the main front cover Main Front Cover Rack Configuration Pieces Diskus Technical Guide Assembling the Main Chassis 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Installation 7 13 ...

Page 318: ...et Front Rack Ear Rear Support Rear Support Bracket mounting holes Rack Ear mounting holes Use the included M6 X 10 metric slotted screws to attach the brackets and ears Rack Mount Chassis Locations Assembling the Main Chassis Diskus Technical Guide 7 14 Installation 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 319: ...e shipment Both have a molded grounding connector IEC 320 C13 at one end One has a standard 3 prong 115V 15 amp plug on the other end the other has a bare end 50 5mm and is intended for use with 230V The conductors on the bare end are CEE color coded Light Blue Neutral Brown Line Green Yellow Ground You can use other IEC 320 type power cords if they comply with the safety regulations of the countr...

Page 320: ... Chassis in the same cable supplying communications With cable lengths greater than 150 feet 50 meters the you must supply the Control Panel with power locally A suitable supply is available from Abekas See page 7 22 for more details Power Connection Diskus Technical Guide 7 16 Installation 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 321: ...digital CCIR 601 656 video input Use the analog I O option board when you need analog component inputs Select either RGBor YUV also knownas color difference or Y R Y B Y from the Defaults menu You can configure the option board for either RGB with sync on green or RGBS with a separate sync signal Option board jumpers set PUSH 115 SERIAL O P REF SERIAL I P G B R Y U V Optional Analog I O COMP OUT S...

Page 322: ...n Diskus plays Use the analog I O option when you need analog composite and or S video component outputs The GUI does not appear on these outputs System Reference Diskus can free run or you can lock it to an external source Select the mode in the Defaults menu For externally locked mode connect a system reference to either of the reference connectors You can use the other reference connector as a ...

Page 323: ... mode in the Defaults menu This clears the menus from the output when playing or recording General You can make all analog video connections with coaxial BNC ended cables matched to 75 ohms With the color difference format equipment may be labeled YUV Y R Y B Y or Y PB PR The U B Y and PB designations are compatible as are the V R Y and PR designations Make serial digital connections with coaxial ...

Page 324: ...15 pin Ethernet port to your network See page 7 51 for information on addressing SCSI Connections The Diskus SCSI port uses a 68 pin high density D connector SCSI connections come in types single ended and as an option differential The maximum cable length for the single ended mode is approximately 18 feet 6 meters The maximum length for differential connections is approximately 75 feet 25 meters ...

Page 325: ...9 pin RS 232 mouse port on the rear of the Diskus Main Chassis Use a 9 pin male to 9 pin female extension cable to connect the mouse if your installation places the Main Chassis away from the actual work 115 230 PUSH PUSH LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET SCSI Control Connections Diskus Technical Guide Connecting Diskus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Installation 7...

Page 326: ...buttons to access the common transport functions Cable Requirements Abekas supplies a 33 foot 10 meter cable with the optional Control Panel to connect the it to the Diskus Main Chassis This cable supplies both RS 485 type communications and 12VDC Control Panel power You may custom build a cable to fit yourspecific installation The maximum cable length you may use without powering the Control Pane...

Page 327: ... if this is the second panel Pins 1 12VDC and 9 12VDC return are used for the power input In systems with multiple Control Panels you must locally power all panels after the first one regardless of distance Diskus Control Panel 15 pin Male Signal 9 pin Male 1 12VDC Power 1 2 Not Used 2 3 RS 485 3 4 Signal Ground 4 5 Not Used N A 6 Not Used 6 7 Not Used 7 8 RS 485 8 9 12VDC Return 9 10 Not Used N A...

Page 328: ...ale to 9 pin male cable from the Control Out port of the first Control Panel to the Control In port of the second The Chassis connector of the second panel is used only to connect a local power supply DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS DISPLAY CONTRAST RESET CHASSIS ADDRESS KEYBOARD ADDRESS 0 4 8 12 0 4 8 12 KEYBOARD TERMINATION ON OFF DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS DISPLAY CONTRAST RESET CHASSIS ADDRESS KEYBOARD ADDRESS 0 4...

Page 329: ...ress 1 and Keyboard Address 6 The last Control Panel in the chain must have its Keyboard Termination switch set On all others must be set Off If there is only one Control Panel then its switch must be set On Other Control Panel Controls There are two adjustments for optimizing the Control Panel display for your lighting situation Display Brightness and Display Contrast You can use the Reset switch...

Page 330: ...s the ENTER button Idle Control Panels display the address of the Control Panel currently in control of the Main Chassis Diskus Main Chassis Control Panel 1 Control Panel 2 Chassis Address 1 Chassis Address 1 Keyboard Address 5 Keyboard Termination Off Chassis Address 1 Keyboard Address 6 Keyboard Termination On Chassis Ctl In Ctl Out Chassis Ctl In Ctl Out Control Panel 12VDC PSU 12VDC PSU If Nee...

Page 331: ...el to power the Control Panel NOTE If the unmodified cable is over 150 feet you must power the Control Panel using an external power supply Diskus 1 Diskus 2 Diskus 3 Diskus 4 Control Panel Chassis Control Panel Control Panel Control Panel Control Panel Chassis Address 1 Chassis Address 1 Keyboard Address 5 Chassis Address 2 Chassis Address 3 Chassis Address 4 Ext Ref 15 Pin Pin 1 open 15 Pin Pin ...

Page 332: ... Macros as follows CHASSIS 1 CHASSIS 2 CHASSIS 3 CHASSIS 4 F1 None F1 Chassis 1 F1 Chassis 1 F1 Chassis 1 F2 Chassis 2 F2 None F2 Chassis 2 F2 Chassis 2 F3 Chassis 3 F3 Chassis 3 F3 None F3 Chassis 3 F4 Chassis 4 F4 Chassis 4 F4 Chassis 4 F4 None STEP 3 In the Ethernet menus name each Diskus chassis for example Diskus1 Diskus2 etc You can aquire control of any Diskus chassis by selecting the appro...

Page 333: ... Taiwan ZPakfd 128643 Mk 12 A Tested June 1994 240VAC 250mA SP 230 PUSH 115 230V 1 0 5A 115 230V 1 0 5A SERIAL O P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES...

Page 334: ... To jumper for a dry closure use both jumpers as shown To jumper for isolated closure use only a single jumper across the center two pins 2 and 3 Place the extra jumper on one of the remaining pins for storage JP6 JP6 JP4 JP4 JP2 JP2 JP3 JP3 Dry Example Isolated Example GPI 1 JP2 GPI 2 JP6 GPI 3 JP4 GPI 4 JP3 Front 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 GPI Jumper Locator Connecting Diskus Diskus Technical Guide 7 30 In...

Page 335: ...ifications Isolation on both input and output GPIs is greater than 2kV When connected for isolated inputs the maximum input voltage is 20 volts The maximum current rating for the GPI outputs is 80mA If this is not sufficient to drive your device you may need an external driver buffer Diskus Technical Guide Connecting Diskus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Installation 7 31 ...

Page 336: ...l before going any further Ensure that Diskusisfed withsuitable video source and reference signals See page 7 17 for details on video connections To switch on Diskus press the power switch at the rear of the Main Chassis The LEDs on the front panel light and you should hear the fans and disk drive s start up smoothly You can feel the fans driving air through Diskus If any of these do not occur or ...

Page 337: ...separate disk drive up down switches To shut down simply turn off the power switch The drives park themselves automatically the moment you turn the power off Using the GUI Interface Diskus introduces a new method of control for Abekas disk recorders the GUI Graphical User Interface You can use the GUI on the serial digital output the analog RGB and YUV outputs or both digital and analog outputs at...

Page 338: ... window Some window groups include both control icons some just one and some neither See the Getting Started information in the Operations section of this manual for operating details Status Monitor screen area Defaults Menu Window Timecode View Window Name Input Interp Frame Mode Record Len Freeze Control Preview Play Defaults Ref Source Untitled serial 25 Off All Auto frame Off Free No C 0 7 9 8...

Page 339: ...ystem To see the menus set the Diskus front panel Config switch position 2 down This is referred to debug on Setting position 2 up hides the following menus States This menu lets you change the state of the Control Panel function key indicators and Diskus GPI outputs Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off States GPI Out 1 GPI Out 2 GPI Out 3 Func 1 Func 3 Func 4 Func 2 GPI Out 4 Off Off Off Off Off Off O...

Page 340: ...s on the indicator on the Control Panel s F1 button Func 2 see Func 1 see Func 1 Func 3 see Func 1 see Func 1 Func 4 see Func 1 see Func 1 GPI Out 1 Off Turns off GPI output 1 On Turns on GPI output 1 GPI Out 2 see GPI 1 see GPI 1 GPI Out 3 see GPI 1 see GPI 1 GPI Out 4 see GPI 1 see GPI 1 Engineering Menus Diskus Technical Guide 7 36 Installation 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 341: ... Diskus internal operation Engineering V Blanking Fine Hphase V Phase H Phase Clips Analog Ref On On 0 0 On Off VITC line 2 VITC line 1 12 14 Cache Size Cache On 8 On 8 Engineering 12 On On 0 0 On Off 14 Engineering Menu Diskus Technical Guide Engineering Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Installation 7 37 ...

Page 342: ...ate Range is 858 to 857 Fine H Phase Numeric Fine horizontal output video phase timing in approximately 4 6 ns steps Range isfrom 4 to 3 Clips Off HidesClip menu in GUI andwhenscrolling through menus with the Control Panel On Enables Clip menu in GUI and when scrolling through menus with the Control Panel Auto Enables clips to be defined with each recording VITC line 1 10 20 Allows placement of th...

Page 343: ...ayback in loop and segment modes Locked Locks currently stored cache images in memory Flush Clears currently stored cache images from memory Cache Size Numeric Adjust capacity of disk cache function Range is 8 50 frames Increasing cache size reduces the number of frames that can be recorded on disk NOTE Cache applies only to two disk units Diskus must be reset for cache size changes to take effect...

Page 344: ... parameters Trans Delay Edit Delay Time Line that appear when you have the debug switch on Protocol Edit Field Proc Delay Address Sony 1 Off F 1 Sony 1 Off F 1 Remote 1 Remote 1 Trans Delay 2 2 Edit Delay 8 8 Time Line 5 5 Remote 1 Menu Engineering Menus Diskus Technical Guide 7 40 Installation 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 345: ...Field dominance set to allow edits at the beginning of field 1 only F2 Field dominance set to allow edits at the beginning of field 2 only Proc Delay Off Processor delay switched off On Adds a one frame offset to compensate for external processors Trans Delay Numeric Sets transport delay Used to synchronize GVG 151 commands to field accuracy Range is between 3 and 5 Edit Delay Numeric Used to set ...

Page 346: ...meters Time Delay Trans Delay Edit Delay Time Line that appear when you have the debug switch on Protocol Edit Field Time Delay Address Sony 1 0 F 1 Sony 1 0 F 1 Remote 2 Remote 2 Trans Delay 2 2 Edit Delay 8 8 Time Line 5 5 Remote 2 Menu Engineering Menus Diskus Technical Guide 7 42 Installation 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 347: ...t to allow edits at the beginning of field 1 only F2 Field dominance set to allow edits at the beginning of field 2 only Time Delay Numeric Sets timecode delay Used to synchronize Sony editor commands to field accuracy Range is between 5 and 5 Trans Delay Numeric Sets transport delay Used to synchronize LINC and GVG 151 commands to field accuracy Range is between 3 and 5 Edit Delay Numeric Used to...

Page 348: ... for sync NOTE The composite output is delayed by approximately 4 µs when compared to the RGB YUV outputs on Y G 0 Input Syncs on Y G I P Fine 0 Analog I O Analog I O The Analog I O Menu Engineering Menus Diskus Technical Guide 7 44 Installation 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 349: ...sync on the Y G connector Ext Diskus looks for sync on the EXT SYNC IN connector I P Fine Numeric Fine horizontal output video phase timing in approximately 4 6 ns steps Range isfrom 4 to 3 Diskus Technical Guide Engineering Menus 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Installation 7 45 ...

Page 350: ...are no preroll problems like those associated with single frame edits using a VTR The remote control provided across Ethernet is human readable Using a workstation or PC you can set up and control Diskus then preview frames or play animations from anywhere on the network without the need for multiple control panels As an Ethernet device Diskus appears as just another node You can transfer files to...

Page 351: ... This cable runs close to all the devices on the network A special connector called a vampire tap taps into the cable at a point close to each device A transceiver attaches to the tap A drop cable then connects the sub D connector on the transceiver to the sub D connector on the device Example of a Thicknet Connection Diskus Technical Guide Ethernet Setup 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Installation 7 47 ...

Page 352: ...rnal transceiver a BNC T piece connects the two ends of the Ethernet cable to the BNC connector in the device If the device does not have a transceiver one is fitted between the two ends of the Ethernet cable A drop cable connects the transceiver and the device as in the Thicknet connection Example of a Thinnet Ethernet Connection Ethernet Setup Diskus Technical Guide 7 48 Installation 9100 0217 0...

Page 353: ...cable looping to all the devicesonthe network eachdeviceconnectstoasingle hub A hub is a unit clustered with multi pin connectors Transceivers are available with a D15 connector on one end and an RJ 45 connector on the other This connects directly to the device and it connects directly to the Ethernet cable from the hub Example of Twisted Pair Ethernet Connection Diskus Technical Guide Ethernet Se...

Page 354: ...connector and uses an external transceiver You can use any of the three Ethernet connection methods to add Diskus to your network Thicknet Thinnet or Twisted Pair Diskus Ethernet Connection Ethernet Setup Diskus Technical Guide 7 50 Installation 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 355: ...ock to each device Ethernet addresses are 12 digit hexadecimal numbers divided into six pairs A colon delimits each pair The figure below shows the structure of the Ethernet address this one is in the block allocated to Abekas equipment You cannot change the Ethernet address and every Ethernet device in the world can be addressed uniquely Example of an Ethernet Address Diskus Technical Guide Ether...

Page 356: ...ree groups nine digits called the net id must be the same for every device in a local network The last group three digits called the host id must be unique to each device in the local network This type of network is known as a class C network Class A and B networks allow for more nodes by assigning more digits from the address to the host id and fewer to the net id The diagram below shows the stru...

Page 357: ...u can enter a different name in Diskus Ethernet menu but this could lead to confusion After adding Diskus The hosts file contains the same hosts as before with IP address 192 92 109 57 and IP name diskus added machine more hosts 192 92 109 23 editor 192 92 109 15 timer 192 92 109 67 demo 192 92 109 4 production machine more hosts 192 92 109 23 editor 192 92 109 15 timer 192 92 109 67 demo 192 92 1...

Page 358: ... click on the OK button This name may be different from the one entered into the workstation s hosts file but this may lead to confusion The name diskus is used in these examples STEP 4 Reset Diskus Press the Reset button on the front of the Diskus chassis See Section 9 Switches and Indicators for more information on this button This reboots the system so that it initializes the new assign name an...

Page 359: ...n and Diskus named diskus to show the remote login procedure rlogin diskus Abekas A6100 1 0 Wed Nov 16 12 14 35 GMT 1994 guest diskus Bold user entry Normal computer response Computer prompt changes from to guest diskus to show that the workstation is now remotely logged in to Diskus as a guest user not a SuperUser Note that diskus in the prompt isthe name entered into the GUI Ethernet menu not th...

Page 360: ...kus su root hosts 192 92 109 57 diskus root rhosts EMPTY root host master 192 92 109 1 root hosts 192 92 109 1 master 192 92 109 57 diskus root rhosts master Show all hosts Show all remote hosts EMPTY indicates that there are no users Add master as a host Bold user entry Normal computer response Show all users Show all remote users Login as a SuperUser Diskus is shipped without a password so does ...

Page 361: ...t has no password root has a user id 0 and a is a member of group 0 guest is a default user with no password user id 1 and is a member of group 1 Add user paul as user id 10 and as a member of group id 100 Show all groups rootgroup is group id 0 and root is a member of this group demo is group id 1 and guest is a member of this group Bold user entry Normal computer response Confirm that group adve...

Page 362: ...y one or two seconds 64 bytes from ip_address icmp_set 24 ttl 225 time 5 ms NOTE If the ping command is not in the path the workstation responds with the prompt command not found See the documentation that came with your workstation for the location of the ping command If Diskus fails to respond to the workstation within five to ten seconds press Control C on the workstation See the installation i...

Page 363: ...tact the software maker NOTE Document any changes you make to current settings in case you need to reset them later The System Folder The MacTCP DNR icon must be in the top level of the System Folder If it is not there look in the Control Panel Folder If you are installing the program be sure to place the icon in the top level of the System Folder System Folder Window Diskus Technical Guide Mac TC...

Page 364: ... panel Double click this icon to open the MacTCP control panel Confirm that the Ethernet icon is selected not LocalTalk or EtherTalk Set the IP address in this menu If you are unable to set it select More and make suretheObtain Addresssetting isManually See the discussion on Addressing on page 7 49 for more information about setting the IP address MacTCP Control Panel Mac TCP Initialization Diskus...

Page 365: ...0 0 unless a router is actually being used The Domain Name Server Information area should be empty unless the Hosts file is kept at a remote location As long as this is blank the Hosts file in the System Folder is used NOTE The IP Address Class should be set to C MacTCP Control Panel More Selection Diskus Technical Guide Mac TCP Initialization 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Installation 7 61 ...

Page 366: ...nto the hosts file is the name that the network recognizes You can enter a different name in Diskus Ethernet menu but this could lead to confusion STEP 2 Set up the Diskus IP address The factory assigned IP address is 192 92 109 57 To assign a new IP address open the Ethernet menu and click the IP parameter setting to open a Numeric window Enter the same IP address as you entered in the PC s hosts...

Page 367: ...tches and Indicators for more information on this button This reboots the system so that it initializes the new assign name and IP address Diskus does not recognize the new IP details until you reset it Diskus Technical Guide PC Mac and Power PC Initial Setup 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Installation 7 63 ...

Page 368: ...etween the PC and Diskus is to use a UNIX like Ping command See your software documentation to find out if it supports this function and how to use it PC Mac and Power PC Initial Setup Diskus Technical Guide 7 64 Installation 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 369: ...documentation that came with your computer for details on starting a Telnet session Here is an example login Enter the text in bold type login guest Abekas A6100 1 0b9 Thu Nov 10 21 49 52 GMT 1994 guest diskus Test the remote commands At the guest diskus prompt type play Diskus should the begin playing the disk Type stop to stop playback See the Ethernet information in the Operations section for a...

Page 370: ...mples below Use frame numbers as file names when using Diskus frame locations for file transfers Note that you can transfer only one frame at a time NOTE The following examples assume the Diskus host name is diskus If it is not substitute the correct host name for diskus The following discussion is generic and covers only the commands that you can use to transfer graphics files between the Diskus ...

Page 371: ...returns the current format YUV File Transfers FTP into Diskus from the personal computer Open your FTP application Open a connection from the personal computer to Diskus as guest see the documentation that came with your computer for details on starting an FTP session Here is an example Enter the text in bold type ftp diskus 220 diskus FTP server Abekas A6100 1 0 ready user guest 331 Password requ...

Page 372: ...0 bytes received The transfer is now complete Transfer the file back to Diskus Send the file back to Diskus as frame 6 put yuvtestfile 6 put yuv file yuvtestfile to frame 6 200 PORT command successful 150 Data connection for 6 192 9 200 222 50384 699840 699840 bytes sent 226 Transfer complete The transfer is now complete Exit the FTP session Type quit to exit the session PC Mac and Power PC Initia...

Page 373: ...or guest press return here 230 User guest logged in binary sets type to binary for rgb file transfers 200 Type set to I Transfer a file from Diskus to the computer Here is an example transfer Enter the text in bold get 6 rgb rgbtestfile get rgb frame 6 and name it rgbtestfile 200 PORT command successful 150 Data connection for 6 rgb 192 9 200 222 50382 1049760 bytes 423136 bytes received 845856 by...

Page 374: ...e to frame 7 200 PORT command successful 150 Data connection for 7 rgb 192 9 200 222 50381 1000000 1049760 bytes sent 1049760 1049760 bytes sent 226 Transfer complete The transfer is now complete Exit the FTP session Type quit to exit the session PC Mac and Power PC Initial Setup Diskus Technical Guide 7 70 Installation 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 375: ... compatibility with SCSI 1 SCSI Benefits High Data Transfer Rates Disconnect Reconnect to use the single bus SCSI interface the peripheral devices receivea command thenreconnectwith the bus after data has been found and retrieved This eliminates bus tie ups by slower peripherals such as tape drives Common Command Set Cabling Configuration the 50 way cable 68 way for 32 bit wide SCSI 2 lets you dai...

Page 376: ...al SCSI Single ended hardware is the predominant configuration It relies on a reference to ground and the signal uses a single wire for each data and control line varying signal voltage levels from high to low or low to high for operation The use of a ground produces some signal noise and ground shifts This is why the The Diskus SCSI Connector SCSI Introduction Diskus Technical Guide 7 72 Installa...

Page 377: ...otes Even though a cable may meet SCSI specifications for twisting and shielding the characteristic impedance of cables manufactured by different vendors may not be the same Although the SCSI configuration allows a wide range of impedances it is important to use cables of the same kind along the entire bus to avoid impedance mismatches The greater the mismatch the more noise introduced onto the bu...

Page 378: ...d Ordered commands are processed on a first in first out basis unordered commands are sorted by priority and executed in a sequence that achieves the fastest throughput The CCS is now standardized and fully documented It also includes support of more kinds of peripheralsthanSCSI 1 TheCCSincludesfourlevelsofcommands mandatory extended optional and vendor unique Fast SCSI Fast synchronous SCSI doubl...

Page 379: ...to read and write A60 format Exabyte tapes scp used to copy files directly between the DDR and a Silicon Graphics workstation scpc used to copy file into workstation memory movie lets you play back sequences of images transferred from Diskus to workstation memory in rapid succession yuv used to view YUV image files on the workstation s hard disk rgb used to view raw RGB image files on the workstat...

Page 380: ...aving to record them todisk A unique Diskusfeatureis the way the disk recorder lets you specify frames to be archived On earlier Abekas disk machines archiving frames was always a linear process You can specify archives using frame numbers or partition names For example you could specify a frame list to back up frames 100 200 50 75 300 and a disk partition named myclip Diskus can extract frames in...

Page 381: ...ve Connection The Exabyte drives plug directly into Diskus SCSI port There are two basic rules to follow when connecting one or more drives to the port Each drive must have a unique SCSI address Diskus has a default SCSI address of 6 The drives may have any other address See the Exabyte Users Manual for information on setting the SCSI address If two or more SCSI units are daisy chained to Diskus t...

Page 382: ... screws that hold the metal plate on the back of the main front cover You can then remove the filter pieces and vacuum them to remove the debris You should check the fans at least weekly to ensure they are functioning There is one center mounted at the front of the Main Chassis and two mounted on the rear The best test is to hold your hand in front of the fans and feel if the air is flowing D I S ...

Page 383: ...UG MASTER RESET CPU HALT SCSI GRT SCSI BSY ENET REC ENET TRA ENET ACK AN REF 601 RS 485Rx RS 485Tx MRx 232 MTx 232 Rx LINC Tx LINC RRx 232 RTx 232 Rx DEBUG Tx DEBUG Rx SMPTE Tx SMPTE DISK 2 DISK 1 5V 17 1 4 43 81cm 19 48 26cm Main Chassis Side View Main Chassis Front View Main Chassis Dimensions Main Chassis Dimensions Diskus Technical Guide 8 2 Chassis 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 384: ...KEYBOARD TERMINATION ON ON OFF OFF CHASSIS CHASSIS CONTROL IN CONTROL IN CONTROL OUT CONTROL OUT 12 1 4 31 11cm 5 3 16 13 08cm CONNECTOR WELL 4 1 2 11 43cm 2 5 08cm 1 1 2 3 81cm 11 1 4 28 57cm 6 1 2 16 51cm 4 1 4 10 79cm 1 2 1 27cm 1 2 1 27cm 1 2 1 27cm 1 2 1 27cm 1 8 0 32cm 1 1 2 3 81cm 1 2 1 27cm 5 8 1 59cm 10 o 1 1 2 3 81cm Optional Control Panel Dimensions Diskus Technical Guide Control Panel ...

Page 385: ...iskus Main Chassis so that the bottom is resting on a sturdy table For tower systems rotate the Main Chassis so that the edge with the front LEDs and switches rests on the table NOTE Do not remove the cover while still mounted in a rack STEP 3 Remove the main front cover by grasping it at each end and pulling it away from the Main Chassis STEP 4 Using a Phillips screwdriver remove the four Phillip...

Page 386: ...Disassembling the Main Chassis Diskus Technical Guide Getting Inside the Main Chassis 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Chassis 8 5 ...

Page 387: ... Board J37 and the 2 pin fan power cable from J33 Disconnect the 4 pin drive power cable s at the Main Board J41 for drive 1 and J6 for drive 2 You have one or two of these depending on whether you have the optional second disk drive STEP 3 Disconnect the 50 pin disk drive control ribbon cables from J42 drive 1 and J3 drive 2 The sockets on the Main Board have levers on each end that lock the conn...

Page 388: ...Removing the Disk Drive Tray Diskus Technical Guide Removing the Drive Tray 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Chassis 8 7 ...

Page 389: ...ption hardware automatically configures itself Use the Analog I O menu Input Syncs parameter to configure for sync on the Y G input or on the external sync input Composite and S Video Outputs Adjusting the Engineering menu horizontal timing parameters affects these outputs These outputs are not independently timeable and have a fixed subcarrier phase setting GUI menus do not appear on these output...

Page 390: ...owing table and the jumper location figure for details Jumper Position Setting JP1 1 2 No setup on Y G input default JP1 2 3 Setup on Y G input JP2 1 2 No setup on Y G input default JP2 2 3 Setup on Y G input JP3 1 2 SMPTE EBU input levels default JP3 2 3 Betacam input levels JP4 1 2 SMPTE EBU input levels default JP4 2 3 Betacam input levels NOTE Jumpers JP5 and JP6 are factory set and should not...

Page 391: ...1 1 1 1 1 JP6 JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 JP5 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 20 20 19 19 Analog I O Option Board Jumper Locations Analog Input Output Option Diskus Technical Guide 8 10 Chassis 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 392: ...ws indicated in the figure below Reserve the screws as you will need them to secure the option after installing it Discard the blanking plate STEP 3 Carefully position the Analog I O option board inside the chassis so that the BNC connectors stick out of the rear panel and the Main Board connectors line up Use moderate pressure to push down on the Main Board connector area of the option board to s...

Page 393: ...versing the steps used to remove it Make sure to set the configuration jumpers outlined on page 8 9 before replacing the cover STEP 6 Reconnect power to the unit Analog Input Output Option Diskus Technical Guide 8 12 Chassis 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 394: ...equired is a Phillips head screwdriver The Differential SCSI I O option provides single ended and differential I O options for the SCSI bus To select an option simply plug the correct end of the option board into the Diskus main board SIMM 2 socket See the figure below NOTE Differential SCSI operations may require different cabling See Section 7 Installation for more information The Differential S...

Page 395: ...ength of 18 feet approximately 6 meters Differential SCSI I O has a maximum cable length of 75 feet approximately 25 meters NOTE All devices on a SCSI bus must be configured to the same standard Differential SCSI I O Option Diskus Technical Guide 8 14 Chassis 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 396: ... the cover without first taking off the trim pieces Remove rack mount systems from the rack before starting this procedure STEP 1 Remove the Main Chassis cover as described on page 8 4 STEP 2 Locate the main board socket labeled SIMM 2 See the locator figure below If you are adding this option to an existing system there is a single ended I O board already in the SIMM 2 socket SIMM 2 Socket Locato...

Page 397: ...ide up for differential I O into the SIMM 2 socket by pushing the right edge in first Lift the ejection lever back to its vertical position and push in the left edge of the board NOTE The primary component side of the board should be facing away from the power supply The board is keyed and cannot be inserted backward STEP 5 Replace the Main Chassis cover by reversing the steps used to remove it ST...

Page 398: ...it straight off After removing the front panel you will see a row of switches to the right of the fan and a row of indicators to the left of the fan as shown above CONFIG SOFTWARE UPDATE CHASSIS ADDRESS 525 AUTO 625 RJ11C DEBUG MASTER RESET 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 4 ON 45 6 9 0 1 2 3 CPU HALT SCSI GRT SCSI BSY ENET REC ENET TRA ENET ACK AN REF 601 RS 485Rx RS 485Tx MRx 232 MTx 232 Rx LINC Tx LINC RRx 232 RT...

Page 399: ...l Normal Normal Not Used Down First Birthday see page 9 4 Debug On LINC Protocol On Telecine Macros SCSI Reset Out SCSI Reset In Menu On Serial Out Not Used Left Enables Software Update Right Normal Set to 1 default when using the optional Control Panel Push to reset chassis Left 525 Line Standard Center Auto Senses Standard not currently implemented Right 625 Line Standard For Factory Use Only Di...

Page 400: ...ote 1 port is transmitting Remote 1 port is receiving Debug port is transmitting Debug port is receiving RS232 port is transmitting RS232 port is receiving LINC port is transmitting LINC port is receiving Mouse port is transmitting Mouse port is receiving Control Panel port is transmitting Control Panel port is receiving Serial digital signal input present Analog reference present Ethernet Acknowl...

Page 401: ...s to perform a first birthday STEP 1 Place Config switch position 1 to its down setting STEP 2 Press and release the Master Reset switch STEP 3 After Diskus has finished rebooting set Config switch position 1 to its up setting STEP 4 Press and release the Master Reset switch again this step is only needed if you have changed the IP address Once the system has rebooted it is ready for use First Bir...

Page 402: ...f the chassis Each connector includes a table that defines the signals present on each pin and whether the signal is an input or an output signal On the front of the chassis is a connector marked debug This connector is used during the manufacturing process and is not used in normal Diskus operations NOTE It isrecommendedthat allDBconnectortype cables be checked for specified pin to pin continuity...

Page 403: ...RT 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMPUTING EQUIPMENT OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION A C OUTPUT 100 240 VAC 1 0 5 AMPS 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 3 0 1 5 AMPS MAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 10 9 Purpose Type Page 1 Control Panel D15 socket 3 2 RS 232 GPI D25 socket 4 3 Rem 1 In Out D9 socket 5 4 Rem 2 LINC D9...

Page 404: ...n 15 Pin 8 Pin 9 115 230 PUSH 115 230V 1 0 5A SERIAL O P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMPUTING EQUIPMENT...

Page 405: ... Pin 1 Pin 25 Pin 13 Pin 14 115 230 PUSH 115 230V 1 0 5A SERIAL O P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMPUTIN...

Page 406: ...SERIAL O P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMPUTING EQUIPMENT OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITI...

Page 407: ... SERIAL O P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMPUTING EQUIPMENT OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDIT...

Page 408: ...P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMPUTING EQUIPMENT OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1 THI...

Page 409: ...ION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMPUTING EQUIPMENT OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEV...

Page 410: ...I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMPUTING EQUIPMENT OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAU...

Page 411: ...ecommended 115 230 PUSH 115 230V 1 0 5A SERIAL O P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMPUTING EQUIPMENT OPERA...

Page 412: ...O P Connection V signal output Shield Example of required connector RGB 700 MV PP with 300 MV sync on green YUV SMPTE EBU Betacam SP compatible 115 230 PUSH 115 230V 1 0 5A SERIAL O P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 T...

Page 413: ...skus will accept black burst or 4 V composite sync 115 230 PUSH 115 230V 1 0 5A SERIAL O P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RUL...

Page 414: ... ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Terminator power Power ground Terminator power Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power ground Power g...

Page 415: ... anything that will exceed this 115 230 PUSH 115 230V 1 0 5A SERIAL O P OPTION REF SERIAL I P SCSI LTC IN LTC OUT MOUSE RS232 GPI CONTROL PANEL REM 1 IN OUT REM 2 LINC ETHERNET DISK G B R Y U V DISCONNECT MAINS BEFORE SERVICING NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE HARMFUL INTERFERANCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERANCE RECIEVED THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF FCC RULES FOR CLASS A COMP...

Page 416: ...orm an update use the following procedure Be sure you really want to update the software Once this is started it must be completed for the Diskus to function Do not shut the power off or reset the system until the update is complete STEP 1 Power up Diskus STEP 2 Place the update floppy into the floppy drive located in the rear of the Diskus Main Chassis 115 230 PUSH Diskus Back Panel Diskus Techni...

Page 417: ... process takes about one minute A message appears on screen indicating the update is complete STEP 4 Move the Software Update switch back to the right and press the Master Reset button again The system is now ready to operate on the updated software CONFIG SOFTWARE UPDATE CHASSIS ADDRESS 525 AUTO 625 RJ11C DEBUG MASTER RESET CONFIG SOFTWARE UPDATE CHASSIS ADDRESS 525 AUTO 625 RJ11C DEBUG MASTER RE...

Page 418: ...teps to perform a first birthday STEP 1 Place Config switch position 1 to its down setting STEP 2 Press and release the Master Reset switch STEP 3 After Diskus has finished rebooting set Config switch position 1 to its up setting STEP 4 Press and release the Master Reset switch again this step is only needed if you ve changed the IP address Once the system has rebooted it is ready for use Diskus T...

Page 419: ... YUV or 4 2 2 component digital video This is the format assumed if no extension is given RGB Conversion The Diskus is able to convert raw RGB non run length encoded files to YUV and back again The arithmetic is 32 bit fixed point using the on board multiplier accumulator chip Reciprocal anti aliasing and interpolation filters are used to minimize generation loss Some slight degradation will be vi...

Page 420: ... 1 2 Note that the Diskus does not check the length of the file transferred but files longer than a frame can cause the frame buffer addressing to wrap around with unpredictable results Diskus File Name Conventions The Diskus expects a filename to contain the frame number The optional extensions yuv rgb and tga are currently supported yuv is the default The frame number can be given either as an a...

Page 421: ...er line and 100 lines high Be careful that filenames do not have an f before the frame number this has the special significance as explained later in the discussion on fields and frames Window Spec The Ethernet transfer can be less than a whole frame In this case a windowspecappendedtothe frame numberlikea subdirectory shows the origin and size of the area to be transferred The offsets are always ...

Page 422: ...me number indicates a field transfer The first field of a frame is implied by default To access to the second field the frame numbermust have a appended to it The frame number can also be specified in timecode wheresecondsand framesareseparated by dots for the first field and colons for the second A transfer to 590 simply places the frame at 590 whereas a destination filename of f590 or f18 25 rec...

Page 423: ...frames to Diskus to be used later in an editing environment that uses field 2 dominance i e edits are made between field 1 and field 2 rather than on frame boundaries it may be more appropriate to transfer the frames starting with the second field A transfer to 20 places the frame at fields 00 20 and 00 21 rather than 00 20 and 00 20 Frame 0 Frame 1 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 02 00 02 Field Domina...

Page 424: ...he luminance and 6 75MHz for each of the chrominance components The samples are grouped into sequences of four as follows Cb Y Cr Y Cb Y Cr Y The first three samples of each group are co sited the second luminance sample has no corresponding chrominance information Data The values 00 and FF are reserved for synchronizing the data stream and should not occur in the body of the data Luminance inform...

Page 425: ...n these three bits The protectioncode allows for correcting single bit errors and detecting double bit errors A line number changes immediately after the active video and before the blanking In the following diagram the sync sequence at the end of active video is the first to change when starting a new blanking mode or field There are no half lines field 1 has one more line than field 2 FF OO OO F...

Page 426: ...t This sometimes leads to problems 525 F1 1 EC B6 4 AB Start V blanking Change Field Bit 9D 10 20 80 End V blanking 263 B6 264 AB F1 266 EC Start V blanking Change Field Bit DA 273 283 C7 End V blanking Field 1 Field 2 525 Line Number Start Active Video End Active Video 623 F1 624 EC B6 1 AB 9D 23 80 310 B6 311 AB F1 313 EC DA 336 C7 625 Line Number Start Active Video End Active Video The CCIR 601...

Page 427: ... options c create new b blocking factor 20 f use device named in command ns no swap v variable blocking driver The following command is an example of the command that would be used to copy files 0001 0002 0003 and 0004 to an Exabyte tape drive at SCSI address 4 iris tar cbf 20 dev rmt tps0d4nsv 0001 0002 0003 0004 The b and the nsv are the flags required to format the data for reading into Diskus ...

Page 428: ...e agreed Abekas standard The byte order and format are as follows 10 bit Range for Luma 877 levels Black 64 White 940 10 bit Range for Chroma 897 levels distributed about 512 Bit 31 Bit 16 Bit 0 32 Bit Word Bit9 Bit0 Bit9 Bit0 Y Sample U or V Sample File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 10 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 429: ...hrowing away alternate samples 1988 Abekas Video Systems include stdio h define LINE_LENGTH 720 define FRAME_LENGTH 486 main argc argv int argc char argv int r g b int tmp n line pixel FILE rgbfile yuvfile long y1 y2 u v u0 u1 u2 v0 v1 v2 if rgbfile fopen argv 1 r NULL fprintf stderr Unable to open file s n argv 1 exit 1 Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 11 ...

Page 430: ...r fgetc rgbfile g fgetc rgbfile b fgetc rgbfile y1 16829L r 33039L g 6416L b 0xFFFF y2 u1 4853L r 9530L g 14383L b v1 14386L r 12046L g 2340L b second pixel just yields a Y and 0 25 U 0 25 V r fgetc rgbfile g fgetc rgbfile b fgetc rgbfile y2 16829L r 33039L g 6416L b 0xFFFF y1 u2 2426L r 4765L g 7191L b v2 7193L r 6023L g 1170L b Filter the chroma u u0 u1 u2 0xFFFF u File Formats Diskus Technical ...

Page 431: ...v v0 v1 v2 0xFFFF v u0 u2 v0 v2 putc u 16 128 yuvfile putc y1 16 16 yuvfile putc v 16 128 yuvfile putc y2 16 16 yuvfile Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 13 ...

Page 432: ...m int pixels long from to int i j long tmp y u v y1 r g b long line makes two A B G R longs from each U Y V Y SGI framebuffer order for j 0 j pixels 1 j tmp from u 0xFF tmp 24 128 y 0xFF tmp 16 16 if y 0 y 0 v 0xFF tmp 8 128 y1 0xFF tmp 16 if y1 0 y1 0 y 76310 File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 14 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 433: ... b y 132278 u limit r limit g limit b tmp b g 8 r 16 to tmp y1 76310 r y1 104635 v g y1 25690 u 53294 v b y1 132278 u limit r limit g limit b tmp b g 8 r 16 to tmp Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 15 ...

Page 434: ... 0sun 9600 0 rlogin turns off echo if the terminal speed parameter is omitted The second program demonstrates transferring a YUV image directly into Diskus from a program simulating the operation of the rcp command The program contains code for copying multiple images over same socket This saves the overhead of establishing the connection each time In this case we talk to the login portonDiskus be...

Page 435: ...netdb h include errno h include sys types h include sys socket h include netinet in h char login_str 0simon 0simon 0sun 0 char play_fwd_str play n char play_back_str play 1 n char stop_str stop n int sd global socket descriptor open_connection struct sockaddr_in skt struct servent rlogin_service struct hostent diskus int lport Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 17 ...

Page 436: ... exit 1 bzero char skt sizeof skt bcopy diskus h_addr char skt sin_addr diskus h_length skt sin_addr s_addr INADDR_ANY if sd socket AF_INET SOCK_STREAM 0 0 perror demo socket exit 3 bzero char skt sizeof skt bcopy diskus h_addr char skt sin_addr diskus h_length skt sin_family diskus h_addrtype skt sin_port rlogin_service s_port File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 18 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95...

Page 437: ...rite sd login_str sizeof login_str close_connection close sd play_forwards write sd play_fwd_str strlen play_fwd_str play_backwards write sd play_back_str strlen play_back_str stop write sd stop_str strlen stop_str Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 19 ...

Page 438: ...pect this to connect to a real Unix shell or login service they are more security concious and require you to be bound to a privileged port on the local machine include stdio h include netdb h include errno h include sys types h include sys socket h include netinet in h define CHANNELS 2 3 for RGB define PIXELS 720 define LINES 486 make this 576 for 625 define DEBUG File Formats Diskus Technical G...

Page 439: ...tmp_str 80 if rlogin_service getservbyname service tcp NULL fprintf stderr demo tcp unknown service n exit 1 if diskus gethostbyname host NULL fprintf stderr demo diskus unknown host n exit 1 bzero char skt sizeof skt bcopy diskus h_addr char skt sin_addr diskus h_length skt sin_addr s_addr INADDR_ANY if sd socket AF_INET SOCK_STREAM 0 0 Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appe...

Page 440: ...e s_port if connect sd char skt sizeof skt 0 perror demo connect exit 3 ifdef DEBUG printf OK so far n endif if strcmp service login sizeof includes the embedded nulls write sd login_str sizeof login_str else write sd shell_str sizeof shell_str n read sd tmp_str 20 ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 22 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 441: ...str strlen str n read sd tmp_str 20 ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif sprintf str C0666 d s n CHANNELS PIXELS LINES name write sd str strlen str n read sd tmp_str 20 ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif for i 0 i LINES i fread line PIXELS CHANNELS 1 piccy write sd line PIXELS CHANNELS Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 23 ...

Page 442: ...mp_str 30 int i n chunk length sprintf str rcp f d n frame write sd str strlen str write sd 1 send a null n read sd tmp_str 30 get the file info ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif write sd 1 send a null to start transfer i 0 length LINES PIXELS CHANNELS should really get length from file info File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 24 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 443: ... i chunk n read sd tmp_str 20 read the null ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif write sd 1 acknowledge it main argc argv int argc char argv int socket n count frame FILE file char line PIXELS CHANNELS copy to diskus socket openSession shell diskus if file fopen argv 1 r printf Unable to open s n argv 1 Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 25 ...

Page 444: ...f Unable to open s n argv 1 exit 1 rcpFrom socket file atoi argv 1 copy multiple to diskus count atoi argv 3 frame atoi argv 2 socket openSession login diskus if file fopen argv 1 r printf Unable to open s n argv 1 exit 1 rewind file for n 0 n count n File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 26 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 445: ...es an rsh command using sockets Socket information comes from the IPC Primer Networking on the Sun Workstation include stdio h include netdb h include errno h include sys types h include sys socket h include netinet in h define CHANNELS 2 3 for RGB define PIXELS 720 define STANDARD_625 ifdef STANDARD_625 define LINES 576 else define LINES 486 Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95...

Page 446: ...ruct hostent diskus int sd int err if rshell_service getservbyname service tcp NULL fprintf stderr mycp tcp unknown service n exit 1 if diskus gethostbyname host NULL fprintf stderr mycp s unknown host n host exit 1 if sd socket AF_INET SOCK_STREAM 0 0 perror mycp socket exit 3 File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 28 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 447: ...d char skt sizeof skt 0 perror mycp connect exit 3 ifdef DEBUG printf OK so far n endif write sd shell_str sizeof shell_str return sd void rcpTo FILE piccy int sd char name int frame char line PIXELS CHANNELS char str 80 tmp_str 20 int i n sprintf str rcp t d frame write sd str strlen str 1 Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 29 ...

Page 448: ... read sd tmp_str 20 ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif for i 0 i LINES i fread line PIXELS CHANNELS 1 piccy write sd line PIXELS CHANNELS write sd 1 send the final null n read sd tmp_str 20 ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif void rcpFrom int sd FILE piccy int frame char line PIXELS CHANNELS char str 80 tmp_str 30 File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 30 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 449: ...d a null to start transfer i 0 length LINES PIXELS CHANNELS should really get length from file info while i length if length i PIXELS CHANNELS chunk read sd line length i last chunklet else chunk read sd line PIXELS CHANNELS otherwise read a line fwrite line chunk 1 piccy i chunk n read sd tmp_str 20 read the null Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 31 ...

Page 450: ...en str 1 n read sd tmp_str 30 ifdef DEBUG if n 1 printf read d 02X n n tmp_str else printf read d s n n tmp_str endif void rcpToMultiple FILE piccy int sd int frame char line PIXELS CHANNELS char str 80 tmp_str 20 int i n sprintf str C0666 d d n CHANNELS PIXELS LINES frame write sd str strlen str File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 32 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 451: ...ELS CHANNELS write sd 1 send the final null n read sd tmp_str 20 ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif void Command int sd char str char buf BUFSIZ int n write sd str strlen str 1 while n read sd buf BUFSIZ 0 write 1 buf n int main argc argv int argc char argv Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 33 ...

Page 452: ... int socket i FILE file while argv NULL socket openSession shell brown send command to diskus Command socket argv return 0 File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 34 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 453: ...ude netdb h include errno h include sys types h include sys socket h include netinet in h define CHANNELS 2 3 for RGB define PIXELS 720 define STANDARD_625 ifdef STANDARD_625 define LINES 576 else define LINES 486 endif STANDARD_625 define DEBUG char shell_str 0guest 0guest int openSession char service char host Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 35 ...

Page 454: ...skus gethostbyname host NULL fprintf stderr mycp s unknown host n host exit 1 if sd socket AF_INET SOCK_STREAM 0 0 perror mycp socket exit 3 bzero char skt sizeof skt bcopy diskus h_addr char skt sin_addr diskus h_length skt sin_family diskus h_addrtype skt sin_port rshell_service s_port if connect sd char skt sizeof skt 0 File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 36 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 455: ...LE piccy int sd char name int frame char line PIXELS CHANNELS char str 80 tmp_str 20 int i n sprintf str rcp t d frame write sd str strlen str 1 n read sd tmp_str 20 ifdef DEBUG if n 1 printf read d 02X n n tmp_str else printf read d s n n tmp_str endif Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 37 ...

Page 456: ... PIXELS CHANNELS write sd 1 send the final null n read sd tmp_str 20 ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif void rcpFrom int sd FILE piccy int frame char line PIXELS CHANNELS char str 80 tmp_str 30 int i n chunk length sprintf str rcp f d frame write sd str strlen str 1 write sd 1 send a null n read sd tmp_str 30 get the file info File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 38 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95...

Page 457: ...o while i length if length i PIXELS CHANNELS chunk read sd line length i last chunklet else chunk read sd line PIXELS CHANNELS otherwise read a line fwrite line chunk 1 piccy i chunk n read sd tmp_str 20 read the null ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif write sd 1 acknowledge it Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 39 ...

Page 458: ... read d 02X n n tmp_str else printf read d s n n tmp_str endif void rcpToMultiple FILE piccy int sd int frame char line PIXELS CHANNELS char str 80 tmp_str 20 int i n sprintf str C0666 d d n CHANNELS PIXELS LINES frame write sd str strlen str n read sd tmp_str 20 ifdef DEBUG printf read d n n endif File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 40 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 459: ...rintf read d n n endif int main argc argv int argc char argv int socket i FILE file copy multiple to diskus socket openSession shell brown if file fopen argv 1 r printf Unable to open s n argv 1 exit 1 rcpToClip socket argv 2 for i 0 i 3 i rewind file rcpToMultiple file socket i Diskus Technical Guide File Formats 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Appendix 12 41 ...

Page 460: ...to open s n argv 1 exit 1 rcpTo file socket argv 1 atoi argv 2 copy from diskus socket openSession shell diskus if file fopen argv 2 w printf Unable to open s n argv 1 exit 1 rcpFrom socket file atoi argv 1 return 0 File Formats Diskus Technical Guide 12 42 Appendix 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 461: ... 19 Analog I O Option 8 8 8 12 Analog Reference 7 38 Applications Betacam Interface 5 17 5 18 Clips and Segments 5 1 5 13 Loops 5 14 5 16 RotoPhoto 5 25 5 31 Timecode 5 19 5 24 VideoTools 5 43 5 92 assign command 4 18 AVCP 5 55 B Basic Menu Operations 2 12 2 13 Basic Playback 2 14 2 15 Basic Recording 2 16 2 19 Bounce Setting 3 32 Diskus Operations Index 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Index i ...

Page 462: ... 4 21 chseg command 4 22 Clip 5 1 Defining 5 5 Editing 5 7 clip command 4 22 clipin command 4 23 clipout command 4 23 Clips 7 38 clips command 4 24 Connections 7 17 7 31 Control Panel 7 22 Ethernet 7 20 GPI Control 7 29 GUI Control 7 21 Menu Monitor 7 19 SCSI 7 20 System Reference 7 18 Video 7 17 Console Setting 3 27 control command 4 23 Index Diskus Operations ii Index 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 463: ...orner Parameter 3 58 Count Parameter 3 32 cp command 4 24 cue command 4 19 D date command 4 25 Defaults Menu Opening 2 12 Selecting Input 2 16 define command 4 26 delete command 4 25 Delete Parameter Macro List Menu 3 38 Segment List Menu 3 35 delseg command 4 25 Device Parameter 3 52 Differential SCSI I O Option 8 13 8 16 Dimensions 8 2 Disk Mode Button 3 9 DiskNet 5 32 5 42 display command 4 26 ...

Page 464: ...3 7 41 Remote 2 Menu 3 45 7 43 Engineering Menus 7 35 7 45 Analog I O Option 7 44 Engineering 7 37 Remote 1 7 40 Remote 2 7 42 States 7 35 Ethernet 2 20 2 28 Address 7 51 Commands 4 16 4 77 Interface Support 1 2 Personal Computer Test 2 23 Setup 7 46 7 52 Superuser Commands 4 17 Window Specification 12 3 Workstation Test 2 20 event command 4 28 Event Parameter 3 33 exit command 4 28 Index Diskus O...

Page 465: ...meter 3 25 FTP Command 4 11 7 66 Personal Computer Test 2 25 Func 1 4 Parameters 7 36 Fz Button 3 12 G Go To Beginning Button 2 15 Go To End Button 2 15 goto command 4 30 GPI Out 1 4 Parameters 7 36 GPI1 GPI4 Parameters 3 41 group command 4 30 groups command 4 30 GUI Graphical User Interface 1 7 2 1 2 11 3 1 3 20 7 2 Cursor Types 2 3 3 4 GUI Windows 2 4 3 6 Mouse Operations 2 2 3 2 Diskus Operatio...

Page 466: ...d 4 33 In Button 3 12 in command 4 33 In Parameter Archive Menu 3 53 Clip Menu 3 47 Loop Segment Menu 3 32 info command 4 34 input command 4 34 Input Parameter 3 24 Input Syncs Parameter 3 60 7 45 insert command 4 35 Insert Parameter Macro List Menu 3 38 Segment List Menu 3 35 insseg command 4 35 interp command 4 36 Interp Parameter 3 25 Index Diskus Operations vi Index 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

Page 467: ... LAN Local Area Network 4 1 Length Parameter Archive Menu 3 53 Loop Segment Menu 3 33 list command 4 38 List Window 2 5 3 7 logout command 4 37 loop command 4 37 Loop Mode Parameter 3 32 Loops 5 14 ls command 4 38 lsseg command 4 39 M Mac TCP 7 59 7 61 Macro Running 3 39 Macro Learn Setting 3 37 Main Version Parameter 3 50 man command 4 40 Diskus Operations Index 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 Index vii ...

Page 468: ...t 3 54 Loop Segment 3 31 Macro Alias 3 39 Macro List 3 36 Pattern 3 56 Remote 1 3 42 Remote 2 3 44 Segment List 3 34 Status 3 48 Timecode 3 28 Misc Keys Window 2 11 3 20 mkclip command 4 41 mkloop command 4 42 mkloopclip command 4 42 mkseg command 4 43 mode command 4 40 Mode Parameter Archive Menu 3 53 Clip Menu 3 47 mt command 4 44 mvclip command 4 45 Index Diskus Operations viii Index 9100 0217 ...

Page 469: ...gment Menu 3 32 Macro List Menu 3 37 Segment List Menu 3 35 Numeric Window 2 9 3 18 O offset command 4 46 Offset Parameter Clip Menu 3 47 Timecode Menu 3 29 Options Control Panel 1 2 1 5 Differential SCSI 2 Interface 1 1 7 1 FluidFrame 1 1 7 1 S video Output 1 1 7 1 out command 4 46 Out Parameter Archive Menu 3 53 Clip Menu 3 47 Loop Segment Menu 3 32 Diskus Operations Index 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 In...

Page 470: ... 38 Horizontal 7 38 Vertical 7 38 ping command 7 58 play command 4 46 Point Cursor 2 3 3 4 Default Setting 3 5 Position Parameter 3 53 Power Connection 7 15 7 16 preview command 4 49 Preview Play Parameter 3 27 Proc Delay Parameter Remote 1 Menu 3 43 7 41 Protocol Parameter Remote 1 Menu 3 43 7 41 Remote 2 Menu 3 45 7 43 ps command 4 48 pulse command 4 49 pwd command 4 48 Index Diskus Operations x...

Page 471: ...mand 4 52 Remote Ports GPI General Purpose Interface 7 2 RS 232 7 2 RS 422 7 2 remproc command 4 53 repeat command 4 51 RGB Color Parameter 3 58 File Format 4 2 RGB File Transfers 4 14 Personal Computer Test 2 27 Workstation Test 2 22 rhost command 4 54 rhosts command 4 54 rlogin command 4 3 Workstation Test 2 20 rmclip command 4 54 rmgroup command 4 55 rmhost command 4 55 rmlist command 4 55 Disk...

Page 472: ...Requirements 5 25 Technical Data 5 31 route command 4 58 routes command 4 59 rsh command 4 4 run command 4 53 S Scope of Manual 1 4 1 5 Operations 1 4 Technical 1 5 SCSI 7 71 7 73 Address Parameter 3 50 Applications 5 74 Command Set 5 67 Commands 7 75 Control 7 77 Differential 7 72 Drivers 5 78 Fast 7 74 File Transfer 7 75 Modes 4 81 Operations 4 78 4 81 Index Diskus Operations xii Index 9100 0217...

Page 473: ...ent command 4 61 Segment List Editing 5 11 Menu 3 34 segname command 4 61 segspeed command 4 62 setseg command 4 62 Slider 3 8 Slider Bar 3 8 Software Updating 11 1 11 2 speed command 4 60 Speed Parameter 3 33 Startup Messages 7 33 status command 4 63 Step Parameter 3 38 stop command 4 59 su command 4 64 System Description 1 1 1 3 7 1 7 3 System Specifications 7 4 7 6 Diskus Operations Index 9100 ...

Page 474: ... Parameter Remote 1 Menu 7 41 Remote 2 Menu 7 43 Timecode Diskus 5 22 SMPTE 5 22 Trigger 5 23 Timecode Frames Item 3 12 tplay command 4 68 Trans Delay Parameter Remote 1 Menu 7 41 Remote 2 Menu 7 43 transfer command 4 67 Transport Window 2 6 3 8 Trig Source Parameter 3 30 Trig Time Parameter 3 30 Trigger Parameter 3 41 trim command 4 67 TV Lines Parameter 3 49 Twisted Pair 7 49 tzone command 4 68 ...

Page 475: ...2 Vertical Blanking 7 38 Video Archivng 4 79 Recovering 4 80 Video Data 12 2 VideoTools Installation 5 45 Operation 5 53 Verifying the AVCP 5 50 View Window 2 8 3 17 vitc command 4 72 VITC Lines 7 38 vjog command 4 74 vphase command 4 73 vplay command 4 73 vtgoto command 4 74 vtplay command 4 75 vtransfer command 4 76 vtstatus command 4 75 vtstop command 4 75 Diskus Operations Index 9100 0217 02 S...

Page 476: ...Parameters 3 29 window command 4 77 Window Transfers 4 9 Windows Arranging 3 6 Close and Size 3 6 Workstation 4 3 4 9 Keyboard Shortcuts 5 65 Setup 7 53 7 58 Write Button 2 17 Parameter 3 57 Y YUV File Format 4 2 YUV File Transfers 4 12 Personal Computer Test 2 25 Workstation Test 2 21 Index Diskus Operations xvi Index 9100 0217 02 SEP 95 ...

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