Avid Technology FastServe, User Manual

Page 1: ...FastServe Live Edit v2018 3 User Guide April 2018...

Page 2: ...subject to change without notice Trademarks Avid the Avid Logo Avid Everywhere Interplay ISIS Media Composer Pro Tools and Sibelius and all related product names and logos are registered or unregister...

Page 3: ...15 T Bar 15 Jog 15 Programmable LCD Keys 15 Keypads 16 Technical Specifications Controller 17 Maintenance and Service Information 18 Back Panel Connections 19 Conventions Used in this Manual 20 Web S...

Page 4: ...g Recordings 80 Replay 81 Replaying Video 81 Synchronized and Non Synchronized Modes 82 Output 83 Setting up Multiple Controllers 91 Cues 92 Marking Cues 92 Cue Setup 92 Cue Sorting 93 Loading a Cue 9...

Page 5: ...T Bar 135 Configuring QuickKeys 137 Working with Pivot 139 Recordings 140 Pivot User Interface 140 The Recordings Tab 142 Clips 144 The Players Tab 144 Player Controls 145 The Clips Tab 148 Events 15...

Page 6: ...Audio Configurations for AES 8 190 Regulatory and Safety Notices 192 Important Safety Instructions 193 Rack Mount Requirements 195 EMC Electromagnetic Compliance and Safety 195 FCC Notice 196 Canadia...

Page 7: ...1 Introduction In this section The FastServe Live Edit Server UHDS UHD Server on page 8 Conventions Used in this Manual on page 20...

Page 8: ...iew channels and editing tools FastServe Live Edit currently supports up to four UHD channels or eight HD channels The FastServe Live Edit server uses a 3U chassis containing sixteen video disks with...

Page 9: ...500W max 100 240V 47 63hz Video CODECs UHD HQX 1456 1745 Mbps XDCAM HD 50 Mbps DNxHD SQ 145 120 290 Mbps DNxHD HQX 220 185 440 Mbps Recording capacity 16x2TB DNxHR HQX 1456 Mbps 25 h approx XDCAM HD 5...

Page 10: ...nnel 20bit or 24 bit 48kHz Video inputs 1 X SDI HD SDI per Video input Loop 2 X SDI HD SDI per input clean Monitoring 2 X SDI HD SDI per input with OSD Video outputs 2 X SDI HD SDI per Video output cl...

Page 11: ...2620 v4 2 10Ghz 32 cores Operating system Linux RAM 64 GB System hard drive 2X 500GB mirrored Internal disk storage 16x 3 1 2 1TB SATA 2 or 16x 3 1 2 2TB SATA 2 Hard Disk Redundancy Raid 60 striped di...

Page 12: ...two power cables one for each power supply DANGER To avoid the risk of electrical shock and fire inspect the system power cord and plug routinely Ensure they are not damaged in any way CAUTION Make s...

Page 13: ...two connections to the main supply For protection against electric shock disconnect both electric cords before service CAUTION Do not remove the power module without gloves The cover of the power mod...

Page 14: ...The FastServe Live Edit Controller provides a full set of tools for instant replay and fast highlight editing The Controller s main components are as follows Touchscreen display T Bar on page 15 Jog...

Page 15: ...ed video field by field The number of fields per jog cycle is configurable In fast jog mode cycle speed is multiplied according to the parameter selected during setup The Jog is also used to navigate...

Page 16: ...tus Control keys LIVE PVW ENTER LIVE when first pressed LIVE starts recording all inputs configured to record that have a valid input signal When the system is recording the key turns red Pressing LIV...

Page 17: ...ght 4 8kg approx Power supply 60W max 100 240V 47 63hz Environmental conditions Operating temperature 5c 40C Storage temperature 40c 70c Humidity 90 max Other CPU Atom N270 Operating system Linux RAM...

Page 18: ...ary connections have been completed and configured switch on the Controller by switching on the POWER button at the back Maintenance and Service Information DANGER This unit has two connections to the...

Page 19: ...connections are made via the Controller s back panel two models exist both are shown below a network connection external VGA connection and the power cable All other inputs second network connection U...

Page 20: ...on shortcuts or how to do things differently Menu options and other on screen items appear in bold lettering For example Select Edit Keyboard keys appear in capital letters For example Hold SHIFT and...

Page 21: ...fies The FastServe Live Edit options which can be configured using a Web Configurator In this section Setting FastServe Live Edit Preferences on page 22 General on page 22 OVS Tab on page 23 System Ta...

Page 22: ...or Google Chrome version 51 or higher The Login window is displayed 2 Type in the username and password and click Login If you don t know your login information use the Username avid and the Password...

Page 23: ...tings OVS Tab The OVS tab allows to configure parameters related directly to the FastServe Live Edit Server Under Status the Web Settings display the information about the communication status version...

Page 24: ...HQX 1080i59 94 Hz DNxHD HQX 720p59 94 Hz DNxHD HQX 720p50 Hz To learn about any changes in the supported codecs list please see the latest ReadMe When changing video codec the appropriate firmware is...

Page 25: ...e range is 540 lines in 1 line intervals Horizontal phase can be adjusted by 1 line in 1 pixel intervals Default 0 Safety zone Set the safety zone a clip is then saved with a specified number of secon...

Page 26: ...tServe Live Edit Server Show OSD meters Enable the audio meters display for the dirty channel Current preset Select the current preset for the audio channels 3 System presets are available which canno...

Page 27: ...audio router to mix the AES and the master embedded input Preserve uses the original embedded input Record Inputs As Select a recording mode Sync Recording all recorded channels are started simultane...

Page 28: ...tputs according to your current setup see Video Configurations on page 86 Rename Inputs and Outputs This section allows to rename the Inputs and Outputs Output Work Mode Set the output mode to PGM PVW...

Page 29: ...m settings such as the storage level the possibility to clean video disks set network OSD Settings Select to display or hide OSD data for each output Super superimpose data Clean hide data Output Chan...

Page 30: ...for disk failure Blue for replaced disk until recovery RAID Alarm enable or disable the audio alarm for RAID failure Network Control network interface set which eth interface handles data and which i...

Page 31: ...e here must be applied when finished Note A free run TC can be set to the current time Whenever the time is being set an option to synchronize free run with the current time appears To apply the chang...

Page 32: ...s Log download the diagnostics log This log contains data on the current system status Download Automatic Log download the automatic log This log is created automatically if a crash occurs Server upgr...

Page 33: ...s Delete all playlists Strip all Recordings This option allows you to delete the whole recorded footage while preserving all clips that you have marked freeing additional storage space Strip Recording...

Page 34: ...erwrites the earliest possible materials Every few minutes chunks of oldest data are being removed to free space for new data Areas in previous recordings which are within any of the saved clip bounda...

Page 35: ...Import Export section allows to define share points details and Interplay settings in case automatic check in to Interplay is enabled Here you can specify the import destination WatchFolder configura...

Page 36: ...clips A folder with this name must exist on the remote computer with permissions for the relevant user name Filesystem set the communication protocol to use when retrieving clips from the shared direc...

Page 37: ...ter the domain name when there is a domain name in use Shared Folder enter the name of the shared directory for importing clips Filesystem set the Windows Mac Linux communication protocol to use when...

Page 38: ...vice Uniform Resource Locator e g http 10 0 0 1 80 services Assets AAF File Action after the check in to Interplay PAM the AAF file can be deleted to prevent overloading of files in the share folder o...

Page 39: ...er the start of the export ANC data enable or disable the possibility of exporting ANC data along with the clip Auto Export Enable when active the server will export every new clip into the shared fol...

Page 40: ...od All files or Only new files Reimport on file change Select whether files should be re imported when changed Choose one of the available options Yes import as new file Yes import and replace No File...

Page 41: ...you can define which recording channels should be streamed over the network to external storage select export destination for ongoing recording and its naming convention Max streams Set the maximum nu...

Page 42: ...nctionality Specify the Number of chunks and the duration of each chunk Start with recording Enable this option to automatically start NetStream with recording on the selected inputs USB 1 and USB2 Di...

Page 43: ...it is possible to configure the GPI General Purpose Interface functions Automation The Automation section allows to define and configure automation protocols like the VDCP or specify the connection t...

Page 44: ...tab allows to monitor and define system options that in many cases apply to the whole server s operating system Here the CPU memory usage can be monitored licenses applied and verified NTP server defi...

Page 45: ...rfaces NOTE eth0 and eth1 are dedicated for 1GB ethernet connections while eth2 and eth3 are used with 10GB networks To select which eth connection is used for data interface and which is used for con...

Page 46: ...Admin Tab 46 2 Web Settings Admin Tab The Admin tab gives the option to change the username and password of a user...

Page 47: ...troller This section describes the PlayMaker Controller In this section Basics on page 48 Replay on page 81 Cues on page 92 Clips on page 94 Playlists on page 110 Networking on page 126 System Configu...

Page 48: ...ing recording time divided by the number of recording channels Set 3 TC source current time code source Available options are Live free run created internally by server LTC by XLR VITC embedded on vid...

Page 49: ...s on page 59 Network on page 64 Import Export on page 65 Changes made in the menu take effect after you return to the main screen and tap Apply Start to confirm your changes Some changes require the s...

Page 50: ...m the relevant formats When changing video format the appropriate firmware is installed by the system Therefore switching video formats is a process that lasts approximately 10 minutes Genlock Select...

Page 51: ...r On each video channel you can map both embedded and analog AES inputs onto the different stereo pairs Each audio channel is mapped as a stereo pair Each audio channel can be mapped once for each vid...

Page 52: ...w many channels will be presented on the OSD For more information see OSD Settings on page 29 Audio Monitor Set audio monitoring for operator on Controller or none Off Audio Monitor Channels Define wh...

Page 53: ...rn Off to require full numbering of each saved clip Save Load pages set PlayMaker to use the same specified number range for saving and loading clips Common or to use any number range for saving or lo...

Page 54: ...stem Server to Connect Auto Detect Servers When this option is enabled there is no necessity to manually enter the IP Address IP Port Group IP nor Group IP port of the server to connect The PLC automa...

Page 55: ...pot indicates that there is no signal You can start or stop recording by tapping the CAM names Record Inputs As Opens a screen to select a recording mode Sync Recording all recorded channels are start...

Page 56: ...he required name The new name is reflected in the camera name on touch screen and on the OSD data Rename Outputs Open a virtual keyboard to set the name of the output channel This name is displayed th...

Page 57: ...recovery For more information see RAID Disk Replacement on page 78 RAID Alarm enable or disable the audio alarm for RAID failure Control Network Data Network Select the network adapter for a Control...

Page 58: ...About Clips on page 94 Strip Ongoing Recording select Yes to strip ongoing recording Set No to disable stripping Recording Safety Tail define the number of hours from the end of the recording that is...

Page 59: ...displayed on the LCD keys Not controller dependent NOTE Each controller can create and run different groups and different Events even if they are running on the same server but the Events are saved in...

Page 60: ...ame and then tap Enter For more information see Using the Virtual Keyboard on page 70 The group now displays the new name To open a group and edit its pages and Events tap the required group twice To...

Page 61: ...creen is displayed 3 Tap Add New The Virtual keyboard is displayed 4 Type in the Event name and then tap Enter The name is added to the list of names 5 Tap Apply The Event is renamed You can create an...

Page 62: ...o import from 3 Select the required file using the Jog or the PREV or NEXT LCD keys 4 Press ENTER To export Events 1 With a USB device connected in the Main screen tap Events Export Events Database 2...

Page 63: ...select the active group name import and export Events Import Events Database Import Events from a USB device or a remote server SEG or SEP extension Export Events Database Export events to USB device...

Page 64: ...a Server number Each Server number in the network must be unique Clips Copy Safety Zone set Yes to copy the a clip s safety zone when copying clips from a remote server or No to copy the clip without...

Page 65: ...the virtual keyboard to enter a password for the computer where the shared directory Export folder is located Domain open the virtual keyboard to enter the domain name when there is a domain name in u...

Page 66: ...der or they can be kept for an additional use AAF Share Folder set up a shared folder where the AAF files should be stored Note The thumbnail file will be located in the same place as the AAF file Aut...

Page 67: ...e exported As Clips as separate clips as List to Clip to export all clips in the playlist as a single clip or using Clips to Folder to export all clips in the playlist to a new folder using the playli...

Page 68: ...ovided the watch folder is active Re Import on File Change Set what action to take when a file is replaced in the Import folder Yes import and replace to overwrite a changed file in PlayMaker Yes impo...

Page 69: ...ing You can loop the recording to automatically strip the earliest possible footage when the server runs out of space leaving any marked clips by working in Cyclic recording mode To set cyclic recordi...

Page 70: ...er of remaining characters is displayed next to the text line The CAPS key functions as a SHIFT CAPS LOCK key in a standard keyboard tap once for a single capital letter or twice for Caps Lock To disp...

Page 71: ...u want to set the audio output 1st row You can select more than one input for which to set the output 3 Tap the audio channel to which you want to re route 2nd row 4 Tap the audio channels that you wa...

Page 72: ...ding 1 Press MENU three times to display the list of recordings 2 Use the Jog to select a recording 3 Press the STRIP REC LCD key A confirmation message is displayed Note Once you strip a recording th...

Page 73: ...with the same timestamps the latest recording is loaded When you press SHIFT TC the LCD keys display the following options 5 minutes Forward the replay five minutes from current timestamp 5 minutes R...

Page 74: ...delete a clip 1 Press MENU to display the list of clips 2 Using the jog mark the clip to be deleted 3 Press CLR or 1 Press CLR at any point 2 Type in the number of the clip 3 Press ENTER To delete a p...

Page 75: ...st is loaded the list of playlists opens directly Alternatively you can press PLAYLISTS Pressing MENU three times or three times on a single Server displays a list of recordings Alternatively you can...

Page 76: ...ation or select what to display To set OSD preferences See OSD Settings on page 55 For more information see OSD Data for a Loaded Clip on page 102 OSD Data for a Playlist on page 113 OSD Data for Live...

Page 77: ...The following options are displayed NOTE To switch the Controller On or Off use the power button on the back of the Controller Restart Server Restart the server application Reboot Server Reboot the se...

Page 78: ...ructions 4 When you get to the Start Disk Recovery screen choose one of the following options Full Disk Recovery will recover all previous recordings that were on the old RAID disk and make the disk s...

Page 79: ...ort To upgrade software 1 From the main screen tap Maintenance Version Control 2 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Working in Studio Mode Studio mode is used for situation...

Page 80: ...es Each recording is displayed as a tree with its recorded channels You can rename lock protect from deletion or delete each recording as required using the respective LCD keys Recordings that are loc...

Page 81: ...ifferent camera angles starting at the same In point NOTE It is possible to freeze the replay on the Out point In an offside replay for example find the relevant offside frame mark an Out point roll b...

Page 82: ...arked In point However you can choose to work in synchronized mode this causes replay to continue from the same time stamp when switching channels To switch between non synchronized and synchronized m...

Page 83: ...wo outputs you must configure which output to use for PVW or for the second PGM channel To configure the outputs 1 In the Main screen tap In Out The In Out options are displayed 2 Tap Output Work Mode...

Page 84: ...Replay 84 3 Working with Controller 2 PGM map the outputs as required Tap Select Primary Output to display the output options and set as required...

Page 85: ...y to the PVW channel The Jog controls the PVW channel however the T bar still controls the PGM channel output Working in 2 PGM Mode 2 PGM mode provides two separate independent outputs In this mode yo...

Page 86: ...Settings Control Mode After enabling the Multi PGM mode select which outputs to control if there are only two outputs group 1 2 is automatically selected if there are two groups the control group can...

Page 87: ...ly Cam A is routed to out 1 Cam B is routed to out 2 On startup Cam C Cam D Cam E Cam F are not routed to any output can be later routed to one of the available outputs Changing Routing in to out Ther...

Page 88: ...buttons sets the control to the active output if the control is set to group 1 2 only the A and B buttons are active if the control is set to group 3 4 only the C and D buttons are active To choose c...

Page 89: ...l of the selected output This breaks the synchronization between the channels NOTE When not in sync each channel will keep its last status The control between the channels can be switched if necessary...

Page 90: ...nd cam A loads on out 2 If cam A is the master angle cam B will load on output 2 When outputs are not timed the master angle will load only on an active channel To change the angle of a loaded clip Se...

Page 91: ...veral Controllers each controller must have a unique Controller ID See Network on page 53 To set the output configuration 1 Set the Control mode see page 53 to 1PGM or 2PGM as required The number of o...

Page 92: ...o 999 cues if more than 999 cues are marked the latest cues overwrite the first cues in the list Marking Cues To add a cue point Press CUE The cue point is set Cue Setup During setup define different...

Page 93: ...Replay Freeze on Cue Point Toggle On to set the replay to stop when a cue point is reached Use the T Bar to play from cue When set to Off replay continues when a cue is reached NOTE This feature is us...

Page 94: ...lip numbers with different input indicators The system can save up to 999 master clips and 6993 derived clips You can change the In Out points of the derived clips before saving the clip or at a later...

Page 95: ...lip To create a clip with the default duration 1 Press LIVE to reset all operations 2 Press IN or OUT to set the start or end frame of the clip 3 Press ENTER The clip is created with an auto number an...

Page 96: ...reset all operations 2 Use the Jog to roll to the required spot 3 Press IN to set the starting frame of the clip 4 If required assign a name for the clip Tap the keyboard icon to open a virtual keyboa...

Page 97: ...setting the In point If you only set one point the system uses the default duration setting to create a clip See Clips on page 52 To set a number for a clip 1 Execute steps 1 6 above 2 Type in a thre...

Page 98: ...tive Event group whose pages are displayed see Groups Pages and Events on page 59 3 Tap to select the required Event or Events when working in multi event mode 4 Press ENTER The clip is numbered marke...

Page 99: ...ch row in the list represents a clip Each column displays clip data and each color of the clip number indicates various states as follows Clip clip number Tap the column heading to sort the list by cl...

Page 100: ...le Events are displayed on the touchscreen Only Events which are already assigned to clips will be available Select an Event to display the clips tagged with the Event You can select additional pages...

Page 101: ...lip and then open the clip list again then your last clip selection is saved and that particular clip is marked Once a clip is loaded the functions of the LCD keys change together with the text displa...

Page 102: ...in a loop See Looping Clips on page 105 PLAY ALL Set all clips to be played starting with the first clip See Playing All Clips on page 104 SET MASTER Set the default input for displaying the current c...

Page 103: ...select the angle 2 Roll to the required In or Out point and press IN or OUT as required The In or Out point is changed for the selected angle For more information see Creating a Clip on page 95 To set...

Page 104: ...can switch from the clip back to the recording at the same time stamp as follows To return to the recorded footage at the same time stamp Press SHIFT LIVE The clip is unloaded view any part of your r...

Page 105: ...ivated for the clip each time the clip is loaded until canceled To set a clip to be played in a loop 1 Load the clip to be looped see Loading a Clip on page 101 The LCD keys display options relevant f...

Page 106: ...s loaded lock it to prevent it from being deleted if required NOTE If the recording is deleted or if the clean disk option is used protected clips are deleted as well To lock a clip Press SHIFT LOCK A...

Page 107: ...keyboard press CTRL F The search area is displayed 2 Type in any string of alpha numeric characters to search for Relevant matches are displayed as characters are added 3 Press ESC once to clear the...

Page 108: ...s marked Default time 5 seconds Possible range is 1 second 24 hours Post Roll Open a slider to set for how many seconds the clip will continue playing after the out point relevant only if the on out p...

Page 109: ...have 99 clips stored with sequential numbering only the 0 key will be green as the first digit Next Prev by Sort Select Yes to load the next clip sorted by events when you press NEXT Select No to loa...

Page 110: ...When adding a clip to a playlist it is always added to the active playlist When you add a clip to a playlist the clip in and out points are copied to the playlist in order to create a derived clip Th...

Page 111: ...playlist that you want to make active For more information see Using the Numeric Keypad on page 109 NOTE If you enter a playlist number that does not exist a new playlist is created 4 Press ENTER The...

Page 112: ...r To select a playlist from the list of playlists 1 Press MENU twice A list of all populated playlists are displayed 2 Use the Jog or the PREV or NEXT keys to select the required playlist 3 Press ENTE...

Page 113: ...s relevant to the playlist To browse the playlist After loading the playlist press BROWSE Use the Jog to display the first frame of any clip in the list Press BROWSE again to cancel the browsing funct...

Page 114: ...oad the clip you would like to insert to the playlist 3 Press BROWSE to locate the clip insert position it will always be inserted 1 place above the marked line 4 Press SHIFT INSERT The clip is insert...

Page 115: ...ant to add to the playlist Reorganizing the Playlist Once all required clips are in the playlist you can change the order of the clips To reorder clips in the playlist cut and paste 1 In the Playlist...

Page 116: ...the LIST button once or the MENU twice to open the list of Playlists 3 Press CLR The Key flashes 4 Press the LCD key that you want to clear Note Detaching a playlist from an LCD key does not delete t...

Page 117: ...r playlists as required and then press STORE Sorting Clips by Timecode You can sort the clips in a playlist according to their timecode Note Sorting cannot be undone To sort playlist clips by timecode...

Page 118: ...hange clip angle within a playlist 1 Select the required clip in the playlist For more information see To browse the playlist on page 113 2 Press the required Recording Channel key twice The clip angl...

Page 119: ...playlist 1 Press LIST three times to open the current playlist and press PLAY or use the T Bar to play at the required speed NOTE You can set play protection on the T Bar or the Jog For more informati...

Page 120: ...fect is set in the Playlist Setup on page 124 CUT Remove the selected clip from the playlist PASTE Paste the selected clip NEXT Play the next clip in the playlist immediately SKIP Finish playing the c...

Page 121: ...effect duration on page 122 EDIT ALL Use this option to set the effect for all clips in the playlist SPEED Set the speed at which the clips in the playlist are played For more information see Setting...

Page 122: ...umn NOTE This is the workflow for each clip to change all clips at once use EDIT ALL To set the transition effect duration 1 With the playlist open select EFFECT DURATION The LCD key turns blue 2 Use...

Page 123: ...r The speed is indicated in the speed column in the playlist Exporting a Playlist You can export a playlist to a configured computer location Export the playlist as separate clips a single clip or to...

Page 124: ...ist settings 1 Press SHIFT MENU to display the main screen 2 Tap Controller to display the Controller settings 3 Tap Playlists to display the playlist settings The following options are available Defa...

Page 125: ...gle to set playlist behavior when it reaches the out point of the last clip in the playlist either it will stop playing Freeze or play until the post roll point Play Through Default is Freeze Flex FX...

Page 126: ...ng Clips from a Remote Server Copy clips from any server in your network to your local server the server to which your controller is connected To access a remote server 1 Press NET The LCD keys displa...

Page 127: ...e LCD keys display the available servers and shared folders on your network 3 Select a destination Server s 4 Press ENTER to export the clip to the selected server s Or When you select a single destin...

Page 128: ...using for example DNxHD in 50HZ cannot be imported to the server if its configured to run in 60HZ To import a clip from a configured computer location or USB device 1 Press TC NET The LCD keys display...

Page 129: ...eys indicate the following Green connection is available Red connection is available and selected Blue connection is not available When all parameters are configured correctly press the Blue button an...

Page 130: ...ions 4 Tap Jog frames Per Cycle to choose the standard number of frames to forward or rewind when the Jog is turned 5 Make your selection Default is 64 frames per cycle To configure fast jog mode 1 Pr...

Page 131: ...131 3 Working with Controller 5 Make your selection To activate Fast Jog mode Press SHIFT F JOG As long as fast jog is enabled F JOG button flashes red To disable Fast Jog mode press SHIFT F JOG again...

Page 132: ...urned off No then it is possible to use the jog while the playlist or the clip is loaded The video will be moved backwards or forwards according to jog settings When the option is turned on Yes then i...

Page 133: ...ons To configure automatic netstreaming 1 In the NetStream options tap NetStream Settings The Settings are displayed Start NetStream Start recording the selected channels to external storage manually...

Page 134: ...the start time stamp and the camera name Max Streams Set the maximal number of streams to be exported at one time Auto Chunk Auto set PlayMaker to automatically split the recording into the number of...

Page 135: ...T Bar secondary range 1 Press SHIFT MENU to display the main screen 2 Tap Controller Settings to display the Controller options 3 Tap Jog T Bar to display the Jog and T Bar options 4 Tap T Bar Seconda...

Page 136: ...ock the T Bar on Play Navigate to Controller Jog T Bar T Bar T Bar Lock on Play When the option is turned on Yes then it is not possible to use the T bar during the playout The T bar is locked and by...

Page 137: ...nfiguration 137 3 Working with Controller Configuring QuickKeys To set the QuickKeys mode 1 Go to Controller Settings and press on QuickKeys 2 Choose the appropriate button and assign convenient optio...

Page 138: ...nually mark a recorded chunk For more information see Chunk Stream on page 133 Start Stop Recording Toggle Start Rec to show the Start Recording screen Press Hide start Rec to close the window Auto Ex...

Page 139: ...n Recordings on page 140 Clips on page 144 Events on page 151 NetStream on page 159 Networking PlayNet on page 161 ISOSync on page 165 Playlists on page 167 Timeline View on page 173 Transfer on page...

Page 140: ...erplay Capture swiftly and accurately manages instant scheduled and recurring recordings providing rapid access to the media and metadata For more information on Interplay Capture see the Avid website...

Page 141: ...Recordings 141 4 Working with Pivot After restarting Pivot go to Server Connect to and pick the FastServe server to connect...

Page 142: ...a separate file for the recordings To display additional operations that can be applied to a recording right click on the selected item Show Clips from a Recording To display clips from a recording R...

Page 143: ...ected recording and press Lock Unlock The recordings is now protected and an indicator is displayed in the Status column NOTE When deleting data from the server via the Maintenance tab locked recordin...

Page 144: ...ab simple Players and a Playlist Players PLPlayers tab NOTE Having both types of Players tabs open simultaneously is not supported You can have multiple Players windows open but they need to be of the...

Page 145: ...lect a clip then click GoTo in out to jump to the in or out point of the selected clip Out Click OUT to mark an out point on the current recording Cues Click the purple icon to mark a cue or use the a...

Page 146: ...is functionality can be especially useful to emphasize which playlist is running on which output If the output is empty the PLPlayers tab provides a list of recent playlists Double click on one of the...

Page 147: ...rking with Pivot If a Playlist is loaded quick keys are assigned to the outputs to make life easy for studio productions Out 1 F1 Play F2 Freeze F3 Recall F4 Next Item Out 2 F5 Play F6 Freeze F7 Recal...

Page 148: ...48 4 Working with Pivot The Clips Tab You can display clips from all recordings or from a particular recording To display additional operations that can be applied to a clip right click on the selecte...

Page 149: ...Clips You can export a clip to or import a clip from a configured computer location Share point or USB The share point is configured in the Pivot server and the USB must be connected to the server TI...

Page 150: ...t To loop a clip In the Clips tab click After loading to an output channel the clip will be played in a loop An indicator is displayed in the Status column Click again to unloop Show Clips Thumbnails...

Page 151: ...aved in the Server database with the SEG extension to allow loading a group to any PlayMaker controller In Pivot you can create as many groups as necessary and load up to six groups in the PlayMaker c...

Page 152: ...and press ENTER The newly created group becomes the active group After creating more than one group set the active group by selecting it from the list To remove a group 1 In the Smart Events tab in t...

Page 153: ...re available for all groups 4 Drag the new page to a page space The page is active and viewable from a PlayMaker controller The Smart Event spaces are enabled for editing To clear a page from a page s...

Page 154: ...t the page has no Smart Event tags For more information see Removing Smart Events from Clips on page 157 2 In the Smart Events tab in Edit mode clear the page from its assigned space if any as describ...

Page 155: ...You can also right click under Smart Events select New and rename the new event The event is created but not available in PlayMaker until you drag it to an empty Smart Event space The Smart Event tag...

Page 156: ...rding to their events Assigning Smart Events to a clip is done in Log mode To switch to Log mode Click Log in the Smart Events tab To assign a Smart Event to a clip 1 In the Clips tab select the clip...

Page 157: ...he event and all clips created are tagged with the selected event until cleared Removing Smart Events from Clips To remove Smart Event s from clip s 1 In the Clips tab select the clip or clips from wh...

Page 158: ...displayed clips by Smart Event to add them to a playlist or for export To filter clips 1 Click Search in the Smart Events tab to switch to Search mode 2 Select one or more Smart Events Only clips wit...

Page 159: ...ecording or manually To start NetStream automatically Enable the Start with Recording option Now each time a recording is started NetStream will start as well To start NetStream manually While the rec...

Page 160: ...Transfer tab and select the Export view 2 The NetStream progress is presented in the Status column If NetStream is active this column shows the progress in percentage If NetStream is not real time th...

Page 161: ...tandard and Codec parameters To allow network operations between servers enable the PlayNet mode in the WebSettings and make sure that all needed servers are on the same group port In order to have a...

Page 162: ...162 4 Working with Pivot 2 Select the servers to which the clip is going to be sent and click OK 3 To view the transfer status go to the Transfer tab The PlayNet Send view provides information about...

Page 163: ...fferent severs 2 To open an additional Clips tab go to View Add Clips Tab 3 In this Clips window select the receiving server in the bottom right corner and then drag and drop the clip there To send re...

Page 164: ...Networking PlayNet 164 4 Working with Pivot 3 The remote clip will be played out at your local output and you can view its buffering status in the Transfer tab PlayNet Receive...

Page 165: ...ver parameters can be changed in the Web Settings For more information see Network Settings on page 25 The All A B C D E F G H columns allow to select the available inputs from all servers in the grou...

Page 166: ...name Enter a name template for the networking Start with recording Enable this option to start NetStream together with the recording Chunk duration Select the length of the NetStream chunks Once all...

Page 167: ...k A new playlist is added and numbered sequentially To change the playlist name double click the name in the Name column and type in a new name This name is displayed when the playlist is displayed in...

Page 168: ...is currently loaded in the Players tab by going to View PL Playlist Name Channel Name Here you can see all items loaded in the Players panel and which clip is currently being played If a Playlist is...

Page 169: ...list 1 In the Playlists tab select the playlist to delete 2 Click The playlist is deleted from the Playlists tab To protect a playlist from deletion In the Playlists tab or in an individual playlist t...

Page 170: ...hare point is configured in the PlayMaker server and the USB must be connected to the PlayMaker server To export a playlist 1 In the Playlists tab click 2 Select a share point or USB as the destinatio...

Page 171: ...For information about adding clips to the playlist see Copying Clips on page 52 The following options are available after opening a playlist Speed to change the speed of a clip right click on the Spee...

Page 172: ...time stamp NOTE Clip sorting cannot be undone In the required playlist tab click To set a new IN OUT point on a Clip in a Playlist 1 Select the Clip in the Playlist and drag it to the Players tab 2 Th...

Page 173: ...ired clips over to the timeline You can trim a clip directly on the timeline change order of clips play the final playlist and edit transition effects Clips displayed in the Timeline view can also be...

Page 174: ...view using the magnifier or the mouse scroll As mentioned above you can also change or remove transition effects between clips on a playlist To change transition effects 1 Go to the Timeline view and...

Page 175: ...tab By right clicking on an ongoing export or import the task can be canceled You can select between four views Export Import PlayNet Send and PlayNet Receive The following options are available when...

Page 176: ...e defined in the WebSettings Use the Refresh button to update the view each time after Share point options have been changed in the Web Settings Using the drop down list or by going to the Share menu...

Page 177: ...Appendix In this section Video Configurations on page 178 AC 8 Analog Audio Converter on page 183 AES 8 Audio Converter on page 188...

Page 178: ...78 Appendix Video Configurations This appendix details the back panel connections that must be set up for each available type of video configuration The image below presents an example of a basis conf...

Page 179: ...Appendix 179 Appendix UHD Configurations...

Page 180: ...Appendix 180 Appendix HD Configurations...

Page 181: ...Appendix 181 Appendix...

Page 182: ...Appendix 182 Appendix...

Page 183: ...ecommended by XLR Middle internal free run not supported in this version Bottom Digital lock on server video signal Specifications Mechanical specification rack mounted 2U unit Dimensions Height 8 8cm...

Page 184: ...eo channels connect XLR cables to all XLR Out connectors as numbered 7 out 1 in When the system is configured for 1 in and 7 out video channels connect XLR cables to XLR Out connectors as specified be...

Page 185: ...n the system is configured for 3 in and 5 out video channels connect XLR cables to XLR Out connectors as specified below Out1 Out2 Out2 Out3 Out4 Out5 Out6 Out1 Audio Channel 1 Audio Channel 2 Audio C...

Page 186: ...ut video channels connect XLR cables to XLR Out connectors as specified below Out1 Out2 Out2 Out3 Out3 Out4 Out4 Out1 Audio Channel 1 Audio Channel 2 Audio Channel 1 Audio Channel 2 Audio Channel 1 Au...

Page 187: ...ut video channels connect XLR cables to XLR Out connectors as specified below Out1 Out2 Out2 Out1 Out1 Out2 Out2 Out1 Audio Channel 1 Audio Channel 2 Audio Channel 1 Audio Channel 2 Audio Channel 3 Au...

Page 188: ...audio break out box for handling digital AES audio Connect the audio inputs on the front panel as marked For more information see Audio Configurations for AES 8 on page 190 Connect the AES 8 box to t...

Page 189: ...0 cm Depth 5 0 cm Weight 0 8 Kg Approx Power consumption Power not required Audio Inputs 8 stereo AES on XLR Video Outputs 8 stereo AES on XLR Max cable length to server 1 meters dedicated cable Envi...

Page 190: ...n the system is configured for 2 in and 6 out video channels connect XLR cables to connectors as below 5 out 3 in When the system is configured for 3 in and 5 out video channels connect XLR cables to...

Page 191: ...m is configured for 6 in and 2 out video channels connect XLR cables to connectors as shown below Out1 Out1 Out2 Out2 Out3 Out3 Out4 Out4 Audio Ch 1 Audio Ch 2 Audio Ch 1 Audio Ch 2 Audio Ch 1 Audio C...

Page 192: ...Regulatory and Safety Notices...

Page 193: ...have fallen into the equipment the equipment has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 14 For products that are a Mains powered device The equipment shall not...

Page 194: ...reil comporte plus d un cordon d alimentation Afin de pr venir les chocs lectriques d brancher les deux cordons d alimentation avant de faire le d pannage 20 For products with an operator accessible f...

Page 195: ...Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern Reliable Earthing Reliable Earthing of rack mounted equipment should be maintained Particular atte...

Page 196: ...se harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interfe...

Page 197: ...l help conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for r...

Page 198: ...bering 53 96 97 renaming 101 sorting 100 117 CLR key 74 connecting 13 19 controller IP 48 53 copying playlist as clip 120 cut in action 118 cyclic recording 34 58 D default clip channel 102 deleting c...

Page 199: ...6 51 auto start 34 58 loop 34 58 management 80 round the clock 34 58 specific angles 27 55 start 69 stop 55 to external device 129 remaining recording time 48 renaming camera 28 56 clips 101 recording...