EVS XSnano, Configuration Manual

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Page 3: ...on Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardwa...

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Page 5: ...e Position of Configuration Lines 20 2 2 7 Copying Pasting and Deleting Configuration Lines 20 2 3 1 Chapter Contents 22 2 3 Server Parameters 22 2 3 2 Assigning a Server Facility Name 22 2 3 3 Activating and Deactivating the Password Protection 23 2 3 4 Setting the Server LAN PC Address 25 2 3 5 Setting the Server Date and Time 26 2 3 6 Setting the Default Output To VGA Video 28 2 3 7 Configuring...

Page 6: ...igurations 61 3 3 Server Tab 64 3 3 1 Overview 64 3 3 2 Video Codecs and Reference 65 3 3 3 Phase Definition Settings 77 3 3 4 Interpolation Settings 78 3 3 5 PC LAN Settings 79 3 4 Channels Tab 81 3 4 1 Overview 81 3 4 2 Channels 83 3 4 3 Audio 95 3 4 4 Timecode and Data Insertion 112 3 5 Network Tab 121 3 5 1 Overview 121 3 5 2 Net Name 121 3 5 3 Gigabit Settings 122 3 6 Monitoring Tab 124 3 6 1...

Page 7: ...1 Overview on Server Monitoring Windows 169 4 1 2 General Information Window 170 4 1 3 Raid and Disk Status Window 172 4 1 4 Timecode Status Window 175 4 1 5 Timecode Monitoring Window 177 4 1 6 Log Management 178 4 2 SDTI Network Monitoring 180 4 2 1 Overview on SDTI Network Monitoring Windows 180 4 2 2 SDTI Network Schema 180 4 2 3 Hardware Error Counters 182 4 2 4 Disconnecting a Machine from t...

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Page 9: ...ee section Push Settings on page 160 See section Clearing Video Disks on page 40 See section Launching a Configuration on page 12 Support of XAVC codec in playout See section Codec Settings on page 68 Rationalized management of Aspect Ratio See section Video and Reference Settings on page 65 See section Monitoring Settings on page 128 Improved behavior of J3 connector for monitoring purposes See s...

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Page 11: ...us dedicated applications Video Server Slow Motion The configuration module available from Multicam 11 00 has been developed along the lines presented in this section Consolidation into a Single User Interface The server can be fully configured from a single user interface The user interface includes a setup section presented on one page with two main areas which give access to the configuration l...

Page 12: ...re displayed in a basic mode while more specific parameters are hidden and can be displayed when you toggle to the advanced mode the filtering of the parameters displayed The parameters are only displayed when they are applicable to the chassis type the video standard and option codes Parameter Changes While Server is Running Changes to most parameters can be performed and are taken into account w...

Page 13: ...signed web based interface is equivalent to the server based application and enables engineers to configure the EVS server remotely The Remote Panel now includes a technical setup menu that gives access to the most commonly used technical settings an operational setup menu that only provides operational settings The following table gives an overview on the features available in each user interface...

Page 14: ... mainly features the configurations lines and their management the functions related to server administration and maintenance A section dedicated to the Multicam Configuration window organized in seven tabs which describes all server configuration parameters that can be defined for each configuration line The section includes the parameter description itself other server related information needed...

Page 15: ... a configuration it starts the loop recording process 1 4 Accessing the Web Based Interface Prerequisite When the EVS server is started you can access the web based interface of the Multicam Setup application for that EVS server from any computer that is on the same network range as the EVS server You can use any browser to open the web based interface Procedure To be able to open the web based in...

Page 16: ...icam Setup window allows users to view and manage the various configuration lines perform some administration and maintenance tasks on the EVS server view summary information on the EVS server and the selected configuration line This is available in both server based and web based Multicam Setup applications Both user interfaces include the same features except that the Tools menu offers fewer com...

Page 17: ...ain similar information in both web based and server based applications The following screenshot presents the Multicam Setup window in the server based application The following screenshot presents the Multicam Setup window in the web based interface CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 2 Multicam Setup 7 ...

Page 18: ...n 3 Tools This area provides the main commands for server administration and maintenance For more information click the Tools command below to go to the dedicated sections in the Multicam Setup chapter Import export configuration lines Assign server facility name Import export keyword files not applicable to this type of server Export log files Options code management Hardware check Raid Configura...

Page 19: ...K or bad timecode and timecode status OK or bad IP address of the LAN PC 2 1 2 Navigability and Commands In the Server Based Application General Navigability The following table presents the general commands to navigate in the Multicam Setup window Command description Command key Moving the cursor to the first item of the Tools menu F9 Moving the cursor to the first configuration line ESC Moving d...

Page 20: ...settings related to a selected line F8 Renaming a configuration line CTRL F1 Deleting a configuration line CTRL DELETE See section Configuration Lines on page 11 for more commands on configuration lines Tools Menu Command description Command key Selecting a tool command Pressing the shortcut key between brackets in the command name Calling a tool command ENTER on the selected command In the Web Ba...

Page 21: ...hapter Contents The table below presents the topics of this section and shows whether the feature described is available from the web based interface and or from the server based interface Section Page Server Based Web Based Launching a Configuration 2 2 2 Yes Yes Editing a Configuration 2 2 3 Yes Yes Renaming Configuration Lines 2 2 4 Yes Yes Exporting and Importing Configuration Lines 2 2 5 Yes ...

Page 22: ...er you need to perform a clear clip before launching a configuration in the following situations after upgrading from Multicam 11 XX to Multicam 12 XX in specific changes from one to another multi essence configuration See section Clearing Video Disks on page 40 for detailed information on when a clear clip is required How to Manually Launch a Configuration In the Server Based Application To start...

Page 23: ...duction When the operator hits a key on the keyboard connected to the EVS server within five seconds if the automatic launch of a configuration is active the Multicam Setup window stays open and the operator can select and enter the selected configuration to edit it 16 configurations lines are available on an EVS server A default configuration is defined behind all configuration lines even if no n...

Page 24: ...age the pages including the invalid parameters are displayed with the invalid parameters selected 2 2 4 Renaming Configuration Lines Introduction When the EVS server is delivered default names are assigned to the configuration lines You can change them as explained below In the Server Based Application To rename the configuration line in the server based application proceed as follows 1 Press the ...

Page 25: ...figuration names which are examples and may not reflect configurations supported on your EVS server In the Server Based Application To export configuration lines from an EVS server in the server based application proceed as follows 1 In the Multicam Setup window press P to call the Export Configuration Lines command The Export Configuration Lines window opens The left pane allows the selection of ...

Page 26: ...pane 5 If requested change the location where the export folder will be created By default the export folder is created on the USB key root or on the local drive folder the local drive folder C LSMCE DATA SETUP USER To change the folder where the export folder will be created highlight the requested folder The last highlighted folder will be considered as the requested location 6 To start the expo...

Page 27: ...ines In the Server Based Application Warning If the EVS server is password protected you should deactivate the password protection Otherwise you will only be able to import the operational settings of the configuration lines selected for import 1 In the Multicam Setup window press M to call the Import Configuration Lines command 2 The Import Configuration Files window opens The left pane allows th...

Page 28: ...to highlight the requested line and press SPACEBAR The deselected lines turn light gray and the cross is removed 6 Press ENTER to validate the selection of configuration lines to import A warning message informs you about which configuration lines will be imported and tells the next screen will allow you to select which settings to replace 7 Select Yes using the RIGHT ARROW and press ENTER 8 In th...

Page 29: ...window click Import configuration lines in the Tools menu The Import configuration line window opens 2 Click Select next to the top field and select the configuration file you want to import 3 Tick the configuration line to be replaced on the EVS server 4 Click Import The configuration line is imported with its original name onto the selected configuration line on the EVS server CONFIGURATION MANU...

Page 30: ... in the list of configuration lines 2 2 7 Copying Pasting and Deleting Configuration Lines How to Copy Paste Configuration Lines In the Server Based Application Warning Note that copying a line onto another position will erase the configuration on the selected position To copy and paste a configuration line in the server based application proceed as follows 1 Press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key t...

Page 31: ...sage In the Server Based Application To delete a configuration line in the server based application proceed as follows 1 Press the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key to respectively move up and down in the list of configuration lines until the requested line is highlighted 2 Press CTRL DEL to delete the line The line is directly deleted In the Web Based Interface To delete a configuration line in the web ...

Page 32: ...t To VGA Video 2 3 6 Yes No Configuring Server Raids 2 3 7 Yes No 2 3 2 Assigning a Server Facility Name Introduction You can assign a facility name to the EVS server It allows the identification of the EVS server with a dedicated name besides the server s serial number This name is independent from any configuration The server facility name differs from the server net name which can vary from a c...

Page 33: ...tup window click Assign server facility name in the Tools menu A dialog box opens 2 Type the server facility name and press OK The facility name is directly assigned and displayed in the Title bar as well as on the OSD 2 3 3 Activating and Deactivating the Password Protection Activating the Password on the EVS Server Introduction The administrator can protect the EVS server with a password This pa...

Page 34: ...es to Configuration Parameters In the Server Based Application When the password protection is active the following message is displayed in red at the top of each configuration tab in the Multicam Configuration window To enable changes in the configuration parameters during the session you will be prompted for the password the first time you save changes to configuration parameters in a session In...

Page 35: ... opens and press ENTER to validate The password protection is directly removed from all user interfaces 2 3 4 Setting the Server LAN PC Address Introduction The MTPC board of an EVS server allows interaction with other EVS hardware on a setup via the LAN PC address The port 1 of the MTPC board is used The communication is established through telnet or FTP access XNet Monitor will also use the LAN ...

Page 36: ... press L to call the Set LAN PC address command The following window opens 2 In this window type the IP address subnet mask and default gateway Use the TAB key to move from one field to the other 3 Press ENTER to validate the definition of the LAN PC settings The LAN PC settings will automatically be taken into account when you launch a configuration line 2 3 5 Setting the Server Date and Time Int...

Page 37: ...stem date and time from the Multicam Setup window proceed as follows 1 In the Multicam Setup window press T to call the System date and time command The following window opens 2 In this window type the date in the DD MM YYYY format the time in the hh mm ss format 24 hour display using TAB to move from one field to the other 3 Press ENTER to apply the changes to the system date and time The date an...

Page 38: ...ou to toggle from one mode to the other and so changing the default output mode The parameter displayed on the Multicam Setup window corresponds to the active value This means that when the parameter displayed is Default to VGA the active mode is the VGA mode 2 3 7 Configuring Server Raids Introduction When the EVS server is started the server raids are automatically detected and built based on th...

Page 39: ...aids using the following settings If internal and external storage are detected both are used 5 1 raid configuration with a maximum of 5 spares is used First all the raids are built The remaining disks are used as spare disks The construction of raids starts with internal arrays and carries on with external arrays A raid can be created across several hardware arrays Requested Raid Configuration Ov...

Page 40: ...lowing values are possible Internal only External Internal External only Number of raids Specifies the number of raids you want to use Type the number of raids you want to use Raid configuration type Specifies the raid configuration type The software is able to handle two raid organizations 4 1 raid of 5 disks 5 1 raid of 6 disks Current Raid Configuration This area is used to display the raid sta...

Page 41: ...d from the Options codes management window This window is available in both the server based application and the web based interface Note When a temporary license code will expire within the next two weeks or is expired the system warns the operator when the Multicam Setup window opens Accessing the Options Codes Management Window To open the Options codes management window in the server based app...

Page 42: ... this value is wrong audio and video routing inside the system will not work properly PSU type Type of PSU installed on the chassis standard or hot swap Key date and time Expiration date time for temporary license codes Not available when the permanent codes are installed Central area All codes available for the given server chassis Next to each code name the code number the type of license perman...

Page 43: ...Codes Introduction When you request new license codes to activate one or more features you can receive the license keys from EVS in the form of a xxxxx COD file xxxxx serial number of the server for which this file has been calculated You need to apply this file to the EVS server from the Option codes management window a license code that you can type in the Option codes management window Once the...

Page 44: ...played In the Web Based Interface To enter a new license code delivered via a COD file proceed as follows 1 Copy the COD file onto a drive available from your PC 2 From the Multicam Setup window click Options code management in the Tools menu to open the Options code management window 3 Click the Browse button select the COD file and click Open 4 Click Submit The license codes will be read from th...

Page 45: ...r in the first field of the Add new code group box 3 Click Submit The lines corresponding to the new codes are added to the code list How to Remove a License Code You can remove a license code from the server based application Proceed as follows 1 Press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move inside the options list and select the option to be removed 2 When the option is selected highlighted in ...

Page 46: ...and ENTER to validate the action To reboot the EVS server when it is running in a given configuration press ALT Q when you are in the Clip or Playlist page then press ENTER to confirm the action 2 5 3 Hardware Check Overview on the Hardware Check Purpose During the hardware check the following actions are performed Retrieving and checking relevant information related to the various boards installe...

Page 47: ...connects that disk and uses the parity disk to rebuild the missing data and provide the video and audio data blocks to the application The operator can thus continue working normally and the message Raid appears on all monitoring outputs A message is displayed each time a disk is disconnected if the faulty disk is a spare disk Warning a spare disk has been disconnected The system will operate norm...

Page 48: ...10H1J 0006 279GB 02 07 if no spare disk is OK and the RAID is no more complete Bad SEAGATE ST9300603SS 3SE10H1J 0006 279GB 02 07 WARNING Tray XX is missing 1 disk s to be complete Then when entering Multicam another message appears even if a spare disk is available if the faulty disk is a spare disk Warning a spare disk has been disconnected The system will operate normally on the remaining disks ...

Page 49: ...t behave as expected Two options are available for the operator Replace the disconnected disk and restart the server Start the Multicam application The rebuild process will start automatically Start a hardware check from the EVS menu and launch the rebuild The process starts offline The operator can wait for the rebuild to be completed or cancel it that is to say postpone it and start the Multicam...

Page 50: ...ns When you change the multi essence configuration you may also have to clear Intra LongGOP clips or all clips The decision depends on the initial and the new multi essence configuration The table in this section will help you make the decision Three options are therefore possible Clearing the media on all video disks full clear clip Clearing only the Intra clips partial clear clip Clearing only t...

Page 51: ...ear Video Disks window 2 Select one of the available options and press OK A confirmation message is displayed 3 Click Yes to validate the deletion or No to cancel the deletion 2 5 5 Exporting Log Files When the EVS support team requests the log files to investigate an issue you can export the log files to a plugged in USB key by pressing the X shortcut key from the Multicam Setup window When you c...

Page 52: ...e parameters or parameter values valid for the given server type server chassis and active license codes are available for defining the various configurations General Comparison Between User Interfaces You can configure the EVS server using one of the three available user interfaces Multicam Configuration window in the server based application Multicam Configuration window in the web based interfa...

Page 53: ...am Configuration chapter gives you an overview on the parameters available in this section and specifies whether you will find the parameter in the basic or advanced view in the server based application and the web based interface in the Technical Setup Operational Setup or not at all on the Remote Control panel The following list provides a hyperlink to all overview topics in the various sections...

Page 54: ...ll be preserved The changes applied on the VGA will however be loaded after the user leaves the operational setup menu except if the specific fields modified on the VGA have been modified and validated on the Remote Panel after the message display 3 1 2 Overview of the Multicam Configuration Window Introduction In the server based and web based interfaces all server settings related to each config...

Page 55: ...Edit icon for the configuration line you want to configure The Multicam Configuration window opens The Multicam Configuration window will directly be displayed on the web based interface when the server is running a given configuration You will directly be able to edit the settings for the running configuration Display Mode The settings in the Multicam Configuration window have been categorized as...

Page 56: ...specified in the top right corner The display mode basic or advanced is specified in the top right corner Web Based User Interface The following screenshot presents the 1st tab of the Multicam Configuration window of an XSnano server in the web based interface shown in basic mode The top line displays the name of the selected configuration and specifies whether the configuration has been launched ...

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Page 58: ... commands to edit the configuration settings in the Multicam Configuration window when the field has been selected using the TAB key In text fields you can directly type the requested value for a selected field Command description Command key Increasing the value or displaying the next value in the list SPACEBAR Decreasing the value or displaying the previous value in the list SHIFT SPACEBAR Movin...

Page 59: ...stay highlighted in blue and the disabled values are highlighted in pink 2 On the keyboard type the page numbers you want to enable They become highlighted in blue 3 Apply the changes with ALT A and confirm the action In the Web Based Interface Navigation and Editing Commands The navigation and editing commands in the web based interface are the commonly used commands in a web based interface The ...

Page 60: ...s available on the Remote Panel allow you to define the commonly used technical settings in the Technical Setup menu all operational settings in the Operational Setup menu The values assigned to the settings are saved as soon as they are modified Accessing the Technical Setup Menu To access the Technical Setup menu press F0 from the Main Setup page The Technical Setup menu opens on the 1st page Th...

Page 61: ...ional Setup menu The navigation and editing commands are explained below Navigation Commands The following table presents the commands to navigate in the Setup menus of the Remote Panel Command description Command key Moving to another section when you are inside a section SHIFT F_ key corresponding to the section Moving to the next page inside a section When you are on the last page of a section ...

Page 62: ...the message when you try to leave the menu CLEAR Staying in the Setup menu to answer to the message when you try to leave the menu ENTER 3 1 6 Required Application Reboot Introduction Modifications to some parameters will only be applied after rebooting the application When you change one of the following parameters a message will inform you that you need to reboot Multicam Such parameters are sum...

Page 63: ...ow Channels tab Some base settings Inputs Outputs Base config Channels tab One audio setting Number of tracks Channels tab One recorder setting Loop in IN1 XX Loop field Network tab All Gigabit settings Gigabit IP configuration CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 3 Multicam Configuration 53 ...

Page 64: ...els The number of record and play channels for a given configuration is defined in the Channels tab in the Base settings See section Base Settings on page 83 This section presents the number of channels available on the XSnano server equipped with V3X or COHX boards The following table shows the minimum and maximum number of play and record channels that can be operated Max channels 4 Min REC 0 Ma...

Page 65: ...Rear panels from 2013 Rear panels before 2013 CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 3 Multicam Configuration 55 ...

Page 66: ...he play channels OUT connectors are always assigned from the left to the right Rear panels from 2013 Rear panels before 2013 56 3 Multicam Configuration EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 02 C April 2014 ...

Page 67: ...of a codec module J8 for IN connectors J6 for OUT connectors Rear panels from 2013 Rear panels before 2013 The secondary links of the V3X boards correspond to the middle connectors of a codec module J5 for IN connectors only IN 1B to 3B on old rear panels J3 for OUT connectors only OUT 1B and 2B on old rear panels CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 3 Multicam Configuration 57 ...

Page 68: ...gurations with an XSnano server with COHX or V3X boards and how the BNC connectors should be cabled Available Configurations IN4 OUT1 IN3 OUT2 IN2 OUT3 IN1 OUT4 REC PLAY Prim Link Sec Link Prim Link Sec Link Prim Link Sec Link Prim Link Sec Link 1 0 REC1 2 0 REC2 REC1 58 3 Multicam Configuration EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 02 C April 2014 ...

Page 69: ...C1 3 1 PLAY1 REC3 REC2 REC1 0 2 PLAY1 PLAY2 1 2 PLAY1 PLAY2 REC1 2 2 PLAY1 PLAY2 REC2 REC1 0 3 PLAY1 PLAY2 PLAY3 1 3 PLAY1 PLAY2 PLAY3 REC1 0 4 PLAY1 PLAY2 PLAY3 PLAY4 Example 3REC 1PLAY The BNC connectors to be used as record and play channels in a 3REC 1PLAY standard configuration need to be cabled as shown below Rear panels from 2013 CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 3 Multicam Configura...

Page 70: ...Rear panels before 2013 60 3 Multicam Configuration EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 02 C April 2014 ...

Page 71: ... Link interface two connections on a record or play channel seen by the EVS server as one logical channel available with V3X boards only Connections on EVS Servers with V3X Boards Both connectors of a codec module for example IN1 and IN1B in REC are connected with a Dual Link interface which is the only available interface on an XSnano server Both primary and secondary links of the codec module CO...

Page 72: ...IN4 OUT1 IN3 OUT2 IN2 OUT3 IN1 OUT4 REC PLAY Prim Link Sec Link Prim Link Sec Link Prim Link Sec Link Prim Link Sec Link 1 0 REC1A REC1B 2 0 REC2A REC2B REC1A REC1B 3 0 REC3A REC3B REC2A REC2B REC1A REC1B 4 0 REC4A REC4B REC3A REC3B REC2A REC2B REC1A REC1B 0 1 PLAY1A PLAY1B 1 1 PLAY1A PLAY1B REC1A REC1B 2 1 PLAY1A PLAY1B REC2A REC2B REC1A REC1B 3 1 PLAY1A PLAY1B REC3A REC3B REC2A REC2B REC1A REC1B...

Page 73: ...connectors to be used as recorder and play channels in a 3D Dual Link configuration 2REC 2PLAY need to be cabled as shown below Rear panels from 2013 Rear panels before 2013 CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 3 Multicam Configuration 63 ...

Page 74: ...le in the basic or advanced display mode in the server based and web based interfaces in the Technical Setup menu of the Remote Panel Setting Name Basic Advanced Technical Setup Video and reference settings P1 P1 Field rate X X Resolution X X Aspect ratio X X LTC Timecode X X Sync PC Time to TC X Genlock X X Codec Settings Intra LongGOP P1 P1 Codec X X Bitrate X X Horizontal Res Recorded Lines X P...

Page 75: ...in the Technical Setup menu of the Remote Panel Warning Most Video and Reference settings all except Sync PC time and Genlock require an application reboot ALT Q from the operational windows for changes to be taken into account The following screenshot displays the Video and Reference settings defined on the Server tab in the web based interface Field Rate Description Field frequency used Hz Both ...

Page 76: ...following values are available In SD 16 9 4 3 4 3 Letterbox Black stripes are placed above and below the active video to compensate for the full width 16 9 Pillarbox Black stripes are placed left and right of the active video to fill in the missing pixels In HD 16 9 16 9 Pillarbox Default value 16 9 LTC Timecode Description Longitudinal timecode timecode information stored on a separate track from...

Page 77: ...time a record train in two different codec types which are called essences The following essences are available Intra and or LongGOP XDCAM This process is seamless to the user who will go on working as before with the EVS server This section provides an overview of the multi essence feature and mainly specifies the rules and restrictions you should take into account when you configure an XSnano se...

Page 78: ...he codec settings are organized in three codec sections which correspond to the essences you can activate on the XSnano server Only the codec sections corresponding to the essences available on the EVS server will be displayed See section Codec Availability on page 71 for more information on the availability of a given codec and or codec section The following codec sections can be available Codec ...

Page 79: ...D IMX DVCPro 50 In HD Mjpeg EVS HD Mjpeg Standard HD Mpeg 2 Intra HD Avid DNxHD 120 185 or 185x only in 50 Hz Avid DNxHD 145 220 or 220x only in 59 94 Hz Apple ProRes 422 422 LT 422 HQ DVCPro HD See section Codec Availability on page 71 for detailed information on codec availability Default values IMX in SD Avid DNxHD 120 in HD 50Hz Avid DNxHD 145 in HD 59 94 Hz Note When the EVS server is configu...

Page 80: ...escription Number of white to black and black to white transitions that can be seen from the left to the right of the picture pixels The setting value depends on the selected video standard and on the codec Values See section Codec Related Information on page 72 for detailed information on horizontal resolution for each video standard and codec Recorded Lines SD Description Number of lines recorde...

Page 81: ...d the XDCAM codec are available in the following conditions The server is fitted with H3X boards The server is fitted with V3X base boards equipped with XDCAM modules The license code for LongGOP 14 is granted on the server The video standard is 720p or 1080i The base configuration is Server in a LongGOP only configuration License Codes The following table presents the codec availability for an XS...

Page 82: ...e codecs availability depends on the board type COHX SD COHX HD or COHX SD HD Codec Related Information Bitrates and Recorded Lines in SD 525i Codec Type SD Mjpeg Standard SD IMX D10 DVCPro 50 Bitrate 20 100 Mbps 30 40 50 Mbps 50 Mbps Default bitrate 30 Mbps 30 Mbps 50 Mbps Recorded video lines 496 lines L16 23 L278 525 default 512 lines L7 262 L270 525 480 lines L23 262 L285 524 480 lines L23 262...

Page 83: ...8 623 608 lines L7 310 L320 623 Bitrates and Horizontal Resolutions in HD 1080i 50 Hz Codec HD Mjpeg EVS HD Mjpeg Standard HD Mpeg 2 Intra AVC Intra 100 DVCPro HD XDCAM HD Bitrate Mbps 20 260 20 260 20 260 111 100 50 Default bitrate 100 100 100 111 100 50 Horizontal Resolution 960 960 960 1920 1440 1920 1152 1152 1152 1280 1280 1280 1372 1372 1372 1440 1440 1440 1536 1536 1536 1600 1600 1600 1920 ...

Page 84: ... Bitrate Mbps 20 260 20 260 20 260 111 100 50 Default bitrate 100 100 100 111 100 50 Horizontal Resolution 960 960 960 1920 1280 1920 1152 1152 1152 1280 1280 1280 1372 1372 1372 1440 1440 1440 1536 1536 1536 1600 1600 1600 1920 default 1920 default 1920 default Codec AVID DNxHD 145 AVID DNxHD 220 AVID DNxHD 220x 10b Apple ProRes 422 LT Apple ProRes 422 Apple ProRes 422 HQ Bitrate Mbps 1 145 146 2...

Page 85: ... Resolution 640 640 640 1280 960 1280 768 768 768 960 960 960 1024 1024 1024 1280 default 1280 default 1280 default Codec AVID DNxHD 115 AVID DNxHD 175 AVID DNxHD 175x 10b Apple ProRes 422 LT Apple ProRes 422 Apple ProRes 422 HQ Bitrate Mbps 1 115 116 185 116 185 85 120 185 Default bitrate 115 175 175 85 120 185 Horizontal Resolution 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server...

Page 86: ...2 LT Apple ProRes 422 Apple ProRes 422 HQ Bitrate Mbps 1 145 146 220 146 220 102 145 220 Default bitrate 145 220 220 102 145 220 Horizontal Resolution 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 Note The dynamic bitrate management system modifies compression tables for each recorded field to keep the bitrate of the encoded stream as close as possible to the target A higher bitrate means better picture quality a...

Page 87: ... main phase of the mainframe for the standard definition The value is adjusted by steps of half pixels The values depends on the genlock type See section Video and Reference Settings on page 65 Values If the Genlock type is set to Blackburst the main phase for SD can be adjusted by steps of half pixels 37 ns between 12000 ns and 15000 ns If the Genlock type is set to Tri Sync only possible in HD r...

Page 88: ...the secondary phase for SD SDI to HD can be adjusted by steps of half pixels 37 ns between 400 ns and 400 ns Warning The SD phase is always adjusted according to the SDI outputs Internal CVBS outputs have a delay of 48 x 37 ns compared to the corresponding SDI outputs The internal CVBS outputs cannot be used to feed directly a vision mixer or any equipment performing video effects since the phase ...

Page 89: ... vertical jitter but also the vertical bandwidth The four line interpolator makes it possible to have perfectly steady pictures but reduces even more the vertical bandwidth Note All VTRs use interpolation in PLAY VAR mode Vertical Interp Vertical Interpolation Description Enables or disables the two line interpolation process Values No default Yes Four Lines Description Enables or disables the fou...

Page 90: ... page 25 for more information IP Address Description IP address to connect to the port 1 of the MTPC board on the server Values The IP addresses 0 0 0 0 and 255 255 255 255 are not allowed Subnet Mask Description Range of logical addresses within the address space assigned to the MTPC board connection Default Gateway Description IP address of the router on the network that the MTPC board can use a...

Page 91: ...the setting groups are available page and whether each setting is available in the basic or advanced display mode in the server based and web based interfaces In the web based interface the settings are all displayed on one page in the Technical Setup menu of the Remote Panel Setting Name Basic Advanced Technical Setup Base settings P1 P1 T2 X Inputs X X X Outputs X X X Base config X X X 3D X X X ...

Page 92: ...d outputs P4 Advanced audio settings Digital AES EBU outputs P5 Advanced audio settings Analog outputs P6 Recorder settings P7 T2 X Loop recording X X Rec auto start X X Clip Capacity X X IN1 6 loop X X Timecode settings P8 T2 X LTC X User X X Primary TC X X SMPTE 334M packets management settings P8 T2 X Decoding X X Encoding X X Custom 1 2 X SD OUT Encoding X Timecode insertion settings P9 IN Loo...

Page 93: ...application reboot ALT Q from the operational windows for changes to be taken into account These fields are available in the following interfaces in the Multicam Configuration window Channels tab in the advanced display mode on page 1 on the server and web based interfaces in the Technical menu of the Remote Control Panel T2 X The following screenshot displays the Base settings defined on the Chan...

Page 94: ...ven configuration Values On XSnano 0 4 all config See section General Information on Supported Configurations on page 54 for more information on number of record channels and on supported configurations Base Config Description Mode the EVS server is working in The base configurations available depend on the server type and on the valid license codes Values Server mode where the EVS server can be c...

Page 95: ...ano server Values The possible values are No available in all cases Dual 3D Dual Link for 3D Available with code 23 3D setting to Yes Default value No Port Settings User Interface The port settings allow assigning the RS422 ports to the various external controllers EVS or third party that will communicate with the EVS server These fields are available in the following interfaces in the Multicam Co...

Page 96: ...ce The Channel and Control settings mainly allow specifying which controllers main and possibly secondary have the hand on which play or record channels These fields are available in the following interfaces in the Multicam Configuration window Channels tab in the advanced display mode on page 1 on the server and web based interfaces in the Technical menu of the Remote Control Panel T2 3 to T2 6 T...

Page 97: ... to an RS422 port in the port settings In addition rules specific to each controller apply to the assignment of the controller used alone or in combinations with other controllers to play or and record channels See section Rules for Controller Assignment on page 88 for more information An error message will be displayed to warn you in case of a wrong protocol selection or protocol combination and ...

Page 98: ...mote Panels and no more than 3 play channels can be assigned to one Remote Panel Only a Remote Panel no other controller can be assigned to a REC channel as a main controller No secondary controller can be assigned to a REC channel In a Server base configuration A Remote Panel is not allowed Controllers other than the EVS Remote can be assigned to play or record channels taking into account the pr...

Page 99: ...ntroller can be assigned to the specified number of play channels record channels or play and record channel combinations The green cells refer to allowed assignments the red ones to banned assignments Numbers in the cells refer to the notes mentioned below the table Remote VDCP Sony Odetics DD35 Odetics F K VDCP F K Main Controller 1 PGM 2 PGM 2 PGM 1 PGM 1 REC1 1 REC 1 REC Several PGM 1 REC1 Sev...

Page 100: ...ned to the specified number of play channels record channels or play and record channel combinations The green cells refer to allowed assignments the red ones to banned assignments Numbers in the cells refer to the notes mentioned below the table Remote VDCP Sony Odetics DD35 Odetics F K VDCP F K 1 PGM 2 PGM 2 PGM 1 REC 1 REC 1 PGM 1 REC Several PGM 1 REC Several PGM Several REC Rules for Controll...

Page 101: ...annels Secondary Primary v Remote VDCP Sony Odetics DD35 Odetics F K VDCP F K Remote VDCP Sony Odetics DD35 Odetics F K VDCP F K Parallel mode Play Channels The following table shows the supported protocol combinations in parallel mode on play channels Secondary Primary v Remote VDCP Sony Odetics DD35 Odetics F K VDCP F K Remote VDCP Sony Odetics DD35 Odetics F K VDCP F K CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSna...

Page 102: ...rted protocol combinations in parallel mode on record channels Secondary Primary v Remote VDCP Sony Odetics DD35 Odetics F K VDCP F K Remote VDCP Sony Odetics DD35 Odetics F K VDCP F K 92 3 Multicam Configuration EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 02 C April 2014 ...

Page 103: ...the server based application on page 1 on the web based interface in the Technical menu of the Remote Control Panel T2 X The following screenshot shows the Recorder settings defined on the Channels tab in the web based application Loop Recording Description Enables disables the endless loop recording of all record channels of the EVS server Values Yes default No The value is forced to Yes in XSens...

Page 104: ...ain Example When 3 record trains are used creating a clip of 30 min on REC1 will take 30 min of recording capacity from the 1st record train but will not affect the recording capacity of the other two record trains Default value The default value depends on the base configuration Global locked in XSense configurations Per channel in Server configurations Rec Auto Start Availability This setting is...

Page 105: ...g capacity will be 50 for each recorder by default Loop No Loop The value directly depends on the Loop Recording setting If the Loop Recoding is enabled the value will be Loop If the Loop Recording is disabled the value will be No Loop 3 4 3 Audio Audio and Audio Monitoring Settings User Interface The Audio settings allow users to specify among others the physical configuration for audio connector...

Page 106: ...re configuration Values The following table shows the available audio hardware configurations and the available audio formats based on this hardware configuration Hardware configuration Available formats None E Embedded EY Dolby E Embedded 16 BNC D 4 DB 15 A E EY A D DY 4 DB 15 D 4 DB 15 A E EY A D DY Number of Tracks Warning A change to this parameter requires an application reboot ALT Q from the...

Page 107: ...t If this parameter is set to No the user has to ensure that the signals are properly synchronized Values Yes default No Audio Monitoring Mon 1 Mon 4 Description Specifies the source of the audio signal that will be sent to each of the four audio monitoring connectors numbered from left to right on the backplane Value For each audio monitoring connector the audio signal to be monitored is specifie...

Page 108: ...mbedded audio or to the various physical audio connectors digital or analog connectors In the server based application the advanced audio settings are available on different pages Page Type of audio settings Page 3 audio inputs Page 4 audio embedded outputs Page 5 audio digital outputs AES EBU Page 6 audio analog outputs In the web based interface the audio inputs and outputs are displayed in sepa...

Page 109: ... on the value assigned to the Number of tracks setting defined in the Audio settings field group The columns correspond to the record channels or play channels The values in the cells show the rooting of the audio mono channels from the source to the material stored on the EVS server audio inputs from the material stored on the EVS server to the play channels audio outputs CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSn...

Page 110: ...cify the following elements Which type of audio source should be taken into account in the recording process How the audio mono channels of the source material will be distributed to the material recorded on the EVS server Whether an audio gain or audio muting should be applied in the recording process Example 1 The E2 03 value located in the intersection between row 3 and column IN2 means that th...

Page 111: ... the source audio mono channels shown above means that The audio source from the digital connectors is used for the material recorded on the EVS server The audio source 1 from the digital connector will be mapped to the 1st mono channel of the material recorded on the EVS server and so on Example 4 You will allocate the source audio mono channels as shown above when you want to send the audio mono...

Page 112: ...as well as digital and analog audio if the corresponding connectors are available on the hardware configuration User Interface The screenshots below show the default audio channel assignment for the three audio types in a configuration with 8 embedded mono channels 16 digital audio connectors and 8 analog audio connectors See section Default Mapping for Audio Inputs and Outputs on page 103 for a f...

Page 113: ...al is sent to the mono channel 2 of the play channel and this for all play channels The audio mono channel 2 of the A V material is sent to the mono channel 1 of the play channel and this for all play channels Default Mapping for Audio Inputs and Outputs Introduction The tables below present the channel mapping for audio inputs and outputs in the following configuration XSnano chassis Maximum numb...

Page 114: ...ono2 E1 02 E2 02 E3 02 E4 02 Mono3 E1 03 E2 03 E3 03 E4 03 Mono4 E1 04 E2 04 E3 04 E4 04 Mono5 E1 05 E2 05 E3 05 E4 05 Mono6 E1 06 E2 06 E3 06 E4 06 Mono7 E1 07 E2 07 E3 07 E4 07 Mono8 E1 08 E2 08 E3 08 E4 08 Mono9 E1 09 E2 09 E3 09 E4 09 Mono10 E1 10 E2 10 E3 10 E4 10 Mono11 E1 11 E2 11 E3 11 E4 11 Mono12 E1 12 E2 12 E3 12 E4 12 Mono13 E1 13 E2 13 E3 13 E4 13 Mono14 E1 14 E2 14 E3 14 E4 14 Mono15...

Page 115: ...E4 07 Mono8 E1 08 E2 08 E3 08 E4 08 Mono9 E1 09 E2 09 E3 09 E4 09 Mono10 E1 10 E2 10 E3 10 E4 10 Mono11 E1 11 E2 11 E3 11 E4 11 Mono12 E1 12 E2 12 E3 12 E4 12 Mono13 E1 13 E2 13 E3 13 E4 13 Mono14 E1 14 E2 14 E3 14 E4 14 Mono15 E1 15 E2 15 E3 15 E4 15 Mono16 E1 16 E2 16 E3 16 E4 16 Audio Digital Outputs The default mapping to audio digital output connectors differ depending on the number of tracks...

Page 116: ...tal audio output connectors of the play channels as presented in the table below The table shows maximum number of players and an audio configuration with 16 tracks mono channels OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4 Mono1 D 01 D 05 D 09 D 13 Mono2 D 02 D 06 D 10 D 14 Mono3 D 03 D 07 D 11 D 15 Mono4 D 04 D 08 D 12 D 16 Mono5 None None None None Mono6 None None None None Mono7 None None None None Mono8 None None...

Page 117: ...no7 None None None None Mono8 None None None None Modifying the Audio Routing or Type Introduction Audio routing settings can be modified in the Channels tab in the Advanced Audio Settings It is possible to change the audio type of all displayed audio channels at the same time by means of the shortcut keys described below in the server based application the buttons at the bottom of the table in th...

Page 118: ...cable to all E D or A outputs at a time Reset all the audio configuration also on other pages to default values F5 Route all audio input channels of REC1 to the other record channels only audio inputs CTRL 0 Rec 1 on all Validating the changes ALT A Apply Individual Editing Actions in the Server Based Application In the server based application use the general editing commands for modifying indivi...

Page 119: ...he default routing of audio channels but also do the following Adjusting the audio gain for each audio mono channel individually Muting individual audio channels The audio gain and audio mute information is hidden by default The CTRL G command allows you to toggle the display in the tables to show the audio gain and mute information The audio gain can be adjusted by steps of 0 75dB 3dB or 6dB in t...

Page 120: ...l SHIFT SPACEBAR Increasing by 3dB the audio level of the selected audio channel CTRL ARROW RIGHT Lowering by 3dB the audio level of the selected audio channel CTRL ARROW LEFT Increasing by 6dB the audio level of the selected audio channel CTRL ARROW UP Lowering by 6dB the audio level of the selected audio channel CTRL ARROW DOWN In the Web Based Interface To modify the audio gain of an audio chan...

Page 121: ...for the distribution of surround and multichannel audio through two channel postproduction and broadcasting infrastructures or for recording surround audio on two audio tracks of conventional digital video tapes video servers communication links switchers and routers Available Dolby Configurations Case 1 The 5 1 audio signal is carried on 6 discrete PCM audio channels It is available on an XSnano ...

Page 122: ...ons will be correct as long as the configuration is correct the AES stream containing Dolby E is correctly synchronized with the video Dolby E transitions will not be correct 2 frames of mute at the transitions if the audio type is set to E instead of EY or D instead of DY Audio effects scrub slow motion are not possible in Dolby E If they are used anyway the audio will be muted 3 4 4 Timecode and...

Page 123: ...VS server automatically stored in the first timecode jump table LTC table This is not possible to modify the timecode type stored in the first timecode jump table Values LTC non editable User Description Timecode type stored in the second timecode jump table User TC table Values In SD LTC VITC In HD LTC HANC LTC HANC VITC CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 3 Multicam Configuration 113 ...

Page 124: ...or this setting the timecode displayed at the bottom of the user s OSD will have a different color If the LTC timecode is selected the timecode color will be white If the USER timecode is selected the timecode color will be yellow Timecode Insertion Settings User Interface The Timecode Insertion settings allow the management of VITC or ANC timecodes channel by channel These fields are available in...

Page 125: ...mecode and userbits are always written on the monitoring SD outputs of the record codec and are the same as on the source video Lines Description Lines on which the VITC must be written on the output connectors of the record codec Values From 06 08 to 20 22 Default Values 14 16 in NTSC 19 21 in PAL CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 3 Multicam Configuration 115 ...

Page 126: ...defined timecode inserted in the output TC 0 All HAnc LTC HAnc VITC timecodes generated in the video signal coming out of the given PGM will remain static and fixed to 00 00 00 00 Default value No UserBits Description Enables disables the insertion of the user bits in the HD output The values specified for the HAnc LTC and HAnc VITC fields have to be the same When TC0 is selected in the HAnc LTC a...

Page 127: ...ecodes generated in the video signal coming out of the given PGM will remain static and fixed to 00 00 00 00 Default value No Lines Description Lines on which the specified timecode must be written on the loop of the input Values From 06 08 to 20 22 Default values 14 16 in NTSC 19 21 in PAL UserBits Description Enables disables the insertion of the user bits in the SD output When TC0 is selected f...

Page 128: ...if it is not correct play var mode vertical split screen etc SMPTE Package Settings User Interface The SMPTE Package Management settings specify how ancillary data packets stored in the vertical ancillary data space in HD and SD signals are handled These fields are available in the following interfaces in the Multicam Configuration window Channels tab in the advanced display mode on page 6 7 or 8 ...

Page 129: ...sed of user data word UDW plus 7 configuration bytes It has to be taken into account to compute the number of bytes saved Please refer to the SMPTE RP 291 2006 standard for the assignment of DIDs to specific applications Decoding Description Enables disables the decoding of SMPTE 334M data packets on each record channel Values Yes default No Encoding Description Enables disables the encoding of th...

Page 130: ...ption Enables disables the encoding of the SMPTE334M data present on the HD output on the SD downconverted output on each play channel See section SMPTE 334 Data Encoding on Downconverted Output on page 120 for more information Values Yes No default SMPTE 334 Data Encoding on Downconverted Output For the downconverted output one SMPTE 334M packet is encoded per line starting from the second line a...

Page 131: ...ased and web based interfaces in the Technical Setup menu of the Remote Panel Setting Name Basic Advanced Technical Setup Net name X X Gigabit IP Configuration settings P1 P1 T3 X IP address X X X Subnet mask X X X Default gateway X X X 3 5 2 Net Name Introduction No SDTI network is available with an XSnano server The Net name can however be useful This field is available in the Multicam Configura...

Page 132: ...gs need to be defined on at least one port for the server to be able to operate the Ethernet connection When the Gigabit module is not present on the H3X or HCTX board or when the Gigabit connection has been lost the first line of the Gigabit Ethernet settings will display the message Not detected Warning Changes to the Gigabit settings require an application reboot ALT Q from the operational wind...

Page 133: ...Range of logical addresses within the address space assigned to the Gigabit Ethernet connection The IP addresses of both GigE ports must belong to different subnet masks Otherwise Multicam would return an error message Default Gateway Port 1 Port 2 Description IP address of the router on the Gigabit Ethernet network that serves as an access point to external networks CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Se...

Page 134: ... the basic and advanced display mode in the server based and web based interfaces in the Technical Setup menu of the Remote Panel Setting Name Basic Advanced Technical Setup OSD Settings P1 T4 1 Genlock Error X X Disk Error X X Monitoring Settings P1 T4 2 J3 Player Char OUT X X J3 Recorder Char OUT X X Char OUT J4 X X Char OUT J1 X X SD aspect ratio X X SD edge enhancement X X 3 6 2 Multiviewer Se...

Page 135: ...oring tab in the web based interface Layout Description Specifies how the sources are displayed on the Multiviewer screen Values 4 2 2 6 4 2 6 3 3 8 3 3 2 not useful on all servers Default value 4 2 2 for 4U servers Available Layouts The available layouts are 4 2 2 4 identical size images 2 at the top 2 at the bottom 6 4 2 4 small size images at the top 2 larger images at the bottom CONFIGURATION ...

Page 136: ...4 none Audio Monitoring from video Description Specifies the channel for which the audio will be monitored via the SDI outputs Values The channels selected for display using the previous parameter Default value By default the top left image channel is selected Audio Monitoring left right tracks Description Specifies the pair of stereo audio tracks of the selected channel to monitor Values 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 137: ...e aspect ratio of the SD output of the multiviewer Values Anamorphic 4 3 Letterbox Default value Anamorphic 3 6 3 OSD Settings User Interface The OSD settings allow specifying the settings related to the OSD and information to be displayed on the monitoring screen These fields are available in the following interfaces in the Multicam Configuration window Monitoring tab in the Technical menu of the...

Page 138: ...perator shuts down the application to invite him to replace the disk and rebuild the RAID array Please refer to the Technical Reference manual for details on the RAID system and its maintenance Values Yes default No 3 6 4 Monitoring Settings User Interface The Monitoring settings allow specifying the settings related to the monitoring output lines and the parameters linked to HD SD down conversion...

Page 139: ...o J3 recorder Char OUT Format Description Allows modifying the behavior of the J3 connector on V3X codec modules used as recorder channels One of the following behaviors is possible Loop of input initial behavior Monitoring output same behavior as J4 Values The following values are available for the Char OUT setting No J3 is used with its initial behavior Yes J3 is used as a monitoring output same...

Page 140: ...ipes are placed above and below the active video to compensate for the full width 4 3 Crop Left and right ends of the active video are cropped to compensate for the full height 16 9 Corresponds to the HD aspect ratio It is also called anamorphic Default value 4 3 Letterbox SD edge enhanc Description Defines the edge enhancer strength used when generating the SD downconverted output video Values 0 ...

Page 141: ...ol tab It specifies whether the setting is available in the basic or advanced display mode in the server based and web based interfaces in the Technical Setup menu of the Remote Panel Setting Name Basic Advanced Technical Setup Sony BVW Settings P1 P1 T5 2 FFW REW speed X X X Use guardband X X X List Remote CAM X X X SONY Parallel Status X X X RS422 VarID Settings P4 Uniqueness read only Length re...

Page 142: ...gth 8 bytes 32 bytes Format ASCII binary Uniqueness level local server level global network level Protocol visibility list of Net Numbers of the servers 3 7 3 Sony BVW Settings User Interface The Sony BVW settings allow specifying the settings that will be used with the Sony BVW75 protocol These fields are available in the following interfaces in the Multicam Configuration window Protocol tab on p...

Page 143: ...rdband Description Makes the OUT guardband available to the protocol Values Yes meaning that the protocol has access to the IN and OUT guardbands No meaning that the protocol has only access to the IN guardband Default value No List Remote CAM Description Allows access to the CAM recorders of the remote server specified in the XNet field Values Yes meaning that the recorders of the local server an...

Page 144: ...ields are available in the following interfaces in the Multicam Configuration window Protocol tab on page 2 in the advanced display mode in the server and web based interfaces Warning The VDCP visibility settings are only available if the license code 119 required to work with the VDCP protocol is valid The following screenshot displays the RS422 VarID and the VDCP visibility settings on the Proto...

Page 145: ...VarID Configuration File The VarID parameters are defined in a configuration file This file named varid ini is located in the C LSMCE DATA directory The file has the following syntax VARID settings Parameter values and default Uniqueness Local or Global Length 32 or 8 Format ASCII or Binary Visibility 1 29 default empty is converted to local XT Net number for all XNet Uniqueness Local Length 32 Fo...

Page 146: ...value 32 Format Description Specifies whether the VarID has an ASCII or binary format Values ASCII Binary Default value ASCII VDCP Visibility Description This field is not relevant on this type of server Value The value is forced to the default value but is not taken into account 136 3 Multicam Configuration EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 02 C April 2014 ...

Page 147: ...and whether each setting is available in the server based and web based interfaces in the Technical Setup menu of the Remote Panel Setting Name Basic Advanced Technical Setup GPI Settings P1 T6 1 to T6 6 TTL GPIs set as GPIs X T6 1 GPIs IN Channel Device X T6 2 to T6 3 Port X T6 2 to T6 3 Function X T6 2 to T6 3 Delay X T6 4 GPIs OUT Function X T6 5 Type X T6 5 Advance X T6 6 Pulse duration X T6 6...

Page 148: ...menu of the Remote Control Panel T6 X The following screenshot displays the GPI settings on the GPI tab in the web based interface Note If the TTL GPIs set as GPIs parameter is set to In then the display looks like the illustration above with 8 GPIs IN and 4 GPIs OUT lines If it is set to Out then the display is reorganized to expose 4 GPIs IN and 8 GPIs OUT lines 138 3 Multicam Configuration EVS ...

Page 149: ...assignment PGM1 to PGM4 instead of the device protocol type Sony BVW75 Odetics TTL GPIs set as GPIs Description Defines the 4 configurable GPIs as inputs or outputs Values In Out Default value In GPIs IN Channel Device Description Specifies the server channel or the external device connected to the corresponding GPI input line and therefore to which channel or device the GPI will be sent to Values...

Page 150: ...elected channel Next sends a command to go to the next clip of a playlist on the selected channel Skip sends a command to skip the clip being played on the selected channel Tally activates or deactivates the on air flag on the selected channel This GPI is only used by IPDirector Mark IN sets an IN point on the corresponding record channel Mark OUT sets an OUT point on the corresponding record chan...

Page 151: ...e type of GPI output signal that will trigger the specified function Values The following values are possible close The level changes to high level at activation close pulse A rising edge pulse is generated at activation open The level changes to low level at activation open pulse A falling edge pulse is generated at activation GPIs OUT Advance Description Defines the time number of seconds and or...

Page 152: ...s IN signals from a switcher when the director changes the camera angle User Interface These fields are available in the following interfaces in the Multicam Configuration window GPI tab in the Technical menu of the Remote Control Panel T6 X The following screenshot displays the Tally settings on the GPI tab in the web based interface How to Activate the Tally Function To use the tally function pr...

Page 153: ...N point on the second record train cam b All the clips created this way are added to the defined playlist Tally Description Activate or deactivate the tally function Values Yes No Default Value Yes Add Clip to PL Description Selects the LSM ID of the playlist to which the tally clips will be added Values 10 to 99 Default Value 99 Clips guardbands Description Specifies the guardbands length of the ...

Page 154: ...age and whether each setting is available in the basic or advanced display mode in the server based and web based interfaces In the web based interface the settings are all displayed on one page in the Operational Setup menu of the Remote Panel OSD Settings Setting Name Basic Operational Setup OSD settings P1 1 1 Cue Number on OSD X X OSD on outputs X X OSD on inputs X X Background X X Audio meter...

Page 155: ...lt copy move P1 X Freeze on cue points P2 X Codec target P2 X Protocol receive page P2 X Playlist receive page P2 X Playlist Settings Setting Name Basic Operational Setup Playlist settings P2 3 x Video effect duration X X Wipe type X X Default playlist speed X X Insert in playlist X X Confirm Ins Del clips X X Playlist loop X X Playlist auto fill X X Fade to from color X X Load playlist X X CONFIG...

Page 156: ... page X X Audio settings P3 8 1 Audio slow motion X X Lipsync value X X Aux track output X X Controller Settings Setting Name Basic Operational Setup Controller settings P4 9 X Effect duration for take X X Fast jog X X PGM Speed Var max X X Second lever range X X Recall clip toggle X X Record key X X VGA Remote sync X X PGM PRV mode X X Internal loop mode X X 146 3 Multicam Configuration EVS Broad...

Page 157: ... Panel 1 1 The following screenshot displays the OSD settings on the Operation tab in the web based interface Cue number on OSD Description Enables disables the display of the cue point number on the OSD of the output monitors when a cue point is recalled inside a record train Values Yes default No OSD on outputs Description Enables disables the OSD on the play channels Values Yes default No OSD o...

Page 158: ...on page 1 on the server and web based interfaces in the Operational menu of the Remote Control Panel 1 2 The following screenshot displays the Audio Meters OSD settings on the Operation tab in the web based interface Audio meters Description Shows hides the audio meters on the OSD Values Yes No Default value Yes DB Adjust Description Adjusts the value of the displayed audio meters Values From 83 2...

Page 159: ...s Light Bars Glowing Boxes Dark Boxes Light Boxes Dark Bars Default value Light Bars Thickness Description Specifies the thickness of the audio meters Values Thin Medium Thick Default value Thin CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 3 Multicam Configuration 149 ...

Page 160: ... interfaces in the Multicam Configuration window Operation tab in the basic display mode on pages 1 and 2 on the server based application on page 1 on the web based interface in the Operational menu of the Remote Control Panel 2 X The following screenshot displays the Clips settings on the Operation tab in the web based interface 150 3 Multicam Configuration EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 02 ...

Page 161: ...on that camera Values Yes No Default value Yes Guardbands Description Specifies the amount of A V material that remains available before and after a clip called guardbands when the clip is created Values From 00s00fr to 60s00fr Default value 05s00fr Default clip duration Description Specifies the duration of clips created with only one reference point IN or OUT point Values Disable or from 00s01fr...

Page 162: ...que identifier for the clip on the XNet network is assigned to a clip when it is created VarID 32 The VarID of the clip is assigned to a clip when it is created When this option is selected the VarID used to assign a name to the clip will be limited to the first 8 characters of this field Default value Disable Clip post roll Description When the post roll function is enabled from the secondary cli...

Page 163: ...ticam will freeze or play through when it reaches an OUT point marked on the record train that is being played back Values Two values are possible for this parameter Play through Multicam will still countdown to the OUT point but will keep playing through this point Freeze Multicam will countdown to the OUT point and will automatically freeze on that picture if the post roll mode is disabled on th...

Page 164: ...e cue point if the parameter is set to Yes It plays through if the parameter is set to No Default value No Codec target Description Specifies which essence s of the clip will be used in case of clip copies to a distant server Values Two values are possible for this parameter Intra Only the Intra essence of the clip is copied Intra LongGOP Both Intra and LongGOP essences of the clip are copied Defa...

Page 165: ...stored Clip pages can be assigned simultaneously as PUSH and PLST Receive Pages Values 1 to 10 0 Default value 0 page 10 3 9 5 Playlist Settings User Interface The Playlist settings relate to various aspects of playlist management and effects These fields are available in the following interfaces in the Multicam Configuration window Operation tab in the basic display mode on page 2 on the server b...

Page 166: ...GM PRV mode has its own parameter Effect for take defined in the EVS Controller section of the Operation tab Values 0s00fr to 20s00fr Default value 00s10fr Wipe type Description Specifies the vertical wipe effects from Left to Right or from Right to Left Values Vert L R Vert R L Default value Vert L R Default playlist speed Description Defines the default speed used to play clips in a playlist Val...

Page 167: ...cription Specifies whether a confirmation will be required each time the operator wants to add a clip to the playlist or remove a clip from the playlist Values Yes No Default value No Playlist loop Description Specifies whether the playlists in play mode will be looped and played back continuously Values Yes No Default value No CONFIGURATION MANUAL XSnano Server 12 02 3 Multicam Configuration 157 ...

Page 168: ... Cam D The clips corresponding to the defined camera angle will be added to the playlist Default value All Cam Fade to from color Description Specifies the color that is used in the transition effects fade to color fade from color and fade to from color V fade Values Black White Default value Black Load Playlist Description This parameter is only used in 2PGM or 3PGM mode Values The following valu...

Page 169: ... the web based interface Protect pages Description Specifies the pages on which the clips stored are protected from accidental deletion The clips stored on these pages are also protected when using the Clear All Clips F7 function from the main menu of the Remote Panel See section Navigating and Editing in the Multicam Configuration Window on page 48 for more information on how to enable pages Valu...

Page 170: ...ly to the Clear Video Disks command available in the Multicam Setup window of the server based application which already has its own confirmation message 3 9 7 Push Settings User Interface The Push settings relate to the management of the Push function on the EVS server The Push function allows users to easily send a copy of a clip to another machine on the network via the GigE network These field...

Page 171: ...nfigured Values The value is forced to Gigabit Only EVS servers reachable via the GigE network The servers are listed by their GigE server name and IP Address Default Value Gigabit Codec target Description Specifies which essence s of the clip will be used in case of a push action Values Two values are possible for this parameter Intra Only the Intra essence of the clip is pushed Intra LongGOP Bot...

Page 172: ...sted and can be assigned for targets belonging on the GigE network Default Values No target machine specified Push Mode Description Specifies how the clips should be sent using the PUSH function that is to say with or without the original guardbands Values The following values are possible Short The clips are sent from the Short IN to the Short OUT points to which the guardbands of the destination...

Page 173: ...udio track when the playing speed is different than 100 Values The following values are possible Yes The audio track is not muted during the playback No The audio track is muted during the playback Default value No Lipsync value ms Description Specifies the delay in ms between video and audio signals A positive value means video is ahead of audio A negative value means audio ahead of video Values ...

Page 174: ...ts normally assigned to the PRV channel if there is one plus all the audio outputs from 7 8 15 16 that have not yet been assigned to another channel Use this option if you need an auxiliary track without PRV channel available PGM The auxiliary track will use the audio outputs normally assigned to the PGM channel Default value PRV 3 9 9 EVS Controller Settings Introduction The EVS Controller settin...

Page 175: ...s on the Operation tab in the web based interface Effect duration for take Description Defines the duration of the transition when using the TAKE key to chain 2 sequences in PGM PRV mode Values Range of values 00s00fr to 20s00fr Default value 00s05fr Fast jog Description Sets the increment of the jump when the Remote Panel is used in Fast Jog mode Values The values from 1 to 20 times are possible ...

Page 176: ...ue 50 Second lever range Context The lever can be used in normal mode to play back clips at slow motion speed from 0 to 100 A secondary range is available to playback material at other speed ranges To gain access to the secondary speed from the remote controller press SHIFT LEVER TAKE The second lever range is also available when editing the speed of playlist clips Description Specifies the second...

Page 177: ...nized Values The following values are possible No Clip machine page and bank can be selected independently on the VGA screen and on the Remote Panel Yes Clip machine page and bank are synchronized between VGA screen and Remote Panel Connecting to the clips of a network machine or coming back to the clips of the local machine or selecting a new page or bank on one side will be automatically reflect...

Page 178: ...ch components of PGM1 output must be recorded back into the server when the Loop mode is engaged Values The following values are possible Video Audio Both video and audio signals of PGM1 are recorded back into CAM A input Video only Only the video signal of PGM1 is recorded back into CAM A input This allows the operator to continue the record of live audio tracks during the Loop process This can b...

Page 179: ...neral system information and maintenance commands on the EVS server 2 Raid and Disk Status window Gives information on the disks or raids from internal and or external storage 3 Timecode Status window Gives information on the genlock analog LTC and timecode statuses from the EVS server This page is also used to set up how the timecodes are managed in the timecode jump tables 4 Timecode Monitoring ...

Page 180: ...he Tools menu Assign server facility name option in the Multicam setup window Net name Machine name on the SDTI network It is not mandatory It can however be useful to easily identify the servers running a given configuration as it is tied to the running configuration The Net Name will be displayed even if the SDTI code is not valid It is defined in the Multicam Configuration window Network tab SD...

Page 181: ...tion provides some commands to perform the following maintenance actions Command Description Reset archive status Resets the flag of all clips whose archive status has been enabled with the Archive fonction on the Remote panel Resync to TC ref Resynchronizes the server timecode to the timecode reference Delete keyword file Deletes the selected keyword file Press SPACEBAR until you select the keywo...

Page 182: ...be modified Raid Status This section displays each raid by its number and uses a color code to display its status See section Disk Status on page 173 for more information on the disk statuses When a raid is rebuilding the percentage rebuild is displayed instead of the raid number This value shows the progress of the rebuild process See section Rebuild Process on page 39 for more information on the...

Page 183: ...sk is connected in a raid Red Disconnected The disk is physically present but disconnected by the software Orange Rebuilding The disk is being rebuilt Green Spare The disk is connected but is not included in a raid gray dashes Not present The disk is not physically connected to the hardware How to Change the Disk Status Display Based on the selection made in the Display field two types of represen...

Page 184: ... section Raid Status on page 172 for more information on the raid status Raid Display This represents each disk by the raid number it is included in or gray dashes if not present and uses a color code to display the disk status Spare disks are represented by the letters sp How to Highlight the Disks of a Raid The Highlight Raid field makes it possible to highlight with a light gray background the ...

Page 185: ...Status The Analog LTC Status section specifies the current status of the analog LTC timecode as well as the number of drifts detected compared to the genlock The possible status values are the following depending on the MTPC board used Status Description OK The timecode is incremented in a normal way Drift The timecode received and the genlock are not synchronous Bad The timecode received is not c...

Page 186: ...te a new record in the LTC timecode jump table 50 Peak alerts Number of peak alerts generated for the recorder since the last start of the server A peak alert is generated each time the peak limit specified in the Peak Limit field is reached In this case this field is automatically incremented by one 0 Peak limits sec Period of time in seconds of continuous timecodes after which a break in timecod...

Page 187: ...material in order to create a new record in the VITC timecode jump table 50 4 1 5 Timecode Monitoring Window Introduction The Timecode Monitoring Window displays the various timecodes used in the running configuration It varies somewhat depending on whether you work in SD or HD Timecodes on SD Recorders When the server runs an SD codec the following timecode information is displayed LTC timecode V...

Page 188: ...rious recorders 4 1 6 Log Management Introduction The Log Management window displays a menu dedicated to log management This window allows a user friendly and easy management of the logs where log files can be accessed from a remote computer while the Multicam is still in use 178 4 Monitoring EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 12 02 C April 2014 ...

Page 189: ...ion on all commands available in this window Warning When you have to switch to Debug mode first reproduce the problem then extract the logs and finally switch back to the default Critical mode Extracting Log Files This window also offers the ability to extract log files when the Multicam is running When the Log Management window is open press E to extracts the log files instantly so that a user c...

Page 190: ...ollowing pages The SDTI Network Schema page 1 shows a schematic representation of the SDTI network The Hardware Error Counters page 2 provides a list of the hardware for which an SDTI related error has been returned 4 2 2 SDTI Network Schema Overview This page shows a schematic representation of the SDTI network This allows you to check the SDTI network status and to see how hardware devices are i...

Page 191: ...ground color of the data related to a given machine means blue effective server gray not currently server Text Color The color of the text indicates the video network overload based on how many SDTI network mailboxes are used white OK Less than 90 of the network capacity is used red warning Over 90 of the network capacity is used and the network risks to be overloaded Link Color The color of the l...

Page 192: ...ters The second page of the SDTI monitoring section provides a list of the hardware devices present on the SDTI network sorted by serial number with error counters information In operating conditions when all machines are connected the CpLk electrical quality of the network and Frm checksum on the packets counters should not increase at all At the contrary the counters will increase during disconn...

Page 193: ...following warning is displayed The network branch you are connected on will be disconnected from the network All network actions will be disabled 3 Click ENTER to confirm that you want to disconnect the XHub branch from the network On the SDTI Network Monitoring window the following message in red font informs that the machine is disconnected and how it can be connected again XHub branch disconnec...

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Page 195: ... configuration parameters Multicam Setup application Term used to refer equally to the server based or web based user interface used to set up and configure the EVS servers Multicam Setup window Initial Window in the server based and web based Multicam Setup application that is displayed when the EVS server is not running a given configuration yet It gives access to the configuration lines defined...

Page 196: ...rted T Technical Setup menu Menu accessible on the Remote Panel using the F0 key It allows users to define currently used configuration parameters W Web Based Multicam Setup interface Web Based interface used to set up and configure the EVS servers The short form is web based interface in this manual This is accessible from any machine PC or server that is on the same network range as the EVS serv...

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