Kystar Kommander F2, Instruction

Page 1: ...g Kystar Technology Co Ltd www kystar com cn Media server Kommander F2 Instruction Service Hotline 400 159 0808 Official website www kystar com cn Kystar WeChat public account Beijing Kystar Technology Co Ltd ...

Page 2: ... by the company You can make copies but only for personal use If you use this software for other purposes especially for commercial purposes please contact us The company reserves the right to pursue legal responsibility for infringement Please read this manual carefully before use Improper operation may cause damage to the product This product is a live product Please pay attention to the safety ...

Page 3: ...lf may cause irreparable damage to the equipment If repair is required please contact the after sales personnel Ensure good grounding In order to protect the personal safety of the user before use please ensure that the power cable is well grounded Keep away from strong magnetic fields engines and transformers In order to ensure the normal use of the equipment please keep away from strong magnetic...

Page 4: ...face introduction 15 4 1 Menu Bar 15 4 1 1 File menu 16 4 1 2 Canvas menu 16 4 1 3 Resource menu 17 4 1 4 Window menu 17 4 1 5 Setting menu 17 4 1 6 Lock screen 18 4 1 7 Help 19 4 2 Media Library 19 4 2 1 Media Resource Management 20 4 2 2 Small tools 20 4 2 3 Playlist 20 4 2 4 Effects library 21 4 3 Broadcast control area 22 4 3 1 Screen management 23 4 3 2 Canvas editing 23 4 3 3 Playback status...

Page 5: ...lan grouping 30 4 6 2 Plan 30 4 6 3 Master KV 30 4 7 Output area 32 4 8 Update 33 5 Engineering editing process 34 5 1 Switch computer display mode 34 5 2 Run the software 34 5 3 New Construction 34 5 4 Add material 35 5 5 Perform screen management configuration 35 5 5 1 Add display port 36 5 5 2 New and edit screens 36 5 6 Canvas editing and output 37 6 Material support 37 6 1 Local media 37 6 1 ...

Page 6: ...ock 42 6 9 3 Analog clock 43 6 9 4 Form 43 6 9 5 Timing 43 6 9 6 Countdown 43 6 9 7 Weather 43 6 9 8 Lottery 44 6 10 NDI collection 45 7 Other functions 46 7 1 Software system settings 46 7 2 Engineering Packaging 48 7 3 Update software online 49 7 4 Master slave linkage 50 7 5 Picture optimization 52 7 6 Automatic save and restore 53 7 7 Use of pre edited and live layouts 53 7 8 Cloud Control 53 ...

Page 7: ...mance 65 8 7 Can it meet the user s requirements for saving 2 different interface layouts 66 8 8 Why is the page turning pen sometimes invalid 66 8 9 What is the reason for the corresponding error of the screen content on the external output large screen 66 8 10 There are several kinds of anomalous signs in the material What do they mean 67 8 11 Why does the IP address and name turn red in the sec...

Page 8: ...h end entertainment venues disco bars night clubs karaoke rooms etc these are inextricably linked to the stage LED display 4 Exhibition As one of the important services provided by the company s corporate exhibition organizer the LED display large screen provides customers with their own brand culture and product use There are also studios and monitoring rooms Today LED display screens also play a...

Page 9: ...fessional dance performances The product has the following characteristics large screen point to point display 160 playback performance eative display large screens planned pre editing broadcast control which can edit the pre plan without affecting the output lay port special shaped display WYSIWYG in any layout be arbitrarily combined e video and audio output separately optional editing of the pr...

Page 10: ...er Function Description Full color LCD performance monitor Switch button USB3 0 interface Port specifications Input port optional Types Quantity Specification SDI 2 Maximum support 1080P 60Hz optional DVI 2 1 3 standard maximum support 1920 1080 60Hz optional Audio 1 Microphone input ...

Page 11: ...com cn 4 Output port Types Quantity Specification DP 4 Maximum support 3840 2160 60Hz DVI Monitor 1 Supports 1920 1080 60Hz Audio 3 Cannon audio output with internal isolation Control port Types Quantity Specification RJ 45 1 1000M USB 6 USB3 0 6 ...

Page 12: ...ttings 3 1 2 DP Output F2 has 4 DPs which can all be used for output It can be connected with the back end splicer supports multiple modes of vertical splicing horizontal splicing and field splicing supports custom resolution and can be arbitrarily selected according to demand 3 1 3 SDI DVI Input optional F2 has two sets of SDI DVI capture card inputs supporting simultaneous capture of two DVI two...

Page 13: ...g Kystar Technology Co Ltd www kystar com cn 2 2 Select Change Resolution in the NVIDIA Control Panel and click the Customize button 3 Enter the custom instruction box and click to create a custom resolution ...

Page 14: ...cn 3 4 Enter the Create Custom Resolution Instruction box and choose to enter a custom resolution After customizing the resolution setting click Test to bring up the application change prompt box Select Yes to complete the custom resolution operation ...

Page 15: ...star com cn 4 5 After the operation is completed you can see the custom resolution that you just set appears in the custom prompt box After you confirm you can see that the custom resolution that you set also appears in the change resolution ...

Page 16: ...ystar Technology Co Ltd www kystar com cn 5 6 Delete custom resolution Enter the custom prompt box select the custom resolution you want to delete click X enter the edit custom resolution and then select delete ...

Page 17: ...w kystar com cn 6 3 3 F2 Graphics card splicing F2 graphics card splicing steps are as follows 1 Right click on the desktop to enter the NVIDIA control panel 2 Click on set mosaic mode in NVIDIA control panel then make new configuration ...

Page 18: ...Beijing Kystar Technology Co Ltd www kystar com cn 7 3 Set the number and layout of spliced screens 4 Select the display device to be spliced ...

Page 19: ...Beijing Kystar Technology Co Ltd www kystar com cn 8 5 Arrange the display whichever is actual ...

Page 20: ...ain display will be disconnected after clicking the Apply operation resulting in a black screen the screen can be operated blindly if you do not see the screen left button Enter to select Yes then win p switches to extended mode 7 Prompt that the mosaic mode is enabled go to the end of the next step ...

Page 21: ...ation to change the extension mode is as follows right click on the desktop to enter the display settings change to expand these displays and then apply confirm and retain the changes note the screen will be black after splicing this step is for operation reference ...

Page 22: ...gs frequency range restrictions and the string of the display name and serial number The role of EDID lock In order to allow the image output device to better identify the properties of the display and prevent confusion on the large screen display of the terminal EDID lock steps 1 Right click on the desktop to enter the NVIDIA control panel 2 Click to view system layout in NVIDIA Control Panel ...

Page 23: ...k on the EDID monitor to be locked in the system layout to enter the management EDID prompt box 4 In the management EDID export according to the first step of the step select the monitor to be locked click Export and then generate the file as shown below to save ...

Page 24: ...star Technology Co Ltd www kystar com cn 13 5 Load in the second step browse and import the file generated in the previous step then select the monitor to be locked click Load EDID and pop up to load successfully ...

Page 25: ... return to view the system layout to view the EDID lock status The monitor becomes a file and is set successfully 7 After use you need to uninstall EDID You can prompt successful uninstallation At this time you can check the layout of the system to see that the EDID status is removed ...

Page 26: ...ar menu options including file canvas resources window settings lock screen six options Media Resource Library Adding and modifying material groups and gadgets special effects and playlists Broadcast control area screen editing output mode setting material replacement etc Parameter setting bar View and edit corresponding material or plan parameters Proposal column add and group settings of the pla...

Page 27: ...nd lock screen 4 1 1 File menu The file menu mainly implements operations such as creating opening saving packaging closing and setting the project file 4 1 2 Canvas menu The canvas menu is mainly used to zoom the canvas s size proportion and other parameters and contains functions such as multi machine update and real time linkage mode switching ...

Page 28: ...tus 1 Save the layout The edited layout can be saved and multiple layout modes can be saved for easy switching 2 Restore layout Save the saved layout mode 3 Manage layouts Rename and delete saved layouts 4 Main screen output sticking In the case of no extended screen you can set up a display port in the screen management to bind to the main display This shortcut key can switch the sticking relatio...

Page 29: ...ode 4 1 6 Lock screen When the user does not need to operate the software temporarily and does not affect the current output the user can use the lock screen function to prevent misoperation You can set the unlock password and lock screen prompt for the lock screen This password is shared with the cloud control system password Remember the password after the lock screen If you forget it you need t...

Page 30: ...to facilitate users to quickly understand the shortcuts defined by the product Contact Us Provides the contact information required for product after sales service About us Description of basic product information providing remote update entry Problem feedback Provide a description of the problem feedback channel 4 2 Media Library Manage and organize media resources including material files gadget...

Page 31: ...folder to which the material belongs directly to the material area to complete the addition 1 Support drag and drop sort 2 Support new folders to reorganize materials 3 Support material renaming allow renaming 1 Provide setting editing menu for all gadget materials and office type materials 2 Provide continuous opening setting for capture card and NDI capture 4 2 2 Small tools Provide subtitles di...

Page 32: ...orts setting the playing time or number of times for each file Supports quick setting of duration 4 2 4 Effects library 1 Add effects to the screen Support drag and drop effects to the screen on the canvas All objects with pictures support special effects overlay The effect stacking order affects the final effect ...

Page 33: ...djust the size position After clicking the playback you can monitor the big screen display content in the output area in real time and you can switch the material or plan at any time Crop Chromaticity adjustment Feathering Mirror Cover frame Splash screen Automatic jitter Auto scaling Keying RGB Toning Reverse color Night vision Relief Noise reduction Sharpen kaleidoscope Fisheye swirl Mosaic ampl...

Page 34: ...s 4 3 2 Canvas editing The software provides 2 editing modes 1 Real time mode Any editing of the material on the canvas will directly affect the output 2 Pre editing mode Editing the materials on the canvas including dragging and dropping materials and loading the plan will not affect the output content After editing you can keep it to the plan or you can choose to click The button pushes the pre ...

Page 35: ...elect black screen there is no screen output but the canvas has a screen and can be changed 3 When the screen is black in the system settings check the box for mute If black screen is selected no picture or audio is output 4 Mute is unchecked when the screen is blank in the system settings If you select black screen the screen has no output but audio is output Note New projects are not checked by ...

Page 36: ...en is rotated it can be quickly adjusted to 0 angle through rotation reset 5 Zoom reset Quickly restore the material to its original size through zoom reset 6 Hierarchical settings There is a hierarchical relationship between the materials which can be modified through the hierarchical settings 7 Disable audio Select to disable the audio output of the material Only one audio output is allowed for ...

Page 37: ...inherit the progress in the output when it is output that is if one material is used in multiple connected scenarios at the same time and you want its playback progress to be uninterrupted you can select this setting When the plan containing the material is called the current output will be judged first If it is included the current progress will be maintained if it is not included or ended it wil...

Page 38: ...al ends there is no output 3 Switch to the next plan After the set material playback time is over it will automatically jump to the next plan 4 Switch to the specified plan After the set material playback time is over it will automatically jump to the specified plan 4 4 4 File transparent channel After it is enabled transparent materials can be overlaid on other materials to bring out the atmosphe...

Page 39: ...ied angle which is mostly used for special shaped screens 5 Position size Set the display position and size of the screen on the canvas 4 4 8 Time clipping Support time cropping of audio video material that is clip the material from the start time to the end time as the output object 4 4 9 Cover 1 After the mask is enabled you can use the built in graphics mask custom shape mask and custom layer m...

Page 40: ...uperimposed composition of the two layer picture The software supports suction pen to draw colors and also supports direct input of hexadecimal color values and RGB color values and tolerance 0 1 4 4 11 Other special effects Users can experiment with more special effects by themselves 4 5 Playback progress Display the playback progress of objects in the current output canvas and pre edited canvas ...

Page 41: ... Play plan area It consists of 2 parts the plan group and the plan The plan distinguishes between the main kv and the ordinary plan 4 6 1 Plan grouping Plan groups can be added according to requirements to categorize different plans for easier management The plan group supports creating renaming sorting and deleting 4 6 2 预案 1 Save the plan After editing the materials on the canvas click Save Plan...

Page 42: ... and select Update Plan after the change to overwrite the plan before the change 4 6 3 Master KV 1 Main KV group Supports adjusting the order does not support deletion and renaming 2 Save the master KV 1 Supports picture type saving and non picture type saving The frame selection in the figure above supports clicking to switch the main KV save mode Picture based saving will capture the current pic...

Page 43: ...ck menus for red green and blue main KV shortcut call keys for association 2 Master KV update Click Update for non picture update Click Picture Update for picture update As with the scenario a new master KV is generated and replaced with the current canvas element 3 Master KV call The interaction is basically the same as the plan call but does not change the position of the in use and pre programm...

Page 44: ...ffect the playback of the same source video media in the pre editing window The control panel is invalid for live streaming Edit refers to loading the output window content into the pre edit window for editing 4 8 Update The active and standby main display and multi line synchronization of media files displays the file transfer status which is convenient for users to view the files that are being ...

Page 45: ...same time click Windows P key the following window appears select the extension mode 5 2 Run the software Double click the software icon run Kommander F2 playback software 5 3 New Construction Click New to create a project file enter the project name and select the storage path then click OK to complete the new project file ...

Page 46: ... and select the corresponding addition option according to the type of material you need to add This system supports adding a variety of playback resources including local media subtitles office files capture cards streaming media NDI network screens websites screenshots 5 5 Perform screen management configuration When you are finished adding clips click on the left can enter the screen management...

Page 47: ...hen the display size of the display port is related to the output of the graphics card the content is automatically compressed and filled according to the size of the graphics card 5 5 2 New and edit screens On the left side of the figure above you can create new screens and edit physical properties Edit the display layout of the screen on the right The left side defines through which display port...

Page 48: ...iciency cropped and other operations in the canvas Users can also save the content of the canvas as a plan or a master KV When the event starts they only need to call to output the content directly without editing it again When the user needs to temporarily edit the content after the event starts but does not want to affect the output he can switch to the pre editing mode of the canvas for editing...

Page 49: ...lete the addition 2 Right click in the asset area and select Add Local Media to add local files to the asset area 3 Drag the clip or folder to the clip area to add it 2 Media management Supports creating new folders and reorganizing the classification of media Support drag and drop to change material order Supports renaming of clips This operation does not affect the physical properties of the med...

Page 50: ...n the later items will be automatically modified to the same value and the video will not be affected 6 3 Subtitle 6 3 1 Subtitle introduction The subtitle is to display the required text on the screen and you can edit it according to your needs text content font color size etc such as some welcome words company name etc 6 3 2 Subtitles added In the upper left corner of the media library select Su...

Page 51: ...nts Support to set the officer s start page through the material property area When the plan is saved after being saved to the plan it will be displayed from the start page Currently the software supports Microsoft Office 2003 and above WPS and other office software are not supported for the time being It is recommended to use win10 system and office version 2010 and above to support animation eff...

Page 52: ...ture cards are incorrect the screen may be abnormal Please right click the Parameter Settings of the material to modify the parameters and then reload the screen 6 6 Internet media Click the sign in the menu bar and select Add Network Media After entering the correct streaming media address you can add network media files to the asset area Drag the material to the canvas in the control area to pla...

Page 53: ... on the URL on the big screen 6 8 2 Website add Click the sign in the menu bar and select Add Website to add the website file to the asset area The default is a Baidu webpage Drag the material to the canvas in the control area to play it During playback double click the website window in the broadcast control area to modify the website Including changing URLs or viewing webpage related content Dur...

Page 54: ... are as follows 6 9 3 Analog clock Support color definition for clock minute second scale and text 6 9 4 Form Add a form you can enter the content to be displayed define the form size text color font alignment etc 6 9 5 Timing Set the start time of the event and see the duration of the event in real time 6 9 6 Countdown 6 9 7 Weather ...

Page 55: ...e canvas to enter the setting page to complete the personnel and award settings a Under Participants import the edited participant folder b Under Award Setting modify the award name and quota according to actual needs 3 In the lottery window set the display status to confirm whether the current selection is to display the lottery result or the lottery process 1 1 In the raffle window set the raffl...

Page 56: ...equirements 1 the current prize quota 6 Raffle interface design The raffle tool itself does not provide style adjustment For background and prize display please design by canvas yourself 7 Support drag and drop the same lottery material to the canvas multiple times to meet the needs of displaying the lottery process all winning results and the current winning result at the same time However it is ...

Page 57: ...apture to the T1 material library on the computer side of the capture output Explanation 1 Scanning here may be slow please be patient 2 The collection and collection computer networks need to be under the same network and they can ping each other otherwise they will not be found 3 Before use check whether the NDI sender has started to send 7 Other functions 7 1 Software system settings ...

Page 58: ...ected only audio of one channel can be output Special effect types are straight cut and fade in and fade out which are used to set the transition effect when switching plans Auto start at startup and project start up are used to set whether the software and project are automatically opened Output banner When there is no output the output banner can be displayed on the line graph The default is Non...

Page 59: ... canvas you can turn off editing rendering There is no requirement for the output window and the echo rendering can be turned off Sensitive to jagged and dropped frames adjust corresponding parameters 2 Connection settings used to set the working mode master standby slave and related parameters of the program set connection parameters related to cloud control and connection parameters related to s...

Page 60: ... packaged materials Select Start to enter the finishing process After finishing finishing you can copy the project to other computers and open it on other computers Note The project material is packaged by copying which does not affect the display output 7 3 Update software online Through About Product in the upper right corner of the software you can check whether the current software is the late...

Page 61: ...that the current device works on the master You can set up slave management to send commands to the connected slave 1 Slave connection setting Set the working mode of the program as the slave through the menu Settings System Settings Plan synchronization When the device works on the slave this property can be set to determine the processing method after the slave receives the plan switch command S...

Page 62: ...gement If you need to automatically connect to and control the original slave every time you turn on the computer please check Automatically connect to the slave when starting the program 2 Slave management When the computer is the master there is a slave management item in the settings which is used to set which slaves will be linked ...

Page 63: ... current work is in the master mode When clicked the slave management window pops up multiple when multiple are displayed White when normal red when abnormal Tips will prompt the slave name and iP b From the side Indicates that the current work is on the slave and is not controlled by the master Indicates that the current work is on the slave side and has been controlled by the master side The tip...

Page 64: ... retained 7 7 Use of pre edited and live layouts Currently the function of enabling pre editing and real time layout is added under the setting menu It is enabled by default When this function is enabled when the user switches from the pre editing mode to the real time mode the real time layout will be called Conversely when switching from live mode to pre edited mode the pre edited layout is call...

Page 65: ... to normal the user can consider whether to set the original master end as the standby end and form a new active standby relationship When working in a multi machine environment use a synchronization card to enhance synchronization 7 9 1 Configuration before use The two master and backup devices need to be connected to the same route in advance and fixed IP addresses must be set to ensure that the...

Page 66: ...and the device is currently connected abnormally Note The settings are saved with the program but if it is the master the enabled slave will not be saved that is it needs to be checked again after restart 7 9 2 Description of standby mode We do not allow users to edit projects in standby mode Only system settings program minimization restore and close program operations are allowed to avoid unnece...

Page 67: ...ate itself is an operation instruction the Real time linkage mode switch is required to be turned on otherwise the execution is invalid The project will be synchronized first when the update is performed At this time a processing progress window will appear to limit user operations It may take up to 30 seconds to confirm whether the update can be performed After the project is synchronized the Upd...

Page 68: ...menu to decide whether to send KiR signal currently Users are requested to make relevant settings according to their own needs 7 10 Timed task The software has a scheduled task function and the software can be set to switch and output a specific plan at a specific time Select Timing Setting under the system menu to expand the following setting window Through New you can add timing switching comman...

Page 69: ... screen management 4 4 Drag and drop material to the screen in the canvas on the main end and it can be saved as a plan 5 5 After the production of the main project is completed click Update to synchronize the material files required for the display and the project modification to the display 6 After the update is completed the scenario is played and the material at the remote screen position will...

Page 70: ...tric correction provides three modes linear correction full correction and perspective correction Linear correction is recommended for planar projection full correction is recommended for curved projection and perspective correction is recommended for perspective effects Support manual adding point press ctrl to add point The blending setting supports adding standard blending bands of up down left...

Page 71: ... MIDI control Since v4 2 some functions of the program support midi keyboard control Step 1 Configure the midi source device and channel through System Settings Requires midi keyboard to be connected Step 2 Use System Settings Midi Edit for instruction mapping ...

Page 72: ...the midi keyboard to associate it with the instruction Commands with parameters support setting trigger mode relative value absolute value toggle and value range consisting of maximum and minimum values In the current version the two state instructions such as mute restore are triggered by pressing and then reversed by pressing again Pressing the trigger is not supported at this time and the rever...

Page 73: ...material in scenario B to skip to the next scenario Set the playback mode of the material in plan C to jump to the specified plan and specify it as A plan In this way loop playback can be achieved When there are more plans set them in order 8 2 T1 How to edit the canvas output and how to cut off the audio after selecting a black screen Open the software and enter the system settings Turn off the P...

Page 74: ... play from the previous plan s playback progress At this time the continuous progress needs to be used Setup steps Select the target clip Check the continuation progress in the parameter setting column on the left Save the current plan Same operation for other plans 8 4 How to achieve ultra long screen output with fewer display ports 1 Requirements one output port of the computer large screen reso...

Page 75: ...ut When you need to replace the material in the future you can directly replace it 8 5 How to achieve special shaped screen output with fewer display ports 1 Requirements Four special shaped screens want to display different areas of a screen and the text is always displayed upwards 2 Implementation method Create a good screen according to the points of the external physical screen ...

Page 76: ... in the right window save and return to the main interface 4 Return to the main interface drag and drop the material to this area and you can complete the output of the special screen When you need to replace the material in the future you can directly replace it 8 6 How to edit the plan without affecting the performance We provide a pre editing mode that allows users to edit canvas content withou...

Page 77: ...able arrow keys to page office documents option is selected We support pagedown pageup and page down office documents with up down left and right arrow keys However the page turning pen manufacturers use different page turning logics If the above options are not selected pages may not turn up After this option is selected the arrow keys used in other places are shortcut operations and will be inva...

Page 78: ... take a long time to open In this state dragging to the canvas is not allowed to avoid other abnormalities Please wait patiently at this time 3 Failed to open the file The file may have a problem and cannot be opened Please check the file for other problems by other methods 8 11 Why does the IP address and name turn red in the secondary management The abnormal color indicates that the connection t...

Page 79: ...slave settings editing is prohibited resulting in a black screen on the master and a black screen on the slave 8 13 What to do if the PPT output is abnormal First determine the current office version The software recommends that users use the office2010 version Office2010 supports two output modes animation mode and picture mode The default value is set by the system setting menu Enable animation ...

Page 80: ...ecrypt and then automatically call the lock program to lock itself Contact our sales staff 8 15 Why sometimes the output screen is abnormal from the pre edit The material on the pre editing screen can be pre planned jump but to ensure the normal editing of the user the program sets the pre editing mode to not trigger the jump logic and the material screen will be hidden Pre edit to output is outpu...

Page 81: ...rrent playback status of the media 1 If the media is currently finished playing or is about to end the modification will take effect the next time it is played 2 If you press the modified setting according to the current playing duration and progress of the media the media will directly execute in the end mode 3 In the other two cases the cursor will take effect immediately after leaving the setti...