7. OpenCube XFConverter API
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1. 31 FIGURE 27 JPEG 2000 STREAM SETTINGS annnnannvnvnnnnnnnanennnnennnnnenennnnennnenenennenenenenenennnn 32 FIGURE 28 UNCOMPRESSED AUDIO AIFF WAV AND PCM STREAM SETTINGS 33 FIGURE 29 DOLBY STREAM SETTINGS 2cccececececececececececececececececececeaeaeseneaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaenens 34 FIGURE 30 TIMECODE STREAM SETTINGS c2cccececececececececececececesecececeaeseaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeas 35 FIGURE 31 METADATA STREAM SETTINGS cccececececececececececececececeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaenens 36 FIGURE 32 ANCILLARY DATA VBI STREAM SETTINGS 0ceccecececececeececececeeeeeeeecereeeeenenes 3 FIGURE 33 CLOSED CAPTION PLUG IN SETTINGS ccccecececcececececeeeececececeseeaeaeaeeeeeeneaeas 38 FIGURE 34 FILE MANAGEMENT OPBTIONS 39 FIGURE 35 APPLICATION START UP AND SHUTDOWN OPTIONS 40 FIGURE 36 WATCH FOLDER OPTIONS arnnnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnenenenenenenenennnenenenenenenenennnenenenenenenenenen 42 FIGURE 37 OPENCUBE XFCONVERTER GLOBAL OPTIONS 43 FIGURE 38 INTERPLAY CONFIGURATION sannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenennnnnenenennnenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenenen 44 FIGURE 39 LANSHARE SETTINGS cccececececececececececececececececesececeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeaeataeaeaeaeas 45 FIGURE 40 BROWSING INTERPLAY CATALOG 45 FIGURE 41 CREATE NEW INTERPLAY CATALOG seervvvnrnnvnvnnvnnnnennnnvnnnnnnnennnnensnnnnnnuennenevenenn 45 Table of Figures 47 V5 A To learn more about EVS go to www evs com Corporate 32 4 3612. Parameter Description Check in Interplay The master clips can be checked in in Interplay Create Output If this parameter is set to true the destination file will be Directory as Avid created in a subfolder called computername x The System maximum number of files for each directory is 10 000 When this maximum is reached a new subdirectory is created xv is incremented Figure 15 MXF Avid OpAtom settings Plug in Configuration 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 4 Metadata XML Plug in This plug in can be used to wrap AS 11 UK DPP Metadata in an MXF AS 11 file The metadata must be stored in an XML file The XML file containing the AS 11 Metadata is represented by the box 2 in the Figure 16 How to define AS 11 Metadata Note You will find an XML schema and an XML sample file in the installation directory To configure the input as shown in the screen below simply click on the button located in box 1 and then select your MXF and XML files To configure the output as shown in the screen below please see part 3 Configuring OpenCube XFConverter 22 Figure 16 How to define AS 11 Metadata Plug in Configuration USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 Y om 4 8 Wrap Plug in Figure 17 Wrap plug in settings This plug in should be used when multiple input source files have to be wrapped together in a single wrapper format It can construct a graph when multiple input plug
3. This parameter is only available on the MXF output plug in Some AVC Intra streams have the Sequence Parameters Set SPS and the Picture Parameter Set PPS repeated on each frame others only have them on the first frame This option allows you to control how the SPS and the PPS are stored in the AVC Intra stream Store AVC Intra header on each frame e Yes OpenCube XFConverter is repeating the SPS and the PPS found on the first frame on each frame It is the default value when MXF Opta is created e No OpenCube XFConverter only keeps the SPS and PPS on the first frame This value is mandatory when creating MXF Panasonic P2 Keep as original OpenCube XFConverter does not modify the AVC Intra stream Video and Audio Stream Configuration 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 5 2 3 AVC Elementary Stream Figure 25 AVC elementary stream settings The AVC elementary stream settings are Parameter Description Video System Many video systems are supported Frame This parameter should be set to Yes if the stream contains only frames 30 Video and Audio Stream Configuration USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 V 5 2 4 MPEG 1 2 AAC Audio Elementary Stream Figure 26 MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and AAC audio elementary stream settings The MPEG 1 2 AAC audio elementary stream settings are Parameter MPEG Format Nb Audio Channels Audio S
4. Hi F USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 V i What s New The following table describes the sections that have been updated to reflect the new and modified features in OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 In the user manual the icon CET as been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features New Features Section Page Windows 8 1 3 1 Audio track duplication 3 4 13 IMF essence component 4 6 18 XDCAM HD420 35Mbps support in Avid OP Atom AMT 4 6 18 destination Customization of AS 11 metadata 4 7 22 Force aspect ratio on DV essence while MXF wrapping 5 1 25 AVC Intra Class 200 support 5 2 2 29 AVC Intra Class 100 1080p50 p59 94 support 5 2 2 29 AAC audio essence support 5 2 4 31 Closed caption support 5 9 37 Changes Section Page The option File is not opened and File did not grow for 6 4 42 of the watch folder are exclusive options What s New VII F USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 NEW Introduction Introduction Purpose of the Application OpenCube XFConverter is a gateway solution between non interoperable video systems lt enables users to wrap unwrap and convert a wide range of video and audio wrapper formats AVI GXF MOV and MXF OpenCube XFConverter does not transcode media during the conversion process ensuring that no information is lost The conversions can be automated with the watch folder module creating a seamless workf
5. 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAM CONFIGURATION 000000 25 DEN 25 MPEG Elementary Stream rrrrnnnnnnnnvvnnrnnnnnvnnrnnnnnnevnrnnnnnsrnnnnnnnnsennnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnssnnnnnnsnee 27 5 2 1 MPEG 1 amp 2 Video Elementary Stream rrrnnnnnrnnrnnnnnnvvnrnnnnnnennrnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnn 27 5 2 2 AVC Intra Elementary Giream 29 523 AVG Elementary STEN ee 30 5 2 4 MPEG 1 2 AAC Audio Elementary Stream rrrrrrnnnnnvnnrrnnnnnvvnrnnnnnnvnnrnnnnnnnn 31 JPEG 2000 Sean svare 32 AIEE WAV and PCV Streams ped 33 Belleg ABI SEN ee 34 Timecode Stream rrrnnnnnnnnnvvnrnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnsnsrnnnnnnsnsrnnnnnnsnssnnnnnnsasennnnnnnnssen 35 Metadata XML Stream sa ee 36 Ancla Data VE Sea avsette 37 Ee Ge he PN STEP 37 OPENCUBE XFCONVERTER CONFIGURATION 222242202022000 39 DN A a A ee 39 PHS Manag CIM Gil aaa da eng 39 Application Start up and Shutdown oocccncccccncccnncccnonccnnononanonononnnnncnnnonnnancnnnonnnanennnoss 40 VV atch Folder Conga east 42 E ej 0 KO 010 0 as ara ia 43 Interplay Configuration ke 44 OPENCUBE XFCONVERTER APl rnnnunnnennnnnnnnennnennnnnnnnennnennnnennnennn 46 TABLE OF FIGURE S A 47 _ USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i Revision History Document Revision Date Change Description Version 1 4 A 6 Dec 2013 Upgrade of user guide to OpenCube XFConverter v1 4 Revision History V
6. The Quicktime plug in supports in reading mode e MPEG 2 LongGop e AVC LongGop e AVC Intra e DV 25 50 100 Mbps e VC 3 e PCM big and little endian e AAC The Quicktime plug in supports in writing mode e IMX e XDCAM HD422 50Mbps e DV 25 50 100 Mbps e VC 3 e PCM big and little endian Figure 12 Quicktime plug in settings 16 Plug in Configuration EEE USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 lt VY i The Quicktime MOV plug in settings are Parameter Nb Audio Description This parameter defines the number of PCM tracks embedded in the Quicktime file External References If set to Yes this parameter indicates that the Quicktime file will not embed the media streams but will reference external raw media files XFConverter currently does not support the creation of Quicktime sfiles with external references so this feature is only supported in the input plug in 4 5 MPEG Plug in The MPEG plug in supports MPEG Program Stream Transport Stream and Elementary Stream files in reading mode The following elementary streams are supported e MPEG 1 video e MPEG 2 video e MPEG 1 audio e MPEG 2 audio Figure 13 MPEG plug in settings Plug in Configuration 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 The MPEG plug in settings are Parameter Description Stream Type The stream type can be a Transport a Program or an Elementary Stream If you select Transport or Prog
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8. MY or by selecting a file 24 Plug in Configuration e USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i 5 Video and Audio Stream Configuration 5 1 DV Stream Figure 20 DV stream settings The DV stream settings are Parameter Description Dv Type Use this setting to change your DV type DV IEC or DV SMPTE Bit rate DV IEC bit rate is always 25Mbps while the DV SMPTE bit rate can be 25 50 or 100Mbps Video System Audio Embedded It can be PAL or NTSC 25 and 50 Mbps bit rates DV SMPTE at 100Mbits s DVCProHD can be 720 progressive lines at 50 or 59 94 frames per second 1080 progressive or interlaced lines at 50 or 59 94 frames per second Use this setting to define the status of the audio channels embedded in the DV stream The Undefined setting should be used when you want a plug in to be able to process DV streams whether or not they contain audio Video and Audio Stream Configuration 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 Parameter Description Nb Audio The number of audio channels embedded in the DV stream is Channels usually constrained by your DV type and bit rate However DV IEC allows 2 or 4 audio channels Audio Sampling The audio sampling frequency can be set to 32 44 1 or 48 kHz Frequency depending on the DV type and number of audio channels Audio The audio quantization is automatically configured to 12 or 16 bits Quantization depen
9. casan ripio 1 1 2 Minimum Hardware Heourement 1 1 3 Minimum Software Requirement rrrrrnnnnnnvnnrnnnnnnvnnrnnnnnnrnnrnnnnnrennrnnnnnsennnnnnnnsennnnnnsnsnnn 1 1 4 TInstallaton annnannnnaannnnannnnaannnnennnnnnnnnsrnnnnsnrnesrnrrrrrrrrsrnrrrsnrrrstrrrnrnrerntrtrnsnnrnnrernnnnennne 2 LS License ACUVANO nennen een 2 Dt WAS ON WT 5 1 7 Transferring a License resiente laa iii ee rennen here 5 2 OPENCUBE XFCONVERTER IN PRACTICE occoccconcconcnoncnnncnnncannnan 6 0 e e 6 22 SOUNCE DINGCION arieni aeia e iae ae e a eiie 7 2 3 Destination Directory E 8 2 4 Elie ail Lehrer 8 Zio POE EE 9 3 CONFIGURING OPENCUBE XFCONVERTER ccssceeeeeees 10 AAA een ee 10 3 2 Input Plug in Configuration cccccccccccoonnccnnnncccnnoonncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnanncnnos 11 3 3 Output Plug in Configuration rrrrrrrrnnnnnrnrrvrrrrrnnnnnnnavennrrrnnnnnnnrsvnnnnnnnnnsnnssrnnnnnnnnnsnnnee 12 3 4 Plug in COMMECHONG EE 13 4 PLUG IN CONFIGURATION renernnnnnnnennnennnnnnnnennnnnnnnennnennnennnnennnennne 14 EE SI ee 14 42 AVI biug mm ENEE 14 23 GRAF Al e En ee Eee 15 4 4 QUICKTIME MOV Plug mm NEEN 16 4 5 MPEG PUG Nennen nano nern ee 17 216 MAF PUO e E 18 4 7 Metadata XML biug m 22 48 VPN 23 4 9 Unwrap Plug in ronnrennnnnrrvrrnnnrenvnnnrennnnnnrnnnnnnrennnnsrennnnnnsnnnnnerennnnsnennnnssennnnnnsennnnssennnnsne 24 Table of Contents Il 5 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 9 9 9 6 9 9 8 9 9 6 1
10. drop down box Once you have selected the input format you can access the plug in s settings by clicking on the wrench icon located in 2 Note that some of the plug ins are not configurable in that case the wrench icon will be disabled Refer to the individual plug in documentation in Section 4 for a more detailed description of these settings The input plug in view shows the current plug in s configuration In the case of wrapper formats embedding several streams the input plug in view 3 will display a brief description for each embedded video audio metadata or timecode stream Each stream can be individually configured with the corresponding wrench icon If you click on this button it will open a new dialog box whose content will vary depending on the format Refer to the Section 4 for a more detailed description of these settings Configuring OpenCube XFConverter 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 3 3 Output Plug in Configuration 12 Figure 9 Configure conversion window Destination part When the input plug in s is are configured you have to define the outcome of the conversion by defining the output plug in There are three ways to perform this task Automatic Configuration This is similar to the automatic input plug in configuration Click on the folder icon E located in 1 This will open a browser window where you can select one or several files These files should be in MPEG Eleme
11. ins are required The configuration dialog box allows you select the number of source files and their type using the combo boxes The Param button can be clicked to open the configuration dialog box for each plug in Finally the Source filename field contains the pattern of the filename This field is required in order to define the set of files that are to be processed together The star stands for a variable name For instance the figure 16 defines a set of 4 files 1 DV 2 WAV and 1 MXF whose names could be myfile 00 dv myfile 01 wav myfile 02 wav myfile 03 mxf Note that only the set of files following this pattern will be available for conversion in the main window However if the feature Enable multi selection is activated in the main window see Figure 3 OpenCube XFConverter main window box 5 the source filename patterns are ignored and you can freely select a set of files to be wrapped together If you need to add mute track in the output file you can select Mute plug in in the wrap plug in Figure 18 Mute plug in settings Plug in Configuration 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 4 9 Unwrap Plug in This plug in should be used to unwrap essences from a single wrapper format It can construct a graph when multiple output plug ins are required Figure 19 Unwrap plug in You can configure each output plug in by clicking on the corresponding wrench icon
12. manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL project for use in the OpenSSL toolkit www openssl org This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation www apache org Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy in 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 gt 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 hardware products or on the EVS website on the following page http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter The present document shall be governed by Belgian law In case of a dispute all parties shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court of Liege Table of Contents _ USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i Table of Contents TABLE OF COIN EIN E Il REVISI N HISTORY nee V WHAT NEEN VII il INIHODUGTION A 1 1 1 Purpose ofthe ApplicatiOn
13. only need to select the Op1b file Raw Ext Ref Use this pattern if you want to convert produce an Opib file referencing raw media essence files The Op1b file will not embed any media Note that when you perform automatic configuration of the plug in you only need to select the Op1b file AS 02 Use this pattern if you want to create an AMWA AS 02 file AS 03 Use this pattern if you want to create an AMWA AS 03 file AS 11 Use this pattern if you want to create an AMWA AS 11 file You can set your own UK DPP metadata using an xml file See 4 7 Metadata XML Plug in Avid OpAtom available as an option This pattern creates an MXF OpAtom file which can be natively imported in the Avid Editing System This format includes DV IMX VC 3 track and some mono WAV audio tracks Avid OpAtom AMT available as an option This pattern creates an MXF OpAtom file which can be natively imported in the Avid Editing System using the Avid Media Toolkit AM T This format includes DV IMX VC 3 XDCAM HD422 XDCAM HD420 35Mbps AVC Intra track 50 and 100Mbps and some mono WAV audio tracks IMF Essence Components This pattern only creates the essence component files of an IMF package No CPL will be created Plug in Configuration m USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 gt VY i If the destination is an Avid OpAtom MXF file available as an option two additional settings are available Figure 15 MXF Avid OpAtom settings
14. pin will be duplicated Track duplication is only supported for audio tracks OpenCube XFConverter includes a tool to help you connect the input and output plug in pins automatically If you click on the Auto Connect button OpenCube XFConverter will find the pins that are the most compatible and then connect them OpenCube XFConverter also permits DV and audio streams de multiplexing When manipulating a DV stream with embedded audio or an audio stream with multiple channels you are given the opportunity of splitting each individual channel into separate ones the most common case is to switch from a single stereo channel to two mono channels for example In order to activate the multiplexing demultiplexing feature click on the icon Ei If you click repeatedly on this icon it will cycle through all the demultiplexing options When you demultiplex a plug in pin it will be split into several di di smaller pins containing the channel index es or v if it is a video channel The status bar indicates the current validity of the graph OpenCube XFConverter will not be able to process conversions unless the status is set to Graph successfully constructed A graph is valid when all its output plug in pins are connected note however that all the input plug in pins do not necessarily have to be connected Configuring OpenCube XFConverter 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 4 Plug in Config
15. replaced by Convert WAV to AES to force the conversion of PCM and WAV streams into AES streams Possible values for the Operational Pattern are e Opla This is the most commonly used pattern lt corresponds to a set of video and audio tracks played simultaneously This operational pattern does not impose any restrictions on the media that can be embedded in the MXF file e Opla D10 Restricted to the standard Opla containing a video track with IMX and a single audio track with 8 channel AES audio e OpAtom This pattern corresponds to a set of atomic MXF files containing a single video or audio track Although the media is stored in separate MXF files they are linked and should be decoded together Note that when you want to perform automatic configuration of the input or output plug in when working with OpAtom files you have to select an entire set of MXF files for your configuration to be successful Plug in Configuration 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 NEW 20 Panasonic P2 Use this pattern if you want to convert produce MXF files similar to the ones that a P2 camcorder would generate P2 format includes a DV track IEC or SMPTE or an AVC Intra track with 2 4 or 8 mono AES channels When you select this pattern you can also choose between a P2 tree and P2 flat mode The P2 tree corresponds to the Contents directory structure produced by the camcorder while P2 flat flattens th
16. will extract the source filename remove its extension and use this basename to figure out the output filename For instance when you convert myfile mxf into an AVI file the resulting file will be named myfile avi If the destination file already exists you can configure OpenCube XFConverter to cancel the conversion force the deletion of the destination or have it generate a new destination filename that will include the source file name followed by a number If the destination filename is constructed from a basename you will have to set the desired name and OpenCube XFConverter will use it as the output filename base When you select this option consecutive conversions of MXF into AVI files will produce the following file series DefaullName 0000000 avi DefaultName_0000001 avi DefaullName 0000002 avi DefaultName_0000003 avi etc Note Please note that when you are creating Panasonic P2 files these settings do not apply because of the naming convention inherent to this particular format 6 3 Application Start up and Shutdown The second tab in the Options dialog box enables you to configure the application s behavior during start up and shutdown Figure 35 Application start up and shutdown options 40 OpenCube XFConverter Configuration USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 Option Load automatically previous project upon start up Start automatically the watch folder upon start up Start the app
17. USER MANUAL OPENCUBE XFCONVERTER Version 1 4 December 2013 XFConvertera EH _ USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2005 2013 All rights reserved This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this user manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the author Disclaimer The information provided in this user manual is as is and without warranty of any kind expressed or implied including those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or arising from a course of dealing usage or trade practice This user manual is for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment SA makes no warranties or representations regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information In no event shall EVS Broadcast Equipment SA or any of its affiliates be liable for any damage including incidental or consequential damages lost profits or lost data or any indirect damages even if EVS Broadcast Equipment SA or any of its affiliates have been informed of the possibility thereof Trademark Recognition All product names used in this
18. access to a download area where you can retrieve a one month license key file If you purchased OpenCube XFConverter you will have received a permanent license key file Ics The full license must be activated over the Internet If the computer does not have an Internet connection or uses a proxy please contact the OpenCube XFConverter support team support xfconverter evs com The first time you launch the program OpenCube XFConverter will open the About dialog box so that you can load your license file Introduction KL USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 u J i LH nttpo fwww evs opencube com Figure 1 About dialog box without license The plug ins listed in red are not activated and require a valid license You must provide a license for each of the plug ins so that the corresponding formats can be supported by XFConverter In order to activate the plug ins click on the button located at the bottom of the dialog box and select a valid lcs file After you load a license the display will change showing the new status of the plug in Introduction 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 x XFGConverter support xfconverter evs com http www evs opencube com Figure 2 About dialog box with examples of license files ke Note Please note that a copy of your license is available in the OpenCube XFConverter program data directory if you
19. aees 10 FIGURE 8 CONFIGURE CONVERSION WINDOW SOURCE BART 11 FIGURE 9 CONFIGURE CONVERSION WINDOW DESTINATION BDART 12 FIGURE 10 AVI PLUG IN SETTINGS 14 FIGURE 11 GXF PLUG IN SETTINGS cccccccececececeececececeeeeaeaececucueeaeaesececuseeaeaeaeetensntaeas 15 FIGURE 12 QUICKTIME PLUG IN SETTINGS ccccececcececececeeeececececeeaeaeaecececueeeaeaeseseensetaeas 16 FIGURE 13 MPEG PLUG IN SETTINGS 17 FIGURE 14 MXF PLUG IN SETTINGS 19 FIGURE 15 MXF AVID OPATOM SETTINGS ccececcecececeeeeeecececececeaeaecececuseeaeaeaeenenseeaeas 21 FIGURE 16 HOW TO DEFINE AG 21 1M rapara 22 FIGURE 17 WRAP PLUG IN SETTINGS 0oococccoccnonononononononononononononn nn nn nn nn nn en en en en nn en en nn en 23 FIGURE 18 MUTE PLUG IN SETTINGS nn en en nn nn en en en en nn en en nennen en en 23 FIGURE 19 UNWRAP PLUG IN 2cccecececececececececececececececesececesececeaeaeaeaeseseneaeaeaeaeaeaeaeneaeas 24 FIGURE 20 DV STREAM SETTINGS annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenenenenennnenenenenenenenenenenenenenennnenenenenenen 25 FIGURE 21 FORCE ASPECT RATIO IN DV STREAME 26 FIGURE 22 MPEG 1 amp 2 VIDEO ELEMENTARY STREAM SETTINGS runnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennenn 27 FIGURE 23 FORCE ASPECT RATIO IN MPEG VIDEO ELEMENTARY STREAM 28 FIGURE 24 AVC INTRA ELEMENTARY STREAM SETTINGS arunnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnenennnnennnenenennnn 29 FIGURE 25 AVC ELEMENTARY STREAM SETTINGS 30 FIGURE 26 MPEG 1 MPEG 2 AND AAC AUDIO ELEMENTARY STREAM SETTINGS
20. ailed description of these settings The output plug in view shows the current plug in s configuration In the case of wrapper formats embedding several streams the output plug in view 3 will display a brief description for each embedded video audio metadata or timecode stream Each stream can be individually configured with the corresponding wrench icon If you click on this button it will open a new dialog box whose content will vary depending on the format Refer to the Section 4 for a more detailed description of these settings Configuring OpenCube XFConverter ees USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i 3 4 Plug in Connections After you configure the input and output plug in s each of the individual media streams has to be connected Each stream is represented by a pin and a connection is represented by a segment from an input plug in s pin to an output plug in s pin You can dynamically change the connections by clicking on a pin and holding the mouse button down Then draw a rubber band towards another pin and release the mouse If the pins can indeed be connected then a new line will be drawn between them Note that if two pins cannot be connected the mouse cursor will switch to a forbidden signal icon More information on the reason for this incompatibility can be obtained by checking the message displayed on the status bar Note A You can connect one input pin to more than one output pin The input
21. ampling Frequency Description It can be set to MPEG1 Audio MPEG2 Audio or AAC Use this parameter to define the number of audio channels in the audio stream Use this parameter to define the sampling frequency of the audio MPEG stream 82 0 44 1 or 48kHz Audio Quantization Video and Audio Stream Configuration Use this parameter to define the quantization of the audio MPEG stream 8 16 24 or 32 bits s 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 5 3 JPEG 2000 Stream Figure 27 JPEG 2000 stream settings The JPEG 2000 stream settings are Parameter Description System Use this parameter to define the video system Values available are PAL NTSC 720p 1080p 1080i 2k and 4k Frame Rate Use this parameter to define the frame rate depending on the selected system MXF Use this parameter to define the MXF wrapping frame or field wrapping wrapping i e the number of fields by KLV This option is available only on the MXF output plug in and for interlaced files To be recognized by the OpenCube XFConverter watch folder filenames of a series of JPEG 2000 still images must have the basename and an index example my file basename 000 jp2 The watch folder will display only one file for all JPEG 2000 files matching the same pattern The name displayed by the watch folder will be my_file_basename a b c d jp2 with e arepresenting the number of digits for the JPEG 2000 index e
22. b the index of the first JPEG 2000 file e c the index of the last JPEG 2000 file e andd the step to find the index of the next file During the unwrapping operation OpenCube XFConverter will create files matching this naming rule 32 Video and Audio Stream Configuration E u USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 V i Note If the MXF wrapping is changed between the source and the destination OpenCube XFConverter will not support wrapping with a SMPTE ST 436 ancillary data track Closed Caption or others 5 4 AIFF WAV and PCM Streams Figure 28 Uncompressed audio AIFF WAV and PCM stream settings The AIFF WAV and PCM stream settings are Parameter Description Nb Audio Channels Use this parameter to define the number of channels in the audio stream EE Audio Sampling Frequency Use this parameter to define the sampling frequency of the audio stream Audio Quantization Use this parameter to define the quantization of the audio stream 8 16 24 or 32 bps Video and Audio Stream Configuration 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 5 5 Dolby Audio Stream Figure 29 Dolby stream settings OpenCube XFConverter can detect if Dolby is present on audio tracks The Dolby audio stream settings are Parameter Dolby Type Audio Quantization Channels Manage Dolby as PCM 34 Description It can be Dolby E or AC 3 Use this parameter to define the quan
23. ch file individually Note By using that mode you can select several files to convert even if they do not share the same pattern naming convention Only the files matching the input plug in s settings will be displayed other files will be filtered When multiple input files following a source filename pattern are required wrap plug in see section 4 8 a single entry for the entire set is displayed Note If one or several files is are missing or do not have a name following the pattern the whole set of files will not be displayed Note A If an entry on the list appears with a yellow background it means that the corresponding file is currently opened in another application or being copied or created As OpenCube XFConverter cannot process files opened in another application you must close the file first in order to proceed EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 2 3 2 4 Destination Directory jpeg2k 1080p60 jpeg2k_1080p60 Processing 25 11 2013 18 15 22 Figure 5 OpenCube XFConverter main window Destination part Part Name Description 1 Destination if you Click on the folder icon a browser window will pop up path enabling you to select a directory in which to create the files 2 Log view The log view will contain the list of past current and future conversion processes Past conversions are listed in green _ if successful or in red if an error occurred usual
24. ding on the previous settings NEW When creating MXF with DV essence it is possible to change the aspect ratio of the DV codec and MXF wrapping layer using the option Fix aspect ratio in video stream and wrapper The option fixes the field Aspect Ratio in the DV VAUX source control pack and the field Aspect Ratio in the CDCI Picture Essence Descriptor The option can take three values e No change The aspect ratio is not changed e Force 4 3 The aspect ratio will be set to 4 3 e Force 16 9 The aspect ratio will be set to 16 9 Figure 21 Force Aspect Ratio in DV stream 26 Video and Audio Stream Configuration USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i 5 2 MPEG Elementary Stream 5 2 1 MPEG 1 amp 2 Video Elementary Stream Figure 22 MPEG 1 amp 2 video elementary stream settings The MPEG 1 amp 2 video elementary stream settings are Parameter Description Elementary Stream Content Defines a video or audio stream MPEG Format Defines a MPEG1 or MPEG2 stream Profile Level Defines the Profile and Level of the video stream You should set this entry to MPEG COMPRESSION if you do not want to constrain the Profile and Level Video System Depending on the selected Profile and Level the video system can be set to Half PAL Half NTSC PAL NTSC or HD 720 1080 i p 50 59 94Hz Frame This parameter should be set to Yes if the MPEG stream co
25. directory If OpenCube XFConverter has to create some temporary files it will use this directory OpenCube XFConverter Configuration 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 6 6 Interplay Configuration The interplay configuration is available as an option It requires the Avid OpAtom or the Avid OpAtom AMT license The following window contains the Interplay connection settings These settings are used for master clip check in in Interplay Figure 38 Interplay configuration The window is divided into 4 parts Part Name 1 Interplay Web Services 2 Interplay Configuration 3 Storage 4 Test Interplay Configuration 44 Description OpenCube XFConverter used Interplay web services to check in master clips This group contains the login and password and the check in root catalog This group contains information about the Interplay storage If these fields are incorrectly filled in the check in will succeed but the master clip will be Offline in Interplay e f you used an Isis key in the host name of the Isis Storage e If you used a Lanshare choose the local mount point to the Lanshare and key in the equivalent of the local mount on the Interplay server This group is used to test the configuration The Save button will be disabled until the connection test is successful Warning this test cannot detect whether the storage settings are correct or not OpenCube XFConverter C
26. e directory structure Note that when you perform automatic configuration of the plug in you only have to select the video essence file in a P2 tree however when working with a flat structure you have to select the entire set of MXF files Sony XDCam DV Use this pattern if you want to convert produce MXF files similar to the ones that an XDCam camcorder would generate This format includes a DV IEC track with 4 mono AES audio tracks It supports XDCam SxS and XDCam optical MXF files Sony XDCam IMX Use this pattern if you want to convert produce MXF files similar to the ones that an XDCam camcorder would generate This format includes an IMX track and an 8 channel AES audio track D10 It supports XDCam SxS and XDCam optical MXF files Sony eVTR Use this pattern if you want to convert produce MXF files similar to the ones that an eVTR tape recorder would generate This format includes an IMX track and an 8 channel AES audio track D10 Sony XDCamHD Use this pattern if you want to convert produce MXF files similar to the ones that an XDCam HD camcorder would generate This format includes an MPEG Long GOP track 15 25 or 35 Mbits s together with 2 or 4 mono AES tracks It supports XDCam SxS and XDCam optical MXF files MXF Ext Ref Use this pattern if you want to convert produce an Op1b file referencing atomic OpZero MXF files The Op1b file will not embed any media Note that when you perform automatic configuration of the plug in you
27. er Configuration The third tab in the Options dialog box allows you to configure the watch folder Figure 36 Watch folder options Option Does not display older files than the latest converted Description If this option is enabled the watch folder will not display files older than the latest converted Some file systems do not modify the file creation modification dates when files are ee In this case it would be advisable to disable the option Watch Folder Interval File is not opened Allows you to specify the watch folder scanning interval E ee If this option is enabled the conversion is started if the source files are not opened Note This option will deactivate the File did not grow for option These two options are exclusive nm File did not grow for If this option is enabled the conversion is started if the source files did not grow Note This option will deactivate the File is not opened option These two options are exclusive 42 OpenCube XFConverter Configuration EE USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 V l 6 5 Global Options Figure 37 OpenCube XFConverter global options Option Description Write log file This option enables log file writing You select a directory and OpenCube XFConverter will automatically create a new log file per day in the directory selected You can specify the log level Temporary
28. happen to lose it If you buy an OpenCube XFConverter license the product must be connected to the Internet so that the license can be activated If your computer does not have an Internet connection or uses a proxy please contact the OpenCube XFConverter support team 4 Introduction USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i 1 6 1 7 Introduction Uninstallation You can uninstall OpenCube XFConverter using the configuration panel Transferring a License Each OpenCube XFConverter license is linked to a single computer identified by its MAC Address To transfer the license to another system you have to 1 Uninstall OpenCube XFConverter 2 Send an e mail to support xfconverter evs com with a The purchase order number b The confirmation that OpenCube XFConverter has been uninstalled c MAC addresses of the old and new systems e Note A According to the EULA the number of transfers is limited EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 2 OpenCube XFConverter in Practice 2 1 Overview Figure 3 OpenCube XFConverter main window The main window is displayed above The left part of the window is used to configure and display the source directory in which the media files to be processed are located The Explorer view 3 displays the list of files stored in the current directory and ready for conversion The right part of the window displays the past current and scheduled con
29. lication upon Windows start up Test Interplay connection upon start up Start minimized Get minimized when closing the application OpenCube XFConverter Configuration V 5 Description If this option is enabled the project that was opened during the last session will be automatically loaded However the watch folder will be launched only if the next option is also enabled If this option is enabled OpenCube XFConverter will load the previous project file and start the watch folder If this option is enabled the next time Windows is started OpenCube XFConverter will be launched automatically and will load the project that was opened during the previous session The watch folder will also be automatically started If this option is enabled OpenCube XFConverter will check upon start up to see if the Interplay connection is available OpenCube XFConverter can be minimized in Windows tray task bar and can continue to run without its graphical user interface If this option is enabled OpenCube XFConverter will start in the tray task bar you can then open it by double clicking on the GUI icon When this option is activated and you click on the Windows exit icon OpenCube XFConverter will go in the tray task bar and hide the user interface To exit the application in this mode you can right click on its icon and select Quit 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 6 4 Watch Fold
30. low in your networked environment Minimum Hardware Requirement The minimum hardware requirements are e Intel Core 2 duo 2 2 GHz e 2GBRAM The recommended hardware requirements are e Intel Core i5 2GHz e 4GB RAM Minimum Software Requirement OpenCube XFConverter runs under the following Microsoft Windows operating systems e Windows XP SP3 e Windows Vista e Windows 7 e Windows 8 OpenCube XFConverter is a 32 bit application that can be installed on both 32 and 64 bits OS It can be executed without administrative rights To use the OpenCube XFConverter Quicktime plug in the Quicktime Player from Apple must be installed on the computer EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 1 4 1 5 Installation To install OpenCube XFConverter run XFConverter Setup exe from the OCPackage windows folder During the installation procedure your antivirus software may warn you about the execution of Windows scripts You may safely ignore these warnings If you encounter any problem with the installation do not hesitate to contact the OpenCube XFConverter support team support xfconverter evs com License Activation OpenCube XFConverter is a plug in based application Each plug in requires a special license file in order to be activated Temporary license keys for evaluation purposes are available from the EVS OpenCube website hitp www evs opencube com After you create an account you are given
31. ly when the source file s do not match the current configuration 3 Remove item To remove a process from the log view list you can select it with the mouse and click on the cross icon Launching the Process To start a conversion select one or several source files in the source list e Drag and drop them in the log window e or right click and select Convert Selected e orclick on the arrow icon Ka All the files will be queued and the conversion of the first file will start OpenCube XFConverter in Practice SE USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i 2 5 OpenCube XFConverter in Practice To start the watch a and the automatic conversion of source files click on the dented wheel icon Files from the source list will be processed one by one starting from the oldest to the most recent one As soon as the conversion of a file is completed it is removed from the list and can no longer be converted The conversion status of each file is stored with the project so that when you restart the application the files that still exist but that were converted earlier will no longer be processed These files will not appear in the interface If you wish to clear the history and enable the conversion of older files you can select Clear current directory or Clear all directories in the history menu The watch folder process can be paused resumed or cancelled at any time by clicking on the corresponding butto
32. ns Projects You can save the history of the conversions as well as the current conversion graph in a project file Project management features are accessible through the File menu Figure 6 File menu Control Description New Project Close the current project and create a new empty one with an empty graph Load Project Open an existing project Save Project Save the current project under the same project file name Save Project As Save the current project as a new project file Recently Opened Projects Shortcuts to the most recently used projects Quit Quit the application EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 3 Configuring OpenCube XFConverter 3 1 Overview To open the configure conversion dialog box click on the wrench icon EN located in the toolbar 2 of the main window Or you can open the configure menu 1 and choose configure conversion It will open a graph view where you can define the conversion process in detail O ZZ Configure conversion Figure 7 Configure conversion window Part Name Description 1 Input Define the source file see 3 2 Input Plug in Configuration 2 Output Define the destination file see 3 3 Output Plug in Configuration 3 Connections Connections between source and destination see 3 4 Plug in Connections 4 Graph The status bar indicates the current validity of the graph validation OpenCube XFConverter will not be able to
33. ntains only I frames no B or P frames Bit rate This parameter defines the video bit rate in Mbps when configuring MPEG I Frame only streams The entry Every should be set when you do not want to constrain the video bit rate Video and Audio Stream Configuration 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 Note A MPEG2 30 40 50 Mbps Frame only 422P ML is also known as MPEG IMX D10 When creating MXF D10 files Op1aD10 XDCAM IMX e VTR it is possible to change the aspect ratio of the MPEG codec and MXF wrapping layer using the option Fix aspect ratio in video stream and wrapper The option fixes the field Aspect Ratio in the MPEG sequence header and the field Aspect Ratio in the MXF MPEG Descriptor The option can take three values e No change The aspect ratio is not changed e Force 4 3 The aspect ratio will be set to 4 3 e Force 16 9 The aspect ratio will be set to 16 9 Figure 23 Force Aspect Ratio in MPEG video elementary stream 28 Video and Audio Stream Configuration USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i 5 2 2 AVC Intra Elementary Stream Figure 24 AVC Intra elementary stream settings The AVC Intra elementary stream settings are Parameter Description Video System The video system can be set to 720 1080 i p 50 59 94Hz i E FOR MEW Bit rate This parameter defines the video bit rate in Mbps it can be equal to 50 100 or 200Mbps
34. ntary Program and Transport Stream DV WAV AIFF JPEG 2000 MCC SCC AVI GXF MOV or MXF format If the files are recognized by OpenCube XFConverter the graph view will be initialized in 3 to reflect the content of the files you selected If the files are not recognized or you do not have a valid license to use the corresponding plug in s an error message will be displayed Semi automatic Configuration In the drop down box 2 select the output plug in corresponding to the format of your target output file format Click on the three arrow Icon to launch the semi automatic configuration OpenCube XFConverter will try to match the settings of your output plug in with the settings of your input plug in However this default configuration may not correspond to the exact format you want to output In that case you can continue to adjust the settings of the plug in or individual output streams Manual Configuration In the drop down box 2 select the output plug in corresponding to the format of your destination file s If your conversion requires the unwrapping of several files you should select Unwrap in the drop down box Once you have selected the input format you can access the plug in s settings by clicking on the wrench icon located in 2 Please note that some of the plug ins are not configurable in that case the wrench icon will be disabled Refer to the individual plug in documentation in Section 4 for a more det
35. onfiguration USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 Figure 39 Lanshare settings Interplay catalogs can be browsed from the main window Figure 40 Browsing Interplay catalog New catalogs can be created from the Catalog Browser windows Figure 41 Create new Interplay catalog OpenCube XFConverter Configuration 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 7 OpenCube XFConverter API OpenCube XFConverter includes a C API Application Programming Interface as an option for Developers who want to integrate OpenCube XFConverter features in their applications The API can be used as a local dll or as an RPC server client using SOAP protocol This server can be used to automate the conversion processes scheduled by an automation server 46 OpenCube XFConverter API USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 8 V 5 Table of Figures FIGURE 1 ABOUT DIALOG BOX WITHOUT LICENSE sccsscceeeceeeceeeceeeseeeeueeeeeeeeeseeeseeeaes 3 FIGURE 2 ABOUT DIALOG BOX WITH EXAMPLES OF LICENSE EILEST 4 FIGURE 3 OPENCUBE XFCONVERTER MAIN WINDOW rrvnnnnnnvnnnannnnnnennvnnnennnnenennnnenennenenenn 6 FIGURE 4 OPENCUBE XFCONVERTER MAIN WINDOW SOURCE PART mannunnnnnnannnnnnannnnnnenn 7 FIGURE 5 OPENCUBE XFCONVERTER MAIN WINDOW DESTINATION PART annunnnnnnannnnnnnnn 8 FIGURE 6 FILE MENU 9 FIGURE 7 CONFIGURE CONVERSION WINDOW 0ccccececececeecececececeeeeaecececueeeaeaeeeeeeneee
36. onfiguration 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 Figure 33 Closed Caption plug in settings The closed caption stream settings are Parameter Description Closed Caption Format Type of caption files SCC or MCC Note OpenCube XFConverter supports unique and double SCC files 38 Video and Audio Stream Configuration SS om YY kom USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 Y l 6 OpenCube XFConverter Configuration 6 1 Overview To open the Options dialog box select Options and then Configure in the main window menu Note All of these settings will be common to all OpenCube XFConverter instances on the same computer 6 2 File Management The first tab from the Options dialog box allows you to configure the destination file naming convention used during the conversion process Figure 34 File management options e Converted input files can be deleted by checking the corresponding box in the Source file option settings e The input files can be moved to another directory if the conversion failed using the Move source file after failed conversion to setting e You can also force the creation of write protected files by checking the first box in the Destination file options OpenCube XFConverter Configuration 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 If the destination filename is constructed from a source file OpenCube XFConverter
37. process conversions unless the status is set to Graph successfully constructed A graph is valid when all its output plug in pins are connected however please note that all the input plug in pins do not necessarily have to be connected 5 Buttons The Ok button saves the graph The Cancel button closes the graph without saving it The Reset button clears the windows 10 Configuring OpenCube XFConverter Iess USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i 3 2 Input Plug in Configuration Figure 8 Configure conversion window Source part The first step consists in defining the source plug in s either through an automatic or manual configuration Automatic Configuration click on the folder icon located in 1 This will open a browser window where you can select one or several files These files should be in MPEG Elementary Program and Transport Stream DV WAV AIFF JPEG 2000 MCC SCC AVI GXF MOV or MXF format If the files are recognized by OpenCube XFConverter the graph view will be initialized in 3 to reflect the content of the file s you selected If the files are not recognized or you do not have a valid license to use the corresponding plug in s an error message will be displayed Manual Configuration In the drop down box 2 select the input plug in corresponding to the format of your source file If your conversion requires several source files you should select Wrap in the
38. ram Stream each individual elementary stream will be outputted Note that OpenCube XFConverter currently does not support MPEG multiplexing and therefore only supports Transport and Program streams in the input plug in Nb Elementary This parameter indicates the number of video and audio Streams elementary streams when the stream type is set to Transport or Program It will create a pin for each elementary stream 4 6 MXF Plug in The MXF plug in supports a wide range of operational patterns in reading and writing mode The following essences are supported e DV 25 50 100 Mbps e MPEG 1 video e MPEG 2 video e AVC LongGop UU e AVC Intra 50 100 200 e JPEG 2000 e VC 3 e WAVE PCM Dolby e A Law e AIFF e AES3 e MPEG 1 audio e MPEG 2 audio LAAS e AAC e Ancillary Data VBI 18 Plug in Configuration USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 V 5 Figure 14 MXF plug in settings The MXF plug in settings are Parameter Operational Pattern Nb Tracks Force WAV Output Description This parameter defines the operational pattern of the MXF file This parameter defines the number of video and audio tracks in the MXF file Note that the number of tracks may be constrained by the operational pattern This parameter is available only on the input MXF plug in You can set its value to Yes to force the AIFF and AES tracks to be extracted as WAV files On the output MXF plug in this parameter is
39. tion 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 5 7 Metadata XML Stream 36 Figure 31 Metadata stream settings During the MXF files extraction process you have the option of outputting the file s metadata as an XML file In order to do so you have to connect metadata pins from the input MXF file to the output Unwrap plug in Note that metadata wrapping is currently not supported Parameter Description Process XML This parameter is set to No by default to generate an XML When you set this parameter to No you can also create your own metadata file format according to your own scheme Please contact the support team if you wish to activate this feature Video and Audio Stream Configuration EE m USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 gt VY i 5 8 Ancillary Data VBI Stream The ancillary VBI stream is available in wrapping and unwrapping modes in the MXF plug in It allows you to extract and wrap a SMPTE ST 436 track from and to an MMF file Figure 32 Ancillary Data VBI stream settings 5 9 Closed Caption Stream Mn The closed caption stream is supported in wrapping mode ina SMPTE ST 436 ancillary data track It is also supported in the unwrapping from an MXF ancillary data track to SCC or MCC OpenCube XFConverter will create MCC V2 files in the case of a MCC destination And it will create a double SCC file one by field for a SCC destination Video and Audio Stream C
40. tization of the audio stream 8 16 24 or 32 bps Use this parameter to define if the stream contains the left the right or both channels Use this parameter if you want to have OpenCube XFConverter manage Dolby as PCM If this option is set to True OpenCube XFConverter will wrap Dolby as PCM Video and Audio Stream Configuration EA USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 VY i 5 6 Timecode Stream Figure 30 Timecode stream settings The output plug in timecode pin is supported for GXF MXF and MOV formats It is an easy and convenient way to manually set a start timecode or to convey the timecode information from the input plug in OpenCube XFConverter currently supports continuous timecodes but not discontinuous ones Parameter Description Keep Original Timecode Set this parameter to Yes if you want to preserve the timecode originating from the input plug in Set it to No if you want to manually define the start timecode Default Timecode Use this parameter to define the start timecode Frame Rate This parameter is useful when the frame rate is not constrained by the video system However the frame rate can be changed if the output plug in embeds only audio streams Drop Frame Use this parameter to define whether the timecode is drop frame or not Note that this parameter is not available with 24 25 and 50 frames per second timecode Video and Audio Stream Configura
41. uration 4 1 Overview This section contains a brief summary of the settings for the main plug ins of OpenCube XFConverter 4 2 AVI Plug in The AVI plug in supports the wrapping and unwrapping of AVI files The AVI plug in supports in reading mode e DV 25 50 100 Mbps e IMX e PCM The AVI plug in supports in writing mode e DV 25 50 100 Mbps e PCM Figure 10 AVI plug in settings 14 Plug in Configuration EEE USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 Sg VY i The AVI plug in settings are Parameter Description Version AVI version 1 0 is limited to 1GB media data size while version 2 0 is unlimited Type Type 1 contains a single DV track with audio embedded in the DV chunks Type 2 stores the audio channels into separate AVI tracks Nb Audio If AVI type 2 is selected this parameter defines the number of PCM audio tracks 4 3 GXF Plug in The GXF plug in supports DV 25Mbps IMX MPEG LongGop PCM and Dolby streams in reading and writing mode Figure 11 GXF plug in settings The GXF plug in settings are Parameter Description Nb Audio This parameter defines the number of PCM tracks embedded in the GXF file Note that GXF format only allows 48 kHz mono channels Plug in Configuration 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 4 A December 2013 4 4 QUICKTIME MOV Plug in The Quicktime plug in supports the wrapping and unwrapping of Quicktime or MP4 files
42. versions as well as their status 4 The progress bar 6 shows the current progress and the Pause and Cancel buttons 7 which can be used to control the process The menu 1 can be used to load and save projects as well as to configure them The toolbar 2 offers easy access to the most commonly used actions If you want to play a source file in a third party application you can do so either by selecting the play icon in the toolbar 2 or by right clicking on the file name and selecting Play The playback will start only if you have installed the appropriate player To playback MXF and GXF files you can download OpenCube XFReader application from www evs opencube com Apple s Quicktime Player can be downloaded at www quicktime com Most AVI files will play directly with Microsoft s Windows Media Player however you may have to install third party codecs 6 OpenCube XFConverter in Practice EEE USER MANUAL OpenCube XFConverter 1 4 a VY i 2 2 Source Directory Figure 4 OpenCube XFConverter main window Source part Part Name 1 Source path 2 Multi selection button 3 Source list OpenCube XFConverter in Practice Description It will open a browser window where you can select a directory containing the media files you want to convert After you select the directory the source file list 3 is automatically refreshed to reflect the content of the directory It will disable the pattern matching feature and display ea
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