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1. Cleared assets can still be scheduled through TelVue Connect as long as the broadcast video file was previously successfully delivered to the broadcast server being scheduled Once the broadcast file has been cleared from your TelVue Connect Media Library its metadata will remain visible but the thumbnail will be faded and the pulldown menu now has an additional option Transcode 10 ii ma a dil a AANT daxa aza a a a a al a Transcode allows for emergency recovery of a cleared asset within a limited time window This feature has the added benefit of streamlining the workflow should an organization decide to change its transcode profile Note An organization s content storage quota is determined in the initial TelVue Connect contract To purchase more storage please contact sales telvue com Publishing and Moderation Publishing Publishing features add the concept of Drafts to media uploaded to Connect A Draft is an item you need to work on privately for a period of time before making it live in the system When the content is ready the user clicks Publish and it is made live in the system and optionally enters Moderation if that user is a Moderated User Contact TelVue Customer Service if you would like Publishing enabled Support telvue com Moderation Moderation is a feature which at the time of this writing is active by default on all Connect accounts If you would like it deactivat2. by MAdministrators and M erogram Coordinators and can be assigned to specific trusted producers MiContabutors to fill with Episodes It is a way to transfer the responsibility of filling a scheduled series to reliable content contributors 1 Navigate to the Series tab y CONNECT 2 Click on New Series and fill in some basic fields screen left TelVue Dashboard G e Name ofthe Series Science Nation e Ifyou are using Connect to schedule more than one Channel select the Channel this Series is Edit Series meant to air on e Description Remember this field will help people search for your Series in Connect Include relevant details seit ea e Duration in HH MM SS The Administrator Description i determines the margin of tolerance that is whether this Series will accept a video that may be a few seconds shorter or longer than the assigned Name Channel time slot Saree viivan e Assign this Series to the User who will be Aaa to User responsible for filling it with Episodes As Admin or Program Coordinator you can assign the series to a Assigned to User illuscontrib specific trusted Contributor This means you control precisely WHO is allowed to fill WHICH time slots Delete Series 19 3 Set the time slots for this particular Series on the right side of the form diiu Log out Time Slots Starts on date date occurrences Type M Time Slot 15 02 30
3. on the right to get started CAPTIONS CHANGE SONG CHANGE STYLE Video Opbons Video Producer Opening Screen Browse Music and Theme Styles If this is your first time in Video Producer click on Change Song and Change Style to browse and preview the available music and visual themes 26 Oeshbcerg Wed 8 Dn U Schede Acity Contsct Us Video Producer Video Producer s Theme and Music Libraries rere Conn YD tee V NA nnn a uan lannn Upload Elements When you re ready to start producing your own video upload images and videos in the storyboard interface Your files must be less than 20MB for images or 400MB for video This is also where you will add text captions Once your elements have been uploaded they will show up as thumbnails in the storyboard view Video Producer My Video Title eat Future Loop Foundation Wonderful Summer Style The Original Images 1 Video Clips 1 IMAGES VIDEO CLIPS CAPTIONS CHANGE SONG CHANGE STYLE Recower Deleted Media Yeo Options 9 2 om um g review The storyboard interface displays each element as a thumbnail with editing options 27 Edit Image and Text Elements Each thumbnail has an Edit option on the lower left Click on Edit and you can 1 Rotate the orientation of the element 2 Highlight an image or caption to lengthen its duration and the overall length of your finished montage You can also highl
4. Repeat Every gt week r T R Ueus UCE gthu W r Sel Starts on date date occurrences Type vi Time Slot 13 02 30 Repeat Every RA week gSun gon glue r WE r thu g Fri 4 Save and your Series is scheduled blank series e Start time defaults to the current day e End time is mandatory whether it ends after a date or a specific number of episodes e Type choose Daily Weekly or Monthly e Time Slot fill in as HH MM SS e Repeat every 1 30 instances e Check the day or days of the week the Series Should air e Add Slot if you want to create an additional sequence of time slots for this same Series Note the limit is 8 slot rules You ll notice the new Series is blank A Series is just a bunch of timeslots that still require videos The Series is now ready to be filled with Episodes 20 The Timeslot Exclusion Feature The Exclusion Feature makes it possible to take a single timeslot out of a Series and free it up for some other program The Exclude button shows up under the Schedule tab in the All view Clicking the Exclude button for a given timeslot will allow you to schedule into that area without conflict If you want to reverse that action navigate over to the series schedule and you will now see excluded timeslots To undo those exclusions click on the x and make sure to Save those changes If an excluded timeslot was already filled with new material you get
5. TelVue Connect User Manual TELWUE POWERING IP BROADCAST TelVue Connect User Manual v 1 6 June 2014 1 TelVue Connect is a cloud based Broadcast CMS that streamlines multi user contribution transcoding content management and scheduling You can use TelVue Connect to 1 aggregate content from contributing producers over any Internet connection 2 automatically transcode uploaded videos to your specs 3 automatically distribute content to your broadcast server 4 schedule series and automatically deliver that schedule along with its content to your broadcast server 5 assign series to contributors to self manage their episodes and timeslots The TelVue Connect User Manual describes each step of the workflow in greater detail 4 User icons d Admin Program Coordinator 88 Contributors represent which roles have permissions for which tasks Table of Contents Wanli Or a FPP MN _hr_rer or aaaaraeer Organ zatiol SSCS s uu su sas usannn kulan k n k anl ka A k WARE A AU Ll kuh RA Aha EA k n k W AB WA Manage User ACCOUNTS i yyy k ana n k ksan s kana kun a nana yanak na n ka Ra Wan da A MAR a dk ala k x DS Change your Password hK K X K lllkkkkk kk kk kk kk kk kk kaka kaka ka kak kk aka kk kaka kk kk ka kk kk kk kk kaka kk kk kk kk kk kk ka 4 Upload and Transcode Content kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkanananaa n nanan aa nsan l la
6. a fields with options for categorizing licensing and billing information 3 The ability to download metadata in the industry specific CableLabs Asset Distribution Interface ADI standard This metadata can be captured and passed to the operator s VOD system to populate the on demand program guide The Cable specific metadata fields can be accessed through a separate Metadata sub tab seen from the Media Edit window Media Distributions Comments Application Method Optional Fields Tithe Actors BD Add actor Short summary Last name Description Producers First name Last name Add producer Episode id License window start Programmer call letters License window end Closed captioning E Billing ID Categories Rating Provider Provider ID This Metadata page lists Required fields on the left and Optional fields on the right 2014 TelVue Corporation 16000 Horizon Way Suite 500 Mt Laurel NJ 08054 TelVue Connect is a trademark of TelVue Corporation 800 885 8886 www telvue com 22 Required Metatada You ll notice that the Title and Summary fields from the Media Edit window automatically carry over into the corresponding Required Metadata fields The contributor will see additional required fields for a brief title licensing window and rating The Administrator will see the fields for Billing ID and Provider information Categories can be assigned to a particul
7. a warning and the system will not let you undo the exclusion Fill a Series with Episodes To earmark certain videos as Episodes for your Series upload videos directly into the Series Or you can designate previously uploaded media to be Episodes Then you still have to assign specific Episodes to specific time slots This can be done from either the Dashboard or the Scheduling tab TelVue Dashboard Scheduling Media Act Upcoming Unfilled Slots Series Start Channel Duration Time Mon 00 00 25 4 23 12 4 40 00 pm The Dashboard conveniently shows a list of upcoming unfilled slots for Series assigned to you From the Dashboard click on the Fill button and when your choices pop up click on the thumbnail of the Episode for that Series you want to run in the time slot It will populate the empty time slot If there is an empty slot coming up in your schedule TelVue Connect will send you an email alert giving you seven days to deal with it If you don t want an email alert you can un check that option in your User Settings TelVue Connect User Manual v 1 6 June 2014 21 TelVue Connect offers a number of features for CableLabs compliancy for customers who require CableLabs specific metadata and video format standards The CableLabs related features include a Automatic video and audio transcoding to CableLabs SD and HD video standards 2 CableLabs Asset Distribution Interface ADI 1 1 metadat
8. ar video by the Contributor but the categories themselves are managed by the Administrator In a pull down from the Administration tab is a Categories option where the Administrator can create delete and organize the categories and their hierarchy Admins and Program Coordinators can predetermine which categories their Contributors may assign to media in CableLabs metadata If this feature is disabled under the Organization Settings gt Metadata configuration the Contributor will see all categories Optional Metadata Optional Metadata gives the contributor a chance to fill in more detailed information about the video including names of actors director etc This is also where the contributor can indicate whether the video includes closed captioning Metadata Presets A time saving feature for commonly repeated metadata fields in an organization is the Metadata Preset Feature Download Metadata Finally the Metadata is downloadable via a Metadata icon visible in each entry in the Media Library The Media itself is downloadable as usual Metadata Download TelVue Connect Media Exchange The TelVue Connect Media Exchange simplifies program syndication by automating the logistics of program sharing in the Cloud d I CONNECT amp Media Exchange To use the Media Exchange 1 A Syndicator determines the licensing terms to be attached to his or her content The End User License Agreement EULA is under
9. cense window start License window end Categores Rating Provider Provider ID The Title and Summary fields from the Media Edit window automatically carry over into the corresponding Metadata fields Run time is automatically calculated and filled in by TelVue Connect Categories can be assigned to a particular video by the Contributor but the categories themselves are managed by the Administrator In a pull down from the Administration tab is a Categories option where the Administrator can create delete and organize the categories and their hierarchy The Administrator can also choose to assign specific Categories to individual users To do so make sure that your Organization Settings gt Metadata gt Assign Categories option is enabled and then when editing any individual users you can assign categories on the Categories user sub tab There are optional fields for more information such as the names of actors director etc 2014 TelVue Corporation 16000 Horizon Way Suite 500 Mt Laurel NJ 08054 TelVue Connect is a trademark of TelVue Corporation 800 885 8886 www telvue com Metadata Presets A time saving feature for commonly repeated metadata fields in an organization is the Metadata Preset Feature Access the Metadata Presets feature under the Media Tab Dashboard Mercan To create a Metadata Preset e Go to Metadata Presets gt New Preset gt Fill in the Preset name field e Fill in t
10. confirmation dialog before being allowed to delete an item 18 If your Playlist has already been scheduled any changes you make reordering adding or deleting media will automatically be made in every instance of the playlist on the broadcast schedule unless the playlist is already playing in which case that instance will not change There are a couple of ways to schedule a playlist 1 From the Schedule Tab Click on a timeslot in the Day view and you will get a shadowbox from which you can select your playlist Pick a channel until it is scheduled a playlist has no assigned channel Fill in the beginning and end times Click Schedule Now you have large green block that represents a scheduled playlist Note that scheduled Series show up as blue blocks 2 You can also schedule directly from the playlist menu by clicking the Schedule button next to each playlist Note if there is a scheduling conflict you get a warning and the system will not allow it If playlist is shorter than the assigned timeslot the playlist will repeat until the end of its allotted time If the last item does not fit in the allotted timeslot TelVue Connect will ask the broadcast player to truncate the end of the playlist to fit Playlists can be scheduled multiple times Create and Schedule Series A Series is a collection of videos known as Episodes that will play over a number of days weeks months Series can only be created
11. ct is a trademark of TelVue Corporation 800 885 8886 www telvue com Getting Started Log in to TelVue Connect and you will be greeted by a series of tabs Dashboard ediz Aoderation Collections Schedule Activity Contact Us dministratlon The Dashboard notifies you any upcoming unfilled slots in your schedule and of all recent activity such as video transcoding progress You can fill any unfilled slots from this interface Seen by mia The Media tab is where you can upload videos through a drag and drop interface or Browse for upload on IE Madmins can see All Media Merogram Coordinators and By Contributors can only see their own The Moderation tab is seen only by those designated as content Moderators A Moderator can choose which of the uploaded media are really ready for air and has the power to put a video on hold pending or publish it or reject it The Collections tab allows the MAdmin or Program Coordinator to manage all Series and Playlists in the system The Wcontributor will only see the Series to which s he has been assigned and will only have permission to Fill it with Episodes not to Edit it On the Scheduling tab you can search and sort your schedule through several viewing options by channel by day by series etc You can also fill your schedule from this interface Seen by mia The Activity tab displays every action that happens under your account including transcoding progres
12. e by clicking on the download icon displayed with each individual media entry Downloading media files however is not necessary if your version of Connect is integrated with a TelVue Broadcast Server Read the next chapter on Broadcast Server Integration for detailed instructions on how to set up automatic transfer of both media and scheduling information to a TelVue broadcaster Broadcast Server Integration This section for Madmins only These two crucial steps are necessary for your scheduling data to sync to your broadcast server and for scheduled videos to be auto transferred to your broadcast server 1 Add Connect to your Broadcast Server If your TelVue Broadcast Server already has Connect as an option login to your Broadcast Server UI e Click on the Config tab e Choose Remote Servers e Click on New Remote Server e Choose Connect from the Server Type pulldown e The username has to be a valid Connect Admin account in your organization e In the Host field type connect telvue com 14 Dashboard Content Tasks Record Programming Program Guid Configuration gt Remote Server gt Edit Remote Server Server Type Connect Server Protocol HTTP Name Connect i Description Host connect telvue com Do not fetch content past 7 days from now 60 days max Credentials Normal Username connect_admin_acct Password Password Confirm Blank to leave u
13. ed please contact TelVue Customer Service Creating Moderators You will see a Moderator checkbox while creating or editing a user account Checking that grants that user moderation abilities Moderators see a Moderation tab in their user interface In that tab is their organization s Moderation Queue holding all uploads from Moderated Users that are awaiting approval A Moderator can choose which of the submitted media are ready for air and has the power to approve or reject submitted videos Moderation Pending Approved Rejected alll Difference Between Moderators and Admins Like Moderators Admins can always approve and reject content sitting in the moderation queue The main difference is that Moderators receive email notifications when there is moderation activity assuming email notifications is active on their user account TelVue Connect User Manual v 1 6 June 2014 11 Creating Moderated Users A Moderated User is a user whose published uploads are subject to the approval of your Moderators before they are made live in the system A user in any role can be moderated though making an Admin moderated has no effect because an Admin by definition can edit and approve anything at will to include their own moderated content To create a Moderated User check the This user s content is moderated checkbox on their user account That user s published uploads are now subject to the ap
14. er a new password and confirm it 4 Click Save There are two ways to upload content to Connect 1 Into the Media Library for later scheduling or 2 Directly into a Series Note In Chrome Firefox or Safari you can drag and drop multiple files to upload In IE use the Upload button to choose your media In Chrome you can bulk upload an entire folder of videos You can also upload the VIDEO_TS folder directly from a DVD Option 1 Upload Video into the Media Library Inside the Media tab simply drag and drop your video s 2014 TelVue Corporation 16000 Horizon Way Suite 500 Mt Laurel NJ 08054 TelVue Connect is a trademark of TelVue Corporation 800 885 8886 www telvue com 5 Note individual B ntributors can only see their own My Media library The All Media Library is visible only to AProgram Coordinators and Madministrators Option 2 Upload Video as an Episode directly into a Series In the Series tab navigate to the Series to which you want to upload new Episodes click on the thumbnail and you will see the upload interface TelVue Episodes Example Assigned Timeslot Daily at 3 40 PM Description blank series Channel 3 Showcase SD Resumable Add from Media Library There are no episodes in this series Drag and drop one or more videos If you want to create an Episode for this Series using a video that already exists in the Media Library y
15. first time slot with red lettering is still waiting for the content to upload 2 the second time slot with blue lettering has already pulled the video from Connect 2014 TelVue Corporation 16000 Horizon Way Suite 500 Mt Laurel NJ 08054 TelVue Connect is a trademark of TelVue Corporation 800 885 8886 www telvue com lt lt Wednesday May 2 2012 gt gt Time Program Episode Source Start Stop Duration Options a 14 00 00 14 30 00 15 00 00 Science Nation Black Holes Black Moles Connect 15 00 00 15 02 30 0002 30 Modify 15 02 30 15 30 00 Conter 16 00 09 Content 16 30 00 Concert TetVue Connect Overview 16 43 58 Content 17 00 09 Concert 16 40 00 Exampte TelVue Connect Overview Connect 16 40 00 16 43 58 00 03 58 Modify Note What if there is a conflict between the Broadcast Server and Connect programming By default Connect will override any scheduling conflicts between Connect scheduling and local application scheduling with each sync But if you need to protect all of your local scheduling events then uncheck the Use Connect server schedule as Master box in the Broadcast Server s Config gt Edit Schedule Settings Dashboard Content Tasks Record Programming Program Guide Reports Contig W onfiguration gt Edit Schedule Settings A Allow Scheduling Of A Unattached Content Missing Files Alert Window 4 ours Hours in advance to alert of scheduled programs
16. freely editable by Admins Program Coordinators and Moderators but not Contributors When a Moderated Contributor submits an item for moderation the item is locked The Contributor cannot make changes to it For a Contributor to be able to edit an item in Moderation they must pull it out of moderation by rescinding it They will see Rescind buttons in their interface Moderated Program Coordinators do not see Rescind buttons on their moderated content because the permissions of their role allow them to freely edit content at any time even while it is Pending and Approved Changes to Published Approved Items Only Admins Program Coordinators and Moderators can make changes to published items Contributors are not permitted to make changes to published items If you need to allow a 2014 TelVue e O gt orporation 16000 Horizon Way Suite 500 Mt Laurel NJ 08054 LI Mo TMs A dun dAnwarls AL TANA TABAARFA AK Q QO Q9 R_99QoQ6 anana talhia m s a trademark of TelVue Corporation 800 885 8886 www telvue com HoA NA DK j lelVue Connect 12 Contributor to make changes to an approved item any of your Admins or Moderators may remove Approved status from an item by clicking the Undo Approval button on the media Remember Program Coordinators who are not Moderators will not see Approve Reject or Undo Approval buttons Only Admins and Moderators have these m
17. he fields which are most likely to be used repeatedly as you add media e Click on the Create Preset button at the bottom of the page To use a Metadata Preset Fill Us ng Preset Oe i ud Application Method 7 Merge daa Fill From Preset e In the Metadata sub tab of each piece of media choose your Preset name from the pulldown next to Fill Using Preset e Choose from one of three choices in Application Method e Overwrite always replaces existing metadata with newly entered values e Merge replaces existing metadata with newly entered values only if the new value is not blank e Fill Empty replaces existing metadata with newly entered values only if existing metadata is blank e Click Fill from Preset and tweak information as needed e Review changes and Save Clear Content Storage The Clear Storage Space option in the individual media pulldown menu is a housekeeping tool to help you stay within your organization s storage quota This action deletes the broadcast video file from TelVue Connect while keeping the metadata and preview files intact Use this option ONLY AFTER your broadcast files have been distributed to your TelVue broadcast server just for show The page at hitps connecttelvue com says Warring This action wil free up storage by deleting transcoded assets but R will interfere with Wedung if you have not distributed tis vdeo first Cancel OK 10 9 13 1 50 om Draft
18. ia Library and the Series will show Syndicated Series up in their Series tab As new episodes are syndicated these will 25 automatically be transferred to the Affiliate s Media Library Video Producer Option The TelVue Connect Video Producer is an add on feature that allows you to produce professional videos right in the TelVue Connect interface Video Producer is perfect for creating ads or sponsorship spots community bulletin boards promos and more Starting with a wide variety of dynamic styles and pre licensed background music you can produce these videos by simply adding your own images videos and text The finished videos will show up in your Media Library to be scheduled to your TelVue broadcast server or downloaded for use elsewhere For organizations with the Video Producer feature all users in your organization can access this powerful tool This allows contributors without any video production expertise to create stunning videos to submit to you How to Create a Video Organizations with the Video Producer feature enabled in TelVue Connect will see the Produce a Video option in the pulldown menu under the Media tab Open it and you will see this window Dashboard Media Moderation Collections j Schedule Activity ContactUs Administration This video is missing something IMAGES Please add your images videos and text 3 VIDEO CLIPS and choose a style and song to produce a video Use the buttons
19. ight from the storyboard view by clicking on the star at the top left of each thumbnail 3 Reset to return to default choices 4 You can Delete from this interface or by clicking on the X on the top right of each thumbnail You can also Rotate Highlight Edit Duplicate or Delete selected elements from the menu at the bottom of the storyboard interface e Use this editor to choose the portion of the clip to use in Rotate your final video Highlight The time is Emited to 10 seconds to maximise artistic presentation Tip Duplicate this video to use multiple potions of the Original clip Adjust length and start position of each video clip Edit Video Clips With uploaded video clips you have additional editing options 1 Clip Length You can choose up to 10 seconds of an uploaded clip 2 Clip Starting Point Use the slider to choose the starting point 3 Clip Audio You can choose whether or not to include the audio Re arrange the Elements Upload your elements in any order and drag them around in the storyboard interface until you have the sequence you like You can preview and change the style and music at any time Video Pacing Affects how long each photo is displayed If the video feels slow or some photos didn t fit into the song try a faster setting If the video feels too fast try fewer images and a slower setting Or use Automatic to leave it to us Slower Faster _ Automa
20. il fields are required Connect will send the new user an e mail for verification The Admin can choose whether to pre select a password or allow the user to create their own by clicking on the confirmation link in the email they receive You must fill in the Provider fields for Contributors The Provider is the organization the user represents such as a school district or department or production house If your organization has a code for that Provider enter that in the Provider ID field If there is no code we suggest something like the domain name or other useful information pertaining to their group TelVue Connect User Manual v 1 6 June 2014 4 Dashboard Media Moderation Series Schedule Activity Contact Us Tal ue Users New Us New User First name Rows Admin Program Coordinator Last name O Contributor Voceratior Moderator This user s content is mode icoOrmmnouiors will be noe ate Username Email send me emal notfcatons about 8 Upcoming unfilled scheduling siots Content have submitted for moderation Time zone Provider ID Change your Password For security purposes we recommend changing your password from time to time Here s how 1 Login with your current username and password 2 Navigate to the upper right of the web app and select your username next to the Log Out option 3 This will direct you to the Edit User form in which you can ent
21. nchanged Save Cancel Note If your TelVue Broadcast Server does not yet have a Connect option please contactsupport telvue com and we will help you set it up Tip We recommend that you create a utility Admin account in your organization solely for the purpose of synching to remote servers 2 Map the Channels on your Broadcast Server to Connect Once you save the Connect connection as a remote server in your Broadcast Server e log back into Connect e navigate to Admin gt Channels e click on New Channel and you will get this form TelVue Connect User Manual v 1 6 June 2014 15 TelVue Dashboard Series Scheduling Media Activity lew Channe New Channel Website Broadcast server ontact information You will have to fill out this form in Connect for each Channel on your Broadcast Server The Channel ID must match the Channel ID on your broadcast server To find the Channel ID in your broadcast server click any channel on the Broadcast Server dashboard and it s the number at the end of the URL in the address bar in your browser YY showcase teve inc 3000 config edit_chanrel 1 Scheduling data will begin to sync to your broadcast server once that connection is established The servers will look for new scheduling information roughly every five minutes Once the scheduling information is in sync the Connect programming will show up in your Broadcast Server schedule like this 1 the
22. oderation type features Distribution Once the videos are available how do you distribute these to your broadcast server There are several options Server Integration If you have a TelVue server you can push both the content and schedule to the broadcast server Auto Distribution In the Edit User window the Administrator can specify that a certain contributor s uploads will go directly to a designated server The Auto Distribution feature allows you to choose from a list of integrated servers Content specifically uploaded by that contributor once Published will automatically get pushed to that server Push to Server MaAdmins and Program Coordinators can also push videos up to the broadcast server from the Media Tab e Select the videos you want to transfer e Click on the pull down menu next to the bulk action gear icon e Choose Distribute e A pop up will ask you to choose from the list of integrated servers Distribute 1 video selected gt E Edit Distribute amp Syndicate amp Unsyndicate p a he Delete Manually Download Content Madmins and Program Coordinators might want to download videos from Connect for a couple of reasons 1 Using Connect for consistent transcoding but have uses for the video other than in the automatic 13 broadcast workflow or 2 Manual transfer of the transcoded files to a broadcast server other than TelVue This is easily don
23. option in the pulldown menu associated with a particular video This takes you to the Media page where the user will add Title and Short Summary Required and Episode ID if relevant Please note that the Title you assign to a video in TelVue Connect is going to be the filename of that video once downloaded from TelVue Connect whether for your own station or through the Media Exchange TelVue Connect User Manual v 1 6 June 2014 7 Metacata Distr buttons Comments Short summary Se es IO Syndicate share this video gt 000000 Creative Commons Altribution NonConmrmercial Details ShareAlike 3 0 United States i DOSS Voia Type on Created 10 15 13 12 56 om Replace file SATUS Pubis haod 1 13 13 1139 am MPEG TS 010420 279 3860279 ms 3 75 Mbps Additional metadata fields can be accessed through a separate Metadata sub tab seen from the Media Edit window These fields are optional unless your organization has subscribed to the CableLabs Metadata Feature in TelVue Connect 2014 TelVue Corporation 16000 Horizon Way Suite 500 Mt Laurel NJ 08054 TelVue Connect is a trademark of TelVue Corporation 800 885 8886 www telvue com TelVue Connect User Manual v 1 6 June 2014 8 Media Fill Using Preset F3 Application Method Q PP Directors Short summary First narne Last name Add director Description Producers First name Last name Add producer Episode id Li
24. ou can Add from Media Library and it will take you to a list of usable Media Tip A useful filter on that page is the Videos that fit this series slots option which narrows the choices to only videos that match the episode length for that particular series Once a video has been uploaded you can add the metadata even while Connect starts the automatic transcode to your specs The transcoding specs can only be set by a TelVue administrator based on your requirements You can view the transcoding progress in the Activity tab If the transcode fails for any reason you will get e mail notification As the video gets transcoded Connect simultaneously creates a preview version of the content which can be accessed from both the Media index or the Media edit screens To upload a DVD In Chrome drag the VIDEO _TS folder on to the Connect media upload page In other browsers drop the VOB files from the VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD onto Connect s media upload page Drop only the VOB files that start with VTS_ in other words VTS_01_1 VOB VTS_01_2 VOB and VTS_01_3 VOB and so on Connect will stitch the files into a single video the background Please be patient while this process happens You may not see progress in the Activity page right away Enter Metadata Once a video has been uploaded the Contributor should fill in some basic information about that video To get to the Metadata fields click on the Edit
25. proval of your Moderators before they are made live in the system Assuming Publishing and Moderation are active users will see a Save Draft and Publish option on the media edit pages along with space for an optional comment to the Moderators When a Moderated User clicks Publish the video will be marked Pending and will enter the Moderation Queue Moderators are notified via email of the new item in the queue and the Moderated User s comment is included in that email Short summary The user will not be allowed to encaman publish media until all required N metadata has been entered PERENE Compare that with what the Moderator sees when looking at the same page for a video that is Pending Connect gives the Moderator the power to approve or reject this Short summary Save Draft Publish video Once approved the video s status changes to Episode ID Published Approved content is now usable in the system eee whether that be for scheduling or distribution a anya Upon approval or rejection the Moderator may include a comment back to the Moderated User to explain the reason for approval or Update Submitted Version rejection A new email is sent to the Moderated User with the Moderator s comment included If rejected the Moderated User may iid Approve Reject make the appropriate changes and resubmit for approval Rescinding Items in moderation are
26. roadcast Server will play whatever continuity you have set for it 4 Broadcast Servers displays a list of integrated broadcast servers Not to be confused with the list of integrated Channels You might be scheduling several channels on the same server The Channel listings are found in the pulldown under the Administration tab under Channels 5 Publishing Moderation If you check the Moderate new Contributors option every new Contributor s uploads will automatically be subject to the Moderation feature 6 EULA This is where the Administrator can put in an End User License Agreement and choose whether or not to require Connect users to sign off on it before proceeding Manage User Accounts A contributors can upload their videos manage their own media including entering metadata manage and schedule episodes for their series Program Coordinators can do everything a Contributor can and can additionally manage and schedule all series and episodes and manage all media for their organization MThe Administrator can perform all functions It is the only role which can create users and adjust the technical configurations When creating new Program Coordinators or other Admins the Administrator also can assign Moderator permissions Note that Moderator is not a separate role but an additional level of permission granted to either Program Coordinators or Contributors To create a new user the Username and Ema
27. s Madmins can see all activity in the organization Merogram Coordinators and on Contributors see only their own Contact Us displays contact information specific to your organization The Administration tab is where the Administrator configures your Organization Settings Users and Channels Organization Settings Before creating your user accounts the Admin should take the time to customize your organization s TelVue Connect settings a b Contact Us This tab is seen by every user but can only be edited by the Admin Enter any contact information relevant to Connect users such as the email address or phone number of your Connect Administrator or Program Coordinator The Contact Us text area Supports Markdown an easy way to format text embed hyperlinks create bulleted and numbered lists etc Organization Settings This is done under the Administration tab and gives you the following choices 1 Profile Fill in organization information Upload organization logo 2 Usage Organization Settings Displays remaining disk space e Choose auto delete time frame to free up disk space vs your quota and delete old media e Set maximum upload file size 3 Episode Tolerance default is or five seconds but the Admin can adjust the margins If program from Connect is 5 secs long Connect will truncate the last 5 secs before sending to the Broadcast Server If the program from Connect is 5 secs too short the B
28. the Administration tab and gives you the option of writing your own licensing terms or choosing several versions of the Creative Commons license Dashboard Media Moderation Collections Schedule Activity ContactUs Administration Organization Settings End User License Agreement EULA Episode Tolerance Broadcast Servers Publishing Moderation EULA Transcoding Presets Syndicated Content License Use Creative Commons License Enter Custom License Text o Allow Rermixing g Prohibit Commercial Use Require Share Alike co DOQO OS This work is icensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike United States 3 0 License 2 The option to Syndicate each piece of media is accessed through the pulldown menu on the right Once Syndicated your media becomes visible in the Media Exchange 3 An Affiliate can browse the Media Exchange preview entire shows in the browser interface and License the selections for download or distribution to a broadcast server for playout These are the options an Affiliate sees in the Media Exchange 24 Private Groups n CONNECT The Private Group Feature in Media Exchange is an option for a group of Stations that might want to share some videos among themselves but not necessarily to the entire Connect user base Macia Exchange Meda Private Groups are visible only to the members of that group and can be accessed from the Group pull down menu
29. tic A Cancel OK h This slider adjusts the pacing and length of your video project 28 Change the Pacing If you want to speed up or slow down the entire montage click on the Video Options link at the lower right of the storyboard and you will get a Video Pacing popup with Automatic checked by default Uncheck Automatic and you have the option of slowing down or speeding up the pacing of elements within your theme It s a Wrap Once you are happy with your choices preview one more time and then Finalize your video Under the TelVue Connect Activity tab you will see the video first Render and then TelVue Connect will create a preview and a broadcast version of your video ready for distribution If you change your mind after you have Finalized your video you can go back to the Video options in the Media Library and either Edit a Production which will automatically replace your video with the new version or Edit a Copy of a Production which keeps both the original and the copy
30. under the Media Exchange Media Exchange tab To browse within your group just select the group name from that menu Media Exchange jersey Access Group To add media to a Private Group Users of a Media Exchange Private Group will see an Edit Syndication choice on the Actions menu beside each media entry Edit Syndication gives you a popup checklist allowing the Syndicator to decide whether to add this video to the public Media Exchange or to any number of Private Groups to which this user belongs Change Syndication Status Select one or more syndication group to syndicate or deselect all to unsyndicate Media Exchange BTG Studios MFT Net Edit Download Edit Syndication If your organization is interested in setting up a Media Exchange Private Group please contact Series Syndication You can syndicate an entire Series through the TelVue Connect Media Exchange An Affiliate who subscribes to a Syndicated Series will automatically get new episodes as these are added to the Media Exchange by the Syndicator Series can be syndicated by checking off the Syndicate share this series option in the Edit Series page In order to syndicate a Series Series each individual episode must also be syndicated Media Exchange Series The Series then shows up in the Series tab of the Media Exchange When an Affiliate chooses to license this series all episodes will show up in their Med
31. with missing files Use Start Trim End Trim 00 00 Default JPG Duration Applies globally where content is not associated with a specific channel 10 Save Cancel Create and Schedule Playlists Upon request TelVue can activate the Playlist Option in an organization s Connect account The Playlist Option adds the flexibility of grouping loose videos into a single block of programming which can then be scheduled any number of times Once the Playlist Option has been activated the Program Coordinator will see a Collections tab in the top nav bar and under that will be displayed both Series and Playlists 17 Series Playlists Description asdf When creating a new playlist the title is required but the description is optional Once a playlist is created you can click on the thumbnail and then add media to the Playlist in same way as you would to a Series drag and drop a video onto the page or pick from the existing media library Tol Vuo Pieyllste sad Play st items sadf Descriptor asdi Total Duratioy 00 06 10 Add trom Media Library Sequence The added media appear in the playlist view and are assigned sequence numbers You can reorder the videos by dragging and dropping items Changes are not saved until you click the Save Order button on the top right From this screen can also delete items from playlist or use the bulk selector You will get a
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