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1. START LUCI AV SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER Select page Input EQ The Input EQ enables you to perform some equalizing during recording so you can improve the frequency response or sound quality of any PocketPC We also added support for saving and loading presets so you can use equalizing for already known PocketPC s Check www luci eu downloads html for available EQpresets To set or adjust the EQ yourself you have the ability to play a prerecorded un EQ d wav file while you are adjusting the EQ First you use Luci AV Setup to enable Luci AV to record a wav file new project tab and no Input EQ deselect EQ Enable Start Luci AV create a new project and record a test file while you are speaking into the microphone you are going to use the recorded file will be called default00 wav for instance Quit Luci AV and start LuciAV Setup go to the Input EQ and press Play file you can choose any wav file you have recorded earlier but for this example choose default0O wav The recording will be played continuously so you can now set the EQ to improve the quality of the recording Be sure to select EQ Enable and press On for every band you want to use ADDITIONAL EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS Allow profile selection in Luci AV Switch this on to allow the user to choose an Input EQ type you predefined here This allows them to use different EQ settings for internal Microphone external Microphone of type A2. with a new name is written The names are selected as follows If for example you have made a project video the first file that is recorded will be video00 After stopping and then re starting a recording the file video01 will be recorded etc O Luci uses the standard camera application to record video so you have to stop recording the video and exit the camera using the usual buttons When the camera is exited and the Luci windows appears again the recording IS stopped automatically File Publish Edit Tools User guide workflow o LUCI AV Record The Record tool is the tool that allows you to record audio only It has large buttons so that everything can be operated easily We are assuming that you have worked with recording equipment before so the controls should be self explanatory A a Ti eg ES Things you should be aware of are O Each time a recording is started a new file with a new name is written The names are selected as follows If for example you have made an mp2 project video 1 the first file that is recorded will be video 100 mp2 After stopping and then re starting a recording the file video 101 mp2 will be recorded etc This doesn t have the disadvantages of ONE large difficult to manage file and it is also more reliable and will result in less damage if a mistake is made by accident O If your PocketPC has its own record button you can also use that one
3. length 0 555 85 File Publish Edit Tools Luci AV File Publish Edit Tools Notice that the new copy is inserted before the original recording and at this moment has the same length as the original recording because the Crop Begin and Crop End positions are the same You can now go back to Tools Editor and choose other Crop Begin and Crop End positions for the original recording and or make other copies if you like If you later on want to change the new clip my new name you can always do that by selecting it and in the editor change the Crop Begin and Crop End positions You can even make a copy of a copy Cutting recordings Cutting recordings is like copying a non destructive process no changes are made to the file no new files have to be written Only information about which parts of a recording are skipped cut is saved Below an example of how to cut out an unwanted piece of a recording This is the recording we want to cut out the circled part First start defining the begin of the cut place the cursor on approximately the begin and choose Edit Cut Begin Then place the cursor near the end of the cut you want to make You will see the next screen in the editor User guide workflow Editor extra features File File Publish Publish Edit Edit Tools Tools The black line indicates the beginning of this new Cut in the waiting room It is in the
4. If you want to use or save a piece of the recording to a new file you can also choose Edit Crop Begin and Edit Crop End to select the range you want to copy Choose File Save selection and that part is now saved to a file ready to be added to any Clip list If you open Clip Editor and choose insert file you can add the piece of recording in to the list User guide workflow Editor extra features Luci AV Hat Be Crop begin Crop end Copy to clip editor Cut begin Cut end Mark File Publish Tools E File Publish Edit Tools Type in a new name 1 Video 100 Non destructive editing Luci Edit has the following extra menu items for non destructive editing Choose Edit Copy to Clip editor Copy this recording to the clip list a copy of this recording is inserted into the clip list before the present recording The present Crop Begin and Crop End points are copied also and you can give this copy a new name This copy feature is non destructive no new file will be created only the information about the Crop Begin and Crop End points is copied and a new clip in the clip list will be created with the new name you provide This new item in the clip list will also still refer to the same recording More about this below Choose Edit Cut Begin Start defining a Cut with the beginning at the cursor s present location or define a new cut begin for the cut you are editing More
5. For PDA not applicable Bitrate Kbps The mp2 bitrate is adjustable The sample frequency is ALWAYS 48 kHz even if a PocketPC can only record with 44 1 kHz maximum Luci AV contains sample rate converters that are automatically activated when necessary during recording and playback without you having to do anything Possible bit rates are 32 48 56 64 80 96 112 128 160 192 224 and 256 Kbit per second For video this bitrate determines the bitrate of the audio in the mp4 file that is published The compression format for publishing with video is always AAC Video size Choose the resolution of the video you want to record but keep in mind that not all PDA s support the resolutions displayed Go to adjust the next page or choose menu File Save and exit to save and leave Setup Set up technical guide o LUCI AV FTP ne Luci Video Setup Register New Project FTP Email Allow profile selection in Luci _ Profil FTP Server ftp servage net _ Resume transfer silently START LUCI AV SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER Select page FTP FTP or file transfer protocol is used to transfer files across the internet Publishing via FTP is the preferred way to send your reported items EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS Allow profile selection in Luci AV If you have more than one FTP server profiles you regularly use to publish to in Luci AV you can allow the user to choose the appropriate server each time at
6. Luci Video Setup Register New Project FTP Email Kb Select page Email Email direct l If you want to publish send your reported items via email there are two Profile y o ways via the standard way via the outbox or the direct way in which Luci SMTP Server o AV acts as a mail client and sends the published email immediately when you press Publish The direct way saves memory and time because no O Server needs separate email has to be composed and saved in the outbox Use of the authentication outbox however enables you to store emails when at the time you have User no internet connection In both cases you must remember that with email you have to send 33 more data compared to when you use FTP Password EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS Profile You can define up to 5 profiles for the SMTP server Select the profile you wish to use If you then Publish with Luci AV you can choose 1 out of these 5 profiles SMTP server Fill in the name of your server you use to send emails direct For instance jo m mail test com File pis Next Server needs authentication When you are on the road you can log in to any internet provider you encounter But most email servers will not allow you to send an email via them when you are connected through another provider you get the message relaying denied But when you can login to your SMTP server you often ARE allowed to do that relaying possible This way you can keep
7. a unique key code that belongs to the Key code request ID particular PDA you use to register and want to use Luci AV on 1234567890 When you buy 1 or more licenses for Luci AV you receive only 1 Key code request ID from us that enables you to request the purchased Request key code Key code number of different key codes from our license server For each PDA that you register fill in the key code request ID and press Request key code First a message appears to confirm that you have an internet connection e If you have an internet connection and answer OK you will receive the key code after a few seconds e If you do not have an internet connection and still answer OK a license file called Key code request ID Irg ie 1234567890 Irg in the example on your left is copied to the My documents folder Send this file to sales luci eu and we will email you the keycode back e When you do have an internet connection but something goes wrong you can also email this file to sales luci eu After you have pressed Request key code and you received the Key code it is automatically filled into the field called Key code and a message appears to indicate how many licenses you have left if you purchased more than one Go to adjust the next page or choose menu File Save and exit to save and leave Setup User guide workflow UCI AV Project Ay New Project Filenar ar 75 gy STEP 1 New Project Filename
8. about this below Choose Edit Cut End Start defining a Cut with the end at the cursor s present location or define a new cut end for the cut you are editing More about this below Choose Edit Mark Define a marker at the cursor s present location Copying recordings Below an example of how to copy a piece of a recording to the clip list First define the starting point of the new piece by setting the cursor on the starting point and choose Edit Crop begin a screen like the example on the left will appear A dashed line is painted through the cursor and 2 buttons appear 14 Allows you to push the Crop Begin backwards slightly L gt Allows you to push the Crop Begin forward slightly Just listen and adjust until you think it s ok Do the same with the Crop End When ready choose Edit Copy to Clip editor a window will appear that enables you to enter a new name for this copy if you like A new name will be generated automatically the old name with a preceding number that represents the number of copies made of the original recording You can also type in your own name if you like For the purpose of this example we type my new name And press OK If you then choose Tools Clip editor the new name will appear in the list User guide workflow Editor extra features Name min Time Dat my new name 0 09 5 28 27 Video 100 0 09 5 28 27 Video 101 0 26 Video 102 0 10
9. external Microphone of type B etc Profile Choose a profile or give a profile aname You can define 5 profiles maximum Overall gain Set the overall gain of this EQ setting High Mid Low There are 3 parametric bands available low mid and high You can individually switch On or Off each band EQ Enable Here you can switch On or Off the EQ all together SPECIAL FEATURE FOR SELECTED PDA s In most cases you want only 2 EQ settings one for using the internal Mic and one for an external Mic using our MCA3 cable When the preset names of 2 presets end on _int and _ ext respectively Luci will try to detect if a headset is connected MCA3 is connected and chooses the correct preset automatically No headset gt int Headset gt _ext You can check in the about project tool if Luci detects it correctly PDA s known to be compatible are Samsung Omnia many HTC devices I Mate 9502 Go to adjust the next page or choose menu File Save and exit to save and leave Setup Set up technical guide Audio By Luci AV Setup Sample rate accuracy Measure Sample rate 0 Compensate in codecs START LUCI AV SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER Select page Audio EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS Digital gain control in Luci AV If you check this you can add some extra gain from within Luci AV Keep in mind that this gain is applied in software so after the analog to digital conversion In the Luci AV Record
10. jack input For reliable connection of external microphones O Non square screen Preferred requirements of a PocketPC for maximum connectivity o GSM oO WIFI O HSDPA O Bluetooth stereo O USB host capability Recommended accessory for Luci AV O High speed SD card like Sandisk Premier Micro SD card O Tripod for a better shooting stability O MCA3 4 Cable for connecting an external microphone Quick installation guide LUCI AV Software installation There are 2 ways to install Luci AV Download the PC install program directly from www luci eu downloads html This enables you to install the software with your PC through your ActiveSync Windows mobile connection O Download the cab file directly from www luci eu downloads html with your PDA and start the installation directly on your PDA License installation Luci AY Setup ae iz 12 57 START SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER Register New Project FTP Email You will now enter the page Register If you have purchased Luci AV online via www luci eu purchase html your Keycode request ID will be issued in your order confirmation e Mame mail If you have purchased Luci AV any other way you will also receive an e mail with these important numbers Be sure to save these company numbers in case you need to re install your Luci AV Software Email address Registration is the process of unlocking your software for one particular PDA To unlock you request
11. now you can continue to play and find the next region you want to cut User guide workflow Editor extra features You can have more than 1 cut in a recording Important notice to be able to define a new cut you have to leave the editing mode of the present cut You do that as mentioned above by playing from somewhere outside the currently edited cut or jumping to a marker Crop End or Crop Begin To start editing an already defined cut you jump with the J and ED buttons to the cut you want to change File Publish Edit Tools Editor extra features AV Editor extra features Video Editing We ve been editing the audio track before publishing but you don t want a interview which starts when someone s eyes are closed Therefore we ve got the AV Editor In the Clip editor you can select the right clip to edit and open this in the AV Editor After selecting the right clip press Tools AV Editor You now see the Video 101 mp4 recording in the Edit window Here you can play and edit As well as this you can use the fast forward and rewind buttons to move quickly through the recording while hearing fragments of it This gives the possibility of aurally assessing where the important parts of the recording are located To fine tune to the beginning of the recording you van use the frame stepping buttons Ls Allows you to step 1 frame 0 05 sec back Allows you to step 1 frame 0 05 sec forward File Pub
12. tool the following button appears Use the up down buttons of your PDA to change the gain or tap on the knob with your stylus and drag it up and down Output volume control If you check this you can change the output volume from within Luci AV In the Luci AV Record tool the following button appears Use the left right buttons of your PDA to change the volume or tap on the knob with your stylus and drag it up and down Sample rate accuracy Many PDA s have a sample rate that is not as accurate as one likes it to be With this option you have the ability to measure the exact sample rate of your PDA and let Luci AV compensate for this inaccuracy To measure press the button Measure sample rate and wait until the counter is 0 You will see the real sample rate of your PDA appearing to the right of the button 44100 is the value it is supposed to be Some PDA s have a sample rate that is even as high as 44300 Mark the box Compensate in codecs to let Luci AV compensate for any inaccuracy encountered in the above step Set up technical guide Options 1 By Luci AV Setup a TE Ss START LUCI AV SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER Publish Input EQ Audio Ge Opt A Select page Options1 Record tool e Show max time Show battery state L Lite Av _ Screen flip _ Disable Activesync Clip editor Record tool m Detailed In this group you can change options for the Record tool Luci start up project list Show max tim
13. 01 0 26 Length of the clip in minutes and seconds Video 102 0 10 O length 0 49s 0 O Time and date of the original recording O Storage location and file name of the original recording Cinsert a Remove TA ASS Publish Edit Tools Go to adjust the next page or choose menu File Save and exit to save and leave Setup Set up technical guide Options 2 Luci Edit Setup Option Ale L PDAudio Options E Exit on Close Low memory warning MB START LUCI AV SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER Select page Options2 EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS Exit on Close Normally on a PDA if you click on the X in the upper right corner of a window the window will not close but go into the background If you want Luci AV to really exit and free up precious memory then mark his box and Luci AV will exit when you press the X Low memory warning MB Free working memory not storage memory can be monitored in Luci AV You can define a low memory point with this option When Luci detects no more free memory available then this a warning appears which also allows you to soft reset the device then after saving project When memory is running low the whole PDA can slow down considerably What is low Look at the free memory in settings memory main program Luci AV needs 4MB so if you don not plan to use many other applications together with Luci AV subtract an additional 4MB for other programs an
14. Start up Luci AV in your Programs Folder If not registered yet you will see a warning that the Name software will operate in demo mode The demo mode will interrupt recordings and published files every 10 Folder Audio set seconds This enables you to try Luci AV before purchasing the full program with its complete features Type You will now enter the record window where you can make Location Storage Card recordings It is best to make a new project before starting the first recording Choose menu File New Project Luci AV will then ask your Name Type your projects name Folder Select folder in which all project files should be saved Type There is only one type of project to select at this moment Location Decice if you want to save the project files in the Main Memory or storage card for example The storage card is recommended If you have set up everything select SAVE to confirm the settings and continue or Cancel to return ON User guide workflow o LUCI AV AV Recorder After choosing the AV Record tool you will now see the AV Record Window that enables you to record a video and high quality audio file simultaneously It has large buttons so that everything can be operated easily We are assuming that you have worked with recording equipment before so the controls should be self explanatory Things you should be aware of are O Each time a recording is started a new file
15. and the first 256 characters of the accompanying text you typed o one text file with extension txt or XML file with extension xml containing ALL accompanying text The choice of whether to write a txt or XML file is dependent on the template text you choose in LuciSetup O Optional any other video s or pictures which are added Press cancel to stop the upload sometimes this might take a little while Publish by Email Publish through email direct Email size will be 177 KB If Luci AV was setup to use Email for publishing Luci AV will compose an Server Emptyl v email that is copied to the outbox of your PDA ready to be sent or send the email directly The email will have the Project name as the subject the To support luci eu v body of the email will contain ALL the text you typed in while the sound data is attached to your email with the same naming convention as via Subject Video 100 en j L Clear List Before composing the email the Publish through email form will appear that enables you to fill in some parts of the email and to check the size of the email if the email is too big it may not be wise to send it via email Use FTP instead You can now type in an email address or choose one of the 5 last used email addresses You can also change the subject if you like Just like the FTP mode it is also possible to add additional images or video files to the email Start BEE Cancel User guide wo
16. ansmission This manual consist of 5 main chapters SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The kind of devices needed software compatibility audio cards plugs etc for both users reporters and program makers technicians or web radio masters QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE Both software installation and license or registration process is explained in detail for both users reporters and program makers USER GUIDE WORKFLOW For users i e reporters who are using a PocketPC equipped with Luci AV SETUP TECHNICAL GUIDE Luci AV Setup allows program makers technicians or webmasters to define the technical setup and the general behaviour of the software TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS EXTRA FEATURES For both users reporters and program makers technicians or webmasters It explains the technical specifications like what external files can be imported what file headers are written etc System requirements LUCI AV Luci Software can be installed on your PocketPC In order to install and have optimum use of all Luci software on your device you must have the following For PocketPC O Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 and higher To see what version you have go to the Start Settings About screen of your PocketPC Minimal technical requirements of a PocketPC O Processor of 400 Mhz O 5 Mbyte of free program memory Look at Start Settings Memory Preferred requirements of a PocketPC with ease of use in mind O Headset input with 2 5 or 3 5 mm
17. aving to constantly return to the studio to get their items on TV the radio or blogsite quickly With Luci a professional quality interview can be sent to the studio immediately after recording Simply connect to the Internet upload with the relevant data included for the editor and then carry on Now that s fast reporting This is all made possible by the rapid advances in PDA s and wireless communication No difficult settings or unnecessary menus just on screen information you need and the presets you want The user friendly split screen interface lets you edit a clip s video en audio simultaneously and non destructively You also have more possibilities for importing external files The main features of Luci AV are listed below RECORD CLIP EDITOR e Mobile studio quality audio and video recording e Broadcast clips e LUCI split interface for audio and video e Paste other clips e Video frame stepping PUBLISH UPLOAD e Format MP4 Wav or MP4 MP2 e AAC Advanced Audio Codec for audio compression EDIT e Add text pictures and external files e Zoom in amp out e FTP uploading and resuming on interrupt e Set markers amp jump to markers SERVICE e Non destructive cut amp copy e Free helpdesk via email at support luci eu e Crop start end e Fast forward amp rewind MEMORY e More than 17 hours of simultaneous video and audio recording with an 8GB memory card e Real time recording with Mpeg compression less storage use and quick tr
18. cking your software for one particular PDA To unlock you request a unique key code that belongs to the Key code request ID particular PDA you use to register and want to use Luci AV on 1234567890 When you buy 1 or more licenses for Luci AV you receive only 1 Key code request ID from us that enables you to request the purchased Request key code number of different key codes from our license server For each PDA that you register fill in the key code request ID and press Request key code First a message appears to confirm that you have an internet connection O If you have an internet connection and answer OK you will receive the key code after a few seconds O If you do not have an internet connection and still answer OK a license file called Key code request ID Irg ie 1234567890 Irg in the example on your left is copied to the My documents folder Send this file to sales luci eu and we will email you the keycode back o When you do have an internet connection but something goes wrong you can also email this file to sales luci eu After you have pressed Request key code and you received the Key code it is automatically filled into the field called Key code and a message appears to indicate how many licenses you have left if you purchased more than one Go to adjust the next page or choose menu File Save and exit to save and leave Setup You will now have full access to the Luci Software
19. d try that So if you have 25 MB free set the low memory point at 25 4 4 17 MByte This will make sure that no other applications are eating up too much memory 4MByte max in this example You might think that 17 Mbyte is a bit too much but it is better to be safe than sorry when you make that precious recording Go to adjust the next page or press OK to save and leave Setup Technical specifications o LUCI AV extra features Broadcast wave file chunks When Luci AV publishes a file it will write extra information so called chunks into the published file This is a list of information Luci AV will write into the file BEXT chunk with extended SMPTE UMID FMT chunk FACT chunk DATA chunk with the mp2 data LEVL chunk containing the envelope data of Luci QLTY chunk contaning e Maximum peak e All markers e If you publish a clip list all transition points between clips are saved as a marker here also SMPTE UMID e Universal label e Material number generation method SMPTE e Instance number creation method Copy number and 16 bit PRS e Instance number e Material number Extended SMPTE UMID e Spatial co ordinates GPS e Country e Org e User Technical specifications o LUCI AV extra features Importing external files Luci AV enables you to import external files from other recording devices Nobody says that you have to record your sound bits or videos with Luci AV or a PDA If you already have recor
20. ding equipment that records audio to flash you can do the recording with that and have the PDA as your phone audio editor video editor and wireless sending equipment To import a file you simply Insert the file into the clip editor Luci AV will then calculate a new volume trace this can take a short while for long files and inserts it into the current project Wav project A wav project can import any wav file you can even mix sampling rates 16 24 bit files and mono stereo files Luci AV can import the following wav files e Supported sample rates 44 1 48 88 2 and 96 Khz e Supported bit depths 16 and 24 bit e Supported number of channels 1 and 2 e Supported headers plain wav and BWF MP2 project An mp2 project can import only mp2 files with the same bitrate and number of channels as the project you import them into Luci AV can import the following mp2 files e Supported sample rates 48 Khz e Supported bit depths 16 bit e Supported number of channels 1 and 2 e Supported headers plain mp2 and BWF MP4 project An mp4 project can import any mp4 file Luci AV can import the following mp4 files 222222 222222222222
21. e O Guenwiite damit View the Maximum recording time dar Show battery state O Load default View the battery state C Create new unique Screen flip Ol Load last used If you mark this when your screen is in portrait mode Luci AV will switch the Record tool screen to upside down mode during recording This is practical when you use an internal microphone situated on the bottom of the PDA Disable Activesync If you mark this Luci AV will shut down Activesync automatically before making a recording so it will not interfere with the recording ActiveSync can slow down your PDA considerably which in turn can cause a recording to have drop outs Luci start up project When Luci AV starts up a project you have 4 options to choose from Layout Lite If you check this Luci AV will start with only the record tool and the publish feature available This enables you to let Luci AV be used by an inexperienced user Layout Lite AV If you check this Luci AV will start with only the AVrecord tool and the publish feature available This enables you to let Luci AV be used by an inexperienced user Clip editor detailed list In the Clip editor tool you can choose to see more detailed information about each clip in the list Shown below The Options tab enables you to switch On the display of several features of Luci AV EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS e Clip editor in detailed view You can see the Video 100 0 12 O Name Video 1
22. lish Edit Tools Press this button to go directly to the audio editor The cutting and cropping tools in the AV editor are working the same way is in the audio editor Some tips To watch a little closer you can use the zoom in and zoom out buttons On the left side you can see the recording volume for easy cutting and cropping User guide workflow LUCI AV Publish If you wish to write accompanying text for the editor If you wish to write accompanying text choose menu Tools Edit Text for the editor The text will be sent later with the video s File Publish Edit Tools If you wish to send the complete clip list pasted together as 1 large file choose menu Publish Clip List Name Min Time Dat At the moment this only works with audio only files Future free updates my new name 0 09 5 28 27 will enable you to use video clips also Video 100 0 09 5 28 27 Video 101 0 26 Video 102 0 10 If you only wish to send the clip the cursor in the clip editor is pointing at length 0 555 85 choose menu Publish Clip Luci AV will combine the video and wav file together into 1 mp4 file This mp4 file is easy to process on any computer File Publish Edit Tools Publish by FTP If Luci AV was setup to use FTP for publishing a progress window will imme diately appear indicating the progress of the FTP upload Luci will then immediately send o one file containing the audio and video data
23. or mp2 It depends on your newsroom system you use what is best For instance if you have a project called test and you set the extension to wav Luci will publish a file called testwav but it will always contain mp2 compressed sound data and mp4 compressed video data Enable to file Besides publishing through the internet you can also publish to a file on your PDA To enable this you mark this box You then get 2 extra menu items in the main Luci AV program called Publish clip to file and Publish cliplist to file This is useful for exporting an edited file or cliplist to 1 file ready to be played Live via Luci Live 2 or playing movies with the movieplayer on your PDA Enable images When marked this will enable you to choose an image or video to transfer as well when you choose Publish in Luci AV Auto connect When marked Luci AV will try to establish a GPRS or 3G UMTS connection when no WiFi is available But only when you start Publishing Send through Choose how you want to publish files with Luci AV via FTP Email Outbox or Email direct see Setup FTP and Setup Email Go to adjust the next page or choose menu File Save and exit to save and leave Setup Set up technical guide Input EQ re Luci Video Setup Publish Input EQ aud 4 gt Allow profile selection in Luci EQ Overall A canes e preset Save aan O preset Mid i O Low O r
24. ra menu item Publish Image Choose this and the window on the left appears EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS Add Select an image or video to be included in the send list The send list containing all files to send will appear Remove Remove the file that the cursor is on Clear List Clears the send list Keep names If you don t want to use the naming convention mentioned below but want to keep the original names mark this Naming convention The names of the files will be substituted by the project name appended with an image or video nr the extension will however remain the same as the original For example if you send Water jpg and Spring avi in a project named test the following files will be sent test00 jpg and test01 avi After all files are added press the start button to send or cancel to go back A Set up technical guide O LUCI AV Register ra START LUCI AV SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER E Luci AY Setup T ail 12 57 Register New Project FTP Email 4 You will now enter the page Register Key code If you have purchased Luci AV online via www luci eu purchase html your Keycode request ID will be issued in your order confirmation e Mame mail If you have purchased Luci any other way you will also receive an e mail with these important numbers Be sure to save these numbers in company case you need to re install your Luci Software Email address Registration is the process of unlo
25. remove To change the name of a recorded clip in the list press twice on its name and type in the new name The icon besides the name indicates the type of recording audio only or video If there s a green check mark through the icon it indicates this file was published already A red check mark indicates the file was not published correctly or interrupted while sending you can then try to publish it again To edit a recorded clip place the cursor on the clip you want to edit and choose the editor or AV editor If you click on the bottom right image you can quickly go to the corresponding editor the audio editor for an audio only file and AV editor for a video file User guide workflow Editor extra features File Publish Edit Tools The Editor is the tool that enables you to edit the audio Everything you edit in the audio track will also be edited in the video file if there was one So if you cut the first 5 seconds audio the first 5 seconds video will also be deleted You now see the Video 100 recording in the Edit window Here you can play and edit As well as this you also have the option of viewing the recording s volume trace When using this function it is easy to visually establish where the beginning and end markers should be placed approximately As well as this you can use the fast forward and rewind buttons to move quickly through the recording while hearing fragments of it This gives the possibilit
26. rkflow O LUCI AV Publish with images and video s STEP 6 Besides publishing audio video and text only Luci AV can also publish images and additional video s with or without the other files To be able to publish images and video s you must check the Enable images check box in the Set up Publish page Choose Image or Video Clear List Remove Selected Publish images or video s Keep names Clear List Publish Images together with the sound file Besides publishing audio video and text only you have the ability to add images and additional video s to the files you are sending Then if you choose Publish new windows will appear that enables you to choose 1 or more files EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS All windows contain the extra fields and buttons you see on the left Choose Image or Video Select an image or video to be included in the send list The send list containing all extra files to send will appear Clear List Clears the send list Remove Selected Remove the file that the cursor is on Naming convention The names of the files will be substituted by the project name appended with an image or video nr the extension will however remain the same as the original For example if you send waterfall jog and test avi in a project named test the following files will be sent test00 jpg and test01 avi Publish Images only You also have the ability to only publish images and video s with the ext
27. the email settings the same regardless of how you are connected to the internet User Fill in the user name you use to login at your SMTP server Password Fill in the password belonging to your user name Test Press this to check if your server settings are correct Account Set the email account you want to use when you use the outbox Account for email via outbox Go to adjust the next page or choose menu File Save and exit to save and leave Setup Set up technical guide Publish Luci Video Setup e TE New Project FTP Email bwf header bwf UMID Country I Org Fast Publish file extension Send through FIP Enable to file C Email Outbox Enable images O Email direct Auto connect START LUCI AV SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER Select page Publish Now you choose the way you are sending out your recordings according to your FTP or Email settings EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS bwf header If you switch this Off no bwf header is written in the published file This is useful for publishing to systems that do not understand bwf headers like blogging sites bwf UMID Country Type in your country code according to ISO 3166 1 Org Type in your Organization code issued by the SMPTE User Type in your user code within the Organization file extension Type in the extension you want to use in the name for your published Broadcast Wafe BWF files Normally mpa wav bwf
28. the time of Publish Mark the box to allow this Profile You can store up to 5 profiles for the FTP server Select the profile you wish to use If you then Publish with Luci AV you can choose 1 out of these 5 profiles Each profile can have different values for the following fields FTP server Fill in the name of your server you use to upload all your items For instance ftp example com To change the port number from the default 21 to a different one type in portnumber For instance ftp example com 23 User Fill in the user name you use to login at your server Dest Dir Fill in the destiny folder you want to use on your ftp server Password Fill in the password belonging to your user name Passive Checked means Passive mode Otherwise it will be Active mode These are 2 modes for contacting your ftp server Contact your network manager to decide which mode to use Test You can test your ftp settings with this button Resume transfer silently If your connection gets lost during a transfer via FTP Luci AV can keep trying to send indefinitely without asking Normally Luci AVwill ask you if you want to resume sending a broken transfer If your FTP server allows it Luci AV will only send the part that has not been sent yet Go to adjust the next page or choose menu File Save and exit to save and leave Setup Set up technical guide Email START LUCI AV SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER ne
29. to start and stop recording in Luci AV To enable this please make sure you have this record button pointing to Luci AV in your PDA s settings buttons screen O If you press the record button during recording a marker is written at that specific point in the recording You can write as many markers as you like File Publish Edit Tools El User guide workflow Clip editor S Luci AV File Publish Edit pe sx 3 56 PM 17 0 9 41 PM 17 0 9 43 PM 17 0 9 43 PM 17 0 9 45 PM 17 0 Tools You have made a number of recordings in the project test and it is guaranteed that there will be some rubbish at the beginning and the end that you do not want to use and perhaps some recordings that you will want to discard altogether Both the clip editor and editor now come to good use Choose menu Tools Clip Editor All the recorded files are presented neatly in chronological order Here you can listen to all the recordings and change the playing order remove them and add old recordings Also the total length of all the recordings of the complete clip list is displayed at the bottom Insert adds a file before the cursor Remove removes the file that is under the cursor from the clip list Moves the clip up in the list moves the clip down in the list You now see 5 recorded clips for example quickly listen or watch and if you decide to remove number 1 for example you just place the cursor on the file and press
30. us LUCI AV MANUAL Table of Contents Introduction E O 4 Oystein edule MENS u ae re 5 QulckinstalaliongUdena needed 6 SOllware installation nennen 6 PAPA 6 User quidey WOTK Wisconsin a 7 PMO CC PA O E E O 7 AA A A ee A coe tee 9 ROCO dealer ie 10 Ello O Lio O en ee a et Na A 11 User guide workflow een 12 EAO EE CA ds ad 12 Editor extra features O ie SET Saag Ee EEG 13 Nondestructive SAN NG paste ae Br te unease 13 COPYING TECOS nee een 13 Editor extra features ES rca enc lec os AA ene cdo dee SEN ea 14 GUNG SCORING Sri ticas 14 Editor extra features aaa 15 Editor extra features O 16 Publish O A A E PA E Se at aca EA csr A EEE pe ducted gee nada ees 18 FNS EOY TE AA EE UE e O teaser areata teste 19 PUSHY EN libri 19 Publish With Images and VICO Sisi ii as 20 Set UD TECHNICA OI reeeo e aE aE ENO EEN Eaa 21 REEE E ae Y 21 PE PER E E E uteoveae 25 FE TV ll Ue E EE PAIA AE E A bala E O A A SEA 26 A a PO E TOO ee 27 lalo DIE O AA E E o nn Ne NE ene ane ee 29 AUTO a see 31 OBIONS Ian 32 A rent 34 Technical specifications EXU IC A T a a a 35 Broadcast wave TlleCHUNKSs an ne ee ae 35 IMPONG EXlernanlllesas anne 36 Introduction UCI AV FAST REPORTING AND SHOOTING VIDEO ON TV OR WEBSITE WITH EXTENDED NON DESTRUCTIVE EDITING FEATURES Congratulations with your choice of Luci AV Luci AV is a fantastic product that a journalist can use throughout the day while on the road without h
31. waiting room because the Cut End is not defined yet To define the Cut End place the cursor near the end play and listen if it is ok press The following screen now appears The red line in the graph now marks the piece of audio that is cut out from the recording and indicates that you are editing this cut otherwise it is green If you press the play button now playing begins automatically 1 second before the cut start This enables you to quickly listen to the cut and see if it is ok In general when the cursor is somewhere inside the region of a cut that is being edited playing begins with this so called pre roll If the end is not ok you can immediately continue changing the end of the cut Use the LJ and gt A to push the end of this cut backwards or forward Just like with defining the Crop Begin or Crop End Or you can reposition the cursor somewhere else if the cursor is not exactly on the beginning or end of the cut the following buttons appear that enable you to set the Cut Begin or Cut End at the cursor position Le to define the new Cut Begin or b to define the new Cut End To remove a cut set the cursor on the begin or end of the cut and press the red arrow MX You can also undo amp or redo Y this The red line indicates that you are editing this cut If you are ready you can stop editing this cut by placing the cursor somewhere outside the cut out region and press Play The red line changes into a green line
32. with all features included in the application of your choice without any interruption Set up technical guide New Project By Luci AV Setup S Register New Project FTP Email Pul 4 r folder Storage Card Audio default name C Select template text Do not use template text Get GPS position Record format wav Bitrate Kbps O mp2 Video size 640x480 Y LUCI AV START LUCI AV SETUP IN YOUR PROGRAMS FOLDER Select page New Project EXPLANATORY FIELDS AND BUTTONS Select folder name Enables you to select the default folder and name of a new project as well as the default project name that Luci AV starts with Select template text You can choose a default text file that Luci AV reads to pre fill the text editor with when you create a new project You can choose a text file or XML file If you choose an XML file Luci AV will publish an XML file instead of a txt file Get GPS position If you tick this Luci will get the GPS position when known when you create a new project and wrties this into the file that s published so any newsroom system can read it It s written into the SMPTE extended UMID of a bwf file Record Format wav or mp2 If you want to record video always set this to wav if you only record audio you can choose to record in Windows WAV format or compressed mp2 the bit rate for which you can set next to it Stereo If you want to record stereo check this
33. y of aurally assessing where the important parts of the recording are located Press this button to go directly to the AV editor O Choose Edit Crop Begin or Edit Crop End You define the absolute begin and end of the recording The actual recording before the begin or after the end is not gone only the begin and end positions are marked and used in the clip editor or during publishing Notice that 2 counters are presented in the screen the left one is the current position of the cursor the right one is the total length of the clip list which is updated each time you make any changes to the clip you re editing O If you have set markers during the recording they are shown at their position in the upper part of the volume trace You can also define new markers with the menu item Edit Mark O To remove markers set the cursor on the marker and press the red arrow M You can also undo Hor redo this O The Jand L Ybuttons are used to jump to markers in one go If for example you are at the beginning of the file and you have set markers at 1 4 and then 3 4 of the recording then the Ey key will bring you immediately to 1 4 then to 3 4 and then to the end of the recording If you then press that key again you will jump to the beginning of the following clip in the clip list etc If after playing you press Stop and then for a second time press Stop again the cursor will jump back to where you started playing before
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