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1. When you leave the Chroma Key edit screen the activated profile is the one that will be applied when you will create an offside line animation The active profile is displayed on a black background on the Chroma Key edit screen 2 5 Adding and Customizing the Graphic Suite 2 5 1 Graphic Suite Definition and Components The graphic suite includes the graphic packs for the various tools you can use in Epsio offside arrow circle graphics The graphic pack contains the definition of the components of a given Epsio graphic tool in other words this is the graphic chart of the tool A series of template graphic packs is available for each graphic tool When the graphic pack is loaded its various targets components can be customized to your needs The following schema gives you an overview on the elements included in a graphic suite and how they are hierarchically organized The customization is performed at the level of the target parameters The schema does not show all possible targets and target parameters for the available tools Targets Targets Arrow color i Text font To be able to perform an animation in Epsio you need to define and load a graphic suite You will create load and modify your graphic suite from the TOOLS tab in Epsio Once the graphic suite has been loaded in Epsio the same suite is automatically loaded each time Epsio is started Configuration 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70
2. A February 2014 2 4 3 40 Chroma Key Parameters You can create and manage up to four chroma key definitions from the LSM Remote Panel or in Epsio using the chroma key profiles The various chroma key parameters allow you to define or refine a chroma key profile The representation of the chroma key definition in a color space will help you visualize the range of colors taken into account in the chroma key definition Representation of the Chroma Key in Epsio A YUV color space is displayed on the CHROMA tab in Epsio to represent the color range selected in the chroma key Coe F The chroma key definition is represented as follows on the color space e The black box in the color space corresponds to the colors that are totally removed on the chroma key layer black e The colors between the black and white boxes in the color space correspond to the transition color range in other words to the colors that will be more or less removed on the chroma key layer The white box is clearly displayed in Epsio e The colors outside the white box in the color space correspond to the colors that are not removed on the chroma key layer white Representation of the Chroma Key on the Monitor A YUV color space is displayed on the top left corner of the monitor to represent the color range selected in the chroma key It contains additional scales with sliders to reflect the hue saturation and black level or brightness o
3. a y s find f tA F 7 Poy f SA f j4 7 S ij PPS ETETE w a ee tee Check that the 16 meter line and 6 meter line are correctly matched 3 test Move the camera back to the goal area keeping the 6 meter and 16 meter lines All lines must match If the tests are not satisfactory refine the calibration by matching several calibration points again Each time you modify your calibration you need to perform the tests again When you do not achieve perfect results using calibration points you can modify the advanced settings for the camera position in the Current area to fine tune your calibration These parameters allow a global modification of the calibration for each camera taking into account the X Y Z position as well as the orientation with the pan tilt and roll angles See also the description of the Advanced group box in the section Current Camera Area on page 18 Configuration 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Testing the Central circle All lines must be correctly matched on the calibration shot Besides this you should test three additional test shots 1 test Using the same view as your calibration shot Check that the central circle is correctly matched and that the borders of the half way line are correctly matched If necessary reposition the faulty anchor points 2 test Center the camera on the half way line to see the whole line When you draw
4. an offside line on this shot the virtual line should touch both ends of th e half way line Due to the natural playfield curve the offside line may not fully correspond to the half way line around the middle of the line 34 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 3 test Move and zoom the camera to view the 6 meter line and part of the half way line Use this test shot to add your additional virtual points 2 3 Adding Virtual Points Purpose When Epsio is not able to automatically detect the playfield limits the operator has to validate the playfield limits manually as explained in the section 3 2 2 How to Validate the Playfield Limits on page 62 In extreme cases shots do not display any playfield line This is the case for example with a between the central line and the 16 meter line as shown below 1444 In such a situation you can use additional points which are not included in the original mapping model to validate the playfield limits It is recommended to add the additional points at this stage of the calibration Configuration 35 36 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Rules Follow the rules specified below when you add virtual points The additional virtual points are only added to the calibration of the camera angle you are editing You will not be able to use the additional virtual points on other camera angles Choose the additional virtual points
5. associate the predefined graphic packs you will need to create animations To create a graphic suite proceed as follows 1 Inthe TOOLS tab Graphics area in Epsio click the Edit radio button in the Tools working mode area The Generic tab is displayed in the lower part of the Tools tab i 2 Inthe Graphic area in Epsio Generic tab click the button 3 In the Save As window type the name you want to give to your graphic suite in the File Name field and click Save This creates a graphic suite egs file you will associate the graphic packs to 4 Inthe Generic tab click the arrow in the Tool drop down field Arrow En Arroy Circle Graphics Offside and select the tool to be included in your graphic suite Configuration 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 5 4 56 5 In the Generic tab click the ellipsis icon e on the right of the Pack field and select the default graphic pack egp file you want to use A static preview of the animation with the related parameters and associated commands on the various graphic packs are available as you click the EEES icon 6 Repeat the steps 4 and 5 for each available tool 7 Click the Save button to save the changes in the graphic suite you have created The suite whose name is displayed at the top of the Generic tab is the loaded graphic suite in other words the suite that will be taken into account as you create an
6. i J eede PAEA ae Figure 7 Good Snapshot for the calibration of the central circle with a main camera Configuration 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 3 9 Recommendations for Matching the Virtual Playfield to the Real One Virtual Points to be Matched for a 16 Meter Camera The following screenshots highlight the four virtual points you are advised to use for each camera angle of a left 16 meter camera to perform an optimal calibration Use equivalent virtual points for the right 16 meter camera Goal Area Four virtual points are used as calibration points on goal area of the left or right 16 meter camera e both ends of the 16 meter line e both ends of the 6 meter line ee dipesat Vil Gay xL f l one r f f pe i A 28 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Central Circle Four virtual points are used as calibration points e both intersections between the central line and the central circle e both upper ends of the 16 meter lines LE NAULT RENAULT _ eee nanana Configuration 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Virtual Points to be Matched for a Main Camera The following screenshots highlight the virtual points you are advised to use for each camera angle of a main camera to perform an optimal calibration Goal Area Six virtual points are used as calibration points on each shot e both ends of the 16 m
7. limits Creating Graphic Animations USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Procedure To validate the playfield limits proceed as follows 1 2 3 4 When you have entered the offside line mode right click one of the points on the virtual field This can be a virtual point you have added during the calibration Drag the virtual field to match the real playfield Release the mouse Use the mouse wheel to adjust the zoom The real playfield limits have been validated and the virtual playfield lines are now displayed in red on the monitor 3 2 3 How to Create an Offside Line Animation To create an offside line animation proceed as follows 1 In the operational menu click A B C or D to select the camera that you want to use to create the offside line animation ws oe a S Pause on the offside frame Press SHIFT D to access the Epsio menu ieee ao Co lt ltt CLT The GRAPH feature is automatically active black background Looking at the operator s PGM position the offside line using the mouse or the jog Press MARK This has the following effects e The virtual playfield is removed on the operator s PGM e A snap is created on the director s preview If you want to adjust the position of the offside line press CLEAR The nowline returns to the position on the record train that was selected when you entered the Epsio menu in step 3 Repeat step 5 to mark a new position for the beginning o
8. or right to respectively decrease or increase the parameter value For other fields proceed as usual Click the Save button regularly to save your changes 6 To edit one of the parameters displayed in the table proceed in one of the following ways To modify the value using a slider click once the requested parameter This displays a slider below the table Billboard Size Defaultvalue S12 Move the slider to the requested value The value is automatically modified in the table See also the note below To directly type the requested value in a field double click the requested parameter This opens a dialog box similar to the following one Set Variable Billboard_XSize Eg 491 52 aK cancel Click in the field type the requested parameter value and click OK 7 Click the Save button to save the changes in the graphic suite N Configuration Note The displayed slider range corresponds to a portion of the full available range and depends on the selected value If the requested value is not available in the slider range move to the nearest value available select another field then select again the requested field The slider range will be adapted and will include the requested value 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 6 58 Defining the Replay settings Introduction The Replay settings are applied by default when you play back the offside line animation on
9. using positions that you will easily identify during the live event that is to say the stadium geometry first step of the terracing static banners around the field etc Add at least two additional virtual points To add virtual points for the central circle for example you can use a shot similar to the snapshot used for the 3 calibration test of the central circle Procedure To define an additional virtual point press CTRL click where you want to add the point on the calibration shot Test To test the additional virtual points proceed as follows 1 2 3 Select a shot on which you barely see the playfield lines typically with the upper part of the half way line and a portion of the 16 meter line Press SHIFT D on the Remote Panel Reposition manually the virtual playfield on the shot using the visible playfield lines You can then check that the additional virtual points are correctly placed and match the requested position Otherwise go back to the calibration shot and modify the position of the wrong additional point Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V 2 4 Configuring the Chroma Key 2 4 1 General Information Concept of Chroma Key The chroma keying is a technique for compositing two images or frames together in which a color or a range of colors from the main image video signal is removed or made transparent revealing another image behind it The key is the image that p
10. when you enter the Epsio menu Chromak Allows the user to enter the Chroma Key menu in which you can configure the chroma key definition Refer to the section 2 4 2 Accessing the Chroma Key Menus on page 38 OSD Allows displaying or hiding the OSD information on the output monitor By default the OSD information is displayed lt Calib Allows moving to the previous calibration angle in the Calibration tab of Epsio Calib gt Allows moving to the next calibration angle in the Calibration tab of Epsio Detect The playfield limits are automatically detected when one of the live tools is active If the automatic detection fails pressing Detect forces again the automatic detection mechanism This option is only available with the live tools Secondary Menu The secondary menu contains the various tools you can use in Epsio To access or leave the secondary menu press the MENU key on the Remote Panel To activate a tool in the secondary menu click the key corresponding to the requested tool Offside A Arrow B Circle C Graphics D Creating Graphic Animations 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 3 2 3 2 1 3 2 2 62 Creating an Offside Animation Remote Menu with Offside Feature Active If you want to create an offside line you need to do the following before you enter the Epsio menu e Position on the frame where you want to create an offside line animation From t
11. you detect and check the feeds To check the video feeds proceed as follows 1 To open Epsio Configuration double click LZ on the desktop or select Epsio Configurator via the Start menu in Program Files gt EVS Broadcast Equipment gt Epsio gt Epsio Configurator Configuration 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 setup 50 PAL gt a Input 1 Compiled Version 4pi 01 02 0004 Drv 01 02 0007 close Loaded Version Api 01 02 0004 Drv 01 02 0007 yf Input 2 Fi Sync OK BB PAL Input 1 Input 2 Output 1 Output 2 Freezed signal From output 1 Input 1 M gt PC Time D apply exit 2 Inthe Setup group box select the Video Format you are working with gt open 3 Click the L button Epsio checks the format you have selected is compatible with the format used by the EVS server If the right format is selected Epsio automatically grabs and displays an image of the video signals 4 As you check the incoming and outgoing signals you can perform the following actions to help you identify the signals e To check the incoming signals you can click the Grab button to grab the current image delivered to the incoming feeds e To check the output signal from the OUT1 connector you can either change the signal sent to OUT1 by selecting In 1 In 2 or Bars or add the PC time or a logo display to the output signal e To check the current output signal from the OUT 2 connector y
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13. A February 2014 2 5 2 Tools Tab Tab Overview Actions new action create t load F save save as WorldCup2010 Billboard XSize 517 00 Billboard TSize SFr mi tos B i Bi 5A ra posi a of Billboard _iposition Text_Size Text ADOSCION 5 Alpha 100 Text position Billboard _ s Size Default alue 512 50 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 V Area or Field Name 1 Actions area 2 Graphics area 3 Suite area 4 Pack area 5 Target area Actions Area The following table describes the user interface elements in the Actions area Button Description New Action Not applicable The fields in this area aim at creating the offside line animations As Epsio is used in combination with the LSM Remote Panel the offside line animations are created on the Remote Panel Graphics Area You will define your graphic suite in the Graphics area The Graphics area is a tabbed zone that you can display or hide Once you have defined and loaded your graphic suite it is recommended to close the Graphics area since you should not need to modify the graphic suite in the course of the event The Edit button shows the tabbed zone in the Graphics area close becomes a Close button that allows the user to When this zone is open the Edit button hide the tabbed zone Configuration 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Generic Tab The
14. ARK key you can save its position by pressing the F_ keys on the Remote Panel How to Recall the Position of an Offside Line To recall the offside line position you have previously saved under a function key you first need to enter the Epsio menu and activate the offside line mode Recall the position by pressing the F_ key corresponding to the saved position of the requested offside line Once you have recalled the position you can press MARK to redefine the offside line animation at the position you have recalled Creating Graphic Animations USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V 3 3 Creating a Live Animation 3 3 1 How to Activate a Live Tool To activate a live tool in the Epsio menu you need to do the following 1 Press MENU to enter the secondary menu 2 Select the key corresponding to the requested live tool The secondary menu closes automatically The selected live tool is displayed on a black background and the Detect command is displayed in the main menu 3 3 2 How to Create An Arrow or Circle Animation When you are in the Epsio main menu and have selected the live tool you want to use proceed as follows to create a live animation 3 Looking at the operator s PGM press D Detect to refresh the automatic field detection based on the live feed The virtual playfield is matched to the real playfield 4 Position the mouse pointer where you want the arrow to start or the center of the circle to be disp
15. Generic Tab is the sub tab in the Tools tab where you define your graphic suite It contains several areas named as follows e Suite Area e Pack Area e Target Area Suite Area The Suite area contains the various commands you will use to manage your graphic Suite Field Button Description Button to create a new graphic suite egs file create from scratch F Button to select and load the graphic suite you load will use in Epsio You always need to load a graphic suite to be able to use the various graphic tools in Epsio Button to save the currently open graphic suite Button to save the currently open graphic suite F Save ds under a new name Name of the loaded suite WorldCup 010 Pack Area The Pack area allows you to select the graphic packs that you want to work with for each graphic tool If requested the selected graphic pack can be further edited in the Target area Field Button Description The Tool field allows you to select the graphic tool you want to define a graphic pack for 52 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Field Button Description The Pack field displays the graphic pack assigned to the tool The ellipsis icon e next to the Pack field enables you to select the graphic pack you want to work with P The interrogation mark next to the ellipsis icon gives you access to a PDF document that includes e a static preview of the animation e the mo
16. Non editable field that summarizes the parameters for the camera orientation Check box to be ticked when you calibrate a camera left right central or free to specify that the angle of detection corresponds to the goal area For the automatic detection to work properly the image should clearly display the goal area Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 Field Auto fd Goal Area Detection Wl Central Circle Detection Configuration V 95 Description Check box to be ticked when you calibrate a camera left right central or free to specify that the angle of detection corresponds to the central circle For the automatic detection to work properly the image should clearly display the central circle Snap Button used to grab a new image of the playfield on which the calibration of the camera will be based It grabs the current frame on the video input 1 PGM1 Button used to reinitialize the display of the virtual playfield for the selected camera Button used to delete the selected camera Check box to display or hide the two fields below used for fine tuning the current camera position Field that allows selecting the position parameter you want to modify among the following ones e X axis north south axis to define the camera position e Y axis east west axis to define the camera position e Z axis up down axis to define the camera position e Pan angle to define the horizont
17. USER MANUAL EPSIO LIVE Version 1 70 February 2014 OI F2 FS FA ERG RAET ORR OEA a Yan USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2010 2014 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished 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 cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication 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 on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help 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 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Table of Co
18. ach area of the Calibration tab displayed below Area Description 1 Camera Creation This area allows you to add cameras and assign them to a recorder channel on an EVS server see also the section Camera Creation Area on page 17 2 Current Camera This area allows you to perform several actions on the selected camera See also the section Current Camera Area on page 18 Configuration 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Area Description 3 General This area allows you to modify the default playfield size 105 meters by 68 meters as well as to display and or modify the grid of the virtual playfield see also General Area on page 20 CALIB TOOLS CHROMA er Cameras creation Free 6 Right B 1 xT Channel E x l ic TLE 16 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Camera Creation Area This area allows you to add cameras and assign them to a recorder channel on an EVS server Field Description add Buttons that allow the user to define a new camera in the system Several preset cameras are available e The Add button below the 16 Left label allows adding a 16 meter left angle camera It creates two cameras angles goal and center e The Add button below the 16 Right label allows adding a 16 meter right angle camera It creates two cameras angles goal and center e The Add button below the Main Label allows ad
19. al orientation of the camera on its position in this case from 85 to 125 e Tilt angle to define the vertical orientation of the camera on its position in this case from 60 to 100 e Roll angle to define the camera orientation along its longitudinal axis in this case from 20 to 20 e Orientation mix of Y axis and pan to simulate a rotation around the center of the playfield Once the position parameter is selected you can change its value dragging the slider to the right or left 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 General Area General Length OS 105 00 m Width Ee 69 90 m Show grid pace This area allows you to modify the size of the virtual playfield and whether how grids will be displayed on the virtual playfield Field Description Length Slider to modify the default playfield length 105 meters Width Slider to modify the default playfield width 70 meters Show Grid Check box to display or hide the grid on the virtual playfield Space When the grid is displayed the space slider makes it possible to modify the line space in the grid 20 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V 2 3 3 How to Calibrate the Cameras amp Note q The calibration steps explained in the sections below illustrate the calibration of the two 16 meter cameras used with the offside line tool However the same procedure applies to the calibration of the free came
20. ansition F3 Width F7 Black Level F4 Height F8 Toggle View Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3 Profile 4 DEER REESE TERETE TSS ETE SEES ESSE SESE EET EEE EERE EERE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE In addition the color space is also displayed at the top left of the operator s PGM monitor when you define the chroma key It allows you to visualize the range of colors taken into account in the chroma key definition For more information refer to the sections e Section Available Commands page 42 e Section Chroma Key Parameters page 40 e Section How to Configure a Chroma Key Based on an Automatic Chroma Key page 47 e Section How to Configure a Chroma Key Based on a Playfield Area page 48 Available Commands The following table describes the various commands and parameters available on the chroma key edit screen on the Remote Panel 42 Field area or button Chroma Key Parameters F1 F7 Toggle View F8 Auto SHIFT A Save SHIFT B Description Parameters to define the color range taken into account in the chroma key definition For more information on the various parameters refer the section Chroma Key Parameters on page 40 Toggles between the key layer view white amp black and image view color on the operator s PGM monitor Press this key to perform an automatic chroma key definition that you can then save in one of the available profiles Press this key to save the changes
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22. ce it has been created How to Modify the Replay Settings You can modify the Replay settings as follows 1 From the main menu press SHIFT D EPSIO to enter the Epsio menu 2 From the offside line mode press SHIFT MENU to display the Replay settings screen Replay Settings ps dial Pause Duration 019 Frame s Fade In Duration 015 Frame s Fade Out Duration 015 Frame s Preroll Duration O02 Secondis Default playback speed 100 Clear All Events Quit FO Next 3 Select the function key related to the setting you want to modify 4 Jog the wheel to set the requested value 5 Press MENU to leave the Replay settings screen Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 Replay Settings VS The following table explains briefly the replay settings Setting Pause Duration Fade In Duration Fade Out Duration Preroll Duration Default Playback Speed Clear All Events Configuration Description Duration of the pause before displaying the animation The pause duration can be between 0 and 300 frames It is recommended to have a minimum value of 3 frames Duration of the fade effect at the beginning of the animation The fade in duration can be between 0 and 300 frames Duration of the fade effect at the end of the animation The fade out duration can be between O and 300 frames Number of seconds where the clip is paused before the animation when the user presses the Last Cue button Th
23. chor points you use to calibrate a camera angle should not be aligned e Always match the points to the same edge of the lines e You can use more than 4 points to perform the calibration e Ifthe 2 and 3 tests of the goal area calibration for a given camera are excellent you can use the position parameters x y z of this camera angle for the central circle calibration of the same camera Testing your Calibration General Test for a 16 Meter Camera Once you have calibrated all your camera angles it is recommended to test them using test snapshots of the playfield A general and quick test consists of drawing an offside line and rolling it over the calibration shots to ensure that the offside line matches the following lines of the field e the 16 meter line e the 6 meter line e the half way line Systematic tests based on test snapshots are explained in details below Testing the Goal Area 1 Test Using the same view as your calibration shot take an offside shot Check that the 16 meter line and 6 meter line are correctly matched If necessary reposition the faulty anchor points Configuration ES USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 V 2 test Move the camera to the bottom corner arch without changing the zoom g E aada daaiiii 7 gt IF z 224232212111 OOOO ossss os s t man s Bsssese sscstssessesssessesess 332322 eetotrttes n a Sstesese 3535200220025505003 333333 z
24. difiable parameters e the associated commands on the Remote Panel Target Area In the Target area you can refine the definition of the various components included in the graphic pack you have selected in the Pack area The components of a graphic pack are called targets This step is optional since you can decide to keep all predefined values of the selected graphic pack The parameters you can customize will depend on the type of target you are editing Field Button Description Drop down field to select the type of target you want to edit in the selected graphic pack Field to select the template image sequence you will use When you click on the the application directly points to the folder where the tga template sequences are stored a Note q The template image sequence needs to be in uncompressed TGA 32 bit format Configuration 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 NEW noe q The tool 033_Score and logos provides the possibility to load a tga image sequence Main Parameters The main parameters associated to the loaded target are displayed on the left These parameters are described in the table below Field Button Description Color AEE Specifies the color of the selected component Click the color frame to open the color palette and select the requested color Alpha Alpha 100 Slider that allows defining the transparency of the Alpha layer of the selected c
25. ding a camera for the live tools It creates three camera angles left center right e The Add button below the Free Preset label should be used to create any other camera It creates one camera angle Field to associate the recorder channel of the EVS server to the created camera The field value corresponds to the camera letter on the EVS server By default the A channel is assigned to the 16 meter left camera and the B channel is assigned to the to the 16 meter right camera Configuration 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Current Camera Area Name Position w 50 0 r 40 0 Orientation Roll 0 00 Auto Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Dabe f 15 0 fd Goal Area Detection IE Central Circle Detection Snapshot Advanced lt i16 06m This area allows you to perform several actions on the current camera The current camera is the one selected in the Camera Angle list This is displayed in a blue frame in the Camera Angle list Field ume t6RArea Position 50 0 Y 40 0 zZ 15 0 Poll 0 26 Orientation Auto fd Goal Area Detection Wl Central Circle Detection 18 Description Displays the name of the camera selected in the Camera Angle list below the operating monitor The camera name can only be modified using A Abc the L button Rename button used to rename the camera Non editable field that summarizes the parameters for the camera position
26. e Preroll value can be between 1 and 60 seconds Default playback speed applied during the animation when the user presses the PLAY button The default playback duration can be between 0 and 300 Clears all the offside animations that have been saved under the F1 to F10 function keys 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 3 Creating Graphic Animations 3 1 General Information 3 1 1 Prerequisites Before you can create and play back an offside line or live animation in Epsio you must have performed the following configuration steps which are described in the Configuration chapter e Calibrating the cameras e Configuring the chroma key and selecting a chroma key profile e Creating customizing and loading the requested graphic suite e Defining the replay settings 3 1 2 Overview on the Epsio Menu From the main operational menu press SHIFT D to access the Epsio menu PERE E REESE ESET EET EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE ms fe gt EE POPPE EOC CC COSC SCCCCCC CSCC CCTE CESS CECE CSCC CCC C CCC CCC CECE CCC CC CE CC COSC CC CCC CECE CCC CCC CC CCCC CCC CCT CC CSCC CSCC ECCS CC CECE CEC EC ECC C CCC CCCP ECCT C CCC TEE eee 60 Creating Graphic Animations USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Epsio Main Menu The Epsio main menu contains the following commands Command Description Graph Allows the user to display or hide the Epsio animation that has been created The Graph command is active
27. e chroma key profiles available in the Chroma Key edit screen of the LSM Remote Panel The chroma key preview is only available once a snapshot has been taken using the Snap button Clicking the profile loads a preview of the chroma key on the preview area Preview Shows a preview of the chroma key profile selected in the list Snap Clicking this button snaps the current image from PGM1 and loads it onto the operating monitor Load Clicking this button loads the selected profile in the Settings area Save Clicking this button saves the chroma key values defined for the chroma key profile loaded into the CHROMA tab Apply Clicking this button activates the loaded chroma key profile in Epsio This corresponds to the chroma key profile selection in the Chroma Key edit screen of the Remote Panel Configuration 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 4 6 46 User Interface Description Element Settings area Color space Shows the color range for the chroma key definition Also refer to the section Chroma Key Parameters on page 40 Adjustment sliders Each slider allows modifying one of the chroma key parameter of the loaded chroma key profile Also refer to the section Chroma Key Parameters on page 40 a Note q When you are refining the Chroma key in Epsio you can toggle between the chroma key and the image showing the final incrustation by right clicking the mouse Methods and Recom
28. e graphics For a match during the night you can configure a chroma key as soon as the sun is down and the stadium lights are on Recommendations You can define the chroma key e inthe chroma key edit screen on the LSM Remote Panel e inthe CHROMA tag in Epsio It is recommended to configure the chroma key using the Remote Panel For this reason we will provide minimal information on the chroma key definition using the CHROMA tab in Epsio Accessing the Chroma Key Menus On the LSM Remote Panel To access the Chroma Key edit screen on the LSM Remote Panel proceed as follows 1 From the operational menu in PGM PRV mode press the SHIFT D key to enter the Epsio main menu Con o G The Epsio menu opens mom a e 2 si the Epsio menu press SHIFT B to enter the Chroma Key edit screen Chroma key Edit Screen F1 X F5 X Transition F2 Y F6 Y Transition F3 Width F7 Black Level F4 Height F8 Toggle View Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 4 Vou will configure the chroma key from this menu Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a In Epsio In Epsio you can configure the chroma key in the CHROMA tab CALIB TOOLS Chroma Key profiles WS Profile 1 WS Profile 2 vS Pronita VS Profile 4 Updated 02 07 10 at 07 47 58 pn e Y apply one preview settings EVS Profile 1 eo 130 Wee Agee Vesti I Black 10 ead Jj Configuration 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70
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31. eld is automatically Superimposed to the snapshot For more information on the four points to be matched and on the possible actions with the mouse refer to the section 2 3 5 Recommendations for Matching the Virtual Playfield to the Real One on page 28 To refine the calibration of a virtual point do the following 1 Position the mouse around the virtual point it is surrounded by a red circle 2 Use the Arrow keys on the keyboard to adjust the virtual point Adjust the playfield size if necessary e Check that touchlines are not too long or too small on the four calibration angles and if necessary adjust the playfield width e Check that the central circle is not too large or small on the two central calibration angles and it necessary adjust the playfield length Click the menu File gt Save to save the configuration The default location where configurations are stored is C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment Epsio Config in Windows XP or equivalent for Windows 7 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V The camera angles defined in Epsio are now associated to snapshots of the real playfield and saved in a configuration file You can load them back via the File gt Load menu See also the section 2 1 3 Saving and Managing the Configuration on page 10 T Use varied test snapshots to make sure the calibration is acceptable as a whole If necessary perform some adjustments by repositionin
32. eter line e both ends of the 6 meter line e both intersections between the central line and the central circle E RENAULT TIF t Bii Sor 30 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 V Central Circle The following virtual points are used as calibration points e both intersections between the central line and the central circle e both upper ends of the 16 meter lines e intersections between the central line and the touchlines if necessary Possible Actions Using the Mouse Here are the possible actions you can perform in this step e To select a virtual point right click on it e To delete a virtual point click on it e To add a virtual point press CTRL click on the virtual field at the position where the point should be added e Toremove a virtual point you have added click on it Additional Tips Here are the following tips to help you in this step e Once you have selected a virtual point you can adjust its position in one of the following ways o Pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard for small increments o Pressing simultaneously SHIFT and the arrow keys on the keyboard for bigger increments e When the mouse pointer is close to a virtual point a red circle surrounds it and the arrow keys on the keyboard are automatically activated to enable you to adjust the point Configuration 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 3 6 32 e The four an
33. f the offside line animation Go back to a position before the TC where you have marked the start of the offside sequence e Press Last Cue to go back to the predefined pre roll e Jog to the requested position To play the offside line sequence back with the offside line animation do one of the following e Press PLAY to play back at the predefined playback speed e Use the lever The director s PGM and the operator s PGM are running and pause when it gets to the beginning of the offside line animation The pause duration depends on the Pause Duration setting The animation is then played Creating Graphic Animations 63 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 3 2 4 64 9 After the animation has been played you can use the lever or press PLAY to carry on playing the record train 10 Press RECORD to go out of the Epsio menu If the operator keeps the Graph command active the graphic will be played when the clip will go on air If the director invalidates the offside line on his PGM the operator can press A again to deactivate the Graph command When the clip will go on air the offside sequence will be played out clean without the offside line animation Saving Positions of Offside Line Animations You can save the position of maximum ten offside line animations using the function keys F1 to F10 How to Save the Position of an Offside Line When you have marked your offside line using the M
34. f the selected color range The grey box displayed on the color space represents the selected color range Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 VS brightness hue saturation Definition of the Chroma Key Parameters The chroma key parameters are explained in the table below Parameter Description RGB Hue Value Definition X Y Tolerance Definition Width W Height H Transition Definition X Transition TX Y Transition TY Black Level a Configuration Moves left and right the color range in the color space Moves up and down the color range in the color space Widens or narrows the color range on the X axis in the space Widens or narrows the color range on the Y axis in the space Widens or narrows on the X axis the color range that will be more or less punctured when defining the key layer Widens or narrows on the Y axis the color range that will be more or less punctured when defining the key layer Adjusts the level of transparency of the graphic animation in other words defines how strong the animation will be displayed 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 4 4 Chroma Key Edit Screen on the Remote Panel Introduction You define and manage the chroma key definition from the Chroma Key edit screen When you are in this screen the Edit mode is directly active Chroma key Edit Screen F1 X F5 X Transition F2 Y F6 Y Tr
35. g only the anchor points initially matched in step 3 For more information on the calibration tests see the section 2 3 6 Testing your Calibration on page 32 8 On a shot that includes the 16 meter line and part of the central circle add virtual points for offside shots where playfield lines would not be visible For more information on additional virtual points see the section 2 3 7 Adding Virtual Points on page 35 2 3 4 Snapshots for Calibration 16 Meter Camera Calibration Introduction For each 16 meter camera used for the offside feature you need to take two snapshots corresponding to each camera angle e Goal area e Central circle A Warning Keep the following in mind when you select the frame you will use e A playfield is naturally curved whereas the Epsio virtual field is made up of straight lines e Avery wide shot is very likely to distort the image which will intensify the curved effect of the field Goal Area Calibration The snapshot for the goal area of the left or right 16 meter camera should show e the whole left or right penalty area respectively with the 16 meter and 6 meter lines e the goal line along the goal area e part of each touchline on both sides of the playfield A Warning The touchlines should be parallel to the horizontal borders of the frame and the zoom should keep the distortions of touchlines as low as possible Configuration 23 Issue 1 7
36. h you have just saved the automatic chroma key definition The automatic chroma key is loaded onto the operator s PGM You can now refine it Configuration 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 4 8 48 10 11 12 13 Press the function key corresponding to the parameter you want to modify and jog the wheel to modify the parameter value as requested In this step you can press F8 when you want to toggle between the key layer and a representation of the final incrustation Repeat step 8 for all parameters you want to adjust Once you are satisfied with the chroma key definition do one of the following actions e SHIFT B Save to save the profile in the currently open profile e SHIFT C Save as A B C or D to select a new profile in which you want to save our final chroma key definition Select the profile you want to use in your offside line animations By default the last saved profile is active Press SHIFT Q to quit and come back to the Epsio menu When you leave the Chroma Key edit screen the activated profile is the one that will be applied when you will create an offside line animation The active profile is displayed on a black background on the Chroma Key edit screen How to Configure a Chroma Key Based on a Playfield Area To configure a chroma key based on an area selected on the Playfield proceed as follows 1 In the main operational menu jog to an image of the real p
37. he main operational menu press SHIFT D to enter the Epsio menu ME oc ca gt The Epsio menu is displayed with the Offside tool active If the Offside tool is not active you can activate it as you activate a live tool See section 3 3 1 How to Activate a Live Tool on page 65 The Graph feature is active by default The Mark key is blinking red on the LSM Remote Panel The virtual playfield is displayed on the operator s PGM Note q If the playfield limits are automatically detected the virtual playfield lines are red Otherwise the virtual playfield lines will be white In this case you first need to validate the playfield limits manually How to Validate the Playfield Limits Introduction Based on the calibration performed the playfield limits are automatically detected and matched to the virtual playfield when you enter the offside line mode In this case the virtual playfield lines are displayed in red If the image on which you want to create your offside line is slightly blurred or does not display enough lines on the playfield for the automatic detection to work properly the virtual playfield will be made of white lines If the auto detection of the playfield does not work white lines or if the virtual playfield lines are not perfectly matched to the real playfield you first have to validate the playfield limits This action consists of repositioning the virtual playfield limits onto the real playfield
38. ill be displayed if the results do not correspond to acceptable values Advanced setup parameter Please contact EVS for more details Advanced parameters only for support purposes and in coordination with the support team EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Utilities Menu The Utilities menu contains the commands described below Command Description Save as JPG Using this command or the keyboard shortcut CTRLt J you will take a snapshot in JPG of the video output OUT 1 It can then be used as an example The file is stored in the folder C EvsLogs Epsio and is named Snapshot followed by the date and time when the snapshot was taken Save as BMP Same as the Save as JPG command except that the generated screenshot is a BMP Help Menu The Help menu contains the commands described below Command Description Help This provides a link to the Epsio user manual in English and in other available languages About This opens the About window that features information about e the Epsio version and licenses e the version and specifications of the graphic board PCX3 e the support s email addresses and phone numbers e asummary of the keyboard shortcuts active in Epsio 8 Overview USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 Configuration Overview The configuration in order to use Epsio with an EVS server has to be performed in the Epsio application or o
39. imations in Epsio If you want to customize the graphic packs of your graphic suite refer to the section 2 5 4 How to Customize a Graphic Suite on page 56 How to Customize a Graphic Suite Introduction Once you have created your graphic suite by assigning predefined graphic packs as described in section 2 5 3 you can customize your graphic packs as follows 1 In the TOOLS tab Generic tab and Graphic area click the Load button and select the graphic suite you want to edit The selected graphic suite is loaded If you want to save your customized graphic suite under a new name the Save As button and assign a name to the customized graphic suite Otherwise the changes will be saved in the loaded graphic suite In the Tool area select the tool you want to edit the target parameters for from the Tool drop down field Arrow l Arrow 7 Circle Graphics Offside In the Target area select the target you want to customize in the Target drop down field Target Arrow EN AER OA Font for text The parameters associated to the loaded target are displayed below the Target field or in the table on the right Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V 5 To edit one of the main parameters displayed on the left of the table you can directly edit the field values For a color selection click the colored square and specify the RGB values For a slider move the slider to the left
40. into the currently loaded profile highlighted in black on the Chroma Key edit screen Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 Configuration Field area or button Save As SHIFT C Quit SHIFT D Profile 1 A to Profile 4 D VS Description Press this key followed by a key corresponding to a chroma key profile to save the currently loaded chroma key definition under the selected chroma key profile Press this key to leave the chroma key edit screen Four profiles under which the chroma key definitions can be saved 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 4 5 Chroma Key Tab in Epsio Tab Overview You can also refine the chroma key definition in the CHROMA tab in Epsio The screenshot and table below represent the various areas in the CHROMA tab CALIB TOOLS CHROMA Chroma Key 2 snap load amp save EYS Profile 1 01 00 00 iJ J 1 T m Ji 0 EVS Profile 3 01 00 00 YS Profile 4 01 00 00 anme Updated 02 EVS Profile 1 10 Tr i0 Black ead 130 coor 44 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Area or Field Name 1 Profile area 2 Commands 3 List 4 Preview 5 Settings area 6 Adjustment sliders 7 Color space Fields and Commands in the Chroma Tab The following table describes the field boxes and buttons on the tab User Interface Description Element Profiles area EVS Profiles list Lists th
41. ith the Score and logos tool e See section Target area in the chapter 2 5 2 Tools Tab on page 50 Modifications in the Epsio settings in the Special Effects settings on the LSM Remote panel e See section 2 2 2 Epsio Settings on Remote Panel on page 11 e See section 2 2 3 Activating the Connection Between Epsio and the EVS Server on page 12 What s New V a USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 i V 1 1 1 1 2 Overview Overview Product Description Epsio Live is a graphics solution integrated into the MulticamLSM that allows the operators to control graphic animations such as offside line graphic overlays arrows or circles using the LSM Remote Panel It can be used with the EVS XT family servers and works with Multicam from version 10 2 30 onwards Before the event the user performs the initial calibration where the images of the playfield are matched with predefined angles into the system Based on this calibration Epsio is able to instantly and automatically recognize the playfield during actions when the playfield is clearly visible on the video signal The user will also define the chroma key which means the range of colors on the video signal where the graphic animations will be incrusted The operator can then trigger the animation in a one second operation using the jog wheel of the LSM Remote Panel The producer can automatically see a screenshot with the graphic animation and decide whether
42. layed The live animation is applied to the current timecode of the video material 5 Youcan then perform one of the following actions e Click again on the field with the mouse to reposition the animation e Press Mark to remove the virtual playfield in red wireframe e Press A Graph to hide the animation if requested e Press the TAKE key to toggle between the arrow and the circle animation 3 3 3 Using the Graphics Tool in Epsio As soon as the Graphics live tool is activated in the secondary menu the graphic defined in the graphic suite will be displayed continuously as soon as the user comes back to the Epsio main menu and as long as the Graph command is active Creating Graphic Animations 65 OLlI4lS3ay OSAN V5 amp m V To learn more about EVS go to www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Li ge Science Park 852 2914 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies
43. layfield that you will use for the chroma key configuration Press SHIFT D to enter the Epsio menu Press SHIFT B to enter the Chroma Key edit screen Chroma key Edit Screen F1 X F5 X Transition F2 Y F6 Y Transition F3 Width F7 Black Level F4 Height F8 Toggle View Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3 Profile 4 EELTELLELELLETLELELEELLELLLLELLTELELELLLLETEETLELELLELLTELLTELELLELLELLLELELTELLLELLLLETELELLLLLEELLLLLEETETLELTLELETTETELELELLLLELELELEELETLTELLLETETTETELETETTETE Press A B C or D to select the profile on which you will configure your chroma key Press F8 to display the video signal in color on the operator s PGM Looking at the operator s preview draw a rectangle with the mouse on the image of the playfield to select an area that contains the basis color for your chroma key Press the function key corresponding to the parameter you want to modify and jog the wheel to modify the parameter value as requested In this step you can press F8 when you want to toggle between the key layer black and white and the representation of the final incrustation Once you are satisfied with the chroma key definition press SHIFT C Save as then press A B C or D to select the profile in which you want to save your final chroma key definition Select the profile you want to use in your offside line animations Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V 10 Press SHIFT Q to quit and come back to the Epsio menu
44. mendations for the Chroma Key Definition Methods There are several ways to configure your chroma key This section will explain the two main methods e Defining a chroma key based on an automatically generated chroma key e Defining a chroma key based on an area selected on a playfield Steps In both methods you need to go through the following steps Creating an offside line Accessing the Chroma Key edit screen Generating the initial chroma key definition Saving the initial chroma key definition in a profile Opening the chroma key profile Refining the initial chroma key definition ee a e a a Saving the final chroma key definition in the loaded profile or in a new one Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Recommendations and Tips In the Chroma Key edit screen the F8 function allows you to toggle between the chroma key layer white black display and the representation of the final incrustation on the video signal color display It is recommended to e Use the chroma key layer to define the chroma key parameters from F1 to F6 e Toggle to the final incrustation to refine the black level parameter F7 Note q If you cannot see the representation of the final incrustation this means you need the limits of your playfield could not be automatically validated You need to validate them manually See the section 3 2 2 How to Validate the Playfield Limits on page 62 2 4 7 How to C
45. n the EVS server side via the EVS menu and the LSM Remote Panel depending on the configuration step Connection Steps Before you can actually configure Epsio you first need to set up Epsio and the EVS server to communicate with each other Step Where See section 1 Starting the appropriate EVS server EVS server 2 2 1 application 2 Activating the connection between Epsio Remote Panel 2 2 3 and the EVS server 3 Checking the video feeds Epsio 2 2 4 Configuration Steps Once Epsio and the EVS server are properly connected you can perform the actual configuration steps Step Where See section 1 Calibrating the cameras Epsio 2 3 2 Configuring the Chroma Key settings Remote Panel 2 4 or Epsio 3 Customizing and loading the graphic suite Epsio 2 5 4 Defining the Replay settings Remote Panel 2 6 Configuration 9 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 10 Saving and Managing the Configuration The commands available in the File menu allow you to save and manage the configuration you will perform The configuration which includes the camera calibration and the chroma key definition is saved in a configuration file that is made up of two xml files e A file containing the playfield distances and all camera angle definitions This file is name xml where lt name gt is the name the user gives to the configuration when it is saved for the first time e A file contai
46. ning the chroma key configuration This file is name CK In the File menu you have access to the following commands Command Use New Use this command before you start a new calibration This creates a new empty configuration file that you can save throughout the calibration process Load Use this command to point to and load an existing configuration file Save Use this command to save your calibration while you define it It is recommended to save the configuration after each calibration step Save As Use this command if you want to save the open configuration file into a new name for backup purposes or to start a new calibration from an existing one The configurations are stored by default in the following location in Windows XP or equivalent in Windows 7 C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment Epsio Config Connecting Epsio and EVS Server Starting the EVS Server Application When using Epsio with an EVS server you need to run a server application e with at least 2 recorder channels and 2 player channels e ina Multicam LSM base configuration For more information on starting an EVS application refer to the EVS Menu section in the Technical Reference Software manual Configuration V 95 USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 2 2 2 Epsio Settings on Remote Panel The settings to activate the Epsio mode and the default Epsio tool are available in the Special Effects page of the Setup menu on page 12 3 The
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48. oi i Figure 4 Good Snapshot for the calibration of the central circle with a right 16 meter camera Configuration 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Main Camera Calibration You need three calibration shots to calibrate the central camera e Left penalty area e Central circle e Right penalty area A Warning Keep the following in mind when you select the frame you will use e A playfield is naturally curved whereas the Epsio virtual field is made up of straight lines e Avery wide shot is very likely to distort the image which will intensify the curved effect of the field Goal Area Calibration The snapshots for the goal area of the main camera should show the following elements e the central line e the whole left right penalty area depending on the shot i 2 in r Figure 5 Good Snapshot for the calibration of the left goal area with a main camera Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 Ti RENAL Figure 6 Good Snapshot for the calibration of the right goal area with a main camera Central Circle Calibration The snapshot of the central circle area should show the following elements e the whole central circle e the upper and lower touchlines e both upper ends of the left and right 16 meter line if possible EA RENAULT er Se i RENAULT wearer DEJ Bjaune ree KAYA _KIKAYA KIKAYA KIKAYA t SIKAYA KIKAYA_KIKAYA KI iu ae a E l fe
49. omponent The Alpha field allows defining the transparency for individual components whereas the black level of the chroma key allows defining the general transparency for the offside line animation Displays the result of the color selection RGB for the loaded target Displays the result of the alpha channel selection for the loaded target Alpha Drop down field to select the font to be used for the text to be displayed G Note q The fonts need to be copied to the Windows Fonts directory for them to be available in Epsio They are not saved in the graphic pack itself They consequently need to be available on any Epsio workstation where the graphic pack using the specific font will be installed 54 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V Specific Parameters Other more specific parameters associated to the loaded target are displayed in a table on the right Arrow Siz Billboard Size Billboard Size Billboard position Billboard Yposition Text Size Text position Text position You cannot modify the values directly in the table You can however click or double click the values in the table which displays respectively a slider or a dialog box to enable you to modify the value For more information refer to the section 2 5 4 How to Customize a Graphic Suite on page 56 2 5 3 How to Create a Graphic Suite This procedure explains how to create a graphic suite to which you will
50. onfigure a Chroma Key Based on an Automatic Chroma Key The automatic chroma key is based the colors located within the virtual playfield For this reason the virtual playfield must be correctly matched to the real playfield on the snapshot you will use for the automatic chroma key To configure a chroma key based on an automatic chroma key proceed as follows 1 In the main operational menu jog to an image of the real playfield that you will use for the chroma key configuration 2 Press SHIFT D to enter the Epsio menu If the virtual playfield is not correctly matched to the real playfield do one of the following e Validate the field limits as explained in the section 3 2 2 How to Validate the Playfield Limits on page 62 e Make an offside animation as explained in the section 3 2 3 How to Create an Offside Line Animation on page 63 4 Press SHIFT B to enter the Chroma Key edit screen POPP PPC eee leldieisisistsisisisisisiaiieicttett EES Chroma key Edit Screen F1 X F5 X Transition F2 Y F6 Y Transition F3 Width F7 Black Level F4 Height F8 Toggle View Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3 Profile 4 5 Press SHIFT A Auto to generate an automatic chroma key on which you will base your chroma key configuration 6 Press SHIFT C Save As then press A B C or D to select the profile in which you want to save the automatic chroma key definition 7 Press the key corresponding to the profile on whic
51. or not to play out the entire action with the effects A Cabling Warning lf you want to use the live tools in Epsio you need to have the Live Tools license installed in XSecure The schema on the following page shows how the Epsio workstation and the EVS server BNC cables should be connected EVS Broadcast Equipment SA S0 OUT SOHO OUT CHARACTER OUTS CVBS SOI EVS Server BNC connectors LAN Server OUT 1 gt PGM with offside line Video Switcher Server OUT 2 gt Epsio IN 1 Operator s Operator s PGM PRV server OUT 1 Char Op PGM Server OUT 2 Char gt Op PRY Overview Reference fi Issue 1 70 A February 2014 CAMA IN SO HD IN ate 7 f i 1 o F ki 1 a Epsio BNC connectors Epsio OUT 1 gt Server IM 6 i Input A is gt 7 Live Tool Camera Fo a IN 2 OUT 1 a Epsio OUT 2 gt 3 OUT 2 f ete anni Director s PRV 4 FREEZE USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 1 3 Epsio User Interface 1 3 1 Overview You will access Epsio by clicking the Epsio icon on the desktop or via the Start menu in Program Files gt EVS Broadcast Equipment gt Epsio gt Epsio The following screenshot provides an overview on the Epsio user interface highlighting the various areas that will be explained in more details in the various sections CALIB TOOLS CHR Cameras Picture 1482 1018 14519279207 Rie Ser
52. orresponds to the video format selected in the Epsio Configurator Depending on whether the received signal corresponds to the specified video format or not the following information will be displayed e NOSYNC e SYNC OK e WRONG SYNC The values between brackets show the requested format based on the format defined in the Epsio Configurator and can be one of the following e BB PAL e BB NSTC e Tri Level 1080i50 e Tri Level 1080i60 e Tri Level 720p50 e Tri Level 720p60 Check that the Epsio IN1 connector correctly receives the video signal from the EVS server in the specified video format Check that the Epsio IN2 connector correctly receives from the EVS server or a camera in the specified video format EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 1 3 4 1 3 5 1 3 6 4 ES Epsio and EVS server IP addresses Time when the last command was executed on the server You need to press SHIFT D when you open Epsio and enter the Epsio menu on the Remote Panel to force the system to check the communication via the Ethernet network and confirm the connection In the course of operations the icon will not automatically turn red if you lose the connection You need to recheck the communication by entering again the Epsio menu on the Remote Panel 5 oe Information on whether the animation is visible or not Camera Angle List The Camera Angle list shows a thumbnail for each camera angle that has been defined and o
53. ou can click the Freeze button to refresh the video display corresponding to output 2 5 When you have checked the incoming and outgoing video signals click the Apply button 6 Click Exit 14 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 Calibrating the Cameras introduction In Epsio calibrating the cameras consists of positioning a virtual playfield in a 3D environment to match the position of the actual playfield used for a given event You calibrate the cameras in the Calibration tab in Epsio Offside Line Calibration When you use the offside line tool you usually calibrate two 16 meter cameras for an event a left angle camera and a right angle camera However Epsio allows you to use other cameras You calibrate each 16 meter camera on two angles looking at the goad area and at the central circle Live Tools Calibration When you use the live tools you calibrate the camera that is directly connected to Epsio via the IN2 Connector For this physical camera you will calibrate a main camera in Epsio The three angles left center and right are automatically added to the Camera Angle List when you add a main camera in the Calibration tab A Calibration Tab Warning Only calibrate your cameras when you have validated the camera position height and orientation These should no longer change after the calibration Overview The following table gives a short explanation on e
54. page number can differ depending on the Multicam version and configuration pecial Effect 1 Offside Line Pitas Yes External Offside Yes IP Address XXX XXX XXX XKXX Default tool Offside Auto Mark No 5 LE E 2 Fo F4 FS MenusOure Clore Dit PolPoup FO PgDn These settings are described below Configuration Setting Possible Description Values F1 Offside Yes Activates the offside line feature whatever Line F2 External Offside F3 IP Address F4 Default Tool F5 Auto Mark No default Yes default No XXX XXX XXX XXX Offside Arrow Circle Graphics Yes No default internal or external When the parameter is set to Yes the External Offside parameter is displayed Enables the control of Epsio from the Remote Panel When the setting is set to No the offside line feature built in the EVS server is active When the setting is set to Yes the Epsio application is active The SHIFT D key in the Operational menu gives access to the Epsio menu When the Epsio connection is enabled with the External Offside parameter the IP Address of the Epsio workstation has to be entered in this parameter to allow the communication between the EVS server and the Epsio workstation When the Epsio connection is enabled with the External Offside parameter this parameter specifies the tool to be activated by default in the Epsio menu on the Remote Panel When
55. r calibrated You can select a camera angle by clicking the thumbnail This Camera Angle list is particularly useful in the Calibration phase When the camera angle has only been created but not calibrated yet the thumbnail shows a grey background and the virtual playfield When the camera angle has been calibrated the thumbnail shows the frame grabbed from the video signal Zoom The zoom area shows a zoomed display of the area around the mouse pointer on the operating monitor It mainly allows performing the calibration as well as other actions in a very precised way Tabbed Area The tabbed area gives access to the following tabs in which you can configure Epsio and select the animations you will perform e The CALIB tab allows the users to define and calibrate the camera angles see also the section 2 3 2 Calibration Tab on page 15 e The TOOLS tab allows the users to select the animations they want to perform and refine the settings for these animations See also the section 2 5 2 Tools Tab on page 50 e The CHROMA tab allows the users to define the chroma key layer that will define how the offside line animation will be displayed see also the section 2 4 5 Chroma Key Tab in Epsio on page 44 Overview USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 1 3 Menu Bar File Menu VS The File menu includes the commands for saving and managing the Epsio configuration They are described in the section 2 1 3 Sa
56. ra for the live tools Once Epsio is open you calibrate the various cameras in the CALIB tab in the following way 1 Add a virtual camera for each physical camera to be calibrated by clicking the Add button corresponding to the requested camera in the Creation area 16 Left 16 Right Main add B add The camera angles to be calibrated for the corresponding camera preset are added as frames including the virtual playfield in the Camera Angle list 2 Using the Preview channel make snapshots of the real playfield corresponding to each calibration angle in the following way 1 In the Camera Angle list in Epsio click the camera angle to which you want to associate a snapshot 2 Pause on the requested frame in the preview channel Configuration 21 22 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 3 Click For more information refer to the section 2 3 4 Snapshots for Calibration on page 23 in the Current area in Epsio For each camera angle perform a rough calibration by matching four non contiguous virtual anchor points to the real position in the playfield as follows e Right click a virtual anchor point crosses on the lines on the requested camera angle and drag it to the corresponding position on the real playfield then release A light blue line is drawn between the virtual point and the matched point on the snapshot Once the fourth point has been matched the virtual playfi
57. rating monitor in Epsio To be able to move the mouse in the whole Epsio window do one of the following e n Epsio press J on the keyboard e Press RECORD on the LSM Remote Panel to go out of the offside line mode Operating Monitor The operating monitor shows the video signal coming from the EVS server and received on the Epsio connector IN1 It allows the users to visualize the configuration action they perform or the animations they create The image on the monitor is surrounded by a colored frame which varies depending on the tab open in the tabbed area on the right of the Epsio main window e Blue frame when the Calibration tab is open e Red frame when the Tools tab is open e Green frame when the Chroma tab is open Overview USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 e V 1 3 3 Server Information Area Overview The Server Information area is located at the left bottom of the Epsio main window and provides the following information Sync OK BB PAL IN 1 AD 108071 50 PAL IN 2 AD 10801 50 PAL Epsio IP 1 1 20 33 XT 1 1 20 24 last command 10 13 45 Animations ON The following table describes the information available in the Server Information area from the top to the bottom line When both systems are correctly connected for both Epsio inputs the icons in front of the first four lines are green Otherwise they are red ile Description Check that the received blackburst signal c
58. re tee cc chennet OES AE g pE s208 i paperon Fi i i1epos cio as e 18 d PMU o 7 Finesse du rusii Nar Main L W Abc ots o ERER aaa Estimated camera location LEFT i Ehren mene te E E General H El g TAF Hain LFF L it 3 z B Syne OK BB PAL IN 1 HD 10801 50 PAL IH 2 AD 10801 50 PAL Epsio IP 1 1 20 33 XT 1 120 274 last command 14 19 35 Animations ON Overview 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 3 2 Area Name 1 Menu Bar 2 Operating Monitor 3 Camera Angle List 4 Server Information 5 Zoom 6 Tabbed area Issue 1 70 A February 2014 Description Gives access to the menus File System Utilities and Help see section 1 3 7 Menu Bar on page 7 Shows the video signal coming from the EVS server and received on the Epsio connector IN1 see section 1 3 2 Operating Monitor on page 4 Shows a thumbnail for each defined camera angle see section 1 3 4 Camera Angle List on page 6 Provides connection status information see section 1 3 3 Server Information Area on page 5 see section 1 3 5 Zoom on page 6 Gives access to the tabs in which you can configure Epsio see section 1 3 6 Tabbed Area on page 6 For more information on the LSM Remote Panel refer to the Multicam Operation Manual G Note q When the offside line mode is active on the LSM Remote Panel you cannot use the mouse outside the ope
59. the Auto Mark parameter is set to Yes a cue point is created on the record train where and each time the user enters the Epsio menu Such cue points are the same as the cue points added manually using the Mark key on the Remote Panel and are managed the same way For more information on cue points refer to the Multicam Operation manual 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 2 3 Activating the Connection Between Epsio and the EVS Server Warning Up to Multicam 11 02 included you need the license codes 114 and 115 to be able to access and set up the Paint Target OSD Monitoring parameter From Multicam 12 02 this parameter will be available even without the above mentioned license codes NEW 1 From the Main menu select Setup by pressing SHIFT D to enter the Setup menu 2 Press FO to go down until you reach the following page on the Special Effect settings Special Effect Delas F1 Split screen tracking No F2 Paint Target OSD Monitoring HD Menu Out CLrFE Dit Pol Poup FO Poli 3 Set the Paint Target OSD Monitoring to HD to allow OSD management with Epsio Live 4 Press the FO to reach the page with the Offside Line parameters Special Effect Pabe F1 Offside Line No F2 External Offside Yes F3 IP Address XxXX XXX XXX XXX F4 Default tool Offside F5 Auto Mark No Menu Ounce Clie Dft F9 P9Up FU PFgDn 5 Press F1 to access the Offside Line setting and rotate
60. the job dial to set it to Yes 6 Check that the External Offside setting is active otherwise set it to Yes Special Effect Dp 12 3 F a Line No F2 External Offside Yes IP Address XXX XXX XKXX KXXX a F4 Default tool Offside F5 Auto Mark No Menu Outc Clrrr DEt FO PoUp PO Pon 12 Configuration USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1 70 a V 7 Press F3 to access the IP Address setting and enter the IP address of the Epsio workstation as follows After entering the number for an octet with the function keys validate by pressing ENTER on the LSM Remote Panel 8 Press MENU twice to go out of the Setup menu 9 Press SHIFT D to enter the Epsio menu The Epsio workstation should now be connected In Epsio the 2 and 3 lines which specify whether the corresponding IN connectors receive the video signal from the EVS server in the requested video format should have green icons as well as the 4 line which specifies the IP addresses Sync OK BB PAL IN 1 AD 10801 50 PAL IN 2 HD 10801 50 PAL Epsio IP 1 1 20 33 XT 1 1 20 24 last command 09 50 49 Animations OFF For more information on this Server Information area refer to the section 1 3 3 Server Information Area on page 5 2 2 4 Checking the Video Feeds Once you have switched on the Epsio workstation for an event you should check that you correctly get the feeds before you launch the Epsio software The Epsio Configurator helps
61. unctures through the image of the video signal In Epsio you select the green color of the playfield or a range of green and replace it by the key layer The key layer will define how the offside line animation will be displayed e All that is white in the key layer will not be incrusted In the final result the key is transparent and the main image will show e All that is black in the key layer will be incrusted with the offside line animation In the final result the main image is covered by the offside line animation e The more an area is black the more the incrusted material will show A ta In summary when you define the chroma key you define the color or color range in the video signal that will be replaced by the offside line animation Configuration 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 70 A February 2014 2 4 2 38 Impact of Light Conditions As the chroma key depends on the light it is recommended to configure the chroma key 30 minutes before the match to get the closest to the light conditions that will prevail during the match For a match during the day you should perform two chroma key configurations one for light one for dark to allow you to cope with shadows on the playfield In case you have a bright light but a large shadow across the field for example the top of the stadium roof structure you can also make a chroma key matching light and shadows in which case the players would be under th
62. ving and Managing the Configuration on page 10 System Menu The System menu contains the commands described below Command Support gt Keep for Study Support gt Update Support Files Support gt Update PCX3 Information Advanced gt Setup External Renderer Advanced gt Reset 2CPU Overview Description This command generates a ZIP file that contains information This is typically used by the support staff to investigate a snap on which the detection would not work You need to be in the Epsio menu on the Remote Panel for the ZIP file to be generated The generated ZIP file is stored in C EvsLogs Epsio and contains the following files e snapshot of the video signal when the user enter the Epsio menu e the XML files containing calibration information and a parameter description of the snapshot e the EPSIO cfg file that contains the configuration definition and allows the support team to recreate your configuration on the support setup This command generates the EPSIO cfg file that contains the configuration definition and allows the support staff to investigate an issue with Epsio on your setup by recreating your configuration on the support setup The file is stored in C EvsLogs Epsio This command enables the users to test the video board Note that the test will generate disturbances on the video for some seconds The Help gt About window opens and displays the test results A popup w

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