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Digital Broadcaster Version 3.4 User Manual – Operations

1. Poor Steve has been imported and is set to be the continuity clip that automatically plays when nothing else is scheduled To make other files available for playout scheduling use the Import Content function to import them Thumbnail View Each thumbnail displays a scene from the content with the following information e Checkbox allows you to select the content for a bulk action such as a purge or deletion e Filename the name of the content as it is stored on the server typically the filename without the extension If the name is long mouse over it to display the full name Clicking on the name takes you to the Show Content page July 24 2008 8 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Running Time the playing time of this file after any virtual trimming in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Program or Program Code the program name or program code of this file depending on how the schedule settings on page 86 were configured If the name is too long mouse over the ellipsis to see the full name Episode or Episode Code the episode name or episode code of this file if applicable depending on how the schedule settings on page 86 were configured If the name is too long mouse over the ellipsis to see the full name Edit Link to the edit page so you can edit the file information and optional metadata for this content Play Link to the Schedule Playout p
2. the episode name or code from the event s metadata e Recur if the event is a recurring event this field will display Yes otherwise it will display No e Action lists the actions available for the event o Modify allows you to change the parameters of the event o Plus allows you to schedule an event of the same type immediately after this one The link exists for an event as long as there is a time gap between that event and the next playout or stream event o p Playout allows you to schedule a playout event after this event The p link is displayed as long as there is room in the schedule for a playout between this event and the next event that will play through the server July 24 2008 40 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE o s Stream allows you to schedule a stream event after this event The s link is displayed as long as there is room in the schedule for a stream event between this event and the next event that will play through the server o o Overlay allows you to select an overlay graphic to play on the screen with a playout or stream event Sample overlays are included with the Digital Broadcaster Only videos played through the Digital Broadcaster can be overlaid o x Cross allows you to add another type of event immediately after this one by crossing from playout to switch or switch to playout Display Option
3. to delete the content from the Digital Broadcaster s file system click the Delete button This action is described more fully in Content File Actions Note Use caution when deleting content since this permanently removes the file from the file system Purge to remove the content from the Web Application s list but preserve it on the Digital Broadcaster s file system click the Purge button This action is described more fully in Content File Actions Vodcast to create a vodcast mp4 version of this file and add it to the automatically generated vodcast RSS feed click the Vodcast button Once you click the Vodcast button you are returned to the Show Content page and no further action is necessary The mp4 file will be created in the background and stored in the download directory typically http nnn nnn nnn nnn media psg vol1 download where nnn nnn nnn nnn is the IP address of your server Optionally the mp4 file may be automatically transferred via FTP to a remote server You may configure the mp4 encoding settings and vodcast RSS feed parameters in the Config section This feature is only available as an option on S series Archive Servers and C series Encoders July 24 2008 12 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE e Podcast to create a podcast mp3 version of this file and add it to the automatically generated podcast RSS feed click the Podcast button Once you click the Podcast button you are re
4. 44 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Schedule Playout Channel amp Content Optional Program Guide Data Channel RGTV v Include in Program Guide File preload Neighbor_Dinero_30 ex 7 Track Content Metadata Start Trim 00 00 00 Program Code End Trim 00 00 37 Actual Duration 00 00 31 Date amp Time Start 12 14 2007 E E time 23_ Status PENDING Play Immediately Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week Until Date 2 Fill in the fields on the screen as described below Channel amp Content o Channel If this is a multi channel installation select a channel from the drop down list If this is a single channel installation the channel will already be selected o File Select any file from the drop down list Metadata or information about the file is automatically displayed Offset Duration or Start Trim End Trim Depending on the schedule settings you chose in Config gt Schedule Configuration your TelVue server uses either Offset and Duration or Start Trim and End Trim to determine where file playout should start and stop and how long the playout should be o Offset The application fills in the content file s duration from the metadata To change the offset for this playout only enter a new offset in the form HH MM SS The offset in the playout s
5. July 24 2008 64 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Program Guide Page The Program Guide page allows you to see a program guide for an output channel The default setting is one week s worth of programming sorted by time slot After clicking on the Program Guide tab click the Display button to see the default version of the Program Guide Playout and stream events display with orange borders overlays have blue borders and switch events have black borders Each event displays the Program Name and Episode Name from the metadata if they were filled in and the event duration Princeton Server Group B1100 Program Guide Program Guide Channet Time Warner Cable v Switch Output CH1 V1 Start Date 08 18 2007 End Date 08 25 2007 Format Publish Reset Display Download 08 00 00 AM es Buckle Up Earthshare Can Help Buckle Up Baseball Singing Topfield Television Dear Kite Cows piscovery 15 seconds 31 seconds 31 seconds Urabe 20 minutes 31 seconds 4 minute m Cafe Children Deutsche Welle 20 minutes Coin Show Central of 030907 Poor Steve ree Botswana 30 minutes 2 3 hours 30 minutes 25 minutes 5 minutes lt lt lt Poor Steve 5 minutes 08 30 00 AM a Children Smokey e PP Neighbor Dance of Bear r nnenberg Botswana December 31 seconds 28 2006 20 minutes 31 seconds 25 minutes 3 hours peee and 30 Forest minutes
6. TELWUE Click your browser s Back button to return to the Dashboard e Next Up the name thumbnail start time and runtime of the next program scheduled to run in the next 24 hours o RSS Next quick link to the scheduling information for the next program The listing depends on your browser but typically includes the program name and description from the content metadata as in this example o Program names or filenames o Date and time the content is scheduled for broadcast o A brief description of the content if one is available in the content metadata Wave Displaying You are viewing a feed that contains frequently updated content When you subscribe to a feed it is added to the Common Feed List Updated information from the feed is automatically downloaded to your computer and can be viewed in Internet Explorer and other programs Learn more about feed o all e Subscribe to this feed Smokey Bear Wed 23 Jan 2008 18 00 00 0500 Click your browser s Back button to return to the Dashboard Field Descriptions Encoder Section e Feed information about encoder feed If this installation supports more than one feed each feed is listed in its own section Feed information includes the name of the encoder as used on your system e Now Capturing the name and thumbnail of the content currently being encoded The time the capture was scheduled to start and its runtime are displayed below the
7. This program guide data will become the metadata for the capture July 24 2008 O Program Code Enter a code that distinguishes what program this is if program codes are used in this installation Episode Code Enter a code that distinguishes what episode of a series this is if episode codes are used in this installation Program If this installation does not use program codes enter the name of the program Episode Enter the name of the episode if applicable Description Enter a detailed description of the capture 50 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE 3 Click the Save button to add the capture to the schedule 4 The server checks for errors If none are detected the Programming page is displayed with the new capture Programming Functions Add Stream Event The Add Live Stream Event feature is available only at installations that are configured for streaming From the Programming page click the Add Stream Event button and enter information about the date and time 1 On the Programming page click the Add Stream Event button The Schedule Live Stream Event page is displayed Schedule Live Stream Event Channel amp Content Optional Program Guide Data Channel RGTV V Include in Program Guide Feed Amphitheater Program Code Duration 05 30 o0 Episode Code Program New Year s Eve from the Am Date amp Time Start 12 31 2007 E
8. o Episode Code A code that distinguishes what episode of a series this is if episode names are used in this installation o Program If this installation does not use program codes the name of the program o Episode when episode codes are not used If the file is part of a series and each episode has a name it is displayed here July 24 2008 46 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE o Description Type a detailed description of the content 3 Click the Save button to add the playout to the schedule 4 The server checks for errors If none are detected the Programming page is displayed with the new entry Programming Functions Add Overlay If this server has been configured to support graphic overlays use this action to schedule the overlays From the Programming page click the Add Overlay Event button and enter information about the date and time TelVue includes a number of sample overlays Guidelines for using them are provided in the Utilities section of this manual 1 On the Programming page click the Add Overlay Event button The Schedule Overlay page is displayed Schedule Overlay Channel amp Content Optional Program Guide Data Channel RGTV Include in Program Guide File overlay ComingNext html he Track Content Metadata Position x10 y 400 Title Red Raiders Basketball Alpha Blend 150 1 255 Chroma Key Off v Duration 00 00 4 15
9. 10 00 00 Status PENDING Floats and marching bands highlight the Thanksgiving Parade on Main Street Duration 02 00 00 Preroll 0 Postroll 0 C Capture Immediately Auto Delete Auto Delete ay Date 12 31 2007 Time 23 59 59 Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week ISu OMOTOWOTh FC Sa None Daily Until Date flees Cancel 2 Fill in the fields on the screen as described below Feed amp Capture The Feed amp Capture section is displayed only in systems with an onboard MPEG Encoder o Feed Select a feed from the drop down list o Filename Enter a name for the captured file o Autoname To name the captured file automatically with the feed name and date and time of capture check this box o Unattached Content If you have already scheduled a TBD placeholder for this content select the date and title from the drop down list The default is the TBD event closest to the current date and time Date amp Time o Start Use the Calendar icon to select a date for the capture to begin up to one year from now or click on the Today icon to insert today s date Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 49 July 24 2008 TELWUE Time Enter a start time for the capture in HH MM SS format using 24 hour time For example 1 00 PM is 13 00 00 Duration Set the total time for the capture in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Preroll Enter the number of sec
10. s name or password information click on the user name or on the Edit icon Edit the full username password name contact information or privileges as desired Click on the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save the changes To return to the User Management screen without making changes click the Cancel button e Delete Only admins may delete a user To delete a user from the list such as when an employee leaves the company or installation click the Delete icon The application asks you to confirm the deletion If you are sure you want to delete this username click on Yes OK Otherwise click on No Cancel and the application leaves the user on the list Note Neither psgadmin nor psguser can be deleted e Add Only admins may add a user To add a new user to the application click the New User button at the bottom of the screen The application displays the Add User screen July 24 2008 92 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Configuration gt User Management gt Add User Username Password Password Again Description First Name Last Name Address 1 Address 2 City State Zip Code Email Phone Manager Station manager with admin privileges Harry Blackfoot 10 Main Street Fagletawn us 99999 harry thestatian com 999 999 999 w Admin At a minimum enter the new user s username password twice first name and last name
11. Date amp Time Start 12 14 2007 E E time 19 57 00 Status PENDING C Play Immediately Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week su T Until Date 2 29 2008 2 Fill in the fields on the screen as described below Channel amp Content o Channel Select a channel from the drop down list o File Select an overlay file from the drop down list o Position Enter the x axis and y axis coordinates for the placement of the overlay on the screen o Typical range of x 0 to 630 pixels left to right o Typical range of y 0 to 430 pixels top to bottom Different authors specify the x and y positions differently in overlay files Test overlay files with the default x and y positions After you have viewed an overlay you will know whether you need to adjust the position o Alpha Blend Enter an integer from 1 255 to specify how much the overlay should blend into the playout The lower the number the fainter the Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 47 July 24 2008 TELWUE overlay will appear on the screen If the Chroma Key below is set the Alpha Blend cannot be set o Chroma Key To remove a color from the graphic overlay select it from the drop down list If the Alpha Blend above is set the Chroma Key cannot be set o Duration The duration defaults to the setting in Config If you want to change it enter a
12. OUT4 4 v Switch Input IN4 4 x Max Bit Rate 15 0 Mbps JPG Duration 00 00 10 o Name Enter a short descriptive name for the channel o Description Enter a longer description about the channel that will distinguish it from the others at your installation o Switch Output Select a switch output for this channel from the drop down list o Switch Input Select a switch input for this channel from the drop down list o JPG Duration This is set to 10 seconds 00 00 10 at installation To change it enter the default length of time you want jpg files to play on this channel in HH MM SS format You can override this default by setting a runtime for a jpg file or setting a duration when you schedule the jpg file If you set the jpg duration to zero 00 00 00 you will have to set a runtime for every jpg image or a duration every time you schedule one When you have finished entering attributes for this channel click the Save button at the bottom of the section Properties Properties Enable Auto Fade O Audio Volume 0 100 50 o Enable Auto Fade To enable auto fade for this channel check this box and click the Save button This directs the application to fade gracefully from one playout to the next rather than jumping abruptly to the next playout o Audio Volume the strength of the audio volume where 0 is mute and 100 is the loudest The default is 50 Digital Broadcaster
13. The default is 6 Mbps o Peak Bit Rate Enter the encoder s peak bit rate in bits per second The default is 8 Mbps o Audio Bit Rate Click on the radio button corresponding to the encoder s audio bit rate The default is 192 KHz MPEG 2 PS Layer II When you have finished entering attributes for the encoder click the Save button at the bottom of the section Monitoring Box o Enable Network Streaming To monitor what you are capturing through the encoder check this box and enter the IP address and port number of the system where the stream will be displayed This allows high quality MPEG 2 packets to be transmitted over UDP to the IP address and port specified This enables remote monitoring Warning Network streaming can send large amounts of data across your network This can cause network congestion if not coordinated with your IT _ department Please confirm with your IT department before enabling o Generate Webstream To generate a webstream of what the channel is playing click this box The webstream name will be displayed on the Webstream line below You can use this webstream to monitor playouts on your website or a PC When you have finished entering the monitoring information for the encoder click the Save button at the bottom of the section Capture Configuration To set the default configuration for captures click on the capture configuration option The application displays the Capture Con
14. Video Resolution Video Aspect Ratio Random Access Supported Audio Type Audio Bit Rate Audio Sampling Rate Poor_Steve_final VIDEO MPEG 2 Poor Steve Pilot Steve improves workflow at his station Community gt Dance gt News Sports Poor_Steve_final mpg media psg vol1 preload 00 05 57 00 001 00 oo 0s 57 Calculate Max Duration A Time AVAILABLE psgadmin Admin PSG a Time false false Fri Dec 28 14 23 50 EST 2007 Fri Dec 28 14 23 50 EST 2007 M2P 8 5744 Mbps No 8 0 Mbps 29 97 fps 720 x 480 4 3 Yes MP2 0 224 Mbps 48000 Hz Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 15 Weather Save July 24 2008 Cancel TELWUE The Edit Content page displays information about the content including its media type and format and encoding information The following information can be edited Program Code If program codes are used in your workflow enter a code that distinguishes what program this is You can search on program codes in combination with a keyword search Program If this installation does not use program codes enter the name of the program as it should appear in the Program Guide Episode Code If episode codes are used at your installation enter a code that distinguishes what episode of a program series this is You can search on episode codes in combination with a keyword search Episode If this installation do
15. does not have a prescheduled duration click on Modify to set the duration Clicking on Modify opens the applicable scheduling screen In this example the Schedule Switch screen opens Change the Duration and click the Save button Scheduling Events Using the Actions on the Grid Several event actions are available on the schedule grid in Calendar View These actions let you schedule events in a way similar to the method used in Classic View o To schedule a playout click on Content This opens the Schedule Playout screen and fills in the start time o To schedule a stream event click on Live Stream Source This opens the Schedule Live Stream Event screen and fills in the start time o To schedule a switch event click on External Source This opens the Schedule Switch screen and fills in the start time Overlays including text crawls must be scheduled from Classic View described in the Classic View section To switch to Classic View click the Classic View button over the Output section on the top left of the page External Sources Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 63 July 24 2008 TELWUE Import Export functions such as copying blocks of a schedule also must be done in Classic View Using Classic View and Calendar View when Scheduling You are free to use Classic View or Calendar View or both to schedule programming for your server Use whichever method is convenient
16. 20 2007 E time 04 00 100 Status PENDING C Play Immediately Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week su OM OTOWwOTh LF La None Daily Until Date ao Fill in the displayed information as needed just as though you were adding an event For descriptions of the fields refer to the Add Switch Event Add Playout Event Add Overlay Event Add Capture Event Add Stream Event or Add Device Event instructions as applicable Click on the Save button when complete Event Actions Overlay 0 Use the o Overlay action to select a text crawl station logo or other overlay graphic to play on the screen with a playout event Overlays are available only for playout events In this example the event begins at 2 30 AM so the overlay start time is already set to 2 30 Schedule Overlay Channel amp Content Optional Program Guide Data Channel Ntelos C include in Program Guide File Track Content Metadata Position x 0 y 0 Alpha Blend 1 255 kzi Chroma Key Of Description Duration Date amp Time Start 12 20 2007 E time 02 30 oo Status PENDING C Play Immediately Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week su OMOTOWOTh LF Lia None Daily Until Date aa Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 59 July 24 2008 TELWUE Add the rest of the overlay information You may change the start time if you do not want the overlay to run for the duration of the playout If an overlay was running with th
17. 2008 15 31 15 The information in the Event As Run Detail report is similar to the As Run Report but only for one occurrence of one event e Notes brief comments on what happened if the event did not run normally July 24 2008 68 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Config Tab The Config tab allows administrators users with Admin level privileges to set parameters that act as defaults for the server such as channel names user permissions and network configuration To change any of these settings for the server click on the applicable link To return to the Config page from any of the screens click on the Config tab Users with User level privileges are limited to some User Management functions and viewing the UI version information Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 Princeton Server Group B1100 Channel Setup Name output channels configure channel network streaming transitions and continuity Switch Configuration Configure switch ports and RS232 settings Content Management Update content and import settings Manage custom content metadata fields and categories User Management Add remove and manage users and their permissions Vodcast Podcast Configuration Configure podcast and vodcast information Manage transcode settings Remote Server Configuration Configure remote servers Thursday May 22 2008 16 08 19 EDT Feed Setup Name input feeds configu
18. Day Start Date Source Duration Program Episode Recur Playout GTV 4 12 14 2007 17 00 15 17 30 15 Deutche Welle030907 00 30 00 Capture 12 15 2007 10 00 00 12 30 00 Studio A 02 30 00 Playout TV 12 16 2007 07 17 25 07 18 23 PS2 PSG TVTN mpg 00 00 58 Playout T 12 16 2007 07 32 16 07 33 15 P52 PSG TVTN mpg 00 00 59 Modify Pi Playout an 12 16 2007 07 33 16 07 34 16 Anneneberg030907 03132007 140000 00 01 00 BNE Modify Playout GT 12 16 2007 07 34 17 07 34 46 052 BLOCK from H 264_ffmpeg m2 00 00 29 Modify Colors the events list is color coded for readability e Gray historical data Events that have already been played are part of the history and appear with gray backgrounds They can be viewed but not changed e Scheduled no color the event has been scheduled the active event such as a playout that is currently playing the event you just scheduled Field Descriptions To sort on any of the hyperlinked fields click on the underlined hyperlink at the top of the column Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 39 July 24 2008 TELWUE A Checkbox allows you to choose one or more events for an action by checking the box To deselect an event click in the checked box to uncheck it To select all events on the page not necessarily all titles on the system click the checkbox in the top header all events on the page wi
19. Include in Program Guide checked by default If you do not want the program guide report to display this event such as for a test file uncheck this box o Program Code A code that distinguishes what type of program this is if program codes are used in this installation o Episode Code A code that distinguishes what episode of a series this is if episode codes are used in this installation o Program If this installation does not use program codes the name of the program o Episode The name of the episode if applicable and if this installation does not use episode codes o Description Type a detailed description of the event 3 Click the Save button to add the device event to the schedule 4 The server checks for errors If none are detected the Programming page is displayed with the new device event Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 53 July 24 2008 TELWUE Scheduling Conflicts and Ripple You can schedule several types of events at once as long as they do not conflict with one another For example you can schedule a playout and an overlay to run at the same time Likewise you can run a playout on one channel and a live stream on another channel Scheduling a playout and a live stream for the same channel at the same time however can cause a conflict Schedule Playout The event you are scheduling at Thu Dec 20 02 45 00 EST 2007 conflicts with another event that is running at that
20. Media Type The type of media you want such an audio file a video an overlay or an image or any media type Source Select from uploaded captured or manually entered content Category Select one of the categories used on your Digital Broadcaster such as PSA public service announcements e Program Enter the exact program title If you are not certain deo of the program title use the Keywords field Source p Any Source E e Added Select the time period that bests describes when this category content was added to your server Time periods range from 5 minutes ago to 7 days ago If the content was added more than 7 days ago select Anytime Added e Last Played Select the time period that best describes when cared the Web Application last played this content Time periods Anytime range from 5 minutes ago to 7 days ago If the content was ese peed a played more than 7 days ago select Anytime Min Duration e Play Count Select the number or range that best describes 22421021 when the Web Application last played this content Play counts range from Never Played to Played gt 10 times If you Keywords are uncertain how often the content has been played select Any Play Count Min Duration Enter the minimum duration of the content in Clear Search hours minutes and seconds as it would appear in the content metadata Max Duration Enter the maximum duration
21. Name Description Action Archive Y ft New Remote Server gt The application displays the remote server name description and icons for available actions To return to the Config tab without taking any actions click on Configuration at the top of the screen To add edit delete or accept a remote server click on the corresponding icon To add a remote FTP server for auto transfer options click the New Remote Server button The Add Remote Server screen is displayed Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 83 July 24 2008 TELWUE Add Remote Server Name Offsite Description The offsite server for archives amp backups Type Fe Host localhost Port Username Password Password Confirm Destination Directory import media Active Mode 4 Add Cancel o Name Type a short descriptive name for the remote server o Description Enter a longer description about the remote server that will distinguish it from the others at your installation o Type Select the type of server this is typically an FTP server o Host Enter the host for the remote server typically localhost o Port The port connecting the remote server to your system typically a nonstandard port number If you do not enter a port number the remote server will use the default port o Username The name you will use to connect to the remote server This must be a valid username from your User Management list o Passw
22. Playlists drop down list and click the Delete Playlist button The system asks you confirm click OK to delete the playlist All Playlists View Metadata To see a playlist s metadata including non private playlists owned by another user select the playlist from the drop down list and click the View Metadata button The metadata screen for the playlist is displayed View Playlist Items Descriptions Program Code Program Episode Code Episode Content gt View Playlist Metadata Name Test Playlist Description Visibility Private No Categories Board Meetings Recreation Events Meetings Custom Attributes Producers Sponsors City of Origination Client Spots Town Tape Number View Playlist Items Board of Education Village Events Weather Community Filler Science Lectures Seniors Zoning Board Meetings Lectures Sports News Promos _ PSA Sports Material Veterans Public Schools Village Board Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 29 All Playlists a v View Metadata Copy Playlist July 24 2008 TELWUE You can view the metadata but you cannot edit it To return to the Content screen click the word Content or the Content tab at the top of the page All Playlists View Items To see the content in a playlist including non private playlists owned by another user select the playlist from the drop down list and click the View Items
23. Running Time for Sunset Duration 00 00 10 Content Detail for Sunset Program Program Code Episode Episode Code Save Cancel You can change the duration of this image in this playlist by entering a new duration in hours minutes and seconds When you have finished click on Save or click Cancel to return to Item Edit Mode without making any changes When you have finished editing items in the playlist click Exit Edit Item Mode in the upper right corner to return to the Manage Playlist Items screen My Playlists Append Content To add content to the end of a playlist from the main Content page check one or more thumbnails to select them July 24 2008 28 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Displaying 1 8 of 8 results glen miller jog ocean city 2 jpg Show 100 perpage Thumbnail View x Select All Edit Play Edit Play cd Sunset jpg 1c Waterlilies jpg Image Image Edit Play Edit Play Winter jpg You Are Watching Select the playlist from the drop down list and click the Append Content button The system asks you confirm click OK to append the content The new items are added to the end of the playlist and a confirmation message is displayed at the top of the page My Playlists Delete Playlist To delete a playlist select it from the My
24. Select a protocol such as UDP from the drop down list o Type Select a stream type such as Unicast from the drop down list o Max Bit Rate Enter the maximum allowed bit rate for this stream source If you are not sure enter 0 When you have finished click Add to add the stream source or Cancel to stop The new stream source will be displayed on the list To change the information for a stream source click the Edit icon To delete a stream source click the Trash icon TelVue UI Configuration TelVue UI Configuration is available to users and admins To view information on the current version of the Digital Broadcaster s user interface click on version The application displays the Version Information screen July 24 2008 82 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Configuration gt Version And Configuration Information Date Stamp Release UI Revision Schema Version MPEG Tools Version The screen shows the user interface s version number schema version build stamp in the form YYYYMMDDHHM M and build revision To return to the Config tab click the Close button in the lower right corner Remote Server Configuration Remote Server Configuration requires admin level privileges To view or edit information on remote servers such as an archive server click on Configure remote servers The application displays the Remote Server Setup screen Configuration gt Remote Server Setup
25. To view the program guide differently change the settings under the PROGRAM GUIDE heading e Channel Select a server channel or select NONE The default is your first channel e Switch Output Select a port to see its programming or select NONE The default is Output Port 1 Start and End Dates Type the first and last dates you want to see in these boxes or use the calendar and Today icons to the right of the boxes to select dates The greater the date range you select the smaller the type in your program guide will appear The default is one week beginning with today s date and the limit is ten days e Format The Publish format displays program names and their durations for the hours when programming is scheduled The Internal format displays the program names filenames feed names if applicable and their durations in HH MM SS format for the full 24 hour day The default is the customer friendly Publish format When you have finished specifying how you want your program guide to look click the Display button to see it To return to the default view click the Reset button To download the guide in HTML format click the Download button Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 65 July 24 2008 TELWUE Reports Tab The Reports tab allows you to see scheduled events for the server system The default view is the As Run Report which shows all events that have run on the application beginning with the ol
26. a remote URL and is set to include all vodcasted content the portal will not show a new vodcasted content file until the FTP transfer is complete e Transcode to MP3 on Import If you want all source video files that are imported to the Content Library to be automatically podcasted select this option e Transcode to MP3 on Capture If you want all files captured by the integrated encoder to be automatically podcasted select this option This is relevant only for C series Encoders e FTP Podcasted Content If you want the mp3 files created via podcasting to be automatically transferred to a remote server using FTP select this option and choose a remote FTP server from the Podcast FTP Server drop down list You can manage remote servers via the Remote Server configuration on page 83 For example you may choose to automatically FTP the podcast mp3s to a remote hosting site and configure that remote server to be the Root URL for your podcast If a remote URL is configured for the podcast and this option is selected podcasted content will not display in the Podcast RSS feed until the FTP has been completed e Delete Transcoded Files After Transfer To delete the transcoded mp4 or mp3 files from the download directory after transfer if the FTP options are enabled select this option When you have finished editing the transcode settings click the Save button The application saves the changes and returns you to the Config page To
27. as the new year s begins Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week C Su Until Date 2 Fill in the fields on the screen as described below July 24 2008 52 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Device amp Event o Device Select a device from the drop down list o Event Select any event from the drop down list o Duration Enter the duration of the event in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Date amp Time o Start Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select a start date or enter a date in the form MM DD YYYY up to one year from now o Time Enter the start time in HH MM SS format using 24 hour time For example 1 00 PM is 13 00 00 o Execute Immediately To start the device event as soon as the Save button is clicked check this box Optional Recurrence o Day of Week Check one or more boxes to the right of the day of the week to have the event play on that day at the specified time To play the event every day click Daily which will check all the boxes To uncheck all the boxes click None o Until Date Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select the last day for the recurring device event If you are playing the event on several days of the week it will play on the last day up to and including the date you select There is a one year limit on recurring device events Optional Program Guide Data o
28. breakaway allows separate audio and video input ports to be routed to the same switch output port e Switch Outputs The names and brief descriptions of the available switch output ports are listed To change any of them type the new name and brief description in the fields for that output port e Video Switch Inputs The names and brief descriptions of the available video switch input ports are listed To change any of them type the new name and brief description in the fields for that input port e Audio Switch Inputs The names and brief descriptions of the available audio switch input ports are listed To change any of them type the new name and brief description in the fields for that input port When you have finished entering the configuration information for this switch click the Save button at the bottom of the screen To return to the Config page without making any changes click the Cancel button Change Switch Configuration The default switch configuration is to lock the switch port when the system detects a manual switch a switch using the buttons on the switch faceplate To change the switch configuration click on the configuration option Configuration gt Switch Configuration Lock switch port when a manual switch is detected Yes P Save To have the Digital Broadcaster lock the switch port when it detects a manual faceplate switch select Yes from the drop down list To prevent the Digital Broadc
29. episode of a series this is if episode codes are used in your workflow Program If this installation does not use program codes the name of the program as it would be displayed in the Program Guide Episode If this installation does not use episode codes the title of the episode is displayed or entered here as it would be in the Program Guide Description The detailed description of the content 3 Click the Save button to add the playout to the programming schedule or click the Cancel button to return to the Content page without adding the playout July 24 2008 20 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE The server checks for errors If none are detected the Content page of the newly scheduled playout is displayed Quick Search To search for content on the main Content page by keyword type a keyword or phrase in the Quick Search box and press Search The server will display all available content that matches the search The Poor Steve gt Search keyword may appear as typed in the file name program episode name program or episode code description or other content metadata Advanced Search To search for content using specific criteria such as category or a media type press the Advanced Search tab Fill in one or more of the boxes Quick Search Displaying 1 1 of 1 results Poor_Steve_final Video Running Time 00 05 57 Poor Steve Pilot Edit Play
30. is locked into a path or unlocked Operator Action No Switch Continuity Switch Continuity Switch Unlocked Schedule switch event Duration 0 Switch stays on that port until you schedule something else Schedule switch event Duration gt 0 The switch event occurs When the event is finished the switch returns to the home port Switch returns home then the software determines whether it needs to go to continuity lt 1 second Schedule switch event Duration gt 0 Schedule a playout from the home port for the same time Executes switch event for its duration Any scheduled switch event will occur unless switch is locked 1 Switch event completes 2 Playout completes Server plays the end of it however long that is 3 Switch returns home then the software determines whether it needs to go to continuity lt 1 second Switch Locked Use the Web Application s Dashboard to lock the switch Switch stays locked even if other switch events or playouts are scheduled Switch stays locked if other switch events or playouts are scheduled It will not even switch for continuity Use the front panel to move the switch Switch stays locked in that path even if other switch events or playouts are scheduled Must unlock it by clicking Unlock on the Dashboard Use the front panel to move The manual lock overrides the playout s
31. mpg restarts each time Auto Fades Disabled PSG Channel 3 Analog 15 0 Mbps Continuity Enabled Stop hate 30 nolead mpg restarts each time 127 0 0 1 Auto Fades Disabled PSG Channel 4 Analog 15 0 Mbps Port 7777 Continuity Enabled IN2 2 AUDIO_IN3 3 Click on the channel name or edit icon to edit The application displays the Edit Channel screen Edit Channel The following fields are editable To cancel any unsaved changes and return to the Config Attributes Server Type Name Description Switch Output Switch Input Max Bit Rate JPG Duration B1400 Analog PSG Channel 4 PSG Broadcast Channel 4 OUTS 4 INS 4 15 0 Mbps o0 00 10 Monitoring Enable Network Streaming 4 Generate Webstream Webstream WebStream Network ante 127 001 Network Streaming 77 777 Port Properties Enable Auto Fade O Audio Volume 0 100 50 Continuity Enable Continuity Continuity Resume Continuity File Video Input Continuity _N2 2 Switch Audio Input AUDIO_IN3 3 Continuity Feed Playlist Continuity Playlist Audio Input page click the Cancel button at the bottom of the screen Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 July 24 2008 70 TELWUE Attributes Attributes Server 61400 Type Analog Name PSG Channel 4 Description PSG Broadcast Channel 4 Switch Output
32. not currently running e Uptime how long the server has been running e Free Space how much of the media partition s total capacity is currently available for more files in gigabytes The available percentage of the partition s total capacity is also displayed e Manage link to Webmin The Webmin feature is described in the Utilties section of this manual Field Descriptions Channel Section e Channel information about each playout channel If this installation supports more than one channel each channel is listed in its own section Channel information includes O July 24 2008 Channel Name quick link to the Edit Channel page which is described in the Config section on page 70 Next Programming Gap the amount of time remaining until the next unprogrammed slot in the schedule up to 24 hours from now If the server is currently in a programming gap the application displays this Continuity typically plays during programming gaps Schedule quick link to the Classic View of the Programming page for the channel which is described beginning on page 39 External Schedule quick link to the simple day schedule for this channel The external schedule can be viewed on your webpage See Making the Program Guide Available on Your Website in the Utilities section of this manual RSS Schedule quick link to the programming schedule for this channel for the coming week The listing depends on your br
33. of the content in hours minutes and seconds as it would appear in the content metadata Keywords Type any keywords that might help identify this content Keywords can match most metadata including the filename and file path Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 21 July 24 2008 TELWUE Press Search The Web Application displays the content that matches your search terms If all results of the search are not displayed select a larger display number up to 100 from the drop down list at the top of the page If you don t see the content you wanted adjust the selections in one or more categories or press Clear to start again To see all titles again press Clear then press Search ane Browse Community To see all content of a specific category press the Browse tab and Dae click on one of the categories from the list Categories may be eae customized under the Config tab in the Content section To stop E F s Sports browsing and display all content again click on Quick Search clear TE eather the search field and press the Search button To add a single content file to a category display the content in Thumbnail view press the Browse tab and drag the content thumbnail over the category The category bar blinks several times Bulk Actions To take action such as delete or purge on one or more content files use the checkboxes to select one or more files or use the Select All checkbo
34. option and click the Submit button This action does not create a media file It uses the content s metadata to add a thumbnail for display The web media file must already exist on the configured streaming host Once way to automatically create the video file is via the Vodcast feature with the option to Include All Vodcasts in Portal o Exclude from Portal To remove the selected content from the video portal choose the Exclude from Portal option and click the Submit button This does not delete any files but the content and its metadata will no longer appear in the video portal Playlists A playlist is a list of content that can be scheduled as continuity to play in a looping sequence rather than playing just a single content file as continuity Playlists cannot be scheduled as programming they can be used only for continuity Note If you want to replicate a schedule of content to play at certain times use the Export and Import features on the Programming page Create Playlist To create a playlist click the Create Playlist button under the Playlists tab on the Content page A blank Playlist Metadata screen is displayed July 24 2008 24 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Content gt Playlist Metadata Descriptions Name Program Code Program Episode Code Episode Description Visibility Private L Session Duration Default JPG Duration oo 00 10 Categories Chess O Commun
35. or type in a date in the form MM DD YYYY End Date to see a different end date up to one year from now for the programming list click on the Calendar icon or Today icon or type in a date in the form MM DD YYYY From the earliest time of the day you want to see To see events starting after midnight 00 00 00 type the time in the boxes using 24 hour format Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 41 July 24 2008 TELWUE e To the latest time of the day you want to see To see events ending before 11 59 PM 23 59 59 type the time in the boxes using 24 hour format e Day of the Week to display events beginning on some days of the week but not others check or uncheck the boxes as needed For example to display weekend events check the Su and Sa boxes and uncheck the others e Hide History to suppress the display of events that have already occurred beginning with the start date and time check this box To see events that have already occurred uncheck the box e Switch To hide switch events uncheck the Switch box This box appears only in systems with a video switch e Playout To hide playout events uncheck the Playout box e Overlay To hide overlay events uncheck the Overlay box This box only appears in systems with overlay capability e Capture To hide capture events uncheck the Capture box This box appears only in systems with an onboard MPEG Encoder or capture capabilit
36. return to the Config page without changing the transcode settings click the Cancel button July 24 2008 100 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421
37. server information configure your network settings and reboot or turn off the server View Server Information To view server information click on the view server information option The application displays the Server Information screen Configuration gt Server Information Server Hostname Uptime Disk Usage Manage Used 86 7GB 42 localhost 5 days Free 120 7GB 58 Webmin Total 207 4 GB B1100 Broadcast B1100 e Server the name of the Digital Broadcaster in this installation e Hostname the name of the host for this Digital Broadcaster e Uptime the number of days the Digital Broadcaster has been running since its most recent reboot e Disk Usage the amount of used free and total space on the Digital Broadcaster This is a useful way to see whether some content should be deleted from the server s database e Manage the link to the Webmin server management tool which is described in the Utilities section of this manual Manage Network Configurations To manage your network configurations click on the manage network configurations option The application displays the Network Configuration Management screen Configuration gt Network Configuration Management Name Type IP Address Netmask Activate at boot Enable multicast Action ethO Ethernet From DHCP Automatic eth1 Ethernet 10 20 10 184 255 255 255 0 o Name the name of the host interface such as ethO or eth o Type the type o
38. srernenernneniione neie outa toes a AAEE a AE EEAS 57 Event Actions Modify ccccccccccsescsesencsessnccessnceessnceenssceensnceensneecnsnceceseaesensneeenacesnnaeeons 57 Event Actions PIUS F orien ae eee eee aes 58 Event Actions CrOSS O eresie an E E E AEE 59 Event Actions Overlay 0 a re eorne e r EE E EEA E E R 59 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 v July 24 2008 TELWUE C le dar EU evsess ass sensei rrie E causes E EE cde aden each eae E 60 Using Classic View and Calendar View when Scheduling cccccccccccscesseeeseeeseeeeeeseses 64 Program Guide PACE gs ri cvadanseadunsertaneeean nevedecursietaccievosavussencaayectesscunccudnonsenisgucgtaeaesteceenes 65 R p rts 1 AD x cash cca preter cu hes iciesecwaceshatacoe E R 66 Report Field Headin oS viscous cansisstes can dpevnsanesia kulepiorsnane E tong cura AEE REEE REEERE 67 Connie VADs cpcsasnsty cases pieri ninn e a a a a a a a ai 69 Channel Setup sissu e ova cs E a E E 70 Content Management sisese sea E EE EEEE E EERE E 74 Device Controller Configuration ccccccccccccecceceesceeestenseeececeeeeeecessaeeeeeseseeeeeeeneeeeenes 77 Feed Selu orenen a aE E EE ET E EE EE T E E ERE REI 79 TelVue UL Configuratio cp sciacanersnsosntraoneeaceseteee mean ailaen eisi EEEa ie 82 Remote Server CONN AION oxttcirianck anni enol ahi aon erieceaen eateries 8 amp 3 Schedule Configuration sa ocean scieiveievenceeseirensivieneisacseet via deeneaeaasebvadtebean ead AI 86 Serve
39. switch event are already filled in Schedule Switch Event Port Settings A V Output Port Video Input Port Audio Input Port Duration 00 foo oo Date amp Time Start 12 21 2007 time 04 00 00 Status PENDING C Switch Immediately Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week C su OMOTOWwWO Th OF Lisa None Daily Until Date Eso July 24 2008 Optional Program Guide Data M Include in Program Guide Program Code Episode Code Program Episode Description Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Fill in the displayed information as needed just as though you were adding an event For descriptions of the fields refer to the Add Switch Event Add Playout Event Add Overlay Event Add Capture Event Add Stream Event or Add Device Event instructions as applicable Click on the Save button when complete Event Actions Cross x Use the x Cross action to add another type of event by crossing from playout to switch or switch to playout In the example below the operator wants to follow a switch event with a playout event The operator clicks on the switch event s Cross action and the Schedule Playout screen is displayed with the date and start time already filled in Schedule Playout Channel amp Content Channel Ntelos File Optional Program Guide Data Include in Program Guide Track Content Metadata Start Trim End Trim Date amp Time Start 12
40. test mpg the TelVue server creates test_vodcast mp4 If you are creating your mp4s externally using another transcoding system you may choose to use your own file extension such as mp4 When creating the RSS feed the media links will include the root URL plus the filename The filename will be constructed as the source media filename plus the default file extension Your transcoded files must follow this naming convention for the RSS feed media links to be correct Managing Transcode Settings Transcoding reformats video or audio from one format and codec to another To edit transcode settings for creating vodcast mp4s and podcast mp3s at your installation click on the transcode option The application displays the Edit Transcode Settings screen July 24 2008 98 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Configuration gt Edit Transcode Settings Video Codec xvio Video Bitrate Kbps 300 Audio Bitrate Kbps 96 Resolution _ 320x240 Deinterlace M Progressive Download Fast Start Transcode to MP4 On Import _ Transcode To MP4 On Capture FTP Vodcasted Content Transcode to MP3 On Import Transcode to MP3 On Capture FTP Podcasted Content Delete Transcoded Files After Transfer Save Cancel The following fields are editable Video Codec Select the encoder codec such as XVID or MP4 from the drop down list Video Bitrate Kbps Enter the streaming bitrate of the video The d
41. the Save button You now see the Manage Playlist Items screen See My Playlists Manage Items for instructions Playlist metadata was saved successfully Content gt Playlist Metadata gt Manage Playlist Items Save Changes Changes Enter Edit Item Mode Sample Playlist Drag content here to start building a playlist poor 8 sure Phot Playlist Actions The next two sections under Playlists let you manage playlists and their content The difference between My Playlists and All Playlists is that you can edit manage append content to and delete your playlists in the My Playlists list that are owned by you but you can only view and copy playlists in the All Playlists list that are owned by other users Administrators can view and manage all playlists but other users cannot view private playlists other than their own and can manage only their own playlists My Playlists Edit Metadata To edit the metadata in a playlist select the playlist from the drop down list and click the Edit Metadata button Change the playlist metadata and click the Save button Once you have saved the metadata changes you can also add or delete items from the playlist by clicking Manage Playlist Items next to the Save button Note If this playlist has been set as the continuity file you cannot edit it To edit a playlist that is currently set as continuity copy it then edit the copy Cre
42. the input output port and other settings for any live stream sources your installation uses Configuring Encoder Settings To configure the encoder settings click on the encoder option The application displays the Configure Encoder screen Configuration gt Configure Encoder Attributes Monitoring Name Studio 1 Feed Enable Network m Streaming Generate m Video Input ga aa gt Component C Webstream Description Encoder Feed from Studio 1 Webstream WebStream Bit Rate Mode OCBR VBR kanak Bit Rate 6 0 Mbps Streaming IP Peak Bit Rate 8 0 Mbps Network Streaming Port Audio Bit Rate 1234 192 0256 0384 Cancel Enter the settings for your encoder To cancel any unsaved changes and return to the Config page click the Cancel button at the bottom right of the screen Attributes Box o Name Enter a short descriptive name for the encoder o Description Enter a longer description about the encoder that will distinguish it from any others on the application o Video Input Click on a radio button depending on what input the encoder will use For example an Argus 200 encoder might use composite video input but a USB encoder or C500 could use composite or S video o Bit Rate Mode Click on CBR or VBR as needed Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 79 July 24 2008 TELWUE o Bit Rate Enter the encoder s bit rate in bits per second
43. thumbnail Both the start time and runtime are shown in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS o Stop to stop the current capture immediately click the Stop button A confirmation dialog will pop up RSS Now quick link to the page with information on the current capture The listing includes the program name and description from the placeholder metadata Click your browser s Back button to return to the Dashboard e Next Up the name thumbnail start time and runtime of the next program scheduled to run in the next 24 hours July 24 2008 o RSS Next quick link to the scheduling information for the next program The listing includes the program name and description from the placeholder metadata for the next capture Click your browser s Back button to return to the Dashboard 4 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Field Descriptions Switch Section Switch information is displayed only in systems configured with the TelVue video switch control module A switch connected to a TelVue server controls the path of data from a feed through the server to an output The table of switch audio video inputs and outputs is displayed at the bottom of the Dashboard If the switch has more than 8 inputs and outputs a table shows the input route for each output e Switch The switch output ports are listed down the left side either as OUT1 OUT2 etc or with the name you provided during Switch
44. time Would you like to e Ripple the conflicting event forward including switch events including device events e Cancel this event If you schedule a conflict the application will offer you options Not all options are possible for all conflicts e Ripple fit the event into the schedule and push everything else forward This is a useful option if you are trying to fit an event into a gap in your schedule and it overlaps with the next event by just a few seconds e Start this Event Late Let the event begin later than you tried to schedule it If this is a playout viewers will not see the beginning of the file Similarly they will not see the intended beginning of stream or switch events e End this Event Early Let the event end earlier than you tried to schedule it so the next event can begin on time If this is a playout viewers will not see the end of the file Similarly they will not see the intended ending of stream or switch events e Cancel this Event Remove the event you just tried to schedule It might be best to begin again especially if you did not expect a conflict For example you might have scheduled a playout for the wrong channel If you want to ripple any switch events or device events forward as well check the boxes However rippling switch and device events forward means they will start later than originally scheduled For example suppose you scheduled a switch event to a live feed from t
45. your Digital Broadcaster includes the encoder module or a digital encoder device the Record page allows you to encode files for future playout or capture them to your media library It also shows you the real time status of the active encode or capture This page essentially acts like a simple VCR control for the capture device Princeton Server Group B1400 Wednesday Nov 14 2007 14 51 15 EST Encode File Encoder Status Optional Program Guide Data Status STOPPED Program Code Elapsed Time Episode Code File Information Program Thanksgiving Parade 2007 Unattached Program Nov 14 2007 16 00 00 Thanksgiving Parade 200 T Episode Filename Thanksgiving Parade 2007 mpg Description File Duration 01 00 00 Main Street puts on its best for the 2007 Thanksgiving Parade featuring local civic and school groups Start Encode Copyright 2007 Princeton Server Group Field Descriptions Encoder Status shows the state of the encoder Possible states include o STOPPED the encoder is not currently recording o STARTED the encoder is currently recording o PAUSED where available the encoder has stopped recording because the operator pressed the Pause Encode button o ERROR the Web Application has detected a problem with the encode Look at the top of the screen for a description of the error e Elapsed Time if the encoder is recording the amount of time it has been encoding in hours
46. 12 21 2006 13 28 04 12 22 2006 12 03 38 05 17 2007 12 21 49 T T Th Welcome PSG Admin ERRE g gE e Select Checkbox allows you to mark the content for bulk actions by checking the box e Filename the filename of the content The last portion of the filename usually indicates the file type such as MPG or JPG e Program or Program Code The name of the program or its program code depending on how the schedule settings on page 86 were configured Episode or Episode Code The episode name or episode code of this file if applicable depending on how the schedule settings on page 86 were configured Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 9 July 24 2008 TELWUE e Size the size of the file typically in megabytes MB or gigabytes GB Duration the runtime of this file in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS including any virtual trimming e Play Count the number of times this file has been played since the system was installed e Create Ingest Date amp Time the date time and day of the week the content file was captured or imported onto the server For a program placeholder this shows the expected ingest date time and day of the week T Tuesday Th Thursday e Delete At if this file is scheduled for deletion from the system this field shows the date and time the deletion will take place e Type the type o
47. 42 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Schedule Switch Event Port Settings Optional Program Guide Data A V Output Port OUT3 3 B C Include in Program Guide Video Input Port IN5 5 is Program Code Audio Input Port AUDIO_INS 5 i Episode Code Duration 01 30 00 Program Episode Date amp Time E R Description Start 11 21 2007 E Time 13 00 00 Status PENDING C Switch Immediately Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week C Su OMOTMWOThOFO Sa None Daily Until Date 12 31 2007 Save Cancel 3 Fill in the fields on the screen as described below Port Settings o A V Output Port Select a switch output port from the drop down list o A V Input Port Select a switch input port from the drop down list If your switch supports disabling an output select none to turn off the output If breakaway is enabled separate drop down lists for video input port and audio input port are displayed as shown in the illustration o Duration optional however a duration is recommended so the switch will return home when the event ends Enter the time you want the switch event to last in HH MM SS format Entering a duration also enables conflict checking on the specified output port for the duration of the event If you enter 00 00 00 the output will remain switched away until you change it If you previously ran a switch event with 0 duration that switched away from the home por
48. CALYPSO_1 or the Edit icon in the Action column The Edit Device Controller screen is displayed Edit Device Controller Name cALypso 1 Description CALYPSO device 1 IP Address 10 20 10 33 IP Port 5000 Save Cancel Change the name description or IP address of the device as needed Click the Save button to save changes and return to the Configuration Device Controllers screen or click the Cancel button to return without making any changes Viewing Device Controller Events To see a list of events involving this device controller click on View Events in the Action column The application displays a list of events involving the device Click on Device Controllers at the top of the window to return July 24 2008 78 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Importing Files with the Device Controller To use this device to import files click the Choose File button in the Import column Navigate through your filesystem and select the file you want to import The application returns you to the Device Controllers window and displays the selected file in the Import column Click the Import icon to the right of the filename to import the file to your system Feed Setup The Feed Setup section is available only in installations with an onboard MPEG Encoder Feed Setup requires admin level privileges Use it to identify the directory folder for your captures set bit rates and monitoring defaults and set up
49. Check this box to have the server ensure there aren t multiple programs scheduled for the same location amp time on a single encoder o Require Contributor for Unattached Content Some installations with multiple contributors require the contributor of each piece of content to be identified in the metadata To make the contributor a required field in the metadata check this box It is unchecked by default The change affects the metadata for unattached content edited after the change takes effect o Require Location for Unattached Content Some installations require the location of each piece of content to be identified in the metadata To make the location a required field in the metadata check this box It is unchecked by default The change affects the metadata for unattached content edited after the change takes effect Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save the content settings To return to the Configuration menu without making changes click the Cancel button July 24 2008 74 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Import Settings To change the settings for imported content click on the import option The application displays the Import Settings screen Configuration gt Import Settings Thumbnail Offset seconds 00 00 20 Save Cancel The server displays a thumbnail for all imported content by capturing a frame from the file The thumbnail offset is the point in the
50. Configuration e Port Locked The Port Locked column shows whether a switch port is locked or unlocked If you lock a switch port it will hold that switch route until you unlock it manually Although the switch ignores switch events while it is locked it keeps track of any scheduled switch events When you unlock the switch it restores the switch route it would be using if you had not locked the switch Note If you manually override the switch port through the front switch panel it has the same effect as locking the switch port on the Dashboard e Input Columns The switch input columns are headed with IN1 IN2 etc or with the names you provided in Switch Configuration If breakaway is enabled the letter A is shown in the audio input columns and the letter V is shown in the video input columns If breakaway is disabled there is one column per input with the letters AV showing the input output route Switch Operation The switch input output configuration you set during Switch Configuration is known as the home path and the input for each switch output is called the home port During everyday operation programming comes from an input feed passes through the switch and goes to an output channel Switch Continuity Some installations use the switch for continuity programming For example when nothing is scheduled for a channel they might switch to their bulletin board feed This changes the pattern on the display of switch in
51. It supports only Channel 1 and uses the format filename start time Annenberg files cannot have a header row o Protrack a third party format used for integrating with third party broadcast traffic systems This format supports the Protrack raw log document format for scheduling playouts and switch events For imports the log header must contain the TelVue channel name For switch events Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 55 July 24 2008 TELWUE the Protrack Source must match the TelVue Input Name and the Switch Input Output settings for this channel must be correct See the Config tab This format cannot be used for exports 3 Select a start date and time if desired If a start date and time is not provided the dates and times specified in the import list are used to schedule the events If a start date and time is provided the schedule times in the event list file are moved relatively in a group to start at the new time For example a four hour schedule block from 8 00 AM 12 00 PM could be imported to start at 6 00 PM and that same block would now be scheduled from 6 00 PM 10 00 PM Note Either both the Start Date and Time fields must be filled in or both fields must be left blank 4 Click the Import button When the import action is complete the application generates a report showing whether each entry scheduled successfully and if not the reason To export an event list 4 On the Programmi
52. Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 97 July 24 2008 TELWUE Include All MP4 s To make all mp4 files available for vodcasting including mp4s that were imported to content as well as those generated by the Tel Vue server check this box If this feature is disabled then mp4 files not created via 1 click Vodcast on the server will not be included in the RSS feed even if they are imported to the Content Library If you decide later to make a file available for vodcasting select it on the Content tab and choose the Include in Portal option Channel Image If this channel has a gif or jpg image file browse for it here and select it from your locally accessible file system Remote Media Root URL If you are serving the mp4 files directly from the download directory of your TelVue server leave this field blank In this case the download root URL will be http nnn nnn nnn nnn 80 media psg vol1 download where nnn nnn nnn nnn is the IP address of your archive server If you are using a remote server or a streaming media service enter the host root URL in this field The media links in the RSS feed will be constructed as the root URL plus the filename Remote Default File Extension Enter the default file extension for your vodcast files If you leave this field blank the file extension will default to vodcast mp4 which is the extension used when your TelVue server automatically creates mp4 files For example if you 1 click Vodcast a file called
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54. Program Guide pana V Track Content Metadata Start Trim 00 00 00 End Trim 00 30 00 Actual Duration 00 30 00 Program Code Episode Code Date amp Time Program Cafe Central Start 12 18 2007 16 39 15 Status STARTED Episode Three Description test The information supplied when the playout was added is displayed in the Playout Detail screen In addition the screen displays status information e Pending The event is scheduled but has not yet happened Started The event is currently playing or happening e Completed The event has already happened To return to the Programming page click the Close button at the bottom right of the screen Event Actions Modify To change some information about an event click its Modify action The information displayed is identical to the information completed when the event was added The example below shows a Schedule Overlay screen Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 57 July 24 2008 TELWUE Schedule Overlay Channel amp Content Optional Program Guide Data Channel Ntelos Include in Program Guide File overlay ComingNext html WERT TRS Position x 0 1400 Title Red Raiders Basketball Alpha Blend 150 1 255 Chroma Key Off v Description Duration 00 foo 1 75 IMPORTED Please set program episode etc Date amp Time Start 12 21 2007 E El time 19 Status PENDING Play Immediately Option
55. Quilting Class 5 Quitting Class 6 Quilting Class 7 Quitting Class 8 Board Meetings Edit Edit Edit Edit Edit Remove From Category The Add Program function does not capture or import the content Use the Record tab or your installation s encoding equipment to capture content Use the Import feature on the Content tab to import content onto the TelVue server RSS Feed The RSS feed button on the left side of the Content page is a quick link to information on the content on your server The actual display depends on the browser you are using and may include e Content filename typically with a link to the Show Content page as described on page 11 e File duration e Date and time the content record was last updated e Content categories To return to the User Interface click on your browser s Back button Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 35 July 24 2008 TELWUE Export To export the content list as a file named psg_content csv click the Exportud icon on the left side of the Content page If your filesystem permits you may rename the file This file includes the filename and duration of all the content on your server Some installations find it helpful to have a list of what is on their server Others sort the psg_content csv file by duration so they can quickly find content that can fill programming gaps July 24 2008 36 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Record If
56. Save button to save your changes or the Cancel button to exit the page without making any changes Switch Configuration This option is available only in systems configured with a video switch When this version of the Digital Broadcaster media server was released Tel Vue supported the following switch models Extron Matrix 50 Series Knox RS2 Sierra Knox 4x4 Laird LTM4x4HDSDI Sigma 16x1 Knox 8x8 Network VikinX Sigma 2100 Series Knox 16x16 Pesa Bobcat Sigma MRX Series Knox Alpha Pesa Ocelot Sigma SLX Series Knox Chameleon Ross Kondor TvOne C2 7310 Contact TelVue Technical Support to see if other models are supported Configure Switch Ports To configure switch input and output ports click on the switch option The application displays the Configure Switch screen Configure Switch Name Knox RS4x4HB Description Knox RS4x4HB Output Switch Enable Breakaway _ Switch Outputs Port 1 2 3 4 Video Switch Inputs B1100 Video Server Bulletin Player Live City meetings Satellite Feed Audio Switch Inputs AUDIO_INI Muzak AUDIO_IN3 AUDIO_IN4 The following fields are editable e Name Enter a short descriptive name for the switch e Description Enter a longer description about the switch that will distinguish it from the others at your installation July 24 2008 90 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE e Enable Breakaway To enable breakaway check this box Enabling
57. TELWUE Digital Broadcaster Version 3 4 User Manual Operations For B Series C Series S Series Analog SDI HD SDI ASI and IPTV TELWUE The Digital Broadcaster User Manual covers the following TelVue products B Series Server C Series Encoder S Series Archive Server B100 C500 S1000 B1000 C1000 S2000 B3000 Lite S3000 B3000 B3000 SDI Each model may include several products For example B3000 includes B3000 B3100 B3200 B3300 B3400 etc C series Encoders function like B series Servers with the encoder option but without any playout channels The Config Content and Record sections of this manual cover the C series Encoder S series Archive Servers share the same Content Management application as B series Servers The Config and Content sections of this manual cover the S series Archive Server July 24 2008 ii Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Trademarks TelVue is a registered trademark All other products services or company names mentioned herein are claimed as trademarks and trade names by their respective companies 2003 2008 TelVue Corporation All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be copied by any means without the prior consent of Tel Vue Corporation TELWUE TelVue Corporation 501 Forrestal Road Princeton NJ 08540 USA http www telvue com Telephone 800 885 8886 All specifications notices and warnings are
58. Time o Start Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select a start date or enter a date in the form MM DD YYYY up to one year from today o Time Enter the start time in HH MM SS format using 24 hour time For example 1 00 PM is 13 00 00 o Play Immediately To start playout as soon as the Save button is clicked check this box Optional Recurrence o Day of Week Check one or more boxes to the right of the day of the week to have the file play on that day at the specified time To play the file every day click Daily which will check all the boxes To uncheck all the boxes click None There is a one year limit on recurring playouts o Until Date Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select the last day for the recurring playout If you are playing the file on several days of the week it will play on the last day up to and including the date you select There is a one year limit on recurring playouts Optional Program Guide Data o Include in Program Guide checked by default If you do not want the program guide report to display this playout such as for a test file uncheck this box o Track Content Metadata checked by default If the box is checked the schedule will use the metadata stored for this content file Uncheck the box to override the metadata for the selected file o Program Code A code that distinguishes what type of program this is if program codes are used in this installation
59. Time 20 00 00 Status PENDING Stream Immediately Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week Until Date 2 Fill in the fields on the screen as described below Channel amp Content o Channel Select a channel from the drop down list o Feed Select a feed from the drop down list o Duration Fill in the time you want to stream from the channel in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Date amp Time o Start Use the Calendar icon to select a date for the stream event to begin up to one year from now or click on the Today icon to insert today s date o Time Enter a start time for the stream event in HH MM SS format using 24 hour time For example 1 00 PM is 13 00 00 o Stream Immediately To start streaming as soon as the Save button is clicked check this box Optional Recurrence o Day of Week Check one or more boxes to the left of the day of the week to repeat the stream on that day To repeat this stream every day click Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 51 July 24 2008 TELWUE Daily which will check all the boxes To uncheck all the boxes click None There is a one year limit on scheduling stream events o Until Date Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select the last day for the stream to recur up to one year from today If you plan to stream from this channel several days per week it will occur up
60. User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 71 July 24 2008 TELWUE When you have finished entering the properties information for this channel click the Save button at the bottom of the section Monitoring Monitoring Enable Network Streaming Generate Webstream Webstream WebStream Network Streaming IP 127 0 0 1 Network Streaming Port 7777 o Enable Network Streaming To enable network streaming for this channel check this box and enter the IP address and port number of the application where the stream will be displayed This allows high quality MPEG 2 packets to be transmitted over UDP to the IP address and port specified It also enables remote monitoring Warning Network streaming can send large amounts of data across your network This can cause network congestion if not coordinated with your IT department Please confirm with your IT department before enabling o Generate Webstream To configure a webstream from this channel check this box The system prepopulates the IP address and port fields If you uncheck this box you can change the IP address and port for network streaming but you will not be able to generate a webstream o Webstream the title of the webstream this channel will generate o Network Streaming IP the IP address to which the network stream will be transmitted using UDP If you are generating a webstream you must use the default setting o Network S
61. action Note To select all content on a page up to 100 titles first choose Show 100 per page from the drop down box Clear all advanced searches so all titles are displayed Then click the Select All checkbox Princeton Server Group B1100 Content Displaying 1 10 of 154 results Show 10 per page Thumbnail View Select All 12345 16 gt Next CityMeeting11140 049_Block_remux 049_Block_topfie 052_BLOCK m2p Import One File preload Stand_By_1Mi v TBD Running Time 00 00 30 TBD Running Time 01 00 00 Video Running Time 00 00 01 J ing Time 00 20 1 Runni Soccer gam Soccer gam City Meeti November 1 Topfield T Discovery Discovery 52 Edit Edit Edit Play Edit Play Edit Play sas 052_BLOCK_from H 052_BLOCK_from H a250linux_sample AccuWeatherSES m AccuWeatherSES2M Import With Metadata o Clear cae gt P n 7 Foret sraTER 39 39 ess a EVERES EV 3T BEYON iE BEYOND THE LIMIT of Video Running Time 00 20 01 Video Running Time 00 20 01 Video Running Time 00 00 51 Video Running Time 00 05 17 Video Running Time 00 05 16 Mayor Meeting SH Village N A Accuweather Edit Play Edit Play Edit Play Edit Play Edit Play 12345 16 gt Next The Digital Broadcaster comes preloaded with sample MPEG 2 clips
62. age so you can schedule a playout date and time for this content Table View Table View displays the content as a list without any thumbnail images As in Thumbnail View you may show 10 20 50 or 100 titles per page To go to one of the other pages click on the page number links or the lt Previous or gt Next links in the lower right corner Princeton Server Group B1100 Content j QuickSearch 7 Displaying 1 10 of 120 results show 10 per page F8 Filename Monday Aug 20 2007 12 02 40 EDT Episode Size Duration Search 049 _Block_topfield m 052_BLOCK m2p 052_BLOCK from H 264 052_BLOCK trom H 264 859 8 MB 914 5 MB 914 5 MB 901 5 MB Discovery 00 20 00 52 00 20 01 00 20 01 00 20 01 Add Program G a250linux_sample ps AccuWeatherSES mpg AccuWeatherSES2Mbps AccuWeatherSES300 m2 Aerial_Space_Hurrica Animusic_track 2 mpg Mayor Meeting SH Village Board Meeting Accuweather Gateway Aerial from Space Hurricane Animusic 31 9 MB 237 7 MB 314 3 MB 471 6 MB 7 5 MB 196 6 MB 00 00 51 00 05 17 00 05 16 00 05 16 00 00 11 00 05 21 Table View i Q Play Select All Create ingest Coun t Date amp Time 36 25 30 12 19 2006 13 08 08 12 19 2006 18 30 38 12 21 2006 15 58 56 01 29 2007 13 18 59 07 17 2007 21 23 46 01 16 2007 14 46 59 01 07 2007 20 13 37
63. al Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 73 July 24 2008 TELWUE such as a radio station separately To enable breakaway go to the Switch Configuration section When you have finished entering the continuity information for this channel click the Save button at the bottom of the section To return to the Configuration menu page without making changes beyond what you have already saved click the Cancel button or the Config tab Content Management Content Management requires admin level privileges To update content and import settings add remove and manage content categories and customize the content metadata fields use these options Content Settings The user interface allows you to schedule unattached content or content that is not yet on the server Unattached content can carry metadata so you will not need to re enter it after the capture Before the capture the unattached content appears on the Content page as a thumbnail with the words TBD in place of a video frame Once the content has been captured the TBD in the thumbnail changes to the display thumbnail To change the settings for unattached content click on the content option The application displays the Content Settings screen Configuration gt Content Settings Check Program Location Conflicts Require Contributor for Unattached Content Require Location for Unattached Content Save Cancel o Check Program Location Conflicts
64. al Recurrence Update all recurrences in this series Days Of The Week Fri Until Date 02 29 2008 When modifying an event you have the option of including that event in the Program Guide or removing it if it is already included You may also track or override the content metadata In this example the overlay is a recurring event so the Optional Recurrence section displays the days and times it will play again You have the option of modifying all recurrences or just this event If you change anything and want it to apply to all recurrences of the event check the Update all recurrences in this series box When you have finished modifying the event click the Save button to return to the Programming page or click the Cancel button to return to the programming page without changing anything Event Actions Plus Use the Plus action to schedule an event of the same type immediately after this one You can use to construct a continuous schedule of events without re entering dates and calculating start times The link exists for an event as long as there is a time gap between that event and the next event of the same type The Web Application fills in the correct data and start time information so the new event will occur immediately after the preceding event finishes In the example below the operator clicked on the Plus action of a switch event that was scheduled to end at 4 00 AM The date and time of the next
65. am Episode Code Episode Description Expiration Delete At E Time Categories Community Dance News OPSA not in guide Sports Weather Custom Attributes Facil Code Tape Tape Import Content Program Guide Information o Program Code A code that distinguishes what type of program this is if program codes are used in this installation o Program the name of the program as it would be displayed in the Program Guide o Episode Code A code that distinguishes what episode of a series this is if episode codes are used in this installation Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 31 July 24 2008 TELWUE o Episode If the file is part of a series and each episode has a name it is displayed here as it would be in the Program Guide o Description Type a detailed description of the content e Expiration o If you want to remove the content from the application at a specific date and time enter them in the boxes Otherwise the content will remain on the server until you schedule a deletion For example when importing winter themed content you might schedule its deletion for the first day of spring e Categories o Select one or more event categories from the list e Custom Attributes o If you created any custom attributes for your content metadata fill them in Click on Import Content at the bottom of the window The application displays the Import Log and tells w
66. an event category from the drop down list or choose All Categories Start Date to see a different start date for the programming list use the calendar tool or type in a date in the form MM DD YYYY Start Time to see events since a specific start time type the time in the boxes using 24 hour format End Date to see a different end date for the programming list use the calendar tool or type in a date in the form MM DD YYYY End Time to see events up to a specific end time type the time in the boxes using 24 hour format Clear to clear all selections and return to the defaults click the Clear button When you have finished selecting report criteria click the Search button The report with the selected criteria is displayed Report Field Headings To sort the report entries click on any underlined heading To reverse the sort order click on the underlined heading again For example clicking on Type displays capture events first Clicking on Type again displays switch events first Day sorts the report alphabetically by day of the week Date sorts the report by date from oldest to most recent Type the type of content in this file such as a playout capture switch event or overlay Program or Program Code the name of the program or its program code depending on how the schedule settings on page 86 were configured Episode or Episode Code The episode name or episode code of this fi
67. anually entered content or any source o Category Choose one content category or use all of them The more disciplined your installation is about categorizing content when adding it to the database the more useful the Category search criterion will be o Program or Program Code If program codes are in use type the program code to search for titles with that code Otherwise type all or part of the program title to see thumbnails with that word in the title o Added Select a time period when the content was added 7 days ago to 5 minutes ago o Last Played Select a time period when the content was last played on the server from 7 days ago to 5 minutes ago or anytime This can help you avoid content that has been played recently or find content you want to run frequently o Play Count Select a range corresponding to how many times the content has been played on the server This can help you schedule content that a sponsor expects your installation to play a certain number of times or avoid content that you have played often o Min Duration Enter the minimum duration of the content you want to schedule using the format HH MM SS This can help you tailor your choices to the size of the scheduling gap you want to fill o Max Duration Enter the maximum duration of the content you want to schedule using the format HH MM SS This helps limit the content displayed to files that are small enough to fit your scheduli
68. arling Owner Email wendy towamedia com Audio Mode Stereo 1 Include All MP3 s 4 Channel Image Choose File no file selected Remote Media Root URL Remote Default File Extension Add Cancel The following fields are editable Channel Title Enter the title for the RSS channel The Channel Title is how people refer to your service If you have an HTML website that contains the same information as your RSS file the title of your channel should be the same as the title of your website Channel Link Enter the web address to the HTML website corresponding to the channel such as your station s website Content Port Enter the port number through which the podcast download server will be available To use the default web server port leave the field blank The default port is typically port 80 unless your server or host was configured otherwise Channel Description Enter a brief description of the channel or its content to guide your customers Channel Author Enter the station call letters or other identifier Channel Keywords Enter one or more keywords to help listeners find this podcast Channel Category If the channel is included in one or more of your content categories enter the category here Owner Name Enter the name of a technical manager or other contact at the station Owner Email If applicable enter the owner s email address Audio Mode Select Mono or Stereo from th
69. art 20 00 00 End 20 15 00 Next Programming Gap Continuity currently in a gap Schedule External Schedule Rotary 022 No program scheduled PSG Channel 2 Next Programming Gap currently in a gap Schedule External Schedule Continuity Stop_hate_30 nolead No program scheduled PSG Channel 3 Next Programming Gap currently in a gap Schedule External Schedule Continuity ess soneoute rss now ss next PSG Channel IN2 AUDIO_IN3 No program scheduled Next Programming Gap Continuity currently in a gap Schedule External Schedule ess scneoure ess next Switch Port Locked AUDIO_IN1 IN1 AUDIO_IN2 IN2 AUDIO_IN3 IN3 AUDIO_IN4 IN4 AUDIO_INS IN5 AUDIO_IN6 IN6 AUDIO_IN7 IN7 AUDIO_IN amp IN amp OUT1 1 Unlocked Lock A v OUT2 2 Unlocked Lock OUT3 3 Unlocked Lock OUT4 4 Unlocked Lock OUTS 5 Unlocked Lock OUT6 6 Unlocked Lock OUT7 7 Unlocked Lock OUTS 8 Unlocked Lock Field Descriptions Server Section e Server shows the name and or model number of the server e Status shows the state of the media server Possible states include o Online the media server is running normally Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 1 July 24 2008 TELWUE O O Resetting the media server was manually or automatically reset and is still coming online Offline the media server is
70. aster from locking the switch port when it detects a manual faceplate switch select No from the drop down list Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen or to return to the Config page without making any changes click on Configuration or the Switch tab Configure RS232 Settings To change the RS232 settings for the switch click on the RS232 option The application displays the Edit Switch RS232 Settings screen Configuration gt Edit Switch RS232 Settings COM Port 1 Baud Rate 19200 1 Save Cancel The following fields are editable e COM Port Enter the COM port number this switch will use Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 91 July 24 2008 TELWUE Baud Rate Select the baud rate for this switch When you have finished entering the configuration information for the RS232 switch click the Save button at the bottom of the screen To return to the Config page without making any changes click the Cancel button User Management User Management is available to both users and admins To add remove or manage system users or their permissions click on the users option The application displays the User Management screen Configuration gt User Management Full Name Username Roles PSG Admin psgadmin admin Summer Intern intern Maria Suarez Manager admin PSG User psguser New User e Edit Those with user level privileges may edit only their own information To edit a user
71. ate Playlist My Playlists l Test Playlist sy 4 Edit Metadata J Manage Items gt Append Content Nn Delete Playlist All Playlists a W View Metadata View Items f Copy Playlist y m July 24 2008 26 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Content gt Playlist Metadata save Manage Playlist Items Descriptions Name Test Playlist Program Code Program Episode Code Episode Description Visibility Private Q Session Duration Default JPG Duration 00 00 10 Categories Chess O Community Dance O News O Sports Weather Save Manage Playlist Items My Playlists Manage Items To add delete or re order items from a playlist select the playlist from the drop down list and click the Manage Items button The Manage Playlist Items screen is displayed Use the Search feature to find images by typing jpg in the box and clicking the Search button Content gt Playlist Metadata gt Manage Playlist Items s Save Changes _ Enter Edit Item Mode a Test Playlist 00 00 20 2 Items TE 13 aa E 1 ocean city tvtn jpg 00 00 10 00 00 10 ane 2 ocean city jpg 00 00 10 ocean city tvtn 00 00 10 Drag and drop image icons from the Search Results column on the left of the screen to the playlist area To change the order of items in the playlist drag the item s i
72. ave configured the Vodcast Podcast options transcoding content and adding it to your feed is as simple as 1 click To configure the encoding settings and feed parameters go to the Vodcast Podcast and Transcode Configuration sections of the Config tab The video portal feature allows automatic creation of a searchable web video on demand front end You choose files to post on the portal for your community to browse and view on demand across the web The automatically generated video portal may be framed within the context of your own website For example you could use a standard HTML I frame tag The actual web media files may be served directly off a TelVue S Series archive server or the video portal can be configured to serve the files off of a remote host such as provided by a web video hosting bandwidth provider Combined with the Vodcast feature the Web Application can be configured to automatically include all Vodcasted content in the video portal This lets you generate both a Vodcast RSS feed and a searchable web Video Portal for your content without having to re enter any metadata or know anything about streaming media RSS feeds or web page creation o Vodcast To create an mp4 version of the selected files and add them to the automatically generated vodcast RSS feed choose the Vodcast option and click the Submit button A message saying whether the content was successfully queued for conversion to mp4 is displayed at the top of the
73. button The list of items in the playlist is displayed Content gt View Playlist Metadata gt View Playlist Items Test Playlist 4 items 00 00 45 Sequence Filename Duration Offset Program Episode 1 ocean citytvtn jpg 00 00 10 00 00 00 2 ocean city jpg 00 00 10 00 00 00 3 Sunset jpg 00 00 10 00 00 00 4 Watertilies jpg 00 00 15 00 00 00 You can view the items in the playlist but you cannot edit them To return to the Content screen click the word Content or the Content tab at the top of the page All Playlists Copy Playlist If you want to create a playlist that is similar to one that already exists start by copying the existing playlist To copy a playlist including one owned by another user select it from the All Playlists drop down list and click the Copy Playlist button The metadata page for the playlist is displayed with a new playlist name in the format Copy n of PlaylistName Content gt Playlist Metadata Save Manage Playlist Items Descriptions Name Copy 1 of Test Playlist Change the name and any other metadata as you would when creating a playlist When you have finished click the Save button To view or change the playlist items click on Manage Playlist Items To return to the Content page click the Content tab or on Content at the top of the page Import Content Content that is on the server but has not yet been added to the Digital Broadcaster database is considered readabl
74. categories in which this file appears as selected when the program was added To put this placeholder in a category click the Edit button at the right To set up categories use the Content Management section of the Config page Recurring Events If this placeholder has been scheduled for recurring playout this section displays them such as every Thursday at 9 00 AM To schedule recurring events click the Schedule button at the right Upcoming Events If this placeholder has been scheduled for playout this section displays the next few times including both recurring and single playouts To schedule more events click the Schedule button at the right Recent Events Generally there will be no recent events for placeholders File actions for this content file are shown in the upper right of the page below the thumbnail frame Not all actions are available for all content Schedule takes you to the Schedule Playout page to schedule one or more times to play the placeholder The Schedule Playout page is described in Content File Actions on page 19 To schedule placeholders this installation must allow scheduling of unattached content To change the configuration go to Configuration gt Schedule Settings on page 86 Edit To change the file information for the placeholder click the Edit button This takes you to the Edit Content page as described in Content File Actions on page 15 Purge and Bump If this placeholder i
75. ce announcements e Custom Attributes o If your installation uses custom attributes they are displayed here To set custom attributes go to Configuration gt Content Management gt custom content metadata fields to reach the Metadata Setup screen When you have finished click the Submit button The Add Program screen is redisplayed either with a message saying the program or series was added successfully or an error message If you need to correct anything enter the information and click the Submit button again To return to the Content page click the Content tab A thumbnail for each placeholder is displayed with the others Content Displaying 1 100 of 179 results Show 100 per page Thumbnail View Select All CityMeeting 11140 Quilting 1 Quilting 2 w m Choose an action to Perfor on all selected TB D TB D TB D Purge from Library i TBD Running Time 01 00 00 TBD Running Time 00 30 00 TBD Running Time 00 30 00 Purge cer City Meeti November 1 Quitting Class 1 Quitting Class 2 Edit Edit Edit Delete from Library and Filesystem uilting Quilting 5 Add to Category Board Meetings TB D Add TBD Running Time 00 30 00 TBD Running Time 00 30 00 TBD Running Time 00 30 00 TBD Running Time 00 30 00 TBD Running Time 00 30 00 Quilting Class 4
76. con to the place where you want it or change its number in the box to the right of the icon To delete an item from the playlist click its trash iconlll When you have finished click the Save Changes button Click on Content to return to the Content page Playlist Metadata to edit the metadata for the playlist or Enter Item Edit Mode to edit individual item details such as the image duration Important Your playlist changes will only be saved if you click the Save Changes button after making changes Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 27 July 24 2008 TELWUE My Playlists Manage Items Enter Item Edit Mode Item Edit Mode allows you to see the duration offset and content detail for all items in the playlist To see and edit items click on Enter Item Edit Mode at the top of the Manage Playlist Items window The list of items in the playlist is displayed The top of the table shows how many items are in the playlist and the duration of the entire playlist Exit Edit Item Mode Test Playlist 4 items 00 00 45 Sequence Filename Duration Offset Program Episode Action 1 ocean city tvtn jpg 00 00 10 00 00 00 E4 2 ocean city jpg 00 00 10 00 00 00 Y 3 Sunset jpg 00 00 10 00 00 00 Y 4 Waterlilies jpg 00 00 15 00 00 00 Y To edit the information for a playlist item click on its Edit icon in the Action column The Edit Playlist Item screen is displayed Test Playlist Edit Playlist Item
77. dest Princeton Server Group B1100 Reports gt As Run Report CH1 V1 x Psc Studioa m First Run Only Repeats Only Show 100 per page Miswitch MPlayout stream X Overlay Capture Y Device Keywords All Categories x Start Date 08 16 2007 El Time 00 _ fo0 _ fo0 tnd date 08 17 2007 E Eltime 16 00 oo Clear Search Total Scheduled Duration 05 57 18 Export As CSV Sched Actual Sched Actual Scheduled Actual oe ee Start Start End End Duration Duration Summary Notes Mayor 08 16 2007 layout Meeting 3250tinux_sample ps 15 00 00 15 00 00 15 00 51 15 00 51 00 00 51 00 00 51 COMPLETED 08 16 2007 Playout Annenberg Anneneberg030907_03162007_ 140000 15 00 51 15 00 51 15 30 50 15 30 50 00 29 59 00 29 59 COMPLETED sais Buckie Up ania p i i 08 16 2007 Playout Dear Buckle_Up_Dear_30 exactly mpg 15 30 51 15 30 51 15 31 21 15 31 2 00 00 30 00 00 30 COMPLETED 08 16 2007 Playout Children of Botswana 18 00 00 18 00 00 18 25 33 18 25 33 00 25 33 00 25 33 COMPLETED 08 17 2007 Playout 049_Block mpg 09 00 00 09 00 08 00 00 08 00 00 00 MISSED 08 17 2007 layout 049_Block mpg 09 03 26 09 03 25 09 03 34 00 00 08 00 19 58 PARTIAL 08 17 2007 Capture Studio A 11 36 18 11 36 17 11 36 17 23 59 59 00 00 07 STOPPED NFL PI Eagles vs 08 17 2007 Capture a Eaa Studio A 12 04 07 12 04 07 17 04 07 05 00 00 00 00 16 STOPPED 08 17 2007 Switc
78. e writable and deletable i e the content file can be edited and resaved written using other software on your network and can be deleted via standard file management tools Once the content Import Content file has been added to the Digital Broadcaster database it is Import One File ee veriay Clock_Overiay t I July 24 2008 30 Digital Broadca 3421 import TELWUE labeled as read only It cannot be edited or resaved written and can be deleted only via the Web Application content management tools This fail safe prevents accidental deletion of a file that is scheduled for playout Note Any files in the Hidden folder cannot be imported Import One File To import one content file at a time choose the file from the drop down list and click the Import button The Import Log is displayed stating whether or not the import was successful The application also displays the thumbnail or full row for the imported file To import more files select another filename from the drop down list and click Import again Import with Metadata To import a content file and input its metadata at the same time 1 Click on Import with Metadata on the left side of the Content page 2 Select a filename from the drop down list Import With Metadata 3 Fill in the metadata Content gt Content Import With Metadata Content File Filename demo SaddiebrookTV mpg ca Program Guide Information Program Code Progr
79. e Username Enter the user s ID This is the name the user will enter to log in It may be up to 30 alphanumeric characters in length e Password Enter the user s password It must be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 100 alphanumeric characters in length e Password Again Retype the user s password Retyping protects against accidental misspellings First Name Required Enter the user s first name e Last Name Required Enter the user s last name e Address 1 Address 2 City State Zip Code Email Phone Enter this optional contact information for the user if you wish e Admin If this user will have administrative privileges check this box Admin privileges include o System configuration Admins can configure the server any switches feeds channels remote servers vodcasts and podcasts and schedules Users cannot view most of these options on the Configuration page o Content Editing Admins can edit any content on the server Users can edit only the content they created or imported Click on the Add button at the bottom of the screen to add the user to the application To return to the User Management screen without adding a new user click the Cancel button Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 93 July 24 2008 TELWUE Video Portal Configuration Note The Video Portal Configuration section is available only if the Video Portal feature has been enabled on your se
80. e boxes To uncheck all the boxes click None There is a one year limit on recurring playouts Until Date Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select the last day for the recurring playout up to one year from today If you are playing the file on several days of the week it will play on the last day up to and including the date you select Optional Program Guide Data O O Include in Program Guide normally checked by default for video file types If you do not want the program guide report to display this playout such as for a test file uncheck this box How you configure categories in the Content Management section of the Config page determines whether this box will be checked by default every time you schedule a playout For example if you do not normally want PSAs to appear in your Program Guide edit the PSA category and set the Include in Guide Default field to No Then you will not have to uncheck this box every time you schedule a PSA Track Content Metadata checked by default If you want any changes you make to the file s metadata such as a program description to be automatically tracked in the playout metadata check this box Uncheck the box to override the metadata for the selected file and use the metadata you tag for this specific event Program Code A code that distinguishes what program this is if program codes are used in your workflow Episode Code A code that distinguishes what
81. e drop down list to specify whether locally transcoded mp3s should be mono or stereo Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 95 July 24 2008 TELWUE Include All MP3 s To make all mp3 files available for podcasting including mp3s that were imported to content as well as those generated by the TelVue server check this box If this feature is disabled then mp3 files not created via 1 click Podcast on the server will not be included in the RSS feed even if they are imported to the Content Library Channel Image If this channel has a gif or jpg image file browse for it here and select it from your locally accessible file system Remote Media Root URL If you are serving the mp3 files directly from the download directory of your TelVue server leave this field blank In this case the download root URL will be http nnn nnn nnn nnn 80 media psg vol1 download where nnn nnn nnn nnn is the IP address of your archive server If you are using a remote server or a streaming media service enter the host root URL in this field The media links in the RSS feed will be constructed as the root URL plus the filename Remote Default File Extension Enter the default file extension for your podcast files If you leave this field blank the file extension will default to podcast mp3 which is the extension used when your TelVue server automatically creates mp3 files For example if you 1 click podcast a file called test mpg the TelV
82. e previous playout add 10 seconds to this overlay s start time For descriptions of the fields refer to the Add Overlay instructions Click on the Save button when complete Calendar View The other viewing mode available under the Programming tab is Calendar View with today s date at the top of the page and a grid displaying the day s programming Each empty row in the grid represents the time until the next 30 minute slot To switch to Calendar View from Classic View click on Calendar View in the upper left section of the page Princeton Server Group B1100 Programming Classic View output 14 00 00 Bnin Children of Botswana 14 00 00 14 25 32 q Botswana e NC DLA Broadcast Switch Outputs OUTO Drag content into the program SiS to schi ve Stream Source External Source Video 00 01 01 30 00 00 30 00 Drag from Sidebar or Select Content Live Stream Source External Source 00 30 00 Drag from Sidebar or Select Content Live Stream Source External Source 00 30 00 Drag from Sidebar or Select Content Live Stream Source External Source 00 30 00 Drag from Sidebar or Select Content Live Stream Source External Source 00 30 00 Drag from Sidebar or Select Content Live Stream Source External Source To see the programming for an earlier date click the double arrows lt lt to the left of the date To see the programm
83. ection v sisn sp mdavcrinrcanevnsssmpanemauaeamaileodurmnsemeunten 1 Field Descriptions Channel S ction cccccccccceescceeeecseeeeeceseeeesesneeeeessesaeeeeeesseeeeennaaes 2 Field Descriptions Encoder S CHOMN ss ssicesvniessesvassnsvers vara sevekersnevasunanenesuva esvakers estates neva bs 4 Field Descriptions Switch SCHON va sysrinsisncracesndrncsegornroandonsernnaamanceantencssminiertesirs 5 Switch Operation san cto csc cua aA E ee eh eee EE E 5 A OMIA a2 coca ciiacecess ed ceccetesacencetd cua ESER EES EESE AEAEE EE EENE AE EEan 8 Thumbnail VIEW iscannsorssnerersronsestatavenatarenerausiernenusnannsavatevesobereonnebboanviabsaenesstedavanabkbenbialite 8 TableN i eW sais acai acigs sa oct cicada SS aaa cata atcn scenes cada N 9 Show Content Pat r en E O A EE 11 Show Content Page for Unattached Content ccccccccceeseceeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeseseeeeenensseees 13 Content File ACUI GIS a3 iapacataestakenesiacitauedes wai E AEE R R EE A ERER 15 Optional Program Guide Data nies iessuedeisnienreudsinanartnaae sariamnrmeiainmeun insets 20 Oiek ICI sachets tai ciara cain ata ee 21 Advanced SOOT ON cos ceusteuesesvscewsesusaiiseas E E EA EEE OEE EE EATER REN 21 Poio EEE EE E E E 22 Bulk ACNONS sesen ne ee ene E E E 22 PIAS IS eea E E E Tn UT E E E A rn 24 Import CORTE soicincnnoneoninoinee E E EE EEA 30 RECOLEG E E E EE 37 Field Descrip IOS oei a E EE EEI E EE E E EAE 37 Closed Captioning issceisirain oases Gap a A E A TESE S TE 38
84. efault is 300 Kbps Audio Bitrate Kbps Enter the streaming bitrate of the audio The default is 96 Kbps Resolution Select the resolution from the drop down list either 320x240 or 640x480 Deinterlace To deinterlace video check this box Tel Vue recommends enabling deinterlacing for web media Transcode to MP4 on Import If you want all source video files that are imported to the Content Library to be automatically vodcasted select this option Transcode to MP4 on Capture If you want all files captured by the integrated encoder to be automatically vodcasted select this option This is relevant only for C series Encoders FTP Vodcasted Content If you want the mp4 files created via vodcasting to be automatically transferred to a remote server using FTP select this option and choose a remote FTP server from the Vodcast FTP Server drop down list You can manage Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 99 July 24 2008 TELWUE remote servers via the Remote Server configuration on page 83 For example you may choose to automatically FTP the vodcast mp4s to a remote video hosting site and configure that remote server to be the Root URL for your vodcast or video portal If a remote URL is configured for the vodcast and this option is selected vodcasted content will not display in the Vodcast RSS feed until the FTP transfer is complete Likewise if the Video Portal feature is enabled is configured to use
85. el Image Choose File no file selected Remote Media Root URL Remote Default File Extension The following fields are editable Channel Title Enter the title for the RSS channel The Channel Title is how people refer to your service If you have an HTML website that contains the same information as your RSS file the title of your channel should be the same as the title of your website Channel Link Enter the web address to the HTML website corresponding to the channel such as your station s website Content Port Enter the port number through which the vodcast download server will be available To use the default web server port leave the field blank The default port is typically port 80 unless your server or host was configured otherwise Channel Description Enter a brief description of the channel or its content to guide your customers Channel Author Enter the station call letters or other identifier Channel Keywords Enter one or more keywords to help listeners find this vodcast Channel Category If the channel is included in one or more of your content categories enter the category here Owner Name Enter the name of a technical manager or other contact at the station Owner Email If applicable enter the owner s email address Audio Mode Select Mono or Stereo from the drop down list to specify whether locally transcoded mp4s should be mono or stereo Digital Broadcaster User
86. es not use episode codes enter the name of the episode as it should appear in the Program Guide if applicable Description optional Enter a detailed description of the content as well as any keywords to be used to search for this content Categories Select one or more categories used on your Digital Broadcaster such as PSA public service announcements Filename the name of the content file such as council meeting 0425 mpg If the content is currently scheduled you cannot change the filename Offset Runtime or Start Trim End Trim Depending on the schedule settings you chose in Config gt Schedule Configuration as described on page 86 your Tel Vue server displays either Offset and Runtime Duration or Start Trim and End Trim to determine where file playout should start and stop and how long the playout should be If this content was imported with trims or an offset and runtime already in the metadata it is advisable to use them If needed you can set a different trim or offset and runtime manually when you schedule the content Information on calculating the offset and runtime or start trim and end trim is provided below Offset how far from the beginning of the file you want to start playing in hours minutes and seconds For example if the file begins with 3 minutes of announcements prior to a soccer game enter 00 03 00 to skip the announcements and begin the file when the game begins To play the file
87. estart the PSG application and cause a momentary stoppage of application functions during the restart Restart Application Cancel Read the warnings on the screen before shutting down or rebooting the server or restarting the server application Any of these actions will interrupt work in progress including any programming you may currently be streaming to viewers The interruption could be as brief as a few seconds but could take several hours if the system performs a filesystem check upon startup For assistance or if you often need to reboot or restart your server contact TelVue Support Shutdown To shut down the server without restarting it click Shutdown e Reboot To reboot the server which will restart the server and the User Interface click Reboot e Restart Application To restart the server application which will restart the User Interface and media server but not restart the server hardware click Restart Application To exit this page without doing anything click Cancel Change the Video Format To change the output and input video format for your server click the video format option The application displays the Video Format screen Configuration gt Video Format output Video Format ntsc i Input Video Format NTSC i save Cancel Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 89 July 24 2008 TELWUE Select NTSC or PAL from the drop down lists Click the
88. f content in this file such as a video an audio file or an overlay e Actions the functions or actions you may do with this content These actions are described more fully under Content File Actions below o Edit allows you to edit the file information and optional metadata for this content o Play allows you to schedule a playout date and time for this content July 24 2008 10 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Show Content Page When you click on a filename or thumbnail on the Content page the Show Content page is displayed This page shows the content s properties and upcoming and recent playout history Content gt Deutche Welle030907 Deutsche Welle 030907 German news in English General PSS Play Now Public Access LO Type VIDEO MPEG 2 Size 1 3 GB Runtime 00 30 00 Create Date 03 09 2007 16 30 03 Day Of The Week Fri Edit Status AVAILABLE Play Count 7 File Deutche Welle030907 Delete At Producers Purge Schedule Delete Sponsors Vodcast City of Origination Client Spots Podcast Town Tape Number Owner psguser User PSG Categories File Properties Format M2P Mux Bit Rate 8 3748 Mbps Video Bit Rate 8 0 Mbps Audio Type MP2 Audio Bit Rate 0 192 Mbps Recurring Events Channel Day Start Until Offset Duration Action Public Access LO Friday 12 12 2007 17 00 15 12 29 2007 00 00 00 00 30 00 Delete Top Upcoming Event
89. f network connection such as Ethernet Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 87 July 24 2008 TELWUE o IP Address The IP address of the network If the IP address is dynamic this entry will display DHCP If DHCP is used the assignment should match the MAC address of the Digital Broadcaster o Netmask The Netmask value of the network The default value is 255 255 255 0 o Activate at boot If this network connection should be activated when the server is booted this entry will display yes o Enable multicast If multicasting has been enabled for this network connection this entry will display yes To edit a network configuration click on the Edit icon in the Action column The Edit Network Configuration screen is displayed Configuration gt Edit Network Configuration Name eth0 Enable Multicasting IP Address From DHCP Static Static Ip Address 10 20 30 50 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway The following fields are editable Name the name of the host interface such as ethO or eth1 Enable multicasting To enable multicasting for this network connection check this box Warning Before enabling multicasting talk to your system administrator IP Address Select either DHCP or Static If Static enter the assigned the IP address TelVue generally recommends a Static IP address so any possible port forwarding does not become stale due to IP address chan
90. figuration screen Configuration gt Capture Configuration Capture Destination Directory media psg vol1 Capture Default Auto Delete Days FTP Master File On Capture Master File FTP Server Archive localhost Delete Master File After Transfer C Program Feed Server Host localhost July 24 2008 80 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE To set defaults for captures fill in the fields o Capture Destination Directory Type the path to the folder where you normally want your encodes to be saved The default is the same directory where content is saved typically media psg vol1 o Capture Default Auto Delete Days Type the number of days after a capture you normally want it deleted from the server To leave captures on the server until you delete them manually leave the box blank o FTP Master File On Capture After the capture is done you can automatically ftp it to another location Check this box and select an FTP server from the drop down list The servers on this list are added as described in Remote Server Configuration on page 83 o Delete Master File After Transfer If you create a master file for captures and want it deleted after successfully transferring the file to the server check this box o Program Feed Server Host Type the name or IP address of the server for the program feed If you want to get unattached programs from another server such as a C500 encoder ente
91. file where the server captures the frame Set the thumbnail offset using the format HH MM SS The default is 20 seconds 00 00 20 Click on the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save the import settings To return to the Configuration menu without making changes click the Cancel button Content Categories To manage the content categories click on the categories option The application displays the Category Setup screen with the current category names a brief description if one was entered and whether content in that category is listed in the Program Guide If there are no categories yet the box will be empty The Include in Guide Default column tells whether content in that category will be listed in the Program Guide and external schedule If the default is set to Yes content in that category will be included in them If the default is set to No or No Default content in that category will not be included Content may be put in multiple categories but if any category is set not to be included in the Program Guide and external schedule that piece of content will not appear in them unless you edit the playout and check the Include in Program Guide option For example suppose you put a recycling reminder in both the Community and PSA categories Content in the Community category normally appears in the Program Guide and external schedule but PSAs do not The PSA category supersedes the Community category and the recycling announceme
92. from its beginning leave this field blank Runtime the length of time you want the playout to run in hours minutes and seconds For example suppose you captured a soccer game for 2 hours 2 00 00 The game ends 1 hour and 55 minutes into the file and you want to skip the 3 minutes of announcements at the beginning To end each playout when the game ends enter 1 52 00 for the runtime To end the playout when the file ends enter 1 57 00 or click on Calculate Max Duration as described below Calculate Max Duration This utility subtracts the offset from the untrimmed length of the file to get the runtime without any end trim Click on the words July 24 2008 16 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Calculate Max Duration to use it If you want the runtime to be less than the max duration change the entry in the Runtime field after calculating the Max Duration Offset Runtime Max Duration 00 03 00 01 52 00 01 57 00 Start Trim End Trim 00 03 00 01 55 00 File Length 02 00 00 Start Trim how far from the beginning of the file you want to start playing in hours minutes and seconds For example if the file begins with 3 minutes of announcements prior to a soccer game enter 00 03 00 to skip the announcements and begin the file when the game begins To play the file from its beginning leave this field blank End Trim how far from the beginning of the file you wan
93. ges If DHCP is used the assignment should match the MAC address of the Digital Broadcaster The default is Static IP address 1 1 1 1 Netmask Enter the Netmask value for your network The default value is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Enter the Default Gateway IP address The Default Gateway is generally the device on your network that routes Internet traffic to the Digital Broadcaster for example a cable or DSL router When you have edited the network configuration click the Save button at the bottom of the screen A message verifying that the changes were updated appears at the top of the screen Click the Config tab to return to the Configuration menu or click any tab to do other work July 24 2008 88 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Note Some changes to the network configuration such as IP addresses and destination ports will make it necessary to reboot the media server The media server will warn you and give you the option of canceling the changes Turn Off or Reboot the Server To turn off or reboot the server click the Turn off or reboot option The application displays the Shutdown or Reboot The Server screen Configuration gt Shutdown or Reboot The Server Warning Pressing the Shutdown button below will turn off the server Shutdown Warning Pressing the Reboot button below will reboot the server Reboot Warning Pressing the Restart Application button below will r
94. h Satelite Feed 15 33 19 15 33 19 15 33 29 00 00 10 00 00 10 COMPLETED To view the reports differently change the settings under the Reports gt As Run Report heading Switch Output Select a switch output from the drop down list This is available only in systems with a switch e Channel Select a channel from the drop down list e Feed Select a feed from the drop down list This is available only in systems with an onboard MPEG Encoder e First Run Only To display only events that are running for the first time check this box This lets you show how much unique programming you have run e Repeats Only To display only events that are rebroadcasts in this report period check this box e Show Select the number of events to display on each page from the drop down list Event Types The default is to display all event types o Switch To hide switch events uncheck the Switch box This box appears only in systems with a switch o Playout To hide playout events uncheck the Playout box o Overlay To hide overlay events uncheck the Overlay box o Capture To hide capture events uncheck the Capture box This box appears only in systems with an onboard MPEG Encoder July 24 2008 66 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Keywords to see programming that contains certain words in the filename or metadata type the word or words in this box Categories select
95. hether the content imported successfully To import more content with metadata click on Back To return to the Content screen click on Content at the top of the Content Import With Metadata screen or click on the Content tab To edit file information or schedule the file click the Edit or Play links To locate recently imported content that might need updates to its metadata use the Advanced Search feature and filter for recently added content Add Program Use the Add Program feature to make placeholders for programs that you want to schedule but do not actually have yet For example you might want to schedule the zoning board meeting to play several times over the next month but the meeting won t be recorded until tonight Programming that has been scheduled but is not yet on the server is called unattached content and its thumbnail is a TBD To make this placeholder for unattached content click on Add Program on the left side of the Content page The Add Program screen is displayed Add Program July 24 2008 32 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Content gt Add Program Program Guide Information Program Code Program Quilting Class Episode Code Episode Description Int and cut fabrics sew Expiration Delete At E E Time Source Information Ingest Date 3 18 2008 Time Duration 00 30_ 00 Filename Quilting Contributor Location Studio B Ser
96. ibutes go to Configuration gt Content Management gt custom content metadata fields to reach the Metadata Setup screen Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 17 July 24 2008 TELWUE Delete At To set a date and time for the content file to be automatically deleted from the server type a date in the form MM DD YYYY or click on the Calendar icon or Today icon to choose a date If no time is specified then the content is deleted at midnight the next day To keep the content on the server indefinitely leave the date and time blank Private To keep this content on your private list so it is visible only to users with Admin privileges and yourself check this box Ingest Date For a content placeholder pending the content s arrival enter the date and time the content file is expected to be brought onto the serve in the form MM DD YYYY or click on the Calendar icon or Today icon to choose a date up to one year from today Enter the time in the form HH MM SS using 24 hour time Location optional The location where the content was created This can be used to specify a particular networked encoder for program placeholders to be populated by an encoding event on a remote C series encoder Contributor optional the name of the person company or other entity that supplied this content When you have finished editing the content file information click the Save button The application saves the change
97. ideo files must follow this naming convention for the video portal media links to be correct e Include Vodcasts With this option selected all Vodcast files will be automatically added to the video portal Vodcast Podcast Configuration Note The Vodcast Podcast Configuration section is available only if vodcasting and podcasting have been enabled on your server Vodcast Podcast Configuration requires admin level privileges A podcast is one or more digital audio files that are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and personal computers Similarly a vodcast is one or more digital video files that can be distributed the same way Vodcasting and podcasting are available on S series archive servers and C series encoders Configuring the Podcast Feed Note Podcast feeds are available only on S series archive servers and C series encoders July 24 2008 94 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE To configure a podcast feed click on the podcast option The application displays the Add Podcast Configuration screen Configuration gt Add Podcast Configuration Channel Title Town Media Podcasts Channel Link hitp www towamedia com Content Port Podcasts of your favorite audio programs from Town media your hometown family of stations Channel Description Channel Author wrwn Channel Keywords town media Channel Category Owner Name Wendy D
98. ies Generation Information Series End Date 4 10 2008 Time 20 00 00 Program Days Su M fTl19 00 00 w Th 19 00 00 Series Information Sequence Resequence If Necessary Categories Board Meetings V Community D Filler M Lectures Promos Public Schools C Sat Feeds Weather Custom Attributes City of Origination Client Spots Producers Sponsors Tape Number Town Fill in the fields with information about the program Program Guide Information o Program Code A code that distinguishes what type of program this is if program codes are used in this installation o Program Required unless program codes are in use The placeholder for the program This is the name that will display in the Program Guide o Episode Code A code that distinguishes what episode of a series this is if episode codes are used in this installation o Episode Required unless episode codes are in use If the file is part of a series and each episode has a name it is displayed here as it would be in the Program Guide o Description Type a detailed description of the content e Expiration o If you want to remove the content from the application at a specific date and time enter them in the boxes Otherwise the content will remain on the server until
99. ing for a later date click the double arrows gt gt to the right of the date You can also jump from date to date by clicking on a date on the calendar under the Calendar tab on the left side of the page The field names across the top of the Calendar View are e Time the time of day when the event in this slot begins When no programming is scheduled the empty sections are divided into 30 minute time slots July 24 2008 60 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE e Program the program name of the playout capture or other event scheduled for that time slot as taken from its metadata If scheduled programming does not fill the 30 minute slot the display shows how much open time remains before the next 30 minute time slot e Episode the name of an episode in a series if available in the metadata e Source the source of the playout or event such as a filename or feed e Start the exact time the playout or event will start in HH MM SS format e Stop the exact time the playout or event will end in HH MM SS format e Duration the length of time this event will run in hours minutes and seconds If the event is starting late or ending early the duration shown will be shorter than the event s actual duration e Options the available options or actions for this event such as modifying it e O checkbox for the bulk actions available in the left column of the Calendar View page To perfo
100. ion Enter a longer description about the category that will distinguish it from any others on the database o Include in Guide Default To include this category s content in the Program Guide and external schedule by default choose Yes from the drop down list To omit this category s content from the Program Guide and external schedule such as PSAs choose No If you do not choose the Category Setup screen displays No Default and content in the category is not displayed in the Program Guide or external schedule Click on the Add button at the bottom of the screen to add the category to the list To return to the Category Setup screen without adding a category click the Cancel button You can add content to a category when adding the content file to the database editing the content metadata or while displaying one or more content files on the Content page Customize Metadata Fields The media server lets you add your own metadata fields so you can tailor your content metadata to your installation s needs For example your installation might track sponsors or certain producers To customize the metadata fields click on the custom content metadata fields option The application displays the Metadata Setup screen If there are no custom metadata fields the box will be empty July 24 2008 76 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Configuration gt Metadata Setup Name Description Default Value Ac
101. ity Dance News Sports Weather Save Fill in the playlist metadata fields as needed Descriptions o Name the name of the playlist o Program Code A code that distinguishes what type of program this is if program codes are used in this installation o Program The name of the playlist if this installation does not use program codes o Episode Code A code that distinguishes what episode of a series this is if episode codes are used in this installation o Episode If this installation does not use episode codes but an episode name applies to this playlist enter it o Description A brief description of the playlist such as the type of files it contains o Private If you want this playlist s contents to be invisible to other users check this box Private playlists will not even be displayed in the content window for users who do not own them they will be invisible However users with Admin privileges can see all private playlists even those they do not own Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 25 July 24 2008 TELWUE Session Duration Default o JPG Duration To change the default jpg duration from the Schedule Config page enter the desired length of time you want jpg files to play by default in this playlist in HH MM SS format Categories o Select one or more content categories from the list When you have finished entering the playlist metadata click
102. le if applicable depending on how the schedule settings on page 86 were configured Some content might have a Program name or code but no Episode Source typically the title of the content file or the name of the live feed Click on the link to the program source to go to the Show Content page described on page 11 Sched Start the scheduled start time for the event Actual Start the actual time the event started Sched End the scheduled end time for the event Actual End the actual time the event ended Scheduled Duration the total time this event should require in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 67 July 24 2008 TELWUE e Actual Duration the total time this event actually lasted in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS e Summary the status of this event o Completed the event finished as scheduled o Partial part of the event was completed as scheduled o Stopped the event stopped before it was completed Click on the underlined status to go to the Event As Run Detail for this event Princeton Server Group B1100 Tuesday Feb 26 2008 1 4 56 08 EST Event As Run Detail Type Playout Filename Smokey_bear_30 exactly mpg Scheduled Start 02 19 2008 15 30 46 Channel Williams Island Club Scheduled End 02 19 2008 15 31 15 Program Smokey Bear Duration 00 00 29 Episode Offset 00 00 00 Date Time 02 19 2008 15 30 45 02 19
103. ll instances of the playout or other event All listings of the event are removed from the Programming page If the event is in progress it is canceled immediately o Do not unschedule any events Allows you to halt the cancellation 3 Click on the appropriate cancellation choice The Programming page is displayed without the event Programming Functions Import amp Export Events The Digital Broadcaster can import event lists exported from other programs including other traffic and scheduling systems such as Protrack and Facil for batch scheduling Event list files are typically in CSV or XML format To import an event list 1 On the Programming tab in Classic View click the Choose File button and select the event list file from your local computer file system 2 Select the import format from the drop down list Possible formats include o Native TelVue s format that covers all event types on single channel and multi channel systems and can be used for internal manipulations Native can carry metadata associated with the content and you can edit the CSV file to change the metadata before importing Native format is recommended for batch copying batch imports and backups o Facil a third party format used by many access centers to manage assets schedules and facilities Facil supports only playout and switch events It uses a Facil specific CSV format o Annenberg specific format requested by Annenberg Media
104. ll be automatically selected Note To select all content in your system up to 1 000 titles first choose Show 1000 per page from the drop down box next to the words Classic View Then click in the checkbox in the top header e Type shows whether this is a switch capture overlay playout stream or device event e Out the switch output port for a switch event e In the A V input port for a switch event If breakaway is enabled the Audio In and Video In columns are displayed e Chan the server output channel on which this event will occur e Feed the server input feed for this event such as a capture e Day the day of the week for which this event is scheduled e Start Date the date on which this event is scheduled to begin in the form MM DD YYYY e Start the time of day this event is scheduled to begin in 24 hour format End the time of day this event is scheduled to end in 24 hour format If an event runs past midnight on its start date its end time will appear to be earlier than its start time e Source the name of the file for playouts and overlays For captures and stream events the source is the feed For device events the source is the event name For switch events the source is the video input e Duration the duration of this event in hours minutes and seconds e Program or Program Code the program name or code from the event s metadata e Episode or Episode Code
105. metadata remains the same o Duration The application fills in the content file s duration from the metadata To change the duration for this playout only enter a new duration in the form HH MM SS o Calculate Max Duration This utility subtracts the offset from the untrimmed length of the file to get the duration without any end trim Click on the words Calculate Max Duration to use it If you want the runtime to be less than the max duration change the entry in the Duration field after calculating the Max Duration Note To store an offset and duration to be used every time this file is scheduled edit and save the file s properties o Start Trim The application fills in the content file s start trim from the metadata To change the start trim for this playout only enter a new trim in the form HH MM SS To play the file from its beginning leave this field blank Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 45 July 24 2008 TELWUE o End Trim The application fills in the content file s end trim from the metadata To change the end trim for this playout only enter a new trim in the form HH MM SS To end the playout when the file ends leave this field blank o Actual Duration The original untrimmed duration of the file Offset Duration Actual Duration Note To store a start trim and end trim to be used every time this file is scheduled edit and save the file s properties Date amp
106. minutes and seconds e File Information o Unattached Program If you have created a placeholder on the Content page for the program you want to record select it from the drop down list o Filename If you are not using a placeholder name enter a name for the file to be encoded Filenames must be unique on the server o File Duration the duration of the capture in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS If left blank or set to 00 00 00 the encode will default to 23 59 59 You may stop the encode and save the file at that point at any time by clicking on the Stop Encode button Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 37 July 24 2008 TELWUE o Pause Encode To stop an encode in progress click Pause Encode The Elapsed Time continues to tick When you unpause the encode continues only for the elapsed time so the file length will be shorter If your server has the USB encoder it does not support Pause Other encoders such as the C1000 and Argus support Pause Closed Captioning The Digital Broadcaster includes closed captioning CC during encoding according to the type of encoder card in use For example e Argus 200 cards capture DVD CC e Argus 250 cards with Composite Component Input capture CC 608 Line 21 Closed captioning is not set via the User Interface July 24 2008 38 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Programming The Programming page shows both historical and pendi
107. n You may view any event and edit or add events associated with an event that has not yet happened For example you can modify playout until it begins playing Once the event July 24 2008 56 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE has started the Modify option changes to View When an action for a specific event is selected the Web Application opens the appropriate screen and automatically fills in the available data reducing typing and errors Video O Iye out Audioi Chan Feed Day startDate Start End Source Duration Program Episode Recur Action City of O Payout Ariington Tue 12 18 2007 11 54 34 12 34 34 Encoder_Feed_1 01052007_190000 mpg 01052007 190000 00 40 00 No View s o x cv City frag Panning O Stream Arlington is Tue 12 18 2007 19 00 00 19 30 00 Town Hal 00 30 00 Board No Modify P fo Meeting x CHANNEL IN switch A Muzak atin VIN Buletin 02 00 00 Yes Modify CHANNEL VIN Switch Muzak paet TVIN Buletin 02 00 00 Yes modify CHANNEL Tv nee 4 Muzak Buletin TVTN Buletin 02 00 00 Yes Modify City of E Payout Artington 2021 2 Deutche Welle030907 oo 30 00 Deutsche gs 0997 es Modify o cv enemas eae Event Actions View Any event may be viewed whether it is historical active or scheduled To see the details for a specific event click on its View action The example below shows the data for a playout Playout Detail Channel amp Content Optional Program Guide Data Channel Ntelos v Include in
108. new duration in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Date amp Time o Start Use the Calendar icon to select a date for the overlay event up to one year from now or click on the Today icon to insert today s date o Time Enter a start time in HH MM SS format using 24 hour time For example 1 00 PM is 13 00 00 Tel Vue recommends allowing at least 10 seconds between the end of one overlay and the start of the next o Play Immediately To start the overlay as soon as you click the Save button check this box TelVue recommends allowing at least 10 seconds between the end of one overlay and the start of the next so make sure another overlay is not already playing if you want to play this one immediately Optional Recurrence o Day of Week To run the overlay on certain days of the week at the scheduled time check one or more boxes to the right of the Day of Week To run the overlay every day click Daily which will check all the boxes To uncheck all the boxes click None There is a one year limit on scheduling recurring events o Until Date Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select the last day for the overlay event to recur If you run the overlay on several days of the week the overlay event will occur on the last day up to and including the date you select There is a one year limit on scheduling recurring events Optional Program Guide Data o Include in Program Guide To list the overlay in the prog
109. ng events and allows you to manage the schedule Use this page to schedule playout switch capture stream device and graphic overlay events up to one year from today s date There are two programming views Calendar and Classic Classic View The default programming view is Classic View which displays all events in table format By default 100 events are displayed per page in chronological order Use the drop down list at the top of the page to display 10 1 000 programming events on the page Princeton Server Group B1100 Programming Event scheduled for Buckle_Up_Dear_30 exactly at Wed Dec 12 17 10 00 EST 2007 Calendar View Classic View Show100perpage Hide Search Filters Hide Import Export Hide Add Events All Output Ports RGTV StudoA Start Date 12 12 2007 E end Date 12 19 2007 From 00 Joo Hoo to 23 M59 H59 MATAWwA T Z Hide History Switch MPlayout M1stream X Overlay Z Capture Z Device Keywords Reset witch Event layout Event verlay Event apture Event tream Event evice Event Inschedule Add Switch E Add Playout E Add Overlay E Add Capture E Add Si E Add Di E Unschedul Import File ll Browse _ Format Native Start Date A time Wy import Export Selected As Native Selected Events 0 Audio Video Type Feed
110. ng gap o Keywords Enter one or more words associated with the content you want to find For example suppose you have a schedule with a 15 minute gap to fill 11 15 00 00 45 00 Modify Encoder from square 13 30 00 02 00 00 Modify 1 Click on Content Search to see the selection criteria Soares Video orlmage 2 Suppose you have a category called Fillers to fill these small gaps in N the schedule Select Fillers from the Category drop down list Set 5 the Min Duration to 5 minutes and the Max Duration to 15 minutes 3 Click Search The results are displayed in the Search Results section Search Results Any Play Count Min Duration oo jo5 foo Max Duration 00 15 00 July 24 2008 62 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 Search Results displays thumbnails of content that was found during the search To schedule the content drag the thumbnail to Seay x an open slot in the schedule Continuing the example above Animusic_track_2 SChool Board Video is now on the schedule and the 15 minute gap i has been reduced to 10 minutes Drag content into the ees School_Board_Vid 11 30 00 Lunch Downtown Encoder from square Video 00 05 00 School N A External Sources To schedule an event through an external source such as a switch event drag the source from the External Sources list to an open slot in the schedule If the event
111. ng tab in Classic View filter the display for the events you want to export as needed 5 Use the checkboxes to select the events you want to export 6 Select an export format from the drop down list Possible export formats include o Native TelVue s format that covers all event types on single channel and multi channel systems and can be used for internal manipulations Native can carry metadata associated with the content and you can edit the CSV file to change the metadata before importing Native format is recommended for batch copying batch exports and backups o Facil a third party format used by many access centers to manage assets schedules and facilities Facil supports only playout and switch events It uses a Facil specific CSV format o Annenberg specific format requested by Annenberg Media It supports only Channel 1 and uses the format filename start time It does not use a header row 7 Click the Export button The application exports the events to your filesystem in the selected format For example if you exported files using the Native format the export file might be named export_native csv Combining exporting with importing also provides a simple way to copy large scheduling blocks For an example see Replicating Sections of Your Schedule on page 91 or the Tel Vue support portal Event Actions The available actions for any event are listed in the Actions column on the right side of the scree
112. nt will not appear in the Program Guide or external schedule Configuration gt Category Setup Name Description Include In Guide Default Include In Inventory Action AdEz Media No Community Local events Yes Dance No Default News No PSA Not included in Program Guide Yes Sports Yes Test No a S 888888 Weather No Default New Category Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 75 July 24 2008 TELWUE o Edit To edit a category click on the category name or on its Edit icon Edit the name or description of the category as desired Click on the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save the changes To return to the Category Setup screen without making changes click the Cancel button o Delete To delete a content category click its Delete iconlll The application asks you to confirm the deletion If you are sure you want to delete this category click on Yes OK Otherwise click on No Cancel and the application leaves the category unchanged o Add To add a new content category click the New Category button at the bottom of the screen The application displays the Add Category screen Configuration gt Category Setup gt Add Category Name Schools Description Plays amp events in scl Include In Guide Default Yes T5 o Name Enter a short descriptive name for the category preferably one word This is what will be displayed on the Programming and Content pages o Descript
113. o it does not go to July 24 2008 6 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Operator Action No Switch Continuity Switch Continuity the switch away from the air home port then schedule a playout Use the Dashboard to unlock Goes to the switch output scheduled in the Tel Vue program the switch software You can confirm the path by looking at the switch s front panel To prevent the Digital Broadcaster from locking the switch when it detects a manual faceplate switch change its configuration as described in the Switch Configuration section on page 91 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 7 July 24 2008 TELWUE Content The Content page shows available content and manages content on the Digital Broadcaster Use this page to see what content is currently available to search for specific content to import new content files and to perform bulk actions on selected content such as deleting or categorizing Two views are available the default thumbnail view and the table view The top of the page shows how many titles appear on this page To see more titles use the drop down list to select a larger display size You may display up to 100 titles per page The other drop down box lets you switch between Thumbnail View and Table View The Select All checkbox on the right lets you check all titles displayed on the page not necessarily all titles on the system for bulk
114. on Monday and Wednesday for the next four weeks the UI will make 8 placeholders called parade _l mpg parade_2 mpg through parade _8 mpg on the Content page O Series End Date and Time Enter the date and time at which the content file is to be brought onto the server Enter the date in the form MM DD YYYY or click on the Calendar icon or Today icon to choose a date up to one year from now Enter the time in the form HH MM SS or leave it blank to have the series end at midnight Program Days Check one or more boxes for the day s you want to schedule the program The UI fills in the time for the program to air You can change the time if necessary as long as it is later than the ingest time e Series Information If you have previously generated a series and want to add one episode to it fill in this section You cannot enter information here if you are creating a series using the Series Generation Information section O July 24 2008 Sequence Number Enter this content file s order in the series For example if it is the fourth episode enter 4 Resequence if Necessary If you want the software to insert this episode and renumber the episodes after it check this box Otherwise if you enter a sequence number that already exists you will get an error 34 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE e Categories o Select one or more event categories from the list such as PSA public servi
115. onds before the beginning of the capture time to start capture if desired For example a one hour capture beginning at 3 00 AM with a 5 second preroll will actually capture from 2 59 55 4 00 00 Postroll Enter the number of seconds after the end of the capture time to end capture if desired For example a one hour capture beginning at 3 00 AM with a 5 second postroll will actually capture from 3 00 00 4 00 05 Capture Immediately To start the capture as soon as the Save button is clicked check this box Auto Delete O Auto Delete Date To set a date for the captured file to be deleted from the server use the Calendar icon to select a date or click on the Today icon to insert today s date Time Enter a deletion time for the captured file in HH MM SS format using 24 hour time For example 1 00 PM is 13 00 00 The default is midnight Optional Recurrence O Day of Week Check one or more boxes to the left of the day of the week to repeat the capture on that day To capture video every day click Daily which will check all the boxes To uncheck all the boxes click None There is a one year limit on scheduling captures Until Date Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select the last day for the capture to recur up to one year from today If you plan to capture video on several days of the week the capture will occur up to and including the date you select Optional Program Guide Data
116. ord The password you will use to connect to the remote server o Password Confirm Type the password again to make sure you have not made a mistake o Destination Directory The folder or directory where content will be stored on this remote server At this time it goes into root but not a subdirectory o Active Mode Make sure active mode is enabled on this remote server by checking this box When you have finished click Add to add the server to the list or Cancel to exit without adding the server You are returned to the Remote Server Setup screen To edit the settings for a remote server click on the Edit icon in the Action column The Edit Remote Server screen is displayed July 24 2008 84 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Configuration gt Remote Server Setup gt Edit Remote Server Name Description Type mei Host localhost Port Username _ psguser Password Password Confirm Destination Directory import media Active Mode _ Save Cancel The following fields are editable O O Name The short descriptive name for the remote server Description A longer description about the remote server that will distinguish it from the others at your installation Type The type of server this is typically an FTP server Host The host for the remote server typically the local host Port The port connecting the remote server to your
117. own hall so you could broadcast the mayor s speech at 10 00 AM Then suppose you schedule a playout at 8 00 AM that creates a 5 minute conflict If you ripple the schedule forward and include the switch event you will switch to town hall at 10 05 AM If you do not include the switch event in the ripple the event just before the 10 00 AM switch event will end 5 minutes early Ripple is not available after midnight If the playout ends after midnight and the event it overlaps starts after midnight the application offers only the options of starting the event early ending it late or canceling it If an earlier event is rippled then any event scheduled over the midnight hour will end at midnight whether or not another event has been scheduled to start at midnight July 24 2008 54 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Programming Functions Unschedule an Event Single or multiple events can be removed from the programming schedule To unschedule an event 1 Use the checkbox to select one or more events on the Programming page 2 Click the Unschedule button The application asks you to confirm the cancellation If you click Yes OK the application presents three choices o Unschedule just the selected event Cancels just this instance of the playout or other event If the event is a playout in progress this will cancel the playout immediately o Unschedule all recurrences linked to the scheduled event Cancels a
118. owser but typically includes the program name and description from the content metadata For example this browser displays o Program names or filenames o Date and time the content is scheduled for broadcast o A brief description of the content if one is available in the content metadata 2 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Wave You are viewing a feed that contains frequently updated content When you subscribe to a feed it is added to the Common Feed List Updated information from the feed is automatically downloaded to your computer and can be viewed in Internet Explorer and other programs Learn more about feeds Subscribe to this feed Buckle Up Dear Wed 30 Jan 2008 13 30 00 0500 Displaying All Sort by Date Title Filter by category gt Ad Council Cafe Central Fri 25 Jan 2008 14 00 00 0500 Community Lectures News Sports Weather gt Cafe Central Mon 28 Jan 2008 14 00 00 0500 gt In some browsers you can sort and filter the programming by o Date the date the content is scheduled for broadcast If you click on Date again the order is reversed o Title sorts the list alphabetically If you click on Title again the order is reversed This is one way to see if a certain title has been scheduled o Filter by Category displays only the titles in a particular category For example if you are supposed to air five communit
119. puts and outputs Switch B1000 TVTN Bulletin Board Camera Council Chambers Legacy Switch B1000 TVTN Bulletin Board Camera Council Chambers Legacy OUTO 1 AV OUT 0 1 AV OUT11 2 AV OUT 11 2 AV OUT 13 3 OUT 13 3 OUT 15 4 OUT15 4 When the switch is used for continuity it returns to the home port after each scheduled event sees that nothing is scheduled and goes to the continuity input This happens too quickly to affect what the viewer sees but the operator should be aware that this is normal behavior for the switch Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 5 July 24 2008 TELWUE Note In earlier versions of the TelVue software a 0 duration switch to the continuity port would be overridden if something was playing on the home port Beginning with version 3 4 a 0 duration switch to the continuity port stays on the continuity port until the operator schedules a switch event away from it Locking the Switch When the operator wants the switch to hold the same path regardless of what events have been scheduled the operator locks the switch There are two ways to lock the switch o With the switch off the home port go to the Switch section of the Dashboard and click on Lock for the output port you want to lock o Manually change the switch path by pressing the buttons on the switch panel Consult your switch operations manual for guidance This table illustrates how the switch behaves depending on whether it
120. r MANA QeMent cccccccccccceceecssseccceeeeeeeseccnneeeeeeeeeeesennueeeeeeeeeeeeeenaneeeeeeeeeeseeennneees 87 Switch Config ralo eesnimena a eA a 90 User Management 5 nsesstasmrerranacrgsrsasnterhyeryaceysimserianviuedsauraaiasiaeinosedaaanermrennparek 92 Video Portal Configuration 5 wxdsooiagits vsistasvns shenptsuntesauasnioaptanstesacacaenepts snieeavss anaes erawieensnds 94 Vodcast Podcast Configuration 23 cnradvercevnceieeiua coessvaasienbiss duasvtandeessa eutaeeaad va sviaboneHatees 94 July 24 2008 vi Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Web Application Detailed Operations This section describes the various pages displayed by the Web Application and how to perform the operations available on each page The Dashboard The Dashboard shows what is happening on the Digital Broadcaster including what is currently playing It provides information about the Digital Broadcaster s status file system channel and feed and switch status Many elements on the Dashboard have links to other pages that let you see more information or take actions regarding that element The current state is refreshed each time the Dashboard page is refreshed in the browser Princeton Server Group B1400 Dashboard Status Uptime Free Space Manage Online 2 days 831 9 GB j Webmin Channel Now Playing Next Up Feed Now Capturing Next Up PSG Channel 1 myplay No program scheduled No capture NewCapture mpg a Eangi kea scheduled St
121. r that server s name as identified on your network When you have finished click Save to save the configuration information or Cancel to stop Manage Live Stream Sources To manage live stream sources click on the stream sources option The application displays the Stream Source Setup screen If there are no stream sources the box will be empty Configuration gt Stream Source Setup Name Description Action Amphitheater Feed from Amphi 7 cnn cnn feed stream from studio feed from studio E4 Encoder from square Square feed ea E4 Add Stream Source To add a stream source click the Add Stream Source button and fill in the fields Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 81 July 24 2008 TELWUE Configuration gt Stream Sources Add Live Stream Source Server Input Ethernet Input 1 T Name Town Hall Description Feed from the Town Hall meeting room IP Port 2345 Protocol User Datagram Protocol i Type Unicast E Max Bit Rate 3 0 Add Cancel o Server Input Select an input from the drop down list o Name Type a name for the stream source to identify it when scheduling o Description Type a description of the stream source if desired o IP Port Type the 4 digit port number to receive the UDP packets for this stream source Many installations select a 4 digit number at random Make sure it is not the same as an existing stream source IP port number o Protocol
122. ram guide check this box o Track Content Metadata This box is checked by default To override the metadata for this playout of the overlay only uncheck the box and type in the metadata o Title The name of the overlay If you track the metadata the application displays the title o Description A synopsis of what the overlay file is If you track the metadata the application displays the synopsis that comes with the overlay file 3 Click the Save button to add the overlay to the schedule July 24 2008 48 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE 4 The server checks for errors If none are detected the Programming page is displayed with the new overlay Programming Functions Add Capture Event The Add Capture Event feature is available only at installations with an onboard MPEG Encoder Use this action to set up the captures From the Programming page click the Add Capture Event button and enter information about the date and time 1 On the Programming page click the Add Capture Event button The Schedule Capture page is displayed Schedule Capture Feed amp Capture Optional Program Guide Data Feed Encoder Feed 1 Program Code Filename Thanksgiving_Parade_2007 mpg Autoname Episode Code Unattached i Program Th 7 Content NOV 22 2007 10 00 00 Thanksgiving Parade_20 ie og anksgiving Parade 200 Episode Date amp Time Description Start 11 22 2007 E time
123. re encoder settings update the capture configuration and manage live stream sources Device Controller Configuration Configure device controllers load an event database and configure IP addresses Server Management View server information Manage network configurations Install software and turn off or reboot the server and or its services PSG UI Configuration Version information Schedule Configuration Configure schedule settings Note The configuration options will vary depending on your system and your level of permissions Administrators will see more options than users Here is a typical Config screen for someone with user privileges Princeton Server Group B1100 User Management Add remove and manage users and their permissions 69 Thursday May 22 2008 16 11 12 EDT PSG UI Configuration Version information July 24 2008 TELWUE Channel Setup Channel Setup requires admin level privileges To name output channels or configure streaming transitions or continuity over a network channel click on the channels option The application displays the Channel Setup page with a list of all channels on this system Configuration gt Channel Setup Channel Type Max Bit Rate Network Streaming Current Settings Auto Fades Disabled PSG Channel 1 PsG Channel 1 Analog 15 0 Mbps None Continuity Enabled myplay Auto Fades Disabled PSG Channel 2 Analog 15 0 Mbps Continuity Enabled Rotary 022
124. rm a bulk action on one or more events check the box The available bulk actions are described below The menus on the left hand side of the page offer more programming options Output o Channels to see programming for a particular output channel select that channel from the drop down list o Switch Outputs to see programming that is playing through a particular switch select that switch output from the drop down list Calendar Click on the Calendar bar to display the Calendar selection tool To display the schedule for a different month click on the left arrows lt lt or right arrows gt gt To select a date click on that date Bulk Actions Bulk actions affect the playouts but not the actual content o Unschedule to remove an event from the schedule select it and click the Unschedule button The application asks you to confirm the removal Click on Yes OK to unschedule the program Otherwise click on No Cancel and the application leaves the programming schedule unchanged Content Search This window lets you narrow the list of content thumbnails displayed Fill in one or more search criteria from the drop down lists and press Search Any content that matches the criteria is displayed under Search Results o Media Type Choose from videos still images or both Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 61 July 24 2008 TELWUE o Source Choose from uploaded content captured content m
125. rogram guide to display this event uncheck this box Program Code the code for this program if used A switch event need not have a Program Code Episode Code the code for this episode if applicable Program The name of the program as it would be displayed in the Program Guide If you need to change it for example to correct a misspelling click in the box and type the changes Episode If the file is part of a program series and each episode has a name it is displayed here If you need to change it for example to correct a misspelling click in the box and type the changes Description A synopsis of the event as it would be displayed in a detailed program guide or for a search If you need to change it for example to correct a misspelling click in the box and type the changes 4 Click the Save button to add the switch event to the schedule 5 The server checks for errors If none are detected the Programming page is displayed with the new switch event on the list For information on scheduling live switch events whose actual duration can vary please see the Typical Use Cases section of this manual Programming Functions Add Playout Event To schedule a single or recurring playout from the Programming page use the Add Playout Event button and enter the playout s information 1 On the Programming page click the Add Playout Event button The Schedule Playout page is displayed July 24 2008
126. rver Video Portal Configuration requires admin level privileges The video portal feature allows automatic creation of a searchable web video on demand front end You choose files to post on the portal for your community to browse and view on demand across the web The automatically generated video portal may be framed within the context of your own website Configuration gt Edit Video Portal Settings Video Host Root URL Default Video File Extension Include Vodcasts The following fields are editable e Video Host Root URL If you are serving the web video files directly from the download directory of your TelVue server leave this field blank In this case the download root URL will be http lt ip_of_archive_server gt 80 media psg vol1 download If you are using a remote server or streaming media service provider enter the host root URL in this field The media links in the video portal will be constructed as the Root URL plus the filename e Default Video File Extension Enter the default file extension for your web video files If you leave this field blank the file extension will default to vodcast mp4 which is the extension used when your TelVue server automatically creates mp4 files with the Vodcast feature When generating the video portal the media links will include the root URL plus the filename and the filename is constructed as the source media filename plus the default file extension Your web v
127. s Channel Date Start Time End Time Duration Type Status Action Public Access LO 12 28 2007 17 00 15 17 30 15 00 30 00 RECURRING SCHEDULED Edit Cancel Recent Events Channel Date Day Start Time End Time Duration Type Status Actions Public Access LO 12 21 2007 Friday 17 00 15 17 30 14 00 29 59 RECURRING COMPLETED View Public Access LO 12 14 2007 Friday 17 00 15 17 30 15 00 30 00 RECURRING COMPLETED View Public Access LO 10 18 2007 Thursday 21 25 04 21 55 03 00 29 59 INDIVIDUAL COMPLETED View Public Access LO 09 12 2007 Wednesday 16 05 16 16 35 15 00 29 59 INDIVIDUAL COMPLETED View Public Access LO 08 21 2007 Tuesday 08 00 31 08 30 30 00 29 59 INDIVIDUAL COMPLETED View View More Past Events The fields displayed for the file are described briefly below e General information about the file similar to what is displayed on the Content page such as filename type runtime status owner size creation date play count and delete date To change this information click the Edit button at the right Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 11 July 24 2008 TELWUE Categories any programming categories in which this file appears as selected by the operator To put this file in a category click the Edit button at the right To set up categories use the Content Management section of the Config page File Properties the encoded video and audio properties of the file including format bitrate and type The file propertie
128. s The Classic View of the Programming page offers display options to control how many events appear on the page at once Calendar View To see the Programming page in Calendar View click on the words Calendar View at the top left of the page Calendar View lets you schedule playout events by dragging and dropping icons onto a calendar Show To select how many events to display on the page choose 10 20 50 100 500 or 1000 from the drop down list Search Filters The programming list may be filtered in several ways using the drop down lists and checkboxes in the Search Filters section To display a set of events use the filters to set your search criteria then press the Search button at the end of the second row of search filters To suppress the search filters so you cannot see them on the page click on Hide Search Filters in the upper right corner of the page Output allows you to select the switch A V output on which to filter Select one output or all output ports Channel allows you to select the server channel on which to filter Select one channel or all channels Feed allows you to select the encoder feed on which to filter This filter is available only in systems with an onboard MPEG Encoder or capture capability such as DVB ASI Select one feed or all feeds Start Date to see a different start date up to one year from now for the programming list click on the Calendar icon or Today icon
129. s Somme scheduled or selected as continuity cannot be deleted To delete Remove files select them and click the Delete button The application asks for confirmation If you are sure you want to delete these titles from the database and server click on Yes OK The application removes the selected files from the July 24 2008 22 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE list Otherwise click on No Cancel and the application leaves the content list unchanged e Add to Category Select a category from the drop down list and click the Add button The application confirms that the selected titles have been added to the category e Remove from Category Select a category from the drop down list and click the Remove button The application confirms that the selected titles have been removed from the category e Web Media Actions Web Media actions such as podcasting and vodcasting are available on S series Archive Servers and C series encoders When you select the vodcast or podcast actions the actual transcode of the source file to mp3 or mp4 happens in the background The content is not added to the podcast or vodcast RSS feed until the transcode is complete The Vodcast Podcast feature allows automatic creation of web friendly mp4 video and mp3 audio clips and the associated RSS feeds so users may subscribe to your programming as syndicated content on the web using standard RSS readers such as iTunes Once you h
130. s and returns you to the Content page To return to the Content page without changing anything about the content click the Cancel button Play Note This information becomes part of the content s metadata and will always be associated with this content unless and until you change it If you clicked on the content filename to see the information about the content before playing it click the Schedule button to go to the Schedule Playout page On the Content page in thumbnail view or in the Action column of Table View click on the Play action l To schedule a playout for a content file click on that file s Play action The Schedule Playout page is displayed Schedule Playout Channel amp Content Optional Program Guide Data Channel PSG Channel 1 M Include in Program Guide F Track Content Metadata File preioad Smokey_bear_30 exactly r Offset 00 00 00 Program Code Duration 00 00 31 Calculate Max Duration Actual Duration 00 00 31 Episode Code Program Smokey Bear Cartoon Date amp Time Episode Start 1 1 2008 aa Time 14 29 29 Status PENDING Desc Play Immediately Optional Recurrence Days Of The Week O SuUQMMITOWOThOFO Sa None Daily Until Date 2 29 2008 Save Cancel July 24 2008 18 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE 2 Fill in the fields on the screen as described below O Channel Select a channel from the drop down list if thi
131. s cannot be edited Recurring Events recurring times at which the file is scheduled for playout such as every Thursday at 9 00 AM To schedule recurring events click the Schedule button at the right Upcoming Events the next few times the file is scheduled for playout including both recurring and single playouts To schedule more events click the Schedule button at the right Recent Events the last five times the file was scheduled for content To see more history click on View More Past Events at the bottom of the page The Recent Events section includes status information for the content such as whether it was completed started late or ended early File actions for this content file are shown in the upper right of the page below the thumbnail frame Not all actions are available for all content Play Now to begin playing the file immediately select a channel from the drop down list and click on Play Now If nothing is playing on the Digital Broadcaster this is one way to play a file immediately To play this content on another channel on your system choose it from the drop down list Schedule takes you to the Schedule Playout page to schedule one or more times to play the file The Schedule Playout page is described in Content File Actions Edit to change the file information for the content click the Edit button This takes you to the Edit Content page as described in Content File Actions Delete
132. s file is scheduled edit and save the file s properties O Start Trim The application fills in the content file s start trim from the metadata To change the start trim for this playout only enter a new trim in the form HH MM SS To play the file from its beginning leave this field blank End Trim The application fills in the content file s end trim from the metadata To change the end trim for this playout only enter a new trim in the form HH MM SS To end the playout when the file ends leave this field blank Actual Duration The original untrimmed duration of the file Offset Runtime Actual Duration Note If you need to calculate a different start trim and end trim there is an example on page 17 To store a start trim and end trim to be used every time this file is scheduled edit and save the file s properties O Start Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select a start date or enter a date in the form MM DD YYYY up to one year from today Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 19 July 24 2008 TELWUE O Time Enter the start time in HH MM SS format using 24 hour time For example 1 00 PM is 13 00 00 Play Immediately To start playout as soon as the Save button is clicked check this box Day of Week Check one or more boxes to the right of the day of the week to have the file recur on that day To play the file every day click Daily which will check all th
133. s is a multi channel installation or leave the default channel selected File the file defaults to the playout you selected to play but you can also select any file from the drop down list Metadata or information about the file is automatically displayed Offset Duration or Start Trim End Trim Depending on the schedule settings you chose in Config gt Schedule Configuration on page 86 your TelVue server uses either Offset and Duration or Start Trim and End Trim to determine where file playout should start and stop and how long the playout should be O Offset The application fills in the content file s offset from the metadata To change the offset for this playout only enter a new offset in the form HH MM SS The offset in the playout s metadata remains the same Duration The application fills in the content file s duration from the metadata To change the duration for this playout only enter a new duration in the form HH MM SS Calculate Max Duration This utility subtracts the offset from the untrimmed length of the file to get the duration without any end trim Click on the words Calculate Max Duration to use it If you want the runtime to be less than the max duration change the entry in the Duration field after calculating the Max Duration Note If you need to calculate a different offset and duration there is an example on page 16 To store an offset and duration to be used every time thi
134. s part of a series you can remove it from the Web Application but preserve the series information For example a series on quilting might have 8 episodes The instructor decides to cancel the 3 class You could purge and bump Quilting 3 There will now be only 7 episodes in the series The new Quilting 3 will inherit the filename ingest date and other metadata from the old Quilting 4 Quilting 4 will inherit the metadata from the old Quilting_5 etc Purge If you want to remove this placeholder from the Web Application and not preserve any of its metadata click the Purge button This is a good choice if the event associated with this placeholder is cancelled To continue the example if the entire quilting series were cancelled you would purge each placeholder July 24 2008 14 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Content File Actions The following actions may be performed on content Edit To change the file information for a content file or placeholder click on its Edit action The Edit Content page is displayed Edit Content Name Media Type Media Format Program Code Program Episode Code Episode Description Categories File Name File Path Actual Duration sec Offset Runtime Delete At Status Owner Private Ingest Date Location Contributor Indexed Transcoded Created Modified Format Mux Bit Rate Variable Mux Rate Video Bit Rate Frame Rate
135. screen and you are returned to the Content page The mp4 files are stored in the voll download directory Optionally the mp4 files may be automatically transferred via FTP to a remote server based on the transcode configuration o Podcast To create an mp3 version of the selected files and add them to the automatically generated podcast RSS feed choose the Podcast option and click the Submit button A message saying whether the content was successfully Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 23 July 24 2008 TELWUE queued for mp3 conversion is displayed at the top of the screen and you are returned to the Content page The mp3 files are stored in the vol1 download directory Optionally the mp3 files may be automatically transferred via FTP to a remote server based on the transcode configuration o Remove from Vodcast To remove the content from the automatically generated vodcast RSS feed choose Remove from Vodcast and click the Submit button This action does not delete the source file or the mp4 file it only removes the metadata from the RSS feed o Remove from Podcast To remove the content from the automatically generated podcast RSS feed choose Remove from Podcast and click the Submit button This action does not delete the source file or the mp3 file it only removes the metadata from the RSS feed o Include in Portal To include the selected content in the searchable video portal choose the Include in Portal
136. subject to change without notice Class A Statement This computer based video server has been tested by the original manufacturer and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 EN61000 3 2 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance it this instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at the user s expense This device complies with Part 15 EN61000 3 2 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 iii July 24 2008 TELWUE Table of Contents Web Application Detailed Operations ccccccccscsscsssccssssssssssssssssssseees 1 The Dashboard sssri se escent ariane a au AEE EA TS tao anasto ones oes 1 Field Descriptions Server S
137. system If no port is shown the remote server is using the default port Username The name you use to connect to the remote server This must be a valid username used on your server Password The password you use to connect to the remote server If you want to change the password delete this one and type the new one Password Confirm If you are editing the password type it again to make sure you have not made a mistake Destination Directory The folder or directory where content is typically stored on this remote server Active Mode Make sure active mode has been enabled on this remote server by checking this box When you have finished click Save to save any changes or Cancel to exit the screen without making any changes You are returned to the Remote Server Setup screen e To test a remote server click the Test icon The system uses the username and password for this remote server to attempt to access it and responds with a message saying whether it was successful Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 85 July 24 2008 TELWUE e To delete a remote server click the Delete iconlll The application asks you to confirm that you want to delete the remote server Click Yes OK to delete it or No Cancel to return to the Remote Server Setup screen without deleting the server Schedule Configuration Schedule Configuration requires admin level privileges The schedule settings allow you to set defaul
138. t you can schedule a 0 duration switch event to the home port to resume normal operation Date amp Time o Start Use the Calendar icon to select a date up to one year from now for the switch event or click on the Today icon to insert today s date o Time Enter a start time in HH MM format using 24 hour time For example 1 00 PM is 13 00 00 o Switch Immediately To start the switch event as soon as the Save button is clicked check this box Optional Recurrence If you want to schedule this switch event for the same time on certain days of the week complete this section o Days of the Week Check one or more boxes to the right of the day of the week to make the switch on that day To switch every day click Daily which Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 43 July 24 2008 TELWUE will check all the boxes To uncheck all the boxes click on None There is a one year limit on scheduling recurring events Until Date Use the Calendar icon or Today icon to select the last day for the switch event to recur up to one year from today If you are switching on several days of the week the switch will occur on the last day up to and including the date you select Optional Program Guide Data Enter metadata for switch events that correspond to on air programs to be included in the Program Guide O Include in Program Guide checked by default If you do not want the automatically generated p
139. t the beginning after the scheduled programming finishes leave the box unchecked Note If continuity is a playlist then unchecking the Continuity Resume box means the playlist will resume at the start of the next item on the list A playlist does not resume at the very beginning To resume the continuity at the point where it left off check the box Note If the continuity file or playlist does not support random access playing a file at any point then checking the Continuity Resume box means the continuity will resume at the beginning of the file or the current item on the playlist Each channel s continuity may come from one source a file a switch a feed or a playlist When you choose one source the others will be blanked out o Continuity File If your continuity comes from a file select it from the drop down list This file will play when nothing else is playing on this channel o Continuity Switch If your continuity resides on a DVD player satellite or other device use this drop down list to select the switch through which the continuity file will play o Continuity Feed If your continuity comes through a feed such as a live source select the feed from the drop down list Only one channel on your system can receive continuity from a feed o Continuity Playlist If your continuity is a playlist of files select it from the drop down list If breakaway is enabled you can select the audio feed Digit
140. t to stop playing in hours minutes and seconds For example suppose you captured a soccer game for 2 hours 2 00 00 The game ends 1 hour and 55 minutes into the file To end each playout when the game ends enter 1 55 00 for the end trim To end the playout when the file ends enter 2 00 00 Virtual Trim When you use the Start Trim and End Trim fields together the application calculates the trimmed length of the file as Runtime lt original file length gt lt start trim gt lt original file length gt lt end trim gt For example if you want to trim the soccer game file from both ends enter 00 03 00 for the start trim and 1 55 00 for the end trim Runtime 2 00 00 00 03 00 2 00 00 1 55 00 2 00 00 00 03 00 00 05 00 1 52 00 Position overlays only the x axis and y axis coordinates for the placement of the overlay on the screen Alpha Blend overlays only An integer from 1 255 specifying how much the overlay should blend into the playout The lower the number the fainter the overlay appears on the screen If the Chroma Key below is set the Alpha Blend cannot be set Chroma Key overlays only If set the HTML color selected is removed from the HTML graphic overlay made transparent If the Alpha Blend above is set the Chroma Key cannot be set Custom Attributes If your installation uses custom attributes they are displayed here To set custom attr
141. te to the list To return to the Metadata Setup screen without adding an attribute click the Cancel button Device Controller Configuration Device Controller Configuration requires admin level privileges Use this option to store information about a device you are using with your Digital Broadcaster such as a Calypso or Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 77 July 24 2008 TELWUE BT IPME To view and manage device controllers on your system click on device controllers to display the Device Controllers configuration screen Configuration gt Device Controllers Name Description IP Address IP Port Action Calypso Import CALYPSO 1 CALYPSO device 1 10 20 10 33 5000 BY View Events File Choose File no file selected The application displays a table of device controllers and information about them o Name The name of the device o Description A few words describing the device such as Digital Recorder o IP Address The IP address of the device o IP Port The IP port where the device is connected to the server system o Action Available actions for this device such as the Edit icon to edit the device s parameters or View Events to see a list of events involving this device o Import Allows you to choose a file and import it to the Web Application via this device Editing Device Controller Information To edit information about the device click on the underlined device name such as
142. tegories Recurring Events Channel Day Start Ford AV Training Ch Sunday 04 11 2008 02 00 00 Ford AV Training Ch Saturday 04 11 2008 02 00 00 Upcoming Events Channel Date Day Start Time Ford AV Training Ch 04 09 2008 Wednesday 10 00 00 Ford AV Training Ch 04 12 2008 Saturday 02 00 00 Ford AV Training Ch 04 13 2008 Sunday 02 00 00 Recent Events Channel Date Day Start Time End Time No events have happened yet Until 04 13 2008 04 13 2008 End Time 10 30 00 02 30 00 02 30 00 Duration 00 30 00 00 30 00 00 30 00 Duration Offset 00 00 00 00 00 00 Type INDIVIDUAL RECURRING RECURRING TBD Purge And Bump Duration 00 30 00 00 30 00 Status PENDING PENDING PENDING Status The fields displayed for the placeholder are described briefly below Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 13 Action Edit Cancel Edit Cancel Edit Cancel Actions July 24 2008 TELWUE General information about the placeholder similar to what is displayed on the Content page such as expected filename expected runtime ingest date and day of week If your installation has custom metadata fields they are displayed here as well To change this information click the Edit button at the right Program Series If this placeholder is part of a series this section will display its sequence order in the series and whether the placeholder is out of order Categories any programming
143. time you want each jpg image file in a playlist to play You can override this default for any image when you create a playlist Also if the runtime has been set in an image file the runtime will override this default for that image file If you set the jpg duration to zero 00 00 00 you will have to set a duration for each image in a playlist every time you create one Changing the default here will not affect any playlists you have already created Default Overlay Duration Controls the default duration of overlays in playlists This feature is not available in this release Use Program Episode Codes If your installation uses program and episode codes check this box to use the Program Code and Episode Code fields when searching content and to display the program and episode codes on content thumbnails and tables on programming screens 86 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE and in the As Run report All unattached content you add to your server will be identified by its Program Code and Episode Code combination When you have editing the schedule settings click the Save button at the bottom of the screen A message verifying that the changes were updated appears at the top of the screen Click the Config tab to return to the Configuration menu or click any tab to do other work Server Management Server Management requires admin level privileges The Server Management section lets you look at
144. tion Sponsor Show or PSA sponsor Chuck s Trucks amp fff Tape Number Tape number from capture Y New Attribute Edit To edit a metadata field click on the field name or on its Edit icon Edit the name description or default value of the field as desired Click on the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save the changes To return to the Metadata Setup screen without making changes click the Cancel button Delete To delete a metadata field click its Delete iconlll The application asks you to confirm the deletion If you are sure you want to delete this field click on Yes OK Otherwise click on No Cancel and the application leaves the field unchanged Add To add a new metadata field click the New Attribute button at the bottom of the screen The application displays the Add Attribute screen Configuration gt Metadata Setup gt Add Attribute Name Town Description Who sent this contei Default Value Princeton Name Enter a short descriptive name for the attribute metadata field preferably one or two words This is what will be displayed on the Programming and Content pages Description Enter a longer description about the attribute metadata field that will distinguish it from any others on the database Default Value Enter a default value for the attribute metadata field if desired Click on the Add button at the bottom of the screen to add the attribu
145. to and including the date you select Optional Program Guide Data This program guide data will become the metadata for the stream o Program Code Enter a code that distinguishes what program this is if program codes are used in this installation o Episode Code Enter a code that distinguishes what episode of a series this is if episode codes are used in this installation o Program If this installation does not use program codes enter the name of the program o Episode Enter the name of the episode if applicable and if this installation does not use episode codes o Description Enter a detailed description of the stream event 3 Click the Save button to add the stream event to the schedule 4 The server checks for errors If none are detected the Programming page is displayed with the new stream Programming Functions Add Device Event To schedule a device event from the Programming page use the Add Device Event button and enter the event s information 1 On the Programming page click the Add Device Event button The Schedule Device Event page is displayed Schedule Device Event Device amp Event Optional Program Guide Data Device CALYPSO 1 V Include in Program Guide Event DVD 3 Chapter 1 Program Code Duration 00 10 f22 Episode Code Program Happy New Year Date amp Time Episode Status PENDING Description Execute Immediately Thoughts
146. treaming Port the port number to which the network stream will be transmitted using UDP If you are generating a webstream you must use the default setting When you have finished entering the monitoring information for this channel click the Save button at the bottom of the section Continuity Continuity is a file or feed that plays when no other programming is scheduled for a channel For example some installations play a bulletin board when no other programming is scheduled If you enable continuity choose one of the sources file switch feed or playlist Only one source may be selected selecting another will automatically cancel a previously selected source On a multi channel system you can have different continuity on different channels July 24 2008 72 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE Continuity Enable Continuity Continuity Resume Continuity File Video Input Continuity IN2 2 Switch Audio Input AUDIO_IN3 3 Continuity Feed Playlists Continuity Playlist Audio Input o Enable Continuity To enable continuity for this channel check this box o Continuity Resume Continuity resume controls where in a file or stream the continuity begins to play again after scheduled programming finishes Checking continuity resume will prevent viewers from seeing the same piece of the continuity clip over and over again To restart the continuity a
147. ts for the content you use in your programming To configure schedule settings click on the schedule option The application displays the Edit Schedule Settings screen Configuration gt Edit Schedule Settings Allow Scheduling Of Unattached Content Use Start Trim End Trim 2 Default JPG Duration 00 00 10 Applies globally where content is not associated with a specific channel Default Overlay Duration 00 00 10 Use Program Episode Codes _ Cancel Overlapping Events on Import _ Change the defaults by editing one or more of the following fields To return to the Config page without making any changes click the Cancel button O July 24 2008 Allow Scheduling of Unattached Content If you want to be able to schedule content that is not yet on the server check this box This option is useful at installations where content is aired shortly after capture Use Start Trim End Trim The Web Application offers two ways to determine where file playout should start and stop and how long the playout should be You will see one or the other when you edit content or schedule playouts To use Offset and Duration leave this box unchecked To use Start Trim and End Trim check this box If you use a nonlinear editor such as Ulead to find trim points use Start Trim and End Trim For an example of calculating Offset and Duration vs Start Trim and End Trim see page 16 Default JPG Duration Enter the default length of
148. turned to the Show Content page and no further action is necessary The mp3 file will be created in the background and stored in the download directory typically http nnn nnn nnn nnn media psg vol1 download where nnn nnn nnn nnn is the IP address of your server Optionally the mp3 file may be automatically transferred via FTP to a remote server You may configure the mp3 encoding settings and podcast RSS feed parameters in the Config section This feature is only available as an option on S series Archive Servers and C series Encoders To return to the Content page from the Show Content page click on the Content tab at the top of the screen Show Content Page for Unattached Content When you click on the filename or thumbnail for unattached content the information on the Show Content page is different because the content is not yet on the server The page shows the placeholder s expected properties and scheduled playouts if allowed on this server Content gt Quilting_3 Quilting Class 3 Introduction to quilting Students will learn how to design a quilt block select and cut fabrics sew and finish General Type Size Runtime 00 30 00 Ingest Date 04 08 2008 19 00 00 Day Of The Week Tue Status AVAILABLE Play Count File Quilting 3 Delete At Producers Sponsors City of Origination Client Spots Town Tape Number Owner psguser User PSG Program Series Series Sequence Number 3 Out Of Series false Ca
149. ue server creates test_podcast mp3 If you are creating your mp3s externally using another transcoding system you may choose to use your own file extension such as mp3 When creating the RSS feed the media links will include the root URL plus the filename The filename will be constructed as the source media filename plus the default file extension Your transcoded files must follow this naming convention for the RSS feed media links to be correct When you have finished editing the podcast configuration click the Save button The application saves the changes and returns you to the Config page To return to the Config page without changing the podcast configuration click the Cancel button Configuring the Vodcast Feed Note Vodcast feeds are available only on S series archive servers and C series encoders July 24 2008 96 Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 TELWUE To configure a vodcast click on the vodcast option The application displays the Add Vodcast Configuration screen Configuration gt Add Vodcast Configuration Channel Title Town Media Vodcasts Channel Link _ hittp www townmedia com Content Port Vodcasts of your favorite programs from Town Media your hometown family of stations Channel Description Channel Author wrwn Channel Keywords town media Channel Category Owner Name Wendy Darling Owner Email wendy townmedia com Audio Mode stereo F Include All MP4 s 4 Chann
150. x to select all content on the current page not necessarily all titles on the system and click on the Bulk Actions tab on the left side bar of the page Choose one of the following actions from the drop down list Note If you used the Search features and want to take bulk action on all search results use the drop down list at the top of the page to display all the results up to 100 titles This will help prevent you from performing a bulk action on only some of the titles you want e Purge from Library Purging files removes them from the Coy aT content list but keeps them on the server and the database TO Choose an action to purge files select them and click the Purge button The Set a arian 7 items application asks for confirmation If you are sure you want to purge these titles click on Yes OK The application removes Purge from Library Purge the selected files from the list and unlocks the file on the file system so it can be edited written and deleted Otherwise click Pelete from Library and Filesystem on No Cancel and the application leaves the content list foa unchanged Content that is scheduled or selected as continuity Aea or is part of any playlist cannot be purged Community e Delete from Library and Filesystem Deleting files removes Casa them from the content database and the server Use this option Remove From Category to remove outdated content from the server Content that i
151. y events today click on the Community category to see if at least five are displayed o All To see everything on the schedule again click on All at the top of the box Click your browser s Back button to return to the Dashboard Now Playing the name and thumbnail of the program currently being played on the server The time the program was scheduled to start and its runtime are displayed below the thumbnail Both the start time and runtime are shown in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS o Stop to stop playing the current program immediately click the Stop button A confirmation dialog will pop up If the current program is a zero duration switch event there will be no Stop button o RSS Now quick link to the programming schedule for this channel The listing depends on your browser but typically includes the program name and description from the content metadata as in this example PSG Channel 1 Displaying You are viewing a feed that contains frequently updated content When you subscribe to a feed it is added to the Common Feed List Updated information from the feed is automatically downloaded to your computer and can be viewed in Internet Explorer and other programs Learn e Subscribe to this feed Poor_Steve_final mpg Fri 29 Feb 2008 17 22 16 0500 more about feeds gt IMPORTED Please set program episode etc Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 3 July 24 2008
152. y such as DVB ASI e Keywords to filter for programming that contains certain words in the filename or metadata type the word or words in the box e Reset to return to the defaults for all search filters click the Reset button Event Functions Below the Search Filters is a row of buttons that let you add events You can add switch stream or device events playouts overlays or captures Programming Functions Add Switch Event If this Digital Broadcaster has been configured to control a video switch you can schedule switch events You might schedule a switch event to broadcast from a live feed or to play a bulletin board Note Manually switching by pressing the buttons on the switch panel or clicking on lock for that switch output on the Dashboard overrides programmed switch events The TelVue software polls the switch 1 second before a scheduled switch event If the switch has been manually switched away the scheduled switch event will be postponed until you unlock the switch by pressing the buttons on the switch panel or going to the Dashboard and clicking on unlock for that switch output To schedule a switch event from the Programming page use the Add Switch Event button and enter information about the date and time 1 On the Dashboard make sure the output port you plan to use is unlocked 2 On the Programming page click the Add Switch Event button The Schedule Switch Event page is displayed July 24 2008
153. you schedule a deletion For example when importing winter themed content you might schedule its deletion for the first day of spring Digital Broadcaster User Manual v 3 4 rev 3421 33 July 24 2008 TELWUE e Source Information O Ingest Date and Time Required For content that has been scheduled pending its arrival enter the date and time the content file is to be brought onto the server To set an auto ingest date type a date in the form MM DD YYYY or click on the Calendar icon or Today icon to choose a date up to one year from now Duration Required Enter the expected duration of the content in the form HH MM SS Filename Required Enter the filename of the content Contributor Required if Require Contributor for Unattached Content is checked in Configuration gt Content Settings The name of the person company or other entity that supplied this content Location Required if Require Location for Unattached Content is checked in Configuration gt Content Settings Title of the location where the content was created such as Studio B This is not a shortcut to the location The field can be used to specify a particular networked encoder for program placeholders to be populated by an encoding event on a remote C series encoder e Series Generation Information This section creates a placeholder for each time you schedule this program For example if you scheduled a program named parade to playout

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