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1. Storage Local System General Video In Video Out Audio In Audio Out Storage Playback _ y Storage Drive s I lorore AvI 0 First Recording Media Reactor LE File Type J Automatic Backaround Gorversions J Split Audio I Spit Audia Audio File Type Interleaved Audio File Type Interleaved fint 0 y Cancel The Options Window Storage Playback Ignore AVI DDML This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models Ignore QuickTime This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models Ignore OMFI This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models Ignore Sep Audio This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models Ignore Stills This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except
2. single channel uncompressed 8 or 10 bit high definition The VVW 7000 features ATSC and uncompressed HD standards at 10801 60 10801 59 94 10801 50 1080p 30 1080p 29 97 1080p 25 1080p 24 1080p 23 98 720p 60 720p 59 94 720p 50 and 720p 48 The VVW 7000 like the other VVW models offers compatibility with popular RS 422 controllers in both clip and VTR emulation modes Convenient access to long format media files on a Fibre Channel Network completes the feature set of this video powerhouse QuickClip Pro A software only VTR DDR emulator and VTR controller Supports a subset of the VVW functionality for single channel use See Supported Hardware below QuickVTR A software only VTR emulator Supports a subset of the VVW VTR Mode functionality for single channel use See Supported Hardware below QuickDigi A software only VTR controller and Batch Digitizer Supports a subset of the VVW VTR control functionality for single channel use See Supported Hardware below 45 VVW Technical Manual Hardware supported by software only versions The software only versions QuickClip Pro Quick VTR and QuickDigi support the specific hardware listed below Other hardware is currently in development Check with Drastic for an updated list Optibase ViewGraphics VideoPump SD 401 with 2 0 8 driver Optibase ViewGraphics SdxStream SD 401 with 2 0 8 driver Targa DDR SD 401 with 2 0 8 driver Optibase VideoPump SD 701 with 3 1
3. In QuickClip select the External Control In channel from the channel selector box on the Clip Control interface You should now be able to control your system from the external control source Test the Play function In the case of a VTR controlling the VVW the Play button should allow QuickClip s transport controls to direct the actions of loaded clips Play Fast Forward Rewind Stop should all perform their respective tasks for the VVW In the case of an external controller the user should be able to seek and play media in time code space If the controller supports Odetics protocol the user may be able to load and play clips Press Record The VVW should go into capture mode When the record is finished press stop Your VVW should stop and the recorded material should be available for playback 33 VVW Technical Manual Multi Channel Sync Record Mult Channel S ync Record Chermels DEnabl Mare ocieo Peza 1Ensble 7 CibMame DCLFD Stop ZEnabk v CipMame ocLFo I7 Ladi Mames BEnabe e Clio Name ocLFo i Rec Sia Onsa 10 00 00 00 Sync Record This allows the user to synchronize the Start Record of more than one available channel Selecting the Sync Record button opens the above window Depending on the hardware software package you have assembled you may have multi channel capabilities If it is necessary for you to record more than one channel at a time the multi channel sync record allows you to
4. Kew Cip Hame revesvD2 T Mas Leogh DOLORES a Inem C Ovex T Fe aen CODanacO soso E Coca New Clip Setting After selecting your clip press open This would bring the above icon This New Clip Setting icon would enable you to give a new name for the clip After giving it a name press ok and your clip will be added in your clip bin 20 VVW Technical Manual Edit a Clip Clip Edit Ea fine 0 y Clip TESTCOMP y Name SSA In fjno 00 00 00 al 00 00 00 00 Quefjoo 01 53 23 al A er gt uf mj Set Cur Clip _ The Clip Edit window Open the Clip Edit Window To edit your clip double click the TESTCOMP Clip in the Clip Bin window This will open the Clip Edit window The Clip Edit window s purpose is to create modified versions of clips in the clip bin s Look at Your Clip In the Clip Edit window you will notice that the Clip dropdown box and Name edit box display the clip name TESTCOMP in them The In time code edit box has the default time of 00 00 00 00 and the Out time code edit box has the time 00 01 59 29 The time code locate box in the center between the In and Out displays your current time code location within the Clip We can cue to the In and the Out of the clip by pressing the buttons labeled Q beside them We can play the entire unedited clip from here by pressing W the Play button If we move from the first frame of the clip this changes to LEI the Preview Edit button The diagra
5. REV PLAY Reverse play Plays the current clip from the current time code towards the first frame at reverse play speed PAUSE Pause Pauses the current clip at the current frame and displays the frame until other action is taken PLAY Play Plays the current clip from the current time code towards the end of the clip at normal play speed FWD Fast Forward Will play the current clip from the current time code towards the last frame at maximum forward speed WHEEL Jog shuttle Used for the Jog shuttle transport control 125 VVW Technical Manual To enter Menu Mode press the Menu button To exit the Menu Mode press the Menu button again and you will default to Play Mode Menu Mode Button Press Command Result MENU Menu On Off Will turn menu mode on See below NA A NA es E Previous Menu Will scroll up through available menus Next Menu Will scroll down through available menus JOG SHTL VAR S2 Exit Sub Menu If not in base menus will exit the current sub menu SHIFT Enter Sub If available will go into the current sub Menu menu Uses second As modifie 126 VVW Technical Manual To enter Jog Shuttle Mode press the Jog button If you are in Jog Shuttle Mode and you want to enter Play Mode press the Jog button Jog Shuttle Mode Comma MENU JOG Jog On Off Will turn jog mode on if in shuttle mode or enter play mode if in jog mode Will also send a pause to th
6. and Server Mode The VTR Mode and Server Mode radio buttons shown below are in the center of the Clip Control windows also shown below bid Clip Control AA EE TT a gt me o aci UNA E I Im O n A aaa E Blea ea Naf alale vnm El video Di Serial gt Reel Defaut edl Browse Server Mode Audio Unbalanced User O foot He External The Clip Control Window WTA Mode C Server Mode VTR Server Mode Selection VTR Mode When this mode is selected the VVW acts like a standard tape based video tape recorder Each spot begins at a particular time code as indicated by the time code column The spot s position on the tape is followed by the spot s name duration and creation time Each spot appears on the tape as if it was edited on to a pre blacked tape at that position This means that between each clip there is black and silence The pre roll may begin before the spot and end after the spot just as it would on a standard video tape recorder Serial Protocols Supported Sony VTR Sony Digital Extension Panasonic JVC Extensions 13 VVW Technical Manual Server Mode The Server Mode causes the VVW to act like a file server In this mode the VVW may be controlled by a Louth or Odetics compatible serial control device as well as the internal clip lists and pull in windows In Server Mode each spot is a separate file or clip which is accessed using the eight character name in the clip
7. T QuickTime I Hardware MPEG 2 Configure Channel T DDR DLL Serial Control r System Info Add ishennel Ww Type vvw 3000 Grann Toes Tof2 MJPEG Remove nanne WW Version fiat 47 Export ehane Media Reactor Version fi O 0LE Restart I Force YGA Video E Channel fint 0 y Cancel a i The Options Window Local System Menu e Driver Configuration Direct Hardware Enable VVW 5000 uncompressed standard definition and 7000 uncompressed high definition capabilities Direct Show Enables Direct Show protocol This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor QuickTime This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor DDR DLL Digital Disk Recorder Dynamically Linked Library Used for external control This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor 71 VVW Technical Manual External Serial TCPIP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Used for network control This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by
8. VVW Technical Manual Hold Down Bars Inside the VVW case are a number of cards inserted into a motherboard These cards are held down by one or more sturdy metal bars with adjustable metal tabs whose vinyl tipped ends apply just the right amount of pressure to keep the cards properly seated in the Motherboard The adjustment of the hold down bars is a standard factory procedure and will be completed correctly before your VVW is delivered If there is a reason for the user or the Drastic field representative to open the box and check the card seating contact your Drastic Technologies tech support staff for more advice on how and when to do this Label all connectors as they are disconnected so that they may be quickly and properly replaced on assembly The back of a board is at the connectors the rear of the machine usually with a metal bracket for attachment The front of a board is at the front of the machine The top of a board faces up when inserted and is away from the gold connector teeth The bottom of a board is at the edge connector gold teeth that insert into the slot Make sure that the connection is clean and free of debris Make sure that the card is firmly inserted into the proper slot The hold down bar will be installed directly above the cards Allot one or more of the tabs on the hold down bar for each card installed on the Motherboard Attach these tabs in such a way that when the hold down bars are
9. screwed down all the way they exert a pressure on the cards that is firm but not brutish The tabs on the hold down bars are flexible and may be bent by hand or with pliers to ensure that your cards are not disturbed in their slots 107 VVW Technical Manual Hardware The Motherboard Following are the CMOS setup specifications for the VVW motherboard These should be the default settings To get into CMOS press the Delete key during startup when prompted to do so Caution making any unauthorized changes in the setup may leave you with a non functioning unit no matter how simple and reasonable the adjustment might seem at the time see the Don ts page at the beginning of this manual IMPORTANT The technical support staff at Drastic Technologies will advise you as to when there is a need to change any of the CMOS settings CMOS Setup for the VVW Motherboard MAIN System Time Set manually System Date Set manually Legacy Diskette A 1 44 MB 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Primary Master Auto Primary Slave Auto Secondary Master Auto Secondary Slave Auto KEYBOARD FEATURES Language English Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled Halt On All Errors Installed Memory 128 MB or 256 MB depending on system ADVANCED CPU Speed 400 MHz or higher depending on system CPU Core Bus Freq Multiple 5 0x CPU Bus PCI Freq MHz 66 8 33 40 CPU Vcore 2 00v CPU Level 1 Cache Enabled C
10. the user needs to view their time code space to know what is recorded where Open the VTR TC Space Window in the main menu under Windows and the above window will appear It is recommended the user keep this window open while using Time Code Space VTR Mode This lists all the recorded media in time code space If you have recorded media in VTR Mode and do not see it press the Refresh button to update the display Pay attention to the channel assignation Keep in mind that it is possible to have a two channel system where one channel is playing in Server mode and one is playing in VTR Mode 39 VVW Technical Manual Record Clips To record a clip seek or shuttle to the required starting time code Press the red button that is located in the upper center of the clip control window This will immediately start to record and will continue recording until another transport button is pressed Once the record is complete the new media will appear in the VTR TC Space window Add Media clips to Time Code Space To add media to time code space seek or shuttle to the time code where the media should appear Set the edit preset values V A1 A2 Ax in the clip control window for the channels to insert Press the Add button The screen below will appear The user may then select any compatible existing file whether recorded in VTR Mode or Server mode In this way material gathered as Clips may be inserted into Time Code Space as neces
11. 101 VVW Technical Manual New Time Code Space This brings up the Set New Time Code Space Window allowing you to determine the location in which you will save all your Time Code Space Files fiat sim PEPA J aw Main Directory of Clip and Time Code Folders This window displays the directory within which the New Clip and the New Time Code Space Files will be located Note that they must share the same directory Do not change this directory assignment The program needs to see this directory in the place it expects to look for it For more information consult Drastic Technologies 102 VVW Technical Manual Record To This is the default directory wherein your recorded video and audio media files will be stored Note that this location will already have been assigned when the box is set up The default setting will assign all records to the main storage used by the unit Use the drop down menu at the bottom of this window to browse for an appropriate location within your drive or storage system for the recorded media to be placed Select the done button after all changes have been made fe Frame Slowtvio Type Replay Disabled D tamas SBMJPEG Ea rene pon The Frame checkbox applies to all of the VVW models The Replay checkbox applies only to certain VVW models It lets the user to set the number of frames VVW would jump back to in an instant replay application In the checkbox
12. 24h 00 00 00 00 Lenath 00 00 00 00 Comment j EAK a Close The Command Edit window Available Commands BREAK Start on any keypress Wait for an external controller command or keypress on the keyboard or front panel controller Note that the Space bar the Enter key and the Tab key as well as other non alphanumeric keys are not considered a keypress for the purposes of the Start on any keypress command BREAK Any GPI A Break which waits for Any GPI Ground Pulse Interrupt waits for a device based electrical signal will activate the next clip or command WAIT Tell the PlayList to wait for a specific time of day before continuing The internal system clock is the reference Format is HH MM SS FF hours minutes seconds frames GOTO Go To specified locations in the PlayList or directly to the top of the list for looping purposes The offset specifies how many clips and in what direction to go to A negative number will move up the list while a positive number will move down the list DELAY Set a Delay of a specific length into the Playlist When the delay is completed the next clip or command will resume Again the internal system clock is the reference Format is HH MM SS FF hours minutes seconds frames Add commands to the Playlist by right clicking the item above the location in the PlayList in which you would like to place the command and selecting the Insert Command option from the menu Select the
13. 4 driver Optibase VideoPump HD 801 with 2 0 8 or 3 1 4 driver Matrox DigiSuite LE with 4 6 driver Matrox DigiSuite DTV with 4 6 driver Matrox DigiServer with 4 6 driver Vela Cine View Pro with 2 0 driver Stradis MPEG Decoders Optibase VideoPlex Please note that other hardware platforms are supported for OEM only Please contact your OEM if you have one of these systems 46 VVW Technical Manual Applications VTR Replacement Remote Production Alpha Recorder Graphics Production Nonlinear and Hybrid Editing Instant Replay Slow Motion and DMC Playback Time Lapse Recording Time Delay Commercial Insertion Betacam Cart Replacement Sports Playback News Production Still Store Clip Store On Air Playback Digital Picture for DAW Lossless Production The VVW uses industry standard video audio and control connections to standard broadcast video and audio equipment to enhance and add to its operation VVW combines the emulation of the best tape based VTRs without being limited by their shortcomings The various VVW models offer from offline through several levels of compression to uncompressed throughput allowing the user to choose the model that best suits their requirements for visual quality VVW s audio is always uncompressed CD or DAT quality 47 VVW Technical Manual VTR Emulation and Control One of VVW s main advantages is its complete emulation of traditional broadcast VTRs Aside from playing back and recordi
14. Drastic digital disk recorder DDR VTR Emulation and Device Control solution including VVW 17 1900 MJPG SERVERS VVW 2000 250X DV25 50 MPEG SERVERS VVW 500X UNCOMPRESSED Y CRCB 8 10 BIT STANDARD DEFINITION SERVERS VVW 7000 UNCOMPRESSED Y CRCB 8 10 BIT HIGH DEFINITION SERVERS QUICKCLIP PRO SOFTWARE REDUCED FEATURE SET SERVER VTR QUICKVTR SOFTWARE REDUCED FEATURE SET VTR ONLY QUICKDIGI SOFTWARE CAPTURE ONLY VVVVVVV This manual assumes the following That the user is familiar with video editing and how to use VTRs That the user knows how to use a mouse and keyboard and perform the basic functions of Microsoft Windows operating system That the user has access to MIS technicians capable of placing the device on the network and setting up any SAN systems if necessary That the user has access to audio video technicians capable of installing and timing the device into your system That all hardware and software is installed and authorized properly on the VVW server Conventions Bold Bold typeface indicates a label on the VVW interface or hardware Italic Italic indicates a concept as used in the VVW software Disclaimer This manual has been written carefully and is believed to be correct as of the date of publication However it is subject to change without notice and does not represent commitment on the part of Drastic Technologies Ltd Copyright 1995 2001 Drastic Technologies Ltd All rights reserved Pa
15. MOV Avid Media 100 NT Mac Targa MJPEG MJPEG A and B 8 bit 10 bit YUV Video For Windows AVI Digisuite OpenDML MJPEG Standard DV Matrox Rainbow Runner MJPEG Pinnacle DC 30 amp DC 50 ReelTime MJPEG Targa MJPEG Uncompressed RGB Avid VFW Drastic VVW Series VVW 1000 Series VVW 2000 Series VVW 3000 Series VVW 5000 Series VVW 7000 Series Full support for these 3rd party CODECS for QuickTime and Video For Windows Cinepak Component Video DV NTSC PAL Intel Indeo Sorenson Audio files such as AIFF AU WAV Still Image files such as BMP JPEG RLA TGA TIFF many more 3rd party files supported not listed Both NTSC and PAL supported VVW Technical Manual VTR Mode Up to this point we have utilized the VVW in Server mode handling all digital media as clips We will now examine the VTR Mode capabilities of VVW In VTR mode VVW utilizes time code space to handle media The time code space is equivalent to standard VTR tape which has been pre blacked starting at 00 00 00 00 and ends at 23 59 59 29 Media may be inserted anywhere within this tape and intermediate frames will be displayed as black with silence bad Clip Control BEBER LL jm gt A viso E w E a ii gt gt to Out 0300 0510 mene aie a en a Reel Defaut edl Brav Mo 0 00 1 gt External Syrie EEE Here is the Clip Control interface in VTR mode Note that the clip dropdown list is now gr
16. Perfect for a networked environment the VVW 2000 streamlines production with its native DV and MPEG 2 video formats The VVW 2000 is ideal as a digitizer for a Storage Area Network or as a Play to Air video server This unit supports instant access to media files through Fibre Channel During recording only one channel can be used at a given time VVW 2502 1 channel in or 2 channels out DV25 DV50 MPEG 2 IFrame and MPEG 2 IBP SDI I O plus one composite monitor output Capture manipulate and Output in native DV and MPEG 2 formats This unit supports instant access to media files through Fibre Channel AES EBU or Embedded audio is supported During recording only one channel can be used at a given time VVW 2504 2 channels in or 4 channels out DV25 DV50 MPEG 2 IFrame and MPEG 2 IBP plus two composite monitor outputs Capture manipulate and Output in native DV and MPEG 2 formats This unit supports instant access to media files through Fibre Channel AES EBU or Embedded audio is supported All four channels can be used for play back but for recording it requires two channels For example you can record on channel one and play back on two and three But to record on channels one and three you will not have play back capability VYW 3000 1 channel in 2 channels out MJPEG analog I O The VVW 3000 video server offers simultaneous record and playback ideal for sports playback in both stadium and mobile production Unrivalled s
17. Sync Record Chereels DEnadle pane Tori po Recon Enable Y Ophame DOI Stop 2Enabia v OpMame pupo FP Lack Names JEnstie v OpMame DCUO FecStat Ole 00000 oo Note that in this instance there are four channels listed and three are enabled This corresponds to an application wherein the VVW 3700 with three inputs synchronizes all three inputs cameras in this case to start recording at the same time The Lock Names selector box attaches the same prefix to all three recorded clips adding in this case a 1 2 and 3 to the end so as to identify the channel the clip was recorded on A Record Offset may be specified to allow the user to match the displayed time code of the clips during the record to for example the house clock time which might come in handy in an instant replay situation The clips as saved by QuickClip however will not retain this time code as all clips recorded by QuickClip start at 00 00 00 00 67 VVW Technical Manual T Bar Shuttle T Bar Shuttle The T Bar Shuttle allows the user to view a clip while it is being recorded Note that audio is not available until the user has stopped the recording of a clip Camera 0 Camera 1 HE lle 11 Camera 2 Camera 3 Eres Snap Play Pause IA ete RO eee neha St Sat A AO SA iene a 4 The top number in this case a 200 displays the maximum speed available for playback This value is user editable The box just below that is t
18. Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 15 Used By ISA No ICU SUBSECTION 6 PCI PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion ISA Mem Block Base No ICU SUBSECTION 7 Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Disabled CC000 CFFFF Disabled D0000 D3FFF Disabled D4000 D7FFF Disabled D8000 DBFFF Disabled DC000 DFFFF Disabled Power Power management Disabled Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method DPMS Off HDD Power Down Disabled Suspend To ROM Capability Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Pwr Button lt 4 Secs Suspend SUBSECTION 1 Power Up Control AC Power Loss Restart Enabled Power Up On Modem Act Disabled Wake Up On LAN or PCI Modem Disabled Power Up On PS2 KB Mouse _ Disabled Wake Up By Keyboard Space Bar Automatic Power On Disabled 110 VVW Technical Manual MB Temperature CPU Temperature JTPWR Temperature CPU Fan Speed Power Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore Voltage 3 3 v Voltage 5 v Voltage 12 v Voltage 12 v Voltage 5 v Voltage SUBSECTION 3 Boot 1 Removable Device 2 IDE Hard Drive 3 ATAPI CD ROM 4 Other Boot Device Plug amp Play O S Reset Config Data Boot Virus Detection Quick Power On Self Test Boot Up Floppy Seek Full Screen Logo Exit Saving Changes SUBSECTION 2 Hardware Monitor 27 C 80 F 45 C 114 F Ignore 5037 RPM Ignore N A 2 06 v 3 50 v 5 05 v 11 82 v 11 43 y 5 03 v Legacy Floppy Brand Name If Applicable Generic CD
19. a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Network Interfaces Enable Network Interfaces to be accessed This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Hardware MPEG 2 This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Serial Control Standard Sony Louth Odetics RS 422 type controllers This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor System Info VVW Type Your model number will be displayed here Channel Type MJPEG MPEG 2 DV Uncompressed VVW Version VVW Software Rev will be displayed here MediaReactor Version The MediaReactor Core Software Rev will be displayed here Local Setup Configure Channel This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Add Channel This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Remove Channel This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it i
20. are still playing black and if they still exist It is possible that some clips may be removed from the system killed and the remote may not be immediately aware that they are no longer available Closing and opening the remote will force a clip refresh gt I Can Only Use the First X Seconds from My Controller If you are using an edit controller or machine to machine setup make sure the remote is in VTR Mode If an automation controller tries to seek beyond the clip length it may only support VTRs as ingest sources In this case switch to VTR Mode and use the time codes to define the clip ins and outs on your automation system If the automation system is trying to seek to a point before the clip start shorten the pre roll or use the VTR Mode as described above gt I See the Clips but I Can Not Load Them Make sure that the remote interface is in Server Mode While the remote is running all protocols are available simultaneously so the automation system will see a VTR and Odetics Device or a Louth device as is required If the remote is not in Server Mode the clip list will be returned to the automation controller but the Server will not be able to load or play the clips gt Seeks Are Not Instantaneous gt My Controller Does Not Recognize the Device gt My Controller Is Sluggish 136 VVW Technical Manual Some controllers work more efficiently if they recognize the device they are connected to Changing the typ
21. indicated by Slow Mo Type 0 the user may select between Slow Motion types for certain VVW models The box directly below the 3k Replay checkbox is the offset for the replay feature on the VVW 3000 Series The user would check the 3k box and then enter a value the default is 250 which represents the number of frames QuickClip will back up and start replay or slow motion play at In the Compression pull down menu the type of compression including uncompressed will be selected for the hardware upon which it is installed The compression may be changed for certain of the VVW Series which feature adjustable compression Note that many of the various features that can be changed or reassigned within this menu are accompanied by warnings telling the user not to adjust them The majority of these settings are meant to be set correctly at the factory and left to function in that configuration for the rest of their existence Changing the settings herein may produce undesirable results Consult with Drastic Technologies before experimenting 103 VVW Technical Manual Environment The cultivation of a work environment free of destructive agents and practices is of paramount importance to the longevity of one s equipment and personnel However certain seemingly obvious precautions should be mentioned concerning the care and ownership of a piece of professional equipment such as the Drastic unit to which this manual refers The workspace shoul
22. is the top of the three fields here represented in the above diagram by the DF drop frame Select the control type CTL just under the time code type Set the head the amount of frames your system will record prior to the In point you have chosen to 0 If you don t need absolute frame accuracy and want to be sure you have a little extra recorded before the In point you can enter a reasonable number of frames extra Set the tail the amount of frames your system will record after the Out point you have chosen to 0 Again you may want to add frames after the Out point by entering a number of frames here Note that you might just set the head and tail to O and set your In and Out points to reflect a safe buffer zone of extra recorded frames Enter a Base the prefix attached to the clip name This will be supplied automatically but you may wish to see something other than the default clip names for your own reference Enter a Clip Name if your wish Enter a Comment for the clip This does not affect anything else but it may help you keep track of which shot is which and will appear on the clip field of the External Pull in interface and in the clip field within the Clip Bin Shuttle through the VTR s source material using the transport controls on the External Pull In interface until you have a good idea what you would like to record by time code Find a good In point and press In Note that the In time co
23. loads the selected clip into the buffer for editing Copy Ctrl C Add Ctrl Delete Shift Del Remove Del Edit Clip Preview Clip When the Clip Bin window is selected Copy Places the selected clip into the buffer available for pasting Delete Permanently deletes the selected clip from the hard drive Remove Removes the selected clip from the Clip Bin only Edit Clip Opens the Clip Edit window and loads the selected clip into the buffer for editing Preview Clip Plays the selected clip on the selected output device 62 VVW Technical Manual View Toolbar v Status Bar Clip Control gt Options Refresh The View Menu Toolbar Toggle the display of the QuickClip toolbar on or off Status Bar Toggle the display of the Status Bar on and off Clip Control Resizes the Clip Control window to the selected sizes de fooro 00 gue E ao aime 0798 TIT E alam ae rem Es Oui fivotoeco 00 00 00 00 The A Control Window Edit Size 63 VVW Technical Manual Clip Control The Clip Control Window Small Size Options The Options menus are opened through this item See Options Menus in this tutorial Refresh Refresh the information on the screen If you have made a change and do not see it press this button to update the image on your screen Channels Channels Internal gt External gt Network gt The Channels menu displays and selects VVW s channels Internal All in
24. name column These names will appear on the controller and may be used individually or in groups to play or transfer the spots to other devices In this mode there is no pre or post roll with an individual clip nor is there any particular time code associated with the clip Serial Protocols Supported Odetics Louth HP All Modes The VVW may have the same media available in both VTR and Server Mode The VTR media is also available on some units as a clip called VTR_TC in server mode Here are some examples of the correct mode for various operations Front panel VTR editing VTR Mode RM 450 or equivalent VTR Mode Axial Editor VTR Mode DNF 2MCE VTR Mode DNF ST 300 Server Mode DNF Button Box Server Mode Odetics Roswell or equiv Server Mode Louth Automation Server Mode 14 VVW Technical Manual The QuickClip Tutorial In this section we take you through a tutorial of the QuickClip Software The QuickClip clip control software provides the main functionality of the VVW Server line It should be examined in detail by the user Following the detailed instructions you will learn how to do the following Server Mode Operations Record Clips Add Clips Edit Clips Create and Use a PlayList Control an External Deck Control and Be Controlled MediaReactor Core file conversion technology VTR Mode Operations Record Clips Add Clips Remove Clips Using VTR Media In Server Mode System Information And Status The s
25. playback Set this command into memory by pressing the SET button at the lower right corner You ll see that our command has been inserted at the bottom of the PlayList and that the focus has now gone back to the PlayList window 27 VVW Technical Manual On Air Mode During this entire exercise we have been able to edit the parameters of playback at any point by pressing various buttons at the top of the window If we were to go live this could potentially be disastrous as we could press the Pause or Previous Next buttons by accident Using the On Air mode eliminates the potential for this kind of mishap id PlayList Int 0 Unnamed List A ES Em Fist lt foun 0 Break gt EE 7 ON AIR PlayRreak pe Add pe Abort me EERE RR Clip Name Clip In A Out Break In 3reak Run Comment GPI 0 five 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 five Int 0 00 0U U2 00 1 five_2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 29 five_2 Int 0 00 00 00 2 3 four_2 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 10 00 00 08 09 00 00 13 19 four_2 Int 0 00 00 05 7 4 The PlayList window in On Air mode On Air mode Select the ON AIR Box You ll notice immediately that all of the preview buttons disappear in addition to the Output Channel selector Selecting the ON AIR checkbox sets the PlayList into its playout only mode This mode prevents the changing of the output channel as well as removing the capability to preview clips in the list and jump to
26. pressing the D The default level for Video is 50 The Video settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately Hue This setting adjusts the Hue the wavelength of the current input channel This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for Hue is O The settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately Chroma The Chroma setting acts like a TBC Time Base Corrector color saturation setting for the Composite and Y C inputs only This setting adjusts the chrominance intensity for the current input only This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for Chroma is 50 The video input settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately UChroma The U Saturation adjusts the Chroma of the U portion of the YUV input Combined with the V Saturation setting it allows control over the Chroma setting of a TBC This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for UChro
27. signals this should be disabled but should normally be enabled for Composite Bandwidth Defines the amount of data that can be passed in a given time Settings here are Notch Standard Medium or High Black Adjusts the Black level for this channel Settings here are Setup or Crystal White Adjusts the White level for this channel Settings here are Clamp or Free Peaking The YUV Peaking setting when enabled intensifies the effect of the YUV Coring filter making it more severe Settings here are No Peak Limit 1 Bit Limit or 2 bit Limit Coring This setting may be adjusted separately for each input as opposed to the general TBC settings above Coring affects the luminance signal in a Y C or YUV input 78 VVW Technical Manual Video Out Local System General Video In Video Out Audio In Audio Out Storage Video Output AI Outputs y No Filte FF Color a TBC 3 Setup Video Hue Chroma UChroma Chroma Black N A a Peaking Coring Lock F Loch y Horizontal Phase i E MMMM Se ee n Sub Carrier p Ef E 50 fia ce fo fo fo J il a Adiust 1 Adiust 2 D B D 6 fino y Cancel The Options Window Video Out Video Output Select the Video Output to which the changes you have entered will apply Filter Select the filter through this pull down menu TBC Output Time Base Corrector Setup Setup Brightness adjusts
28. the bottom right hand side of the Clip Control window is the video dropdown control to select the input source Use this to select your current video input Int O will be the default for a one channel model Select Int O for this exercise Click on the Record button At the top center of the Clip Control window select the Record button Pressing this brings up the New Clip Settings window New Clip Settings New Clip Name o RCL1635 T Max Length Insert 00 00 10 00 File JORCL1635_ 00000000 3 coros The New Clip Settings window Assign a name At this point assign a name to the clip to be recorded as well as a checkbox to specify the length to record Max Length Please note that the length of the name is restricted to eight characters at this time to retain compatibility with certain automation controllers For this exercise enter the name TESTCOMP 18 VVW Technical Manual Max Length Then select the Max maximum Length box and enter a time of 00 02 00 00 or two minutes for the length Pressing Set Name sets these details into a memory buffer so that recording may begin immediately upon pressing the record button Press OK Press OK and recording begins immediately and will record for the duration specified in the Max Length field Press Stop When the recording stops pressing Stop will refresh the screen and your clip will appear in the clip bins You can now play this clip out
29. the next or previous clip With the On Air mode turned on and the system in pause or stop you will notice that the highlighted clips are now green When the highlighted section is green the PlayList has been activated but has not been started This means the system is ready to go to air Playing in On Air Mode If we hit the Break and then the Play Break button you will see the highlight turn burgundy a dark red colour indicating we are now playing live The burgundy stands out enough that you 11 know when you are in On Air mode and can depend on your PlayList playing without unintentional interruption Pressing Play starts the PlayList running The current clip that is playing will be the top of the highlighted area All the clips below the current clip will also be highlighted in burgundy and the clips above the currently playing clip will turn white as they finish playing 28 VVW Technical Manual External Control Control External VTRs With VVW Series DDRs you can control the actions of a supported VTR The following parameters must be set up Open the Local Config section of the VVW software This may be found in the Start Menu under Programs in Drastic Technologies in the VVW Apps folder Local Configuration Eg File About Global Config Internal T Direct Hardware Y WTR Control Channel MR edo del M Direct Show T Network Interfaces T QuickTime T Hardware MPEG 2 Editonfi2 offi2 Pla
30. to any available channel featured on your VVW Congratulations You have just recorded a clip int 0Clips MME P v AutoLoad 4 p Clip Name Duration FIGHT 00 00 23 07 FIGHT2 00 00 41 10 FIGHT3 00 00 35 06 FIGHT4 00 00 22 08 JOCK 00 00 25 00 JOCK2 00 00 20 13 jock3 00 00 23 04 Jock4 00 00 26 18 00 01 59 29 Load the Clip Confirm that the AutoLoad is checked in the Clip Bin Select the clip TESTCOMP from the Clip Bin by clicking the mouse on it This clip should load up and the first frame should appear on that channels output Pressing Play in the Clip Control window will play the Clip Use the Transport Controls Become familiar with the transport controls Use the Fast Forward Reverse 5 seconds ahead and so on Try out the shuttle bar on this Clip Control window If your unit has a front panel controller become familiar with the transport controls and jog shuttle knob 19 VVW Technical Manual Add a Clip CA 1 Lkn Movar roaa BS de D mov DZA tet22 al wes DJ mAN 2 1 bect22 a2 vas mov 211 tne 2 avi Peme Files ol tppw Meds Fies Cancel The open window Open the location of the files To add a clip from any location browse to that location and click on the clip name that you want to add to the clip bin This can be done by pressing the icon which is a part of the clip management on the VVW clip control interface Selecting a new name
31. where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models Storage Drive s Specify the destination of your records 84 VVW Technical Manual Recording File Type This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models Split Audio This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models Audio File Type This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models MediaReactor LE Automatic Background Conversions This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models File Type This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models Audio File Type This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust
32. 0 0 tl eae Qutfoooooooo aj Seu O 500 1 i ne oo rey i gt al fj 50 0 Esiffoo 00 00 00 ie 500 aj aie VIR Mode 4 Video Composite y Reel Default edl Browse lt Server Mode Audio Unbalanced y User 6 751 E External Sync Ls The Clip Control window For the purposes of this tutorial you will record a clip which you will then edit into a series of smaller clips Once you have edited the clip into smaller clips you will then assemble these clips into a PlayList 17 VVW Technical Manual Server Mode Operations Record a Clip When you first start QuickClip you will notice that at least two windows are open in the QuickClip workspace a Clip Bin window for each internal channel and a Clip Control window The Clip Control window contains the equivalent of the transport controls on a VTR but with some special features added The Clip Bin window holds clips that you can easily drag and drop or copy and paste into your play lists Confirm your Video Source You should have video being sent to the input of channel 1 Int0 either from a camera or from a VTR or TV Select the Server Mode button if it is not checked by default You should have a video monitor connected to the output of channel 1 Ext0 With the unit in stop you should see passthrough video on this monitor Passthrough audio should be present as well Make sure all your video and audio monitors are adjusted properly Select a Channel At
33. 0 00 B Factor i2 ll Storage Free 43039 MBytes iad Period j H P Factor 2 z Time Current Rate 01 47 36 00 Channel fin 0 y Cancel Apply F The Options Window General Signal Format Pulldown menu of applicable formats Internal Format Compression Type The type of compression can be selected here from the pull down menu model specific Rate The Compression Rate Data Rate and Compression Ratio will be displayed here and can be chosen from the pull down menu or entered by keyboard e Time Code Def TC Type Choose between Film Rate 24fps Non Drop Frame NTSC 30fps Drop Frame NTSC 29 97fps and PAL 25fps Def TC Source Choose between VITC Video Time Code LTC Audio Time Code CTL control Absolute Position and Clip Position 74 VVW Technical Manual e Misc Def Still Length Define the length of time the still images will be displayed e Status Storage Available Total storage available to the system expressed in MB Time Current Rate Amount of video storage available at the current rate expressed in MB Storage Free Amount of storage left unused or available for use Time Current Rate Amount of video storage left unused at current rate 75 VVW Technical Manual Video In id Options Xx Local System General Video In Video Out Audio In Audio Out Storage Video Input Current T Broadcast Sharp Gamma Input TBC ae Setup Video Hue Chroma UChroma WChroma JE Se
34. CAL CONFIG MENU GLOBAL CONFIG iii a ri a E e EE Baas E A E A EES EXTERNA D o e a a a a a a a a a e a aa CONTROLA a da gt gt INTERNAL td tddi 100 RECORD LO ii A ii 103 gt OPERATING TEMPERATURE 00 ias 104 THE VYW CHASSIS oocconcccononsoosonorosononencncononencnconononcrnononenenconononcaonononconononeneococononorcrnonononcononononcosononoroos 105 VVVVVV MAINTENANCE ua da donee ii TIGHTEN EXTERIOR SCREWS aia VISUAL INSPECTION OF CONNECTIONS s ssssssesssessesesesessesesensscesesesencesessscueesssenseceseseeceecscaeeeaeacees CHECK CD ROM AND FLOPPY CLEAN THE FILTER HOLD DOWN BARS HARDWARE ccsssssssssossssossssessssesssscsssseessscessncossnconsnconsnssusussossssosassosssssenscsenscnsnscassesassesossesossosossesaseoseeees 108 VVVVVVVV THE MOTHERBOARD ci a nadas 108 THE PROCESSOR iriver usetebi sn cab sendin dv atgsecebpenceavias E ER T RAAE E 230 MB SDRAM cacon ileso sce EE E A E THE VGA CARD 422 CONNECTION ves ies SESTCARD reihe iaria VVW SCSI CARD SETTING scorers adn NE Eia 116 IDE PROGRAM DRIVE soria aE RT E OE ERR TA A E 118 SOFTWARE cccsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssnnsnsosscsesssssssssassssnsnssesosecsssesssssnassssssasensesecsssesssssnsassnsosscsesees 119 VVVVVVVVV gt gt gt gt OPERATING OFTWARE rr AS OS WINDOWS NT 4 O inooniciccncininonones DOS SOFTWARE APPLICATION SOFTWARE 006 QUICK A D OIEA E E EE ano sciis MEDIAREA
35. COM port in this case COM 3 using the dropdown menu to the right of the word Port Ctl 1 will be set to COM 4 using the same method The External section for controlling external decks will be assigned the next available COM ports Again in a two channel system we will need to set them up in the following manner Ext 0 will be set to COM 5 Select Ext 0 from the dropdown menu to the right of the word Channel in the External section Select COM 5 from the dropdown menu to the right of the word Port Ext 1 will be set to COM 6 using the same method Connect the video output of a supported external deck to the video input of your system Connect an external reference source Genlock or Blackburst to the external reference input X REF IN of your system Connect the external reference passthrough X REF LOOP from your system to the external reference input of the external deck Note if this and the previously noted external references are not hooked up your external pull ins will not be frame accurate The duration will be the same but the in and outs will differ from the time code locations you selected Connect the RS 422 control OUT port on your system to the RS 422 control IN port of the external deck Confirm that the deck has a dependable source tape loaded and that the deck is powered up and functioning properly The transport controls on the VVW should now operate the external VTR Press Play You shou
36. CTORCORE peo E ie MEDIA PLAY D1 SERIAL DIGITAL I O UPGRADE OPTION c ccssssssssescseesceesesescesceesesessescsssecenseseseecsesesesaeseseas 121 AES EBU AUDIO OPTION secs n ae ote A E Saat a 121 STORAGE AREA NETWORK OPTION cscsssssesssseseeseseesecesescesceseeeescsaencsescesceaeaseeceaeaeescneeecsecneeeens 122 BIBRE CHANNEL OPTION E sdeeasdsdeisaececesebesda sueaen bus dhonetedosaacnsaaiiva ions bisdetassdearevaetianeert 123 CONTROLLING THE VVW c cscssssssssscssssssssssesssscssscessscossssosssssssnscessssosassosssssssessssseessssessecessesossesooss 124 VVVVV FRONT PANEL CONTROL iii PLAY MODE MENU MODE noson VVVV VVVVV QUICKCLIP SOFTWARE CONTROL uu eecsssssseesesseeeecseseseeseecscsecensesenceecarsceesaeecaseecenassauenesasuesesaeacates 128 RS 422 SERIAL CONTROL hited Mi Raa ig en Aen ainda ela dias 129 gt MACHINE TO MACHINE EDIT INPUT SYNC coccion 131 gt MACHINE TO MACHINE EDIT HOUSE EXTERNAL SYNC sesesssssvesesesessestsesesesesesessenesesteeaeenees 132 gt EXTERNAL EDIT CONTROLLER ia gt AUTOMATION SYSTEM EDIT EXTERNAL VTR DDR TAPE e gt AUTOMATION SYSTEM EDIT INTERNAL CHANNELS coccion TROUBLESHOOTING ccssscssssssssscssssessncessecossscosssssssnssosassossssosssssssessenssesesenssnsscsesossessssesossessssesasees 136 VVVVVVVVVVVV VV V gt gt NO VIDEO OUTPUT coi ranas 136 DS INO AUDIO QUIPUT adn SNO CONTROL LA e RGR Rasa gt S
37. Drastic User Manual Table of Contents DRASTIC USER MANUAL wu sssssssssessesnsesscsesessssessssssssssssesesecsesessessssssssssssssnsssevsssesssssnssssessssssssesesenss 1 INTRODUCTION eoonecccnoncononononcoconononcrononencncononenononononcrnononenenconononcnconononcononononencocon ona ononoroncrnononenocononors oneroso 5 DISCLAIMER eocncncnonionononcononononcocononoronononenoncononenonconononcrnonononenconononcnconononcrnononenencocon cnn ononoroncrnonononcoson isa 6 SETTING UP THE VVW csccssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssssssssssssssesessssssessssssssssosssssssnsessssesssssssesessssssssnsevenes 7 gt REMOVE THE PACKAGING gt CHECK SELECT VOLTAGE bess as ade De LURN ON THE POWER A oct a gt LOG ON AS ADMINISTRATOR gt DONA ae E EE EE Les O E EEE OE de THE QUICKCLIP TUTORIA Lo ononacccnononoononsncnconononcrnonononeoconononcacononercononononconocononrnononononconononorcocononornonoso 15 EHE QUIGKCEIP N N id A E ton ansaasaosetevesniasligaasedrapdndsssonsadovensgusasaantese 16 OPEN QUICK CL Bocados iadaii 17 SERVER MODE OPERATIONS ii ati 18 RECORD A CLIP ADD A CP A A Ria ETA tia EDITA CLIP USING THE IN AND OUT BUTTONS EDITA SECOND CLIP USING TIME CODE EDITA THIRD CLIP USING THE SHUTTLE BAR fe oan oe GREATE AND USEA PLAYLIST did NEW PLAY EDS as 24 COMMANDS IN THE PLAYLIST see dano shee E ON AIR MODE la ARA NEN EXTERNAL CONTROL tia CONTROL EXTERNAL VTRS seks bee Shee ae EXTERNA PULL ANS dic
38. IE ey bos NY time ER e VIA Mods Elsa Composite y Reel Default edl Browse Server Mode Audio Unbalanced User rs AA eterna Sync VVW Clip Control Interface This tutorial will examine the following portions of the Clip Control window separately The Transport Control the Clip Management the Time Code Edit and the Video Setup sections Transport Clip Time Code Video Setup Control Managemen F LEEN E TERI TAIR A 7200 00 20 al Ti Tafa y ig ei ano 4 eo I BIC x i Ser 4 DE L le Hat ftom AE a Nl Mode Video anos M Nesl De adhed Doc Server mode durin balanced y I Iser am Jr Exterra Eyre 51 VVW Technical Manual The Transport Control Section d Time Code Source K iim Code Type Time Code MEE Transport ___ _ jaju gt gt Status we ala Fast Rewind One Frame Reverse Five Seconds Rewind i Play Speed Fast Forward Stop Fraile Advance Five Seconds Reverse Play Forward Pause Play Time Code window The Time Code is displayed in 00 00 00 00 format HOURS MINUTES SECONDS FRAMES or HH MM SS FF Transport Status window This will display whatever action is taking place within the transport control section In this case we see the stop button pressed and the Transport Status window shows All Stop E to E Fast Rewind button This will zoom backward while playing at the greatest speed 1200 until it reaches 00 00 00 00
39. It will then pause and display the first frame in the clip One Frame Reverse button This will move the time code one frame backward pause and display the frame of video at this time code location Note that each clip begins at 00 00 00 00 and that VVW does not support negative time code 52 VVW Technical Manual Five Seconds Rewind button This will move to a time code location five seconds before the present location pause and display the frame of video located there If located at a point less than 00 00 05 00 within a clip it will go to zero and pause Reverse Play button This will play the video in reverse 100 until it reaches the first frame of the clip or 00 00 00 00 It will then pause and display the first frame in the clip Pause button This will stop transport at the present location and display the frame of video located at that point Stop button This will stop transport and go into full E to E mode displaying passthrough video if the video source is active Play button This will show the selected clip at its normal speed 100 from the present location within the clip if the clip has been moved from 00 00 00 00 or from 00 00 00 00 if this has not occurred to the end Frame Advance button This will advance the clip one frame forward by time code pause and display the image at this frame Five Seconds Forward button This will move the time code five seconds forward pause and display the frame of vide
40. OME CLIPS ARE PLAYING BACK AS BLACK eesssesssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssesssseessseessseessseeess e gt ICAN ONLY USE THE FIRST X SECONDS FROM MY CONTROLLER gt ISEE THE CLIPS BUT I CAN NOT LOAD THEM coccion gt SEEKS ARE NOT INSTANTANEOUS ssesssessssssssssssssessssssssssessucsssuesssscssseesssesssseessussssueessueessesssseesssee gt MY CONTROLLER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE DEVICE wisesssesssssssssssssvssssvssvssessssssssessssesssseessees gt MY CONTROLLER IS SLUGGISH ssecsssscssesssssesssssssseesssessssesssseessusessueessesssseessseessseessseessueess sat ENABLING DISABLING SERIAL PROTOCOLS sessssessssessssessssesssseessscsssscssseessseessstessseessueesseesseeens gt SONY 422 TAPE EMULATION VIR MODE wsssessssssssssssssssssssssessssessssesssseessueesssesssessseessseessses gt ODETICS TAPE EMULATION SERVER SERVER MODE vu sssessssssssessssesssseessseessseesseeeee gt LOUTH SERVER SERVER MODE ou ssessssssssssssssessssessssesssseessseessssesseessseeessesssseessseessueeess E gt MY AUTOMATION SYSTEM WILL NOT CAPTURE SPOTS ssssssssssssssssssssssssseesssesssesessesssseessseesssee gt MY AUTOMATION SYSTEM PLAYS EXTRA FRAMES TO AIR WHEN PLAYING CLIPS SPOT LISTS 138 gt MY AUTOMATION SYSTEM SEES A VTR NOT A SERVER WITH CLIPS 138 VVW WARRANTY AAA A 139 CONTACTING DRASTIC TECHNOLOGGIEG ccsscsssscsssscsssscssessssessssessssessssessssessnssessseesssseseees 142 Introduction This manual explains how to use
41. PU Level 1 Cache Enabled 108 VVW Technical Manual CPU Level 1 Cache ECC CheckDisabled BIOS Update Disabled PS 2 Mouse function Control Enabled USB Legacy Support Disabled OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 64M Disabled SUBSECTION 1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency 3T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3T SDRAM Precharge Time 3T DRAM Idle Timer 10T SDRAM MA Wait State Normal Snoop Ahead Enabled Host Bus Fast Data Ready Disabled 16 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 BusClk 8 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 BusClk Graphics Aperture Size 256 MB Video Memory Cache Mode UC PCI 2 1 Support Enabled Memory Hole at ISM 16M Disabled Onboard PCI IDE Enabled Both SUBSECTION 2 I O Device Configuration Onboard FDC Swap A amp B No Swap Floppy Disk Access Control R W Onboard Serial Port 1 3FH IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 UART2 Use Infrared Disabled Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 SUBSECTION 3 PCI Configuration Slotl IRQ Auto Slot2 IRQ Auto Slot3 6 Auto Slot4 5 Auto PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled PCI Latency Timer 32 SYBIOS SCSI BIOS Disabled USB IRQ Disabled VGA BIOS Sequence AGP PCI 109 VVW Technical Manual SUBSECTION 4 PCI PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion IRQ 3 Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 4 Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 5 Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 7 Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 9 Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 10 Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 11 Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 12 Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 14
42. ROM ATAPI INT18 Device Network No Yes if changed otherwise No Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enter Saves Any Changes 111 VVW Technical Manual The Processor Intel Pentium II 500 MHz The Pentium II processor family is one of Intel s 32 bit Intel Architecture processors for mainstream desktops workstations and servers Your VVW will come equipped with a Pentium II processor at a speed of 500 MHz or greater Single Edge Contact Cartridges S E C C Voltage Requirements Pentium II processors are specified to operate at the following voltages depending on the processor core frequency Pentium II Thermal Management Considerations The table below shows the maximum operating temperature for all Pentium II processors measured at the center of the processor s thermal plate beneath the fan heatsink 002 asec zaw 450 M4z de 100 Az cal dEO d31 9 C2 asec 24 3 80 Ca 30 We feat JEO 431 HO Cs 453 EN 0 agi vz 28 380 ma dor new da as maz dev a uses ma does ew mad oc wa ar arw 112 VVW Technical Manual Maximum Operating Temperature on a processor in the S E C C package is measured at the center of the thermal plate underneath the attached fan heatsink Maximum Operating Temperature on a boxed Pentium II processor at 400 MHz or 450 MHz in the S E C C 2 package is measured in the processor core using the processor thermal diode Th
43. SI Features simultaneously Scatter gather Tagged command queuing Disconnect Reconnect External Connector Internal Connectors 68 pin High Density Wide Ultra SCSI 50 pin High Density Ultra SCSI Device Support external 117 Multithreaded I O up to 255 tasks 68 pin High Density Ultra2 SCSI 68 pin High Density Ultra2 Up to 15 SCSI peripherals internal or VVW Technical Manual IDE Program Drive The 10GB IDE program drive is standard on all VVW models Its function is solely as a program drive Do not attempt to install any unauthorized software on this drive Do not attempt to save any files on this hard drive Ambient temperature Operating 5 C to 55 C 41 F to 131 F Non operating 40 C to 60 C 40 F to 140 F Relative humidity Gradient 20 C 68 F H max Operating 8 to 80 RH non condensing Non operating 5 to 85 RH non condensing Vibration Shock Max wet bulb 29 C 84 F non condensing Operating 0 5Go p 5 300Hz Non Operating 4 0Go p 5 400Hz Altitude Operating 10Go p 11ms Non operating 75Go p 11ms Operating 60m to 3 000m 200 to 10 000 ft Non operating 60m to 12 000m 200 to 40 000 ft Acoustic noise Idle sound power Typ 3 5 bels RELIABILITY SPECIFICATIONS MTBF mean time between failures More than 500 000 POH MTTR mean time to repair Less than 30 minutes Component life 5 years or 20 000 POH Error rates Unrecoverable errors 1 per 10 bits read Seek er
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45. a ACCEPT EXTERNAL CONTROL VVVVVVVVVVVVVV VV V VVVVVVVV MULTI CHANNEL SYNC RECORD TP BAR SHUTTLE A ii VTR MODE RECORD CLIPS ADD CLIPS tii risas ADD MEDIA TO TIME CODE SPACE ninini n E E RE E shcebesteudetbsnabersesncnchsetscacedeas 40 CLEAR MEDIA FROM TIME CODE SPACE scssssessssssseseeseseeseesesessesseseuseseesessesesecaeeseseeseeeeseeseneeaeeaeaeeas 41 SYSTEM INFORMATION AND STATUS ceccssssssessesecsesceseeesesaesceseseesceaencesescesseaenseaceaessesceaeaeecaeeeenees 42 APPLICATIONS A on 47 gt WTR EMULATION AND CONTROL scescescsssesssesseeseessesssesseesesssesseeseesessseessesenssesssessneseessesssessesenesees 48 Pe TIME CODE ideas 48 gt COMPRESSION AND QUALITY rians renati EE pEr a rE EE S E EE EVEKET EE ENS 49 COMPRESSION QUALITY inoren aia 50 AA 51 THE VVW CLIP CONTROL INTERFACE onroro REENA rencor can con coreo ron ren conser ran canes 51 THE TRANSPORT CONTROL SECTION piii o Dei E EAA ATOAN E EE A EREE 52 THE HIME GODE EDIT SECTION cc di YVYYYY YNY YY YYYY YN YYY VVVVVV oVVV VVoV oVoV yv THE VIDEO SETUPS EGTION 0 EaR THE CLIP MANAGEMENT SECTION MAIN MENUS cit E RECORRE R EARO E E A RE LOCAL SYSTEM aa GENERA Tre a E a a A a heed a E a S VIDEO D I EARE TA ATEA AEAT E E E EA N VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT STORAGE id dit THEQUICKELIP TOOLBAR die MLE PEA IS Ta A Ati THE COMMAND EDIT WINDOW arrere ee e e eaa e Ee E O E E eE ter EE EE VVW LO
46. able Y Audio F Video T Play Onty T RecOnly Channel In a single channel box the default for this channel is Int0 For a two channel box the default for channel 1 is IntO and the default for channel 2 is Intl A unit possessing more than two channels would also be numbered in sequence Add Add a channel of video Note that this must be supported by the hardware The External Control and Internal channels are all routed through the same SCSI card and must be assigned logical pathways through it Del Delete a channel of video Are you sure you want to do this Note that ChO may not be deleted Edit On The edit on may be adjusted within this field but make sure that what you are adjusting has a logical basis or else you will end up undermining the effective operation of the unit Off The default for the post roll of an edit may be adjusted here Play The default for the pre roll of a play command may be adjusted here Force VGA This checkbox opens the VGA display which will support a preview quality display window appearing on your VGA monitor in addition to the QuickClip interface for use during clip manipulation and editing In some models checking this box diverts playback from the output connections to an on screen VGA playback mode effectively blocking video output In the VVW 5000 and 7000 Series this allows the 100 VVW Technical Manual user to operate without the use of a D1 monitor For more information consult Drast
47. adjusts the chrominance intensity for the current input only This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for Chroma is 50 The video output settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately UChroma The U Saturation adjusts the Chroma of the U portion of the YUV input Combined with the V Saturation setting it allows control over the Chroma setting of a TBC This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for UChroma is 50 It is not available for Composite or Y C VChroma The V Saturation adjusts the Chroma of the V portion of the YUV input only Combined with the U Saturation setting it allows control over the Chroma setting of a TBC This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for VChroma is 50 It is not available for Composite or Y C Black Adjusts the Black level for this channel Settings here are Setup and Crystal Peaking The YUV Peaking setting when enabled intensifie
48. age selector on the rear panel is set to the correct voltage for your area This switch is on the rear of the power supply to the right of the 3 pin AC power connector The switch will be factory set for your area s power requirements but make sure the unit has not been jarred into the wrong position during shipping This will help to confirm that you will not supply the VVW with the wrong voltage The up position will provide 110 volt power The down position will provide 220 volt AC power See the below diagram With switch in the up With switch in the down position for 110 V AC position for 220 V AC VVW Technical Manual Turn on the Power This switch is located on the front of the VVW and is identified by the label Power It is the bottom switch directly to the left of the VVW front panel control Do not confuse it with the Reset button which is the top switch directly to the left of the VVW front panel controller Turn on the Power switch and you will see the ON LED light up directly below this switch IMPORTANT Note that for power shutdown all programs must be properly closed It is particularly important that you shut down Windows Hold the power switch down for 5 seconds The power to the unit will cease and all lights will turn off To turn on the power simply turn the power switch on there is no five second wait to turn the machine on VVW Technical Manual Log on as Administrator T
49. and file support technology that is installed on every VVW Series server allowing the user to Convert from any supported format to the VVW board native format This capability allows the user to access a variety of industry standard file types through their VVW Simply by opening up MediaReactor Core and browsing the user may select a file and convert it to the VVW native CODEC This file may then be handled as a clip within VVW s QuickClip software and edited sequenced with other clips copied and placed within several PlayLists Convert from Drastic board native format to any supported format This capability allows the user to select any clip within its storage and convert it to a variety of industry standard file types This renders formerly incompatible media usable with any number of professional editing platforms graphics programs and other high quality professional workstations Note that direct translations from format directly to other format cannot occur within MediaReactor Core This is however a capability of Drastic s MediaReactor NLE software For more information about the MediaReactor product line contact Drastic Technologies In the chart on the following page are the file types handled by MediaReactor 36 VVW Technical Manual MediaReactor Core handles the following formats Drastic High perfromance CODECs OMFi Avid NuVista ABVB and Meridien Uncompressed RGB 4 2 2 YUV Avid MCXpress NT QuickTime
50. and follow the instructions presented After installation the record drive must be setup before running QuickClip Run the LocalConfig program from Start MenulPrograms Drastic Technologies LocalConfig and change the recording drive Do not change anything else until you have tested the system and read this manual It is possible to make your software inoperable through LocalConfig settings By default these packages setup COM1 as a DEVICE This is the comport to which a controller would be connected through an RS 422 to RS 232 converter If editing to or from QuickClip with a RM 450 you would use this port Please note that to operate properly the converter must be externally powered and wired as a 422 device Converters used to control VTRs are unacceptable as they are not generally fully wired and have an inverted pin out controller pin out from the required device pin out COM2 is setup as a CONTROLLER This port should be connected to an external VTR through an RS 232 to RS 422 converter This allows QuickClip to control a VTR from the graphical user interface digitize clips and lay clips back out to tape This connection may use the common port powered converters If the converter works here it will not work to the other port and visa versa 12 VVW Technical Manual Read This First VVW and QuickClip have two distinct modes of operation Choosing the correct mode is critical for proper operation The two modes are VTR Mode
51. annel in the VVW Through the Serial Control you may do the following 1 Control an external VTR using your VVW CONTROLLER wiring 2 Be controlled by an external VTR slow motion controller or edit controller DEVICE Wiring RS 422 Pin CONTROLLER DEVICE 1 Frame Ground Frame Ground 2 Receive A Transmit A 3 Transmit B Receive B 4 Transmit Common Receive Common 5 Spare Spare 6 Receive Common Transmit Common 7 Receive B Transmit B 8 Transmit A Receive A 9 Frame Ground Frame Ground CONTROLLER connects to an external VTR UVW1800 BVW75 AJ150 etc DEVICE connects to an external controller RM 450 DNF Buf 129 VVW Technical Manual RS 232 1 Carrier Detect N C 2 Receive Data 3 3 Transmit Data 2 4 Data Terminal Ready N C 5 Signal Ground 5 6 Data Set Ready N C 7 Request To Send N C 8 Clear To Send N C Rine Indicator N C 130 VVW Technical Manual Connection Setup gt Machine to Machine Edit Input Sync Server VTR Mode Player Audio Video Control VTR Recorder In this scenario the recorder VTR should be set to sync to input When the player button is pressed the current time code and state of the Server should appear on the VTR display If the VTR includes a Out and an In Out RS 422 serial connection use the Out connector unless otherwise specified by the VTR manufacturer For more information on setting up and t
52. asily and without altering the original files 22 VVW Technical Manual Edit a Second Clip Using Time Code Enter an In and Out point With your mouse highlight the entire current time code in the edit box showing the In point and enter a time of 00 00 25 00 Note that you may simply enter the number without the colons Press the Set In point button to set this as your new In point Press Tab until your focus is on the Out edit box where you can enter a new time of 00 00 55 00 Select the Set Out point button Name and Save the Clip Now move to the Name edit box and call this new clip TEST2 We have just created a clip that is exactly 30 seconds long with just a couple of keystrokes and mouse maneuvers Press the Make New Clip button to save this clip to the Clip Bin Again you Il notice that the original TESTCOMP clip is brought back into the window and the current location has been cued to the previous Out time code You might now continue to create a series of 30 second clips using these few steps Edit a Third Clip Using the Shuttle Bar Create another Clip and Trim it Using the Shuttle Bar To create a third clip keep the In point where it is Now grab the pointer on the Shuttle Bar and drag it slowly towards the right hand side You will notice that your video shuttles at a speed relative to how fast you move the pointer and that the duration display is automatically updated Drag the pointer such that the duration shown is a
53. astic faceplate there is an intake filter This filter collects dust and other particles and needs to be periodically cleaned in order to maintain optimum thermal operating efficiency Once a month should suffice Close all programs and shut down Turn off the power to the unit Unscrew the two thumbscrews located just below the Power and above the Reset switches Remove the faceplate Remove the filter by unscrewing the thumbscrew just on the left side of the filter retention bracket Clean this filter and the filter retention bracket thoroughly Do not use water or any other liquid to clean the VVW intake filter Ideally a can of compressed air should be kept on hand to clean this and other moisture sensitive equipment Do a visual inspection of the filter It will be somewhat cleaner in two stripes forming a plus sign through the middle of the filter If you have cleaned the filter to the best of your ability and it still looks tired and nasty it may be time to buy a new filter These can be purchased at many computer supply stores and even some music stores Replace the filter and the filter retention bracket by screwing in the thumb screw just on the left side of this bracket with the filter held securely in place Spray the faceplate clean with the compressed air Replace the faceplate in its original location Replace the two thumbscrews located just below the Power and above the Reset switches Screw them in hand tight 106
54. ayed out The browse button is also not selectable In VTR mode the user may record video audio to the hard drive just as in Server mode but there will be no clip based handling of media The user will simply call up various time code locations to preview play edit or record video and audio 38 VVW Technical Manual int 0 Clipe disabled select Server Mode AE E Pri 14 ij Hamo Duatlon Fik Hana Dza Se ORCL1030 00 00 30 00 DACL10390_00000000 avi 1914 14 0 2001 19 DACL1163 0000000 DRCL1168 00000000 avi 0926 1740 2001 19 ORCL5917 00000 00 DROLES11_O0000000 ay 1649 142 19 DOFCLOI63 00 01 0 00 DALEI 68_00000000 2v 122 14 03 2001 19 DACLABI2 00002000 DRCLES42_CONANACO avi 1801 14 09 2001 19 4 j Y Here is the QuickClip Clip Bin Note that in VTR Mode the clip bin is disabled The user will not be able to load edit play or access their media in VTR Mode as a clip The user may however add clip based media to time code space as outlined later in this manual VTR Mode uses Time Code Space to define the virtual location of the media VIR Modo VTA_TC Edit List no j metes At lank Fie Nome Ede The VTR_TC Edit List Window In VTR mode the user is not able to use the clip bins There are no clips therefore the media addressed by the clip bins is inaccessible Clips may be added to time code space more on this later All of the digitized media resides as files on the hard drive In VTR mode
55. bout 15 seconds It doesn t matter if this cut is perfect as we can trim the Out by pressing the arrows at each end of the Shuttle Bar to move to the desired frame Give this new clip the name TEST3 and press the Make New Clip button Create a Clip using a Combination of these Methods Try creating one more clip using any combination of these methods Give the clip a length of 30 seconds and the name TEST4 23 VVW Technical Manual Create and Use a PlayList New PlayList There are a few ways to create a new playlist You may click on the Create New PlayList button on the toolbar or select New located under File on the main menu Choose the option New Playlist The following Playlist window will appear none Unnamed List MEE rat of bask ple 100 break fished OS Breck DOONAU Plag Break facs lobe O o eer ile The PlayList window Drag our Clips into the PlayList From the Clip Bin window click on the clip called TESTI and drag it onto the list area of the blank PlayList and drop it This clip should now appear in your PlayList showing 1ts Number its Name In and Out points the Speed 100 the Break In and Break Run time codes and the Comment You could put the rest of the Clips into the PlayList using this method Copy and Paste using Right Click Menu Commands Go back to the Clip Bin window and click on the TEST2 clip Right click on it to bring up a Clip Editing options menu and select Copy C
56. chnical Support Advisor 97 VVW Technical Manual Control Determine where the channel or channels of Control In will be assigned This is the control of VVW by an external control source such as an edit controller or a slow motion controller If you need to change any of these settings you must be instructed to do so by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Do not experiment with the default settings as this may result in a loss of communications between the VVW and the attached device Control Chennelfcom add Pot con e veo SARE F Sony 422 F Odeics V Louh GP fe Rany gt 10 EJO Menus Edit On 12 fomes OF tomes Phase J0 ms Ofset 0 ms Channel The drop down menu for the channel shows all Control In channels that have been enabled In a two channel box there will be two channels of for control of the VVW by an external source The standard arrangement for these has the first channel identified as Ctl0 and the second channel is Ctl1 Add Add a channel of Control In Once a channel of Control In has been added it must be assigned a Port The External Control and Internal channels are all routed through the VVW hardware and must be assigned logical pathways through it Del Delete a channel of Control In Are you sure you want to do this Port Assign a port to each channel of control in supported by the box The default setting for the first channel of control in Ctl0 is COM3 and the default for the second chann
57. command that you require QuickClip will insert the command below the item you have right clicked on 91 VVW Technical Manual When you are done creating the command press the SET button on the Command Edit window to put the changes into the list Note If you don t press the SET button the Command Edit window will default the command you have just entered to the last type of command that was added to the list 92 VVW Technical Manual VVW Local Config Menu Below is the VVW Local Configuration menu To better examine the features that can be adjusted within this menu we will break the menu down into its constituent elements Local Configuration r Direct cae Tr ou I gt rouse 7 roma n ionjMction JPEG Fi O mec Ei MEDIA Below is the Local Configuration menu separated into the following subsections Global Config External Control Internal and Record To We will further examine the properties represented in each of the sections of this diagram Record To 93 VVW Technical Manual Global Config Global Contig Y DirectHorndwore w YTR Contral Direct Show Network Interlacee f QuickTime M Hasctware MPEG 2 F DDRDLL E Serial Controt Direct Hardware Enables hardware for the VVW 5000 and 7000 Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Note that although these settings will be checked or not checked as your hardware requires you shou
58. d EIA Rack Mount Height 7 17 8 cm 4RU Width 19 48 3 cm Depth 23 1 2 59 7 cm 300w Power supply located within chassis standard issue Power 7 amps 110v 3 5 amps 220v Maintenance The VVW is designed to operate with little or no inconvenience to the user It should work without coaxing and be as plug and play as your application allows However it should be noted that there are maintenance duties inherent in the operation of any piece of broadcast video equipment Tighten exterior screws In a situation where the unit is pulled in and out of racks and moved from site to site possibly even in a mobile truck the unit most likely would experience some loosening Any screws on the exterior of the unit should be inspected and tightened Visual Inspection of Connections A visual inspection of all the video and audio connections on the rear of the VVW could flag intermittence problems before they start Note any connections that seem loose and tighten them if possible Check CD ROM and Floppy Insert a readable CD into the CD ROM Confirm that the CD can be opened and read by the VVW If the CD cannot be opened or read by the VVW contact Drastic Technologies Insert a readable floppy into the 3 5 floppy drive Confirm that the floppy can be opened and read by the VVW If the floppy cannot be opened or read by the VVW contact Drastic Technologies 105 VVW Technical Manual Clean the Filter Behind the Dr
59. d be treated with respect and kept free of certain potential accident enabling conditions Care should be taken that the VVW never be exposed to hours of direct sunlight liquids excessive amounts of dust debris or unnecessary rough handling The VVW is a rugged and durable machine and can be expected if treated with respect and shielded from destructive environments to provide years of service in whatever application it is suited for Of course common sense must be applied toward the handling of the unit in order that its life expectancy may be maximized Operating Temperature The VVW series may be expected to perform as specified within a temperature range of 4C to 35C After having been in a cold environment for more than 10 minutes allow a period of 30 minutes to elapse upon entering a room temperature 20C or above environment before the unit is restarted The VVW will give years of exemplary performance if you allow it to enjoy the natural conditions in which it is best suited to thrive The ideal operating temperature is about room temperature If you are too hot the VVW probably is too If humidity is a problem in your operating environment do all of your equipment a favor and install a dehumidifier The fan intake must have cool air in order to prevent the various heat sensitive pieces of equipment inside your machine from overheating 104 VVW Technical Manual The VVW Chassis PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Chassis Standar
60. de field immediately updates to display your present location Shuttle forward and find a good Out point Set this point by pressing the Out button Press the Set Clip button This will set the information you have entered memory Once you are satisfied with the material you have selected simply press the Single button perform the first pull in or the only one if you have entered only one pull in into your list Alternately select All perform all pull ins in the list if you have entered more than one pull in and wish them to begin recording at this time to finish the pull ins you have defined Note that you may select certain pull ins from the list with your mouse and 32 VVW Technical Manual keyboard and press the Selected button to perform more than one pull in but not the whole list Your system will begin a record of the VTR s source material It will pre roll then advance in lock step with the VTR and begin its recording Upon completion of the media capture the VTR will post roll then cue itself up to the last frame of the edit You should then see a new clip appear in the clip bin You may rename or trim this clip as necessary using QuickClip s clip edit functions Accept External Control You may control the VVW with an external controller or deck You will need to have the following parameters set up Connect the RS 422 control OUT port on the external deck to the RS 422 control IN port of your system
61. e SCSI is an industry standard computer interface for connecting SCSI peripherals such as a hard disk drive CD ROM drive or scanner to a common SCSI bus A SCSI bus is an electrical pathway that consists of a SCSI adapter card installed in a computer and one or more SCSI peripherals SCSI cables are used to connect the peripherals to the SCSI adapter card Termination To ensure reliable communication on the SCSI bus the ends of the SCSI bus must be properly terminated This is accomplished when the peripheral at the end of each cable or the end of the cable itself has a terminator installed or enabled The peripherals between the ends of the cable must have their terminators removed or disabled The VVW unit will already be properly terminated either through jumper settings software settings the use of terminated cables or the installation of a terminator VVW SCSI Card Setting SCSI Card Adaptec 2940U2W PC I to Ultra2 SCSI Host Adapter Computer bus 32 bit PCI local bus Interface Protocol Bus master DMA Host Bus Burst Data Rate 133 MByte sec Maximum Data Transfer Rate 80 MByte sec Peripheral Bus 8 bit amp 16 bit Ultra SCSI 16 bit Ultra2 SCSI SCSI Synchronous Maximum Burst Rates Ultra2 SCSI up to 80 MByte sec in 16 bit mode Ultra SCSI up to 40 MByte sec in 16 bit mode and 20 MByte sec in 8 bit mode Device Protocol SCSI 1 SCSI 2 SCSI 3 Ultra SCSI Ultra2 SCSI 116 VVW Technical Manual Advanced SC
62. e device SHTL VAR Shuttle On Off Will turn shuttle mode on if in jog mode or enter play mode if in shuttle mode Will also send a pause to the device N A NA es S2 Load Next Loads the next clip from the clip list Will default to Clip time code 00 00 00 00 S3 Cue to start Cues to the start point of the current clip Cues to the last frame of the current clip S5 Play current Plays the current clip from the current position to clip the ending time code at normal play speed The last frame will remain displayed until other action is taken SHIFT STOP Stop Stops all commands at the current time code Puts the device in E E mode REW Rewind Will play the media from current location towards time code 00 00 00 00 at maximum reverse speed REV PLAY Reverse play Plays the current clip from the current time code towards the first frame at reverse play speed Pauses the current clip at the current frame and displays the frame until other action is taken PLAY Play Plays the current clip from the current time code towards the end of the clip at normal play speed FWD Fast Forward Will play the current clip from the current time code towards the last frame at maximum forward speed If shift is pressed REC Crash Record Will start recording the pass through video over the current clip 127 VVW Technical Manual GPI Control The GPI Control allows a command to be inserted into the QuickClip Playlist which
63. e drop down box will set the type of VTR to be emulated As a rule of thumb select a VTR from the same manufacturer as the controlling device Older models will be more generally recognized then newer ones Make sure the model name is NOT followed by a P when running in NTSC This indicates the PAL version of a VTR If problems persist try using a model that the controller is unlikely to recognize Some controllers default behavior is much better than their tuned behavior Enabling Disabling Serial Protocols gt Sony 422 Tape Emulation VTR Mode This is the protocol in use by standard videotape recorders e g Sony BVW 75 BVU 900 EVO 9800 UVW 1800 HDW 500 2000 Panasonic AG 7750 AU 65 AJ D850 AJ 3700 AJ HD150 JVC BS822U BR D750 BR DV600UA This is the protocol used by machine to machine edits traditional edit controllers and often for automation system ingest pull in Aside from basic transport response control which is used by every compatible device the Server Remote also supports many extensions defined by particular VTRs since the protocol inception The remote will attempt to respond correctly to all commands included Dynamic Motion Control off speed play commands bumping extended presets dual head playback as well as audio and video remote setup extensions Due to the MPEG media being used these commands may not respond exactly as expected but should reproduce a reasonable facsimile for each operati
64. e same input 42 VVW Technical Manual All Input TBCs are set but can be changed and saved Video Out All channels must have the same output Audio In All channels must have the same input All audio sliders are set to high but can be set to users needs Audio Out All channels must have the same output All audio sliders are set to high but can be set to users needs Storage All channels must have the same storage drive If not use the browser icon to select the drive You could put all the channels recordings in the same directory but if that s too packed you could create folders for each channel and use a separate folder for each channel 43 VVW Technical Manual Product Overview The VVW product line is a series of hard drive based nonlinear professional digital disk recorders DDRs and broadcast video servers These products provide VTR functionality with nonlinear access and expanded operational modes for the traditional video editing animation insertion and display environments The VVW Series is offered in the following models VVW 1900 single channel MJPEG analog I O Mobile truck stadium or broadcast facility benefit from Drastic s VVW 1900 The VVW 1900 is ideal as a digitizer for a Storage Area Network or as a Play to Air video server The VVW 1900 is also a rugged compact solution for any sports replay needs VYW 2000 1 channel in or 2 channels out DV25 DV50 and MPEG 2 analog I O
65. echnical Support Advisor Not supported on all models 94 VVW Technical Manual Hardware MPEG 2 This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models Serial Control Standard Sony Louth Odetics RS 422 type controllers This will be checked to enable VVW to be controlled by an external controller The default setting is for this box to be checked Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor 95 VVW Technical Manual External Extemal Channeled y add del Pot come 8 4 8 0 1 auto Edt n fo orfe Fhese c Control of an external VTR may be assigned a port through this portion of the VVW Config window You may add or delete a channel of external control and switch port assignations through this channel If you need to change any of these settings you must be instructed to do so by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Do not experiment with the default settings as this may result in a loss of communications between the VVW and the attached device Channel In a dual channel unit there would be two channels of external control one for channel 1 and one for channel 2 The standard arrangement has the first channel of external control identified as Ext0 and the second as Extl Upon receiving a new VVW the exter
66. ection and is terminated Once connected and set up all timing should be checked for phase with a vectorscope to ensure clean edit points The Server should always appear on the left or source side of the controller and the VTR on the right or recorder target side of the controller If a switcher is added to this configuration it too must be synchronized to the same house sync signal as the other equipment 133 VVW Technical Manual gt Automation System Edit External VTR DDR Tape Server VTR Mode Server Mode Player A see oS S House Sync _ Automation System O OODODO 0 a e DODQODDIODIO000000000000000000 VTR DDR Tape Library Recorder For automation systems that use external VTR DDR or Tape Libraries for playback the Server s audio and video connections should be connected directly to the recording device or through a router with the shortest possible path selected e g no intermediate TBC or Frame Synchronizers The control should be directly connected to the automation system Depending on the configuration of the automation system house or input sync may be recommended Depending on the automation system in use it may be faster to ingest using VTR Mode or Server Mode some automation systems only support VTRs for ingest In this case the Server should not be placed in Server Mode 134 VVW Technical Manual gt Automation System Edit Internal Channels Server VTR Mode Server Mode P
67. ective except as otherwise provided in B and C below ID If Seller elects to repair a defective Good or replacement part but is unable to do so within forty five 45 days after receiving such Good or replacement part then Buyer may elect to obtain a refund of the price paid to Seller for such Good provided that Buyer first must so notify Seller in writing and return the defective Good or replacement part to Seller all freight and insurance prepaid and II In all cases Seller s liability under this warranty is subject to the following additional conditions A Goods and replacement parts that Buyer considers to be defective shall be returned to Seller s designated facility for examination and testing transportation costs and insurance to be prepaid by Buyer Seller will reimburse Buyer for shipping and Buyer complies with all terms of this warranty and that Seller s testing and examination disclose a defect B Seller shall not be liable under this warranty if testing and examination by Seller disclose that the Goods or replacement parts have been modified or altered in any material manner after shipment by Seller C Seller shall not be liable under this warranty if its testing and examination disclose that the alleged defect in the Goods or replacement parts does not exist or was caused by Buyer s or any third parties misuse neglect improper installation or testing unauthorized attempts to repair or any other cause beyond t
68. el of control in is COMA Type This drop down menu for industry standard supported control protocol types offers the user a quick method of confirming that their device can talk to the VVW Consult Drastic if the controller you need to connect does not appear The following control types are listed Sony 422 Odetics Louth Enable the use of Sony Odetics and Louth protocols 98 VVW Technical Manual GPI Enable the use of a GPI trigger This box should remain unchecked unless you are using an external GPI trigger It does not apply to a keyboard press activated trigger Consult with Drastic before changing Edit On The Edit On pre roll may be set here Off The Edit Off post roll may be set here Phase The Phase may be adjusted by entering a number value in this field Offset The Offset default is 0 ms microseconds Do not adjust this setting unless directed to do so by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor 99 VVW Technical Manual Internal This section determines the presets for each channel supported by the model of VVW to which this manual applies If you need to change any of these settings you will be instructed to do so by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Do not experiment with the default settings as this may result in a loss of communications within the board set undermining the functionality of the unit intemal Channel fiva gt ado del Edit On 112 onfi Fay 7 F ForeVGA Mv T ye WAl Maz T AIT aa R En
69. ely to any Louth commands 137 VVW Technical Manual gt My Automation System Will Not Capture Spots Typically the automation system is using the Server in the wrong mode or using the wrong protocol First the Server should be set up as VTR and the automation system should be told itis a VTR This should allow the ingesting of clips from their time codes Once that is working you may want to try and set up the Server as a Clip Spot based server It should be noted that the Server is not intended as an on air device Many automation system designed with servers are on air only Normally the automation system also expects to be able to record or transfer spots on to the device which is not possible locally with the server To set up as a server determine what protocol the automation system prefers Louth or Odetics and set up the control channel on the automation system for that protocol By default the Server will respond to either If problems persist try disabling the protocol that is not in use gt My Automation System Plays Extra Frames To Air When Playing Clips Spot Lists First the Server is not intended as an on air device The clip list capability exists to support possible future applications and bulk clip transfer Secondly the Server will play extra frames if they are required to create a clean first frame at the in point of the clip as set by the user This means that clips with the slate removed may req
70. entage Shuttle Bar This bar will display your current location within the selected clip the blue area being representative of the entire clip and the little gray bar your location Also while the VVW is playing a clip the location of the little gray bar will indicate play speed You can shuttle through the clip by grabbing the bar with your mouse and moving it Next Clip button Go to the next clip in the Playlist Pressing Next will load the clip after or below your currently selected clip and display the first frame of video found there Alternately pressing the down arrow at the right of his window will reveal a pulldown menu within which the user can select and load clips Reel Name window Display the Reel Name VTR Mode User Name window Display the User Name VTR Mode Message Bar window Displays information relating to clip transport and editing actions Mode specific 58 VVW Technical Manual Add Clip button Browse your storage for a clip to load Delete Clip button Delete the selected clip from your storage A confirmation message will be displayed Pressing enter will cancel out of this action Browse button Look for a clip in your storage directory VTR Mode checkbox Use transport controls in traditional VTR mode time code space only no clips in this mode Server Mode checkbox Use the transport controls in Server mode clip based media control only Video Type window Choose your video type in this bo
71. ese processors use the OLGA core packaging technology Maximum Operating Temperature on a boxed Pentium II processor at 350 MHz or 400 MHz in the S E C C 2 package is measured at the center of the processor core which is underneath the attached fan heatsink These processors use the PLGA core packaging technology Maximum fan inlet temperature is measured at 0 3 inches above the center of the fan inlet area the fan has a circular hologram This is an ambient air specification TA The VVW uses a hardware set that provides sufficient airflow to ensure that the processor operates below the maximum operating temperature in the warmest user environment Running the processor above its maximum temperature specification will void the watranty and can lead to functional and performance degradation 113 VVW Technical Manual 256 MB SDRAM 256 MB SDRAM or higher is standard on the VVW server line The amount of RAM installed on your system will be sufficient for your model and the application as determined by the specification If you should need more RAM this will be factory installed Do not try to install extra RAM or indeed any other software or hardware in the VVW without first consulting Drastic Technologies Ltd The VGA Card The VGA card for the VVW Series allows a monitor output If you suspect a problem with the VGA there are a couple of items that should be looked at e Are all the cables functioning properly A poorly shie
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73. he current playback speed Following those boxes are the play forward pause and play reverse buttons for shuttling through a clip to locate a specific action or event The next four boxes Cameras 1 4 represent the various inputs If recording on cameras 1 2 and 3 and using camera 0 as the output channel selecting Camera 0 would not display a clip 68 VVW Technical Manual The Snap section defines the action upon pressing any one of the input cameras With Play selected the output of the selected channel for Camera 1 channel Int 1 is accessed and it begins to play through the output channel from the offset The offset is user editable in Local Config and represents the number of frames QuickClip will back up and begin playback or pause With Pause selected the output will go back to the offset and pause allowing the user to search for the beginning of the action or event they want to replay With Hold selected the output will go back to the offset and play at the speed entered in the box just below This value is entered as a percentage of play speed in this case 50 equals half speed The second to last box displays the minimum play speed which is user editable The box with the pull down menu at the very bottom of the T Bar Shuttle represents the output channel If the user selects a different output channel during a synchronized recording this will stop the recording and shift focus to the output of the selected channel F
74. he range of their intended use or by accident fire or other hazard D Seller shall not be liable under any warranty under this Agreement with respect to any Goods or replacement parts that are not returned in their original shipping container or a functionally equivalent container E If Seller s testing and examination do not disclose a defect warranted under this Agreement 139 VVW Technical Manual 1 Seller shall so advise Buyer and dispose of such Goods or replacement parts in accordance with Buyer s instructions and at Buyer s cost and 2 Buyer shall reimburse Seller for its expense in testing and examining the Goods or replacement parts calculated at Seller s then current rates c Seller s liability under this warranty is expressly conditioned upon Buyer s notification of Seller on any claim by Buyer under this warranty within thirty 30 days following Buyer s discovery of facts indicating to Buyer that Goods or replacement parts shipped hereunder constitute a breach of this warranty d Buyer and Seller agree that the price offered to Buyer by Seller for the Goods or replacement parts is a consideration in limiting Seller s liability as provided in this Section 5 and in Sections 6 and 7 hereof Accordingly Buyer agrees that the remedy provided by Seller for any breach of this warranty adequately protects Buyer s interests and expectations in the event it received defective Goods or replacement parts fro
75. he user will need to log on having Administrator privileges If you are unsure what level of privileges your log on password gives you ask your System Administrator The staff at Drastic will supply your initial password For some installations the user will simply hit Enter Log on in Standard NT 4 0 mode not NT VGA mode IMPORTANT If you log on and your user name and password do not extend Administrator privileges to you VVW will not run The password can be changed to whatever you like as often as you like For the VVW the logon must have administrator rights on the local machine VVW does NOT require domain administrator rights Defaults when shipped User Name Administrator Password lt press the enter key gt or password older installs Domain lt machine name gt 10 VVW Technical Manual Don ts Don t reboot without proper shutdown For proper operation of the VVW Series it is imperative that all restarts be cold boots The unit must be shut down properly and then powered off before a restart is attempted Don t allow debris to enter the machine Dust moisture metal shavings foam fill or debris of any kind should be prevented from entering the VVW at all costs Don t install any additional or unauthorized software in the VVW This may compromise the functionality of your unit and will certainly void certain provisions of your warranty DO NOT open the VVW This action not only voids your warranty but
76. his will cause the unit to cue itself up to the Out point pause and display the frame of video found there P Preview Edit This will cause the VVW to preview the edit as it is set up L Loop Clip This button will enable the loop function for the selected clip If the user loads a clip in the clip control and selects the loop button they can then press play and the clip will play from beginning to end return to the beginning and repeat until the user intervenes N Next Clip This button loads up and previews the next clip in the playlist or the clip below your selected clip in the selected clip bin 55 VVW Technical Manual The Video Setup Section 1 Video Channel AS Al iT Audio aa E i gt Yo mt Video Level Saye Setup Levei E e fma mr Hue Level 0 Chroma Level Video Channel 1 In VTR mode the user may de select the video channel if an audio only recording is required Note that in Server mode VVW will record one video file and two audio files for every clip These buttons do not affect clip recording Server Mode Audio channels 1 2 Or more depending on the model Select or de select the audio channels using these buttons Note that the audio channels are paired to the video channels audio channels Al and A2 being dedicated to video channel 1 and audio channels A3 and A4 dedicated to channel 2 and so on Video Level This slider adjusts the video contrast
77. ic Technologies V1 V2 Checkboxes for the enabling of video channels one and two Only select what is supported by the hardware in your unit Al A2 A3 A4 These are checkboxes for the enabling of audio channels one through four Note that Al and A2 are dedicated to video channel 1 and A3 and A4 are dedicated to video channel 2 Only select what is supported by the hardware in your unit Enable Enable the channel of video displayed in the Channel window The default setting is for this box to be checked Incidentally you may open a second channel of video in a one channel box and check enable but there are no connections and the second channel of video is still unusable Confirm that what you select is supported by the hardware in your box Audio Enable the playback and recording of audio for the selected channel You will likely desire to retain the default settings here and in the next few boxes Video Enable the playback and recording of video for the selected channel Play Only This will limit the functionality of the selected channel to play only preventing this channel from recording or altering any material Rec Only This will limit the functionality of the selected channel to record only dedicating the channel to a media capture role New Clip Space This brings up the Set New Clip Space Window allowing you to determine the location in which you will save all your Clip lists Howe ME Qu Fire la OE gl bd sud
78. ill show the current Synchronization timer and date which will be used as the current internal timing source To the left of the date is the GPI trigger status This is available only if a GPI trigger is enabled It will display the status of the GPI triggers and the may be set by pressing the button with the mouse on each trigger status The status bar may be disabled via the View and Status bar option gt The Options Dialog Before recording any clips 1t is always better to check all the settings in the option It can be seen under View Most of these settings are automatically set when you select a specific model on the local configuration But it is better to check everything over again When going through all the sub sections check all the settings for each channel because sometimes one channel could be set to one setting and other one to another So change the channels and no settings should change We have following sub sections under the option Local System Check all boxes for system type VVW Type VVW XXXX Channel Type Current Channel i e 1 of 2 VVW Version Latest Version Media Reactor Version Latest Version General Check all boxes for correct system settings Signal Format NTSC OR PAL Compression Type Depends on model type Status Depends on the compression ratio All channels must show the same Hard Drive times or set the compression ratio same for all the channels Video In All channels must have th
79. inal In an uncompressed box this choice will not be selectable Also entering a compression ratio tighter than the system s capabilities will not be selectable System throughput describes how much data can be moved from video to the hard drive per unit of time The throughput is defined by system configuration and calculated in terms of Megabytes per second The lower the overall throughput the greater the number of compression artifacts that will be visible 49 VVW Technical Manual Compression Quality Please note that the analog formats specified in the Subjective Quality field cannot be considered absolute because the nature of errors between the two domains is very different Megabyte Megabits Compression Minutes Subjective Quality per second per Ratio Gigabyte second 10 bit Lossless VVW 5000 8 bit Lossless VVW 5000 VVW 3500 Mathematically Lossless upgrade VVW 3000 VVW 1900 Betacam SP Y C Hi 8 VHS MPEG 1 Offline The above table translates between various standards for describing system throughput The table is based on 4 2 2 encoding of a 720x486 image at 30 frames 60 fields per second The ratio for PAL video 720 x 576 at 25 fps is very close to the above table 50 VVW Technical Manual VVW Menus The VVW Clip Control Interface bid Clip Control TT A2 In a ajvo 50 0 Out 00 00 00 0 a a u 50 0 500 w _ Ejoo ele Chroma D 50 0 JORGE AN
80. instructs the VVW to wait until it senses a GPI pulse and then perform the wait until it receives this pulse then resume playing the list command GPI Control can be set up through the QuickClip software in the local config section This allows the VVW to be triggered by an electrical GPI pulse or mechanical contact closure The trigger source can be a switch keyboard keypress or a simple relay QuickClip Software Control QuickClip Software Control is the editing software included in every VVW offering clip based and time code based control over video and audio data With QuickClip you can do the following 1 Record and Playback various types of video and audio files at various rates of compression the compression rates are a function of the models as well as uncompressed SD and HD VVW 5000 and 7000 respectively 2 Sequence video and audio files as clips in a playlist that you can play back and record from to tape or hard disk You can have multiple playlists without duplicating media 3 For Broadcast applications construct a playlist and accept break commands within the playlist such as wait for triggers wait for time code go to top etc 4 QuickClip includes a common set of transport controls for navigating through clips on disk and if you have device control material on your VTR 128 VVW Technical Manual RS 422 Serial Control There will be one channel of RS 422 control OUT and one RS 422 IN for each ch
81. layer House Sync Audio Video Control Automation System For automation systems that include encoder decoder channels within the controller the Server should be connected directly to the automation system Depending on the configuration of the automation system house or input sync may be recommended Depending on the automation system in use it may be faster to ingest using VTR Mode or Server Mode some automation systems only support VTRs for ingest In this case the Server should not be placed in Server Mode 135 VVW Technical Manual Troubleshooting gt No Video Output Connect a monitor directly to the composite out of the Server Try loading and playing a number of different clips Use the monitor to trace the video connection through the setup gt No Audio Output Connect an audio monitor directly to the audio outputs of the Server Make sure the audio levels are all the way up 100 Try a number of different clips Use the monitor to trace the audio connections through the setup gt No Control Check the RS 422 cable connections to the server and the control If it is a machine to machine edit check for secondary and even tertiary serial ports and try them If this fails see Enabling Disabling Serial Protocols below gt Some Clips Are Playing Back As Black Click the done button on the remote interface Click the VTR icon on the main interface to restart the remote See if the clips
82. ld be able to control the tape transport of the external VTR Press Stop Test the Rewind Fast Forward and so on Pressing Record should put the VTR into Record Mode 30 VVW Technical Manual External Pull Ins An external pull in is basically taking source material from an external VTR according to the time code allowing for more accurate capture of material This avoids the recording of extraneous media and saves space on your storage The VTR and your system will be set up as above in External Control Select New External Pull in form the File Menu under New The following menu will display Please ortor the curren roal idardiiar You will be prompted to enter a Reel ID VVW possesses the capability of setting up a number of external pull ins performing them one after another and referencing them all to a Reel ID The user might enter the reference information from the tape source they are pulling from They might also enter a project name and date for the Reel ID Pressing the OK button will reveal the External Pull In Menu External Pull In Unnamed List I Cio ORCL lt lb mo 7 00 00 00 00 O Rec In 01 00 00 00 ia a n gt 1 a Comment Edit fo 00 00 00 31 VVW Technical Manual Confirm that the Time Code Type matches the Control Type found on the QuickClip Clip control Menu This can be found to the right of the time code in the Time Code window of the External Pull In Menu It
83. ld be aware that if Direct Hardware is checked Direct Show should be unchecked Direct Show Enables Direct Show protocol for the VVW 3000 3XXX Series This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Note that although these settings will be checked or not checked as your hardware requires you should be aware that if Direct Show is checked Direct Hardware should be unchecked QuickTime This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models DDR DLL Digital Disk Recorder Dynamically Linked Library This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models VTR Control Enable control of external VTRs This will be checked as a default to enable control of external VTRs Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Network Interfaces Control via TCP IP protocol will be enabled in future versions of this product This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic T
84. lded cable can add static or other artifacts and a frayed connection can completely eliminate the video signal to the monitor Is the monitor itself supplied with power Is the monitor functioning properly Check that the monitor works with another video source which can be trusted Run the VVW in VGA mode See if the driver or the card is a problem Check the settings The proper parameters that you should be looking at are as follows e 16colors e 860 x 480 If these settings are correct and there still seems to be a problem contact Drastic Technologies 114 VVW Technical Manual 422 Connection The VVW Series RS 422 serial card uses a 36 MHz processor specifically designed to process asynchronous serial communications thereby maximizing performance and eliminating bottlenecks Environmental Condition Air Temperature System On System Off Humidity non condensing System On System Off Altitude Electromagnetic Compliance Emission Canadian EMC Requirements CISPR 22 EN55022 Class B FCC PART 15 Class B Immunity EN50082 801 2 ESD 801 3 RF 801 4 FT UL Recognized Interface Box Type Mounting Dimensions RS 422 8 Port 3 37 x 2 69 115 Value 0 to 40 C 20 to 85 C 8 to 80 20 to 80 0 to 10 000 feet Status Yes Yes Yes Overall Dimensions 3 68 x 3 6 x 1 6 VVW Technical Manual SCSI Card SCSI pronounced scuzzy stands for Small Computer Systems Interfac
85. les vies J TT Auto Gain Control Bandwidth N A y Black N A E White pS A pe mo po pa Peaking N A Pe PP RB Jew fies ol of oI no y Cancel The Options Window Video In Video Input Pulldown menu of applicable formats for Video Input e g Composite S Video Y C or Component Broadcast on off Checked to enable specific hardware when it is applicable to your VVW Input TBC Time Base Corrector Note that there is a D below each slider which stands for the word default Pressing these buttons restores the default setting for each of these sliders Setup Setup Brightness adjusts the intensity of the video level for the current input only It is disabled if the Automatic Gain Control is enabled This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for Setup is 50 The video input settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately Video Video Contrast adjusts the luminance range for the current input only It is disabled 1f the Automatic Gain Control is enabled This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the 76 VVW Technical Manual bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by
86. level for the selected channel This setting adjusts the current input only The Contrast settings for composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately Setup Level This slider adjusts the Setup brightness level for the selected channel This setting adjusts the brightness of the current input only The video input settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately Hue Level This slider adjusts the hue wavelength of the selected channel This setting adjusts the hue of the current input channel The settings for composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately This setting may be accessed through the QuickClip Software in the Video In tab of the Options Menus 56 VVW Technical Manual Chroma Level This slider adjusts the chroma saturation level for the selected channel The Saturation setting acts like a TBC chroma setting for the composite and Y C inputs only This setting adjusts the current input only The video input settings for Composite and Y C are maintained separately This setting may be accessed through the QuickClip Software in the Video In tab of the Options Menus 57 VVW Technical Manual The Clip Management Section VTR Made Server Mod Audio Type Video Type Shuttle Bar ny eee Next Cli Hu 3 P o aed fed Peat IL Ry emery External Sync Reel Name ami Steins 29 lo E User Name ia N Message Bar Set Changes Add Cli _ Browse Clips Channel p Delete Clip p Selected Compression Perc
87. lick on the PlayList so that it is activated and then right click on the TESTI clip in the PlayList and select Paste Below The same TEST2 clip will be added to the bottom of the list You can paste the same clip into a playlist as often as you like without duplicating media The different paste options make it very easy to put your new clip where you want 1t Now add the other two clips TEST3 and TEST4 to the bottom of the PlayList using these methods Save the PlayList Press the button labeled Save As on the toolbar or select File then Save As from the main menu to save the PlayList Rename and save the PlayList Note that the title bar of the PlayList window now shows the name of the PlayList You could have several versions based on the same PlayList and call them up as needed 24 VVW Technical Manual Playing Clips from the PlayList The Play button to the right of the Channel drop down menu will play any selected Clip from the PlayList Double click on any one of the clips in the PlayList This loads the Clip into the Clip Control window You could then play the Clip from the Clip Control Window Click on the PlayList window You will see that the Clip duration is shown in the Break time code display The clip name is shown in the Status Bar at the top and in the Previous Next control under the time code display This allows you to confirm which clip you have loaded Clicking either the F Previous or the BI Next button allows
88. low motion interpolation drives the feature set of this model and compatibility with popular RS 422 controllers is standard in both Clip and VTR emulation modes 44 VVW Technical Manual VYW 3500 2 channels in 2 channels out MJPEG analog I O The VVW 3500 video server is ideal for multi channel sports playback in both stadium and mobile production The VVW 3500 is also well suited for multi channel spot playback and program delay This server provides VTR replacement with network connectivity and full Clip server protocol support Compatibility with popular RS 422 controllers is standard in both Clip and VTR emulation modes VYW 3700 3 channels I n 4 channels out MJPEG analog I O The VVW 3700 video server is ideal for multi channel sports playback in both stadium and mobile production Slow motion replay is featured on one channel The VVW 3700 is also well suited for multi channel spot playback and program delay This server provides VTR replacement with network connectivity and full Clip server protocol support Compatibility with popular RS 422 controllers is standard in both Clip and VTR emulation modes VVW 5000 single channel uncompressed 8 or 10 bit standard definition The VVW 5000 is geared toward high end editing compositing and graphics storage and graphics applications The unparalleled quality of the VVW 5000 is useful for facilities executing lossless production acquisition and manipulation of video VVW 7000
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90. m shows our present location as the first frame of the clip 21 VVW Technical Manual Edit a Clip using the In and Out buttons Q back to the In Point To create our new clip press the Q beside the In time code edit box this cues to the first frame of the clip if you have moved from the beginning and then press Play to move through the video Press Pause to stop playback at about 5 seconds in Select an In Point Press the In button and the time code of our present location will become the new In point Shuttle Forward Press Play again and let the video play for about 10 seconds then press Pause 4 Select an Out Point Press the Out button to select this as the Out Point of the edit Preview the New Clip Preview the edited version by pressing F the Preview Edit button Rename the Clip If you now try to press the Make New Clip button you ll notice that the software indicates that the clip TESTCOMP already exists and that you need to give the clip a new name Highlight the Clip Name TESTCOMP with your mouse and enter the name TESTI in this window using your keyboard Make New Clip Press the Make New Clip button You ll notice two things happen First the clip TESTI has been added to top the Clip Bin Second the Clip Edit window has brought the clip TESTCOMP back and has defaulted the current location to our previous Out point This timesaving feature allows you to log several minutes or even hours of clips e
91. ma is 50 It is not available for Composite or Y C VChroma The V Saturation adjusts the Chroma of the V portion of the YUV input only Combined with the U Saturation setting it allows control over the Chroma setting of a TBC This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for VChroma is 50 It is not available for Composite or Y C Sharpness The Sharpness is normally set at 57 This setting adjusts the sharpness of the current input only This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider The settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately Gamma The Gamma adjustment compensates for the difference between the measured and the perceived brightness level of a phosphorous display or camera This setting is adjusted with a slider ColorKiller off on The ColorKiller is used to shut off the color decoder if the incoming video does not contain color information 77 VVW Technical Manual Automatic Gain Control off on This setting may adjusted separately for each input as opposed to the general TBC settings above Automatic Gain Control attempts to compensate for video inputs using the Brightness Setup and Contrast Video settings below If the AGC is enabled then the settings below will not be active For fine tuning of the Y C or YUV
92. nal channel or channels available will already be assigned to the appropriate COM ports Add Add a channel of external control The drop down menu shows the channel or channels you have enabled The first available channel is Ext0 the second is Extl the third would be Ext2 in the case of a model with more than two channels of external control etc Once a channel of external control has been added it must be assigned a port The External Control and Internal channels are all routed through the VVW hardware and must be assigned logical pathways through it Two external channels may not be assigned to the same port Del Delete a channel of external control Are you sure you want to do this Port The port is the pathway the external control signals take to get through the VVW hardware The default port for channel 1 Ext0 is COMS and the default for the second channel Ext1 is COM6 Baud Rate The Baud Rate will be displayed here The default is 38 4k 8 0 1 Auto Auto is the time code type 96 VVW Technical Manual Edit On Set the length of the pre roll for an edit to be performed on This setting may be adjusted as necessary for the particular device you are controlling Off Set the length of the post roll after an edit This setting may be adjusted as necessary for the particular device you are controlling Phase The Phase may be adjusted here The default is 0 Do not adjust this setting unless instructed to do so by a Drastic Te
93. name of the clip you have selected will be displayed in this window If there is a clip you are looking for pressing the left arrow Previous or the right arrow Next will allow you to search through the Clip Bin for it Next button Select the next clip in the Clip Bin and preview it Previous buttonSelect the previous clip in the Clip bin and preview it Record Start Recording Not supported on all models Enter Out Enter the time code location of the out point of a recording in VTR mode Not supported on all models Set In Enter the time code location of the in point of a recording in VTR mode Not supported on all models Headings above clips in PlayList or X Indicates the clip number in the break section X Indicates a Command entered such as a GPI Trigger or Go To Top selectable using the Command Edit window Clip Name The clip name is indicated unless a Command has been entered 89 Clip In Clip Out Speed Break In Break Run Comment VVW Technical Manual The clip In point is displayed or shows Command type The clip Out point is displayed or shows Command details Speed indicates the current playback speed Time Code of In point of clip The Break Run displays a cumulative run time for the Break section Clip comments or Command description 90 VVW Technical Manual The Command Edit Window T Start on any letter keypress Offset f o B Any GPI is hop E Wait C Delay Time
94. nd play reverse buttons for shuttling through a clip to locate a specific action or event The next four boxes Cameras 1 4 represent the various inputs If recording on cameras 1 2 and 3 and using camera 0 as the output channel selecting Camera 0 would not display a clip The Snap section defines the action upon pressing any one of the input cameras With Play selected the output of the selected channel for Camera 1 channel Int 1 is accessed and it begins to play through the output channel from the offset The offset is user editable in Local Config and represents the number of frames VVW will back up and begin playback or pause With Pause selected the output will go back to the offset and pause allowing the user to search for the beginning of the action or event they want to replay With Hold selected the output will go back to the offset and play at the speed entered in the box just below This value is displayed as a percentage of play speed In this case 50 equals half speed The second to last box displays the minimum play speed which is user editable The box with the pull down menu at the very bottom of the T Bar Shuttle represents the output channel If the user selects a different output channel during a synchronized recording this will stop the recording and shift focus to the output of the selected channel 35 VVW Technical Manual MediaReactor Core File Conversion Technology MediaReactor Core is a file translation
95. ng frame accurate video and synchronized audio under serial control VVW also supports all editing commands frame accurately as well as the bumping used by edit controllers to synchronize multiple VTRs VVW has the added advantage of nonlinear instantaneous access to any of the audio or video information recorded on it Unlike many digital disk recorders VVW is designed to replace a VTR without requiring additional editing software changes in editing workflow or limited functionality in editing spot playback slow motion control and nonlinear playback Two of the major issues that VVW addresses to smoothly integrate into the production environments are the handling of audio and video and RS 422 emulation VVW responds to hardware and software controllers in exact emulation of a VTR making it easy to integrate into any production environment Time Code The VVW Series allows the user to control their DDR through the use of a number of time code types and sources These are selectable through the QuickClip interface If DF Drop Frame is selected VVW will use SMPTE drop frame calculations of 29 97 frames per second when returning time code If NDF Non Drop Frame is selected time code will be returned and handled as NDF where 60Hz calculations are used as opposed to 59 97 Hz Applicable to NTSC only If VITC Vertical Interval Time Code is selected time code will use the VBI Vertical Blanking Interval to receive time code con
96. o digits indicate frames so that for example 9 54 a m would be indicated as 09 54 00 00 Set this command into memory by pressing the SET button at the lower right corner You ll see that our command has been inserted at the bottom of the PlayList and that the focus has now gone back to the PlayList window 26 VVW Technical Manual Delay Command There may be situations where your playback application requires that VVW wait for a set period and resume playback once that delay has elapsed Select a clip in the middle of your PlayList Add a Delay command to the list by right clicking the item above the correct location in the PlayList and selecting the Insert Command option from the menu Select the Delay command Specify a short but noticeable time for the delay 00 00 10 00 is convenient Set this command into memory by pressing the SET button at the lower right corner You ll see that our command has been inserted at the bottom of the PlayList and that the focus has now gone back to the PlayList window Break Command There may be situations where your playback application requires that VVW wait for the user to activate a trigger to resume list playback This trigger will be either a GPI Trigger or a keyboard keypress Insert this command by right clicking on the item in the PlayList after which you want the command to appear Confirm that the Break button is checked by default Select the type of trigger you are using to start
97. o located there If there is less than 5 seconds of video left from the present location within the clip to the end this button will go directly to the end and display the frame of video located there Fast Forward button This will fast forward at the greatest speed 1200 while playing until it reaches the last frame of the clip It will then pause and display the last frame of video in the clip Play Speedwindow Play speed will be displayed in this field of the QuickClip interface as a percentage of normal play speed Reverse play speed will be indicated by a minus or negative sign preceding the percentage Time Code Type window This field will indicate which of VITC CLIP or CTL time code modes are in operation Time Code Source window This displays whether the user has selected either drop frame or non drop frame rate applicable to NTSC only or PAL 53 VVW Technical Manual The Time Code Edit Section Record Q Cue to In Point gt i 0 gt S Eige t Q Cue to mro C0 30 RTZ Return to ae ea 2 lt __ Out Point E sot ET LU 5 ees P i Set In Point Out Time Code Z A L Loop Clip qn Out Point In Time Code Edit Length Record button Pressing this button will bring up the new clip settings window and allow the user to set up the recording of a clip Eject button In an external control situation this will cause the external VTR to eject its tape RTZ Return to Zero button This will transp
98. o lock out edit controls in the PlayList Status Bar The Status Bar displays the status of clips within a Break and the percentage of the current Break played Play Break If the first clip in a Break or the whole break is selected this will play the current Break If a clip is selected partway down the playlist the Play Break will select the break from that clip down to the location of the next command or the end of the PlayList and play this selection of video 88 VVW Technical Manual Add Clip Add a clip from the storage Pressing this button calls up the Open dialog box allowing the user to search through the storage directory or directories Select Break Selects all the clips in the Break starting from the first clip to the first Command Upon pressing play the Playlist will begin playing Upon reaching the Command it will pause at the last frame of the last clip before the command and begin waiting When the Command condition is satisfied the next Break will be selected and begin playing Abort Abort playback of the Break Puts QuickClip into Stop mode Break Display Displays the time remaining in the current Break while playing or the total time for the current Break when paused or stopped not counting delays or waits Clip Run window When a clip is selected displays the length of your current clip and in Play mode counts down from the time code length of the current clip to 00 00 00 00 Previous Next select window The
99. ollowing the T Bar Shuttle on the Window menu is the list of open windows Any windows that are currently open in QuickClip will be listed here If a clip bin is closed it will not display here yet may be re opened through the Channels menu An item displayed on this list with a check mark before its name has been selected or is active 69 VVW Technical Manual Help Hela iopies About Quick Clip The Help menu produces the user the About screen which calls up a screen offering the VVW QuickClip software version number and some contact information for Drastic Technologies Ltd The Help Topics menu item grayed out is reserved for future development considerations The Help files regarding the VVW Series QuickClip Software are limited to bubble help windows that open if you hover above an icon for long enough The Splash screen displays copyright version and contact information for the VVW series QuickClip software product Take note of the version of QuickClip you are working with You may need to give this information to a Drastic Representative if you require information about the functionality of VVW or QuickClip 70 VVW Technical Manual Options Menus Local System Options Local System General Video In Video Out Audio In Audio Out Storage Driver Configuration p Local Setup T Direct Hardware IV Extemal Serial TCPIP Jo Channel Enabled M Direct Show I Network Interfaces
100. on Disabling this protocol has no effect if the Odetics protocol is enabled The Odetics protocol is based on the Sony 422 protocol so it will effectively remain enabled If both the Sony 422 and Odetics protocols are disabled then only Louth server protocol will be available gt Odetics Tape Emulation Server Server Mode The Odetics protocol is an extension of the Sony 422 protocol It uses Sony 422 protocol for basic transport response communication and adds protocol compatible extensions to add clip server functionality When the controller is using Odetics protocol the extended commands can retrieve the clip spot list load spots and play spots in a list Disabling this protocol will cause the extended commands to fail This means that the controller assuming Sony 422 is enabled will see the Server as a VTR device If both Odetics and Sony 422 are disabled then the Server will only respond to Louth commands gt Louth Server Server Mode The Louth protocol uses the eight character clip spot names to load play and play lists of clips This protocol is entirely based on clip names and has no concept of tape based operations Louth compatible controllers however may use Sony 422 protocol to ingest clips into the automation system or even play long format material to air Depending on the automation controller the Server may appear as a VTR or as Louth DDR Disabling this protocol will cause the Server to respond negativ
101. ort the unit to the time code location 00 00 00 00 the first frame of the clip and put the unit in pause displaying the frame of video found there Set In Point button This button sets the time code of your present location within the clip as the In point of the edit Set Out Point button This button sets the time code indicated within the time code window as the Out point of the edit Edit button In VTR mode this button instructs VVW to perform the edit as set up In Server mode this button is inactive 54 VVW Technical Manual In Time Code window The time code for the first frame of video in the selected clip will be displayed here By clicking within this window with the mouse the time code found here can be edited by keyboard Note that the In time code must be Set after being entered Out Time Code window The time code for the out point of the edit will be displayed here By clicking within this window with the mouse the time code found here can be edited by keyboard Note that the Out time code must be set after being entered Edit Length window The time code for the duration or length of the edit will be displayed here Once time code locations have been entered in the IN and OUT windows the length of the edit will automatically be calculated and displayed here Q Cue to In Point This will cause the unit to go to the In point pause and display the frame of video found there Q Cue to Out Point T
102. planation of each control type is supplied in the following paragraphs Front Panel Control Front Panel Control is included with every VVW This allows basic transport and setup control basic menu functions and provides time code and status indicators FRONT PANEL CONTROL is included with every VVW The Front Panel Controller allows basic transport and setup control basic menu functions as well as displaying time code location and status indicators STL MENG VAR O lad O E SHIFT STOP REC O O Es a fe 2 O wR REW REV FLAY PAUSE PLAY ox FWD O O ISO The green LCD screen in the front panel control is a 2 x 20 character LCD screen Upon start up the screen will display a general Drastic Technologies greeting When VVW 1s active in clip mode time code location will be displayed in an Hours Minutes Seconds Frames 00 00 00 00 display Also displayed are the clip names time code mode DF NDF and time code type LTC VITC 124 VVW Technical Manual Play Mode is the default To enter Jog Shuttle Mode press the Jog button If you are in Jog Shuttle Mode and you want to enter Play Mode press the Jog button Play Mode Button Press Command Result MENU Menu On Off Will turn menu mode on See below Uses second function for buttons Rewind Will play preview the media from current location towards time code 00 00 00 00 at maximum reverse speed
103. r interchangeable networkable devices This truly open architecture allows the sharing of media seamless random access control and monitoring throughout the network The VVW may be used with a variety of internal or external drives including Seagate and IBM storage External storage is scalable to hundreds of hours and may include multiple layers of redundancy as the application warrants Benefit from unrestricted shared simultaneous access to media with a Storage Area Network and MediaReactor file translation technologies Contact Drastic to find out more about our supported Storage Area Network solutions 122 VVW Technical Manual Fibre Channel Option Fibre Channel is a serial communications interface designed for the transfer of large amounts of data between a variety of hardware systems over large distances It is becoming a key technology for applications that require shared high bandwidth access to storage Fibre Channel provides a logical point to point serial channel for the transfer of data between a buffer at a source device and a buffer at a destination device It moves buffer contents from one port to another without regard to the format or meaning of the data In this way Fibre Channel allows different upper level protocols such as SCSI 3 to run over Fibre Channel hardware 123 VVW Technical Manual Controlling the VVW The VVW may be controlled through a variety of methods depending on application A brief ex
104. riggering the edit please consult your VTR user s manual 131 VVW Technical Manual gt Machine to Machine Edit House External Sync Server VTR Mode Player Audio Video Control VTR Recorder In this scenario the recorder VTR should be set to sync to external reference The External Sync on the remote interface should also be checked A vector scope should be used to check the phase of the outputs against the incoming house sync The house sync should be black not bars or live video When the player button is pressed the current time code and state of the Server should appear on the VTR display If the VTR includes a Out and an In Out RS 422 serial connection use the Out connector unless otherwise specified by the VTR manufacturer For more information on setting up a triggered edit please consult your VTR user s manual 132 VVW Technical Manual gt External Edit Controller Server VTR Mode Player Control source Audio Video VTR Recorder AA ES 00D oO ooo oooo When using an external edit control all devices must be synchronized to a single video time base This is achieved by using a single black video source connected to the external or reference in of each device This source may be looped through devices that provide a loop through connection but only the last device should be terminated Please note that the Server does not have a loop through conn
105. rors 1 per 10 seeks Start stop cycles 40 000 cycles 118 VVW Technical Manual Software Operating Software OS Windows NT 4 0 Every VVW server comes with Windows NT Workstation 4 0 operating system software installed DOS Software Every VVW server comes with DOS 6 2 Disk Operating System Software installed 119 VVW Technical Manual Application Software QuickClip Every VVW server comes with QuickClip software installed This is a clip control and VTR control software offering a Graphic User Interface to control the processes MediaReactor Core Every VVW server comes with MediaReactor Core file compatibility as a part of the VVW software MediaReactor Core allows conversion of many industry standard file format types to the hardware native Drastic CODEC and also allows conversion from the hardware native Drastic CODEC to the same set of file format types MediaPlay Every VVW server comes with MediaPlay as a part of the VVW software MediaPlay allows the user to browse their connected storage internal or external for clips and preview them in an on screen window MediaPreview Every VVW server comes with MediaPreview as a part of the VVW software MediaPreview allows the user to browse their connected storage internal or external for clips and preview them in an on screen window VVW Config The VVW config menu or the local config menu allows the user to set various operating parameters of the VVW such a
106. rts of this manual that describe optional soft or hardware modules do usually contain a corresponding note A lack of this note does not mean any commitment from the point of Drastic Technologies Ltd VVW Technical Manual Setting Up the VVW Remove the packaging The VVW will arrive in a triple thick cardboard box with cut in handles Save this packaging It may come in handy for transportation or storage and if you need to upgrade or repair your hardware it is an ideal shipping container Do not expose the machine to the interior foam packaging fill if present VVW Series Shipping Contents The VVW Series Digital Disk Recorder VVW Manual AC power cable Any software which will ship with the unit CDs or floppies Back panel connections or Audio Video Cables required for your unit The VVW Slide Rail Kit that allows the user to install the DDR in a standard rack mount unit The Slide Rail Kit consists of two packages 1 The large box containing Two slide rails One paper insert Assembly instructions A small package of nuts washers and bolts A larger package of nuts bolts washers and threaded plates regular and end plates 2 The smaller box containing Two extender rails Note that specifications product information and other documentation are available on the Drastic website The address is www drastictech com VVW Technical Manual Check Select Voltage CAUTION Make sure the volt
107. s applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor 72 VVW Technical Manual Export Channel This will be checked to enable appropriate hardware when it is applicable to your unit Do not adjust this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Restart After having made all of your changes use this to restart QuickClip and set and activate all of your alterations Force VGA Video Enables you to monitor your output on the VGA screen The following items appear on all of the Options screens and perform the same function on each of them Channel Selector Select the channel to which your changes will apply Cancel Cancel the specified command or any changes you might have made Apply Fix the changes you ve just made into the memory Done Use this command to exit the options menu 73 VVW Technical Manual General Options Local System General Video In Video Out Audio In Audio Out Storage Signal Format NTSC CCIR 601 y y Time Code Intemal Format Compression Def TC Type Non Drop NTSC 30fps y Type MPEG 2 IFrame Def TC Source Te Video TC y Rate 50 Mbits Fixed m Misc Def Still Length E Frames 4 54 Po Wnhisit Recording M Inhibit Geletion mn Status GOP Structure Storage Available 63000 MBytes Gop Size hi y Factor 4 y Time Curent Rate 0237 3
108. s RS 422 device management COM Port assignation Record Directory assignation etc 120 VVW Technical Manual Options D1 Serial Digital I O Upgrade Option The VVW D1 option provides standard D1 Serial Digital input and output for the VVW The D1 input must be timed with the house black burst The following digital upgrades or capabilities apply to the following VVW models Serial Digital I O ADD 1 SDI 1 O SMPTE 259M Optional on the VVW 1900 and 3000 This feature is included on the VVW 2502 2504 5000 and 7000 ADD 2 SDI I O SMPTE 259M This feature is included on the VVW 2504 The VVW 3500 is either SDI or Analog not both Serial Digital Transport Interface ADD 1 SDTI VO SMPTE 305M Optional on the VVW 2502 ADD 2 SDTI O SMPTE 305M Optional on the VVW 2504 AES EBU Audio Option The VVW ships standard with two channels of analog audio per video channel except where embedded audio is standard The AES EBU option replaces the analog audio with direct digital audio This option supports two channels of AES EBU or SPDIF digital audio and provides two monitor outputs for local monitoring This option is applicable to the VVW 1900 3000 and 3500 It is an included feature of the VVW 2502 2504 and 7000 The VVW 5000 has D1 embedded audio For more information contact your local Drastic representative 121 VVW Technical Manual Storage Area Network Option Drastic s innovative media management provides the backbone fo
109. s the effect of the YUV Coring filter making it more severe Coring Coring affects the luminance signal in a Y C or YUV input This setting may be different for each input as opposed to the general TBC settings above Lock Genlock or timing synchronization The choices here are Ref In and Composite Horizontal Phase Horizontal synchronization information This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the results of your manipulation as a number from 0 to 100 80 VVW Technical Manual Sub Carrier Chrominance synchronization information This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the results of your manipulation as a number from 0 to 100 Delay Timing delay of genlock Adjust 1 A genlock timing setup adjustment Adjust 2 A genlock timing setup adjustment 81 VVW Technical Manual Audio In Local System General Video In Video Out Audio In Audio Out Storage Audio Input Default of m Audio Inputs LTC Al A2 A3 Ad A5 Ab A 48 Enable None of Maton utpat DTMF J Enable None A 001 0 001 Match Wutpat listen The Options Window Audio In Audio Input Balanced 4dB Audio Inputs Input Level for up to 8 channels These settings are adjusted through the use of sliders which display the results of your manipulation as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the sliders stands for default which you can ret
110. sary Add Media To Timecode Space Bei Jal ale C Aogam Fher Drache esm Filas of tppe aul Fes f Cancel Navigate through the internal drive attached storage or storage on a network to find the media you need to add Once you have found the material either double click to add the media or select the Open button 40 VVW Technical Manual gt Remove Clips gt Clear Media from Time Code Space Ti Stat TC fo o0 Se j EndTE 00 00c0 00 Set j Ed Pa Per Tar fea fea Tas If you need to clear a section of media from Time Code Space press the Blank button The above screen will appear and the user will be able to easily clear a section of Time Code Space for recording If the user has a section of video where the audio needs to be replaced they may use this screen to remove the audio tracks only Press the V1 or V2 buttons These can be selected or deselected based on the needs of the user Deselect the V1 button and enter the time code values for In and Out points of the section Press the Edit button This will perform the specified action The audio residing on this section of Time Code Space would then be blanked leaving a video only section of time code space into which could audio could be inserted as needed 41 VVW Technical Manual System Information and Status gt The Status Bar Ololoojolololo 13 8 2001 17 38 0408N The status bar w
111. someone may be seriously injured as these components carry an electrical charge long after the box has been shut down It is easier than you think to cause a second problem if you open the box hoping to fix the first one Don t attempt repairs on your own Contact your Drastic representative if you believe the unit is malfunctioning Don t attempt to upgrade your machine If you wish additional capabilities contact your Drastic representative to request upgrade information Don t make any unauthorized changes to the registry or configuration settings This may result in unusable software and or a non functioning box Don t accidentally touch the Reset switch The Reset switch is located above the on LED just to the left of the VVW front panel It will instantly turn off and then restore Reset power to the Motherboard If you are in the middle of recording or building a clip list for example the VVW will shut everything off and any unsaved data will be lost 11 VVW Technical Manual Setting Up Software Only Version Important You must be logged in as an administrator to install and run the software The software requires a PII 350MHz or better 128M Ram Windows NT SP4 2K SP2 No other software should be running while the installation occurs You must reboot before running the software QuickClip Pro Quick VTR and QuickDigi are packaged as a self installing executable Double click on the installation program
112. st clip in the PlayList Notice the option Insert Command on the menu We have chosen the last clip because QuickClip will put the command after the selected Clip Select this option and the Command Edit window will open From this window we can select the kind of command we want in our PlayList 2 Command Edit xi Break C Goto T Start on any letter keypress Offset o M An GPI M Top C Wait C Delay Time 24h 00 00 00 00 Length 00 00 00 00 Comment BREAK a Close The Command Edit window Looping PlayList For this exercise select the GOTO button Press the TOP checkbox which will means you want the playlist to play to the end of the last clip reach the GO TO TOP command go back to the top and play the entire PlayList again and again Set this command into memory by pressing the SET button at the lower right corner You ll see that our command has been inserted at the bottom of the PlayList and that the focus has now gone back to the PlayList window We have now created a looping PlayList of various clips Wait Command There may be situations where your playback application requires that VVW either start playing at a certain time or pause until a clock defined time and resume playing a PlayList You could choose a Wait command from the Insert Command option in the PlayList Set the time of day you wish the list to start or resume playing Also bear in mind that the last tw
113. synchronize these incoming channels Note that in this instance there are four channels listed and three are checked In this application the user has three cameras hooked up to the appropriate inputs on their system Entering DCLIPO into the first field copies this name to all three incoming signals and applies the channel assignations to the three separate clips All three channels start recording at the same time The Lock Names selector box attaches the same prefix to all three recorded clips adding in this case a 1 2 and 3 to the end so as to identify the channel the clip was recorded on A Record Offset may be specified to allow the user to match the displayed time code of the clips during the record to for example the house clock time which might come in handy in an instant replay situation The clips as saved by VVW however will not retain this time code as all clips recorded by VVW start at 00 00 00 00 34 VVW Technical Manual T Bar Shuttle T Bar Shuttle The T Bar Shuttle allows the user to view a user selectable portion of a clip while it is being recorded T Bar Sh ES 200 Camera 0 Camera 1 Camera 2 td Camera 3 Snap __ _ CC Play Pause t Hold 50 The top number in this case a 200 displays the maximum speed available for playback This value is user editable The box just below that is the current playback speed Following those boxes are the play forward pause a
114. tatus bar The Options dialog 9 1 1 9 2 On the following page is the VVW QuickClip interface 15 VVW Technical Manual The QuickClip Interface In the above diagram we see the QuickClip Interface This interface is made up of a number of sections which we will examine in detail The following windows are opened The VGA Preview window the PlayList the Clip Control the Clip Edit and the Clip Bin QuickClip will enable one clip bin for every channel of output available Clip Bins contain the captured video and display the media available for sequencing The sequencing is arranged through the PlayList Different PlayLists can be generated using the same Clips or altered versions of the same Clips without duplicating media The Clip Edit window allows the user to trim clips or log a large clip into a batch of smaller clips The VGA Preview screen allows the user to see the clips and preview the edits without a video monitor 16 VVW Technical Manual Open QuickClip Ea Double click on the QuickClip icon on your desktop It will open the QuickClip GUI graphical user interface as shown at the beginning of our tutorial Open QuickClip up and confirm that the Server Mode is checked on the Clip Control window This is where we will start our tutorial In server mode VVW handles captured video as separate files which it refers to as Clips 5 Clip Control x a TT _ttz jm a fvi Z 5
115. ternal channels will be listed here If the Clip Bins you are working on are closed and need to be re opened you can re open them by selecting them through this menu You can also shift the focus or selection of a Clip Bin by choosing them through this menu External Open an external channel or channels Not supported in all models Network Direct access to a network Not supported in all models 64 VVW Technical Manual Window New Close Close All Cascade Tile Horizontally Tile Vertically Arrange Icons Clip Control Ctri N Clip Edit Ctrl L Command Edit Ctrl M Syne Record Ctl A VTR TC Mode Edit List Ctrl G TBar Shuttle Ctrl T Int O Clips 2 Int 1 Clips v 3 Clip Control New This command opens up a new Playlist Close This command closes the currently selected window Close All This command closes all open windows Note that this includes the Clip Control window and the clip bins Check out the list at the bottom of the Windows menu which shows all active windows in the VVW screen The Clip Bins will not be on this list 1f they are closed Active VVW windows may also be closed by pressing the X in their upper right corner Cascade Stack the open windows Playlists on top of each other so that a corner 1s showing of each but only the top one is fully visible This arrangement allows the current Playlistto display all of its important information and relegates any other PlayLists to the background for yo
116. the intensity of the video level for the current input only It is disabled if the Automatic Gain Control is enabled This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for Setup is 50 The video input settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately Video Video Contrast adjusts the luminance range for the current input only It is disabled if the Automatic Gain Control is enabled This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for Video is 50 The Video settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately Hue This setting adjusts the Hue the wavelength of the current input channel This setting is adjusted through the use of a slider which displays the setting as 79 VVW Technical Manual a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the slider stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D The default level for Hue is 0 The settings for Composite Y C and YUV are maintained separately Chroma The Chroma setting acts like a TBC Time Base Corrector color saturation setting for the Composite and Y C inputs only This setting
117. this setting except where instructed to by a Drastic Technical Support Advisor Not supported on all models 85 VVW Technical Manual The QuickClip Toolbar Create s a new PlayList Creates a new Pull In Opens a saved PlayList Saves the selected PlayList Saves the selected PlayList with a new name Saves all windows in the workspace including any open Closes the selected list Removes the current clip and maintains it in the buffer until it is replaced Places a copy of the selected clip into the buffer available for Pastes the clip from the buffer above the highlighted selection in the PlayList New PL New PI gt Open El Save Save As Save All PlayLists Close List d Cut by another cut or copy command l Copy pasting ne Paste Ee Paste Over from the PlayList El Paste Below selection Pastes the clip from the buffer over the previous clip removing it Pastes the clip from the buffer below the currently highlighted 86 VVW Technical Manual al Paste At End Pastes the clip from the buffer at the end of the PlayList x Delete Deletes the selected clip 87 VVW Technical Manual The PlayList Abort Clip Run Pause Clip Stop Clip Record Stop Clip Stops playback of the current clip Pause Clip Pauses playback of current clip Play Clip Plays the selected clip Channel Select The Channel Select drop down box displays the available number of video inputs ON AIR Toggle the ON AIR button t
118. tion of QuickClip or kill the current license Save Saves the currently active PlayList Save As Saves a PlayList External Pull In Clip Bin TC Space EDL or Inverted EDL with a new name entered by the user Save All Saves all windows on the workspace User will be prompted to supply a name for any new PlayLists Exit Exits QuickClip Edit Note You must have either the PlayList window or the Clip Bin window selected for this menu to be enabled Also choose Server mode as VTR mode does not deal with its recorded media as clips El td Ehk Lew OC Paste Cule Paste Below Chief Petts Dyer Peste t End CnbE Rego Del Edt ip When the PlayList window is selected Cut Removes the selected clip and maintains it in the buffer until it is replaced by another cut or copy command Copy Places the selected clip into the buffer available for pasting Paste Pastes the clip that is loaded in the buffer above the highlighted selection in the PlayList Paste Below Pastes the clip that is loaded in the buffer below the highlighted selection in the PlayList 61 VVW Technical Manual Paste Over Pastes the clip that is loaded in the buffer over the selected clip removing the selected clip from the PlayList Paste At End Pastes the clip that is loaded in the buffer at the end of the PlayList Remove Removes the selected clip from the PlayList but maintains the original clip in the Clip Bin Edit Clip Opens the Clip Edit window and
119. trol If LTC Longitudinal Time Code is selected time code will use a longitudinal time code reference to receive time code control This feature is an option If CTL is selected the VVW will accept an external control source supported deck or controller for time code reference 48 VVW Technical Manual Compression and Quality The Drastic VVW Series records and plays back video and audio clips as files from a hard drive or drive set VVW will handle files of the Drastic native CODEC or convert them into Drastic native format using on board MediaReactor file conversion software As described in the Introduction above most of the VVW Series handles digital media video audio and stills graphics through compression technologies Drastic offers models using MJPEG DV25 DV50 MPEG 2 MP ML MPEG 2 4 2 2 ML as well as uncompressed standard and high definition Compression allows extremely efficient storage of digital media with a relatively high quality image resolution The more digital media is compressed however the less of the original data will be present and the lower the subjective visual quality The chart on the next page compares compression levels to the internal compression of the various models of VVW The compression may be adjusted in applicable models through the QuickClip interface by entering a number into the compression field on the interface This number is expressed as a ratio of captured information to the orig
120. uire the black frame to properly display the actual start of the clip When playing in an Odetics or Louth controlled clip list the clips may by slightly longer than the in and out points would suggest gt My Automation System Sees A VTR Not A Server with Clips This normally occurs with Louth protocol based controllers that check the Sony 422 protocol before trying Louth Because both protocols are active the automation controller may not try the Louth protocol assuming the device is a VTR To fix this disable the Sony 422 and Odetics protocols This means the Server cannot be used as a VTR but the automation system should find the Louth protocol To use as VTR be sure and re enable the Sony 422 protocol 138 VVW Technical Manual VVW Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY 5 a Terms and Coverage Drastic warrants the product hardware to the original purchaser for a period of two 2 years for parts excluding disk drives and one 1 year labor The warranty period commences on the date of shipment of product by Drastic to the purchaser however the warranty period set forth in the warranty may be extended at the discretion of Drastic by up to 60 days to cover shelf life and transportation to the purchaser s end user customer b Seller s sole and exclusive liability and Buyer s exclusive remedies for breach of this warranty are as follows D Seller at its sole option will repair or replace any Good or replacement part found to be def
121. ur convenience Tile Horizontally Arrange all open windows so that they are edge to edge horizontally on the VVW screen This allows the user to see more details regarding each Playlist and to organize their working desktop in a top to bottom structure Tile Vertically Arrange all open windows so that they are edge to edge vertically on the VVW screen This allows the user to see more details regarding each Playlist and to organize their working desktop in a left to right structure 65 VVW Technical Manual Arrange Icons Direct the arrangement of your desktop icons Not supported in all models Clip Control The Clip Control window may be opened here If it is already opened this command will select the Clip Control window If the Clip Control window is opened it will be displayed in the list at the bottom Clip Edit The Clip Edit window may be opened here If it is already opened this command will select the Clip Edit window If the Clip Edit window is opened it will be displayed in the list at the bottom Command Edit The Command Edit window may be opened here If it is already opened this command will select the Command Edit window If the Command Edit window is opened it will be displayed in the list at the bottom Sync Record This allows the user to synchronize the Start Record of more than one available channel Selecting the Syne Record button opens the following window 66 VVW Technical Manual Multi Channel
122. urn to by pressing the D LTC Longitudinal Time Code Enable Enable the LTC This feature is an option Match Output Used for synchronizing the LTC output DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency time code Enable Enable the DTMF This feature is an option Match Output Used for synchronizing the DTMF output 82 VVW Technical Manual Audio Out Local System General Video In Video Out Audio In Audio Out Storage Audio Output an Outputs us Audio Inputs LTC Al A2 A3 Ad A5 AB A AS J Enable None M Match Aput DTMF Ja Enable anf Leaf p anf al pr af None a 0 001 Match lAput fint 0 y Cancel The Options Window Audio Out The following values may be adjusted within this menu for your audio output Audio Output Balanced 4dB or Unbalanced 10dB Audio Outputs Level for up to 8 channels These settings are adjusted through the use of sliders which display the results of your manipulation as a number from 0 to 100 The D at the bottom of the sliders stands for default which you can return to by pressing the D LTC Longitudinal Time Code This feature is an option Enable Turn the LTC on or off Match Output Used for synchronizing the LTC output DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency time code This feature is an option Enable Turn the DTMF on or off Match Input Used for synchronizing the DTMF output 83 VVW Technical Manual
123. x Audio Type window Select the audio type between Balanced AES EBU and Unbalanced Compression Ratio window Adjust the compression ratio for recording Note that selecting a compression rate greater than the capability of your storage bandwidth or VVW hardware will cause a record to be unsuccessful In an uncompressed box this ratio will remain as 1 1 External Syne checkbox Where external sync is being employed this box will be checked Channel Selected window Select between channels model specific Set Changes button Any changes that are made need to be Set after making them before they will go into effect 59 VVW Technical Manual Main Menus The main menus allow for Windows based control of the various parameters needed to operate the VVW series DDRs and Servers 7 QuickClip Full WWW Hardware File Edit View Channels Window Help We will now examine these menus in detail File File New Dpen Ctrl 0 Open Spectic gt Modify gt Close License gt Save Ctil S Save As gt F Converted avidy50n4quaMixDV50_2 avi Exit New Creates a new PlayList or External Pull In Open Opens an existing PlayList or External Pull In Open Specific Opens a specific PlayList or External Pull In Modify Will effect certain changes Merge Clip Bin Merge Time Code Space Search Add Clips Close Closes the current list 60 VVW Technical Manual License Obtain Authorization for this installa
124. y l DDR DLL Y Serial Control T Force VGA vi Tv caama M Al Maz T AR T Aa V Enable V Audio M Video Channel exti z ada gel E Play Only MT Rec Only Port come 38 4 8 0 1 Auto is E Edit On p orfo Phase 0 o Control Channel cu add del Part coma ints Type Drastic WWW Disk Recorder V Sony 422 M Odetics M Louth GPI T Replay gt Camera Inti Menus Edit On o frames of fo frames Phase o ms Offset 0 ms CAShare Y Frame SlowMo Type 1 Replay Disabled o frames Compression Motion JPEG IA AMJPEG SS MEDIA Done Local Configuration Menu Check the VTR Control in the Global Config section Set the Edit On to 0 Set the Edit Off to 0 29 VVW Technical Manual The Pre roll is set to 5 seconds and the Post roll is set to 3 seconds The user will not need to adjust this setting The user will need to ensure that the Control Ports are set properly The settings will depend on the number of channels supported by the system in question Note the first two COM Ports are allocated to the Motherboard The Control section for incoming control signals will be assigned the next COM Ports In a box with two channels for example the settings will be as follows The first channel of control Ctl 0 will be set to COM3 Select Ctl 0 using the dropdown menu to the right of the word Channel in the Control section Then select the proper
125. you to navigate up and down the list very easily You can press the Play button to preview a Clip Select the Break for Playback In order to play back our PlayList select the very first clip in the list Now press the Break button at the top of the PlayList window You will notice that all the items in the list are now highlighted and the Break Remaining window displays the total running time of all the clips in our list Press the Play Break button and our list will play Press the Abort button to stop playback if desired Create a version of a Clip for the PlayList Editing a Clip in the PlayList only affects this one instance of the Clip so that each PlayList could have slightly different versions of the Clip in them without duplicating media Confirm that the On Air check box is unselected or unchecked Double click on any one of the clips in the PlayList This sets the focus to the Clip Control window and loads the clip into it Enter a new In point and press Set In point Enter a new Out point and press Set Out point Press the Set button This instance of this Clip in the PlayList will now have a different duration Other instances of this Clip will remain unaltered To use this altered version elsewhere simply copy the clip using a right click Copy or simply CTRL C and paste it as needed into this or another PlayList 25 VVW Technical Manual Commands in the PlayList Open the Command Edit window Right click the la

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