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1. To use analog audio follow the same procedure as stated above and deselect Embedded audio enabled The embedded audio input would come from a Digital Video Tape Deck or other device that has embedded audio on the SDI video stream All the SD SDI Slate inputs can accept embedded audio The analog audio input would come from a Video Tape Deck DVD player or any other source It is recommended to go though an audio mixer to adjust audio record levels For more information about recording to the Clip Store see section 6 0 The embedded audio output for each clip store can be assigned to any SD SDI Slate output see section 1 2 8 to setup the embedded audio output The audio would run to a Digital Video Tape Recorder or an audio de embedder The analog output would come out of the breakout cable one channel is for the Clip Store 1 and the other is for the optional Clip Store 2 as labeled on the breakout cable NOTE for Technical specifications of the pin out of the analog I O connector see Appendix A 7 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 7 1 2 8 Slate I O Assignments Inputs 1 8 on the Slate boards are general purpose video inputs that may be used for cameras VTRs and feeds from servers and other external video devices They are set up using the following steps To Assign the Slate I O 1 Start the Broadcast Pix application by clicking on it s switcher i
2. Broadcast Pix Switcher version 6 1 655 els bcensed Unlimited Siate rto BoB verson r o Video format NTSC Revisor B FPGA code 13 Video aspect rabo 4 3 FX vermon 7033001 Firmware 11 20 2006 43911A NTSC tor SI 00 sw en analog sources to SDI PC version 7020100 Copyright 2003 2007 Broadcast Pix All rights reserved To see how many panels are connected to your system the top left corner of BPswitcher shows you how many panels are currently connected as shown below ike 4 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 8 3 Adding a Separate Graphics Operator In some live productions it may be desirable to have two operators one for graphics and one for everything else This may be desirable if graphics are changing during a show such as for a sporting event or if the show is so complex that the primary operator wants help 8 3 1 Two Operators with Separate Graphics Operator and 1 Panel To enable this environment a second monitor should be added all Slate systems support two monitors Then the Multi View can be displayed on the monitor for the Show Creator and the Inscriber GUI can be displayed on a separate the monitor for the Graphics Operator as shown below Show Creator Graphics Creator NOTE Only one keyboard and one mouse can be connected to the workstation at any given time Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster swi
3. Display Devices Power Supply for Pan tilt head Serial and Camera Cable 232 to 485 adaptor Included by Broadcast Pix Serial Port on Workstation Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 3 2 7 4 Adding the Camera Control Option to an Existing System If you purchased your Slate system with the Camera Control option the software was installed at the factory and so you can skip the following section If you purchased the camera control option after the fact then you need to enter the Options Key Code which was supplied once you ordered the Camera Control Option See section A 3 for more information about Installing System Options 7 4 1 Setting the COM Port Next you need to set the appropriate COM Port 1 In BPswitcher go to Setup Device Settings and select Camera Control 1 Camera Control Settings Broadcast Pix Camera Control Camera 1 Camera Control Settings Joe Broadcast Pix Sony Camera Control Joy Stick Speed Comunications Knob Settings Comm Por COM 1 Camm Port z ia LIR 1 Hitachi Window Sony Window 2 Enter the COM port for each camera you have attached the serial cable to This is set at the factory to COM1 as a default if the serial cable is installed in a different port you want to change to the appropriate one Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls
4. Select Roll or Crawl on the drop down menu to the right of the template palette menu as shown in the illustration T E INS tTemplate Osu t Still Roll Craw Type in the desired text Note that a blue scroll bar appears below the text to indicate where in the crawl you are You may also add graphics to your roll or crawl which will move with your text SAKAN le a e olah 10 olah 1e 1 elah Aeee Once finished on the File menu select Export Roll Crawl as Images and the following window appears Export Individual Pages Select Save As Type to Targa TGA enter a file name and save to C graphics cg then press save and it will appear as shown Add roll crawl to your show using PixMaster Note Even though multiple files were created only one file will be visible added to your show Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 3 5 3 2 Playing a Roll or Crawl 1 If not already done assign the CG to the desired keyer by pressing its Key Selection button and select the CG button in the source row 2 Assign the Device Controls to the CG by pressing the CG button 3 Select the desired CG file that you wish to roll or crawl by pressing its PixButton on the CG PixPad Be sure that the file has been added to your show using PixMaster 4 Bring the CG page to either preview or program using the keyer control described in sectio
5. amp Clip Ingest Ingest Clip video from Input 1 Input 1 X Slate 1 0 Asugrmerts Cip filename Choose Filename Cip Length 00000000 Free Space 00 00 00 00 Wermeng Be sure to close this application before pading amp shov Oosie Slate 100 1000 3 Audio Monitoring if desired on Slate 2100 The audio that is to be recorded can be monitored from any of the analog or digital XLR audio outputs on the iBoB Press the Audio E to E OnOff PixButton in the lower right corner of the control panel and it will illuminate red and you can monitor the audio as it exits the End to End capture path whether or not you have started to record You can only hear the audio if the above Capture video window is open If you do not hear audio then make sure the wiring is correct Red is the only mode to monitor embedded audio NOTE if you wish to monitor the Audio input when the capture window is closed in fail safe mode press the Audio E to E OnOff PixButton again and it will illuminate Green and the audio outputs will continue provide monitoring of whatever is going into the XLR input Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 1 4 Click on Choose Destination and it will bring up the D clips folder where clips are stored Enter the name you wish to give the clip as shown below and click on Save iA IIA oe 1 LA Lee Pe Serer ee A ippa Ome je Oe
6. ay 2 In the MIDI Music Playback section Select your driver Either USB Device or the name of your mixer or other depending on the manufacturer 3 Check Use only default devices and select OK 4 Close all the Window XP windows and start BPswitcher 5 Open the Audio Follow window by selecting Window in the BPswitcher menu then Float Audio Follow 6 In that window select Setup View Setup The window expands to reveal the programming interface as shown below MIDI channel Ee Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 11 2 T In the lower right corner set the port appropriately to an available communication port Use USB when a USB cable is plugged in or COM1 or COM2 when a serial cable is plugged in The Not Ready message changes to Ready when the port opens without errors If a COM port is in use by another device like camera control Audio Follow will not work You need to disable that port on the device to make it active in Audio Follow 7 11 3 Audio Follow Setup 1 Program the On Air and Off Air commands in the table provided Sources 1 18 refer to the inputs on the Broadcast Pix Switcher The first 9 sources are shown scroll down to reach the shifted sources 10 through 18 Each show can have its own set of Audio Follow commands Two programming options are available for each table entry either a single scene change MIDI Pro
7. Clips have more modifiers controls since they involve motion where as Stills and Logos only have aspect ratio controls To operate the Character Generator substitute CG Graphic for Clip and read Section To learn how to 6 2 Assign the device controls to the CG CG PixPad is shown below 6 3 Select a CG graphic by Name 6 3 1 Select a CG graphic by Number 6 3 2 Select CG graphics with a mouse 6 3 3 View more CG graphics in the Multi View CG PixPad Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 5 5 6 Updating CG Graphics On the Fly If you wish to change a CG or other graphic during a live production such as to change the name of a guest on a talk show you can overwrite an existing CG in the memory for the show While this does not always require a second graphics operator to do frequent changes are best handled by a second operator There are three ways of editing titles on the fly ICG Editing Overwriting a file CG Connect see section 5 9 5 6 1 ICG Editing An ICG file is an editable Inscriber file which preserves all the data and layer information of one graphic file ICG editing provides for rapid overwriting of files even if the file is on program preview To Activate ICG Editing 1 Create an Inscriber file in TitleMotion Pro and export it as an ICG file as described in section 5 2 1 2 In BPswitcher go to Setup Engineering Se
8. NOTE Even though you may have one clip in both channels of the clip store any control changes Mark In Out Loop etc made on one channel with automatically occur on the other clip channel Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 7 6 8 Optional Remote Control of an External DDR Optional control of a remote DDR may be added to the system to enable the control panel to control up to three channels of an external DDR by using the Louth VDCP protocol The option includes software and an Edge Port RS 422 hub It has been thoroughly tested with an ImageServer from 360 Systems and may also work with other servers that support the VDCP protocol 6 8 1 Installing the External DDR Control Option 1 If the option was ordered as part of the system then the software in already installed Otherwise install the External DDR software from the disk included 2 Make up RS 422 cables for each of up to the three channels These cables require the following wiring Male DB 9 Female DB 9 360 ImageServer Edge Port 4iRS 422 GND Transmit A TX Receive B RX GND N C GND Transmit B TX Receive A RX GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 9 3 Attach the included Edge Port 422 Hub to a USB port on the Broadcast Pix workstation Then attach the 422 cables from the Break out box to each channel of the DDR that you wish to control as shown below ensuring that you align Channel
9. See section 5 The Broadcast Pix physical control panel that is operated with push buttons knobs joystick and fader arm It is the 99 9 the same as the SoftPanel the only exception is how shifted sources are illuminated Studio components which the device controls may be assigned to See section 2 3 The area of the control panel that can be assigned to control any device It is surrounded in black See 2 4 The large 2 line read out at top of the panel A Broadcast Pix feature which enables the output of both 16 9 and 4 3 material simultaneously See section 1 9 5 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 9 Glossary Continued DVE DVE box External Live Source iBoB Ingest Internal Source Key iBoB DSK Multi View PixButtons PixMaster PixPad PowerAux Preview Digital Video Effects The device inside the workstation that creates a DVE Box in a keyer and is also used for advanced transitions including push offs and squeezes See section 4 5 A picture in picture with a border around it which can be assigned to a keyer to hold any source to create an over the shoulder picture A source that is connected to the Slate cards or iBoB including cameras VTRs and other studio devices Intelligent Break out Box for the Slate 2100 Switcher The process in which you record content to the workstation s clip store usin
10. Select an Image Directory ID Arenations BPS bp amp scale TGA Truevision Click on OK and the animation will be rendered a series of Targa files will be saved to the place you have indicated After the animated title is exported from the Inscriber CG it must then be converted into a clip for play out as described on the next page Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 4 1 5 4 2 Importing an Animated CG Graphic into Broadcast Pix After an animated title is created and exported it then must be converted into a clip for play out by the Broadcast Pix Clip Store The animation is exported by Inscriber as a sequence of individual Targa files one for each frame in the animation Full page animations that do not contain an alpha channel a transparent background are converted into one bpv file Broadcast Pix Video file Animations that do contain an alpha channel are automatically detected by Broadcast Pix and in doing so are converted into one bpa file Broadcast Pix Alpha file It is recommended that animations not be imported while a show is on air and instead be done during pre production although this function is allowed To import an animated CG 1 On the Capture drop down menu of the Broadcast Pix Switcher application select Import Animation as shown Capture Logging Help Clip Thumbnail chi Clip Thumbnad ch All Clip Thumbnails I
11. The Broadcast Pix Switcher requires a reference input from an analog sync generator Format Internally the Broadcast Pix uses the SDI format SMPTE 259M and all systems provide SD SDI digital video I O with embedded audio Slate also has analog video I O conversion for composite Y C and component and its clip store has embedded audio as well as embedding and de embedding Synchronous Inputs All systems work well with all video inputs that accept a ref input for gen lock including broadcast cameras tape recorders servers etc The delay through the Slate system on synchronous sources is 1 frame even if the image is inside a DVE box picture in picture Asynchronous Inputs With a precaution the system will also accept and self time asynchronous sources such as a DVD player The precaution is to preview each asynchronous source before taking it to air which gives the systems the few frames it needs to settle the source down Unlike synchronous sources these should not be taken directly to air because the settling is then visible on program All direct Slate live Inputs accept asynchronous inputs and on the inputs coming from the iBoB inputs 1 through 6 accept asynchronous sources The delay through the Slate system on asynchronous sources is 2 frames Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 7 1 8 Changing What Show is Running In BPswitcher click on Fil
12. team appendix 7 4 7 5 Changing Camera Control Settings It is possible to change various settings in the Camera Control Settings Window For Sony Camera Control you may change the COM port assignment for each camera as well as where the camera is located on the daisy chain 7 5 1 Sony Camera Control Settings Setup Window Capture Logging Help ki In BPswitcher go to the Setup menu and select Device Settings Sony Camera Control as shown at the right The settings window will appear as shown below Startup Bob 2 Click the drop down menu to change the Camera Number Comm Port and Daisy Chain Position 3 Click on Close to save the settings and to close the window Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix System Options Video Standard Video Aspect Ratio Screen Resabition v Underscan Enable Dual Aspect Slate 10 assignments Configure OeanFeed Device settings Ciching sources switches v Enable PixPad content saiaction v Enable fast ICG editing Count down cips Engreering settings a7 Camera Control Settings n A a AFN d Sany Camera Control DOR Control Jog Broadcast Pix Sony Camera Control Camera 1 E ro Comera Number EO Daisy Chain Position Restore Deisis 7 5 7 5 2 Hitachi Camera Control Settings It is possible to change the three speeds that are used for manual camera motion
13. 1 In BPswitcher click on the Setup menu ast Pix Switcher C BroadcastP and select Count down clips a check Setup Window Capture Logging mark will appear as shown Now both Startup gt counters and the counter in the display Video Standard gt of the control panel will be set to count Video Aspect Ratio gt down Screen Resolution b Underscan To return to show the elapsed time uncheck the same setting Enable Dual Aspect Slate 10 assignmerits Configure ChanFeed Bob b Device settings b Cicking sources switches v Enable PixPad content selection v Enable fast ICG editing v Count down clips Engineering settings b NOTE The Clip Counters bar will turn red at 10 seconds remaining only if the Clips Controls Settings are set to not Loop see section 6 5 4 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 5 2 5 6 Basic Switching on Multi View The Multi View is interactive and can be used to switch a show instead of a panel or as a complement to a panel SoftPanel or physical control panel This can be done with a mouse or with a touchscreen for a more tactile interface Basic Moves To change a content selection in a key or source To take preview to air Click on the PixPad Click on the preview monitor element desired To change to a different device on the PixPad ry lt Click on the tabs at the top of the PixPad To select a
14. 1600x1200 at 60 Hz The DVI I option is included with the HD I O card and uses one input and one output from the HD card If two DVI I ports are needed then two HD I O cards are necessary Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 5 1 2 7 Audio I O on the Slate 100 and 1000 A clip store is included on the Slate 100 and Slate 1000 The clip store can be used with or without audio and can either have embedded audio in out through the Slate SD SDI in outputs or analog stereo audio through the 25 pin dim to XLR break out cable which plugs into the back of the workstation Both the inputs and the outputs of the breakout cable use a balanced line level signal To use embedded audio in BPswitcher go to Setup Engineering Settings and select Embedded audio enabled as shown below You may also change the group channel in which the audio is embedded in the SDI stream in this same menu TER Window Capture Logging Help Embedded audo group channel Group0 Channel 01 Group Channel 01 CAMERA Group2 Channel 01 Group3 Channel 01 v Enable fast ICG editing Group Channel 23 Groupl Channel 23 Group2 Channel 23 Groups v Count down clips Engineering settings Web server port Channel 23 c OS or later panel code r later panel code tor troup color v Audo Board Rev 0 1 P Rapids Replay Embedded audo group channel gt
15. 2 Authorization To avoid the second operator pressing a button on the SoftPanel which the control panel operator may not want them to have access to For example if the program and preview sources are not shown on the graphic operators monitor then they can not be inadvertently pressed in the middle of a live show To display just a portion of the SoftPanel 1 Position the cursor in the middle of the area of the SoftPanel you wish to keep For example you may want just the PixPad or the PixPad and the Key PixButtons below it 2 Right click and the following drop down menu will appear Zoom In Show All Quality Settings Print About Macromedia Flash Player 6 3 Click on Zoom In and then just a portion of the panel will be shown The resulting portion of the SoftPanel can then be sized and positioned like any other window To return to the full panel right click and click on Show All Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 5 8 6 Two Operators with Two Computers In some productions it may be desirable to have the graphics person using a different computer than the host PC This reduces the workload on the host PC and also provides a wider variety of physical studio layouts For example this configuration might look like the following illustration In this environment the graphics operator has their own computer To implement this two c
16. 4s or 4c Mem Save Key 5 PixButton will save the Key 5 keyer set ups press again to save a specific source press once more to save the content 5k 5s or 5c Mem Save Key 6 PixButton will save the Key 6 keyer set ups press again to save a specific source press once more to save the content 6k 6s or 6c Mem Save Direct Key 1 PixButton will save the state on off of Direct Key 1 D1 Mem Save Direct Key 2 PixButton will save the state on off of Direct Key 2 D2 MEM Save More Keys Mem Save Direct Key 3 PixButton will save the PixPad state on off of Direct Key 3 D3 Mem Save Direct Key 4 PixButton will save the state on off both on preview and program of Direct Key 4 Useful for quickly brining on off Key 4 D4 Mem Save Direct Key 5 PixButton will save the state on off both on preview and program of Direct Key 5 Useful for quickly brining on off Key 5 D5 Mem Save Direct Key 6 PixButton will save the state on off both for preview and program of Direct Key 6 Useful for quickly brining on off Key 6 D6 Mem Save DSK PixButton will save the state on off both for preview and program of the iBoB DSK Also saves Clip and Gain settings Can only be saved on a 2100 DSK Mem Save Direct All PixButton is a short cut for saving Direct Keys 1 to 6 Press again and it clears all 6 Direct Keys from the display D123456 or blank Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMast
17. Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 2 Wiring the Optional 9 12 inputs on a Slate 2100 The Slate 2100 can be fitted with an optional second Slate I O board which expands the number for video inputs and outputs This second board fits in the left slot as shown below and can be ordered in either SD SDI HD SDI or Analog Live inputs 1 8 attach to the iBoB and inputs 9 12 attached directly to this left Slate card All the inputs and outputs of the iBoB are Standard Definition SD only however you can mix High Definition HD content with the iBoB using the optional HD I O card in the second card slot Slate Board Set left I O board is optional left center Right _ VO VO Switcher OJOO m12 ins4 outa o Ollo m11 inss OE LSE O n10 InS2 OLONO mo msi te O OJO OutE OutD Ref Input Output Status Lights on iBoB The iBoB has status indicator leds Light Emitting Diodes that show at all times the status of each input including its presence timing and format Inputs 1 4 also have an led that indicates what analog format the input is set to and there are similar indicators on the outputs that can be either component or composite Analog Input Leds gt 2 green composite O bns orange Y C red component O Input Leds off digital green on synchronous source O blink on asynchronous source Analog Output Leds 1 off no input There are similar status Leds for p
18. Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 11 1 4 11 2 Assigning a Script Assign your newly created script to a scripts button by clicking on Assign Buttons and the Scripts Assignment window will appear Directions a Chick ona button to toggle it on or off B a KJ i5 16 Sane iebanane pipar Ctrt click to see or edit assignment Scripts Triggered trom the Monitor Wall BRR ae Zz 2 Shetind Sources BERR EEREEE BSEeeeee p Scripts Triggered by Double Punching a Button on the Panel Be Se8000805 Scripts Triggered by the General Purpose Inputs On the Scripts Assignment window there are 20 Multi View buttons for scripts click on the button you wish to assign the new script to and the following window will appear G a3 Edit Script Assignment E3 Cusmert Status C Scip assigned and active r Seip etugned bul mactve e No senpt sesigned OK Script asegred lt nore gt Add of change sonpt assignment i Moritce Wal Button Text ior Caption Click on Add or Change Script Assignment to locate your saved script once assigned click on Save You can also assign a Script to a double punch on the control panel in the same way as described above This is ideal for recalling highly used Scripts in a short amount time one example for such use is for a replay wipe in sports production NOTE You can not use Key the 1 2 amp 3 butto
19. Clip 01 Head Open L Scrub 0 00 00 HHL 6 5 6 AutoAspect Controls The clip store as well all other graphic devices have the ability to natively change the aspect ratio of content on the fly with no delay or morphing This is ideal when mixing 16 9 content in a 4 3 show or vice versa Each piece of content in a channel can have its own aspect controls for greater flexibility To change a clip s aspect 1 Select the desired clip and press the Controls button on any Clip PixPad 2 Press the Aspect Ctrls PixButton the the PixPad will change as shown on the right 3 Select the native aspect ratio of the clip either Native 4 3 or Native 16 9 4 Now select the desired treatment to be applied to the clip Either None Box 14 9 or Crop For more information on AutoAspect see section 1 2 9 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 5 5 6 5 7 Scrubbing a Clip Scrubbing a clip is causing the clip to fast forward very quickly which is a quick way to preview a clip and a handy way to move to a desired portion of a clip It is also helpful when marking and in and out points To scrub a clip 1 If the Clip button is not illuminated assign the device controls to clips by pressing the Clip button and it will illuminate 2 Put the desired clip on preview by pressing the Clip Store button in the Preview row or can monitor on the cli
20. Hide main varndow v Program on right Flost gt Make some size as Size all Floating sources to Source 1 Align top to top of Floating layout templates gt Source 2 Align top to bottom of v Hide floating window frames Source 3 Align laft to laft of Bring windows to front Source 4 Align laft to right of M v Mairtsin prog amipeeviaw aspect Source 5 Show hide frame 1 v Maritain source aspect ource 6 Close window v Use black background Source 7 Source 3 Source 9 4 Once all your Floating Monitors are placed and sized to your liking you have the option to not view the Windows XP framing for a cleaner presentation In the Window menu select Hide floating window frames 5 To make your Floating Monitors stand out in your display you also have the option to add a black background behind the Floating Monitors In the Window menu select Use black background You may also use your own custom background simply change the Windows XP desktop to your liking in the Display Properties of the workstation 6 In some scenarios it may be desired to hide the main Multi View and use the only the Floating Windows To do so in the Window menu select Hide Main Window NOTE To close or modify one floating monitor right click on the window and select Show hide frame to activate the window frame for that one monitor or select Close window to close that monitor Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG
21. Je hies ujete whe Deo me Dimis ae ei 9 Jf wee Mer ew _ Oe 5 When you re ready to record press the Red Circle Record button to begin recording as shown on the left The window will display how much free disk space is left and how long you ve been recording that one clip 6 When you re ready to stop recording press the Black Square Stop button to stop recording as shown on the right T When you ve completed all your ingesting be sure to close the Clip Ingest window prior to starting Broadcast Pix Switcher by pressing the Close button a cs Clip Ingest aw a Clip Ingest g Ingest Chp video from Input 5 linge 5 E Ingest Chp vedeo from Input 5 pas x Slate 1 0 Slate 1 70 Assignments Asugnmerts Cip filename Cip filename D Clips Opens Boston bpy Choose Fiename D Clips Opens Boston bpy E Cip Length 00000000 Cip Length 000011 Free Space 01 34 51 22 Free Space 01 34 40 Wamo Be sure to close this application before Werneng Be sure to close this application betore oading amp show oading amp show Dow Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 1 6 1 1 Creating Clip Thumbnails Each clip can have its own thumbnail which can be viewed on the Multi View PixPad By default the first frame of video automatically becomes the clip s thumbnail It may be desired to change the clip
22. Software Broadcast Pix Software V6 Inscriber TitleMotion Pro Character Generator Microsoft Windows XP and NET Requirements To install a system you will also need At least one VGA monitor at least 1280x1024 resolution Sync Generator or other source of house black burst analog reference Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 1 1 3 2 Wiring the Slate 2100 1 Attach the following video cables on the iBoB Attach to house black Run one wire from house sync to the Break out Box s iBoB reference input and then run a second wire from the iBoB s reference output to the Ref input on the Slate as shown on the wiring diagram on the next page Attach six Video Cables between the Slate and the iBoB On Switcher board right On iBoB A From A 1a Switcher B From B Out A On I O board left On iBoB Out B 1 To S1 2 To S2 Out C 3 To S3 4 To S4 Preview to the preview monitor using any preview format Program to the program monitor and other program destinations using any format Input 1 8 to cameras VTRs and other sources Attach network cables from the private Ethernet 10 100 switch included as follows From Hub Any port To workstation NIC 1 Any port To control panel either network connector Any port To iBoB either network connector The workstation has two network connections the above NIC1 and a 1GB NIC2 NIC2 connects t
23. audio will be outputted on the embedded SDI stream Either None Clip 1 or Clip 2 To activate embedded audio see section 1 2 7 Click on Save in the lower right corner of the Slate IO Assignments window to save and exit Format Compos vw Format Compos E YUY IF Function Clean feec v Program Preview Clean feed Aux 1 Function Progr ar l v Audo _ Cip 1 v Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 8 1 2 9 AutoAspect Inputs AutoAspect solves the many challenges of mixing 4 3 and 16 9 content in the same production It enables 16 9 and 4 3 inputs to be used interchangeably and mixed together in the same live production while maintaining the native aspect ratio of each element rather than stretching them Each input can be set to one of 4 aspect treatments three of which preserve the native aspect ratio Conventional switchers can only stretch video when crossing aspect ratios causing people to look too wide or too thin This Illustration below shows the four ways that a 4 3 source can be treated in a 16 9 production If None is selected then the image is stretched to fill the space as is done on other switchers and the result makes the person look too wide If one of the other three treatments are selected than the original aspect ratio of the source is preserved and the person does not look too wide Box Cro
24. clips controls team appendix 2 5 9 10 You may save the layout Widow Capture Logging Heb that you ve created by Floating layout templates selecting the Window drop Hide main window down menu then Floating v Program on right layout templates as Float shown and then select ip DE OE SODEM v Hide Floating window frames Save layout in the right column and the Save Layout window will appear v Maintain source aspect as shown below v Use black background Bring windows to front v Maintain programpreview aspect Recall last layout Remove layout Primary mormor 1280 1024 Primary morstor 1630n1050 gt Saved Layouts s Save Layout Layout name News Show Lapout foida Saved Layouts coea _ Enter the name you wish to give the layout in the Layout name field You may also save layouts in different sub folders Simply click in the Layout folder field to enter the name of the folder for example Saved Layouts If no name is entered then your saved layout will appear in the main menu under the factory designed layouts Click OK to save it Now it will appear in the Floating layout templates drop down list where you can recall it in the future You can also remove a saved layout by selecting Remove Layout in the above list NOTE Only a total of 8 external sources can update live on the Multi View When using the iBoB only 4 external sources can
25. especially when it comes time to e Copy cips mio conterit loldes clean excess media off your drives remember uncompressed clips take up lots i of space on your drive approximately 1 4MB Subfolde optional Sampi per frame Move chops mio content folder In this example we created a subfolder called Sample Consequently the word Sample was added in the folder column when the clip was imported Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 6 1 3 6 2 Resize and Soften Images When content is imported it can either come in as is or the images can be resized and softened upon import This is particularly useful when you are treating graphic images such as PowerPoint slides for video presentation To Resize and Soften 1 As with any import in PixMaster select the device to which you wish to import A content window will open for that device Then click on View Entire Library and the content window will expand Click on Import Content and the Import options window will appear 2 To resize and soften click on Resize and soften images as shown below CQ import options 4 ed f Resize and solten mages Copy mages rto content loide Move mages rio content folder Sublolder lophonall W Add to show alte mport 3 Proceed with the import as before see section 3 6 step 2 3 6 3 Importing PowerPoint Slides into a Still Store 1 In P
26. on the preview monitor 6 You can change which source you would like to feed into the DVE Box by pressing another Source button in the source row When pressed the content will appear in the DVE Box on the preview monitor T Bring the previewed DVE Box to air by pressing either the Cut or Auto buttons or using the Fader Arm or you can manually bring the DVE Box to air by pressing its Direct Key Button 8 To remove reset the DVE box and return the Keyer to full screen mode press the DVE OnOff PixButton Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 5 1 4 5 2 Modifying a DVE Box Several parameters of the DVE box can be modified including size position crop border size and border color To modify a DVE box Get the desired DVE Box on the preview monitor by executing steps 1 through 5 above in section 4 5 1 1 The position of the DVE Box may be modified by using the Joystick as follows Left Right Up Down Diagonally 2 The size of the DVE Box may be modified by twisting the Joystick or The size may also be changed by pressing the Size PixButton and then twisting the left knob for overall size and the center knob and right knob to individually control width and height respectively The numbers refer to pixels full screen 4x3 NTSC is 720x486 pixels and PAL is 720x576 Key1 Ra1 DVE Size W 270 H 360 Trate 30 Broadcast P
27. s thumbnail for instance if the first frame of video is black Once a thumbnail is selected it will be remembered for all shows To create a clip thumbnail 1 Click on the Capture menu in BPswitcher then click on Clip Thumbnail for Channel 1 or 2 on the drop down menu and the Capture clip thumbnail window will appear as shown below Capture clip thumbnail Capture thumbnail for clip vosburnper Make sure chp is paused before capture Use cumert hame Use frame t 2 Start the clip playing as described in section 6 3 3 Pause the clip when you have reached the desired image you wish to capture by pressing the gt button again on the control panel 4 Click on the Capture box on the Capture clip thumbnail window The desired image will then be captured and appear on the Multi View The image will be saved in the same folder with the clip on the Workstation s D drive and so if you use the same clip in another show you will not have to again capture a thumbnail for it As an alternative you may specify the frame number of the clip you wish to capture as shown above Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 1 1 6 2 Clip Store Playout Press the Clip device select button and the following will occur 1 The Clip button will illuminate 2 The name Clip1 will appear in the top left corner of the display 3 T
28. select the transparency A dotted lined will appear around your image 3 Select the inverse of the image by going to the Select Menu then Inverse Select Fiter View Window Deselect Ctri D Inverse Shift Ctri I Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 2 2 5 In the lower right corner of the Channels Tab click on the Save selection as channel button You now have created an alpha channel The Channels Tab will show the new channel as shown below Layers y Channels Paths N Save selection as channe 6 Save your file by selecting the File Save As menu Change the file Format to Targa Select 32 bits pixel under the Options Window so the transparency layer gets saved Name your file Choose your directory where the rest of your Broadcast Pix graphics are saved C graphics and click on Save 7 Import Add your file to your show using PixMaster as described in section 3 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 2 2 5 3 CG Rolls and Crawls CG graphics can also be created to roll vertically or crawl horizontally and then later controlled by Broadcast Pix to a custom speed setting Ideal for making a credit roll or a ticker at the bottom of the screen 5 3 1 To create Rolls Crawls 1 Click on the Inscriber icon on the desktop to start the Inscriber application
29. 1 In BPswitcher select the Setup menu Device Settings and then the DDR Control menu as shown below Setup Window Capture Logging Help ystem Options Startup Video Standard Video Aspect Ratio ee ee Screen Resobtion v Underscan Enable Dual Aspect Slate 10 assignments Configure CeanFeed Device settings a Sory Camera Control Ciching sources switches DOR Control Enable PixPad conterit saisctio Enable last ICG editing ourt down cips Engreering settings and the following DDR settings window will appear To see which COM ports are being used go into the Workstation s Device Manager under Ports COM amp LPT r DDR settings ogg First COM port 7 v Select clips omea 2 Click on Select Clips and the Select DDR Clips Window will appear as shown on the next page Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 3 3 Select the clips you wish to S Select DDR Clips g access from the panel by clicking on each clip individually and bck to select chp cick agen to unselect each it will illuminate as shown i SAAS 002 ASLANDS f 003 PAUSE To deselect a clip click on it again 004 STONE and it will revert to white 005 trdpv2 005 tintocp The clips that are selected in this window will appear in all 3 channels of the DDR 4 Click on OK on the Select DDR Clips window 5 T
30. 1 with Port 1 Channel 2 with Port 2 and Channel 3 with Port 3 workstation ImageServer 422 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 fd apga Edge Port 6 8 2 Verifying Installation of External DDR Software On the Broadcast Pix Switcher window select the Help menu then About Devices then DDR Control as shown below Help User Manual About About Devices gt Sony Camera Control DDR Control and the following window will appear if the external DDR option is present About DDR plug in DDA control developed fot Broadcast Pie by Michael Hulfaker using YDCP AS 422 protocol Version 1 0 1 Coppight 2004 Broadcast Pm Al nights reserved It may also be necessary to ensure that the Edge Port RS 422 hub is installed configured properly To verify you must use the Edgeport Configuration Utility which was installed on your workstation at the factory To access the utility go to the Start Menu in Windows XP select All Programs followed by Digi USB then Edgeport Configuration Utility This will bring up the window below If this utility is not installed on your workstation it may be necessary to install the driver CD which came with your Edge Port contact technical support for more information Edeeport Properties Geretal Version Advanced amp p Edgepont 4s SV72022787 Information 7 Pati COM7 Y
31. 10 assignmerits cortigure CleanFeed Bot p 2 A warning will appear which will disable Keys 4 6 Click on Yes Warning Enabling dual aspect will disable keys 4 6 Proceed Yes No 3 A second warning will appear which will ask you to Restart the application Click on OK f Restart required Change will take effect upon restart of Broadcast Pix Switcher 4 Under the File menu select Close Show then Quit 5 Double Click the Broadcast Pix Switcher icon on the desktop to restart the application Once the Multi View appears you now have DualAspect enabled NOTE DualAspect mode requires Keys 4 6 as well as PowerAux options to operate DualAspect also does not use any mix effects on the output even if a transition occurs on program the result on the Aux output will be a cut Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 9 5 1 10 Control Panel Sleep Mode If the Control panel is connected to a workstation but left alone for over one half hour it will automatically fall into a sleep mode When this happens all lights are extinguished but the panel continues to stay connected to the workstation To wake it up just press any button This first wake up button press will be ignored All subsequent button pushes are processed as usual To disable the sleep mode see section A 5 towards the end of this manual 1 11 Console Installation Most Broadcast Pix systems
32. 2 IOG ch 2 Cips ich 2 DOR Cortrol Sor Camera Cor d Add waldcard devices ex Device 1 Device 2 Device 3 CG ch 2 Clips ch 2 Ste ich 2 Settings 3 wil not be accessible f DSK ke Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 9 3 3 9 4 Show Memories The StudioMemory on the Broadcast Pix enables panel setups to be saved that contain all the classic switcher settings like key settings DVEs sources etc as well as the exact content in clip and graphic stores complete with attributes like mark points auto start crawl speed etc For more on creating memories see section 4 10 The memory controls in PixMaster enable you to 1 Choose which memories are to be used within a show 2 Change the order in which the memories are displayed on the Mem PixPad 3 Name the Memories globally and create a custom PixButton image for them Note The third item is a global change affecting all shows so whatever name and image you choose will be used in all shows for this memory C3 Memories for 6pm Mews Memories tor ths show To access show memory controls on the Show Settings window click on memories Name order add delete This will open the Memories Window This example does not contain any memories yet Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls
33. 255 PM 4 7 2005 247 PM 4 7 2005 347 Pm 4 7 2005 253 PM 4 7 2006 308 Pm 4 7 2005 314 PM 4 7 2005 242 PM 4 7 2005 315 4 7 2005 319 PM 4 7 2006 323 PM 4 16 2005 11 48PM 4 16 2005 7 20 Pw 4 7 2005 245 PH 4 16 2005 1146 PM 4 7 05 2 PM 4 7 2005 246 PM 4 7 2005 2PM 4 7 2006 246 PM 4 7 7205 340 PM 4 TNS 246 PM 3 9 Edit Show Settings In addition to the content in a show you can also edit its settings and setups To access the show settings click on Edit Show Settings and the Settings Windows for the Show will appear rw Sinne The Show Settings window enables you to edit Switcher sources for source assignments and auto fail safe assignment More devices for the three wildcard device PixButtons Memories for preset onscreen layouts and actions Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 9 3 9 1 Switcher Source Assignments Each show can have unique switcher source assignments To change them 1 On the Show Settings window click on the Switcher eae sources button The Switcher source assignments peoe window will open Re assign add delete B open News Yeiicher source assignments Select switcher source assignments Direct sources 1 2 zororen aaa Sheted sources 2 Select the source you wish to change by clicking on its name A drop down menu will appear a Click on the device you want Cam5 in this example
34. 4 4 6 You now can preview the Key by pressing Key OnOff Prev in the PixPad or you can take the Key to program by pressing Key OnOff Prg To take the key off of Preview or Program repeat step 3 NOTE Keys 4 6 will only fade on off depending on the rate of the key You can not use a transition effect for Keys 4 6 To change the key rate see section 4 4 7 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 5 4 4 6 Source Controls All Broadcast Pix sources both external live and internal graphics and clips have various parameters which can be modified known as Source Controls For external live sources you can set the AutoAspect treatment as described in section 1 2 7 as well as chromakey levels For internal source controls you can also set the AutoAspect treatment as well as any control that the device has enabled Source Controls reside on the the actual input in result wherever that source is outputted to it will have the associated source controls applied to it To activate source controls 1 Select the Controls button in the Destination Row on the control panel or SoftPanel and it will illuminate On older panels this is the Capture button 2 The display will read out which source is selected and the source row will have its button illuminated To effect modify another source select any mapped source on the switcher s Source Row Aux AUX 1 a 3 T
35. 56 Lbs 25Kg 450 watts 19w x 20d x 7h in 48w x 51d x 18h cm 4RU 2100 68 Lbs 31Kg 500 watts 19w x 20d x 7h in 48w x 51d x 18h cm 4RU Control Panel 1000 2100 18 5w x 13d x 5 5h in 47w x 33d x 14h cm iBoB 2100 19w x 3d x 10 5h in 48w x 8d x 27h cm 6RU Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 8 A 9 Glossary AutoAspect Aux Chromakey Click On and Clip Store CG Control Panel Devices Device Controls Display DualAspect A Broadcast Pix feature which allows you to mix 4 3 and 16 9 content in the same show while maintaining the native aspect ratio of each element See section 1 2 9 Auxiliary output which can be assigned to any internal or external source for a separate monitor or record deck See section 4 9 A method of removing a solid background color usually green or blue and replacing with a different image See section 4 6 This is nomenclature used in this manual to distinguish between when a panel push button is used or a mouse Click on refers to the mouse while any push button is enclosed with such as press the Cut button Is a Broadcast Pix device inside the workstation onto which clips may be recorded and then played back as a show element Also referred as a DDR See section 6 Character Generator is the device inside the workstation that creates graphics Inscriber TitleMotion Pro is the CG
36. 9 2 5 9 3 5 9 4 5 9 5 5 9 6 5 9 7 5 9 8 5 10 CG Installation TitleMotion Pro Canvas Creating Still CG Graphics Exporting a Still Graphic from Inscriber to Broadcast Pix Exporting Graphics from Photoshop to Broadcast Pix CG Rolls and Crawls To Create CG Graphics that Roll or Crawl To Play a Roll or Crawl Motion Controls for Rolls and Crawls Modifiers for Rolls and Crawls Creating an Animated CG Graphic To Create an Animated Graphic Importing an Animated CG Graphic into Broadcast Pix On Air Operations for CG Animations Creating Animations in 3rd Party Applications Basic CG On Air Operation Updating CG Graphics On the Fly ICG Editing Overwriting a File Dual CG Still Store and Logo Operation Preparing Still Content Optional CG Connect Software Adding the RTX Tags Loading CG Connect with a Layout Updating the CG Layout Adding a Data Source with XML Files Creating your Own XML File Using Images with CG Connect Using Clocks with CG Connect Displaying the CG Layout Using International Characters with Inscriber Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 0 4 Operators Manual Table of Contents Section 6 Clip Store 6 0 1 6 0 2 6 0 3 6 1 6 1 1 6 2 6 3 6 3 1 6 3 2 6 3 3 6 3 4 6 4 6 4 1 6 5 6 5 1 6 5 2 6 5 3 6 5 4 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 8 1 6 8 2 6 8 3 6 8 4 6 8 5 6 8 6 6 8 7 Audio Flow with Embedded Audio Audio Flow with Di
37. As you enter each number it will appear in the display If you enter a wrong number press the UP PixButton which will bring back to the previous PixPad where you can start again from step 2 Press the Enter PixButton and the effect will appear in the Effects PixButton and its name and number will also appear in the display The PixPad will change to the effect chosen and it will be illuminated Effects Fx 122 Dual Clock Top Rate Trate 30 ao Effects A PixButton 122 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 3 2 4 3 3 Viewing More Effects in the Library The effects PixPad displays the first 9 effects To view additional effects either Press the Next PixButton and the next 9 will appear To see the 9 beyond that press the Next PixButton again etc To back up and look at the previous PixPad press the Back PixButton NOTE You can always return to the first page of effects by pressing the Effects PixButton again Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 3 3 4 3 4 Changing Effect Transition Rates The transition rate of any effect or mix may be changed by either turning the Rate knob or using the numeric keypad The transition rate is displayed on the lower right corner of the display For example the previous illustration shows a rate of 30 frames Rates are d
38. Note that each camera s preset positions are independent For example each camera can have a preset position 7 saved but none of these preset position 7 s are related to each other Device Icon ____ lt __ Camera Number indicates Camera Control Preset Position Number Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 9 2 Press the Settings PixButton on the PixPad shown above and the following PixPad will appear 3 Press the Update PSet PixButton and the following PixPad will appear 4 Manually move the camera to the desired position you wish to save by using the Joystick and the Focus knob as described in section 7 3 Bring the desired camera up on the preview monitor by pressing its source button in the preview row so you can see its position as you adjust it NOTE the Preset Position will remember pan tilt Zoom focus and recall speed The first four will be captured wherever you manually leave the joystick and focus knob Recall speed will be captured at whatever speed is set to see section 7 5 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 9 5 When you have the camera positioned where you want it on the above PixPad press the button for the Preset Position where you would like to save this camera position either 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 If you wish to save it in a preset Po
39. Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 10 1 7 10 2 To Adjust Camera Functions The Options PixPad can be used to set a wide variety of camera functions 1 To adjust White Balance Press the White Balance PixButton and the display will show what is illustrated below Turn the right knob to adjust Cam Cntrl Cam 1 V PS8 Focus Tris wht Bal Trans 100 2 To adjust Shutter Press the Shutter PixButton and the display will show what is illustrated below Turn the right knob to adjust Cam Cntrl cam 1 V PS8 Focus Iris Shutter Trans 100 3 To adjust Contrast Press the Contrast PixButton and the display will show what is illustrated below Turn the right knob to adjust Cam CRECE Cam 1 V PS8 Focus Tris Contrst Trans 100 4 To adjust Auto White Press the Auto White PixButton and the display will show what is illustrated below Turn the right knob to adjust Cam Cntrl Cam 1 PS8 Focus Tris Autowht Trans 100 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 10 2 5 To adjust Auto Black Press the Auto Black PixButton and the display will show what is illustrated below Turn the right knob to adjust Cam Cntrl Cam 1 V PS8 Focus Tris AutoBlk Trans 100 6 To turn on off color bars in the camera Press the color bars PixButton and the display will show what is
40. Pot COMS Contigquie F Port3 COM Poet Flags JF Ports COM10 titanen Test Ports Retresh Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 2 The Edge Port communicates to your server via a RS 422 connection to ensure that the Edge Port is configured to do so select the Port Flags button in the Edgeport Properties window which will bring up the Port Flag Configuration window below F Port Flag Configuration x This dalog provides an interlace for configuing perlormance option and special furctonally on a per pot batis These leatures should only be used by advanced users and then only instructed to do so by technical suppor Edgepout 4s 5V72022787 Low Remap Igwe Fast Fast gnore Delay Latency Baud Fish Waes Reads Tx Purge Coreg COM7 gt No Temnaing Rensta DOM 22 No Temmiaing Resets DOMS R5422 No Terminating Resistor COM10 RS422 No Tenminating Resistor Under Industrial Settings ensure that each COM port is set to RS422 Non Terminating Resistor Select the Update button to save changes then close the Edgeport Properties window Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 2 6 8 3 Selecting Clips to Access from Broadcast Pix You can select all or just a subset of clips on the DDR to make the collection of clips that you want to have access to from the Broadcast Pix panel
41. Resolution Enable fast ICG editing v Count down clips To select Monitor Size for the main Multi View Engineering settings 1 On the Setup menu click on Screen Resolution 2 Select 1280x1024 or 1680x1050 For more customization of the Multi View see section 2 5 NOTE You may change any of the above settings at any time For any changes to take effect you must quit and restart the application Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 9 2 1 9 5 Enabling DualAspect As described in section 1 9 3 Broadcast Pix Slate switchers come standard with selectable 4 3 or 16 9 video aspect ratios As an option Broadcast Pix can output both 4 3 and 16 9 video aspects simultaneously This is ideal when you need to simulcast to two different mediums i e TV broadcast and Internet or Image Magnification IMAG and TV broadcast DualAspect uses an Auxiliary output which mirrors the program output and uses the opposite aspect ratio of the current show You can select your Aux output in the Slate IO Assignments menu see section 1 2 8 Be sure to add an aspect treatment to each input as well to each content element to ensure proper output To Enable DualAspect 1 In BPswitcher select Setup and from the drop down menu and select Enable DualAspect NE Widow Caa Lovano Startup Video Standard Video Aspect Ratio we a SEL Screen Resoltion inderscan Enable Dual Aspect Slate
42. Smoot kve ad oya EZ Patdana Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 4 A 4 1 Create a Show With the Classic Show Editor To Create a Show 1 Start the Broadcast Pix application by clicking on its icon on the desktop GUI which will bring up the Multi View window which contains a blank Multi View and various drop down menus at the top 2 On the File drop down menu select New Show as shown below and the Show Editor window will appear CQ Broadcast Pix Studio 3 In the Show Editor window fill in the Show Name and any show number CQ Show Editor Content Sources Show name j Show number Content Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 4 1 4 In the content column of the Show Editor window for each desired device select it from the drop down menu as shown below CO Show Editor Content Sources Show name Show number if F ie SSCS EST est contentissis2y CATest contentipowerpoaini ESTen conen SS C TestcontentiogosS ooo A z J ud fe it OE UIE EE p z is Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 4 1 5 Identify the the content you wish for the selected device Once you have established the type of the firs
43. Software 1 Register your unit by going to where you will have access to the customer download page 2 Download the current version of Broadcast Pix Software To Uninstall your existing version of Broadcast Pix Software 1 On the start menu select Control 2 The following window will appear Panel Click on Add or Remove Programs amp Control Panel Administrator File Edt View Favortes Took Help OD Pauh Py rodes Fi Int t uments My Recent s gt z D emal ie roesit Pick a category f thook Exp My Pictures BP K TE opem MID tee Studo BPStudo 2 My Music e and Themes Hardware Shortout to NewusDviver exe ws My Computer Q Help and Support Meet My Network Places faa il TitkeMotion 4 3 paces ener Language and Regional Options re Notepad W Part Help and Support BP EPCapture Studo Y Search All Programs gt 2 Printers and Faxes Accessibility Options Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 1 3 On the Add or Add or Remove Programs E BR Remove Prog rams Currently installed programs Sort by Name window highlight e EE Adobe Reader 6 0 1 5 Broadcast Pix S Software as shown 7 am or remove it from your computer cick Change or Remove and click on 18 Camera control plug in for BPStudo Remove PB cco softwere v2 4 woos 5 FTOI USS Serisi Converter Orivers It is important not to Be Brenna
44. Your choice is now reflected in the source assignments window Cot liCed Cond J 4 4 Click on OK Shed toriet Gc bpn Peres Switcher surte ossierenents 10 yi Select switcher sowo Drect sources Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 9 1 3 9 2 Auto Fail Safe Setting The Broadcast Pix Slate 2100 Switcher has extensive fail safe capabilities that enable you to continue a broadcast uninterrupted even if your computer workstation goes offline see section 4 11 If the workstation or its network is ever lost unplugged or locks up in the middle of a show the system s fail safe mechanism takes over and brings to program whatever Fail Safe source the system is set to One of the features of this fail safe capability is that you can identify a source to fail over to or you can select none if you prefer to do it manually To set the auto Fail Safe source 1 Navigate to the Switcher source assignments window as described in section 3 9 1 2 Click on the down arrow under of Fail Safe source and a drop down menu will appear as shown below gr pm News yeviicher source osstorenents Select switcher source assignments Dwect sources 1 2 Can Can Cand CanS Cise iClee Sea Sheri crusres 3 Select the Camera or other live source you can only select a live source 4 Click on OK NOTE If
45. any internal sources clips stills cgs logo as well as inputs 9 12 through the optional Slate IO card If it is desired to access both internal and external sources you may feed Out C or E to an input on the iBoB Now Aux 3 is an input to your switcher so what ever is selected on Aux 3 can now be accessed by Aux 1 and 2 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 9 2 4 9 3 PowerAux Control For the most part traditional switchers offer only one layer to be sent to an Auxiliary Output As an option all Broadcast Pix Slate switchers have the ability to overlay any all of Keys 1 6 onto an Aux output this is known as PowerAux This feature is ideal for producing two simultaneous shows from the same system for two different audiences without the high cost and complexity of a 2ME switcher On A Slate 100 or 1000 PowerAux controls are accessed through Aux 1 on a Slate 2100 PowerAux is controlled through Aux 3 To Access PowerAux 1 Set up your Auxes as described in section 4 9 2 Controls for PowerAux reside inside of Aux 1 Select the Aux 1 button in the Destination Row of the control panel or SoftPanel it will illuminate to access the Aux 3 controls select the Aux 1 Aux 3 PixButton and the PixPad will display the following PowerAux PixPad on 100 1000 PowerAux PixPad on 2100 3 In the PixPad press the desired Key s to be overlaid onto Aux 1 The display w
46. are used on a tabletop which is a better viewing angle in most light conditions especially to view the PixButtons The system may also be recessed into a hole cut out of the table top or console If a cut out installation is desired then the following dimensions should be used to cut the hole in the console top The panel may fit into existing cut outs for older equipment as it is the same width as a GVG100 control panel 4 25 inches 9 inches 4 25 inches 10 795 CM 22 86 CM 10 795 CM yet gt 74 7 2 inches y 54CM ZTT eh ee eee ee ee tee _ 11 5 8 inches 29 5 CM 7 AA 17 5 inches E 44 5 CM Dimensions for Console Installation Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 11 Section 2 gt Broadcast Pix Broadcast Pix Concepts 2 1 Broadcast Pix Features Integrated Broadcast Studio Pristine SDI Video Versatile Control Panel Confidence of On button Content Personal Studio Grow to a Team Studio Fail Safe On Air Contains an entire control room of devices including switcher clip store character generator still stores logos DVEs monitoring optional camera and external DDR control Create superb digital video SMPTE 259M with 3 keyers upgradeable to 6 keyers background video and a second background when transitioning Slate 2100 adds iBoB DSK Slate 1000 and 2100 feature a fast a
47. around your subject is mostly keyed out Press the Clip Shrink Spill PixButton in the Crma ctrls PixPad Adjust the Clp value to reduce the amount of your background that is remaining This value should be around 0 plus or minus a few degrees Too much clip will cause your subject to be transparent Key 2 Ral Chr Huel20 0 Clp005 ShrO000 Spildd0 If needed you may shrink the edges of your subject by adjusting the Shr value Adjust the Spil value to a desired effect too much spill will give a dark outline on your subject Adjust the remaining settings if needed by pressing the Sup S Clip PixButton to fine tune the key to eliminate any further spill of the the background that may be on your subject Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 7 3 4 8 iBoB Downstream Keyer DSK in the iBoB on the Slate 2100 The Broadcast Pix Slate 2100 includes 3 6 keyers in the Mix Effects system inside the workstation as well as a seventh keyer downstream in the intelligent Break out Box iBoB The first six keyers handle graphics and clips from within the system s workstation whereas iBoB DSK is for an external key source that is attached to the iBoB such as a legacy CG or other external device iBoB DSK always appears on top downstream of everything 4 8 1 To Enable or Disable iBoB When it is on iBoB DSK uses the top right wildcard device selection PixBut
48. audio function In BPswitcher go to Setup Engineering Settings and deselect Embedded Audio for more information see section 1 2 7 When recording analog audio on a Slate 2100 you need to specify where the audio is coming in from Either Embedded on a SDI input Analog or Digital In BPswitcher go to Setup iBoB iBoB Assignments there you will be able to change the Input Audio from a drop down menu as shown below Select Append analog Now whatever audio is connected to the Clip Store Analog Input on the iBoB will be recorded All audio inputs require balanced audio and the analog stereo input can handle both genlocked and un timed sources Input Audo Peary Append analog vj Slate Fass uoua aw Append anak Breakout Cable i j Append digital iBoB Clip Store Audio Inputs anana an Audio Inputs check labels i r Clip Store Audio Input Left Right Clip Store ee Audio Input Left Right Clip name bpv video name wav audio Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 0 3 6 1 Recording a Clip To record a clip onto the Broadcast Pix Clip Store 1 If the Multi View is open quit the Broadcast Pix Switcher application by going to File Quit 2 If you have a Slate 2100 In fail safe mode press the controls button on older panels this is the capture button and then the source button for the device you wish to record from and both buttons will
49. be updated live at any given time When using the optional Slate input card all 4 of those sources can update live Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 9 2 6 List of Screen Resolutions Computer monitors should always be square pixels and the display resolution should have the same ratio as the aspect of the screen The aspect of screen should never be compensated for this would distort text and images making them look too wide or skinny Below is a list of Monitor Resolutions with their native aspect ratios for easy reference If your monitor is wide screen use a 16 9 or a 16 10 resolution For normal square screens use a 4 3 resolution This is important when choosing a monitor to use with your Multi View or Floating Monitors to ensure proper viewing monitoring You may use any screen resolution for Floating Monitors currently the Multi View supports only 1280x1024 and 1680x1050 screen resolutions 4 3 Aspect Ratio 16 9 Aspect Ratio 16 10 Aspect Ratio 1024x768 1024x576 1280x800 1152x864 1280x720 1440x900 1280x1024 1366x768 1680x1050 1400x1050 1920x1080 1920x1200 1600x1200 2048x1152 2560x1600 2048x1536 It is important to set your Windows desktop settings prior to starting the Broadcast Pix Switcher application It is not advised to change the desktop resolutions while the application is running Be advised that some large LCD Plasma monitors do not accept hig
50. clips controls team appendix 5 9 1 RTX Tag Settings News Edit Tab RTX Tags on Text Planes 5 9 2 Loading CG Connect with a Layout 7h 1 Double click the CG Connect icon on the desktop Sa Lonati make sure the green USB dongle is installed prior to launching CG Connect While in the Off Air Mode select the CG Layouts tab on the bottom right of the screen and browse to the directory containing the CG layout by clicking either on the layout directory label or the browse button next to it The directory for the most part will be C graphics cg once selected click OK ea M CG layouts Images Data Sources Cocks CG Layout Directory 2 C Graphics og LJ Stove 03 GUEST ICG sles ain dual box ain BASEBALL aera ee betest betest _add gt gt betest beteci4 lt Remove haii bn Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 2 3 CG Connect will list all the ICG layout files contained in that directory in the CG Layout Store list the left side Choose the layout s that you want to update from this list and click the Add button This will add the layout to the CG Layout Broadcast list the right side Click the Apply button to commit your changes and the layouts will now appear in the layout list in the top left of the program next to the tag grid You can also remove a layout from the Broadcast list by selecting it and clicki
51. end setting it to loop setting it to auto start when taken to air changing the direction changing the aspect ratio and changing its speed To modify a roll or a crawl 1 Press the CG button to bring up the top page of CG controls on the PixPad if they are not already up 2 Press the Controls PixButton which will bring up the following PixPad of Modifiers CG Controls PixPad Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 3 4 3 You can always view which modifiers are present on the a CG graphic by viewing the display on the control panel or SoftPanel These modifiers are always displayed when you select a CG graphic in parenthesis after the name of the selected CG graphic in the same way that clip modifiers are shown for clips When the CG graphic is first created it has a R for roll as a default as shown below for the CG title in this illustration called Credits These modifiers are also visible on the Multi View CG Credits R Scrub Sp 3 1 0 00 00 HHL 4 To change a roll to a crawl press the Roll Crawl PixButton on the CG Modifier PixPad The R in the display will change to a C 5 To change a crawl to a roll press the Roll Crawl PixButton on the CG Modifier PixPad The C in the display will change to a R 6 Sometimes it is desired to have the roll or crawl start out of view This way when you bring it to air it is not presen
52. every time you turn on the system To set these default settings click on the Setup menu in BPswitcher and the following drop down window will appear Setup Window Capture Logging Help System Options Startup Video Standard b Video Aspect Ratio Screen Resolution Underscan Enable Dual Aspect Sate 10 asagrerents Configure CleanFeed 606 Device settings Cicko sources switches v Enable PixPad content selection v Count down clips Engineering settings b 9 Click on iBoB and iBoB assignments and the iBoB Assignments Window will appear a portion of which is shown below for iBoB DSK default settings DSK default settings Cut source Fill source Inputl Input2 oo Clip 399 l Shape on F Invert on Gain 399 10 Inthe iBoB DSK default settings box above enter the desired clip gain and sources for cut and fill and whether the key needs to be shaped or inverted 11 Press Save Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 8 2 4 8 3 To Operate iBoB DSK 1 To Preview iBoB DSK press the iBoB DSK PixButton in the upper right corner of the panel to access the iBoB DSK PixPad then press the Prev OnOff PixButton and the key will appear on the preview monitor 2 To bring the DSK on air press the Prog OnOff PixButton iBoB DSK can be taken off preview or program by pressing the Prev OnOff and Prog OnOff buttons a
53. have a switcher output board on the right which does the processing and contains video outputs and a analog reference input There are 2 slots for I O boards of which the center is standard and the left board is optional Either I O board may be Serial Digital Interface SDI Analog or High Definition SDI HD SDI SDI and HD SDI connections are BNCs Analog connections accept S Video Y C connections or Composite and Component YUV using breakout cables to BNCs Sources can be synchronous and or asynchronous to support a wide range of inputs from broadcast cameras to consumer DVD players 3 Standard Configurations a analog d SD digital h high def amp SD digital AE Outputs 1 8 Inputs 1 8 Inputs 1 8 Inputs Slate Broadcast Pix Slate roadcast Pix Slate Broadcast Pix Ey 1 8 Inputs Broadcast Pix Slate NOTE It is not recommended to have long cable runs over 100 meters 300 feet as signal quality will be degraded For longer runs it is necessary to install video amplifiers reclockers to boost the signal Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 3 1 2 3 I O Configurations Continued Optional Second I O Board using HD 2 J Qa 2 f e ix Slate dcast Pix Slate Broadcast P Broadcast Pix Slate Broa Each of the 9 I O configurations shown above is available on the Slate 100 and Slate 1000 The Sl
54. illustrated below Turn the right knob to adjust Cam Cntrl Cam 1 PS8 Focus Tris ColrBar Trans 100 7 To adjust Detail Press the Set Detail PixButton and the display will show what is illustrated below Turn the right knob to adjust Cam Cntrl Cam 1 PS8 Focus Tris Detail Trans 100 8 To adjust Lens Type Press the Next PixButton and the additional controls will appear as shown below Then Press the Lens Type PixButton and the display will show what is illustrated below Turn the right knob to adjust Cam Cntrl Cam 1 V PS8 Focus Iris LensTyp Trans 100 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 10 2 9 To Change the Iris Mode Some cameras have automated iris capabilities which you can set on automatic or use manually To select iris mode press the Iris PixButton on the above PixPad and the following PixPad will appear Then select either Auto for the camera to automatically set the Iris Remote for the middle knob on the Broadcast Pix panel to control Iris Manual for manual control of the Iris by the iris ring on the camera 10 To Invert Tilt In some installations that Pan Tilt head is installed upside down The inverse tilt command flips the joystick around so that pushing it up still makes the camera go up To Invert Vertical Tilt press the Invert Vertical Motn PixButton as shown below and the
55. large display will add the add V as shown below Cam Cntrl Cam 1 V PS1 Focus Iris Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 10 2 11 To Invert Pan In some installations that Pan Tilt head is installed upside down The invert horizontal command flips the joystick around so the pushing it right still makes the camera pan right To Invert horizontal pan press the Invert Horiz Motn PixButton as shown below and the large display will add the add H as shown below Cam Cntrl Cam 1 HV Pl Focus TETS LensTyp NOTE When the camera is mounted upside down and so these two invert commands are applied care must be taken when setting camera travel limits as these left right up down limits will now refer to the joystick position not the camera position as the camera is upside down On Sony cameras you may need to go in to the Sony Menu using the remote control supplied by Sony to invert the camera Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 10 2 7 11 Optional Audio Follow Video Control As an option the Broadcast Pix switcher can provide control of virtually any external audio mixer digital or analog through a Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIDI Controls can be as simple as turning on a source when it transitions to program or as complex as calling up scene changes to modify e
56. like these in you productions Start or House Contents A known neutral point which Assigns Key 1 CG Key 2 Still Key 3 Logo Loads the first content element of each device Resets the keyers no dve ckey Animated clip plays on Key 3 repositioned Two DVE boxes key 2 cam1 key 3 clip on a still background with a crawling title when Key 2 is on full screen see mem 5 it squeezes whatever is in Key up to the right Key 2 is full screen It must be manually filled when Key 2 is on full screen see mem 5 it squeezes it over to reveal a program slate 2 Spinning Logo 3 Dual Box 4 Key 2 squeeze up 5 Key 2 Full Screen and put on air 6 Reveal Slate with Key 2 7 Chroma Key on Key 2 Clip of person in front of a green screen chromakeyed with Key 2 over a map still You can customize any of these or add your own see section 4 10 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 5 2 1 6 Troubleshooting The Multi View always displays a status light in the top left corner If it is green all is OK if not Red select the Status Tab in the lower left corner of the Multi View and the following detailed status window will appear amp Broadc File view Switcher Sources State genlock Panel ready Status message Panel established connection from 192 168 53 251 at 10 40 41 AM Lights during normal operation Status on Sl
57. number to fill it with Press it yet again to save the key set up plus the source number plus the content element number within the source and the display will say 1c For example a DVE box set up plus which source number and content element number to fill it with like the 4 clip in the first clip store If you press it a third time no key 1 information will be saved and the display will reflect that Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 10 1 5 For example if you want to save all three keyer set ups and the sources as well on keys 1 and 3 then press the Mem Save Key 1 PixButton twice the Mem Save Key 2 PixButton once and the Mem Save Key 3 PixButton twice and the following will appear in the display M19 ls2k3s 6 Continue selecting any other elements of the panel you would like to save in this Mem Mem Save Prev PixButton will save the preview source press again to save the content Pv or Pvc Mem Save Prog PixButton will save the program source press again to save the content Pg or Pgc Mem Save Trans PixButton will save the transition selected as well as any modifiers including softness aspect and rate If you press it again it will also save the state of the Bgr and key transition buttons T or T Mem Save More Keys PixButton enables saving the state of the direct key buttons 1 6 Keyer set ups for Keys 4 6 and
58. see the list of windows you can float Then select the desired items You may also right click on the source monitors as a shortcut to float sources 9 18 select the Sources Tab and right click on the desired sources 2 After selecting each item it will appear and then arrange it on your primary or secondary monitor Most Floating Monitors can be sized by dragging their corners Secondary 1920x108 Window Capture Loggng Heb Floating layout templates b Hide main window Program on right Float Size al lasting sources to b None v Hide Floating window frames v Program Bring windows to Frort v Preview v Martan orogam preview aspect v Cip counters v Mantan source aspect v Key window Tab window wv Use black background New PoPad Source gt v Chock y Audo Follow Satus NOTE The native resolution of the Floating Preview Program monitors are 320x240 where as the Source monitors are 180x120 When resizing monitors be cautious of how large you make each monitor as the resolution may be distorted Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 9 3 To align or size floating monitors right click on the floating monitor and select which source you would like to copy its attributes from as shown You may also size all the sources to each other by selecting the Window menu then Size all floating source to Window Capture Logging Help
59. selected transition style and whatever was on program to the preview monitor The illuminated buttons will also flip flop on the program and preview rows During the transition the color of both the Auto and Preview Source buttons will change from orange to red You can change the rate at which the mix occurs as described in the rates section see section 4 3 4 If you wish to execute a manual effect then instead of pressing the Auto Trans button use the Fader Arm Key Key 1 3 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 2 4 4 3 Transition Effects The Transition section will execute whichever transition is currently selected as shown both on the effects PixButton and on the display If you wish to select a different effect or modify an effect then use the effect device controls To select a different Effect 1 Assign the device controls to effects by pressing the Effect PixButton This will cause the following device controls to appear Effects Device Controls Display shows selected device effect knob values and numeric keypad value PixPad Effects Fx 01 Vertical Wipe of 12 PixButtons to select an effect Rate Trate 30 ven or modify it Joystick 3 Knobs for modifying effects o Effects PixButton E to turn on effects Device Controls and show which effect is selected 2 On the PixPad press the desired Effect Pattern PixButton and
60. source Click on the source gt thumbnail and it goes to 5 preview lt To include a keyer in the next transition Click on the key button and it will illuminate and To add a key to preview transition with the or take it on off air background video depending on key button status Click on the key thumbnail NOTE When a source is clicked on it goes to preview but this can be changed to make the selected source go directly to air if desired To change this in BPswitcher go to the Setup drop down window and select Clicking Sources Switches then select the desired style Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 6 2 5 7 Advanced Switching on Multi View You can access even more switching capabilities on the Multi View by setting the Tabs Window in the lower left corner of the Multi View to Switcher as shown below These switcher controls work exactly the same as on the control panel For more switcher controls beyond these open a SoftPanel or use a control panel To add keys or background video to the next To assign a source to a keyer transition 1 Click on one of the three Key Click on the Key or BGR buttons shown above Assignment buttons shown below and each will illuminate as you click on it and the keyed image will be added to the preview monitor if 2 Then click on the thumbnail of the it is not already on air The button illuminates red
61. that contain a transparency alpha channel with a 32 Bit Depth in order for the graphic to key over video The two commonly used files in Broadcast Pix are Truevision Targa files TGA and Inscriber CG files ICG ICG files give you the option to update change a graphic that is already in your Broadcast Pix show quickly and on the fly for immediate results see section 5 7 To Export a Still Graphic 1 On the Inscriber GUI at the top left click on the File menu and a drop down menu will appear Click on Export Export Image and the Save As window will appear Change the file type to TGA Truevision TGA or ICG or any other desired file format Click on 32 Bit under Save Options to preserve the alpha channel if available Type in the File Name Change the Save In storage location to the folder in which you wish to keep your titles In general all CG graphics are kept in the central library on the C drive C graphics cg All stills and logos are kept in C graphics stills and C graphics logo respectively Click On Save You may now add the created graphics to your Broadcast Pix show as described in Section 3 with PixMaster i Inscriber TitleMotion DY 4 3 0 Temporary License Expires in amp Save pre o Titles kd WJbmes 5301 Sporting Life TGA 2 00001 TGA fen tr Hockey East TGA Sh 00002 TGA 5303 BU TGA lt com Edt Element Attributes Jobist Took Help New Chr
62. the Control panel and illuminate a small light above the button on the SoftPanel Key Select Buttons in the Destination Row Source Row Program Row Press the desired Source Row button for the source you wish to feed into the keyer The button pressed will illuminate orange or red if the key is on program and the source row button that had been illuminated before will go out Only one button in the source row may be illuminated at once The new source and its current contents will also appear in the appropriate Key PixButton in the lower right corner of the panel For example in the illustration shown above to change Key 2 from CG to Logo press Logo in the source row the last button Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 4 2 4 4 3 Direct Key Controls There are two ways to bring Keys on and off program by using the Transition Controls or by using the Direct Key buttons The Direct Key buttons are the three buttons located in the lower right corner of the control panel They correspond to Key 1 2 and 3 as shown below In addition to On Off functionality these three buttons provide a handy place to always see key status including What Device is assigned to this keyer is shown by the icon e g CG Channel eee What is the name of the content element currently selected in the device e g Score Whether the Key is On Program Red On
63. the iBoB DSK state It does this individually by bringing up a secondary PixPad that lets you select the each option When finished press the Up Arrow to return to the main element selection PixPad see next page Mem Save Aux PixButton enables saving the state of the 3 Auxiliary outputs by bringing up a secondary PixPad that lets you select the each Aux output or all auxes When finished press the Up Arrow to return to the main element selection PixPad see next page Mem Save All PixButton saves the state of all the devices on the control panel Press it again and it will clear the memory and the display Mem Recall Rate PixButton sets the amount of time in frames a memory will take to be recalled during a production Useful for creating on air DVE moves for push back animations NOTE When you save a source in addition to a set up such as for a key prev prog or aux the Mem will remember the source location such as the sixth source of the 18 available If you reassign sources in another show and source 6 is something else then care should be taken as this mem will still recall whatever is in source 6 The same applies for internal content CGs Clips Stills and Logos Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 10 1 T Mem Save Key 4 PixButton will save the Key 4 keyer set ups press again to save a specific source press once more to save the content 4k
64. turn keys On Off They also show key status device element and tally Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 0 4 0 1 Tally Broadcast Pix uses tally to identify at a glance what has been selected Tally is displayed simultaneously on the panel and on the Multi View On the Slate 2100 tally signals are sent out of the iBoB to light the tally lights on cameras The Slate 100 and 1000 have an optional tally box Panel Tally State Color Buttons PixButtons Selected and on Program Red Off not selected White buttons Green eee Selected and on Preview Orange Multi View Tally Selected and on Program Red Selected and on Preview Orange Off not selected Grey None Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 0 1 4 1 Video Sources Video sources include external video sources plus internal video sources for Clips Stills CG graphics Logos and Black The 9 most active video sources are selected with the three rows of 9 buttons in the lower left portion of the control panel as illustrated below These 9 sources are arrayed in columns of 3 buttons each The same source is assigned to all three buttons in each column The displays on the PixButtons in the program row indicate what source and content element is currently assigned to that column of buttons Within any one row only one source
65. which will bring up the clip controls PixPad then press the Numeric Keypad PixButton and it will bring up the numeric keypad PixPad as shown below Enter the clip Number you wish using the numeric keypad As you enter each number it will appear in the display Press the Enter PixButton and the selected clip will appear on the Multi View its name will appear in the display and its time code will be shown The PixPad will change to the Library containing the selected clip which will be illuminated Push the gt motion button and it will turn orange and the clip will start to play and its timecode will advance NOTE To select a clip by number the clip file name must have digits in front of the name i e O2_ Open Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 3 6 3 2 Selecting a Clip with the Multi View It may be desired in some situations to select library elements with the mouse rather then using panel buttons To Select a Clip with the mouse simply Click on its Thumbnail in the Panel PixPad on the Multi View To select a clip not currently shown on the Multi View use the navigation buttons at the bottom of the PixPad the left and right arrows ___ Navigation buttons Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 3 2 6 3 3 Viewing More Clips in the Library The clip PixPa
66. you wish to open and it will open in PixMaster as shown in section 3 3 You can also single click on the show name and then press the Choose Show bc test 5 18 button Friday What show do you wish to edit Select a show or create new House JP WUCAT IPs Fist NaBOS NES 3 NhanBebever From Switcher 1 Select the File menu as shown at the right and click on PixMaster Show Editor a Panel Setup Capture Logging ON The show that you have open with now open in PixMaster as shown in section 3 3 Pixttaster Show Editor Ctri P NOTE If you do not have a show open you can not access the PixMaster Show Editor from the Multi View as it will be grayed out Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 2 3 3 Editing a Show When you select a show to edit it will open in the PixMaster window for that show In the illustration shown below a show called 6 pm News has been opened for editing The primary source row for this show will be shown complete with the exact PixButtons In general there are three things you can do from here 1 Select which devices content to edit by clicking on its name or PixButton 2 Select Edit Show Settings to edit the show s switcher source assignments memories extra devices assigned to the 3 wildcard buttons in the upper right corner of the panel or access the global Break out Box settings
67. you do not wish the system to change sources when it fails then select the on the drop down menu Then when it goes into fail safe you can manually select the desired source from the switcher panel Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 9 2 3 9 3 Adding Wildcard Devices The Sample Show that comes with the Broadcast Pix system has four standard content devices Clip1 Still1 CG1 and Logo1 and there are dedicated buttons on the source panel for each There are an additional 3 wildcard device buttons in the top right corner of the panel which can be assigned to the second channel of a Clip Still or CG external control of cameras and servers or iBoB DSK if enabled from the Setup Menu To add a wildcard device 1 On the Show Settings window click on More Devices and the Add Device window will open More devices E wildcard devices Camera control DDA YTR etc 2 In the Add Device window click on the drop down menu under the wildcard button you wish to edit A drop down menu containing available devices appears see below 3 Select the desired device from the drop down window NOTE If you select a another channel of a content device you will be asked to select content for it 4 Click on OK 5 Be sure to map these newly assigned devices to your switcher as described in section 3 9 1 amp Add Device renove Siks fch
68. 1098 Fax 1 978 663 281 1 Website Register on line at for access to the latest software downloads and support information Support E mail Mailing Address 3 Federal Street Billerica Massachusetts 01821 USA Broadcast Pix welcomes suggestions to this manual please send to manual broadcastpix com 2007 Copyright Broadcast Pix Inc Broadcast Pix Slate iBoB PixButtons PixMaster PixPad AutoAspect and SoftPanel are trademarks of Broadcast Pix Inc Other trademarks are owned by their respective companies Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 10 gt Notes Broadcast Pix Macmiicicimacecinccne monn in
69. 3 View and save the content summary for the show es 1 Click on device name button or its lt PixButton to edit content Wa 2 Click SS to 3 Click here to edit the show s view and save a source content summary assignments for the Show memories etc When done making changes Save Show PixMaster Show Editor NOTE It is recommended to restart the Broadcast Pix Switcher application when adding removing or arranging a lot of content to prevent stability issues Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 3 3 4 Editing a Show s Content Select the device whose content you wish to edit by clicking on its PixButton or name below the PixButton and its content window will open For example if you click on Clips 1 its name will illuminate Solec a dmim amp adi red as shown at i the right and the Clips 1 Content Vow Window for this bs Loge t how will n etic neni Ee es Cant Cn Content Window Ca Clips 4 bpm Mews The content window in this case for the Clips 1 clip store enables you to Nene Chips t contest tor foes News Reorder the clips in the show a M here wre BHMOLSLY we Add new clips to this show from the central storage location for clips known as the clips library Import new clips into this show and into the library from anywhere on your system or network Edit While clips cann
70. Assigning the Device Controls The entire bank of device controls can be assigned by any of 15 buttons 7 Content Devices The device controls are assigned to most devices by using the four permanent device selection buttons for CG Clips Stills and Logos or three assignable wildcard device selection buttons above them as illustrated below In this illustration the wildcard buttons are assigned to a second channel of clip store camera control and iBoB DSK For specifics on how to assign devices to these 3 wildcard buttons see section 3 9 3 Device Selec 6 Destination Buttons i ros Three Key buttons One Source Controls button 1 2 3 trols 1 2 Two Aux buttons Mem Setup At all times you can tell what device is assigned to the Device Controls by looking at the upper left corner of the display in this illustration is it the first channel of CG 1 Effects PixButton 1 Memory Setup Button Which Device is Assigned 01 Womens Doubles oyi a SP1 00 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 4 1 2 4 2 PixPad Navigation The PixPad is a versatile part of the Device Controls that is used to access content and many fast action controls It has several navigation aids that streamline its use For most PixPads other than control modifiers the top nine PixButtons are to select which content element effect or memory you want The bottom
71. Chews Atua Mike Adee DF Deter Ar eee Gimn NOTE in the above illustration the two DVE boxes are placed on an animated background that is playing out from the system s clip store with a crawl placed on the bottom Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 5 3 4 5 4 Accessing Keys 4 6 Most Broadcast Pix Slate switchers come standard with 3 Keyers as an option every model can be upgraded to a total of 6 Keyers allowing for 6 picture in pictures Even though Keys 4 6 have the same capabilities as Keys 1 3 as described in section 4 5 they can not be tied to a transition with the transition controls as described in section 4 4 5 The use of StudioMemories see section 4 10 can assist in easily bringing Keys 4 6 on off of program Keys 4 6 are downstream on top of Keys 1 3 and due to their somewhat limited capabilities they are intended for more set and forget applications i e a logo station bug a game clock in a DVE a scrolling ticker etc To access Keys 4 6 1 4 Double punch the Key 1 Key Select Button This will activate the Key 4 PixPad Controls as shown below The Key 1 button will now be blinking indicating that Key 4 is active and on a SoftPanel the Key 1 button will turn into a Key 4 button To access Key 5 double punch Key 2 and for Key 6 double punch Key 3 You now have the same DVE rate and cropping controls as described in section
72. Data Sowces Clocks Image Dsoctory le C Prograre Fier CG Comnect image Baseball Diamond Shue Broadcast 12TRA Ful TGA 1 J TGA Emgty TGA LTGA 3 TGA 2ITGA 2 TGA 2 TGA 2 3 Tish 31GA 11GA Empty TGA Add 131GA Ful TGA Tare L TGA lt Remove Amp 2 Similar to loading your CG Layouts there is an Image Store and an Image Broadcast list Select the files from the Store list and select Add to add them to the Broadcast list You will be able to see a preview in the thumbnail window to the right of each list 3 After you ve loaded all your images to the Broadcast list click on Apply to make them active in the Layout Tags Grid Now all your images will appear in a drop down list for all your logo objects as shown below Your logo objects are indicated by a picture frame where as your text fields are indicated by an A ee EE EEE o_o Full TGA Empty TGA 3 TGA 2 TGA 2 3 TGA 1 TGA 1 3 TGA 1 2 TGA Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 6 5 9 7 Using Clocks with CG Connect One of the unique features of CG Connect is the ability to incorporate a live updating clock with your CG layout When creating your CG layout in Inscriber make sure to create a text field and give it a a RTX name probably clock in order for CG Connect to see that field Clocks can update every hour minute or second and the formatting which i
73. E If preferred the PixButtons can be set to display the number of the content element and one line of its name instead of two lines of its name see 3 4 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 2 PixButtons Streamline Selection PixButtons streamline the selection of content for all content such as the uses illustrated below plus titles logos stills PowerPoint or a Keyer Clips Effects DVE boxes Five Kinds of PixButtons A total of 28 PixButtons are used in 5 different areas of the Broadcast Pix control panel 1 12 in the PixPad To select content within a device and for modifiers 2 9 Sources To see what is on each source and selection without preview 3 3 Direct Key Buttons To see what is in each keyer and to take it on air or off 4 3 Assignable Devices To see what is in each assignable device and to select it 5 1 Effects PixButton To see the active effect and to select the effects controls F Assignable Devices Wildcard Baan EHEHEHE SEES PixPad Sources o EEEEEEEE OB e Effects Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 2 2 3 Devices The Broadcast Pix panel can control a studio of devices Each device performs one function In a traditional live television studio many of these devices are in a separate box with its own operator The Broadcast Pix panel provides flexible
74. Give your file a name and save it in a directory location 5 Click on the Data Editor Button This will bring up the Data Editor Window as shown below r Data Editor J Data Source Baseball Count er en Voscha Bals Sukes ring Outs A AddTabe Batebal Cick here to add a rew Eal 0 0 Tos 7 Add Ftd Strike 1 i Bori s EAE n Inewng 2 4 Ton Deaete Qut 3 3 Ba 2 4 Top 3 Bar 3 Ba Bat 4 Too 5 Bar 5 Too 6 Bat 6 Bot Cance Save Save amp Gose 6 Click on the Add Table Button to add a heading This will add a Table to the section to the right You may name your field here by clicking on it then typing in the box above it make sure to hit Enter on the keyboard to apply your name All your fields will be listed below your table To delete a Table click on the Table and select Delete Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 5 7 Click on the Add Field Button to add the name of your data You may name your field here by clicking on it then typing in the box above it make sure to hit Enter on the keyboard to apply your name To delete an entire Field or column select the Field and click on the Delete button You may have as many Fields necessary 8 Now you can enter the actual data that will appear on air Select in the top of the grid which states Click here to add a need row After you have entered all your value
75. PC or other depending on the manufacturer You must also activate your mixer to be able to receive RX and transmit TX Program Change and Control Change information for Audio Follow to work properly Refer to the MIDI section of your audio mixer s manual on how to select these options as they may be located in several menus It may be necessary to install drivers from your audio mixer depending on which connection you are using with your audio mixer If you are using a Serial cable to control your audio mixer no extra drivers are needed If you are using a USB to MIDI converter drivers are installed automatically using Windows XP when that device is plugged in If you are using a standard USB cable you must install the appropriate drivers that came with your audio mixer Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 11 Once the appropriate drivers are installed it you need to enable the the computer to use MIDI controls 1 In Windows XP go to the Start Menu select Control Panel then in the Control Panel window select Sound amp Audio Devices the Speaker Icon as shown below Sounds and Audio Devices Properties axi Volume Sounds Audo Vore Hardware Sound playback Delad device Reaktek ACS Audo re Volume Advanced Sound recoeding Delad device ZR Reatek A039 Aucho Volume func playback Detail device USB Audio Device
76. Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 5 Panel Setup amp Test Selecting this option opens a menu of many sub menu options It also sets up a button labeled Select Panel Mode which instantly terminates any of the sub modes and returns the panel to this Panel Setup amp Test mode The sub menus are Turn Off On Sleep turns off or forces on sleeping see below about sleep Test VFD displays and scrolls all possible characters through the display Test Ctrls allows testing and interpretation of all controls Test Pix allows testing of each Pix button display Show Knobs displays the raw data from the three rotary encoders Show Buts displays the raw data from all the pushbuttons Show Joys displays the raw data from the lever and joystick Show Date displays the version date of the panel software Fail safe Names cycles through several sets of names for the input sources Set URL allows editing of the TCP IP address of the workstation Light Show cycles through all the lights in an eye catching manner Log Bgr allows selection between background and foreground logging Log Mode allows selection of the current logging level see below Pose prepare the display for a picture Kudo display a list of the people who assisted product developers Who Did It display a list of the people who helped develop this product Sleep Normally the panel falls asleep after 30 minutes of inactivity W
77. Preview Orange Assigned Selected Green in this case Key1 Key2 Key3 4 4 4 Transitioning Keys Individually with PixButtons To Manually Bring a Key On Program T Any key that is off green or orange can be brought on program by pressing its Direct Key Button in the bottom right corner of the panel This will cause this key such as the still in key 2 in the above example to fade on at the rate for that keyer and the button will change color to red To Manually Take a Key Off Program 1 Any key that is on air red can be taken off program by pressing its Direct Key Button in the bottom right corner of the panel This will cause this key such as the title in key 3 in the above example to fade off at the rate for that keyer and the button will change color from red to green or orange if its key transition button is on Keys may also be transitioned from the Multi View see section 2 5 4 NOTE If the rate for a Key on the control panel display is set to 1 the Key will cut on off program To change the Key rate see section 4 4 7 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 4 3 4 4 5 Transitioning Keys with Other Keys or with the Background Three of the six keys can used with the transition controls This enables key transitions to be combined with background transitions This also enables any effects such as a wipe or push off to be used for transition
78. Slate 100 1000 2100 Switchers P Operators Manual Broadcast Pix Software Version 6 2 1221 53 PM b Carswell Piedmont atnietic 12 SEB 8886 Mem iicimaceciniicece finn Copyright Broadcast Pix Inc December 2007 Broadcast Pix Slate iBoB PixButtons PixMaster PixPad AutoAspect and SoftPanel are trademarks of Broadcast Pix Inc gt Broadcast Pix Operators Manual Table of Contents Section 1 Installation and Getting Started 1 1 Broadcast Pix Slate 100 1 1 1 System Contents 1 1 2 Wiring and Setting Up a Slate 100 see Section 1 2 2 1 2 Broadcast Pix Slate 1000 1 2 1 System Contents 1 2 2 Wiring Diagram 1 2 3 I O Configurations 1 2 4 Analog I O 1 2 5 Optional HD I O 1 2 6 Optional DVI I I O 1 2 7 Audio I O 1 2 8 Slate I O Assignments 1 2 9 AutoAspect for Inputs 1 2 10 Optional Tally Box Wiring 1 3 Broadcast Pix Slate 2100 1 3 1 System Contents 1 3 2 Wiring Diagram 1 3 3 iBoB Audio I O Wiring 1 3 4 iBoB Tally Wiring 1 3 5 iBoB Assignments 1 3 6 Setting up the iBoB from the Control Panel Run a Show The Sample Show Testing the System The Sample Show Memories Troubleshooting Input Timing amp Asynchronous Sources Changing what show is running Settings Changing the Startup Show Selecting between NTSC 525 and PAL 625 Selecting between Aspect Ratio 16 9 and 4 3 Selecting between Monitor Size 1280x1024 or 1680x1050 Enabling DualAspect Control Panel Sleep M
79. There is also a way an operator can force this condition Turn on the Shift button select the Mem Setup device button and then press the leftmost PixButton of the three in the top right corner of the control panel which will be displaying Go Off Line This causes the panel to close the communications link to the workstation The three choices available in this off line state are 1 Join the Show to connect or reconnect with the workstation 2 Fail Safe communicate directly with the iBoB and or Router 3 Panel Setup amp Test bring up an array of additional sub menu options Fail rs Safe Show Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 5 Join the Show Whenever a panel is not connected to a workstation it continuously attempts reconnection If successful the Jack the Show button changes from green to orange Pressing this button when it is orange immediately connects to the current running show on the workstation Pressing this button when it is green causes the panel to reboot itself This can be useful to recover from an unusual condition akin to cycling the power Fail Safe By selecting this option the operator commands the panel to control the Break Out Box iBoB and or the router directly using the backup serial channel The program and preview rows of buttons are activated and the program Pix buttons are labeled appropriately Inputs 1 through 8 a
80. active as follows Cam Cntrl Cam 1 Focus Tris 1 To manually control the active Camera s pan and tilt position move the joystick Pan left right Tilt up down Pan and Tilt simultaneously When the joystick is moved diagonally the camera will pan and tilt simultaneously For Slow movement move the joystick a little For Rapid movement move the joystick a lot Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 8 2 To Zoom the Camera twist the Joystick For Slow zoom twist the joystick a little For Rapid zoom twist the joystick a lot 3 To adjust the focus of the active camera twist the left knob Gemi Gmo Cam d ate Focus PELS 4 To adjust the Iris of the active camera twist the center knob Sewn Sinera Genin i Focus Iris Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 8 These controls only apply to Hitachi Camera Control Sony cameras have built in motion controls The more you move the joystick the faster the camera will move and the less the joystick is moved the slower the camera 5 To Control the speed of manual camera travel Fast If you wish to move faster before touching the joy stick press the gt motion button and it will illuminate Now when you move the joystick the motion will be at the fast speed specified in under settings When
81. all concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 9 1 3 If you wish to recall a preset position that is beyond the first 9 then press the Next PixButton and the next 9 will appear as shown below Keep pressing the next button to reach the preset you wish You can back up by pressing the Back PixButton When you reach the desired location press its Preset Position PixButton The camera will move to it at the recall speed saved with this preset and the large display will show this preset position number Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 9 1 7 9 2 Recall Speed for Preset Positions Each Hitachi camera can have 31 preset positions saved In addition to remembering tilt pan Zoom and focus each of these 31 positions can also remember a recall speed either fast medium or slow When each preset position is saved it will automatically set this recall soeed at whatever speed the system is currently set to To set the Recall Speed 1 Press the Settings PixButton and the settings PixPad will appear 2 Press the Recall Speed PixButton and the large display will show the current speed at which the recall speed is set to either Fast Medium or Slow Cam Cntrl Cam 1 Focus TELS Rel Spd 3 Turn the right knob to the desired speed and it is set Cam Cntrl Cam 1 Focus Tris Slow Broadcast Pi
82. ally Take a Key Off Program 1 Any key that is on air red can be taken off air by by clicking on its thumbnail on the Multi View This will cause this key to fade off air at the rate for that keyer and the tally underneath will change color to red or orange if its key transition button is on Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 4 2 5 4 Keyer on the Multi View Modifiers applied to a Key are also shown on the Multi View Key transition rate 15 10 CAMERA Cam5 FS Votto copy Key 4 Cami Came Key amp Coly Bars Lit when DVE or Reposition is on Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 4 2 5 5 Clip Store Counters Clip counters appear on the Multi View for each of the two channels of clip store They display the clip counter with both a number and a moving blue bar They can be set to either count up and show elapsed time runtime or they can be set to count down to show the remaining time in a clip Counters will move at one second intervals and with 10 seconds left in the clip the bar will turn red and the counter will move at one frame intervals Clip counters also provide Tally information Red letters On Program Orange letters On Preview White letters Selected in the Clip Store CLIP 1 bigbub 00 00 00 CLIP 2 Newschannel Open 0 09 00 To set clips to count down
83. analog reference 1 1 2 Wiring and Setting Up a Slate 100 For instruction on how to wire and set up a a Slate 100 system see the Slate 1000 section starting at section 1 2 2 The Slate 100 and Slate 1000 are identical systems except the 1000 has a physical control panel connected while the 100 uses a SoftPanel The SoftPanel can be reached from the Panel drop down menu then SoftPanel Flash Player in BPswitcher Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 1 2 1 2 Broadcast Pix Slate 1000 1 2 1 Slate 1000 System Contents The Broadcast Pix Slate 1000 is comprised of the following components Broadcast Pix Software Showing the Multi View VGA monitor not included Broadcast Pix Control panel c Broadcast Pix SoftPanel Software 0 BPSwitcher V6 O Inscriber TitleMotion Pro Character Generator Oy Microsoft Windows XP Workstation with Slate boards installed Keyboard Mouse Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 Broadcast Pix Slate 1000 System Includes Hardware Broadcast Pix physical control panel Control panel Workstation with Slate board and I O board Network Crossover Cable to connect panel to workstation Inscriber USB Dongle installed internally in the workstation at the factory Keyboard and Mouse Software Broadcast Pix Software V6 Inscriber Ti
84. ands inputs by 4 and adds a seventh keyer downstream Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 1 1 2 2 PixButtons for Executing with Confidence Much of the versatility of the Broadcast Pix system is due to its unique picture buttons called PixButtons Each has a small computer VGA display built into the button which has a resolution of 36x24 pixels PixButtons show Information at a Glance All PixButtons on the Broadcast Pix panel show information at a glance They all contain a device icon in their upper portion which shows which device is currently active in that PixButton In the illustration below the Character Generator CG is active as shown by the CG icon See Section 2 3 for all icons The remainder of the PixButton generally shows what individual content element is now active on this device in this PixButton In the illustration shown below the content number and name is shown which are the file name and number of this content element when it was imported into the show memory system As an alternative some PixButtons use a picture to convey content as shown on the next page What Device is in Here CG What channel of that device N 1st Channel What is the Name of the currently Hockey selected Content in the device East Tally Is this On Air Selected or Off Green Red On Air PixButton Orange Off Air but selected Green Off Air and not selected NOT
85. ard corresponds to 6 on Tally Box Input 8 on the Slate card corresponds to 7 on Tally Box Fin Sigual Nar Pin Signal A ar s d Pi j i IPSA input 4 ter 4 IPUN mu IP41 input 4 PLA input f IPSA input 5 tert f i i z IPIB int IPSR inpu f f L Srp 1 LA pu IPY npu al Ing l B Po Input IP6B ing IP6B_ Inpu P inpu z i IPTI brig let gis j input termina S Hi ON rer 4 TR 4 Noria i z i bet 2 mit J si i 4 ji A vi 0 wiv C 4 mi t 4 2 h 4 2 di Ni j N iy Onen i 5 iF Norma ma he MA R Pa P 5 keee NOTE The Inputs Contacts IP A B are for General Purpose Input GPI The Relay Contacts are for Tally NO for Normally Open C for Common or Ground NC for Normally Closed Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 10 Installing the Optional Tally Box Run a set of wires from each terminal in the Tally Box to each terminal on your camera camera unit one to Program and the other to the Ground as shown below NO Normally Open goes to Program and C Common goes to Ground NC Normally Closed is not used The Tally box uses one of the computers USB ports and needs to plugged into an electrical socket with the supplied power supply gt foes bewin fp CAMERA 1 CAMERA 2 CAMERA 3 Camera Control Unit wi
86. are general purpose video inputs that may be used for cameras VTRs and feeds from servers and other external video devices They are set up using the following steps or from the Control panel as described in section 1 3 6 To Assign the iBoB I O 1 Start the Broadcast Pix application by clicking on the switcher icon on the desktop which will bring up the large Broadcast Pix switcher window which contains a blank Multi View and various drop down menus at the top 2 On the Setup drop down menu select iBoB and iBoB assignments as shown below ast Pix Switcher C WroadcastPix shows WD Video D Setup Window Capture Logging Heb Startup gt Video Standard Video Aspect Ratio gt Screen Resolution gt Underscan Enable Dual Aspect Siste 0 assignmerts Configure ClearFeed 806 gt BOB assignments Device settings b Use Bob DS Clicking sources swatches gt v Enable PoP ad content selection v Enable Fast 1CG editing v Court down clips Engineering settings and the iBoB Assignments window will appear as shown below D gt Hob Assignments E Opters Break Dut Bex assonewrts vou our 2 Wena 3 woud Comes jm j st Progen Preve T7 bd 4 iore hou 5 nent 6 os vost so sce SDi so j gt ye we r r 3 e fih iiaa 000 vj I te fs fae a nore lt Nore Auto Endtetind See Ca
87. as shown below Click on Enable option then Close A restart of the application is necessary to use the system options When updating from a version older than 6 x an Options Installer icon will appear on the desktop of the workstation It is necessary to run this application prior to using the BPswitcher software to ensure proper installation of your options For assistance in upgrading your software please contact technical support nei Options ogg Setial number 67 Enabled options AD option Disable option Selaci opon to enable AJ options hd ter optior d Enable option Close Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 2 A 4 Building a Show in Classic Mode Classic mode is the show editor that shipped with Version 1 and 2 of the Broadcast Pix system software which was replaced by PixMaster in Version 3 It is in this manual for those users that use it as a supplement to PixMaster to set up different data storage libraries than the standard libraries To switch from PixMaster show editing to Classic On the Setup drop down menu select Engineering Settings and then Show Editor and then Classic Fie Pawl Coro Loggrg Heb k Surup woe varo Sundar b Aepect Rao b Enable 3D equim X opon Router eca d v Enable morvtor wel comers selection Eridi test IOG ecting Se rao i i _ _ 54200 wyo port VW Garver Port Cip Ado Afros
88. ast Pix All riahts reserved Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 8 2 5 9 Floating Monitors Most windows on the Multi View can be floated which serves two purposes when working on a dual monitor system Either create your own custom Multi View on a large secondary monitor of any resolution to replace the fixed layout that is supplied or float selected windows for a secondary graphics or slo mo operator You can arrange the windows any way you like and then save them for later recall So each director producer or each show could have a custom layout tailored to that specific show 8 floating window templates come installed on your system for easy recall under the Window Floating layout templates menu as shown below You may use them as a starting point and modify save them to your needs Window Capture Logging Heb Floating layout templates Hide main window v Program on right Recall last layout Save lyyout Remove layout Float b Primary moritor 1280 1024 Secondary 1360x768 Size af floating sources to b Primary morst r 1650x1050 Seconda y 1400x900 v Hide Floating window Frames Saved Layouts b Seconda y 1680x1050 Bring windows to front v Maritain program preview aspect v Maintain source aspect v Use black background To Create a Floating Monitor Layout 1 In BPswitcher click the Window drop down menu select Float as shown and you will
89. ate 100 and Slate 1000 Status of Light Indicates Slate genlock Green Slate board has reference Orange In process of locking to reference Red Slate has no reference Panel ready Green Control panel is ready and has joined show It is not Status message Computer message on what is currently happening Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 6 Status on Slate 2100 Home Status Aux S Sources About Slate genlock Fatsate ready Failsafe controlling BoE Panel ready BoB ready Status message Panel established connection from 192 168 53 251 at 2 18 21 PM eo j 5 Lights during normal operation Status of Light Indicates Slate genlock Green Slate board has reference Orange In process of locking to reference Red Slate has no reference Hard panel ready Green Control panel is ready It is not Failsafe ready Green Serial communication from panel to iBoB is OK It is not iBoB Ready Green Ethernet communication to iBoB is OK It is not Failsafe controlling iBoB In normal mode control via Ethernet Green In Fail safe mode control via Serial Status message Computer message on what is currently happening Reset Video Will reset the sources video on iBoB Caution will cause all video to flash on program air Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 6 1 7 Input Timing amp Asynchronous Sources Reference
90. ate 2100 must always have at least one SDI I O board to connect to the iBoB and so it has 3 configurations available The iBoB does not support HD video although a HD I O card can be used in the third I O slot Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 3 1 2 4 Analog I O The Analog video I O connectors on the Slate board set are 7 pin S connectors which can accept S Video cables directly and Composite and Component signals via BNC breakout cables provided by Broadcast Pix Composite cables are included with all Slate switcher models for each analog input and output Three component composite break out cables are included with the Slate 100 and Slate 1000 models and one composite cable with the Slate 2100 model Additional component cables are available as an option TUR Ny ee ET iH ss nasa j 1E Component Cable NOTE for Technical specifications of the Pin out of the analog I O connector see Appendix A 6 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 4 1 2 5 Optional HD I O The High Definition I O connectors on the Slate board set are BNC connectors All inputs and outputs can either be HD SDI or SD SDI for standard definition The bottom connector is a HD output and the remaining 4 connections are HD inputs The Slate system supports high definition video in 1080i 60 59 94 720p 60 59 94 1080
91. aying For Playing Clip Store 1 Clip Store 2 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 3 1 3 4 iBoB Tally Wiring The iBoB includes a tally connector to use with external tally lights like on a studio camera The first 8 connectors correspond to Inputs 1 8 on the iBoB Run a set of wires from each connector on the iBoB to each terminal on the camera camera unit one to Program and the other to the Ground as shown below The Gnd Ground terminal on the iBoB is used only for the Gpi General Purpose Input terminals If you have an optional input card and would like to tally sources 9 12 you may use the optional tally box used on a Slate 100 1000 Input 9 12 correspond to terminals 4 7 on the tally box See section 1 2 10 for more information Tally O 0 O O O O 0 O O O O O O 0 O Q G O Q CAMERA 1 amp rere oojoo OOS 2 CAMERA2 CAMERA 3 Camera Control Unit will vary depending on manufacturer NOTE The iBoB does not supply any voltage for tally Voltage must be provided by your Camera Control Units or other source The iBoB only opens and closes the tally circuit Refer your Camera Control Unit s user manual for more information Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 4 1 3 5 iBoB Assignments Inputs 1 8 on the iBoB
92. ble of Disable an auto fo ar an audio follow command Clear all audio follow commands Sometimes it is desirable to disable a command temporarily without losing its settings This can be accomplished by pressing the Disable button Disabled commands are shown in the table with leading minus signs When a command is disabled you may still have the option to test the command To reactivate the settings click on the Enable button Buttons are also provided for permanently clearing a table entry Clear and clearing all table entries Clear All Note these functions are not undoable Information will be lost when the buttons are selected To close the programming section either click the Save and Close button or uncheck the Setup View Setup menu option Sove ond Close Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 11 3 7 11 4 Audio Follow Operation Once set up operation is completely automatic Whenever a source goes on or off Program the appropriate command or commands is are sent On the control panel and the Multi View sources tally red when they are on program The Audio Follow window can be closed but commands will continue to be sent Operation can be disabled and re enabled using the Setup Disable audio follow menu option in the Audio Follow window Audio Follow Setup View Setup Disable audio Follow Audio Follow cq Setup Disable
93. bottom of the screen You can preview the animation at any time either using a wire frame view which is quicker but does not provide any graphical information or a full quality view which is slower than real time but provides and accurate representation of the file animation by selecting the preview buttons on the canvas Onsireen Preview Save the animation by clicking on File and then a drop down menu appears and click on Import Export and then Export All Frames as shown below Inscriber TitieMotion DY 4 3 0 UNTITLED INS New Ctr Open corto Save Chiks Save s Import FX Script Preferences Export FX Script be Export Animation Export Current Frame Export Al Frames Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 4 1 10 In the window shown below insure that the file type is set to TGA Truevision as shown and indicate the folder name where you want to export your animation to It is recommended that you save it on your D drive in a folder that you create called animations and then in a sub folder that you create It is suggested that you name this sub folder the name you wish to give to the animation These folders can be created from this window by clicking on the new folder icon In the illustration shown below the name BPS tip amp scale was given to the folder in which this animation is to be saved
94. bow To order highlight and NOTE The newly added content is now grayed out on the library list to indicate that it is now in the show Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 5 5 3 5 6 To Add a Group of Content from the Central Library You don t have to add clips one at a time You can bring in any contiguous group from the library list at one time 1 Click on the first item of the group you wish to move and it will highlight 2 Hold down shift on the keyboard 3 Click on the last item of the group you wish to move and it and all the ones in between will highlight 4 Then select the area in the showjlist into which you want to insert the selected group of clips 5 Press the forward arrow NOTE You can also select and move non contiguous material by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting individual items in the library This is a standard Windows convention and works in all other areas of the system Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 5 6 3 6 To Import Clips or Graphics In addition to adding clips and graphics to the show from the central clip library you can also import clips from other locations on the computer such as from a hard drive CD DVD external disk USB flash memory or a computer network location 1 To import a clip into the example Clips 1 store shown on the
95. chnical Specifications A 9 Glossary A 10 Broadcast Pix Contact Information Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 0 6 Section 1 gt gt gt Broadcast Pix Installation and Getting Started This section covers the typical installation of a Broadcast Pix Slate system and some options Other options that require installation are covered in their sections 1 1 Broadcast Pix Slate 100 1 1 1 Slate 100 System Contents The Broadcast Pix Slate 100 is comprised of the following components Broadcast Pix Software Showing the Multi View VGA monitor not included g aa Broadcast Pix SoftPanel Software 0 BPSwitcher V6 Inscriber TitleMotion Pro OY Character Generator o Microsoft Windows XP Workstation with Slate boards installed Keyboard Mouse Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 1 Broadcast Pix Slate 100 System Includes Hardware Workstation with Slate board and I O board Inscriber USB Dongle installed internally in the workstation at the factory Keyboard and Mouse Software Broadcast Pix Software V6 Inscriber TitleMotion Pro Character Generator Microsoft Windows XP and NET Requirements To install a system you will also need At least one VGA monitor at least 1280x1024 resolution Sync Generator or other source of house black burst
96. con on the desktop which will bring up the large Broadcast Pix switcher window which contains a blank Multi View and various drop down menus at the top 2 On the Setup drop down menu select Slate I O assignments Note a show must be loaded to see this Go to File Load Show And the Slate IO Assignments window will appear as shown below Siate l0 Assignments Modet Slate TOODA or 1100A com SS CS CS eS z Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 8 For each analog input select the format that is connected either Compos for composite YUV for component or S for S Video Y C On digital input cards this option will be grayed out For each input select the name which will determine what name appears on the PixButton Multi View and other identifiers for this source In this example Input 1 is being named Cam1 for Camera 1 To create your own custom name select Custom from the drop down menu For each analog output select the format that is connected either Compos for composite YUV for component or S for S Video Y C On digital output cards this option will be grayed out For each output assign it to Program Preview Clean Feed clean of any all keys selectable from the Setup Menu or an auxiliary output For example in the illustration Clean Feed is being selected For each digital SD SDI output select which clip store
97. control over a wide range of devices by using the device controls When a device is selected the entire bank of device controls are assigned to that device including a Joystick 3 knobs motion buttons and a PixPad of 12 PixButtons The list of supported devices will grow over time check for new devices at www broadcastpix com Each device has a unique icon that appears on the top of the PixButtons Broadcast Pix Software Version 6 supports the following devices and use the following icons Switcher Select both external and internal input with a control panel with 9 direct access input and 18 with shift Classic program preview layout Illustration shows Camera 1 Other icons are used for VTR and other sources Clip Store 2 channels Instant access to clips Import ingest and play out Use motion controls and time codes Plays uncompressed with embedded audio as well as compressed clips QuickTime DV MPEG The Clip Store also plays animated graphics with or without an alpha channel Inscriber TitleMotion Pro Character Generator 2 Channels Create broadcast quality graphics with shadows bevels transparencies splines logos and many more Create your own look or use easy templates Add motion with rolls crawls and 3D animations Still Store 2 Channels Have thousands of photos and graphics at your fingertips Recall with a press of a button from the corresponding library shown on the monitor Import many file types o
98. controls team appendix A 4 1 A 5 Control panel Internal Operation Technical Appendix The Broadcast Pix physical panel is usually under the control of the Broadcast Pix workstation However if the workstation or the connecting network goes offline then the panel reverts to internal Fail Safe operation as described in section 4 11 This appendix describes this standalone behavior and some of the engineering settings that are also accessible from it Sequence of Events When the panel powers up it attempts to connect with the workstation at its default IP address of 192 168 53 250 If it fails to find either a workstation with that address or a Broadcast Pix Switcher application open to a show then it asks the operator what it should do It does the same thing if a problem develops during normal operation During normal operation the workstation communicates with the panel every 5 seconds even if there is no other traffic and the panel always responds These keep alive ping messages let both the panel and the workstation know that the situation is normal A watchdog process in the panel software notices if these signals stop If they do then the TCP IP connection to the workstation is closed the panel buttons are cleared and three choices are offered to the operator which are displayed on the PixButtons in the upper right corner of the panel The control panel display is also updated to notify the operator what is going on
99. ction A H Court down cips restart the application Stanionis Engineering settings Switcher server port Web server port Cip audio advance v Dec 05 or later panel code v May 07 panel code or later Show editor b Allow fast ICG editing Audo Board Rev 0 1 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 9 Warning Please consult network administrator before changing server port Proceed 4 If you really want to go ahead and set the system to be remote controlled click Yes When you click yes the BPSwitcher Server Port window will open as shown below EQ BPStudio Server Port Selec Enter server port default 9999 Corcel 5 Enter the new BPSwitcher server port number 6 Press OK NOTE It is important to consult Broadcast Pix Technical Support prior to changing the Sever Port Improper setup will cause BPswitcher to not operate correctly Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 9 Appendix Broadcast Pix A 1 Updating the Broadcast Pix Software Broadcast Pix systems may be easily updated with new enhanced software that may be provided from time to time by Broadcast Pix It is recommended to download the appropriate software on another workstation and copy the zip file via a CD or USB drive and not connect the Broadcast Pix system to the internet To Download New
100. ction control panel enables rapid control of all tools sources and keys Execute with confidence as not only the device type but the actual content element is displayed on PixButtons for every source and keyer as well as on the Multi View Now one person can create engaging live video that used to require a team of operators For complex production add more panels as described in the team section Multiple redundancies always keep your show on air Redundant routing panels and power Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 1 2 1 1 Video Flow Diagram iBoB included with Slate 2100 W a ae oak neg Live Inputs 4 or M Clips amp Graphics Video Outpute f Prog Pury a A 9 ooo Slate Workstation S ingyts echer a4 0 St b 4 or 6 Analog rach opts As shown in the above diagram the Slate Mix Effects system has up to a 9 x 22 matrix plus there is a 10th video layer downstream The 9 layers of video in the Mix Effects system are program background video preview foreground video and six layers of key These 9 layers can be filled with sources from both the 8 live video inputs from the Slate I O boards and the 14 computer video inputs 7 video and key pairs from the workstation s disk drives The Slate 2100 extends the video flow matrix with an intelligent break out box iBoB which adds a fail safe matrix that exp
101. d i AUDIO FOLLOW IS OFF i Left Right Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 11 4 gt gt gt Pec uon G Broadcast Pix Multi User Operation 8 1 Types of Multi User Operation While the Broadcast Pix Switcher provides unprecedented control to a single operator it can be expanded to multi person operation Several types of two person operation are covered in this section of the manual A Separate Graphics Operator for the CG Two Panels for Back Up Redundancy Two Panels for Two Show Creators Adding a Remote Panel on site Adding a Remote Panel over the Internet Large Teams with many panels 8 2 Optional Multi Panel Support Standard equipment for a Broadcast Pix Switcher includes both a control panel and a SoftPanel Either can be used to control the show For example if the control panel is the one primarily used and should fail and lose its network connection then the SoftPanel can be used or visa versa Only 1 panel can be used at a time unless optional additional panel licenses are purchased to support simultaneous multi panel operation You need panels to run Control Panels SoftPanels and Scripts To see how many panels your system is licensed for in BPswitcher click on the About Tab on the window in the lower right and the following will appear In this example unlimited panels are licensed Switcher Sources
102. d 18 1119 Lower Third 19 1120 Lower Third 20 1121 Lower Third 21 1122 Lower Third 22 1123 Lower Third 23 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 2 4 Click on the desired Template and it will be loaded Name Location 5 Position the cursor over the letters and then type in what you want That is all there is to creating a professional title If desired you can modify your title by changing the font point size position color shadow sheen glow transparency etc Use the various tabs on the bottom of the canvas to change these attributes See the Inscriber Manual or help menus for more information NOTE In the Text Plane the above represent Text to Tabs which will align text based on tab stops in the View Tab Right Click to deselect this option under Constrain to have the text box be free formed You may now Click drag to position text or ALT Arrow Keys to nudge text by small amounts Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 2 5 2 1 Exporting a Still graphic from Inscriber to Broadcast Pix Once you have created a CG you then need to export it for the Broadcast Pix system to access it You can save it to many common files types such as Bitmaps JPEGs Targas as well as editable Inscriber ICG files It is important to export any graphics
103. d Seu n tras nee Start Clock saw yee i oat be _Statt Clock aay o rvs 1 m Topot Top umne Enpi TGA AE Bat 0 Dz 1 am Eein Sade o Progam fng On Air Operation Mode F12 You will use the On Air red Mode after you have setup all your RTX Tags and values in the Off Air Mode This view is condensed to be able to fit in the Multi View CG operators monitor during your production Now both the Preview and Program buttons are active and any changes made will go onto your Broadcast Pix program When in On Air Mode you may not make changes to the setup of your CG layout i e XML files images etc To make such changes you need to go into Off Air Mode by clicking on the the On Air red button Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 5 9 1 Adding the RTX Tags CG Connect updates text fields and logo objects in the CG layout these text fields and logo objects must be assigned a RTX tag A RTX tag serves as a label for identifying the text fields and logo objects in CG Connect to be updated 1 Create your CG template in TitleMotion Pro as described earlier in this section 2 Select the text field or logo object in TitleMotion Pro by clicking on it If you are selecting a text field make sure you are on the Text Plane button or the Graphics Plane for objects logos lec gest it o 3 Select the RTX Tag settings by clicking the News Edit tab a
104. d displays the first 9 clips To view additional clips either 1 Press the Next PixButton and the next 9 will appear as shown 2 Press the Back PixButton to go back to the previous page NOTE You can always return to the first page of clips by pressing the Clips PixButton again Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 3 3 6 3 4 Compressed Clips The internal clip store of the Broadcast Pix can support playback of compressed clips either QuickTime movies or MPEG movies This is ideal if you are exporting video files from a non linear editing system like Avid or Final Cut Pro or even an animated background from Adobe After Effects or Apple Motion To play compressed clips appropriate codecs need to be installed on the workstation These are either installed at the factory on new systems or are installed through an update for existing customers For assistance please contact technical support To play compressed clips 1 Export your files out of your 3rd party software with these settings File Size 720x486 NTSC or 720x576 PAL either anamorphic 16 9 or 4 3 Frame Rate 29 97 NTSC or 25 PAL Field Order Dominance Bottom first Scan Mode Interlaced For QuickTime movies Video Compression Settings DV DVCPro 25 Mbps or 50 Mbps Quality Best Audio Settings Stereo PCM Data 16 bit 48kHz File Extension mov or avi For MPEG m
105. d independently while the fixed switcher control are still locked together For example it may be desirable for the Graphics person to always be able control the CG no matter what device the Show Creator happens to be using To lock the the panels together 1 In BPswitcher click on the Panel menu 2 On the panel drop down window click on Locked Panels and a check mark will appear as shown below Panel Setup Window C Soft Panel b Lock Panels New Floating PixPad Force Disconnect Reorder PixPad To return to an unlocked state click on Locked Panels again on the same menu NOTE On the above menu if you select Force Disconnect a window will appear which shows each of the panels IP address that are currently connected You can then select one and force it to disconnect Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 4 8 5 Viewing just a portion of the SoftPanel You can make a SoftPanel larger or smaller by enlarging or shrinking its window as you would for any Window In two person operation it is often desirable to shrink not just the overall size of the SoftPanel but to also reduce the portion of the SoftPanel shown for two reasons e Space To conserve real estate on the VGA monitor For example this allows the graphics operator to have the necessary portion of the SoftPanel displayed at all times without taking too much room away from the Inscriber GUI
106. d of the subject Once that is accomplished you are now ready to use the Chromakey feature 4 7 1 Activating the Chromakey 1 Place the source which is shooting the subject to be Chromakeyed in a Key by pressing the Key Select button of that key in the destination row and then the source button for the desired camera in the source row This example will assume Key 2 is the desired location You may Chromakey any external live source or any clip from within either channel of clipstore 2 Then bring Key 2 onto preview by pressing the Key 2 Transition button 3 Select the Controls button in the destination row of the control panel and then the appropriate source button of the source you are keying in the source row as described in the previous section The PixPad will change and show one of the following F F External Live Source Clip Source Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 7 4 Press the Chrma OnOff button on the above PixPad and the large display will show the letters Chr added to the modifiers in the large display to let you know the Chromakey has been turned on 5 Press the Chrma Cntrls button on the above PixPad to bring up the Chromakey controls on the PixPad as shown below The Chrma Cnitrls button will not bring up these controls unless you have turned the Chromakey on as described in step 4 6 To select t
107. d to assign it the names Key Cut and Key Fill You must use timed or Sync sources in order for the iBoB DSK to work properly In PixMaster Show Editor assign the DSK cut and fill sources to a show using the switcher source assignments window see section 3 9 1 Press the iBoB DSK PixButton in the top right corner of the panel which will assign the device controls to iBoB DSK resulting in the PixPad and display as shown below Assign the Fill Source by pressing the Fill Src PixButton and then select the external source that you wish to fill it with by pushing it the correct button from the source row which will illuminate Assign the Cut Source by pressing the Cut Src PixButton and then select the external source that you wish to fill it with by pushing it the correct button from the source row which will illuminate Preview iBoB DSK press the iBoB DSK iBoB DSK PixPad PixButton in the upper right corner of the panel to access the iBoB DSK PixPad then press the Prev OnOff PixButton and the key will appear on the preview monitor If needed turn the Gain and Clip knobs to the appropriate levels for the key source by turning the left knob and center knob Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 8 2 8 Now that you have determined the clip gain and sources settings for use with iBoB DSK they can be saved as default settings that appear
108. dcast Pix system and how to control them on air from the Broadcast Pix control panel TitleMotion Pro can create three main types of CG graphics 1 Still images see section 5 2 2 Rolls Crawls see section 5 3 3 2D 3D Animations see section 5 4 5 1 CG Installation The Broadcast Pix system ships with the Inscriber TitleMotion Pro software already installed The Inscriber box packed with the system includes a copy of the CG software and a purple application dongle The dongle must be attached to the system to be able to open and use the application The dongle attaches to any USB port on the back of the workstation If the dongle is not attached when you attempt to open the application you will get an error message that reads dongle error The included Inscriber CD may be installed on other systems but they will only work when the dongle is moved to them Additional dongles may be purchased as options If the optional CG Connect software is purchased it too will come pre installed on your system To operate CG Connect the green Dongle is provided which needs to be plugged into another USB port On newer systems both the TitleMotion Pro and CG Connect Dongles are installed internally at the factory Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 1 5 1 1 TitleMotion Pro Canvas Before creating any graphics with Inscriber TitleMotion Pro it may be helpful to understand the
109. desktop icon A new show must always reference an existing show as a starting point For this reason it is recommended to create a Generic Show that has all inputs sources mapped to the switcher and all devices pointed to the correct folders To Create a New Show 1 Launch PixMaster by double clicking on the PixMaster icon on the desktop as illustrated at the right This will open the PixMaster Start Window as shown below A The main Broadcast Pix Switcher application needs to be closed in order to launch PixMaster PixMaster 2 Click on Create New Show This opens the Create a new show window CO PixMaster Start E Create a new show Enter name of new show Select a starting point for this show a un puuunnu Sam News Antorno April 9S hock be test 513 Friday 3 House What show do you wish to edit JP WCAT JPs Fist Select a show or create new nanos 12 3 om NES oe NharBesever jam News Noon News Antonio iii piil Shoot bc test 518 Fiiday Houtse JP WCAT Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 1 3 Select a starting point for this show by selecting one of the previous shows which could include the Sample Show that shipped with your system When you select it it will highlight as shown at the right The starting point determines how your sources are mapped to the switcher as well as the content assigned to each sou
110. e and a drop down menu will File Panel Setup Window Capture appear then select Load Show and a window will appear 3 5 with the various saved shows Select the one you want Laadahante u Seu PixMaster Show Editor Ctrl P Close Show 1 9 Settings Quit Ctri Q 1 9 1 Changing the Startup Show When the system ships from the factory it is set to load the sample show You can turn off auto loading or after you create more shows you can change the system to auto load a different show If you turn off auto loading then Broadcast Pix Switcher will still open but you need to then Load Show as described above To change which show auto loads 1 In BPswitcher click on Setup and a drop Setup Window Capture Loggng Help down window will appear then select Startup Show Startup and then Show as shown to Video Standard Layout the right Click it to open the Startup Video Aspect Ratio Memory show preferences window as shown screen Resonstion below Underscan Enable Dual Aspect Slate I0 assagrenents 2 Select the show you want to auto load Configure ChanFeed such as House show in this example BoB Device settings 3 Click OK Clicking sources switches v Enable PxPad cortent selection To have no show auto load on startup oe faa ot eating v COUM Gown dps 1 Uncheck the box labeled Load Show at Engineering settings Startup Startup show preferen EEE 2 Click OK ard Shen OK Cancel Broadcast Pix V6 2 in
111. e from one picture to another picture There are three types of transitions e Cut A cut is an instantaneous switch from one video picture to another and is by far the most common type of transition e Mix A mix also known as a fade or a dissolve is a transition in which one picture dissolves into the next e Effect An effect is a transition that uses a pattern or special effect to transition from one picture to the next Effects include wipes and 2D DVE moves The transition section of the control panel manages all transitions It is illustrated below along with the function of each area of its controls Transition Controls To view the finished transition _ Pvw on Preview To Select which layers gt are to be transitioned To Set Auto Transition Style Select Mix or Effect Effect PixButton To Execute a Transition Use Cut Auto or Fader Arm Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 2 4 2 1 Transition Preview Transition Preview shows the end state of the transition to be previewed on the Preview Monitor This is useful when you have keyers on air and want to keep them on air or take them off air The Transition Preview button acts as a reminder notifying you exactly what layers will be on air in the next transition It can also be used to frame your shots in the preview monitor just in case a keyer or graphic is c
112. e graphic with the same file name and file extension as the one you wish to replace i e TGA JPEG BMP Save the file in the same location as the current version C graphics cg And click on Yes when asked to Replace Overwrite the existing file The file will automatically update glitch free on program preview Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 6 1 5 7 Dual CG The Broadcast Pix Switcher software enables a second channel of CG to be used in a show This enables two CG graphics to be displayed on air at once one in its own keyers taking up 2 Keyers To have two channels of CG in a show in PixMaster Show Editor simply dedicate two sources to CGs They may have different content of CG titles assigned or each access the same content Both CG channels may have still images or one can play a roll or a crawl while the other is holding a still titles or both can be playing a roll crawl To transition between two CG channels simply deselect the BKG button in the transitions controls and select the Key channels you wish to effect Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 7 5 8 Still Store and Logo Operation The unified control architecture of the Broadcast Pix system manages all content devices the same way Once you learn how to control the Clips Store you have also learned how to control the Stil
113. e iBoB or Slate card Input Audio Setting on iBoB with Slate 2100 When recording audio on a Slate 2100 you need to specify where the audio is coming in from Either Embedded on a SDI input Analog or Digital In BPswitcher go to Setup iBoB iBoB Assignments there you will be able to change the Input Audio from a drop down menu as shown at the right Select Pass through Now whatever audio is embedded in the SDI stream of the video being recorded will be captured Input Audio Pass through Pass through Append digital Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 0 1 6 0 2 Audio Flow with Digital AES EBU Audio In addition to embedded audio a Slate 2100 can also play and record Digital AES EBU audio on a Slate 100 and 1000 you need to go through a 3rd party audio de embedder for digital audio Digital audio is connected via the XLR connectors on the iBoB labeled Digital at a line level Playing Digital AES EBU Audio r name bpv video Clip P name wav audio iBoB Clip Store Audio Outputs Clip Store Clip Store Channel 1 Channel 2 Recording Digital AES EBU Audio When recording audio on a Slate 2100 you need to specify where the audio is coming in from Either Embedded on a SDI input Analog or Digital In BPswitcher go to Setup iBoB iBoB Assignments there you will be able to change the Input Audio from a drop down menu as shown b
114. e monitors in the Multi View 4 Press the gt motion button to start the clip playing 5 Press the Mark In Out PixButton and a new PixPad will appear 6 When the clip reaches the point you wish for a mark in point press the Mark In PixButton T When the clip reaches the point you wish for a mark out point press the Mark Out PixButton Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 5 1 To let you know that Mark In and Mark Out points have be set for a clip the letters I and or O respectively are appended to the clip name in the display as illustrated below Clip 01 Head Open IO Scrub 0 00 00 Hidh To Remove Mark Points After setting the Mark In and Mark Out points as described in the preceding section you wish to remove one or both of them press the Rem Mark In and or Rem Mark Out PixButtons When pressed the respective letters I and or O that had been appended to the clip name in the display will disappear to let you know that the mark points are gone When setting new in and out points you first need to remove each point before selecting a new ones 6 5 2 Auto Start When clips are selected from the Clip Store they must be manually started with the gt motion button Instead the auto start function may be set to automatically begin playing from its Mark In point or from the beginning if no mar
115. elect and the fist page of your Controls PixButton and the memories will appear in Mem PixPad following Mem controls PixPad will appear Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 10 3 On the Mem controls PixPad Press the MEM Save Snap Shot PixButton and this PixPad will appear which you can select where you want to save the snapshot mem For the first unused memory position press the Mem First Avail PixButton To edit a current Mem that you recently opened press the Mem Current PixButton For the next Mem beyond the current one press the Mem Next PixButton For a specific number press the Numeric Keypad PixButton and a keypad will appear on which you can enter the Mem number desired When selected the Mem location chosen will appear in the panel display such as Mem19 and the Mem elements PixPad will appear as shown below 4 On the Mem elements PixPad choose the panel elements you want to save on this mem by pressing the various PixButtons As you press each the display will keep track of them so you know what you saved For example to save key 1 press the Mem Save Key 1 PixButton Press it once for the key set up and the display will say 1k For example a DVE box set up Press it again to save both key set up and the source number assigned to it and the display will say 1s For example a DVE box set up plus which source
116. elect or Key 3 Select button The PixPad will change for example the Key 2 PixPad is shown below er s a t 2 The Key may be cropped on any side Press the Crop PixButton on the above PixPad and the following knob values will appear as shown below Twist the Left Knob for left crop the Center Knob to just crop the top and Right Knob to change which of the four corners to crop from LeftTop shown to LeftBot RightTop and RightBot You can reset the cropping to none by pressing the Crop Reset button Key 1 Ral line AOOO T 000 LeftTop Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 4 6 3 To modify the Key by applying a DVE Box to it see section 4 5 4 To modify the Key by applying a Chromakey to it see section 4 7 4 4 7 To Change the Key Fade Rate The fade rate for all 6 Keys can be set with a knob or the numeric keypad in the PixPad To change the key fade rate 1 Press the Key Select button for the desired keyer to assign the Device Controls to that key 2 Turn the left knob to the desired transition rate which will be shown after the letters Ra in the display above the knob Key 3 Ra45 Rate O o o Press the Key Rate PixButton on the Key PixPad for the desired Key enter the rate with the numeric keypad as done for a transition rate and press Enter to apply the rate Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts Pi
117. elow Select Append digital Now whatever audio is connected to the Clip Store Digital Input on the iBoB will be recorded All audio inputs require balance audio and the AES EBU input must also be genlocked iBoB Clip Store Audio Inputs Input Audio Append digital Pass through Append analog Append digital Clip name bpv video name wav audio Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 0 2 6 0 3 Audio Flow with Analog Stereo Audio Lastly the Slate 100 1000 and 2100 can all play and record Analog Stereo audio On a Slate 100 and 1000 you need to connect your audio source with the provided break out cable which plugs into the back of the workstation see section 1 2 7 for more information On a Slate 2100 analog audio is connected via the XLR connectors on the iBoB labeled Analog 1 and Analog 2 at a balanced line level Playing Analog Stereo Audio name bpv video Clip j name wav audio Slate 100 amp Slate 1000 2100 Breakout Cable iBoB Clip Store Audio Outputs Audio Outputs check labels Clip Store ee Clip Store Channel 1 Channel 2 Left Right Channel 2 Left Right Left Right Left Right Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 0 3 Recording Analog Stereo Audio When recording analog audio on a Slate 100 or 1000 you need to disable the embedded
118. er switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 10 1 8 Mem Save Aux 1 PixButton will save the source assigned to Aux 1 A1 Mem Save Aux 2 PixButton will save the source assigned to Aux 2 Only available on a 2100 A2 Mem Save Aux 3 PixButton will save the source assigned to Aux 3 Only available on a 2100 A3 Mem Save All PixButton is a short cut for saving all 3 Auxes Press again and it clears all 3 Auxes from the display A123 or blank MEM Save Aux 9 Once all your options are selected on the main PixPad Mem elements PixPad press Save MEM Once select the display will read out that your memory is saved as shown below 4 10 2 To Recall a Mem 1 Press the Mem button and the Mem PixPad will appear 2 Press the desired Mem x PixButton and the memory will be recalled at the frame rate saved in that Mem If the desired Mem is not on this top page either press the Next PixButton until you reach the page that contains it or press the Controls PixButton and then the Numeric keypad PixButton and enter the number of the desired Mem NOTE Memories are global if sources are remapped or content is moved your Mem might not recall correctly At times the display may read Mem X failed to fully load In BPswitcher go to Logging Error Log to view what element failed to load Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team a
119. era Control Settings Assigning the Camera Number Adding Camera Control to a Show Selecting Camera Control in a Production Controlling a Camera Manually Setting Camera Preset Positions Recalling Preset Camera Positions Recall Speed for Preset Positions Camera Control Settings To Set Travel Limits of Tilt and Pan To Adjust Camera Functions Optional Audio Follow Video Control Enabling Audio Follow Activating Audio Follow Audio Follow Setup Audio Follow Operation Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 0 5 gt Broadcast Pix Operators Manual Table of Contents Section 8 Team Operation 8 1 Types of Multi User Operation 8 2 Optional Multi Panel Support 8 3 Adding a Separate Graphics Operator 8 3 1 Two Operators with Separate Graphics Operator and 1 Panel 8 3 2 Two Operators with Separate Graphics Operator and 2 Panels 8 4 Locking Panels Together 8 5 Viewing just a portion of the SoftPanel 8 6 Two Operators with Two Computers 8 7 Remote Operator in the Back Room 8 8 Dual Panels for Back Up Redundancy 8 9 Remote Control Appendix A 1 Updating the Software to Future Versions A 2 Updating the Control Panel or iBoB Firmware A 3 Installing System Options A 4 Classic Show Editor A 5 Control Panel Operation Technical Appendix A 6 Broadcast Pix Slate Analog Video Connector Pin Outs A 7 Broadcast Pix Slate Analog Audio Breakout Cable A 8 Broadcast Pix Slate Te
120. es from your Windows XP CDs which were included with your system This example will assume that you would be using Arabic 1 Select the Regional and Language Options Window by going to the Start Menu Control Panel Regional and Language Options And Select the Languages Tab Regional and Language Options 7K Regonal Optons Languages Advanced T 23 and rout lanquage To view ot change the languages and methods you can use to antes text check Detads Ingtall files for East Asian languages 2 Place a check mark in the box alongside Install files for complex script and right to left languages including Thai As shown above You will be prompted to insert the Windows Install disk and will be forced to reboot the computer after completing the install 3 To set up your keyboard go to the same Regional and Language Options Window as shown above and select the Details button under the Text Services and Input Languages section 4 In the Installed Services section select the Add button which will bring the the window below In the drop down menu select Farsi Add Input Language Input language Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 10 5 In the Text Services and Input Languages Window click the Language Bar button under Preferences Text Services and Input Languages Settings Advanced Detaud mput language Select one of the inclalled inp
121. ffect parameters like reverb panning and equalization controls This option can either use one of the computers COM or USB ports to communicate data to and from the audio mixer using MIDI commands Some mixers such as the Yamaha 01V or 01V96 have a To Host adaptor either a USB B and or 8 pin mini din connection and or a standard 5 pin MIDI connection You may use any connection to connect the workstation to your audio mixer If using a standard MIDI connection use the supplied M Audio Uno USB to MIDI converter If using a COM port you will need a 8 pin mini din to DB9 serial cable the same which is used for Sony Camera Control For assistance about which connection to use please contact technical support 7 11 1 Enabling Audio Follow In BPswitcher go to Setup System Options to activate the Install Options menu Select Audio Follow from the drop down menu and enter the enabling code number This number is unique to your Slate system and was provided to you when you purchased the option Should you need it again it is available from customer support by providing the Slate serial number of your system which is also displayed on the Install Options menu Click on Enable Option and Close a restart of the application is necessary to activate the option See section A 3 for more information 7 11 2 Audio Follow Activation Enable your audio mixer to receive MIDI commands on the port in which you have connected to either MIDI USB
122. figuring the layout and updating it with new text and images enter the On Air Mode by selecting the grey Off Air button in the Control Panel or F12 on the keyboard and it will change to a red On Air button gt 1 CG Connect DEJ fje Broediast pes ter Lipat Contro Pare wxi Tag Previews m Reload Horel cor Yankees ae Amy ean Hed Soa TE Homescove 1 i4 Start Clock AnaSete o gt court be wg Topot Top gt were Empty TGA 5 Jti 1 Preview lt 2 She 0 X Program To preview the layout in the floating monitor in CG Connect press the Preview button or F6 on the keyboard to generate a preview image of what the updated CG Layout will look like The Preview Tab will appear showing you the image Preview Program To commit the changes to the layout and send the CG to the Broadcast Pix Switcher click on the Program button or F7 on the keyboard and the changes will reflect automatically on the switcher If the CG is displayed on program by the Broadcast Pix Switcher the changes will reflect directly on program Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 8 5 10 Using International Characters with Inscriber You may use international characters such as Arabic with Inscriber TitleMotion Pro All the international settings are handled through Windows XP settings It will be necessary to install fil
123. g Higa a SEee08888 G 3 Press the CUT transition button This will bring the selected source to program and whatever was on program to the preview monitor The illuminated buttons will also flip flop in the program and preview rows as shown J i TASTER SE E ALLLLLLLIE E Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 2 2 4 2 3 Background Mix Transition A mix is a soft transition that bends or dissolves between two images usually at a slower rate To perform a Mix 1 The background transition button must be on illuminated If it is not already on press BGR and it will illuminate orange On the preview bus select the source you wish to cut to by pressing its Source button on the preview row The button will light orange and the selected source is displayed in the preview monitor Press the MIX button which will illuminate orange and the effects PixButton to the right of it will change from orange to green Unless you have already left the mix button on from a previous transition It will stay on until you turn it off by pressing the effects PixButton Press the Auto Trans button This will bring the selected source to program and whatever was on program to the preview monitor The illuminated buttons will also flip flop on the program and preview rows During the transition the color of both the Auto and Previe
124. g the Clip Ingest application See section 6 1 Sources originated from inside the workstation include black clips stills logos and CGs An overlay that can be placed on top of the background video to hold a graphic or DVE box Up to 6 keys available The downstream key that is inside the iBoB used to superimpose a legacy CG on top of all video See section 4 8 The graphical user interface GUI that appears on the VGA monitor and contains thumbnails of libraries and sources The 28 picture buttons on the control panel which have built in displays which can change See section 2 2 The application to create edit or delete a show s settings See section 3 The group of 12 PixButtons in the device control portion of the control panel See section 2 4 2 A Broadcast Pix feature which enables Keys to be overlaid onto an Aux output See section 4 9 3 Video shown on a preset monitor used by the operator before content is taken to air to avoid mistakes Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 9 Glossary Continued Private Hub Program Sample Show Show SoftPanel Source Source Controls Tally VGA Monitor VTR The Ethernet hub that comes with the system to connect the control panel workstation and router Only on a 2100 The on air video with background and keys as it is seen by the audience The initial show that comes with the
125. gain respectively Modifying iBoB DSK iBoB DSK PixPad The key controls may be changed from this PixPad at any time during a show even if default values have been set for them including Invert OnOff Shape OnOff Cut Src Fill Src on the above PixPad and the knobs for Clip and Gain As each modifier is applied or changed its status is reflected in the display as shown below iBOB DSK Prv Prg Clip999 NOTE iBoB DSK can only cut on off you can not add any mix effects or tie it to a transition iBoB DSK also is downstream of all the keys meaning that it will appear on top of all key layers Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 8 3 4 9 Auxiliary Output Control 4 9 1 Aux Output on Slate 100 and Slate 1000 In version 6 Slate 100 and 1000 switchers have assignable video outputs on the Slate switcher card called out A B C D or E if a second I O card is installed Out A E can be assigned to program preview clean feed of any Key under Clean Feed Assignments under the Setup menu or Aux 1 To assign an Output to Aux 1 in BPswitcher go to Setup down to Slate lO Assignments and set an Out A E to Aux 1 Then click save As described in section 1 2 8 To operate Aux 1 1 To operate Aux1 on the control panel or SoftPanel press the Aux 1 button and it will illuminate 2 Select the source you wish to assign to Aux 1 by pressing its button in t
126. gital AES EBU Audio Audio Flow with Analog Stereo Audio Recording a Clip Creating Clip Thumbnails Clip Store Playout To Select a Clip by Name To Select a Clip by Number Selecting a Clip with the Multi View Viewing More Clips in the Library Playback of Compressed Clips Clip Motion Controls Clip Counter Clip Modifiers Mark In and Out Points Auto Start Clips Auto Stop Clips Auto Rewind Clips Loop Clips AutoAspect Controls Scrubbing a Clip Setting the Clip Audio Advance Optional Dual Clip Store Dual DDR Optional External DDR Control Installing External DDR Control Verifying Installation of External DDR Control Selecting Clips to Access Adding DDR Control to a Show Controlling External DDR Looping Accessing More Channels o Broadcast Pix Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 0 5 gt Broadcast Pix Operators Manual Table of Contents Section 7 Device Control Options 7 1 7 1 1 7 2 7 2 1 7 3 7 3 1 7 3 2 7 4 7 4 1 7 5 7 5 1 7 5 2 7 5 3 7 6 T T 7 8 7 9 7 9 1 7 9 2 7 10 7 10 1 7 10 2 7 11 7 11 1 7 11 2 7 11 3 7 11 4 Camera Control Option Camera Control Option Licensing Installation of Sony Cameras Wiring Configurations Installation of Hitachi Cameras One Camera Installation Multi Camera Installation Adding Camera Control to an Existing System Setting the COM Port Camera Control Settings Sony Camera Control Settings Hitachi Cam
127. gradient wipe effect turn the Left Knob Effects Fx 103 Circle SFT 50 ASP 1 0 Trate 30 OM o o To change the Aspect ratio of a gradient wipe turn the Center Knob Effects Fx 103 Circle SFT 50 ASP 1 0 Trate 30 To Reverse the direction of all effects on the Effects PixPad press the Controls PixButton then press the Reverse PixButton Now all effects will execute in the reverse direction A left Push off will become a right push off a circle wipe that starts in the center and goes out will now start on the outside and go to the center etc To indicate that Reverse has been selected the letter R will be appended to every effect name in the display as shown below Effects Fx 103 Circle R SFT 50 ASP 1 0 Trate 30 To remove reverse and return to the normal state press the Reverse PixButton again and the R in the display will be removed Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 3 5 4 4 Keys The Broadcast Pix switcher combines multi layer pictures that can include a background video image Such as a camera clip or full page graphic and up to six overlays 3 standard and 6 as an option each of which is known as a key plus a seventh key downstream in the iBoB Each of the first 6 keys can hold a graphic such as a title or logo or a DVE box Picture in Picture which can hold a camera still clip or any other s
128. gram Change command or one or more control changes MIDI Control Change commands You can not have both a scene change and a control change for one entry S lect a source to edit or test Eihet erfer scene number hom 0 to 53 a Spect one ct mare corddi pefing ford it CAV NEY NAV whee N erie oral V wake A bsdii mus meters the petting n Grobe Control changes may differ from manufacturer to manufacturer so it is important to refer to your audio mixer s manual for a complete list For example on a Yamaha 01V control numbers 1 12 effect the fader levels for channels 1 12 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 11 3 Each control change is formatted by first typing in a c followed by the control number 1 to 127 a hyphen or minus sign and the desired value to set it to 0 to 127 More commands can be added by adding a space in between OD commands leaving out the c in front For example to bring fader 1 to 100 volume type 1 127 in the On Air column to bring it off air type c1 0 in the Off Air column To bring faders 1 and 2 up at 50 volume type c1 63 2 63 in the On Air column If more space is needed you may type in the bar below the grid as shown below Commend for source 1 going on air 2 A scene change is a memory setting inside the audio mixer that can recall virtually any combination of settings For e
129. gt y Allow Fast ICG editing v Audio Board Rev 0 1 v Embedded audio enabled Embedded sudo goup channel Click on Clip Audio Advance and the following window will appear Clip Audio Advance ole Enter audio advance in frames fg Cancel Enter the number of frame desired to advance the audio and press OK The system will advance the audio by the number of frames indicated until it is changed again in this manner Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 6 6 7 Optional Dual Clip Store Dual DDR A second channel of clip store can be installed as an option and is included on the Slate 2100 It includes a second media hard drive that is striped to the first hard drive This creates a higher performance media drive that has about twice the capacity of the standard system When the second channel of clip store is installed two clip stores may be defined in a show just like a second channel of still store can be defined on any system The second channel of clip store will be accessible from one of the three assignable wildcard device selection buttons in the upper right hand corner of the panel The PixButtons for the second channel will have a 2 on them to indicate 2 4 channel Clips are recorded onto the second Clip Store channel as they are for the first except that there is a separate thumbnail capture command for the second channel of clip store
130. h resolutions on the VGA input but do on a HDMI input A DVI to HDMI cable or converter may be necessary refer to your monitors user s manual for more information 2 6 1 Adjusting the Windows Desktop Screen Resolution Display Properties Themes Desktop ScreenSaver Appearance Settings 1 Right Click on any blank area of the Windows desktop of the computer again making sure that BPswitcher is not running 2 Select Properties from the pop up menu 4 2 This will bring up the Display Properties Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors Window Display 2 Multiple Monitors on ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600 Series v 3 Select the Settings tab as shown CNA Color quay Less le Ae alate Highest 32 bit 4 Select the monitor which you want 2560 by 1024 pixels i ES Eg to modify and in the Screen Resolution section select the appropriate setting for Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor your monitor 5 Select OK to save your changes Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 6 gt Section 3 Broadcast Pix PixMaster Show Editor The Broadcast Pix System is designed for the real time production of live shows to a live audience or recorded live for viewing later on DVD or other medium In both scenarios the PixMaster show editor delivers A comprehensive pre production capabilities enabling you
131. he source row and it will illuminate and the video will be sent to the selected output In addition the Multi View will show the name of the source selected if the Aux Tab is selected in the lower left corner of the Multi View You may select any source for Aux 1 whether it is an external live source or an internal source such as a clip graphic logo or still playing from inside the switcher 4 9 2 Aux Output on Slate 2100 In Version 6 Slate 2100 switchers have 3 auxiliary outputs Aux 1 controls the iBoB s Out F Aux 2 controls the iBoB s Out G Aux 3 controls the Slate switcher card s Out C E assignable in Slate IO Assignments To operate an Aux 1 Select the desired Aux on the control panel or SoftPanel by pressing the Aux 1 Aux 2 or for Aux 3 press Aux 1 and then the Aux 3 PixButton on the PixPad The illustration below shows the Aux 3 button on the PixPad Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 9 2 Select the source you wish to assign to this Aux output by pressing its button in the source row and it will illuminate In the illustration shown below Aux 2 has been assigned to Cam 2 If you wish to assign program or preview to an aux press the Program or Preview PixButton on the PixPad 3 Aux 1 and Aux 2 have access to Program Preview or any external sources connected through the iBoB Aux 3 has access to Program Preview or
132. he system to a house network which is convenient for moving content into the system NOTE do not move data through the private network hub as it will affect system performance 5 Attach the RS 232 serial cable from the control panel to the iBoB serial input labeled Panel 6 Attach the Workstation s VGA monitor s mouse and keyboard 7 Plug in power to the workstation iBoB and control panel 8 See Section 1 3 5 to set the inputs on the iBoB for format name and timing Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 2 Ke 1 3 2 Wiring Diagram for Slate 2100 switcher Das i Serial Sync Generator a Zp OOO 0O E BNC Connectors Network Serial Black Outputs A a fe AN Network Tally O O O O Composite Composite O o H Program Preview sA CD O O O OO Video Outputs i G ToS3 ToS4 O J 1 q NZ Digital Video Inputs 5 6 7 8 O O O NX a From Out A From Out B e 1 Power 2 I SO a Switcher Monitor s Out A Out B l l Out C Network Switch E h 10 100 for SO Ret 4 D Broadcast Pix i Ou Bg P Network control External ma Network we for moving Dea content 2 7 Fail Safe aw eiT Serial Cable s Control Panel pT aaan
133. he Multi View If it looks good on preview then it can be selected on program by pressing the Cut button Press the Join the Show PixButton in the upper corner as illustrated below to enter into the show and to return the control panel to its normal mode Fail Join Safe The Show Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 12 3 4 13 Capture of Stills The Broadcast Pix system can capture a still image of program output or preview output The still image can then be loaded into a still store and used in a show 4 13 1 To Capture a Still Image 1 In BPswitcher select the Capture drop down menu as shown below Capture Logging Help Clip Thumbnail cht Clip Thumbnail ch2 All Cip Thumbnails Progr ari Preview Capture Folder 2 Either select Program to capture a still of what is currently on Program 3 Or select Preview to capture a still of what is currently on Preview 4 Once captured a pop up window will notify you that a still has been successfully captured It may take a few seconds for this window to appear In result a file named preview bmp or program bmp will be created in the Capture Folder NOTE If it is desired to capture more than one still image it is necessary to rename the file that is saved to the Capture Folder since any other captures will overwrite the first one Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster swi
134. he PixPad will change to show the attributes for source controls all the external live inputs will have one PixPad and each internal device will have its own as shown below Simply select the controls you wish to modify External Live Source Clip Source CG Source Still Source Logo Source Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 6 4 7 Chromakey Chromakey is a method of removing a solid background color and replacing it with a different image The most common application for Chromakey also called green blue screen is in news weather production where a person in front of a blue wall or a green wall is taped with video camera and then using a Chromakey the person is cut out of the image and placed on a different background such as a weather map One Chromakey comes standard with the Broadcast Pix switcher and as an option 8 sources may have a Chromakey assigned to it ideal for creating virtual sets When using a Chromakey all controls are accessed through the Source Controls PixPad Also when a Chromakey is applied to a source the chromakey will appear everywhere that source is applied to i e program preview key aux etc The most important element to a successful Chromakey is even lighting Not only do you need to light your subject with standard 3 point lighting Key Fill amp Back light it is also important to evenly light your Chromakey wall the backgroun
135. he default settings for Blue or Green Chromakey select either the Key Blue or Key Green in the above PixPad This will activate the factory settings for either Chromakey additional adjustments may be needed Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 7 1 4 7 2 Chromakey Settings There are a number of Chromakey settings that may be adjusted to give you greater control of your Chromakey It is important to note that the smallest adjustment can cause a key to look good or bad All adjustments are controlled though the Key s Crma ctrls PixPad as shown on the previous page When creating a Chromakey it is all about creating a wedge of color on the color wheel to generate a matte Each Chromakey has these available controls although Hue and Acceptance Angle are the most important e Hue Hu Position around color wheel of the wedge the actual color of the Chromakey background Red 0 approximately Green 120 Blue 240 Gain Gain Increases the transparency of the key It can tighten the key around an object at the cost of making the edges harder 0 to 100 Acceptance Angle AcAn Size of the wedge on the color wheel in degrees Outside of the acceptance angle is opaque within has increasing transparency as you approach the exact hue The wider the angle the more colors are accepted as transparent 0 to 180 Clip Clp Represents offset of the wedge
136. he number and name of the currently selected clip will be in the display 4 The PixPad will change to clips including the first nine clips which correspond to the nine shown in the clip library portion of the Multi View 5 The knobs will have their clip data shown in their portion of the display Clip1 Device Controls Panel PixPad PixPad on the Multi View on the Control Panel EA TY TN os p Newschannel Opon LAXA Panel PixPad Display Clip1 01 Head Open Scrub 0 00 00 Hilh Knobs Motion Controls Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 2 6 3 To Select a Clip by Name 1 2 Press the Clip Button if it is not already illuminated Select the desired clip by name by pressing its PixButton In the example above to select the 2 Box notext clip press the Clip 1 2 Box notext PixButton and it will illuminate The selected clip will appear on the Multi View as well as in the Panel PixPad where it will change from grey to orange red if the Clip Store is on air and its name will appear in the display and in the Clip PixButton in the program row Push the gt motion button it will turn orange the clip will start to play and its timecode will be in the the display as well as the Multi View gt To Select a Clip by Number Press the Clip Button if it is not already illuminated On the Clip Store PixPad press the Controls PixButton
137. hen click on OK on the DDR settings window to save your clip settings NOTE When naming your clips on an external server it is important not to have a name longer than 8 characters long The VDCP protocol only supports file names with 8 or less characters Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 3 6 8 4 Adding DDR Control to a Show The use of the external DDR is similar to the use of the internal DDR as the device must be designated in the show definition as being included in a show and then the device controls are used to control it 1 Select the show to which you wish to add external DDR control by loading a show or creating a new one and then opening the PixMaster Show Editor 2 Select Show Settings and and then More Devices to open the Add Devices window 3 Then select DDR Control from the drop down window as shown below amp had Device z6 Add wridcard dewces Device 1 Device 2 Dewce J i a i i 0 CG CGich2 w T S Cips ch 2 v ch2 DDR Corte Corte femove stik ch 2 4 Click on OK and then Save Show Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 4 6 8 5 Controlling External DDR When a show contains the External DDR one of the three wildcard device PixButtons in the upper right corner of the panel will show the DDR as illustrated below To Contro
138. hile asleep all panel buttons are extinguished and a single dot scrolls through the display A press of any button awakens the panel but is otherwise ignored If sleeping is not desired press Turn Off Sleep to disable it The second line of the display will now say Sleep has been disabled When sleep is disabled the Turn Off Sleep button changes to Force To Sleep and if pressed re enables sleeping and forces the panel asleep immediately Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 5 A 6 Broadcast Pix Slate Analog Video Connector Pin outs Composite Video single BNC connection Pin 6 Center Pin on BNC Pin 3 Shield Ground Component Video triple BNC connections Y Pin 6 Center Pin Pin 3 Shield Ground Green U Pin 9 Center Pin Pin 7 Shield Ground Blue V Pin 4 Center Pin Pin 7 Shield Ground Red Male 7 Pin Geoport Mini Din Breakout Cable Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 6 A 7 Broadcast Pix Slate Analog audio breakout cable Revision A DB25 Male to 4 male and 2 female XLR 8 foot length shielded audio cable All inputs and outputs are balanced line level signals XLR label XLR XLR pin DB25 Pin Wire color BPIX type optional Signal name Grounds 2 5 8 11 16 19 22 25 can all be tied common and used for shield at DB25 end Broadcast Pix V6 2 ins
139. i 50 720p 50 487i 59 94 and 576i 50 modes and processes HD video at 480p 59 94 NTSC or 576p 50 PAL It uses a process called EDTV Enhanced Definition Television which has twice the data rate of traditional SDI switchers and supports the standards SMPTE 296M SMPTE 274M ITU R BT601 5 SMPTE 259M and SMPTE 292M The Slate HD boards down convert the signal coming in and then up converts the signal going out The system can also down convert going out for standard definition on any of the other Slate outputs while outputting a HD signal on the HD output card 4 HD SD SDI Inputs 1 HD SD SDI Output 1 2 6 Optional DVI I I O The Slate video switcher is primarily used for broadcast television applications although the system can be used in virtually any production scenario As an option each Slate switcher can support up to two DVI I computer inputs and up to two DVI I outputs VGA adaptors are included to convert the signal as well This is ideal for corporate faith or event productions where a computer source is needed for example to run a PowerPoint slideshow Although it is possible to use a S Video input or a scan converter to bring in computer signals with a standard configuration the DVI I option gives the highest quality computer signal DVI I Digital can support VGA to UXGA resolutions with pixel clocks up to 165 MHz and DVI I Analog can support RGB or YPrPb which supports HDTV modes up to 1080p and graphic resolutions to UXGA
140. ial cables connecting Sony Cameras to the RS 422 COM ports Edgeport Sony Sony 422PP9TB DB 9 BRC 300 EVI D70 TXD A 3 7 3 TXD B 7 6 4 RXD A RXD B GND A star wiring configuration is when all camera control cables from each camera is connect to the workstation through an Edgeport instead of daisy chaining to each camera In some installations this will reduce the amount of cable run Another option it to have one or several long runs to a set of cameras then connecting each camera in a daisy chain configuration In some installations this will reduce the amount of cable run See diagrams on next page It is important to set each camera to its proper camera address camera position This is done directly on each camera and it is recommended to set each camera to Auto or 0 as the Broadcast Pix software with automatically detect the correct settings On an EVI 70 there is no such setting as it is internally set to Auto on a BRC 300 the camera address is changed on the button of each camera via dip switches Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 2 RS 232 Daisy Chain Set Up Broadcast Pix RS 232 to VISCA Cable Workstation Sony VISCA Cable Sony VISCA Cable RS 422 Star Configuration Edgeport USB Cable 3 RS 422 Custom Serial Cables K N N VISCA E ee os Broadcast Pix V6 2 in
141. ill read out the keys you have on Aux 1 as shown below pux le BPIR aki ze NOTE Although you can use PowerAux on the Preview and Program outputs if a keyer is already on Preview or Program you can not remove the keyer from only the PowerAux You can however keep the keyer on PowerAux if you remove it from Preview or Program Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 9 3 4 10 StudioMemory The Broadcast Pix system has a powerful memory system that can combine all devices in the system It enables the saving and instant recall of a panel s set ups or the set ups plus the sources assigned or even the individual content element in a device such as a specific lower third graphic in the CG The Mem system can save an entire panel or a portion of it such as a keyer effect preview source aux key state etc Memories or Mems for short are generally saved during pre production before a show is on air The saving process takes several steps to indicate exactly which portions of the panel to save and whether to save just the set ups or the source assignments as well In contrast since the recalls of memories happen on air recall is streamlined and designed to be quickly accessible 4 10 1 To Save a Mem 1 Begin by putting the panel into the desired state that you would like to save 2 Press the Mem button in the Device 3 On the Mem PixPad press the S
142. illuminate as illustrated below The preview monitor will show the video of the source selected for recording Make sure the serial fail safe cable is connected to ensure proper selection The source numbers shown correspond to the 8 video inputs on the Break out Box iBoB Select the input source by number for the video tape recorder server camera router DVD or other live video input you would like to ingest JOO w d oqu 112 lfs lel8 ie z 8 Og OOO00o0oc If you have a Slate 100 or 1000 you can select which input you wish to record from in the top right corner of the Clip Ingest window as shown on the next page Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 1 CAUTION Before you click on to Clip Ingest icon below you need to have video present Step 1 above will insure this video is present as long as you can see it on an external preview monitor The video can be moving or paused 2 Double click on the Clip Ingest icon on the desktop and the Clip Ingest Window will appear as shown below Cc Clip Ingest g Ingest Clip vdeo from Capture Source on Pane z P Select a source wih the Controls button Capture on older panels on the Contro Slate 1 0 Panel while in Fad Sate Astignmerts Cip flename Choose Filename Cip Length 00 00 00 00 Free Space 00 00 00 00 Vomeng Be sure to close this application before padina amp show Slate 2100
143. ing keys either with a background change or without a background change Changing a Key with a Video Background Change To add or subtract layers simultaneously with a change to the background video 1 Press the BGR button if it is not already illuminated 2 Select the keys to transition with the background by pressing one or more of the adjacent Key Transition buttons Each button pressed will illuminate orange or red if the key is already on program As each Key Transition button is pressed the Key content will appear as an addition to the preview monitor For example to transition on program Key1 and Key2 along with a background change press Key 3 As each of the above Key Transition buttons is pressed its corresponding Direct Key button in the lower right corner of the panel will change from green to orange 3 Press Cut or Auto or use the fader arm and the background video will change the illuminated keys will come on program and their Direct Key buttons in the lower right corner of the panel will change illumination from orange to red In the above example two keys were brought on program If instead the keys are already on before the transition and you wish to bring them off program as part of a transition then the button illumination would be as follows When their Key Transition button is pressed it will illuminate red to indicate on air keys The corresponding Direct Key Button will stay red Now
144. ip CG Animations operate exactly as clips except if they have an alpha channel they operate in a key layer on top of a background image All Clip controls work on CG animations including Setting the CG animation to auto start when taken to air Setting mark in and mark out points Setting it to loop which is good for creating moving texture graphics Using the motion control to play pause or rewind an animation Since all of these clip controls work identically for CG animations please see the section 6 of this manual for more on these controls NOTE If you want audio to play at the same time as your animation then create a wav file of the same name as the animation and store it in the same location as the video file on the D drive for example team bpv and team wav The wav file needs to be PCM Data 16 bit at 48 kHz Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 4 3 5 4 4 Creating Animations in 3rd party Applications Inscriber makes great animations but you can use many popular animation applications including Digital Juice Art Beats Adobe After Effects Apple Motion and others to make animations for the Broadcast Pix system In general any animation system that can export a sequence of frames of images will work as these frames can be brought into the Broadcast Pix systems and converted into bpv or bpa file as previously described For example for creating an a
145. is m 1101 Lower Third 1 Open CtrieO Save Cries Save As Delete Teenpllste Manager Sf 10 Hopkinton TGs 11 H East Upper Td Sh 12 BU Sports TGA St 13 H East Sched 1i SI 14 Head Spine TG TH UNH TGA TS 05 Sean Fields TGA 06 Score TGA Sor Roughing TGA f 08 Formay TGA T 09 Mens Crew TGA T 1S H East Side TGs Fieneme Save se tppe 1GA Trevision 1GA Seve Options Bog Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 2 1 5 2 2 Exporting Graphics from Photoshop to Broadcast Pix When exporting from Adobe Photoshop you may export to many popular file formats like JPEG and BMP to import into the Broadcast Pix system Although neither file format supports an alpha channel or transparency layer a Targa Truevision TGA file does support a 32 bit alpha channel Create your graphics using a 720 486 NTSC or 720x576 PAL canvas at 72 pixels inch in an 8 bit RGB color mode using a transparent background Prior to exporting you will need to prepare your Photoshop document in order for the alpha channel to be recognized in Broadcast Pix To create an alpha channel 1 In Adobe Photoshop select the Magic Wand Tool from the Tools Window or W on the keyboard after you ve created and completed your document BF Me n e N yr 2 Click in the transparent area the checkered board pattern of the file This will
146. ished with the Broadcast Pix software as described in the previous section it is sometimes desired to upgrade the firmware that lives inside the control panel or iBoB No special tools are required as this upgrade uses the systems serial cable but it is significantly more complex than updating the workstation application so before attempting it you should call Broadcast Pix technical support see section A 10 There are also hardware standard and option specific versions of panel and iBoB firmware so please supply the serial number of the panel and iBoB when contacting support Detailed instructions on how to upgrade both the panel and iBoB as well as the most recent software for them can be found at http www broadcastpix com support html A 3 Installing System Options When System Options are purchased they require a unique number code to activate them for use On new Slate systems this code comes pre installed so no further steps are necessary On existing systems where options are purchased after the fact an activation code will be provided and it is necessary to manually enter this code This number is unique to your Slate system should you need it again it is available from customer support by providing the Slate serial number of your system which is also displayed on the Systems Options menu In BPswitcher select Setup System Options in the Options window select the option s from the drop down list and enter the code provided
147. isplayed in frames with 30 frames being equal to one second in NTSC 525 and 25 being equal to one second in PAL 625 The system defaults to 30 frames until another rate is selected To change the transition rate with a knob 1 If the Device Controls are not already assigned to effects press the Effects PixButton in the transition section and the display illustrated below will appear 2 Turn the Center knob on the to the desired rate The number of frames will be shown This rate will be now be used for all transitions until changed or until the system is powered down or until a new show is loaded Effects Fx 05 Push Rate Trate 30 o e Multi View Rate Displays The Multi View always shows you the rates set for Transitions Y St FE ET Gs SP PS A OOU V IN See Fee fie Vew Panel Setup Catve loo Heb Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 3 4 To change the transition rate with the numeric keypad 1 If the Device Controls are not already assigned to effects press the EffectsPixButton 2 Press the Controls button on the 3 Press the Trans Rate effects PixPad and the following PixButton and the following PixPad will appear numeric keypad will appear 4 Enter the rate Number you wish using the numeric keypad As you enter each number it will appear in the display If you enter a wrong number press the Clear PixButton and wi
148. it will illuminate and the previously selected effect will turn to green This will also change the selected effect shown in the display and on the Effects PixButton Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 3 4 3 1 Effects Styles and PixButtons The Broadcast Pix Switcher has over 150 effects Each effect has a unique number name and PixButton icon image The PixButton icons are intended to show the effect style ata glance The conventions used for these PixButtons are Black shows the foreground while the background video is blank For example in the horizontal wipe the new foreground enters a from the left It can also be reversed see section 4 3 5 4 Three Styles of Movement The Broadcast Pix Switcher supports three basic types of movement wipe push and squeeze Each has its own style PixButton icon For example if there was currently a picture of the sun on air background and you wish to transition to a person foreground Foreground Background 1 Wipe Both Images stay in place and one is wiped over the other 2 Push One or both of the images are moved as being pushed off air or pushed on air 3 Squeeze One or both of the images are squeezed from their current position to an edge Combine _ The three styles may be combined For example Fx 6 squeezes on the foreground while pushing off the background Broadcast Pix V6 2 instal
149. ix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 5 2 4 The DVE Box may be cropped on any side Press the Crop PixButton on the Keyer PixPad and the following knob values will appear as shown below Then twist the Left Knob for left crop the Center Knob to just crop the top and Right Knob to change which of the four corners to crop from LeftTop shown to LeftBot RightTop and RightBot You can also reset the cropping by pressing the Crop Reset PixButton Key1 Ra1 DVE L 00 T 00 LeftTop 5 The edges of a DVE box may also have a simple colored border To apply a border press the DVE Border PixButton on the PixPad The panel display will read a border thickness Turn the knob to increase decrease the border thickness To change the border color press the Color PixButton on the PixPad The panel display will read color values for Red Green amp Blue Turn the corresponding knobs until the desired color is reached Key1 Ra1 DVE Key1 Ra1 DVE BWD 015 R 000 G 000 B 000 4 5 3 Multiple DVE Boxes Two DVE Boxes may be used at once one on Key 1 and the other on Key 2 This is known as dual boxes or a Split back as shown below To create dual boxes set one of them up on Key 1 as described above and then set up another on Key 2 in the same way In the same way six DVE Boxes can also be created by turning the DVE box command on in each of the six keyers Regatta Live
150. k in point is set when taken to air by pressing Cut Auto Trans or using the Fader To turn on Auto Start 1 Select the desired clip and press the Controls button on any Clip PixPad 2 Press the Auto Start On Off PixButton and the letter A will be appended to the clip name in the display to let you know that the Auto Start function has been turned on for that clip If other modifiers are turned on they will also appear t Clip 01 Head Open A Scrub 0 00 00 HEL Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 5 2 6 5 3 Auto Stop Clips Just like it is possible to have a clip start on transition to program with Auto Start a Clip can also be set to automatically stop when it transitions off program by pressing Cut Auto Trans or using the Fader To turn on Auto Stop 1 Select the desired clip and press the Controls button on any Clip PixPad 2 Press the Auto Stop On Off PixButton and the letter X will be appended to the clip name in the display to let you know that the Auto Stop function has been turned on for that clip t Clip 01 Head Open AX Scrub 0 00 00 mHijibhl 6 5 4 Auto Rewind Clips A clip can also be set to automatically rewind to the beginning or the set in point of the clip This is useful when you are using a clip multiple times and want the clip to always start from that point To
151. key is applied amp hue of Chromakey CAMERA CAMERA CAMERA Cam free N 4 P A 5 eT X S 4 I 7 ae Tally Preview Tally Program To view sources above the first 8 or 9 shown click the sources tab on the Multi View as shown below Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 3 2 5 4 Keyer on Multi View The Multi View shows the contents and status of keyers in the lower right hand corner Just as with sources a monitor appears that contains the thumbnail of the content that is currently loaded into the keyer And just as with sources see preceding page the name of the assigned device is shown above the thumbnail and the name of the content is shown below along with its tally status Key Transition Buttons shows you which keyer will be effected in the next transition What Device CG 1 is assigned Mead of the Chartes to each keyer 2 afn dual box Whether the Key is On Program Red in this case On Preview but selected Orange What the name of the content element currently selected in th i Not selected Off None coe Transitioning Keys individually with the Multi View To Manually Bring a Key On Program 1 Any key that is off air grey or orange can be brought on air by clicking on its thumbnail on the Multi View This will cause this key to fade on air at the rate for that keyer and the tally underneath will change color to red To Manu
152. l concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 3 1 Gradient Wipes Gradient wipes enable a soft edge to be applied as described in section 4 3 5 In addition many gradient wipes have a pattern which can be positioned as also described in section 4 3 5 Some of the many gradient wipes are e HR iv E 103 E3 113 121 Clock Wipes and Arcs Many of the wipe patterns are circular clock wipes which start in one position and then move in a circle Their icons show a black region where the foreground begins to enter and then a curved or diagonal arrow with the direction of the clock movement For example clock wipe Fx 115 has the following icon and creates the illustrated effect Fx 121 shown above is both a gradient wipe and a clock wipe as all clock wipes are also gradient wipes An arc wipe is similar to a clock wipe except that the movement is in a much wider arc in which the center of movement is off the picture rather than in the middle of the picture as in most clock wipes Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 3 1 4 3 2 Selecting a New Effect by Number 1 On the Effects PixPad press the Controls PixButton which will bring up the effects controls PixPad Press the numeric keypad PixButton and the PixPad will change to the following numeric keypad Enter the effect Number you wish using the numeric keypad
153. l Store CG Store and Logo Store For example to operate the Still Store substitute Still for Clip and read section 6 2 To assign the device controls to Stills 6 3 To Select a Still by Name 6 3 1 To Select a Still by Number 6 3 2 To Select Stills with a mouse 6 3 3 To View More Stills in the Multi View Up to 2 Channels of Still Stores can be specified in a show using the Wildcard Device PixButtons see 2 6 And only one channel of Logo Store Still Store PixPad Device Select ae H O 5 8 1 Preparing Still Content The system will accept stills in several formats which can be saved out of Inscriber or any other graphics application 1 Bitmaps which are picture files ending in bmp 2 Targas which are picture files ending in tga 3 As well as jpg gif png The system accepts NTSC or PAL pictures For full screen stills this is 720x486 pixels for NTSC and 720x576 for PAL The bit depth of a bmp still must be 24bits or higher The bit depth of a tga still must be 32bits to use a key alpha channel The system will also accept smaller pictures or larger ones and either retain their size or modify them to fit the screen see the import function of the PixMaster section Section 3 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 8 5 9 Optional CG Connect Software CG Connect provides an interface for linking two separate data objects Inscriber TitleMotion P
154. l the External DDR 1 Press the above External DDR 2 To access the first channel of DDR device selection PixButton and it press the 1 PixButton and it will will illuminate orange and the device illuminate red and the PixPad will controls will show the up to three change to show the first 9 clips on channels to select from as this channel as shown below illustrated below The large display including the name of each clip on will also say External DDR in it s top the button left corner to let you know the device controls are now assigned to As with other devices you may this device select from additional clips by pressing the Next PixButton or by using the numeric keypad see sections 6 3 1 and 6 3 3 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 5 3 Select the desired clip and by pressing its PixButton and the information for that clip will appear in the large display as shown below Number of Clip External DDR Name of Clip Time code of Clip DDR1 004 ISLAND Stop 00 00 00 00 DDR Clip Status 4 Press the gt Button and the clip will begin to play The display will show both the status as Run and the time code move as shown below DDR1 004 ISLAND Run 00 00 09 14 TRate 5 To Pause press the gt button again and then again to resume playing 6 To back up press the lt button 7 To rewind press the l lt l
155. lecting cables Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 3 7 3 1 One Camera Installations 1 Two video cables run to the pan tilt head one from the Broadcast Pix system s for the video signal and one for black reference 2 Run a serial cable from the serial port of the Broadcast Pix workstation to the Broadcast Pix 232 to 485 converter as shown below 3 Run a three wire cable from the converter plug to the plug on the pan tilt head 4 Run a power cable from the Display Devices power supply to the same plug at the pan tilt head used in step two One Camera Installation etl Pan Tilt head 232 to 485 adaptor Included by Broadcast Pix Power Supply for Pan tilt head and Camera b Ground Black Ref Serial Cable Video Input on frame or router Serial Port on Workstation Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 3 1 7 3 2 Multi Camera Installation The difference between one camera and studios with 2 3 or 4 cameras is that the three wires leaving the 232 to 485 converter need to be multiplied to go to each head This can be done with a multiplexer or splicing wires together The multi camera set up is illustrated below p ial p Pan Tilt head Pan Tilt head E E eons Cam4 ma e or wire splice i O sends all 5 wires to each head b Ground
156. ll appear which will indicate the version of your plug in license as shown below for Hitachi Camera Control d Broadcast Pix Camera Control So Camera Control Vextor Pan Tilt Broadcast Pix Licensed for Four Cameras Version 1 0 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 0 7 2 Installation of Sony Cameras Sony VISCA controlled cameras can either be connected using a RS 232 or RS 422 serial connection and are selectable on the bottom of each camera with dip switches With a RS 232 connection the maximum cable length can be extended to 15 meters 50 feet while the RS 422 connection extends this further to 1200meters 4000 feet It is important to set the baud rate of each camera to 9600 bps for both a RS 232 and a RS 422 connection this is also selectable on the bottom of each camera with dip switches The COM ports out of the Broadcast Pix workstation are RS 232 connections Depending on which option is purchased the correct adapter is supplied either a RS 232 cable or a converter to RS 422 B amp B 422 PP9TB Sony PTZ cameras also support daisy chain as well as star configurations using a USB to Serial Edgeport You may either loop cameras to each other in a 322 daisy chain have all cameras connect to the workstation with several serial ports using a star configuration or have a combination of both scenarios Below is the wiring diagram needed for ser
157. ll vary depending on manufacturer NOTE The Tally Box does not supply any voltage for tally Voltage must be provided by your Camera Control Units or other source The Tally Box only opens and closes the tally circuit Check your Camera Control Unit s user manual for more information Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 10 1 3 Broadcast Pix Slate 2100 1 3 1 Slate 2100 System Contents The Broadcast Pix Slate 2100 is comprised of the following components Broadcast Pix Software Showing the Multi View VGA monitor not included Broadcast Pix Control panel oe a8 Broadcast Pix SoftPanel Software BPSwitcher V6 Inscriber TitleMotion Pro Character Generator Microsoft Windows XP Workstation with Slate boards Intelligent Break out Box iBoB nE gt Keyboard Mouse and 10 100 Ethernet switch and network and serial cables Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 Broadcast Pix 2100 System Includes Hardware Broadcast Pix physical control panel Control panel Broadcast Pix Break out Box iBoB Workstation with Slate board and I O board Ethernet 10 100 switch For private control network Straight Network Cables 9 Pin Male to Female Serial Cable Inscriber USB Dongle installed internally in the workstation at the factory Keyboard and Mouse
158. local to the workstation files You may create edit any script from the remote computer although you can not record a script from the control panel D External GPI box installed sing extemal GPI inputs J Estemal GPO box installed Check this i using extend fis Set to the number of hames to hold the GPO GPO Pulte Rate closed Set to 0 to held indefinatedy The double punch rate in frames can be Select this you wart Scripts Manager to be ale Se tyre adjusted to reduce error when hitting a panel wed Mao eane eee acne button twice The smaller the number the _ faster you need to double punch Open Setipts window NOTE Scripts requires use of a panel license to purchase more licenses contact Broadcast Pix Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 11 2 4 12 Fail Safe On Air Production While the workstation is very reliable if it should ever lock up a Fail Safe capability can be set to automatically take over and keep video on air until the workstation recovers In the Slate 100 and Slate 1000 one camera is sent to program output On the Slate 2100 the iBoB enables all cameras the are attached to the iBoB to still be switched even if the workstation is unplugged 4 12 1 Fail Safe on Slate 100 and Slate 1000 Fails Safe on Slate 100 and 1000 switchers offer basic relay outputs If the computer should fail or lock up or be unplugged then Input 1 will be a
159. ly button CG layouts Imagas Data Sources C Now anytime that data source file changes like from a TS scoreboard those changes will reflect on air in Broadcast Pix v without having the need to select Program seer a gt NOTE When choosing automatic update only the first record in the XML file can be updated Therefore you would generally only enter a single data record in this XML file and have your external source update this record with the new data you want to display on the screen Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 4 5 9 5 Creating Your Own XML File You can write your own XML file to use with CG Connect using the simple built in Data Editor function This is ideal for updating one layout multiple times like changing a name in a city council meeting or changing a player s name in a sports game An XML file consists of Tables and Fields Tables are the headings of your data and Fields are the actual names of your data which will appear on air For example a council meeting may have a Table named Selectmen and within that table 2 fields Name and District To create your own XML File OG layouts Images Data Sources Clocks 1 Select the Data Sources Tab as shown Data Sources 2 Click on the New Button in the Source section isting 1 3 Click in the blank section underneath the New g Button to save your XML File 4
160. ly from a drop down list in the Action column or you may record button pushes directly from the control panel To record actions from the control panel click on the Start Recording button Then press the buttons on the control panel to create the desired script The program will remember each button you push and the exact timing between pushes in frames Remember to select all the buttons necessary to perform your script it is recommended to record your script slowly then go back and change the timing of each action This ensures proper button selection When done creating your script press Stop Recording on the Scripts Editor window You can now adjust the timing by changing the values in the Frames column this represents the amount of frames the action will wait to happen Or add and remove more button pushes by using the Insert and Delete buttons on the keyboard Scripts can not only recreate button pushes but it can also recall a StudioMemory MEM as described in section 4 10 as well other scripts and log files Each button on the control panel has an ID and a Value you many manually select different actions from the drop down list to create a custom script To test your script click on the Run button and the script will begin controlling your control panel Save the script by clicking on Save As In the save window enter the name of the script and click on save All scripts are saved in the C broadcastpix Scripts folder
161. m appendix 5 1 1 5 2 Creating Still CG Graphics CG graphics can be created from scratch using all of the tools in TitleMotion Pro The easiest way to get started however is to use one of the over 200 pre designed CG templates provided by Inscriber To create a CG using a template q Double Click on the TitleMotion Icon on the desktop to start the Inscriber application and the application will launch a blank canvas as illustrated below TERT bekhed aisiak da cer 0 8 2 mer Co OS Me i ol omer 10 z ei EST STAL A AGAL GAGE ET LAR t Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 2 2 At the top of the Inscriber GUI click on the Templates Palette drop down menu 3 Scroll down through the many templates until you find one you like As you scroll down a preview of each template is shown as illustrated below i Inseriber TitleMotion DY 4 3 0 Temporary License Expires in 148 Day s UNTITLED INS GU Fie Edt Element Attributes Jobst Tools Help 0 Oefautt Template PE a N gt 4 1102 Lower Third 2 1103 Lower Third 3 1104 Lower Third 4 1105 Lower Third 1106 Lower Third 6 1107 Lower Third 1108 Lower Third 8 1109 Lower Third 9 1110 Lower Third 10 1111 Lower Third 11 1112 Lower Third 12 1113 Lower Third 13 1114 Lower Third 14 1115 Lower Third 15 1116 Lower Third 16 1117 Lower Third 17 1118 Lower Thir
162. m the active data sources Click on the Source label or the browse button next to it to choose the XML file you want to use The XML file will be loaded and tables found in the XML file are listed in the Tables list Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 4 CG lapouls Images Date Sources Clocks Data Sources Baseball Count v New Rename Delete Source New Ex ching Tables Fields C Documents and Settings Vv Baseball v Balls F Strikes Data E dto v reg v Outs jode when fie changes 4 Choose the tables you want to use from this data source by ticking the checkbox next to the table names Clicking on a table name lists all the fields found in this table in the Fields list Choose the fields you want to use from each table 5 To make the data source changes available to the CG Layouts select the Apply button This will now make the checked Tables and Fields available to your CG Layouts After adding a data source and changing the Tag Type to Data in the Layout Tags grid you need to choose the data source from the Source field A drop down list will appear with all the active data sources be sure to select the appropriate one After that you can choose the data table and data field that you want to reference by choosing them from the Table and Field fields in the grid As shown below The Value field will now consist of a dropdown list co
163. m the control panel with Source Controls see section 4 6 NOTE When the show is set to the same aspect ratio as the source s native aspect ratio then no aspect treatment will be performed When the show is set to the opposite aspect ratio than the selected treatment will be applied See section 1 9 3 for setting the show s aspect ratio To enable DualAspect see section 1 9 5 NOTE When a source is treated it will appear with that treatment on all video outputs and on the program and preview windows of the Multi View Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 9 1 2 10 Optional Tally on the Slate 100 and 1000 The tally option is a stand alone box that plugs into the workstation via a USB connection It has convenient screw terminals and secure hold downs The illustration below shows the screw terminal pin names and location for the I O signals All 8 external sources plugged into the Slate I O cards can be tallied The wiring diagram is shown below Input 1 on the Slate card corresponds to 0 on Tally Box Standard Input 2 on the Slate card corresponds to 1 on Tally Box I O Input 3 on the Slate card corresponds to 2 on Tally Box Input 4 on the Slate card corresponds to 3 on Tally Box Input 5 on the Slate card corresponds to 4 on Tally Box Optional Input 6 on the Slate card corresponds to 5 on Tally Box I O Input 7 on the Slate c
164. main window canvas of the application Below if a blank canvas with a brief overview of some main buttons for further information refer to the Help drop down menu in TitleMotion Pro Text Graphic Plane Select to activate a text or graphic layer CTRL Mouse Click on text or hic will do th Graphic yig Me same Tool Palette Select to create various Title Types Select from Still text logos or custom graphics Roll Crawl or Animation Styles Palette Shortcut to Template Manager Drop down customizable styles for text graphics menu to access 200 pre designed or user saved templates Canvas Workspace in which you create CGs Size amp Attributes Change type of font and its attributes Color amp Texture Change text graphic s coloring shading Can be solid gradient transparent or textured Styles Save custom font and graphic styles for quick recalling Logos Where pictures clip art and other graphic elements are stored Right Click to add to library Background Add a full page colored background or graphic Default is transparent none News Edit Where RTX Tags are applied for CG Connect NOTE It may be useful to turn on the Title Safe zone which can be found under the View Tab on the bottom on the Inscriber canvas This will act as a guide when creating graphics so your text does not get cut off on the edges of TV screens Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls tea
165. may be selected at once Therefore only one button in the source or preview rows may be illuminated and only one in the program row may be illuminated red Source BE aE Program Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 1 Program Row Indicates which source is on the air which will always be illuminated red Other available sources will be illuminated green and buttons with no video source assigned will not be illuminated The PixButtons used in this row indicate the contents of the source including what device is currently assigned as well as the currently selected content element on the device For example in the above illustration the on air source is the first channel of clip store which has an the active clip called Head Larz Preview Row The preview row is used to select which source is selected on preview Source Row The source row is used to select which source is used to fill a key or an auxiliary output 4 1 1 Program Row Source Selection for Shortcut Switching In addition to displaying information the Program row also provides a shortcut for changing sources on the air without first previewing them To change an on air source without using preview 1 Press the Program PixButton on the program row and it will Illuminate red and the selected source will appear on air and its button will turn red This shortcut is fast but more pr
166. middle knob marked Sp Speed as shown below The speed in pages per second will appear above the knob This illustration also shows a CG graphic with many modifiers set To make a roll crawl run faster turn the knob to the right to make it run slower turn it to the left You can dynamically change the speed on a roll crawl any time giving you greater flexibility for your roll crawls CG Credits RBELA Scrub Sp 8 7 0 00 00 e o HHL NOTE When playing a Roll or a Crawl Broadcast Pix does not auto detect if the CG is a Roll or Crawl it will always default to C for Crawl It will be necessary to manually change your files accordingly Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 3 4 5 4 Creating an Animated CG Graphic The Inscriber CG supports a complete range of animated titles and effects including an drop rumble squish topple flip and many more in both 2D and 3D These also use handy templates that can rapidly create an animated title and are easy to customize The Inscriber operators manual contains much more detail on animations The basics are covered here in this Broadcast Pix system manual 5 4 1 To Create an Animated Graphic 1 In Inscriber as you would for any CG graphic select the default template or another template you wish to use type in your text and perform any modifications to it 2 Change the Text Type to Animation 3 Click on the Anima
167. mp jpg tga tiff gif and png Logo Store Brand your production with a logo in its own key layer Logo store makes it easy to apply or remove a logo at any time Import any logo or create your own with Inscriber logo creation tools Camera Control Optional camera control of Hitachi and Sony cameras with Pan amp Tilt heads Including preset positions tilt pan Zoom focus iris and CCU controls Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 3 List of Devices Continued Effects Over 150 transitions DVE transitions include push offs and squeezes Wipe transitions include horizontal circles stars clocks and many more Keys 1 3 Handle fine quality edging with 14 bit quality Each Key supports a standard DVE Box Picture in Picture sizing cropping border controls and Chromakeys Keys 4 6 Keys 4 6 are an option that handle fine quality edging with 14 bit quality Each Key supports a DVE Box Picture in Picture sizing cropping border controls or optional Chromakeys iBoB DSK External keyer in the Break out Box for a legacy character generator or other external key sources Aux The Aux 1 and Aux 2 buttons act as Auxiliary outputs and can be assigned to program preview or another internal external source Also used when DualAspect option is enabled PowerAux An option to enable Keys 1 6 to be keyed onto Aux outputs StudioMemory MEM I
168. mport Animation Capture Folder 2 The Import Animation window will appear as illustrated on the next page In the Sources section browse to the place where you stored your folder containing your animation and select any one of the many individual targa images for the desired animation as shown Look in O Anmatons a at 3 zJ kz z Ga st 005 14 o Aei A m st st a ot a Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 4 2 3 In the Import Animation window Browse to a Destination location where you want to save the animation file to D clips Give it a name and then press Import This will covert all the individual Targa files into one file which can be played through the clip store of Broadcast Pix If the status bar does not start within 30 seconds then the animation file was not exported correctly Import Animation E Source choose Wi file n the senes Browse Destination Browse import Close 4 Once completed the status bar will display Successfully Completed You may continue to import more animations or you can click Close to exit the Import Animation function After you ve imported your animations you may delete the original TGA image sequence as those files are no longer necessary 5 4 3 On Air Operations for CG Animations The animation file can now be added to a show into the clip store channel just as if it were a Cl
169. mputer VGA monitors as shown below as well as customizable floating windows for any size monitor see section 2 5 9 Traditional Aspect Ratio Monitor 1280x1024 pixels for traditional monitors and almost all touchscreen monitors Widescreen Monitors 1680x1050 for widescreen monitors Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 1 2 5 2 Overview of the Multi View Panels Connected Preview Monitor Program Monitor Status Panel Indicator Clock PixPad eer ED A A i Sri PT eUS UV TR Chris Lovett rq Charlestown oS Zorrospondent co CLP 2 17 Hockey ISO X 02 62 12 I gt E E a 73 Clip Counters Sources Tab Window Keyer Window Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 2 2 5 3 Sources on Multi View Thumbnails for the first 8 sources are displayed on 1280x1024 monitors as illustrated below Widescreen 1680x1050 monitors display the first 9 sources across Thumbnails for external sources show full motion video and thumbnails for internal devices show the assigned content Each source monitor shows the following information Device Name s z gt STILLS 1 AM Program Nc fear eties Thumbnail ose Gus C A Veteteg a Sere faseen 19 90 Certegy 1O00 Vem Chars awe hecal Content Name and Tally status gt program slate Chroma
170. n If there is no wire connection between the 422 Break out box and a desired channel then an error message will appear in the display for example if you unplug the wire for the second channel it will say DDR2 No connection Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 7 Section 7 Broadcast Pix Optional Device Controls The Broadcast Pix system may control a number of external devices one of which is DDR control which was described in the previous section As an option the switcher can also control robotic cameras and external audio mixers for a true one man production 7 1 Camera Control Option At this time Broadcast Pix offers software for two pan tilt systems Sony through VISCA Control and the Hitachi through Eagle Pan Tilt Control This enables control of the camera position including tilt pan Zoom focus iris speed control preset positions and most controllable CCU controls Even though the basic operation for Sony and Hitachi cameras are similar there are some minor differences between the two as is indicated in the following sections 7 1 1 Camera Control Licensing To see if your Broadcast Pix system has been licensed for camera control in the BPswitcher application click on the Help menu About Devices and then Camera Control as shown below Help User Manual About About Devices Sony Camera Control A window wi
171. n remove any other JE inteKR PRO Network Adapters and Orivers software as this BG intekR PROSet for Wired Connections internet Explorer Q692094 may effect system ce i LiveReg Symantec Corporationi performance i LiveUpdate 1 90 Symantec Corporation JE Microsoft NET Framework 1 1 a Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 97 a Norton Antivirus 2004 Symantec Corporation O Outlook Express Update Q3309 1P stochwave i ee oe oe Add or Remove Programs 4 It will ask if you are sure Click Yes Y re you sure you want to remove BPStudio from your computer BPStudio 5 It will display a E series of growing te iron chen cat bars to show Broadcast Pix Software being 0 removed Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 1 fe C Builds Setup 2 2 32 zip Ble Edt Yew Fyvontes Joos tep O F Dorh res Fl To Load the New Version of Qu Broadcast Pix Software a Wah oes 1 Open the zip file that you downloaded by double clicking on it 2 Double click on Setup exe file fe BPStudio 3 This will open the Broadcast Pix Welcome to the BPStudio Setup Wizard Software Installation Wizard Click on Next The instaler wil guide you through the steps required to install BPStudio on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and rtemotional treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program of any p
172. n 4 and the first page of the roll or crawl will be shown 5 The CG graphic will begin to roll or crawl when you press the gt button in the motion control section and its timecode will show in the display 5 3 3 Motion Controls for Rolls and Crawls Ensure that the Device Controls are assigned to CG by checking in the top left corner of the display and seeing if it says CG If not press the CG button The motion controls will only control the motion of the device assigned to the Device Controls To start a CG roll or crawl playing press the gt button To pause it press the gt button again and its timecode in the display will show the frame paused on To start it playing again from a pause press the gt button again Elie l Le To rewind it to the beginning press the I lt lt button To change the speed of the roll or crawl see the next section NOTE If you have a roll on air and you attempt to switch it on air to a crawl then you may get a brief glitch on air This change should be made off air or one should define a second channel of CG for the crawls Similar issue if you have a crawl on air and attempt to switch to a roll Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 3 2 5 3 4 Modifiers for Rolls and Crawls Modifiers may be applied to rolls and crawls These include changing a roll to a crawl adding a blank page at the beginning and or
173. n the Multi View and clips can be set to count up or count down see section 2 5 5 CLIP 1 bigbub 00 00 00 CLIP 2 Newschannel Open 10 09 00 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 4 6 5 Clip Control Modifiers Each individual clip can have its own set of modifiers even if the same clip is in both channels of the Clip Store you may have different modifiers in each channel Modifiers include Mark In Mark Out Aspect Controls Remove Mark In Remove Mark Out Loop Clip Auto Start Auto Stop and Auto Rewind When a clip is ingested and added to a show the clip is set up by default to Loop Auto Start Auto Stop and Auto Rewind LAXR 6 5 1 Mark In and Out Points Mark in and Mark out enable points to be set at the beginning and end of a segment of a clip Once set the I lt lt button will bring the clip to its mark in point and the clip will stop playing at its mark out point These are helpful for temporarily trimming off unused portions of a clip when ingested To set mark points on a clip 1 Select the Clips 1 or Clips 2 button in the Device Select section of the control panel or SoftPanel 2 On any clip PixPad press the Controls PixButton which will bring up the clip controls PixPad as illustrated below 3 If the Clip Store is not on preview then put it there by pressing the Clip Store button on the preview row Or you may use the sourc
174. nal additional panel license see section 8 2 Dual Physical Panels An optional second control panel may be added and dual monitor support The second control panel comes with a panel license expansion see section 8 2 so both panels are always instantly available Redundant Physical and Soft panels Redundant control panels bu Dual Monitor Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 8 8 9 Remote Control from a Distance The Broadcast Pix system may be remotely controlled over the Internet Remote control is done through the system s second Ethernet port NIC 1 Internet Remote ne SoftPanel iBoB if any panel if any To remotely control a system 1 Attach the remote panel to NIC1 on the Broadcast Pix workstation which is the 1 GB Ethernet port via an appropriate Internet connection DSL is fine 2 In BPSwitcher select Setup then Engineering Settings and on the SAE ORE drop down menu select BPSwitcher state Setup Window Capture Logging Help gt server port as shown at the right Video Standard Click on it and the warning EE ENE s window will appear as shown on the ane i next page Enable Dual Aspect A show must be closed for this Sy Se setting to be visible If a show is site a running close the show make sure Ciching sources switches gt a show is not set to auto load and w Ente PoP ad content sele
175. ndix 3 7 3 8 Show Content Summary The Content Summary allows you to see save and print a handy list of all your show s content To View a show s Content Summary On the PixMaster window for the desired show click on View show contents The View Show Contents window will open To Save the Content Summary You can save this by clicking on Save List It is saved as a text delineated file which can then be opened in columns with a program like excel To Print the Content Summary If you have a printer installed on your system you can print the list by clicking on Print Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 8 CG View Show Contents 6pm News Name Clips ch 1 05 tahune 0l Lesi inanc 2 crowd unc 04 Humcase unc 04 Minas Weather uve 06 TROUP ORLOR unc 8 HOCKEY unc CE NEWS JUICE bov tahune 65 TROUP COLOR unc 6 Whdh unc 0 Zo and Roy une OS HOCKEY we 6 NEWS JUICE bpv 8 Asce dd bov 08 WHDH OTS Audo Test June CaP raldecte Ajaa few Solod a daa amp oct 65 65 MB 17468 626 01 MB 20 E3 MB 21060 35368 630 07 M8 419 94 M8 293 25 MB 55mb 34268 359668 5 65 MB 625 01 MS 10968 21060 23368 126G8 35968 Date 4 7 2005 242 PM 4 7 2005 3 06 PM 4 7 2006 2 05 Pm 4 7 2006 314 Pm 4 7 2005 240 PM 4 7 2005 215 PM 46 2005 11 48 PM 4 16 2005 7 20 Pw 11 3 2005 713 AM 4 7 2005
176. ng on Remove 4 Now any layouts that are loaded in the CG Layouts section can be modified by CG Connect Simply select the layout which you would like to update 5 9 3 Updating the CG layout After adding the CG layout to the Broadcast list you can select it from the main CG Layouts list in the top left of the program After selecting the layout a thumbnail of the layout is displayed in the top left corner and all available RTX Tags are listed in the Layout Tags grid next to it You may have more than one layout loaded into this list but only modify one at a time vest De Each tag listed in the tag grid has a Tag Name Value and Tag Type The Tag name reflects the name you assigned to the RTX Tag in TitleMotion Pro The Value is whatever text the field contains For logo objects the value field is empty by default even it already contains an image The tag Type determines how the content of the assigned RTX Tag can be updated Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 3 The following 3 Tag Types are available User Allows you to manually enter text into a text field or select a list of images from a drop down list on the CG layout This tag type is set by default for tags referencing a text field on the CG layout After selecting this tag type click on the value field in the grid and enter the new text you want to display Hit Enter on keyboard to apply
177. nimation in Digital Juice 1 Select the Jump Back or other Digital Juice graphic you want 2 Set your Digital Juice controls to output a sequence of files 3 Set the file type to be Targa with the right number of frames per second depending on whether you are in NTSC 525 or PAL 625 4 Run Digital Juice to create the animation sequence 5 Import the animation into Broadcast Pix just as if it were coming from Inscriber see section 5 4 2 e Other formats can also be used You do not have to use Targa files as the system will also import a series of bmp jpg or png files NOTE If you are creating animations with alpha channels make sure to save files as 32 Bit Targa files to preserve the transparency layer All image sequences need to end with a number starting with O in order for the Import Animation function of Broadcast Pix to work properly i e Animation000000 or Animation2_000000 If the status bar in the Import Animation function does not move after 30 seconds of importing then your files file names have not been exported correctly Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 4 4 5 5 Basic CG On Air Operations The unified control architecture of the Broadcast Pix system manages all content devices the same way For example once you learn how to control CGs you have also learned the basic elements of how to control Stills Clips and Logos CG and
178. ns for double punch if you have 6 keyers enabled since they are reserved for Keys 4 6 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 11 2 4 11 2 Playing a Script Scripts may be played from the Scripts window either locally or from a remote computer from double punching a control panel button or from a GPI trigger To play a script from the Scripts Window 1 First make sure the scripts window is open if not click on it on the desktop and it will appear x Eroe Key 1 si Test rout 2 Te 3 ed key Loop Direct Test Key 2 Click on the Script button you wish to play It will immediately start executing its button will illuminate yellow while it is running and a timer will appear in the window bar 4 11 3 ScriptsManager Setup Setup Scripts Version 2 12 Jog Brdo l Sec Size of Scripts window Standard Tab Box Video Format fits into the Home Tab on the Multi View NTSC PAL Set to the video format pou are using Scripts can run on the local workstation or ae l Set Locali his Seigle Managerit runing on a remote computer for team operation za T EA Simply enter the IP address of the connected be wot oon sence cae workstation When running Scripts remotely mein erzzacn you need to copy the Scripts exe application 10 Ocuble Purch Ra Set othe tne in fames batween dable punches to the remote computer as well any script This i onky used when
179. ntaining all the record data for the selected table and field all of these values are being reference to your original data source XML file Mora s Vober Us ne ee y b of a y ry i srt al w Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 4 Tag Groups Choosing a value from a dropdown list will by default only update the value for that tag field If you want all fields for the selected data record to update as well you can do so by placing these tags in a tag group This technique is useful for updating a lower third graphic when you want to change the name and title of your CG all at once To Group Tag Fields 1 Select all the related tag fields by holding down the Ctrl key when clicking on a tag fields you want to group 2 Press the Group button in the Control Panel to create a new tag group This will group all the tag fields into a grouped section Now when picking a new value from a tag field that is connected to a Data Source all the other tags which are both in the same tag group and that reference the same Data Table and Data Field will update with the data from the same data record Automatic Updating To have data from an XML file automatically update when the XML file changes select the Update when file changes checkbox on the Data Source tab for the Data Source you want to have update automatically and press the App
180. ntrols team appendix 0 3 Operators Manual Table of Contents Section 4 Production Switcher 4 4 7 4 5 4 5 1 4 5 2 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 6 4 7 4 7 1 4 7 2 4 7 3 4 8 4 8 1 4 8 2 4 8 3 4 9 4 9 1 4 9 2 4 9 3 4 10 4 10 1 4 10 2 4 11 4 11 1 4 11 2 4 11 3 4 12 4 12 1 4 12 2 4 12 3 4 13 4 13 1 4 13 2 To Change the Key Fade Rate DVE Boxes Picture in Picture To Create a DVE Box Modifying a DVE Box Dual and Triple DVE Boxes Accessing Keys 4 6 Source Controls Chromakey Activating the Chromakey Settings for the Chromakey Adjusting the Chromakey iBoB DSK Downstream on Slate 2100 To Enable Disable iBoB DSK To Turn on and Set Up iBoB DSK To Operate iBoB DSK Auxiliary Output Control Aux Out on Slate 100 or 1000 Aux Out on Slate 2100 PowerAux Control StudioMemory Saving a Mem Recalling a Mem Scripts To Record a Script Playing a Script ScriptsManager Setup Fail Safe On Air Production Fail Safe on Slate 100 and Slate 1000 Fail Safe on Slate 2100 Fail Safe Operation on Slate 2100 Capture of Stills Capturing an Image Capture Folder Destination gt Broadcast Pix Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 0 4 gt Broadcast Pix Operators Manual Table of Contents Section 5 CG and Graphics 5 1 5 1 1 5 2 5 2 1 5 2 2 5 3 5 3 1 5 3 2 5 3 3 5 3 4 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 5 4 3 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 6 1 5 6 2 5 7 5 8 5 8 1 5 9 5 9 1 5
181. o Reorder Content 1 Select the content you wish to move and it will highlight Ci lips 1 den Mews Chips 1 conten tor fpen News OD cowed ure Di Murcer ure 05 TeOuUP COLOR we ews Y wre OB NEWS JUICE ben 2 Click on the up arrow or down arrow and the highlighted clip will move down or up one position Each time you click it will move once In the illustration below it has been clicked down once so it moved one position CI Clips 1 bpm News Clips content tr Bpm News To poedee hapag ard 3 Press OK NOTE If you re doing a lot of editing you do not have to press OK until you are done with everything Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 5 3 5 2 To Reorder a Group of Content In addition to moving a file clip up and done the list you can also move an entire group of elements at once To move a group manually 1 Select the first item you wish to move with your mouse and it will highlight 2 Press Shift on your keyboard and hold it down 3 Select the last item you wish to move and all the ones in between will highlight Clips 1 comen for bpm Mews L nens Fetiu 4 Then click the up or down button one time for each position that you want the selected group to move In this case four adjacent clips were moved down to the bottom of the list Clips 1 content ke ipm News Nome Foes Broadcast Pix V6 2 install c
182. ode Control Panel Console Installation ah ee ee ee ee ee a a a a a a a a Aan to to to to to to o N D a i N a SomRWND Oo Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 0 1 gt Broadcast Pix Operators Manual Table of Contents Section 2 Broadcast Pix Concepts 2 1 Broadcast Pix Switcher Features 2 1 1 Video Flow Diagram 2 2 PixButtons for Executing with Confidence 2 3 Devices 2 4 Device Controls 2 4 1 Assigning the Device Controls 2 4 2 PixPad Navigation 2 4 3 Multi View PixPad 2 4 4 PixPad Order Controls 2 4 5 Floating PixPads 2 5 Multi View 2 5 1 Monitor Sizes 2 5 2 Overview of the Multi View 2 5 3 Sources on Multi View 2 5 4 Keyer on the Multi View 2 5 5 Clip Store Counters 2 5 6 Basic Switching on the Multi View 2 5 7 Advanced Switching on the Multi View 2 5 8 About Tab 2 5 9 Floating Monitors 2 6 List of Screen Resolutions 2 6 1 Adjusting the Windows Desktop Screen Resolution Section 3 PixMaster Show Editor 3 0 PixMaster Storage System 3 1 Creating a New Show 3 2 Selecting an Existing show to Edit 3 3 Editing a Show 3 4 Editing a Show s Content 3 5 Reorder Add or Remove Content 3 5 1 To Reorder Content 3 5 2 To Reorder a Group of Content 3 5 3 To Preview Content 3 5 4 To Remove Content from a Show 3 5 5 To Add content from the central Library 3 5 6 To Add a group of content from the central library Broadcast Pix V6 2 in
183. of the color being selected Negative towards higher saturation positive towards opposite side of the color wheel Useful when dark objects are becoming fully transparent from a small amount of reflected green 100 to 100 Shrink Shr Shrinks the key around the object based on the shape of the object Good for tightening the key around hair If it is overdone it can also give a harsh edge Useful as a finishing step but won t help if there is not a good set of base parameters 0 to 100 Spill Suppression Spil Spill suppression subtracts a color value from places from the Chromakey source where the matte is not totally opaque or transparent So instead of a green fringe there is a black one for example 0 to 100 Suppression Angle SuAn A 2nd wedge that can be generated that has a hard edge instead of the soft edge 0 tp 180 Suppression Clip SCI Same as Clip but for a hard edge mask 100 to 5 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 7 2 4 7 3 Adjusting the Chromakey 1 2 Press the Hue Gain Acc PixButton in the Crma ctrls PixPad Adjust the Hue value to the color of your Chroma wall by turning the knob under the Hue display You will notice the color you are keying out in the key window on the Multi View Adjust the Gain value to around 20 which will key out most of the background Adjust the AcAn value until the colored edge
184. ols team appendix 1 3 5 9 Click on Save in the lower right corner of Po ea the iBoB assignments to apply your changes 10 Ifyou have optional inputs 9 12 then you can set up these extra inputs by opening the Slate IO Assignments window from the Setup drop down menu as shown here ie fils x eemoes iconoes e poma Ponte Fives lene Fifer Sc Gover ovoz i Coo CS CS CoS ee ees Cece coe Co Co NOTE If you wish to set up iBoB DSK see sections 4 8 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 5 1 3 6 Setting up the iBoB from the Control Panel As an alternative the iBoB can have its analog formats chosen and cascaded router inputs chosen from the control panel This is handy if the workstation is not on or unavailable for some reason 1 While the control panel is offline select the Fail Safe PixButton in the Wildcard Device Select section NOTE To force the panel to go offline select the Shift button followed by the MEM button This will activate the first Wildcard Device button to read GO OFF LINE 2 Select the Set Up Video button in the PixPad This will bring up a new set of PixButtons one for each input 3 Press the Set Src Video button for sources 1 4 until the desired source is selected Either Digital Cmpos Y C or YUV Device Select um cG Clip ogo 4 You may also select the video
185. ols team appendix 2 4 4 2 4 5 Floating PixPads In addition to the Panel PixPad in the top right corner of the Multi View you can create additional floating PixPads These can be used on another portion of a large screen or on dual monitor systems can be opened on a the second monitor where they are helpful as either additional info for a solo operator or dedicated info for a graphics operator These Floating PixPads do not change when the control panels changes and are meant to independent of each other To open a Floating PixPad 1 On the Multi View click on the word Panel PixPad on the PixPad or In BPswitcher click on Panel drop down menu and click on New Floating PixPad To change the size of a Floating PixPad 1 Click on the drop down menu on the floating PixPad and select the size you want Size 150 The illustration below shows three sizes 150 100 and 75 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 4 5 2 5 Multi View The Multi View consists of source thumbnails larger preview and program monitors one large PixPad of thumbnails to correspond to the control panel PixPad keyer thumbnails a clock as well as tally information The Multi View is also interactive so you can switch a show from the Multi View as a complement to using a panel or in place of for simple shows 2 5 1 Monitor Sizes The Multi View supports 2 sizes of co
186. omputer system 1 Network the two computers together using the additional network hub which keeps the graphics network traffic from interfering with the control network traffic on the private hub that comes with the system You will need to set a static IP address to each computer Do not use the same IP address as the one used for the control network 192 168 53 250 as this will cause performance issues Go to Control Panel Network Connections to change the IP address of the network card NIC 2 is for the Control Network for Broadcast Pix this is located next to the USB ports and NIC 1 is used for your local private network this is located next to the graphics card 2 Activate Windows file sharing and share the folders C graphics and D clips 3 An additional Inscriber license will be necessary which can be installed on any Windows PC Load the Inscriber software on it and select Stand Alone when prompted by Inscriber during the install l HUB Gontral Network Dryas Network is NIC 2 NIC 1 192 168 52 102 192 168 53 250 for example Graphics Creator with CG PixPad and HUB ee Direct Keyer controls Show Creator Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 6 8 7 Remote Operator in the Back Room In section 8 3 2 two panel operation was described to accommodate a graphics operator The same principles apply for any second operator For e
187. oncepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 5 2 3 5 3 To Preview Content At any time you can see a large thumbnail of any content element in any store For example to preview a clip in a show s Clip 1 store 1 Select the item you wish to preview by right clicking on it with the mouse and the word preview will appear Clips 1 content for 6pm News Islands une TA rar h tow 2 Click on Preview and the still will appear 3 To close the still being previewed click on the red X in its upper right corner NOTE If no Preview is shown then a thumbnail needs to created for that clip see section 6 1 1 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 5 3 3 5 4 To Remove Content from a Show 1 Select the item you wish to remove and it will highlight 2 Click on remove and it will be removed from the show Remove The content will still be retained in the central clip library as removing a clip does not delete it from your system If you want to delete content from the hard drive see section 3 7 3 5 5 To Add Content From the Central Library 1 View the content in the central clip library by clicking on View entire View entire library This will open the complete library library NOTE Items already in the show are grayed out in the library while the items not displayed in the show are in black NOTE the Refresh Li
188. one to error than using preview so preview is usually used Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 1 1 4 1 2 Accessing Inputs 9 18 with Shift The shift button is used to access sources 10 18 This enables the Broadcast Pix panel to control twice as many sources as there are buttons for These shifted sources are typically used for sources that are used less frequently than the first 9 sources such as black or a rarely used extra tape deck To access a source in the 10 18 range on the Control Panel or SoftPanel 1 Press the Shift button and it will illuminate and the source displays on the program row will change to the names of sources 10 18 2 Select a Source from the program preview or source rows as desired The selected button will illuminate To indicate that this button is in a shifted state on the SoftPanel a small light above it will illuminate while on the Control panel the button will blink 3 Press the Shift button again which will turn off the illumination of the shift button and return all source buttons to their unshifted state except the selected button The Control panel blinking and the small light on the SoftPanel will stay on so you know a shifted source has been selected Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 1 2 4 2 Transitions A transition is a chang
189. ortion of may result in severe civi of enmia penalas and val be prosecuted to the manamum extent possible under the lew fe BPStudio Select Installation Folder 4 To add Broadcast Pix to your startup click on the checkbox and click on Next The installer wil install BPStucko to the following folder To mstal n this folder chck Next To instal to a dillerent tokler enter below or chek Browse Folder Disk Cost Install BP Stucko for yourself or foe anyone who uses this computer O Everyone Just me Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix_ A 1 BPStudio 5 Again click on Next Confirm Installation And the appropriate files will be installed During major upgrades the hardware code will also be installed it is important not to interrupt the installation as harm to the video cards may occur The installer is ready to instal BPStudio on your computer Check Next to start the metalation fe BPStudio Installation Complete 6 When done this window will appear Click on Close BPStudio has been sucesstuly installed Click Close to ext 7 Shutdown the computer and then reboot to the computer to refresh the memory Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 1 A 2 Updating the Control Panel and Break out Box Firmware While most upgrades are accompl
190. ot be edited one kind of graphics ICG files can be edited from here as well simply by selecting one in a Content Window for a CG still or logo store NOTE the location of the clip library for the show is indicated at the bottom in this case D clips gt et ie 0 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 4 Accessing Shifted Inputs To access the devices on sources 10 18 click on the View Inputs 10 18 button These devices then appear as illustrated below This works like the switcher panel where inputs 10 18 are accessed with the shift button When you want to return to inputs 1 9 click on the View Inputs 1 9 button CaP inkaster bpm Mews Select n dawon to edt Saving changes to your Show The only way to actually save and apply any changes to your show is to click on Save Show If you forget to click on save show then when you attempt to shut the Big PixMaster window you will get an reminder as shown below Save show Do you wish to save the show before exiting Yes No NOTE When you edit a device s content or the switcher source assignments and then click on OK the changes you just made are temporary They will be saved permanently when you click on Save Show Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 4 3 5 Reorder Add or Remove Content 3 5 1 T
191. ource Controls from the control panel see section 4 6 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 5 7 If you would like to customize the names of the inputs that will appear on the PixButtons then select Custom in the above menu and the Add source name window will appear as shown below Enter the Name desired Number if no number is desired then enter 0 and select an icon using the Icon drop down menu either Camera VTR or None and then check OK Add source name s Narne Number icore Camera v OK Cancel A If you want this name to appear on the PixButtons you will need to select the Options menu and select Use name on live source buttons as shown below If this option is not selected then only the input number and icon will appear for all source PixButtons iBoB Assignments Options v Use iBoB y Use names on live source buttons Engineering settings 8 One of the analog Preview and Program outputs is selectable between S Video Y C and Component YUV The other three preview outputs are have fixed formats one is always analog Composite and the other two are always SDI For the selectable analog input use the drop down window to select the desired format For example in the illustration below YUV is being selected for Program Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips contr
192. ource One key can hold a Chromakey and as an option a total of 8 sources can have Chromakey controls For example a desired picture may have four layers Key 3 Logo Jim Key 1 Title Composited Jim Picture Background Camera Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 4 4 4 1 Key Controls The Broadcast Pix panel provides three groups of buttons for controlling the first 3 keys Key Select Buttons Key Transition Buttons and Direct Key Buttons The Source Row is also used with the Key Select Buttons Each of the 3 Keyers is treated as a device so pressing any one of the three Key Select buttons assigns all of the device controls to that Key including Joystick 3 knobs PixPad with 12 PixButtons in the PixPad and the Display Key 1 6 Controls Key Select Buttons For assigning the Device Controls to a Key and for use with the Sources Row to change which device is assigned to a Key Ke Ke B MOOUOUUUUOUE Bee LS ll Source Row Key Transition Buttons For use with the Key Select Buttons to For including keys in transitions change which device is assigned toa key Also previews a key vo Direct Key Buttons Displays the key content and tally Manually turn keys on and off The first three keys are also shown graphically and in full motion on the Multi View Keys 4 6 are indicated with their name Joyce Ternant All Keys can be t
193. output for Preview and Program as shown below Either Y C or YUV NOTE In this same setup you may also assign the Key Cut Fill for the iBoB DSK as well which 2 sources are being using for a cascaded router setup Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 6 1 4 Run a Show Shows are run from the Switcher application A show can be set to auto load when Switcher is turned on When the system comes gt from the factory the sample show is set to auto load and so it will A open Broadcast Pix Switcher To run a Show when the Sample Show is set to auto load 1 Click on the Broadcast Pix Switcher application on the desktop and it will open and display the Multi View for the sample show and then the Control panel will fill in its PixButtons for the sample show e M_M sae m BS He U Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 4 1 5 The Sample Show The sample show ships from the factory and has just a little content to get you started You can delete any content at any time see section 3 7 The sample show comes up with the direct sources shown below The first four are the first four sources attached to the iBoB The next 5 are internal sources 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 The content in the sample show s direct inputs is Source Live Inputs 1 Whatever is attached to input 1 2 Wha
194. overing up something important in your shot To preview the end state of a transition 1 Press the Trans Pvw button in the transition section of the switcher if Bgr is off this will happen automatically It will illuminate orange and on the preview monitor you will see the end state of the transition with the appropriate background and keys This end state that you see in the preview monitor is what the end state of the transition will look like on program when you execute it with cut auto or the fader arm When you execute the transition by pressing Cut Auto Trans or using the manual Fader Arm the Transition Preview button will remain on To turn off this function you can press the Trans Pvw and the orange light will go off Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 2 1 4 2 2 Background Cut Transition A cut is a hard transition that instantaneously switches from one video picture to another To perform a cut 1 The background transition button must be on and illuminated If it is not already on press BGR and it will illuminate orange 2 On the preview row select the source you wish to cut to by pressing its Source button on the preview row The button will light orange and the selected source to be displayed in the preview monitor The clip store is on preview and Cam 2 on program in this example jaa rg Key Key BERBER EERE gu
195. ovies Video Compression Settings MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 ISO IEC 13818 7 video Quality Bit Rate up to 15 Mbps Audio Compression MPEG 1 Layer I II or Ill or MPEG 2 Audio Settings Stereo PCM Data 16 bit 48kHz File Extension mpg Copy the movie file to the D clips directory of the Broadcast Pix workstation Add the file to your show using PixMaster as described in section 3 Play control your clip as described in this section NOTE For specific compression codec support please contact customer support Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 3 4 6 4 Clip Motion Controls The motion controls provide a range of control over a selected clip Clip 01 Head Open Scrub 0 00 00 1 To play a clip press gt and it will illuminate orange 2 To pause a clip that is playing press the gt button again 3 When a clip is paused pressing the gt button will start it playing again 4 To return to the beginning of the clip press the I lt lt button 6 4 1 Clip Counter The runtime of the clip is displayed in lower right corner of the display either on the Control Panel or SoftPanel When a clip is playing the timecode shows hours minutes and seconds When the clip is stopped the time code also displays the frame as shown below TALOS Cea A EON Scrub 0 00 34 00 Hours Minutes Seconds Frames The clip s runtime is also shown o
196. owerPoint use Save As to save your presentation as a series of bmp or jpg files 2 When importing them into Broadcast Pix be sure to choose Resize and soften images Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 6 2 3 7 To Delete Content from the Library permanently There are two ways to permanently delete a clip or graphic from a library Either use PixMaster as described below or use Microsoft Windows to navigate to the file you wish to delete and then manually delete it To Delete a Clip or Graphic from the Library within PixMaster 1 In PixMaster select a show and then a device and its content window will open Click on View entire library and the content window will expand to show the library Right click your mouse on the item you wish to delete and the word Delete will appear in a white box as shown below C3 Clips 1 6pm News Clips 1 content for bpm News 102 AFN Bavaria une ifr AFM avana iris Click on the word Delete and a window will pop up to ask to confirm your decision as it will completely remove the item from your system so that it will not be usable by any show Really delete re you sure you want to delete the selected filets File s will no longer be available for any show Click OK It s gone Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appe
197. owing will appear ON Camera Control Settings E ER Broadcast Pix Camera Control Camera 1 a Joy Stick Speed Comunications Knob Settings Theeathold LoSpeed HiSpeed Kneb1 40 7 3s T Knob 2 15 5 140 Joystk lE 4 Select the knob settings and threshold values desired and press accept Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 5 2 7 5 3 Setting Camera Numbers for Hitachi Camera Control After installation is complete you need to set the address of each Pan Tilt head All Eagle and Vector Pan Tilt heads are set at the factory to have the addresses remotely programmed If you have trouble with anything in this section go to the Display Devices Operations and Instruction Manual and be sure your head is set to remote address control To assign numbers to each camera 1 Create a Broadcast Pix show as described in section 2 2 Add camera control to this show as described in section 7 6 3 Decide what address each Pan Tilt Head is going to be In order to set the address of the head the panel sends out a command to all connected heads So in order to get the correct address to just one head all of the other heads not being programmed need to be powered down by unplugging them 4 On the control panel press the Camera Control device button and then the PixPad will show four Cameras For this operation it makes no difference which one you pre
198. p 14 9 None Stretch To set the aspect treatment of a source ast Pix Switcher C BroadcastP Setup Window Capture Logging 1 In the Broadcast Pix Switcher launch a show Startup p from the Multi View File Load show video Standard gt Video Aspect Ratio b 2 On the Setup drop down window shown in the N RE r Pi i reerscan illustration at the right click on Slate IO Enable Dual Aspect assignments and the Slate IO assignments Slate 10 assignments window will open as shown on the next page Configure CleanFeed Bob b Dewice settings b Cicking sources switches b v Enable PixPad content selection v Enable fast ICG editing v Count down clips Engineering settings b Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 9 Siate l0 Assignments Modet State TOODA or 1100A mo ame d o oo fs Kcee eico el cont femme x fears ftom E E owt fears E fase aso aso fase ei ffAno aso aso s ffauo 3 Use the Aspect drop down menu to indicate the native aspect ratio of the source 4 Use the Correction drop down menu to select the desired treatment that will be applied when using this source in a production of the other size than its native size 5 Press Apply to see your changes applied to the sources temporarily if satisfied click Save to close the Slate IO Assignments window 6 You may also set these settings fro
199. p by using the Multi View 3 Turn the Left Knob and it will scrub the selected clip You may stop anywhere and the clip will be paused in that location A clip must be paused in order to scrub through it 4 To scrub faster through a clip use the x10 or x100 knobs to quickly advance through the clip Clip 01 Head Open Scrub x10 x100 0 00 00 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 5 7 6 6 Setting the Clip Audio Advance The audio output of the Clip Store may be advanced so that it is at the same time as the microphones and other audio sources that are sent to an audio mixer Then it can enter the audio mixer with the microphones and be mixed together and then outputted from the mixer and delayed a few lines to then be in time with the video leaving the Broadcast Pix system To advance the audio 1 2 3 In BPswitcher make sure a show is not running Click on Setup and the following drop down menu will appear Setup Window Capture Logging Help System Options Stertup b Video Standard d Video Aspect Ratio Screen Resolution b v Underscan Enable Dusi Aspect Slate 10 assagrements Corfigure ChanFeed Bob b Device settings b Chcking sources sattches b Enable PixPad content selection Enable fast ICG editing Count Gown clips a4 Engineering settings wv Dec OS or later panel code v May O7 or later panel code Show editor
200. page of elements can be reached from the control panel by pressing the Next button on the panel PixPad or by clicking on the buttons in the lower right hand corner of the Multi View PixPad Device CG1 first page in library 0 Peroa i l i f 1 OC cece I Panel PixPad Panel PixPad on Multi View PixPad on control panel NOTE The Panel PixPad will always update with the control panel PixPad no matter if Panels are locked or unlocked Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 4 3 2 4 4 PixPad Order Controls To change the order in which the PixPad tabs appear across the top of the PixPad 1 On the Panel drop down menu select Reorder PixPad and the PixPad order window will appear Broadcast Pix Switcher C Br File View Panel Setup Capture Lo Soft Panel Lock Panels Force Disconnect New Floating PixPad Reorder PixPad 2 Use the up and down arrows to move the highlighted selection to where on the list you want it to appear Highlight other items and them move them with arrows as for the first item gt S gt eT PixPad order CS oleg k Stoves aoe 3 Click OK beats t and hes fer down atom Lhps oh 2 Stils ch 1 CG ich 1 Logo ich 1 H DK Cancel Now the order will appear as you prepared it Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips contr
201. ppendix 4 10 2 4 11 Scripts Scripts is a powerful memory system that enables a sequence of panel button pushes to be recorded and then played at the push of a button Scripts can be played by either clicking on one of the 20 script buttons in the Scripts window on the Multi View or double punching a button on the control panel or SoftPanel In addition scripts can be set up to play from an external GPI General Purpose Input as well from a remote computer You may have as many script windows running as you like although you need to have enough licenses to run them just like a SoftPanel You may purchase more licenses from Broadcast Pix To view how many Panels are licensed in BPswitcher select the About Tab 4 11 1 To Record a Script 1 Double Click on the Scripts icon on the desktop and the Scripts Manager window will appear Run ScriptsManager setup program Yes No 2 Click on No for Setup see section 4 11 3 and the Scripts window will appear Scripts 00 12 23 P ps Call Pre o9 Key tesem Banes a J n ag E HA E _ Lo cop Direct Test Key 3 Click on the Edit Scripts button and the Scripts Editor will appear as shown on the next page Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 11 Script file looptest In the Scripts Editor window click on Create a New Script Now you may start to enter actions items manual
202. previous page click on the Import Content button This will open the Import Options window 2 For Clips choose whether you want to move the clip from where it is now or make a copy of it and place the copy in the existing library If you keep all your clips in one central location then select Move In this example we have chosen to Copy the clip into the library This keeps copies of the clip in two locations 3 The imported clip with be automatically added to the show upon import since that box is checked as shown above If you do not want this and instead just want to add it to the library but not the show then simply uncheck the box 1 Import content Ci import options 4 X Copy cips milo cortent folder Move chos into cortert tok 4 Press OK Seter E Flee 1o beng A browser window opens 5 Use standard Microsoft Windows navigation to browse to the location of the clip you wish to import Select it and it will appear in the File name window 6 Press Open The clip imports T la a MMMM s 5 3 gt a G Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 6 3 6 1 Importing into a Subfolder When importing if you want to identify a subfolder for this clip or group of clips then fill Gi import options E in its name on the blank line before you press OK This is handy for remembering a series of related clips
203. r with its name in Memory list for the show Memories ioe Pis show a Nowe Date A l Sart 4 16 7005 7 065 PM 2 amp 16 2005 7 06 PM Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 9 5 3 9 6 Custom Images on Memory PixButtons In the Edit memory window If you uncheck Use name of PixButton then you can assign a Custom PixButton by clicking on Custom button This will open the Choose custom PixButton image window where you can navigate to find a custom image created by the Draw PixButton application as shown below re f Z To create a custom PixButton image j DrawPixButton 1 Double Click the Draw PixButton application which can be found on the desktop And the application will launch as shown below CQ Draw A Button lt D Broadcast Pix Draw below Right click to erase Add Text po Use daau font the oniy symbols supported ace the dash ard period 2 Enter text to appear on the button in the Text field 3 Position the text with the 2 arrows and the position will show in the white preview window It is recommended to use the default font if desired you may select another by un checking the Use default font box 4 Select Apply and the text will appear in the big green window which represents the PixButton 5 If desired you may draw custom icons on the button by left clicking with the mouse and dragging Custom icon
204. rce You can then edit from that starting point You may want to create one or more default shows as your universal starting point 4 Give the new show a name by entering it under Enter name of new show In the example shown at the right the new show name is 6pm News and its starting point is the 12 30 pm News 5 Click on Create Show and it will open in PixMaster as shown in section 3 3 NOTE when giving a new show a name standard Microsoft Windows conventions apply For example you cannot use a colon ina name Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 1 E Create a new show BR Enter name of new show Select a starting point for this show Apti 39S hoot be test 513 Friday House JP WICAT JPs Fest NAROS NES NhanBebever Noon News p wv Citate show Cancel CQ Create a new show E m R Enter name of new show Sam News Arhored Apel Shool be test 5 18 Fraday Mouse JP WAT JPs First NABOS 3 2 Selecting an Existing Show to Edit There are two ways to launch PixMaster to edit an existing show either from the desktop or from within BPswitcher From PixMaster Co PixMaster Start DEBR A PixMaster 1 Double Click on the PixMaster icon on the Desktop as shown TTT above and the PixMaster Start su nnus window will appear as shown at the right uu Geeeee oe 2 Double click on the Show
205. re labeled 1 through 8 indicating the input channels of the iBoB or router Inputs 9 through 16 are labeled RTR 1 through RTR 8 indicating cascaded router inputs 1 through 8 Inputs 17 and 18 are labeled Show Prog and Show Prev indicating their use as the connections from the Broadcast Pix workstation running the current show The Cut button is also illuminated indicating that it can be used to perform cuts between program and preview When entering the Fail Safe mode program and preview are automatically connected to the input that the most recently run show defined as the fail safe source If no source was So identified then program is set to Show Prog and preview is set to Show Prev For this fall back mode of operation to work most effectively be sure that the video source connected to fail safe source is the one that you want to go on air when Fail safe mode is entered Two other buttons are illuminated while in fail safe mode These are the Join The Show and the Panel Setup amp Test buttons These allow selection of these two modes When in Fail Safe mode if the operator wants to switch back to the show running on the workstation first check on the state of the workstation by calling up on preview the workstation s program output by selecting Show Prog on preview If it looks good a seamless reconnection to the show can be achieved by first selecting Show Prog on program before pressing the Join The Show button Broadcast
206. ro and an external data source It inserts text and images into Inscriber layouts and then updates and displays them on the Broadcast Pix Switcher The text and images can be updated manually or automatically from XML data sources This is an ideal option for sports production where data is constantly changing i e game clock and or scoreboard or for using as a simplified graphics station in a news or government production CG Connect Window Layout CG Connect has 2 window layouts Setup Mode Off Air and Operation Mode On Air each of which can be resized to fit your monitor by dragging the lower right hand corner You may toggle between the two modes by pressing F12 on the keyboard You may also float and resize the Preview Monitor by right clicking on it similar to the Broadcast Pix Multi View Off Air Setup Mode F12 ag ae You will use the Off Air gray Mode to setup your CG Layout and to assign values to your RTX Tags When you re in Off Air Mode the Display button is deactivated so no changes will go to Broadcast Pix until you enter the On Air red Mode The Preview Button is active for your to preview how the CG Layout will look before going On Air Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 ___ CG Connect De te Dorda pex Her j Layout Conrod Pare Layout Tag TETAS Ca Group Leasyt ean He
207. rogram and preview to indicate e whether analog component or Y C O has been selected Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 2 1 3 3 Audio I O Wiring for the Slate 2100 There are 2 channels of Clip Store on a Slate 2100 and both may be used with or without audio On a 2100 audio is handled in 3 standards either embedded on a SDI stream Analog Stereo Left Right or Digital AES EBU with the provided XLR connections on the Break out Box The iBoB acts as an audio de embedder in order for any audio to work on the iBoB you must enable embedded audio see section 1 2 7 The iBoB audio inputs and outputs have a balanced line level signal Audio in to the iBoB for recording ingesting to the Clip Store can be either one of the 3 standards Either embedded on 1 of the 8 SDI inputs Analog Stereo or Digital For more information about recording to the Clip Store see section 6 0 1 Audio is outputted from the iBoB in the same 3 standards and all 3 are always active Embedded on the Preview and Program SDI outputs Analog Stereo and Digital AES EBU with the provided XLR connections iBoB Audio Analog Analog Analog Left Right Input Left Right Left Right For Recording Output Output to the Clip Store For Playing For Playing Clip Store 1 Clip Store 2 Digital Digital Digital AES EBU Input AES EBU AES EBU For Recording Output Output to the Clip Store For Pl
208. s a device that enables snapshot recalls of the entire panel or portions thereof with either just the set up or the set up and source assignments Capture Enables the capture of a still image of program or preview External Video Server Control DDR An option which enables an external video server to be controlled from the panel through a serial connection using the VDCP Protocol having its clip name appear in the PixPad Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 3 2 4 Device Controls Device Controls is the portion of the control panel that can be assigned to whichever device you wish to control The upper half of the panel comprises the device controls as shown in the illustration below The upper half of the VGA monitor complements the device controls as shown on the next page The remainder of the panel and monitor is comprised of the fixed controls which are described in the section 2 5 The device controls are comprised of the Joystick 3 knobs 3 motion buttons a group of 12 PixButtons called the PixPad and a display as shown below When any device is selected all of these the controls are dedicated to it Device Controls portion of Panel Display Device Select 3 Axis 3 Knobs Motion Joystick Buttons PixPad with 12 PixButtons Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 4 2 4 1
209. s displayed can also be selected CG layouts images Data Sources Cioch Clocks PC Cloch v i New Renare Delete Type PC Clock v 152010 Update Every Second v Start clock on display Format HH mm ss v Apply 1 Similarly as you loaded you CG layouts and Images select the Clocks tab in the lower right portion of the screen This will activate the Clocks window as shown above 2 Select the New button and give your clock a name Or select an existing name from the Clocks drop down menu 3 Select Time of Day from the Types drop down menu 4 Select how the clock will update either Every Second Every Minute or Every Hour under the Update drop down menu 5 Lastly select the format in which the clock will be displayed on screen under the Format drop down menu You may select a wide range of formats including 24 hour or 12 hour time The format will be seen in the space to the right of the Type menu 6 For the clock to automatically start when the CG layout is displayed check Start clock on display If not you will need to manually start and stop the clock while in the On Air mode T Click on Apply to make your changes active in your CG Layout 8 In the Layout Tags Grid select the Clocks Type for your source Now when you go On Air the clock is ready to use Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 7 5 9 8 Displaying the CG layout After con
210. s for each Field you must hit Enter on the keyboard twice for each row to appear 1 Bet 1 1 2 i OD RRERR 9 Once you have entered all your data click on Save amp Close 10 Now you are ready to use you custom XML file as a data source See section 5 9 4 on how to activate your data source 5 9 6 Using Images with CG Connect In addition to updating text fields CG Connect may also update graphic files This is an ideal option for changing graphical content in a sports application i e base runners position in a Baseball game CG Connect can accept these files formats bmp gif jpg Igo vii pcd pcx psd rle tif tga When using images in updating your CG layout it is import to have the same file size and dimensions to avoid any alignment issue when updating To use images in CG Connect you need to load them as you did with you CG Layout 1 While in the Off Air Mode select the Images tab on the bottom right of the screen and browse to the directory containing your image files by either clicking on the layout directory label or the browse button next to it as seen on the next page Unlike your CG Layouts the directory will not be the cg folder It is recommended to make a CG Connect Images folder on your C drive to keep your files separated from your Broadcast Pix files Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 9 5 CG lepouts Maget
211. s may assist in remembering what the memory is comprised of in a graphical representation 6 Erase any part of the button by right clicking At any point you may revert to older versions by clicking on an image in the Undo section 7 When done press Save button It is recommended to save all your custom icons in one folder on the C Drive NOTE Some examples of custom memory PixButtons are shown in the sample show see section 1 6 1 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 9 6 gt gt gt Section 4 Broadcast Pix Digital Production Switcher The Broadcast Pix Slate system contains a powerful production switcher The switcher s operation is described in this section including sources transitions keyers and fail safe operation Operation works the same way from either a physical control panel or a SoftPanel Many switching functions can also be run from the Multi View see section 2 5 6 4 0 Switcher Controls When you launch Broadcast Pix Switcher and a show is loaded see section 1 9 1 the switcher controls fill in on the panel as shown below Transition Controls Source Controls Direct Key Controls Source Controls To select sources for bringing on air as backgrounds or key overlays And for filling keys and auxiliary outputs Transition Controls To change what is on program with a cut mix or effect Direct Key Controls To manually
212. setup and installation is complete you must now add the device to a show using a wildcard device on the switcher 1 Open PixMaster and select the show to which you want to add camera control 2 Click on Show Settings and the Show Settings window will open 3 Click on More Devices and the More Devices window will open as shown 4 Select the wildcard device button to Gi Add Device which you want to add camera control P ENE KBE A aires and a drop down menu will appear Device 1 Device 2 Device 3 as shown at the right 7 nore ips ch 2 ll E ch 2 nde Setiings f ay 3 wil not be accessible key 4 Logo Ich 2 Cips ch 2 Fah Cortrol Son BPPT Gailey tes 5 Click on camera control and it will Add wildcard devices appear on the PixButton as shown Device 1 Device 2 at the right 6 Click on OK and then Save Show E E Sony mr Cipsi ch2 2 ion Ich 2 Settings Settings Selling Plsata note Dewce 3 wil not be accessible key 4 n the BoB is enabled Lox __Concet_ Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 6 7 7 Selecting Camera Control in a Production To assign the device controls to Camera Control Press the Camera Control wildcard Device Selection PixButton and it will illuminate orange and the following device controls will be appear Camera Control device controls Large Display shows acti
213. sition above 6 then press Next button and the following PixPad will appear If desired keep pressing the Next button until you reach the Preset Position you wish to use For example If you wish to save it on Preset Position 1 press the Preset 1 PixButton on the first page of Preset PixPads 6 Press the Save Pset PixButton and now the camera position will be saved in the location you just chose The large display will show the newly saved Preset Position as shown below P1 Cam Cntrl Cam 1 e Pl Focus Tris NOTE If Preset 1 already had a saved preset position this will now be overwritten with the position you just saved Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 9 7 9 1 Recalling a Preset Camera Position Preset Positions are designed to be recalled rapidly To recall a preset position 1 Select the desired camera from the list available on the top level PixPad for camera control as shown on the lower left such as Camera 1 The Preset Positions PixPad for the selected camera will appear as shown on the lower right 2 If you want to recall one of the first 9 positions for this camera press the desired preset position PixButton and that preset will be loaded the camera will move to it and the large display will show that preset position number as shown below Cam Cntrl Cam 1 Pl Focus has Broadcast Pix V6 2 inst
214. source you wish to assign and its key when the key is on air and orange when it is on thumbnail will change to show the new preview Note the key buttons in the lower right key source corner of the panel also perform the same task To change the style of transition that occurs when you To take preview to air click on the preview monitor Either click on the preview monitor Click on Cut Mix or Wipe Its button will illuminate or click on cut or auto above auto and its word will appear over the top right corner of the executes whichever transition style is preview monitor along with the transition rate as selected shown Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 5 7 2 5 8 About Tab The About tab in the lower left corner of the Multi View reveals information about the installation including the Current software version installed of Broadcast Pix Switcher Settings for NTSC PAL and 4 3 16 9 If the iBoB is installed and the current iBoB firmware installed Panel version Slate card information Home Switcher Sources Broadcast Pix Switcher version 6 2 704 Panels licensed 4 Slate mio BoB version info Video format NTS Revision B FPGA code 13 Video aspect ratio 4 3 PX version 7072701 Firrwere 11 20 2006 4911 A NTSC for aches opan SDI Dual clips Yes PCI version 7051801 BoB DSK enabled No Ponel version 07 05 2007 Copyright 2003 2007 Broadc
215. speed from the joystick and knobs slow medium and fast Changing these three joystick speeds only affects joystick speed and does NOT change the three recall speeds described and they are only available on Hitachi cameras To Change the Camera Speed Settings 1 In BPswitcher go to the Setup menu and select Device Settings Camera Control as shown at the right The settings window will appear as shown below Setup Window Capture Logging Help ystem Options Startup Video Standard Video Aspect Ratio OR Fe Screen Resaktion v Underscan Enable Dual Aspect Slate 10 assignments Configure CleanFeed Boh b Device settings gt Camera Contro Okking sources switches DOR Control v Enable PixPad content saiactior Enable fast ICG editing 4 ourt down cips Engineering settings ON Camera Control Settings Broadcast Pix Camera Contro Camera 1 Joy Stick Speed Comunications Knob Settings Low Speed Madum Speed Fast Speed Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 5 2 The settings window will show the current camera speeds Enter the new desired speeds and press accept Note on Hitachi you can only enter speed numbers from 20 to 254 Do not enter numbers below 20 or above 254 You can return to factory speed setting by clicking on Restore Defaults 3 For Knob Settings click on Knob Settings and the foll
216. ss so press any one of the four 1 2 3 or 4 On the next PixPad press Settings On the next PixPad press the Cam Cntrl On the next PixPad press Next On the next PixPad press Next and you should arrive at the following PixPad Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 5 3 5 On the PixPad shown above press the Set Cam Addr PixButton which will bring up a numeric keypad as shown below left 6 Use the numeric keypad to enter the number you wish to assign to this camera either 1 2 3 or 4 The address you select will appear in the large display If it isn t correct press clear and press the desired number 7 Press the Enter PixButton and the PixPad shown in the upper right will appear 8 Press the Change Address PixButton and the selected camera number will be assigned to the head that is not unplugged If instead you want to cancel at this point press the Cancel PixButton To verify it was programmed correctly you can press Cam Select at the bottom of the Pix pad and select the camera you just programmed Move the joy stick and the head of that camera should move If the head does move you can unplug that camera and repeat the process with the remaining cameras to assign each a number Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 5 3 7 6 Adding Camera Control to a Show Once
217. st button is used if you edit a library using Microsoft Windows then changes made can be seen by clicking on refresh list or reopening PixMaster Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 5 4 2 Select the clip you wish to move into the show by clicking on it it will highlight Clips content for 6pm News Nowe i Fodder Size D A D ria Vewun IUO A a 03 Humeante une EDAT AFA 03 exshux Siew 4 7 2053 an esis Ae ee EAT 3 Select where you wish to insert the new clip into the show by touching the mouse on the show s content list on the right side In the illustration below Hurricane was selected and so the 04 Milwaukee Weather clip will be inserted after the Hurricane clip Clips content for 6pm News H ove Foster Size Nawe _ Folder P ria Vore 1O ATAS M Lasi ind 6 wh ure i 2 owd une 03 Huns unc B2O4272 AFA 2 D4 Huscene unc 03 cxshux WRS 47 2053 5 TROLLE COLOR ure 08 HOCKEY ure we ese ree TE 08 NEWS JUICE bev 4 Press the forward arrow in the middle of the screen The clip is now inserted into the desired position in the show Chips content tor 6pm News Name Fetter Sie DA Wane Folder Tit eter Ven une Tint 0 VANG e A in unc 105 cash une 02 cred une 03 Huscaneune B22 4 7 22 04 Humoare une fo EE A 10338000 7 205 3 O4 Miau Weather unc 105 TROUP COLOR we 108 HOCKEY ure IOS NEWS JUICE
218. stall concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 0 2 gt Broadcast Pix Operators Manual Table of Contents Section 3 PixMaster Show Editor 3 6 To Import Content 3 6 1 Importing a Subfolder 3 6 2 Resize and soften images 3 6 3 Importing PowerPoint Slides into a Still Store 3 7 To Delete Content from the Library permanently 3 8 Show Content Summary 3 9 Editing Show Settings 3 9 1 Switcher Source Assignments 3 9 2 Auto Fail Safe Setting 3 9 3 Adding Wildcard Devices 3 9 4 Show Memories 3 9 5 Global Naming of Memories 3 9 6 Custom Images on Memory PixButtons Section 4 Production Switcher 4 0 Switcher Controls 4 0 1 Tally 4 1 Video Sources 4 1 1 Program Row Source Selection 4 1 2 Accessing Inputs 9 18 with Shift 4 2 Transitions 4 2 1 Transition Preview 4 2 2 Background Cut Transition 4 2 3 Background Mix Transition 4 2 4 Background Effects Transition 4 3 Transition Effects 4 3 1 Effects Styles and PixButtons 4 3 2 Selecting a New Effect by Number 4 3 3 Viewing More Effects in the Library 4 3 4 Changing Effect Transition Rates 4 3 5 Modifying an Effect 4 4 Keys 4 4 1 Key Controls 4 4 2 Assigning a Source to Keys 1 3 4 4 3 Direct Keys Control 4 4 4 Transitioning Keys individually with PixButtons 4 4 5 Transitioning Keys with other keys or with the Background 4 4 6 Modifiers for Keyers Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips co
219. stall concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 9 1 9 2 Selecting between NTSC 525 and PAL 625 Formats Systems generally come from the factory set up for the local standard of the country such as NTSC in most of the Americas and PAL 625 in Europe and other countries NTSC uses a pixel size of 720x486 with 525 lines and 30 29 97 frames sec PAL uses a pixel size of 720x576 with 625 lines and 25 frames sec To change between NTSC to PAL 1 Make sure a show is not running then in Setup Window Capture Logging Help BPswitcher click on the Setup menu Startup Video Standard b 2 From the drop down window select video Aspect Ratio Video Standard Sor e Rasokion Ungarscan 3 From the next drop down window select NTSC or PAL 625 4 Ifthe iBoB is powered select Reset Video in the Status Tab on the Multi View or unplug the iBoB and plug it in again 1 9 3 Selecting 4 3 or 16 9 Aspect Ratios To select Aspect Ratio l Setup Window Capture Logging Heip 1 Close the show and under Setup ae sii q RE move your cursor to Video his Kica halts at aac Aspect Ratio as shown and it REEE n 14 9 will indicate what is selected This Underscan example is 4 3 Enable Dual Aspect Slate IO assignments 2 To change to 16 9 click on 16 9 Configure CleanFeed and the dot will move to 16 9 S09 Device settings d Cicking sources saitches d v Enable PixPad cortent selectior 1 9 4 Selecting Monitor
220. stall concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 2 7 3 Installation of Hitachi Cameras Most of the instructions for how to install this camera control system come from Display Devices the makers of the pan tilt head that is being uses by Broadcast Pix So refer to the Display Devices manual for most information The following instructions provide an overview and the Broadcast Pix specifics Contents of the Broadcast Pix Camera Control Option Before you start check that all of the components are present They fall in two groups those supplied by Broadcast Pix and parts from Display Devices and others that need to be acquired before installation Parts supplied by Broadcast Pix Software Installation CD Operations and Installation Manual RS 232 to RS 485 Adapter two wire RS 422 and RS 485 Application Note CD and print Parts Needed from Display Devices A Pan Tilt head for each camera either a PT 50 VT 50 PT 101 or VT 101 Power supplies for the above heads If you are controlling more than one head you need a splitter such as a PT T2 Power and Control Tee from Display Devices You also need a camera for each head that is supported by these heads including selected box cameras from Hitachi Sony or Panasonic And you need a serial cable to run to the Broadcast Pix adaptor and 485 cables and video cables to run to the cameras Refer to the RS 422 RS 485 Application Note for information on se
221. system from the factory with generic content See section 1 5 The parameters set in memory which includes which sources are mapped to the switcher and which content is assigned See section 3 The Broadcast Pix control panel on the VGA monitor that is operated with a mouse Its operation is identical to the physical control panel except shifted sources blink on the panel and the SoftPanel does not blink so instead shifted sources are shown by illuminating a small indicator light above each source button Any external live or internal video source such as a camera clip title etc Any source may be assigned to the three rows of source buttons when using PixMaster Parameters such as AutoAspect treatments and Chromakey controls which reside on the actual source See section 4 6 A signal lamp usually red on a camera camera control unit or monitor to indicate that a source is on program on air See sections 1 2 10 or 1 3 4 A computer monitor It is used to show the Broadcast Pix Multi View show editor Inscriber and other software Resolution of at least 1280 x 1024 is needed Video Tape Recorder A professional video tape deck used as a source input or a record output from the switcher Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 9 A 10 Broadcast Pix Contact Information Toll Free 1 866 914 9484 Phone 1 978 600 1100 Technical Support 1 978 600
222. t button NOTE When controlling an external DDR it is important to select commands slowly There is a slight pause from when you select a command to when that command is executed Any fast button pushes may break the communication to your external DDR Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 5 6 8 6 Looping An external clip may be set to loop continuously To set a clip to loop 1 Select a clip as described in section 6 8 6 above 2 Press the Controls PixButton at the bottom of the PixPad which will bring up the following PixPad 3 Press the Loop Clip OnOff PixButton The letter L will be appended to the clip name in the display to let you know that it has been set to loop as shown below l DDR1 004 ISLAND L Sto p UU 00 00 00 To turn off looping press the above Loop Clip OnOff PixButton again and the L will be removed from the display Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 8 6 6 8 7 Accessing More Channels Control of a second or third channel of the external DDR is done in the same manner as the for the first channel as illustrated in section 6 8 6 To let you know which channel you are controlling the number of the channel appears in the large display and in the upper right corner of every PixButton as shown below for channel 2 Error Message if you Have no Connectio
223. t until you start it with the gt button To add a blank black page to the beginning of a roll or crawl press the Start Black on off PixButton on the CG Modifier PixPad The letter B will be added to the modifiers in the display to let you know that a blank page has been added to the beginning as illustrated below CG Credits RB Scrub Sp3 1 0 00 00 7 To add a blank black page to the end of a roll or crawl press the End Black On Off PixButton on the CG Modifier PixPad The letter E will be added to the modifiers in the display to let you know that a blank page has been added to the end You can add blank pages to both the beginning and end if desired Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 3 4 10 To set a roll or crawl to continuously loop press the Loop CG OnOff PixButton on the CG Modifier PixPad The letter L will be added to the modifiers in the display to let you know that it has been set to loop On of the most powerful modifiers for rolls an crawls is auto start This sets the roll or crawl to auto start when taken to air rather than starting it manually with the gt button To set a CG graphic to auto start press the Auto Start On Off PixButton on the CG Modifier PixPad The letter A will be added to the modifiers in the display to let you know that it has been set to auto start To change the speed of a roll or a crawl turn the
224. t device Clips in this example select which content to use for the device by clicking on the Browse rectangle after the content folder column as shown on the previous page This will open the Select Folder window shown below Then browse to the folder in the workstation that contains the desired content In this example for titles select the C Drive and then the desired folder of titles which in this example is a Folder called titles The content of the clips folder will be displayed and highlight blue as shown below BP RY om Boe ty lt gt System IC Sporting Life TGA 10 Hopkington TGs F oktet 2 Hockey East TGA 3BU TG4 temp 4 UNH TGA E Test content 5 Sean Feld TGA logos Sc we TGA powepont 7 Roughing TGA 8 Ferweay TGA G stik 3 Mens Crew TGA E3 stills wiles E bmp Folder selected CAT es contert Viles M7 futo generate button images D Use all caps _ Cancel 4 If there are elements within the content folder that you do not wish to include they may be individually de selected by holding down the CTRL key in the lower corner of your keyboard and then clicking on individual content elements When removed they will no longer be highlighted in blue Then press the Select button at the bottom of the Select Folder window 6 Save the show 7 Switch the Show Editor back to PixMaster for editing as shown on A 4 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips
225. t different shows may specify different fail safe sources To set the Fail Safe Device see section 3 9 2 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 12 2 4 12 3 Fail Safe Operation on Slate 2100 If during production the workstation should lock up or the network connection should fail 1 The control panel will automatically detect the problem and the Fail Safe device will appear on the program monitor At the same time the control panel drop into Fail Safe mode and its PixButtons will appear as shown below 234 5678 9 JE In Fail Safe mode all of the above buttons will still work You can continue to preview these sources on the preview monitor and cut them to air with the cut button These source number refer to the router or iBoB inputs Inputs 1 through 8 are the cameras and others external sources connected to inputs 1 8 Press shift to access the Studio Prog and Studio Prev which is where the workstation is connected to the iBoB or router and show the full program and preview output of the workstation as labeled Keep in mind when the control panel is in Fail Safe mode you have no access to any internal content To Return to Show Mode after the workstation recovers 1 2 Load a show if a show is not set to Auto Load You will see the program and preview of what is selected by the control panel in the Preview and Program monitors of t
226. t the bottom of TitleMotion Pro as shown on the next page 4 On the left side of the News Edit tab you should see the RTX Tags settings Place the mouse cursor in the text field at the top left of the tab and enter a new RTX Tag name for the selected text field or logo object You can enter any name you like as long as it has not been used by another tag name already 5 Hit enter on keyboard to assign the tag name The new RTX Tag should now appear in a small black box in the bottom left of the text field or logo object on the canvas see on next page If you do not see the RTX Tag make sure that RTX Tags are enabled by going to the View Tab and place a check next to RTX Tags in the Markers section 6 Export your CG layout as an ICG file saving it in the cg folder in your C drive with the rest of your CG graphics for Broadcast Pix and add the file to your show through PixMaster as described in section 3 GU Ale cd Elmat Attributes Joblst Tools Hal a Naw hN j s ag 0 Defauit layout Oper ItiO Save Wis O ave amp Template Manager Import b Export Export Layout Preferences Export Image Recent Files earthen a Ext Export ICG File NOTE It is important to create your CG Layouts in they way you would like them to appear on air The only content that CG Connect will change are the RTX Tag values No Color Font or Sizing attributes will be effected Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG
227. tall concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix A 7 A 8 Broadcast Pix Slate Technical Specifications Video Specifications e Internal 10 bit uncompressed component digital processing e Progressive 480p 59 94 in NTSC or 576p 50 in PAL e HD SDI I O formats 720p 59 94 720p 50 1080i 59 94 and 1080i 50 e DVI I O formats DVI I DVI D VGA analog component input only 1080p output only e SD SDI I O format SMPTE 259M 601 e Analog I O formats composite Y C component YUV with 10 bit conversion e NTSC or PAL switchable e 4 3 or 16 9 switchable or simultaneous with DualAspect e Requires analog reference can accept synchronous and or a synchronous source e 1 frame of delay with SD synchronous sources e 2 frames of delay with SD a synchronous sources e 1 7 frames of delay with HD 720p amp genlocked sources in IMAG production e 3 frames of delay with HD 1080i amp genlocked sources Clip Audio Specifications e 100 1000 2100 embedded in the SDI stream SD only SMPTE 272M and analog stereo audio I O balanced line level e 2100 adds AES EBU digital I O balanced line level Workstation e Software Broadcast Pix Switcher Version 6 Inscriber TitleMotion Pro CG Windows XP Pro e Hardware Pentium D Dual Core dual disks dual monitor support R W DVD CD keyboard mouse e Requires a VGA DVI Monitor can accept two 1280x1024 1680x1050 and many other sizes Weight Power Dimensions 100 1000
228. tcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 13 4 13 2 Selecting the Capture Folder Destination 1 Click on the Capture menu and then the Capture Folder item as shown below Capture Logging Help Clip Thumbnail chi Clio Thumbnail ch2 All Clip Thumbnails Program Preview Capture Folder This will bring up the Select Folder window 2 Use the select folder window to navigate to where you would like to keep your captures In the example shown below the Select Folder window has selected a still folder that is used in a show When you choose the folder you want click on Select The default folder is C BroadcastPix Captures CQ Select Folder Derre lt gt Systam C Folder e E Brosdeasthx 2 Content amp NAgO4 Mem E NABcg NABlogo E NABsti oy lt Folder selected C Contert NABOS NAB stils1 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 13 2 gt Section 5 Broadcast Pix Inscriber Character Generator Every Broadcast Pix Slate system includes a broadcast quality character generator from Inscriber called TitleMotion Pro The CG has very extensive help menus No attempt is made here to cover all of the capabilities of the application Instead this section 5 of the Broadcast Pix manual provides a quick overview of how to create CG graphics and then focuses on how to import them into the Broa
229. tcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 3 8 3 2 Two Operators with Separate Graphics Operator and 2 Panels If you increase the number of simultaneous panels supported see section 8 2 then the graphics operator can view a window containing all or a portion of the Broadcast Pix SoftPanel This enables the graphics person to view exactly what the state of the panel is on the show creator s system The graphics operator can use the portion of the control panel they see to perform functions normally done by the Show Creator including selecting the next title to be taken to air or taking them to air The two control panels can either be locked together or unlocked see section 8 4 If the graphics person does not wish to display the entire SoftPanel they can just display a portion of it as illustrated below see section 8 5 Joe VGA A Graphics Creator with CG PixPad and Keyer control Show Creator Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 3 2 8 4 Locking Panels Together The two control panels can either be locked together or unlocked Locked Locks together everything on all panels so that they will be at identical states at all times For example if you press on any button on the control panel it will now change on all SoftPanels Unlocked The panel s device controls on each panel can be set to different devices and operate
230. te Button as shown the button with the wavy arrow and small A to activate the FX Controls i Inscriber TitleMotion DY 4 3 0 ie File Edit Go Joblist Tools Help Boe fsdgfsgsdg NOTE Be sure that Inscriber animations are set to the correct Invert Fields setting which for NTSC 525 is checked and for PAL 625 is unchecked These are set at the factory and should be OK but you can check by clicking on the Go menu and checking or checking as shown below i Inscriber TitleMotion DY 4 3 0 JRF Fie Edt EE Joblist Tools Help Go ee Go Options Display v Invert Fields Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 4 4 Select an animation template from those shown at the bottom For example you might select tip and scale as shown below Overwrite Stat 0 License Length o fel width expand 42 flashin Relative 43 fogin C Absolute E 44 glint rE 45 back spin exit y Reverse f ii Beginning e x a m C End Apply You can sample this animation by pressing the green gt button If you like it click on Apply as shown above If desired you can move the animation movement points for the chosen animation by clicking on them in the large window showing your text and dragging them to another location You can also add key frames and adjust the timing of animations in the various controls tabs on the
231. team appendix 3 9 4 To add remove or re order Memories in a Show In the show s memory window click on View all memories which will View all expand the memory window to include the central library of all memories memories For moving memories into a show and organizing them this window works same way as the clip or still content window see section 3 5 The only difference here is that as you select each memory you can see its PixButton in the upper right corner Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 9 4 3 9 5 Global Naming of Memories Caution memory naming is a global function and will affect all memories in all shows Whatever name and PixButton image you choose will be used on all shows To name a memory 1 Navigate to the expanded Memory window shown on the previous page amp Edit memory 2 Click on Edit memory The Edit Memory window opens Name for memory 1 Stan Ea gt M Use name on PeButton Previse button Custom button Note Chcking OK wi generate the mamay PhButton 3 Fill in the name you wish to even you cancel cut of the memory editor give the Memory in the OK Name for memory x field ag _ ea 4 If you leave the Use name on PixButton box checked the name you entered will be put on the PixButton and displayed as such on the switcher panel 5 Press OK The Memory will now appea
232. team appendix 6 0 Playing Embedded Audio name wav audio bpv vid ia Slate 100 Clip Lra an ive Slate j Clip 1 embedded None Clip 1 or Clip 2 on Program out embedded audio As assigned in Slate I O Assignments Clip 2 embedded 5 on Preview out Out A amp B Out D and or E Preview and Program SDI outs based on configuration on the iBoB Recording Embedded Audio On a Slate 100 and 1000 all the SD SDI video inputs 1 8 can accept embedded audio from a SDI stream On a Slate 2100 only the SDI inputs 1 8 can accept embedded audio from a SDI stream Currently you may only ingest Inputs 1 8 the optional Inputs 9 12 can not be ingested Slate 100 Slate amp 1000 2100 From digital sources with embedded audio to Inputs 1 8 see ere ere Ft eer Clip name bpv video name wav audio Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 0 Recording Embedded Audio The illustration on the previous page shows the flow of embedded audio during record The video to be recorded enters the Slate boards or iBoB through any digital video input and is recorded onto the Media Drive D as a bpv uncompressed file If the video being ingested has audio embedded on it then that audio will be saved as a wav file with the same name You can monitor the audio being recorded onto the clip store by monitoring the embedded audio on an SDI program output on th
233. tever is attached to input 2 3 Whatever is attached to input 3 4 Whatever is attached to input 4 Inputs from inside the Workstation 5 Clip Store 1 Lead in clip rowing clip Juice background chromakey clip spinning logo 6 Clip Store 2 Optional 7 Still Store 1 Color Bars picture dual box background weather map program slate ICG 8 CG 1 Title ICG Title Crawl 9 Logo 1 Logo Over the Shoulder The Shifted Indirect inputs enable you to check the rest of the iBoB s inputs 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Source Live Inputs 10 Whatever is attached to input 5 11 Whatever is attached to input 6 Input number is on Slate 12 Whatever is attached to input 7 boards for Slate 100 and 13 Whatever is attached to input 8 1000 and on iBoB for Slate 2100 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 5 1 5 1 Testing the System If you are running the system or the first time the sample show can help you insure everything is operational All of the sources should be reachable on the video monitors from the panel s program and preview rows The still store provides color bars and some of the memories help quickly check out the keyers CG and other parts 1 5 2 The Sample Show Memories Some memories are provided in the sample show as shown at the right Unlike the clips and graphics in the sample show that are disposable you may enjoy using memories
234. th each press you will back up one step 5 Press the Enter PixButton and the rate will appear in the display and the PixPad will revert to PixPad containing the selected effect NOTE You can also change the Auto Transition Rate by pressing the Mix button which will bring up a numeric PixPad Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 3 4 4 3 5 Modifying an Effect Gradient effects that use a pattern such a circle star pinwheel etc can be modified for softness and aspect All effects can also be reversed To modify an effect 1 The Device Controls must be assigned to effects if they are not press the Effects PixButton in the transition section 2 The background transition button must be on illuminated If it is not already on press BGR and it will illuminate orange 3 Select the effect you want with either the numeric keypad or one of the Effect Pattern PixButtons 4 Click the Controls PixButton for a selected transition to modify the softness aspect and transition rates 5 Take your transition to program There is no way to preview a transition effect without taking to program It may be advised to modify an effect in pre production and then save the modifications using a memory Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 3 5 To change the softness of the edge of an
235. the new text Data Allows you to connect the tag to a data source XML file This tag type can be assigned to either a text field or a logo object CG Connect will detect automatically which it is and use the data from the data source to either replace the text in the case of a text field or to reference an image in the case of a logo object This image must have been added to the broadcast image list first The reference to this image is done by reading the filename for image from the data source So if the data source contains a value Logo jpg CG Connect will look for an image with this name in the images added to the Images broadcast list Clocks Clock w Allows you to display a clock like the internal PC Clock CG Connect will automatically update when the PC Clock changes You may change the settings in the Clocks tab to display and update by the hour minute or second as well as change the formatting 5 9 4 Adding a Data Source with XML Files CG Connect allows you to use Extensible Markup Language XML files as data sources to automatically update your RTX Tags in your CG layout These XML files can be created by an external source from a scoreboard for example or created manually through in the internal Data Editor function 1 2 Select the Data Sources tab as shown on the next page Click on the New button to add a new data source and give it a name Select OK Or you may select from the drop down menu fro
236. three PixButtons are to move to the next PixPad move back to the previous PixPad in the library or move down a level to either controls for the device such as in the clip store shown below or to the numeric keypad such as in the Still Store 9 Content Selection Buttons To move back to previous PixPad To move ahead to the next PixPad To move down to the clip controls PixPad To quickly jump to the first page of the content in the PixPad simply select the device button you are using in the Device Control section of the control panel When you switch to another device like CG and then return the PixPad will return to the page it was last on There is also an up button to move up from control PixPads to a previous PixPad Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 2 4 2 2 4 3 Multi View PixPad In the upper right corner of the Multi View is a PixPad of thumbnails which correspond to the active PixPad on the control panel called the Panel PixPad As the panel changes its PixPad to a content device the Multi View displays the thumbnails associated with the device Content devices are Clips Stills CG and Logos In the illustration below the PixPad is set to CG1 The thumbnails make it easy to select any content element at the press of a button When selected both tally red if on air as shown below If a device has more than 9 content elements the next
237. tleMotion Pro Character Generator Microsoft Windows XP and NET Requirements To install a system you will also need At least one VGA monitor at least 1280x1024 resolution Sync Generator or other source of house black burst analog reference Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 1 1 2 2 Wiring Diagram for Slate 1000 and Slate 100 Switchers Video Outputs assignable under the Slate I O Assignments e Program e Preview Clean Feed e Auxiliary Aux Out 1 VGA Monitor s Slate Board Set Input 1 is left I O board is optional Fail Safe left center Right I O I O Switcher Workstation In8 In4 Out A In3 In 7 n Out B In6 In2 NIC Out C 10 100MB L o O b In5 In 1 OutE OutD Ref i iNetwork i Crossover Cable Network 1 for moving r content 4 Control Panel O On Slate 1000 OO000 Sync Generator Fail Safe Program Output outputs input 1 if the workstation stops or if power fails NOTE On Analog I O cards the format of Input 1 5 must match the format of Output D E for Key Video _ Fail Safe video to work properly Wires VGA Both need be be either Ethernet Composite S Video or YUV Video Connectors Network Serial Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 2 2 1 2 3 I O Configurations All Slate switchers
238. to stage all of your assets for a smooth production experience As with most other endeavors the more preparation the better e gt 7 PixMaster 3 0 PixMaster Storage System PixMaster is an advanced file system that is pointer based In PixMaster all content is kept in large central library folders and then a show is just a collection of pointers In this way you do not have to make copies of the same clip for different shows which can eat up a lot of disk space For example the central clip library is the clips folder on the systems D drive and it s formal name is D clips as illustrated below All clips live in this central folder and editing a show simply means editing your pointers for that show Show 1 Show 2 Show 3 Etc Pointers Pointers Pointers to clips to clips to clips No a ie 1 Central Clip Library Folder The D Drive There are also three central library folders on the C Drive for graphics each of which corresponds to a button on the panel They are Stills C graphics stills CG C graphics cg Logo C graphics logo NOTE You may have up to one sub folder within the Still CG Logo and Clips folders to assist in organizing your content Any other folders will not be seen in PixMaster Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 3 0 3 1 Creating a New Show To create a new show you must always launch PixMaster from its
239. ton in the top right corner of the display which will be illuminated with iBoB DSK as shown F t below Device Select as 4 5 Stills g Logos If you have a show where you would rather use this wildcard button for another device then you can disable iBoB DSK by going to the Broadcast Pix Switcher application and clicking on the Setup menu select iBoB and then uncheck Use iBoB DSK Setup Window Capture Logging Help System Options Startup Video Standard Video Aspect Ratio Treen Resoition Uinderscar Enable Dual Aspect Slate 10 assignments onfigure CleanFeed E28 Bo assignments Device settings gt v Use BoB OSE Cikhing sources switches Version into v Enable PhPad content selection ourt down cips 4 Engineening settings NOTE iBoB DSK will not be seen on the Multi View or any Slate output since the layering occurs after the internal processing It is recommended to use a standard monitor for preview and program to view your iBoB DSK which can be plugged into the preview and program out sections of the iBoB Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 8 4 8 2 To Turn on and Set Up iBoB DSK 1 iBOB DSK Prv Prg Attach the video cables for the external cut and fill sources to the iBoB Section 1 3 describes how to set the video format composite SDI etc for each input to match the format of the key an
240. ttings Allow Fast ICG Editing As shown below O Armd mi Pa hottia iret miretan i ia b tt Ae es ae anse apa oO NOTE The Broadcast Pix Switcher has two editing speed fast and normal Fast leaves the Inscriber open so it comes up quicker Normal leaves it off Select the desired speed on Setup and select Enable Fast ICG Editing if desired Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 6 6 On the Multi View you will notice that the CG PixPad will have green text underneath its thumbnail this represents an ICG file Right Click on the thumbnail of the graphic you wish to edit and it will automatically open in Inscriber In Inscriber apply your changes as needed Close Inscriber by clicking on the red X in the top right corner and the following window will pop up Inscriber TitleMotion DY 4 3 0 k Save Changes Yes No Cancel Click on Yes and the graphic will update with your desired edit even if it is currently on program preview 5 6 2 Overwriting a File Another way to update a file that is currently in your show is to simply overwrite the file using standard Microsoft Windows This may be desired if you have the Broadcast Pix workstation plugged into a separate local network where files can be shared and saved To Overwrite a File 1 2 Create a CG in either Inscriber or any other graphics application Export th
241. turn on Auto Rewind 1 Select the desired clip and press the Controls button on any Clip PixPad 2 Press the Auto Rewind PixButton and the letter R will be appended to the clip name in the display to let you know that the Auto Rewind function has been turned on for that clip NOTE If a clip has audio associated with it the audio will cut off ounce the clip is taken off of program if it is desired to be able to keep playing the audio once transitioned off deselect Auto Stop Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 6 5 3 6 5 5 Loop Clips When a clip reaches its end it stops If instead you wish to have the clip return to the beginning and start paying again then you can turn on the loop function which will cause the clip to continuously loop If you have mark points in place then the clip will loop between the Mark points This is ideal when creating animated backgrounds instead of creating a long animation which takes up hard drive space create a shorter one and have it loop To set a clip to loop 1 Select the desired clip and press the Controls button on any Clip PixPad 2 Press the Loop On Off PixButton and the letter L will be appended to the clip name in the large display to let you know that the Loop function has been turned on for that clip as illustrated below if mark in and out points are also set then LIO will appear
242. urned L3 Joyce on and off by clicking rae Ca eiii on them Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 4 1 4 4 2 Assigning a Source to Key 1 3 Each of the three keys may hold a variety of sources including a cg logo still a DVE box picture in picture window for camera etc Each source is assigned to Key 1 2 and 3 by using the Key Selection and Source Row controls To assign a source to a Keyer 1 Press the desired Key Selection Button either Key 1 Select Key 2 Select or Key 3 Select If it is already illuminated then skip this step The button pressed will illuminate orange or red if the key is on program and one button in the source row will also illuminate This lit button in the source row will indicate which source is currently assigned to the selected key For example in the illustration shown below the CG device is fed into Key 2 The source row buttons are always the same devices as in the program and preview rows and so you can see the name of the source by looking at the device icon on the top of the PixButtons in the program row The lit source button will illuminate red if this key is on program This will warn you that if you now change to a different source you will be impacting the on air content The lit source button will illuminate orange if this key is not on air Ifa shifted source 10 18 is currently in the key it will blink on
243. ut languages lo ure when pou sail your computes Engish United States United Statesintemations nitaled service Select the services that you wart for each input language shown in the ket Use the Add and Remove buttons to modify this fet Writing Pad a fey eyboard United States International US e Speech Recogretian Add Z Fasi m GS Keyboard Lenco gt Fatt 6 Ensure that the Show the Language bar on the desktop and Show additional Language bar icons in the taskbar boxes are checked as shown below And click on OK Language Bar Settings Show the Language bat on the desktop 7 Show additions Language ber scons in the taskbar ox J Cane This will place a Language Bar in the Windows Taskbar which is application specific As you move from one application to another it will change your settings In normal operation it will display EN for English When Farsi is enabled it will display FA as shown below or whatever other language you have installed 7 To change the Language Bar Left Click on the EN and choose Farsi You must first select the appropriate language prior to launching TitleMotion Pro Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 5 10 gt Section 6 Broadcast Pix Clip Store The Broadcast Pix system contains a clip store digital disk recorder Clips can be recorded onto it and then played out during a sho
244. utomatically sent out of the D output and on systems with two I O cards installed when in fail safe Input 5 will also be sent out Output E On Digital Switchers Fail Safe Camera Input Program Output On Analog Switchers Fail Safe Camera Input Program Output _ gt NOTE On Analog I O cards the format of Input 1 5 must match the format of Output D E for Fail Safe video to work properly Both need be be either Composite S Video or YUV Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 12 4 12 2 Fail Safe on Slate 2100 While the workstation is very reliable if it should ever lock up the cameras stay on air thanks to a redundant fail safe RS 232 connection between the control panel and the intelligent Break out Box iBoB Cameras can still be switched while the workstation recovers Redundant control panels can take over if any one panel stops see the multi use section Redundant power is available for the control panel iBoB and workstation A A a Sq Oa PE a Fail safe 232 onya C 4 UUW ttt LA HUB Ethernet control Workstation Selecting the Fail Safe Device The fail safe device is the camera VTR or other external source that you would like the system to automatically select if there is ever a failure to the workstation or network The Fail Safe Device is show specific so tha
245. ve camera selected and knob values Cam Cntrl Cam 1 Focus Tris ee ih 3D Joystick 3 Knobs Motion Controls i Positions Focus Iris and Settings Change the speed of the active Camera manual panftilt on Left right pan Hitachi cameras only i i PixPad SPON tilt To select which camera you e Twist Zoom wish to control and then preset positions and settings When you press the Camera Control PixButton the active camera will be whichever camera was last used or Cam 1 if you are just starting To select a different camera to control press the 1 2 3 or 4 on the PixPad For example to control camera 2 press the Cam 2 PixButton and the large display will show Cam 2 Now the joystick knobs and PixPad will be assigned to Cam2 The large display indicates 1 The top left corner always shows the device currently assigned to the panel s bank of device controls In this case the words Cam Cntrl indicate that they are set to camera control Cam 1 indicates that Camera 1 is the camera now being controlled The first two knobs are assigned to focus and iris while the third changes to one of many settings ON Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 7 7 8 Controlling a Camera Manually Whichever camera is active may be manually controlled with the joystick and knobs To control camera 1 the display must show that it is
246. ves Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 1 3 5 3 For inputs 1 through 4 check off its format either Digital Analog Composite Y C or Component by using the drop down menu and selecting SDI Compos Y C or YUV Inputs 5 8 are always digital For example in the illustration shown below input 1 is being set to SDI Input 1 SDI Compos YUV Y c 4 For each of inputs 1 through 6 select the timing you want either Sync for timed sources Async for untimed sources such as a DVD player or Auto If you select auto the system will automatically detect whether the source is sync or Async and adapt to it Inputs 7 and 8 are always Sync and need timed sources plugged into them In the above illustration input 1 is being set to Auto Input 1 SDI M Auto hd 5 For each input select the name which will determine what name appears on the PixButton Multi View and other identifiers for this source In this example Input 1 is being named Cam1 for Camera 1 To create your own custom name select Custom from the drop down menu See next page for more information 6 If you are combining 16 9 and 4 3 sources then you may treat the Aspect ratio of each input Use the iBoB Assignments window to treat sources 1 8 use the Slate IO assignments window to treat optional sources 9 12 see section 1 2 9 You may also treat the sources with the S
247. w They are recorded in an uncompressed digital format The clip store can also import animation sequences in many formats and play them for animated titles and backgrounds In addition the Broadcast Pix system can also control external DDRs as described in section 6 8 6 9 The clip store may also play compressed clips such as a QuickTime movie files as described in section 6 3 4 There is an option for the Broadcast Pix clip store which provides asecond channel to play 2 clips at once standard on Slate 2100 more capacity to expand from 2 hours to 4 standard on Slate 2100 6 0 1 Audio Flow with Embedded Audio All Slate Switcher systems support the recording and playback of audio that is embedded in the SDI stream such as from a digital VTR On a 2100 the iBoB acts as a de embedder To enable embedded audio see section 1 2 7 Playing Embedded Audio On a Slate 100 or 1000 all Slate SD SDI video outputs can be assigned to playback embedded audio on clip 1 or clip 2 this is configured in the Slate I O Assignments window see section 1 2 7 for more information On a 2100 embedded audio is automatically outputted on the Preview and Program SDI stream on the Break out Box iBoB Clip 1 is embedded on Program and Clip 2 is embedded on Preview If desired you may also use the extra outputs D and or E from the Slate cards as described for a 100 1000 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls
248. w Source buttons will change from orange to red You can change the rate at which the mix occurs as described in the rates section see section 4 3 4 If you wish to execute a manual mix then instead of pressing the Auto Trans button use the Fader Arm instead Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 2 3 4 2 4 Background Effects Transition To execute an Effect transition including wipes and DVE effects 1 The background transition button must be on illuminated If it is not already on press BGR and it will illuminate orange 2 On the preview row select the source you wish to cut to by pressing its Source button on the preview row The button will light and the selected source to be displayed in the preview monitor 3 Press the Effects PixButton which will illuminate orange Unless you have already left the effects button on from a previous transition It will stay on until you turn it off by pressing the mix button When the effects PixButton is pressed the Device Controls will change to effect including the PixPad knobs and joystick The effect that is currently selected and ready to execute is shown in the effects PixButton in the transition section its corresponding button in the PixPad is also illuminated orange and its name is shown in the display 4 Press the Auto Trans button This will bring the selected source to program using the
249. when cut or auto or the fader is pressed the Key 1 and 2 will come off program as the background video changes and the Direct Key1 Button and Direct Key 2 Button will change from red to orange You may combine bringing keys on and off program in the same transition For example if Key 1 is already on and you wish to bring it off with a background transition while bringing on Key 2 the illumination of the Key Transition buttons would be Key 3 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 4 5 Changing a Key without a Video Background Change To add or subtract key layers without changing the background video repeat all of the above steps except in step one turn off the BGR button as shown below When Bgr is turned off the Trans Pvw button will automatically turn on as shown below and the end state of the transition will be shown on the preview monitor which will include the same background as currently on program Key B exe EY e For more on Transition Preview see section 4 2 1 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 4 5 4 4 6 Modifiers for Keyers Each Keyer can have several functions applied to it including the key transition rate Digital Video Effect DVE crop and border To access a modifier for a key q Select the desired Key by pressing the Key 1 Select Key 2 S
250. x V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 9 2 7 10 Camera Control Settings The Broadcast Pix camera control option can adjust many parameters from panning speed and travel limits to white balance and other camera setups Not all of these controls are implemented for the Sony camera control option 7 10 1 To set Travel Limits of Tilt and Pan 1 Select the camera which you wish to set limits on by pressing the Cam 1 2 3 or 4 PixButton and its first Presets PixPad will appear as shown below 2 Press the Settings PixButton and the following Settings PixPad will appear Settings PixPad Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 10 3 Press the Set Limit PixButton on the options PixPad and the following PixPad will appear 4 Use the 4 save PixButtons on the above PixPad to save each of the four limits after using the Joystick to manually move the camera to each position For example move the camera to the upper limit you wish to set and then press the Save PixButton Repeat for any other limits you wish to set As soon as you press one of the save buttons the position is saved 5 To return to the Settings PixPad home page press the Done PixButton To Clear All Travel Limits On the above PixPad press the Clear Limits PixButton and all four limits will be removed for this camera Broadcast
251. xMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 4 7 4 5 DVE Boxes Picture in Picture All 6 Keyers may have a DVE Digital Video Effect Box otherwise known as a Picture in Picture applied to it In television news shows the DVE Box is used extensively for over the shoulder boxes that may contain a still clip or another camera The DVE Box enables one video or graphic to be placed in a smaller picture on top of the background video 4 5 1 To Create a DVE Box 1 Press the Key transition button for the desired keyer either Key 1 Transition Key 2 Transition or Key 3 Transition and it will illuminate orange and the content of the key will appear on the preview monitor 2 Select the Keyer you wish to use by pressing either Key 1 Select Key 2 Select or Key 3 Select This will assign the Device Controls to the Keyer selected as described in section 4 4 2 3 Press the DVE OnOff PixButton on the PixPad which will cause the word DVE to appear in the display to let you know the DVE is applied as shown below Key1 Ra1 DVE Rate Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 4 5 4 Press the DVE Controls PixButton on the PixPad which will bring up the following PixPad of controls 5 Select the desired DVE Box pattern preset by pressing one of the six DVE Box Pattern PixButtons The selected DVE Box pattern will appear
252. xample it may be desirable to have a SoftPanel as a remote aux panel that can be accessed by an engineer in the back room As illustrated below use the SoftPanel option and dual monitor option to attach a second SoftPanel for the back room operator In this illustration this SoftPanel has been reduced to just an aux panel see section 8 5 for how to reduce a SoftPanel As an alternative the back room SoftPanel could be on a separate computer and plugged into the network hub see section 8 9 This provides greater flexibility to where the back room SoftPanel can be located as it can be anywhere on the network and is not limited to where a VGA monitor cable can easily run to Back Room Dual VGA Monitor or a back room PC Show Creator Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 8 7 8 8 Dual Panels for Back Up Redundancy The proceeding parts of Section 8 discuss using two panels for two operators Two panels may also be used by one operator for redundancy The system comes with a physical panel and a SoftPanel that may be used by one person for redundancy If one panel should fail the other one may be used Physical and SoftPanels This capability is standard with every Broadcast Pix Switcher system If the control panel should fail then press refresh on the SoftPanel s web browser to connect it If you wish it to be always available you need an optio
253. xample a scene change could recall a reverb effect and turn on fader 3 You need to first create and save your memories scenes from your audio mixer refer to your mixer s manual on how to save a scene change To recall a scene change either 0 99 simply type the number of the scene change in the On Air or Off Air column of the source Only one scene change is allowed per source 3 You may also Tie one or more video sources together When a source is tied to other sources the on air command is executed for all the sources but the command goes off air only when all the tied sources are off air For example if you had an interview with 2 cameras and 1 microphone you could have both camera sources tied to each other so when you transition between the 2 angles the audio does not go off air The audio would go off air when a different source is transitioned to Program To tie a video source to another video source simply type t and the number of the other source i e t2 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 11 3 It is recommended to test these commands by first selecting the desired table entry and then clicking on the Test button As commands are sent to the audio mixer they are displayed in the header of the Audio Follow window If everything is connected and programmed properly the commands should be noticed on the audio mixer Ww commana Fonzo Ena
254. you let go of the joystick the gt illumination will go off and the speed will return to moderate lt E Slow If you wish to move slower before touching the joy stick press the lt motion button and it will illuminate Now when you move the joystick the motion will be at the slow speed specified in under settings When you let go of the joystick the lt illumination will go off and the speed will return to moderate E gt Medium Normal When you let go of the joystick the speed will automatically return to moderate and the motion button illumination will go off lt e NOTE All three of the above speed setting may me adjusted as described in section 7 5 Broadcast Pix V6 2 install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix 7 8 7 9 Setting Camera Preset Positions One of the most valuable ways to use camera control is with preset positions Each Hitachi camera may have up to 31 preset positions where as each Sony camera may have up to 6 presets These can be assigned to the PixPad for rapid recall To assign preset positions Select the camera you wish to add a preset position for by pressing the Cam 1 2 3 or 4 PixButton as shown on the below left For example for Camera 1 press the Cam 1 button and the Presets PixPad for Cam1 will appear as shown on the lower right On the above PixPad the PixButtons for each Preset Position tell you the following information

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