EVS FCP Exporter 02.01.02 User`s Manual
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1. Media MAC Details 5 Click OK to validate and start the installation The installation was completed successfully Introduction Destination Se o Installatior o Installation The installation was successful TUTO U The software was installed en Bm em Cono ESCH da EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 4 Configuration You need to launch the EVS FCP Export Plug in to configure it 4 1 LAUNCHING THE PLUG IN To launch the plug in select File gt Export gt Export to EVS New New Project Open Open Recent Close Window Close Tab Close Other Tabs Close Project Save Project Save Project As Save All Revert Project Restore Project Import Share Send To Batch Export Batch Capture Log and Capture Log and Transfer Media Manager Reconnect Media Set Logging Bin Print to Video Edit to Tape The EVS FCP Export Plug in QuickTime Movie BE Using QuickTime Conversion For Soundtrack For LiveType Audio to AIFF s Audio to OMF Automatic Duck Pro Export FCP Batch List Cinema Tools Audio EDL Cinema Tools Change List Cinema Tools Film Lists EDL Export to EVS MXF4mac GC Markers List as Text Sony XDCAM XML opens in a separated window Issue 2 0 B EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual2. User s Manual Version 2 00 October 2010 EVS FCP Exporter u KEEN MetaData file Devtieation folder Gike QuickTime ees E Use custom GA OM OPER older gt EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2010 All rights reserved DISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs tv REGIONAL CONTACTS The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or on the EVS website on the following page http www evs tv contacts USER MANUALS ON EVS WEBSITE The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS prod
3. e Duplicate an XML job useful to avoid creating a new XML jobs from scratch e Rename an XML job WI Note Ei You must press ENTER to validate the change in an XML job name EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 4 5 3 CONFIGURATION OF POST PROCESSING XML JOBS When adding a new XML job a configuration window is displayed Target name XT Main XML Job Path 7 Jobs_Incoming Choose Job Type Restore to XT 34 XTAccess path store60170 ran IPD M Delete source file after jobs m Create new asset _ Send XML job when FCP Export is over IP Address 172 22 51 3 TCP Port 21 FTP Login evs FTP Password XML Referencing path ipdtest ref TO_TODO Location on XT Server 311 _ The following elements can be configured for a Post Processing XML job e Target Name A nickname for the user this target name can be freely modified This name references the XML job in the Profile Configuration window e XML Job Path You must select the folder where the XML job will be posted This folder MUST be scanned by an XML Scan process in XTAccess Example device XTAccess_ XML Jobs_Incoming e XTAccess path XTAccess must be able to access the exported QuickTime Reference file This field defines the UNC path of the QuickTime Reference movie from the perspective of the XTAccess application Issue 2 0 B E
4. EB Extensions EB Macromedia Lei Texten Lei NetServices a H Ca Frameworks GB plasa PLACES J EM Graphics Gi ProApps EA Desktop EB image Capture EB Promediaio S media 2 Input Methods E SubmaDeaginto RE Ou Interner Plug ins EB iTunes Documents EM Java E Moves EB Keyboard Layouts D Dur gt Macintosh HD Bp Library D Application Support 2 Feral Cut Pro System Support C Plugins EVSExportPlugin bundie Lof 5 selected 485 06 GB availabie To view the parameters right click the plug in bundle and select the Show Package Contents command The template Info plist is stored in the sub folder Contents 21 Issue 2 0 B 22 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 800 Info plist lt xml version 1 8 encoding UTF 8 gt lt DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC Apple DTD PLIST 1 8 EN http www apple com DTDs PropertyList 1 8 dtd gt list version 1 8 gt lt dict gt lt key gt CFBund LeDeve LopmentRegion lt key gt lt string English lt stringz lt key gt CFBund LeExecutab le lt key gt lt str ing gt EVSExportP Lugin lt str ing gt lt key gt CFBund lebet InfoStr inge lt key gt lt string gt 2 1 2 lt string gt lt key gt CFBund leldentif ier lt key gt lt string ty evs Fing lCutPro export pluginz string gt lt key gt CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion lt key gt lt string gt 6 B lt str ing gt lt key gt CFBund leName lt key gt str ing gt
5. EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 EVS Export v2 1 2 Sequence DVCPRO HD 1080i PAL Eys Profile Production v i Y Hide details M Export QuickTime reference movie Destination folder Axinoe Change smb xstore60170 IPD Axinoe M Export XML MetaData file MetaDatas Settings Destination folder O Use QuickTime ref movie export folder Use custom folder CI Axinoe Change smb xstore60170 IPD Axinoe mM Create XTAccess Jobs Add one or more XT Targets below Storage XT Main tous Rr M Export EDL Destination folder E RAN Change smb xstore60170 Save Profile Cancel Export 4 2 SELECTING AND DEFINING PROFILES The configuration settings of the Plug in can be saved as Profiles A profile regroups the settings of a specific configuration that will be processed by the EVS FCP Export Plug in 4 2 1 SELECTING PROFILES Right click the profile to display the list of profiles awe i E AFP 12 FIBER Es Sequence E poi Profile Production 1 ran Y Hide details rewrap rewrap copy Export QuickTime ri E Export Q Manage Profiles Destination folder Truman L Change smb xstore60170 1PD Axinoe You can select the profile to use The profile displayed on the plug in window is the current profile EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 4 2 2 MANAGING PROFILES Pro
6. Common FileReader NoBuffering This setting aims at read a file without any buffering It is recommended for reading on a MacOS workstation via network SMB Set the value to 1 to activate it o Store the exported QuickTime Reference file on a Windows based storage o Select the option Send XML jobs when FCP export is over in the post processing job The plug in will send the XML jobs when FCP export process is completed In this case XTAccess will only handle exported QuickTime Reference files which are closed not growing Cancel Jobs This function cancels the FCP export of the sequence When this command is used the plug in sends a cancel job to XTAccess to cancel the current scheduled or processed jobs The cancel job is successful but the jobs arrive too late to be taken into consideration by XTAccess The cancel feature will be reviewed in a future version FCP crashes Some crashes of FCP have been observed when exporting sequences mainly in SD resolution Such crashes are not related to the FCP Export Plug in The same effect is observed when exporting the sequence using the default Export to QuickTime Movie from the FCP export menu This issue is under investigation with Apple Mac connected to a SAN via AFP The FCP Export Plug in works properly when connected to a SAN storage via AFP The XML metadata must however be stored on the SAN via SMB sharing and not AFP AFP does not send any notification to the IPD Scheduler
7. DYCPRO HD 1080i PAL Export started on 24 09 10 13 17 36 rewrap job completed on 24 09 10 13 18 46 DVCPRO HD 1080i PAL Export started on 24 09 10 13 19 46 rewrap job completed on 24 09 10 13 21 59 DYVCPRO HD 1080i PAL Export started on 27 09 10 13 34 48 E rewrap job waiting This window can display multiple export processes as well as multiple post processing jobs for a specific export 20 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 7 Advanced Settings 7 1 INFO PLIST amp PARAM PLIST FILES All the advanced parameters are stored in the Info plist file This file can be accessed in the Library Application Support Final Cut Pro System Support Plugins EVSExportPlugin bundle I Plugins a ED Appixation Support gt Li Apple ES Custom Settings mPlugin bundie Es Audio On Apple Qmaster Es Plugins Text Stramibler bundie t Intra mov EI Caches Eu Bonsex Titie 3D bundie E ColorPickers Gi CrashReporter Title Crawl bundie Osme EM User Cuide formation EB Colorsyne es Vector Shape bundie Bu uses Lei Components Lo Final Cut P em Support gt SHARED H Ge Compositions BM Final Cut Studio Brea 2 EB Contextual Menu Items EB Caragesand BE xstore60170 D Desktop Pictures E ovo EE cembse H La Deveioper Ca ititemedia rowser Name EvSExportMugin bu CT Em Dictionaries fam iPhoto EE beb srmo d EM Documentation EM Mork 08 SW bebtarmosst
8. EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 800 MetaDataTemplate xml lt xml version 1 6 encoding UTF 8 standalone no gt VS_Metadatas gt lt General_Infos gt lt Fi le_Format_HiRes AF i le_Format lt Fi le_Format_HiRes gt SEI le_Growing Growing_Status lt Fi le_Growing gt File File Infos gt xT Offset TC B lt xT Offset TC lt XT_IN 8TC_IN lt XT_IN gt lt XT_OUT 8TC_OUT lt T_OUT gt AT TC System gt TC Systemi lt XT TC System gt XT Video Codec video Codec k lt xT Video Codec gt lt T_Video_Std Video_Std lt XT_Video_Std lt T_Video_Interlaced Interlaced lt XT_Video_Inter laced lt T_Video_System Video_System lt XT_Video_System gt lt File_File_Infos gt lt General_Infos gt Clips Infos gt lt Clip gt lt XFile Clip Infos gt lt T_Var ID Var IDN XT Var ID gt MT TC System gt TC System XT TC System gt AT Offset TC gt 0 lt XT Offset TC lt 4T_Short_IN 8TC_IN lt XT_Short_IN gt lt T_Short_OUT 8TC_OUT lt XT_Short_OUT lt T_C LipName gt 0 LipName lt XT_CLipName gt lt XT_Camera_Labe gt Source_Name lt XT_Camera_Labe l gt lt Fi le_Clip_Infos gt lt ther_Clip_Infosz lt AssetGUID 4ssetGUID lt 4ssetGUIDS lt Asset I temGUID gt MAsset ItemGUID lt 4sset ItemGUID gt Asset ItemMode gt xAsset I temModeX lt Asset I temMode gt lt Ownerswner lt Owner gt Long ipName gt LongC ipName lt LongCl ipName gt lt 0ther_Clip_Infosz lt C
9. Folder The destination folder to store the EDL FCP XML file can be selected using the Change button The path is also displayed DUPLICATE THE CONFIGURATION ON ANOTHER FCP DEVICE It could be useful to configure the EVS FCP Export Plug in on one device and once the settings are validated to copy the complete configuration on the other FCP devices This is possible by copying the complete folder Library Application Support EVS EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 Users Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 Issue 2 0 B 5 How to Export an FCP Sequence PROCEDURE To export an FCP Sequence to EVS proceed as follows 1 In FCP select the sequence to export 2 Select File gt Export gt Export to EVS New New Project Open Open Recent Close Window Close Tab Close Other Tabs Close Project Save Project Save Project As Save All Revert Project Restore Project Import Share Export Send To Batch Export Batch Capture Log and Capture Log and Transfer Media Manager Reconnect Media Set Logging Bin Print to Video Edit to Tape QuickTime Movie BE Using QuickTime Conversion For Soundtrack For LiveType Audio to AIFF s Audio to OMF Automatic Duck Pro Export FCP Batch List Cinema Tools Audio EDL Cinema Tools Change List Cinema Tools Film Lists EEE Export to EVS MXF4mac GC Markers List as Text Sony XDCA
10. ET INFOPLIST amp PABAM PLIST FILES sera en 21 7 2 DELAY TO LAUNCH THE POST PROCESSING JOBS 23 ZS BUFFERIZATION OF A V DATADURING EXPORTE name 24 ZE ATAGGESS METADATA sas naa ana a nn nd ane 25 Be SIM 27 REGIONAL CONTACTS Henne ee ee 28 Issue 2 0 B EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 1 Introduction The EVS FCP Export Plug in is a plug in designed for Apple Final Cut Pro Its purpose is to export a sequence edited in Final Cut Pro to the EVS environment EVS video server or nearline storage The EVS Export Plug in first exports a QuickTime Reference file with the FCP sequence settings It can also send additional XML jobs to XTAccess for post processing such as restoring to an EVS video server or transcoding to a file to generate a proxy file for example 1 1 MEDIA FLOWCHART The general flowchart of the EVS FCP Export Plug in is described below oe Apple Cut Pro EVS FCP S Plug in FCP Exported Files EDL Storage QuickTime Reference K Post Processing XTAccess EVS server ee lt a a L sm Files on nearline storage EVS server main XML job A data flow gt AN data flows out Issue 2 0 B 1 2 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 Once the FCP sequence is ready for b
11. EVSExportP Lugin lt string gt lt key gt CFBund LePackageT ype lt key gt lt str ing gt BNDL lt str ing gt lt key gt CFBund LeShortVersionStr ing lt key gt lt strings2 1 2 lt string gt lt key gt CFBund leSignature lt key gt lt string KeyG lt string gt lt key gt CFBund leVersion lt key gt string 2 lt str ing gt lt key gt JobPassThresho ld lt key gt lt integer 1 lt integerz lt key gt NSPr incipalC lass lt key gt lt tring EVSPluginController lt stringz lt key gt ProP LugDictionaryVersion lt key gt stringi B lt str ing gt lt key gt ProP LugDynamicRegistration lt key gt lt false gt lt key gt ProP LugP LuginList lt key gt lt array gt lt dict gt lt key gt c LassName lt key gt lt str ing gt EVSP LuginControl ler lt string gt lt key gt protoco LName lt key gt lt string PRODatalnterchange lt stringz lt fdict gt lt farray gt lt fdictz lt fplistz EVS does not recommend modifying this Info plist file because it will be overwritten by the package installer when re installing the EVS FCP Export Plug in It is therefore recommended practice to copy Info plist to Param plist and store it in Library Application Support EVS Ifa Param plist file exists it will be used instead of the Info plist file When the Info plist or Param plist is modified the FCP application must be re launched to take the new values into account EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Iss
12. F o EVS MXF The legacy EVS MXF format valid for DVCPRO50 IMX DVCPRO HD and Apple ProRes 422 codecs o MXF OPia XDCAM The XDCAM MXF OPla format valid for DV25 and IMX codecs o QuickTime Movies The self contained QuickTime Movies format valid for DV25 DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 IMX DVCPRO HD and Apple ProRes 422 codecs o QuickTime Reference the Reference QuickTime Movies format valid for DV25 DVCPRO25 DVCPRO50 IMX DVCPRO HD and Apple ProRes 422 codecs o Avid MXF OPAtom the native MXF format supported by Avid NLE valid for DVCPRO50 IMX and DVCPRO HD codecs o AVI Not used Issue 2 0 B 4 6 4 7 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 o MXF OPia SMPTE the MXF OPta format compliant with SMPTE valid for DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO HD codecs o DV DIF the raw DV DIF format valid for DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO HD codecs e Options o Generate XML Metadata Select this option to generate an XML metadata file along with the destination file generated by XTAccess o XML referencing path Enter the IPDirector XML referencing path as free text This is an option if you want to refer the clip on EVS video server in the IPDirector database EXPORT FCP EDL FCP XML M Export EDL Destination folder RAN Change store60170 When you select the option Export EDL the EVS FCP Export Plug in will export the selected FCP Sequence as a FCP XML e Destination
13. M XML This launches the EVS FCP Export Plug in in a separate window 17 Issue 2 0 B EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 EVS Export v2 1 2 Sequence DVCPRO HD 1080i PAL EVs Profile Production B v Hide details M Export QuickTime reference movie Destination folder Axinoe Change smb xstore60170 IPD Axinoe M Export XML MetaData file MetaDatas Settings Destination folder Use QuickTime ref movie export folder Use custom folder C Axinoe Change smb xstore60170 IPD Axinoe M Create XTAccess Jobs Add one or more XT Targets below Storage XT Main M Export EDL Destination folder E RAN Change smb xstore60170 Save Profile Cancel Export 3 Select a profile in the Profile drop down list 4 Check the configuration settings and modify them if needed For more information refer to the chapter 4 Configuration on page 7 5 Select Export to start exporting the sequence RESULTS FCP will display a transfer window displaying the status of the export e The XML Metadata file if selected is generated before the export is started to generate a reference in the IPDirector database before the export has been completed e The FCP EDL if selected is generated before the export is started The post processing XML jobs are started once the export
14. VS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 e Options o Delete Source File after jobs Select this option to delete the source file the exported QuickTime Reference file when the job is successfully completed In case the source file is used by another application or another job the file will not be deleted o Create a new asset Select this option to create a new Asset GUID in IPDirector database o Send XML jobs when FCP export is over Select this option to send the XML jobs when the FCP export has been processed In this case XTAccess will only handle exported QuickTime Reference files which are closed not growing Some file systems do not correctly report growing status and therefore this option could be a workaround Two types of XML jobs are available d Restore to XT Rewrap e Restore to XT Copy File To XT job Job type 2 e Rewrap Rewrap to File Job type 40 The configuration of each type of job is detailed in the sections below 4 5 4 COPY FILE TO XT When you select Restore to XT the following parameters must be configured IP Address 172 22 51 3 TCP Port 21 FTP Login evs FTP Password eeee XML Referencing path ipdtest ref TO_TODO Location on XT Server 311 e IP Address Enter a compliant IP address of the target EVS server as free text e TCP Port Enter a compliant TCP Port typically 21 as free text
15. and the media will not be displayed in IPD the database This works properly with the SMB protocol 27 Issue 2 0 B 28 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 Regional Contacts AMERICA NORTH amp LATIN EVS Americas Tel 1 818 846 9600 usa evs tv East Coast Fax 1 818 846 9601 EVS Americas Tel 1 973 575 7811 usa evs tv West Coast Fax 1 973 575 7812 Tech line 1 973 575 7813 USAsupport evs tv EVS Canada Tel 1 514 750 7544 usa evs tv Fax 1 514 750 7518 Tech line 1 973 575 7813 USAsupport evs tv ASIA amp PACIFIC EVS Australia Tel 61 02 9452 8600 Fax 61 02 9975 1368 Mobile 61 420 307 387 sales evs asia com hk EVS China EVS Hong Kong Tel 86 10 6808 0248 Fax 86 10 6808 0246 Tech line 86 139 1028 9860 Tel 852 2914 2501 Fax 852 2914 2505 Tech line 852 9401 2395 evschina evs tv sales evs asia com hk EVS India Tel 91 22 6697 2999 Fax 91 22 2673 2092 Mobile 91 98 9017 5958 sales evs asia com hk EUROPE MIDDLE EAST amp AFRICA EVS Belgium Headquarters Tel 32 0 4 361 7000 Fax 32 0 4 361 7099 Tech line 32 0 495 284 000 support evs tv sales evs tv marketing evs tv EVS Brussels Tel 32 0 2 421 78 70 Fax 32 0 2 421 78 79 evsbrussels evs tv EVS Deutschland Tel 49 0 89 4111 949 00 Fax 49 0 89 4111 949 99 Tech l
16. creation of the XML metadata file along with the exported QuickTime Reference file is based on a Metadata template stored in Library Application Support Final Cut Pro System Support Plugins EVSExportPlugin bundle Right click and select Show Package Contents to extend the plug in bundle The Metadata template is stored in the sub folder Contents Ressources 000 C Resources m BE a Y DEVICES Contents gt I Info plist E a Y Preview E Macintosh HD E Macos Action tiff evs RAID Pkginfo m Add_Pressed tiff E iDisk La Resources Add tiff bottom_bar_middle png Y SHARED bottom_bar_right png EM besdvb 2 gt closeBox tif xstore60170 a closeBoxPressed tif XML aescc EM English Iproj EM beb4srmoss GrayDot tiff Name MetaDataTemplate m GreenDot tiff xml EM beb4srmossf logo EVS png Kind OmniOutliner 3 E bebrdco1 Size 4 KB on disk Wer oh cm rer BAN lodifie E nous mem Last opened 12 07 10 12 39 Y PLACES RedDot tiff FA Desktop m Remove_Pressed tiff A More info Media Remove tiff r o i li Il o YellowDot tiff 1 A Applications x eee ar A Documents v Macintosh HD Library jj Applic 3 Final C 3j Plugins EVSExy Conter C Resources MetaDataTemplate xmi flo selected a5 06 68 available E The default MetaDataTemplate xml is shown below 25 Issue 2 0 B EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual
17. der the destination folder to store the QuickTime Reference file can be selected using the Change button The path is also displayed EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 2 EXPORTING THE XML METADATA FILE EXPORT OPTIONS M Export XML MetaData file MetaDatas Settings Destination folder Use QuickTime ref movie export folder Use custom folder LI Axinoe Change smb xstore60170 IPD Axinoe When you select the Export XML Metadata File option the EVS FCP Export Plug in will generate an XML metadata file along with the exported media QuickTime Reference e Destination Folder you can select one of the following options to specify the destination folder to store the XML Metadata file o Use QuickTime Ref movie export folder to store the XML in the same folder as the exported QuickTime Reference media o Use a custom folder to select a specific folder for the XML Metadata file The path can be selected using the Change button The path is also displayed CUSTOMIZATION OF METADATA SETTINGS It is possible to customize some of the metadata generated by the FCP exporter Click the Metadata Settings button The following dialog box opens VarlD Sequence Name ES Source fcp Owner ran Cancel OK 7 e VarlD You can define one of the following parameters for the lt XT_VarlD gt field o Sequence Name t
18. e FTP Login Enter the FTP login on the EVS server typically evs as free text e FTP Password Enter the FTP password on the EVS server typically evs as free text e Location on XT Server Enter the location of the clip on the EVS Server as free text It must be in the format XXX where XXX is the LSM ID at which the FCP exporter will begin clip creation The format XXX ABCD is NOT supported EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 Note The FCP exporter will attempt to create the new clip in the A position followed by the B position and so on up until the F position If the LSM ID specified is already used the FCP exporter will automatically increment to the next LSM ID until a free position is discovered Options o XML referencing path Enter the IPDirector XML Referencing path as free text This is an option if you want to reference the newly created clip in the IPDirector database 4 5 5 REWRAP TO FILE When you select Rewrap the following parameters must be configured Destination File Path xstore60170 ran ipd M Generate XML MetaData XML MetaData path xstore60 170 ran ipd bbb Destination File Path The UNC path where the file will be stored Destination File Format You can select the file format from a list EVS MXF MXF OP1a XDCAM QuickTime Movies Avid MXF OPAtom AVI MXF OP1a SMPTE DV DI
19. files can be managed via the Manage Profiles command at the end of the Profile list Profiles its AFP FIBER poi ran rewrap rewrap copy Duplicate cw You can perform the following actions e Add anew profile sign e Delete an existing profile sign on selected profile e Duplicate a profile useful to avoid creating a new profile from scratch e Rename a profile Note You must press ENTER to validate a change in the profile name Issue 2 0 B 4 3 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 EXPORTING QUICKTIME REFERENCE MOVIE M Export QuickTime reference movie Destination folder Axinoe v Change xstore60170 IPD Axinoe When you select the option Export QuickTime Reference Movies the EVS FCP Export Plug in will export the selected FCP Sequence as a QuickTime Reference file The codec and video format is automatically selected using the currents settings of the FCP Sequence to export The export will only re encode the portion of the sequence needed smart export The following codecs are supported e DVCPRO5O PAL NTSC 29 97 e IMX 30 40 50 PAL NTSC 29 97 e DVCPRO HD 108050 1080 5994 720p50 720p5994 e Apple ProRes 422 LT SQ HQ 1080150 108015994 720p50 720p5994 B Note Please make sure that your Sequence settings are in one of the above natively supported formats e Destination Fol
20. has written sufficient data to allow XTAccess to read the source file or at the end of the export based on the export option selected see section 4 5 Creating Post Processing XTAccess Jobs EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 e The delay between the start of the export and the post of the XML job can be configured see section 7 2 Delay to launch the Post Processing Jobs e The status of the post processing can be monitored on the FCP station see section 6 How to Monitor the Post Processing XTAccess Jobs If the editor does not want to display the configuration settings of the profile before the export it is possible to hide them via the Hide Details button EVS Export v2 1 2 Sequence DVCPRO HD 1080i PAL EVs Profile Production ES Show settings a Kee In order to expand the settings again press the Show Settings button Issue 2 0 B EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 6 How to Monitor the Post Processing XTAccess Jobs The EVS FCP Export Plug in will launch a daemon application in a separate window to display the status of each post processing job List of Status e Icon grey The job is scheduled waiting e Icon orange The job is being processed e Icon green The job has been successfully completed e Icon red The job has failed
21. he VarlD is the exported Sequence Name truncated to the 32 first characters o Automatically Generated The VarlD will be automatically generated e Source The lt XT_ClipldSrc gt can be entered as free text e Owner The IPDirector lt Owner gt can be entered as free text All other metadata is extracted from the FCP Sequence settings Issue 2 0 B 4 5 4 5 1 4 5 2 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 The XML metadata is extracted from a template MetaDataTemplate xml This template can be accessed by extending the plug in package by Show Package Contents The template is stored in the sub folder Contents Resources For more information see section 7 4 XTAccess Metadata on page 25 CREATING POST PROCESSING XTACCESS JOBS INTRODUCTION The EVS FCP Export Plug in can generate XML jobs to be processed by XTAccess XTAccess will use the exported QuickTime Reference Movie file as a source to be processed to a new target Possible post processing jobs are e Restore to an EVS Server e Rewrap to a File M Create XTAccess Jobs Add one or more XT Targets below Sto rag e XT Main MANAGING POST PROCESSING XML JoBS The Post Processing XML jobs are listed in the main configuration window You can manage the list of post processing jobs in the following way e Add a new XML job see below e Delete an XML job pt Edit Duplicate Rename
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23. ipment October 2010 2 Hardware and Software Requirements 2 1 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS e Apple workstations supporting the Final Cut Pro application e No other specific requirement 2 2 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS e Mac OS X 10 5 Leopard or 10 6 Snow Leopard e Final Cut Pro 7 Issue 2 0 B EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 3 Installation Procedure 1 On the Mac device launch the package EVSPlugin 2 0 22 dmg VSPlugin v2 0 22 1 of 1 selected 9 7 MB available _ I Follow the instructions EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 Welcome to the EVS Export Plugin for Final Cut Pro Installer Introduction Destination Sele You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software de 2 Specify the destination folder in the Destination Select step 3 Select the Standard Installation type in the Installation Type step Standard Install on Macintosh HD Introduction Destination Sel This will take 639 KB of space on your computer Click Install to perform a standard installation of this software on the disk Macintosh HD Change Install Location 4 Enter a login password Issue 2 0 B EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 Type your password to allow Installer to make changes
24. lipz lt Clips_Infos gt EVS Metadatas gt This template can be modified in order to customize the XML metadata file When the MetadataTemplate xml file is modified the FCP application must be re launched to take the new values into account Every time you re install the EVS FCP Export Plug in this template will be overwritten by the default template in the installshield In order to preserve your metadata template you can copy the MetadataTemplate xml file into the following folder Library Application Support EVSs In case a MetadataTemplate xml exists in Library Application Support EVS it will be used instead of the one in the default plug in bundle 26 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 Ss Limitations The Sequence Name cannot contain special characters like or non ASCII 128 characters Uncompleted Post Processing jobs When the exported QuickTime Reference file is stored on a storage accessed by XTAccess via Samba protocol SAN Mac local drive XTAccess jobs sometimes only process part of the file and the resulting file or clip on EVS video server is not complete This behavior is due to Samba limitations on file notifications This is under investigation for improvement in a future release The following workarounds are possible o Activate the FileReader NoBuffering setting on XTAccess HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE EVS Broadcast Equipment
25. roadcast the editor will export it to the EVS system Several actions will be initiated Consolidate the sequence and create a QuickTime Reference on a temporary storage or nearline storage 1 o Optionally Create an XML file along with the exported QuickTime Reference file to reference this file in an IPDirector nearline storage o Optionally Export the sequence as an FCP EDL XML on a storage 2 Post Processing Generate XML jobs 3 to EVS XTAccess application in order to o Restore the exported QuickTime Reference file to EVS servers Main and or backup 4 amp 5 o Rewrap the exported QuickTime Reference file to another file for example to generate a proxy file with a transcoding job 6 The post processing jobs are monitored and their status is displayed in a separate window MAIN FEATURES The Post Processing can be started during the FCP export as the QuickTime Reference file can be opened during creation Multiple post processing jobs can be generated at once An XML metadata file can be customized to allow metadata movement from Final Cut Pro to EVS VarlD Source Name IPD owner Referencing into the IPDirector database is supported All EVS servers native codecs integrated with FCP are supported DVCPRO50 IMX D10 30 40 50 DVCPRO HD Apple ProRes 422 LT SQ HQ in all video formats 1080150 108015994 720p50 720p5994 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equ
26. s completed In this case XTAccess will only handle exported QuickTime Reference files which are closed not growing 23 Issue 2 0 B 7 3 24 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 BUFFERIZATION OF A V DATA DURING EXPORT By default the Audio and video data are written in the exported QuickTime Reference file when a chunk is complete e Video chunk 1 frame of data e Audio chunk 1 second of data It is also possible to bufferize A V data before writing to the file You need to configure two parameters in the Params plist file in Library Application Support EVS e VideoBufferSize o 0 not activated The video chunk size will be the default one 1 frame o Value lt gt 0 video data will be bufferized in the size of the value expressed in Bytes e AudioBufferSize o 0 not activated The audio chunk size will be the default one 1 second of data o Value lt gt 0 audio data will be bufferized in the size of the value expressed in Bytes Example lt dict gt lt key gt VideoBufferSize lt key gt lt integer gt 700000 lt integer gt lt key gt AudioBufferSize lt key gt lt integer gt 150000 lt integer gt lt dict gt B Note Video and Audio bufferization is not available for Apple ProRes 422 codecs EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 7 4 XTACCESS METADATA The
27. ucts can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs tv downloadcenter Issue 2 0 B EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 EVS FCP Exporter Version 2 0 User s Manual Issue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 Table of Contents TABLE EEN I do VINTRODUCTON a nee ee 1 ded ZMEDIAFEQWEHART enee 1 12 MAIN FEATURES eege 2 2 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS nes 3 2 1 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS u ee EE EE 3 22 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ce Re aa 3 3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE usresarororsnsennnennnnnnnnnnnnnsnunnnsnunsennnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnennnanenn 4 4 CONFIGURATION u a eek 7 4 1 LAUNCHING THE PLUG IN See ee dd 7 4 2 SELECTING AND DEFINING PROFILES 0 2 22 een 8 ADA Selecting ele 8 4 2 2 Managing RO 9 43 EXPORTING QUICKTIME REFERENCE MOVIE une ae 10 4 4 EXPORTING THEME METADATA FILE ae 11 RE e elle E 11 4 4 2 Customization Of Metadata Selling nenne 11 45 CREATING POST PROCESSING XTACCESS JOBS nennen 12 23 1 reel EE 12 4 5 2 Managing Post Processing AA EE 12 4 5 3 Configuration of Post Processing XML Jobs 13 4 54 CODES KEE 14 4 55 E O0 TEEN 15 4 6 EXPORT FCP EDL FCP XML ee ee 16 4 7 DUPLICATE THE CONFIGURATION ON ANOTHER FCP DEVICE 16 5 HOW TO EXPORT AN FCP SEQUENCE nuersnrennanannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnn 17 6 HOW TO MONITOR THE POST PROCESSING XTACCESS JOBS 20 T ADVANCED SETTINGS und 21
28. ue 2 0 B EVS Broadcast Equipment October 2010 7 2 DELAY TO LAUNCH THE POST PROCESSING JOBS The export process will create a QuickTime Reference Movie file This file format allows XTAccess to start reading the file during the export while it is still growing XTAccess will manage the head of the growing file to avoid accessing incomplete video or audio frame Typically the EVS FCP Export Plug in will send the Post Processing job once a minimum amount of exported Audio Video is stored It is possible to modify the delay before sending the XML jobs The delay is stored in the Info plist or Param plist as the JobPassThreshold e Each increment corresponds to a 1 second delay from the beginning of the A V creation to the initiation of the Restore job in XTAccess this delay could vary based on the storage the complexity of the sequence rendering process etc e The default value is 1 B Note When the exported QuickTime Reference file is created on a storage accessed by XTAccess via Samba protocol SAN Mac local drive XTAccess jobs sometimes only process part of the file and the result file or clip on EVS video server is not complete This behavior is due to Samba limitations on file notifications This is under investigation for improvement in a future release By selecting the option Send XML jobs when FCP export is over in the post processing job the plug in will send the XML jobs when the FCP export process i
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