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1. Aa 51 ES T e AA 51 11 5 2 Creating an XDCAM Flat Destination Subject 0000000000000000000000 52 11 5 3 Configuring an XDCAM Flat Subject 0 0 0000 0002 eee ee eee 52 11 6 Interplay Destination a 54 TLO T OVENIEW lt 6 oxiautst chs ose ot a a Soi oe trated tp tal coe Male eas i 6 Sha as 54 11 6 2 Creating an Interplay Destination Subject 55 11 6 3 Configuring an Interplay Subiect 0 22 e eee cece ee eee neces 55 11 7 AVID OPAtom Destination 2 02220 cece cece cece cece eee ceeccceeceeees 58 11 7 1 Overview a 58 11 7 2 Creating an AVID OPAtom Destination Subiect 58 11 7 3 Configuring an AVID OPAtom Subject 22222 e ee eee 59 11 8 IPDirector Destination c cece cece cece eee eee eee eee eee 60 Pi Wo as Fo NENE eae 60 11 8 2 Creating an IPDirector Destination Subject 2222222 61 11 8 3 Configuring an IPDirector Subject 222 e ee eee eee 62 11 9 Start Timecode Redefinition 00 002 c ccc ec cece cece cece eeecececeeeeceues 65 11 10 Audio Round 65 11 11 IMX Aspect Ratio Correction l ccc cece ce eee eee ec cece eeeseeeeeees 72 11 12 Ingest Sack 13 TAZ OVCINIOW ank lad maa nananalig AA init sand toate sA NANA at na eos dra 73 11 12 2 Ingest Stack Buttons hahaa UNANG amak isahan DAE eect 14 11 12 3 Ingest Stack Context Menu 0 e eee cece eee eee eee eee 19 VANS is MIN kA AN 19 11 125 Ingest AP H
2. i ice cece cee e eee cece cece ee eeceeeeeseeees 35 9 4 Virtual MOJE a naa E E ENEE 37 9 5 XDCAM Planning Support 2 22 e eee cece eee cece eee ceeceeseees 39 Bola OVEINCW 102220 acca tens essence sees ade a ateee abet e e 39 9 5 2 Enabling XDCAM Planning Support in OpenCube ENGSoft 39 III EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 10 EXPLORER MODULE 00 000 o occ 00 lll a 41 VOSTOVEIVIGW on 228 gina tc ceecusci esse anette ds anes bar ascii atatmseuemau lhe 41 10 2 Sequence Thumbnail 2 2 22 22 2c eee ee eee eee cece ccc a aA A EA Ra 42 10 3 MUITIDIG TGR on Se tee LAONG nagana ha mamang go he St Dina A 43 104 COMTEX T MENU aa aata oe dae paaa ng MD ieee one mene sat dae Sac lant mck clu tales 44 11 INGEST MODULE 45 PEESO CIVIC AA ent 45 11 2 Destination List 46 11 3 P2 Tree Flat Destination c occ cece cece cece cece eee ceeeceeeeseees 4 11 3 1 Overview _ 222 2 coc c cece cece cece cece cece c cece ceceececececeececeneeees 47 11 3 2 Creating a P2 Tree Flat Destination Subject 48 11 3 3 Configuring a P2 Tree Flat Subject 48 114 MXF OPTA Destination ana UNA Na aan nG TEA Oka a hakda Bab ONE 49 TEA OVENVIEW os maat Aneka Akin Ba banas LG oe cape had Ae aa SAC aa ILA 49 11 4 2 Creating an MXF OP1A Destination Subject 49 11 4 3 Configuring an MXF OP1A Subject 2222 eee e eee eee ee 50 11 5 XDCAM Flat Destination
3. If such an issue occurs the ingest will be performed anyway but the erroneous user fields will be blanked out Ingest Error Manager In the event that an error occurs during an ingest job a dialog box is displayed allowing you to choose the action to perform to solve the problem If you want the engine to automatically apply the same choice if the same problem occurs again you can check the Remember my choice box The error and its resolution choice is stored in the ingest log If you do not provide any answer within 30 seconds the Cancel task option will be automatically selected 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 11 15 11 Ingest Module This zone contains a summary of the faulty sequence and the error that occurred This zone shows the proposed actions for the given error You can save your choice Once the countdown is over the selected action is automatically applied Figure 106 Ingest error manager dialog Manual Renaming Dialog If your destination subject naming rule has been set to Ask me not available in Auto Ingest you will be able to specify each new ingest filename at the moment you drop it in the ingest stack Y Note q The manual naming rule is not available in Auto Ingest If you use the manual naming rule a renaming dialog will prompt you to redefine each dropped ingest destination name The left hand column displays a brief summary of the inge
4. Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS a lil 1 REVISION HISTORY Vil 2 WHAT S NEW ____ 0c 9 3 INSTALLATION 11 3 1 Hardware Requirements L 0000000000000002 oaaao oaao on aanoo oann rnnnnnn 11 3 2 Supported Operating Systems eee eee cece ec ceeceeeeeceeeees 11 3 3 Installation l lec ccc eee eee cece eee e cece eeeceeceseeeeeees 11 4 INTRODUCTION LL 13 5 GETTING STARTED DO 15 5 1 License Installation e eee c cece cece cece ccc eeceeeeececcereeceececees 15 oA LOON aces sea ee ee rete eee si ee eee eae 17 5 3 Multiple Instance Support aoaaa aoaaa aoaaa aa aaao oaaao oonan cee ceeeeeeeeeeees 17 5 4 Configuring the Interplay Connection 0 2 e eee eee eee 17 5 5 Configuring the IPDirector Connection a 19 6 APPLICATION OVERVIEW 7 21 7 SYSTEM MENU amp TRAY ICON DD 23 7 1 System Menu oaoa eee eee cee cee cee eee e cece cece ec eeceeeeeeeeeseees 23 7 2 System Tray ICON cece ce eee cee eee eee eee eee cece eeeee 26 8 INPUT SELECTOR 29 9 SOURCE MODULE DD 31 9 1 Overview Uu 31 9 2 Supported MXF files aoaaa anaana ano2 aaan e cece eee eeecereeseeeees 31 9 3 Real Mode _ 2 22 2 2 lel aana cece cece cece ce eee cece eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeeees 32 9 3 1 Manual Configuration 0 02 e cece cece cee cece eee eee ee eeee 34 9 3 2 e VTR Source u
5. Span Frame Rate Video Codec Bit Rate Drop Frame Start TC Video Start Bin Grp Pulldown Aspect Ratio Video Unused Offset Videolndex Start Videolndex Size Nb Audio Stream Audio Sampling Rate Audio Bits per Sample Audiolndex Start Audiolndex Size User Clip Name Data Source Shot Mark Creator Creation Date Last Update Person Last Update Date Device Manufacturer Device Serial No Device Model Name Shooter Shoot Start Date Shoot End Date Altitude Longitude Latitude Source Location PlaceName Program Name Scene No Take No Reporter Purpose Object Memo Voice Memo Text Span Offset Span Global Shot ID Span Top Name Span Top Global Clip ID Span Top SerialNo Span Next Name Span Next Global Clip ID Span Next SerialNo Span Prev Name Span Prev Global Clip ID Span Prev SerialNo ADC Clip Name Global Clip ID Duration Start TC Aspect Ratio Video Codec Frame Rate Drop Frame Audio Codec Nb Audio Nb Audio Stream Audio Sampling Rate Audio Bits per Sample User Clip Name Span Span Offset Span UMID Span Top name Span Top UMID Span Next name Span Next UMID Span Prev name Span Prev UMID Volume Path Total Size Creation date Raster size Planning Additional set of planning metadata L k Ar S ries YE TOOR Y p 200 Xc 200 Clip Name Global Clip ID Duration Start TC Aspect Ratio Video Codec Frame Rate Drop Frame Audio Codec Nb Audio Nb Audio
6. OpenCube ENGSoft An XML schema file will be designed for your specific needs and should be installed to complete the configuration of OpenCube ENGSoft and enable XDCAM planning support After you install the application you will have to manually copy the XDCAMPlanningSchema xsd file that has been provided with your software installer in the C ProgramData EVS Broadcast Equipment OpenCube ENGSoft folder 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 j ya ta ir OS C K ProgramData EVS Broadcast Equipment OpenCube ENGSoft gt A Search OpenC P w Favantes Name Date modified Type E Desktop d licenseBackup 12 18 2012 11 19 File folder d Downloads Si log 12 19 2012 2 26PM File folder S Recent Places 5 16 2012 2 54PM File folder Kl anni Erma xsd W 2U13 4 3 PM XSD File ow Libraries 12 18 2012 11 19 LCSFile Documents opencube engsoft canon option hdilicense lcs 12 18 2012 11 19 LCS File a Music opencube engsoft canon option ingestlicen 12 18 2012 11 19 LCS File Pictures opencube engsoft canon option interplay lic 12 18 2012 11 19 LCS File EE Videos opencube engsoftevtrlicense lcs 12 18 2012 11 19 LCSFile K opencube engsoft evtr option ingest license 12 18 2012 11 19 LCS File GM Computer ml XDCAMPlanningSchema xsd Date modified 1 8 2013 4 35 PM Date created 1 8 2013 4 33 PM XSD File Size 0 bytes Figure 36 Location of the XDCAMPlanning sc
7. box which will generate a series of legacy XDCAM compliant file names C0001 C0002 C9999 Note that it will check for file conflicts e By manual configuration in the same way that it is done for MXF OP1A subjects See Configuring an MXF OP1A Subject on page 50 In the Destination start timecode group you can redefine the start timecode of the ingested files See Start Timecode Redefinition on page 65 In the IMX Aspect Ratio group you can set one of the different IMX aspect ratio policy for the ingested file See IMX Aspect Ratio Correction on page 72 In the Audio configuration tab you will be able to customize the audio routing parameters of the subject See Audio Routing on page 65 Interplay Destination Overview The Interplay destination subject allows you to convert any supported source sequence into an Interplay clip Avid Media Toolkit is used internally to create the media files The clip is checked in on the Interplay database using the Interplay Web Services optionally a proxy resolution can be generated and linked to that clip Interplay metadata can be customized 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt VV l 11 6 2 Creating an Interplay Destination Subject 11 6 3 11 Ingest Module s Select Interplay in the New subject dialog box Figure 57 Selecting the new subject s An Interplay browser dialog will automatically open Figure 58 Interplay br
8. 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt x V 11 8 2 Creating an IPDirector Destination Subject s Select IPDirector in the New subject dialog box Figure 67 Selecting the new subject s A folder browser dialog will automatically open Browse to the folder where you want to store your ingested sequences You can change the destination folder later by clicking on the F3 button on the top of the ingest panel No checking is done to determine whether the selected folder is an actual IPDirector nearline folder or not If the selected folder is not a nearline folder your ingested material will not appear in the IPDirector media list 4 Media gt Ji AVID Ji IKEGAMI gt jo jeudeTestP2 gt J JeuDeTestXDCAM J OP1A 4 J p2 gt Ji 8ch gt Ji FLAT gt SPANS v i TREE m e Ld tts Figure 68 Browsing the destination folder 11 Ingest Module 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 11 8 3 62 Configuring an IPDirector Subject A valid connection to the IPDirector web service should be configured before configuring an IPDirector subject You can open the PDirector configuration panel via the Options gt Configure IPDirector menu entry You can change the subject s options by clicking on the KY button on the top of the ingest panel In the Destination options tab you can modify the IP Director destination options For IPDirector destination su
9. 76 11 13 IPDirector Metadata Mapping Issue Handling 0 22 aa 18 11 14 Ingest Error Manager 2 222 c cece cece cece cece eeecceeccceecceeeeeeeeee 78 Table of Contents mma USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 z V l Table of Contents 11 15 Manual Renaming Dialog 022222 eee eee eee cee eee cee eee eens 19 11 16 Auto Ingest 22 20 o oo aa 80 11 17 Consolidation cic cee cece cece cece cece eee ceceeeceeeeeeeeees 83 11 17 1 Overview _ 2 22 2 oii ccc ccc e eee c cece ccc ee cece ceeeceeeeeeteeeeees 83 11 17 2 Quick Consolidation cece eee e ccc eee cece ceeecceeeeeee 83 11 17 3 Ingest Consolidation List Module 83 12 PLAYER MODULE aaao naana a onoono naano noona anann ani 89 OE APA 89 12 2 Context Menu eee ccc c cece cece cece cece cece ceeeceeeeeceeeeeeeeees 89 12 3 Configuration Panel 90 12 3 1 General Tab eee eee cece ccc e ccc eeeccceeeceeceeees 90 12 3 2 Shortcuts Tab 91 12 4 Player Controls o cece cece cee ee eee cee eee cee cece cece eee eee 91 12 5 Batch Subclipping a 93 13 SEQUENCE PROPERTIES a aana aao nooo onnnnnaaa22a 95 L USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 pama V i 1 Revision History Document Revision Date Change Description Version 1 7 A 28 May 2014 Updated User Guide to OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 1 Revision History VII mma USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 z V l
10. OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt VV 5 5 5 Getting Started ENGSoft checks your configuration before closing the window If the connection to Interplay failed or if the configuration is incorrect the following message will appear Figure 9 Failed to connect to Interplay Warning If the configuration check fails after clicking Save all the fields are reset to their default values Configuring the IPDirector Connection The IPDirector configuration panel can be accessed via the system menu Options gt Configure IPDirector The Server area contains the information required to connect to the PDirector web service e The Address field should be filled in with the IP address or the host name of the IPDirector web service server e The TCP port is 31016 by default Unless it is configured otherwise on the server side it should not be modified e The field on the far right is the name of the web service access page and should not be modified The Authentication area contains the login password to connect to the IPDirector web service If you do not check the Save password box you will have to type in your credential again at the next startup of OpenCube ENGSotft IPWirector LONTI q UFatip n C NG Figure 10 IPDirector configuration panel a maa USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 6 Application Overview as wooo mana est consolidation list Figure 11 OpenCube ENGSoft mai
11. PM Ingest of 002104 has been completed successfully si PUTTS Figure 112 Auto Ingest waiting for new source If an error occurs during an ingest job the Ingest error manager dialog will popup asking you which action to perform Note Auto Ingest is not available on virtual sources and e VTR devices 82 11 Ingest Module mma USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 z V l 11 17 11 17 1 11 17 2 11 17 3 NEW 11 Ingest Module Consolidation Overview There are two ways of performing consolidations in OpenCube ENGSoft quick consolidation and consolidation via the ingest consolidation list module Quick consolidation is an easy straightforward procedure that allows you to glue merge multiple sequences into a single one with a simple click The ingest consolidation list module was introduced with OpenCube ENGSoft v1 7 and gives you greater control over the OpenCube ENGSoft consolidation feature Warning A You can only consolidate sequences that have the same characteristics Heterogeneous sequences will not be consolidated An error dialog will appear when you drop heterogeneous sequences in the ingest stack for consolidation T Warning On LongGop sequences such as XDCAM HD422 sequences the consolidated clip may present one or more of the following artifacts e Additional frames may appear at clip transitions and at the end of the consolidation Consequently the duration of the consolidation
12. Stream Audio Sampling Rate Audio Bits per Sample User Clip Name Span Span Offset Span UMID Span Top name Span Top UMID Span Next name Span Next UMID Span Prev name Span Prev UMID Volume Path Total Size Extended Metadata Raster size Creation Date ShotMark EventMark BitRate Maker Model SerialNumber Firmware version Pre Record Variable Frame Record Frame Record Interval Record Archived Auto Exposure White Balance Mode White Balance Preset Color Temperature IR Mode OK Mark Check Mark Creator Description Altitude Location Longitude Latitude 13 Sequence Properties L L ms V To learn more about EVS go to Www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Liege Science Park 852 2914 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving Its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies
13. The explorer status bar is located at the bottom of the explorer panel The status bar displays useful information such as the number of selected sequences the approximate size of the selected files and the duration of the selection Ingested 5 1000HL UGUA 2P 340 10 Figure 41 The explorer status bar The explorer view has the standard ergonomic single multi selection mechanisms Shift Ctrl Mouse Click mouse Drag and Drop area selection When several items are selected a number appears listing the order of their selection 10 Explorer Module 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 10 4 44 F s Ni Timeline Timeline 1000HL 06042834010 fo Figure 42 Multiple selection and order digits Context Menu You can call up a context menu by right clicking in the explorer window the options available depend on the current sequence selection Part Description 1 2 10 Sends all the sequences to the ingest stack Sends selected sequences to the ingest stack Accessible only if some sequences are selected Sends all the sequence to the ingest stack to consolidate them Sends selected sequences to the ingest stack to consolidate them Accessible only if Some sequences are selected Sends selected sequences to the video player Accessible only if some sequences are selected The first selected sequence will be played back Sends selected sequences to the ingest consolidatio
14. located under sENGSOFT PACKAGE Windows ENGSoft Be sure to unzip all the installation files and folders before launching the setup process The installation directory contains six installation packages Setup exe The ENGSoft main installer p2driver win32 v216 zip Panasonic P2 driver for Windows 32bits OS p2driver win64 v216 zip Panasonic P2 driver for Windows 64bits OS XDCAM FAMDriver v2 30 SS03GF zip Sony PDW 1500 and PDW HD 1500 drivers e PDW U2 U1 3 2 exe Sony PDW U1 and PDW U2 drivers for Windows e SBACUS10 PMW500 1 0 28503PM 1 zip Sony SBAC US 10 driver On Windows Vista and later the administrator s consent is required to launch Setup exe 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Double click on Setup exe to start the ENGSoft installation and let the installation wizard guide you Any previous installation of ENGSoft will be prompted for uninstall if necessary Once ENGSoft is installed on your machine you can install the Manufacturer driver s corresponding to your device s if needed You may have to restart your computer at that point Y Note q To use ENGSoft with Avid Interplay please check that Interplay Web Services are properly installed on your Avid system ENGSoft is compatible with Avid Interplay v2 0 3 0 and Interplay Web services v1 4 1 3 0 If you have a different version of Interplay or Interplay Web Services please contact support opencube evs com Warning A It is recomm
15. one to one mapping graph is applied source pin 1 is connected to destination pin 1 source pin 2 to destination pin 2 and so on 66 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l Figure 76 Default audio mapping Audio layout description There are up to three audio layout graphs per audio configuration each corresponding to a possible ingest scenario two four or eight audio Figure 77 The two audio channel configuration layout 11 Ingest Module 67 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Figure 78 The four audio channel configuration layout Figure 79 The eight audio channel configuration layout The left side of an audio layout represents the ingest source with the name of the source type displayed in the square The 1 8 numbered buttons represent the source audio pins The right side of an audio layout represents the ingest destination with the name of the destination subject type displayed in the square The 1 8 numbered buttons represents the destination audio pins The connection graph of the source pins to the destination pins is displayed in between For example a link connecting pin 1 to destination pin 4 means that the audio track 1 of the source clip will be mapped to the audio track 4 of the destination clip 68 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 11 Ingest Module Figure 80 The source XDCAM side of the audio
16. 1 and so on This option is automatically selected if you use a fixed base name thus allowing you to ingest ordered lists of ingests MyClip1 MyClip2 MyClipN list In the Destination start timecode group you can redefine the start timecode of the ingested files See Start Timecode Redefinition on page 65 In the Audio configuration tab you will be able to customize the audio routing parameters of the subject See Audio Routing on page 65 In the IMX Aspect Ratio group you can set one of the different IMX aspect ratio policy for the ingested file See IMX Aspect Ratio Correction on page 72 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 z V l Figure 69 IPDirector Destination options tab panel In the Metadata options tab you can define the attributes to assign to the IPDirector Clip IPDirector metadata can be of following types Text a plain text string of up to 64 characters Memo a plain text string of up to 512 characters Combo a single choice from a set of predefined values Date a date in dd MMM yyyy format Timecode a timecode field in SMPTE format Number an integer value Figure 70 IPDirector metadata mapping panel You can specify either a user defined value of the corresponding type or one of the source type s available metadata for each attribute 11 Ingest Module 63 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 64 Warning You should be careful to ma
17. 11 12 11 12 1 11 Ingest Module 7 iam Auto from MXF metadata Figure 93 The various available IMX Aspect Ratio policies You can select from among four Aspect Ratio policies e Do not change means that no IMX aspect ratio enforcing will be performed The aspect ratio information of the source file will remain unchanged in the IMX essence of the destination file The MXF aspect ratio metadata will be equal to the IMX essence aspect ratio This is the default setting e Auto from MXF metadata means that the MXF metadata aspect ratio information will be used to force the IMX essence aspect ratio This is useful when the MXF aspect ratio metadata is the correct one e Force 16 9 will force both the IMX essence and the MXF metadata aspect ratio to 16 9 e Force 4 3 will force both the IMX essence and the MXF metadata aspect ratio to 4 3 Y On Interplay and Avid OPAtom destination subjects the aspect ratio of N MXF metadata is always 4 3 on SD files Ingest Stack Overview The ingest stack is where you manage most ingest tasks You can start pause and cancel jobs You can reorder the jobs even if the ingest is in progress You can set the whole stack to pause and resume it You can also consult the ingest session log if necessary Figure 94 An empty Ingest stack The ingest stack in its initial state 73 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 11 12 2 74 The summary zone is o
18. 14 11 5 2 Creating an XDCAM Flat Destination Subject s Select XDCAM Flat in the New subject dialog box Figure 53 Selecting the new subject s A folder browser dialog will automatically open Browse to the folder where you want to store your ingested sequences You can change the destination folder later by clicking on the C3 button on the top of the ingest panel 4 Media gt AVID J IKEGAMI gt ad jeudeTestP2 gt NG JeuDeTestXDCAM Figure 54 Browsing the destination folder 11 5 3 Configuring an XDCAM Flat Subject You can change the subject s options by clicking on the EI button on the top of the ingest panel 52 11 Ingest Module H USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 V d Figure 55 The source proxy and metadata XML files copy is selected by default Figure 56 XDCAM compatibility naming mode replaces all destination naming options 11 Ingest Module 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 11 6 11 6 1 54 You can select the extra source element you want to take into account e Input source proxy If checked the source proxy if there is one will be copied e Input source metadata XML If checked the source metadata XML if there is one will be copied Warning The proxy resolution files and XML files are not ingested when you subclip You can set the destination file naming policy in one of two ways e By checking the XDCAM compatibility naming mode
19. 2 What s New The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in OpenCube ENGSotft In the user manual the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features New features Section Page Ingest consolidation list module 11 17 3 83 Support for Panasonic AJ MPD1 devices 4 13 2 What s New 9 mma USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 z V 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 Installation Installation Hardware Requirements ENGSoft can be installed on the following hardware configurations Recommended hardware configuration Minimum hardware configuration e Intel Xeon six core 3 46 GHz e Intel Core2 quad 2 4 GHz e 4GBRAM e 2GBRAM e Windows 7 64bits e Windows XP SP3 32bits e HDD 150GB SATA 10000 rpm e HDD 50GB SATA 7200 rpm e NVidia graphic board recommended e NVidia graphic board recommended e DirectX 10 e Minimum screen resolution of 1280x1024 e DirectX 9 0 Warning ENGSoft is not compatible with systems with more than 16 CPU cores Supported Operating Systems ENGSoft can be installed on the following operating systems e Windows XP 32 64bits e Windows Vista 32 64bits e Windows 7 32 64bits e Windows 8 32 64bits ENGSoft is UAC compliant for OS that support it no administrative rights are required to run the application Note that you must have administrative rights to run the installer Installation All the installers are
20. C le Panasonic AJ PCD30 USB 3 0 Panasonic AJ MPD1 USB 3 0 Manually mounted removable media a a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 5 Getting Started The first time you use OpenCube ENGSoft you will have to configure some of the settings such as license validation and one time configuration 5 1 License Installation Figure 1 No license found at startup At the first startup of OpenCube ENGSoft a popup will inform you that no valid license has been found for your version Click on the OK button x Software Activa ENG S sA A Figure 2 About box no license yet installed The ENGSoft About dialog box will then be displayed allowing you to install the license Click on the Load a license file button and select the license file you want in the directory SENGSOFT PACKAGE ENGSoft Licenses 5 Getting Started 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Figure 3 License installation choice dialog box Select the options you want to install 7 ENGSoft Li Figure 4 A EULA is displayed for each individual installed license A license agreement corresponding to each option will be displayed You must accept the terms of each individual license in order to enable the option Figure 5 Recap of installed licenses is updated The list of licenses in the About dialog box is updated according to the options installed q Note You can chang
21. Content Folder Hierarchy Content 11 Ingest Module 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Audio and Video MXF Wb TREE OP Atom files side by side a JO FLAT U CONTENTS i P2Cache XML clip files J AUDIO Audio MXF OP Atom files BMP thumbnails a CUP XML clip files MP4 or BIN proxy files Jo cup p di ICON BMP thumbnails J PROXY MP4 or BIN proxy files JN VIDEO Video MXF OP Atom files JN VOICE PCM memo voice files 11 3 2 Creating a P2 Tree Flat Destination Subject Select P2 tree or P2 flat in the New subject dialog box Figure 47 Selecting the new subject A folder browser dialog will automatically open Browse to the folder where you want to store your ingested sequences 4 J Media J AVID dJi IKEGAMI WO jeudeTestP2 Wi JeuDeTestXDCAM aisa io ami Figure 48 Browsing the destination folder You can change the destination folder later by clicking on the button on the top of the ingest panel 11 3 3 Configuring a P2 Tree Flat Subject You can change the subject options by clicking on the E button on the top of the ingest panel 48 11 Ingest Module ss USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 en V 11 4 11 4 1 11 4 2 11 Ingest Module Figure 49 P2 Tree Flat subject options In P2 Tree Flat mode destination you can specify a user clip name manually for the destination sequence Otherwise the source sequence user clip name is used In the Destinat
22. MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 9 2 9 Source Module Source Module Overview The source module supports two operating modes called the Real and the Virtual modes Real mode operates on real physical devices whereas the virtual mode allows you to specify a local or mode click on the Supported MXF files The ENGSoft source module handles MXF files The MXF files are of different operational pattern and flavor depending on the manufacturer supported OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 supports Panasonic P2 OP Atom MXF files Files compliant with Sony XDCAM OP 1a MXF files Sony e VTR MXF files Canon XF series OP 1a MXF files S N S remote folder as a source subject To switch between Real and Virtual S button Video codecs rasters and audio tracks are described in the chart below Device type XDCAM Note MXF files whose format is not on the list above will be filtered out when you Video format DV25 DV25 DV50 DV50 DV100 DV100 AVC Intra 100 AVC Intra 100 AVC Intra 50 AVC Intra 50 DV25 DV25 IMX 30 40 50 IMX 30 40 50 HD422 50Mbps HD422 50Mbps HD420 35Mbps HD420 35Mbps IMX 30 40 50 IMX 30 40 50 HD422 50Mbps HD422 50Mbps Raster size SD NTSC SD PAL SD NTSC SD PAL 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 1440 x 1080 1280 x 720 SD NTSC SD PAL SD NTSC SD PAL 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 1440 x 1080 1280 x 720 SD NTSC SD PAL 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 browse a sou
23. The Ingest the consolidation list button allows you to send the current ingest consolidation list to the ingest stack in order to consolidate it A subject must be selected and a non empty ingest consolidation list must exist to enable this action gt To ingest sequences you must first create a destination subject Warning Interplay and or IPDirector connection must already be configured before you create an Interplay IPDirector destination subject 46 11 Ingest Module H a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V x eS P tree Figure 45 Creating a new destination subject The following destination subject types are supported by OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 Interplay AVID OPAtom P Director MXF OP 1a P2Tree amp P2Flat P2 mode only XDCam Flat XDCam mode only You can rename the new subject in the destination list at any time by double clicking in the first column or by clicking on the PI button You can change the subject options at any time by clicking on the EI button on the top of the ingest panel Figure 46 Renaming a destination subject 11 3 P2 Tree Flat Destination 11 3 1 Overview P2 Tree and P2 Flat destination subjects are quite similar they both consist of P2 style OP Atom file based target sequences They are accessible only in P2 mode The difference between the two lies in the destination folder structure P2 Flat structure P2 Tree structure Folder Hierarchy
24. USER MANUAL OpenCube ENG Soft Version 1 7 May 2014 TIED Tl TE ag ENG 00 00 03 51 FU aid ia U ENGSoft V gt mma USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 z V Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2010 2014 All rights reserved This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this user manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the author Disclaimer The information provided in this user manual is as is and without warranty of any kind expressed or implied including those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or arising from a course of dealing usage or trade practice This user manual is 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 SA makes no warranties or representations regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information In no event shall EVS Broadcast Equipment SA or any of its affiliates be liable for any damage including incidental or consequential damages lost profits or lost data or any indirect damages even if EVS Broadcast Equipment SA or any of its affiliates have been informed of the possibility thereof Trademark Recogni
25. Xe Press Ingest Button to launch automatic ingest of available sources Please do not remove any media once the ingest is in progress 11 Ingest Module a maa USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V Figure 108 The Auto Ingest panel in its initial state Before you start a task you can change some of the destination subject configurations The alternate destination subject configuration is local to the auto ingest process Auto Ingest l Press Ingest Button to launch automatic ingest of available sources Please do not remove any media once the ingest is in progress Figure 109 Configuring a P2 Tree destination subject before starting Auto Ingest Once you press the mest button the Auto Ingest waits fora new medium to be inserted in the selected source subject before it ingests all the sequences it contains When it has finished it waits for a new media to be inserted ee roots Dede EIN SOT AUTO Lge st J x khi S Auto Ingest Press Ingest Button to launch automatic ingest of available sources Please do not remove any media once the ingest is in progress Figure 110 Auto Ingest processing conversions The Auto Ingest window displays the progress of all the sequences and the currently ingested sequence It also displays the estimated remaining time to complete the current ingest thread By clicking on the Ingest log checkbox you can open the ingest log panel which displays the li
26. ailable The Delete subject button is used to remove the subject selected from the destination list The subject s files and folders will not be deleted however The Rename subject button allows you to change the subject name The Change subject folder button allows you to browse a new location for the subject selected The browsing dialog type corresponds to the selected subject type The Subject options button allows you to configure the subject selected The configuration dialog type corresponds to the selected subject type The Auto Ingest button lets you open the Auto Ingest dialog This action is available only if the source module is in real mode The Ingest all button allows you to send all the sequences displayed in the explorer to the ingest stack A subject must be selected to enable this action The Ingest selected button allows you to send the sequences selected in the explorer to the ingest stack A subject and at least one sequence must be selected to enable this action The Consolidate all button allows you to send all the sequences displayed in the explorer to the ingest stack in order to consolidate them A subject must be selected to enable this action The Consolidate selected button allows you to send the sequences selected displayed in the explorer to the ingest stack in order to consolidate them A subject and at least two sequences must be selected to enable this action
27. ated automatically It is advisable to keep the option checked The available proxy formats are listed in the screenshot below 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 56 Figure 59 Interplay subject ingest options In the Destination naming group you can select from among two different file naming rules e Source clip name means that the base name of destination file will be the same as the source file For example if the source file is MyClip mx then the destination base name will be MyClip e Ask me not available in Auto Ingest means that you will be prompted to manually rename the ingest items when you drop them to the ingest stack This option is not available in Auto Ingest See Manual Renaming Dialog on page 79 In the Destination start timecode group you can redefine the start timecode of the ingested files See Start Timecode Redefinition on page 65 Inthe IMX Aspect Ratio group you can set one of the different IMX aspect ratio policy for the ingested file See IMX Aspect Ratio Correction on page 72 In the Audio configuration tab you will be able to customize the audio routing parameters of the subject See Audio Routing on page 65 In the Metadata options tab you can define the attributes to assign to the Interplay Clip Only the editable set of Interplay clip attributes can be defined For each attribute you can specify either a plain text string or one of the source type s
28. bjects you can configure the destination file naming rules These rules will be applied as a base name for all generated destination files You can also set the rules determining what should be done if a file with the same name already exists You can select from among four different file naming rules e Source clip name means that the base name of destination file will be the same as the source file For example if the source file is MyC11p mxf then the destination base name will be MyClip e Source user clip name means that the base name of the destination file will be the user defined clip name as stored in the sequence metadata if there are any If no user clip name is defined it is resolved as Not found Ask me not available in Auto Ingest means that you will be prompted to manually rename the ingest items when you drop them to the ingest stack This option is not available in Auto Ingest See Manual Renaming Dialog on page 79 e Following basename means that the base name of the destination file will be the text string provided Two options are possible in the event of a file conflict e Ask me means that an error will be raised each time there is a conflict requesting you to select the appropriate action e Automatically increment filename means that an ordinal will be added to the new destination file base name For example if a file named MyC1 1p mxf already exists the new destination basename will be MyC1ip
29. clip may be greater than the sum of its individual parts e Frame lags or macroblocks may be visible during clip transitions Quick Consolidation To consolidate sequences simply select those you want to consolidate in the explorer window and click on EJ to launch the consolidation process You can consolidate all of the browsed material by clicking on The sequences are consolidated in the order in which they were selected in the explorer window The TC in and metadata of the first sequence in the consolidation list serve as the TC in and metadata of the consolidated clip The quick consolidation feature is not available in Auto Ingest The quick consolidation feature allows you to merge subclips either those marked for subclip in the OpenCube ENGSoft Player or those generated by a previous subclip Ingest Consolidation List Module The ingest consolidation list module is used to create a list of sequence elements to be consolidated together and to modify it You can manipulate and modify the elements in the list using the editor 83 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 000141 00 00 09 25 00 00 11 20 Pa Pa P ee T aTa aTa aTa AT HME Wiehe beet LEPER la EE v N N N MN MM N MN MJ h in 1 v E j i N ape i Pa m r LP a TTT le LP ra GG ri AIE EPAL Pie fae So Hai a a at ai a ae daa oo d Bai Ba 8 ka Hat lhe 000141 00 00 27 01 Part Description 1 The File name user name t
30. consolidate a list of heterogeneous sequences Sequences must have the same characteristics audio video etc Video bit rate Video codec Nb of audio tracks does not match Figure 114 The information zone is highlighted in red if you try to drop an incompatible item Warning The ingest consolidation list does not have a load save mechanism and is lost if you Change device mode Displaying Elements in the Player If you double click on an element in the ingest consolidation list the corresponding sequence is opened for playback in the player 86 11 Ingest Module a pa a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 VU l You can also drag an element from the ingest consolidation list and drop it in the player to open it for playback If you drag many items from the ingest consolidation list and drop them in the player only the first selected will be opened for playback Two visual hints in the UI can help you to determine if the clip displayed in the player is an ingest consolidation list element or a plain sequence from the explorer module e Ifthe clip displayed is an ingest consolidation list element the player module will have a bright outline around it If the clip displayed is a plain sequence there will be no outline Element from the ingest consolidation list Figure 115 The player s video window is outlined on the right meaning that an element from the ingest consolidation list is displayed e An gt icon ov
31. e VTR sometimes the connection may fail or timeout You may have to retry or switch off the e VTR device Virtual Mode In virtual mode the source module allows you to browse a local or remote folder as a source subject The folder layout and file types must comply with the selected subject type Warning Auto Ingest is not allowed from virtual sources The source types supported are e P2Tree e XDCAM Tree Flat with support of optical SxS sequences and SxS multipart takes e Canon XF Series Tree Figure 34 Virtual source selector P2 mode Button Description The Select all button selects all the subjects in the list The Unselect all button unselects all the subjects in the list The New subject button opens a subject creation selector dialog box The Delete subject button deletes all the selected subjects in the list The Rename subject button allows you to rename the selected subject in the list You can do the same thing by double clicking on the name of the selected subject 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Description The Change subject folder button opens a browse dialog to locate the selected subject folder You can do the same thing by double clicking on the location field of the selected subject The Refresh button is used to refresh the state of all subjects in the list It is advisable to clean up all cached information The toggle button
32. e the installed options later by re opening the dialog box 16 5 Getting Started a maa USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V Dud 5 3 5 4 5 Getting Started Login The login window will appear Enter your name and click on OK You can use any one word as a user name as long as it does not contain any special characters Your user name will be validated interactively as you type it in H ENGSoft Define user name D L New User Name Figure 6 ENGSoft login Once you have created a new login you can log on to OpenCube ENGSoft later without prompting your login You can do this by using the u switch in a command line for example C Program Files EVS Broadcast Equipment OpenCube ENGSoft bin EN GSoft exe uMyLogin Multiple Instance Support OpenCube ENGSoft supports the opening of up to two instances on a machine at the same time Although the application does not perform any checking on the logins used for each session it is strongly advised that you use separate identities and different hardware for each session Various visual hints allow you to identify the two sessions DistantUser on 2 ES LocalUser on ENGSoft The application window icon and title specifies the instance number The tray icon and information balloons also inform you of the instance number Configuring the Interplay Connection If a valid Interplay ingest component license is already install
33. e types of sequences to be ingested For example if you specify 00 00 00 25 as the start timecode and try to ingest a sequence whose timecode framerate is 25 the specified start timecode will not be valid A warning will be raised when the ingest starts and the start timecode of the ingested file will revert to the start or in frame timecode of the source Audio Routing In the Audio configuration tab of a subject configuration panel you can modify the mapping of audio tracks between the ingest source and destination Y Note q Audio routing is not supported for eVTR sources 65 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Figure 75 Audio routing panel with a configured mapping The audio configuration panel is divided into several zones e The top part contains the name of the current audio routing configuration By default no configuration is set e The middle zone contains up to three audio layout graphs each corresponding to a possible ingest scenario two four or eight audio All pins on the right side destination of each layout must be connected to make a valid configuration e The bottom zone contains a summary of the status of the current configuration a Save button to save the current configuration and a Save as button which allows you to choose the name of the configuration to be saved Default audio routing configuration By default no routing is applied to the destination subject A straight
34. ed the software will ask you at startup to configure the Interplay connection a Configuration Interplay Figure 7 Ask to configure Interplay If you click on Yes the Interplay Configuration dialog box is displayed If you do not want to configure Interplay at that time or if the computer is not connected to Interplay at the moment click on No You can configure the Interplay connection later via the menu EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Options gt Configure Interplay Until the Interplay connection is properly configured ingest on Interplay targets cannot be performed You can configure the Interplay connection at any time The Server area contains the information required to connect to the Interplay web service The Authentication area contains the login password to connect to the Interplay web service Avid Shared Storage is where you add the URI s of your AVID workspaces to the list of favorites ee rar 7 Interplay Configure Figure 8 Interplay Configuration panel Configuring the Avid Unity storage Type in the URI of the workspace in the Avid Workspace zone in the form StorageMachine Workspace You can then add it to the favorite links list via the E button Click on Save to accept the configuration Y Note N The favorite links will be used later to configure the Interplay destination subjects 5 Getting Started a a USER MANUAL
35. ed in the system tray a TE 16 06 Figure 12 OpenCube ENGSoft icon in the system tray If you right click on this icon it will display the file menu If you double click on the icon it will minimize restore the main application window even if a blocking action such as auto ingesting is being performed The system tray icon shows the status of the application Icon Description The application is running 5 The application is currently processing ingests S At least one error occurred during ingest s The system tray icon tooltip informs you of the progress of the ingest thread Ingest jobs completed 3 ingest s have succeeded upon a total of 4 Check the ingest log for more details pa Ha d 3 k Figure 13 OpenCube ENGSoft system tray tooltip Notifications appear when errors or warnings are raised and also on simple notifications if the application has been minimized An ingest summary is displayed at the end of the ingest thread ENGSoft 1 Ingest in progress Some problems were reported Take a look at the ingest log Ingested 4 98 XX Figure 14 System tray info notification ENGSoft 1 Ingest jobs completed Figure 15 Ingest end notification to the system tray 7 System Menu amp Tray Icon EE USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 aman V G ENGSoft 1 X Xx Destination file already exists A ENGSoft 1 Ingest jobs completed 3 ingest s have succeeded upon a
36. ended that you check the compatibility between the manufacturer driver s provided and the firmware version of your device The drivers provided by the manufacturers are generally the latest versions available at the time ENGSoft was released If you have a newer or certified version you can use it 3 Installation USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 4 4 Introduction Introduction S N S OpenCube ENGSoft is an easy to use tool for ingesting ENG SD HD materials to various storage targets such as AVID Interplay P2 XDCAM compliant targets straight OP 1A MXF files and more With OpenCube ENGSoft you can ingest your daily footage in a cost and time effective manner Supported input formats Sony XDCAM optical IMX 30 40 50Mbps Sony XDCAM optical DV Sony XDCAM optical HD422 50Mbps Sony XDCAM optical HD420 35Mbps Sony XDCAM SxS IMX 50Mbps Sony XDCAM SxS DV Sony XDCAM SxS HD422 50Mbps Sony XDCAM SxS HD420 35Mbps Sony XDCAM compatible files Panasonic P2 DV25 DV50 DV100 Panasonic P2 AVC Intra 50 100Mbps Sony e VTR over FTP Canon MPEG2 HD422 LongGop 50Mbps Supported input devices Sony PDW HD 1500 Firewire 400 Sony PDW 1500 Firewire 400 Sony PDW U1 USB 2 0 Sony PDW U2 USB 3 0 Sony e VTR MSW A2000P FTP Sony SBAC US10 USB 2 0 Sony SBAC US20 USB 3 0 Sony camcorders USB 2 0 Panasonic AJ PCD10 USB 2 0 Panasonic AJ PCD20 USB 2 0 Firewire 800 Panasonic AJ PCD2 USB 2 0 Panasonic AJ PCD35 P
37. er un nouveau dossier L o Annuler Figure 51 Browsing the destination folder Configuring an MXF OP1A Subject You can change the subject options by clicking on the E button on the top of the ingest panel For MXF OP1A destination subjects you can configure the destination file naming rules These rules will be applied as a base name for all generated destination files You can also set the rules determining what should be done if a file with the same name already exists You can select from among four different file naming rules Source clip name means that the base name of destination file will be the same as the source file For example if the source file is MyC11p mxf then the destination base name will be MyClip Source user clip name means that the base name of the destination file will be the user defined clip name as stored in the sequence metadata if there are any If no user clip name is defined it is resolved as Not found Ask me not available in Auto Ingest means that you will be prompted to manually rename the ingest items when you drop them to the ingest stack This option is not available in Auto Ingest See Manual Renaming Dialog on page 79 Following basename means that the base name of destination file will be the text string provided Two options are possible in the event of a file conflict Ask me means that an error will be raised each time there is a conflict requesting you to
38. erlay on the thumbnail of the selected element in the ingest consolidation list me 00014 Figure 116 A visual overlay is displayed on the element currently in the player Modifying Elements You can modify an element after it has been inserted in the ingest consolidation list by opening it in the player You can then modify the in and out marks of the element 11 Ingest Module 87 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 88 If you click on the g button in the player it will modify the element selected in the ingest consolidation list The ingest consolidation list element overlay will flash to inform you that the in out changes have been taken into account The timecode values in the Mark in and Mark out columns will be modified accordingly If you click on the button in the player it will create a new element in the ingest consolidation list See Player Controls on page 91 for more information on the player controls Sending an Ingest Consolidation List to the Ingest Once the ingest consolidation list is prepared you can send it to ingest using the D button located in the ingest destination panel See Destination List on page 46 The elements are consolidated in the order they appear in the ingest consolidation list Unless stated otherwise in the ingest destination configuration the start timecode of the consolidation is the Mark in timecode of the first element in the list The dura
39. for ingesting You can redefine the clip name attribute either by specifying a plain text string by mapping a source metadata or by directly using the resulting file name of the ingest You can also add an ordinal increment to the display name starting on the value in the Start from spinbox on a mantissa size of the value in the Nb Digits spinbox Figure 73 Generating a name for an IPDirector ingest here using the source user clip name 11 Ingest Module a a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt VV 11 9 11 10 11 Ingest Module Start Timecode Redefinition You can manually specify the ingested file start timecode by checking Following start timecode and type a timecode in the field beside it If you check Start timecode of the source file the source sequence start timecode will be used Figure 74 The Destination start timecode redefinition group ENGSoft will retain the timecode frame rate of the source sequence Y Note q In case of a subclip and if you select Start timecode of the source file the start timecode of the ingested file will be the timecode of the start of the subclip Note In the case of a consolidation and if you select Start timecode of the source file the start or in frame timecode of the first clip of the consolidation will be used Warning When you configure a subject you cannot determine whether or not the specified start timecode will comply with all the possibl
40. have installed a valid ingest license for the current mode Shows hides the sequence properties panel The Options menu allows you to configure Interplay and ingest options Part Description 1 2 3 Opens the Interplay configuration dialog box Opens the IPDirector configuration dialog box Opens a dialog to specify the maximum number of simultaneous ingests the Ingest stack is to perform The number ranges from 1 to 6 The default value is 2 Warning Only 1 XDCAM ingest can be performed at a time from real optical devices Specifies whether or not the ingest of a broken span is allowed If a broken span ingest is allowed a warning will be displayed by the ingest item If a broken span ingest is not allowed it will raise an error if you launch the operation This option is meant to focus attention on the issue of ingesting broken span If checked the application will try to connect to the Interplay server at startup The Help menu gives you access to the User guide and About box 7 System Menu 8 Tray Icon EE USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 Eman V i Part Description 1 Opens the User Guide 2 Opens the About box where you can review the installed version of the application and its components and update the application licenses 7 System Menu amp Tray Icon 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 7 2 26 System Tray Icon When OpenCube ENGSoft is running an icon is install
41. hema to enable XDCAM planning support 40 9 Source Module a maa USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V 10 Explorer Module 10 1 Overview The sequences contained in all the selected sources are displayed in the explorer panel You can customize the explorer view in a number of different ways Figure 37 Explorer overview There are various command buttons on top of the explorer panel Button Description The Select all button selects all the displayed sequences The Unselect all button clears the explorer selection The Refresh button updates the icons and information of the displayed sequences The Clip name User clip name toggle button allows you to switch the name of the sequences between the file name and the user defined name The Icon size toggle button lets you switch between three icon sizes large small none TIN The Icon List Detail view toggle button allows you to switch between the three view modes 10 Explorer Module 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Y Note N You can configure the information you want to display in detail view in the explorer by right clicking on the header view bar and selecting the details you want The set of details you can display depends on the source device type Figure 38 The detail popup 10 2 Sequence Thumbnail Some indications are embedded in the sequence icons These indications refer to the seque
42. ice file hierarchy whereas flat subject will accept any folder as is The tree style source subjects file hierarchy varies from one device to another Below is a file hierarchy chart for the virtual source devices supported Aroot CONTENTS folder with at A Clip folder is mandatory and Aroot CONTENTS folder including least one CLIP VIDEO AUDIO Sub and Take folders may a CLIPS001 folder and one ICON folder appear Flat style source subjects can list any folder all clip material will be laid out in that folder XDCAM Planning Support Overview In addition to traditional clip metadata the Sony XDCAM standard can provide a user defined metadata set called the planning metadata set You can take advantage of this feature in OpenCube ENGSoft by enabling the XDCAM planning support option When this option is activated you can browse map and ingest planning information in OpenCube ENGSoft like any other metadata set Only one user defined planning set can be used by OpenCube ENGSoft at a time If you want to take advantage of your XDCAM material planning metadata you should start by carefully defining the information you will need to access in your planning metadata and design it This set alone will be recognized as the valid planning set by OpenCube ENGSoft If you want us to help you design the planning metadata that best fits your workflow needs contact us at support opencube evs com Enabling XDCAM Planning Support in
43. ingest e The ingest stack which displays the status and progression of all items sent to ingest You can pause cancel rearrange ingest items at your convenience You can mix any type of ingest items in the ingest pile 22 6 Application Overview a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l f System Menu amp Tray Icon 7 1 System Menu You will find all of the application s general commands in the system menu The File menu summarizes all load save operations It can also be accessed by right clicking on the system tray icon Part Description 1 Loads a main layout configuration file The main layout configuration includes the position and visibility of the various modules and the main window 2 Saves a main layout configuration file The default workspace file DefaultWorkspace ews is automatically saved at application closure 3 Saves a named main layout configuration file 4 Quits the application The View menu allows you to display the various modules It can also be accessed by a nght click in an empty zone of the main window Part Description 1 Shows hides the source module 2 Shows hides the explorer module 7 System Menu amp Tray Icon 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 24 Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Part Description ER 3 4 5 6 Shows Hide the ingest consolidation list module Shows hides the player module Shows hides the ingest module This action is available only if you
44. ion start timecode group you can redefine the start timecode of the ingested files See Start Timecode Redefinition on page 65 In the Audio configuration tab you will be able to customize the audio routing parameters of the subject See Audio Routing on page 65 MXF OP1A Destination Overview MXF OP 1A destination subjects allow you to convert any supported source sequence into an MXF OP 1A file By default the resulting file name is the source file name If a file with the same name already exists in the destination folder the application will ask the user what to do by default You can change the destination file naming policy using the source s user clip name or set a fixed file name as destination file name You can also specify whether or not to automatically add an increment to the destination file name Creating an MXF OP1A Destination Subject s Select MXF Op1a in the New subject dialog box Figure 50 Selecting the new subject 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 11 4 3 50 A folder browser dialog will automatically open Browse to the folder where you want to store your ingested sequences You can change the destination folder later by clicking on the button on the top of the ingest panel Browse P2 tree subject a Media Ji AviD Ji IKEGAMI Ji jeudeTestP2 Ji JeuDeTestXDCAM Ji OP1A a Ni P2 i 8ch Ji FLAT J SPANS J TREE l 4 Cr
45. is used to switch to real mode go Gi The status of each subject either source or destination is represented by an icon Description The subject is healthy and accessible A browsing request has been sent to this subject and the content is being fetched The subject does not contain any sequences No content will be returned to a browsing request It is not an error Hit the fal button to refresh the status The browsing of this subject is not allowed for either security or licensing reasons The root folder of this subject is not accessible For example the CONTENTS folder of a P2 Tree subject does not exist The folder layout of the subject does not comply with its type For example the VIDEO folder of a P2 Tree subject does not exist Any other invalidity reason o O Only one instance of a subject at a time should appear in a subject list If you try to create a duplicate subject of the same type and path a warning dialog will pop up asking you to use or modify the existing subject The subject is automatically selected for you Figure 35 Duplicate subject warning dialog 38 9 Source Module Sa S N E USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 mn 9 5 9 5 1 9 5 2 9 Source Module Tree and Flat virtual subjects The OpenCube ENGSoft source module handles two types of virtual source subjects tree style subjects and flat style subjects Tree subjects have to match the manufacturer s dev
46. key combination for that command You can revert your changes to the factory settings by clicking on the Restore default settings button Part Description 1 This label shows the name of the player s command 2 This field shows the shortcut key combination of the command displayed to the left of it In this case the shortcut key C corresponds to the Eject Clip command 3 To restore to the factory settings shown here click on the Restore default settings Y Note N You can use these shortcuts to control the ENGSoft player via a remote control device Player Controls The player module has a full set of playback commands You can play forward or backward at any chosen speed you can cue frame by frame or seek to a given position manually or by timecode You can also set in and out marks for the selected sequence 91 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 a Figure 118 Player s controls Figure 119 The upper bar shows the name of the video file currently being viewed in the player u Q 3 raa ay ni X L a Og 92 Description The Play Pause button plays pauses the video Shortcut Space bar The Stop button stops the video while it is playing The Loop button toggles the playback in loop mode When the sequence reaches the end the play automatically restarts from the beginning The Go to Start Go to End buttons seeks to the sta
47. layout Figure 81 The destination IPDirector side of the audio layout Creating an audio routing configuration To modify a configuration all you have to do is to drag a link between the source and destination pin This will create a new connection Figure 82 Create a connection by dragging a link between the source and destination pins 69 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 70 You can disconnect all the pins of an audio layout by clicking on the x button on the top of the layout You can reconnect all the pins of an audio layout by clicking on the button on the top of the layout Figure 83 Disconnect all the pins of the 4 audio layout Figure 84 Straight connect all the pins of the 4 audio layout Audio duplication You can connect a source pin to more than one destination pin i e the source audio channel will be duplicated to the destination channels Figure 85 Duplicating channel 1 to the four destination channels Audio Muting You can mute a destination channel by connecting the destination pin to the mute source pin Figure 86 Destination channel 2 is muted Selecting the number of output audio channels You can change the destination audio layout independently from the source layout For example you can force two audio channel sources to become a four or eight channel destination Conversely you can force eight audio channel sources to become two or four channel destina
48. le displays the drives that are recognized and currently connected The configure button allows you to configure an unrecognized device The Select all button selects all the available media in the current device The Unselect all button unselects all of the current device s media at the same time The Delete current device lets you delete a manually configured device from the available device list The Refresh button restarts the entire device detection process It is advisable to force the detection of devices that have not yet been recognized and to cleanup all cached information The toggle button used to switch to virtual mode To browse a medium in the explorer select a device in the source module s device drop down list and click on the medium icon 9 Source Module EE S N S USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 po VU Figure 21 P2 content in the explorer module Figure 23 XDCAM content in the explorer module 9 Source Module 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 9 3 1 34 Manual Configuration If your device is not listed in the combo box you can configure the removable media manually by clicking on the E button The Select device type window is displayed Figure 24 Source Module manual configuration Choose one from among the unrecognized devices and assign it a type of device to emulate and then click OK Warning The file system on the removable
49. licate configuration name 71 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 11 11 72 Figure 91 The Save configuration as dialog lets you choose the name of the configuration to save Once saved the configuration is appended to the available configuration list and may be used by any other destination subject To assign a previously saved audio routing configuration to the current destination subject simply select it in the Current routing configuration combo box Figure 92 The combo box at the top of the panel lets you choose a previously saved configuration You can delete a previously saved configuration by clicking on the x next to the Current routing configuration combo box Warning When you delete a configuration it will delete it for all the subjects that use the same configuration If you want to reset your destination subject audio routing to the default configuration just select the empty field in the Current routing configuration combo box IMX Aspect Ratio Correction Sony XDCAM IMX format is a SD format that can handle 4 3 and 16 9 display aspect ratios To ensure that the correct IMX aspect ratio is on the ingested material a new group of options in the XDCAM mode has been added to IPDirector MXF OP 1a XDCAM Flat Avid OPAtom and Interplay destination subjects This setting only applies for IMX sequences 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l
50. lowing icons is present at the left of the destination information list Button Description K Simple copy When no rewrapping is needed a simple copy of all necessary files is performed cp Ingest When a rewrapping is required E gt Consolidation When a consolidation of many clips is requested TT EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 11 13 11 14 78 IPDirector Metadata Mapping Issue Handling It may happen that a source sequence metadata mapped to an IPDirector user field is of an incompatible type A warning popup is displayed at the time of the ingest A IM 50_50i x Some metadata mapping errors occured Please see the log for information Figure 105 Metadata mapping warning popup The popup has a link to the I PDirectorMetadataMapping 1log file located in C ProgramData EVS Broadcast Equipment OpenCube ENGSoft log where descriptions of all recent metadata mapping issues are listed An entry in the log looks like this Wed Dec 19 14 26 11 2012 IPDirector ingest of SourceClip mxf with profile News has raised following errors Metadata parsing error of Hold Date cannot convert Clip Name IMX50 501 to a date where SourceClip mxf is the name of the sequence where the error occurred News is the name of the profile used to ingest Hold Date is the name of the PDirector user field and Clip Name IMX50 501 is the name and value of the source sequence metadata that does not fit
51. media must comply with that on the emulated device in order to work properly For example a fully compliant CONTENTS folder must be present on a P2 emulated device as well Figure 25 Manual configuration P2 mode Figure 26 Resulting emulated P2 device Figure 27 Manual configuration XDCAM mode 9 Source Module a a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 9 3 2 9 Source Module Figure 28 Resulting generic XDCAM device e VTR Source OpenCube ENGSoft uses the FTP connection to browse and ingest tapes on e VTR devices As Sony e VTR devices are accessible via FTP connection and thus are not plug and play devices the e VTR source configuration is slightly different from that of other sources Figure 29 e VTR source module In e VTR mode sequences cannot be played back and auto ingest is not available To configure e VTR click on the E button The Configure e VTR FTP connection window appears You have to fill in each field Alias name displayed in the combo box FTP Address IP address of the e VTR Port FTP port of the e VTR 21 by default Login login to logon on to the e VTR e VTR by default Password password to logon on to the e VTR e VTR by default Figure 30 e VTR configuration Once you have filled in all the fields you can check the parameters by clicking on the Test Connection button A status message will be displayed at the left of the Test Connection butto
52. metadata P2 and XDCAM sequences have a different set of metadata To specify a user defined value select User in the corresponding Source drop down box and type the value you want in the corresponding Value field 11 Ingest Module USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 l V oll 11 Ingest Module Figure 60 Setting a user defined attribute to an Interplay ingest To map a given source metadata select MTD Clip in the corresponding Source drop down box and select the metadata you want in the Value drop down box Figure 61 Mapping a sequence attribute to an Interplay ingest Note The sequence attribute Start TC refers to the destination start timecode value if redefined in the ingest options tab rather than the source start timecode See Start Timecode Redefinition on page 65 PP Figure 62 Interplay metadata mapping You can reset to the Interplay server s metadata set by clicking on the 5 button By doing so you will retrieve the server system and user metadata set Warning If you reset to the server s set it will erase the current metadata mapping 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 You can redefine the display name attribute in the same way either by specifying a plain text string by mapping a source metadata or by directly using the resulting file name of the ingest You can also add an ordinal increment to the display name starting on the value in the Start from spinbo
53. n 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 36 Figure 31 e VTR configuration connection status If the connection is successful click on OK Figure 32 Connected e VTR To browse the e VTR simply click on the green tape The contained sequences will appear in the explorer panel There are at least two default sequences on an e VTR tape e whole the sequence represents the entire tape e current the sequence represents the video from the tape head to the end of the tape Figure 33 e VTR sequences into Explorer To browse the e VTR again you have to click on the fel button and then click on the green tape It is a good practice to rewind the tape manually before browsing the e VTR because the device will not respond for some time a matter of minutes while it is performing a rewind If you try to reconnect OpenCube ENGSoft to the e VTR while it is rewinding the application may interpret the lack of response as a connection failure To ingest an e VTR sequence you can use the same button as P2 or XDCAM mode G E9 1 Warning As there is no duration on an e VTR sequence the ingest progress bar should not be taken into account 9 Source Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 9 4 9 Source Module The e VTR log is available in the directory SApplicationData EVS Broadcast Equipment OpenCube ENGSoft log Warning As ENGSoft uses an FTP connection to ingest
54. n list Accessible only if some sequences are selected Shows hides the sequence properties panel for that selected sequence Accessible only if one sequence is selected Opens a popup window displaying the selected sequence information summary Selects all the displayed sequences Unselects all the sequences 10 Explorer Module L USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 pama V i 11 11 1 11 Ingest Module Ingest Module Overview The ingest panel is where you can send and manage the ingest jobs You can follow the progress of the ingest jobs pause resume cancel and reorder the jobs The log of the current ingest session is available for consulting and can be saved in a text file The ingest module is divided into two parts The upper part shows the destination subject list and the lower the ingest stack At least one destination must be selected before you can start ingesting materials lt 7 Ingest stack Figure 43 Ingest module You can set the number of simultaneous ingest jobs from 1 to 6 via the Options gt Max parallel ingests menu entry Figure 44 Setting the maximum number of simultaneous ingests 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 11 2 Destination List Button Description The Unselect all button clears all subject selections The New subject button allows you to create a new destination subject by choosing from among the destination types av
55. n naming group you can select from among two different file naming rules e Source clip name means that the base name of destination file will be the same as the source file For example if the source file is MyClip mx then the destination base name will be MyClip Ask me not available in Auto Ingest means that you will be prompted to manually rename the ingest items when you drop them to the ingest stack This option is not available in Auto Ingest See Manual Renaming Dialog on page 79 In the Destination start timecode group you can redefine the start timecode of the ingested files See Start Timecode Redefinition on page 65 In the IMX Aspect Ratio group you can set one of the different IMX aspect ratio policy for the ingested file See IMX Aspect Ratio Correction on page 72 In the Audio configuration tab you will be able to customize the audio routing parameters of the subject See Audio Routing on page 65 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Figure 66 AVID OPAtom destination subject options 11 8 IPDirector Destination 11 8 1 Overview The IPDirector destination subject allows you to ingest sequences to the IP Director nearline The clip is checked in on the IPDirector database by the creation of an evs xml clip descriptor next to media file on the nearline Y Note N XF Series sequences ingested to IPDirector will be padded with mute tracks to achieve 8 mono audio tracks 60
56. n the top of the stack It displays the status of the overall ingest thread such as the number of ingests running done and the estimated remaining time to complete the entire thread The ingest stack command buttons like stack lock and cancel all buttons are on top right of the stack The current list of ingest items is in the middle The ingest stack summary buttons such as the show log and clear stack buttons are at the bottom Figure 95 A locked Ingest stack The ingest stack is locked The locked state of the Ingest stack is clearly displayed so that you remember to unlock it when you are ready When the stack is locked the tasks in progress can still continue but pending tasks will not start until the stack is unlocked a a Figure 96 A collapsed Ingest stack You can collapse the ingest stack by clicking on The ingest thread will continue running Ingest Stack Buttons Button Description When locked the stack will not allow new jobs to start although tasks in progress can be completed The Cancel all button is used to automatically cancel all the pending running jobs remaining in the stack Already finished jobs are not EN The Stack lock toggle button allows you to lock unlock the ingest stack affected This button is only visible if there are jobs that can be canceled The Hide Show stack toggle button is used to collapse restore the ingest stack When the stack is collapsed the summa
57. n window This is the default layout of the application The features are divided into modules you can rearrange the layout to your liking The input selector toolbar is on the top of the window below the system menu It is used to switch between available manufacturers devices Once you switch the mode the entire content will be reset according to the new input mode except for the ingest stack which is not affected and will keep on ingesting The source module allows you to switch between source devices for the current manufacturer You can switch between real and virtual mode The virtual mode allows you to map any URI to a supported source In real mode you can configure unrecognized devices manually The explorer module displays the content of the selected source You can customize the way in which the information is displayed in the explorer pane The ingest consolidation list module allows you to create and modify a list of sequences to be consolidated together The sequence properties pane displays the metadata and MXF properties of the sequence that is currently selected in the explorer The player module allows you to view any supported type of media and to set in out marks to define the subclips to ingest The ingest module is divided into two parts 6 Application Overview 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 e The destination list which allows you to configure the destinations on which you want to
58. nce attributes and status Icon Description HD The sequence format is HD M The sequence has a shot mark S The sequence is a spanned multipart sequence Y Note N A spanned sequence is the logical aggregation of multiple sequences of identical format and treated as a single sequence The parts should have consecutive timecodes H The spanned sequence is incomplete Either it is a separate part of a span or a part of the span is missing ap The sequence has some memo text associated with it The sequence has some memo voice associated with it The sequence is a widescreen 16 9 sequence HD sequences are not marked as widescreen even if this is the case The sequence has a check mark only available on XF Series sequences S BI The sequence has an OK mark only available on XF Series sequences ma J The sequence has subclip marks 42 10 Explorer Module a maa USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt VV l 10 3 As it can take some time to retrieve all the information of browsed sources on certain devices the explorer is updated asynchronously so that the user can keep interacting with the application while the source is still reading For example sequence thumbnails are created one by one and until it has been created the manufacturer s icon is displayed instead Figure 39 Explorer while it is loading thumbnails Figure 40 Explorer all the thumbnails are displayed Multiple Selection
59. ne line 4 Move the selected element s down one line 5 sends the selected element s to the video player Accessible only if there are elements selected Only the first selected element will be played back Creating Elements in the Ingest Consolidation List You can drag one or many sequence s from the explorer module and drop them in the ingest consolidation list The subclip for each sequence in the explorer is copied into the ingest consolidation list The KO button in the player allows you to create a new element with the played back sequence in the ingest consolidation list The subclip set in the player is copied into the ingest consolidation list You can create one or more elements based on the same sequence in the ingest consolidation list You can change the order of the elements in the ingest consolidation list using the La and KZ buttons The elements are consolidated in the order they appear in the ingest consolidation list Y Note q The number of elements in the ingest consolidation list is limited to 50 items 85 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 lation size ts limited to 50 items Figure 113 The ingest consolidation list background is highlighted in red if you try to exceed the 50 items limit Warning The ingest consolidation list must be homogeneous i e all of the elements must have the exact same characteristics Video codec frame rate audio quantization Impossible to
60. ngest error manager relies on the information stored in the ingest log so if you clear the ingest log the error manager s behavior will be reset See Ingest Error Manager on page 78 TD EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Figure 97 The ingest log panel shows the current ingest thread results log 11 12 5 Ingest Item Each ingest job is represented by an item in the list The item displays the details status and the progress of the job among other information You can reorder the ingest list at any time by dragging and dropping items to a new position in the list The higher the item is in the list the earlier the job is likely to start Statuses of an Ingest Job Fab si Kara Figure 98 Queued ingest job This job has not yet started it is waiting for an ingest slot to become available You can cancel it at this point VEX Kar gt Figure 99 Processing ingest job This job is running You can pause or cancel it at this point An estimated remaining time for the job is displayed at the right side of the item b x ar SK Figure 100 Paused ingest job This job is paused You can resume or cancel it at this point An estimated remaining time for the job is displayed at the right side of the item Fab a nee mb Figure 101 Completed ingest job This job has been successfully completed No more action is possible on that particular job The actual elapsed time for the j
61. ob is displayed at the right side of the item 76 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 Es V i 11 Ingest Module Figure 102 Failed ingest job This job has failed The detailed status zone is automatically opened displaying the cause of the error You can manually restart it at this point Note that more complex actions can be performed on that particular job via the Ingest error manager Figure 103 Canceled ingest job This job has been canceled either automatically by the Ingest error manager or manually by the user No more action is possible on that particular job Figure 104 Warning ingest job In a few rare cases a warning can be displayed The item background turns yellow and the detailed status zone is automatically opened displaying the warning message for 5 second No action is required at this point but you can pause or cancel the job if you want Ingest Item Buttons An ingest item has its own set of buttons so that each ingest job can be managed individually Button Description gt N0 The Start Pause toggle button lets you pause resume the ingest job NG The Cancel button allows you to cancel the ingest job N YV The More Less toggle button is used to display hide the detailed status zone This zone displays the detailed actions or the error status of the task in progress Type of ingest A visual hint is available to know which type of ingest is requested One of the fol
62. oggle button 2 The Remove selected button 3 The Remove all button 4 The element list Each element includes a thumbnail the clip name of the listed sequence and the timecode of the In and Out mark 5 The Move up selected item s button 6 The Move down selected item s button 7 The information zone displaying the main characteristics of the clips in the list The different command buttons on the top and the side of the panel of ingest consolidation list module are described below Button Description The File name user name toggle button switches the Clip name and the User clip name in the first ingest consolidation list column The Remove selected button removes the selected element s from the ingest consolidation list 84 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 VU l 11 Ingest Module Button Description pd The Remove all button clears the entire ingest consolidation list EI The consolidation format is reset The Move up and Move down buttons allows you to move the ZN M selected element s in the ingest consolidation list up or down one line Context menu You can call up a context menu by right clicking in the explorer window the options available depend on the sequence selection Part Description 1 Removes the selected element s 2 Clears the entire ingest consolidation list The consolidation format is reset 3 Move the selected element s up o
63. owser Type in the destination catalog of the Interplay database where the clips will be checked in You can browse the catalog hierarchy directly by clicking on the Browse button in the Catalog section You can use ENGSoft to create subfolders of Catalogs Then select the workspace on the storage server and type in the destination folder where you want to store the media files You can browse the catalog hierarchy directly by clicking on the Browse button in the Path section You can change the destination later by clicking on the button on the top of the ingest panel Configuring an Interplay Subject You can change the subject s options by clicking on the EN button on the top of the ingest panel In the Ingest options tab you can modify the Interplay subject options e Whether or not to create an Avid system compliant output directory e Whether or not to generate a proxy resolution for the clip e Whether or not to ingest the high resolution with the edit while record feature The Create output directory as Avid system option creates a folder in your destination target with the same name as your ingesting computer plus a digit The ingested media files will be created in this folder Once the folder contains 10 000 files a new folder is created whose name is incremented and in which new ingested media will be stored and so on This is required in order to comply with Avid Interplay specifications The folders are cre
64. p only compatible source sequence metadata to IPDirector metadata For example trying to map a timecode to a date will not be valid If a metadata mapping issue occurs at the time of ingest a warning popup will be raised on each ingest item concerned with a link to the Metadata mapping issue log See IPDirector Metadata Mapping Issue Handling on page 78 for more information on this subject To specify a user defined value select User in the corresponding Source drop down box and type the value you want in the corresponding Value field Figure 71 Setting a user defined attribute to an IPDirector ingest To map a given source metadata select MTD Clip in the corresponding Source drop down box and select the metadata you want in the Value drop down box start TC Figure 72 Mapping a sequence attribute to an IPDirector ingest Y Note q The sequence attribute Start TC refers to the Destination start timecode value if redefined in the ingest options tab rather than the source start timecode See See Start Timecode Redefinition on page 65 You can reset to the IPDirector server s metadata profiles set by clicking on the 5 button By doing so you Will retrieve the set of metadata profiles currently configured on the server Warning If you reset to the server s set it will erase the current metadata mapping Although you can edit and save all the profile mappings only the currently displayed profile is used
65. play the sequence duration or the duration of all sequences loaded in the playlist in slider mode Batch Subclipping It is not advisable to process the ingest while you play a sequence on an XDCAM Device due to Blu ray latency If you want to process numerous subclips from the player you can lock the ingest stack define your subclips one by one eject the sequence from player then unlock the ingest stack Y Note A On Sony ProDisk devices ENGSoft can only read one file at a time This limits performance You cannot play a clip in the player on the device and run ingests at the same time You must eject the sequence in the player in order to unlock the ingest jobs If a device is currently locked for reading by a process and another process is trying to gain access to that same device a notification popup will be displayed on the device telling you which process has been refused and which one holds the lock Ay F HD Samples E is locked for reading x KE Video player cannot access the device because Ingest already has an opened access Figure 120 The player has been refused access to the device because Ingest is currently accessing it The user has to wait for the ingest to end before trying to playback a video from the device Ay F HD Samples E is locked for reading E x Ee Ingest cannot access the device because Video player already has an opened access Figure 121 The ingest process has been
66. rce subject Consequently a subject containing no compatible MXF files will be considered empty Frame rate 59 94i 50i 59 94i 50i 50i 59 94i 50p 59 94p 29 97p 25p 23 98p 50i 59 94i 29 97p 25p 23 98p 50p 59 94p 29 97p 25p 23 98p 50i 59 94i 29 97p 25p 23 98p 50p 59 94p 29 97p 25p 23 98p 59 94i 50i 59 94i 50i 50i 59 94i 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p 50i 59 94i 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p 59 94i 50i 50i 59 94i 25p 29 97p 50p 59 94p Audio layout 2 4 AES3 1ch 16b 2 4 AES3 1ch 16b 2 4 AES3 1ch 16b 2 4 AES3 1ch 16b 4 8 AES3 1ch 16b 4 8 AES3 1ch 16b 2 4 8 AES3 1ch 16b 2 4 8 AES3 1ch 16b 2 4 8 AES3 1ch 16b 2 4 8 AES3 1ch 16b 4 AES3 1ch 16b 4 AES3 1ch 16b 1 AES3I 8 4ch 24b or 1 AES3 88ch 16b 1 AES3I 8 4ch 24b or 1 AES3 88ch 16b 8 AES3 1ch 24b 8 AES3 1ch 24b 4 AES3 1ch 16b 4 AES3 1ch 16b 1 AES3 84ch 24b or 1 AES3 88ch 16b 1 AES3_ 8 4ch 24b or 1 AES3 88ch 16b 2 4 AES3 1ch 16b 2 4 AES3 1ch 16b 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 9 3 32 Real Mode Issue 1 7 A May 2014 In real mode the source module allows you to browse any supported type of source device It also allows you to configure any removable media as a compatible source Y Note q There are no registered Canon XF Series card readers You have to configure Canon XF Series CF card readers manually Figure 19 Source module P2 mode u z O 3 Description The combo box in the source modu
67. refused access to the device because a video is being played back The user has to eject the sequence from the player The ingest process will resume automatically 93 a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 13 Sequence Properties All the properties and attributes of the currently selected sequence are displayed in the sequence properties panel You can open the panel by selecting Properties in the explorer panel context menu or by selecting View gt Sequence Properties The panel is divided into two parts Figure 122 Sequence properties information tab The Information tab summarizes the MXF file properties such as e The MXF operational pattern and version e The list of tracks forming the sequence including audio video timecode and metadata tracks e The detailed properties of each track Figure 123 Sequence properties metadata tab The Metadata tab displays all the available metadata for the current type of sequence 13 Sequence Properties 95 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 Each manufacturer type sequence has its own metadata set Furthermore in XDCAM mode a user defined set called planning metadata set is added to the fixed metadata set See Enabling XDCAM Planning Support in OpenCube ENGSoft on page 39 for more about planning metadata The following are the sets of metadata supported by manufacturer Clip Name Global Clip ID Duration Edit Unit
68. rt end of the sequence The Fast Rewind Fast Forward buttons allows you to change the playback speed of the video Repeated clicks increase the speed By default four speeds are available a fifth click will loop back to the initial speed Enable the new In Out timecode the cut for the video being played Reset the In Out timecode of the sequence to its original values Send the current sequence to the ingest stack on the selected destination The cut is taken into account Send the current sequence to the ingest consolidation list on the selected destination The cut is taken into account Show hide the audio level zone The diode icon on an audio level bar allows you to mute unmute the corresponding audio channel This edit box displays the current video timecode It can be edited manually so you can enter the timecode you want to reach Copy the current video timecode to the clipboard Display the start timecode edited in the following edit box the video will play starting from this new timecode The duration between the initial start timecode and the new one is indicated by a darker color in the seek bar 12 Player Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 12 5 12 Player Module Description Display the end timecode the video will stop playing when it is reached The duration between the initial end timecode and the new one is indicated by a darker color in the seek bar Dis
69. ry zone of the stack remains visible 11 Ingest Module a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V Button Description Show Log The Show Hide log toggle button lets you show hide the ingest stack log The Clear stack button is used to clear the content of the stack The ingest log is also cleared The stack can be cleared only if all ingest jobs have been completed and are either successful or have been canceled 11 12 3 Ingest Stack Context Menu You can call up a context menu by right clicking in the ingest stack The available options depend on the ingest item selection 11 12 4 11 Ingest Module Description Lock unlock the Ingest stack Cancel all the pending running jobs remaining in the stack Collapse restore the ingest stack Show hide the Ingest stack log Clear the content of the stack The ingest log is also cleared Open a Windows explorer window and select the ingest file A Display an information popup with the selected ingest summary Ingest Log The ingest log can be accessed by clicking on the Show Hide log toggle button It Summarizes the status of the ingest jobs of the current thread Once you clear the ingest stack the ingest log is cleared as well You can save the log to a text file at any time by clicking on the Save log to file button You can clear the ingest log at any time by clicking on the Clear log button A Warning The automatic i
70. select the appropriate action Automatically increment filename means that an ordinal will be added to the new destination file base name For example if a file named MyClip mxf already exists the new destination basename will be MyC1ip1 and so on This option is automatically selected if you use a fixed base name thus allowing you to ingest ordered lists of ingests MyCl1ip1 MyClip2 MyClipN list 11 Ingest Module i USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V 11 5 11 5 1 11 Ingest Module In the Destination start timecode group you can redefine the start timecode of the ingested files See Start Timecode Redefinition on page 65 In the Audio configuration tab you will be able to customize the audio routing parameters of the subject See Audio Routing on page 65 Figure 52 MXF Op1A destination subject options XDCAM Flat Destination Overview XDCAM Flat destination subjects allow you to create a fully compatible XDCAM destination It is accessible only in XDCAM mode The main resolution metadata XML and proxy files are stored side by side in the selected folder Assuming the clip name is Myclip the main resolution metadata XML and proxy file names will be Myclip mxf MyclipM01 xml and MyclipS01 mxf respectively G Note q The MXF file format of the source file is preserved Ingest or subclip on an SxS format will generate an SxS MXF file 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 20
71. sequence is displayed with the wrong field order or the video is displayed upside down you can troubleshoot it via the player configuration Open the configuration dialog and uncheck the Advanced Video Mode option to disable the hardware acceleration Then reload the sequence in the player You can also specify your own set of speeds for fast forward and rewind by replacing the default speeds or by adding or removing different speeds to the speed lists When you click on the al and gt buttons of the player the playback will loop between these speeds Part Description 1 Toggles between hardware accelerated video rendering Advanced and software compatibility rendering mode 2 Player speed settings lets you add remove modify the forward rewind playback speeds 12 Player Module a maa USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 12 3 2 12 4 12 Player Module Shortcuts Tab The shortcuts that can be configured by the player are listed in the shortcuts tab You can modify the shortcuts by selecting the field next to the command name This can be done either by clicking on field or by navigating between fields with the Tab key The selected field becomes yellow The typed in key combination will then be recorded and displayed in the field If the key combination is already being used for another command the previous command shortcut is cleared and the corresponding field is selected allowing you to type another
72. st The right hand column proposes a default destination name for the ingest You can edit each name to change the destination file name If you click on the OK button the specified names will be applied to each ingest item the items dropped to the ingest stack and ready to be processed If you click on the Cancel button no ingest item will be created in the ingest stack 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 11 16 80 Figure 107 The manual renaming dialog with several items to rename An interactive name validation will be performed as you type the item names If a name is duplicated in the name list the duplicated entry cells are highlighted in yellow Though not recommended duplicated entries are tolerated If aname conflict occurs at ingest time the subject conflict policy will be applied Refer to each subject description for more about their naming rules configuration If a name is empty the corresponding cell is highlighted in red and the OK button is grayed out to block the ingest Auto Ingest The Auto Ingest mode is designed to automate the ingest process All the sequences in the selected media are ingested sequentially Once the entire media is ingested you can swap media in the device The ingest process will resume automatically To start the Auto Ingest all you have to do is to select the source and destination subjects and click on ped E ENGSoft Auto Ingest Auto Ingest
73. st of ingested sequences and the result of the tasks Y Note q The Auto Ingest log is separate from the ingest stack log 11 Ingest Module 81 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 E ENGSoft Auto Ingest Auto Ingest Ca Press Ingest Button to launch automatic ingest of available sources Please do not remove any media once the ingest is in progress 5 15 2012 3 51 42 PM Ingest of 1000044 has been completed successfully 5 15 2012 3 52 49 PM Ingest of E 10001hm has been completed successfully 5 15 2012 3 53 01 PM Ingest of 400011J has been completed successfully sf pong Figure 111 Auto Ingest log When Auto Ingest has processed all the sequences it waits for a new media k ENGSoft Auto Ingest Auto Ingest xe Press Ingest Button to launch automatic ingest of available sources Please do not remove any media once the ingest is in progress 6 15 2012 3 51 42 PM Ingest of E 000084 has been completed successfully 6 15 2012 3 52 49 PM Ingest of E 10001hm has been completed successfully 5115 2017 3 53 01 PM Ingest of E 00011 has been completed successfully 511512012 3 53 30 PM Ingest of E 0002W has been completed successfully 5 15 2012 3 54 53 PM Ingest of 000364 has been completed successfully 5115 2012 3 55 21 PM Ingest of E 1001 297 has been completed successfully 5 15 2012 3 55 29 PM Ingest of E 0014HF has been completed successfully 5 15 2012 3 55 55
74. tion All product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation http www apache org This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL project for use in the OpenSSL toolkit http www openssl org This product uses the Qt SDK under LGPL 2 1 license Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs com contacts EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter The present document shall be governed by Belgian law In case of a dispute all parties shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court of Liege L USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 pama V i
75. tion You can change this by selecting the corresponding destination layout in the Output channels combo box 11 Ingest Module i USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V l 11 Ingest Module Figure 87 Forcing a two channel source to become a four channel destination B Figure 88 Forcing a two channel source to become an eight channel destination Y XDCAM flat and IPDirector XDCAM mode are limited to the four and eight N destination layouts IPDirector XF Series mode is limited to the eight destination layout A In XDCAM destination subjects some layout combinations cannot be performed for some of the types of sequences For example if you want to force a 8 audio source to 4 audios destination the routing will be valid for an IMX sequence but will be denied for an XDCAM HD422 sequence at the time of ingest Saving an audio routing configuration Each layout must be completely connected to create a valid configuration The configuration must be valid in order to be saved Figure 89 If any pin is disconnected the configuration is invalid and saving is prohibited The save buttons are highlighted when a configuration change should be saved Figure 90 A visual hint reminds you to save your changes If you click on the Save as button a popup will appear allowing you to choose the name of the configuration to save An interactive name validation feature prevents you from typing an invalid or dup
76. tion of the consolidation is the sum of the duration of each individual element The ingest consolidation list is not cleared when you send it to ingest Y Note q The consolidation feature is not available in Auto Ingest 11 Ingest Module EE USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 aman V I 12 12 1 12 2 12 Player Module Player Module Overview The player module allows you to playback individual sequences You can also set in and out marks on the selected sequence OSO i So AVC I ooM lll Figure 117 The player module To load a sequence into the player you can either double click on it or drag and drop it from the explorer module Context Menu A context menu will appear if you right click in the playback window Part Description 1 Removes the currently played sequence and clears the player 2 Opens the player configuration dialog 3 Toggles between windowed and fullscreen view 89 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 1 7 A May 2014 12 3 12 3 1 90 Configuration Panel You can open the configuration dialog by clicking on Configure player in the context menu or by hitting the key Menu General Tab When checked the Advanced video mode enables hardware acceleration for video rendering Y Note N On some hardware or configurations like virtual machines you may encounter playback issues with hardware acceleration enabled If you experience any playback disorders e g the
77. total of 4 Check the ingest log for more details Figure 17 Ingest end notification to the system tray with error If the application window has been minimized you can restore it by clicking on the notification balloon 7 System Menu amp Tray Icon 27 a USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 lt V 8 Input Selector The input selector bar allows you to toggle between the available manufacturers devices By switching to a given mode you switch either the source and destination selectors MES XFseries Figure 18 Four manufacturer s devices are supported and enabled Button appearance Description f 5 A grayed out device tool button means that the device is not available Install the corresponding OpenCube ENGSoft option to make it available This default device tool button display means that this particular type of device is available but that no compatible devices have yet been detected Compatible devices will be automatically detected once they are plugged in to your machine When the device tool button is highlighted in blue it means that compatible devices have been detected and are ready for use When the device tool button is highlighted in green it means that this is the currently selected mode whether the devices are available or not OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 handles Panasonic P2 Sony XDCAM either optical and SxS devices Sony e VTR and Canon XF Series sources 8 Input Selector 29 USER
78. x on a mantissa size of the value in the Nb Digits spinbox Figure 63 Generating a name for an Interplay ingest here using the source user clip name 11 7 AVID OPAtom Destination 11 7 1 Overview The AVID OPAtom destination subject allows you to convert any supported source sequence into an AVID OPAtom clip Avid Media Toolkit is used internally to create the media files 11 7 2 Creating an AVID OPAtom Destination Subject m Select AVID OPAtom in the New subject dialog box AVID OPAtom Figure 64 Selecting the new subject s A folder browser dialog will automatically open Browse to the folder where you want to store your ingested sequences You can change the destination folder later 58 11 Ingest Module L USER MANUAL OpenCube ENGSoft 1 7 pag V 11 7 3 11 Ingest Module by clicking on the button on the top of the ingest panel Rechercher un dose Browse P2 tree subject s a Media Ji AVID Ji IKEGAMI BY jeudeTestP2 JN JeuDeTestXDCAM JM OP1A 4 P2 Ji 8ch Ji FLAT JN SPANS do TREE p 4 we Cr er un nouveau dossier L x Annuler Figure 65 Browsing the destination folder Configuring an AVID OPAtom Subject You can change the subject options by clicking on the E button on the top of the ingest panel In the Ingest Options tab you can select whether or not to create an AVID system compliant output directory In the Destinatio

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