User Manual - MAD V1.5 Content Check V2.5
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1. 2 14 5 2 2 Playing Back Video Files 18 5 2 3 How to Accept a Video File 22222 22 5 2 4 How to Reject a Video File 22 6 MANAGING GRIDS DD 24 6 1 RO OS 24 6 2 Manipulating Columns 0000000000000000 00 12002222 24 6 2 1 Adjusting the Width of Columns 24 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 2 2 Reordering Columns 0000000000000000 0000220222 25 6 2 3 Adding and Removing Columns 26 6 2 4 Hiding and Unhiding Columns 222 2 OPV BC AA 28 SORA en is tetas dae aa teeta NA ANAK KAO 28 UTA D amahan e sacecwecahsatsecduensapeeasdinees lt ccaiecseceeneedesecdaiecese 29 6 5 1 Filtering by Values From a Column a 29 6 5 2 Filtering by Criteria 2222 30 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 6 6 7 1 72 7 5 7 4 Performing Basic Calculations on Data eee eee eee eee eee 33 6 6 1 Footers and Basic Calculations eee cece eee eee e eee eee 33 6 6 2 Performing Basic Calculations on Non Grouped Data 34 6 6 3 Removing Footers a 30 CONFIGURING THE APPLICATION ___ 0 0 000 e ee 36 Settings Window 22 36 User Settings 22222 38 7 2 1 Overview User Settings Subcategories 38 7 2 2 General Tab 22222 38 Global Settings 222222. Column Using a Drag And Drop Action To reorder a column by directly dragging its header proceed as follows 1 Click the header of the column you want to move and hold down your left mouse button Drag the column header to the desired position in the grid Two arrows will indicate where it is possible to insert the column Release the left mouse button to insert the column How to Reorder a Column Using the Show Hide Move Button You can also reorder the columns of a grid by using the Show Hide Move button 1 Click ET on the left side of the first column header A drop down list containing the headers of the grid columns appears The column headers are listed in the order in which the columns are displayed in the grid The first header in the list is the leftmost field in the grid The columns that are visible in the grid are selected The headers in the screenshot below can differ from the headers available in your application Crd Name Ord Name Description EF W Status 2 Select a header and drag it to the desired position in the list Green arrows will appear indicating where you can insert the grid 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 6 2 3 26 Ord Mame Ord Plame Status Description Hr Last update In the grid the column will be moved to the new position Adding and Removing Columns If you want more or less information to
3. Error Inspector window A Play button gt IS provided to open a video player and to play back the part of the low resolution video file that contains the error See section Playing Back Video Files on page 18 4 Error grid The Error grid displays detailed information about the minor and major errors and warnings that have been detected during the content check of a particular video file See section Error Information on page 16 5 Show Warnings check box The Show Warnings check box is used to show or hide warnings Depending on the settings this check box will be selected or unselected See section General Tab on page 39 5 Managing Content Checks 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 Navigation Buttons The Navigation buttons are used to move back and forth between the error reports of the video files The table below describes each button Button Name Description First Segment This button is used to move to the error report of the first video file in the Checks Done grid Previous Segment This button is used to move to the previous error report Next Segment This button is used to move to the next error report Last Segment This button is used to move to the error report of the last video file in the Checks Done grid Error Information The Error grid displays detailed information about the errors and warnings that have been detected during the content check of a particular vi
4. be set by you Note that this option will be automatically selected when you log into the application for the very first time If the option Try to Reconnect if Keep Alive Fails is selected the application will try a number of times to reconnect with the database If the option Report Status in Database Everytime Keep Alive Timer Triggers is selected the status of the connection is reported in the database each time the Keep Alive Timer sends a trigger to send a Keep Connection Alive message Testing the Oracle Connection The Test Oracle button allows you to check the validity of the database name login and username you entered If these data are valid then the following message appears next to the Test Oracle button OK If the login name or password is invalid then a message box appears with the following message ORA 01017 invalid username password logon denied If the database name is invalid then a message box appears with the following message ORA 12154 TNS could not resolve the connect identifier specified If you omit the password then a message box appears with the following message ORA 01005 null password given logon denied If you do not enter a database name login and username then a message box appears with the following message ORA 12560 TNS protocol adapter error 7 Configuring the Application 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 44 You
5. can also check the software version of the application by clicking the Test Oracle button If the software version is up to date then the following message appears Current The Current Version If the software version is outdated then the following message appears Unknown Version Application Please contact the EDP department If you close the Settings window without testing the validity of the database name login and username you just entered then a message box appears Information If you click Yes then the Settings window is closed and the original values are restored If you click Cancel then the Settings window does not close and you can test the values by clicking the Test Oracle button If you change the current database settings test the connection and then close the Settings window a message box will appear Information Thr m g AG m i z AUS Lpa ILIS Al AH i N ot Balan L N L F we Dam roari mnf i ro F mirar ba PA I L nt ni ui m Li a oui Dons LI m T gT n MG SG ws ome r m pm i mm m pum pan p Pa im N if If you click Yes the application is stopped and closed A manual restart will be required Click Cancel to continue 7 Configuring the Application USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check 7 4 3 E Mail Options Tab In case the application is capable of sending e mail messages the E Mail Options tab will allow you to configure an e mail
6. e your login has expired a Login Username BBO Password 4 Warning If you have lost your password a new password will have to be set in MAD Config Contact your system administrator 4 Starting the Application 5 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 4 3 Version and License Check Introduction The version of the application and the validity of the application license will be checked when the application logs into the MAD database at startup The status of the version or the license that is returned is displayed on the application splash screen Version and License Statuses The following version and license statuses can be returned Status Description Color Action Required Current The actual version of the application no No action required color The application starts automatically Outdated A newer version of the application red Click OK to start the exists but this version can still be application at once used By default the The application version that should be application starts installed is displayed automatically after 10 seconds Obsolete A newer version of the application red Click OK to continue exists and must be used This version may not be used anymore The application shuts down The application version that should be installed is displayed Undefined The version of the application is not black Click OK to continue defined in the MADdatabase The
7. server Running The task is assigned to a checker server and starts running Cancelled The task is removed before the verification begins Aborted The task is terminated before completion and the result is not available When a content check task is running or has been completed the following results are available for the video file Column Description Success The video file has no errors or warnings Failed The video file has one or more errors or the file format is unknown Warnings The video file has warnings but no errors Color Codes The following colors are used to indicate the status of a content check task Color Status Gray The content check task has not started yet Green No errors were detected in the video material during the content check Orange Minor errors were detected in the video material during the content check Red Major errors were detected in the video material during the content check Test Plan To verify a video file you need to check the content against a checklist that defines what features of the content need to be checked and what are the accepted characteristics of each feature For example the checklist may define checks for required resolution bit rate chroma format frame rate audio level and more At the same time the checklist may define some directives on how the content should be checked A Test Plan in simple words is a checklist for a set of media files During a content ch
8. the various recipients and a subject It should be noted that this tab is not always used When you insert multiple e mail addresses in any of the header fields make sure you separate them by a comma To test the settings and manually send an e mail message click the Send Mail button For the new settings to take effect close and restart the application Check the TOM ini file inthe AppData Roaming EVS Broadcast Equipment MAD Application folder for the e mail addresses and subject entered here 7 Configuring the Application a i a V To learn more about EVS go to Www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia amp Pacific Li ge 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
9. 2222222222 222222222222 39 7 3 1 Overview Global Settings Subcategories 39 7 3 2 General Tab 222 39 System RON 41 7 4 1 Overview System Settings Subcategories 41 7 4 2 Oracle Connection Fab concn dincrdestuctadiusasuuarsanientedegesedenaxcedaws 42 7 4 3 E Mail Options Tab a 45 Table of Contents VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check What s New What s New In the User Manual the icon NEW has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features The changes linked to new features in version 2 5 are listed below Content Check now writes files to the AppData folder instead of it s own executable folder Content Check has been adapted to support the move of assets in Media Manager 1 Cc V E USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check About the Application General Description Content Check forms part of the ingest module of the central archiving system MediArchive Director or MAD It is used to monitor content checks performed by Interra Systems quality check software Baton on high resolution video files that have just been ingested into the digital archive It lists the faulty segments and provides a detailed error report per segment It enables the user to play back a low resolution version of the erroneous video files and to manually accept or reject them Video files that are rejected will
10. Ctrl Mark In Mark In Ctrl Hark Out Hark Out Lhrl U Jog Left Jog Left Ctrl PAVE ALB Jog Right Jog Aight Ctrl Faw E HUM Forward Speed Forward Speed 1 Chrl 6 The Keyboard group box contains the keyboard shortcut keys that have been configured by default to control the video player To change a particular keyboard shortcut key select it and perform the keyboard shortcut key you want to use instead You can also change the description of a particular action The video player can also be controlled with a ShuttlePro device A pref file will be provided by EVS in which the default video player shortcut keys are associated with ShuttlePro components e g jog wheel shuttle ring buttons This pref file has to be imported in the Shuttle Device Control panel the component of the software that allows to manage the Shuttle device by defining and or modifying application settings The ShuttlePro device will have to be connected with the server or pc on which Content Check is installed See the ShuttlePRO user manual for more information 7 Configuring the Application VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check EE 7 3 7 3 1 7 3 2 Global Settings Overview Global Settings Subcategories The Global settings are divided into the following subcategories e General For each category a tab is provided General Tab The General tab enables you to activate or deactivate the display of warnings in an error report
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12. You can also specify the path of an alternative storage folder where Content Check has to look if it does not find a particular low resolution video file on the storage Finally you can specify a default snapshot folder Reports Include warnings In error reports Media video file is not found search in path D4 Snapshot folder C Content Check Configuring the Display of Warnings In the Reports area you can configure the display of warnings in the Error Inspector window If the option Include Warnings in Error Reports is selected warnings are automatically displayed The Show Warnings check box will already be selected If this option is not selected the user will have to select the Show Warnings check box to view warning in the Error Inspector window By default this option is selected Specifying an Alternative Storage Location In the Media area you can specify an alternative storage location 7 Configuring the Application 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 If the option If Video File Is Not Found Search in Path is selected and Content Check does not find a particular video file on the online storage then it will look for the video file in the location that you have entered in the field provided for this purpose You can also browse for a specific folder by clicking Pa By default this option is not selected Specifying a Default Snapshot Folder In the Media area you c
13. account enter the e mail address of the default sender and recipients and enter a default e mail subject If the application is not capable of sending e mail messages the settings in this tab cannot be used Send e mail Send email Mail system settings Host identifier SMTP login Port User Time out Password Mail message settings Internal mail settings External mail settings From Subject To be able to configure the e mail account you have to select the Send E Mail check box The fields in the Mail System Settings and Mail Message Settings group box become available Configuring an E Mail Account In the Mail System Settings group box you have to enter the IP address and port number of the SMTP server and specify a timeout In the SMTP Login group box you can enter a user name and password Configuring a Default E Mail Message The Mail Message Settings group box contains two tabs Internal Mail Settings and External Mail Settings The Internal Mail Settings tab can be used to configure a default e mail message that will be sent to the EVS developers and the customer when an error occurs 7 Configuring the Application 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 46 The External Mail Settings tab can be used to configure a default e mail message that will be sent to the customer to notify him about an error In each tab you have to enter the sender s email address the email address of
14. an also specify a default folder for snapshots The snapshots taken with the video player will be automatically stored in this folder By default the Content Check installation folder is entered as snapshot folder You can enter the path of a different folder or browse for it by clicking Pa 40 7 Configuring the Application Ch VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check 7 4 System Settings 7 4 1 Overview System Settings Subcategories The System settings are divided into the following subcategories Oracle Connection E Mail Options For each subcategory a tab is provided 7 Configuring the Application 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 7 4 2 Oracle Connection Tab Issue 1 5 D February 2015 The Oracle Connection tab allows you to configure the connection with the Oracle database Oracle login Database name Use this database name Login name Use this login name Password Use autologin Keep alive keep connection alive interval BU try F Test Oracle Entering the Database Name k Apolication history second timels In this field you have to enter the name of the database the application has to connect to If the Use This Database Name check box is selected the name of the database will automatically appear in the Oracle login dialog box at start up Note that the database name will be automatically entered and the Use This Database Name check box will be automatically selected whe
15. application shuts down Beta A test version blue Click OK to start the application By default the application starts automatically after 10 seconds 4 Starting the Application VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check Status Description Color Action Required License The license period is about to expire It orange Click OK to start the About to is shown in how many days the license application at once Expire will expire By default the Contact your system administrator or application starts check the License Controller manual automatically after 10 seconds License The license period has expired The red Click OK to continue Expired date when the license expired is displayed The application shuts down Contact your system administrator or check the License Controller manual No Valid There was no valid license foundinthe red Click OK to continue License database The application shuts Contact your system administrator or down check the License Controller manual Maximum The maximum number of instances red Click OK to continue Licenses NUMBER OF LICENSES for the Reached license has been reached The application shuts down Contact your system administrator or check the License Controller manual 4 Starting the Application 7 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 4 4 Main Window General Description The Content Check main window displays the content qual
16. be displayed in a particular grid you can simply add or remove one or more columns How to Add a Column To add a column to a grid proceed as follows 1 Right click the header of a column and then select the option Field Chooser from the context menu A dialog box appears with a list of predefined columns you can add to the grid Note that the column headers shown in the screenshot below can differ from the ones displayed in your application Customization Columns 2 From the list select the header of the column you want to add to the grid 3 Drag the column header to the desired position in the grid Two green arrows will appear indicating where you can insert the column A black prohibition sign or cross will appear if you try to insert the column in a location where it cannot be inserted 6 Managing Grids VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check 6 2 4 6 Managing Grids 4 Release the left mouse button to insert the column How to Remove a Column To remove acolumn from a grid right click its header and then select the option Remove This Column from the context menu Remove This Column Field Chooser The column will disappear from the grid and its header will be added to the dialog box containing the columns that can be added to the grid The removed column can be added again to the grid Hiding and Unhiding Columns You can temporarily hide columns from a grid without having to
17. deo file For each error or warning the following information is displayed Column Description Timecode Displays the timecode when the error occurred Severity Displays the severity of the error Stream Displays the stream where the error occurred e g MXF MPEG2 Video AES3 Audio DNxHD Video LPCM Audio MP4 File Type Displays the type of content check In most cases this will be a video or audio check Synopsis Gives asummary of the error Description Describes the error in more detail Thumbnail Displays the erroneous thumbnail if any 16 5 Managing Content Checks Cc V E USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check Content Check Categories The checks are grouped under the following categories Audio video quality checks checks on decoded audio video E g blurriness blockiness RGB gamut errors audio silence transient noise etc Audio video description checks checks on audio video encoding done E g resolution chroma format frame rate display aspect ratio etc Container format specific checks checks which are specific to the container files E g number of PCR PIDs PMT PIDs in MPEG 2 Transport streams time code track in MXF files field location table FLT in GXF Creation Modification Time MP4 files etc Elementary format specific checks specify checks which are specific to the elementary audio video essences E g scan order of H 264 video VITC PAL information in MPEG 2 video TNS data in AAC au
18. dicates the sorting method ECS sorted in ascending order Vad v sorted in descending order How to Sort Data by Using the Context Menu You can also sort the data in a particular column by right clicking the column header and selecting the desired sorting method from the context menu 31 Sort Ascending Sort Descending Clear Sorting To clear the sorting in a particular column right click the column header and select the option Clear Sorting from the context menu 6 Managing Grids Cc V E USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check 6 5 Filtering Data You can filter the data in a grid by using two types of filters by one or more values from a particular column or by simple or complex criteria 6 5 1 Filtering by Values From a Column To filter the data in a particular grid by one or more values from a particular column proceed as follows 1 Hold your cursor over the header of the column by whose values you want to filter the grid and then click the filter button A drop down list opens containing all the column values 2 Select the desired values Only the records that contain one of the selected values are displayed in the grid At the bottom of the grid a filter bar appears displaying the applied filter 3 Inthe filter bar do one of the following o Clear the check box next to the filter E to undo it Select the check box to apply the filter again o Click po to undo the filter and close the filter ba
19. dio etc Verification Directives directives specify options to control the verification process Container description checks checks on the container encoding done These checks are available only for the container formats E g content layout size of the file number of audio video tracks etc Possible Errors See the user manual of Baton for more information 5 Managing Content Checks 14 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 5 2 2 Playing Back Video Files Video Player Overview General Description The video player allows you to play back the low resolution version of a particular video file to check the errors and warnings To open the video player click the Play button gt in the Error grid Illustration The video player contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below F a Eh 1 Bi Hi Bint Le a 00 59 56 12 IN OUT 18 5 Managing Content Checks USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check Area Description V gt The table below describes the various parts of the software player Area alle 2 Name Video Display Timecode field Mark All Marklin SnapShot and MarkOut button Timeline Audio Channel Left and Audio Channel Right field Navigation buttons Description The file is played back in the video display The Timecode field displays the timecode value corresponding to the current position of the file being played back T
20. dress 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 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 Cc V E USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 00 oo eee ecc ccc lil WHAT S NEW LU V 1 ABOUT THE APPLICATION 002 1 2 ABOUT BATON 2 3 INSTALLING THE APPLICATION 0777101111 3 4 STARTING THE APPLICATION 0 3 4 1 After Installation 2 3 4 2 After Configuration 2 2 2 cece ec ccc eee e cece cece ec eeeceeceeeeeceeeeees 4 4 3 Version and License Check 22 22 22 aa 6 4 4 Main Window 22 8 5 MANAGING CONTENT CHECKS ua 11 5 1 Monitoring Content Check Tasks 2 002 22 cece cece eee cece cee ceeceeeeeees 11 5 1 1 Checks in Progress Grid aa 11 5 1 2 Failed Checks Grid a 13 5 2 Accepting and Rejecting Files 14 5 2 1 Analyzing the Detailed Error Report
21. e Application 1 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 Diagram The diagram below illustrates the Content Check workflow ate Di Content Check MAD Database Content Check Controller 4 XStore SAN EUR PT a 2 Baton Yen fication Manager Baton Checker Pool Online Archive Multiple Timecode Support The application supports the following SMPTE timecodes e PAL e NTSC non drop frame e NTSC drop frame 2 About Baton Baton by Interra Systems is an automated verification system for file based content Baton enables content developers studios and broadcasters to minimize manual quality checks on content and automate quality checks for file based workflows With Baton s automated content verification broadcasters and content developers can assure quality media for distribution For more information about Baton see the manuals provided by the manufacturer 2 2 About Baton cr VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check 3 4 4 1 3 Installing the Application Installing the Application See the MAD Installation manual for more information on how to install the application Starting the Application After Installation To start the application after installation proceed as follows T paT 1 Double click the Content Check icon W4 on the server desktop to start the application You can also launch the application by double clicking the executable fi
22. eck task Baton uses the specified Test Plan to check and verify a set of video files During verification if there are any violations in the content against specifications in the Test Plan Baton reports errors 5 Managing Content Checks i VS USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check el 5 1 2 Failed Checks Grid Introduction The Failed Checks grid displays the segments whose high resolution video file did not pass the content check tests Between brackets the number of failed content checks is displayed Monitoring Information For each video clip in the Failed Checks grid the following information is displayed Column Filename Title Subtitle Segment Tape Status Test Plan Result 5 Managing Content Checks Description The name of the video file that did not pass the content check tests The name of the grouping category The name of the asset The name of the segment The status assigned to the corresponding asset item in Media Manager by the user See the Media Manager user manual for more information The name of the test plan used to verify the video clip The result of the content check The View Error Report button used to open the Error Inspector window See section Error Inspector Window Overview on page 14 The Accept button used to accept the video file The Reject button used to reject the video file 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 5 2 5 2 1 If the c
23. er button and select Add Condition o click pa next to a criterion and select Add Condition To change a criterion do one of the following o click a column header green and underlined text and select another value from the list 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 32 click a comparison operator dark red and underlined text and select another value from the list equals does not equal is less than is less than or equal to is greater than is greater than or equal to like not like is blank is not blank between not between in not in o click the dark blue text on the right of the comparison operator and enter another value To delete a criterion click the iia button to the left of the criterion and select the option Remove Row To add a group of criteria do one of the following o Click D next to a random criterion and select Add Group o click the Filter button and select Add Group To delete all criteria click the Filter button and select the option Clear All Do one of the following o gt Toopen an existing complex filter click Open o Tosave the current filter click Save As To confirm the changes and close the dialog box click OK o To undo the changes click Cancel o Toapply the changes click Apply At the bottom of the grid a bar appears which displays the components of the compl
24. ex filter Note that if you have already created a custom filter in the past you can reapply it by clicking the current filter or the downward pointing arrow A drop down list containing previous filters appears 6 Managing Grids Ch VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check 6 6 6 6 1 Performing Basic Calculations on Data Footers and Basic Calculations You can perform basic calculations on the data in a grid by adding footers Types of Footers Two types of footers can be distinguished e Grid footer Footer added at the bottom of a grid allowing you to perform calculations on all values in a particular column e Group footer Footer added at the bottom of a group allowing you to perform calculations on the values of a particular column in that group The result of a calculation performed on the data of a particular column is displayed ina footer cell below the column in the grid or group footer Basic Calculations Right clicking a footer cell in a grid or group footer will open the footer context menu This menu will allow you to select or change the type of calculation that should be performed on the data of a particular column sa SUN Min A Max N Count ping average None Depending on the type of data contained in each column you will be able to perform one or more of the following calculations e Sum Adds up all numbers in a column e Min Defines the lowest value in a column e Max Defi
25. have to be purged from the digital archive Video files that are accepted will remain available in the digital archive Workflow Description The Content Check workflow proceeds as follows 1 The automated application Content Check Controller scans the MAD database for content check requests 2 Ifthe high resolution video files that need to be checked are available on the online storage Content Check Controller requests Baton to perform the content checks 3 Baton checks the audio and video quality of the specified video files on the online storage Baton enters the status of the requested checks in the MAD database Content Check Controller picks up the updated status of the requested content checks in the MAD database In Content Check the progress and the status of the requested content checks can be monitored In Media Manager a green bar appears under the Content Check icon if a segment has passed the content check successfully See the Media Manager user manual for more information 6 In Content Check the user has to manually accept or reject segments for which errors have been detected The status of the content check requests is then updated in the MAD database 7 In Media Manager the status of the corresponding asset item automatically turns into Baton QC Rejected if asegment is rejected in Content Check and a red bar appears under the Content Check icon A purge can be requested for the segment 1 About th
26. he Mark All button is used to mark an In point at the start timecode of the video file and to mark an Out point at the end timecode The Marklin button is used to mark an In point The SnapShot button is used to take a screenshot of a particular frame of the source file The MarkOut button is used to mark an Out point The Timeline visually represents the duration of the video file The playhead marks the current position in the Timeline You use the playhead to scrub or play back from its current position The Audio Channel Left and Audio Channel Right field are used to select the left and right audio channel These channels will be played back when starting the player By default eight left and right channels are available The Navigation buttons are used to navigate through the loaded file Navigation Buttons The following navigation buttons are available Button Name K GotoStart NI Rewind 5 Managing Content Checks Description This button is used to move to the start of the video file This button is used to move backward through the loaded video file at a speed faster than real time This button is used to play back the video file 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 20 W P oF O 5 Name Pause Fast Forward GotoEnd GotoMarkin Jog Reverse Preview Jog Forward GotoMarkOut Issue 1 5 D February 2015 Description This button is used to pause the video file This but
27. inue or press Y or ENTER The record will disappear from the Failed Checks grid In Media Manager in the Segments tab of the Technical Form of the corresponding asset item the colored bar under the icon of the Baton workflow action will turn green indicating that it was performed successfully The next action in the workflow will be automatically selected See the Media Manager user manual for more information How to Reject a Video File You can reject a video file in two locations e inthe Failed Checks grid e in the Error Inspector window To reject a video file proceed as follows 1 Click the Reject button A message appears asking you to confirm the action Confirm 2 Click Yes to continue or press Y or ENTER The record will disappear from the Failed Checks grid In Media Manager in the Segments tab of the Technical Form of the corresponding asset item the colored bar 5 Managing Content Checks VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check under the icon of the Baton workflow action will turn red indicating that the action went wrong In Media Manager the user can request a purge of the video file from the archive See the Media Manager user manual for more information 5 Managing Content Checks 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 6 6 1 6 2 6 2 1 24 Managing Grids Introduction In Content Check most of the data is displayed in grids Each grid consists of a n
28. ity checks being performed by Baton on the high resolution video file of segments that have been successfully ingested into the digital archive The faulty video files are picked out and listed at the bottom of the window The user can open a detailed error report and play back a low resolution version to check the errors The user can manually accept or reject each video file Accepted files will remain in the archive rejected files will have to be purged from the archive Illustration The main window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below D 000000029 4 0 SES ON Pg SSS CS TM OSS E E E E E E By C 4 Starting the Application Co V E USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the main window Part Name Description 1 Menu bar The menu bar contains three menus File Settings and Help 2 Checks in Progress grid This grid displays the content checks that are being performed See section Checks in Progress Grid on page 11 3 Failed Checks grid This grid displays the video files that did not pass the content check tests See section Failed Checks Grid on page 13 Menu Bar The menu bar contains three menus File Settings and Help File Menu The File menu contains two commands Logout and Exit Click the File menu or use the keyboard shortcut keys ALT F or F10 F to open it Click Exit or use the keyboard shortcut ke
29. le exe in the installation folder The application splash screen appears while the application logs into the MAD database MediArchive Director version 01 05 6 Content Check 4 Logging on to Then the Settings window appears allowing you to configure the application See section Settings Window on page 36 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 4 2 After Configuration To start the application after it has been configured proceed as follows 1 Double click the Content Check icon Ce on the server desktop to start the application You can also launch the application by double clicking the executable file exe in the installation folder The application splash screen appears while the application logs into the MAD database MediArchive Director version 01 05 Content Check Logging on to To be able to log into the application you need to belong to a user group that has a role which allows to use the application 2 Enter your username and password and click Login The main window of the application opens You get an error notification if e you have entered a wrong username or password a Login Username BBO Password t 4 4 Starting the Application VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check e you have omitted your username fa Login Username Password Login e you have insufficient user rights fa Login
30. n you log into the application for the very first time Entering the Login Name In this field you have to enter a login name If the Use This Login Name check box is selected the login name will automatically appear in the Oracle login dialog box at start up Note that the login name will be automatically entered and the Use This Login Name check box will be automatically selected when you log into the application for the very first time 42 7 Configuring the Application Cc VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check Entering a Password In this field you have to enter a password If the Use Auto Login check box is selected the application automatically logs into the selected database at start up The Oracle login dialog box does not appear Note that the password will be automatically entered and the Use Login check box will be automatically selected when you log into the application for the very first time Checking Application History By clicking the Application History button you can open a chronological list of all software versions of the application To get more details about each version creation date name of programmer status additional remarks you have to click next to the version number Activating Keep Alive If the option Keep Connection Alive is selected a message is sent to the database at regular time intervals to avoid idle connections from being closed by the firewall These intervals can
31. nes the highest value in a column e Count Counts the elements in a column e Average Calculates the average value of all numbers in a column 6 Managing Grids 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 6 6 2 Performing Basic Calculations on Non Grouped Data To perform basic calculations on all the data of one or more column proceed as follows 1 Right click the desired column header 2 From the context menu select the Footer option L Footer Group Kooters The grid footer automatically appears at the bottom of the grid 3 Inthe grid footer right click the footer cell below the column whose data you want to perform calculations on context menu with basic calculations appears 2 Sum Min H Max N Count Le Average Mone G Note N Depending of the type of data in a column dates alphanumeric data all or only some of the calculations will be available 4 Select the desired calculation 34 6 Managing Grids i VS USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check In the footer cell the result of the calculation appears Asset Item ID Carries m Bam rs L r m ri 6 6 3 Removing Footers You can remove the grid and group footers and also clear the content of a cell footer Do one of the following e Toremove the grid footer or all group footers right click any column header and in the context menu deselect the option Footers or Group Footers Foo
32. on VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check Setup Category Description System Settings These settings configure the general functioning of the application They can only be configured by the system administrator Edit Mode To be able to edit the System settings you first have to enter a password To put the Settings window into Edit Mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Enter Into Edit Mode button A dialog box appears Password Dialog 2 Enter the administrator password and then click OK The Settings window enters into Edit Mode Saving Settings A Save button is provided which allows you to immediately save the changes you have made to the settings With the Cancel button you can discard the changes you have made 7 Configuring the Application 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 7 2 7 2 1 7 2 2 38 User Settings Overview User Settings Subcategories The User settings are divided into the following subcategories e General For each category a tab is provided General Tab The General tab allows you to configure the control of the video player Keyboard Select an action and enter a shortcut to assign t M ame Description kep Preview Play from In to Out S hift Ct RE Goto Markin Goto Markin Shitt Ltrl Goto MakOut Goto MarkOut Shitt Ctrl O Mark All Mark All Ctrl M Goto Start Goto Start Ltrl Play Pause Play Pause Chrl k Goto End Goto End
33. ontent check was aborted for a particular video file because for example there was an issue with Baton then the View Error Report Accept and Reject button will be unavailable The Baton Quality Check action will have to be retried in Media Manager Accepting and Rejecting Files Analyzing the Detailed Error Report Error Inspector Window Overview General Description The Error Inspector window gives you detailed information about the errors warnings and information in a video file that has been verified by Baton To open this window for a particular video file click the corresponding View Error Report button i Illustration The Error Inspector window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Croatia vs South Africa 1st Half 5 Managing Content Checks Co V E USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Error Inspector window Part Name Description 1 Navigation buttons The Navigation buttons are used to move back and forth between the error reports of the video files 2 Accept and Reject button The Accept button is used to accept a video file See section How to Accept a Video File on page 22 The Reject button is used to reject a video file See section How to Reject a Video File on page 22 3 Export Close and Play button The Export button is used to export the error report to Excel The Close button is used to close the
34. operator like 4 Enter text in the field next to the first drop down list For example if you want to filter by text that includes the letter S type S 6 Managing Grids VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check EE 6 Managing Grids The wildcard can substitute for zero or more characters The character can substitute for exactly one character If you want to add a second filter criterion select the desired Boolean operator Select o AND if both criteria have to be true o OR if at least one of the criteria or both have to be true Select the desired comparison operator from the second drop down list and then enter text in the field at the right Click OK to apply the filter Only the values matching the entered criterion or criteria will be displayed How to Create a Complex Filter To create a complex filter proceed as follows P Apply a simple filter to a grid or filter a grid by selecting one or more values from a list of values See above At the bottom of the grid a filter bar appears In the filter bar click the Customize button A dialog box appears that allows you to create complex filters The criteria of the active filter are displayed in a tree structure Here you can add extra criteria and change the existing criteria Do one of the following To add a new criterion do one of the following o click the Press the Button to Add a New Condition button o click the Filt
35. r o Click ga to open a drop down list containing previously applied filters o Click Customize to create a complex filter 6 Managing Grids 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 6 5 2 30 Filtering by Criteria Filters by criteria can be simple or complex e Simple filters consist of one or two criteria and one Boolean operator AND or OR e Complex filters consist of more than two criteria and more than one Boolean operator AND OR NOT AND and NOT OR How to Create a Simple Filter To create a simple filter proceed as follows 1 Hold your cursor over the header of the desired column and then click the filter button appearing in the right corner 2 From the drop down list select the option Custom The Custom Filter dialog box appears Here you can enter the criterion or the two criteria you want to filter the values of the selected column by Custom Filter 3 Select the desired comparison operator from the first drop down list A comparison operator is used in comparison criteria to compare two values Operators include equals does not equal is less than is less than or equal to is greater than is greater than or equal to like not like is blank and is not blank For example if you want to filter the values of a column by text that includes a certain word character or sign you have to select the comparison
36. remove them Afterwards you can easily make them visible again How to Hide a Column To hide a particular column from a grid proceed as follows 1 Click the Show Hide Move button Ex in the top left corner of the grid A drop down list will appear with the available columns Ord Mame Ord Name Description Status 2 Deselect the check box next to the header of the column you want to hide from the grid How to Unhide a Column To make a hidden column visible again proceed as follows 1 Click the Show Hide Move button Ex in the top left corner of the grid drop down list will appear with the available columns 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 6 3 6 4 28 Ord Name Ord Name Description 7 Status 2 Select the check box next to the header of the column you want to make visible again Copying Data To copy the data of a particular grid row to the Clipboard proceed as follows 1 Select the appropriate row in the grid 2 Press CTRL C Sorting Data Each grid can be sorted according to the values in one of the columns You can sort text from A Z or from Z A numbers from low to high or from high to low How to Sort Data by Clicking a Column Header To sort the data in a particular column click the column header once to sort the data in ascending order Click again to sort the data in descending order An arrow next to the column header in
37. tent Checks 5 1 Monitoring Content Check Tasks 5 1 1 Checks in Progress Grid Introduction The Checks in Progress grid displays information about the content check tasks that Baton is performing on the ingested high resolution video files Between brackets the number of content check tasks is displayed i Bote Se m m z est ple Status Job Duration Result i 000000029 4 Roland G Federer Set 1 SD Content 00 00 00 00 Warnings Monitoring Information For each content check task the following information is displayed Column Description Filename The name of the video file that is being checked Title The name of the grouping category Subtitle The name of the asset Segment The name of the segment Test Plan The name of the Baton test plan used to verify the video file See below for more information Priority The priority of the content check task Progress The progress of the content check task Scheduled at Status Job Duration Result 5 Managing Content Checks The creation time of the content check task The status of the content check task The duration of the content check task The result of the content check task 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 States and Results of a Content Check Task The table below describes the various content check task states State Description Ready The task waits for the availability of a checker
38. ter e Toclear the contents of a cell footer right click it and from the footer context menu select the option None sum Min Max N Count poy Average None 6 Managing Grids 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 l 7 1 36 Configuring the Application Settings Window Opening the Settings Window The Settings window allows you to configure your application The first time the application is launched after it has been installed the Settings window opens automatically Enter into edit mode User settings Global settings System settings General Keyboard Select an action and enter a shortcut to assign tt Mame Description Key Preview Play from In to Out S hift Ctr E Goto Markin Goto Markin Shift Ctrl l Goto MarkOut Goto MarkUut SHift Ctrl 0 Mark All Mark Al Chrl ha Goto Start Goto Start Ctrl Play Pause Play Pause Ctrl k Goto End Goto End Crl The Settings window can also be accessed through the Settings menu Overview Setup Categories The settings can be divided into three setup categories In the Settings window a tab is provided for each setup category The table below briefly describes each setup category Setup Category Description User Settings These settings can be configured by each individual user Global Settings These settings can only be configured by the system administrator and by an eventual superuser 7 Configuring the Applicati
39. ton is used to move forward through the loaded video file at a speed faster than real time This button is used to move to the end of the video file This button is used to move to the In point This button is used to move backward through the loaded video file frame by frame This button is used to play back the video file from the newly marked In and Out Point This button is used to move forward through the loaded video file frame by frame This button is used to move to the Out point 5 Managing Content Checks Ch VE USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check Navigating Within a Loaded Video File You can navigate within a loaded video file in several ways You can e click at a specific point on the timeline or e drag the playhead or e manually enter a timecode in the Timecode field or e click one of the Navigation buttons e use the Shuttle Pro See section General Tab on page 38 for more information on how to configure Content Check so that a Shuttle PRO device can be used to control the video player 5 Managing Content Checks 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 1 5 D February 2015 5 2 3 5 2 4 22 How to Accept a Video File You can accept video files in two locations e inthe Failed Checks grid e in the Error Inspector window Toaccept a video file proceed as follows 1 Click the Accept button A message appears asking you to confirm the action Confirm 2 Click Yes to cont
40. umber of columns containing specific information Content Check provides you a number of features to customize each grid You can e adjust the width of each column e sort and filter data Manipulating Columns Adjusting the Width of Columns The width of each grid column can be manually or automatically adjusted How to Manually Adjust the Column Width To manually adjust the width of a particular column drag the right or left border of the column header until the column has the desired width To manually change the width of a column to fit its contents double click the boundary on the right side of the column header If you hold your cursor over a column header border it will change into a double headed arrow How to Automatically Adjust the Column Width To automatically adjust the width of a column to fit its contents right click the column header and then select the Best Fit option from the context menu To automatically adjust the width of all columns to fit their contents right click the column header and then select the Best Fit all columns option from the context menu Li Best Fit Best Fit all columns 6 Managing Grids Cc V E USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check 6 2 2 6 Managing Grids Reordering Columns If you want the information in a grid to be displayed in a different order you can change the position of the columns There are two ways to reorder columns How to Reorder a
41. y X to exit the application Click Logout or use the keyboard shortcut key O to log out of the application Settings Menu The Settings menu does not contain any commands It immediately gives access to the application settings Click the Settings menu or use the keyboard shortcut keys ALT S or F10 S to access the settings Help Menu The Help menu contains the following commands Help Context Sensitive Help and About With the Help command you can open the application help file With the Context Sensitive Help command you can turn on or off the context sensitive help mode In context sensitive help mode when you click a user interface item help for that item is displayed You can also turn on or off context sensitive help mode by pressing F1 With the About command the application about box can be opened The about box displays the application software version the date until which the application license is valid the name and version of the database the application is logged on to and the login name used Click About or use the keyboard shortcut key A to open the application about box 4 Starting the Application 9 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A MediArchive Director version 01 05 Content Check Application 2 5 2 0 Database R00137 License 21 DEC 2016 Logged on to DatabaseName 10 Issue 1 5 D February 2015 4 Starting the Application V gt USER MANUAL MAD 1 5 Content Check 5 Managing Con
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