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2. 002 2 eee eee cece eee eeceeceeeeeeee 19 2 5 2 Clip Location on an EVS Server 2 2 ci eee eee eee e cece eee eeeees 21 3 CONFIGURATION 11 24 a a AA AA 24 3 1 1 Introduction Aa 24 3 1 2 Orchestration Rules c cic c ccc cece cee oaoa oonan oann 24 3 1 3 Orchestration WINDOW 4a 202002 e0e ley denideveuen teas cde eeesoeaoue sanding LL 25 3 1 4 Cluster Area ee ae ON eee rer ene ee ee Te 2 S10 ClUStER TY POS ge ccm att obec cna diene nakak NI ANNA NTO oe NA keeles RE 28 3 1 6 Engine Area _ 222 22 ice c ec cece eee cece cece cee cceccecceeecesceseenes 30 3 1 7 Selected Cluster Information Area 2 2 2 e cece e cece eee cece eeeee 32 3 1 8 Managing Engine Clusters o cece eee eee eee e cece ceeeeees 35 3 1 9 Configuring Engines 2 2 22 cece eee e cece cee cece ecceeeeeseeeeees 37 3 2 Job Templates and Encoder Profiles 38 3 2 1 Managing Templates and Profiles 38 3 2 2 Customizing Job Templates and Encoder Profiles 44 Table of Contents ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i Table of Contents 3 3 Icons Manager ocd ancciatounusuetanticemuaeciousdnbiendbnceweesacueatbsoueeceetecdas 49 4 ADMINISTRATION u 7272 50 4 1 Users and ACCESS Uu 50 4 1 1 Userand Access Window 2 2 2 cece cece cece eee e cece ec eeceeeees 50 4 1 2 UserLevels La 51 4 1 3 Adding a User
3. e define the cluster priority in handling jobs Possible Actions on Clusters Note When you add a cluster bear in mind that the cluster position determines the cluster priority in handling a job type In other words if two clusters both handle the same job type the cluster located higher in the list will handle that job type in priority You can always change a cluster position in the cluster list You can manage the clusters via the following actions Add a cluster 1 Click the button in the cluster box located below the position where you want to insert a new cluster 2 Select the requested cluster from the list displayed default KF73130 73130 IPDA184130 184130 Bl Add Ingest from EVS Server cluster E Add To EVS Server cluster fr Add From EVS Server cluster gt a Add Transfer to Avid Web Services cluster ad Add Transfer to Avid TM cluster r Add Transfer to Finalcut Pro cluster ki Add Transfer to Xedio cluster S Add EDL Rendering cluster S Add EDL Export cluster 7 Add To Folder cluster Add From Folder cluster amp Add Removable Devices cluster P Add Grab Cluster The new cluster is added above the cluster box where you have clicked the button 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Remove a cluster e Click the ka button next to the cluster name you want to remove The cluster is removed and the orchestration configuration of the engines associated to
4. Non editable field only available for users logged as administrators button Button that allows users to add a ScanXML definition Add button button Button that allows users to remove the selected ScanXML definition Remove button Start button Button that allows users to start the ScanXML service of Xsquare that is to say start scanning the ScanXML folder and executing the job when an XML file is detected in the ScanXML folder Stop button Button that allows users to stop the ScanXML service of Xsquare Refresh Button that allows users to refresh the window display button 2 Job Initiators USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 2 4 2 Merge Rules for ScanXML Jobs VS When you have associated a template to a ScanXML definition in Xsquare the parameters from the XML file job and from the ScanXML job in Xsquare based on the job template are merged into a final job definition In this merge process priority rules are applicable to determine which parameters will prevail in case of conflicting parameters in the job based on the XML file and on the Xsquare template The applicable rules are presented in the following table Job Type in the XML File Job to EVS Server Job to File Job to EVS Server Job to File Job to EVS Server Job to File 2 Job Initiators Job Type in the Xsquare Template No associated template No associated template Template to EVS Server Template to EVS Server Template to F
5. dest Merge Destination Description Codec Wrapper Format Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Other Options All parameters are taken over from the XML file job Xsquare does not add anything The job for the second destination is not created as XML file jobs handle a single destination XML File if you specify Use dest from XML Job in the GUI or Xsquare job if you select a specific destination in the GUI Destination as specified in Xsquare GUI XML File if you specify Use dest from XML Job in the GUI or Xsquare job if you select a specific destination in the GUI Destination as specified in Xsquare GUI From Xsquare template From Xsquare template From Xsquare template From Xsquare template Information from XML file used in priority From Xsquare GUI Information from XML file used in priority From Xsquare GUI 2 Job Initiators USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 Ee V I Job Type Hoo BE Description in the XML Fil in the Xsquare Result ee Template Destination Codec Wrapper Format Other Options Job to File Template to EVS No merge All parameters are taken over from the XML file job Xsquare does not add anything server multidestination 1st dest Template to File No merge The second destination is created with the parameters from the Xsquare template since the XML multidestination other file jobs handle a single destination dest 2 Job Initiators 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A
6. Issue 2 1 A June 2013 2 4 3 Defining a ScanXML Introduction By adding a ScanXML in Xsquare the application will handle the XML file jobs by scanning the ScanXML folder where XML job files are dropped and applying Xsquare job definition if requested For the ScanXML service to take ScanXML jobs into account you must start the ScanXNL in Xsquare Y Note See section ScanXML Window on page 13 for additional information on the field values specified in this procedure Prerequisites Before defining a ScanXML you must share the ScanXML folder and the destination folder Procedure To add a ScanXML in Xsquare proceed as follows 1 Select ScanXML in the Job Initiators menu 2 Click the button at the bottom of the window to add a row for a new ScanXML definition 3 In the ScanXML field do the following a Click pm and select the folder to be scanned This is the folder where the XML job files will be dropped b Enter the Windows login and password to access the computer where the ScanXML folder is located 4 If requested modify the default ScanXML Name In the Template field select the job template to be applied to the ScanXML from the list o 1f you do not want to modify the original job defined in the XML job file select No Template from the list o Ifthe available templates do not meet your needs you can create a new template based on an existing one by clicking the Edit button See section
7. This is defined in the EVS Configuration window in the Network tab IP Address of the PC LAN of the EVS server This is defined in the EVS Configuration window in the Server tab Every five minutes Xsquare searches for new EVS servers on the network through the PC LAN connection The discovered EVS servers are then added to the grid The status bar at the bottom of the EVS Server Monitoring window displays the following information on the EVS Server discovery from left to right Force Discover button to force the discover process without waiting for the next automatic discovery Date and time of the last discovery process Number of EVS servers discovered on the network 5 Monitoring aes kaan V To learn more about EVS go to www evs com EVS Headquarters Li ge Science Park 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Belgium Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 Asia amp Pacific 852 2914 2501 Other regional offices 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
8. XF73130 73130 ToFolder IFDA184130 184130 default XF73130 73130 IPDA184130 184130 Configuring Engines Introduction From the Engine area in the Orchestration window you can set the several parameters for each XTAccess associated to Xsquare The main configuration task consists in defining the orchestration settings for your XTAccess that is the maximum number of destinations and transcoding jobs the XTAccess will be able to handle In addition more advanced parameters can be set in Xsquare when you display the advanced settings Some other parameters have to be set in the XTAccess application on the host computer Max Log Size in MB IP Retry IP Retry Timeout Enable Retry MinFields ToWriteBeforeRefinCEDB EDL File extension See also Engine Area on page 30 for a description of the fields available in the Engine area Possible Actions on Engines You can configure the engines using the following actions Disable an XTAccess Select the check box in the Disabled field for the requested XTAccess 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 3 2 3 2 1 38 Define the engine orchestration This means you defined the maximum destinations the maximum destinations with transcoding the XTAccess can handle in each cluster it belongs to 1 Click the Orchestration field A dialog box similar to the following one is displayed XF73130 Cluster Max Dest Max Trans FromFol
9. corresponding row Cancel button Cancels changes related to the user defined on the corresponding row 4 Administration S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 4 1 2 4 Administration Item Description Add button Adds a row to define a new user its credentials and right level Refresh button Refreshes the window display User Levels Introduction When you define a user you assign a user level to this user which is associated with a set of rights to use the application Three levels or access rights are available in the Users and Access window when you define the credentials and rights for a user more precisely via the Level field 2 Configuration 1 Monitonng 2 Configuration 3 Administrator Monitoring Rights Users with Monitoring rights have only access to the Xsquare Monitoring window and cannot manage the job priorities nor cancel or retry a job Configuration Rights Users with Configuration rights have access to the following features e access to the Xsquare XT Access Orchestration configuration e managing and configuring all XTAccess available on the Xsquare system e creating Targets templates and encoder profiles e modifying their own Targets templates and encoder profiles e seeing read only the default templates and encoder profiles e using the Retry Cancel functions on their own jobs but not changing the job priority Administration Rights Users with Administration rights have acce
10. devices e the EVS servers detected on the network See section Monitoring on page 53 Allows users to define user rights to access Xsquare See section Users and Access on page 50 A separate association tool makes it possible associate XTAccess applications installed on the network to Xsquare Such associations are logically but not necessarily done before you start using Xsquare See the documentation specific to this tool for more information 1 Introduction ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V E 2 2 1 2 Job Initiators Job Initiators Concepts around Jobs Job A job consists in a process to be executed on a source material The result of the process is Saved in a destination A job is therefore made up of three elements e the source material clip file or EDL selected by a user in the client application dropped in a folder or specified in an XML job definition file e the process to be executed on the source material This can be for example a copy rewrap restore transcoding action referencing in an NLE grab etc This is configured using a job template e the destination which means the physical location where the output of the job must be stored This is configured using a job template Soap V2 Job The new interface to process Xsquare jobs use the soap protocol The jobs using the new interface are called Xsquare jobs or V2 jobs in the online help The Targets a job initiator you c
11. lod lt 190R B D E SOA SEEN 010A 099A HEHE When the CAM A locations on these three pages are full the application searches the other CAM A free locations in the other pages starting on page after 0 page 2 since 0 and 1 are full in this case The application uses first the CAM A free locations on page 1 5 and then O Then it searches for the CAM B free locations on page 1 5 and then 0 and so on for all CAMs CAM A on page 1 LOAF Ae A n OR TOIA OA 199A 111 Then on page 5 112 SOAS oA oleh Z NOV SIN ye SON ayo SUN Then on page 0 OTOA OTIA OL An 10 OOA OOTA a OLA UAn then CAM B on page 1 110B 111B 112B OOR Ole ABA BE and so on When the locations on these three pages are full the application searches the other free CAM A locations on another page starting on page after 0 page 2 since 1 is full in this case then CAM B locations C D then next page starting with CAM A 2 Job Initiators ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V Parameter Value Behavior 1 5 0 BCF The application uses the first free locations on page 1 for CAM B C and F Then it uses the free locations on page 5 for the CAM B C and F and finally the same on page 0 Page 1 CAMB C and F TOB IOC TIOE m O e BC LS S12 Then on page 5 CAM B C B and F SINCE 3 INCE Sl OR 599B 599C 599F nie Then on page 0 OOR O ROC OTOR ES CS SIE 0 S11 0191517 When locations CAM B C and F on pages 1
12. the Avid Transfer Manager Custom If the available templates do not match your needs you can create a new job template based ona predefined one Once created the customized job templates are available in the Custom category Creating a Customized Job Template Introduction You can create a customized job template from e the job initiators windows Targets ScanFolder or ScanXML available from the Job Initiators menu e the Job Templates window available from the Configuration menu You should start from the definition of a predefined job template that is close to the requested customization 3 Configuration S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i How to Create a Customized Job Template To create a customized job template proceed as follows 1 Open the job template that is close to the requested customization in one of the following ways o From one of the job initiators window click an Edit button in the Template column of the requested job initiator definition o From the Job Templates window click the Open button in the Action column of the requested template The Job Template window opens Template To High Res file To EVS Server clip X Source configuration z Destination Icon To EVS MXF file High Encoder Wrapper profile EVS MXF To EVS Server clip High To NLE Type none Destination metadata Advanced 2 In the Job Template window edit the fields to create your custom temp
13. this cluster is updated accordingly Add an engine to a cluster You can assign an engine to several clusters and several engines to the same cluster e Drag the engine from the Engine area and drop it into the requested cluster in the Cluster area gt FromFolder IPDA184130 XF73130 73130 If the engine assigned to a cluster is already assigned to another cluster the engine will not be removed from the originally assigned cluster The workload on this engine will be spread among two clusters and you have to define this in the Orchestration field in the Engine area See section Configuring Engines on page 37 Move an engine from a cluster to another cluster You can remove an engine from a cluster and assign it to another cluster as follows e Drag the engine from the cluster it should be removed from and drop it to the cluster it should be added to FromPFolder XF73130 73130 default KF73130 73130 IPDA184130 184130 Remove an engine from a cluster e Drag the engine from the Cluster box and drop it into the Engine area gt FromFolder IPDA184130 XF73130 73130 IPDA184130 184130 36 3 Configuration 4 USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V EE 3 1 9 3 Configuration Set a cluster to a higher lower priority in the job processing e Drag the cluster to a higher or lower position in the cluster list and drop it at the requested position when you see a blue arrow E FromFolder
14. 3 Configuration ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 3 3 3 Configuration Automatic Value for EVS Server Source If the EVS Server Source Selection setting is set to Automatic in the underlying job template Xsquare will select the source as follows 1 If Xsquare cannot connect to the MTPC board of the EVS server Xsquare will define the clip source as Intra and look for an Intra clip If no Intra clip exists the job will fail even if an XDCAM clip exists 2 If Xsquare can connect to the MTPC board of the EVS server and the job is a grab the engine will use in priority the Intra clip as the source Available source on the EVS Codec used as source server Intra XDCAM Intra XDCAM only XDCAM Intra only Intra 3 If Xsquare can connect to the MTPC board of the EVS server and the job is any other process copy rewrap restore transcoding action referencing in an NLE etc the engine will use in priority the XDCAM clip as the source Available source on the EVS Codec used as source server Intra XDCAM XDCAM XDCAM only XDCAM Intra only Intra Icons Manager The Icons Manager window makes it possible to store the icons you want to associate to the job template in order to symbolize the job destination The windows are displayed in the upper part of the window and the buttons to add pe remove import or export the icons are displayed at the bottom of the window Once your icons are imported they wil
15. 5 192 168 12 10 172 22 51 215 52580 172 22 51 34 52 168 10 135 172 22 51 234 115100 172 22 90 1 92 168 12 10 172 22 90 2 52870 192 168 141 114 902 168 139 214 1172 77 22 33960 172 22 51 15 152 168 53 11 172 22 51 22300 1 1 67 3 22 91 13 172 22 51 kl 13 52860 192 168 141 113 197 168 141 213 1177 72 23 KT 16 535720 192 168 141 116 168 139 216 1 72 22 271 KI2 17 26870 197 168 141 117 O7 168 141 217 172 22 23 217 XT 12 52850 192 168 141 117 192 168 141 212 172 22 22 212 123100 172 222 90 3 192 168 12 10 172 22 90 4 FT FII A arn nri Co Bar d a n O ma AFT 257m 4 79 a Ka Co Bar d AA Tr 4 Force discover Last discover 6 06 2013 12 38 31 Discovered servers 29 5 Monitoring 61 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 62 Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Field Description The table below describes the various fields of the EVS Servers window from left to right Part Name le EVS Server Name 2 Serial Number 3 Giga address 1 4 Giga address 2 5 MTPC address Status Bar Description Name of the EVS Server in the SDTI network This corresponds to the Net Name field displayed in the Server Monitoring page on the EVS Server SHIFT F5 Serial number of the EVS Server The EVS Server serial number is displayed in the Server Monitoring page on the EVS Server SHIFT F5 First gigabit IP address of the EVS server This is defined in the EVS Configuration window in the Network tab Second gigabit IP address of the EVS server
16. 5 and O are full it searches first for free locations starting on page after page 0 page 2 since 1 is full in this case with CAM filter B C and F 123A The application uses the 123A location only If the LSMID is not free the job will return the following error Clip already exists on ene 123 ACE The application uses the first free location starting from clip number 123 with a filter on CAM A C and E only IA HIS I E A es Cae Oe 123 A e E IOA NOB NG CeO AS QUE GULO T 099A 099C 099E set le j2 AH GATE 123 or The application uses the first free location starting from clip number 123 ABCDEF 123 checking all cameras of a clip before trying next clip number 2 HOBE l2 E 4AA T AB LAr B D E JODAS IOR 181917 OTOA OLR TOO ODAT OOB A VOOR 2 Job Initiators 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 24 Configuration Orchestration Introduction Before working with an Xsquare application the administrator has to associate the requested engines XTAccess to the specific Xsquare application This association is performed in the Association tool a dedicated application you can install with the Xsquare Suite setup package Once Xsquare is associated to a number of engines it will send the jobs by default to the associated engine that is the most available on the network You can however organize the engines in groups called clusters This allows Xsq
17. Creating a Customized Job Template on page 44 for more information on creating a customized job template 2 Job Initiators ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 2 5 2 5 1 2 Job Initiators 6 In the Destination field do one of the following according to the selected job template o If you do not want to change the original destination defined in the XML job file keep lt Use dest from XML Job gt o f the destination is a shared folder on the network click the isi button and select the computer where the shared folder is located If you have not yet connected to that computer you have to type the Windows user and password to gain access to the shared folders on that computer o f the destination is an EVS server type one or both GigE address of the EVS server It is recommended to click the A icon and specify the username password to access the EVS server as well as the requested location that is page bank and first position o Ifthe destination is an Avid Transfer Engine specify the name of the Avid Transfer Engine Click the Save button displayed below the ScanXML definition If you want the ScanXML service to directly start scanning the ScanXML folder click the red icon in the ScanXML field The icons turns green which means the service is started for this ScanXML definition Job Destinations Job Destination Parameters Introduction When adding a job initiator you select a job template t
18. Number of jobs matching the defined filters e Check box to activate deactivate the automatic information refresh 5 Monitoring z USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 Ha V E 5 2 Job Grid Introduction The Job Grid area in the Monitoring window shows metadata on the jobs that you are monitoring Combinable column filters are available below the column headers This section describes the fields in the Job grid and describe filtering rules The screenshot below shows the first general columns in the Job Grid in the Monitoring window Source Path Source Name Job Type Destination 10167 Schedule 06 06 2013 13 40 20 D scans d Copy Copy Ct scanFolder 10162 SUCCES 06 06 2013 13 37 11 D scans d Copy Copy Ci ScanFolder D dests E 10161 Schedule 06 06 2013 13 36 52 Transfer 10160 Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 47 Transfer 10159 Q Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 4t Transfer 10158 amp Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 Transfer 10157 amp Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 40 Transfer 10156 F Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 3 Transfer sens pg eee oe 06 06 2013 13 36 29 172 22 55 80 Transfer 10154 HG uled 06 06 2013 13 36 24 172 22 55 80 Transfer 5 Monitoring 55 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 56 CT Field Description The table below describes the fields available by default in the Job Grid area If you want to display other fields or hide displayed field you can right click a column header and s
19. ScanFolder will allow you to define the job to be applied to files dropped in the ScanFolder that means a given shared folder scanned by the ScanFolder service of Xsquare For the ScanFolder service to take ScanFolder jobs into account you must start the associated ScanFolder definition in Xsquare 4 Note See section ScanFolder Window on page 9 for additional information on the field values specified in this procedure Prerequisites Before adding a ScanFolder you must share the source ScanFolder and the destination folder Procedure To add a ScanFolder in Xsquare proceed as follows 1 Select ScanFolders in the Job Initiators menu 2 Click the button at the bottom of the window to add a row for a new ScanFolder 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 3 Inthe ScanFolder field do the following Click i and select the folder to be scanned Enter the Windows login and password to access the computer where the ScanFolder is located c If requested click Options to specify ScanFolder options 4 If requested modify a the default Scanfolder Name b the default extension of the files the ScanFolder has to process specified in the Filter field 5 Inthe Template field select the job template to be applied to the ScanFolder from the list If the available templates do not meet your needs you can create a new template based on an existing one by clicking the Edit button See section Crea
20. USER MANUAL Version 2 1 Monitoring C Job Initiators oY Targets Scontoldes KWM instructions l D0 Configuration 126 f KI Orcherirstan Prof le Temetorns Encoders Wiransers Pino NAG Administration 126 xsquare Vs ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Copyright 2012 2013 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs 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 User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be foun
21. V i 5 3 5 Monitoring Field Name Description Destination Location where the job output will be stored e Incase of an EVS server the GigE IP address es is are mentioned e Incase of a shared folder the full path is specified as follows ComputerName FolderName Message Message giving information on the outcome of the job Frames s Transfer rate in number of frames per second MBytes s Transfer rate in megabytes per second This information is not always available Cluster Cluster which has executed the job XTA Nickname Name of the computer on which is installed the engine that has processed the job a Note When a job has cancel retry history an asterisk is displayed next to the job ID This means that the displayed job results from a merge of the original job and cancel retry operations Cluster Area Introduction In the Monitoring window the Cluster area provides information on the jobs that are scheduled or processed by a given cluster gt d Transfer ovid IM Destinations 0 4 Transcoding 0 2 ToFolder Destinations 0 4 Transcoding 0 2 xT ToEVSServer Destinations 3 4 Transcoding 2 2 default Destinations 2 4 Transcoding 0 3 57 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 5 4 58 Field Description Issue 2 1 A June 2013 The table below describes the various fields of the Cluster area Part Name 1 2 3 Cluster name Cluster Load icon Destinations X Y Tran
22. ain the requested string are displayed 3 To clear the search filter click the cross next to the search field q Note If you hide the filtering field when a filtering condition is defined this will not clear the filter How to Sort the Grid Items To sort the grid items in ascending or descending order based on the values of one field simply click the field header 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 3 2 2 44 Customizing Job Templates and Encoder Profiles Types of Job Templates The job templates specify a job process and destination Xsquare users select a predefined templates or create a custom template when they create a ScanXML ScanFolder or Target Several job templates are available in Xsquare whatever the job initiator For each job initiator predefined templates are available in Xsquare They are grouped in five categories Job Templates Description Without Transcoding The job definition does not include a transcoding action This kind of job template includes templates to EVS servers or to files With Transcoding The job definition includes a transcoding action This kind of job template includes templates to EVS servers or to files MultiDestination The source material is processed for and sent to several destinations Destinations to EVS servers and files can be combined in such templates To Avid Transfer Engine The source material is made available to be processed by
23. all the operations processed by the various engine clusters Various filters can be applied to restrict the jobs displayed on screen The Job Monitoring window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Momitoring Jobs 4 General tab3 Queue Management gt ta TransferToAvidTM Status Received date Source Path Source Name Job Type Destination Destinations 0 4 24h Transcoding 0 2 Lab O CYA Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 40 D scans d Copy Copy ScanFolder gt ToFolder gt 10162 W Successful 06 06 2013 13 37 D scans d Copy Copy ScanFolder D dests E Destinations 0 4 Transcoding 0 2 10161 Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 Transfer 3 Fi ToEVSServer 10160 Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 Transfer Destinations 3 4 10159 scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 4 Transfer Transcoding 2 2 10158 Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 Transfer default Destinations 2 4 10157 Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 Transfer Transcoding 0 3 10156 P Scheduled 06 06 2013 13 36 Transfer lt P Scheduled m 06 06 2013 13 36 172 22 55 80 Transfer 2B Scheduled Scheduled 10154 06 06 2013 13 36 24 172 22 55 80 Transfer Page 1 1 Jobs per page 99 Jobs matching filters 36 Auto refresh 5 Monitoring 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Area Description Issue 2 1 A June 2013 The table below describes the various parts of the Job Monitoring window Part Name ah View tabs 2 Cluster area 3 Column headers an
24. an define in Xsquare use V2 jobs XML File V1 Job The interface previously used to process the jobs consists in XML job definition files The jobs defined in the XML files are called XML file jobs or V1 jobs in the online help Xsquare can control the XML file jobs through the ScanXML service available in Xsquare as a job initiator Xsquare therefore remains compatible with the old XTAccess ScanXML feature EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Job Initiators Three job initiators are available in Xsquare Job Initiators Description Targets A job is triggered from a client application when the user calls the Target associated to the job See section Defining a Target on page 8 ScanFolders A job is triggered when a file is dropped in a folder defined in the ScanFolder configuration and scanned by Xsquare See section Defining a ScanFolder on page 11 ScanXML A job is triggered when an XML definition file is dropped in a folder defined in the ScanXML configuration and scanned by Xsquare See section Defining a ScanXML on page 18 Target A Target is a destination that the users in the client application can send a source material to The source material can undergo processing before being sent to the destination The Targets use the Soap V2 jobs ScanFolder A ScanFolder consists in a folder that is scanned by an Xsquare service ScanFolder service to check for files to be processed The folder is scanne
25. are needs to process The clients can be EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 1 2 e EVS or third party applications that use the new or the old job types that Xsquare can process e Files that are dropped in a folder and trigger a job process Xsquare Orchestrator Xsquare itself consists of four processes e Thejob orchestration process that receives the job requests and send them to the right processing device e The ScanFolder process that manages source files dropped in dedicated folders and send jobs to Xsquare to process these files See also section Defining a ScanFolder on page 11 e The ScanXML process that manages XML file jobs old job definition called V1 jobs and translate them into Xsquare jobs V2 jobs and optionally modify the job definition based on the Xsquare configuration See also section Defining a ScanXML on page 18 e The notification process that records all notifications from the processing devices saves them in a database and sends light notifications to the clients Processing Devices The processing devices are the engines that effectively process the jobs sent by Xsquare In the first versions of Xsquare XTAccess applications are the only supported processing devices In later versions other processing devices will be supported Accessing Xsquare Introduction Xsquare has a web based user interface available from everywhere on the same TCP IP network as X
26. arting from clip number 111 checking all cameras of a clip interrogation mark before trying the next clip number e Instead of specifying the first clip location you can specify one or more pages between square brackets for example 1 2 This means the application will first search and fill locations on page 1 then 2 all camera positions on these pages It will then search for available locations on other pages starting with from the lowest page number e After the page reference you can specify a filter on cameras instead of the interrogation mark for example 1 2 A This means only the locations on the specified CAM CAM A will be searched for and filled in When the locations on the specified CAMs are all used on all pages the job will fail and the application will return an error message Detailed Rules You will find detailed explanations in the table hereafter The values based on the patterns explained below can be defined in the Location field 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Parameter Value Null or empty 1 5 0 A 1 5 0 or 1 5 0 ABCDEF 22 Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Behavior The application uses the first free location from clip number 111 to 099 by iterating on all cams for each clip number MIDI a Aa 111 ees Sais m 112 PT 999M 9IIGB 9099F OL0OL 010B 010 113 OO OR OOO Sees oi The application uses the CAM A free locations first on page 1 5 and then 0
27. ble below the grid See section Possible Actions on Job Templates and Encoder Profiles on page 42 Fields in the Job Template amp Encoder Profile Grids Job Template Grid Mame a Usage Default Owner Actions IIS Web H264 3 destinations Open To EVS Server clip dnxhd administrator Edit Delete To Avid Transfer Engine Open 40 3 Configuration S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i The table below describes the fields in the Job Template grid Field Name Description Name Name of the job template Usage Number of job definitions the job template is used in Default Check box to specify whether the job template is predefined selected check box or customized cleared check box Owner User who created the job template No owner is specified for predefined templates The value is automatically filled in with the login of the user who creates a customized job template Actions Actions that can only be performed on each grid item separately Encoder Wrapper Profile Grid Name DLL Name Wrapper Default Owner Actions DNxHD 185 220 MXF OP1A SMPTE EVSDNxHDEncoderdll Open DNxHD 185 220 MXF OPAtom Avid EVSDNxHDEncoderdll ff Open DY DIF Open The table below describes the fields in the Job Template grid Field Name Description Name Name of the encoder or wrapper profile DLL Name Name of the DLL that contains the encoder definition This is not a relevant field for wrapper Wrapper Check box to identify
28. bs to one XTAccess which cannot process the job If no XTAccess is available Xsquare will schedule the job in its database and will wait for the first available XTAccess 3 Configuration S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 3 1 3 Orchestration Window Introduction Once engines have been associated to an Xsquare application they can be configured and organized in clusters of engines that will be dedicated to specific job types This cluster organization is defined in the Orchestration window a Note The Xsquare and engine orchestration can be modified live while jobs are being processed without requiring any engine or Xsquare reboot The changes in the orchestration will be applied to all future jobs but also to jobs in the queue The Orchestration window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below Configuration s Orchestration e RemovableDevices X A IPD LIGHT16 107860 default BEMOFE2 100400 IPD LIGHT16 107860 3 Configuration 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Orchestration window Part Name 1 Cluster area 2 Engine area 3 Selected Cluster Information area 4 Action buttons Description Area displaying the defined clusters You can add new clusters from there See section Cluster Area on page 27 and Managing Engine Clusters on page 35 Area displaying metadata on all engi
29. d appears on the right of the metadata field 4 Enter the value in the field displayed on the right Set more advanced options You can specify more advanced options among others related to management metadata XML file timecode in destination file 3D Supermotion modes or default autoname as follows 1 In the destination list select the destination whose advanced options you want to set 2 Click the Advanced tab in the Destination pane To NLE i E Failure Mode for file destination Abort on Error Destination metadata Keep partial file if job failed Auto Advanced tnt Overwrite target file if already exists Increment 3 Edit the values of the requested fields A tooltip for each parameter is displayed as you move the mouse pointer over the icon Source Selection in the Job Process Introduction This section describes how Xsquare determines the source to take into account in the job process when the source is located on an EVS server running a multi essence configuration The source taken into account partly depends on the value defined in the EVS Server Source Selection setting in the job template Single Value for EVS Server Source If the EVS Server Source Selection setting is set to XDCAM or Intra in the underlying job template Xsquare will exclusively take into account the EVS source type specified in the setting XDCAM or Intra codecs If the requested source is not available the job will fail
30. d filters area 4 Job grid 5 Queue Management tab 6 Display Information bar 54 Description Each tab corresponds to a monitoring view By default the General tab only is available By clicking the button right of the tabs and assigning a name to the view you can add a monitoring view It displays the clusters defined in the Orchestration window By selecting a given cluster you will display in the Job grid only the jobs handled by the selected cluster See section Cluster Area on page 57 for more information on the displayed information It displays the column headers and column filters See section Manipulating and Analyzing Monitoring Data on page 58 for more information on the grid display sorting and filtering features Each row of the grid displays information on a given job See section Job Grid on page 55 for more information on the displayed information It displays the jobs that have not yet been processed and are still in the queue It allows you to view all jobs in the queue and to manage the job order in the queue This bar displays general information on the jobs displayed in the job grid mainly from left to right e Number of pages containing jobs that match the defined filter and buttons to move to the next previous page and to the first last page e Number of jobs displayed on a page You can directly edit the field value and the display is automatically adapted accordingly e
31. d on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS cu 2 II WHAT S NEW ae eee a E N S IV 1 INTRODUCTION UU 1 d t Prod ct Overview 2 452205 igo ee ee Seo he a GG Ok Ye ne Die oe 1 1 2 Accessing Xsquare 2 22 eee cece cece cece cece cece cee LDLo Lao aoaia 2 1 3 Xsquare User Interface 000 22 e eee cence eeeee 3 2 JOBINITATORS DL 5 2 1 Concepts around Jobs c ce cece cece cece cece ecccecccecceceees 5 2 2 Configuring Targets anan N ADOR tended ANA hahahaha CWLA LAYA LSLYG SUP DA ADA Nam kman T 22 1 Farget WInNdoW seraano eea e ae re nababa E T 2 2 2 Benninga Tang Eh eree a a a eee 8 2 3 Configuring ScanFolders cece cece ccc e cee cceccecccecceccecceccees 9 2 9315 CANE OIGCE WINDOW etc aside tte le AGE eh tees wae a N ye tee 9 2 3 2 Defining a ScanFolder 2 22 a 11 2 4 Configuring SCanXML 22 20 cece ce ee ec cee cece eceeceeeceeeeeseees 13 2 4 1 ScanXML Window 2 2 i eee eee cee cee cece eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeees 13 2 4 2 Merge Rules for ScanXML Jobs 2 022 e eee e ec e eee ee cece eeeee 15 2 4 3 Defining a ScanXML oaaao aoaaa cece ccc eee cee ccc ceeceecceceees 18 2 5 Job Destinations cece eee ee eee e cece cece eceeceeeseeseeeeeeeees 19 2 5 1 Job Destination Parameters
32. d when it is defined in an active started ScanFolder in Xsquare When a file with the file extension defined in the ScanFolder configuration is dropped into the scanned folder the ScanFolder service creates a job to process this source file as defined in the job template Once the file is processed it is sent to the destination defined in the job ScanXML A ScanXNL instruction consists in an XML job definition file V1 job stored in a dedicated folder by aclient application The folder is scanned by the ScanXML service of Xsquare when it is defined in an active started ScanXML When the client application drops the XML job file in the scanned folder the ScanXML service creates a job to process the source file as defined in the job template When no job template is associated to the ScanXML definition in Xsquare the instructions contained in the XML job file are taken into account Otherwise the instructions are merged based on specific merge rules 6 2 Job Initiators S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 2 2 2 2 1 2 Job Initiators Job Templates Templates that specify a job process and destination Xsquare users select a predefined templates or create a custom template when they create a ScanXML ScanFolder or Target See section Types of Job Templates on page 44 for more information on the types of job templates Configuring Targets Target Window General Description The Target window makes it possible to d
33. der 3 4 default 6 6 Cancel 2 In this window type the maximum destinations and maximum destinations with transcoding the XT Access can handle in each cluster it belongs to 3 Click OK The values in the Max Dest and Max Trans fields are adapted according to the entered values Assign a nickname to the XTAccess Type the nickname for the XTAccess in the Nickname field of the requested XTAccess Job Templates and Encoder Profiles Managing Templates and Profiles Job Template amp Encoder Profile Windows General Description The Job Template window and Encoder Wrapper Profile window are used to manage the job templates and encoder wrapper profiles mainly to perform the following actions e Creating editing or deleting a customized job template or encoder wrapper profile e Importing or exporting a job template or encoder wrapper profile definition to an XML file From the Job Template window you can access the Job Definition windows of all job templates From the Encoder Wrapper Profile window you can access the Encoder Profile windows of all encoder or wrapper profiles 3 Configuration S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V The following screenshot presents the Job Templates window As the Encoder Wrapper Profile window is designed in the same way it is not illustrated below The window parts and buttons described below are applicable to both windows tf Monitcring Job Initiators Configuration Admi
34. e below describes the fields in the ScanXML window GUI Eleinent Description Eat Bo WIPDAI84130 TAccess XML_IPDNewADL A This field is made up of several elements described below from left to right e Icon icon identifying whether the ScanXML service for the is started Oo or not O for this ScanXML folder e Path path to the ScanXML folder and ScanXML folder name Pan icon that allows users to select the ScanXML folder e icon that allows users to specify the Windows login and password to connect to the computer on which the ScanXML folder is located ScanXML Nickname of the ScanXML This does not have to be the same name as Name field the folder name created in the Windows repository Template Job template to be associated to the ScanXML folder field If the XML file job has to be processed as defined in the XML job file select No Template convert XML job to Xsquare job from the list Edit button Button in the Template field that allows users to open the displayed job template and create a customized job template based on it Destination Name of the destination It is stored in the job template and is Name field automatically filled in when you select the job template Destination Physical location where the processed material has to be stored field See section Job Destination Parameters on page 19 for more information on this field Owner field Logon of the user who has created the ScanXML definition
35. ect a new icon in the Destination Icon field where all icons added in the Icons Manager window are available Destination Icon Change the wrapper or encoder to be used for the destination 1 In the destination list select the destination whose wrapper encoder you want to change 2 Select another wrapper or encoder from the Encoder Wrapper Profile field Encoder Wrapper profile MXF OPAtom Avid Specify settings related to the NLE system the generated file has to be checked into 1 In the destination list select the destination whose NLE settings you want to edit 2 Click the To NLE tabin the Destination pane To NLE Type Final Cut Pro Destination V Save EDL to Disk metadata Save to same folder as A v file Advanced Select Path 3 Inthe Type field select the NLE the generated file has to be checked into 4 Fill in the parameters specific to the selected NLE Specify metadata values that will overwrite the source metadata This is mainly useful with ScanFolders 1 Inthe destination list select the destination whose metadata you want to set 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 48 2 Click the Destination metadata tab in the Destination pane To NLE 3 a Clip Name Destination metadata a Interest Level 2 Advanced Source Name XT23400 Date170919 Owner 3 Select the check box of the metadata whose value has to be modified in the destination file A fiel
36. eenshot Selected Cluster Information Cluster Type IP Address EVS Server Ingest from EVS Server Cluster Name IngestFromEVSServer Starts with Equals The Cluster Information area for From Folder and To Folder clusters is similar to the following screenshot Selected Cluster Information Cluster Type Destination Folders To Folder Starts with XStore Cluster Name Starts with xTAccess ToFolder Starts with The Cluster Information area for Transfer to Avid TM is as follows Selected Cluster Information Cluster Type Parameters Transfer to Avid Transfer Manager Cluster Name Starts with Equals TransferToAvidTM The Cluster Information area for other clusters is similar to the following screenshot No additional parameter needs to be defined Selected Cluster Information Cluster Type Default Cluster Cluster Name default 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Field Description The table hereafter describes the fields in the Selected Cluster Information area Ha Available in Field Description cluster type Cluster Type Type of EVS cluster This is the name All of the cluster type you have selected It cannot be modified Cluster Name Name of the EVS cluster This is the name you All can assign to the cluster By default the name is the same as the cluster type or an abbreviated form IP address EVS GigE IP address of the EVS server s to be In
37. efine the Targets that will be available in client applications and specify the underlying job elements that is to say the processing and the destination for the job On the Target window each defined Target is represented as a row in a table that contains a number of fields described below The and signs at the bottom of the window makes it possible to add a Target or remove a Target from the list Job Initiators Targets Target Name Template Destination Name Destination To EVSMXF To EVSM F file i To EVS MXF file no transcoding XF73130 ADL_Target To XTNewADL To EVS Server clip Same Codec as source i To EVS Server Same Codec as source no transcoding 1 1 20 25 To QuickTime To QuickTime Ref file i To QuickTime file no transcoding IPDA184130 ADL_Target_IPD To TransferMger To Avid Transfer Engine i 4d Avid Transfer Engine only available for EVS Server clip or EVS MXF file ingestdevice EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 2 2 2 Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Field Description The table below describes the fields in the Target window GUI Element Target Name field Template field Destination Name field Destination field Owner field button Add button button Remove button Refresh button Description Name of the Target that will appear in the EVS application where the Target is available Job template to be associated to the Target The button allows users to open the displayed job t
38. eld added in the Orchestration window and Monitoring window Permanent field in the Orchestration window optional field in the Monitoring window e See section Engine Area on page 30 Last notification date field added in the Monitoring window Optional field Hide command added in the contextual menu in the Monitoring window e See section Managing Monitored Jobs on page 60 Date filter modified in the Monitoring window Applicable to all date fields e Seesection Job Grid on page 55 The document has been improved to provide more detailed information on the following topics Possible values for the Location field e See section Clip Location on an EVS Server on page 21 IV What s New ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 1 1 1 1 Introduction Introduction Product Overview Description Xsquare acts as an orchestrator that centralizes all job requests from client applications and dispatches them to the most appropriate processing device taking into account load balancing job type etc The Xsquare solution offers the following advantages e Central orchestrator for all jobs e Global configuration tool for all processing devices e Global monitoring tool e Integration with old job processing Illustration Client Processing Applications Devices IPOiresior Client Applications The Xsquare client is the device that initiates the job for Xsquare The client provides the source file or clip Xsqu
39. elect or unselect the field from the contextual menu Field Name Description ID Job identifier in Xsquare If a job contains sub jobs you can click the right arrow in front of the parent job ID to display the associated sub jobs big Status Status of the job in Xsquare The following statuses are available job in progress 2 job scheduled job failed 2 job successful job canceled Received Date Date and time when Xsquare has received the job request This is the local date and time on the computer on which the Xsquare application is installed The following filters can be applied on date fields jobs received in the last 10 minutes jobs received in the last hour jobs received in the last 24 hours jobs received before a given date jobs received after a given date jobs received between two dates UTC time is used internally The time zone depends on the client machine configuration usually local time You need to restart your browser after changing the computer s time zone Source Path Location of the source material e Incase of an EVS server the GigE IP address es is are mentioned e Incase of a shared folder the full path is specified as follows ComputerName FolderName Source Name Name of the source material e Incase of a clip the LSMID and EVS server number are specified e Incase of a file the file name and extension are specified Job Type Type of job 5 Monitoring S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a
40. emplate and create a customized job template based on it Name of the destination It is stored in the job template and is automatically filled in when you select the job template Physical location where the processed material has to be stored See section Job Destination Parameters on page 19 for more information on this field Logon of the user who has created the Target Non editable field only available for users logged as administrators Button that allows users to add a Target Button that allows users to remove the selected Target Button that allows users to refresh the window display Defining a Target Introduction Adding a Target in Xsquare will automatically make this Target available in the client application No other configuration is required e Note See section Target Window on page 7 for additional information on the field values specified in this procedure Prerequisites Before adding a Target you must share the folder the processed files will be sent to 2 Job Initiators ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V E 2 3 2 3 1 2 Job Initiators Procedure To add a Target in Xsquare proceed as follows 1 Select Targets in the Job Initiators menu 2 Click the button at the bottom of the window to add a row for a new Target 3 Type a name for the Target in the Target Name field 4 Select a template from the list If the available templates do not meet your needs you can create a new te
41. field as the folder name created in the Windows repository Filter field Extension of the files that have to be processed in the ScanFolder Template Job template to be associated to the ScanFolder definition field The button allows users to open the displayed job template and create a customized job template based on it Destination Name of the destination It is stored in the job template and is Name field automatically filled in when you select the job template Destination Physical location where the processed material has to be stored field See section Job Destination Parameters on page 19 for more information on this field 10 2 Job Initiators USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 2 3 2 2 Job Initiators VS si Description Element P Owner field Logon of the user who has created the ScanFolder Non editable field only available for users logged as administrators button Button that allows users to add a ScanFolder Add button button Button that allows users to remove the selected ScanFolder Remove button Start button Button that allows users to start the ScanFolder service of Xsquare that is to say start scanning the ScanFolder and executing the job when a file is detected in the ScanFolder Stop button Button that allows users to stop the ScanFolder service of Xsquare Refresh Button that allows users to refresh the window display button Defining a ScanFolder Introduction Adding a
42. field is available below the column header allows you to type or select a search filter for a given column The following rules are applicable when you define a filter e The filters defined on each column are associated by an AND operator e The field values selected in one filter are associated by an OR operator e The filters based on text entered by the user do not support wildcards e When a filter based on selectable values is defined on a column the icon is green T Otherwise it is gray T Changing the Job Grid Display You can modify the Job Grid display by right clicking in a column header This opens a contextual menu from which you can e reset the filters and sorting e reset the column layout e select columns to be displayed or hidden e show all columns or only general columns Getting Detailed Information on Monitoring Data You can get more detailed information on monitoring data by right clicking a row and selecting Show all info from the contextual menu You can also view the full error message by double clicking the message for a given job in the Message column 5 Monitoring 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 5 5 60 Introduction Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Managing Monitored Jobs Several actions that allow users to manage monitored jobs are available from a contextual menu when you right click a row in the Job Grid area of the Monitoring window or in the Queue Management tab The following screenshot
43. g to an EVS server The cluster engines will process Jobs whose source material consists of clips or playlists from one or more specified EVS server s The cluster engines will process jobs using a source file located in one or more folders specified in the Selected Cluster Information area This cluster will not handle jobs from an EVS server The cluster engines will process the jobs having as first destination the folder s specified in the Selected Cluster Information area The cluster engines will process the jobs for which the referencing in the Avid Web Service is the first destination The cluster engines will process the jobs for which the referencing in the Avid TM is the first destination The cluster engines will process the jobs for which the referencing in Final Cut Pro is the first destination The cluster engines will process the jobs for which the referencing in Xedio is the first destination The cluster engines will process the jobs whose first destination requires the creation of an EVS EDL file Needed Parameters IP addresses of one several source EVS server s Failing the IP address es all ingest jobs are routed to this cluster IP addresses of one several destination EVS server s Failing the IP address es all jobs to EVS servers are routed to this cluster IP addresses of the source EVS server S Failing the IP address es all jobs on clips of EVS servers are routed
44. gest From Server taken into account by the given cluster EVS Server optional From EVS e InanIngest From EVS Server cluster only Server To record trains of the specified EVS server s EVS Server will be backed up by the cluster e InaFrom EVS Server cluster only the clips stored on the specified EVS server s will be processed by the cluster e InaTo EVS Server cluster only the jobs whose first destination is one of the EVS server s specified will be processed by the cluster If no IP address is defined the cluster will process all jobs having an EVS server as source or destination Destination Path to the folder s to be taken into account by From Folder Folders the given cluster compulsory To Folder e InaFrom Folder cluster only source files located in the specified folders will be processed by the cluster e naTo Folder cluster only the jobs whose first destination is one of the specified folders will be processed by the cluster Parameters In an Transfer to Avid TM cluster only the jobs Transfer to to be sent to the Avid TM specified will be Avid TM processed by the cluster 34 3 Configuration S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V EE 3 1 8 3 Configuration Managing Engine Clusters Introduction From the Cluster area of the Orchestration window you can perform the following actions e add or remove clusters dedicated to a specific job type e associate engines to a cluster or remove the association
45. hat includes a job destination Three types of job destinations are available To EVS server To File or To Avid Transfer Engine Depending on the selected job destination you will be requested to define different destination parameters These parameters displayed or available through an icon in the Destination column are specific to the destination type and largely common to all job initiators EVS Server Destination Overview The screenshots below show the Destination column with the parameters for an EVS server destination 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 20 Target 1 1 20 5 ScanXML ScanFolder Mi IP Addresses In this field specify the IP addresses of the one or both GigE ports of the EVS server In the ScanXML job initiator Xsquare will use the value from the XML job if you leave the field empty For the other job initiators you have to provide at least one IP address Lock Icon Clicking this icon opens the EVS Server Authentication window In this window the following fields are available e The username and password to access the EVS server If the fields are left empty it is assumed the default values for username and password are used on the EVS server e The storage location that is the definition of how the clips should be stored on the EVS server See section Clip Location on an EVS Server on page 21 for more information on how to specify the location rules
46. ile Use dest from XML Job Template to File Use dest from XML Job Result No merge No merge Merge No merge No merge Merge Description Destination Codec Wrapper Format Other Options All parameters are taken over from the XML file job Xsquare does not add anything All parameters are taken over from the XML file job Xsquare does not add anything XML File if you specify Use dest From Xsquare template Information from XML file from XML Job in the GUI used in priority or Xsquare job if you select a specific destination in the GUI All parameters are taken over from the XML file job Xsquare does not add anything All parameters are taken over from the XML file job Xsquare does not add anything XML File if you specify Use dest From Xsquare template Information from XML file from XML Job in the GUI used in priority or Xsquare job if you select a specific destination in the GUI EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Job Type in the XML File Job to EVS Server Job to File Job to EVS Server Job Type in the Xsquare Template Result Template to File multidestination 1st dest No merge Template to File multidestination other dest No merge Template to File multidestination 1st dest Merge Template to File multidestination other dest Merge Template to EVS server multidestination 1st dest Merge Template to File multidestination other
47. in this field ID ID Icon EJ In the ScanFolder window clicking the ID icon opens the ID Mode window The ID mode allows users to specify whether new IDs have to be generated or whether the old IDs will be taken over File Destination When the destination is a file you have to specify the file location by clicking the icon and selecting the computer and shared folder where the generated files have to be stored If you have not yet accessed the computer from Xsquare before you have to enter the Windows login and password to have visibility on the shared folders Avid Transfer Engine Destination If the destination is an Avid Transfer Engine you need to specify the name of the Avid Transfer Engine 2 Job Initiators ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 2 5 2 2 Job Initiators Clip Location on an EVS Server Introduction When the destination is an EVS server you can specify which location page bank position camera will be used to store the generated clips on the EVS server You specify this in the Location field available by clicking the Lock icon in the Destination column of the job initiator window The following table explains how the application will assign the location based on the value specified in the Location field Basic Rules The following basic rules are applied e If the Location field is empty the default value 111 is applied This means the application uses the first free location st
48. inition files are dropped From the ScanXML window you can define ScanXML that will handle the ScanXML jobs in two possible ways e Taking over the XML file job and processing it as originally defined in the XML file In this case you will not apply any template to the ScanXML job e Taking over the XML file job and applying an Xsquare template to the job This will modify the job definition by merging the old and the new job definitions See section Merge Rules for ScanXML Jobs on page 15 for more information about job merges An Xsquare service called ScanXML service is responsible for scanning the XML file jobs and translate them in Xsquare jobs based on the ScanXML job definition On the ScanXML window each ScanXML that corresponds to a specific ScanXML folder is represented as a row in a table that contains a number of fields described below h Monitoring Job Initiators Configuration Administration License Validity no license Job Initiators ScanXML instructions amp ScanXML ScanXML Name Template Destination Name MyServer Xsquare_XML NG MyXMLScan To EVSMXF file i To EVS MXF file no transcoding To EVS Server Same Codec as source no transcoding MyServer Xsquare_XML_forFCP NG MyXMLScanforFCP To QuickTime Ref file Edit To QuickTime file no transcoding To EVS MXF file no transcoding 2 Job Initiators 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 CT Field Description The tabl
49. l all be available in the job template definition via the Destination Icons field 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 4 4 1 4 1 1 50 Administration Users and Access User and Access Window Introduction The User window allows administrators to manage users and their access rights It is only accessible to users logged on as administrators f Monitoring Job Initiators Configuration Administration License Validity 10 Dec 2012 Logged in as administrator Logout Administration Users amp Access ro tho GU and Aris Username a Password Password Validation Level Last Login Date Tuesday October 16 2012 12 50 PM 2 Configuration Tuesday October 16 2012 12 55 PM Save Cancel 1 Monitoring 2 Configuration 3 Administrator Field Description The table below describes the various fields of the User and Access window Item Description Username field User name used to log into Xsquare Password field User password used to log into Xsquare Password User password used to validate the first entered password Validation field Level field Access right level assigned to the user Three access rights are available Monitoring Configuration and Administrator See section User Levels on page 51 for more information on the various user levels Last Login Date Date and time the user logged on for the last time field Save button field Saves changes related to the user defined on the
50. late The possible editing actions are described in the topic Possible Actions for Customizing a Job Template on page 46 3 When you have customized the job template click Save As 4 Typea name for your customized job template 5 Click OK The customized job template will now appear in the list of job templates in the Job Template window and will be available in the Template drop down field in the job initiators windows 3 Configuration 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 46 ET Possible Actions for Customizing a Job Template You can perform the following actions from the Job Template window Specify how the EVS Server source is selected For multi essence configurations you need to specify how Xsquare will select an EVS server source 1 Click Source Configuration on the top left part of the window Source configuration The Source pane opens on the right 2 Inthe Source pane select the source type in the EVS Server Source selection area o Select Automatic for automatic source selection by Xsquare priority to intra codecs for grabs and to XDCAM codec for other jobs o Select XDCAM or Intra if you want to force the use of a specific source In this case the job will fail if the source is not available on the EVS server See section Source Selection in the Job Process on page 48 for detailed information on source selection in the job process Warning Note that the MTPC board
51. mplate based on an existing one by clicking the Edit button See section Creating a Customized Job Template on page 44 for more information on creating a customized job template 5 In the Destination field do one of the following according to the selected job template o If you have not yet connected to that computer you have to type the Windows user and password to gain access to the shared folders on that computer o f the destination is an EVS server type one or both GigE address of the EVS server It is recommended to click the O icon and specify the username password to access the EVS server as well as the requested location that is page bank and first position o f the destination is an Avid Transfer Engine specify the name of the Avid Transfer Engine 6 Click the Save button displayed below the Target definition The new Target is defined and is directly operational in the client applications Configuring ScanFolders ScanFolder Window General Description The ScanFolder window makes it possible to define a job to be applied to files dropped in a given shared folder scanned by Xsquare This folder is called a ScanFolder as well as the Xsquare service responsible for detecting the file to be processed and creating the job EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 On the ScanFolder window each defined ScanFolder is represented as a row ina table that contains a number of fields described bel
52. nes associated to Xsquare See section Engine Area on page 30 and Configuring Engines on page 37 Area displaying detailed information on the engine selected in the Engine area See section Selected Cluster Information Area on page 32 Buttons allowing users to save cancel undo redo actions performed in the Orchestration window You will find a short description of each button in the table below General Action Buttons Button Reset Orchestration Refresh Save Cancel Undo 1 Redo 1 26 Description Resets the orchestration configuration to the default values single default cluster no engine configuration Refreshes the Orchestration window Saves the actions performed in the Orchestration window Cancels all actions performed in the Orchestration window since the save or since you opened the window Allows to undo one by one the actions stored in the undo buffer The number of actions in the buffer is specified between brackets Allows to redo one by one the actions stored in the redo buffer The number of actions in the buffer is specified between brackets 3 Configuration ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 3 1 4 3 Configuration Working Process In the Orchestration window you will usually work in the following order 1 Creating the required clusters in the Cluster area See section Managing Engine Clusters on page 35 2 Specifying the cluster settings whenever
53. nfiguration og Orchestration Job Templates Encoders Wrappers Icons Manager profiles 4 Administration 1 Introduction 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Area Description Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Xsquare is made up of the following modules 1 A Module Job Initiators Configuration Monitoring Administration Note Task Allows users to configure start or stop different systems that initiate jobs the processing devices will manage See section Job Initiators on page 5 The Configuration section contains configurable elements in Xsquare e The Orchestration tool allows users to group the processing devices in clusters dedicated to specific job types This makes it possible to distribute the jobs more efficiently among the various processing devices See section Orchestration on page 24 e The Job Templates tool allows users to create customized job templates based on the predefined job templates available by default in Xsquare See section Managing Templates and Profiles on page 38 e The Encoders Wrappers Profiles tool allows users to customize encoder wrapper profiles based on the predefined ones available by default in Xsquare See section Managing Templates and Profiles on page 38 e Thelcons Manager tool allows managing the icons used in Xsquare See section Icons Manager on page 49 Allows users to monitor e the jobs scheduled or already processed by the processing
54. nistrati License Validity 10 Dec 2012 Logged in as administrator Logout Configuration Job Templates Filters Name a Usage Default Owner Achons IIS Web H264 3 destinations O Open IIS Web H264 4 destinations Open To Avid Transfer Engine 1 Open To EvS Server clip dnxhd administrator Edit Delete To EVS Server clip Same Codec as source Open To EVS Server clip Same Codec as target Open Refresh Import 3 Configuration 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the Job Templates window Part Name Description 1 Filter area The Filters area makes it possible to filter the list of job templates or encoder wrapper profiles based on their name See section Filtering and Sorting Grid Items on page 43 2 Items grid The Items grid Job grid or Encoder Wrapper grid provide information on the job templates and encoder wrapper profiles See section Fields in the Job Template 4 Encoder Profile Grids on page 40 It also allows users to sort the grid items and perform individual actions on the grid templates or profiles 3 Individual Action The actions that can only be executed on each item buttons separately are available in the item grid See section Possible Actions on Job Templates and Encoder Profiles on page 42 4 Collective Action The actions that can only be executed on one or more buttons selected items are availa
55. nterface Description of the physical location of the XTAccess hardware This a free text field Maximum number of destinations the XTAccess engine can handle transcoding jobs included The field is read only and the value is assigned via the Orchestration field Bear in mind that a job can contain several destinations Maximum number of destinations the XTAccess engine can transcode The field is read only and the value is assigned via the Orchestration field Field from which you can specify the maximum number of destinations and transcoding jobs the XTAccess can handled in each cluster it belongs to When you click the field you access a dialog box where you can define the Max Dest and Max Trans parameters depending on the cluster XTAccess serial number non editable Name of the host computer on which XTAccess is installed IP address es of the host computer non editable XTAccess version number non editable XSecure license associated to XTAccess and expiration date non editable It specifies if no XSecure license is associated 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 3 1 7 32 Name Reset Configuration button Show Advanced Configuration button Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Description Button used to reset the configuration of the selected engine Button used to display additional configuration parameters at the right of the Engine grid When you click the Show Advanced Configuration button
56. of the EVS server must be connected to the same VLAN as Xsquare for Xsquare to be able to see the XDCAM source You can check that the EVS server has been discovered in the EVS Server Monitoring window Specify settings related to the source type You can specify settings related to the source type clip train backup playlist or timeline backup audio or graphic files as follows 1 Click Source Configuration on the top left part of the window Source configuration The Source pane opens on the right 2 Inthe lower left area select the source type whose parameters you want to define 3 Inthe lower right area fill in the fields based on the tooltip information Add a destination to the template 1 Select the sign below the destination list To AVID MXF OPAtom file no trar Xx 2 Select the requested destination type from the list 3 Configuration EE USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 3 Configuration 3 Fill in all the requested parameters in the pane related to this destination displayed on the right when the destination is selected Remove a destination 1 In the destination list select the destination you want to remove 2 Click the cross sign next to the selected destination To AVID MXF OPAtom file no trar Xx 3 Click Yes to confirm you want to delete the destination Change the destination icon 1 In the destination list select the destination whose icon you want to change 2 Sel
57. ow h Monitoring Job Initiators Configuration Administration License Validity no license Job Initiators ScamFolders e ScanFolder ScanFolder Name ilter Template Destination Name a B MyS F MXF file E To EVS MXF file no transcoding MyServer MylI i er MW Options MyScanFolder tga To EVS Server clip Same Codec as target i To EVS Server Same Codec as target transcoding allowed JS MyServer MyIncomingFolder Options MyScanFolder wav To EVS Server clip Same Codec as target i To EVS Server Same Codec as target transcoding allowed CJ Field Description The table below describes the fields in the ScanFolder window GUI Description Element p Senne co Bm WXFF3130 ADL_ScanFolder ProRkes4271T Options le This field is made up of several elements described below from left to right e Icon icon identifying what type of source file is scanned and whether the ScanFolder is started green icon or not red icon The source file can be an A V file O QO an audio file O ora graphical sequence QO Q e Path path to the ScanFolder and ScanFolder name pan icon that allows users to select the ScanFolder Al icon that allows users to specify the Windows login and password to connect to the computer on which the ScanFolder is located icon that allows users to specify ScanFolder options ScanFolder Nickname of the ScanFolder This does not have to be the same name Name
58. re are included in the default cluster which processes all job types Names of the associated engines The name is made of the nickname assigned in the Engine List area and the hardware serial number Button to remove acluster You cannot remove the default cluster Button to collapse the cluster box display the cluster name only or expand the cluster box display the associated engines Button to add a cluster See section Cluster Types on page 28 for the list of cluster types In the Cluster area of the Orchestration window the list of available cluster types is displayed when you right click the icon in a Cluster box to add a cluster default XF73130 73130 IPDA184130 184130 3 Configuration USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 VS The table below describes the available cluster types the jobs that each cluster will process and the parameters you need to specify in the Selected Cluster Information area Cluster Name Ingest from EVS Server To EVS Server From EVS Server From Folder To Folder Transfer to Avid Web Services Transfer to Avid TM Transfer to Final Cut Pro Transfer to Xedio EVS EDL 3 Configuration Description The cluster engines will process the backup of trains triggered by the IPDirector Ingest Scheduler This cluster will not handle usual train backups The cluster engines will process jobs having an EVS server as first destination including playlist renderin
59. required or requested in the Selected Cluster Information area See section Selected Cluster Information Area on page 32 3 Setting the engine orchestration parameters and others in the Engine area See section Configuring Engines on page 37 4 Save the whole orchestration configuration Cluster Area Introduction The Cluster area in the Orchestration window shows the engine clusters defined in Xsquare and the engines associated to each cluster The cluster position in the list determines the cluster priority in handling a specific job type if the same job type is distributed between two clusters the cluster positioned higher in the list will handle the shared job type in priority You manage the clusters from the Cluster area of the Orchestration window See section Managing Engine Clusters on page 35 for more information on managing clusters The following illustration presents a single cluster box not the whole cluster area that can consists of several cluster boxes depending on the number of clusters defined default XF73130 73130 IPDA184130 184130 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 3 1 5 28 Field Description Issue 2 1 A June 2013 The table below describes the various fields of the Cluster box Part Name 1 Cluster name 2 Engine names 3 Command buttons Cluster Types Description Name of the cluster and associated color At installation all engines associated to Xsqua
60. s E Deletes the job template or encoder wrapper profile of the corresponding row This is only available for customized templates or profiles Refresh Refreshes the window display Exports the selected job templates or encoder wrapper profiles into an XML definition file It can then be imported into another Xsquare Export Imports an XML definition file for job templates or encoder wrapper profiles into Xsquare Encoder or wrapper profiles can be imported when the profile Import mr m ul cD definition file e complies with the XML syntax rules AND e is validated by Xsquare If the profile definition file is not valid in Xsquare this is specified between brackets next to the profile definition and the profile definition is only available in XML format from when you open it 42 3 Configuration ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 3 Configuration Filtering and Sorting Grid Items Introduction You can filter and sort the grid items in the Job Template and Encoder Wrapper Profile windows How to Filter the Grid Items To filter the grid items based on the name of the items proceed as follows 1 If the filtering field is not displayed on the left of the Filters label click the icon The filtering field is now displayed 2 Tosearch for job templates containing a string of characters type the string in the filtering field The grid items are automatically filtered and only the items that cont
61. s show these contextual menus Cancel Retry Hide Go to queue Show all info G_orcFile_ 34 of 20 5 192 16 Cancel Retry Move to Top Show all info Available Commands on Monitored Jobs Menu Item Cancel Retry Hide Go to queue Move to Top Show all info Description Allows users to cancel a job scheduled or in progress Allows users to retry a failed or canceled job Allows users to hide a job they no longer want to be displayed in the grid You can apply this to jobs you have already dealt with for example It does not purge the job but only hide it Allows users to open the Queue Management tab Allows user to move the selected job to the first position in the Queue Management tab for the job to be processed in priority Opens a pane with detailed information on the selected job 5 Monitoring S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i 5 6 EVS Server Monitoring Window CEN Introduction The EVS Server Monitoring window displays the list of EVS servers detected on the network This window allows users to check that e the EVS servers defined as the destination in the Job Definition e the EVS servers used as the source in a multiessence configuration have effectively been discovered and identified on the network Monitoring s EVS Servers EVS SOTI Network name Senal number Giga address 1 Giga address 2 MTPC address 1235080 172 22 51 85 192 168 12 125 172 22 51 185 112710 172 22 51 1
62. scoding X Y Warning Description Name of the cluster and associated icon as defined in the Orchestration window Provides information on the number of jobs scheduled in the cluster and therefore on the workload on the cluster IHA No job is scheduled in the cluster IN From 0 to 6 jobs are scheduled in the cluster JIN From 6 to 15 jobs are scheduled in the cluster Wl More than 15 jobs are scheduled in the cluster Displays the number of destinations being processed by the cluster X out of the maximum destinations it can handle Y The maximum destinations is defined in the Orchestration window Displays the number of destinations with transcoding being processed by the cluster X out of the maximum destinations with transcoding it can process Y The maximum destinations with transcoding is defined in the Orchestration window _ If the Cluster Load icon is red it means your cluster receives more jobs than its maximum capacity It is recommended to modify your cluster definition Manipulating and Analyzing Monitoring Data Sorting Job Grid Items By clicking a column header you sort the rows based on the values of this column The column header the sorting is based on is highlighted in blue and a down or up arrow is displayed above the column header to identify the sorting order ascending descending ulila Job Type 5 Monitoring ko ng USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V i Filtering Job Grid Items The
63. square The web interface is hosted on an EVS Proxy service available on port 9004 of the computer on which Xsquare is installed Prerequisite To be able to access Xsquare you need to get a username and password from the administrator Your user credentials are associated to a given level of user rights which may limit the windows and or features you will have access to in Xsquare 1 Introduction S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V E How to Access Xsquare 1 Open a web browser and type the Xsquare URL using one of the following pattern o On the local computer http localhost 9004 OR http hostname 9004 o On another computer on the network http xxx xxx xxx xxx 9004 where the crosses correspond to the IP address of the machine on which Xsquare is installed OR http computername 9004 where computername is the full computer name of the machine on which Xsquare is installed 2 Toaccess Xsquare enter your username and password When you have an Xsquare license your username is displayed on the top right corner of the Xsquare window 1 3 Xsquare User Interface Illustration Xsquare is a web based application its home page features the modules organized in four sections rad Monitoring Job lInitiators Configuration Administration License Validity 01 nov 2013 Logged in as Administrator Logout Msquare X Monitoring EVS Servers wa Job Initiators ScanFolders ScanXML instructions ii E Co
64. ss associated to Xsquare as well as their configuration parameters You configure the XTAccess applications from this area The XTAccess configuration is saved in the Xsquare database Each time the configuration of an XTAccess is modified the change is pushed to the engine without requiring an engine reboot Online Disabled XTA Nickname XTA Location Total Max Dest Total Max Trans Orchestration Max Dest IPD LIGHT16 7 7 Max Trans BEMOFE2 Reset Configuration Show Advanced Configuration 30 3 Configuration VS USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 Field Description The table below describes the various fields and buttons of the Engine area Name Online Disabled XTA Nickname XTA Location Total Max Dest Total Max Trans Orchestration SN Hostname IP Address XTAccess Version XSecure License Description Icon showing the engine XTAccess connection status 2 when the engine is online IB when the engine is offline when the engine is online but disabled W When the engine is offline and disabled Check box you can select to disable an engine that is to say to prevent the engine from handling future jobs The ongoing jobs are fully processed then the queued or future jobs will be handled when the engine will be set online again Name assigned in Xsquare to the XTAccess engine This a free text field When you modify the name in this field it is automatically adapted in Xsquare user i
65. ss to the following features e access to the Xsquare XTAccess Orchestration configuration 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 4 1 3 52 managing and configuring all XTAccess available on the Xsquare system creating Targets templates and encoder profiles modifying all the Targets template and encoder profiles available on the Xsquare system managing the associations of Xsquare and XTAccess creating users using the Retry Cancel functions on all jobs changing the priority of all scheduled jobs Adding a User Introduction Administrators can add new Xsquare users from the Administration gt Users amp Access menu which opens the User and Access window How to Add a User To add a user proceed as follows Click the button This adds a new row In the new row do the following o Entera username in the Username field o Enter the user password twice in the Password field and in the Password Validation field o Select the level of user rights associated to the user in the Level field See section User Levels on page 51 for more information on user levels 3 Click the Save button in the row corresponding to the newly added user The useris now defined in Xsquare and he she can directly connect to the application 4 Administration S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V E o Monitoring 5 1 Job Monitoring Window General Description From the Job Monitoring window you can monitor
66. ting a Customized Job Template on page 44 for more information on creating a customized job template 6 Inthe Destination field do one of the following according to the selected job template o Ifthe destination is a shared folder on the network click the isi button and select the computer where the shared folder is located If you have not yet connected to that computer you have to type the Windows user and password to gain access to the shared folders on that computer o If the destination is an EVS server type one or both GigE address of the EVS server It is recommended to click the A icon and specify the username password to access the EVS server as well as the requested location that is page bank and first position o If the destination is an Avid Transfer Engine specify the name of the Avid Transfer Engine 7 Inthe Destination field click to specify whether or not new IDs have to be generated Click the Save button displayed below the ScanFolder definition If you want the ScanFolder service to directly start scanning the ScanFolder click the red icon in the ScanFolder field The icons turns green which means the service is started for this ScanFolder definition 12 2 Job Initiators S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V EE 2 4 Configuring ScanXML 2 4 1 ScanXML Window General Description The ScanXML window makes it possible to take over XML file jobs by scanning the ScanXML folder where XML job def
67. to this cluster List of source folders List of destination folders No parameter Name of the Avid Transfer Manager No parameter No parameter No parameter 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Cluster Name Description Needed Parameters Playlist Rendering The cluster engines will process the jobs of rendering a No parameter playlist EDL into a consolidated file and or clip in an EVS server Warning When you assign an engine to this cluster you need to make sure the associated engines have the Xsecure transcoding license as not check is performed in the engine assignment Playlist Export The cluster engines will process the jobs that back up all No parameter playlist elements EDL into a list of files With such a job the engine will create child jobs internally Removable The engines of the Removable Device cluster will No parameter Devices process jobs having a source or first destination which is a lower performing storage such as IPDrives Disks or USB keys located on their local computer Consequently you should add to this cluster all engines installed on computers connected to a removable device being the source or first destination of XTAccess jobs This cluster will always be at the top of the cluster list Grab The cluster engines will process the grab jobs No parameter 3 1 6 Engine Area Introduction The Engine area in the Orchestration window shows all engines XTAcce
68. uare to dedicate a cluster to a specific job type and force the engines associated to the given cluster to execute that cluster job type only The cluster definition must be based on the network topology or on live oriented jobs The goal could be e toisolate specific important jobs for example backup of train to specific engines mainly in live or near live productions when jobs have to be processed in real time e tosend jobs to the only engines that can reach a destination network topology aspect Orchestration Rules You should keep in mind the following rules when you define the engine orchestration e You can assign an XTAccess to more than one cluster if you want this XTAccess application to take in charge two different job types e Xsquare will send transcoding jobs only to the XTAccess that have transcoding licenses It is therefore not possible to specify a maximum number of transcoding jobs for an XTAccess that does not have a transcoding license e Xsquare will preferably send jobs to the XTAccess installed on the same computer as the destination or the source e Xsquare takes only the first destination into account to choose the cluster that will handle a job In case of multidestinations the other destinations are not taken into account for the cluster selection e Xsquare will use the first cluster highest position in the list of Cluster area that is configured to handle the job e Xsquare will never send jo
69. wrappers The check box is only selected for wrappers Default Check box to specify whether the job template is predefined selected check box or customized cleared check box Owner User who created the job template No owner is specified for predefined templates The value is automatically filled in with the login of the user who creates a customized job template Actions Actions that can only be performed on each grid item separately 3 Configuration 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 1 A June 2013 Possible Actions on Job Templates and Encoder Profiles The job templates and encoder wrapper profiles are managed respectively from the Job Template window and the Encoder Wrapper Profile window The actions described in the table below are available in these windows Description Opens the definition of the job template or encoder wrapper profile of the corresponding row This button is available for predefined templates or profiles From the template or profile definition window the user can then save the parameters of the predefined template or profile as a new one that can then be customized W ct O 5 Opens the definition of the job template or encoder wrapper profile of the corresponding row This button is available for customized templates or profiles that can directly be modified See section Creating a Customized Job Template on page 44 for more information on editing and customizing Job Template
70. you have access to more advanced parameters Please contact the EVS support before using them Name EDL Sub Jobs File Reader No Buffering Filename Encoding Mode QT Ref Optimization Vedio Group Description Maximum number of child jobs XTAccess can handle simultaneously during a backup EDL Clips Option to increase the performance when XTAccess writes on a non Windows storage Option to increase the performance when XTAccess reads a non Windows storage Option which forces all QTRef files to be seen as growing files by XTAccess Group the XTAccess engine belongs to in the Vedio application You can specify a group Selected Cluster Information Area General Description The Selected Cluster Information area in the Orchestration window shows information on the cluster selected in the Cluster area It also allows the users to specify some parameters to specify parameters Xsquare should take into account to know which jobs the engine should handle or not 3 Configuration S USER MANUAL Xsquare 2 1 a V 3 Configuration Illustration The Selected Cluster Information area will be slightly different depending on the cluster type The following illustrations cover the various Selected Cluster Information areas you can encounter even if it does not present all of them The Cluster Information area for Ingest from EVS Server From EVS Server and To EVS Server clusters is similar to the following scr

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