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2. Driver Settings Card 0 Video Audio Sync Options YTA Control 0 al a Ea rs F F Colorbar Black Info Hardware Info Licence Info Raster Info Updated Set Licence b If not you have to install the license SDI Board Installation Procedure 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 To install the license proceed as follows 1 Use the Setup menu button and select Set Licence 2 Enter the license information provided with the DVS board in the field named Key 1 then click Set Key 1 Set Key 1 Set Key 2 gt ou gt gt a e Note A The number of the Key entry may be different 6 3 Configure OpenCube XFReader To configure OpenCube XFReader to use the Blackmagic or DVS board proceed as follows 1 Run OpenCube XFReader open the configuration dialog box Menu Control gt Configure Select the Output tab i Configuration Blackmagic 2 Inthe SDI Card dropdown box select the right SDI board Click OK then quit and restart OpenCube XFReader to apply 40 SDI Board Installation Procedure EE USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 V AE 3 You can now switch the output to the SDI card by clicking on the SDI Button E OpenCube XFReader V ancillary op1a vc3 220mbps 1080i5994_anc mxf ll NS Duration OC e Frame Rate e Codec vC 3 220Mbps e Raster 108 AE
3. 2000 decoding see 4 3 JPEG 2000 Menu 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 4 2 4 2 1 28 General Lal Configuration Option Adjust the application size to the video content Set SDI as default output Play starts automatically Return to the first frame at the end of the sequence FF RW speed sequence Issue 2 6 A October 2013 Configure option Description When checked OpenCube XFReader will adjust the viewer area to best fit to the video content after a file is loaded this removes the empty space around the video content Note This option is not available in OpenCube XFReader ActiveX This configures SDI to be the default output If checked the output is done on SDI when a file is loaded the output mode can still be changed by clicking on the output button If the box is checked OpenCube XFReader automatically starts the playback when a file is loaded If the box is checked OpenCube XFReader returns to the first frame when it reaches the end of the file If the box is unchecked playback remains on the last displayed frame You can define the speed sequence for fast forward and fast rewind Only positive base 2 values are authorized Configuring OpenCube XFReader USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 MV AE Option Description Go to First Last This option configures the behavior of the Go to First Frame Frame and Go to Last Frame button It can take one
4. Note OpenCube MXFTk Reader is no longer required To playback through the SDI Output available as an option you have to install a compatible SDI card see 1 2 Minimum Hardware Requirement and 6 SDI Board Installation Procedure If you encounter any problem with the driver installation do not hesitate to contact the OpenCube XFReader support team support _mxftk evs com License Activation Once all the components have been installed use the Load license file button to load your license file If the license is distributed with the package it can be found in the OCPackage Licenses folder EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 8 1 10 The full license must be activated over the Internet If the computer does not have an Internet connection or uses a proxy please contact the OpenCube XFReader support team support _mxftk evs com Uninstallation To uninstall OpenCube XFReader open the OpenCube KeyManager and click on the Uninstall button of each component you want to remove Transferring a License Each OpenCube XFReader license is linked to a single computer identified by its MAC Address To transfer the license to another system you have to 1 Uninstall OpenCube XFReader and its components 2 Send an e mail to support mxftk evs com with a The purchase order number b Ascreenshot of the OpenCube KeyManager after that the uninstall process is done
5. Stop Go to First frame Go to Last frame Step forward Step backward Note A Audio splitting is not available for external reference audio tracks OP 1b AS 02 etc ES Note A Splitting behavior can be configured see 4 2 3 Audio Most commands can be carried out using keyboard shortcuts The default shortcuts are Command key Space bar P B S Home End Right arrow Left arrow OpenCube XFReader User Interface Pe USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 V AE Command Command key description Fast forward Fast rewind Loop toggle L SDI VGA toggle D Open Insert Close C amp Note A Shortcuts can be configured see 4 Configuring OpenCube XFReader 3 Side Panel 3 7 1 Overview The side panel comprises by 3 panels e The metadata panel e The log panel e The ancillary panel The side panel can be Control Description Minimized Expanded ps Detached using the float button or by double clicking on the title bar Moved to the right or left side by performing a drag and drop on the right or left side of the OpenCube XFReader application 3 7 2 Metadata Panel The metadata panel displays some of the structural metadata from the MXF file The following information is displayed OpenCube XFReader User Interface 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 e Filename e Operational pattern e Last modification e Start timecode duration and frame rate e Video e
6. of the following 3 values e Media In Out The Go to First Frame Go to Last Frame button seek to the beginning end of the file e Next Log The Go to First Frame Go to Last Frame button seek to each timecode in and timecode out of the log e Next Log In only The Go to First Frame Go to Last Frame button seek to each timecode in of the log 4 2 2 Output Overview Configuration VGA Configuring OpenCube XFReader 29 30 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 By checking Advanced De interlacing you can display additional deinterlacing parameters This is the recommended mode Disabling this option may result in rendering issues depending on the graphics board installed If the box Activate De interlacing is unchecked deinterlacing will be disabled on the VGA output depending on the video codec You can select the deinterlacing method by checking hardware or software acceleration software deinterlace can be performed even if hardware deinterlacing is checked depending on the graphics board and video stream used If you check the Multi monitor support option you can move the OpenCube XFReader window from one monitor to another without restarting the playout or OpenCube XFReader zz Note On a network not connected to the Internet this mode can lengthen the time it takes to open a file SDI Stereo Downmix allows you to enable or disable the ste
7. 3 pass though mode GXF Files OpenCube XFReader supports GXF files available as an option The following video codecs are supported e DV CAM DV IEC e DV SMPTE DVCPro 25 50 e MPEG 2 IFrame e IMX 30 40 50 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A PCM audio stream is supported A 1 9 Note OpenCube GXFTk Reader must be installed SDI Playout Issue 2 6 A October 2013 1 9 1 Features Limitations The following features are available for all supported SDI boards Video raster SD PAL SD NTSC 1080150 1080159 94 720p50 720p59 94 1080p23 98 Color space YCrCb 4 2 2 SDI audio Yes Timecode Yes Limitations and comparison between each board are shown in the following array DVS DVS Blackmagic Blackmagic Centaurus ll Atomix LT SDI we LT Extreme 3D 1080p25 1080 Yes Yes As As p29 97 1080050 1080i5 1080i50 1080i5 support 9 94 9 94 ATCLTC VITC Yes Yes No On HD rasters only DVITC PAL 19 21 PAL 1 19 21 PAL 19 PAL 19 NTSC 1 14 16 NTSC 1 14 16 NTSC 1 14 NTSC I 14 Max audio SD 8 SD 8 SD HD 8 SD 8 cnanneis o HD 16 HD 16 VBI line No PAL 608 lines Yes Yes support in SD NTSC 502 lines 12 Introduction USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 Note V 5 OpenCube XFReader inverts the field order automatically You can force the field order display See 4 1 Overview 1 9 2 Ancillary Data Lines The following array describes the line where ancillary data are present on the SDI Ancillary source Exter
8. CODE iR leida 17 r COT BETONS sentis 18 ox MbclleeleE ii WN E 19 3 5 Audio Trak NERONI 19 PPP PP 20 AN a a e E E E 21 a AVONIN e E E EEE E RERE 21 9 72 Metadata Panel uscito eta reip tr odo ERR PES eioi aaa kabanii aiae 21 MEO IMCL MET EES 22 SUP MEC ING TUUM TTE 23 4 CONFIGURING OPENCUBE XFREADER 27 Table of Contents Hl 4 1 4 2 4 3 9 1 9 2 9 3 6 2 6 3 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 OM Wi colo 27 GCOMMOWLS O PlONmesssacsa nai tin 28 ELUCET TTE 28 dio UTM EI oars scars ater av eae ba nee a E AN PEE ERU EE PE Ve a doe E DE eu nneeS 29 2 sc AUO m rr MER M 31 424 AC A hae itulr acid a 33 ELO POUL CUS sce cheers eta m UU et aes lela a etal onde Vac 33 JRESZ2000 Mea 34 OPENCUBE XFREADER ACTIVEX nennen nnn 35 Gu sia hase bias S E 35 software Required eiii 36 How to Use OpenCube XFReader ActiveX oooocccccccccccccconcconnccnonononncnnnnnonononanncnnnnnnnos 36 SDI BOARD INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 38 insrallithe C ard Dietas cbr VS bids abere eb Ere id rian neat eke vtta ais 38 MM MEE Ie Me URS 38 ie IV EE 38 Insiall the Card ECEN Geca nanan a 39 62 1 BIACKMNAGIC cu a 39 Oe ON I m 39 Configure OpenCube XFReader nucia e E 40 Introduction USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 VY AE Revision History D
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10. OpenCube XFReader User Interface Description This field shows if there are CEA608 channels available in the ancillary source selected CEA608 is detected in e The CDP of a SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x61 SDID 0x01 e A SCC sidecar file e AMCC sidecar file e ATSC A 53 in MPEG 2 video essence This field shows if there are CEA 708 services available in the ancillary source selected CEA708 is detected in e The CDP of a SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x61 SDID 0x01 e A MCC sidecar file e ATSC A 53 in MPEG 2 video essence This field shows if there are OP47 pages available in the SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x43 SDID 0x02 OpenCube XFReader will add automatically detected pages in this field This field shows the timecodes available in the ancillary data Depending the ancillary source selected by the user the following timecodes are displayed e ST 436 o ATC VITC Displays VITC timecode embedded in the DID 0x60 SDID 0x60 o ATC LTC Displays LTC timecode embedded in the DID 0x60 SDID 0x60 o ST 334 Timecode Displays the timecode embedded inthe CDP of a SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x61 SDID 0x01 e MPEG 2 User data o ATC VITC Displays VITC timecode embedded in the SMPTE ST 328 of MPEG 2 video essence o ATC LTC Displays LTC timecode embedded in the SMPTE ST 328 of MPEG 2 video essence This field displays the Active Format Description AFD ST 2016 3 available ina SMPTE ST 436 track DID 0x41 SDID 0x05 Th
11. USER MANUAL OPENCUBE XFREADER Version 2 6 October 2013 USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 V AE Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright 2005 2013 All rights reserved This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this user manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the author Disclaimer The information provided in this user manual is as is and without warranty of any kind expressed or implied including those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or arising from a course of dealing usage or trade practice This user manual is for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment SA makes no warranties or representations regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information In no event shall EVS Broadcast Equipment SA or any of its affiliates be liable for any damage including incidental or consequential damages lost profits or lost data or any indirect damages even if EVS Broadcast Equipment SA or any of its affiliates have been informed of the possibility thereof Trademark Recognition All product names used in this manual are the prope
12. art when playback reaches end SDI VGA Switch output playback mode ge Note A The speeds of fast rewind and fast forward commands can be configured see 4 Configuring OpenCube XFReader 3 4 Subclip Area This area allows you to extract a subclip from the loaded file Control Description Establishes the IN point of the subclip Playback will use TC IN as the new starting point Establishes the OUT point of the subclip Playback will use TC OUT as the new end point Resets the TC IN and TC OUT to the loaded file value Starts the creation of the subclip If you click on SAVE the created subclip can be opened in the current window e Note A Subclip creation is not supported for OP Atom files except P2 MXF with external references and GXF files i Note A Sidecar scc and mcc files are not subclipped 3 5 Audio Track Area This area displays the peak and dbFS audio level of each track it also allows you to commute track output Only audio channels present in the source files are active Audio channels can be muted or unmuted by simply checking or unchecking the switch The application will split a multichannel track to stereo tracks OpenCube XFReader User Interface 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 3 6 20 Issue 2 6 A October 2013 4 stereo and 4 mono tracks All tracks are activated 12 mono tracks All tracks are activated Shortcuts Command description Play Pause toggle Play Pause
13. c MAC addresses of the old and new systems ES Note A According to the EULA the number of transfers is limited Supported Liles MXF Files OpenCube XFReader supports the following SMPTE MXF files e OP 1a e OP 1b and OP 1b on external reference e OP Atom OpenCube XFReader supports many constraints MXF format including e AS 02 e AS 03 e AS 11 e Panasonic P2 OP Atom e Panasonic P2 AVC LongG e Avid OP Atom Introduction USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 V AE NEW 1 8 2 Introduction e Sony eVTR e Sony XDCAM DV IMX HD optical and SxS e IMF Essence Component video audio and ancillary e DCP video and audio track file encrypted or not OpenCube XFReader supports IMF Application 2 and DCP Composition Playlist e IMF The CPL must contain only one segment Each segment must contain only one Sequence Each Sequence must contain only one resource e DCP The DCP must not be encrypted The Composition Playlist must contain only one reel The MXF format is a container file format It can contain various types of audio and video essences The following video codecs are supported by OpenCube XFReader available as an option e DVCAM DV IEC e DV SMPTE DVCPro 25 50 100 e MPEG 2 MPEG HD e MX 30 40 50 e H 264 AVC e AVC Intra 50 100 e AVC Intra 200 e JPEG 2000 e VC 3 DNxHD The following audio codecs are supported e Wave e AIFF e A Law e AES3 AES3 8channels e Dolby E AC
14. e quality of the media support into consideration as HD media requires high read access performances To output playback through SDI you must use one of the following SDI boards e Blackmagic Decklink SDI e Blackmagic Decklink HD Extreme 3D e DVS Centaurus II LT e DVS Atomix LT Minimum Software Requirement OpenCube XFReader runs under the following Microsoft Windows operating systems e Windows XP SP3 e Windows Vista e Windows 7 e Windows 8 OpenCube XFReader is a 32 bit application that can be installed on both 32 and 64 bits OS OpenCube XFReader requires DirectX 9 0c at the minimum Installation To install OpenCube XFReader proceed as follows Introduction USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 YV AE 1 5 Introduction 1 Run setup exe from the OCPackage windows folder This will install the OpenCube KeyManager application if it is not already available OpenCube KeyManager is the root of OpenCube s application and license management system OpenCube KeyManager will be launched 2 Click on the active Install button located on each product line The screenshot below illustrates the installation of an evaluation version of OpenCube XFReader on Key Manager n For minimum configuration OpenCube GXFTk Reader the GXF DirectShow filter OpenCube XFReader the application the MainConcept s DShow filters and OpenCube s DShow filters must be installed
15. imecodes available in the file OpenCube XFReader User Interface 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 3 3 18 With MXF files 3 timecodes are displayed Part Name Description 1 Material Package This area displays the current Material Package timecode timecode It is the playout timecode 2 Source Package This area displays the current Source Package timecode timecode 3 System Item timecode This area displays the current System Item timecode m Note With GXF files only the Material Package timecode is available When a timecode is not available it is displayed as Timecode disabled Timecode enabled You can seek to a specific frame by keying in the timecode in the material package field and pressing return to confirm If the timecode is not valid the seeking function will not work and the frame cannot be located If the timecode value is after TC OUT then playback will seek to the end Command Buttons This function controls stream transmission Control Description ri Go to first or last frame X ve Fast rewind or fast forward You can increase decrease the speed of the sequence by clicking on these buttons Fast rewind speed x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 x64 Fast forward speed x2 x4 x8 x16 x32 x64 E u u Play or pause playback Stop playback OpenCube XFReader User Interface EE USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 MV i Control Description Tt Loop from st
16. is radio button enables the decoding and the display of the current caption This applies to VGA and SDI output 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 a N 26 Note SCC and MCC sidecar files are not supported while they are recording Note You can change the default ancillary source See 4 2 4 Ancillary OpenCube XFReader User Interface USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 V 5 4 Configuring OpenCube XFReader 4 1 Overview The Control menu allows you to configure the different OpenCube XFReader actions Part Name 1 Display Advanced Panel 2 Invert Field Order SDI 3 Original Size 4 Fit to the video content 5 Configure 6 JPEG 2000 Configuring OpenCube XFReader Description If the box is unchecked the audio track and subclip areas are hidden This option is available only in the SDI output configuration It allows you to invert the field order bottom or top field first This option resizes the application window to the video s Original dimension limited by the screen resolution ge Note A This option is not available in OpenCube XFReader ActiveX This option resizes the application window to best fit the viewer video content Note A This option is not available in OpenCube XFReader ActiveX This menu allows you to configure the behavior of OpenCube XFReader see 4 2 Configure option This menu configures the quality of the JPEG
17. lename Control the e VARIANT_BOOL Play playout e VARIANT BOOL Pause e VARIANT BOOL Stop e VARIANT BOOL Next e VAHIANT BOOL Previous e VARIANT BOOL FastForward Each time the function is called the fast forward speed moves forward to the next one in the sequence e VARIANT BOOL FastReverse Each time the function is called the fast forward speed moves forward to the next one in the sequence e VARIANT BOOL First e VARIANT BOOL Last e VARIANT BOOL SeekTC in BSTR p qsCurrentTC Request a seek to specified timecode e BSTR GetCurrentTC2 Return current timecode e void GetCurrentT C in out BSTR p qsCurrentTC Deprecated Get current timecode Some language does not support out parameter Prefer using GetCurrentTC2 OpenCube XFReader ActiveX sa USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 V AE Action Description Select the e VARIANT BOOL ActivatedSDI output Switch to SDI output if available e VARIANT BOOL ActivatedVGA Switch to VGA output if available OpenCube XFReader ActiveX 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 6 6 1 6 1 1 6 1 2 38 SDI Board Installation Procedure Install the Card Driver Blackmagic To install the SDI card driver proceed as follows 1 Get the Blackmagic Desktop Video package from the card package or from the Blackmagic website http www blackmagicdesign com ez Note A The recommended driver version is 9 7 7 2 Extract a
18. nal SCC External MCC MPEG 2 User Data MPEG 2 User Data MPEG 2 User Data ST 436 Introduction Ancillary kind Closed Caption All ATSC A 53 Ancillary data Timecode All SDI line Line 12 Line 12 Line 12 Line 14 As defined in the previous array See 1 9 1 Features Limitations Use the line number defined in SMPTE ST 436 packet 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 2 2 1 2 2 14 Using OpenCube XFReader Opening OpenCube XFReader allows you to open an MXF or GXF file Files can be opened by e Dropping the file in the player e Using the File Open dialog box e Using the open shortcut Insert is the default shortcut Close allows you to close the current file and sets the player to the initial opening state Note When using SDI output only one instance of OpenCube XFReader can be active at a time Playback To play a loaded file e Click on the Play button e Oruse the play pause shortcut the space bar is the default shortcut To stop playback e Click on the Stop button e Oruse the stop shortcut S is the default shortcut To switch the output from VGA to SDI or vice versa e Pause or stop the playback e Then click on the SDI VGA button or use the shortcut D is the default shortcut To fast forward or fast rewind e Click on the fast forward rewind button Each time the button is clicked the fast forward speed moves fo
19. nd run the installer 3 Follow the on screen instructions DVS To install the DVS driver proceed as follows 1 Download the DVS SDI card driver using the provided link Once that is done extract the download package in the final destination e Note A The recommended driver version is 4 3 5 8 2 Run the dvsconf exe application located in the win32 bin subfolder r E Propri t s de DVSConf Driver Settings Driver Loading Install Uninstall DVS Driver Location r 3 Use the browse button to select the driver corresponding to your DVS Card Centaurus II LT or Atomix LT 4 Click the Install button SDI Board Installation Procedure VS 5 Anew tab is now available named Card O If not there may be an issue with the DVS SDI card hardware installation USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 6 2 6 2 1 6 2 2 r E Propri t s de DVSConf Driver Settings Card 0 Control Frame 0 0 Wideo Audio Sync Options VTR Setup Install the Card License Blackmagic The Blackmagic SDI board does not require any licenses DVS The DVS board may have the license pre installed To check the license proceed as follows 1 Use the Setup menu button 2 Select Info License a Ifthe status area displays license information then the license is already installed 2 Propri t s de DVSConf
20. ocument Revision Date Author Change Description Version 2 6 A 10 Oct 2013 V Popie Upgrade user guide to OpenCube XFReader v2 6 Revision History V EE y USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 VY AE What s New The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified features in OpenCube XFReader 2 6 In the user manual the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features New features Section Page Windows 8 1 3 8 New supported formats 1 8 1 10 e IMF Essence Component and CPL e Panasonic AVC LongG Log Panel SS 22 Ancillary Panel 3 7 4 23 Ancillary Data Lines 1 9 2 13 Changes Section Page OpenCube MXFTk Reader is no longer required to install 1 43 7 3 8 OpenCube XFReader What s New VII EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 NEW 1 4 Introduction Purpose of the Application OpenCube XFReader is an easy to use player that runs on Windows and enables users to play back all MXF files on a display unit or SDI Video Screen HD SDI option must be available Minimum Hardware Requirement Depending on the video codec the minimum hardware requirement can vary e DV and IMX Intel Core 2 Duo 2 2 GHz 2 GB RAM e MPEG2 HD Intel Core i5 2GHz 4 GB RAM e AVC Intra JPEG 2000 and VC 3 Intel Core i7 3 06 GHz 4GB RAM An nVidia graphic board is highly recommended It is also important to take th
21. r documentation e JPEG 2000 configure the JPEG 2000 decoder see 4 3 JPEG 2000 16 OpenCube XFReader User Interface EE USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 MV i Part Name 2 Viewer area 3 Position bar 4 Timecode area 5 Command buttons 6 Subclip area 7 Audio track area 8 Side panel Description The viewer area displays the video of the loaded file if it contains a video track If you are using SDI output the area remains empty The position bar displays the file duration and frame position The cursor may be dragged to any frame In pause mode the left and right buttons located at each end of the progress bar can be used to display the next or the previous frame While the MXF file is recording a rec indicator will appear and the duration bar will blink until the file is closed This area displays the different timecodes in the file see 3 2 Timecode Area This area contains the command buttons of OpenCube XFReader see 3 3 Command Buttons This area creates a subclip on the current MXF file see 3 4 Subclip Area e Note N Sidecar scc and mcc files are not subclipped This area displays the peak and dbFS audio level of each track it also allows you to commute track output see 3 5 Audio Track Area The side panel contains 3 different panels e The metadata panel e The log panel e The ancillary panel 3 2 Timecode Area The timecode area displays the different t
22. rack 4 Simultaneous active channels is set to one User activates track 1 as the channels are dependent two channels are activated Simultaneous active channels is set to all All audio tracks are activated Description Issue 2 6 A October 2013 Track Selection and Audio Splitting Examples Configuring OpenCube XFReader USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 4 2 4 Ancillary Configuration The Source priority option configures the ancillary source priority that will be used by OpenCube XFReader when it opens a file See 3 7 4 Ancillary Panel for a description of each possible value 4 2 5 Shortcuts Keyboard command shortcuts can be changed Simply select the command you want to modify and then press the key to bind A key shortcut can only be assigned to one command If you assign a new shortcut to a command it will unbind it from the previous assigned command Configuration Configuring OpenCube XFReader 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 4 3 JPEG 2000 Menu This menu entry is available only when you are playing JPEG 2000 MXF files Quality v Ful Name Description Quality This menu allows you to lower the decoding quality of the JPEG 2000 stream It is useful when you have a stream that cannot be decoded in real time a Note A When rendering on SDI output the quality will be set to Full and cannot be changed Lowering the quality reduces the o
23. reo downmix on the SDI output The SDI Card combo box allows you to select the SDI output card If you change this option you will have to restart OpenCube XFReader Configuring OpenCube XFReader USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 4 2 3 Audio Overview i Configuration Part Name 1 Track selection 2 Audio splitting 3 Enhanced Audio Mixing Configuring OpenCube XFReader VS Description You can select the number of simultaneous audio channels e All allows you to activate numerous tracks e One or two allows you to activate one or two channels at the same time You can define how OpenCube XFReader will split multichannel audio track By default OpenCube XFReader splits multichannel audio tracks to stereo tracks The Enhanced Audio Mixing checkbox allows you to choose between basic and enhanced audio mixing modes The basic mixing mode averages out audio samples from each track The enhanced mixing mode takes each track level into account which means the output level will not be lowered because of blank audio tracks 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A 32 Name Simultaneous active channels is set to two User activates track 3 The track is stereo so 2 channels are activated Simultaneous active channels is set to two User activates track 6 Tracks are mono so track 5 and 6 are activated 2 channels Simultaneous active channels is set to one User activates t
24. rties of their respective owners and are acknowledged This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL project for use in the OpenSSL toolkit www openssl org This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation www apache org This product may include the DNXHD codec DNxHD means Avid DNxHD This product may include the Kakadu Speed Pack Portions of this software are copyright O 2011 The FreeType Project 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 in this user manual by e mail to doc 2evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or on the EVS website on the following page http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter The present document shall be governed by Belgian law In case of a dispute all parties shall submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the court of Li ge Introduction USER MANUAL OpenCube X
25. rward to the next one in the sequence Using OpenCube XFReader Pe USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 WMV AE e Or use the fast forward rewind shortcut for fast forward and for fast rewind as the default shortcut e Note A With MXF OP 1b MPEG LongGop and Avid OP Atom MPEG LongGop sequences fast play and rewind are not available e Note A With MXF OP 1a MPEG LongGop sequence fast play and rewind are done on IFrame speed x2 will display one IFrame on two x4 one IFrame on four 2 3 Displaying Version License and Open Documentation The OpenCube XFReader version and license state can be displayed by selecting About in the pull down menu Documentation can be opened by selecting the Help menu Using OpenCube XFReader 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 3 OpenCube XFReader User Interface 3 1 Overview 1 2 W DpenCube XFReader V opia vc3 185mbpe 1080190 rod NANN D8 31 04 11 20 e TC IN 00 00 00 00 e Duration 00 00 08 19 e Frame Rate 25 fps e Codec VC 3 185Mbps e Raster 1080 50 1920x 1080 e Aspect Ratio 16 9 Part Name Description 1 Menu bar The menu bar allows you to perform the following operations e File open and close MXF GXF files and exit the application see 2 1 Opening e Control configure OpenCube XFReader see 4 Configuring OpenCube XFReader e display the OpenCube XFReader software version and OpenCube XFReade
26. ssence codec and profile raster aspect ratio number of field per KLV for JPEG 2000 e Audio essence format e Note A GXF metadata are not displayed in the metadata panel 3 7 3 Log Panel NEW The log panel allows you to put logs on a file The log list can be exported or imported as an XML file 2 4 o DIGO E L e E7 OpenCube XFReader V opia vc3 185mbps 080i50 mx E E X Lo q 4 00 00 06 08 00 00 06 08 00 00 00 0 Edit log 22 OpenCube XFReader User Interface EE y USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 VY AE Part 1 2 Name New log Open log Save Save as New log Delete log Log list Edit log Position bar Description To create a new log To open an existing log A log file can also be opened by drag n dropping it in the Log panel To save the log to the current file To save the log to a selected file To add a log at the end of the log By default the log is created with the current TC of the file To delete the selected log An array which contains all the logs of the file By selecting a log you can edit it To edit the current log selected into the list You can modify e The log color e The log name e The TC in of the log e The TC out of the log Logs are displayed in the position bar 3 4 Ancillary Panel NEW The ancillary panel allows you to select the ancillary source that is handled during playback It also displa
27. utput resolution and results in SDI card incompatibility it refuses the stream because the raster generated is not standard Skip frame When checked this option allows you to drop frames from the decoder when the rendered frame rate is lower than real time 5 Note A This option is not available in SDI output mode 34 Configuring OpenCube XFReader ERES USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 pm MV AE 5 OpenCube XFReader ActiveX 5 1 Overview OpenCube XFReader ActiveX is an ActiveX object An API allows the application to control the playout and obtain information on the current player status In the Microsoft TestContainer application Ose 955 edm poit OpenCube XFReader ActiveX 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 9 2 9 3 36 Software Requirement The ActiveX version of OpenCube XFReader can be embedded in any application that supports ActiveX Com Server Object Internet Explorer version 9 0 is recommended How to Use OpenCube XFReader ActiveX To create the com server object you have to 1 Use the xfreader tlb located in win32 bin in the installation folder 2 Use the CLSID f2d6f312 b0f6 11d0 94ab 0080c74c7e99 The object name is UIXFReader The following array lists the functions available in OpenCube XFReader ActiveX Action Description Open a file e VARIANT BOOL SetFileName in BSTR p_gsFile Allow to load a new file e BSTR GetFileName Return the current fi
28. ys some indicators showing if closed captions are present or not in the stream OpenCube XFReader User Interface 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment S A Issue 2 6 A October 2013 E OpenCube XFReader V ancillary op1a vc3 220mbps 1080i5994_anc mxf from HD SDI TA put se Part Name Description 1 Ancillary This drop down box allows you to select the ancillary source source available in the file There are 5 values 24 None OpenCube XFReader does not use an ancillary source ST 436 OpenCube XFReader uses the SMPTE ST 436 track available in the MXF file MPEG 2 User data OpenCube XFReader uses o The ATSC A 53 available in the MPEG 2 video essence as a closed caption source o The SMPTE ST 328 timecode available in the MPEG 2 User data External OpenCube XFReader supports the following sidecar files o SCC OpenCube XFReader handles the CEA608 present in a scc sidecar file o MCC OpenCube XFReader handles the CEA708 and CEA608 present in a mcc sidecar file Note A OpenCube XFReader does not handle the line and field number information available in MCC v2 file format VBI The VBI present in the essence D10 is sent to the SDI Note OpenCube XFReader reloads the file when the ancillary source is changed OpenCube XFReader User Interface EE F USER MANUAL OpenCube XFReader 2 6 VY AE Part Name 2 CEA 608 3 CEA 708 4 OP47 5 Timecodes 6 AFD 7 Select overlay caption
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