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1. clips Video Tracks 1 Audio Tracks 4 Format NTSC Mon DropFrame Length O0 00 03 18 Created 04 16 97 07 02 PM Last Modified 04 16 97 07 02 PM Attributes E Read Onl cancel a Figure 65 Properties dialog box for an archived clip 3 Click Read only if you want to prevent modifying renaming or deleting the clip 4 Click OK when you are done viewing the clip properties 120 Profile Family Viewing Tape Transport Status Viewing Tape Transport Status To view the status of the tape transports in the library 1 Choose Tape Transport Status from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click The Tape Transport Status dialog box appears Tape Transport Status Figure 66 Tape Transport Status dialog box Profile Family 121 47 Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager The labels in the dialog box are explained here Transport Icon A transport icon is shown for each active transport F in the library The order of transports in this dialog does not necessarily reflect the order they appear in the library system Transport Number This is the logical identifier for the transport It is a number from 0 255 Robot Position This is the physical transport identifier It is a num ber from 0 3 Cartridge Name A cartridge name is shown 1f one is currently loaded into the transport Disable Removes a transport from service Click Add to re enable the transport Clean Loads a clea
2. 124 Profile Family Viewing the Transfer Monitor The Profile logo on the Media Manager toolbar is animated whenever there is an item in the Transfer Monitor whether the Transfer Monitor is open or not The Network tab divides entries into four columns source destination complete and average megabytes per second When copying source and destination paths are constructed using the machine volume bin clip names A destination clip name may be different from the source clip name if the clip was renamed when pasted or moved to the new location which has to be done when a clip with the same name already appears at the new location The Library tab divides entries into four columns operation source destination and complete Library operations that occur in the background include archive restore inventory update format delete import clean and export The destination column is only filled in for the archive and restore operations The complete column will show Pending while a cartridge is being loaded into a transport and cued to the correct tape position To interrupt a transfer do the following 1 Click the Network or Library tab depending on the type of transfer you wish to interrupt 2 Select the transaction you wish to interrupt 3 Click the Cancel Transaction button This button is unavailable unless the transaction is highlighted The label for this button is context specific If an archive transact
3. Bounce causes Play to play the entire selected clip list in order then at the end of the last clip it reverses the sequence playing all the clips in reverse order When it reaches the first clip the process repeats 158 Profile Family Renaming a Clip Renaming a Clip To rename a clip 1 Choose VideoClip Rename Clip The Rename Video Clip dialog box appears Drive INTT default sz Hename magma Nuance Richter Tidal Wave volcano To Intuition OK Cancel Figure 84 Rename Video Clip dialog box 2 Select a clip from the Rename box The clip name appears in the To box 3 Edit the current name or delete the name and enter a new one Clip names can have up to 32 characters Spaces and uppercase characters are acceptable however uppercase and lowercase characters will not distiguish clip names 4 Click OK when complete Profile Family 159 T Chapter4 Using VdrPanel Setting Clip Protection To set clip read only protection 1 Choose VideoClip Set Clip Protection and the Set Clip Protection dialog box appears Set Clip Protection Ei Drive INTI default Play Record Play only lt Unlock OK Cancel Figure 85 Set Clip Protection dialog box 2 If the clip you want to protect is on a different drive select a different disk drive in the Drive box 3 To protect or lock a clip select a clip in the Play Record box and then click Lock
4. Name Type Add Channel Channel Player Recorder bal q Q video Audio Timecode save Default Remove hanne Video Configuration for Channel 4 options Video Codec Video Quality f ny Codec Medium 36 Mb s ED Video Input Video Output e lt Mone gt C lt None gt EJ SDI Int SDI nB J7 C SDI In J12 CI SDl Out J12 SDI nB 12 SDI 00B 12 Field Dominance Still Play Mode fe Field 1 Line Double Field 2 Interlaced OF Cancel Apply Help Figure 102 Resource Manager dialog box 192 Profile Family Acquiring Resources Channel resources include e Video inputs and outputs e Video codecs e Audio channels e Timecode sources inputs and outputs e Timecode codecs Operational settings include e Video compression quality e Drop frame and nondrop frame timecode e Field dominance e Still play mode e Timecode generator settings Whenever you make a change in this dialog box you can click Apply The changes are applied without leaving the dialog box To preserve a configuration as the default use the Save Default button to save your current channel configuration as the default Different defaults can be saved for each Profile machine in your network Acquiring Resources The Resource Manager is available when the Tool Box Editor is running unless media is loaded on a timeline To bring up the Resource Manager dialog box e Ch
5. Moving Media To move a clip or master to another bin 1 In the contents pane select a clip or master To extend the selection press Shift Up Arrow or Shift Down Arrow Choose Edit Select All or Ctrl A to select all the media in the contents pane 2 Choose Cut from the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Cut button on the toolbar 3 Select the location where you want to paste the media This can be another bin or anywhere in the contents pane when a bin is selected The selected location may even be in another Media Manager window If both the source and the destination locations reside on machines connected to the Fibre Channel network you may copy between machines 4 Choose Paste from the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Paste button on the toolbar Pasting media into the same bin has no effect 96 Profile Family Moving Media To move a clip or master using drag and drop 1 In the contents window select one or more clips or masters 2 Drag the selection and drop it at the appropriate location This can be a bin or anywhere in the contents pane when a bin is selected The selected location may even be in another Media Manager window The tree pane will automatically scroll when dragging a bin to the very top or bottom of the tree If the control key is held down when the item is dropped it is copied to the new location not move
6. TimeDelay enables a Profile disk recorder to record incoming video and delay the playback a user specified amount of time Figure 134 illustrates the conceptual model for TimeDelay Video enters the system at timecode 00 00 00 00 Record begins at a given time according to the clock on the NT server or is manually started Playback is started based on the specified delay time for the playback channel When the record channel reaches the specified delay time playback begins You can also start playback manually The maximum delay length for the Largest Delay field depends on the current available disk capacity of the disk recorder Once the Largest Delay has been reached playback occurs in a continuous loop If the censor channel is used it can edit recorded clips that have not yet been played back Referring to Figure 134 this means the censor channel would be positioned within the specified delay time limits 00 00 00 00 Playback Max Available Specified delay time When the maximum delay is reached the time code loops back to 00 00 00 00 O 3 Figure 134 TimeDelay conceptual model Profile Family 257 ia Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay 258 TimeDelay can be run in several different configurations e One record playback pair Video is recorded on the record channel assigned to Panel A and played back on the playback channel assigned to Panel B according to the time delay specified Two record playb
7. Ejecting All Clips To eject all clips 1 Choose VideoClip Eject All Clips 2 All clips in the Clips box in the Panel are ejected immediately Deleting a Clip To delete a clip 1 Choose VideoClip Delete Clip to open the Delete Clip dialog box Delete Clip Drive INTI default Select clip s to be deleted Tidal Wawe wolcano Cancel Figure 87 Delete Clip dialog box 2 If the clip you want to delete is on a different drive select it in the Drive box 3 Select the clip or clips you want to delete 4 Click OK when complete A message box appears telling you which file is being deleted 162 Profile Family Clip Lists Clip Lists You can save and organize clips into lists also called groups You can load saved group of clips You can also save an existing group of clips under a different name You can also create and later edit a list of clips Saving a Group of Clips in a Clip List A clip list can be saved and loaded later To save a clip list as a group 1 Click within the specific Panel dialog box to select the panel where the clip list is currently displayed 2 Choose File Save Group of Clips and the current list of clips as shown in the Clips box is saved in the current group grp If the clips have not been saved in a group previously the Save Group of Clips dialog box appears Save Group of Clips Save IN ad profile EJ clips grp f Seismic grip Save a
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9. A Drive Int default r Clips Figure 82 New Clip dialog box 3 Select a drive from the Drive list The number of drives available depends on your hardware 4 Enter a clip name up to 32 characters long Spaces and uppercase characters are acceptable however uppercase and lowercase characters will not distinguish clip names 5 Click OK The new clip is added to the clip list for the selected channel 6 If the Loop or Bounce buttons are pressed in the Panel a dialog appears asking you to specify the loop or bounce duration in the form 00 00 00 00 7 Click the Record button in the selected Panel dialog box to begin recording Profile Family 155 da Chapter 4 156 Using VdrPanel 8 The timecode and compression rate fields are updated NOTE A video input signal must be present on the selected channel for recording to start Click Stop to stop recording Record Clips First To define a clip by recording and then naming the clip l 2 Click a panel to select it If any clips are listed in the Clips box choose VideoClip Eject All Clips to clear the clip list Click the Record button in the selected Panel dialog box to begin recording A clip named 1 or other number for a unique clip name appears in the clip list for the panel Click Stop to stop recording If you repeat these steps to record additional clips they are named sequentially one higher than the previous c
10. Timecode value is relative bit3 0 Timecode value is positive I Timecode value is negative only valid for relative timecodes ff ss mm hh timecode cs checksum Jog panel fields Positions the current clip fields forward if positive or backward if negative from the current position Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Manipulating the jog slider in the censor channel Packet format 21 39 pa nf cs where pa panel nf fields signed one byte numeric value cs checksum JoinBoth JoinBoth panel Combines the selected segment with both the previous and next segments in the list of segments Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the Join Both button Packet format 41 42 pacs where pa panel cs checksum Profile Family JoinDelete JoinDelete JoinDelete panel Deletes the selected segment from the list of segments Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the Delete button Packet format 41 44 pa cs where pa panel cs checksum JoinNext JoinNext panel Combines the selected segment with the next segment in the list of segments Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the Join Next button Packet format 41 43 pacs where pa panel cs checksum
11. Transfer 05 10 20 00 00701730200 Absolute 02 02 1997 Profilel Profile2 Soap Surf Soap Ad New Surf Ad 248 Profile Family Importing a List Importing a List You can import a list that has been previously exported to an ASCII text file st To import a file 1 Click the Edit window tab 2 Choose File Import An Open dialog box appears displaying files of type st in the path c profile 3 Select the name of the file you want to import Double click the file name or click OK Deleting an Entire List To remove an entire list e Choose Edit Delete List Profile Family 249 Chapter 9 Using the List Manager 250 Overriding Events in a List Not every operation in your environment can be predicted to the second In some instances you ll want to be able to interrupt an event as it s playing or stop a list completely List Manager provides you with the tools you need to meet these challenges Taking an Event As your list performs you may want to manually choose a particular event and start playing it immediately For example you may have inserted a very long Switch event to use a live feed but you now want to run a commercial List Manager lets you immediately use any event in your list l 2 Schedule your list normally Monitor the list by clicking the Monitor tab Make sure you can see the channel which will perform the event you wish to take Highlight the event that you will want
12. e Notch Filter Decode mode separates the chrominance by using a notch filter around the chrominance subcarrier This leaves the high frequency luminance intertwined with the chrominance A notch decoder readily determines horizontal lines are line to line luminance Fine vertical lines can be more difficult Profile Family 37 da Chapter 2 38 Using the Profile Configuration Manager e Comb Filter Decode mode tries to separate high frequency luminance from the chrominance using the same notch filter as the notch decoder but also takes information from the next line It uses this information to determine if high frequency is luminance or chrominance A comb decoder readily determines finely spaced vertical lines are luminance A lack of line to line phase alteration causes difficulty with fine horizontal lines e Spatial Adaptive Decoding uses either the comb or notch decoder on a pixel by pixel basis depending on which gives the best results For horizontal lines notch is used for vertical lines comb is used NOTE Spatial adaptive decoding uses the high or low threshold setting Clamp Speed Clamp speed sets the reaction to changing DC levels of the input signal Click Enable Clamp Speed to enable it Speed can be either slow or fast The fast clamp speed is more reactive to small DC variations The slow speed ignores short term DC level changes but gradually changes the clamping level to track the input Vertical Inte
13. Channels audio 193 196 219 228 231 Chroma 306 Chroma Gain 55 Chroma Phase 55 Chroma Reduction 44 Clamp Speed 38 45 Cleaning Cartridge 306 Cleanup Media 211 Clip 307 capture 208 clip list 163 define 154 delete 100 162 drag and drop 211 edit a list 165 eject 162 group 163 load 157 lock 160 long names 161 new 155 play 157 211 protect 160 record 208 renaming 99 159 short names 161 striping 161 subclip 212 trimming 211 unlock 160 Clip length BVW 136 Clip list 163 Clip marks 136 Clip Name box 153 Clip position bar 152 Clip window 265 Closing an application 12 Closing panels 286 Cluster 174 CODEC 2 141 143 193 228 307 logical 195 229 physical 195 229 Column order 254 restoring 254 width 254 COMI and COM2 135 Comb 38 44 Combining segments 286 Command Line 307 Commands remote 287 Comment column 236 Communications port 135 Component Analog Video Input 48 Component video 307 Composite video 307 Compression 2 139 140 307 Compression Presets factory values 269 Compression 195 229 270 Compute from field number 146 272 Configuration files 22 Configuration Manager 21 Configuration tree 21 Configuring resources 192 227 Controller 134 136 Comm Port 267 Configure 268 Index configuring 268 Select 266 Controller Configuration dialog box 268 Controls audio 219 Copying media in Media Manager 96 Copymovie command 20 187 Crosspoints timecode 147 274 video 143 Ctrl key xvii Cue 261
14. Chapter 5 Using the Profile Disk Utility 176 Profile Family Chapter 6 Using Profile Utilities This chapter shows you how to read Profile logs with WinTail monitor an RS 422 port with ProLink access a Profile system from a remote PC with PortServer and how to manually stop and start the PDR Access Control service Viewing Profile Logs You can view Profile system logs with the graphical log viewer WinTail This log viewer allows you to see the end of a log file To view any of the Profile system log files 1 Double click on the Profile Log shortcut icon on the Windows NT desktop or choose Start PDR Applications Profile Log By default the WinTail application views profile log WinTail automatically checks log files for updates every two seconds BA winT ail profile log gje Fie Edit View Window Help 5 ale 56 06 SEAGATE ST1515 V in lot 14 15 x 6661 BAS 25 digital video board in slot 3 digital video board in slot 7 DinitBoard component serial digital video board at DinitBoard component serial digital video board at hoard in hoard in board in board in ystem reincarnation 18 ound file system IWT slot 4 slot 5 slot 8 slot 7 ET buffers at c138 8 size 524288 size 524288 size 524288 ET buffers at c738 B size 524298 memory at ccc size 7815168 memory at c2chchHb size 7815168 memory at c4cHcHh size 7815168 memory at chchcHBA size 7615168 4 vi
15. Start Date Duration Comment will be stored in the list text file Profile Family 247 Chapter 9 Using the List Manager e For Transfer event source Profile Machine Name or IP address destination Profile Machine Name or IP address source media and the destination media will be stored in the text file e For Archive event Cart Label Clip Name Partition Number and the Option Keep Delete clip after archiving will be saved Here is a sample list file in ASCII text format Play event The format is Action Clip Name Start Time Duration Type Start Date Comment Play INT Default River Rafting 05 10 20 00 00 01 30 00 Absolute 02 02 1997 River Rafting Record event The format is Action Clip Name Start Time Duration Type Start Date Comment Record INT Default Pepsi commercial 05 10 20 00 00 01 30 00 Absolute 02 02 1997 Commerciall Switch event The format is Action Start Time Duration Type Start Date Comment Switch 05 10 20 00 00701230200 Absolute 02 02 1997 Coke Archive event The format is Action Start Time Duration Type Start Date Comment Clip Name Cart Label Path Partition Number Archive 05 10 20 00 00 01 30 00 Absolute 02 02 1997 Adl Surf Soap Labell INT Default 1 Transfer event The format is Action Start Time Duration Type Start Date Source Profile Destination Profile Source Media Destination Media Comment
16. The Media Manager window To explore the contents of an item select the icon representing it and then choose Explore from the shortcut menu which is displayed with a right click The icons shown in Media Manager are show here The Profile network icon is the root for all other items in the tree pane First icons in the tree pane are for Profile machines and each is labeled with a name A Profile can be a local machine or one connected via Ethernet alone without bar or a machine connected via Ethernet and Fibre Channel with bar pli i Profile Family 93 47 Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager 94 An unconnected machine icon appears if no connection could be made or if you cancel the connection in the Hardware Communication dialog box This icon cannot be expanded A non Profile server that recognizes Media Manager connection requests Media may be copied to this server from other machines on the Fibre Channel network The next icon is the volume A machine s storage is divided into one or more volumes The volume icon represents a physical set of disks either an internal disk set and external expansion box such as the PDX 208 or a RAID disk array PRS 200 Below a volume icon are bin icons A Recycle bin appears below each volume A master Clips and archived clips with audio and video Clips and archived clips with no audio Clips and archived clips with no video The transit icon indicates
17. The audio and video from the specified input is currently being recorded as the Destination clip name The event has been performed Events with the Done status are listed in the eventsch log file for billing or record keeping purposes The signal is in conflict with another event or the material is not available The event is stopped Approximately five seconds before Start Time the required resources are prepared for instant playback or recording Event is in a schedule state Profile Family 235 da Chapter 9 236 Using the List Manager e Name This cell identifies the clip or master name of the clip being played or recorded e Start Time You can enter the time at which you wish to play the specified material Enter the time in standard timecode format HH MM SS FF If the time entered consists of one or two digits not separated by colons List Manager displays the entry as a number of seconds not frames For example if the time entered is 25 List Manager displays 00 00 25 00 Leading zeros are ignored that is 0025 is interpreted as 00 00 25 00 e Duration The duration of the playback event is set by the duration of the media If you change the duration to one shorter than the media s duration List Manager will play the material from the mark in point for the specified duration If you enter a longer duration List Manager plays the material from the mark in point to the last mark out point then freezes
18. The clip is now protected as read only 4 To unprotect or unlock a clip select a clip in the Read only box and then click Unlock The clip is no longer protected 5 Click OK when complete 160 Profile Family Striping a Clip Striping a Clip Striping timecode with VdrPanel allows you to complete a striping process faster than real time For example on a traditional VTR it might take you an hour to stripe a one hour clip But with VdrPanel you can stripe a one hour clip in a matter of minutes To stripe timecode on a clip 1 Choose VideoClip Stripe Clip and the Stripe Timecode dialog box appears Stipe Time Code starting time code oo foo oo foo hr min sec frm User bits 00000000 Cancel Figure 86 Stripe Timecode dialog box 2 Enter the timecode you want to start the clip with in the form 00 00 00 00 3 Enter up to eight digits to mark the clip with user bits 4 Click OK when complete Setting Long or Short Clip Names Long clip names display the full path name of the clip for example INT I default clipname Short clip names display only the clip name Clip names are shown in Clip Name box in a Panel To set the clip name to short or long clip name e Choose Options Display Short Name or Options Display Long Name NOTE This setting only applies to the current panel Each panel can have a different setting for clip name length Profile Family 161 da Chapter4 Using VdrPanel
19. rename it Switcher 1 The VITC name automatically tracks the signal name Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spaces To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter e VITC Generator Setting places VITC on specified lines and or erase lines in the vertical interval If VITC Generator Enable is selected VITC is placed on the lines given in VITC Generator Line I and 2 If you only want one line use the same number in both text boxes If VITC Erase Enable is selected it replaces lines mostly vertical interval but into the active video with black The range of lines is given in the Start and End sliders Profile Family Serial Digital Component Video Output Advanced e Timing Adjustment sets the timing of each output with respect to the Reference Genlock System Input Advance which in turn is set with respect to the external reference input With the Reference Genlock System Input Advance set to the factory default of 0 the outputs have an adjustment range of 2 5 lines to 148 lines of delay The Fine delay is in nanoseconds and the Line delay is in lines Serial Digital Component Video Output Advanced Click the Advanced tab to view the Serial Digital Component Video Output Advanced settings Figure 33 LET Leeper tes eel as i Fri ini JE Hol man Ahn vanced Error Detection ard Handing F hianEDH Packet F Bisnk rolar Cain Figure 33 Serial
20. 120 INT fMelaullVf1 117654 27 Pdi cet re EE Fra iT detauves tititi 18 Figure 120 List Manager window Profile Family 225 ia Chapter9 Using the List Manager The scheduler engine will run for the rest of that Windows NT session If you need to stop the engine for any reason click the minimized Event Scheduler Engine icon then type exit on the command line and press Enter The engine needs system resources such as JPEG codecs and video outputs to operate System resources used by the engine are not available to other applications whether or not a list is scheduled If you try to start an application that requires the resources being used by the engine you ll be warned that those resources are not available You can free up those resources for use by other applications by choosing Project Configure in List Manager then setting the desired resources to None The Toolbar and Status Bar By default both the toolbar and the status bar are visible in the List Manager as shown by the check mark v To hide the toolbar and or status bar e Choose View Toolbar or View Status Bar Viewing Help To view Help topics e Choose Help Help Topics Closing List Manager To close List Manager e Choose File Exit 226 Profile Family Configuring Resources Configuring Resources Before you can use List Manager you must allocate Profile resources such as video inputs and outputs for its use These resources
21. 280 SEGMENTS INNE SP WINDOW vassalstat 283 Censorchannel ve 284 Profile Family Contents xiii da Contents xiv Profile Family Preface About this Manual The ProfileQ Family User Manual supports Profile System Software 2 2 for the industry standard Profile PDR 100 Video Disk Recorder and the PDR 200 Profile Video File Server Profile disk recorders use digital technology to store and produce broadcast quality video and CD quality audio This manual documents the standard and optional software applications that run on the Profile disk recorder The Profile Configuration Manager configures your hardware for input and output of video and audio genlock and system timing The Media Manager manages clips and masters on disk and in a cartridge library system VdrPanel lets you capture and use video and audio clips The Profile Disk Utility lets you create a file system or load new microcode for a volume of disks The optional Tool Box Editor logs material and performs simple cuts only edits It also allows you to create a sequence of clips called a master The optional List Manager allows you to set up simple station automation TimeDelay also optional allows you to delay a video feed by a specific amount of time Other Profile utilities include Profile Log WinTail PDR Service ProLink PortServer plus feconfig a utility used for Fibre Channel networking NOTE This manual assumes that you are familiar wit
22. 4 0 desktop Profile Family 11 Chapter I Introducing the Profile Family Starting an Application To start a Profile application such as VdrPanel using Windows NT 4 0 e Double click the shortcut icon on the Windows NT desktop Or e Choose Start VdrPanel Or e Choose Start Programs PDR Applications VdrPanel To start a Profile application such as VdrPanel using Windows NT 3 51 1 In Program Manager double click the PDR Applications program group icon 2 Double click the VdrPanel icon in the PDR Applications program group Viewing Help To view the Help for an application e Choose Help Help Topics e Click the Help button on a dialog box or a toolbar if available To view version information for VdrPanel in this example e Choose Help About VdrPanel Closing an Application To close Profile applications e Choose File Quit File Exit or click the Close button 12 Profile Family Profile Configuration Manager Profile Configuration Manager The Profile Configuration Manager shown in Figure 4 is an interface for configuring reference genlock system timing video and audio inputs and outputs Refer to Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Er eda Coda ation A ane ERE MT tyes Card act nie LTC inpr Cufpui WF eo apu a Video Oupei AiE yar aA adio Duipuf Figure 4 Profile Configuration Manager window NOTE You must c
23. 5 Click Import 6 A prompt appears requesting that you physically insert the cartridge into the library Once the robot is in position and you insert the cartridge press any button on the library s control panel 7 The Importing Cartridge dialog box remains on the screen until the robot puts the cartridge in the available slot Since this is done in the background click OK at any time When the robot retracts with the imported cartridge it scans the cartridges s barcode If the barcode does not match the name that was entered for the import it is rejected Profile Family Exporting a Cartridge Exporting a Cartridge To export a cartridge is to eject or remove it from the library system 1 In the tree pane select the icon for the cartridge you want to export 2 Choose Export Cartridge from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click and the Export Cartridge dialog box appears By default the cartridge location is Out of library Export Cartridge alll Cartridge locatior ae Du of library Cancel M Update the Cartridge Help I Permanent remove from the library database Figure 59 Export Cartridge dialog box 3 Select the appropriate box If you select Update the cartridge the cartridge is loaded into a transport and its directory is updated to reflect clip name changes or deletions Then the cartridge is ejected If you select Permanently remove from the library database al
24. 7 Click the Stop button when done Profile Family The Edit Timeline The Edit Timeline The edit timeline lets you edit masters and their tracks of video and audio up to sixteen tracks of audio The current frame is indicated by the placement of Edit the current position time cursor The horizontal scroll bar allows you to scroll through time and the vertical scroll bar allows you to scroll through tracks Select the Edit button beneath the audio controls to activate the edit timeline without changing the current time position J Capture Master Name Current Position Time Cursor Selected Clip Zoom Track Labels Trim Handles Track Linear Timecode 1 Audio 2 Video Readouts Readout Zoom Out Scroll Bars Figure 117 Edit timeline Beneath the edit timeline is a toolbar displaying these buttons e Zoom in Zooms in the track scale e Zoom out Zooms out the track scale You can insert clips at the edit closest to the current time position by choosing Insert from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click or by clicking Insert Media on the current bin toolbar Profile Family 215 Chapter 8 216 Using the Tool Box Editor After you have inserted material onto the edit timeline you can trim source material You can trim clips directly with trim handles To make the trim handles appear select the clip while it is on the edit timeline see Figure 118 You can drag the trim handles to t
25. Beginning or select a timecode value to move directly to the beginning without scrolling Record starts storing the incoming video and audio under the selected clip name If no clip is selected a default clip name pound sign followed by a number is assigned See Defining a New Clip on page 154 The record process continues until the disk decoder runs out of storage space or you select another command button Recording does not start unless there is a video signal assigned to for the selected panel and there is disk storage available Fast Forward shuttles the clip forward to the end Use Go To Clip End or select a timecode value to move directly to the end without scrolling Field Selection selects a one field or two field display during still mode One field display eliminates temporal artifacts while two field display provides the best vertical resolution Normal causes Play to play the entire selected clip list in order stopping at the end and freezing on the last field 10 Loop causes Play to play the entire selected clip list in order looping back to the first clip when the last clip ends 11 Bounce causes Play to play the entire selected clip list in order At the end of the last clip it reverses the sequence playing all the clips in reverse order When it reaches the first clip the process repeats Profile Family 151 da Chapter4 Using VdrPanel 152 12 Playback or E to E determines
26. Close when you have completed your search 104 Profile Family Using a Library System Using a Library System The PLS 200 Profile Library System is a robotic library that stores clips digitally on magnetic tape cartridges The PLS 200 is a cost effective mechanism for spot or news storage and management plus a solution and method for the long term archival of material Storage is only limited by the number of tape cartridges available A fully loaded 80 cartridge library has the capacity to store approximately 130 hours of program material Archiving a Clip To archive a clip means to copy it from disk to a cartridge in the library system Clips are always copied into the library when archived they are never moved NOTE Clips can only be archived if they reside on a machine that is connected directly to a library system To archive a clip using a copy command 1 In the contents pane select the clip you want to archive To extend the selection press Shift Up Arrow or Shift Down Arrow Choose Edit Select All or Ctrl A to select all the media in the contents pane 2 Choose Copy on the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Copy button on the toolbar 3 In the tree pane select the partition icon where you want to archive the clip 4 Choose Paste on the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Paste button on the toolbar If there is a clip wit
27. F Mute F Mute M Mute W Mute Group Fader Close Undo Help Figure 45 Analog Audio Outputs dialog box Line Level tab The line level range is 12 to 0 dB If you trim the line level for an individual channel with the slider handle the line level is incremented or decremented by I dB clicking on either side of the slider handle changes the line level by 0 5 dB The Level boxes show the current line level If you enter a number directly into a Level box the line level number is rounded to the nearest 0 5 dB To adjust the trim for all channels at once use the Group Fader slider While the Group Fader moves all channels at once it maintains the individual channel differences To mute a channel click the mute button next to the channel name After you have adjusted the line levels click Close or another tab Profile Family Digital Audio Output Digital Audio Output You can change the names of the digital audio channels Click Undo if you want to cancel any changes Click Help for context sensitive Help on digital audio output To change a channel name 1 Expand Audio Output and then click one of the Digital Channels to bring up the Digital Audio Output dialog box Figure 46 The channel numbers on the left refer to the physical output connectors on the audio output box Ch 01 and Ch 02 refer to the channel pair on the first connector and Ch 03 and Ch 04 refer to the pair on the second connec
28. INT default moviel from Profile3 to Profile4 where it will be named INT default movie2 copymovie Profile1 INT default movie1 INT default movie7 This will copy a movie called INT default moviel from Profile to the local Profile where the command was run where it will be named INT default movie7 The parameters to this utility are case sensitive The PDR Network Configuration Service The PDR Network Configuration service fencs exe collects information about other PDRs on the network via multicast and maintains a local table of the information It also will update the c winnt system32 drivers etc hosts file if the feconfig hta option is set to on and only if it is set to on Fcncs exe has the following standard command line options fcncs install installs the service on the system The service starts automatically when installed fcncs remove removes the service from the system fences start starts the service fencs stop stops the service 188 Profile Family Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor NOTE A time locked version of this optional software was shipped to you with version 2 2 system software Unlocking this software requires an additional purchase Click Purchase in the timelock dialog box for information on how to purchase this software The Tool Box Editor is a graphical user interface that lets you create new digital media by logging and capturing video and audio clips while also providing
29. Profile channel s live video input bypasses the codec and is directly connected to the outputs Figure 111 E to E button Capturing a New Clip Now you are ready to capture or record a new clip Video Enable Button Record Button IDEO EEE y ALENT Audio Enable Button Figure 112 Record buttons 1 First you need to enable video and or audio for recording To enable inputs for recording you can click on video or audio buttons The buttons are lit when activated 2 All acquired audio channels may be used when recording new clips However you need to select a set of audio channels To select a set of audio channels for recording 208 Profile Family Capturing a New Clip e Click the Audio Enable button e Enable audio channels by clicking on the channel selection button above the appropriate audio meter See Figure 119 3 Enter the new clip name in the Clip Name text box or simply accept the default The default name automatically increments to a unique name With a right click in the text box you can choose from several editing commands Clip Name Text Box Figure 113 Clip Name text box 4 Click on the Record button You can also choose Record from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click 5 When you are done recording click on the Stop button See Figure 114 Loop Reverse Rewind Fast Forward Stop Play Play Figure 114 Transport controls Profi
30. Profile Disk Utility window 16 Profile Family Tool Box Editor Tool Box Editor NOTE A time locked version of this optional software was shipped to you with version 2 2 system software Unlocking this software requires an additional purchase Click Purchase in the timelock dialog box for information on how to purchase this software The optional Tool Box Editor shown in Figure 8 lets you create new media by logging and capturing video and audio clips while also providing an inexpensive cuts only editing system Refer to Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor lex ae rT oh J Ea L 12 D AA Figure 8 Tool Box Editor window Profile Family 17 18 Chapter I Introducing the Profile Family List Manager NOTE A time locked version of this optional software was shipped to you with version 2 2 system software Unlocking this software requires an additional purchase Click Purchase in the timelock dialog box for information on how to purchase this software The optional List Manager shown in Figure 9 allows you to set up simple station automation You can record incoming video at predetermined times send incoming video directly to an output or combine all of these functions to increase the automation level of you operations Refer to Chapter 9 Using the List Manager eee ed E rei al EY Tai Es i Tie I Pil gr kl ET ar Che a Eins ET ete E E Figure 9 Li
31. Profile Family 293 da Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay JoinPrevious JoinPrevious panel Combines the selected segment with the previous one in the list of segments Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the Join Prev button Packet format 41 41 pa cs where pa panel cs checksum Lockout Markin 294 Lockout The first time this command is sent it activates the Lockout dialog box in the TimeDelay UI which prevents using the UI The next time the command is sent it removes the dialog box thereby removing the lock UI equivalent File Lockout Panel Packet format 60 36 cs where cs checksum NOTE No password is required for remote control however the command to disengage the lock must be sent from the same port as the original lockout command MarkIn panel Sets the in point for the current clip Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the button Packet format 31 36 pa cs where pa panel cs checksum Profile Family MarkOut MarkOut MarkOut panel Sets the out point for the current clip Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the button Packet format 31 37 pacs where pa panel cs checksum NewChannel Pause NewChannel Opens a new playback channel UI equivalent File New Channel Pa
32. Timecode CroSSpoOint cccccccccseseeeeeeeeeesseceeeeseeeseeeees 147 Setting Drop Frame TiM COde cccseseeeeceeceeeseesaeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeaas 149 PALE E a a a eae deeeises 150 Eae OPE 154 Defining a New Clip ua saamaansstn deres aerim sadel 154 Loading and Playing a Clip orrronnnnorrnrnnnnnnrrvnvrnnnnnrrrnrrnnnnnerennnnnnenne 157 Renaminga GliPuussaaamsm eu a i 159 Setting Clip Protection can E ETA E 160 SPINA GIO a asken 161 Setting Long or Short Clip Names rrrrrrnrnnnnnnnnnrovrnnrrnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnennn 161 BEN ANN 162 Deleting a Pa 162 Ep EE EEE EEE ER 163 Saving a Group of Clips in a Clip List rrrrrrerrrvrrrrrrrrrrrrrnrrrnrrrrnnnn 163 Profile Family Contents da Contents Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 vi PANG 164 END Ee ere eee teen ese eee ere enone anne en seed ee amr 165 Setting In and Out Marks in Clips rrrorrrrrrnnnnnnnrnnrrrornrrrrnnnnnnnnnrrnennnnnn 166 Setting WAS oorsien ineei i ERE EEEN Ei 166 RENO GN ae 167 Setting Field Dominance for Marks rrrnrnnnnnrrrrnnnnnnnrnnrrrrnnnrrrnnnnnnn 167 Using the Profile Disk Utility Creating a File System cessisse aee aeiee 170 Setting a Disk Label rrovnnnrrrrnnnnnnnnnorrrnnvrnrnnnnnnnnnnrnsnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnssssnnnnnn 171 Formatting a Disk Volume rrrrnrnnnrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrennnnnnrennnnnnrnnnnnsnennnnnnneen 172 Loading Microcode u csiceensacccsancdiccaundeicecdocntadenenscacdecieesdeccesdeadexdecssde
33. Tool Box Editor Profile Family Configuring Video Resources Configuring Video Resources To configure video resources 1 Choose the category of resources you want to allocate Video Audio or Timecode Video is the default To configure another resource click on the appropriate icon 2 Choose a video codec By default a channel is allocated one logical codec Any Codec If you have selected the Any Codec option this means that the first codec available is chosen from among the four physical codecs on the Profile You can also choose a specific physical codec Codec 1 4 or no codec at all 3 In descending order the choices for video quality compression are High Medium Nominal Draft and two custom settings Custom and Custom 2 Medium is the default The higher the quality the more disk space is used To change the video quality choose another setting from the Video Quality box To change a custom setting click the button next to the Video Quality box and the Custom Video Quality Settings dialog box appears Custom Yideo Quality Settings Video Quality Unde Maominal 4 Mbps Figure 104 Custom Video Quality Settings dialog box Select either Custom I or Custom 2 in the Video Quality box With the slider select a video quality Click OK when done Profile Family 195 ia Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor 4 Choose a video input from the Video Input check boxes The default is t
34. Tool Box application including the current machine name and channel A project file contains the following information for the last Profile machine connected to e What the last machine was e The Resource Manager configuration e The current bin If you connect to a new remote Profile machine during a session the default settings for that Profile machine saved by Resource Manager are used for that machine If no defaults have been saved factory defaults are used To save the current work environment in a project file in the current working directory e Choose File Save To open an existing project file e Choose File Open You can also specify a project file name when you start the Tool Box Editor from a command line tbxedit exe myproject tbx To create a new project file e Choose File New You are asked to save the current project file if necessary and then if you are connected to a local machine the Tool Box Editor caches media and is set up using a default configuration If you are connected remotely you are also asked which machine to connect to in the Connect to Machine dialog box To save an existing project file under a different name e Choose File Save As Profile Family 199 T Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor Connecting to a Remote Profile Machine 200 You can connect from your local machine to any remote Profile machine in your network A local Profile machine refers to a Profil
35. a clip that is currently being copied to the bin from another Profile unit or is being restored from the library The state is only shown for transactions initiated from the current Media Manager The icon is updated when the transfer is complete This icon is used when Media Manager does not recognize an item in the Profile clip database or if a transfer or archive operation is incomplete The library icon appears after volume icons The library icon will only appear on machines connected to a Profile library system After expanding a library icon The cartridge icon appears below the library icon The cleaning cartridge icon may appear anywhere in the list of cartridges Profile Family Viewing the Media Hierarchy a The off line cartridge icon represents an out of library cartridge a The unknown cartridge icons represent cartridges that have not been formatted or that are in an unknown state They may or may not actually be in the library i The partition icons appear under cartridge icons Toolbar The Media Manager toolbar provides one button access to commands isl E 4 m E x Add Remove Machine Opens the Add Remove Machine dialog box Select Current Machine box Expands the machine item in the tree Up One Level Goes to the folder one level up Cut Removes the selected items and copies them onto the clipboard Use Paste to put them in the new location Copy Copies the selected items to the clipb
36. after the physicist Heinrich Hertz 1857 1894 One hertz Hz is equal to 1 cycle second Hue A term that describes a color family for example red or yellow Hue is a polar coordinate that is it moves in a circular motion around the color spectrum and ranges from 0 to 360 with 0 being red Hue is measured in degrees See Chroma Input device A device that allows you to send information to a software application Typical input devices include keyboards mice tablets and trackballs See Pointer and Pointing Device Insert record mode In insert record mode audio and video material can be recorded independently New material can replace existing material anywhere in the program Insert record mode requires timecode on the destination Interface A common connection that is used for sending or accepting information and control between programs and machines Profile Family 311 da Glossary 312 Keyboard An alphanumeric input device that allows communication with software applications Library system The Profile Library System PLS 200 is a robotic tape library that provides affordable mass storage for the Profile video disk recorder LTC Longitudinal Time Code is typically an analog audio track or a dedicated address channel on a tape LTC can t be read in still mode and may not be reliable during low speed shuttle operations Media files Audio video and timecode sources that have been capture
37. an inexpensive cuts only editing system It lets you log video and audio material from a variety of sources such as a satellite feed live camera VTR CD player or microphone You can assemble material on disk and then send it back out to tape broadcast or archive After launching the Tool Box Editor see Figure 100 the first step you must take is to acquire resources such as codecs and audio channels with the Resource Manager Then you can capture a new clip or play an existing one Other common tasks include creating new masters playing masters creating subclips trimming clips and deleting media NOTE Profile system software version 2 2 supports Tool Box Editor version 1 1 Profile Family 189 Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor 190 Starting and Exiting the Tool Box Editor To start the Tool Box Editor e Double click the Tool Box Editor shortcut icon on the desktop e Choose Start PDR Applications Tool Box Editor NOTE The Tool Box Editor may be restarted at any time Multiple instances are allowed LITT ELT TE i whee D zuri E EF ii 1G Ra RAC LE Figure 100 Tool Box Editor window You can start the Tool Box Editor from a command line provided that c profile is in the path by typing tbxedit exe You can also specify a project file name when you start the Tool Box Editor from a command line tbxedit exe myproject tbx You can start Tool Box Editor while also connecting to a named P
38. appears telling you which file is being deleted Using Drop Frame Timecode In NTSC you don t actually get 30 frames per second fps the real number is about 29 97 fps Timecode usually assumes 30 fps To account for the discrepancy drop frame timecode skips or drops two timecode values at the beginning of every minute except every tenth minute This allows timecode to exactly match a real time clock on 525 60 systems This correction is not needed on 625 50 systems because the frame rate is exactly 50 fps To set drop frame timecode e Choose Options Drop Frame or Options Non Drop Frame Auto Restore Auto restore mode automatically restores operations to their state previous to a hardware or software crash To invoke auto restore e Choose Options Auto Restore Profile Family 281 4 Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Auto Shuttle Auto shuttle sychronizes the play back play speed with the Record panel To set auto shuttle to on e Choose Options Auto Shuttle Control Starting the Censor Channel The Censor channel enables you to mark and review video segments between the time they are recorded and the time they are played back Basic editing can be performed on the segments The Censor channel always appears on Panel C Panel D is disabled when the Censor channel is opened The Censor channel window is longer than the other panels You may have to increase the panel length to see all of the options To start
39. are assigned to channels for use by List Manager Once the resources are allocated to List Manager they are unavailable for other applications such as the Tool Box Editor You must manage Profile resources to ensure that each application is able to use the required resources when it needs them To manage Profile resources used by List Manager e Choose Project Configure and the Resource Manager dialog box appears see Figure 121 Resource Manager oe first Se second He third le fourth Mame Type first JPEG Player Recorder g Video Audio Timecode Save Werau Video Configuration for first Options Video Codec Video Quality lt None gt High 48 Mb s ED Video Input Video Dutput e Field Dominance Still Play Mode fe Field fe Line Double Field 2 C Interlaced OF Cancel Help Figure 121 Resource Manager dialog box Profile Family 227 da Chapter 9 Using the List Manager The Resource Manager lets you acquire system resources and configure operational settings for up to four Profile channels Channel resources are used by the List Manager the Tool Box Editor and VdrPanel Channel resources include e Video inputs and outputs e Video codecs e Audio channels e Timecode sources inputs and outputs e Timecode codecs Operational settings include e Video quality compression e Drop frame and nondrop frame timecode e Field dominance e Sti
40. bit6 Frame error bit7 Timeout Profile Family 301 da Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Status Responses CapacityData CapacityData Response to a Capacity command Returns the approximate remaining record time available for the file partition specified in the Capacity command Packet format where StatusData 74 30 ff ss mm hh cs ff ss mm hh remaining recording time cs checksum StatusData statusA statusB statusC statusD Response to a Status command Returns a status byte for each of the four possible channels Each indicator bit 0 and bit1 bitO bit1 bit2 bit3 bit4 bit5 bit6 bit7 Packet format where 302 Profile Family status byte consists of two parts a two bit state and a six bit status bitmap bit3 through bit7 0 channel is reset I channel is set 2 channel is cued 3 channel is active 0 is not paused I is paused 0 EE is not set I EE is set 0 Fields is set to 1 1 Fields 1s set to 2 0 video is not valid I video is valid 0 is not Recorder Channel 1 is Recorder Channel 0 channel is not configured I channel is configured 74 31 sA sB sC sD cs sA status byte for panel A sB status byte for panel B sC status byte for panel C sD status byte for panel D cs checksum TimeSetData TimeSetData TimeSetData panel timecode For record channel returns the panel identifier and the Largest Delay value For
41. by hand without appropriate inventories which is not recommended The inventory operation rescans the barcodes of the cartridges in the library and updates the database to the actual library contents To inventory the contents of the library 1 Select a library icon in the tree pane 2 Choose Inventory from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click Since this operation may take several minutes Media Manager asks you to confirm that you want to inventory the entire library Confirm Inventory x The library may be unavailable for some operations while it is E re you sure you want to do a full inventory of the library being inventoried Figure 60 Confirm Inventory dialog box 3 Click Yes to inventory the entire library The inventory operation like all library operations is processed in the background This allows you to continue working with the Media Manager while the operation is being performed The Transfer Monitor tool is used to view background transactions To view the Transfer Monitor click the Profile logo or choose Tools Transfer Monitor Profile Family Formatting Cartridges Formatting Cartridges When you format one or more cartridges all storage space is reallocated and the cartridge is prepared to accept new data To format one or more cartridges 1 Select the cartridge icon or icons in the tree pane 2 Choose Format from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right
42. cccccceccccccceeeeeeeeseeeeececeeeeeeeaeaeeeeceeeeeeeeesseeaeaeeeeseeeeees 145 Timecode Crosspoint dialog DOX rrrrrrnrrrnnnnrnrrnvnnnnnnrerrnnnnnnnnnennnrnnnnnnrennnrnnssnesennnnnnn 148 Panel dialog DOX EE eesaa ne lt seg en ecennndn a EA Ra aaa 150 New Clip dialog BOX sscsnieisticceecxsceticwaatnecewieaishcsnenutieldondyeuiede uewe feiedanicadanesNettieendsazaveebescssec 155 Load Clip dialog DOX ERE EEE EEE NE 157 Rename Video Clip dialog DOX rrrrrrrnrnnnnnnrrvnvrnnnnnrrnnrrnnnnnsrennrnnnnnnsnennnnnsnnnsnnnnnnnsnnee 159 Set Clip Protection dialog DOX rrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnrnrrovrvrrrrrnnnnnnnnrsrsennnrnrnnnnnnssnnsssennnnrnnnnnnen 160 Stripe Timecode dialog DOX rrrnnnnnnnnnrrrnnnnnnnnnnrorrnnvrnnnnnnnnnnnsrsennnnrrnnnnnnnnssssennnnrnnnnnnen 161 Delete Clip dialog DOX rrrrrrnrnnrnrnnnnnvrnnrnnnnnnrvnnnnnnnnnnrnnnrnnnnnssrnnrnnnnnnsnrnnnnnnnsnrnnnnnnnsnnee 162 Save Group of Clips dialog DOX rrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnrnorrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnrrrrrrnnrrrnnnnsnnnnssssnnnnnrnnnnnnnn 163 Load Group of Clips dialog DOX rrrrrrrrnnnrnrrvnrnnnnnrrvrnvrnnnnnrennrrnnnenrsennnnnnnrnesnnnnnnnnnsennn 164 Edit Clip LS dialog BOX Lune dekkende das 165 Field Dominance dialog DOX ccccccseeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeecaeaeeeeeeeeueseeeeesesaaeeseeessaaeeeeees 167 Profile Disk Utility WINGOW cccccccsseseeceeceeeeeeecececsaeeeeceeesseeaseeeeeseaaaaeeseessaaaaneeeess 169 Sel LADE dialog DOK escroa eA E ERE EEr eske NENEA 171 Format Disk s dialog DOX
43. channel numbers To map input channels 1 Choose Options Audio Configuration The Audio Configuration dialog box appears Figure 47 2 Click the Input Mapping tab 3 Click on a button in a column This displays a list containing analog AES EBU or SDI audio groups Unavailable audio groups appear dimmed Profile Family Input Clocking 4 Click on the group of channels you want Any single group of AES EBU channels may be mapped to any group of disk channels 5 Click OK to accept your changes or click another tab Output Mapping The Output Mapping tab is used for mapping Profile disk channels to output destinations If analog or AES EBU audio types are present they are always mapped to their associated channels These audio types cannot be unmapped Channels may be mapped to multiple audio types but of these only one can be a serial digital embedded or SDI audio type To map output channels 1 Choose Options Audio Configuration The Audio Configuration dialog box appears Figure 48 2 Click the Output Mapping tab 3 Click on a button in a column This displays a list containing analog AES EBU or SDI audio groups Unavailable audio groups appear dimmed 4 Click on the group of channels you want The audio channel may be mapped to any of the outputs in groups of four 5 Click OK to accept your changes or click another tab Input Clocking The Input Clocking tab is used for assigning video input cl
44. click The Format dialog box appears see Figure 61 The Name field shows the name or names of the cartridges to be formatted If more than one cartridge is selected the number of cartridges is shown see Figure 62 Format 00000016 x Mame 00000016 Single Partition fe Multiple Partitions Partition Duration 2 minutes Anticipated Video Quality Broadcast 48 Mbits Anticipated Audio Quality fi B bits v M Multiple files per partition OF Cancel Help Figure 61 Format Cartridge dialog box Profile Family 115 da Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager Format Multiple Cartridges EJ sD 4 cartridges selected Single Partition fe Multiple Partitions Partition Duration 2 minutes v Anticipated Video Quality Broadcast 46 Mbits Anticipated Audio Quality fi 6 bits v M Multiple files per partition OF Cancel Help Figure 62 Format Cartridge dialog box 3 Click Single Partition or Multiple Partitions With a Single Partition the cartridge or cartridges will have one partition when formatted and all clips are archived to the same partition With Multiple Partitions the cartridge or cartridges will have two or more partitions depending on other settings You do not actually set the duration of clips or video and audio quality you simply approximate based on how you anticipate using the cartridges You cannot set the number of partitions directly If you ch
45. codec and a video output e Video inputs top left corner represent video input connectors on the back panel Video inputs can be connected to JPEG codecs for recording onto disk or connected to video output for display e Video outputs top right corner represent video output connectors on the back panel Video outputs can be connected to JPEG codecs for playback of recorded material from disk or to video inputs To specify video crosspoints 1 Choose Window Video Crosspoint to open the dialog box The green boxes indicate current connections For example a green box at the intersection of a SDI InB J8 serial digital video board in slot J8 and a JPEG 1 codec connects the video signal from the back panel input labeled IN A to JPEG video codec 1 Video Crosspoint Ei SDI inA J11 5DI OutA J11 SDFOutB J1T SDEOutA8 SDFOutB Je gt unused Panel B JPEG 2 Panel C JPEG 3 T spree 1 Panel A JPEG 1 i ear ee TT Fer Figure 78 Video Crosspoint dialog box 2 To assign a crosspoint click in the intersection between a video signal and a JPEG Channel The selections turn green Profile Family 143 4 Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel NOTE Verify that you have the appropriate BNC connections on the rear panel 3 Click the Close button when complete NOTE To release a timecode output for use by another application click the box at the intersection of the out
46. disabled and the Read Only label is displayed 206 Profile Family The Capture Timeline The Tool Box Editor displays four timecode indicators current position duration mark in and mark out The timecode indicators display hours minutes seconds and frames in the form 00 00 00 00 The duration displays the minimum number of digits Drop frame timecode is indicated by a semicolon before the frame number Each part of the timecode frames seconds etc can be selected by a click of the left mouse button and then changed separately To the right of each indicator are the spin buttons with an arrow pointing up or down Click on the up arrow and the time is increased or decrease it by clicking the down arrow When a clip is loaded onto the capture timeline the current position timecode indicator shows the frame accurate cursor position in the clip To move the current position cursor click anywhere on the capture timeline The updated timecode is displayed in the indicator as you move the cursor To adjust a clip s mark in or out point move the current position cursor to the desired location and then click on the Modify Mark In or Modify Mark Out button The mark in and mark out timecode indicators are displayed on either side of the capture timeline The mark in and mark out markers on the capture timeline indicate where these marks lie on the clip To move the mark in or mark out grab the mark in or mark out marker on the ca
47. for critical multigeneration work When Fixed Q is selected the other fields become fixed as Lum Q fixed luminance compression and Chroma Q fixed chrominance Q Useful starting values for Fixed Q and Chroma Q are 5 00 Verify that there is sufficient available data rate headroom before using Fixed Q mode The Bytes Field target attempts to meet the Lum and Chroma goals With Fixed Q mode Bytes Field can increase beyond the system bandwidth causing interference with other channels Bytes per Field is the target compression rate Not every field requires the target rate it is simply the average rate the disk recorder tries The higher the rate the better the picture detail The actual Bytes Field depends on the picture complexity Min Lum Q and Max Chroma The algorithm dynamically changes Min Lum Q and Max Chroma to make the field size meet the target unless Fixed Q is selected 3 Click OK when complete Profile Family Setting up BVW insert edit Emulation Setting up BVW insert edit Emulation This procedure sets up a panel to emulate a Betacam Refer to the manual for your controller to set up Super Edits or BVEs NOTE This procedure requires access to two control ports Close a panel to free a control port for use with the BVW insert edit panel For example if Panel C is the BVW insert edit panel close Panel A B or D Reopen a panel with Window Open Panel Click within a BVW insert edit panel to sele
48. four available video channels Profile Family kl mel sr Fans Ta JEG TTS ER TATT gg r TEE i 1 Panel a Parse C E EE Figure 68 VdrPanel window Profile Family 129 T Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel Opening a Panel If none of the panels are visible here are the steps to open a panel 1 Choose Window Open Panel The Open a Panel dialog box appears Figure 69 Open a Panel Fa Figure 69 Open Panel dialog box 2 Select the panel you want to display Panel A through D Only panels that are not currently open appear in the dialog box 3 Click OK 130 Profile Family Making a Panel Active Making a Panel Active To make a panel active such as Panel A do either of the following e Click anywhere inside Panel A Or e Choose Window 1 Panel A Panel Control Arranging Panels and Icons If a panel is obscured by another panel you can arrange the panels so that they are all completely visible To arrange the panels in this way e Choose Window Tile Panels If you have minimized the panels you can arrange the icons with e Choose Window Arrange Icons Profile Family 131 Chapter4 Using VdrPanel Viewing Record Capacity The Record Capacity dialog box shows the amount of recording time remaining on the current disk volume according to the current compression presets To view the recording capacity 1 Click a panel to select it 2 Choose Window Record Capa
49. hardware address in the range 1 120 Enter 0 to autoconfig t lt on off gt to enable on disable off TCP checksums hta lt on off gt to enable on disable off auto host table administration Some examples e To retrieve the current Fibre Channel configuration settings type feconfig To set or change the hardware address to 10 type feconfig a 10 e To disable TCP checksums type feconfig t off When initially installing a video network you must assign unique hardware addresses for each node When installing additional nodes to an existing video network verify all current hardware addresses by typing feconfig with no options Then assign and set hardware addresses for any new nodes with fcconfig a lt hardware address gt Profile Family Configuring the Fibre Channel Board for TCP IP Configuring the Fibre Channel Board for TCP IP NOTE Please read the following carefully even if you are an experienced administrator of TCP IP networks If you have connected your Profile s Ethernet connection to an existing TCP IP network skip to the procedure Configuring Fibre Channel for an Existing Net If you have not connected your Profile s Ethernet connection to an existing network go to the procedure Configuring Fibre Channel for Isolated Network Operation NOTE The Fibre Channel IP address must be different than the Ethernet IP address Configuring Fibre Channel for Isolated Operation To configur
50. information with another computing or peripheral device Protocol A set of rules that allows computers to transfer information across a network to other computers Read only memory ROM Memory that is not erased when power is turned off It is also called firmware The firmware in a computing device allows it to boot without being connected to a host computer Real time Generally considered to be 30 fps in NTSC 25 fps in PAL 24 fps for film In computer terms processing information as it becomes available rather than storing for processing at a later time Resource A resource is a Profile input JPEG codec or output You allocate resources for exclusive use by any application such as Tool Box Editor List Manager and VDRPanel You should free up deallocate unneeded Profile resources whenever possible to that they can be used by other applications Profile Family Glossary RGB An additive method of combining percentages of red green and blue primary colors to form other colors ROM See Read Only Memory RS 232 C A standard serial communications interface for data communications commonly used for communications between a computer and modem or to control automated devices which don t have a conventional computer operating system RS 422 A standard serial communications interface for data communications similar to RS 232 C but good for longer distance cabling It is typically used for communication
51. master to the edit timeline and release the left mouse button NOTE Masters cannot be loaded onto the capture timeline 218 Profile Family Using the Audio Controls Using the Audio Controls The Tool Box Editor lets you gain access to up to 16 channels of audio Each audio channel consists of an audio channel record selector button and an audio metering section The audio metering section contains an input indicator an overload indicator and from left to right tick marks to indicate decibel levels an input gain level indicator an audio level bar meter and an output gain level indicator Audio Channel Record Selectors Input Indicator Decibel Level Overload Indicator Audio Meters 10 1 I Output Gain Level z EE Input Gain Level Audio Fader 4 RA oS Scale Increase Decrease Output Gain Adjustment Inout Gain Adjustment Unity Figure 119 Audio controls Profile Family 219 ia Chapter 8 220 Using the Tool Box Editor The overload indicator lights if the audio level is above the highest level of the meter The input gain level audio level and output gain level use the same metering scale The metering scale is a 4 0 dB meter scale 0 corresponds to 4 0 dB and ranges from 14 dB to 40 dB 18 dB to 56 dB full scale At the top of the four audio meters are the audio channel record selector buttons Valid audio channels for the current ch
52. media format either NTSC or PAL NTSC clips are recorded with either drop frame or non drop frame timecode The length of the clip or master The length is shown in timecode format 00 00 00 00 Hours Minutes Seconds Frames The date and time that the media was created and the date and time it was last changed The date and time the media was created or last changed is shown in the form 12 2 94 9 40 PM The read only attribute which you can change by clicking the Read Only box Clips and masters with the read only attribute cannot be renamed deleted or modified in any way Deleting Media When the amount of remaining disk storage begins to get low the time remaining is displayed below the edit timeline you can free space by deleting unused media L Select media from the current bin display You can select either clips or masters you can also select several clips or masters at a time Choose Delete from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click Press the Delete key or the Delete button on the bin toolbar A dialog box asks you to confirm that you want to delete the selection If you click on Yes the media is deleted if you click on No the operation is cancelled When media is deleted it is moved to the Recycle bin until the Recycle bin is emptied NOTE If a clip is locked you cannot delete it When a clip is deleted its source material is not deleted if any other clips or masters r
53. name is Profile1 the Fibre Channel TCP IP name for that Profile system must be Profile1_fc0 e Based on the address you use there is an implicit netmask but you can override this with a larger mask For example 255 0 0 0 can be overridden by 255 255 0 0 or 255 255 255 0 After configuring all machines verify name resolution using ping by typing ping Profile1 fcO If this command returns Pinging Profile1 fc0 128 181 1 1 you have successfully resolved the name Profile1 fcO to the IP address 128 181 1 1 Keep in mind that although this verifies name resolution it does not test Fibre Channel connectivity If the above ping returns Bad IP Address Profile1 fcO the Fibre Channel IP is not resolved You may want to reboot to ensure changes take effect or check your spelling etc 186 Profile Family Checking Profile Communication Checking Profile Communication After all Profiles have been rebooted and logged in ensure that the PortServer program is running on all Profiles within the Fibre Channel network Tektronix recommends that this icon be copied to the Startup group so that it will be started automatically Basic Fibre Channel communication can be verified with the feping command Start a command prompt window and type fcping profilex fcO where profilex is the name of the remote Profile For example to verify Fibre Channel connectivity to Profile3 you would type feping profile3_fc0 This command should return wit
54. of the output with the unused box Profile Family 275 4 Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Setting a Delay Time To set a delay time 1 Select the record panel You can use Window Record Capacity to verify the maximum amount of delay time available on the system NOTE If you have two Record Pairs File New Record Pair remember that Panel A and Panel B form one pair and Panel C and Panel D form the other pair The combined Largest Delay values for Panel A and Panel C cannot exceed the maximum available time 2 Click in the Largest Delay box NOTE As a precaution add extra time to the largest delay value in case you need to censor or pause the playback channel For example if you want a I hour and 30 minute delay enter 01 35 00 00 When the editing cursor appears enter the time as hh mmi ss ff hours minutes seconds frame Press Enter with no value to insert the default delay time record capacity is the default delay The minimum delay time is 5 minutes 00 05 00 00 Langes Day You can use the mouse or arrow keys to highlight the a Onley f TO information to be changed and then type the new value REE or use Delete or Backspace to erase any existing information before typing the new value When the information is correct press Enter Largest Cayhay ji A000 mn as 3 Select the playback panel 4 Click in the Delay Time for Channel box This value is the delay between when recording star
55. on the last frame for the rest of the duration e Comment The Comment cell displays the name of the master or clip which you dragged into the window You can change this to a title more meaningful to you However this will not change what clip or master is used nor will it change its name The other optional columns are e Action When you drag material into the List Manager window Action is set to Play The possible actions are Play Record Switch Transfer and Archive These options are described in later sections of this chapter e Event Number Events are numbered as they are added to the current list The event number can t be changed because it provides a unique identifier for this event in the current list The event number does not determine the playback order e Parent parent event may have a child event that is one of type Follow that plays the event immediately after the preceding event in the list Currently there is one to one relationship only between parent and child events Profile Family Changing Event Settings e Type The event types are The Absolute event type plays the material at the time specified in the Start Time An Absolute event is always displayed in bold face in the list The Follow event type plays the event immediately after the preceding event in the list A Follow event is always displayed in regular face in the list The Approx event type is queued but will not play unles
56. the Analog Composite Video Input dialog box select Video Input from the configuration tree and then click or double click an analog composite input from the list such as Composite InA J5 This configuration has several dialog boxes each opened by clicking the appropriate tab The Main tab is displayed when the configuration box is opened Click on the other tabs to open the other controls rayis agenter Woe legat JG meee I ru dr Han Advanced Contr Verbena marai a OF D oO NTSC age dete Wine Beret Input pi C NTSC wio edeval Fiii Pieter Lead Tred r PAL Compasrie bhnt J Pe Emile Anin Tini rg VITO Faser S m ng Input Gan scenen FR anomale VITC delar E ay AGC i ID ed Fram ees Ta j GRit iteisiiai 4 mil ao a Figure 22 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box Main tab Status Indicators Display the current status of this video input VITC Present Burst Present Input Locked and Video Timed The green light indicates a particular status is on These indicators cannot be edited Profile Family Analog Composite Video Input for Preexisting Profile Units Overwritable Video Standard This changes the video standard for this input board NTSC with pedestal NTSC without pedestal or PAL If you change this standard restart all tools that use this channel The board can serve both standards but the input can only accept one at a time Renaming the Input Signal Enter the new
57. the action during stop or record If you select 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 VA 23 only Playback the recorded image is displayed as a still during Stop and audio is silenced If EE is selected the input signal is routed through to the output during stop or record Clip Position Bar displays the relative position of the current frame within the current clip For example if the Clip Position Bar is to the far left the frame is at the beginning If it is at the far right the frame is at the end Remove In Mark removes the In Mark and restores the clip to its first available timecode Set In Mark sets the In Mark for the current clip at the current Timecode When the clip is played it starts at the In Mark instead of the clip beginning The portion before the In Mark is not lost Use Remove In Mark to remove the In Mark and start from the clip beginning The In Mark only affects this copy of the clip If the clip repeats in the clip list or is used by another panel the In Mark is not automatically present Trim to In Mark removes the portion of the current clip preceding the In Mark This action affects all copies of this clip on all panels The cut is not retrievable warning message and verification prompt are displayed before the material is trimmed Trim from Out Mark removes the portion of the current clip following the Out Mark This action affects all copies of this clip on all panels The cut i
58. the bottom left of the System Timing dialog box see Figure 16 which shows the dialog box when the outputs are E to E timed In the timing edit box you can adjust the number of fields genlock only or lines and also tune these settings with course or fine adjustments You can enter a number directly or click an arrow to adjust a setting The adjustments and ranges available vary depending on the type of output you have Click Close to accept the settings Undo to return to the previous settings Default to return to the default settings NOTE You must restart your unit for the new system timing setting to take effect Profile Family 27 Chapter 2 28 Using the Profile Configuration Manager You can also fine tune your system timing settings individually under Reference Genlock System Input Advanced Adjustment in the Reference Genlock dialog box You can also tune individual output settings under Output Timing Adjustment in under Video Output EA oe sr pr ae gir pt sl Re oe PA EE EE AE AE ee AE sr GE Es GE AE EA GE SP SS SA ee ee Pr om aaa rs oe oe ER eT Pa a oa Po ee ee ee oe st at on Pilt st sl Co ee ee eo oe oe ee EP GE TA ee ee GE AE ET AT oe Er anai el ol od a L m Pa a a a a SSS pr Er SE AE Ar al EE ee a oe eee de sl ee ee ee sy Pr oo So SJ JE JE GJE SEE JE EE GE EE ER AP oe KS JJ Ses SJ SEE SA AS Aes AA ge ge ge gg gg sg je gl Pt se oe oe oe eee ee gi ee
59. the partition in the tree pane that you want to restore from to reveal the clips in the contents pane In the contents pane select the archived clip you want to restore To extend the selection press Shift Up Arrow or Shift Down Arrow Choose Edit Select All or Ctrl A to select all the media in the contents pane Choose Copy on the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with the right click You can also click the Copy button on the toolbar Select the location where you want to restore the archived clip This can be a bin or anywhere in the contents pane when a bin is selected The selected location may also be in another Media Manager window Choose Paste on the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Paste button on the toolbar Profile Family Renaming an Archived Clip If there is a clip with the same name in the bin where you want to restore it you are prompted to change the name or cancel the operation To restore a clip using the drag and drop method l In the tree pane click the cartridge icon you want to restore a clip from This expands the tree pane to reveal the partition icon or icons Click the partition in the tree pane that you want to restore from to reveal the clips in the contents pane In the contents pane click on the clip icon or icons you want to restore hold the left mouse button and drag it to the bin icon in the tree pane where you
60. to E loops the input signal through to the output while the panel is stopped 5 Censor Delay Status sets the delay time for the censor channel 6 Jog Slider Bar indicates the current position relative to the entire clip Click and drag the bar to change the position within a clip or use the Clip Position Controls 7 Clip Position Controls control the current clip position ie Start Clip jumps to the start of the clip gi Jog Backward moves the clip back one frame gt Play plays the clip from the current position gt gt Jog Forward advances the clip one frame P End Clip jumps to the end of the clip 8 Mark Controls place in marks and out marks and trim clip information Set In Mark adds an in mark at the current clip position Use the Jog Slider bar or Jog controls to set the desired clip position Set Out Mark adds an out mark at the current clip position Use the esel J og Slider bar or Jog controls to set the desired clip position Trim to In Mark modifies the previously set in mark Use the Jog Slider bar or Jog controls to set the desired clip position TMilkd EEG Trim to Out Mark modifies the previously set out mark Use the Jog Slider bar or Jog controls to set the desired clip position a 264 Profile Family Exiting TimeDelay 9 Clip Window displays the in marks and out marks of the segments in the current clip As the segments are played back they are removed from the clip
61. to use immediately 4 Click the Take button The event will begin five seconds later The list will continue running all the events which would normally be performed after the Take event It will not return to the event that was interrupted unless you highlight that event and use the Take button again NOTE An Approx event type is not a scheduled event You must take an event of type Approx to run it Stopping an Event List Manager provides a way to stop a event at any time You can use the Stop button to interrupt the event on the current channel To stop an event l Locate the event which is currently being performed highlighted in green and select the event Click the Stop button to stop the event After a few seconds the event will stop and the video output will display black The event will remained stopped until An Absolute event reaches its appointed time You highlight an event and click the Take button Profile Family Customizing Your List Display Customizing Your List Display You may find that the default list display does not meet your needs For example you may have long input names that are not visible because the Source column is not wide enough If you never use List Manager to schedule Record events you might not want to see the Source column at all You can change fonts text color and highlight color in a list display To change a font 1 Choose View Font and the F
62. toolbar The Master VITC Setting dialog box appears Figure 14 Master YITC Setting Ei Genlock m Genlock Timecode Fl Input Timecode CompositednAJ5 O CompositednA J SDl InA J13 VITO SDHNB J13 Present i CAM NA JG EF Output Timecode Composite Qut J11 Composite OutB J11 Composite OutC 11 Composite QutD J11 gren SDl Qut J13 i SDl OutB J13 vITC Reader Setting M Automatic ITC detect Figure 14 Master Timecode dialog box genlock settings 2 The VITC Present status indicator should be on green if VITC is present If VITC Present is not on use one of the following options e Manual VITC detection four channel LTC version of the reference genlock board Verify Automatic VITC detect is not selected If it is click to toggle it Set VITC Reader Linel to the expected location of the first Reader Line Profile Family Setting Master Timecode and VITC Reader Line2 to the second expected Reader Line If you only have one VITC line enter the same value on both Reader lines Check VITC Present If it is still not on use a waveform monitor to check the genlock signal to make sure that VITC exists on these lines Automatic VITC detection only Verify Automatic VITC detect is selected If it is not click to toggle it The Search Lines are automatically established for NTSC 525 and PAL 625 Check VITC Present If it is still not on check the genlock signal to mak
63. want to restore the clip The bin must be on the Profile system that your library system is attached to If you want to check on the progress of a restore operation click on the Profile logo or choose Tools Transfer Monitor to view the Transfer Monitor Renaming an Archived Clip A clip can have a name up to 32 characters long Spaces are legal characters but count for two characters Colons and slashes are illegal in clip names Tildes are only illegal as a first character in a clip name To rename an archived clip 1 In the tree pane select the library cartridge and partition where the archived clip is stored In the contents pane select the archived clip you want to rename Choose Rename from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also select the clip s name a second time Type the new name and press Enter NOTE This operation does not take permanent effect until after an update operation Profile Family 107 da Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager Deleting an Archived Clip To delete an archived clip 1 In the tree pane select the library cartridge and partition where the archived clip is stored 2 In the contents pane select the archived clip or clips you want to delete 3 Press the Delete or Backspace key or choose Delete from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click When an archived clip is deleted it is not moved to
64. 00 00 TC Rec displays the recorded timecode Generator displays the timecode from the generator for the channel 2 2 Profile Family Setting up Timecode 4 Set up the timecode generator used by the panel with the Timecode Generator Settings group Free Run causes the timecode generator to continue to advance regardless of the current play or record mode of the panel Freeze locks the timecode at the current value The value does not advance with time or changes in the play or record mode of the panel Lock to Field Number causes the generator to output a timecode locked to the current position of the panel When the panel is in stop the value freezes When the panel is in play or record the timecode advances normally During Rewind or reverse Shuttle the timecode runs backward The Reset To button resets the timecode to the value entered in the box The generator can be set to this value when Free Run Freeze or Lock to Field Number is selected 5 Click Close when complete Profile Family 273 Wa Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Assigning Timecode Crosspoints 274 The Timecode Crosspoint dialog box controls the connections of timecode signals within the disk recorder e Timecode inputs top left corner represent either LTC input connectors on the back panel or VITC input signals carried in the vertical interval of the associated video signal on a video input connector timecode inputs can be connec
65. 22 13 Clip Position Bar 14 Remove In 21 Mark 15 Set In Mark 16 Trim to 17 Trim from 18 Set Out 19 Remove In Mark Out Mark Mark Out Mark Figure 81 Panel dialog box 150 Profile Family Clip Name Box Shuttle Rate Shuttle Bar Go to Clip Beginning Back One Field Forward One Field Go to Clip End 20 Group Name Box Panel Basics Bytes Field is the number of bytes stored for the current field The more detailed the picture the higher the number of bytes Target compression rate is set in the Edit Presets dialog box accessed from Controller Configure Timecode is the current timecode of the selected clip Refer to Setting Timecode on page 145 For example when you use slow motion replays from several camera angles the timecode can free run or freeze Clicking on the Timecode display moves a clip to a specific timecode If there is no recorded timecode VdrPanel displays a timecode calculated from the current position 00 00 00 00 or above Play runs the selected clip at normal speed If there are multiple clips in the clip list Play starts with the first selected clip and proceeds through the list The Normal Loop and Bounce functions determine what happens after the last selected clip is played 4 Stop halts the current play shuttle or record function Rewind shuttles the clip backwards to the beginning the first available field or in mark of the selected clip Use Go To Clip
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67. 290 D D to A 308 Data cartridge 307 Data set 170 Date 237 Decibels dB 220 308 Default Procamp 55 Defining clips 154 Delay time changing playback delay 278 channel 262 setting censor 282 Delay time setting 276 Delete vertical interval 47 dDeleting an archived clip 108 Deleting clips 162 Deleting media in Media Manager 100 Deleting segments 285 Desktop Windows NT 11 Detail log file 175 Dialog box 308 Digital Audio Input PDR 100 63 Profile Family 321 Index Digital audio interfaces 2 Digital Audio Output PDR 100 65 Digital Audio Output PDR 200 75 Disk drives 2 Disk Expansion Unit 308 Disk label 171 Disk Utility 16 169 308 Display 308 Dither 36 42 50 DNS server 186 Dominance field 167 Double clicking xvii Dragging clips and masters 233 lists 246 Drive 290 Drop frame timecode 149 193 197 207 228 281 309 Duplicating media in Media Manager 98 Duration 236 238 E E to E 27 30 35 36 41 42 49 50 52 53 152 309 auto timing 35 41 49 52 system timing 27 timed outputs 29 E to E button 208 260 262 264 Edit compression presets 139 268 269 Edit timeline 215 Edit view in List Manager 224 Edit window 245 Edit Review 265 Editing a clip list 165 Profile Family Editing lists 243 Editing segments 285 EDL 309 EE 290 EISA 4 EISA bus 62 Ejecting clips 162 Emptying the Recycle Bin 100 Enable Impulse Noise Reduction 45 Enable Luma 44 Enable Procamp 54 Enable Quiet Line 45 En
68. 9 gigabyte hard drives in the PDR 200 are limited to the storage size of the 4 gigabyte hard drives in the PDX 103 Creating a File System A file system is created for all media disks before a Profile disk recorder is shipped from the factory You can set up a file system any time you need to build or rebuild your system NOTE If you are upgrading a PDR 100 to version 2 1 of system software from version 1 4 XX or earlier you must rebuild your file system Information on the disks is shown in the upper left panel of the Profile Disk Utility window information such as physical volumes data sets number of disks and disk size Additional information is shown in the lower pane SCSI IDs of each disk serial numbers vendor names number of blocks block sizes model numbers revision numbers bad blocks and medium errors A volume consists of a set of physical disks such as an array of eight internal disks in a Profile disk recorder or in a PDX 208 Disk Expansion Unit A data set is a group of disks that can consist of one or more volumes The data set name is the name that appears in VdrPanel Media is striped across all disks in the data set To create a file system 1 Select a data set from the Current Data Set box For example Data Set I int 2 Select the volumes to be included in the data set from the Available Volumes list and click Add To remove volumes from the data set select volumes from the Selected Volumes list an
69. Comm Port Ei Cancel Figure 73 Comm Port dialog box NOTE Ports PI through P8 are available on the RS 422 breakout panel COMI and COM2 are available on the unit s back panel RS 232 DB 9 connectors Any P ports used by VdrPanel should have the DIP switches set to Device Refer to your Profile unit s installation manual for details 3 Select the communications port and click OK Profile Family 135 da Chapter4 Using VdrPanel Selecting Clip Length BVW Only If you have chosen a BVW controller you can specify clip length by setting mark in and mark out points NOTE The Set Clip Marks clip length dialog box shown here will not appear unless the panel controller is a BVW controller 1 Click a panel to select it 2 Choose Controller Clip Length The Set Clip Marks dialog box appears Figure 74 Set Clip Marks Enter mark in Enter mark out po foo foo foo fF fro foo fro hr min sec frm hr min sec frm Apply to loaded clip s Cancel Figure 74 Set Clip Marks dialog box 3 Enter the mark in and mark out points by specifying the hour minute second and frame settings This applies to future clips only 4 Click Apply to Loaded Clip s if you want the mark in and mark out points to apply to existing clips as well as future clips 5 Click OK when complete 136 Profile Family Configuring a Controller Configuring a Controller You can configure the playback and r
70. DR 100 to system software version 2 2 your system timing will be left in E to E mode and no changes will be made to your system timing The only difference you will see is a numeric offset of 7 lines in the Line setting under Reference Genlock System Input Advanced Adjustment in the Reference Genlock dialog box and an offset of nine lines in the Vertical Line Delay under Output Timing Adjustment under Video Output Profile Family Setting the Reference Genlock Setting the Reference Genlock The Reference Genlock dialog box sets the genlock parameters To open this dialog box click or double click Genlock from the configuration tree and the Reference Genlock dialog box appears Reference Genlock Ei Oo Oo Lackedtoext Internal clack VITE reference locked Present vITC Reader setting Internal Ret Timing Field Line Fine fo fo 4 fo 4 M Automatic ITC detect Arrrrrrrr eee eee KEENE ENN Default Close Urda Hep Figure 17 Reference Genlock dialog box Status Indicators At the top of the dialog box the status indicators display the current status of the Genlock input Locked to External Reference Internal Clock Locked and VITC Present A green light indicates that the particular status is on These are indicators and cannot be edited VITC Reader Setting If you use Automatic VITC detect the Profile unit uses the range set in the From and To lines to look for the VITC signals If Automatic VITC detect i
71. Digital Video Output dialog box Advanced tab The Advanced tab allows you to set options for error detection and handling EDH If Insert EDH Packets is checked Full Frame CRC and Active Picture CRC are inserted into the video stream If Blank Ancillary Data is checked ancillary data information is inserted into the video stream Profile Family 61 4 Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager 62 PDR100 Audio The PDR 100 supports both analog and serial digital embedded 625 only audio inputs and outputs depending on which boards are installed your the PDR 100 system Audio in the PDR 100 is routed using the EISA bus with data flow controlled by a real time controller and the audio interface card The analog audio card is capable of converting four channels of analog audio to digital audio and vice versa using 16 bit 48kHz conversion The input and output data flow to the card via the EISA bus with sample clocks coming from a video interface card such as the analog composite board or the SDI board However the analog audio card can only have one clock operating at a time If the card is used as an input device it must have the clock that originates on the video board associated with the audio Analog Audio Input To open the Analog Audio Input dialog box select Audio Input from the configuration tree and then click or double click an analog audio name from the list such as Analog InA J8 The dialog box appears as
72. E OSOM Manual Stare Norton SpeedDisk Started Automatic Stop Norton Unerase Protection Started Automatic MT LM Security Support Provider Manual POR Access Control Started Automatic Page Automatic Plug and Play Started Remote Procedure Call RPC Locator Started Manual Remote Procedure Call RPC Service Started Automatic Schedule Manual Sele Server Started Automatic Hi Profiles rey Startup Parameters CP Help Figure 99 Services dialog box 5 Select PDR Access Control from the list of services You may have to scroll the list box 6 Click Start to start the service By default the service is automatically restarted whenever the system is rebooted It is unlikely that you will ever need to start the service manually 7 Click on Stop to stop the service if desired 8 Click Close to close the Services dialog box gt gt gt CAUTION If the start up option is changed from Automatic the Profile applications are not able to run unless the service is started manually each time the system is rebooted Profile Family 181 47 Chapter 6 Using Profile Utilities 182 Chapter 7 Video Networking With Fibre Channel you can copy and move media between a network of Profile systems at faster than real time You must configure your network whether your Profile unit came from the factory with a Fibre Channel card installed or whether you have installed Fibr
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74. Figure 27 Serial Digital Component Video Input Advanced tab These advanced settings allow you to determine whether the EDH packet is present which audio groups are present and which errors are present Full Field FF CRC or Active Picture AP CRC plus parity and checksum errors Profile Family 53 da Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Video Output You can configure either analog composite or serial digital component video output on your Profile system depending on which boards are installed Analog Composite Video Output To open the Analog Composite Video Output dialog box select Video Output from the configuration tree and click or double click an analog composite output from the list such as Composite OutA J11 rainy Lames Vries Dutt Jil Copper Dusk Man vareniinerenl Hane fompoiierlu rl1 Procamp Adujusimani F Enable Focere 0 Lurensesoe VITE Pore el Fe Gutia Chora File Vides Gen r HATE Ga i Frakla ME INI puas EN 3 Hj 100 m of noni rel E ATSC wth Pedestal Chrome Gem Figure 28 Analog Composite Video Output dialog box Changing the Procamp Adjustments The Procamp Adjustment group modifies the output signal to compensate for any irregularities in the signal path All changes take place immediately e Enable Procamp must be checked before anything in this group can be adjusted This enables you to setup the Procamp and then d
75. In Mark is inactivated anew segment is added in the clip window starting at the Set In Mark timecode 5 Continue marking segments as needed 284 Profile Family Reviewing Segments Reviewing Segments Segments can be played back for review l 2 Click on a segment in the clip window The segment plays from start to finish The Jog Slider bar moves along the clip For review of all segments click Review Editing Segments Basic editing capabilities are available for the segments not the original clip Trimming segments Deleting segments Combining segments NOTE When you return to the original clip the timecode display reflects the playback at the time you began editing The Censor Delay time increases so you do not miss reviewing any of the information Use the Jog slider to move to the appropriate time Marking and Trimming Segments To mark or trim segments l 2 Click on a segment in the clip window Use Start Clip End Clip Play Jog Backward Jog Forward or the Jog Slider bar to locate the edit points From the original clip use Set In Mark and Set Out Mark to set beginning or ending points to create segments From a segment use the Trim to In Mark and Trim to Out Mark buttons to modify the in and out marks for the segment Deleting Segments To delete a segment l Click on a segment in the clip window 2 Click Delete Profile Family 285 ia Chapter 10 Usin
76. In the Analog Audio Input dialog box click the Line Level tab Figure 39 Analog Audio Inputs J12 Inputs 1 4 Line Level Overload 12 Chol cho cho amp amp Ch 04 Group Fader Close Urda Help Figure 39 Analog Audio Input dialog box Line Level tab The line level range is 12 to 12 dB If you trim the line level for an individual channel with the slider handle the line level is incremented by I dB clicking on either side of the slider handle increments the line level by 0 5 dB The Level boxes show the current line level If you enter a number directly into a Level box the line level number is rounded to the nearest 0 5 dB To adjust the trim for all channels at once use the Group Fader slider While the Group Fader moves all channels at once it maintains the individual channel differences If achannel is overloaded the Overload indicator is on This means that the incoming audio is clipping After you have adjusted the line levels click Close or another tab Profile Family Digital Audio Input Digital Audio Input In digital audio input you can change channel names check the status of channel errors and change the setting of the sample rate converter Click Undo if you want to cancel any changes or click Help for context sensitive Help To configure digital audio input 1 Expand Audio Input and then click one of the Digital Channels to bring up the Dig
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78. More button see the generator settings The More button is dimmed unless you select internal generator When using an internal timecode generator you can start timecode using the NT clock or with a fixed time Click Time of Day to use the NT clock or click Fixed Time With fixed time you can use the default of 00 00 00 00 Hours Minutes Seconds Frames or set a new fixed starting time This setting takes effect when the Record button is pushed To choose drop frame click on the Drop Frame button while configuring timecode To compensate for the 29 97 frame rate in NTSC drop frame timecode synchronizes the rate with elapsed time Drop frame timecode drops two frames per minute except on the tenth minute PAL has a constant rate of 25 frames per second and never requires drop frame timecode The system default automatically provides you with one timecode input Internal Generator a codec Any Codec and no timecode output None To preserve a different configuration use the Save Default button to save your current channel configuration as the default Different defaults can be saved for each machine in your network Profile Family Project Files Project Files You can save your work environment into a project file tbx A project file stores allocated resources and the current bin Saving your environment eases the transition of set ups between users descriptive project title is displayed in the title bar of the
79. Overview 224 List Manager lets you schedule playback record switch transfer and archive events A playback event lets you play a clip or master at a designated time while a record event allows you to record material at a given time A switch event schedules a live connection that is input and output are connected directly in E to E mode at a predetermined A transfer event schedules the copying of media from one Profile video disk recorder to another Profile unit on the network requires Ethernet and Fibre Channel connections An archive event copies media to or from a Profile library system such as the PLS 200 NOTE Profile system software version 2 2 supports List Manager version 1 1 All of these capabilities are available on all Profile channels For example if you have four video channels you might choose to dedicate two channels to recording incoming material one for on air playback and the other for preview Each event can be scheduled to occur at an exact time on demand or it can follow other events You can override or stop a list at any time List Manager provides you with two ways of scheduling lists Monitor You can drag and drop events into the list in Monitor view to schedule them immediately Monitor displays the Master List which is the name of the list that is controlling activities on your Profile The Event Scheduler Engine always reads the Master List and will perform the events you see in the Monit
80. Profile unit to a PAL or NTSC reference signal house black The genlock board also lets you have four LTC inputs and outputs one input and one output for each for the four possible channel Profile Family Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Slave Recorder Bd 2 JPEG CODECs Ultra SCSI 2 oo PCI Bus Networking e RS 422 ports 8 e Ethernet LAN I O External SCSI Devices Applications Processor Subsystem e Intel Pentium 133 Mhz Processor EISA Bus Master Recorder Bd Video I O Reference Video Interface Boards Genlock Board Optional e Intel i960 real time e Analog Composite eg processor SDI w Embedded Mix 2 JPEG CODECs Audio Effects Ultra SCSI 2 Board bm EG Optional Analog Audio I O External Chassis 32x 32 CCIR 601 Video Router Figure 2 The PDR200 block diagram 9955 1 Profile Family T da Chapter I Introducing the Profile Family Profile Software Development The Profile Software Development Kit SDK provides an application programming interface API for libraries of Profile functions You can call these functions from any language that permits calls to C declared functions Software developers can use the API to control the Profile from third party hardware devices for example The API consisting of six libraries e The TekCfg library provides an interfa
81. Resource Manager 192 228 Resources allocating 192 228 Profile Family Restoring a clip 106 Reverse 210 Reviewing segments 285 Rewind 151 210 RGB 315 Right click xvii ROM 314 Router video 317 RS 232 C 315 RS 422 2 178 315 S S N Ratio 316 Satellite feed 189 Save Default button 193 198 228 Save Group of Clips 163 Saving a list 245 Scrubbing 83 SCSI 315 SCSI IDs 170 SCSI log file 175 SDI 315 SECAM 315 SegmentReview 297 Segments 285 combining 286 editing 285 marking 284 reviewing 285 Select timecode 145 Serial Digital Component Video Input 51 Serial Digital Component Video Output 60 Serial port 135 315 Service PDR Access Control 180 Set delay time 276 Set In Mark 152 264 Set Out Mark 152 264 SetTime 297 Setting censor delay 282 Short clip names 161 Shortcut keys 153 Shuttle Bar 153 Shuttle Rate 153 Signal routing 270 SMPTE 272M Level A 66 Software Development Kit 8 20 Sorting media 201 Source 316 Spatial Adaptive 38 44 Start Clip 264 Start Time 236 261 StartClip 298 Starting an application 12 Status 299 Status bar 22 316 Status column 235 StatusData 302 still play mode 196 230 Stop 151 210 261 262 298 Striping a clip 161 Subclip 212 Switch event 240 SysPause 298 System Pause 261 System timing 27 System locking 279 Index T Take button 250 Target compression rate 140 270 TC Recorder 146 272 TCP IP 183 TCREC 142 TekCfg 8 TekPdr 8 TekRem 8 TekV
82. TE Verify that you have the appropriate video signals connected to the appropriate BNC on the rear panel 1 Assign each output either to a JPEG channel for recording or direct to output The direct crosspoints are those connected to the inputs by the line running beneath the JPEG selections 1 Select Close from the control menu box in the upper left corner of the panel or press Alt F4 NOTE To release an output for use by another application click the box at the intersection of the output with the unused box Profile Family 271 Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Setting up Timecode The Set Timecode dialog box enables you to set the timecode display and the source on a channel to the values required for your application 1 Click anywhere within the specific Panel dialog box to select the panel 2 Select Options Select Timecode to access the Timecode Setup dialog box The Timecode Setup dialog box is divided into two groups Display on Panel and Timecode Generator Settings Figure 144 Timecode Setup dialog box 3 Select the timecode to be displayed on the panel from the Display on Panel group LTC Input is a separate signal input to the disk recorder via the genlock card VITC Input is the timecode from the VITC input signal It may be part of the video signal being recorded Compute from Field Number calculates the timecode directly from the field number of the recorded video New clips start at 00 00
83. To start the TimeDelay application 1 Double click on the TimeDelay shortcut icon on the desktop to start the application Figure 135 illustrates the TimeDelay panels TimeDelay starts in the same panel configuration as it was last saved NOTE TimeDelay uses the standard Windows NT interface For help with Windows NT interaction refer to Microsoft NT manuals malak ere Panel Cried Nac Channel De eet Los ee ee fel Fr Panel s Panal Cri HA d Chel nmn Le h mm asf Sart Tirra hhmmoes mredi Daly Tiree for Channel se PET bhr min ca Figure 135 TimeDelay window with record playback pair Profile Family 259 ia Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Record Panel Controls Figure 136 illustrates the controls on a Record panel 1 timecode 2 Bytes Field 3 Field Selection 4 Playback E to E Largest Delay 5 Largest Delay f 10 01 1 A 7 Control Buttons himii Pm ciat Tirra 6 Start Time tf Manuel gt gt reread hh ming Figure 136 Record panel controls 1 Timecode displays the current timecode of the clip being recorded 2 Bytes Field displays the current compression rate applied to the frames in the clip The target compression rate is set through Controller Configure If this number does not change when Rec is clicked no video signal is present Verify the cables and connections are correct on the disk recorder Verify the Video Crosspoints are set correctly Refer toSee Se
84. Tools List Manager to start the optional List Manager if available When an application is started from the Media Manager it initially connects to the machine that was selected in the Media Manager s machine list box If the application is not installed an error occurs Profile Family 87 da Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager 88 Viewing and Hiding the Toolbar and Status Bar By default the toolbar is visible To hide it e Choose View Toolbar To make it visible again choose View Toolbar again By default the status bar is visible To hide it e Choose View Status Bar To make it visible again choose View Status Bar again To refresh the tree and contents panes e Choose View Refresh or press F5 Viewing Help and Software Version Information To view Help topics on Media Manager e Choose Help Media Manager Help Topics To view program and software version information and copyright e Choose Help About Media Manager Profile Family Connecting to a Remote Machine Connecting to a Remote Machine You can connect from your local machine to any remote Profile machine You can also connect remotely from any PC running Windows NT 4 0 A local Profile machine refers to a Profile system to which you are directly attached A remote Profile machine refers to a Profile system that is connected to your local system via an Ethernet local area network LAN The Hardware Communication process manages the contents
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86. User Manual Tektronix Profile Family Printed in USA or UK Tektronix Inc P O Box 1000 Wilsonville OR 97070 1000 USA 1 800 547 8949 USA and Canada 1 503 682 7300 http www tek com Copyright Tektronix License Agreement Revision Status Copyright 1997 Tektronix Inc Wilsonville Oregon Printed in the United States of America or the United Kingdom All rights reserved This document may not be copied in whole or in part or otherwise reproduced except as specifically permitted under U S copyright law without the prior written consent of Tektronix Inc P O Box 1000 Wilsonville Oregon 97070 1000 TEKTRONIX TEK and Profile are registered trademarks of Tektronix Inc Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Other trade names used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the associated products Profile system software contains intellectual property of Tektronix Inc i e software programs that are licensed for use by the end user consumer The terms of the license are contained on the package containing the backup disks or a copy may be obtained from your local licensed Tektronix dealer Profile Family User Manual revision status Rev Date Description APR 1997 Original issue for version 2 1 Part number 070 9955 00 SEP 1997 Version 2 2 Part number rolled to 070 9955 01 Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Preface ADOUETNS MAN
87. a se i ott en a 111 Updating and Inventorying Cartridges cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 112 Inventorying the Library rrrnnnrnrnnnnnvrnrnnnnrnnnnnnnrnvnnnnnrnvrnnnrvnnnnnnreennnn 114 Formatting Caddesi eee 115 Viewing Library Cartridge and Archived Clip Properties 118 Viewing Tape Transport Status ccccccccccccccesesesessseseeeeeeeeeeeseeaes 121 Viewing the Transfer MOnitOr ccccsscccccsseseeeceeseeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeesaeeeeeens 124 Using VdrPanel ODESMING Gi PONE EE eE 130 Making PAN FANE age E 131 Arranging Panels and ICONS en 131 Viewing Record Capacity erie ae a a EE E a a 132 Viewing an Audio Monitor for a Panel rarrrrnvvnrrnnnvrrnvnnnnnnnrrrrrnnnnnnenn 133 Selecting COnmtrolleticcuk dckt ceo steele deed tetdicecsteaededie erGu duse 134 Selecting a Communications Port rnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvvvnnnvnnnnnnnnnnennrrrrnnnn 135 Selecting Clip Length BVW Only cccccccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessaaeeeeees 136 Configuring a Controller ccccccccceccssessseeceeeeeeseeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaas 137 Setting Compression Presets rrrrrrnrnnrrrrnnnnnnnrnvrnrnnnrnrnnnnnnnnnsrnnennn 139 Setting up BVW insert edit Emulation rrorrrrvvrovvvvvevrrvvvvnrrrrnnnn 141 Selecting Video CroSSpOint ccccececceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaeeaeseneees 143 Selling TIMECOCG na 145 Selecting How to Display Timecode on a Panel ccccssseeeeeeees 145 Setting
88. ack pairs Video is recorded on the record channel assigned to Panel A and played back on the playback channel assigned to Panel B according to the time delay specified on Panel B A second video stream is recorded on the record channel assigned to Panel C and played back on the playback channel assigned to Panel D according to the time delay specified on Panel D This configuration requires a disk recorder with four channels One record playback pair with a censor panel Video is recorded on the record channel assigned to Panel A Within the delay time the video can be edited with the censor panel on Panel C The edited clip is played back on the playback channel assigned to Panel B according to the time delay specified on Panel B This configuration requires a disk recorder with four channels One record playback pair with one or two additional playback panels Video is recorded on the record channel assigned to Panel A and played back on one or more of the playback channels Panel B Panel C and Panel D The delay is set on each of the playback panels This configuration requires a disk recorder with four channels NOTE Profile system software version 2 2 supports TimeDelay version 1 1 Profile Family Getting Started with TimeDelay Getting Started with TimeDelay NOTE Close VdrPanel if it is running TimeDelay and VdrPanel use some of the same resources Running both applications simultaneously is not recommended
89. alog Component Video Input CAV dialog box select Video Input from the configuration tree and then click or double click an analog component input from the list such as CAV InA J9 ra Caspers Vale fru Ja C bel Fo i idan VITE Aino Prager Freseri Timed Lurer Videp Sandar 7 525 Video Standard EKTE Video Standard F Ersbis Auso Timing F Ense Ditari to 0 biden F Verica blanking Ba kat vida lapit Fie e GAR C SKFTEEHUHID C Balacam amp C Betacam mo Seu amp Detecan syn Seep Hon COR C Lie au EN put Gain Adjusimaat WH Syn Setup Figure 25 Component Analog Video Input dialog box CAV Status Indicators Display the current status of the Genlock input Video Present VITC Present and Auto Timed The green light indicates the particular status is on These indicators cannot be edited Overwritable Video Standard Changes the video standard for this input board NTSC 525 or PAL 625 If you change this standard you must restart all tools that use this channel The board can serve both standards but the input can only accept one at a time 48 Profile Family Component Analog Video Input Renaming the Input Signal Enter the new name in the Name field For example if the signal is a Betacam input rename it Betacam 1 The VITC name window title bar name and the configuration tree name automatically change as you enter the new name Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spac
90. and the underlying media files that the clip or master reference A normal copy operation does not copy the associated media files only references to those media files To duplicate a clip or master 1 In the contents pane select the clip or master you want to duplicate 2 Choose Duplicate from the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click The Duplicate operation always automatically renames the new clip Creating Renaming and Deleting Bins A bin can have a name up to 32 characters long Spaces are legal characters but count for two characters Colons and slashes are illegal Tildes are only illegal as a first character in a bin name To create a new bin 1 In the tree pane select the machine or volume where you want to create the new bin When a volume icon is selected the new bin is added to that volume When a machine icon is selected a new bin is created in the first volume in that machine 2 Choose New Bin on the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click 3 A new bin called NewBin is placed in the tree The bin name is highlighted so you can change it Accept the new bin name by pressing Enter Profile Family Renaming Clips and Masters To rename a bin 1 Select the bin in either the tree or contents pane 2 Choose Rename on the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also select the bin a second time 3 The name of the bin is highlighted T
91. annel will have record selector buttons containing a channel number To enable a channel for recording place the mouse pointer over the record selector button and click on it with the left mouse button The audio fader lets you adjust the audio input and output levels of the currently selected channel If more than one audio channel is selected for gain adjustment the fader level reflects the highest gain level of the selected audio channels The decibel level window above the fader also displays the fader s current decibel level The input and output gain levels of each channel may be adjusted also To select an audio channel for gain adjustment place the mouse pointer over any part of the channel s meter section Click the left button to select the channel The meter section is highlighted Below the audio gain displays is the audio control toolbar which has the following buttons e Unity Sets all audio levels to the unity level 0 dB 4 0 To set unity the audio meter must be selected and the input or output gain adjustment button must be selected e Input gain adjustment mode This button activates the input level arrow left side for fader adjustments e Output gain adjustment mode This button activates the output level arrow right side for fader adjustments e Scale adjustment increase decrease These buttons zoom in or zoom out on the audio display scale in the range of 6 to 6 dB Profile Family Tool Box Edi
92. aptive is the best choice for white noise reduction Do not use Adaptive for impulse noise use Slow and the Impulse Noise Detection option from the Noise Reduction group NOTE If you set AGC audio gain control to automatic on the main screen clamp speed cannot be selected Profile Family 45 Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Analog Composite Video Input Vertical Interval The controls under the Vertical Interval tab sets how the vertical interval signals are handled There are different vertical interval line numbers in the dialog boxes depending on your video standard NTSC 525 or PAL 625 Click or double click on the Vertical Interval tab see Figure 24 Figure 24 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box Vertical Interval tab 46 Profile Family Analog Composite Video Input Vertical Interval For each Video Line position the slider pointer to one of the following Normal indicates the vertical interval video line is passed through Notch applies notch filtering to the vertical interval video line chrominance information and any luminance around the chroma subcarrier are removed Pass On Y passes luminance information straight through This is useful for VITC and closed caption or data filtering Delete removes the vertical interval video line and replaces it with black Profile Family 47 T Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Component Analog Video Input To open the An
93. arking and trimming segments 285 Marking segments 284 Marks 166 Marks setting and trimming 264 Master adding media to 217 creating 217 delete 100 playing 218 renaming 99 Master List 233 Master timecode 24 Master VITC 24 Max Chroma 140 269 Media copying 96 Media files 312 Media Manager 14 85 Media moving 96 Media properties 101 Media tree expanding and collapsing 93 Memory 312 Menu xvu 312 Meters audio 219 Microcode 173 Microphone 189 Min Lum Q 140 269 Monitor 312 selecting 233 Index using 224 Monitor Channels 83 Monitor output 58 Monitoring a list 238 Mouse xvu 313 Moving media in Media Manager 96 Multiple playback channels 277 Multiple record pairs 276 N NAK 301 Name column 236 Networking video 183 New Clip dialog box 280 New clips 155 NewChannel 295 Noise Reduction 44 Non drop frame 281 Normal 151 Normal vertical interval 47 Notch 37 43 47 NTSC 313 O Odetics 8 134 Off line cartridge 313 opening a list 246 operational settings 192 228 Out marks 152 166 Output mapping 79 Output Timing Adjustments 56 Overload status 68 Profile Family 325 326 P1 through P8 135 Packet format 287 PAL 102 205 313 Panel Back One Field 152 Bounce 151 Clip Name Box 153 Clip Position Bar 152 Fast Forward 151 Field Selection 151 Forward One Field 152 Go to Clip Beginning 153 Go to Clip End 152 Group Name Box 152 Loop 151 making active 131 Normal 151 PB EE 152 Play 151 Play
94. assigned to Chan 15 Profile Family 141 ia Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel NOTE There must be two audio codecs assigned for each audio track to be recorded 5 Select two pairs of timecode For example select TCREC 5 and TCREC 7 for the Playback Timecode and TCREC 6 and TCREC 8 for the Record Timecode 6 If any other selections are highlighted click to deselect them 7 Select the video compression to be applied see Setting Compression Presets on page 139 for more information on video compression and the presets 8 Click OK 9 Choose Controller Comm Port to open the Communication Port dialog box see Figure 73 on page 135 10 Select the RS 422 communication port to be used for the edit controller for example P3 The Port name is the same as the name on the RS 422 breakout box 11 Click OK 12 Verify the external connections Source audio channels are connected to the inputs for the audio channels assigned as the Record Audio Audio outputs from the disk recorder are connected to the audio channels assigned as the Playback Audio Edit controller is connected to the assigned Port Refer to the your system s installation manual DIP switch on the breakout box is set to Device for the RS 422 Port Refer to the unit s installation manual 142 Profile Family Selecting Video Crosspoints Selecting Video Crosspoints A video crosspoint shows the connection between a video input a
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96. ayback channel delay times cannot exceed the Largest Delay time specified on the record channel 6 Control buttons for the playback channel are gt Play starts playback on the channel Stop stops playback on the channel 262 Profile Family Censor Panel Controls ALL Pause pauses the Per channel Click on Pause to toggle it off recalculate the new delay time and resume playback NOTE If playback is paused longer than the Largest Delay time the record channel can loop around and overtake the playback Censor Panel Controls Figure 138 illustrates the controls on a censor panel 1 Timecode 2 Bytes Field 3 Field Selection 4 Playback E to E 5 Censor Delay 6 Jog Slider Bar Status 7 7 Clip Position Controls A Ea Fa LE 8 Mark Controls Mark Cut EN DO 1601 00 M ee 10 Clip Controls 9 Clip Window i ONO Boe gt i HO BIE gt Figure 138 Censor panel controls Censor panel controls are described here 1 Timecode displays the current timecode of the clip 2 Bytes Field displays the current compression rate applied to the clip The target compression rate is set through Controller Configure Profile Family 263 ia Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay 3 Field Selection toggles between one field or two fields when playing back still frames For one field each line in field is duplicated to form a frame 4 Playback or E to E toggles between Playback showing a still frame if the panel is stopped and E
97. back 152 Record 151 Remove In Mark 152 Remove Out Mark 152 Rewind 151 Set In Mark 152 Set Out Mark 152 Shuttle Bar 153 Shuttle Rate 153 Stop 151 tiling 131 Timecode 151 Trim from Out Mark 152 Trim to In Mark 152 Profile Family Panel control 134 266 Panel Lockout dialog box 279 Parameter 313 Parent Event column 236 Partitions 313 Pass On Y 47 Pause 261 263 295 PB button 260 262 264 PB EE 152 PDR 100 Audio 62 PDR 200 Audio 66 PDR 200 installation manual xvi PDR Access Control 180 PDR Network Configuration Service 188 PDX 103 Disk Expansion Unit Installa tion Manual xvi PDX 103 Profile Disk Expansion unit 85 PDX 208 Disk Expansion Chassis In struction Manual xvi PDX 208 Disk Expansion Unit 170 Peak hold 133 Physical volumes 170 ping 186 Pixel 313 Play 151 262 264 296 Play 210 Playback 152 313 277 Playback delay changing 278 Playback or E to E 260 262 264 Playback panel controls 262 Playing clips 157 PLS 200 Library System Manual xvi PLS 200 Profile Library System 105 Pointer 314 Pointing device 314 Port 135 314 PortSever 20 179 Powering on 10 PRC 100 Control Panel 179 PRC 100 Profile Control Panel User Manual xvi PRC 100 Profile Remote Control unit 127 Presets 139 Procamp Adjustments 54 Profile Configuration Manager 13 21 Profile Disk Utility 16 169 Profile logs 20 177 Profile Options dialog box 268 Profile PDR 200 Installation Manual xvi Profi
98. ble 2 Digital audio input channel indicators Indicator Description Unlocked Error Receiver unlocked Validity Error AES receiver validity Parity Error Parity error CRC Error CRC subframe errors Emphasis Detected emphasis 70 Profile Family Analog Audio Output If you want to bypass the sample rate converter 1 In the Digital Audio Input dialog box click the Sample Rate Converter tab Figure 42 By default the sample rate converter is enabled The sample rate converter affects all four channel inputs Digital Audio Inputs J12 Inputs 9 12 sample Rate Converter l Bypass Sample Rate Converter Close Urda Help Figure 42 Digital Audio Input dialog box Sample Rate Converter tab 2 Click Bypass Sample Rate Converter NOTE Do not bypass sample rate conversion unless you are certain that all inputs and outputs are synchronous 3 After you have disabled the sample rate converter click Close or another tab Analog Audio Output In analog audio output you can change audio channel names change line modes for XLR connectors or adjust individual or group line levels in decibels Click Undo if you want to cancel any changes or click Help for context sensitive Help To configure analog audio output 1 Expand Audio Output and then click one of the Analog Channels to bring up Profile Family 71 da Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager the Analog Audio Output dialog box The c
99. ble record mode Video and all audio tracks assigned to a machine are recorded simultaneously along with timecode and any previous contents are overwritten Traditionally this mode is used when appending to a master tape that has not had black timecode and control track previously recorded before editing Audio I O The audio path through the Profile video disk recorder especially the crosspoint circuitry that routes the audio within the Profile system Profile Family 305 da Glossary 306 BNC Connector used in professional A V components The BNC connection provides optimum shielding between the video input signal lines to provide the best possible performance BNC was recently adopted as an alternate AES signal connector Button on the display A small display box that has a raised appearance and contains text Generally clicking on a button activates a function or performs some action See Clicking Button on the mouse The two or three buttons on the top of the mouse Capture Generally the act of storing digital audio and video in memory or on a disk The process may involve converting an analog signal to a digital one Some compression of the digital data may be involved Cartridge tape A tape used in the library that stores video and audio in digital form CD ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory the preferred medium for multimedia storage because of its large capacity high quality ease of use and lo
100. buclets GP 1908 Be 1201 GF aa ia B18 18 profile E ca Plug Flay Aipsa GFR Ga es Bi ob 86 is profile E DI EDER ETEN FERRTEN REESE ESTOS TRESS RARER CUES SESE RSA Status Type Start Time End Time User Name Event Title Channel Event Type Date Scheduled Reserved List Name Duration Figure 133 An example of a log file The Scheduled Duration field shows the value entered in the Master List It does not show the actual duration of the event The times shown in the Start Time and End Time fields are actual times which can be used to calculate the event duration The List Name field shows the name of the original list containing that event which subsequently was Scheduled and became part of the Master List When the log file reaches about four megabytes in length the information in the file is moved to a new file called evntschl log and kept as an archive This ensures that evntsch log always contains current information but keeps its size manageable Subsequent archived information will be stored in evntsch2 log evntsch3 log and so on Profile Family 255 Iz Chapter 9 Using the List Manager 256 Profile Family Chapter 1 0 Using TimeDelay NOTE A time locked version of this optional software was shipped to you with version 2 2 system software Unlocking this software requires an additional purchase Click Purchase in the timelock dialog box for information on how to purchase this software
101. can also transfer media stored on any Profile system on your Profile network via a Fibre Channel connection Digital video and audio media may be stored in volumes volume is a disk set or file system on one of the following machines e PDR100 Professional Video Disk Recorder e PDR200 Video File Server e PRS200 Profile RAID Storage system e PLS 200 Profile Library System e PDX 103 Profile Disk Expansion unit e PDX208 Profile Disk Expansion unit With Media Manager you view media in a tree structure On disk media may consist of video and audio clips and masters Clips and masters are organized into bins that are kept on a volume A bin is a container for clips and masters similar to a directory on a computer A clip refers to segments or portions of a media file or a media file in its entirety A master is an edited sequence of clips On a cartridge in a library system media consists only of clips not masters Cartridges are divided into one or more partitions NOTE Profile system software version 2 2 supports Media Manager version 1 1 Profile Family 85 T Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager 86 Starting and Exiting the Media Manager To start the Media Manager application with Windows NT e Double click the Media Manager shortcut icon Or e Choose Start PDR Applications Media Manager The Media Manger window appears see Figure 51 The tree pane is on the left and the contents pane is on the right What ap
102. can be applied to luminance in a field to meet the target data rate typically 0 75 The lowest rate is 0 75 Max Chroma sets the maximum compression that can be applied to chrominance in a video field to meet the target data rate typically 60 Fixed Q sets a fixed picture quality and ignores variation in field size Use this mode for critical multi generation work When Fixed Q is selected the other fields become fixed as Lum Q fixed luminance compression and Chroma Q fixed chrominance Q Useful starting values for Fixed Q and Chroma Q are 5 00 Verify there is sufficient available data rate headroom before using Fixed Q mode The bytes field target attempts to Profile Family 269 Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay meet the Lum and Chroma goals With Fixed Q mode bytes field can increase beyond the system bandwidth causing interference with other channels Bytes per Field is the target compression rate Not every field requires the target rate itis simply the average rate the Disk Recorder tries The higher the rate the better the picture detail The actual bytes field depends on the picture complexity Min Lum Q and Max Chroma The algorithm dynamically changes Min Lum Q and Max Chroma to make the field size meet the target unless Fixed Q is selected 6 Click OK when all options are set Setting up the Signal Routing Signal routing determines which physical input and output connections are used by a panel A crosspoin
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104. ce Profile Destination Profile Cancel Figure 127 New Transfer Event dialog box 3 In the New Transfer Event dialog box enter all the event information as described in Changing Event Settings on page 235 4 Click OK Profile Family 241 da Chapter 9 Using the List Manager Scheduling an Archive Event You can schedule archive events in your lists An archive event copies media to or from a Profile library system such as the PLS 200 The PLS 200 must be attached to a Profile system running the Event Scheduler engine 1 Open the list to which you wish to add the live event 2 Choose Edit New Event Archive and the New Archive Event dialog box appears as shown in Figure 128 Hew Archive Event EJ Start Time li 0 13 04 05 Duration 00 00 00 00 Type Absolute start Date 07 25 1 997 Comment Event Media Fath Acton fr Archive C Restore OK Cancel Cartridge Partition lo Figure 128 New Transfer Event dialog box 3 In the New Archive Event dialog box enter all the event information as described in Changing Event Settings on page 235 4 Click OK 242 Profile Family Editing Event Lists Editing Event Lists You can reorganize your event lists at any time While you can change the settings for each event in a list sometimes you ll want to change the order of events or add replace or delete events from the list The following sections describe how to organi
105. ce to the Profile configuration e The TekPdr library furnishes calls that inventory and manage movies in Common Movie Format CMF an internal file format standard for video audio and timecode e The TekRem library makes it possible for a remote Windows NT system on an x86 processor to control a Profile disk recorder over an Ethernet LAN e The Tek Vdr library provides an interface for playing and recording video and audio clips e The TekVfs library supports low level access to individual media files in the media file system e The TekVme library controls the optional video mix effects board Eight RS 422 serial ports come standard on a disk recorder A disk recorder can issue serial commands or receive them from an external device via RS 422 communication lines The Profile Protocol associates each API call with specific number that can be sent over an RS 422 line The ProLink application monitors Profile Protocol calls over an RS 422 link allowing you to use compatible hardware devices such as the PRC 100 Control Panel to issue commands to a Profile unit Windows applications are also available to control the Profile system Your disk recorder comes with several standard and optional applications See Starting and Closing Profile Applications on page 11 for more information NOTE Louth and Odetics RS 422 protocols are also supported although there is not a one to one correspondence between these protocols and the Pro
106. channels Packet format 50 31 cs where cs checksum TimeSet TimeSet panel Requests current time delay setting for specified panel Packet format 51 32 pa cs where pa panel cs checksum Timecode Trimin Timecode panel Requests current timecode for specified panel Packet format 51 33 pa cs where pa panel cs checksum TrimIn panel Modifies the previously set MarkIn for the current clip Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the button Packet format 31 38 pacs where pa panel cs checksum Profile Family 299 4 Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay TrimOut TrimOut panel Modifies the previously set MarkOut for the current clip Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the button Packet format 31 39 pa cs where pa panel cs checksum 300 Profile Family System Control Returns System Control Returns ACK NAK ACK Acknowledgment Packet format 20 41 cs where cs checksum NAK Time Out Frame Error Overrun Parity Error Checksum Error Undefined Command Negative acknowledgment Any or all errors may be returned Packet format 21 4E er cs where er error bits one byte value cs checksum The error bits are defined as bitO Undefined command bit1 Unused bit2 Checksum error bit3 Unused bit4 Parity error bit5 Overrun
107. city A message box appears Figure 70 In this instance the message box shows the internal disks labeled INT The recording time remaining is represented in Hours Minutes Seconds For more information on compression presets see Setting Compression Presets on page 139 Panel A Record Capacity Ei Figure 70 Message box showing record capacity 3 When you are done viewing the information click Close 132 Profile Family Viewing an Audio Monitor for a Panel Viewing an Audio Monitor for a Panel The Audio Monitor allows you to monitor the level of an audio signal for a panel To view a panel s audio monitor 1 Choose Window Audio Monitor The Audio dialog box appears as shown in Figure 71 There are only two channels in this example but up to sixteen are possible Panel A Audio Ei PeakHold Level 15 0 a 0 O 0 Figure 71 Audio Monitor dialog box 2 To turn peak hold on or off choose PeakHold On or PeakHold Off By default peak hold is on 3 To show the record level controls choose Levels Show Record Level Controls To show play level controls choose Levels Show Play Level Controls To hide the level controls choose Levels Hide Level Controls 4 To work the controls independently choose Levels Independent Controls To gang the controls choose Levels Ganged Controls 5 Click the Close button when complete Profile Family 133 Chapter4 Using VdrPanel Selecti
108. ckeneee 173 Relocating and Testing Bad Blocks rrrrnnrrvrvvrrnnnnrrvvvnrrnnererennrrnnnnnnn 174 The Detail LOG EEE 175 Using Profile Utilities Viewing Profile LOQS cccccscccccsseeeeceesseeccessececeeseeeceeauseecseseeesseeeees 177 P rasler 179 Po 179 PDR Access COMIO lixiacccissccssnactictencdecuacss caderuecedsaceebeceenoncdseuoceeeerceueneaicnace 180 Video Networking Configuring a Fibre Channel Hardware Addre s6 sssseeseeeeeees 184 Configuring the Fibre Channel Board for TCP IP errnnnnnnrvnnrrrrrrrnnnnn 185 Configuring Fibre Channel for Isolated Operation c ccccee 185 Configuring Fibre Channel for an Existing Network cccccccee 186 Checking Profile Communication rrrnnnnnnrnrrnnnnnnnnnnovnnnrnrrnnnnnnnnnnner 187 The PDR Network Configuration Service rrrrrrrrrnrnnrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenn 188 Using the Tool Box Editor Starting and Exiting the Tool Box Editor rrrrrrrrvrnrrrrnnnnnnnnnrrnvnnnnnn 190 Using the Resource Managel ccccsesseccceceseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeaeas 192 Acquiring Resources rnnnnnrnnnnnnnvrnnnnnrrnnnnnnnrnvnnnnnennnnnnsnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnsnn 193 Acquiring Profile Channels rrrnnnnnnrnrnnnnnnnnnnnovrnnvrrrnnnnnnnnnsnsennnnnn 194 Configuring Video ReSsources rrrrrrnrrnnvrrrrnnnnnnnrrnsvnnnvnrrnnnnnnnnnnnee 195 Configuring Audio ReSources rrrrrrnrrrnvrrrrnnnnnnrnrrornnnvnrnnnnnnnnnnnnee 196 Co
109. cket format 60 31 cs where cs checksum Pause panel on off For record channel Pause on pauses recording until a Pause off command is sent For playback channel Pause on pauses playback until a Pause off command is sent Ignored for censor channel UI equivalent Clicking on the PAUSE button Packet format 42 31 paoocs where pa panel 00 on off cs checksum Profile Family 295 ia Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay 296 Play Play panel Starts playing the video audio recorded by the associated record channel Valid for playback and censor channels only ignored for record channel UI equivalent Clicking on the PLAY button Packet format 31 35 pacs where pa panel cs checksum Record Record panel Starts recording Valid for record channel only ignored for playback and censor channels UI equivalent Clicking on the Rec button Packet format 31 33 pacs where pa panel cs checksum RecordPair RecordPair Opens a new record playback pair of channels UI equivalent File New Record Pair Packet format 60 32 cs where cs checksum Profile Family Rename Rename Rename name Renames the clip currently being used by the record panel UI equivalent VideoClip Rename Clip Packet format 6x 30 fn fn cs where x byte count for filename fn fn filename characters SegmentReview SegmentReview Toggles between Edit and Segment Review in the censor channel Valid only for censor channel i
110. color is added to the array of custom color boxes 4 To select a custom color click on one of the custom color boxes that contains a custom color then click OK 252 Profile Family Customizing Your List Display You can change which columns to display the size of the columns and order of the columns in the list display You display up to 10 columns in a list By default the Name Start Time Duration and Comment columns are displayed You can add columns for Action Event Number Parent Event Type and Date You can also make a column as wide or as narrow as you want or make it disappear completely You can move one or several columns to the left or right to arrange them in an order that you find more convenient To add a column to a list display 1 Choose View Columns and Columns dialog box Figure 132 Available Columns Displayed Columne DK Add gt gt Cancel Duration Remove lt lt Comment Reset Movelip Hove omr Figure 132 Columns dialog box 2 Click on a column label in the Available Columns box 3 Click Add The column label moves to the Displayed Columns box 4 To change the order of the columns click column label in the Displayed Columns box then click Move Up or Move Down 5 To return the columns to their original settings click Reset 6 Click OK when done Profile Family 253 47 Chapter9 Using the List Manager To adjust the size of a column db 1 Position th
111. ct the panel Refer to Selecting a Controller on page 134 if you have not already selected BVW insert edit as the controller for this panel NOTE If you do not select BVW insert edit for the panel insert edit operations are not properly executed The channel can be used as a source deck or be acceptable for remote control systems such as the Ash Vale slow motion controller that do not use EditOn commands Choose Controller Configure to open Profile Options see Figure 75 on page 138 Select two unused video codecs one for Playback Video and one for Record Video For example use JPEG 3 for Playback Video and JPEG 4 for Record Video Use Controller Configure with the other panels to assure the codecs are not in use Select two pairs of audio codecs For example select Chan 9 and Chan 11 for the Playback Audio and Chan 10 and Chan 12 for the Record Audio Audio codec pair selection must follow these rules The playback record audio codec pair must be sequentially numbered For example Chan 1 and Chan 2 or Chan 14 and Chan 15 The playback record pair must be with the same channel group Channels are grouped as sets of four Chan 1 through 4 Chan 5 through 8 Chan 9 through 12 and Chan 13 through 16 The playback is assigned to the first selected codec in the pair record is assigned to the second selected codec in the pair For example playback assigned to Chan 14 and record
112. d Dragging a clip or a master to a different machine or volume always results in a copy the original clip is not deleted When copying or moving clips to a new location if a clip or master with the same name already appears at that location you will be prompted to change the name or cancel the operation Confirm Copy J Llipb already appears at this location Skip F ER Roer Tou mar rename or skip this file or may replace the existing file Cipa0 Help Rename ll i i Heplace When you confirm a copy these operations apply Cancel Replacement Media Manager automatically suggests a new name clip name that does not conflict with any other name at the se lected location The new name is based on the old name with the addition the next available number source becomes sourcel clip 17 becomes clip 18 17takes becomes 17takes ll Skip Skip copying this clip but continue any remaining copy operations Cancel Cancel the copy operation Help Opens the help topic for this dialog Profile Family 97 da Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager 98 Rename All Automatically changes the names of all clips being copied to avoid name conflicts at their new location Rename Use the replacement clip name to change the name of the current clip at its new location Replace Delete the clip currently at the destination to resolve the conflict Duplicating Media To duplicate media means that you copy a clip or master
113. d Clip 264 291 Error 246 Ethernet 2 20 179 183 Event Action 236 Archive 241 Date 237 Duration 236 inserting 243 Play 233 Record 239 removing 244 settings 235 Start Time 236 Switch 240 taking 250 Transfer 241 Event log 180 Event Number column 236 Event Scheduler Engine 225 226 233 Explore in Media Manager 93 Exporting a cartridge 111 F Factory default 309 Fast Forward 151 210 FC IP addresses 185 fcconfig 184 fencs 188 fcping 187 Fibre Channel 20 183 Field 309 Field dominance 167 193 196 228 230 Field Selection 151 260 262 264 File Lockout Panel 279 New Censor Channel 282 Open 246 Save 245 File systems 170 Finding media in Media Manager 103 Firmware 309 Fixed Q 140 269 Follow event type 243 Formatting cartridges 115 Forward One Field 152 fps 310 Frame 291 310 Free Run timecode 146 273 Freeze timecode 146 273 Frequency response 310 G Gain levels 219 Gaussian Chroma Filte 55 Generator timecode 272 Generator timecode 146 Index Genlock 310 Go to Clip Beginning 153 Go to Clip End 152 Go To Timecode 278 291 Graphical user interface 310 Group 310 Group Fader 68 83 Group Name Box 152 Group of clips 163 GUI 310 H Hard disk 311 Hardware Communication program 87 Help xvi 12 311 Hertz Hz 311 House Time 238 Hue 311 Importing a cartridge 109 In marks 152 166 Input Clocking 79 Input device 311 Input Gain Adjustment 36 42 49 Input mapping 76 Insert recor
114. d by the Profile disk recorder are considered media Media is stored on disk as media files Audio and video clips do not contain media but instead reference positions in a media file Memory A component of a computer system used for virtually instantaneous temporary storage and retrieval of information data or instructions programs Information in memory is volatile and is lost when the computer is shut down Storing information on a permanent storage device such as a hard disk or a tape allows for retrieval during another work session Menu A list of commands or functions that you select with a pointer A menu is normally displayed in a small window Monitor Two channel audio output of selected machine tracks Generally audio systems or video displays used in a studio environment to control quality Also a video display device without audio capabilities Profile Family Glossary Mouse An input device that when moved across a flat surface causes the pointer to move across a screen The mouse usually has buttons that you press to send signals These signals in turn accomplish certain functions The representation of the mouse on the screen is called the pointer See Pointer NTSC The standard composite color format used in North America and Japan that was developed by the National Television Standards Committee Off line cartridge The archive library has immediate access of up to 80 cartridges However the
115. d click Remove 3 Choose File Make Data Set or click Make Data Set 170 Profile Family Setting a Disk Label Setting a Disk Label To set a disk label 1 Choose File Set Label or click Set Label The Set Label dialog box appears Set Label x Curent Label INT Mew Label Gel Figure 93 Set Label dialog box 2 Enter the new label name in the New Label box The label name can have up to seven characters 3 Click Set when complete Profile Family 171 ia Chapter 5 Using the Profile Disk Utility Formatting a Disk Volume gt gt gt 172 Formatting disks organizes them so the Profile system can write data to and read data from them in an orderly way All media disks come preformatted from the factory WARNING Formatting disks removes all media and other data from the disks Format disks only when absolutely necessary To format a disk 1 Select the desired physical volume with the tab 2 Select the desired disks 3 Choose Disk Utilities Format Disk s or click Format The Format Disk s dialog box appears If disks are non Seagate you can select a block size 4 Click Format on the dialog box to continue formatting the disks Format Disk s x Block Size ANGE Time Remaining a Figure 94 Format Disk s dialog box Profile Family Loading Microcode Loading Microcode To load microcode for your hard disks 1 In the lower pane select the drive or driv
116. d mode 311 Inserting events 243 Installed boards information 22 Intel 1960 real time processor 4 Intel Penttum 133 Mhz processor 4 Internal generator 197 Internal Reference Timing 32 Internal storage 2 Profile Family 323 Index Inventorying a cartridge 112 Inventorying the library 114 IP addresses 185 ISA 4 J Jog 292 Backward 264 Forward 264 Slider Bar 264 Join Both 265 292 Delete 293 Next 265 293 Prev 265 294 JJPEG 143 271 K Keyboard 312 Keys shortcut 153 L Labeling a disk 171 LAN 20 179 Largest Delay 261 Library properties 118 Library system 312 Line formats 2 Line level 68 List building 233 editing 243 event order 243 Profile Family validate 238 opening 246 saving 245 List Manager 18 127 Edit view 224 engine See Event Scheduler Engine 225 live events 240 Monitor 224 monitoring a list 238 overview 223 recording 239 using 223 List inserting events 243 Listnames command 20 187 Live events 240 Loading clips 157 Loading microcode 173 Lock to Field Number 146 Lock to Field Number time code 273 Locking clips 160 Locking the system 279 Log file 177 Logging in 10 Logs viewing Profile 177 Long clip names 161 Loop 151 Loop mode 210 Louth 8 134 LTC 33 145 147 197 312 LTC input 272 Luminance Black Clip Level 55 Luminance Only 55 Luminance White Clip Level 55 Mainframe bandwidth 2 Manual conventions xvil Manual recording 277 Manually logging in 10 MarkIn 294 M
117. ded in the packet as a single byte whose value is ASCII l ON 0 OFF Commands Capacity Capacity drive Requests the remaining recording time available for the specified file partition Packet format 51 30 dr cs where dr drive cs checksum 288 Profile Family Censor Censor Censor Opens a Censor Channel UI equivalent File New Censor Channel Packet format 60 33 cs where cs checksum ClipSelect Close ClipSelect panel segment Moves selection highlight bar to the specified segment in the censor channel Ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on one of the names displayed in the censor channel s list of segments Packet format 42 36 pa sn cs where pa panel sn segment one byte numeric value cs checksum Close panel Closes a record playback or censor channel If one of a record playback pair is closed both are closed unless it is the only pair active UI equivalent Choosing Close from the control menu Packet format 61 35 pacs where pa panel cs checksum Profile Family 289 4 Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Cue Cue panel Prepares the Record Channel for recording Valid for Record Channel only ignored for Playback and Censor Channels UI equivalent Clicking on the CUE button Packet format 31 32 pacs where pa panel cs checksum Drive Drive drive Specifies the disk partition where the recorded material is to be recorded UI equiva
118. deo codec channels disk recorder slave board in slot 13 hu Feb 13 14 35 06 1997 ef genlock videoStandard is the same no change 7 Figure 97 WinTail window Profile Family 177 da Chapter 6 178 Using Profile Utilities 2 To view other logs choose File Open NOTE Because it is a binary file you cannot view scsi log with WinTail See The Detail Log on page 175 for instructions on how to view scsi log You can view three sets of logs 1 The PDR Access Control service records messages from the real time processor into profile log As installed the WinTail application reads this log file by default 2 VdrPanel logs all RS 422 protocol messages for supported third party protocols Logging occurs to files VdrPanel ABCD 000 and VdrPanel ABCD 00 in the directory where VdrPanel is run Logging has a timing resolution of 10 msec Use a dedicated RS 422 logger for better resolution and accuracy Logging for each panel may be turned off by setting the value MsgLogger to 0 in these registry keys with the Windows NT registry editor regedit HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services VirServics Chan ABCD NOTE Logger does not log duplicate replies for BVW BV W insert edit and Odetics for 61 0c CurrentTimeSense for Timerl LTC and VITC and 61 0c StatusSense nor for Louth for 30 05 PortStatusRequest and 30 10 SystemStatus Request 3 VdrPort logs record all messages passed bet
119. dr 8 TekVfs 8 TekVme 8 Temporal Spatial Adaptive 44 Testing a bad block 174 Text insertion point 316 Timecodel45 151 197 299 changing 147 278 crosspoint 147 274 display 260 262 263 entry window 207 free run 273 freeze 273 lock to field number 273 setting 272 sources 193 228 Time Till Next Event 238 Timecode Setup dialog box 272 TimecodeData 303 TimeDelay 19 127 259 configurations 258 locking 279 Timeline capture 206 edit 215 Profile Family 329 Index TimeSet 299 TimeSetData 303 Timing Adjustment 61 Tool Box 127 Tool Box Editor 17 189 192 228 exiting 190 launching 190 Tool Tips 316 Toolbar 22 Tracks 316 Transfer Event 241 Transfer Monitor 124 Transport controls cue 210 fast forward 210 loop 210 mode 210 play 210 reverse 210 rewind 210 stop 210 Transport status 121 Tree hierarchy 93 Trim from Out Mark 152 Trim to In Mark 152 264 Trim to Out Mark 264 TrimIn 299 Trimming 317 TrimOut 300 U Undo button 22 Unity audio 220 Unlocking clips 160 Profile Family Unlocking the system 279 Updating a cartridge 112 V Validating a list 238 VdrPanel 15 127 VdrPort logs 178 Vertical Blanking 50 Vertical Interval 46 57 Video 183 input 195 229 input and output 196 230 inputs 193 228 outputs 193 228 quality 195 229 Video channels 2 Video Crosspoint dialog box 271 Video crosspoints 143 Video disk recorder server 1 317 Video Gain 55 Video inputs 2 Video interface 317 Video netw
120. e Analog Out amp Jo Related Audio Channels Analog DutB J8 Close Analog Outl Jo Unda Analog Outb Jo Figure 36 Analog Audio Output dialog box Name changes the signal name Audio_Out_1l for example Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spaces The window title bar name and the configuration tree name automatically change as you enter the new name To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter Related Audio Channels lists the audio channels that are related to the signal name Profile Family Digital Audio Output Digital Audio Output To open the Serial Digital Audio Output dialog box select Audio Output from the configuration tree and then click or double click a digital audio name from the list Digital Audio Input J8 4 SDl udio QutA J8 Associated Video output channel Audio Transmit Group SUFOuta Ji amp Group 1 Related Audio Channel Group C Group 3 SOlAudio Outh J8 C Group 4 SPl udio Dutt Ja SPlAudio DutL Ja Close Oia Help Figure 37 Digital Audio Output dialog box e Name changes the signal name Audio Out 1 for example Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spaces The window title bar name and the configuration tree name automatically change as you enter the new name To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter e A
121. e sure that VITC exists and is within the expected range For each video input that should have VITC select it from the list For automatic VITC detection on analog composite and serial digital component signals Verify Automatic VITC detect is selected If it is not click to toggle it Set VITC Reader Line to the beginning of the search line The minimum line number is 6 in PAL and 10 in NTSC Check for VITC Present For manual VITC detection on analog composite and serial digital component signals Verify Automatic VITC detect is not selected If it is click to toggle it Set VITC Reader Linel and VITC Reader Line to the lines where VITC is located If you only have one VITC line enter the same value on both Reader lines Check VITC Present If it is still not on double check your line numbers and try again For each video output that should have VITC select it from the list For analog composite on preexisting PDR 100 and PDR200 units Verify VITC Generator Enable is checked If not click to toggle it Click on Vert Interval to open the Vertical Interval Line Programming dialog box Profile Family 25 4 Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Select the desired VITC lines by checking in the VITC Enable column for the line There is not a limit on the number of VITC lines Click Close to close the Vertical Interval Line Programming dialog box e For serial digital compo
122. e Channel as an F kit field installation kit Configuring your system for the Fibre Channel option requires that you first configure your Ethernet LAN See PDR200 Installation Manual or Profile Family Local Area Network Installation Manual for details on installing and configuring the LAN Configuring the system involves completion of the tasks listed below e Configuring the Fibre Channel Board Hardware Address e Configuring the Fibre Channel Board for TCP IP NOTE All Fibre Channel systems should have Profile system software version 2 2 installed Profile Family 183 Chapter 7 Video Networking 184 Configuring a Fibre Channel Hardware Address Every Fibre Channel node board on a network must have a unique hardware address between I and 120 When setting up and adding a Fibre Channel board you must insure that each hardware address is unique The feconfig command line utility is provided to allow you to retrieve set and change the hardware address of the Fibre Channel board The options available for feconfig are help to display these options i lt fc ip address clear gt to set or change a dotted decimal Fibre Channel Internet Protocol address Using clear clears the fc ip address g lt gateway gt to set or change a dotted decimal gateway address n lt netmask clear gt to set or change a hexadecimal netmask in the form ffffff00 Using clear clears the netmask a lt hardware address gt to set a
123. e Window Sire a hie On Black DP Shoeftide Window Blad On Beachy ited F White On Backgroed Deiat cese Hae Figure 31 Analog Composite Monitor Output dialog box Burn in Timecode tab To display timecode on an attached monitor select Show Hide Window To display a large timecode window select Large Window Size Under Window Position you can select the Start Row and Start Column for the timecode with the sliders This determines where the timecode is displayed on the monitor screen The current row and column are displayed on the right Profile Family 59 Wa Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager 60 You can display the timecode in one of four formats black on white white on black black on background or white on background Serial Digital Component Video Output To open the Serial Digital Component Video Output dialog box select Video Output from the configuration tree and then click or double click a digital component output from the list such as SD OutA J5 Deel Comers Vriesas Cited J Sl dy JG Man f Adae VITC Gasarator Seniag VITG Gesam Eaabie Ip ed WH F Line 1 Li rr r r rrem 10 ae VEEN Saves 2 Timing Adusien Ling Fina C VITO Enit Enable 7 i if ol pari LE ERE in EN Figure 32 Serial Digital Component Video Output dialog box e Name changes the signal name For example if the signal named SDI OutA J13 is a dedicated signal to a main switcher
124. e a Fibre Channel board on a system that is isolated from a network 1 Set the Fibre Channel IP address with feconfig i XXX XXX XXX XXX see Configuring a Fibre Channel Hardware Address on page 184 This IP address must be different than the Ethernet IP address 2 Enter the Fibre Channel IP address in c winnt system32 drivers etc hosts or you can use the fences Windows NT service to automatically update and maintain the hosts file For more information on fences see The PDR Network Configuration Service on page 188 If you want to use fencs to automatically update your hosts file you must do the following 1 Enable auto host table administration with feconfig hta on Your c winnt system32 drivers etc hosts file will be automatically administered by fences 2 Verify all the IP addresses and FC_IP addresses Profile Family 185 Chapter 7 Video Networking Configuring Fibre Channel for an Existing Network All Profile name resolution is performed by Windows NT Therefore as with the rest of your TCP IP installation all node names will need to be managed in host files or a DNS server Profile system software 2 2 requires that e You set the Fibre Channel IP address using feconfig see step 1 on page 185 e You enter your Fibre Channel IP address into your host file or DNS server for name lookup e Fibre Channel TCP IP names must be the Ethernet TCP IP names with a _fc0 suffix For example if a Profile system
125. e current bin 2 Choose Insert from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Insert Media button on the current bin toolbar 3 The media is loaded onto the edit timeline You can also drag and drop a clip or master onto the edit timeline To drag and drop media to the edit timeline 1 Select a master or clip in the current bin by pressing the left mouse button while the mouse pointer is over the desired clip and hold the button down 2 Drag the master to the edit timeline and release the mouse button 3 Each is inserted into the new master at the closest cursor location After insertion the time cursor automatically moves to the last frame of the new material Profile Family 217 ia Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor Playing a Master Now that you have created a new master you can play it or any other master using the edit timeline 1 Select the master you want to play in the current bin 2 Choose Load from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click on the Load button on the current bin toolbar The master is loaded onto the edit timeline and the timeline is made active 3 Click on the Play button You can also drag and drop a master onto the empty edit timeline To drag and drop a master 1 Select a master by pressing the left mouse button while the mouse pointer is over the desired clip and hold the button down 2 Drag the
126. e mouse pointer over the right border of the column title of the column you wish to adjust The pointer changes to a sizing shape 2 Drag the border to the right to widen the column to the left to make the column narrower 3 Drop the border at the desired column width 4 Drag the right border completely to the left to reduce the column width to nothing removing the column from the display To make the column visible again double click on the border you dragged To change column order 1 Select the column you wish to move by clicking on its title You can select more than one column by clicking in one column title then dragging the mouse pointer through the adjacent titles you wish to select 2 Drag the selected column or columns to the desired destination 254 Profile Family Using the Event Log Using the Event Log As events are performed in the Master List a record of those operations is kept in a file called c profile evntsch log You can extract information from this log file for record keeping billing or any other purpose where accurate records are required The information in the log file is stored as ASCII text in tabular form separated by commas You can use a text editor to read the file but be careful not to save any changes you may make You can see an example of a section of a log file in Figure 133 if rad bad ihi i ppal Pil EG r DE med Fe L g opened Han Jul 25 M 15 0 1998 r Ca Flag r Play A
127. e of control for the channel and click OK Panel Control specifies control from the Windows NT user interface No communication port selection or configuration is necessary Remote Control specifies control via the RS 422 interface This option requires the additional configuration and communication port set up 266 Profile Family Selecting a Communications Port for Remote Control Selecting a Communications Port for Remote Control To select a communications port 1 Click anywhere within the specific Panel dialog box to select the panel NOTE The Communication Port dialog box is accessed automatically the first time Remote Control is selected 2 Select Controller Comm Port to access a Controller Setup dialog box An example of this dialog box is illustrated in Figure 140 Tiene Lie Ley seiup Figure 140 Communication Port dialog box NOTE COMI and COM2 are available on the disk recorder back panel RS 232 DB 9 connectors Ports PI through P8 are available on the RS 422 breakout panel Any P ports used by VdrPanel should have the DIP switches set to Device Refer to your disk recorder s installation manual for details 3 Select the communications port and click OK Profile Family 267 da Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Configuring a Controller This command sets the playback and record JPEG channels audio channels and the VITC timecodes for the selected controller 1 Click anywhere within the speci
128. e system to which you are directly attached A remote Profile machine refers to a Profile system that is connected to your local system via an Ethernet local area network LAN To connect to a remote Profile machine 1 Choose File Remote Machine The Connect to Machine dialog box appears The label Local appears after the name of the local Profile machine Connect to Machine Machine name PROFILE S Local PROFILE SjLocal Cancel PROFILES PROFILE 10 Figure 106 Remote Machine dialog box To connect a Profile machine from the network host list 1 Select the name of the machine in list box 2 Click Connect 3 The Connecting to Machine dialog box is displayed If the connection is unsuccessful you are given the opportunity to retry the connection or to cancel the operation NOTE To add a Profile machine to the network host list see Connecting to a Remote Machine on page 89 Profile Family Selecting a Current Bin Selecting a Current Bin After you have acquired resources and chosen operational settings you are ready to start editing First let s discuss some basics With the Tool Box Editor you edit media such as clips and masters The capture timeline lets you capture video and audio clips while the edit timeline allows you to sequence clips into masters A bin is simply a collection of masters and clips The current bin is the set of media displayed in the current bin display See Fig
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130. ecord JPEG channels audio channels and the VITC timecodes for the selected controller 1 Click the panel to select it 2 Choose Controller Configure to open the Profile Options dialog box for the selected panel Figure 75 illustrates the standard Profile options with an example configuration selected Figure 76 illustrates the Profile Options dialog box for BVW insert edit also with appropriate selections shown in the example Frofile Options Ei Timecode Audio 7 TC Rec 7 Video compression presets C Highest quality least recording time C Best compromise of quality and time amp Greatest recording time lowest quality C Custom setting Edit presets Cancel Figure 75 Profile Options dialog box Profile Family 137 Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel Profile Options Ei Playback Video Playback Audio Playback Timecode JPEG 2 Audio 4 TC Rec 4 Audio 5 TC Rec 5 Audio 6 TC Rec 6 Audio 7 TC Rec 7 Record Video Record Audio Record Timecode JPEG 1 Video compression presets amp Highest quality least recording time C Best compromise of quality and time C Greatest recording time lowest quality C Custom setting Edit presets Figure 76 Profile Options dialog box BVW insert edit only 3 Click on the appropriate video audio and timecode resources for your selected controller Use the scroll bars if necessary to see more resources 138 Profile Fami
131. ee ee ee ee ee ee ai Se ee ee ee ee ee ee ee oe PA EE AE GE ee EEE GE EE EE GE oe ee ae I Pl er se p z su as PA ee ee EEE oe a os oe ph oaa aa PA EA ee a ee PA EE oe AE SR SE ASS AE SS EE AS ED AE a EA AA lt A Figure 15 System Timing dialog box zero timed Profile Family E to E Timed Outputs E to E Timed Outputs In some applications you may want to precisely switch an output from a live video feed to playback of recorded material Since the live input will be delayed as it passes through the Profile unit you must set a corresponding delay on the playback The E to E Timed Output option sets a 16 line delay on all the system outputs allowing a zero timed input to be exactly timed with a play to air signal To set all your Profile unit output for E to E operations 1 Choose Options System Timing or click the System Timing button on the toolbar The System Timing dialog box appears g emal Rot Genloch input 6 iF Input 219 113 Input A D mnp bA Cargos e071 jg Emp j Composta Cutb 111 peceouws3 fe OuB n13 Compara Dut Lir tomse Fre r mm FE PE Sa Dal KE Ga E Tirn ng kone Zon Tied Cuiput Em E Timed Duga ee Figure 16 System Timing dialog box E to E timed 2 Click E to E Timed Output 3 Click Close Profile Family 29 da Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager 30 Adjusting the Timing when Upgrading to 2 2 If you are upgrading an existing P
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134. eference that material Only after the last clip is deleted is any disk storage freed Profile Family 205 T Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor Emptying the Recycle Bin When a clip or master is deleted it is moved to the Recycle bin and is permanently deleted when the Recycle bin is emptied If an item of the same name is in the Recycle bin the new item is automatically renamed To empty the Recycle bin e Choose File Empty Recycle Bin NOTE If the Recycle bin contains no deleted media the Empty Recycle Bin menu item is dimmed The Capture Timeline The capture timeline allows you to capture and trim clips You can set the current time position and adjust mark in or mark out points Click on the Capture button below the audio controls to activate the Capture timeline without changing the current time position Capture 3 Edit Current Capture Duration Eto E Loo e er p Buffered sg TE Timecode Button Recording Button Spin Buttons Mark In Modify Makin Cii en Mark Out Modify Mark Out Timecode Mark In Adjuster i Position Adjuster Mark Out Timecode Button Cursor Button Figure 109 Capture timeline When recording a clip on the capture timeline you see the clip name and its record status With normal recording you see a Recording label With loop recording you see a Buffer Recording label If a clip is being recorded on another channel simultaneously the Mark in and Mark out buttons are
135. eight the feedback signal has in comparison to the input signal The Threshold range takes into consideration the amount of motion in the picture Use the sliders to adjust the ranges Be sure Enable Luma and Chroma Reduction is checked for the reduction values to be applied Profile Family Analog Composite Video Input Advanced Control e Enable Quiet Line acts as a noise reference If the Quiet line is noise free the rest of the signal should also be noise free This allows the decoder to not mistake noise for motion If the Quiet Line is enabled the line values for Field 1 and Field 2 are used Use the sliders to set the line values for each field Click on Default Lines to return to the default values e Enable Impulse Noise Reduction automatically filters out noise spikes such as amplifier crackling NOTE If reduction of impulse noise is selected the disk recorder automatically switches the clamp speed to slow It is recommended that you use the spatial adaptive decode option although it does not automatically switch Clamp Speed Clamp speed sets the reaction to changing DC levels of the input signal Speed can be Adaptive Slow Medium or Fast The faster the clamp the more reactive it is to small DC variations Slow ignores short term DC level changes but gradually changes the clamping level to track the input Adaptive uses the best clamp for the current video input The Clamp Speed also helps with white noise reduction Ad
136. enter in the Monitor view are performed at their appointed times The current House Time is displayed at the top of the window You can monitor the progress of events on each channel in the channel panels Each panel shows e Air Time The timecode of the current frame of material e Duration The duration of the current material e Time Till Next Event This clock counts down the time until the next scheduled event The current event is highlighted in green for easy identification a cued event it is highlighted in yellow Validating a List 238 The master list is validated automatically every few minutes You should manually check any other list to make sure that you havent scheduled conflicting events using the same Profile resources To validate a list e Choose Validate List from the Options menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click If a conflict arises the word Error appears in the Status left most column next to an invalid event Three errors are at the root 1 The media does not exit As a solution bring in the correct media or verify that the name is correct 2 There is a conflict for a channel resource For example a channel resource would generate an error if it is scheduled for use at the same time by two or more events To solve this problem change the events so that they don t attempt to use the resource at the same time 3 The media is not long enough that is the media is shorter than the durat
137. erence as long as the input video is within the auto timing sync window 1 lines To get to the auto timing window the input must be advanced seven and one half lines The auto timing circuit is always trying to lock to the signal If you try to auto time a signal outside of the window the video signal appears to be broken up as it cannot be timed into the system If the input drifts out of range it is retimed Profile Family 41 da Chapter 2 42 Using the Profile Configuration Manager as soon as it drops back into range The disk recorder can use untimed signals if auto timing is not enabled but they are not timed correctly and may cause jumping and skipping in E to E mode NOTE If you select auto timing for an input signal and it cannot auto time with the genlock reference signal the input signal is not recorded accurately If you must record an input that cannot lock disable auto timing and record There may be problems if you are operating in E to E mode but the clip won t play back correctly timed Enable Dither Dithering smooths out roughness caused when a signal is digitized The LSB artifacts on 10 bit video feeds are reduced There is no effect on 8 bit video Input Gain Adjustment Adjust the input gain on the syncs to compensate for any losses in the input You can adjust the gain manually or use the AGC audio gain control AGC enables the internal quality monitoring circuit to automatically adjust the
138. es To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter VITC Reader Setting If you to use Automatic VITC detect the disk recorder uses the range set in the From and To lines to look for the VITC signals If Automatic VITC detect is not used the disk recorder expects to find the VITC signals on the VITC Reader Line default 10 or Line 2 default 40 If the signal is found the VITC Present indicator is turned on NOTE Input must be auto timed to use automatic VITC detection Input Gain Adjustment Move the adjustment slider to the desired value The range is from 70 percent to 140 percent 3 dB for the input signal for both 525 and 625 When you click on Default the Input Gain Adjustment resets to the default value 100 percent Enable Auto Timing Auto timing determines if the input is synchronized to the reference genlock signal The disk recorder records time base corrected video whether or not it is also locked to the reference If you want to use the disk recorder as a switcher and or have the output video correctly timed when in E to E mode the input video must be locked to the reference and properly timed to the disk recorder To aid in the timing setup all video inputs have auto timing circuits which synchronize input video to the internal timing reference as long as the input video is within the auto timing sync window 1 lines To get to the auto timing window the i
139. es where you want to load microcode 2 Choose Disk Utilities Load Microcode or click the Load Microcode button to open this dialog box Hicrocode Filename to Load Look ir 53 bin r cudww0l01 5 lod r cudw6O01 lod Files of type Microcode Files lod v Cancel Figure 95 Microcode Filename to Load dialog box 3 Double click on a filename or enter the name of the microcode od file in the Filename box and click Open to load the microcode NOTE Currently the microcode file cu4w6001 l0d is the most up to date for 4 Gigabyte Seagate drives The most up to date file for 9 Gigabyte Seagate drives is cu9w6004 10d The file ibm9G_51 lod is the most up to date for IBM drives Check what make of drive you have in the Vendor field of the lower pane in the Disk Utility window Profile Family 173 Chapter 5 Using the Profile Disk Utility Relocating and Testing Bad Blocks The reason why bad block errors are reported is usually not because the physical block cluster is damaged Often the reason is because when the system attempts to read a media file and for any reason it cannot read a block it does not retry but simply repeats the last field and moves on to the next block NOTE The following tests are nondestructive Testing bad blocks determines whether a bad block error is really a physical problem with the disk or just a nonrepeatable read error that can be ignored If the error is nonrepeatab
140. f you must record an input that cannot lock disable auto timing and record There may be problems if you are operating in E to E mode but the clip won t play back correctly timed Enable Dither Dithering smooths out roughness caused when a signal is digitized The LSB artifacts on 10 bit video feeds are reduced There is no effect on 8 bit video Input Gain Adjustment You adjust the input gain on the syncs to compensate for any losses in the input To adjust the gain move the slider to the desired value The range is from 71 to 141 percent 3 dB of the input signal When you click Default the Input Gain Adjustment resets to the default value 100 percent Profile Family Analog Composite Video Input Advanced Control Analog Composite Video Input Advanced Control The Advanced Control tab allows you to select a decode mode clamp speed and vertical interval Click or double click on the Advanced Control tab to view it see Figure 20 jroo Tass re Vries best JA Cope fre 5 Man Advanced Contra TEC Sad econ Decode Mode Camp spaad MoichFiler 0 Comb Filer l Enable Camp Speed Spel stag r E varkcalinarsal Geoup 1 Group 2 Moth 0 Pais C Bark Pass Lies Though 2 hie Lirv r Cm up Debri l en Figure 20 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box Advanced Control tab Decode mode determines how the chrominance and luminance information is separated for conversion for storage There are three options
141. fic Panel dialog box to select the panel 2 Choose Controller Configure to access the Profile Options dialog box for the selected panel Figure 141 illustrates the standard Profile Options dialog box Figure 141 Profile Options controller configuration dialog box 3 Click on the appropriate options for your selected controller Use the scroll bars to see more options if necessary Typically you assign four audio and four timecode channels to each JPEG channel 4 Select a video compression preset The options range from highest quality but use the most recording time to lowest quality using the minimum of recording time Custom setting using the current presets is also available 5 Edit the preset values if necessary Refer to Table 10 for the factory set Preset values If you need to change the values click Edit resets to access the Edit Compression Presets dialog box illustrated in Figure 142 Click OK 268 Profile Family Configuring a Controller Table 10 Factory set values of the compression presets Preset 625 50 Standard namg Byte Rate Highest 120000 Best 90000 Lowes 60000 Csom so so soj 500 Edit compression presets EJ Preset Name 0 75 Min lum Q Best compromise Most recording time fi 00 00 Max chroma Q F Fixed Q fi 00000 Bytes per field Custom setting Figure 142 Edit Compression Presets dialog box Min Lum Q sets the minimum compression that
142. file API Louth and Odetics protocols do not allow you full access to the functionality of the 8 Profile Family What to Read First What to Read First The order in which you should read the chapters of this manual depends on how you want to set up your Profile system Before using your Profile unit you must first configure your video and audio resources Refer to Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager If you are upgrading a PDR 100 to version 2 2 of Profile system software from version 1 4 XX or earlier you must rebuild your file system Refer to Chapter 5 Using the Profile Disk Utility Once you have configured your video and audio resources and rebuilt your file system if necessary you are ready to capture and replay video and audio clips Refer to Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel To read Profile logs access your Profile system from a remote PC or attach a PRC 100 Profile Control Panel refer to Chapter 6 Using Profile Utilities To learn how to manage media on disk or over Fibre Channel on a Profile network see Using the Media Manager on page 85 If want to use purchase and use optional software applications see Using the Tool Box Editor on page 189 Using the List Manager on page 223 or Using TimeDelay on page 257 Profile Family 9 Chapter I 10 Introducing the Profile Family Starting Your Profile System Once the unit is properly installed you a
143. g TimeDelay Combining Segments To combine segments 1 Click on a segment in the clip window 2 Click on a combining option Join Prev combines the selected segment with the Previous segment The starting timecode of the Previous segment becomes the start the ending timecode of the selected segment becomes the end Join Both combines the selected segment with the Previous and Next segments The starting timecode of the Previous segment becomes the start the ending timecode of the Next segment becomes the end Join Next combines the selected segment with the Next segment The starting timecode of the selected segment becomes the start the ending timecode of the Next segment becomes the end NOTE The Join buttons are used to add censored material back into the playback stream Closing the Censor Channel Select Close from the control menu in the upper left corner of the panel or press Alt F4 286 Profile Family Using Remote Control Using Remote Control The TimeDelay protocol commands provide TimeDelay control from a remote application via an RS 422 connection to the disk recorder The panel must be set up for remote control See Selecting a Controller on page 266 Packet Format The Controller sends a packet containing a command to TimeDelay and receives a packet containing one of the following e An ACK or acknowledgment e A NAK or negative acknowledgment e A TimeDelay response ACK NAK and T
144. g box Input Mapping tab 76 Profile Family Input and Output Mapping Audio Configuration EI Input Mapping Input Clocking Output Mapping Other Output 09 E Output 10 Output 11 Output 12 Figure 48 Audio Configuration dialog box Output Mapping tab The columns represent the sources to the sixteen channels on the input side and the destinations from the sixteen channels on the output side The examples in Figure 47 and Figure 48 illustrate the system with a PAC 208 chassis allowing the selection of analog channels 1 8 and digital channels 9 16 A PAC 216 chassis however provides sixteen analog inputs and outputs or sixteen digital inputs and outputs For the PAC 208 rows 9 through 16 of the analog channel column and rows through 8 of the AES EBU channel column are cross hatched to indicate that these channels are not selectable In Figure 48 in the column labeled AES EBU rows 9 16 appear dimmed indicating that this audio type is always mapped and cannot be unmapped Attempting to remap this section results in an error message Profile Family 11 da Chapter 2 78 Using the Profile Configuration Manager The number of columns in the mapping grid depends on the number of possible input or output audio types that may be mapped to or from the disk recorder channels The grid is used for selecting which of the possible input or output audio sources and destinations to map to the channels Audio channels are ma
145. g sources Board Reference Input Clock Reference Video Input I Video Input 2 Profile Family Input Clocking In the next example a system that uses all four available clock references might be configured with two serial digital component boards In this specific example shown in Table 5 the panel in the tab shows System Video Input I Video Input 2 Video Input 3 and Video Input 4 Table 5 Configuration example four video input clocking sources Board Board Tag Board Type Input Clock Reference Reference Vid I O SDI VA Serial digital component I and 2 Video Input I Video Input 2 Vid I O SDI VA Serial digital component I and 2 Video Input 3 Video Input 4 Audio Configuration EI Input Mapping Input Clocking Output Mapping Other Audio Clock Reference Source video Input video Input 1 video Input 1 video Input 3 video Input 3 video Input 3 Video Input 3 Figure 49 Audio Configuration dialog box Input Clocking tab Profile Family 81 da Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager To change the input clocking 1 Choose Options Audio Configuration The Audio Configuration dialog box appears Click the Input Clocking tab if it isn t already displayed 2 Click the button in the Audio Clock Reference Source column for the desired channels and select one of up to five choices System default or Video Input The number of video inputs depends on the number of ava
146. g type Groups of Clips Cancel Figure 88 Save Group of Clips dialog box 3 If you have not already saved the group choose File Save Group of Clips As The Save As command enables you assign a different name to an already named group of clips preserving the contents of the original group The saved group can be loaded at any time with VideoClip Load Group Profile Family 163 F Chapter4 Using VdrPanel Playing a Clip List To play a list of clips 1 Click within the specific Panel dialog box to select the panel 2 Choose VideoClip Load Group if the clip list you want to play is not currently loaded Load Group of Clips Look ir ad profile File name Seismic grp Files of type Groups of Clips Cancel Figure 89 Load Group of Clips dialog box 3 Select the group and click OK In this example the group is Seismic grp 4 Click on the first clip in the clip list 5 Click Play to start playing the clip list 164 Profile Family Editing a Clip List Editing a Clip List To edit a clip list group of clips 1 Click a panel to select it 2 Choose Video Clip Load Group if the clip list to be edited was previously saved as a group Select the group and click OK 3 Choose VideoClip Edit Clip List to open the Edit Clip List dialog box Edit Clip List Drive Clip list INTT fdefault INTT default Richter Clips INTT defaultferuption P INT1 defa
147. gain to keep the sync level constant To manually adjust the gain turn off AGC and move the slider to the desired value The range is from 45 to 142 percent 3 dB of the input signal for NTSC 525 and 82 to 142 percent for PAL 625 When you click Default the Input Gain Adjustment resets to the default value 100 percent Profile Family Analog Composite Video Input Advanced Control Analog Composite Video Input Advanced Control The Advanced Control tab allows you to select a Decode mode Decode mode determines how the chrominance and luminance information is separated for conversion for storage Click or double click on the Advanced Control tab see Figure 23 Figure 23 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box Advanced Control tab There are four options e Notch Decoder mode separates the chrominance by using a notch filter around the chrominance subcarrier This leaves the high frequency luminance intertwined with the chrominance A notch decoder readily determines horizontal lines are line to line luminance Fine vertical lines can be more difficult Profile Family 43 da Chapter 2 44 Using the Profile Configuration Manager e Comb Decoder mode tries to separate high frequency luminance from the chrominance using the same notch filter as the notch decoder but also takes information from the next line It uses this information to determine if high frequency is luminance or chrominance A comb decoder readi
148. ger 100 3 The name of the clip or master is highlighted Type a new name for the clip or master and press Enter Deleting Clips and Masters When a clip or master is deleted it is just moved to the Recycle bin It is permanently deleted when the Recycle bin is emptied To delete a clip or master 1 Select the clip or master in the contents pane 2 Press Delete Backspace or choose Delete on the File menu or from the shortcut menu with the right click 3 The clip or master icon disappears from the tree and is moved to the Recycle bin Emptying the Recycle Bin When a clip or master is deleted it is moved to the Recycle bin and is permanently deleted when the Recycle bin is emptied If an item of the same name is in the Recycle bin the new item is automatically renamed To empty the Recycle bin 1 Select the bin labeled Recycled in the tree pane 2 Choose Empty Recycle Bin with a right click or from the File menu Profile Family Viewing Clip and Master Properties Viewing Clip and Master Properties Media Manager lets you view the media properties for clips and masters as well as properties of the library system see Viewing Library Cartridge and Archived Clip Properties on page 118 To view properties see Figure 56 1 Select a clip or master in the contents bin 2 Choose Properties from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with right click You can also click the Properties button on the too
149. ging the location of the pointer on the screen by moving the mouse An arrow or other graphic on the screen indicating the current cursor position for selecting or clicking Positioning the pointer on an object on the display by moving the mouse Pressing and holding the right mouse button Profile Family xvii da Preface xviii Profile Family Chapter 1 Introducing the Profile Family The PDR 100 Profile Video Disk Recorder and the PDR 200 Profile Video File Server store broadcast quality video and CD quality audio on computer disk drives rather than on tape allowing almost instant access to any location in your video and audio material A Profile system is more than just a one for one replacement of a VTR it can have up to four video channels which is like having four independent VTRs in one unit Clips are available to all channels at once so you can play a clip on more than one channel at the same time without making a copy of it Since each channel is independent of the others each playback can start at a different time and at a different place in the clip You can even start playing a clip while it s still being recorded Just start capturing the clip on one channel wait about five seconds and then play the clip back on another channel This kind of control makes the Profile system an ideal solution if you want to go to air with a clip before you are finished recording it Table 1 on page 2 lists and compares ot
150. gned with the reference genlock signal Changing Output Settings e Name changes the signal name For example if this is a dedicated signal to a main switcher rename it Switcher 1 The VITC Name automatically tracks the signal name Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spaces To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter e VITC Generator Setting places VITC on specified lines and or erases lines in the vertical interval If VITC Generator Enable is selected VITC is placed on the lines given in VITC Generator Line 1 and 2 If you only want one line use the same number in both text boxes If VITC Erase Enable is selected it replaces lines mostly vertical interval but into the active video with black The range of lines is given in the Start and End sliders Profile Family Analog Composite Video Output Vertical Interval Analog Composite Video Output Vertical Interval The Vertical Interval tab brings up the Analog Composite Video Output Vertical Interval controls The vertical interval line numbers change depending on the selected video standard fr plneg eger eles prs HA Commerte an Veiza iani Field 1 van Live ID 11 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 195 2 Proc 7 ey O N sees an WIT Co a oe ae ae Enable Fionan p Fass soy ya d y d td y om y Pied 2 Pars iden Videoluref 9 911 12 13 14 IS i 17 18 15 9 Fracame Ermia re a a ra ft
151. gnored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the Edit Review button Packet format 60 34 cs where cs checksum SetTime SetTime panel timecode For record channel sets the Largest Delay value to timecode For playback channel sets the Delay Time for Channel value to timecode For censor channel sets the Censor Delay Status value to timecode UI equivalent Typing in a new time Packet format 35 31 pa ff ss mm hh cs where pa panel ff ss mm hh timecode cs checksum Profile Family 297 4 Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay 298 Stop Stop panel For record channel stops recording For playback channel stops playing Ignored for censor channel UI equivalent Packet format where SysPause SysPause panel on off Clicking on the STOP button 31 34 pa cs pa panel cs checksum Pauses both record and playback channels at their current timecodes panel must be a recorder channel otherwise the command is ignored UI equivalent Packet format where StartClip StartClip panel Clicking on the System Pause button 41 32 pa oo cs pa panel 00 on off cs checksum Position to start of clip Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Packet format where Profile Family Clicking on the ie button 41 37 pacs pa panel cs checksum Status Status Status Requests status information for all
152. h a positive result If it does continue to the next step The listnames utility provides enumeration of PdrMovies on a remote Profile This utility will list components of PdrMovies based on a a starting argument parameter which specifies a valid PdrMovie component Valid components are datasets groups or movies as defined in the Profile API programming guide The listnames usage is listnames I start arg r remote machine list names based on start arg r remote machine local if not specified Examples listnames r Profile5 This will list all valid datasets on Profile5 listnames r Profile5 I INT or This will list all groups in the INT dataset on Profile35 listnames r Profile5 I INT default This will list all movies in the INT default group on Profile5 NOTE If the r parameter is not specified the utility will run on the local Profile If the l parameter is not specified the utility will list all valid datasets Dataset names are case sensitive That means that INT and int would be considered different datasets The copymovie movie utility copies a PdrMovie between two Profiles using the Fibre Channel network Profile Family 187 ia Chapter 7 Video Networking The copymovie usage 1s copymovie srcMachine srcName destMachine destName the local machine can be referred to as Examples copymovie Profile3 INT default movie1 Profile4 INT default movie2 This will copy a movie called
153. h basic Microsoft Windows operation Profile Family XV da Preface Related Documentation Several manuals related to the Profile Family User Manual include e On line manuals You can access on line help for an application at any time by choosing Help Help Topics e Profile System Version 2 2 Release Notes e Profile PDR200 Installation Manual e PLS200 Library System Manual e PRS200 RAID Storage Instruction Manual e PDX 103 Disk Expansion Unit Installation Manual e PDX208 Disk Expansion Chassis Instruction Manual e PRC100 Profile Control Panel User Manual e Microsoft Windows NT user documentation xvi Profile Family Terminology and Conventions Terminology and Conventions Button graphical Buttons shown in bold OK for example that you click with Button mouse Choosing Commands Clicking Ctrl key Double clicking Dragging Moving Pointer Pointing Right click the mouse pointer The two or three buttons on the top of the mouse Choosing menu items File Exit for example File Exit means choose the Exit menu item under the File menu Commands a setup for example are shown in bold Pressing and releasing the mouse button without moving the pointer Hold Ctrl down while pressing other keys in a sequence Pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice without moving the pointer Pressing and holding the mouse button while moving the pointer Chan
154. h the same name in the partition where you want to archive it you are prompted to change the name or cancel the operation Also a clip can only be added to a partition if there is enough space for it Profile Family 105 da Chapter 3 106 Using the Media Manager To archive a clip using drag and drop l In the tree pane click the cartridge icon where you want to archive a clip This expands the tree pane to reveal the partition icon or icons Click on the bin where you want to copy a clip from The clip icons from the bin appear in the contents pane In the contents pane select the clip icon for the clip you want to archive hold the left mouse button and drag it to the partition icon in the tree pane where you want to archive the clip If you want to check on the progress of an archive operation click on the Profile logo or choose Tools Transfer Monitor to view the Transfer Monitor Restoring a Clip To restore an archived clip means to copy it from a partition in a cartridge in the library system to disk Clips are always copied out of the library when restored they are never moved NOTE An archived clip can only be restored to the machine that is connected directly to the library system To restore an archived clip using the copy method l In the tree pane click the cartridge icon you want to restore a clip from This expands the tree pane to reveal the partition icon or icons Click
155. hannel numbers on the left refer to the physical output connectors on the audio output box Ch 01 refers to the first connector and Ch 02 refers to the second connector and so forth Analog Audio Outputs J12 Outputs 1 4 Name Analog Outt s12 Analog Outes12 Analog Outes12 Analog Outs12 Close Urda Help Figure 43 Analog Audio Output dialog box Main tab 2 Click the Main tab if it is not already visible 3 Click in the box of the output channel whose name you want to change A channel name can have up to 30 characters 4 After you have changed channel name s click Close or another tab 72 Profile Family Analog Audio Output To change line modes for the XLR connectors 1 In the Analog Audio Output dialog box click the Line Mode tab Figure 44 Analog Audio Outputs J12 Outputs 1 4 ka J Er ka J Figure 44 Analog Audio Output dialog box Line Mode tab 2 In the Line Mode box you have three options Balanced default unbalanced Pin 2 Low or unbalanced Pin 3 Low The illustrations of the XLR connectors to the left of the box give visual cues of the selected mode 3 After choosing a line mode or modes click Close or another tab Profile Family 73 Chapter 2 74 da Using the Profile Configuration Manager To trim the line level 1 In the Analog Audio Output dialog box click the Line Level tab Figure 45 Analog Audio Outputs J12 Outputs 1 4
156. he first video input The number and names of video inputs are determined by the system configuration created with Configuration Manager You can choose only one video input at a time per channel Now choose a video output The default is the first video output The number and names of video outputs are determined by the system configuration created with Configuration Manager You can choose one or more video outputs at a time Each output corresponds to one of the video output connectors on the back of the Profile Once allocated other Profile channels cannot share assigned video outputs Click on the More button to set field dominance and still play mode Field dominance determines which field is the mark in or mark out point for the frame The default is Field 1 To set it to Field 2 click on the button Still play mode determines whether your still frames are interlaced or line doubled Line double is the default With interlaced you may get some flicker in still display Line double reduces flicker Configuring Audio Resources 196 Click on the Audio icon to select audio channels The default is the first two audio channels Channels 1 and 2 To choose audio channels click on the check box for the desired channels 1 16 Once allocated other Profile channels cannot share the assigned audio channels For example if Channel A has all 16 audio channels these audio channels cannot be shared with Channels B C or D P
157. he left or right to make the clips shorter or longer to the limit of the beginning and ending of the source material rim w1 HSource3 o handles Figure 118 Trim handles on the edit timeline As you trim a clip the current channel output plays source material from the trim position rather than the current time position Timecode for the trim position is shown at the bottom of the timeline with the amount of time added or removed from the clip below that A few keyboard shortcuts are available for trimming e Select trim handle head Ctrl h e Select trim handle tail Ctrl t e Trim left 10 frames Shift z e Trim left I frame z e Trim right I frame x e Trim right 10 frames Shift x Profile Family Creating a New Master Creating a New Master A master is a sequence of clips To create a new master 1 Click on the New Master button on the current bin toolbar The New Master dialog box appears You can also drag clips to the empty edit timeline from the current bin 2 Enter the name of the new master in the New Master text box or simply accept the default The default name is always unique 3 Click on the OK button The name of the new empty master appears above the edit timeline Adding Media to a Master A newly created master is empty You can assemble a master by inserting clips or even other masters into it 1 Click in the edit timeline to make it active 1 Select a clip or master in th
158. he timecode generator used by the panel with the Timecode Generator Settings group Free Run causes the timecode generator to continue to advance regardless of the current play or record mode of the panel Freeze locks the timecode at the current value The value does not advance with time nor with changes in the play or record mode of the panel Lock to Field Number causes the generator to output a timecode locked to the current clip s timecode When the panel is in stop the value freezes When the panel is in play or record the timecode advances normally During rewind or reverse shuttle the timecode runs backward The Reset To button resets the timecode to the value entered in the box The generator can be set to this value when Free Run Freeze or Lock to Field Number is selected 5 Click Close when complete Profile Family Setting Timecode Crosspoints Setting Timecode Crosspoints The Timecode Crosspoint dialog box controls the connections of timecode signals within the Profile system e Timecode inputs top left corner represent either LTC input connectors on the back panel or VITC input signals Timecode inputs can be connected to timecode recorders for recording onto disk e Timecode generators below timecode inputs represent timecode generators used by the panels Timecode generators can be connected to timecode recorders for recording onto disk or to timecode outputs e Timecode outputs top right corner rep
159. her features of the PDR 100 and PDR 200 in detail i Figure 1 Profile front panel Profile Family ia Chapter I Introducing the Profile Family Table 1 PDR 100 and PDR 200 features compared Video inputs Analog composite Analog composite component analog CAV component analog CAV serial digital component serial digital component Video channels 2 or 4 2 or 4 CODECs Up to eight 4 GB SCSI Up to eight 9 GB Ultra SCSI Up to 16 channels 16 bit 16 channels digital standard analog standard digital AES EBU embedded embedded optional 625 analog optional only Digital audio interfaces XLR216 BNC216 Analog audio XLR 100 PAC 208 8 channel interfaces PAC 216 16 channel Internal storage at 24 3 hours 6 hours Mb s Compression Continuously variable Continuously variable motion JPEG motion JPEG 2 Profile Family NOTE Profile System Software version 2 2 supports both the PDR 100 and the PDR 200 In addition version 2 2 is runs on Windows NT 3 51 and 4 0 The PDR 100 and PDR 200 are supported by the following optional products e Fibre Channel interface card e PDX103 and PDX208 Profile Disk Expansion Units e PAC208 and PAC216 Analog Digital Interface chassis PDR200 only e XLR216 and BNC216 Digital Interface chassis PDR 200 only e PRS200 Profile RAID Storage System 3 to 96 hours of storage e PLS200 Profile Library System e PRC100 Profile Control Panel unit e LVS 100 Live Controlle
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161. ideo Input Advanced cccseeeeeeees 53 NSO OE DEE 54 Analog Composite Video Output rrrrrrrrnrrrrnnnnnnnrnrrrrvnnvrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnrr 54 Analog Composite Video Output Vertical Interval rrrrnnrnnnrrrre 57 Analog Composite Monitor Output rrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnrrrrvvrnnrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnrr 58 Analog Composite Monitor Output Burn in Timecode Tab 59 Serial Digital Component Video Output rrrrrrrrnnnnrnrnnnrnnnnrerrnnnnnnn 60 Serial Digital Component Video Output Advanced rrrrnnrrrrvvnnnnnn 61 PDR 100 AUdIO eee 62 Analog Audio Input c cncccaezccesictcne tetactasntbeveensectecedsbdcbanncbsdectaraedcensneecd 62 Digital Audio Input sui 63 Analog Audio Output rrrrrerrrrrrnnnnnnnnronovrnnrrrrnnnnnnnnnsnsrnnnrnrnnnnnnnsnnsnee 64 Digtal AUGIO OUPiusasuesumm ed E dii 65 POR O0 AIG 66 Analog Audio Input rronnnnnrrnrrnnnnnnrrnvrrnnnnrrrennrnnnnnnerennnnnsnnnennnrnnnsnnee 66 Digital PI OAM EE EEE 69 Analog Audio Output rrrrrvrrrrrrrnnnnnnnrrnorrnnrrrrnnnnnnnnnsrsvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnee 71 Digital Audio OUTDO UT srecen eae 75 Audio Configuration for the PDR200 rrrrrrrvrvvnvrvrnnnnnnnrrrrrrvennrvrnnnnnnn 76 Input and Output Mapping rronnrorrrnrrnnnnnnnnnrronnnvnrrnnnnnnnnnsrsennnnnn 76 NPA CNG GK AG ua ee 79 Audio Configuration Other Tab rrnnnrnnnrrrnnnnnnnnnnorovnnnrnrnnnnnnnnnnnner 82 Using the Media Manager Starting and Exiting the Media Manager cccccccecsss
162. iew Prost Option iip f lt EP E hess dn an ea T frasen tom _ Play INT deltaulr 111408 22 DO D0 12 26 Play NTsdetaul t3 11 14 17 18 00 00 06 1 F Figure 124 A basic playback list 234 Profile Family Changing Event Settings Changing Event Settings List Manager establishes default settings for each event as you drop material into the window You can customize the event by changing the settings in each cell The type of setting is identified at the top of each column You can move from event to event in the list with the up and down arrow keys You can change which columns are displayed with View Columns See Customizing Your List Display on page 251 By default the list displays five columns e Status This cell displays the current status of the event The word status does not appear in the header The Status column is active only in the master list in the Monitor view If there is a conflict between an event and any other event in the current list or another event on the Master list the Status cell displays Error You can identify the conflict by right clicking on the cell and reading the error message in the Event Property dialog box Table 9 shows all the event status indicators Table 9 Status Color Play Green Record White Done White Error Red Stop White Cued Yellow Take White Event status indicators Description The event is currently being performed
163. igital Audio Input dialog box SPl udio InB J SPl udio InC Ja SPlAudio InD Ja Parity Error e Name changes the signal name Audio_ for example Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spaces The window title bar name and the configuration tree name automatically change as you enter the new name To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter e Audio Groups Present is represented by four status indicators one per audio group The green light indicates that the particular status is on These indicators cannot be edited Profile Family 63 Chapter 2 64 4 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Associated Video Input Channel lists the name of the digital component video input channel associated with the audio signal Related Audio Channels lists the audio channels that are related to the signal name Selected Audio Receive Group is in the range 1 4 To change the group click on the button associated with the group Selected Group Status represents parity error and check sum error with a status indicator for each The green light indicates an error condition These indicators cannot be edited Analog Audio Output To open the Analog Audio Output dialog box select Audio Output from the configuration tree and then click or double click an analog audio name from the list Analog Audio Output J8 4 Analog Out4 J8 Nam
164. ilable video channels Selecting one of the video inputs sets the group of four channels to use the selected input as their audio clocking source 3 Click OK to accept your changes or click another tab Audio Configuration Other Tab Finally under the Other tab you can select recording and playback quality and adjust monitor channels 1 Choose Options Audio Configuration The Audio Configuration dialog box appears Figure 50 Audio Configuration EI Input Mapping Input Clocking Output Mapping Other Recording Awality Hapback Boel Serubtbiig AES Reference J bit fe TE bit FT Enabled Internal 0 SME 0 20 fe Disabled External Monitor Channels Channel Selection O Level dB C m0 C 09 10 Channel 03 3 5 C 11712 ii y i r 06 06 C 13 14 Channel 04 j 70 C pr208 15 16 Group Fader Figure 50 Audio Configuration dialog box Other tab Profile Family Audio Configuration Other Tab Click the Other tab By default recording and playback are set to 16 bit quality To change the audio quality click the 20 bit button for either recording playback or both Audio is played back at its recorded resolution even if the system is configured for 20 bit playback quality If 16 bit quality is enabled all audio will be played back at 16 bit regardless of what quality it was recorded in Scrubbing is currently disabled Under Monitor Channels the Channel Selection box allows you t
165. imeDelay responses are detailed later in the section Commands Returned from TimeDelay TimeDelay commands use the same packet format as VTR Emulation protocol CMD1 Data CMD2 Data I Data n Checksum Count Byte Dyte Contents CMD1 DataCount CMDI is in high order four bits of the byte and identifies CMD2 Data_1 Data_n Checksum the category of command DataCount is in low order four bits and specifies how many Data bytes follow CMD identifies a command within the group identified by CMD1 Data_1 through Data n contain the arguments for the command Each command may have a unique set of Data_n arguments The sum of the contents of the bytes in the packet from CMD1 DataCount to Data n inclusive This checksum is used to verify correct transmission of the packet Profile Family 287 da Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Arguments Most of the TimeDelay Protocol commands require a panel argument This argument is coded in the packet as a single byte whose value is ASCH and takes on one of the following values A PanelA B Panel B C Panel C D Panel D Some of the commands require a timecode argument This argument is coded in the packet as a four byte BCD sequence of frames seconds minutes hours In text and on screen displays timecode always appears as hh mmz ss ff where hh hours on a 24 hour clock mm minutes ss seconds ff frames Several of the commands require an on off argument This argument is co
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167. ion of the event To fix this shorten the duration of the event to match the media Profile Family Scheduling Recording Operations Scheduling Recording Operations You can schedule recording operations to take place automatically at predetermined times For example you may want to record a satellite feed during off hours Scheduling a recording operation is just as simple as a playback 1 Open the list to which you wish to add the recording event 2 Choose Edit New Event Record to open the New Record Event dialog box as shown in Figure 125 Hew Record Event il Clip Name Start Time f10 21 4413 OOOO Duration foc oa0000 Type Absolute Start Date 07251997 Comment Eye Cancel Figure 125 Creating a record event 3 In the New Record Event dialog box enter all the event information as described in Changing Event Settings on page 235 The clip is stored in the default bin and has the name you enter in the Comment box 4 Click OK Note Be sure to leave at least five seconds delay between the scheduled start of a record operation and the scheduled start of a playback of the same clip This ensures that the material is ready to play Profile Family 239 da Chapter 9 Using the List Manager Using a Live Feed 240 To further automate station operation you can integrate live feeds into your lists For example you may want to broadcast a live event inserting stored commercial
168. ion was selected the button is labeled Cancel Archive If a network copy was selected the button is labeled Cancel Transfer NOTE Only network library archive and library restore transactions can be cancelled Occasionally an error will occur while a transfer is in progress The destination machine may have unexpectedly run out of storage the network connection may have gone down there may have been trouble reading an archive library cartridge An error 1s indicated by a change in the Profile logo In the Transfer Monitor entries that could not complete due to error are displayed in red and their complete shows Error When the entry is selected a short description of the error is shown at the bottom of the window To remove the entry select it and then click the Remove button Profile Family 125 Iz Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager 126 Profile Family Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel Storing media on a Profile system rather than on tape opens the door to almost instant access to video and audio material Media is available to all of Profile s channels at once so you can play a video on more than one channel at the same time Since each of the channels up to four is independent playback can start at a different time and place in a clip One of the best features of the Profile system is that you can start playing material while it s still being recorded The basic element of digitally stored video and audio is the cli
169. is red If it has been acquired the box next to its name is checked NOTE The default channel type is a JPEG player recorder This is the only choice available at this time Configuring Video Resources To configure video resources 1 Choose the category of resources you want to allocate Video Audio or Timecode Video is the default To configure another resource click on the appropriate icon 2 Choose a video codec The default is none If you select the Any Codec option this means that the first available codec is chosen from among the four physical codecs on the Profile You can also choose a specific physical codec Codec 1 4 or no codec at all 3 In descending order the choices for video quality compression are High Medium Nominal Draft and two custom settings Custom I and 2 Medium is the default The higher the quality the more disk space is used To change the video quality choose another setting from the Video Quality box Profile Family 229 4 Chapter9 Using the List Manager 230 m To change a custom setting click the button next to the Video Quality box and the Custom Video Quality Settings dialog box appears Custom Yideo Quality Settings Video Quality Unde Maminal 24 Mbps Cancel Help Figure 122 Custom Video Quality Settings dialog box Select either Custom I or Custom 2 in the Video Quality box With the slider select a video quality Click OK when d
170. isable it without losing the setup 54 Profile Family Analog Composite Video Output Luminance enabled specifies only the luminance portion of the signal is output The signal is black and white Gaussian Chroma Filter determines the type of filter used on the chrominance portion of the signal If the Gaussian Chroma Filter is selected the filter has a long slow roll off to prevent ringing If it is not selected then a brickwall filter is used Although this may introduce ringing into the signal it maintains the integrity of the signal for multiple processing Use the Gaussian Filter as a last step before transmission and if ringing suppression is required Do not use this filter if you are doing multiple processes passes on the signal or if the material is in component form The Procamp controls are adjusted with either the slider bars or arrow buttons The corresponding numeric values are displayed in the text boxes Video Gain raises or lowers the overall amplitude of the video signal It has a range of 50 to 200 percent of nominal Chroma Gain changes the amplitude of the chrominance portion of the signal to change the color intensity It has a range of 50 to 200 percent of nominal Black Level sets the voltage level of the reference black level This is expressed in mV in the PAL video standard and in IRE units in NTSC The range in the PAL standard is 140 to 140 mV The range in the NTSC standard is 20 to 20 IRE Chr
171. ital Audio Input dialog box Figure 40 The channel numbers on the left refer to the physical input connectors on the audio input box Ch 01 and Ch 02 refer to the channel pair on the first connector and Ch 03 and Ch 04 refer to the pair on the second connector and so forth Digital Audio Inputs J12 Inputs 9 12 Mame Ch 09 AES EBU n3 J12 Ch 10 AES EBU n10 12 Ch 11 AES EBU n11 12 Ch 12 AES EBU n12 12 Close Urda Help Figure 40 Digital Audio Input dialog box Main tab 2 Click the Main tab if it is not already visible 3 Click in the box of the input channel whose name you want to change A channel name can have up to 30 characters 4 After you have changed the channel name or names click Close or another tab Profile Family 69 da Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager To check the status of digital input channels 1 In the Digital Audio Input dialog box click the Status tab Under Status Indicators you see the error status of each channel If a channel has an error the indicator is on See Table 2 for a description of each error indicator Digital Audio Inputs J12 Inputs 9 12 Main Status Sample Rate Converter Status Indicators Unlocked Validity Farity EE Emphasis Error Error Error Error O O O O O O O o Help Figure 41 Digital Audio Input dialog box Status tab 2 When you are done checking for errors click Close or another tab Ta
172. l references to the cartridge are deleted from the library database then the cartridge is ejected If you select both boxes the cartridge is loaded into a transport and its directory is updated to reflect clip name changes or deletions This information is saved on the cartridge Then all references to the cartridge are deleted from the library database and the cartridge is ejected 4 Click Export 5 A prompt appears requesting that you physically remove the cartridge from the library Once the robot is in position and you remove the cartridge press any button on the library s control panel 6 The Exporting Cartridge dialog box remains on the screen until the robot ejects the cartridge Since this is done in the background click OK at any time Profile Family 111 47 Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager Updating and Inventorying Cartridges Deleting and renaming archived clips from the Media Manager interface simply updates the library database not the cartridge directory This is why delete and rename operations are so fast the cartridge is not loaded into a transport Once a clip is deleted or renamed the library database and the cartridge s physical directory are out of synch The update and inventory operations allow you to resynchronize the cartridge directory and library database The update operation rewrites the cartridge directory with the library database s record of what should be on that cartridge The in
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174. lay is a set of buttons from left to right e Load Media Loads a selected master onto the edit timeline or a selected clip onto the capture timeline e Insert Media Inserts a selected clip into the currently loaded master on the edit timeline near the location of the current timeline cursor e Timeline Eject Ejects media from the active timeline e Create New Master Creates a new empty master ready to receive clips e New Bin Creates a new bin within a volume and displays it in the current bin display e Open Bin Opens an existing bin and displays it on the current bin display e Delete Deletes selected media 202 Profile Family Opening a Bin Opening a Bin To open or change the current bin 1 Click the Open Bin button 2 Enter the name in the text box or select the desired bin from the list box and press OK 3 The selected bin is loaded into the current bin display Creating a New Bin You will often want to create a new bin to store and organize new media To create a new bin 1 Click the New Bin button below the current bin display and the new bin dialog box is displayed 2 Enter the name of new bin in the text box or accept the default name 3 Click OK to accept the new bin name The new bin automatically appears in the current bin display Record Time Remaining Below the edit timeline lower left is the record time remaining in the form 00 00 Hours Minutes This indicates the amount of s
175. lay toolbar The clip is loaded onto the capture timeline 3 Enter a name for the subclip in the Clip Name text box This is optional as a default name is automatically generated 4 Move the current position cursor to the desired starting location 5 Click on the Create Mark in button 6 Move the current position cursor to the desired ending location 7 Click on the Create Mark out button The subclip is added to the current bin User Marks You can insert a user mark into a clip so that you can easily jump to that mark later in the editing process You insert the mark by placing the current position cursor and then clicking on the User Mark button A user mark is inserted at the current time cursor position You can jump to user marks by clicking on the Previous Event and Next Event buttons To remove the current user mark 1 With the clip loaded on the capture timeline locate the exact frame where the user mark is located using the event and frame controls 2 Choose Media Remove Current User Mark To remove all user marks 1 Load the clip onto the capture timeline 2 Choose Media Remove All User Marks Profile Family 213 Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor Event and Frame Controls The event and frame controls let you navigate the active timeline in forward or reverse direction see Figure 116 The Previous Frame and Next Frame buttons display the last or next frame The Previous Event and Next Event but
176. lbar The Properties dialog box for clips or masters appears see Figure 56 Profile Clip EJ General Format Length Created Last Modified Attributes Frofile Clip Video Tracks 1 Audio Tracks 4 NTSC DropFrame 00 00 00 10 08 22 97 03 43 PM 08 25 97 02 22 PM cancel Ao Figure 56 Properties dialog box for clips or masters Profile Family 101 4 Chapter 3 102 Using the Media Manager In this dialog box you can view A preview frame of the clip or master to help identify it The name of the clip or master How many tracks the clip or master uses for both audio and video The media format either NTSC or PAL NTSC clips are recorded with either drop frame or non drop frame timecode The length of the clip or master The length is shown in timecode format 00 00 00 00 Hours Minutes Seconds Frames The date and time that the media was created and the date and time it was last changed The date and time the media was created or last changed is shown in the form 12 2 94 9 40 PM The read only attribute which you can change by clicking the Read Only box Clips and masters with the read only attribute cannot be renamed deleted or modified in any way Profile Family Finding Clips and Masters Finding Clips and Masters You can locate clips and masters anywhere on the Profile network If you select the Profile Network icon you will search all machines and libraries on the netwo
177. le the block may be removed from the bad blocks list Otherwise the block will be reallocated To test bad blocks e Choose Disk Utilities Test Bad Blocks or click Test Bad Blocks To relocate bad blocks e Choose Disk Utilities Relocate Bad Blocks or click Relocate Bad Blocks NOTE You must read the detail log SCSI log to view the results of these tests See The Detail Log on page 175 174 Profile Family The Detail Log The Detail Log The detail log scsi log records the history of everything that happens on a disk and helps you track problems with disks For example when you relocate or test bad blocks you must read the detail log to see the results To open and read the detail log 1 Choose Disk Utilities Detail Log or click Detail Log The Detail Log dialog box appears 2 Click Close when done checking the log information Detail Log E3 Ho entries for Internal disk 3 0 Ho entries for Internal disk 4 5 0 Ho entries for Internal disk 4 6 0 Ho entries for Internal disk B 3 0 Ho entries for Internal disk B 5 0 Ho entries for Internal disk B 6 0 Ho entries for External 1 disk 4 28 00 Ho entries for External 1 disk B 10 0 Figure 96 Detail Log dialog box NOTE Scsi log ts a binary file you cannot view it with WinTail See Viewing Profile Logs on page 177 for information about viewing other Profile logs Profile Family 175 4
178. le Bar to the desired position If Shuttle Rate is set faster than the maximum rate for the controller the maximum rate is displayed 27 Clip Name Box lists the names of the clips in the current group or clip list The functions on the Panel dialog box can be accessed directly by clicking on the appropriate button with the mouse or by using the shortcut keys shown in Table 7 For example pressing r starts recording in the active panel Table 7 VdrPanel shortcut keys EO a re Fr p gt gt gt ro feer fr feen O E ON 20 femme fe fsesmomomen Tr SN te smi actors fe Rinna Profile Family 153 da Chapter4 Using VdrPanel Using Clips With VdrPanel you can define rename and delete a clip You can load an existing clip or group of clips Defining a New Clip There are two methods for defining clips e You can create and name an empty clip then record to it Name Clip First e Youcan start recording with an empty clip list then rename the recorded clip to a meaningful name Record Clip First Either method creates and stores a named clip Use whichever method is most convenient for you You can choose VideoClip Rename Clip at any time to change a clip name 154 Profile Family Defining a New Clip Name Clips First To define a clip by first naming the clip 1 Click in a panel to select it 2 Select VideoClip New Clip to open the New Clip dialog box Figure 82 Hew Clip EI Enter clip name
179. le Family 209 47 Chapter 8 210 Using the Tool Box Editor The transport controls are e Loop Play Plays the active timeline at normal speed When the end of the media is reached play begins again at the beginning of the media e Reverse Plays the active timeline in reverse e Rewind Rewinds the active timeline or returns the current position to the beginning of the clip e Play Plays the active timeline at normal speed e Fast Forward Fast forwards the active timeline e Stop Stops play on the active timeline Loop Recording You can also loop record material To loop record material you set up a record buffer that will allow you to record for a length of time When you reach the end of the record buffer the current position moves back to the beginning of the buffer and previously recorded material is overwritten The steps for loop recording are as follows 1 Choose Config Record Buffer and the Record Buffer dialog box appears The maximum record time reflects time allocated to all activated buffers and time allocated to the channel and available record time on Profile Record Buffer Ei Record Buffer Length 5 min o SBC Cancel Max Record Time 103 min 7 sec Figure 115 Record Buffer dialog box 2 Enter the length of the record buffer and click OK 3 Click BUF in the upper right corner of the screen to activate this feature When activated the button is lit 4 Follow the ste
180. le Protocol 8 20 127 179 Profile System Version 2 2 Release Notes xvi profile log 177 Project menu 193 ProLink 20 179 Properties 101 118 204 Protecting clips 160 Protocol 314 PRS 200 RAID Storage Instruction Manual xvi Q Quality video 195 229 R Read only memory 314 Index Real time 314 Record 151 155 261 296 Record Capacity 132 Record pairs 276 Record panel controls 260 Recording 239 277 Recording a clip 280 RecordPair 296 Reference Genlock 31 Reference signals 2 Regedit registry editor 178 Relocating a bad block 174 Remote Commands arguments 288 Capacity 288 Censor 289 ClipSelect 289 Close 289 Cue 290 Drive 290 EE 290 EndClip 291 Frame 291 GotoTimecode 291 Jog 292 JoinBoth 292 JoinDelete 293 JoinNext 293 JoinPrevious 294 MarkIn 294 NewChannel 295 packet format 287 Pause 295 Play 296 Profile Family 327 Index Record 296 RecordPair 296 Remane 297 SegmentReview 297 SetTome 297 StartClip 298 Status 299 Stop 298 SysPause 298 Timecode 299 TimeSet 299 TrimIn 299 TrimOut 300 Remote Control Commands TimeSetData 303 Remote Control Responses ACK 301 CapacityData 302 NAK 301 StatusData 302 TimecodeData 303 Remote panel control 266 Remote Profile machine 89 Remove In Mark 152 Remove Out Mark 152 Removing a Profile machine 91 Rename 297 Renaming a clip 281 Renaming an archived clip 107 Renaming clips 159 Renaming media in Media Manager 99 Resource 314
181. le SCSI 2 bus The master and slave recorder boards each have one SCSI 2 interface Profile Family 5 da Chapter I Introducing the Profile Family Video Interface Boards Video and audio interface boards receive incoming and send outgoing video and audio data These boards are responsible for converting the video and audio to internal formats used by the disk recorder There are several video boards that allow a Profile unit to be used with various standard video formats Composite analog serial digital component or component analog video are all possible All boards accept 525 625 NTSC or PAL video standards The latest analog composite input and output board offers two input and output channels per board The two output channels for this board are similar to the output channels of the original analog composite board The monitor board allows you to display text and burn in timecode on an output monitor Component analog input allows dithering auto timing and vertical blanking As with other inputs you can automate VITC detection You adjust input gain and also select an input format such as Betacam serial digital component board handles both input and output You can also enable dithering auto timing and automate VITC detection The board also has error detection and handling The standard reference genlock board allows you to time your Profile disk recorder to other devices in a broadcast facility You can lock a
182. lent Changing the drive in the New Clip or Rename Clip dialog boxes Packet format 41 30 drcs where dr drive one byte ASCII numeric digit 0 I etc cs checksum EE EE panel on off Switches between end to end EE on and playback EE off modes UI equivalent Clicking on the PB EE button Packet format 42 34 pa 00 cs where pa panel 00 on off cs checksum 290 Profile Family EndClip EndClip EndClip panel Position to end of clip Valid for censor channel only ignored for record and playback channels UI equivalent Clicking on the bl button Packet format 41 38 pa cs where pa panel cs checksum Frame Frame panel on off Switches between play by frame Frame on and play by field Frame off modes UI equivalent Clicking on the 1 2 FIELD button Packet format 42 35 pa 00 cs where pa panel 00 on off cs checksum GotoTimecode GotoTimecode panel type timecode Sets the timecode value in the timecode box in the record playback or censor channel UI equivalent Clicking in the timecode box and changing the value there Packet format 46 33 pa ty ff ss mm hh cs where pa panel Profile Family 291 da Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay 292 Jog ty type a four bit bitmap with the following bit assignments bit 0 O Cancel I Perform operation bit 1 0 Set timecode for just this panel I Set timecode for all panels bit2 0 Timecode value is absolute I
183. library database can contain information about any number of cartridges cartridge is considered off line when it has been ejected from the library storage device but remains in the library database PAL The Phase Alternate Line standard is used to encode color information in Western European composite video Partitions To give the archive tape transports some degree of random access a data cartridge is divided into an number of partitions Media may be added to a partition until that partition is full Deleting media from one partition does not affect any other partition Parameter A variable that is given a specific value This value is passed to a program before execution Pixel The smallest part of a display memory that can be addressed Playback Playback is the act of playing a clip track or master loaded on a machine at any rate Profile Family 313 da Glossary 314 Pointer The pointer allows you to make selections in menus to size and position windows and icons and to select the window where you want to send the input The window manager such as Windows NT determines the shape of the pointer See Pointing Device Pointing device Typically a mouse tablet or some other device with effective dimensional motion See Pointer Port A physical connection such as a multi pin connector or coaxial connector and its associated firmware that permits one computing device to communicate data and control
184. lip For example 2 3 and so forth Choose VideoClip Rename Clip to open the Rename Video Clip dialog box see Renaming a Clip on page 159 6 Click on the clip to be renamed such as 1 7 Enter the new name in the To field Spaces and uppercase characters are acceptable however uppercase and lowercase characters will not distiguish clip names Click OK Profile Family Loading and Playing a Clip Loading and Playing a Clip To load and play a clip 1 Click in a panel to select it 2 If the clip is already loaded select it from the Clips box and go to step 7 3 If the clip is not loaded choose VideoClip Load Clip to open the Load Clip dialog box Load Clip Ei Drive INTI Jdefault Clips Tidal Wawe wolcano Cancel Figure 83 Load Clip dialog box 4 If the clip you want to load is on a different drive select a different disk drive in the Drive box 5 Select the clip to load Richter in this example 6 Click OK 7 Click the Play button in the selected Panel dialog box to begin playing the clip 8 The Normal Loop and Bounce functions determine how play back occurs Profile Family 157 4 Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel Normal causes Play to play the entire selected clip list in order stopping at the end and freezing on the last field Loop causes Play to play the entire selected clip list in order looping back to the first clip when the last clip ends
185. list and then select a clip from the list The Clip Position Bar is all the way to the left and the Timecode is 00 00 00 00 Use the transport controls drag the Clip Position Bar or click on the Timecode display to enter a timecode to locate the frame where you want to set the in mark Click Set In Mark The Timecode display remains the same but the Clip Position Bar jumps to the far left indicating the mark in point on the clip Use the transport controls drag the Clip Position Bar or click on the Timecode display to enter a timecode to locate the frame where you want to set the out mark Click Set Out Mark The Timecode display remains the same but the Clip Position Bar jumps to the far right indicating the mark out point of the clip Drag the Clip Position Bar to the beginning of the clip Click Play The clip starts at the in mark and stops at the out mark Profile Family Removing Marks Removing Marks To remove in and out marks from a clip 1 Select a clip containing marks 2 Click Remove In Mark to remove a mark in point and reset the clip beginning to the actual start of the clip 3 Click Remove Out Mark to remove the mark out point and reset the clip ending to the actual end of the clip Setting Field Dominance for Marks You can set field dominance so that a clip s mark in and mark out points occur at field 1 or field 2 of a given frame By default the field dominance is set so that ei
186. ll play mode e Timecode generator settings Whenever you make a change in this dialog box you can click Apply The changes are applied without leaving the dialog box To preserve a configuration as the default use the Save Default button to save your current channel configuration as the default Different defaults can be saved for each Profile machine in your network Acquiring Profile Channels 228 First you must acquire one or more Profile channels The single channel tab labeled first channel is the default You can change the name of the channel by entering a new name in the Name text box Channel names can have up to 32 characters but a shorter name is recommended for readability Depending on your system you can configure up to four channels however some systems only have two channels codecs To add a channel click the Add Channel button To remove a channel click the Remove Channel button One channel is always visible If no resources are selected for a channel the channel tab icon is dimmed If there is a conflict over resources a red X appears in the channel tab A resource is in conflict if it is in use by another channel or application Profile Family Configuring Video Resources If a resource such as a video input is available the box next to its name is not checked and its name is not dimmed If it in use its name is dimmed If it is in conflict that is in use by another application or channel its name
187. ly Setting Compression Presets Setting Compression Presets The Profile Options dialog box lets you select a video compression preset and edit the preset values 1 Click the desired compression preset The options range from highest quality which uses the most disk space and least material to the lowest quality which uses much less disk space but records more material A custom setting using the current presets is also available 2 Edit the preset values if necessary Refer to Table 6 for the factory set preset values If you need to change the values click Edit Presets to open the Edit Compression Presets dialog box shown in Figure 77 Table 6 Factory set values of the compression presets 525 60 Standard 625 50 Standard Gem Soo s l s l soo Edit compression presets Ei Preset Mame 0 75 Min lum Q Best compromise Most recording time fi 00 00 Max chroma Q Custom setting Fixed Q fi 00000 Bytes per field Figure 77 Edit Compression Presets dialog box Profile Family 139 da Chapter4 Using VdrPanel 140 Min Lum Q sets the minimum compression that can be applied to luminance in a field to meet the target data rate typically 0 75 which is the lowest rate Max Chroma sets the maximum compression that can be applied to chrominance in a video field to meet the target data rate typically 60 Fixed Q sets a fixed picture quality and ignores variation in field size Use this mode
188. ly determines finely spaced vertical lines are luminance A lack of line to line phase alteration causes difficulty with fine horizontal lines Spatial Adaptive Decoding uses either the comb or notch decoder on a pixel by pixel basis depending on which gives the best results For horizontal lines Notch is used for vertical lines Comb is used Temporal Spatial Adaptive Decoding uses both the next line and the same line in the alternate field in the calculations This decoder uses all of the properties of the Spatial Adaptive decoder plus it uses Temporal interfield changes information The phase change or lack of from field to field helps determine whether high frequency should be decoded as chrominance or luminance NOTE Spatial adaptive and temporal spatial adaptive decoding use the high or low threshold setting Temporal Spatial Option This control is only used if the Decode Mode is set to Temporal Spatial Adaptive The threshold determines the amount of motion allowed between alternate fields to still have the Temporal decoder recognize the pixel High allows more motion than Low Noise Reduction These controls enable and set various noise reduction methods e Enable Luma and Chroma Reduction applies the Level and Threshold settings to use a feedback noise reduction scheme on the decoded input signals after they have been separated into chrominance and luminance The Level and Threshold settings determine the amount of w
189. mes 30 fps To account for the discrepancy drop frame timecode skips or drops two timecode values at the beginning of every minute except every tenth minute This allows timecode to exactly match a real time clock on 525 60 systems This correction is not needed on 625 50 systems because the frame rate is exactly 50 fps To set drop frame timecode e Choose Options Drop Frame or Options Non Drop Frame NOTE This setting applies to all open panels channels Profile Family 149 Chapter4 Using VdrPanel Panel Basics In the VdrPanel application you can display up to four Panel dialog boxes at a time one for each video channel Each Panel dialog box has independent controls A close up view of a Panel dialog box is shown in Figure 81 A description of each Panel function follows NOTE If the panels are stacked choose Window Tile Panels The VdrPanel interface follows the same conventions as other Windows NT applications the control menu box title bar menu bar minimize and maximize buttons mouse and keyboard all perform as expected Refer to specific operating information about these items in the Windows NT manuals 2 Timecode 1 Bytes Field 3 Play 4 Stop a k Panel A Panel Control OF x 5 Rewind as T Clips 6 Record ele Ss D gt 27 7 Fast dl Forward rec rew stop play ffwd 26 8 Field a Selection Pe 25 9 Normal 24 10 Loop 11 Bounce 23 12 Play Back EE
190. mmed media remains on disk Choose Media Cleanup to remove excess media permanently from a trimmed clip The trimmed portions are removed from disk thus freeing space for more clips NOTE Media Cleanup works only if no subclips have ben created from a clip If subclips have been created or if the clip is referenced by a master Cleanup will fail Profile Family 211 F Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor Creating a Subclip A subclip is a portion of an existing clip Subclips can help you order your material when creating masters The buttons that allow you to create subclips are the Create Mark in and Create Mark out buttons With the Create Mark in button you mark where you want to start the subclip with the Create Mark out button you specify where you want to end the subclip In addition you can set user marks as points of interest that you can jump to at a later time Clip Name Text Box Create Mark In Create Mark Out Shuttle Rate Shuttle Slider User Mark Previous Frame Next Frame Previous Event Next Event User Mark or Edit User Mark or Edit Figure 116 Create and User Mark buttons plus event and frame controls 212 Profile Family Creating a Subclip To create a subclip 1 Select the clip in the current bin from which you want to create a subclip 2 Choose Load from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Load button on the current bin disp
191. n coefficient Higher compression ratios store more data but the result is lower quality video On the other hand lower compression ratios result in higher quality video and less storage capacity Audio is not compressed Since JPEG compression ratio can be varied to change the video quality given available storage time the amount of storage depends on your choice of compression ratio A quick rule of thumb is that five minutes of video plus four channels of audio and two channels of timecode is roughly equal to one gigabyte of disk storage at a 24 Mbps compressed video data rate For example a PDX 208 Disk Expansion unit expands storage up to twelve hours and a PRS 200 RAID Storage System can brings it up to approximately 96 hours In addition to video compression the recorder boards also integrate the audio data coming from the EISA bus with compressed video data with up to four channels of audio per channel of video These recorder boards communicate with the SCSI 2 interface using a Direct Memory Access DMA interface Video data is written to and read from the disk over a fast wide differential or Ultra SCSI interface A maximum of eight 9 gigabyte disk drives are used for storing the video and audio Data is striped across disk drives for increased aggregate bandwidth External disk drives may be added such as the PDX 208 Disk Expansion unit or the PRS 200 RAID Storage system maximum of twelve drives can be supported on a sing
192. n to add as many machine names as you want 5 Click OK again The connection status message box appears to show the progress of new connections To remove a Profile machine from the network host list 1 Choose Add Remove Machine from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click on a machine volume or network icon in the tree pane You can also click the Add Remove Machine button on the toolbar The Add Remove Machine dialog box appears 2 Select the name of the machine you want to remove in Network Host List box 3 Click Remove 4 Click OK Profile Family Viewing the Media Hierarchy Viewing the Media Hierarchy The Media Manager window is divided into two main sections the tree and contents panes Clips and masters appear in the contents pane Items are listed alphabetically You can expand or collapse the tree hierarchy by clicking on the plus or minus control buttons as shown in Figure 55 If you click on a button the tree hierarchy is expanded or opened so you can see the branch For example under a volume you see bins Clicking on the button collapses or closes the associated branch of the tree hiding the bins under the volume ME Priel hy PIT d Cia icra ZF rs Es a Pega aad Pere TT EA bere d T Eau ridi dpnl ae Urd Baril Wl iiri JE me petal apito i 3 E Erami 5 5 i alla role Lirany Syetar ae rh 5 Paion Fiesta r Prva I Figure 55
193. nal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter VITC Reader Setting If you to use Automatic VITC detect the disk recorder uses the range set in the From and To lines to look for the VITC signals If Automatic VITC detect is not used the disk recorder expects to find the VITC signals on the VITC Reader Line 1 default 10 or Line 2 default 12 If the signal is found the VITC Present indicator is turned on Line 1 and Line 2 cannot be more than 14 apart NOTE Input must be auto timed to use automatic VITC detection Enable Auto Timing Auto timing determines if the input is synchronized to the reference genlock signal The disk recorder records time base corrected video whether or not it is also locked to the reference If you want to use the disk recorder as a switcher and or have the output video correctly timed when in E to E mode the input video must be locked to the reference and properly timed to the disk recorder To aid in the timing setup all video inputs have auto timing circuits which synchronize input video to the internal timing reference as long as the input video is within the auto timing sync window 1 lines To get to the auto timing window the input must be advanced seven and one half lines The auto timing circuit is always trying to lock to the signal If you try to auto time a signal outside of the window the video signal appears to be broken up as it cannot be timed into the s
194. name in the Name box For example if it is a network feed you could rename it to Network_Feed The VITC name the window title bar and the configuration tree name change automatically as you enter the new name Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spaces To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter VITC Reader Setting If you use Automatic VITC detect the disk recorder uses the range set in the From and To lines to look for the VITC signals If Automatic VITC detect is not used the disk recorder expects to find the VITC signals on the VITC Reader Line 1 default 10 or Line 2 default 12 If the signal is found the VITC Present indicator is turned on NOTE Input must be auto timed to use automatic VITC detection Enable Auto Timing Auto timing determines if the input is synchronized to the reference genlock signal The disk recorder records time base corrected video whether or not it is also locked to the reference If auto timing is enabled and the signal was able to be timed into the system then the Auto Timed indicator is turned on If you want to use the disk recorder as a switcher and or have the output video correctly timed when in E to E mode the input video must be locked to the reference and properly timed to the disk recorder To aid in the timing setup all video inputs have auto timing circuits which synchronize input video to the internal timing ref
195. nd Profile Family 123 da Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager Viewing the Transfer Monitor When clips are copied to a different machine the media that is referenced by those clips is also copied This is made possible by using a combination of Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks Ethernet is used for lower speed database transfers and queries The high speed Fibre Channel network is used for transferring the actual media between machines Copying media is done in the background to allow you to continue with your work Adding to and restoring from an archive also is done in the background Since this may result in more than one transfer occurring at the same time the Transfer Monitor is used to keep track of these background tasks Each time a media transfer is started a new entry appears in the Transfer Monitor The Transfer Monitor can be opened at any time It consists of two tabs the Network tab which shows all copies over Fibre Channel and Duplicates in progress and the Library tab which shows any ongoing library transactions To track background operations with the Transfer Monitor e Choose Tools Transfer Monitor or click the Profile logo on the toolbar The Transfer Monitor dialog box appears Transfer Monitor EI Network Library Operation Soure Destination Complete Archiving POR ZOO VANT efault Clp POR ZOD 1vLibran 000152 pa Pending Cancel Archive Figure 67 Transfer Monitor dialog box
196. nent From the Serial Digital Component Video Output dialog box set the lines where you want VITC in VITC Generator Linel and VITC Generator Line2 Verify VITC Generator Enable is checked If not click to toggle it 26 Profile Family Setting the System Timing Setting the System Timing 4 A new factory default PDR 200 is configured so that e All outputs are zero timed to the external reference house black e Each input can lock to and record any stable video input whether or not the source is genlocked to an external reference NOTE Serial digital inputs 525 lines on a PDR 100 must be timed manually To adjust system timing 1 Choose Options System Timing or click the System Timing button on the toolbar The System Timing dialog box appears see Figure 15 which shows an example of how the dialog box looks when the outputs are zero timed by default The red line represents the external reference and the yellow line represents reference genlock A hashed box represents a timing window or in other words the range of lines within which the timing is adjusted The external reference represented at the top of the dialog box shows a range from 16 to 16 lines You can scroll past this range by dragging the pointer on this line in either direction with the mouse Click any button to the left of the internal reference genlock or video output signal name and the timing edit box appears in
197. nfiguration The Save As dialog box appears Figure 12 Save As Save IN E3 profile kd File name new cfg save as type Contig Files cha Cancel Figure 12 Save As dialog box 22 Profile Family Loading a Configuration File 2 Enter a file name in the File Name box new cfg in this example 3 Press Enter or click Save The current configuration is saved Loading a Configuration File To load a configuration file that has been saved previously 1 Choose File Load Configuration File The Open dialog box appears Figure 13 Open Look in E profile Es File name new cfg Files of type Contig Files cha Cancel Figure 13 Open dialog box for loading a configuration file 2 A message box warns you that if you load a configuration file all open windows are closed Click Yes to continue 3 Double click a file name in the tree or type the name of the file in the File Name box new cfg in this example 4 Press Enter or click Open The file is loaded as the current configuration Profile Family 23 da Chapter 2 24 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Setting Master Timecode ER From the Master VITC Setting dialog box you can conveniently view and change VITC settings for genlock and all available inputs and outputs To set the master timecode VITC settings 1 Choose Options Master Timecode or click the Master Timecode button on the
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199. ng A still frame appears on the playback channel At the Delay Time specified on the playback channel playback begins Once playback is complete click Stop to end the recording Automatic Recording l 2 Select the record panel Click in the Start Time box This value is the time to automatically start recording on the channel For example if you want to start recording at 2 00 pm enter the hours as 14 00 Enter start time as mm dd hh mm ss month date hours minutes seconds using a 24 hour clock For example to start recording on November 20 at 5 20 pm enter the time as 11 20 17 20 00 Click on Cue to prepare the system Profile Family 277 Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay 5 Playback begins at the Delay Time specified Once playback is complete click Stop on the record panel to end the recording NOTE After recording remove or update the start time Changing Playback Delay Time Once playback begins the Delay Time for Channel value cannot be edited directly There are two methods to add more playback delay time Pausing the Playback Panel 1 Click on Pause in the playback panel to freeze the video TimeDelay increases the delay time by the amount of time playback is paused 2 Click Pause again to continue playback Changing the Timecode 1 Click within the timecode display counter in the playback panel This accesses the Go to Timecode dialog box NOTE When using this feature the jum
200. ng a Controller Before you can use a video channel you must first configure it to use a controller Panel Control specifies control from the Windows NT user interface and no communication port selection or configuration is necessary Other choices allow you to select serial control protocols and require an external device and additional setup such as selection of an serial communications port or specifying clip length for BV W type controllers The Comm Port dialog box appears automatically the first time you select a Louth Odetics or BVW controller see Selecting a Communications Port on page 135 NOTE Controller Manage Archive is unavailable To select a controller 1 Click a panel to select it 2 Choose Controller Select to open the Controller Setup dialog box Figure 72 Controller Setup Ei Panel Control Louth Automation Odetics Broadcast BYW BYY insert edit Cancel Figure 72 Controller Setup dialog box 3 Select the controller for the channel and click OK Profile Family Selecting a Communications Port Selecting a Communications Port To select a communications port for a controller 1 Click a panel to select it NOTE Other than Panel control the Comm Port dialog box appears automatically the first time you select each type of controller 2 Choose Controller Comm Port to open the Controller Setup dialog box An example of this dialog box is shown in Figure 73 Panel 4
201. ng a Playback List Building a Playback List List Manager lets you use a simple graphical interface to build lists that automate your operations You can drag media from the Media Manager into your list then define things like when to play the material and what channel and output to use Adding Media for Playback Creating a playback list is the simplest of all List Manager operations To build a playback only list 1 Click the Monitor tab This shows you a view of the Master List the list that the Event Scheduler Engine is currently running The first time you use List Manager this list should be empty 2 Scroll through the Media Manager tree to locate the first clip or master that you wish to include in your list 3 Drag the material into the List Manager window and drop it at the desired location in the list 4 Change the event settings to meet your needs The settings are described in Changing Event Settings on page 235 5 Continue adding clips or masters by dragging them onto the list List Manager will perform the events at the scheduled time 6 You can add clips or masters between two existing events by dropping an event on the line separating the two events The item is inserted below the event Profile Family 233 47 Chapter9 Using the List Manager After adding a few events your list should look similar to the one shown in Figure 124 lini Warsgei pe PME N ee ee eee File el V
202. ning cartridge and cleans the transport Cleaning Message The message Needs Cleaning appears when the transport is due for cleaning Add Adds a transport to the list of available transports Close Close the Tape Transport Status dialog Help Opens the help topic on the Tape Transport Status dialog To add a transport to the list of active transports 1 In the tree pane select the appropriate library icon 2 Choose Tape Transport Status from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click 3 Click the Add button The Add Tape Transport dialog box appears Add Tape Transport Transport Nun 2 GE Robot Position 2 Cancel Help 122 Profile Family Viewing Tape Transport Status 4 Enter the logical transport number 0 255 5 Enter the physical robot position 0 3 6 Click OK 7 Click Close when you are done viewing the transport status To remove a tape transport from service e Click the appropriate Disable button To clean a tape transport e Click the appropriate Clean button A tape transport does not need cleaning until the Needs Cleaning message appears beside the Clean button The library system will find the first available cleaning cartridge in the system and use it to clean the selected transport If the library system is unable to find the cleaning cartridge that is there is no cleaning cartridge in the library you will get a message stating that no cleaning cartridge was fou
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205. nnot be shared with Channels B C or D NOTE The List Manager does not use timecode resources If you request a timecode resource in List Manager the request is ignored and the selection is reset to none the next time you display the Resource Manager dialog box Profile Family 231 T Chapter 9 Using the List Manager Connecting to a Remote Profile Machine 232 You can connect from your local machine to any remote Profile machine in your network local Profile machine refers to a Profile system to which you are directly attached A remote Profile machine refers to a Profile system that is connected to your local system via an Ethernet local area network LAN To connect to a remote Profile machine 1 Choose File Remote Machine The Connect to Machine dialog box appears The label Local appears after the name of the local Profile machine Connect to Machine Machine name PROFILE S Local PROFILE SjLocal Cancel PROFILES PROFILE 10 Figure 123 Remote Machine dialog box To connect a Profile machine from the network host list 1 Select the name of the machine in list box 2 Click Connect 3 The Connecting to Machine dialog box is displayed If the connection is unsuccessful you are given the opportunity to retry the connection or to cancel the operation NOTE To add a Profile machine to the network host list see Connecting to a Remote Machine on page 89 Profile Family Buildi
206. nput must be advanced seven and one half lines The auto timing circuit is always trying to lock to the signal If you try to auto time a signal outside of the window the video signal appears to be broken up as it cannot be timed into the system If the input drifts out of range it 1s retimed Profile Family 49 da Chapter 2 50 Using the Profile Configuration Manager as soon as it drops back into range The disk recorder can use untimed signals if auto timing is not enabled but they are not timed correctly and may cause jumping and skipping in E to E mode NOTE If you select auto timing for an input signal and it cannot auto time with the genlock reference signal the input signal is not recorded accurately If you must record an input that cannot lock disable auto timing and record There may be problems if you are operating in E to E mode but the clip plays back correctly timed If auto timing is enabled and the signal was able to be timed into the system the Auto Timed indicator is turned on Enable Dither Dithering smooths out roughness caused when a signal is digitized The LSB artifacts on 10 bit video feeds are reduced There is no effect on 8 bit video Vertical Blanking If you enable vertical blanking for the 525 standard lines 1 through 9 and 264 through 272 are blanked for the 625 standard lines I through 5 311 through 317 624 and 625 are blanked Profile Family Serial Digital Component Video Inp
207. nt 242 Archive library 305 Archived clip properties 118 Archiving a clip 105 Assemble record mode 305 Audio channels 193 196 219 228 231 Audio Configuration 76 Audio controls 219 Audio gain levels 219 Audio I O 305 Audio input mapping 76 Audio meters 219 Audio monitor in VdrPanel 133 Audio output mapping 79 Audio PDR 100 2 62 Audio PDR 200 2 66 Auto restore 281 Auto shuttle 282 Automatic recording 277 Auto Timing 35 41 49 52 B Back One Field 152 Bad blocks 174 Betacam 141 Bin 85 cleaning up 211 creating a new 98 deleting 99 renaming 99 Black level 55 BNC 216 Digital Interface chassis 66 BNC connections 144 306 Boards information on 22 Bounce 151 Building a list 233 Burn in timecode 59 Burst 40 Button Create Mark In 213 Create Mark Out 213 Profile Family 319 Index cue 210 E to E 208 fast forward 210 loop mode 210 play 210 reverse 210 rewind 210 Save Default 193 198 228 stop 210 user mark 212 BVW 134 141 BVW clip length 136 Bytes Field 140 151 260 262 263 270 C Camera 189 Capacity 288 CapacityData 302 Capture 306 Capture timeline 206 Capturing clips 189 Cartridge properties 118 Cartridge Tape 306 CCIR 601 4 CD player 189 CD ROM 306 Censor 289 Censor channel 282 Censor Delay Status 264 Censor panel controls 263 Changing column order 254 Changing playback delay 278 Changing time code 278 Channel type 194 229 Profile Family Channels 192 228
208. nwanted event You can select several events by using the standard Windows operations to select more than one event Ctrl click to add an event to the selection Shift click to select a range of events 2 Delete the event or events using Ctrl X or Edit Cut or the Delete key You can also choose Delete from the shortcut menu with a right click 3 Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the event 244 Profile Family Using the Edit Window Using the Edit Window You can use the Edit window to build lists in exactly the same way as you did in the Monitor view The lists you build in the Edit window will not be scheduled until you choose the Edit Schedule List command from the Edit menu The Edit window allows you to create and store lists that you want to reuse By saving your lists you can use them on a daily or weekly basis without having to rebuild the list each time For example you may want to use this for inserting commercials in network feeds Creating a New List To create a new list 1 Choose File New and the New List dialog box appears Please choose name for the new list Cancel Figure 129 New List dialog box 2 Enter a name for the list Click OK to save the new list Saving a List You must save a list to your system s hard disk if you want to use it at a later date To save the list 1 Choose File Save As 2 Enter a different name for the list Click OK to save the list P
209. o select which channels you want to monitor Click next to a channel pair to select them You can now adjust line levels for the pair The line level range is 12 to 0 dB If you trim the line level for an individual channel with the slider handle the line level is incremented by 1 dB clicking on either side of the slider handle increments the line level by 0 5 dB The Level boxes show the current line level If you enter a number directly into a Level box the line level number is rounded to the nearest 0 5 dB To adjust the trim for all channels at once use the Group Fader slider While the Group Fader moves all channels at once it maintains the individual channel differences NOTE If the audio interface box is not present the Monitor group will not appear If your system is configured with an XLR 216 digital only chassis channel selection is the only option available in the Monitor Channels group Click OK to accept your changes or click another tab Profile Family 83 4 Chapter 2 84 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Profile Family Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager The Profile Media Manager allows you to have access to digitally stored media and provides tools for managing that media such as explore cut copy paste and delete Media may be stored locally on disk on your Profile unit or it may be on disk expansion unit RAID system or library system attached to your Profile unit You
210. oard Use Paste to put them in the new location Paste Inserts the items you have copied or cut into the selected location Delete Deletes the selected items Properties Displays the properties of the selected items Profile Family 95 ia Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager Copying Media To copy one or more clips or masters 1 In the contents pane select a clip or master To extend the selection press Shift Up Arrow or Shift Down Arrow Choose Edit Select All or Ctrl A to select all the media in the contents pane 2 Choose Copy from the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Copy button on the toolbar 3 Select the location where you want to paste the item This can be another bin or anywhere in the contents pane when a bin is selected The selected location may even be in another Media Manager window If both the source and the destination locations reside on machines connected to the Fibre Channel network you may copy between machines 4 Choose Paste from the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Paste button on the toolbar The media may be pasted into the same bin it was copied from In this case the media is automatically renamed Media Manager automatically suggests a new name that does not conflict with any other item at the selected location The new name is based on the old name with the addition of a number source becomes sourcel
211. ocking sources to input audio channels The first column on the left side of the dialog box displays the disk recorder channel numbers The last column shows the audio clock reference source selection Figure 49 You get one system reference by default from the Reference Genlock boards and up to four video input references depending on which video boards are installed in your Profile unit Even if more than four video references are available only the first four input clocking references are used If you look at Profile Family 19 Chapter 2 Board Tag Board Type Vid I CAV Component analog video Vid I Cmpst Analog composite video 80 Using the Profile Configuration Manager the bottom of the Configuration Manger window you will see a graphic representation of the installed boards key to the board representations is shown in Table 3 Table 3 Board representation key The video references shown in the Input Clocking tab Video Input 1 4 correspond to the actual video boards installed from left to right as represented at the bottom of the Configuration Manager window For example a system that does not use all four available clock references might be configured like this In this specific example shown in Table 4 you have one analog composite board and one component analog board The panel in the tab shows System Video Input 1 and Video Input 2 Table 4 Configuration example two video input clockin
212. of the Profile host file profile hst owns connections to the machines listed in the host file and passes on change notifications received from each of these machines such as when multiple Media Managers are running simultaneously At application initialization the Media Manager will start Hardware Communication if it isn t already running and will register itself This process will terminate itself whenever its registered process list is empty or all registered processes have terminated While Hardware Communication is initializing Media Manager shows the following connection status dialog If the Cancel button is pressed before it has completed its initialization the Media Manager will be closed After Hardware Communication is initialized Media Manager instructs it to connect to each machine in the local machine s host file profile hst As each connection is made the machine s name appears in the connection status dialog shown here Profile Family 89 T Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager 90 It may take from a few seconds to several minutes to connect to a machine the Profile may have to wait for a library system to finish calibrating before it allows a connection Pressing the connection status dialog s Cancel button leaves the current machine unconnected and goes on to the next machine in the host file If an error occurs while trying to connect to a machine the most common error is that the PortSe
213. oggle it off and resume recording NOTE If the record channel is paused longer than the delay time for the playback channel the playback channel can catch up or even pass the recorder If there is material stored in the clip it could be replayed alles System Pause pauses all channels on the system Click on System Pause to resume panel operations Profile Family 261 da Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Playback Panel Controls Figure 137 illustrates the playback panel controls 1 Timecode 2 Bytes Field Panel B Panel Codtrol gt Playback Channel 3 Field Selection 4 Playback E to E 5 Delay Time for Delay Time for Channel 6 Control Buttons Channel 00 10 00 00 khmm ssc ff Figure 137 Playback panel controls The playback channel controls are explained here 1 Timecode displays the current timecode of the clip being played 2 Bytes Field displays the compression rate applied to the frames The target compression rate is set through Controller Configure 3 Field Selection toggles between one field or two fields when playing back still frames For one field each line in field is duplicated to form a frame 4 Playback or E to E toggles between Playback showing a still frame if the panel is stopped and E to E loops the input signal through to the output while the panel is stopped 5 Delay Time for Channel sets the amount of time to delay playback of the recorded video from the record channel Pl
214. oma Phase sets the colors by varying the phase of the chrominance subcarrier The range is 45 to 45 Luminance Black Clip Level is the point where the procamp clips the luminance portion of any video that drops below this level For PAL the range is 150 mV to 0 mV and 20 IRE to 7 5 IRE or 0 IRE if pedestal is not selected in the NTSC standard Luminance White Clip Level follows the same logic only it clips any luminance above the set threshold Its range in the PAL standard is 700 to 909 5 mV and 100 to 139 5 IRE in the NTSC standard Default Procamp resets the Procamp to the factory defined levels Profile Family 55 da Chapter 2 56 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Changing the Output Timing Adjustments The Output Timing Adjustment group enables you to adjust the timing of the output signal to compensate for any additional delays in your system Any changes you make in this group take place immediately You can delay at the following levels to get the exact amount of delay required e Vertical Line level from 2 to 148 lines e Coarse Horizontal level from 100 to 100 ms e Fine Horizontal level from 100 to 100 ms Use the slider bars to set the delay amount The timing adjustments are generally done with a waveform monitor visually moving the signal so that it matches the reference Click on Default Timing to reset the slider bars to 0 which is the point where the output signal timing is ali
215. one 4 Choose a video input from the Video Input check boxes The default is none The number and names of video inputs are determined by the system configuration created with Configuration Manager You can choose only one video input at a time per channel 5 Now choose a video output The default is none The number and names of video outputs are determined by the system configuration created with Configuration Manager You can choose one or more video outputs at a time Each output corresponds to one of the video output connectors on the back of the Profile Once allocated other Profile channels cannot share assigned video outputs 6 Click on the More button to set field dominance and still play mode e Field dominance determines which field is the mark in or mark out point for the frame The default is Field 1 To set it to Field 2 click on the button e Still play mode determines whether your still frames are interlaced or line doubled Line double is the default With interlaced you may get some flicker in still display Line double reduces flicker Profile Family Configuring Audio Resources Configuring Audio Resources Click on the Audio icon to select audio channels The default is none To choose audio channels click on the check box for the desired channels 1 16 Once allocated other Profile channels cannot share the assigned audio channels For example if Channel A has all 16 audio channels these audio channels ca
216. onfigure your system resources with this application before you can use your Profile unit Profile Family 13 az Chapter I Introducing the Profile Family Media Manager The Media Manager shown in Figure 5 allows you to manage clips and masters on disk and to archive and restore clips on a library system Refer to Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager Er Hadia irigi re a ej sae ele E Tonin ol PROFLES bara T Gran 2 Odda GUELE 1 lg IH ETIE Lo ogee Fikk et rea a PUI Local Figure 5 Media Manager window 14 Profile Family VdrPanel VdrPanel VdrPanel enables you to capture and trim video and audio clips and then play those clips back VdrPanel appears in Figure 6 By default VdrPanel starts automatically when you power on your Profile system For more information refer to Chapter 4 Using VdrPanel Vida Panel Fassa Carin ne ee l fe gt a bed Gee Figure 6 VdrPanel window Profile Family 15 Chapter I Introducing the Profile Family Profile Disk Utility As shipped from the factory Profile disks come preformatted and a file system is already created Profile Disk Utility allows you to create new file systems reformat disks and change disk labels see Figure 7 To find out more about how to use this utility refer to Chapter 5 Using the Profile Disk Utility ITE 12 n iE i 40 41 n 40 i is 5 Figure 7
217. ont dialog box appears Figure 130 Font style Size Regular 14 w 10 ance 12 Tr Small Fonts 18 Symbol ed System xl Effects Strikeout Underline Color white hel Sample am Figure 130 Font dialog box 2 Enter your changes You can change the font font style font size and color You can also underline and strike out the text 3 Click OK NOTE Absolute events are always shown in bold face and Follow events are displayed in regular face Profile Family 251 F Chapter9 Using the List Manager You can change the text color another way besides the Font dialog box as well as the text highlight background color The Color dialog box allows you a much broader range of colors than the Font dialog box The change the text s color or highlight color 1 Choose View Color Text or View Color Highlight and the Color dialog box appears Figure 131 Color Basic colors Ef R BT EI FAT eee EI FAT An ET Skee BRE Eee ee EEN E Custom colors Hue 125 Red 255 Sat has Green 255 Define Custam Eolas gt gt Colors olid Lum 240 Blue 255 Cancel Figure 131 Color dialog box with custom color controls shown 2 To select a preset color click one of the basic 48 colors and then OK 3 To create a custom color move the cursor in the rainbow window until you find the color you want then click Add to Custom Colors The
218. oose Config Resources Profile Family 193 T Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor Acquiring Profile Channels 194 First you must acquire one or more Profile channels The single channel tab labeled Channel A is the default You can change the name of the channel by entering a new name in the Name text box Channel names can have up to 32 characters but a shorter name is recommended for readability Depending on your system you can configure up to four channels however some systems only have two channels ports To add a channel click the Add Channel button To remove a channel click the Remove Channel button One channel is always visible If no resources are selected for a channel the channel tab icon is dimmed If no port is available a red X appears in the channel tab If a resource such as a video input is available the box next to its name is not checked and its name is not dimmed If it in use its name is dimmed If it 1s in conflict that is in use by another application or channel its name is red If it has been acquired the box next to its name is checked NOTE The default channel type is a JPEG player recorder This is the only choice available at this time The channel tabs in Tool Box Editor also show results from changes you make in Resource Manager as shown in Figure 103 Working channel Channel with No port available in Play mode resource conflict for channel Figure 103 Channel tabs in
219. oose Multiple Partitions To set the anticipated length time duration of clips under the partitions select the number of seconds or minutes in the Partition Duration box Selecting Custom opens the Custom Duration box In the Custom box enter the duration of seconds in the range 1 to 9999 116 Profile Family Formatting Cartridges To set the anticipated quality of the video that you will use with these cartridges select a video quality from the Anticipated Video Quality box If you anticipate using higher video quality you will use more tape to store media This causes the format operation to create larger and fewer partitions To set the anticipated audio resolution that you plan to use with these cartridges select either 16 bits or 20 bits from the Anticipated Audio Quality box Different audio qualities affect the amount of tape used and therefore the number of partitions that will be created To allow more than one file clips under a partition click Multiple files per partition If unselected only a single clip may be archived per partition 4 Click OK Profile Family 117 da Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager Viewing Library Cartridge and Archived Clip Properties To view the properties for the library 1 Select the library icon in the tree pane 2 Choose Properties from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with right click You can also click the Properties button on the toolbar The librar
220. oose an audio format for each video channel For example you could enable analog audio on one channel embedded audio on another and AES EBU on the rest NOTE Do not turn off sample rate conversion or use AES EBU as a reference unless you are certain that all inputs and outputs are synchronous Analog Audio Input In analog audio input you can change audio channel names check the channel overload status or adjust line levels in decibels Click Undo to cancel changes or click Help for context sensitive Help To configure analog audio input 1 Expand Audio Input and then click one of the Analog Channels The Analog Audio Input dialog box appears Figure 38 The channel numbers on the left refer to the physical input connectors on the audio input box Ch 01 refers Profile Family Analog Audio Input to the first connector and Ch 02 refers to the second connector and so forth Analog Audio Inputs J12 Inputs 1 4 Analog Ini J12 Analog Ine J12 Analog In3 J12 Analog Ind J12 Figure 38 Analog Audio Input dialog box Main tab 2 Click the Main tab if it is not already visible 3 Click in the box of the input channel whose name you want to change A channel name can have up to 30 characters 4 After you have changed the channel names click Close or another tab Profile Family 67 Chapter 2 68 da Using the Profile Configuration Manager To trim the line level or view overload status 1
221. optional arguments known as command line options Composite video A single video signal composed of combined luminance and chrominance information Component video Typically the transmission or storage of video as a separate luminance and chrominance information such as Y B Y R Y Compression video A technique for reducing the amount of space needed to store images or sequences of images JPEG Motion JPEG M JPEG and MPEG are examples of video compression techniques Data cartridge A digital tape cartridge that is capable of storing media in large quantities Profile Family 307 da Glossary 308 dB Decibel In theory the minimum change in sound intensity that the human ear can distinguish also a relative unit used to compare the strength of acoustic signals Default A value that is automatically assigned or used in the absence of any other input For example a new Profile system shipped from the factory is zero timed by default while E to E mode is the nondefault setting Dialog box A box displayed in a computer application s graphical user interface where you choose options and enter information Use the mouse or keyboard to move from field to field click on buttons and position the text insertion point Enter information with the keyboard Digital In digital audio video systems sounds and images are converted into a series of binary values ones and zeros DtoA Digital to analog converte
222. or view at their appointed times unless you delete events The Master List can t be saved for future use e Edit Window You can build several lists in the Edit window to use at a later date or to store for repeated use Lists you build in the Edit window are not scheduled immediately When you choose the Schedule List command from the Edit menu the list is integrated into the Master list and its events are performed with other events which were already on the Master List List Manager validates the master list to make sure that you haven t scheduled conflicting events using the same Profile resources You can then schedule the list and let List Manager control your Profile You can follow the operation of a list by using the Monitor view on any or all of your Profle s channels Profile Family Starting List Manager Starting List Manager To start the List Manager in Windows NT 4 0 e Double click the List Manager shortcut icon on the desktop Or e Choose Start Programs PDR Applications List Manager List Manager uses a software engine called the Event Scheduler Engine to schedule your lists This low level software starts automatically when you start the List Manager It runs behind the scenes and does all the actual work of playing and recording clips at the appointed times even if List Manager isn t running When you start List Manager for the first time your screen should look similar to the one shown in Figure
223. ork 2 Video networking 183 Video router 317 VideoClip 154 Delete Clip 281 Edit Clip List 165 Eject All Clips 156 Load Clip 157 Load Group 163 New Clip 155 280 Rename Clip 156 281 VITC 24 137 145 197 272 317 VITC Generator Setting 60 VITC Reader Setting 31 49 52 Volume 85 94 170 317 VTR 1 189 W Window Open Panel 141 Record Capacity 276 Timecode Crosspoint 147 274 Video Crosspoint 143 271 Windows NT 3 51 12 Windows NT 4 0 12 Windows NT desktop I I WinTail 20 175 177 X XLR 216 Digital Interface chassis 66 Z Zooming 215 Profile Family Index 331 Index 332 Profile Family
224. p A clip is a reference to video audio and timecode material recorded in media files on Profile disks A clip has a beginning and an end and when first recorded the beginning and end correspond to the first and last frames stored in the media file A clip may refer to the entire media file or just part of it When you delete a clip the media file that the clip referred to remains on disk only the reference to the media file is deleted not the media itself You can also mark in and mark out points in a clip These marks change the effective beginning and end points of a clip while not removing the associated material from the media file On the other hand you can trim media to remove material from either end of a clip which also removes the information from the media file Trimmed material is removed from disk and is no longer available for use The main tool for creating and playing clips on the Profile system is VdrPanel VdrPanel provides you with a VTR like interface complete with transport controls to directly manage media operations Once created with VdrPanel clips are available for use with optional Profile applications such as TimeDelay or the List Manager in Profile Tool Box VdrPanel also allows you to configure any or all of your channels for operation through a controller connected to an RS 422 serial port These controllers either comply with Profile Protocol such as the optional PRC 100 Profile Remote Control unit or
225. p to the new timecode may not be clean There may be some momentary still video 2 Click in the Enter Timecode box The Go To Timecode dialog box is displayed Ca To Timecadc rEme Time Cade ba Co fo fo hr min aao Im TTim rade speckr stan T Ak ulite C Relative Positive D Relative Me gatie Based on Recorder Figure 146 Go To Timecode dialog box 2 8 Profile Family Locking the System 3 Enter a timecode value Use the mouse or tab to move between the fields 4 Select a Timecode Specification Absolute moves the Playback channel to the specified timecode and computes a new Delay Time for Channel value relative to the record channel Be sure to select a value lower than the current record channel timecode Otherwise you move playback ahead of record Leave a minimum of five seconds delay Relative Positive is not typically used as it moves the playback channel ahead of the record channel Relative Negative moves the playback channel to the record timecode minus the Enter Timecode value This value is used as the new Delay Time for Channel Locking the System When a time delay is set the system can be locked to prevent accidental changes or playback interruptions 1 Choose File Lockout Panel The Panel Lockout dialog box appears Penzi Lurckeut Figure 147 Panel Lockout dialog box 2 Enter a password in the box 3 Click OK This locks the system To unlock the
226. pears in the contents pane depends on what you select in the tree pane For example if you select the INT icon in the tree pane the Recycled and default bins appear in the contents pane If you select a bin the masters and clips in that bin appear in the contents pane Masters and clips will only appear in the contents pane Ee ie p Joos He ee ot DOT datet DMs MHT Figure 51 Media Manager window Profile Family Starting Other Applications from the Tools Menu Whenever you start the Media Manager a Hardware Communication program is also started if it is not already running This program keeps track of the Profile host file profile hst which lists Profile systems on the network as well as remoting activities ZER Starting hardware communication _ Figure 52 Hardware Communication message box To exit the Media Manager 1 Choose File Exit message box is displayed asking you to confirm that you really want to exit the Media Manager application Click on the Yes button to confirm the exit or the No button to cancel the quit command Starting Other Applications from the Tools Menu You can start other tools and applications from Media Manager s Tools menu e Choose Tools Transfer Monitor to start the Transfer Monitor tool e Choose Tools Media Manager to start another instance of the Media Manager e Choose Tools Tool Box Editor to start the optional Tool Box Editor if available e Choose
227. playback channel returns the panel identifier and the Delay Time for Channel value Packet format 74 32 ff ss mm hh cs where ff ss mm hh the time set in the display cs checksum TimecodeData TimecodeData panel timecode Returns timecode of the panel Packet format 74 33 ff ss mm hh cs where ff ss mm hh the current timecode cs checksum Profile Family 303 Iz Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay 304 Profile Family Glossary Access Time The time it takes to find and retrieve digital information generally from hard disk storage AES EBU Acronym for Audio Engineering Society European Broadcasting Union an industry standard for the transmission of serial digital audio information The standard specifies the physical attributes of the link as well as how the information is transmitted along it Ato D Analog to digital converter An electronic component that converts incoming analog signals into its digital representation Analog video Video represented as a continuously variable electrical signal Consumer TV and domestic VCR are analog video devices Analog video can be converted to digital format to be stored and manipulated by computer or other digital devices Archive library The archive library is an automated tape storage device used to supplement a machine s disk storage The library consists of digital tape cartridges and in some cases robot that moves cartridges to and from tape transports Assem
228. posite Video Input Status Indicators These indicators show the current status of the analog composite video input VITC Present Input Locked and Auto Timed A green light indicates that a status is on These are indicators and cannot be edited Video Standard You have two choices for the video standard of this input board NTSC with pedestal or NTSC without pedestal If you change the standard restart all tools that use this channel The board can serve both standards but the input can only accept one at a time Renaming the Input Signal Enter a new name for the input signal in the Name box For example if the signal is a network feed you could rename it to Network Feed The VITC name the window title bar and the configuration tree name change automatically as you enter the new name Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spaces To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter VITC Reader Setting If you use Automatic VITC detect the Profile system uses the range set in the From and To lines to look for the VITC signals If Automatic VITC detect is not checked the system expects to find the VITC signals on the VITC Reader Line 1 default 10 or Line 2 default 12 If the signal is found the VITC Present status indicator is turned on NOTE Input must be auto timed to use automatic VITC detection Enable Auto Timing Auto timing determines if the input i
229. pped in groups of four channels only and the four audio channels are always mapped to consecutive disk channels For example analog channels 14 Input Q1 Input 04 in the first column of Figure 47 are mapped to the first four disk recorder channels Ch 01 Ch 04 while digital channels 9 12 Input 09 Input 12 in Figure 48 are mapped to another four disk recorder channels Ch 09 Ch 12 In another example channels 1 4 may be mapped to analog channels 5 8 mapped to AES EBU and so forth In addition analog and AES EBU audio types have an assigned one to one mapping to their respective channels that is input I always maps to channel 1 input 2 to channel 2 and so on Serial digital embedded audio contains sixteen audio channels grouped into four groups of four channels Each group can be assigned to any group of four channels For example group 1 Grpl may be assigned to channels 1 4 Ch1 Ch4 5 8 Ch5 Ch8 9 12 Ch9 Ch12 or 13 16 Ch13 Ch16 However a maximum of two of the four groups from a serial digital video source may be used simultaneously Input Mapping The Input Mapping tab is used for mapping input channels to Profile disk channels The channels must be mapped to an audio type analog SDI or AES EBU at all times there is no unmapped state for input mapping However channels may only be mapped to one audio type at a time Analog and AES EBU channels must always be mapped directly to the same physical
230. ps in Capturing a New Clip on page 208 Profile Family Playing a Clip Playing a Clip Now that you have recorded a clip you can play it back l 2 3 Select a clip in the current bin Choose Load from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click on the Load button on the current bin toolbar The clip is loaded onto the capture timeline Click on the Play button You can also drag and drop a clip onto the capture timeline To drag and drop a clip l 2 Select a clip by clicking the left mouse button while the mouse pointer is over the desired clip and hold the button down Drag the clip to the capture timeline and release the mouse button Trimming a Clip Trimming a clip means changing the mark in and or mark out points so that the clip duration becomes shorter To trim a clip l 2 gt Select the clip you want to trim in the current bin Load the clip onto the capture timeline Do one of the following Drag the mark in or mark out cursors to a new position on the timeline see the mark in and mark out cursors in Figure 109 on page 206 Drag the current time cursor to a new location and click on the Modify Mark in button or Modify Mark out button The current position is taken as the new mark position Adjust the in and out marks by entering the new timecodes in the boxes provided see the timecode entry boxes in n Figure 109 on page 206 Even when tri
231. pture timeline by clicking on it with the left mouse button and holding the button down while you move it To bring up the timecode entry window click in a timecode indicator and then press plus sign minus sign on the keypad or equal sign on the keyboard To add to a timecode click inside a timecode indicator press and the timecode entry window appears Enter the desired value in the form 00 00 00 00 and press Enter Only numbers need to be typed The value is added to the timecode To subtract from a timecode click inside a timecode indicator press and the timecode entry window appears Enter the desired value in the form 00 00 00 00 and press Enter The value is subtracted from the timecode To change the value of the timecode click inside a timecode indicator press and Profile Family 207 ia Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor the timecode entry window appears Enter the desired value in the form 00 00 00 00 and press Enter The value is changed to the desired timecode If an entry in the timecode entry window is out of bounds it is ignored u 00 00 00 00 Figure 110 Timecode entry window The E to E Electronics to Electronics button is to the right of the duration timecode indicator By default E to E is off If you click on this button E to E is activated When E to E is off the monitor shows the active timeline s current position When it is on and no clips are playing or recording the
232. put area causes the text cursor to appear in that area Whatever information you type on the keyboard appears in the text input area displaying the text cursor Tool Tips A tool tip is a small pop up window that displays a single line of text describing the purpose of a control in a window A tool tip is hidden most of the time appearing only when the user puts the cursor on a tool and leaves it there for approximately one half second The tool tip appears near the cursor and disappears when the user clicks a mouse button or moves the pointer off of the tool Tracks Clips and masters are made up of individual tracks A clip may consist of any combination of a video track timecode track and up to 16 audio tracks A master may consist of any combination of a timecode track 0 4 video tracks and 0 16 audio tracks Profile Family Glossary Trimming Shortening an originally recorded media file to a desired duration using the In and Out marks Material beyond the In and Out points is removed from the volume unless it is used in another clip or master Video interface The link to or from the internal video router and the external video signal An example is a composite analog input channel This path takes a composite analog video signal and converts it to 8 bit component parallel digital and places it on the video router Another example is the component serial digital output This path takes component parallel digital video from the
233. put with the unused box 144 Profile Family Setting Timecode Setting Timecode You can set timecode crosspoints select drop frame timecode or select timecode panel display and generators Selecting How to Display Timecode on a Panel The Timecode Setup dialog box enables you to set the timecode display and the source on a channel to the values required for your application 1 Click in a panel to select it 2 Choose Options Select Timecode to open the Timecode Setup dialog box The Timecode Setup dialog box is divided into two groups Display on Panel and Timecode Generator Settings Panel A Timecode Setup Ei Display on panel f LTC input C TC Rec 1 C VITC input cr Field counter Generator Timecode generator settings C Free run C Freeze Lock to field Regenerate hr min sec frm Figure 79 Timecode Setup dialog box 3 Select the timecode to be displayed on the panel from the Display on Panel group LTC Input is separate signal input via the genlock card VITC Input is the timecode from the VITC input signal It may be part of the video signal being recorded Profile Family 145 ia Chapter4 Using VdrPanel 146 Compute from Field Number calculates the timecode directly from the field number of the recorded video New clips start at 00 00 00 00 TC Rec displays the recorded timecode Generator displays the timecode from the generator for the channel 4 Set up t
234. r EDL An Edit Decision List is a list of events that include the source to be recorded and where to record it In addition an EDL can include information about transitions cuts dissolves wipes transition durations effects etc Factory default The value assigned to a parameter as delivered from the factory See Default Field A part of the total number of lines that represent a video image scanned in two passes For example an NTSC 525 line frame is divided into 262 5 line fields See Frame Firmware Software instructions that are permanently stored in the memory of a computer and are not lost when you turn the power off Profile Family 309 Wa Glossary 310 fps The abbreviation for frames per second the standard way of measuring the speed of video playback Thirty fps is considered real time playback in NTSC 25 fps in PAL 24 fps is standard for film and is considered animation speed playback In the range of 12 to 15 fps the human eye can detect the difference between one frame and the next visually this appears as a jerky motion or flicker Frame The standard unit of measure for film and video One frame represents one complete still image divided into two fields Frequency response The frequency range which an electronic component can accurately reproduce Humans some can hear from 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz 20 KHz An ideal audio component would have a frequency response totally flat and witho
235. r e PDRFCD CD ROM Drive e Profile Tool Box Editor software e Profile Tool Box List Manager software e Profile TimeDelay application software Profile Family ia Chapter I Introducing the Profile Family A Profile System Overview The PDR 100 and PDR200 are multichannel digital disk recorders capable of supporting up to four channels with motion JPEG compression In a four channel Profile system each channel can play back one video and four audio signals while using several different video formats In other words one Profile unit can replace up to four VTRs with added benefit of random access to video and audio data stored on disk The Profile system has an EISA motherboard with an internal digital video routing system There are sixteen EISA slots and one ISA slot used for interface cards and routing audio data The applications processor subsystem which runs the Windows NT operating system is based on an Intel Pentium 133 Mhz with 32 Mbytes of RAM The subsystem also has a hard disk drive and a 3 5 inch floppy disk drive plus a keyboard mouse and an SVGA card A video router chip set is integrated on the mother board It routes video signals between the video disk system video effects cards and video I O cards The video router is a 32 x 32 crosspoint matrix capable of full bandwidth 4 2 2 CCIR 601 8 bit digital video The video router allows real time transfer of video throughout the system without impacting overall s
236. r A device used to convert digital signals into an analog form For example compact disc players use D to A convertors to convert the digital information on the CD into analog audio suitable for amplification Disk expansion unit A product PDX 103 and PDX 208 that adds disk storage to a Profile video disk recorder Disk Utility The Profile Disk Utility tool is used to maintain Profile hard drives This includes formatting and labeling disk volumes eliminating bad blocks and updating hard drives with new microcode Display A device that receives video output from a display adapter such as VGA card and displays the video output on a screen Profile Family Glossary Dragging Pressing and holding down the left mouse button while moving the pointer The mouse pointer must be over an object such as a file Drop frame In NTSC you don t actually get 30 frames per second the real number is about 29 97 fps Timecode usually assumes 30 fps To account for the discrepancy drop frame timecode skips or drops two timecode values at the beginning of every minute except every tenth minute This allows timecode to exactly match a real time clock on 525 60 systems This correction is not needed on 625 50 systems because the frame rate is exactly 50 fps E to E EE Electronics to Electronics mode routes audio and video input directly to output Edit The process of creating or refining a sequence of media clips in a specific orde
237. re 98 PortServer window Profile Family 179 da Chapter 6 Using Profile Utilities PDR Access Control 180 PDR Access Control is a Windows NT service that prevents one application from crashing another user s application by mistake Though largely transparent to users the service prevents applications from accidentally reloading the video processor while in use essentially providing a controlled gateway to the processor Applications attempting to load different video processor code than what is currently running are denied access and terminated however applications attempting to load the same code are given access to proceed The c profile profile log file tracks all messages from the video processor The state of the video processor is periodically checked If the processor does not respond an administrator alert is generated The event is logged to the Windows NT Event log The Event log can be viewed with the Event Viewer application PDR Access Control is automatically installed and started as part of the installation process and is restarted every time the system is rebooted This procedure is provided in the unlikely event that you need to start the service manually 1 Log in as administrator 2 Double click My Computer on the desktop 3 Double click the Control Panel icon 4 Double click the Services icon The Services dialog box appears Figure 99 PDR Access Control Service Status Startup Network DD
238. re ready to log in For instructions on how to install and power on either a PDR 100 or PDR 200 see the unit s installation manual To log in automatically l Power up the Profile unit and the start up routine begins During normal start up you are logged in automatically and the VdrPanel application starts You can hold down the Shift key during start up to interrupt the automatic log in process NOTE If you stop the automatic log in or if it fails the Windows NT log in screen appears When logging in remember that Windows NT is case sensitive To manually log in l 2 At the Windows NT log in screen enter the username profile Use the Tab key to advance to the From field If your domain name or local computer name is not displayed in the box click in the box to access a list of choices Select your domain or local computer name from the list Use the Tab key to advance to the password field The password appears as asterisks for password security For the password enter profile Click OK or press Enter NOTE If a log in error message appears and all the information is correct try deleting the password and clicking OK Profile Family Starting and Closing Profile Applications Starting and Closing Profile Applications After logging into your Profile system you see shortcuts for the Profile applications on the Windows NT desktop Figure 3 PDR Application shortcuts on the Windows NT
239. resent either LTC output connectors on the back panel or VITC output signals Timecode outputs can be connected to timecode recorders for playback of recorded material from disk to timecode inputs or to timecode generators 1 Select Window Timecode Crosspoint to open the Timecode Crosspoint dialog box The green boxes indicate the current connections For example a green box at the intersection of TCRec 1 and Genlock VITC InA J16 indicates the timecode signal from the back panel input is recorded by timecode recorder 1 Profile Family 147 Chapter4 Using VdrPanel 1 glu ed i i I i i i e e I i pe ee Fr RI FP PEF FI i L FE FF I mm FFE I Ag GE an an L i ag e ed le le eee ee ee ee i L bam bam ba ba m ee ee i 1 ee le ee ee eee ee ee ee Li El Figure 80 Timecode Crosspoint dialog box 2 To assign a crosspoint click in the intersection between the signal and the recorder channel The selections turn green NOTE A timecode recorder must be used by a panel to be available as a timecode output 3 Click the Close button when complete NOTE To release a timecode output for use by another application click the box at the intersection of the output with the unused box 148 Profile Family Setting Drop Frame Timecode Setting Drop Frame Timecode In NTSC you don t actually get 30 frames per second the real number is about 29 97 fps Timecode usually assu
240. rk If you select a machine your search will be limited to that machine s volumes and attached library If you select a cartridge in a library your search includes all partitions in the cartridge 1 Select the item where you want to begin your search in either the tree or contents panes 2 Choose Find on the Edit menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click The Find dialog box appears see Figure 57 Find All Filez Named test Stop Look In four 7 a Close Po Media Orly Mame amp Location MENE gt det curlb IkT Arestored test OO 00 10 00 06 0497 06 26 PM Fo eurly Library OO0001603 partiton Ttest 00 0010 00 06 05 97 01 26 M rg curlyLibraryOO007 600 partition T test 00001000 0608 97 06 30 PM Figure 57 Find dialog box Profile Family 103 4 Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager 3 Enter the name of the clip or master in the Named box The Look In box indicates where the search will begin NOTE Wildcards are not supported 4 Click Find Now Click Stop to abort the search When a match is found the result is displayed in the box at the bottom of the Find dialog box 5 If you double click an item in the list of found items the tree pane is expanded and the item is selected in the contents pane 6 You can copy an item from the found list by holding the Control key and dragging the item to the desired location or you can move it by dragging it without the Control key 7 Click
241. rofile Family Configuring Timecode Resources Configuring Timecode Resources When you click the Timecode icon the Resource Manager dialog box changes see Figure 105 Resource Manager 8 Channel A Name Type Add Channel Channel Player Recorder p Remove hanne i 4 A Video Audio Timecode save Default Timecode Configuration for Channel 4 ptons Timecode Codec Any Codec Timecode Input Timecode Output e lt Mone gt x Internal Generator SDIH QutdsJ7 WITE JLTC Outt J16 JLTC Out2 J16 JLTC Out3 J16 JLTC Out4 J16 Generator Settings f Time of Day Fixed Time 00 00 00 00 T Drop Frame OF Cancel Apply Help Figure 105 Resource Manager dialog box Timecode 1 Click on the Timecode icon to choose a timecode codec input and output The default timecode input is internal generator You can record timecode from an internal generator genlock VITC LTC inputs or VITC from a Profile channel video input Profile Family 197 ia Chapter 8 198 Using the Tool Box Editor 2 Choose a timecode codec By default a channel is allocated one logical codec Any Codec If you have selected the Any Codec option this means that the first codec available is chosen from among the physical timecode codecs You can also choose a specific physical codec Codec 1 8 or no codec at all None If you select internal generator click the
242. rofile Family 245 da Chapter 9 Using the List Manager Reusing a List There are two ways to reuse a list that you created earlier 1 In the Edit window choose File Open and select the desired list When the list opens choose Edit Schedule List to integrate the list into the Master List 2 In the Monitor view drag the list from a Media Manager window to the Master List The dragged events are added to the bottom of the Master List Make sure you select the appropriate channel before dragging in the list then change the Channel settings to match In either case List Manager checks for conflicts with events already in the Master List If it finds any conflicts such as events using the same channel or output at the same time it will report these errors so that you can take corrective action The word Error will appear in the status cell of the event causing the conflict Right click on the event choose Event Property Alt Enter and read the error information in the Event Properties dialog box You can also double click the event to get properties Closing a List To close a list e Choose File Close List Exporting a List To export a list into an ASCII text file st 1 Click the Edit window tab 2 Choose File Export A dialog box appears 3 Enter the a name of the file you want to save in the File Name box 4 Click OK The st extension is added to the file name automatically 246 Profile Family Expo
243. rofile unit on the network tbxedit exe m profile7 Profile Family Starting and Exiting the Tool Box Editor NOTE You cannot specify both a project file and a remote Profile machine in a command line at the same time Whenever you start the Tool Box Editor a Hardware Communication program is also started if it is not already running This program keeps track of the Profile host file profile hst which lists Profile systems on the network as well as remoting activities Eg Starting hardware communication _ Figure 101 Hardware Communication message box The Hardware Communication program tries to connect to a machine in the project file see Project Files on page 199 If there is no project file present you will automatically connect to the local machine Otherwise you will go to the Connect to Machine dialog box see Figure 106 Profile Family 191 da Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor To exit the Tool Box Editor e Choose File Close message box is displayed asking you to confirm that you really want to exit the application Click on the Yes button to confirm the exit or the No button to cancel the quit command Using the Resource Manager The Resource Manager lets you acquire system resources and configure operational settings for up to four Profile channels see Figure 102 Channel resources are used by the Tool Box Editor List Manager and VdrPanel Resource Manager 8 Channel A
244. rs in the name list Profile Family 33 ia Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager 34 Video Input You may have analog composite component analog CAV or serial digital component video inputs installed in your Profile system The steps to configure video inputs follow Analog Composite Video Input NOTE If you have received anew PDR 200 video file server from the factory you will have the new analog composite video input If you have an existing system and are upgrading to Profile system software version 2 2 see Analog Composite Video Input for Preexisting Profile Units on page 40 To open the Analog Composite Video Input dialog box select Video Input from the configuration tree and then click or double click an analog composite input from the list such as Composite InA J5 This configuration has several dialog boxes each opened by clicking the appropriate tab The Main tab is displayed when the configuration is opened see Figure 19 Click on the other tabs to open the other controls Arlo Tamga e Yes kes 2 EE red Man Acharced Conte TEC Selection Li T F NTSC ale desta Ware pe Auda CT ATSC ao etal resend Lack eed Tine MT Eenbie Avice Tora rey VITE Radar S t lipu Jan jern FF Aiometc VITE daed m ii 18 a From PEURRRRE dd fic Ta Pee 4 a 100 ae leven Kein Jesse Figure 19 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box Main tab Profile Family Analog Com
245. rting a List List File ASCII Text Format The file format for an ASCII text list file follows these rules e A line beginning with pound sign is treated as a comment e Each event is saved on a single line in the text file e Individual fields of an event are separated by a comma e White spaces are allowed before and after field delimiters e Fields are case insensitive The format for each event is Action Clip Name Start Time Duration Type Start Date Comment other required fields depending on the action There are several other rules for list files saved as text e The first event in the list file has to be an absolute event otherwise it is an error e A follow event will be on the line following the parent event in the list file e Each event can have only one follow event e Empty lines will be ignored while parsing e An error occurs if all the fields for a particular type of event are not present e If an error is detected in any event while parsing the list file the event list will not be created for that file e The date field will be of the format mm dd yyyy Time field both start time and the duration will be in the format Hour Min Sec Frames or Hour Min Sec Frames e Allowed event actions are Play Record Switch Archive or Transfer e For play and record events the Clip Name Start Time Start Date Duration Comment will be saved in the list text file e Fora switch event Start Time
246. rval These controls set how vertical interval signals are handled Move the Group Definition slider to set how many lines are in Groups 1 and 2 In Group 1 Notch and Pass are available while Blank and Pass are available in Group 2 e Notch applies notch filtering to the vertical interval video line This means that chrominance information and any luminance around the chroma subcarrier are removed e Pass indicates that the vertical video line is passed through e Blank indicated that line the group are blank Profile Family Analog Composite Video Input Time Base Correction Analog Composite Video Input Time Base Correction The TBC Selection tab allows you to select Time Base Correction see Figure 21 When you select Time Base Correction you can select either composite input or Super VHS SVHS or S video input There are two channels available on this video input board If Time Base Correction is selected in channel A channel B is unselected and vice versa ee A Lael r d Figure 21 Analog Composite Video Input dialog box Time Base Correction tab Profile Family 39 T Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager 40 Analog Composite Video Input for Preexisting Profile Units NOTE These instructions apply only if you are upgrading your disk recorder to Profile system software version 2 2 If you have a new disk recorder follow the instructions in Analog Composite Video Input on page 34 To open
247. rver application is not running on the Profile so that machine cannot be controlled remotely the communication dialog gives you three options Ignore Leave this machine unconnected and go on to the next machine in the host file Retry Attempt to reconnect to the machine Cancel Cancel all connections for all remaining machines in the host file Profile Family Connecting to a Remote Machine To connect to a remote Profile machine on your Profile network 1 Choose Add Remove Machine from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click on a machine volume or network icon in the tree pane You can also click the Add Remove Machine button on the toolbar The Add Remove Machine dialog box appears The label Local appears after the name of the local Profile machine Add Remove Machine Network Host List Add PROFILE10 Remove Cancel Help Figure 53 Add Remove Machine dialog box 2 To add a remote Profile machine to the network host list click Add The Add Network Host dialog box appears Add Network Host Mew Host Name Cancel Figure 54 Add Network Host dialog box 3 Enter the name of the machine in the New Host Name box This can be the host name or the machine s IP address such as 128 161 37 138 Profile Family 91 4 Chapter 3 92 Using the Media Manager 4 Click OK The new host name is added to the network host list You can click the Add button agai
248. s not retrievable warning message and verification prompt are displayed before the material is trimmed Set Out Mark sets an out mark for the current clip at the current timecode When the clip is played it ends at the out mark The portion after the out mark is not lost Use Remove Out Mark to remove it and stop at the clip end An out mark only affects this copy of the clip If the clip repeats in the clip list or is used by another panel the out mark is not automatically present Remove Out Mark removes the out mark and restores the clip to its last available timecode Group Name Box lists the name of the group that contains the clip list Go to Clip End jumps to the end of the current clip Forward One Field moves the current clip position forward one field Back One Field moves the current clip position back one field Profile Family Panel Basics 24 Go to Clip Beginning jumps to the beginning of the current clip 25 Shuttle Bar sets the Shuttle Rate Use the mouse to drag the pointer to the desired Shuttle Rate displayed in the Shuttle Rate box When you click on the shuttle bar the disk recorder enters shuttle mode 26 Shuttle Rate displays the current shuttle rate This number ranges from 16 00 to 16 00 with the positive numbers indicating forward motion negative numbers reverse and 0 00 still This number can be set by clicking on the Shuttle Rate to open the Shuttle Rate dialog box or by dragging the Shutt
249. s not used the unit expects to find the VITC signals on the VITC Reader Line 1 default 10 or Line 2 default 12 Profile Family 31 ia Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager 32 Internal Reference Timing Use the Field Line and Fine entries to adjust the internal timing relative to the reference input Changing this setting affects all system timing including all output timing and the input synchronized timing window Click Default to return to the default values 0 0 0 NOTE In order to properly time the disk recorder into the system the Internal Reference Timing should only be changed if the downstream timing requirements cannot be met using the Video Output Delay Adjustment This should be done prior to setting individual output delay adjustments Profile Family Changing LTC Input and Output Names Changing LTC Input and Output Names The LTC Inputs amp Outputs renames the LTC inputs and outputs To open this dialog box click or double click LTC Input amp Output in the configuration tree LTC Input amp Output Name Change Window Input LTC Name Output LTC Name LTCn1 J16 LTC O utl J16 LTC Ine J16 LTC Out2 J16 LTC In3 J16 LTC Out3 J16 LTC Ind J16 LTC Outd J16 Close Amda Figure 18 LTC Inputs and Outputs dialog box 1 Select an LTC input or output name 2 Position the text edit cursor within the edit box 3 Enter the new name or portion of name 4 The new name appea
250. s 00 16 01 00 in length NOTE The Trim operations are not valid for the original clip The Mark operations are not valid for the segments e The first segment includes everything from the start of the clip to the frame at 00 00 08 17 All of these frames are included in the playback e The frames between 00 00 08 17 and 00 00 10 28 have been censored They are not included in the playback Likewise the frames between 00 00 17 04 and 00 00 18 16 e The Join buttons are used to reinsert censored material back into the playback stream For example if Join Prev was clicked for Segment 2 the material between 00 00 08 17 and 00 00 10 28 would be reinserted Segment 1 would change to reflect 00 00 00 00 00 00 17 04 the former Mark Out for Segment 2 Profile Family 283 T Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Marking Segments To make a segment 1 Start recording On the censor channel a clip name Original is added to the clip window Figure 150 The starting timecode is 00 00 00 00 and the ending timecode is set to the Largest Delay value Figure 150 Censor channel 2 Watch the video input on Panel A and note reference points to facilitate marking segments when they appear on the censor channel after the Censor Delay Status time 3 When the reference point is reached on the censor click Set Out Mark Set In Mark is activated 4 To end the current censor segment click Set In Mark at the next reference point Set
251. s at appropriate times 1 Open the list to which you wish to add the live event 2 Choose Edit New Event Switch and the New Switch Event dialog box appears as shown in Figure 126 Hew Switch Event E3 Start Time Duration 00 00 00 00 Type Absolute r start Date 07 25 1997 Video Input SDiAudio InA J8 Comment Event cnc Figure 126 New Switch Event dialog box In the New Switch Event dialog box enter all the event information as described in Changing Event Settings on page 235 This will set the cross point switch for the channel so that your video input is routed directly to the output In a PDR 100 audio inputs are not routed to audio outputs for switch events however they are routed to audio outputs in the PDR200 4 Click OK Profile Family Scheduling a Transfer Event Scheduling a Transfer Event You can schedule transfer events in your lists A transfer event schedules the copying of media from one Profile video disk recorder to another Profile unit on the network requires Ethernet and Fibre Channel connections Only one Transfer event may be scheduled at one time 1 Open the list to which you wish to add the live event 2 Choose Edit New Event Transfer and the New Transfer Event dialog box appears as shown in Figure 127 Start Time li 0 11 08 12 Duration 00 00 00 00 Type Absolute gt Start Date 07251997 Comment Eyen Source Media gt Destination Media nm Sour
252. s in a broadcast or post production environment between devices such as VTRs mixers and controllers SCSI Channel Small Computer System Interface The interface between the Profile processor and the disk array or library system It is fast and wide and provides for speeds up to 20 Mbytes second on a 16 bit bus SDI An acronym for Serial Digital Interface a standard for transmitting CCIR 601 digital video over a pair of conductors coaxial cable SECAM France and Russia use the S quence Couleur A M moire standard color format Serial port Usually the standard RS 232 C of a personal computer Attach a serial cable to communicate with a peripheral device such as a modem or printer Profile Family 315 da Glossary 316 S N Ratio The Signal to Noise Ratio measured in decibels is the ratio between the maximum signal level and the noise level with no signal present The higher the value the better the sound reproduction Source In Profile operations a source is any signal video audio or timecode presented to the machine inputs A VTR output a satellite downlink a camera output and a facility router output are all examples of sources Status bar The status bar at the bottom of most windows provides status information short explanations of commands and errors Tape See Cartridge Tape Text insertion point The I shaped pointer which appears in a text input area Clicking the mouse in a text in
253. s synchronized to the reference genlock signal The Profile system records time base corrected video whether or not it is also locked to the reference If auto timing is enabled and the signal was able to be timed into the system then the Auto Timed indicator is turned on If you want to use your Profile unit as a switcher and or have the output video correctly timed when in E to E mode the input video must be locked to the reference and properly timed to the Profile system To aid in the timing setup all video inputs have auto timing circuits which synchronize input video to the Profile Family 35 da Chapter 2 36 Using the Profile Configuration Manager internal timing reference as long as the input video is within the auto timing sync window 2 lines To get to the auto timing window the input must be advanced seven and one half lines The auto timing circuit is always trying to lock to the signal If you try to auto time a signal outside of the window the video signal appears to be broken up as it cannot be timed into the system If the input drifts out of range it is retimed as soon as it drops back into range The Profile unit can use untimed signals if auto timing is not enabled but they are not timed correctly and may cause jumping and skipping in E to E mode NOTE If you select auto timing for an input signal and it cannot auto time with the genlock reference signal the input signal is not recorded accurately I
254. s you select the event from the list and then issue a Take command An Approx event is always displayed in bold face in the list e Date Enter the date on which you wish the event to take place Dates must be in the format used in your current Windows NT session usually MM DD YYYY The current date is entered by default Video input applies to switch events only e Video Input A switch live feed event requires a video input The video inputs available are determined by your hardware configuration and the resources allocated by Resource Manager see Configuring Resources on page 227 The following four settings are for transfer events only e Source Media The name of the source media e Source Profile The name of the Profile unit where the media is stored e Destination Media The name of the destination media e Destination Profile The name of the Profile unit where the media will be copied Five settings apply to archive events only e Media The name of the media clip that is to be archived or restored Path The name of the directory path for the media e Action Click either Archive or Restore e Cartridge Enter the barcode number for the cartridge 00000015 for example This is an optional setting e Partition Enter the partition number where the media is archived This also is an optional setting Profile Family 237 da Chapter 9 Using the List Manager Monitoring a List as it Runs Events you
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256. shown in Figure 34 Analog Audio Input J A Analog ln4 J8 Mame fAnalog Ina J8 Related Audio Channels Select Audio Record Clock Source Analog InB J8 C System Clock Analog InC J8 amp Record Clock Close Illgje fn Analog InD J6 Figure 34 Analog Audio Input dialog box e Name allows you to change the signal name from Analog InA J8 to Audio One for example Signal names can be up to 30 characters long and can include spaces The window title bar name and the configuration tree name automatically change as you enter the new name To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter Profile Family Digital Audio Input e Related Audio Channelslists the audio channels that are related to the signal name e Select Audio Record Clock Source allows you to select either the system clock or the record clock Digital Audio Input To open the Digital Audio Input dialog box select Audio Input from the configuration tree and then click or double click a digital audio name from the list Digital Audio Input J8 4 SDl Audio InA JE Audio Groups Fresent Mame SDlAudio nA J Associated Video Input Channel some If Automatic Group Select SP Hn J selected Audio Recelve Group Related Audio Channels Groupl Selected Group Status Group 2 Keren I Grou 4 Check Sum Error Close Anda Figure 35 D
257. ssociate Video Output Channel lists the name of the associated video output channel e Related Audio Channels lists the audio channels that are related to the signal name e Audio Transmit Group changes the audio transmit group in the range 14 To change the group click on the button associated with the group Profile Family 65 Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager 66 PDR 200 Audio The PDR 200 audio architecture accepts and simultaneouly processes sixteen audio inputs and outputs at up to four simultaneous clock rates Internally all audio is processed in floating point at 48kHz with a selectable storage resolution of 16 or 20 bits Inputs may be individually clocked in groups of four and any clock group may be referenced to the system reference house black or any one of four video inputs Output clocking is synchronous to system reference Sample rate conversion is available for all inputs 30 to S0kHz providing uniform storage at 48kHz The PDR 200 can be configured to operate with analog AES EBU digital or embedded SMPTE 272M Level A audio depending on which options are installed in your system All three audio formats are supported without external conversion equipment Analog audio is only available with an optional PAC208 or PAC216 Analog Digital Interface chassis You can expand the number of XLR or BNC connectors for AES EBU audio with an optional XLR216 or BNC 216 Digital Interface chassis You can ch
258. st Manager window Profile Family TimeDelay TimeDelay NOTE A time locked version of this optional software was shipped to you with version 2 2 system software Unlocking this software requires an additional purchase Click Purchase in the timelock dialog box for information on how to purchase this software TimeDelay allows you to delay incoming video by a user specified amount of time see Figure 10 For more information see Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay malak ere AS anil Cosi Nac Channel EE Panel A Panel Ci HA ease a 7 rm der Delay re i i aa himnet Cl Tiri EEE Are es maii a Paso E Fose Conio i Plapback Chiarai 002000 E Daly Tirma for Channa odd 05 06 bi m r me Figure 10 TimeDelay window Profile Family 19 Chapter I Introducing the Profile Family Profile Logs You can view Profile system logs with the graphical log viewer WinTail This log viewer allows you to see the end of a log file To learn more about how to view Profile logs see Chapter 6 Using Profile Utilities ProLink ProLink monitors Profile Protocol calls over RS 422 communication lines allowing you to use a controller such as the PRC 100 Profile Control Panel to communicate with a Profile system For more information on Profile Protocol see the documentation that accompanies the Profile Software Development Kit PortSever PortSever allows you to con
259. system enter the password and click OK Profile Family 279 _ Cf Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay 280 Recording a New Clip This sets the clip used by the recorder If you select an existing clip it reuses it The default clip name for Panel A is 7IMEDELA Y 0 the default clip name for Panel C is TIMEDELA Y 2 1 Select a record panel 2 Choose VideoClip New Clip to access the New Clip dialog box Figure 148 E P tei ig ami F a Figure 148 New Clip dialog box 3 Enter a meaningful clip name such as I 1 20delay 1 4 Select a drive from the Drive list The number of drives available depends on your hardware 5 Click OK 6 Click the Record button to begin recording The timecode and compression rate fields are updated NOTE A video input signal must be present on the selected Channel for recording to start 7 Click Stop to stop recording Profile Family Renaming a Clip Renaming a Clip To rename a clip 1 Choose VideoClip Rename Clip The Rename Video Clip dialog box appears 2 Click on the clip to be renamed such as 7IMEDELA Y 0 3 Enter the new name in the To field 4 Click OK Deleting a Clip To delete a clip 1 Choose VideoClip Delete Clip to open the Delete Clip dialog box 2 If the clip you want to delete is on a different drive select it in the Drive box 3 Select the clip or clips you want to delete 4 Click OK when complete A message box
260. t method is used to assign the physical connections to the TimeDelay software panels Signal routing must be set up to obtain video input and output NOTE The Controller for each channel must be set up before assigning the crosspoints Follow the instructions for Configuring a Controller on page 268 There are three steps e Setting video crosspoints e Setting up timecode e Assigning timecode crosspoints 270 Profile Family Assigning Video Crosspoints Assigning Video Crosspoints Video crosspoints allow you to assign the video signal connections within the disk recorder e Video inputs upper left represent video input connectors on the back panel Video inputs can be connected to JPEG codecs for recording onto disk or connected to video output for display e Video outputs upper right represent video output connectors on the back panel Video outputs can be connected to JPEG codecs for playback of recorded material from disk or direct to video inputs 1 Select Window Video Crosspoint to access the dialog box The green boxes indicate current connections For example a green box at the intersection of DComponentVideolInA and JPEG I connects the video signal from the back panel input labeled IN A to JPEG video codec 1 Figure 143 Video crosspoint dialog box 1 Assign each input to a JPEG channel by clicking in the intersection between the video signal and the JPEG channel The selections turn green NO
261. ted to timecode recorders for recording onto disk Timecode generators below timecode inputs represent timecode generators used by the panels timecode generators can be connected to timecode recorders for recording onto disk or to timecode outputs Timecode outputs top right corner represent either LTC output connectors on the back panel or VITC output signals inserted into the vertical interval of the associated video signal on a video output connector timecode outputs can be connected to timecode recorders for playback of recorded material from disk to timecode inputs or to timecode generators Choose Window Timecode Crosspoint to access the Timecode Crosspoint dialog box The green boxes indicate the current connections For example a green box at the intersection of TCRec and LTC I In indicates the timecode signal from the back panel input LTC I In I is recorded by timecode recorder 1 ee Pr ER pr ra Figure 145 Timecode crosspoint dialog box Profile Family Assigning Timecode Crosspoints 2 To assign a crosspoint click in the intersection between the signal and the recorder channel The selections turn green NOTE A timecode recorder must be used by a panel to be available as a timecode output 3 Select Close from the Control Menu Box in the upper left corner of the panel or press Alt F4 NOTE To release a timecode output for use by another application click the box at the intersection
262. the Recycle bin It is removed from the library database s record of archived clips Also since tape is not arandom access medium the storage space is not reclaimed as it is on the disk drives and the space cannot be reused until all clips in a partition have been deleted NOTE This operation does not take effect until after an Inventory operation 108 Profile Family Importing a Cartridge Importing a Cartridge To import a cartridge is to insert or add it into the library system 1 In the tree pane select the library icon 2 Choose Import from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click The Import Cartridge dialog box appears Import Cartridge X Please enter the name of the cartridge This name should match the cartridge s barcode Cancel fr Verify the cartridge with its library entry Help Do not verify the cartridge fast import Inventory the cartridge and update the library Import unformatted cartridge Import new cleaning cartridge Figure 58 Import Cartridge dialog box 3 Enter a unique label name number for the cartridge This name must match the barcode on the cartridge for example 00000015 If the label is not unique or matches a label already in the library the cartridge is rejected 4 Click a button to tell Media Manager how you want to import the cartridge If you want to verify the contents of the cartridge click Verify the cartridge with i
263. the censor channel 1 Choose File New Censor Channel 2 Click in Censor Delay Status box if you want to increase the delay time between the record channel and the censor channel Five seconds is the default and minimum delay time Caan Delos Siring HO m 00 ha mm ae Coenen Delay Status DO OD 00 th ma en Cenco Delay Shales pk l id Abc rena 282 Profile Family When the editing cursor appears enter the time as hh mm ss ff hours minutes seconds frame Press enter with no specified time to use the default value The minimum delay time is 5 seconds 00 00 05 00 You can use the mouse or arrow keys to highlight the information to be changed and then type the new value or use Delete or Backspace to erase any existing information before typing the new value When the information is correct press Enter Understanding Segments Understanding Segments Segments are the portions of information to be played The original clip is the uncensored material available to be marked When you set an out mark you are indicating information to be edited out of the segment when you set an in mark you indicate information to be included in the segment For example Figure 149 illustrates the original clip and three marked segments cemar Mak In klark Ciri mmmn BIENE M Tr ET F 01601 07 JE TE Sagreant NO tt 16 Ez Figure 149 Segments in the clip window e The Original clip i
264. the configuration tree e The configuration tree appears to the left of the display Clicking on an entry such as Video Input expands the list of choices Clicking on an expanded list of choices such as if you click on Video Input a second time collapses the list of choices Profile Family 21 4 Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager e A single click opens the specific dialog box closing a previously opened box if necessary A double click opens the specific dialog box but does not close any other open dialog boxes To close all open dialog boxes at once choose Window Close All All changes in a dialog box take place immediately The Undo button will undo changes from the time a dialog box was opened in the current tab of the dialog box The Undo button is dimmed if there is nothing to undo The Help button opens context sensitive help related to the current dialog box By default the toolbar and status bar are shown in the Configuration Manager window To hide the toolbar or status bar e Choose View Toolbar or View Status Bar To view information about installed boards e Choose Help Installed Boards Information Saving a Configuration File It is possible to preserve a configuration for later use You can save your current overall configuration in a file and then load it later Configuration files have a cfg extension To save your current configuration in a file 1 Choose File Save Current Co
265. ther field I or field 2 can be a mark in or mark out point To change field dominance 1 Choose Options Field Dominance The Field Dominance dialog box appears Figure 91 Panel 4 Field Dominance E4 C Field 1 C Field 2 Cancel Figure 91 Field Dominance dialog box 2 Click Field 1 or Field 2 3 Click OK The change takes effect immediately NOTE The latest field dominance setting applies to all open panels Profile Family 167 Iz Chapter4 Using VdrPanel 168 Profile Family Chapter 5 Using the Profile Disk Utility The Profile Disk Utility allows you to create new file systems on a Profile disk set volume format disks set a new disk label load the latest microcode from the disk manufacturer or browse through the SCSI log A Profile volume may consist of the internal disks ina PDR 100 or PDR 200 or it may be the external disks in a PDX 103 Disk Expansion Unit PDX 208 Disk Expansion Unit or a PRS 200 RAID Storage System After starting the application the Profile Disk Utility window appears Most of the disk utility functions can be performed from this dialog box as shown in Figure 92 ac Prhe De lady EG A a GTA ST Tr a ST Tela SETTET a ST Ter ST Trl a STi ST TETT Ao O T ror ae amp Av on En En Figure 92 Profile Disk Utility window Profile Family 169 Chapter 5 Using the Profile Disk Utility NOTE If you use the PDX 103 Disk Expansion Unit with a PDR 200 the
266. they comply with Louth Odetics BVW or BVW insert edit protocols Profile Family 127 4 Chapter 4 128 Using VdrPanel Before using VdrPanel to capture clips you must complete a few steps 1 You must decide whether you want to use the Windows NT interface called Panel Control to capture and play clips or if you want to use an external device to control your Profile system To select a controller see Selecting a Controller on page 134 2 You need to configure the playback and record JPEG channels audio channels and the VITC timecodes for your selected controller To configure the controller see Configuring a Controller on page 137 3 You must set video crosspoints or connections This means that you can select video inputs codecs and outputs You can also choose to bypass codecs See Selecting Video Crosspoints on page 143 4 You can select timecode panel display which timecode generators to use select drop frame timecode and also set timecode crosspoints inputs generators and outputs See Setting Timecode on page 145 For information on how to start and close VdrPanel see Starting and Closing Profile Applications on page 11 The VdrPanel window is shown in Figure 68 By default the VdrPanel window appears automatically at power up unless you log in manually You can display up to four panels in the VdrPanel window Panels A B C and D Each panel is dedicated to one of up to
267. tons move the current position to the next user mark mark in or mark out points Shuttle Controls The shuttle rate slider sets the play speed in the range 16 to 16 The play speed increases as you move the slider to the right and decreases you as you move the slider to the left You can also adjust the play speed with the shuttle rate input box Simply type in the rate in the range 16 to 16 and press Enter The selected clip begins playing automatically whenever you adjust the shuttle rate Creating Subclips on the Fly 214 To create a subclip on the fly either while recording a new clip or by playing an existing clip 1 To start recording choose Record from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Record button A new clip appears in the current bin display whose duration grows longer with each new frame recorded 2 To play an existing clip select a clip in the current bin display choose Load from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Load button on the current bin toolbar Then click the Play button 3 Enter a new subclip name in the clip name field or accept the default name 4 To create a clip on the fly click Create Mark in This starts the new clip A new clip name appears in the current bin display with a duration of only one frame 5 Click Create Mark out The new clip s duration is updated 6 Repeat steps 2 4
268. tor and so forth Digital Audio Outputs J12 Outputs 9 12 EJ AE SfEBU Outa J1 2 AE S EBU Gut 0 11 2 AES EBU Out 1 12 AE S EBU Out 2 11 2 Oia Help Figure 46 Digital Audio Output dialog box 2 Click in the box of the output channel whose name you want to change A channel name can have up to 30 characters 3 After you have changed the channel name or names click Close Profile Family 15 da Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Audio Configuration for the PDR200 The Audio Configuration dialog box shown in Figure 47 allows you to configure input and output channels input clocking audio quality and monitor channels Input and Output Mapping The Input Mapping tab is used for mapping input sources to Profile channels while the Output Mapping tab is used for mapping Profile channels to output destinations For example you can map Profile Audio Chassis PAC input sources and serial digital audio input sources Figure 47 and Figure 48 illustrate a sample configuration a Profile unit with an audio signal processing board a PAC 208 chassis with A D and D A convertors and connectors for eight channels and two serial digital cards providing eight analog audio channels eight digital audio channels and four video channels with 16 embedded audio channels each Audio Configuration Ei Input Mapping Input Clocking Output Mapping Other Figure 47 Audio Configuration dialo
269. tor Keyboard Shortcuts Tool Box Editor Keyboard Shortcuts The Tool Box Editor automatically programs a number of keyboard shortcuts Table 8 Tool Box Editor Keyboard Shortcuts Shortcut Key FA feel faa gt faut Oooo Oooo o i ooa 0 oem 4 mm gt mevome ooo Profile Family 221 Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor Table 8 Tool Box Editor Keyboard Shortcuts ooo Teos sono nese v oreo sere Ooo oY eeen 222 Profile Family Chapter 9 Using the List Manager NOTE A time locked version of this optional software was shipped to you with version 2 2 system software Unlocking this software requires an additional purchase Click Purchase in the timelock dialog box for information on how to purchase this software The Profile List Manager lets you automate your use of the Profile video disk recorder You ll probably want to use List Manager to schedule playback of clips or masters created in the Tool Box Editor on designated outputs List Manager also lets you record incoming video at predetermined times send incoming video directly to an output You can also set up times to switch a live connection transfer media between Profile systems connected via Fibre Channel or even archive a clip on a library unit You can combine these functions to increase the automation level of your station operations See Figure 120 Profile Family 223 da Chapter 9 Using the List Manager List Manager
270. torage remaining in the current Profile volume The amount varies based on the current video quality Generally the higher the quality of video the more disk space is used thus leaving less time remaining Renaming Media To rename a clip or master 1 Select the clip or master in the current bin 2 Choose Rename from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also select the bin or master again in the current bin 3 Type a new name then press Enter Profile Family 203 da Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor Viewing Media Properties You can view the media properties for clips and masters To view these properties 1 Select a clip or master in the current bin 2 Choose Properties from the Media menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also double click the clip or master in the current bin The Properties dialog box appears see Figure 108 Profile Clip Ei General me ag Le ri EY g rn Profile Clip Video Tracks 1 Audio Tracks 4 Format NTSC DropFrame Length O0 00 00 10 Created 0822 97 03 43 PM Last Modified O8 25 97 02 22 PM Attributes E Read Onl cancel Ao Figure 108 Properties dialog box 204 Profile Family Deleting Media In this dialog box you can view A preview frame of the clip or master to help identify it The name of the clip or master How many tracks the clip or master uses for both audio and video The
271. trol a Profile unit remotely using Ethernet communications For example you can run PortServer on a remote Profile system so that you can control it over a LAN with it from another Profile PortServer is used in conjunction with Fibre Channel operations Fibre Channel Support You can use Fibre Channel video networking capabilities to move media from one Profile unit directly to another You can Media Manager use the Fibre Channel connection to transfer media files between machines as well as the listnames and copymovie commands described in the PDR 200 Installation Manual and the PDR 100 Fibre Channel Manual Ethernet LAN is required for transferring commands and status information For more information see Chapter 7 Video Networking 20 Profile Family Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager The Profile Configuration Manager provides an easy to use interface to streamline setting up reference genlock video and audio inputs and outputs system timing and timecode You use the configuration tree to open the specific configuration dialog boxes graphic representation of the Profile rear panel shows which boards have been installed The Configuration Manager window appears in Figure 11 Er eda Cipa alken 4 ara Ek pe ee ee ep urscnes Bl i Canak ld LTC inpri Ap vend lap a Video Dupi SMP uric Ingar sudo Drip Figure 11 Profile Configuration Manager window To select an item from
272. ts and when playback starts 5 Enter the amount of delay hh mm ss ff for the playback channel Editing is performed the same as on the record panel The minimum delay is 5 seconds 00 00 05 00 The default delay time for the playback channel is 5 seconds less than the Largest Delay set for the record channel 2 6 Profile Family Starting Video Recording NOTE You can open up to three Playback channels on a four channel disk recorder with File New Channel Each channel can be delayed a different amount of time Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each Playback panel Starting Video Recording There are two methods to begin recording Manual is performed by an operator clicking the Rec button Automatic is performed if a time is entered in the Start Time box and the system is Cued Manual Recording l Click on Cue to prepare the system for recording This step is not necessary Cueing the system eliminates the five second delay that occurs when you click Rec The timecode and bytes field displays change color Timecode starts at 00 00 00 00 the bytes field display should be rapidly changing indicating the JPEG codec is receiving and compressing a video stream If bytes field is 0 verify the cables and connections are correct on the disk recorder Verify the Video Crosspoints are set correctly See Setting up the Signal Routing on page 270 Click Rec in the record panel The timecode counter should start counti
273. ts library entry If the label barcode matches the one in the library and the directory entries match the cartridge is imported If the label matches but the directory entries do not the cartridge is rejected If the library system can find no record of the barcode label the cartridge is stored as an unknown cartridge Fora fast import with no verification of the cartridge s contents click Do not verify the cartridge fast import As long as the label matches one in the library the cartridge goes directly into an available slot If the library system can find no record of the barcode label the cartridge is stored as an unknown cartridge Profile Family 109 da Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager 110 Toinventory the cartridge click Inventory the cartridge and update the library The cartridge is loaded into a transport and its contents are inventoried The database is updated if it did not match what was inventoried Toimport an unformatted cartridge click Import unformatted cartridge The cartridge is put into the first available slot and appears in the media tree with an unformatted cartridge icon To import a new cleaning cartridge click Import new cleaning cartridge The library system cannot differentiate between a cleaning cartridge and an ordinary cartridge It must be told when a cleaning cartridge is imported If you provide a unique tape label the cleaning cartridge is stored in a cleaning cartridge bin
274. tting up the Signal Routing on page 270 3 Field Selection toggles between one field or two fields when playing back still frames For one field each line in field is duplicated to form a frame 4 Playback or E to E toggles between Playback viewing the video input after it is recorded and E to E viewing the video input directly 260 Profile Family Record Panel Controls 5 Largest Delay displays the maximum amount of delay time configured for this panel The default value displayed in red shows the maximum amount available on the disk recorder user specified value appears in black 6 Start Time sets the start time for the clip entered as the month day and time based on the clock in the NT computer If lt lt Manual gt gt is displayed the Rec button must be clicked to start recording 7 Control buttons for the record channel are shown here ol Cue places the system in record standby mode With Cue the system starts recording nearly instantaneously when Rec is clicked or the Start Time is reached Otherwise there is an up to five second delay before recording begins e Record begins recording the video input stream Stop stops recording the video input stream on the record channel and stops playback on all of the channels using the record channel Il Pause pauses the record channel without affecting the current FALSE e 8 playback operation of the associated playback channels Click on Pause to t
275. ug Hap Erashis Pais FR FRE RR F FF F F Figure 29 Analog Composite Video Input Vertical Interval dialog box The settings determine how the Vertical Interval signals are handled The video on these lines can have the Procamp Enabled the settings are the same as the regular video the VITC Enabled if VITC Generator Enable from the Output Settings group is checked or the input can Pass Video through All or none of the options can be selected for each line There are three default buttons Default Procamp Default VITC and Default Pass Video to reset these specified values back to the factory presets NOTE If the Pass Video box is not checked the input video is replaced with black Do not check Pass Video for VITC lines Pass Video overrides VITC Insertion Profile Family 57 da Chapter 2 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Analog Composite Monitor Output To open the Analog Composite Monitor Output dialog box select Video Output from the configuration tree and then click or double click a monitor output from the list such as Monitor Out J12 Arey T amganad e B rser Chui ppl Jr Mare d d iWon Suman Time Ceuta TasiLavout 5 Se EN da fak PG em Lange Food Srl Font Dim Bright Tiansparosi Ekg Opaque Big l m ml b Caer Display Essen Figure 30 Analog Composite Monitor Output dialog box Main tab Displaying text on a monitor is good wa
276. ult magma INT1 fdetault Tidal Wawe Intuition INTI fdetault olcano magma Nuance lt Remove Richter Tidal Wave vplcano Figure 90 Edit Clip List dialog box 4 To add a clip to the current list loaded in step 1 select a clip in the Clips box and then click Add It is added to the Clip List box with a long clip name 5 To remove a clip from the current list select a clip from the Clip List box and click Remove to remove the clip from the list This does not delete the clip from disk it simply removes a reference from the clip list 6 To edit a different group click Add Group to bring up the Load Group of Clips dialog box 7 Click OK when complete Profile Family 165 Chapter4 Using VdrPanel 166 Setting In and Out Marks in Clips You can set a temporary beginning and ending to a clip by marking an in point an out point or both The video and audio data is not lost however it simply is not used when the clip is played For example if you set a mark in point five seconds into a clip it plays at the five second mark instead of at the beginning but if you remove a mark in it returns the beginning of the clip to the actual clip start NOTE Setting in and out marks applies to Panel Control only It is not recommended for other protocols Setting Marks To set a new in mark and out mark in a clip 1 2 Click a panel to select it Create a clip load a clip or load a clip
277. ure 107 By default the current bin is the first or top bin displayed in Media Manager The current bin display helps you focus on and work with a set of clips and masters Above the display the column headers are shown Click on the column header bar by pointing the mouse pointer at the header and pressing the left mouse button The media files are then sorted according the criteria of the columns You can also view sort media in the current display in several other ways showing all media at once default clips only or masters only To select a view simply click on the view bar above the contents pane and choose a menu item You can also customize how you sort the media by name type or date or all three at once Selecting and sorting views is useful when you have a lot of media on disk Profile Family 201 Wa Chapter 8 Using the Tool Box Editor a ery TVen All Media oe eee EE 7 Mame Stat Time End Time Length Tracks Last Char fm haster 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 05 96 ll New Master FN l Bin Toolbar Load Media Timeline Eject Open Bin Insert Media Figure 107 Current bin display Below the current disp
278. ut Serial Digital Component Video Input To open the Serial Digital Component Video Input dialog box click or double click Video Input on the configuration tree and then select a digital component input from the list such as SDI InA J13 Dead Compre Yes lege JG SDP ind JG Q 3 Wao WT AD Presa Fipsoni Timed Chaser eb ke Vdd Seren FOS Wide Siarad C DE video Stencderni ID 4l T Erable Auto T mrg HETT TN ET EN EE fa E Emabk Oihe 10i E bil J i I ji L mm z Clg om Here Figure 26 Serial Digital Component Video Input dialog box Status Indicators Display the current status of this video input Video Present VITC Present and Auto Timed The green light indicates that a particular status is on These indicators cannot be edited Overwritable Video Standard Changes the video standard for this input board NTSC 525 or PAL 625 If you change this standard you must restart all tools that use this channel The board can serve both standards but the input can only accept one at a time Profile Family 51 da Chapter 2 52 Using the Profile Configuration Manager Renaming the Input Signal Enter the new name in the Name field For example if SDI InA J 13 is a dedicated satellite feed rename it Satellite 1 The VITC name window title bar name and the configuration tree name automatically change as you enter the new name Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spaces To return a renamed sig
279. ut any deviation from 20 Hz to 20 KHz Frequency response specifications are measured in decibels dB based on how closely an output s response resembles that of the input Genlock This term defines the relationship between video paths Two video signals that are exactly synchronized are said to be genlocked GUI A Graphical User Interface provides a visual way to interact with computer software GUIs allow people to control an application by using a pointing device such as a mouse to perform operations The usual alternative to a GUI is acommand line interface which requires people to type in application specific commands following precise rules of syntax GUIs are considered easier to use than command line interfaces Group In audio terms this provides the ability to group tracks to perform functions across several tracks at the same time such as gain mute etc Profile Family Glossary Hard disk Computer systems use hard disks as permanent storage devices Information is magnetically recorded on spinning platters for quick access Hardware The physical parts of a system such as a computer display monitor or keyboard Help Profile software applications come with on line help manuals that include examples demonstrations and reference information about using the application The manual and the Help window it is displayed in follow the Microsoft standard Hertz Hz Hertz is the unit of frequency named
280. ventory operation reads the cartridge directory and rewrites the library database s entry for that cartridge To update one or more cartridges 1 In the media tree or contents pane select one or more cartridge icons 2 On the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click click Update Cartridge Since the update takes several minutes to complete you are asked to confirm the operation Confirm Update Are you sure you want to update VO00017 The cartridge may be unavailable for some operations while tt i being Updated 3 Click Yes to update the cartridge or cartridges 112 Profile Family Updating and Inventorying Cartridges To inventory one or more cartridges 1 In the tree or contents pane select one or more cartridge icons 2 Choose Inventory Cartridge from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click Since the inventory takes several minutes to complete you are asked to confirm the operation Confirm Inventory re you sure you want to do a full inventar of 00001600 The cartridge may be unavailable for some operations while it is being inventoried 3 Click Yes to inventory the cartridge Profile Family 113 da Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager Inventorying the Library 114 There are times when the contents of the library system do not match the record of those contents in the library database This usually occurs when the cartridges have been added or removed
281. video router and converts to serial digital component format Video disk recorder server A device such as the PDR 200 Video File Server that stores audio and video as digital information on disks VITC Vertical Interval Time Code is encoded into the video lines at the start of field VITC can be read during still frames but becomes unreliable at frame rates faster than normal play speed such as fast shuttle operations Video router The video path through a system The crosspoint circuitry that routes the video within the Profile video disk recorder is a router Volume A volume is a logical set of disks such as the disks in a PDR100 ora PDR 200 which are used as a grouping of disks for the storage of audio and video information Profile Family 317 da Glossary 318 Profile Family Index A A to D 305 Absolute event type 237 243 Access Control 180 Access Time 305 ACK 301 Actions in List Manager 236 Adding a Profile machine 91 Adjusting column width 254 Advanced 37 43 53 AES EBU 66 305 Air Time 238 Analog Audio Input PDR 100 62 Analog Audio Input PDR 200 66 Analog audio interfaces 2 Analog Audio Output PDR 100 64 Analog Audio Output PDR 200 71 Analog Composite Video Input Ad vanced Control 37 43 Analog Composite Video Input Vertical Interval 46 Analog Composite Video Output 54 Analog video 305 Application programming interface 8 Applications starting 259 Archive eve
282. w cost Chroma A term that describes the saturation or vividness of a color A chroma of 0 describes a neutral gray color Chroma ranges to the most vivid color a screen or printer generates for a specific hue and value See Hue Cleaning cartridge A special tape cartridge that cleans tape transports on demand Clicking Quickly pressing and releasing the left mouse button usually without moving the pointer Profile Family Glossary Clip A clip is a reference to recorded video or audio tracks from a single source and may include timecode If a clip includes both video and audio they must be synchronous reference to several clips edited together is called a master Deleting a clip will delete its associated material only if that material is not used by another clip or master CODEC CODEC is an acronym for Coder Decoder the link between component parallel digital video and the SCSI 2 channel The CODEC compresses the video data to a rate that is commensurate with the available disk bandwidth Conversely the CODEC decompresses the video data coming from the SCSI 2 channel back to 8 bit component parallel digital video The Profile video disk recorder translates digital video data between CCIR 601 digital component and compressed motion JPEG for storage on hard disk Command line The line that you type to invoke a program or initiate an action A command line usually contains the application program name along with
283. ween Windows NT and the real time processor The following information is logged Direction gt indicates NT to video processor lt indicates video processor to NT VDR port number 0 3 Tick count msec since Windows NT booted Message ProLink The start of the VdrPort log file contains the date and time year month day hours min sec msec and the equivalent tick count Events are logged to two files VdrPortLog 000 and VdrPortLog 001 ProLink ProLink monitors Profile Protocol calls over RS 422 communication lines allowing you to use a device such as the PRC 100 Control Panel or other third party device to communicate with a Profile system The PRC 100 is a discrete control panel that provides conventional VTR type control of Profile systems Simply double click the ProLink shortcut icon on the desktop to start it or choose Start PDR Applications ProLink then select the port that your device is connected to P1 through P8 PortServer PortSever allows you to control a Profile unit remotely using Ethernet communications For example you can run PortServer on a remote Profile system so that you can access it from a local Profile using your LAN Simply double click the PortServer shortcut icon on the desktop to start it or choose Start PDR Applications PortServer The PortServer interface is shown in Figure 98 Untitled Port Server ON x File Edit View Help waiting new link Accept Figu
284. window 10 Clip Controls perform operations on the available segments shown in the EOE REWIEW Edit Review toggles the viewing mode Edit enables the Clip Control Review continuously plays the segments Join Prev Join Prev joins the current segment with the previous segment Join Both Join Both joins the current segment with the previous and Next segment Join Mext Join Next joins the current segment with the next segment ER 5 Q z Delete Delete deletes the current segment NOTE The Join buttons are used to add censored material back into the playback stream Exiting TimeDelay To exit TimeDelay e Choose File Quit Profile Family 265 Chapter 10 Using TimeDelay Configuring the Panels Click anywhere within the specific Panel dialog box to select the panel The title bar is highlighted when a panel is selected The following options are available from the Controller menu e Select sets up the panel as Panel Control or Remote Control e Configure sets the playback and record JPEG channels audio channels and the VITC timecodes e Comm Port assigns the communications port to use if remote control is selected Selecting a Controller To select a controller 1 Click anywhere within the specific Panel dialog box to select the panel 2 Select Controller Select to access a Controller Setup dialog box Cpairpller Seep Figure 139 Controller Setup dialog box 3 Select the typ
285. y properties dialog box appears Library Manufacturer EXABYTE Model Ex B 460 Version 414v11 Total Slots al Available Slots 13 Data Cartridges E Total Transporta 4 Available Transports 4 Total Robots 1 Available Robots 1 cane cooly Figure 63 Properties dialog box for the library 3 Click OK when you are done viewing the library properties 118 Profile Family Viewing Library Cartridge and Archived Clip Properties To view the properties for a cartridge 1 Select a cartridge icon in the tree pane 2 Choose Properties from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Properties button on the toolbar The cartridge properties dialog box appears 00000015 x 00000015 Manufacturer Exabyte Modet 10m AME Total Free Space 16965 MBytes Largest Free Space 195 MBytes Number of Partitions 9 Partition Size 1557 MBytes Formatted Ter Location In Library cancel Apo Figure 64 Properties dialog box for a cartridge 2 Click OK when you are done viewing the cartridge properties Profile Family 119 da Chapter 3 Using the Media Manager To view the properties for a archived clip on a cartridge 1 Select a clip icon in the contents pane 2 Choose Properties from the File menu or from the shortcut menu with a right click You can also click the Properties button on the toolbar The clip properties dialog box appears General
286. y to help identify where the output is coming from To display text on an attached monitor click Show Text Name changes the signal name For example you could rename it to Monitor 1 Names can be up to 30 characters and can include spaces To return a renamed signal to the default delete all the characters in the text field and press Enter Under Text Layout you can select either a small or large font a dim or bright white character display and a transparent or opaque background for the lettering With the small font you get twelve lines and twenty four columns with the large you get six lines and thirteen columns 58 Profile Family Analog Composite Monitor Output Burn in Timecode Tab To enter text click in the text entry box and start typing where you want the text displayed on the monitor Legal characters are a z A Z 0 9 1 lt gt Use _ underbar for transparent space To clear entire monitor click Clear Display Click the button again to display text once more Under Windows NT 3 51 this button appears as a check box Analog Composite Monitor Output Burn in Timecode Tab The Burn in Timecode tab brings up the controls for displaying burn in timecode on the monitor see Figure 31 rafy ampernde Brest Ull JV Marte D d fan Bumin me Code ein dos Petre an a 134 I i E I ot I I I f I i i li lt LT f F Bleck On VARG P Lang
287. ype a new name for the bin and press Enter NOTE Renaming a bin involves modifying the path of every clip or master in the bin to reflect the new name If a clip or master cannot be renamed because it is locked or in use you end up with two bins one with the old name and one with the new one The clip that could not be modified will still be in the bin with the old name To delete a bin 1 Select the bin or bins in either the tree or contents pane 2 Press Delete Backspace choose Edit Delete or with a right click choose Delete from the shortcut menu 3 The bin icon disappears from the tree and the contents of the bin are moved to the Recycle bin NOTE Deleting a bin involves deleting every clip or master currently in the bin If a clip or master cannot be deleted because it is locked or in use the bin will not be deleted either it will only contain those clips or masters that could not be deleted The rest go to the Recycle bin Renaming Clips and Masters A clip or master can have a name up to 32 characters long Spaces are legal characters but count for two characters Colons and slashes are illegal in clip and master names Tildes are only illegal as first characters To rename a clip or master 1 Select the clip or master in the contents pane 2 Choose Rename on the File menu or with a right click You can also select the item a second time Profile Family 99 Chapter 3 Using the Media Mana
288. ystem If the input drifts out of range it 1s retimed as soon as it drops back into range The disk recorder can use untimed signals if auto timing is not enabled but they are not timed correctly and may cause jumping and skipping in E to E mode Profile Family Serial Digital Component Video Input Advanced NOTE If you select auto timing for an input signal and it cannot auto time with the genlock reference signal the input signal is not recorded accurately If you must record an input that cannot lock disable auto timing and record There may be problems if you are operating in E to E mode but the clip plays back correctly timed If auto timing is enabled and the signal was able to be timed into the system the Auto Timed indicator is turned on Also Line I can still be adjusted but Line 2 is always equal to Line I 14 Enable Dither Dithering smooths out roughness caused when a signal is digitized The LSB artifacts on 10 bit video feeds are reduced There is no effect on 8 bit video Serial Digital Component Video Input Advanced Click the Advanced tab to view the Serial Digital Component Video Input Advanced settings Digital Component Video begs t JA SDi ind 45 iian rhanced d mn Aadio Groupe Present EDHPsckel Present gia i Gg Geoup 1 Emo Cipri oa sd Had bing O FFORE ResstFF CAC cup CaP CRC Raset AP CFC Aa ci lars Daia Facket Bros Panty Eno Checksum E roe Gupi Geuad ea A
289. ystem performance The video router also makes simultaneous record and playback possible on separate channels Video Disk Subsystem In the video disk subsystem video data is compressed and written to disk or read from disk and decompressed This video data is read from and written to the video router in 8 bit parallel component digital video format The video disk subsystem has disk recorder boards a SCSI interface to the disks and an Intel 1960 real time processor The video disk subsystem uses master and slave disk recorder boards with two SCSI channels on each board The master disk recorder board comes standard with a two channel Profile unit and a four channel system adds a slave disk recorder board The master board has a Intel 1960 real time processor which controls compression and the data flows on SCSI channels and CODECs A two channel Profile has two JPEG CODECs and an 1960 processor located on the master disk recorder board Bidirectional CODEC channels allow channels to be configured for recording or playback In a four channel Profile system a slave disk recorder board adds two additional video disk recorder channels and another SCSI 2 interface to support more disk drives Profile Family Video Compression Video Compression The 1960 on the master board is used to control data flow and compression coefficient loading of the JPEG CODECs The amount of video compression varies according to the setting of the compressio
290. ze your lists to meet your needs Changing the Order of Events You may want to change the order of events in your list There are two ways to do this e If an event s type is set to Absolute you must Change the Start Time of the event so that it starts at the desired time e If an event s type is set to Follow you can Select the event by clicking on the event in the left most column of the window then drag the event to its new position to the list You can move several events by using the standard Windows operations to select a range of events Shift click to select a range or extend it then drag the selection Inserting Events To insert an event in a list from a Media Manager window 1 Select a clip or master in the Media Manager contents pane 2 Drag the material to the List Manager window 3 Drop the material in the list where you want to place the new event The new material is dropped below the highlighted event To insert an event elsewhere in a list 1 Select the event that you want to insert elsewhere 2 Drag the desired event and drop it on the event The event is placed below the selected event Profile Family 243 Wa Chapter9 Using the List Manager Removing Events From a List The Master List grows as you add events You may want to reduce the size of the Master List by deleting events that have been performed and whose status is now Done To remove unwanted events from a list 1 Select the u

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