User's manual - Winjay S.r.l.
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1. Ea Click on this button to add clips between the start end date and time set above e Export button eem Click on this button to start exporting selected recordings when everything has been set c WIN JAY Wi RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION e Abort button Click on this button should you wish to abort a running exporting process Abort e Export folder Sets the folder where re encoded clips will be stored e Video size Sets the target video size for re encoded clips e Video format Sets re encoding format AVI using the audio video codec set in the related boxes or or ASF using the recording profile set in the related bix ASF settings e Frames per second Sets the frame rate to use for re encoding e Audio format Allows to set the audio sampling frequency bits to use for audio capture for example 8000 Hz 16 Bit e Audio compressor ACELP net Allows to set audio codec for audio compression Click the button on the right of the box select your desired codec and press OK to continue In order to get the best quality compression ratio we suggest to use the Windows Media Audio codec just be careful not to use 8 bit formats which are not supported e Video compression Sets the codec to use for video compression for example xVid or DivX The button below allows to manage the codec specific settings bitrate etc E WIN JAY W i RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION Click on the Setup tab to2. or the Pro Pack which includes a bunch of handy features like Internet Time Synchronizer SMS alarms CD DVD burning feature and more Thanks to its powerful scheduling features Lapsejay allows to automatically start and stop recording according to a preset schedule for each day of the week or by means of external triggering from a satellite receiver this way tasks like capturing satellite news feeds or activating recording just when needed are easily performed saving valuable hard disk space It is possible to play the recorded video instantly on any workstation in your LAN more than one copy of the player module can access to the same recordings across a local network while recorder module simultaneously carries on recording You don t need to stop recording if you wish to watch any previously recorded passage E WIN JAY RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION Page 3 Lapsejay key features Multichannel structure up to 10 indipendent recording channels on the same video server Automatically indexes recorded video by date and time Full customizable timestamp superimpose on logged video both on the recording than on the fly while playing the logged video Dedicated player module allows to play logged video from LAN while recorder module simultaneously carries on recording Scheduling features allow to manage recording according to your schedule or by means of external triggering Internet Time synchronizer keeps your system clock
3. always updated via your internet connection Multiple frame capture feature allows capturing JPG frame shots to disk while recording or while playing previous recordings Built in file purge feature removes older recordings to make space for the new ones Allows choosing recording quality depending on your needs and available hard disk space indipendently for each of the 8 channels audio and video codecs frame per second audio sampling frequency image size etc Protects access to software settings with supervisor password Works with consumer grade hardware components Multilanguage software Lapsejay more power and more feature at a fraction of the cost of a conventional tape based jogging system lt j RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION Page 4 Quickstart Here is a short summary of basic operations for speeding up Lapsejay initial setup For further details we strongly suggest you to carefully read the user s manual The software is bundled with a dongle which constitues your software licence and allows the software to run This way you are not bound to software unlock codes instead performing hardware upgrades or moving your software licence on another workstation is as simple as moving the dongle to your new PC Installing your customized USB dongle Before you insert the key run the install usb batch file found in the driversismartkey3 folder of your setup CD Then insert the USB dongle in one of the available U
4. enter the setup page which allows to set the various player s options a Timestamp overlay S Misc defaults oisebed eI ir E LJ Transparent background IR F T Audio monitoring S Skin select Sound card player 1 Defaut WwaveOut Device EI l Do weinjayvapsejay4 Technoyxtechnoys skn Sound card player 2 DirectSound Periferica wave SB Live EI DR e Timestamp position Should your clips have been recorded without any timestamp overlay Lapsejay Player allows to automatically perform a realtime timestamp overlay to the played video while watching This box allows to set the timestamp position on the video window If you wish to disable this feature select the disabled option e Transparent background checkbox lf checked the timestamp is overlayed without any background Otherwise the colour set with the background color button will be used e Font button Opens the font settings window to set font color and font size for timestamp overlay e Background color button Opens a dialog window to set the color to use for the timestamp background c WIN JAY ido RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION e Soundcard player 1 Sets the sound card to use for the player audio output e Soundcard player 2 Sets the sound card to use for the player audio output e Language Lapsejay is multilinguage and any caption used in the software is read from a text file you can easily tailor to your needs or copy and
5. manually Except for specific circumstances we usually suggest to enable the autostart feature so recording will be restart automatically at each startup for example after a power failure has occurred a VVIN JAY Page 18 D TY AUTOMATION Logo overlay section e Logo filename Lapsejay allows to overlay a static pitture to the logged video Use this box to browse your Hard Disk and select the filename with the BMP picture to overlay To disable this feature just clear the contents of the box e Logo position These cursors allow to position the logo eege on the video window Values in the boxes fo Posizione verticale _ D 0 just right of the cursors show the absolute position in pixels e Channel1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 buttons select the channel on which you are doing software settings settings are it separate for each channel Canale 2 e Cancel button Cancels updates and closes the setup window You ll see a dialog box asking for confirmation Annulla e OK button f Confirms updates and closes the setup window UK Ge WIN JAY M RADIO AND TY AUTOMATION Time Synchronizer section Lapsejay features a built in time synchronizer which allows to keep your system clock always updated thanks to time servers on the Internet An always on connection to the Internet is required Lapsejay will not attempt to make a connection itself you may share your Internet connection on your LAN f
6. password to limit access to the setup window only to authorized personnel You will be requested to type this same password whenever you press the Rec and Stop buttons on the main recording window e Old password To edit the current password type the old password in this box If the password is the right one the icon K changes into f and you will be allowed to type the new password into the other Otherwise you will not be allowed to make changes The default password set on the system is winjay without quotes With this default settings access is granted to everybody and no password request is performed e New password Once you typed the old password in the first box just type here the new password to set Layout section As already descripted Lapsejay main recording window layout can be freely user set depending on the available channels and or your specific requirements e Index panels Sets the number of synthesis panels from O to 2 each of them contains 4 mini screen related to as many logging channels e Detail panels sets the number of detail panels from O to 2 each of them show details related to as many logging channels EIN IN JAY Page 21 ADIO AND TY AUTOMATION Alarm section e Alarm mode Sets the alarm mode when a loss or frozen incoming signal is detected 1 Disabled no action will be undertaken 2 LPT the bit on the parallel port corresponding to the blank channel will be t
7. paste to create new languages The software comes with English and Italian LNG language files found in the software setup folder To edit your default language just select your favourite one from the available languages in the drop down box e Database path Sets the database path where each player module should read search for informations concerning the logged video If the player module runs on the same workstation as the recording module just leave the default setting otherwise please specify the path to the database on the recording workstation for example logger c program fileslapsejay e Skin select Click on the button to the right of the edit box and browse your skin folder to select your favourite skin e Cancel button Cancels changes and closes the setup window Annulla e OK button Confirms changes and closes the setup window Ok E WIN JAY W i RADIO AND TY AUTOMATION Appendix Choosing the audio video codec It would be quite far from feasible building a long time logging system without using any form of audio video compression the space needed to store a few days of recordings will overcome the space available on the biggest Hard Disk now on the market Luckily on the Windows platform a quite large number of audio video codecs codec coder decoder are available to compress and uncompress audio video data in real time minimizing hard disk space needed for data storage while maintaining at the same ti
8. should connect to the joystick port using the diagram on the left for the preliminary checks you may also wish to use an ordinary joystick You also have to add some 100 K Ohm resistors between pins 1 3 1 6 9 11 9 13 otherwise Window will report the joystick as not connected and triggers won t work You should also jump together pin 12 with pin 4 or 5 Trigger 4 Triggers In order to complete your setup you should install joystick drivers e From Windows control panel double click on the joysticks icon e For Windows2000 XP click on Add select 2 Joysticks 2 axys 2 buttons on the same port then click OK e Inthe Joysticks window you should now see the list of the ones you ve just added If everything is working fine in the Status column you should see OK EN IN JAY Page 28 ADIO AND TY AUTOMATION Chapter 2 The player module Segments with the logged video will be found on your storage folders timestamped with recording start time as yyyymmdd hhmmss avi that way it will be easy to trace your desired segment However whenever you need to play the logged video running the Lapsejay player will easy the task of locating the desired passage Lapsejay includes a free licence of Lapsejay Player Basic which runs on the same PC as Lapsejay recording module as well as any workstation in your LAN without any added cost Lapsejay Player Basic main window ie Lap
9. that channel e Audio LED E Shows the status of the audio detector e Green LED everything is OK the incoming audio level is over the minimum user set threshold e Yellow LED the incoming audio level is below the minimum threshold if recording is already paused it will stay paused until the audio level rises again over the threshold if recording is running recording goes for the duration of the delay time set and then stops unless in the meantime the incoming audio raises again over the threshold E WIN JAY M RADIO AND TY AUTOMATION e Motion detector meter The motion detector meter shows in real time the absolute motion of the incoming video signal A low value indicates an incoming video which is more or less still for example a NO SIGNAL blue screen from a satellite receiver an high value a regular lively video feed The meter also includes a peak hold feature the peak level segments are temporarily left visible before resetting themselves e Video LED Shows the status of the video motion detector Green LED everything is OK the absolute motion of the incoming video is over the minimum user set threshold If recording is in stop status recording will be started Yellow LED the absolute motion of the incoming video is below the minimum threshold if recording is already paused it will stay paused until the video level rises again over the threshold if recording is running recording goes for the
10. 0 00 00 to 05 10 2007 12 00 00 e Add clips button Once you have set your date time interval click the Add clips button to add E selected clips into the filelist for burning your DVD Add clips e Drive setting Sets the DVD drive to use for burning your DVD 0 0 0 E HL OT STOYVDRAM G5A4 416308410 EI e Speed setting Sets the speed for burning your DVD e Erase button i Click on this button if you wish to erase your DVD RW before burning Erase e Burn button Click on this button to start burning your DVD when everything has been set e Abort button Click on this button should you wish to abort the DVD burning process e Progress status While the DVD burning is progressing these bars will be updated with the buffer status and DVD burning progress El VVIIN JAY Page 33 VM AUTOMATION Click on the Export tab to enter the related page which allows to convert your recorded files to another video format EF Lapsejay YX Player 1 0 1 Le o E EE ooo ES ES nr a Video recording Export folder Ast profiles A E video size Recording method Audio compressor Video Compressor e Start end date time These controls allow to filter your recordings database IER iu rr E according to start and end date time interval for example 000000 zeman YOU may wish to select only recordings from 02 10 2007 10 00 00 to 05 10 2007 12 00 00 e Add clips button
11. EJLAPSE JAY User s manual Lapsejay VX v 1 0 1 9 WIN JAY Page 1 IO ANDO TM ITOM ATION Table of contents ADOUELAPSCIAY EE 3 Quickstart Laps jay initial SELUP EE 5 Chapter 1 The recording module errar errar e eae 6 THE recording Tue EE 6 LApsejay Le 12 Lapsejay settings Audio video deiechor erre 13 Lapsejay settings Frame Capture eee rea rere rear ee era ra era 13 Lapsejay settings Timestamp overlay eee rear ra erana 14 Lapsejay settings Recording settings eee ree rena 14 Lapsejay settings Audio device settings eee 15 Lapsejay settings Video device settings eee ee aa 15 Blend ue EE 16 Bled e EE EE ue LE 17 Lapsejay settings Recording OptionS eee erre ree rena 17 Lapsejay settings LOGO e UN EE 19 Lapsejay settings Internet time svnchrontzer eee 20 Lapsejay settings MISC settings EE 20 Lapsejay settings Password sechon eee erre ceara re erana 21 Lapsejay settings Layout settnge e eeereeeereeee rear rrenan 21 Lapsejay Settings Alarm ET le e 22 Lapsejay settings Skin selechon e eceeeeeerererer era eee era era ceara 23 Lapsejay settings Audio monitor 23 Lapsejay settings Scheduling sechon e eeereeeeererrer rrenan 24 Chapter 2 Ihe DIaVer une VE 29 ee e LEE 38 CHOOSING lhe audio VIGGO ee 38 Enqiuseriicence ACreCME EE 39 9 WIN JAY D TY AUTOMATION Page 2 About Lapsejay Based on the largely tested technology of its audio counter
12. IAL INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS EVEN IF A Winjay S R L REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU de Governing Law and General Provisions This Agreement will be governed by the laws in force in Italy excluding the application of its conflicts of law rules This Agreement will not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods the application of which is expressly excluded If any part of this Agreement is found void and unenforceable it will not affect the validity of the balance of the Agreement which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms You agree that the Software will not be shipped transferred or exported into any country or used in any manner prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act or any other export laws restrictions or regulations This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon failure by you to comply with its terms This Agreement may only be modified in writing signed by an authorized officer of Winjay S R L Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries Windows is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporat
13. S SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS YOU MAY OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION THE FOREGOING STATES THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR Winjay S R L S OR ITS SUPPLIERS BREACH OF WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY Winjay S R L AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or limitations on how long an implied warranty may last so the above limitations may not apply to you To the extent permissible any implied warranties are limited to ninety 90 days This warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have other rights which vary from state to state or jurisdiction to jurisdiction Should the end user experiences failure of his customized hardware key Winjay S R L sole responsibility will be the repair or replacement of the hardware key which should be returned to Winjay S R L together with a copy of the receipt invoice received when you purchased the software This warranty is not valid if the malfunction has raised from accident or improper use In no event the end user may pretend a second hardware key El VVIN JAY Page 41 D TY AUTOMATION End user licence agreement 6 Limitation of Liability IN NO EVENT WILL Winjay S R L OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENT
14. SB ports If Windows is running the dongle is automatically recognized and you ll be asked for the driver path Select the install driver automatically option then follow the on screen instruction which will guide you until the end of the setup Recording workstation 1 Insert the installation CD in your CD ROM drive 2 To run Lapsejay setup procedure open Windows Expoler and double click on the setup exe file found in the lapsejay folder 3 Follow the on screen guided instructions which will guide you for the rest of the setup process 4 Copy the wjlogo bmp file from the main folder of your installation CD to Winjay installation folder usually c program files lapsejay if you choose the default one This file is your station logo which is needed for software customization 5 Click on Start Lapsejay Lapsejay recording module to run Lapsejay the main window should appear in a matter of seconds 6 To perform software settings please read chapter 1 on this same manual Lapsejay settings Networked player workstations Follow items 1 5 for the recording workstation setup then 1 Start Lapsejay Player then open its setup window you ll have to edit the database path where the player module should search for informations concerning the logged audio just browse for the path to the database on the recording workstation for example logger c program files lapsejay 2 When setting the storage pa
15. button In play mode switches to forward seek mode FRew e FFwd button In play mode switches to fast forward seek mode rad VV TIN JAY Page 31 VM AUTOMATION e Sync players button Sometimes you may wish to play simultaneously recordings from 2 different channels for example in order to compare your schedule and your competitors Once the first player is started and running select the channel date and time on the 2 player and then click on this button the 2 player will start playing the selected channel and keep in synch with the first one e Audio monitoring When using both players at once on the same soundcard you may wish to separately enable or disable audio output for each player Disables audio output for the corresponding player ey Enables audio output for the corresponding player Click on the DVD burning tab to enter the related page which allows to burn DVDs with your recorded files ey Lapsejay VX Player 1 0 1 Start End File list 047102007 e La ER ER Drive E 000 HLDT STOVDRAM Ce al speed tex anita i on J df E TOA O o CD Progress WERT ty i Add clips Frase E VIN JAY Page 32 ARADIO AND TY AUTOMATION e Start end date time These controls allow to filter your recordings database 0410 2007 CH o4n0i2007 CH according to start and end date time interval for example you may wish to select only recordings from 02 10 2007 Ei ET 1
16. dio capture card set in the box below Microsoft Sound Mappe Microsott Sound Mapper SB16 Wave In 220 SB Live Wave In 4020 e Audio device Select here the sound card to use for audio capture among the available ones Microsoft Sound Mappe q Microsott Sound Mapper SB16 Wave ln 220 S6 Live Wave In 4020 e Audio input Allows to select the desired input channel from the audio capture sound card mixer for example Line In e Audio input level Sets the audio input level depending on your incoming audio signal Once you set the cursor try to perform a short capture in order to check your settings If needed perform you adjustments and try again until you get your desired results e udio balance Sets the audio input balance for example if you just need to capture the Left or the Right channels Usually you may leave the cursor in the center position e Center button Use the Center button to quickly set the input audio balance to center E WIN JAY Page 15 RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION Video device settings e Video standard Sets the video standard to use for video capture for example PAL or NTSC e Video input Sets the capture card video input to use for the incoming signal for example Composite or S Video e TV channel If the capture card installed features a terrestrial analog TV tuner it is possibile to capture directly from a TV aerial You have to set the video input on TV Tu
17. duration of the delay time set and then stops unless in the meantime the motion of the incoming video raises again over the threshold File elapsed time Shows in minutes seconds tenths the length of the video segment being logged The counter is updated in real time Status display Below the VU meters this panel reports the following informations user set channel denomination current software status Stop recording preview etc frames lost during recording next scheduled event If you note that the number of lost frames raises quickly it means that CPU power is not adeguate comparing to your recording settings replace your CPU with a faster one or reduce frames per second and video size in order to minimize CPU load e Date and time display Shows current date and time e Your corporate logo This is your company logo which is used to customize your licence of Lapsejay WIN JAY Page 10 Z AUTOM ATION e Controls for channels 3 to 10 Controls for the second group of 8 recording channels from 3 to 10 are grouped into the upper part of the screen as in the following detail E WIN JAY W i RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION Chapter Lapsejay configuration Press the setup button from the main Lapsejay screen to enter the setup window shown below As always details may slightly differ depending on your setup and on purchased plug ins and selected skin For each of the available channels a bunch
18. ecord in higher quality but of corse the Hard Disk space requirements will be higher The final choice is up to the final user according to his own requirements vs available storage space J VVIN JAY Page 38 D TY AUTOMATION End user licence agreement NOTICE TO USER THIS IS A CONTRACT PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE THE END USER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE SOFTWARE LAPSEJAY SOFTWARE END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT FOR 1 ONE COMPUTER WINJAY S R L End user licence agreement The enclosed computer program s and the accompanying documentation are provided to the End User by Winjay S R L Licensor for use only under the following terms Licensor reserves any right not expressly granted to the End user The End User owns the disk on which the Software is recorded but Licensor retains ownership of all copies of the Software itself The End User assumes sole responsibility for the installation use and results obtained from use of the Software This Winjay S R L End User License Agreement the Agreement accompanies software Software and related explanatory written materials Documentation The term Software shall also include any upgrades modified versions updates additions and copies of the Software licensed to you by Wi
19. hall be used in accordance with accepted trademark practice including identification of trademark owner s name Trademarks can only be used to identify printed output produced by the Software Such use of any trademark does not give you any rights of ownership in that trademark Except as stated above this Agreement does not grant you any intellectual property rights in the Software 3 Transfer You may not rent lease sublicense or lend the Software or Documentation You may however transfer all your rights to use the Software to another person or legal entity provided 1 that you transfer this Agreement the Software including all copies updates and prior versions and all copies of font software converted into other formats and all Documentation to such person or entity 2 that you retain no copies including copies stored on a computer and 3 that the receiving party accept the terms and conditions of this Agreement El VVIN JAY Page 40 D TY AUTOMATION End user licence agreement 4 Multiple Environment Software Multiple Language Software Dual Media Software Multiple Copies Upgrades If the Software includes or in connection with the acquisition of the Software you receive two or more operating environment versions of the Software e g Macintosh and Windows two or more language translation versions of the Software the same Software on two or more media e g diskettes and a CD ROM and or you otherwise receive t
20. hich will be used in sequence for the storage of captured video when the available space on the first folder is over Lapsejay will automatically switch to the next folder in the list and so on To add a new folder to the list press the button with the icon select a local or network folder then press OK to confirm To delete a folder from the list highlight the folder and press the button with the icon El VVIN JAY Page 17 D TY AUTOMATION e File size box Sets the file size in minutes for each logged segment Taking into account that you may not play a file until recording ends or you stop recording manually and that there s a small time gap between closing a file and starting the next one this is clearly a compromise between file size and time you ll have to wait before it is possible to play the logged segment Except for specific circumstances we usually suggest a value of 60 minutes 1 hour for each file e Days to store Lapsejay can be set to automatically rotate logged files to keep track of a desired number of days and if you wish can automatically erase older days to make room for the new ones Type here how many days you wish to store before the oldest day of recording is erased to make room for the new ones usually 90 30 42 depending on your local regulations or your requirements e Max deleted files Here you may set the maximum number of video segments to delete each time the purge routine is fired Taking i
21. ibuted on a stand alone basis Such photographs clip art and artistic works may not be used in the production of lewd obscene or pornographic material Make one backup copy of the Software provided your backup copy is not installed or used on any computer HOME USE The primary user of each computer on which the Software is installed or used may also install the Software on one home or portable computer However the Software may not be used on the secondary computer by another person at the same time the Software on the primary computer is being used 2 Copyright The Software is owned by Winjay S R L and its structure organization and code are the valuable trade secrets of Winjay S R L The Software is also protected by United States Copyright Law and International Treaty provisions You must treat the Software just as you would any other copyrighted material such as a book You may not copy the Software or the Documentation except as set forth in the Use of the Software section Any copies that you are permitted to make pursuant to this Agreement must contain the same copyright and other proprietary notices that appear on or in the Software Except for font software converted to other formats as permitted in the Use of the software section you agree not to modify adapt or translate the Software You also agree not to reverse engineer decompile disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software Trademarks s
22. ing for confirmation E WIN JAY RADIO AND TY AUTOMATION Page 8 e Spectrum analyzer For each recording channel the spectrum analyzers show in real time the spectrum of the input audio audio level at different frequencies depending on recording sampling rate Left clicking on the analyzer the exact frequency corresponding to each bar will be shown The analyzer also features a peak hold feature the peak level segments are temporarily left visible before resetting themselves When recording in stereo the signal shown is the sum of Left Right channels e VU meter For each recording channel VU meters show in real time the input audio level Signal is represented as peak level in dBs where the O dB is the absolute maximum before a clipping occurs in this latter case the Clip indicators on the right of each bar will lit The VU meters also include a peak hold feature the peak level segments are temporarily left visible before resetting themselves When recording in stereo the upper meter shows level for Left channel the lower one the level for the Right channel e Audio monitoring When using a multichannel capture card for audio recording usually it is not possible to pass the audio signal from Line in to Line out directly Instead Lapsejay allows to render the sampled audio on the PC s sound card for each of the incoming channels e Disables audio monitor for that channel Enables audio monitor for
23. io a a E SOVPAMpress0ne go Logo file name Horizontal position T vertical position 4 X Annulla Page 12 Detailed description Audio video detector section Lapsejay features an audio video motion detector allowing to start and stop recording depending on the incoming audio level and image motion This tum very useful when the software is used to video surveillance purposes so you can capture only what and when needed It is possible to check only the video only the audio or both of them in this latter case recording is started only when both audio and video are valid e Enable motion detector checkbox If checked the incoming video motion is checked in order to start and stop recording e Motion detector threshold The cursor sets the threshold value for the video motion detector values under the threshold are considered as invalid i e still image values above as valid ones lively image e Audio detector checkbox lf checked the incoming audio level is checked in order to start and stop recording e Audio detector threshold The cursor sets the threshold value for the incoming audio level values under the threshold are considered as invalid silence values above as valid ones e Stop delay Sets the delay time in seconds for the audio and video detectors when the time expires audio and video are not valid recording is stopped Frame capture section Lapsejay includes a powerful f
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25. me a quite fine quality Lapsejay can handle most of Windows preinstalled codecs or other ones which can be user installed later so you may set recording quality according to desired quality and available disk space To summarize in the following table we have computed the hard disk space needed for logging 30 days depending on the frame rate and video size Values have been obtained with DivX5 video codec and Windows Media Audio V2 audio codec set at 8000 Hz 16 bit Please note that values are approximate since actual video bitrate depends on the incoming video signal characteristics Video Frames Hard Disk space Video bitrate size per second for 30 giorni in kBit s 320 x 240 25 full motion 250 Gbytes codec DivX 5 05 set to 600 Kbps VHS quality 320 x 240 15 85 Gbytes codec DivX 5 05 set to 256 Kbps 320 x 240 10 50 Gbytes codec DivX 5 05 set to 192 Kbps 320 x 240 3 40 GBytes codec DivX 5 05 set to 64 Kbps As you may notice the storage requirements vary depending on the video size and frames per second though not necessarily in a proportional way With a low video size image will tend to appear pixelized especially if resized to full screen on the other hand with a bigger video size the overall image resolution will surely improve though a greater video bitrate is required With low frame rates the video will play by steps while values of 15 fps or higher will return smooth recordings Obviously it is possibile to r
26. ner and set here the channel to tune in Note this feature depends on the channel assignment and may no work for all countries e Video device sets the video capture card to use for the current channel Just select the right one from the drop down box e Video size Sets the captured video size Values around 320x240 pixels have proved appropriate for jogging purposes Higher values guarantee better image definition but need more CPU power and more Hard Disk space e Video subtype lf needed sets the video subtype for capturing In most cases the default option will work is fine e Frames per second sets the number of frames per second to capture Any value from 1 to 25 or 30 depending on the video standard in use is allowed AVI settings e Audio format Allows to set the audio sampling frequency bits to use for audio capture for example 8000 Hz 16 Bit e Audio compressor ACELP net Allows to set audio codec for audio compression Click the button on the right of the box select your desired codec and press OK to continue In order to get the best quality compression ratio we suggest to use the Windows Media Audio codec just be careful not to use 8 bit formats which are not supported E WIN JAY Page 16 D TY AUTOMATION e Video compression Sets the codec to use for video compression for example xVid or DivX The two buttons below allow to manage the codec specific settings bitrate etc ASF setting
27. njay S R L Winjay S R L grants to you a nonexclusive license to use the Software and Documentation provided that you agree to the following 1 Use of the Software You may Install the Software in a single location on a hard disk or other storage device of up to the number of computers indicated in the the header at the beginning of this Agreement Provided the Software is configured for network use install and use the Software on a single file server for use on a single local area network for either but not both of the following purposes a permanent installation onto a hard disk or other storage device of up to the Permitted Number of Computers or b use of the Software over such network provided the number of different computers on which the Software is used does not exceed the Permitted Number of Computers For example if there are 100 computers connected to the server with no more than 15 computers ever using the Software concurrently but the Software will be used on 25 different computers at various times the Permitted Number of Computers for which you need a license is 25 El VVIN JAY Page 39 D TY AUTOMATION End user licence agreement Display modify reproduce and distribute any photographs clip art or other artistic works in whole or in part that are included with the Software unless a specific notice to the contrary is indicated provided such photographs clip art or artistic works are not distr
28. nto account that Lapsejay runs an obsolete recordings purge each hour and supposing segments of 1 hour each you should set this value to 1 i e each hour Lapsejay deletes not more than 1 segment Thus if the system clock is accidentally moved forward deletion of huge quantities of video segments which should be kept into the archive is avoided To disable this feature set the value to O e Process mode For obsolete clips whose date is older than maximum days to store sets action to execute Delete files clips are deleted to create space for the new ones Move files clips are moved to a backup folder e Backup folder If the storage management mode is set to move files browse your hard disk to specify here the folder where obsolete clips will be archived once maximum on line days to are expired e Recording time range If you don t need to run video jogging 24 hours a day here you may specify a time range where recording will be automatically started Outside this interval recording is automatically stopped For example the string 09 30 00 10 15 00 enables recording from 9 30 to 10 15 To disable this feature just clear this box e Channel name Sets the input channel name which is shown on the main recording window to identify the channel e Record at startup lf checked recording is started automatically at Lapsejay startup Otherwise once Lapsejay is started you ll have press the record button to start recording
29. of operating switches may be set according to your specific requirements Though full setup of configuration is allowed settings related to features not included in your purchased package will not be working Capsejay Setup H Impostazioni E PAETE jo scheduling as JETECION AUDIO PIDE a E COPIA seinge Video Source EH Streaming URL Recording method E sF l I Abilta motion detector Motion sensitivity Source URL mms videostream teleliguriasud GOU Lut EWECH HE E AC Jeer dies Audio device settings SE z l Cattura audio z l abilta YU meter wU meters audio device Detector mode Stopfalarm delay Du startistop E I Capture device audio Audio device TRA frame EM 57575 Audio Capture 0 O40 F Audio input Picture type EE PEG pictur F Frame capture path SE Cicapturetramest Ba SOvPAmpres SOT testo Centra Timestamp position Bottom Fight e H Sfondo trasparente u Overlay shadow video device settings AYI settings d Font Jd Colore fongo ASF Settings Canale 1 Canale 2 Canale 3 Canale 4 Canale 5 Canale 6 Canale f Canale O Channel Channel 10 VWIN JAY RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION f w opon registrazione Recording tolder Ci90dayst File size min x DU GR Mg Delete ties 7 Backup folder C90days 1 backup Recording time range Channel name Channel 1 Storage days ain cl Max deleted files T I Registra allawv
30. oftware appearance from dialog windows to buttons menus labels etc Thanks to skins the user interface can be made good looking according to your own taste Lapsejay includes a folder with several skins click on the button to the right of the edit box and browse your skin folder to select your favourite one Some examples of skins EEE GEE RR RE ER ES EES TEETE En An en en E N Preview d d Preview SENA AO Button Preview Audio monitoring section e Enable audio monitoring audio If checked enables audio monitoring feature The sampled audio from the capture card will be rendered on the PC s sound card e Audio monitoring volume Sets audio monitoring output volume e Audio device Sets the sound card to use for the audio monitor output RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION Press the schedule tab to enter the scheduling page which allows to schedule recordings according to time and day of the week or via external triggering Lapsejay Setup Settings Options Scheduling Trigger settings H Denominazione profilo Schedule name Start time End time Test 2 17 00 00 gt E op p Trigger Trigger 1 Close M Channel IW Action Stat Recording type File Mame File name or folder D Vmehlestd avi BROWSE ce 7 VINI JAY RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION 1110 00 00 10 30 00 1377 00 00 11 50 00 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thureday Friday Saturday Dele
31. or button Opens a dialog window to set the color to use for the timestamp background Recording settings e Video source Video capture device the video signal is captured from the selected video capture card Screen recording the video signal is a real time capture of Windows screen This mode turns useful to record presentations etc Streaming URL the video signal is captured from a URL Select this mode if yo uwish to log a Web TV which is straming live e Recording format AVI clips are captured in AVI format using the audio video codec set in the related section AVI settings ASF clips are captured in ASF format using the recording profile set in the related section ASF settings e Source URL If the video source is set on Streaming URL here you must specify the Internet address where the signal is streamed from EJ VVIN JAY Page 14 D TY AUTOMATION Audio device settings e Capture Audio checkbox If checked Lapsejay also captures incoming audio signal from the user set sound card Otherwise video recording will be without any audio track e Enable VU meters checkbox If checked enables the audio spectrum analyzer and VU meters Should you notice any sound card sharing issues device already in use messages or similar then you may disable this feature e VU meters audio device Select here the sound card to use for VU meters among the available ones It should usually match the au
32. or example e Time Server Here you ll have to specify the time server to use Just select your server from the drop down box e UTC difference Time servers on the Internet always work on the UTC time so here you ll have to specify the time shift between UTC and your local time e Get Time Now Press the button to attempt a connection to the specified time server if this is successfull in a matter of seconds the system time will be automatically updated according to the server time Various section e Language Lapsejay is multilinguage and any caption used in the software is read from a text file you can easily tailor to your needs or copy and paste to create new languages The software comes with English and Italian LNG language files found in the software setup folder To edit your default language just select your favourite one from the available languages in the drop down box e Database path Sets the path to the centralized database which is going to retain all the informations about logged segments scheduling etc Except for specific requirements we suggest to leave the default settings e Log File Sets a filename with full path where Lapsejay will write its operation log for example timestamp of recording start and end software startup and shutdown etc This is a plain text file which you can open with Windows Notepad El VVIN JAY Page 20 D TY AUTOMATION Password section Optionally you may set a
33. part Logjay Lapsejay has been improved into a comprehensive non stop audio and video logging software that fully takes advantage from today s PCs digital technology to store massive amounts of audio and video with fast access and retrieving features You can finally get rid of those old time lapse video recorders of questionable quality and reliaibility and with high maintainance costs you have to periodically check machines other than purchasing and periodically replace tapes Lapsejay automatically stores and indexes recorded video by date and time Lapsejay can be set to automatically rotate logged files to keep track of a desider number of days according to your local regulations and if you wish can automatically erase older days to make room for the new ones Lapsejay offers an instant access to recorded video thanks to its exclusive indexing and locating system Gone are the days of rewinding through miles of tapes for hours or days to locate the desired passage With Lapsejay you just select desired date and time and press play to view the exact passage Lapsejay has been carefully engineered on building blocks so you may purchase just the needed channels and features and save money on your initial purchase for example you may initially purchase just 1 of the 10 available channels and later upgrade to 2 4 8 or even 10 channels if needed Likewise you may add later various optional plug ins like scheduling audio video detector
34. rame capture feature on the incoming signal being logged The player module allows to perform the same capture feature from video segments already logged on disk e Picture type Sets the format to use for captured frames JPG or Windows Bitmap BMP e Capture Path Sets the path where the captured frames will be saved Pictures are saved to disk according to the date hour format and with the extension corresponding to picture type JPG or BMP for example 20041230 223508 bmp means a BMP picture captured on 30 12 2004 at 22 35 08 E WIN JAY Page 13 D TY AUTOMATION Timestamp overlay section e Timestamp position Lapsejay allows to automatically overlay to logged video the date and time which are updated in realtime while recording This box allows to set the timestamp position on the video window If you wish to disable this feature set the disabled option it is also possible to record clean without overlays and superimpose the timestamp while playing the logged video with the Lapsejay Player module e Transparent background checkbox If checked the timestamp is overlayed without any background Otherwise the colour set with the background color button will be used e Overlay shadow checkbox If checked the time stamp will be painted with a slightly dark edge in order to improve readability e Font button Opens the font settings window to set font color and font size for timestamp overlay e Background col
35. recording will start and stop according to scheduled start and stop time triggers will be ignored e Channel box sets the channel from channel 1 to channel 4 depending on your purchase where you want to schedule your recording e Action box sets the action which a trigger will undertake 1 Start recording will start with the previously loaded profile 2 Stop recording will stop 3 Load Profile Logjay will load the specified recording profile and start recording If the current schedule is clock drive this setting is ignored e Recording mode Two recording modes are available 1 Date time files with the logged audio will be named according to recording start date and time this mode should be used for long time logging purposes since each recording will be assigned a different file 2 Specify file name the audio file will be always named the same way according to your settings Each new recording will overwrite the previous ones which will be lost of course E WIN JAY Page 26 D TY AUTOMATION e Storage folder filename If recording mode has been set on date time just click on the icon and browse your hard disk to select the folder local or LAN where the logged audio will be stored Otherwise if recording mode has been set on a specific file name this box will allow browsing for your desired path and file name which will be overwritten for each new recording e Start time If the current schedule i
36. riggered This is a TTL signal available on the parallel port determined by the user settings Channel 1 triggers pin 2 Channel 2 triggers pin 3 Channel 3 triggers pin 4 Channel 4 triggers pind Common ground is pin 18 3 SMS Lapsejay will send an SMS to the specified numbers 4 LPT SMS both actions will be undertaken e Box Phone COM port If you wish the blank detector warns your tech personnel via SMS here you ll have to specify the COM port where your phone is connected Lapsejay currently supports the following Nokia phones 3210 3310 3330 3390 3350 3410 3510 5110 5130 5190 5210 6110 6130 6150 6190 6210 6250 6310 6310i 6360 6510 7110 7190 8210 8290 8250 8310 8390 8810 8850 8855 8890 8910 e Interface type Allows to select the interface type used to connect the phone e LPT address If you wish the blank detector triggers an external device via the parallel port just type the hex addess of the parallel port used for this purpose For example 378 for the LPT1 278 for the LPT2 e Alarm SMS numbers If you have set Lapsejay to alert your tech personnel via SMS in case of blank just add their SMS numbers in this box More than one number may be added separated by a semicolon for example 3391234546 348123456 E WIN JAY Page 22 D TY AUTOMATION Skin selection Graphic layout of Lapsejay is based on skins these are packages of graphics components which are used to customize s
37. s clock driven type you ll have to type here the start time of your recording Otherwise when external triggering is used the start time is considered as trigger enable start time meaning that the trigger event is taken into account only if between the start and end time specified This way you may restrict your recording just to your desired schedule ignoring unwanted triggering e End time As above this is the end time for your recording in the case of clock driver events or trigger enable end time when external triggering is used e Days enabled This group of checkboxes from Sunday to Saturday allow to enable the current schedule for each day of the week This way you may also add totally different schedules for each day of the week e New button Switches the database to insert mode to add a new schedule e Edit button ER Switches the database to edit mode to edit settings for the current schedule Modifica e Cancel button Deletes the current scheduling You ll see a dialog box asking for confirmation a LS Cancela E WIN JAY M RADIO AND TY AUTOMATION e Cancel button Cancels updates and switches to browse mode You ll see a dialog box asking for confirmation Annulla e OK button Confirms updates and switches to browse mode If the database is already in of browse mode closes the setup window DK Trigger 1 Trigger 2 For the trigger feature to work correctly first of all you
38. s e Streaming mode Sets streaming mode Disabled audio video captured on the current channels is not streamed Direct network streaming the current channel is streamed directly to the Internet Stream to VM publishing point to save on CPU load and bandwidth on your Internet connection especially should you plan more concurrent users connected select this option to stream to a Windows Media Server Publishing Point hosted by an Internet streaming service provider to which users will connect to in order to receive your broadcast e Max users Sets the maximum number of users that may simultaneously connect to your streaming service should you stream directly to the Internet e Publishing URL If the streaming mode is set to VM publishing point sets the Windows Media Server address used as streaming publishing point e Publishing username publishing password If the streaming mode is set to VM publishing point sets username and password to access to the Windows Media Server used as streaming publishing point e Record in native format lf checked if the capture source is set to Streaming URL and the capture format is set to ASF recording will be done in native format i e incoming streaming will be captured to disk as is without any audio video recompression e ASF profiles sets the ASF profile to use for audio video compression Recording options settings e Storage folders It is possible to set one or more folders w
39. sejay YX Player 1 0 1 Pe 00 murring Export Y Setup amano sas Nom Si By purchasing a licence for Lapsejay VX Player Pro new features will be added such as dual player to monitor two channels at once DVD burning and video export reencoding features E WIN JAY Page 29 RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION Lapsejay Player Pro main window e E VX Player 1 0 1 inda u AAA OO OA MV Qs i u DONE OA R MANANA AAE ARYA AAAA AA ANANA d R E S E ll Il dH na 1555005 e i DS eb S ct i Eege mmm ES 28092007 SE O Es Play eg s 5 Quickstart playing the logged video 1 Using the drop down boxes select the channel date and time from which you wish to start playing the logged video ae Fre 2 Press the Play button to start playing 3 In play mode the time display shows in real time the timestamp of the logged video and the slider the relative position in the audio file containing the desired segment Click and drag the slider to move back and forward Pad ae all HAHH EEE E tSho DB 1D enn WIN JAY Page 30 e Frew button In play mode switches to fast rew seek mode FHew Rew button In play mode switches to rew seek mode FHew Play button Starts playing the desidered logged segment according to selected channel and date time Play Pause button In play mode switches to pause mode Stop button Stops playing the logged audio Fwd
40. t in the specified folder To stop recording according to another trigger you ll just have to add a similar scheduling 1 Press the New button to switch the database to insert mode 2 Insert a name for your new scheduling set 10 00 00 as start time and 10 05 00 as ending time then check the Tue and Thu boxes 3 In the trigger box select the Trigger 1 close item 4 In the channel box select the channel where you want to schedule your recording for example channel number 1 5 In the action box select the start item In the recording mode box select the folder name item then browse your Hard Disk to set your storage folder 6 Finally press the OK button to confirm when done E WIN JAY Page 25 D TY AUTOMATION ne Le a ae Le Detailed description e Schedules grid Contains the list of schedules in the database You can navigate the list with the arrows on the right Left clicking on each item on the grid related details are shown in the corresponding controls below in the window e Schedule name box Contains a name for the current schedule for faster recalling For example morning news e Trigger box sets the trigger which will activate the current schedule For example Trigger 1 Close will activate the schedule when trigger 1 closes Trigger 2 Open will do the same when trigger 2 opens and so on Setting the clock driven item
41. te 401910 xX Cancel Cloze Page 24 Quickstart scheduling a clock driven recording In the following example we re going to schedule a recording each Monday Wednesday and Friday starting at 10 00 00 AM up to 10 30 00 AM Each time the existing file if any will be overwritten by the new recording 1 Press the New button to switch the database to insert mode 2 Insert a name for your new scheduling set 10 00 00 as start time and 10 30 00 as ending time then check the Mon Wed and Fry boxes 3 In the trigger box select the clock driven item to schedule your recording according to your start and ending time 4 In the channel box select the channel where you want to schedule your recording for example channel number 1 5 The action box will have no effect since it is only used to associte an action to a trigger In the recording mode box select the file name item browse your Hard Disk to set your storage folder then type the file name which will be used for your recording 6 Finally press the OK button to confirm when done Quickstart scheduling a triggered recording In the following example we re going to schedule a recording each Tuesday and Thursday starting will be triggered by the closure of Trigger 1 but only between 10 00 00 AM up to 10 05 00 AM This time files will be named each with its own timestamp according to the recording start time and pu
42. th in the recording module change any local path with the corresponding network path for example ALOGGERIC instead of C 3 Remember to share drives on the recording workstation with full read write access WIN JAY Page 5 D TY AUTOMATION Chapter 1 The recording module Here is a screen shot of Lapsejay recording module which performs audio video logging and signal monitor features This is the main window which appears when the recording module is started on the top of the window a panel with 4 or 8 mini screens show a miniature of as many corresponding recording channels in the middle the software can be configured to show up to a couple of detail panels complete full size video preview audio VU meters audio spectrum analyzer motion detector meter and other details Of course details may slightly differ depending on your setup and or enabled channel and features For example in the following window Lapsejay has been setup to show a 4 chhanel synthesis upper panel and 1 detail panel containing full details of the first channel being logged Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Status Capturing 320x240 Status Capturing 320x240 status Capturing 320x240 status Capturing 320x240 RO Pe AAA RE OR GG WE Channel 1 status Capturing 320x240 Dropped frames 36 Next Event Fri 10 26 00 10 26 20 a 19 05 0005 9 15 56 Rake It is possible to freely move the video preview windows on yo
43. ur desktop just drag and drop the preview window in your favourite position on the Windows desktop Window position is automatically stored so that the next time the software is starter the window itself will be shown in the same position lt j RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION Page 6 In the following example Lapsejay has been configured to show 1 synthesis panel on the top with 4 mini screens and no detail panel Preview windows with the input video being logged have been freely positioned on Windows desktop a EA EMUmMRI O TELEVISION HA Premiere Hamburg ewe in enya E WIN JAY RADIO ANDO TY AUTOMATION Page Detailed description Record buttons Click the Record button corresponding to the desired channel to manually start recording Record Stop buttons Click the Stop button corresponding to the desired channel to manually stop recording Preview buttons Press the Preview button corresponding to the desired channel to preview the incoming audio video signal Preview Frame capture buttons Press the button to capture the current frame on Hard Disk as BMP or JPG picture depending on settings made in the software setup window Shows the setup window which allows to set Lapsejay operating defaults and scheduling options All channels must be in stop mode otherwise the window will not be opened Exit button Terminates program execution You ll see a dialog box ask
44. wo or more copies of the Software the total aggregate number of computers on which all versions of the Software are used may not exceed the Permitted Number of Computers You may make one back up copy in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for each version of the Software you use You may not rent lease sublicense lend or transfer versions or copies of the Software you do not use or software contained on any unused media except as part of the permanent transfer of all software and Documentation as described above If you acquire an upgrade or update for software you may use the previous version for ninety 90 days after you receive the new version in order to assist you in the transition to the new version after which time you no longer have a license to use the previous version o Limited Warranty Winjay S R L warrants to you that the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the Documentation for the ninety 90 day period following your receipt of the Software To make a warranty claim you must return the Software to the location where you obtained it along with a copy of your sales receipt within such ninety 90 day period If the Software does not perform substantially in accordance with the Documentation the entire and exclusive liability and remedy shall be limited to either at Winjay S R L s option the replacement of the Software or the refund of the license fee you paid for the Software Winjay S R L AND IT
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