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1. horizontal vertical E soft mount E stop on error start import When file based media is imported or conformed into Quantel workspace the original network location has its own Clips Bin entry that is separate from originator and source timecode When clips or images are selected for import they display on the desktop area with a preview thumbnail The horizontal resolution of all files imported into Quantel hardware gt must be divisible by 8 In previous versions of software files were padded on the right hand side when their horizontal resolution was not divisible by 8 Now these types of files are centred having black equally padded to both left and right sides If the import file is larger than 2K the horizontal resolution is divisible by 16 To import a sequentially numbered set of images for example clip 001 007 or single clip sequence 1 Select the Import menu 2 Select a file format as a filter from the accept box on the right of the menu area for example to separate RED and MOV files Only material of the selected file format is then added to the list copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C I fil 1 M group stills into sequences remove item f reset list 2 unknown 3 If required tick group stills into sequences so that all selected files are placed on the desktop as a single entry and saved in the Clips Bin as a clip 4 Open the De
2. sscccsssscssssccsscccsscccsssscsescccescees 3 2 A PP EE E REA SE 3 2 Advanced Authoring Format AAF sssccssccsssccssccnsccsssccssccnscceescensceeees 3 2 Selec anar 3 3 Name Owner Category and Seg Name oooconcccnncccnocnnnoconoccnncccnncconaccnnoconanons 3 4 Interlaced or Progressive Materrlal cccssccsssccssccsssccssccessccesccessccessceseees 3 4 A E E O 3 4 M2 Command Stretch Method oooccoocconoccnoccnnaccnncconoconncccnoccnnaccnncconarnns 3 4 Blank Format Text Effects asirio octetos 3 4 Video NaC CONU OL oaae a AE A 3 5 Assign Audio Channels to TracksS cccssccssccsssccsscccssccsscccssccescccesecessceeseees 3 5 Tape Name and EE e E E 3 5 OTTS SE VAIS CO dE re O E S 3 6 Conform Date and Time Filter oooooconoccnonoccnnonnnnoccnnococonccnonaconnnconononos 3 6 BAF LISIS Play MOJO Sarco ios E EEA 3 7 Modify AAF Metadata cccsscccsssccssssccsssccesseccsseccssccesscceesscessceeesceesseceees 3 7 Set Tape File or Network Conform ccsccccsssccnsscccnsccessscccsccesssceeesceesseees 3 8 Start the Conform tape media ccsscccssscccssseccsssccesssccnsscccessceeseceeees 3 8 MCLE CE Wa A o o A 3 9 Variable Frame Rate icnsisiosiesciniieni circle 3 9 A AAA AAN 3 9 io AP o IA 3 9 UE ANNI PA A E E ERER 3 9 E A E A 3 9 Start the Conform file media ooooocoooccoooccnocnnnocononcconacconaccnnocnnnos
3. 4 Press Conform to start the process If media is not available from the reference clip or project media from the Clips Bin is used ie single segment clips with correct originator source timecode and owner If there are multiple clips with the same originator and source timecode the owner should be used first to select which clips are to be used If the required media has not been found It is requested as part of the conform process Only clips with the correct owner and unmodified source timecode lt are used at this stage timecodes with a separator rather than a separator eg 00 00 00 00 not 00 00 00 00 Use Destination Timecode When an edit is output from the system to tape the resultant tape has the destination timecode instead of the source timecode or keycode of the original media If the tape is used for offline work an EDL or AAF made by the offline system relates to the destination timecode When using the EDL or AAF within the system the destination timecode Is used to pick up the original material from the original edit that was output to tape To use this method of conforming the edit used to make the offline tape must be used as the reference clip To use the destination timecode as the reference select dst from the scroll box displaying rush seg or dst EDL to AAF Conversion EDL files edl extension can be converted directly to AAF format aaf extension in the Conform me
4. Import Max Bits The Import max bits box controls the maximum number of bits to be used to store imported video clips This is available only on systems with Quantel hardware The options are 10 bit or 16 bit if the hardware supports it Import Keycode The Import keycode box controls whether keycode within imported files is interpreted to represent frames or perfs It is always stored and displayed in frames within the system www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 7 Quantel 6 8 Import Clip Name Level If the Import clip name level box is set to O and a file is dropped into the Import menu or onto the desktop the clip name is set to the file name without the file extension if the file header does not contain its own name If set to n where n gt 0 the clip name is set to the name of the directory n levels above the file Import Clip Name Without Number When the Import clip name without number tick box is ticked the number at the end of the file name is removed together with spaces hyphens and underscores that precede it Allow Non server Sized Import Qube and sQ Edit Plus HD When the Allow non server sized import box is ticked the same as source option is available in the Convert to menu in Import This allows files that are larger than sQ server supported formats and or are a non standard format ie neither HD or SD to be imported at their native format and colour space If the Allow non serv
5. select a destination folder for the conformed media then press set project on the right The folder now turns orange to indicate that it is the target Start the Conform tape media With a tape conform material is loaded directly from named tapes Select tape info and tape media from the scroll boxes in the menu When Conform is pressed the following menu displays and a prompt to choose the first tape containing material detailed in the AAF file displays Conform ERAS iit Please choose and insert a tape copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Select Tape The blue tape scroll box on the left allows the source tape to be selected from the list Variable Frame Rate The variable frame rate box must be ticked for Panasonic VariCam media so that only the flagged frames from the tape are recorded For this to function Variable Frame Rate Mode must be ticked in the lt F1 gt Configuration Window s System menu Eject Tape The eject tape scroll box is for selecting whether the system ejects the tape automatically or whether it is to be done manually Rush Prefix The rush prefix box allows a prefix to be specified for naming the rush clips that are recorded during the conform process The rush prefix defaults to rush but can be blank Rush Name The rush name scroll box allows rushes to be named using timecode or seg name the name used in the edit list Load Material To beg
6. Effects To archive out P2 and XDCAM media it must be localised first l copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Archive Out Use Archive Out to store files and project into a data infrastructure All the essence and metadata is stored with the files and this can later be retrieved in the original format by using Archive In ao See Archive In on page 4 6 TN When a new archive is made into an existing archive folder the contents of the latest metadata folder is taken into account any essence already archived is not re transferred unless it has been modified and a new metadata folder is created that contains both the original archive and the new archive The clips to be archived display in a list on the desktop with clip information displayed in several columns Prepare an Archive Out Before archiving out a clip consider the following settings Archive Destination Files can be stored in different types of destinations by changing the settings in the destination menu Select use network or use local tape from the type scroll box selecting use network allows files to be stored on a data server that uses Hierarchical Storage Management HSM in any visible folder on the network This provides quick and easy access destination drive folder example archives y A destination path can be entered by any of the following methods e Press on the
7. When a VTR is connected and configured correctly tape transport controls display in the menu fast rewind step backwards play stop step forward and fast forward The controls can be used to find the required segment of video to be recorded To shuttle through a clip 1 Place the cursor in the centre of the Shuttle Active Area a yellow diamond displays 2 Press on the diamond and slide the cursor to the right to shuttle forward through the VTR tape Slide to the left to shuttle backwards through the tape The further the cursor is moved from the centre of the diamond the faster the shuttle speed is copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C To jog through a clip e Place the cursor in the Shuttle Active Area apply pressure and move the pen in a circular motion clockwise or anti clockwise A timecode box in the menu indicates the current tape timecode Enter a timecode in this box and the VIR moves to that point on the tape When the required in and out timecodes have been established enter them in the corresponding timecode boxes The current VTR timecode displays on the menu and can be automatically placed in the in and out timecode boxes The Eject box next to the transport controls ejects the tape from the VTR Set In and Out Timecode The in out and dur duration timecode boxes are interactive When entering the in timecode value followed by the out timecode value the duration value chan
8. When a file is detected as having been encoded with a codec which can support an Alpha channel this is automatically made with an alpha channel unless the ignore matte box in the menu area is ticked various codecs eS QuickTime users should be aware of license requirements for e copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C MPEG 1 MPEG 2 VOB option The I O Application supports the import of specific MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and VOB DVD video object files MPEG 1 files with the MPG extension video with embedded audio channels and with the following characteristics can be imported Video MPEG 1 constant bit rate Video CD 352 x 288 or 352 x 240 SuperVCD 480 x 576 or 480 x 480 Audio MPEG Layer 2 16 bit mono or stereo MPEG 2 files with the MPG extension video with embedded audio channels and with the following characteristics can be imported Video MPEG 2 variable or constant bit rate 500 bkit s 1000 kbit s 2000 kbit s 3000 kbit s 4000 kbit s 5000 kbit s 6000 kbit s 7000 kbit s 8000 kbit s 9000 kbit s or 10000 kbit s DVD Video 720 x 576 Y 29 FPS 4 3 or 16 9 DVD Video 720 x 480 29 98 FPS 4 3 or 16 9 DVB transport stream MicroMV transport stream DVHS transport stream HDV transport stream ATSC transport stream Aspect ratios 4 3 16 9 or 1 1 Audio MPEG Layer 2 16 bit mono or stereo 48 kHz sample rate audio at 96 kbit s 112 kbit s 128 bkit s 160 kbit s 192
9. e any spaces in the file names are replaced with underscores on export If ignore is selected e underscores are not replaced on import or export copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Export Always Overwrite When Export always overwrite is ticked exporting a file of any type overwrites an existing file of the same name This affects CIN DPX TIF and VPB files Other file types always overwrite anyway n archive process never overwrites Export Project Folders Use the Export project folders numeric box to specify the number of Clips Bin project folders to include in the export path If set to O it behaves as before If set to 1 it includes the folder containing the clip in the export path If set to 2 it also includes the folder above that etc If the setting is changed drop the clips into the menu again to use the new value Export Make Clip Folder lf Export make clip folder is ticked and a clip is then dropped on the desktop the export directory is set to the path of the previously selected item but with the clip name as the lowest level directory Therefore the export path can consist of export directory selected folders clip name file name 1880_FIN_OFFLINE 90000 _ Export Naming The Export naming field allows a name and incremental number sequence to be added to the filename of files being exported The number entered here defines the starting value for the exported fr
10. sequences the full file name is required to be the rush name The trailing number and _ are only removed from the file name if the file is from a sequence eg DPX not RED So A002 C006 901226 001 R3D are named A002 C006 901226 001 not A002 C006 901226 Exclude Folders The exclude folders box allows folders that contain the specified text in the folder name to be specified and ignored from the search This is useful if film has been re scanned into a duplicate folder that can then be ignored during the search Display Options Select the options box and a format to display a pop up to enter decode options for this format these vary depending on the format When conforming using QuickTime files an ignore matte tick box displays when mov options is selected The resize options function allows any file type to be resized to either a list of presets ora custom size 4K is the largest canvas size that is supported for processing on a Quantel workstation The resize function is also available in the pop up import menu when a clip is dropped from a bin onto the desktop The fps scroll box to the right of resize options determines how file sequences are interpreted eg a sequence of dpx files may either be interpreted at 25 30 or 50 60 FPS This selector is ignored for files that know their own frame rate Tick the soft mount box to keep media on third party storage without importing it into
11. 3 4 Name Owner Category and Seg Name The clip details menu allows additional metadata to be entered The name box defines the name to be assigned to the conformed clip Use the keyboard to type in the title or edit an existing one The owner and cat category boxes can also be set prior to recording material into Quantel workspace and then automatically sort the material in the Clips Bin The seg name scroll box is used to specify how segments in the conformed clip are named Select either from edit name to use the segment number name from the AAF file from rush name to use the name of the rush clip used to make that segment or edit rush name to use the edit name followed by the rush name Interlaced or Progressive Material As in the record import menu the scan scroll box displaying interlaced or progressive allows material to be recorded in the required format This is important if progressive material has been recorded using an interlaced tape medium Tail Length As in the record import menu the tails box determines the number of frames of additional tails that are recorded with every clip For example a value of 25 adds 25 frames to the start and end of each clip M2 Command Stretch Method The M2 command stretch method can be selected The type of stretch is determined by the following scroll boxes in the effects stretch mode menu The scroll box displaying native field or frame controls whether the stretch
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13. Quantel 1no Aelg pue p1029 Y 2 18 copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Conform and AAF Out ref 2140 57 012 C www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 1 3 2 Conform Offline Material Conform Menu The Conform menu allows all or any part of the AAF clip list and edit instructions to be used to record material from named tapes or import files from storage devices or network folders directly into the Clips Bin Material is automatically assembled into a timeline that can then be used in the Edit application duration channels Record clip details video tracks list display Conform beetle balance gt M1 AAF Out sop gt audio tracks Archive In gt mappin Archive Out inar e pping iO record import tape reel offsets gt xpo rushes ref clips 0 m from 00 00 00 00 to ref project effects conform Edit Effects 1 0 clips settings None Desktop aaf When file based media is imported or conformed the original network location has its own Clips Bin entry that is separate from originator and source timecode Advanced Authoring Format AAF Material assembled offline can be conformed via an AAF file which loads and assembles all required clips and effects information into an edit for final processing When multilayer AAF files are conformed eg Avid and Final Cut Pro they are interpreted as follows e The clips include cuts dissolves wipes stretc
14. The platform imports Windows Media 9 ASF files as well as Windows Media video WMV and audio WMA files if Windows Media 9 is installed on the system When importing a file it is decompressed and saved in the library www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 15 Quantel Important Notice Quantel provides the mechanism for creating Windows Media 9 files but Quantel does not give the installer or user the right to create and distribute these file types The installer end user must agree to the terms of use of Windows Media 9 license displayed during installation and ensure that they have the appropriate license to create and distribute files using the codecs provided Royalties may also be payable to different licensing authorities for the use of the codecs provided and payment of these royalties is the responsibility of the installer end user and not Quantel Please refer to Microsoft for licensing and royalty information copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Export Material Export Clips as Files The Export menu is used to export any clip from the Clips Bin name format file00018 mov C Users hazel Desktop Stereo 3D clips 0x110386 file000018 dpx SST 720x486 file00018 C Users hazel Desktop Stereo 3D clips 0x280887 file000058 dpx J a ST 720x486 file0003 C Users hazelDesktop Stereo 3D clipsW0x281285Hfile000003 dpx Se 720x486 Record Conform AAF Out Archive In Arch
15. support downloads login manuals 4 1 4 2 Overview The I O application has two archive functions Archive In and Archive Out Archive Out is used to store Quantel files and projects including all essence and metadata into a data infrastructure When archiving a file the original format is retained including resolution bit depth color space and frame rate Files can be archived out to a specified destination using a network or a local tape Archive In is used to retrieve the Quantel project or files that were stored using Archive Out and load them in their original format with all the original metadata name project duration size va dest TC modified archived rocks and crags 0 04 1920x900 00 00 00 00 11 04 2012 14 10 02 a image_lake 1920x933 00 00 00 00 11 04 2012 11 08 32 r a 1 has_32_001 0 32 1024x400 01 00 00 03 11 04 2012 14 13 07 ff pia descent into buttermore 1024x400 00 01 00 00 11 04 2012 14 12 4 z ip buttermore 1020x1080 00 00 00 00 11 04 2012 15 02 jm Ta MMe has_32 003 1920x1080 10 00 01 00 11 04 2012 15 03 1 LJ rocks and crags it s a dog s life 1920x1080 00 11 00 00 11 04 2012 14 02 EX image lake E has_32 001 C4 descent into buttermore buttermore has 32 003 it s a dog s life sink or swim sink or swim 192 x900 00 00 03 00 11 04 2012 14 00 Record destination content Conform a AAF Out Archive In Archive Out Import Export generationQ archive gt initialise
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17. 4 bit or 8 bit palette colour 8 bit or 16 bit greyscale 8 bit or 16 bit alpha channel 3 x 8 bit or 16 bit RGB colour 8 bit or 16 bit alpha channel 6 14 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C RED r3d The platform imports RED r3d raw image files The check box in the Import menu also available in the Conform menu allows audio to be imported with the r3d file The import of r3d material provides a clip preview on the desktop SGI The platform imports a series of 8 bit or 16 bit Silicon Graphics SGI files and records them as video only clips Silicon Imaging SI 2K Camera Import of the CineForm RAW format is supported The raw data is wrapped as either MOV or AVI files and can be decoded in the Import menu by using the various menu functions The import of CineForm RAW material provides a clip preview on the desktop TARGA The platform imports a series of 8 bit RGB Targa files and records them as video only clips TIFF The platform imports a series of 8 bit or 16 bit RGB TIFF files and records them as video only clips VPB The platform imports a series of VPB files Video Paintbox format and records them as video only clips WAV The platform imports 48 kHz 16 bit 24 bit or 32 bit 1 2 or 4 channel WAV files and stores them as audio only clips If the file is not 48 kHz it has to be 16 bit and have a maximum of gt two channels Windows Media ASF WMA WMV
18. Log select the Log profile to convert the data to a filmic log format This allows the result to be viewed through one of the FilmLook log profiles or a custom LUT ess Both the ACES and Log profiles should be imported as 16 bit 2 logarithmic data Ensure O Import max bits is set to 16 bit in the lt F 1 gt Configuration Window The Linear profile shows the raw data in the file www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 11 Quantel 6 12 GIF The platform imports GIF CompuServe Incorporated Graphics Interchange Format files that conform to the GIF87a and GIF89a standards The animated GIF format is not Supported Go Pro The platform supports Go Pro H 264 MPEG 4 formats This can also be soft mounted JPEG The platform imports a series of JPG files and records them as un compressed video only clips M2V Blu ray The platform imports MPEG video only files for Blu ray MCF The platform imports high speed video media from ARRI Tornado cameras from the native MCF format MOV QuickTime QuickTime MOV files can be imported if QuickTime 7 is installed on the platform QuickTime 7 supports the Apple ProRes codec When a MOV file is imported it is decompressed and saved in the library The file import process supports the import of QuickTime files with alpha channels Clips or stills imported with alpha channels are shown in the Clips Bin with a red fill to indicate that they have a key channel
19. Play Conform see screen shot AAF Out Archive In Archive Out DCP In DCP Out Import and Export process menus The desktop main window provides an image area that is used to view clips and to display information about the current I O process The menu area below the desktop provides set up options applicable to the current O process eg size and format etc Access Media and Settings When working within I O media and settings are accessed A by opening and viewing bins Drag and drop files from bins fim settings emer onto the main window or menu area ro Edit mE Silskey 00 wm To open a bin press on the corresponding tab on the IT Ice erg 15 00 1920 x 1080 00 15 00 00 A as Application Bar for example press clips to open the Clips IT Clip Segment 1 50 00 1920 x 1080 00 00 50 00 7 3 A e Bin Open bins display blue on the Application Bar 0 Final Edit 15 00 1920 x 1080 00 15 00 00 ma ing rendor 50 00 Q A aa aTa Na aTa The bins available depend on the current process and are described throughout this User Guide where applicable copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Desktop Bin The Desktop Bin can be used to access media that is not held in Quantel workspace via the platform s network directories The Desktop bin is automatically given the m name of the current directory path selected eg a My Computer E desktop When the bin is not sh
20. Quantel workspace LZ gt N See Soft Mount Option on page 3 24 ZTN The ok box confirms the current menu settings and continues with the conform process The system searches the parent folder and its sub directories for the required material Check that conform succeeded displays Clips are placed in the Clips Bin and are displayed under the clip column in the Conform window Soft mounted clips have yellow timecodes whereas locally held clips timecodes are grey If files are missing the clip column field remains blank missing files need to be imported from their location The cancel box aborts the conform process The ignore network box continues with the conform process without loading material from the current folder www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 13 Quantel 3 14 Keycode Conform NCL Imported media can be conformed into an edit using an NCL file negative cutting list created by various products such as Avid FilmScribe or from AAF files that contain keycode information Film material may be scanned and stored on a SAN storage area network as a series of Cineon or DPX files with embedded keycode data An NCL is produced that makes reference to the same keycode as the scanned files This list may be used to import the necessary files into the system as Clips 1 Navigate to the NCL or AAF in the AAF Bin NCL files have a TXT extension 2 Drag the NCL from the bin in
21. QuickTime MOV files but Quantel does not give the installer or user the right to create and distribute these file types MOV Menu Select mov from the scroll list and press options www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 23 Quantel 6 24 Y include video Record output file Conform ff T AAF Out 2k VR Eto options gt Archive Out o include audio _ deinterlace gt Export y L show timecode Import The include audio and include video boxes allow video audio video only or audio only to be selected for export The video codec box allows an appropriate codec to be selected from those installed within the Windows operating environment If Alpha channel key channel is supported by the codec the message Alpha export supported displays This indicates Alpha channel capability regardless of whether the clip being exported has a key channel or not The video quality box affects the quality of the resultant video This value affects the sharpness of the resultant video Select either the first field or the second field to be dominant in each frame of the export file by selecting F1 or F2 in the scroll box to the right of dominance The box to the right of audio codec allows selection of an audio codec for export such as Linear PCM AAC and Apple Lossless The box to the right of audio quality allows quality selection minimum low medium high or maximum Ml include vide
22. Windows Media WMA WMV oooconccnnoccnncnoncconoccnncconoconoconocconoconaconacnns 6 28 TAO e enin ain EE EER EEE 6 29 po OS P OPE A A A 1 About This Manual eoooseeeeooossesecccssesscosssesscoossesssosssesssosssees A 2 PA A 3 Mann ENCE rt A 3 Conventions UsEd A e oo eio A 3 A o III EE E E E E A 3 o o E EEE A 3 Made KO eener E EEEE EE EE E E EE EEE A 4 Bl ea E E E T A 5 Helpdesk and Web Suppolt cscccssccosscccsssccsssccessccsssensssenssscnsssonsesons A 5 A A A 5 Website and Downloads manuals drivers plugins and software A 5 viii copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C ref 2140 57 012 C Using I O www quantel com support downloads login manuals 1 1 1 2 Overview The I O application is used to transfer material in and out of Quantel workspace To access the application launch the Quantel kernel via the shortcut on the desktop and then press I O on the Application Bar at the bottom of the screen duration channels i effects Record clip details video tracks list display Conform beetle balance gt 11 AAF Out sop gt gt Archive In mappin Archive Out Beng imit Import record import tape reel offsets gt Export rushes ref clips ref project from 00 00 00 00 to conform Edit Effects 1 0 clips settings None Desktop aaf audio tracks effects The menu area above the Application Bar provides Record
23. a conform using NCL or AAF files that contain keycode information select film info from the first scroll box to select media based on keycode See See Keycode Conform NCL on page 3 14 7 YN When Conform is pressed the following menu displays and prompts to choose the parent folder directory that contains all the material detailed in the AAF file display Please choose source folder Contorm Select Media Below the Please choose source folder prompt select the required media by either pressing the folder icon then selecting a path press lt Ctrl gt the folder icon to access the Windows directory browser or by typing a path in the text field or by pressing the arrow box on the right to select a previously used path The media must be held in network folders that represent the tape or film reels referred to in the AAF file The tape information in the AAF file is used to locate the files regardless of file name All the files in a directory are searched in order to find files with the appropriate originator and timecode The system assumes that all media folders are held in a single main folder Media can also be soft mounted Xx l A a See Soft Mount Option on page 3 24 7 YN specific file types including RED CIN DPX AVI MOV etc can be searched for during the conform process by making a selection from the all files scroll box If all files is selected the filter is disabled and all
24. and matches the format of the video connected to the input and determines whether the video needs to be interlaced or progressive To change this select either interlaced or progressive from the blue scroll box This can be useful if the original source material is progressive but is transferred using an interlaced tape format Vil Q The scroll box displaying interlaced or progressive allows material to be marked as 4 3 or 16 9 as it is recorded Record Menu When the required video and audio inputs are selected from the device settings use the Record menu to record material into Quantel workspace sdiinA tere play preroll No Control RS422 Auto SDIVITC refresh SDI audio MN tape edit preroll play tc offset edit tc offset L 00 43 47 21 pen start duration stop Edit Setups in 10 34 06 24 h1 sdi in A ut 11 17 54 20 il 00 00 00 00 preview 00 00 20 00 Archive In go Archive Out E interlaced 16x9 add to batch Import clear batch 0 Export use Edit clip Automatic Name Owner and Category Before recording any material name the subsequent clip via the name box ensuring that naming conventions are adopted The first clip recorded is automatically given this name with the numeric suffix 1 and subsequent clips increment from 1 The owner and cat category boxes can also be set before recording this automatically sorts the material in the Clips Bin www quantel com support downloads login manu
25. be played out choose a clip from the Clips Bin and drag and drop it onto the VIR window on the desktop The title of the clip to be played out displays in the menu area of the I O application al Y See Media Bins User Guide for more details on using bins ZIN copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Audio Track Output Mapping O To display the following functions tick the Audio Channel Selection 2 box in the lt F1 gt Configuration Window s Clips menu When clips are edited in the Edit application the audio assignments set for recording are used To affect how audio plays out audio channels from the source video can be set up on each track and assigned to specific output channels ie speakers This is done via hidden audio input output boxes Drag one of the timeline track filters eg V1 or A1 to the right to display these boxes which display like this V1 available output channels source channels audio track filter Al track sync lock audio tools source groupings frame rate add audio add new audio track 10 00 00 00 destination timecode master track sync lock The scroll box on the left displays the source grouping of the clip dropped onto the timeline eg mono stereo quad etc This can be changed where available by scrolling to a new grouping eg to split a stereo track out to separate mono tracks select mono
26. box www quantel com support downloads login manuals 5 5 Quantel Generate DCP e Once the setup is complete press generate dcp to start the creation of the DCP package Progress is indicated by progress bars At any time during the process the DCP creation can be aborted by pressing cancel The resulting DCP package contains MXF files for each DCP reel an XML file for the DCP composition and ASSETMAP and VOLUMEMAP files If encryption was enabled the KDM directory contains KDM XML file containing a Key Delivery Message Automatic Licensing If a license has not been previously obtained the following displays in the menu area License amp Register Start EasyDCP registration To license and register 1 Entera valid domain name usually that of your company This is required for the signing of any DCPs created and to identify where DCPs are created 2 Supply a password This is used to create a decryption key 3 Press on Start EasyDCP registration The easyDCP website opens in a browser window Easy DCP Creade account Recover account 1 A login is required Ifa company account already exists enter the username and password otherwise click on Create account 2 Enter the details and click on save changes 3 Enter the username and password as set up on the previous screen and click on Submit copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C The plug in options page displays
27. clear The reference clip is the existing version of the edit being conformed This can be used to provide media and settings for the new version of the edit If rush is selected from the scroll box the rushes in the reference clip including the tails are available for providing media and or settings during the conform process If seg is selected then only the media and or settings that display within the reference clip segments not the tails are available during the conform process If the new AAF file has extended any of the segments in the edit select rush so that the tails of the reference clip are available for use However if multiple segments in the reference clip use different parts of the same rush then select seg to avoid the problems caused by duplicate rushes If media is selected the media and settings for clip segments that are the same length or shorter are supplied by the reference clip If settings is selected the settings for all clip segments whether longer or shorter are supplied by the reference clip if present If the dst box is selected a reference clip previously graded sequence with source timecode with a single destination tape name and timecode Is used When the reference clip is dragged into the window input the tape name and first frame of destination timecode in the boxes underneath Liss PD See Use Destination Timecode on page 3 16 ZIN www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 15
28. conform by selecting the large ok box Check that conform succeeded displays Clips are placed in the Clips Bin and are displayed under the clip column in the Conform window Soft mounted clips are displayed with yellow timecodes whereas locally held clips timecodes are displayed in grey If files are missing the clip column field remains blank missing files need to be imported from their location www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 23 Quantel Soft Mount Option R3D DPX P2 and XDCAM media can be soft mounted With RED gt media the timeline and preview functions can also be used If required before starting the conform the soft mount function can be used to enable media to be viewed edited conformed and have effects applied to it on third party storage without having to import media into Quantel workspace Soft mounting is an immediate process allowing clip changes to be made and viewed instantly Y soft mount I The Import and Conform menus both display a soft mount tick box in the left of the menu area When the soft mount box is ticked the media is soft mounted where it is SAN NAS USB drive etc instead of importing or conforming the media into the Quantel workspace Any soft mounted media is indicated in the Clips Bin with yellow icons and in the Conform menu s clip column in HEIDIV Johnn yellow Te 23 42 34 23 A yellow bar on the Edit or MLT FX timeline indicates
29. detail sets the sharpness of the image The options are low medium or high where the image data is not processed 3 22 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C OLPF optical low pass filter sets the focus of the image The options are low medium high and off the default where the image data is not processed Denoise applies a noise filter to the image The options are minimal mild medium strong maximum and off the default where the image data is not processed 3 If required set the parameters in the Colour tab which allows a primary grade to be applied to the image data during import as part of the conform 4 Ifrequired set the Shadow and FLUT parameters from the FLUT tab 5 If required set the HDR Blend and HDR Bias in the HDR tab Set Resize Options e Select resize options if required Choosing an option from the resize to scroll box sets the resultant size for the imported image data The default setting is same as source file and with this selected decoded size images are imported There are a range of other formats that can be selected including a custom sizing pop up see screen shot 4K 2K HD and SD with different aspect ratios and pixel shapes With these selected the resolution of the image is downsized ie interpolated then resized using Quantel hardware Start the Conform e Either enable or disable the soft mount box then start the search for files and the
30. file types are found Merge Sequences The merge sequences box that displays to the right of all files merges sequences that have contiguous timecode keycode but non contiguous names or are from separate folders before they are loaded www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 11 Quantel Select Image Size Files containing a specific image size can be searched for during the conform process by making a selection from the all sizes scroll box With all sizes selected all image sizes are found The scroll box below all sizes allows the keycode format of the keycode in the file header to be specified so that the keycode is interpreted correctly Timecode From The timecode from box below the keycode format box specifies where the source timecode information is found timecode from file reads the timecode from the file header if present timecode from name converts the frame number in the filename into a timecode timecode 00 00 00 00 assumes that all rushes start at a zero timecode Originator From The originator from scroll box specifies the location of the material where the originator information is found originator from file reads the originator from the file header if present originator from name takes the originator from the file name either with or without its extension controlled from the originator with extension tick box With Arri Alexa ProRes QuickTime files that have names in
31. for creating Es QuickTime MOV files but Quantel does not give the installer or user the right to create and distribute these file types The installer end user must agree to the terms of use of QuickTime license displayed during installation and ensure that they have the appropriate license to create and distribute files using the codecs provided Royalties may also be payable to different licencing authorities for the use of the codecs provided and payment of these royalties is the responsibility of the installer end user and not Quantel Please refer to Apple for licensing and royalty information MPEG 2 option With an appropriate password license installed the application supports the export of specific MPEG 2 format files MPG This function is aimed primarily at the creation of material for approval purposes but can also be used in the pre production of DVDs using DVD authoring packages MPEG 2 Option Notice As a condition of the MPEG 2 Intermediate S Product license granted to Quantel the following notice must be given to the end user of this product USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 The MPEG 2 files are created with the MPG extension video with embedded stereo audio channels wit
32. in one and the options restart continue and abort become available If the box is not ticked the options restart retry and abort become available during import when an error occurs in a file but the import continues with any remaining files The media is saved into the Clips Bin with the new clip name and settings from the menu Any soft mounted media is indicated with a yellow icon Ignore Matte Option When dropping a QuickTime file that contains an alpha channel in the Import menu an ignore matte tick box displays in the menu area this is also in the Conform menu This is useful because many QuickTime files appear to have an alpha channel even if they were not created with one eg ProRes files www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 3 Quantel 6 4 Batch Import Group Stills into Sequences Single files or file sequences can be dragged from the Desktop Bin and placed on the desktop in the Import menu Tick group stills into sequences and all selected files are placed on the desktop as a single entry and saved in the Clips Bin as a clip Any subsequent files dragged out are appended to the first entry if they are dropped over it if not a new entry is created With group stills into sequences unticked the selected files are dropped onto the desktop as individual entries and saved into the Clips Bin as stills In both the Import and Export menus multiple clips can be selected as a group by using t
33. is field based or frame based If native is selected the format is the same as the material being conformed When stretching a clip the interpolation process is controlled by selecting the scroll box displaying interp interpolate nearest or replicate With interp selected any new fields frames are created by interpolating the nearest adjacent fields frames With nearest selected instead of creating new fields or frame where they are needed the nearest existing field or frame is repeated With replicate selected if a new field or frame is required the last one is repeated Blank Format Text Effects The blank format box is used when conforming an AAF file containing text effects as there is no actual video input A picture shape needs to be specified in which the text needs to be rendered so that it displays correctly positioned and sized The custom option enables the size and pixel aspect boxes copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Video Track Control The video tracks menu indicates the number of video tracks in the AAF displayed in boxes as 1 2 3 4 etc video tracks 1 By default all video tracks are enabled coloured pink To exclude a video track from the conform press on a number box to disable it it turns grey If all video tracks are disabled only audio is conformed Assign Audio Channels to Tracks a EE E The audio tracks menu allows the audio channels define
34. kbit s 224 kbit s 256 kbit s 320 kbit s or 384 kbit s Multiplexed MPEG 2 and audio streams in VOB format with DVD type 5 compatible formats such as 720 x 567 25 FPS 4 3 16 9 or 720 x 480 29 98 FPS 4 3 16 9 MP3 The platform imports MP3 files and stores them as audio only clips MP4 M4V MP4V M4A M4P The above MPEG 4 part 14 file formats can be imported using the QuickTime SDK MXF P2 XDCAM DNxHD SonyF65 Sony SStP and Quantel All Panasonic P2 formats and Avid DNxHD formats are supported The platform imports MXF files conforming to SMPTE 377M 2004 that use Operational Patterns Op1A and OpAtom and have a supported media format These file types can also be soft mounted www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 13 Quantel Sony F65 MXF The platform supports the import of Sony F65 MXF files source details This data can be stored in log format and to assist eae ey with the precision it should be at 16 bits When one of these files is dropped into the import menu a pop up displays providing more options The Kelvin quality resolution has three available values including 5500 classed as daylight setting 4300 and 3200 both classed as tungsten settings The box to the right of Colour Space allows selection of S Gamut sRGB rec 709 P3 XYZ or ACES Select a choice of profile curve Linear or S Log2 to be applied using the scroll box to the right of Profile If ACES is selected for t
35. of all custom use selected source region or pan scan use pan and scan data from the clip if present The size and centre boxes trim and reposition each frame to the value set in the green numeric boxes The clip image in the main window updates as these settings are changed The aspect conversion box controls how the aspect ratio of frames is managed when the clip has mixed aspect ratio segments When a 16 9 clip is output at 4 3 aspect ratio with the cut function enabled the system resizes the 16 9 clip and crops the left and right edges of the image With box enabled the 16 9 clip is output in letter box form When a 4 3 clip is output at 16 9 aspect ratio with the cut function enabled the system crops the top and bottom edges of the image With box enabled the 4 3 clip is output as pillar box With none selected mixed aspect ratio segments are stretched to fit The output crop box is used to crop each frame on output The options for this are to crop by ratio picture area or none no crop Select the required option from the blue scroll box Some of the commonly used ratio values are effectively film camera aperture aspect ratios that define the active area of the film are and others are television standards 1 33 4 3 SD video 1 66 35 mm Academy Offset Standard 1 78 16 9 HD video 1 85 35 mm Full Screen Super 2 35 35 mm Academy Offset CinemaScope 2 37 21 9 True ratio 64 27 often used as a best fi
36. on a Quantel workstation copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Aspect Ratio Conversion When a file needs resizing but the picture aspect ratio doesn t match the new size selected the aspect conv field allows selection of the conversion method ie box or cut Flip The image can be flipped either vertically or horizontally on import by selection of the boxes to the right of the flip box Colour The box to the right of the colour box indicates the video data format colour space and allows change of the indicated content type to linear log or print density If the colour format of the image is YUV the colour options are not p available Black Level and White Level The black level and white level values in the boxes allow the black and white values of the resultant clip to be changed from the specific levels in the source image Look up Table The lookup table box allows selection of a previously configured look up table to be applied to a file on import The previously configured look up tables must be stored in a specified place as determined by each organisation for them to be accessible from in Quantel workspace Look up tables can be stored in one of the following places e locally in the C Data User Cubes folder or sub folder The C Data User Cubes folder is selected by default e ina shared folder on a network drive eg shared media user e in a shared
37. set up The platform can record audio from the following sources SDI Audio The audio recorded is extracted from the SDI input video data AES EBU Audio The audio recorded is obtained from the AES EBU audio input connection The platform s audio is also routed to the AES EBU audio output connection www quantel com support downloads login manuals 2 3 Quantel VITC and LTC Selection The VTR used to record video into the Quantel platform must have identical and synchronised LIC and VITC at all times in order for the Quantel platform to perform correctly The boxes on the right of the menu allow the appropriate VITC source to be selected The blue scroll box displaying RS422 VITC RS422 LTC or RS422 Auto configures the system to use vertical interval timecode or longitudinal timecode from the VTR via the control port When the SDI VITC is enabled VITC is obtained from the SDI output With this box disabled VITC is obtained from the serial cable Select the VTR Comm Port When a VTR is connected to the Quantel platform its description displays in the blue box corresponding to the port it is connected to A B or C on the serial break out cable Select the port to assign control of the VTR to the device set up Port A Port B Port C The No Control option does not provide VIR transport controls and is intended for crash recording material from the selected video audio inputs When all set
38. tape The VTR window on the desktop shows the clip as it is played out Ni Q To stop playing out at any time press Stop The use resume offset box allows the clip to be played out from the defined timecode after the clip s in point This can be used to continue an aborted play out without the need to restart the whole process When resume offset is pressed the timecode box that displays defines an actual tape timecode allowing playing to resume just before the point at which it failed Press the set box to enter the current VTR timecode copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Preview of Play Out to Tape To preview a play out to an existing tape 1 Check that the monitoring is set up to show VTR output 2 Select preview in the Play menu At the edit in point the monitor switches between playback from tape to the new material to be inserted Recreate 3 2 Pull Down Material When 24 FPS material is played out at 30 FPS a 3 2 pull down sequence is applied to the video output rather than speeding up the frame rate The A Frm Offset value lt F1 gt Configuration Window System menu is automatically applied to the sequence When inserting a clip segment back onto VTR tape it is essential that the in and out timecode values are at frame boundaries to ensure that the fields of the 3 2 pull down sequence are placed in their correct positions www quantel com support downloads login manuals 2 17
39. the form of A060C001 101006 _L1QF mov that have an offline edl created using this filename then originator from file cannot be used as the originator in the file header is read as AO60L1QF formed by the start and end of the filename Consequently these cannot be conformed and so the originator from name ie the file name needs to be used originator from folder uses the folder name as the originator If originator from folder is selected the originator depth value determines how many levels of sub folders below the selected folder are used to set the originator The system assumes that all media folders are held in a single main og folder Y Rush Prefix The rush prefix box allows a prefix to be specified for naming the rush clips that are recorded during the conform process The rush prefix defaults to rush but can be blank copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Rush Name The rush name box allows the rushes to be named using timecode seg name the name used in the edit list file root or folder which includes the rush name depth value determining how many levels of sub folders below the selected folder is used to set the rush name The file root selection was previously used for removing number suffixes from file sequences eg DPX etc so that the resulting rush name was the same as the file root However with frequent conforms from RED and Cineform MOV and AVI files and as these are no longer
40. the media from an existing edit can be replaced by newer eg dustbusted or colour corrected media held in a reference project folder in the Clips Bin copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C The transfer of settings currently only applies to single layer effects for example colour corrections and DVEs Use a Reference Clip Project for Versioning 1 Drag and drop the AAF file into the Conform window This can be the original AAF used to conform the edit or a newly created AAF made from the edit if any edit points have been moved or if any additional shots have been added since the initial conform 2 If required drag and drop the reference project folder from the Clips Bin into the Conform window The reference project is the folder that contains the newly loaded media its path displays under the ref project tab and the ref project text now turns orange To clear the reference project press clear Only single segment clips within the reference project with the correct originator and source timecode are used The source timecode modified flag and owner are ignored for clips in the reference project Clips within the reference project are used in preference to all other media in the system 3 If required drag and drop the reference clip from the Clips Bin into the Conform window its name displays under the ref clip tab and the ref clip text now turns orange To clear the reference clip press
41. to from the scroll box Enter any frame offset values in the green numeric box Use the box to add or subtract the offset value to the timecode 2 Tothe right of reel on the pop up select which reel to apply the offset to Enter any positive or negative frame values in the green numeric box To clear any offset press clear To close the pop up menu select the tape reel offsets box again If an offset value has been entered this box turns orange Conform Date and Time Filter a ref project AAA Clips Bin rushes can be selected for conforming ees eee using their clip modified date as well as their owner originator and source timecode Select the rushes tab followed by the from and to boxes to enable filtering from to a specific date Select the date boxes on the right to display a calendar pop up then select a date and time of day With date filtering the owner originator source timecode and modified date must match in order for a rush clip to be selected This only applies to Clips Bin rushes not the reference clip or reference project If the date range does not include today any media that is loaded by the conform process is not found and it may repeatedly reload it al _ a See Conform Using a Reference Clip on page 3 14 7 YN 3 6 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C AAF List Display Modes In the list display menu the blue scroll box displaying track list l
42. types can be encoded as MPEG 2 Program streams for use with DVD type 5 PAL 720 x 567 25 FPS 4 3 or 16 9 PAL 704 x 576 25 FPS 4 3 or 16 9 NTSC 720 x 480 29 98 FPS 4 3 or 16 9 NTSC 704 x 480 29 98 FPS 4 3 or 16 9 If any other video format clip is exported with DVD compliant selected the process fails When exporting MPEG 2 files for DVD production the maximum video bit rate used should be 8000 kbit s and the minimum audio bit rate should be 192 kbit s eS If the appropriate MPEG 2 settings are used for exporting ie the A same settings as the final DVD the DVD authoring process does not need to re compress the MPEG stream This reduces the time taken to author the DVD and maintain the highest video quality DVB Compatible Transport Stream With DVB compatible selected video clips of any format can be encoded as an MPEG 2 Transport stream with any video and audio bit rate settings 6 26 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Blu ray Compatible Transport Stream M2V MPA MPG With Blu ray compatible selected video clips of any format can be encoded as an MPEG 2 Transport stream with any forced field dominance and video audio bit rate settings applied The first Encode Format scroll box can be set to either 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 The second Encode Format scroll box can be set to generate either m2v mpa required for DVD Studio Pro or mpg files MXF The platform exports MXF file
43. 4 6 Location of Archive accsscesescsscesssaccsscescabessnasasendeincontsseaesasnsvsceetensedecssnsewanseacecb seuss 4 6 CONTENT TO RESO O aane E E E EE 4 7 Perform an Archive N ssessesseessesseoseeseesecsscoseoseceecoseoseosecseceseoseoseeseesscoseoseees 4 7 DONE MOuntea AAG CINE S oxo sosecsetentecentssescosasecenncuserossnesevosesesetcceseesteseadmocanntncees 4 8 PGP snes A io A A 5 1 o nn A 5 2 DOP Mass 5 2 Import Soft mount a DOP File scaticsasseceshesesceneccseessesacswoaceaseieseniactaccavacauscacees 5 2 DEO T asas 5 3 Create a DCP Package soeoseeoseesssesesoseesseesseosseoseesseosseossesseosseoseeoseosseoss 5 3 Set the COMPOSITION s cosesocsescscsocsssocsscoscsocssccscsocsscvscscessssecsocscsocssovscsossoneess 5 4 SETEC GION ara E E E E ES 5 4 AA CIS ria 5 4 Define the PreProcess Settings sisi 5 5 GOnerate DOP ea E EE A E A AEE REA 5 6 PULOMISUIC LICCHSING erara E E E E EEE E 5 6 CA I II EEG 5 6 Import and EXpoOrt esseseesecsececcecsecseceesecseceecsecsecseseesecseo 6 1 Import IMACS Tc crcsiewetsstewesctnsescesetaicduceasasecesscasestespazessadsavenctesinecuess 6 2 IMpOrt Chips MOm FINS ai cs cticceseceeascdeasewasecnstencessctesaereenersaqceeseosesetiensessenrseseess 6 2 PONG Matte ODON ssacan ardor 6 3 BACA ENDO ee o EEE ETE EE EE EEE ET 6 4 Group Stills into SequenceSs seeseoseoseeoseeseesseoseeseeoseesseeseoseeeseoseesseoseoseeesee 6 4 Video Attributes Menu cccsscssscsscccsccssc
44. E A E A 6 19 Export Files with Pan SCAN sn eainiie 6 20 o A T EE E E T 6 20 PP E E 6 20 Srl OIDO o 6 20 UNESCO rn oit acia 6 20 Export Always OVErWTite ccsscccssccsssccnsscessccnssccssceessceesccessceesccesscesseceescs 6 21 ATA o A 6 21 Export Make Clp Folde Poison 6 21 EXPO NIINE aissei rinners EEE N EE EOE EEO E 6 21 Save Export Parameters ccsssccssscccssccsssccsssccssccssccnssccnssccnsscenssceees 6 21 DCUUINES Bin FUNCUONS usina its 6 21 DUCT COS EXPONE aeea A EE E E EE E E caos 6 22 Supported Export Formats eessecssecssecssecssecssecssecseecseesseesse 6 23 o N E EE A E E 6 23 GAN o E E E E eens 6 23 DPA E EA E o OE A 6 23 A E EE AA 6 23 E nn E EEEE E ES 6 23 MOV Mete 6 23 a A 6 25 MPES 2 MENU sorserien E E E T snsennceonnesaoeceesoesessracsonecucesdonataneorsecseee 6 26 General Program Stream cccsscccssccsssccssccnssccnsccessccesscessccesscensccessceseees 6 26 DVD Compatible Program StreaM oocccnocnnoccnnoccnoccnnoccnnoconocconoconoccnnaccnonos 6 26 DVB Compatible Transport Stream csscccsscccssccnssccssccssccsccessceeseceescs 6 26 Blu ray Compatible Transport Stream M2V MPA MPG ooocooooo oo 6 27 www quantel com support downloads login manuals vii Quantel MXF wrapped DNxHD files snoot 6 27 PO onenacs 6 27 A A 6 27 AP O In 6 27 lA cise ao II O checks 6 27 A 6 28 VPB WAYI INF O iia ora 6 28 WAN erip sener EEEE EE E OO 6 28
45. NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR I ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STANDARD MPEG 4 VIDEO AND OR II DECODING MPEG 4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG 4 VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Disclaimer Quantel Limited accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained herein and reserves the right to change the contents without prior notice This document does not form part of the product s Technical or Functional Specification and does not form part of any contractual agreement This manual is not product specific and may detail features that are not available on all systems Helpdesk and Web Support 24 Hour Helpdesk tel 44 0 1635 38508 fax 44 0 1635 815892 email 24hour support quantel com Website and Downloads manuals drivers plugins and software http www quantel com go to support downloads login required calls may be recorded for training amp quality control purposes www quantel com support downloads login manuals A 5 Quantel x1ipuadd y copyright O Q
46. Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C DCP Out U A single composition can be made from one or multiple reels Encryption can be added 7 to the reels and if required there are many encryption types to choose from each of U which create a Key Delivery Message KDM All exports are 12 bit RGB However if the standard XYZ transform is not required lookup tables LUTs can be added to the reels on export via the PreProcess settings DCPs are created at a maximum bit rate of 250 Mbit s Audio is output at a sample rate of 48 kHz A A license is required to produce un watermarked compositions gt Automatic licensing is available from within the Ul See Automatic Licensing on page 5 6 Create a DCP Package e Select the DCP Out menu The menu displays project settings composition settings kdm settings Preprocess Settings Define the Format 1 Ensure the project settings tab is selected SS oe oot project Settings 2 Define the target path for the resulting DCP package 3 Add an annotation creator and issuer as required If none are added the issuer defaults to the owner from the first clip 4 Set the format size and fps according to the output required A When making changes to the clip size ensure that the width and gt height are both divisible by four www quantel com support downloads login manuals 5 3 Quantel Set the Composition 1 Press on the composition setti
47. RES ARE NOT FOLLOWED CORRECTLY gt lt eb Y lt Text gt indicates a specific key press on the QWERTY keyboard NN nn indicates a value entered on a numeric keypad Text text indicates either a Quantel application menu function or a Windows Quantel installation system setting www quantel com support downloads login manuals A 3 Quantel A 4 Trademarks Most of the product names mentioned in this manual are manufacturer trademarks and are used within this manual only for the purpose of identification Quantel sQ Edit sQ Cut sQ View Quantel sQ Edit Plus Platform Quantel ISA Quantel Pablo Quantel PabloNeo Quantel NeoNano Quantel iQ Quantel eQ iQ Platform eQ Platform Resolution Co existence and Clipnet are trademarks of Quantel Limited XDCAM is a registered trademark of Sony Japan Final Cut Final Cut Pro QuickTime and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Incorporated Windows and Windows Media Player are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation Mocha Tracker is a registered trademark of Imagineer Systems Limited All other brand names product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders O GNU GPL LGPL Applied Software The software contains elements that are licensed under GNU General Public License GPL or GNU Lesser General Public License LGPL This informs you that you have a right to have access to modify and redistribute source code for these softw
48. This box may turn orange where the clip has mixed source grouping so mono set in an orange box may indicate for example a mixed mono stereo source Grouping options are as follows mono an individual audio channel eg 1 2 3 4 etc stereo a pair of audio channels eg 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 etc quad a group of 4 audio channels eg 1 2 3 amp 4 or 5 6 7 amp 8 etc 8 channel a group of 8 audio channels eg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 amp 8 or 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 amp 16 16 channel one group of 16 audio channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 amp 16 The two scroll boxes to the right control the following from ch this box displays the available source channels With no audio segments selected this setting affects the whole audio track www quantel com support downloads login manuals 2 13 Quantel 1no Aelg pue p1029Y Change the from ch setting on an individual segment by double clicking lassoing the segment then scrolling to a new setting _ Ifthe timeline audio segments are originally from mixed _ channel sources or a segment s source has subsequently been changed this box turns orange see screen shot on _ the left to indicate that the setting is not global for the _ whole track out to ch this box displays the available output ie speaker channels The output channel settings made via this box always affect the whole track ie an individual segment cannot be ch
49. Vie User Guide This manua lis revision C Copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 Quantel Contents A An A 1 1 AO orreen EEEE EE EEES 1 2 Access Media and Settings csscccssccssccsssccssccssccsccessccssccnsccesscessceeses 1 2 A E 1 2 po e E ER 1 3 ART Bi POS E R E E OR EA 1 3 Are a TI PERA o nn E A 1 3 A E EE A ceaeeease 1 4 Access Files from the Windows BrowSeb sssccsscssssccesccesccnscccesccnsceeses 1 4 Record A 2 1 Record Material sessesseesecsecsecseeseccoeccsecoeeceecsecseceeosecsecsecseoseeseeoe 2 2 Device Set up and Selection s eosseosesoseesseosecoseesseosseosecsseosseoseesseosseoseeeseo 2 2 Ed SETUD AA A PP e o E AA E 2 2 BA EE EN E E 2 2 Video Input S CIC C Ul OM ericsson 2 3 SDI or AES EBU Audio Selection s cssscsscasssecdacccdesceavssessscadsannscchacessewnesdseadsceusdens 2 3 VIC and LTS SS LOC Tl ON eoi 2 4 Select the VIR Comm PO ricas sacro odias 2 4 VIR Char Cte SOS seccscacasso aczecau senuewesrnsasesoeuscdeesseaenenssceaueaseousaeueseesseuaaeeserececs 2 4 Video Standard Selection ooooccooccnocononnnoconoconoconoconoconoconoconoconoconoconocononos 2 5 RECO Men Utada 2 5 Automatic Name Owner and Category cccssccsscccssccsscccssccesscessecesscesseees 2 5 Input Audio Channel to Track ASSISNMENIS cccsssccssecessccsccessccessceseees 2 6 Input Audio Level Indication cessccssscessccnssccssccessccesecessccescce
50. a E PER AA rename delete Record dur 00 43 47 21 pen start p Play A i 10 34 06 24 o A O sina Conform 11 17 54 20 7 AAF Out tail 00 00 00 00 Archive In O interlaced Import Export use Edit clip desk Effects Utility 1 0 Scribe clips Graphics P2 QShare XDCAM render Before recording material into local workspace configure a device set up in order to set the appropriate video audio and control connections Q Select the appropriate device set up from the Record menu or 4 select the Edit Set ups box to create a new set up or modify an existing one Edit Set ups Device Settings The comms ports and video inputs can be configured and saved as device settings and used within the Record Play and Conform menus Up to eight device set ups can be stored and easily selected by using the scroll box in the menu Device set ups can be used to store VIR and system configurations for each different studio installation or working set up copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C sdi in A MW tape play preroll No Control RS422 Auto SDIVITC refresh SDI audio Clip 001 ur 00 43 47 21 ideo Edit Setups i sdi i in 10 34 06 24 u 11 17 54 20 il 00 00 00 00 none preview 00 00 20 00 di in A Archive In go Archive Out interlaced 16x9 add to batch Import clear batch 0 Export use Edit clip To configure the device set ups press Edit Set ups on the right of the menu area Extra functions display
51. als 2 5 Quantel 2 6 Input Audio Channel to Track Assignments Up to 16 channels of audio can be recorded and assigned to internal working tracks An sQ server seat has a maximum of 8 audio channels and a 2 workstation has a maximum of 16 audio channels The audio channels assigned to these tracks can be edited on the platform for example using Edit and the final output then played out sii sz DP See Audio Track Output Mapping on page 2 13 INS The platform accepts audio from the embedded audio stream of the SD SDI input or from the embedded audio stream of the HD SDI input Within each SDI data stream there are 4 groups of 4 audio channels The platform decodes group 1 audio channels 1 2 3 and 4 and group 2 audio channels 5 6 7 and 8 Likewise the two groups can be embedded again at output AES EBU digital audio inputs and outputs are provided on some Quantel platforms When recording material using the Record menu assign the required audio tracks such as ch 1 and ch 2 from the VIR to the platform s internal working audio tracks such as A1 and AZ When any clip is edited in the Edit application the audio assignments that have been set up are used ol The internal audio track A1 must be assigned before A2 and likewise audio track A2 must be assigned before A3 etc Input Audio Level Indication The VU meter in the Record menu monitors the level of the incoming audio Control a VTR
52. ame sequence Save Export Parameters Settings Bin Functions File export settings can be saved in the Settings Bin These include file path name format timecode options sizing colour and key settings fics he F e Es Ngs Export ge ALTA cane sere njim EHPA To recall settings drag and drop the setting from the bin onto the selected clip s in the main window Any existing export presets from previous software versions are converted to settings on initial start up of the new software www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 21 Quantel 6 22 Stereo3D Export Stereo3D clips can be exported as separate file sequences with VL and VR tags by ticking the split VL VR box on the right of the menu this is the default state name file00018 C Users hazel Desktop Stereo 3D clips 0x110386 file000018 dpx 720x486 file00018 C Users hazel Desktop Stereo 3D clips 0x280887 fileQ00058 dpx 720x486 Edd C Users hazel Desktop Stereo 3D clips 0x281285 fileQ00003 dpx Teme 720x486 Record output file Conform AAF Out Archive In Archive Out Import ANT name with sizing A options v deinterlace v _ re render format colour same as If split VL VR is selected the stereo clip is split into left right eye clips one with a VL tag and the other with a VR tag By selecting the clip folder and proj folder tick boxes in the lt F 1 gt Configuration Window the s
53. amma brightness effect and also a CDL colour effect because there are the following differences between them e CDLeffects are applied to the raw data values ie without linearising log data e CDLvalues are clamped to be within the range 0 1 e CDL saturation is applied after slope offset power not before The resultant colour effect has live parameters that can be adjusted in the MLT FX colour menu it is not stored as a cube Drag the EDL containing the CDL comments onto the Conform desktop and convert it to AAF via the pop up The effects column should now display Colour Effect as in the screen shot on the left Set the owner and name etc then press Conform When the conform has finished drag and drop the unrendered clip from the Clips Bin onto the timeline in the Edit application colour ase primary fettic mano gisa Open MLT FX then select the colour menu The contrast gamma brightness menu should display automatically regardless of lt F1 gt setting Any values for contrast gamma brightness or saturation have now changed accordingly for each clip segment These values can be changed if required and or saved in the Settings Bin to transfer to other media copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C STL to AAF Conversion with Subtitles Using the Conform menu STL files can be converted to AAF files with subtitles This means the metadata from the STL file is conformed into a text only
54. anged Q A stereo clip can be split by placing it on the timeline then right i clicking the track box eg A2 and selecting split audio The following examples indicate how channels can be output mono example this mimics stereo source channel timeline speaker channel from ch trac out to ch 1 41 J 2 12M dual mono example out to 2 speakers eg for voice over amp interview source channel timeline speaker channel A1 from ch track out to ch 1 Ain B 2 a2 stereo example source channel timeline speaker channel from ch trac out to ch A1 1 Al B 2 A2 2 A2 4 4 quad example source channel timeline speaker channel from ch track out to ch Al a EN PEE 2 A A2 3 EJ A2 4 4 5 5 6 3 7 8 E copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C 8 channel example source channel timeline speaker channel ag from ch track out to ch NN BEBE SBSBBOONOOSONS 16 channel source channel timeline speaker channel a tan oaas A f i A N sQ seats support a maximum of 8 tracks 1no Aelg pue p1029 Y N BEBE SBBEBOSOONSWGTSONS O Standalone workstations with AVIO3 or eVidlO cards support 16 Ay channels sQ seats support a maximum of 8 channels ie the maximum that the sQ Server supports The example
55. aracters and remaining underscore eg the RED file A001 C001_ 1234XY becomes A001C001 To conform an EDL like this the underscore in the middle of A001C001 needs to be re inserted e Tick the Conform inserts underscore tick box to insert an underscore into the RED file name automatically copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C This can then be matched to the RED file names by setting the Conform menu s tape name limit box to 9 This function inserts underscores it does not replace spaces with gt underscores as for Import and Export Select the AAF file e Inthe Conform menu drop the AAF file onto the desktop Set the Conform Type EDLs and AAFs usually reference the RED media using tape name and timecode so it is possible to do a network conform using this tape name and timecode information Only referenced parts of the r3d files are loaded e Inthe list display menu select load list tape info file media Q The load list selection is not essential but it is the easiest way to gt see what is found and imported Set Tape File Name Extraction 1 Ifthe tape file names need to be extracted from the EDL clip name comment because the EDL tape file name is not valid the tape name from edit name box should be selected from the mapping menu 2 Select the limit box and enter the appropriate value in the green numeric box next to it usually 9 or 16 but it can depend on t
56. are programs under the conditions of the supplied GPL LGPL Source code is available on request you can contact Quantel Support regarding the source code contents O MPEG 2 Option Notice As a condition of the MPEG 2 Intermediate Product license granted to Quantel the following notice must be given to the end user of this product USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA L L C 250 STEELE STREET SUITE 300 DENVER COLORADO 80206 O g XDCAM Software License Notice As a condition of the License Agreement that Quantel has with Sony the following notice must be given to the end user of this product i The END USERS may not modify change alter reverse engineer disassemble decompile or otherwise analyse all or any portion of the LICENSED SOFTWARE except as permitted by applicable law ii Any orall warranties associated with the LICENSED SOFTWARE shall be no greater than those contained in the Agreement and iii The limited liability of SONY shall be no less than the limited liability under this Agreement XDCAM MPEG 4 Option Notice The Software includes MPEG 4 visual a decoding technology For this technology MPEG LA L L C requires this notice THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND
57. as indicated by the pop up that displays Press confirm to convert it to an AAF a A y Fim Danny Eds Lindas Open Em Hev folder a Mupz Mame hal Pettures T feel LT Videos HEDIVLost _ HECWLEDL Computer HEDI a EL Local Disk C2 MEMPHIS Lal GA Media MQPOSTLAP TCP i MEMPHIS AJEL GE Cache APABLOJKILH 06 MEMPHIv2 EDt A Media don Y DAT sal HEIIVLEDL Date modified 07 07 2008 17 59 EDIL E e 139 EE 3 Check that open aaf succeeded displays under the conform box The content of the AAF file displays in the desktop area as a Clip list with source details such as file tape reel name effect type start frame end frame and duration etc The display can be changed by selecting the options in the list display menu duration a Yebra DemolRED Confg e k e olin A a A E E Suddenty DEamji Mercedes Parana Sc foh SA 2nd feb 2008 ite MASTER ZSMS mov Place the cursor on the list and drag up or down to scroll through the list and drag left or right on column borders to increase the display width To select a group of entries together in the list press on the first item hold the lt Shift gt key and then press on the last item all clips in between are also selected Alternatively hold the lt Ctrl gt key to select multiple individual items Before pressing the conform box set the following options www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 3 Quantel
58. ately Output Crop Settings The Safe Area menu includes static cropping of the main video output To access the menu press lt Ctrl gt lt F3 gt PETTE The pre defined output crop settings in the blue boxes and the green user definable output crop ratio values to the left of the menu under the blue boxes control how much the Academy offset output image is cropped an ff UTs ts cropp Academy offset By default the user definable values are set to three commonly used values which are effectively film camera aperture aspect ratios that define the active area of the film 35 mm Academy Offset Standard 1 66 35 mm Full Screen Super 1 85 35 mm Academy Offset CinemaScope 2 35 Selecting the small enable box to the right of the crop value box displays blue crop cursors on the image and output video if show main is enabled Selecting the enable box again turns it red and applies this crop value to the output video if crop main is enabled An Academy offset crop can also be applied by selecting the Academy offset box to the right of the red enable box The show main box displays the Safe Area box and Crop cursors on the main HD and SD video outputs The green numeric box to the right of the show main box sets the opacity ofthe image outside of the crop area The crop main box crops the HD and SD video outputs to match the value of the selected crop the small box turns red Load Material To select a clip to
59. ave an import setting applied to them www quantel com support downloads login manuals Quantel 6 9 Supported Import Formats Video clips up to a maximum size of 4K and audio clips can be imported in the formats listed below eS Not all formats may be available on the platform or workspace in y use AIFF The platform imports AIFF Audio Interchange File Format 24 bit PCM uncompressed files ARRIRAW The system imports ARRIRAW uncompressed 12 bit raw Bayer sensor data output from Arri Alexa cameras When one of these files is dropped into the import menu a new menu with three tabs displays providing further options source details source details General Colour Metadata General Colour Metadata V Lock CCT TINT amp White Factors source details General Colour Metadata reset from file reset from file reset from file General tab set the downscale using the scroll box and the sharpness using the soft or hard keyboard Colour tab set several colour settings including colour blending encoding and space Metadata tab for viewing the metadata of the file being imported All settings can be reset when the file is imported by pressing reset from file at the bottom left of the source details menu AVI Uncompressed the platform imports uncompressed video and uncompressed 16 bit 48 kHz audio Compressed if a suitable codec is installed on the platform within the Windows operating envir
60. chived as rendered and finished clips Perform an Archive Out To perform an Archive Out 1 If necessary clear the list on the desktop by pressing reset list on the right of the screen 2 Drag the required clips or project folders from the Clips Bin and drop them on the desktop 3 Specify the settings in the destination and content menus 4 Press start archive The platform now starts archiving the clips listed on the desktop to the selected destination Two folders are created in the destination one for metadata and the other for essence During the archive the progress displays in complete and cancel and pause boxes become available on the menu The time taken to complete the archive process depends on e The amount of video audio and metadata to be archived the platform checks the amount of free video space at the start of the process e How much of the video and audio has been archived previously e The speed of the network storage device or local data tape drive After the archive is complete Archive succeeded displays above the start archive box The total size of the archive displays with the remaining free space indicated in brackets If the archive fails for any reason the essence data folders contain the data that has been transferred up to the time the archive failed If the archive is attempted again the data in these folders is used therefore removing the need to transfer the data again If t
61. cnsccesccsccsccesccnsccesceescesceesceescees 6 4 FOU Mats Seanad od ASC AAA q 6 4 SP E EEEE 6 4 ASpect Ratio CONV CNSION sionistas eos 6 5 e PEE E E O 6 5 A a 6 5 Black Level and White Level sisi 6 5 LOOK E EE EEES 6 5 www quantel com support downloads login manuals Quantel vi Audio Attributes Menu cccccscscscsccccccccccscscscscscscccscccsccscscecscscscscscsecs 6 6 WCCO CSIC I srta 6 6 TEV Po ET 6 6 UA o A II 6 6 A EEE E seem acer astevaqeas cee delvesaeesceusacsecneeneceueceessuseseeeaees 6 6 A Pz 2 6 7 Bloc o e y A ES 6 7 DOE IH OG MIVA coc cannossecosecosccancecosevace nace E EEE E N ESA 6 7 Mn II seve secseunacousswsaerseeesss 6 7 asa AAA en A 6 7 import Clp Name A seupssceesneaseeaessvacteosezansonesszeuseannes 6 8 Import Clip Name Without Number ooccocooccnoccnnocnnnccnnoccnnoccnoccnnaccnnoconacons 6 8 Allow Non server Sized Import Qube and sQ Edit Plus HD 6 8 REA UMCU ao 6 8 Save Decode Parameters cccsscccsseccsssccsscccsscccsscccssscessccesscceesccsesceeeees 6 9 Senes Bin UMC UIONS 5 tescee susetvnconssweccnhedsecsiaeasausetacesataseseeseseaseaoosscesdedovieonessouse 6 9 Supported Import Formats cccsscccssscccssccssssccsssccssscoeeces 6 10 PAU Po a 6 10 ARRIRA dere 6 10 O E E 6 10 A 00 6 11 GDA e o sapacasesosentancenseeaeenenseasete 6 11 A A A UI E E 6 11 CINE Phantom Camera cevsciessasiavwetse
62. current AAF file can be converted to an EDL file by pressing the convert to edl box Alternatively drag and drop an AAF file from the bin onto the convert to edl box The pop up menu displays Nr When an AAF file is converted to an EDL parts of the AAF Y source fle comments il can be selected or filtered using segment details or tape Sir details ria i The seg name comments tick box allows the segment names from the AAF file to be included in the EDL as comments These comments are used to set the segment names if the EDL is converted back to AAF When the source file comments tick box is ticked it includes the source file path if any of a segment in the EDL If a segment has an effect on it the source file path is taken from the base layer of the effect The box next to the blue seg filter box allows any text such as a segment name to be used as a filter Highlighted names are included in AAF Out segment names if show highlights is enabled in the lt F 1 gt Configuration Window An EDL of only those segments highlighted can be created by entering highlight in the filter field The box next to the blue tape filter box allows any text such as a specific tape name to be used as a filter Use the tape limit box to specify the maximum number of characters allowed in the EDL tape name This was previously fixed at eight but must be greater when creating EDLs from RED material Only AAF lines with corresponding s
63. d ack pa by the AAF File to be manually patched to specific audio ETA EAN y a y P p aud2 42 cha tracks within the system Tape Name and Limit The mapping menu s tape name scroll box determines the content of the tape column in the conform window therefore affecting which rushes are used to make the conformed clip Select either from tape AAF tape name from edit name segment number name from AAF file orfrom cam roll AAF camera roll required for some Avid conforms A limit value can be entered for any of the tape name options described above This value limits the comparison of the AAF information to a specific number of characters For example with a RED r3d file conform select from edit name to use the file name information stored in the AAF edit name as the AAF file s tape name information is useless However any suffix and file extension should be ignored so that the AAF edit name matches the originator of the RED file Do this by specifying a limit value usually 9 or 16 for RED files to limit comparison of the AAF edit name and file originator www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 5 Quantel Offset Timecode The mapping menu s tape reel offsets box displays a pop up menu which allows the AAF timecode of tapes and reels to be offset to match the actual timecode of dubbed tapes To apply an offset timecode 1 To the right of tape on the pop up select which tape to apply the offset
64. drop down arrow to select a path that s been used before e Press on the path field and type the path e Press on the folder icon to open the Desktop Bin and navigate through the folders to find the required destination Ensure that the correct access rights are available for the folder chosen to receive the archive These include the right to create new folders create files read files and change their attributes www quantel com support downloads login manuals 4 3 Quantel Select use local tape to store the files onto a data tape drive connected directly to the Quantel platform Further tape settings display in the destination menu destination Enter a tape name by pressing on the name field and using the hard or soft nla Ise keyboard to type the name Define the size tape by using the tape scroll box To delete any existing data on the tape press Initialise ap Before pressing initialise make sure data on the tape is no longer needed or that it is duplicated elsewhere Archive Content Use the content menu to select settings to apply to the files for archiving Y include audio w include history Specify the media to archive using the media scroll box new minimum all includes AAF information metadata and all material local includes only local media in the archive and maintains links to external soft mounted media This is useful for archiving soft mounted media between platf
65. e when using Quantel platforms Output Video Standard Before playing material select the correct output video standard The HD or SD video output audio output and VIR comm port to be used are selected using a device setting previously configured from the scroll boxes on the right of the menu area UU ZP See Device Set up and Selection on page 2 2 TON The blue output format box on the right of the Application Barshows the specific output play preview format currently being used a To change the output format regardless of the current locking reference standard press the box The current video output format is highlighted pink To change a format use the blue scroll box to the right of an sdi out box www quantel com support downloads login manuals 2 11 Quantel 2 12 To play out the clip as a different standard the Quantel platform automatically changes the resolution of the image and re shapes any aspect ratio irregularities between the source and target formats as determined by the lt F 1 gt Configuration Windows Cut or Box selection in the System Aspect Conv menu For Stereo3D media the same resolution and frame rate are used on both active outputs they are locked together by using the single sdi stereo out control The left eye plays on the GUI and on the second stereo output both eyes play together The split VL VR box on a stereo Floating Clip can be used to play out each eye separ
66. ed from the input and recorded into the Clips Bin or bank a Y 7 a See Record Using Scene Select on page 2 8 ZIN www quantel com support downloads login manuals 2 7 Quantel The scroll box in the menu displaying duration stop or pen stop controls when the recording stops duration stop pen stop eS The recording process stops when the timecode duration is reached The recording process stops when the pen is pressed in the image area Without selecting pen stop the recording process stops automatically when the available space is filled When the recording process has started the clip immediately becomes available in the library Clips Bin ready for editing or processing Record Using Scene Select To capture clips from a playing VTR 1 2 8 Choose scene select from the scroll box displaying tc start pen start or scene select Press Start Video is only captured from the VTR if it is playing Press waiting for in to mark the current frame being captured as a valid in point Press waiting for out to mark the current frame being captured as a valid out point This process can be repeated as required until all clips have been marked or when Stop is pressed The process also stops if the record buffer is full approximately 80 of the total available Clips Bin space Press Stop to stop the capture The captured clips are processed and menu boxes determine how the marked material is saved
67. eg filter and tape filter matches are used in the resultant EDL when confirm is pressed Press confirm to action the conversion and create an EDL file using the settings held in the AAF www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 29 Quantel Audio Post The audio post tick box displays additional functionality allowing audio segments to be exported as WAV files and an AVI or MOV video guide to be output output file The video guide tick box allows the video and audio channels of the clip to be included with the AAF file in the form of an AVI or MOV file The value in the green tails box defines the extra frames of tails that are included in the exported WAV files in addition to any tails required for fades dissolves or wipes within an edited clip The green X and Y boxes to the right of the size box determine the video size of the video guide file From the scroll box to the right of format select whether the clip is mov or avi To add the video channel to the video guide tick the include video tick box in the options menu To add the audio channel to the video guide tick the include audio tick box in the options menu The scroll boxes to the right of the video codec and audio codec boxes allow the video audio to be compressed using any of the codecs installed within the Windows environment 3 30 copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C ref 2140 57 012 C Archive www quantel com
68. eparate left and right eye clips are placed into their corresponding folders copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Supported Export Formats The following export formats are available within Export lo access the relevant options for each format select the required format from the scroll list and press options use ng Not all formats may be available on the platform or workspace in S AVI Uncompressed if none is selected in the codecs box the platform produces uncompressed video and uncompressed audio 48 kHz 16 bit 2 channels Compressed if a codec other than none is selected the video is compressed using that codec Additional codecs can be installed on the platform via the operating system CIN Logarithmic Cineon files are supported and can be imported saved in their native logarithmic form The Cineon Utility within the Utility application allows linear data to be converted into Cineon Log data that can be exported using the CIN function DPX The platform exports video only clips as a series of DPX files conforming to SMPTE 268M 1994 JPEG The platform exports video only clips as a series of JPEG files The quality of JPEG exports can be adjusted between 1 and 100 in the options box the default is 75 MOV Windows QuickTime MOV files can be exported if QuickTime 7 is installed on the platform O Important Notice Quantel provides the mechanism for creating 2
69. er sized import box is not ticked a file that is larger or different from an sQ server supported format has to be converted to a supported format selected from the Convert to menu or it cannot be imported When applying any effects to an imported file that is larger than sQ S server supported formats clear the history and add it to the timeline in order to publish it to the sQ Server In this case it s advisable to create two copies in the Clips Bin with one retaining the history for future access Red Timecode The RED camera records two different timecodes absolute time of day and edge starts from a fixed point for each magazine eg 10 00 00 00 The Red timecode box should normally be set to preferred This uses whatever was flagged at the time of shooting but can be overridden by selecting absolute or edge if the incorrect code is being found in the files copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Save Decode Parameters Settings Bin Functions source detai ecl1 21314 5 6 17 8 9 0 tab qw e r ere til deleita j k ELA la J g Via c o nim s shit From the Import menu save RED Phantom CINE and Cineform AVI or MOV file decode settings in the Settings Bin They can then be transported by archiving them with a project To recall parameters drag the setting from the bin into the file list area in the main window Multiple items can be grouped together to h
70. es which are in Unicode UTF 8 or UTF 16 a code page does not need to be selected and can be left as System default www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 19 Quantel 3 20 For EBU and 8 bit ANSI STL files that are not in Unicode select a code page from the blue scroll box Supported code pages include Western European Japanese Shift JIS Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Korean Hangul Code Korean Johab Vietnamese Central European Cyrillic Greek Turkish Hebrew Arabic and Baltic Q When using non western version of Windows there is no need to gt select a code page RED Conform Set lt F1 gt Options _ Conform inserts underscore RED Timecode The RED camera records two different timecodes Absolute code time of day and Edge code which starts from a fixed point for each magazine eg 10 00 00 00 The Red timecode box is set to preferred by default This uses whatever was flagged at the time of shooting To override this set to absolute or edge if the incorrect code is found in the files VALS ar For Red preview option see RED Soft Mount Preview on page FIN 3 25 Conform Inserts Underscore Various camera types name their files using the format AxxxCxxx or Axxx_Cxxx RED file names contain 16 characters whereas EDLs are typically limited to 8 character tape names Some systems force the RED file name into the EDL tape name by removing the last 7 ch
71. ett ngs 01 today 12 55 25 with a white cross MAUI ed i ica save gt pan amp scan_ A saved setting is also saved into the Clips Bin ll See MLT FX User Guide and Editing User Guides for more details of de using settings Access Files from the Windows Browser As well as being able to drag and drop files and sequences from Quantel bins onto the Quantel desktop or menu area files can also be dragged directly from the Windows directory browser Open the Windows browser in either of two ways e Press the Windows lt Start gt key on the keyboard e Where there is a folder icon in the Quantel menu area hold down lt Ctrl gt and press the folder icon Select a file or directory press OK and it transfers to the directory field in the Quantel menu area Record Soules Conform AAF Out drive folder01 material Archive In include audio include histo COMEN a Ls For details of how to use bins including P2 XDCAM and OShare TN Bins see Media Bins User Guide 1 4 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Record and Play out ref 2140 57 012 C www quantel com support downloads login manuals 2 2 Record Material Device Set up and Selection Source material is recorded and saved into the local Clips Bin where it then becomes available to other applications for editing and processing lt play stop Preroll Standby Off 10 08 18 07 RLI RS422 Auto SDIVITC refresh create i
72. ey delete copy new tape new reel www quantel com The grey box on the right of the menu area gives access to the selected or all files all tapes boxes The selected box allows the currently highlighted section of the AAF to be replaced with grey and the all files all tapes boxes allow all missing media required by the AAF to be replaced with grey This can be used if a specific file tape referred to in the AAF file is not available The delete box on the right of the menu area removes the currently highlighted part of the clip list so that it is not used as part of the conform process The copy box on the right of the menu area copies the currently highlighted part of the clip list to the desktop and discards the original full clip list With edit list new tape selected a new tape Is inserted in the AAF list This can then be used to replace an existing one The new tape can be given a name and frame rate which Is entered into the list when end IS pressed With edit list new reel selected a new reel is inserted in the AAF list This can then be used to replace an existing one The new reel can be given a name frame rate film format and film stock details which are entered into the list when end Is pressed support downloads login manuals 3 7 Quantel Set Tape File or Network Conform In the list display menu the scroll box displaying file info tape info film info and the box to the right displaying ta
73. ficate tab f casyDCP Player easmyDCP EDH Generator easyDCP Resolve H e Cialed bconso ho 20068 Gitai now shin corificalo 3470 Using sonar combiicalo 3470 Aiamaa crnalod signes cabeca 471 for domamn QUANTEL_ COAT E Configuration Service A Modules Purchased 21 01 2014 Uniti 21 10 2014 Servercert 29 01 2014 Signercent 29 01 2014 License 4 Certticate Technical support Migrate license Server certificate Purchase upgrade Manage certificates Signer certificate back to boense slats copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Import and Export ref 2140 57 012 C www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 2 Import Material Import Clips from Files The Import menu is used to import files as stills or sequentially numbered images to form a video clip in the Clips Bin All files within a sequence must be the same file type the same size the same aspect ratio the same colour depth and the same resolution name files result file00018 1 C Users hazel Desktop Stereo 3D clips 0x110386 fileQ00018 dpx 1g 720x486 file00018 C Users hazel Desktop Stereo 3D clips 0x280887 file000058 dpx _ 720x486 file00018 T A C Users hazel Desktop Stereo 3D clips 0x281285 file000003 dpx A 20x436 clip details video attributes audio attributes timecode Conform file00003 HD 108 unknown AAF Out Archive In keycode Archive Out 23 98 1080 e Import bli Export
74. folder on a mapped network drive eg h V The Active Cube Folder location on the Quantel kernel can be changed in the Ul menu in the lt F1 gt Configuration Window www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 5 Quantel 6 6 Audio Attributes Menu video attributes Se To view the audio attributes menu select the 283 55 seconds audio attributes tab to the right of the video ee attributes tab 24 8 The first four attributes in the audio attributes menu audio length samples per second bits per sample and audio channels display the information from the source file These cannot be changed Use the box to the right of track format to select a track type of mono stereo or quad ee eS See Audio Track Output Mapping on page 2 13 TON Timecode Menu e Use the timecode menu to select where the originator and timecode are taken from 00 00 00 03 Originator The originator scroll box is used to determine the source for the originator timecode Select originator from file originator from name or originator from path The originator from file is the default and displays the file in the field on the right For originator from name tick with file extension and set character limit in limit numeric box if required For originator from path set directory level in the level numeric box and the character limit in the limit numeric box if required Source TC With
75. for configuration The create box on the left places a New Set up box on the left side of the desktop and resets the current settings to default If the settings are changed they are automatically saved in this new set up The rename box turns on the soft keyboard from where the New Set up can be given a new title To remove a selected set up press delete and confirm Q Always select a device set up name that is easy to recognise in the 4 Record Play and Conform menus Video Input Selection lt di in A Select the correct video input from the scroll list before A starting to record material This automatically detects the format of the input video from the corresponding digital video inputs The names in the scroll list correspond to the connections on the rear panel of the platform For 8U Qs Stereo3D media requires both A and B outputs from the VTR to be connected to the same SDI input pair on the workstation eg A B 1 IN respectively or alternatively use A B 3 IN Select either sdi 1 in stereo or sdi 3 in stereo depending on the workstation IN connection For Pablo Rio and Qube Stereo3D media has the A and B inputs as O 1 Pablo Rio supports dual RGB and dual P 1080P If recording Stereo HD using a 5800 VTR deck Dual x2 YUV HD x2 realtime is supported SDI or AES EBU Audio Selection aE The two scroll boxes display the available video and audio SDI audio inputs Select the inputs that are to be used with device
76. ges accordingly Likewise when entering the in timecode value followed by the required duration value the out timecode value changes accordingly There are two modes of timecode entry which are toggled by pressing the lt Insert gt key on the keyboard Overwrite mode The digits entered overwrite the timecode at the cursor position and the cursor moves right Insert mode On entry of the first digit the digits to the left are set to zero and subsequent entries shift all digits to the left When the in and out timecode values have been set up the clip can be recorded To start recording press Start To stop the recording process at any point press Abort The value in the green Start Offset box is used to introduce a fixed advance or delay to the material being recorded This allows for delays in the video path Control Record Start and Stop Material can be recorded automatically using timecode in and out values or manually using a pen start and pen stop The scroll box in the menu displays tc start or pen start controls when material is recorded tc start Material is recorded when the in timecode value is met The recording process starts start is pressed pen start The material is recorded when the pen Is pressed in the image area scene select Clips can be captured from a playing VTR by marking in and out points at the required points The captured clips can then be saved in the Clips Bin picture Still images can be grabb
77. h the following characteristics Video Constant bit rate 1 Mbit s 2 Mbit s 3 Mbit s 4 Mbit s 5 Mbit s 6 Mbit s 7 Mbit s 8 Mbit s 9 Mbit s 10 Mbit s 15 Mbit s or 20 Mbit s GOP group of pictures 15 Format the size frame rate and interlaced progressive settings used are those of the clip itself Aspect ratio as defined by the currently selected video output format 4 3 16 9 or 1 1 www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 25 Quantel Audio MPEG Layer 2 16 bit mono or stereo 48 kHz sample rate audio at 96 kbit s 112 kbit s 128 kbit s 160 kbit s 192 kbit s 224 kbit s 256 kbit s 320 kbit s or 384 kbit s Internal Audio Tracks mixed down to stereo channels 1 and 2 in the embedded audio The export process can create MPEG 2 files of a number of video formats Some of these may not be actual transmittable standards or be directly compatible with other systems such as those used in the production of DVD that require specific video formats MPEG 2 Menu The scroll list to the right of the MPEG2 Codec box allows general DVD compatible DVB compatible or Blu ray Blu ray compatible general m 420 TE compatible data streams to be selected General Program Stream With general selected video clips of any format can be encoded as an MPEG 2 Program stream with any video and audio bit rate settings DVD Compatible Program Stream With DVD compatible selected video clips of the following
78. he lt Shift gt and lt Ctrl gt keys so that their attributes such as frame rate export path or file format can be changed at the same time Only the attributes changed on the active item are rippled through the selection Video Attributes Menu The video attributes menu displays information available from the file Change the information if required to customize the file on import video attributes audio attributes The video and audio attribute menus are on different tabs The video attribute menu displays by default horizontal vertical The video attributes menu displays the following Format Size and Pixel Aspect The format box lists a number of preset frequently used formats eg SD 486 4 3 or HD 1080 To use a non standard format select custom from the format drop down which allows customization of the size and pixel aspect The size box indicates the frame size of the image The pixel aspect box indicates the pixel aspect ratio within the image Convert to The convert to box allows all file types to be resized to either a list of presets ora custom size on import Select same as source if the file does not need resizing When custom is selected the size and pixel aspect boxes become available There are also options to compress specific file types eg MpegIMX40 625 4 3 Images up to 16K can be imported providing they are resized to 4K or less 4K is the largest canvas size that is supported for processing
79. he Colour Space the Profile must also be ACES for correct operation The scroll box to the right of Profile allows selection of Linear S Log2 or ACES Linear present intensity data to the clip This generally appears darker as the normal intensity range sets black to 512 and scene white to 5472 counts from a potential range of 65536 counts To assist with this the scale tool is enabled to adjust the brightness of the image imported S Log2 converts the input data into a film like density response When colour correcting this material the settings need to be adjusted so that DMin is 90 and DMax is 582 These settings can also be changed to new default settings in the lt F1 gt Configuration Window ACES converts the data to conform to Quantel ACES processing standard This must be paired with ACES in Colour Space for correct operation When colour correcting this material the settings need to be adjusted so that DMin is 143 and DMax is 494 Sony SStP sony SStP files can also be imported These use a MPEG4 codec Supports resolutions 720P 10801 1080P and 2K Three quality levels are supported lite 225 MB SQ 450 MB and HQ 900 MB Colour space can be RGB 444 or YUV 422 PIC The platform imports Softimage pic files as 8 bit RGB clips PNG The platform imports PNG Portable Network Graphics format files of the following types 1 bit 2 bit 4 bit 8 bit or 16 bit greyscale 3 x 8 bit RGB colour or 3 x 16 bit RGB colour 1 bit 2 bit
80. he archive is aborted the essence data folders are left unused www quantel com support downloads login manuals 4 5 Quantel Archive In The Archive In function is used to retrieve and restore files that have been previously archived The files are retrieved in their original format Open the Archive Bin to view archived material name project duration size va dest TC modified archived chroma_odl_nul 0 04 1920x900 00 00 00 00 11 04 2012 14 10 02 11 04 2012 15 15 05 spanish 1920x933 00 00 00 00 11 04 2012 11 08 32 11 04 2012 15 15 05 grey_odl_nul 0 32 1024x400 01 00 00 03 11 04 2012 14 13 07 11 04 2012 15 15 05 clear language 1024x400 00 01 00 00 11 04 2012 Ud archi e maa 15 15 05 molo input image 0 01 1020x1080 00 00 00 00 11 04 2012 15 02 modern output 3 02 1920x1080 10 00 01 00 11 04 2012 Tk name chroma odl nul diary of a cat 1920x1080 00 11 00 00 11 04 2012 14 02 eae ee spanish grey_odl_nul clear language molo_input image modern output diary of a cat sat ref output image02 set ref output image0201 0 01 192 x900 00 00 03 00 11 04 2012 14 00 Co O O Co Co Co O Record source content Conform use nework r O _ NdriveNfoldertexamplelarchives Ddi i AAF Out M include audio W include history Archive In search for remote media Archive Out Import Export Effects Utility I O Scribe clips P2 settings None XDCAM QShare ftp De The clips to be restored displa
81. he decode settings are available live on the Edit application s timeline by right clicking or pressing lt Alt gt and tapping with the cursor Select r3d settings from the pop up This menu reflects the r3d options in the Import and Conform menus By default only the currently selected timeline segment is adjusted To adjust multiple segments simultaneously first draw a lasso over them from top left to bottom right they highlight yellow or press lt Shift gt and press on each segment The output updates whenever the values are adjusted However the Decode mode only affects the media resolution and quality when it is either rendered or localised into the Quantel workspace A single soft mounted clip or edit can exist in the library with several different colour settings The r3d decode mode can be adjusted live on the timeline when effects are applied both in MLT FX and Edit This allows for optimal balance between the r3d decode mode and the effects or colour settings applied in MLT FX Sizing changes can also be made from the Edit timeline before localisation Right click or press lt Alt gt and tap with the cursor and select r3d size from the pop up This menu reflects the resize options in the Import and Conform menus If no RED Rocket card is installed these changes are reflected live on the timeline first whereas If a RED Rocket card Is installed the sizing changes only affect the media after it has been localised RED Sof
82. he in and out points Material is recorded on to the selected timeline tracks determined by the filter boxes V1 A1 A2 etc xl See the Timeline Editing User Guide for more details on how to use ie and navigate the timeline Press Go to preroll the VTR to the start point play the clip on the timeline and place the newly recorded material on the timeline The value next to preview determines how much of the timeline clip can be viewed before the recording starts Batch Record Use a batch record to review and select segments from tape and record those sections at a later time When a VTR connection is selected the add to batch and clear batch boxes are visible in the Record menu To add an entry to the batch list 1 Determine the required range by setting in and out points in the Record menu 2 Entera clip and tape name and select the audio tracks required 3 Press add to batch 4 Repeat to add more entries www quantel com support downloads login manuals 2 9 Quantel To load the selected material 1 Navigate to the Conform menu the batch list displays in the Conform load list view 2 Press conform and a prompt to load the first tape displays The recorded clips display in the Clips Bin The conform menu reverts to its normal behaviour when an AAF file is dropped into it Record Directly into the Bank The bank box allows clips to be recorded directly into the bank alone Grab Stills The picture function
83. he length of name in the EDL This allows support for a variety of different offline EDLs and AAFs Set the Conform inserts underscore tick box from the lt F1 gt Configuration Window ae See Set lt F1 gt Options on page 3 20 7 YN Set up the Conform 1 Press the large Conform box 2 Atthe Please choose source folder prompt select the folder icon and select the directory that contains all the r3d files This can be as high up the folder level hierarchy as required but a higher level selection results in a wider and therefore longer search 3 Inthe all files blue box select r3d as the filter If this is not selected the search process searches for all valid types and takes longer 4 Select timecode from file and originator from file using the blue scroll boxes Set the rush name and the rush prefix if required eg Red www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 21 Quantel Set General and Colour Options 1 Select r3d options A pop up displays with General Colour and FLUT tabs The settings under the tabs modify the actual image data ie essence as it is imported into the system during the conform process which affects the speed On any tab with override file settings set to none actual file metadata is used so that this information can be transferred as part of the conform for each shot With override file settings set to all the same user defined settings are applied to all sh
84. he right to select a previously used path Most functions in this menu are described in network media conform o Y N See Start the Conform network media on page 3 11 ZIN However this menu also provides the following options If ticked the ignore missing files tick box ensures that if a missing file is encountered user intervention is not required to restart the conform so the conform process can be left to run unattended The ok box confims the current menu settings and continues with the conform process by searching for the required material Check that conform succeeded displays Clips are placed in the Clips Bin and display under the clip column in the Conform window The cancel box aborts the conform process With a file conform a list of files that need to be loaded are identified but one or more of these files may not be available Pressing ignore this skips over the file that is currently displayed Pressing ignore files ignores all remaining files that need to be loaded Then either choose to load media by selecting tape info or film info or can conform the clip as it is inserting blank for ignored sections copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Start the Conform network media With a network conform material is loaded from network folders directly into the Clips Bin Select tape info and file media from the scroll boxes in the menu Alternatively to undertake
85. hes and audio fades Stretches are assumed to be linear e AAF Edit Protocol effects including position scale rotate corner pins opacity and text effects can be transferred from Final Cut Pro Other effects descriptions are displayed in the Conform menu but the effects parameters are not applied to the clip For effects within layers that have multiple inputs for example separate rather than embedded alpha channels all of the media is loaded but only the first input is used to build the clip copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C e External file media referenced by filename can be loaded automatically for system supported formats Take care to avoid requesting tails that are not available in the referenced files e Multilayer timelines nested within multilayer timelines are not supported Video tracks are all enabled by default this is indicated by the numbered pink boxes in the video tracks menu If individual video tracks are not required to be a part of the conform process press on the required numbered boxes to disable them they turn grey Select an AAF File To view and select an AAF file 1 Select the Conform menu then open the AAF Bin by pressing the aaf tab on the Application Bar this bin supports AAF EDL and NCL files 2 Find the AAF file from the bin or Windows browser then drag and drop it into the Conform window If an EDL or NCL file is dragged a conversion to AAF is required
86. in loading material from tape insert the specific tape into the VTR and press ok This confirms the current menu settings and continues with the conform process During this process the clips available in the system are displayed and prompts display for the different tapes listed in the AAF list When all clips have been loaded the edit displays in the Clips Bin The cancel box aborts the conform process The ignore tapes box continues with the conform process without loading material tape The platform loads material from the timecode position defined in the AAF clip list www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 9 Quantel Start the Conform file media With a file conform material is loaded directly from the local drive or any physically attached storage drives devices Select file info from the scroll box in the menu When Conform is pressed the following menu displays This option uses the file path information in the AAF file to locate each file The file name must match the AAF but the location may be different Identify where the first file is then O can locate other files in this directory automatically Please locate file Below the Please locate file prompt select the required media by either pressing the folder icon then selecting a path press lt Ctrl gt the folder icon to access the Windows directory browser or by typing a path in the text field or by pressing the arrow box on t
87. ing 3 2 pull down material These boxes display below the tape timecode box whenever 3 2 is enabled and represent the still still flicker flicker still sequence One of the boxes turns pink to show where in the five frame sequence the current timecode is allowing for the A frame offset setting in the lt F 1 gt Configuration Window 2 10 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Set up the A frame Offset To set up the A frame offset for a section of tape to be recorded 1 Turn on the 3 2 menu jog to a timecode which is an A frame and press the in box to set the in point 2 urn off the 3 2 menu and record a short section of material at 30 FPS 3 Review the resulting clip and scroll through it to find the A frame 4 Increase the offset by the number of frames the A frame is away from 1 The value of the A frame offset is also applied to material played out If a segment of video is taken from VIR it is placed back in exactly the same 3 2 pull down sequence or cadence When editing to a VTR tape it is essential that the in and out timecode values are at A frame boundaries This ensures that the fields of the 3 2 pull down sequence are placed in their correct positions Play out Material Play Menu Any locally saved clip can be dragged from a Clips Bin and then dropped on to the desktop area of the Play menu From here the clip can be played out and recorded onto VTR The Play menu is only availabl
88. ive Out Import Export output file Coie 2k VR gt v L deinterlace gt result 2048x1556 RGB 0 255 gt YUV 1 2048x1556 RGB 0 1023 1920x1080 YUV 16 231 sizing colour key To export an existing clip as a sequentially numbered set of images or a single interleaved file 1 Select the Export menu 2 Open the Clips Bin by selecting clips on the Application Bar and highlight the required clip s to be exported 3 Drag and drop the clip s from the Clips Bin onto the desktop 4 Select the required destination directory folder by either pressing the folder icon then selecting a path press lt Ctrl gt the folder icon to access the Windows directory browser or by typing a path in the text field or by pressing the arrow box on the right to select a previously used path 5 Enter the required name for the images using the name field 6 Select the required output format for the exported files from the format scroll box then press options A pop up now displays with options relevant to this format If required set parameters here and in the output file and sizing colour key menus described in the following sections 7 Press start export and the clip is exported as a set of images or a single interleaved file this depends on the selected export file format When the stop on error box is ticked all export files are stopped if an error occurs in one If the box is not ticked Stop restart and abort o
89. letter as the original 4 8 copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C ref 2140 57 012 C DIO www quantel com support downloads login manuals 5 1 5 2 Description Digital Cinema Package DCP masters can be imported into the Quantel environment and can also be created directly without the need for third party hardware or software Quantel have implemented Fraunhofer s API providing the same functionality as their easyDCP standalone software DCP In Import Soft mount a DCP File of A license is required otherwise media displays at a low resolution 2 after the first few seconds Automatic licensing is available from within the UI See Automatic Licensing on page 5 6 e Select the DCP In menu The menu displays 1 Select DCP 3 Open folder DCP bin 2 Select DCP tab E so ESM e effects o oy l O sote ffoes Conform XDCAM P2 qshare render OCHI fes 1 Navigate to the DCP folder containing the source material 2 Select the DCP tab at the bottom of the screen 3 Press Open DCP bin to open the DCP bin containing the composition 4 Either drag the composition into the workspace or press start DCP in To soft mount media tick the soft mount box before importing The media is soft mounted from where it is SAN NAS USB drive etc instead of importing the media into the Quantel workspace aw oP See Soft Mount Option on page 3 24 7 YN copyright
90. nd source timecode entered when the material was ingested This allows any other platform to use the AAF file or converted EDL to recreate the edited clip OHOHOQO 37309584 4 E E 1 EEUE ccm rc dei Edt es yo sote Pop When an edit is dragged from the Clips Bin and dropped on the desktop in the AAF Out menu an AAF file can be created for future use or for use by another platform that supports the AAF format Create AAF for Existing Clip To create an AAF file for an existing clip 1 Select the AAF Out menu 2 Open the Clips Bin then drag and drop the required clip onto the main window area 3 Select the required destination directory folder by either pressing the folder icon to open the AAF Bin then select a path press lt Ctrl gt the folder icon to access the Windows directory browser or by typing a path in the text field or by pressing the arrow box on the right to select a previously used path 4 Enter the required name for the AAF file in the name field 5 Press make aaf The AAF file is created in the AAF Bin The boxes to the right of the blue video box determine which video tracks of the selected edit are used to create the resultant AAF file copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C The boxes to the right of the blue audio box determine which audio tracks of the selected edit are used to create the resultant AAF file AAF to EDL Conversion The
91. neesssnssersassseteiscesannctanevesearyaneousesraseenuenenss 6 11 A ON 6 11 A EN EE A ONA NE IA E EO EIEE N E E 6 11 A E E E se 6 11 GIP eae A E E eee eeaacaaeeess 6 12 GOTTO CO o oro T 6 12 A O E 6 12 WIZ BIS percata oeste sane 6 12 A o A 6 12 A A e set oaeeveecensenss 6 12 MPEG 1 MPEG 2 VOB OptiON oocoooconocccocconoconoconoccnnoconoconoccnnoconoconos 6 13 Ano o E E A E E ANE EEE EEE E 6 13 MP4 M4V MP4V M4A M4P ooococccoccncconconococcnoconoconccnoconcnoconoconccnncnocono 6 13 A PP 6 13 P2 XDCAM DNxHD SonyF65 Sony SStP and Quantel 6 13 A oeueeeeesscnenavapeae ses ET E EE 6 14 PPP A A 6 14 e E E E E E 6 14 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C A o A 6 14 RED ESO ao vcce ane stareneccen E E cane ceeneousnesecoacasesecsiecmesssoeees 6 15 A A II 6 15 Silicon Imaging SI 2K Camera oooccoccccnnoccnocncnocnonocncnncncnocncncccnnccnnaccnnns 6 15 A A Eo E E 6 15 PP o sce suesectaessssadeecctsnacaeeoaseencosiaavocatesactereont 6 15 o A as eetee EE TEE E races 6 15 A N A e A Pere A 6 15 Windows Media ASF WMA WMV sscccssccssecsseccssccnsccssscessccseceesces 6 15 Export Mat rlal sisxceusnseacesnssscnres onto ENT ca 6 17 EXDORE GIOS aS R S sos 6 17 o A 6 18 Baton EXPO orania ratero circa 6 18 Name with Timecode Frame or Original SuffiX coooccooooccnoccnonocconaconos 6 18 e o EE S 6 18 o e E E E
92. ngs tab project settings composition settings kdm settings 2 Adda suitable title for the composition If none is added the composition takes the title from the first clip 3 From the content kind scroll box determine the kind of composition that is produced For example a feature or a trailer 4 Add further annotation if required Set Encryption 1 Press on the kdm settings tab project settings composition settings kdm settings 2 To add an encryption tick the encrypt DCP create KDM tick box Leave this box unticked if no encryption is required 3 Set the directory containing the server certificates for this DCP 4 Define the target directory for where the KDM certificates are to be created By default this is set to a sub folder under the DCP package path The encryption keys are generated and transmitted via a KDM to the projection site These keys can only be used by the destination device Add Clips e From the Clips Bin drag the set of clips that make up the DCP composition to the desktop Clips must match the formatting as defined otherwise they are not dropped onto the DCP Out menu ess Each DCP package can have a single composition only 2 Video only or audio only reels are not supported Subtitles or closed captions are not supported copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Define the PreProcess Settings The PreProcess settings give various options for the ou
93. nu Select EDL files for conversion to AAF either from the AAF Bin on the Application Bar or from the Windows directory browser a CUT H video HEJDNVL sat _ HEIDIVLEDL E Computer HEIDIV auf EL Local Disk C2 MEMPHIS sal E Media A QPOSTLAPTOP A MEMPHIS DL GA Cache PABLOSKQ0LM 06 MEMPHISv2 DL DAT ast i Media if Many pi HEIDIVL EDL Date modified 07 07 2006 17 5 Drag an EDL file from the bin or browser out onto the main conform window and the convert edi to aaf pop up displays Conversion parameters can be set up to match those of the EDL the EDL file does not contain the specific video format information required to make the appropriate conversion to an AAF When the set up is complete press confirm to start the conversion process or the X in the top right of the pop up to cancel the process When complete the AAF file displays in the AAF Bin with the same name as the original EDL file The type edit list box converts the EDL to AAF as normal 3 16 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C The type dest cut box converts the EDL to AAF using just the destination timecodes but disregarding stretches and transitions This should be selected if the EDL references pre edited material assembled as a single clip on a single source tape The type dest edit box converts the EDL to AAF using just the destination timecodes and keeping transitions but disregarding stretches Thi
94. o AAF and has been conformed the recorded clip is cut into segments according to the cutting list CDL Information CDL Colour Decision List comments from an EDL can be read and the information converted to AAF as defined in the AAF Effects Protocol AS 02 The following is an example of the format currently supported 001 001 V C 00 00 01 04 00 00 01 05 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 01 ASC_ SOP 1 282822 1 279681 1 214705 0 018875 0 045064 0 053974 1 057500 0 934143 0 957396 ASC_SAT 1 000000 These EDLs can be produced by third party grading systems or the information produced manually The XML ALE and FLEX CDL formats are not currently supported The Conform menu reads the CDL information from the AAF file and creates an unrendered MLT FX colour effect this is not applicable in the Effects application www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 17 Quantel The Quantel colour effect that most closely matches the CDL formula Is the classic contrast gamma brightness effect CDL Quantel slope contrast offset brightness power gamma sat saturation Contrast gamma brightness menu are normally enabled from the lt F 1 gt Configuration Window s Lift Gain colour setting However when conforming the EDL the Lift Gain colour setting is ignored although if a cascade is added to the conformed clip the new cascade reverts to the current lt F 1 gt setting The colour effect is tagged as a Quantel contrast g
95. o Tick the mix down box to export the file with selected audio output patching The box to the right of mix all channels mono down allows selection of how many MEE Pana channels should be included in the _ re render export file as separate mono tracks port file as sep ora single stereo track If mix down is not selected any audio output patching made on the gt timeline is ignored on export The show timecode tick box allows a QuickTime movie to be created with embedded timecode To the right of this box the style in the first scroll box and position in the second scroll box of the timecode display in the QuickTime player can be changed Set the style to default white on black or black on white and the position to top bottom or below To allow the QuickTime files to be imported correctly into other applications the aspect ratio of the exported clip needs to manually defined To do this close options and press the sizing tab on the Export desktop Ti Na See Export Material on page 6 17 Tr YN copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Q There are three deinterlace options on MPG MOV and WMV files a tick the deinterlace box then select either field 1 field 2 or field average from the box on the right Windows QuickTime MOV files can be exported if QuickTime 7 is installed on the platform O Important Notice Quantel provides the mechanism
96. oad list or edit list changes the display of the AAF content The column headers at the top of the main window change depending on the selections made track list load list edit list Use the and boxes at the left side of the list display to expand and collapse video and audio track details Displays the clips to be loaded in tape reel file chronological order this is the order in which the clips are recorded Sort this list by selecting src order ordered by source tape name and timecode or dst order ordered by destination position in the final edit Usually it is advisable to use src order when loading media from tape so that the tapes are accessed linearly However when loading media from files it is useful to load the media in the order that it displays in the clip so that work can start on the beginning of the edit as soon as possible When load list merge is enabled the system conforms video and audio from a single source and merges neighbouring ranges When it is disabled the platform conforms video and audio from separate video audio sources and without merging neighbouring ranges Displays the clips to be loaded in the form of an edit decision list EDL In this mode various aspects of the list can be changed Modify AAF Metadata The following options are available in the menu area depending on whether track list load list or edit list is selected These options do not affect the original AAF file gr
97. ome Quantel stand alone and server connected systems lt may cover functions or options not available on the system you are using This guide was written and published by Quantel The bottom of each page displays the guide s reference number eg 2140 57 xxx plus a revision letter eg B B being more recent than A which is the original The publish date is also indicated in the format mm yy If you require hard copies of this guide always quote the reference number revision letter and title 2140 57 012 revision publish date software version A 03 11 E44203 9 0 B 11 12 E44770 dez C 09 13 E45394 5 3 copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Notices Maintenance WARNING WM2 SERVICE PERSONNEL MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION WITHIN THE EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE IS ONLYTO BE CARRIED OUT BY SERVICE PERSONNEL 12 97 Conventions Used N 3 y S Ads See Reference to other items in this document or in other documents Notes System software and workflow points to consider and remember Tips Useful hints and advice when undertaking tasks Information Additional hardware or software information which may be useful Cautions Indicate possible damage to or misalignment of the equipment if the indicated statements are ignored or the indicated procedures are not followed correctly WARNINGS INDICATE DANGER TO LIFE AND LIMB IF THE INDICATED STATEMENTS ARE IGNORED OR THE INDICATED PROCEDU
98. onment the system imports compressed video and decompresses It before storing it in the library The system supports the import of AVI files larger than 4 GB copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C BMP The platform imports Microsoft Windows bitmap images as 8 bit RGB clips CDA The platform imports CD audio files An audio file can be previewed and a segment of the file selected for import CIN Logarithmic Cineon files are supported and can be imported saved in their native logarithmic form The Cineon Utility within the Utility application can be used to convert Log format clips into linear data clips CINE Phantom Camera Import of the native RAW file format produced by Vision Research s high speed Phantom camera is supported The import of CINE format material provides the user with a clip preview on the desktop DPX The platform imports a series of DPX files conforming to SMPTE 268M 1994 and imports them as video only clips DV Digital Video DV file formats can be imported using QuickTime if it is available EXR The platform supports the import of EXR files When importing EXR files the source details menu allows selection of a colour space raw Rec709 and P3 nT Choose a profile of Linear Log or ACES using the scroll box in the source details box Linear has an adjustable exposure scale Selecting ACES allows the result to be viewed through one of the ACES viewing LUTs
99. ore it is archived eg VL and VR may be swapped on a stereo clip To allow the minimum archive to work stereo rushes are now always recorded with a VL or VR suffix appended to the originator of the VL and VR tracks This is visible on the timeline but hidden in the Clips Bin 3 26 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Stereo Reference Clip Options a a ee ee Stereo clips can be used as references during the conform process conform To do this drag a clip from a bin onto the Conform main window and it is added as a reference into the same area as a mono reference Then choose whether to use the settings from both eyes or either eye from the VL VR scroll box Save Decode Parameters Settings Bin Functions From the Conform menu RED Phantom CINE and Cineform AVI or MOV file decode settings ms a can be saved in the Settings Bin They can then R3D conform be transported by archiving them with a ab ie project To recall parameters drag the setting from the bin into the file network box in the Conform menu area www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 27 Quantel 3 28 Output AAF Files Project Transfer Using AAF Projects assembled on the system can be transferred to another platform or workspace using an AAF Advanced Authoring Format file that references the original source clips The AAF file references the original source clips using the originator name a
100. orms that have the same drive mapping configurations so links to original sources are retained when archiving back in If nothing has been rendered only the metadata history is archived out ie no essence When the archive is restored it is assumed that external soft mounted media is accessible via the same drive mapping configurations If not tick the search for remote media box in the Archive In menu The Conform menu is then used to locate the media using the same mechanism as a minimum media archive new includes AAF information metadata and only newly created material The archive links to the original source material minimum includes only AAF information metadata and unique frames that cannot be reproduced from the original source media The archive retains links to the original source material The tails box defines the length of the clip tails that are archived in addition to any tails required for fades dissolves or wipes within a composite clip The include audio box determines whether the archive contains audio material copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C An archive can be created with history or without history Selecting the include history box allows locally held clips to be archived with their effects settings so that they can be restored at a later date for modification When a file is archived without history with the include history box unselected it allows clips to be ar
101. ots that are conformed 2 lf required select the General tab for decoding set up Please choc General Colour Y force to 10 bit e d h lt lt bese reset from file force to 10 bit with this tick box ticked the image data is truncated to 10 bit as it is imported include audio with this tick box ticked any associated audio with the conform also imported Decode mode sets the resolution of the image data essence that is decoded as part of the conform The default setting is Full res High which decodes the full resolution image data The other settings reduce the size of the image by discarding data Full res High 4096 x 2048 Half res High 2048 x 1024 Half res Medium 2048 x 1024 Quarter res Medium 1024 x 512 Eighth res Medium 512 x 256 Colour version FLUT colour science is associated with RED ONE camera firmware build 30 All clips are decoded with this new colour science by default To use the older colour science for older clips select original colour science Gamma curve a gamma curve can be applied to the image It is set to the setting used at the time of shooting eg REDspace linear REDlog REC 709 This setting can be changed before import if required Colour space this is the colour space to output the image in It is set to the setting that was used at the time of shooting eg REDspace Camera RGB REC 709 This setting can be changed before import if required Image
102. owing the TE complete path use the yellow arrow on the bar seee at the top of the bin to move up a level To see previously accessed paths select the Bin name and press on the down arrow on the top right of the soft keyboard hat DESKI A Desktop Files from the Desktop Bin can be imported by dragging and dropping them onto the desktop which displays a pop up see screen shot From the pop up add a name configure the frame rate scan repeat size and pixel aspect Set the options required then press import A Floating Clip now displays on the desktop pe ke See Desktop Editing User Guide for more details about the Desktop TUN Bin AAF Bin The AAF Bin supports AAF EDL NCL and TXT files Drag and drop a file from this bin to convert it to AAF Suls BA ba See Conform Offline Material on page 3 2 ZTN Archive Bin The Archive Bin displays any archived material that can be restored into Quantel workspace wA a N See Archive In on page 4 6 ZIN www quantel com support downloads login manuals 1 3 Quantel Settings Bin Although the Settings Bin does not manage media itself it is used to transfer import and export parameters between projects Erer The settings that can be saved depend on ene cele the current application and menu eg MLT FX has different Settings Bin options to Edit Colour or Scribe DVE Graphics PN A saved setting has a bin icon that is blue s
103. pe media file media should be set depending on the type of conform to be undertaken These options affect the menu options that display when Conform is pressed With a tape conform material is loaded directly from named tapes Select tape info and tape media from the scroll boxes With a file conform material is loaded directly from the local drive or any physically attached storage drives devices Select file info from the first scroll box This option uses the file path information in the AAF file to locate each file The file name must match the AAF but the location may be different Identify where the first file is then I O can locate other files in this directory automatically With a network conform material is loaded from network folders directly into the Clips Bin Select tape info and file media This option uses the tape information in the AAF file to locate the files regardless of file name All the files in a directory are searched in order to find files with the appropriate originator and timecode To undertake a network conform using NCL or AAF files that contain keycode information select film info from the first scroll box Media is now selected based on keycode rather than tape name timecode or file name offset xl Y N See Start the Conform network media on page 3 11 ZIN gt Before starting the conform set a target folder for conformed media gt by pressing on the clips tab to open the Clips Bin Now create
104. ptions become available during import when an error occurs in a file but the import continues with any remaining files www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 17 Quantel Render On Export When dropping an unrendered clip onto the desktop in Export a render box displays in the menu mos It is selected by default if the clip is unrendered oa OT When the box is ticked the clip is rendered Ao ea name wen during export If the clip is unrendered and the box is not ticked the clip cannot be exported In this instance the following error message displays error Clip title needs rendering before export When dropping a rendered clip onto the desktop in Export a re render box displays in the menu It is unchecked by default If the box Is ticked the clip is re rendered during export If the box is not ticked the clip is exported as it Is Batch Export Multiple clips can be dragged out of the Clips Bin onto the desktop in the Export menu where they form a list The file tyoe and network destination can then be set and a batch export can be started Multiple clips can be selected as a group by using the lt Shift gt and lt Ctrl gt keys so that their attributes such as frame rate export path or file format can be changed at the same time Only the attributes changed on the active item ripple through the selection Name with Timecode Frame or Original Suffix The timecode source dest
105. rack remains unaffected This is useful when performing video only or audio only editing Play out to VIR When a VTR is connected to the system and configured correctly tape transport controls display in the menu fast rewind step backwards play stop step forward and fast forward These controls can be used to find the required segment of video to be recorded Both Insert and Assemble editing can be performed by selecting the appropriate option from the scroll box Insert Edit mode requires that the VIR tape being recording to is fully striped with contiguous timecode Assemble Edit mode enables the recording of video onto the end of any existing material already recorded This removes the need to fully stripe a tape with contiguous timecode before recording onto It After the required in and out timecodes have been established they can be entered in the corresponding timecode boxes The current VIR timecode displays on the menu and can be automatically placed in the in and out timecode boxes The in out and dur duration timecode boxes are interactive The duration value is automatically determined by the length of clip to be played out When entering the in timecode value the out timecode value changes accordingly The use clip timecode box sets the in and out timecode values to match those of the clip to be played out After the in and out timecode values have been set up press Start to play out onto VIR
106. ready present intelligent the restore process only loads archived material that is not already on the system The tails box defines the length of additional clip tails that are restored if additional tails were saved with the archive The include audio box determines whether the restored archive contains audio material An archive can be restored with or without history Restoring an archived file with history by selecting the include history box allows archived clips and effects settings to be restored into the local library for reworking Archiving a clip in without history restores the clip into the Clips Bin as a rendered and finished clip If the media is not located on the same drive tick the search for remote media box to locate the media from other drives Perform an Archive In To perform an Archive In 1 If necessary clear the list on the desktop by pressing reset list on the right of the screen 2 Drag archived files from the Archive Bin and drop them onto the desktop area Press the refresh archive or open archive boxes on the bin to view the latest clips 3 Specify the settings in source and content 4 Press start restore The system starts restoring the selected clips listed on the desktop During the restoration the progress displays in and cancel and pause boxes are available on the menu cancel pause www quantel com support downloads login manuals 4 7 Quantel The time taken to complete the
107. restoration process depends on e the amount of video audio and metadata to be restored the system checks the amount of free video space at the start of the process e how much of the video and audio is already held in the Clips Bin e the speed of the network storage device or local data tape drive After the restoration is complete Restore succeeded displays above the start restore box The total size of the restored file displays with the remaining free space indicated in brackets Soft Mounted Archives Drag archived clips from the Archive Bin and drop them directly onto the desktop or into the Clips Bin which soft mounts the archives indicated by yellow bin icons The soft mounted clips can then be loaded onto the Edit timeline indicated by yellow highlights on each segment where the clips can be edited and have processes applied to them using MLT FX Play back performance is varied as it depends on network gt bandwidth and the source disk performance Archives can be localised via the desktop Clips Bin or Edit timeline e Mark in and out points on a timeline clip to localise the selected section only O 2 Soft mounted clips with tails cannot be localised To modify and resave an archive back to the Archive Bin the clip must have been originally archived out as local media To resave the modified version back to the Archive Bin it again needs to be archived out as local media on to the same drive
108. s conforming to SMPTE 377M 2004 that use Operational Pattern Op1A MXF wrapped DNxHD files When exporting a clip of this format a folder is created containing the mxf wrapped DNxHD essence an aaf and xml descriptor files If a folder has been previously created and an attempt is made to 2 re export the clip a file export error message displays and the export is not completed An existing folder must be deleted before re exporting as it cannot be overwritten The mxf file can then be placed in the Avid media folder and the aaf file dragged into the Avid clips bin to make the clip available PNG The platform exports video frames as PNG Portable Network Graphics format SGI The platform exports video only clips as a series of 8 bit or 16 bit Silicon Graphics SGI files TARGA The platform exports video only clips as a series of 8 bit RGB Targa TGA files TIFF The platform exports video only clips as a series of 8 bit or 16 bit RGB TIFF files www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 27 Quantel VPB The platform exports video only clips as a series of Quantel proprietary VPB files Video Paintbox format This format can be opened directly by Quantel standard definition video products VPB WAV INFO The platform exports clips as a series of VPB video files WAV audio files and a file containing clip metadata This can be used to export clips to other Quantel equipment that supports this kind of media e
109. s is useful for cutting up a clip that has been laid out to tape to grade across the transitions Selecting fps allows the frame rate of the EDL to be selected and allows EDLs that have been made at one frame rate eg where 3 2 has been added or Varicam material used for offline to be converted to the correct frame rate for online The ignore B rolls box if ticked ignores any material that is held on a B roll and refers back to the original source When use file comments is ticked file not tape information is used in the clip name field of an EDL This is often required when conforming subtitle EDLs The FROM CLIP IS A STILL comment is read so only one file is loaded for each event not the whole sequence of files With type dest cut or dest edit selected all the tape name entries in the EDL file are changed to SOURCE The Source TC and Originator ware then used by the system to make references to these clips To use this option 1 Record the Clip from tape usually from 01 00 00 00 or 10 00 00 00 to match the timecode in the EDL AAF file 2 Inthe Clips Bin select the recorded clip and use the set originator function to set the originator to SOURCE The system now references the recorded clip as both the timecode and the originator match 3 Press confirm to start the conversion process When complete the AAF file displays in the AAF Bin with the same name as the original EDL file When the EDL has been converted t
110. scroll box allows the clip s source or destination timecode to be selected for export This affects the timecode embedded within the file and also how the file is named Tick the name with box to append the selected timecode to the file name If name with timecode is selected the timecode is appended in the format hhmmssff If name with tc frame num is selected the timecode is appended as a frame count from midnight where midnight is a zero start point When file sequences are imported without their suffix it can be added if required on export Tick name with original suffix to do this This is useful if a clip has been shortened as the correct frame numbers can then be added on export Deinterlace The Deinterlace tick box allows field 1 2 or average deinterlace to be applied copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Sizing When images are to be exported they can be resized offset and have their aspect ratio changed to suit the hardware or process that is being used to import them Select the sizing tab in the Export menu to reveal the following functions The output format box allows the target format of the clip or files to be selected from a list of default formats The values next to the size box set the size of the output image in pixels The values next to the pixel aspect box set the aspect ratio of the resultant pixels The source region scroll box allows selection
111. second The recommend box automatically calculates the appropriate bit rate to be used The audio codec box allows an appropriate audio codec to be selected from those installed within the Windows operating environment The audio format box allows an appropriate audio sample rate to be selected for the exported audio The quality box affects the quality of the resultant video This value affects the sharpness of the resultant video The KF box sets the video keyframe rate this is equivalent to an I frame and determines how often the whole video frame Is sent in the data This value affects the size of the resultant video component of the wmv file and the quality of playback in Windows Media Player If a low value is selected with a low video bit rate then frames may be lost The overall quality and the size of the resultant asf file is gt determined by the type of material being exported the video and audio codecs selected and their settings 3 There are three deinterlace options on MPG MOV and WMV files 2 tick the deinterlace box then select either field 1 field 2 or field average from the box on the right www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 29 Quantel 110dx3 pue 310duu 6 30 copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C ref 2140 57 012 C www quantel com Appendix support downloads login manuals About This Manual This guide covers software available on s
112. shows a typical set up In a broadcast environment In this example a mono clip of a voice over is placed on track A1 and an interview placed on A2 these are both input from channel 1 where the main camera microphones are centrally placed The voice over and interview are then both output to channels 1 and 2 together The mono background audio usually from an offset camera microphone via channel 2 is placed on A3 and output to channel 1 Music input as stereo from channels 1 and 2 Is placed on A4 and output to channels1 and 2 www quantel com support downloads login manuals 2 15 Quantel Too Few Too Many Channels Where there are too few track channels forthe selected output channels the most appropriate track channel is automatically duplicated For example a mono track output to channels 1 amp 2 places the mono channel on both channel 1 and channel 2 If a stereo track is output as a quad eg channels 1 2 3 amp 4 then the stereo pair 1 amp 2 also display on channels 3 4 4 Where there are too many track channels for the selected output channels unused channels are ignored eg a stereo track output to channel 1 discards the second channel Enable Disable Audio Tracks Use the track filter boxes A1 A2 etc to enable audio tracks before processing ie copying slipping moving replacing etc When a box Is on ie pink the corresponding track is affected during processing If it is off ie grey the t
113. sktop Bin and select the local or network directory containing the required images or press the Windows lt Start gt key to access the Windows browser 5 Hold down the lt Shift gt key on the keyboard and highlight the required files 6 Drag the selected files or an entire directory from the bin and drop them in either of the following places e The main window where they are listed e The menu area where a pop up displays Set any resize options etc then press import to create a Floating Clip or tick copy to bin to place the file into the Clips Bin In the menu area enter the name for the clip in the name field the default name is that of the first image selected 7 Setup any decode and resize options in the menu area The decode settings for RED Phantom or Cineform files can be reset to the file import defaults by pressing reset from file on the pop up The decode settings for soft mounted RED clips can also be reset from the Edit timeline 8 To soft mount media tick the soft mount box The media is soft mounted from where it is SAN NAS USB drive etc instead of importing the media into the Quantel workspace Kids See Soft Mount Option on page 3 24 TON 9 lf required adjust the fps and scan settings for the resultant clip and press start import After each file is imported success displays in the result column When the stop on error box is ticked all import files are stopped if an error occurs
114. ssccesecensecessceees 3 22 Set Resize OPTIONS occoooccnocconocnnncnonocnnnoconocconoconocconoconocnonconocconorrnncconaccnnnonos 3 23 Start tine CON OMIM a rea 3 23 PP A 3 24 RED TIME INE FUNCION S oisinn A O E S 3 25 RED Soft Mount Preview ccccsscsesccesccecccesccesccesccesccecscesecescsccesceesceescs 3 25 SI ZK and Phantom COnfOrim ccccsccssccesccesccecccsccesccesccesccsccesccesceescees 3 26 Stereo 30 COMON e A E 3 26 Stereo Reference Clip Options cnn 3 27 Save Decode Parameters ccsccsscceccesccsccesccsccesccscceccescceceescesccescesceecs 3 27 Settings Bin FUNCUONS rosales illo cid 3 27 Output AAF UNOS eseesseecseccseccseccsecosecosecosecseecseecseecseecseesseesee 3 28 Project Transfer Using AAF cccssccsssccsssccnssccssccscccnsccessccesseceeseceescees 3 28 AAF TO EDL CONVE SION sia pios alisaa code 3 29 AUO POS Essia rnn E E A E E E E N S 3 30 A 4 1 AO A On 4 2 Archive QUE AA 4 3 Prepare an Archive OUt oooconccnnccnncccnnoconocnnncconoccnocnnnoronoconoccnnoconoconacnnncnonoss 4 3 Archive DeStiINatiOn ccsccsscssccesccescesccsscesccsccescceccesccescesccsccesccsccesccescesceecs 4 3 iv copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Archive CONO iento isidro 4 4 o e OT PAPUNNO0N PPPP iu ainnean OEE ra ai 4 5 AA l a E E 4 6 Prepare Or an Archive Ness scecsasewesasapsccssavnessonaceesesceeseacoueacseasorsenecouesseasenecssens
115. ssecessceeseees 2 6 CONTON a VIR sons tara acid 2 6 Setin and Out INE COG O cen roroi onnies eE oE EEn 2 7 Control Record Start and StOp esseeseesseesseessesssesseesssosseossesseosseoseeoseosseoss 2 7 Record Using Scene Select ooocconoccnnoccnnocononcononcononconcoconccconocronccconacronos 2 8 Record Directly to the Timeline oocoocconocnnocncnononoconoccnncconaconaccnacnonoss 2 9 o A OR AEA E 2 9 Record Directly into the Bank oooccoocccocnonoconocnnoccnnaconaconaccnnoconaconos 2 10 o O Un EE O TOA 2 10 Record 3 2 Pull down Material cccssccssccssccesccsccssccesccssccescessceeceeecs 2 10 Set up the A frame DIS O Lonas 2 11 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Play out Material oooccoooconocnonoconocconoconocconaconscconacconoconocons 2 11 e o o ot uo E EAE E EANA 2 11 Output Video Standard oocoooccoooccnocnnnoccnocnnnaccnnoconoccnnoconoccnnaconocconoccnocnnnos 2 11 Player SOCIO ira 2 11 Output Crop Setn S estee cos NENA Tr ainei 2 12 Load Mate NA a E E E E EE 2 12 Audio Track Output MappinNg occoocccnccnnocnnncnonoconocnnnccnnoconoconocconoconaconacnns 2 13 PIVOT TO VIR nera cocina cades 2 16 Recreate 3 2 Pull Down Material cccssccsseccssccssccessccssccssccesscensceees 2 17 Conform and AAF Out cccscccsscccssccscccssccessccssccesccees 3 1 Conform Offline Material
116. t Mount Preview The lt F1 gt Configuration Window has a Red preview scroll box for playback preview only which controls playback performance by determining quality versus playability This menu does not affect how the media is decoded when localised WITH RED Rocket Card With a RED Rocket card installed this menu references the sizes based on the current output settings set from the blue output format box on the bottom right of the Application Bar Rocket 1 2 Rocket 1 4 on the workstation For example with the output set to 1920 x1080 and Rocket full selected in the lt F 1 gt Configuration Window the preview images are full HD images If Rocket 1 2 is selected the preview image size is 960 x 540 These are the image sizes that the RED Rocket card sends to the Quantel platform and are for preview playback only They do not affect and are not affected by the O application s Decode mode resolution sizing settings www quantel com support downloads login manuals 3 25 Quantel WITHOUT RED Rocket Card With no RED Rocket card installed RED media can still be soft mounted and played back in real time but at a lower preview resolution ull high 1 2 high 1 2 med The Red preview setting sets the maximum ___1 4 med decode resolution of the RED media that is Ymd 1 16 med used for preview For example for 4096 x 2048 media with the decode mode set to half res 2048 x 1024 the Red previe
117. t between Cinemascope 2 35 and 35 mm Anamorphic 2 40 To crop by picture area determine a point of origin from the top left of the picture and then define the required x x y pixel length of the picture www quantel com support downloads login manuals 6 19 6 20 Export Files with Pan amp Scan The pan scan zoom and offset values set up on a clip in the Edit Application can be applied when a clip is exported using the I O Application The pan scan settings can be previewed in the I O Application but cannot be seen during the export process Q To see which part of the image is to be exported refer to the a browse image in the list at the top of the screen Colour From the colour tab s output levels scroll box select format defaults same as clip or custom to affect the black white level values below Choose custom to amend these values manually colour The box to the right of the look up table box allows the selected look up table to be applied to the clip or frame as it is exported Key The key tab allows a key to be included by ticking the include key box lt F1 gt Options _ Import clip name without number _ Export always overwrite _ Export make clip folder _ Number single frame clips Underscores The Underscores box controls how file names are controlled during import and export If remove add is selected e any underscores in the file names are replaced with spaces on import
118. take all take edit Saves the whole record buffer If linked is turned off then the separate clips are saved If linked is turned on then a single clip with markers is saved including any material between out and in point markers Saves only the material between the marked in and out points plus tails of length set by the tails box If linked is turned off then the separate clips determined by the marked in and out points are saved If linked is turned on then a single clip with spliced segments determined by the marked in and out points are saved copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Record Directly to the Timeline The use Edit Clip function available when a VTR is connected in the Record menu allows material to be recorded directly on to the Edit timeline Two windows display the left window shows the current source video and the right window is a view of the Edit timeline u u ag The VTR can be controlled by using the transport controls underneath the source window ai Y NA See Control a VTR on page 2 6 TN The window on the right shows an actual view of the timeline in the Edit application A clip must be present on the timeline before the use Edit Clip function can be used Recorded material from the VTR is inserted either at the current timeline cursor position or into a segment defined by t
119. the sourceTC scroll box select between sourceTC from file or sourceTC from name Source TC from file is the default and allows a start timecode to be entered in the resultant clip Source TC from name interprets the trailing number as frame count Keycode When the keycode box is ticked select the film and perforation type The keycode value can be adjusted by using the prefix feet and frame boxes copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C lt F1 gt Options Ai ia hs gh Se pers vw Import clip name without number Export always overwrite _ Export make clip folder _ Number single frame clips Underscores The Underscores box controls how file names are controlled during import and export If remove add is selected e any underscores in the file names are replaced with spaces on import e any spaces in the file names are replaced with underscores on export If ignore is selected e underscores are not replaced on import or export Import Format The Import Format box controls the format in which imported or localised video is stored This is available only on systems unable to play RGB video When native is selected imported files are saved in their native format When yuv Is selected imported files are converted to YUV colour space this box also displays on Compass for importing video either using the native compression format if any or transcoding it to the output format
120. timeline that is ready for layering above the video duration channels clip effects Video Title Birds 1 Video Title Birds 2 Video title interview Video Title Woodland Scenery MT e ue Video Title Beetles FLA A Video Title Farm scenery clip details video racks list display 3 E tracklist tapeinto fle meda audio iracks re mapping Archive Out nuaudio f none rar mn edil name romiapea OOAD NN Ampl record import dapelreelofiseis gt Export rushes ref clips rel project a a Ang Ao o from gt i nearest o native 4 a HD 1080 j To convert an STL file to an AAF 1 Locate the stl file from the media bin and drag it into the Conform menu A pop up box displays 2 Setthe font type height face colour edge size and colour The font height is a percentage based on the PTB edge effects size in the bottom left corner of the Conform menu see previous diagram O For non western subtitles select the appropriate font type in order A for the subtitles to display correctly in the conformed clip 3 Press confirm The STL file is then conformed with the metadata and displays in the Conform window The two main file types that are supported are Spruce and EBU These are automatically detected If some of the information is missing from the SIL file the file type may have to be manually specified using the blue scroll box to the right of stl type For Spruce STL fil
121. to the main window and on the convert ncl to aaf pop up enter the film format information including frames per second typically 24 00 film type and perforation spacing This information is used to determine the correct keycode film frame relationship of the material Set either tabbed or columnar from the list box to match the format used to create the NCL and if required tick the list has tape tc box if the NCL contains tape name and timecode columns 3 Press confirm when finished 4 Inthe Conform list display menu select film info from the first scroll box to select media based on keycode Set any other required options QUE A ba See Start the Conform network media on page 3 11 TN 5 Press Conform to build the edit and create a new entry in the Clips Bin The keycode conform is only designed to conform data from telecine with 2 3 pull down turned off and not for material that has been transferred via tape Transitions and segments marked in the NCL as optical are replaced with black in the conformed edit These can then be replaced as required Stretched Clips If a conform has been performed once and several clips are stretched then any subsequent conforms requiring the same stretches use the originally stretched rush instead of repeatedly stretching clips Conform Using a Reference Clip The Conform menu allows settings from a reference clip to be transferred to a new version of the clip Additionally
122. tput files Preprocess Settings enable XYZ transform 1 Select a lookup table from the scroll box if required 2 The source region is set to all by default If a custom region is required select custom from the scroll box and define the appropriate size and centre values for the region 3 aspect conversion can be set to box cut or none This is of particular use when resolution is not full 2K or 4K Selecting box outputs with black bars either side of the content to fill the screen top to bottom and cut outputs with the top and bottom edges cropped to fill the width of the screen The output crop box is used to crop each frame to the value set in the green numeric box This can be set to picture ratio or none When set to picture define an origin position and a size x x y When set to ratio choose from the list of commonly used ratio values Some of these are effectively film camera aperture aspect ratios that define the active area of the film are and others are television standards 1 33 4 3 SD video 1 66 35 mm Academy Offset Standard 1 78 16 9 HD video 1 85 35 mm Full Screen Super 2 39 35 mm Academy Offset CinemaScope 2 37 21 9 True ratio 64 27 often used as a best fit between Cinemascope 2 35 and 35 mm Anamorphic 2 40 4 Seta number of frames to trim from the start and end using the numeric boxes 5 If sRGB colour space default is not to be used tick the enable XYZ transform tick
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124. under the pen start tc start scene select scroll box allows still images to be grabbed from the input using Grab and saved in the Clips Bin or bank Record 3 2 Pull down Material Film material shot at 24 frames per second FPS can be recorded using different media and techniques Where film material has been transferred onto 30 FPS video two out of each five frames in the resultant video contain information from two different film frames This transfer method is called 3 2 pull down and can be recognised by the repeating sequence of still and flickering frames 24 FPS 30FPS 24 FPS 30FPS 3 2 pull down material needs to be converted JA 5 back to its original 24 FPS format during the 2 A 2 Still 14 A 1 record 3 34 Still ik 104 34 Flicker Ce i 4 27 Flicker 8 16 To convert 3 2 pull down material back into ae aul A 24 FPS material the correct start point or ef IRG Liu A frame in the frame sequence must be 7 19 i e A 199 found The A frame is locked to the timecode 8 8 20 20 i r a A a2 value and an offset can be applied to move the 9 21 i A 5 A timecode A frame position to the correct 1 In 23 2 position in the actual 3 2 pull down sequence 12 2 24 a The 3 2 pull down boxes are provided to assist in locating A frames when record
125. ups are complete select the Edit Set ups menu again to return to the main menu and select the required set up from the scroll box next to the audio monitor VTR Characteristics tape play preroll The green boxes allow the Quantel platform to compensate tape edit preroll for specific VTR characteristics and delays in the video play tc offset path Prerolls can be set for up to six seconds and the edit tc offset offsets between 10 frames The tape play preroll specifies the length of time the VTR prerolls before playing The tape edit preroll specifies the length of time the VTR prerolls before a record to tape starts The play tc start offset compensates for a specific fixed delay video between the VTR and the Quantel platform when material is stored by the platform The edit tc start offset compensates for a specific fixed video delay between the Quantel platform and the VIR when playing material out to tape copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Video Standard Selection Select the correct input video standard before starting to record material by using the device settings previously configured The platform detects the actual aspect ratio line rate frame rate bit depth and colour space from the embedded header information in the data stream It is then automatically configured to allow the video to be recorded and stored in its native format The platform automatically detects
126. w set to 1 4 res and the output size from the blue box on the bottom right of the Application Bar set to HD 1920 x 1080 the media is previewed at quarter res 1024 x 512 If the Red preview is then set to full high the media is actually previewed at half res 2048 x 1024 as the preview res is scaled down to match the Output size SI 2K and Phantom Conform Silicon Imaging or Phantom camera files can be confirmed in a similar way to the steps described in the RED Conform section Select cineform options or phantom options from the scroll box navigate to the directory that contains all the AVI or MOV files containing CineForm data or CINE files Phantom and ensure that the relevant format is selected as the filter Only the part of the file required is decoded Genera The enable 3D file settings tick box Y determines whether the 3D settings within a CineForm file are applied when the file is imported eg horizontal flip of one eye The phantom CINE options menu displays the same controls as those in the Import menu Stereo 3D Conform It is possible to conform from single HDCAM SR tapes containing stereo rushes to create stereo conformed clips and have modified archive to allow these clips to be archived with minimum media ie the archive refers to the source tapes Stereo segments are created automatically if the corresponding 2 sources are stereo ie Cineform or stereo tape deck The edit may be modified bef
127. where a segment uses remote media This includes soft mounted R3D DPX P2 and XDCAM media Q In the lt F1 gt Clips menu this yellow bar can be disabled by a deselecting Remote Media Indicator Soft mounted media can be edited graded etc in MLT FX in the same way as any other media but it is at preview resolution and not the full render localise resolution If soft mounted media is rendered only the rendered frames are written to the local workspace If media needs to be re edited and its history accessed the original media needs to be available online or the original rushes localised first Media can be localised from the Clips Bin Floating Clip or timeline Localised clips display in the Clips Bin with white icons The DPX soft mount function does not currently have the lower resolution preview mode that RED has and 2K DPX sequences may not playback in real time regardless of network bandwidth O DPX files that have a horizontal resolution not divisible by eight A contain an alpha channel or are not part of a numbered sequence cannot be soft mounted 2 All soft mounted media can be exported as QuickTime WMV or other file sequences without having to localise it first However if the media has any unrendered history this must be rendered first before exporting 3 24 copyright Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C RED Timeline Functions When RED media is soft mounted all the tails are available and t
128. xchange WAV The platform exports audio only clips as a single 48 kHz 24 bit or 16 bit 1 2 or 4 channel WAV file When exporting a clip with audio as a WAV file choose the audio tracks to be exported Press mix down and choose from mono stereo or quad to mix down the audio Windows Media WMA WMV The platform exports Windows Media 9 compressed video WMV and audio WMA files if Windows Media 9 is installed on the system O Important Notice Quantel provides the mechanism for creating ES Windows Media 9 files but Quantel does not give the installer or user the right to create and distribute these file types The installer end user must agree to the terms of use of Windows Media 9 license displayed during installation and ensure that they have the appropriate license to create and distribute files using the codecs provided Royalties may also be payable to different licensing authorities for the use of the codecs provided and payment of these royalties is the responsibility of the installer end user and not Quantel Please refer to Microsoft for licensing and royalty information 6 28 copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C WMV WMA Menu e Select wmv from the scroll list and press options The video codec box allows an appropriate video codec to be selected from those installed within the Windows operating environment The green box below allows the video bit rate to be set in kilobits per
129. y in a list on the desktop with clip information displayed in several columns Prepare for an Archive In Before performing an Archive In consider the following settings Location of Archive Use the source menu to select a location to retrieve the archived files from Select use network to access files that have been archived through a network A source path can be entered in any of the following ways e press on the drop down arrow to select a path that s been used before e press on the path field and type the path e press on the folder icon to open the Desktop Bin and navigate through the folders to find the required destination Select use local tape to access files from a video tape drive connected directly to the Quantel platform Open the Archive Bin by pressing the archive tab on the Application Bar to select clips previously archived Press the refresh archive or open archive boxes on the bin to refresh display the available clips copyright O Quantel Ltd 2001 2014 July 2014 ref 2140 57 012 C Content to Restore The content menu provides settings that can be applied to files on an Archive In include history search for remote media Specify the type of media to restore by using the media scroll box Y include audio w include history search for remote media fresh the restore process reloads all archived material into the system regardless of whether it is al

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