CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide (Version 1.0)
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1. 5 1 start program ceccviccessaienincteeterets 2 2 tab Card 2 11 5 2 5 6 5 7 tab Driver wo ccc eee eee 2 4 tab Server iison aiai 2 9 tab Settings ccce 2 8 user interface eee 2 4 version information 2 7 BAVAS oY Ke RR RE 5 8 exit program wescsieastelassnineeteseees 3 2 start program scerestatacinteiniesaiaters 3 2 user interface ccecce 3 3 edit lag zs euentus 2 12 exiting DVSConf eese 2 2 exiting DV SUID occides tees tested estes 3 2 field backward 2 13 field forward uses 2 13 firmware upgrade sss 5 6 frame backward 2 13 frame forward esses 2 13 frame number esses 2 13 G I getting license keys HDD 5 4 hard disk failure 5 4 hard disk licenses 5 4 hardware information 2 14 hdd licence info txt 5 5 hdinfo exe eeeeee 5 5 hugoup H ME 5 6 7O mode uite tecta 2 12 information CLIPSTER croinra 3 4 HEBUE aee eee ne iira 3 4 debug information 3 1 diagnostic Secoteingesexiteeete ten Dos teps 5 8 driver accceeseseecsesrererrrere 3 4 hardware eene 2 14 licensed features 2 14 POU M 3 4 video raster2. eese 2 14 inppb serial 5iosene o ed niei 2 14 installation test video board 2 1 2 13 5 7 instructions eee 5 1 l 2 deleting temporary data 5 8 gathering diagnostic information 5 8 getting of license key HDD 5 4 installing customized rasters 5 9 setting of license key 5 1 setting of license key HDD 5 5 setting up a new stripe set 5 8 testing the video board 5 7 upgrading the firmware 5 6 rpg re eee 2 6 J L kernel memolby iiia nie Sia aei 2 10 license key Sescccesite st ieceniciechieshs 5 1 5 4 DVSCONM sccedestvatonteiccuecieddigiesats 5 1 getting HDD tccusieteieinsieaesaants 5 4 hard disk drives a 5 4 setting eine esit 2 12 2 13 5 1 setting HDD ss 5 5 Load on Boot uiuat ererdtaet exei 2 5 loading driver 2 5 2 6 log DULEOFTS 212i ieecpoti cede hereto erst 3 3 log file RC 3 1 3 4 5 8 M O Manual Boot Load 2 5 MUTE es 2 12 NOTES en es 1 5 overview DE CHAP seco rec Hn if giads 1 3 of DVSConf assie 2 4 or DV SIMIC 25255 iei cud ndr inodo 3 3 P S PCI configuration ssssss 3 1 PCI interface settings eicere 2 8 PCI video board ceecee 2 1 buffer 2 11 2 13 configuration 2 11 ANVEN aoei o eee er 2 1 firmware upgrade 5 6 hardware information 2 14 less 2
3. Item Description SETUP With this button to the right of the settings the hardware and the current settings They the bottom of the Card tab see section Text area you can view general information about will be displayed in the text information area at Information Area on page 2 14 Furthermore the setting of new optionally available features via provided license keys can also be performed here see section How to Upgrade and Set a License Key on page 5 1 The Control Area The control area on the tab Card provides items to generate and dis play test pictures This way you can test the PCI video board installa tion for example on the analog monitoring output In this area you can find the following items Item Description Fills the whole PCI video board buffer x2 s a with test pictures Using the X buttons you can superimpose the frame s time code in different sizes over the test imag es Frame 0 Shows the frame number that is currently displayed at the outputs a The slider shows a timeline of the video material loaded into the PCI video board buffer It visualizes the current position within the material You can also drag the slider to move to a certain frame Its length depends on the board buffer size and currently set video raster Use these buttons to move a field back ward or forward in the interlaced vid
4. Other Software Tools In the software package of the CLIPSTER video system you can find be sides the software tools already described in the previous chapters sev eral others that can be used in conjunction with CLIPSTER as well You can access them via the program folder DVS of the Windows START button menu Among them you can find the following The ReelReader program and the SCSI DiskMapper However because these additional software tools are all described in separate documentations the following sections will introduce them only For further details about them please consult their respective man ual 4 1 ReelReader With the ReelReader program you can access the video material stored in the proprietary file system of a DVS CineReel and copy it to a com puter or network location of your choice During the copying procedure the video material can be converted to a selectable computer image file format automatically The DVS CineReel is a transportable outdoor proof hard disk array es pecially designed for the on set use of digital film capturing The film material is directly stored on the hard disk array and when finished the array can be disconnected and transported to an editing site while the crew continues to capture on the set with an empty DVS CineReel CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide DVS The program can be accessed via the program folder DVS of the Win dows START button menu START
5. This document provides descriptions of several software tools that are included in the delivery of your CLIPSTER video system as well as vari ous task descriptions which will help you in the event of service and maintenance work Most of the software programs described here are used during the initial configuration and setup of the CLIPSTER video system only In your daily work with CLIPSTER they should be of no use CLIPSTER is a powerful high resolution video workstation with enor mous flexibility especially designed to meet the demands of modern post production houses It offers capturing online editing and storing of digital film data in one device The system performs all works in real time Video data is stored and worked with in its original uncompressed format independent of resolution color space and bit depth All for mats and resolutions can be processed from SD up to 2K and the final result can be played out in a freely selectable format Conversions and calculation times for rendering processes are rarely necessary because ofthe high quality hardware developed by DVS All film and video data are stored in the Windows file system and thus easily accessible when working with other applications For the most basic configuration and setup of the CLIPSTER video sys tem as well as monitoring and error diagnostics of the CLIPSTER hard and software the system provides several software tools These tools are part of the CLIPSTER so
6. Workstation CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide Introduction DVS Configuration DVSConf DVS Video Card Info DVSInfo Other Software Tools Task Descriptions Index User Guide Version 1 0 Copyright O 2006 by DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH Hanover All rights reserved The manuals as well as the soft and or hardware described here and all their constituent parts are protected by copyright Without the express permission of DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH any form of use which goes beyond the narrow bounds prescribed by copyright legislation is prohibited and liable to prosecution This particularly applies to duplication copying translation processing evaluation publishing and storing and or processing in an electronic system Specifications and data may change without notice We offer no guarantee that this documentation is correct and or complete In no event shall DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation any special indirect or consequential damages and damages resulting from loss of use data or profits or business interruption arising out of the use of or inability to use the hardware software and or manual materials Those parts of this documentation that describe optional software or hardware features usually contain a corresponding note Anyway a lack of this note does not mean any commitment
7. i Alternatively you may also click on the EDITOR button to This will save the file in standard ASCII format to the chosen directory After this locate the file and then send it to the E mail address pro vided by the DVS personnel Once your mail is received the DVS support team will evaluate the in formation and if possible provide you with a solution for your prob lem There is also a possibility available to save the log file directly i via the user interface of the CLIPSTER software For this you have to use the performance monitor of the tool area see CLIPSTER Edit Tool user guide for more information 5 8 How to Install Customized Rasters The DVS video equipment can be used with all kinds of video rasters The most common ones SD HD as well as film will already be avail able on your video system However if need arises for special rasters not already accounted for DVS offers you the possibility to create such rasters for you Once installed properly they can be used with the same ease as all other rasters and you can access them in the CLIPSTER soft ware via the button VESA of the video format settings get one file in return only userdef ref which will then i When purchasing more than one customized raster you will contain all the special rasters To install one or more customized rasters perform the following Copy the delivered userdef ref file into the directory
8. 1 2 13 5 7 version information 2 7 performance monitor 5 9 posbroll osoac 2 12 pr rendering data n n 5 8 preroll saisti MM Ane 2 12 project file eere 5 4 PVs Index lieri M eei 5 8 SENER anise a ane Dre Pus 2 9 Psion RN ME PNE UNT 1 1 po c tr 2 8 operation 1 5 2 10 5 4 target group iiic teces 1 3 performance nssr 1 5 task descriptions 1 oeassp ele usteduptens 5 1 Keone ui iba E ape o ERU TARDE 2 14 temporary data siio iex nt onis 5 8 ReelReader MH 4 1 test picture display cmadence ices 2 13 5 7 safety NOLES iuuenes lbigea rcr 1 5 timeline 5 oet eroe obtinens 2 13 og C 5 4 typographical conventions 1 4 SCSI DiskMapper ccecce 4 2 unloading the driver 2 6 DD E 2 12 updating the driver neee 2 7 Set System Pages ccce 2 10 userdef ref ecien 5 9 setting Version Information ec 2 7 confirmation a2 cies 2 2 video board eesis 2 1 digital analog video 2 12 b ffer 22i deas 2 11 2 13 license keys nccc 2 12 5 1 configuration sss 2 11 license keys HDD iini 5 5 Gu m 2 1 VIR 2 12 firmware upgrade 5 6 c e gemere 2 13 hardware information 2 14 start play out scce 2 14 lest accetto ete 2 1 2 13 5 7 starting DVSConf ssusss 2 2 version information 2 7 start
9. All Programs DVS ReelReader Although the ReelReader program is as a standard included in i the software package of the CLIPSTER it will work only in con junction with a DVS CineReel connected properly to a CLIP STER video system Further information about the program and its usage can be found in the DVS CineReel user guide which will be included in the delivery of a DVS CineReel 4 2 SCSI DiskMapper 4 2 The SCSI DiskMapper is a program developed by DVS that offers sup port in dealing with errors on DVS video systems It can be used to elim inate and locate errors on SCSI hard disk drives The SCSI DiskMapper should be used by expert personnel i e AN DVS service personnel only because applying the wrong set tings can result in destroying the hard disks or the data on the disks The DiskMapper is able to find and remap defective sectors on SCSI hard disks using the hard disk s firmware features It is intended to be used with the video hard disks installed in a DVS video system The DiskMapper allows a checking of complete disks as well as of specific sector or video frame ranges You may use the SCSI DiskMapper if you experience reproducible operation problems like dropped frames The program can be accessed via the program folder DVS of the Win dows START button menu START All Programs DVS Maintenance Diskmapper f Further information about the program can be found in the Li SCSI Disk
10. CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs 2 6 Item Description Debug Load Windows NT only With this setting you can manually load and unload the PCI video board driver without initializing any IRQs This is only useful in conjunction with the PCI video board information program DVS Video Card Info to resolve driver problems This setting should not be selected during normal operation Please note that the system will not be operable until the driver is loaded by automatic or manual loading properly LOAD The button LOAD loads the driver selected via the area Driver Location and connects it to the PCI video board s installed in the video system After clicking on the button LOAD or after the selection of a new driver you have to click on the button APPLY to take on the changes Otherwise if the program is closed your changes may not be taken into effect even if a new driver was loaded with the button LOAD UNLOAD This button reverses the loading of the driver and unloads it After this you can select an other driver with the items of the area Driver Location and then load it with the button LOAD DVS Configuration DVSConf Item Description Driver Location BROWSE The text field in this area together with the BROWSE button allows you to locate and select a specific PCI video board driver inf or sys files During the first insta
11. any case do not change 4 any of the default configurations unless you are absolutely sure about their outcome or are instructed to by your distrib utor or the DVS service department The video hard disks of CLIPSTER are arranged as a stripe set If one hard disk fails your data will be unrecoverable There fore it is strongly recommended to perform backups of your video data at regular intervals Only use the designated video drive disk stripe set to store i video and or audio data Other storage locations will be too slow for real time operations Leave about 15 of the overall video hard disk capacity emp ty of data for real time performance reasons The real time capability of CLIPSTER depends to a large ex tent on the performance of the video system hardware 4 Therefore it is recommended to terminate all other programs when working with the CLIPSTER software 1 5 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide 1 6 DVS Configuration DVSConf Under the Windows operating system you can configure with the DVS Configuration program DVSConf the local PCI video board and its driver as well as test its installation The DVS PCI video board and its driver are the central core of the video system because they provide its functionality Without them the video system would not be able to display any video signals nor would the DVS software components be operational The PCI video board driver contr
12. button CANCEL The button CANCEL closes the user interface of the DVSConf program without confirming your settings The latest confirmed settings will be used for the PCI video board Some changes to the settings will be N directly applied to the PCI video board as soon as they are performed in the program These cannot be re versed with the button CANCEL Alt F4 Same as button CANCEL Same as button CANCEL After this the DVSConf program will be closed 2 3 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs 2 2 The User Interface After starting the DVSConf program see section Starting the Pro gram on page 2 2 its user interface will be displayed on the screen DVSConf Properties tabs Driver Settings Server Card 0 Driver Loading Load on Boot C v C Unload Driver Location Check i Ic Program Files D VS Clipster dyvswin2k sys Version Information DVSConf Version2 8p19e Jun 13 2005 Library Version 2 8p18e Jun 13 2005 Driver Version 2 8p19e Serial 12030144 Rev 1 1 08 HW 2 1 33a OK Cancel Figure 2 1 User interface of the DVSConf program With the tabs at the top of the window you can switch between the dif ferent settings possibilities of the program Each tab will be explained separately in the next sections 2 2 1 The Tab Driver The tab Driver of the DVSConf pro
13. followed by a note regarding the audience this manual is written for and an explanation of the conven tions used in this manual Furthermore it pro vides some important notes that you should read Chapter 2 This chapter describes the DVSConf program Chapter 3 Explains the DVS Video Card Info program Chapter 4 Gives basic information about further software tools that are also included in the CLIPSTER software package Chapter 5 This chapter provides several task descriptions that you may need to perform certain service or maintenance work for your DVS product Among them you can find descriptions about how to upgrade and set a license key or how to update the firmware of the video system hard ware Index This chapter facilitates the search for specific terms 1 2 Target Group To use this manual you should at least have experience in PC handling and be familiar with the soft as well as hardware of the CLIPSTER vid eo system Furthermore if you want to use the descriptions provided in this docu mentation to their full potential you should also have extensive knowl edge in the field of computer system administration as well as digital video in general 1 3 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide DVS 1 3 Conventions Used in this User Guide 1 4 The following typographical conventions will be used in this documen tation e Texts preceded by this symbol describe activities t
14. from DVS GmbH CLIPSTER is a registered trademark of DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Any other product names mentioned in this documentation may be trademarks or registered trade marks of their respective owners and as such are subject to the usual statutory provisions uis Headquarters DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH Krepenstr 8 30165 Hannover GERMANY Phone 49 511 67807 0 Fax 49 511 630070 E mail info dvs de Internet http www dvs de Support Phone 49 511 67807 25 Fax 49 511 67807 31 E mail support dvs de For the Americas U S Headquarters DVS Digital Video Inc 300 East Magnolia Boulevard Suite 102 Burbank CA 91502 USA Phone 1 818 846 3600 Fax 1 818 846 3648 E mail info dvsus com Internet http www dvsus com Support E mail support dvsus com I I Contents I l 1 Introduction aesti tata aiia jai TT OVEVIEW pt 1 3 12 larget GrOUP casierie eea eeina Na EEn SEn 1 3 1 3 Conventions Used in this User Guide uuusssse 1 4 1 4 Important Notesin rasei ironii alerini 1 5 2 DVS Configuration DVSConf ssssssssss 2 1 Bil BASIC ISAS inpo A an OER 2 2 2 1 1 Starting the Program ssssssseesssrriressiririeerirrrreeerrrnne 2 2 2 1 2 Exiting the PEOBFPBII cecinere treibt E oo
15. properly any more Do not change the default settings unless you are instructed to by your distributor or the DVS service department Item Description Auto Logon ProntoServer only Enables an automatic log on to the ProntoServer Please note that the password is N stored in the Windows registry with out any encryption 2 9 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs Item Description Disable Driver Paging Windows NT only Drivers will not be paged out of memory This affects all drivers see the Windows resource kit Enable the check box to ensure a proper real time operation Set System Pages Windows NT only Normally when using one PCI video board by DVS you do not need to set the system pages Then leave the check box deactivated In case you have more than one DVS PCI video board installed or little kernel memory free it may be necessary to increase the default value A value of 65536 page table entries should be sufficient 4K x 65536 256 MB See also the Windows resource kit or contact your distribu tor or the DVS service department for details du DVS Configuration DVSConf 2 2 4 The Tab Card The tab Card controls and configures the DVS PCI video board s in stalled in your video system Via this tab you can set and enable new optional features license keys or test the PCI video board installation on the video output Additi
16. 0 00000000 type 2 Figure 5 2 Licence dialog windows y Although the two windows look slightly different they provide i the same functionality because the whole feature set is normal ly provided via a single license key The remaining keys are usu ally used for temporary licenses only that you may have received for evaluation purposes n the field Key 1 enter the license key that you have received and afterwards click the SET KEY 1 button The Licence dialog window closes The new license key is now set and will be stored unalterably in the DVS video system The features activated with this licence key can be displayed by i clicking the button SETUP and selecting from the menu the menu option Info Licence Repeat the described steps above to activate the features of the remaining keys if appropriate If you have more than one DVS PCI video board installed in your video system change to their respective card tabs and repeat the steps to activate their features After that reboot the computer system Once the system has started all licensed features will be available to the DVS video system Depending on the installed software version you may need to i upgrade the firmware of the DVS PCI video board More infor mation about this can be found in section How to Upgrade the Video Board Firmware on page 5 6 To be sure your video system works properly you may also test your installa
17. ER hardware guide 5 6 How to Delete Temporary Data Temporary data will be created on your CLIPSTER video system during prerendering or when using proxies Under certain circumstances such data may still be stored on the video hard disk array although it is no longer used by any project Further information about temporary data still stored on the hard disk array but no longer necessary as well as a description how to delete such data manually can be found in the CLIPSTER Edit Tool user guide 5 7 How to Gather Diagnostic Information 5 8 In case of problems with your CLIPSTER video system you may get asked by the DVS service department to create and generate CLIPSTER log files i e to gather diagnostic information For this perform the fol lowing Start the DVSInfo program as described in chapter DVS Video Card Info DVSInfo on page 3 1 Enter a file name in the text field in the lower left corner of the DVSInfo window below the buttons SAVE and EDITOR f You may also enter path information in front of the file i name to store the file to a specific directory Otherwise the file will be stored in the main directory of the CLIPSTER soft ware s installation path default C Program Files DVS Clipster PVs Task Descriptions Click on the SAVE button save the diagnostic information and simultaneously view it in the program that is connected to the file extension of the saved file
18. Mapper user guide which can be accessed via the Help menu of the DiskMapper program Task Descriptions This chapter provides several task descriptions that you may need to perform during the life cycle of your DVS product Among them you can find descriptions for example about how to upgrade and set a li cense key or how to update the firmware of the PCI video board 5 1 How to Upgrade and Set a License Key This section explains how to upgrade and set license keys on a DVS vid eo system The license key s activate the individual feature set that you have ordered for your DVS product Each DVS video system is capable of holding several license keys The first key key 1 is usually used for licensing the features that you have ordered with your product All other keys available are usually used for temporary licenses that you may have received for evaluation purposes The license keys enable one or more optional features of your product until date of expiration if applicable Every time the system is started all keys are checked and their features are combined To set a license key Windows offers you with the DVSConf program the possibility to use a standard graphical user interface The following as sumes that the DVSConf program is already running and that the driver is correctly loaded see chapter DVS Configuration DVSConf on page 2 1 Incase the driver is not already loaded load the driver with th
19. as well as explanations of the tasks that can be achieved with it can be found in chapter Task Descriptions on page 5 1 3 1 1 Starting the Program This section provides you with a description about how to start the DVSInfo program Select from the START button menu of Windows in the submenu DVS the entry Maintenance From the opening submenu select the entry for the DVSInfo pro gram for example All Programs DVS Maintenance DVSinfo This will start the DVSInfo program by DVS and its user interface will be displayed on the screen 3 1 2 Exiting the Program 3 2 To end the DVSInfo program and exit it perform the following e Click on the close button 3 or press the key combination Alt F4 alternatively After this the DVSInfo program will be closed du DVS Video Card Info DVSInfo 3 2 The User Interface After starting the DVSInfo program see section Starting the Pro gram on page 3 2 its user interface will be displayed on the screen DVS Video Card Info Welcome to the DVS PCI Videocard Information Program This program is to be used for diagnose problems with the installation of the DVS videocards in your computer With this program you can see the PCI configuration of your computer and generate debug information that can be used for remote diagnose of an installation problem DVS GmbH 1998 2003 The file produced is in normal ascii format and you can
20. check the contents of it before submitting it Pp text field area j Editor PCI Scan PCI Info PCI Dump Clipster Clipster Server dvsinfo txt Driver DebugInfo Clipster Driver Clipster Server Verbose items to generate driver version log buttons diagnostic information Figure 3 1 User interface of the DVSInfo program The items at the bottom of the window enable you to view and save the various log entries recorded during the operation of the CLIPSTER software and the video system When you select one of the log but tons its entries will be displayed in the text field area in the upper part of the window tion However the entries logged during operation and dis played here via the log buttons may contain considerably more data To view all information available it is best to create a log file with the help of the SAvE and EDITOR buttons i The text field is capable of holding several kilobytes of informa 3 3 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs 3 4 In detail the user interface of the DVSInfo program provides the follow ing items Item Description Save Editor dvsinfo txt In case of problems with your CLIPSTER video system you may get asked by the DVS service department to create and generate CLIPSTER log files Then use the button SAVE to store the most important log entries in one file in ASCII
21. confirm type in a v and press Enter Then wait until the program terminates itself which may take several minutes When the program hugoup has finished the upgrade proce dure shut down the computer and wait at least one minute before rebooting it This will safely erase the old firmware from the PCI video board Then start the computer anew When the operating system has finished its loading check the firmware version with the program DVSConf Open the DVSConf program as described in chapter DVS Config uration DVSConf on page 2 1 e Switch to the Cardo tab uis Task Descriptions n the text information area look for the line that says EPLDVersion xxxx with xxxx as the version number If this line displays the same firmware version that you wanted to up grade to the procedure is finished If it is not upgraded perform the upgrade again and give the PCI video board more time to erase the old information 5 4 How to Test the PCI Video Board After having installed and set up everything you may test if the PCI vid eo board hardware works properly For this the DVSConf program de livered with the software offers the possibility to generate and display test pictures To test a DVS PCI video board perform the following Connect a video monitor to the analog or digital video output con nectors of the DVS video system Open the DVSConf program as described in chapter DVS Config ura
22. e Driver tab of the DVSConf program To set the license key with the help of the DVSConf program perform the following CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs 5 2 e Change to the Cardo tab For each installed DVS PCI video board there is a Card tab i available If you have more than one PCI video board installed in your video system you have to repeat the following steps with Card1 Card2 etc Click on the button SETUP and select from the opening menu the option Set Licence Video r Control Info Licence Frame 0 Fill la x2 B Info Raster 1 Info Updated 0 DVSConf Properties Driver Settings Server Card 0 Audio Sync Options VTR i Info Hardware Set Licence Sio Pay Bypass T Rec lE Colorbar Black EPLDYersion 2 1 39a ff Cardtype Clipster This is a 4000 k card Using 8192 k flash chip PCI bus is 64 bits wide PCI bus is running with 133 MHz OK Cancel Apply Figure 5 1 The CardO tab After this one of the following dialog windows will be displayed on the screen type 1 Licence Key 1 Set Key 1 Key 2 rtt Set Key 2 Key 3 rtt Set Key 3 Task Descriptions Licence Key 1 Set Key 1 Set Key 2 Key 2 noo00000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 Q0000000 0000000 00000000 00000000 Q0000000 0000000 00000000 00000000 0000000
23. e PVs 5 3 How to Upgrade the Video Board Firmware 5 6 DVS is constantly perfecting its products Due to improvements to the soft and or hardware you may get asked to install upgrades This sec tion describes how to upgrade the firmware of the installed PCI video board An upgrade of a PCI video board firmware can be accomplished with a program named hugoup where is the firmware version that the PCI video board will be upgraded to e g the file with the name hugoup 2 1 36e 63 51 will upgrade the firmware to version 2 1 366 Make sure that you upgrade to combinations of soft and N firmware versions only that are approved by DVS and an nounced with the newest download information If you do not have an appropriate version of a hugoup available please contact your local vendor or the DVS service depart ment The program hugoup upgrades all DVS PCI video boards installed in the video system To upgrade the firmware do the following An upgrade should be performed by qualified personnel only Before upgrading the firmware close all other applications running on your system With the video system running start the upgrade program hugoup either with a double click on the file name in a file manager or by accessing it via a command line interface First you have to wait while the program is inspecting the sys tem After this you will be asked if you really want to upgrade the firmware To
24. eatures that are enabled on your video system Info Raster Displays information about the currently set video raster Info Updated Provides currently no function DVS Video Card Info DVSInfo The DVS Video Card Info program DVSInfo can be used for diagnostic purposes in case problems occur with the PCI video board installation Under the Windows operating system this program offers an easy to use user interface With the DVSInfo program you can view the PCI configuration of your computer system and generate debug information that can be used for remote diagnosis if a problem occurred on your video system In es sence you can view and save the log files that are created by the vari ous parts of the CLIPSTER software This chapter explains the basic usage and the user interface of the DVS Info program Usually the DVSInfo program is used for system maintenance i and service tasks only In your daily work with CLIPSTER the program should be of no use However in case you want to create CLIPSTER log files you can find a description about how to do this in section How to Gather Diagnostic Information on page 5 8 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs 3 1 Basic Usage This section describes the most basic usage of the DVSInfo program i e it is explained how to start the program and how to exit it f Further and more detailed descriptions on how to use the pro i gram
25. eo material currently loaded into the buffer With these buttons you can move a frame backward or forward in the video material currently loaded into the buffer This button stops the play out of the vid eo material currently loaded into the PCI video board buffer CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide DvS Item Description Play With this button you can start a play out of the video material currently loaded into the PCI video board buffer Bypass This button displays the input signal that is currently connected to the inputs of the PCI video board Ee Colorbar This button displays a color bar at the outputs of the PCI video board Rec With the REC button you can record the video signal connected to the PCI video board s input into the board buffer Black LH With this button you can display a black frame at the outputs of the PCI video board Text Information Area In the text information area you can view further information about the respective PCI video board installed in your video system For this sim ply select from the menu of the button SETUP see section The Set tings Area on page 2 12 the respective information that you want to view The following information can be displayed in this area Info Hardware Shows information about the PCI video board hardware Info License Shows information about the licensed f
26. format The file name of the log file is stated and can be changed via the text field below the buttons There you can also enter further path information to store the file in a specific direc tory If no additional path information is provid ed the file will be stored in the main directory of the CLIPSTER software s installation path default C Program Files DVS Clip ster With the button EDITOR you can simultaneous ly save and view the generated log file in the editor that is connected to the file extension of the saved log file PCI Scan PCI Info PCI Dump These buttons show you the PCI configuration of the CLIPSTER video system The buttons will show you in descending order increasingly more information about the PCI configuration The information will be displayed in the text field area of the DVSInfo program Driver The button DRIVER shows detailed information about the driver of the DVS PCI video board in the text field area of the DVSInfo program DebugInfo Additional information that are useful for a re mote error diagnosis can be seen via the button DEBUGINFO The information will be displayed in the text field area of the DVSInfo program Clipster Clipster Driver Clipster Server TRE Clipster Server Verbose These buttons show you detailed information about the configuration of the individual CLIP STER components in the text field area of the DVSInfo program
27. ftware package and usually already installed on your CLIPSTER video system With them you can for example con figure the video system in its basic functions or gather log files The following software tools and programs are described in this user guide The DVSConf program and the DVS Video Card Info program Furthermore this user guide provides several step by step descriptions of tasks that you may have to perform in case of maintenance or service work Among them you can find for example information about how to set new license keys to enable further features for the CLIPSTER vid 1 1 DVS CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide eo system or how to update the hardware of the video system with a new firmware Additionally the task descriptions will provide you with detailed information about how to gather CLIPSTER log files in case of errors that could not be resolved Afterwards these can be sent to the DVS service department for further evaluation to determine the cause of your problem 1 2 du Introduction 1 1 Overview This user guide informs you about several software tools that are deliv ered with your CLIPSTER video system as well as various task descrip tions which will help you in the event of service and maintenance work The chapters in this user guide contain the following information Chapter 1 Begins with a short introduction to CLIPSTER and the CLIPSTER Tools and Services
28. gram is used to configure the load ing behavior of the PCI video board driver or to select another driver instead of the currently loaded one 2 4 DVS Configuration DVSConf DVSConf Properties Driver Settin C C DVSConf Driver Loading Load on Boot Driver Location C Program Files DVS Clipster dvswin2k sys Version Information gs Server Card 0 Unload Check d Version 2 8p19e Jun 13 2005 Version 2 8p19e Jun 13 2005 Version 2 8p19e Serial 12030144 Rev 1 1 08 Hw 2 1 33a OK Cancel Figure 2 2 Driver tab of DVSConf On the tab Driver you can find the following items the driver configuration are directly applied to the Changes to video system There is no undo or cancel function provided b and you cannot return to for example a formerly activated driver with the button CANCEL Item Description Load on Boot When this radio button is selected the system will load the PCI video board driver automati cally during the starting of the video system Manual Boot Load Windows NT only Offers you the possibility to manually load and unload the PCI video board driver by clicking the respective button to the right of this radio button Nevertheless if this radio button is selected the system will load the driver automatically when the system is started 2 5
29. hat you must per form in the order indicated Texts preceded by this symbol are parts of a list cilitate work and help avoid errors i Texts preceded by this symbol are general notes intended to fa You must pay particular attention to text that follows this symbol to avoid errors 4A orm Texts enclosed by quotation marks are references to other man uals guides chapters or sections Window Tab Menu Menu Option BUTTON Item File Entry Key Standard text in bold with single quotation marks indicates a window name Standard text in italic and bold indicates either a tab name a menu name or options in a menu list In the specified menu select the stated option Standard text in small caps and bold indicates push buttons Standard text in bold only stands for other la belled items of the user interfaces Directory structure or file Parameters selections or entries made in a pro gram An individual key or a key combination on a keyboard Keyboard Short cuts To perform options or procedures with the keyboard often requires si multaneous pressing of two keys Example Ctrl F1 If this is given hold down the Ctrl key and press simultaneously the F1 key PVs Introduction 1 4 Important Notes During the usage of the supplied descriptions please heed the follow ing Some of the programs described here allow for a configura N tion of the CLIPSTER video system In
30. heir outcome or are instructed to by your distributor or the DVS service department 2 1 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs 2 1 Basic Usage This section describes the basic usage of the DVSConf program i e it is explained how to start the program and how to exit it 7 Further and more detailed descriptions on how to use the pro i gram as well as explanations of the tasks that can be achieved with it can be found in chapter Task Descriptions on page 5 1 2 1 1 Starting the Program This section provides you with a description about how to start the DVSConf program Select from the START button menu of Windows in the submenu DVS the entry Maintenance From the opening submenu select the entry for the DVSConf pro gram for example All Programs DVS Maintenance DVSConf This will start the DVSConf program by DVS and its user interface will be displayed on the screen 2 1 2 Exiting the Program To end the DVSConf program and exit it perform the following Use either one of the following possibilities button OK This button confirms your alterations to the settings in the DVSConf program and closes its user interface Then the new settings will be in effect for the PCI video board 7v The settings will be in effect as long i as they are not changed by other programs such as the CLIPSTER software 2 2 DVS Configuration DVSConf
31. hem on your video system e Information about how to exchange hard disks can be found in the CLIPSTER hardware guide 5 2 1 Obtaining the HDD Licenses 5 4 In order to generate the necessary licenses DVS needs to know the brand and type of the hard disk drives connected to your video system For this a special program is used that reads out the necessary informa tion from all SCSI hard disk drives It is called hdinfo and can be found in the installation path of the CLIPSTER software i In case you already received a proper license file from DVS for example when performing a software upgrade you can skip this section and continue with the setting of the license keys described in section Setting the HDD Licenses on page 5 5 To gather the information to obtain an HDD license perform the follow ing Open a file manager for example the Windows Explorer and switch to the installation path of the CLIPSTER software default C Program Files DVS Clipster uis Task Descriptions e n this path select the file hdinfo exe and execute it for exam ple with a double click of the mouse or by pressing the key Enter The program hdinfo will start the read out process of your connected SCSI hard disk drives and write a file hdd_licence_info txt to the desktop of your operating system When the read out is finished the program will end automatically As well you can start the program from a command
32. ing DVSInfo itc nao 3 2 video hard disks i e 1 5 stop play out ccecce 2 13 liCENSES EN ERE ne naani 5 4 storage capacity ccecce 1 5 video raster cuero 2 1 2 12 storage mode n se 2 12 information usse 2 14 SIPE Se PTT DN ME 1 5 5 8 installing customized rasters 5 9 support team eccere 5 5 WSO setting ccc 2 12 SYNC SENES ciirieiaiidu piros odes cada 2 12 VIR RR 2 12 VTR setting ccc 2 12 T V W Z tab Card 2 11 5 2 5 6 5 7 wordclock eeeeenee 2 12 Driver eec pu 2 4 I 3 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide I 4
33. line win i dow Then in addition to writing the file the program will dis play the read out in the window Next you have to send this information to DVS Locate the file hdd 1icence info txt on the desktop of the operating system and send it via E mail to the DVS service depart ment Once your mail is received our support team will check the read out file and generate the necessary license keys Afterwards the file with the license keys will be sent back to you as soon as possible 5 2 2 Setting the HDD Licenses As soon as you have received a license key file for hard disk drives from DVS you have to set it on your video system to make the respective disks capable of real time operations For this perform the following If applicable close the CLIPSTER software Copy the provided license key file without any alterations to its con tents into the subdirectory 2icense under the CLIPSTER soft ware s installation path default C Program Files VDVS Clipster After this the license keys are successfully set Next time you start the CLIPSTER software it will scan the files stored under the directory 11i cense All files in this directory will be scanned regardless of their file name and if valid the license keys will be combined In case you expe rienced warning messages because of unlicensed disks in the CLIPSTER software they should be resolved 5 5 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guid
34. llation of the software the new driver is installed with its inf file which incorporates further information for the oper ating system how to handle the driver However in case of a driver update e g after installing a new software version you only have to locate its sys file with the text field or the BROWSE button After that click the button LOAD to update the new driver After clicking on the button LoAD or N after the selection of a new driver you have to click on the button APPLY to take on the changes Otherwise if the program is closed your changes may not be taken into effect even if a new driver was loaded via the button LOAD INSTALL By selecting an inf file you can install a new DVS driver instead of updating one For this you have to use the INSTALL button which will be available as soon as a valid inf file is se lected in the text field of the area Driver Loca tion CHECK With the button CHECK you can confirm that the driver is compatible to the other modules or libraries of the installed DVS software If this is not the case it is recommended to install matching releases of the software or to switch back to a compatible driver Version Informa tion In this text field you can find information about the program the driver and the hardware ver sions installed 2 7 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs 2 2 2 The Tab Settings The set
35. n E sep benit wu 2 2 22 The User Interface c ooo du RM RAN MEE 2 4 2 2 1 The Tab Driver seiersen P aieta must e Dded mer san aio toot 2 4 222 The Tab Settings iecusseupent eot Eti tas bet ad E dUedus 2 8 22 3 WHE Tab Server acie is Doct oa pup EU LU E d UEM CUM 2 9 224 TheTab Cand cr 2 11 3 DVS Video Card Info DVSInfo sssss 3 1 S E si ea D T e TRE 3 2 3 1 1 Starting the Program ssssssse 3 2 3 1 2 Exiting the Program ua ius ies uedoanedssbriiedesdeasedut icd usb ubdo 3 2 S The User Interface iuis paitere enira xku rom eda iata ennnen 3 3 4 Other Software Tools 4 1 S I BESIBESOEISoncisuiecesrutti GN MOT soho eso 4 1 4 2 SCSI DiskMapper eoi nerit io Canoe epe pa RAS EEG IE ETE 4 2 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs 5 Task Descriptions sss 5 1 5 1 How to Upgrade and Set a License Key sssssse 5 1 5 2 How to Get and Set HDD Licenses s 5 4 5 2 1 Obtaining the HDD Licenses 5 4 S22 Setting the HDD Licenses seee 5 5 5 3 How to Upgrade the Video Board Firmware 5 6 5 4 How to Test the PCI Video Board eec 5 7 5 5 How to Set Up a New Stripe SOL soient ente eri et otia qtue 5 8 5 6 How to Delete Temporary Data iussu entities itte o tene 5 8 5 7 How to Gather Diagnostic Information ssssse 5 8 5 8 How to Install Customized Rasters sssssesesss 5 9 ri em PC I 1 Introduction
36. of the PCI video board Additionally you can configure VTR settings here and view general information about the PCI video board Furthermore the setting of new optional features via provided license keys can also be performed here When you click on one of the buttons available in the settings area of the Card tab you will receive a menu where you can select from sev eral options or submenus the desired function The following settings are provided by the buttons in the settings area Item Description VIDEO With this button you can set the video I O as well as the video storage options of the PCI vid eo board i e the video raster bit depth and color as well as storage mode AUDIO The menu of the button Aupio allows you to set the audio I O and the audio storage options for the PCI video board such as the audio channels bit depth and audio frequency Fur thermore you can specify settings for mute as well as wordclock SYNC Use this menu to set the sync I O settings for the DVS PCI video board You can configure the input and output sync differently as well as define various delays OPTIONS With this button you can configure other set tings of the in and output like the I O mode of the SDI connectors digital video or the an alog output VTR Via the menu of the button VTR you can set VTR related options such as edit lag preroll or postroll settings DVS Configuration DVSConf
37. ols the video board and thus the in and output of video signals It runs in the background of your video system and is automatically loaded during the starting of the operating system With the DVSConf program you can configure the loading behavior of the PCI video board driver or select another driver instead of the currently loaded one Furthermore with the DVSConf program you can test the installation of the PCI video board in the system However then the DVSConf af fects the PCI video board and its buffer only It does not receive any in formation from the video hard disk array nor can it access them for example for a play out Furthermore the video raster or audio settings performed here are without any consequence for the CLIPSTER soft ware because the application will initialize them anew as soon as the CLIPSTER software is started or the in output settings are set In this chapter the basic usage and the user interface of the DVSConf program are explained Usually the DVSConf program is used for system maintenance i and service tasks only In your daily work with CLIPSTER the program should be of no use Therefore the following expla nations will be brief and provide the most necessary informa tion only Because the DVSConf program configures the driver used for AN the PCI video board as well as some other video system set tings do not change any of its default configurations unless you are absolutely sure about t
38. onally with this tab you are able to display and view further information about the respective PCI video board The Card tab only affects the buffer and the I O functions of i the PCI video board and you can display the data that is al ready present in the board buffer only Prior to using the Card tab of the DVSConf program the CLIP STER software has to be closed DVSConf Properties Driver Settings Server Card 0 settings area Video Audio Sync Options YTR Setup E 30 control area Fes pe peer Fez p Ea F Colorbar Black Serial 12030144 CardVersion 1 1 08 1 EPLDersion 2 1 33a ff Cardtype Clipster This is a 4000 k card Using 8192 k flash chip PCI bus is 64 bits wide text information area Figure 2 5 Card tab of DVSConf For each installed PCI video board there will be one Card tab available When you have more than one PCI video board installed in your com puter system the tabs will be numbered in ascending order starting with zero Card0 Card1 Card2 etc CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide DVS On each Card tab available you can find a settings a control and a text information area These allow you to control and configure the selected PCI video board They will be explained in detail in the following The Settings Area The settings area allows you to configure and set the digital and analog video as well as audio I Os
39. p 3 4 5 8 I I I I SONU ESTERNI 2 13 2 14 5 2 DOr PPP PT 2 13 SYNG err 2 12 Unload nccc 2 6 VideO aaeeea E reete 2 12 Age 2 12 2 13 5 7 capacity storage iode eiie nee ropes 1 5 chapter overview seeessss 1 3 CineReel esseseee 4 1 CLIPSTER eeeenmR m 1 1 color bar a 2 14 color mode eene 2 12 configuration PCI video board 2 11 confirmation of settings 2 2 conventions of user guide 1 4 customized rasters s 5 9 D F debug information 3 1 Debug Load 2 ctii ti eiie 2 6 diagnostic information 5 8 digital video PM X 2 12 Disable Driver Paging 2 10 DiskMapper ife rM 4 2 AVER aee a a RES 2 1 5 9 driver files ssseeseesese 2 7 information seeeesse 3 4 Drac EE 2 5 2 6 SEUIITES ace ien eit ee sa unos eue 2 8 unload ren 2 6 update MR 2 7 version information 2 7 Driver Location eee 2 7 CIO MM 4 2 5 4 DVS CineReel eene 4 1 DVS Configuration program see DVSConf I 1 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide DVS service department 1 2 1 5 3 4 5 5 5 8 DVS Video Card Info program see DVSInfo DVSConf nn 2 1 exit program estesiezstesbeuntesiesacen 2 2 setting license key
40. tings on the tab Settings are for troubleshooting and problem detection only They allow for a configuration of the PCI interface as well as of the driver DVSConf Properties Driver Settings Server Card 0 FIE Disable PCI Bridge Cachelinesize Correction Disable PCI Latancy Register Correction Enable Intel P54H 512 Byte Fifo Correctic Autodetect PCI width B4Bit C 32Bit Driver Map All Memory into Kernel Disable EPLD reload HDBoard only Disable Audio In Video Insertion Disable ANC insertion E Cancel Figure 2 3 Settings tab of DVSConf When changing any of these settings the CLIPSTER video workstation might not work properly any more Do not change the default settings unless you are instructed to by your distributor or the DVS service department 2 8 PVs DVS Configuration DVSConf 2 2 3 The Tab Server The tab Server of the DVSConf program is used to configure an auto matic log on feature as well as some operating system settings DVSConf Properties Driver Settings Server Card 0 Auto Logon Auto Logon Username gem Domain m M Password par NT Disable Driver Paging Set SystemPages i Cancel Apply Figure 2 4 Server tab of DVSConf On the tab Server you can find the following items When changing any of these settings the CLIPSTER video workstation might not work
41. tion DVSConf on page 2 1 Now the computer system is ready to generate test frames e Change to the Cardo tab i For each installed PCI video board there is a Card tab available In case the driver is not already loaded load the driver with the Driver tab of the DVSConf program Further information on how to operate the DVSConf program can be found in chapter DVS Configuration DVSConf on page 2 1 If you have more than one PCI video board installed in your computer system you have to repeat the following steps with Card1 Card2 etc Use the buttons at the top of the Card tab settings area to select the desired video and audio format as well as I O settings Usethe FILL X2 X3 or X4 buttons to fill the PCI video board buffer with a test pattern gt e Perform the display operations with the other buttons of the control area 5 7 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide PVs If this works you have successfully completed the hardware test and the PCI video board is working properly The DVSConf program only affects the buffer and the I O i functions of the PCI video board To test the installed video hard disks you will have to use your own test routines or the CLIPSTER software 5 5 How to Set Up a New Stripe Set A description how to set up a new stripe set hard disk array and fur ther information about how to format the hard disk array can be found in the CLIPST
42. tion Details on how to perform a testing of your installation can be found in section How to Test the PCI Video Board on page 5 7 5 3 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide DVS 5 2 How to Get and Set HDD Licenses The CLIPSTER software needs hard disk drives especially licensed and approved for real time operations because only special types of hard disks are able to deal with the vast amount of data when processing high resolution video To ensure that the hard disk array is built up of the correct hard disks only they have to be licensed by DVS In case you add a clip from a location with unlicensed hard disks to the CLIPSTER software or open a project that refers to such a clip you will be notified by the software that this clip comes from unlicensed disks Then it may not be real time capable and drops may occur during real time operations Ex factory the CLIPSTER video system is already properly equipped with a license for your native video hard disk array With an already licensed hard disk array a certain amount of hard disks can be exchanged e g because of a hard disk failure without impair ing the real time capability or causing a warning However if more hard disks are exchanged the real time capability of the hard disk array can no longer be ensured and you have to obtain a new license for your hard disks This section describes how to obtain valid license keys for your hard disk array and how to set t
43. where the CLIPSTER video board driver inf sys is installed V Usually the driver can be found in the main directory of the i CLIPSTER software default C y Program Files DVS Clipster After that reboot the video system With this the installation procedure is finished and as soon as the CLIP STER software is started after the reboot the new rasters can be access ed via the video format settings 5 9 CLIPSTER Tools and Services User Guide Index A C add clip from unlicensed disk 5 4 analog output acnssdychancestcrancteensasae 2 12 analog video secc 2 12 audio channels acceca 2 12 audio frequency eene 2 12 audio settings EP TENE 2 1 Auto LOB OM nascesse 2 9 sailor EE 2 12 black frame nasce 2 14 buffer PCI video board 2 11 2 13 button Apply sestsasidsec socio gua va ipud 2 6 2 7 je Mojo 2 12 Bl ck PRU 2 14 BrOWSE MEER 2 7 BYPASS ge G 2 14 CANGEN sienta poi eee roe 2 3 dil T 2 7 ml 3 4 Clipster Driver eei rere 3 4 Clipster Server n n 3 4 Clipster Server Verbose uiis 3 4 df 10171 77 crirsiiitriniireiinsria 2 14 pror P 3 4 jr aer c 3 4 Editor itii 3 4 5 8 Fill ne 2 13 5 7 nstallat 2 7 koad e 2 6 2 7 OR e s 2 2 0701n 0 tAE 2 12 POI DUMP siereerieniesssisii cerei 3 4 PEPIBIQ sec sc oy scessiccaiecsteccene ces 3 4 POI SCAN rM NE 3 4 io are E eer ere rere ere 2 14 REC eeu T 2 14 ST
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