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VENICE Client Software User Guide (Version 3.0)

1. m ILL DVS m tra100 imedia 0 vamc 00 00 17 24 0 00 0 00 R R R R R R R R oLiYWO0 00 00 04 01 DNxHD 2997 Wmnedial 997 mxf 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 21 media 03d dpx 00 00 00 00 0001FD FD MXF 00 02 38 11 00 00 30 06 00128C media 8C MXF 00 00 00 00 Figure 3 21 The tool area audio and list editor 3 5 1 The Audio Monitoring Tool In VENICE the audio is streamed via network to the client where the VENICE client software is installed The audio monitoring tool allows you to adapt the streamed audio that can be heard at your workstation to your liking The peakmeters displayed by the VENICE client software show the audio that is streamed via network MPEG 2 They can serve as a point of reference and should not be used for preci sion measuring 3 25 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 26 BATCH LIST EDITOR NA add Audio Monitor 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 415 16 Left Right M MM M M MM MMMM MMM Figure 3 22 The audio monitoring tool Select whether you want to have the list editors or the audio moni toring tool displayed by using the tool tab see section The Li
2. Command Return CMD 1 CMD 2 Description CMD 1 CMD 2 Description 10 00 Stop 04 AC 10 01 Play 04 AC 10 02 Record 04 AC 10 04 Still 04 AC 10 05 Step 04 AC 10 06 Continue 04 AC 10 07 Jog 04 AC 10 08 Vari Play 04 AC 20 21 ClosePort 04 ACK 20 22 SelectPort 04 AC 20 A0 24 PlayCue 04 ACK 20 A0 23 Recordlnit 04 ACK 20 A0 25 CueWithData 04 ACK 20 A0 2C RecordlnitWithData 04 ACK 30 01 OpenPort 30 81 Grant 30 BO 02 Next 30 BO 82 NextlD s 30 05 PortStatusRequest 30 85 Status 30 06 PositionRequest 30 86 Position 30 B0 07 ActivelDRequest 30 BO 87 ActivelD 30 08 DeviceTypeRequest 30 88 DeviceType 30 10 SystemStatusRequest 30 90 SystStatus 30 BO 11 ListoflD s 30 B0 91 FirstIDs 30 B0 14 IDSizeRequest 30 B0 94 IDSize 30 BO 16 IDRequest 30 BO 96 IDPresence 30 BO 18 IDsAddedListRequest 30 BO 98 IDsAddedList 30 BO 19 IDsDeletedListRequest 30 BO 99 IDsDeletedList mands such as OpenPort SelectPort or ClosePort can only be used with 1 Any not supported command will return an ACK reply and set the Not Supported status bit i VENICE currently supports one channel per port so com Additionally there are DVS extensions to the VDCP commands available For further information about them please contact DVS directly VENICE Client Software User Guide Index Numerics TEEN 6 28 3D mode channel group
3. f 1 Video Bit Audio Bit Codec Video Raster Rates Depth2 Format AVC Intra 720p 23 98 25 29 97 50 50 100 16 bit MXF OP 1a 59 94 MXF OP Atom P2 1080 25 29 97 1080p 23 98 25 29 97 AVC Intra 720p 23 98 25 29 97 50 200 16 bit e g in MXF OP 1a Class 200 59 94 MXF OP MXF OP Atom P2 1080 25 29 97 Atom P2 fur 1080p 23 98 25 29 97 ther bit depths in oth er formats DV25 486i 29 97 4 1 1 25 16 bit e g in DV DIF 576i 25 4 2 0 DV DIF fur GXF ther bit MOV depths in oth MXF OP 1a DV er formats MXF OP Atom P2 MXEF for Isis amp DVCPRO 25 486i 29 97 4 1 1 25 16 bit e g in DV DIF 576i 25 4 1 1 DV DIF fur GXF ther bit MOV depths in oth MXF OP 1a DV er formats MXF OP Atom P2 MXEF for Isis amp DVCPRO 50 486i 29 97 50 16 bit e g in DV DIF 576i 25 DV DIF fur GXF ther bit MOV depths in oth MXF OP 1a DV er formats MXF OP Atom P2 MXEF for Isis amp A 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Video Bit Audio Bit Codec Video Raster 2 Format Rates Depth DVCPROHD 720p 50 59 94 100 16 bit e g in DV DIF 1080i 25 29 97 DV DIF fur GXF 1080p 25 29 97 ther bit MOV depths in oth MXF OP 1a DV er formats MXF OP Atom P2 MXF for Isis amp DNxHD 720p 23 98 25 29 97 Various 16 bit e g in MOV 50 59 9
4. M M M M M M M M M M M M L 0 00 0 00 Figure 4 54 Audio monitoring tool This section describes the audio monitoring tool in detail Information about this can be found in section The Audio Monitoring Tool on page 3 25 too If the VENICE client software is installed on a remote system the Spycer application running there should be fully licensed Otherwise the data streamed to the remote system will not be bandwidth optimized and audio will not be available Using the Audio Monitoring Tool The peakmeter of the audio monitoring tool shows you the streamed audio graphically It indicates the 16 channels of audio that the video channel can provide With the M button RS at the top of each channel peakmeter the chan nel can be muted The L EME and R EE buttons at the bottom indicate where the channel will be routed to at your workstation left or right Level User Button L Button R Result activated deactivated left channel deactivated activated right channel activated activated left and right channel mono deactivated deactivated mute The volume that can be heard at your workstation can be controlled with the MONITOR items to the right Mute either the left or the right channels that will then be heard at your workstation with the mute button v HJ To adjust the volume of the audio with the mouse use the slider For this you can al
5. 4 30 TORTE EE 5 27 fast shuttle sess 3 23 generation settings 5 26 fOrmat NM 4 56 5 8 5 12 operating elements 3 15 Q operation mode settings 3 12 output settings 4 56 5 8 5 12 QuickTime closed captions 4 72 A 6 playlist seeeessse 3 15 4 77 position of playout 3 16 resize material 5 9 5 13 R eVerSe eessssssse eei 3 16 single cp a arean ien 3 15 4 77 E EIER nr o cu MH T une AMNEM NEM 4 40 Sia beleet 3 17 e performabe sacessue 1 7 5 32 SS RP RC URN 4 62 Tecni T video overlay oeiee 3 14 files rm POSION ecoecenecisa sen cocta dite si NO qua iRals 3 18 EE 2 13 BE IORI Ctl lec eegene 3 15 record E 4 22 position fields ssssseeese 3 15 audio AN 2 20 pe DOS ouer erte 3 17 A 9 Ges rc eet tien ee 4 77 preconfiguration 2 16 5 3 EE SE 4 10 P lO Ee vids oed AD configurations ecescssece ehe etteee 5 4 preset ssssssssesee 2 16 6 21 4 23 creating presets u 2 16 c ANM E 6 using presets eeenene 2 16 e EC EE 4 24 Miis 4 17 file name manual setting 4 24 non SRM DICEN 4 17 POTMA MN OR EROR 5 4 A NEN Te ee EE 54 58 preset fie rupe LLLI LLL 12 18 erating elements of player 4 28 previous POM o eL Operating elements of recorder 4 29 program evt eeen 2 25 3 4 i og 5 6 program start cero sabe sided
6. APPEND TO LIST This button appends the autoedit record operation tape name inpoint outpoint destination etc to the batch list ingest mode 3 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide du Table 3 6 All items of the position controls in playout ingest transform mode Item Function The buttons IN and OUT enable you to set an in outpoint directly from the current position normal ly shown in the position field The button DUR en ables you to set the duration of the streamed content Whether the inpoint or outpoint should be changed when altering the duration can be set in the VENICE configurations see VENICE Administration and Configura tion user guide You can set a particular position duration in one of the entry fields to the right of the IN OUT and or DUR button With the smaller GO buttons you can move to the associated in or outpoint after having entered a new position in one of the entry fields to the left These buttons are toggle buttons that mark the re4 spective in outpoint or duration for a deletion and resetting to default When activating it for the du ration the button DUR will be made available A listing of keyboard shortcuts that can be used for a faster i working with the software can be found in section Keyboard Shortcuts on page A 2 For further information about the usage of the operating ele ments see
7. 3 17 Pet nee eer eee ee PR 3 18 IEN 3 18 4 31 4 39 load project sseens 2 13 lock to input sss 5 8 5 9 new project oo eee e ee eeeeeees 2 13 new VTR HDR oaeee 5 30 next point 0 eee eects 3 17 PER eege ee Sue 2 13 OUt sseee 3 18 4 31 4 39 play 3 17 4 64 4 71 4 72 previous point ecccccccee 3 17 record 3 17 4 32 4 36 4 71 4 72 record auto edit 4 34 record scheduler 4 43 refresh 5 22 TEMOVE 5 30 removing from channel group 4 6 reset to default b 15 reverse play sseeeee 3 16 rmt on off 4 19 4 35 4 36 4 67 ele 3 17 transform sssss 3 17 4 71 update niecce 2 11 2 14 byte order n ssssssssuessirrerrieerrrrrrrrerren 5 6 C C NOTATION ice ttr tee ee eon 4 58 capacity storage 1 7 4 24 SENINGS soeurs tnde aima need 5 32 changing inpoint outpoint 5 19 channel administration items 3 9 4 4 channel connection tab 2 11 2 24 further features 2 14 channel group eeess 3 9 4 5 BD ModE x t etas 4 11 dissolve occ 3 9 4 13 Ethernet seeeeeeseeese b 17 forming creating 3 9 4 5 group member video overlay 4 9 IP address 5 17 I 2 master sssseenene 4 7 b 17 modify oo ee cee eccceeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeees 3
8. Figure 3 4 The menu Help 3 6 Software Reference Gather logs Gathers log files from the server which detail the actions performed by and with the VENICE server You may get asked by the DVS service department to send in these files as well as oth ers in case of problems with VENICE They will be saved at a location of your choice in an ar chive file files manually by using commands is described in section Creating Log Files on page 6 17 i How to gather detailed real time log Manuals Accesses the online documentation of VENICE It opens an overview page in HTML format About Displays further information about the VENICE client software e g the version number of the software or additional license information 3 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 2 The SHOWCASE View When switching to SHOWCASE view all video channels that you are currently connected to are displayed in so called show cases Further more you find drop down lists with options to administer and configure the video channels or channel groups In the SHOWCASE view you find the following show case channel administration items showcase switch zz venice EP gv Gen lice qa hdmi 2 CHANNEL Figure 3 5 SHOWCASE view The drop down lists of the channel administration items and the show case are detailed in the following subsections From softw
9. perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 This has to be made by the Superuser i Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via Configuring the Output Settings To play out video and audio you have to configure the output format appropriately via the option SETTINGS in the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 When clicking the button EDIT a dialog window opens showing all available settings This option is allowed for the user level Superuser and higher For fur ther information see section Configuring a Playout on page 5 8 PVs Level User 4 8 2 Selecting Content for Playout Before anything can be played out you have to determine the content for the output Open the option SOURCE in the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 SOURCE Video clip DVSimage_1080i25_AVCintra100 CONTENTS VIDEO DVSm MXF Audio clip DVSjAmage_1080i25_AVCintra100 CONTENTS VIDEO DVS m MXF APPEND TO LIST INSERT INTO LIST Figure 4 31 Source option expanded There are several ways to select content for a playout 1 You can enter the respective paths and file names manually 2 You can select content via a dialog window 3 You can drag n drop the content from one of the browsing panes of Spycer All these procedures will be explained in this section
10. For further in formation see section User Level Management on page 2 5 o open a project select one of the project files and press the but ton OPEN or double click the project file in the list Alternatively you can also open one that is not shown in the list with the button LOAD PROJECT or start a new project with the button NEW PROJECT Once a project has been opened the connected video channel will be shown in another tab of the user interface and you can begin working with the video channel For further information about project files see section Proj ects on page 2 18 ocreate a new project press the button NEW PROJECT 2 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 14 This will open the login window of the VENICE user level management and prompt you to log in with the user rights of at least Superuser as in the following figure The Media Production Hub Copyright 2008 2013 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH All Rights reserved LOGIN AS Superuser PASSWORD eeccce CANCEL Figure 2 6 Login window Enter your password in the respective line and press OK The channel will be opened in the video channel tab and you can begin working with it Further Features of the Channel Connection Tab The channel connection tab provides the following features in addition The columns of the channel list can be resized The channel list can be sorted by clicking in a column heading
11. one for each audio channel to monitor audio during re cord or playout operations OUTPUT SELECT LE ad id PAZ id cs d OAs PES PS 1 Cd el eae ren wegen wm gen mg Figure 2 8 Audio peakmeters showing 16 audio channels The peakmeters show the audio that is streamed via network i They can serve as a point of reference and should not be used for precision measuring The peakmeter for the playout transform mode can be found among the OUTPUT SELECT option and for the ingest mode under the INPUT SELECT option see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 Configuring the audio stream is possible for all operation modes by clicking the button ROUTING The appearing dialog window will give you the ability to switch audio channels or set the volume For further information about this see section Audio Routing on page 4 16 PVs General Information Additionally there is the audio monitoring tool available which allows you to adapt the streamed audio that can be heard at your workstation see section Audio Monitoring on page 4 86 2 7 About Timecode Frame Number Fields The DVS software provides various fields where data in timecode for mat is provided or an entry in such a format is necessary The timecode format is hh mm ss hours minutes seconds and frame number f If you see or displayed in a
12. tings as a preset Clear recent Clears Deletes all presets from the files list drop down list Preset OK Confirms your settings CANCEL Closes the audio routing window without applying the settings if not applied before APPLY Applies your settings to the option IN PUT OUTPUT SELECT in the config uration options played in the raster In the modes playout and transform the re spective input channels of the clip will be displayed and 16 output channels will be available for configuration i In the ingest mode all 16 input and output channels will be dis Usage of the Audio Routing The main usage of the audio routing is to adjust the audio signal to your requirements To e g append audio settings to your clip and save them as a preset file perform the following After having added the audio clip to the video channel see section Audio Routing on page 4 16 click the routing button in the option INPUT SELECT or OUTPUT SELECT depending on the operation mode in the configuration options see section Configu ration Options on page 3 18 possible when SINGLE CLIP has been selected in the respec tive drop down list in the operation switches of the operating elements see section Operating Elements on page 3 15 i Please note that when in playout mode audio routing is only D The audio routing window appears on the screen where you can adjust the audio stream The
13. with the operating elements in the player mode see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE on page 4 64 the video overlay will always adjust to your moves on the timeline of the selected content see section The Video Overlay on page 3 14 The blue line indicates the part of the timeline that is currently selected via in and outpoint When selecting content for e g a playout operation via the di i rectory window you can use a scrub bar for previewing con V tent when switching to thumbnail view see section Previewing Content via the Dialog Window on page 4 59 When in and outpoints are set e g when pressing I or O at the respective position of the cursor they will be shown on the scrub bar as well 3 4 2 The Shuttle Bar The shuttle bar is used to control an externally connected device via RS 422 It will be available when the tab RECORDER external device in the operation switches is activated see section Controlling the De vices Player VTR VENICE on page 4 28 and the external device is set to accept remote control Figure 3 20 The shuttle bar Use the slider of the shuttle bar to perform fast backward or for ward operations The slider will shuttle back to its zero position when dragged with the mouse and then released Drag the slider to the left or right to move back or forward in the video material of the external device The farther you drag i
14. OFFLINE Configuring the Appearance of the Clip List With the preview switches you can adapt the appearance of the clips in the list to your liking in all operation modes the same way The pre view switches are displayed in the respective color of the set operation mode Perform the following e Switch on the thumbnail view with the thumbnail view switch E This will display a further column in the list that shows the first frame of the item as a thumbnail e Switch to the text view without thumbnails by clicking the text view switch E It is also possible to adjust the width and position of the columns in the clip list Perform the following Change the position of the column via drag n drop by clicking on the column heading and dragging it to the left or right on to the wanted position Change the width of a column by the edge of a column heading to the side until the wanted width is reached If you want to change the order of items in a list perform the following e Select a clip by clicking it and then drag n drop it to the wanted position in the clip list Y Beforea clip in the list can be relocated it has to be selected i first This way unintentional drag n drop operations are pre vented PVs Level User 4 15 5 The Context Menus For additional configuration and editing there are context menus avail able They are explained in this section Context Menu of Clips Playlist
15. Several tool tips help you with further information You can for exam ple read the configurations of a record bar depending on its state when pointing the mouse cursor over It To the right of the record scheduler you find a drop down list that dis plays a job list depending on the selected option and the selected chan nel You can choose between Waiting Completed Stopped Failed and Canceled The list is sorted upwards by the starting time of the jobs Below the job list is a slider that can be used to view the hidden file information too You can select a particular record job by clicking on it or make a multi selection by selecting and simultaneously press ing the Ctrl key The job list offers a context menu too Right click on the selected channel s and choose the wanted option The context menus differ a little depending on the option that is selected from the job list Mostly you can choose between Reschedule to start a new job in the New FIMS job dialog window the option Open directory to open the file in the browse and search area or Open file to see the content in the video overlay in Spycer For further information about this refer to section Working with the Record Scheduler on page 4 47 Below the machine list and the scheduler display are several buttons to be found They offer you the following functions PVs Level User Button Description NEw Opens the New FIMS job window
16. Spycer user guide f The record scheduler is part of the Spycer user interface but i provides its features for VENICE It is described in section Re cording with the Record Scheduler on page 4 43 Other Systems in the Network Other systems in the network may share with the VENICE server the content on its storage for further processing If the native storage of VENICE is not large enough for your needs it can be expanded easily by connecting further DVS storage systems such as a DVS SAN or SpycerBox f For the sharing of content with the VENICE server via other i connections than an Ethernet connection third party software and or licenses may be required 2 1 2 User Level Management The VENICE client software provides from version 3 0 a user level man agement This allows even untrained personnel to operate the system and presets or projects are protected Users need to log in when con necting to a video channel Each user level is accessible when entering the respective password given by the system administrator The user levels can be changed at any time without disconnecting the channel This way the Administrator or Superuser can log into an open ses sion and make changes to the settings For this select the option User level from the menu Options see section The Options Menu on page 3 5 There are three user levels available User Does not need a password to work with the softw
17. on page 6 22 On the tab License you can see the licenses that are set for the currently selected video board Licensed features License option ws cense option HW HDTVDualLink SDTVDualLink MultiChannel License option Clips License option ici io License option C License option ic ion C License option ClipsterWorkflowAvid License option License option License option License option License option License option HW Processing License option HW HDTVKeyChannel License option ClipsterCodec Standard Add license D Figure 6 10 The tab to set licenses In case you want to set a license key you will have received it as a text file Via the button ADD LICENSE you can select this text file and the license will be set The features provided by this license are detailed in the list box to the right By selecting a license in the list on the left side and pressing the button DELETE LICENSE a set license can be removed To use the tab License make sure that all VENICE processes e g connected video channels are closed and no other pro cesses e g via remote access are running If this is not given the license tab will show no information and setting licenses will not be possible 6 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 6 13 Enabling the Web Service 6 24 The web service SOAP interface allows you to develop an application of your own that can be used to control the VENICE server softwar
18. sess 3 26 audio output input select settings 4 15 audio routing 3 19 3 20 4 16 4 23 autodetection eesenne 5 4 autoedit record 4 29 4 33 4 38 4 65 autoscaling 5 6 5 9 5 13 Avid workflow eeeneee 4 b2 Avid workflow metadata 4 26 4 53 B back to back mode 3 16 5 32 batch list 2 17 4 36 4 77 C mode eeeee 4 36 Create oo cece eee ee ee eee cesses nes 4 79 batch record 4 30 4 36 4 77 gll EE 4 36 selection eene 3 16 Sequence essssseee 4 36 tape name noscere 4 36 5 5 bit depth PUGH O 5 7 5 14 WIGEO E 5 6 blue marking 4 80 4 81 Broadcast Wave seeiis 2 23 browsing pane 4 25 4 26 4 58 4 60 button add Jemen 6 23 add new 2 11 2 14 4 78 add to channel group 4 6 alpha only ssessssee 4 62 append to list ccecce 3 17 l 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide audio channels eee 4 23 auto edit oo eee 3 17 4 71 autodetect i 5 4 5 29 back to back sees 3 16 connect essseee 2 11 2 12 continue record 4 29 delete in out dur 3 18 delete license ss 6 23 disconnect 2 11 2 15 2 24 gf LO E ee NEUE 3 18 EE 3 17 fast backward forward 3 17 frame backward forward
19. Board ID Atomix Serial 27102151 Board setup preset None Application filter Venice Operating mode Multichannel Figure 6 6 General video board settings Board ID Selects the video board that should be dis played Per installed DVS video board up to two video channels may be available Board setup preset Allows you to use presets for a board setup similar to the presets available to preconfigure the VENICE client software For further details about how to use these items see the VENICE Client Software user guide Application filter Provides predefined filters that configure the board to settings suitable for a specific applica tion and usage Once a predefined filter is se lected the video channel settings such as video raster or audio format cannot be changed Operating mode Sets the single or multi channel operation mode for the selected video board i e whether one or more video channels are provided by the video board How many channels are available per video board depends on the type of the board 6 12 2 Area About video board This area shows you further details about the currently selected PCle video board such as its type serial number or firmware version About video board Type Atomix HDMI Serial 27102151 Firmware version 7 5 0 1_7 0 10 Driver version 5 8 0 0 Figure 6 7 Information about the currently selected video board 6 21 VENICE Client
20. The channel list is built up when the software is started With the button UPDATE keyboard shortcut F5 you can update the chan nel list manually at any time The channel list may not show all channels available in the network With the button ADD NEW you can add a channel manually to the list by specifying either its IP address or the server s name and assigning a channel number to it PVs General Information TU Server computer name iP Server I O channel HO channel 01 Add UC channel Cancel Figure 2 7 Adding a video channel manually You can disconnect a channel that has been allocated by you by selecting the video channel from the channel list and pressing the button DISCONNECT To work with the channel connection tab you can also use the con text menu of the channel list right click mouse operation A freeing disconnection of video channels can be forced at the VENICE server Further information about this can be found in chapter Level Administrator on page 6 1 2 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 5 Basic File Types The VENICE client software can be preconfigured for often recurring tasks so that operators are not required to do this time and again during their work It is up to the management administrator user level Supe ruser or Administrator to decide how detailed this preconfiguration should be The VENICE client software offers various f
21. 5 2 16 Scaler The Scaler settings determine the filter used for zooming as well as 5 30 sharpness Scaler settings Scaler Aperture Adaptive filter Figure 5 23 Scaler settings PVs Level Superuser It provides the following items Scaler Determines the filter algorithm that will be used to change the video image content Adaptive fil Optimized filtering for scaling re ter sulting in high end quality pic tures Adaptive plus Doubles the precision and quality filter of the Adaptive filter Adaptive plus at 8 taps looks better for a downscaling For upscaling and scaling around 1 0 it results in more artifacts ring ing than the adaptive filter Aperture Sharpens 1 or blurs 1 the image content Main usage is for Moir effects interferences in your video output signal usually caused by fine black and white image details e g striped or checked pat terns Then use these items until the jittering or oth er interferences disappear 5 2 17 Still Mode With the Still mode settings you can determine what to give out when a timeline has been played fully and the playout stops Output settings Single item playout mode Last frame of the last played item Black Playlist playout mode Last frame of the last played item gt Black Playlist back to back playout mode Last frame of the last played item gt First frame of ihe ne
22. 6 22 VOU eerste 4 5 name oo e cece cece eee ceee cess enna 3 4 3 9 PVs Index occupied oooi 2 12 2 24 volume sssse RH 4 87 reference vprst preset file oo eee 2 16 video channel tab 3 11 WT NEE 5 28 rename oo ee cece cece cece eee eeeee ees 3 4 3 9 show case oo eee eceeeeeceeeeeeeeesaeees 3 10 single channel c0ceeceeee eee 3 9 W i is RE 4 14 watch folders 4 59 video channel tab 4 14 f b Se6rVICe sei ti 6 24 video channel pair 2 4 6 28 RE video drive oo 2 cccceccecececeeceeceeeeeeeeees 1 7 video overlay 3 11 3 14 5 5 5 9 5 13 Z channel group member 4 9 video raster 5 5 5 6 5 9 5 13 ZOOInI EE 5 30 video server emRRe 2 4 VENICE Client Software User Guide I 12
23. 8 bit YUV422 8 bit per component 16 bit average per pixel 16 bit YUV422 16 bit per component 32 bit average per pixel A 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Container File Formats The DVS software supports the following container file formats for au dio and or video material Default Format File storage Exten Description Name format sion GXF gxf MPEG or DV based File exchange format for the transfer of clips video compression between storage systems standards with au dio timecode and user data that may in clude metadata MPEG 2 mpg 3 x 8 bit RGB or 8 bit File format for the compression of video and mts YUV compressed audio m2ts and or audio CS H 264 mp4 ANC high profile Compression format for video and audio ca MPEG 4 4 2 2 pable of providing good video quality e g H 264 when in HD at lower bit rates Standard de layer 10 f livery format for web based content QuickTime mov Various e g RGB or Video file format that supports various file YUV either com pressed or uncom pressed audio like e g AVC Intra 50 100 ProRes 422 HO LT and Proxy 4444 DNxHD 8 and 10 bit DV 25 DVCPRO 25 50 DVCPRO HD100 IMX 30 40 50 XD CAM HD 25 35 50 and XDCAM EX 35 storage formats either compressed or un compressed It is a proprietary streaming vid eo technology developed by Apple A 6 VENICE supports embed
24. After this the button RMT will be labelled in blue font indicating that the remote mode is activated Then the VENICE server waits for a playout command to begin the playout To stop the remote mode playout perform the following Either send the respective command or terminate the remote mode by clicking the remote button again i e deactivate the button RMT The VENICE server then stops the remote mode playout of the selected content f Y When using a production control system such as AVITA by i HiTech further settings must be made on the system by the superuser or administrator For further information about this see the original manufacturer s documentation or the website http www hitechsys com as well as section Configuring the AVITA Control System on page 5 11 4 10 2 Avid iNews Command The Avid iNEWS Command feature allows you to easily connect the VENICE Media Production Hub to an Avid environment especially for news rooms and to carry out playout tasks on the VENICE server acting as a video server by using the INEWS Command client software Before you can start working you have to connect the hardware and make several settings How to connect the DVS and the Avid hardware and how to make basic configurations in the software is described for the Administrator in section Configuring INEWS Command on page 6 25 How to configure the VENICE client software for a playout is described for the Superuser in
25. File type Codec and Color range Further more you can configure the audio files INPUT SE In this option you find the buttons Video and LECT Timecode to select the essence type of materi al for the ingest With the button Routing you can configure up to 16 audio channels which will then be represented by the peakmeters DESTINA In this option you find entry fields for content and des TION tination directory buttons buttons with three points for content and destination and a scale that indicates the state of the disk capacity METADATA In this option you can entry metadata to the audio vid eo content and get them extended in a separate win dow settings in the ingest mode see section Configuring a Record i For further information about the configuration options and its on page 5 4 SOURCE media venice volO DVS _Filme DVS Image 1080125 AVCintra100 OUTPUT SELECT MV AT AT SETTINGS Preset Figure 3 15 Configuration options collapsed in playout mode 3 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 20 Label Item s SOURCE In this option you find the settings for selecting video audio content The buttons APPEND TO LIST IN SERT INTO LIST directory buttons buttons with three points and entry fields are to be found here OUTPUT In this option you find the buttons Video BJ Alpha SELECT only 853g and Timecode
26. PVs Level User You can select between RS 422 9 pin RS 422 VDCP RS 422 or MOS Ethernet Activate the remote mode by pressing the remote button RMT to the top right of the video overlay Afterwards the remote button changes its appearance to its active state and will be labelled in blue font Then commands for record play stop jog or shuttle MOS receiving a playlist and updates of the playlist can be sent to the VENICE server and will be carried out by the video chan nel depending on the selected operation mode If one of the RS 422 protocols has been selected the controlled video channel will behave like a VTR using preroll postroll etc The specifica tions of these parameters can be found in section RS 422 Control on page A 9 Normally when in remote mode the video channel will be controlled by the master However with the remote mode activated several con trols for the video channel will still be available in the user interface They can be used for a direct control of the video channel without de activating the remote mode dates of the playlist To play it out you have to use the VENICE client software with the remote mode activated Currently the software supports MOS in its version 2 8 4 profiles O and 2 D With MOS selected VENICE can receive a playlist as well as up amp To deactivate the remote mode press the button RMT again After wards the remote button changes its appearance t
27. STAN right STAN left VENICE I Client Software l moa Playout Transcoding Storage 4 Ch 3 4 Out eje Ch 1 2 Out Figure 6 11 STAN setup The input device set in STAN is one of the PCle video boards of the VENICE server see section Setup Concept and Structure on page 2 3 It is dedicated solely to STAN for the in and output of 3D streams Normally the video channel pair 3 4 of the VENICE server will be assigned to STAN They will be labelled STAN left and STAN right at the system STAN automatically outputs the corrected stereoscopic stream on the respective output ports of the video channel pair The latency of STAN between in and output is just a few frames The corrected output streams can then be recorded via the second PCle video board of the VENICE server second video channel pair normally 1 2 Afterwards the stereoscopic shot will be available for ex ample for play out or transcoding on the VENICE server or to be used with other applications that can access the recorded material PVs Level Administrator 6 16 Troubleshooting If you experience problems with the VENICE server i e the system re acts only slowly to commands check and delete the DNS entries stored on the system with the command line system tools e g via menu System Administration Network f the problem persists it is recommended to perform the procedure again and additionally to
28. Supported File Formats on page A 4 Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 This has to be made by the Superuser Select the video and audio content that should be transformed with the SOURCE option as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 Determine a file name and path for the file s to be created with the DESTINATION option as described in section Selecting the Stor age Location and File Name on page 4 24 f necessary specify the essences for the transforming with the OUTPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Playout on page 4 62 f necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the OUTPUT SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Out put Settings on page 4 56 f wanted set an in outpoint or duration for the content to be trans formed see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE on page 4 64 f wanted you can use the play button fe of the operation controls to play out the content to be transformed for example for a final check Once the playout is stopped you can start the transforming by pressing the transform button of the operation controls The VENICE server will then start the trans
29. To connect the Avid hardware to the VENICE system perform the fol lowing e Connect the IOLAN terminal to the VENICE systems as described in the Avid iINEWS Command Installation and Configuration Guide Connect the IOLAN terminal using a RJ45 cable and a DB9 connec tor that is configured as described in the Avid INEWS Command Installation and Configuration Guide to the serial RS 422 interface at the rear of the VENICE system see the VENICE hardware guides Now you can connect the systems to the power supply and put them into operation refer to the VENICE manuals as well as to the Avid documen i For further information about the correct startup and operation tation Software Installation To use the Avid INEWS some configurations in the Avid and the VENICE client software have to be made as described in the following Open the Avid INEWS Command client software and configure all settings according to the description in the Avid INEWS Command Installation and Configuration Guide If all configurations are made properly you can start working with the software as described in section Avid iNews Command on page 4 67 6 14 2 Configuring Spycer for the Record Scheduler 6 26 Besides the record features in the VENICE client software it is possible to plan and set record jobs in Spycer too With the record scheduler in Spycer it is easy to manage several record jobs with a few clicks When arriving
30. To dissolve a group per form one of the following Close the VENICE client software see section Exiting the Pro gram on page 2 25 or use the option Remove in the File menu see section The File Menu on page 3 3 when on the channel group tab or use the option Remove in the context menu of a channel group tab or use the option Remove in the GROUP drop down list in SHOW CASE view see section Administering a Channel Group on page 4 8 after having selected the respective channel group its channels see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video D In addition you can dissolve a group by disconnecting one of Channel on page 2 24 E Then the group is separated and the channel group tab will disappear Afterwards the channels of the group can be used individually again 4 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 3 General Usage of the Video Channel Tab Once the tab of a connected video channel has been selected see sec tion The Video Channel Tab on page 3 11 the controls for this chan nel are displayed The following list indicates how to use the main part left half of the tab of a video channel in general Selecting an operation mode Audio output input select Audio routing Remote mode Performing the operation Locking the user interface D Ol ee a All steps are explained in more detail in the following sections e g project files or presets Then it
31. With one instance of the software you can control different video channels of one or more VENICE servers at the same time However you can also run several instances of the software in parallel to control different video channels Spycer Spycer the innovative content management software by DVS is re quired by the VENICE client software for example for data manage ment purposes With it you will be able to select a path and or file via a dialog window from the user interface of the VENICE client software Additionally because Spycer is installed as a separate application it can be used independently from the DVS software With Spycer you can manage any content stored on the system or a connected storage easily It is a software application capable of han dling large amounts of video data and their corresponding metadata PVs General Information providing you with integrated browse search and management tools to retrieve data and gather information about them locally as well as via a network SpycerNet Additionally it can be used to preview clips On the VENICE server the Spycer application is already installed pro viding the feature set On client systems it must be installed separately Furthermore for the full feature set a license must be available other wise it will run as Spycer Basic providing basic features only Further information about Spycer its installation as well as the SpycerNet can be found in the
32. YUVA 4 2 2 4 8 bit YUV file format with or without key SMPTE Standard File Format for digital mov ing picture exchange 3 x 10 bit RGB and 4 x 10 bit RGBA 10 bit RGB file format with or without key SMPTE Standard File Format for digital mov ing picture exchange 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 and 10 bit YUV file format with or without key YUVA 4 2 2 4 SMPTE Standard File Format for digital mov ing picture exchange 3 x 12 bit RGB 12 bit RGB file format SMPTE Standard File Format for digital moving picture exchange 3 x 16 bit RGB 16 bit RGB file format SMPTE Standard File Format for digital moving picture exchange A 4 Appendix Default Format File storage Nm Exten Description Name format sion Targa tga 3 x 8 bit RGB Targa image format Only uncompressed vari 4 x 8 bit RGBA and ants of this format are supported 8 bit Luma TIFF tif 3 x 8 bit RGB TIFF or Tagged Image File Format in 8 bit RGB tiff 4 x 8 bit RGBA and with or without key Highly flexible and plat 8 bit Luma form independent image format Not all vari ants of this format are supported 3 x 12 bit RGB TIFF or Tagged Image File Format in 12 bit 4 x 12 bit RGBA and RGB with or without key Highly flexible and 12 bit Luma platform independent image format Not all variants of this format are supported 3 x 16 bit RGB TIFF or Tagged Image File Format in 16 bit 4 x 16 bit RGBA and RGB
33. insert item sssse 4 70 4 78 UP RERUM EN EES 3 97 modifying channel group 3 9 EC E GE 5 31 ea 3 27 AUG monitoring audio 2 20 4 86 aie as icc ac a aa 49 MOO TINS audio sses 2 20 5 7 thumbnail view escees 4 82 dis GEO DU MOLDE ub ue transforming list editor 3 27 4 76 ees move to l 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide in outpoint sesseeeesse 3 18 multi device operation mode 4 5 5 17 multiple channels file audio 2 2 N naming see also file name channel group 3 9 4 6 video channel 3 4 3 9 vp ER ota oat eee 5 22 network sseee e 6 24 network setup ssssn 2 3 6 8 delivery status sees 6 8 new elip liSt i 3 28 3 29 directory essese 4 25 project sseeeseeeeee 2 13 3 4 project defaults 2 16 next PO NT ooseisseiieeiieerrierrrerrrreerna 3 17 NOTES P 1 7 SDyCer eesseemmmmeenie 6 7 O occupied video channel 2 12 2 24 offline clip ssiiissiiissiinesiiiesiresrrre 4 82 offset timecode 5 5 5 10 5 14 online clip 4 82 opening audio preset ccecce 4 17 aleet 3 4 project re 2 13 3 4 Scenario oe eecccceeeccceueecceeeeeeeenaees 3 4 operating elements 3 11 3 15 operation controls 3 15 4 19 operation switches 3 15
34. of the burnt in timecode Size Select from this drop down list the size small or large of the burnt in timecode The following figure shows a burnt in timecode in contrast to a timeco de that is present outside the video material It contains both timecode positions in one picture 10 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 Figure 5 20 Burnt in timecode in the record file 5 27 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 2 14 QuickTime To improve the compatibility of mov audio files created with the VENICE client software with third party software the QuickTime set tings are available The QuickTime container can handle several includ ed mono audio tracks or a single multi channel track that contains multiple audio channels VENICE 3 0 can read and write both methods 5 2 15 Remote VTR HDR 5 28 of track packing QuickTime settings Audio track packing Force closed caption track Single track Figure 5 21 QuickTime audio file settings Audio settings Track packing Select how the audio files should be written into the mov container In this drop down list you can choose between the options Mono tracks to write the audio channels of a file into independent mono audio tracks inside the QuickTime container for every channel and Single track to write all audio channels into a single multi channel track in side the QuickTime container Force closed caption track When this ch
35. restart it 3 You have to change the IP address in the Spycer software These steps are described in the following Configuring the IP Address of the Network Port To configure the IP address of the network port use the command line system tools e g menu System Administration Network lt is recommended to give the port a static IP address so that it can always be reached under the same address in the network When finished ei ther reboot the VENICE server or restart the network service of the op erating system Setting the IP Address for the VENICE Server Software The IP address that has been configured for the VENICE server has to be set in a configuration file of the VENICE server software as well This IP address will then be used by the server software to identify connec tion requests to the server from VENICE client softwares from the lo cally installed one as well as remote ones The following can also be performed with the DVS web utility see section DVS Configuration Tool on page 6 11 6 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 6 70 e Inthe path etc opt DVS Venice open the file Service conf with a text editor e Inthe section Service change the line IP210 0 0 x to the IP address which you have set for the network port hen save the file Afterwards either reboot the VENICE server or restart the server software see section Controlling the VENICE Server Software on
36. sess 2 19 file name cece ececeeceeceeceeeeeeees 4 24 4 57 C notation ENEE A VE 4 58 default ecrire aaea 4 25 numbering 4 25 4 27 SEMINE 4 2b 4 27 TIGE iis reed e Eee cree Des 5 30 6 21 FIMS services configuration 6 27 fims_services Cfg E 6 27 firmware update PCle video boards 6 6 forming a 3D channel group 4 11 forming a channel group 3 9 4 5 frame backward forward 3 17 number 2 22 3 16 number switch notation 2 22 3 16 number timecode field 2 22 EE 2 21 5 5 5 6 5 9 frame stepping sssssess 3 17 frames display mode 3 17 free video channel 2 12 full color range 5 7 b 9 5 13 G general usage ssiiiieesriiieenrrinn 4 14 generic source timecode 2 23 5 5 5 10 b 14 group IR EE 4 11 administering sss 4 8 TOrmilig WE 3 9 4 5 NEW grOUD MEE 4 5 e 3 4 SAVEAS tee sde 3 4 Seg E 3 4 show case sssseee 4 7 ii 4 9 USIJE E 4 9 clc 4 80 H hardware support transforming 2 9 ele WEE 5 28 head color range 5 7 5 9 5 13 help menu GG KE 3 7 manuals 0 0 cece EE 3 7 OVerVIeW sssssssse Hee 3 6 KSE e GE 3 5 see also collapse horizontal phase ccce 6 14 l Eege 5 29 important notes 0 0 cece eee eeeee esas 1 7 information area nc
37. 4 11 A administering video channel 4 4 AN NT 2 20 5 5 ALE anseris ern ee e EIS 4 80 alpha channel sssees 4 62 append channel to group 3 9 append items to list 3 17 4 29 4 70 4 78 P SORT ROTER EET 4 73 Sel fi iege ses coa c gas e bases 5 16 Support re 4 73 aspect ratio sss 5 5 5 9 5 13 assemble mode esses 3 17 asterisk timecode 2 21 AUGIO PR RERO 2 20 5 7 bit depth BR RI TIE b 7 b 14 Broadcast Wave sss 2 23 channels sse 4 23 4 62 embedded 2 20 5 5 ilc M 2 20 file format 5 7 A 6 A 9 INOUE EE 2 20 5 5 PONTO e cornccmesdane 2 20 4 86 mono file ceceececeeeeeeees 2 20 5 7 multiple channels file 2 20 5 7 playout esseeee 2 20 4 63 ECO O ecce etta 2 20 4 23 routing 3 19 3 20 4 16 4 23 sampling rate cs coca tai uad ct 2 20 TEE ee 5 16 source timecode 2 24 volume eenRee 4 87 audio monitoring tool 3 25 4 86 display sssemR 4 76 I I I l left channel seen 3 26 lock slider naisiisessiieereeirerrerren 3 26 MISIT TRITT 3 26 peakmeters sssseeee 3 26 right channel n se 3 26 scroll wheel sssesessse 4 87 Usage RR 4 86 volume ssesee eee 4 87 volume slider
38. 7 IP Address Configuration sssssssseennnn 6 8 Delivery Status nnnm ennnnnn enne rnn nis 6 8 The Serviee GOnf Ju rires eee peter e e eden 6 9 Changing the IP Address ssssssss e 6 9 DVS Configuration TOON n reete nette neben dente d 6 11 Information about the Main Storage ssssse 6 12 Server Configuration sssssssssssseeeeeeem en nennen 6 13 Controlling the VENICE Server Software sssssssee 6 15 Changing the Password for a User Level s 6 16 Creating Log EEN 6 17 VENICE Log Files titer EES EE 6 17 F rther contigurationS asteca a ege dE 6 18 lieu e EE 6 19 DVS Control Panel 1 t Desen EES NEEN 6 20 Area General video board setting cccceececceececeeseeeeeesseeeeetaeees 6 21 Area About video board 0 eecccccececceceneecesenseeeseeeeeesseesestseeeesaaes 6 21 Graphic REPFESENtatiON uestes e dire ianiai 6 22 Settings PANE cde eet ses ez pute Fa Tere oret era pe de eR Yd 6 22 HOW to Set LICENSES 12 de rettet et Deeg 6 23 ail Eeelnde e 6 24 Enabling the Web Service ssssssssss nennen 6 25 Configuring the System for Special Workflows ssssess 6 26 Configuring INEWS Commande 6 26 Configuring Spycer for the Record Scheduler ssssse 6 27 Channel Groups sosiete dette idee sa petri a Teu ascen oque d 6 29 Preparing a Channel Group i c teres it ra 6 29 Synchronizing the DEVICES s t dette emet itte tatc de
39. 8 toolarea a aanne a ae 3 25 reference channel 4 7 b 17 CONF IgUratIOnN EE 4 9 playlist eese 4 9 POSION E 4 10 remaining time 00 0 cee eee ccceeeeeeeeee 3 16 remote ssssssssssseseseseer eere enreenis 5 17 remote mode eee 4 18 channel group o s rtegeiiebesk cel 4 7 remote Output 3 22 remote settings esessss 3 11 renaming channel group ecc eterne his 3 9 video channel 3 4 3 9 reset dropped frames counter 3 b resize material 5 9 5 13 user interface sess 3 5 resolve channel group 3 9 4 13 review material 4 33 4 35 dS MM 4 14 RPM installation package 6 3 6 6 RS 422 ines euer 4 19 5 17 A 9 9 pin protocol ou eee cece cee eee ee A 9 el CC A 9 Status 2 ceceeceeeceeeceeeeeees 3 22 A 10 l 8 ADI EEE EE E A 9 S sampling rate audio 2 20 save audio preset occcccccceree 4 17 OFOUE E 3 4 project sessssse eee 3 4 project aS ssseeeeee 3 4 SORIANO AS ee Eeler 3 4 save project as defaults oo cccceeeccceeecceeeeeeeeeenes 3 5 scaling auto 5 6 5 9 5 13 SCenario eee eeccccceccceeeeceeeueeseeseceeeenneees 3 4 ee 3 4 SAVE AS eesssseee eee 3 4 geleet EE 3 4 e le 6 15 scrolling audio monitoring tool 4 87 configuration options 3 21 sh
40. 9 NAME oo ee ee eeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeees 3 9 4 6 operation mode 4 10 playout sessse e 4 10 record ere ee 4 10 reference channel 4 7 4 9 5 17 remote mode 4 7 b 17 rename oo ee eee cee ce eeceeceeeeeeeeeseeeeuees 3 9 RSA dese ee hiet 5 17 Ge EE 4 5 SNOW case eseRe 4 7 ICE 4 9 Nc vec CS 4 9 chapter overview seeee 1 2 client installation 2 4 SPYCER Zoe see 2 5 6 7 clip chunking split on duration 5 20 5 21 split on timecode 5 20 5 21 closed caption information 4 72 A 6 C IiOde NEEN ENEE AE 4 36 CMX qu 4 80 CODEC METETE 5 6 A 7 collapse all configuration options 3 5 5 3 color bit dert 5 5 5 9 color coding video channels 2 12 color range 5 5 5 7 5 9 5 13 color space eessI 5 5 5 9 compression type 5 6 5 13 SOMMOMIATION RETE 6 11 VENICE server scce 6 13 configuration Options menu b 15 ASET E 5 16 IEN 5 16 channel grouping 5 17 file format options 5 17 ee edente itidem demise 5 18 IN OUt duration 20 0 cee 5 19 EE tege deg 5 19 metadata esesssseeeee 5 21 MOS sesseeeRmenreeis 5 22 MPEQG 2 gecceadscsecdsndundessenuinensnean 5 23 name and path options 5 24 playout settings ccceeee 5 26 proxy generation 5 26 Q
41. File Name on page 4 24 f necessary specify the essences that you want to record with the INPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 4 23 4 33 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 34 f necessary set up the file format s of the file s to be recorded via the SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Output Set tings File Settings on page 5 6 as Superuser n case you want to record on Avid s ISIS or Interplay file format MXF for ISIS amp Interplay you can specify metadata for the recorded files with the METADATA option see also section Avid Workflow on page 4 52 After this you have successfully set up the VENICE server for a record operation and you now have to configure the external device for the playout Setting up the External Device for the Playout To perform an autoedit record in the ingest mode you have to set up the external device properly so that it will play out the correct material during the record operation Perform the steps described in section How to Control the External Device on page 4 30 and set an in and outpoint for the playout When this is done you can start the record Starting the Record When everything is set up properly you can start the autoedit record at any time e f not already activated switch the operating elements to the record mode by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the De
42. Guide DVS 2 15 The List EOIIDES estate Eer 4 76 415 1 ee E 4 77 4 15 2 Adding Items t List 1 Ether hrt ther rena 4 78 4 15 3 General Administration esssesssse 4 79 4 15 4 Administering a LIST 1 2 ee rsen prep n RR AR ERA 4 80 4155 The Context ET 4 83 4 16 Audio MOnitoring sic itai A ince neto tame ad dut vn caua d va aud 4 86 Level SGuperuser sess 5 1 DI Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software 5 3 5 1 1 Configuring the Operation Mode sssssniisssssrrerrerrrrre ren 5 3 513 eet ele EE 5 4 5 1 3 Configuring a E 5 8 5 1 4 Configuring a Playout Project for iNEWS Command 5 10 5 1 5 Configuring the AVITA Control System 5 11 5 1 6 Configuring a Transforming Operation sssssse 5 12 c MER EEN eegener eege 5 15 52 NEE 5 16 D222 PUM e WE 5 16 52 3 e te e EE 5 17 5 2 4 File Format Options ssssssssse sees 5 17 5 2 5 H 264 AVC MPEG 4 Layer 101 5 18 5 2 6 n Out Duration esssessssesen I 5 19 INS EMEN EE 5 19 5 2 8 EE ee Eh 5 21 5 2 9 SMS EE 5 22 5 2 10 MBEG 2 ice ettet Sieden ven ERR Ae ee 5 23 5 2 11 Name and Path Options ssssemRR ee 5 24 5 2 12 EE x lt ccnietscanwnnduarsiansieotcerseaaneduulanaiacaioneevaniess 5 25 5 2 13 Proxy Generation esssssssssssss ns 5 26 5 2 14 ee UE 5 28 5 2 15 Remote VIR HDR ccc ccce ccc ecee cess cee ceases emen 5 28 Ee I EE 5 30 c Nef co Modes ER 5 31 5 2 18 Storage Capac
43. In the playout mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 you can play out the currently selected content You can play out content manually You can perform a crash record on an externally connected device You can perform an automated playout of the content while at the same time frame accurately recording it on the externally con nected device autoedit record You can set the playout mode into remote mode to control the play out from an externally connected device All these procedures are explained in this section Ca When controlling the video channel from a client the images i in the video overlay are transmitted via network There may be atime delay until the material is displayed in the video overlay and it may seem as if drops occurred Real drops on the server however will be automatically detected and you will be in formed about them in the information area see section Mes sage and Information Area on page 3 21 4 8 1 Configuring a Playout 4 56 Prior to playing out clips with the VENICE server you have to set up the playout and configure output related settings see also section Config uring the Operation Mode on page 5 3 As a minimum you have to se lect content for a playout This section describes the necessary settings that have to be made before playing out clips with the VENICE server e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to
44. On clients the local content management of Spycer can be disabled if not required For information about how to install Spycer as well as its con figurations see the Spycer user guide 6 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 6 5 IP Address Configuration After installing the hardware of VENICE as described in its hardware guides you may want to configure the server s IP address to connect it to your local network Ex factory the VENICE server is already precon figured for a network usage and can be used immediately with this However in case you want to alter the configuration to adapt it to your local network you can configure it easily This section describes the delivery status of the network configuration of the VENICE server as well as how to change it a video channel on the VENICE server the same way as a re mote installed software i e it connects via network using the configured IP address i The locally installed VENICE client software has to connect to 6 5 1 Delivery Status The network ports of the VENICE server and its software are ex factory preconfigured Port Configuration ethO static 10 0 0 x 24 eth1 dynamic DHCP The first network port ethO is configured as indicated in the table above If it fits your network it can be used to set up the system as a video server The VENICE server software and the locally installed Spy cer application ar
45. The default value is 8596 5 32 PVs Level Superuser 5 2 19 VDCP With the VDCP settings you configure the video channel for a remote mode operation via VDCP It connects to a playout automation system and offers the fastest reaction time through clip pre buffering while no pre cueing is needed anymore Content settings Root path Simplify clip name No timecode delay Show first cued frame Figure 5 26 VDCP settings It provides the following setting items Root path Enter in this field the path to the video material when the video channel should be controlled in remote mode via VDCP For a playout the material that is expected in this path root directory directly or one level down are VENICE metaclips Simplify clip name When deactivated you have to send the complete path and name to the clip that should be pro cessed rootPath lt subdir gt lt clip Name gt lt ext gt When activated the field Root path will be auto matically added to the sent clip name Additional ly you have to leave out the file extension lt subdir gt lt clipName gt No timecode de lay Implemented for special systems that require a timecode signal immediately When activated a timecode will be sent out even if no video signal is present e g during the edit lag see section RS 422 Control on page A 9 Show first cued frame Sends out the first cued frame inst
46. Transforming List Editor The context menu invoked on a clip in the playlist or transforming list provides further possibilities to administer and edit the items on a list Edit Load item into player Export single meta clip Select all Remove selection Deactivate active item Audio Routing Update Delete item s Delete all Figure 4 51 Context menu of a list item in the playlist transforming list editor Several of these menu options can also be found on the menu of the drop down list item settings of the playlist or transforming list editor see section Administering a List on page 4 80 They are named sim ilar and provide the same functionality The following table explains the ones that can be found on the context menu only Edit If available this menu option allows you to edit the respective field where the context menu has been invoked in the list directly Alternative ly you can set the focus to this field and use the keyboard shortcut F2 Export single Exports the selected item s as a single meta meta clip clip They will be detailed in the metaclip in the same sequence as they are present in the list Export multiple For each of the selected items a single metaclip meta clips will be created Update Updates the list e g the presence of the items on the storage will be checked and their thumbnails will be updated 4 83 VENICE Client Software User Guide PV
47. You can also play out a playlist For this its playout has to be set via the operating elements see section Operating Elements on page 3 15 and the list has to be set up loaded in the playlist editor see section The List Editors on page 4 76 After a record operation see chapter Level Superuser on page 5 1 the metaclip batch list of the recorded content will be automatically set for a playout With this you can review the captured material immediately after a record For details about the buttons APPEND TO LIST and INSERT INTO LIST see section Configuration Options on page 4 70 Entering Paths and File Names Manually To select content for a playout you can enter the respective paths and file name manually Just start to enter something in the entry field for video audio This will open another dialog window where you can type in the respective path and clip name Z Enter file name ll File name Cancel Figure 4 32 Entering a clip s path and name In this window enter the path and file name of the clip on the VENICE server and confirm your entry with the OK button The path must lead to the storage of the VENICE server you are currently connected to it 4 57 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 4 58 can be a connected SAN system as well and it must be entered as if you were operating on the server locally When entering the file name for a single file for example for a clip in a cont
48. and Default to define the material in BMP format The option Default de pends on the resolution of the video material TGA interpretation Same as BMP interpretation only for TGA files TIFF interpretation Same as BMP interpretation only for TIFF files 5 2 5 H 264 AVC MPEG 4 Layer 10 H 264 is one of the standard delivery format for web based content Due to its quality with low bandwidth it can also be used for high qual ity content preview H 264 is available in 4 2 0 and in 4 2 2 color mode in main and high profile The bit rate for video and audio is configurable The container format is MP4 The compression settings can be config ured as shown in the figure below 5 18 PVs Level Superuser Video settings Profile Level Chroma mode Bitrate mode Average bitrate Average bitrate Mbit s Maximum bitrate Mbit s Speed preset Distance between closed GOPs Audio settings Codec AAC Bitrate 128 Kbit s Figure 5 11 Configuring the H 264 settings 5 2 6 In Out Duration With the In Out Duration settings you determine whether the inpoint or outpoint should be changed when altering a duration setting Duration change settings Recalculate tne In point when changing the duration Recalculate the Out point when changing the duration Figure 5 12 In Out Duration settings It provides the following items Recalculate the The inpoint is changed when a duration setting In
49. at the set inpoint the VENICE server will start recording auto matically The record sheduler works with the FIMS standard see http wiki amwa tv To configure the software for FIMS the administrator has to make settings in the respective files which is described in the fol lowing section Then the Superuser has to create a project file that can be selected for the record operation in Spycer see section Projects Level Administrator on page 2 18 and the User can start to work with the record sched uler see section Recording with the Record Scheduler on page 4 43 For further information about the correct installation and setup of Spycer please refer to the Spycer user guide When clicking the button RECORD SCHEDULER at the top of the Spycer user interface from version 2 9 1 upwards you will receive a system message that prompts you to add the FIMS services to your record scheduler To perform this you have to create a configuration file and set it up properly The file has to be saved to the folder as indicated in the system message The system message is matched to the operating system running on your client Use e g a code editor to create a configuration file cfg and name it as indicated in the system message e g fims services cfg Now add the server IP addresses and port numbers alternatively host names and port numbers you want to use the record sched uler for as follows to the file
50. bit depth of the audio files Timecode type Determines the timecode type i e whether an internal timecode or the source timecode pro vided by the files should be used see also sec tion About Source Timecode on page 2 23 Start TC Specifies a timecode offset for the internal timecode Timecode mode Specifies if drop frame timecode should be ap plied to the internal timecode for 29 97 Hz timecodes All configurations can then be stored in project files or scenarios as de scribed in section Basic File Types on page 2 16 How to transform the configured clip is described in section Performing the Transform ing Operation on page 4 72 PVs Level Superuser 5 2 Configuration Configurations can be made in various places in the VENICE client soft ware Often these are individual configurations made while working with the software like e g format timecode or color modes Basic set tings have effect on the whole user interface and its behavior or on the server and can be made in the menu Options Via the menu option Configuration of the menu Options several ba sic configurations can be set that will be saved to the e g project or scenario file Via the menu option Server Configuration several server configurations can be set Because of its importance for the workflow the menu option Configuration will be described in detail in the following The option Server Configuratio
51. can configure up to 16 audio chan nels which will then be represented by the peakme ters PVs Software Reference Label Item s SETTINGS To the top right you find the drop down list Preset to save a preset or select a previously created one For further information about this see section Presets on page 2 16 Then you find lists and settings to determine the File format File type configure the Codec Target reso lution Auto scale Aspect ratio and Color range Furthermore you find configuration possibilities for the audio files and the timecode DESTINA In this option you find entry fields for content and des TION tination directory buttons buttons with three points for content and destination and a scale that indicates the state of the disk capacity settings in the transform mode refer to section Configuration D For further information about the configuration options and its Options on page 4 70 gt The buttons to the right of the configuration options allow you to scroll through the configuration options Figure 3 17 Scroll buttons at top and bottom 3 3 6 Message and Information Area All messages and errors are displayed in the message and information area If a new system message occurs the color turns red With a but ton click a new window opens and displays all messages in a list This way rather annoying pop up messages will not appear The inform
52. chapter Level User on page 4 1 and chapter Lev el Superuser on page 5 1 3 3 5 Configuration Options 3 18 The configuration options allow you to append settings to the ingest playout and transform operations All options of the configuration op tions in their different operation modes are indicated and detailed in the following figures and tables SETIINGS Autodetect Preset d INPUT SELECT V A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 AT AB A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 DESTINATION METADATA No descriptive metadata defined for this kind of file Figure 3 14 Configuration options collapsed in ingest mode Software Reference Label Item s SETTINGS To the top right of the area you find the buttons AUTO DETECT for autodetecting the incoming signal and the drop down list Preset to save a preset or select a pre viously created one For further information about this see section Presets on page 2 16 press the upper EDIT button to the right In this option you find buttons and lists to determine the Tape name Input port Aspect ratio Input for mat configure the Color mode Color range and In put type of audio Furthermore you find configuration possibilities for the timecode input like Timecode type Timecode mode and Start TC press the lower EDIT button to the right In this option you find lists and settings to determine the Output format set Auto scale configure the File format
53. currently active preset from the preset list use the option Re move current preset The preset will be deleted from the project file as well when saving it the next time To save a preset use the option Save as new preset 2 5 2 Defaults 2 16 For new projects you can store settings defaults They can be saved and loaded via the Options menu see section The Options Menu on page 3 5 The defaults store the same settings as presets see sec tion Projects on page 2 18 and they will be used each time a new PVs General Information project is initialized see for example section Selecting a Project on page 2 13 However already opened projects can be reset to the de faults as well with the option Reset current settings to defaults in the menu Options see section The Options Menu on page 3 5 2 5 3 Playlists Batch Lists and Transforming lists With the VENICE client software you can create lists that can be used for playout batch record or transforming tasks They can be created and administered either with the playlist batch record list or transform list editor see section The List Editors on page 3 27 There you can add any number of video and audio clips in any sequence you like On playlists and transforming lists it is also possible to link video to audio clips so that they are used together and to have VENICE metaclips see section Metaclips on page 2 17 as clips items on the list File ex
54. display always shows the audio channels of the clip in the form of the routing elements Not all audio channels carry da ta but all will be displayed and configurable To enable the routing element of a certain audio channel simply click on the round routing element The routing element will turn blue and show its set volume in dB Now you can adjust the volume from silent up to 6 dB with your mouse wheel The default setting is O dB When pressing Shift and 4 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs simultaneously turning the mouse wheel finer adjustments in 0 1 dB steps are possible e To e g change over stereo channels simply delete the wrong audio channel by putting your mouse cursor over the routing element and pressing the right mouse button This will delete the routing element and you can put another one on the correct audio channel by clicking in the respective field with the left mouse button e To reset the settings of a routing element simply double click it To mute one or all audio channel s in a column press the output button with the respective audio channel number To mute one or all audio channel s in a row press the input button with the respective audio channel number To silent all other audio channels but the required one press the input solo or output solo button of the respective channel num ber If the configurations are set according to your purposes
55. graphic representation it shows you either the general configurations for the video board or the settings of the in or output of the video channel Module versions Controlpanel version 5 8 0 0 Lib version 5 8 0 0 Driver version 5 8 0 0 Hardware type Atomix HDMI Serial number 27102151 Firmware version 7 5 0 1_7 0 10 PCle lanes 8 Figure 6 9 The settings pane Level Administrator In this area you can view and set the configurations of the video board or video channel Video raster or audio settings performed here are without con i sequence for an operation of the VENICE server Any estab lished connection to a video channel has priority over the settings made in the control panel device is in use 6 12 5 How to Set Licenses Info Licenses Status Valid You can use the DVS Control Panel to set license keys for the installed video boards The license key s activate the individual feature set re quired for the system Per video board up to two license keys can be loaded and each board must have a valid license Every time the system is Started all keys are checked and their features are combined To set a license key or view the licenses of the currently selected video board select from the area with the graphic representation the Board tab see section Graphic Representation on page 6 22 Then the set tings pane shows you the general configurations of the video board see section Settings Pane
56. http IP address port number 01 00 http IP address port number 01 00 http IP address port number 01 00 http IP address port number 01 00 record scheduler When the time zone of your timecode signal differs from the time zone of your VENICE server you have to set the appropriate time for the timecode signal i The addition of e g 01 00 is important for the display in the Winter summertime changeovers have to be performed man ually by entering 02 00 instead of 01 00 into the configu ration file It is recommended to make synchronizations of server and cli ent clocks at regular intervals After having saved the file ims services cfgto the folder Spycer should now start without displaying the system message and FIMS should be added to the record scheduler How to perform record operations with the record scheduler in i Spycer is described in section Recording with the Record Scheduler on page 4 43 6 27 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 6 15 VENICE and STAN to production switcher 6 28 Stereo 3D Camera On the VENICE server STAN the Stereoscopic Analyzer can be used to optimally align cameras for stereo shootings and 3D productions and to correct their output It is a feature that is optionally available for a two channel VENICE system only To use VENICE with STAN the fol lowing setup should be used VENICE Server STAN left STAN right
57. in section Performing the Operation on page 4 19 playout mode PLAYLIST DONE POSITION TO DO 00000600 00 00 05 24 00040325 Iq d I IL 4l IN Go OUT Go 00 00 00 00 00 04 09 23 00 04 09 23 ingest mode DONE POSITION TO DO 00 00 00 00 QQ 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 Figure 4 6 Operating elements of the channel group In the playout mode each channel will play out the material that is cur rently loaded in the individual channel and the channels will follow the positions of the reference channel In the ingest mode each channel will record to the destination that has been configured for the individual channel For further information about the operating elements see sec tion Operating Elements on page 3 15 chapter Level User on page 4 1 or chapter Level Superuser on page 5 1 Further information about the setup and configuration of chan nel groups can be found in chapter Level Administrator on page 6 1 PVs Level User 4 2 5 Setting 3D Mode When forming a channel group see section Forming a Channel Group on page 4 5 or administering it see section Administering a Channel Group on page 4 8 the 3D mode can be selected in the ap propriate check box This option allows you to play out video content that has been determined as clip for the right or left eye by a metaclip see section Metaclips on page 2 17 via the VENICE SDl outputs It offers you the full feature set of
58. may not be necessary to perform all the steps described in the following see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 and section Configuration on page 5 15 This has to be made by the Superuser i Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via 4 3 1 Selecting an Operation Mode 4 14 After selecting the tab of a video channel you can switch between the different operation modes for this channel see section Operation Mode Settings on page 3 12 Figure 4 8 Selecting the operation mode Select the wanted operation mode by clicking the respective mode button You can choose between ingest mode playout mode and transform mode When playout mode or ingest mode has been selected the VENICE server assumes the role of either the player or the recorder Switching between these functions can be performed via the operation switches of the operating elements see section Operating Elements on page 3 15 The opposing role can be performed by a connected exter nal device PVs Level User Operation Mode Role of VENICE Role i Ee evice playout mode player recorder ingest mode recorder player In the transform mode you can convert video and audio material to dif ferent file formats If possible the file conversion will be performed in hardware at a faster render speed After the operation mode has been selected it has to be configured properly for
59. necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Output Set tings on page 4 56 as Superuser f not already activated switch the operating elements to the player mode by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE on page 4 64 As soon as the operating elements of the player are activated and video content is selected for a playout the video overlay will show you the se lected content f wanted set an in outpoint or duration for the content to be played out in the position controls see section Operating Ele ments on page 3 15 After this you have successfully set up the VENICE server for a playout and you now have to configure the external device for the record Level User Configuring the External Device for the Record To record the output of the VENICE server with the external device the device has to be set up properly e f not already activated switch the operating elements to the record mode by selecting the tab RECORDER see section Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE on page 4 64 Make sure that the autoedit record mode is selected see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab RECORDER on page 4 65 Use the operating elements and the video overlay to search for the exact inpoint in the material of the externally connected device Press the IN
60. notes on how to use channel groups All channels should run in the same operation mode The content that is to be played out may be different according to the material that is loaded for each channel For an ingest the destination settings should be set differently for each channel Static settings cannot be communicated to the channels of the group and have to be set for each individually such as video raster and format sync source or the essences that should be used for the operation 4 2 2 Forming a Channel Group A channel group can be set up in the SHOWCASE view To form a channel group you must be connected to at least two channels see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 and section General Usage of the Video Channel Tab on page 4 14 The options for this operation can be found in the channel administration items in the SHOWCASE view see section The SHOWCASE View on page 3 8 and section The Channel Administration Items on page 3 9 To form a channel group perform the following z Before forming a channel group the channels should be con i figured properly for their tasks see section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 5 3 It is not possible to form a group of channels that are set in the transform mode Furthermore all channels must be in the same operation mode From the drop down list GROUP in the SHOWCASE view select the option New This will
61. of this clip will be output Y Because of this behavior when scrubbing the timeline in a part i where no material is available yet it may seem as if there is vid eo recorded although there is not When your record is longer than the duration stored in the metadata e g when no duration was specified to get the last recorded material you have to stop the record which will update the metadata and then load the clip anew 4 5 11 Play After Write 4 40 The automated play after write functionality allows a true visual quality check It reads the open file being currently recorded directly from the hard disk The operator can see the file and can judge its quality directly after the video has passed the encoding process and has been written to the storage Please note that for the play after write feature an additional i channel for playout is needed Furthermore the ingest and playout channels need to be on the same VENICE server To perform a play after write operation heed the following PVs Level User Configure a crash record operation as described in section How to Crash Record with the VENICE Server on page 4 32 n the operating elements section Operating Elements on page 3 15 select from the drop down list PAW OFF to the left of the record button the channel you want to use for the play after write operation PLAYER VENICE IL IL AUTO EDIT BATCH OST BATCH SELECTION 12 0
62. options that are avail able for a transforming exclusively The remaining items can be used the same way as already described for the playout and ingest mode see section Recording with the VENICE Server on page 4 22 and section Playing Out with the VENICE Server on page 4 56 4 11 1 Transwrapping Engine in VENICE By eliminating decoding and encoding processes VENICE maintains the high quality of the source material and saves valuable time espe cially in fast media turnaround scenarios Transwrapping will be used e g within head and tail cutting For this simply configure a transform ing operation as described in section Performing the Transforming Op eration on page 4 72 If source and target file format are identical the transwrapping engine in the transform mode will do the work Support ed are all iFrame only codecs such as XDCAM IMX DV25 DVCPRO 25 50 DVCPRO HD AVC Intra and DNxHD Supported Long GOP formats are GXF MPEG 2 and MXF OP 1a XDCAM HD 422 Truncated GOPs and XDCAM HD 422 as per SMPTE RDDO9Y 2009 will be transcoded everything else will be transwrapped Z7 Please note that the resulting files may be incompatible with i some decoding systems S Transwrapping is not supported for batch lists and complete transforming lists Due to quality of service of the system the maximum file conversion speed is limited to the following values Codec File Conv
63. point when is altered in the VENICE client software Recalculate the The outpoint is changed when a duration set Out point when ting is altered in the VENICE client software 5 2 7 Ingest For long running program ingest or transforming it is useful to split the incoming signal into multiple files Due to this the recorded or trans formed contentis stored in several files and not in a single huge file The VENICE client software offers the option Ingest with its features Split 5 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 20 on timecode and Split on duration to define the break points In the field Clip chunking is a drop down list to be found where the break points can be set Furthermore audio and ingest settings are present in the Ingest option Ingest settings Ask how to proceed with most recently recorded clip Apply input format changes to output format Audio input detection Default Clip chunking Mode EDL ALE import Record file name Generate file name Figure 5 13 Clip chunking Ingest settings With these drop down lists and check boxes you can configure the record as wanted Ask how to Opens a dialog window after having finished a proceed with record operation and asks you wether to save most or delete the record file If this check box is de activated the record file will be saved to the designated file automatically Apply input format When in ingest or tr
64. position field area 3 15 operating elements of player ingest mode cnccicgeicenmmasdarecsuiecs 4 28 playout mode sees 4 64 transform mode 4 71 operating elements of recorder ingest mode aoc tese cenes 4 29 playout mode sss 4 65 operating system ssssesees 1 6 operation controls ssssse 3 15 operation mode eee 4 14 channel group tab 4 10 ee NER ERE 3 12 playout sessse e 3 12 CS eege 4 14 transform agesate Seed 3 12 operation mode settings 3 11 l 6 WIESE EEN 3 12 SEI 3 12 transform oo eec cee cecccceeecceeeeeeeeenees 3 12 operation switches 3 15 tab player ssesseen 3 15 tab recorder os sssiessiiessrirerrin 3 15 tab venice sese 3 15 options menu COMMGUPANON Steeg 5 15 OVELVICW sssssssse Hee 3 5 server configuration 5 15 ele 3 18 4 31 5 19 delete re 3 18 MOVE 10 dee ie Age d Zeen Sch 3 18 output content 4 57 Eege E 4 58 manual setting EEN 4 57 preview 4 60 Soie 4 60 output during record erectione 5 7 output format 4 56 5 8 5 12 output mode SDI speed 5 9 5 14 output port cece cee ccceeeeeceeeeeeeeaee eens 5 9 output Select 4 62 output settings 4 56 5 6 5 8 5 12 overview file menu ssssssee sees 3 3 help menu 3 6
65. records that opens re cently selected project files for a record and Local file with a directory button to browse a project file from a local directory projects directory Depending on the selection from the project option list this drop down list offers the last 10 recently selected projects Recent records or a direc tory button that can be used to open a directory and browse a project file Local file Only in the Edit FIMS Job window When having selected the list item Predefined the last defined project file will be used for the record job 4 49 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 4 50 Label Item s Description Start starting option Offers you the options NO WAIT DATE amp TIME TIMECODE to set the inpoint of the record job start entry field Displays entry fields depending on se lected start option It either starts the record immediately NO WAIT dis plays a field to enter the date and time exact to the second DATE amp TIME or gives you the possibility to enter a frame accurate timecode TIMECODE f Y lo use the starting option i TIMECODE you have to set the ap propriate input signal in the VENICE client software see section Config uring the Input Settings on page 5 4 All input signals except In ternal TC will work Duration duration option Offers a drop down list with the op tions TIME and OPEN END duration e
66. section Administer ing a Channel Group on page 4 8 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 2 2 The Show Case In the SHOWCASE view the connected channels are displayed in so called show cases When having formed a group see section Channel Groups on page 4 5 a further show case that represents the group will appear in the SHOWCASE view The descriptions in this section are valid for the group show case as well The show case in the SHOWCASE view looks as the following OPERATING E CURRENT PROCESS Sr Figure 3 7 Show case of a video channel Above the display to the left you find the channel related information like channel name channel ID operation mode as well as the process that is currently running Via the slider at the top right of the SHOWCASE view you can config ure the size of the displayed show cases E xd Figure 3 8 Slider for adjusting size Use either the slider or the buttons to its left and right or point the mouse cursor over the slider and turn the mouse wheel to change the size of the show cases to your requirements 3 10 PVs Software Reference 3 3 The Video Channel Tab Once the tab of a connected video channel has been selected the con trols for this channel are enabled The following figure shows the video channel tab in the playout mode video channel tab ZE VENICE ew project Help enice qa hdmi 2 VDCCP RMT VE
67. set and configure either the VENICE client software or a video channel In detail it contains the following menu options Options Store current settings as defaults Reset current settings to defaults Reset current settings to factory defaults Show all settings Hide all settings Reset dropped frames display Resize to default User level Lock Unlock GUI Configuration Server configuration Figure 3 3 The menu Options Store current Stores the software layout and the configura settings as tion settings as defaults see section Defaults defaults on page 2 16 Reset current Sets the current layout and configurations back settings to defaults to the settings that were stored as defaults Reset current Sets the current layout and configurations back settings to factory to the settings that were defined by DVS as de defaults faults Show all settings Expands all configuration options in a single step Further information about this can be found in section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 5 3 Hide all settings Collapses all expanded configuration options in a single step Further information about this can be found in section Configuring the Oper ation Mode on page 5 3 Reset dropped Resets the dropped frames counter see sec frames display tion Message and Information Area on page 3 21 back to zero Resize to default Resizes the user interface to its
68. tested thoroughly and is very reli N able However because of the vast amount of third party soft ware available its reactions on the installation of such could not be tested The installation of third party software on the DVS system may disrupt the real time capability and or limit the functionality of your system f For any data management with the VENICE client software the i latest Spycer application by DVS must be installed as well see chapter Level Administrator on page 6 1 for further informa x tion If the Spycer software is running in compatibility mode see A Spycer user guide the VENICE client software will not work disabled when the VENICE client software is installed and it D On Linux operating systems the display suspend mode will be must remain disabled Please note that not all software features may be available for all VENICE hardware variants 1 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide 1 8 General Information Fast paced media production environments need dynamic solutions The new graphical user interface of VENICE in its version 3 0 provides a more intuitive and easier to use look and feel for the operator for ex ample choosing a new operation mode is just one click away Also for the first time the new version comes with a comprehensive user level management The setup concept and structure of the new user interface in its version 3 0 are described
69. that was loaded in a single file The benefit of a scenario is the fast setup of large production scenarios for multiple channels even across several serv ers File extension venicescenario Scenario file These files are normally stored locally where the VENICE client soft ware is running but can be transferred easily between systems by copy ing moving their files and can then be used immediately General Information All options and functions to administer the scenario files can be found in the main menu see section The Main Menu on page 3 3 A scenario file can be opened before connecting to a channel i The VENICE client software will connect to the channels and joad all settings automatically as stored in the scenario file To perform this use the File menu to the top right of the user interface with its option Open scenario How to create a scenario depends on whether it should be cre ated for a record playout or transform operation and is de scribed in the respective sections of the chapter Level Superuser on page 5 1 Using scenarios The menu options applying to scenarios can be found in the menu File If you want to e g save a scenario see section Scenarios on page 2 18 under a certain name perform the following After having completed the scenario to your purposes open the menu File This will open the menu with all its options and functions for selection As t
70. the Operation Mode ssssssssee 5 3 Gonfiguring a RECON uoce rmeatheduterev educta sa paw REEERE 5 4 Configuring a Playolt i crece o reme teet eee ar e 5 8 Configuring a Playout Project for INEWS Command 5 10 Configuring the AVITA Control System ssssssssseee 5 11 Configuring a Transforming Operation ssssssssssss 5 12 Configuratio e 5 15 E KEE 5 16 ie LEE 5 16 Channel Ee ele WEE 5 17 File Format OHUONS geg geduet 5 17 H 264 AVC MPEG 4 Layer 101 5 18 Ii Out peter eegene hee dE 5 19 werte nx E 5 19 SERE CREE 5 21 oq I eee 5 22 MES n 5 23 Name and Path Options ssssssssee Innen 5 24 Playout Settiligs cce ctetiie tee ege aste reta A AEEA 5 25 Proxy Generation NEE 5 26 eroe MRT 5 28 Remot VIRA RE 5 28 ele EE 5 30 Still MOGs EE 5 31 elle EE TEE 5 32 KK 5 32 PVs Level Superuser 5 1 Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software The VENICE client software can be preconfigured for often recurring tasks so that operators are not required to do this time and again during their work It is up to the management administrator to decide how de tailed this preconfiguration should be Some configurations can only be made by the Superuser like the configuration of record file ingest playout and transform tasks The features of the button EDIT in the op tion SETTINGS of the configuration options se
71. the network system drop down lists in the VENICE directory window as well Double click the 3D metaclip you want to use for the playout opera tion This will load the clip to the clip list for selection Double click the clip in the clip list to append it to the video over lays Loading the content can also be performed by using a drag n i drop operation from Spycer to the VENICE video overlay as de Scribed in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 The stereo video content will be assigned automatically to the pre defined video channels in the correct order for the right and the left eye Now you can start your operation by using the operating elements of the channel group tab see section Operating Elements on Level User page 3 15 after having made the configurations according to your pur poses and form a group in 3D mode afterwards For this you need to know which clip file is intended for the left and the right eye Then you can configure the video channels for the left and right eye according to the monitor input Afterwards form a 3D channel group as described in section Setting 3D Mode on page 4 11 and play out the content in the channel group tab i It is also possible to append single clips to the video channels E 4 2 6 Resolving a Channel Group When the group is no longer needed the channels of the group have to be separated again by dissolving the group
72. the server IP This tool is easy to use and elimi nates time consuming processes A prefix and or postfix can be select ed easily from the drop down list to the given file PVs Level Superuser Name amp path options settings Prefix Postfix Options DATE RESOLUTION FORMATSHORT FORMATLONG FRAMERATE DATE DATE_GER SERVERIP CHANNELNAME TIME TIMEEX Figure 5 17 Name and path options It provides the following items Prefix By clicking the check box a prefix from the drop down list Options can be selected Postfix By clicking the check box a postfix from the drop down list Options can be selected Options Drop down list with options to be added to the Prefix or Postfix fields 5 2 12 Playout Settings Playout settings Field mode stop field Figure 5 18 Playout settings 5 25 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs It provides the following items Playout settings This option allows you to set the fields for a playout operation Field mode stop In this drop down list you can choose where to field stop at an interlaced playout Depending on if Field 1 or Field 2 is selected from the drop down list the playout will be stopped at the first or second field When setting Auto the playout will be stopped at the field when the button to stop the playout is pressed 5 2 13 Proxy Generation The Proxy generation settings allow you to simultaneously create proxie
73. the wanted task 4 3 2 Audio Output Input Select In the VENICE client software you have the possibility to activate or de activate audio channels directly in the option INPUT SELECT or OUT PUT SELECT see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 depending on the operation mode To activate or deactivate the audio channels you simply have to click the respective audio channel but tons before performing the operation audio channel buttons SETTINGS Autodetect Preset INPUT SELECT 1 2 4 2 6 SIE Figure 4 9 The audio input select options in ingest mode Depending on the operation mode the activated audio buttons will change color to red ingest mode blue playout mode and yellow transform mode when performing the operation If you want to activate deactivate a not configured audio chan nel a system message will be displayed in the message and in formation area see section Message and Information Area on page 3 21 prompting you to configure the audio channels in the audio routing window see section Audio Routing on page 4 16 4 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 3 3 Audio Routing In the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 more precisely in the OUTPUT SELECT settings you find all options to append settings to the playout ingest and transform op eration
74. timecode Allows you to change the source time code of the selected item Slide source timecode Allows you to change the source time code of the selected item without changing its duration Set to offline This option sets the selected item to OFFLINE in the clip list Delete Deletes the currently selected item from the clip list Level User The User has limited user rights and therefore no access to the soft ware features of the Superuser see section User Level Manage ment on page 2 5 and chapter Level User on page 4 1 and Administrator see chapter Level Administrator on page 6 1 Fur thermore the User does not have to log in with a password but can access all features directly when selecting a project or scenario that was created by the Superuser When selecting e g a project see section Projects on page 2 18 or a scenario see section Scenarios on page 2 18 the User can carry out ingest playout or transforming tasks Descriptions about how to perform ingest playout and transforming operations as well as how to form channel groups work with the tool area or information about AS 11 and the Avid Workflow Option can be found in this chapter 4 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide In this chapter Administering the Channels sss ene 4 4 Chanel Groups saiia iere etes tote tnde a a a e shea tedeaads
75. with e g the record scheduler the Spycer log files may be necessary as well 6 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide 6 12 DVS Control Panel The DVS Control Panel is a software utility that you can use to inform yourself about the PCI video boards that are installed in the system as well as about the current configurations of the video channels Addi tionally you can use it to set licenses You can find the program in the Applications menu of Linux under the entry Sound amp Video DVS Control Panel E DVS Controlpanel General video board setting About video board Board ID Atomix HDMI Serial 43120099 KS Board setup preset None Application filter Venice Operating mode Multichannel Board eo 1xSD SDI d 1xHD SDI OUTI NPU OUTPU a H aan e NDUT 1xSD SDI d 1xHD SDI OLITDI INPU BxAIV Wl VO Channe 2 HI BXAES EBU AIV OUTPUT eer H phase 0 YNC i i 4 He Ge r Info Module versions Figure 6 5 Starting screen of the DVS Control Panel This section explains the user interface and basic usage of the DVS Control Panel When a connection to a video channel on the VENICE server is established some items may be unavailable 6 20 PVs Level Administrator 6 12 1 Area General video board setting In this area you can select the video board that should be shown by the application as well as perform further general settings General video board setting
76. with its own user interface designed and developed together with the hardware The VENICE cli ent software gives you the possibility to control and operate the system from any location at any time The four major functions of the software can be summarized as in the following gt INGEST PLAYOUT TRANSFER TRANSFORM Figure 2 3 Features combined in the VENICE client software Ingest To perform e g multi camera or file ingest operations the VENICE cli ent software must be in the INGEST MODE see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 All operating elements and configura tion options in the ingest mode are described in chapter General Infor mation on page 2 1 2 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs In the ingest mode you have the following possibilities at hand de pending on the user level For user level Superuser and higher You can configure all input related settings see section Preconfig uring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 and section Con figuration on page 5 15 For user level User and higher You can control the VENICE server for a record of clips You can control an externally connected device for example to ver ify a position and set in and or outpoints You can control the externally connected device for a playout opera tion while simultaneously recording with the VENICE server You can set the VENICE server in slave mode
77. with or without key Highly flexible and 16 bit Luma platform independent image format Not all variants of this format are supported YUV qnt 8 bit YUV 4 2 2 Raw 8 bit YUV file format This file has no qtl header The image format is recognized by the yuv file size This is done with a table of predefined yuv8 file sizes Component order UYVY yuvl0 10 bit YUV 4 2 2 Raw 10 bit YUV file format This file has no header The image format is recognized by the file size This is done with a table of predefined file sizes Component order UYVY Bits are packed tightly from left to right for three com ponent samples then two bits of padding ze ro to fill up to four bytes The lines are padded to a multiple of four bytes The file is padded to a multiple of 512 bytes yuvl6 16 bit YUV 4 2 2 Raw 16 bit YUV file format This file has no header The image format is recognized by the file size This is done with a table of predefined file sizes Each component is stored as a 16 bit value in big endian byte order left aligned Component order UYVY DVS saves files of this format by default in big endian byte order However for a playout both formats little and big endian byte order are supported i Regarding the file type V2 is the DPX file format according to SMPTE 268M 2003 the remaining V1 are SMPTE 268M 1994 be stands for big endian l e for little endian EO
78. 0 et cies utet tob ceobute 5 12 ESSENCE sssseseeeeeee 4 70 file format 4 70 file name ool eee cece cess 4 70 hardware support ssse 2 9 list batch ccce 3 16 list complete oiccen 3 16 operating elements 3 15 operating elements of player 4 71 SEH EE 4 70 tele EE 4 72 single clip 3 16 4 71 4 77 STANT cte eee dee geed 3 17 transforming list 4 71 4 77 transform list editor 2 17 transforming list 2 17 4 77 Create re 4 79 transforming 4 71 4 77 EE 5 3 jig se MR 5 23 troubleshooting ou Seed ee 6 29 typographical conventions 1 4 U unlinking items EE 4 81 unlock user interface 4 21 updating the firmware PCle video boards updating the server software 6 3 6 6 user interface lee ce ERR DAR REPRE T 3 6 4 21 age 3 5 Uh lOCK 22e coe etate re cet neat 4 21 user level management s eenenn 2 b administrator ooie 2 6 SUDeruser essee 2 6 Wr 2 5 US Ng DIBSO S ne ee e eher ae 2 16 using the software 4 14 V pis d POMPEIUS 4 19 A 9 commands eeee A 11 I 10 SEtt NgS E 5 33 VK EE 1 1 autoedit record 4 29 4 33 connect fo 2 12 crash record 4 29 4 32 initial setup oe eens 6 8 metaclip 2 17 4 27 4 83 player controls icce 4 64 project eicsccei
79. 0 00 00 05 20 00 Figure 4 13 Operating elements in transform mode e Set up the operation by for example determining in and outpoints for the operation hen start the wanted operation Further information about all this can be found in section Recording with the VENICE Server on page 4 22 section Playing Out with the VENICE Server on page 4 56 or section Performing the Transforming Operation on page 4 72 Once the operation is completed and your task is finished you can stop your work with the VENICE server at any time For this you have to dis connect and free the video channel so that others can use it for their work This is described in section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 24 4 20 PVs Level User 4 3 6 Locking the User Interface To make sure that the currently running task does not accidentally get interrupted you can lock the user interface of the software For this se lect the option Lock Unlock GUI in the menu Options see section The Options Menu on page 3 5 or press Ctrl L on your keyboard as well The items of the user interface will be dimmed and unavailable and the connected video channel will continue with the task that was initiated previously To unlock the user interface again simply select the same menu option again or press Ctrl L 4 21 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 4 Recording with the VENICE Server In the ingest m
80. 1 6 Configuring a Transforming Operation 5 12 Prior to transforming clips with the VENICE server you have to set up the transforming and configure output related settings see also section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 5 3 As a minimum you have to select content for a transforming operation This section de scribes the necessary settings that have to be made before transform ing clips with the VENICE server Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below You can simply select a preset or a scenario file from the respective list see section Basic File Types on page 2 16 Configuring the Output Settings To transform video and audio to other file formats you have to config ure the output format appropriately via the option SETTINGS in the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 When you press the button EDIT to the right of the config uration options a window containing all available output settings will open ov RR Video File format MXF OP1a File type Codec Target resolution 1920 x 1080p 24 SMPTE274 Auto seale Off Aspect ratio Color range Film Grafic mode full File format MXF OP1a Output mode File Type Bit depth Timecode Timecode type Internal TC Stat Ie Timecode mode Figure 5 5 The Output Settings window Bet
81. 2 00 00 PAW OFF ke em 00 01 00 00 Figure 4 24 Setting up a play after write operation When selecting a channel from the drop down list the VENICE client software will connect to it automatically When you start the crash re cord operation on the ingest channel the playout on the channel for the play after write operation will start to play out automatically The play after write channel plays out the incoming signal from the ingest channel incl all configurations and settings For switching off the play after write mode again select from the drop down list to the left the option PAW OFF This will stop the playout operation and disconnect the channel auto matically When your record is longer than the duration stored in the me i tadata e g when no duration was specified to get the last re corded material you have to stop the record which will update the metadata and then load the clip anew 4 41 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Supported formats for play after write are Format Codecs MXF OP Atom not DNxHD for ISIS Interplay MXF OP 1a DNxHD AVC Intra 100 AVC Intra 50 DV 25 DVCPRO 25 50 MX 30 40 50 XDCAM HD 18 35 50 f Y Ihe VENICE client software does not support MXF OP Atom i for ISIS Interplay MOV DV DIF GXF and all uncompressed formats for play after write 4 42 PVs Level User 4 6 Recording
82. 2 25 VENICE Client Software User Guide 2 26 Software Reference When having connected to a video channel as described in section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 and e g selected a proj ect you can begin working with the software Depending on the user rights you have logged in with different functions are accessible This chapter provides you with basic information about the VENICE cli ent software In addition to the information how to start and exit the program it gives you a detailed reference for the program interface all its tabs and menus The items of the different tabs will be outlined when necessary separately for every operation mode and state Ca Notall of the buttons and options described in this chapter are i available for all user levels Whenever you try to make use of a V feature you have not been given access rights to the login win dow will open up and prompt you to enter the password of the respective user level VENICE Client Software User Guide In this chapter The Main Mri EE 3 3 The File IMP TEE 3 3 The Options Men 3 5 HR Ce WEE 3 6 Th SHOWCASE MEN edel 3 8 The Channel Administration Items sssss ees 3 9 The SHOW TEE 3 10 The Video Channe l Tab 2 citet item iter eara 3 11 Operation Mode Settings sssssssssssseee 3 12 len EE 3 13 The Video Overlay ccccccccccccessececeecessessseeeeeeceesssseeeeeeccess
83. 2D playlists for the 3D channel group Forming a 3D channel group To form a channel group in 3D mode perform the following Form a channel group as described in section Forming a Channel Group on page 4 5 The stereo content for the video channel should not have been selected yet Activate the check box 3D mode in the New group dialog window or in the Modify group dialog window see section Administering a Channel Group on page 4 8 and define the channels for the left and the right eye by selecting them in the respective drop down lists as shown below The channels for the left and right eye should be set according to the signal inputs at the monitor that have been defined as left and right 3D mode Left eye VENICE DEV GRANDE 4711 Right eye VENICE DEV GRANDE 4713 OK Cancel Figure 4 7 Setting the 3D mode Press the button OK This will form the channel group in 3D mode or set the 3D mode for the channel group depending on the dialog window To set the operation mode and select the video content for the 3D playout perform the fol lowing e Go to the respective channel group tab of the 3D group see section General Usage of the Channel Group on page 4 9 e Set PLAYOUT MODE as the operation mode as described in sec tion Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 for the channel group This will set both video channels of the 3D channel group in the playout mode if this has not been set previousl
84. 4 ranging MXF OP MXF OP 1a Avid 1080i 23 98 24 25 from 36 to Atom P2 fur MXF OP Atom 29 97 440 ther bit Avid 1080p 23 98 24 25 depths in oth MXF for Isis amp 29 97 50 60 er formats 24 bit DNxHD 444 1080p 4 4 4 10 bit MXF OP 1a MXF OP Atom XDCAM EX 720p 50 35 16 bit MXF OP 1a 1080i 25 1080p 25 XDCAM IMX _ 486i 29 97 30 40 or 50 16 bit 24 bit MXF OP 1a 576i 25 XDCAM HD 1080i p 25 29 97 4 2 0 18 25 35 16 bit MXF OP 1a 720p 50 59 94 50 24 bit ae SE Avid 1080p 23 98 25 29 97 Eh 1080i 25 29 97 XDCAM DV 486i 29 97 4 1 1 25 16 bit MXF OP 1a 576i 25 4 2 0 1 If not mentioned otherwise all in 8 bit 4 2 2 channels that can be recorded as well as their arrangement may be 2 The number o restricted 3 Each audio channel will be recorded in a separate file Recording 16 audio channels will generate 16 individual MXF files for audio mono A 8 D 2K rasters are realized with uncompressed file formats that can be selected in the configuration options see section Configu ration Options on page 3 18 Please observe that there are hardware limitations regarding the in and output of 2K 4 4 4 AVC Intra and uncompressed video material On some VENICE hardware variants the chan nel number supporting simultaneous in and output of these contents may differ Appendix Audio only File Formats The following uncompressed audio only file formats
85. 6 9 M SS EE E main menu overview eeeeeee 3 3 Ge 9 O file menu woo cess cece eee 3 3 VENICE server software con ES pr 3 6 IP address channel group 9 17 options menu se 3 5 ISIS EE 4 52 main storage oiii 1 7 5 32 information 6 12 J SEI UE 3 7 master oo ceeeeceeeeceeneeeeeeaees 4 18 5 17 A 9 FOG E 3 23 master channel group 4 7 menu K file use case esses 2 19 options configuration b 15 en eee 4 62 OPtions server configuration 5 15 keyboard shortcuts sssss A 2 messages and information area 3 12 metaclip 52 22 fotos oett 2 17 b 33 3D mode sem 4 12 L create sesees 2 17 4 97 4 83 metadata 4 26 4 53 5 21 He d D 2 5 Ge EE E EE eege 6 23 assemble ee 3 17 S EEN 6 autoedit 3 1 6 4 29 4 33 4 38 4 65 i Ki pycer Tm 4 81 batch list batch record TERN 3 16 its API MICRA Ee d batch record en 4 30 list batch transform se 3 16 ur cuu a list complete transform 3 16 4 65 f list editor appearance nuiis 4 80 4 85 d SERGE Ge EC apsend itam 3 17 2 29 4 70 4 78 dee per DOR eds e s 3 27 4 76 s nm n blue marking 4 80 4 81 ds ie PPRA ere 2 8 4 14 clip list area esses 3 27 LL EM QE VP E us displey 4 76 remote 4 18 4 35 4 66 editing eee 4 80 4 83 NN MI ur
86. 630070 E mail info dvs rohde schwarz com Internet http www dvs de Support Phone 49 511 67807 125 Fax 49 511 371985 E mail service dvs rohde schwarz com Contents I I I Introduction sss 1 1 MEE EE 1 2 1 2 larget Gro p E 1 4 1 3 Conventions Used in this User Guide ccceccccceeccceeeeeeeees 1 4 1 4 System Requirements ucc dao n e ee aas ten I DIRE E xb ei 1 6 t5 Important Notes EE MEET 1 7 General Information ccc cette 2 3 2 1 Setup Concept and EIERE uasa ostrea digo ond 2 3 2 1 1 Structure of VENICE and Network Setup 2 3 2 1 2 User Level Management sssssssseee 2 b 2 1 3 Concept of this User Guide cus eo eent Seite 2 6 2 2 Key Features of the Software 2 7 2 3 Starting the PTO GUANA EEN 2 10 2 3 1 Starting the Software under Linux seeeeeese 2 10 2 3 2 Starting the Software under Mac OS 2 10 2 3 3 Starting the Software under Windows ss sessiiirceennn 2 10 2 4 Connecting toa Video Channel eo erred tie ona ere 2 11 2 5 Basi amp File YDES eC 2 16 251 EE 2 16 E EU 2 16 2 5 3 Playlists Batch Lists and Transforming lists 2 17 254 S ceo EE 2 17 2 515 PrOEC S oon Ebbe 2 18 2 5 6 SONOS EE 2 18 VECES e LZ TUI VE 2 20 2 7 About Timecode Frame Number Fields 2 21 2 8 About Source MME OU uote Eege ee SE 2 23 2 9 Disconnecting and Freei
87. 76 For further information about the operating elements see section Op erating Elements on page 3 15 4 5 3 How to Control the External Device For a record operation you may want to control an external device con nected via RS 422 with the VENICE client software for example to ver ify its position set edit points or view play out its material To do this perform the following The systems you are working on operate with voltages that can be hazardous to your health Never work on the systems or access their interior with the power cable s being plugged in Do not reach into any parts of the sys tems Make sure the power supply is disconnected from the components you intend to work on 4 30 Level User For this procedure the external device has to be connected cor i rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept remote control Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 This has to be made by the Superuser e f not already activated switch the operating elements to the player mode by selecting the tab PLAYER see section Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE on page 4 29 Use the operating elements and the video
88. 82 sna pshot EE 2 18 third party software ioin 1 7 Sony 9pin sss 4 19 thumbnail view onn 4 82 source timecode 2 23 9 9 9 14 timecode sss 2 23 5 7 8UdiO eee reteset tenets 2 24 E EE 2 21 JENENG egene 2 23 5 5 5 10 5 14 ll EEN 5 17 slide a 4 81 drop frame 2 21 5 5 5 10 5 14 dome 4 81 entering aooiie 2 99 Speed noken dte eode Hide ode bet tutus 3 23 Bh eet SE ANE 2 21 SPYCET usse 1 6 2 4 4 25 format E 2 01 adding item to list 4 78 greater 30 Hz 2 21 data management 2 4 4 59 notation sssssessecee 2 22 3 16 feature E 2 5 EENEG 5 5 5 10 5 14 ler 1 6 record on external device 4 63 JU 6 7 settings oaoiiaaiiiai 5 5 5 9 5 14 selecting a record path 4 26 Per MR 2 23 5 9 5 14 selecting directories files 4 58 4 60 start timecode 5 5 5 10 5 14 selecting output content 4 60 timecode switch notation 2 22 3 16 isyijo m 6 10 timecode frame number field 2 22 watch folders n se 4 59 MEER 4 29 4 65 4 66 SpycerBOox ee 2 b begin end onen 3 17 I 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide loop mode 20 eee eeecceee cece eee eeees 3 17 AVE NET e E 3 17 previous next point 3 17 reverse play ssesee 3 16 tools ssssse e 4 76 display ssse 4 76 tool area ssseme 4 76 transform n 2 9 3 12 4 14 4 72 configuration options 3 20 4 7
89. A Rohde amp Schwarz Company Control Software VENICE Client Software User Guide Venice 43 ice 132400029 4 VENICE VENICE VENICE VENICE 00 00 00 00 ae m 00 00 00 00 H 93 16 6600 6m 00 00 00 00 C series jo d C sermeg ON ps TINATION pESTINATI j DI pLAYLIST Eu SOURCE SEs SE SEN yetADATA ei weit SEL VENICE Client Software User Guide Introduction General Information Software Reference Level User Level Superuser Level Administrator Appendix Index User Guide Version 3 0 for the VENICE Client Software Version 3 0 Copyright 2013 by Rohde amp Schwarz DVS 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 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS 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 Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation any special indirect or consequential damages and dam ages resulting from l
90. Aspect ratio Details and if possible allows to set the aspect ratio of the video raster Input format Specifies the video raster field mode and frame rate Color mode Determines the color space e g YUV or RGB the sampling frequencies e g 4 4 4 and the color bit depth e g 10 bit Color range Specifies the color space range of the input i e whether it is in a restricted head or in a full val ue range full YUV material usually is in a re stricted value range e g 16 to 235 for 8 bit while RGB is in the full value range e g O to 255 Once set the respective format will be automatically applied to the ap propriate input port s of the VENICE server as well as to the video over lay of the VENICE client software Afterwards some of the file formats for a capturing may not be available anymore due to the selected video raster or color space Furthermore with the options of the INPUT SETTINGS window you can determine the audio input and timecode settings for the record Input type Determines the audio Input i e whether audio embedded in video AIV or the signal that Is present at the digital audio inputs should be re corded Timecode type Start TC Determines the type of timecode that should be written as the generic source timecode into the files headers if supported by the file for mat see also section About Source Timeco de on page 2 23 Specifies
91. Box the aspect ratio will not be preserved The resulting images will be stretched or compressed if the aspect ratio is different and you will always receive a full image in the target files With the Auto scale drop down list set to Off the material will maintain its original size Aspect ratio Details and if possible allows to set the aspect ratio of the video raster Color range Specifies the color space range of the output i e whether itis in a restricted head or in a full value range full YUV material usually is in a restricted value range e g 16 to 235 for 8 bit while RGB is in the full value range e g 0 to 255 Once set the respective format will be automatically applied to the ap propriate output port s of the connected video channel Additionally the video overlay will change its format e g its aspect ratio see section The Scrub Bar Shuttle Bar on page 3 22 5 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 14 Furthermore with the options of the OUTPUT SETTINGS window you can determine the audio and timecode settings for the transform ing File format Sets the file format see also section States of an External Device on page A 10 Output mode Configures the speed of the SDI output 1 5 Gbit s 3 0 Gbit s or dual link File type Details the file type for the selected file format Bit depth Specifies the resolution
92. DX 2 10 U PASS i a pat qii code A 24 under Linux eeee 2 10 E EE M ME 3 1 6 under Wag SESCH zB read while write 4 40 under Windows esses 2 10 Seer Pih 4 24 Bros ord path nsise batch record sssessssss 4 36 poole i 5 6 trarsformitig casse csset 4 72 T a ida dM E 4 27 OCCT eettetedetge eer eg 2m came fje hame c eei 4 25 4 27 E 2 1 3 3 4 slave MOUS EE 4 35 ee E EE 3 17 4 71 recent PrOJECIS aquiqapossidisapespagu 2 13 storage of files ees 4 27 SAVE ee ee 3 4 deo 4 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide record path 4 24 dialog window 4 25 manual setting 4 24 SDyCer seessssseeeeeeee 4 26 record scheduler adding new record bar 4 48 arrow buttons n os 4 45 DUMON vest sitos ctc teet shear Eoo ovs 4 43 channel queue n 4 45 context menu of job list 4 46 context menu of record bar 4 46 date let a c 4 45 directory button ssse 4 49 edit FIMS ob 4 51 job list oo eee ees 4 46 machine let 4 45 machine list context menu 4 45 new FIMS job 4 48 project file oo eee eee 4 47 record bar 4 45 service list eeseeessss 4 45 settings E et 4 47 starting a channel 4 47 timeline 4 45 reference enn 3 1 main menu ese 3 3 of the software sess 3 1 showcase view en 3
93. E client software see section About Timecode Frame Number Fields on page 2 21 or use the menu option Disconnect on the File menu see section The File Menu on page 3 3 or use the menu option Disconnect on the context menu of a video channel tab or use the menu option Disconnect of the CHANNEL drop down list on the channel administration tab see section Administering the Channels on page 4 4 or use the button DISCONNECT on the channel connection tab to dis connect the video channel see section Selecting a Project on page 2 13 Then the connection to the respective video channel of the VENICE server will be severed and the channel will be free for others to use Afreeing disconnection of video channels can be forced at the i VENICE server Further information about this can be found in the VENICE Administration and Configuration user guide PVs General Information 2 10 Exiting the Program To end a running instance of the VENICE client software perform the following e Select the option Exit on the File menu Mac VENICE Quit VENICE or press the key combination Alt F4 or Ctrl QJ Mac Q alternatively This will close the instance of the VENICE client software In case a con nection to one or more video channels is currently established the con nection s will be severed see also section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3
94. ECTION DONI POSITION TO DO 00 00 00 00 92 02 00 00 7 PAW OFF a 00 01 00 00 Figure 4 19 The operating elements in the crash record mode The autoedit mode enables you to frame accurately play out with the externally connected device and record this with the VENICE server PLAYER CRAS BATCHLIST 2 BATCH SELECTION DONE POSITION TO DO 00 00 00 00 02 02 00 00 19000112 Figure 4 20 The operating elements in the autoedit mode 4 29 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs n the batch record mode you can use a batch list to perform sev eral autoedit capture operations in a single step With the operation switch BATCH LIST you can specify that a complete batch list should be recorded PLAYER VENICE CRASH IL JIAUTO EDI BATCH SELECTION DONE POSITION TO DO 00 00 00 00 92 02 00 00 7 7 c Figure 4 21 The operating elements in the batch list mode n the batch selection mode you can use a batch list to perform sev eral autoedit capture operations in a single step With the operation switch BATCH SELECTION you can specify that the currently selected items of a batch list should be recorded only PLAYER VENICE CRASH ILJIAUTOEDIT BATCH LIS DONE POSITION TODO 00 00 00 00 7 00 00 00 11 00 00 0001 Figure 4 22 The operating elements in the batch selection mode Further information about lists and how to use them can be found in section The List Editors on page 4
95. EDIT This button is enabled when a record bar is selected and opens the Edit FIMS job window STOP This button is enabled when a record bar is selected and stops the operation CANCEL This button is enabled when a record bar is selected and cancels the operation REFRESH This button updates the user interface PANNING This button activates the panning mode This is the mode for viewing and sliding through the scheduler dis play by using the mouse cursor in form of a hand sym bol EDITING This button activates the editing mode This is the mode for editing and adding new record jobs to the queue by dragging them into an activated channel queue For fur ther information about this see section Working with the Record Scheduler on page 4 47 For a further description of the browse and search area please refer to the Spycer user guide 4 6 2 Working with the Record Scheduler To work with the record scheduler a project file must have been creat ed before This project file contains all settings and the path needed for a record operation If a project file already exists you can select it in the dialog window New FIMS job If no project file exists you first have create one before you can start working with the record scheduler see section Projects on page 2 18 Projects or scenarios can only be created when logged in as Superuser or Administrator S To star
96. INE The server is available in the network but the video channel VENICE server software can not be reached red IN USE The video channel is occupied by another user and cannot be used orange IN USE The connection to the video channel has been terminated incorrectly It may not be in use anymore and you can connect to it However if unsure about its state contact the last user of the channel blue IN USE The video channel is occupied by me With the channel connection tab you can connect to a VENICE server and allocate one or more video channels Once a connection is suc cessfully established and a project has been selected you have full con trol over this channel and you can use it for your tasks The following steps have to be performed with the VENICE cli i ent software locally installed on the VENICE server as well as d with a remote installed one You can connect to a maximum of 12 channels with one user interface when several VENICE systems are available in the network To connect to one of the video channels of the VENICE server perform the following e n the list identify the system you want to work on e g via its com puter name or its IP address hen select a free channel from this system and press the button CONNECT or double click the respective channel in the list With this the connection will be established First the VENICE server is connected and then the video ch
97. MX or an ALE Avid Log Exchange file and import it as a batch list Any missing information that is required for the batch will be taken from the configuration settings format has to be set to the correct video raster and frame D When opening a file in the batch list editor the input video rate In the drop down list list settings you also find possibilities to rename lists with the option Rename to delete the list with Delete or to de lete all lists with Delete all Use the option Clear to remove all items from a list The options Close and Close all allow you to close the cur rently displayed clip list or to close all clip lists which will be removed from the Tile list in a single step 4 15 4 Administering a List 4 80 Once items are available on the clip list they can be administered and edited in several ways For example the sequence of the columns of the table can be changed as well as the sequence of the clips displayed on the list The clip that is currently displayed in the video overlay is marked in blue The list editor items see section The List Editors on page 3 27 pro vide the possibilities to administer clip lists Administering a List in the Playout Transform Mode With the menu options of the drop down list item settings to the right of the list editor items you can e g append clips to the list load clips into the player or delete clips from the list Perform the following
98. NICE RECORDER PLAYLIST DONE m TODO 00 00 00 08 adi F1 SOURCE media venice vol0 DVS_Filme DVS Image 108025 AVCintra100 _ OUTPUT SELECT V A1 A2 T SETTINGS Preset Figure 3 9 The video channel tab in playout mode Operation mode settings Remote settings The video overlay Operating elements pop 3 11 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 5 Configuration options 6 Messages and information area D All items of the video channel tab in all operation modes are detailed in the following subsections By right clicking a video channel tab a context menu can be invoked that provides you with the options Disconnect Re name and Configuration which apply only to this channel tab For information about the usage of these options see sec tion The Main Menu on page 3 3 3 3 1 Operation Mode Settings All items of the operation mode settings are indicated and detailed for all operation modes in the following figure and table For further information about the configurations that can be made with the operation mode settings see section General Usage of the Video Channel Tab on page 4 14 operation mode settings Figure 3 10 Operation mode settings Table 3 1 Operation mode settings for ingest playout and transform mode Button Function Description INGEST The VENICE server assumes the role afs MODE of a recorder anan PLAYOUT The VENICE server assumes the
99. Offset TIMECODE 00 00 00 00 Apply to Al offline items OK LEN Figure 4 50 Slide source timecode option Click into the position field in the line of Source IN offset and enter the inpoint e Select from the drop down list TIMECODE or FRAMES Perform the same for the outpoint and select the items it has to be applied to in the drop down list to the right of Apply to o confirm your settings press the button OK or Enter on your key board The settings will be applied to the selected clip and the duration will be changed to the value of the outpoint minus the inpoint The options in item settings offer you many more possibilities to e g configure and administer your clip list e Select all clips with the option Select all and delete them from the list by clicking Delete Deactivate the blue marking of an item in the list by selecting Deactivate active item Changes made in the configuration settings will not be applied to the item anymore Change the source timecode of the selected clip by an offset with out changing the duration of an item with the option Slip source timecode 4 81 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 82 e Seta selected clip to OFFLINE by selecting the option Set to offline Clips marked as ONLINE are already captured and linked to video au dio material Clips that have not been captured so far or where source material could not be found are marked as
100. Software User Guide PVs 6 12 3 Graphic Representation In the middle of the user interface you can see a graphic representation of the selected video board and its video channels It shows you graph ically the current setup of the video board channel Figure 6 8 Graphic representation of video board and channels Via the tabs at the top you can switch from the view of the video board to the view of its video channel s When the Board tab is selected you can view and set general configurations for the video board in the set tings pane below the representation see section Settings Pane on page 6 22 When a video channel tab e g O Channel 1 is selected you can view and set the configurations for input and output of this vid eo channel in the settings pane You can also use the graphic representation directly to switch the view By clicking on one of its parts the video channel item as well as its set tings are displayed graphic representation as well as settings pane On the video channel tabs you can also see if a signal is present at an input of the video channel as well as the signal s configuration and the configuration of the input output of the video channel These indica tions will be updated immediately 6 12 4 Settings Pane 6 22 Below the graphic representation see section Graphic Representa tion on page 6 22 you can find the settings pane Depending on the part that is selected for a view via the
101. Spycer To the left of the scheduler display you find the VENICE machine list a list of all VENICE devices configured for FIMS in form of its identifiers like IP addresses and channel numbers or host names and channel numbers You can switch the display to ALL or to a specific device by using the drop down list Machine at the top left of the user interface The identifiers of the VENICE devices are displayed in different colors meaning different states as described in the following Color Explanation blue font with triangle to Channel is started and FIMS service is the left added you can record on this channel grey font with square to FIMS service is added but channel has the left not been started yet grey font with question No FIMS available server is offline does mark to the left not answer or is occupied by another VENICE user If all configurations have been made appropriately and still no VENICE device providing FIMS is available please contact the DVS service department 4 44 PVs Level User The machine list offers context menus depending on the state of the VENICE devices You can choose between the following Menu Explanation Stop Stops an activated channel and deactivates it Lock Locks an active channel to prohibit use by others Start Starts an inactive channel Clear Clears all jobs from the channel queue At the top of the scheduler display you fin
102. a timecode offset for the internal timecode Timecode mode Specifies if drop frame timecode should be ap plied to the internal timecode for 29 97 Hz timecodes 5 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 6 The input video format has to match the incoming signal i e it must be of the same format and raster as the incoming signal Configuring the Output Settings File Settings With the options of the OUTPUT SETTINGS window see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 you determine the file format s of the file s to be recorded When you press the button EDIT to the right of the Output Settings field a window containing all available output settings will open Sov 000003 Output format 1920 x 1080125 SMPTE274 Auto Scale Om File format DPX File type 40 bit RGB cineon big endian Codec Color range Film Grafic mode full File format RF64 Output mode Multichannel file File type Bit depih Figure 5 3 The Output Settings window These settings are connected to the input settings Some of the i file formats may not be available due to the selected input vid eo format Whether the Output format and Auto scale settings are avail able depend on the hardware of the VENICE server Use the drop down lists under Video file settings to set the format for image video file s Output format Determines the video raster field mode and frame rate Auto scale Enable
103. age 4 57 and all segments are displayed as separate items in playlists or transforming lists as shown in the fol lowing figure 12 50 09 PLAYLIST EDITOR TMEDIAWENICE VOLO TECHDOWTEST FILESIAS 0 isrT TEM Thumbnail ation a P N 00 02 05 00 jas 1i test 1 003 media 003 mxf 00 00 00 02 05 00 LL 00 00 10 10 as 11 test 1_003 medial 003 mxf 00 02 05 00 00 02 15 10 ALT beneit 00 00 20 20 jas 1i test 1 003 medial 003 mxf 00 02 15 10 00 02 36 06 SS 00 00 36 11 as 1i test 1 003 medial 003 mxf 00 02 36 06 00 03 12 17 vw PLAYLIST POSITION 00 02 36 06 Figure 4 42 AS 11 support in VENICE Use the AS 11 multi segment files as a transforming list when switch ing to transform mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 You can then transform the list to your purposes see sec tion Performing the Transforming Operation on page 4 72 All spec ified metadata are supported and XML sidecar metadata files including PVs Level User the checksum are created depending on the required shim or the file format 77 For further information about the AS 11 standard look at the in i ternet pages from the AMWA Advanced Media Workflow As sociation as well 4 75 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 14 Switching between the Tools When the tab of a video channel is selected you can find to the right the tool area offering several tools for
104. age 4 73 Compatibility settings Write XME metadata file Write XML exclude checksum No XML Write XML exclude checksum Write XML Figure 5 7 AS 11 metadata settings It provides the following items Write XML metada Depending on the selected item from the drop ta file down list no XML file is written No XML when writing AS 11 files with the VENICE client soft ware an XML file is written but no checksums are included Write XML exclude checksum or an XML file is written including the check sum Write XML 5 2 2 Audio With the Audio settings you can configure the digital to analog audio conversion for monitoring audio Audio monitoring settings dBFS for audio monitoring Figure 5 8 Settings for audio monitoring It provides the following item dBFS for audio Configures the decibels relative to the full scale monitoring level for the MONITOR OUT peakmeter of the audio monitoring tool 5 16 PVs Level Superuser 5 2 3 Channel Grouping With the Channel grouping settings you can set the VENICE server into a multi device operation mode see also section Channel Groups on page 4 5 Muiti device options for slave mode Muitt device mode TCP IP mode Device delay 127 0 0 1 Figure 5 9 Settings for a channel group It provides the following items Multi device mode Sets the role for the connected channel i e whether it should act
105. ailable for a playout see section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 the matching essences will be activated in the user interface automatically It is not possible to give out timecode alone At least one of the other essences has to be selected as well With the OUTPUT SELECT option choose the essences according to your needs By activating or deactivating one of the provided buttons you can determine the essence that you want to play out For example if you want to play out video the button Video must be activat ed With the button Alpha only you can choose whether you want to play out the alpha channel key of the video material instead of vid eo Then the video overlay and the video outputs will show you the al pha channel mask of the video clip The parts of the images displayed in white are selected black areas are not selected i e keyed out Playing out video content and the alpha channel at the same time is not possible The audio peakmeters represent the 16 audio channels that are provid ed by the VENICE server If for example channels 1 and 2 are selected PVs Level User if configured in the audio routing the audio content will be played out at the channel outputs 1 and 2 of the VENICE server be found in section About Source Timecode on page 2 23 in section Audio Routing on page 4 16 or in section Audio Monitoring on page 4 86 D Further information about audio
106. ainer format e g mxf or a VENICE metaclip you can enter the file name as it is When entering the file name for a videoclip that consists of still images you have to observe the C notation usually with the syntax string 0Yd ext string Preceding string of file name Marker that the following is a format string 0 If the output of the format string does not provide the stated length fill it with zeros 0 Y Number of digits for example 5 d Marker that the format string is a decimal number lt ext gt File extension Example Hollywood 05d dpx Indicates a clip with still image files of the name Hollywood 5 digit number dpx Perform this for video and audio separately with the available entry fields of the SOURCE option To empty the window for the path and clip name can be per formed by deleting the entry and then pressing the OK button Selecting Content via a Dialog Window To select content for a playout you can use the buttons sell to the right of the entry fields in the option SOURCE in the configuration op tions They will open each a dialog window similar to a browsing pane in Spycer This window is generated by Spycer Without a Spycer applica tion installed it will not be available PVs E Level User ERR RE RER EN X it Path media venice vol0 DVS_Filme DVS 00_Basetest_Project File Name File Path File Format 00 Spycer Test 00 Test Files 00 Venice Basetest
107. an use the option Gather logs in the menu Help of the VENICE client software You can gather the logwatch log files detailed real time log files from the VENICE server Gathering log files using the menu Help The menu Help in the VENICE client software offers you the option Gather logs to create an archive file containing the log files of the re spective VENICE server see VENICE Client Software User Guide This option captures a rather short period max 4 MB of the current system status If you need the log files of a longer period of time use one of the methods as detailed in the following Due to the relative short timeframe of logged actions by and i with the VENICE server it is recommended to gather log files immediately after a problem with the server has occurred Gathering real time log files from the dvslogwatch service If you need detailed real time data of a longer period of time you have to gather the logwatch log files which contain approx 1 GB of data Perform the following 6 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide DvS On the VENICE server where the problem has occurred open the command shell as root user and enter the following command etc init d dvslogwatch collect filename zip name zip or without it If without the parameter the file will be named e g tmp logwatched_2013 05 03 15 06 01 zip automatically i You can enter the command either with the param
108. and the way it is handled can E You can specify a number of audio channels in the audio rout ing and activate or deactivate them on the audio peakmeters of the output select option by clicking the audio channel but tons see section Audio Output Input Select on page 4 15 With the Timecode button you can determine that timecode in formation should be sent to the connected external device LTC only It will be especially useful when inserting data on tapes of a tape ma chine via the insert mode of the playout mode see section Operating Elements on page 3 15 Then you can explicitly select that the LTC timecode should be given out with this button The button ROUTING can be used to configure the audio channels provided by the audio clip 4 8 4 How to Play Out Clips Manually To play out clips in the playout mode perform the steps as described below Some settings may not be available for the user level User In i this case you will have to log in as Superuser or Administra E tor e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 This has to be made by the Superuser D Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via E e Select the video and audio content that should be played out with the SOURCE option as described in section Selecting Content
109. annel will be requested and allocated If either of these connection steps fails you will receive an appropriate error message Right after a successful connection to a video channel you will be asked to select a project or to create a new project for this channel This is de scribed in section Selecting a Project on page 2 13 General Information By performing the above mentioned steps repeatedly you can connect to as many video channels as you want To control other video channels at the same time you can also run several instances of the VENICE client software simultane ously Once a connection is successfully established the respective channel device is IN USE To connect to this video channel for example from another VENICE client software it must be freed first see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 24 Selecting a Project After the successful connection to a video channel a window with the recently used projects will be displayed The last ten project files will be listed Recent projects Project name VENICE server IP VENICE server name G Projekte venice 24hz 48kHz venice C Users user test venice 111 11 11 111 New project Load project Cancel Figure 2 5 Selecting a project When creating anew project as User the login window of the VENICE user level management will open and prompt you to enter the password for at least the Superuser
110. ansform mode an indepen changes to dent input raster is created in the input settings of the configuration options see section Con figuration Options on page 3 18 the settings will be applied to the output format automati cally Audio input In this drop down list are audio options for the detection record to be found You can choose between default depending on available SDI In informa tion 8 or 16 audio channels If more audio channels than present at the SDI In ports are wanted this option can be used to create addi tional channels which will then be silent Fur ther information about audio can be found in section About Source Timecode on page 2 23 Level Superuser Clip chunking Mode Option to split the incoming signal in multiple files This is useful for long running program in gest Select whether to split on timecode split on duration or switch off clip chunking from this drop down list EDL ALE import Record file name In this option you can define the file name of a batch record Select from this drop down list if you would like to adopt the file name of an imported EDL edit decision list with the list item Use from EDL ALE or to generate a new file name with the list item Generate file name 5 2 8 Metadata The Metadata settings allow you to configure the metadata configura tion settings available for the ingest mode The VENICE client softwa
111. are limited feature set Can select scenarios projects and presets Cannot configure scenarios projects and presets 2 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Superuser Needs password to log in Has all user rights of user level User and additional rights as Superuser Can use scenarios projects and presets Can configure and save scenarios projects and presets Administrator Needs password to log in Has all user rights of user level User and Superuser as well as additional rights as Administrator Can use scenarios projects and presets Can configure and save changes to scenarios projects and pre sets Can configure server settings 2 1 3 Concept of this User Guide 2 6 This user guide reflects the user level management in the VENICE client software as described in section User Level Management on page 2 5 The available features within a user level are a subset of the next higher user level as shown in the following Level Administrator Chapter 6 cross Level Superuser Chapter 5 Level User Chapter 4 Software Reference Chapter 3 Introduction and General Information Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Figure 2 2 Subset of user rights in the VENICE client software Chapters 1 see chapter Introduction on page 1 1 and 2 see chapter General Information on page 2 1 offer ge
112. are supported by the DVS software Format Default e Description Name Extension AIF aif Audio interchange format Platform inde AIFF aiff pendent file format for sound Capable of storing multiple mono or stereo channels BWF rf64 Broadcast wave format Platform indepen wav dent file format for sound Extension of the Wave format capable of storing multiple mono or stereo channels together with me tadata and enabling file sizes of more than 4 GB Wave wav File format for digital audio waveform data under Windows Capable of storing multi ple mono or stereo channels A 3 RS 422 Control The VENICE server provides one remote control port for each channel Its direction In Out i e its pin out is determined by the state of the re mote control in the VENICE client software I e on remote off mas ter For remote mode the DVS system supports the RS 422 9 pin control protocol VDCP RS 422 and MOS Ethernet When acting as a mas ter the DVS system uses the RS 422 9 pin control protocol In case you want to control the DVS system in remote mode via RS 422 the following specifications have to be set on the master de vice to ensure frame accurate editing preroll gt 1 sec edit lag edit delay 7 frames postroll 1 sec A 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs A 4 States of an External Device An externally connected device can go int
113. are version 3 0 2 16 upwards the channel s opera tion modes are indicated by frames in color red ingest mode blue playout mode and yellow transform mode 3 6 Software Reference PVs 3 2 1 The Channel Administration Items In the top left area of the SHOWCASE view you find drop down lists with options to administer the video channels or a group of channels CHANNEL GROUP Figure 3 6 The channel administration items The channel administration items are detailed in the following table Label Item s Description CHANNEL Rename Renames the video channel Show in the Switches to the respective video chan correspond nel tab of the selected show case ing tab Disconnect Disconnects and frees a selected vid eo channel see section Disconnect ing and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 24 GROUP New Creates a new channel group See section Forming a Channel Group on page 4 5 Rename Renames the channel group Modify Opens a dialog window with options to modify the selected group e g to append a new channel to the group or to set 3D mode Resolve Dissolves the group the tab of the group as well as the show case of the group on the channel administration tab will be closed D For further information about how to form a channel group see section Channel Groups on page 4 5 For information about the configurations that can be made see
114. as remote or master For the remote role you can also select timecode chasing TCP IP mode If an Ethernet connection should be used acti vate this check box and specify the IP address of the channel that should be used as the refer ence channel with the drop down list to the right If the check box is deactivated an RS 422 connection is used Device delay Timecode chase offset in the remote mode Sets a delay for the video channel in frames i e a delay until it will react to commands If one of the remote roles has been selected for the video channel this entry field will be avail able With it you set the offset for the timecode chasing in frames The edit lag of VENICE will be observed as well see section RS 422 Con trol on page A 9 5 2 4 File Format Options The file formats BMP TGA and TIFF usually carry no metadata about whether the material is progressive or interlaced The File Format Op tions offer you the possibility to define the image settings of the mate rial to be played out or transformed 5 17 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs File format options settings BMP interpretation Default TGA interpretation Default TIFF interpretation Default Default Interlaced Progressive Figure 5 10 Options to set the file format It provides the following items BMP interpretation Offers a drop down list with the options Inter laced Progressive
115. ation area of the ingest mode is identical to the one of the playout mode For further information about it please refer to section Message and Information Area on page 3 21 The information area can be found to the left at the bottom of the user interface It provides status information for example about dropped frames and about the external device connected via RS 422 Figure 3 18 Information area Error indications such as missing syncs or dropped frames audio sam ples will be shown there Missing syncs will be indicated for the video 3 21 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs channel as well as an external device depending on whether the oper ating elements for play or record are currently activated However an error message about dropped frames i e video or audio data that could not be read from or written to the storage in time has priority over any other message You can reset the dropped frames counter via the menu option Reset dropped frames display on the Options menu see section The Options Menu on page 3 5 7 Individual frames missing in an image sequence consisting of D still images i e image files that are not present on the storage at all are registered as drops To the right of the error messages the slave s status is displayed pro viding you with details about the state of the external player connected to the remote output of the VENICE server Further information about the diffe
116. audio clips_clips_clips copytest 9 copytestclips a Docs 9 DVS Filme E DVS Image_1080 fs CONTENTS a AUDIO m CLIP ICON PROXY e VIDEO VOICE DVS maae 10807 lt gt image AT EIes Cancel Figure 4 33 The dialog window to select content This window shows you in the pane to the left in a directory tree the vol umes directories that are configured as watch folders in the Spycer ap plication on the VENICE server By clicking the plus minus signs in front of an entry the volume directory can be expanded or collapsed Once a volume directory has been selected its contents will be dis played in the pane to the right From there select the wanted file and click the OK button You can multi select clips by clicking them and si multaneously pressing the key Ctrl or multi select several clips in one step by clicking the first clip pressing Shift and clicking the last want ed clip Simply click the button OK to confirm and all selected clips will appear e g as a playlist in the clip list area see section The List Edi tors on page 3 27 Afterwards the path and file name of the clip will be displayed in the respective entry field of the SOURCE option You may have to perform this for video and audio separately This window provides more items than explained here With a fully licensed Spycer it can even be used for a data manage ment of the contents stored on the server via the context menus you can e g
117. ay 3 14 In the upper part of the video channel tab you can find the video over lay the area where the video content is displayed Figure 3 12 The video overlay The displayed content differs in the operation modes In the playout mode the video overlay shows either the input signal or the clips played out by the VENICE server depending on the activated tab of the oper ation switches in the operating elements see section Operating Ele ments on page 3 15 In the ingest mode the video overlay will always show the signal that is present at the input of the video channel The size of the video overlay s on the channel group tab see i section General Usage of the Channel Group on page 4 9 can be adjusted by a slider on the top right in the operation mode settings see section Operation Mode Settings on page 3 12 The video overlay shows a compressed proxy and is therefore no tool to check the quality of the content shown in it PVs Software Reference 3 3 4 Operating Elements The operating elements offer you all functions to perform the playout ingest or transform operations This part of the user interface can be di vided into four components as shown in the figure below VENICE RECORDER PLAYLIST 00 00 00 00 00 00 24 03 00 00 24 03 Figure 3 13 Operating elements in playout mode 1 Operation switches 2 Position fields 3 Operation controls 4 Position controls All it
118. browse in the directory tree to the directory where the recorded files should be stored Then take this directory and drag n drop it any where on the user interface of the VENICE client software Afterwards the path will be displayed in the respective entry field of the DESTINATION option For any further information about this see sec tion Selecting Content Via Spycer on page 4 60 The directory must be located on the storage of the VENICE server you are currently connected to Further explanations of Spycer and its usage can be found in the Spycer user guide 4 4 4 Entering Metadata 4 26 The configuration option METADATA see section Configuration Op tions on page 3 18 are available e g for the Avid workflow P2 and XDCAM data Extended Metadata General Editable Target Material Status Title1 Title2 SETTINGS Description Input Video Input Audio Input Timecode Output Settings Creator INPUT SELECT DESTINATION File name Path Cancel Disk capacity METADATA Edit Metadata Figure 4 17 The metadata option expanded PVs Level User 4 4 5 The Captured Files The video and audio data captured during a record will be stored at the location set with the DESTINATION option see section Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 4 24 For the generated items one metaclip will be created see section Metaclips on page 2 17 directly at the selected location The name
119. but de 6 29 VENICE Gnd STAN Gees eege s 6 31 Troubleshooting EE 6 32 PVs Level Administrator 6 1 Updating the Software on the VENICE Server During the service life of the VENICE server it may be required to up date its software The update will be performed with the standard RPM installation package for VENICE It will contain the newest versions of the PCle video board driver the VENICE server software as well as the locally installed VENICE client software f applicable open a command line terminal and log on to the sys tem as root Switch to the directory that contains the new installation file f Before updating the software on the VENICE server you should know if software and hardware are compatible hen first erase the installed software by entering rpm e Venice hen install the new software by entering rpm ihv Venice version no kernel OS architec ture rpm This updates the necessary files and libraries of the DVS software on the computer system Afterwards the update is complete 6 2 Installation of the VENICE Client Software Usually the VENICE client software is already installed on the system and you just have to update the software on the server as described in section Updating the Software on the VENICE Server on page 6 3 In case you have to install the VENICE client software from new you find all necessary information in the following sections 6 2 1 Installing unde
120. button in the operation switches to set the inpoint to the selected position Alternatively you can enter the respective position manually in the entry field of the inpoint and afterwards press Enter After that use the controls to move to the wanted outpoint in the material Click the button OUT or enter the position in the respective entry field to the right of the OUT button and afterwards press Enter With this the selected in and outpoint will be shown in the associated entry fields of the operating elements and the duration will be set ac cordingly Alternatively you may also specify one of the entries for in or outpoint and afterwards set the duration of the record As the next step you have to start the record Starting the Record When everything is set up properly you can start the autoedit record at any time e o start the autoedit record press the record button EE of the operation controls The VENICE server will then initiate the record on the external device The external device will go to its preroll position and start playing from there As soon as the specified inpoint is reached the playout of the server starts and the external device performs the record up to the set outpoint duration characters in the greater position field turn red Af ter this the playout operation of the VENICE server stops automatically Once the external device stops its operation postroll the video mate rial has bee
121. can be used the same way as the VENICE Configura tions window see section Configuration on page 5 15 This section describes the server configuration settings in detail The Sync settings set the synchronization of in and output video sig nals for the video channel pairs 1 2 and 3 4 of the VENICE server For the video channel pairs different settings can be set when either one of these channels has the focus in the VENICE client software When changing the sync settings of a channel this will effect the respective second channel of the video channel pair Sync settings can only be made on the first channel of a video channel pair Sync reference Type Internal H phase 0 V phase 0 Figure 6 3 Sync settings 6 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 6 14 The following settings items are provided Type Determines the type of sync for the input there by determining the sync output Usually the video channels run in a non genlock mode i e an internal synchronization is performed In ternal To set the video channels into an an alog genlock mode connect a signal to the reference input and select an appropriate sync type here e g Bilevel or Trilevel lfa synchronization should be performed via the signal received on the SDI inputs select the setting Digital H phase Adjusts the horizontal phase of the sync output signal relative to the input sync signal The out put si
122. cc 3 21 WIESE usines putent uitis 2 7 3 12 4 14 configuration options 3 18 input SEttiNgS iiuisscsceesse ineo 5 8 metadata sesssee 5 21 operating elements 3 15 operation mode settings 3 12 video overlay ssses 3 14 initial setup eccccccecreeeereeerrererre 6 8 polt oen ede 3 18 4 31 5 19 delete ssseeeemH 3 18 MOVE Io 3 18 input GUGIO xin Reg 2 20 5 5 el EE 5 4 format autodetection 5 4 ll GER 5 5 select re 4 23 SEUNG CN 5 4 insert drop down jet 3 17 inserting in list 4 70 4 78 insert mode of playout mode 4 63 installation under Linux eseeRR 6 3 under Marc 6 4 under Windows 6 4 instances of the software 1 1 2 10 2 13 PVs Index instructions list editor items exiting program sssses 2 2b adding new item 3 28 playout sssse e 4 56 Deler 3 28 OG EE 4 22 item settings sssssssss 3 29 starting under Linux 2 10 list settings oo 3 28 3 29 starting under Mac 2 10 al MT 3 28 starting under Windows 2 10 lock user interface 3 6 4 21 transforming EE 4 72 fois Eegen mere ROLE 3 7 6 17 using the software 4 14 loop Mode MR DET TT 3 17 Interplay zent ec Zeg eo tree so aon 4 52 Rp eT 4 63 IP address n on 6 9 Bue EE 6 8 Senger RR
123. copy move delete defragment etc Fur ther information about this and the items provided by this win dow can be found in the Spycer user guide Previewing Content via the Dialog Window With the buttons TEXT and IMAGE in the lower middle of the directory window you can select between textview and imageview In the ima geview you have the possibility to preview content before selecting it into the VENICE client software 4 59 VENICE Client Software User Guide X Select file A venice volO E S TechDok E test files uU 2 Image File Name File Format Resolution Aspect Ratio Frame Rate 23 Duration Defrag File Name File Format Resolution pect Ratio Name Ail Files TV fest Part01 File Path TIFF Modification 1920 x 1080 Pixel Frame Count 177777778 Color Depth Color Mode TC Start 90 Size TV_test_Part02_ File Path TIFF Modification 1920 x 1080 Pixel Frame Count 1 77777778 Color Depth Color Mode TC Start 90 Size Walk of Fame 00 File Path 4 60 Cancel Figure 4 34 The dialog window in thumbnail view For this you simply have to click the respective clip A scrub bar will ap pear in the thumbnail which you can scrub forwards and backwards to preview the video clip Selecting Content Via Spycer Previewing content via the scrub bar in the directory window is only possible for video files You can drag n drop content directly from the browsing panes of Sp
124. ct speed for the operation Editlag Sets the edit lag edit delay of the external de vice i e the time it takes for the external device to respond to a command 5 29 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs TC delay Adjusts the RS 422 timecode in frames use ful when video and timecode signals diverge When set to a positive value it delays the time code that is received When set to a negative value the timecode that is sent out Is increased predicted based on the assumption that the external device is playing out This may lead to false values when the external device is in other operation modes Autoedit protocol Sets the autoedit behavior that is supported by the external device When Autoedit is select ed the edit on off commands are performed by the device automatically recommended setting With Edit On Off selected the VENICE server sends out the edit on off com mands explicitly for older VTRs DDR mode When activated the VENICE server sends out standard goto commands When deactivated the goto commands will be simulated by jog shuttle commands for VTRs that do not exe cute goto commands under all circumstances NEW VTR HDR When clicking this button a dialog window opens where you can add a new external de vice to the drop down list New VTR HDR REMOVE Removes the device profile that is currently se lected with the drop down list
125. cutive number is automatically increased by one which ensures that a once captured clip will not be overwritten if the file name remains unaltered When entering a path together with a directory that does not exist it will be created when clicking the OK button Selecting a Path Via a Dialog Window For the selection of a record path you can use the button to the right of the entry field Path of the DESTINATION option a It will open a dialog window similar to a browsing pane in Spycer This window is generated by Spycer Without a Spycer applica tion installed it will not be available Browse in the directory tree of this window to the directory where the recorded files should be stored You may also create a new directory via the provided buttons of this window Once a directory has been selected confirm it with the OK button Af terwards the path will be displayed in the respective entry field of the DESTINATION option For any further information about this window 4 25 VENICE Client Software User Guide du see section Selecting Content via a Dialog Window on page 4 58 as well as the Spycer user guide Selecting a Path Via Spycer You can drag n drop the path for a record directly from a browsing pane of Spycer to the user interface of the VENICE client software In one of the available browsing panes select from one of the network system drop down lists the VENICE server you are currently connected to and
126. d see section Operating Ele ments of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 4 29 The channel group tab see section General Usage of the Channel Group on page 4 9 only offers a playlist editor For the options of the drop down lists on the channel group tab ap ply the descriptions below as well clip list area tool tab list editor items AUDIO TRANSFORM LIST EDITOR EWP TATE d c MEM NEW ITEM Thumbnail Duration Name Path Source IN e name 00 00 24 03 DVS m tra100 media 0 vamc 00 00 00 00 SS 00 00 06 04 DVS im tra100 media 0 vamc 00 00 17 24 DNxHD 2997 media 997 mxf 00 00 00 00 i 00 04 41 14 0001FD media FD MXF 00 02 38 11 gt Figure 3 23 The list editor in playout mode The video audio content is shown in thumbnails or represented by text depending on your configurations in the list editor items All video au dio related information are displayed in the clip list area that can be ad justed to your purposes At the bottom of the user interface you find a slider to change your position in the clip list when the window size is too small to show all items All list editor items are indicated and de tailed for all operation modes in the following figure and tables adding new item file list preview NEWITEM NEW PLAYLIST LIST ITEM list item settings settings Figure 3 24 The list editor items with its drop down lists 3 27 VENICE Client So
127. d iNews Command on page 4 67 To configure iNEWS Command properly for the VENICE client soft ware the following must be present the respective Avid hardware e g INEVVS Command Servers workstations that run the client software Thunder production serv ers and Deko graphics system the respective Avid software e g Avid INEWS Command client software the respective DVS hardware e g VENICE Media Production Hub the respective DVS software VENICE client software Spycer soft ware the respective hard and software documentation a terminal server e g IOLAN terminal server Before installing INEWS Command please observe the following in particular The systems you are working on operate with voltages that can be hazardous to your health Never work on the systems or access their interior with the power cable s being plugged in Do not reach into any parts of the sys tems Make sure the power supply is disconnected from the components you intend to work on 6 25 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Perform the installation and the connection of the Avid and N DVS hardware with care If you are not sure about the correct installation or operation contact the DVS service department Further information about the systems and the software can be i found in the documentation included in the delivery of the DVS system or in the Avid documentation Hardware Installation
128. d output settings in the menu SETTINGS of the configuration options see section Con figuration Options on page 3 18 This has to be made by the Super user and the User will select the preconfigured file in the VENICE client software for the record operation How to preconfigure the VENICE client software for record operations is described in section Configuring a Record on page 5 4 How to perform a record opera tion is described in the following sections PVs Level User 4 4 2 Selecting Essences for Record With the INPUT SELECT option see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 of the ingest mode you have to select the essences type of material that you want to capture You can choose whether you want to record audio or video alone both together or configure the au dio stream INPUT SELECT 1 SOWA 9 8 09 Rr L9 dg e 28 P 9 ud 98 RR E RC Figure 4 14 The input select option expanded When the INPUT SELECT option is collapsed the currently selected essences will be shown in abbreviated form to the right T for timecode V for video and A x for the selected audio channels The software may automatically activate deactivate essences so that they match the current configurations for example when the video in put format is switched manually see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 4 or another file format is se
129. d the drop down lists Ma chine Service and Date List Explanation Machine This drop down list offers you the option ALL and lists all the VENICE devices in form of IP addresses or host names as detailed in the fims _services cfg file for selection Service This drop down list offers you the option ALL or lists the channel numbers of a device when having selected a specific device from the drop down list Machine Date Displays the current date and offers you the possibility to select a day from a calendar Furthermore in the upper half of the user interface right in the middle you find the scheduler display with a timeline and a vertical dashed blue line that represents the current moment The timeline showing the time of day Is located on top of the scheduler display It conforms to the cli ent s local time By using the mouse wheel you can zoom in or out of the scheduler display The displayed timeline will then vary from max 15 minutes to 14 days The display can be enlarged by clicking on the arrow buttons BEE to the bottom left and right of the scheduler display The record jobs are represented by record bars in the channel queues Depending on the state of the job they are displayed in different colors You can read the state of the record as well as the job name from the bars By right click ing into the scheduler display several context menus can be invoked depending on mode and locat
130. de Record In the ingest mode you can control the video channel on the VENICE server by remote and send a record command After receiving the com mand the channel will record the incoming signal according to your settings and save the captured material accordingly To prepare the video channel for a remote mode record perform the following f Some settings may not be available for the user level User In i this case you will have to log in as Superuser or Administra ke tor e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 This has to be made by the Superuser i Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via E e f necessary configure the input format so that it matches the signal present at the server s input with the SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 4 as Superuser Determine a file name and path for the file s to be recorded with the DESTINATION option as described in section Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 4 24 f necessary specify the essences that you want to record with the INPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 4 23 f necessary set up the file format s of the file s to be recorded via the SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Output Se
131. ded closed caption information stored in QuickTime by Apple It records embedded CEA 708 information from the incoming SDI signal in digital SD and HD Furthermore closed captions are stored in MXF OP 1a files as defined in the SMPTE 436M standard and in GXF files as well The closed captions are preserved while head and tail cutting Then they can be played out to SDI again Recording of EIA 608 information in SD is not supported If transcoding one file format into another file format the closed caption information could be lost Appendix Please heed the following limitations for QuickTime files For QuickTime files containing audio audio only as well as video audio the maximum duration for ingesting and trans forming these files is 12 hours A For QuickTime files containing video only the maximum dura tion for ingesting and transforming these files is 24 hours Ingesting and transforming other file formats is limited to 24 hours as well Please note that disregarding the limitations may lead to per formance losses or malfunctions of the respective channel s Furthermore the software supports different variants of MXF e g MXF OP Atom MXF OP 1a and P2 extension mxf as well as DV DIF ex tension dv files Both are container formats for audio and or video material P2 3D clips can be read and played out by the software too The formats are implemented with the following compression codecs
132. default size again 3 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide du Some of the following options are accessible but only available for the user level Superuser and or higher The option Server configura tion is only accessible for user level Administrator User level Opens the login window where you can change the user level or when logged in as Administrator where you can change the password of a user level as well When changing from a higher to a low i er user level there is no need to type in the password For further information about how to change the password of a user level as Administrator see section Changing the Password for a User Level on page 6 16 Lock Unlock GUI Disables the items of the user interface Configuration Opens a dialog window to set configurations for the active video channel tab Most are valid for a single video channel See section Config uration on page 5 15 for further information about this This function will be available by pressing F4 on your keyboard as well Server configura Opens a dialog window to set server configura tion tions see the section Server Configuration on page 6 13 3 1 3 The Help Menu With the menu options of the menu Help you can get for example ad ditional information about the VENICE client software It contains the following menu options Gather logs Manuals F1 About CtrH H
133. deo Channel on page 2 11 will not be changed To rename a channel you can use the option Rename of the i context menu of the respective video channel tab see section The Video Channel Tab on page 3 11 as well Afterwards you can begin working with the video channel Forexample switch to its video channel tab by selecting the option Show in the corresponding tab in the CHANNEL drop down list or by double clicking the show case and then choose one of its operation modes see section General Usage of the Video Channel Tab on page 4 14 If you want to disconnect the channel select the option Disconnect in the drop down list CHANNEL see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 24 In the SHOWCASE view you can also form channel groups to i control two or more VENICE channels simultaneously from a single tab Further information about this and the channel ad ministration tab can be found in section Channel Groups on page 4 5 PVs Level User 4 2 Channel Groups In the SHOWCASE view see section The SHOWCASE View on page 3 8 you can form a channel group to control two or more VENICE channels simultaneously from a single tab also called multi device op eration mode Furthermore you can administer it and use it for playout or record operations and dissolve it again after having finished your tasks 4 2 1 Notes on the Operation of Channel Groups This section provides some
134. dialog window Edit FIMS job will open up where you can configure the record further and more detailed To change e g the duration of a record you can use the drop down list Duration in the Edit FIMS job window too E 4 51 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 7 Avid Workflow VTR Live Video esa pl VENICE 4 52 VENICE HD SDI USB 3 0 10 Gbit s Ethernet The Avid workflow for VENICE is optionally available With it you can work directly on Avid s ISIS or use the production asset management Interplay The DVS solution offers an additional 1U server appliance providing 10 Gb Ethernet or 1 Gb Ethernet connectors for media and metadata transfers as well as USB 3 0 connectors for the connection of media drives It is linked to the VENICE base system and enables direct signal ingest via HD SDI Up to four channels can be ingested in parallel together with simultaneous proxy file generation All comprehensive standard features of VENICE such as VTR control and batch capturing are also available Metadata can be added to media files easily see sec tion Metadata on page 5 21 Below you see a figure of the Avid workflow in VENICE P2 XDCAM l i e e Ee Avid ISIS a E sso geen pm ke ud d e Interplay Client Internal Storage Spycer Avid Media Composer i jo VENICE Appliance Avid Interplay PAM SpycerBox Flex Figure 4 28 The A
135. dicates the inpoint of the record There are several ways to per form this Click into the wanted inpoint and drag the mouse cursor to the wanted approximate end point of the record and release it again or Click on the button NEW in the center left of the user interface or when in the PANNING mode click into the active channel queue and drag the record job in by simultaneously pressing the Shift key An open end record job can be added to the channel queue by simply clicking into the wanted inpoint in the EDITING mode Due to a longer preroll time when loading the project it is rec i ommended to use small project files or to limit them to sheer ingest projects When having performed one of these actions the dialog window New FIMS job will open up where you can configure the record more de tailed The following options are to be found Level User name File name Project Start Duration test NewClip Local file DATE amp TIME TIME e Ready to submit job Figure 4 27 Dialog window for the record configuration Description Label Item s Service VENICE devices Lists all configured IP addresses host names for selection channel number Lists all channel numbers for selec tion Job name Entry field for entering a job name File name Entry field for entering a file name Project project option This drop down list provides the op tions Recent
136. disable DNS completely on the VENICE server 6 29 VENICE Client Software User Guide 6 30 Appendix J This chapter provides further information about the software Among others you can find lists of the available keyboard shortcuts and the file formats that are supported directly by the DVS software In this chapter Keyboard eg te EE A 2 SUpported WICH Ee A 4 Ho 422 COMO uite d crc qe edipi ev bap abc n Den A 9 States of an External Device sssssssssssssseeees A 10 Supported VDCP Commands ss ees A 11 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs A 1 A 2 Keyboard Shortcuts For a more easy and a faster control of the VENICE client software there are various keyboard shortcuts available which are listed in the tables below For the shortcuts to work the focus must be set correctly It should be on the controls in general or the scrub shuttle bar Table A 1 General keyboard shortcuts Action Shortcut Opens a HTML page with the prod F1 uct related manuals Edits a column entry in a list of the F2 list editor Opens the option Configuration of F4 the menu Options Update list channel connection tab F5 Switch between operation modes Ctrl Shift TAB Switch between player recorder Ctrl TAB controls Creates a new project Ctrl N Opens an already existing project Ctrl O Opens a directo
137. display the following dialog window on the screen 4 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 6 lc i Group name New group Channel assignment Available channels Group channels venice qa hdmi 4711 f venice qa hdmi 4712 Group control Control mode ETHERNET Reference channel 3D mode Left eye Right eye Cancel Figure 4 2 Creating a new channel group e Enter a name for the channel group in the entry field Group name on top of the window Select from the list field Available channels the channels that should be added to the group Multi selection is possible by press ing Ctrl and selecting the respective channels simultaneously Transfer them to the list field Group channels to the right with the button ED To remove a channel from the channel group and transfer it back to the list field Available channels select the respective channel s by clicking on it them and then using the button ee n the area Group control specify the way the channel group should be controlled The table below indicates the options that are provided in the Group control area PVs Level User Table 4 1 Options for the group control Control mode Determines the remote connection between the channels Ethernet or RS 422 H Ether net is selected you have to specify the IP address that should be used to interconnect all channels i e the IP address of the system where th
138. e for example from a remote computer connected via network The wsdl file of the web service can be found in the directory var opt DVS Venice www accessed by entering http lt IP of VENICE gt lt port gt wsdl in a web browser D Once the web service is enabled the wsd1 file can also be Further information about the web service can be found In an HTML file available in the directory opt DVS Venice share docs To enable the web service perform the following Inthe path etc opt DVS Venice open the file ControlWebService conf with a text editor e In section Server change the line Enabled false to Enabled true Change the line IpAddress 127 0 0 1 to the IP address which is set for the network port see section Configuring the IP Address of the Network Port on page 6 9 Make sure that the port number specified in the setting i Port is not used anywhere else on the system Otherwise you have to change it as well e Set the respective user in the section Username otherwise the web service will be running as root user hen save the file Afterwards either reboot the VENICE server or restart the server software see section Controlling the VENICE Server Software on page 6 15 With this the web service will be enabled and the VENICE server soft ware will receive commands sent to the system Simply load the wsdl file into your web service application and heed the s
139. e UK broadcast market and expected to be used from O1 2014 The VENICE client software pro vides read and write support of AS 11 files DPP shim conform includ ing comprehensive metadata support with segmentation markers AS 11 Technical Specification Video coding SD SMPTE D10 50 Mbit s MPEG 2 4 2 2 P ML XDCAM IMX50 HD AVC Intra Class 100 High Intra 4 2 2 profile level 4 Audio coding SD One eight channel AES3 stream HD PCM pairs 4 73 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs VENICE SOURCE OUTPUT SELECT SETTINGS 4 74 RECORDER Closed captions SMPTE 436M Beside these basic specifications it is possible for broadcasters to de fine their own shims that suit their requirements better Opening AS 11 files AS 11 conform MXF files can be opened Following the hard segmen tation markers in the source file program and non program items like ident clock or black video are displayed as separate clips in a playlist Each segment can be played out or transformed individually into other file formats for further usage For this you simply have to select the file from the directory window as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 Working with AS 11 files in the VENICE client software The VENICE client software provides full support of the AS 11standard and DPP shims AS 11 files can be imported see e g section Select ing Content for Playout on p
140. e also set to this IP address To find out the actual IP address use either the command line system tools e g menu System Administration Network or the DVS Configuration Tool see section DVS Configuration Tool on page 6 11 With the preconfigured settings of the second network port eth 1 you can connect the VENICE server as a standard DHCP client to the net work PVs Level Administrator 6 5 2 The Service conf The file Service conf in the directory etc opt DVS Venice stores various configuration settings Among them you can find the user name and the IP address used by the VENICE server software You can change these settings to your liking see section IP Address Con figuration on page 6 8 A All other settings of the configuration files should not be al tered Whenever you change one of the configuration files of VENICE the VENICE server software and or the VENICE client software must be re started see section Controlling the VENICE Server Software on page 6 15 6 5 3 Changing the IP Address The VENICE server and its software are preconfigured to the IP address of the first network port as indicated in section Delivery Status on page 6 8 In case you want to alter the network configuration of the VENICE server several steps have to be performed 1 You have to change the IP address of the respective network port 2 You have to set the IP address for the VENICE server software and
141. e check boxes Simplify clip name and Show first cued frame Confirm by pressing the button OK Now you can configure the playout as wanted see section Configur ing a Playout on page 5 8 and save it as e g project file see section Basic File Types on page 2 16 With this all configurations will be made and the User will be able to select the project file to perform the playout tasks later see section Avid iNews Command on page 4 67 5 1 5 Configuring the AViTA Control System With the production control system AVITA by HiTech you can perform ingest and playout operations on the VENICE server via the VDCP pro tocol How to set the remote mode and select the protocol is described in section How to Generally Play Out in Remote Mode on page 4 66 How to set up the AVITA system is described in the original manufac turer s documentation or on the website http www hitechsys com The following settings must be made additionally to the setup A minimum preroll value is required for a reliable loading of clips in non automation mode It is recommended to try 5 frames first default value is 0 frames in the Minimum preroll setting in the AVITA server settings When loading cues or clips that have been trimmed the Zero based clip offset switch in the AVITA server settings should be set to ON This only applies to clips that have been recorded with zero start time VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5
142. e packs for your system otherwise you may encoun ter software and or hardware problems Linux Red Hat Enterprise 5 or 6 DVS tested the software with the above mentioned Linux distributions Others may work as well but not necessarily Mac OS X min 10 4 Windows 7 recommended Windows Vista or Windows XP Other Requirements For any data management with the VENICE client software e g the se lection of paths or files in the software via the user interface the Spycer application by DVS must be installed as well You can download the newest version of the Spycer applica tion from its internet site www spycer net or www spycer de Furthermore if the VENICE client software is installed on a remote sys tem the Spycer application running there should be fully licensed PVs Introduction 1 5 Important Notes To use the VENICE software correctly please heed the following On the DVS system only use the designated video drive main Li storage to store video and audio data Other storage locations will be too slow for real time operations Leave about 15 of the overall main storage capacity empty of data for real time performance reasons The real time capability of the DVS system depends to a large extent on the performance of the system s hardware There fore it is recommended to terminate all other programs on the DVS system while working with VENICE Your DVS system has been
143. e reference channel is located The localhost address 127 0 0 1 can be used when the channels of the group are located on one VENICE server Reference Determines the reference channel which will channel be used to send the commands to the other channels Its timeline and configurations are shown on the channel group tab to the left of the label 3D mode This is described in more detail i If required you can set a 3D mode by activating the check box in section Setting 3D Mode on page 4 11 Once everything is specified press the OK button This will form the channel group and you will receive a new show case representing the channel group in the SHOWCASE view GROUP NAME NEW GROUP G TCP 192 168 3 183 55503 OPERA CURRENT PRI S STOP SLAVE Figure 4 3 Channel group tab Additionally together with the show case a new tab will be displayed in the user interface that can be used to control the channel group see section General Usage of the Channel Group on page 4 9 The video channels that have been added to the group are now in re mote mode The new formed channel group acts as the master that controls the video channels for simultaneous playout or record opera tions 4 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 4 2 3 Administering a Channel Group 4 8 Once a channel group is available in the SHOWCASE view it can be administered in almost the same way as a single channel For this t
144. e section Configura tion Options on page 3 18 is only available from user level Superuser and higher The VENICE client software offers various options and settings that can be used for a preconfiguration and they are described in this section All files can be saved and loaded whenever required 5 1 1 Configuring the Operation Mode Prior to performing an operation with VENICE you have to configure the selected operation mode The configuration options in the respective operation modes can be found at the bottom of the user interface see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 When the configuration options are collapsed the button AUTODETECT when in ingest mode and the drop down list Preset are still available With a click on the buttons showing a triangle to the right the respec tive configuration options can be expanded or collapsed Via the context menu invoked on a triangle button all options can be ex panded or collapsed in a single step depending on the state of the tri angle button See also the options Show all settings and Hide all settings in the menu Options section The Options Menu on page 3 5 Figure 5 1 Context menu to show hide all configuration options Use the configuration options to configure the selected operation mode Further information about this can be found in section Config i uring a Record on page 5 4 section Configuring a Playout on page 5 8 or sect
145. ead of black if the video channel is in pause or queued in 5 33 VENICE Client Software User Guide 5 34 Level Administrator The Administrator has the user rights to access all features of the VENICE client software and therefore access to all software features of the User see section User Level Management on page 2 5 and chapter Level User on page 4 1 and the Superuser see chapter Level Superuser on page 5 1 Furthermore the Administrator has several more possibilities that he can directly navigate to via the user interface The Administrator can make server configurations or set new passwords for the respective user levels Apart from this it is the task of the Administrator to install the soft ware make IP configurations or set the webservice How these opera tions can be performed and other descriptions of settings and configurations can be found in this chapter VENICE Client Software User Guide 6 2 In this chapter Updating the Software on the VENICE Server sss 6 3 Installation of the VENICE Client Software sss 6 3 Iristalling under LINUX i55 cerit tret tee rr ee prede eei es 6 3 Installing under Windows ssssssss emen 6 4 l staling under Mac OS seners torte exe rete Perego ides rci 6 4 Updating the Firmware on the VENICE Server sssssss 6 6 Notes about SpyGel eiie tee remeras eter Eee EEN 6
146. eckbox is activated closed cap tion data is always written into the mov con tainer If no valid data is provided replacing data will be written to the file The Remote VTR HDR settings can be used to adapt the behavior of the currently connected video channel of the VENICE server to a certain type of VTR HDR Then the video channel will observe the settings when controlling the external device PVs Level Superuser New VFR HDR Autodetect ID string 0x00000000 Preroll 5 seconds Editlag TC delay 0 frames Autoedit protocol Autoedit DDR mode IE B Remote VTR HDR name New VTR HDR OK Cancel New VTR HDR Remove Figure 5 22 Remote VTR HDR settings It provides the following items drop down list Lists already configured external device pro New VTR HDR files When selecting one from the drop down list its settings will be displayed below and ap plied to the video channel AUTODETECT Tries to identify the connected external device If a device with an identical ID preroll and edit lag can be found among the already configured device profiles it will be automatically selected in the drop down list and its settings will be dis played If the device could not be identified you will be asked to enter a name for the new device ID string Indicates and sets the ID of the device Preroll Sets the preroll time of the external device i e the time needed by the device to bring it to the corre
147. ection tab channel list column heading mz DISCONNECT UPDATE Server name a Server IP Channel Sta Mode User name venice_dev_novo 172 23 68 117 3 venice_dev_novo 172 23 68 117 4 venice_dev_orso 172 23 69 223 1 venice_dev_orso 1722369223 2 venice dev orso 172 23 69 223 3 venice dev orso 172 23 69 223 4 I I venice_dev_paradiso l 172 23 69 234 venice_dev_toletta 172 23 68 207 venice_dev_toletta 172 23 68 207 venice qa 2hu 172 23 70 124 4 FREE Figure 2 4 The channel connection tab The channel names and all other channel related information are dis played in the channel list In the top area of the channel connection tab are the column headings of the channel list that can be used for sorting In the lower area of the channel connection tab you find the following buttons Item Function Position top left of the user interface This button updates the channel list This buttons connects a selected channel This button disconnects a selected channel Position top right of the user interface This button opens a dialog window with an entry field to select a channel manually VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 12 All information in the channel list are displayed in different colors which mean the following Color State Explanation gray FREE The video channel is free and can be used dark gray OFFL
148. ed a further tab will be shown in the VENICE client software This tab can be used to control the group slider channel group tab Venice4U 132110020 Service Venice4U 13211004 fl Service 3 im group venice IN GO 00 00 00 00 00 07 20 00 00 07 20 00 Figure 4 5 Tab to control a channel group The video channels of the group are in the remote mode which are con trolled by the channel group The channel group tab shows you similar to the SHOWCASE view the members of the group in video overlays Via the slider at the top right of the video overlays its size can be configured see also section The Show Case on page 3 10 The timeline and configuration options shown in the channel group are the ones of the reference channel Furthermore you find similar to the video channel tab the operation mode settings and the operating ele ments see section Operation Mode Settings on page 3 12 and sec tion Operating Elements on page 3 15 4 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 4 10 By switching the operation mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 on the channel group tab you switch the opera tion mode of all channels in the group Switching operation modes on the respective video channel tabs of the group members is not possible Then you can use the provided operating elements of the channel group tab to perform playout or record operations same way as de scribed
149. ee 4 40 4 6 Recording with the Record Scheduler ssssssssininiiiirininrneee 4 43 4 6 1 The Record Scheduler sienta arti ti o eeh 4 43 4 6 2 Working with the Record Scheduler eee 4 47 4 7 Avid WorkfloW I 4 52 4 8 Playing Out with the VENICE Server sssssssss 4 56 4 8 1 Configuring a Playout tee sei edu eset ege 4 56 4 8 2 Selecting Content for Blawout 4 57 4 8 83 Selecting Essences for Blovout 4 62 4 8 4 How to Play Out Clips Manually scce 4 63 4 9 Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE 4 64 4 9 1 Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE 4 64 4 9 2 Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab RECORDER 4 65 4 10 How to Perform a Playout in Remote Mode 4 66 4 10 1 How to Generally Play Out in Remote Mode 4 66 Z 10 2 Avid iNews COMMand tp uoces cta exire ap tette n duunetat 4 67 4 11 Transforming with the VENICE Server s sssssssssssirirrirrrrne 4 69 4 11 1 Transwrapping Engine in VENICE ssssesese 4 69 4 11 2 Configuration ODLOTIS x iciicyiarscrcsncesaandenasnasoshondcanabsapainns 4 70 4 11 3 Operating Elements for a Transforming Operation 4 71 4 12 Performing the Transforming Operation sssssssseniiiiiiririeeee ee 4 72 4 13 AS 11 Support in VENICE emet pes ten ge aste tact opta 4 73 4 14 Switching between the Tools sssssssssss 4 76 ii VENICE Client Software User
150. ee section Information about the Main Storage on page 6 12 must be set as watch folders With this the Spycer software has been set up correctly and afterwards the user interface of Spycer can be closed PVs Level Administrator 6 6 DVS Configuration Tool The DVS Configuration Tool can be used to configure the VENICE serv er Once the operating system is loaded it can be found on the desktop of the system The DVS Configuration Tool will run in the standard web browser of your system In case such an icon cannot be found on the desktop you can access the DVS Configuration Tool by entering http local host in a web browser To access it from a client station enter in the web browser https IP address of VENICE i e SSL encryp tion at port 443 After accessing the DVS Configuration Tool you have to enter a user name default admin and password default venice Figure 6 1 Starting screen of the DVS Web Utility With the DVS Configuration Tool you can change the configurations of the DVS system e g the Ethernet IP address Click on the respective item to the left to view and change the configurations Then follow the instructions on the screen 6 11 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 6 7 6 12 Information about the Main Storage The following table provides some information about the main storage File system SNFS StorNext File System Location media venice
151. elp information just enter venice Commands status Returns the current status of all channels start Starts the processes for a channel stop Stops the processes for a channel An already established connection from a VENICE client software will be severed restart Stops the processes for a channel if not already the case An already es tablished connection from a VENICE client software will be severed After wards the channel will be started au tomatically again 6 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 6 10 Changing the Password for a User Level 6 16 When logged in with user rights of the Administrator you can change the password for each user level For this you have to be connected to a channel see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 and logged in as Administrator with your password e Then navigate to the menu Options User level This will open the login window of the VENICE client software that will look a little bit different than the login window you see when connect ing to a video channel see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 as in the following figure LOGIN AS Superuser PASSWORD Figure 6 4 Lower part of login window for the Administrator e Select the user level you want to change the password for from the drop down list CURRENT LEVEL The drop down list will change to the drop down list LOGIN AS hen click the butto
152. ems of the operating elements in their different operation modes are detailed in the following tables For the operating elements on the channel group tab see sec tion General Usage of the Channel Group on page 4 9 in the operation modes ingest and playout apply the following de scriptions as well if present in the user interface E Table 3 3 All items of the operation switches in playout ingest transform mode Item Function The tabs RECORDER PLAYER and VENICE en able the operation controls and switches to per form playout or record operations for the VENICE system or an externally connected device You can select between the playout of SINGLE CLIP or PLAYLIST in the playout mode By switching the tabs RECORDER playout mode or VENICE ingest mode you can select CRASH for a crash record in the operation switches 3 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 16 By switching to the tabs RECORDER playout mode or VENICE ingest mode you can select AUTO EDIT in the operation switches By switching to the tab VENICE in the ingest mode you can select BATCH LIST in the operation switches By switching to the tab VENICE in the ingest mode you can select BATCH SELECTION With these operation switches you determine the transform mode of a transforming list You can choose between SINGLE CLIP LIST BATCH and LIST COMPLETE Table 3 4 All ite
153. eo Channel Tab 4 14 4 3 1 Selecting an Operation Mode 4 14 4 3 2 Audio Output Input Select 4 15 43 3 Audio Borne eebe aset eiae od eoa mae Dad RR RRRUE Aran RES 4 16 4 3 4 Remote Mode 4 18 4 3 5 Performing the Operation 1 erre co tera eer e 4 19 4 3 6 Locking the User Interface ssssssssseseeses 4 21 Contents 4 4 Recording with the VENICE Genver eee ee ees 4 22 4 4 1 Configuring a Record E 4 22 4 4 2 Selecting Essences for Record 4 23 4 4 3 Selecting the Storage Location and File Name 4 24 4 4 4 Entering Metadata eesssiiiesseiinireririiierrrrrrreerrrrrn 4 26 4 45 The Captured Files esssssemRRRe 4 27 4 5 Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE 4 28 4 5 1 Operating Elements of the Player Tab PLAYER 4 28 4 5 2 Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE 4 29 4 5 3 How to Control the External Device seseiiinceerr111u 4 30 4 5 4 How to Crash Record with the VENICE Server 4 32 4 5 5 How to Autoedit Record with the VENICE Server 4 33 4 5 6 How to Perform a Remote Mode Record 4 35 45 7 Recording EE 4 36 4 5 8 How to Crash Record with the External Device VTR 4 37 4 5 9 How to Autoedit Record with the External Device 4 38 4 5 10 Read While Wte esses 4 40 4 5 11 Play After Write sssssssesse e
154. er d rr tee 4 5 Notes on the Operation of Channel Groups sseeeenee 4 5 Forming a Channel Group sssssssssseeee eee 4 5 Administering a Channel Group sssssssssseee 4 8 General Usage of the Channel Group 4 10 Setting 3D MOE i e te tede classem EEN 4 12 Resolving a Channel Group ssssssssssseeeeeeeee 4 14 General Usage of the Video Channel Tab ssssssssssssssiiirinnnssersrersrnne 4 15 Selecting an Operation Mode sesime ariii ea 4 15 Audio Output Input Select 4 16 DEE ROUNO MENT 4 17 Remote MOG eR 4 19 Performing the OPEratlon NEESS deen 4 20 Locking the USer lNterface sc reitera dets 4 22 Recording with the VENICE Server sssssse 4 23 CONFI QUFING a RECON re acm aea na teri dap ted 4 23 Selecting Essences for Record sssssssssssssssee 4 24 Selecting the Storage Location and File Name 4 25 Eriterng Metadata eite tte i E 4 27 The Captured Files sssssssssssee menn 4 28 Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE 4 29 Operating Elements of the Player Tab PL AER 4 29 Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE sss 4 30 How to Control the External Device sssssssssseenee 4 31 How to Crash Record with the VENICE Server sssssssss 4 33 How to Autoedit Record with the VENICE Server suss 4 34 How to Perform a Remote Mode Record 4 36 Recording ax BALCH EE 4 37 How t
155. erlay would change its format e g its aspect ratio see sec tion The Scrub Bar Shuttle Bar on page 3 22 Furthermore with the options of the OUTPUT SETTINGS window you can determine the timecode settings for the playout 5 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Timecode type Determines the timecode type i e whether an internal timecode or the source timecode pro vided by the files should be used see also sec tion About Source Timecode on page 2 23 Start TC Specifies a timecode offset for the internal timecode Timecode mode Specifies if drop frame timecode should be ap plied to the internal timecode for 29 97 Hz timecodes All configurations can then be stored in project files or scenarios as de scribed in section Basic File Types on page 2 16 How to play out the configured clip is described in section Playing Out with the VENICE Server on page 4 56 5 1 4 Configuring a Playout Project for NEWS Command 5 10 The Avid iNEWS Command feature allows you to easily connect the VENICE Media Production Hub to an Avid environment especially for news rooms and to carry out playout tasks on the VENICE server acting as a video server by using the INEWS Command client software Before you can start working you have to connect the hardware and make several settings How to connect the DVS and the Avid hardware and how to make basic configurations in the software is descr
156. ersion Speed Sony XDCAM HD 35 50 60 fps Avid DNxHD 1080i p 60 fps Avid DNxHD 720p 220 Mbit s 80 fps DVCPRO HD 60 fps DVCPRO 50 180 fps DVCPRO 25 DV25 240 fps Panasonic AVC Intra 100 200 30 fps Panasonic AVC Intra 50 60 fps XDCAM IMX 30 40 50 120 fps i If not mentioned otherwise the file conversion speed is 60 fps 4 69 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 11 2 Configuration Options 4 70 As with the other operation modes before a transforming can be per formed you have to set up the operation see also section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 5 3 It has to be performed the same way as for the playout or ingest mode This section describes the con figuration options that are available for a transforming exclusively SOURCE With the SOURCE option you determine the clips that should be trans formed converted In case SINGLE CLIP is selected from the operation switches see section Operating Elements on page 3 15 the select ed content can be added to a transforming list e Use the button GE alice to append the clips that are selected in the entry fields to the list If video and audio are both available they will appear as linked items in the list With only a single clip selected only this item will be added to the list Use the button wecsrwrorer to insert the clips that are selected in the entry fields to the list above the item that is currently selected
157. eter file In some cases it is not possible to use the command as detailed above for gathering the log files This can happen on older VENICE systems In this case you have to gather the log files manually The log files are stored in a folder of the system user which is venice in the VENICE de fault installation see variable Username in the configuration file etc opt DVS Venice Service conf e On the VENICE server where the problem has occurred change into the directory containing the log files n case the dvslogwatch service is started as normal system user open the command shell and enter the following command cd home lt USER gt DVS n case the dvslogwatch service is started as root user enter the fol lowing command cd var opt DVS Now you have to create the zip file Enter the following command zip 9 r logwatched DATE zip logwatched The system will now create a zip file in the defined directory con taining the detailed log files know on which channel the problem occurred and the approx imate period of time to restrict the area of logs to be searched i The real time log files are very detailed and thus you should 6 11 2 Further configurations 6 18 In the following you find further commands and parameters to config ure the dvslogwatch service settings You can start stop restart and query the status of the logwatch ser vice or collect the log files u
158. example to administer playlists batch record lists or transforming lists or to adapt the streamed audio heard at your workstation The reference for all lists configuration op tions and items for the tool area can be found in chapter Software Ref erence on page 3 1 The list editors as well as the other available tools can be displayed with the tool tabs at the top of the list editor items see section The List Ed itors on page 3 27 19 5 9 TRANSFORM LIST EDITOR Figure 4 43 Switching between tools Once a tool has been selected it will be displayed in the tool area Y The type of list editor that can be selected from this drop down i list depends on the currently activated operation mode see also section The List Editors on page 4 76 4 15 The List Editors 4 76 With the list editors you can administer and create playlists batch re cord lists or transforming lists Although the various lists are based on the same format each list can best be administered in the list editor of its respective operation mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 For further information about playlists batch lists and trans i forming lists see section Playlists Batch Lists and Transform ing lists on page 2 17 The playlist editor is available in the PLAYOUT MODE The transform list editor is available in the TRANSFORM MODE The batch list editor is available in the INGEST MODE afte
159. external device RS 422 3 22 show case A 10 channel group Genie 4 7 static IP address 6 8 6 9 SIZE 3 10 4 9 Stereoscopy sesssese 6 28 video channel 3 10 still image format 4 27 A 4 showcase View eR 4 4 storage sssssseee 1 7 5 32 shuttle ess me 3 23 capacity o i 1 7 4 24 5 32 shuttle bar 3 23 3 24 information seseenn 6 12 single clip location 4 25 4 26 4 57 4 61 e EE 3 15 4 77 structure of VENICE ccccesscucstesucedncdens 2 3 transform oo eeccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 16 subclipping esee 4 40 transforming 4 71 4 77 synchronization single item playout mode configuration le E 6 13 5 32 system requirements sssse 1 6 size of show cases 3 10 4 9 slave mode sssssss A 9 T activating eS 4 19 deactivating sso i tee qun tuens 4 19 tab EE EE 4 66 channel connection 2 11 protocol en 4 18 channel group ee 4 9 record 4 35 ShOWEBE UBI Ur eris ee i ea 4 4 specifications sese A 9 es E VEER 3 11 4 14 VDOP Em 5 33 tape name 3 17 4 29 4 36 5 5 5 22 slave state n se 3 22 A 10 target group eeeeee n 1 4 Slide source timecode 4 81 target resolution esses 5 13 Slip source timecode 4 81 TEXT VIEW Mt 4
160. for Playout on page 4 57 f necessary specify the essences for the playout with the OUTPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Playout on page 4 62 e f necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Output Set tings on page 4 56 as Superuser f notalready activated switch the operating elements to the player mode by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE on page 4 64 As soon as the operating elements of the player are activated and video content is selected for a playout the video overlay will show you the se lected content 4 63 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs f wanted set an in outpoint or duration for the content to be played out in the position controls see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE on page 4 64 e Afterwards press the play button Reg Seel of the operation controls The VENICE server then performs the playout The video content will be displayed in the video overlay and video as well as audio will be given out at the outputs of the VENICE server 4 9 Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE In the playout mode the VENICE server assumes the role of the player while the external device is used as a recorder see also section Select ing an Operation Mode on page 4 14 Via the tabs at the top of the ope
161. for a remote con trolled record For further information about how to carry out ingest operations see section Recording with the VENICE Server on page 4 22 Playout To perform e g on air or studio playout operations the VENICE client software must be in the PLAYOUT MODE see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 All operating elements and configura tion options in the playout mode are described in chapter General In formation on page 2 1 In the playout mode you have the following possibilities at hand de pending on the user level For user level Superuser and higher You can configure all output related settings see section Precon figuring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 and section Configuration on page 5 15 For user level User and higher You can control the VENICE server for a playout of clips You can control an externally connected device for example to ver ify a position and set in and or outpoints You can control an externally connected device for a simultaneous record operation manual crash or autoedit record You can set the VENICE server in slave mode for a remote con trolled playout from an externally connected device For further information about how to carry out playout operations see section Playing Out with the VENICE Server on page 4 56 2 8 General Information Transfer Broadcast networks require new and Innovative solutio
162. formats Most are made available by a special library For a list of all these file formats see http www xnview com old en formats html The tables in the following list most of the file formats that are support ed by the DVS software directly Some are video or audio only file for mats and some are container file formats that contain audio as well as video Y i Some of the file formats especially the uncompressed ones can be used with a single video channel of the VENICE server only A simultaneous processing with a further video channel may lead to drops Some formats may be only available when special licenses are set Please contact the DVS service department in case of li cense issues Video only File Formats The following video only file formats still image formats are supported by the VENICE server Default Format File storage mm Exten Description Name format sion BMP bmp 3 x 8 bit RGB and 8 bit RGB file format with or without key Win 4 x 8 bit RGBA dows bitmap format Only uncompressed bit maps are supported no RLE compression Cineon cin 3 x 10 bit RGB 10 bit RGB format Subset of the ANSI SMPTE DPX file format Flexible file format by Kodak allowing for variable image headers DPX 2 dpx 3 x 8 bit RGB and 8 bit RGB file format with or without key 4 x 8 bit RGBA SMPTE Standard File Format for digital mov ing picture exchange 8 bit YUV 4 2 2 and
163. forming and as an indication for this the characters of the greater position field turn red The video overlay will show you the source that is transformed without scaling The area of the scrub shuttle bar below the video overlay will show you the progress of the transforming in a progress bar 66 50 94 fps Figure 4 40 Progress of a transform operation 4 72 PVs Level User Once the progress bar reaches 100 the transforming is finished and the operation will be stopped You can terminate the transforming man ually whenever you want by clicking the transform button again 4 13 AS 11 Support in VENICE AS 11 is a vendor neutral file format based on MXF OP 1a and devel oped by the AMWA for the delivery of finished program material from producers to broadcast networks AS 11 shall be used by post produc tion houses captioning facilities broadcast networks and stations as well as transmission service providers Content delivery and file ex change becomes simpler by using one standardized file format con tent providers can create one version for delivery rather than many The DPP Digital Production Partnership UK selected AS 11 as their future contribution format and created a shim according to their needs AS 11Core descriptive metadata Key Features UK DPP Captions descriptive metadata Timecode Program segmentation Shim Figure 4 41 AS 11 key features At the moment AS 11 is mandatory for th
164. from Spycer Afterwards the path and file name of the clip will be displayed in the re spective entry field of the SOURCE option You may have to perform this for video and audio separately Alternatively you can drag n drop a file directly on one of the entry fields of the SOURCE option which would take the file name of the dragged clip as if it were entered manually The content must be located on the storage of the VENICE server which you are currently connected to Further explanations of Spycer and its usage can be found in the Spycer user guide 4 61 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 8 3 Selecting Essences for Playout 4 62 OUTPUT SELECT With the OUTPUT SELECT option section Configuration Options on page 4 70 of the playout mode you have to select the essences type of material that you want to play out You can choose whether you want to play out video alpha or configure the audio stream 2 ae menm ESI Bi 1 3 8 Gel lei 2 el d ml OZ Ld cs d ad Gi ad rond d s L E E Figure 4 36 The output select option expanded When the OUTPUT SELECT option is collapsed the currently selected essences will be shown in abbreviated form to the right T for timecode V for video Alpha for the alpha channel and A x for the selected au dio channels As soon as video and or audio content is av
165. ftware User Guide PVs For further information about the configuration options of the list editors refer to section The List Editors on page 4 76 Table 3 7 This information is valid for playout ingest transform mode Label Item s Description adding new When clicking this button you can item add new items to the list A further window will open up where you can select the respective content file list By clicking on this drop down list your last 10 created loaded clip lists will be present for selection preview By clicking this buttons you can switch from thumbnail view to text view Table 3 8 This information is valid for ingest mode Label Item s Description list settings New Starts a new clip list in the default set tings of the software Open Allows you to select a clip file and open it in the software Save as Saves the currently opened clip list un der a different name and or location Rename Renames the currently displayed clip list Clear Clears all items from the clip list Close Closes the currently displayed clip list Close all Closes all clip lists and removes them from file list in a single step 3 28 Software Reference Table 3 9 This information is valid for playout and transform mode Label Item s Description list settings New Starts a new clip list
166. gnals will be altered accordingly i e the time base of the output signals will be generally altered The value is for SD video rasters in half pixels for all others in full pixels V phase Adjusts the vertical phase of the sync output signal relative to the input sync signal The out put signals will be altered accordingly i e the time base of the output signals will be generally altered The value is in lines PVs Level Administrator 6 9 Controlling the VENICE Server Software The VENICE server software can be controlled with the VENICE script With it you can determine the current state of the individual video chan nels and control them start stop or restart i The VENICE script is also used for writing log files see section Creating Log Files on page 6 17 A manual stopping and restarting of video channels may be required for one of the following After altering one of its configuration files e g Service conf see section Changing the IP Address on page 6 9 To force a disconnection freeing of a video channel n case of a lost connection to a channel which cannot be resolved otherwise The VENICE script is located in the path etc init d To execute for example the restart command enter from any location etc init d venice restart Syntax venice command lt channel no gt Remarks To address all channels at once leave out the channel number For h
167. he drop down list GROUP can be found in the SHOWCASE view New Rename Modify Remove Figure 4 4 Options of the drop down list GROUP As soon as the show case of a channel group is selected the options will be available e Select from the GROUP drop down list the respective option you want to use for your task e g Rename The option Rename as well as the options Remove and Con i figuration can be invoked via the context menu right click of the channel group tab too This will open a window with an entry field Type in the name and click OK or press Enter on your keyboard The name of the channel group in the show case as well as on its cor responding channel group tab will be changed You can modify the channel group by selecting the option Modify This will open the window Modify group where you find the list field Available channels to add further channels to the group as described in section Forming a Channel Group on page 4 5 It is also possible to configure the settings for Group control or to set 3D mode after having formed a channel group If you want to resolve the channel group select the option Remove from the drop down list The tab of the group as well as the show case of the group in the SHOWCASE view will be closed Afterwards you can use the channels separately again PVs Level User 4 2 4 General Usage of the Channel Group When a channel group is form
168. he same window as used for example to select content in the playout mode see section Selecting Content via a Dialog Window on page 4 58 Clips can be inserted or appended via a dialog window when click ing the Add new button EGER in the list editor items see section The List Editors on page 3 27 It opens the same window as used for example to select content in the playout mode see section Selecting Content via a Dialog Window on page 4 58 Clips can be dragged and dropped from Spycer similar as described in section Selecting Content Via Spycer on page 4 60 They can be dropped directly at the wanted position in the clip list area In the batch record mode of the INGEST MODE you can append the currently set autoedit record operation tape name inpoint outpoint destination etc to a list with the button APPEND TO LIST at the bot tom of the operation controls PVs Level User 02 02 00 00 lt r Tl M mm ELM gop mem mr 00 00 05 00 00 00 11 12 00 00 16 12 Figure 4 48 Adding an item to a batch list How to set up an autoedit record is described in section How to Au toedit Record with the VENICE Server on page 4 33 4 15 3 General Administration Playlists batch record and transforming lists can be created and admin istered with the list editor items For their respective localization refer to section The List Editors on page 3 27 add ne
169. he scenario refers to the whole user interface there is no need to be connected to a certain video channel e Select the option Save scenario as This will open a directory window where you can select the folder you want to save your scenario to Type the name of the scenario in the File name entry field and select the directory you want to save the scenario to In the Files of type drop down list the file ending venicescenario should be selected o confirm click the button SAVE or press Enter on your keyboard The menu option Save scenario as can be used to save an i already stored and then loaded scenario under a different E name and location too he next time you work with the VENICE client software the sce nario with all connected video channels and settings that were made will be available for selection For this purpose you can use the File menu with its option Open scenario f Opening scenarios can be performed by using commands i too Simply enter venice autoload lt file name with the extension in a command line The selected directory must be the one of the VENICE client software If the scenario file is not located in the same folder you will have to enter the path for the file too amp 2 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS 2 6 About Audio 2 20 The DVS software provides a full support of audio during record or play out operations Up to 16 diffe
170. he sys tem as root Switch to the directory that contains the new installation file hen first execute the command chmod 777 firmware version e g chmod 777 atomixhdmiup 7 5 0 1 7 0 10 to change the permissions of the file to read write and execute for all e Enter irmware version in the command line to start the installation process The system will ask you wether to change the firmware on one video board or both installed video boards Press y one card or a all cards and then Enter to continue If you want to abort the process at his point press any other key and Enter Heed the instructions on the screen After having rebooted the system the firmware on the PCle video boards of the VENICE server should be updated PVs Level Administrator 6 4 Notes about Spycer For any data management with a VENICE client software the corre sponding Spycer application by DVS must be installed as well see sec tion System Requirements on page 1 6 and section Setup Concept and Structure on page 2 3 After its installation the Spycer application has to be configured appro priately so that it can connect to the Spycer software on the VENICE server SpycerNet When the software is started for the first time the initial setup of the application will be launched Then set at least the IP address of the port on the client system that is connected to the network to enable the SpycerNet
171. ibed for the Administrator in section Configuring INEWS Command on page 6 25 How to perform a playout using INEWS Command is de scribed for the User in section Avid iNews Command on page 4 67 How to configure the VENICE client software for a playout is described in this section When the DVS and Avid hardware is connected and all basic software settings are made as described in the documentation by Avid you can configure a playout project for INEWS Command Perform the follow ing Open the VENICE client software and connect to the video chan nels as described in section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 A You have to connect to at least two video channels one inven i tory channel and one or more playout channel s The inventory channel must be the one that is directly connected to the IO LAN terminal server at the VENICE system see the VENICE hardware guides PVs Level Superuser e Select or configure a new playout project as described in section Projects on page 2 18 and section Configuring a Playout on page 5 8 When configuring a new project perform the following Navigate to the menu Configuration of the Options menu or press F4 on your keyboard to open it Further information about the menu Configuration can be found in section Configuration on page 5 15 e Select the group VDCP e Set the Root path to the VDCP root folder Activate th
172. ields and another dialog window will be opened where you can type in the respective file name or path Level User ce Enter path AVCintra100 CONTENTS Cancel Figure 4 16 Entering a file name or path In this window enter the file name or path for the record on the VENICE server and confirm your entry with the OK button Perform this for the file name and path separately with the available entry fields The path must lead to the storage of the VENICE server you are i currently connected to it can be a connected SAN system as well and it must be entered as if you were operating on the server locally When entering a file name for the record you just have to enter the pre fix without any numbering or file extension These will be provided by the software automatically If a file name is not specified the default name NewClip will be given to the recorded clip The software arranges the clips numerically meaning the recorded clips will carry a consecutive number which will be added to the file name in a certain way see section The Captured Files on page 4 27 To the right of the field File name is another field that shows you the number that will be used for the next record As a standard for every new file name the numbering starts with 000 meaning that no numbering will be added the number will be added though when more clips with the same name are recorded After a re cord operation the conse
173. ile frame No gt lt ext gt 4 27 VENICE Client Software User Guide du If audio is recorded as well the audio files will provide the same file name but without the frame numbering Instead for mono files the channel number will be added Audio files multi lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt lt ext gt channel Audio files prefix consecutiveNo channel mono No ext 4 5 Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE In the ingest mode the VENICE server assumes the role of the recorder while the external device is used as a player see also section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 Via the operation switches at the top of the operating elements you can switch between the operating el ements of the VENICE server and the operating elements of the player see section Operating Elements on page 3 15 This section describes the controls available for the devices in detail First the operating elements of the player are explained tab PLAYER and after that the operating elements of the recorder tab VENICE 4 5 1 Operating Elements of the Player Tab PLAYER 4 28 With the tab PLAYER in the ingest mode activated the operating ele ments of the player are displayed The operating elements can then be used to move within or manually play out the material of the external device for example to set up its playout position Additionally you can set an in and
174. iles that can be used for a preconfiguration and they are described in this section All files can be saved and loaded whenever required 2 5 1 Presets Via presets you can easily set up a video channel tab for often recurring tasks such as records from a particular device in a certain file video for mat or playouts of prepared VENICE playlists in a particular format Pre sets store the layout of the software e g operation mode and state of the user interface as well as the configuration settings i e they store everything of a video channel tab but content such as clip names paths or other presets Presets are now stored in project files see sec tion Projects on page 2 18 from version 3 0 of the VENICE client software D Presets can be created and administered with the drop down list pre set in the option SETTINGS of the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 With this drop down list you can select already created presets save a preset or remove one from the list directly in the user interface In the software version prior 3 0 presets were stored in so called preset files file extension vprst When upgrading to software version 3 0 the preset files that were created in older software version cannot be used anymore To load a preset into the user interface use the option Update current preset or simply select the respective preset from the preset list To de lete the
175. in the default set tings of the software Open Allows you to select a clip file and open it in the software Save as Saves the currently opened clip list un der a different name and or location Rename Renames the currently displayed clip list Delete Deletes the active clip list Delete all Deletes all clip lists Table 3 10 This information is val id for playout and transform mode Label Item s Description item settings Append Opens a directory window to append a clip to the clip list Insert Opens a directory window to insert a clip in the clip list Load item Loads the currently selected item into into player the video overlay Link items Links separate audio and video clips to a single item Unlink items Separates a linked item into its video and audio components Select all Selects all items in the currently dis played clip list Remove se Removes a selection lection Delete Deletes the currently selected item s from the clip list Delete all Deletes all items from the clip list 3 29 VENICE Client Software User Guide 3 30 Table 3 11 This information is valid for ingest mode batch list Label Item s Description item settings Select all Selects all items in the currently dis played clip list Deactivate Deactivates the selection marking of active item an item Slip source
176. in the list If video and audio are both available they will appear as linked items in the list With only a single clip selected only this item will be added to the list Further information about lists and how to use them can be found in section The List Editors on page 3 27 OUTPUT SELECT With this option you can set the essences that should be converted to the other file format SETTINGS With this option you can set the file format that the selected clips should be converted to D Destination Some settings may not be available for the user level User In this case you will have to log in as Superuser or Administra Tor With this option you determine the storage location of the files to be created PVs Level User 4 11 3 Operating Elements for a Transforming Operation The operating elements in the transform mode can be used for exam ple to play out the items that are currently selected as the source They perform the same actions as the operating elements in the playout mode see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE on page 4 64 when using the play button es zeg The following user interface items are available for transforming only For the items of a transforming list you can specify different i configurations e g file formats for the transforming Further information about lists and how to use them can be found in section The List Editors
177. in this chapter Furthermore you find information about the key features of the software about file types and audio and instructions about how to start the program and connect to the chan nels 2 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide 2 2 In this chapter Setup Concept and Structure oo cccccccccseceeceseeeeeessssstseeeeeeeeeeeesentssaeees 2 3 Structure of VENICE and Network Setup 2 3 User Level Management ccccccccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceneeteeeeeeeeeneee 2 5 Conce pt of this User Guid 15 erre Peer en ais enteras aped n 2 6 Key Features of the Software sssssssssssssseeennn 2 7 Starting the Program uite ts rens dece ospite oca sub neri pc tad da 2 10 Starting the Software under Linus 2 10 Starting the Software under Mac OS ssssssssssss 2 10 Starting the Software under Windows 2 10 Connecting to a Video Channel ssssssssssseenees 2 11 Basic File Types auci tein m vitiis ec eet eda dr S pe ba dE 2 16 Presets E 2 16 BE ccc 2 16 Playlists Batch Lists and Transforming lists sssssssssse 2 17 KEE le e RR ebe Geet ee 2 17 Ire EE 2 18 S CONAN OS EE 2 18 About elle EE 2 20 About Timecode Frame Number Fields n 2 21 About Source Timecode siiri snenie estie eh age ee nega d 2 23 Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel ssssssss 2 24 Exiting the Prograrm iui esses rin iR nnn tranne het ss RR ERE RR a id dase 2 25 PV
178. intra100 CONTENTS Test Disk capacity USED 19 38 GiB Oh Om 0 FREE 4 89 TiB 0h Om Figure 4 15 The destination option expanded The file name has to be entered manually but there are several ways to set a record path 7 You can enter the respective path manually 8 You can select a path via a dialog window 9 You can drag n drop a path from one of the browsing panes of Spycer All these procedures will be explained in this section You can also capture a batch list For this its record has to be set via the controls see section Operating Elements of the Re corder Tab VENICE on page 4 29 and the list has to be set up or loaded in the batch list editor see section The List Edi tors on page 4 76 After a record operation the metaclip batch list of the recorded content will be automatically set for a playout see chapter Level User on page 4 1 With this you can review the cap tured material immediately after a record Once a path has been selected the Disk capacity field shows you graphically the amount of disk space that is currently used free on the entered storage bar and percentage value The time values of the used and free disk space depend on the currently configured input settings video raster Entering a File Name and Path Manually You can enter the file name and path for a record manually with the en try fields of the DESTINATION option Just start to enter something in the entry f
179. ion When right clicking on a channel queue when the PANNING button is activated you can choose to switch to EDITING MODE from the context menu and vice versa When right clicking on a record bar different context menus are invoked depending on the state of the bar 4 45 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 46 Record Bar Provided Context Menu orange queued When having added a record job to the channel queue it is displayed as an orange record bar In the context menu of the orange record bar you find the options Edit Opens the Edit FIMS job window Cancel cancels the record job and Open directory opens the directory of the record job in the browse and search area blue completed Completed jobs are represented by blue record bars In the context menu of the blue record bar you find the options Reschedule Opens the New FIMS job window to reschedule a job Open directo ry opens the directory of the record job in the browse and search area and Open file opens the file in the video overlay of Spycer red running Jobs that are currently running are represented by red record bars In the context menu of the red record bar you find the options Stop stops the record Edit Opens the Edit FIMS job window Cancel cancels the job and the record bar disappears and Open di rectory opens the directory of the record job in the browse and search area
180. ion Configuring a Transforming Opera tion on page 5 12 Once the selected operation mode is preconfigured properly you can save all settings as a project or scenario see section Basic File Types on page 2 16 for the User to select it later or start using the video channel of the VENICE server 5 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 1 2 Configuring a Record Before a record can be performed with the connected video channel of the VENICE server you have to set up the record and the input related settings see also section Configuring the Operation Mode on page 5 3 As a minimum you have to determine the location of the re cord This section describes the necessary settings that have to be made before capturing with the VENICE server Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 Configuring the Input Settings To record video and audio with the VENICE server you have to config ure the input format appropriately via the option SETTINGS see sec tion Configuration Options on page 3 18 When you press the button EDIT to the right of the Input Video field a window containing all available input settings will open NS 00 y yo Tape name Unnamed Input port SDI Autodetect Aspect ratio Input fo
181. lected see section Configuring the Output Settings File Settings on page 5 6 With the INPUT SELECT option choose the essences according to your needs By activating or deactivating one of the provided buttons you can determine the essence that you want to capture For example if you want to capture only video the button Video must be ac tivated while the other buttons must be deactivated The audio channel buttons above the audio peakmeters represent the 16 audio channels that are provided by the VENICE server If for exam ple channels 1 and 2 are selected if configured in the audio routing the audio signals that are available at these channels of the VENICE server will be captured Further information about audio and the way it is handled can i be found in section About Source Timecode on page 2 23 in section Audio Routing on page 4 16 or in section Audio Monitoring on page 4 86 Currently the Timecode button provides no functional ity The button Routing can be used to configure the audio channels provided by the audio clip 4 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 4 3 Selecting the Storage Location and File Name 4 24 Before performing a record you have to determine the name of the cap tured file s and where to save them in the option DESTINATION see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 DESTINATION File name Clip_1 Path Jia venice vol0 DVS Image 1080i25 AVC
182. main menu sssese ee 3 3 of chapters ssseee 1 2 options menu eeeeee 3 b P P2 mE 4 27 A 7 path MNT 4 24 4 57 PCle video board 2 4 6 28 CONFIgUTatION cs oscura cde dac 6 20 driver socncruniiiraraisines 2 4 6 3 6 6 firmware update sssss 6 6 firmware version ssss 6 21 graphic representation 6 22 license Key oceccceceeerreeereeen 6 23 serial number 6 21 nl MERE 6 21 peakmeter sssssees 2 20 5 16 audio monitoring tool 4 86 configuration options 2 20 PreC S ON ssnsssissssineerineerirerrireen 3 25 playlist 1 cccecsnecimesaeacers 2 17 4 77 5 32 back to back uou 3 16 Create esssssssssseeeereee 4 79 playout eesseeeeeee 3 15 4 77 playlist editor 3 27 4 76 PVs Index playout ss 2 8 3 12 4 14 4 56 EVERE 3 4 alpha channel 4 62 select sesssssseeeene 2 13 3 4 audio esssseeeeee 2 20 4 63 protocol autoscale o c 5 9 5 13 ec 3 13 channel group sese 4 10 RS 422 SONY ires dbi 3 13 configuration Options 3 19 Slave mode iuis siye manns 4 18 configurations 4 56 5 8 VIDGP eegne beet debe 3 13 CONTER 21 secs ove cec dade ei ede tentur Dens 4 57 proxy ESSENCE eesssssseee eee 4 62 file path sess 5 27 external device
183. ms of the position fields in playout ingest transform mode Item Function By default these position fields show the elapsed DONE and remaining TODO time of the item to be played out recorded etc as well as the current position You can enter a new position into them too Via their context menu with the options Time code Frames Current position Done and To do you can configure which of the information should be shown in the fields v Timecode Frames v Current position Done To do With this list context menu of the position fields you Can switch the notation of the position and length indicators for the currently activated con trols between timecode and frames see also sec tion Switching the Notation on page 2 22 For more information about timecode i frame number fields and their format refer to section About Timecode Frame Number Fields on page 2 21 Table 3 5 All items of the operation controls in playout ingest transform mode Item Function If available you can play out the timeline back wards with this button This button switches on the back to back mode for playlists Software Reference Ca When switching on the back to back i mode the clips in playlists will be played out as single clips and stop at the end of the timeline You have to press Space to proceed If available you can eject the ta
184. n will be detailed in chapter Level Administrator on page 6 1 since it is only available for the administrator When a video channel tab is selected and displayed in the user inter face select the menu option Configuration from the Options menu to change the settings for this video channel You can also use the shortcut F4 to open it The following window will be shown e x AS 11 Compatibility settings Audio Channel grouping jetadata file Write XML exclude checksum ep File format options H 264 In Out Duration Ingest JPEG2000 Metadata MOS MPEG 2 Name amp path options Playout Proxy generation QuickTime Remote VTR HDR Scaler Still mode Storage capacity Transform VDCP Cancel Figure 5 6 Configuration option in the menu Options The available groups of configurations can be found to the left Once an entry is selected the settings sorted under it will be shown in the set tings pane to the right Then they can be adjusted When everything is set as wanted you can apply them by using the button APPLY at the bottom right of the window The button RESET TO DEFAULT resets all configurations back to their default values 5 15 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 2 1 AS 11 With the group AS 11 you can configure the metadata for the AS 11 files Further information about the AS 11 support in VENICE can be found in section AS 11 Support in VENICE on p
185. n if not already activated switch the operating elements to the record mode by selecting the tab VENICE see section Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE on page 4 28 Make sure that the crash record mode is selected see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 4 29 f wanted type in the duration that the record should last in the DUR field e Afterwards press the record button Rtg of the opera tion controls The VENICE server will then start the record and asan indication for this the characters of the greater position field turn red The video overlay will show you what is present at the server s input Once the captured clip corresponds to the set duration in the field DUR the record opera tion will be stopped automatically If no duration is set you can termi Level User nate the record manually whenever you want by clicking the record button again be saved to the file depending on the configuration in the menu Configuration see section Ingest on page 5 19 When pressing the record button again a new file will be cre ated When the record has finished you can switch to the playout mode and review the recorded material immediately The metaclip of the captured clip will be automatically set as the content to be played out see sec tion Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 i When the record is terminated manually the recorded data
186. n CHANGE PASSWORD to the bottom left of the login window Type the current password into the entry field PASSWORD and the new password into the entry fields NEW PASSWORD and REPEAT Press the button CONFIRM to apply the new password i This way the Administrator can change his own password as well The new password will be set for all channels of the respective VENICE server It is not necessary to connect to the other channels and change the passwords there The next time the respective user will have to log in with the new password PVs Level Administrator 6 11 Creating Log Files To aid a debugging log files can be created which detail the actions performed by and with the system You may get asked by the DVS ser vice department to send in these files in case of problems with VENICE The logging of actions can be controlled with the dvslogwatch service This service allows you to create log files from the server which detail the actions performed by and with the VENICE server They will be saved at a location of your choice in an archive file This section deals with the following topics How to gather log files in the VENICE client software How to gather detailed real time log files manually by using com mands 6 11 1 VENICE Log Files In case of problems with the VENICE server you can gather the log files and send them to the DVS service department There are two ways to perform this You c
187. n VENICE such as FIMS MOS SOAP and many more enable seamless system interaction in your workflows VENICE not only helps you create new business models it also allows you to reduce costs and streamline your workflow To control the hardware of VENICE the VENICE client software is re quired It is a comprehensive and intuitive application that can be used either on the server locally Linux version or on any network client Linux Mac Windows connected to the server With this you can place the hardware of VENICE at any location you like and still have full control over it With one instance of the software you can control dif ferent video channels of one or more VENICE servers at the same time and even perform multi device operations with channel groups How ever you can also run several instances of the software in parallel for example to have them side by side on the desktop To obtain a complete overview of e g all connected video channels in the network it is recommended to use the VENICE View application software at the same time 1 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 1 1 Overview This user guide informs you about the general handling of the VENICE software as well as about its complete controllable interface The chapters in this user guide contain the following information Chapter 1 Begins with a short introduction to VENICE and its software followed by a note regarding the audience this manual i
188. n a batch record is started via the record button REESE of the operation controls the software internally sorts the batch list in C mode first i e by tape name and source inpoint Then it records the items in this order and you will be informed about the progress in a spe cial window Venice Current item Current tape tape 2 4 in batchlist 1 2 in batchlist Item p 00 92 00 00 01 07 Tape gre O0 27 00 00 19 25 Batchlist progress 00 00 54 09 73 00 00 19 29 Cancel Figure 4 23 Progress of a batch record If different tape names have been defined for the items to be recorded see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 4 you will be asked by the software to insert the respective tape each time another tape has to be recorded PVs Level User 4 5 8 How to Crash Record with the External Device VTR In the playout mode you can perform a crash record on the externally connected device It will then immediately record the signal that is present at its input e g the content that is played out manually with the VENICE server To initiate a crash record perform the steps as described below The systems you are working on operate with voltages that can be hazardous to your health Never work on the systems or access their interior with the power cable s being plugged in Do not reach into any parts of the sys tems Make sure the power supply is disconnected from the components you intend t
189. n entry field a i value has not been specified so far To delete a once made en try you can use the delete buttons toggle buttons as de scribed in section Operating Elements on page 3 15 Drop frame Timecode Indication The last colon of the timecode format may be displayed in the software as a full stop Then the timecode fields of the software will display for example 12 25 07 instead of 12 25 07 This indicates that the drop frame timecode feature is activated When entering timecode the last colon can also be replaced by a full stop Higher Frequencies and Timecode Format In the user interface of the DVS software an asterisk may be added to the timecodes e g 12 25 07 This will be the case when the video raster s frequency exceeds 30 frames per second because the original timecode format is limited to frame rates as high as that To account for video rasters with higher frequencies e g 60 Hz one timecode num ber is used for several video frames meaning every second third or fourth timecode provides the same timecode number the frames no tation see below is not affected These repeated timecodes are shown in the user interface with an added asterisk and at the outputs they are particularly flagged as well The standard timecodes that will be used for such procedures are 24 Hz 25 Hz and 30 Hz For example a video raster frequency of 48 Hz is provided with a 24 Hz timecode while a 60 Hz frequency
190. n recorded successfully on the external device To terminate the autoedit record manually you have to click the record button again E 4 39 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 5 10 Read While Write With VENICE you can access the already saved material of a clip while it is still being recorded often also called read while write With this you can for instance play out the already saved part of a clip or use it for transforming e g for subclipping The file formats that can be used for read while write are all still image formats and the container file for mats saved with MXF OP 1a Read While Write with Still Image Formats When loading a clip of a still image format while it is still being written only the video up to the frame that was already recorded at the time of the clip loading will be shown in the VENICE client software To get the last recorded material you have to load the clip anew Read While Write with Container File Formats MXF OP 1a At the start of the record when a container file format in MXF OP 1a is used the duration as specified for the ingest will be set in the metadata of the container If no duration is set by default one hour will be as sumed When loading this clip while it is still recorded the timeline in the VENICE client software will show you the complete duration as detailed in the metadata If data has not been recorded yet the frame that was last played out
191. nd vice versa For this you can use the context menu of a timecode frame number field e g the one of the position fields in the middle of the operating elements see sec tion Operating Elements on page 3 15 POSITION 00 00 0 2 Frames v Current position Done To do Figure 2 9 Context menu of the position fields Select from the context menu the respective option This will change the position and length indicators to the selected notation It can be in dividually set for the operating elements of the player and recorder Al ternatively you can use the TIMECODE FRAMES options to switch the notation PVs General Information 2 8 About Source Timecode Some file formats for clips e g mxf files are capable of storing more information than just their image content These information are usually written in a specified format into the file headers which can be read and interpreted by different software applications that support these kind of information Among the information stored you can find for example the name of the creator usually the program that created the files the creation time and date and the timecode Most of the data stored in file headers and transmitted to the VENICE server during a capturing will only be recorded and given back again during a playout if appropriate However DVS especially makes use of the timecode information The DVS software supports additional information
192. neral information valid for all user levels Chapter 3 see chapter Software Reference on page 3 1 offers a complete overview of the user interface valid for all user levels as well General Information The chapters 4 to 6 represent the user levels of the software Chapter 4 see chapter Level User on page 4 1 describes all features and avail able functions accessible with user level User The Superuser as de scribed in chapter 5 can access all features of the level User and some additional functions within his own user level see chapter Level Superuser on page 5 1 The user Administrator is able to access fea tures of all other user levels and additional ones within his own user lev el which is described in chapter 6 see chapter Level Administrator on page 6 1 The chapters describe the features that are only available in the respective own user level The connection between the subsets of available features in the different user levels are made by cross ref erences in this user guide 2 2 Key Features of the Software VENICE is a Media Production Hub especially designed for broadcast studio production environments It is a scalable multi channel system 2 or 4 channels per unit multiple units can be clustered that offers you ingest playout transfer and transcoding functions in one single box The open software structure combines video and IT workflows in broadcast environments VENICE comes
193. neric source timecode DVS systems however are able to receive e g during a record several timecodes incorporated in signals at various connectors During a write procedure i e when recording clips mxf files they will write the re ceived timecode information into the file headers The ones additionally received will be stored at a location for user defined data in the header and usually cannot be interpreted by applications other than the ones developed by DVS When processing such clips afterwards for in stance with another DVS system you may select between the various 2 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide du timecodes provided by the clips which may give you more control over their position in a timeline start timecode only and subsequent timecodes will be calculat i Audio files equipped with source timecode usually provide a ed When working with 50p or 60p material a real 50p or 60p time code must be present to avoid performance losses and or drop frames 2 9 Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel 2 24 When your work with the VENICE client software is finished the allo cated video channel should be freed again so that other users can use it for their tasks If a video channel is not freed again it will remain oc cupied by this instance of the VENICE client software and no one else can connect to it To free a video channel perform one of the following Close the VENIC
194. ng Elements of the Recorder Tab RECORDER When the tab RECORDER is activated in the playout mode the oper ating elements of the recorder are displayed and the video overlay will show you the input signal The operating elements can then be used to control an external device connected via RS 422 for example to cue to a certain position and or to start a record operation of the content that the VENICE server plays out A record can be performed in two different modes which can be set via the switches above the operating elements The autoedit mode enables you to frame accurately record on the externally connected device the content that is played out with the VENICE server VENICE RECORDER CRASH RECORD co 90 00 00 00 00000001 rop mm Figure 4 38 The operating elements in the autoedit mode The crash record mode allows you to start a record operation on the externally connected device at any time 4 65 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs VENICE IL JI AUTO EDIT SS BATCH LIST BATCH SELECTION POSITION PAW OFF PaW Off PaW on channel 2 PaW on channel 4 Figure 4 39 The operating elements in the crash record mode You can use the items of the operating elements as described in section Operating Elements on page 3 15 The timeline that is controlled is the content of the external device such as the tape of a VTR 4 10 How to Perform a Playout in Remote Mode In the
195. ng a Video Channel 2 24 2 10 Exiting the PIOGSETI EE 2 25 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 Software Reference sss 3 1 3 1 The Main II NERONE 3 3 3 1 1 The File Menu 3 3 3 1 2 The Options Mem 3 5 3 1 3 WHE Help Me le See EE 3 6 3 2 The SHOWCASE EIERE degen eege 3 8 3 2 1 The Channel Administration Items sseseesseeeeee 3 9 3 2 2 The Show Case 3 10 3 3 Ihe video Channel Bab E 3 11 3 3 1 Operation Mode Settings cecidere HEEN 3 12 3 3 2 Remote Settings eet NEE ees 3 13 3 3 8 The Video Overlay ssssss ee 3 14 334 Operating Elemiebilss e eeng Ex rte Besteet deeg ees 3 15 3 3 5 Configuration ODDS Eet cence 3 18 3 3 6 Message and Information Area 0ccccccceeeeeneeceeeeeeees 3 21 3 4 The Scrub Bar Shuttle teren taurino bh edit ege 3 22 3 4 1 The Scrub Bar EE 3 22 3 4 2 The Shuttle E 3 23 3 5 The Ei m 3 25 3 5 1 The Audio Monitoring Tool cce enhn 3 25 39 2 Whe LiSt EGuonrs tagged 3 27 Level User 1 sse 4 1 4 1 eelerer Le ET 4 4 4 2 Channel GrouUpS sccercuctecedlcah cect tose asevanarcneaten canta atetiude idee sie cep 4 5 4 2 1 Notes on the Operation of Channel Groups 4 5 4 2 2 Forming a Channel Group EE 4 5 4 2 3 Administering a Channel Group 4 8 4 2 4 General Usage of the Channel Group 4 9 4 2 5 Setting 3D Mode 4 11 4 2 6 Resolving a Channel Group 4 13 4 3 General Usage of the Vid
196. ns 4 79 cursor scrub bar c cecceceeeeeeees 3 22 D data management 2 4 4 59 el 5 16 default cte 2 16 3 5 4 16 set audio settings back to 4 16 set settings back to 3 b size of user interface 3 5 deinstalling the software under Linux ceceeeeeeeeee nese eee eee 6 4 under Mac Op 6 5 under Windows eene 6 4 delete inpoint outpoint duration 3 18 DHCP m 6 8 directory tree 4 25 4 26 4 59 4 60 disconnecting freeing 6 15 disconnecting freeing a video channel 2 24 3 4 3 9 disk capacity used free 4 24 display mode frames fields 3 17 dissolve channel group 3 9 4 13 driver esseseeseoeroereroree 2 4 6 3 6 6 drop frame timecode 2 21 5 5 5 10 5 14 dropped frames 3 21 4 22 Counter eesseseeeeee 3 22 reset counter sssseseene 3 5 lee 5 7 duration wo 3 18 4 32 5 19 delete sssse 3 18 read while write 4 40 DVS Configuration Tool DVS Web Utility 6 11 DVS Control Panel sess 6 20 DVS Web Utility DVS Configuration Tool 6 11 DYS SAN E 2 5 E edit lag edit delay 5 29 A 9 zb TC 4 80 eject tape sssssee 3 17 elapsed time sssseeee 3 16 embedded audio 2 20 5 5 en
197. ns for handling immense amounts of data as well as different systems One of the larg est challenges in a broadcast workflow is the sharing of content within your network so that it becomes immediately available to everybody In creasing numbers of audio and video files not only lead to an increasing number of metadata that needs to be handled To be able to control these amounts of data DVS offers the Spycer software that is fully in tegrated into the VENICE environment Spycer helps you to organize the data from file ingest and editing to transfer and check in of the metadata to MAM or production systems For example Spycer accesses Avid ISIS storage and Interplay PAM this way enabling you to perform live video ingest via HD SDI and file ingest from Professional Discs and P2 media devices Since data management and data transfers are performed via the Spy cer software you find all necessary information about it in the Spycer user guide Transform To transform single clips or even lists into a certain file format the VENICE client software must be in the TRANSFORM MODE see sec tion Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 All operating ele ments and configuration options in the transform mode are described in chapter General Information on page 2 1 In the transform mode you can convert video and audio material to dif ferent file formats If possible the file conversion transcoding will be performed in ha
198. ntrol a playout by the VENICE server while at the same time recording It frame accurately with the ex ternal device The following describes what to do to perform an auto edit record The systems you are working on operate with voltages that can be hazardous to your health Never work on the systems or access their interior with the power cable s being plugged in Do not reach into any parts of the sys tems Make sure the power supply is disconnected from the components you intend to work on For this procedure the external device has to be connected cor i rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and 7 R S 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept remote control Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 This has to be made by the Superuser Setting up the Playout Mode To perform an autoedit record in the playout mode you first have to configure what and how to play out with the VENICE server e Select the video and audio content that should be played out with the SOURCE option as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 f necessary specify the essences for the playout with the OUTPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Playout on page 4 62 f
199. ntry When having selected TIME in the field duration option you can enter the du ration or adjust it exact to the second by using the top or down arrows When having selected OPEN END the server will record until you stop the re cord manually After having added a record job to the queue you will see it as an or ange record bar An adequate preroll and postroll time for the VENICE server will be added automatically shortly before the record begins When the vertical dashed blue line has arrived at the preroll time it will be visible in grey color and the record bar will change its color to red Uninterrupted recording of different jobs in a channel queue is not pos sible due to the necessary preroll and postroll times Record bars that are not yet recording can be moved to another time position in the timeline Point the mouse cursor over the record bar until it changes its appearance to a cross arrow symbol Click and move the record bar to the right or to the left to change its position in the timeline The length of the record bar and therefore the duration of the record can be adjusted by dragging the bar at its left and right endings Level User Point the mouse cursor over an ending until it changes its appear ance to a horizontal resize arrow to pull the bar to its wanted length When the record has started you can only change its endpoint by us ing this method In all described cases the
200. o Crash Record with the External Device VTR 4 38 How to Autoedit Record with the External Device s 4 39 Read BATTRE 4 41 Play After NEIE RT 4 41 Recording with the Record Scheduler ssssssssee 4 44 The Record Scheduler 5 deren orte ttl eese pandit 4 44 Working with the Record Scheduler sssssssssssssse 4 48 Pulsa eise MM RC P 4 53 Playing Out with the VENICE Server 4 57 Configuring a Playolt tette ete eerie epe ah Res 4 57 Selectirig Content for PlAVOUT steer trece dash edid 4 58 Selecting Essences for Playout ssssssssssssee 4 63 How to Play Out Clips Manually sssssemmm 4 64 Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE 4 65 Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE sussss 4 65 Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab RECORDER 4 66 How to Perform a Playout in Remote Mode 4 67 How to Generally Play Out in Remote Mode nsciis 4 67 Avid iNews Commande 4 68 Transforming with the VENICE Server ssss 4 70 Transwrapping Engine in VENICE siirsin i 4 70 Configuration Options sssssssssssseeseeeenee eene nenne 4 71 Operating Elements for a Transforming Operation 4 72 Performing the Transforming Operation ssssssss 4 73 ASH Supporti WE EE 4 74 Level User Switching between the Tools ssssss
201. o different states that are all shown in the SLAVE STATE field of the user interface see section Message and Information Area on page 3 21 You can control an ex ternal device via the remote output of the DVS system such as teleci nes VTRs or digital disk recorders The following shows the most important statuses that will be displayed by the DVS software OFFLINE STANDBY LOCAL STILL STOP EJECT REWIND FORWARD RECORD PLAY JOG SHUTTLE PREROLL No external device connected Device is in standby mode External device is controlled from its own oper ation panel all RS 422 commands are ignored Tape has stopped but is still threaded with the video drum head turning standby on Tape has stopped and is unthreaded the video drum head has stopped as well standby off Device is ejecting the tape Tape is rewound Tape is fast forwarded Device is recording Device is playing out Tape is forwarded or rewound speeds 0 1 to 1 Tape is fast forwarded or rewound speeds x 1 1 to 10 Device is performing the preroll Additionally some error messages are available and the following ones can be displayed by the DVS software TAPE UNTHREAD TAPE TROUBLE HARD ERROR No tape loaded A tape error has occurred A hardware error has occurred PVs Appendix A 5 Supported VDCP Commands The VENICE server can be remotely controlled via VDCP The following VDCP commands are supported by VENICE
202. o its deactivated state and it will be labelled in white font How the remote mode has to be set up in the different operation modes is described in section How to Perform a Remote Mode Record on page 4 35 and section How to Perform a Playout in Remote Mode on page 4 66 4 3 5 Performing the Operation With the operation controls in the operating elements see section Op erating Elements on page 3 15 you can start the wanted operation In the playout or ingest mode the video channel of the VENICE server and an externally connected device can be controlled each according to its role determined by the chosen operation mode see section Configur ing the Operation Mode on page 5 3 The device that should be con trolled can be selected with the tabs of the operation switches see section Operating Elements on page 3 15 4 19 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs ingest mode VENICE IL JIAUTO EDIT BATCHLIST BATCH SELECTION DONE POSITION TO DO 0000000009 00 00 00 01 PAW OFF M ES Figure 4 11 Operating elements in ingest mode playout mode VENICE RECORDER PLAYLIST DONE POSITION TO DO 00 00 000017 00 00 00 00 000553307 K H ES 4l L IL 4l IN GO OUT GO 00 00 00 00 00 05 33 08 00 05 33 08 Figure 4 12 Operating elements in playout mode transform mode SS LISTBATCH LIST COMPLETE DONE POSITION TODO 00 0000 019 00 00 00 00 00 05 19 24 K 4 bh IN GO 00 00 00 00 00 05 2
203. o play out video and audio you have to configure the output format appropriately via the option SETTINGS in the configuration options see section Configuration Options on page 3 18 When you press the button EDIT to the right of the configuration options a window con taining all available output settings will open Output port SDI Output mode Single link 1 5 GBit s Output format Auto scale Off Aspect ratio Color mode Color range Timecode Timecode type Internal TC Start TC 00 00 00 00 Timecode mode Figure 5 4 The Output Settings window By default the output settings are linked to the video format set for the playout mode button LOCK TO INPUT activated However between the operation modes of the DVS software see sec tion Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 different video for mat configurations can be set They will be applied to the connected video channel and available in each operation mode n the playout mode you can determine the signal output via the output settings and in the ingest mode the signal input is configured via the input set tings see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 4 Level Superuser When the button LOCK TO INPUT is deactivated you can change the out put video format 7T To view the signal of the external device in the video overlay of i the playout mode e g to check the position of a connected VTR the input format
204. o work on For this procedure the external device has to be connected cor i rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept remote control A crash record can be started without further ado meaning if not required you do not have to set anything However you can record the signal given out by the VENICE server see sec tion How to Play Out Clips Manually on page 4 63 e f notalready activated switch the operating elements to the record mode by selecting the tab RECORDER see section Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE on page 4 64 Make sure that the crash record mode is selected see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab RECORDER on page 4 65 f appropriate use the operating elements and the video overlay to move to the correct position on the external device for the data to be recorded e Afterwards press the record button tte of the opera tion controls The external device will then start the record and as an indication for this the characters of the greater position field turn red The video over lay will show you what is present at the server s input You can termi nate the record manually whenever you want by clicking the record button again 4 37 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 5 9 How to Autoedit Record with the External Device 4 38 In the autoedit record mode you can co
205. ode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 you can perform record operations with the VENICE server You can control an externally connected device via RS 422 for example to verify its position set edit points or view its material You can perform a crash record with the VENICE server You can perform an autoedit record with RS 422 control of the externally connected player You can set the ingest mode into remote mode to control a record on the VENICE server from an externally connected device You can perform a batch list record You can read material while it is still being recorded and play it out on another channel All these procedures are explained in this section When controlling the video channel from a client the images i in the video overlay are transmitted via network There may be a time delay until the material is displayed in the video overlay and it may seem as if drops occurred Real drops on the server however will be automatically detected and you will be in formed about them in the message and information area see section Message and Information Area on page 3 21 VENICE does not support direct EE Electronics Electronics mode 4 4 1 Configuring a Record 4 22 Before you can start recording with the VENICE server a record oper ation has to be set up first To e g configure the incoming signal and the outgoing file formats you have to make input an
206. of the ingest mode must be configured appropriately see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 4 E Whether the SDI output mode and Auto scale settings are available depend on the hardware of the VENICE server With the options of the OUTPUT SETTINGS window you can config ure the output video format according to your needs Output port Determines the output port of the video chan nel Output mode Configures the speed of the SDI output 1 5 Gbit s 3 0 Gbit s or dual link Output format Specifies the video raster field mode and frame rate Auto scale Enables you to scale and resize the video mate rial if output format and the format of the video material are different For further details see section Configuration Options on page 4 70 Aspect ratio Details and if possible allows to set the aspect ratio of the video raster Color mode Determines the color space e g YUV or RGB the sampling frequencies e g 4 4 4 and the color bit depth e g 10 bit Color range Specifies the color space range of the output i e whether it is in a restricted head or in a full value range full YUV material usually is in a restricted value range e g 16 to 235 for 8 bit while RGB is in the full value range e g O to 255 Once set the respective format will be automatically applied to the ap propriate output port s of the connected video channel Additionally the video ov
207. on page 3 27 You can select between the transforming of a single clip or a trans forming list with the operation switches at the top of the operating elements see section Using Lists on page 4 77 Use the operation switches sinctectip ETF or EE to determine the transform mode of a transforming list If set to SINGLE CLIP the selected clip in the transforming list will be transformed If set to LIST BATCH separate files will be created for the clip items on the list For this you can specify different configurations e g file formats for the individual items to be created If selecting LIST COMPLETE all clips of the transforming list will be transformed into a single file e Start the operation with the button cam once your transforming is set up correctly Then it changes its appearance to its active state and the transforming begins oterminate the transforming manually click the transform button again 4 71 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 12 Performing the Transforming Operation In the transform mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 you can play out the currently selected content and convert it to a different file format To start a transforming perform the steps as described below QuickTime closed caption information will be lost when trans i formed into another file format e g MXF For further informa tion see section
208. on that i only the currently displayed clip of a playlist should be played out see section Operating Elements on page 3 15 In the batch record mode of the INGEST MODE see section Operat ing Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 4 29 you can se lect whether the complete list or just the selected items of the list should be processed BATCH SELECTION Figure 4 46 Switching between selection and batch record list Nevertheless to process a list it has to be opened and selected in the list editor first see section General Administration on page 4 79 4 77 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 15 2 Adding Items to a List 4 78 In the PLAYOUT MODE and the TRANSFORM MODE there are several possibilities to add clips to a list Single items selected in the SOURCE option of the respective oper ation mode can be either inserted or appended to a list with the but tons to the right of the entry fields SOURCE Video clip DVS mage 1080i25 AVCintra100 CONTENTS VIDEO DVS Im MXF Audio clip INSERT INTO LIST Figure 4 47 Adding single clips to a list This way you can also prepare the respective clip before i hand for example by determining an in and outpoint for the selected clip or setting its playout speed Clips can be inserted or appended via a dialog window by using the respective options of the drop down list item settings in the list editor items It opens t
209. onfigura tions set the IP address and how to gather log files 1 2 Introduction Appendix Gives additional information about the soft ware Among others you can find lists of the available keyboard shortcuts the supported file formats and VDCP commands Index This chapter facilitates the search for specific terms VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 1 2 Target Group To use this user guide and the DVS software correctly you should have experience in handling PCs and working with the respective operating system where the software is installed If you want to use the software and the DVS system to its full potential you should also have knowl edge in the field of digital video in general When working on the VENICE server system you should be familiar with how to operate the hardware of a video server system For the system administrator charged with the task to set up and ad minister the VENICE server and to install the VENICE client software on network clients further requirements must be applied For this you should know how to handle computer equipment and have experience as a system and network administrator Additionally this manual is intended for personnel that should be able to configure the VENICE client software For this you should know the how to handle the VENICE client software have experience operating with computers and working with the respective operating
210. or outpoint for the material 02 02 00 00 APPEND TO LIST 00 00 05 00 00 00 11 12 00 00 16 12 OUT GO Figure 4 18 Operating elements of the player You can use the items of the operating elements as described in section Operating Elements on page 3 15 The button APPEND TO LIST in the operation controls is available when the batch record mode see Level User section Recording a Batch on page 4 36 is selected It appends the currently configured autoedit record operation tape name inpoint outpoint destination etc to the batch list see also section Adding Items to a List on page 4 78 The timeline that is controlled is the content of the external device such as the tape of a VTR 4 5 2 Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE When the tab VENICE is activated in the ingest mode the operating el ements of the recorder are displayed They can then be used to start a record operation with the VENICE server A record can be performed in different modes which can be set via the operation switches at the top left of the operating elements Thecrash record mode allows you to start a record operation on the VENICE server at any time With the record button you can start a record and by clicking it again you can terminate it To continue the record you have to click the record button again whereas a new file will be created PLAY AUTO EDIT BATCH LIST BATCH SEL
211. orm a crash record with the VENICE server It will then immediately record according to your settings the signal that is present at its input e g the content that is played out manually with an external device see section How to Control the Ex ternal Device on page 4 30 To initiate a crash record perform the steps as described below Some settings may not be available for the user level User In i this case you will have to log in as Superuser or Administra A tor e f necessary configure the input format so that it matches the signal present at the server s input with the SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 4 as Superuser Determine a file name and path for the file s to be recorded with the DESTINATION option as described in section Selecting the Storage Location and File Name on page 4 24 f necessary specify the essences that you want to record with the INPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Record on page 4 23 f necessary set up the file format s of the file s to be recorded via the SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Output Set tings File Settings on page 5 6 as Superuser n case you want to record on Avid s ISIS or Interplay file format MXF for ISIS amp Interplay you can specify metadata for the recorded files with the METADATA option see also section Avid Workflow on page 4 52 he
212. ortcuts To perform options or procedures with the keyboard often requires a si multaneous pressing of two keys Example Ctrl F1 If this is given hold down the Ctrl key and press simultaneously the F1 key Screenshots The screenshots shown in this documentation were taken for the most part from the Windows based version of the VENICE client software Depending on the operating system where the software is installed their appearance may differ from your environment However they should contain the relevant elements that you need to understand the described actions Command Descriptions Command descriptions may additionally use the following notation lt gt Variable this term has to be replaced by an ap propriate value 1 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 1 4 System Requirements 1 6 When installing the VENICE client software on a client system please observe the following system requirements Supported Hardware These are the minimum hardware requirements that the computer sys tem has to meet if you want to use the program on a client system 2 GHz processor 2GB RAM 250 MB free space on system disk Network card to communicate with the VENICE server at least 100 Mbit NVIDIA graphics card Supported Operating Systems The program can be executed on the following operating systems Be sure that you have installed the latest system updates and i or servic
213. oss 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 con tain a corresponding note Anyway a lack of this note does not mean any commitment from Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH DVS and Spycer are registered trademarks of Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Apple Mac Mac OS and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Avid Inter play ISIS MediaComposer and the Avid logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Tech nology Inc or its subsidiaries in the United States and or other countries Kodak and Cineon are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Micro soft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries NVIDIA is a registered trademark of NVIDIA Corporation in the U S and or other countries Panasonic and P2 are registered trademarks of Panasonic Corporation 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 PVs Headquarters Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH Krepenstr 8 30165 Hannover GERMANY Phone 49 511 67807 0 Fax 49 511
214. overlay to search for a certain position or to play out the material of the externally con nected device With this the external device can be controlled and you can for exam ple verify the material However for an autoedit record with the VENICE server an in and outpoint should be set as well which will be explained next Use the operating elements and the video overlay to search for the exact position for the inpoint in the material of the externally con nected device Press the IN button to set the inpoint to this position Alternatively you can enter the respective position manually in the entry field of the inpoint and afterwards press Enter After that use the controls to move to the wanted outpoint in the material Click the button OUT or enter the position in the respective entry field of the outpoint and afterwards press Enter With this the selected in and outpoint will be shown in the associated entry fields of the operating elements and the duration will be set ac cordingly f Alternatively you may also specify one of the entries for in or outpoint and afterwards set the duration of the playout When this is finished you can for example start an autoedit record as described in section How to Autoedit Record with the VENICE Server on page 4 33 4 31 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 5 4 How to Crash Record with the VENICE Server 4 32 In the ingest mode you can perf
215. page 6 15 After this the VENICE server is prepared to receive connection re quests but to conclude the changing of the IP address you have to change the IP address for the Spycer software as well Y It is recommended to comment out the IP addresses that you i are not using with the VENICE server in the file resolv conf in folder etc Otherwise the VENICE server will try to connect to these IP addresses and processes might take unnecessarily longer Setting the IP Address of the Spycer Software To get the full functionality for the DVS system the Spycer software is already installed When changing the IP address of the network port it must be configured correctly as well For this start the Spycer software on the VENICE server and make sure that it is set to the following setup of the application may be launched In order to run Spy cer this setup should be concluded thereby enabling the fol lowing configurations i When the Spycer software is started for the first time the initial For further information about Spycer and its configurations see the Spycer user guide The IP address of the network port that Spycer should use for the SpycerNet must be set Normally it is the same as configured previ ously see section Configuring the IP Address of the Network Port on page 6 9 The local content management must be enabled The local audio and video storage location s of the VENICE server s
216. pe of the externally connected device with this button With this button you can play out the contents of the timeline With this button activated a playout of the timeline will be performed endlessly in a loop VENICE controls This button activates the frames display mode External device controls This button stops the cur rent operation of the externally connected device TE ah i If available these buttons activate the fields dis play mode or the frames display mode The but tons are polarizing meaning that only one can be activated at the same time With these buttons you can step one video field frame for or backward in the timeline With these buttons you can jump to particular points on the timeline With these buttons you can jump to the timeline begin or timeline end These buttons initiate a fast backward or forward operation of the external player INSERT With the INSERT ASSEMBLE drop down list you determine whether data e g on VTRs should be inserted overwritten or which data should be sent to the external device see section Selecting Es sences for Playout on page 4 62 Once the record is set up correctly you can start it with these buttons In the crash record mode it starts immediately and in the autoedit mode it may account for preroll postroll etc Once the transforming is set up correctly you can start it with this button
217. play out playlists The playlist handling allows you to receive run downs or change items and running order while playing out The MOS settings are used to configure the connection of the video channel via MOS MOS settings Local IP address 0 0 0 0 k Refresh Local lower port 10540 Local upper port 10541 NCS IP address NCS lower port NES upper port Trigger chained Trigger manual Figure 5 15 MOS settings It provides the following items Local IP address Select from the drop down list the IP address that should be used to communicate with the NCS In case a network connection is inactive e g no cable connected its IP address will not appear in the drop down list Then establish a network connection at the respective con nector and click the REFRESH button This will make the IP address available 0 0 0 0 will lis ten on all available network ports 5 22 Level Superuser Local lower port Determines the lower port where VENICE com municates with the NCS Unless you receive an error it is recommended to keep the default set ting Local upper port Determines the upper port where VENICE communicates with the NCS Unless you re ceive an error it is recommended to keep the default setting NCS IP address Specifies the IP address of the NCS NCS lower port Determines the lower port of the NCS to com municate with VENICE NCS upper port Determines the
218. playout mode you can control the video channel on the VENICE server by remote and send a play command After receiving the com mand the channel will play out the currently selected content according to the settings specified with the configuration options 4 10 1 How to Generally Play Out in Remote Mode To prepare the video channel for a remote playout perform the follow ing Y Some settings may not be available for the user level User In i this case you will have to log in as Superuser or Administra tor Y Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via i e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 This has to be made by the Superuser e Select the video and audio content that should be played out with the SOURCE option as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 f necessary specify the essences for the playout with the OUTPUT SELECT option see section Selecting Essences for Playout on page 4 62 4 66 PVs Level User f necessary configure the output format to your requirements with the SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Output Set tings on page 4 56 as Superuser hen select the protocol that should be used for the remote mode and press the button RMT OFF see section Remote Mode on page 4 18
219. r Linux The installation routine of the VENICE client software for a Linux oper ating system is a single RPM package file Usually it can be found on the enclosed CD ROM To install the VENICE client software on a Linux operating system perform the following e f applicable open a command line terminal e Log on to the system as root Switch to the directory on the CD ROM that contains the installa tion file of the VENICE client software for the current operating sys tem 6 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs Then install the VENICE client software by entering for example rpm ihv Venice version no kernel OS architec ture gt rpm This installs all necessary files and libraries of the DVS software on the computer system Afterwards the installation of the software is com plete and it can be started at any time with a normal user account Please note that on a Linux client the driver and VENICE server software are installed as well but will not be used The DVS software can be deinstalled by entering rpm e Venice in a command line 6 2 2 Installing under Windows The installation routine of the VENICE client software for the Windows operating system is a single executable file Usually it can be found on the enclosed CD ROM To begin the installation perform the following Open a file manager on the computer system e g Windows Explorer Browse the CD ROM and switch to the direc
220. r the batch record mode has been selected see section Operating Ele ments of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 4 29 AUDIO ADD ITEMS Duration 00 00 24 03 Clip_2 00 00 24 03 08 00 00 13 04 Level User PLAYLIST EDITOR NEW PLAYLIST Name Path File name Source IN Source OUT Clip 1 medialvenice vol0 DVS TENTSIVIDEOIDVS Im MXF 00 00 00 00 00 00 24 03 Clip 3 Clip_5 medialvenice vol0 DVS TENTSIVIDEOIDVS Im MXF 00 00 00 00 00 00 24 03 Clip_6 medialvenice vol0 DVS TENTSIVIDEOIDVS Im MXF 00 00 08 20 00 00 24 03 Clip_7 media venice vol0 DVS TENTSIVIDEOIDVS Im MXF 00 00 10 24 00 00 24 03 Figure 4 44 Clip list and list editor items in playout mode In each operation mode the provided list editor see section Switching between the Tools on page 4 76 offers different functions as well as other columns 4 15 1 Using Lists Playlists batch record and transforming lists are interchangeable meaning they are based on the same format and can be used in all op eration modes see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 In the PLAYOUT MODE and the TRANSFORM MODE you can find switches at the top left of the operating elements where you can spec ify whether a list should be processed or single video audio clips LISTBATCH LIST COMPLETE Figure 4 45 Switching between single clips and playlist transforming list In the playout mode you can also determine with a butt
221. r the external device and online items in the player controls of the PLAYOUT MODE play out mode will be automatically activated 4 84 PVs Level User Context Menu of Column Headings With the context menu invoked on a column heading you can adapt the table i e select the columns that should be displayed vy Name v Event number Description Comment Type Essence Tape name Item state Source IN Source OUT Duration Heads Tails Path File name Dropped frames Figure 4 53 Context menu of a column heading The columns that can be displayed for the list depend on the type of list editor that is currently active Select or deselect the columns that should be displayed for the list The sequence of the columns can be changed via drag n drop 4 85 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 16 Audio Monitoring 4 86 When playing out with the VENICE client software the audio is streamed via network to the client where the VENICE client software is installed The audio monitoring tool see section Switching between the Tools on page 4 76 allows you to adapt the streamed audio that can be heard at your workstation to your liking BATCH LIST EDITOR Streaming Audio Monitor 7 8 9 310 411 12 51357140 Lee Left Right
222. ration switches in the operating elements you can switch to the op erating elements of the VENICE server and the operating elements of the recorder see section Operating Elements on page 3 15 This section describes the controls available for the devices in detail First the operating elements of the player tab VENICE and after that the operating elements of the recorder tab RECORDER 4 9 1 Operating Elements of the Player Tab VENICE With the tab VENICE in the playout mode activated the operating ele ments of the player are displayed and the video overlay will show you the currently selected content see section Selecting Content for Play out on page 4 57 The operating elements can then be used to move within or manually play out the selected content Additionally you can set an in and or outpoint for the content VENICE RECORDER POSITION 100000007 00 00 00 00 00053307 e Fa 00 00 00 00 00 05 33 08 00 05 33 08 Figure 4 37 The operating elements in the player mode 4 64 PVs Level User You can use the items of the operating elements as described in section Operating Elements on page 3 15 The timeline that is controlled is the scrub bar see section The Scrub Bar on page 3 22 of the select ed content single clip or playlist Further information about lists and how to use them can be found in section The List Editors on page 4 76 4 9 2 Operati
223. rdware at a faster render speed In addition the VENICE client software offers you a powerful transwrapping engine By eliminating decoding and encoding processes VENICE maintains the high quality of the source material and saves valuable time especially in fast media turnaround scenarios Transwrapping will be used within head and tail cutting if source and target file format are identical Sup ported are all iFrame only codecs such as AVC H 264 AAC QuickTime and some long GOPs such as XDCAM HD and GXF For further information about how to configure and how to carry out transform operations see section Performing the Transforming Opera tion on page 4 72 2 9 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 3 Starting the Program This section provides you with a description of how to start the VENICE client software With one instance of the software you can control dif ferent video channels of one or more VENICE servers at the same time and even perform multi device operations via channel groups Howev er you can also run several instances of the software in parallel for ex ample to have them side by side on the screen For this you simply have to perform one of the following starting operations once again The following information is valid for all user levels see section User Level Management on page 2 5 2 3 1 Starting the Software under Linux To start the software under the Linux operating system perfo
224. re supports all file format dependent metadata like e g XDCAM P2 or Avid Interplay The metadata option also provides metadata editing for MXF files or metadata export via XML files to e g a connected MAM Media Asset Management like DVS s Veneto a content control or data management software like e g Spycer AMTMXF Tape name Sound roll name Film manufacturer Film model Film name Save input tape name as Tape name Tape name Sound roll name Film manufacturer Film model Film name Figure 5 14 Metadata settings It provides the following items AMTMXF Configures the METADATA configuration set tings when the file format for the Avid work flow is selected 5 21 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs check box area Activates deactivates the metadata that will be available as settings Save input tape Allows you to specify the metadata that should name as receive the Tape name entry specified under INPUT SETTINGS ingest mode of the VENICE client software e g if the file format does not provide a dedicated tape name metadata Its entry will be saved in the respective field of the metadata for your clip in the file headers of the recorded files 5 2 9 MOS MOS is the abbreviation for media object server and is a communica tion protocol that allows newsroom computer systems NCS to ex change information with a MOS capable video server such as VENICE e g to
225. receives a 30 Hz timecode This will result in a doubling of the timecode numbers 60 Hz 30 Hz TC 60 Hz 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 02 00 01 00 03 2 21 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 2 22 60 Hz 30 Hz TC 60 Hz 00 29 00 58 00 29 00 59 01 00 ve 01200 01 00 01 01 At even higher frame rates e g 90 Hz the timecode numbers will be tripled quadrupled etc making a timecode handling of all common frequencies possible Entering Timecode When entering timecode in one of the software s position or length in dicators it is not necessary to type in the timecode separators colons Simply place the cursor at the appropriate position e g at the minute numbers and enter the timecode numbers from there After pressing Enter on your keyboard or selecting another item of the user interface the entered timecode is accepted in the respective timecode field When you enter a timecode value that exceeds the raster s frequency the timecode will be recalculated e g 00 00 02 47 will be set to 00 00 03 23 if raster is in 24 Hz When entering a timecode value that exceeds the boundaries of the available timeline it may be set to the lowest highest possible value or not accepted at all Switching the Notation Position and length indicators can be switched from a display of the timecode notation to frame numbers a
226. rent channels of audio can be in or out put by the system The audio data can be accessed and processed in the software as easily as the video material When performing a record operation the audio data can be input either embedded in the video signal audio in video AIV or via the separate digital audio connectors You may have both signals connected to the DVS system and prior to a record you have to specify the type of signal that the system has to capture see section Configuring the Input Set tings on page 5 4 However for an input of audio data a sampling rate of 48 kHz is supported only In case you want to capture audio alone a video signal has to be present at the system s input and the video for mat settings have to be set accordingly Regarding the created files when no container format has been selected you can choose between several file formats for audio e g aif or wav Additionally you can specify whether multiple channel files one file per record contain ing multiple channels of audio or mono files if applicable several files containing each a mono channel should be written On the other hand when performing a playout operation you do not have to configure the way a playout of audio is performed It will be played out simultaneously embedded in the SDI video signal AIV as well as via the digital audio output connectors The configuration options provide in each operation mode 16 audio peakmeters
227. rent possible states can be found in section States of an Ex ternal Device on page A 10 When no external device is connected the information area shows SLAVE STATE OFFLINE When controlling the video channel from a client the images i in the video overlay are transmitted via network There may be a time delay until the material is displayed in the video overlay and it may seem as if drops occurred Real drops on the server however will be automatically detected and you will be in formed about them in the information area 3 4 The Scrub Bar Shuttle Bar Beneath the video overlay you find a bar Depending on the device se lected for the current operation mode player recorder it can provide either a scrub bar or a shuttle bar 3 4 1 The Scrub Bar 3 22 The scrub bar will be available when the operating elements of the play er are activated see section Controlling the Devices Player VTR VENICE on page 4 64 and content is selected for a playout see sec tion Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 Figure 3 19 The scrub bar The scrub bar provides a timeline of the currently selected content With its cursor EIEE you can move within and view it Simply select the cursor with the mouse and move it along the scrub bar to the want ed position You can also click somewhere on the scrub bar to move the scrub bar cursor there instantly While working with the scrub bar or Software Reference
228. rm the fol lowing e Select from the Applications menu of Linux the entry Sound amp Video Venice Alternatively you may also start the program from a command line terminal by entering Venice This will initiate the VENICE client software by DVS and you can start working with it see chapter Software Reference on page 3 1 2 3 2 Starting the Software under Mac OS To start the software under Mac OS perform the following e Select from the Applications folder of Mac OS the entry Venice app This will initiate the VENICE client software by DVS and you can start working with it see chapter Software Reference on page 3 1 2 3 3 Starting the Software under Windows 2 10 To start the software under the Windows operating system perform the following e Select from the START button menu of Windows on the submenu the entry for the DVS software for example All Programs DVS Venice Alternatively you may also start the program via the VENICE icon available on the desktop of Windows This will initiate the VENICE client software by DVS and you can start working with it see chapter Software Reference on page 3 1 PVs General Information 2 4 Connecting to a Video Channel Right after starting the software see section Starting the Program on page 2 10 the channel connection tab will be displayed It lists the vid eo channels of all VENICE servers that could be found in the network channel conn
229. rmat 1920 x 10801 25 SMPTE274 Color mode YUV 4 2 2 Color range Video mode head Audio Input type Embedded Timecode Timecode type Internal TC Start TC 00 00 00 00 Timecode mode Figure 5 2 The Input Settings window Between the operation modes of the VENICE server see sec tion Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 different video format configurations can be set see section Configur ing the Output Settings on page 4 56 The input video raster has to match the incoming signal i e the set video raster for the input must be of the same raster as the incoming signal With the options of the INPUT SETTINGS window you can configure the input video format so that it matches the incoming video signal You may also use the AUTODETECT button to let the VENICE server detect the video format of the input signal automatically Each time the ingest 5 4 Level Superuser mode is activated an autodetect is performed automatically The fol lowing tape and video settings are available Tape name Specifies the name of the tape reel for the vid eo material to be recorded Its entry will be saved as metadata for your clip and written into the file headers of the recorded files if support ed by the file format Furthermore this infor mation will be used during a batch record to indicate different sources tapes Input port Indicates the input port of the video channel
230. role ua MODE of a player TRANS Video and audio material can be con FORM MODE verted to different file formats The operation mode settings on the channel group tab see section General Usage of the Channel Group on page 4 9 do not contain the button for the transform mode For the opera tion mode settings that are available on the channel group tab apply the descriptions of the table above E 3 12 PVs Software Reference 3 3 2 Remote Settings The remote settings contain a drop down list where the respective pro tocol can be selected and the remote button to activate remote control protocol remote button VDCP RMT Figure 3 11 Remote settings Table 3 2 Remote settings Label Item s Description protocol RS 422 SONY Uses a Sony 9 pin RS 422 protocol to control the video channel in the slave mode VDCP Uses a VDCP RS 422 protocol to control the video channel in the slave mode Used for ingest and playout opera tions MOS Uses a MOS Ethernet protocol to control the video channel in the slave mode Used for playout operations RMT OFF Slave mode is off RMT ON Slave mode is on E d i ei On the channel group tab see section General Usage of the Channel Group on page 4 9 the remote settings vanish and you find a slider instead 3 13 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 3 3 3 The Video Overl
231. ry window and Ctrl S saves the project Exits the software Ctrl Q Opens the About window Ctrl H Start record crash and autoedit Ctrl Shift R Play speed 1 Space 5 Play speed x1 x2 x4 x8 L Stop play speed 0 Space K Step one 1 frame backward Left Arrow 3 L Step one 1 frame forward Right Arrow 4 Fast stepping 5 frames backward Left Arrow Shift 1 Fast stepping 5 frames forward Right Arrow Shift 2 Set inpoint E l Set outpoint R O Delete inpoint D Delete outpoint F Appendix Table A 1 General keyboard shortcuts cont Action Shortcut Delete in and outpoint G Go to inpoint O Go to outpoint W Append to list B Copy current main timecode text to U the system clipboard Table A 2 Keyboard shortcuts for VENICE Action Shortcut Reverse playout speed x1 x2 x4 J x8 Stop reverse play speed 0 Space K Go to previous point Home A Go to next point End S Table A 3 Keyboard shortcuts for the external device Action Shortcut Eject tape IN Fast backward 1 M Fast forward 2 Stop fast backward forward Space A 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide DVS A 2 Supported File Formats The DVS software supports over 100 graphic and image file
232. s Context Menu of List Items Batch List Editor The context menu invoked on a clip of the batch list editor provides fur ther possibilities to administer and edit the items on a list Edit Apply to All offline items ad int Mz yest mode Selected offline items Load into player playout mode Select all Remove selection Deactivate active item Slip source timecode Slide source timecode Set to offline Delete Figure 4 52 Context menu of a list item in the batch list editor Several of these menu options can also be found on the menu of the drop down list item settings of the batch list editor see section Ad ministering a List on page 4 80 They are named similar and provide the same functionality The following table explains the ones that can be found on the context menu only Edit If available this menu option allows you to edit the respective field where the context menu has been invoked in the list directly Alternative ly you can set the focus to this field and use the keyboard shortcut F2 Apply to Applies the value of a field to other offline items in the list You can select between all offline items or the selected offline items only Load into player Loads the item where the context menu has ingest mode been invoked into the player of the respective Load into player operation mode Offline items can be loaded in playout mode the player controls of the INGEST MODE i e fo
233. s Creator INPUT SELECT DESTINATION File name Path Disk capacity METADATA Edit Metadata Target Material Status Extended Metadata Cancel Figure 4 30 The metadata option expanded When ingesting on ISIS directly an AAF as well as an XML file will be created containing among others the metadata information When per forming the record for an Interplay project the metadata will be trans ferred to Interplay and written to its database Up to four channels of AVC Intra 100 can be recorded in parallel and high speed ingest of tapeless media is also possible The following codecs are supported when working with the Avid Workflow Option Category Codecs General DNxHD 36 60 90 115 120 175 185 220 Mbps Sony XDCAM sup port DV 25 Mbps XDCAM IMX 30 40 50 Mbps XDCAMEX 35 Mbps XDCAM HD 18 25 35 50 Mbps Panasonic P2 support Ikegami GFCAM sup port DV 25 Mbps DVCPRO 25 50 Mbps DVCPRO HD 100 Mbps AVC Intra 50 100 Mbps MPEG2 SD MPEG2 HD 4 54 Level User In the transform mode non Avid compliant files are transcoded to Avid ISIS Interplay in high speed Some examples of supported file formats are Apple QuickTime with ProRes 422 and 444 LT HQ Panasonic AVC Intra 200 Single frame sequences DPX TGA TIFF BMP MPEG 2 PS GXF 4 55 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 8 Playing Out with the VENICE Server
234. s General Information 2 1 Setup Concept and Structure This section provides some general information about the setup con cept and structure of the VENICE server its software and this guide to familiarize you with it and the way the individual parts operate 2 1 1 Structure of VENICE and Network Setup The diagram below shows a possible basic setup of a VENICE system in a network as well as a sketch of the structure of the DVS system and its software thereby indicating the relation and communication pro cesses between the individual parts VENICE Wu Client Software Spycer Software DVS SAN SpycerBox VENICE Server 4 Y Spycer Software l l l l l l PCI Video l Boards l l l l l l Storage Bo Ta PS PCI Video hy Hardware Network incl SpycerNet SE Software EE 1 0 A RS 422 Players Recorders Software Figure 2 1 Structure of VENICE and network setup 2 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 4 Video Boards and Driver The PCle video boards and their driver provide the functionality of the system for its usage as a video server The PCle video board driver con trols the installed DVS video boards video channels and thus the in and output of video and or audio signals One video board can provide up to two video channels video channel pair Furthermore i
235. s Among others you find the routing button that allows you to modify the incoming or outgoing audio streams which are then represented by the peakmeters To enable this option an audio clip has to be appended to the video channel first see section Selecting Con tent for Playout on page 4 57 After clicking the routing button the au dio routing window appears that provides the following functions in all operation modes routing element output 1 16 output solo a cl TUIS e Preset e lt Cancel Figure 4 10 The audio routing window Label Item s Input solo When activated this button mutes all other audio channels in the row but the selected one Input 1 16 Input audio channels 1 16 Routing ele After selecting the routing element the volume can be ment adjusted with the mouse wheel Output 1 16 Output audio channels 1 16 Output solo When activated this button mutes all other audio channels in the column but the selected one The buttons and drop down list at the bottom of the audio routing win dow contain the following Label Item s Description SE Sets the current layout and configura tions back to the settings that were stored as defaults 4 16 Level User Label Item s Description Preset Load Allows you to select a preset file and open it in the software Save Saves the currently opened audio set
236. s during a record with the VENICE server A proxy is a down scaled version of the original material that can be used for example for offline editing on other systems to enable previews of the video mate rial in real time Proxy generation settings Generate proxies during record Proxy file format MPEG Proxy file path gt Same as high res material Other From Spycer Burnt in timecode Position top Size small Figure 5 19 Proxy generation settings 5 26 PVs Level Superuser These settings provide the following items Generate proxies Once this check box is activated the proxies during record will be created in the specified format at the set location They will be generated from the video data that will be streamed to remote VENICE client softwares with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels Proxy file format Select from this drop down list the container file format that will be used to create the prox ies Proxy file path Determines the location on the storage where the proxy files will be stored You can select the path that was browsed in the record Same as high res material you can browse another path Other or you can select the settings from the Spycer configuration From Spycer Burnt in timecode Once this check box is activated the timecode will be burnt in the file during record see figure below Position Select from this drop down list the position top or bottom
237. s for the created items will take the field File name of the DESTINATION option as the prefix Behind this in case of further re cords with the same file name the consecutive number will be added When recording with VENICE this would lead to the following generat ed items Container Formats Metaclip prefix consecutiveNo vamc Data subfolder Container file lt prefix gt lt consecutiveNo gt lt ext gt Most container files will be stored at the selected location directly However if several files are generated they may get sorted into a sub folder with the name prefix consecutiveNo l fa P2 format has been selected the P2 data structure will be observed With container file formats audio and video are normally recorded both in the same file But in case audio is created in separate files they will carry the following names Audio files con prefix consecutiveNo A channel tainer format No ext In case you have selected an audio only file format for audio the files will be named as detailed under Still Image Formats Still Image Formats Metaclip prefix consecutiveNo vamc Data subfolder prefix consecutiveNo The file names of still image formats will be followed by an underscore and an increasing 7 digit number for the individual image files file frame number Still image files prefix consecutiveNo f
238. s written for and an ex planation of the conventions used in this man ual Additionally it provides important notes that you should read Chapter 2 This chapter contains basic information about the VENICE client software In addition to the information how to start and exit the program you find information about the setup and struc ture of VENICE and of this guide as well as the software s key features and basic file types Chapter 3 This chapter gives you a detailed reference for the program interface All its tabs menus op tions and further items of the user interface are introduced and explained Chapter 4 Describes all features options and functions of the VENICE client software that are available for the user level User You find descriptions about how to record playout and transform with VENICE Furthermore you find informa tion about the record scheduler in Spycer the Avid Workflow Option and about how to work with AS 11 files Chapter 5 Describes all features options and functions of the VENICE client software that are available for the user level Superuser You find descrip tions about how to preconfigure the software and the Configuration menu in the main menu Chapter 6 Describes all features options and functions of the VENICE client software that are available for the user level Administrator Among oth ers you find descriptions about how to install the software how to make server c
239. s you to scale and resize the video mate rial if output format file settings and input for mat are different File format Sets the file format see also section States of an External Device on page A 10 File type Details and if possible allows to set codec or file type for the selected file format to deter mine bit depth and or byte order settings Codec For compressed file formats Determines the type of compression Level Superuser Color range Specifies the color space range of the files i e whether they will be in a restricted head or in a full value range full YUV material usually is in a restricted value range e g 16 to 235 for 8 bit while RGB is in the full value range e g 0 to 255 Under Audio file settings you can specify the file format for the audio file s further z Whether these settings are available depend on the selected file format Further information about audio and the way it is handled can be found in section About Source Timecode on page 2 23 in section Audio Routing on page 4 16 or in section Audio Monitoring on page 4 86 File format Sets the file format see also section States of an External Device on page A 10 Output mode Determines the output format of the audio files i e whether they are stored as individual mono files or a single file containing multiple chan nels File type De
240. section Configuring a Playout Proj ect for iNEWS Command on page 5 10 How to perform a playout us ing iNEWS Command is described in the following Open the VENICE client software and connect to the video chan nels as described in section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 You have to connect to at least two video channels one inven i tory channel and one or more playout channel s The inventory V channel must be the one that is directly connected to the IO LAN terminal server at the VENICE system see the VENICE hardware guides 4 67 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 4 68 e Select the respective playout project as described in section Proj ects on page 2 18 Set the remote control to VDCP and press the remote button as described in section Remote Mode on page 4 18 and section How to Perform a Playout in Remote Mode on page 4 66 e Select the clips in the Avid NEWS Command client software and configure the playout as described in the Avid iNEWS Command Installation and Configuration Guide In the Avid INEWS Command client software no preview pic tures of the clips will be shown Now you can start playing out the clips with the VENICE Media Produc tion Hub as a video server The VENICE device will automatically start the playout in remote mode via remote PVs Level User 4 11 Transforming with the VENICE Server This section describes shortly the controls and
241. set to ac cept remote control Apart from this the shuttle bar of the ingest mode is identical to the one of the playout mode 3 24 PVs Software Reference 3 5 The Tool Area On the right half of the user interface is the tool area to be found It pro vides the audio monitoring tool or the list editors depending on your requirements The following sections provide a short overview of the tool area Further information about the items and features are detailed in section Switching between the Tools on page 4 76 13 39 10 BATCH LIST EDITOR A je TRANSFORM LIST EDITOR TEM NEW PLAYLIST E ust Streaming Audio Monitor Thumbnail Duration Name Path File name Gap 41 9 98 300 55 465 Left Right 00 00 24 03 DVS Im tra100 media 0 vamc 00 00 00 00 W F Fn Fn P Fun RI PI RC FC FC I PC PC IM M 7 my SS 2 3 4 6 7 Zem seg 00 00 47 12 00107C Wmedia 7C MXF 00 00 00 00 f k SE z 00 02 07 20 Corvette media 5d bmp 00 00 55 15 HL i D t D t t
242. sing the command etc init d dvslogwatch start stop restart sta tus collect You can also configure the start settings of the dvslogwatch service by default an automatic start is set to on by editing the configura tion file etc init d venice and setting the variable LOG WATCHAUTOSTART Q0 to off or LOGWATCHAUTOSTART 1 to on again PVs Level Administrator f you want to configure the size of the log file you have to edit the file etc init d logwatch and change the following variables LOGWATCHARGS1 maxfiles 20 maxsize 100 LOGWATCHARGS2 maxfiles 20 maxsize 100 You can configure the size of the logging ring buffer with the two pa rameters maxf ilesand maxsize The standard setting is 20 files and 100 MB afterwards the files will be overwritten If you want to e g dou ble it enter e g 20 and 200 in the parameter fields 6 11 3 Important Logs In case of service the log files that are necessary for the DVS service department to work on your request can differ Depending on the case the following files must be present n case a single channel disconnected unexpectedly the avus logs in the folder AvusLog f Depending on the channel number you need the log files from the folder AvusLog1 or AvusLog2 etc Bes The log files from the folder VeniceLog The log files from the folder VeniceServerLog depending on the channel number where the problem occured Incase of a problem
243. so use the scroll wheel with the mouse cursor placed over a slider The slider steps made with the scroll wheel can be adjusted by pressing the Shift Ctrl or Alt key simultaneously he volume can also be adjusted by entering a value in the entry fields RA below the MONITOR items When the BIEN button is activated the volume controls of the left and right channel are locked together and they will both be adjusted simultaneously If deactivated the left and right channel can be adjust ed individually 4 87 VENICE Client Software User Guide 4 88 Level Superuser The Superuser has all user rights and therefore access to all software features of the User see section User Level Management on page 2 5 and chapter Level User on page 4 1 as well as several more possibilities as preconfiguring e g playouts or make settings in the Configuration menu of the main menu Options The Superuser can then e g create projects see section Projects on page 2 18 and scenarios see section Scenarios on page 2 18 save them to a location at will and the User would select them to per form his tasks How to configure record playout and transforming tasks as well as how to make further configurations of the software is described in this chapter VENICE Client Software User Guide In this chapter Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software sss 5 3 Configuring
244. ss ees 4 77 The List EdItOES ione eech 4 77 USING DR EE 4 78 Adding Items to a List eem 4 79 General Administration sssssssssssseeeeeenenes 4 80 Administering aler 4 81 Thie Context Menus 1 5 tte ct ee rebate ates get oa 4 84 Audio MOnitoring osineen e s iaasa aeni AEN TEE aY 4 87 4 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 1 Administering the Channels 4 4 Once at least one channel is connected see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 and the respective project is selected it can be administered via the channel administration items in the SHOW CASE view see section The Channel Administration Items on page 3 9 In the channel administration items you can for example as sign a name to each channel or disconnect one CHANNEL Rename Show in the corresponding tab Disconnect Figure 4 1 Options of the drop down list CHANNEL Select the channel that you want to administer by clicking on its show case Then choose from the CHANNEL drop down list the respective option you want to use for your task e g Rename This will open a window with an entry field Type in the channel name in the respective field and click OK or press Enter on your keyboard The name of the video channel in the show case as well as on its cor responding video channel tab will be changed The name of the chan nel on the channel connection tab see section Connecting to a Vi
245. ssciriecrrccrrrerrrecnne 2 18 recorder controls 4 29 remote mode 4 35 4 66 server configurations 3 6 server software csees 2 4 setup concept ou eee esses 2 3 setup with STAN 6 28 Struchure eee cece ceeeceeeee ences eeeee ees 2 3 version number eese 3 7 video board esee 2 4 video channel ssesessss 2 4 WED service cem 6 24 VENICE client software 2 4 on client 2 4 SDVGOT Lies ind taret eerte dort 2 4 VENICE server Gonfig ratlOri cens 6 11 6 13 delivery status network 6 8 Ne MN ERI IO 6 17 Setup ssessseReII 6 9 VENICE server software 2 4 configuring IP address 6 9 ee te 6 15 update oo eeeeeeee eee eeeees 6 3 6 6 vertical phase ssesee 6 14 video file format 5 6 5 7 5 13 5 14 A 4 A 6 playout ient et acoso ehe tae tad 4 62 FOCORC MERE TEN 4 23 still image format 4 27 A 4 video channel 2 4 administration sseeesss 4 4 allocation esses 2 4 2 12 channel group eut cedi rapax ss 3 9 color COMING E 2 12 GOD Iqurati n cu essankescex bugs 3 6 CONNECTING tO gedet egene 2 12 COMMON idees dte Steg ageet 6 15 corresponding ab 3 9 disconnecting freeing 2 24 3 4 3 9 6 15 TOG ch Ee 2 12 graphic representation
246. ssssem 6 22 6 12 4 Settings E 6 22 6 125 HoW EE 6 23 6 13 Enabling the Web Service cc ccccctcisantinnieteacancantiacintadpoadoedcenads 6 24 6 14 Configuring the System for Special Workflows 6 25 6 14 1 Configuring INEWS Commande 6 25 6 14 2 Configuring Spycer for the Record Scheduler 6 26 6 15 VENICE and STAN cut ecioci act ouuiseo ies dedenet edet eben 6 28 6 16 Troubleshooting NN T Eo T 6 29 Appendix 1 sse A 1 AI Keyboard E eer A 2 A 2 Supported File FOIT etsiusisdesutaitue ta pae pneu tan Masa ira eb tn uae uo A 4 A3 R9422 Control ariiraa EE A 9 AA States of an External Device secceccccccdceccseiaedeeanstdesensecntdegecsees A 10 A5 Supported VDCP COMINGS eege geiergert A 11 Index l 1 VENICE Client Software User Guide Vi Introduction This document describes how to use the software delivered with VENICE the Media Production Hub manufactured by Rohde amp Schwarz DVS GmbH in short DVS In today s fast paced news production environment broadcasters are faced with a variety of challenges such as Optimizing workflow effi ciency permanently increasing the number of codec technologies and providing new business models for content providers just to name a few With its large number of supported codecs and formats VENICE makes you well prepared for a world of constantly changing coding technologies and resolutions The integrated vendor independent com munication standards i
247. st Editors on page 3 27 For the options of the audio monitoring tool on the channel group tab apply the descriptions below as well For further in formation about the audio monitoring tool in general refer to section Audio Monitoring on page 4 86 In the audio monitoring tool you find the following options to make au dio settings in the playout ingest or transform mode Item Function M This button mutes a single audio channel This button mutes all left all right or all channels This slider vertical in the software adjusts the vol4 ume The value will be shown in the fields below This button locks both sliders together 1 Left channel of the audio stream Jm Right channel of the audio stream The audio channels are represented by the peakmeters The audio lev els are indicated by color and the values to the left and right of the peak meters i For further information about the configuration options of the i audio monitoring tool refer to section Audio Monitoring on page 4 86 PVs Software Reference 3 5 2 The List Editors With the list editors you can administer and create playlists transform ing lists or batch record lists The PLAYLIST EDITOR is available in the playout mode The TRANSFORM LIST EDITOR is available in the transform mode The BATCH LIST EDITOR is available in the ingest mode after the batch record mode has been selecte
248. such as i source timecode in the dpx mov as well as mxf and Broadcast Wave file formats However some features e g multiple timecodes or the editing of header data are available for mxf files only With the help of Spycer the header data such as timecode or keycode information can be adjusted to your liking see the Spycer user guide for more information Timecode information stored in file headers the so called source time code can be used in the VENICE client software For example you can use clips that provide source timecodes during the playout of a playlist and regardless of the current position they will always show their source timecode Then prior to a playout you can decide whether the internal timecode should be given out as a timecode signal or the source timecodes provided by the files The header is made up of the source and the material package The timecode information of a header is stored in the material package and can be a start timecode and the duration The footer of a file is a copy of the header regarding the time code information A file can contain the timecode information only in the header as well as in header and footer f In certain MXF OP 1a files the timecode information can be i stored per frame The timecode is then written in the system item per frame Normally image files capable of storing timecode information provide space for one timecode only in their header ge
249. system where the software is installed Furthermore to use the DVS system in connection with other equip ment e g a VTR you should know how to operate this equipment 1 3 Conventions Used in this User Guide The following typographical conventions will be used in this documen tation exts preceded by this symbol describe activities that you must per form in the order indicated Texts preceded by this symbol are parts of a list Texts preceded by this symbol are general notes intended to fa cilitate work and help avoid errors S A You must pay particular attention to text that follows this sym bol to avoid errors uon Texts enclosed by quotation marks are references to other man uals guides chapters or sections Ir Texts enclosed by single quotation marks are references to label ings given by the author and quoted labelings Introduction BUTTON Text in small caps and bold indicates a push but ton Menu Text in italic and bold indicates either a menu name or options in a menu list Menu Option In the specified menu select the stated item Item Text in bold only stands for other labeled items of a user interface DirectorylFile Directory structure or file Entry Parameters selections or entries made in the program it may also indicate a command e g at a command line a syntax or contents of a file output Key An individual key or a key combination on a key board Keyboard Sh
250. t tings File Settings on page 5 6 as Superuser n case you want to record on Avid s ISIS or Interplay file format MXF for ISIS amp Interplay you can specify metadata for the recorded files with the METADATA option see also section Avid Workflow on page 4 52 hen select the protocol that should be used for the remote mode and press the button RMT see section Remote Mode on page 4 18 4 35 VENICE Client Software User Guide du After this the button RMT will be labelled in blue font indicating that the remote mode is activated Then the VENICE server waits for a record command to begin the capturing of the signal present at the input of the VENICE server To terminate the remote mode record perform the following Either send the respective command or terminate the remote mode by clicking the remote button again i e deactivate the button RMT This stops the remote mode capturing process right away 4 5 7 Recording a Batch 4 36 In the ingest mode you can record a batch list when switching to the batch record mode see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 4 29 With it you can perform several autoedit records in a single step How to set up an autoedit record is described in section How to Autoedit Record with the VENICE Server on page 4 33 How to create and use a batch list is described in section The List Editors on page 3 27 Whe
251. t the faster the operation will be While dragging the slider allows for a continuous setting of the speed in either direction from less than one slow motion jog to a speed of ten times one fast motion shuttle By turning the scroll wheel of the mouse with the mouse cursor placed over the shuttle bar the speed can be set without shuttling back to ze ro When pressing either the Shift Ctrl or Alt key simultaneously the slider steps made with the scroll wheel can be adjusted A click of the mouse on the shuttle bar will shuttle the slider back to zero Speed x State Explanation 0 1 to 1 JOG slow motion jog 1 to 10 SHUTTLE fast motion shuttle 3 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs The VENICE client software will display the respective state of the ex ternal player in its information area see section Message and Informa tion Area on page 3 21 When connected correctly to the VENICE server and with the input for mat appropriately set the video overlay will show you the current posi tion of the externally connected device input signal and adjust to your moves accordingly see section The Scrub Bar Shuttle Bar on page 3 22 The shuttle bar is used to control an externally connected device via RS 422 It will be available when the operating elements of the player external device are activated see section Operating Elements of the Player Tab PLAYER on page 4 28 and the external device is
252. t enables the master slave mode where the respective video channel of VENICE can either be controlled by or controls an externally connected player or recorder The VENICE Server Software The VENICE server software Installed on the system provides the video server capabilities for the locally or remotely installed VENICE client softwares It communicates directly with the PCle video board driver and therewith administrates the video channels of the system as well as directs the in and output of each channel For example it deter mines whether one channel is free to be used or already occupied and what the respective channel should do record playout It is installed as a service demon and will be operational shortly after the VENICE serv er has been started The VENICE Client Software The VENICE client software is the operator s interface to the server vid eo channels It can be found already installed on the VENICE server ready to be used locally With it the operator can connect to the server i e to the VENICE server software via network and allocate one of the video channels to control record or playout operations However the VENICE client software can also be installed on any network client for a remote control of the server It is available for various operating sys tems see section System Requirements on page 1 6 After its instal lation the VENICE client software can be used the same way as the locally installed one
253. t working with the record scheduler perform the following e Select from the machine list the VENICE server you want to use for the record operation Right click on the VENICE server with the respective channel port to invoke its context menu e Select the option Start from the context menu Alternatively you can select the VENICE device and the respective channel number from the drop down lists Machine and Service to be displayed 4 47 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 4 48 You cannot start a VENICE channel in the record scheduler in i Spycer when having connected to it in the VENICE client soft ware Please disconnect all channels you want to use in the re cord scheduler see section Connecting to a Video Channel on page 2 11 After having started the channel the device identifier will change to blue font and the little icon to the left of the device will turn from a square to a triangle indicating its active state The channel queue in the scheduler display will turn to its active state in dark grey The channel will be displayed as used by venice in the channel connection tab of the VENICE client software To add a new record bar into the queue you simply have to drag it in after having changed the mode to editing by clicking the button EDIT ING in the middle of the user interface Then when pointing the mouse over the active channel queue you will see a small white vertical line that in
254. taclip file VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 2 5 5 Projects VENICE project files can be used to make a complete snapshot of the current state of a video channel tab In other words they store every thing that is saved via presets See section Presets on page 2 16 and furthermore store content as well File extension venice Project file These files are normally stored locally where the VENICE client soft ware is running but can be transferred easily between systems by copy ing moving their files and can then be used immediately They store all information of stored presets see section Presets on page 2 16 as well Projects are administered via the File menu of the main menu For fur ther information about it see the section The File Menu on page 3 3 When connecting to a video channel a window will be displayed show ing you the recently used projects Then you can select one for loading or start a new one see section Selecting a Project on page 2 13 How to create a project file depends on whether it should be created for a record playout or transform operation and is described in the re spective sections of the chapter Level Superuser on page 5 1 2 5 6 Scenarios 2 18 A scenario can be described as a complete snapshot of the user inter face Scenarios can contain all configurations modes acquired video channels and its names projects and presets and the content
255. tail it contains the following menu options 3 3 VENICE Client Software User Guide New Open Open group Open scenario Recent files Disconnect Rename Save Save as Save scenario as Exit Ctr Q Figure 3 2 The menu File New Starts a new project in the default settings of the software Open Allows you to select a project file and open it in the software Open group Allows you to select a group and open it in the software Open scenario Allows you to select a scenario and open it in the software Save group as Recent files Details the recently opened files in a further list for selection Disconnect Disconnects and frees the video channel see section Disconnecting and Freeing a Video Channel on page 2 24 Rename Renames the currently opened video channel Save Saves the currently opened project Save as Saves the currently opened project under a dif ferent name and or location Saves the currently opened group under a dif ferent name and or location Save scenario as Saves the currently opened scenario under a different name and or location Exit Closes the program 3 4 For further information about file types see section Preconfig uring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 PVs Software Reference 3 1 2 The Options Menu The Options menu provides menu options to
256. tails the file type for the selected file format Bit depth Specifies the resolution bit depth of the audio files All configurations can then be stored in project files or scenarios as de scribed in section Basic File Types on page 2 16 How to record the configured clip is described in section Recording with the VENICE Server on page 4 22 f The output signal that is given out during a record operation is i handled internally as a process of a lower priority to ensure 3 flawless ingests in a high variety of video file formats In the signal that is provided at the output during a record drops may occur and audio as well as timecode are omitted 5 7 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs 5 1 3 Configuring a Playout 5 8 Prior to playing out clips with the VENICE server you have to set up the playout and configure output related settings see also section Config uring the Operation Mode on page 5 3 As a minimum you have to se lect content for a playout This section describes the necessary settings that have to be made before playing out clips with the VENICE server Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via i e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below You can simply select a preset or a scenario file from the respective list see section Basic File Types on page 2 16 Configuring the Output Settings T
257. teeeeeeecene 3 14 Operating EE TEE 3 15 Configuration OptlOnS 3 tint caer ere er ein er dp EE Eet 3 18 Message and Information Area sss 3 21 The Scrub Bar Shuttle Bar 3 22 The Srub BaF eessen eter sc esae terea tea eier 3 22 The Sh ttle Bar gedet geiged oeste cete REENEN 3 23 WINS OO ACA ooi n scott ta tee ua eas eu du MeL LE 3 25 The Audio Monitoring TOO serisi uicti detto tte eet etit 3 25 The Eist EdItOrs ua paese EENS 3 27 3 2 PVs Software Reference 3 1 The Main Menu In the main menu you find all the settings and options to e g load store or configure your project It provides access to functions of a more gen eral nature for the VENICE client software and you find It in the top left corner of the user interface main menu ih VENICE File Options Help Figure 3 1 Main menu of the VENICE client software The availability of the menu options depend on the type of tab i that is selected Most will be available when a video channel tab Is active Not all features are accessible for all user levels For further information about the configuration options of the main menu see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 The main menu contains the drop down lists File Options and Help that are detailed in the following subsections 3 1 1 The File Menu The menu File provides menu options to e g open projects or groups to save files or exit the program In de
258. tension vplst Playlist batch or transforming list file These files are normally stored locally on a shared or central storage as well where the VENICE client software is running but can be trans ferred easily between systems by copying moving their files and can then be used immediately For further details about how to use lists in the VENICE client software see section The List Editors on page 4 76 2 5 4 Metaclips VENICE metaclips are used as a container for video and audio clips They are normal text files that detail among others the location of the included clips During a record with VENICE metaclips are created automatically and stored on the main storage same as the actual data see section The Captured Files on page 4 27 They can also be created in the list editor context menu of one or several clip s in the VENICE client software see section The List Editors on page 4 76 or via Spycer see the Spycer user guide for more information For playout and transform ing tasks you can use VENICE metaclips as source data just as any oth er clip either as single clips or on play and transforming lists Normally one video and one or more audio clips are described in a metaclip However it is also possible to reference to several video au dio clips in a metaclip for example for a playout in the 3D mode and they would be played out successively as listed in the metaclip File extension vamc Video audio me
259. tering timecode 2 22 error message sss 2 12 3 21 essence for playout o oo 4 62 for record 4 23 for transforming iesen 4 70 TNO ge eege e 6 8 Ethernet channel group 5 17 Ethernet IP address 6 11 exiting the program 2 25 3 4 expand all configuration options 3 5 5 3 extension of files 2 16 2 17 2 18 A 4 external device RS 422 assemble mode 3 17 autoedit record 4 38 4 65 CONTIG ERE 4 30 A 9 crash record 4 37 4 65 insert mode senes 3 17 player controls occie 4 28 playout esses 4 30 record 4 37 recorder controls 4 65 El EE 5 28 shuttle bar 3 23 3 24 State 3 22 A 10 VENICE Client Software User Guide F factory defaults 3 5 fast backward forward 3 17 fast motion eeee 3 23 field done todo esses 3 16 field mode s 5 5 5 6 5 9 fields display mode 3 17 file audio DEEE 2 20 extension 2 16 2 17 2 18 4 25 A 4 recent files 3 4 GL CN 5 6 type oes 5 6 5 7 5 13 5 14 file format 4 70 5 6 A 4 TT ME 2 20 5 7 gra phiG EE A 4 read while write 4 40 video 5 6 5 7 5 13 5 14 file menu OVerVIeW essessese eene 3 3 USe CASE
260. th a double click of the mouse From this volume install the DVS software for example by drag ging the Venice app file into the Applications folder on the sidebar of the finder This installs all necessary files and libraries of the DVS software on the computer system Afterwards the installation of the software is com plete and it can be started at any time with a normal user account The DVS software can be deinstalled by deleting the Venice app entry from the Applications folder S 6 5 VENICE Client Software User Guide du 6 3 Updating the Firmware on the VENICE Server 6 6 During the service life of the VENICE server it may be required to up date the firmware of the PCle video boards on the VENICE server The update will be performed with the standard RPM installation package for VENICE It will contain the newest versions of the PCle video board firmware mended to update the VENICE server software as described in section Updating the Software on the VENICE Server on page 6 3 Y Depending on the installed video boards it is necessary to in i stall different firmware versions Check the video board in the DVS Control Panel see section DVS Control Panel on page 6 20 and contact the DVS service department for the re spective firmware file i Before updating the firmware on the VENICE server it is recom f applicable open a command line terminal and log on to t
261. to ad minister your clip list in the playout and in the transform mode oinsert a clip above the item that is currently selected in the list select the option nsert This will open a directory window where you can select an item that has been stored previously Double click the respective clip or select it and then press the but ton OK The clip will be inserted above the selected item in the list The option Append opens a dialog window to append a clip to the list below all clips Loading a selected clip in the list for a playout in the Level User main user interface of the VENICE client software can be made by se lecting Load item into player To select all items in the currently dis played list choose the option Select all and to deselect them choose the option Remove selection The options Link items and Unlink items give you the possibility to link or separate selected audio and vid eo clips in the list Deleting a single selected clip or all clips can be car ried out by clicking the option Delete or Delete all Administering a List in the Batch List Editor To administer your clip list with the drop down list item settings of the batch list editor perform the following o change the source timecode of a selected clip select the option Slide source timecode This will open a dialog window where you can change the in and out point independently from one another with offsets Z Venice
262. to select the essence type of material for the transform With the button Routing KR you can configure up to 16 audio chan nels which will then be represented by the peakme ters SETTINGS In this option you find lists and settings to determine the Output port set the Output mode configure the Output format Auto scale Aspect ratio Color mode and Color range Furthermore you find config uration possibilities for the timecode To the top right you find the drop down list Preset to save a preset or select a previously created one For further information about this see section Presets on page 2 16 For further information about the configuration options and its i settings in the playout mode see section Configuring the Out put Settings on page 4 56 SOURCE imedia venice volo DVS_Filme DVS Image 1080125 AVCintra100 OUTPUT SELECT A AT AZT SETTINGS DESTINATION Preset DVS Im Figure 3 16 Configuration options collapsed in transform mode Label Item s SOURCE In this option you find the functions for selecting vid eo audio content The buttons APPEND TO LIST IN SERT INTO LIST directory buttons buttons with three points and entry fields are to be found here OUTPUT In this option you find the buttons Video BJ Alpha SELECT only 853g and Timecode to select the essence type of material for the transform With the button Routing KH you
263. tory on the CD ROM that contains the installation file of the VENICE client software for the current operating system Execute the installation file of the VENICE client software Install Venice version no gt exe for example with a double click of the mouse This starts the installation routine which will guide you through the in stallation Follow the instructions given on the screen During the installation procedure all necessary files and libraries will be installed on the computer system The installation will be finished as soon as a message reports this With this the installation of the software is complete and it can be start ed at any time Y The DVS software can be deinstalled via Programs and Fea i tures of the control panel of Windows Search for the entry DVS Venice version no 6 2 3 Installing under Mac OS 6 4 The VENICE client software for Mac OS is available in a single disk im age file Usually it can be found on the enclosed CD ROM To install the VENICE client software on a Mac OS perform the following Open a file manager on the computer system e g Finder Level Administrator Browse the CD ROM and switch to the directory on the CD ROM that contains the installation file of the VENICE client software for the current operating system Open the installation file of the DVS software which will mount it as a volume Venice version no gt dmg e g wi
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265. uickTime audio settings 5 28 remote VTR HDR 5 28 scaler esse b 30 Still mode een 5 31 storage capacity ss 5 32 VDCP EE b 33 configuration options 3 12 3 18 5 3 collapse al 3 5 5 3 PVs Index directory buttons 3 20 expand all assecc 3 5 5 3 INGES NNNM 3 18 playo Ut E 3 19 scroll 3 21 transform oo ee cece ce cece eee eeeee eee eees 3 20 configuring a playout oo cece eeeeees 4 56 5 8 a record eee ee cece cece eeeeeseeseeeeuees 5 4 a transforming 4 70 5 12 channel group eege 4 5 operation mode sese 5 3 VENICE server een 3 6 video channel sssssess 3 6 connecting to a video channel 2 12 consecutive number 4 2b 4 27 container file format 4 27 A 6 context menu 4 83 4 84 4 85 continue record 4 29 ControlWebService conf 6 24 conventions command descriptions 1 5 SUE 1 4 screenshots 2 eee ee eee eeeeeeeee esse ees 1 5 corresponding tab video channel 3 9 crash record 4 29 4 32 4 37 4 65 CONNUS 2 ecco eiecti tes 4 29 creating 3D channel group 4 11 batch Jet 8 ttes 4 79 channel group 3 9 4 5 metaclip 2 17 4 27 4 8 playlist utero botte eden 4 79 transforming Jet sens
266. upper port of the NCS to com municate with VENICE Trigger chained Sets the color that will be used to show trigger chained events on the playlist Trigger manual 5 2 10 MPEG 2 Sets the color that will be used to show trigger manual events on the playlist Currently the software supports MOS in its version 2 8 4 pro files O and 2 The MPEG 2 compression settings available for VENICE are the default MPEG settings Because of this they are not explained further in this manual Explanations can be found for example at http www mpeg org Below you see a picture of these settings in the VENICE client software 5 23 VENICE Client Software User Guide 5 2 11 Name and Path Options 5 24 Presets Current preset Video settings Profile Level Chroma mode Bitrate mode Average bitrate Mbit s Maximum bitrate Mbit s Minimum bitrate Mbit s GOP structure No of P frames between Frames No of B frames between P frames Only Hrames GOP mode Distance between closed GOPs DC coefficient precision Motion search precision Audio settings Audio compression High Profile High Level 4 2 0 Variable bitrate 1 Pass 15 00 18 00 4 00 ahah ap BB P BBP BBP BBP D I 4 2 Open GOPS 9 Bit Medium quality slow 384 Kbit s Figure 5 16 MPEG 2 settings With this option file names for SDI based ingest can be extended to e g assign the date or
267. uttle bar seeesseeee 3 23 ere EE 3 22 SDI output speed 5 9 5 14 selecting audio preset 4 17 let 3 4 project sesee 2 13 3 4 EIER Aender 3 4 Server eesssssssssssse eee eeetet eren neas 2 4 COMMOUPAHION 2csizeizegeezeseeedogoh een 6 11 delivery status network 6 8 SIE 6 9 Service conf 6 9 6 10 6 15 set settings back to factory defaults 3 5 set to offline ien 4 82 settings PRO EE 5 16 ENER ee Ee 5 16 channel group ascetur deitas 5 17 external device sssssss 5 28 in out duration ssss 5 19 metadata E 5 21 MOS pM PH 5 22 Viel E 5 23 Elte 5 26 scaler re 5 30 Still mode sererai 5 31 storage Capacity 0 0 5 32 synchronization 6 13 BIS EE 5 33 SOLO EE 6 8 channel group aetugstereg degen 4 5 PVs Index Spycer wee eecccceececeseecceseeeeeeaaeees 6 10 EE 6 28 video board channel 6 22 SETUP EE 6 28 with STAN eR 6 28 start timecode 5 5 5 10 5 14 setup concept 20 ccceeeecceeeeeceeeeeeeeeees 2 3 starting a new project 2 13 3 4 of the software ssssssss 2 3 starting of program 2 10 of the user guide 2 6 under LINUX uisa n n 2 10 sharpness issssseee 5 30 under Mac 2 10 SENGS esensina tenenti 5 31 under WINdOWS enne 2 10 shortcuts ccc ceceeeceeececceecceceeeceueeees A 2 state of
268. vices Player VTR VENICE on page 4 29 Make sure that the autoedit record mode is selected with the respective operation switch see section Operating Elements of the Recorder Tab VENICE on page 4 29 e o start the autoedit record press the record button IEEE of the operation controls he operating elements will be unavailable when the input i settings are not set to the same raster as present at the input and or the external player is not set to accept remote con trol The VENICE server then performs the record in accordance with your settings The external player will go to its preroll position and start play ing from there The video overlay will show you what is present at the server s input As soon as the specified inpoint on the external player is reached the record is performed by the VENICE server up to the point of the set outpoint duration During the record the characters of the Level User greater position field turn red Once the outpoint is reached the record will be terminated automatically To terminate the autoedit record manually you have to click the record button again When the record has finished you can switch to the playout mode and review the recorded material immediately The metaclip of the captured clip will be automatically set as the content to be played out see sec tion Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 4 5 6 How to Perform a Remote Mo
269. vid workflow option for VENICE After a correct installation and setup by DVS ISIS and Interplay are mounted as virtual drives in Spycer as in the following figure PVs Select directory we JI Level User Path File Name File Path File Format All Files OF Cancel Figure 4 29 ISIS and Interplay in VENICE Interplay projects and workspaces located on the ISIS storage can be used for ingest as well as playout tasks Via Spycer you can also drag n drop files to projects or workspaces directly Then you can select as the record destination either a workspace located on the ISIS storage or an Interplay project When setting the file format to MXF for ISIS amp Interplay and selecting a proper codec an ingest via HD SDI will be performed in Avid compatible formats and the audio video essences will be written to the corresponding workspace or project on the ISIS storage Recorded material can be worked upon directly while itis still being recorded Frame chase Editing even without the ISIS or Interplay Furthermore priorto the record metadata can be specified in the configuration options see section Entering Metadata on page 4 26 and in the menu option Configuration see section Con figuration on page 5 15 4 58 VENICE Client Software User Guide DON 00 00 General Editable Title1 PAW C Title2 SETIINGS Description Input Video Input Audio Input Timecode Output Setting
270. vol0 License file user cvfs config license dat Sometimes it is necessary to update the license for the StorNext file system This can happen e g if you update the maintenance license or connect a further DLC Distributed LAN Client to the network To up date the license perform the following Contact the DVS service department for the respective license file You will receive a license file containing an alphanumerical prefix and the postfix license dat like e g SN1231icense dat Move the license file to the folder usr cvfs config license dat and rename the old license file e g license old dat Now you have to stop the file system using the command etc init d cvfs If you do not stop the file system updating the license will not work Now change the name of the new license file from SN123license datto license dat and start the system using the command etc init d cvfs start After starting the new license file will be recognized and automatically used by the system PVs Level Administrator 6 8 Server Configuration The menu Options of the VENICE client software provides the option Server configuration that allows you to set server related configura tions directly from the user interface of a VENICE client software It opens the following window euo AMI Sync reference Type Internal H phase 0 V phase d Cancel Figure 6 2 The server configurations The window
271. w file list preview list settings item settings NEWITEM NEW PLAYLIST Figure 4 49 List editor items With the drop down list file list you can select already saved or opened lists by their name The respective list will then be displayed in the list editor With the drop down list list settings the list can be administered Per form the following For starting a new list select the option New This will open the window New playlist where you can type the list name into the entry field next to Playlist name Enter the name of the new list and press the button OK or Enter on your keyboard To save the list after having configured it select the option Save in the list settings drop down list This opens a directory window where you can select the folder your list will be saved in Enter a new name in the entry field File name or retain the one that was previously given and select the directory you want to save the list to 4 79 VENICE Client Software User Guide du The file ending vp1st should be selected automatically After press ing the button SAVE or Enter on your keyboard the list will be stored locally Opening an already stored clip list can be made by clicking on the op tion Open Afterwards it can be selected from the drop down list file list to the left In the batch list editor you can also open an EDL edit decision list types GVG or C
272. ween the operation modes of the DVS software see section Se lecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 different video format con figurations can be set They will be applied to the connected video channel and available in each operation mode PVs Level Superuser With the options of the OUTPUT SETTINGS window you can config ure the output video format according to your needs File format Sets the file format see also section States of an External Device on page A 10 File type Details the file type for the selected file format Codec For compressed file formats Determines the type of compression Target resolution Configures the video raster that the target vid eo clip should provide Auto scale Enables you to scale and resize the video mate rial if output format and the format of the video material are different For further details see section Configuration Options on page 4 70 With the drop down list Auto scale set to Fit the original material will be scaled to its maximum allowable width or height so that no information gets lost If the aspect ratio is different you will receive black bars in the target files With this drop down list set to Crop the images will be scaled to their maximum allowable width or height so that you receive a full image at the output If the aspect ratio is different parts of the images will be cropped With the drop down list Auto scale set to
273. will E 4 5 5 How to Autoedit Record with the VENICE Server In the ingest mode you can perform an autoedit record with the VENICE server while at the same time frame accurately controlling the playout of the externally connected player The following describes what to do to perform an autoedit record For this procedure the external device has to be connected cor i rectly to the VENICE server video audio timecode and kel RS 422 Additionally the device has to be set to accept remote control Video channel tabs can be preconfigured for certain tasks via e g project files or presets Then it may not be necessary to perform all the configurations described below see section Preconfiguring the VENICE Client Software on page 5 3 This has to be made by the Superuser Setting up the Ingest Mode To perform an autoedit record in the ingest mode you first have to con figure where and how to record with the VENICE server f Some settings may not be available for the user level User In i this case you will have to log in as Superuser or Administra tor e f necessary configure the input format so that it matches the signal present at the server s input with the SETTINGS option see section Configuring the Input Settings on page 5 4 as Superuser Determine a file name and path for the file s to be recorded with the DESTINATION option as described in section Selecting the Storage Location and
274. with the Record Scheduler Besides the record features in the VENICE client software it is possible to plan and set record jobs in Spycer too With the record scheduler in Spycer it is easy to manage several record jobs with a few clicks When arriving at the set inpoint the VENICE server will start recording auto matically The record is carried out over SOAP protocol with the FIMS standard see http wiki amwa tv To configure the software for FIMS the administrator has to change settings in the respective file which is described in section Configuring Spycer for the Record Scheduler on page 6 26 Then the Superuser has to create a project file that can be selected for the record operation see section Projects on page 2 18 The user interface of the record scheduler and explanations about how to work with it can be found in the following sections 4 6 1 The Record Scheduler After having started Spycer you can switch to the record scheduler by pressing the button RECORD SCHEDULER on the top left of the user in terface amp Spycer NNN i Spycer Options Tools View Help Debug DEREN Job List Task Scheduler Figure 4 25 Switching to the record scheduler 4 43 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs You will see a similar screen VENICE machine list scheduler display channel queue job list F L E E E E E E E E E E browse and search area Figure 4 26 Record scheduler in
275. xt item Figure 5 24 Still mode settings 5 31 VENICE Client Software User Guide PVs It provides separate settings for the different items that can be played out by the VENICE client software Single item playout mode Playlist playout mode Back to back playout for a playlist Select for each what should be given out when the playout ends 5 2 18 Storage Capacity The Storage capacity settings allow you to adjust the safety margin of the main storage for record operations with the VENICE client soft ware Storage capacity settings Set storage capacity to Set warning level to Figure 5 25 Storage capacity settings It provides the following items Leave about 15 of the overall main storage capacity empty N of data for real time performance reasons When increasing the default values be aware that drops may occur during record or playout operations once the amount of stored data exceeds the defaults Set storage Allows you to set the maximum storage capac capacity to ity that will be available for record operations Beyond this value any recordings with the DVS software will be prohibited The default value is 90 Set warning level If the amount of data on the storage exceeds to this value a warning message will appear each time the ingest mode is activated as well as pri or to each record operation It will notify you that the maximum storage capacity will be reached soon
276. y VENICE Client Software User Guide du 4 12 Selecting content via Spycer The VENICE client software recognizes stereo material from a P2 stor age device Selecting content is possible after having ingested the ma terial in Spycer Load your stereo content into Spycer by performing the following e Start the Spycer application see the Spycer user guide e Select in the menu Options the menu option Configuration The Configuration window will appear on the screen e Select the group Ingest Folders and activate the check box P2 Ingest To confirm press the button OK In the network system drop down lists of Spycer to the bottom left of the user interface the directory tree will be extended by the folder P2 Ingest Spycer will recognize the clips as a single clip with stereo con tent and create a metaclip automatically For further information about the creation of metaclips in Spy cer see the Spycer user guide e Select the metaclip for the VENICE client software via Spycer as described in section Selecting Content for Playout on page 4 57 or return to the VENICE client software and select from the tool area the option PLAYLIST EDITOR see section The List Editors on page 3 27 Now click the button ADD ITEMS to select your stereo clip This will open a directory window where you can select the video con tent The P2 Ingest folder from Spycer will be displayed in the directo ry tree of
277. y cer to the user interface of the VENICE client software This is the most informative way to select content for a playout because with Spycer you can gather further information about the content beforehand or preview it all in one Once the Spycer software is started it shows two browsing panes where you can browse for data easily Select from one of the network system drop down lists the VENICE server which you are currently con nected to and browse in the directory tree to the content that you want to play out When the audio and or video clips are displayed in a brows ing pane of Spycer they can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the user interface of the VENICE client software Level User iR VENICE New project File Options Help gt venice qa hdmi 2 Spycer for DVS SAN Spycer Options Tools View Help Metadata ET file Header Data ANC bat Production Data LII e AGiravour General File Data Path Filename s Last Mod Date File Format Defragmented Image Width Depth Task Scheduler Record Scheduler Height Alpha Depth Timecode Start End Duration TC Frame Rate Sound Channels Mode Aspect Ratio Sampling Rate File Count Field Mode Path A File Path File Fe LU I venice 21 OXF VENICE RECORDER SOURCE 4media venice vol0 D MI Tet Image All Files SETTINGS SE OUTPUT SELECT VC A1 A7 T Figure 4 35 Drag n drop
278. yntax de scriptions in it VENICE supports the MOS protocol in its version 3 8 2 profiles 0 2 and 5 for playout operations Furthermore the software supports FIMS in its version 1 0 7 for ingest capture and transform operations PVs Level Administrator 6 14 Configuring the System for Special Workflows For certain workflows like recording with the record sheduler in Spycer or working with Avid INEWS Command it is necessary to make differ ent settings To enable these workflows for the Superuser or User the Administrator has to configure the software and if necessary some files in the system s folders This is described in the following sec tions 6 14 1 Configuring iNEWS Command The Avid iNEWS Command feature allows you to easily connect the VENICE Media Production Hub to an Avid environment especially for news rooms and to carry out playout tasks on the VENICE server acting as a video server by using the INEWS Command client software Before you can start working you have to connect the hardware and make several settings How to connect the DVS and the Avid hardware and how to make basic configurations in the software is described in this section How to configure the VENICE client software for a playout is described for the Superuser in section Configuring a Playout Project for INEWS Command on page 5 10 How to perform a playout using iNEWS Command is described for the User in section Avi
279. you can store these settings as a preset To do this perform the following Click on the drop down list Preset and select the option Save This will open a directory window where you can select the folder you want to save your preset to ype the name of the preset in the File name entry field and select the directory you want to save it to In the Files of type drop down list the audio routing preset file file ex tension arcpreset should be selected e o confirm click the button SAVE For an easier and faster working with the routing elements it is possible to use keyboard shortcuts too Multi selection is possible by pressing Ctrl and simultaneously selecting the respective routing elements Se lecting all routing elements is possible by clicking on one element and then pressing Ctrl A This makes the configuration of more routing elements at the same time possible 4 3 4 Remote Mode 4 18 A video channel usually operates as a master Nevertheless in the play out and ingest mode see section Selecting an Operation Mode on page 4 14 it can be controlled via remote as well Then the video chan nel can be controlled by an external device if the hardware is connect ed and configured properly With the drop down list to the left of the remote button RMT you can select the protocol that should be used to control the video channel in remote mode see section Operation Mode Settings on page 3 12

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