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OmniTek Webcam 2.3 User's Manual

1. From Internal Generator From Source Image AWF Revert to defaults The controls on the Video Generator page of the Engineering Settings control window all relate to video generated by OmniTek XR This page is not available when the OmniTek XR system does not include the Motion Capture option Power On Defaults The Power On Defaults option may be used to force the analog and serial outputs from OmniTek XR into a chosen video format within half of one second from power up of the system and therefore before the operating system has had time to load The settings will remain in force until the OmniTek XR application has initialized when the program settings will overwrite the power on settings To use this feature just click the button and the current settings will be written into the reprogrammable hardware on the OmniTek card Panning By selecting Enable and a speed from 1 to 31 it is possible to have the image sequence scroll sideways continuously Selecting Reverse lets you change direction If you keep Enable selected and drop the speed to 0 the image will stop scrolling and remain at its current position To return the image to the normal position clear Enable Please note that one side of the image will drop one line during panning since the image in effect wraps around from the right hand edge onto the start of the next line on the left hand edge Blanking and Ancillary Data Playout Note Page 2
2. Panning Enable Speed fo Reverse Usg Current Video generator settings for this item ee This window is displayed when a pattern is drag and dropped from the a ESIC e ES Generator window into the Playlist window The window can also be accessed Remove selected pattern for existing playlist items by double clicking on the item or by selecting the item Remove all patterns Move selected pattern up then taking the Selected pattern properties option from the Pattern menu or clicking on the Selected pattern properties icon Alternatively the Edit context dea menu entry may be used to edit an item selected or otherwise Set defaults The window allows the user to specify in frames or seconds for the current video standard how long the item should be displayed For frame patterns the same frame will be played out for the specified duration Sequences however can be played forwards or backwards in a loop for the entire duration The Use Current button can be used to set the video settings from the current Engineering Settings The video generator settings work in the same way as the normal video generator settings found in the Engineering Settings control window Item order Playlist items can be ordered moved up and down the list either by using the up down arrow toolbar icons or by using the Move selected pattern down Move selected pattern up menu items in the main Pattern
3. OmniTek Advanced Measurement Technology User Guide for Omnilek XR 12 March 2008 2008 Image Processing Techniques Ltd All rights reserved This documentation contains proprietary information of Image Processing Techniques Ltd No part of this documentation may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical recorded or otherwise without the prior written permission of Image Processing Techniques Ltd The information contained in this documentation was prepared by Image Processing Techniques Ltd with all reasonable care and is believed to be accurate However Image Processing Techniques Ltd does not assume responsibility for loss or damage resulting from omissions inaccuracies or errors contained herein The information contained in this document is subject to change and revisions hereto or new additions may be issued to incorporate such changes Trademarks Please note that Windows Windows Professional and Windows XP are all trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Page 2 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUC FION cir 7 POUE ON E oa EN 7 Quick Start Guide an 8 Display Modena 9 NLACO SU ia 9 Widows Laouenan a a bah iataahin a such lave stat bamtoh naan anne 10 E 10 MASE OUNCE 010 yA A O dame nke yousacthcnmeahen ta E E E 11 Pr eram SNGHICUIS et ion Sole St aa Eea vedanta eee ooo 11 ROME SINC PP O 11 E En EI e e P
4. OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 115 Delay Measurement Sele Embedded Audio Video Loop Delay Video 0 Frames Audio 0 Samples O Lines 0 00 mSecs 0 Pixels 0 00 mSecs Embedded Audio Video Relative Delay No Test Sequence Detected Reference Timing Advanced ihe Delayed 359 Pixels 26 593 uS delayed Digital Rel To Offset Save Offset Differences between inputs Page 116 Use of an external analog reference also allows differences between different input channels or between channels on different SDI inputs to be determined as follows Use the steps given in the previous section to determine the timing of one of the channels of interest relative to the analog reference When that measurement has been made click the Save Offset button Use the Source toolbar and the Options menu as described in the previous section to switch the Delay Measurement window to working on the channel you want to compare the above result with Click the Rel To Offset button to toggle between seeing the delay of this second channel relative to the analog reference and its delay relative to the saved offset The timing of other channels can be determined relative to the first channel by repeating Steps 3 and 4 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Appendix 1 File Types OmniTek systems use some unique file types This section explains what type of data is held in each file type Generic Files Ini
5. Save Frame As is a mode used with sequences which lets you save an individual frame from anywhere within the sequence Properties provides information about the current image Delete removes the selected image from the Generator window and frees up the SDRAM that was occupied It does not affect the image stored on disk OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Window Menu The Window menu offers the single option to enable disable snap to grid when moving the window around Generator Toolbar m il CFG PL e ir DGA ar xux 023 The Generator toolbar icons have the following functions New configuration Open existing configuration Save configuration Import existing image or sequence Grab image from serial input Delete image or sequence from current configuration Save current image or sequence to disk Halt the import of patterns useful if you start loading a sequence then decide it is the wrong one Reload a selected image or sequence if for example loading was halted before it could complete Reload all images and sequences Start file monitoring only available if folder specified see next icon Configure the file monitoring function see page 77 for details Enlarge the size of the thumbnail images several sizes available Reduce the size of the thumbnail images Toggle between thumbnail view and text view Open close the playlist window See page 78
6. Where the Motion Capture option is included OmniTek XR also has the facility to monitor particular file folders Once configured OmniTek XR will constantly look at the contents of the specified folders and as files appear automatically load them This option is configured either by clicking on the File Monitor Configuration icon on the toolbar or by taking the Monitor folder option from the Source menu Folder monitor E ES X Folder path Add CSequences i 20 Delete Video W avi W wameasi M uuu 0 e doxfcin W ipgripeg M raw e ong Iw rye I titi OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 77 Playlists PL VIE Toolbar w Status Bar Playlist Window Increase thumbnail size Decrease thumbnail size List View To configure the monitor click Add to choose the location for the monitored folder s Specify which file format s to monitor by ticking the appropriate boxes The actual monitoring process can be enabled either by clicking the Monitor button on this dialogue or by clicking the Start monitoring icon This function is very useful in conjunction with remote processes that are rendering images to create clips The images that are created can be loaded into the OmniTek XR unit as they appear compiled into a moving sequence or checked out using the various waveform monitoring functions that are part of OmniTek XR Where the system includes the Motion Capture option Om
7. The window that is displayed has the following features OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 89 Audio Source and Metering type Group and Pair labels In bar message Permitted Maximum reference level Alignment reference level Peak Hold markers A a Highlighting indicating selection as pair for playback Lissajous figure Dolby E analysis Page 90 E audio PPMs Embedded O o al Opti an Window Embedded PPMs dBFS Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 The display is created by comparing in real time the audio levels in the data stream against a series of thresholds set in the Configuration dialogue see below The basic Red Yellow Green colouration shows in traditional fashion how the output compares with Permitted Maximum and Alignment reference levels also set within the Configuration dialogue the level of which are indicated by diamonds alongside the channel displays Further if the output in any of the monitored channels exceeds the specified Clip level this is recorded by showing the word CLIP as an in bar message on the appropriate channel of the display Similarly if the output falls below the specified Mute level the word MUTE is added to the appropriate channel Similar messages appear where the output exceeds the Over level or falls below the Silence level Channels that don t contain any audio are shown as grey As the input data stream is processed Peak Hold line
8. fo a fo EF Stop f fo fo E ET Cancel Once these details have been set another dialogue appears through which you set a name for the session or accept the default name you are offered which will either be Manual log or reflect the time triggers you have set Clicking on the release catch shown to the left of the main Event Log window switches between the single pane version of the Event Log window and a version of the display in which sessions are listed on the left and details of the selected session are shown in an Event window on the right 5 x View Options Window 2 ae fd xX S ex Session State Event Type WITC ATC Frame A a Live x Active Closed Captio Hot Present as EA Closed Captio Present Closed Captio Hot Present Closed Captio Present Closed Captio Hot Present Closed Captio Present Closed Captio Hot Present Closed Captio Present Closed Captio Hot Present Closed Captio Present Closed Captio Hot Present Closed Captio Present Closed Captio Hot Present Digital Input Error Closed Captio Present Digital Input Error Closed Captio Hot Present Digital Input Error Closed Captio Present Digital Input OK Closed Captio Hot Present Closed Captio Present Closed Captio Hot Present Closed Captio Present Closed Captio Hot Present Starting Stopping the log Where a Manual log has been selected logging will start when the gree
9. 1 Time Code gt Video Index Ch 3 Silence gt Wide Screen Signalling Ch 4 Silence gt Teletext OP 47 Audio Group B OFF Ch 5 Silence gt Silence Revert to defaults Also ensure that the option to use blanking and ancillary data From Internal Generator is set on the Video Generator page of the Engineering Settings These settings are essential for correct operation OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Relative A V Delay Testing When determining the relative delay between the transmission of the audio and video components of the signal the OmniTek A V Delay Test Sequence is installed remotely to the video analyzer which means that it is possible to measure A V delays in satellite cable or terrestrial broadcast links Ss po 4 Transmission Path E ae ern RVF source e g OmniTek LAB OmniTek Delay Measurement System With the test sequences supplied it is possible to measure the delay introduced in either PCM audio or Dolby E encoded audio but it should be noted that Dolby E transmission delays can only be determined using an OmniTek TQ or an OmniTek XR that includes the Advanced Audio and Dolby E options In this mode the Analyzer software analyses the input video signal looking for the first frame in the sequence identified by the binary code When this is detected an internal timer counts the
10. module which permits storage and replay of images and sequences and an Advanced module which provides a range of more advanced features such as Time shift recording and Video Index insertion The software may also be used in conjunction with either a Standard Audio option that provides status and metering information on up to 16 audio channels or an Advanced Audio option that also adds phase meters Lissajous figures A V delay measurement and audio playback The Advanced Audio option also provides the basis for an External Audio option that adds support for the AES EBU digital audio standard and a Dolby E option that adds support for Dolby E audio technology Another possibility is offered by the 708 Decode option which adds support for EIA 708 closed captions OmniTek XR may also be extended to support a range of dual link formats and the XYZ format This guide attempts to make it clear what options are required for each feature As a PC based product OmniTek XR is designed to be driven using the PC s keyboard and mouse However it also incorporates a number of features such as hot keys presets and profiles that provide ways of selecting commonly used set ups and carrying out commonly used procedures with minimal keyboard use Some of these shortcuts are introduced on page 11 This user guide assumes that you are familiar with basic Windows techniques such as using a mouse manipulating window sizes and positions scrolling etc
11. Assigning Hot keys Having chosen the full screen layout chosen displays for each pane and configured each pane to suit your requirements the last thing to do is to assign a hot key to your new full screen view Right click over the layout image and select Assign hot key from the menu that will appear When the hot key dialogue appears press the key or key combination that you wish to use and click on OK Do not press Enter on the keyboard as otherwise that will be picked as the hot key assignment Note Certain choices are not available as these are already assigned to the OmniTek application or to the operating system environment Once a valid hot key has been assigned it will be indicated above the right hand corner of the layout image Subsequent presses of the relevant hot key will switch the application directly into Full Screen mode with the chosen layout The list of all assigned hot keys appears on the left of the Full Screen Configuration dialogue Hot key assignments can also be deleted or changed here Be warned that certain assignments may remain in force after switching from a full screen view with an assignment For example if a particular hot key switches both to a given arrangement of panes and to NTSC then the whole unit will remain in NTSC until you change this or select a layout that has a different Engineering setting assigned to it In practice Engineering settings should either never be assigned or should be a
12. Duablink If a serial digital input is connected to the unit the most convenient option is to tick the Auto detect checkbox which will match the format of the input to the video formats supported by OmniTek XR Alternatively you can select a specific standard from the drop down menu on the Video Standard toolbar Note however that different manufacturers use different terminology to describe a given video format so in some cases OmniTek XR may identify a video standard with a slightly different name to the one you are expecting but still lock to the video source correctly As well as the video standard you also need to select the video lock sync reference Versions of OmniTek XR that include the Motion Capture option contain a timing generator in hardware This can be configured for the product to free run lock to a SD reference signal bi level lock to an HD reference signal tri level or lock to the video signal on the serial input Selecting Auto detect automatically switches the unit into Serial lock i e the unit will use the internal phase lock loop to lock to the applied digital input In other cases the required lock should be set on the General page of the Video section of the Engineering Settings dialogue which may be called up either by clicking the Engineering Settings icon on the main Windows toolbar or by taking the Engineering option from the Configuration menu OmniTek XR User Guide Software
13. OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 31 Crosshair Toolbar Crosshair x 350 2 FAFA Line 23 Y F238 FL fe Output None The Crosshair toolbar provides both information about and controls for the current point of interest within the video display as indicated by the crosshair on the Mini Pic display Position The toolbar shows the sample number and line number that the crosshair is positioned over Using the mouse you can click in the Mini Pic to position the crosshair roughly in the required place then use these boxes to make fine adjustments For interlaced forms of video you can switch the crosshair between Field 1 and 2 using the F1 and F2 boxes For progressive forms of video however these buttons have no meaning and are greyed out The sample number box may also be used to view horizontal blanking Select the required horizontal magnification then increment the sample number such that the sample is outside of active video The Waveform windows will scroll to show the sample position in the blanking area This will let you view any audio or ancillary data that may be present if the TRS Pass selection is on as described on page 17 th The top and bottom buttons position the cursor on the top active line or bottom active line of the field frame The left and right buttons position the cursor on the first or last active pixel of the current line Output The drop down menu enab
14. RGB V Only show layouts for current resolution MV Show hidden layouts Add new instance All settings Assign Remove Load Add instance copy Pane settings Assign Remove Load Y Delete instance Engineering settings Assign Remove Load x ROI settings Assian Remove Load x Look amp feel settings Assign Remove Load x New Re assign Remove View settings for this instance The left hand side of this window is concerned with some overall characteristics of full screen views while the right hand side of the window is given over to a Layout Editor through which the details of individual full screen views can be defined Overall Characteristics Video Status Error Checking The full screen views can include a global error detection display This shows as ERRORS followed by the logical AND of all of the conditions that are checked in the Video status error checking section of the Full Screen Configuration dialogue HW Optimised Sizing The Waveform Vector Scope and the Mini Pic image are all created by the hardware and are created at certain fixed sizes These images can be scaled in software to the largest size to fit a given window panel and indeed this beneficial where the display size is small or the pane size is small However the best results will normally be obtained without any software scaling These options force the use of the hardware optimised sizes If one of the three hardware o
15. The Advanced Audio option cannot be run at the same time as the Motion Capture option So when you load a copy of OmniTek XR that includes the Advanced Audio option you will be asked to choose whether to run the Advanced Audio option or the Motion Capture option From Power Up Note When the operating system has finished booting log in if prompted by the system After installation the software will have been installed into c program files omnitek omnitek xr There will also be an OmniTek XR icon on the desktop plus an entry in the Start menu By default the OmniTek XR application does not auto start upon loading Windows so to start the application either double click the OmniTek XR icon on the desktop or select OmniTek XR from Start menu gt Programs gt 0OmniTek If required OmniTek XR can be set to start up automatically with Windows by selecting Preferences from the File menu and then selecting Start with Windows as described on page 14 The application offers a range of windows and toolbars When you exit from the OmniTek XR application the status of windows and toolbars etc is automatically saved so that the next time the application is opened the same windows are active and in the same layout as previously used User configurable settings are automatically saved in the same way So for example if the screen was displaying a Waveform window showing RGB data when you exit from the application OmniTek XR will ope
16. 11 69 keyboard shortcuts 11 presets 11 window positioning 13 window resizing 13 Show menu 15 Skipped frames 87 Snapshots 15 39 SNMP 109 configuration 109 settings 17 trap selection 119 Source menu generator 72 Source toolbar 35 dual link 35 Start up 7 14 22 start up in full screen mode 68 Status bar 10 16 Status information audio 42 89 Page 126 delay measurement 47 video 55 84 Stuck frames 87 Sync 21 86 free run 21 serial lock 21 System configuration at start up 14 files 16 import export settings 16 Teletext 29 detection 86 Test pattern generator 37 Thumbnails 71 73 Time codes checking 87 display on Mini Pic 52 readers 27 Time measurement 32 units 14 Time Shift feature 33 Timelines 42 55 84 88 98 Toolbars 15 Closed Caption toolbar 31 Crosshair toolbar 32 Cursors toolbar 32 Event Log toolbar 105 Generator toolbar 73 Region of Interest toolbar 33 63 Run transport toolbar 33 Source toolbar 35 Video Standard toolbar 36 Window toolbar 37 Tooltips 39 Transport controls 33 TRS data 17 87 Update Options 19 Vector Scope 53 control panel 54 graticule 54 luma qualified 24 region of interest 54 resolution 54 toolbar icon 37 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Video generation 22 safe action title area 43 source 35 Video capture 75 full frame RVF 76 time shift feature 33 Video Index 28 reader
17. 27 toolbar icon 38 Video Analyzer 23 Video Dual Link 25 Video General 20 Video Generator 22 Video Index Reader 28 WSS Reader 28 Errors chrominance 23 27 display options 87 error mask 24 luminance 23 27 motion content 26 range checks 86 reset error count 18 88 99 signalling on output 23 timelines 84 Event logging 104 event selection 106 119 multiple log sessions 106 saving to disk 106 summary view 105 108 toolbar 105 Page 123 toolbar icon 38 window 48 104 Extended Data View 46 File menu 14 70 File monitor 73 Files oas files 117 ode files 117 odl files 117 ods files 117 ogs file 117 pre files 117 Filtering 119 supplied filter 121 Flash Reprogramming 20 Flat View 42 55 84 88 98 Folder Monitor 77 Full Screen mode 9 40 65 configuration 38 67 control panel timeout 68 controls 66 entry and exit 66 exit controls 68 full screen menu 19 hot keys 69 HW optimized sizing 67 layout builder 68 show help information 68 start up in full screen mode 68 video status information 67 Gamut window graticule 49 look amp feel 50 toolbar icon 37 GBR ordering 59 Generation video 22 Generator 50 70 folder monitor 77 loading images sequences 71 menus 70 playlists 78 preferences 71 toolbar 73 toolbar icon 37 Page 124 Graticule 39 audio PPM window 91 92 calibration 50 59 gamut window 49
18. 32 Region of Interest Tool AT siiceicsccieecss ccs teccecncesCovsvsterchsossedosecasecevauessseuseavecchceeeece vee cavenensConseateecuuceccoeeceveedseaeuerscrcen beveces 33 Run Transport Toolbar nati a TAI AA AAA Aida 33 St AA O 35 Video Slandard DO eee aai 36 Window ai cinta tes ees a a a aaa at let ik 37 5 APPLICATION WINDOW O imita 39 Window Controls nasosi as ae a dates als diac a eE E EaR 39 OPORTO a r E r A snrasihlaueaiades 39 Window menan ici 40 Audio PEM Wind OW sits ies O aaae a aE eel eect ioe 40 Audio Lissajous WIN OW CARUU U NUNU NO O 5 OA sesseeuaesesueecss ceccuuceusesusseeccecassuseeescustestes 41 OPlons THOME asador dl ata rola idilio 41 Audio CAMUS MAI as 42 a O A aa annoneensaes 42 BATA AAA A cute chac bate conceb tc e aer a aa ae aa araor a i 43 Closed Caption WI a a aa a a 44 DIAL VIENE VV NINE Wy ccc aces wes ca E A 45 DN Wy i as hs A o E O ie 46 Options MEAT eii 46 Delay Measurement WIT OW siiidiseccccscececcscescsnevessececudeviccccuseccsdvscceeuesvedesudevecdeuacececsudsoesscvacdeaseuderendcedssesseeesedescecessacnacaee 47 A aunt enlstee a Aetetrostin a nad r heesuatouoennane 47 Event LOS YI dOW cio dianas 48 Camut Wn O Wicca SEARE 49 in AA E O A 49 Generator MIMO cs cess A O id O Ras 50 Min Pie WV OW A scouded saeden lesawed a aaa aE a aanas 50 En T 51 Vector SCOPE WINGO W aessa tee caseterceusaeasth cceeene Gace sixecatasegees te cseeacaneaeextvesetadsousevouseslRoaueeceeteceostecsesadnoeneas 53 A A Re
19. Release 2 3 Page 9 Engineering Settings A 101 x video General Generator Analyzer Dual Link Picture Reprogram flash Time Code Video Standard Video Index 720x576 PAL Auto detect Wide Screen Signalling Teletext OP 47 Closed Caption Here you can change the current video standard sync S 3 r Monitor Mode yne Free Run H offset fo 4 RGB Sync SD Y offset fo Yuy type and monitor mode Syne HD Composite Serial Revert to defaults The usual selection of the sync for a waveform monitor is Serial lock as selected by Auto detect For further details of video setup please refer to page 21 of this guide Windows Layout Normal mode generally opens with the choice of windows and toolbars that was last used in that display mode This selection of windows is not affected by any Full Screen layouts that have been used If the selection of windows shown is not as you want you can change which windows are open and their positions using the usual click and drag techniques A full list of the available windows is on the Window menu although most windows have icon shortcuts You can also configure the contents of the windows to suit your requirements even to the extent of setting the colours used for the different traces through Look amp Feel options associated with the individual windows Particular layouts can also be sa
20. Settings Stores everything all user configurable engineering settings the four layouts pages and all other miscellaneous settings and preferences Saved and loaded via the Save system configuration and Load system configuration options in the Configuration menu Note that OmniTek saves a ods file when it is closed down and normally opens that same file when it next starts up ensuring the system is in the exact same state in was last in called startup ods and is located in program files omnitek omnitek xr The user can however opt to load a selected ods file at start up by checking the At start up prompt to load system configuration option in the File Preferences menu ogs OmniGen Setup Stores Generator configuration data default resize type pattern path resize type and load status the selected pattern and whether the Generator displays a list or thumbnails pre Preset Definition Text file containing set Preset definitions see page 11 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 117 Generator patterns Extension Input Output Description bmp X X Bitmap jpg jpeg X X JPEG tif Xx X TIF Tagged Image File Format gif Xx X GIF Graphics Interchange Format png X X PNG Portable Network Graphics yuv X Xx YUV 8 bit per pixel 8 U 8 Y 8 V 8 Y yuv10 X X YUV 10 bit per pixel 10 V 10 U 10 Y 2 padding dpx X DPX Digital Moving Picture Exchange cin Xx Cineon vf x gt Raster Video
21. Standard 1920x1080 6OHz Note The above illustration shows just one possible arrangement of the toolbars Windows provides the ability to undock or move each toolbar individually while the Show menu allows the user to choose which toolbars are displayed If a toolbar seems to have disappeared but is shown as active ticked on the menu turning it off and then back on again may help to locate it The toolbars are described below in alphabetical order of name There are also some toolbars associated with specific application windows These are described alongside the description of those windows You should also note that the precise details of the toolbars offered depends on which additional packages are included in the OmniTek XR system that is being used Closed Caption Log Toolbar Note Closed Caption Log E Start gt This toolbar enables closed caption data and teletext subtitles to be logged to an XML file The items on the toolbar are Calls up Closed Caption Teletext Log Configuration dialogue shown below In particular this dialogue allows the user to specify the time stamps to record alongside the caption Closed Caption Log Configuration E Time stamp if PC Clock Data Logging if Captions W Raw Packets Starts the recording of captions Opens an existing log file The source of the captions must first be identified to OmniTek XR through the Analyzer menu see page 17
22. Standard toolbar is also used to set the system for the video standard of the input With Dual link ticked on the Video Standard toolbar it is then possible to control whether the output is single link or dual link and YUV RGB or XYZ format using the options offered here in the Output section of the Video Dual Link page of the Engineering Settings control window Picture Settings Engineering Settings 1501 x Video Picture Picture Picture State Errors Time Code Motion Content Level 36 v Video Index Motion Content Time 5 000 H Seconds fiso a Frames Wide Screen Signalling Luminance Content Level 36 v Teletext OP 47 Luminance Content Time 5 000 Seconds fiso Frames Chrominance Content Level 36 F Chrominance Content Time 5 000 Seconds 150 Frames Revert to defaults Picture State Errors Page 26 Where the Motion Capture option is selected OmniTek XR can detect whether the picture is moving or frozen or whether the picture has gone to black or to black and white All three detectors have individual timeouts with the condition not being detected until that time interval has elapsed The settings for the detectors are configured here Motion Content A level of filtering can be applied to the picture This is designed to accommodate an analog VTR that is parked on a single frame While the picture is frozen the varying analog noise from the VTR will mean th
23. User Guide Software Release 2 3 Options menu Options Pulsefcross w Colour Monochrome Blue only Green only Show Closed Captions Closed Caption source d EIA 08 Options b Show Cage Timecode b Aspect ratio Crosshair b Show Region OF Interest Show active tooltips Look amp Feel Save snapshot Wi gt ida OmmiTek Z OmniTek oe Omni The Options menu in the Mini Pic window includes the following options Pulse cross The Pulse cross mode delays the video by half a frame both horizontally and vertically to emulate the HV delay mode of CRTs This can give a clearer view of data adjacent to blanking Note This mode can be more useful if the TRS Pass mode is also enabled in the Analyzer menu of the main application Colour options The Mini Pic display defaults to normal full colour mode When using OmniTek XR in a colorist environment where brightly coloured displays can be a distraction it may be helpful to switch the Mini Pic into the monochrome mode The Mini Pic can also be switched into a blue or green mode whereby the blue or green data is applied to all three channels This can be very helpful in looking for noise or for macroblocks which tend to be more pronounced in chroma channels than in luma channels especially in HD Show Closed Captions This option is for use where the incoming material or test sequence contains closed captions or teletext subtitles in a
24. and after a session has been saved to disk as an XML file you can display a summary of the session that shows how many of each type of event has occurred Further OmniTek XR uses a traffic light type system to indicate whether sessions are free from error or errors have occurred either while the session is running Live session only or after the session has terminated The various features of the system are described in more detail below Event Log Window Page 104 The Event Log window has two modes of display One is as a single pane FEA a View Options Window as uxo m Event Type Data VITC ATC Frame a a Embedded Au 12 Digital Input Missing Embedded Au Consumer Embedded Au Locked Embedded Au Inactive Digital Input Error Embedded Au Active Embedded Au Professional Embedded Au Unlocked Digital Input OK Digital Input Error Embedded Au 117582 Embedded Au 117582 Digital Input OK Embedded Au 10 Embedded Au 10 Embedded Au 131 Embedded Au 131 Embedded Au 1 Embedded Au 1 Embedded Au 12 Embedded Au 12 Embedded Au Embedded Au Embedded Au OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 The other version of the window caters for multiple logging sessions and comprises a list of the sessions on the left and the display of the selected session data on the right Further details of this version of the display are given on page 106 Ea
25. and Re using Filters Selections of items to monitor may be saved as presets for either re selecting at a later date or transferring to another system Options to save the current selection as a preset and to load existing selections are offered at the top right hand corner of the display i Event configuration Load preset Show Show SHMP Event Alarm in Ul in log trap ees Save as preset Status H Format o 2 Digital input o pe Picture motion content O ba Picture luminance content O gt Picture chrominance content o L Analog syne T Video index ok Validity o pa Active format O ha Coded frame o 2 Component set T z Sample structure O Mide screen signalling ok Validity o i EN300294 i ARDSPEC i Closed captions Teletext O i Error checking i Timecode i Picture quality o i Audio 33 Embedded ha Cancel aes lol Page 120 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Note The present release of OmniTek XR includes a preset file that arranges for an OmniTek system with the Advanced Audio option to display the range of Dolby E information you would expect to see on an equivalent Tektronix or Linear Acoustics system The range of items covered is illustrated by the following screen shot of the Audio Status window ain x Options Window Embedded Dolby E i Mis sing packet error PTE 337 preamble Guard band error i Bit depth olby E frame Metadat
26. can then be switched between simply by selecting entries from the Full Screen menu described on page 19 Certain aspects of these windows such as the colours used the region of interest selected the sizing and colour space of the waveforms shown and various Engineering Settings can also be made part of the chosen full screen view see Assigning Settings below Anything not specifically set simply adopts the current configuration Creating Editing Full Screen Views Page 68 A new full screen view is normally created by creating an instance of one of the supplied layout templates then assigning the details of the required display to each pane in the layout The layout templates that are available are shown in the Layouts section at the top of the Layout Editor display If you wish you can filter the range of screen layouts by ticking the Only show layouts for current resolution option Start by scrolling through this and selecting the required template If there is not a template suitable for your requirement one can be created by making suitable changes to a text ini file Please contact OmniTek to see if an alternative template can be supplied or for help on how to edit the ini file Once you have selected a template layout the window below will show all currently existing instances of the selected template layout If the selected template hasn t been used before the window will be empty Existing full screen
27. chrominance content EE Picture planking lett 2 Picture blanking right Picture planking width PoP Analog sync i Video index bk Validity z Active format 2 R Coded frame i Component set PoP h Sample structure eS a aa ef a a a a a ce ca ca ea caf ea aca ES SY AY AA KY A a ce es ea ea ea H walidity Fi EN300294 Fi ARDSPEC Closed captions ict Error checking PoP ok CRE Cancel This dialogue may be displayed by selecting the Configure filter option from the Options menu of either the Video Status window the Audio Status window or Event Log window or by clicking on Configure traps button in the SNMP Settings dialogue see page 109 This dialogue gives complete control over the monitoring and reporting of all the different parameters that the system can respond to Every parameter event that can be monitored is shown on this dialogue together with check boxes representing the inclusion of the parameter event in displays on the screen Show in UI its inclusion in event logs Show in Log whether this event happening will trigger an alarm and whether the event is to generate an SNMP trap The tick boxes indicate all the possible options for displaying and logging events or for using these events to sound alarms etc The user simply needs to indicate which events they are interested in by ticking these and clearing the ticks from events they do not wish to monitor OmniTek XR User Guide Softw
28. data has been set e Associated timing information VITC ATC LTC PC clock Where the system being used includes the 708 Decode option Options there is also the option available through the Options menu of Clear displaying the 708 windowing commands embedded in the video Display 708 Commands These commands are displayed in CEA 708 B standard format The source of the captions to be analysed may be set through the Closed Caption source option in the Analyzer menu see page 17 Some details of closed captions for example their service names are also recorded in the Event Log see page 104 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Data View Window E iol x Ong Options Window patne ee ee e M A 6 OO Oey AA e es ose Md 5 Pe LJ SS O O O O a a 3 CO co 0 00 gt a A ee Pu EEJ 4 46 46 47 8 s s 48 47 J n HE ma a This window displays data values associated with the image that is currently being processed by the built in analyzer except in a Dual Link mode where it always shows data from the serial input Data is shown for a specified sample number on the current line plus samples earlier and later in that same line The data may be shown purely as numbers as shown above or together with descriptions in the Extended View version of the display see below The total number of pixel pairs displayed is set from the Options menu within the Data Vi
29. default values by taking the Reset option offered in the Options menu see below Options amp Window menus Options Graticule Look and Feel These menus provide additional controls In particular The Graticule option within the Options menu lets you change between a 100 graticule and a 75 graticule or to hide the graticule or separately hide the Reset gainfgammafdecay graticule labels There is also the option to allow the display to be interpreted in Save snapshot Page 54 terms of the YIQ colour space by additionally showing l Q axes Reset gain gamma decay gives you a single menu option to select to reset these aspects of the display to their default values Save snapshot will take the current Vector Scope data and write it to a named bitmap file It is also worth noting a range of different resolutions that are supported up to 1024 x 1024 The required resolution may be selected through the Window menu Further information about these window controls is given on page 39 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Video Status window Tr TT o INFO Options Window Status Format 1920 x 1080 59 94 A Digital input fe Picture motion content i Picture luminance content fe Picture chrominance content fe Picture blanking lett 0 Pixels 0 000ps i Picture blanking right 0 Pixels 0 000ps he Picture blanking width 260 Pixels 3 7 75ps ie Analog sync Line 21 Hot Present
30. input is connected to the serial input The test sequence video should then be present in the Mini Pic window while the audio should be visible by displaying the Embedded PPMs Par onitor out Generator v Serial out Generator ad 3 Call up the Delay Measurement window for example by clicking on its icon in the main Window toolbar 4 Use the PCM Delay option in this window s Options menu to ensure a that the PCM Relative Delay is displayed and the Embedded Audio option in the same menu to select the channel on which to run the test Display Status Embedded Audio 5 The required audio and video delay values will be displayed inthe PCM Dolby E Audio Audio Video Relative Delay slot in the Delay Measurement window PCM Delay DolbyE Delay Reference Timing Page 114 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Ebelay measurement Tad Options Window PCM AudioVideo Relative Delay 1 Fields Video 1 Fields 0 02 Fields 0 31mSecs Audio Audio Group 1 Channel 1 Pudico Advanced Dolby E Audio Video Relative Delay No Test Sequence Detected Video Relative Timing Test Inputs Not Present Test Inputs Not Present The figure given shows the timing of the audio channel the label below the bar relative to the video labelled above the bar The label below the bar also moves in proportion to the delay being measured imperceptible where the difference is small Please note that the de
31. insertion modes are not compatible with the full raster playout For example if a clip is grabbed including the embedded audio video index information VITC etc then when the clip is replayed you probably want this embedded data to be replayed with the video But in case you don t we have provided a control on the Video Generator page of the Engineering Settings control window OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Note Engineering Settings 15 x Video General Generator Analyzer Dual Link Picture Power On Defaults Time Code m Panning Video Index Enable Speed fo H Wide Screen Signalling Teletext OP 47 Closed Caption Reverse blanking and ancillary data From Internal Generator C From Source Image RWF Revert to defaults Under Use blanking and ancillary data select From Internal Generator to remove the entire ancillary data packets from the original source material Alternatively select From Source Image RVF to use the actual data from the source Image A simple RVF editor is supplied free alongside the Advanced Option to let you view and edit rvf files This editor can be run concurrently with any other OmniTek application The current release of this application lets you open files check the status of ancillary data and edit the hex data anywhere within the file Folder Monitor Source Import Image Mew Input Monitor Folder
32. link operation and a single link mode in which either Link A or Link B is used as the input This facility exists purely to provide a quick and easy way of switching between single and dual link modes depending on the input that is being analysed If single link operation is required for an extended period you should select a single link video format on the Video Standard toolbar as this offers slightly more functionality Video Standard Toolbar Dual Page 36 video Standard 72045765 PAL I Auto detect The Video Standard toolbar has one function which is to select the appropriate video standard The toolbar has two forms one used for basic XR systems shown here and the other used where the optional Dual Link module is present see below The toolbar provides a shortcut to selecting the video format through the Engineering Settings control window see page 21 Using the drop down menu is identical to selecting the video format from the Video General section of the Engineering Settings control window The video lock is unchanged If required the video lock can be set within the Video General section of the Engineering Settings control window Ticking Auto detect causes the format of the input stream to be identified by matching against the range of video standards supported by OmniTek XR It also automatically switches the video lock to Serial lock Note If Auto detect is subsequently cancelled the unit will rema
33. main Source toolbars Single Link Source Toolbar Source AE switch Link A Analizer Serial In Monitorouk Serial In Seralout D Serial In aj The above toolbar is offered where OmniTek XR is used with the Motion Capture option A shorter version appears when the Advanced External Audio option is being used The functionality of the above toolbar is best understood by reference to the block diagram shown below Analogue ___ ent y AA se Reference nra Link A Analyzer Generator Monitor out Serial In Serial out Serial In joel Analyzer Input B AIB Switch InputA gt Capture pi Video Store Source Select is Monitor Zone Plate Cv Output Generator A Color Bars Serial Output e Audio Timecode The first thing to consider is the input A B switch which chooses between the two physical inputs on the OmniTek XR unit The input to the Analyzer module can come either from this serial input or from the internal test pattern generator video store where included The Monitor Output can also be either the serial input or the output from the test pattern generator video store In either case both the crosshair and the out of range detectors can be overlaid onto the output The Serial Output can be independently set in a similar way to the Monitor Output with the same markers overlaid The check boxes associated with the Analyzer Monitor out
34. menu These actions will only affect the selected item You can also move an item up or down the list by using the Move up and Move down context menu items these will move any item up or down the list selected or otherwise Delete item Page 80 To delete an item in the playlist either click on the Cross shaped toolbar icon take the Remove selected pattern option included in the Pattern menu or press the Delete key Note These actions will only affect the selected item The context menu Remove item may also be used to delete an item selected or otherwise OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Playlist save open new File New playlist Open playlist Save playlist Save playlist as Playlists can be saved or opened using the Save playlist or Open playlist toolbar icons or the Save playlist Save playlist as and Open Playlist menu items in the File menu Playlists are saved as odp files The last used playlist will be opened automatically when OmniTek XR starts up Use the New playlist menu item in the File menu to create a new blank playlist Note Since the playlist is only a set of instances of patterns it is important for the source patterns to be fully available in the current configuration If a playlist item is not found in the current configuration an error message will be displayed Important Notes 1 When a playlist is playing the video generator sett
35. that is specified on the Video Dual Link page as providing the serial lock see page 25 sync Type amp Position lf OmniTek XR is to be locked to an external reference sync select either Analog Sync SD Analog Sync HD or Serial SD sync signals are assumed to be bi level while HD sync signals are assumed to be tri level lf OmniTek XR does not need to be locked to an external sync then select Free Run It is perfectly valid to lock to an SD sync whilst working in HD as long as the format has the same update rates This is particularly useful if you need an analog reference lock but no HD SPG is available If the OmniTek system is used to look at a stored image from disk using the Motion Capture module then it is also possible to alter the relative position of the output video with respect to the lock reference by using the horizontal H and vertical V offset controls If the OmniTek system is being used to look at a live video source the H and V offset controls should both be left at zero as no real timing control is possible for a live video source lf OmniTek XR is to be used to analyze incoming video then we recommend that the unit is synchronised to that incoming serial video Monitor Mode OmniTek XR provides an analog non broadcast grade monitoring output on a 9 way mini DIN socket The unit can be supplied with an optional breakout cable which will either connect this socket to an SVGA connector or to
36. the section starting on page 119 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Data Displayed Edvideo status loli EEE Options Window Options Window H Format 1920 x 1080 59 94 Aut Es Format 1920 x 1080 59 94 4 E Digital input E Digital input ie Picture motion content i E Picture motion content is Picture luminance content i F Picture luminance content F Picture chrominance content i F Picture chraminance content i bs Picture blanking lett 0 Pixels 0 000u is Picture blanking lett 0 Pixels 0 000u os Picture blanking right 0 Pixels 0 000ps ie Picture blanking right 0 Pixels 0 000u is Picture blanking width 250 Pixels 3 7 75ps hs Picture blanking width 250 Pixels 3 7 75ps Pu nalo Y Sync Status Status ho Anala g Sync Hot Present 2 E Line 21 Hot Present Hot Present e ANC 608 Hot Present Hot Present Poh Hot Present Hot Present im Hot Present i Error checking Poe CRC 5 RGB range YCbCr range Composite range h TRS be ANC Hot Present LINE iZ Timecode OF ATC Source VITC 41 Pike LTC i Picture quality Toggle type Reset Toggle type Reset Status Parameters Format Shows what video standard the unit has been set to if standard has been manually set or what standard has been detected if auto detect selected Digital input OK Missing or Wrong Format Both the text of the status message and the colour of that te
37. these outputs to point to the Generator on the Source toolbar Show Crosshair OmniTek XR can display a crosshair on the output marking the current point of interest the data for which is shown as the central sample in the Data View window This menu option allows the user to choose whether the crosshair appears on the monitor output or the serial digital output or on both outputs Page 18 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 0 0 0 a ll screen Full Screen Menu Configuration Wideo Status Any Audio Status Any Data view Any As well as operating within a conventional application window OmniTek XR can also operate within a Full Screen environment This menu allows you both to define full screen py o A views and to select a specific view to launch in Full Screen waveform Any mode vector Scope Any Audio PPM s Embedded Any Event Log 4ny waveform Histogram Any Closed Caption View Any Full Screen mode is described starting on page 65 Note The precise range of options seen depend on the gamut view Any details of the system being used and on what full screen Delay Measurement View Any views have been defined gt YRGB Histogram Any YRGB Vectorscope Any Layout 5 Composite 4ny Window Menu This menu lets you select a given application window and bring it to the front of the other windows It also offers the option to reset all windows to ensure
38. time delay before the audio input pulse is detected The system automatically detects whether the audio pulse is early or late with respect to the video and displays the results accordingly The delay range that the system is capable of measuring is 50Hz Systems 60Hz Systems Audio early with respect to video 0 5760 ms O 4800 ms Video early with respect to audio 0 1920 ms O 1600 ms The relative time delay measurement is typically expressed in milliseconds and the accuracy is better than 1 ms Measurement using the Dolby E RVF based test sequence 1 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 The delay test sequence must be played out either from an OmniTek LAB system that incorporates the Generator module or from a videotape machine or a video file server The steps used to play out this sequence are described on page 111 Set the source routing such that the analyzer input is connected to the serial input The test sequence video should then be present in the Mini Pic window while the audio should be visible by displaying the Embedded PPMs Use the Embedded PPMs display to identify which channel pair has the Dolby E information on it usually pair 2 Call up the Delay Measurement window for example by clicking on its icon in the main Window toolbar Use the Dolby E Delay option in this window s Options menu to ensure that the Dolby E Relative Delay is displayed and the Dolby E Audio option in the same menu t
39. views can be copied using the Add instance copy button and then edited to create the required full screen view Alternatively a new full screen view can be created by selecting the Add new instance button A new instance appears with the window panes unassigned and the whole thing highlighted in dark red except for an individual pane that is highlighted in a lighter red to show it is the current selection You can also delete full screen views that are no longer required To edit a new or existing full screen view start by either double clicking on the required pane within the instance or right clicking over the pane and select Change pane type From the popup window that appears select your choice of window to display in this pane Repeat this process for the other panes within the instance Initially the new instance will have a default name shown directly above it of the form layout n Double click on this name and a popup will appear that will let you rename the instance OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Assigning Settings By default no specific settings are assigned to the various portions of the full screen view So when you enter a full screen view each pane will adopt the current settings of the related window within the normal environment For example the waveforms in a given full screen view could be currently set to show YUV Go back to the normal Windows display mode and change the waveform display to RG
40. z ANC 608 Hot Present Hot Present Hot Present it RGB range i YCbCr range tee Composite range ie TRS in ANC LINE Toggle type Reset The Video Status window displays a selection of information about the video content of the input being processed and in particular about errors detected in that stream The information is arranged in a collapsible hierarchy with sections of the display able to be opened or hidden as required allowing the user to select what is displayed according to their particular needs Details of the video information displayed are given in the section on OmniTek XR s Video Checking Features starting on page 84 Options menu The Options menu in the Video Status window includes the following Options f l Flat view options Configure timeline Flat View Configure filter Ticking this option selects the alternative flat status display see page 84 Look and Feel Configure Timeline Reset error counters e i m i Reset minimax range amplitudes This option allows you both to opt to display timelines indicating the rate at which different type of errors are occurring and to set the parameters of that Enable columns 1 those timelines as shown the following dialogue See page 84 Timeline configuration ul X Frequency rmilli zecond 100 Duration entries f 000 Total durations 00 07 40 00 cos OmniTek XR User Guide Software Releas
41. 0 00 dBFS afterf0 040 Seconds Over level detect Frames Trigger alarm at 9 00 dBFS after 0 040 Seconds Silence level detect AE Trigger alarm at 60 00 lt BFS after 0 200 Seconds Framez Mute level detect Trigger alarm at 200 00 Reset To Default Reference Levels Permitted Max Level paco dBFS Alignment Level 18 00 dEFS Reset To Default Ballistics Integration 10 msec Decay Rate fao 4 In 1700 4 m5econds ER shthahahubahals dEFS after 0 040 lt lt Seconds Frames Reset To Default Graticule Type dBFS W Show Peak Hold Infinite Hold Cancel The Audio Configuration Dialogue also features a more limited range of items than the Embedded Audio version of this dialogue Graticule Error Detection and Reference Level settings still appear as does the option to display Peak Hold markers and to set Pair labels but the options to select a surround sound view and to choose which groups are visible do not appear as the channel configuration used is pre defined by the associated metadata It is also not currently possible to show the phase relationships between the channel pairs in the same way as for Embedded Audio though it is intended to add this feature in the future AES EBU Audio PPMs Page 96 Where OmniTek XR includes the External Audio option PPMs may be displayed for AES Audio These are very similar to those provided for displaying Embedded A
42. 2 The blanking and ancillary data played out may either be taken directly from the source or taken from the internal generator Selecting From Internal Generator removes all the ancillary data packets from the original source material To play out data such as time codes and teletext subtitles from an rvf file the option to use blanking and ancillary data from the Source file must be selected This is described in more detail on page 76 The option to use blanking and ancillary data from the Source Image is only available if the Advanced option is present If this option is not included the blanking and ancillary data can only be generated from the internal generator OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Video Analyzer Settings Engineering Settings l 1501 x Video General Generator Analyzer Dual Link Picture Range Errors Time Code T Video Index Y Min 55 Max 97 Sj Error limit 1 TF Luma Mask Vector Scope Wide Screen Signaling Cb Mim fes Max fo Y YCbCr Polarity Outside Teletext OP 47 Cr Min 164 Max 960 Closed Caption Comp Min 98 Max 382 Enorme 1 A XYZ Min 119 Max fi 005 J Error limit fi RGB Min 119 ad Max fi 005 H Error limit 1 Dutput V RGB Polarity Outside ET Profiles YCbCr RGB XYZ Composite Amplitude measurement units Monitor E E E Digital levels des Serial a a m Mini pic E E E E Er
43. 28 Video standard 21 auto detect 36 dual link 36 toolbar 36 Video Status 55 84 configure filter 56 88 configure timeline 55 88 enable columns 56 88 filtering 119 flat view 55 88 look amp feel 56 88 on full screen display 67 parameters 85 reset 18 56 88 toolbar icon 37 window 84 Video store 37 50 70 Video timing reference 21 View menu 72 VITC 27 87 Waveform display mode 63 full field 64 full frame 64 region of interest 57 63 Waveform Histogram display 61 colour modes 62 graph type 62 toolbar icon 37 Waveform window 56 colour modes 58 61 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 control panel 56 58 crosshair 59 graticule 59 look amp feel 58 59 parade view 58 resizing 97 split view 60 toolbar icon 37 Wide screen signalling 28 Window menu 19 39 73 Window toolbar 37 Windows 39 audio lissajous 41 audio PPMs 40 89 audio status 42 97 cage generator 43 82 closed captions 44 control panel 56 data view 45 delay measurement 47 event log 48 104 full screen display 65 gamut 49 generator 50 70 layout 15 mini pic 50 positioning 13 40 resizing 13 40 57 67 vector scope 53 video status 55 84 waveform 56 waveform histogram 61 window controls 39 Windows mode 9 layout 10 YCbCr Polarity Outside 23 Zoneplate patterns at start up 22 Page 127 Intec 2 Unit 3 Wade Road Basingstoke Hants RG24 8NE UK Omni
44. 5 BNCs depending on configuration at the time of purchase The video on this connector may be set to RGB or YUV depending on the Monitor Mode setting Please note that if the monitor output is connected to an SVGA monitor then it will be necessary to use the RGB setting Also note that under some standards there will be HD video on this connector which will probably exceed the bandwidth of some SVGA monitors When the standard is set to NTSC or PAL it is possible to opt for Composite output With the standard BNC cable the composite signal will be on the green BNC connector In this mode there is also an S Video output The luma channel is on the red BNC and the chroma channel is on the blue BNC When running in an HD format the green BNC will have tri level sync on it as well as the luma green data Note that the analog output runs at the frame rate chosen for the video standard It is possible that some analog monitors will not be able to lock to some of the frame rates that are available in particular the very low rates used by the HDSL formats OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 21 Video Generator Settings Engineering Settings i 1501 x Video General Generator analyzer Dual Link Picture Power On Defaults Time Code m Panning Video Index ____Videoindex Enable Speed fo 4 Wide Screen Signalling Reverse Teletext OP 47 L y Closed Caption r Use blanking and ancilliary data
45. 768 i Duration 125 5 Path SEGrC Test Patterns ThOoo 0 9 bmp Type Sequence 10 frms Duration 250 70 Selected ae Path C Test Patterneizp zpd item in 1 Tyke Zoneplate eave is Duration 1253 5 720 x 576 200 frma Patterns T Total duration 1000 frames 40 si Ready Do E Generator Playlist status pence text total number dede of items total path type and duration duration Source patter tem duration frames second Thumbnail preview Showing item Co Test Patterns vipeout_ aren 1024 Jp Type Frame Normal item Duration 125 15 Path C Test Patterns wipeo fusion 1024 apo Type Frame Selected Duration 124575 Playlist options Adding Editing items As previously mentioned items can be added to the playlist by dragging a source pattern from the Generator window or by taking Add to Playlist from the context menu On doing so a dialogue will appear which allows the user to specify the duration for this item It also provides the ability to edit various video generation features such as panning Note that these video audio generator settings only apply to the specified item so that the user can for example apply different panning speeds to different items in the playlist OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 79 Source pattern path Duration for this item and thumbnail preview in frames and seconds 4 Duration fizo 4 frames F 4 En T E T seconds Video Gen
46. 84 Timeline configuration X Frequency milli secorids 100 Duration entries f ngn Total duration 00 07 40 00 cos Configure Filter Calls up the dialogue through which items for display and or logging are selected see page 119 Look amp Feel Calls up the Look amp Feel dialogue used to set display parameters across the whole application see page 59 Reset options These options reset different aspects of the Video Status display Enable columns This option displays a dialogue through which you can select which details are displayed in the Video Status window Page 88 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 10 Audio Checking Features The audio checking facilities offered by OmniTek XR depend on the system being run and which extra options are installed Very basic systems do not include any audio checking facilities Systems that include teither the Standard Audio or the Advanced Audio option however provide status information and metering on up to 16 channels of embedded audio The Advanced Audio option also provides the basis for the AES EBU support and Dolby E monitoring facilities offered by the External Audio and Dolby E options The analysis of the audio data provides both audio level and status information Where Dolby E encoded data is processed the Dolby E metadata is displayed alongside other status information However while it is possible to play back PCM audio on a system that
47. B and then go back into full screen display If no settings have been assigned the waveforms will now be shown in RGB format If however for the given full screen view the waveforms had been assigned to YUV they would always be shown as YUV regardless of the setting within the normal Windows display environment Pane settings To assign settings to a pane use the standard procedures to make the required settings within the main part of the program then select the pane in the Layout Builder and click Assign from the Pane settings section Applicable settings include the choice of YUV or RGB or XYZ and whether the waveforms are shown at normal size or are stretched to a larger size If at a later stage you wish to change settings that have been previously assigned Load the current pane settings change them to suit your requirement in the Windows version of the display then re Assign them within this Full Screen Configuration dialogue It is also possible to entirely Remove the pane settings if required Engineering ROI and Look amp Feel settings As well as assigning Pane settings it is also possible to assign particular Engineering settings Region of Interest settings and Look amp Feel settings to individual layouts The settings concerned are those made through the Engineering Settings control window see page 20 the Region of Interest toolbar see page 63 and the Look amp Feel dialogue see page 39
48. Format SINGLE LINK ONLY stores active video AND blanking ay X x Raw active video DUAL LINK ONLY V R 10 U B 10 Y G 10 2 padding Ipd X Line pattern Zpd Xx Zoneplate avi X Microsoft Audio Video Interleaved wmv xX Windows Media Video asf X Microsoft Windows Media Advanced Systems Format Page 118 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Appendix 2 Filtering OmniTek XR is able to monitor and report on a very wide range of different data within video streams Not all of this data will be useful to monitor in any particular application so OmniTek XR includes a filter mechanism through which you can specify precisely which parameters you want e Displayed in the GUI i e in the Status displays e Logged as part of the Event Log e Used as triggers for alarms e Used as SNMP traps A key aspect of this feature is that with the appropriate items selected for display on the GUI a session log can be run on a simple red light green light basis Further information on Logging SNMP traps and the red light green light scheme is given in Section 11 Making the required selection The filtering you require is defined through the following Event Configuration dialogue event configuration x E Show Show Alarm Load preset inl in Zi Video Save as prezet E Status b Format Alarm WA path Eb Digital input E oP Picture motion content Picture luminance content k Picture
49. GB data the values may be processed through a look up table before display The Linear setting leaves data unchanged The Logarithmic setting applies a standard log lookup table to the data Selecting Custom uses your own lookup table This needs to be loaded in using the Browse button but once it has been loaded you can switch between it and the other settings without having to reload Custom lookup tables should be in CSV comma separated variable format LUTs are included with OmniTek XR for Sony SR and Thomson Viper cameras which can be modified to create complete custom LUTs The supplied LUTs are located in c program files omnitek omnitek xr A variable level of gamma correction may also be applied to the video OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 25 Note that whilst the lookup table adjusts how the waveforms and the Vector Scope are displayed the data shown in the Data View window is always the exact data on the serial inputs Output Format Where OmniTek XR includes the Dual Link option it is possible to produce either single link or dual link output from either single link or dual link input It is further possible to produce this output in either YUV RGB or XYZ format as required The key to the operation is the selection of the Dual link option on the Video Standard toolbar See page 36 When this option is ticked the facility to handle both dual link input and dual link output is enabled The Video
50. I output 18 23 32 35 SNMP 17 109 teletext reader 29 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 time code readers 27 video index reader 28 video settings 20 video source 35 video standard 36 waveform window 58 WSS reader 28 Configuration menu 16 Configure Filter audio status 43 99 event log 105 video status 56 88 Configure Timeline audio status 42 98 video status 55 88 CRC checks 86 Crosshair on output 18 32 show hide 39 59 toolbar 32 CRT emulation 59 Cursors crosshair 18 32 39 measurement 32 toolbar 32 Data View 45 extended view 46 sync to ROI 64 toolbar icon 37 Delay measurement 110 difference measurement 116 Dolby E 48 embedded audio 47 PCM delay 47 reference timing 48 115 relative A V delay 113 status information 47 system requirements 110 test sequence 110 toolbar icon 38 window 47 Detection chrominance 27 86 closed caption 86 luminance 27 86 motion content 26 85 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 teletext 86 WSS 86 Dolby E delay measurement 48 metadata 99 100 PPM configuration 96 PPM display 94 source 90 Dual link configuration 35 data conversion 25 input format 25 output format 26 video standard 36 EDH checks 86 Enable Columns audio status 43 99 video status 56 88 Engineering settings 17 20 Closed Caption Reader 30 Picture 26 Teletext Reader 29 Time Code Reader
51. Initialization Used to store generic data OmniTek uses three ini files one for the full screen layout definitions full_screen layouts ini one for analyzer range profiles analyzer_range_error_profiles ini and one for cage safe title profiles cage safe title profiles ini All of these ini files are stored at the same level as the OmniTek executable usually at c program files omnitek omnitek xr xml Extensible Markup Language The main event log and the picture quality time based log are stored as XML files OmniTek specific Files oas OmniAllSettings Used to store complete configurations either to provide a complete back up of your settings or to allow these settings to be copied from one machine to another Exported and imported via the Export ALL settings and Import ALL settings options in the Configuration menu ode OmniDesktop Engineering Stores all user configurable engineering settings those settings configurable via the Engineering Settings control window Saved and loaded via the Save Engineering settings and Load Engineering settings options in the Configuration menu odl OmniDesktop Layout Stores layout information for current page Child window position size snap Z order of child windows Toolbar visibility position Layout name Display selections for Status window Saved when Assigned to a particular full screen view in the Full Screen Configuration dialogue ods OmniDesktop
52. O po O eo EES 11 W INC OW SIZES IA ea 13 Size and POSIOM SMA oia ins 13 2 MENU Saad aia 14 A 14 Protec ii 14 Window ay Outs ald apt oracion r NG 15 Show MEM ro ga Op A re en Ree nee enn 15 A NT 16 CONTI CON MA E E A E E Et S nn OI 16 Analyzer MOM sarcs no vaca ccesaatancesuevsssesnuescoce sanessesnuussauseucsceesvnus cous E E a 17 A A ne Meme oe Mer eeee earner ener es 18 AAA 18 Full Sereen Ment aciano aan aa aa Ea a e 19 Window E i EE E E TE E TEE EAT EEEE AT EEEE 19 Hep M A O A E 19 A A A A 19 3 ENGINEERING SETTINO Sion ida 20 Video Gencral SetiingS ceases Saas ra eee eee ne eee eer 20 Videot Generator AAA o A 22 video Analyzer Sette cied a a 23 EDITI gt EEE E EA EEE EE EREE E AEE S EO EEIE I E AEE EEA TEE TIS E EE ET EET 24 Video Dual E mk nn chisieialacishlalsiodadiashiiiciesaiecinhlaisiebadniedcee 25 Picture SOU GS sirna AEA 26 Time Codes ReadMore 27 Video Index Reader Settings sich ee ale a 28 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 3 Wide Screen Signalling Line 23 Reader Settings c ccccssssssssssssssscccccsseeccscssssssssssssssscccccssssssssssssssscccssssssoccosss 28 Teletext OP 47 Reader SCcu 0S ARAN nn EEA EEEa EEEE EE EESE REEE steer ceeeeas eee 29 Closed Captions Reader Settna S sie send sees cocecvaus cuvaseuy ces a A sonecanteueus uses cenvececensectecuusienicenteeteies 30 4 TOOL BAIR Sra A 31 Closed Captor Lor Dor aaa 31 Crosshair PO OUI AN usina icon dica 32 Cursors TODA T E ER A E T O
53. R User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 41 Audio Status window Options Window INFO E Enabled disabled E Usage status Audio sample 5 Emphasis E Lock status Sample frequency Channel mode b word length 2 Channels E Enabled disabled E Usage status Audio sample 5 Emphasis E Lock status sample frequency Enabled Professional Audio Locked J kHz Manual 24 Bits 20 10 dbFS 21 43 dbFS Inf dBFS Inf dBFS Enabled Professional Audio Locked J kHz Manual Channel mode a Word length o 24 Bits i Channels Toggle type Reset The Audio Status window is offered by all systems that include audio support Where included it displays a selection of information about the audio content of the input being processed The information is arranged in a collapsible hierarchy with sections of the display able to be opened or hidden as required allowing the user to select what is displayed according to their particular needs Details of the audio information displayed are given in the section on OmniTek XR s Audio Checking Features which starts on page 89 Options menu The Options menu in the Audio Status window includes the following options Flat View Ticking this option selects the alternative flat status display see page 84 Plat view Configure timeline Configure Filter Look and Feel Configure Timeline Reset error counters i ee Re
54. SS data can be read using ARDSPEC or EN 300 294 specifications Of course the way WSS data is interpreted should match the way it was generated so if the ARDSPEC specification weas used for generation then it should also be interpreted using 4RDSPEC Revert to defaults Page 28 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 This data can be interpreted either as per EN 300 294 or as modified by ARDSPEC For flexibility it is possible to monitor other lines in addition to line 23 Teletext OP 47 Reader Settings This page of the Engineering Settings control window is concerned with the additional information needed when working with OP 47 or PAL teletext Engineering Settings g 5 xj Video Teletext tre teletext 0P47 Time Code pass s84 Video Index Wide Screen Signalling Falla Dato Tetetext 0P 47 Read Line 20 Here you can specify the parameters for teletext information Teletext data is only applicable to the PAL video standard Revert to defaults The main information needed to detect and display PAL or OP 47 teletext is the number the page on which the data is provided In the case of PAL the number of a line that contains teletext data also needs to be specified The above illustration shows the pages used for teletext subtitles in the UK Note This feature only applies to a limited range of SD video formats You should also note that the tel
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56. The default waveform position has pixel 1 at the left of the display and the last active pixel on the right of the display In Line and Multi mode it is possible to scroll the view of the waveform using the H pos slider This provides a useful means of examining blanking data Additionally it is possible to focus in on the section of the waveform around the selected point of interest by magnifying the image using either the H mag slider or numeric data entry or by clicking on the provided x10 x5 or x2 buttons e Syne Roto cursor Sync Ol to cage sate title A full single line including the blanking area may be displayed by using the 1L button while the waveform associated with two full lines can be displayed by clicking the 2L button This 2L display is chiefly of value in Line mode Vertical line position It is similarly possible to select a vertical portion of the video image from which to create waveforms using the Y controls In Multi mode the line at the centre of the region of interest is set using the Y pos slider counter while the number of lines around that line from which the waveform is to be generated is set using the Y range slider counter The buttons allow quick selection of the first and last lines of each field OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 63 Note In Sweep mode the first line of the sweep is set as Y start while the total number of lines in
57. This is particularly useful where Infinite Hold is selected in the Audio Configuration dialogue see page 94 Save snapshot Alignment This allows a choice of arrangements for the display Surround Sound View This provides an alternative to selecting a surround sound view of the channels through the Audio Configuration dialogue see below Graticule This provides an alternative to selecting the chosen metering format through the Audio Configuration dialogue see below Audio Configuration Dialogue Audio PPMs embedded configuration E X Error detection Clip level detect Trigger alarm at EEM dBFS after 0 040 lt Seconds Group labels 1 fat SS a aoe 3 oops 4 oops PPM pair labels 1 Frames Over level detect Trigger alarm at 3 00 dBFS after 0 040 Seconds kkl ek Frames Silence level detect Trigger alarm at 60 00 lt lt gBFS after 0 400 4 Seconds EN Framez Mute level detect Trigger alarm at 200 00 lt 4 BFS after 0 040 lt lt Seconds Reset To Default Reference Levels Permitted Max Level 9 00 dBFS Alignment Level 1 6 00 4 dBFS Reset To Default Ballistics Visible groups Integration 10 mSec E 14234 Decay Rate so 4 ln 1700 a mSeconds HE L Frames Configure Surround Sound View Reset To Default Graticule Type dBFS Surround sound view Show phase meters e S
58. a segment Program sequence 5 1 Frame rate code Frame rate 25 Hz PAL frame rate SMPTE time code Invalid Program 1 He Description text Bitstream mode Complete Main CM Audio coding mode ae be Center mix level 0 707 3 dB gt 0 707 3 dB Dolby Surround E LFE on status on E Dialog normalization val 2f dB Does not exist 0 db Hot Indicated Yes Yes LtRt downmix preferred vel LEAL 0 707 3 0 dB vel LURE 0 707 3 0 dB Lofa 0 707 3 0 dB x level Lofa 0 707 3 0 dB Hot indicated Y Headphone encode 3 Hot indicated E AD converter technology ty Standard a Enable DC hig Fiter Enabled z Enable bandwidth lowpass filter Filter Enabled Enable LFE channel It iter Filter Enabled 2 Enable surround channel 90 degree phase shift filter Filter Enabled gt Enable surround channel 3 dB attenuator Attenuation Enabled 5 Enable RF overmodulation protection function Protection disabled RF compr arofile Film standard Dynamic ge compre Film standard Dynamic range comp ion profile 2 Hone e namic range comp profile 3 Hone e E Dynamic range compression profile 4 Hone Toggle type Reset All OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 121 Index 608 708 captions 17 31 44 51 86 About menu 19 Active Format Description 87 Amplitude measurement 32 59 64 units 14 23 Analyzer configuration 17 23 35 input 17 35 interpolator 17 low pass filter 17 Analyzer me
59. a standard Windows feature all toolbars can be moved around on the main toolbar region or can be undocked from this region Toolbars can also be docked at either the top of bottom of the main application window It is not however possible to dock on the left or right edge Status Bar The Show menu also lets you enable and disable the Status Bar This is displayed at bottom of main window and provides information about the video input currently selected Further details of the Status Bar are given on page 10 Run Menu Run The Run menu is only available if the Motion Capture option is being used It Start Time Shift mode duplicates the transport controls included on the Run toolbar described on page 33 Time Shift configuration The Run menu is provided so that automated keyboard macros may be used as Record full frame menu items can always be selected by combinations of key presses It is expected Go to First Frame however that these controls will normally be used from the toolbar as this provides Step back one frame quicker access Play in reverse Stop w Play Forward The actions available through the Run menu are all described in the section on the Run toolbar on page 33 Step forward one frame Note The Time Shift features are not offered for use with dual link video and in Go bo last Frame e Loop any Case are part of the Advanced option Configuration Menu Configuration Import 4LL settings E
60. actice is for about 5 of the available data space to be used as a guard band Where the Dolby E option is installed OmniTek XR displays the SMPTE Preamble and the metadata part of the Dolby E frame in the Dolby E section of the Audio Status display while the metering information is used to generate the PPM display described on page 94 The coded audio itself is not interpreted The Audio Status display also shows the line at which the Dolby frame commences to allow the user to verify that frames do not encroach upon the guard band Display within the Audio Status Window Where the Dolby E option is installed the Dolby E section of the Audio Status window displays the data included in the metadata segment of each Dolby frame together with data read from the SMPTE 337 Preamble that precedes the burst Audio Status E EE Options Window Present 20 line 14 i Frame rate SMPTE time code 1 i Data rate Not specified Bitstream Complete Main CM Audio co 3 2 F Center mi 0 707 3 dB Surround 0 707 3 dB F Dolby sur Not Dolby Surround F LFE on st F Dialog na Page 100 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Note In all an extensive amount of information can be displayed If simply opening and closing sections of the hierarchy doesn t give you the display you need you can filter the information down to just those items you are interested in and save the filtering you select Th
61. aining the test sequence for PAL is provided in TSE_DolbyE_576i_50Hz This version of the test sequence may be used on an OmniTek TQ or an OmniTek XR running the Advanced Audio and Dolby E options to measure any of the following 1 PCM delay affecting PCM source 2 PCM delay affecting Dolby E source 3 Dolby E delay affecting Dolby E source 4 Dolby E delay affecting PCM source OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 This last mode of operation is particularly useful where a PCM source is put through a Dolby E encoder as the operation of dis embedding the audio and encoding it often introduces an unknown delay The other test sequence is a PCM only version that may be used to determine just the PCM delay affecting a PCM source It is provided in addition to the Dolby E test sequence because it can be used with the copy of OmniTek LAB that doesn t include the support for RVF files This test sequence comprises 192 frames and it is provided as sets of YUV files provided in directories with names of the form lt NumActiveLines gt i p _ Field Frame The test sequence contains many elements that are useful for testing and analysing the performance of a video system however for the purposes of the audio video delay measurement it has two characteristics that are of special importance an embedded audio tone in the case of the PCM only sequence this tone is added by OmniTek LAB when the sequence is run and a binary frame count disp
62. am s configuration for SNMP This is only required as part of the logging package Consequently details of SNMP configuration are given alongside the description of the logging facility which starts on page 104 Look amp Feel Options The first of these options calls up a configuration dialogue that lets you specify the colours in which certain display items are shown These settings can then be saved and loaded as presets which can then be used to copy the user setup from one system to another Analyzer Menu Paes The Analyzer menu provides control of OmniTek XR s waveform monitor function ES Some features can only be controlled from this menu however the most eT commonly used functions are also accessed from icons on the toolbars w interpolator Low pass Note The precise range of options seen depends on the details of the system TRS pass being used Closed Caption source i Reset Status 4nd Logging Input to Analyzer This option controls whether the Analyzer looks at the serial input or at the Generator output Note This control is only available where the system includes the Motion Capture option This control can also be changed from the Source toolbar Interpolator This option enables an interpolation filter that controls how the hardware samples and displays the incoming data It is usually left enabled but occasionally a clearer result can be obtained by turning the interpolator off Low Pass This tu
63. ame together with the results of some validity checks that can readily carried out on this data In particular OmniTek XR reports discontinuities in frame count invalid time codes and CRC errors The range of information transmitted as Dolby E Metadata is very extensive However the names used for the items follows the naming used in the Dolby specification so detailed information about the individual elements shown within any section may obtained by studying the Dolby specification The following description just gives brief information about the different sections of this data Sync Segment This is the part of the Dolby E frame that is used to establish synchronization It includes a sync word together with details of the bit depth and a flag indicating whether bitstream keys are used in the frame The following table shows the sync word that should be used in the different cases Bit Depth Key Present Sync Word 16 0x078E 0x078F 20 0x0788E 0x0788F 0x07888E 0x07888F OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 101 Metadata Segment This is the part of the Dolby frame that carries the majority of the Dolby metadata The main items are Key Bitstream key for the Metadata segment where used Revision ID Revision of Metadata segment syntax used Segment size Number of words allocated to the metadata segment not counting the CRC or the bitstream key Program configuration Program Channel Counts plus details of
64. ames Grabs between 1 and 10 frames Set the number of frames you wish to grab If you select 3 press Grab three times and each time an image will be grabbed Sequence Select a length for the sequence the maximum length will be determined by the standard you are in and the amount of RAM fitted on your system When you press Grab the unit will start recording a sequence of images of the selected duration This sequence may later be saved as an avi file When you have finished grabbing your image s click OK You will be returned to the standard OmniTek desktop with your grabbed images loaded into the Generator window Any images you wish to retain will need to be saved This can be done by right clicking on an image sequence and selecting Save As If your system includes the Advanced option the dialogue will also offer the option to Record Full Frame When this option is checked grabbing an image sequence also grabs the ancillary data including embedded audio time code data closed caption data etc and all of this data will be stored along with the image data If this control is not checked then only the active portion of the video is grabbed See below for more detail on full frame images Full Frame Record Playback Advanced option only The Advanced option for OmniTek XR provides the ability to record video including full video raster such that all embedded audio ancillary data etc is captured with the video data I
65. and Serial out settings allow you to switch two or more of these to the Serial input or to the Generator output simply by changing one of them Simply tick the items that you would like changed together Dual Link version SOUrce SOUE Serial In Single link This version of the Source toolbar replaces the original toolbar when a Dual Link video format is selected When you switch the Video Standard toolbar back to a single link source the standard Source toolbar will reappear Link 4 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 35 Input A Input B Note The functionality of this Source toolbar is shown through the following block diagram Dual Link er p gt incorporatin P 9 SDI Monitor A B switch Audio Status Video Status Capture Data View Video Store Source Analyzer Select aa Waveforms Histogram Monitor Output Serial Output amp Dual Link Where the system includes the Motion Capture option the source to the Analyzer module the SDI monitor the Monitor Output and the Serial Outputs can all be selected between Serial Input and the output from the Generator video store However when operating in Dual Link mode the source to the Analyzer module the Monitor output and the Serial Outputs all must be the same i e they must either all look at the Generator output or all at the Serial Input This toolbar includes the facility to switch between full dual
66. ardless of what is nearby If you subsequently use the menu to enable the magnetic jumping this feature will only take effect next time you move size the window it won t affect the current size and position OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 13 2 Menus Note This section describes the menus offered on the main application menu bar when Omnitek XR is being run in Normal Windows mode While this section is chiefly for reference the options offered by these menus provide a good overview of the facilities offered by OmniTek XR The precise range of options offered depends on which additional packages are included in the OmniTek XR system that is being used File menu File Preferences Load Window layout Save Window layout The File menu controls some overall aspects ee of Omnitek XR It also includes the option to At start up prompt to load system configuration i a a ows take a set of snapshots of the windows that are currently open Amplitude measurement units i Save all snapshots Horizontal measurement units Selections made using the File menu affect all Save all snapshots as Messages boxes gt software modules within OmniTek XR Exit Preferences System Configuration at Start up When the OmniTek application is started it automatically loads the configuration that was active when it was last closed The first Preference choice lets the system prompt you for a ch
67. are Release 2 3 Page 119 The hierarchy of the items does however mean that items can only be displayed and logged if their parent item is also selected To indicate this the boxes of items that currently can t be displayed because their parent isn t displayed are shown as grey These boxes can still be ticked but the corresponding item will only be displayed and logged if the parent item is also ticked at which point both boxes will be shown in black i Event configuration 3 x Show Show Alarm Load preset ul log ap Save as preset Alarm Wha path a Format i Digital input k Picture motion content ie Picture luminance content le Picture chrominance content i Picture blanking lett i Picture blanking right i Picture blanking width a Analog ync EERE EERIE ajajajaja E i Validity be Active format be Coded frame ba Component set F Sample structure E Cancel ar E El uw a m m ea fs ea ea ea a ca EAE bo CRC Note Some parameters specifically Wide Screen Signalling Video Index and VITC only apply to SD video In HD these selections are ignored It should also be noted that the system supports two different specifications for Wide Screen Signalling but only one specification is supported at a time To choose which specification go to the Wide Screen Signalling section of the Engineering Settings control window see page 28 Saving
68. at each frame is actually slightly different The filter setting removes a certain amount of noise What is tested is the filtered image The filtering is actually based on an equivalent noise level Thus if you have a uniform image and add 36dB of noise to it then setting this value to 36dB means that the detector is on the threshold of noting the image as moving or not Following on from this a setting of 6dB will filter out high levels of noise and a setting of 54dB will only filter out a very tiny amount of noise OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 e Luminance Content This control works in exactly the same way as the Motion Content control and detects if the picture is black e Chrominance Content This control works in exactly the same way as the Motion Content control and detects if the picture is black and white The results of these detectors are displayed in the Video Status window described on page 84 of this manual These same detectors may also be used in the logging or in SNMP alerts as described in the section starting on page 104 Time Code Reader Settings OmniTek XR is able to read and display VITC LTC and ATC time codes Engineering Settings Ba 101 x Video Reader Pwe PAL VITC read lines Time Code gt Field 1 119 Field 2 Video Index 7 gt NTSC YITC read lines Wide Screen Signalling Teletext OP 47 Field 1 14 j Field2 Link Fields Closed Caption ATC mo
69. aveform A lx Options Colour mode Window 00 50 LE 50 er 4 Colour mode YCbCr Y I Cb iw Cr Ww Parade Look amp Feel Gain Clicking on the release catch this time will hide the waveform display controls and revert to the previous window The window also offers Options Colour mode and Window menus Area displayed TQ XR Edwaveform alo x ioj x Options Colour mode Window Options Window The part of the image for which waveforms are generated is referred to as the Region of Interest This may be selected by using the Region of Interest toolbar see page 63 Alternatively it can be picked out and moved around on the Mini Pic as described on page 63 The waveforms displayed are zoomed into the selected part of the image To revert to displaying waveforms for the whole image double click with the right mouse key over any portion of the Mini Pic display The required part of the image can also be picked out on the Mini Pic in exactly the same way in Full Screen mode Note The Window menu includes the option to Resize to fit This changes both the waveform display and how the waveforms are generated The video processing hardware can generate waveforms in one of four resolutions At the highest resolution a single LSB out of 10 bits will cause a viewable change in the waveform This provides the best possible quality to see maximum detail However in some applications a lower resolution is quite
70. aveform monitors The remaining options allow you to set the crosshair colour and the colour of the measurement cursors which can be used to measure time or amplitude between two points as described on page 32 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 59 Look and feel configuration Y x Vector Scope Histogram Mini Pic General Waveform 4nd Gamut Graticule Data Y Eror Y Data Chil Error CL Data Cr Error C V Data F Error Ri Data G Error G Data E Error E Data X XYZ Error XYZ Data Y YZ Eror Y XYZ Data Z KZ Eror Z XY2 Data Composite Error Composite I CAT emulation Cursors Crosshair Cancel Note All of the look and feel choices here directly affect the waveforms displayed within the Windows environment They also affect waveforms displayed in Full Screen mode unless specific look and feel settings have been assigned to the chosen full screen view as described on page 69 Apply Reset gain gamma decay This gives you a single menu option to select to reset these aspects of the display to their default values Split View The Split View controls allow you to split the waveform to simultaneously show an unzoomed waveform and a zoomed waveform The additional waveform can be displayed either below the main waveform or to the right as determined by the Split Position control When the waveforms are split the additional waveform display will mirro
71. bar OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Region of Interest Toolbar The Region of Interest toolbar is a control window that acts in conjunction with the Waveform and Vector Scope windows and provides fine detail control over the part of the video frame that is used to create waveforms etc It is described on page 63 alongside the description of the Waveform and Vector Scope windows Run Transport Toolbar Run Id d 4 Ci b P Pl ca Frame Flay Speed E e Rec Frames 2 FF Full Frame The Run toolbar is available where OmniTek XR includes the Motion Capture option However the transport options are only activated if either a sequence or the playlist is active within the Generator window Transport Controls I4 Go to 1 frame of the Clip Sequence 14 Step back in the clip by one frame d Play the clip in reverse Note that this reverses the order of the frames but not the fields m m Stop playing the sequence 4 Play the clip forwards 4 Step forwards in the clip by one frame Go to the last frame of the clip oo E Enable Loop mode for playing a sequence Frame The Frame box lets you select an individual frame from the sequence for immediate display Play Speed The Play Speed box lets you choose a playback speed for the sequence This can be real time quarter speed half speed or double speed Time Shift Not offered with dual link format video The following two icons are concerned
72. be picked out by the in bar message DATA The channels will also typically be shown as clipped in this display The required channel pair may then be selected by clicking on it in the Embedded PPMs display The chosen pair will then be shown highlighted to indicate that it has been selected In addition it is advisable to ensure that the Decode type for this channel pair is specified as Dolby E This is done by checking that the Decode Type for the channel pair is set to Dolby E in the Audio Configuration dialogue for this PPMs window see page 91 The audio levels encoded within the Dolby E data may then be displayed by calling up the Audio Dolby E PPMs window either by selecting this from the main Window menu or by clicking on the Audio PPMs icon and selecting the Dolby E option from the short menu that then appears Options menu Options Configuration Reset Peak 4nd Hold Graticule Look and Feel Save snapshot The Options menu associated with the Dolby Audio PPMs display includes the above Configuration Reset Peak and Hold and Graticule options but does not include any Surround sound view option as the appropriate view is automatically selected based on the Dolby data encoded alongside the audio OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 95 Audio Configuration Dialogue Audio PPMs Dolby E configuration Error detection Channel labels Clip level detect Trigger alarm at
73. be very useful for colourists Luma Qualified Vector Scope mode is easiest to use where a Preset has been defined to enter and exit this mode See page 11 for details on defining presets The settings for the luma chroma and RGB ranges and the error mask may be saved as an analyzer range error profile To save the current settings as a profile click the Profiles button to display a Profiles dialogue then click on the Edit Profiles button within the Profiles dialogue lx Name Pe E Comp Add Example not incl 100d 340d 1500 8820 3004 005 Edit Delete coe You can then add a new profile or edit or delete an existing profile When adding a new profile you should specify a name that makes it easy to select different profiles for different applications and then enter all the values required for this profile The units used will be the units currently globally selected for the OmniTek application Note that these settings are saved into the registry not as files on disk OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Once multiple profiles have been created it is possible to select between them from the Profiles dialogue called up as described above When OmniTek XR is started the last used profile is automatically loaded but a new profile may be loaded at any time Note A Preset is ideal for switching between different profiles See page 11 for details on defining presets Vi
74. ch line in the Event Log window starts with one of three icons To reduce the number of entries events are shown as starting on a given frame and then being continuous for a period and then stopping on a given frame rather than each occurrence getting an individual entry So the three icons used have the following meanings The named event started and continued for every frame The named event had been occurring on every frame but stopped at this point A The named event only occurred on this frame Toolbar e xO cm a The icons on this toolbar offer the following facilities Note These icons duplicate menu selections within the Options menu Start new session see page 106 gt Open existing session i e one that has previously been saved to disk bes Save selected session A Delete selected session a Open shell of selected session i e XML file 361 Edit session Rename session Start Stop session manual control If the toolbar is not displayed it can be called up from the View menu Options menu Options Configure Filter Summary view Mew session Open session Save Session Save filbered session Delete session Shell open session Edit session Rename session Startistop session Glear Select session list columns Select event list columns P Look and Feel Save snapshot The options of interest are Configure filter This option calls up the Event Configuration d
75. collapse parts of the hierarchy but the context menu remains available to hide or re expand parts of the display as required Another option is to show timelines that indicate graphically the rate at which different types of error occur by showing the number of errors experienced in a chosen sample time as a proportion of the total number of samples These timelines are both selected and configured from the Options menu see page 88 As shown in the example displays below the values associated with particular status items are often shown coloured green orange brown or red to make it immediately clear whether the value currently being reported is OK green or incorrect in some way but not being used orange brown or incorrect and being used red In addition the heading line of unexpanded sections together with the main Video heading may be marked with a cross in a red circle to indicate that at least one error has been detected among the items of that section This provides a simple and effective way of firstly alerting the user to the fact that an error has occurred and secondly guiding the user to the relevant part of the status display In all an extensive amount of information can be displayed If simply opening and closing sections of the hierarchy doesn t give you the display you need you can filter the information down to just those items you are interested in and save the filtering you select This is described in
76. contains a sound card it isn t possible to play back Dolby encoded audio Audio Level Displays PPMs On systems with either the Standard level or the Advanced level of audio support PPM metering is available for up to 16 channels of embedded audio handled as 8 stereo pairs With the Advanced Audio option and the Dolby E option PPMs can also be displayed for Dolby encoded channels Similarly where the optional AES card is fitted Supplied as part of the External Audio option PPMs can also be displayed of AES EBU format audio The results are displayed in an Audio PPM window The metering for the different types of audio is shown in separate PPM displays one for each type of audio distinguished by the different descriptions in the title line to the window However while there are differences between the displays there are also a number of common features to the windows and to the controls used with them The following therefore describes the Embedded Audio PPMs window and its controls in some detail then goes on to described the equivalent Dolby E and AES EBU windows in terms of how they differ from the Embedded Audio PPMs window Embedded Audio PPMs The Embedded Audio PPMs window may be called up either from the Window menu where the different PPMs windows each have a separate entry or it may be called up by clicking on the Audio PPMs icon on the main Window toolbar then selecting Embedded from the short menu that then appears
77. ct the specific components for display Waveform Histogram Window WN The Waveform Histogram window displays colour histograms of the video that is currently being analysed These provide a detailed and accurate method of assessing colour gamut Unlike traditional displays that simply indicate that a signal is out of gamut these histograms allow you to see to how far out of gamut the signal goes The histograms can be represented either through a line graph or as a bar graph The standard display typically just shows a section of each histogram scaled to suit the selected window size Scroll bars allow the full extent of the histograms to be viewed There is however the option to show these sections alongside a representation of the full histogram in a Split view see Options menu below The area selected for more detailed display is then marked on the full histogram and can be adjusted by dragging the sides of the marked area The Options menu also provides control over the display of the graticule labels and the summary information shown to the right of each graph Options Colour mode Window 1000 2000 300 100d 200 3000 100d 2000 3000 400d 400d 400d s d 500d s d Meant 4950 La 600 Mean 4874 00d lol xl Color mode RoB Iv E Me WE Parade raph type Line Vertical le Range 262143 Auto M Log In common with the Wavef
78. ctor Scope windows are saved as bitmap images while the Data View window is saved as a text file Note It is also possible to save individual windows using the Save snapshot selection available in the Options menu on that window The snapshots are taken using standard Windows mechanisms and so cannot be guaranteed to relate to the same frame Show Menu Show The Show menu affects some general aspects of the OmniTek display when Pages gt operating in the Normal Windows mode Note Some of the toolbar options vf Window Toolbar are only present if certain modules are present w Run Toolbar w Source Toolbar Pages Video standard Toolbar The main desktop application offers four work surfaces referred to as Pages 1 Region OF Interest Toolbar we Crosshair Toolbar Cursors Toolbar w Closed Caption Log Toolbar 4 You may just use one but if preferred you can split the various windows amongst the four work surfaces which may help to keep an uncluttered screen The Show menu gives access to the four different pages although you can also _e O use the four buttons available on the bottom right hand side of the Status Bar Status Bar described on page 10 For each work surface you can define which toolbars are present and which windows are open This is easily done by selecting a given page and once on that page open close windows and toolbars as required This will not affect which toolbars and win
79. d View display and the allocation of channels to Surround Sound channels are both configurable They may both be defined by clicking the Configure Surround Sound View button and making the required settings in the dialogue that is displayed OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 93 Surround Sound Editor Group O Channel O be Group O Channel 1 Group O Channel 2 CA ti LFE Group O Channel 3 L Group 1 Channel O Group 1 Channel 1 IL 1R Group 1 Channel 2 ii Group 1 Channel 3 Reset To Default Lancel Show Phase Meters Phase meters may be displayed below the PPMs in both the standard view and the surround sound view to provide a quick visual report of the correlation between the audio data in the two channels that make up the stereo pair Peak Hold When selected Peak Hold markers are included in the display Note These markers normally show the highest value achieved over a period of 1 second They can be switched to show the highest value achieved overall by selecting the Infinite Hold option Dolby E Audio PPMs Page 94 Dolby E encoded audio and the associated metadata are typically carried on a pair of embedded audio channels The presence of Dolby E audio therefore affects the display seen in the Embedded Audio PPMs window where the channels on which the Dolby data is being transmitted are identified by the in bar message DATA With the Advanced Audio and Dolby E optio
80. d as an error The count shown reports the number of frames that have been in error since the value was last reset RGB Range Check Indicates whether the YUV data would be valid if converted into RGB space The count shown reports the number of frames since the count was last reset in which the RGB values fell outside the values set on the Video Analyzer page of the Engineering Settings control window Both the minimum and maximum thresholds of the RGB valid range are programmable YCbCr Range Check Indicates the validity of the YUV data The count shown reports the number of frames since the count was last reset in which the YCbCr values fell outside the values set on OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 the Video Analyzer page of the Engineering Settings control window There are programmable minimum and maximum thresholds for each of Y Cb and Cr Composite Range Check Indicates the proportion of the incoming video for which the composite signal generated from the YUV data fall outside the range specified on the Video Analyzer page of the Engineering Settings control window The value shown is based on the number of errors detected since it was last reset TRS Check Check for valid TRS data The count shown reports the number of errors since the last reset ANC Check Check for valid checksums on the ancillary data The count shown reports the number of errors since the last reset LINE check HD only Check tha
81. de Here you can specify the read ETE line field 1 for VITC VITE H information YITC data is only applicable to PAL and NTSC C MITC 2 video standards 332 Link Fields 277 Z LTC Source No reader found Revert to defaults There are important differences between the three types of time code and hence in how they are handled LTC time codes use a dedicated feed VITC time codes are embedded in the video data stream SD only ATC time codes are packets in either SD or HD video containing either LTC VITC 1 or VITC 2 data To read ATC packets the reader needs to know the type of time code contained within the time code packets To read VITC time codes the reader needs to know which lines the VITC time code data is to be read from The Link Fields option makes entering this data easier by automatically setting the Field 2 value from the Field 1 value The typical lines used for PAL and NTSC are shown in the above screen dump To display LTC time codes OmniTek XR needs to be fitted with an LTC reader At the time of writing the only LTC reader to be supported is the Miranda Little Red which feeds the LTC to an RS232 port available from your OmniTek dealer The presence of the reader when fitted is detected automatically and shown in this dialogue OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 27 Video Index Reader Settings OmniTek XR includes a Video Index reader which is configured from t
82. de While the buttons shown in Full Screen mode provide the majority of the controls that are offered for the equivalent windows in Normal Windows mode they don t cover the full range of possible actions There may therefore be occasions when you will need to leave Full Screen mode in order to make the setting selection you require OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Defining Full Screen Views mE Full screen views are defined through the Full Screen Configuration dialogue which is displayed either by clicking on the Full Screen Configuration icon or by taking the Configuration option from the Full Screen menu Full screen configuration T 15 x Video status error checking y r Layouts Check the items which will determine if an error has occurred If an error occurs for 4N Y of the checked items the video status error checking item in the top left part of the screen will flash red Y YCbCr range Y EDH error V RGB range V EDH invalid 1280 x 1024 All All All 1280 x 1024 2 MV TRS V ANC V LINE V Composite range YRGB Histogram Fi YRGB Vectorscope Y CRC i XYZ range HW optimised sizing Fw Startup in full screen mode v v nl Show help information a Vector v Mini Pic g Control panel timeout fi 0 m Exit Control Show Exit Button Iv Hot Key CTRL ALT Change m Hot keys Hot key Layout instance Fi YRGB Histogram F2 Layout 5 Composite F3 Layout 5
83. deo Dual Link If your XR system includes the Dual Link option there will be an additional page on the Video section to control Dual Link specific settings Engineering Settings Of xj Video General Generator Analyzer Dual Link Picture m Serial lock Ancillary data m Monitoring Colour Space Time Code e Link A e Link A Composite eee tink C Link 8 C xz Wide Screen Signalling k Input Format gt a Output Format Teletext OP 47 e YUY Singlelink YUV Closed Caption C RGB LUT Dual link C RGB Linear o Settings here are only applicable to 444 dual link Logarithmic video standards If the current Custom videostandard is single limk P any changes to these settings will be applied when it next changes to a 444 standard Janel None i R mire rir 1 ma me AUY Licitiiiicd ol un Revert to defaults Serial Lock Ancillary Data Since two coax cables are used for any dual link connection you can set the system to lock off either input and you can similarly choose to decode ancillary data from either input Monitoring Colour Space The output to the monitor can be either composite or XYZ format Input Format Use this part of the dialogue to set whether the input is YUV RGB or XYZ format Look Up Table LUT If your dual link signal is in YUV format the data values are not processed However if you are using R
84. dily toggle between Normal mode and Full Screen mode simply by pressing ESCape After installation OmniTek XR defaults to running in Full Screen mode If you don t want to start in Full Screen mode you can change the default setting by selecting Configuration from the Full Screen menu and clearing the tick box marked Startup in full screen mode Settings made within dialogues typically only take effect when OK or Apply is clicked and moreover can be abandoned either by clicking Cancel or by clicking on the dialogue s Close box except where the settings have been applied However OmniTek XR also includes a range of control windows in which settings are made that take immediate effect The only way of abandoning settings made in these windows is by reversing the changes made though in some cases the window includes the option to revert to default settings Video Setup yas The next thing to do is to set the video standard you will be working in This can either be selected from a drop down list or it can be selected automatically by the system with a high degree of accuracy by analysing the serial input signal that has been connected There are various ways to configure the video format In Normal mode there is normally a Video Standard toolbar visible at the top of the screen If not this toolbar can be selected from the Show menu on the main application menu bar l Video Standard 1920 1 080i 60H 2 fw Auto detect
85. dows are open on the other pages Toolbars The Show menu also lets you individually enable or disable each toolbar associated with the main application window The available toolbars are Window The main controls for the OmniTek application Icons on this toolbar let you open close the main operating windows plus provide controls for a few special purpose features Run Provides the transport controls for sequence playout only included if the Motion Capture option is present Source Displays the main router controls Where the system includes the Motion Capture option you can separately select the source for the analyser the source for the monitoring output and the source for the serial output Video Standard A small toolbar that lets you select a different video standard without going into the main Engineering Settings control window OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 15 Region Of Interest This toolbar is a separate window that acts in conjunction with Crosshair Cursors the Waveform and Vector Scope windows and provides fine detail control over the part of the video frame that is used to create waveforms etc This is described in detail on page 63 Gives position control and read back of main cursor Provides measurement cursors for time and amplitude Closed Caption Log This enables closed caption data to be logged to an XML file Note This facility is not available for dual link format video As
86. e 2 3 Page 55 Configure Filter Calls up the dialogue through which items for display and or logging are selected see page 119 Look amp Feel Calls up the Look amp Feel dialogue used to set display parameters across the whole application see page 59 Reset options These options reset different aspects of the Video Status display Enable columns This option displays a dialogue through which you can select which details are displayed in the Video Status window Waveform Window im OmniTek XR includes an extremely powerful and flexible waveform display This necessarily means that there are more controls over waveform display than in conventional products This section describes the full set of waveform controls that are included as part of the Waveform window Associated with the Waveform window is a panel of controls that can be either visible or hidden An example window is shown below first with the panel of controls hidden then with these additional controls displayed These controls are also available from the Colour Mode and Options menus on the Waveform window Waveform Seles Options Colour mode Window Gain x1 TB x1 044 The view above highlights the release catch on which to click to reveal the panel of controls If you click in the highlighted section and grow the window so that you can see all of the details you see the following window Page 56 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 W
87. e icons on the Run toolbar MM p gt PLAY LOOP OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 111 Page 112 5 Where a TSE_DOLBYE RVF test sequence is used make sure that the option to use blanking and ancillary data From Source Image RVF is selected in the Video Generator page of the Engineering Settings control window This setting is essential for correct operation Engineering Settings loj xj Video General Generator Analyzer Audio Power On Defaults Picture Time Code m Output Control ideo Index Wide Screen Signalling v Bounce Hi Period fo 4 Bounce on Y 7 Chroma Gain fioo Chroma Noise OFF Bounce Lo Period fo Bounce onl 7 Luma Gain 10 j LumaNoise OFF Teletext OP 47 Closed Capti M Character Generator m Panning osed Caption a Enable Woe Enable Speed 0 User defined Invert M asis Reverse www OMNITEK TV A jo H be P PC Time C From Internal Generator Y 0 r ITC From Source Image Ry C ATC Revert to defaults Where the PCM only YUV test sequence is being used use the Audio Generator page of the Engineering Settings control window to generate an audio tone on channel 1 is set for 8kHz 18dB and present only on frame 1 of the sequence Engineering Settings Eo 15 x Video Generator Ss Picture Audio Group
88. e in the user manuals section of our website Visit www omnitek tv then select Support and then click SNMP Installation Guide for use with Quality Auditor When the SNMP service is running note that by default Windows will send SNMP traps only to the host machine i e only to itself To send the traps to other machines you need to configure the trap addresses This is done by opening the Control Panel then selecting Administrative Tools and then selecting Component Services Select the Services Local item in the left hand pane and then scroll down to the SNMP Service item in the right hand pane Double click the SNMP Service item and then go to the Traps tab You can now add delete or edit the IP addresses where traps are sent You ll probably see a single entry in the Trap Destinations list box called localhost localhost is the IP address of the local machine which means that traps are sent and received by the local machine and do not go to other machines You can enter multiple IP addresses so that the traps are sent to multiple machines MIBs for OmniTek products are automatically loaded into c program files omnitek omnitek xr as part of the software installation OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 109 12 Measuring Audio Video Delays Where the Advanced Audio option is installed OmniTek XR can measure the relative delay between the audio and video paths In additio
89. e information encoded within the Dolby Frame is very extensive and is described in detail in the section on Dolby Frame Data below AES EBU Status information The status information displayed about AES EBU format audio on External Audio systems is much the same as that displayed about embedded audio Options menu Flat view Configure timeline Configure Filter Look and Feel Reset error counters Reset CRC error counters Reset peak silence counters Reset max levels Enable columns Page 98 The Options menu in the Audio Status window includes the following options Flat View Ticking this option selects the alternative flat status display see page 84 Configure Timeline This option allows you both to opt to display timelines indicating the rate at which different type of errors are occurring and to set the parameters of that those timelines as shown the following dialogue See page 84 r Fr F F I Timeline configuration X Frequency mill second s 100 I Duration entries f 000 Total durations 00 07 40 00 Cancel OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Configure Filter Calls up the dialogue through which items for display and or logging are selected see page 119 Look amp Feel Calls up the Look amp Feel dialogue used to set display parameters across the whole application see page 59 Reset options These options reset different aspects of the Audi
90. e title is selected the area currently defined as the Region of Interest automatically becomes identified as the safe title area see the description of the Cage Generator on page 82 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 6 Full Screen Mode As well as displaying different aspects of the video input as multiple windows on a standard Windows application display OmniTek XR also offers the option of full screen views each showing a selection of the different displays available in a simple rectangular layout tailored to the requirements of the video format being analysed A pica full screen view is shown below Ae 1 0 neg E Ga an oh Eo G A a E ra 100 n WAA 100 bt hi ii bada i rie O I E Video Vector cee a Status Waveform Scope Histogram Mini Pic Data View Audio Event log The main portion of the display contains the panes defined for the selected layout HA Full screen views are customizable through the Full Screen Configuration dialogue which Is displayed either by clicking the Full Screen Configuration icon on the Windows toolbar or by taking the Configuration option from the Full Screen menu As well as selecting which displays are shown the settings for each element can also be customized and a hot key may be assigned to the final layout It is even possible to have individual engineering settings for each layout This is described below OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 65 Enterin
91. ements are distilled into a text file Selecting a given preset and clicking Edit opens a text editor With care it is possible to edit then re save the associated text file Presets are particularly useful for changes such as switching from single line to multi line mode and can be used independently of the full screen views which are also assigned to hot keys OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Window Sizes The size of all of the windows is related to the video standard When you position and size the windows in one standard they may well turn out to be wrongly sized when you switch to a different standard However right click on many of the windows and a menu will appear that includes a Resize to fit option Select this and the window will become the minimum size to suit the data being displayed Size and Position Snap By default windows are set to jump if they are sized or moved This works as if the windows are magnetic one window placed near another one will jump to line up with the edge of the other window This is not a jump to grid function and its results can sometimes be confusing In particular if you wish to position a window adjacent to two others it may be necessary to move one of these windows away whilst the move is made and put it back afterwards By right clicking on a window you get an option to disable this magnetic jumping function so that windows can be moved to any position reg
92. er Silence and Mute levels specified for the channel e The Peak level recorded since the display was last reset These details are deduced from information transmitted as part of the Meter Segment of the Dolby E Frame but is displayed in a separate Channels section to make this information readily accessible OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Playback Where the Advanced Audio option is installed OmniTek XR has the ability to route any stereo pair of PCM audio channels to the sound output of the system on which OmniTek XR is currently being run Where OmniTek XR also includes the External Audio option the sound can alternatively be played back from a pair of AES channels To select the stereo pair to play click on the required pair in the Embedded Audio PPMs display or the AES Audio PPMs display as appropriate The selected channel pair is then highlighted to show that it has been selected You also need to check in the Audio Configuration dialogue associated with the selected PPM window that this channel pair is not set to be decoded as Dolby E The sound output used and the volume of this audio output are set by the controls built into the system unit i e under operating system control Lissajous Window Where the Advanced External Audio option is installed the phase relationship between a selected channel pair can be displayed as a Lissajous figure in the separate Audio Lissajous window This window called up ei
93. er with some additional options that are called up by clicking the Misc button The buttons on the right let you scroll left and right though the list of active full screen views If you define an additional view it is automatically added to this list The actions associated with the buttons offered in Full Screen mode should be easy to follow when used in conjunction with the description in this User Guide of similarly named options offered in Normal Windows mode Suppose you are viewing the above display which features RGB waveforms If you wish to switch to YCbCr click on the button labelled Waveform The buttons on the left will then be replaced with buttons relating to the waveforms Click on Colour mode The buttons are now replaced with buttons showing the list of waveform display modes Click on YCbCr and the waveform displayed switches to YCbCr If you wish to keep this change click on the disk button in the right hand set of buttons to save the new full screen view setting Once you have called up a set of controls the left hand button changes to an arrow button Clicking on this arrow button switches back to the previous set of buttons while clicking on the Exit button X button in the right hand set of buttons returns you to the standard Windows display To return to the same full screen view simply press the ESCape button on the keyboard Note No X button is offered where the system has been locked in Full Screen mo
94. ese options let you load and save sets of images and sequences referred to here as configurations These configurations are stored as ogs files Note that you cannot use these choices to load individual images That is done from the Source menu OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Preferences x Misc Default pattern fit type Fit horizontally and vertically Fit Hroizontally E Fit Vertically E No fit Frompt user IW Load patterns once they are imported e Re load patterns once they have been saved Rotate sequence thumbnails Sequence thumbnail frame jo Cova Default pattern fit type Every time an image is loaded its size is compared with the current video format If it exactly matches the image is loaded Default pattern fit type lets you specify a default action to take when the image size doesn t fit the current video format One default action is to always pop up a dialogue box asking for a resize choice The other options specify a default resize choice that the application will follow Load patterns once they are imported When a configuration is loaded a series of files are loaded into the control window If this box is ticked the video data is also loaded into the OmniTek card video memory This is the normal option to choose However if you frequently change configurations and only use an occasional image or sequence from each configuration it may be quicker to clear thi
95. etect the presence of new firmware and reprogram the flash The Reprogram flash button lets you carry out this process manually Note that it is necessary to close all OmniTek applications before reprogramming the flash so any grabbed images and sequences should be saved first Once you have pressed this button you are prompted for the location of the binary file that is to be used to program the flash Each software release includes several different binary files which are always stored in c program files omnitek omnitek xr The correct file to use is firmware_cypress_xxx bin where xxx reflects the version of the OmniTek XR application that you are using Once the file is loaded the flash will be reprogrammed This operation takes a little over thirty seconds to complete OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Video Standard The video standard currently selected is shown in the box The current standard can be changed by clicking the drop down arrow and selecting one of the available choices Alternatively if you are monitoring external video it may be more convenient to select Auto detect This causes the format of the input stream to be identified by matching against the range of video standards supported by OmniTek XR Note Selecting Auto detect also switches the video lock that is applied to Serial lock see below You should also note that when Dual Link operation is selected the Auto detect circuit only samples the link
96. etes the events that occurred during the session are initially shown in the Event window as a historical list of events in the same format in which they appear in the Live log However this view can be switched to a summary showing a count of the different events that occurred in a hierarchical arrangement similar to that used in the Video Status and Audio Status windows LE y f _ O xj View Options Window ac x G m g Live x Active ii Wi 2250 Manual log Completed EE st 2058 VITC 00 01 00 Pending 2 3 Format Digital input See Picture motion content 1920 x 1080 60i 2 OK 2046 Active PP Picture luminance content Active wee Picture chrominance content Active ee Analog sync Missing a CRC E Start i RGB range Start L YCbCr range Start 2 gt Enabledidisabled o Usage status pus Lock status pus sample frequency Active Professional Locked Unknown word length 24 Bits E Channels Manual log PC Clock 16 08 46 16 34 22 00 25 36 To see this view select Summary view from the Options menu The Frequency column of this display shows the number of events of the particular type that occurred while the log was being created while the Data column where shown indicates the last value or state recorded for that parameter Note The summary view is only available for completed user defined sessions lt is not possible to show a summary o
97. etext detector simply looks for teletext packets in the specified location It doesn t also check whether these packets contain any information OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 29 Closed Caption Reader Settings This page of the Engineering Settings control window caters for Line 21 captions sent within video formats other than NTSC In NTSC these captions are required to be transmitted on Line 21 When delivered in a video format other than NTSC the captions can be on any line between 7 and 23 Engineering Settings E oj xj Video Reader Picture 2 _ Powe Read Closed Caption data from Time Code i Line 21 Video Index Wide Screen Signalling Teletext OP 47 Closed Caption Here you can specify a different read line field 1 for Closed Caption decoding This value is ignored for NTSC Revert to defaults Page 30 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 4 Toolbars This section describes the toolbars available when OmniTek XR is being used in Normal Windows mode These toolbars provide direct access to many of the functions contained in the menus As an EB A mms 5 Ro ee CI ro INFO 004 AN source Source A B switch Lin k y Analyzer I Serial In y Monitor out I Ser ial In y Serial out I Serial In al Run Id 14 4 O b Di Di 99 Play Speed fix o Rec Frames 2 J Full Frame Il Closed Caption Log E Bam gt Video
98. ew window see below This value can be adjusted between 1 and 512 samples The line and sample numbers shown are determined by the position of the main cursor crosshair This position may be changed by clicking in either the Mini Pic or the Waveform window or by using the fine control buttons on the Crosshair toolbar The Data View window is scrollable so you can check video data over a large portion of a video line without moving the cursor You can also check data within the blanking area Where a Single Link video format is being used the Data View window displays three columns of data In Dual Link mode the window displays six columns of data The column headings displayed reflect the data format selected in the Engineering Settings control window Dual Link data can be RGB or YUV The contents of the Data View window are colour coded In all cases the text remains white but the background colour changes to show the nature of the data Green indicates pixel is within active video Blue indicates pixel is within a TRS packet Purple indicates pixel is within an ANC packet Light grey indicates pixel is within horizontal blanking Black indicates pixel is within vertical blanking for field 1 Dark grey indicates pixel is within vertical blanking for field 2 Red indicates a data range error i e video data outside the range that has been set in the Engineering Settings control window It is important to ensure that the data range
99. f the Live log Page 108 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 SNMP Configuration and use The SNMP configuration dialogue is accessed from the main Configuration menu SNMP Configuration Connection Attempts At Startup Display error if connect unsuccessful Configure traps When the OmniTek application starts up it will always check to see if an SNMP service is running on the host PC The number of attempts to connect can be set here as well as an optional warning of connection fails You can also use this dialogue to specify which of the listed conditions should be used to send SNMP traps Clicking on the Configure Traps button displays the same Event Configuration dialogue as is described above under Configuring Filters Each item that is ticked in the SNMP Trap column of this dialogue will send a trap every time the specified error condition occurs or clears For example if Picture Quality is selected the application will transmit an SNMP trap when the picture quality drops below the threshold and again when the picture quality rises above the threshold SNMP Configuration Problems The SNMP service is an optional Windows component and is not installed if a standard Windows installation was done OmniTek has produced a short document describing how to add the SNMP service onto a PC This document is called SNMP installation guide pdf and is available from our FIP site It is also availabl
100. f the peak value while the Decay Time setting controls the time the PPM takes to fall by the specified percentage OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Note These values are also automatically set to pre defined standard values when a different graticule type is selected so again it is important to ensure that the required graticule type is selected before making any adjustments to these reference levels Group Pair Channel Labels These sections allow each group pair channel that is displayed to be assigned a name which will appear at the top of that part of the display Decode Type OmniTek XR is usually able to determine automatically whether a channel is handling PCM audio or Dolby E data The default is Auto and there is generally no need to change this However the drop down menus can be used to specify with Embedded PCM audio or Dolby E audio if required Visible Groups The Visible groups pairs section controls which audio channels are shown in the Audio window Surround Sound View The Surround sound view check box switches the PPM display from showing pairs of channels to showing the components as either a 5 1 or a 7 1 Surround signal and showing the conventional names for that display In the first case only the first six meters will be active EN audio PPMs Embedded o O x Options Window This view can also be enabled disabled directly from the Options menu The labelling used in the Surround Soun
101. field For further information see page 82 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 43 Closed Caption Window Note Page 44 themselves were not reversed the chair as the Auto Ref system was being tested by the U S Open at that time in the autumn of 2005 Hawkeye was tested that the New York tests involved 60 shots being measured by the ITF s high speed thus cannot measure to mm Jevel accuracy Video based systems are also sensitive to erroneous results at several tournaments such as in Dubai or were contested by Wiliams TV replays demonstrated that there were actually several crucial calls that from the tournament These errors prompted talks about line calling assistance especially as the Auto Ref by the international Tennis Federation ITF in New York City and was passed for as a single high speed camera would have up to an inch long blind spots and thus cannot measure 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 This window displays details of the closed captions or teletext subtitles detected in the video being analysed The information shown comprises e The type of caption subtitle OP 47 PAL Line 21 EIA 608 or ElA 708 where supported e The number of the service carrying the caption together with any name that has been associated with that service number e Whatever caption
102. for details on this function OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 73 At the bottom of the Generator window is a simple status display that displays the total memory available to store images plus the amount that is used along with a bar that gives a graphical indication of how much memory is used The numbers used are calibrated in frames and hence will change depending on the current video standard If the Advanced module is present two sets of numbers are used separated by a slash The number before the slash is the number of frames if the frames are video only and the number after the slash is the number if the frames also include all the blanking data as applies where the frames in the OmniTek RVF format Pattern Creation Where OmniTek XR includes the Motion Capture option video can be generated from patterns stored on disk These may be frames or sequences Frame based patterns These patterns are stored as individual frames so a picture captured with a digital camera or an image generated in a graphics application could be used The images can be in a variety of standard image formats jpg jpeg gif yuv yuv10 bmp dpx and cineon Importing Frame patterns mg Clicking on the Import icon on the toolbar or selecting Import Image from the Source Source Import Image Mew Input Monitor Folder menu brings up the file selector dialogue Simply navigate to find files in one of the acce
103. ft mode waiting for the next trigger until the RAM is full or to capture a specific number of triggered events or to only capture once then ask the user whether to continue Since data is captured into a circular buffer it is possible to retrieve frames not just after a trigger but also prior to the trigger event In this way a grabbed clip can be obtained with the trigger frame at the start middle or end of the clip depending on the Time shift capture mode setting that is selected Time Shift triggers are based on changes in events rather than absolute events Hence if you configure a grab to occur when there is an RGB error and RGB errors are already occurring continuously then entering Time Shift mode will not cause an instant grab This is to prevent captures being continuously initiated However if no RGB errors are occurring as you enter Time Shift mode a capture will take place next time there is a RGB error even if the RGB error counter is showing an error count from previous errors Record Frames The Record Frames box may be used to specify how many frames are to be captured during a Time Shift capture This is a duplicate of the control on the Time Shift Configuration dialogue described above The frames can be captured with only the active video being stored or if Full Frame is selected with the entire video raster also being stored OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Source Toolbar OmniTek XR has two
104. g Full Screen Mode Full Screen mode can be entered in a number of ways Some systems are set up to automatically enter Full Screen mode on Start up They can also be configured to be locked in Full Screen mode Both these options may be selected through the Full Screen Configuration dialogue see page 67 Full Screen mode can also be entered from Normal mode either by selecting the required view from the Full Screen menu or by pressing the hot key associated with the required view also customizable A list of hot keys for full screen views is given in the Full Screen Configuration dialogue see below It is also possible to select the Full Screen display of a particular application window by taking the Full Screen option from its Window menu Another option is press ESCape From Normal mode this selects the last full screen view to be displayed Once in Full Screen mode you can press ESCape to return to the normal view unless the system has been configured to lock you into Full Screen mode Control Facilities in Full Screen Mode Semi Note Page 66 In Full Screen mode the displays are controlled through buttons shown at the bottom of the screen The buttons disappear after a period of inactivity to keep the display uncluttered in normal use To make the buttons appear click anywhere in the button area with the left mouse button The buttons shown to the left provide specific control functions for different panes togeth
105. his dialogue Engineering Settings E Ioj x Video Reader Pict maaka Read Video Index from Time Code PAL Video Index Field 1 a Field 2 ad Link Fields Wide Screen Signalling NTSC 11 324 Teletext OP 47 Closed Caption Field 1 fi 4 Field 2 277 Link Fields L Revert to defaults The lines normally used for the Video Index signal are indicated in the dialogue but other lines may be selected for example for test purposes The Link Fields option makes setting the required line values easier by automatically setting the Field 2 value from the Field 1 value Note Video Indexes can only be read in SD Wide Screen Signalling Line 23 Reader Settings OmniTek XR can detect and decode the wide screen signalling data that is contained in line 23 of a PAL 625 signal The decoded information is displayed on the Video Status window see page 84 Engineering Settings i Ea ioj xj Video Reader Pict o Powe Read Wide Screen Signalling data from Time Code Li 53 ine Video Index a Wide Screen Signaling Read Wide Screen Signalling data as EN 300 294 C Read Wide Screen Signalling data as ARDSPEC Teletext OP 47 Closed Caption Specify the read line field 1 for Wide Screen Signalling VSS information VYSS is only applicable to the PAL video standard You can also specify how WSS data should be interpreted W
106. how Peak Hold Infinite Hold Cancel Note The Graticule Type that is selected affects the setting of a number of items within this dialogue This aspect of the dialogue is therefore described first OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 91 Nordic 6dB Nordic 6dB Nordic 6dB Note Note Page 92 Graticule Type The graticule for the PPMs may be changed from DBFS to alternative calibrations corresponding to different meter types Nordic BBC etc The required meter type is selected from a drop down list of Graticule options Note The settings for the reference levels alarm trigger points etc automatically switch to the ones conventionally associated with the selected meter type though you can then make any adjustments to these levels that you require The range of the graticule and the meter ballistics are also automatically adjusted to reflect those of the selected standard The scope of the different graticules supported is shown in the following diagram AL PML 27dBFS 18dBFS 9dBFS OdBFS EBU PPM Digital Current Meter 30 5 a 35 10 0 6 12 35 10 0 4 12 35 10 0 8 12 20 10 5 0 5 Din Nordic PPM i i dB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBC PPM l dB 12 8 4 0 4 8 12 EBU PPM 1 dB Error Detection Four potential error levels are defined Clip Over Silence and Mute For each error type a level is defined at which the associated error will be logged and an alarm s
107. how Show Tis Load preset in Ul in ap a ve EN icf Status E Format Alarm ia path Digital input E ds Picture motion content 2 Picture luminance content 2 Picture chrominance content Picture blanking lett 2 Picture blanking right Picture blanking wielth i Analog syne Video index oe Validity i Active format 2 Coded frame Component set Pook Sample structure Pa a Sf Ya a a a ea ca a ea cs jajaja ajajalajajajs jajajaja sjaljejajajsjajajajajs jaja jas Le Validity EN300294 i ARDSPEC i Closed captions Teletext F Error checking E Po CRC l Cancel The events that recorded in any Event log at any time are limited to the ones ticked in the Show in Log column of this dialogue Further information about this dialogue is given in Appendix 2 page 119 Logging to disk To write event data to a log file you need to launch a logging session in which logging is started and stopped either manually or automatically triggered by time codes or PC time Page 106 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 To launch this session either select New session from the Options menu or click on the corresponding icon This displays a dialogue through which you specify either that the session is to be started stopped manually or the details of the time triggers that are to be used x Manual VITC ATC LIC PCClock Hour Minute Second Frame Start fo fo
108. hted channel pair in an Embedded or AES Audio PPM display indicates that this channel is currently selected either for playback see page 103 or for analysis in the Audio Lissajous window see below or where appropriate as the channel on which Dolby E metadata is to be found A different channel pair can be selected simply by clicking on the required channel pair PPM displays are described in the section on OmniTek XR s Audio Checking Features which starts on page 89 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Audio Lissajous window EH audio Lissajous 4 2 0 x Options Window This window is only included where OmniTek XR includes the Advanced Audio option It displays a Lissajous figure of the audio transmitted on the two channels of a particular stereo pair The stereo pair from which the Lissajous figure is generated is selected by clicking on the required channel pair in the appropriate Embedded or AES Audio PPM display Further information is given in the section describing OmniTek XR s Audio Checking facilities starting on page 103 Options menu options The Options menu includes the following Over sampling i Oversampling Show graticule Selects the level of oversampling applied in generating the Lissajous figure Look and Feel Show graticule Save snapshot Allows you to enable and disable the grid over which the Lissajous figure is displayed OmniTek X
109. ialogue through you can set your selection of events to log see below Summary view Selecting this option switches the display of a saved session from a list of events in the order they happened to a count of the number of each type of event that happened during the session New session This option starts new session see page 106 Open session This opens existing session i e one that has previously been saved to disk OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 105 Save session This option saves the currently selected session to disk as an XML file Shell open session This option is only active where an existing Log file has been loaded Taking this option displays the XML file from which the data being displayed is taken Start stop session This option provides manual Start Stop control of the current selected session Clear Taking this option clears the events currently displayed Select columns Each line of the Event Log display has a number of elements to it icon type of event data VITC ATC LTC and PC clock time This option allows you to select which of these elements are displayed Selecting the events to log Selecting Configure filter from the Options menu displays the Event Configuration dialogue used throughout OmniTek XR to specify which parameters events are shown on the screen included in event logs used to trigger alarms and or as SNMP event traps i Event configuration o X S
110. icon on the main Window toolbar The aspects of the video that are checked depend both on the video format and on which additional packages are included in the OmniTek XR system that is being used Video Status Display Note Page 84 The Status window shows a range of information about the video being analysed organised into a collapsible hierarchy that allows the user to select what is displayed according to their particular requirements Sections of this hierarchy can be opened and closed by clicking on the symbols displayed alongside the various headings that define the sections of the hierarchy in the same way that clicking in Window Explorer opens or closes the folders within its file hierarchy Individual leaves of the hierarchy and sections can also be hidden from display by right clicking on the item and taking the option to Hide item from the submenu that appears Moreover if all the leaves within a particular segment of the hierarchy are hidden that segment will also be hidden The context menu that appears on right clicking also includes options that allow sections of the menu to be re expanded after being hidden There is also the option of a Flat view selectable from the Options menu in which the same selection of details are seen but with only the section headings to indicate the presence of other parts to the hierarchy In this view there are no symbols on which to click to expand or
111. ied test sequence on an installation of OmniTek LAB at least the first time this sequence is used For subsequent occasions the output from OmniTek LAB may be recorded and then it may be played out simply from a videotape machine or video file server Furthermore where Dolby E encoded audio is to be measured the copy of OmniTek LAB used must include the Advanced Option which allows the generation of video that includes blanking and other ancillary data from the source RVF file Secondly delay measurements will only possible on your OmniTek XR system if it includes the Advanced Audio option In addition measurement of the relative delay between the audio and video paths where the audio is Dolby E encoded either at source or in the user s own equipment will only be possible if your OmniTek XR is also running the Dolby E option Supplied Test Sequences Page 110 For A V Delay testing OmniTek has generated a special full motion video sequence which is available in all video formats both standard and high definition Two versions of the test sequence may be provided The first comprises 100 frames of video that includes an uncompressed PCM tone on channels 1 and 2 of group 1 and a Dolby E encoded tone on channels 3 and 4 of group 1 This is provided as sets of RVF files one for each video standard that is supported provided in directories named TSE_DolbyE_ lt NumActiveLines gt i p _ lt FieldRate gt Hz For example the directory cont
112. iguration menu or by pressing Shift E Any of these actions displays an Engineering Settings control window the pages of which allow the different aspects of OmniTek XR to be set Each section of the Engineering Settings control window will now be described in detail The precise range of options offered depends on which additional packages are included in the OmniTek XR system that is being used You should also note that settings made within the Engineering Settings control window take effect immediately and that there is no undo cancel option associated with these changes Video General Settings Engineering Settings o 3 1504 x Video General Generator Analyzer Dual Link Picture Reprogram flash Time Code 3 Video Standard Video Index 720 576i PAL y Auto detect Wide Screen Signalling Sync Monitor Mode Free Run H offset fo RGB Syne 5D Y offset fo Yu Teletext OP 47 Closed Caption Here you can change the current video standard sync type and monitor mode Syne HD Composite Serial 7 Revert to defaults Reprogram Flash Page 20 The main video processing on OmniTek products is carried out using a large FPGA Where necessary the firmware for this FPGA may be updated remotely by the user by downloading a new version to the onboard Flash memory When a new software update is installed the software should automatically d
113. in in Serial lock until changed through the Engineering Settings control window Link version l Video Standard 192041 0801 60H 2 M Auto detect Dual ink The version of the Video Standard toolbar displayed for Dual Link systems includes a Dual link tick box Ticking this option enables the facility within OmniTek XR for handling dual link input output as well as single link OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Note The principal effect of ticking this option is to control the action of the Auto Detect circuit Ticking Dual link forces the Auto Detect circuit to interpret whatever format it next finds on Link A or Link B as a dual link format Ticking Dual link also extends the drop down menu of supported video standards All the single link formats are listed as for the regular XR system but underneath these is a list of supported Dual Link formats including 2K formats Ticking Dual link does not of itself cause the unit to switch into or out of Dual Link mode You must check the video standard specified in the drop down box to see if the current input stream is being interpreted as a single or a dual video format You should also note that when Dual Link operation is selected the Auto detect circuit only samples the link selected on the Video Dual Link page as providing the serial lock see page 25 Window Toolbar ajg ara 004 ER PI This is the main toolbar lt contains controls to open the vario
114. ing processed It will stop during certain operations such as loading files from disk Note that the four Page buttons on the status bar are only fully available if your screen resolution is set to a minimum of 1280 1024 For smaller resolutions some of the buttons will be off the edge of the display We always recommend using 1280 1024 or larger displays Image Source Selection The choice of image source to work with is made through the Source toolbar Il Source AB switch Link A Analuzer Serial In Monitor out Serial In Serial out L Serial In The above toolbar will normally be visible at the top of the screen If not it can be turned on from the Show menu For normal use you should select whichever of Link A or Link B that the serial input is connected to and set the Analyzer source to be this Serial Input Where the system includes the Motion Capture option you also have the option to set this to Generator this is the setting to use to view data that has previously been captured The Monitor output and Serial output options may also be selected and set to either the Serial Input or the Generator as required lf you have an OmniTek XR system without the Motion Capture option or a Dual Link system with the Dual Link option currently selected the toolbar you see will just require you to set the Input A Input B switch to show which input you have connected to The other items will be auto
115. ings are changed to the ones specified for the current item If the user changes the video generator settings within the Engineering Settings control window these will not affect the current settings because the playlist uses its own version of the settings for the current item The normal engineering settings will not have any effect until the playlist is exited 2 There are a number of occasions where a playing playlist will be stopped An item is added edited or deleted The pattern in the Generator window is changed The order of the items in the Playlist window are changed A new Generator configuration is created or a new configuration is loaded A source pattern used in the playlist is deleted from the Generator configuration A source pattern used in the playlist is loaded into SDRAM A new playlist is created or a playlist is loaded The video standard is changed OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 81 8 Cage Generator OmniTek XR systems include a cage generator or more precisely two cage generators one for safe action and one for safe title __ The Cage Generator dialogue that controls these generators is displayed by selecting the 5 cage icon from the main Windows toolbar E Cage Generator 3 Ioj x Window Enable Cage Output destination Both Source Aspect Ratio 16 9 Digital x Mask Ort hi Video Display Size Position overrides char gen settings aox 30 SMPTE Adju
116. is is described in the section starting on page 119 SMPTE 337 Preamble The section relating to the SMPTE 337 Preamble displays the following information Sync word 1 For data burst containing 16 bit Dolby E data this should be OxF872 For data burst containing 20 bit Dolby E data this should be Ox6F872 For data burst containing 24 bit Dolby E data this should be 0x96F 872 Sync word 2 For data burst containing 16 bit Dolby E data this should be 0x4E1F For data burst containing 20 bit Dolby E data this should be 0x54E1F For data burst containing 24 bit Dolby E data this should be OxA54E1F Bit depth 16 20 or 24 bit Burst Data Type 28 for Dolby E information Data mode O for 16 bit 1 for 20 bit 2 for 24 bit Error flag 1 if the data may contain errors Data type Data stream number Both 0 for Dolby E Length code Unsigned integer giving the number of data bits burst payload Limited to 65535 for 16 bit data 1048575 for 20 bit data 16777215 for 24 bit data Guard Band Position The video line at which the Dolby frame was found to start This line number will be shown in red if any frame since the last reset has been found to start outside the Guard Band The frame s with this error can be found by studying the log With the Errors showing the total number of Guard band Position errors since the last reset Dolby E Frame The remainder of the Dolby E display comprises the data within the metadata section of the Dolby fr
117. is may be used to remove the top and bottom lines and the pixels near the edges from the error checking process This is intended to handle video where the edges near the sync are corrupted The mask has no other effect on the data which will still be grabbed displayed on the waveform views etc in their entirety The mask settings are symmetrical i e the number of lines specified here causes that number of active lines to be masked out on both fields both at the top and at the bottom of the image Similarly the number of pixels entered will affect both picture edges starting from the outermost active pixel in each case Composite Matrix The composite matrix used to convert RGB data to composite may be chosen from a submenu of three standard composite matrices or you can opt for auto selection based on the current video standard Luma Qualified Vector Scope Profiles Page 24 The Video Analyzer page provides access to a special mode of operation for the Vector Scope the Luma Qualified Vector Scope When this option is selected the only pixels used to create the Vector Scope are those whose luma lies within the luma error check range While it is not possible to display both the standard Vector Scope and the Luma Qualified Vector Scope at the same time it is possible with suitable adjustments to use the Luma Qualified Vector Scope for example to only display the vectors for pixels that are nearly black which can
118. ist Window The View menu lets you turn off the toolbar and the status line if not required and set the size of the image thumbnails This menu can also be used to open or close the Playlist window and switch between the Thumbnail view shown above and a text based list Increase thumbnail size Decrease thumbnail size List View Source Menu Source Import Image Mew Input Monitor Folder The Source menu provides the controls used to load a previously saved image sequence Import image see Pattern Creation below or to grab images from the serial input New input see Grabbing Images below These functions are also available from icons on the toolbar see page 73 You can also specify a folder to be continuously monitored for new files with each new file being directly loaded once it appears Pattern Menu Pattern Sort Load Load All The Pattern menu provides various options concerning how images and sequences are manipulated Sort offers the choice of listing the loaded patterns in different ways Specify load sub section Load loads the selected image into the Generator SDRAM while Load All loads Resize Output Edit Shell Open Save Save AS Save Frame As Properties Delete Page 72 all images into the SDRAM This is useful if you have disabled automatic loading of images as one of the Preferences set via the File menu Specify load sub section is concerned with sequence
119. l option from the Options menu see below Displayed at the bottom of the Gamut window are details of the percentage of pixels in the current frame for which the value goes outside the specified ranges together with details of the peak value of this percentage since the last time the display was reset by clicking on the Reset button shown at the right hand end of the bar at the bottom of the window Options menu os The Options menu in the Gamut window includes the following options pions Graticule j Graticule nee The graticule lines can be displayed or hidden along with graticule text labels In addition amplitude markers may be overlaid onto the main graticules These are horizontal lines that can be used to mark out important levels It is possible to define multiple markers and change which is displayed or to display several at a time It is also possible to opt for minimal labelling on the various displays Note that the units for both axes of the graticules are customizable using the global selection on the File Preferences menu selection For example this can switch between decimal or hexadecimal values or into a mV scale See page 14 for details OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 49 Graticule calibration can be based around the standard SMPTE range of 64 to 940 960 expressed as decimal in 10bit format or alternatively around the full range of 0 to 1023 again decimal 10bit Full range video forma
120. lay calculations are performed once for each loop around the complete video sequence so there is a latency of several seconds before new delay readings are displayed Reference Timing Where an external analog reference is used the delay between this reference and the SDI input can be determined as follows Note This measurement can t be made when OmniTek XR is working with dual link input Similar steps can however be used to measure differences between the two inputs 1 Provide the external analog reference to the system 2 Use the Video General page of the Engineering Settings control window to lock the OmniTek XR to this reference as described on page 21 Set the A B switch on the Source toolbar to select the required SDI input see page 35 gt 4 Display the Delay Measurement window for example by clicking on its icon in the main Window toolbar 9 Use the Reference Timing option in this window s Options menu to ensure that the Reference Timing is displayed and to switch between _ SPS atus the standard and line based forms of delay reporting Embedded Audio gt Dolby E Audi 6 Use the Embedded Audio Dolby E Audio options within this menu to select the audio channel that you want to include in the test PCM Delay H DolbyE Delay i 7 The delay of the digital signal relative to the analog reference will be Reference Timing displayed in the Reference Timing slot in the Delay Measurement window
121. layed in the top left hand corner of each frame as a sequence of yellow squares This gives a binary count of When the clock hand reaches the top frame 0 an the test sequence audio pulse is generated for 1 frame duration The Analyzer software extracts the binary frame count from the input video image lt also detects the embedded audio tone The relative timing of the audio tone to the first video frame in the sequence indicates the delay between audio and video components Playing the Test Sequence The supplied test sequences can only be played by the Generator of an OmniTek LAB system However the output from the Generator can then be recorded on a recording device that also records blanking e g a tape or disk recorder and that recording subsequently used in place of OmniTek LAB Detailed instructions are given below Where the sequence is recorded to tape disk it is sensible to record at least a minute of the repeating sequence to make operation and measurement easier 1 Run OmniTek LAB and set it to the correct video format in the Video General page of the Engineering Settings control window Make sure no other images are loaded into the Generator Load all the frames of the special A V Delay Test Sequence that is applicable to the video format that is under test If a message appears suggesting that the sequence be re sized take the No fit option 4 Play the sequence in an endless loop by using th
122. lays the current range minimum to maximum of YCbCr RGB and Composite colour information together with details of the percentage of pixels that fall outside the required range See page 49 for details Vector Scope icon Enables Disables the Vector Scope Like the Waveform window the Vector Scope window contains menus to let you configure the display See page 53 for details Data View icon Enables Disables the Data View See page 44 for details OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 37 Page 38 Audio PPMs icon Enables the display of PPMs for either Embedded Audio Dolby E Audio or AES EBU Audio where installed See page 89 for details Audio Lissajous icon Opens a window in which the phase relationship between a selected channel pair is displayed as a Lissajous figure See page 103 for details Note This icon is only included on the toolbar when the Advanced Audio option is installed Event Log icon Opens the Event Log window which shows a live display of data that can be logged This is fully described in Section 11 together with other related material Cage Generator icon Opens the cage generator dialogue For a full description of this please see page 70 in this guide Closed Caption icon Opens a window that displays details of the captions identified within the video input See page 44 for details Delay Measurement icon Opens a display of audio video delay information as described in the section
123. les the crosshair to be set to appear either in the monitor output or in the serial output or in both outputs This duplicates options included in the Output menu Cursors Toolbar Page 32 Cursors Function None Cursor 1 Cursor 2 Difference Track Two cursors are available to be placed in the Waveform window and moved about to take either time measurement or amplitude measurements The Function drop down menu enables you to select the type of measurement that is required The Cursor 1 and Cursor 2 boxes let you control which cursor you are affecting when you subsequently click in the Waveform window The active cursor appears as a Solid line whilst the other cursor becomes dotted The colour of these cursors is determined by the Look and Feel menu selection in the Waveform window see page 58 To move the cursors as a pair lock the cursors together by checking the Track box Time values are displayed in microseconds whilst amplitude values are shown as a relative difference between the two cursor positions Please note that when either the time measurement or the amplitude measurement cursors are active it is not possible to control the crosshair just by clicking a new position in the Mini Pic window The cursor function box must be set back to None to regain mouse control over the crosshair However it is always possible to move the crosshair by editing the pixel and line values in the Crosshair tool
124. loading which is part of the Motion Capture facilities This item is only available if the currently selected thumbnail is a sequence Selecting this option opens a dialogue that lets you specify a frame other than Frame 1 the default as the first in the sequence You can also specify a frame other than the normal last frame as the end of the sub section This option is particularly useful with avi files which can contain more frames than the Generator frame buffer can hold Access to the frames at the end of such avi files is only possible using this option Resize Output provides some choices as to how images are resized when the image is not the same size as the currently selected resolution The choices are the same as the ones offered in the Preferences dialogue described above Shell open opens a window showing the file s used to construct the currently displayed image or sequence Save lets you save the current image It is intended for use with an image that has been grabbed from the live input Save As lets you save the current image to a new filename and or in a new format For example an image loaded as a BMP could be saved as a JPEG or a sequence of multiple individual frames can be saved as an AVI file Please note that when an image is saved it is automatically reloaded afterwards This is in case the image format has changed such as from BMP to JPEG so you can immediately see that the new image format is suitable
125. ma error check range This is especially useful for studying areas of a display that are nearly black This form of display is selected through the Video Analyzer page of the Engineering Settings control window as described on page 24 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 53 Panel Controls ROI Controls The top set of controls let you zoom the Vector Scope in on any portion of the display Once zoomed in you can adjust the horizontal and vertical position allowing you to see all areas not just the centre of the Vector Scope You can also zoom into the selected area by clicking and dragging over the Vector Scope using the right mouse button then return to the unzoomed display by double clicking the right mouse button over the Vector Scope Also the area selected is automatically adjusted as the Region of Interest is changed see page 63 so these manual controls will only be needed very occasionally Note The Vector Scope zoom works independently of the Waveform zoom controls Preview Window The Preview window indicates the portion of the video field that you are zoomed in to Look amp Feel The Look and Feel controls adjust the filtering controls applied to the module creating the Vector Scope display The three aspects of the display that can be varied are the brightness Gain the Gamma of the display and its persistence adjusted using the Decay control Note These parameters can readily be set back to their
126. matically selected to monitor whichever link is selected With the chosen source active your OmniTek XR system is ready to use as described in the following sections Program Shortcuts OmniTek XR contains a variety of minor features designed to make the product more useful and easy to use The main ones are described here Shift Key Shortcuts At any time you may press and hold the Shift key A small menu appears providing immediate access to some common functions The menu disappears when either a function is activated or the Shift key is released Of particular use is Shift E which immediately opens the Engineering Settings control window Presets Another useful Shift shortcut is Shift P which opens the Presets configuration dialogue OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 11 Page 12 Misc Look amp feel Load Author Description Edit mniTek Default Filter TIA E i QmniTek Y magat Y po QmniTek mag 10 Vp QmniTek mag 10 Vp OmniTek mag 10 Vp QmniTek mag 2 Y po QmniTek mag 2 Y po mag 2 Y po Save Record Hot keys Refresh Presets are individual macros that work both in the normal Windows environment and in Full Screen mode They can be freely assigned to the hot keys Shift F1 Shift F 12 The information recorded as a preset can be of two types the first is a snapshot of all the settings currently in place the
127. measurement units 14 picture quality window 62 vector scope 54 waveform window 59 Help menu 19 Histogram display 61 toolbar icon 37 Hot keys 11 full screen views 69 Images capturing 73 file monitor 73 fitting to video format 71 grabbing 75 loading 71 72 73 74 panning 22 source files 118 Import Export settings 16 Interpolator 17 Licence key 19 Line 21 captions 17 30 31 44 51 86 Line patterns at start up 22 Line Sweep mode 63 toolbar icon 38 Link Fields 27 28 Lissajous figures 41 103 source 90 toolbar icon 38 Loading images sequences 74 Logging 104 closed caption logging 31 event log window 38 48 104 event logging 104 Look amp Feel 17 audio status 43 99 dialogue 39 full screen views 69 gamut window 50 vector scope 54 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 video status 56 88 waveform window 58 59 Low pass filter 17 LTC 27 87 Luma Qualified Vector Scope 24 53 Luminance 58 86 detection 27 luma range 23 Measurement units 14 23 Message boxes 15 Mini Pic 50 aspect ratio 53 colour modes 51 pulse cross 51 toolbar icon 37 Monitor Mode 21 Monitor output 18 21 35 colour space 25 error signalling 23 including crosshair 32 Motion content detection 26 85 ODE files 117 ODL files 117 ODS files 117 OGS files 117 OP 47 teletext 17 31 44 51 86 Options menu audio PPM display 91 audio status 42 98 delay mea
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129. n Start icon is pressed and will stop again when the red Stop icon is pressed Where time triggers have been specified logging will start and stop automatically in accordance with the specified time triggers Traffic Light System The entries for the different sessions in the left hand part of the display includes both a description of its state Pending Active Completed etc and an icon which is colour coded to indicate whether any of the errors picked out to be logged by the filter see page have been found within that session OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 107 The colour coding used is as follows Grey Not reported yet Note Events in user defined sessions can only be reported once the session has been completed Green No error event occurred Red One or more error events have occurred These icons provide a simple green red good not good indication in analogy to traffic lights allowing it to be interpreted at a glance Guided by these lights it should be a relatively straightforward operation to drill down into the detail of a problematic log to find the source of the error Saving to disk The log entries associated with any session are initially written to a temporary file To save data to disk select Save session from the Option menu or click the Save session icon A dialogue box then opens for you to set the name for the log file Summary view When a session compl
130. n all systems can measure the delay between an SDI input and the analog reference the Reference Timing see page 115 and use a variant of the Reference Timing measurement to determine the difference in timing between different input channels or indeed different inputs see page 116 Note When OmniTek XR is working with a dual link input it can measure differences between the two inputs but it can t measure the delay relative to an analog reference Measurement of audio video delays relies on the use of a special full motion video test sequence which contains precise embedded audio tones Two test sequences are available One may be used to determine delays in video that includes uncompressed audio the other is a variant of that basic test sequence which allows delays to be determined both where the audio is uncompressed and where the audio is Dolby E encoded These sequences are available for all standard definition and high definition video formats The following sections describe the OmniTek test sequences and show how they may be used to determine relative lip sync delays Important System requirements Measuring the delay between an SDI input and the analog reference the Reference Timing doesn t place any special requirements on the OmniTek system that is used However the various A V Delay measurements that it is technically possible to make do impose a range of requirements The first requirement is to play out the suppl
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132. n with a Waveform window showing RGB data the next time it is run The details are stored as startup_nnn ods where nnn indicates the slot and bus number of the OmniTek card None of these settings will be saved if the machine on which OmniTek XR is being run is simply turned off OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 7 Quick Start Guide Page 8 Video Status This section provides a basic guide to starting work with the OmniTek XR application On starting a message first appears enquiring whether you wish to use the program s Advanced Audio or the Motion Capture facilities Then by default since all OmniTek systems have the ability to send status messages over SNMP the system attempts to connect to an SNMP service running on the PC If such a service cannot be found you will see the following message OmniTek ER x Could not connect to SNMP agent Please ensure the SNMP service is installed and started T Don t show this message again LIK If you do not need the SNMP functionality this message can be safely ignored and if you wish you can select the option not to show this message again If you need the SNMP service this needs to be separately installed The SNMP service is a Microsoft operating system extension and can be installed from the master Windows installation disk created by Microsoft OmniTek have a document on the support section of our website at explaining how this service may be i
133. nd the full range of O to 1023 again decimal 10 bit Full range video formats are particularly useful when using RGB signals in a Dual Link set up For example Thomson Viper cameras generate RGB in the range 0 to 1023 Other cameras generate RGB in the range 0 to 940 Having the variable calibration means the waveform monitor can be set to suit Crosshair The visibility of the crosshair can be toggled The crosshair appears as a cursor at a given horizontal position on the waveform lf several components are displayed in the waveform then the cursor appears in the same place on each component The position of the cursor can be changed by clicking within the waveform window Look amp Feel The Look and feel menu selection opens a dialogue that allows the colours of various items to be customized shown on the following page The colour of the graticule and of each supported waveform element can be individually chosen In addition error colours can be specified uniquely for each different waveform type for use when the waveforms breach the thresholds for valid video specified in the Engineering Settings control window as described on page 22 It should however be noted that the areas in error are not always clearly defined when the Interpolator is being used to generate the display see page 17 The CRT emulation option applies a special filter to the waveform data to emulate the look that is typical of analog CRT based w
134. ng select the required mask type from the drop down box Note The mask will only be shown if Enable Cage is selected Safe Action Safe Title The lower parts of the dialogue are principally used to set the dimensions of the cages and to set whether the cages are fixed selected from a selection of standard options or adjustable In addition it is possible to have the size and position of the safe action box shown on the main outputs by checking the relevant box Furthermore if you are displaying both safe area and title together you can distinguish between the two by selecting the option to make the safe title lines dashed Note An adjustable safe title box can be positioned by adjusting the X and Y values or more easily by clicking the Edit button You can then click and drag over a representation of the current image The X amp Y boxes may then be used to fine tune the box position Note however that while you are using the Edit feature the Mini Pic will be frozen This is because the Edit dialogue uses Mini Pic code to create the image OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 83 9 Video Checking Features im Note OmniTek XR has the ability to display real time video status information and to detect and count various types of error This status information and associated error counts are displayed in the Video Status window which may be called up either from the Window menu or by clicking on the Video Status
135. ng the signal received against information supplied alongside OmniTek XR as XML files These files enable the identification of a range of AES controls SMPTE time codes and RP188 control codes Users may also add their own packet definitions to install XML format descriptor files for decoding custom VANC packets If the VANC packet is not one of the standard types understood by OmniTek XR the heading Unknown VANC packet will be displayed together with the embedded ID to allow separate identification Options menu Options The Options menu for the Data View window includes the following choices pent sampes Save samples ee t Sets the number of pixel pairs displayed in the Data View window and saved when Extended view a snapshot of the Data View is taken Show active tooltips B ase ido Ee Offers the choice of displaying the data as decimal hexadecimal or binary values Viewing Format Offers alternative ways of formatting the data that is displayed Dual link video signals can be interpreted either as 10bit or as 12bit 8 2 interprets 10bit data as 8 bits 2 bits This has the advantage of making standard groupings such as those associated with SAV and EAV easier to pick out Page 46 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Extended View Offers the option of displaying descriptive information alongside the basic numerical data described above Save Snapshot Allows the contents of the Data View window ma
136. niTek XR has the ability to create and manage playlists A playlist is in effect a scheduled playout running through a predetermined list of video images and clips Each item in the list can potentially have to some degree different video engineering settings and each can be displayed for a different duration The playlist can be opened and closed by clicking the PL toolbar icon or taking the Playlist Window option found under the View menu The Playlist window may be thought of as a sub window of the Generator window as the Playlist window can only be open when the Generator window is open The playlist is just like a sequence pattern it can be played forward or backward it can be stepped through and you can go directly to a specific frame The playlist is selected in the Generator window in the same way as any other pattern at which point you can use the Run toolbar to traverse the playlist in the same way as a normal sequence Playlist Display Page 78 The playlist is the blank thumbnail in the Generator window with the word Playlist written across it It is visible at all times and is always the first pattern in the configuration Please note that the playlist is software driven so there will be some latency when switching patterns within the playlist and when a playlist is stopped mid item while the software uses a number of internal factors to estimate which frame you have stopped at The playli
137. nnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 74 Grabbing Images Motion Capture Option Only ccccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseees 75 Full Frame Record Playback Advanced Option Only ooommmmsssr rss 76 Folder Montoto 77 EA LES EP An In O 78 A N 78 Pl AS COPIAS dona 79 pornn NOES od 81 8 CAGE GENERATOR ocaso 82 9 VIDEO CHECKING FEATURES osuna caen 84 LD ea O 94 Data Displayed tias 85 SS a e Ea 87 RECE DHO eneee a II II 88 CO CVOT SG WNC TNO tor a 88 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 5 10 AUDIO CHECKING FEATURES coin 89 Audio evel Displays CP PM E 99 Embedded Andi EMS e e lid 89 Doby Slay SY PM les 94 AESEBUA COPE MS ed sere ver Tree tare er Te 96 Audio Status DIS DUA tn E A 97 Embedded Audio stats Moma ON e a caste celia 98 Dolby Enorma olkasi A A A N 98 AES EBU Status morma COM es E E VE EEE T E E E EE E 98 OPUONS MENU ud E E E E A A 98 Dolby Frame Data where SUDOR A 99 Display within the Audio Status Window oocccccncnnnnccnnnnnononononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnos 100 Play Dack uaren iio ls 103 Lissajous VV WINGO WV aneen ENTENTE EENE E EEE 103 tis CLC Go muii oia 104 NE ceusaseobasseusoacdocwesegusseeseensedeocueswnaeedseswessausasesdegeseeoseuevaddosuesuausesescaseaseaees 104 Event Loge WindOW A A E 104 Selectino the CVents tolo ii A A AS 106 LOL CIS OU A A AS 106 SINIVEP C OTe uratio
138. ns OmniTek XR includes a dedicated Dolby Audio PPMs display through which it shows the audio levels that will ultimately be delivered on the different channels This information is taken directly from the metering information encoded within the Dolby data the audio itself is not processed in any way This window may be called up either from the Window menu where the different PPMs windows each have a separate entry or it may be called up by clicking on the Audio PPMs icon on the main Window toolbar then selecting Dolby E from the short menu that then appears The Dolby PPMs display is very similar to the Embedded PPMs display except that there is no option to select a surround sound view as the presentation of the channels as mono stereo or surround sound channels or as a combination of these is pre determined as part of the Dolby data Also there is currently no facility to present phase information about any channel pair OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 EN audio PPMs Dolby E a Ioj x Options Window Dolby E PPMs 5 1 Nordic dB Displaying the Dolby PPM window As stated above the Dolby E audio and the associated metadata are encoded on a pair of embedded audio channels potentially alongside PCM audio The first step is therefore to identify which pair of channels is carrying the Dolby E data The relevant pair of channels can readily be determined from the Embedded PPMs display where the channels will
139. nstalled Further details on the use of SNMP with OmniTek XR may be found in the section on Logging which starts on page 118 With the OmniTek application running you will see a window similar to that illustrated below depending on what modules and options are present on your system Vector Waveform Histogram Mini Pic Data View Audio Event log Scope OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Display Mode Note OmniTek XR offers two display modes referred to as Normal mode and Full Screen mode In Normal mode the screen follows standard Windows conventions offering multiple windows dialogues and toolbars In this mode there will be a menu bar at the top with some toolbars underneath Below that is a large area where various windows may be opened At the bottom of the screen there is a status bar In Full Screen mode you see a user definable selection of windows tiled to fit the whole window These full screen views typically have a black background which may make them more suitable in a colorist type of environment They also have the advantage over the normal windows display of a less cluttered screen Details of Full Screen mode start on page 65 Full Screen mode offers control over major functions and keyboard presets can be defined to give additional functionality but complete control is only available in Normal mode However unless the system has been locked in Full Screen mode you can rea
140. nu 17 Ancillary data checking 32 87 dual link 25 grabbing 76 playing out 22 76 ATC 27 87 Audio configuration 18 lissajous figures 41 103 phase meters 94 playback 18 103 PPM display 40 Audio menu 18 Audio PPM display 89 AES EBU audio 96 ballistics 92 configuration 91 96 Dolby E audio 94 embedded audio 89 graticule 91 92 peak hold markers 90 94 surround sound view 91 93 toolbar icon 38 Audio Status 42 89 97 AES EBU audio 98 configure filter 43 99 configure timeline 42 98 Dolby E audio 98 embedded audio 98 enable columns 43 99 filtering 119 flat view 42 98 look amp feel 43 99 Page 122 reset 18 43 99 toolbar icon 37 Auto detect 21 36 Blanking data 51 checking 32 87 grabbing 6 playing out 22 76 Bowtie display 58 Cage display on Mini Pic 52 sync to ROI 64 Cage generator 43 82 toolbar icon 38 Chrominance 58 86 chroma range 23 detection 27 Closed captions 44 51 detection 86 line 21 30 source 17 toolbar 31 toolbar icon 38 Colour space monitor output 25 Composite 58 composite matrix 24 range 23 87 Configuration analyzer 17 23 35 audio 18 audio PPM display 91 96 closed caption reader 30 dual link 25 35 engineering settings 17 20 38 full screen views 38 67 68 generator 70 73 graticule 39 monitor output 18 21 23 32 35 output 18 picture state detectors 26 region of interest 63 SD
141. ny of the supported formats Line 21 ElA 608 and OP 47 teletext are supported as standard EIA 708 captions can be displayed on systems that include the 708 Decode option Note The type of caption must first be selected either by taking the Closed Caption Source option below or by using the equivalent option in the main Analyzer menu see page 17 For teletext subtitles it is also essential to set the necessary page line details on the Teletext Reader page of the Engineering Settings control window page 29 Additional settings are also required where Line 21 captions are delivered in a video format other than NTSC and on a line other than Line 21 see page 30 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 51 Mini Pic BR Options Window Closed Captions Source This option works in tandem with the similarly named option within the Analyzer menu to set the source for closed captions teletext subtitles shown on the Mini Pic ElA 708 Options This option is used to select which service and font should be used for displaying ElA 708 closed captions where supported Note ElA 708 must first be selected as the Closed Captions Source see above Show Cage Selecting this option displays the Safe Action and Safe Title areas set in the Cage Generator page 82 on the Mini Pic Options Window Time code Where required the Mini Pic can also show the time code associated with the video positioned to the lef
142. o Status display Enable columns This option displays a dialogue through which you can select which details are displayed in the Audio Status window Dolby Frame Data where supported The inclusion of Dolby encoded audio within PCM channels takes advantage of the facility of the AES3 serial digital audio interface to transport non PCM data The Dolby E data is made up of metadata detailing how the coded audio is to be handled and metering information It is delivered in bursts of Dolby frames One Dolby frame is associated with each video frame The format of the data is defined by the SMPTE 337M standard This specifies a header containing information about the data in this case defining the data both as non PCM data as required by the AES3 interface specification and as Dolby E data The SMPTE 337M standard caters for a range of different non PCM data types that could be added to the audio channels This header is then followed by frames of Dolby E data each starting with synchronization segment followed by metadata coded audio data and metering information This gives rise to the following packet structure Dolby E Frame Dolby E Frame Dolby E Frame SMPTE Preamble Audio Segment Audio Extension Sync Segment Metadata Segment Metadata Extension Low frame rates only This structure can be implemented at a bit depth of 16 20 or 24 bits depending on the total amount of data that is t
143. o be transferred A key requirement on the transport of Dolby data is that it transported synchronously with the video in order to provide exact matching between Dolby E frames and video frames It is also necessary to be able to edit Dolby E audio and to cross fade between Dolby E streams without introducing any glitches or other artefacts Such switches and edits take a number of video lines to complete so in order to prevent such edits and switches interfering with the Dolby data the Dolby standard defines a reference position within a video frame after which the Dolby frame should start This provides a guard band between successive Dolby Frames during which edits and switches can occur without affecting the integrity of the Dolby data The width of this guard band is further extended by ensuring that there is a gap between the end of the Dolby frame and the end of the video frame OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 99 Video Frame Video Frame Video Frame Dolby E Frame Dolby E Frame Dolby E Frame Guard Band _ Guard Band Guard Band NTSC 525 1 10 13 14 512 513 Approx end of Switching a Approx end of Dolby E Frame Area Position Dolby E Frame i i it i Line Line Line Line Line 625 1 6 13 14 PAL For NTSC format video frame rate 29 97Hz the reference line is line 14 while for PAL 25Hz frame rate the reference line is line 10 Current pr
144. o counts the number of pixels for which the composite signal determined from the incoming video falls outside the maximum and minimum values specified in this dialogue for this composite signal The number of frames for which the signal lies outside the specified ranges is reported on in the Video Status window see page 84 and logged in the Event Log window see page 104 Amplitude Measurement Units Use this drop down menu to select the units in which the above ranges are expressed Output For each of the above errors any erroneous pixels can be keyed out and replaced with a flashing black and white signal The Output section of this dialogue allows you to select where the flashing pattern will be displayed Each error condition can be independently routed to the monitor output or to the serial digital output or for display on the Mini Pic on the VGA monitor OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 23 These errors can also be highlighted on the waveforms This option is selected through the Options menu within the Waveform window see page 59 The same thresholds are used Note however that it is not possible to simultaneously highlight pixels with YCbCr range errors and pixels with RGB range errors on the waveforms as pixels with YCbCr range errors can only be seen when displaying YCbCr YUV waveforms while pixels with RGB range errors can only be seen when displaying RGB waveforms Error Mask An error mask is provided Th
145. o select the audio channel containing the Dolby E data Options Display Status Embedded Audio Dolby E Audio l PCM Delay DolbyE Delay i Reference Timing Page 113 6 The required audio and video delay values will be displayed in the Dolby E Audio Video Relative Delay slot in the Delay Measurement window as illustrated below Exbelay measurement TT Options Window PCM AudioVideo Relative Delay No Test Sequence Detected Dolby E Audio Video Relative Delay 2 Frames Video 2 Frames 1 60 Fields 26 00mSecs Pudio Audio Channel 1 Audio Advanced Delayed Reference Timing Test Inputs Not Present Test Inputs Not Present The figure given shows the timing of the audio channel the label below the bar relative to the video labelled above the bar The label below the bar also moves in proportion to the delay being measured imperceptible where the difference is small Please note that the delay calculations are performed once for each loop around the complete video sequence so there is a latency of several seconds before new delay readings are displayed Measurement using the PCM Only YUV based test sequence 1 The delay test sequence must be played out either from an OmniTek LAB system that incorporates the Generator module or from a videotape machine or a video file server The steps used to play out this sequence are described on page 111 2 Set the source routing such that analyzer
146. oice of configuration instead This can be useful where different people use the system and have different requirements It should be noted that a System configuration contains 100 of your set up data This includes which windows and toolbars are open their sizes and positions what video format and locking reference are in use what options have been set for error logging etc Start with Windows This menu entry makes OmniTek XR load at the same time as you log into Windows This saves you having to start the application from the desktop or the Start menu Measurement Units Page 14 OmniTek XR always works with actual video data which as a 10 bit value will be a number from O to 1023 However it is sometimes easier to understand the operation of OmniTek XR if these ranges are scaled to more familiar units The selections made affect all uses of the related measurement units For example by selecting the amplitude measurement units to be milliVolts then amplitude measurements made using the cursors will be in milliVolts the minimum and maximum thresholds will be expressed in milliVolts and all the waveform graticules will be shown in milliVolts Another option is to express the amplitude in terms of IRE units Where values are expressed as digital levels this will be as a 10 bit number from O to 1023 which can also be shown in hexadecimal Similarly the horizontal measurement can be shown as time in us or as pixel sample number
147. omposite the waveforms shown include one showing the Composite waveform corresponding to the luma and chroma data within the original video datastream The composite waveform takes the form of a band of varying width around a central line that follows the Y luma component of video data The width of the band at any point of the waveform is determined by the chroma components of the waveform the magnitude and phase of which determine an overall magnitude M for the colour component of the signal The outer limits of the composite waveform are given by Y M and Y M In the OmniTek XR display the area between the Y M and Y M curves is filled in with solid colour as there is no useful information to be obtained from this area The range of values between which the composite waveform runs is one of the aspects of the video that OmniTek XR monitors In particular it monitors where these values go outside the permitted range set on the Video Analyzer page of the Engineering Settings control window see page 23 The proportion of the incoming video for which the composite signal goes outside the specified range is reported on in the Video Status window see page 84 and logged in the Event Log window see page 104 Panel Controls Colour mode These controls allow the selection of the components to display either stacked vertically or in parade form Look Feel The Look amp Feel controls are provided to fine tune
148. on Measuring Audio Video Delays which starts on page 110 Engineering Settings icon Opens the Engineering Settings control window which is described in full starting on page 20 Full Screen Configuration icon Shows Hides the Full Screen Configuration menu described on page 67 Region of Interest icon Clicking this icon opens or closes the Region of Interest control window described on page 63 Line Mode icon Opens a drop down menu that lets you switch between single line view multi line view and sweep mode This control duplicates the drop down at the top of the Region Of Interest control window described on page 63 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 5 Application Windows OmniTek XR offers a range of windows within which to display different aspects of the video that is being analysed The various displays are generated in hardware in real time from the video being processed The displays are also fully integrated with the different windows showing information about the same frame of the video data stream The windows that can be displayed are called up by clicking icons on the Windows toolbar The different windows are described below in alphabetical order of name First however a description of some window controls that are common to all the windows described in this section Note The precise range of windows offered depends on which additional packages are included in the OmniTek XR system that is being
149. on enables you to select the embedded audio channel on which PCM delay measurements are made OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 47 Dolby E Audio The menu associated with this option enables you to select the Dolby E channel on which Dolby E delay measurements are made where supported PCM Delay This option controls whether the Delay Measurement window includes this item Dolby E Delay This option controls whether the Delay Measurement window includes this item Reference Timing The menu associated with this option firstly controls whether the Delay Measurement window includes this item It also offers the option of switching between expressing the advance delay in terms of a number of lines plus a number of pixels and the alternative Line based approach where the advance delay is rounded to the nearest number of lines then an adjustment given in terms of an advance or delay relative to that number of lines Event Log window View Options 2a A xX a ee Session Window Event Type Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Digital Input Closed Captio Digital Input Closed Captio Digital Input Closed Captio Digrtal Input Closed Captio Closed Captio Closed Captio Cl
150. or in lines Note that the horizontal axis on the waveform graticules will show a different sample number range depending on the current video format Related to these global settings for measurement units please note that two separate waveform calibrations are available These are the SMPTE range of 64 to 940 960 and the full range of O to 1023 This selection is made by taking the Graticule option from the Option menu in the Waveform window then choosing either SMPTE range or Full range Full details on the menus in the Waveform window are on page 59 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Message Boxes The Preferences menu also lets you control the display of message boxes in response to error conditions Message boxes that currently may be displayed are ticked Clearing the tick disables that particular message box Ticking an option re enables a message that has been disabled Window Layouts and Snapshots Window Layouts It is possible to load and save window layouts used in Normal mode These layouts only save the size position and status of each window so engineering settings like video format are unchanged when a saved window layout is loaded Window Snapshots Note Selecting the Save all snapshots option causes snapshots to be taken of the current contents of every open window and saved on disk The format in which each window is saved depends on the type of information displayed Waveform and Ve
151. orm window the Waveform Histogram window has a panel of controls on the right hand side of the window which can be displayed or hidden Several of these controls are also available in the Colour Mode menu offered within this window OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 61 Control Panel Display Options The controls in the panel enable the histograms to be displayed in different colour modes and as either a line or as a bar chart You can also set the vertical scaling used for the histograms Colour Mode The possible colour modes selectable either from the Colour mode drop down in the panel or from the Colour mode menu are YCbCr Histograms are generated in YCbCr space YCbCr SD As above but after conversion to true SD levels RGB Histograms are generated in RGB space Composite Histograms are generated in Composite colour space Items may be displayed stacked vertically above each other as shown here or in parade form In addition selector boxes are associated with each of the above modes so that a subset of the items can be displayed if required Graph Type The different graph types available are Bar Line and Line All The last of these three options shows a single combined histogram Vertical The vertical range sets the scale of the graph and can be adjusted to suit your exact data For most data the best results will be obtained by ticking the Log button which applies a logarithmic scaling to the ver
152. osed Captio Closed Captio Data Hot Present Present Hot Present Present Hot Present Present Hot Present Present Hot Present Present Hot Present Present Hot Present Error Present Error Hot Present Error Present OK Hot Present Present Hot Present Present Hot Present The window is principally used for a live display of data that can be logged It can also be used to see the results of particular logging sessions It is fully described in Section 11 page 104 Page 48 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Gamut Window A 15 xi e Options Window Curent Peak Peak Peak The display in this window chiefly comprises a set of bar graphs showing the range of values for the different possible colour components YCbCr RGB and Composite or XYZ when Dual Link mode is selected in the video currently being analysed The range of colour components for which graphs are displayed is selected from the Control panel which is displayed hidden by clicking on a release catch similar to that on the Waveform window see page 55 The individual graphs show the ranges encompassed by the current frame Where the values go outside the ranges specified on the Video Analyzer page of the Engineering Settings control window the values in excess are shown in a different colour The colours used are set on the Waveform and Gamut page of the Look amp Feel dialogue which is called up by taking the Look and Fee
153. ounded if enabled if this level is maintained for a particular length of time also defined within the dialogue The levels and the timeout set here also affect the logging and SNMP modules which used to record details of the errors encountered see page 121 The settings made may be stored as part of an overall system configuration file and are also saved when the application is closed and re loaded on subsequent start up The settings in this part of the dialogue automatically change to pre defined standard values when a different meter type is selected as the graticule type lt is therefore important to ensure that the required graticule type is selected before making any adjustments to these Error Detection settings Reference Levels The two reference level settings control the position of the red and yellow markers alongside the individual PPM meter displays and the points in those displays at which the colour used for the meter bar changes from green to yellow and from yellow to red These levels are also automatically set to pre defined standard values when a different graticule type is selected so again it is important to ensure that the required graticule type is selected before making any adjustments to these reference levels Ballistics The values set in this part of the dialogue control the speed at which the meters respond to changes in meter level The Integration value sets the time the PPM takes to rise to within 2dB o
154. play also uses the same system of green orange brown and red colouring and crosses in red circles to indicate where errors have been detected and again there is the option of displaying timelines to indicate the rate at which different errors occur The range of items on which status information is given is able to be filtered in much the same way as the Video Status window see page 119 In addition right clicking on an entry in the menu calls up a Expand all submenu offering the same range of Expand Collapse Lee Hide Error type and Reset options as the equivalent menu in aes the Video Status window i f Accumulated Frames of error In this way the user can readily arrange to display in detail just those parts of the structure that are of importance to you There is also the option of a Flat view selectable from the Options menu in which the same selection of details are seen but with only the section headings to indicate the presence of other parts to the hierarchy Elapsed time since last error Errored Frames per second Errors per Frame Errors per Frame Reset error counter The top of the hierarchy is divided into a section covering Embedded PCM audio plus optional Dolby E and AES sections that are included where they are appropriate to the audio being analysed OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 97 Embedded Audio status information The following status informa
155. ptable formats and open the required file The image will then be imported into the display window and loaded Sequences Motion Capture option only The sequences of frame patterns considered here are intended to be sequences of adjacent frames captured from a video source Once a sequence has been loaded it can be replayed forwards or backwards in real time or faster or slower in a loop It is also possible to step through the clip frame by frame Depending on the video standard it is possible to play up to about 40 seconds of standard definition video Please note that the Generator window is a frame based tool This means that field based formats may sometimes give incorrect results For example if you play a field based sequence forwards it will play correctly However if you try to play it backwards the field sequence will not change so the fields will play in the wrong order Similarly image resizing is done on a frame basis Hence if the images in a sequence consist of field images and the sequence is resized on loading the result may not be exactly as expected Importing Sequences Source Import Image Mew Input Monitor Folder Page 74 Two main sequence types may be loaded The more usual choice is to load an avi file Note however that avi files can only be loaded if the relevant AVI codec is installed in the Windows operating system Codecs for common AVI file formats are included in the standard Microsof
156. ptimized sizing check boxes is ticked that relevant item will only be shown in one of the sizes that the hardware generates If the box is not ticked then the item will be scaled by the software to be as large as possible while maintaining the aspect ratio OmniTek recommends always using hardware optimized scaling for waveforms and for the Vector Scope image When running in SD hardware optimized scaling is also recommended for the Mini Pic but software scaling gives acceptable results for the Mini Pic when running in HD OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 67 Startup Help Settings It is possible to start up the application and directly start in Full Screen mode by selecting in the Startup in full screen mode box Ticking the Show help information box enables the display of a small amount of Help information In addition pressing I toggles the display of the Help information while in Full Screen mode Control Panel Timeout Sets the length of time the Full Screen mode control panel remains displayed without being actively used Exit Controls These options provide the ability to lock the system in Full Screen mode and to change the key combination that overrides this lock detailed in the dialogue The Layout Builder The Full Screen Layout Builder provides a host of powerful features in an easy to use format It allows the user to set up full screen views showing particular combinations of windows which
157. r is based on the field selection that has been made on the Crosshair toolbar as described on page 31 Save snapshot Takes a snapshot of the current contents of the window which is then saved to a file in an appropriate format For example Waveform Mini Pic Picture Quality and Vector Scope windows are saved as bitmap images while the Data View window is saved as a text file OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 39 Window menu The windows also all have a Window menu that provides the following possibilities Full Screen Select this to display the chosen window data in Full Screen mode without any windows artefacts present such as toolbars menus etc Press ESCape to return to the standard display Resize to fit Select this to change the window size to the default minimum size to suit the data being displayed Snap When this option is enabled windows snap to points on a grid as you move them around which sometimes makes them easier to align as you require Audio PPM Window E audio PPMs Embedded Page 40 Options Window Embedded PPMs dBFS Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 This window comprises PPM meters displaying the audio levels on the different audio channels Where the system includes the Advanced Audio option different PPM displays are available for embedded audio Dolby E audio and AES EBU audio where supported The type of audio being displayed is shown in the window title A highlig
158. r the original waveform display So if you have configured the unit to show Y RGB the extra section will show Y RGB If you now use either the Region of Interest Window or the right mouse key to select a portion of the main waveform then the extra waveform display will zoom in on the area you have just selected while the original waveform will still show the full display To return to the standard waveform display unselect split view from the menu Note that the split view item will have a check mark against it on the menu when the function is activated Show Active Tooltips Selecting Show active tooltips causes a small box to follow the mouse pointer displaying the X and Y co ordinates of the point under the pointer Save Snapshot Save snapshot takes the currently displayed waveform image and writes it to disk as a bitmap file The user is prompted to enter a filename during the save operation Page 60 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Colour Mode menu Bears This lists the different forms of waveform display that exist This duplicates the es Colour mode selection offered through the optional control panel The controls are YCbcCr YOY CSD RGB RGB Composite Cbr Composite YUY Composite 5D w RGB Composite Bowtie duplicated for user convenience Note however that although you can select any mode from this menu you will still need to access the control panel to sele
159. rames to be recognised as a sequence each filename must contain a fixed length number e smaller numbers must be padded to the same number of digits as the largest number The number can be anywhere within the filename as long as the position of the number within the file name does not change The number must also increment contiguously Examples of incorrect filenames Test 7 Test _8 Test_9 Test_10 Test_11 Test_12 The digits are not of fixed length Test_7 8 and 9 need to be renamed as Test_07 08 09 etc Fred 08 Fred_09 Fred_11 Fred_12 the numbers do not increment contiguously file Fred_10 is missing so the sequence will not load Tmp_02 03 Tmp Tmp_04 Tmp_05 the position of the digits varies Grabbing Images Motion Capture option only The basic procedure for grabbing images is either to click on the Grab from image icon Source or to select New Input from the Source menu The following dialogue then appears Import Image Mew Input Input Grab j a x RSS Mode Monitor Folder Single Frame Record Full Frame Active picture plus Blanking Repeated Frames Repeat le Sequence Length Output Grab Grabbed 1 Clips Cancel OmniTek XR supports three grab modes OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 75 Note Single Grabs a single frame Each time Grab is pressed a new single image is grabbed over writing the image previously grabbed Repeated Fr
160. ription is detected the line numbers and pixel numbers specified for start and finish of the active frame area are displayed on the screen Error Display Modes Each error condition that OmniTek XR monitors can be reported in several different ways It may be reported as e The total number of frames with errors accumulated since the counter was last reset This number will be displayed in green while the count is 0 switching to red when errors are reported e The elapsed time since the last error This time will be shown in green while the error count is 0 but red otherwise e The number of errors detected per second e The number of errors per frame e The percentage of errors per frame You can set the type of error count used for a specific type of error by right clicking on the error count and selecting the required option from the submenu that is displayed OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 87 Expand all Collapse all Alternatively the display of these errors can be cycled through the possible options by clicking the Toggle type button at the bottom of the Video Status display Accumulated Frames of error Elapsed time since last error Errored Frames per second Hide item There is also the option of displaying timelines indicating the rate at which errors are occurring see page 84 Deas Bowe Errors per Frame Resetting Errors Reset error counter The error counters within the Video Statu
161. rns on off a low pass filter The frequency response is complaint with EBU Technical Recommendation R103 2000 and changes depending on whether the current video format is SD or HD TRS Pass This control lets you enable the display of TRS data which by default is not displayed in the Mini Pic Waveform or Vector Scope windows Note that the data shown in the Data View window will always contain the TRS data present on the signal regardless of the state of this control Closed Caption Source Closed caption data and certain types of teletext subtitles can be detected within the serial input decoded and displayed in the Closed Caption window see page 44 These captions may also be displayed in the Mini Pic window see page 51 and written to an XML log file See page 31 Line 21 and EIA 608 closed captions and OP 47 teletext subtitles are supported as standard Where OmniTek XR includes the 708 Decode option ElA 708 captions can also be displayed Note This option just selects the type of caption to be displayed Additional information is required where teletext is to be displayed and where Line 21 captions delivered in video OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 17 formats other than NTSC are also located on a line other than Line 21 These details are recorded on the Teletext OP 47 page or the Closed Caption page of the Engineering Settings control window see pages 29 and 30 ea Options Window l0
162. ror Mask m Composite matrix Lines fe 4 Pixels fi 0 4 V Auto Select Revert to defaults Range Errors OmniTek XR can detect and count where the incoming video falls outside pre defined luma chroma ranges The levels that trigger an error are determined in this dialogue You specify the minimum and maximum IN RANGE values for each luma chroma component Normally the YCbCr Polarity Outside box is ticked and values less than the minimum or greater than the maximum will be detected and reported If however the YCbCr Polarity Outside box is cleared values within the specified ranges rather than outside the ranges will be reported The Error limit setting defines a further threshold for reporting an error based on the percentage of the frame for which the values are in error Many companies set the minimum value for both luma and chroma to 0 which equates to 64 as a digital video level The maximum values would normally be set to 100 which equates to a digital video level of 940 for luma and 960 for the two chroma components OmniTek XR similarly detects and counts RGB and XYZ range errors where supported These are calculated by converting the data into RGB XYZ colour space and then noting if any pixels are outside the specified RGB XYZ colour cube Many companies set the minimum acceptable RGB value to be 5 and the maximum to be 105 These provide the default values used in this dialogue OmniTek XR als
163. rs is used to indicate status in the same way as for the serial input Video Index parameters SD only Valid Invalid Active format No information or description of actual format Coded frame No information or description of actual format Component set No information or description of actual format Sample structure No information or description of actual format Wide screen signalling parameters PAL only Valid Invalid EN300294 Aspect Ratio No information or description of actual format Enhanced services No information or description of actual format Subtitles No information or description of actual format Others No information or description of actual format Closed Captions Line 21 present not present ANC 608 present not present ANC 708 present not present Where the system includes the 708 Decode option OmniTek XR also reports on the validity of the caption distribution packet and the service names given OP 47 present not present Where present OmniTek XR also reports on the validity of the subtitle distribution packet and the VBI packets it includes Teletext present not present PAL only Error checking parameters Page 86 CRC EDH OmniTek XR calculates a new CRC value EDH in SD from the incoming data and compares this value with the CRC EDH value embedded in the data If there is a difference this is flagge
164. s display can be reset either individually or as a whole group To reset a particular error counter either right click on the error count and take the option to Reset error counter in the menu that appears or take the option to Reset error counters from the Options menu then select the error type that you want to reset from the submenu that appears To reset all the error counters either click on the Reset Error button on the bottom bar of the display or select Reset error counters from the Options menu and take the All option from the submenu that appears Alternatively if you want a simultaneous reset of this status with the Audio status and the Error logging take the Reset Status and Logging option from the Analyzer menu of the main application see page 18 The numbers displayed in the Status window each represent the error count since the error counter was last reset Options menu Options The Options menu in the Video Status window includes the following options Flak view Flat View Figure timeline El Ticking this option selects the alternative flat status display see page 84 Configure Filter Configure Timeline Look and Feel ee ECCONE This option allows you both to opt to display timelines indicating the rate at Reset minimax range amplitudes Which different type of errors are occurring and to set the parameters of that oe those timelines as shown the following dialogue See page
165. s may appear on the PPMs configurable to show either the maximum value attained over a period of 1 second or over the whole test see below These maximum levels may also be recorded in the Event Log see page 104 together with details of the minimum and average audio levels Another feature of the display is that one of the channel pairs may be shown highlighted as in the above illustration This highlighting indicates that the pair is the one currently selected as the source either for playback see page 103 or for Lissajous figure display see page 103 or for Dolby E analysis see page 94 A different channel pair may be selected simply by clicking on the required pair The display is readily configurable to emulate a range of meter formats in use across the industry These different meter formats are associated with particular graticules reference levels alarm trigger points and meter ballistics Again this is an aspect of the configuration carried out through the Configuration dialogue described below OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Options menu Options The display is configured from the Options menu which provides the following Configuration options Reset Peak And Hold i E Configuration Alignment This opens the Audio Configuration dialogue see below Surround sound view Graticule Reset Peak And Hold Look and Feel This re starts the determination of the position of the Peak Hold markers
166. s option and to load images instead by clicking on the corresponding thumbnail Re load patterns once they have been saved This option is included to cater for multiple file formats in particular differences in the format of video images and PC based images For example if a frame of video is captured it is held in the frame buffer in the native YUV format lf you then save the image to disk as a BMP image the data will be converted to RGB The process of conversion means the YUV frame being displayed will no longer accurately represent the file that has been saved Ticking this option will force the image to be reloaded In our example case the RGB file would be loaded converted into YUV and displayed Note however that although the image is back in YUV format there will normally be significant changes to the colour information with respect to the original YUV image that was captured Rotate sequence thumbnails This option refers to the thumbnail image that is displayed when a sequence is loaded By default just the first frame of the sequence is displayed By selecting this choice the thumbnail changes from time to time to other frames within the sequence The number minus 1 of the current frame to be displayed is shown in the adjacent box which also offers the option to manually change the current position in the sequence OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 71 View Menu TIE Toolbar w Status Bar Playl
167. s specified in the Engineering Settings control window reflect the type of data you are expecting OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 45 Extended View OmniTek XR offers an alternative Extended View of the Data View window When Extended View is selected within the Options menu the standard pixel value display is enhanced through the addition of pixel colour data and descriptions of identifiable structures such as VANC packets in the video signal 0 x Options Window Line Sanple Y Y Type Description Cb EE C Type Description a 21 2192 2 2193 2194 2155 2196 2197 135 21939 0 Y 149 Eb 519 r 500 149 n le bl E 3F RG Sey ey 3 3 3 HH WATRS UA A A A A A SU a t Y Y T 1 Y T Y T21 Tea Ae ee Y The range of information that can be displayed depends on whether the video signal that is being analysed is SD or HD or dual link For instance combined Y C information is displayed for SD signals but separate Y type and C type information is displayed for HD signals The range of additional information to display is selected through the submenu associated with the Extended View menu option Within the active video both a value and a set of pixel data are shown for each pixel In dual link input formats the RGB and XYZ colour space data is assembled into full pixel values Within the blanking area VANC packets are identified and interpreted by compari
168. second records the effect of a set of changes made to the settings currently in place e To create a preset that records a snapshot of the all the settings currently in place simply click the Save button in the dialogue e To create a preset that records the effect of a set of changes click the Record button in the dialogue then perform the various changes you require to the current settings then return to the dialogue and click the Stop button The Record button is replaced with a Stop button during Record mode After either of these actions a dialogue will appear to let you assign a name to the preset as well as specify the author s name and a description These details are then added to the list in the Preset dialogue Once the preset has been created it should be assigned to one of the twelve Shift function keys using the dialogue that is called up by clicking the Hot keys button Es Shift F 1 Omni ek Default UI amp log Filter l None Shiro rene Default UI amp log Filter E Y mage amp Y pos O Shifter iTek 4 mag 10 amp pos O black point e i Y mag 10 8 W pos 940 white point shit F4 iTek Y mag X10 amp pos 960 white point ShifLER i Y mag ee EY pos O black point MPa Y mag kY pos 940 white point Shift FE mag Shift F z Shitt F8 Shitt F9 Shift F 10 Hone ShittF11 None Shift F12 Hone Cancel Once a preset has been created the essential control el
169. set CRC error counters This option allows you both to opt to display timelines indicating the rate at Reset peak silence counters Which different type of errors are occurring and to set the parameters of that Reset max levels those timelines as shown the following dialogue See page 84 Enable columns A Timeline configuration X Frequency rilli second 100 E Duration entries f O00 Total duration 00 01 40 00 cos Page 42 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Configure Filter Calls up the dialogue through which items for display and or logging are selected see page 119 Look amp Feel Calls up the Look amp Feel dialogue used to set display parameters across the whole application see page 59 Reset options These options reset different aspects of the Audio Status display Enable columns This option displays a dialogue through which you can select which details are displayed in the Audio Status window Cage Window in EH Cage Generator l Ioj x Window Enable Cage Output destination Both Source Aspect Ratio 16 9 Digital Mask Ort hal Video Display Size Position overrides char gen settings 90 30 SMPTE Adjustable c Variable Sate Action Fined Adjustable O SOs 80 SMPTE a jo a Width jo a Profiles i fo E Height fo 4 E dit This window allows the definition of a safe action area and a safe title area within a video
170. ssigned to every possible hot key Whilst certain controls can be assigned to different full screen views greater versatility and greater ease of use is available through using Presets see page 11 to control simple functions like switching between single line and multi line view OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 69 7 Generator Functions Where the system includes the Motion Capture option OmniTek XR includes a video store which is accessed via a Generator control window File View Source Pattern Window Den Er xa x BIS pa ir A Ss i ap A lat TE RE we A 1088 194194 trme Wi ED RIA IRA Ready G 1940 PM 1944162 4 The Generator window is displayed by clicking the Generator icon on the main Windows Fr toolbar The Generator window provides access to a range of functions associated with saving and loading data and with pattern creation lt has its own menu bar and its own set of icons which should not be confused with the menu bar and toolbars for the main application A particular feature of OmniTek XR s Generator is that all the images and sequences are played out from the memory on the OmniTek card as uncompressed video The contents and operation of this window are described below Generator Menus File Menu File Mew Configuration Open Configuration Save Configuration Save Configuration 45 Preferences Page 70 Configuration Options Th
171. st itself is typically created by dragging items from the Generator window into the playlist window These items can be dragged into the playlist as many times as required but it is not possible to drag and drop multiple selections Since drag and drop does not work with all PC configurations it is also possible to right click over an item in the Generator window and select Add to Playlist to achieve the same effect The Playlist window lists each item as a separate row entry Each entry includes a thumbnail preview of the source pattern the path and type of that pattern and the duration in frames seconds of that item The currently showing item is highlighted in red pink An item in the playlist selected for editing is highlighted in black OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Move selected Edit selected item item up down Delete selected tem Playlist pattern New playlist EH Generator CAL IME 5 x Open ile View Fatte Fie View Source Pattern Window playlist Peal xlA y Osa am x ax a eel ile Save playlist AT Cest Taa 01 jpg p wipeount fusion_1 024 jpa Cest Patterns wvipeout_tusian_1024 jpg Showing EE Type Frame f Duration 125 5 Edit item in Path Test Patt Wri Aee ense R red pink Type Frame ptos AAA Duration 12575 Mowe Up wv ipeout_tusion 10244 a Path tHaliTestPatternsi Move Down Type Line Duration 125 5 i PI aylist ie ie Patterns _ramp p 1024 x
172. stable c Variable r Sate Title Dash Sate Action Fined Profiles Adjustable It is possible to save the settings made for the cage safe title as a profile see page 24 by clicking on the Profiles button in this dialogue and then taking the option to Add a new profile The cages that have been set may be displayed on the Mini Pic by selecting the Show Cage option from the Mini Pic window Options menu see page 52 Overall Settings The settings that apply to both cages are selected in the upper part of the dialogue To enable the display of the cages click Enable Cage The other aspects of the cage display to be set in this area of the dialogue are e Output Destination This may be either the monitor output or the digital serial output or both e Source Aspect Ratio A selection of standard ratios are offered e Required Masking Masks key out the video in the selected area replacing it with black Masks may be enabled either inside or outside of the safe area or safe title boxes The video that is masked out is also removed from the error checking module so these masks can also be used to reduce the area where errors are flagged Alternatively where OmniTek XR Page 82 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 includes the Motion Capture option clicking the Video button will cause the keyed out area to be replaced with the currently selected image or sequence in the Generator window To enable maski
173. sufficient We recommend selecting the size that gives waveforms of a screen size nearest to your requirements then stretching the window to the exact size OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 57 Colour Modes OmniTek XR can display the waveforms in a variety of modes which may be selected either from the Colour mode drop down in the panel or from the Colour mode menu The possible modes are YCbCr Displays video in the original format as per the serial input YUV SD Displays video on graticules that match regular SD data YCbCr Composite As YCbCr but also showing a composite waveform created from the component data see below YUV Composite SD As YUV SD but also including the composite waveform created as above Y RGB Shows luma plus the RGB component data RGB Standard RGB display RGB Composite RGB display together with a composite waveform created from the component data see below Composite Only shows the composite waveform Bowtie Shows a standard Bowtie display In all modes selector boxes appear for each item included in the waveform display so that items not required need not be shown The remaining items automatically stretch to fill the space when an item is removed The waveforms can all be displayed as full width with each different component stacked vertically or in a standard parade form selectable via the separate Parade option Composite display Where the colour mode specifies C
174. surement 47 event logging 105 gamut window 49 general 39 mini pic window 51 vector scope 54 video status 55 88 waveform window 59 Output including crosshair 32 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Output menu 18 Pages 10 15 Panning 22 Pattern menu generator 72 Patterns creating 74 fitting to video format 71 frame based patterns 74 importing 73 loading 71 72 PCM Delay delay measurement 47 Picture Quality graticule 62 window 62 Picture state 26 Play speed 33 Playback audio 18 90 103 blanking ancillary data 22 76 RVF files 76 sequence 33 Playlists 73 78 Power on defaults 22 PRE files 117 Preferences 14 generator 71 Presets 11 17 Profiles 24 Reference Timing 115 116 delay measurement 48 Region of Interest ROI 57 63 selection on Mini Pic 64 toolbar 33 toolbar icon 38 vector scope 54 Relative delay 113 Reset 18 audio status 18 43 99 error count 18 99 video status 18 56 88 Page 125 RGB polarity Outside 23 Run menu 16 Run toolbar 33 frame 33 speed 33 RVF capture 76 RVF playback 76 Safe action title area 52 82 dialogue 38 43 82 sync to ROI 64 SDI input 35 status 85 SDI output 18 35 error signalling 23 including crosshair 32 Sequence playback 33 speed 33 Sequences 74 fitting to video format 71 loading 71 72 73 thumbnails 71 73 Serial lock 21 dual link 25 Shortcuts hot keys
175. t in the centre or to the right at the top at the bottom or in the middle of the display This option calls up a submenu through which time code display is selected and the type and position of the time code is set Note The time code reader needs to be configured for the type of time code included in the video as described on page 27 Page 52 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Aspect ratio The aspect ratio of the Mini Pic can be changed from its default settings to preset values or to a custom value to the value specified in the Video Index or it may be forced to follow the Wide Screen Signalling values that can be contained within PAL video Show Region of Interest This option controls whether the area picked out as the Region of Interest see page 63 is displayed on the Mini Pic Vector Scope Window The Vector Scope window displays a vector representation of the incoming waveform In addition to Options and Window menus the Vector Scope window has a set of controls located in a panel that can be revealed and hidden by clicking on the release catch alongside the right hand scroll bar E lo Options Window ROI Hpos H E oo PS EE a e Preview hac e Look Feel Gain aan Gamma S 0 5 A particular version of this display is the Luma Qualified Vector Scope which is created solely from pixels whose luma lies within the lu
176. t Windows installation It is also possible to load a sequence consisting of individual frames as detailed below Importing a sequence of frames is fundamentally the same operation as importing a single frame so the procedure is again to either click the Import icon on the toolbar or select Import Image from the Source menu However instead of selecting a single frame from the file selector you select multiple frames for example by using the Shift click technique Click OK and the sequence will load into memory OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 The frames used can be of any of image types that the Generator window accepts for single frame images However the frames must be named in such a way that OmniTek XR recognises them as a sequence see the note below Once the sequence has been accessed the first frame of the sequence will appear in the Generator window To load it into the output buffer click on the image Once the sequence has loaded the transport control icons on the Run toolbar can be used as described on page 33 Note that a long sequence particularly of high resolution frames will be slow to load Having loaded a sequence you may use the Save As option called up for example by right clicking on the image to save it Note however that OmniTek XR only supports saving sequences as avi files and they can only be saved to the local drive Saving avi files over the network is not supported Note For f
177. t also enables playback of this data Images and sequences grabbed as full raster are saved in the usual way but may only be saved to disk in rvf raster video file format Sequences are saved as multiple rvf files all saved to the specified directory with an incrementing number appended to the base file name that you specify The RVF file format is an OmniTek file format that contains a header followed by the raw data from the serial bitstream No processing is done on the video before it is stored so the original colour space is preserved intact Details on the file format can be made available to any interested parties It should be noted that images and sequences stored in RVF format can only be played in their native video format No scaling can be applied It should also be noted that the video data is not compressed in any way This means that the RAM on the OmniTek card can hold fewer frames of RVF video than standard video On the status line of the application the number of free frames and number of frames used has been updated to contain two sets of numbers separated by a character One number shows the number of standard video frames whilst the other number shows the number of frames in RVF format To load a RVF sequence for playback simply select multiple rvf files with a contiguous incrementing number in the filename Important Note Page 76 When playing RVF files it is important to note that some of the video
178. t the line number specified in the TRS packet agrees with the line number calculated internally Note Line numbers are not included in TRS packets in SD Time Code Checking OmniTek XR also checks the time code data within the serial input The time code reader to be used is configured using the Time Code Reader page of the Engineering Settings control window as described on page 27 of this guide For SD it is possible to display VITC LTC and ATC Only ATC and LTC are available in HD Where a time code is present it is displayed alongside the corresponding time code type OmniTek XR also monitors the time code to ensure that it increments correctly from frame to frame Each time a time code value is duplicated in adjacent frames a Stuck Frame or is discontinuous from frame to frame a Skipped Frame this is counted and the count value is displayed in the Video Status window There are separate counters for VITC LTC and ATC Note ATC is a time code packet which can be loaded with LTC VITC 1 or VITC 2 The type of time code is also set on the Time Code Reader page of the Engineering Settings control window Note also that the time codes are completely independent so you may see different values where one part of the display uses VITC 1 codes while another uses VITC 2 AFD OmniTek XR also reports the presence and validity of any Active Format Description conforming to AFD 2016 that is detected in the video input Where such a desc
179. that all windows are visible and to close all windows Help Menu This menu gives access to a Help file where installed About Menu The About menu shows you what software versions you are running and shows your licence key information You may need some of this information when you make a support call to your dealer About OmniTek XR E x OmniTek XR Version 2 3 Options Dual link View Generator Advanced Mot FPGA Version 0xD 0xC 0x101 024 025 EEPROM Version 0x4 Serial Number SDRAM Size 1024 MB 1073741824 bytes Pixel Shader Enabled No OmniTek Update Options Copyright C 2001 7 Image Processing Techniques Ltd Update Options When you purchase additional options to enhance your OmniTek XR system you will be sent an update file facilitating the additional option you have purchased To add these options to your OmniTek XR system click this Update Options button then select the update file in the dialogue that is displayed OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 19 3 Engineering Settings Note When using OmniTek XR perhaps the most important controls are the Engineering settings These determine the entire configuration of the system in terms of what video format to use the video lock reference etc The Engineering settings are accessed either by clicking on the Engineering Settings icon in the main Windows toolbar or by taking the Engineering option from the Conf
180. the gain gamma curve and decay of the waveform traces However these controls are not normally used as these aspects of the display are automatically adjusted to suit variable levels of gain etc Page 58 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Options Menu Data Options ne Data The Options menu allows you to adjust some specifics about LE how the waveform traces are displayed al In particular Look and feel Reset gain gamma decay Split view For RGB type displays the components can optionally be re Split view position ordered into the GBR order Show active tooltips Graticule Save snapshot The graticule lines can be displayed or hidden along with graticule text labels In addition amplitude markers may be overlaid onto the main graticules These are horizontal lines that can be used to mark out important levels It is possible to define multiple markers and change which is displayed or to display several at a time It is also possible to opt for minimal labelling on the various displays Note that the units for both axes of the graticules are customizable using the global selection on the File Preferences menu selection For example this can switch between decimal or hexadecimal values or into a mV scale See page 14 for details Lastly graticule calibration can be based around the standard SMPTE range of 64 to 940 960 expressed as decimal in 10 bit format or alternatively arou
181. the major part of the ROI window display described below The Region of Interest controls are global in that they have a parallel effect on the waveforms the Vector Scope view and any histograms The Data View display however is unaffected by these controls as it always shows the incoming data around the current crosshair position Line mode The top control is crucial lt lets you select between displaying the waveform of a single line a waveform based on multiple lines the Multi option and a Sweep mode in which an arbitrary number of lines can be displayed This control is also available by clicking on the Line Region OF Interest E A Line mode Muti Horizontal E iiini o db j1 1 alarde H pos H mag se Vertical amplitude oo lt _ _ Pp SEI a e yy _ _ 3 Rara e Vertical lines mr p a AEE Yran F EEE se Preview Video preview Mode icon on the Windows toolbar Horizontal Vertical Amplitude preview The horizontal and vertical controls allow you to identify a specific area of interest within the video frame and to set the scaling that is applied These items can be variously set by moving sliders moving counters to particular values or clicking on buttons within the toolbar that select certain specific values Further details are given below Horizontal position Multi and Line modes only
182. the program and channel sequences specified for the audio data Frame Rate Frame rate type and value Frame Count Value coloured red if there has been a discontinuity SMPTE time code Value where valid Otherwise Invalid and coloured red Subsegment size s Number of words allocated to the specified subsegment Program Channel data Descriptions of the specified programs channels Subsegment data Information about the following metadata subsegment CRC and CRC errors Transmitted CRC and count of CRC errors Audio Segment This is the part of the Dolby frame that carries the coded audio The Status window just reports Key Bitstream key for the Audio segment where used CRC and CRC errors Transmitted CRC and count of CRC errors Metadata Extension and Audio Extension segments Optional extensions for the metadata and audio segments The status window just reports Key Bitstream key for the Audio segment where used CRC and CRC errors Transmitted CRC and count of CRC errors Meter Segment This plus the following Channels section carry the metering information for the audio encoded in the frame This part of the display reports Key Bitstream key for the Meter segment where used CRC and CRC errors Transmitted CRC and count of CRC errors Channels Page 102 This part of the display shows for each channel e The level of the current frame e The number of frames since the display was last reset that have beyond the Clip Ov
183. the sweep is set as Y lines There are also buttons selecting 2 line and 15 line sweeps full field sweeps FL and full frame sweeps FR In Multi mode the control also includes AV and FV buttons that switch the Waveform display between being restricted to just the active portion AV or the full raster FV Amplitude controls All versions of the display include a similar set of V controls that allow a particular section of the amplitude range to be examined The region of interest that you define may be shown on the Mini Pic see page 53 It can also be selected by right clicking then dragging the mouse over the Mini Pic display The magnification controls will then be automatically adjusted for the best display Having defined the display area in this way you can then move it over the video by clicking and dragging with the middle mouse button Finally double clicking the right mouse button anywhere in the Mini Pic window will revert to a full view over the entire frame sync settings Page 64 The options at the bottom of the Region of Interest toolbar allow the area currently defined as the Region of Interest to be used in other areas of the program Selecting Sync ROI to cursor causes the Region of Interest to be centred on the cursor position As the cursor position controls the part of the frame selected in the Data View this also has the effect of aligning the Region of Interest with the Data View When Sync ROI to cage saf
184. ther from the Window menu or by clicking on the Lissajous icon on the main toolbar The channel pair used to form the Lissajous figure is selected by clicking on the required pair in the Embedded Audio PPMs display or the AES Audio PPMs display where appropriate lol xi Options Window y Ro Hpos Foor ps 3 DED FH m AE y Preview i Y pos Mag OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 103 11 Logging OmniTek XR includes a comprehensive logging package The system has the ability to log events into an XML file whenever specific conditions occur It can also transmit an SNMP alert when certain conditions occur These two functions work independently Both log entries and SNMP alerts can include VITC ATC or LTC time codes where present and the current time Event Logging Events are logged through the Event Log window which may be displayed either by selecting it from the Window menu or by clicking on the Event Log icon in the main Window toolbar This window automatically carries a Live logging display listing events as they happen In addition it can also display the results of one or more logging sessions started and stopped either manually or at specific points in the video being analysed identified by time codes or PC time These logging sessions are started and stopped independently and may run concurrently You can choose which types of event are logged
185. tical axis Clicking the Auto button after ticking or clearing Log provides an easy way of selecting a suitable scale Options menu a The Options menu provides additional controls In particular Data b Data Graticule d This option switches RGB histograms between RGB and GBR ordering Look and Feel Split view Graticule Split view position a ES The submenu associated with this option lets you toggle the visibility of the graticule E the labels on the graph and the summary information shown to the right of each graph Split options These options allow you to select a Split view in which the section of each histogram that is currently being shown in detail is displayed alongside a representation of the full histogram with the currently selected area marked out on it The Split view position option controls whether the current selection is shown below the full histogram or to its right Page 62 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Region of Interest toolbar The Region of Interest toolbar acts in conjunction with the Waveform and Vector Scope windows to provide fine detail control over the part of the video frame that is used to create waveforms etc Many of controls can also be achieved by other means but some less required functions are only available through this toolbar The details of the section of the video frame picked out for display are set through the Horizontal and Vertical controls that form
186. tion is displayed for each stereo pair of channels arranged hierarchically according to the groups to which they are assigned OmniTek XR firstly detects whether each pair of channels is enabled or disabled If it is enabled the following status information is displayed If it is not enabled none of the following will be detailed Usage status Professional Consumer Audio sample Audio Data Emphasis None 50 15ms CCITT J 17 Unknown Lock status Locked Unlocked Sample frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz or unknown Channel mode Dual Single Primary Secondary Stereo Unknown Word length Default 16 bits 18 bits 19 bits 20 bits 22 bits 23 bits 24 bits user unknown Where the Dolby E option is installed the remainder of the display is used to show information obtained from Dolby E data where this is encoded in the embedded audio Similarly where the system includes the External Audio option the display may also include information about the audio associated with AES EBU format video passed to the OmniTek XR via the AES card Note The range of information displayed may be filtered to reduce it to just those items you are interested in This is described in the section starting on page 119 Dolby E information The Dolby E information shown in the Audio Status window comprises the contents of the Dolby Frame included alongside each video frame together with information such as the line of the video frame on which the Dolby Frame starts Th
187. ts are particularly useful when using RGB signals in a Dual Link set up For example Thomson Viper cameras generate RGB in the range 0 to 1023 Other cameras generate RGB in the range 0 to 940 Having the variable calibration means the waveform monitor can be set to suit Look Feel The Look and feel menu selection opens a dialogue that allows the colours of various items to be customized The Gamut window uses the same colour selection as the Waveform window Details are given in the section on the Waveform window page 59 Generator window ES Generator will File View Source Pattern Window D eu a xa x aag 7 N ee ee ru a de al s pa ir SED SARIS H Ready G 1940 D 1944162 4 Where the Motion Caption option is included OmniTek XR incorporates an ivideo store This window provides access to the video store Its operation is described in the section on Generator Functions which starts on page 70 Mini Pic Window The Mini Pic window displays a representation of the video that is currently being hal analysed at full resolution in SD or at half single field resolution in HD Where the video being processed includes time codes or closed captions these can be displayed on the Mini Pic by taking the appropriate options from the Options menu as described below The Safe Action and Safe Title areas defined in by the Cage Generator page 82 may also be displayed in this way Page 50 OmniTek XR
188. udio levels but are displayed in a dedicated window This window may be called up either from the Window menu where the different PPMs windows each have a separate entry or it may be called up by clicking on the Audio PPMs icon on the main Window toolbar then selecting AES from the short menu that then appears The dialogue used to configure the AES Audio PPMs display is also much the same as that for Embedded Audio PPMs OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Audio Status Display Ey Where supported information about the status of each audio group is displayed in a dedicated Audio Status window which may be displayed either by clicking on the Audio Status icon on the main Window toolbar or by selecting this window from the main Window menu Options Window O x E Enabledidizabled Usage status Audio sample Le Emphasis Le Lock status Sample frequency i Channel mode La Word len cit h Enabled Professional Audio Unlocked 45kHz Default 20 Bits 13 02 dBFS Over Silence i Mute ie Max level T 11 dBFS 13 02 dBFS 0 35 dBFS 0 36 dBFS Hot Present Toggle type Reset This window is similar in operation to the Video Status window described on page 84 The information is arranged in a collapsible hierarchy sections of which can be opened and closed by clicking on the symbols displayed alongside the various headings that define the sections of the hierarchy The dis
189. us windows used by the application plus quick access to some commonly required functions Generator window icon This icon calls up the Generator window described on page 70 Note This icon is only present if the system includes the Motion Capture module Video Status icon Opens a window giving details of the status of the video signals The Video Status information is described in the section on Video Checking Features starting on page 84 Audio Status icon Opens a window giving details of the status of the audio signals The Audio Status information is described in the section on Audio Checking Features which starts on page 89 Mini Pic icon Opens the Mini Pic window where you can see a representation of the video that is currently being analysed This is especially useful with video formats with a particularly low frame rate which cannot normally be displayed on conventional HD monitors Refer to page 50 for details Waveform icon Opens the Waveform window where waveforms are displayed in the form set using the extended control surface within the Waveform window independent of the actual format of the incoming video The menus used to configure how the window contents are displayed are detailed on page 39 Waveform Histogram icon Opens the Waveform Histogram window which permits detailed analysis of the colour information See page 61 for details of the Waveform Histogram window Gamut icon Opens a window that disp
190. used Window Controls The windows associated with OmniTek XR all have drop down menus through which to configure how the window contents are displayed or otherwise manipulate the window Not all windows have exactly the same controls but the following section covers some general features of the windows Further specific details may be given alongside the descriptions of the windows themselves which start on page 40 Options menu The windows generally have an Options menu The following selections appear in several of the windows Graticule Calls up a sub menu that allows the user to Enable Disable the display of graticule Show graticule labels Specify the graticule as SMPTE range or full range Set the scale of the graticule at 75 or 100 Vector Scope only Set the calibration for different PPM scales Audio PPM windows Crosshair Shows Hides a crosshair indicating the current position of interest in the window Look amp Feel Calls up a common Look amp Feel dialogue through which aspects of the window such as the colours used can be set You can for example select the colour of the crosshair independently of the colour of the cursor The page that is active on opening depends on which window you opened it from The selected colours may be saved as a preset through the Configuration menu Show Active Tooltips Displays line and sample number of the point under cursor For interlaced video formats the line numbe
191. ved for use later by using the Window layout options included in the File menu see page 15 Particular combinations of settings can be saved as system configurations that you can subsequently call up again by taking Load system configuration from the Configuration menu Alternatively you can opt to have the system prompt for the system configuration to use when you run OmniTek XR by taking the option to prompt at start up for the system configuration to load from the File Preferences menu see page 14 Note No system configuration files are included with the original installation Status Bar At the bottom of the main application window there is a status bar PAL 720 x 576 501 STS ee Pace Page Page Pagea i The items displayed are Currently selected Note that this may not reflect the standard of the video video format source connected to the unit Status of the analog These items are colour coded to indicate status reference Green indicates OK Orange Brown means the item listed Serial input is incorrect in some fashion but is not being used p Red means it is incorrect and being used Page n Work Surface buttons see the description of the Pages option on page 15 Page 10 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 At the right hand end of the Status Bar is a little field interrupt indicator This spins during normal operation indicating field interrupts are be
192. with the Time Shift feature which is only active where the system includes the Advanced Option package Time Shift provides the useful facility to trigger a video capture only if a specified error condition occurs and further to record the frames immediately before the event as well as after the event Captured video can then be reviewed or stored to disk for later review Enter Time Shift mode and wait for a trigger Time Shift Configuration This brings up the Time Shift dialogue shown below OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 33 Note Page 34 Time shift recordings triggers E Of xj Time code triggers Trigger on time code type VITC Triggers yt o 00 00 00 00 Add 00 00 00 00 Delete Record stop conditions Record all triggers until SDRAM full YCbCr range errors RGE range errors TAS errors LINE errors CRC errors ECH errors ANC errors Composite range errors Stop recording after specified number of triggers f Prompt after triggered recording Time shift capture mode Centre Number of frames to record 2 4 Record full frames A Time Shift recording can be triggered by any of the trigger conditions shown in this dialogue It can be triggered in response to any of several VITC LTC or ATC time code values or in response to a specific error condition such as a CRC error occurring In all cases it is possible to remain in Time Shi
193. x VEU NEUTROGENA MULTI ITAMIN ACN ACNE TREATMENT 7 REDUCE THE LOOK OF RED MARKS FROM OLD BREAKOUTS NEUTROGENA M Reset Status and Logging This option offers a way to simultaneously reset the video status audio status and error logging described elsewhere in this user guide Audio Menu Audio Note This menu only appears in systems that include the Advanced Audio option Enable playback Enable Playback This option connects audio from the serial input to the sound output selected within the PC The audio source is selected by clicking on the required channel in the appropriate PPM display Output Menu Output This menu contains options that affect the video sent to OmniTek XR s analog W Input to Monitor out monitor output and SDI outputs Note that the signal routing options are only w Input to Serial cut available where OmniTek XR includes the Motion Capture module Show Crosshair on output Input to Monitor Serial out In an appropriately configured system the monitor output can be set to show either the Serial Input or the output from the Generator window The same choice is independently available for the Serial Output These menu options are provided as alternatives to using the drop down menus on the Source toolbar Ticking the options has the same effect as pointing the Serial Input to the monitor and serial output on the Source toolbar while clearing these options is equivalent to setting
194. xport ALL settings Restore default system configuration Load system configuration Save system configuration Load Engineering settings Save Engineering settings SNMP settings Look amp Feel configuration Save look amp Feel preset Load look amp feel preset Note Configuration choices made here affect all sections of the OmniTek XR product Import Export ALL Settings These options may be used to copy complete configurations from one machine to another or to completely backup your settings The information saved comprises not just system settings but also details of full screen layouts presets analyzer range error profiles and cage safe title profiles The information is stored in oas files system Configuration Options These options let you save and reload sets of system configuration settings The current settings are saved when the application is closed though not where the machine is simply turned off and by default will be loaded again when the application restarts The system configuration is saved in an ods file Page 16 OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Engineering Options The Engineering options allow the current Engineering Settings to be saved in ode files and to be subsequently re loaded The layout of the windows and toolbars is unaffected by saving and loading Engineering settings SNMP Settings This option controls the progr
195. xt are used to provide status information as follows Serial input is good and is being used as lock reference Serial input is good but is not being used as lock reference Serial input is not connected and is being used as lock reference Serial input is not connected and is not being used as lock reference Serial input is connected and is trying to use as lock reference but is failing perhaps because it does not match the current standard Serial input is connected but is either bad or does not match the current standard The serial input is not being used as lock reference Picture Motion content Active Frozen The warning message can occur instantly or after the condition has occurred for greater than a set period This can be adjusted in the Picture section of the Engineering Settings control window OmniTek XR User Guide Software Release 2 3 Page 85 Picture Luminance content Active Chroma only The warning message can occur instantly or after the condition has occurred for greater than a set period This can be adjusted in the Picture section of the Engineering Settings control window Picture Chrominance content Active Monochrome The warning message can occur instantly or after the condition has occurred for greater than a set period This can be adjusted in the Picture section of the Engineering Settings control window Analog Sync OK Missing or Wrong Format Again text in two colou
196. y be saved as a txt file The file created will include all the data within the scrollable window so if the window is set to contain 100 samples then these 100 samples will be saved to that txt file Further the data will be stored in the file in whichever base they were being displayed i e the file will contain decimal hexadecimal or binary values as selected for the window Delay Measurement window Delay Measurement E E Embedded Audio Video Loop Delay ideo 10 Frames Audio 1600 Samples 1124 Lines 33 33 ms 2175 Pixels Embedded Audio Video Relative Delay No Test Sequence Detected Reference Timing Please select SD or HD sync source Please select SD or HD sync source Rel To Analog Save This window displays details of the different delays that it is possible to measure using the OmniTek XR The set ups required to make the different measurements are described in the section on Measuring Audio Video Delays which starts on page 110 Options menu Options Display Status Embedded Audio Dolby E Audio PCM Delay DolbyvE Delay d d Reference Timing The Options menu in the Delay measurement window may include the following options Display Status When this option is ticked additional information is displayed alongside the bar containing the results of the delay measurement Embedded Audio The menu associated with this opti

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