DTS DTS Pro Series User Manual

DTS Pro Series

Manager and User Guide

network

encoder

The Ideal DTS Encoder for Multi-User Facilities

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Document No. 9301E904001.0 September, 2004

1. TERMINOLOGY 2

2. DTS PRO SERIES NETWORK ENCODER 3

MANAGER’S GUIDE

2.1. Introduction 3

2.2. A Policy on Disk Usage 3

2.3. User File Management via FTP 4

2.4. Setting the Root Directory 4

2.5. Configuring Email Notification (optional) 6

2.6. Adding Users 7

2.7. Deleting Users 8

2.9. Library Handling for Local Packing 9

3. NETWORK ENCODER USER’S GUIDE 10

3.1. Log On 10

3.2. Download your personalized Packer 11

3.3. Using the File Packer 12

3.4. Encoding Immediately after Packing 19

3.4.1. Listing Packed Files 25

3.4.2. Displaying Pending Jobs 25

3.5. Uploading Packed Files 25

3.6. Using the Encoder after Packing Locally 26

4. DVD AUTHORING FOR DTS 28

5. DIALOG NORMALIZATION 29

DTS Pro Series Network Encoder for MAC OSX – Manager and User Guide

Manager and User Guide – DTS Pro Series Network Encoder for MAC OSX

1. Terminology

Several terms used throughout this guide need identification.

Types of users

Encoding Service Manager:

administration of the encoding service. This is a regular user, as seen by the OS.

Encoder User: A user of the encoding and related services offered over the

network. This kind of user has

SysAdmin: The OS X System Administrator. An OS-level privileged user.

Types of accounts

Administrative account:

Encoding Service Manager’s account: A regular OS X user’s account. The

Encoding service resources will be actively managed through this account.

Encoder User’s account: An internal abstraction within the DTS Pro Series

Network Encoder, to provide encoding services to

do not require an OS X user account on the encoding machine. These users and

their accounts are administered through the DTS Pro Series Network Encoder system.

The user in charge of the day-to-day

no OS-level user account.

The OS X account of the SysAdmin.

physical users. These users

2. DTS Pro Series Network Encoder Manager’s Guide

2.1. Introduction

The DTS Pro Series Network Encoder system requires periodic attention from a particular user - the Encoding Service Manager, or the “Manager”.

The Manager is responsible for the administration of resources and Encoder Users. The Manager’s tasks include periodic maintenance to the DTS Pro Series Network Encoder database as well as enforcement of policies regarding disk space usage. The Encoding Service Administrator program (XencodeAdmin.jar) assists the Manager with the maintenance of the database. Policy enforcement should be dictated and regulated by the organization that is using the DTS Pro Series Network Encoder.

2.2. A policy on disk usage

The hard disk where the DTS Pro Series Network Encoder is installed should not be used as long-term storage for source material and/or subsequent encodings. While it may contain the base directory for sources and encodings, this space is not intended to hold these files for extended periods of time. The allowance of storage for these files should be regarded as strictly temporary. To ensure that enough free disk space is available at all times; source and encoded files should be removed from the disk as soon as possible, and properly stored elsewhere.

There is a way to allow the Encoder Users to manage their own files (see the next topic,

User File Management via FTP). If the Encoder Users are managing their

own files, then the Encoding Service Manager’s responsibility in this area is only to monitor the remaining free disk space, and to encourage the Network Encoder Users to move their files out of the disk as soon as practical. If the FTP capability is not used by the Encoder Users then the responsibility for administering the stored files belongs to the Manager. In either case, database and file maintenance must be periodically performed by the Encoding Service Manager using the Encoding Service Administrator program and OS tools.

DTS Pro Series Network Encoder for MAC OSX – Manager and User Guide

Manager and User Guide – DTS Pro Series Network Encoder for MAC OSX

2.3. User file management via FTP

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser running on Windows has the ability to function as a regular file manager over FTP connections. In other words, it is possible to copy local and remote files into or out of local or remote directories, and relocate files and directories in a remote location; all using the built-in native capabilities of the browser. The key requirement is a constant FTP connection to the remote location using the browser.

Keep in mind that this is a capability of the browser itself. A different browser may

not work.

Please refer to

Uploading Packed Files (page 25) for connection details.

2.4. Setting the Root Directory

The DTS Pro Series Network Encoder requires a disk location where the Encoder User’s files will be stored. In the context of the DTS Pro Series Network Encoder, this location is called its

Root Directory. During installation, the DTS Pro Series

Network Encoder will create a default Root Directory under

/Applications/dts/Facility_Xencode/, and call it DTS_ROOT. Alternatively, you,

the Manager, can create a Root Directory in your OS X user account, and later notify the Administrator program about which existing directory to use as its Root Directory.

Note: You can only specify a new Root Directory if there are no users

registered in the Administrator program. If you are changing the set Root Directory from one directory to a different one, you will need to delete all users before the system will allow the change. Deleting a user erases all information related to that user from the database. See topic

Users,

page 5, for more information on deleting users.

Deleting

To change root directories:

Start the Administrator program. A screen similar to the following will display.

Figure 1. Facility administrator initial screen

2. From the Setup menu, choose Set root directory...

Figure 2. Choose “Set root directory”

3. In the dialog box, select the directory you created to designate

it as the Root Directory.

Note: When setting the Root Directory, avoid folders that have spaces in

their names. The FTP server cannot work with folder names containing spaces.

Note: Only an account for which the software was installed has direct

access to the

/Applications/dts/Facility_Xencode/ folder and its contents.

If you are specifying a Root Directory other than the default one, it is your responsibility to set the proper access permissions accordingly.

Browse to select root directory

Then Click Select

Figure 3. Designate the Root Directory

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Manager and User Guide – DTS Pro Series Network Encoder for MAC OSX

The Root Directory is also the storage place for encoding log files. Every time a user completes an encoding job, a log file with details and outcome of the job is generated in their folder. A copy is also kept in the Root Directory so that the Manager has an audit record of all encodings, even if a user deletes their own copy.

2.5. Configuring email notification (optional)

If you want, you can configure the Network Encoder to send email notification to users when each of their encoding jobs is submitted and done.

Note: You will need to have access to an outgoing email SMPT server. Your

network administrator will know this information. If you use Outlook Express with a POP3 connection, you can find your SMPT server by looking at the “Server” tab on the account properties page.

Figure 4. Choose “Set email address”

1. Under the Setup menu, choose “Set email address”

2.6. Adding users

1. Under the User menu, choose Add

Figure 6. Choose “Add”

2. In the dialog box, specify a unique user name and password.

3. (Optional) You may also specify an email address so that the user

can be notified when their jobs are submitted and completed.

Figure 7. Add user dialog

Figure 5. Email setup dialog

2. Enter the SMPT server in the top field and enter an Encoder email address

in the bottom field.

Note: This does not have to be a valid address – the message sent to the

user states that the email is automatically generated and that they should not reply to it.

You may also need to allow SMPT traffic on the server. Consult with your System Administrator and refer to Help for OS X.

4. Press OK. A directory will be created for the new user under the Root

Directory.

Note: The maximum number of users is governed by the Network Encoder

adapter key (dongle). When the maximum number has been reached, no further accounts may be added. Currently, an adapter key for the Network Encoder permits 99 users maximum.

Note: User names that include spaces will prevent those users from

accessing their files via FTP.

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Manager and User Guide – DTS Pro Series Network Encoder for MAC OSX

2.7. Deleting users

1. Under the User menu, first choose Refresh audio files to ensure that no

packed audio files are present in the user’s space. You will not be able to remove the user if there are packed audio files in the user’s directory. Make sure that the files in the user’s directory are properly archived elsewhere before removing them and the user from the system.

Figure 8. Choose “Refresh” then “Remove”

2. Under the User menu, choose Remove.

In the confirmation prompt, confirm that the user should be removed.

Figure 9. Delete user confirmation prompt

3. Under the Job menu, choose Delete.

Note: This procedure only removes the completed job from the database. It

is still the Manager’s responsibility to manually remove the duplicate log files from the Root Directory

after removing them from the database, to maintain

disk space available in the system.

Caution: Jobs can only be deleted one-by-one to avoid accidental deletions,

and to enable the Manager to retain a detailed record (elsewhere) of the jobs that were removed.

2.9. Library handling for local packing

If a user wants to pack a file locally, the user will need to manually obtain a copy of a necessary library for their platform (Mac or PC) and keep it alongside their downloaded customized packer. Otherwise the downloaded packer will not be able to pack the file locally, because it is missing the “Disk Checker” (DiskChecker.dll for PC, libDiskChecker.jnilib for Mac).

The installer copies both versions of the library (PC and Mac) to the application’s location (/Applications/dts/Facility_Xencode). The Encoding Service Manager will need to manually distribute a copy of the appropriate library to each user who needs it. The user will need to keep the copy of the library and their downloaded packer together (in the same directory) in order to pack locally.

Note: This procedure does not remove the user’s duplicate log files, or the

user’s folder and its contents from the Root Directory. The Manager should remove them manually as part of the necessary routine maintenance.

2.8. Deleting Jobs

This is the only way to delete a selected job from the “Completed Jobs” list. This action removes completed jobs from the database

only. Users are not

allowed to delete their own jobs from the database. This ensures that a record of the encoding job is kept as long as the administrator wants, even if the output encoded file and log files are removed from the user’s directory and duplicates are removed from the Root Directory.

1. From the User’s pane, select a username.

2. From the Completed Jobs pane, select a job to delete.

There are several ways the library file can be manually distributed:

1. Copy the library onto removable media (diskette, CD, tape, etc.) and give it

to the users.

2. The Encoding Service manager can manmually copy the libraries to a

shared location in their local network, where the user may obtain a copy for their platform.

3. The Encoding Service manager can manually copy the library into a user’s

Encoder account (/Applications/dts/Facility_Xencode/DTS_ROOT/username). From there, the user can use FTP to copy it to their local machine.

After packing locally, the resulting packed file still must be transferred into the user’s account at the server before it can be encoded. The user can use FTP to transfer the file.

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