EVS EPSIO LIVE User Manual
USER MANUAL
EPSIO LIVE
Version 1.70 – February 2014
USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70
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USER MANUAL Epsio Live 1.70
Table of Contents III
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ III
WHAT’S NEW? ......................................................................................... V
1. OVERVIEW.......................................................................................... 1
1.1 Product Description ..................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Cabling ......................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Epsio User Interface .................................................................................................... 3
1.3.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 3
1.3.2 Operating Monitor ............................................................................................ 4
1.3.3 Server Information Area .................................................................................. 5
1.3.4 Camera Angle List ........................................................................................... 6
1.3.5 Zoom ............................................................................................................... 6
1.3.6 Tabbed Area .................................................................................................... 6
1.3.7 Menu Bar ......................................................................................................... 7
2. CONFIGURATION ............................................................................... 9
2.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... 9
2.1.1 Connection Steps ............................................................................................ 9
2.1.2 Configuration Steps ......................................................................................... 9
2.1.3 Saving and Managing the Configuration .......................................................10
2.2 Connecting Epsio and EVS Server ............................................................................10
2.2.1 Starting the EVS Server Application..............................................................10
2.2.2 Epsio Settings on Remote Panel ...................................................................11
2.2.3 Activating the Connection Between Epsio and the EVS Server ...................12
2.2.4 Checking the Video Feeds ............................................................................13
2.3 Calibrating the Cameras ............................................................................................15
2.3.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................15
2.3.2 Calibration Tab ..............................................................................................15
2.3.3 How to Calibrate the Cameras ......................................................................21
2.3.4 Snapshots for Calibration ..............................................................................23
2.3.5 Recommendations for Matching the Virtual Playfield to the Real One .........28
2.3.6 Testing your Calibration ................................................................................32
2.3.7 Adding Virtual Points .....................................................................................35
2.4 Configuring the Chroma Key .....................................................................................37
2.4.1 General Information .......................................................................................37
2.4.2 Accessing the Chroma Key Menus ...............................................................38
2.4.3 Chroma Key Parameters ...............................................................................40
2.4.4 Chroma Key Edit Screen on the Remote Panel ............................................42
2.4.5 Chroma Key Tab in Epsio .............................................................................44
2.4.6 Methods and Recommendations for the Chroma Key Definition ..................46
2.4.7 How to Configure a Chroma Key Based on an Automatic Chroma Key .......47
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2.4.8 How to Configure a Chroma Key Based on a Playfield Area ........................48
2.5 Adding and Customizing the Graphic Suite ...............................................................49
2.5.1 Graphic Suite Definition and Components ....................................................49
2.5.2 Tools Tab .......................................................................................................50
2.5.3 How to Create a Graphic Suite ......................................................................55
2.5.4 How to Customize a Graphic Suite ...............................................................56
2.6 Defining the Replay settings ......................................................................................58
3. CREATING GRAPHIC ANIMATIONS ............................................... 60
3.1 General Information ...................................................................................................60
3.1.1 Prerequisites ..................................................................................................60
3.1.2 Overview on the Epsio Menu ........................................................................60
3.2 Creating an Offside Animation ...................................................................................62
3.2.1 Remote Menu with Offside Feature Active ....................................................62
3.2.2 How to Validate the Playfield Limits ..............................................................62
3.2.3 How to Create an Offside Line Animation .....................................................63
3.2.4 Saving Positions of Offside Line Animations .................................................64
3.3 Creating a Live Animation ..........................................................................................65
3.3.1 How to Activate a Live Tool ...........................................................................65
3.3.2 How to Create An Arrow or Circle Animation ................................................65
3.3.3 Using the Graphics Tool in Epsio ..................................................................65
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What’s New? V
What’s New?
The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified
features on Epsio Live 1.70 (compared to Epsio 1.63).
In the user manual, the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight
information on new and updated features.
The changes linked to new features for version 1.70 are listed below:
A Targa image sequence can be used with the Score and logos tool.
• See section Target area in the chapter 2.5.2 'Tools Tab', on page 50
Modifications in the Epsio settings in the Special Effects settings on the LSM Remote
panel
• See section 2.2.2 'Epsio Settings on Remote Panel', on page 11
• See section 2.2.3 'Activating the Connection Between Epsio and the EVS Server', on
page 12
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1. Overview
1.1 Product Description
Epsio Live is a graphics solution integrated into the MulticamLSM that allows the
operators to control graphic animations, such as offside line, graphic overlays, arrows or
circles, using the LSM Remote Panel.
It can be used with the EVS XT family servers and works with Multicam, from version
10.2.30 onwards.
Before the event, the user performs the initial calibration, where the images of the
playfield are matched with predefined angles into the system. Based on this calibration,
Epsio is able to instantly and automatically recognize the playfield during actions when
the playfield is clearly visible on the video signal. The user will also define the chroma
key, which means the range of colors on the video signal where the graphic animations
will be incrusted.
The operator can then trigger the animation in a one-second operation, using the jog
wheel of the LSM Remote Panel.
The producer can automatically see a screenshot with the graphic animation, and decide
whether or not to play out the entire action with the effects.
Warning
If you want to use the live tools in Epsio, you need to have the Live Tools
license installed in XSecure.
1.2 Cabling
The schema on the following page shows how the Epsio workstation and the EVS server
BNC cables should be connected:
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1.3 Epsio User Interface
1.3.1 Overview
You will access Epsio by clicking the Epsio icon on the desktop, or via the Start menu in
Program Files > EVS Broadcast Equipment > Epsio > Epsio.
The following screenshot provides an overview on the Epsio user interface, highlighting
the various areas that will be explained in more details in the various sections:
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# Area Name Description
1.
Menu Bar Gives access to the menus File, System, Utilities and Help.
See section 1.3.7 'Menu Bar', on page 7.
2.
Operating Monitor Shows the video signal coming from the EVS server and
received on the Epsio connector IN1.
See section 1.3.2 'Operating Monitor', on page 4.
3.
Camera Angle List Shows a thumbnail for each defined camera angle.
See section 1.3.4 'Camera Angle List', on page 6.
4.
Server Information Provides connection status information.
See section 1.3.3 'Server Information Area', on page 5.
5.
Zoom See section 1.3.5 'Zoom', on page 6.
6.
Tabbed area Gives access to the tabs in which you can configure Epsio.
See section 1.3.6 'Tabbed Area', on page 6.
For more information on the LSM Remote Panel, refer to the Multicam Operation Manual.
Note
When the offside line mode is active on the LSM Remote Panel, you cannot
use the mouse outside the operating monitor in Epsio.
To be able to move the mouse in the whole Epsio window, do one of the
following:
• In Epsio, press on the keyboard.
• Press RECORD on the LSM Remote Panel to go out of the offside line
mode.
1.3.2 Operating Monitor
The operating monitor shows the video signal coming from the EVS server and received
on the Epsio connector IN1. It allows the users to visualize the configuration action they
perform, or the animations they create.
The image on the monitor is surrounded by a colored frame, which varies depending on
the tab open in the tabbed area on the right of the Epsio main window:
• Blue frame when the Calibration tab is open
• Red frame when the Tools tab is open
• Green frame when the Chroma tab is open
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1.3.3 Server Information Area
The Server Information area is located at the left bottom of the Epsio main window and
provides the following information:
The following table describes the information available in the Server Information area,
from the top to the bottom line.
When both systems are correctly connected for both Epsio inputs, the icons in front of the
first four lines are green. Otherwise, they are red.
# Icon Description
1.
Check that the received blackburst signal corresponds to the video format
selected in the Epsio Configurator.
Depending on whether the received signal corresponds to the specified
video format or not, the following information will be displayed:
• NO SYNC
• SYNC OK
• WRONG SYNC
The values between brackets show the requested format, based on the
format defined in the Epsio Configurator, and can be one of the following:
• BB PAL
• BB NSTC
• Tri-Level 1080i50
• Tri-Level 1080i60
• Tri-Level 720p50
• Tri-Level 720p60
2.
Check that the Epsio IN1 connector correctly receives the video signal
from the EVS server in the specified video format.
3.
Check that the Epsio IN2 connector correctly receives from the EVS server
or a camera in the specified video format.
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4.
Epsio and EVS server IP addresses
Time when the last command was executed on the server.
You need to press SHIFT+D when you open Epsio and enter the Epsio
menu on the Remote Panel to force the system to check the
communication via the Ethernet network, and confirm the connection.
In the course of operations, the icon will not automatically turn red if you
lose the connection. You need to recheck the communication by entering
again the Epsio menu on the Remote Panel.
5.
Information on whether the animation is visible or not.
1.3.4 Camera Angle List
The Camera Angle list shows a thumbnail for each camera angle that has been defined
and/or calibrated. You can select a camera angle by clicking the thumbnail. This Camera
Angle list is particularly useful in the Calibration phase.
When the camera angle has only been created, but not calibrated yet, the thumbnail
shows a grey background and the virtual playfield.
When the camera angle has been calibrated, the thumbnail shows the frame grabbed
from the video signal.
1.3.5 Zoom
The zoom area shows a zoomed display of the area around the mouse pointer on the
operating monitor. It mainly allows performing the calibration, as well as other actions, in
a very précised way.
1.3.6 Tabbed Area
The tabbed area gives access to the following tabs, in which you can configure Epsio and
select the animations you will perform:
• The CALIB tab allows the users to define and calibrate the camera angles.
See also the section 2.3.2 ‘Calibration Tab’, on page 15.
• The TOOLS tab allows the users to select the animations they want to perform, and
refine the settings for these animations.
See also the section 2.5.2 ‘Tools Tab’, on page 50
• The CHROMA tab allows the users to define the chroma key layer that will define
how the offside line animation will be displayed.
See also the section 2.4.5 ‘Chroma Key Tab in Epsio’, on page 44.
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1.3.7 Menu Bar
File Menu
The File menu includes the commands for saving and managing the Epsio configuration.
They are described in the section 2.1.3 ‘Saving and Managing the Configuration’, on page
10.
System Menu
The System menu contains the commands described below:
Command Description
Support > Keep for Study
This command generates a ZIP file that contains
information. This is typically used by the support staff to
investigate a snap on which the detection would not work.
You need to be in the Epsio menu on the Remote Panel for
the ZIP file to be generated.
The generated ZIP file is stored in C:\EvsLogs\Epsio and
contains the following files:
• snapshot of the video signal when the user enter the
Epsio menu
• the XML files containing calibration information and a
parameter description of the snapshot
• the EPSIO.cfg file that contains the configuration
definition, and allows the support team to recreate your
configuration on the support setup.
Support > Update
Support Files
This command generates the EPSIO.cfg file that contains
the configuration definition, and allows the support staff to
investigate an issue with Epsio on your setup by recreating
your configuration on the support setup.
The file is stored in C:\EvsLogs\Epsio.
Support > Update PCX3
Information
This command enables the users to test the video board.
Note that the test will generate disturbances on the video
for some seconds.
The Help > About window opens and displays the test
results. A popup will be displayed if the results do not
correspond to acceptable values.
Advanced > Setup
External Renderer
Advanced setup parameter. Please contact EVS for more
details.
Advanced > Reset 2CPU
Advanced parameters only for support purposes, and in
coordination with the support team.
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Utilities Menu
The Utilities menu contains the commands described below:
Command Description
Save as JPG
Using this command or the keyboard shortcut CTRL+J,
you will take a snapshot in JPG of the video output
OUT1. It can then be used as an example.
The file is stored in the folder: C:\EvsLogs\Epsio, and is
named [Snapshot], followed by the date and time when
the snapshot was taken.
Save as BMP
Same as the ‘Save as JPG’ command, except that the
generated screenshot is a .BMP.
Help Menu
The Help menu contains the commands described below:
Command Description
Help
This provides a link to the Epsio user manual, in English
and in other available languages.
About This opens the About window that features information
about:
• the Epsio version and licenses
• the version and specifications of the graphic board
(PCX3)
• the support’s email addresses and phone numbers
• a summary of the keyboard shortcuts active in Epsio.
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2. Configuration
2.1 Overview
The configuration in order to use Epsio with an EVS server has to be performed in the
Epsio application or on the EVS server side (via the EVS menu and the LSM Remote
Panel), depending on the configuration step.
2.1.1 Connection Steps
Before you can actually configure Epsio, you first need to set up Epsio and the EVS
server to communicate with each other:
# Step Where? See section
1.
Starting the appropriate EVS server
application
EVS server 2.2.1
2.
Activating the connection between Epsio
and the EVS server
Remote Panel 2.2.3
3.
Checking the video feeds Epsio 2.2.4
2.1.2 Configuration Steps
Once Epsio and the EVS server are properly connected, you can perform the actual
configuration steps.
# Step Where? See section
1.
Calibrating the cameras Epsio 2.3
2.
Configuring the Chroma Key settings Remote Panel
or Epsio
2.4
3.
Customizing and loading the graphic suite Epsio 2.5
4.
Defining the Replay settings Remote Panel 2.6
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2.1.3 Saving and Managing the Configuration
The commands available in the File menu allow you to save and manage the
configuration you will perform. The configuration, which includes the camera calibration
and the chroma key definition, is saved in a configuration file that is made up of two .xml
files:
• A file containing the playfield distances and all camera angle definitions.
This file is ‘name’.xml where <name> is the name the user gives to the configuration
when it is saved for the first time.
• A file containing the chroma key configuration.
This file is ‘name’.CK.
In the File menu, you have access to the following commands:
Command Use
New
Use this command before you start a new calibration.
This creates a new empty configuration file that you can save
throughout the calibration process.
Load
Use this command to point to and load an existing configuration file.
Save
Use this command to save your calibration while you define it.
It is recommended to save the configuration after each calibration step.
Save As
Use this command if you want to save the open configuration file into a
new name, for backup purposes, or to start a new calibration from an
existing one.
The configurations are stored by default in the following location in Windows XP (or
equivalent in Windows 7):
C:/Program Files/EVS Broadcast Equipment
/Epsio/Config
2.2 Connecting Epsio and EVS Server
2.2.1 Starting the EVS Server Application
When using Epsio with an EVS server, you need to run a server application:
• with at least 2 recorder channels and 2 player channels
• in a Multicam LSM base configuration.
For more information on starting an EVS application, refer to the EVS Menu section in the
Technical Reference Software manual.
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2.2.2 Epsio Settings on Remote Panel
The settings to activate the Epsio mode, and the default Epsio tool are available in the
Special Effects page of the Setup menu, on page 12.3. The page number can differ
depending on the Multicam version and configuration.
Special Effect p.12.3
[F1]Offside Line: Yes
[F2]External Offside: Yes
[F3]IP Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[F4]Default tool: Offside
[F5]Auto Mark: No
[Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn
These settings are described below:
Setting Possible
Values
Description
[F1] Offside
Line
Yes
No (default)
Activates the offside line feature, whatever
internal or external.
When the parameter is set to Yes, the External
Offside parameter is displayed.
[F2] External
Offside
Yes (default)
No
Enables the control of Epsio from the Remote
Panel.
When the setting is set to No, the offside line
feature built in the EVS server is active.
When the setting is set to Yes, the Epsio
application is active. The SHIFT+D key in the
Operational menu gives access to the Epsio
menu.
[F3] IP
Address
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx When the Epsio connection is enabled with the
External Offside parameter, the IP Address of the
Epsio workstation has to be entered in this
parameter to allow the communication between
the EVS server and the Epsio workstation.
[F4] Default
Tool
Offside, Arrow,
Circle, Graphics
When the Epsio connection is enabled with the
External Offside parameter, this parameter
specifies the tool to be activated by default in the
Epsio menu on the Remote Panel.
[F5] Auto
Mark
Yes
No (default)
When the Auto Mark parameter is set to Yes, a
cue point is created on the record train where and
each time the user enters the Epsio menu.
Such cue points are the same as the cue points
added manually using the Mark key on the
Remote Panel, and are managed the same way.
For more information on cue points, refer to the
Multicam Operation manual.
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2.2.3 Activating the Connection Between Epsio and
the EVS Server
Warning
Up to Multicam 11.02 included, you need the license codes 114 and 115 to
be able to access and set up the Paint/Target OSD Monitoring parameter.
From Multicam 12.02, this parameter will be available even without the
above-mentioned license codes.
1. From the Main menu, select Setup by pressing SHIFT + D to enter the Setup menu.
2. Press F0 to go down until you reach the following page on the Special Effect settings:
Special Effect p.12.2
[F1] Split screen tracking : No
[F2]Paint/Target OSD Monitoring: HD
[Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn
3. Set the Paint/Target OSD Monitoring to HD to allow OSD management with Epsio
Live.
4. Press the F0 to reach the page with the Offside Line parameters.
Special Effect p.12.3
[F1]Offside Line: No
[F2]External Offside: Yes
[F3]IP Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[F4]Default tool: Offside
[F5]Auto Mark: No
[Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn
5. Press F1 to access the Offside Line setting and rotate the job dial to set it to Yes.
6. Check that the External Offside setting is active, otherwise set it to Yes.
Special Effect p.12.3
[F1]Offside Line: No
[F2]External Offside: Yes
[F3]IP Address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[F4]Default tool: Offside
[F5]Auto Mark: No
[Menu]Quit [Clr+F_]Dft [F9]PgUp [F0]PgDn
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7. Press F3 to access the IP Address setting and enter the IP address of the Epsio
workstation as follows:
After entering the number for an octet with the function keys, validate by pressing
ENTER on the LSM Remote Panel.
8. Press MENU twice to go out of the Setup menu.
9. Press SHIFT+D to enter the Epsio menu.
The Epsio workstation should now be connected. In Epsio, the 2
nd
and 3rd lines (which
specify whether the corresponding IN connectors receive the video signal from the EVS
server in the requested video format) should have green icons, as well as the 4
th
line
(which specifies the IP addresses):
For more information on this Server Information area, refer to the section 1.3.3 ‘Server
Information Area’, on page 5.
2.2.4 Checking the Video Feeds
Once you have switched on the Epsio workstation for an event, you should check that
you correctly get the feeds before you launch the Epsio software. The Epsio Configurator
helps you detect and check the feeds.
To check the video feeds, proceed as follows:
1. To open Epsio Configuration, double click on the desktop or select Epsio
Configurator via the Start menu in Program Files > EVS Broadcast Equipment >
Epsio > Epsio Configurator.
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2. In the Setup group box, select the Video Format you are working with.
3. Click the button.
Epsio checks the format you have selected is compatible with the format used by the
EVS server.
If the right format is selected, Epsio automatically grabs and displays an image of the
video signals.
4. As you check the incoming and outgoing signals, you can perform the following
actions to help you identify the signals:
• To check the incoming signals, you can click the Grab button to grab the current
image delivered to the incoming feeds.
• To check the output signal from the OUT1 connector, you can either change the
signal sent to OUT1 by selecting In 1, In 2, or Bars, or add the PC time or a logo
display to the output signal.
• To check the current output signal from the OUT 2 connector, you can click the
Freeze button to refresh the video display corresponding to output 2.
5. When you have checked the incoming and outgoing video signals, click the Apply
button.
6. Click Exit.
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2.3 Calibrating the Cameras
2.3.1 Introduction
In Epsio, calibrating the cameras consists of positioning a virtual playfield in a 3D
environment to match the position of the actual playfield used for a given event. You
calibrate the cameras in the Calibration tab in Epsio.
Offside Line Calibration
When you use the offside line tool, you usually calibrate two 16-meter cameras for an
event: a left-angle camera and a right-angle camera. However, Epsio allows you to use
other cameras.
You calibrate each 16-meter camera on two angles: looking at the goad area, and at the
central circle.
Live Tools Calibration
When you use the live tools, you calibrate the camera that is directly connected to Epsio
via the IN2 Connector. For this physical camera, you will calibrate a main camera in
Epsio. The three angles (left, center and right) are automatically added to the Camera
Angle List when you add a main camera in the Calibration tab.
Warning
Only calibrate your cameras when you have validated the camera position,
height and orientation. These should no longer change after the calibration.
2.3.2 Calibration Tab
Overview
The following table gives a short explanation on each area of the Calibration tab
displayed below:
# Area Description
1.
Camera Creation This area allows you to add cameras, and assign
them to a recorder channel on an EVS server.
See also the section ‘Camera Creation Area’, on
page 17.
2.
Current Camera This area allows you to perform several actions
on the selected camera.
See also the section ‘Current Camera Area’, on
page 18.
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