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EVS XEDIO Ingest Organizer User Manual Version 4.2

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USER MANUAL
XEDIO INGEST ORGANIZER
Version 4.2 - June 2012
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III
WHAT’S NEW? .............................................................................................................. IV
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
2. XEDIO INGEST - SERVER ..................................................................................... 2
3. XEDIO INGEST ORGANIZER - CLIENT................................................................. 3
3.1 USER INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.1 Opening Ingest Organizer ....................................................................................................... 3
3.1.2 Overview of the Xedio Ingest Organizer Window .................................................................... 3
3.2 ENCODER DEVICES................................................................................................................... 6
3.2.1 Overview of the Encoders Tab ................................................................................................ 6
3.2.2 Encoding ................................................................................................................................. 6
3.2.3 Encoder ................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3 VTR DEVICE .............................................................................................................................. 10
3.3.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................................. 10
3.3.2 General Tab and Meta dat a T ab ............................................................................................ 11
3.3.3 Channel Area ........................................................................................................................ 11
3.3.4 VTR Area .............................................................................................................................. 11
3.4 SCHEDULER ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.4.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................................. 12
3.4.2 Timeline View Settings .......................................................................................................... 12
3.4.3 Timeline Content ................................................................................................................... 14
3.5 RECORDING TC VERSUS MEDIA TC ...................................................................................... 16
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What’s New?

The following table descr ibes the sections updated to reflect the new a nd modified features on Xedio Ingest Organizer from Xedio Suite 4.2 (compared to Xedi o Suite
4.1).
In the user manual, the icon has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features.
Click the section number (or the description) in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section.
Section Description
3.2.2 The rule for the selection of the encoded file video ratio has changed.
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1. Introduction

The Xedio Ingest application allows a user to control encoder channels to digitize any incoming video into high resolution, low resolution or both simultaneously (a panel of different codecs is available). The Xedio Ingest application can control multiple incoming feeds simultaneously and offers a VGA monitoring feed of the incoming video as it is being encoded.
As a fully integrated part of the Xedio Suite of applications the files are entered into the database as they are being ingested and can be used by other applications in the S uite even before the encod ing process has been compl eted.
The Xedio Ingest is a server/client based system and therefore consists of two elements:
Xedio Ingest (server) – Software which runs on the hardware encoder to enable the control of the in gest process.
Xedio Ingest Organizer (client) – Software which runs on any workstation within the Xedio environment and controls the ingest process of all encoders that are part of the system.
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2. Xedio Ingest - Server

The Xedio Ingest (server) application running on a hardwa re encoder is usually set up to auto start when the computer is switched on. If however it is not set up in this way the program can be started manually. Click on the Xedio Ingest icon on the desktop to start the a pplication.
A dialogue box will then appear and ask the user to start the application. At this point a password can be set up and ticking the check box can set the auto start option.
When the application is started the message window shows the progress of the connection to the Client application and displays any problems it may have in the set up.
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3. Xedio Ingest
Organizer - Client

3.1 USER INT ERFACE

3.1.1 OPENING INGEST ORGANIZER

To start the Xedio Ingest Organizer application, click on the Xedio Ingest Organizer icon on the desktop.
This will display a login screen where you need to enter your username and password.

3.1.2 OVERVIEW OF THE XEDIO INGEST ORGANIZER WINDOW

The Xedio Ingest Organizer graphical interface consists of several areas highlighted on the fo llowing screenshot and shor tly described in the ta ble below.
Note
The color of some user interface elements may vary with the Xedio skin installed.
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Each tab provides access to a series of items. Once a
items are shown as
Area Description
1. Outlook Area This displays the list of the devices which can be controlled
by the Ingest Organize r. The Outlook bar presents at least as many tabs as there are
devices to control.
category tab is selected, its specific icons.
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that are
This lists the processes undertaken by the software and
Area Description
Select any of these icons to display its relevant interface in the Work area.
The set up of encoders and VTR devices is made in the Xedio Manager application.
2. Work Area The Work area displays a timeline with the ingests
scheduled or took place over a period of time for each of the controlled devices.
It interactively changes when an item is selected in one category from the Outlook area.
3. Logbook
reports any error enco untered during the processe s.
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3.2 ENCODER DEVICES

3.2.1 OVERVIEW OF THE ENCODERS TAB

Several items are avai lable in the ‘Encoders’ category. They are detailed below.

3.2.2 ENCODING

PURPOSE
When you click the Encoding button for an encoder device, the following Encoder window is displayed in the Work area, allowing you to enter data for the encoded file, to select the method of recording that will be used and to start the recording process.
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res encoding profile is HD, the only option
res encoding profile is SD, the options
t is
Free text to describe how the feed was routed to the
see the encoded media in the client
GENERAL TAB
To create an output file, enter the relevant data into the fields displayed in the General tab:
Field Description Label Name you give to the f ile that will be encoded
Id Feed Identification given to a feed that could be provided by a
press agency
External Ref Reference which can help to identify the encoded media,
such as a barcode from a VTR tape.
Media Class Class categorizing the media. The classes are defined in
the Class Manager of t he Xedio Manager applicati on.
Shooting Date Date on which the media has been filmed. To update the
date, click the Shooting Date button and select a date in the calendar displayed from the drop-down arrow.
Video Ratio Video ratio of the encoded media.
Possible values:
• if the hi-
available in the Video Ratio field is Forced 16:9. This will obviously be the default value in HD.
• if the hi-
available in the Video Ratio field are Auto (i automatically detected by the encoder and passed to Ingest Organizer), Force d 4:3, Forced 16:9.
The default value in SD will be the last one used, per channel per user.
Source Original source of the feed. Routing
system.
Description Optional text to desc ribe the encoded media. Publish Allows to
workstations database lis ts.
METADATA TAB
In the Metadata tab, the users can select one of the available met adata profiles by clicking in the Metadata Profile field. Then, they can enter metadata values for the encoded media.
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RECORDING MODE AREA
The recording on an encoder from Xedio I ngest Organizer can be started in one of the three following modes:
• Manual: when you click the Start Record button, a dialog box allows you to
enter a record duration. The encoding process starts as soon as you click the Start with Limits button.
• On Trigger: you can enter a start timecode and a stop timec ode. The encoding
process will start and stop at the specified ti mecodes.
• On Time: you can enter start and stop times and dates for the encoding
process. This option i s dimmed when the schedule r interface is available.
STATUS AREA
The Server status shows if the Xedio Ingest Or ganizer application is connected by IP to the corresponding X edio Ingest Server.
The High and Low Bit rate status show if Xedio Ingest Organizer is communicating with the encoder software for the specified encoder. Ready is displayed when the encoder is ready for the recording. During the recording process, Rec is displa yed.
The Connect button allo ws the user to make the connection manually if th e status currently shows a disconnection.
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The Start Record button become s ac tive to start the encoding pr ocess as soon as the status shows a connected state.

3.2.3 ENCODER

Depending on the encoder type, a Low BitRate Encoder button and/or a High BitRate Encoder button are av ailable.
When you click one of the Encoder buttons for an encoder device, the following Encoder window is displayed in the Work area, showing information about the encoder and a monitori ng output of the current en coding file.
Note
The video shown will o nly be at a rate
• defined by the GOP structure with the CDM[1] encoders (MPEG2 I
frames only will be di splayed: about 2 per second) and
• defin ed by the setup of the s ystem with the CDM[2] encoders.
With the CDM[2], only one monitoring at a time can be performed by a user.
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3.3 VTR DEVICE

3.3.1 PURPOSE

When you click the Control VTR button from the VTR category tab, the following VTR window is displayed in the Work area, allowing you to define data for the recorded file, to contr ol the VTR and mark areas o f the tape to be ingested.
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3.3.2 GENERAL TAB AND METADATA TAB

These areas have the same fields as the encoder control window. Please refer to sections ‘General Tab’ on page 7 and ‘Metadata Tab’ on page 7 for a description of those areas.

3.3.3 CHANNEL AREA

This parameter allows the user to connect to the logical channel that has been assigned to ingest the media from the tape in the VTR. Choose the channel and click the Connect button to establi sh the communication.

3.3.4 VTR AREA

The VTR area provides transport buttons to control the VTR as well as In and Out buttons to mark sectio ns of the tape to ingest.
The Record Timecode area allows the user to choose between the existing timecode on the tape or t he external source of timecode connected to th e encoder when the encoding is p erformed.
Each area of tape can be determined and added to a list using the Add In List button. When the selection from the tape is complete, the ingest is started by clicking the Start Batch button.
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3.4 SCHEDULER

3.4.1 PURPOSE

The Scheduler tab displays a timeline with all the records already encoded, being encoded or scheduled t o take place within the dis played time window.
Each logical encoder h as its own timeline.
The green line is the nowline and reflects the current time. The thin red line corresponds to the time before which no action can be performed through the scheduler. Ingest medi a is displayed in the form of blocks in the timeli ne.

3.4.2 TIMELINE VIEW SETTINGS

TIME SPAN
Clicking the [Time] bu tton displays a contextual m enu:
This setting sets the range of time displayed on the timeline. The mouse scroll button may also be used to change this range and zoom in or out the displayed range.
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displayed in such a way that the nowline is always
PARAMETERS
Clicking the Parameters button displays a contextual menu with the following options:
Menu Items Meaning Setup Gives options for the amount of encoders displayed on
screen and the adjustm ent of the display refresh rates
Goto Now Returns to the current date and time. Nowline Focus If this option is selected, the timeline for all encoders is
centered and only the range of the displayed period can be adjusted. If the option is not selected, the display can be set to show any tim e period at any date.
Block List Dialog Displays the list of blocks present in the timeline for a
specific period of ti me:
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Menu Items Meaning Clip Display Settings Allows to select the information to be displayed in the
encoded block :
Show Thumbnails Shows a thumbnail for th e enco ding block. Refresh Refreshes the graphical interfac e. About Gives information abou t the version of Ingest Scheduler.
CURRENT DATE
The Current Date field allows to select the date for the timeline display. This is only available if the Nowline Focus parameter is disabled from the Parameters menu.

3.4.3 TIMELINE CONTENT

BLOCK STATUS COLORS
The block status is sh own by means of different colors as follows:
Block Color Status
A blue block to the right of the nowline is a Scheduled ingest.
A currently Recording ingest is orange.
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Opens an Edit Mode window allowing you to enter
and the
options. Selecting one option opens the
Block Color Status
A green block to the left of the nowline is a s uccessfully
Recorded ingest.
BLOCK CONTEXTUAL MENU
A contextual menu is a vailable when you right-click in the timeline:
Menu Item Description
New Records
parameters for a new f ile to encode.
Modify Records Available when right-c licking on a block.
Opens an Edit Mode window allowing you to update the parameters of the enco ding file.
View records Opens a View Mode window showing you the parameters
of the encoding file.
Play Provides a sub-menu with the Lowbitrate
Highbitrate
CleanEdit Player window from which you can view the encoded/encoding block .
BLOCK TOOLTIP
Some of the metadata associat ed to an ingest can be easily viewed by pl acing the pointer over the corre sponding block. A toolti p is displayed:
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3.5 RECORDIN G TC VERSUS MEDIA TC

The Xedio Ingest server usually pilots two encoders: one i n hi-res (EncHi) and one in lo-res (EncLow).
Each encoder creates o ne Media file: hi-res medi a file and lo-res media fi le. Xedio Ingest sends the recording command to both encoders at the same time.
However, according to several parameters, such as the codec, the recording does not start at the same time on both encoders . So, the TC IN and TC OUT of the two Media files will differ . This is absolutely normal and ther e can be up to 10 seconds between both TC IN or between both TC OUT in some cases.
Once the recording is finished, the Xedio Ingest analyses the TC IN and the TC OUT of each Media file and creates a single Media file corresponding to the material common to both lo-res and hi-res files.
• The Media TC IN will be the highest value between both TC IN.
• The Media TC OUT will b e the lowest value betwe en both TC OUT.
This difference can be viewed in a player when T C Intra is displayed.
The recording existed from when the first encoder started until the last encoder stopped. So, in the sched uler:
• The Recording TC IN val ue will be the lowest between b oth TC IN.
• The Media TC OUT value will be the highest between both TC OUT.
In summary, the duration of one recording is always greater than the duration of the corresponding Media and its Media files. The duration of one Media is always smaller that the dura tion of its Media files and the corresponding recording.
Additionally, a clip can be created from a media. It will therefore always have its TC IN and TC OUT within the Media TC IN and TC OUT limits.
This is explained in the followi ng diagram.
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