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Copyright
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Disclaimer
The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to
change without notice. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information
contained in this user manual is accurate, up-to-date and reliable, EVS cannot be held
responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication.
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Help>About menu in the user interface.
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... III
WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................ IV
1. OVERVIEW ................................ ............................................................................ 5
1.1 Hardware & Software Requirements ................................................................ ........... 6
1.1.1 Minimal Requirement .............................................................................................................. 6
1.1.2 Network Architecture Description ........................................................................................... 6
2. INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................... 7
3. CONFIGURATION AND REMOTE SYSTEMS .............................................................. 14
3.1 Remote Systems ....................................................................................................... 15
4. LICENSE CODE .................................................................................................... 16
5. USER INTERFACE ................................................................................................ 17
5.1 Storage & Processing Device Selection .................................................................... 18
5.2 Server List ................................................................................................................. 19
5.3 Channels Area .......................................................................................................... 20
5.4 Status & Commands Area ......................................................................................... 21
5.4.1 Start with Timecode Defined in the Past ..............................................................................22
5.5 Settings ..................................................................................................................... 23
5.5.1 Wrappers' Selection ..............................................................................................................23
5.5.2 Destination Selection ............................................................................................................25
5.5.3 Auto Filename Definition ......................................................................................................26
5.5.4 Maximum Duration Setting ...................................................................................................26
5.6 The About Window .................................................................................................... 27
6. HOW TO RECORD STREAMS ................................................................................. 28
7. HOW TO RETRY THE STREAMING JOBS ONE BY ONE .............................................. 31
8. HOW TO MODIFY THE BACKUP FILENAME FORMAT STRING ..................................... 32
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Description
5.2
CamLabel information is available in the Channel area
CAM Label will refresh every two minutes to get the latest
information on the server.
5.4.1
Start recording with Timecode defined in the past
5.5.1
Wrappers’ selection / Avid MediaFiles folders
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Retry of streaming jobs one by one
What’s New?
The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and modified
features on 1.01 (compared to 1.0).
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.
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1. Overview
XFly Streamer is an interface software dedicated to the backup of streams from one or
several EVS video servers (XT [2], XT [2] +, XT [3], XS, XTnano). XFly Streamer
manages the backup and transfer of all streams selected by the operator.
This manual describes the configuration interface, which is easy to use and
straightforward.
XFly Streamer acts as a user interface for the background running XTAccess file transfer
application. XFly Streamer sends its commands to XTAccess using the XML jobs files.
Please refer to the XTAccess documentation for detailed instructions about this
application.
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100BT PC LAN (MTPC Network)
1.1 Hardware & Software Requirements
1.1.1 Minimal Requirement
The guidelines for the minimum software and hardware requirement are:
OS: Windows 7 Pro
Software: Framework .NET 4.0
Motherboard I5 660 - 3.3 GHz dual core
DRAM 4GB (1GB shared with graphic card)
Graphic: Chipset Intel G965 Express or equivalent dedicated graphic card
(Nvidia/AMD)
1.1.2 Network Architecture Description
XFly Streamer can be installed on the same computer as an XTAccess application. The
streams to be archived are located on one or several servers and storage units
connected to the same network. Two networks are used for the various communication
and the transfer of files as illustrated. Physically, these networks can be one and the
same or separate for the sake of performance:
The MTPC network is used to detect XT [3], XT [2], and XT [2] +, XS and
XTnano servers, to identify them, and to transfer the list of REC channels to be
backed up.
The HCTX network is used to transfer the streams data between the XFly
Streamer and XTAccess computer, the XT [3], XT [2], XT [2] +, XS and XTnano
servers and the storage unit.
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Important:
XTAccess is restricted to file transfer with wrapping when required but cannot
perform any format transcoding.
2. Installation
The XFly Streamer user interface application is, preferably, installed on the same
computer as the XTAccess file transfer application. The XTAccess application is
dedicated to XFly Streamer and we recommend not to be used by any other application.
XFly Streamer is able to communicate only with one single XTAccess application at a
time, but it manages the backup of streams from multiple XTnano, XT [3], XT [2], XT [2],
and/or XS servers.
As only one XTAccess application is used, only one XML Unit is defined by default for the
communication between the XFly Streamer and XTAccess applications. XFly Streamer
creates xml files corresponding to the backup of streams and grabs jobs requested by the
operator and drops these files in the XML Unit folder. XTAccess regularly pools this folder
and executes any available job described as an xml file.
To install XFly Streamer, proceed as follows:
1. Run XFly Streamer installer and then follow the steps of the Setup wizard.
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2. Click Next to continue.
3. Select I accept the agreement and then click Next.
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4. Select the destination and then click Next.
5. Select the destination to save the AV files and data, and then click Next.
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6. Select the components to install, and then click Next.
The XFly Streamer setup launches:
the XFly Streamer and components installation
the XFLYRegister (detection of XFly box via Bonjour protocol)
and the XTAccess installation even if already installed
7. Select the Start Menu folder in which the Application shortcuts are saved, and then
click Next.
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