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EVS XTAccess User Manual Version 1.15

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User’s Manual
Version 1.15 - January 2011
EVS Server Gigabit Ethernet Gateway
XTAccess Version 1.15 – User’s Manual
Author: Serge Comes EVS Broadcast Equipment – January 2011

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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................... 2
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 6
2. HARDWARE RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................... 8
3. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .................................................................................. 9
4. XSECURE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................... 14
4.1 LIST OF CODES ........................................................................................................................ 14
5. UNICODE AND XTACCESS .................................................................................. 15
5.1 CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................................................... 15
5.2 METADATA ................................................................................................................................ 16
5.3 FILENAME ................................................................................................................................. 16
6. USER INTERFACE ................................................................................................. 17
6.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 17
6.2 JOBS MONITORING ................................................................................................................. 17
6.3 ADDITIONAL BUTTONS/MENUS .............................................................................................. 18
6.4 APPLICATION TITLE BAR ........................................................................................................ 19
6.4.1Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 19
6.4.2Configuration Menu ............................................................................................................... 19
Disp. AutoUpdate ..................................................................................................................................................... 19
Reporting System ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Graphical Settings .................................................................................................................................................... 21
Show Buttons ........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Enable TestMode ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
About XTAccess ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
6.5 CONTEXTUAL MENU................................................................................................................ 23
7. XML JOBS SCAN ................................................................................................... 24
7.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 24
7.2 JOB TYPES ............................................................................................................................... 24
7.3 CREATION OF A XML JOBS SCAN .......................................................................................... 26
7.3.1Creating a New XML Scan .................................................................................................... 26
7.3.2XML Scan Dialog Box ........................................................................................................... 27
7.3.3XML Scan Settings................................................................................................................ 27
7.3.4NLE Configuration ................................................................................................................. 31
7.4 XML JOBS PROCESSING ......................................................................................................... 37
7.4.1Launch of Multiple XML Jobs Scan ....................................................................................... 37
7.4.2Start of XML Jobs Scan ........................................................................................................ 37
7.4.3Processing of a XML JOB ..................................................................................................... 37
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Title Bar .................................................................................................................................................................... 28
To File ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29
To XT Server ............................................................................................................................................................ 30
Create Additional Codec .......................................................................................................................................... 30
AVID ......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
FinalCutPro .............................................................................................................................................................. 33
EVSEDL ................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Xedio ........................................................................................................................................................................ 36
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7.5 LOAD BALANCING BETWEEN MULTIPLE XTACCESS DEVICES .......................................... 38
7.5.1Management of XML Jobs .................................................................................................... 38
7.5.2Control Parameters ............................................................................................................... 39
8. SCAN FOLDER ...................................................................................................... 41
8.1 SCAN FOLDER WINDOW ......................................................................................................... 41
8.2 ADD AND EDIT A SCAN FOLDER ITEM ................................................................................... 43
8.3 XEDIO INTEGRATION WITH THE SCAN FOLDER .................................................................. 47
8.3.1Overview ............................................................................................................................... 47
8.3.2Workflow ............................................................................................................................... 47
8.3.3Remarks ................................................................................................................................ 47
8.4 REMARKS ON THE SCAN PROCESS ...................................................................................... 48
9. BACKUP OF EVS SERVER CLIPS TO FILES ...................................................... 49
9.1 WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 49
9.2 EXAMPLE OF XML BACKUP FILE ............................................................................................ 50
9.3 LOCAL XTACCESS SETTINGS (NON XML) ............................................................................. 51
9.3.1Registry Settings ................................................................................................................... 51
9.4 MISCELLANEOUS ..................................................................................................................... 51
10. RESTORE/COPY OF FILES TO EVS SERVER .................................................... 52
10.1WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 52
10.1.1Workflow (Restore via XML Jobs) Explanation ..................................................................... 53
10.1.2Workflow (Folder File Scan) Explanation .............................................................................. 53
10.2EXAMPLE OF XML COPY FILE ................................................................................................ 53
11. RENDERING OF EDL TO ONE FILE ..................................................................... 54
11.1LOCAL XTACCESS SETTINGS (NON XML) ............................................................................. 54
11.1.1Registry Settings ................................................................................................................... 55
11.2XTGATEWAY ............................................................................................................................. 55
11.3SMART RENDERING ................................................................................................................ 56
11.4EFFECTS ................................................................................................................................... 56
12. RENDERING OF EDL TO ONE EVS SERVER CLIP ............................................ 57
12.1LOCAL XTACCESS SETTINGS (NON XML) ............................................................................. 57
Registry Settings ................................................................................................................................ 57
12.2XTGATEWAY ............................................................................................................................. 58
12.3SMART RENDERING ................................................................................................................ 58
12.4EFFECTS ................................................................................................................................... 59
13. BACKUP OF EDL TO FILES ................................................................................. 60
13.1LOCAL XTACCESS SETTINGS (NON XML) ............................................................................. 60
13.1.1Registry Settings ................................................................................................................... 60
13.2SMART BACKUP MODE ........................................................................................................... 61
13.3EFFECTS ................................................................................................................................... 61
14. FILE REWRAP ....................................................................................................... 62
14.1WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 62
14.2EXAMPLE OF XML FILE REWRAP ........................................................................................... 63
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15. ADDITIONAL CODEC FILE ON THE FLY ............................................................. 64
15.1WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 64
15.2CODECS SUPPORTED ............................................................................................................. 65
15.3LOCAL XTACCESS SETTINGS (NON XML) ............................................................................. 65
15.3.1Smart Rendering ................................................................................................................... 67
15.3.2Registry Settings ................................................................................................................... 67
16. TRANSCODING FILES .......................................................................................... 68
16.1WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 68
16.2EXAMPLE OF XML FILE REWRAP ........................................................................................... 69
16.3CODECS SUPPORTED ............................................................................................................. 69
16.4LOCAL XTACCESS SETTINGS (NON XML) ............................................................................. 69
16.4.1Smart Rendering ................................................................................................................... 70
16.4.2Registry Settings ................................................................................................................... 70
17. EXAMPLE OF ENCODER PROFILES ................................................................... 71
17.1MPEG-1 ..................................................................................................................................... 71
17.2AVID DNXHD® .......................................................................................................................... 72
18. EXAMPLES OF CONFIGURATION ....................................................................... 73
18.1BACKUP EVS SERVER NATIVE CODEC + CREATION OF LOW RES ................................... 73
18.2TRANSCODE NATIVE EVS SERVER CLIP .............................................................................. 75
18.3TRANSOCODE ONE FILE TO FILE .......................................................................................... 76
18.4DOUBLE TRANSCODING ......................................................................................................... 77
18.5TRANSOCODE ONE FILE TO EVS SERVER USING XML JOB .............................................. 78
19. BACKUP OF EVS SERVER TRAINS TO FILES ................................................... 79
19.1WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 79
19.2EXAMPLE OF XML BACKUP TRAIN TO FILE .......................................................................... 80
19.3EXAMPLE OF XML UPDATE TRAIN ......................................................................................... 81
19.4LOCAL XTACCESS SETTINGS (NON XML) ............................................................................. 81
19.5REGISTRY SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 81
19.6MISCELLANEOUS ..................................................................................................................... 82
19.6.1Backup/Update of Trains and Load Balancing ...................................................................... 82
19.6.2Max XML Jobs per Scan Setting ........................................................................................... 82
20. TRANSFER TO AVID TRANSFER MANAGER ..................................................... 83
20.1WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 83
20.2EXAMPLE OF XML AVID TRANSFER OF CLIP ....................................................................... 84
20.3EXAMPLE OF XML AVID TRANSFER OF STREAM RECORD TRAIN .................................... 85
20.4EXAMPLE OF XML AVID TRANSFER OF FILE ........................................................................ 85
20.5LOCAL XTACCESS SETTINGS (NON XML) ............................................................................. 86
20.6REGISTRY SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 86
21. TRANSFER TO AVID WEBSERVICE .................................................................... 87
21.1WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 87
22. EVS SERVER COPY .............................................................................................. 89
22.1WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 89
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22.2EXAMPLE OF XML EVS SERVER COPY FILE ........................................................................ 90
22.3FORCE TRANSCODING EVS SERVER TO EVS SERVER ...................................................... 91
23. INTEGRATION WITH XEDIO ................................................................................. 92
23.1WORKFLOW .............................................................................................................................. 92
23.2EXAMPLE OF XML TRANSFER TO XEDIO FILE ..................................................................... 94
23.3XTACCESS CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................. 95
23.4REGISTRY SETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 96
23.5WORKFLOW WITH THE CREATE ADDIONAL CODEC ........................................................... 96
24. GRAB FIELD FROM EVS SERVER....................................................................... 97
24.1EXAMPLE OF XML GRAB FIELD TO A FILE ............................................................................ 97
25. GRAB FIELD FROM FILE ...................................................................................... 98
25.1EXAMPLE OF XML GRAB FIELD TO A FILE ............................................................................ 98
26. DELETE FILE FROM DISK .................................................................................... 99
26.1EXAMPLE OF DELETE FILE XML JOB ..................................................................................... 99
27. DELETE CLIP FROM EVS SERVER ................................................................... 100
27.1EXAMPLE OF DELETE CLIP XML JOB .................................................................................. 100
28. CANCEL JOB ....................................................................................................... 101
28.1EXAMPLE OF CANCEL XML JOB .......................................................................................... 101
29. XTACCESS TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................... 102
29.1XTACCESS ERROR MESSAGES ........................................................................................... 102
29.2XTACCESS LOGS ................................................................................................................... 102
29.2.1XTAccess.log ...................................................................................................................... 103
29.2.2XTAccess_Jobs.log............................................................................................................. 103
29.2.3XTTransfer.log .................................................................................................................... 103
29.2.4XML_Scan.log ..................................................................................................................... 103
29.2.5XTAccess_UI.cvs ................................................................................................................ 103
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1. Introduction

The Gigabit connection on EVS server makes it possible to transfer video and audio material from the EVS servers to external systems via the TCP/IP network.
The external systems can be the following ones:
• A storage system or an archiving system, such as XStore, XFile or a 3
storage.
• A non-linear Editing system, such as EVS CleanEdit, Apple Final Cut Pro or
Avid.
• Another EVS server
However, the external systems cannot read the raw files coming from the EVS servers. For this reason, XTAccess is used as a “gateway” between the EVS Server and the IT world. It takes up the role of gateway used so far by XFile/XStream as it creates file fo rmats compliant with external systems.
rd
party
XTAccess is directly connected to the EVS servers through the Gigabit network. It runs on an XP workstation and is mainly controlled by the external systems (no user interface) via XML files or other processes.
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The Gigabit connection fulfills the following functions in relation with the EVS servers:
• Backup of clips or trains from an EVS server to an Archive
• (Partial) restore and copy of clips from an Archive to an EVS server
• Backup of clips or trains from an EVS serv er to EVS CleanEdit Suite
• Exchange of EVS content (clips or trains) with Avid systems via Avid Transfer
Manager or using Avid WebService
• Exchange of EVS content (clips or tra ins) with Apple Final Cut Pro
• Exchange of EVS content (clips only) with another EVS server
• (Partial) rewrap of file from an Archive
• Rendering of EDL from files or clips
• Backup of EDL from files or clips
• Grab frames of a clip on a EVS server in order to create thumbnails (e.g. for
IPDirector)
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2. Hardware
Recommendations
The XTAccess software is installed on a workstation operating under Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, windows Seven 32 bit, windows Seven 64 bit or Windows Server 2008 SP2 64 bit. With the 64 bit OS, XTAccess runs as a 32 bit application.
The minimum system requirements are:
• Workstation or Laptop
• CPU Pentium P4, 2.0 Ghz +
• 512 MB RAM (2GB for the rendering of playlist and transcoding jobs)
• GigE board with Jumbo Frame capabi lities
• VGA 1024x768
The XTAccess software runs either on EVS workstations like IPDirector, XFile, XStore, or on any standalone third-party workstation.
Important
Jobs like transcoding, backup of clips or trains, restore/copy of files to EVS Server use CPU resources on the device where XTAccess runs. It is then advised not to run any other critical application simultaneously on the XTAccess device, especially when the Xedio Suite or IPDirector are installed as standalone systems with a local database.
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3. Software Installation

The installation packa ge is based on one installshield : XTAccess_1.15.xx_Setup.exe
For the Xedio Integration Option, contact the Xedio support to install the compliant software.
To install XTAccess; proceed as follows:
1. Copy the installshield XTAccess_1.15.xx_Setup.exe in a temp directory (e.g. C:\Install Software\XTAccess\).
2. Run XTAccess installshield XTAccess_1.15.xx_Setup.exe and then follow the steps of the Setup wizard.
3. Press NEXT.
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4. Select “I accept the agreement” and press NEXT
5. Select the destination directory to install the new software and then press NEXT.
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6. You can select here the different XTAccess components:
• Install VCRedist: If you install XTAccess for the first time on this
workstation, you need to install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable application by selecting “Install VCRedist”. For future installations or upgrade, you may deselect this option to reduce installation time.
• Install XSecure Manager: This option will install th e EVS License software
(EVS Licenses XSecure code are necessary for the transcoding jobs and rendering of playlists).
• Install XTAccess Encoders: This option will install all the codec dll
necessary for the transcodin g jobs and for the rendering of playlists.
• Install XTGateway: This option will install XTGateway. XTGateway is a
Windows service required fo r rendering playlists with XTAccess.
• Install AppGuard: This option will install AppGuard. AppGuard will restart
automatically XTAccess i n case of crash.
• XTAccess Inscription to the EVS SNMP: This option will inscribe
XTAccess to the EVS SNMP Agent (the EVS SNMP Agent must be in stalled on the computer).
• Install EVS SNMP Agent: If you install XTAccess for the first time on this
workstation, you should select this option to install the EVS SNMP Agent.
Then press NEXT.
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7. Specify the start folder directory and then press NEXT.
8. Press INSTALL to begin the installation of XTAccess.
9. If you have selected “Install XTGateway”: the XTGateway Setup will appear once XTAccess has been installed.
10. If you have selected “Install XSecure Manager”: the Xsecure Setup will appear once XTAccess has been installed.
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The XTAccess software installation is successfully completed.
Note
The installer includes a registry key that disables the autorun function on USB keys to avoid virus intru sion.
Note that a Shortcut of XTAccess has been automatically created on the desktop. XTAccess icon is the following:
When you first launch XTAccess, the application modifies or adds the TcpAckFrequency in the registry. This key allows having better performances for Backup. You need to restart your computer afterwards.
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4. XSecure Management

From XTAccess v.1.07.22, XSecure is used. XSecure can be installed with XTAccess installshield (see the chapter ‘Software Installation’).
XSecure uses hardware information from the device where XTAccess is running. This means it is impossible to excha nge licenses or codes between devices.
Please refer to the XSecure Use r’s Manual to:
• Start XSecure Manager
• Collect information about your device
• Request a license key from the EVS support
• Import new license keys

4.1 LIST OF CODES

60 – XTAccess
• 10 – Ba se Package : Not use for the moment
• 20 – Transcoding: Nee ded to use the transcoding on the fly
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5.1 CONFIGURATION

To use different languages and Unicode instead of ASCII characters: you have first to configure Windows:
1. Select your keybo ard in your Unicode language

5. Unicode and XTAccess

2. And then you have to set up the default Language for non Unicode programs: Start\Settings\Control P anel\Regional and Language Sett ings\Advanced
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5.2 METADATA

These Metadata Tags can be used in Un icode:
• ClipName
• Keyword
• VarID
The UmID cannot be Unic ode.

5.3 FILENAME

XTAccess never generates files with Unicode filenames. Files are named "UnicodeFilename.mxf" instead of the "real" Unicode clipname.
XTAccess is capable to use files with Unicode filenames. These files can be located in a folder having a Unicode filename. And these Unicode files can be used into scan folder without any trouble.
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6.1 INTRODUCTION

XTAccess has been designed to be used as a black box. It is mainly controlled by external systems via XML files or other processes.
When the XTAccess application is launched the following GUI is displayed on the workstation.

6. User Interface

6.2 JOBS MONITORING

The main window displays the status of each job handled by XTAccess. Description of the columns:
Column heading Description Job Type Type of Job: Backup, Avid Ingest, Restore, XT Transfer, etc.
Source Source server:
• Backup, Avid Ingest, XT Copy, Grab Field: FTP addres s and
path of the EVS server.
• Restore/Copy, File Rewrap: the source directory where the
file to be processed is located.
Clip/File Source Clip or File:
• ClipID of the clip processed on the EVS server
• Filename stored in the Source path (defined above)
Destination This is the target destination of the job.
• Backup: folder to store the file
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• Avid Ingest Name
• Restore, XT Copy: FTP address of the EVS server
Status Status of the job:
• In Progress: The job is running
• Done: the job is done and successful
• Error Message: the transfer has failed. Please check the
list of error messages and the reason in Section 20.1
MB/s
Frm/s Start Time Start Time of the job End Time End Time of the job XML job file Path of the xml job file used
Backup Restore: Instantaneous bit rate during job progress.
Between brackets, the value displayed is the mean transfer rate since the beginning of the job. At the end of the job, the mean transfer rate is displayed. Not available for Avid Ingest.
Transcoding: Number of frames decoded by second.

6.3 ADDITIONAL BUTTONS/MENUS

Several buttons and m enus are available at the bottom of XTAccess window.
Button Name Description New XML Scan Launch of XML scan window. (described in section 7 ‘XML
Jobs Scan’ on page 24)
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Scan Folders Launch of scan folder for restore/copy/transcode processes
(described in section 10 ‘Restore/Copy of Files to EVS Server’ on page52)
Abort job When pushed, the selected job is immediately aborted. You
can also press on CTRL + Abort to abort all the jobs (needs reboot of XTAccess afterwards).
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6.4 APPLICATION TITLE BAR

6.4.1 INTRODUCTION

XTAccess Title bar displays some useful information:
• XTAccess 1.15.xx: Version of th e running application
• [SN: 120010]: EVS Serial Number of the compu ter
• [Reporting :<Status> (host name) NickName=xxx Group=xx]: The reporting
status, host name, Vedio NickNam e and group
• [Win x.x] : Version of Windows
• [xxxxxx] : Windows user right
• X/Y: Ratio of Running Jobs (X) versus the Max. Running Jobs available (Y).
Example - 2/6: This means 2 jobs are currently runn ing. 4 additional jobs can be launched for a maximu m of 6 simultaneous running jobs.

6.4.2 CONFIGURATION MENU

Right-clicking on the link on the Application Title bar displays the configuration menu, with specific commands for XTAccess.
DISP. AUTOUPDATE
Select it to update the interfac e each time there is a new transfer.
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REPORTING SYSTEM
This window allows you to activate the reporting system of XTAccess to Vedio.
Command name Description Nickname Allows you to define a nickname for XTAccess
Group Allows you to define a group to which XTAccess will belong
in the Vedio user interface.
Reporting Server
Host name or IP Address of the Vedi o Notification Server
Name Reporting Server
Port of the Vedio Notifi cation Server
Port Notification
Duration between two notifica tions to Vedio
Frequency
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GRAPHICAL SETTINGS
These settings relate to the generation of files/clips from a picture (BMP, TIFF & TGA formats) or audio (Wav, BWav) .
Command name Description Video System Select either Pal or N TSC, in progressive or not.
Sequence TimeCode
Enter the value of the first TC included in the destination file/clip.
Fill & Key encoding Check this option if you want to generate two synchronous
files/clips based on Alpha Channel: one file/clip with the Fill sequence and one file/cl ip with the Key sequence.
Add Audio when encoding Graphical Sequence
Check this option if you want to add audio to the sequence created with your graphic files.
The audio files must be 16-bit audio files of 48 kHz (1 to 8 channels). The file format must be Broadcast Wave Uncompressed (BWAVE) (.wav).
Sequence Duration Type the duration (only valid for pictures, not for animated
sequences).
Default Audio Bitmap
Select the default picture you want to add to your audio encoding. The EVS server does not support audio only so you have to add a graphic picture.
Some default pictures are availab le in the XTAccess folder
C:\Program Files\EVS Broadcast Equipment\XTAccess\Default Picture Files\
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SHOW BUTTONS
Select this option if you want to see the buttons in the XTAccess Interface. If the option is not selected you can right click on XTaccess to create XML scan
unit or open the Sca n folder.
ENABLE TESTMODE
Select this option if you want to use the test mode of XTAccess. Please contact EVS support if you want to use it as it is not supported. This feature is only present for test purposes.
ABOUT XTACCESS
It shows the version o f XTAccess. Additional informat ion:
• FileWriter No Buffering: Activated or Not Activated (see Section 9.3.1 ‘Registry
Settings’ on page 51)
• Transcoder Allowed: Specifies if you have the XSecure code for transcoding.
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6.5 CONTEXTUAL MENU

Command Name Description Abort job The selected job is immediately aborted.
Status Details Give you more information about the job status
Open Destination
Open the destination folder
folder… Open XML Job file For test and debug only Clear List Clear the whole list of the jobs done by XTAccess New XML Scan Folder Select it to create new XM L Scan folder Use Scan Folder Select it to open the Scan Folder wind ow Drag And Drop Settings For test and debug only
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7. XML Jobs Scan

7.1 INTRODUCTION

XTAccess is triggered by external applications (like IPDirector), mainly via XML files.
XTAccess scans pre-defined folders to check for new XML jobs to process. The details of the XML format will be described in the following sections,
especially for each job type. The scan process of XML jobs is anyway identical for any type of job.

7.2 JOB TYPES

The table below shows the list of all jobs available according to the version number of IPDirector.
Abbreviations used:
• XFI : XFile
• XTA : XTAccess
• MXC: MediaXchange
• XST: XStream
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Job_Type
0 Backup Clip from XT to file 1.05 4.3 11 Short Backup Clip from XT to file 1.05 5 20 Backup Train from XT to file 1.05 5 21 Update Backup Train 1.05 5
9 Backup Playlist /cut
10 Render Playlist /concat 24 Render Playlist /concat from XT to XT 1.09 5
40 Transfer from file to file 1.04 4.4 41 Partial Transfer from file to file 1.04 4.4
1 Restore Clip from file to XT 1.05 5
2 Copy Clip from file to XT 1.05 5 12 Short Copy Clip from file to XT 1.05 5
7 Transfer Clip from XT to Avid 1.05 4.3 43 Short Transfer Clip from XT to Avid 1.04 4.4 22 Stream record train from XT to Avid 1.05 5
8 Transfer from file to Avid 1.05 5 42 Short Transfer from file to Avid 1.04 4.4 13 XT Copy from XT to XT 1.00 4.4 44 Short XT Copy from XT to XT 1.07
6 Grab Clip/Trn Field from XT to file 1.05 4.3 17 Grab Clip/Trn Frame from XT to file 16 Grab File Field from file to file 1.07 5.5
3 Delete Clip from XT 1.08
5 Delete File from file 1.05
4 Cancel Job 1.05 5
from XT or
files
from XT or
files
to files 1.09
to 1 file 1.09 4.3
Supported from XTAccess version
Supported from IPDirector version
Backups
Color legend
Playlists Grabs File rewraps Transcode Restores Delete To Avid Misc
XT Æ XT copy
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7.3 CREATION OF A XML JOBS SCAN

7.3.1 CREATING A NEW XML SCAN

On the XTAccess GUI, select the New XML Scan button to create a new scan session for XML jobs:
The following window is displayed:
Point to the folder where XTAccess will check for XML jobs, and click Start after you have checked the XML Scan settings.
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7.3.2 XML SCAN DIALOG BOX

Field/Button Description
Title Bar XML Scan[1] –0/6
XML Root Folder to be scanned by XTAccess. This folder can be
XML Scan Settings This button is used to display the scan XML Job settings.
OPEN This button is used to open the XML Root folder.
The Title Bar specifies the ID of Scan XML Jobs folder. It also displays the number of running jobs vs the max.
running jobs allowed for this scan folder.
entered manually or selected using Windows Explorer with the associated button.
By default, the scan folder is C:\XTAccess_XML\. XTAccess automatically creates this folder during the XTAccess installation process.
Those settings are the default settings of this XML Jobs scan.
The XML file generated to trigger a XTAccess job replaces the General Settings (see section 9.3 ‘Local XTAccess Settings (non XML) on page 51) and XML Jobs default settings by its own values. This means the default
settings are only used in case the XML file triggering the job does not contain the specific tag.
START/STOP This button is used to start and stop scanning the specified
folder
CLOSE This button is used to close the specified scan folder.

7.3.3 XML SCAN SETTINGS

OVERVIEW
When you click the XML Scan settings button, you access the fo llowing window. The settings are split in 3 categories:
• Job To File
• Job To XT Server
• Create Additional codec File
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TITLE BAR
The Title Bar display s one of the following information:
• [2MB Blocks EVS MXF]: A backup of clip or train will be wrapped in EVS MXF
in native 2 MB Blocks. This is the default setting for backup.
• [8MB Blocks EVS MXF]: A backup of clip or train will be wrapped in EVS MXF
in native 8 MB Blocks. This setting only exists if the user has modified the default settings, whic h is 2 MB Blocks.
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TO FILE
Possible Options
Three options are submitted:
• Keep the Wrapper/codec from the XML job:
Use this option if you do not want to change the file wrapper which will be created by XTAccess
• Force the Wrapper format to : “EVS MXF”
Use this option if you want to change the file wrapper which will be created by XTAccess
• Transcode the source med ia using the ‘Default File Transcoding Profile’
Use this option if you want to transcode the source clip, and so define the codec and the wrapper of the destination
NLE
See below the NLE conf iguration
Audio Format
Stereo: if selected, audio essences are considered as a stereo tracks,
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otherwise mono tracks. Only used for Quick Time Movies and Quick Time Reference, wav backup jobs.
• 16-Bit/24-Bit: stereo button to select the audio resolution. Only used for
transfer to Avid and OP-1a,QT,QT Ref, OPATOM and Wav format
SuperMotion Mode
This setting allows yo u to select the SuperMotion back up mode
• Real Time [1/2 or 1/3 frames with audio]: XTAccess will keep only one frame
over 2 or 3 (following the Super Motion Rec mode) and keep the audio. Audio & TC will be consistent with the XT clip.
• All Frame [with unsynchronized/without audio]: XTAccess will keep the
entire frame of the SSLM Clip.
Audio Channels Map
This setting is used to define how the output audio channels will be distributed to the generated audio files:
• Use <;> to separate the content of the various audio files to generate
• Use a space between each audio chan nel to be included in an audio file
• Use <-1> to mute a ch annel (not for the Wav backup)
• Audio channel are between 0 and 7
Example: 0 1 3 4; 7 2; 4 5; 3 6 will create 4 BWAV files
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