Grass Valley IngestStation User Manual

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IngestStation

Automated Tape Digitization System

System Guide

SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0

071834200
AUGUST 2004

Copyright

Copyright © 2004 Thomson Broadcast and Media Solutions, Inc. All rights
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Rev Date Description

August, 2004 Release for Software Version 1.0

Contents

Preface

Grass Valley Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Safety Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Safety Terms and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Service Safety Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Environmental Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 1 Introducing IngestStation

What is IngestStation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Kit Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tour of the IngestStation Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Channel Window Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

VTR Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Channel Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Clip Record Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Feed Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Channel Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Clip Record Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 2 Installing IngestStation

Installing the IngestStation Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing the IngestStation Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Obtaining a Software License Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 3 Configuring Your System

Setting Up Your Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

M-Series iVDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Profile Media Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

DCOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

RS-422 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Configuring IngestStation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Configuring Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Configuring the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Configuring Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Configuring NewsQ Pro Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Contents

Chapter 4 Using IngestStation

Recording Clips from a VTR Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Adding Handles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Creating a Batch List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Controlling the VTR with IngestStation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Marking In and Out Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Importing an EDL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Rearranging the Batch List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Recording Clips to the Media Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Recording a Feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Linking Clips to NewsQ Pro Placeholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Tour of the Assignment List Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Linking Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Creating New Placeholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Appendix A The IngestStation Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Index

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Grass Valley Product Support

To get technical assistance, check on the status of problems, or report new
problems, contact Grass Valley Product Support via e-mail, the Web, or by
phone or fax.

Web Technical Support

To access support information on the Web, visit the product support Web page
on the Grass Valley Web site. You can download software or find solutions to
problems by searching our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) database.

Grass Valley Product Support

World Wide Web:
Technical Support E-mail Address:

http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/support/

[e-mail].

Phone Support

Use the following information to contact product support by phone during
business hours. Afterhours phone support is available for warranty and contract
customers.

United States [phone] (Toll Free) France [phone]

Latin America [phone] (Toll Free) Germany [phone]

Eastern Europe [phone] Greece [phone]

Southern Europe [phone] Hong Kong [phone]

Middle East [phone] Italy [phone]

Australia [phone] Netherlands [phone]

Belgium [phone] Poland [phone]

Brazil [phone] Russia [phone]

Canada [phone] (Toll Free) Singapore [phone]

China [phone] Spain + 34 91 512 03 50

Denmark [phone] Sweden [phone]

Dubai + 971 4 299 64 40 Switzerland [phone]

Finland [phone] UK [phone]

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Authorized Support Representative

Profile Users Group

A local authorized support representative may be available in your country. To
locate the support representative for your country, visit the product support
Web page on the Grass Valley Web site.

You can connect with other Profile XP Media Platform users to ask questions
or share advice, tips, and hints. Send e-mail to profi[e-mail] to
join the community and benefit from the experience of others.

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Safety Summaries

General Safety Summary

Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to
this product or any products connected to it.

Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures.

While using this product, you may need to access other parts of the system.
Read the
cautions related to operating the system.

Review all system operator manuals, including manuals in electronic format on
the system hard drive.

Injury Precautions

General Safety Summary

Safety Summaries

in other system manuals for warnings and

Use Proper Power

Cord

Ground the Product

Do Not Operate

Without Covers

Do Not Operate in

Wet/Damp

Conditions

Do Not Operate in

an Explosive

Atmosphere

Avoid Exposed

Circuitry

To avoid fire hazard, use only the power cord specified for
this product.

This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of
the power cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding
conductor must be connected to earth ground. Before making
connections to the input or output terminals of the product,
ensure that the product is properly grounded.

To avoid electric shock or fire hazard, do not operate this
product with covers or panels removed.

To avoid electric shock, do not operate this product in wet or
damp conditions.

To avoid injury or fire hazard, do not operate this product in
an explosive atmosphere.

To avoid injury, remove jewelry such as rings, watches, and
other metallic objects. Do not touch exposed connections and
components when power is present.

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Product Damage Precautions

Use Proper Power

Source

Provide Proper

Ventilation

Do Not Operate With

Suspected Failures

Battery

Replacement

Do not operate this product from a power source that applies
more than the voltage specified.

To prevent product overheating, provide proper ventilation.

If you suspect there is damage to this product, have it
inspected by qualified service personnel.

To avoid damage, replace only with the same or equivalent
type recommended by the circuit board manufacturer.
Dispose of used battery according to the circuit board
manufacturer’s instructions.

Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in This

Manual

!

!

Terms on the

Product

These terms may appear in this and other product manuals:

WARNING

: Warning statements identify conditions or

practices that can result in personal injury or loss of life.

CAUTION

: Caution statements identify conditions or practices

that can result in damage to the equipment or other property.

These terms may appear on the product:

DANGER

indicates a personal injury hazard immediately

accessible as one reads the marking.

WARNING

indicates a personal injury hazard not immediately

accessible as you read the marking.

CAUTION

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indicates a hazard to property including the product.

Service Safety Summary

Symbols on the

Product

The following symbols may appear on the product:

DANGER high voltage

Protective ground (earth) terminal

!

ATTENTION – refer to manual

Service Safety Summary

Do Not Service

Alone

No Power Switch

Use Care When

Servicing With

Power On

Do not perform internal service or adjustment of this product
unless another person capable of rendering first aid and
resuscitation is present.

To avoid electric shock, disconnect the main power by means
of the power cord. The power cord is the main power
disconnect. Ensure that the power cord is easily accessible at
the rear of the product or at the power receptacle.

Dangerous voltages or currents may exist in this product.
Disconnect power and remove battery (if applicable) before
removing protective panels, soldering, or replacing
components.

To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections.

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Certifications and Compliances

Canadian Certified

Power Cords

Canadian approval includes the products and power cords
appropriate for use in the North America power network. All
other power cords supplied are approved for the country of use.

FCC Emission

Control

Canadian EMC

Notice of

Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment
is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense. Changes or modifications not expressly approved
by Tektronix can affect emission compliance and could void
the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for
radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the
Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department
of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits
radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux
appareils numériques de la classe A préscrites dans le
Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le
ministère des Communications du Canada.

Canadian Certified

EN55022 Class A

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AC Adapter

Warning

Canadian approval includes the AC adapters appropriate for
use in the North America power network. All other AC
adapters supplied are approved for the country of use.

For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic
environment this product may cause radio interference in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Laser Compliance

Laser Safety

Requirements

Certifications and Compliances

The device used in this product is a Class 1 certified laser
product. Operating this product outside specifications or
altering its original design may result in hazardous radiation
exposure, and may be considered an act of modifying or new
manufacturing of a laser product under U.S. regulations
contained in 21CFR Chapter 1, subchapter J or CENELEC
regulations in HD 482 S1. People performing such an act are
required by law to recertify and reidentify this product in
accordance with provisions of 21CFR subchapter J for
distribution within the U.S.A., and in accordance with
CENELEC HD 482 S1 for distribution within countries using
the IEC 825 standard.

Laser Safety

FCC Emission

Limits

Laser safety in the United States is regulated by the Center for
Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). The laser safety
regulations are published in the “Laser Product Performance
Standard,” Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), Title 21,
Subchapter J.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Standard 825, “Radiation of Laser Products, Equipment
Classification, Requirements and User’s Guide,” governs
laser products outside the United States. Europe and member
nations of the European Free Trade Association fall under the
jurisdiction of the Comité Européen de Normalization
Electrotechnique (CENELEC).

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesirable operation.

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Certification

Category Standard

Safety

Designed/tested for compliance with:

ANSI/UL60950-2000

IEC 60950

CAN/CSA C22.2, No. 60950-00

EN60950:2000

- Safety of Information Technology Equipment (3rd edition, 1999)

- Safety of Information Technology Equipment

- Safety of Information Technology Equipment (3rd edition)

Environmental Criteria

The following table lists the environmental criteria for IngestStation.

Characteristics Description

Operating Temperature

Storage Temperature

Operating Altitude

Storage Altitude

Mechanical Shock

Random Vibration

Requirement:

Requirement:

Requirement:

Supplemental Data:

Requirement:

Supplemental Data:

Requirement:

Requirement:

10° to 40°C

-40° to 65°C

To 10,000 feet

To 40,000 feet

Non-Operational: Class 5 Grass Valley 001131500

IEC 60950 compliant to 2000 meters

Class 5 (30G) Grass Valley 001131500

- Safety of Information Technology Equipment

Operational: Class 6 Grass Valley 001131500

Transportation

Equipment Type

Equipment Class

Installation Category

Pollution Degree

Relative Humidity

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Requirement:

Supplemental Data:

Supplemental Data:

Requirement:

Requirement:

Requirement:

Grass Valley 001131500

Category II Local level mains, appliances,

Operating 80% from +30° to +40°C

Information Technology

Class 1

portable equipment, etc.

Level 2 operating environment, indoor use only.

Non-Operating 90% from +30° to +60°C
Do not operate with visible moisture on the circuit boards.

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Chapter

1

Introducing IngestStation

IngestStation is an automated tape digitization system that allows you to record
footage from VTR tapes or feeds from a router directly to a Media Server in
your newsroom. You can also ingest VTR material directly to a rundown in the
NewsQ Pro automated news playback system.

This manual shows you how to install and configure IngestStation in your
newsroom, and how to use IngestStation to capture and record clips for later use
in a newscast.

This chapter discusses:

• What IngestStation is

• IngestStation kit contents

• System requirements

• The IngestStation window

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Chapter 1 Introducing IngestStation

What is IngestStation?

IngestStation lets you get news footage from VTR tapes and router feeds and
ingest it directly to your Media Server. With IngestStation, you can select clips
from a VTR tape, create a batch list, and record it to the server. You can also
ingest feeds from a router source directly to the same server.

The IngestStation system supports two types of Media Servers—Profile 6g and
Profile XP Media Platform servers, and M-Series iVDRs. These media servers
are controlled through Ethernet-based AMP.

Raw footage comes from two sources—a VTR connected directly to the
IngestStation PC or a router source. While you can connect to the IngestStation
using either DCOM or RS-422, you need RS-422 connection from the VTR to
the IngestStation PC in order to have control of the VTR in the IngestStation
windows. For router sources, IngestStation supports both the Grass Valley
Series 7000 and Encore control systems, and allows source selection and
renaming.

Supporting up to six channels, IngestStation can record footage in one of two
modes—VTR (batch) mode and feed mode. VTR mode allows for recording
with configurable handle durations, lets you set mark points using either the
VTR, the PC keyboard, or the mouse, and allows you to reorganize clips in your
batch list. You use Feed mode to crash record, manually starting and stopping
the recording of a feed from a router source.

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If you use NewsQ Pro as a playback system in your newsroom, you can ingest
clips directly to a NewsQ Pro rundown by linking clips to a NewsQ Pro
placeholder at the point of record.

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Kit Contents

IngestStation comes in a kit containing all of the items you need to get
IngestStation up and running on your PC.

The IngestStation kit contains these items:

• CD-ROM containing the IngestStation software

• One video capture board

• One RS-422 board

• Cable assembly for the RS-422 board

• RS-422 Breakout Box assembly

System Requirements

The PC you use to run IngestStation should conform to these requirements:

• Intel compatible CPU with a minimum of 800 MHz and 256 MB RAM

• Windows 2000 Pro or XP Pro with current service packs

Kit Contents

• Minimum 1024x768 SVGA display adapter

• 20GB HDD

• CD-ROM drive for installation

• Two available PCI slots for the video capture and RS-422 boards

• 100BaseTX Ethernet interface

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Chapter 1 Introducing IngestStation

Tour of the IngestStation Window

The IngestStation window consists of one to six channel windows, a viewing
window, and a dynamic clip record area that changes depending on which mode
you are using. Both the recording area and the channel window contents change
depending on which mode you are using—VTR Mode or Feed Mode.

Dynamic Clip
Recording Area

Viewing Window

Channel Windows

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