Grass Valley iTX Output Server 2 User Manual v.2.5
iTX Output Server 2
Next Generation Video Engine
Launch Guide
iTX v2.5
20 April 2015
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Title iTX Output Server 2 Launch Guide
Software Version iTX v2.5
First Issue 17 November 2014
notice and does not represent a
Revision 20 April 2015
ii
Table of Contents
1 Introducing Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About Output Server 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Output Server 1 and Output Server 2 Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Known Limitations of Output Server 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Preparing for Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Prerequisites and Compatibility Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Required Software and Driver Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Required System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
License Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing iTX licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Process Overview - Output Server 2 Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Upgrading from Output Server 1 to Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3 Installing and Starting Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing Output Server 2 on a New Playout Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Upgrading an Output Server 1 System to Output Server 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Guidelines for Upgrading to Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Transitioning to Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Operating a Mixed Output Server System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Upgrading to the Output Server 2 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Confirming your current version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Starting Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
4 Setting Up Output Server 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Output Server 2 User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Accessing the Output Server 2 User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Configuring the Channel Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Configuring the Nielsen Watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Configuring Audio Metadata and Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Configuring Dolby Metadata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Configuring Audio Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Configuring a Channel to Process SCTE104 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
About the VANC plugin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
About the SCTE104 plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Configuring SCTE104 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Configuring the SCTE104 Message Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Configuring the legacy VANC plugin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring enhanced SCTE104 plugin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Configuring sequences for SCTE104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring Basic Subtitle Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Creating and Configuring the Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Creating a Subtitle Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Allocating a Service to a Stream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Appendix A Operation and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Server Controller Configuration for Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Viewing the Output Server 2 Engineering Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Hardware Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Event Log Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Log Files for Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Downgrading from Output Server 2 to Output Server 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
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This guide describes the features and functionality of Output Server 2 (OS2), the differences
between Output Server 2 and its predecessor, Output Server 1 (OS1) and the features and
underlying principles of Output Server 2. It also explains how to install or upgrade to
Output Server 2, how to create and configure channels using Output Server 2 and day-today operational and maintenance information for Output Server 2 systems.
Summary
About Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Output Server 1 and Output Server 2 Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Known Limitations of Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About Output Server 2
iTX Output Server 2 is Grass Valley’s next generation iTX video engine. It integrates with the
current iTX framework, allowing customers to easily upgrade their existing channels.
Working alongside our next generation video engine is our new automation controller,
TXPlay 2, which supports the new features and functionality that Output Server 2 provides,
and our new caching mechanism, Media Cache 2.
Introducing Output Server 2
Output Server 2 has improved standards compliance, more flexibility and greater stability,
and forms the basis for future iTX development. Among the new features and functionality
offered by Output Server 2 are improved image quality, the ability to perform on-air
updates for AFD and duration changes, per stream configuration for Dolby D and E and full
audio processing for XG inside.
Whilst Output Server 2 supersedes the previous video engine, Output Server 1 is still
supported and it is even possible to run both video engines in the same iTX system.
Transitioning to Output Server 2 on page 15.
See
1
Introducing Output Server 2
Output Server 1 and Output Server 2 Comparison
Output Server 1 and Output Server 2 Comparison
The table below details the differences between the Output Server 1 and Output Server 2
service.
Feature Output Server 1 Output Server 2
On-air update: Active Format Description (AFD)
ange
ch
On-air update: Duration change Not supported Supported
Dolby E and D per stream configuration Not supported Supported
XG Inside: Full audio processing (audio flows
rom OS2 to XG and back to OS2)
f
Not supported Supported
Not supported Supported
Output Server audio configuration: Output
oup definitions
gr
Cross conversion: 50hz to 59hz standards Supported Not supported
Cross conversion: Same family of standar
example:
• 1080i50 <-> 750p50 <-> 625
• 1080i59 <-> 720p59 <-> 525
SCTE104: VANC splice commands Supported Supported
SCTE104: Multiple operations within Multiple
tion Messages
Opera
SCTE104: Segmentation commands to identify
cal and national avail inserts)
lo
SCTE104: DTMF descriptor data request
rations
ope
Cue to first frame Optional Default
System message logs All messages in a
Output Server Engineering Configuration Within iTX Desktop Output Server 2 User
ds. For
Optional Mandatory
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
See Log Files for
sing
le CSV file
Output Server 2 on
page 33
terface
In
2
Known Limitations of Output Server 2
Output Server 2 has the following known limitations:
• Automatic Loudness Control (ALC) is currently not supported and set to Off by default
in the Output Server 2 Configuration panel.
• Raw audio mode is not supported for MPEG audio codecs.
• When using Dolby E (Auto) output, Dolby Metadata is not supported.
• Squeeze effects are not supported for CGs or logos.
• Output Server 2 does not currently support regional sub-channels.
• Output Server 2 does not support playout servers with dual SDI I/O cards (i.e. two
Corvid L/P cards). If your playout server is equipped with dual SDI I/O cards, only the
card that Windows identifies as device 0 will be used.
iTX Output Server 2
Launch Guide
3
Introducing Output Server 2
Known Limitations of Output Server 2
4
Preparing for Output Server 2
This chapter discusses the hardware and software prerequisites for operating an Output
Server 2 iTX system, including the additional licenses that may be required. It also provides
an overview of the installation process for new iTX systems and upgrades from Output
Server 1.
Summary
Prerequisites and Compatibility Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Process Overview - Output Server 2 Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Upgrading from Output Server 1 to Output Server 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Prerequisites and Compatibility Requirements
Output Server 2 has both hardware and software prerequisites that must be met before the
module is installed.
Required Software and Driver Versions
Software Requirement
AJA SDI I/O Video
ard Driver Version
C
Framework Version Your playout server and framework server must be running the same
Vertigo Suite version If you are using Vertigo XG graphics, Output Server 2 requires Vertigo
Output Server 2 requires AJA video card driver version 12.0.2.140 to be
installed via Windows Device Manager before installing or upgrading
iTX.
If you have previously installed Output Server 1, the version 7.4.0.49
JA drivers must be uninstalled and deleted from Device Manager
A
before installing the latest drivers.
IMPORTANT:
Do not use drivers that are supplied with your AJA SDI I/O card or any
tha
t have been downloaded from the AJA website. The required
drivers for iTX are specially supplied by AJA and are included with the
iTX Suite in the
ersion of their respective iTX components for Output Server 2 to
v
function.
e v4.10 with the VAF patch or later.
Suit
The Vertigo Suite software is available from the Grass Valley Support
Po
rtal.
http://www2.grassvalley.com/support/details/product/Vertigo
Drivers folder.
5
Preparing for Output Server 2
Required System Configuration
Required System Configuration
Feature Requirement
Vertigo XG Inside When XG Inside is enabled, Remote Deskt
playout server.
License Requirements
The modules that make up the iTX system are individually licensed and add-on
components require their own license to function.
Depending on your system architecture, the following licenses may be required to operate
Output S
• XG Inside graphics on Output Server 2 requires the iT
For more information about licensing and the Grass Valley license dongle, please contact:
itxlic
Installing iTX licenses
erver 2:
ensing@grassvalley.com.
op must be disabled on the
X IntegratedXG license.
Licenses are stored in .lic files and require a Grass Valley license dongle to be inserted into
a USB port on the playout server.
To install the iTX license file
1Open the iT
2 Place a copy of the .lic file in the Inbox shared folder of the iTX Framework Server
where the Media Watcher resides.
The license file is automatically ingested by the M
the file disappears from the Inbox folder.
When TXPlay 2 starts it will check that the requir
of the licenses can be checked by running diagnostics on TXPlay 2.
X License folder shortcut located on the Windows desktop.
edia Watcher service, at which point
ed licenses have been installed. The status
Process Overview - Output Server 2 Installation and Setup
The process of installing and setting up Output Server 2 consists of the following actions:
Step Description See section(s)
1 Install the required licenses and drivers Prerequisites and Compatibility
Requirements, on page 5.
2 Install the Output Server 2 module on your
ayout server and add your channels.
pl
Installing Output Server 2 on a New
Playout Server, on page 9.
6
Step Description See section(s)
3 Launch Server Controller on each playout
server.
Starting Output Server 2, on page 13
iTX Output Server 2
Launch Guide
4 Output Server 2 Setup:
• Define your channel setup, including
resolution, frame rate and reference input,
ancillary data and channel delay.
• Configure Nielsen watermark (if applicable)
• Configure Dolby metadata and audio output
• Configure subtitles (minimum required setup)
•Configure SCTE104
Setting Up Output Server 2, on page 15.
Upgrading from Output Server 1 to Output Server 2
iTX allows broadcasters to transition from an Output Server 1 system to an Output Server 2
system by running both video engines in parallel within the same iTX system during the
upgrade. This is known as a “mixed Output Server system” and is only recommended
during the upgrade and testing process, and not for day-to-day operation.
See Transitioning to Output Server 2 on page 10.
7
Preparing for Output Server 2
Upgrading from Output Server 1 to Output Server 2
8
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